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The chronicle=news., 1913-02-18

4 hundred thousand British babies
die yearly for lack OF adequate health
regulations. Prof. BENZ. Moore told
the medico legal society.
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-18

when baby suffers with Group
apply aud give DR.. Thomas Electric
oil at once. Safe for children. A l!itlC
goes n long way. 25c and soc. At all
drug stores.
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-18

"Doan's Ointment cured me of &C.
zcmh that had annoyed me for n long
time. The result was lasting.''-Non
). w. Matthews, Commissioner Labor
Augusta, Me.
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-18

Mobile and return .... $58. 90
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Lake City. Fla. and return SIS. so
Augusta. Ca. and return SEQ. 35
Savannah. Ca. and return .$66 20
Thomasville. Ca. and return S64 SO
New Orleans and return E. ..S44 90
Meridian. La. and return BAG. 40
Deming. N. NJ. and return S33. 80
Carlsbad. N. NJ. and return S23. 95
Charleston. s. c.. and 70 turn $65. IS
Austin. Tex. and return .S3l 80
Beaumont. Tex. and return .S35 20
Brownsville. Tex. aud return SAG. 80
Corpus Christi. Tex. and re-
turn ....'... .1SO oo
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El Paso. Tex. and return $50 so
F. Worth. Tex. and return .S23 60
Galveston. Tex. and return .s35 60
Houston. Tex. and return .S33 80
Waco. Tex. and return -. S27 20
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-18

On sale daily to April 30. 1913.
Final return limit June /. isi3.
Liberal stopover privileges. II You
are contemplating 4 southern trip.
hav" n little chat with Little about
II.
The chronicle=news., 1913-02-18

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-14

Steve would realize that the
diminishing room was growing
smaller and smaller.
He could easily imagine what
would happen when the walls
would come flat together. But
he hoped he would be but .
cindcr by that time. The sides
Of the cell were already at Whit
Laat from, tho continuous CIR
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-14
BY ROBERT CARLTON BROWN

.sNsEzl Steve would realize that the
I. diminishing room growing
- VFR,H 49, smaller and smaller.
- He could easily imagine wha,
would happen when the walls
would come flat together But
sss@@~---- he hoped he would be but
cindcr by that time. The sides
of the cell were already at white
heat from the continuous cur
cnt The air he brcathcd was fire. His lungs ached
weaker man could not have stood it; but Shadow
steve trained TO hardship he pu, up manly fight
Then he heard voice kissing hate through the small
aperture at the top. And YOU die You doGl chuccd
he dwarf through the hole 1T is always the fate Of those
Who try to pry into my secrets must now, and when
come back will select the best Of your ashes and send them
Your MASTER Dick Dobbs the arch enemy Of gang.
wish could croai; him and cut out his tongue"
Squirrel Brady leaves after delivering his pccclso
loosely resembling testimony taken in the Becker trial
Shadow Is almost pressed to the width and Drowned to
he complexion Of a hoccakc and is swoonng when, just
n the nick Of time he hears whisper among the he'll
ishly hurling sparks and things. The whisper IS firm
courageous repetition Of the one cnhehtcning name
Steve"
His scared cycbas roI ne cannot believe his parchcd
.ars
The whisper is repeated.
This time he is of the voice.
Could it be that help was at hand:
Notice the nice. crisp sentences posing q;
paragraphs, taking up whole line, and saving
a lot of words for the ovcrwor,cd wrtcr)
Just then crash came on one Of the steel
- walls Of his cell The metal rcycrbcracd wit
II a dcaicnng roar. and Steve suddenly stirred
II and stared round
The whr Of the dynamo and whzz Of the
sparks was still IN his head; Lu' suddenly he
realized that the power had been turned of.
"Nrc! S'Gc' Nar'"
This time the calling voice came strong tD
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-14
III.
DIPPING
THE DIPS
WITH
DICK DOBBS

