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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-07-01

purpose after ten days written no
#tice to the members, mailed to their
book address. AS soon after the pub
LEGATION Of this charter as is prac-
ticable the stockholders thereof
shall meet and elect board OF d.
rectors who shall hold office for one
year or until their successors are
elected and duly qualified, which
said election shall take place on the
first day of July 1917, unless sad
date should be legal holiday, III
which event said election shall De
held On the first secular day there
after. The officers Of the corpora
tier s!l5..l a president, vice pfesl-
dent and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to o"
elected each year from amongst the
board Of directors and by sa1u
hoard. At all stockholders meetings
each share of stock, present or rep
resented by written proxy, snail pc
entitled to one vote, and a maJoflty
of the votes east shall elect. As soon
after each election Of board OF o.
rectors as is convenient the sala
hoard shall meet and elect the Of
.f,ears The said board Of directors
shall, have in addition to the powers
Of general management, the power
.tr / Ia ;netifIIfian of suits,
The power 70 purchase, lease. mort mort
-. hypotheeaIe or sell such prop.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-04
BURTON FAILS TO CHANGE
RECALL PLAN IN CHARTER


could thus force the city clerk to re-
Quire that the signature be proven
Commissioner Ferris suggested THAI
the burden Of proof ought to rest with
the protestant, and his idea was ap
proved by the commission.
Commissioner Wesch, after his mo
ton to adjourn, In the thick Of the
debate, was voted down, repeated his
performance Of Wednesday, and left
the council chamber. The next meet
ing of the commission will be held
Monday evening at 1880.
Corporation Counsel Lawson II
questioning several municipal owner
ship provisions Of the proposed char
ter. A clause providing for municipal
ownership Of q gas plant, and author
ising the expenditure of $4,000 fol
preliminary wosk, Mr.. Lawson thinks
illegal The municipal ownership
amendment adopted by the voters
last fall has been split into sections
and distributed through the charter
In such Q way that Mr.. Lawson finds
Il hard to locate. The street railway
provisions will be debated by the
charter board next week.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-04
BLAND PREPARES FOR
ALLEGED FAKIRS' TRIALS

j. Edward Bland, assistant United
States district attorney, has SO i'm
mersed himself In astrology, voodoo-
ism. magic and clairvoyance recently
that he sees what Is going to happen
week after next by just closing his
eyes. He has been preparing the evf
dence to be presented before the fed.
eral grand jury to meet In Bay City
next week In the cases Of William f.
Smith. Lewis e. Legg and Roy o.
Eagle, accused Of using the mails to
defraud.
Judge Tuttle. District Attorney
Webster, Mr.. Bland, District Court
Clerk VOORHEES,, and Deputy U. 8.
Marshall Turner will go to Bay City,
Monday, to open the grand jury ses.
sion.
The case against the three "profes.
sors." which Mr.. Bland has been
studying. 10 interesting because of
the ingenuity with which the three
are said to have presented themselves
~ curers Of all evils. mowers of all
things, past, present and future, and
possessed Of every sort Of superau-
man power.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-04
UNIVERSITY COURSES
TO BE GIVEN IN DETROIT

Detroit school teachers will have an
opportunity the coming winter OF tax.
ing extension work under the direc-
ton Of faculty members from the Uni.
versity Of Michigan. The board OF re-
gents has granted the petition of the
Detroit teachers that extension work
be given In Detroit. as well as In Ann
Arbor. The actual date for beginning
the work has not been decided.
Six courses will be offered under
the direction Of Prof. Robert M. Wen
ley, head Of the philosophy depart.
ment. Prof. Thomas A. Rankin, of the
rhetoric department. and Prof. VIII
liam A. Prayer. of the modern history
department. These men are all prom.
inent and popular teachers, and the
courses they will offer In the class
rooms in the Central High school will
be modelled as nearly as possible on
their regular lectures in the univer-
sity.
Teachers have shown enthusiastic
interest In the work, and 270 OF them
have enrolled. Credit toward a uni.
versity degree will be given for work
regularly pursued In these sessions.
which will be held each Saturday.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-04

