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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-05-07
QUEER USE OF GRAMOPHONE
That instrument Is Not Designed
Merely for Amusement Has
Been Proved.

The gramophone is sometimes put
to strange uses. The leader of an At
rican hunting expedition, who set out
on a motor trip from the Cape to Cairo,
recently used it as decoy for tigers
and hippopotami. In tiger hunting it
Is usual to tether lamb to a tree;
its bleatings attract the tiger within
reach of the hunters. Before leav-
ing England. the explorer had some
records made by bleating lambs, and,
says writer in Answers, he tried
them on the unsuspecting tigers of the
African jungle with considerable sue
cess.
The record makers gained one Of
their greatest triumphs when they sue
ceeded in getting good nightingale
and blackbird records. The chief diff
ficulty was the objection that the
birds had to the sounds of the re-
cording machine. The clever men got
round that by setting up a dummy
recording machine, in the horn Of
which they put some of the birds IA
vorite food
When a bird entered the horn to
get the food the clockwork was set
in motion. The little creatures soon
grew accustomed to the sound, and
so, after much tedious and discour-
aging labor, successful records were
made. These records are selling in
thousands all over the world.
The gramophone is also of service
in more serious and more scientific
undertakings. Records Of all dialects
and languages spoken in Great Britain
have been made and preserved in the
British museum for the benefit of
posterity. The people of the thir-
tieth century will know by the help
of these records just how Manx and
Gaelic sounded, and how the cockney
lingo differs from braid Scots" Sew
eral of the universities also have col
lections of the same kind.-Youth's
Companion.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-05-07
TOOK THE CREDIT, ANYWAY
Man Who Had Intended to Disregard
Wife's Advice Made Her Think
Otherwise.

When l am going to be extravagant
/ always like the encouragement Of
my wife, and l usually get it, writes
A. Edward Newton in the Atlantic
Monthly. l determined to talk over
with her a proposed purchase. Her
prophetic instinct in this instance was
against it. She reminded me that the
business outlook was not good when
we left home and that the reports
received since were anything but en-
couraging.
THAT amount of money" she said,
"may be useful when you get home"
The advice was good, indeed, her argu-
ments were so unanswerable that
determined not to discuss it further,
but to buy anyhow and say nothing.
Early the next morning l went back
and to my great disappointment found
that someone more forehanded than
/ had taken the treasure. My regrets
for time were keen, but upon my re-
turn to this country / found myself
in the height of the 1907 panic. Secu-
rites seemed almost worthless and
actual money unobtainable. Then
congratulated my wife on her wisdom,
and pointed out what fine fellow
had been to follow her advice.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-05-07
JOHN HAYS HAMMOND.

number Of the most representative
friends and advocates of the judicial
settlement of international controver-
sizes As the result of these confer
ences the world court committee was
organized for the purpose of devising
ways and means of establishing a SUI
preme court OF the world
1t is not the thought of the commit
tee nor the purpose Of the congress TO
deal with the present war situation.
The movement contemplates the estab-
lishment Of judicial machinery at the
close Of the war as the one necessary
means Of preventing future wars. In
the organization of the committee it
was agreed that but one question
should be discussed at the approaching
cODgress-viZ. the judicial settlement
plan.
Hammond Is Chairman.
John Hays Hammond was selected
as chairman on account of his practi-
cal business sense, his diplomatic tenn
permanent and personal acquaintance
with most Of the rulers Of the world.
DIR. John Wesley Hill, president Inter
national Peace Forum. is secretary of
the executive committee.
On Wednesday, May -, luncheon
will be rendered the delegates by the
chamber Of commerce of Cleveland.
At p. ~. following the organization
of the congress, addresses Of welcome
will be delivered by Governor Willis.
the mayor of Cleveland, and the presi-
dent of the chamber of commerce. re-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-05-07
WHY HE CONTINUED PLAYING
Denman Thompson Could Not Allow
Himself to Be "OutgentIemanned"
by Gambler.

