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Putnam patriot., 1915-02-12
Telephones and Business

More cogent evidence of the need for placing the control of the telephone service under a business board could hardly be imagined than is to be gathered from an investigation of the defence put forward by MT. Hobhouse himself That investigation has been pade by MT. Goldman, and we are at loss to understand how MT. Hob. house will defend the statement he made in the recent debate on the Post Office Estimates. He sneezed at the inquiry instituted by the Parliamen, tary telephone Committee, and it's record of almost unanimous complaint from the large users, and opposed to il the "more extensive inquiry" institut- ed by the post office itself. He had he said, sent out questions to 135, 900 London subscribers, of whom l2s, GOO had replied, and of these replies s7 per cent. declared the service perfectly satisfactory.
 One would have thought that in
 
 would have been a little suspicious of thus chorus ot praise, but apparently he accepted it as disposing once and for aIl of any criticism levelled at the best of all possible services in the best of all possible worlds. Unfortunately MT Goldman himself was one of the witnesses upon whose testimony the postmaster-general relied, and the mystery is now explained.
 Mir Goldman WAS rung up and ask. ed, as were others, 'Is your line work ing all right" Neither he nor any. body else imagined, or was likely to imagine, that this perfunetory inquiry was formal official invitation to give an opinion on the efficiency of the ser vice. Like, we have no doubt, thous- ands of others, ht supposed it casual question referring to the state of his line, which is frequently out of order, on that particular day. This manu factured eyidence-we are sorry we can use no milder term-iS the best that MT. HobhouSe can urge in defence oi methods which have reduced the dividends paid by the National Tele- phone Company, which had 10 besr all sorts of burdens from which the de- partment is exempt, to profit of less than l2 per cent.
 The taxpayer is mulcted and the service is less instead of more efficient Numberless details will occur 10 the mind of every user of the telephone. To take one instance, only the trunk call books which used to be readily access sible have now, for some iuserutable ice and anybody desiring to eommu- nieate with & friend in the country and not knowing his number, must journey to the office 10 acquire the in. formation. Naturally he prefers to let the whole thing slide, writes instead of telephoning, and the department loses the fee. The entire management of the service is unbusinesslike in the highest degree, and the defence which MT. Hobhouse has offered is an insult 10 the intelligence of the public. Only business board will ever remedy the exasperating efficiency and contempt uous disregard of the users interests which has prevailed ever since the ser vice was taken over by the post office.
Putnam patriot., 1915-02-12

One of the saddest episodes of the present war, which has laid waste the beautiful country of Belgium, has eer- tainly been the execution Of the Bergo- master mayor Emile rielemans, his brother and son of h years of age, who were taken prisoners along with sixty respectable citizens of the small but thriving town of Ardchot.
 When the German soldiers entered the town, they took possession of everything and feasted al the expense of the citizens of the town. One lieu tenant by the name of Wolff had taken his dinner at the home of Mayor Tele- mans and that very same afternoon the rumor spread that the civilians had fired on The German soldiers and killed an officer.
 Without any positive proof sixty of the best citizens were seized and con demned to death, also MT. Tielemans, his brother and his son l5 years old. They were kept over night in barn, their hands being tied on the back and straw thrown over them for blankets. During all this time the soldiers who stood guard over them did not cease insulting them and ridiculing them. One ruflian of & soldier efept up 10 the mayor and struck his felt hat over his face while his companions stood by laughing and sneetlng.
 The next morning few otii eers and
 ieutenants went to the prisoners tC lead them to the place of execution When mayor nelemas recognized th' above knamed Lieutenant Woltf, h, spoke to him and called him ey hi' name. The lieutenant, frightened a hearing his name called, approached him and asked him politely what h' ! wanted. "Nen, LiealSnant Aolii,
Putnam patriot., 1915-02-12
sporting

