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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-08-27
Was Noted Jurl.t and Writer.

Alexander b. Meek, a well-known
lurist and writer. was born 100 years
ago in Columbia, 8. c. AZ a boy he
removed With his family to Tusca-
loosa. Ala, where he Continued to re-
side for many years. He graduated
from. the University of Alabama in
1888 and two years later began the
Practice Of law He served In the
Florida war in 1886. and In the same
year was appointed attorney general
Of Alabama by Governor Clay. In later
life Judge Meek served as assistant
secretary OF the United States treas
ury, as United States attorney for the
southern district Of Alabama. and as
speaker Of the lower house Of the Ala
bama legislature. His closing years
were devoted to literary work. He
died in Columbus, Miss, In 1866.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-08-27

the body of Helena Wood Smith. the
young artist who dropped from sight
two weeks ago was found today by a
party of searchers. Death was caused
by strangulation
A piece OF heavy cora was found
tightly drawn about the neck and
green sweater was wrapped around
the head and tied in p ace with
towel.
The gruesome find was made by
party of friends OF the young woman
headed by Frederick II Bechdoldt, a
novelist, who was appointed In care
of the searching posses by a mass
meeting of Carmelites
The body was not disturbed until
the coroner and sheriff had been no
tilted. Then it was taken TO Pacific
Grove, where an autopsy was perform
ed. Bruises on the forehead were
thc ohiy ma No VI NiOienCt iOuUu Oti
the body other than the ones caused
by the cords which encircled the
neck, wrists and ankles.
After the autopsy Sheriff Nesbitt
hurried to Salinas where George Ko-
DAM, the Japanese artist photograph
err, was taken after his arrest last
night. When told of the finding of
Miss Smiths body Kodani at first
held to the story tod when arrested
which was to the effect that he had
not seen nor heard of the then miss
ing woman since he left her ut her
bungalow, August IL.
After much questioning, however.
the Japanese retracted this state
ment and said that Miss Smith had
fallen over a cliff bordering Carmel
after the two had quarreled.
After seeing the body crash on to
the rocks and then into the sea, ko-
DAM said he grew alarmed at The
possible consequences to him and
fed, remaining in hiding until arrest
ed last night.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-08-27
TALE APPEALS TO MYsTIcs
Believe Ships Cat Foresaw the DIE
aster That Was to Befali the
(. Empress Of ireland.

A tale, possibly quite true, is told
Of the cat that lived on the steam
ship Empress OF Ireland. Just before
that Inflated vessel started from Mon
treal on the voyage SO tragically
short, the cat, It Is reported. hurried
down the gangplank with her two kit
tens in her mouth, and, contrary to
her established custom, took up quar-
ters on the wharf. Furthermore. at
the moment when the Empress went
down the cat made sgcry which
"miaou" remotely literates.
All this is easily believable-bar-
ring. perhaps, the carrying Of two kit
tens at once-for cats have freakish
notions as to the disposition Of their
families. and they say something like
"miaou" so often that the sound Is
coincident with innumerable events.
! What really is mysterious Is that
the conduct Of this cat received seri.
GUS consideration by the members Of
an Occult club" In London, and they
took II al Indicative on her part Of
advance knowledge of what was going
to happen to the Empress! Why they
should do SO is beyond comprehen-
sion, as. indeed, is all Of the logic Of
the mystical.mlnded to those Of us
who happen not to be built that way
In our upper stories.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-08-27
ARMY OF GERMAN GROWN
PRINCE Is VICTORIOUS

washington, Aug. 24.--The Ger
man embassy today received the fol
lowing message from the foreign Of
fee in Berlin:
"rhe army of the Germsn crown
prince has won q decisive victory
northwest OF Diedonhosen over FIVE
French army corps. The retreat OF
the southern French wing on Verdrn
has been cut off. The French troops
were repulsed across the river Heusee
in complete rout. The crown princes
army, giving chase, took many pris-
oners and It is declared the French
troops are no longer able to face the
terrific fire of the German infantry"
London, Aug. IA correspon-
dent Of the Daily Telegram at AM
sterdam says 1t is estimated that the
total loss of the Belgians up to date
has been 10000 in killed, wounded
and prisoners.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-08-27
Germans Planning
to Retain Portion
Of Belgium
Newspapers Also Threaten haval
Base In Channel to Annoy
the British

