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Holbrook argus., 1912-06-11
TELEPHONE
 CONTROVERSY

pointed for the Overland Tele. phone Company were made at a meeting of the stockholders, held lastevening.
 Superi or Judge C. Philips will tomorrow hear the Pacific States Electric company's application for an Overland receiver. which was filed last week. Attorneys ! for the Overland will present data to prove that the company is not insolvent, as charged.
 According to the statement made the stockholders last night, the system of the company is worth $475,OOO. Its liabilities are only about $4OO.OOO. Alto. gether the company has $4O,0O0 more than 1t has liabilities.
 Including in the liabilities are 3l4 bonds of $1, ,OOO each. They were sold for $65O apiece and the money went into equipment, In figuring the indebtedness these bonds are, of course, reckoned at par.
 In the event of a sale or the appointment of receiver, the bondholders will demand $1 .OOO apiece fer bonds that cost them $65O. Stockholders claim that some of the bondholders want a receiver appointed in order that they may pick this rich plum.
 That a few stockholders of the Overland Telephone company have entered into a conspiracy to gobble the corporation for themselves or sell it to the Moun- tain States Telephone and Tele- graph company, is charged by Overland stockholders.
 It is alleged that the applica- tion for aareceiver for the Over. land. filed late Friday afternoon, in the Superior Court, under the name of the Pacific State Elec- tric company, is part of plot to put the stockholders in such a frame of mind that they will be ready to accept any offer from the Mountain States company
 The financial difficulties of the Overland company were much overdrawn m the application for receiver, say stockholders who have looked over the books and know just how the corporation stands. In the application the liabilities mentioned total some thing over $7OO, 900 and the as- sets are estimatec at $435 ,OOO. Included in the liabilities are $500,0OO worth of bonds and unsecured notes for $145, ,OOO. As a matter offact, leading stock holders say, only $3OO,OOO worth of bonds have been issued and the notes amount to only $7O,O0O. There are aslo a few accounts against the company which bring the liabilities up. several thousand dollars.
 Just how a majority of the stockholders stand will be known at tonight's meeting. Many of them have expressed themselves as opposed to any sale, for they believe that the mountain States company will not pay a fair price but wishes to take advantage of the Overland's financia! diff. culties to grab good thing at traction of US value They be- lieve that sufficient money can be raised to pay the inter est on the bonds. which became due and payable at the Valley Bank, June 1. Three monhts' grace is allowed in the payment of the interest. It Is also hoped that funds can be raised to dis charge the outstanding indebt- edness and the corporation firm ly on its feet-Phoenix Demo- crat.
 In all probability the Overland
The Prescott daily news., 1912-06-07

Prejudice is hard thing to overcome but where health is at stake and the opinion of thousands of reliable people differs from yours, prejudice then be- comes your menace and you ought to lay it aside This is said in the inter- est of people suffering from chronic constipation, and it is worthy of their attention,
 In the opinion of legions of reliable American people the most stubborn constipation imaginable can be cured by brief use of Dr. Caldwelfs Syrup Pepsin. You may not have heard of 1t before, but do not doubt it's merits on that account. or because 1t has not been blatantly advertised. It has sold very successfully on word of mouth recom- their children today who were given it by their parents, and it has been truth fully said that more druggists use it personally in their families than any other laxative.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-06-07
HE WAS PRACTlClNG ENGLISH
Eiscoursqinq Experience of Japanese Who Tried His New Learning
 on Foreign Sailors.

A pathetic little story IS told Tn a vernacular journal. A certain 4a- suda Fujimaro, having read that the, only way to become fluent in foreign language is to converse with persons to whom that language IS the mother tongue, started out on search to round up foreigners who could speak English, it being his foremost desire to ascertain what progress he himself had made in the language. He eventually found his way to Chinatown on the evening of the fifth instant and accosted sev- eral foreigners without result. Fi- nally, to his huge delight, he located five foreigners in a grog shop in Ya- mashita-cho. After hastily repeat ing various phrases of greeting more or less to himself he screwed up his courage and walked into the restau- rant. After lowing several times Yasuda opened his attack with some thing after the following: "Gprrud eveningu, am Fujimaro. How yoH like Japan? You spik Igirisu?" Unfortunately, he was not under stood, and the seamen, for such they prove to have been, mistook the unfortunate Fujimaro for q beggar and threw him into the road. Burst ing with indignation, he proceeded to the police station, where he re- ceived little sympathy but much good advice. It is very unlikely that Fujimaro will again visit China town when seeking to ''improye the conversation. .'-Japan Herald.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-06-07
E.N3OU6AcG ELECTRIC OVENS.