Pat T. Powers declared that he had purchased the Kansas City franchise of the Federal Baseball League, It will ibe moved east to either New York or Jersey City
 The national championship tennis tournament of 1915 will be played on the courts of the West Side Tennis CNh at Forest 4ills. l.. l. IL required a hard battle to take the tournament away from Newport
 Willie Ritchie. former lightweight champion. signed articles to meet Freddie Welsh. the present title hold. CT. in a l0-round bout at Madison Square Garden. New York, on the night of March H.
 The bout between Sam McVey and Sam Langsord. scheduled for Febru- lry Is at II syana, has been called otf.
Putnam patriot., 1915-02-12
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knew well that his son was not able to handle gun.
 The prisoners felt that hope was lost and that nothing remained but to pre- i pare for death. But now an old man of venerable appearance spoke out aloud and tried to explain all that | Mayor Tielemans had done to keep the people quiet and to prevent any out break against the Germans. Yet it was no use, they laughed at his words. Every defense seemed to be useless. They saw in these defenseless persons nothing but dangerous creatures only fiji to he shot down. The officers who retired moment at the farmhouse to i deliberate what to do returned shortly after without the presence of Lieuten- ant Wolff, who probably did not want to witness the execution after his pleadings had been in vain.
 An officer of high rank addressed q few words to the soldiers who were ar ranged in front of the accused. It was finished. The soldiers marched to the place of execution. After an af. teetionate farewell of his son MT. Tiele- mans spoke again, of we are to die spare at least my son for the sake of my wife and his mother.n These were the last words of him who had ever been a conscientious mayor, a good fla ther and husband.
 They walked to the place of eXeeu. ton without uttering a complaint. They halted at the foot of a villa, kneit down and waited to be shot. The soldiers in the meantime had arranged in semicircle, an officer stood by, sword in hand. A short command, the sword raised, rattling of gunshots and the mayor, his brother and son fell down in a heap, as in embrace. The officer then approached, kicked the bodies apart and seeing life yet in the boy, took his revolver and put a bullet through his head. It was finished with the mayor, his brother and son.
 After this followed the execution of the other sixty prisoners of whom every third person was shot dead and this ended the bloody tragedy of the day.
 The other people in the town who were fleeing were fired at and more than a hundred were killed. The sol diers fired at them at random. We keep in our family girl of II of the same town, who was shot through the arm, her father killed in his house, the mother shot through the body and found in the field two days after, yet alive, but she died shortly after; one brother is missing, and another is in the army. rwenty-two priests in the diocese of Namur alone were shot or tortured to death for somewhat similar reasons as the above given, Man hat gesehossen.
 J. Van den Noort.
Putnam patriot., 1915-02-12
Spot Markets at a Glance.
oisavowed the Corset

ih the nineteenth century. directly following the French revolution. when men lived and dreamed in terms of .ieelieh' women expressed their desire TOT an untrammeled existence by dis- avoWing their corsets and adonting he 1ohg' easy lines of the empire gown. The style of the corset depends on the s'sie or the gown, and here. again. con eesslons were made to the. figure. "hich rendered stays unnecessary
Putnam patriot., 1915-02-12
Good Manners to Help Bows.

Good manners attract and please. and should be cultivated by every boy who expects to win success and make his life interesting to others. In the home. on the street. in the school in the workshop or the office, or were ever oae may be. his relation to others should be characterized as gentle. courteous and thoughtful These are virtues and graees that make life easier and pleasanter for all.-Boy Scout Handbook.
Putnam patriot., 1915-02-12
Real Wisdom.
J. Van den Noort.

Since courtesy cannot be made con- pulsory, the next best course IS to avoid rudeness. the second best is to overlook it. It is hardly worth while to resent the behavior of thos> whom we may never meet again. is tg We should be wise enough 10 avoid osi- tions where we know -udeness IS Q be expected: we avoid streets with a bad repute because We nave rather clear idea of the experience We mlsnt meet if We sentured in thenA especial ly after dark.
Putnam patriot., 1915-02-12
NEWS IN BRIEF

