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The Detroit times., 1914-12-24
BY NORMAN ROSE,

louisville. Pa Dec. 24.-"She
Is q witch" r rt-.
Mrs. Michalina Zemanowsk pointed
Mrs. Katie short, Her words came
and the crowd that thronged Judge
Koch's court gaped while the word
ran from one TO another:
Her voice is bewitched! The spell
Is on her that she cannot speak"
Mrs. Short huddled down in her
chair--a feeble, wrinkled, little. old
woman. with crusted scars on her face
OF cruel scratches yet unhealed.
"She is witch!"
Mrs. Zemanowski. charged with
having ferociously attacked and claw
ed Mrs. Short, looked up at the Judge
before whom she was on trial.
Mrs. Short, who earns meager ly-
ing by making tallow dips, had sold
some. one day, nearly year ago, to
Mrs. Zemanowski. She asked Mrs.
Zemanowski to have drink of whis-
ky. The invitation was accepted. Soon
Mrs. Zemanowski's voice began 10
fail.
Al bad cold? Some disease Of the
vocal organs? No. In this part OF
the state Of Pennsylvania they know
that when thing like that happens
Its witchcraft! -... ...-
Witchcraft! Ii was the sentence of
torture and death for thousands and
tens of thousands in Europe OF the
middle ages.
II sent men and women to the scat
fold In New England three centuries
ago. And here, today, it turned the
face or little, old Mrs. Short gray un-
der the accusation of Mrs. Zemanow-
ski, because all through this part OF
a great and enlightened state some
people still believe all the horrors OF
Europe's demonology and Salem's
witch-madnessl .... ~.
So Mrs. Zemanowski believed, and,
as she brooded, her belief grew
stronger till her nights were sleepless
and her days frantic.
She was in the power of witch.
she said BY and by the very sight
OF Mrs. Short made her hysterical.
Conferences were held, in which her
husband and neighbors took part. The
best authorities on witchcraft and its
antidotes agreed that the way 10
break the spell" was for the victim
to draw the witch's blood!
So, one bright Sunday morning, in
the little village OF Turkey Run,
where the Short and Zemanowsk fam
lilies live, Mrs. Zemanowski attacked
Mrs. Short on the street and scratch
ed her till the blood ran down her
wrinkled old cheeks.
Mrs. Short had Mrs. Zemanowski
arrested, and Mrs. Zemanowski made
The Detroit times., 1914-12-24
NO FOOD PRICE TRUST,
SAYS WOMAN EXPERT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-Argu-
ments against the Mcclellan cold sto-
rage bill were heard by the house
interstate commerce commission re-
Gently, when DR.. Martha Pennington,
the woman expert on cold storage, OF
the department. OF agriculture, and DR..
+. F. Barnard, state food commission
er of Indiana, testified.
Or. Pennington said that food pro
ducts may be kept in cold storage for
approximately year. The Mcclellan
bill limit is two months. When ask
ed IL her Investigations had shown
the existence of combination to con-
troll food prices. DR.. Pennington said;
II have seen nothing that would
lead me to believe that there is any
combination among cold storage in
terests to boost prices"
The Detroit times., 1914-12-24
PLANNING OPENING
OF CANAL AND FAIR

WASHINGTON. Dec. .s.-Secretary
OF War Garrison, Assistant Secretary
OF State Philips and Assistant Secre-
tary OF the Navy Roosevelt conferred
recently on plans for celebrating the
opening OF the Panama canal and San
Francisco exposition.
They are working out the details of
the trip OF the International feet,
headed by the famous old oregon,
from Hampton Roads TO San Fran
cisco. and accommodation aboard ship
of diplomats, senator's and represen.
tatiyes
The president is 10 travel on the
battleship New York
The Detroit times., 1914-12-24

Detroit Times Job Printing Depart
1920.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-24
WORE TIGHT SKIRT;
LOSES DAMAGE SUIT

