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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-05
A
REBUILT
CADILLAC
IS a Safe Used Car
to Buy

A rebuilt CADILLAC will give nora
,ervice than any new car at the same
Price. A com plete stock Of parts car.
led for all models makes them ca
table OF constant service. In buying
,ebuflt CADILLAC you secure car OF
quality not obtainabIe in new car
It less than twice the price. And II
you desire to resell It at any time,
tou do not have to stand the greatest
soss in car-that OF wearing OFT tbs
aew.
We offer CADILLACS exclusively
n we do not accept other makes IN
!rado. Consequently we arc az much
Interested in the service OF these
rebuilt cars rs we are In new
cADdLLACS. In actual service val
res these cars are worth great deal
more than we ask for them. ,{
We Sell Used Oars at Cost and
Not for Profit
keokuk Cadillac Comp any
1e-z1-es South Firth street
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FOR RENT-Seven room modern
house. close in. Inquire 602 Concert
Phone Red 1913.
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FOR SALE--No. 1907 Concert street.
eight rooms, bath, gas, furnace, fnll
lot beautiful home, owner removed
from city; $500. Phone black 1857 or
call Birdwell Sutlive, 312 Main.
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FOR SALE home In first
ward. all convenfences with SIX
rooms, $4,000. Birdwell Sutltve.
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FOR RENT-One suite of two rooms
and one Of four rooms, new, modern,
suitable for offices. Will rent as flats.
No. 615 Blondeau.
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WANTED Man in your own territory
Salary of $4,000 per month, travel
ing expenses and commission. Elk
rerience unnecessary. Write quick r
ID. Martel, 2909 Indiana avenue. Dept
463 Chicago.
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WANTED-Rcomers Light house.
keeping If desired. Address A B &.
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WANTED Position by experienced
.stenograrher. Careful and pains
taking in her WORK. Address Stem
ographer. care Gate City.
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FOR SALE+Davenport. library table,
refrigerator, side board, rugs, bed
room and other furniture. 1106 Con
cert street.
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SALESMEN-Pocke side line, new
live proposition, all merchants in
towns of 100000 and under want it..
Pays $500 commission on each sale.
No collecting, no risk to merchant We
take back unsold goods. Easiest, big
gest paying side line ever offered.
Garfield Mfg. Co., EOS Sigel street.
Chicago.
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rTOtaI mills = = ~
The city clerk was ordered to cert-
~ q copy OF the levy to the county
auditor.
Light and Water.
For the purpose Of providing TOT
the payment of Are hydrants and drink
ing fountains and other water PRIV.
ileges and electric light service. the
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man IS HELD IN
GUT TING AFFRAY
"EeesheIl' Johnson in Jail Charged
With Assault on John Mccaffrey
Last Night Near the
Market Grounds.
CUT COAT AND SHIRT
When Searched. no Knife Could be
Found on Johnson-PoiIce
Are Busy With other
Offenders.
CUT COAT AND SHIRT

A cutting ARRAY occurred last night
shortly before 10 o'clock near the mar
ket grounds at Fourth and Johnson
streets. The police are holding Egg
shell" Johnson who is charged with as
sault with intent to do great bodily in
jury. Johnson, it is claimed. ATTEMPT
ed to slash John McCaffrey. McCaf-
frey's coat is cut, on the left side, and
there is a slash across his shirt on
the right side. The knife failed to
reach the skin, however.
Johnson was arrested by the police
shortly after the fracas and is being
held in jail pending further action on
his case Tuesday. When he was
searched, no trace OF the weapon could
be found. It Is presumed that he
threw the knife or razor away. so
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WANTED Salesman capable OF earn
3 ing s125 per month. Splendid op-
portunity to establish business, bring
ing in steady and growing income.
Stetson Oil Company, Cleveland, Ohio.
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stock food. Sell at wholesale. Goods
and house nationally known. Immense
crops insure vast trade. Quit road =
Stay in home territory-build homes
and bank accounts as hundreds d.
Regular trade. quickly, easily covered.
No capital-effective selling helps.
$50 to $500 monthly. John Sexton &
Co.. Wholesale Grocers, 236 W. Lake
street, Chicago.
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eusv Night for police.

