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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-01
INSURANCE COMPANIES
CLOSE MISSOURI OFFICES

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 1.-More
than ninety insurance agents of this
city, representing the fire insurance
companies which have decided to sus-
pend operations in Missouri, closed
their business here at midnight. The
agents had instructions from the
home companies to sign no policies
from today on.
The agents wrote hundreds of poll
cies yesterday. One agent is said to
have written $S,0OO.0o0 insurance dur
ing the day
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-01

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-. May l.
Superintendent of Insurance Revelle
announced today that more than
thirty foreign fire insurance compa-
MES have notified him that they will
not leave the State on account of the
Orr Insurance law.
1t was because of this statute that
most of the companies in the Western
Insurance Union and in the Western
Insurance Bureau agreed to cease
writing policies in Missouri after
April 80.
Mountain advocate., 1913-12-26
Something to Be Thankful For.

In her dressing room one evening
Sarah Bernhard summoned one OF
her attendants, and ordered her to
bring some peaches from the nearest
shop. Either the maid misunderstood
the order or she thought, as the say
ing goes, That any old fruit would
do" for she came back a few minutes
later with half dozen plump. juicy
pears in a basket.
At the moment, Bernhard was de-
claiming to a friend about the dearth
of good new plays, and anybody
would have thought she was too alb
sorbed in her lamentations to notice
the maids mistake. She took a pear
from the basket slowly and, appar.
emily, unconsciously. and the maid
turned to leave the room.
In an anlpcky moment. the. girl
paused at the door and looked round.
Then, with astonishing swiftness and
accuracy OF aim, Bernhard raised
her hand and the pear new through
space. smashing itself to juicy pulp
on the girls face.
Thank heaven!" was all she said;
thank heaven it wasn't an applet"
Mountain advocate., 1913-12-26
EFFECTS OF LIGHT on EYES
No Actual Data to Prove That Artif'
eiai Light Is More Discomfort
Ing Than the Daylight

Not all the radiant energy which en-
tiers the eye is active in the process oi
producing the sensation OF light. No
doubt it is fair TO assume that at least
this inactive" enerpgy is absorbed by
the eye media and transformed into
heat, says the Electrical World. This
should cause an increase in tempera
ture in the eye, which has led some tt
hold that this is the cause of irritation
and fatigue. There is a general feeling
that artificial light is more fatigulns
than daylight, which contains far less
energy per lumen-second than the
light from ordinary artificial illumin
ants. OF course, If 1t be true that
artificial light under the same condi
tions of diffusion, intensity, surround
ings, retinal adaptation. etc. is really
more irritating and fatiguing than
daylight, it is wise to look to the spec
trail character of the radiation as a
probable cause. However, there are
no actual data which prove that artifi
cial light is more discomforting than
daylight when all conditions excepting
the spectral character of the radiation
are the same.
Mountain advocate., 1913-12-26
BUMPED HIS sELF-concEIr
Young Lsdy's Reason for Choosing
Escort Not Exactly What He
Hadslrnspined u 10 Be.

Mr.. Blank we've got to call him
that because he's really o very decent
fellow, and he'd kill us II we told
his real name) is first tenor in a glee
club. He sings In a choir, too. Every.
body likes him.
The other night bunch OF young
people met for a social session
certain house in the suburbs. Do
ate and danced and they sang And
when II was all over the prettiess
young woman there-she hadn't been
escorted thither by any chosen cav.
alier-said:
Il walk home, but it's lonesomo'
walk and I'm afraid. There have
been holdups in this part of town. So
l choose Mr.. Blank to SEQ me safe
home" On the way home Mr.. Blank
was considerably swelled up. The
prettiest girl had chosen him from
crowd of personable bachelors. and
his feelings Of self-satisfaction we're
excusable. He couldn't resist saying:
why did you think was the
strongest and bravest man there to
night?"
Il didn't" answered the girl II
picked you because | knew you could
boiler the udest!"-Cleveland Plain
dealer.
Mountain advocate., 1913-12-26
HARNESS FOR THE AvlAToRs
safety Device Made Of Leather straps
Can BE Released In Few seoonds---
Other Good Features.

