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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-03-04
IAN IMMENSE SEA DOG
FLOATING FORTRESS WILL BE
IMPROBABLE TO WHOLE
MODERN FLEET.
TITLE OF MISTRESS OF sea- TO
COME TO UNITED STATES If
PLAN GOES THROUGH.

Washington, d. C.-The spectacle
and title of the Mistress of the Seas"
is to pass from Great Britain to the
United States. The construction of a
floating fortress impregnable to a
whole modern fleet. A battleship which
by the power of its own guns will
keep all other modern battleships out
of their ordinary range of effective
ness.
These are the three predominant
features of the monster American bat
tleship, the first intimation of which
has just been given by Secretary
Meyer of the navy to the naval COM
mittee of the house. The salient ply
sical features of the greatest battle
ship in the world will be these: It's
displacement will be $4,000 tons. 1t
will carry 12 14-inch guns. 1t will have
six turrets which will be protected by
11-inch armor. Its main armor belt
and it's citadel armor will be of the
11-inch type.
1t will be provided with a new de-
sign of torpedo defense battery, the
new design being an extremely large
number of five-inch guns, the total to
be between 80 and 35. Its cost will ap-
proximate $4,000, 900. 1t will be pro-
vided with torpedo tubes, of course,
but the torpedoes will be of the new
design which are now being tried by
bureau of ordinance of the navy de-
partment.
Each of the 14-inch guns will fire an
armor-piercing shell weighing 1,400
pounds. AS the IL 14-inch guns will
be in turrets it will be possible to fire
in broadsides all of these guns. This
means that it will be possible to hurl
broadside whose sum total of metal
will be 16.S0O pounds.
AS the Pinch gun is effective at
5000 yards, or five miles, 1t is es-
timated that the 14-inch gun will be
effective at six and half miles. This
will keep all existing battleships "at
arms length" because If the hostile
fleet should come within the six and
half mile limit they would be met
with shell that can pierce 10-inch ar
NOR while their own guns would be in
effective at six and a half miles not
only on ten-inch armor, but of neces-
sity on the 11-inch armor of the Amer
lean super-Dreadnought AS this bat
tleship is to be unique in warship con-
struction, the naval construction board
has not decided upon length and beam,
but the breadth increases very slightly
after the 21,O00 type of the Florida
and Utah, per 1000 tons of increase
1t is admitted by the experts that a
battleship, such as that which Secre-
tary Meyer suggested, must be built
If for no other reason than to exceed
the two colossal war domes of $4,000
tons each which the intelligence office
learns are to be built by Japan.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-03-04
VILLAGES BURIED
BY AVALAN CHE
SMALL ARMY SEARCHING FOR
THE LIVING IN THE GRAVE
OF SNOW.
HOMES ARE SWEPT AWAY;
AT LEAST 24 PEOPLE DEAD
Mining Region Of Northern Idaho
Suffers One of the Worst
Disasters II Has Expert
enced in Years.

