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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-05

that told Of the dissension in the De
tective Bureau, owing TO the so-called
merit system" Of keeping tabs on the
men. and which, the men alleged, leaves
them at the mercy Of desk lieutensntS
and acting captains, Commissioner
Woods denies that there is any merit
system. But his own statement con-
tinueS:
For a long time we have been trying
70 devise system that would record
the efficiency Of detectives, so that pro-
motion to first grade could be made in
disputably on the basis Of good work,
and good work only.
Admits Merit System.
ain devising this system, a commit
tee Of detectives from each branch.
elected by the men in the branch. was
called into consultation. The scheme
devised i7 now being given trial.
The Commissioner did not explain in
his statement that last September. Just
before Deputy Commissioner kuoln
lef, the department, he reduced thirty
five men from first TO second grade a
drop from s., 200 TO 81 400 year and
promoted the same number from sec
ond 10 first grade, on records kept from
the time he took office. This system
recorded every case a detective worked
on. a separate card being made out and
forwarded 70 headquarters. When
asked at that time why the big shift
had occurred Commissioner Woods re-
fcrred TO this system OF checking up
detectives.
Despite Commissioner Woods's de-
NAL that the work Of Inspectors Faurot
and Cray is distinct both were at the
scene OF the Murray ripper case on
First Avenue until an early hour yes
terday morning. The swarm Of de-
tectiyes at the scene accepted orders
from both. and it was impossible TO tell
who was i'm charge. First Faurot would
talk TO the reporters and then Cray.
They were working together. There
was absolutely no evidence that each
had special work TO do.
Two police captains and five de-
tectives. all in close touch with the
detective situation. and all of whom
had read the Faurot story, expressed
regret that the facts had been printed.
in view of the embarrassment 1t would
cause Faurot. But all agreed that, so
far as they knew, Faurot would be out
Of the Detective Bureau before long.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-05
CIVIL SERVICE PLAN DEAD
Governor Blocks Scheme to
Send Prisoner to Bellevue.
From a star Corespondent Of The Tribune.

lFrom a star Correspondent OF The Tribunel
Albany, May 4.--Westchester will not
get a county civil service commission.
Governor Whitman to-day vetoed the
bill authorizing the board of super
visors to appoint such body. He said
that no good reason had been advanced
for il and that it would weaken the
present general law.
The Governor also vetoed the Knight
bill, requiring any prisoner in a New
York City penal institution, considered
insane by the physician in charge,
to be removed TO Bellevue Hospital for
observation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-05
CAN'T REMEMBER KILLING
But Pleads Guilty After Hear
ing Testimony.

AS God is my judge, / have no
recollection of killing my friend.
So John Hayes, a cabaret singer
pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the
first degree before Justice Davis in the
Supreme Court yesterday.
Hayes was on trial for first degree
murder for shooting John Reid. VINE
clerk, in his rooms at 3l4 West l4oth
Street, last January. Both men had
been drinking at the time, according
to Mrs. Kelly, janitress of the building.
Her further testimony so impressed
the jury that Robert NJ. Moore, coun-
sci for the defendant, induced his client
to place himself at the courts mercy.
HAYES COLLAPSED after his statement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-05
LRMENIANS' PERIL GROWS
Constantinople Jails Leaders
of the Race.

Boston. May 4.-The "Hsirsnik
Press" a bi-weekly publication, a.
night received the following cabl. dis.
patch from a correspondent at Sofa,
Bulgaria:
"In Constantinople there is cou.
spiracy against Armenians. All coa-
rades and well known scholars have
been arrested. Even Martinian, e..
Minister of Posts and Telegraphs. and
ex-Patriarch Arcnony of the Armenian
Church.. are in prison.
"The situation is terrible Organize
Immediately great protest or inter.
national grounds. and interest the gov.
eminent 20 agitate through the An
bassador at Constantinople against ths
determination of Armenian people"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-05
Cooks to Have Cake Contest.

