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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-16
Ex-Attorney General
 Retained By Dynamiter

Maehias, Me, Feb. 16-Hannibal E.. Hamlin. of Ellsworth, formerly state attoEney-generaI, will be asso- ciated with counsel for Werner Horn, the bridge dynamiter, in resisting ex- tradition to Canada, it was announced today. Horns lawyers have decided upon their course for action and say they are prepared to contest every effort of the Canadian authorities to obtain possession of the prisoner.
 The snowfall in the Italian Alps this winter is heavier than any here tofore known. At the famous St. Bernard hospital the snow is 25 feet deep.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-16
CrEANEAsY. BEST HAND SOAp

CLEANEASY, BEST HAND SOAP
 Guaranteed not to injure the skin. instantly removes Stove Polish, Rust Grease, Ink, Paint and Dirt. For ths hand or clothing. Large can 10 cents. Manufactured by Vim, R. W1nn, 344 Stratford avenue
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-16

Bridgeport" A Pumps are fur
 nished with or \ without Bridge port Pre- sure Gauge. But we recom- mend the gauge in every case because then you have a yeIiabIe pump with a yeIs0bIe gauge.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-12-17
BANKS OF ARKANSAS
 IN SPLENDID SHAPE.

Little Rock, Dec. 16-A compi- lation of financial statements of state banks at the close of .busi- ness Nov 10, issued yesterday by State Bank Commissioner John M. Davis, shows an encouraging in crease in the states banking busi- ness. Between Sept. ? and Nov. 10 the total resources of the bank increased from $61,617,267.69 to I$69,122,979.46. Individual depos- it's increased from $2O, O,404,157.7 to I$27, 05,195.36 and savings deposits from $3,897,547.15 to $4,205, ,201.- I95.
 The cash reserve increased from I27.66 per cent to 34.3 per cent. Only 15 per cent is required by law. Overdrafts showed an in- crease in the November report over that of September, This, MT. Da- wis explained by the fact that many banks doing a large cotton business have used <oyerdrafts instead of demand loans.
 Altogether, the November state ment is the most encouraging that has been Issued by this department since it's establishment" MT. Davis said. 1"No such gain in period of little more than two months has been shown before. The statement includes 392 private and state banks and trust companies. tdoes not include 59 national banks in the state. Reports of individual banks show a Heavy loan business is being done on c6c.ton. One Pine Bluff bank alone$asS more than $5OO,oOO loaned on wafetause receipts
The weekly soliphone., 1915-12-17
 AUSTRIA'S REPLY IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO LANSING (Continaed from page ,one)
page onel

Investigation against him without waiting fof any demand to come from foreign governments. It can happen that commander in heat of battle deals contrary to instruc- tions, but nothing of the kind has occurred in this case.
 Tt appears clearly from his re- port that his ship was in danger, indeed, in double danger, first from the fact that an enemy boat was approaching on a line that threaten- ed t6 cut off his retreat and the enemy ship and the Ancona could have established his radius on ac- tion ana could have set torpedo heat flotilla on him. and, second, there was danger of the Ancona escaping, which, according to his lnstructjon was to be prevented in all cirdumstances. Hence the con- duct of the commander, much as the loss of innocent lives must be regretted and deplored, cannot be disapproved.
 LOSS OF LIVES REGRETTED,1 i
 "On the contrary, if he had de- parted without destroying the An coma it would have been failure to do his duty, since the Ancona could have notified other ships of his whereabouts. The loss of Ameri- can lives is regrettable, as well as that Americans used a vessel be- longing to a nation at war with Austria Hungary.
 A naval writer and expert said to the Associated Press correspond ent in a discussion on the demands
 e|It should be remembered that Austria's fleet is her favorite child. Its honor and prestige are treasur- ed to the highest degree. The gov ernment might possibly yield points in a matter affecting the army, but disavowal of an act of an Austrian naval officer is hardly thinkable in any but abnormal circumstances. l am certain that it would have to be a very extreme case, indeed which could justify in the eyes of all Austrians, any humiliation of a naval officer at the behest of for eign power"
The weekly soliphone., 1915-12-17
WITNESS HELD ON
 PERJURY CHARGE
Continued from rArst page)

