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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-15
Promotion and Fifty Dollars for
Each Conviction Promised in
Attempt to Spur on Police to
New Efforts.

Determined to put a stop to the ae-
tiTties OF hold-yp men ard purse
snatchers. Major Richard Sylvester su-
perintendent Of police. has promised pro-
motion to the members Of the force
who apprehend the criminals. who. so
far. have successfully eluded the police.
In addition. a cash reward OF 80 has
been offered for information leading to
4 the arrest and conviction of any one
| OF the men. -
In spite of the fact that practically the
| entire Central office force has been
working in conjunction with police OF
the precincts in which the recent hold
ups and purse-snatchings have occurred.
but enc arrest has been made, and the
police admit that they now have no
clues on which to work on the other
cases.
Police Offered Reward.
In a statement sent to the precinct
captains, promising promotion to the
MEN who clear UP these cases. Major
Sylvester says:
AT this season OF the year there il
more crime committed than usual Tho
usual good record of the department Is
broken by several robberies in pubic
places.
with a limited patrol force il Is
| not expected that arrests will be made
in all cases: but there sho1II be a fair
percentage OF arrests made in all these
| cases. The reserve force of your COM
| mands was recently reduced. and
hope this will operate in an active en-
i deavor on the part of everybody to
catch these hold-rp men. Fifty dollars
| reward will be paid for the arrest and
| conviction Of any OF them.
The superintendent will be glad to
| do anything he can. by way Of advance
ment. TO those who may be successful"
Detectives who are working on the
hold-up and purse-snatcninS cases say
that IL Is almost impossible to get ary
clue to the identity Of the hishwaymsn
I 1rst place. the detectives say, all they
have 20 go on Is the mans description.
Second. IN practically all Of the roberies
money has been the only thing taken.
, ard there is no way OF tracing a. :hief.
By money he has stolen. as there is In
cases where jewelry or other articles
are taken which he might attempt to
dispose Of
Fail To Identify Prisoners.
During the last two days the detec-
lives rounded up several colored men
with records as purse-snatchers or hold
up mon. but none OF the recent victims
could identify them and there was no
evidence on which to hold them.
The police Of the Ninth precinct yes
terday arrested Edward Cutler, coiored
thirty. of 39 A street northeast, and
are holding him on charge of house
breaking. He was Identified this morn
ing by Clifford NJ. Woertendyk e, of 405
Fourth street northeast as the man who
assaulted him at his home Sunday night
while attempting to get away with a
large quantity OF silverware. Cutler
denies the charge
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-15
PORK Barrer' VS.. National Defense.

To the Editor OF the Mail Bag:
The Pork Barrel Engineers" other
wise known as the Rivers and Harbors
Congress, have again descended upon
Washington in an attempt to get anoth-
er fifty million. or more, grab out OF
the public Treasury. OF course, on the
surface, it is intended for the Improve
ment Of navigation. In reality n veFs
large part OF 1t is for the protection of
private property and TO furnish busi-
ness to contractors. dealers, and oIh-
ers who are a part of the system" So,
with biare OF trumpets and all the es-
sential stage settings. they are going to
make 4 supreme effort to convert a
large amount of noise into a widespread
belief that there is practically a unaui-
nous demand for such expenditures.
when there is not No doubt this plan.
will fool some people, but not those
who are wise to the game. as il has
been played in the past. The Times
has been next to the job for some d1Ir.
and has done good WORK in ca posing ne
deal. Keep 1t up
No doubt the Public Buildings aud
Good Roads advocates will not be far
behind in an attempt to get theirs also.
All this goes on from year to year.
while on the vital question of national
defense we lull ourselves to sleep In a
false sense OF security, stick our nc ads
IN the sand. as II were, and imagine
that we are immune from attack. How
secure ana confident il should make US
feel TO learn from testimony gwen al
the Capitol few days ago by a naval
officer, that re actually have one wnoie
submarine IN good working order. II
we should be suddenly plunged into war
under such conditions. IL Is presumed
that We would divide that one sub
marine into two parts, place One-half in
the Atlantic and the other in the Pa
cific. and defy the enemy to attack
us.
Is 1t not high time that Congress
should get on TO its job and provide
for the common defense" 81 the Con-
stitution requires IL to do, and leave
internal improvements To
the States which are the immediate
NOT A uArt,IIEI-I " AIrER
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-15
Contest DeIpeS Into
HighSchoolHistory
Students in Race for Times Medal Must Learn Origin
of Cadet Corps-Pupils at Eastern Hard at
Work in Co mpetton.
CONTEST QUESTION NO. %

p When were the high school cadets organized?
ANSWERS not TO be submitted separately One question
nH be printed daily for thirty days Pupils then submit
their wrhiHg to the thirty questions Writing
be side of the paper only
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-15
Lodge Would Celebrate
Inaugural of Lincoln

Senator Lodge OF Massachusetts has
introduced i'm the Senate bill
proposing celebration OF the df-
tieth annIversa OF the second unauSu-
ration of Abraham Lincoln. March 4.
lylb.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-15
Workers Worse OF Than Warrior.