Some of the best cakes ever baked
are expected to be shown at the cake
contest to be run by the National
Housewives League, % West Forty
fifth Street, tomorrow and Friday
Housewives and cooks in private fami-
lies have entered their products in the
competition. Prizes and ribbons will
De awarded.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-07-05
Tolovana Cleanup
 Reaches F Fairbanks

Harry Patterson brought 130 ounces of gold from the Tolovana last Thursday morning. being the first cleanup of importance that has been made in the new camp. The citation claim on Livengood creek which is on the third tier. bench, opposite , and above discovery.
 The gold is estimated to be worth about SIS an ounce, and thus the cleanup will total about s2.340. II is coarse and has the general ap-
The Alaska citizen., 1915-07-05
Two Women Sent
 To Federal Jail

Nellie Douglas and Mrs. Marie Walker were arrested Wednesday afternoon on charge of having broken into the medicine chest of St. Joseph's hospital and taking from it morphine and other similar drugs, and on Friday the two wo- men pleaded guilty to petit larceny, and were sentenced by Commission CT Brown to serve six months in the federal jail.
 The fact that the women had visited the hospital the evening that the chest was broken open led to the suspicion that they were the guilty persons. A search warrant issued by Commissioner Dillon re- suited in the discovery of the drugs and other appliances used by dope fiends in their respective rooms.
 There is federal statute provid- ing for as much as five years in the penitentiary for having dope"
The Alaska citizen., 1915-07-05
SUIT MATCHES DRESS.

BATTLE CREEk.-kimball G. Gleckner, a young florist, who mar ried Miss Ethel Mae Boddy, of Mitch ell. Mich, wore suit to match his brides gown Fortunately the bride s sui, was of a travelling variety of dark blue. so her "dressed-to-match' husband will not attract especial no tice on their honeymoon. as might have been the case if she had de cided to wear orange or pink.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-07-05

trail 10 Circle was on April 9, and the first river mail was sent May Is.
 The investigation is prompted by a letter received by The Citizen from T. F. Fell of the Miller House postoffice. dated June 20, which is as follows:
 ''It may interest you 10 know that during the summer Fairbanks papers reach here later than those of the same dates from the Outside.
 Our first summer mail came out from Circle June 3m. The latest Fairbanks papers were those of May 10th. both The Citizen and Times The next mail reached Miller June
The Alaska citizen., 1915-07-05
ID INVESTIGATE
 DELAY OF MAILS

Postmaster Deal will start an in vestigaton to determine why mail sent from here by river on the reached its destination at the Miller House. near Circle. on June 12. al though late Outside newspapers were received there on the latter date. The last mail sent by the
The Alaska citizen., 1915-07-05
BRINGS PRISONERS.

Deputy Marshal J. L. finders ar rived from Hot Springs on the steamer Schwatka with two prison CTS. They are Al. and Jack Me Kay. charged with Alarceny from a roadhouse on the Valdez trail
The Alaska citizen., 1915-07-05
.y Cf uaystreak gold.

The ground from which the gold was taken will run about S1.50 to the square foot. IL was taken from prospecting drifts. one of which is 100 feet in length. up and down stream. while the other is at right angles with the stream and is 140 feet in length.
 Associated with Mir. Patterson in the operation Of the claim are Dave Finley. George Uaiazinger and Will ian Almark
The Alaska citizen., 1915-07-05

l2th. There were no Fairbanks pa pers for any one. although I receiv- ed the Oregonian up to May 18th and several received the N. Y. World up to May 23rd. thirteen days later than our last Fairbanks papers.
 Yours truly.
 "T l.. FELL"
The Alaska citizen., 1915-07-05

in persons possession, and it may be that the next grand jury will indict the two women on that charge.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-07-05

Radium laden breeZes produced by an apparatus invented by a Ger man physician. are offered as a new cure for gout.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-11
A Wonderful Antiseptic.

