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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-22
Rich French Protectorate.

The French Protectorate o. Anam
mas an area Of about $4,000 square
miles and population OF $500, 900.
1t is the least developed part Of
French Indo-China Except the unex.
plored protectorate of. Laosy. and it's
direct external commerce does not
amount to more than per cent of the
total Of French Indo.C China. But Anam.
has an interest out Of all proportion
to it's present economic Importance,
because OF the variety OF its prod cts.
the diversity Of Its resources, and its
possibilities for future development,
1t occupies q strip Of coast about TOO
miles long. with maximum width Of
$50 miles between the China sea and
the Anamitic Cordillera. 3& y. \
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-22

4 M . g. . e.
Ia ! sermon that he preached nearly
forty years ago IN Plymouth church,
Henry Ward Rtecher declared that
one OF the inhu snces that had most
strangely shaped his life and charac.
ter was that Of an old colored man,
Charles Smith, who worked as hired
man on his fathers farm when he was
j small boy, the Youths Companion
states.
HE did not try to influence me: he
did not know that he did it; did not
know It until q great while after
ward Il e used to lie on his humble
bed Il slept In the same room with
him) ard read his Testament. uncon-
scious that was in the room, and he
would talk about what he had read.
and chuckle over 1t. In that peculiar,
unctuous throat tone that belongs to
his race. I never had heard the Bible
really read before: but there, in my
pre sence, he read 1t and talked about It
tO himself and to God. He turned the
New Testament into living forms right
before me. II was q revelation and
an impulse to me. Il
But for the little lad ten years old,
who listened. first curiously. then
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-22
Scotch Fisheries Show Decline.

The Scottish fishery board in its re-
port dealing with conditions in 1914.
states that the sea fish Of all kinds
landed within the year amounted to
,7,44O.321 hundredweight. of the value
of $15,614,34O. This is a decrease in
value as compared with the preceding
year of $3,S4O,549, and in quantity Of
3SS,O29 hundredweight. The result
was obtained by $500 fishing vessels,
manned by crews numbering 37.5s4.5
In 1913 there were 1891 vessels, with,
crews numbering 3S,262.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-22
USE ABSINTHE IN EXPLOSIVE
French Are Now Utilizing Barred
Drink In Manufacture Of
Guncotton.

Paris.-Absinthe, placed under ban
for drinking purposes by the law
passed early in the war, ia being used
in the manufacture of guncotton. 4.
A cooperative distillery at Pontoise
which has been extracting alcohol
from beet roots for the use OF the gov.
eminent munition factories. found the
supply Of beet root insufficient and is
now taking over the stocks Of absinthe
held In warehouses. Government in.
spectors watch the transformation of
the absinthe into alcohol.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-22
) Girl Of 10 We'd, Man 80.

I Greenfield. Mo.-"Uncle Matt" Nc
Pherson, eighty-nine years old. and
one Of the pioneer citizens OF Dade
county. and Miss Clara Burns. nine.
teen years old, of Higginsyille. Mo-,
were married at the courthouse here
recently. The ceremony was per.
formed BY the Rev. William Shaw Of
this city. ri, $
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-22
WILD I! |. GOOSE HIS WATCHDOG

Junction City. kan. IA Bicksn.
hsussr. . local Sarbsr. u mourning
the death d his pst Wild goose. which
lSs, ysaIs ago ~ caught while 81 !
hunting trip
The gooss was ! reliable weather
prorhst % veil 10 4 watchman No
;stFangs s could enter the BickenhaussF
yasd without having lii prssencs|
lnadS known.
III addition; fhe 100 va "a excsp,E
\ t !.'ll ~ n! lsonkins brDushtI
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-22
Cop Prefers shovel.

Logansport, Ind. They can talk
al they want about the Job Of police
man being q soft thing but I'll take !
pick and shovel for mine instead Of
welding 2 mace and walking slow
around beat. This was the DECLARE.
tion Of Joseph Peters after four
months experiences An the local police
department. During that time be lost
twenty-five pounds. ga;
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-22
The Leisureiy obstruetionIst.