A safety harness for aviators has
been patented by a New York man,
and II has some very good features
Straps NJ around the airman's shout
ders and chest. the latter straps. OF
course, passing under his arms. These
straps are buckled to the framework
of the aeroplane and hold the operator
securely in his seat. The entire har
ness is Joined at one point, in the cen
ter OF the wearer's chest, and can be
opened instantly by pulling out a pin
that holds the ends OF the straps to
gether on the stud. This feature is
Mountain advocate., 1913-12-26
HAD ~rHE GOODS" ON GERALD
Her Sex, Was an Eager Witness
Against Small Brother.

Geraldine was a meaning patient,
and her twin brother. as physician-in-
chief was dosing her, to their gu.
preme delight, when their mother
CHANGED TO observe them. Being a
Christian Scientist, she told them
that they must not play sick"-they
must play pleasant games.
A few days later Geraldine ran to
her mother. shocked and Mortified,
exclaiming: Mother, Gerald said an
awful bad world"
The mother turned toward the boy,
who had sulkily followed his sister,
and who now sturdily declared:
Il didn't"
Yes. he did, too" protested the
girl, dropping her voice TO Sc
pulchral whisper. "He said Doc
tor"
Mountain advocate., 1913-12-26
LEAVES END on YOUR CIGAR
Invention Of Brooklyn Man That Poe
slbIy May Add Greatly to Comfort
OF Man Who Smokes.

There is a possibility that before
long the smoker will not have to cut
or bite the end of his cigar, says the
New York Times. A patent has just
been awarded to n Brooklyn man on
device which inserts close to the
end of the cigar which goes in the
mouth an aluminium spring about a
half inch long. This spring is inserted
dfagonally aud the coils are said to
force the filler tobacco apart so that
the cigar draws much better than
when the end is cut of. This spring
is let in the cigar while II Is being
smoked. II is said to be especially
useful IN short filler" cigars and to
stop smokers from chewing on them
to get a better draft II is contended
that cigar so equipped are more san
itary than others in that II does away
with T. need OF using public cutters
in the stores. Neither will the wrap
per Ghow the tendency to unrpll that
is common in some cigars after the
end has been removed. TIE inventor
OF the machine claims that II will per
forate and insert springs in 10000
cigars a day and will requi-o only one
operative to do the work. The COM
mercial value is said to depend on the
willingness of the smoker to pay a lit
tie more for these cigars to Offset the
additional expense incurred by the
manufacturer
Mountain advocate., 1913-12-26

what good ones he used to MAKE him
self.
Il know IT," said Mehitabie. He
wanted TO make some himself, when
we we're FIRST married, but vetoed that.
l wasn't goin' to have a man messin'
round maxim pies. and wasn't gcin'
to have him eatin' OF 'em after they
were made. Pies Amt good for him.
But declare dunno what does make
him act so kind OF spiritless. told
him today | thought he'd better make
a resolution for the New Year and
stick to II. and see II It wouldn't put
some spunk into him"
Pretty soon she went home. I could
see she was real kind of troubled. She
always did think a good deal Of Lem
uel in spite Of everything.
The next day was Now Years, and
In the afternoon Mehitable came In
again. She didn't have her SEWN as
she generally did, she was a very in
dustrious woman. She Jest sat down
and begun twisting the fringe OF her
shawl as IL she was real nervous. Her
face was puckered up, too. II dunno
what to make of Lemuel." said she.
finally.
Why, what's the matter?" said 4.
kind of scared.
He says he's made a resolution rvr
the New Year." said she, and thar
he's goin' to keep It,"
l. a. .ofz
81 dunno" said she.
well, II it's a good one, you don't
care. do your" said |. land 1t couldn't
be anythin' but a good one II my broth
err made It,"
81 dunno what II is" said she.
Wont he tell?'
NO. he won't. l can't get a word
out OF him about 1t. He don't act like
himself"
Well, | must say never saw such a
change as come over Mehitable and
Lemuel after that. He wouldn't tell
what his resolution was, and she
couldn't make him, though she almost
went down on her knees. 1t began to
seem as IL she was fairly changin'
characters with Lemuel, though she
had a spell of bein' herself more'n
ever at first. tryin' to force him to
tell what that resolution was. Then
she give that up. and she never asked
him where he was goin', an he could
come in my house an sit jest as long
as he wanted to. and she bought him
a short-tailed coat and some store col.
lars and shirts, and he looked like an
other man. He got to stayin' down to
the store nights, an talkin' politics
Mountain advocate., 1913-12-26
Flxlnu the Blame.

