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The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-28
RAYS PROMOTION EFFECTIVE
Major Has Rank of Lieutenant Col
 onel Through Recess Ap- pointment.

Washington Aug. 2S.-Maj. Beech CT B Ray, the army paymaster ac- cused of political activity for Presi dent Taft, becomes a lieutenant-col- onel by a recess appointment. Presi- dent Taft last week nominated Ray to be a lieutenant-colonel, explaining nc other course was open under the law Now that the senate has failed to act on the nomination, Ray will hold the rank of lieutenant-colonel with the pay and allowances of the office until next session and after that indefinitely un- less the senate should take adverse action when he is renominated.
 Other army recess appointments ef- fective included Major-General James B. Aleshire, Quartermaster-General and Major-General w. w Wether- spoon, who becomes assistant chief of staff. Col Edward J. McClernand, now at the Presidio, San Francisco, becomes brigadier-general, but as he will retire in few months he prob ably will not be given any general command
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-28
TRAIN DERAILED, TWO HURT
Two Cars Overturned in New Illinois Central Yards Near East
 St. Louis.

St. Louis, Aug. 2S.-Two men were injured seriously Tuesday when a southbound limited Illinois Central passenger train was derailed in the company's new yards, six miles south of East St. Louis, and the train wrecked. The tender, baggage car and a mail car turned over.
 o. A. Garber, master mechanic of the Illinois Central shops in East St. Louis, who was riding in the baggage car, was thrown out and his chest crushed. He is believed also to be in- formally injured. He was taken to his home at GA North Thirteenth street, East St. Louis.
 Charles M Brown. postal clerk in the mail car, was injured internally and bruised when the mail car turned over. He was taken to St. Mary's hos pital, East St. Louis. The wreck is believed to have been caused by spreading rails.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-28
.M,uAxtE GENERAL MITCH. conK HOPES TO HAVE DE-
 TAILS OF PLAN PERFEoTED.
|eleH1 zoNES ARE FORMED
|eysnoco Appropriation Is Available to Carry Out Provisions of Lew--Further Inquiry tp Be Made.

washington. Aug. 2S.-Postmaster |Geperal Hitchcock let 1t be known |TNasday that the proposed parcels
 nost nlan enacted into law when Pres |idaut Taft signed the new postoffice
 anuropriation bill would be put into effect as soon as possible. The Bourne Lewis parcels post plan goes into eff feet Jan. 1, 1913, so far as the estab- i ||jisbment of the parcels post rates and zones are concerned, and Hitchcock l will endeavor to have the details worked out by that time.
 Under this legislation it is provided | that hereafter fourth-class mail mat. ter shall embrace all other matter, in- |cludng farm and factory products, not now embraced by law in either the | first second or third class, not exceed. linz il pounds in weight nor greater |in size than 72 inches in length and girth combined. nor in form likely to |injure the person of any postal em. |ploye or damage the mail equipment Tor other mail matter, and not of a character perishable within a period reasonably required for transportation and delivery.
 Postal Zones Formed.
 For parcels post purposes the Unit.
 ed States and its territories, including
 Alaska, but excepting the Philippines,
 is 10 be divided into units of area 80
 minutes square. identical with guar.
 ter of the area formed by the inter.
 secting parallels of latitude and me. |ndians of longitude, represented on
 appropriate postal maps, and these
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-28
units of area are to be the basis o eight postal zones.
 Rate on Fourth-Ciass Matter.


