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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-07-08
WHEN A TIRE BURST IN INDIA.
Exciting Experience of Party Of
Automobiles,

A thrilling story of how the side
slipping Of motor car nearly resulted
in a man being roasted alive, is told
In Motoring Illustrated The incident
occurred in Duhlia, village on the
road from Delhi to Bombay. The car
was being driven slowly past Jain
temple, amid the whooping of the ma
tves and the beating of tomtoms.
"At the temple entrance" stood
two priests. regarding us with no
friendly visage. Bang! and our back
tire has burst-a deep rut in the road
has caught the wheel, too. In a mo-
ment we swerve around, and, horror!
smash right into the temple door.
Alas! we have committed sacrilege,
and Of the worst kind.
I'VE set to work to repair the tire,
and just as we have finished heart
rending, earpiercing Shrek rings out
from the temple inclosure. We rush
In. brushing aside two juvenile priests
who try to stop our progress. A crowd
Of whiterobed priests stand us and the
inner sanctuary. But the three of us
are old football players; the priests
are down like nine-pins.
I'VE tear the curtain aside and
stand for moment rooted with hor-
ror. There on rude altar our poor
native motor boy is being literally
roasted alive. Only seconds pause
to take in the situation and with a
rush we are on them.
"Seizing the uplifted knife from the
nearest fanatic, we cut the leather
strings and lift the fainting sacrifice
from the altar. Then we beat the
priests off. regain our car. and ride
away amid shower OF missiles.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-07-08
THE TAcoN THEATER.
Havana's Famous Playhouse Has an
Interesting History.


Interesting History.
The history of the Tacon the'ter OF
Havana Is very interesting. In the
yenr 1925 Francisco MART. who was
then the leader Of band of pirates
which infested the island of Cuba and
who had a price Of $40, 600 on his head
was captured and ordered to be put TO
death. Seeing there was no hope for
him, he asked leave to see General
Tacon, who was then governor general
of Havana, and told him If his life was
spared he would denounce his entire
band and assist him in ridding the is
land of the number of pirates which
infested 1t at that period. Accordingly
General Tacon gave him a two weeks
parole, and inside Of a week Marty
had denounced his fellow pirates and
turned them over to the government.
For this service he was pardoned.
In 1886 Marty asked for the conces-
sion to build national theatre on
the site of Parque Central. 1t was
granted to him. General Tacon went
further and allowed him the privilege
of the use of forty convicts who were
then confined in Moro castle to as
sist him in the work, each convict re-
ceiving the sum of 20 cents day. In
1888 the theater was finished. and
Marty, as a proof of the gratitude he
felt toward General Tacon for sparing
his life, named 1t Ell Teatro Tacon.
During the insurrection in Cuba many
exciting incidents took place here. In
one instance a regiment of Cuban in
surgents barricaded themselves in the
theater and. held 1t against the Span
iards for three days. Finally they
were starved out, and as they were
making their escape all were shot
The theater is built. of white stone,
with decorations of marble, and faces
Central park. being in the center OF
the fashionable district of Havana. It
Is one of the largest theaters in the
world, seating over 5000 persons. -
Cuban Review.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-07-08
TEACHING srkRRoWs TO SING.
erd RAISED With canarles Learned
to Initiate Them.