"Auntie, when you were a young girl
were you very pretty?"
Yes, my child, very pretty"
Were you POPULAR"
"Oh, yes, very popular. was the
belle Of the neighborhood."
Didn't any young men ever come to
call on your"
"Oh, yes, my dear Lots Of them"
Then. auntie, why is it that you
never married."
Nobody ever proposed to me. my
dear"
"cWhy not?"
q don't know. But I've often thought
1t must have been the high cost OF liv-
ing that scared the young men of In
those days."-Detroit Free Press.
Mountain advocate., 1913-12-26
Sugar as AntIseptIc.

The use of sugar as a surgical an
tiseptic is strongly recommended by
DR.. George Magnus of Munich. an EN-
inent surgeon. All saccharine sub
stances are good for this purpose. but
pure cane sugar or beet sugar is best
Its disinfecting and sterilizing quail
ties are excellent 1t is not injurious
to the blood. as has been wrongly be
lieved, and is a better preventive oil
putrefaction and contamination b.
microbes than ordinary medical anti
septics.
Mountain advocate., 1913-12-26
AnoI.nts Lived on Sand.

From tho fact tina, the teeth in the
skulls OF prehistoric men that havs
been fourd In Europe from time Il
time are much worn. a French sci
enlist has drawn the conclusion that
they lived upon food much contaml
mated with sand
Mountain advocate., 1913-12-26

with the other men real loud. heard
him myself one night, and | couldn't
believe il was Lemuel.
Well, Lemuel he never gave in, and
he never told till the next New Years
day, when he'd said he would. He'd
said all along that he'd tell her then.
I'd got most as curious as Mehitable
myself by that time, and New Years
morniu' | run over real early-they
wasn't through breakfast. | knew the
minute saw them that he hadn't told.
He said he wouldn't till he was
through his breakfast. He was most
through-was finishing up with a big
piece of mince pie, and he'd made 1t
himself. too. When he'd swallowed
the last mouthful, he looked up and he
laughed, real pleasant and sweet, and
yet with more manliness than I'd ever
seen in him.
"S'pose you want TO know what that
New Years resolution was?" said Lem
uel.
Il guess can stand 1t a while long
err" said Mehitable. Now the time had
come she didn't want to act too eager.
but | showed out Jest what felt.
For the land sake. Lemuel Rabbit.
what was it?" said l.
Lemuel he laughed again. "Well. II
wasn't much OF anythin'." he said.
in his gentle drawlin' way. Il didn't
Mountain advocate., 1913-12-26
DATING MACHINE FOR BANKS
Apparatus, Invented by Kansas Man
Has Wheels for Stamping Years,
Months and Days OF Month.

The Scientific American in describ-
ing dating machine invented by e.
e. Gregory of Central City, Kan.
says:
Mr.. Gregory's invention relates TO
dating machines. particularly for use
in banks, real estate and loan Offices.
and more particularly to an apparatus
Mountain advocate., 1913-12-26
Monument to schiapareIIl.

The king of Italy has given his
sanction TO the movement to erect a
monument by popular subscription to
the memory of the late Prof Giovanni
Schiaparelli, the distinguished as
tronomer. 1t is proposed to erect a
monument to him at his birthplace.
SayigliaEo, in Piedmont. and to place
a memorial tablet in the Brera palace
at Milan. He was connected with the
observatory of Brera for 40 years,
most OF that time as a director. To
the world at large Schiaparelli was
chiefly famous for his discovery of the
so-called canals" OF Mars in 1877.
Mountain advocate., 1913-12-26
Dating Machine.

embodying stamping wheels for the
years. months, and days of the month.
having means for advancing a prede-
termined number of days through a
single actuation OF a certain portion OF
the machine for this purpose.
Mountain advocate., 1913-12-26
Restore Historic Palace.

The School of Ameyscan Archaeol'
ogy has restored the historic palace
OF the governors at Santa Sc. N. NJ,
which was erected In 1905 and was
occupied as the home of government
officers during the Spanish reglme In
the southwest.
Mountain advocate., 1913-12-26
PISTOL SHAPED FLASHLlGHT
Handle Serves to Garry Battery While
at End Of Barrel Is Placed
Lamp and Reflector.

The latest novelty in the flashllght
line is this device in the form of an
automatic pistol body. The handle
serves to carry the battery while at
the end of the barrel is a battery lamp
Mountain advocate., 1913-12-26
PUMPING AnesthetIe.