INC IelSuFeIy Ob6tructtoNISt.
SLOW but sure is the good old way
That's right" replied Mr.. Chug.I
gins. III you want to. have the whole
road to- yourself and be tree from
any care. you want to leave your au.I
tomobile at home and driye hay
wagon" vi; 4. g5,. s%s w
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-22
~ .nlee...,. ~ ". \ ~.

a olflsrsnt Way. 81
" Miss Flighty made all, her money
In letters. !" NJ
She doesn't look literary"
She isn't She won ! breach o.
promise suit with 'srn. \ Vi
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-22
Authe ntlelty Demanded.

Have you read Shakespeare"
NO" replied Mrs. Cumrox. II M
derstand there 10 : great deal o.
doubt about those writings, and !;
make TIA rule never: to nay any ~.
tention to anonymous communica,
tons" 5ss Z .5 y, s..s IN
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-22

each ball goes, he is able to correct
any errors in his play, and to master
any particular curve he is practicing
without tying up one Of the clubs
Observation-Disclosures World.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-22
NEVER MAKES ERROR FOR MARINE SAFETY
Invention Seafaring Men Con.
slider important.
Electric osciIIator, Within Ships Hull.
VIII Announce the Proximity Of
Another Vessel, Locate ieeberas,
and Send Messages.

A marine signaling apparatus which
it Is believed will diminish sea disas.
tiers consists of an electric oscillator
which announces the presence OF an.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-22
lVnuVval Caaa.

Unusual Case. IN " s.$ IN
He's very fond Of the outdoor lifs.-
,3<"Ill bet hess bookkeeper."
s mo. Strange as It may seem. he
really works outdoors. ,3 I.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-22

" 4 a X aFfl & y z E & w u
Forestry experts have found that q
plant growing luxuriantly in the Phil.
ippines and heretofore regarded as a
weed is used In other parts OF the far
East for the production Of camphor.
The ostrich has the distinction Of
laying the largest egg. The egg,
which weighs about three pounds, -
considered equal In contents to "a
hen eggs.
Diplomacy 4 the art q concealins
our dislikes.
u new hose noIsle for washing a.,
tomobiles has = rubber tip that can
~ compressed with the fingers 70
form ! spray and ! valve opsrated ~
! button % shut o6 The dows q watsr.
Al Oregon inventors refrigerator
that dispenser with loo consists of u
double -waIlsd chsst, nit being
pIack 1 betW1sn ths kalls u protecGl
its conse q lEllspn, - banding III.
81 NJ = ~ "a h citiss II III
1 n igI nj MI isSs NJ Il
1I ( + u T. !!!! IN N : !! = & y n sEfS1'
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-22

The entire plant of Pennsylvania
asphalt block manufacturing concern
is mounted on freight cars 80 that it
can be taken wherever there is work
for 1t to do.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-22

Unrequited love is one brand of
heart failure. But it's never fatal.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-22

Diplomacy = the at q concealins
our dislikes.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-22

overtaik tires moro people than
cverwork.
The Coconino sun., 1915-07-09
WHY THE MISSOURI RIVER
is CALLED THE BIG MUDDY

The Missouri is the muddiest river
in the Mississippi Valley; it carries
more silt than any other large river
in the United States except possibly
the Rio Grande and the Colorado. For
every square mile of country drained
it carries downstream 3S1 tons of dis
solved and suspended matter each
year. In other words, the river gath
ers annually from the country that it
drains more than 123,000,000 tons of
silt and soluble matter, some of which
it distributes over the flood plains be-
low to form productive agricultural
lands but most of which finds it's way
at last to the Gulf of Mexico.
1t is by means of data of this kind
that biologists compute the rate at
which the lands are being eroded
away. 1t has been shown that Mis-
souri, River is lowering the surface of
the land drained by it at the rate of 1
foot in 6,0S6 years. The surface of
the United States as a whole is now
being Worn down at the rate of foot
in 9,120 years. 1t has been estimated
that if this erosive action of the
streams of the United States could
have been concentrated on the 18TH
mus of Panama it would have dug in
73 days the canal which has just been
completed, after 10 years work, with
the most powerful appliances yet de-
vised by manu-. S. Geological Sur
vey.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-22
City Hen1s

