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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-12-26

PASS cHRlTlAN, Mss., Dec.
26.-The presidents aides stated
today that so far as the federal
inquiry asked for by President
Charles n. Meyer Of the Western
Federation Of Miners into the Cal
umet disaster was concerned, the
matter would be decided by Sec
retary Of Labor Wilson at Wash
inoton. This is a matter entirely
within his department and II is
stated that there seems TO be no
apparent method which would
give the president any jurisdiction
10 take the initiative in an in
quiry. Consequently Secretary
Wilson will not bring the matter
TO the attention of the president.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-12-26

ot-Dafiy and Sunday Dinner-S1
Cafe Roma. John "a. aud Adsms.-Adv
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-12-26
While The World RejOices Citi-
Zens Meet To Arrange For
Funeral of Victims of
Awful Panic
SURVIVORS TELL TALES
OF DEATH AND HEROlSM
Waddell Detective First to Come
To Rescue-Dead Woman
Clasps Her Babe

LANSING, Mich, Dec. 20
Especial. Gov. McGovern OF
Wisconsin this morning wired 10
Gov Ferris offering aid for the
victims of the Calumet tragedy.
The offer was contained In the
following telegram:
Gov. W. NJ. Ferris:
Fort the people OF Wisconsin
and myself. | send you and the
citizens of your state a message
OF sympathy In the hour Of your
grief over the Calumet death nor
ror. Wisconsin, Michiean's neigh
Dor, stands ready to offer you aid
to care for those afflicted by this
disaster, which has spread pail
of sorrow over the holiday
season.
FRANCIS E. McGOVERN,
Governor of Wisconsin"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-12-26
THE WEATHER

FRIDAY NIGHT. CLOUDY AND
COLDER. sATI RDAN, GENERAL
Lf FAIR. BRISK NORTH WINDS.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-11-14
DORSET

Nov. 2sth is the date Tor next
Grange meeting. A class will receive
the initial degrees.
Mrs. David Caldwell and son Of
Bridgeport. CT are visiting her par
ents, MIR. and Mrs. Geo. Lille.
J. NJ. Armstrong is placing an ex-
celent variety of new dry goods in
stock as well as general merchandise
There win be another social dance
at the hall next Friday evening, Nov
1ith. Matsoi-Kent orchestra, with
Miss Anna Manley accompanies viii
furnish music.
James FISHER was the first hunter
to report securing a deer. Silas Ian.
fear also was a lucky one. We eX-
pect large reports soon. accompanied
by the customary venison roast--if
we're NOT at home just lay it on our
desk.
Al the last meeting 4 very interest
ing discussion was opened by Deacon
Simmons regarding the benefit the
city boarder may or may not be 70
the farmer. This question proved OF
so great concern to many that the
lecturer will carry it over to the next
program TO give everyone a chance
TO express his views.
J. a. Glover is about completing
work as superintendent of a large
gang OF foreigners. at the Wilbur
place in Manchester Among the
Jobs completed is the building Of two
concrete dams. also about one mile
of road retaining wall and several sec
tions OF road. the last being Of one
/ thousand feet. These have withsiood
the severe rains Of late as an rightly
built reads should do.
The tax bill for the town OF Dorse
Tor 1913 amounted 10 sl4.6l7.4o. o
which an but S92iSS had been naiJ
/ to The town treasurer before oct. -
/ the date limit The unpaid bin il
now IN The hands ~ tax collector Fl
| mcr Warner.
Thirty members OF thc Yoke Bear
| CTS Bible class met al the Dorset I'M
with Mrs. i. T.. SNYDER last Saturda.
evening. Refreshments we're serveI
7t Z O'Clock. after which pleasing ad
l dresses were made by Mrs. Frederi
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-11-14
The Whole Secret

Never saw the Whole family look
ing so happy and WE'LL said a friend
in the church as they were ushered
down the aisle. Wonder IL some
one has left them a legacy? They
seem 20 have something so good on
their minds Fact was, the Whole
, family were anticipating an endless
Succession OF good warm baths, ana
Mrs. Whole was thinking. too. that
she wouldn't have any more trouble
With the help because OF the lack 81
llo' water in the laundry and Kit
rhcu. Try "Piiisburg" automatic
Gas Heater for sale by Bennington
Gas Co.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-11-14
Do n Now.

