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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-13

Baby Jay, Claimed by Two Women.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. IL
With their maternal love deeply arous-
ed and pitted against each other, two
women are contesting here for Gus
tody of two-yearold Jay NJ. Amick. or
Jay NJ. Barnes, according TO the de
cision of the arbiter In this strange
tangle.
Rich in mothers" little Jay does
not seem to care much how the pre-.
dicament in which he is the star per
former comes out.
The claimants are Mrs. Charlotte
ID. Amick, OF Los Angeles, and Mrs.
Ethel Barnes, now living In Turlock,
Cal. while third woman, Mrs.
Mayme Burns. of San Francisco, who
has been playing foster mother TO the
boy, also wants to keep him.
The delicate function of arbiter has
been delegated TO NJ. J. White, secre-
tary OF the San Francisco Society for
the Prevention OF Cruelty TO Children.
Mrs. Amick claims the child is hers
and that about a year ago she left
him In charge OF a Miss Ethel Mer-
shon. an old acquaintance. When she
wanted her baby back some time later
she says she was unable 10 locate
Miss Mershon.
Mrs. Burns claims she got the child
through an advertisement for adoption
from Mrs. Ethel Barnes, who said
she would pay IS month for his
maintenance. Mrs. Amick asserts the
belief that Mrs. Barnes Is undoubted-
ly the former Miss Mershon.
It's up TO Secretary White. OF the s.
p. c. c.. TO unravel the tangle.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-13
IN BARE FEET AND LEGS
CHASES THIEF IN SNOW

KANSAS CITY. Mo, Jan. 13.-J. r
Wilson. brakeman, oversight In the
rooming house at No. 1928 McGee-st.
recently. He was awakened at
o'clock by some one moving about his
room. The intruder kicked chair
over on which lay Wilson's trousers
containing $50 gold watch and $25
Wilson leaped out Of bed and
slammed the door TO. Then the In.
truder slammed Wilson TO the bed
seized the trousers. opened the door
and ran down the hall.
Wilson. bare of legs, bare Of feet
his nightie iuttering out behind. fol
lowed down the hall and down the
stairs to the street. Up McGee-st
sped the thief with Wilson's trousers
Up McGee.st. after the thief sped VII
son without his trousers.
The thief. a Negro. fioundered on
the new fallen snow and stumbled
several times. But the vengeful VII
son gained on him because his bare
feet clung better to the slippery side
walk. At Fifteenth-st. Wilson dived
tackling the Negro about the knees
and bringing him down.
Then Wilson bestrode the Negro
and rubbed his face in the snow. AL
bert Keys and John Wood, policemen,
came and rescued the Negro. Both
were taken TO the Walnut-st. station.
There Wilson donned his recovered
trousers. his watch and horse blanket.
He rode home in state In a police
motor car
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-13
STUDENTS PLAN
ARMY TRAINING
FOR PRINCETON
President Hibben Says Faculty
FavOrs Idea Of War Pre-
paratiOn
GEN. LEONARD WOODS
LETTER OF APPROVAL
Gives Opinion That War Depart
ment Would Provide Instruc-
tor and Arms -

NEW YORK. Jan. l3.--Agitation
among Princeton students for the es.
tablishment OF course in military
training has resulted in the university
faculty considering the plan.
This agitation became marked re
Gently after an address by former
Mayor Mcclellan. lecturer on public
AFFAIRS at Princeton. In speech be
fore the Polity club he declared tha,
the United States was unprepared
for war. He prefaced his appeal FOL
national military preparedness by
urging ''whole-hearted support oil
President Wilson's wise and patri
otto policy of strict neutrality"
Gen. Leonard Wood has declared
himself in favor Of the plan for the
establishment OF military organiza
ton at Princeton and in letter &c
Princetonians says:
Il have no doubt the war depart
ment would detail an officer a.
Princeton university. as IL has al
other universities, 10 act as practical
and theoretical instructor. Arms and
equipment could also be furnished by
the government. so that the establish
ment OF the organization would in
volve very little expense, TO the stu
dents | think IL would probably be
better TO organize as war strength
(l50) an infantry company or com
panies You probably will be able to
build up battalion when the move
ment is we'll under way.
III will be splendid example tc
set for other universities. have al
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-13