London, Aug. 24.-The London
newspapers today quote the German
newspaper Taglische RunIschau rs
declaring that Belgium bitterly will
rue the day she dared to oppose her
mighty neighbor. Cheat Britain, the
German newspaper also says will pay
dearly for her interference In this
war by seeing the permanent estab-
lishment. of a German naval base on
the coast. Of Belgium.
The Pam ermanic organs declare
that the portions of Belgium now ov-
errun by the German army VIII be
permanently incorporated in the Ger
man empire.
A Reuter- dispatch from Ostend says
that despite alarmist reports OF the
appearance of German cavalry In all
parts Of western and central Belgium
Il relible Information up to an early
hour Monday indicates that the stu
alton is much better than reported.
There Ia no evidence" says the
dispatch. that the Germans have at
tempted TO penetrate farther west
than Nellie, three miles east Of Client
I have just talked with a friend an
attempt to get back to Brussels he
was turned back seven miles rom
Brussels by Belgian cavalry who were
engaged In combat with uhlans'
my friend saw the bodies OF uh'
lanslans piled up near the railway
station. He was told that the .puik
of the German soldiers had passed
southwark toward the French border
and heard rumors of much hghting
in the outskirts Of BRUSSELS"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-08-27
General Villas
Relations to
Gen. Carranza
Issues Statement Declaring He Has
No Personal Feeling Against
Revolutionary Leader

Chihuahua City, Mexico. Aug. "a.
General villa today issued a state.
ment commenting on his relations
with the Carranza government at
Mexico City and Villas desires for
the people of Mexico. He said:
Il have no personal feeling ia this
matter against Carranza. This coun-
try should not again be unde. mill
tary government-the armies ~ our
constitution are secondary 70 the con.
stituted government and 1t is now
time that 1t should be governed by
the people, for the people are not,
as heretofore, governed by a military
clique whose only object Is personal
welfare and not the welfare of the
masses.
i desire the moral help of the Am
erican people in this political fight
+ am now waging. consider myself
the moral champion to procure by all
honorable means for the downtrodden
countrymen justice and at the same
time showing them their obligations
towards law and order.
There need be no alarm whatever
regarding my standing In this matter.
{ desire the American people to un.
derstand once and for all that shall
now take the part of silent moral
pressure on any government that may
emanate; this pressure is lot menac
ing by any means. ] desire morality
the strictest morality in govern
ment.
81 desire that my country in view
of its past sufferings by military die
tators should on this suspicious oc
casion inaugurate her government un
der civil authorities.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-08-27
How Far Can You Sect

The German army has been conduct
ing some interesting experiments with
q view to finding out how far on 1t 10
possible for one soldier to recognise
another.
Soldiers with good eyesight can dis
tinguish q person seen once before
when 80 feet distant, an acquaintance
300 feet distant and an intimate friend
or relative 500 feet distant.
An expert riheman can distinguish
any decided movement on the part Of
= mans body yAsg the man 10 900
Ifset sway from him. :
At 1900 feet q man appear %
spot on the Landscape and. unless he
moves. o. hin, dress contrasts with the
background. cannot then be distin-
guished.
Sailors, hunter and farmers, how
ever. can usually see twice as far as
other people, owing to their training
In distinguishing distant objects
New York Tribune.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-08-27
Dwarf Trees.