Just the thing for John-a box of Holeproof socks. Damon's Shoe Shop. -advt.
 The children of St. Joseph's church will have their annual Christmas tree exercises Thursday afternoon at ? | o'clock in the Parish hall. marriage license was issued today to William Vennert. a fireman, of Manchester, and Florence Worden of IT Webster street, this city. Washable kid gloves for women, white and sand s1.5O at Wilson's advt.
 Howard McKirdy, a student at the Cornell Medical school, is spending the holidays with his parents on Stan 1 ley street. His brother, Stuart Me- Kirdy, will join the family gathering | on Thursday. He is connected with | Y. M. c. A. work in New York. Your neckwear always at Wilson's s. -advt.
 Michael J. Edwards of Chicago, 1 will spend the Christmas holidays at | his former home in this city. Markdown on millinery M. Seibert -advt.
 The suit of W. c. Nance vs Nels J. Nelson was heard by Judge J. T.
 Meskill in the city court this after noon. Decision was reserved.
 Officer Clarence Lamphere is en- tertaining from Maine.
 Harry Jackson captured first place in the pinochle tournament, of the P. & F. Corbin Foreman's club, which closed last night.
 Martin Higgins is expected home this evening from an extensive south ern trip in the interests of the Russell & Erwin Manufacturing company.
 The street department payroll for the past week amounted to $1,574.S4.
 George Leghorn, Vincent Moore, Vincent Smith, John Riley and Ed ward Dobson, students at Georgetown university, will arrive home tonight.
 Gorham silver, M. c. LeWitt.-advt.
 Joseph Meehan and John Walsh, students at the U. of F., will spend the holidays with their families in this city.
 Vacuum bottles and carafes at Will 1 son's.-advt.
 For the accommodation of it's l customers the New Britain Trust 1 company will be open for the receipt 1 of deposits on Christmas Eve from !, eight o'clock to ten o'clock. The 1 bank will be closed all day Christ
New Britain herald., 1915-12-22
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NOTES

Secretary A. H. Andrews and Frank H. Johnston of the local Chamber of Commerce attended the meeting of representatives of the Bristol, Water bury and Ansonia Chambers in the Brass City this afternoon. to discuss the matter of petitioning the railroad officials for the change in route of the State of Maine express through the above mentioned cities. The various delegates planned to go to New Haven late in the afternoon and place their case before the railroad people.
 The Christmas tree committee held a meeting this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock and at the same hour the com mittee consisting of members of the Chamber and representatives from the school board on the coming meeting of the Consumers league in this city, met to discuss tentative plans.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-22
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
Faculty Makes Up Temporary Sched-
 ule for Examinations.

A temporary schedule for the mid year examinations was made up yes- terday at a meeting of the High school faculty. It was arranged so that no pupil will have more than two examinations on one day The examinations will begin on January IS and will last for three days. Each examination is to last for two hours, and will cover the work done up to that date. All students excepting those in the commercial courses will take the examinations.
 The first contest of the season for the High school debating team will be held on January 14 in the local school auditorium, with the team rep resenting the New Haven High school for opponents. Tickets for the affair may be obtained from the members of the team.
 After considerable campaigning and spirited agitation among the students the following list of class books officers has been selected: Editor-in- chief, Paul Pihl; business manager, Richard White; art editor, Robert Buell.; associate editors Kenneth Rel yea, Emma Perry and Sidney Mon tague.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-22
FINANCIAL NEWS
SIMPLIFYING MAKES
 ADVANCE ON MARKET
Registers Overnight Gain of One
 and 0ne-Half Points

New York, Dec. 22.-Wall St., 1O:S0 a. m.-Such stocks as American Smelling, Mexican Petroleum and metal and war shares continued to monopolize speculative attention on the resumption of trading on the stock exchange today, while rails and sim liar investment issues were again ne- glected. Smelling soon rose to 106 IA an overnight gain of 1 1-2 and within fraction of it's highest price since 1908. Capper stocks were stimulated by the rise in Smelling, as well as the price of the metal, and Mercan- tile Marine preferred, Texas company and few specialties also responded to moderate demand. There was further active buying of the Anglo French bonds.
 Close-Oil shares featured the final hour, with heavy trading in Mexican Petroleum, which rose 1-S to the new record of 103 3-4. The closin: was irregular.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-22
ATE AND WE'RE MERRY.

