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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-15
Old House Acquired.

Special Cable to The Tribune.
LONDON. Jan. 14.-Dr Johnson's house
In Cough square has been acquired by an
anonymous purchaser and is to be placed
In the hands OF trustees as national
permanent memorial 10 the famous
writer.
The house has been repaired recently
II was badly In need Of this-but care
has been taken not To destroy any OF the
characteristic features OF the interior
which Is in much the same condition as
when Dr. Johnson lived there.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-15
Elbing in Mourning.
SpeciaI Cable to The Tribune

BERLIN. Jan. 14.-Elbing is In mourn
Ing as result of terrible accident
which occurred recently at that place
Several hundred persons. mostly voune
people. were skating when the Ice broke
almost without warning and scores were
preciptated into deep water. A panic en-
sued, and. despite desperate attempts at
rescue, thirteen lives were lost, five OF
the victims being girls and the Others
bows
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-15
Immense Ship Output.
.ial Cable 10 The Tribune


DUBLIN. Jan. 1.-THE total output for
the year 1910 from the shipbuilding yards
or Harland Wolff and Messrs Work.
man, Clark & Co. aggregate A total OF
l6o:s5f tons OF this Harland G. Wolff
claim ll5,S6i tons. with l0O.l30 horse
indicated horsepower OF SO. 300 represent :
Ing the output OF Workman & Clark.
The latter firm last year had a grand
total tonnage OF $685.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-15
Man Buried Alive.
snocial Cah'c to The Tribune.

Snocial Cah'c to The Tribune.
BUCHAREST. Jan. 14.-HearinE groans
and a sound humping from shc grave
nf man Dho had heeu buried the day
Neforc. some inhf nitants Of village near
here took tn their heols. Later an ex-
huma ton was ordered and the doctors
found that tho man had heen buried alive
and had died of heart failure Just before
the grave was opened
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-15
Second Ballot Necessary.
Table TO The Tribune.

SpccIaI CdbIe 70 The Tribune.
BERLIN. Jan. 14.-At the recent spe-
Cial parliamentary election at Labiau-
Wehlau In east Prussia, the Conserya :
tive candidate polled, 1916 votes. the Rad
ical 5olI: and the Socialist BIOS votes.
= second ballot will be necessary. In
1907 the Conservative received I.5i5 and
the Radical and Socialist together only
1883 The Conservative decrease is 1853.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-15
Gives Display Trial.

Special Cable to The Tribure.
CALCUTTA. Jan. 1I.-Baron Dccs'ss
gave a display trial OF bplane ~
Tollygunge club. Calcutta. recents tas,ien1
circled round the grounds IN
style. Mrs. Sen. sister-in-law sho
Maharani Of Kuch Behar, maze IN n
flight, being the first lady 10 hS =.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-15
Has Naval Ambition.
Special Cable to The

Special Gable to The Tribune.
LISBON. Jan. h-As was intimated in
the early days OF the revolution the
Portuguese republic has naval ambitions
It's programme recently adopted byf Spain
includes three battlcships of the Dread
nOucht typc.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-15
Sandstorln Stops Train.

Special Cable TO The Tribune.
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. l4.-In conse-
puence of sandstorm OF great violence
railway train proceeding to Ashka bad
from Krasnovodsk was unable TO pro-
ceed. Traffic was interrupted Owing
TO the cold, which was OF unprecedented
severity, It was impossible to clear the
line
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-15
Advocates Severe Penalty.

Snec'al Cable to Tho Tribune.
PEkIN Jan. H.-The assembly has
drawn up memorial advocating the in
Fiction OF the seyerest possible punish
ment short Of the death penalty for opium
smoking. and the offer OF rewards TO In
lead TO the apprehension OF dclinquents.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-15
Herr Angelo Dies.