ways been an ardent advocate OF
military instruction at our colleges.
as ] feel very strongly that In a re-
public the best element OF the popula-
ton should take an interest in the
military side OF the citizens respon-
sibility We devote a large amount
OF time In school and college TO de-
yeloping a sense of civic responsible
Ivy In our young men, but unfortunate
~ we give little or no attention TO
developing a proper sense OF the in
diyiduafs military responsibility to
the country.
IT is most commendable and praise
worthy 10 be willing to be soldier.
but II is more 80 TO be not only will
ing but TO be prepared. Modern wars
do not give time for preparation. We
serve our country very poorly IL We
do not take the necessary steps 10 be
ready To defend her effectively under
the conditions which attend the initia-
ton or hostilities I'm our times. Mod.
ern war comes with a rush and the
unready are those who suffer most
as they are those who most invite
war
III you are successful. as ] hope
you VIII be. in building up mill
tary organization at Princeton. Il
could be given its practical work
each summer, I'm whole or part. by
attending one OF the summer camps
for college students. Here and there
will be a chance to apply practically
much that has been given In the wa.
of instruction during the winter
course.
I'm conclusion let me again express
the hope that Princeton will take vi
this movement and carry IL through
to a successful termination. IL viii
be beneficial and creditable 10 the in
dividual and to the university. ant
the results attained will be or rea
value to the nation. IL will be an &C
OF practical preparation which vii
make for peace"
Gen. Wood expressed his apprecia
ton for the spirit Princeton hal
shown In the matter OF the students
military instruction camps. He saiC
that he hoped Princeton would hav,
an even larger representation at thu
camps next year, and that II would
grow from year 10 year until al
available men take advantage Of thu
opportunities extended to them b,
the government TO prepare themselves
to be efficient from the military stand
point In case they are ever needed.
College men have taken an In
creased interest In the summer camps
since they were established a few
years ago. Last summer there wa.
a record attendance. The camps ar,
designed m give college men a knowl
edge tiers. Gen. Woo
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-13
NEW C. p. X. STEAMER GOES
INTO COMMISSION SOON

The Canadian Pacific railways mag
nificent new Atlantic liner, "Metags
ma" sister ship of the "Missanabie. .
sails from Liverpool for st. John, n.
b.. March 26. She Is $40 feet long
with 64-foot beam, a depth OF Al
feet and a gross tonnage OF 10000
There are FIVE decks with passenger
accommodations A complete model
of the new steamship is now on dis
play in the Montreal ONCE of the rail
way company and is attracting much
attention.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-13
MANS SKULL THICKENS
INCH IN NINE MONTHS

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. ia Man
whose skull thickened one inch in the
last nine months was exhibited before
tho Jefferson Hospital Clinical society
by Dr. Elmer II. Funk. The disease
with which the patient Is suffering Is
known in surgery as ostetis defor-
mans. Or. Funk said that the malady
sometimes attacked the bones OF the
hands and feet, but very rarely the
skull.
What causes the disease Is IN.
known. although II is suspected that
Il is due 10 some disorder Of the blood.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-13
sl,ver Reweds Fir.t wife

>LITTLE ROCK. Ark, Jan. ia
climax to the action of Governor
Hays in pardoning Thomas Boyd after
Boyd had served four years OF 81
year term for killing his second
wife. came when Boyd and his first
wife. Eta Boyd, were remarked.
This was one OF the conditions OF the
pardon.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-13
GIRL, 13. RAISES BIG
CROP ON FOUR ACRES

WICHITA. Kan, Jan. 12.-Cora Pat
terson. thirteen. is the proudest girl
In her neighborhood Last fall she
asked her father for small plot OF
his farm on which she could expert
ment with wheat raising. Patterson
allotted his daughter four acres She
ploughed the ground. narrowed II and
sowed the grain. She cared for II and
watched il with an eager eye.
Recently the wheat was threshed
II averaged AZ bushels TO the acre,
the best yield in this part OF Kansas.
In only the cutting and threshing did
Miss Patterson take no part.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-13

xttstirg the pIsin nest kfud--thst "
r,sst-Times Job Experimentation
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-13
SKULL BATTERED BY
FALL. LITTLE GIRL DIES

Evelyn Tetzlaff. seven years old. OF
No. 800 Mitchellhye.. died In Grace
hospital. Wednesday morning, from =
fracture OF the skull. which she suffer
ed while hurrying home. Christmas
ev7. with some small gifts. intent on
the celebration of the great holiday.
The child slipped on an Icy sidewalk.
striking on the back OF her head.
Coroner Burgess decided that no
inquest is necessary.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-13
COUGHS Restaurant Closed.