Stories of Denman Thompson's
quaint and characteristic doings still
circulate along Broadway, now and
then. Here is one which was told the
other night by the attorney who man
aged Mr.. Thompson's legal business
for many years.
81 once went out to confer with Mr..
Thompson on an important matter"
said he. 81 found the hotel at which
he was staying, in a western city, and
waited for him to arrive. 1t was almost
daylight when he got in.
I've been playin' faro bank he ex-
planned, smiling cheerfully and shak-
ing my hand.
"'You played pretty late said I.
YES said he, L played later than I
wanted to. But really couldn't leave
"'Couldn't leave?'
No sir, / just couldn't leave. You
see, when started to play lost all
the money had, about $4,000. l was
goin' to quit, when the dealer tells me
to go right along and play. He said
that Denman Thompson's l. o. u. was
good for any amount with him. Well,
that was mighty nice, considerin'
never met the man before. l took out
a couple Of hundred dollars worth Of
checks on credit and l begun to win
right away. In about three deals had
all their bank roll and they turned
over the box. 1 was tired and ready to
go home, but l SEE to myself that l
wasn't goin' to let any gambler out
gentleman me, so / just told 'em that
me as mine was with them, and so
kept on playin' until they won all their
money back "-Cincinnati Times
Star.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-05-07

sponded TO by Hon. John Hays Ham
mond. At 3 p. m. a reception will be
given the guests of honor at the Hotel
Statler.
At 8 p. IN. the program will be for
mally opened with addresses by Hon.
William Howard Taft and Judge Alton
b. Parker on THE United States Su-
preme Court Prototype of a World
Court"
To Prevent Future Wars.
Thursday morning. 1870 a. m. THE
Growth OF the judicial Element In In
y&ernational Arbitration" will be dis
scussed; p. m. Composition Of the
World Court" p. m, Possibilities
and Limitations Of the World Court"
Friday, 1870 a M Minimum Num-
Der Of Nations Required to Successful
~ Ynaugurate the Court" p. m.
~.Plans For Promoting World Court"
The concluding meeting will be held
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-05-07
HARDNESS.

The small boy gets his happiness
neck deep in the creek on an August
day; the grandfather finds it in the
society solumns of the newspapers
when their names appear among
those present." some look for it in
the stock market-to them it is a
matter of dollars and cents. There
are as many varieties of happiness as
there are sorts of people. But the
most satisfying and lasting happiness
is the retroactive type that comes
through making others happy. We
get out of life in proportion to what
we put into 1t.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-05-07
WAR Prevention
WORLD COURT aim
Congress to Organize al CleVe-
land, May Il.
WIN. H. TAFT ON PROGRAM.

Committee Headed by John Hays Ham,
snond Not to Deal With Present Con-
fllct, but TO Devise Means of Estab-
fishing Supreme Arbitration Board OF
international Justice.
Plans for holding a world court con
gress at Cleveland, O., May II, Ii and
IA are announced by the committee OF
one hundred, under whose auspices ii
is being arranged. Comprising the
committee are representatives Of peace
societies, educational institutions and
civic organizations
For weeks the holding of this con-
gress has been under Amusement by a
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-05-07

STRENGTHENING the hands of the United
States government in it's appeal for its
early establishment a congress has been
planned for May II, Is and IA at Cleveland,
O. The speakers will be requested to avoid
any references which will give the impress
sion that this is a stop the war movement
or concerns itself with the question of ma
tional defense.
Committee of One Hundred.
This statement is signed by the COM
mittee of one hundred, which includes
in it's membership John Hays Ham
mond, William Howard Taft, III. 9.
Stokes. Alton b. Parker. Henry Clews,
Oscar S. Straus, Franklin Murphy,
Lawrence T. Sherman. j. b. Foraker,
John Wanamaker. Andrew Carnegie,
Cardinal James Gibbons, Frank j.
Goodnow, Theodore Marburg. Albert
Shaw. Eugene w. Foss. Right Rev.
Bishop Luther b. Wilson, Charles w.
Fairbanks, Theodore e. Burton, Myron
Il. Herrick, William II. Day and Gev-
ernors Charles S. Whitman, New York;
Marcus ii. Holcomb, Connecticut;
Brumbaugh, Pennsylvania. and Field
er. New Jersey.
The Delegates.
Delegates to the convention will be
composed of appointees by the COVER
nors of the various states, the mayors
of the leading cities. presidents of uni
versities. civic. industrial and patriotic
societies and all the peace societies
This will be the only congress Of the
kind ever held in this or any other
country.
Its exceptional character is found In
the fact that 1t is not primarily peace
congress. Peace is the ultimatum. But
the object Of the congress will be tC
thoroughly discuss and decide upon the
organization Of the peace sentiment oil
the world into practical and rational
method Of securing peace. The con
gress will devote itself to the method
the method having been Endorsed al
the last Hague conference and reaf
firmed by the committee of one hun
dred-viz. the judicial settlement Of In
ternational disputes, which procedure
necessitates the organization of world
! court.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-05-07
OriQin of Veronica.