Special Cable TO The Tribune.
HAGUE. Jan. 14.-Herr Angelo Ncu-
mann. the impresario. has died at
Prague of heart disease. He was a
friend OF Wagner and produced WagDer's
operas In many towns throughout Eu-
rope.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-05-19
MxJznMaAn5hhapmuxk Ao Af5yMD-5Av7

clans were sent home and their
places taken by youthful enthusiasts
who infused fresh blood and spirit
into the staid circle at Washington.
Among the latter were Henry Clay
of Kentucky and John Calhoun of
South Carolina. These two became
leaders in house and senate. and 1t
was chiefly owing to their fiery elo-
quence in defense OF Rodgers action.
and In favor of adopting punitive
measures with regard to England. that
President Madison was finally forced
to declare war
More than one writer has fallen
into the error of declaring Commo-
foreign birth. AS a matter of fact,
he was American to the core. having
been born in the state of Maryland.
July IL. 1911. His favorite vessel was
The President and with her he ac-
complished wonders of naval war
fare. When the war with England
opened he was sent out on q cruise.
and in 14S days captured II British
merchant ships and the English
armed schooner. the Highfyer. The
crew of the latter vessel had burned
and plundered Havre de Grace, Mary
land. the home of Rodgers. so that the
commodore may be said to have had
private as well as patriotic reasons
for wishing to lay The President
alongside OF her
Before he sailed from Boston Rodg-
ers had obtained from some unknown
source a partial knowledge OF the
secret signal code of the British
navy and caused certain flags to
be constructed accordingly. When
he came in sight of the Highhyer he
flew the British ensign, which was
Immediately hailed. A signal was
then displayed on the English yes
sci. and Rodgers succeeded in an.
swering 1t correctly. He then sig.
nailed that he was the British ship
Seahorse. and the two vessels ranged
alongside each other. One of Rodgers
officers donned the uniform of
British lieutenant and went aboard
the Highfyer. where he informed the
commander that part of the High
flyers signal code was lost. and
asked that he be allowed to make
good the deficiency. The permission
was graciously granted and taken
advantage Of. after which the British
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-05-19

LIS government. In that he would not
allow the flag of his county and en-
sign OF his command to be fiouted.
mat Rodgers assumed the entire re-
sponslbiiity Is further shown by a
diary Kept by one of his officers.
which reads. in part. as follows:
Yesterday. May 1s. while beating
down the bay, we spoke to a brig
coming up who informed us that he
saw the British frigate the day before
off the very place where we now are,
but she Is not in sight We have
made the most complete preparations
for battle. Everyone wishes 1t. She
Is Of exactly our force. Should we
see her have not the least doubt OF
our engagement. The commodore
(Rodgers) will demand the person
Impressed. the demand will doubtless
be refused, and the battle will In
stantly commence. The commodore
has called in the boatswain. gunner.
and carpenter. and informed them
of all the circumstances. and asked
If they were ready for action.
Ready was the reply of each"
Just why historians treat this es-
sential beginning of our second war
with England SO lightly, and accord
1t SO little space. practically passing
1t over as unimportant. is hard to
comprehend. Investigation proves 1t
to have been in our country the
cause OF a political revolution, and
the Inauguration of an American pro-
tectorate on the oceans. seas. bays,
lakes and rivers of the world Yet
the victory won by Rodgers is ac-
corded less than page in the elab-
crate twenty volume history of the
United States by Guy Carleton Lee;
in the twenty volumes by b. j. Los
sing 1t receives half page; and in
Bryant's four huge volumes a single
sentence of two lines is all that is
allotted this most daring naval ex-
plot.
So intense was the feeling aroused
by Rodgers feat-of-arms that in the
fall of 1871 the campaign for congress
sional representatives both In the
senate and house were chosen on the
terms voiced in the pertinent ques-
ton: Are you for war with Eng
land?" Those who answered In the
affirmative were elected. and those
who disapproved of martial measures
were defeated. Old and tried politI-
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-05-19
Then They Got II.