Alfred +. Couch. for many years one
OF Detroit's best known restaurant
men and whose place OF business II
Griswold and State-sts.. was one Of
the hest patronized eating places In
the city has been forced out OF bust
ness by the serv-self. The restaurant
has been closed
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-13

has been one OF tie strongest adher-
ents OF the system. declaring that N
the event OF war. men with such
training might be used as ofllcers.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-12-23

Catch the gold fever and
mine your mind" is a striking
aphorism by Herbert Kaufman,
the Chicago moralist. There is
lots concealed in the aphorism.
1t does not mean that one must
be a money-seeker, for that does
not require a great mind. 1t
means to develop the mind with
which you have been endowed,
and to do this catch the gold
fever" a phrase used by the
western gold miners to denote
that they had entered upon q
strenuous conrse. So catch the
gold fever and develop the gold
fields of your own mind.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-12-23


There is more Catarrh in this section
of the, country than all other diseases
put together, and until the, last few
years was supposed to be incurable.
For q great many years doctors pro-
nounced it . local disease, and prescrib-
ed local remedies, and by constantly
falling to cure with local treatment,
pronounced it incurable. Science has
proven catarrh to be a constitutional
disease. and therefore requires consti-
tutional treatment. Halls Cstarrh
Cure. manufactured by +. J. Cheney &
Co. Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitu-
tional cure on the market It is taken
Internally in doses of from 10 drops to
teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces OF the sys-
tenn. They offer one hundred dollars
for any case it fail to cure. oeho ior
circulars and testimonials.
Il. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, u.
Sold By all druggists, 75c
Halls Family Pills are the pest
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-12-23
HOMER MERRITT.

Victoria, Tenn. Dec. 81, 1915.
Dear Santa Claus:
Iwrite you a letter to tell you
what | want you to bring me
Christmas. l want you to bring
me some firecrackers and three
boxes of mint candy, and want
you to bring me a toy pistol and
some caps and want you to
bring me a billy goat wagon.
And / want you to bring me a
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-12-23
McROberts, Ky.

Special TO tie Ne7Os.
Rainy weather seems to be tn,
order of the day here now.
Well all of the boys l come herr
with have gone but three.
Mr.. Basham of McRoberts has
gone to Seco to work.
Rosco Williams left here last week
for Tennessee.
W. II. Loveday said he liked
Kentuckey but would rather be in
Marion Go.
Everything looks good here at
present. The mountain streams are
up, and washing railroad bridges
out. The coal train came in this
morning with her drivers muddy up
to the hubs, the result of landslide
which she headed into between Com.
ct City and this place.
Frank Newsome is still black.
smithing at 214 Mines.
Claud Suttles has been promoted
from trip rider to motorman.
Walter Holloway has got the blues
the worst | ever saw. Come on
Walter, shake it off.
Come on "Reporter," we like your
pieces.
w. H. Loveday made a flying
trip to Jenkins last week.
If you want to see Jim Russell
smile ask him what he is going to do
with that big turkey gobbler he has
got.
John Basham is moving to Seco
this week.
Sam Pryett caught a fine POISON
last night.
Mrs Ada Loveday and children
visited Mrs. Carrie Barton Sunday
night.
Jess Burns, the holiness preacher,
has moved to Hazard.
Rev. Jones will preach in Tom
Big Hollow Sunday, after which he
will organize Sunday School.
Mrs. Nellie Suttles called on Mrs
W II. Loveday this afternoon.
Mrs. Walter Holloway came near
getting her baby burned up this
week. While she was in a nearby
rouse the little Agar old son set the |
bed on fire and when she came home !
he child was on fire and she burned |
herself severely getting the little one |
ut of the bed.
Come on ''Hobo," we like to read
'Our pieces. Red
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-12-23
They Let Him
Sleep Soundly