beans. slQi25. Corn: Fancy Maine,
Si.iO; standard. soc. Table beets. n:ssg
i40 Peas: Fancy early June vLSv:
standard. 81; soaked. to9,eG; sa a,ashs
reds. $50: Alaska pinks. slib. Tomn-
toes. S110. Marrowfat peas, u; sariy
June, si.2o; sifted early June N'@o
Feed - Jobbing prices in loo.ie.
sacks. bran. S26; coarse middlings. &2I;
fine middlings. sss: coarse. corn meai,
ssi; cracked corn. SIS; corn ana oat
Ficu-Jobbing prices: Best Michi-
gan patent. $40; straight. yt.yo; pure
rye. $3.50; spring patent. 500 per DOL
Hardware-Naiis. s2.10 case: plain
barbed wire. point. s2.25 per spool
galvanized sheets, 2t-gauge. $3.50: 70
NI5: so-gauge. $3.50 per cwt: single
Bit axes. bronzed. 1918 per doz; pol.
ished, STA per doz; black sheets; ~
and 34-gauge. s2,7o per cwt.; carriage
large, IS per cent on list: maehine
bolts. small. 10. 10 and IS per cent on
large. SIS per cent or list. -.
seed. CSC: Diamond headlight kero-
sene. love; perfection. lie; Palaeine.
isSc; Crown gasoline a.s nert isc per family
;s5SS; clear n backs nsm sSGgai. c na% Sa.
CON. IL a Csc: lard In tierces. 12hc; ket-
tie rendered, l2Ac per Id. =.
sugars-Corrected daily by w: H.
Edgar & Son: Crystal dominoes, s-,o:
Eagle tablets. 1910: cutloaf. $3.50;
cubes. s5.s5; xxx powdered, $3.50
standard powdered. $3.50; granulated
cottons, S5s5: crystal domino granu-
lated. s-lb. and 5-ib. cartons in cases.
$3.50; crystal domino. granulated. HF
cases. $3.50: diamond A, $3.50: confec-
sS.os; No 8. S. No. I. i4s5; No. 8.
$3.50 No. .. Sass: No. 10. s4.so; No II
A75; No. ~. $40; No. Is, e4.eb: No
IA, Sass; No. is. $+,65, non-caking
mixtures. So household powdered, Is
caSe ~ 20
The Detroit times., 1913-10-04
LIVESTOCK
EAST BUFFALO.
Dunning 4 stevens Live stock Report

Dunni.s 4 stevens Live stock Report
EAST BUFFALO, N. Y. Oct. q
Cattle: Receipts. Ave cars; market.
;'oS Sss! Ssse 10 isoo '0s to S ssT
b. i steers. ssSssS; coarse and plan
wsighty steers nm ',;ssg az il. ch .ass
SIS: fair to good steers. 1000 TO Liz
. .s: s4sG1as '' Se. s0V co.'s . ' $500
eHscs ssim s1w: 'sasS SS'' s: se
srs, S76o0s; medium butcher hsiferS
ss.2sG7: stock heifers. Ss9s.2s: best
feeding steers. $7@7.60: fair to good
S ST. yB ss, butcher bulls. $3.50 rs:
stock bulls. $565.50; best bologna bulls.
S5.50@S best mixers And springers.
GS Sss Rsesps to sSSd c s9 s1Ss
: s. sSsss: pi Ss.v,yi sssssa'' ''rR''.
..I snssD top SsfS sas: ". ysss
calves: s50ls.
,,.,oJ yN sDNe! sToT Txn TARP S,rcAoo
Oct. 4.-Hogs: Receipts. 10000 head:
market, slow and loc lower: mixed. and
butchers. ss.05 $3.50; good heavy. 3s:15
SssS iHusn pis: issSgiS cat sn
beeves. S7.15@s.40: cows and hslfery,
3375Qs55: stockers and feeders, $3.50
9T.s0. Texans. $500 q 100: calves. >7.7S
911.60. Sheep: Receipts. 1000 head;
market, steady; native. 43.75@4.S5;
western, $Ss0G4.40; lambs. $5.S0@740;
western. $5.s007.40.
CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND. o.. Oct. 3.-Hogs. Re-
ceipts. 1000 head; market. SC lower:
heavies, tS.50@s.76 mixed and butch
ers. 1885: pigs, S7.75. Cattle: Receipts,
10 cars: market, weak. Sheep and
lambs: Receipts, 10 cars; e7350G
Calves: Receipts. 100 head; S11.760S.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-04
LUCKY FIRE" LEVELS
ST. PAUL DEPOT
Ramshackle Station, Long an
Eyesore, Burned To Ground
Loss $250,OO0

