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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-01

Springfield. IL. March 3l-LaDo'erS
who are needed to plA'e sandhaSs
along the levee are fleeing from caro-
according to information received IRON
there this morning by Governor Dune
and Adjutant General DICKSON.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-01

Memphis. Tenn. March ,l.--Forces OF
men in North Memphis are raising the
levees. City authorities now assert
they will he able 10 withstand a 4I-foot
stage. United States engineers say
everything is in good shape from Mem
pbis 10 Hickman.
THE people in the lower Mississippi
Valley might just as we'll prepare for a
4G-foot stage in the Mississippi Riv-
or said Major r. G.. pabney. the en-
yineer in charge Of the North Mississip-
pi lcvee board.
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Work or Starve.

"No work. no food" was the COM
mand issued BY Mayor Murdoch to-day
10 the flood sufferers. As result hun
dreds Of men were soon ~ work clear
ing the streets.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-01

Petersburg. W. Va. March 3l.-This
city to-day l. recovering from the
worst disaster in its history. The riv-
er Is falling but slowly. the stage here
now being -; feet The crest reached
SATURDAY. night was $50 feet. six feet
higher than the 1884 food.
Four DAYS the city has been without
water supply. strectcars. electric lights
newspapers or mail. 1t is the general
opinion that the receding waters will
disclose many bodies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-01
Soldiers TO Strengthen Levee.


Soldiers TO Strengthen levee.
eft is the labor situation there wh'cn
now seems most distressing" said Inc
adiutant general We have instructed
the civil authorities TO make what use
they can Of the soldiers. and to put
them on laborers' duties II necessary.
Distress calls have been received
from Cairo. Alexander County: Naples,
Scott County: Junction. Galiatin Coun-
ty. ShaWneetown. Gallatin County. and
Mounds. Pulaski County. At Naples
at noon the Illinois River was on a
level with the top Of the levce
Louisville. March 3l.-With stage
OF i4.3 feet here tonight. rise OF 10
feet since : o'clock this morning. the
crest of the flood will reach Louisville
late tomorrow with stage Of about
~ feet The crest in 1884 was 10
feet
Repair work on the embankmcnt in
Jeffersonville. Ind. opposite here. which
threatened 10 crumble to-day. contin-
ued tonight. and it is believed there is
no further occasion for anxiety there.
Cincinnati. March 3l.-With the Oalo
River at a stage Of 60 AZ midnight
the crest Of the food here has oe,n
reached. At points east the river has
begun 10 rccede: 10 the west there is
an appreciable accession. and reports
from down the river are replete with
stories Of destruction and desolation.
Relief work locally and also in the
nearby inundated territory is more
than adequate. Mayor Hunt said no
more supplies were required here and
surplus was being turned over TO tn
Red Cross authorities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-01

vvos awaiting distribution in the line
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-22

don, the chimney hain't nall. dIt
walks, if l may SO hexpress hit"
"Wa1ks? ' exclaimed. sitting up and
throwing down my review. What
walks 2"
"You ear hit, sir. hin the walls. Hit
goes right through the solid brick
most hunaccountable.''
you hear a mouse in the walls and
think it's a ghosti But you forget
James, that this is a new house, only
q year or so old, and spooks don't fire.
quent such places. If it were an old
place it might be possible that the
cracking of floors and the settling Of
walls would cause uneasiness in nsrv-
Gus people. The ghost tradition usual
~ rests on some ugly fact. But here
nothing of the kind is present"
fFHit was one of is majesty's horfh7
GERS, SIR" he answered hoarsely.
It flashed over me that this big stol-
i'd fellow was out of his head; but,
sane or mad he was clearly greatly dis
turbed. 1t was best, 1 thought. on
either hypothesis to speak to him per-
emptorily, and 1 rose, the better to
deal with the situation.
''What nonsense is this you have In
your head? You're in the United
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-22