 The rate on fourthclass matter weighing not more than four ounces Is to be cent for each ounce or frac. tion, and on matter in excess of four ounces weight the rate is to be by the pound, the postage In all cases to be prepaid by distinctive postage stamps affixed
 $Y5o,ooo Appropriation Made.
 Postmaster General Hitchcock, as required by the new parcels post law will provide such special equipment maps, stamps, directories, and printed instructions as are necessary to ad. minister the parcels post, and to hire teams and drivers. He will be al. lowed to draw on a special appropria tion of S750,000 made in the postoffice appropriation act.
 The postmaster general Is also re Quired to provide by regulation for the indemnifcatiOn of shippers using the parcels post for shipments in jured or lost, by insurance or other wise, and, when desired. for the col lection on delivery of the postage and price of the article shipped, fixing such charges as may be necessary tc pay the cost of those additional serv ices
 The act also authorizes the presi. dent to appoint joint commission of six members of congress to make a further inquiry into the subject of a general parcels post. Three members of this commission will be senators and three will be representatives An appropriation of S25, ,000 Is made avail able for the expense of this commis. sion.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-28
Noted Hote, Man Dead.

St. Louis, Aug. 2S.-Henry C. Lewis, for 30 years manager of the Southern Hotel. which closed it's doors to the world August l. died at 3:15 a m. Tuesday in his apartments In the Planters Hotel from paralysis, which had deprived him of his speech. It Is thought grief over the closing of the famous old hostelry hastened his death
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-28
Wireless Messages s,oo MIles.

Vallejo, Cal, Aug 2S.-The first di- rect communication between the Mare Island navy yard and the recently completed Uribjloff wireless station in Alaska hes been established. The op- orators conversed easily over the dis tance of 3100 miles.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-28
Boy Aoed 3 klIIs Baby Sister.

North Cobalt, Ont. Aug. 2S.-The 3-year-old son of Sherley Clark caused the death of his 11-months-old sister by pouring acid into her mouth. The mother of the children was out of the room when the elder child got hold of the poison bottle.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-28
Three Indiana Girls Drown.

Bloomingdale, Ind, Aug 2S.-Three girls are dead, having been drowned in a deep hole while wading in creek. They are Cora Mckay, Is years old; Lydia Sarvey and Fay Will kins, each F years old. A fourth girl was rescued
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-28
Meyer Is Reported Ill.

New York, Aug. 2S.-Secretary of the Navy George von L. Meyer Is re- ported to be i'll on board the dispatch boat Dolphin, on the way from New York to Newport
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-28
Crops Worth $500, 100000.

Chicago, H., Aug. 28.-Values of the crops of the five chief northwestern states will aggregate more than s5o0,- ba9,& this year.
Evening journal., 1912-10-16
MORE BOOKS
AT The LIBRARY

At meeting Of the Board Of Man
ayers OF the Free Library held last
night the librarians report showed
that during the month 1874 books were
added. The total number of books
issued for home circulation at the
Central Library was 13,905. and COM
bined circulation. including Rockford
Branch and the circulation from the
schools, etc, was 1882. a decrease
Of 1889 over the corresponding month
of 1911: the decrease being almost
wholly in the class of fiction.
The books for the schools we're sent
out earlier this year than usual and
the juvenile librarian has already be-
gun visits to the schools.
rhe registration for the month was
1893, making a net registration Of 15,-
2S0.
The librarian also reported that it
was planned to cooperate with the
Peoples Settlement Books to the
number Of $50 are to be placed in a
room of the Peoples Settlemnt and an
assistant from the library will have
charge of them three afternoons in
the week AT first the books Will be
mostly juvenile in character, but later
if there is a demand books for adults
can be added The plan is welcomed
enthusiastically by Miss Pyle head
worker of the Settlement
Evening journal., 1912-10-16
STANTON