ST. PAUL, Mimi. Oct. 4.-St
Paul's ramshackle union depot, which
has stood up under the worlds ridi.
cule for many years. IL In ruins this
morning. Fire last night and early
this morning did what the travel
going public has long awaited to be
done by the railroad companies. The
loss IL estimated at $3.50, 900.
A new depot will be built immedi.
ately. Few people were In the depot
at the time Of the fire. About eight
migrants were warned Of their
danger by q Y. w. G. A. worker, Sta
toned at the depot. and escaped.
High railroad oflcials made the an
nouncement early today that q new
depot would be erected Immediately
at a cost of 100000. The IRE last
night was today dubbed "St. Paul's
luckiest fire."
The Detroit times., 1913-10-04
GOV. FERRIS TALKS
TO CREDIT MEN
Executives Speech at Banquet
Is Largely Plea for Bust
ness Integrity

Its not surprising that any real.
loyal and substantial Democrat In
this state should have gray hair. es-
pecially II he happens to be. seeking
Office" said Governor Woodbridge N.
Ferris. before the Detroit Credit
Mems association, Friday evening.
The governor was the guset Of
honor and principal speaker at the
fall opening meeting and banquet of
the association. In the Elliot-Taylor-
Woolfenden cafe, at which were pres
ent 80 members Of the Toledo Credit
Mems association. Except for this
reference to gray hair. the governor
said nothing about state or national
politics. He made that as an after
thought to some remarks on heridity.
and explained that his own locks
had not been whitened by political
trouble. but inherited from his
forbears.
The remainder of the governors
speech was devoted to the champion
ship Of business integrity. illus
trated with references to his method
of instilling that virtue In the Fer
ris institute.
In this connection he spoke of the
efforts often made to save q guilty
man from punishment because Of his
former high standing in the COM
munity.
Because money Is returned, I
don't think an embezzler should es-
cape punishment" said he. 1.-THE
man who has enjoyed the advantages
Of good parentage and good educa-
ton is the last to whom clemency
should be extended II he goes
wrong"
Other speakers were G. A. Cole
and J. L. Haltsell. Of Toledo; Judge
Arthur T. Lacy. Frank r. Ham,
burger. Arthur e. johnson, Horatio
Is. Earl and Edgar A. Guest.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-04
PASSENGERS RESCUED
IN MID-OCEAN

PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. "A re-
variable rescue Of the passengers
and crew of the steamer Spokane. OF
the Pacific Coast Steamship company.
was reported In wireless messages
received here, today. The Spokane
sank OF Cape Lazo, B. G. The hrst
message picked up from the Spokane
stated that she was sinking fast and
appealed for aid. The steamers Dol.
phin, Minnesota and La Touche rush
cd 70 the scene. The steamer Alki
was also standing by. Lifeboats were
lowered from the Spokane and the
La Touche picked up the passenger
and crew. "
"A message from Captain White, OF
the Spokane, to the steamship ofIlces
here. states that an passenger were
saved.
The Spokane left gkagway, ALASKA,
on her regular trip, Labor Day.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-04

with the infexible purpose that moth
ing shall stop US until the nnai victory
has driven the exploiters out OF power
for good and all. until the cost OF the
magnate system 10 no longer levied on
the people In the cost or living. and
the system itself has been replaced py
= true economic democracy. This 10
the splendid task TO which the. Pro-
gressive party has set It's hand"
The Detroit times., 1913-10-04
AD,ses-7sc@N per bu; ss.ss0a7s