Whether the proximity to a holiday
had anything to do with it. or not, the
police were kept busy last night with
several old offenders who were picked
up intoxicated and brought to Jail to
sober up Although no public celebra
ton of Labor day was planned a
glance at the police bulletin inclines
one to believe that some of the old.
timers decided to have private celebra-
tons and got too exuberant.
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FOR SALESSeven rooms, full lot
close in, south side; $1,000; cas-,
payments, If desired. Birdwell Sutlive
312 Main.
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traveller. Experience
unnecessary. Salary, commission
and expense allowance to right lady.
McBrady & Co., Chicago.
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WANTED-To hear from owner OF
good farm for sale. Send cash price
anu description. D. F. Bush, Minneab.
oils, MINI.
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FOR SALE-No. 316 South Eighth
seven rooms, bath. gas, beautiful
high location, owner removed from
city; $3.50. Birdwel Sutliye, BIZ
Main.
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FOR RENTED Blondeau, low rem
to good tenant. J G. Paradice. l.
South Sixth.
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FOR SALE-Modern six room house
II North Twelfth street. Inquire on
premises or phone 1854.
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FOR SALE-Fine residence lot, Or
leans avenue, between Ninth and
Tenth. See Birdwell Sutlive, 312
Main.
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WANTED-A boy for light delivery
purposes. Address X, care Gate
City.
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WANTED-Sa Salesman, by an old es-
tablished oil refining company
Good salary to men of ability. None
but hustlers and producers need APP
ply. Address BOX IL, care Gate City.
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FOR RENT-Upper fiat, 3 or 4 rooms,
gas. bath. electric lights. s22 Con-
cert street.
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WANTED White woman to do wash
ing at the house. Call at 31S North
Fifth street.
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FOR RENT-Modern furnished room
Inquire tit FRANKLIN st. or phone
Red 3s1.
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FOR RENT-S16 Carroll. medium
sized house in good repair; will rent
reasonable. Inquire SIS Carroll.
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FOR sALE-Typewriter Leslie Bev
er, ZIG North Thirteenth st.
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rent good horse al
reasonable price. Phone Red 1907.
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FOR sALE-Heavy span of work o.
brood mares, about years old
price right. VIM. Peters, r. F. D. No.
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FOR SALE OR RENT-A small
house in new addition. Inquire G.
w. Randall.
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FOR SALE-Upright piano, perfect
condition. Fine finish, excellent tone.
A bargain. F. L. Robertson. 1924 High
st.
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FOR sALE-Ffne asters, 92s High
street or phone Black 1915.
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Wicker baby carriage
good condition. Phone Red 2S2.
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FOR RENT-912 Morgan street. In,
quire 906 Morgan.
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FOR RENT-Modern furnished room
on car line. S2S Franklin. Phone
Red 1871.
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WANTED.

VICTROLA SALESMAN or lady
wanted. Piggott Music House.
WANTED -Twenty men. Ballinger
quarries. McManus & Tucker.
WANTED-A small steel safe. Ad-
dress SAFE" Gate City.
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men for firemen, brake
men, $3.50 monthly; experience un.
necessary. Railway, care Gate City.
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WANTED-Thre or four room fiat
Address 81. b." this Office.
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FOR SALE-A few good used Radiant
Home and Peninsular base burners
at $40 and $25, to make room for fall
stock. Also few used soft coal
stoves at half price. Duncan-Schell
Furniture Co.
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WANTED-Middle age lady to cook
at Depot Hotel, Hamilton. Ill.
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FOR RENT-717 Timea, four room
house, modern except furnace. Call
500 Palean street.
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FOR SALE One fine building site
in Third ward, at a low price F., A
Wedler, corner Fifth and johnson SITS
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FOR SALE-Small fruit and chicken
farm, one-half mile from city linn
Its. Will trade for city property. Miss
Mcbride, 400 Main.
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FOR RENT-One and one 6 room
house. partly modern. Inquide 421
South Sixth.
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IOST-Conklin self filler fountain
pen. Please leave at Gate City Of
fee. Reward. ..-. -
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FOUND
MISCELLANEOUS.

