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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-05-15
OLDEST PIECE OF WRITING
Sumerian Tablet in University of
Pennsylvania Records Deeds of
Babylonans.

A number of ancient Sumerian tab
lets, recording the deeds of the Baby
lonians thousands of years ago. have
been deciphered by George A. Barton
at the University of Pennsylvania mu-
scum. One of these tablets, which
tells how farmer rid his field of To-
Gusts and caterpillars, is dated 1000
b. c. and is the Oldest piece of writ
ing eXtant, according to an announce
ment made by officials of the museum.
The farmer, Doctor Barton's transla-
ton says, called in necromancer,
who broke jar. cut open a sacrifice,
word of cursing he repeated, and the
locusts and caterpillars fed For this
service he received tall palm tree.
That a canal was constructed in
Babylonia nearly 5000 years ago is
shown by another tablet dated THE
year the Divine Naram-Sin opened the
mouth of the canal Erin at Nippur."
Naram-Sin was a king in Babylonia
and is supposed to have financed the
construction of the waterway which
gave Nippur transportation facilities
with the rest of the world. A third
tablet. dated 5000 3. c., records the
transfer of land and quantity of
grain for bronze money. Gold and, sill
yer were known at that time, but were
not used as currency
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-05-15
As SEEING the invisible.

No great purpose has ever been
achieved by any individual until his
spirit has first gone out into some
wilderness solitude and there discov-
cred its native strength, its absolute
invincibility when it relies upon no
help but that of God. This is the
experience of all the greatest among
men. They go apart from their fel-
lows for awhile, like Moses. into the
land of indian. or like our Lord him
self into the wilderness, or like st.
Paul into the Arabian desert, and
there, In solitary communion with
God. from that highest of all compan-
ionships. they drink in strength to
fit them for the work of our lives.
Alone with God, they see visions
which fill their souls, visions which
never fade afterward even in the
light of common day, but which serve
as beacon lights to guide them,
through storm and darkness, till the
purpose of their lives is fulfilled
Edwin II. Eland.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-05-15
The Battles Of Peace.

There are difficulties and dangers
before our nation today Just as great
as any our forefathers faced. To
meet and conquer them requires all
the moral Drawn and muscle this ma
ton can muster. There are the prob
lens of corruption iI business and
politics; the terrible scourges of in
temperance and the drug habit, and
the social evil, deadly to soul and body
alike; there are the problems OF
moral education, of marriage and di'
vorce, of the treatment of depend
ents-prisoners. detectives, paupers
etc. Any one of these left uncon
quered would devastate our country
as no war could Rev n. T. Houser
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-05-15
FOREIGN

Generals Morency and Petion. lead
ing forces of revolutionists, have en-
tered Cape Haitien without firing
shot.
renewal of the recent massacres
of Christians by Kurds in Armenia is
reported in the whole district of Lake
Van.
A. T. Omholt, Norwegian minister
of finance, has resigned because OF
illness and has been succeeded by
former Premier Blehr
A considerable number Of refugees
from the Ypres region, who were
evicted from their homes by the au
thorities for military reasons, have ar
rived in Paris.
tanned at Kirkwall, was transferred
on April &c to Hull. where the food
stuffs in her cargo will be passed on
by prize court.
Japan's new proposals to China
show concessions, according to the
Japan Mail They are said to omit
the demand for the non-alienation of
China's coastal territory.
The London Exchange Telegraph
Company's Athens correspondent says
the newspapers in that city state that
the Greek government has negotiated
with American capitalists for loan
of $7.00O,O00.
A dispatch to the Central News
from Stockholm says that King Gus
tave is i'll, apparently with a recur-
renee of the stomach trouble for
which he underwent an operation a
year ago.
Viscount Bryce, formerly British
ambassador at Washington, has been
appointed to represent Great Britain
on the commission to which, under
the Anglo-American treaty OF 1914,
any issues between the two countries
which might not yield to diplomatic
adjustment would be submitted.
Miss Hede Nozawa of Toxic has won
$4,000 by the award of the highest
court OF Japan from Hozahira Nanaka.
for rbreach ofpromise, which isnot only
the first breach of promise case to be
adjudicated in Japan, but long step
forward in the recognition of the
rights of women, who. under the old
regime. were considered more or less
as chattels, as they still are in most
of the Orient.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-05-15
IN A SHADOW
Tea Drinker Feared Paralysis.

