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The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1914-12-16
Some Uses for Radium.

Scientists are constantly dis
covering new uses for radium.
The latest is its employment in
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-04-12
new PLAN FOR
ARMY and navy
Move Afoot to Secure Re-
turn From Cost of War .
Insurance.
PUT MEN TO WOR X
Proposal Made to Use Soldiers In
Road Building, and Sailors Ships
In Carrying Mails.
PUT MEN TO WORK

Washington, April Ito re-
mold the army and navy into an
American commercial organization is
the aim of far-seeing group of men
in congress. They already have OBJ
growing, FESTIVE feeling that the Unit
ed States should not spend more
than $500, 100000 year merely as in
surance against war-that our in
vestment in an army and navy can
be made to pay considerable divi-
dends even in time of peace.
Soldiers as Road Builders.
The latest proposal for the army is
to put it to road building. 1--WE have
an army of 10000 men in Texas City,
on the Mexican border; why not put
them to building road between
Texas City, Brownsville and some
point in Arizona or California;" ask
the promoters of the plan. Bearing
in mind the fact that the enlisted
man is kept in state of merely
per cent of his term of enlistment,
the suggestion has attracted wide at
tention in congress.
Representative Warren Worth
Daley of Pennsylvania is sponsor for
the road building plan, and has in
troduced in congress bill to make
it effective. Mr.. Daley thinks that
all public works, as far as possible,
should be carried on by the army and
navy, and that civilians should not
be called in until the demand for la
Dor and superintendent exceeds the
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-04-12

of the movies" Both have in a.,
dance what Miss Adams, as ''Ma nyda,
in what Every Woman Kneessle
called "that damned CHARM saw
American Magazine for April zoe
In 1890, when she was five -.
old, Miss Pickford made her dsafs
in Toronto, Canada, where sbo 0eoat
born. The role was the title na,, vas Is
"Bootles' Baby" being presentsa ' :, q
the Valentine Stock Company N.Y.. os
mother, Mrs. Charlotte Pickford ~
an actress, and when a manaes, sss
fered roles to Mary and her o.. VI
Lottie in Hal Reds "Ljttle '' -
Schoolhouse," the whole family Mt aea
on tour. Stock and melodramatio" went
gagements followed. But little NJ. Gil
lived her melodrama off stage as Ivory "a;,
as on when she began to star for well n
movies. She became the heroine ols
a thousand and one adventures o.. VI
rode broncos, drove racing o suV
swan dangerous rapids, slid doa s'
precipices and took every mapner ' "
chance-all in the days work -,
film star. She confesses to ,o,i,a
"Willful Peggy" best of all lug
screen favorites. Among the h.sI
known of her own scenarios are I ,hs
Biograph's LENA and the Geese
Getting Even" "The Awakenins,
"May and December and "Madan,
Rex" Selig's Medallion" and ,he
'Imp's Dream" and First Misunde,
standing" z,sf611l
But along with her acting for a.
movies have gone frequent returns ~
the legitimate stage. In Decemhs,
1907, David Belasco first Discovers
Mary and cast her for the little s,
ter Betty lin 1.-THE Warrens Of VII.
ginia," and last year Mr.. Belase
again tempted her, this time from
the movies, to take the part Of ths
little blind girl of fairyland in a
Good Little Devil"
But the stage will never displae
the pictures in Miss Pickford's heart
81 love it ALL" she sighed as sbe
talked to me once after perform.
ance of "A Good Little Devil" and
she confided to me the secret that
in spite of her mother, she spends
Sundays visiting the picture theatres
ITS hard to play out under the hot
western sun in the desert. Mauy
times, after a days work in the pic.
lures, | have returned at sunset too
exhausted to touch bit of food,
But there is a fascination in the ey.
element and ever-changing scenes
Then she added-"Why, nights
dream Of starting again for Calfor.
MIA"
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SUNNY from the other source.