To the Editor Of the Mail Bag
In a recent letter given out by o.
Of Mr.. Roosevelt's friends. he says the
the public are tired Of reforms. reform
ers, and OF him.
1 think he has hit the nail on the
head and at the right time.
The voters at the last election said
"eive US work and a chance to live.
Millions are out OF work all over this
reEourceful land Of ours and starving.
Sherman said that war was hell
Rut I say that to have to starve for
years. as the masses OF the people OF
this country have been doing for years.
Is worse than hell
1t is the popular thing to do now to
feed and clcthe the Belgians. Society
likes IL, you know. and besides what
do we care IL millions OF men, women.
and children are compelled to starve on
and on, until at last death relieves
them of their pain and misery.
A. 3. JOHNSON.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-15
TIE oDesT IHaAB SCI

Congress Kin be
neutral t Europe,
but it certainly Is
hostile L III Dis
triCt."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-15

The idea nf having a million men by
sunset would go bad on a rainy day.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-21

AGEZ&9EfN 5-t- 49, .afa+
a farmers vehicle that could
be used both for touring purpos-
es and farm work has been a
much felt need. An American
manufacturers attempt to solve
the problem has resulted in a
machine that fol. ordinary travel
is simply a touring automobile
with a pair of spur gears added
to the hubs Of the driving wheels
but for heavy hauling is convert
ed into a farm tractor by the ad-
dition Of a pair Of huge tractor
wheels, with much larger gears
meshing with those Of the hubs.
The speed is reduced by the
gearing to four miles an hour, or
for heavier work. as low as two
miles. With the tractor wheels
attached, three sixteen inch
plows are drawn in ordinary soft
soil, and work is done that U.s.
ually requires from six to nine
horses. For stationary work the
engine can be applied to driving
a power shaft.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-21
1t Taxes Strength.

It takes strength to bring your life up
square
With your accepted thought and hold
it there
Resisting the inertia that drags back
From new attempts to the old habits
track,
It's so easy to drift back; to sink;
So hard to live abreast Of what you
think.
1t takes great strength to live where
you belong
When other people think that you are
wrong;
People you love; and who love you, and
whose
Approval is a pleasure you should choose
To bear this pleasure and to succeed at
length
In living your belief-well, it takes
strength
And courage too.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-21

The hidden wealth in government publica-
tons, especially as it affects teachers, is de-
scribed by Frederick K. Moves in a bulletin just
issued by the United States Bureau Of Educa-
ton. Mr.. Noyes has delved, as he says, into
the vast stores of teaching material that lie en-
beddcd in government documents, many of
which give no indications, from their titles, of
their value for educational purposes" and has
furnished a guide to a small portion Of that
part of this material which has special signi-
fcance for teachers or others interested in edu-
cation.
Tons and tons of reports, bulletins, and mis-
cellaneous documents are turned out daily by
the immense printing plant.of the government.
Congress and the congressional committees are
constantly having documents of various kinds
printed for general distribution. Every depart
ment and every bureau in the departments has
it's own publications, frequently amounting to
millions of copies annually for each Office. The
bulletin just published by the Bureau of Educa-
ton aims to list a small part of the large
amount Of this material which may be Of direct
use to teachers, especially material from unex-
pected sources, the Speclal value OF which would
otherwise remain unknown
In speaking Of the work in connection with
this bulletin, Commissioner Claxton made it
clear that he wished it were possible for the bu-
reau to do more than merly publish an index,
useful as he hoped that might be. 'One Of the
greatest needs of our elementary schools is suit
able material to supplement the meagre outlines
and boief statements Of the textbooks" he as
serted. If the bureau had the funds, it could
do a notable service BY reprinting much Of the
material, either free of charge or at a price ,suf-
fcient to cover the printing. The school work
in geography, history, hygiene, nature study,
and other subjects might then be made far
more interesting, thorough and practical than
it now is" The bureau bulletin not only calls
particular attention to out Of the way docu-
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-21