Spokane, Wash.-Hoping to find
under tons of snow some who have
escaped death in the fatal Slides
hundreds of men are frantically dig
ging at Mace and Burke, Ida. Burke
Is buried so feet under snow and
earth. The slide is 5000 feet long
and fills the canyon. Twenty-four per.
sons are known to be dead as the re-
suit of snowslides in the mining re-
gion of northern Idaho. To the 10
who perished in the avalanche at
Mace and Burke are added three more
who died in similar disaster when
the camp of the Carbonate Hill Min
Ing Co. at Mullan Ida, was destroyed,
and two killed at Dorsey, Ida
At Mace 81 persons are injured as
a result of the slide. The number of
dead may be found to be large if the
mass of ice is ever cleared away.
Mace is situated on a creek and the
mountains rise high on either side of
the town. The main body of the
avalanche, which started from the top
of Custer mountain, passed beyond
the town and striking the opposite
S'OPS "iNh ISiiihS iOlSS up W
the opposite mountainside. The can.
yon is filled to depth of as feet.
The damage to Mace was done by a
fragment of the main slide which car
ried a construction train from the
track as it plunged into the ravine. AS
it rolled up the other side it demol-
ished the houses in it's path and
|, stopped short distance beyond the
Pascoe home.
"At the time the slide occurred"
said r. ]. Mcleod of Mullan, who,
with his son, John A. Mcleod, was
rescued after burial of two hours,
II was sleeping in a small bunkroom
Just off the compressor room. My
son was on shift at the compressor.
l was aroused from sleep when he
ran into the bunkroom crying an
alarm. The slide struck the building
with great force and we were buried
under whirling mass of snow and
timbers. My son was knocked on the
bed across me. With the exception
of my right hand 1 was unable to
move. With this hand l scraped
away enough snow to give us air."
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-03-04
100000 UN|ONISTS TO STRIKE
Will Go Out in Sympathy With Street
Car Men-Rioting Again Breaks
Out in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Pa. One hundred
thousand members of labor unions
in this city will go on strike
next Saturday in sympathy with the
street car men. The general strike
was ordered by 700 wildly enthusias-
tic delegates from 14O locals who had
met to decide the next step in the
trolley mems battle, which, for the
past two or three days, has been 60
ing on against them.
The news that union labor was 60
ing to fight for its life spread swiftly
about the city and was received
everywhere, save in the Manufactur.
ers' club and other haunts of labor
employers. with big hurrah. The
ardor of the car strikers and their
,sympathizers, which had been dying
out since the middle of the week, re-
kindled. Rioting started again and
there were clashes between the
neighborhood mobs and the police in
a dozen sections of town. One boy
was killed in the worst of these, an
other was fatally hurt and there was
a casualty list altogether throughout
the city of about 60. The Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Co. officials, when they
heard the news. declared that they
would stand pat. I'VE will not give
in to the strikers terms" said Pres
ident Charles o. Kruger. I'VE are
not concerned about any strike action
they may take"
The Central Labor union in it's gen.
cral strike resolutions incorporated a
provision for arbitration that may
solve the whole situation. But this ia
not likely to be accepted The plan is
to have Mayor Reyburn, George II.
Earle and William Carpenter, the lat
ter two being city representatives on
the Transit Co.'s board, endeavor to
insist that for the sake of the city
some compromise be made with the
men. But mo compromise" has
been and apparently still is the COM
pany's attitude.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-03-04
Wen Known Professor Dies.

Chicago, Ill.-Charles Reid Barnes,
SO years old. professor Of plant ply
siology at the University of Chicago,
and one of the most eminent bot
anists in the world, died of apoplexy.
Prof. Barnes was on his way to his
home after an evening spent at the
Quadrangle club. When within about
block of home he was stricken. He
fell, but managed by a superhuman eff
fort, to regain his feet and stagger 10
the doorway of his residence. There
he fell unconscious. He died without
regaining consciousness.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-03-04

The report made by one of the mer-
camille agencies, showing the bank
clearings of 1909, affords additional
and powerful testimony to the revival
of industry and general business
throughout the country. The total was
$165.103, ,966.306, which was a gain of
25.2 per cent. over 1908, when the i'm
provement over the panic conditions
generated in 1907 was we'll under way.
The figures also indicate an increase
of 3.2 per cent over 1906, when busi-
ness was at high tide. Analysis of the
returns shows that every section of
the United States reported increased
business, though some districts had a
larger percentage than others. This
was even better condition than in
1906, for in that year the different Sec
tions varied widely in the proportion
of business done. Taken all in all,
this exhibit is one of the most salts
factory possible, containing as 1t does
proof not only of increases last year
but promise of continued activity and
profit this year.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-03-04

This is a great corn country, and
some great corn is raised here. An
Indiana farmer has just received the
prize offered at the Omaha Corn expo
sition for the best bushel of grain in
the world, and another farmer in the
same state gets the prize for the best
ear of corn. In each case the prize is
silver trophy valued at $1,000. Ap-
parently the facts prove that Indiana
is the champion corn state in all Gre
alton. Two years ago the best ear of
corn at the Omaha exposition s-ld for
$3.50. This of course was for seed
purposes. The statement goes to show
that there is money in raising the best.
General improvement In the character
of agricultural products would be GER
tain to increase still further the
wealth of the farmers
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-03-04
MAN LEAVES TRAIL OF DEATH
Wealthy Farmer, Insane, SIayo Father,
Brother-in-Law, While Sister
Is Dying.