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
STANTON. Del, Oct l6.-A meas
uring party and literary entertain
ment will be given at the home of
Mr. and Mrs George Banks by the
Ladies' Aid Society Of Stanton NJ. f..
church, on Saturday evening.
Revival services viii. start at STAN
ton N. r. church on next Sunday.
White Clay Creek Church will hold
its annual poultry supper on Monday
evening. October 21
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wright and son
Harry of Wilmington. and Allen
Hines Of Philadelphia. were the guests
OF Mrs. Annie Wright on Sunday.-Mr.
and Mrs Pearl Smith Of Philadelphia
were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Amos Messimer.- Miss Grace Webb OF
ConchOhocken. was the guest OF her
aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs Charles
Webb.-Mr- and Mrs. Thomas Ball
entertained on Sunday Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Ball, Miss Margaret Hugh and
Miss Nellie iIemple-The Rev Ira
]. b. Hill was entertained az the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. George Banks on Sun
day.-Miss Lydia Dockety was re-
cent guest Of her cousin Miss Mil
dred Tarbutton-Mr Robert Currin-
der and Miss Eva Currinde. were re-
cent guests OF Mrs Elmer Cornog.-
Evening journal., 1912-10-16
DEMOCRAT
ORATORS TO
INVADE KENT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del. Oct 16.-The Kent
County Democratic Committee hasI
arranged the following schedule Oh
meetings for Kent county within the
Eext two weeks:
Wednesday evening. October Is. at
Pennington, speakers. Henry RIDGE
ly, A. B Magee. John B. Hutton.
James H. Hughes
Friday evening. October 1S. atI
Thompsonville, r. r. Kenny, John b.
Hutton, James NJ Tunnell
Friday evening, October is, Smy-
rna. the Hon. Obediah Gardner,
United States Senator of Maine and
James II Hughes.
Tuesday evening, October % at
Camden. the Hon Emmett O'Neil,
Governor OF Alabama.
Wednesday evening, October %,
at Kenton. the Hon. Frank S. Nom
ette. ex-Attorney General Of Ohio,
and Josiah O. Wolcott
Thursday evening Harrington, the
Hon Emmett Momette, and Mr.. VOL
colt
Evening journal., 1912-10-16
THIN FOLKS MADE FAT.

Good healthy flesh can only bel
gained by the use OF the proper food,
together with natural action of theI
organs OF assimilation. Nine people,
out OF zen, in order to weight as much
as they ought and be perfectly
healthy, should use Samose, the great
fiesh-formlng food and health restor-l
err. Weight yourself before commence
ing to use these little tablets and SEQ
how your weight increases from weelc
to week. Large box for soc.
SamOse does not contain a particle
Of starch or pepsin. nor is it any nau-
seating preparation such as is usually
recommended to make people fat, and
which does not build up good, healthy
tissues. Samose has valuable flesh
forming properties, tones up and
strengthens the whole system. helps
the food thai Is eaten to be assimi-
lated in a natural manner and abso-
lutely restores health to all the or
gans.
II you are not perfectly satisfied
with the results from Samose. Or.
Howard Co. will return your money
without any quibbling
For sale by ~ b. Danforth.
Evening journal., 1912-10-16
THE FLESH MAKER
THIN MEN AND SCRAWNY WOMEN CAN GAIN A
POUND OF GOOD SOLID FLESH DAILY
Money Back in Any Case Where Samose Fails to
Increase Your Weight
WEIGH YOURSELF BEFORE USING

Weigh yourself before commencing
10 use Samose. the great fiesh-form-
ing food. The wonderful sale on this
preparation since first introduced in
Wilmington and the remarkable re-
suits following its use have made DR..
Howard Co, such enthusiastic believ-
ers In the great value of Samose that
they give their personal guarantees
to refund the mohey if Samose will
not make thin people fat and restore
strength and health to those who use
IT,
This is strong guarantee. but
they have seen so many of their GUS
toners who a few weeks ago looked
like walking skeletons become plump
and we'll solely through the use OF
Samose, that they feel they cannot
say too much to induce people to Try
it.
This marvellous flesh-formng food
is Gssimilated as soon as II Is taken
into the stomach makes good rich
blood. tones up the weakened system
helps to assimilate the food and
makes the user plump, well and
rosy.
For sale by n. B. Danforth.
Evening journal., 1912-10-16
HISTORY SOCIETY MEETS

The October meeting of the So
cIety of Natural History of Delaware,
was held on Monday night. ]. S,
Pennypacker gave talk about the
famous Bartram gardens in Philadel-
phia.
G. Avery Bell told of his "Obser-
yations in Oregon" The old officers
we're renominated.
Evening journal., 1912-10-16
DEMANn FOR CATTLE.