Germs and infection aggrAvate
ailments and retard healing. Stop
that infection at once. Kill the
germs and get rid of the poisons
For this purpose a single applica.
tion of Slosn's Liniment not only
kills the pain but destroys the germs,
This neutralizes infection and give:
nature assistance by overcoming
congestion and gives a chance for
the free and normal flow of the
blood. Sloau's Liniment is an emer.
gency doctor and should be kept
constantly on hand. 25c., SOC. The
81 90 size contains six times as much
as the 25c.-Advertisement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-11
THE THRICE-A-WEEK EDITION
OF THE NEW YORK WORLD
Practically a Daily at the Price
of a Weekly. No other News
paper In the world gives so
much at so low a price.

There never has been a time when
a newspaper was more needed in the
household. The great war in Eu-
rope has now entered its second year.
with no promise Of an end for a long
time. These are world. shaking
events. in which the United States.
willing or unwilling, has been COM
PEELED to take part. No intelligent
person can ignore such issues.
The Presidential contest also vii
soon be at hand. Already candidates
for the nomination are in the field,
and the campaign. owing to the ex-
traordinary character of the times,
will be of supreme interest. No 9TH
er newspaper will inform you with
the promptness and cheapr ess of the
Thrice-a-Week edition of the New
York World.
THE THRICE-A-WEEK WORLDS
regular subscription price is only
Sl.O0 per wear, and this pays for l56
papers. We offer this unequalled
newspaper and the Hopkinsville Ken
tuckian together one year for S2.65.
The regular subscription price eff
the the two papers is SO 90.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-11
Efficiency.

The nestmistress of the sub-station
wcs. presumably, New England pro-
Duct. By temperament. obviously, she
IS sex,ess. She had a nose like the
beak OF some great bird. 1t did not
appear that she would ever sicken and
die, rather that she would last like the
wonderful one-hoss shay" And she
had not the look Of a character that
led a loose life. Count your change.
count your change" she said when
the man at her little window handed
her a one-doliar bill in buying a
stamp. She gave him a handful OF
dimes and pennies. Count your
change, count your change, count your
change. young mani" she cried. If
you find any mistake after you leave
the window. we will not rectify it.;
count your change!"-New York
Evening Post.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-11
Purpose Of the Hatband.

The original purpose OF the hat
band was to hold a piece OF cloth or
linen round the head. Egyptians. In
$500 B. c.. wore headgear which con
sisted Of piece Of linen. with band
tied round terminating In two tails al
the back. and survival q this 10 to
be found In the tails of the presene
day Scottish bonnet and sailors cap.
Again. hs origin of the clocks on
stockings ives that they were q spe-
nes OF ornameutation To hide the
seams where tho stun was Joined to
gether. and the points" on the backs
Of gloves were used to cover the
seams In the gloves OF early times.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-11
WEED SEEDS ARE EXPENSIVE
Many Farmer Pays Dearly for Priv.
iIege Of Planting Something He
Would Be Better Rid OF.

(By 8. B. NUCKOLS. Colorado Expert
ment Station.)
Many farmers are paying as much
>a>dollar per pound for the oppor-
tunity to plant. on the farm. several
pounds of weed seed each year. 9th
ers do not pay as much for the oppor-
tunity to SOW the seed but the cost
of eradicating these weeds costs them
many hours of labor and no small
amount of money. The manner In
which they avail themselves of the
opportunity varies, but to give spe-
cific and true example-an actual &C.
currence
Two samples Of alfalfa seed are
offered for sale, one for 500 per hun
bred and the other for $16 per hun.
dred: Sample. No. 1,tests as follows
Weed seeds. none.
Chat and dirt, none.
termination, 81 per cent perfect.
Sample No. 2 tests:
Weed seed, seven per cent, much of
which is sweet clover which is not
very noticeable to the average farmer.
Chan and dirt, two per cent.
termination. so per cent perfect
If you buy 100 pounds of No you
get "a pounds 81 seed that will grow
at cost of 500, or a cost of $21.2S for
100 pounds of perfect seed.
For No. 2 you pay SIC for II
pounds of perfect seed. or $22.54 for
100 pounds of perfect seed.
In the above case you pay 1926 for
the privilege of planting seven
pounds OF weed seed on your farm.
Even greater variations than the
above can be given. Every man
should know how good the seed is
that he is planting.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-11
Nuggets of News.