"Since taking Foley Kidney Pills
I believe l am entirely cured and I
sleep soundly all night" II. T.
Straynge.
Take two of Foley Kidney Pills
with a glass of pure water after each
meal and at bedtime. A quick and
easy way to put a stop to your get
ting up time after time during the
night.
Foley Kidney Pills also stop pain
in back and sides, headaches, stom-
ach troubles, disturbed heart action,
stir and aching joints. and rheumatic
pains due to kidney and bladder all
ments.
GAINESVILLE, Ga, r. Il. No. 8. Mr..
II. r. Straynge says: For ten years
I'VE been unable to sleep all night
without getting up. Sometimes only
few minutes after going to bed I'd
have to get up, and l tried everything
i heard OF for the trouble. Last year
! tried Foley Kidney Pills and after
taking one bottle / believe l am en-
tirely cured and sleep soundly all
right"
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-12-23
Kelly's Ferry.

SpeaaItotAe MqOs
Bad weather scenes to be the
order of the day.
Miss Inez Allen spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Miss Myrtle
Childress.
Mr.. Kelly Hartman of Chatta-
nooga was called to the bedside of
his wife who has been very ill but is
improving.
We are very sorry school will
soon be out as everybody seems to
like the teachers.
Miss Nora Richie called at her
grandmother's Sunday morning.
Two girls took McKinly Newsom
and Ed Hicks to prayer meeting
Sunday.
Mr.. Newsom took dinner with
his daughter, Mrs. Kelly Hartman,
Sunday.
Miss Mae Newsom called on Mrs.
Beatrice Anderson Tuesday. \
Mr.. w. b. Dance says he is expect
ing to be Santa Claus Xmas. Hope
he will bring me something.
Mrs. Newsom and daughter, R uby,
called on Mrs. Joe Fryar.
The sun is shining today for the
first time in a week.
Mr.. | Newsom scenes to be doing
a thriving business in the fur trade
judging from the amount of hides he
ls buying.
Baby Doll
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-12-23
STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP.
THAT DECISION.

The decision of the SUI
preme Court in the bond mat
ter is not at all pleasing to
the big majority of the tax
payers of the county, and
mutterings aud complaint is
heard on every hand. 1t is a
sad condition when the will OF
the people is thwarted. The
principle of freedom was es-
tablished in bloodshed, and
while it may hold in other
parts of the United States it
does not hold for this county.
Every other county on the
Dixie Highway where there
was a question of 1aising
money by bonds was allowed
to vote upon it, but this right
was refused this county. To
our mind the decision is con-
trary to the Constitution of
the State, for the Court indi-
directly admitted this When It
asked "if the taxpayers were
willing to let technicalities
stand in the way of progress"
If there are technlcalltles |
then the bill is unconstitu-
tional. To our mind this
was an admission the bond
bill was irregular. If we had
the money necessary we
would carry the case to the
Supreme Court of the United
States, and see, in behalf of a
tax-ridden people, if justice
could not be secured, and, if
we could get no one to argue
the case for us before that
tribunal, we would go there
as an American citizen and
make argument ourselves
against this usurpation of our
rights.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-12-23
LOUIS CAMPBELL.

Phoenix. Ariz., Dec. q, 1915.
Dear Santa.
am a little boy six years old.
| am going to school, am in the
first grade. Please bring me a
pair of gloves and a a cowboy
suit, story book, gun, cannon and
Indian tent, set of tools and cow
boy saddle as you know live in
the wild and woody west. viii
not ask for much as | have two
little brothers, who want you to
come to see them. My brother
Clearance wants a big steam ship,
watch. sword, pair of gloves and
fire crackers. Brother Harry Lee
wants a RATHER and a doll.
Please bring US all kinds OF
candies and fruits. Remember
papa and mama and sister and
my cousin Roberta and Wilborn
Rogers. Your little boys.
Clarence, Claude, and Harry
Lee Haggard.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-12-23

The Chattanooga News joyful
ly blows occasionally about the
prosperity Of this country. The
verdict of the people in 1916 will
show the News to be wrong.
The little prosperity there is in
this country now is of very poor
quality, and the people know it.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-12-23

Uncle John is a sharp old cuss
who says things in the Progress
i've Farmer. He put striking
thought on the market when he
said in the issue of Dec. II,
When l see Rufus Runts Citing
a jug out of the deepo an his
chillern running round barefoot
ed in the frost and snow, shore
am reminded of the ole sayin'
about the more you see of some
men, Their more respect you've
got fer q hog
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-12-23

Wonder if Chattanooga whis-
key boats can go down the Ten
nessee now. Last week there
was a howl over there that boats
couldn't make the trip on ac-
count Of low water, but it has
kindly rained now, and perhaps
the jug-dispensers can make the
trip. After twenty-five years of
digging sand out of that river it
looks like they ought to be able
to use it on all occasions.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-12-23
BRIEFS.