a notation OF some kind on a leaf OF
the silver bound booklet. Even after
she had looked up and smiled at me
her eyes sought the page before her.
Then she closed the covers and clasp
ed the pretty toy in her hand. AS
though to divert my attention she re-
Cured at once to the chimney in a
vein of light irony.
'FYou see,'' she said, ''there is ample
reason for your remaining here. You
would hardly find anywhere else so in
teresting a test of your professional
powers as Hopefield Manor offers. The
house is haunted beyond question, and
I can see that you are, not a man to
leave two defenseless women to the
mercy of a ghost who drops down Chin
neys at will
I suffered her chaff for several min
utes, then I asked point blank:
Pardon me, but have you the slight
est idea that Miss Octavia is behind
this? 1t is not possible that she was
responsible last night. But she was
not on this floor awhile ago when the
smoke poured in here. I should be
glad to hear your opinion"
'fI saw that you suspected her before
you left the room, Mr.. Ames, and
must say that the idea is in no way
creditable to you. If you entertain such
a suspicion you must supply a motive,
and just what motive would you attrib-
ute to my Aunt Octavia In this in
stanceF'
Her tone and manner piqued me Or I
should not have answered as did.
ct is possible 1 said, that some of
these gentlemen who came here tonight
were not to her liking, and it may have
occurred to her to get rid Of them by
the obviously successful method of
smoking them out"
She rose, still c1asping the little sill
yer backed notebook, and looked me
over with amusement in her face and
eyes.
you are almost too ingenious, Mr..
Ames. hope that by breakfast time
you will have some more plausible so
luton Of the problem. Good night
And so, tightly clasping the little
book, she left the room. I followed
her to the door, and at the turn Of the
stair she ganced down and nodded.
Her face as it hung above me for an
instant seemed TRANSPORTED with hap
pfness.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-22
CHAPTER x.
q Meet a Playful Ghost.

WSS6 FldyEuI lh0SGs
TT was not yet 10 O'Clock, and / was
dismayed at the thought of being
left to my own devices in this big
country house, at an hour when
the talk at the Hare and Tortoise usu-
ally became worth while. I sat down
and began to turn over the periodicals
on the library table, but 1 was in no
mood for reading.
The butler appeared and offered me
drink, but the thought of drinking
alone did not appeal to me. I repealed
the suggestion coldly, but after had
dropped my eyes to the English review
had taken up / was conscious that he
stood his ground.
BEG pardon, sir.''
'Weu?'
"Hit's a bit bod about the chimney,
SIR
The professional man in me was at
once alert. The chimney's conduct was
inexpHcable enough, but l was in no
humor to brook the theories of a stupid
servant Still, he might know some
thing, SO 1 nodded for him to go on.
He glanced over his shoulder and
came a step nearer.
"They say in the village, sir, that the
'ouse is 'aunted.''
''Who say it. James 2"
1.-THE Everynan told the coachman.
and the 'ousemaid got hit from a seam
stress. Hits VERY queer, SIR
Rubbish, James. I'm amazed that
q person of your station should listen
10 a Hveryman's gossip. There's the
chimney, it's working perfectly. Some
shift of air currents causes it to puff
a little smoke into this room occasion
ally, but those things are not related
to the supernatural Well find some
way of correcting it in a day or two
VERY good. sir. But begging par
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-22

band recently was assailed. Mrs.
Charles H. Israel, of New York, de-
cIared that when plain folks read
about Mrs. So-and-So dancing the
Chicken Flip they tried the same
stunts at the ance halls.
Louis Ottenburg declared that his
examination Of the music program for
the New Years reception at the White
House revealed that a majority of the
twenty-eight numbers were fragtime. %
Society Dances he said, 'tare such
that the management Of a certain pop
u1ar resort near Washington was for
ced to place a sign, NO Freak Dances
over the dance floor and actually had
to enforce the rule. This applied to
shopgirls, because for some reason So
ciety girls were never mentioned al
though their dancing was the worst of
ALL
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-22


States, and there aren't any majesty's
soldiers to deal with. You forget that
you're not in England now"
'sBut this ere country used to be
HengIish, you may recall. sir. The
story the coachman got hin the village
goes back to the hold times, sir, when
the colonies was hin rebellion, if may
SO call hit, sir, and is majesty's troops
was putin down the rebellion hin
these parts Some American rebels
chased a British soldier from hover
near White Plains to these ERE woods
as they was then, and they 'anged i'm,
sir, right where this ERE 'ouse stands,
If may make SO free"
you'd better go to bed, James. And
don't encourage talk among the other
servants about this ghost. I know
something about the building of houses,
and I'll give these walls good looking
over. Good night"
CTo Be Continued.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-22

William J. Burns advises college
men to be detectives The average
small boy needs no such Injunction
Exchange.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-22
BACRGAN's END1ENAGOGUE
MIXTURE

A splendid Female Regulator In eases
of suppressed menstruations delays
due to colds, III health. or other u1~
natural causes: $1.75 for the Whoig
outfit. Made only at the
WOMAN'S DRUG STORE
$50 Nam street, Bridgeport, Co..
Lady Attendants Always Here
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-22
BOARD OF RELIEF.

Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Relief of the City of Bridge
port will meet at the Assessors office
City Hall, for the purpose Of hearing
appeals made from the findings Of the
Board of Assessors. Hearings viii Be
held on the following dates in Feb
ruary: Saturday, Feb. LIST; MONDAY
Feb. 3rd; Wednesday Feb. 5th; Fri
day, Feb 7th, from 9 a. m. to ,.
m. and on the evenings Of Monday
Feb. 3rd and Friday, Feb 9TH from
to p.
Dated at Bridgeport this 18th day
of January. 1913.
WILLIAM A. LEWIS,
THOMAS F. WHITE,
CHARLES J. BYRNE,
CHARLES H. POLAND.
A 90 t. Board Of Relief.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-22

w. R. Fox. 1s5 w. Washington St,
Nob1esville, Ind, says: "After suffer
ing many months with kidney trouble,
after trying other remedies and pre-
scriptions, I purchased a box of Foley
Kidney Pills which not only did me
more good than any other rem edies
ever used, but have positively set "rny
kidneys right. Other members of my
family have used them with similar
results Take at the first sign of kid
ney trouble F. B. Brill. Stratford ave-
nue. and Sixth street. *135
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-22
SAFE AND SANE
ADJUSTMENTS FOR
WORKING GIRLS

Washington, Jan. pa movement
to provide safe and sane amusements
for working girls took definite. shape
here late yesterday afternoon follow
ing a meeting of the Monday Evening
Club at which the class of ragtiTne
nlayed by the United States Marine
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ROBINSON FAILS
ON FIRST BALLOT
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE)

son eXeu ed his strength ON the iirst
ballot, and the 63 votes he +ecelv "a
Oh the ballot today will be the highest
cast for hin.
It is claimed that many Of the legs
'latcrs pledged Themselves. o Cover
nor Rcbin.c1l for the first l'sllot only,
AMI shat tiley are nc,N free to vote IS
;hev nlease. GovernCle R9biris-1n S
campaign managers ella III the same
conditions exists wi h the other candl-
dates, and with the. scattering vote
which will ccme to him today, he Will
be a easy w:nnac. WITH Thu: condi-
ton existing, L.rle Rock Will nave
another nig.t OF political frenzy, even
more strenuous than those Of Sunday
ana Monday. Ever member Of the
General Assembly is being importun-
q, to change to one or TIE CHER can
didag c., bu from the present outlook,
few are dcsetthg the ship in which
they left port.
TIE balloting will begin at noon 90
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We insure against such
Hazard. Cost is small.
r. Fl, M. MILLS & SONS
Phone 29.

3O3 and 3o4 Citizens Bank Building
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Insurance Companies
y Invest In Health
More Than So, 900 Spent Last Year
by Fraternal, Labor and
Other Organizations.

About $3,O0G,000 Wa: spent last year
by fraternal organizations, labor I'M
ions and insurance companies in spe-
cial funds for the treatment of their
tuberculosis members and policy hold
ers, according to a statement issued
today by The National Association for
the Study and Prevention OF Tuber-
culosis.
Sanatoria for the care Of tuber-
culosis memDers of such oTganiZa-
tion: have been established by four
fraternal orders, The Royal League at
Black Mountain, N. c., the Modern
Woodmen of America at Colorado
Springs, the Independent Order of
Fores'ters at Rainbow Lake, n. Y,
and the Workmen 5, Circle at Liberty,
N. Y. The Loyal Order Of Moose have
voted to erect sanatCrium and the
Order of Owls is considering the pro-
ject. The Odd Fellows, Elk, Knights
of ;Pythias and Knights OF Columbus
have all voted unfavcIably against
national sanatOria but have in each
case made some provision for the
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-29

bill of exchange, or promissory note,
for the benefit of either himself or
Of such person, firm or corporation;
nor shall any person, knowing that a
false statement in writing has been
made, respecting the financial con-
dition or means or ability to pay, of
himself, or such person, firm or cor
poration, in which he is interested, or
for whom he is acting, procure, upon
the faith thereof, afor. thes 9henefit
either Of himself, or of such person,
firm or corporation, either or any OF
the things Of benefit mentioned here
inabove; nor shall any person, know
ing that statement in writing has
been made respecting the financial
condition or means or ability to pay OF
himself or such person, firm or cor
poration, in which he is interested, or
Efor whom he is acting, represent on Il
later day that such statement there
tofore made, if then again made On
said day, would be then true, when
in fact said statement if then made
would be false and procure upon the
iait Thereof, for the benefit of himself,
or of such person, firm or corpora
ton, either or any of the things or
benefit mentioned hereinEefore.'
The penalty prescribed is fine OF
not less than 5000 nor more than ST.
oOo and Imprisonment for not more
/ than twelve months.
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LOCAL MEASURES
OCCUPY SENATORS
Bill to Prohibit Sale of Soft
Drinks Near Meeting
Places.
ADOPT HOUSE TACTICS
All Local Bills From the House Are
Referred to the Proper
Committees.
ADOPT HOUSE TACTICS