There is a fairly good demand for
cattle at present
Sinclair and Klair sold 21O cattle
and Is horses at their bazaar, at Ken
nett Square, last Tuesday Fresh COWS
sold from s2S to SS9; springers, S24
to SS5; bulls S12 to S43; steers.
S17 to Sal; heifers, $3.50 to $37;
yoke fine oxen, S215.
Evening journal., 1912-10-16
RACES AT LAUREL ON BALTI.
MORE & ONO.

Special train leaves Wilmington
1906 noon. SO Round Trip.
Evening journal., 1912-10-16
COMMUNION AT zAsTLAKE.

There will be communion service
at Dastlake Presbyterian Church next
Sunday. There also will be special
services tor 4 when the pastor will
speak, and on Friday night, when the
Rev Ed ard Ho-kins, of Elsmere.
will preach. Appropriate music Will
be furnished on each occasion.
Evening journal., 1912-10-16

Mrs. Milton Robinson was the guest
OF her sister, Mrs. Alfred Greenwalt,
on sunday Miss Bessie pulm Is the
guest OF Stanton friends.-Miss Kath-
crime Hubert OF Newark, was the re-
cent guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Kicee
Chambers.-M Miss Helen Cornog was
the guest Of her aunt, Mrs. Banks, on
Sunday Mrs Samuel Jones and
daughter. Dorothy, were the recent
guests Of Mrs. Harry Boyer.-Mr. and
Mrs William Garvlne and son Harry
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Taylor on Saturday.
Evening journal., 1912-10-16
FuNERAL 0F mar. LEANS.

The funeral of John Lewis. formerly
Of this city, who died in Philadelphia.
will take place tomorrow. Interment
will be made in Mt. Salem cemetery.
F. " Veasey. a police officer, is a
brother-in-law of Mr.. Lewis.
Evening journal., 1912-10-16
YETERINARIANs MEEr TONIGHT.

VETERINARIANS MEET TONIGHT.
DR.. John r. Mohler, Of the Bureau
of the Animal Industry of Washing
ton, will address the members Of the
State Veterinary Medical Association
in the Hotel Wilmington tonight. Dr.
Mohler will discuss the $4,000 600 loss
in horses in the west
DR.. John W. Adams, a professor
Of the University Of Pennsylvania. will
discuss Mail Wounds of Horses" DR..
stanley of Harrisburg will discuss
Rabies" and Dr. W. Horace Hoskins,
of Philadelphia, will make a report on
the American Veterinary Medical As
sociation meeting.
Evening journal., 1912-10-16
HOW TO GAIN HEALTHY FLESH.
Dr. Howard Go. Advise Thin Folks to
Use SamOse.

Dr. Howard Co. Advise Thin Folks to
Use Sam0se.
While thinness may not be a dis
ease. yet Il is in reality a condition
that needs attention. Under the nour-
ishing power of Samose healthy ma
turaL flesh will soon be attained.
This remarkable hesh-forming food
strengthens the system generally and
builds up the Qeshy tissues so that
good. natural plumpness results.
An ounce of flesh Is better than a
pound of theory Or. Howard Co.
believe that the best possible demon
stration of the nesh-forming powers
of Samose is 90 have il tried by their
customers and to induce them to use
IL. they offer 10 pay for the Samose
in case II does not give satisfaction.
No stronger proof than this can be
given of their faith in It. They have
seen hundreds who were weak. thin
and scrawny, become plump, robust
and strong. solely through the use OF
Samose. Rem days treatment soc.
! For sale by n. B. Danforth
Evening journal., 1912-10-16
GRACE AIrXuIARY MEETING