Twenty-two Federal prisoners con ivicted recently of violating the oieo margarine Iaws, were taken secretly from the St. Charles (Mo) Jail to the L~avenworth fKan.) penitentiary.
 Governor c. ". Hays of Arkansas signed the Statewide Prohibition bill
 To escape from the cold, three tramps broke into the city jail al Yates Center, Kan.
 The schooner Dauntless. famous American racing yacht sank at hei noorings in North Cove Channel, of Essex. Conn.
 Miss Ethel Tumlin. 8 department store buyer of Birmingham Ala. shot and killed herself in the Hotel MeAl pin. New York
 "Jltney9 hnsses must keep off Main street. Memphis Drivers must report to police headquarters to have routes mapped out
 Members Of the German Alliance iu Evansville. Ind. are selling iron rings at q each for inc benefit Of the or phans and widows caused gy the war in Germany
 cold Zeke mountain lion that for years was inc terror of Estes Park Col, was shot and killed by forest rangers who had tralled him for & week with dogs.
 Mrs. c. J Kruse of St J0hn's Mich, attempted to wash an electric light bulb with A wet towel. The current lifted her from her feet and burned her hands
 Eleven L W Wis were sent 10 the workhouse in New York for ten days each. They refused to pay for meals. telling the waiter to charge 1t to the city"
 Andrew r. Yuhasz Of Chicago offers his two children for sale at g 900 each as he Is without a iob. and has no means of supporting them. :. Stephen Osborne, aged 7s. of Gentry. Mo, claims to be the champion rabbit hunter of his age. So far this winter he has killed 300.
 A full grown coyote was captured near Stockton. Kan. Hunters chased ii into a hole and caught 1t in a ban. ket as 1t came out.
 There were eighty-elght automobile fatalities last year in Connecticut This is an increase of eighteen over the year previous.
 The Du Pont Powder Co. purchased 500 acres of land six miles from Butte. Congressman Eugene F. Klnkhead of New Jersey resigned his seat in Congress.
 New Jersey is threatened with q deficit of more than $2ooo, 900 in its State finances.
 John W. Hughes, aged 57. fell If teen stories to his death, from the window of physicians office in At. lanta.
 Business men of Reno. Nevada, are making plans for jubilee to celebrate Reno's reyersion to a get-diyoreed- quick law
 Parole was denied to William P Walker defanlting cashier of the say. ings bank in New Britain. Conn, who is serving a sentence of twenty years in State prison.
 Dr. A. S. Culberson, a practising physician of Evans, Ga, was shot and killed by posse Of citizens after he had assaulted young woman
 Contracts aggregsting s100,000 for the new shops of the Lehigh and New England RsHrcad Co.,. at Pen Argyle da., were aHaEG d.
 Philadelphia sA A have a large squad Of detectives to stand guard at an rail road stations 10 keep crooks from the city.
 All merchants in low-lylnR sections of Cincinnati are moving their goods 10 upper floors in preparation of an expected flood
Putnam patriot., 1915-02-12
Read Win a Purnoss

Reading without purpose is sumter ing. not exercise. More Is got from one book on which the thought settles for definite end in knowledge than from libraries skinned over by a wandering eye--Edward Bulwer.
Putnam patriot., 1915-02-12
MlserN.

Next to the boy who has money coming to him which he cannot col lect. the most miserable person is the eolcred man with gold tooth and no chance to display it.---Te2eka Capital.
Putnam patriot., 1915-02-12
ooes Work of Manu m..

,r r n 'ls Nhareh of the Sacred Heart ., .a rarls 20-ton bell is tolled by eieeeliel'y' X choir boy does the work Nhleh formerly required the seryf ks of five men.
Putnam patriot., 1915-02-12
THE MARKETS
!. .,..,,s eriees,
Butter

fNew York Wholesale Prlces.J afTT.K K-OfHcial igures nave been aoOi- iSfed and it is impossible to give correct
Putnam patriot., 1915-02-12

nay aTu otTdW. HAY AND .STRAW.-Prime timothy, sLe0. No. 3, S7laas2Isc. Clover, s5c. O Sloo; Oats straw, nom; Rye straw, T04 75c.
 Live Stock
 EVES-Common to good steers se. .5e ns59 per 100 lbs; bulls, 8. .T5d7 %: cows .S5qe.l5: heifers, ss6Od775
 CALNES.-Common to choice veals at ssarnysrd calves, 500; yearlings, s5.50. City dressed veals selling at 1bnlsMc.: country dressed at l2Q16l2c
 SHEEP AND LAMBS-Dressed nut. ton at "a He. for dressed ewes: 1IIs s112c. Tor dressed others; 12tR Gl4lac. for dress- ed lambs; hog dressed, 15c; country dress cass HoGS,-Heavy to light weights. q 256t % per 100 lbs; roughs at s6. 3sas 50t for medium 10 light
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Putnam patriot., 1915-02-12
Extraordinary Blanket Values

