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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-09-18

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orders for thirty years, and merits
a trial, no matter how many other
remedies have failed to help you.
Sold by &ii druggists. u first bottle
faIIs 20 benefit your money is returned.
MILES MEDICAL CO.. Eikhart, Ind.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-09-18
DR.. Miles Nervine

and he procured bottle. After the
first few doses | showed marked
Improvement and after taking two
bottles | was entirely cured. ! have
been perfectly we'll for years and
cannot praise DR.. Miles Nervine
too highly"
If you are troubled with loss of
appetite, poor digestion, weakness,
inability to sleep; if you are in a
general run down condition and
unable to bear your part of the
daily grind of life, you need some
thing to strengthen your nerves.
You may not realize what is the mat
ter with you, but that is no reason
why you should delay treatment.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-09-18
Woman Finally Receivers
From Nervous Breakdown

Impoverished nerves destroy many
people before their time. Often be-
fore a sufferer realizes what the
trouble is, he is on the verge OF a
complete nervous breakdown. 1t
is of the utmost Importance to keep
your nervous system in good con~
dition, as the nerves are the source
of all bodily power. Mrs. Anna
kounz, I'll Mechanic ST., Pueblo,
Colo, says:
"Tor many years / suffered from
nervous prostration; l was unable
to do any house work and doctors
failed to help me. Remedies J
tried from druggists did not do
me a particle of good. A neighbor
fold NV husband about
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
Uncle Joe'' Cannon
Down and Out, Goes
Broke in Poker Game

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.- They
wouldn't stand up for Uncle Joe
Cannon last night
Some OF his former colleagues in
the house had arranged a session at
the national game-not basebail-but
every time Uncle Joe tried to get
away with nickel raise on a good
hand, everybody dropped. Every time
he tried to make Jacks up do the
work of real hand, he was COM
PEELED to take a look at three small
ones His "fiushes" would not flush
and his "straights' had kinks in them.
and, after a seven hour session. the
former speaker coughed up $3.0S and
withdrew in disgust.
AS the group was separating, one
of the players remarked:
Well, Uncle Joe. for a man that
has played poker all his life, you are
pretty punk. To think of man who
sat in with John Quincy Adams put
ting up such an exhibition as you
have tonigllts-
Uncle Joe scratched his head and
thought minute. Then. he, drawled:
Its all liel never played poker
with the boy. 1t was his father"
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
Edwin Powers Denounces Ac-
ton Against Brother and
viii Bare Secrets

Edwin Powers. former secretary of
the Western Fuel company. will be
the governments witness on the stand
tomorrow in the trial of the COM
pany's officers. If Special Prosecutors
Roche and Sullivan find his story to
be as important as they believe it
to be.
Powers will confer with Roche and
Sullivan today. and. because of the
fact that his brother was arrested as
the result of what he says is a
"frameup," he declares that he will
tell all he knows about the alleged
frauds.
Secretary Norcross was on the wit
ness stand all of this morning, being
examined by Attorney Theodore
Roche
Roche read from the minute books
Of the company for the years 1905 to
1913 extracts which showed that dur
ing that time the Western Fuel COM
pany declared "a dividends Of 2H per
cent each on capital stocks Of ST.
100000. These dividends amounted to
as much as 171z per cent In 1912. At
two meetings of the board of directors
5 per cent dividends were declared
On February 4, 1913. a dividend of SO
per share, payable in two INSTALL
ments, was declared on all the out
standing capital stock OF the com
pany. This amounted to 10 per cent
Secretary Norcross was asked by
the special prosecutor TO give the
names of the executive committee .
which, II is claimed, kept no books.
but transacted all of the important
business of the company in secret.
Norcross said he could not remember
any Of them. Roche did bring out in
other ways the fact that Robert Bruce
was member of the committees. bur
this failed to refresh Norcross' MEM
ory.
James Smith of the Western Fuel
company was In court today ready to
testify
No indictments viii come TO the
federal grand jury's' investigation of
the eleventh hour felony charge
lodged against David Powers. the
governments star witness in the
fraud case, according to the opinion
expressed. today by Special Prose
cutoT Theodore Roci~
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
MRS. VAUGHAN IS
AGAIN ACCUSED
Further Extortion Charges
Preferred Against Woman
by Judge Widney

