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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-01-23
PLAN ROAD THROUGH AFRICA
Cape to Cairo Railroad VIII Be Built
In Spite Of Lions and
Elephants.

London During the last few years
much progress has been made in that
romantic and daring undertaking the
Cape to Cairo railway. Indeed rail-
way trips from the Nile right through
the center of the Dark continent
should be possible within the next few
years. The enterprise has been
brought to public notice through the
Belgian government having coded to
Great Britain a strip Of land in the
Congo SO that Africa's first trans
continental line will run on British
soil throughout from Cape Town in
the extreme south Of the continent
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-01-23
SEVEN DEAD IN
PRISON MUT|NY
COnyicts Pay for DashtO Escape
With Their Lives.
FORMER U. S. JUDGE SLAIN.
Girl Telephone Operator Used BY
the Mutineers To Prevent
Guards From Firing
on Them.

McAlester, Okla-Seven men were
shot to death and three persons were
wounded when three convicts attempt
ed to escape from the State peniten-
tiary and were slain by guards.
One Of the men murdered by the
convicts in their mad dash for liberty
was John R. Thomas, of Muskogee,
formerly United States district Judge
and once Congressman from Illinois.
Despite the commotion caused by
the three men in trying to shoot down
everyone who came in their way, no
general attempt was made by other
convicts to join in the delivery, though
the three mutineers were encouraged
by their less desperate fellows, who
cheered the onslaught of the armed
prisoners.
So rapidly did the three convicts
shoot down those in their path that
they reached the prison gate before
the guards could return their fire.
The desperadoes had taken the keys
from the turnkey, John Martin. whom
they had wounded, and had sheltered
themselves throug1 the prison yard by
holding Mary Foster, telephone
operator, in front of them until the
only shot fired by the guards in the
yard hit the girl in the leg.
Fought To the Last.
Outside the gate the men seized the
horse and buggy of Warden Dick and
dashed away, only to be shot dead by
pursuing guards. One convict fought
to the last and, while his companions
crouched low and whipped the stolen
horse into a gallop, fired his remain
ing cartridge at the oncoming guards,
who poured in deadly fire from
horseback
Even after the three escaped men
lay dead in the careening buggy the
frightened horse of the warden dashed
onward until felled by bullet from
the pursuers.
The Dead and Wounded.
The dead are:
John R. Thomas, Muskogee, formerly
United States District Judge.
n. HI. Drover, superintendent of the
prison Bertillon Department.
Patrick Oates, assistant deputy war.
den.
F. G. Godfrey, guard.
China Reed, under sentence Of two
years for larceny
Tom Lane, Paul's Valley, under i've
year sentence for forgery.
Charles Koontz, Comanche county,
serving 40 years for manslaughter.
The wounded are:
John Martin, turnkey, shot through
cheek.
G. L. Wood, guard. shot through arm.
Mary Foster, telephone operator. shot
through leg.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-01-23
COST OF THE REFUGEES.
Uncle Sans Bill For Entertainment
About s45,Oo0 a Month.

Ell Paso. Texas-Arrangements for
caring for General Salvador Mercado
and his 1900 federal soldiers, who ran
into the United States after being de-
feated by the rebels at Ojinaga, Mex
leo, were completed at Fort Bliss. The
defeated Mexican soldiers and the 1900
civilian refugees who accompanied
them arrived here by ten trains from
Maria, Texas, to which point they
are marching from the border.
The feeding, tenting and clothing of
the exiled Huerta forces will be at
the expense of the United States gov
eminent. Estimates were that it
would cost $4,000 month to provide
for the self-invited guests. Brigadier
General Hugh L. Scott has ordered
rations to be distributed at the rate Of
half carload day.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-01-23
TO sTANDARDIzE RADluM.
Federal Bureau Gets Tiny Particle For
Experiments.

Washington. tiny particle Of
radium. upon which the Federal
Bureau of Standards will base its ex-
periments in an effort to standardize
radium in the United States. was re-
ceived from Paris 1t weighs 20 MILL
grams and cost $500. Only 80 grams
of this substance are known to be in
existence. The experts of the Bureau
of Standards win experiment on
radium in the same way that they have
established weights and measures Of
less precious metals.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-01-23
KILLS HIS FOSTER SISTER.
Boy says the Gun Went OFF During
Struggle.