The Chinese influence on interior
decoration extends to the wonderful
fwarf trees which, once almost prohib-
lively expensive, are now to be had
at really popular prices commencing
at about GO cents for diminutive yews
and codars that look as If they had
come cut OF a "Kewpies' garden.
Stately oaks, sycamores, cedars, stand
ing at least 20 inches high, are won
derful with their gnarled and twisted
branches and close foliage; they ap-
pear like ancient forest trees viewed
from afar and through the wrong
and" Of q telescope.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-08-27
JAPANESE MURDERER
TELLS OF QUARREIJNc

Carmel by the Sea, CAL, Aug. "a.
Assisted by members of the liter
airy community here, authorities were
busy today assembling evidence by
which they will attempt to prove that
George Kodani, a japanese photo
grapher now in Jail at Salinas. was
responsible for the death Of Miss
Helena Wood Smith, young artist
etoher, whose body was found yes
kerday buried In sand dune, near
here.
Under sharp grilling last night, Ko-
DAM is said to have admitted that he
knew the young woman was dead,
that he saw her jump into the hay.
According to his inquisitors, he said
that he had taken moonlight walk
on the beach with the young woman
and that she had cried because the
laws Of California stood in the way
OF their marriage.
I'VE quarreled," he is said to
have asserted. "She attacked me
with a knife. She was crazy and !
guess I was crazy, too"
Kolani's statement is bitterly re
sented by friends of Miss Smith. who
deny that she entertained any affec
ton for the Japanese.
According to Sheriff Nesbitt the mo-
tive for the killing Of Miss Smith was
check for 1852 which she had In
her purse at the time OF her dlsap
pearance August IL.
Physicians say Miss Smith was
strangled to death with a cord.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-08-27
lhsAL BAN ON SPITE FENCES
California Newspaper Welcomes Court
I Decision on subject Which Inter.
este Many Communities

The new state law against the "
cious system Of spite fences was up-
held By . Ban Francisco court, and il
this decision 10 afhrmed in the su.
preme court We shall see the elimins-
tion Of these structures, says the Sac.
ramsnto Union.
lnsths case under consideration q
certain rich man, who had built his
homo ON the summit Of Russian hill,
commanding q view Of the bay, OBJ
Jected TO the fact that fats had been
constructed 90 that they overlooked
his residence.
He demanded that the top story of
the building be cut on, and when this
was refused no erected great wall
which cut on not only the view of the
bay, which was one of the chief at.
fractions Of the building, but also de-
prived the residents of light and air
The court has ordered the fence cut
down to ten feet.
This decision IL in the interests OF
fair play and common sense. While
no one will deny to property owners
the right to make the best possible use
Of their property. with due regard for
the rights Of other people, yet when
ownership is used to the Intentional
detriment of others It is q menace tc
the public.
Tho spite fence 10 simply the visible
evidence Of bad temper. Because We
own property We have no right 10 de
prive others Of free air and light. The
erection Of . legitimate building which
cuts on the light Of others is one
thing. but the construction Of hideoui
obstruction for the specific purpose
Of injuring another 10 radically DIFF
ferent thing. II cannot be defended
Let 10 hope that the new law will b,
upheld in the higher courts and thai
we shall have an end Of these physica
evidences Of Immature for . disor
dered digestion.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-08-27
Growing Old by Degrees.

Growing old has many stages. You
can remember the time when, In read
Ing your favorlte author. you were dis
gusted to find that he had made his
hero forty years old, and you won
dered how he could be guilty OF I'M
putting romance to such an unconscion'
able age. BY and by. even though you
found forty years to be the old age
OF youth. you were solaoed by the
thought that 1t was the youth OF old
age. and still later you will wonder
where youth ends and ~ re begins.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-08-27
Holland Hard
Hit by the War