Fresh charges of attempted extor-
tion were made today by Judge Rob
ert J. Widney OF Los Angeles when
the case of Mrs Mary Vaughn was
called before Judge Lawlor. The
woman is accused of having told
Judge Widney that she would get his
son, A. B. Widney, out of the police
court free when he was accused of
accepting money from Noel Murphy.
a woman of the underworld. widney
junior was later convicted
The new charge, made on the wit
ness stand, was corroborated, also
under oath, by Joseph Taaffe, who
with Judge widney. defended A. B.
Widney.
Judge Widney testified that after
his son was convicted man named
Harper approached him. demanding
$3.50 to get probation for A. b.
Wfdney
Judge Widney conferred with Taaffe,
who saw Harper, he said. and by him
was referred to former Judge Carroll
Cook. who had prosecuted Widney.
Cook. Taaffe testified. told him that
he knew nothing OF the $3.50 offer ex-
cept that man unknown to him had
telephoned something regarding it.
There the matter dropped said
Taaffe.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
BOYS LIFE SAVED
BY KITCHEN sink
Hydraulic Pressure Restores
Punctured Lung by De-
flating Cavity

SAN JOSE. Dec. 1s.-After using a
common kitchen variety OF water fau-
Get for his lung expanding power for
= week, David Petit Jr.. whose life
was ddspaired OF week ago. after he
was horribly crushed in an autonao-
bile accident. was able to leave Co
lumbia hospital today.
The rush Of water through an open
faucet hitched to the injured boys
lung through an incision supplied the
Vacuum in the lung cavity that made
normal respiration possible
Members of the medical profession
acquainted with the case have con-
graduated DR.. D.. A. Beattie, who re-
sorted to the method in an effort to
save his patient
Young Petit and his father, an
Edenvale rancher, were victims In a
wreck of automobiles on the Monterey
road three weeks ago. One of the
boys broken ribs punctured lung.
The escaping air filed the cavity COM
pletely and the tissues under the skin.
causing an enormous swelling.
Hydraulic pressure was applied to
initiate breathing By inserting tube
in the lung and attaching. ii to the
water pipe. The lung gradually re-
gained power until all danger was
passed
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
Unions Revolt
Woman Leads Them
THE following tells at
4 glance the story of the
uzionists' uprising in Colo
RADIO:
Governor f. VI. Ammons re-
fuses demands of Allied Trade
unions convention.
Mother" Mary Jones urges
convention delegates to storm
capitol.
She declares uprising IL fore-
runner of a revolution which
would be second to ssno civil
war in history
Men heed her pleas and start
ON march to capitol.
FOUR YEARS FOR
s100,000 THIEF
William Bastian Sentenced to
San Quentin; Faces De-
p0rtation When Freed

William Frederick Bastian. the
100000 burglar de luxe, was today
sentenced to four years in San Quen-
tin by Judge Cabanis. AS the SEN
tence was pronounced his young sis
ter, Josephine, broke into sobs.
It was to furnish her home that
Bastian committed Is burglaries and
fitted out a $4,000 home.
The sister, has been called upon by
the government to show cause why
she should not be deported as an un-
desirable citizen Bastian. when re-
leased from prison, will be deported.
The latter fact the court took into
consideration in sentencing him, say
ing that Bastian, back in Germany
with his loot, would be assured of
comfort for life
The court also considered the fact
that Bastian never showed a disposi-
tion to use violencfie. though he might
have escaped arrest by killing.
The convict, who pleaded guilty
yesterday. told the story of his life
on the stand.
He was born in Germany. he said,
and attended public school till IA.
He studied in law Office two years
and then. went to sea. Four and a
half years ago he committed his first
burglary after being out of work
two months. He stole s17 to pay his
board bill.
Lenity for Bastian was urgel by
his attorney. Thomas O'Connor.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
FIND | ASS
DRESSED
IN MANS
T()(jS

With her face smudged with smoke
and cinders. her clothes torn and COW
cred with grease and dust, Ella
Llewellyn, / s years old, daughter OF a
wealthy stockton rancher, was arr
rested in Oakland this morning in
mems clothing. after she had rode for
several days from place to place on
freight trains. She left her home in
Stockton Tuesday, running away to
see the world, and reached Oakland
on an early morning train.s r.s..
She attracted thes attention OF Po-
lieeman Brewick. WHO suspected her
disguise and stopped her at Ninth and
Washington streets.
She was dressed in black over
coat, a black slouch hat, corduroy
trousers and old canvas shoes. She
pretended to be deaf and dumb to the
oficcr, but when he drew out pad Of
paper and wrote question for her
she laughed out and said she was not
deaf
She frankly confessed that she had
run away from her home because she
did not get along with her parents
and three brothers and sisters.
After departing. she borrowed the
suit OF clothes from boy friend and
beat her way on freight train to
Sacramento. riding the brake beam.
She was nearly frozen. not having
opy ox-arroat II, Cocrop,orfo che cot
an overcoat and rode in gravel car
to Suisun. From, Suisun she rode UNI
der tank car to Davis.
The oil got into her hair, and it was
terribly cold. she said, despite the
overcoat She was very miserable and
concluded she would not continue very
far in this way. but the crew discov-
cred her and also saw that she was a
girl They took her into the caboose,
gave her lunch and took up a collec-
tion for her. When reached Oakland
she had $3.50.
TIRED OF RUNNING
The good hearted crew let her ride
In the caboose all the way to Oak
land. She had become sick Of freight
train travel. however. and gave up her
plan Of going to Portland. where she
had meant to become nurse.
She told the plocie she had con-
cluded to go to the Salvation army
here, change her male attire for
woman's dress and learn nursing
right here in Oakland.
She had written two letters, one
to a boy sweetheart, addressed to
Dear Diclxey," and the other to An
drew Bailey Walnut Creek, another
sweetheart who. she says, she wants
TO marry.
The girl will be returned to the
Stockton probation ONCE. She had
been placed on probation by this of
flee some time ago. She was edu-
Gated at the St GATHERINGS home in
San Francisco until she was 15 years
old
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
u. S. Gunboats Sent
To Orient on Liner

Tie knockdown gunboats Monocacy
and Palos, built at the Mare island
navy yard at a saving. to the govern
ment OF $4,000, are in the hold OF the
liner Mongolia. leaving San Francisco
today.
The ships will be put together un-
der Assistant Naval Constructor L. S.
Border. former planning superintend-
ent OF Mare island, and will be ready
for launching four months after arr
riving in Shanghai.
The vessels will be used in the Phil
ippines.
Constructor Border left on the Mon
golia. as did Lieutenant A. F. Carter,
Maehinist Harry Mitchell and Drafts
man +. Paterson. who will help put
the ships togeths-
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
German 1915 Board
In Berlin Diss0hes
By Associated Press.

BERLIN. Dec. 1S.--The collapse OF
the German parliamentary movement
in favor of official participation in the
Panama Pacific exposition at San
Francisco was followed today by the
dissolution OF the committee which
had been formed to organize a great
nonofficial exhibit. The bureau OF in
formation for those desiring to ex-
hibit is to. continue In existence. but
otherwise the scheme for a coileetive
German exhibit is dead.
The bin introduced early. in Decem-
Der in connection with an apprcpri-
alton for the arrangement OF an Of
fetal German exhibit Is not to be
brought up again for discussion.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
WILL TAKE
CASE To
HIGHEST
COURT

Coincident with the filing OF a Pc
tition against the new state auto tax,
signed by 5000 southern California
motorists in Los Angeles yesterday,
plans for a similar fight in northern
California were outlined today BY
leaders in the California State Auto-
mobile association.
The fight for the association will
be handled BY Attorneys John T. Me-
Nab and Timothy HeaIs. Healye said
today that the registration fees are
being paid under protest. They be-
come delinquent when the law goes
fully into effect January /, after
which test case will be made
The fight will be carried straight
to the state supreme court.
MILLIONS INVOLVED IN CASE
From sl,ooo.ooo to $1,000 coo yearly
is involved.
The motorists claim that the law
puts double tax on them-county
and state. Only 5000 OF the $4,000 mo-
torists have paid the fee. and these
under protest.
The opposition is directed against
the fee provision, and not the other
features OF the law regulating traffic.
equipment and other features.
The state tax is based on horse
power.
INDEPENDENT TEST HERE
An independent test is TO be made
by San Francisco motor journal,
and the Automobile association of
southern California has already taken
action.
The state associations test case Is
the result of fight decided on st
district meetings held throughout the
state. The plans have been In the
hands Of Percy c. Walker. president
and e. d. Watkins. secretary.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
HUNT GOLD
Of PIRATE:
ONBRN)A[.
TOUR