Easton, Pa-Josephine Yutz, IL
years old, was shot and killed by John
Harrison, 16 years old, on a farm near
here. After his arrest the boy said
the girl scolded him for shooting at
cats. in the barnyard and in an attempt
to take the weapon away from him it
was accidentally discharged. The
shotgun with which the shooting was
done was Christmas present to the
boy from Edward Transue, who had
adopted the boy and the girl when
they were very young.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-01-23
PEACE ADVOCATES, HOPES.
Think Beginning OF international Dis
armament Near.

Washington. beginning of in
ternational disarmament would be the
certain result Of conclusion of the
peace treaties now being sought by
the United States, declared Represen-
tatiye Flood, of Virginia, to diplomats
from virtually every civilized country
in the world, gathered at a banquet
in their honor of the House Commit
tee on Foreign Relations, of which
Flood is chairman The dinner was
served in the White Marble Hall of
the iPan-Ameriean Building.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-01-23
FARMER SLAIN IN BARN.
Neighbor Who Named Him In Divorce
Case Held.

Chardon, OWN Eggleston, AZ, a
farmer, was murdered here when he
was surprised in his barn and shot.
Sheriff H. ]. Ballard and deputies ar
rested Edward thinner, neighbor
farmer, who was accused by Eggleston
before he died The officers attribute
the deed to jealousy. zimmer's wife
recently sued for divorce and in the
hearing of the case thinner testified
that Eggleston was responsible for his
family troubles.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-01-23
FOLLOWS, MoReAN's LEAD.
John cIafiin Decides To Retire From
All Dlrectorates.

New York.-John Clafin, head of
the dry goods firm Of H. B. Clafin &
Co., and president of the Chamber of
Commerce, has decided to withdraw
as director in every financial institu-
ton ON whose board he is a member.
Mr.. Clafin, in explaining his decision,
said he was too busy to attend to the
duties involved and has notified the
financial institutions Of which he was
a director that he would decline re-
election.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-01-23
WANT It. r." AS COLLEGE HEAD.
University OF Washington Alumni Be.
Gins CAMPAIGN.

Seattle.-A meeting of the graduates
of the University of Washington, in
Guiding four former presidents Of the
student body, was held to set in motion
q campaign for the election of Theo-
dore Roosevelt as president of the uni
versity. The new bos{d Of regents is
seeking a president sAd will hold Its
arst meeting this week.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-01-23
RETAIL eRocERs oReANlzE.
Form Association In Pittsburgh To
Lower Cost Of Living.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-Retail grocers of
the Pittsburgh district met here and
formed ,jobbing association, through
which they hope to eliminate the mid
dleman and thus lower the cost of
living The leaders claim they win be
able to make a reduction of from 10 to
20 per cent. in grocery goods by buy
ing in wholesale quantities. Besides
Allegheny county, grocers from 10
counties of Western Pennsylvania. five
in Eastern Ohio and four in West Vir-
ginia joined the body. The association
is capitalized at $1.0O0,000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-01-23
HAD BAD Eees STORED; FINED.
Armour and Swirl Taxed Twice As
Much AS Others.

New York.-For having in their
storehouses eggs unfit for human con-
sumption Armour & Co. and Swift &
Co. were fined $500 each. In the same
court eight smaller dealers were fined
$25 each for similar offenses. The
court explained that it was the duty OF
the large companies to set an example
to the smaller ones and for that rea-
son they deserved severer punishment.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-01-23
CITY OWNED LINE PROFITABLE.
Frisco Street Railway Shows $685.
S45 Net For Year.

San Francisco.-Profits on the first
municipal street railway in the coun-
try, the Geary street line, were $S5,S4
net for 1918. For the earlier half Of
the year, during which the road was
not completed, the net profits were
comparatively small and the returns
for the last six months indicate that
profits of at least $150.OOO may be ex-
pected for 1914.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-01-23
DIES SUDDENLY in CHURCH.
Henry W.. Griffith, Secretary Of the
Norfolk and Western.

New York.--A man believed to be
Henry Walton Griffith, of Philadelphia,
secretary of the Norfolk and Western
Railroad, died suddenly in All-Angels'
Protestant Episcopal Church, on West
End avenue. Cards bearing Mr.. Crit
fith's name and an income tax receipt
made out to him furnished the means
of identification. The body was re-
moved to police station.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-01-23
NINE BUILDINGS DESTROYED.
Ice Plant and Homes Prey To the
Flames In Troy.