XVI Was lighting for ioothold in tn
w ...-uncc writing game in New Yor
Civil stumbled on a line of work tina
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-23

one of those farms out in Iowa that you read
about. Every acre of the 800 is worth up
around 200 bones The morning he started
for Chicago he drove to Aredale in six pas
senger 1914 automobile, but he was dressed
for getting his hogs properly onto the train
and for sleeping ali night in the caboose. Ee
let the corduroy coat wrinkle all it wanted to
en- route He didn't bring any trunk along
and he was not bothered by porter with a
brush
His clothes were just right for the trip
They were comfortable and they would hold
together. But they permitted me to get only
as far as the revolving door at the Lambs
cafe, to linger very briefly inside the dining
room at the College inn and while did get
a table at Rector's-well, I'll just start at the
beginning and tell you what they did do to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-23
By ONEY FRED SWEET.

rs not your coin, but the clothes you
keep your coin in that gets you by in
Chicago's swell cafes. You may have
roll as long as from here to the middle
of next week and as broad as it is long, but
if you carry it in jeans, it's phony money
as far as the guy with the braid and brass
at the restaurant door is concerned. If you
want to sit in the middle of the picture, up
close to the girl who's singing Whadda You
Mean, You Lost Your Dog?" you've got to
be arrayed in purple and fine linen. | know
it, because l tried it out.
The other night / was a prosperous stock
man from Aredale, Ia. At least the prosper
Gus stockman, for just the one evening let
meAwear his clothes-a perfectly good cloth
cap with ear flaps that could be turned down
if necessary, a perfectly clean soft shirt with
a lot of wear to it, perfectly new sheep
skin and corduroy coat, built for prairie winds,
and perfectly whole pair of brown jeans.
The prosperous stockman wanted to retire
early, and be was willing to lend me his
clothes.
I The man who let me take his clothes owns
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-23
He Nearly Froze 10 Death.

When he finally gave me seat at table
in a nice quiet corner" I was entirely out
of harms way. There wouldn't need to be
any worry at all about my becoming "moth
and flame" victim. There We're so many
empty tables and chairs between me and the
excitement that the atmosphere out my way
had icicles in it. As if fearing l might, at
that, get peek at diaphanous gown or that
the wearer might get peek at me, the
somber walters stood in semicircle in the
middle distance.
One of the walters who tagged along
descended to ask the familiar question:
" Whadda va want?"
This was consideration, even if given In
surly way 1 responded gratefully:
81 want a cup of coffee, ham sandwich.
and piece of apple pie" He must not have
heard all of it, for when he got back he
brought only the coffee. Then he ducked, and
| had to make a bell out of the cup and spoon
to get him to bring me the check. / didn't
tip him. Soon afterward l concluded TO de-
part l was freezing to death.
Something to eat? Sure! l got 1t at that
place "down the street about block " that
the doorman at the Lambs had boosted for
There was music there, too. 1t came from
just back of the marble counter, where you
wait on yourself-the lulling clatter of the
"bang and it won't break" china that the
dishwasher was putting into condition for
another busy day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-23

block where you can go in and go up to the
counter and pick out just what you want
coffee nickel, sandwich nickel, pie"
But I want to go down here persisted,
my eyes lighting up as a woman with long
aigrette bobbing from her hat swept past me
in company with a youth whose hair was
brushed back smooth from his forehead.
want to see the people and hear the music
and have a good time. L"
The .gloved hand took frmer grip on the
revolving door. "Ill tell you," explained the
uniformed man. "This here is a private club
just private club for members"
At this juncture one of the members - ap-
peared in the doorway. He called the uni
formed man by his first name. He wasn't
seeing very good, but when he finally got
focused on me he remarked with a lurch,
"Whatha h--s going on here? Whadda va
want?"
"See?" nodded the uniformed one, grab
bing the cue, private club Now that
place down the street is about a block-you
can't help but find it,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-23