~, A,Ds'es-7sc0'i per bu; sa.s@s7s
s:.a.as-.Good shipping stock, $50
se..s-Dried Lims 707Xc Id.
peaches $l@l.l0: pears. l27603; TO.
ns grapes 'I.7S01s; Msissas. 3s6sis
C..iiaswer.-,lso0l.75 dos.
csSs.ss3ss@ass per a'S 81 sS' Per '0'
CAeese-whoIesale prices: Michirau
aats, lS01shc; New York, 170i7kc;
s sSs: impoM4, SGIso domestic sx.:
's ck.ss..s:-ss s ssc II Il.
Datee-Peryian. new, &c lib.
co Dsn::ss 10 S ss1c ~. Fancy. iahc0lsc
rgs.Imported 1401sc per lb.; Cali.
fornia, S5c per box
Fresh vesetabIes--Green peppers, 81
reg sgsss dos. 'fi ssias. 81
homegrown. 100 12c dos; parsley, IL q
aec per dog; tomatoes. 9oc VSl bu.
S Sr:s:. rss,sr i e: So $50; box
nst; Delawares. Alb. basket 100 2Os
ID; Niagaras, Alb. basket, 10000 10.
Niagaras. alb. basket, lsQ20c Id.
AiaSn os.ynF S.lS; bake. Ss,t. as0ssc H.
amber. 100 lie lb.; extracted, lose Id
| Hay-Detroit shippers are paying tn,
following prices for baled hay in car
lots. I. o. IN Detroit: No / timothy
l60ls.So; standard. S15Q15.5O; No.
timothy, Sl4014:60; No. i mixed. S13.5,
! Ola: light mixed, $15Q15.50; rye straw
SsQs; wheat and oat straw. S7Q7.5,
Hids.-No. I cured. lshc: No.
12he; No. 1 green bulls. i0hc; No.
cured veal kip, 16c: No. I green YEA
kip. lac; No. cured murrain. I2c: No
! green murrain. loo; No. cured caif
hhshc; No; I green calf. lsc; No.
SIC: No. tailo%, ' sxs 10; No No. > 'f hide.
&c on. No. 2 kip. and calf, lhc off
sheepskin Gas to amount wool), 6oc q 81
| Lenens--Messinas. e5.600e box.
Lisnes-Sl 0l.52 per doc.
Meisas..Rocky Fords. 7sc0Sl; osag.
-. 9s.! g. &C v.lsncia., ,s.7
O.isss-YelIow. sl.ss per blu: ,2s
per sack; Spanish, S1.4O per crate.
P1uns-e1:509L76 per bu.
Bartletts. Sl.666i.76 blu.
Pssehes--AA, .S1.2s0i.S0; A, Si0l.2s
B. t0416c per bu.
Fe.itry-springs. 140l4hc; hens, /
81: :t sssfs i 4 g isc rOostsrs ic9
~ SiscSpSies"Ss.ss 8 Us per i crsts u
Pstatsss-Car lots, track Detroit. n
bags, 70Q7tc: In bulk. s5d70c blu.
SWEET Poeatees--vlrgfnia. e22602.3
Dbl; Jersey e3.2b Dbl; ei.2Ss bu. y
Tensw-Nc: !; &c; No; 2: SIC Id.
( Caopca 9eees-Applss, gals, ts2st
$50; tsksd hsanA, lib. 500 S0e; Linz
The Detroit times., 1913-10-04

sufferers there II such . place % the
big Wayne county house. with . big
hearted county behind It," says the
author. and pleads with citisens Of the
city and country to do what little they
can to make life brighter for the In.
mates.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-04

Detroit. concerns. especially II: Aneri-
ed by the report that 5000 freight
cars are to be ordered by three rail-
roads soon. The Buffalo, Rochester
4 Pittsburgh railroad will be on the
market, 1t Is said, for 5000 box and
coal cars; the Wabash Pittsburgh
Terminal for $500 coal cars, and the
Chicago & Northwestern for $500
box cars.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-04

TOLEDO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Cash. nc. Dec. 4oxc: Nay. SaSc. oats ta'
Cash. 4shc; Dec. sc; May, 47Ac. Rye:
47.s5; Dec. $3.50; March. $3.50. Aisike:
Cash. &11; Dec. and March, e102B Tim.
othy: Cash, $40: Dec. @3.47h March,
$252h.. Butter. eggs and hay: IN
The Detroit times., 1913-10-04

The second trial OF william Corlett on
. charge Of having stolen 1880
Marquette car in lakewood last
March, resulted in his conviction by
jury In Judge Murphy's court. Fri
day. The jury in the first trial dis
agreed.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-04

- esllswing Arms are PRIV.
e4ek nscharse: gumpu. .
4ess Co: y "; Noble
The Detroit times., 1913-10-04
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY

PFefeFPed STOCK Trust CeFtt1cateo,
Referring to the foregoing. notice OF
General Motors Company, checks for
mailed to the holders Of preferred stock
trust certificates Of record It the close
OF business Oct: Is. 1913:
Agent for Voting Trustees. Adv.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-04
HITTER AND EGGS.

