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Evening star., 1914-01-15
AMMUNITION RESERVE SHORT.
Ordnance Chief Says Army Could
Not Meet Emergency Needs.

In the event of sudden war the army
would be unable to supply Its usual re-
serve of ammunition for small arms to
meet the needs OF the navy. That state
ment was made by Brig. Gen. Croz,er'
chief of the ordance bureau of the War
Department. in II plea to the house
military affairs committees Tor an appro-
priation with which TO increase the army >
ammunition reserve to lso,coo.Uoo rounds.
iolnting out tnat pracricany the navy
ltseif does not accumulate any ammum-
,,on reserve at ali Tor smal arms, Gen.
Crozicr sald the Navy department nau
nuuueo lue War Department tnat /.
wound want the army 70 carry aooul "a,
ySey,Usey ROUNDS of a.nmuIiIiCn AS IL ie-
serve Tor the navy and Marine corps.
III Inefe snoulo be 4 suuuen ,nieal OF
war, ne uecIareu, we WouIu expect To
need for ourselves ammuni,lon up 70 lev,
v-u,vtsJ, ana we wound nave none TO neet
tll. elIiei Sency Eeeus OF The navy.
Evening star., 1914-01-15
MARINE DEPOT IN GUAM.
Increase of Garrison Made in De.
velopment Of Government Plan.

1t is said at the Navy Department that
the increase of the marine garrison in
Guam is in development of the plan, re-
Gently adopted, for the creation on that
island of a distinctively marine depot
which will serve as point of departure
Tor advance base expeditions. Thus Guam
eventually will correspond to the marine
base at Philadelphia and that now being
organized at Pensacola.
From these bases it is calculated a
force of marines can be dispatched at a
few hours notice on transports, which
are to be kept fully provisioned ant
coaled, to any point where it is found
expedient to seize and hold a suitable
landing place for the troops to be en-
ployed in an inland campaign.
Evening star., 1914-01-15
REPORTED IN ACCORD
ON MILITIA PAY BILL
Secretary Garrison Concludes Long
Conference With Adjutants
General.

Secretary Garrison and the adjutants
general of the National Guard OF the sew
eTal states are in complete accord with
respect to the much discussed militia
pay bill to be taken up by Congress.
THE adjutants general have met me
in the fullest. finest and fa!rest spirit"
conference with the adjutants general
yesterday afternoon
From the first, Secretary Garrison has
insisted upon measure which would
give the War Department full jurisdiction
over the state militia. including the right
to send them on foreign service. It was
explained that constitutional require
ments will be met by having members of
the various National Guard organizations
enlist as members of the state militia
and as federal reservists, subject to the
call of the President for duty either with
in or without the country.
Requirements of Bill.
The proposed bill also will require the
state militia organizations to conform in
organization, armament. equipment and
discipline to the standards of the regular
army. 1t contemplates the appropriation
annually of s14,5OO.0oo, OF which $4,000. .Ooo
would be spent in encampments and man
euvers, ss,OOOOOO for home service pay
and 100000 for armament and equip
ment.
Secretary Garrison later will lay the
proposed bill before President Wilson, as
showing exactly what the federal gov
ernment may expect in return for the
money it proposes to give the state militia
If the President indorses the measure ],
will go before Congress with the unitee
support of the War Department anc
the adjutants general.
| The committee which conferred witt
Mr.. Garrison consisted Of Gen. Young OF
illinois, Brig. Gen. Martin of Texas, Brig
Gen. Stewart OF Pennsylvania and Brig
Gen. Sadler of New Jersey.
| Brig. Gen. Crowder, judge advocate
| general Of the army, and Brig. Gen. Mills
chief Of the army division Of militia
affairs, also were present.
Evening star., 1914-01-15
Tries to Frighten Him.