L.ectrie ovens for bread baking a~e beginning to make their appear -@ce iu eoac ot the large cite ot 4r-opo, aad tAo central electric sta~
 ions are promoting their use. Tho ''e-Ha electric plant is making ar ranaemerts with the bakers syudi- ate to have electric ovens adopted wildly throughout the ci.y and f 1.--s5 to supply the current for this 1so at special reduced rates. As the bakers ovens run all night, this pro- vides an outlet for current durin~ the hours when the load is normally low. There soon will be a trial oven put in operation in order to test the method.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-06-07
MUSIC AS THE COMFORTER Singing by Hundred Crippled Orphan Children Gave It New ana
 SWeeter Meaning.

"Last week." writes the editor of the Etude, "we heard 100 crippled orphan children singing, and music had for us a new and sweeter mean ing. The crutches, the bandages, the braces, the pains, the aches, the fears and tears were all wiped away for the moment by the wonderful magic of song. Smiling faces made it hard to realize that their cruel deformities really existed. Music, the comforter, had come. Some times we think that the highest of- flee of our art is to take the mind away from the perplexities, the grisfs and the cares of everyday life. We agree with Shelley that music, when soft voices die, vibra+es in the memory Music is the anodme of the world. When you are tired and worn and worried; when the great problem seems harder than ever; when there does not seem to be any way out, take little rest and go to your piano, your violin or your sing ling. This kind of rest m&.,y bring the solution of your difficulties far quicker than hours of worrying. Psychologists are coming to realize thG. music has utilitarian worth Which in this age of tension is quite as important as bread and butter. When you fail to find mental com fort, turn to music, and the relief is almost sure to come"
The Prescott daily news., 1912-06-07
How to be Certain of
 Curing Consti patton

Letters recently received from Oracle Helton, Udora, Okla. and c. w. War ren, Keo, Ark, are but few of thou sands showing the esteem in which Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is held. It is mild. gentle. -griping-not violent. like salts or cathartics. 1t cures gradually and pleasantly so that in time nature again does it's own work without out side aid. Constipated people owe it to specific.
 Anyone wishing to make a trial of this remedy before buying it in the regular way of a druggist at fifty cents or one have sample bottle sent to the home free of charge by simply addressing Dr. w. B. Caldwell, 405 Washington St.. Monticello. Ill. Your name and address on a postal card will do.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-06-07
THE COMMERCIAL IDEA.

"1 say grandpa, you've got a duck trust on your farm"
 Whatever does the boy mean?" Why, as soon as your ducks matched their eggs, they hurried to the pond to pool their issues."
 NO MATTER.
 ''The doctors have decided that kissing IS very unsanitary prac- tice."
 "lt may be, but then people do not do it for their health"
The Prescott daily news., 1912-06-07
pIcNT LISTEN 10 HIM.

Patierce-I went to the opera with Mr. Chatterbox last night.
 Patrice-You couldn't have heard much of the opera. He talks all the time.
 "Yts, but I heard all of the opera. You see, he was talking about him. self"
The Prescott daily news., 1912-06-07
ouAkERs INCREASE IN NUMBER


 Amid so many instances of the de- cline in the membership of religious denominations it is of interest to note that the Quakers are increasing in numbers According to the fg- ure8 for the year ended December 31, 1910, which have recently been issued, it appears that the 'ucmber- ship of tla lor'.1 yearly ,r~"ting, which includes a'' members of the society in Gre 'itain and ahout $50 in the 2nlipydes, amouAys to 19,522, an increase of 114 on the previous year. In America there are now 95,913 Fr.e93s, which is 3G5 less than in tie previous VT but 2,S62 moro thaN in 1900. neIa is serious Grop, however, in the year of 55o connected wifh A. ,ricaa ""oi- oien mission stations, whereas thero s'as been an increase of 3@5 in a to- tai of 3,2o9 members at British for eign missionary conters. The total number of Quakers throughout tue world is 124,4S4.-Loadoa Globe.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-06-07
JUST IN TIM E.

Friend-I suppose it was hard to lose your daughter?
 Father-Well, it did seem as if it would be at one time, but she landed this fellow just as We were beginning to give up hope,
The Prescott daily news., 1912-06-07

Mr. De laye-Good night, Miss Cutting. l hope you won't think any the less of me for staying so late.
 Miss Cuttiag-Oh, indeed no; that would be impossible.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-27
"ON MAIDEN LADIES" !"
President Says They Are Sweet and
Self-sacrificing.