Butter-Extra creamery. sic: cream.
cry firsts, soc: dairy. csc; packing. ZIG
per ID.
Eggs-Receipts. 6l9 cases: current
receipts, cases included. 25c per dos.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-04

The Board of Directors OF GENERAL
MOTORS COMPANY has declared the
semi annual dividend Of Three and
One-half (Sh%) Per Cent. on the Pre-
ferred stock OF the Company, payable
Nov. I, 1919, to the Stockholdsr0 OF rec.
ord at the close of business Oct. u.
1918. JAMES T. SHAW, Treasurer.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-04
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

DETROIT. Oct. +-Openinv: Wheat
In the Detroit market opened quiet
and unchanged on Saturday. Liver
pool was steady and Chicago had
Saturday: Cash No. 2 red wheat, csc;
December. sshc: May, $1,000 No.
The corn market is quiet and easy
yellow and 73c for No. 3 yellow. Oats
are steady and In good demand at A y
for standard. ++c FOR cash No. white
sna :ss f0s Ss at sss h or e sss No.
Beans are easy at $l.S5 for immediate
and prompt shipment. $3.50 for Octo-
Der and $l.75 for November. Clover
s sssr % A. for R R.%s sSd So
for prime October alsike. Timothyseed
Is steady at $2.40 and alfalfa at $50
Grain receipts at Chicago saturday:
lA cars. May wheat In Chicago open
Slg7INc. and oats al AZ D isc Wheat
In Liverpool closed unchanged and corn
unchanged to Nd higher.
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
CHICAGO, Oct. S-Wneat opened
steady with the cable tS o but 1T. took hou;
Of trade on the heavy northwestern re-
ceipts and favorable weather coLdi
tons.
SOIu open0o easier Win WeutneI kS'
vorable for marketing. and went down
with wheat.
Oats opened hrm, but declined Nc IA
the early trading. Buying was good
on the dip.
steady In the early trading. with the
hog market steady.
CHICAGO GRAIN.
CHICAGO. Oct. 3.-Opening-Whea
December steady; May down nc. Corn:
December NC: May steady. Oats: De-
cember up Nc; May not quoted. Pro-
Noon-Wheat: December down &c:
May down &C. Corn: December down
NC; May down hc. Oats: December
down &c; May down hc.'
Close-Wheat: December down NC:
May steady. Corn: December down
NC: May down Nc. Oats: December
down Nc; May steady. Provisions:
Steady, shading lower.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-04
PRODUCE

Price changes on Saturday were not
particularly important, perhaps tho
most so being a further shading or In
poultry quotations. Receipts are fairly
liberal and a. dressers are practically
name their own figures. The feature
OF the market otherwise 10 the album
dance Of peaches. The late crop il
proving to be large one. and with
the diminished demand prices Are un-
usually low. Pears are also In good
supply. but apples and grapes are not
20 plentiful.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-04

share sales reported for The
= 141t; Amer. Zinc. 100; Arts.
z 20; Butte 8 Dalak., 2sb; Butte
m ~: Cal . Arix.. SCI; Cal.
a lSe. lbe: Frankiin MinIns.
~ QPook Coal, iss: Kerr
The Detroit times., 1913-10-04

3 per cent Time money: ~ per cent
for six months. Mercantile paper: ~
per cent Bar silver: London. 20 7-lsth
pence: New York. 61kc. Demand ster-
ling: S4SS.a5
The Detroit times., 1913-10-04

p: "a r; Ct iona Sssi a. :.sAs -'
The Detroit times., 1913-10-04
ELGIN BUTTEN
NEW YORK MONEY

EL0IN., Ill. Oct. l.-Butter va
quoted at sic today. the same price
that prevailed last Monday.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-11-22
DO IT NOW
Bismarck People Should Not Wait un.

Bismarck People Should Not Wait In
til It Is Too Late.
The appalling death rate from kid
ney disease is due largely to the
fact that the little kidney troubles are
usually neglected until they become
serious. The slight symptoms often
give place to chronic disorders and
the sufferer may slip gradually into
some serious form 5of kidney COM
plant.
If yon suffer from backache, head
aches, dizzy spells; II the kidney Sc
cretions are irregular OF passage and
unnatural in appearance, do not delay.
Help the kidneys at nee.
Doan's Kidney Pills are especially
for kidney disorders-they act where
others fail. Over one hundred thou
sand people have recommended them.
Here's a case at home:
Mrs. Josie Knoll, III Second street,
Bismarck, N. d., says: 1--WE have
used Deans Kidney Pills in our family
and they have been 80 beneficial that
i do not hesitate to recommend them.
l also used Doan's Kidney Pills, and
they cured Deans .backache and
strengthened my Kidneys"
For sale by all dealers. Price. so
cents. Foster-M ilburn company, Buf-
falo, N. Y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan'sAand
take no 0ther.-Adv.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-11-22

