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Milford chronicle., 1912-02-16
Do Wen the Thing at Hand.

Don't waste life in doubts and
fears; spend yourself on the work be-
fore you, well assured that the right
performance Of the hours duties will
be the best preparation for the hours
Of ages that follow.-Emerson
Milford chronicle., 1912-02-16
injured by Wife's Hatpin.

Thomas Fenton went TO the hallrack
at his home in Chester, Pa, to secure
his overcoat, when large hatpin pro
truding from his wife's hat entered
his abdomen and broke on.
He walked two squares from his
home before the pain distressed him.
Returning to his home, he fell help
less in the hallway and was subse-
Quently removed to the Chester hos
pital, where the piece Of metal was
extracted.
The physicians there said that II the
pin had gone a quarter Of a ninch
deeper It would have caused a fatal
hemorrhage.
Milford chronicle., 1912-02-16

Hiceoughs Two Weeks and Dies.
After hiccoughing almost continu-
ously for two weeks, James Kerr, sew
enty.fve years old, died in Latrobe,
Pa, from exhaustion, physicians haV-
ing been unable to relieve him.
The state herald., 1912-12-27
FOREIGN.

A split in the Russian orthodox
church is threatened through the un-
froeking Of the Monk Heliodorus by
the Holy Synod
Admiral Hall Pasha, formerly min
lister of marine In the Turkish cab
met. was killed In the naval engage
ment between the Greeks and Turks
off the Dardanellos.
Kitty Marion. a militant suffragist
OF London, Indignantly refused 10 ac-
cept the alternative OF fine OF sl25
instead OF months imprisonment on
the charge OF giving false fire alarms.
Nathan Weinberg and Joseph Wen
del. recent arrivals from Idaho and
organizers OF the american Fedora
ton OF Masons." arc poorer by 5000
each for having undertaken the task
OF organizing" in Vancouver. b. c.
A mining disaster which cost thir-
ty-nine lives. besides seriously inJur-
ing eighteen and slightly inJuring n
large number OF coal miners. was
caused by an explosion OF black damp
In the Achenbach mine near bort.
mund. Germany.
II became known at Pekin that n
representative OF Kutukfu. Khan OF
Mongolia. has presented the foreign
consuls at Harbin with n note. asking
for their governments to recognize tho
new Mongolian government and to
conclude treaties with II.
Tho memorial service for tho late
Ambassador whitolaw Reid. colcbrat.
cd In Westminster Abbey. In London,
was an impressive ceremony. The
honor OF such service In Great Brit.
alma most historic cathedral has on
only fow occasions been accorded TO
any but Britlnh subjects OF great dis
tinetlon.
The six great European powers
England. France. Germany. Russia,
Austria and italy--havo accepted the
principle OF an autonomous Albania,
with privilege OF guaranteeing to
seryia commercial aooess to tho Adri
attic sea. This iA tho irst definite TO
hul. OF the ambaaandora' "eonvorsa,
tionr." tho third OF which was held in
London.
The state herald., 1912-12-27
WESTERN.

Mrs. Maggie Adams, widow OF the
famous Indian chief. Adams, is dead
at Garibaldl, ore. She was ll3 years
OF age.
President Taft has decided to eccept
the Kent professorship at Yale and
probably will take up his dutes at
New Haven in the spring.
J. II. Logue. 50 years old, president
OF ]. II. Logue & Co., diamond dealers,
was found murdered In his offices in
Mevieker's Theater building. in Chi
cago.
Less cotton was ginned during the
period from December to 10 this
year than last year, the total having
been 570,3l2 running bales, compared
with 953,s20 bales last year.
Richard Tankersly, first settler OF
western Texas, died at Tankersly.
Texas. He was Ss years old and
boasted that since he was 20 years
old he had never slept indoors.
President Taft commuted to one
year the two and half year sen.
tenoe OF Clarence d. Hlllman. n
wealthy real estate dealer OF Seattle.
convicted Of using the mails to de-
fraud.
More rigid compliance with the ro-
quests OF this government for the pro-
toction OF American lives and prop
orty in Mexico. viii be demanded by
the Department OF State In a note to
President Madoro.
The President has granted a pardon
10 Captain William II. Van sehalek,
who commanded the steamboat Cen
oral slocum. which burned In 1904 in
East river. off New York city. result.
Ing In the loss OF 1880 lives. mostly
women and children.
Among the forty 1.-Two blue foxos
from the Aloutiau ialands, which ar,
rived at Seattle on the steamship Yu.
kon. bound for breeding farm in
New Brunawick. are number Of sill
yer grayH. which the owner values al
moro than $1,000 each.
Tho Socialist candidate for conEress
from the First South Dakota district
Edward ~ jacobson, OF Sioux Falls
spent two cents for his campaign. ne
cordinE 10 his report 10 tho Senate
This was the prleo OF tho stamp that
brought his expense ntatement
Representative Ruekor OF Colorado
who holds the indorsemont Of the Col
orado delegation IN Congrcaa and o.
William ]. Bryan aud others for ep
polntmcnt 10 the post OF United Statci
minister TO Cuba, after the inaugura
ton OF Woodrow Wilson. departed fo
Havana 10 spend the Christmas holi
days. looking over the situation.
The state herald., 1912-12-27
GENERAL.

warm praise and nomo iolclcs Ia
tho editorial reply OF the New York
newspapers TO Presldent.eleot VII.
sons warning to panic makers.
Beginning January IL. tho New
York City Department of Health win
give it's services free 10 all applicants
for incubation against typhoid fever,
Whether William ]. Bryan or any
other prominent Democrats mentioned
by politicians for places in tho cab
met OF Presldcntolcot Wilson viii bc
appointed. probably win not be def
nitely known until few days before
Inauguration.
with no moro federal troops hay
Ing been sent into the troubled dis,
,riota. revolutionary activity In tho
north OF Mexico notably In ON tho In
crease. Eyidonolng this are adylcca
which tell OF tho looting OF mines and
tho raiding OF towns In tho ntatos Il
Durango and slnaloa, OF the woH,
eoant district Tho oroEeo rebels TO
main In undiaputod control Of much
territory In chihuahua state, with the
Northwestern railway stlll closed bo
low Juares.
The state herald., 1912-12-27
THE WEEKS NEWS EPITOMIZED

Charaoterizlng the Arkansas peni-
tentiary under the lease system as a
burning. seething hell. consuming hu-
man beings, who are being fed into
1t in a manner which results in moth
ing but making fortunes for contract
ors," Governor Donaghey issued
statement in defense of his action in
issuing pardons to 3i6 state convicts.
Forty-eight years an smploy6 OF the
United States Senate-a record Of con-
tinuous service beginning when
Charles Sumner and Henry Wilson
were senators from Massachusetts
is the special claim to distinction
made on behalf OF Charles n. Rich.
ards. superintendent of the stationery
room at the Senate. Richards is II
years old. He looks about so. He is
a veteran Of the Civil war.
Relations between the United States
and Mexico are at the breaking point.
President Taft approved OF n note to
President Madero In the nature OF an
ultimatum, the only thing lacking in
this respect being the omission OF n
time limit. II Is known. however that
the United States will give Madero
until January to come TO time.
The state herald., 1912-12-27
Sl,OOO,OOO FOR BEETS
LoNGMoNT FARMERS TO PLANT
LARGER ACREAGE IN 1918.
Growers Have Made Good Money
From the 5000 Acres Grown
the Past Season.

Longmont, Colo.-With the 100000
received recently by the farmers of
the Longmont section for sugar beets,
the total amount so far received this
year passes the 100000 mark, and
with the pay of January, the total will
exceed s1,25OOOO. The January checks
will be in payment for the sliced beets
which have not yet been delivered,
but which are out of the ground. The
campaign at the factory will last
thirty days longer. The mill has been
run at full capacity since the open
ing of the season, and a record run
has been made. Manager McCreery
of the local factory, predicts that the
acreage in 1918 will be even greater
than the enormous crop Of $4,000
acres grown this year. All the grow
ers have made good money.
The state herald., 1912-12-27
CONGRESSIONAL.