KANSAS CITY, Kas., Dec. "a
When a woman wears a skirt so tigh,
that 1t interferes with the free use OF
her limbs she cannot maintain an &C
ton for damages for personal injury
The skirt, the district court holds, Is
contributory negligence.
Mrs Della Wilson brought suit fol
s., 600 against the Chicago, Burling
ton & Quincy railroad She alleged
that in alighting from train one OF
her feet caught and the ankle was
broken.
The defense alleged that because OF
the height OF the heels on her shoes
and the tightness OF her skirt she was
equally at fault.
How wide was your skirt?" the at
torney for the railroad asked.
"Thirty-two inches" she replied
The jury deliberated few minutes
and then returned the verdict NO
entitled to recover.
Detroit Times Job Printing Depart
The Detroit times., 1914-12-24
LOVE PROOF;
JUDGE DENIES DECREE

EVANSVILLE, Ind. Dec. 24.-Hold-
ing jealousy is proof OF love, Judge
Logsden refused a new trial in the
divorce case of Andrew +. sullivan.
a prominent Sunday school worker,
against his girl wife, Thelma. The
husband was denied a divorce.
Sullivan alleged that his wife was
insanely jealous of him and insulted
all her friends because she feared he
paid too much attention to them.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-24
FOREST FIRE DAMAGE
is REDUCED $500, 600

CONCORD, y. H., Dec. IA con
servatiye estimate places the value OF
forest property saved by these meas
ures at ever 100000" says the bien-
NAL report of the state forestry com
mission, after describing methods OF
Are prevention used in the New
Hampshire forests during the past
-four years.
In that period. the report says, the
average damage has been reduced
from $347 TO 1859.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-24

Convenient train service leaving
N. and 11.tO y. M and from
1915 Y. NJ. and 12:4S midnight daily
up-to-date parlor cars. sleepers
coaches.
;. Get tickets and make berth reese
81 West, or Depots a. u, ED MoNDs
The Detroit times., 1914-12-24
Bridal Cake Of Ostrich eoes.

BLOOMSBURY, Ia, Dec. >2i.--Miss
Olivia p. Tescott Is believed 10 be the
only bride in America who had her
wedding cake made entirely OF ostrich
eggs She was welded to Frederick
Blencowe at her home here. and en-
ployes OF the African Ostrich Farm K
Feather Co. furnished the eggs and
hired baker TO make the unusual
wedding confection.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-24

on their diseased stock their full meat
value as II free from disease
As a matter of fact, this is really
more than We have any real right &c
expect, for the diseased animals are
OF no value except for the fertilizer
tanks. They are not ut for meat
They will not get we'll for long. Ions
time, and perhaps never. They are
worth less than nothing. as they vii
require care and Will not even dc
their owners the favor of dying.
Watch for the appearance OF the
symptoms BY disposing Of the stock
under the quarantine regulations you
will receive payment. Otherwise the
loss will be likely TO be total-as il
should be. And 10 most men there is
great satisfaction in helping solici
tous government sto safeguard the
great live stock interests In which
we are so vitality Interested From
Farm and Fireside.
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-01-09
Trousers Given Away

With every indicarjou that the sale
will ecI;pse all others held in the Hun
inLtnn store. The United Wooden Mills
CoGlnanv's Free Trousers sale started
on Friday. Jan. 2, and will continue
throudhour January. Business open
ed up with a rush and it is believed
bv The local management that it will
exceed all records. \ pair OF $5.0U
trousers will be given free-or Il fan
cy VeSt-wlth every order taken lpr a
suit or an overcoat.
Daring january. free pants sales
! are being held al only three stores
Huntington. Charleston ana BlueHed
, These sales are rare thIhg WIN the
company and are only held ior Tie
purpose "i NeeplnS their DIS force ol
A0O um"n jalIorS BUSY during an
otherwise dull season.
1t has now been nearly II years
since The United Nooien Mills CO.
HaS founded in ParkerSburG by ". A
tierS"h. Ii is distinctly Il West ViF-
&jnIa institution. Starting with one
h..n I, i i,.tN
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-01-09
HIINTINGTON TYPOGRAPHICAL union PROPOSE
<REFEREEDUI1 TO REMOVE INTERNATIONAL
HEADQUARTERS FROM INDIANAPOLIS, IND.