Steady use of either tea or coffee
sften produces alarming symptoms.
as the poison (caffeine) contained in
these beverages acts with more po-
tency in some persons than in others.
Il was never a coffee drinker,
writes an Ill. woman, but tea drink.
or. / was very nervous. had frequent
spells OF sick headache and heart
trouble, and was subject at times to
severe attacks of bilious collie.
mo end of sleepless nights-would
have spells at night when my right
side would get numb and tingle like a
flesh. At times l could hardly put my
tongue out of my mouth and my right
eye and ear were affected.
"The doctors told me to quit using
tea. but thought could not live with
out it-that it was my only stay. l
had been a tea drinker for twenty-five
years; was under the doctors care for
fifteen.
About six months ago, finally quit
tea and commenced to drink Postum.
II have never had one spell of sick
headaches since and only one light
attack of bilious collie. Have quit hav-
ing those numb spells at night, sleep
well and my heart is getting stronger
all the time
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road to
Wellville." in pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum Cereal-the original form
must be well boiled. 15c and 25c pack
ages.
Instant Postum-a soluble powder
dissolves quickly in a cup of hot wa
ter, and, with cream and sugar. makes
a delicious beverage Instantly, SOC and
Soc tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious and
cost about the same per cup.
"There's Reason for Postum.
sold by GrocerB.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-05-15

]. Mcdaniel. Rheumatic pains. ! SUI
fered ten months. was treated by
physician. but found no relief until
started to use Dodd's Kidney Pills,
now feel that 1 am permanently cured
by the use of Dodd's Kidney Pills"
Dodd's Kidney Pills. SOC. per box at
your dealer or Dodd's Medicine Co,
Buffalo. N. Y. Write for Household
Hints. also music of National Anthem
English and German words) and re-
cipes for dainty dishes. All 3 sent
free-Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-05-15
lmnor4an, to Motnera
Work of Torpedoes.

Torpedoes cost over $4,000 each;
consequently they are not discharged
unless there is fair chance of hitting
the object aimed at. So far the YES
sells hit by torpedoes have been sta
tionary or only moving slowly, but il
is probable that as the crews of sub
marines become more expert they will
be able to hit a warship occasionally
when she is moving at high speed.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-05-15
CUTICURA COMPILATIONS
Are Usually Fresh and Clear, Soft and
veivety. Try One.

The Soap to cleanse and purify. the
Ointment to soothe and heal. Thus
these supercreamy emollients promote
and maintain the natural purity and
beauty of the skin, scalp. hair and
hands under conditions which if neg
lected might disfigure them.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard. Cuticura. Dept. KY.
Boston Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-05-15
His Question.

Seven men out of every ten are
confounded bores!" emphatically de-
clared Alexander Akinside. the dys-
peptic dissertationist.
why except the other three?"
snarled j. Fuller Gloom, the widely
known and cordially detested misan-
thropist.-Judge.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-05-15
OutclaSsed.

Member of Anarchist Society-Gen-
tlemen, ! wish to resign!
President-But Wy, bro2Zer? Wy
would you leave us?
Member-Ach, der iss no more
glory in dis bomb business: eet iss
becoming vulgar; everybody is doin'
it'-Punch.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-05-15

Backache and burning
in the stem of the Blad-
der, which was sore
and had a constant
hurting all the time
broken sleep. tired feel
ing, nervousness, pun
ed and swollen eyes.
shortness of breath and
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-05-15
SPORTING NEWS

Frank Arellanes has been added to
the Denver clubs pitching staff.
The Chicago American defeated
Cleveland. to at Chicago, winning
their seventh straight game.
Jess Willard, the man who restored
fistic supremacy to the white race.
will be in Denver May 6.
Pal Moore, bantamweight, out
pointed and outfought Jimmy Pappas
of Atlanta in an eight-round contest at
Nashville, Tenn.
A bill legalizing horse racing, with
bookmaking included. was favorably
reported in the State Senate at
Springfield. Ill.
Johnny Kilbane OF Cleveland,
worlds champion featherweight out
pointed Benny Leonard of New York
in six rounds of ten-round bout in
ew York
Bob Burman. driving a French car
won the $4,000 sweepstakes automo-
'e race, run over the Oklahoma City
course after a spectacular race for
thirty laps with Dave Lewis. who fin.
he'd second
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-05-15
Doubtful Assurances.