Troy. N. Y.-Fire destroying the big
ice and coal plant Of Haughnesy &
Co., and eight other buildings. most of
them residences. The inmates. scant-
lily clad, were forced to fee from their
homes and many Of them lost their
belongings. The loss is estimated at
$4,000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-01-23
AMrI-suFFRAeIsTs GAME.
Would Let People Vote On Equal
RIahts Question.

Boston.-The Massachusetts, Assoc
citation Opposed to the Further Elk
tension of Woman Suffrage filed bill
with the clerk Of the House which pro
poses that the question Of votes for
women be submitted to the people for
vote.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-01-23
WOULD PENSION MOTHERS.
Representative German Introduces BIZ
In the House.

washington. - Mothers pensions
were proposed in bill introduced by
Representative German. of Illinois.
All widowed mothers. having one or
more children under Is years and made
dependent by death or disability,
would be placed upon the roll for $40
% SIS month.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-01-23
Aued MlnIster,a ereat work.

Chicago.-In 81 years of preaching
from one pulpit, Rev. Henry Wunder
Of St Pauls Evangelical church, chris
tened 1880 infants, conducted 1881
funerals and performed 5.O62 mar
riageR
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-01-23
AGRICULTURAL BILL PASSES.
Measure Appropriates s4so,ooo TO Aid
Farmers.

Washington. The Agricultural Ex-
tension bill, providing for Federal aid
In the dissemination of scientific farm
information by practical experiments
and through publications, was passed
by the House by vote Of lit to 8.
Under the measure the various State
agricultural colleges would receive
Federal funds to finance plans for
acquainting the farmers with facts
established by the Department of Agri-
culture.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-12

Editorial stan--Chief. Mavin WeiehI
stan not yet lappofnted-
The Craft school boys in the A
room. beat the boys In the Broom
In game of newcomb. Wednesday
afternoon, Oct. %. The lineups were
as follows: A-room-Manager. JACOB
Steinberg: captain. Tom Webber;
players. Arthur Essler, Leonard Rank.
Wayne Brooks. Ben Grytza, Hugh
Sprott. Marvin welch. Roy Cutcher.
and Alvin Alvey. B-room-Manager,
Milford Westwood; captain. Arthur
Kowasky; players. George Deitle,
Russell Nicholson, Russell Humpheries,
ROLAND Alvey, Martin Canon. Conrad
Stein. George Kresin, Walter Lubnaus,
and Harry Steinberg.
In fire drill held one morning last
week, the school was cleared out In
one minute and 10 seconds.
A teacher in the first grade had
taught the children not to interrupt
her while she was speaking. SO one
day she called upon little girl 10
read, and while the girl was reading
the teacher had occasion to talk to
another pupil. While she was talk
ing, the little girl stopped reading.
When the teacher looked inquiringly
the little girl said; Are you through?
II you are, will so on, / didn't want
to butt In while you were talking
The Detroit times., 1914-11-12
School Department
f. w. PRA Their. Editor

raised for the first time. Oct. 80. 1914
Miss Conney. OF room A, has been
called away on account OF sickness,
and Is succeeded for the time being
by Miss McDonouogh, of room G,
which now is In charge OF substi.
tute.
The boys OF the Dwyer school have
organized a soccer football team. and
would gladly meet any school team
OF their own weight.
A newcomb court has been com
pleted by the boys of rooms A and
b, and is now ready for practice. The
newcomb teams have been organized.
The captains OF room A are Hazel
Cook and Clarence Low: room b, Ar
ley Jerden and Lillian Solomon: room
C, Andrew Stoll and Jessie William
SON.
The girls of the fifth grade have
finished making their cooking outfits,
which are very neat and pretty.
Miss Violet Bauslaugh, OF No. 16
Hawthorneave., attended Hal
lowe'en party at the home of Miss
Helen Draper. OF Farnsworth-st.
Miss Elizabeth Weisman, Of room
L, Is away on sick leave.
Mr.. Pearl was visitor at our
school on Thursday. The pupils
greatly enjoyed the talk which ne
gave In rooms A, B and G. He also
demonstrated several games for the
pupils on the playground.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-12