President Taft does not agree with
Rev. Elmer B. Hufrer. of Grand juno
ton. Colo, who says that old maids are
worthless to humanity and ought to be
exiled to an island. Miss Helen Gould.
who has replied to the Colorado clergy
man. ought in fact, to be able to find
considerable comfort in the views Of the
President of the United States. Here
is what Mr.. Taft had to say on old
maids in one of his speeches in the
South. He was talking to the girls of
a normal college in Georgia:
II think that the secret of most do
mestic infelicity is that young women
think that unless they are married their
lives are not a success. Asa matter Of
fact, I believe the reverse Is exactly
true. Look into your own lives and
your families. Take some aunt of yours
who never married. What a sweet, self
sacrificing, disinterested. and lovely char
acter she has grown to be, seventy and
eighty years Of age. and think Of the
benefcence which spread over all the
family circle in which she lives. And
then tell me she would have been better
of II she had been married. I don't
believe it.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-27
MISS MARY WOYTYCH
DROWNEDIN SEVERN
Goes Beyond Depth While Bathing
and Sinks Before Help
Arrives.
Special to The Washington HSaId.

Annapolis. Nd. July 26.-Miss Mary
Woytych. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis ]. Woytych. of woytych Station.
on the Washington, Baltimore and An
napolis Electric Railroad. was drowned
this afternoon of Horse Shoe Point on
the Severn about three miles above
Annapolis. Miss Woytych was a MEM
Der Of st. Mary's Catholic Church, of
this city.
Miss woytych had gone to the bath
ing shore. which is a part OF the farm
on the west bank OF Weems Creek
owned by the Redemptorist Fathers OF
Annapolis. with her brother, Louis Woy-
tych. and two girls. the Misses Bessie
Brady and Katharine Kramer. One of
the priests from Annapolis was also
there.
The whole party were in bathing. and
the young man, who was the only one
who could swim, swan some distance
from the shore, when Miss Brady and
Mss Woytych began TO call for help
having apparently got beyond their
depth
Miss Brady was brought into shallow
water, largely through the efforts Of the
priest. but Miss Woytych sank BY this
time her brother had reached a nearby
point. and he made every effort. assisted
by the others, to reach his sister. He
was unable to do SO. however. nor Were
any of the others who arrived later able
TO reach her. the body not being re-
covered for about three hours.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-27
FIFTEEN MONTHS OLD BABY
WEIGHS Y POUNDS, AND
WEARS 6 HAT AND 8 GLOVES

Springfield Mo. July es.-What Is be-
lieved to be the largest baby in the
world was seen here this morning while
Jesse Fox and wife were waiting to 20
to Joplin. where they expect to live.
The baby IS fifteen months old and
weighs seventy-seven pounds. 1t is we'll
proportioned and can wear a six hat and
wonan's No. S glove.
The parents say they have fed II
diluted whisky since It was two weeks
old. 1t consumes q wine glass Of
whisky daily. besides any other food IL
wants
The mother is 5 feet inches in height
and weighs lo2 pounds. The father is a
farmer, feet > inches, and weighs 200
pounds. The child weighed three pounds
at birth. but started to grow rapidly
when two months old. The family came
from the mountain district of Howell
County.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-27

were bridesmaids at her marriage, a
year ago. Mrs. Foster was formerly
Miss Lucy Garrard. daughter of Col. and
Mrs Garrard.
After delightful visit to relatives in
Virginia. Misses Annie and Mary Ran
dolph have been. spending a few days
with Mrs. Thomas Pcrish Randolph and
Mrs. Howell D. Young. Of this city. They
will visit Atlantic City before returning
to their home in New York City.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Davis Potter.
of 1910 r Street Northwest. have re-
turned from their trip to- Frederick. Md.
having made the trip in their motor
car.
Mrs. Thomas NJ. Bolts and her grand
daughter. Cathryn Louise Fischer. of
Woodbridge. Va. left yesterday for At
lantic City. Miss NJ. v. Bolts and Mrs.
E. F. Fischer will join their mother.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-27
AVIATOR USES GRAPE
FROM MISS QUINBY'S
COFFIN As LUCK OMEN

Berlin. Conn, July 2S-Before q large
crowd at the local fair grounds this aft.
ernoon Nels J. Nelson and C. R. Hamil-
ton, both of New Britain, began an aero.
plane duel to settle their supremacy as
airmen. The aviators' contest is on a
point basis, six events to-day and an
equal number tomorrow, the winner 10
be decided on the largest number of
points to his credit.
To-day's events. with the number of
points for each. are as follows: Quick
starting, 30 points; accurate landing, 10;
bomb dropping. %; altitude climb, 10;
executing figure eights, %, and five-mile
race, 20 points.
Hamilton is using a twenty-three-foot
genuine Curtiss biplane, equipped with a
Curtiss engine. and Nelson is flying in a
fo-horsepower machine. Tied to Hamil-
tons machine was piece of black Grape
taken from the cofin of Harriet Quimby.
the daring woman aviator who met death
In flight at Squantum. Mass. Hamilton
said he carried the Grape as a token OF
good luck.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-27
BRIDE OF THREE WEEKS
IN COURT FOR BEATING UP
HUBBY. SAYS SHE IS BOSS