Uniontown, Pa.-Frank Smith, a
very wealthy farmer living near
Uniontown, apparently went insane
and killed his father. d. p. Smith, SO,
while the latter was coming home
from church. Smith then went to the
home of his brother-in-law, Evans
Moser, whom he killed with his Win
chester in a bedroom. He then es.
capped to the mountains on horseback,
leaving his only sister dying from the
shock of seeing her husband killed by
her brother.
Smith, who owns large farm, is
thought to have gone insane brooding
over his killing of Dick Cooley, leader
o2 the notorious Cooley gang, in the
mountains here IL years ago.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-03-04

Spitzbergen, which is a practically
uninhabited region lying up in the far
north, has come into prominence since
the discovery of large mineral wealth
there, and the matter of settling and
governing the region may be one of in
ternational conference. Sovereignty is
supposed to be vested in Norway, but
that country has given little. heed to
the section, because there was no need
of more. about the only use of the
islands heretofore having been as
stopping place for whalers and explor-
ers. Now provision is to be made for
those who will be employed in devel-
oping the natural resources and one
proposition is to stock the country
with Laplanders and reindeer, to be
used for transportation and other pur-
poses. Americans have an interest be-
cause some of them are concerned
with mining in Spitzbergen.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-03-04
industry continues Active.

New York City.-Bradstreet' says:
Trade reports are rather more
irregular. Stormy, cold weather over
wide areas of the country have ap-
parentiy retarded the expansion of
spring jobbing trade, but neverthe-
less distribution has kept up well, in
advance of last year. Industry CON
tinues active, but there is rather
more evidence of friction in some
lines, particularly in railroad labor
Strikes of street car hands at Phila-
delphia necked trade early in the
week. Collections are about fair.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-03-04
THE HOME GARDEN.

Aside from every other considera.
ton, primary or Incidental, in relation
to the boycott of meats, 1t is certain
that abstinence from meat for q con-
siderable time by larger number Of
consumers will result in lesser de-
mand for meat foods even after the
boycott shall have been declared off,
Scientists are agreed that the average
person eats too much meat. Diet Is
largely matter of habit. Once let a
family demonstrate to its own salts
faction that less meat means better
health and larger savings, and the
meat bills will be kept down as a
feature of family economics. OF
course, there must be a substitute for
meats. The best and most available
substitute is vegetables, says Kansas
City Star. II there is anything in the
law of supply and demand the greater
demand for vegetables will result in
somewhat higher prices for this food.
But In the matter of vegetables it is
within the power of many families to
beat the market" The back yard
garden has most interesting possibili-
ties. 1t can be made to more than
Offset, at the lowest calculation, any
increase in the cost of vegetables that
would result in the larger consumption
of those articles of food.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-03-04
DRAWS ROYAL FLUSH; DIES
Mans Good Luck at Poker Game
Causes Over Excrtion of
the Heart.

Carbondale, Pa.-Overpoweringly ex-
cited by drawing aroyal flush in
a poker game, Frank Constan-
tine of Carbondale. died soon after
ward from what physicians described
as over exertion of the heart. He
held the flush toward the close of an
exciting game and when there was a
big pot he was so nervous by the
sight of it that he could barely draw
in the chips.
His companions noticed when the
game broke up few minutes later
that he was in a condition of nervous
collapse. He went to his room and
apparently died in few minutes.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-03-04
conners to Retire In Arrll.

Albany. N. Y.-Chariman William
J. Comes of the Democratic state
committee on February "a gave to
Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tam
many Hall, promissory note that on
April II he would retire from the
craftsmanship and leave the way open
for the Tammanyizing of the Demo-
cratic state organization. Mr.. Muir
ply, who came here determined to
oust Corners from the chairmanship,
was compelled to make the conces-
sions that Conners should remain at
the head of the state organization un-
til April and should have opportunity
of resigning.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-03-04
"Drys" Win Notable Victory.