Mrs. G. Sherman:was in Chatta-
nooga yesterday.
Miss Minnie Mosier 10 spending
Xmas at Loudon, Tenn.
Mrs. S. r. Mosier and children
went to Chattanooga yesterday.
Mrs. f. M. Minor went to Chat
tanooga yesterday shopping.
Mrs. F. w. Leland was in Chat
tanooga on a shopping trip yesterday.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-12-23

Restore that tariff to the same
point it was when these blund-
erers at Washington tore it to
pieces if you would have prosper
ty return to this people.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-12-23
Kinsiey, Okla.
Special 10 fit -Nr4Ds.

Mr.. Editor, as haven't seen
anything from these parts, will
try to give you a few lines, as l
know several who live in old Sc
quachee and would love to be
back there and visit a while, as
it has been 10 years since / was
there.
We are having some cold
weather now after such a fine
fall.
Everybody is nearly done pick
ing cotton, and corn gathering
is about over, so / guess wood
getting will be the order of the
day.
Our school at Center Hill is
progressing nicely with Mrs.
Sallie Kinsey and Mrs. Oaks as
teacher. They are fixing for a
nice Xmas tree, and everybody
is invited to come.
Mrs. Kinsey is going to visit
her husband at Bartisville, who
is working in a bank there.
Jack eagle had the misfortune
to get his fine mare killed by the
train the other day.
Moving seems to be the order
of the day, as several are think
ing of leaving.
Gideon Morgan is talking of
building ferry boat to operate
on Grand River.
Frank Griffith is home on a
visit to his mother. He has been
up in Kansas at work.
Mrs. Cumstock died, and was
buried at the Ross graveyard
last week.
Come on, Lone STAR" of
Texas, as l love to hear from
you.
We now have a switch at Kin
sey and it is lots of help to the
farmers. They have loaded
three cars with corn, two with
potatoes and two with wheat
lately.
John Leech, son-in-law of Mr..
Casey, died this morning.
Mrs. Site and Mrs. Burgess
called on Mrs. Jack Gass this
evening. r s.s
Mrs. John POI ter called on Mrs.
Alex Calison this evening.
The two Mrs. Gass and Mr..
and Mrs. Oaks and Carrie and
July eagle called on Mrs. Jack
eagle the other day.
Beulah and Alma eagle visited
their grandmother, Mrs. Jack
eagle, the other day.
Beene Pate is going to move to
the Jack eagle place.
Boone Gale had the misfortune
of getting a leg broken the other
day.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Glen
Cole, a fine boy.
Mr.. Hirston had two more
phones added to his line the 9TH
er day.
Jack eagle made a business
rip to Pryor the other day.
Mr.. Lincoln is building q new
house.
guess there will be some hog
Killing, as it has turned little :
,ool.
Az this is my first letter | will
ing off and see how it looksl in
,rint. Oklahoma Jack.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-12-23
Santa Claus Letters

Victoria, Tenn, Dec. 10, 1915.
Dear old Santa Claus:
l am little boy seven years
old, and will try to tell you
what l want you to bring me.
Please bring me little express
wagon and q bugle and some
fireworks of all kinds, and a lit
tie train and a shovel. And |
want an automobile and some
candies, oranges and other fruits.
| will be a good little boy until
you come, and will go to bed ear
ly Xmas eve night.
Your little boy,
HUBERT HILL.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-12-23
ALICE BARRETT.

Victoria, Tenn, Dec. 81, 1915.
Dear Santa Claus:
write you a letter to let you
know what / want for Christmas.
| want you to bring some oran-
ges and a train, and a wagon and
a shotgun and shells 80 can kill
some rabbits. and some fire.
crackers and apples and a toy
pistol and some Roman candles,
and some nuts, bananas and a
false face, a bugle, an automo-
bile, and peanuts, and a toy
horse and a cocoanut. / will
close.