When Albert Doremus Tietjen of
New York, society pet, football star
graduate of New York university,
commodore OF the Mount Vernon
Yacht club and son of a millionaire
banker. came to San Francisco less
than six months ago. it was with The
avowed intention of fitting out an
expedition for journey to the So
eiety. islands in search of pirate gold
Now he is going to marry Miss Loeiia
Gordenker. daughter of a Glen Ellen
family, friends of Jack London. and a
niece OF an admiral in the Russian
navy.
The location of the vast wealth was
contained in map left Tietjen by
his grandfather. a sea captain.
PAPA HATS TRIP FOR GOLD
Young Tietjen ws besieged daily at
his apartments in the St Francis by
waterfront men and genuine sea dogs.
all bent on the treasure hunt. Tiet-'
je tentatively engaged half dozen.
and was looking around for sturdy
snip dpd 1ictJCu, WHO Aidu
gotten wind of the proposed adven-
ture nipped it in the bud with
short pointed telegram.
Meanwhile friends had introduced
Young. Tietjen TO San Francisco so
ciety He became something of a
tango expert. and his presence was
required at many exclusive little par
ties At one Of these parties he met
Miss oiordenker.
Americanized and independent. Miss
ciordenker had entered the California
Woman's hospital for life of use
fulness," as she expressed it. and was
graduated about the time the New
Yorker arrived here. They fell in
love: Miss Gordenker promised her
hand if he would guarantee her a trip
TO the treasure island.
WEDDING BELLS SOON
Easiest thing YOU know young
Tietjen said to his beautiful fiancee.
Friends say his parents approved
of the engagement. but frowned on
the plans for the honeymoon trip.
Anyway the wedding bells are due
10 ring in few days in Oakland He
is living with frieuds in Burlingame
Mr.. Tietjen sr. is president of the
West Side bank of New York
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
Identity Of Woman
Suicide a Mystery

The mysterious young woman who
swallowed poison IN the Claremont
branch OF the Oakland library died
today at the Oakland emergency hos
pital.
The police obtained clew to her
identity when they found that the
poison was obtained on prescription
at the De Lucis pharmacy, Forty
eighth street and Telegraph avenue,
the prescription being made out by
DR.. B. D. Schultz. The poison was
marked for external use only.
The girl was we'll dressed.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
Fool Proof Airship
Invention by Wright

NEW YORK. Dec. 1s.-The discov-
cry of a stabilizer which will render
the areoplane practically fool proof"
was announced last night by Orville
Wright in an address before the Aero
club.
Il am flying with a stabilizer nearly
every day said Mr.. Wright. 1T
works to perfection. but on account
of small electric connections, which
are liable to corrode. it gets out of
working order now and then We
viii soon have this part perfected,
however. so that it may be put on
the market
Mr. Wright thought 1t little too
aarly to attempt a transatlantic
light ........
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
Cassius A. Hutton
Sued for Divorce

Cassius A. Hutton. president OF the
G, A. Hutton company. flour and grain
merchants, who has been living for
some time at the Olympic club, is
charged with desertion in a suit for
divorce filed today by Mrs. Minnie b.
Hutton. They were married at Kan
sas City October IS. 1892. She seeks
the custody sf their one son, Harold
P. HuttoE, 20 years old, who lives
with her.
Mrs. Hutton is represented by sulli-
van, Sullivan & Roche
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
WEDDING BELLS SOON
Church Wars on the
Tango and Trot
By Associated Press


NEW YORK. Dee. lS.-To WOO the
young men and women away from the
tango and turkey trot the vestry and
Aid society Of Christ church in Brook
lyn, of which Canon William S. Chase
is rector, has engaged a dancing
teacher to instruct classes in the new
est dances approved by the vestry.
The question of dancing came to
the attention Of Canon Chase and
the vestry with the opening OF the
new parish hall in connection with
the church.
A list OF the newest dances to be
taught has not been published, but
Canon Chase said that the tango and
turkey trot would not be included
in it.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
Cabinet Dinner in
White House Tonight
NJ A..oc;.+.5 pr...

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1s.-- President
Wilson will give his first cabinet din
ner tonight at the White House. A
few invited guests outside the cabinet
will be present, among them John
Purroy Mitchell, mayor elect Of New
York.
The New year reception will not be
held this year, as the president Is
going away for the Christmas holi-
DAYS
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
Deering's Millions
Left to His Family
~ Associated Press. I.