A series of interesting experiments
In which English sparrows have been
taught to sing sweetly is recorded by
DR.. Conradi. The aim of the expert
menter has been to determine what
are the conditions under which birds
learn and cling to their traditional
notes. For this purpose, says the
American Journal of Psychology, he
has taken very young birds Of nonmu-
sical species and kept them entirely
with songsters, to determine whether
they would thus acquire the musical
notes.
In July, 1898, he put four hedgling
Englisb sparrows into the nest of a
pair of singing canaries. Three OF
them died, but the fourth survived.
This one had already acquired a spar
row chirp; but hearing thenceforth
only the notes Of the canary, he went
no further with the language which
was his birthright. Instead he came
gradually when among the canaries,
to give notes different from sparrow
talk. Even when he was silent, If the
canaries were singing he could be seen
moving his throat, as if he were try
ing to form the sounds, much as per-
son often inaudiblN follows song
which another is singing. At last
these sounds began to be audible, and
increasingly so. Ee began to give
notes in rapid succession, three or four
tones up the scale, and then repeating
the top note five or six times.
Growing bolder with practice and
the sound of his own voice, he soon
INDUCED three or four times in success
sion, with eight to twelve notes in
each; and in the last days Of Septem-
Der, when three months old, he went
up and down and down and up the
scale, all in one run.
All this while his voice had been
changing. At first it was harsh, as is
natural with English sparrows; but
gradually, with the effort or with the
subconscfous influence of the sweeter
sounds about him, 1t became softer
and acquired something Of the canary
quality.
At first he sang on a low scale and
tried the top notes vainly; but, as his
voice became milder he went higher
more easily. He was three months old
when, growing bold, he essayed has
first trill. 1t was short but musical
and he evidently liked it, for he re-
peated it and continued steadily to
practise it. 1t was done modestly.
and after each trill he sat still and ap-
peared to be listening. A year later.
however, when the report was being
written by the eXperimenter, he had
grown to be quite an adept in canary
song, and would trill and sing contln-
ually punctuating his song with com
plete circles and semi-circles on his
perch.
To try the effect of association upon
him, DR.. Conradi removed him for a
time, in his first year, from the can
aries, and put him where he heard on
ly sparrow chatter. Gradually hsa
ceased to sing and began to return TO
the neglected sparrow tongue, uul
when he was again hung with the ca
naries he regained all he had lost in
less than month.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-07-08
Just as DANGEROUS

Lets send the Gear a bomb con.
cealed in plum pudding" suggested
one plotter.
"Why not merely send him a plum
pudding" rejoined the other plotter.
"If he eats it our work is done, and
we run no risks"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-07-08
Don't Cross the Line.

Women have need to learn the
great lesson that there is line be-
tween essentials which, If overstepped.
leads to mental and physical ship
wreck.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-07-08

Did you ever notice how interest
ed woman is in an article that is
marked down from $1.00 to 80 cents?
-Drovers journal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-07-08

Harl David Crockett of Los An,
geles is a direct descendant of Davyi
Crockett, the famous hunter and
trapper, who represented his native
state of Tennessee for three years in,
congress, whose motto throughout
his life was, "First be sure you're
right-then go ahead" and who was
killed at the battle of the Alamo, San
Antonio, Texas, in 1886. Young Harl
is great-great-grandson Of the or
iginal Dayy Crockett.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-07-08
ASKING for What One Wants.

Young Harry is very fond of pie.
Recently, while saying his prayers, he
gave birth to the following Give US
this day our daily bread-No, pie!
pie!"-Judge.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-07-08
That Useful Pile of Dough.

Hdt OSCiui TiS VI CouS''
That New York man who dropped
40 feet onto a pile of soft bread and
escaped unhurt is not the first to be
saved by having pile of dough to
fall back Indianapolis News.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-07-08

Anyone who is in doubt as to which
way the wind is blowing can learn
the facts by going up In balloon.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-07-08
A Few Suggestions for
Boosting Our Town

Building good houses builds good town.
Don't be the man who put the "sit" in city.
Save little money and save lot of worry.
The best plans have are house plans.
Why should town muzzle dogs and not knockers?
When someone plans to help the town. plan to help.
Be live one and the town will never be dead one.
nice front porch has prevented many an old maid.
Good roads lead not only to tow but good money
Be like ball player. The thing he is always working
for is home
good way to make the world better to begin with
the home town.
town is like preambulator; it isn't much good un
less it's pushed.
Agood town will do more to keep the boys at home
than good advice.
Don't spend all your time telling what you could do
if you had time.
Be of the leaders of the town. you can but any
way, keep up with the rest.
Don't be Crouch Everybody in this town wishes
you well--even the doctor.
Opportunity knocks at every mans door; better
be at home when the lady calls.
The world owes every living, but the street cor
is poor coectic en- agency.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-06
New York To Nlar Against
InOasiOn OF Tramp Army;
Work Or ''Beat IT Is Order

New York. Nov 6-The army Of
tramps which makes its annual pill
grimage TO New York to spend the win
ter months is TO be met with a warm
reception this year. according to plans
outlined by the police Of the city. in CO.
operation with the Charities depart
ment II is estimated that the incom-
ing host. the advance guard of which
has already made its appearance. will
number at least 100. 900 men. The DO
lice have received instructions to keep
all beEgars off the streets. and when
they apply at the municipal lodging
house for assistance they will be dis
tributed where they belong. Some will
be sent TO institutions TO get a chance
to work. and those who are non-resi-
dents viii be shipped back to other
states
It is this class, the unenployable.
which constitutes the real problem this
winter I'm New York as there is prospect
Of plenty OF employment for those who
are willing to work A careful study
OF over 1900 men who applied during
the first quarter Of 1915 at the lodg-
ing house for assistance revealed the
fact that only six were working. 102
had been idle more than year and
147 had been in the city for less than
six months The great majority OF
homeless men who apply at the munic-
ipal lodging house are unemployable.
while a large percentage Of the re-
mainder are too Inefficient TO hold a
Job
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-06
Loss OF Poland Costs
Russians Many Millions
In ReUenue EUerg Year

Warsaw Nov. 5.-The loss Of Poland Is
the greatest financial blow suffered by Rus
Eia since the beginning Of the war In 1872
the population OF this large and tndustrialiv
strong province paid in taxes s114-0OO,gc5-
A surplus Of $50 100000 went TO the tI--
perial treasury In the last two years the
surplus was still larger. as numerous new
taxes were introduced and Others increas ed
According 10 unofficial statistics the gov
ernment Of the car in 1918 drew S75.0eo.00o
out OF the now lost province. In the first
six months Of 1913 the taxes collected were
heavier than ever before. but no figures are
available for the fiscal year 191f-15-
The conquest q Poland by +he central
powers has robbed the Russiz1 trsasl-ry o.
annual revenues amounting 70 nea-sy $50
COZ. 00G and this large amount viii now have
20 be raised by a further Increase Of the
taxes in the poorer and more thiaiy popu-
lated provinces.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-06
New York School Children
Photographed; VIII Make
Worlds Greatest GALLERY

New York, Nov. 6.-The latest inno-
walton TO be adopted by the school au-
thorities OF the CITY. and one that has
caused considerable Indignation among
the parents Of the school children. is
the Photographic Of every pupil i'm the
elementary and high schools for the
purpose OF Identification. These pho
tographs win be placed on file with the
board Of education, and. for the pres
ent. each child on part time attend
ance, viii be given a duplicate card
containing the bearers photograph, one
inch square, in the upper right hand
corner
It is hoped by this method to reduce
TO minimum the practice Of truancy
in the schools of the city. When the
collection of children's photograp hs is
complete for the present school year,
it viii contain considerably over 700
600 photographs. each one on a seDa-
rate Identification card. In point Of size
1t Will have an advantage over all the
regular police galleries in the world.
Within the next four years il is esti-
mated that the gallery viii contain the
photographs and Identification cards Of
over 100000 children.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-06
Small Boys Cary Millions
OfDoHars T trough Streets

New York. Nov. millions Of dol
lars in negotiable securities and certi-
fled checks are carried through the
streets Of the city by small army OF
boys employed by stock brokers and
messenger offices in the financial dis
trict of New York They are scarcely
noticed in the crush OF pedestrians. but
they carry paper worth in the aggre-
gate S150.O00. 600 a day. Since the rush
of speculation hit Wall street the com
mission houses have been hiring new
bows every day There are about 500
Of these houses in the money district
and they employ an average Of five
bows each. who carry stocks to the
banks to cover loans and to transfer
offices, and checks TO be certified at
banks. They are picked without much
discrimination by the brokerage houses
and messenger offices, but so far there
has not been a single theft of any OF
the valuable papers they carry.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-06
APPEARS
CAY To IMPRESS
THE OUTSIDERS
Night Life Not Different,
From Peace Times on
the Surface.
WOUNDED CAREFULLY
HIDDEN FROM VIEW

@ERLIN. GERMANY Nov 6--Most
* neutral travellers who arrive here
IL for the first time during the. war
EXPRESS their surprise to find the physi-
ogomy Of Berlin practically unchanged,
not realizing that this fact, which i'm
mediateIy impresses itself upon them.
is a result Of the official window dress
ing which is part Of the governments
extensive advertising campaign for the
purpose Of influencing the neutral
countries.
Berlin is the shOwplace OF the empire
10 which all travellers come and this
city must therefore show no outward
signs OF depression in spite OF the grief
that is felt in the homes Of all classes
and the misery tha- rules in those Of
the working people. which are FORUM
ately hidden away in the ~hinter-
hauser" behind the stately buildings
lining the streets
A. Brilliant rs Ever.
Berlin. therefore, is as brilliantly
lighted as ever and Berliners lose no
occasion 10 point out the contrast be-
tween this and the gloom Of London
after sundOwn. The cafes along Fried
richstrasse and Inter den Linden are
open and the number of people ground
the little tables has not greatly dimiE-
ished- Night life in this part Of the
city, where are also practically all the
big hotels. flOuriSheS almost unchanged.
though the crows are less noisy IN
less mOmentarily stimulated BY the
OF n German success
The price of meals in the better class
is being kept down and
at hotels like KaiserhOf' and
-'Adlon" il is still possible TO get
practically every delcacy at ante-war
prices. but il should be remembered
that these were exhOrbitant for Ber-
lin berOre the war.
Many Of the larger hotels have been
thought up by neutrals, especially by
Danes. who have made fortunes by
exporting foOdstuffs 10 Germany and
VINO are satisfied TO run the hotels at
2 loss during the war IN the hope OF
making Up for the losses when the war
is over The old proprietOrs in many
cases have lost everything
Wounded arrive Mt Night.
The transports of wounded. prin-
,ipally from Russia invariably arrive
here at night at suburban stations
and the wounded here are as far as
possible kept off the streets.
The results Of all these precautions
by a government that appears TO have
'Orseen everything is that the casual
-isirOr leaves here convinced that Der .
in at least is unaffected by the war |
md that Berliners take a very hopeful =.
-ieW Of the situation
Is Forced To Do SO.
As matter Of fact the Berliner is I
Orced TO do so in public. for IL is
dangerous TO express pessimistic views, /
% say nothing Of criticising the gov
eminent in places where spies are
everywhere and where the very walls /
lave ears
To speak English. as I have said be
ore. is more than hazardous. though I
French is occasionally heard and does :
lot appear to arouse any Ill feeling.
have repeatedly heard the opinion Z
that some arrangement may ,
,e made with France. as soon as the
French people realize that they viii .
leed the assistance OF Germany to I.
rive the English out Of Calais.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-06
Bank Of England OOerpdys
New York Bankers, Gets
$4,000 Of It's Gold Back

London. Eng. Nov 5.-The latest discov-
erv in connection with the Bank Of Eng
lands efforts 70 equalize American exchange
IS that Il has been sending too many dollars
10 New York when the first shipment
reached New York. II was found 20 contain
$40 600 too much. and the last shipment OF
about SIS oO0. 600 included an excess OF $40
coo. These amounts have now been returned
RI, the United States sub treasury The eI-
rIanatfou Of the Bank Of England IS tnat
the excess was put IN to make weight;
which means that the bank receives ana
80 ont foreign gold by weight. whereas
United States gold coins are accepted n
New YORK at face value. unless the loss ~
wear and tear IS more than one-na1 per
cent
The shipments in question being IN amer
frsn coin were received and credited by
count. hence the excess. and the saving 70
ne Bank OF England Of $4,000.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-06
VINEYARDS Of
AMplGHE ARE
RUINEIBY VAR
Territory From Which
Wines Come Now Scared
With Trenches.
ITS GREAT CELLARS
ARE WORLD FAMOUS

,-sSHINGTON. D. g. Nov Co.
M -Fruitfulness. splendid order
w and contentmsnt characterized
the Champagne country, where now
the lines of the French and German
trenches wind like scars through the
heart of its high plains" says state
ment issued by the National GeOgra-
phic society. which describes and 10
Gates this old land division mentioned
continuously in press dispatches from
the front Its peasant proprletorS
We're well-tO-dO before the war its
cities, while small, were well built and
prosperous. and cases OF poverty Were
seldom to be met with within It's area
Its farms under intense cultivation,
yielded more than the rich holdings IN
the famous black earth belt OF Russia,
and the wine made from its grapes
was known wherever western clFlllza-
ton had found its way
Is Old Time French Province.
THE Champagne is an Old-time pro
vincial division OF France and IS IN
cluded within the present departments
OF Marine, Haute-Marne. Seine-et-Marne-
Aube. Ardennes, Aisne and NOnne- The
trenches pass through Flanders, the
Artois Picardie, and, then, enter the
Champagne, where are located some OF
the most important batuefields on the
western front Reims IS the heart OF
the region. and the German lines are
Just beyond this city. The old province
was about $50 miles long by $50 miles
broad. and. after the 10th century, II
was ruled by its own counts who were
vassaIs Of the French kings Its capt.
tai was TrOyes 1t was united by mar
riage TO the French crown, and was IN
corpOrated with the kingdom IN 1851
Wines Are World Famous.
~On the hills and undulating fields
of northern and central Champagne IN
the shallow soils, are grown the grapes
from which Frances world famed
wines are made. the aristOcracy among
all the wines Of earth. Production IN
this part OF France is rich and varied
but IL is upon the success Of the grape
harvests that the good and bad years
largely depend A bad grape year is
felt by all the people of the province,
while a good grape year brings pros
perity TO all The wine product is sent
10 every country in the world, and its
export is large enough TO represent an
important item in the nations foreign
trade.
Vast Underground Avenues
s-Reims and Epernay are the i'm
uortant centers Of champagne manu-
facture. and miles Of racks Of this pro-
duct are stored in labyrinthlan gal
Ieries cut through the low chalk hills
in their neighborhoods-
a trip through these underground
avenues broken here and there by lit
tie lighted rooms where small groups
of wOrkmen bottled or cut the vines
was a regular feature on the tourists
program. whose route through France
ran this way
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-06
Books for Wounded Belgian
Soldiers Sought; Americans
Asked To Aid In the Work

New York. Nov 6.-Among the thou
sands Of Belgian soldiers now in hos
pitfalls in England and in France. de-
tanned in camps in Holland. and pris-
oners in Germany, there is a wide
spread need of good books. and a COM
mittee that has been formed to enlist
American aid in the matter announces
that books or money for their purchase
will be received by Pierre Mali. Belgian
consul general in New York The mem
bers Of the honorary committee include
Emmanuel Havenith. the Belgian min.
lister at Washington; Joseph H. Choate,
Charles J. BOnaparte. Rev. J. F. StiIle-
mans. OF the Belgian relief fund. and
Louis de Sadelier. minister Of state for
Belgium, who is in New York
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-06
Women Give First Aid In Zeppelin Raids
-:I:- -;I:- -:I:- -:Il:- -:ll:-
Excel Men In Handling London Injured

ONDON, to
what the nights of Zeppelin
the acquitted themselves told by Capt Eio
Kenyon IN OF
We all laughing and talking together
heard guns and bombs IN the distance tremendous test OF the efficiency
the drilling and discipline
really been tested m an emergency before They all behaved nasenty from
bulsnce o
The driver. Linton
L
asked to c the
At the first place they reached injured
Here
for
injured I uotu
about to start Capt Kenyon that another ambulance
the polces
nothing left 10 10
to
was also work for the women to do Although had been killed
by the bombs had been by smoke given
and n an to the hospital
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-06
British Troops Are Better
Fixed for Winter Campaign
and Do Not thread the Cold

London. Eng. Nov. British troops on
leave from the front look forward to a less
trying winter campaign than they expzr-
fenced last year. AZ that time. means fo-
keeping the men comfortable had in many
perlence showed what was needed With
that experience. the authorities have now
made elaborate preparations. and some OF
the soldiers who remember the hardships OF
last year. are looking forward with COM
parative enthusiasm to their winter palaces
In the trenches. as they call therl
Last years ordeals. due 70 tie ~elarive
low gun power % the allies auI the re-
peated German efforts 20 break through to
Calais are not likely 10 be repeated
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-06
Threatened Uprising In
India Frustrated and Is
Leaders Are ConUicted

Calcutta. India. Nov. 6.-Stories that the
white population Of India is in danger OF
an uprising seem borne out by the account
OF the court martial just held at Dagshai.
charged with conspirinE 20 cause a nu-inv
in pursuance OF which bombs were rrude
telegraph wires cut and meetings reid to
make plans Seventeen were sentenced 20
be hanged and one to be transpo~t TED for
life. The commanderinchef -ommutrd the
death sentence In the case or five men 70
transportation for life. and The original sen
tenee OF transportation for life to ten years
transportation.