Apparatus for pumping an anes-
thetlc into a persons lungs and In.
surfing the administration OF a def.
mite dose. has been invented by a
Paris doctor.
Mountain advocate., 1913-12-26
All Is Fish to the Net.

Catch anything while you we're
away on your vacation?"
Sure did 1t weighed % pounds.
You catch, anything?"
"Uh-huh. told you I would. She
weighs 1870 and her dads worth half
of street railway company. an cleo
trio lighting plant and two brewer
les"
Mountain advocate., 1913-12-26
Aviator's Harness.

practically as important as the pri
mary purpose of the harness. for there
sometimes arise emergencies when II
is imperatively necessary for the avia'
tor to leave his machine without cere
money, and instant freedom is vital.
Mountain advocate., 1913-12-26
Advance information.

Young man. we need brains in our
business"
81 know you. do That is why I'm
looking for a Job here
Mountain advocate., 1913-12-26

A novel bed mattress Is ventilated
through the sides. being composed OF
more than 1000 separate spiral
Mountain advocate., 1913-12-26

A simple remedy against coughs and an
throat irritations are Deans Mentholated
Cough Drops-5c at all good Druggists.
Mountain advocate., 1913-12-26
Good Definition.

What's free lancer?"
That's a hack writer who is earn
ing more than $12 a week."
Mountain advocate., 1913-12-26

Many a man has killed himself from
overwork inventing labor-saving ma
chinery
Mountain advocate., 1913-12-26

Don't buy water for bluing. Liquid blue b
almost all water. Buy Red Cross Ball Blue,
the blue that's all blue. Adv.
Mountain advocate., 1913-12-26

A neg type OF German hot-water
oottle Ii made OF metal. hinged In the
middle. ara so SNAPPED that Il can be
ntted 10 the curves OF tho body and
limbs
Mountain advocate., 1913-12-26

Inclnded with recently patented sun
Eogsi's Is a shade 10 save a wearer's
nose from being sunburned.
Mountain advocate., 1913-12-26
A Novelty Pocket Light.

and reflector says the Popular Electri'
city. The trigger is the switch by
which the light is controlled.
Mountain advocate., 1913-12-26
.N0TESOF
oSSCIENCESS
SAND
INVENTION
The. average watch is composed of
IT'S different pieces.

The-average watch is composed OF
IT'S different pieces.
A "feathering propeller" has been
made for dirigibles.
Geneva is building a natural history
museum at a cost of $230.O00.
Horse hair automobile tires have
been patented by French inventor
There are 2S pounds Of blood In the
body OF an average grown-up person.
Diamond production in German
Southwest Africa is reported unusu-
ally large.
A motor driven aerial propeller.
placed IN front. draws a sleigh invent
ed by a German engiDeer.
Inclnded with recently patented sun
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-06-28

\ URDAY
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-04

Speeding along South Fourteenth
street at the highest rate of speed his
four-passenger Ford was capable of
making, Kenneth Mcclure 710 North
Thirteenth street, lost control of the
machine and after skidding for half
block, it turned over, painfully, but
not seriously injuring Edward Frau
mann, 526 South Thirteenth street, a
passenger, who was pinned under the
overturned automobile. Both young
men were employees of the Mckee
Auto agency on Main street. Mcclure
was not injured
Mcclure was speeding the machine,
which is the property of the Mckee
garage, and when he struck the cross
walk at South Fourteenth and C
streets, it began to skid. He became
excited and lost control of it. After
he had gone a hundred feet, the rear
wheels sliding from one side of the
street to the other. he attempted to
release himself and jump. However
the impetus of the car threw the rear
wheels around and the machine
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-04
Speeding Car Turned
Oper--A Boy Injured
Driver Kenneth Mcclure Escapes With Few Bruises, but
His Passenger, Edward Fraumann Painfully Hurt
Being Pinned Beneath Car-Machine is Wrecked.

jumped into the air, alighting bottom
side up.
Mcclure was thrown clear of the
car, but Fraumann, who was seated
next to him, was pinned under the
badly wrecked machine. Women who
saw the accident were too excited to
give any aid although one telephoned
for the city ambulance. Men later re-
leased Fraumann from the wreckage.
Physicians examined both the young
men and 1t was found that Fraumann's s
wrist and hip were sprained. He was
badly bruised. Except for a few
bruises, Mcclure was not injured.
Mcclure claims that he was unable
to stop the machine because one of the
brakes was not working. After the
accident he was badly frightened and
was taken away from the scene in the
ambulance.
The machine was badly wrecked,
but can be repaired. The radiator
front was crushed in and the top de-
molished The floor of the car was
crushed in. An examination revealed
nothing wrong with the brakes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-04
Veregge Will Today
Sustained by Court
Judge Fox Orders Estate Distributed Under Terms of es
tament-Case Was One of the Most Complicated Settle
ments the Court Ever Had to Make Ruling Upon.