supply from the other source. In
support of his measure, he says:
1--WE have now very large body
of trained men who are not earning
their salt. Largely speaking, the
army and navy are dead weight on
the shoulders of labor. They work,
of course, but unproductively. They
are made up in large part of the very
flower of our young manhood. OFF,
GERS and men alike are capable OF
useful work, and if they are not en-
gagged in dipping up water and pour
ing it back again, they >ould be oc-
cupied in some gainful employment. !"
Military men oppose the road build
ing plan on the ground that it would
interfere with military efficiency, but
admit that the scheme may be given
serious consideration by the army.
Army engineers built the Panama ca
nal and frequently are employed IN
bridge building and other construct
i've works in the nation. There is no
reason why the enlisted men cannot
be re-molded into an economically
profitable asset to Other nations with
out breaking down his strength as a
military man, it is argued.
Warships as Mail Carriers.
The collateral plan concerns the
navy, and is fathered by Senator
Weeks of Massachusetts. The sena-
tor proposes to utilize certain YES
sells of the navy to carry United
States mails to the ports of South
America. Senator Weeks believes
that one element hampering the de-
velopment of United States commerce
with South America is the made
quacy of the now existing mail
steamship lines. He declares that
there are number Of second class
and scout cruisers in the navy which
can be used as the nucleus OF mail
line by the government. Among
these ships are the Columbia, Mime
apolis, Birmingham Chester and Sal
lem. Without interfering with their
naval efficiency in any way, these
ships could be run as fast mail serv-
ice between New York and Santiago
de Chile, according to Senator Weeks.
cat the present time South Ameri-
can mails are sent at long and some
times irregular intervals" says Sen
ator Weeks. "All American mails
south of the Equator are carried in
vessels sailing under a foreign flag.
The ships l have named are not built
for fighting purposes, but are in
time of war the eyes of the fleet, fur
nishing information which their great
speed enables them to do. In time of
peace they are not useful ships, be-
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o.usa thew have not the guns tnat
would make them available lof u an
ing purposes.
Must Justify Keep.
Senator Weeks plans are az paeeu
unon the utilization OF the bahama
canal for the quickening OF the con-
mercial relations of the United States
with the Latin-American nations. ne
believes that no advantage shoulo DC
overlooked. however small, to seize
the great opportunity afforded ~ u
American industry by the compielion
of the "big ditch" Business inei
long have recognized the SLOW anu
uncertain character of the mail serV-
ice between North and South Amer
lea. indeed, not a small proportion
of that mail goes via Europe. Sena,
tor Weeks believes that his plan VIII
go far towards remedying present
conditions.
The most significant feature OF inc
two plans is the fact that congress
probably soon will force raolcai
change in the point of view OF Doth
the army and the navy. They must
Justify themselves from the standard
! of economic use to the American
people, if they are to dlaw $3OO'Voo'-
600 and more from the United States
treasury every year. The American
people do not desire to abolish, or
even interfere with, either arm OF
the national defense, but they do not
want to support it in a luxurious
idleness. They want to utilize 1t IN
the pursuits of peace without spoil
ing it as an engine Of war.
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Mary PickfOrd.

Among the colorless, voiceless flg-
lres which flicker across the screen
every night in "movie" theatres.
there is one which has made herself
universally known and loved. IN
Paris, London, New York or In
strange nameless border settlements
of Asia and Africa and Australia,
this little figure has made friends.
Millions have seen her and applauded
her; for in fourteen years she has
played (by proxy to a public larger
than all that. Booth and Irving and
,Salvini and Coquelin played to DIN a
lifetime. She went on the stage at
the stage at the age of five. Her
name is Mary Pickford.
Stage-folk call her the "Maude Ad-
ans of the MOVIES" and the name is
deserved. For the same unreasoning
reason that everybody loves Miss
Adams, with her strange throaty
voice and naive adolescent awkward
ness, so everybody loves little Mary
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-04-12
Guard Tho lloa and Pen.

Speech Is the chief revelation Of tAe
mind. the first visible form that 4
takes. As the thought, so tho speech.
To better ones life In the way Of sim
plicity, one must set Q watch on BID
lips and his pen. Let the word be a.
genuine as the thought, as artless, u
valid; think Justly. speak frankly
Charles Wagner.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-04-12
An Easter Message.