timony he had related to the grand jury is also in position to engage in profitable introspection.
 It is understood when Gibson went before the grand jury one day last week, in obedience to a summons, he was cornered and had to inform on eight or ten parties residing on Bar Camp Island who are alleged to have been gambling and selling liquor. Saturday the sheriff and his deputies made ar rests on the indictments.
 Yesterday afternoon Geo. Lawless, indicted for selling liquor on tes- timony furnished by Gibson, was placed on trial When Gibson was placed on the stand he declined to testify, stating he did not remem- Der what he told the grand jury. Under the pressure of questions fired at him by Robt. F. Fuhr. dep uty prosecuting attorney, and by Judge Driver, young Gibson finally stated Lawless had talked with him and he had been given to under stand it would be best not to re- peat at the trial the testimony he had given before the grand jury.
 In the twinkling of an eye Judge Driver ordered the case against Lawless dismissed and the witness and defendant held, the former on charge of perjury and the latter for subornation of perjury. Gibson and Lawless were placed in Jail. Later they will be given an exam ming trial before 8 justice of the peace and if the evidence warrants such action they will be bound over to the next grand jury under the charges preferred.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-12-17
LAWMAKERS CAUSE
 OF MANY ACCIDENTS
Crossing Streets Between Corners Helps Pile Up
 Mortality Lists.

New York, Dec. 16.-(Special to The Press) A careless walking public and reckless auto drivers are for most of. 1tfIe auto killings and other accidents on the streets of Americana cities, in the opinion of Police Commissioner Woods of New York city. Cam paigns against ,- -jay-walking and reckless driving have been inaug- ,uratsd in New York and many oth- Ter cities recently.
 "The only remedy for this condi- tion," said Commissioner Woods to- day, lis the education of the pub lie, standardization in the authorities of control over chauffeurs, the i'm ,provement of traffic conditions and the streets. f
 Arrests and fines have failed to teach drivers anything The courts have been too 1enient withS these offenders. This however, does not excuse the pedestrians carelessness. The walker, or person who cross es the street between blocks,-E in creasesa public danger, decreasss po1 lice protection and tends generally to prevent the recovery of damages in case of~'injury." .e
The weekly soliphone., 1915-12-17
GENTLE JABS.
(Selected)

tSeleCJeuJ
 A light diet is the best board of health.
 Don't use your best friend for a crutch. Go it alone.
 Charity gives itself rich and GOV etousness hcards itself poor.
 Some merchants need larger quar- ters and some need more quarters.
 It isn't always the clock with the loudest tick that keeps the best time.
 The man with but a single idea always has an exalted opinion of himself.
 But when girl refuses to flirt it's a sign that she is really and truly in love with one man.
 The man who does his best will hold his job longer than the man who could do better but doesn't.
 If one man tells a woman she is beautiful all the rest of the world cant convince yher that she is home. ly.
 It doesf seem queer that people who are not able to make gooC themselves seem to think they car hand whining brand of advice tC others.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-12-17
WILL BACK CARAWAY BILL
 TO CANALIZE ST. FRANCIS (Continued from page one)

both sides by rich, cultivated areas, and all that is needed to reclaim the large swamp area itself and make it suitable for homes for nu- merous population, is to provide a channel for this river so that its waters may pass on unobstructed and not left to render large area 8 pestilential wilderness.
 We respectfully ask that your honorable body will give attention to the just claims of our people that relief be afforded them
The weekly soliphone., 1915-12-17
EICHT-HOUR DAY TO
 BE VOTED ON SOON
Four Railway Brotherhoods Will Ask For Referen-
 dunn Expression.

Chicago, Dec. 16.-(Special to The Press) Demands on Ameri- can railroads for an eight-hour day will be submitted to referendum vote of all the members of the four railway brotherhoods before the question is. put up to the railroads, according to an announcement made this afternoon following a confer
  ence of leaders of the organizations.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-12-17
Special Notice.

Acting Captain , C.,F W, MeKown has just arrived from Peoria, H., and will asisst Capt. Prestage of the Salvation Army with the Christ mas dinner in Paragould. There will be special meeting every night with good singing and preaching.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-12-17
JURY DISAGREED
 IN EATON CASES Continued from page one)

It is probable the attorney for the Eatons will now elect to have the defendants tried separately, and the state will place J, w. Eaton on trial tomorrow. There are five counts in the joint indictment against the Eatons and Threlkeld.
 Tn the first Threlkeld trial a con- viction was had and the defendant was given a sentence of two years in the penitentiary, Len Eaton
The weekly soliphone., 1915-12-17
Icelanders Like U. s.

An Icelander, visiting in Utah, re- gently stated that probably third of his countrymen had come to this country, most of them settling in Washington, and ended with the startling statement that 'they seek a milder climate, more like Iceland the east and central states are too cold for them"
The weekly soliphone., 1915-12-17
AMERICAN SOLDIER
 GIVEN IRON CROSS

Berlin, Dec 13.-somewhefe in the Balkans, fighting with the Germap 4egi6nsq there IS an Amer ican soldier of fortUine, risen, from the ranks and now a sergeant. who has had a life, of thrills and ad- venture, His name Is George L.. Bode. He is product of San Francisco, where he. was born and from where he started on the trail Iof adventure which took him to Ithe Philippines and to the China coast, to the Russo-Japanese war, to. revolutionary Mexico and then to fratricidal Europe. r~ He looked for. trouble where he could find, it. Now he is in the midst of the greatest conflict of all time and is thriving on it%-
 Fifteen months ago Bode was with Villa in Mexico-his sword sold to "Pancho." 0no a '3hot Au- gust night Bode and four other Americans sat abound marble topped table of: Some> Chihuahua cantina when the news of the great awr in Europe came, The magnf- tude of the impengng conflict ap- pealed to them all -as .,,0ffering greater things thaH' the common place truobles of Mexico, and they all determined to go to this big af- fair. There were five of them, and they decided each to select an army to join France, German, Russia and England offered fields of ac- Itivity, but numbered only four. It was decided that the famous French Foreign Legion should be consider ed the fifth unit. The problem of which of the soldiers of fortune should go to which army at once became important, and it was quickly decided to leave it to chance, as the soldiers of fortune left most things.
 DICE DECIDES FORTUNES.
 The muchacho brought the dice box and the quintet rolled out their fate on the marble top of the table. lone man got England, another the Legion, another Russia. Bode got Germany.
 In the night the five hastily gath cred all available resources and fit ted across the border and started least. "Pancho" Villa was left to faok after his revolution as best he might. The five speedily sep arated and are now scattered far and wide. Some of them may be dead Bode went to England, stop ped there a few days and came on Ito Germany He had little knowl- ledge of the language, but he had soldiers experience. He had serv- ed in the Fourth United States in fantry and the Fourth United States tcavalry@. And he was taken into the German army.
 He went to the western front and was in the great German drive for Paris. He retreated after Mons and helped dig the German army 1into the soil of France. In the trenches he won the iron cross for gallantry in throwing fusine hand grenade out of a trench. He was promoted, too, and later he be- lcame 8 top-sergeant.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-12-17
After a few months in France,

After a few months in France, Bode's regiment was withdrawn to participate in the great offensive against Russia. Thirty miles day he and his comrades marched for days on end and Bode at last saw plenty of fighting. When the at- tack on Russia came to an end Bode's organization came back to the center. of things once more.
 WAS IN AMERICAN NAVY.
 He has just been in Berlin and is now in a.the. Balkans engaged in the operations against Serbia. Tn selling his sword to German Bode is. not getting wealthy, for even as sergeant his pay is only few marks a week, but he is getting a rich reward in adventure.
 Bode started young on his rowing life, entering the American navy when only boy as, an apprentice. Hhe served his time and later join ed the army. He saw active service in the islands" and when his en- listment expired he stayed on in Manila, He. drifted to the. China coast and learned it well. z He knows :Bubbling Well road and as we'll as the Hatamen of -Pekin, and the hotelled water front of Yokohama Bay. In the. Philippines Bode was a prospector. In China he took what jobs came his way. He saw a good bit of the Russo-Japanese war, too.
 When the war is over Bode, if he lives, will hit the trail for the cafe of the two brothers in Pearl street. New York, and wait to see if the pals who hung over the marble-top- ped table in the Chihuahua cantina last year will return to the roost
The weekly soliphone., 1915-12-17
UPPER AND LOWER
 CLASSES .MINCLING
War Brings Rich and Poor In England to Apprecia- 7
 Con of Responsibility
V By Ed l.. Keen)