ted snicide-exerted every effort tt
keep the matter secret.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-11-22
Nearly Year After Mysterious
Disappearance Puzzle
Is Solved
Letters Reach wife TELLING Of
madmdD'S Determination
TO End Life
Pictures Awful Horrors That
Continually 1eemed In
Ills Brain

The following from the Boston Jour
nal explains the disappearance o.
Frank B. Tracy about one year ago
He was for a time editor of a pap
ers at Langdon and was on the Tribune
staff during several legislative SEES.
sions and was a legislative co%rrespon-
dent for Twin City papers. He also
wrote stories for the popular maya
zines working his life in North Dako-
Ia. His friends in this state have
been perplexed by his strange disap-
pearance which is now accounted for.
tim glad the story is out, this
frghtful suspense Over-that the
world knows all about it-how my
husband met his death, and why!!"
So declared Mrs. Frank B. Tracy
last night, in discussing the tragic
end OF her husband, formerly editor
in-chief of the Boston Transcript,
whose death almost a year ago was
not known to any but his most intim-
ate friends and business associates,
until yesterday.
why it has been kept a secret, why
it has been suppressed, and the facts
surrounding it, | do not know" ex-
planned Mrs. Tracy. II have been
DESTROYS of having it made known to
the world, for the agony | endured in
answering queries about my husband
was almost un%bearable.
4 Last Thanksgiving night he left
the Butled Hospital in Providence,
where he had been under treatment
for insanity, boarded the New York
bound steamship Tennessee in Provi-
dence and, after writing letters Of
farewell to myself and his brother,
jumped overheard"
But despite this desire on the part of
Mrs. Tracy to have the facts made
public, they have been suppressed.
Not n word Of Mr.. Tracy's death
was ever published in a Boston news
paper, or in any newspaper elsewhere
Furthermore, those who did know of
it and were cognizant of the facts
that he had lost his mind and commit
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-11-22
suTRo BATHS At AUCTION.

San Francisco, Cal, Nov. 21.-The
Sutro Baths, which for years have
shared the fame of the Cliff House
and Seal Rocks as among the most
interesting places to be seen by all
visitors to San Francisco, were put up
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-11-22
hen COOP
SAYS CHICKENS FLEW
IN TO GET WARM

st. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 21.-A police
man In the outskirts of the city saw
a man whose form was anything but
a perfect thirty-six. His coat looked
as if ONE tailor had settled an old
grudge in the general fit, and he fid-
geted along like a person who is har,
boring q pee.
Suspicious, the officer pursued the
man and lifted his coat. Three fowls
cackled gratefully to the ground. The
officer asked for an explanation and
the portable hen coop informed him
that the chickens few into his coat
to get warm.
The police regulations prohibit the
belief of anything as rough as that
and the man was arrested.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-11-22
EATS NOTHING
FOR over MONTH

Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 21.-Chas.
B. Champion, grain man of Fort
Worth, is boasting about a fasting
feat which he believes surpasses III
long-distance records in the abstin-
ence line. But he did not go out to
win any "non-eats" record primarily.
His health was poor. He had read
that the, stomach was frequently abus-
ed by the callous and Indifferent man
nyer in which It is byd1rldened with more
or less i%ndigestible substances, and
decided TO give 1t a rest.
He concluded a little trip back to
nature" would produce desirable. re-
suits. He took his family with him
to the mountains Of Pennsylvania and
there emulated the ,mendicant who has
"had nothing to eat for three days"
But he went the average street cor
ner solicitor of aims one better. Al
so, he We'd with d certain brand Of
medical wizards who had gone without
food longer than the ordinary man
cares to.
For fifty-one days he took no food
and drank only water. At the end If
his fasting period, although he had
lost thirty-nine pounds in weight, he
was declared physically sound by ply
%sicians. During his fast he exper-
fenced no discomfort and spent en-
joyable days whipping the streams
near his camp for trout and in long
tramps over the country.