New York. July 26.-"You bet your life
I'll be boss"
Mrs Bessie Schwartz, eighteen years
old, of i2O Meserole Street. Brooklyn. a
prepossessing bride OF three weeks, flung
this answer to her husbands complaint
kefore Magistrate HyIan. In the Manhat-
tan Avenue Police Court, Brooklyn, and
stamped her foot when she said it.
John Schwartz. exhibiting a cut over
the eye and one behind the ear, had his
wife in court on summons to show
cause why she should not be charged
with assaulting him.
How old are you?" asked the magis-
trate.
I'm twenty-five and she's eighteen"
said Schwartz. We've been married
three weeks"
Schwartz said he just couldn't stand
his "wife's abuse" She wants to be
boss, he said.
Yes, and you bet your life I'll be the
boss broke in Mrs Schwartz. I'm
not take orders from you or any other
man, so there"
The Washington herald., 1912-07-27
KISS, 500; WINK. $40;
GOOD AFTERNOON" $50;
FINES FOR WASHERS

Chicago, July 26.-For a kiss, 800.
For a wink, $50.
For each additional wink. SIS
For covert glance. SIC
For ditto glance. accompanied by a
good afternoon" $50.
With schedule of almost p-ohibitive
prices Judge Scully has started a real
war on mashers in South Chicago. There
doubtless are methods of flirting not in
the schedule now, the Judge explained,
but they will be added as they come to
his notice.
The schedule was prepared by Judge
Scully after ne had heard the evidence
in the case of Michael Relinski. who, 1t
was shown. gently closed his thumb and
forefnger-just so-upon the left arm
of Miss Therese Chemmax.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-27
GIRL SEWS BUTTON
ON HER HAND AND
DOCTOR REMOVES IT

Special to The Washington Herald
Baltimore, Md. July 2s.-Her right fore
finger pierced and riveted through with
a patent trousers button. Miss Hilda
Lacks. sixteen years old. was removed
to the Maryland University Hospital in
the Central District ambulance this
morning.
The girl was employed at Brent-Hurst
COmpany's trousers factory. 2oS West
Baltimore Street, on a machine that
pierces the button band OF trousers and
at the same time inserts and clinches a
metal button thereon. Inadvertently.
Miss Lacks placed her right foreflnger
beneath the descending needle and
stamper The metal puncher and disc
came down with a thud and, with a
scream. the girl saw that the button she
rad intended fastening upon the trousers
had been tightly clinched through her
finger. Immediately in front of the first
joint.
To release the button from her finger
Dr. William ]. Coleman was obliged to
Use the knife, splitting the finger from
the nail up and then making two deep
cuts on both sides to release the shank
of the button.
Miss Lacks was afterward removed to
her home, IA West Saratoga Street.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-27
Wedding Feast
Treat for COnpicts:
Bride Is Hostess

Paterson, n. J.. July as.-A wedding
breakfast was the peculiar treat given
the prisoners in the county Jail here yes
terday as result of the wedding Of
Head Keeper John>w. Quinlan
Mr.. Quinlan started on his vacation
yesterday. A few hours after he started
he was back with blushing bride. The
latter expressed desire to go through
the jail. Her husband accompanied her,
introducing her to hold-up men. burglars,
pickpockets, and others held awaiting
trial.
The new Mrs. Quinlan, sorry that so
many should be unhappy while she was
go glad, held a whispered consultation
with her husband. The result was a
wedding breakfast for every prisoner in
the Jail.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-27
MARRIES AWAY FORTUNE.
Richmond Woman Loses $3.50, 90
when She Falls in Love.