One of the most interesting Of twist.
ed names is the girls name, Veronica,
which, by the way, is not so common
as its beauty entities it to be. You
probably know the legend Of how st.
Veronica wiped the brow of Christ
on his way to Calvary, and how on
the handkerchief a miraculous print of
the Savior's face remained. This was
the "verum ikon" (the true image)
celebrated in Christian legend, and the
name Veronica bestowed upon the
saint was simply an anagram of those
two words
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-05-07
Profit In Mistakes.

Because one has made mistake in
the business world is no cause for dis
enlargement, for If one is keen enough
to see and correct it, it may lead to flu.
ture success.
Setting the goal high and permit
ting no discouragements or mistakes
to change the course will do away with
many Of the Disappointment found in
the path of most people at some time
in their Observation-Disclosures Science
Monitor.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-11-19
CLOSE IN ON SERvIANS
Defenders Fight Fierceiy to Hold Back
Tide Of lnvaders-Buloars Near
the Austro.Germans.

Londonderry day. every hour,
adds to the peril OF the Servian armies
fighting desperately to hold back the
Austro-Germans from the north ana
the Bulgarians from the east. until the
assistance their allies are sending can
reach them.
The Bulgarians have extended their
grip on the Belgrade-Saloniki railway,
north and south of Nish, and have oc-
cupied Leskovac, south Of the cap
tured capital. and Aleksinac. to the
north, AT the latter point they are in
close touch with the German army,
which, after occupying kruzavac, ex-
tended its left wing as far as Djunis.
on the left bank Of the Bulgar morava.
The Austro.Germans advancing
southwark are making progress except
in the west, where the Montenegrins
are holding them. The invading forces
are reaching the most difficult part Of
Servia, the mountainous region. where
the natives, knowing every hill and
gully, can offer the strongest resist
ance. The Ausirians and Germans,
however, are plentitully supplied with
mountain guns, with which they ex.
pect 10 drive the defenders from their
Businesses.
In the south the evergrowing
strength Of the French and British
forces is beginning to tell. They are
| pressing an energetic offensive against
the Bulgarisns; have managed to keep
the railroad clear as far as Veles and
are barring the Bulgars' route to Mo.
nastir.
While It will be some time before,
tho Germans can sufficiently repair
the northern end of the railway for
transport Of troops and munitions,
their have enabled them to
send supplies to the Bulgariars and
Turks by the Danube as far as Nike.
polls, from which point they can be
sent by rail to Sofia and Constant
nople,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-11-19
TO PROTEST SHIP SEIZURES
Congress May Take a Hand in contro-
vsrsy with Enaland-U. S. VIII
Ask Disavowal Of Acts.

Washington.-The next seizure and
detention by Great Britain OF an Amer
lean ship or cargo TO a neutral port Will
be made the subject OF a special pro
test by the state department, which
may even demand disavowal Of the
act. Such a protest, it is believed, will
have the effect OF throwing into con-
gress the whole question Of aggression
by the allies on American commerce.
Department officials have heard
that members OF congress are prepsr-
ing themselves for debate. In the eK-
p~ectation that congress will be called
upon 10 formulate a plan for reckon
Ing with Great Britain. An official
stated that while the establishment
OF an embargo might have the effect
Of bringing Great Britain to terms by
cutting off q market which is vital to
her, It might be open to the technical
objection Of being a ~retaliatory meas
ure. He pointed out that the American
notes had consistently denounced re-
lation between Germany and Great
Britain as wrong in principle.
Neither Secretary OF State Lansing
nor any of the higher officials of the
government will admit officially the
character OF the next representations
to Great Britain. This much. however,
is certain: The United States has de-
clared that the blockade by Great Brit
ain of the ports Of Holland, Norway
and Sweden is illegal. This declara-
ton, whether it be admitted or denied
by Great Britain. furnishes the pivotal
point on which a protest on new
grounds can be made.
1t is stated If between now and the
time Great Britain answers the note
she stops an American vessel on the
high seas which Is bound for a neutral
port, the United States must ask her
to disavow the seizure.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-11-19
TORNADO SWEEPS KANSAS
Loss OF Life in Three Towns May Run
High-All Communication 10
Cut OF.