Well,' | confded, "Im looking for a
swell place-a place where there's Iot If
life. want to hear some music and get onto
the new tango and all that stuff"
NO place like that around here" he
snapped, waving me aside TO make way for
fellow with cute little bow at the back
OF his hat and girl in a cocoon wrap. whom
decided to follow along downstairs into the
College inn
AT the bottom of the stairs the check room
girls made no effort to exchange a biz of
pastepoard for my cloth cap, which l politely
removed. But no one tried to stop me-yet.
From the cabaret platform a girl was
whistling for I" Rover" l reached the middle
of the big room with its sea of small tables.
their spotless linen and shining silver gilt
tering beneath the countless eectrics. and
paused for an instant to decide which table
to take.
suddenly there was a swarm of walters
toward me- They came from every which
way. was almost trampled by the mob.
They all looked scared about something. It
was the charge of the Fright Brigade. The one
with the blacklist dress suit and the whitest
shirt front did the talking. The others stood
around in the attitude of first aids.
"Whadda va want?" snarled the inquisi-
tor. At the same time his hand shot out
and he gripped my corduroy Sleeve
"Well, now I'll tell you,' told him. II
want to eat-just come in to see the fun and
eat"
He seemed panied. All the bunch looked
scareder than ever.
81 tell you what you do" he advised,
deeply concerned. 81 tell you what You do.
You go right up the stairs there-yes the
stairs you just came down, and you'll find
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-23
Youh-That Is They Didn't KICK Him Out They Only LED
Him Out. One Caf He Found TO Be "PriOate Club and
In the One Where He Finally Got Cup of Coffee He Drank
Far, Far from the Gay and Festive Doings

The big man in uniform seemed unusually in
terested in me. He held gloved hand firmly
against the revolving door and growled;
Whadda va want?"
(That phrase became firmly impressed upon
my mind before the night was through.)
"Well, er, I-I'm--' hesitatingly tried
to answer. "I'm just lookin' around for
something to eat and something to see.'
l started in again. Again / stopped-per-
force.
What's the matter?" asked, surprised
They We're playing "Too Much Mustard"
1t listened good. Once more l gave him a
chance to stop me-and he did.
1 tell you 1 want to see the sights" I
protested. "And I want to eat"
The doorman grinned leeringly.
You don't want to pay the price they
ask in here for eats" he told me.
o. l got plenty of money" tried to as
sure him. Il did have quite bunch-for a
newspaper person.)
Not enough for here,' he said
All at once he got an inspiration.
I'll tell you what you do" he advised.
90 There's place down the street about
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-23
He Got In One Place, but

There's a Girl in the Heart of Mary
land" the orchestra at Rector's played for my
entrance as l sauntered into that palace OF
white pillars and light. o, yes, | got in at
Rectors-the Cerberus at the door was busy
calling taxi. Once in the dining room there
was the same hattering rush of walters as
| had experienced in the College inn. But
this time the one that wore the blacklist dress
suit and the whitest shirt front didn't pinch
me. lie was real deferential. He didn't say,
" Whadda va want?" In hushed tones he
asked me if | wanted to sit down. He was
politer than all git-out.
He did the best he could for me. l hope
he gets a raise. But l hope the walters that
work for him choke.
And | felt pretty good. | paid no attention
to the lifted eyebrows and stares and the
smiles. | almost felt like humming with the
orchestra. Wasn't the waiter leading me to
a table where l could sit down, order up
big feed, and join the festivities? Wasn't L
But the music of the orchestra was growing
faint. The waiter was leading me all right
he was being too enthusiastic altogether about
the leading question. He led me until the
cabaret singers and the gay folk at the tables
were far in the distance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-23

The Lambs Cafe a Private Club.
The after theater crowds were beginning to
arrive when l paused at the entrance of the
Lambs. Displaying more interest in the lights
and music within than in the big man in uni
form at the door, l started down the stairs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-23
The Walters Swarmed Upon Him.

l got as far down the street" as across
Randolph, and had proceeded a few PAGES
across the Hotel Sherman lobby when
bumped into another uniformed man. Or
rather he hurried forward to bump into ME.
Whadda va want?" he snapped, scowl-
ing
" just wanted to get something to eat,"
replied
"Why don't you go to restaurant"
scowl deepening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-23


just the place you're looking for-girls sing
ing and music and everything. Yes, right back
up the stairs there"
His long, lean fingers pinched me even
through the heavy coat l suppose I ought
to have been properly squelched by the gitta-
heloutahere look in his eyes. But l liked the
way the girl sang Whadda Va Mean, You
Lost Your Dog?"
I'd a whole lot rather stay here |
smiled This is really just the sort of place
l was looking for"
He gave a consultation glance over the
other walters, and then turned back to me.
I'm tell you," he explained very seriously.
We're going to have big party here to-.
night. Every one of those tables you see
vacant is taken.'
He began to steer me, gently but firmly.
" Yes, right back up the stairs there This
way
And it was not until l was safely out where
the night air could strike me again that he
loosened his fingers from my sleeve
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-17
Torch Wrecks Concrete