1t was at the beefsteak dinner of
the Rotary club the other night. In
the Hermit club. that Tom Goss. the
Insurance man, commented upon the
departure from the regular course
eatfest. "As for me- he said. II
prefer the"
Table d'hote." broke in Ferdinand
Bliss. the Mazda man. pronouncing
the word as II 1t rhymed with
.dotty"
81 thought that word was pro-
nounced as If It ended like dot. or
lot" said VIII Hunkin. the building
contractor.
You're both wrong" continued
Tom Goss. But you can easily
learn 10 pronounce the word II you
make it rhyme with what we all most
need. Now, all together!"
And together they pronounced 1t
correctly. They all needed the dough
Cleveland Leader.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-05-19

officer accompanied his new acquaint-
ance aboard the American vessel.
Rodgers greeted him courteously. and
then asked:
DO you know what ship you are
aboard Off"
why, yes" responded the British
officer; sit is his majesty's ship. Sea
horse"
Ibid you ever hear of a vessel
called The PRESIDENT" inquired
Rodgers.
Indeed have" replied the unsus-
pecting EnglIshman. That is the
craft we are supposed to take
well. The President has taken
YOU" smiled Rodgers.
The full truth OF the ruse by which
he had been betrayed flashed at once
Upon the chagrined Britoa. but he
saw that he vas helpless. The crew
of The President were at quarters
ready for instant action, and the
Highfyer lay at their mercy under
the frowning muzzfes of the Ameri-
can guns. There was nothing for II
but to submit as gracefully as pos
sible. Rodgers ordered the British
colors struck, and soon the stars and
stripes hoated in the breeze over
both vessels. The sword worn by
Hutchinson. the English commander.
was the personal property OF Rodgers.
taken amidst other plumber at the
burning of Havre de Grace. but
destined to be returned to the owner
in token OF the surrender OF one of
his majesty's crack sea-fghters.
The Highfyer was taken captive to
the American shore. and the country
once again rang with the praises of
the dashing and ingenious Rodgers.
To Rodgers and The President also
belongs the peculiar distinction of
having fought for 80 hours in abso-
lutte daylight This is explained by
the fact that the engagement in ques-
ton took place in the Norway lati-
tudes where perpetual daylight exists
at certain season Of the year. It
was Rodgers who broke up the block
ade of the port of New York. and who
became known to friends and foes
alike by the fitting title of the
swamp fox of the seas" He was act
ing secretary of the American navy
in 1923. and on August /. 1928. he
died at Philadelphia in his fifty.
eighth year.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-05-19
ME RR0NDolD6o Or 607H CRAFL
'lRN5XxD MM50N

The story spread
that Rodgers had
sailed under ex-
press orders from
our administration
to pursue the Cur
riere. and to de-
mand our Impress
ed citizen at the
mouth OF her guns.
But the court of
inquiry which en-
sued clearly dem
onstrated that the
American govern
had no special re-
sponsibility in the
lucky accident for
our flag and the
prowess OF our
navy"
These are the
only lines which
emphasize and In
dictate the import
ance OF the battle.
lines which give
the credit by infer
ence. where 1t
should be placed by
direct statement.
to c o m m o d ore
Rodgers. To the
latter belongs the
glory of having
been bigger than
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-05-19
/ he true story OF
the opening battle,
to1dfor. the first time
BY Prof bdCiSrand.
COPYRIGHT Ieu eY VIC. CHAPMAN.

! May Is. 1911. one hun
dred years ago. the
first shot was fred in
the second war with
England. Thus the
one hundredth anniver-
sary of the beginning
Of the war of 1872"
Is not in 1912. but fell
on May 16. 1911! 1t
was the beginning Of a
80
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-14
FOf WIFE ABANDONMENT

Upon information and descrip-
ton forwarded to this place yester-
Wednesday, by Sheriff Kerr of Allen
county policeman Reynolds went
out in the northwest part of town
and arrested ]. T. Lawhorn on a
charge of wife abandonment. Sher-
if Kerr arrived IN Chanute last night
and returned this morning with the
prisoner to lola.
According to the report given the
local officers, Lawhorn has a wife
and five children living in Hum
boldt. About two months ago he
left Humboldt and came to this
place, securing work at the rock
crusher northeast Of town.
When notified by Kerr that he
was wanted in Allen county the man
could not understand why he should
be arrested for leaving his family.
He insisted that he was an honest
man and that in rapidly going back
over the sins Of his past life he
could only recall one thing that
would justify the courts in issuing
warrant for his arrest. He a.ed
that he bought hoise collar several
years ago in Humboldt and it was
too large for his animal and he
traded 1t off to another teamster
without first paying fer it. Lawhorn
was taken to jail stiII.o the opinion
that there was no law against a man
leaving his family if he waited to
| do SO.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-14
MADE BIG HAUL