Rotterdam. Aug. 24--while the ma
tor part Of Europe is in a state Of
war, thought In the Netherlands to be
one Of exterminstion,a the good bur-
ghers Of Holland manage to live their
normal lives, in spite OF the excite
ment that was apparent when the
strife began.
At that time large crowds gathered
In front Of the newspapers watching
the posting Of bulletins. Everybody
feared that Holland would be en-
broiled. but today the feeling 10 that
the land Of dykes and windmills will
not be dragged into the bloody strug-
gle.
Holland, nevertheless has been hard
hit commercially. On the fields rot
thousands Of tons of vegetables which
formerly were consumed la England
and Germany. The dairy market also
suffers and IN the. ports thousand
bottoms lie idle. The unemployed ir
Rotterdam alone number 10000 and
in other cities conditions are similar.
1t is estimated that total Of 10000
wage earners have been affected but
so far the situation is not desperate.
The Dutch are naturally q thrifty
race.
But the question ia how long will
her savings last. Holland under nor
NAL conditions does . tremendous
business with Germany. whose ex-
port trade keeps much Of the Dutch
canal. river and oversee shipping EN-
ployed. Now there 10 none Of this.
and the burghers are discovering
what the Gripping of their neighbor
means. Generally speaking the huf-
ghers know It Is best to be neutral
and not to express opinions has come
to be looked on as a duty toward
Germany. The experiences OF Hol
| landers in the matter of foreign dom
nation have not been pleasant and
the Duke of Alva still lives In memo
ry. Therefore the people Of Holland
are waiting and hoping that the TEN
est will blow over without striking
their own country.
I'm the meantime standing forces
of the country have been mobilized
The militia and the landwher are un
der the call to arms. The breakint
of the dykes and the rushing to arm'
Of small but heroic nation like thu
Dutch would indeed be a Mt clima'
according to sentiment in Rotterdam
TO the cataclysm Of Europe. But thu
;Jutcn are ready for the sacrifice AM
the first overt act against the sover
eighty of their country or the secur
ity of their nation is bound TO be me
in this manner. There is ground 10
the belief that another siege of Ley
den would be a. more stubborn anal
than the resistance Of Liege.
The feeling, however, is more san
suine today because the attitude o
Germany would appear to be suci
that attack form that quarter is tho
to be remote.
So the burghers go about their bus
mess snd let others understand tina
the Winding Of ones business is IN
deed the business Of small nations
| Al aoo 1ava
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-08-27
kodani Murdered
Helena W. Smith

Salinas, CAL, Aug, 2A.-oeorge Ko-
DAM, Japanese photographer under
arrest here, confesser to Sheriff Mes.
Dit today that he had murdered Hell
ena Wood smith, New York artist
Tho had peen living in the colony OF
writer's and painters at Carmel-by-the.
Sea-. He told conflicting stories of
the murder. one version being that ne
killed Miss Smith in self defense.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-08-27
eromlne In All the seas.

The amount Of bromine in the sea
has been calculated by M. chelles Of
Bordeaux in report published in the
bulletin OF the oceanographic Insti-
tute OF Monaco. Each quart of sea
water contains approximately one and
a half grains of this element. As
there are about T44 100000 cubic miles
OF water In the oceans Of the world.
they contain 10000, 100000 tons Of
bromiae.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-08-27
chIp on the Shoulder.

I'VE love and we value peace" said
Jefferson. I'VE know its blessings and
experience; we abhor the follies OF
war, and are not untried in Its dis
tresses and calamities." A God-fear-
ing nation contides In its strength
without Boosting Of II and respects
that Of others without fearing II. The
weak nation. like the weak man, car.
ries a chip on the shoulder.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-08-27
U..F .sRepair Shop

IS North First West rnsns ~"
We repair any ana al kinds Of Eur
r,ture. Stoves. Upholsterins, and Bus
~ TOPS. We sell Wan Paper below
ANYBODY in town. calsomlnins. House
painting and Paper Hanging our
.nsc,alty. Discount on Paper Hang
inc Picture Frames made to order.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-08-27

A wild cat has been caught in Ard
namurchan deer forest, ArgyAlshire,
Scotland, by a gamekeeper. The AMI
NAL is very large. measuring 40 inches
in length. 1t has a short, bushy tall,
and is dark in color with brown stripes,
It stands high on its legs and has
very tigerish appearance.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-08-27
SCRAMBLED EGGS WITH CHEESE

Put four eggs and three table
spoonfuls of Parmesan cheese into
basin with sprinkling of pep .e,,.
beat all together; put them T. tn ~
saucepan with a piece of b. ,tter and
stir till nearly set.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-08-27

!, YOU cit in q cool draft when you
:. hsatsd and get . stif neck or
,.u,. hack, .yoa win be iookins for
LISTING that will ease the ps'n.
81. YOUR mind ON BALLARD's SNOW
IININENr and don't be talked out
:, !, bec.uss It 10 the best pain re-
a. ,liuimsnt you can get any
mere. Price ssc, 80 and st.oo per
no,tle. sold b. Ritter Bros. Drug co.
ADV.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-07-09
Weather Crop Bulletin