M. T. Whites cafe was the scene of a merry party this afternoon when the genial proprietor entertained a Party of friends at venison dinner. Each of the guests had his hunger devouring proclivities with him, and as result several large dishes of Maine's famous animal were put away. The afternoon was spent be- tween sessions of A. w. l.. & C., with speech and song, in which the health of, the genial host was proposed sev- .eral, times. Those in attendance were Mayor G. A. Quigley, Harry Arens, George Cheney, M. J. Edwards, Joe F. Haffey, A. E. Magnell and M. T. White. ....'
New Britain herald., 1915-12-22
NILES-BEMEN1
 GOING UP.
Quotations Are 1Si-i
 Mig. EEdiVid'

Niles-Bement-P Pond stod strongest speciality on tl Stock Exchange today,
 being 191-193. A sudden
 asked price of the Uniol turing company's stock w feature. The figures are
 SS asked. This is thought result of a two per cent. Il dend and a six per cent. dend declared yesterdayl Manufacturing is likewise ing at 490-5O0. Other quot Bristol Brass, 69. '1-2 to
 can Brass, F 273-276; Colt North & Judd, 104-106; Hardware, 124-126 (ex dard Screw, 280-290: Eagl, 55; New Britain Machil Landers, Frary & Clark, 6l Departure, 181-1S5 and Sta 72-73 1-2.
 The directors of the Sta have voted to declare the 1 terIy dividend of two and Q cent. on January 1. Presid P. Hart denies any foundat rumor that the capitalizati increased soon. He jcharact rumor as mere street talk official action is concerned
New Britain herald., 1915-12-22
HOUSE TO SET OUR AMBASSADORS RIGHT
(Continued From First Page.)

he will soon sail for Europe at the re- quest of the president
 Colonel House declared that the sole purpose of his trip would be to deliver to certain American ambassa- dors information regarding this gov ernment's attitude on various inter- national matters now pending. He denied emphatically that his trip will in anyway be a peace mission.
 Will Sail Soon.
 Colonel House said he expected to sail from here within the next two weeks and would probably be in Eu- rope about six or eight weeks.
 'I am going to Europe at the re- quest of the president and the secre- tary of state for the purpose of taking inform matiUn to some of our ambassa- dors," he said. Gin order that they may have a more intimate knowledge of this governments attitude regard ing certain phases of international questions and in order to obtain from them their point of view on these matters.
 "It is not advisable to bring home at this time any of our ambassadors from the belligerent countries. It has been found impossible to convey or obtain by cable or correspondence quite the correct atmosphere
New Britain herald., 1915-12-22
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
William keegan.

The funeral of William Keegan will be held tomorrow at 9 a. m. from St. Mary's church. Interment will be in the new Catholic cemetery.
 Last evening New Britain lodge of Elks, of which the deceased was member, held a special meeting and appointed William F. Mangan, James Keevers and Matthew Hayes a com nittee on resolutions The pail bearers chose, from the Elks are Matthew Hayes, James Keevers, Ed1- ward Janswick and William Keeley. The flower bearers named are John O'Brien and Robert Ferguson The lodge will hold a special lodge of sor- TOW at the first meeting in January.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-22
SMITH GETS DIVORCE AND MINOR CHILDREN
Tells of Wifes Actions With
 John Schmidt, Bartender

Hartford, Dec. 22.-The divorce 1 suit of William H. Smith of New 1 Britain, against his wife, Mary A. Smith, was heard this afternoon in l the superior court. Judge Joseph P. Futile presiding. The plaintiff claimed misconduct with George Schmidt of this city, a bartender as the cause of the complaint. He was represented by Judge Frederick B..
 IIungerford. The defendant was rep l resented by Judge William F. Man gan When the case was called coun- sel for the defendant stated to the court that he would offer no witnesses for his client.
 The plaintiff took the stand and stated that he was married to the de-
 fendent in this city on February 26,
 1900. There have been six children
 porn or the union. For eleven years
 the couple got along nicely, the wit
 ness testified, until he was called out
 of town to obtain employment as baker in Naugatuck. On Christmas
 eve, 1911, he returned to spend the
 happy holiday season with his family,
 and as he neared the house sounds Of a carousal reached his ears. Creeping quietly to his door step and peering through a window, he saw his wife and several companions in the front room among them Mrs. John Sparmo, then Mollie Turner, who has since been divorced from her husband, liar ry Turner, on grounds of misconduct with Schmidt, the correspondent III the present case. When he entered the house his wife calmly informed him that she was about to go out, and despite his remonstrance, she left He then assumed the role of detective and followed her to Kennedy's saloon on Beaver street where he found her drinking. He testified that he threw her out of the place, and she went home. Repentance was deep in her heart when he arrived home and she promised to be "good wife for Will lie"
 For awhile the defendent continued to walk the straight an narrow path, but yearnings for the old life over- came her, and she became >shiftless and soon began to neglect her duties both for her offspring and her homo, he said. Continual quarreling follow ed and the witness shouted, "she kept full to the ears all the time."
 During the past summer the wit ness stated he had cause to believe that Schmidt was intimate with his wife, and one day during July he saw the accused enter his home. He cautiously returned to his once happy domiciIe and found his wife and her in comprising position. A fight ensued between the witness and Schmidt, which resulted in both being and in the trial that followed n the New Britain police court prob able cause was found and Mrs. Smith and Schmidt were bound over to the superior court. They were later fiber ated.
 Attorney Hungerford exhibited court records of Schmidt's connection in the Turner-Turner case as evidence of the correspondents bad record To- ca1ly.
 Judge Futile gave Smith the di- vorce and the custody of the children.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-22
STABBED AND ROBBED.

