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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-19
DIES LEAVING SON AGED Sc
Sixteen Children Survive Father Ut
Ashland City, Tenn, Who 10
, Called When Near 107.

Ashland City. Tenn.-william Ben
nett, who died at his home in the Sec
pnd district Of Cheatham county, was
JOG years 8 month and ~ days old.
Mr.. Bennett was born in William
son county in the year 1906. He is
survived by sixteen children. the old
est being eighty-six years old.
When Mr.. Bennett was 100 years
old he cut cordwood as fast as his
great-grandson could haul it to the
Sycamore powder milts, a distance Of
some sever or eight miles. His father
cut the first boards to cover the first
frame building that was put up in
Nashville in 1909. William Bennett
WAS then about four years old.
About five years ago. when Mr..
Bennett was 101 years Of age. he cut
his foot with an az while hewing ties.
This disabled him for the rest Of his
life.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-19
CHINESE GIRL IS A BRIDE
Judge Reads Ceremony for Nephew Of
Leading Merchant Of Portland,
Z, Oregon.

/: Portland, ore.-Lee Song Quay. q
pretty 1s-year-old Chinese girl, lately
from San Francisco, became the wife
Of seid Yew Sing. a nephew of seid
Back, a prominent local Chinese mel.
chant. The ceremony was performed
by Judge Gatens in his chambers and
was witnessed by Seid Back Jr. and
w. M. Davis, an attorney.
! The age Of the bridegroom is 49,
Seid, Back Jr. said that the ~Uirl had
plenty chance to marry in San Fran.
cisco, but she came to Portland be
cause she like my cousin best"
As provided by law, Judge Gatens
will. later secure the photographs OF
the two and attach them to the mar.
riage certificate. Although the age Of
the bride vas given as 10. she looks
scarcely nor than Is.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-19

At last the worm has turned. The
theater is no longer to submit supine.
ly to the onward march of the NOV.
ing picture drama. Noting the world.
embracing sweep Of the photoplays,
the stage has taken thought how best
to compete with 1t, and after all man
ner of comparisons, %odious. irvidious
and otherwise. has about come to the
conclusion that the reason for the ex.
banding popularity of the picture
houses must be the fact that the au.
dience is freed from superf1uous con-
v%ersation on the stage. The first re.
t~aliatory gun has just been fired in
New York. A wordless play has been
produced to packed houses, and the
upholders Of the animate stage are
rejoicing over a battle half won.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-19

The Eifel Tower changes it's dress
every five or six years at a cost Of
from $4,000 to $4,000. The date is
at hand when 80 painters will find &C.
cupation for three or four months in
covering the 10000 square yards Of
its surface with a new coat Of paint.
The shade has yet to be decided upon.
The Eiffel Tower started % years ago
in orange, wore red in 1893, golden yell
low in 1899 and silver white on the
summit and chrome yellow at the lase
in 1907. There are persons who
would vote for an invisible shade Of
khaki for the coming renewal. The
tower Is now used as a wireless tele
graph station, az a post for an elec-
trio device to prevent hailstorms and
as q guiding mark for aviators.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-19
HUG KEEPS DANCE ALIVE
Twice In Evening Enough to Kiss, Do
claree Priest, In q Lecture to
/; Young Women.

! Denver, Colo.-"If the hug were
taken out of dancing, it would not last
long, but would die a natural death
within a few weeks" said Father Ben.
edict in a lecture to young women at
the Logan Avenue chapel.
Married women do not dance with
their husbands, but with other won.
ems husbands" he said, land mar
ried men do not dance with their
wives, but with other mems wives.
"After telling your beloved that
there is great danger in kissing, trans
hitting germs" he continued to the
young women, "allow him to kiss you
twice in one evening, nee when he
comes and once before he leaves. It
is not necessary that he should kiss
you 100000 times in an evening,
though he may be engaged to you"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-19
NJ FAIINTs OVER STOVE
Venerable Widow, q Pillar Of Fire, Is
Soon Roasted Aiive-Rescuer
10 Burned.