Ed McClalp, Saturday morning,
informed the local police that a
number of small negro boys in his
neighborhood in the southeast part
of town was causing disturbance
by throwing stones and swearing
Officer Reynolds answered he
call and proceeded to arrest the
Youngsters. He started to the jlil
with six or eight of them Of assorted
sizes when there was wall went
up from that section of the town.
They promised to lead model lives
and to grow up to become usetnl
citizens and not throw any more
stones and not to swear again ifthey
were only allowed to have their
freedom. The officer began to won
der Just what he would do with such
furniture in the jail when he parcled
them on their good behavior.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-14
DEATH OE AGED CIIIzEN,

Patrick Hughes, age ninety years
died at 6 80 o'clock Wednesday
evening at the home Of HIS daughter
Mrs. c. A. B. Jackson, five miles
north east of town, the cause of the
death being old age.
The body will be shipped to
Shackelford Missouri, the home of
thc deceased for great many years,
for interment.
The deceased was born in Ireland
He was a devout Catholic, highly
respected man in the community in
which he lived and when the time
came to go he passed peacefully
over without a struggle. Two
daughters are left to mourn, aside
from a number of friends who had
learned to love the man from the
noble character he possessed. The
daughters arel MIS-. c. a B.
Jackson with whom the deceased
has made his home for Inc past five
years and Mrs. Rosa Coleman of
this place.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-14
HIGH PRICED WHISKY

G. 7. Mahara, chief witness in the
hearing wherein Joe Dixon colored,
was charged with bootlegging, testl-
fed this mCrnirg that he paid Dixon
for whisky at the rate of sixteen
dollars gallon. A half pint flask
about half full of red looking fluid /,
which the complaining witness testi-
fed was whiskey, was introduced as
evidence.
Attorney Grigsby appeared for
the defendant aud County attorney
Smith for the prosecution. The
defeuse made an attempt to show
that the witness, Mahara was in the
employe of the county attorneys
office, not for the purpose of secur-
ing liquor 50 much as securing evil
dence against Dixon to be used
against him on bootlegging
charge. Justice Groome before
whom the case was tried over ruled
the line OF questions.
The evidence in the case in the
opinion os4he court was suffi clent
p, Mind Tho DrIcOnar over to the
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-14
McCune Drug Store Wall Paper House. and Carriage
A PlTIFUL SIGHT

Friday the Bender family, a
mother and five children, who have
been city charges since last winter,
were sent bill of goods from a
local grocery store. The chief OF
police ordered meal sent to them
along with few other necessaries,
meaning corn meal to be used in
making bread. This morning one
of the little girls of the family,
hardly over ten years of age pre-
sented herself to the police and in
formed them that the meal sent
them was oat meal and that they
could not use.it very well because
they did not have either sugar or
milk to eat with 1t. There are
those of course who will contend
that public charges should only
have the necessities of life and that
no luxury of any kind should enter
into their diet. But on the other
hand there is bit of sadness in the
fact that right in Chanute, with is
elegant places of worship, its right
full claims of higher citizenship, lis
million dollars of taxable property
that bright children, who have
been brought into the world, must
suffer the pangs of hunger and be
denied the things that will go to
make them strong and healthy men
and women.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-14
CITY COUNCIL IN SESSION

The fathers met Friday night in a
regular adjourned session and among
other things passed an ordinance for
the protection of the home mer-
chants. The ordinance provides
that every transient merchant or
representative of a house selling
bankrupt goods which is not bona
fde institution of Chanute, shall pay
a lisence of 5000 per month.
The license does not apply to
cases where the stock is under the
control of the sheriff but is for the
purpose of shutting out the mer--
chant tarrying here for time with a
so called bankrupt stock of goods
brought from some other town.
The bids for the paving of South
Grant, between Main and Second
street were opened up and the con-
tract awarded to s. Schultz, who
will do the brick work for SI.6S per
square yard and the new curbing at
so cents per foot.
In order to provide gas for any
emergency that may arise the com
ing winter, the council some little
time ago decided to secure con-
tract en- additional fields from that
already under lease. The extra
supply which it is desired that be
secured is known as the gas fer
emergency. The matter was taken
up Saturday night and referred to the
gas committee with ms 'ructionS 10
investigate the various offers sub
mitted and to report in writing at
the next meeting set for Mon
day night. Thus far three concerns
have submitted bids for the emer-
gency gas: The Gas Belt Fuel Co.,
F. Stueck and the Henry Gas Com
pany. A petition was rad from
the residents along East Second
street asking that that street be-
tween Lincoln and Highland avenues
be macadam'zed. A resolution was
passed in compliance with the
petition.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-14
riage Paints Phone e28, Street NO. Ill w. Main