Shes i'll the dining ROOM. saiu the
child. thinking she might frighien him
from the house by telling him she was
not alone.
Going to tine dining room and seeing
Tue mother was not there. the child
stated, the colored man returned to the
kitchen and asked why she had tried 10
deceive him. She told the police how the
intruder took hold OF her. put his hand
over her mouth to prevent an outcry
fastened her TO the balustrade with :,
piece of rope.
Il N not going to hurt you,' she says
he :old her several times. I'm hungry
and want money"
Doris says the co,ored man smoked q
cigarette while he was fastening her with
the rope and his conduct. she suggested,
indicated he had been drinking.
Tied Up Nearly Two Hours.
1t is believed that the intruder was
frightened from the house by the re-
turn of Robert Sea. occupant OF the
apartment on the lower floor. The child
had been fastened to the balustrade
nearly two hours when her mother and
sistes returned and found her She
tainted and was in serious condition.
Complaint of the affair was made to
the police. and the police of the ninth
precinct and Detective Grant are investi-
eating. The police today learned the
H:IulcS OF TWO persons who are believed
to have seen the man who entered Mrs.
kaidcrbachs apartment and they hope
they VIII be able to identify the mis-
creant
Evening star., 1914-01-15
KELLYEXP[A|NS RAD|UM
TO nation LEGISLATORS
Secretary Lane Calls Meeting to Fur
ther Carnotite Area
Withdrawals.

The curative poe ers of radium were ex-
planned TO members of the House and
Senat by Or. Howard A. Kelly, radiufn
exper' % BaltiI ore in lecture yester-
day in q office of Secretary Lane of the
dnterior Department Secretary Lane
called the meeting in order to impress
upon the members of the Congress the
need for the withdrawal of carnotite
areas in western states, in order that
radiIim may be kept out of the hands of
a monopoly.
4 number of photographs of cancer in
its various stages We're exhibited, and
other photographs We're shown which in
dicated the effect of radium on these
same cancers. Senator Walsh of Mon
tana, chairman of the Senate committee
ION mines and mining. and Representative
Foster of Illinois. chairman of the House
committee on mines and mining, were
among those present.
Evening star., 1914-01-15

tity Of water to prevent the destruction of
the building. Damage to stock amounted
to $1,000, while the building was dam
aged to the amount of 500.
Mrs Benjamin Casey. residing Mt 1916
street southeast, yesterday afternoon sns-
tanned painful burns to her left arm as
the result OF the explosion of an OIL
lamp Mrs. Casey was in a shed on her
premises when the explosions occurred.
The shed ignited and No. Il engine com
pany extinguished the fire.
A basket OF trash in the apartment OF
Mrs. W. T.. Aikens In the Randolph. I'LL
Lincoln avenue, yesterday afternoon,
Evening star., 1914-01-15
Hearings Begin Monday.

Hearings on the radiurn bill are sched-
uled 70 begin before the House commit
tee iionday, and it is expected that there
Friii be a bitter fight conducted against
the measure by persons from western
states.
Iinportations of radium, bromide or
salts of radium are not subject to duty,
according to the board of general ap-
vraisers in a decision overruling an as
SeSSrlent of - per cent ad valorem made
by the collectors office in New York on
an Importation by firm. in that city.
The new tariff law put radiurn on the
free list and the general appraisers de-
eided that Congress intended radiunl
salts, since pure radium was never put
J on the market.
Evening star., 1914-01-15

We have permission to quote from the
following letter recently received from
the Sisters of ST. Mary at Farnham. N.
y: The sisters who have been taking
Father Johns Medicine are perfectly
cured of their cough, after having tried
several other kinds of cough medicine
without the least beneficial effects. We
are sincerely grateful and would like to
recommend Father Johns Medicine to
all as the very best for the most STUB
horn coughs and colds Gratefully
Evening star., 1914-01-15
Remaining Twelve Taken Off.
Rill for Standard Barrels.