North Grosvenordale, Dec. 22.- Yoosoff Ibrihim is in a serious condi- ton at his rooms here today from stab wounds inflicted, he alleges, by two men whom he supposed to be friends. He gave their names as Ca mil Sheriff and Quemel Doiolam, and charges that as he bent over his stove this morning the men stabbed him in the back and then robbed him of a money belt containing $411. They have disappeared.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-22
ACQUITTAL PLEAS
 IN NEW HAVEN CASE
Judge Hunt Hears Arguments in Favor Of Defendants

New York, Dec. 22.-Pleas for a verdict of acquittal in behalf of each of the defendants individually were heard by Judge Hunt today at the trial of the eleven former directors of the New Haven railroad under the Sherman law. The first was made in behalf of Henry K. McHarg, by Homer s. Cummings who declared that nine ty-nine per cent. of the testimony given in the case had no application to his client. He pointed out that McHarg did not enter the New Haven board until June, 1907, and said that virtually all the acquisitions which the government complains of had been completed by that date.
 Though McHarg was a director dur ing the Billard-Boston and Maine transactions, asserted the lawyer, he had no connection with them. The evidence showed. he conceded, that the Bank of Manhattan, of which Me- Harg was vice president made loans to Billiard, but these were purely banking transactions. The bank was a depositary for New Haven funds and the loans were made at the re- quest of President Charles S. Mellen in the regular course, of business
 
 E 'This is the tenuous thread against McHarg," he said. ''The circum- stances against him are trif1ing. He attended various directors meetings and approved various formal mo- tions, but that was the extent of his participation
 During the three year period of the statute of limitations nothing was done of the slightest consequence in which he participated" the attor- ney concluded.
 Pleads for Taft. Henry M. Earle made similar argument in behalf of Robert w. Taft, who entered the board in 1904 When this alleged conspiracy be- gan," said Mr. Earle, "Mr. Taft was a small boy running around in knicker- lockers. Not one act of Mr. Taft shows that he was conscious of any 1 conspiracy or intended to conspire when he entered the board, the suc- | tessor of his father. :H+ Had Political Foundation.
 Pleading in behalf of Lewis Cass Ledyard, Delaney Eicoll denounced ] the prosecution of the case as having 1 had a political foundation, described l ''This prosecution" as having ignored l everything except politics, and then | took up his clients participation in the acquisition of the Boston and Maine, picturing it as chiefly that of vendor of the Boston and Maine stock to, the New Haven, "an ordinary busi- ness transaction" ..
New Britain herald., 1915-12-22
ARRESTED IN PLOT CASE.
Night WatcIman of Atlas Steamship
 Co. Taken Into Custody.

New York, Dec. 22.-Edmund Jus tice, a night watchman employed by the Atlas Steamship company, a sub sidiary of the Hamburg American line, was arrested by federal officers this afternoon charged with being a party to the conspiracy directed from this country against the entente allies by Paul Koenig and other alleged German agents.
 Justice was taken into custody at his home in South Brooklyn, and with hi :, arrest the authorities believe they have found the missing link in the case
 Justice, officials said, was born in County Cork, Ireland, and came to this country eight years ago. He is not a naturalized citizen.