Bluffton, Ind.-The "drys" won a
notable victory in the local op-
tion election when they carried Wells
county by majority of 1920. None
of the temperance forces had any idea
that the majority would exceed 1000
and many believed that 1t would not
go over 500. The most sanguine
VETS siFpredicted that the county
which has been dry by remonstrance
for l3 months. would vote to reinstate
the saloons. In fact, one of them had
applied for license. The campaign
was warm one.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-03-04
Fire Renders Hundreds Homeless.

New York City.-One of the worst
fires Communinpaw has suffered in
years destroyed the huge plant OF
the New York Veneer Seating Co.
The damage was estimated by the
superintendent at s5O0,0OO. The cause
of the fire is unknown. Trains on
the Newark division of the Central
Railroad of New Jersey We're stopped
IL hours. In addition to the veneer.
ing plant being burned, 100 men,
women and children were made
homeless and the flames all but
reached q chemical factory.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-03-04

Transformations have often l-een
brought ''as by stroke of lightning"
but seldom has there been such q
change as that actually brought about
by thunderbolt at Dalhart. Texas.
During storm there lightning struck
the mountainside near a farmhouse
owned by woman and tapped spring
OF petroleum, The owner OF the farm
had just scanty living heretofore, but
now she is assured of comfortable
fortune. No doubt she hopes the light
ming will not strike twice in the same
place and set the oil well ON fire.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-03-04

Paris Pattern No. 5000, All Seams
Allowed.-The cuirass or bodice por-
ton of this stylish semi-princess dress
is closely fitted to the figure by long
seams and darts. and the fastening
is effected at the back. pointed
yoke facing is applied to the upper
part and completed by q standing col.
lar. To the lower edge of the bodice
the gathered and tucked fiounce is
attached. AS shown in the front
view the dress Is made of natural
colored pongee. with a yoke-facing of
ecru all-over lace, and braiding in
brown soutache supplies the trim
mings. The pattern is cut In five
sizes-32 to 40 inches bust measure.
For 36 bust the dress requires 7X
yards of material SO inches wide, with
as shown in the large view three.quar-
ter yard OF all-ove- hce IS inches
wide. Width of lower edge in medium
size Is about four yards.
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
10 Pattern Department" OF this paper
Write name and address plainly, and be
sure 10 give size and number of pattern.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-03-04

Paris Pattern No. 31S4. All Seams
Allowed.-For the protection of pretty
dresses this neat little sack apron will
prove very effectual, and indeed 1t can
serve as dress itself, for 1t is so at
tractive. AS pictured, 1t is made of
cross-barred cambria. Other material
which may be used for 1t are lawn,
long cloth. cambric. dimity, chambray,
gingham or percale. The pattern is
cut in five sizes A to 12 years.
For an eight-yearold girl the apron
requires 21s yards of material SO
inches wide.
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
to Pattern Department" of this paper
Write name and address plainly, and be
sure TO give size and number of pattern.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-03-04

The earth is TO pass through the
tail OF Halley's comet next May, but
those who are accustomed to the trail
of an automobile will not mind 1t.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-03-04

If. as that doctor says. the stomach
is not essential to lite there may yet
be hope of escaping the increased cost
of living. at least SO far as eating Is
concerned.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-03-04
Task for Reporter.

Covering story" is newspaper
expression with wide range of mean
ing. The other afternoon facetious
city editor stretched 1t bit. "Mr
Jirks." he said to one of his reporters,
some one down on street has
Just been seriously hurt by falling
into an open manhole; will you go
down and cover it?"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-03-04

Good eggs sink in salted water Why
not sell eggs by the pound. with a
bucket OF salt water near by?
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-03-04
Hold Meat in Cold Storage.

All this the indictment says was to
prejudice and to cause great injustice,
misconhdence and eXtortion and oppres-
sion TO the said public and to subject
them to the unlawful power of the said
confederated defendants and directly to
interfere with, impede the further course
OF trade and dealing inmeats and poultry.
The corporations and their directors are
further charged with keeping OF the mea
In cold storage warehouses and else
where, meat and poultry which were re-
quired and desired by the public. If this
supply had been put upon the market II
would have been sufficient to meet the
needs of the public.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-10-28

Highest "a. Lowest 30.
Thursday. cloudy; Friday, clear; Saturday.
cloudy; Sunday, cloudy; Monday, fair Tuesday,
rain; Wednesday, clear.
Record kept by H. A. PECK.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-10-28
John ad;gan Killed.