a bill providing that barrel OF stand
ard size be used for the Shipment OF
fruits and vegetables in interstate traf-
fic passed the Senate yesterday Inc
measure specifies the size and construc-
ton Of barrels and fixes penaiues tor
violation of the law.
Evening star., 1914-01-15
FROM THE SISTERS OF St. MARY.
Grateful Letter Tells of Good Results
Obtained by Using Father Johns
Medicine for Colds and Coughs

yours. (SigneO. Sisters Of st. Mary,
Farnham, N. Y.
1t is important to remember that
Father Johns Medicine is so valuable
in the treatment Of colds because it is
composed Of nourishing food elements
which give new strength and rebuild
wasted tissue Father Johns Medicine
Is a doctors prescription, and is free
from alcohol or dangerous drugs In any
form Thousands Of mothers give it to
their children to build them up at this
time OF the year.
Evening star., 1914-01-15
Anti-Suicide Bureau Effective

CHICAGO, January 15.-More than 100
would-be suicides in Chicago have been
dissuaded from ending their lives by the
anti-suicide bureau of the Salvation
Army. according to report made pub
Ii today by Col Addie, who Is in charge
CT the work. The bureau, the first Of It's
kind In this country, was organized
three months ago.
Evening star., 1914-01-15
N|NETY-S|X TAKEN OFF
WRECK ARE RECOVERING
Passengers and Crew Of the Cobequid
Comfortably Housed at
Yarmouth, N. S.

YARMOUTH. y. s., January l5.-The
twenty-four passengers and seventy-two
members of the crew of the Royal mail
steamer CoDequid. rescued yesterday,
were comfortably housed here this morn
ing and are recovering from the effects
of their long experience in the icy winds
and waves. Capt Hawson and the re-
manning eleven seanen were still on
board the wrecked vessel early today.
The Cobequd. i1npaled on Trinity rock,
six miles off Port Maitland, was badly
smashed and coated with ice, but the
captains cabin remained intact. The
government steamer Lansdowne stood by
throughout the night, prepared to take
off the twelve men if conditions became
too dangerous
Capt. McKinnon of the W-estport, the
little coastal steamer which rescued
seventy-two persons. said today that
when he came alongside the Coneqhio
he found all the passengers and crew in
the captains cabin, the only dry spot on
the steamer The seas were breaking
over tine main deck. The Cobequid Was
lying headed to the westward. with the
bow down and the stern vel! out Of
water.
Left Ship in Three Boats.
All of those taken on board the West
port LETT the Cobequid in the three boats
launched by. The creH of the wrecked
vessel. notwithstanding the gale and
the boiling sea, the transfer was accom-
plished within two hours without acci-
dent. The nine women and children
among the passengers were the first to
be taken from the Cobequid and hauled
aboard the Westport
The los persons OF tie Cobequid in
cIuded twelve first cabin passengers and
an equal number in the second class
Mrs. w c. Zoller and he- child We're tilE
first to 30 over the side. The. followed
Misses Marguer rite and Dorothy James,
daughters OF the late Il. II. James, mayor
of St Georges. Bermuda, and two Sisters
of Charity.
Prepara tions had been made here to
care for the shipwrecked ones and they
were given every comfort the city at
forded.
Trinity rock, on which the Cobequtd
was transfixed, is pinnacle of granite
rising abruptly from the sea half way
between this port and Rrier Island.
Remaining Twelve Taken Off.
ST. JOHN. n. B.. January 1o.-Capt
Hawson and the eleven men who re,
mained on the Cobequid last night were
taken on board the steamer Aberdeen
early today and are on their way here.
A wireless message to the agents OF The
line said that the third officer, r. T.
Powell, was injured during the night ano
| was in need Of medical attention.
Evening star., 1914-01-15
F1REMEN SAVE BUILDING.
Overheated Stove Starts Blaze at
1900 n Street-Other Fires.

An overheated stove last night caused
a fire In the building at 1900 II street
northwest, occupied by Frank Rappaport.
trunk and harness manufacturer. and J.
whitley, plumber. Considerable head
way was gained by the fire before the
fremen reached the building. and it was
necessary for them to use a large guam
Evening star., 1914-01-15
Twenty-One to Be Deported.

