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The Washington times., 1913-10-13
MOTHER! THE CHILD
IS C0ST|VE, BILIOUS
If tongue is coated, breath
bad, stomach sour, don't
hesitate!

Give California Syrup of Figs" at
once-a teaspoonful today often saves
a sick child tomorrow.
II your little one is out -of-sorts. half
sick. isn't resting, eating and acting
naturally-look, Mother, see If tongue
is coated This Is a sure sign that it's
little stomach, liver and bowels are
clogged with waste. When cross, irri-
table, feverish, stomach sour, breath bad
or has stomach-ache, diarrhoea, sore
throat, full of cold. give a teaspoonful
of California Syrup of Figs" and in
a few hours all the constipsted poison,
undigested food and sour bile gently
moves out Of its little bowels without
gripping. and you have a well, playful
child again.
Mothers can rest easy after giving
this harmless fruit laxative" because
IL never fails to cleanse the little ones
liver and bowels and sweeten the stom-
ach and they dearly love its pleasant
taste. Full directions for babies, chill
dren of all ages and for grown-ups
printed on each bottle.
Beware Of counterfeit fig syrups. Ask
your druggist for 50-cent bottle OF
California Syrup Of Figs" then see
that It Is made by the California Fig
Syrup Company" Don't be fooled -
Adyt
The Washington times., 1913-10-13
Hunters Must Wear Badges.

Hunters in Ohio and Pennsylvania are
required to wear badges, conspicuously
exposed, bearing their license number,
according to a bulletin of .he Depart
ment of Agriculture, setting forth game
laws of the United States and Canada
for 1913.
Silencers are prohibited in the States
Washington, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Minnesota, and Wyoming. Connecticut
provides that any hunter damaging a
fence or letting down bars. shall for
felt his privilege for two years. Mani
toha REQUIRES hunters to wear white
coats or sweaters and caps, while those
hunting big game in Saskatchewan must
wear complete outer suits of white.
During the year eighteen game pre-
serves were created, fourteen in the
United States and four in Manitoba,
making a total number Of sixty-four
national bird preserves.
The Washington times., 1913-10-13
Favors Only One
Street Car Transfer

Robert Crosser. Congressman-at-
large from Ohio, who is to advocate
public ownership of the Washington
street car system at a mass meeting
at the Ingram Memorial Church,
Tenth street and Massachusetts av-
enue northeast, next Thursday night.
under the auspices of the Study Club
in Economics. thinks 1t is a waste
Of energy to pay much attention 10
free and universal transfers as
long as the traction systems are
privately owned.
Whsn asked to contribute to the
discussion Of the transfer matter, Mr..
Crosser declined. "Street-car trans
fers!" he exclaimed. THE only kind
Of q transfer the people Of the Dis
trict should demand is a transfer that
will transfer the street-car system
from private ownership for private
profit into public ownership for the
common good. II you wish me to
speak at ingram Church on that sub
ject. win gladly do So"
The Washington times., 1913-10-13
For Economic Inventory.

A social and economic inventory Of
the United States to determine the as
sets of progress and advancement and
to discover the full extent Of the ma
tion's social and economic liabilities Is
to be undertaken by the National Civic
Federation. In this survey the ques-
tions of Government ownership Of utili-
ties will be considered. A committee
On the plan and scope of the inventory.
appointed by President Seath Low, has
as members, Samuel Gompers, former
Commissioner of Labor Charles p. Neill,
John Hays Hammond, J. B. Reynolds,
and George B. Cortelyou.
The Washington times., 1913-10-13
Legislative News
Shipping Methods Wasteful.

The fact that American methods OF
shipping numerous articles of food are
wasteful is pointed out by the Depart
ment of Agriculture. whose specialists
have just concluded an investigation on
shipping conditions in the United States.
The experts say that 436.6S2 tons Of
valueless water is shipped with corn
alone each year. and this not only re-
quires more cars for. shipment, but also
damages the corn.
The Washington times., 1913-10-13
Revenues In the Philippines.

An increase of 7k per cent in the in
ternal revenue collections in the Philip
pines is shown in the report Of Collector
W. T Noting for the fiscal year ended
June 80 last. The total collections re-
corded amount to s11, 392.3S2.9S. Inter-
esting light Is thrown by the report on
the policy of the present Administration
to appoint. as rapidly as possible, ma
tive Filipinos to the public offices as a
preliminary step to giving the islands
their independence. Thus the Bureau
of Internal Revenue began the year
with 430 regular and temporary en-
ployes, of whom eighty-five were Amer
leans On June 80 last the number Of
Americans had been reduced to forty
eight.
The Washington times., 1913-10-13
Daniels Saves 100000.

By economizing here and there on
hundred dollar items, and using the
prsning knife on larger expenses, Sec
retary Daniels. in the preparation of the
annual navy budget, has saved consid-
erably more than .sl,000,O00 on shore
items. which amount he can apply to
the battleship program. Thus encour-
aged naval officers believe that the Sec
retary will make every effort to get
through Congress an appropriation al
lowing him to build three new dread
naughts. 1t is understood that the
Secretary and President Wilson will
have a conference this week to deter
mine definitely on the battleship pro-
gram. His estimates must be In the
hands of the Secretary of the Treasury
by Wednesday. The general board Of
the navy has recommended four battle
ships, sixteen destroyers, and a propor-
tionate number of auxiliaries.
The Washington times., 1913-10-13
Liquid Mud Hampers Work.

Liquid mud, refusing to respond to
the efforts of dredges and scoops, has
caused a delay in the plans of the engi-
ueers for filing the unwatered section
of the Culebra Cut south. of the Pairo
Miguel locks, according to advices re-
ceived mere. The Cucharacha slide,
famous for past offenses. is supplying
the liquid mud, and, as fast as the
dredges and scoops have attempted to
mud has filled up the trench. 1t is now
proposed to install pumps by which it
is hoped to. use hydraulic pressure to
excavate a channel through the slide
The Washington times., 1913-10-13
Quick Divorce Action.

Quick action was taken today by
John R. johnson. who alleged in a Pc
tition for an absolute divorce filed in
the District Supreme Court that Mary
Z. Johnson was guilty of misconduct
in a hotel this forenoon with a man
named as correspondent The couple
were married at Rockville on January
5, 1903.
The Washington times., 1913-10-13
Watch Southern Ore Fields.

With red iron ore available in great
quantities, and all the other necessary
natural products for iron and steel man
ufacture available at Chattanooga,
Tenn capitalists as well as scientists
are turning their attention to the
Southern iron ore fields Ernest F.
Burchard, of the Geological Survey, has
just made report upon the ore de-
postts of this region and the possibilities
Of their utilization.
The Washington times., 1913-10-13
Seeks Alien Land Law.

Congressman Frank Clark of Florida
declared today that he would ask the
governor of Florida to call a special
session of the Legislature to pass an
anti-alien land law similar to the Cali
fornia legislation. and prevent the pro-
posed colonization of japanese in
Florida.
The Washington times., 1913-10-13
NEW mum" SOON
FOR MISS WILSON
Flower Named for Presidents
Daughter to Make Its Bow
by Wedding Day.

In a little more than a month a new
flower will make its bow to Washington
the Jessie Wilson chrysanthemum.
II you walk down Fourteenth street
from Pennsylvania avenue to the Mall.
you will find a long row of green
houses tucked away in one corner OF
the Department of Agriculture grounds.
Only the tiny thicknesses of glass
shield the floral aristocrats from the
autumn winds that sweep through the
pcplars of Fourteenth street, and wall
across the greenhouse roofs, and of all
the chrysarthemums living there, Su-
perintendent Z. NJ. Burns is most careful
Of a little section of tall, towerless
stalks, whose swelling buds give promise
Of late bloom.
Here is the nucleus of the Jessie Will
son." Mr.. Burns is botanist with the
potanist smile, that tells many things
but commits himself to nothing. Tne
green" chrysanthemums will flower
shortly before Thanksgiving Day. and
everybody knows that Miss Wilson
viii be married on the 18th, which is two
days before the national feast day.
II Mr.. Burns is asked when he ex-
poets to name the flower, he speaks OF
his chrysanthemum show, that will be
held in a few weeks. II he is-asked
whether he will send flowers to Miss
The Secretary
Nevertheless, when chrysanthemums
are mentioned in connection with the
Wilson wedding, he leads you to hot
house at the far end of the row. In
side, the heat is gentle and the atrnos-
phere is moist He points out the bud
ding flowers, mentions the time when
il will flower, speaks of the almost
parallel date OF the White House nup-
tials, and then looks at the sky.
Imported From Abroad.
1t is an open, secret around the green
houses that the boss has something
Up his sleeve. The chrysanthemums
which have not yet Powered AMI which
are not expected TO flower until the time
Of the Wilson wedding are chrysanthe-
NUNS imported from abroad and which
Mr.. Burns has not yet seen in 1ower
No one but a botanist can classify
them, and Mr.. Burns has Kept all labels
of the plants. But they are great,
stately plants, aristocrats Of the flower
kingdom, and they seem waiting for
November % before they burst into
rOtcus bloom and vie with each other
for the honor OF the name Jessie Will
SON.
Whatever plans Superintendent Burns
mas made he hasn't spoken to anyone
officially The Secretary of Agriculture's
private secretary hasn't heard word
about plans for sending flowers to the
White House for the wedding, but it is
an even bet that within the next week
or SO. orders VIII emanate from the
Secretarys office that the department
be represented at the chrysanthemum
wedding of the Daughter of the White
House"
Thousands Being Grown.
At the White House conservatory
thousands of chrysanthemums are being
grown for the nuptials. Mr.. Burns, at
the Department of Agriculture green
houses. is waiting for the November
days. when his new specimens will
bloom. Great things are expected of
those chrysanthemums that only give
promise Of flowers to come. but Wash
ington will surely bow to the finest of
the lot-the Jessie Wilson" chrysanthe-
num-
The Washington times., 1913-10-13

PittsburEh.-"Baron Sidonia de
Bsrcsy, a whiskered woman, was mar
ried to Valentine F. Fischer. a show
man of New York. Baron Capt. Nicu
&c Barcsy, a dwarf, the twenty-nine-
year-old son of the bride, was a witness.
The Washington times., 1913-10-13
telegraph Briefs
DOMESTIC,

Fargo, n. D.-Aftcr his leg hnd
been rnangled beneath the wheels of
freight train Carl Bryans calmly watch
ed City Physician Kaess while he COM
ple'ed the amputation Of the limb just
below the hip.
The Washington times., 1913-10-13
Eggs Go To Canada.

Twenty-one million dozen eggs were
exported from the United States last
year, compared with total of 143. 900
dozen exported twenty years ago. More
than half of the export went to Canada
The Washington times., 1913-10-13
Would Herd Gunmen.

NEW YORK Oct. 12-Jonah j.
Goltstein, a settlement worker, says
the only way to rid New York of gun
men is 10 herd them in one street
with orders to ''go TO IT. as soon as
pedestrians are out of sight.
The Washington times., 1913-10-13
"Matty" Subject of Sermon.

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 13.--Preaching
or "Matty in the Ninth" the Rev.
Augustus Barnett said the Giants won
their only game because of the clean
living of the star pitcher.
The Washington times., 1913-10-13

Seneca Falls, N. Y.-Miss Jessie
Packer was almost instantly killed by
the accidental discharge of a shotgun
held by her fiance. Charles Marshall
of this town.
The Washington times., 1913-10-13

Nahant. Mnss.-The recovery OF Sem
ator Henry Cabot Lodge was declared
today to be assured. 1t was said at the
house that the Senator continued to i'm
prove and that he was able to leave his
bed for a time.
The Washington times., 1913-10-13

New York.-Believed to be suffering
from religious mania, Joseph Rakszrafki
attacked his boarding house mistress IN
her home in Jersey City. She fled and
he hurled her eleven-months-old child
from q window.
The Washington times., 1913-10-13

the United States with the exception Of
Minneapolis and Duluth, are closed to
business today on account of the cele-
bi alton of Columbus Day
The Washington times., 1913-10-13
FOREIGN,
earthquake

Messina, Sicily. - An earthquake
shock. accompanied by distant rumb-
lings, was felt here yesterday. The dis
turbance continued about ten seconds.
1t caused much alarm, but no serious
damage.
The Washington times., 1913-10-13

Liverpool.-TheC Cunard Company, &c.
ccrding to announcement just made. has
decided to transfer the steamers Car
mania and Caronia 10 the Liverpool
Boston service. The change will be in
augurated in March.
The Washington times., 1913-10-13

NewpOrt.-COlnmod c. Lcdyard
Blair rescued the disabled bark Platina
with his yacht Diana in Vineyard
Sound. There were eighty Portuguese
aboard
The Washington times., 1913-10-13

Pittsburgh. The Cniyerrity .
Pittsburgh opened a kindergarten.
The Washington times., 1913-10-13

Eagle Pass, Texas.-A new record
was established when Mrs. Alari Her
nondez gave birth to twins three
days apart The first child was born
IN Mexico and the second in the
United States. the parents were flee
ing from the federal troops.
The Washington times., 1913-10-13
None Too Many

With the prices csc to S4.2o a
pair for blankets worth nearly
twice the prices-and with little
more than 100 pairs to distribute
none too many is surely a mild
statement.
The Washington times., 1913-10-13
Saving You Dollars

Arriving at this writing-this
morning at II o'clock-the
makers blankets with an uneven
border, an oil stain or other hurt
that doesn't hurt. Distribution
on Basement Floor-tomorrow
morning.
The Washington times., 1913-10-13

Newport.-Mrr. J. p. C0n,me rforl,
Of New York. has asked the naval. au-
thorities' permission to disinter the
body Of her son and take 1t to New
York. He enlisted under an assumed
name, and was drowned on the destroyer
Mccall
The Washington times., 1913-10-13

BostON.-Dr. Alfred Hull Nichols,
professor Of German in Simmons Col
lege, has been missing two weeks.
The Washington times., 1913-10-13
UNDERWEAR.

Combination Garments, Princess
and Drawers. Values to s1.00 wv
The Washington times., 1913-10-13
CORsETs, ETC.

Corsets, odds and ends of WELL
known makes; also embroidery
trimmed brassieres. Values OOo
to s1.00. SSN
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-07-05
ITCHING AND BURNING

Iberia, MOT was troubled with
scalp eczema for about five years and
tried everything 1 heard of. but all OF
no avail. The doctors told me would
have to have my head shaved. Being
a woman, I hated the idea of that. I
was told by a friend that the Cuticura
Remedies would do me good. This
spring 1 purchased two boxes of Cuti-
cura Ointment and one cake Of Cuti-
cura Soap. After using one box OF
Cuticura Ointment I considered the
cure permanent, but continued to use
1t to make sure and used about one
half the other box. Now am entirely
well. I also used the Cuticura Soap.
1.-The disease began on the back OF
my head, taking the form of a ring.
worm, only more severe, rising to a
thick, rough scale that would come on
when soaked with oil or warm water
bringing a few hairs each time, but in
a few days would form again, larger
each time, and spreading until the en-
tire back of the head was covered with
the scale. This was accompanied by
a terrible itching and burning sensa
Zion, Now my head is completely well
and my hair growing nicely" (Signed)
Mrs. Geo. F. Clark, Mar. rs, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept L, Boston"
Adv,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-07-05
Catching Flies Pays Well.

Catching flies is affording Shreve-
port Ga.) man a profitable and indie
pendent living. He sells them to the
city board of health. His name is
Bartsch, and his net revenue from the
fly industry for the first two days of a
recent week was $24.20. When the
health board began offering premiums
for the flies, dead or alive, Bartsch
purchased about 100 traps and placed
them in fly-ridden sections of the city.
Then he began making inroads on the
health boards exchequer, and so well
did he operate that he bore the market
price down from SO cents to 20 cents a
quart, for it is by that measure that
the board purchaEes. Bartsch is still
working. and he Will work as long as
the treasury holds out. He finds fly
catching pays.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-07-05
London and Its Lumber.

London is the most conservative city
in Europe, if not in the world 1t loves
it's lumber. You may still see those
notices attached to lamp posts which
announces Standing for Four Hack.
ney Carriages, or whatever the num-
Der may be, though for ten years Tin
one case, to my own knowledge for
twenty-five) no vehicles of any kind
have stood there. Perhaps it is as well
that these relics should remain; they
are tiny part of our social history
They will probably remain when we
are flying to dinner or the theater in
omni-aeros. By that time people won't
know what hackney carriage" meant
and there will be discussions in the
Notes and Queries" of the period
For each generation hands down to the
next certain nuts to crack.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-07-05
BOILED EGGS BETRAY THEM
Nationality of Diners Is Shown in
Their Various Methods of
Eating.

Sherlock Holmes might have figured
this out, but he did mott
The average Englishman will al
ways demand his egg boiled just
three minutes, then he places it in an
egg cup, just large enough to have
the egg fit it, taps the top of the
shell, and removes the broken shell
with his fingers. The egg is eaten
spoonful at a time
A Frenchman, much like the Eng
lishman, likes his eggs of three min
utes, exactly. He then ''peels" them.
places them in a glass, stirs and
mixes well together with salt. pepper
and butter. He makes practice OF
dipping bread into the mixture, and
eating it along with the eggs
A Spaniard wouldn't think of letting
his egg boil more than one minute
He then breaks it, and lets the con-
tents run into glass, and consumes
it as if he were drinking a glass of
wine.
An egg is only fit in an Italians
estimation when it has been placed
in cold water, and removed just as
the water begins to boil. He then
breaks it, pours it on a plate, and
proceeds to sop it with bread
The German, like the Italian, de
mands his eggs as near the liquid
state as possible. He breaks his eggs
in an unsightly cup, and scoops the
liquid out as if it were soup.
The American is about the only one
who prefers his eggs boiled hard
When they are served up to him. he
knifes them in half, removes the con
tents into a glass, after which be
adds plentiful supply of pepper. but
ter and salt He then minces the
eggs fine, mixing them well with the
| spices, and eats them with his toast
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-07-05
A Relic of History.

A newly rich woman, who was aux
ious to make a favorable impression
in her neighborhood, decided to show
her collection of antiques to the bish-
op when he called. The time came,
and one by one she displayed the
whole collection, giving him the his
tory of each piece. There" she said,
pointing impressively to an old yellow
teapot, that teapot was used in the
Boston tea party"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-07-05
Broken Heart Caused Death.

A broken heart, caused by violent
beating due to sudden emotion, was
said by a doctor to be responsible for
the death of Alexander Burmese, six
ty-four, a master tailor, at a London
inquest. Burmese fell and died during
an alteration with a foreman cutter
as to the ownership of certain articles
which he was about to remove from
his former premises to new ones.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-07-05
says He's Not an Applicant.

Warden McClaughry said recently
that he is not an applicant for the Of
fee of president of the Kansas board
of corrections or any other position on
the board. He admitted, however, that
he will consider an offer to be a mem
Der of the board, provided it is for any
other than the office of president.
The warden's term of office expires
July I when Thomas w. Morgan, for
merly president of the state correc-
lions board, will become warden
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-07-05
To Identify the corpse.

In the blanks which life insurance
companies provide their medical exam
liners for use in recording the data of
the examination of the applicant for
insurance, they provide a space for
personal marks which may be used to
identify the insured after death A
western company recently received a
report from an examining physician
with the following in the Identification
blank: He has a strong Cornish &C
cent-"-Lippincotts
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-07-05
Dancer in a Phrase.

DO you think there is such a thing
as yellow peril? p
Certainly" replied Senator Sorg-
hum: yellow peril is such a pictur-
esque and fascinating phrase that a
lot of people will never let their minds
rest until they have worked out some
condition to fit it,"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-07-05
Lane county,s First Church.

The new Methodist church, which
was dedicated at Dighton by Bishop
Shepard of Kansas City, Kas., is a
beautiful structure and is one of the
very few churches anywhere that has
been dedicated entirely free from any
sort of debt. 1t also is the only church
building in Dighton or Lane county.
The Rev. Mr.. Wallace, who has the
pastorate there, is the only minister in
the county.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-07-05
.. and r. Vote on Sunday "Movies."

The first use of the initiative and
referendum in Hutchinson is to be made
in the fight to open a moving picture
show OF Sunday. Both the ministers.
who oppose the shows and the theater
managers are making the fight for the
submission of the question to a vote
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-07-05
A kansan Lost Four Toes.

While assisting in loading a large
monument at Hiawatha, one of the
planks upon which it was being trans
ferred from the sidewalk into a wagon
gave way and George Hawks foot
was caught between the brick pave
ment and the falling stone. 1t was
necessary to pry up the stone with
crowbars to realise Hawks and to am
putate four of his toes
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-07-05
Paris Green for Hoppers.

Farmers south of Ashland have eff
fected an organization to war on
grasshoppers. They have ordered Loco
pounds of Paris green to feed the
pests each morning and evening, in a
mixture with bran, syrup and
oranges. Hoppers have become a
menace to the crops in this section
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-07-05
salina Electrician EIectrocised.

William Strohm, an electrician, so
years old, and unmarried, was killed
instantly at Salina when he came in
contact with a live wire while work
ing at the top of a pole. His body
dangled at the end of a safety belt
six feet below where he was standing
when killed, until workmen carried
it to the ground.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-07-05
A Playground for Pittsbure.

A playground patterned after the
Fairgrounds of the larger cities is be
ing planned for the children of Pitts
burg by Mayor Skourup The mayor
has announced plan for converting
a small park in a residence district
into playground with Z wading pool
and other equipment