Popular Mechanics: That the oxy-
acetylene torch is an excellent weap-
on for use in wrecking concrete build
ings was shown recently in the de-
molishment of a four-story concrete
steel foundry in Chicago.
While using the oxyacetylene
torches for cutting the metal parts,
such as girders and reinforcements,
the operators discovered how effec-
lively the flame disintegrated the
concrete. Under the heat it formed
globules and ran as if it contained
water or like butter under the heat
of the sun.
Subsequently, in using the torches
for penetrating the concrete, the acct
ylene and oxygen pressures We're in
creased to 20 and so pounds per inch
respectively. The flame cut holes 21s
inches in diameter through eight-inch
concrete slabs and three-quarter-inch
iron rods in two and half minutes
The holes were cut by the torches in
the center of each floor panel and
the size was then increased by break
ing the concrete with. heavy sledge
hammers.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-17
Worse and Worse Grows
The Problem of Housing
Citizens of Ell CentrO

In spite of the fact that an army of
carpenters has been bhsy erecting
houses in town for mohths, the~prob-
lem of housing the pkople is growing
worse every day, andpeople are sleep
ing in all manner of places. AS it is
certain that the rush to Ell Centre will
be still greater after the holidays, it
is cause Of great deal of anxiety
how to take care of the new comers.
Aside from the cottages and port
able houses being erected, there are
number of apartment houses either
being opened or being erected, and the
housing capacity of the town is far
greater than it was at the end of sum-
mer, bat with the crowd coming even
faster than the houses, there is no re-
lief in sight. Meanwhile rents have
been advancing, and no better invest
ment could be found anywhere than to
build small residences for rental pur-
poses.
AS an illustration of what is being
done, Newlin & Bleniron, who last
year built dozen houses for rent are
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-17
Special Note to
"Press" Readers

Lady Cook, nee Tennessee Claf-
lin, who is admittedly a pioneer
in the feminist movement and the
agitation to introduce into social
and educational life practical
system of eugenics, has consented
to write for the United Press
series of two articles on "The A,
B, c of Eugenics," which will be
published in the Imperial Valley
Press.
The life of Lady Cook, whose
Independent fortune has made
possible her free lecture tours, is
well known, and since she first be-
gan her work fifty years ago has
been eloquent proof of her SINGER
ity of purpose and courage of con-
victiOn. Even to those who do not
believe in eugenics her articles
will furnish lines for new thought
and study. The articles will be
published tomorrow and Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-17
SPROULE EXPECTS A BIG
RUSH OF TOURISTS IN 1915

Los Angeles, Dec. 17.-Expressing
himself as well pleased with the prog
ress made in preparing the way for
the beginning of work on the new
Southern Pacific depot, President Will
liam Sproule of the Southern Pacific
returned from trip to New York,
where he held a series of conferences
with Julius Kruttschnitt, chairman of
the board of directors of the company.
He has left for San Francisco.
eve are making preparations for
the big western influx in 1916" said
President Sproule. "The exposition in
San Francisco is going to attract thou.
sands of visitors to California, and we
would have hard time handling the
exposition crowds from the east with
out present equipment. Most of the
new rolling stock which will be re-
quired to transport the coming thou
sands was ordered nearly year ago,
and it is now being delivered"
AS to the new s75O,OOO station to
be erected on the present Arcade depot
site, President Sproule stated that as
soon as the work could be started it
would be rushed forward as rapidly as
possible.
Mr.. Sproule reported that business
conditions, particularly with reference
to railway improvements and extern
sions in the East, are generally quiet.
Now that he has opened offices in Los
Angeles, the Southern Pacific execu-
tive expects to spend much of his time
in this city.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-17
Hongkong ir Opium Business