DO you think they approved of m,
Eastern sermon?" asked one of ouI
well-known ministers.
Yes, | think So" replied his wife
they were all nodding"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-05-15

If man will refrain from combing
his hair over the denuded spot the
probabilities are that nobody will no
tice the fact that he is bald.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-05-15
Doctors Advice.

Doctor-You must go away for a
long rest.
Overworked Merchant-But, doctor,
I'm too busy to go away.
Doctor-Well, then, you must stop
advertising.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-05-15
XIII the Flies Now and Prevent

disease. A DAISY FLY KILLER will do it.
Kills thousands Lasts all season. A II dealers
or six sent express paid for 81. II. SOMERS,
$50 De Kalb Ave- BROOKLYN, n. Y. Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-05-15
Definition.

Sbe-What did you call bachelors?
He-Men who have contemplated
matrimony.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-05-15
oVERWoRK and KIDNEY TROUBLE

Mr.. James Mcdaniel. Oakley, KY,
writes: Il overworked and strained
myself, which brought on Kidney and
Bladder Disease. My symptoms were
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-05-15

It's woman's imagination that keeps
her young-if she imagines people
can't see through a coat of paint.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-05-15
YOUR OWN DIR

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL. TELL YOU
Try Murine Eve Remedy for Red, Weak, watery
Eyes and Granuated kyehdsi No smauing-
Sy mall Free. Murine Eye Remedy Co.. Chicago.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-05-15

The world seems all the brighter to
lovers When the gas is turned low.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-05-15
A Difference.

Does Mrs. Holdup play bridge"
Nc: she works it."-Baltimore
American.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-05-15
The Point Of View.

The Optimist-There's nothing like
hope.
The Pessimist-There certainly isn't
for fooling a person.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-05-15

1t often turns out in after years that
tho faint heart which failed to win the
fair lady was something of blessing
in disguise.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-05-15

Red Cross Bag Blue makes the laundress
happy, makes clothes winter than snow.
All good grocers. Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-05-15
GENERAL

Flood conditions in Texas are en-
couraging. rains having ceased in
practically all the water sheds.
John Bunny, whose antics as q
moving picture comedian have made
millions laugh, died at his home in
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Theodore Roosevelt will go to New
Orleans on June l and, with Leon
Parker, spend an entire week fishing
tarpon off the gulf coast.
At Marshalltown, Iowa, Dr. Pearl f
Somer flew eleven miles in an aero.
plane at the rate of 10 miles an hour
to reach a patient six minutes after
the call.
Max Kleist's $250,000 suit for aliena
tion of his wife's affections against his
parents-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
F. Breitung, was thrown out of court
by Judge Hough of New York.
Emil Pickard. a juror in the muir
der trials following the Wheatland,
Cal. hopfield riots of 1918, was found
shot dead in his barn. His wife was
found in the house dead. with bullet
in her head
Mrs. Emolin Carranza, fifty-six
years old. wife of Col. Sebastian Car
rama, a brother of Gen. Venustiano
Carranza, first chief of the Mexican
Constitutionalists, died at her home in
San Antonio, Tex.
Two fatalities, fifty-four small
craft damaged, many miles of tele-
graph and telephone wires Frustrated
and 100000 damage to other prop
erty was the toll recorded of a gale
that swept San Francisco and vicinity
The appellate division of the Su-
preme Court in New York granted an
application of the state attorney gem
eral for an alternative writ restrain
ing Supreme Court Justice Hendrick
from empanelling a jury to test the
sanity of Harry X. Thaw on May II.
Evidence concerning alleged extern
sive election frauds in Alameda coun-
ty. Oakland, has been laid before the
attorney general at Washington. Unit
ed Safes District Attorney John w.
Preston announced at San Francisco.
A United States senator and represen-
tativs were voted for at the primary.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-05-15
AN EPIT0ME OF
LATE live NEWS
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, DO IN G s, ACHIEVE
MENTs. SUFFERlNGS. HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
ABOUT THE WAR

Western Newspaper Union Kew. service.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-05-15
PANAMA HATS

send us your hats to be beacbed and blocked. We
no acid. All work is guaranteed Price for
Ladies' or Mems Hats, l.50. We pay return charges
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-02
WHAT, CHURCH TRUST?
Good Women of Topeka would Serve
Washburn Banquet.