Ashland, Pa.-Seized with a spell Of
weakness while banking down the
kitchen fire to retire for the night.
mrs. Mary Bechtel. q widow, fell
across the stove here.
In q moment her clothing was
aflame from head to foot, and she ran
screaming to the home Of her son,
two doors away. Screaming with
agony. the aged woman had to be
overpowered before any assistance
could be given her, BY which time
she was 90 badly burned that death
followed a, she was being hurried TO
the Miners Hospital.
IN trying TO wrap carpets around tho
blazing woman Mrs. August Bechtel
wa terribly burned on the hands and
arms. ,.s.s @ 4 #
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-19
BRICK "BvsTED" INTO PIECES
Kansas Nesress Holds Record TO,
Hardest Head-Hdsband Throws
+; Missile.

Kansas City, Mo.-The police OF
this city believe they have discovered
the hardest head" A negress enter.
ed the station holding her head, which
WAS bleeding, and asked for q doctor.
who hit you. demanded Sergeant
; my ole man. He got mad and haul
ed OFF and hit me with a brickbat."
J. did he hit you ha7d7"
Eyes. sir. I should say he did. II
wasn't a very good brick and It busted
into two or three pieces"
DR.. H. Z. Regier, police surgeon,
took a dozen stitches In, the wound aft,
or removing small particles Of broken
brick. The skull was not injured. The
patient walked to Kaw river,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-19
:4covER UP" JUDGE TELLS HER
Frock Of Maid Cut Too Low for Kan
cas- City Court and He Suggests
That She Change Clothes.

Kansas City. Mo.-Whey Violet
Miller, sixteen years old, took her
seat before Judge P%orterfield in the
juvenile court, her eyes were moder-
ately downcast.
She was not aware that thu judges
eyes were, fixed sternly upon her.
When she looked up, however. she
hastily drew the lapels Of her fashion
able coat over the deep v-shaped cut
of her frock. That's right" the Judge
said. II think I'd cover up If I were
you"
liam Zimmerman, her employer, who
accused her Of taking $50 from the
cash register of his cigar stand. '"That
;is NO way for a girl to dress,' said
the Judge. ,"You should go home and
put some clothes on"
Judge Porterfield said that unless
Miss Miller's mother takes her home
to Modoc, ILL.,, the girl would be sent
to the Industrial Home for Girls at
Chillicothe.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-19

Throwing away lighted matches, CT
gars and cigarettes is now a INSIDE
meanor in New York, and offenders
will be prosecuted. The ycarelessness
of this practice, trivial as it is regard
ed, started one Of the biggest fires
in the history of the world in this city,
and is responsible for the recent trag-
ic fire in New York, in which one of
the prices paid was the life of a brave
fire chief. Casualties and tragedies so
easily prevented amount to crimes,
and this is the first step toward treat
ing them as such.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-19

A New York butcher has been sent
to Jail for a particularly mean method
Of cheating. 1t was his practice when
selling poultry to weigh it with a lead
sinker concealed inside, the sinker be-
ing provided with a string by which
he pulled it out before handing over
the bird to the customer. But a sharp
customer seized his bird before the
butcher TODD it from the scale to wrap
it up. and, seeing the string, pulled it
out and found the sinker and had the
law" of the butcher. On Investigation
other similarly loaded poultry was
found in the shop.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-19
BUYS 5000 PAINTING FOR Sc
Lost M~astsrplees 10 Bought BY Wom
an In Richmond, W, From Ar
tique Shop.

Richmond, va.-Art connoisseurs Of
Richmond were in . state Of rhapsody
when It was discovered that ! genuine
sully painting life size portrait Of
an infant-had been purchased BY
Mrs. John SHELTON Williams ct Q local
antique shop.
The purchaser paid. eight dollars for
the picture and . handsome frame. Il.
Is generally conceded that the nnd 81
easily worth I'VE thonsand dollars.
Mrs. Williams turned It over to q 10.
cal artist to clean, who found the date
81 1851 upon the hack Of the canvas,
also the painters initials. ST r."
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-19
THE NAME or THE E A