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Tie moving III 'N'e'''"'''''' '''''
quarters III" Offices HUN '''' ivy "
Ih"iahaP"''S' lI''''''''
The movement gre" ouI ol me re-
cent strikes Of tie Street Car workers
and the Tea1nStcTS CnIoIS ii 'hc
Indiana ctty, during "hich inc oo''-
ness element ana tie c''y govern
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-01-09

Falling TO find another technical
inv on which to gain delay, the attor-
neys for the defendants in the case
of the Socialist Printing Co. vs.. Hat
field. ct al. in circuit court Monday,
pleaded long and earnestly for a con-
tinuancr. but Judge Graham set the
case for hearing on February 9th.
Colonel george wallace, the COVER
nor's trusted lackey, agdmitted the
truth uf ,he complaint of the Socialist
Printing Co.. but asserted that the
Governor thought his actions AT that
time necessary, and therefore juStiti-
able. In view of the fact that the
United States Senatorial Investigate
inI Committee has severely denounced
the methods of West Virginia govern
ors enforcing their individual opinions
bv hAyunctS. Kangaroo courts and
Iuidnilht thuGdcry. and in the light "!
Senator Bnrah's interpretations vi The
Constitution, it may be jus, II ItI!r
hard for this colonel, judge advoraIr
in the Kangaroo court, To establish
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-01-09
Aid the Kansas Rebels

Kansas City, Mo, Jan. ?, 'l4.--Due
to activities of Local 81, |. W. ". On
/ the streets We have been met with
rcpreSsive measures by city an'horl-
ties. The arrest of 65 men was car
ried on in peaceful manner wherein
the workhOuse became Over-crOwded.
Orders then issued were to club us
| from the streets. Not given with a
nature of getting results in six days
ana losing them on the seventh, our
meetings were held in a more elite
portion of the town under public eye.
AT present S5 men are in jail, and
authority, that it might wreak its We
nom on defenceless men, they have
been placed in an old building to
sleep on concrete floors, each given a
single thin blanket. Windows have
long been missing and repeated calls
for doctor have received no response.
Several have been beaten up and
others are on bread and water.
Calls have been aent to other locals
for men to aid in this fight. These
are coming in, some from the frozen
North. 10 prove once and for all. to
powcr-CraZed authority that labor IS
ngain expressing It's power OF S"Ildar-
Ily.
Should We fail i'll this fight much
labor is lost and we can afford II"
Srt-hacks in the middle West.
Funds are needed to take care ol
men coming in off the road. A strict
| " rebel fight is on and no money
GOES To retainerS Of this order.
Send all money to Jas. P. Cannon.
l022 Garfield ave.
(FRANK WATTS.
p,rsS CoMMlrrEE F. II. LITTLE.
iG J ROURG.
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-01-09
4 YACHTING Trip,

Cartain-Iiease. sir, your vile has
Another uF her sinking spells.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-19
|DIsPOsING OF WRECKAGE OF MORRIS CANAL

CONFIDENTLY WITH the eeventh-hour report
yeaod Morris Canal Commission with its deliberately con-
strced plan of dividing the canal give the
ehgh Valley Railroad Company the while satisfying the
several conflicting interests and incidentally giving something TO
the State and the principal municipalities canal abandonment
bills introduced the Assembly last night by general consent
In this bill is provided that million dollars in cash. be
derived from the disposal of the canal to be expended
onehaf for the construction of parkway boulevard following
generally canal" eighty miles and the other
half for State highways in South Jersey Why oneha of the
money sacrifice canal northern New Jersey
should be devoted building highways in South Jersey be
explained only by the necessity of getting South Jersey votes for
BILL has had the interest
equity canal If the bill dedicated the half million dollars to
purchase of watershed in northern New Jersey for
Development for municipalities that seeking
supply and threatened with big water snake job it
would lack South Jersey support.
construction of eghty-mile boulevard in North
of the Delaware drive the boulevard and
extensive system South Jersey of
Millions dollars Instead millions the State will
oe of fifteen twenty millions and
he additional money will have be provided by appropriations
the of the parkway the commission is given unlimited
of for the improve
There assessment for the South Jersey property
All that required is for the county onehaf the
ost State aid law the State pays only onehd the
highway construction in and the properowner
Jays one-third
supplemental enable municipalities buy canal
property introduced the Assembly, interests New
k BY the commission plan in 1911 Newark was given prefer
initial right to purchase the canal bed from Newark to Paterson
electrical railway 1t is offered only restricted choice
10 the land in Newark subject subsurace right be
old leased by the commission railroad The canal
to Bloomfield into the Passac river Newarks
the wreckage considerably less than that offered
ey the canal commission in 1911.
This should be thoroughly digesed by the people of
e State before acted by the Legislature There should
explanations of il public meetings boards of trade and
chambers of No step taken by the State
Tears deliberaon The step be taken will be
,rreyocable The offerings of the bill certain interests and to
becons aurng, but let them all be examined carefully to
Gee what they really for the State.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-19
TEACHING DOMESTIC SCIENCE