When the committee which had in
charge the arrangements for the
eats at the intercollegiate banquet
at the Masonic temple next Tuesday
night, came to open the bids from
the caterers, they were surprised to
find that the women of four or five
churches were bidding against the
professional caterers on the job, ana
that each one of the churches had
bid exactly the same amount.
What does this mean?" asked one
of the committee.
THE churches must have formed a
trust said another.
The churches, however, were the
low bidders. Three outside caterers
who had been bidding on the work
were considerably higher than the
church women, figuring on the same
menu. This is because the church
women do not have to hire walters
and Mattresses, and a good deal of
their food is donated.
So the banquet committee decided
to flip a quarter to see which one of
the churches should serve the ban
quet, and luck favored the women of
Central Congregational church.
The women of this church have had
a lot of experience in serving ban
quests. They also have a reputation
of putting up an exceptionally fine
dinner
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-02
MOBILIZES MILLION MEN.
Rumania Is Declared Prepared to
Deliver Blow.

London. June 2.-Rumania is now
occupying the ''seat of uneasy neu-
trality'' lately held by Italy. The
diplomats of the Near East evidently
are working hard to bring about an
understanding between Bulgaria and
Rumania.
Rumors are rife that Rumania is
modifying an army of one million
men which is said to be in splendid
condition for active service. The Ger
man press is showing some indications
of anxiety over this situation and the
Frankfort Zeitung has called for con-
cesSionS to prevent Rumanian inter-
Vention.
Vienna has been informed that Ger
many, pouring out blood and treasure
in the struggle, must be listened to
and that Austria-Hungary must be
prepared to make certain sacrifices to
meet the Rumanian demand.
1t is significant in the opinion of
British observers that three of the op-
position leaders in the Hungarian par
Lament have demanded and have been
granted a conference with Emperor
Francis Joseph for the statement of
opinions which cannot be uttered in
parliament itself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-02

Miss Simpson in explanation of the
FREQUENT criticism and sarcastic press
comment on the Kansas censorship
law We have not rejected large
per cent of the pictures in their en-
tirety, although. we have insisted on
the removal of Objectionable scenes
from many films. Even the drinking
scenes nave not been censored unfair
ly When a drinking scene is neces-
sary TO carry out the line of the play
ana Is not immoral or suggestive or
offensive. we let it go. 1 have let
many drinking scenes by in the pic
lures 1 have viewed"
Inc pictures hard hit in Kansas,
Miss simpson explained, have been
those winch came from producers fea-
turing cheap melodrama productions.
instead of causing falling off in the
number of pictures sent to the state,
MISS simpson stated that there had
peen steady increase in the offering.
AT least two new producers have
entered this state since the law has
been enforced said Miss Simpson.
They have added greatly to our work
by sending from 20 to 80 new films
to the state each week"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-02
ten MILLION FEET.

Continued from Page One-1
for the six weeks. That is an average
of 193.50o feet of new film for this
900 feet for a year.
Subjects Are Varied.
The six weeks record shows 642
subjects covered in the pictures Of
fered for approval in Kansas. That
means an average of 107 new subjects
week, or 1854 new movie subjects a
year. Some of the subjects are han
died in one reel. while an occasional
small reel will carry two subjects. The
important photo plays, however, run
strongly to the four and six reel feat
ures and an occasional subject extends
to eight reels. But one subject in
spected under the new law has totaled
ten reels or ZOO feet.
Not more than 1 per cent of the
films offered in this state have been
rejected by the state censors, although
the state house basement is being
filled with sections of movie films re-
moved under direction of the two CEN
Sors. These sections of killed" film
are in lengths of from ten to 500 feet.
They cover chiefly drinking scenes and
suggestive scenes generally used as
filler by the producers who desire
to complete an extra 1000 cot reel
Perhaps 10 per cent of the total Of
fering in this state has been hit by
the decisions of the state censors.
Let Drinking Scenes Pass
1--WE are not adhering strictly to any
set rule in our decisions" declared
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-02
SHELLS into TOWN.
CONTINUED from page one.l