When John reaches his twelfth birth.
day we say Of him that he is IL years
old. and we keep OF saying the same
thing until he reaches his thirteenth
birthday. Then we make q sudden
sally forward and declare that he il
IL. At no time between the twelfth
and thirteenth birthdays have We stat
ed his age correctly, though some OF
US come a little nearer to it by saying
that he is IL, growing on 10" Com.
mon conversation requires a rough.and-
ready way Of indicating a persons age
with reasonable accuracy. but it has
no need of scientific exactness. W.
treat the calendar in much the same
way. One year after Christ was born
the first year Of the Christian era end
ed and the second year began, says
the Portland Oregonian. But, with
colloquial inaccuracy. the time was
spoken Of as the year one" until the
second year was finished. just as we
say John ID one year old until his
second year on earth is completed.
Then we say he Is two years old until
he Is three. The first century Of the
Christian era comprised the time be-
tween the birth Of Christ and the year
100. the second century ran from the
year 100 to the year 200. and SO on.
Each year as it passes has q name, but
the name is not the same as its mum.
Der. For example, the year which
goes by the name 1912 is really the
fury.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-19
ANOTHER GUAM.

Before the war with Spain probably
not . dozen citizens Of the United
States were cognizant Of the existence
Of Guam, says the Cleveland Plain
Dealer. When 1t was first mentioned
as one Of the spoils Of war it was con-
sidered q ft topic for jokes. But that
1t had and has some strategic value
there is no doubt. It was worth having
as a way station, as long al the Unit
ed States had assumed the Philippine
responsibility. 1t is 10Y declared that
the United States is thinking Of max
ing a claim to the possession of Pal
myra Island. II Guam was insignia
cant, Palmyra is infinitesimal. 1t lies
about 600 miles south Of Hawaii, and
is not far of the curse that will be
followed between the Panama canal
and Australia. Great Britain claimed
the undesirable place, more than half a
century ago, and, as it was quite with.
out value, no one questioned her Dos
session. Now the United States has
discovered that the kingdom Of Ha.
wall put in q claim for Palmyra some
years before the British. On the basis
of this Hawaiian claim this country. as
Hawaii's heir, is thinking about re-
questing Great Britain to vacate. In
trinsically Palmyra Island isn't worth
a building lot in the center of the
Sahara. But none the less it may
make Palmyra famous as q bone Of
international contention.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-19

It's well to be clean, but if you wash
your rugs with gasoline, be careful.
A Springfield, Mass, merchant, who
is f%astidious, had his Office rugs
scrubbed with gasoline and then gone
over with a vacuum cleaner operated
by electricity. The cleaner collected
gasoline fumes which were ignited by
an electric spark, %whereupon there was
an explosion and a blaze necessitating
a call on the fire department.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-19

A woman in Kansas City has applied
for q divorce, pleading that she has to
wear the same dress in which she was
married In England seventeen years
ago. When women serve on juries or
on the bench it will not take them long
to decide such cases against the de-
PENDANT or to suggest laws which per-
NIT of his being sent to prison for the
rest of his natural life.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-19

A man in Philadelphia who some
years ago befriended a tramp to the
extent Of one dollar has been left q
fortune by the grateful nomad. But
this need not cause a rush Of sympa-
thetic ~benefactors towards the Wan.
dering Willie Paternity under the de-
fusion that this case is the rule and
not the exception.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-19

A woman in Pennsylvania is q grand
mother at the age Of thirty.three, and
. woman in Connecticut has just taken
her first automobile ride at the age
Of ninety.tvo. Women in this femin-
lot era are beating the record at both
ends Of the age limit.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-19

The new president q Princeton says
that aScollege man on graduation 10
worth only IS q week. He Will have
i strenuous time making the senior
claasa bslieye tnat s. \:
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-19

A western woman lecturer on per-
feet love is suing for divorce. Her
husband was mean enough to tell her
she had better stay at home with her
own family than to go abroad ectur-
ing other people about the perfection
Of theirs. which. Of course. constituted
enough extreme cruelty to Justify her
plea.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-19

!. Save your raisin,seeds. "A scientific
investigator In California. where 5000
Or 1000 tons of them are thrown away
every year. has demonstrated that
they have commercial value. and that
sirulp. oil. meal and tannin can Be.
made from them.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-19

Theatrical booking agents have re-
solved TO quit giving announcement to
stage-struck young girls who have run
away from home. This II likely to.
help considerably in uplifting the
stage.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-19