Kansas City.-A tornado that swept
through Central Kansas did damage In
at least three towns and exacted a toll
OF lives estimated at from six to up
wards OF so. Wire communication with
the storm-swept district was destroyed
and 1t has been impossible to get &C.
curate reports.
A report from Great Bend, received
here from the telephone office at Great
Bend, is that twelve persons were
killed and more than 100 injured, many
OF them seriously. The residence seq.
tion OF Great Bend was practically
swept away.
At Claflin, Kan, IA miles from Hois.
ington, the property loss is estimated
at a half million dollars. The city wa.
ter plant, three FIGURING mills, the
Santa Fe depot and so residences were
demolished. A Santa Fe passenger
train narrowly escaped the path of the
twister, which swept through the
southern part OF the city.
Several thousand sheep were killed,
the animals being hurled into the air
as the tornado struck them. The city
is in total darkness and without water
supply, Many of those injured were
caught in their homes. which were
picked up from their foundations and
twisted and crushed.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-11-19
Heir To Fortune Suicides.

Chicago.-Warren NJ. Peabody. the
2l-yearold son of the late Hiram II.
Peabody. a millionaire real estate deal.
OF. committed suicide by taking eva,
hide OF potassium in his room at the
Peabody mansion, 296S Michigan ave,
u
The boys mother found his body
when she went to his room on some
trivial errand. Servants hurriedly
summoned a physician. but found Pea.
body was dead before he reached the
house,
Peabody had told his friends repeat,
edly of his engagement and approach.
ang marriage to a young woman who
lives in Memphis, Tenn, whose name
could not be learned. The marriage,
he said, was to take place on Dec. /,
Neighbors to whom the boy had told
OF his romance declared their belief
that a broken engagement was the
most probable cause of his suicide.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-11-19
WASHINGTON WATTS
WORD ON ANCONA
SERIOUS QUESTION IS INVOLVED
WITH AUSTRIA IF AMERl-
CANS ARE LOST.
FACTS BEING GATHERED
United States Wants TO Know " IN
dersea Boat Was . German Fly
Ing Austrian FIaa--othsr
Questions Asked.

WashinEton.-The stats department
IL anxiously awaiting the arrival OF af-
| fidavits from the American survivors
| OF the Ancona, for information as to
the circumstances OF the attack on
the vessel. These affidavits are e-x
pected hourly from United States Con
sui Young in Tunis, numbers of the
| survivors having landed along the Tu-
nisian coast.
In the meantime the state depart
ment Is making extraordinary efforts
to obtain Information from other
sources. Ambassador Thomas Nelson
Page in Rome and the American con-
sui in Naples we're requested to send
all available facts. Other measures
were also taken to insure to this gov
eminent the widest possible informa-
tion on the case.
Whatever in the way OF proof con-
corning the tanner in which the An
coma met her fate has arrived at the
state department will be submitted to
the cabinet when 1t meets. Secretary
OF State Lansing expects to have SUI.
ficient information then to enable him
to outline at least in a general way
the real facts OF the case, which Is re-
Rarded as fraught with grave posi-
bilities.
Even II II Is proved that the actual
facts Of the sinking OF the Ancona
agree with the press reports that the
vessel tried to escape, contrary 70
recognized rules Of international law,
state department officials say serious
questions will still be involved.
The following are some of the ques-
lions which the officials OF this gov
eminent expect to ask in determining
the course Of action OF the United
States.
Was the submarine an Austrian yes.
sci, or was it in fact a German sub
marine flying the Austrian flag?
Has a German submarine the right
to fly the flag OF its ally-Austria-
and commit an act which Germany has
assured the United States would not
be permitted?
Did the submarine shell thg1vew
and passengers after the vessel stop
ped. as claimed unofficially?
Was the Ancona armed and capable
OF destroying the submarine?
Has Austria regarded as binding the
agreements between Germany and the
United States as to the limitations and
obligations on submarine warfare?
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-11-19
Ancients Used Gas Warfare.

The earliest s of deleterious gases
in siege warfare is recorded in the
history Of the Peloponnesian wars
from 431 to 404 3. C. During this
struggle between the Athenians and
Spartaps and their respective allies
the cities of Platea and Delium were
besieg-d.
Wood saturated with pitch and SUI
phur was set on fire and burned under
the walls Of these cities in order to
generate choking and poisonous fumes
which would stupefy the defenders
and render the task OF the attacking
forces less difficult.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-11-19
AMERICANS ON LOST SHIP
Exact Loss Of Life on Italian Ship An
iona Sunk by Austrian Subma-
rine, Not Known.