Richmond, Va, July as-By becoming
the bride of Walter S. McNeill, dean of
Richmond College law faculty. Mrs.
Martha Chamberlain Valentine forfeits a
fortune of $2So,000.
She was until this marriage the widow
of Edward v. Valentine, who died sew
eral years ago. leaving the bulk of his
estate to Mrs. Valentine upon the con-
dition that she should not marry again
Mr.. Valentine was a son of Mann 81
Valentine. folnder Of a prosperous meat
juice business.
Mr.. McNeill was graduated from
Harvard in 1904 with the degree OF Ii.
b., after winning Phi D. in Roman law
and political science at the University
Of Berlin.
Mrs. McNeill is a daughter of the late
John Hampden Chamberlain, editor for
many years of the old Richmond State.
She is niece of the late Dr. George
w. Bagby. the Virginia author, whose
daughter. Miss Martha Bagby, was mar
ried to George Gordon Battle, of New
York. Bishop Gibson. of the Episcopal
diocese Of Virginia. Is her uncle The
couple will spend their honeymoon in
Europe.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-27
Western Railroads Rinse Rates.

San Francisco. July S.-Drastic ad-
vances in railroad rates, in some in
stances amounting to as much as 100
per cent, to-day were announced by the
Southern Pacific Railway Company, and
the Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe The
announcement came on the heels of re-
ccipt of advance copies Of new tariff
schedules from Eastern officials of the
roads. The advances are declared to be
due to the rigid enforcement OF the long
and short haul clause and to successful
complaints of intermediate points against
terminal rates due to water competition.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-27
FIREMEN ARE BURIED
UNDER THOUSANDS OF
BOTTLES OF CHAMPAGNE

Paris, July GA brigadier of police
and two other men are buried under the
ruins of buildings on the Mercier cham
payne estate at Epornay to-day as the
re suit of a fire that ragged at night and
wiped out most of the buildings. destroy
Ing more than 5oa,000 bottles of cham
pagne. policeman and seven firemen
were injured in the all-night fight
against the flames. Gen. Beaudemoulin
who was directing the fight. had a mar
rCw escape from death when a roof
collapsed over his head. The fire was
rot controlled until o'clock this morn
ing The loss is over 100000.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-27
Horse Trot' Takes
Newport by Storm;
Turkey Trot' Goes

Newport. r. I. July 2s-A new dance,
said to be the legitimate successor to the
famous Turkey Trot," OF San Francisco's
Barbary Coast, has taken Newport by
storm. II is called the Horse Trot."
II was first introduced last night at
a surprise dancing party. given in honor
II Mrs Sidney Jones Colford, by its
originator, Uriel Davis. Of Washington
and the young people who attended.
after they had mastered the new ere
alton. fatty refused to dance anything
e.se.
A number Of well-known society peo-
ple, including Mrs Julian I.irnle, MIR and
Mrs. Preston Gibson, and Mrs. Colford
were particularly active in learning the
rev step and excelled their fellow
dancers in executing IT,
The Washington herald., 1912-07-27
WATER FREEZES IN MARYLAND
Caledonia Section Has Record-break-
ing July Weather.

Hagerstown, Md. July 2.-For the first
time in a quarter of century or longer
ice formed in July on the Blue Ridge
Mountain.
Residents Of CaldonIa section on the
mountain report finding thin ice on YES
sells containing water that had been left
out doors The temperature at that time
was IS degrees and TIE weather was
snappy and unusually cold even for the
high altitude.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-27
KINDLY ACT CAUSES TROUBLE.
Frederic F. Lewis Allowed Children
to Ride in Hts Car.

10 Nfde In HIS Chr.
New York. July 2s-Mrs Lillian Lewis,
who has sued for a separation from
Frederic F. Lewis, vice president of the
Knickerbocker Motor Company. charges
him with being infatuated with a fif-
teen-year-old girl. and declares he has
made threats against herself and her
baby. 1t is declared that the little girl
mentioned. who is a mere child. rode in
Mr.. Lewis car to his Office with four or
five other children of about her age.
and all the time she was there six or
seven Of the men employees were present
and at work. Mr.. Lewis was at his
office attending to his duties, and his
allowing the children to ride from his
house TO tie Office in his car was not an
infrequent kindly act on his part. The
time was about o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-27

The Misses Wetmore, daughters of SEN
ator and Mrs. George P. wetmore, en-
tertained a company at dinner at New
port last evening.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-27

Mrs Foster. wife Of Lieut.. Victor Fos-
ter. U. S. A, of Fort Myer, will leave
the city tomorrow for Barnesville, Md,
where she will visit Miss Mary White
and Miss Laura White, both of whom
The Washington herald., 1912-07-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred F. Hopkins were
hosts at a luncheon party yesterday at
Narragansett Pier, where they are spend
ing the season.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-27

Mrs Thomas NJ. Bolts and her grand
daughter. Miss Cathrfn Louise Fischer,
CT Woodbridge, Va. left Washington
yesterday for Atlantic City. Miss NJ.
V. Bolts and Mr.. Z. +. Fischer will
Join them.