The abolition of these crop lien laws was ad-
yocated in a great public convention IN Atlan.a
some twenty-five years ago and the ideas lnvol-
we'd met with general commentator. Nothing
was done, however, to better the situation ana
those wanting money were apparently glad TO
take it, lien or no lien, and hence the situation
generally remains much now as it was then.
It may be idle advice to recommend TO our
cane and rice planters on the Lower Coast that
they should get what credit they can on tne'r
individual merits and not to give any liens on
their crops, but the long use OF the system
makes it all the harder to break away from 1t
and our W people would doubtless be prompt
to take money from whatever sources they could
get it, provided that it ZANE as money usually
comes to them, in a proper way. It looks at the
moment as though out planters would De COM
PEELED to learn how to get along without advan-
ces. whether they like the plan or not. The de-
sirable way of course would be to produce at
home all that the family and live stock wanted
to eat and to buy as few articles as possible I'M
I'll a cash balance was ON hand over and above
obligations incurred and then Of course debts
should be paid and any necessary improvements
made whenever the money was available. All
this is a dreadfully hard lesson to learn, but the
experience of the last two or three years ana
the great losses made by the banks and other
financial institutions in connection with the
sugar and rice industry are such as enforce the
necessity for this change in the plan Of fnan-
cling our crops. Many fields will lie implanted
and untitled this season simply because OF the
scarcity of financial relief which in almost all
other seasons would have gone on in the ordin-
airy course of production without any apparent
interruption.
In regard to the sugar industry. we note that
in various parts of the state the planters seem
to be getting over their paralysis to some ex-
tent at least and from various quarters comes
the news of a general cultivation going on in
the ordinary way, with every evidence OF final
success. OF course we have in the state prob
ably thousands of planters and farmers who
have any way some surplus Of good individual
credit and who can rise superior to the present
financial distress and who seem now to be go.
ing along hopefully with every promise OF sue
cess. Let us hope that all Of the tillers of the
soil in the Parish of Plaquemines will be able t.
plant Their crops and get them up and finally
marketed and that the final results will he sat
i~sfactory.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-21

-.sGE EuEf E--H r4Es5E HrEte I
Fifteen persons suffering from
that mysterious disease, pellagra
were taken from South Carolina
to New York in 1912 and care
fully observed at the Post-Gra
uate Hospital by expert bacter-
|iologists, chemists and pathology
lists. All were cured without any
specific medication during the
disease. At the ''pellagra meet
ing at Spartansburg, S. c., q
summary Of the first progress
report Of the -McFad-
den Pellagra Commission, by
Capt. ]. F. Siler, medical corps,
|U. s. A.; Passed Assistant Sur
geon P. E. Garrison, U. S. N.
and DR.. w. ]. MacNeal, profess
sor Of bacteriology and pathology
and assistant director of labora-
tories, New York Post-G Graduate
Medical School, was read. The
closing words Of this report
state:
l. The supposition that the
ingestion of good or spoiled
maize is the essential cause OF
pellagra is not supported by oul
study.
2. Pellagra is in all probable
ity a specific infectious disease
communicable from person t
person by means at present I'm
known.
8. w have discovered no ev
idence discriminating flies Of tn
|genus Simulium in the causatiol
LOT Pellagra, except their univer
sal distribution throughout tn
area studied. If it is distributes
by a blood-sueking insect, Stom
oxys calcitrans would appear t
he the most probable carrier.
A. We are inclined to regar
intimate association in the house
hold and the contamination Q
food with the e~xcretions of pc
lagrins as possible modes Of dir
tribution of the disease.
S. Nc specific cause Of pell:
gra has been recognized. Elk.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-21
OFFICIAL REGISTER
r oFFlcERa