SAN FRANCISCO. January 1b-Twen-
ty-one undesirable citizens ordered de-
ported by the federal authorities left
Oakland last night. bound for New York.
Ten different nationalities. picked up In
all parts of tho west are represented.
The men are in charge of an Immigration
inspector and four subinspectors. Two
cooks and a porter will care for their
wants on the special car
Evening star., 1914-01-15
Passes State Boundary Line Bill.

The Senate has passed a bill giving the
approval of Congress to the agreement
made between the states of Connecticut
and Massachusetts. fixing certain por-
tions of the boundary line between the
two states which had been in dispute.
Evening star., 1914-01-15

y charter has been issued by the Vir-
sinia corporaluu COMMISSION to the fahr-
uey Mneei corporation or TimpervlIIe,
Va. The maximum capltai authorized is
81 900, ,OUU and the minimum $1GoOO0.
Evening star., 1914-01-15

while skating on Chester river at
'Chestertown, Md, George Currie Of Reis-
terstown, student at Washington Col
lege, was drowned within a few yards Of
Chester bridge.
Evening star., 1914-01-15

caught fire from a gas stove. The FIRE
damage
Evening star., 1914-01-15
GIRL TIED AND GAGGED;
NEGRO UNDER ARREST
Doris Kaldenbach Victim Of Man
Who Enters Apartment
to Rob.
81 m Hungry and Want Money He
Says-Later Flees
in Fright.

Doris ka!dsEh"ch. fifteen years old.
Yesterday afternoon was attacked by an
unidentified cu,oFed man, bound and gag
g.d and ltf: tied to the Ealastrade in her
m"thcT's anartmeut at 12F1I. c street
northeast. The police of the ninth pre-
ciHcs this morning arrested Thomas Bu-
sey. sclured. en- suspicion of being the
chtld'. asSailaut. lie denied the Charge
aud said lie was working in 4 coal yard
IN Northeast Washington yesterday. The
child saw him at the police station, but
was unable to identify him. Other per
Sons will look at him later.
Yesterday the child. who is said TO be
small for her age. remained home from
school because Of illness. She was in the
>itcheH Of the apartment on the second
fioor making preparations for dinner, she
told the police. whca a colored man ap-
peared at the door. having ascended the
stairs leading from the back yard.
is your mother home"" asked the in
trUder of the child.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-04-16
Mayors Notice
Mo. Valley, Ia. 4 Is. 1914.

Mo Valley, la 4 Is, 1914.
Notice to all parties who have
nor seeded their pal kllg:
You will remember ,nat last
year the city placed curb ard
gutter in front OF your proper
W, which you had to pay for
most of it.
The city prepared the streets
for it and filled in the parking
hack of il in order that 1t might
be D detected and become q per
M nAnt job.
There is only one way that it
may become permaS ent ard
that is hv scdding your parking
Most Of y u have responded We
ny libera,ly but there are a few
of you that have not, and | in
sist that you do so at once ard
meet US part way. Surely if
YOU are enterprising you would
like yours to look as we'll az
others, and now that you have
the improvement, you, in just
ice to yourself, Should protect
it nv getting a sod started as
soon as possible. Don't compel
me to do it for you as there are
many other things to look after,
you can do it cheaper than can.
By order of Mayor,
j. G. Prather.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-04-16
Calhoun Items