Judge Henry c. Fox construed the
will of Eliza Veregge, deceased, this
morning, failing to sustain the demur-
rer filed by attorneys for the Dickin-
son Trust Co, and ordering the estate
of the decedent, now under the man
agement of the trust company, to be
distributed according to the provisions
of the will.
This decision closes the final chap
ter of one of the most complicated set
Elements ever made in the Wayne cir
cult court. The will was executed May
"a, 1906, and Mrs. Veregge died Au-
gust 8, 1912. The last will made by
Mrs. Veregge was shortly before her
death though this was declared invalid
in the Wayne circuit court last winter
on the grounds that the testatrix was
of unsound mind and undue influence
was used upon her in making the will.
The original will. execute din 1906,
was then probated.
Purchases Rumeiy Stock.
According to the provisions of the
first will fifty shares of stock in Gaar-
Scott and Co, were bequeathed to the
Dickinson Trust Co, which company
was requested to hold the shares in
trust and distribute the dividens on
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-04

automatically unlocks the machine for
the next voter.
Where The Danger Lies.
Should a voter fail to so unlock the
machine, a half dozen men may go in
to vote and there is enough vibration
in the keys to leave the impression
that they are voting. yet by their not
knowing that the turning of the crank
Is part of the performance. and nee
essary to properly record their votes.
they walk out in sublime ignorance OF
the fact that they have NOT voted.
hence their disfranchisement.
THE possible financial saving to
the county by their use is a myth.
Were il fact, however, IL should not
be allowed to weigh against the possi-
bility of one single person being de-
prived of his vote.
One county's Experience.
Il believe that il was in 1908 that
Bartholomew county experienced con-
siderable trouble. in fact, fully one
third of the votes cast In one precinct.
were not recorded on the machine and
could not be counted. When the deli
cate mechanism of the machine Is
considered there is no guarantee that
any mans vote will be counted. for its
delicacy and fragility suggests the
possibility of il soon being put out of
commission, and the constant repair
bill offsets possible saving, to say
nothing of the inconvenience of having
to go, in many cases. twice the dis
tance to vote.
My experience with the voting ma
chine suggests that their creation was
fo- the sole purpose of perpetuating
the power of the political Chicken
Hawks who are ever ready to devour
their prey. II for no other reason than
the fact that Perry Freeman is behind
their introduction in this county,
would have my misgivings about their
induction.
Should Keep Hands Clean.
IF the Commercial Club does not
want to have their possible influence
in the community minimized. they
should keep their hands clean from
any shady transactions as this.
May God speed the day when the
referendum and recall will be a prac-
ticaI reality. so a stop can be effective
ly encompassed TO such transactions
as this one.
We as citizens have a great duty be-
fore US; let us do it unflinchingly."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-04

the stock to her three children, John
Henry Veregge, Ida zimmerman and
Winfield Veregge. After the will was
executed Mrs. Veregge sold the stock
in Gaar-Scott and Co, receiving s12,-
600 in cash and 106 shares of stock in
the Rumely Co. With the money Mrs
Veregge bought bonds from the trust
company amounting to $3.50 and also
purchased fifty shares of preferred
stock in the NJ. Rumely Co, paying
for the latter $4,s53.S9. At the time
of her death she still possessed 81 ,16s.-
0s in cash.
In spite of the depreciation of the
value of the stock of the NJ. Rumely
Co, her estate now in the hands of
Dickinson Trust Co. is worth approx
mately 10000 which is to be immedi-
ately distributed to John Henry
Veregge, Ida zimmerman and Ida Gun
derman who inherited the share her
father, Winfield yeregge, would have
received had he lived.
Had the decision been the reverse
the funds would have been kept in
trust by the Dickinson Trust Co. and
the sum Of approximately $500 would
have been distributed annually to the
three heirs