IOOnt1hued from Page 'JneI
out today that natural conditions give
the Austrian army a tremendous ad-
vantage in defending the Adige valley
around Mort.
The Austrians are entrenched be-
mind huge pile of rock deposited by
a landslide of centuries ago. Behind
this advance position are row after
row of rock barricades thrown up
along the railway from Mort to
Rovereto. From these entertainments
machine guns can play on an invading
force marching up the Adige.
The fighting around ROveretO is at
tracing most attention here now. Of
fetal war dispatches indicate no re-
sumption of the clashes along the
Isonzo, but report steady progress at
several points along the Tyrol-Tren-
tinO frontier
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-02
FARMERS IN TRADE.
Nine Cooperative Business Concerns
Chartered in Kansas.

The farmers cooperative store is
returning to good standing in Kansas.
In a bunch of charters approved today,
by the state charter board, is included
nine permits to cooperative concerns
which will engage in business in as
many small towns of the state.
Not since the palmy days of the
Farmers Alliance has the Corpora
tive store taken such a jump in the
commercial affairs of the small towns.
In those days every town pointed
proudly to its cooperative or Farm
ers' Alliance store. Now the cooper
alive store is gaining new favor in the
rural districts. Nine such institutions
are the record for the days work of
the charter board.
The largest individual charter ap-
proved at today's meeting goes to the
Sunflower Portland Cement company
of Charleston, West Virginia. The
concern is capitalized for $250,O0O and
proposes to invest 95 per cent of it's
capitalization, or $237,50O, in a new
enterprise at Independence, Montgom-
cry county.
heavy fire loss in it's business district,
lands new hotel to cost from $4,000
to $685.
Number of Charters.
Charters approved at today's meet
ing of the board were:
Elk Oil and Cas- company, Elk Falls.
Capital, $25,600.
Whiteside Cooperative Exchange,
Whiteside. Capital, $4,000.
Farmers Union Cooperative Supply
company, Clafiin: Capital, $1,000:
Trice Township company, Wilber-
ton, Morton county. Capital, $1,000.
Farmers Cooperative association,
Window. Capital, $4,000.
Union Investment company, Salina.
Capital, $4,000.
Brunswick club, Coldwater No
capital.
North Park Realty company. wich-
tia. Reinstatement.
North Lawrence Home Aid society,
Lawrence. No capital.
Murphy Hotel company, Newton
Capital $4,000 to $4,000.
Farmers cooperative Exchange,
Moreland. Capital, $4,000.
Pawnee Investment company, Tope-
ka- Decrease capital, $4,000 to $10,-
900.
S. NJ. Johns Lumber company, Burr
ton. Capital, $4,000.
Norcatur Farmers Cooperative
Business association, Norcatur. Capt.
tai, $4,000.
Chanute Spelter company, Chanute.
Capital, $4,000.
pendence. Capital, $4,000.
Grant Tire and Rubber company,
Wichita. Capital, $4,000.
sunflower Portland Cement com
pany, Independence. Capital in
Kansas, $237,5O
Citizens State bank, Wichita. De-
crease number directors.
Russell County Old Settlers asso-
citation, Bunker Hill. No capital
A. L. Duckwall Five and Ten Cent
store, Abilene. Capital, $4,000.
Wells Cooperative Elevator COM
pany, Wells. Capital $4,000.
Oak Hill Farmers Cooperative
company Oak Hill. Capital, 10000.
Stricken Cooperative Exchange,
Stricken. Capital, $4,000.
Evangelical Lutheran Emanuel
church of Wilson. No capital.
Eagle Lodge No. 80, 1. o. o. F.,
Oskaloosa. No capital.
Dodge City Motor Speedway cor
poration. Capital. $1,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-02
FOR PERRY PHONES.
Company Would Issue $4,000 Worth
Common Stock.

The application of the Perry Home
Telephone company for permission to
do business as a public utility and to
issue $4,000 in common stock was
presented today to the public utilities
commission. In the absence of Chair
man Bristow and Judge Foley, the ap
plication will not be considered until
later in the week.
In their petition to the commission,
officers of the Perry Telephone COM
pany ask permission to do business
a public service corporation. They
also ask permission to issue $4,000
worth of common stock to pay for the
plant recently purchased of J. D.
Frost
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-02

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