Italy is buying American coal.
Egypt last year bought 10. S67
Bibles.
Bulgaria in 1914 bought IS OOC
Bibles.
There are 100000 Germans in
Russia.
Tennis and football are popular in
Peking.
Villa dollars" bring one cent each
in New York.
Alaska produces yearly furs valued
at 81 900. 900.
British miners are said to be the
best soldiers.
Five nsw Mon olian towns have
been opened to trade.
W. W. Spence of Hot Springs, Va,
is 100 ears old.
Berkeley. CAL. requires college de.
grees for policemen.
Maryland's shore crab supply is
becoming scarcer yearly.
Mining properties in Minnesota
are valued at 81. 1886. 0OO.O 900.
Eighty per cent of Cuba's shoes
come from the United States.
Elias Wilmer of Niagara Falls, N.
Y is in his one hundredth year.
Minnesota this year sold 1856
acres of state lands for $ll4,024.4O.
Germany before the war contain
ed S45. 661 more females than males.
Long Island expects to have by
1880 larger population than any
state. >s3 3
10 only fourteen Chinese cities are
there telephone systems of apprecia
Bile size. .-s
Leeds, Eng. is planning to rur
freight cars on city street raj way
lines.
Mica deposits sufficiently large tC
develop are known to exist in twenty
states.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-11
PREVENT BAD TRICK OF COW


To prevent COW from sucking her.
self, put on good strong halter and a
strong strap around her body. Fasten
rings In the girth strap, one on each
side about level with the side rings on
the halter. From these rings to the
side rings place two other straps Just
long enough that the COW can turn her
head from side to side, but cannot get
II back far enough to suck.
The girth strap should not be too
tight. II is better to leave It quite
loose and place some small weight on
It underneath the COW so the STRAP
will not slip out Of place.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-11
Unusual Offer To Our Readers.

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founded In 1892. offers to the readers
Of this paper IL months subscrip-
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years subscription to the Kentuck.
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Of twelve months subscription to
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% timely articles from the pens Of
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-11
BUYING NEW cows FOR DAIRY
Animals Who Have Lost Capacity for
Handling Hometown Roa0haae
Should Be Avoided.

In buying new cows for the dairy
one should buy from farmers who
practice rational methods OF feeding.
preferably from those who do not
feed too much grain and rich concen-
trates.
Many cows have been fed so much
grain that they have lost their ca
pacity for handling homegrown
roughage.
Such cows are no longer profitable
dairy producers and should be avoid
ed when buying new cows scr tho
dalsy.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-11
TO KILL OFF eRAssHoppERs
Burning Over Grass Lands Is Some.
times Praotieal--Polson Bran
Mash 10 Also Effective.

By A. L. LOvETT Oregon Experiment
Statlon.)
Grasshoppers feed normally on the
native grasses. Where forage crops
are planted. the hoppers readily adapt
themselves to the new food. II an
abundance OF young hoppers is OBJ
served in the spring, the fields and
grasslands where they occur should
be dragged with hopper-dozer This
hopper-dozer is a long, shallow gal
vanized or wooden trough, which is
flled with crude oil and along the
back side is fitted back stop about
three feet high. When II is dragged
through the field, the hoppers attempt
to jump over II. They strike against
the back stop and fall into the crude
oil.
Burning over the grass lands be-
fore the hoppers get their wings is
sometimes practical
The poison bran mash is an eftec
tive poison for grasshoppers, and has
been used successfully for their con-
troll in great number Of cases Be
sure 10 add the salt. since grasshop-
pers appear especially fond OF this
material Broadcast the mash over
an Infected field or SOW in drill rows
at right angles to their course Of
travel, as they enter the field The
poison bran is prepared as follows:
coarse Bran. .16 pounds
Paris Craap II mound
SAT- '''............... eek ounces
Oneap olrup ................l quart
Warm water to make a coarse, crum-
bly, mash.
Do not get the mash sloppy. II
should fall apart readily in the hand
after pressing together. II lead arse
nate is used instead of paris green,
Increase the amount one-half. The
quantity given is sufficient to broad
cast over one acre. or scattered in
drill rows, will extend over a great
er area.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-11

Experiments with forcing vegetable
growth by electric lights have shown
that flaming arc lamps produce the
best results. as they give on carbonic
acid gas. a natural plant food.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-11
The Truth at Last.