PARISH OFFlCkH3
President Of the Pelice jury.
J. B. Fastening, Busas p. @.
Secretary o. the Police Jsry,
Luc,en Caro-, .%Bertrandville. La.
Parish Treasurer,
Joseph Savoie, Nero P. O.
Sheriff.
Frank c. Movers, Pointe-ala-IIaehs.
Coroner.
d.. II. L. Ballowe, Buras 2. @.
Assessor.
Marc Cognevich. Marin r. O.
Clerk o. Court
Ernest Albert, Pointe-ala.Hache.
Member Of the General Assembly. /.
Simon Leopold. Phenix r. o.
Police Jurors.
list Ward-l. S. Lathrop, Rng. Turn
p. O.
End Ward-Adrien Leopold. Phenix
T. O.
3rd Ward-E. 4. Schayot. p~ointeIa.la.
Hache.
4th Ward-Thomas Brophy. Neptune
P. O.
5th Ward-Jos. Bernard, Venice p. O..
9th Ward-C. Grabcrt, Jesuits' Bend
p. o.
1th Ward.
sth Ward-Dave Withan. Diamond 2.
@.
9th Ward-Dr. G. A. D. Hays. Happy
Jack P. O.
10th Ward--J. 3. Fastening. Duras r.
O.
Parish Eosrd Of Public Education,
Prcsident-J. C. Darmas, Buras p. O.
Secretary and Parish Superintendent
:, LOT Public Education.
IT, c. Blanchard, Pointe.a-la-Harhe
Memhers,
: LIST Ward-Jos. II. Meyer. Dalcour F.
o.
2ud Ward-Wm. Dymoud. Dslair p. o.
3rd Ward-JEo. b. Hingie. Pointc.a.la.
Hache.
lth Ward-G. W. D%elesdernier. Pilot
]. iowa
5th Ward-Micgs Childress. Triumph
!. p. O.
9th ward-Elvi Giordsno. Jesu'ts'
: Bend p. O.
! 7th Wasd-Frank ciordano. Jesuits'
Bend p. o.
e Sth Ward-W. W. Lemon. Junior T.
Ill O.
9Th Ward-Benj. Ballay.
10th Ward-F. C. D,Armas. Busas r.
O.
LOCAL JUDICIARY.
d. Justices Of the Peace.
=. LIST Ward-E. j. Rodriguez, Jf.
# IND Ward-Hy. Meyer, Bertrandville.
! Adrien Leopold. Phcnix
+. ".
3rI Na:d-L Il. Font9rc;;::A fs:asc.a'
ia.Iiachc r. y.
a. sli ""'n.d-Cco. ". DeicsCe,a!e:. "
Let Town.
W. P. Simmons. por'
!, Eads.
9Th Ward-Eynest Fellon, Venice.
> 9Th Ward-C. Il. Sarpy, Jesuits' Bcnt
a P. O.
Ith Ward-Clcm L'Artiguc, Naomi i
@.
" 9Th Ward-F.yR. Grimshaw. damon.
q r. O.
'el 9th Ward-M. A. Lyons, Home Place
lle P. o:
oil :vil. Ward-C!cvis Hinglc.
!. constables.
list Ward--A. N. Miller, Dalcour Z
d. End Ward-John Grabb, Jr., Bertrand
vile P. O.
T.lix Lafrance. Phenix /
Srd Ward-Ernest Dodson.
he 4th Ward-James Kiger. r
or John Zettwock.
vn 9Th Ward--Ere Jago. Venice P. o.
o,e 9Th Ward-Aug. E. Sarpy.
1th Ward-Clement L'Artigue. j
~" Naomi r. O.
O1t Sth Ward-Thos. Nolan, Jr., damon
vs.. p. O.
inc 9th Ward-Emilc Martin.
no 10th Ward-Philip Cognevich.
PAR!sH DEMOCRATIC ExEcurlv
~ COMMITTEE.
,hairmun-John Dynond. Belair.
s.cretary-Jos. Savoie, Nero P. 0
Members.
to- LIST Wad-Alex Brandt.
i'll. y. Lasus.
End Wards. Leopold. Phenix p.
Hy. Meyer. D~ert.andyill
Ord Ward-Joseph Savoie, Moro p.
Joseph Cosse, Pointc.a-l
Hache.
- 4th Ward-F. Lobrano. Pilot Town
b. J. Williams. Phi
Town r. o.
9Th Ward--Jos.. Bernard, Venice Y.
Augustin A. Buras. veni
ANS p. o.
9th "Wtard-c. Grnbert. Jesuits' Be
2. O.
C. n. Sarpy, Jesnits' Be
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-21
WOODWARD, WIGHT s. CO., LTD.
Phone Main 462

The Open Day and Night House.
Biggest General Supply House in the
South. Everything in Hardware,
Ship Chandlery. Mill Supplies and
Groceries. Full and Complete Line
of Game Traps, Paints, Loaded
Shells, Cutlery and Stoves. Motor
Boat Specialties, Gas and Gasoline
Engines, Batteries, etc. Travelling
Representative :. = :: = ::
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-21

George Ade, the famous hum
.orous writer, is being urged to
become the Progressive candid
ate for United States senator
from Indiana.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-21

how these may be obtained, u.s.
ually free or at a cost price Of a
few cents, from the various gov
eminent Offices. Teaching ma
terial in government publica-
TONS" is bulletin AZ, 1913, of
the Bureau Of Education, and
will be sent free on request as
long as the supply lasts.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-05-14
WESTERN UNION MANAGER
IS MARRIED AT ELY

Sunday morning, before the depart
ure of the main line train, Miss Ella
Louise Kent of this city and Orel O.
Horner, of Winnemucca, were quiet
ly married at the home of the bride
parents.
Mr.. Homer came to this city Satur-
day afternoon and was met at East
Ely by d. C. BARLEY who acted as
guardian angel for the young people
and kept the secret from their many
young friends who had planned a
noisy charivari, but who could not To-
cate the bridegroom.
MI. and Mrs. Horner will take an
trip through the eastern
before returning to Winnemuc-
ca, where the groom is manager of
the Western Union.-Ely Expositor.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-05-14
Notice of Application for Permission
to Appropriate the Public Waters
of the State of Nevada. .