You must live before you can be-
lieve. If you would have IL right to
the tree of life. if. you would have the
right to know that there is a tree OF
life. you must seek this immortal life
here. and seek it from the God who is
here. and seek it through the channels
that he opens for you.
Live here and now the immortal
life, and then. if you are mistaken ard
there is no life after the grave. still
you will have been immortal.
We must have the immortal life here
and now if we would have a rational
hope to have it hereafter. This is my
Easter morning message to you.-Ly.
man Abbott.
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Vn.American.

by jove. old chap, you're an hour
lats!" That chauffeur OF mine caa.
not accustom himself to disregardhs
laws and ordinances!''-Puck
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Easter Day In the Churches

Easter day is pre-eminently day for church.
going Three hundred million people. it is esti-
mated, throng the churches throughout the
world on Easter. bending the knee in homage
before the King of kings.
The Easter festival of the beautiful the church cal
endar festival which flowers and exquisite music play important
parts
Easter is.the harbinger of spring. the glorious
season of hope, of revivified life. presasine the
immortality of which man in his philosophic
moments hasa vague perception.
Let this Easter day bring you communion with that great
church which God established for the redemption the world
Go to church on Easter and hear in anthem
and sermon that marvellous story of the resur-
rection. Who knows? BY that very act of at
tending the house of worship you may resurrect
in your own soul the latent God hunger which.
when it fills ones life. transforms him into
of wondro1s power.
Go to churc ON Easter day and behon the flower laden chan
GELS the vacoored blooms spring. beautiful the HUI
man vision after the, sterile winter
8. Go listen to the exquisite music, the sacred
compositions of many of the worlds masters of
harmony, which the choirs Will render for your
edification.
Easter day church will appeal all that nobest and best
soul yeams.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-27
NEAT LITTLE
PuT.UP JOB
FOR BURD|Ck

Here they are-Burdck Atkins endorsed
by the putup job Of the Committee
league
Burdck for because
OF q.
boss of the Committee of Ten
thing
of his their ticket Drake
The public excluded the
the number ballots
candidate The committee ballots given
affidavit that Burdck Atkins
in the little affidavit.
When Burwell asked this
each candidate would be he
One of the Committee of Ten this slip
that Budck did majority
He small minority choice was
stuffing
all had evident Ii.
member this morning
big vote
The Faweet largely thing they
Committee Ten Burdick
Atkins and Boedeeker political conference with
tary Buwe this morning Times called the
r. A. B. Young was just coming out Young did not
dosed. intended he McCauey Atkins
How votes Atkins Possibly
Young might Jared better II he had
They to the other day wanted $25
the New Movement but wouldn't
said Young.
make public the ballots
satisfaction the file the has practically
whole doubtful members will
attention the ticket endorsed by the alleged
with stuffed ballot box to begin with.
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yesterday
INCREASES
VERDICT

Denying a new trial In the
damage suit of the Griffin Land
n Timber company against w. @.
Graham, a rancher, Judge Easter
day set new precedent and OPEN
ed himself to considerable criti-
cism today by disregarding the
verdict returned by the jury last
week, and increasing the verdict
to the extent of $69S.88.
Judge yesterday took the
stand today that the case was ut
terly plain, that the jury had re-
turned an insufficient verdict, and
that he had the right to return
his own verdict. Attorney Clay
ton Chapman, attorney for Ora
ham, criticized the court, declar-
ing that Judge yesterday had no
right to interfere with or change
jury's verdict and that the
Judge had acted in violation of
the law.
Nevertheless, since the defend
ant is poor and unable to pay the
amount of the verdict anyway,
Chapman said, he would not resist
the verdict.
The Griffin company sued for
the loss of 1888 cords of wood, val
ued at $3.50 per cord, which were
destroyed by brush fire that
Graham started and which grew
beyond his control. The jury re-
turned verdict of $1,311.12 ON
March II, and a motion for new
trial was entered. In denying
the new trial Judge yesterday to-
day signed a new verdict for So
010, saying that the jury's verdict
in the case was entirely too low.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-27
SLAYER TRIES
: TO KILL SELF
En- SEATTLE