The Woman's Civic Club, of Holly,
Colo, desiring to help the girls of
that community to become more eff
ficient in the common duties of house.
keeping, co-operates with the school
in the teaching of household art. The
plan is as follows: The girls of the
high school are divided into four
classes, as indicated by the year of
the work they are taking in the high
school. AS many divisions are made
of each class as are necessary to Sc
cure the best results. These divisions
meet once or twice week at the
various homes in the city, and the
girls cook, sew and do other house
hold work, such as washing. sweep
ing and busting, under the direct
supervision of the teacher and the
mistress of the house. a definite out
line Of the work to be done in the
home is given to the class and also
to the lady of the house, so that she
may have the material and utensils
necessary ready for the use of the
girls, who do all the work and leave
the house in the same condition as
they found it, washing and drying all
dishes and putting them into their
proper places.
In the latter part of the course six
or seven of the girls prepare and
serve a light luncheon to six or seven
other girls. the outlay Of money be-
ing limited The preparation and
serving of the luncheon, also the con-
versation and manners of the guests,
are carefully criticised by both teacher
and pupils.
Occasionally the various divisions
visit the grocery store to learn how
to order groceries, the meat market
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-19
lsI,uRRING NEW JERSEY PRINTING HOUSES.

NOT ONLY did the Morris canal commissioners 60 beyond
of New Jersey have the picture book containing
the canal abandonment scheme printed
Ind illustrated etched thus depvng the printers of the State
opportunity honest dollar of State money and
detecting the apaby the Master Printers of New Jersey
n such work but they New York concern would
|eem without giving State printing houses much if any,
liberation
Assembyman Godfrey certainly of the fact that
York printers engaged the report for other
FONTS of explanation apology, whichever be called he
eaed he had been informed Trenton that there
lot printing in New Jersey qualified equipped
reduce the style of work required
@ may be reasonably judged from this that of the big
rnng Newark Jersey City other places New Jersey
given chance bid submit figures competitive other
'ise for the contract to print the report
speak we'll for the credit quality New Jersey
houses devoted the printing bookbndng industry
ror of the skill of our typographers.
Neither is it On the contrary is slur the trade
there printing houses in New Jersey paying in New
ArSey employing New Jersey workmen, that
s work may be called for of any and under any
circumstances that may arise and reasonable
nose of any other State.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-19

/ to learn to distinguish the different
cuts of meat, the furniture store to
| plan for the purchase of kitchen
utensils. During the summer months
| the work is carried along by the
mothers in the homes who follow the
outline the teacher leaves with the
| leader of the civic club.
The advantages claimed for the
plan are:
l. There is no need of expensive
school apparatus.
2. The girls learn to cook and do
homework in the home and with the
material and equipment found there,
and not in domestic science kitchen
with utensils much better than those
found in the average home of the
community The fact that they visit
several homes during the course of
instruction gives the added advantage
of utilizing a variety Of material I'M
der varying conditions.
3. In every community there are
housewives who are efficient in some
one or other of the domestic arts, such
as the making of cake, the baking of
bread, the serving of luncheons and
dinners. Under this cooperative plan
the school girls have the advantage
Of the various recipes and methods,
also of the varied instruction the adj
vocates of these recipes are able to
give. Under the ordinary plan the
| domestic science teacher would be
compelled to give all this varied
| knowledge in the classroom under
artificial conditions.
A. 1t is practical method of bring
ing the school nearer the people and
of keeping the mothers close to the
girls in their school work.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-19
u. S. Can Build His First r. r. System!