Rome-How many persons lost their
lives in the sinking Of the Italian liner
AHcona by a submarine In the Mediter-
ranean has o been definitely asCer-
tanned, but latest adylces from Ma
Piles say that 800 survivors have been
landed at Tunis ports and 50 at Malta.
The number OF passengers on the An
coma is placed al 49,. and the crew has
been estimated ysriousiy from 90 TO
100.
The Ancona carried boats for the ac-
commodAtion OF $500, and It Is posi-
BILE that some OF the boats are S,ill
aioat and may bring In additional sur.
vlvors.
The Ancona was t~orpedoed on the
morning OF Nov. 29, and q Tunis dis
patch gives a dramatic, though brief,
account OF the attack.
"A submarine approached the An
coma twoard noon says the account,
and as soon as the steamer saw II
an attempt was made 10 escape at full
speed. The Ancona was overtaken
and stopped. Then the submarine fired
on the Ancona, sinking her, amid the
desperate cries Of the passengers.
"The lifeboats were next attacked,
The submarine likewise firing on them.
A woman. a man and TWO children
were killed. Their bodies are al hi,
zerta.
"The submarine then disappeared
Immediately, proceeding probably in
the direction OF the Aegean Sea.
Before sinking the AnCona was
able to send on . wireless call for
help. This was heard by the station
at Bizerta. Aid was sent promptly, and
thus 100 passengers and 10 sailors
were saved. They were taken to Fer.
ryville (in the environs OF Blzerta),
where they were attended by physi-
clans and the consul,
Among the survivors are a number
Of wounded emigrants. nearly all Vene-
tians, and 10 Greeks. A number Of the
survivors seem to have lost their rea-
son as the result OF their terrible ex.
periences.'
The official list of the survivors Is
sued in Rome includes one American
woman, Mrs. Cecile Greil OF New York,
l43 Italians. l6 Greeks and one Rus.
sian.
The statement Is made that "a Of the
Ancona's passengers were naturalized
Americans. OF these nothing is known
at the present time.
The sinking OF the Ancona has caus,
ed intense indignation in official cir
Giles In Rome and among the Italian
public generally.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-11-19
JAPAN'S EMPEROR CROWNED
Sun Breaks Clouds as Yoshlhito Wor.
ships Before Sun Goddess-Taken
as Good Omen.

Kioto, Japan.-ln Kioto, the ancient
capital OF Japan, Yoshihito was con.
secrated emperor Nov. 10.
For days the weather had been wet
and gloomy. At the moment Yoshi-
hho bowed. down before the ancestral
sun godde1e'h me rays OF the sun flash.
ed owe tire shoptain, d~lssipatins the
clouds. A,%opAF to legend, the sun
goddess in prehistoric ages emerged
from the rocky cave and filled the
whole universe with glory.
The appearance Of the sun Is inter
pre,ed by the people OF Japan as a
good omen OF an auspicious reign OF
Yoshlhito and of the destiny Of the EN-
pire.
The first part Of the principal cere-
monies, held In the morning, consisted
OF a ritual service Of ancestor worship,
which struck a note Of religious mys-
sicism. In the afternoon Yoshihito was
enthroned The morning ceremony was
addressed to the gods, it seemed, and
the other to the people.
Foreigners who witnessed the coro
nation were deeply impressed with the
scene, which took them back to the
days OF old Japan. The American WON
IN were particularly interested In the
eight OF the Japanese noblewomen in
ancient court robes.
The American ambassador. George
W. Guthrie. expressed himself as NOV
% by the solemnlty OF the occasion.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-11-19
Not Guilty.

There had been a railway collision
near a country town III Virginia, and
a shrewd lawyer had hurried from
Richmond to the scene Of the disaster.
He noticed an old oolored man with u
badly injured head, and hurried up to
him where he lay moaning on the
ground.
How about danages?" began the
lawyer.
But the sufferer waved him on.
'O'way, hos, g'way," he said. Il
never hit d. traiu. / level done SIGH
a thing in all nah life, SO help me
Gawd! Yo' can't git no damages outcn
me-"