SEATTLE, Mach 27.-After
making a full confession at the
central police station last night
that he had lured Everett G.
West, a laborer, into a small row.
boat i'm Salmon bay Saturday
night, and had killed him by
blows on the head with "a short
club, Roy MoOrehead, the Gig
HarbOr rancher who was recent
ly paroled after penitentiary
sentence for numbering Mrs. Sa-
die Buchanan, attempted suicide
early this morning in his cell.
Moorehead scratched his wrist
viciously with a buckle from his
suspender, and was bleeding free
ly from a severed artery when
discovered. Physicians were
summoned, and saved Moore
heads life, despite his protests.
The prisoner was guarded dur
ing the remainder of the night.
Charges. of first degree murder
were made against him today.
The Gig Harbor man was cap
tured after a clever. bit of detec-
tive work. He had inserted adj
vertisements in the Seattle papers
announcing that he wanted to
take a young man to Alaska with
him. who had $3.50 with which to
buy an outfit. Hi gave the name
of Mcdonald. West, young la
boring man with $3.50 in travel
ers' checks, anpwered the adver-
tisement, and was taken into Sal
mon bay Saturday night on the
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pretext that he was to visit
Moorehead's sloop. When out of
sight, Moorehead killed West and
threw the body overheard.
Moorehead was traced through
the advertisements in the papers,
and was captured after he had
visited a newspaper office late
yesterday seeking answers to his
ads. He had evidently planned
a wholesale system of murder,
and the idea of continuing to lure
strangers to their death in Sal
mon bay. Vests body has not
been recovered.
Roy Moorehead formerly lived
with his family at Wollochet bay,
near Gig Harbor, on water
front ranch adjoining that of
James Buchanan. A fued sprang
up between the Moorehead and
Buchanan families. While Mrs
Sadie Buchanan was on the beach
one morning in April, 1911.
Moorehead engaged in an argu-
ment with her over the boundary
fence between the two ranches
The argument caused Moorehead
to lose his temper, and he struck
Mrs. Buchanan down with an oar,
holding her head under water un-
til she drowned.
Moorehead was tried and con-
victed of manslaughter here and
sent to Walla Walla to from one
to 20 years. Governor Lister gave
him conditional pardon six
months ago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-27
THIS WILL HELP TO ENLIGHTEN

owners the ones who are boosting the port dis
tact 1t was Jim Ashton who lined up the first port
district Jim got the Central league boosters into it
just the same but got in with some of the Com
nlercial club members and they beat the game. The
next time the port district came up it was the tidefa
owners in the Commercial club who got in.
The public saw through the deal again and killed it..
This time Newt Peer and the rest of the tideflat
owners have kept in the background much posi-
BILE and Titlow says it is Committee of 10 that is
deciding things.
But it is the old game of tideflat owners and
speeuators irving to get the people to pull their
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-27

chestnuts out of the fire.
The first port district meeting held quietly at
the Commercial club 1t was backed by the tdeflat
owners.
Who is putting up the cash for this campaign for
the headquarters for the literature and oratory and
the general campaign but tideflat owners who want
to sell their land and possibly contractors who
hope to grab rich jobs
This port district scheme would be fine for con-
tractors-favored contractors-for the port commits
soners could award contracts to any favorite with
out bids at all and pay any old price asked for That
amendment was slipped into the law last year.
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It's just because Whitman owns tideflat land to be
boosted in price and marketed by the deal Whitman
is not orator He is not called in this fight for his
forensic eloquence.
And Titlow-Why is Titlow for the port districts
It's because Titlow wants Titlow Beach developed
with ferry across to Fox island and the mainland,
and the things the port district commissioners would
put in if the people put up couple of millions for
them. So Titlow could unload his white elephant on
the Narrows and sell out that slough into which he
falls every time he gets ready to 60 out and make
speech.
Lvtle and Hoyt can be assured that the tdeflat
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-27

R. D. Lyle president, and DR.. r. V. Hoyt secre-
tary of the Central Improvement league second the
Times motion that the mysterious Committee of
Ten, which A. r. Titlow says decided what is to be
done on the port district scheme, come forth.
Lyle and Hoyt declare if it is proven that tideflat
are back of the port district they will quit.
All right boys, pull out for it is good proven
already
Why is W. A. Whitman, who is so opposed to
municipal and government ownership that he signed
a manifesto pleading with the people to vote down
the municipal dock, making speeches for the port
diStrict2
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-27