Des Moines, Ia.-For week
ending July S, 1914: Ideal
weather prevailed during the
last seven days for haying and
harvesting fall wheat, rye and
ar!y oats, and the time was
we'll improved. The average
temperature was about four
Dc grees below the normal and
oEiy a few light, scattered
showers occurred. Practically
all of the winter wheat, rye and
carly Cats are in shock in the
southern counties, and the work
is we'll advanced in the central
districts. Hsying was general
ind the crop is being put up in
fine condition. The yield is,
however, considerably below
normal in southern districts
but is fir to good over the
central and northern counties.
The hulk of the corn has bee n
laid by in good condition, ard
the crop, as whole, is a week
to ten days in advance of Tire
average for this time of the
year. Much of it is showing
tassels in the southern part of
the state but will soon need
rain in these sections. Thresh-
ing has begun in the South and
will be gin in central districts
during the coming week. Ear
~ reports Indicate good yields
of winter wheat, but not up to
those of last year. EARLY POI
tatoes are generally small al d
have only a few in hill.
Pastures are in fine condition,
except in the southern coun-
ties, where rain is badly need
ed f r al. growing crops and 10
replenish the wafer supply,
which is getting short.
The following is a summary
showing the average condition
Of crops on July LIST, as COM
pared with the average condi-
lion on that date in past yeare:
Corn, 102 per cent; oats, "a;
spring wheat, sc; winter whea',
95; barley. go; rye, 81; flax, SO;
notatoes, SO; hay, SO; pastures,
IS per cent
Geo. M. Chapel, Director.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-07-09
Schedule Votes

The following schedule of
votes will be given by the
Times in the popular pony con-
test now being conducted by
the leading merchants.
Each new subscriber to the
Daily Times e months or more.
4 votes for each cent.
Each old subscriber to the
Daily Times, 3 votes for each
cent.
Each old subscriber to the
Weekly Times, 4 votes for each
cent.
Each new subscriber to the
Weekly Times. 5 votes for each
cent.
Use Cream 81 the Valley F,spr
ADV
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-07-09
Modale Items

MIR. and Mrs. r G. Hartsoek
are the parents of q boy since
Monday.
Mrs. Frederick of Claflin,
Kan, is visiting her sisters,
Mrs. Bourn and Mrs. Raglan.
Miss Dora Hammer of Violin,
S D. is wishing relatives here
this week.
"Bud" Wells and wife of Gin
cinnsti twp, announces the ar
rival of a son Sunday night.
Fred Day and j F. Hudson
are each cutting wheat with
three binders drawn by q gas
engine. "a foot swathes soon
down 100 acres.
Fly Annis of Council Bluffs
bought the Jenny Dick farm
east OF town last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Mcqueen
of Omaha spent the Fourth in
town.
V. N S.inrerton of Omaha
was calling on friends in town
Sunday.
Rev. j. H. Findley and wife
are spending their vacation at
Niagara Falls
MISS Hamlet Gwathney of
Omaha spent the Fourth with
her uhcls, !. B. Boswell.
Winnie Foote IS in Omaha To-
lay ON business.
DR.. and Mrs DeVore are in
Omaha today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-07-09
CITReLlAx
CITEOlAx
GAVE IN TO TEE CKLLDpEE

Finest physic in the world
for children. They love t.
take lit tastes like lemonade.
1t is mild and suits their SEN
sitiva organs Is is thoro Ugh
and keeps systems cleanse
sweet and wholesome. L,
does the same for grown ups,
too An Ideal laxative. For
sale by all dealers. jl30
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-07-09

Preserving time is here and
YOU can buy all kinds of pre-
serving kettles, pans, can tops,
can ruhbers, can filters, jelly
tumblers and in fact everything
You need to do your preserving
with a. Pixies Variety Shop.
DIV
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-07-09
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reach
only one way to cure deafness. and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an intiamed condition of the mu-
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is intiamed you have rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed, Deafness is the result and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal condi-
ton. hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten caused by Catarrh
which is nothing but inflamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
Send for circulars. free
Sold by Druggists 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation