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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-12-03
IU. S. PLANS BUILD SHIPS
800 FEET LONG
Monster Cruiser-Much Bigger Than
Any of U. S. Navy Be Constructed.

Washington, Nov. 27.-Some idea
of the size and power of the super
battle cruisers proposed as part of
the new naval program may be gain
ed from the fact that each one would
be 500 feet long-more than twice
as long as any battleship which par
ticipated in the Spanish-American
war, more than 200 feet longer than
any battleship now afioat and ten
feet longer than was the Lusitania.
Tests of hull models for the giant
cruisers are proceeding at the}model
basin in the Washington navy yard
to determine just how much horse
power will be required to drive them
35 knots an hour, the speed fixed by
the navy general board. 1t will lake
six separate sets of steam turbakes
it is understood, operating six pro-
pellers to attain that pace and the
hull designs of the models show a
huge, square cross section amidships
in order to accommodate the mass of
machinery.
There is no longer any doubt about
the amount of horsepower required
to drive ship of known design at
any desired speed. The model basin
has done away with speculation on
that point. 1t is huge tank several
hundred feet long and thirty feet
wide, above which runs travelling
bridge arrangement carrying compli-
Gated mechanism to measure the re-
sistance offered by a model hull
towed thru the water. The average
battleship model is twenty feet long
and is in exact proportion to the
ship it is planned to construct. 1t
has been established as a law OF
physics that the power required to
pull model thru the water at six
knots, for instance, will show exactly
the force necessary to drive the ship
herself at a predetermined rate.
The effect of any minor change in
hull construction is instantly shown
by the recording instruments. An
eighteen knot speed can be reached
in the tank.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-12-03

ent plan to amend the organic law
is that the convention will be called,
not to write new constitution,
which must be accepted or rejected
as a whole, but the labors of the con-
vention will be confined to formula
ting what, in the opinion of the con-
yention, will be proper amendments
to the present constitution.
When these are formulated the
convention will provide for the man
ner and time in which the various
amendments to be submitted to the
people for their acceptance or rejec-
tion shall beyvoter for, but not as a
whole. That is to say, each voter
will have the right to pass on each
proposed amendment separately For
such amendments as he approves he
will vote EYES," and those he does
not approve he will vote "No."
AS each voter will go into the
booth and will there register his will
or decision on each proposed amend
ment, with no one to dictate to him
or interfere with his free agency,
there will be no chance to buy up
the result or to pack convention or
run rough shod over the will of the
people.
| do not think fairer scheme could
be devised to ascertain the will of
the people.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-12-03
Death List Goes to 90.

Hot Springs, Ark, Nov. 27.-The
care of the injured, the provisioning
of that outskirt population deprived
of homes and left dependent, and the
arranging of funerals for the twenty
known dead of the cyclone that
Thanksgiving day swept in cres-
cent about the city, and left its
shadow of gloom, occupied the at
tention of the populace to-day.
Reports now show that ten persons
were killed and about rs injured out
side the Hot Springs district, and
with the ten dead and SO injured
near Hot Springs, the total for the
State is 20 dead and more than so
injured.
With wire service resumed, reports
begin to come in of desolation
wrought by the tornado which tore
its way thru Southwestern Arkansas,
changing scenes of Thanksgiving re-
joicing to desolation and death.
The scene of the storm in Hemp
stead. Lafayette and Nevada counties
is hilly, and communication is poor,
and it is feared the lists of dead and
injured will be increased. One death
is reported from Fulton County in
North Arkansas.
49, III 1..-- -t--,, -
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-12-03

Never call a big, strong man a
liar; it is safer to hire some other
fellow to break the news to him.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-07
BY CARL SANDBURG


the South Park commissioners, tried
a new twist on aldermen yesterday in
the lake front land deal Most of the
time Payne is cool as a cucumber in
cold storage. Yesterday he got red
in the face and pounded his fist on
the table and told aldermen of the
harbOrs committee to go right ahead
and pass an ordinance keeping con-
troll of lake front land in the hands
of the city and out of the hands of
the Illinois Central railroad.
Next to Payne sat President Mark
ham of the l. G.. And when Payne
got so tUr-a-bul earnest Markham
smiled and aldermen and newspaper
men were puzzled. 1t was the first
time that John Barton Payne has
seemed to go crOss-wise against any
big guy like Markham in the cor
poration game.
Payne is the heavyweight talker
for the law firm of Winston, Payne,
Strawn & Shaw. They do business
for the beef trust, automatic phone
bOndhOlders, about forty different
railroads, and they are the biggest
interstate commerce lawyers in Chi
cagO. Payne has made so much
money out of the law business that,
instead of putting his $4,000 year
salary as South Park commissioner in
his own pocket, he buys works of art
with the $4,000 and has these works
of art stuck around the parks. Only
last year he donated a bust of Chief
Justice Melville Fuller to embellish
Jackson park.
Now when this kind of a guy sets
up hOIler that he's for the city and
the people as against the I. G. rail-
road-weu, it's a new twist and has
us guessing.
A contract has been made between
the South Park commissioners and
the Illinois Central Ry. Co. Accord
ing to resolutions passed by the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-07

cagO Federation or Labor and other
organizations, this contract takes
away from the people of Chicago
more than it gives them and nobody
is the winner except the l. G. A lot
of fairly straight and decent men
such as State Senator Morton D.
Hull, Sec'y George Hooker of the
City Club, Leasing RosenthaI and
Henry W. Lee, consulting engineer of
the Greater Chicago Federation, say
the deal is unfair" and some call it
a rotten steal"
The contract has been legally ap-
proved by Judge Lockwood Honore, a
brother of Mrs. Potter Palmer and
closely connected with the Marshall
Field estate socially and financially.
There's one snag, however. That's
Secretary of War Garrison. He has
the last say-sO on a contract of this
sort involving federal harbOr rights.
And Garrison won't approve the con-
tract and grant the necessary permits
for harbor development until South
Park commissioners and the l. G.
show him an ordinance passed by the
city council of Chicago telling the
federal government the contract is all
right and harbor work can go ahead.
So Payne and Markham were on
the job yesterday trying to get an
ordinance started on its way through
the city council to validate the land
contract involving millions of dollars
worth of land along Grant park and
the lake shore to the south. Corp.
Counsel Skinner read Sec. 8 of an
ordinance a subcommittee has
worked on. It says the l. c. must
agree that it will not use any sub
merged lands without consent of the
city of Chicago, to be granted upon
such terms and conditions as the city
shall deem to be for the best inter-
ests of the public"
Markham didn't like this. He said:
''My company is not to be permitted
-,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-08
II RAILROADS
BLAME UNFIxED
ArdmOre Experts Have Not
Placed Disaster Responsibility.
President Ripley's Action Re-
garded FavOrably by the Public.

Experts employed by the Santa Fe
railway, the state of Oklahoma. the
city of Ardmore and the United states
government have been busy for week
trying to ascertain the primary cause
of the explosion at Ardmore winch
killed forty people and destroyed-sa
lot of property, but the responsibility
has not been located.
There was an explosion of gas but
what set it off, nobody can tell The
car which contained the gasoline from
which the gas escaped through the
vent in the dome cap made for that
purpose was not defective, and did not
blow up In fact, after the explosion,
it was discovered that the car still was
a third full OF gasoline. There are
many theories, but expert opinion Is
divided.
t.One thing we are sure of, and that
is the people of Ardmore are not re-
sponsibIe for the calamity, E. p. Rip
Jey, president of the Santa F'e, is quot
ed as having said. That fact prompted
him to make the offer to protect the
victims of the explosion against loss,
so far as it lies within the company S
power to make reasonable settlement,
Without waiting for the judgment II
courts upon the question of Habtllty
President Ripley's policy in the Ard
more case has challenged the attention
of the business and political interests
4of the country. The gist- of scores of
editorials in the last few days is that
he has done "a great thing-a coura-
geOuS thing.
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SANTA FE NOTES.
Items for this department may be
phoned to 3915 or State journal office

Mrs Richard Jones of Fort Madi-
son, Ia, is spending this week with
Engineers w. H, T. o. and Charles
Jones.
Mrs. Eckert and daughters. Eleanor
and Margaret, family of Engineer VIM.
Eckert, went to Argentine today for
a short visit with relatives.
The annual state meeting of the
ladies' society of the B. of L. F. & E.
was held Wednesday and Thursday of
this week in Wichita. Mrs. James
Bostic, state president, Mrs. Mary
Mitchell, Mrs. p. G. Baird and Mrs.
T. r. Hoover, members of the Tope-
ka society, attended the sessions. Mrs.
Agnes G. Strong of Boone, Ia, maya
zine editor and representative from
the grand lodge, was present. Repre-
sentatives from the various lodges over
the state were in attendance. The
following state officers were elected
at the Thursday session: President,
Mrs. Roy. Hoover of Topeka; vice
president, Mrs. w. Phillips of Fort
Scott; secretary and treasurer, Mrs.
Myrtle Alderman of Wichita; assist
ant secretary and treasurer, Mrs.
Chas. Helm of Wichita; chaplain,
Mrs. NJ. Jones of Parsons; warden,
Mrs. Mayme Bump of Atchison; con-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-08
WORKS WONT FRS
SAYS JOPLIN MAN
Robert johnson Would Tell
Whole World of TaHIac.
Declares Remedy Relieved Him
of Catarrhal Troubles and
Gained Twelve Pounds.

81 want to tell the whole world that
never in my life did / see such re-
sults'' This is the startling statement
made by Robert Johnson, a carpenter,
residing at 1 6 North Joplin street, Jop-
lin, in regards to the benefits received
from TanIac. Il have suffered from
catarrh and stomach trouble" he con-
tinued, 81 had no appetite nor could
make food stay on my stomach.
"a pain was in my lungs and had
fever every day for over four weeks
My feverish condition made me fear
consumption. In fact when my friends
saw me in this condition some of them
told me I had consumption. Others
said it was pneumonia fever. / had
been laid up in bed for three weeks.
Zone of nay best friends, however
had been taking Tanlac and told me
all about it. He recommended II
highly but I had little faith in medi-
cines in general. Upon his say so
however, got a bottle of Tanlac and
began taking it.
''Tanlac undoubtedly converted me
into a new man. Never in my life
did 1 see such wonderful results de-
rived from one bottle of medicine, as
I did from Tanlac. The pains in my
head and lungs have left me. Ir
fact 1 was out of bed before the first
bottle was taken completely. The
fever was gone and I went back tc
work.
Il found that I had gained over
twelve pounds, food would remain on
my stomach and 1 had the appetite OF
a we'll man. 1 want to tell the whole
world about the good Tanlac did me-
Tanlac the Premier Preparation re-
fered to by Mr.. Johnson can be secured
in Topeka at the Tully- Mcfarland
drug store, Ninth and Kansas ave.
where w. c. Pope, the Tanlac Man, is
daily from nine to nine greeting the
public, Tanlac can be had at $1.00 a
bottle, three for $2.75 or six bottles
for S5.00.-Advertisem
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ON A FAIR BASIS.
Railroads and Public Should Meet
For Mutual Benefit.

In an address before the Investment
Bankers association of America re
Gently in Denver, President A. b.
Leach made some pertinent obser-
Vations on the railroads of the country
and some of the problems with which
they are confronted. Among other
things he said: THE railroads are pre-
pared to meet the public on fair
basis of service, on the basis of mutual
Justice, but the public and public SEN
timent, should meet the railroads in a
Similar manner"
He said that through the investment
bankers a large percentage of rail-
road stocks and bonds has been placed
in this country and in Europe, and
that the proceeds had served to build
up the magnificent transportation
lines of which the country should be
proud. He recOunted the attendance
of a committee of the investment bank
ers' association at a hearing before the
Interstate commerce commission when
the eastern freight increase was being
asked, and told how the committee
had presented their side of the ques-
ton from an investors standpoint.
In closing his talk, Leach said, In
creased railroad facilities can do more
and will do uore-to develop the
country than any other one agency
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-08
A Remedy
For All Pain