Little Rock, Jan. 2S.~Thc Senate
this afternoon, relaxing from the
strain OF q Senatorial confess, rocked
along for an hour en- local measures
AMI adjourned for The day. Before
adjournment President Oldham an
nounced as Senate members of the
committee to visit the State Tnber-
culosis hospital, Senators CarlLee,
Calvert, Greathouse, Christian and
Ha{'ris. AS three members of this
committee are Robinson supporters,
and one IL Bull Mooser, while Chair
main Carl-lge is Il Kirby supporter, lie
announced tie committee would leave
to visit the san Iarium his morning,
but the other members kleclareI il
would take the sergeant at arms to
get them our of Little Rock until the
hast ballot in the Senatorial race.
The Senate passed special acts re-
renllng the Sewer county fncing dis
trict, an act to permit he county
court of Union county to pay $1,000
fir a. memorial fountain, in the coui t
house yard the Sain bill permitting
railroads to issIe ock IN amounts as
low as $780, and IA Chlcot county spec
ial school district act.
The most interesting thing of the
afternoon was when tle Senate was
considering me Dickinson House bill
prohibit, Ing the, sale of soft drinks
within certain distance of meetings
fer public worship. This WAS raa(
twice and Senator Covington asked
hat it be sent to the committee on
Militia. Objection WIS raised to this
and it was suggested that the TEN
perance committee was more praper
Senator Covingtem asked who was OF
the Temperance committee, end Sen
ator jacobson replied that he was {
member, anlf Coving consent ed t,
such a reference, Wh lie the Senate in
dulgd in a good natm ed Laugh n
around.
The balance of tie afternoon Thu
Senate considered SUCH matters az
passing an act to prevent fish lnile
caught in Lake Enterprise, Ashley
county, with anything but a hook, MOI
more than 80 IN Cna lay by one per
son and all fish lest: rtpn inches ii
length to be thrown back into the
lake.
The Senate has begun to asopt the
same tactics as tie House. TIE Sen
Il G has been lusIaing local matters
through without reference to com
miJteGs, merely uPon the acceptance
of responsibility by tn members whG
introduce them, and when these Local
bills resch the House they We're refer
ed 20 committees. The Senate Is
now doink Gkew tse with House meas
ures which are reported in that body
Through an adverse report by TIE
Judiciary committee the Greathoust
anti lobby bill was killed.
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BILL TO PREVENT
OVER-DRAFTS
Provides Fine For Violation
Unless Cashier Of Bank
Is Notified.
TO CATCH CROOKS
Another House Bill Provides Penalty
For Making False Statements
TO Obtain Credit.

Little Rock, Jan. 2S.-Considerable
interest was aroused in the House by
bill introduced by Representative
Baxter of Washington county, prohi-
biting the giving of overdrafts except
under certain conditions. Some OF
the members at first thought that they
would be sent to the penitentiary ev-
cry time they happened to give a
check for a few dollars more than
their balance in the bank, and they
began playing the interesting game o.
exempting their counties from the
provisions of til chill.
But Mr.. Baxter asked them to de-
sist until they understood the bill
and then he predicted that none OF
them would not in any way embalass
an honest man.
The bill was read twice and refer
red to the committee on Banks and
Banking. 1t prohibits checks and oy-
Vi vi Gus uhiCoo tiiS I'"i " '1oOA'
overdraft, has funds to cover same
has made prior arrangements with the
bank or shall Immediately make a de
post to cover the same, when notified
by the ca;hier. The bill classes as
overdrafts checks given on an account
which is later withdrawn without fill
ing with the bank outstanding checks
which may Ire excused by the pay
ment of the checks.
The penalt ypre2cri5ed for viola
ton is a fine of $25 to $500 1t seeks
] to catch three classes OF crook thu
man who claims to have authority tf
draw checks OF drafts On firms anc
cashe,s them when he has no author
gives checks knowing he has not sui
ficent funds to cover them; the maI
who buys goods Or cashes checf
with money in bank and later with
draws it, knowing the checks arc
out, without informing the bank.
Another bill designed to catch thoss
who would defraud is House Bill No
1893, introduced by Mr.. Gray, "prohl'
biting the making or use OF falls!
statements to obtain property OF
credit, or for the extension Of credit
or discount.
1t provide sthat mo person shal
knowingly make or cause 70 DC
made either directly Or indirectly, OF
| through any agency whatever, any
false statement in writins, with in
tent that it shall he relied upon, re-
specting the financial condition, Oh
means Or ability to pay, or himself
or any other person, firm CT corpora"
tion, in whom he is interested, or foi
whom he is acting, for the purpose
of procuring in any for mWhatsoever
either the delivery Of personal prop
erty, the payment OF cash, the max
ing of a loan or credit, the extension
of credit, the discount OF an account
receivable or the making, acceptance
discount. sale or an endorsement OF 3
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-29