portant provision, as it will enable
him to reserve forest, mineral or any
other lands which he deems neces-
sary and desirable" for construction
and operation of the railroad.
The President is given the option
either to operate or lease the system
after 1t is completed. If leased to pri-
vate parties the term shall not run
for a period of more than twenty
years, and IL leased the Interstate
Commerce Commission Is to have
jurisdiction over 1t But If the Presi-
dent determines on government opera
ton, the control of the road includ-
ing rates, etc, is left entirely in his
hands
The construction of this road fore
shadows the creation of a govern
ment-owned line of steamships con-
Meeting with 1t in order to secure it's
benefits to the citizens of the United
States. and particularly to those on
the Pacific coast. 1t will also make
necessary the development of the coal
mines, and should eventually break
the coal trusts high prices on the
Pacific coast.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-19
lEHIGH VALLEY COAL COMBINE PROSECUTED

OF THE coal hauled by the Lehgh Valley railroad
1913 virtually 80 of it coal owned by the railroad
d law orbds transportation produce and the
eght they transport The company pretended comply with
e prosecution by Mr. Tafs encouragement and eff
mock dissolution and continued under another form of
ganzation the law we'll the Pennsylvania const
sston.
is charged in the suit filed by the yesterday
Lehgh Valley by its control of the coal lands has
building other railroad in the Lehgh coal region
wrongful and tricky of the United States Supreme
decision still has ownership and control of all the
actes in the coal region and through company
Eeated entirely owned by itself and that the company
Eonopoly.
by of the Morris canal that the Lehgh Valley
oyed waterway transportation from the coal mines New
The canal prosperous property when the rail
the AS the strangehod secured the
Smpany proceeded rails the Hudson
the process wreckng of the canal the valuable terminals
which given the company by canal bill The wreck of
e canal step building the coal combine which
numbered consumers millions thus far successfully
: ,ught Federal government itself.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-19
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
An Anecdote of a Famous Virginia Jurist

that could be paid to a lawyer and
a judge. [ think 1 am safe in say
ing that this compliment gave me
greater qualification than anything
in the way Of kindly words-and they
have been many-that have been said
of me or to me since / began the
practise of law, without a cent to
my name, in New York city"
[ asked Judge Pryor II he would be
willing to tell me what the compll-
ment was.
II should be very glad to do So" he
said; when | was a justice Of the
Supreme Court of New York State,
l tried a case involving q suit for
damages on account of an accident.
The plaintiff was woman. She took
the witness stand and in the course
of her testimony she stated what her
physician had said to her immediate
ly after the accident.
THE defendants counsel in this
case thereupon undertook to cross
examine the physician. Objection was
made on the ground that what il
said by a physician to a patient is
confidential and cannot be disclosed
upon the witness stand.
81 ruled that as the woman had
already testified to the conversation
there was no reason why the physi-
clan could not be cross examined and
l permitted this to be done Appeal
was taken and l was overwhelmingly
and summary reversed by the high
est court in the State. Yet l always
felt that my decision was sound even
though the Court OF Appeals said
that 1t was not. Do you know that
some years later, in another case in
volving precisely this question the
Court OF Appeals reversed itself and
permitted to be done the very thing
which l had permitted, justifying it
by the very reason which | gave
when l allowed the physician to be
cross examined.
"Of course, | felt complimented.
What Judge would not? But l felt
especially complimented because by
the earlier decision / was unanimous
ly overruled, and by the second de-
cision, some years later, the court
reversed itself and took precisely the
ground / did when I was sitting upon
the bench. You ask any judge il he
would not feel greatly complimented
If he should have an experience of
that kind"
Copyright, 1914, by e. ]. Edwards.
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