Senator Bristow introduced bill
for preference primaries for appoint.
ment OF postmasters.
Senator Bourne was elected chair.
man OF Joint congressional commission
to promote federal aid in highway
construction.
Interior department expenditures
committee adopted report censuring
Robert q. Valentine. former commits.
sloner OF Indian affairs. for his con,
duct prior to his resignation.
House banking and currency substl'
tuto committee decided 10 report un'
favorably the Levy bill. TO relieve
stringency In the money market by
placing s5O.OO0.OoO from tho treasury
in national banks.
The state herald., 1912-12-27
SPORT.

Tho necessity OF securing army off.
GERS as expert military aylators is ON.
phasized In the anual report OF Brig.
adler General Allen, chief signal Of
floer OF the army.
Charles q. Mullen OF Seattle has
been chosen manager OF the Lincoln.
Ncb.. Ball Club for noSt year.
Charles Doom. manager OF tho Phil.
adelphia Nationals. purchased Charles
Schneider, a pitcher. from tho Louis.
Vile club.
President Charles Comiskoy OF tho
Chicago American League Club. mado
the announcement that improvements
at his park arc under consideration
which, when carried out. win givo n
seating capacity OF $1,000. He osti.
mates the expenses OF onlarglng tho
park at 100000.
China will be represented In tho
Far Eastern Olympic games" in Ma.
Mia In 1916. Her representatives will
take part In tho tennis. basketball.
yollcyball. track and field eompctl.
tiona.
A long step toward obtaining moro
scientific Information about tho con
a,ruotion OF air craft was taken when
President Taft appointed a commits,
nlon on aero dynamlcai laboratory. OF
which DR.. X. y. Woodward. president
Of the Carnegie Institute OF Washing
| ton. In named na chairman.
The state herald., 1912-12-27
SCALES ON BABY'S HEAD

$40 East Washington St, Portland
ore.-"when my brother was one
month old n layer OF scales or scab'
began TO form on tho top OF his head
The trouble began as rash. The
scales increased until several layers
thick. The crust was thick and yellow
and looked to be all In one piece. but
came on in large scales. His hair
came out In punches and baby became
almost bald. His scalp itched and
burned so badly as to make him cross
and frctful.
I'VE used every remedy recommend
ed by our friends without success,
Then We started with the sample Of
Cuticura Soap and Ointment. wash
ing his head good with the Cuucura
Soap and then applying the Cutieura
Ointment Before they were used up
We could see nm Improvement In bis
condition and bought some more. The
scales loosened and came on easily.
In about two months after We started
20 uso Cuticura Soap and Ointment
the scales had entirely disappeared
and his hair started to come In thick
ly. Cutioura Soap and Ointment e''
fectcd complete cure" tsignedl
Miss Ella Ehrlich. Mar. IL. 1914.
cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout tho world. Sample OF each
FREQ with sap. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura. Dept l. Boston.
Adv.
The state herald., 1912-12-27
10000 SLAIN
BY MOSLEMS
DREN euTcAEREp AT
ADRlANoPLE.
INHABITANTS CRAzED
TOOK REFUGE IN CHURCHES,
WHERE THEY WERE PUR.
SUED AND SACRIFICED.
western Newspaper Union Now, Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Boston, Mass.-Frightful details Of
the butchery OF 10000 persons in the
besieged city of Adrianople by Mos
lens Immediately after the Balkan al
lance declared war against the Balkan
Alliance declared war against the OF
toman Empire, were given by the Bos-
ton Globe in a translation of letter
sent by Nazariene Daan Kanibelle, an
officer in the Adrianople Turkish
army. to j. j, Bosden, president of the
alliance Ruthless, wanton slaughter
of girls, women. and babes in arms,
Is related in the letter, which, in part,
follows:
Human speech cannot describe the
agony ones soul feels in looking back
over the seven weeks of massacre and
mutual determination, in which 10000
were butchered here.
Like lightning from clear sky
came the sudden announcement of the
Balkan Alliance, and before the Turk
had time to recover from the shock
given him, the war was declared.
'The gates of armories and barracks
were swung wide open. At the bar
racks at the Schiller Mahallelsy
heard the commanding officer give or
ders to kill all Christians.
AT last that terrible Friday night
came. 1t was dusk. AS stood at the
window at the Konah OF Kendel Bey,
saw several Imams (Mohammedan
priests) on the minaret. was star
tied by the sharp rattle of drum,
which betokoned the setting of the
first watch before midnight. A few
minutes had elapsed when the tower
became filled with men moving ex-
citedly.
The great bell of the Greek Or
thodox church began to toll, followed
by the bells OF other Christian
churches.
Every window was thrown up: the
streets were crowded with men. wom-
en- and children, their hands filled
with hasuly-snatched yaluablcs, all
heading toward different churches, to
find refuge. Haltnaked people began
TO run through the streets spreading
the terrible news OF the arrival OF the
Moslem Albanian plunderers.
Women. pressing their babes to
their breasts. rushed to the windows
that oyerhung the streets. already in
undated with human blood.
AT the Tepah. near the well et the
Greek bishops house, met a crowd
OF fifty girls who, frenzied with fear.
turned and fled. In an instant they
were surrounded by furious Mo5lems
and butchered. The heRrtrending
shrieks OF innocent children added to
the already terrible scene.
In half an hour the outlying city
was completely devastated.
The state herald., 1912-12-27
Minor Mention.

The state rifle range at Golden has
been available as a mobilization
ground for the Colorado state troops.
Louis Schmitz, aged 20, a pastry
cook living in Denver, has disappeared
and may have committed suicide in
Pueblo.
According to the official figures,
only nine of the thirty-two amend
ments submitted at the recent election
carried.
The golden anniversary of the we'd
ding of Mr.. and Mrs. George l.. Sites,
one of Denver's Oldest couples, was
celebrated at their home.
January 1917 inclusive, the Farm
ers Congress of Colorado meets at
the Agricultural College, Fort Collins,
for its fourth annual session.
A chair of insurance has been es-
tablished at Denver university by w.
d. Current, by authority of the Ma
tional Association OF Life Under
writer's.
Up goes the cost of living another
notch. Most OF the motion picture
theaters on Curtis street in Denver,
after January l, will charge 10 cents
admission.
In the last two and n half years the
public utilities commission of Denver
has cost the city s63,596.40 since its
creation, according to compilation
made by City Auditor Markey.
The alumni and faculty of the West
Denver High School presented Miss
Bertha Schmitz, teacher of Latin
and German, with sl00 in gold as a
recognition of her twenty-five years
In the school.
Sixteen-year-old Violet Simmons,
who mysteriously disappeared from
her home in Colorado Springs month
ago. was found in Denver by Juvenile
Officer John Phillips. and returned to
Colorado Springs.
The grade teachers of Denver
schools, it has been announced, will
demand that the school board increase
their maximum salary from $3.50 a
year to $1,000, and their minimum
from 5000 to 37o0.
A Festival Of Mountain and Plain,
which will rival that OF four months
ago is assured for 1918. A boom for q
bigger. better. grander carnival for
next year was launched at n meeting
of the festival board.
c. P. Allen, chairman; Thomas Tully
and J. E. Malonoy of the State High
way Commission, completed plans for
the improvement of 4.51s miles, tho
entire system OF state primary roads.
at total cost of s1,S32.500.
o. H. shoup, a business associate
OF Werner z. Reed for many years, has
The state herald., 1912-12-27
NEWS OF COLORADO POINTS

purchased the handsome Reed resi-
dence at Colorado Springs for con-
sideration of approximately $4,000.
Mr.. Reed and family are living in Den
yer.
Miss Helen l.. Summer, Denver So
ciety girl, who has gained considerable
fame throughout the United States for
her books on suffrage, has accepted
the offer extended her by Miss Julia
Lathrop, head of the National Child
ren's bureau at Washington, to become
Miss Lathrop's chief assistant.
To lessen the burden of Denver
county taxpayers, who, he declares.
are overtaxed, Assessor Clair j..
Pitcher has announced that unless
the tax levy of 1911 mills recently de-
clared for 1918, is reduced, he pro-
poses to cut the assessed value of
county and city property s12,oo0,o00.
With few struggling shipments yet
to be reported, Mesa county has
shipped out over the Colorado Mid
land and Denver & Rio Grande rail-
roads a total Of 1889 cars of stock,
worth approximately s2,OS5,5Oo this
year. The Rio Grande has reported
| from Mesa county 664 cars of stock
and the Midland's business is given
as 745 cars.
Drastic measures are being taken
by the school in the latest of Sc
ries of pranks committed this year
by high school students at Fort Col
Inns. Wilbur King. a sophomore IN
the high school, placed a quantity of
calcium carbide in an inkwell. The
strong odor from the gas given out
| by the moistened carbide drove all
from the room. King was Immediately
suspended.
"There will be no 'ragging' on the
floor of the new chapel theater, when
dances are given," says Father Nc
Menamin, rector of the Immaculate
Conception cathedral. of Denver. I'VE
are united in our stand to stamp out
this vulgar type of dancing and peo-
pie who dance on the theater floor
will nave to be satisfied with the
more conventional form of the old
waltz and two-step."
The marriage of Miss Gladys Hart
of Council Bluffs, Iowa. and Lawrence
Phipps, Jr, of Denver. which was to
have taken place in January, will be
held in the Iowa city December rs.
The change came as result OF a
death in Miss Hart's family.
That he knew nothing of the death
of George Anstey, for whose killing he
is being tried for murder in the Dis.
trict Court at Canon City until his
hired man told him, several hours aft.
er the shooting took place, was the
statement made on the stand by W. ],
| Tunison.
The state herald., 1912-12-27
Colorado Products Only a. Luncheon

Denyer.-The Denver Chamber of
Commerce will hold Colorado pro-
ducts luncheon January 3, for the pur-
post of advertising in advance the
National Western Stock Show, to be
held at the stockyards January 20 to
25. At this luncheon nothing but Colo
rado-grown products will be served,
from consomm6 to cordial. This will
not be hard to do, for Colorado either
grows or manufactures sufficiently
great variety OF edibles and drinka-
0les to make first class menu. Pres
ident Elias NJ. Ammons and Secretary
Frederick johnson of the stock show
The state herald., 1912-12-27
Forty Acres For spud Farm.

Greeley.-In a telegram sent by the
Greeley Commercial Club to Eugene
Grubb. twenty prominent business
men pledge forty acres to the govern
ment for a potato and beet research
farm or station, to he located near
this city. This action was taken to
fulfill the requirements made by the
Department of Agriculture. before it
will consent to spend $4,000 a year for
five years to maintain it. The next
Legislature will be asked to appro-
pirate a similar sum on the ground
that potato blight in Colorado has cost
the growers Sl0.OO0.OO0 or more in
the past three years.
The state herald., 1912-12-27
What Worried Her.

You say your wife threw a pha
at your
Yes; 1t was fine china plate. /
broke against my head"
Didn't she appear sorry after d.
threw IT."
yes. she appeared very sorry,'
"Ah, indeed. And what did 81.
say?"
She said she was a fool not to COZ
troll her temper"
Good. And what else did 81
say?"
She said she didn't believe d.
could match that plate again Il d.
hunted the town through. Pho.
Bits.
The state herald., 1912-12-27
Put 22,54s,s7s Trout in Streams.

Denver-The distribution of 22,543,-
S79 young trout in the streams of the
state has been the principal work
done by the state fish and game de-
partment during the last two years,
according to the biennial report OF
Commissioner Shinn. In his annual
report, Colonel Shinn recommends n
closed season on deer, declaring that
the determination of the deer of Colo
RADIO will be completed in short time
If tho season is not closed.
The state herald., 1912-12-27

Denying the existence OF money
trust, asserting modestly. Il don't feel
have the vast power you claim" and
protesting ignorance of the details OF
many financial transactions. involving
millions, in which his firm played n
part. J. Pierpont Morgan, the wizard
OF Wall street." spent four eyentful
hours upon tho witness stand before
the Pujo money trust investigating
committee. His examination was con.
cluded and the committee adjourned
until January 6.
The state herald., 1912-12-27
No Longer Interested.