The girls have their departments of
designing. domestic science and arts
and millinery. The boys have Join
cry, turning, clay modelling. lnech4n-
ical drawing and electricity. This
work n, Of course. In addition 70 the
regulation studies In arithmetic. Ian
guage, history and spelling.
In the eighth and ninth grades spe
cial classes are taking typewriting
also, and I'm the seventh one may take
bookkeeping II he likes.
The advancement and success OF
efficiency and devotion to duty on
the part OF the faculty. most OF the
members having been here q number
or years. AS now constituted. our In
structors, In addition TO Principal
John Il. Reddin. are az follows: Miss
X. Hutchings. assistant principal and
mathematics; @. l. Mott. manual
training: @. e. Spicer. clay modelling;
Mr.. Ryan. joinery: Mr.. woodward.
mechanical drawing; Miss Abair, de-
signing: Miss Clarke, domestic sci.
enee; Miss Tromble. millinery; Miss
Myhrs. sewing: Miss Hawn, book
keeping and typewriting; Miss Red
mond. Miss Groebel, Miss G. Bright,
Miss A. Bright. Miss Sevens. Miss
Austin, Miss Hcky, and Miss Lachct,
intructors In England, geography, his
tory, arithmetic. spelling, etc.
Last week we had the pleasure of
q visit from Mr.. Chilvers. supervisor
OF music In the public schools, ON In
vitation Of Principal Reddin. The
main object or the visit was to deter
mine the advisability OF organizing q
chorus or singing class In the George
school, and after testing some of the
voices OF the boys and girls, Mr..
Chilvers seemed well pleased with
the result, and expressed willingness
to proceed with the organization.
In order to keep the work moving
smoothly and be able to furnish the
George school news completely and
well. We have selected an additional
member Of the editorial stan. Miss
Sadie Schlussel.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-12
GEORGE JUNIOR HIGH
SCHOOL

Editerial stan--Chief, Jos. NJ. MeIline3
Associatest Reuben Aptekar. John
Lurie, Yetta Fershman.
The character and ability of the
George school is not generally known,
SO q few details may prove interest
ing. AS grammar school only, 1t at.
tracted attention because Of the ex.
cellency Of its work, and now that II
is In reality a high school, we are
anxious that the public know more
about us.
At present the first year high
school work only Is taken up, 1. O..
the ninth grade, but we are hoping
that one or more grades will be added
next year, until finally we will be a
high school complete In itself, the
same as the Mcmillan.
AS far as equipment is concerned,
we are as well fixed comparatively, az
the high schools, our tools and ma
terial being of the best for teaching
the arts and sciences as well as man.
ual training and domestic vocations,
The Detroit times., 1914-11-12
The Confessions of a Wife

For q moment I thought there was
gleam Of compassion In Mrs. Ut
ter's eyes and then l saw her take
up the picture OF q beautiful child
which lay beside her on the table.
"You say that you are on your way
to your boy who In very Ill? II he
should live to grow up will you care
to have him hear that his mother
took trip from one state to another
with the husband Of another woman,
with the knowledge and consent that
this trip was for immoral purposes?''
Mrs. Utter looked startled and /
felt I had made q point. did not
dream how great It was until she ex-
claimed:
But I did not consent did not
know his purpose until ! got up In
the morning on the train and he made
the proposal to me-"
I almost gave q shout but had the
presence of mind to suppress It for
before daylight the train crossed the
border of the state, and I was pretty
sure that under the Mann act the
woman must give her consent before
leaving one state for another to
make the crime an interstate affair.
my boy will know his mother was
perfectly innocent and only accepted
a strangers aid to get TO him. Ger
tainly, even you, Mrs. Waverly, must
know that would not voluntarily
and knowingly 90 with q complete
stranger. am not q. common won.
an. I am as good woman AZ you
are"
was IN q quandary. began 10
have some doubts n was right on
the matter, but determined to take
the chance, ~ saw she did not
The Detroit times., 1914-11-12