Make out that list OF Xmas pres
ents and save the disappointment of
not being able 20 find what you
want later on and when the time is
10 shor. TO- ms to get il for you.
This is a man and boys store and
standard we set is a high one-no
shoddy merchandise permitted in
side the doors. Ymi1l find this prin-
cirlo applied 20 everything in im"
store. What Won buy here has real
merit aud there Is nothing hc-e Won
need TO be ashamed 10 give io yonr
friends for Xmas. Chas. G.. Cole.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-11-14

scream. l could not sleep at night; | would
turn and toss all night I suffered torture.
1t seemed as though I should go frantic:
] did not seem to care what happened. |
did not care whether | lived or not.
] tried ----, ---- and various other
soaps and ointments with no help l did
NOT know what to do until friend told ne
to Use Cuticura Soap and Ointment had
only used the Cuucura Soap and Ointment
month when my hands and arms were all
better" (Signodl Mrs. Elizabeth b. Gustn.
Nov. !. 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment do so much
for poor complexions, red, rough hands and
dry, thin and falling hair, and cost so little
that it is almost criminal not to use them
Sold everywhere Sample of each mailed free
with 32-p. book on the skin and scalp. Adj
dress postcard "Cutictra, Dept 4, Boston
SS-Men who shave and shampoo with Gu
tlcur4 5 Dap will fndit best for skin and scalp
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-11-14
4 clesn.Up

During The next few days We VIII
,ou for - cents six bars OF Big Ben
.oap and an extra large bar OF good
aundry soap. VINO cannot aiiori TO
keen cleane Dustbano. a fne sweep
ne compound in large cans - cents
b. s. Loomis's rrocev store. TEL
ls-W.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-11-14
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
asws Of the Town and Village Told Bfiefh
Cor Busy Readers

is i'll.
Mrs. F. NJ Paddock of Elm street
is ill.,
Ms. II. W TerrlI OF Elm street
passed Thursday in Troy.
John McDermott of Arlington has
been in town on business.
r. r. Waite of Sunderland was in
town Thursday on business.
Chas. Hurley of Dewey street has
returned from visit in Troy
Nathan Levin has sold his driving
horse to Harry Spear and Ralph Burt
Sydney Ladd of E. Dorset is pass
ing a few rays in town with relatives
Frank Slade of Peru shot 1902
pound black bear while deer hunting,
Geo. Cusson of Maple street went
to- Pittsfeld Thursday for weeks
vacation.
Othello Partenope went to Pitts
field Thursday for several days
business trip
Michael Deyette OF Convent axe
nue. has returned from a twowcek's
vacation in Albany.
Thomas Mullen of Hoosck Falls
has a position with the Bennington
Paper Box Manufacturing company.
Burt, the florist, will sell vide
awake carnations Saturday for soc
per dozen. Telephone your orders to
371-W. Adv
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brettendorf and
Mrs. Thomas Belshey OF North Ad
ans. are guests Of John Enrght Of
Mill street
John H. Moore Of North street has
returned from threedays' deer
hunting trip in Dunnyille, Mr. Moore
had his headquarters at Hill's camp.
John Stone and VIM. Mattison of
Sunderland have each shot a deer
While hunting for deer Archie Eden
OF Manchester shot a silver lynx,
which weighed 10 pounds
Saturday-Last day of demonstra
ton on Minute tapioca and Minute
Gelatine No more aluminium molds
given free with purchase OF Min
ute gelatine after Saturday. Take
advantage OF it now A. c. LaMarrt
& co. ADV.
\ great opportunity 10 shoppers
Friday and Saturday. All our mems
ladies' and chidrens ready made
clothing and furnishings will be sold
from ! cents to % cents on each dol
lar less than regular price. Joe lie.
win. corner North and River streets.
ADV.
Rev. II. y. Morse, secretary of the
y. NJ. c. A. is holding a conference
today with Guy b. Johnson OF Ole
Bennington president of the Vernon
lmproy lnent association. relative tC
matters pertaining to improvement
in various ways. The conference
will be continued on Saturday.
List OF letters remaining uncallct
Tor at the postofice for the week enc
ing November 10, 1913; Mr. r. w
Carleton. IT.; d. j. Hogan Co., Jus
tice OF the Peace, Mr.. Alfred d. Tet
reault, Mr. Arthur Whitney, Mrs
Grace Crowford. Miss Louise Near
ing, Mrs. Z. l. Purdon, S Sheldon Pl.
Mrs. Albina Shepard. Miss Helen
Walk.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-11-14

something awful. They first
looked like little white Jumps
and then they began To tester
and came TO q head. The
burning and itching were 50.
intense that / scratched till
! made bleeding sores and
they panied me'vcry much.
II seemed when my clothing
touched me that | would
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-11-14