Notice is hereby given that on the
18th day of May, 1914. in accordance
with Section 80. Chapter 40. of the
Statutes of 1913, one John Murray,
of Jungo, County of Humboldt, and
State of Nevada, made application to
the State Engineer of Nevada for
permission to appropriate the public
waters of the State of Nevada. Such
appropriation is to be made from
Boulder and Bodily Right creeks, be-
low place of junction of waters. at a
point in NWA of SWA of section 9.
township 80 north, range 80 east, M.
D. b. and NJ, by means of a ditch
and ten cubic feet per second is to be
conveyed to the SEA of SEA of sec
ton s, NJ of NWA of section 16
and NEh of NEH of section II,
township 80 north, range 80 east. M.
d b. and NJ, by means of a ditch,
and there used for irrigation and do
nestle use. Water not to be return
ed to stream.
Signed: w. NJ. KEARNEY,
State Engineer.
First publication, May IA, 1914.
Last publication, June -, 1914.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-05-14

2 Application No. 1913
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-05-14
THE SILVER STATE
LOCAL BRIEFS

Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Minor. of Me-
Dermitt, are in town today.
Fred Malone, Des Moines, Iowa, is
registered at the Hotel Lafayette to-
day.
George Blaekwood, of DavitowH, is
stopping at the Hotel Lafayette.
w. Schomfeld, of San Francisco. is
an Hotel Lafayette guest today.
c. r. Squires, the National mer-
chant, is at the Colorado today.
G. J. Tuska, of Reno, is registered
at the Eldorado today.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-05-14
WEATHER REPORT

Following is the report of the local
weather bureau for the t~wenty-four
hours ending at 8 a. m today:
Highest temperature yesterday, so
Lowest this morning, AZ.
Mean temperature yesterday, go.
Normal yesterday, "a.
Prevailing wind direction, n. T..
RAY l.. FISHER,
Official in Charge
Weather forecast for Winnemuc "a
and vicinity-San Francisco. May IA:
Unsettled weather tonight and Fri.
day. Probably showers.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-05-14
MRS. wINGTIELD STILL
IN SERIOUS CONDITION

Mrs. George Wingield is somewhat
improved today following a bad night
which her fever wasvery high,
which her fever was very high,
DR.. Wakefield, of San Francis
co, is in constant attendance.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-05-14
EQUAL FRANCHISE SOCIETY
TO MEET TOMORROW NIGHT

A meeting of the Equal Franchise
society will be held at the home of
Mrs. NJ. s. Bonniield tomorrow even
ing, May Is, at 7:30.. All members
are requested to be present.
MRS. NJ. s. BONNIFTELD, Pres.
Advertisement.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-05-14
The Humboldt River.

At noon today the guage at the
bridge over the Humboldt river at
this point registered 1912 feet.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-05-14
poInte for Poets.

II trading stamps were given with
would buy them.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-05-14

Subscribe for the Silver State, .?
per year.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-12-26
NELSON is home
FROM BISMARCK y.
SERVED 50 DAYS

Fargo, Dec. 25.-George l.. Nelson,
editor of The Co-operators' Herald,
who has been serving a 3O-day SEN
tence in the Burleigh county Jail for
contempt of court on account of an
article published in his newspaper,
rejecting upon tle judges Of the su-
preme court of North Dakota, was re-
leased Wednesday noon, arriving in
Fargo late Wednesday evening and is
back on the job once more. During
his stay at Bismarck Mr.. Nelson has
been contributing regularly to the
Herald and has supplied the editorial
page with his usual quota OF editorial
matter. g -tlr , ,.,
Refused Friends Offer. ~
AT the conclusion of the ten-day
period to which he was first sentenc-
ed friends offered to pay the $4,000
fine assessed against him. Mr.. Mel
son refused the preferred help, serv-
ing an additional 20 days in jail in
stead CT paying the fine. This case
has aroused an unusual amount Of
comment in all parts Of the UnitId
States and is, so far as known, the
first time that a North Dakota edi-
tor has ever been sentenced to Jail
for contempt Of court. %F'' 4