know any more about the Mann act
than did.
80" asked. "this is what you in
tend 10 swear to In court?
Nothing could make me swear to
anything different" she answered We
hemently.
Then. allow me, my dear Mrs.
Utter, to inform you that you have
no case, even II Mr.. Waverly made
the proposals to you which you
claim, you still have no case"
"What?" the woman rose to her
feet and confronted me with con-
sternation.
The people who employed you
either forgot to tell you or were ig-
norant themselves Of the fact that
the Mann act under which you in.
tend to make your accusation only
covers cases when the woman is
brought from one state to another
with her knowledge for immoral pur-
poses. You say you did not know
that Mr.. Waverly intended to pro-
pose anything immoral until you ar
rived here. Therefore, II your story
be true you still have no case" Just
then the telephone rang violently. Al
though Mrs. Utter started for the
phone I answered 1t.
A mans voice answered mine, Say,
Mrs. Waverlye IL on your trail. Be
very careful not to see anyone or
answer any questions over the
phone"
Evidently the man mistook my
voice for Mrs. Utter's and he rang
| of before I could say q word which
was probably the best thing he could
have done for US.
Ito Be Continued.)
The Detroit times., 1914-11-12

Oct. 2l, by a score OF 26 to z. The
game was won by the brilliant play
ing of the entire back line and by
the successful forward passes. An
other game, Newberry va. Mars, re-
suited In q tie score Of 8 to 6.
The AS class received their colors
last week. Newberry's colors are yel-
low and black. The class has ordered
It's pins.
Newberry Is going TO organize q
soccer football team. We expect to
beat the other teams OF our league.
Miss Barlow visited Newberry On
Nov. s. and was favorably impressed.
especially with the boys gymnastics
and games.
One day last week the entire B-s
class received "one hundred" In
arithmetic.
The A-8 class has been enlarged
by one more pupil, Wanda Donowski.
At any rate, there are more boys
than girls. The class now has 19
members.
Miss Coolidge. one of the kinder
garten assistants, entertained the A
room, Thursday morning, with stories.
She Is from the south, being born and
raised there.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-12
DWYER SCHOOL

Editorial StsM-Chiefs vernsrd Riggs
AssOciatesi John Root, Dorothy Mat
teson. John Dawson. Josephine Nor
kus, Joseph Tsvoiacei, sarah Wool
While this is our first appearance
In the school news section OF The
Times, We hope to make up for our
tardiness In the future.
The James Dwyer school Is situat
ed on Caniff-ave., between Hawthorne
and Cameron-aves., and Is one OF the
most modern and beautiful schools OF
its size In the city.
The school is built on a fiveacre
site and is Of brown tapestry brick
There are two large entrances in .he
front OF the building, one at the
west and another at the east end
Upon coming into the building, one's
attention is drawn to wide corridors
and large, airy school rooms.
The principals Office Is on the first
floor In the northeast corner OF the
building.
There are 16 school rooms in the
building, not counting the recitation
and stock rooms.
The boiler room is at the back t1
the school 80 as to insure the pupils
attending the school against acci
dents from that source.
Each room has washed air ventila
tion. changed every seven minutes
and there are three to six big deep
clothes closets set In the walls, be
sides So separate lockers, one for each
pupils books, pads, etc. There are
two to four sanitary drinking foun
tains In each corridor.
The domestic science and the man
ual training departments are In the
basement, each running the entire
width Of othe building, and about &c
feet wide.
Miss Inez Kepperling is principal
Of the school and has the following
staff OF teachers: Miss Lillian Con
ney, assistant principal; Miss Edit
Benjamin. Miss Florence Chambers
Miss Edith Gallagher, Miss Lorretts
Hogan. Miss Mildred Holznagle, Miss
Margaret McDonough, Miss Irene
Newer. Miss Bessie Minis, Miss Paul.
Inc Peck, Miss Gladys Poole, Miss
Elizabeth Weisman, Miss Bertha
Arms, kindergarten director, and Miss
Louise Crockett, assistant
The flag Of the Dwyer school was
The Detroit times., 1914-11-12
HOW TO CLEAR
AWAY PIMPLES

Battle your face for several minutes
with Resinol Soap and hot water. then
apply q little Resinol Ointment very
gently. Let this stay on ten minutes.
and wash on with Resinol Soap and
more hot water. finishing with q dash
Of cold water to close the pores. Do
this once or twice q day, and you will
be astonished to find how quickly the
healing. antiseptic Resinol medication
soothes and cleanses the pores, re-
moves pimples and blackheads, and
leaves the complexion clear and vel
vety.
Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap
stop itching instantly and speedily
heal skin humors. sores. burns.
wounds and chafing. Sold by all drug.
gists. For free trial size, write Dept,
ABR. Rssfnol. Baltimore. Md.--Adv.