Theodore Lane, who resided at Il.
home of his parents. 7349 Holtn
avenue, had a toothache the oths
morning. 1t was a bad toothache, to-
and Theodore let the neighborhoI
know all about It. But when M
father got home that evening tthls b
according to his father) the boy vi
calm and seemed at peace.
Has your tooth stopped achins
Teddy" asked Theodore, Sr.
Il don't know" answered Il,
youngster.
Don't know? Why. what do yci
mean?"
.It's out-"-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The state herald., 1912-12-27
Neat Knock.

Hobey Baker, the football star, vni
lunching in his native PHILADELPHIA
A young girl. over her queer alllgt
tor pear salad, mentioned the nams
OF n Princeton sophomore who had
played rather badly on his class team
He is an awfully nice boy" she
said. What was 1t he played on the
eleven. Mr.. Baker-halfback. quarter
back, fullback7"
The handsome and herculean 10
bey" smiled.
Il think he played drawback" be
said.
The state herald., 1912-12-27
Lovers Unique Devotion,

An unusual manner in which 4
lovers devotion was shown occurs
at Zurich. Switzerland. recently. \
cobbler. whose sweetheart died, n
prenticed himself to stone cutter h
order to execute a fitting tribute h
her memory, and after fourts-
months he was able to carve be,,
tiful rose on marble slab and writ
beneath: "Such was she" After /
had been erected over her grave h
returned to his first trade, and n:,
repairs shoes as before.
The state herald., 1912-12-27
R,hkuuler Convicted Of Man,lauuht,r.

Grand Junctlon.-After five hours
elaboration the jury in the case OF
Mrs. Lula Rehkugler. charged with the
killing OF Joseph Waters las, October.
returned a verdict Of voluntary man
slaughter. A sentence OF from one 10
ten years in the penitontiary can bo
inflicted by Judge sprlgg shaekClford
on this verdict.
The state herald., 1912-12-27
WASHINGTON.

Message from President Taft per
tanning 10 poatoffloe. interior. agricul.
tural and commerce and labor depart.
mcnta was road.
Captain John Watson OF the Eighth
cavalry. stationed at Augur barracks.
Jolo. =. l., who wnn troachoroualy
murdered by Moro. was a son OF
James watson OF Merriam, Kan.
The state herald., 1912-12-27
"oIve tke Little Man a Show

New York.-Payins high tribute to
President.eleet Woodrow Wilson and
Governor.eleet William Sulzer OF this
state, Colonel William J. Bryan. at the
Waldorf Astoria hotel expressed tho
utmost confidence in the belief that
the pledges OF the Democratic party
10 revise the tariff downward and
"giye the little man show" will be
carried out
The state herald., 1912-12-27
State Insurance Men Adjourn.

Trinidad-After thorough discussion
and condemnation of fake advertising.
plea for concerted action to get low
er fire insurance rates throughout the
state and a freight rate talk, the Col
orado Association of Commercial Ex-
ecutives adjourned their quarterly
meeting here.
The state herald., 1912-12-27
potato Growers to Meet.

Denver-Because of the serious
blight problems facing the potato in
dustry of Colorado, an official call
has been sent forth by the State
Board of Agriculture to the potato
growers to meet in Denver on jan
uary 22 and %, at the Albany hotel,
for the consideration and solution of
the problem.
The state herald., 1912-12-27
Convict Haunted by Police.

Pueblo. Colo.-Declaring that he
was sick and tired of the chase and
unable to sleep at night because of
dreams in which he saw police off
GERS bearing down upon him, George
Snyder, who says he escaped two
years ago from the Joliet, H., peniteu.
tiary. walked into the Central police
station and gave himself up.