Warm spring days, farmers
busy in their fields, thermome-
Ter at 20 Tuesday, April 18th.
MIR. and Mrs. j. M. Steer,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Cassidy
aud family spent Sunday in
Raglan township, the guests Of
Donald Maul's family.
Miss Jennie Jones spent Sun
LAY In 20 Bluffs with her sis
ter, Mrs. jeff Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mintun
a nd family spent Sunday east
of Mo. Valley with Bert Min
tun's family.
| r L Girton, of Mondamin,
! was a Calhoun caller Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Kellogg,
of Omaha, spent a few days
with D. H. Reedy's family.
Francis Chambers big barn
has the frame up and will be
pushed to completion. This
barn will be much larger than
the one burned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcdonald re-
turned home Monday after a
weeks stay at independence,
Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Fouts
spent Sunday with the Samuel
Runkles family south of Mo.
! Valley.
Miss Eunice Girton spent
Sunday in Raglan township
with her parents.
Mrs. Bert Elliott and daugh-
ter left last week for Idaho
where they will make their
home, MIR. Elliott having gone
on ahead some time ago.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-04-16
High School Program

The High School program
given last evening was attend
ed by a large, appreciative au-
dience. The opening program
was q solo, Garden of My
Heart" by Miss Joy Dewell,
which was sung very sweetly
and met with hearty applause
The readings given by Misses
Louise Carlisle, Marie Fanger,
and Clarence Withrow were all
we'll delivered and very good.
The solos, "Firelight Faces"
by Nadjah Smith, and II am q
Pirate" by Arthur Doty, were
very fine A vocal duet by
Misses Grsce Owens and Pearl
Briggs delighted the audience.
A feature Of the evening was a
Jargon by William Emge, Fran
els Burke, Arthur Doty and
Lauren Porter. The young
men responded to applause
with an amusing encore in
whispers.
Mr.. Graham, as chairman OF
the evening introduced III 7.
speakers in the debate, Re.
solved, "That Women Should
Have the Right of Franchise
in the United States" The af-
firmative, supported by Misses
Verna Hoover, Mabel Rosen-
baum and Kathleen Tlerney.
won the decision of three to
nothing over the negative, sup
ported by Arthur Schulmeister,
u. Gunderscn and Howard
johnson. This agreement
brought forth many interesting
and amusing facts. The Judges
we're Mrs A. H. Sniff, Messrs.
J. S McGavren and }. s. Dew
eli.
The closing number of the
program was, "Carmina" by
the Girls Glee Club, accompan-
led by Pearl Briggs.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-04-16
Resolution of Necessity

BE it Resolved by the Board Of
Supervisors of Harrison County, la.
that it is deemed advisable and neces-
sary to construct the following de-
scribed bridges and culverts:
Bridge No. SW NV section 2
Harrison Twp, Concrete deck girder
roadway Is it,, lengthof span "a it..
estimate of cost $25OO.OO.
Culvert No. 40 center section 10
Harrison Twp. concrete Sxl0 roadway
% it,, depth of fill it,, estimate of
cost 100000.
Culyert No. 10 NV SW section %
Harrison Twp, concrete roadway 20
it,. depth of fill it,, length of span
loft, drainage area 1910 acres, esti-
mate of cost $l25O.0O
NV NV section 35 Calhoun Twp,
Steel on concrete, roadway IL IT,,
lengthof span 80 it,, drainage area
5000 acres. estimate of cost 100000.
SIC NV section 35 Allen Twp. con-
crete culvert, ror dway 20 it,, depth
of till II IT,, length of span II it,,
drainage area 1900 acres, estimate of
cost S350OOO.
BE it Further Resolved, that the
board OF supervisors will meet at the
c ourt house at 8 O'Clock a. m. on the
2 .th day OF April 1914, for the pur-
p ,se of considering objections to said
p opposed resolution, and that notice
n said proposed resolution and of the
passage of this resolution be publish
ed as provided by law.
/, j. NJ. Albertson, auditor, hereby
certify that the foregoing resolution
of necessity was adopted by the board
of supervisors of Harrison county, on
the 9th day of April A. ID. 1914.
j. M. Albertson, Auditor.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-04-16
7rMOSKOVITZ BROSr4..|
DRESS GOODS

It is time to consider
your new spring dresses.
We have all the newest
things in dress material.
If you will look the line
over you will be con-
WINGED Of the fact.
And the prices are
always right.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-04-16
Washington iryigate d
white potatoes for table are
fine. Selling at S1.OO per
busEael at fleath's Grocery.
EIzie F. Jones, Up=to=date
Automobile and Machine
cry Repairer