The efficiency of any drug" says Dr.: C.P.
Robbins, lis known to us by the results we
obtain from its use. If we are able to con-
troll pain and disease by means of any pre-
paration, we certainly are warranted in its
use. One of the principal symptoms of all
diseases is pain, and this is what the patient
most often applies to US for, 1. e. something
to relieve his pain. II we can arrest this
promptly, the patient is most liable to trust
in us for the other remedies which will effect
q permanent cure. One remedy which /
have used largely in my practice is Anti
kamniR Tablets. Many and varied are their
uses. / have put them to the test on many
occasions, and have never been disAppOint-
ed. / found them especially valuable for
headaches of malarfal origin, where Quin1ne
was being taken. They appear to prevent
the bad after-effects of the Quintne. Anti
kamnia Tablets are also excellent for the
headaches from improper digestion; also
for headaches of a neuralgia origin, and es-
pecially forWomen subject to pains at certain
times. Two Anti-kamnia Tablets give
prompt relief, and in short time the patient
is able to go about as usual.n These tablets
may be obtained at al druggists. Ask for
Az Tablets. They ar6 also unexc elled for
headaches, neuralgia and all pains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-08

ductor, Mrs Mamie Walker of Ar
gentine; inner guard, Mrs. w. Nc
Conathy of Wellington. The visiting
ladies were delightfully."- entertained at
banquets, theater parties, wheat carni-
val and numerous entertainments The
meeting next year will be held the
second Wednesday and. Thursday in
October with Pride of Parsons lodge
at Parsons, Kan.
Mrs Joseph Bier has returned to
her home in st. Joseph, Mo, after a
few days visit with her brother, Engi-
neer VIM. Rain and family.
A. D. Gray, cashier in the treasur-
er's office, will leave October IT for
New Haven, Conn, to attend a meet
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ing of the National Council of Con-
gregational churches Of the United
States.
been suffering with an injured arm
the past few weeks at his home has
returned to his work at Usage City
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Michigan, for
merly in charge of the news stand at
the Santa Fe' station, are the parents
of a. son, born September 81.
To talk over plans for the member
ship campaign this fall 2 meeting of
the membership committee of the r.
r. Y NJ. c. A, was held Wednesday
at the association building.
Mrs. Mary Mitchell will return to-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-08
No Argument Now.

In bringing suit for s7,50O,OO0
against the directors of the Rock
Island Railroad system under the
malodorous Reid-Moore regime, Re
ceiver Jacob NJ. Dickinson drives the
last nail into the now lifeless accusa-
ton that the roads financial collapse
was due to government regulations,
says the Springfield Republican. 1t is
to be hoped that Mr.. Dickinson will
be able in the courts to get for the
stockholders the money he is after.
The prospect really is not bad that he
will succeed, inasmuch as the federal
court has directed the able receiver to
bring suit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-08
STOCKS STILL ACTIVE
Recuperative Power Loses None of Its
Xi0OF.

New York. Oct. S.-The recupera-
tive power manifested by yesterday
stock market lost none of its vigor
in today's early dealings, shares of all
descriptions, mainly those under the
speculative ban, recording further ma
terial gains on extensive offerings
Bethlehem Steel opened at an ad-
vance of 2 Is to the new high level,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-08
Undertakes Through Here.

An exceptionally large movement
westward from Chicago passed
through here today in the form of a
special Rock Island train loaded with
undertakers. They are en- route to
the thirty-fourth annual convention
of their trade at San Francisco. The
route at Denver, Colorado Springs,
G1enwood Springs and Salt Lake City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-08

During 1914 American railroads
carried S5,129, 900 passengers one
mile at 1.9S cents per mile, and 1885,
distance at 72S mills Those of no
other country handled any such vol
ume of traffic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-08
Bankers Discuss Aid for Farmers.

St. Louis, Oct. S.-Co-operation be-
tween the farmer, farm banker and
farmland investor on farm loans is
vital to the fundamental principles of
crop production and marketing, PreSi-
dent F. w. Thompson told the Farm
Mortgage Bankers Association of
America when it met at the Planters
hotel here today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-08

The larger railroads in the United
States earned during August $1O6224-
ing to statement issued by the in
terstate commerce commission. The
net operating revenue for the month
was $3S, 149,S63, as compared with
S33,533, O4O for August, 1914. For the
Two months ended with August these
roads earned $2O7,111,519 and ex-
pended $72,171,S26, as compared with
$63,553,927 fer the same period of
1914.
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trains, OF which 35,47S, or 80 per cent,
made schedule time, and 1885, or 50
per cent, were on time at all stations.
During the year 32,S34 strictly -ocal
trains were operated, of which 29.45
CT 80 per cent, made schedule time,
and S5 per cent of which were on time
at all stations. OF the $3.50 limited or
fast trains operated, and which de-
pended upon connecting roads, Sc per
cent made schedule time, and so per
cent were on time at all stations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-08

day from Wichita, where she is spend
ing a few days with her brother. Tom
Clohessy of the Santa Fe passenger
office.
For sewer pipe and cement blocks.
phone $50. ]. 3. Whelan Co.-Adv
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RECORD HAUL OF FREIGHT.
Ten Million Tons Transported Through
Michigan-C Canada Canals.