What's the matter with your eye
Tommie?'
That boy next door struck me-"
What for, pray?"
He said struck him first"
And did you?"
mo; honest, 1 didn't, mother"
well, why didn't you?"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-11
Not Much.

rs it true, mamma" asked Ethel.
that the ostrich hides its head in
the sand?"
yes, dear; they say that is the
case"
We'll, mamma, when you wear an
ostrich feather you never hide you
head, do your"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-11
AdvertiBem

WE HAVE THEM NOW-As we
have just received our large impor-
tation Of Holland grown bulbs of ell
kinds. --METCALFE THEFLORIST
Advertisement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-11
MOVABLE FENCE FOR SHEEP
Temporary Arrangement Made Of
Boards solldIy Nailed Together,
Will Keep Animals In.

A movable fence for soiling sheep is
made in panels as seen in the illus
tration. The panels are ten feet long.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-11
cuItixate Garden crnps.

II pays to cultivate garden crops
as long as one can get between the
rows.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-11

made OF fourinch boards solidly
nailed together. After this fence is
once put up, sheep OF hogs are not
likely to overturn II. A fence three
and one-half feet high will turn most
fiocks. --~..s,.1Ssz,~Ss
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-11

New York has 666, l2S registered
voters.
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We are enabled to give our readers, old
and new, the benefit of this money-sav-
ing club offer, only because Of a very spe-
cial arrangement with the publishers of
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-04-15
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-04-15

and American League debuts of yes
terday.
Although harrassed by the Feds
to some extent. the Association was
regarded as much stronger than last
year. The strongest Fed rivalry
was at Kansas City, although the
KaWfeds lost money last year.
The Association 5 opening games
today were: Louisville at Columbus.
indianapolis at Cleveland, Mime
apolis at Milwaukee and St Paul al
Kansas City.
The Milwaukee Brewers, 1914
champions. were again picked to be
one. two. three this year Mike Can
tillon's Miliers were also much
strengthened
The situation at Indianapolis vas
improved over last year, when the
Fed team there Won the pennant
and then was transferred to Ne
wark. The Louisville Colonies were
generally picked as the runners-up
in the opening race, with the Saints
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-04-15
SIMMONS COLLEGE WILL
PLAY TRINITY TOMORROW
NEW MEMBER OF COLLEGIATE
ASSOCIATION COMES HERE
FOR TWO GAMES.

The Simmons College baseball
team will arrive in Waxahachie to-
morrow TO play a series Of TWO
games with Trinity University. The
games will be played tomorrow and
Saturday on Yoakum Athletic field.
, Simmons is now a member OF the
Texas intercollegiate Athletic As
ISOLATION and the games here will
count in Trinity's percentage col
umh Trinity made an excellent
showing on the road trip to Sher-
man. winning two games from Aus
tin College. The team has played
seven collegiate games this season,
won five and lost two, and has a
percentage of IA, Simmons Col
lege has a good team and the games
here promise to be spirited and
strongly contested. Trinity is go
ing into the games with the expec-
tation of winning both If these two
games are taken by the Trinitonians
their percentage will be boosted TO
.77S.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-04-15
DANIEL BAKER DEFEATED
BY THE FARMERS,

BRYAN, Tex, April IA. & NJ.
slaughtered the Daniel Baker base
ball warriors yesterday afternoon in
an eight-inning game at the College,
The score was IA to 0. Olson for
\. & NJ went the eight innings,
striking out nine men and letting
the brentwood boys down without
Il hit. In the eight innings only
twenty-five men faced the \. & NJ.
hurler. \. & NJ annexed nineteen
hits, Captain Cherry getting two
three-baggers The score:
Daniel Baker =. 900 Gee 90 o
A. 4 NJ. =. ....000 81 SIT