400 fancy Beacon eomfortables Sale Price o%.0o 2.50 lfancy Beacon Indian .comfortat5Ie.s,. 2, Sale Price ol.oo $50 Beacon bath rote blankets, complete with cord and tasses,. Sale Price S2.Io One lot of in. scaloped embroidered doilies. Each Sale Price 3c One Tot of Il .in. scallop embroidered doilies. Each Sale Price Ic 12lc fancy figured huckabuck towels Sale Price LUG 75e fancy embroidered baby flannel. Sale Price 59c Loo fancy embroidered baby flannel Sale Price soc 125 fancy embroidered baby flannel Sale Price S9c Also Many Special Values in Cotton and
 Wool Bed Blankets
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-11-12

dent on the question Of whether
tins Nation shall be prepared to
resist the aggression ot other
nations. While We do not Tor
one minute impugn the purity Of
motives and honesty Of convict
ion which have led Mr. kltchln
to take this step, we do not be-
lieve that Mr.. kitchin's views
reflect at all the sentiment OF his
district We believe the mayor,
lty ol the people Of this district
certainly Of this part Of this dis
tllct. are in fall accord with
President Wilson's defense
policy
Adequate national defense
does not mean that this country
would besomr all aggressive or a
robber nation. Adequate de
lenses has always been the policy
Of The .nited States and PreSl-
dent Wilson policy instead Of
inalgarating i departure from
this traditional policy simply
provides for its continuance by
brining tile military defenses Of
the nation Up to the standard
rendered vitality and imperative
N necessary hN tine advance and
expansion ol Tie military re-
roarces BE othrr coaatre-
l'he Philadelphia Record eN.
presses truth in a nut Shell wher
Il says Chat Bryan's remark that
military preparedness would leac
us into war is the utteraAce OF
coward II means only ant
can mean only that if we are il
4 position 10 defend ourselves w
shall do 50 instead Of Yielding t,
The demands ot any other ma
ton. ju,t N the vast empire .
China has ast Welded 70 the dc
mauds ot the small Japan
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-11-12
:. StradeIing

Congressman Claude kitehln
strikes Ms as being in a very
anomalous position. He is quoted
by late press reports as stating
that his opposition to adequate
military preparedness will be as
am individual and not as leader
of the administration on the floor
Of the House of Representatives.
We suppose that means that
Representative kitchin will fight
against the bill and vote against
the bill but that Floor Leader
Kitchin will work for it,
Regardless of the merits or
dement's of the question Of mill
tary preparedness, it is obvious
that if Mr.. kitehin is opposed to
the program OF his party, his
value as a leader is diminished,
not to say eliminated. The Char
lotte Observer has come to the
point exactly when it says: No
one would have Mr.. kitchin prove
untrue to his convictions, bu the
should not imperil the safety of
the Nation at the expense of
maintaining these convictions.
There might be a way out OF it
by a sacrifice Of his ambitions to
the preservation Of his convict
IONS" In other words, Repre-
sentative Kitchin if conscientious
ly opposed to the obvious duty of
Floor Leader kitchin, should
step down and out as floor leader
of his party and fight the adj
ministration as an individual.
For example he has the course
of the Peerless Leader, Bryan.
We regret that Mr.. Kitchin is
forced to differ with the Presi-
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-11-12

The TcmnIeof Justice presided
over by Recorder House is being
amended and altered this week
4 railing and plattmm is being
installed, and when this is done
and the new chairs and desks
are purchased it will bepleasure
to have him fine lis,
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-11-12

All items for publication must
be turned III or reach our office
before THURSDAY NOON IN
order to insure publication IL
the Friday issue following. IN
the case Of lengthy items, even
more time must be allowed. No
charge made for insertion q
matter Of purely news value.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-11-12

The operation for detaching
Col. Bryan from the Democratic
party is a small one and il strikes
Us it could BE easily done with
the foot.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-11-12

All cards Of thanks, resolutions OF re-
spect. etc, etc, will be charged for a
tie rate Of one cent per word. Sash
must accompany article in all cases eN
rept where customer has regular ac-
count No insertions made for less
than % cents.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-11-12

4 kitchin would naturally put
up a warm fight
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-11-12

DR.. Poteat receives the Patter-
son Cup on his series of lectures
on The New Peace. So little
peace on which to write piece,
We hardly See how the Doc man
aged todo it.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-11-12