care OF tuberculosis members IN al
ready existing institutions near their
homes.
Among the labor unions, the PRINT
crs and the Printing Pressmcn are the
only two national bodies having Tub
crcuo:is sanatoria, the former at
Colorado Springs, and the latter at
Rogersvillc, Tennessee, Active pro-
naganda against tuberculosis among
their members are carried on also
among the Cigarmakers Union, the
National brotherhood of Operative
Potters, the Photo-EngraveI:, and
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-29

several other similar groups. In some
of the unions funds are set aside for
the care of sick members.
Insurance companies ere also ell
gagged in Tuberculosis campaign.
The Metropolitan Insurance Company
is building santarium at Mt Nc
Gregor. n. Y, and is spending large
sums every year in caring for it's sick
policyholder:. The Equitable, Prud-
entail, Postal and several others OF
the large companies are carrying on
active educational campaigns among
their policyholders.
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DINE BLUFF
ROGRESS
ROSPERITY
GENERAL DAN SICkLES

The fate OF General Daniel Sickles
il his old age is pathetic says the
Arkansas Democrat. Here is IA Civil
War hero who has bccn hono.eA by
G, ever 100000 wiohcGt acccp ing a
cent for 4 S services .ls is now
charged with not accounting foI over
$4,000 and has bcen indeed by a
New York grand jury
General Sickles las hal q spectacu
La career.
The announcement cf Mrs Helen d.
Lcng :treet, widow of the famous Con-
feGcrate general, that sil will raise the
alleged lhol age from among the
"racgl and MANNED followers of Lee
illustra how secionalism has been
broken down.
Here we have the offer Of IL widow
6 Il Sou hern warrior Offering to all
Northern ma. tial hero in his days
of trouble.
My husband always spoke Of Gen.
cral Sicklss as the hero OF Gettys-
burg says Mrs. Lonstreet. They
Wee opposed to oEch other in ga,
d'eeiding battle of the war, and Gen
cal Longstreet in the last autogs aph
lstter ne ever wrote, September ~
1902, TO General Sickles, 4oll him ,hat
the taking of Peach Orchard by
SICK es' corIs won the battle for the
Union forces.
it should not fall 10 the duty of Tx
help General Sic lles in his old age
bu we glory in lAe sentiment, tA'
generosity of tn ncble woman MO ha
expressed her intentions of aiding tn
81 2zied veteran now in trouble.
Tie sheriff who was directed to ar
rest the old general started sub
scr ption to pay his alleged deb,s.
TIE sheriff says he spenj $500 i
getting "a $4,000 bond for the oil
Warrior, not wanting to lock him up
He i: 80 years old.
People who have followed the c.
rcer OF General Sicklss since the da
&c killed handsome public official
Wash ngton for alleged improper a
tontians to 4ne generals wife, al
ten publicly announced that |
wcpld take her home ard protect ne
l.scause she needed the protection
loving husband, see in the life
this 80 year old hero OF Civil w;
Cay; an illustration of ups and dow
OF human existence.
oso---
+. r. German, of Mayfield, KY,
il the city the guest of his daughte
Mrs I, e. Griffin, at No. 9lS IVES
Gcca5id avnn1Ie
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-29

morrow with both houses in joint
session. There will be little delay
this day wi h me nomination speec1 es
and the solor:l VIII set right dcWn 10
mainess.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-29
GAS EXPLOSION
SKATERS HOME

Fort Smith, Jan. 1.-THE home OF
J. p. Mckinney was demolished at
6:45 this morning by an explosion OF
natural gas which had accumulated
beneath the floor from leaking SER
vice pipe. The house was rent by the
also lifted several feet off it's founda-
tons, it's destruction being complete
ed by crashing down on the founda-
ton piers. The entire family was
knocked down and bruised, but only
two, a boy of 8 and baby, were seri-
ously hurt. Fire broke out in the
ruins but was eXtinguished