Crane and Miss Anna Carhart. Mrs.
r. r. Gilbert also brought to the at
tention of the class new project for
synthetic Bible study. which is TO be
followed by several members. who
Will be glad TO have others join them.
Another social will be held Nov. p.
At Mrs. F. p. Glberts on the West
read.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-11-14

ST Wards drug store a new snip
nent OF Palmcr's famous perfumes.
foilef waters ard SOAPS. has Just been
. received We are Introducing ncH
ioicrs which may please you.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-09-25

the existing conditions, and to them
the present owners of the property
submit the situation for relief. Fires
will be kept under the boilers and
water will be pumped to the city of
Butler until the first day of October,
1913, on which date, if the new own
ers and the city find that they have
been unable to make a satisfactory
contract for a franchise or for the
sale OF the property on reasonable
terms, the plant will be shut down.
1t is the sincere hope OF the present
owners that they may be offered by
the city franchise that will permit
them to operate, or that the city may
see fit to vote to buy and operate the
property as a municipal plant.
1t is, my dear sir. with deep regret
that this communication is addressed
to you. Awaiting your pleasure in
the matter, am,
Yours very truly,
CHAS. S. GILL,
Adv. For the Present Owners.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-09-25
DAYS OF DIZZINESS

Come to Hundreds of Butler People
There are days of dizziness
Spells of headache, languor, back.
ache;
Sometimes rheumatic pains;
Often urinary disorders.
Doan's Kidney Pills are especially
for kidney ills.
Endorsed in Butler by grateful
friends and neighbors
Mrs. Mahala Wainwright, 2O9 Full
ton St., Butler, Mo-, says: 1.-TWO
years ago had an attack of backache
and kidney complaint. There were
dull pains across my back and l had
dizzy spells. Hearing of Doan's Kid
ney Pills, l procured supply at
Clay's Drug Store and the contents of
three boxes cured me. There has
not been the least recurrence of my
trouble"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name Doan's-and
take no OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 1874
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-09-25
WANTS FRANCHISE
QUESTION SETTLED
Chas. S. Gill Asks City to Either Give
Franchise or Purchase Plant

Franchise or Purchase Plant
Kansas City, No., Sept. 10, 1918.
To the Honorable Clyde N. McFar-
Mayor, Of the City of Butter,
Missouri.
My Dear Sir
In the interest of the
present owners of the Butler Water
works l am requested to address you.
The Butler Water Company was or
ganized on or about February LIST,
1891, the corporation completing the
plant according to the contract and its
specifications. The plant was accept
ed by the city of Butler in the fall of
1891. In the acceptance of the prop
erty at the time the city expressed its
satisfaction with the plant and was
thoroughly satisfied that it was ample
for the requirements and voted to the
company franchise for twenty years
at rates which were at that time con-
sidered adequate to produce revenue
enough to properly operate the plant
and furnish the city with pure and
ample supply of water. At the re-
quest of the city the pumping station
and settling basins were erected on
the Miami river four miles west of
the city limits of Butler in order that
the city might feel assured of getting
a proper quality and quantity of
water. In the building of the plant
the company found it necessary to
bond the property to secure funds
enough, in addition to the money put
in by the organizers, to finish paying
for the building of the plant.
During the term of the franchise
the company has continued an uninter-
rupted business of furnishing water
to the city of Butler and its inhabi-
tants. The rates allowed under the
franchise produced only enough funds
to operate and pay the fixed overhead
charges and interest on the bonded
indebtedness. It did not, however,
produce enough revenue to retire
such portion of the bonds as was pro-
vided for in the deed of trust cover
ing the bond issue or to pay any
dividends to the holders of stock in
the Water Company. It did not in
fact produce enough revenue to keep
the physical properties in first class
repair. I
The Water Company's contract,
under which it has been operating for
more than twenty years expired some
thing like two years ago. Under the
franchise the city Of Butler was pay
ing the Water Company $4,000 per
year for supplying water through s.
fire hydrants, for flushing sewers at
numerous points, free street watering
trouqhs; water service in public build
nqs, churches, ETC., and for flushing
streets. When the franchise expired
more than two years ago the city re-
fused to longer pay the $4,000 per
year q agreed to in the franchise,
but paid to the company les than
half such amount
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-09-25

United States Court took possession
of the property for the benefit of the
bondholders and placed receiver in
charge to continue the operation of
the plant until a franchise could be
obtained from the city or until the
mortgage on the plant should be fore
closed. Following the instructions
Of the United States Court the receiV-
er did take charge of the property
and Continued to operate the plant
during the last twenty months. Dur
ing this interval the receiver has used
every effort to get the City Council Of
Butler to agree on franchise for a
new company that might be organized
to operate the Butler Waterworks,
providing the city did not care to buy
the property and operate it as mu-
nicipal plant. After negotiations with
the city council during the entire
term of the receivership the receiver
found it impossible to arrive at any
conclusion with them and the subject
of a new franchise was abandoned.
Upon this situation being reported to
the United States Court the Honorable
Judge Arba S. Van Valkenburgh or
dered the property foreclosed under
the deed of trust securing the bonds.
A Master Commissioner was appoint
ed to make the sale. and all of the
company's properties and rights were
sold at public auction on the 9th day
of September, 1918, to Mr.. Charles
E. Stephenson, who purchased the
property in the interest of the bond
holders, there being no other bidders
at such sale.
Since the buying in of the property
at the foreclosure sale a representa-
tive of the bondholders has negotiated
with the city council of Butler, asking
the city to grant a new company that
might be organized franchise at
rates that will permit it to operate
successfully, or if the city wished to
operate the plant, that the city buy
the property from the present own
ers. Neither of these suggestions
were entertained by your city coun-
Gil. A majority of your Board of
Aldermen have favored the city grant
ing a fair franchise for the furnish
ing of water to the city of Butler and
its inhabitants, but there are others
who absolutely refuse to grant any
company a franchise. Your Honor
as Mayor has been especially active
in making study of the water situa-
ton and in submitting figures which
in your judgment seemed to be fair
to all parties at interest; but no fran
chise of any kind under which COM
pany could operate has ever been Of
Tered.
The failure Of the city council to
grant a reasonable franchise or to
buy the property at reasonable price
places the present owners Of the
waterworks in such q predicament |.
that they find that the property can
moi be operated and water pumped to
HE city Of Butler and its inhabitants
under present conditions. Butler has {
! good waterworks system within It's
limits. Ih supply ID satisfactory and
he quality good. THERE'S no reason,
nor has there ever been any good /
'eason. Why the Water Company and i
he city could not sdjuGt their aflnirs 4
4 i manner which would b fair b
q parties conserved
2 HI cepnnnicalica = addreGDed
oyua, ~ q 40 oub1flid 3 DIR
logpoB e Dnlnr 81 4 1nos{l
The Forrest City times., 1913-04-25
ITCHING, BURNING ECZEMA

S17 s. Wolfe St, Baltimore, Md Ny trouble was caused by severe sprained ankle; the bruised blood not having been drawn off caused a skin affection which the doctors pro- nounced eczema. It first started with an itching and burning with very dry skin. Constant scratching, especially during the night finally broke the skin, and during the day the watery fluid that came from it would dry and peel of like fish scales My stocking would stick to my ankle as if it were glued. also had it on my fingers
 T was treated without getting any benefit. I began using Cuticura Soap and Ointment as directed and then ap- piled the Cuticura Ointment and bound the ankle with q soft bandage, after bathing it with Cutcura Soap. They cured me in about two months" (Signed T. w. Henderson, Dec. 2, Il.
 Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold throughout the world. Sample of each free, with 32-p Skin Book. Address postcard "Cuticura, Dept L, Boston" Adv,
The Forrest City times., 1913-04-25
HAS A PETRIFIED WATERFALL
One of the Natural Wonders of the World That Is Located In
 Country of Algeria.