LOS ANGELES, March 81
Lo, the poor Indian, has found a
defender and possible bride. g
She is Brent Souders Braith-
waite, considered by many Amer
lean artists as one of the most
beautiful women in the country.
As a model for juvenile pic
lures, Miss Braithwaite has few
rivals.
Il firmly believe that an In
dian would make the finest and
most satisfactory husband in the
world she said. "Of course |
mean a cultured Indian of one of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-27

Great commission this, at the
city hall!
Couple of weeks ago after ma
ture deliberatfon the council
granted a permit for the erection
of a building along the side of
the fine $4,000 concrete bridge
on North 21st street. The own
ers proceeded to tear the beauti-
full railing off the bridge for rs
feet. Then the council discovered
what a job it was.
This morning, with the bridge
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of the democratic party.

1t is equally plain that the
president is prepared to fight.
The breach between President
Wilson and Champ Clark over
Swallowed even the repeal ques-
tion when the house convened to-
day, and one of the bitterest
fights in years was started when
Representative Adamson opened
his attack on tne Missourian.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-27

the best tribes. | am sure that
an Indian is the only man that
could ever make me love him.
Our men have become too
civilized. They do too many ter
rible things. much prefer be-
ing beaten to being insulted 81
neglected or lied to, and that is
why | believe an Indian would
make an ideal husband.
after all, the Indian Is the
real American and the other ma
tionalities simply bring in the
temperaments and culture of
Europe"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-27
EXPECT TORREON
TO FALL SUNDAY

Ell PASO, March 27.-General
Chao, commanding Juarez, is
rushing railroad building material
to Geenral Villa. villa wants 1t
to reconstruct the line from Ell
Verjel to Gomez Palacio. in order
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-27
Steamer Sinks:
Eighteen Drown

BRISBANE, Australia, March
27.-Striking a rock at the en-
trance to Brisbane harbor, tho
French steamship st. Paul sank
today, and Is passengers we're
drowned.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-27
FREE. TOLLS BILL LIKELY
TO RESULT IN PARTY SPLIT

L WASHINGTON, D. c., Mar. q.
The stand taken yesterday by
Champ Clark against the repeal
of free tolls was accepted today
by administration leaders as a
declaration of war. 1t is evident
that although no official state
ment was forthcoming from the
president, it is considered that
the free tolls question has de
veloped into fight for control
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-27
Claim Victories

MEXICO CITY, March 81. =
Overwhelming federal victories in
various points of Northern Mexico
is claimed by the war office to-
day. 1t insisted that latest ac-
counts had Villa in full retreat
from Torreon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-27
PuyaIIup Home
Is BurgIarized

Marshal Oscar Olson of Puy-
allup reported to the Tacoma po-
lice today that the home of w.
M. Bateman In Puyallup had been
burglarized and a large quantity
of jewelry stolen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-27
THIS WAS GREAT JUDGMENT

ruined, they ordered Judge Stiles
to begin suit in court to condemn
the new building and the land
along the bridge to stop the
work.
1t will probably cost the city
several thousand dollars to stop
the deal now and repair the dam
age done by their permission.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-27
Nav Name Burns

LONDON, March 81. - The
name of John Burns, president of
the local government board, a
cabinet post, is today mentioned
as War Secretary Seeley's posi-
BILE successor should the latter be
crowded out of office.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-27
He Spit in Car

Sanitary Cop Flagg brought in
A. Woods Thursday for splitting
in street car. This is the first
arrest under the new crusade
against the spitters. But it is
not to be the last.
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to facilitate the forward move-
ment of his artillery ammunition
and supplies. and to enable him
to increase the fury of his attack
upon Torreon. 1t Is expected that
Torreon will fall Sunday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-27

George Thomas, . a Greek, Y
years old, lies at the point Of
death today at the Tacoma Gen.
eral hospital as the result of a
murderous attack made upon him
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-27
Enemies

At Epworth revival services
Thursd 4y night Rev. T. w. Lane
preached on Tie theme, Love
Your Enemi He enioinad
upon his hearers that this Is es-
sentjal and IL they were not do
Ing IL they were not exit ting
the Christ spirit.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-27
LOSES COAT.
ka4F

John Miller, 2133 1-2 G street,
notified the police today that his
overcoat had been stolen from the
Junction saloon, where he had
left it hanging on a hook.