John Madigan of Bennington, brake
man in the employ of the Rutland rail
road, was instantly killed at 80 o'clock
Monday afternoon short distance south
of the station at Proctor. Mr.. Madigan,
who was working on the work train,
was sent up to flag an approaching stock
train. When the stock train reached
Proctor Aladigan boarded the engine and
rode back to meet his train and it is
supposed he jumped off the engine
and fell against some box cars, the
impact of which hurled him back under
the wheels of the stock train from which
he had dismounted. The cars passed
over his body. managing 1t in a horrible
manner. The remains were taken to
Rutland on the south bound flyer which
was held at Proctor until permission was
obtained to remove the body. Mr.. Mad
igan was about 90 years of age and was
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin w. Madi-
gan OF Bennington. lie entered the EN-
ploy of the railroad company last winter,
being previously employed by the II. E.
Bradford Knitting Co. of Bennington.
Mr.. Madigan was for over a year employ
ed as clerk at the Addison house in Mid
dlebury and during his stay here made
many friends who were sorrowed to
learn of his untimely death.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-10-28
MIOOLEBURY LOCALS.

A. T. Howe visited at his home in
Ludlow Sunday.
F. ]. Beatty was in Burlington Mon
day on business.
Charles R. Cheney was a business
visitor in Rutland Tuesday.
John Mahen has been granted an in
crease of pension of from $24 to $50 per
month.
Mr.. and Mrs. William L. Cady have
returned from visit of several days in
Bennington.
John Calhoun has returned to town
and entered the employ of his father,
Joseph Calhoun.
The play "Uncle Dan'r' was pre-
sented to large and appreciative au-
dience at the opera honse Wednesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert C. Pielle of OF
tawa, Can. are visiting relatives and
may conclude to make their home in
Middlebury.
Thursday morning and at sunrise the
mountains to the eastward were COW
cred as with white blanket.
Word has been received in town that
Joseph Calvi has sailed for New York
from Havre and is expected to arrive
in town the first of next week.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Warner and
daughter Agnes of Albany, N. Y, are
in town for a short stay with Mrs.
Warmers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gard
ner S. Wainwright.
The board of trustees held a meeting
Saturday evening to consider the mat
ter of putting in sewer from North
Pleasant street to connect with the
sewer on Seymour street.
The cattle shipment this week con-
sisted of one double deck car of calves
for the New York market and two car
loads of cows, calves and hogs for the
Brighton market at Boston, Mass.
Charles F. Rich went Wednesday to
New York city on business and recre-
He was accompanied by Henry Walker.
Miss Della Douglas is assisting in Mr..
Rich's store during his absence.
William P. Russell Post, No. 80, G. A.
R., have about decided to defer the
dedication of the big Rodman cannon in
the Logan House park until next May
and the dedicatory exercises will prob
ably be held on Memorial day.
The fair for the benefit of st. Mary s
church opens in the town hall this even
ing. The different committees have
worked hard during the past two weeks
for the success of the fair. There will
be short entertainment each evening,
consisting of vocal and instrumental
music.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-10-28
Benefit for College Ba n

The following program will be rem
dered at the concert given by the Mid
dlebury College band, in the town hall,
Friday evening, Nov. 4th.
Bric-a-brac Overture Missud
College Band
Porto Rican Dance Missud
College Band
The Maid with the Delicate Air
Arne Fox
Ladies' Quartette
Violin Solo-Der Sohn der Haide
Keller Bella
Miss Bresnehan
Little Redcap Overture Gruenwald
College Orchestra
Solo-The Two Grenadiers
r. Schumann
DR.. j. NJ. Thomas
Violin Solo-Humoresque Dvorak
Mr.. Reynolds
Fantasia from II Trouvatore Verdi
College Orchestra
FL Dorado Pinsuti
Male Quartette
Grand Opera March (Carmen-Faust)
College Band
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-10-28

THE WEATHER IN MIDDLEBURY.
FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 26, 1910.