With all the beauty of a cataract of living water, there is in Algeria a re- markable petrified waterfall which re- gently has been engaging the atten- tion of scientists. This is the Ham, mam-Meskhutin, which means The bath of the damned, and is located 62 miles from Constantine. This solidifed cascade is the production of calcare- ous deposits from sulphurous and fer ruginous mineral springs, issuing from the depths of the earth at tenn perature of 95 degrees centigrade.
 The bath of the damned" even from a near viewpoint, looks for all the world like a great wall of water dashing into swirling pool at it's foot, yet it's glowing. graceful curves and the apparently swirling eddies at it's base are as fixed and mmovable as if carved from the face of a granite cliff.
 Many centuries have, of course. gone to the making of the deposits, and the springs were well known to the ancient Romans. The name Ham mam-Mcskhutin was given to the stone cataract in an allusion to q legend that the waterfall was petriied by Allah, punishing the imDiety of un- believers by turning all the members of the tribe into stone, At night, so the story runs, it's stone dwellers of the remote ages are freed from their strange letters, come to life and re- sume their normal shapes
The Forrest City times., 1913-04-25
Street Ethics In Chicauo,

A law has been enacted in Prussia which makes it a prison offense for any one to fail to answer a cry for help or to go to the rescue of a per son in danger when 1t is possible to do so without endangering ones own life. Such law would not be amiss in Chicago Not only ethics, but or dinary decency and manliness are too frequently forgotten here. Let thug assault person in the street and the majority of men who happen along. instead of going to the assistance of the person assaulted, will scurry away so as not to be dragged into the affair. Let person be injured by a street car half the people who witnessed the accident will refuse to give their names to be called upon as witnesses by the victim
 Whether all the ethics of citizenship can be enforced effectively through laws and ordinances may be doubted, yet, the legal declaration of some pri- mary duties would help to develop a conscience in such matters now appar- ently sadly lacking g-Chicaso Tribune.
The Forrest City times., 1913-04-25
REALLY 4 SOUND INVESTMENT
6anatoriunl Where Tuberculosis May Be Cured ls Worth Much to
 Any State CT City.

Dr. H. l.. Barnes. superintendent oi the Rhode Island State Sanatorium, has recently demonstrated by some in- .eresting studies of patients discharg, cd as apparently cured from that in stituticn that q sanatorium is sound investment for any state or city. The gross earnings of TO ex-paticnts ob tained in 1911 amounted to S102. .T52. and those of 211 cases iE 1912 to $l12,- 021. By applying the same average earning to all eX-patients of the sana- torium living in 1911 and 1912, Dr. Barnes concludes that their income in these two years was $55l 000 This sum is more than three times the cost of maintenance of the sanatGrium in. cluding interest at per cent on the original investment and depreciation charges. pr. Barnes concludes, how ever: While institutions for the cure of tuberculosis are good investments. there is good reason for thinking that institutions for the isolation of far ad. vanced cases would be still better in. vestments.'
The Forrest City times., 1913-04-25
CGd Thinos Picked Uo.

Card in window near railroad sta tion: Your Suit Pressed Between Trains Not OUT suit, if we know it.
 From a newspaper report: After the gambler was shot, two acres were found concealed in his sleeve" Some sleeve, that.
 From the South Wales Echo: Mrs Polwarth celebrated her one hundredth birthday yesterday She was visited by her twin sister, aged ninety-five."
 Sign in Vancouver: This restau- rant will open soon with private rooms for ladies with marble fittings" La dies with marble hearts, take notice.
 From woman's paper: She wore a black velvet hat trimmed with mole feathers" An agreeable change in hat trimmings from the common fur of the pheasant
 Card in English shop "In order to have a good supply of fresh meat for the manufacture of our pies, we kill half a COW every week. Have they no s. P. C. A. over there?-BostOa
 Transcript.
The Forrest City times., 1913-04-25
JUDGE IS INVESTIGATED
Louisiana Juriet May Have to Face
 Congressional Committee.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Washington. - An inesti gation of Ur..ed States Judge Alex ;5oarman cf tho United States Court of Western District of Louisiana, with headquar tors &t Shreveport, has just been fin ished hy the Departmentment of Jus dce. Officials are reticent as to the reason for the investigation, hut f was learned that it originated prima- rily within the department. The re
 -. Iric'-~ ~--o'~' eGcnt ~f L.. -.. ,l--It ohC ..-ue the inTes i faton, is now in the hands of Ass tent Attorncy-General Harr. It VII be laid before Attorney Genoral Me. Geynolds, who will determine wheth-r there is any reason for referring tA2 report O the House Judiciary Commit tee. The ina"iry into Judge Boar mans court, it was learned, wa b. c2n in February, before the retire. .1cat Of Attorney General Wicker f-a.n,