Grace Auxiliary of the w. H. NJ s.,
will meet on Friday afternoon in the
church parlors. Mrs. c. E. Issard
will have charge of the devotional
lervices. Mrs. Joshua Conner is
hostess.
Evening journal., 1912-10-16
CHARGE VIOLATION
OF THE DRY LAWS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del. Oct. 16 6-John Vann
and Cless Purnell. OF Milford, Del.
were held by Magistrate e. +. Wood
here yesterday in $500 bail each for
the coming session OF the October
term of court of Kent county for the
violation of the Kent county local
option law In default of bail. both
men were committed to the Kent
county jail
Evening journal., 1912-10-16
Chilly Days Mean
Fall Clothing

We don't want you to
even think about Fall
Clothing without linking
this store with the sug-
gesti0n.
You ask whyl Wen,
for the simple reason
that we've made all the
preparations to SupI9y
you; bought the stocks
long before you 20 much
as gave fall a thought,
and now that the time
has come We WANT TO
FIT YOU OUT.
Counters are piled high
with the newest and best
money can buy. Nate
rials, styles, prices
well, they are all ABSO-
LUTELY CORRECT.
Mems Fall Suits, in the
faVOrite shades and ma
teriaIs, $3.50 to $50.
Mems 0Nercoats, the
newest styles and ma
terials, $3.50 to s~5.
Furnishings for young
and 0ld-yOu will be
surprised at the liberal
showing.
And again, a splendid
line Of Suits and Over
coats for Boys-the kind
that will please the boy
as well as the parents.
Evening journal., 1912-10-16

The whole scope of business and
home essentials is within the infiu.
ence of the Wants.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-17

recommended to the people. would
have revOlutOnized our methods Of
selecting q chief executive 1t pro-
vided that Cscli state should be laid
off into 2 number Of districts CORE
spending to the whole number OF SEN
atOrS and representa- TO which 20
was entitled The voters OF each DIS
trIct should then vote Tor candidate
for president and for one for TTcs
president.
The candidates winning should then
be considered as having received ono
vote. and that fact was TO be ccrti-
fled to the governor Of the state. the
members e The senate and house from
the state, and TO the president Of the
senate Ire Crrcttpu was to be held
for two days. TIE first Thursday and
Friday III august Congress was to
meet on the second Monday of October
to canvass the returns from al the
districts This plan cffectIal y elimi-
mated both the general ticket and the
electOr- The person having ma
JOrity OF tie districts in his favor was
TO be president, and II no one secured
a u 2iOrity a second election was TO
be held on the first Thursday and
Friday OF December, this time be-
tween the two leading candidates in
the previous election In the event
of a state tie i'm this second election
it was 10 go into the house In the
choice of q vice president the pro-
cCdUIe was the So ne
fFestucmItal Urinary Elnms-
If the present idea of some OF the
prOgressives of all the parties goes
through. that Of a presidential prI-
mary, the mode Of selecting a presi-
dent would then not be dissimilar TO
that proposed and fought for by
Jackson and Benton more than three
quarters Og a century ago. Their plan
mad the advantage of doing away
with the electoral colleges and yet
retaining the proportional representa-
o. IN Hrr# inn
while at the same time it created an
elimination race that would let the
final race be between the two strong
est men before the people.
Since BentOns day there has been
a continual procession OF amendments
offered in the senate and house for a
revision Of the electoral system. but
none of them ever has been able to
muster enough voters to be submitted
10 the states. It appears that If we
shall come to a time when two cleo
tons viii be necessary, one of them
will be in the shape of a legalized
primary rather than an election under
a constitutional amendment.
mOrrow-Problems Yet UnsoIved-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-17
THEREUBEN BY GEORGE FIT CH,
CAR Author OF cat Good Old Siwasb''