(By United Press Associations)
Hongkong, Dec. 17.-In addition to
the long standing agreement which it
maintains with the opium raisers of
India and the monopoly which it main
tains in the Straits Settlements, the
British government today set in mo-
ton plans to monopolize and to alb
solutely control the raising, marketing
and sale of opium in the crown COL
ony Of Hongkong, on the southern
coast Of China.
The new plan becomes effective on
March 1, 1914, and has been ordered
in an attempt to counteract the def
cit of $2,036,616 in Mexican in the
budget of 1914. This abolishes the
opium farm system which has been
in operation here for years.
By taking over the opium farm and
establishing an official monopoly, the
government expects to reap a profit of
$1,579,369 Mexican, which will come
within $50O,OO0 Mexican of wiping out
the dreaded $2,036,616 slump in the
governmental revenues.
Caustic criticism of this plan which
will make the crown colony a traf-
flicker in pernicious drug for profit
has called forth denials from Claude
Severn, the official administering the
government, and other Hongkong Of
ficials, who contend that the plan is
the best that could be devised under
the circumstances.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-17
WILL FORM A SOCIETY
TO PROMOTE GOOD WILL

San Francisco, Dec. 17.-Prepara-
tions for the formation of society
of oriental relations of the Pacific,
having for it's object the promotion
of good will between the United
States and Japan and China, are be-
ing made here at the instance of the
Carnegie peace foundation.
William H. Crocker, Robert Dollar,
Judge Morrow, William T. Sesnon,
Marshall Hale and others prominent
in the mercantile life of the city are
back of the movement. 1t is expected
that meeting will be held in the
near future to perfect details of or
ganization. Meanwhile Dr. H. H. Guy,
president of the Japanese society, is
enlisting the support of those here
and elsewhere on the coast who are
interested in better commercial and
other relations between America and
the Orient generally.
1t is planned to have a great ex-
hibit of japanese and Chinese arts,
crafts and products of all kinds in
San Francisco, and in connection with
it an oriental library which shall be
authoritative. Simultaneously a like
exhibition of American invention and
achievement will be established in
Toxic and another in Hongkong. Each
will have attached to it library Of
literature and information concerning
this country. The plan also includes
lectures to be delivered throughout
the United States on the subject of
the Orient and likewise in China and
Japan, so as to promote closer amity.
1t is anticipated that the governments
interested will take a hand in the
exhibits.
d. Tagawa, vice-mayor of Toxic
and member of the Japanese parlia-
ment, said at a farewell luncheon
given by prominent orientalists of the
city to DR.. Freeman d. Bovard, who
left to become secretary of the Meth
odist board of home missions in Phil
adelphia, that he thought his govern
ment would take an active interest
in the plan.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-17
Possible Electric Road
To Connect the Towns
of All Imperial Valley

on the land owners there would be
considerable contention between the
routes.
One of these routes which has been
proposed is eastward from Ell Centro
to the Dogwood lateral, thence north
ward to Eighth street and westward
into Imperial. Another route is from
Ell Centro westward to the Brawley
main, thence northword to Eighth
street and eastward into Imperial The
third route leads northward on I'm
perial avenue.
While the third route is the short
est, the advocates of the other routes
claim that the chief object of the road
would be to open up section for
small subdivisions, where gardening
and fruit growing would be followed
on a large scale, and as the soil is
lighter half mile or mile either side
of Imperial avenue, it is better adapt
ed to these pursuits.
Apparently the question of the build
ing of the road will depend on the ac-
tivity of those who have property
interests, and whichever group of land
owners is first to act will stand the
best chance of getting the read, and
as the increased value of the land un-
der subdivision would more than pay
for thp road ri 10 NOT prnha hlo ifc
building will be- long delayed.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-17
Chinese Boy Scouts Active

Wuchang, China, Dec. 17.-Chinese
educators and philanthropists gath
cred here today to discuss enlarge
ment of the Chinese Boy Scout move
ment. Shanghai's Boy Scouts COM
pany, which was organized a year ago,
has proved successful and so popular
that the Boone University of this city
organized a company which made It's
first appearance at the second ami
versary celebration of the birth Of the
republic. The company was organized
by two senior students, who weca in
structed by G. r. Welch, scout master
of the Shanghai company. The W.
chang company today has seventy
members under the command of Scout
Master Benjamin Yen.
The drill of the company as part
of the official anniversary program,
astonished Chinese and foreigners
alike. This included drill with slaves,
life saving and first aid, fire fighting,
ambulance work, pitching tents, bridge
building with slaves, Morse and sema-
phore signaling, bridge building with
ropes, and boxing.