Th Greensboro Daily News
got it's dates mixed up Tuesday
and Wednesday of this week,
dating these issues November 5
and 8. respectively. Must have
got in another barrel Of those
celebrated potatoes.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-11-12

All communications should be
addressed to the Herald Publishing I q.
Persons wishing return Of mss,
must in all cases enclose stamps.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-11-12
$l.OO a Year in Advance

Entered as Second Class Matter April
3. 1914, at the Post Office at Roanoke
Rapids, North Carolina, under Act Of
March 3, 1879
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-11-12

Friday November Il, 1915.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-11-12

Ono Sunday the Nv III aai3
that every blade Of grass was a
sermon The neSt da1 he was
clipping the lawn v hen a parish
'ol.s' s"'' a,,'. 49, .5.,t,,
su' so'i g 49,
As Roosevelt Woul,. ~ doubt
have expressed himself had lie
witnessed our crowd q Barn
stormar5 last FRIDAY Bulk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-01
GORGAS ATTACKS
GOETHALS'S POLICY
SAYS Panama Builder Blocked
Plans to Stamp Out
Malaria.
fB5 Telegraph to The Trihun..l

St. Louis. April 3O.--Dr. william
Crawford Gorgas, surgeon general of
the United States army, noted for his
sanitary work in Cuba ana Panama, at
the dedication to-day of the Washing
ton University Medical School, de-
clared that General George Goethals,
builder of the Panama Canal, was to
blame for the failure of the Canal
Zones sanitary authorities to eliminate
malaria fever. He also said he be-
lieyed If General Goethals had been
in full control during the three years
before 1907. as he was after that time,
they might not have succeeded in elm
mating yellow fever.
General Gorgas did not refer to
Goethals by name, but "as the chair
man of the commission in whom all
the power Of ths isthmus was concen-
trated."
This Officer" declared General Cor
gas, Thought it advisable TO make rad
ical changes in the methods of santa
tion, These changes took execution of
the anti-malaria work out of the hands
of the sanitary authorities and placed
it in the hands of men who had no
special knowledge of anti-malaria work.
! argued against these changes as
forcibly as | could, but 10 no avail"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-01
DRUG VICTIMS FLEE
IN PINK PAJAhAS
Four Elude Guard at Bellevue
and Win Brief Liberty-One
Still at Large.

Four dug fends escaped from the
prison ward at Bellevue Hospital last
evening. At a late hour only three had
been recaptured
Clad only In pink pajamas and bath
robes, the prisoner patients eluded Pa
trolman McVeah on guard, and slipped
out through a rear closet at 1920.
Evsding the crowd of visitors at the
main entrance, the men climbed high
iron gate into Twenty Street.
Patrolman Thomas Sheahan caught
sight of two of the robed figures and
chased them TO 204 East Twenty-siXth
Street. He found item hiding under
beds upstairs. Meanwhile small boys
told Patrolman Connell of seeing a mab
in a bathrobe jump on q truck and hid
ing under a blanket. He was caught at
First Avenue and Twenty-sixth Street.
The three men who were speedily
caught were Anthony Poggi, 175 Bax.
ter Street; Peter Pryor, 1881 Second
Avenue, and Harry Degnan. The fourth
fugitive, Nicholas Colleti, $50 West
Thirty-sixth Street, was last seen on
northbound surface car at Thirty
fourth Street
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-01
$2,0O0,000 FIRE
SWEEPS COLON
Soldiers Save City by Blowing
Up Houses-Ten Persons
Perish, 10000 Homeless.

Panama. April 3O.-Only the work of
United States artillerymen in dynamit-
ing houses saved the city Of Colon from
total destruction by fire which start
ed at o'clock this afternoon and
caused $2,OOOOOO damage and cost the
lives of ten persons.
More than ten blocks have been en-
tirely destroyed. Tonight more than
10000 homeless are sleeping in the
streets.
Among the buildings destroyed was
the United States Commissary, whose
contents were a total loss. Many
American business establishments also
suffered, and the buildings of the Inter
national Bank and the Panama Bank
were burned.
Officials of the Canal Zone and the
fire department from this city were
rushed to Colon on special trains.
American troops were also called out
TO aid the fremen and to patrol the
city. The American residence section
was unharmed. The origin of the fire
is not known.