London, @Nov 19 (By MaiD D.-
 Special to The Press) Imagine John D. Rockefeller introducing lBill Haywood to an audience re- cruited about equally from the realms of the limousine and the push cart That's about like the spectacle at which London was amazed the Iother afternoon when the Duke of Rutland led Ben Tillett to the stage Iof His Majesty's Theatre before a thoroughly mixed crowd of upper and lower class Britishers and launched Ben's lecture on the war.
 Rutland-tall, monocled, frock- coated, spatted, with Cambridge ac- cent and Mayfair manner, Tillett- Ishort, stumpy, sack-coated, peggy trousered, with an East End jaw and Cockney accent.
 The duke-tory of tories, his fam lily tree rooted in the middle ages, a top-notcher of the British land ed gentry, and what certain Ameri- cans doubtless would term male factor of great wealth"
 The docker-man of the people, day laborer, England's most bellig- Ierent strike-leader and, in his own words, an international social rev Iolutionist" t"-before the war.
 It was a graphic illustration of the leveling effect of war in this country of classes.
 Duke and docker were on the same mission-to impress the Brit ish public with it's responsibility toward the men at the front.
 The aristocratic Rutland praised the patriotism of the hundreds of thousands of Ben Tillett's type who answered the kings call; and Til lett handed it right back to the 
 s@With a forcefulness and rugged e1oquence that brought as much ap- plause from fashionably clad wo- men in the stalls as from his own friends in pit and gallery, Tillett told how he had seen "toffs" and truckmen on the Flanders battle front fighting, playing, eating sleeping, dying side by side. "Whether they came from Eton or Oxford, or from Bethnal Green" he said, when they faced the hellish German fire they were as one man.
 He had met young officer, a nut" of the ultra-PiCcadilly club variety, whose conversation was as inane as his countenance-''but /" said Ben, "he had grit, and the men recognized it and loved him; and there was not one of them but would have laid down his life for him any time.'
 His message was that, despite the deadly determination and cheerful optimism of the men at the front, England couldn't hope to defeat Germany until the folks at home saw to it that they were provided with a preponderating supply of munitions.
 For shells we must give 'em more shells" he shouted flor gas more gas--and for hell more hell!"
 "Heah! Heah!" cried the stalls; "ear! 'ear!" bawled the gallery.
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was, subsequently, tried on a separ-

was, subsequently, tried on a separ-
 ate indictment for setting fire Ito the Mime building on the morn
 ing of July IS, and was acquitted by the jury Following the dis position of this case J. w. Eaton and Len Eaton were placed on trial
 on one count of the conspiracy
 charge, resulting in hung jury. Prosecuting Attorney Huddleston
 stated yesterday he would insist up-
 on trial of all the cases, which
 means five each for the Eatons and l four more for Frank Threlkeld. -s
The weekly soliphone., 1915-12-17
POLICE 'Pr SHOP
 USED BY KICKERS
Pankhurst Office in London Is Raided and Equip
 ment Destroyed.

London, Dec. 16.-(Special to The Press) Police officials last night raided quarters occupied by the Pankhurst militant suffragettes and seized all type and appurtenances used In the publication of the Pankhurst organ, "Brittania."
The weekly soliphone., 1915-12-17
Studying the Banana.

The Philippine bureau of agricul- ture has begun thorough study of the banana, botanically and commercially, and has collected ba- mana plants from all over the world.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-12-17
Artificial Coffee.

It is said that an artificial eoffee has been invented by a Japanese which has a large percentage of nourishment, the right. flavor and low cost
The weekly soliphone., 1915-12-17

When a woman buys a newspa- per she doesn't think she is gettinYt her moneys worth unles she finds [ the name Of somebody she knew in the obituary column.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-12-17

If you want the best soft wheat flour for your Christmas cooking buy Queen Quality. When we find one better we will sell it. Para gould Milling Go. slA
The weekly soliphone., 1915-12-17

The loss of a friend adds one to the list of your enemies.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-22
EXPERT IESTIFIES
ON GAS CASE
General Manager OF Light and Heat
Company IS Called For Gross
Examination

PITTSBURGH. Pa. June 2l-The
cross-eNamination oi r q. sullivan
general manager of the Manufacturers
Light and Heat company. took up the
entire morning In the hearing before
Special Master J. W Nandervort con
cerning the complaint against the
West Virginia public service commits
sion. whereby a lower schedule Of
rates in West Virginia was fixed The
cross-eNamination was In charger Of
former Judge Frank ". Nosbitt The
witness was repeatedly referred TO his
testimony before the West virginia
public service commission
Mr.. Sullivan testified that the total
acreage of the Manufacturer Light
and Heat company on December - .
1913. in Ohio was 9.g5s5l acres. of
which $3.50 acres were operated terri
tory and 669H.Ji acres were unoper-
ated. in PENNSYLVANIA l97. 1855 acres
of which i33. .4OS33 We're unoperated,
and 6f.3SS.02 were operated: in West
Virginia 9S.66j.7j acres. of which
31.25O.25 acres were operated and 6t.-
39J.5l acres were unoperated. The
acreage in West Virginia and Pennsyl-
yania included the acreage of the Ven
ture Oil company. which is under con
tract WIN tue MduuIdfluFtIS Light
and Heat company.
The witness said thai the companies
in West Virginia are operated as a
unit in that the gas OF all the com
panies goes into the same gas system.
He averred that the Manufacturers
Light and Heat company and affiliated
companies pay from 2i1 TO six cents
per 900 cubic feet for gas produced
in West Virginia and al the present
time the average is close TO FIVE cents
per 1000 cubic feet He testified that
from 8 TO cents per 1000 cubic feet
8. paid for gas produced in Pennsyl-
vania. Asked II the main reason for
paying less for the gas in West Fir-
ginia than in this state was that the
gas IN West Virginia was farther from
the points OF consumption than the gas
IN Pennsylvania. Mr. sullivan replied
that IL was. The witness agreed with
Attorney Nesbitt in the opinion that
the greater the distinCe the gas Is
transported the greater the risk
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-22
SOLUTION CALLS FOR
BLANK CHECK WITH
ABOVE MAXIMUM.
Chancellor States Il Would Be
Dangerous TO Disclose Rea-
son For IndefniteneSs.

LONDON June 21. 1910 p. M
The House Of Commons adjourned
tonight after unanimously giving A
first reading TO the bill providiRg the
rev chancellor Of the cNchcduer. Reg.
inald McKenna. with a blank check
which may amount at a maximum 20
one thousand million pounds tS5.OOO.-
OOOOOOl
The vote Of credit for c250. 900. 900
Gl.250.0oo o0pl passed last week by
the house simply authorized the gov
eminent TO spend that much for war
purposes but did not provide for the
manner in which this sum should he
raised. Tonights enactment was In
thc form Of resolution. which en-.
powers the government 10 raise not
only the $3.50 Ol0 200 deemed ncccs.
sary to pay the cost Of the war. at
The rate of C2.OO0 600 sterling daily.
Tor limited period. but az much more
as may be needed
The chancellor OF tho cxchcauer
made q long explanation NJ the pro.
posed loan. and in closing. said that
ON thn technical question ae .o the
limit Of 'lo loan 90 would bc danger.
ous to disclose tho necessity for not
hNing any definite sums. and he nd.
dod that the only figures hc could put
iu the bill was maximum which
would cover sll requirement. Of thr
Coontiuued on page Eiuej
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-22
BBLPRE, O., BANK
BADLY INVOLVED

Special Dispatch fu tha Intelligence
FAKkENSHIHG. W Va June o.
The accounts OF the First National
Bank of Bclpro. o.. opposite here. OK
animation of which was begun today
by " g. NcConauEhcv. National Bank
Examiner OF Cincinnati. revealed
shortages and irregularities. the c2-
tent of which will not be known until
the examination is completed The
examination was begun following tho
mysterious disapponrancc Saturday
of A. w. ShIun. cashier whose where.
ah0uts are ae yef unknown ITr left
fhe hank that morning with $500 In
currency Of tho bank under the uro.
tense of coming to This city for change
for tho institution business. and has
not since been heard Of
The depoefurs are fully secured
Sh.nn Is a married men and MAYOR
rf EolprD Nu expert accountant had
been ar the bank Tor a few days audit.
inr the books. and during his evami.
nation the cashier loft
m " Alderman. former vice preai
dent of fho bank. was elected cashier
end the Institution is proceeding With
business as usual
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-22
S SUPREME COURT
REYERSES ITSELF

WASHINGTON. June q. - Revers.
ing its own section OF a week ago. the
supreme court today decided 10 re-
view the conviction Of r. Drew
Caminetti. Of San Francisco facing
prison sentence for violation Of the
white slave law At the same time IL
agreed TO review the conviction Of
Maury J. Digs. found guilty with
Caminetti In the sensational cases
which attracted countrywide attcn.
tion two years ago.
The cases will be tho first in which
the supreme court has reviewed a
white slave Law prosecution where t
was cOntended that the law did NOT
apply TO prosecutions which failed fo
show evidence Of the element OF com.
mercialized vice
Caminetti son % the commissioner
general Of immigration. faces % fine of
81 500 and eighteen months imprison.
ment IN San Quentin Diggs. formerly
architect for the state OF California
was fined $1,000 and sentenced 10
two years In prison