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, Oct. s.
Transportation of 1O,979,451 short
tons of freight through the American
and Canadian canals in month of
September, established a new high
record for that month, according to
the statistical report just made public.
The increase over September, 1914,
was 2,561,735 tons and over the same
month in 1913, which previously held
the record for the month, the gain
was 69,0S6 tons.
The entire gain was in eastbound
traffic, the western movement OF
freight being lighter than in 1914 or
1913 The eastbound shipments were
9,017,171 tons as compared with
6,36S, 4OS tons last year.
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Warning to Motorists.

Letters embodying suggestions for
personal safety in crossing railroad
tracks are 90 be sent to automobiles
periodically by the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad under a plan to redoubie the
efforts to prevent motor vehicles from
being struck by trains at crossings
This method of making a, personal
appeal to the public was decided upon
because of the alarming increase in
such accidents during the past year,
when, according to figures prepared
by G. w. Galloway, general manager,
there were twenty-nine automobiles
struck by trains, an increase of seven
teen accidents and twenty-three
deaths.
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N =. a 81 H. IhOpOFI
Nashville, Tenn, Oct. S.-For the
fiscal year, ending June 80, 1915, the
Nashville, Chattanooga & st. Louis
railway operated 39,42O passenger
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ADVERTISEMENT
New Britain herald., 1915-07-03

did it? But / reckoned on another 10
well, perfect years, and they would
have been worth it. Only now, of
course. ! shan't be here. Heavens,
Penelope, what eyes you've got!
They're telling me with really dis
tressing frankness that I'm maniac"
"It's-it's only that I'm 80 amazed,
| Michael. had no idea"
He caught her up with . laugh "Of
course not! I'm not such a maniac as
that It was to come naturally and
| without your suspecting it. However,
| it's all up now, SO you may as we'll
| know. Or, rather-it gives me my
only chance"
81 don't understand"
mo, you wouldn't. But there's Just
the ghost Of possibility that one day
you mayo, barely the ghost! Sup
pose he were to disappoint you, for
! instance. Anyway, take it." He
made smothered sound. Il wish I
Knew where he was! ! believe I'd
still have strength enough to ~
him"
She started. who"
The man Who's somewhere. The
Nnn you'll love and marry"
She flushed and quivered-because
her heart had given little involun-
| tary leap as he said it. There was no
man anywhere as she reminded ner-
self instantly. Still, there had been
! that little thrill OF the heart & youth
before the vast, beautiful possibilities
| of the future.
"Yon know" she said paintNssy,
"that there is no one.F
eyes. / know that. Dct somewhere
! he's waiting His eyes narrowed
! hunorously. "In the futGrc, you
know, which is the only really mac
cegsible spot. And when the future
gi,-es him up to you" he broke 81.
Penelope he said. with his sudden.
wry smile, edo you believe there's
j heaven ?"
She hesitated. 81 don't know" she
said earnestly.
! sNo," he said, NOR do l. But
Browning's right. There may be
heaven; there must be hell And !
| shall find it for certain t. day you
marry him. His eyes drew hsrs
with such a definite question that al
most in spite Of herself she brought
out:
What do you want, Michael?"
! Your promise"
she stood up and went to the open
window; she felt stifed.
/ Not to marry again. do you mean %
Eyes. Take your time, Penelope.
-hink it out. Weigh it against the
/ things I've done for you. Among
your bundle OF beginners there's a
sense Of Justice"
She stood for q long time at the
window. When she answered 1t was
with cold question. ..s,..
.why don't you DO the obvious
thing-leave ne penniless II J do it,"
obvious things are usually 80