People are divided in two classes:
There are those who think that a
motor cycle makes entirely too
much noise for its size and those
who own one.
An Englishman has invented an
apparatus that will register the speed
of a train by dropping penny in
the slot. However, the thing wont
work when going less than two miles
an hour and IFS liable to be a good
while before they'll be used on the
Erie line.
A rich man of this town has a
little daughter to whom he gives a
cent for every fly she kills. He
was astonlshed the other day to
hear her say that she had only made
four cents that afternoon and that
then she had to open the screen
door a little to make expenses.
This is not news but it happened
yesterday: Peter Sharp of Pittsburg
learned that he could not live with
two women under the same roof
and both of them claiming to be
his wife. There are scads of people
who lay no claim to beiog prophets
who said it would end that way.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-14
DROPPED pELD

Mrs. Mollie Noland aged thirty
nine years living three fourths of a
mile north-0f Urbana, dropped dead
with heart failure about two O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon. The funeraI will
be held in the morning at 9 O'Clock
from the Urbaaa church conducted
by Rev McFadden. The deceased was
native Of Kansas. living for a
number ofyesrs in johnson county.
She has lived ia this vicinity for the
past ten years, She leaves a husband
aud FIVE children. The deceased was
member Of The Royal Neighbors
society.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-14
WILLIAMS FOUAD GUILTY

Cal. Williams, colored, employed as
a cab driver for J. n. Purdy, was Civ
en- preliminary hearing Wednesday
noruing ln Justice Groomes court on
a charge Of selling Intoxicating liquors
contrary to law. Tue defendant was
a6judged guilty as CHARGED and
sentenced to pay a fHe Of sioo and an
incarceration in the couniy jill for
thirty days J. n. Pordg represented
Williams, and filed notice OF an
appeal to the district court, and
furnished the necessary appeal bo1d
Of three hundred collars.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-14
LlEIED The VEIL

Mrs. Eliza S. Null, aged eighty
four years, residing near Villas,
seven miles west of Chanute passed
away at her home at seven O'Clock
Monday evening, the cause of
death being old age. The deceased
has been a resident Of this com
munity for the past ten years. She
has been in a helpless condition for
some time as a result Of paralysis
She was a native Of Kansas. The
funeral services were conducted at
three o'clock this afternoon. She
is the mother of John Null a well
known farmer living west of the
city.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-14
4 S0MAkmsULlST

Cecil Lyucf, Weighing upwards Of
two nuudged pouads dressed, aho is
emplo, cd rs s. meat cutler ir ere of
he local markets, had an experience
Saturday night that he does not care
to repeat. Some time in the night or
early morniog he dreamed that the
buudlng was on fire and was so GER
tain that he was correct in his sur
misses that be jumped through the
window taking the sash with him as
a sort Of protection or covering for
his body above the pateIla. When
he awoke from his somnambulistic
carnations be fonnd himself in the
alley yelling fire at the top of his
voice. Just hoS he made the leap
from the second story where his room
was located, Without doing himself
auinjury, is one Of the problems for
scientists to solve
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-14
PLANTING GARDENS.

Silce the downpour Thursday
evening great many people re,
siding in town have commenced
the planting Of late garden. They
are Of the opinion that the season IS
not SO far advanced but what a
great many vegetables will mature.
A number of the residents have
planted beans and beets while a
number are going 10 try potatoes
and some even peas and radishes
and are preparing their ground
ready for lurnips. There are a fe"
who are of the opinion that their
gardens which have been planted Ter
some time will come out as Q result
of the ram but the majouty are
turning up ihe soil aud commencing
anew.