Trsausntly the speeches q : ban.
aust - poor. but ~ menus e. "a.
srailySgoc1
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-19

~ hsnssan Nv goldsis
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-11
Gate City Club Under PRESSURE Spends S. 900 Abolish Fire
Big FIGHT WON TO PROTECT LOCAL BOXING FANS

convince the club promoters that
it was to their interest to protect
their patrons. but the club turned
deaf car until the law, backed by
Fire Chief Cummings was turned
on them. Then they listened. and
to avoid arrest took the precau-
ton Of expelling all tenants from
the place by leasing the building
According TO the fire chief, the
building will be safe tonight II is
hoped that it will be kept SO, but
should the club In the future fall
to keep up these precautions, The
Georgian will again turn the light
on them and see that the law is
complied with
As for the card tonight, Tommy
Devlin is clever two handed
fighter He gave q game exhibi-
tion against Jimmy Perry, al
though outweighed ten pounds.
Devlins opponent. Tommy O'Keefe.
however, is only = third rater He
is fairly clever. but lacks a punch
According to the clubs press
agents. he has decisions over Will
lie Moody. Young Erne and many
other top notchers These re-
ports are absolutely wrong.
O'Keefe does not class with such
fighters as Erne.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-11

outside After Welchonce had reached
the bag he was stil chasing IT, Finally.
With W hltey, an umpire, the Nashville
coscher and couple OF extra Crackers
lowering over it 1t came 10 rest hardly a
foot from the third bag and exactly on
the middle of the chalk line.
- Summers pitched marvellous gam. for
three hits, one to an inning
II was vildness that cost Summers his
place in the box The ball got from under
his control after ODcll and East had hit
and he oiled the bases and gave Hemp
hiil two balls before he was removed
Earl t7ehsrty faced desperate situs
ton when he took his place in the box
The score was 5 to in NsshVllle's favor
me bases were run There were two
balls ON the batter. When he did get in
he save two more balls. walked HemphjU
and forced home East After that he
pitched wonderfully good ball
~ atlanta ought to have won the game
mere were times without number when
pinch hit would have spilled the Vols
with II
pittsburg has released Pitcher Harry
gardner last wear with Vancouver to
Birmingham players are Yelling because
Rick Woodward ~ going TO have brass
band in action every day the team ~ al
home They say music is a known INK
The Boston Braves are To the bad Tor
outfielders Neither Jackson nor Kirke
can field, Roy Miller doesn't know how
TO stop 4 ground bah and Yin Campbell.
the best in the lot. lacks . bit Of betug
the gres test outielder in the world
Birmingham PAPERS are "sicking" Presi-
dent q. = Andrews, OF the Chattanooga
club, on i'm his chase for more PLAYERS
The more he spends the better time the
Rarons expect TO have Al they need
now is competition And maybe Atlanta
win Furnish 2 little OF that
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-11

and at once gave notice to all ten
ants to vacate by O'Clock tonight.
This includes the Firestone- Col
umbus Southern Company and
Pope Hartford Auto Company, on
the ground floor.
The Buick Motor Company,
which uses the third floor above
the fight arena, will not be dis
turbed. They have in the neigh
borhood of 100 cars stored there.
but all are new and, they declare,
contain no gasoline. When Fire
Inspector Oattis makes his inspec-
ton of the building this afternoon,
he declares that he will examine
these machines, and II any gaso-
line at al is found he will imme-
diately notify the Buick people. so
that the car containing the fluid
may be moved before the fight com
mences.
Atlanta fight fans will now have
4 chance to see a bout without
feeling that their lives are in dan
ger should a fire break out. They
have been paying their good money
to see fights and they deserved
protection. The Georgian tried to
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-11
FODDER FOR FANS


The drst hair Of the second inning Of
lesterday's game was q whlrlWind IN 1t
Vero gathered four bases ON balls in sue
cession, two strike outs In succession an
error and two runs
NoI N az Horneo Is there ANYTHING Of
Wi,phsSs 10 compare with LEFTY Russell
WIZ" "'N '"n'Vo' SUBS
IN The FIRST ,nn,re no walled storch
ana scored nm Win another
Russell has = neck NJ .stuH ~ ,.,,
get tho location Of the nlafe nobod, U.iii
m2rvelously But when he Is Wild It's a
back scat for Borneo
Nsr.eo, tIo,,.,,,;u u
l,udcr ad,,..,,,o,ii, a. Ne iNusaeu
II IS some contract 10 peTforn, ~ ICY foTrs ss
Nrs"k ,sTod T M 10, o. az, sers Connie
or tyo ,i,e,,, Ie t,tIi' ~. Nlows . ming
mai he NAV he bie 10 cs,r,, L nc
hit e''e 'o oS'h Nnsse'' Gown
ersl Of the batters lie pitched the ban
behind their backs. where they didn't
have Tho slightest earthly chance 10
hit ~
RAT ponsbue aged rercertthl, +, tho.o
FIRST two innings fhe r,crtsl st,.,t ,,s,g
him going ana the nb,'vicef st ,.a,' 49,
angles to the line n nisht Of 9air baii
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-11
NEWS FROM RINGSIDE|

Mike Gibbons has signed articles to box
ten rounds with Jimmy Clabby in Buff
falo July 4. Clabby is on his way from
Australia, where he has been boxing some
OF the topnotchers
II Clabby turns down the bout Billy
Adams will probably be substituted to
fight Gibbons
Packey Mcfarland announces that he
viii sail for Europe the last of this month
10 take an extended vacation Many
American fighters go to European coun-
tries, but Mcfarland will proba bly, be the
first one to go abroad and not fight
Psckey has been offered July 4 date
with Ray Temple. If he accepts the offer
the bout will be sta ed Just outside of
Chicago, and his vacation put off ten
days.
Jack Curley says the big fight out in
Mexico will be started at noon as he wants
the people to know the result before the
afternoon ball games.
Nd Wolgast refuses to meet Packey Nc
Fsrland at 1876 pounds ringside. Yet he
offers to meet George Carpenter at 1874
pounds ringside if he is guaranteed
enough money.
II the inducements are strong enough
Ray Bronson and Harry Brewer may
transfer their fight scheduled for St
Louis, June 81, to Kansas City
In his agreement with Joe Rivers. Nd
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-11
RACE TRACK OWNERS
WILL MAKE TEST CASE

NEW YORK, June 1.-THE question
whether the directors Of racing as
sociation may be held originally re-
sponsible under the betting law
when a boolImaker without their
knowledge. accepts wages within the
race track Enclosure, is 70 be carried to
the courts for determination
This decision was announced by Au-
gust Belmont, chairman OF the Jockey
club and president of the Westchester
Racing association, and Perry Bel
mont president of the United Hunts
association.
The test will revolve around the ar
rest during the United Hunts meet at
Belmont park last week of Paul Shane.
who was accused of accepting bets on
the races
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-11
We Have the Old Query Again What Makes Souhpaws Wd7
TWO OF EN- BLEW UP YESTERDAY; VOLS WON GAME

whether or not he is first class
outhelder We hope he is. If he
isn't Of course, we need a FIRST
class out6elder ] thought for
while We would need another in
fielder. but have dropped that idea
now. really can't see why the
club will not win its share OF games.
I worried for while I've quit
now
1t has seemed to me all along
that the Vols were far from bad
team Welchonce and Young. par
ticularlv the former. are corknE
good outhelders. Schwartz Is "a
good FIRST baseman as you ever
find in this league Mcdonald
seernE to be q coming third base
man Perry and Lindsay are use
ful infelders The pitching staff IL
tolerably good and Row dy" Elliott
is good catcher in every depart
ment e. ept disposition Not unless
the tea meets with marvellous
hard luc will ii continue on the
bottom. OIL have my word for
that
Fl AIRY BAILEY the man who
hit four such awful vallops
Saturday. had weird batting e1-
perience Yesterday Twice he walk
cd. Twice he famed. Once he hit.
One big thing about Bailey's work
AZ bat is that he manages TO get a
base on balls once out of every
FIVE or six times he faces the pitch
er. In addition to doing this, he
makes an average of more than
one hit out of every four times he
is at bat. In other words he man
ages to get on bases about twice a
game. And any man who can DO
that and who can run bases like
Bailey is a help 10 the club.