" HE Reuben car Is a large. awkward,
business-like trolley car which
ambles into the city from the couh-
try and like country boys who come TO
the city, makes the said city hum.
The Reuben car travels by electricity
and connects the farm yards and coun-
try lanes with Main street in Peoria.
and GAINESVILLE, Ohio, and Leavenworth.
Kansas. 1t holds 60 people and enough
butter and eggs to pay the taxes ON a
dozen farms. 1t isn't swift and it isn't
handsome but it is accommodating and
its usefulness is determined BY the
number of times it stops. Every time a
Reuben car stops it makes money for its
owner and helps business. 1t viii stop
Tor farmers child going to school or a
baseball team going to town. or a hen
who IS publishing her morning edition Of
prosperity, and it Is never too hurried
to throw of a daily paper at a cross
road or to wait while a farmers wife
washes off her hands and climbs aboard
with a jar Of butter.
Thousands of farmers. who have spent
their lives watching limited railroad
trains elbow their way through live
stock at the rate of 90 miles an hour.
now 20 down to the crossing at the end
of the southwest 40 and hold up three
fingers to a patient motorman in over
ais. Then they ride into the city and
partakc OF it literally. Cities which
have a large attendance of Reuben cars
from all directions can be distinguished
by the large throngs of workmen widen
ing the store doors. and farmers who
live where they can lasso q Reuben car
at an hours notice. have pianolas in
their parlors, read the baseball scores
and can't be fooled by patent medicine
peddlers any more.
The Reuben car brings the richness Of
the country into the city and scatters
the seasoning OF the city through the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-17
CBy Louise Helisers)
E(TSABEL, come here.
The invalid's voice was fret

! EETSABEL, come here.
The invalid's voice was fret
Hui
The woman standing before The long
7 pier glass shrugged her shoulders and
I walked into the invalid's room.
/ He lay upon the sfoa-a thin, yellow
faced man wasted by illness, a mere
J wreck Of the handsome giant ne had
! been at one time.
! He looked round POPULARITY at her
! entrance.
What, going out again." he asked
/ her, in rasping. voice Always sad.
: ding about y fine wife,! a fit Of
/ coughing interrupted him.
His wife stood watching. Her ex-
| preston gave no idea as 10 the Lumult
OF Impotence raging within her.
/ Il suppose the hOarse voice went
I on presently, that some Toni Dick or
Harry is waiting for YOU
/ Il am going TO tea with Myra Green"
The WOman's voice WAS gentle.
( And SO you expect me to believe
you?"
He laughed a little sueering laugh
I that set every nerve in her body on
edge. You think I must needs be
/ fool because 1 lie here day after day
like a fallen dog, chg He noted her
rising color -'Ah that touches you, does
il? You think L don't know that mes
{ been here at all hours, written to you,
sent you flOWers-kisses you for al 1
know. You. lny wife!
Malcolm FalOugh is the merest &C
Quaintance," the Icy tones of her voice
did not match the hectic spots on her
cheeks.
''Nferest acquaintance? The man
chOked on the words Then fiercely;
/ oh what man do you think rests
! content TO be the merest acquaintance II
a pretty WOman-and one with sick
I husband at that2 I may be only half a
man, but my wits at any rate are
sound
You are too ridiculous for words,
Mark. There was d warmth in her
n a . = n
I'll not argue with you For one
thing. il wouldn't do the least good.
for another. I haven't time"
''Time-' The man threw himself back
on his pillows impatiently- Then,
That's right. don't keep your lover
waiting he mOcked-
Your medicine is on the little table
beside you" said the woman patiently,
and 1 shall be back at five
Isabel dearest" The man caught
at her hand impatieRtly. How long
are you going TO stand it, Ecu are
wasting your life. your youth, your
beauty on selfish brute who hasn't
He is very i'll. Malcolm, remember"
the woman reminded him
That's no reason why BE should
make your life u misery retOree1 the
man. You are growing Guits thin
and pale. and you have lost all Your
pretty color. 1 don't know wnat you
would do II you hadn't got M 10 vase
YOU up a bit. What viii y3u do "a hen
L an gomez"
when do You go2" She looked Up.
"On the 18th His eyes heh hers.