SALESMEN-Big money, big line, all !!
necessities paints, oils.
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FOR RENT-Six room modern house
1l07 Bank street. DR.. G. A. Jenkins
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FOR RENT-Five, six seven. eigh;
room houses. Modern. Chas. Altes
1909 Franklin Red 694
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FOR RENTING room house, mod
ern except furnace. Phone Red 3OS
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FOR RENT-Seve beautifully furn
ished apartments for housekeeping
including light, heat and water. In
|quire 727 North Ninth.
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FOR RENT-Modern furnished rooms.
Phone Black 1890.
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FOR SALE-A good German heater
A bargain If sold at once. Call 17Os
Johnson st.
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FoR SALE.

FOR SALE-Five room partly modern
house, corner lot, with building site
In rear. Edith Miller. 400 North Fifth.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-18
.DEV|6ES new
COLLEGE YELL
Puffinu Locomotive Furnishes
Inspiration to a
Professor.

SAN FRANCISCO, July i7.-Pros.
Thomas C. Trueblood, heal OF the ce-
partment of public speaking III the
University of Michigan, who attended
the National Speech Arts Association
convention in this city. IS the con-
structor of the only scientifically de-
vised college yell IL Ai'erisa. Ana
he's quite proud OF It,
The FOSTERING undergraduates at
Ann Arbor used to have distressing
yell. disappointing in volume and dis
astrous to. the larynx. The good pro-
lessor found that after their football
games his students in the class in
public speaking were no good at all
just lot of invalids.
at was really driven to invent a
new YELL" said Prof. Trueblood, in
discussing his adventure in tno field
of roofing. "The Michigan students
needed a longer yell, and one that
saved the throat. This meant the
CONSTRUCTION OF a yell that had . pre-
|ponderance of open sounds. The Uni-
versity of Wisconsin, our rival, had
longer yell than ours, and when
we tried to out root them they always
drowned us out.
Coming back from football game
in a special train one evening / no.
ticed the puff, puff, pun of the en-
CINE coming faster and with increas-
ing noise as the train got under way.
That gave me my cue, and it resulted
in the following yell, which, with
proper substitutions in names, has
been adopted by colleges all4over the
United States.
!" tRah! rah! rah, Michigan!' Gre
peated twice, each time faster and
louder than the time before.
This. Prof Trueblood AYERS, is a
yell warranted to be three ply, strong,
non-corrosive. reversible and guaran-
teed to fit any freshman's lungs.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-18
SIJF NIIVOR Or AllIk
AND LUST a MA FEARS
DEATHsIN a =BA TIT IJB
'Stoker on Baltic Was Also
Aboard the HI-Fated Em-
press of Ireland.

NEW YORK, July H.-Francis
Tuohy, 50 years old, holder Of the
worlds record for narrow esrapes A9u
|lrnovn among the seven seas as the
man who can't be drowned, is In port
he arrived on. the white Star liner
Baltic in the humble capacity OF
stoker.
1t was as stoker that the series
Of three nlisfortunes befell him. Tuohy
according to this narrative, is 70
survivor OF the Titanic. the Empress
Iof Ireland and the Lusitania disas-
tiers. Said Tuohy:
aEor thirty-two years ] have fol-
lowed the sea, twelve of them In the
navy. ny lot was never particularly
easy, but the first big adventure came
the night the Titanic hit the iceberg.
II was on duty when we struck
he said. pausing to apply another
lather of soap to his rapidly whiten-
ing countenance. II ran to the deck
and Jumped overheard and was in the
water until daylight. when i was
picked up. The water was very cold
Tuohy next found himself on tbs
Empress of Ireland.
water Not So Chilly.
"The night we were steamtKg
through the fog in the St Lawrence
/ was OF duty and was washing up.
like am now, when were struck,
he said. II scrambled to deck and
helped launch . lifeboat. and thenssL
jumped Some one pulled me into
the boat II had helped to get away,
but when the Empress took her last
plunge the. lifeboat was upset. chung
to it for two and half hours ana
was just about all IN and ready 20
fall asleep for keeps when was
hauled out. The water was not. so
chilly
The sinking of the Lusitania caught
Tuohy on the job. ~
81 was firing when heard the tor
Ipedo rip the insards out of the
Iusy',1 he said. 81 left the stoke
hold on the double quick and at first
It did not seem that we were going
down. Then she went fast.
CAS- the ship settled 1 grabbed one
of the stays of smokestack and
climbed 1t hond Ger hand. When the
Lusitania went under was at the
top of the smokestack. There was
no backdraft or explosion OF steam
from the engine room, although the
water did get trif1e warm.
Fears Drowning I'm "Rnddle."
After drifting for three and hHft
hours Tuohy was picked up and taxi
en- to Queenstown. He went to -
erpool, where he signed up as a s!e1z-
er on the Maurentania, bound for The
DardaneIles. with 1000 British troops
on board
"And You have no. fear of drowning
at ALP someone asked him.
'.No,Y said Tuohy; that is, not in
the ocean But whenever get int
a sbathtub I think what If I shots't
have heart attack and drown IN
this puddle" $50 "a ssrs-isi
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-18
ssfzts ~ 3sIlFsr.3sss1 49,
E.lIopers
Halted
But one Man is Killed and
Others. Are Injured in
the Fight.

wAYCROSS, Ca. July If pillow
ing an alleged attempt on the part OF
". ]. Griffin, married man, to eiope
with MISS Addie 1nman, an attractive
nineteen year old girl and the niece
of his wife, Charles Inman. an uncle
of 1.-THE girl. is dead; Henry Inman'
her brother, is dying; Miss Inman Is
injured and Griffin is in. Jail with two
bullet wounds. The trouble occurred
al Grihin's farm where the girl was
living. The uncle and brother Went
to the. Griffin home to induce the girl
to leave.
let the girl leave his house, and the
Inmans entered together, regardless
of his refusal Pistols were drawn
and a general fusi1lade followed. the
girl clung to her brother, and Mrs
Griffin had hold of her husband in
desperate effort to prevent him from
using his revolver 1t was while miss
Inman was holding her brother tnat
she was shot, receiving four bullets
in her body.
Charles Inman. coming up oenlno
Henry. was shot through the head and
died instantly; Henry was struck
near the heart and in another spot;
Grifin's left arm was broken and 3
finger was nearly severed by another
shot. He sought to escape, but was ar
rested.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-18
(;Y(;L|ST
Composes Many Musical Selec.
tons as He Pedals along
Road.

BARBERToN, o.. July 17.-Weston
may have cfinches in his title as
walking king, but E. H. Seachrist. 60
year-old agent and canvaser here, lays
claim to the title of champion long
distance bicyclist.
Furthermore Seachrist finds music
in the crunch of tires in the dust.
He's written several songs, composed
while he pedalled along on country
roads. 49,
Seachrist says he has ridden $4,000
miles on his bicycle. He's been rid
ing since 1899 and averages about
fifty miles a day. He says hos IN
better condition now. than when he
started to ride.
"It's no stunt ue all for me to ride
to Cleveland, care Cor business there
and be back earl in thu afternoon.
he says. 81 often 10 II.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-18
PHOTOGRAPH
of a Tree Reproduced on Mans
Body by a Stroke OF
Lightning.

s. READING, Pa, July 1I.-Lightn:ng
apparently photographed almost q
perfect likeness of a tree, branches
twigs and leaves, m nina deta Ss
nm the breast of Edwin Liesman, who
was instantly killed in the Magnolia
club house on Mt. Penn in a violent
His mother, Mrs. Bernard IAesmaa 4,
and friend, Henry Oppernan, were
badly shocked, but will recover Lies
man was sitting at window next to
a Telephone. The bolt followed the tel
The tree. outside the window. was
almost exactly reproduced on Leis-
mans body The tragedy occurred q
succession, putting out all the lights
In the cottage. Medical men and
photographers were puzzled by the
strange pattern wrought on the dead
mans body.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-18
HOLDS COURT
IN OPEN BOAT
Minnesota Judge Fishes and
Listens at Evidence at the
ID. Same Time.

ST. CLOUD. Mimi, July TN
der the circumstances as Adduced in
the evidence the court finds that-this
big fellow, has been Fostering me all
morning. Well take q recess. There,
John, stick him in the bottom of the
boat. To. continue. the court finds an
order should be issued and 50 de-
crees. Hand me the pen and I'll sign
it. Just minute, there's another
bite
This strange and most unjudiciai
conversation took place when Judge
John A. Roeser held court in launch
in the middle of Grand lake, caught
fish as he heard testimony and signed
an order IN a default case with one
hand while he prevented the escape of
a big bass.
Attorneys and witnesses from Long
Prairie. who had expected to find eth
err Judge Roeser or Judge Nye in St
Cloud, were disappointed. A decree
had to be obtained without delay, so
the party motored to the lake and
pursued the judge to his favorite bass
hole.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-18
LIFT West
VIRGINIA OUT
OF THE mud
Statewide Movement Towards
This End Has Been TAX
en- Up with Effort.
IL.
:, .IllllrnrIit rrlr,rnnAM.

MoRGANTOWN, July Il. The state
wide. movement t.to lift West Virgin ia
out gof the mud, has been taken up
with renewed efforts by tax payers
and citizens OF this end of the state,
particularly Monongalia county and
tie coming xsmpnths will see some
remarkable improvements in the sys-
TENS of main highways in this sec
ton. Monongalia county citizens con-
template taking the lead in road I'M
proyement and are formulating plans
whereby this county will have one
of the best systems OF county roads
of any In the state. The citizens
realize that they should be found in
the front of the statewide movement,
as the leading educational institution
fs located here and II plans zow under
way. mature, all the important farms
of the entire county, including those
to be used by the university for agri-
cultural purposes will be connected
by roads, second to none in the coun-
try.
IL present plans reach maturity, al
most STe0,O00E will be spent In road
improvement within this county alone,
as bond issues aggregating that
amount will probably be voted upon at
some time during the coming fall.
menS bond issue which was recently
declared void as the result ofSerrors
discovered by State Road Engineer A.
lDs williams has worked q benefit in
This county as the citizens have as
:slirned the initiative in a movement
for a comprehensive market road sys-
fem. This embraces all the main
roads leading into Morgantown and
the realization of the hopes of this
county.s citizens will mean that the
county will be paved from one end
to the other. ~
A new Sbend ISSUE for Morgan dis
trict for $s0e, 600 will behsubmitted by
the county court during the first
week in August and 1T will be- voted
rpon some time early in September
n possible, actual work will be start
ed this fall. Union district will vote
ON a bond issue aggregating 100000
which will mean that all the pEanci-
nal roads in that district will. be Inn
proved. 1t Is also likely that Grant
district will submit q petitont TO vote
on a $a25 900 bond ssue to pave the
road leading from Morgantown to the
Marion county line. Then; too, It is
understood that Paw Paw district in
Ma rion county viii provide for bond
issue to pave the road to the Marion
county line In event that Grant dis
trct votes to extend the paving to that
paint. If the bond issues In both dis
Etrcts are voted upon favorable this
will mean paved road all the way
from Warrington to the Pennsylvania
line at Smithfield, distance OF fifty
four miles,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-18
Submarine
Terror IS
InDenfed
New Jersey Man Has Device
Which He Will Offer to the
United States Navy.

ELIZABETH, N. J., July 11..E ss !.
ward n. Freedom. an employe OF .Se
public service corporation o. Nema as4.
has asked the government for pat 1s
ant ee which he declares will clear the
sea seas Of submarines. Freedom Is .
PRACTICAL ,,s,.s electrician and has invented
several devices used extensively or
While the construction of the de-
vice is closely guarded, Mr.. Freeborn
admitted that it would be operated
by electric waves He has nee peer
working on the dnvenIi9n !, ne se Sss
for more than year and hurried ms Y
iabors when he saw the possibility OF
this nation becoming drawn INTO the
European conflict.
He announced that he would oneI I
his invention free to the government
and was arranging to explain its mer-
lie IN Thomas A. Edison in the hope
9hat Mr.. Rdison might suggest its use
by the United States navy.