Electric starters a speciality,
Oxyacety enc Welding of all
broken parts, Aluminium crank
cases or cracked cylinders,
Trans mission ases or exhaust
lnanifo'd welded as good as
new. When ia trouble or you
have q brake down, call Tel.
No %, and your wants wi be
at enied TO. If
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-04-16
Cream 81 the Valley flour
at all stores, $3.50 If
beautiful flowers? Yes,
buy the seeds at F. A.
Eeath's Grocery.
Tornado Insurance

This is the time of year for
Tomatoes. Are you prepared
for them? represent one of
the cheapest and best tornado
c mpanies on earth. Come in
and talk 1t over.
alt John | Shelton.
| have the agency for the
Franco American Hygiene
Toilet Articles, and anyone
wishing anything in this line,
call at First door lwest of the
fire station.
If Mrs. Effie Brown
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-15
Like bEeE Is Like.



Chicago. July ia feeble minded
man and feeble-minded woman can
produce none but feeblc-minded chill
dren- Whether 1t Is right to let such
reproduce their kind is question so
new that we have not yet come to de-
cision that is either ethical or moral"
DR.. Mary Poeue of GENEVA. Wis. in
an address today on sterilization and
segregation of mental detectives. before
the convention Of alienists and neur-
ologists here, said that society had not
yet been able to nerve itself to the en-
forcement of sterilization laws.
Segregation will probably be more
acceptable to the STAINS Of the various
state hospitals than will sterilization, .
she said. We have always had the
feeble-minded with u.s. continued DIR.
Pcgue. without knowing they were
such near neighbors. When society is
Informed Of the great mass of them, the
first impulse is to do something about
1t at once.
There are thousands in Chicago to-
day who. are on their way to hospitals
for the insane.. They are begettins
We want the law tc give US the right
to steriifxe all such or to segregate
them until old age. Such laws have
been set aside as unconstitutional. Per
haps this is best. es it has gwen us time
to pause and study the situation more
closely.
There are many who can sterilize
and fcw who can cure said DR. Pogue
She declared that it was, however, with
in the province. OF the state to prevent
reproduction of the unfit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-15
INSANE ON TRAIN.
Mrs. Conrad Swits Violent Ff0z
Heat ON Unt4ns Pacific.

Mrs. Corrads SwitflSa passenger on
a Union Pacific traif fFom Salina, be
came insane and wa4AtAken from the
O'Clock this afternoon She was turn
ed over to Undersheri3f Hugh I.arimel
who placed her fTssthe county jail
while an effort to locate relatives Ii
being made. ~
violent while on the train the woman
had become calm by the time she waa
placed in the receiving cell in the
county Jail. Her derangement is pre-
ksumed to have sseehlted from the heat
She gave her name to Ed Carver
deputy sheriff In charge of the Jail, and
stated that she made her home here
She gave her age as "a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-15
HUGE STREAM OF GRAIN
Over > Million Bushels OF Wheat
Entered Chicago Today.

Chicago. July 15.-Twenty railways. from
the south and middle west, poured a con-
tinuous stream Of grain into Chicago to-
day. setting a new record for q single
days wheat receipts. A total Of 1 1b3 cars,
representing 1,250O0O bushels were re-
ceived. Approximately 100000 will be
paid the farmers for the days shipment.
The inference by home grain dealers
was that the railroads fearing a possible
strike OF the engineers and firemen were
seeking to, move as much as possible of
the crop before the labor situation reach
ed a. crisi9s -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-15
WIN Keep What They Have.

Philadelphia July 15.-Announcement
was made today that the vote cast by
adelphia Rapid Transit Co. resulted in the
mems deciding to continue for another
year the present cooperative plan, by
which the men deal as individuals with
the company rather than though a labor
organization. About $500 men are in
volved.