~ Assocaat0d Press.
CHICAGO. Dec. 1s-The entire es
tate OF William Deering, the har-
vester manufacturer. estimated al
from $12,ooO,ooo to s1s.ooo,ooo, Is left
to his immediate family. according TO
the terms Of the win, which will be
offered for probate today Deerine
stated in his will he considered he
had done enough for charity during
his lifetime. The principal beneficiary
during his lifetime was the North
western university at Evanston, the
total being about $l.ooo.ooa
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
$4,000 Left to Heirs
'''''. By Lead Pencil Will

A will written in Italian with q
lead pencil on wrapping paper was
filed today for probate by Attorney
Cornelius w. Kelly, wherein Mrs.
Mary Mona of 1888 Vallejo street
leaves an estate OF $4,000 in stocks
and bonds.
The will disposes of the property
to son and two grandchildren
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
Slit Skirts Barred in
Illinois High School

BY A8f0cl6led Ff6S3
DECATURR. Ill, Dec. ls.-Diaphan-
Gus and slit skirts and transparent
stockings were barred in the Charles
ton high school at special meeting
OF the girl students and women men,
bers of the faculty held today. The
teachers said that conditions had
become shocking.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
Mitchell Too Busy for
After Dinner Mayor
BY Associated Press.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1s.-Finding it
impossible. he said, to fulfill the du-
ties Of an after dinner mayor and
an .after breakfast mayor" John
Purroy Mitchell. mayor elect. has an
nounced that he must forego the
pleasure Of the former incumbent.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
UNIONS Is
On MARCH
LED BY
WOMAN
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
DENVER, Colo. Dec. 1S.-Delegate4
to the state labor convention in ses-
sion here to the number of several
hundred started at 1890 this morning
to march on the state capitol to pre-
sent to Governor E. NJ Ammons their
demands for the abolition Of the mili-
tary commission in the Colorado
strike zone and for the dismissal Of
certain militia officers Objectionable
to the labor element.
The parade passed through the
principal section of the city.
Governor Ammons has positively
refused to dismiss Adjutant General
John Chase and other military officers
from service. order the release of mil
itary prisoners and abolish the mill
tary commission in the strike zone
The demands were made upon the
governor by a COMMITTEES from the
Allied Trade unions convention.
In refusing. the governor charac-
terized the demands as ridiculous and
their claims as overdrawn
MOTHER JONES ExHoRTs
When the waiting delegates heard
their committeeman report that the
threat of recall petitions within five
days had had no effect upon the gov
ernor, Mother Mary Jones. in fiery
and vitriolic words. exhorted her
hearers to band themselves by the
righteousness of the cause, march
upon the state capitol and fling your
defiance of the governor in his face"
Pleading, urging, Mother Jones
controlled the convention. which she
declared was but the forerunner of 3
revolution which would be second to
mo civil war III the history of the
world"
At the conclusion the delegaten
voted overwhelmingly to assemble to-
day for the march to the capitol in
protest of the governors conduct of
the law enforcing agencies in the
state during the strike of coal miners
in the southern Colorado fields.
AMMONs STANDS FIRM
mere are no. acts winch nave CONT
to my knowledge. either officially or
unofficially. of any misconduct on the
part of the officers mentioned in the
unions resolution said Governor
Ammons. And not until the commit
tee itself brought charges against
these men had l heard anything of it.
I told them to produce their proof
and then l would listen to them
They may secure their recall petit
tion against me; brt their threat to do
so does not weaken me in my deter
mination to preserve law and order in
the state" ..s.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
Infant Is Victim of
Chicago Dynamiters
By Associated Press.

CHICAGO. Dec. 1s.-WIndows in
buildings within a radius Of block
were shattered early today when a
bomb was exploded under the front
porch Of a two story frame building
in West Twenty-third street, injuring
a 14-rnonth old baby and wreckfnk
the front OF the structure. Three
Italian families occupy the house.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
6, 900 AUT0ISTS FIGHT NEW STATE TAX
Farm Girl Hobo Rides Rods
Uses Faucet
-. 90 80
Saves Boys Lung

y y dCCident 10 Dan jose
"A boys causes puncture of
lung by broken rib.
Escaping air fills lung cavity
ard tissues underneath skin.
Hydraulic pressure from
kitchen sink faucet applied to
lung acts as suction pump.
Air rushes into lung through
windpipe lung, regaining power
and becoming normal.
Injured lad RECEIVERS.