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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-21
LITTLE MISS GRACEFUL
Topeka Girl of Seven Makes Big Hit
as Dancer.

A 7-year-old girl who can dance like
a professional is Phyllis Gregg, the
little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Gregg of SIS West Eighth street The
little Pavlowa won the amateur con-
test at the Hip theater Wednesday
night and promises to become one of
The evening world., 1915-01-15
POLICE PLAN BIC SHOW
TO AID ATHLETIC FUND
Committee Appointed for Benefit
Performance TO Be Given at
Hippodrome, Feb. ~.

Police Commissioner Woods to-day
appointed inspectors cahaiane and
O'Brien. Sergeant Pitts. Detective
Martin Sheridan. former amateur
athlete OF the world. and Patrolmen
John Taylor as a committee TO care
for funds raised for the promotion on
athletics in the Police Department.
Tho police baseball nine has boon
supported by contributions OF the
members. and the gymnaEiums In fhc
station houses have been equipped by
the men.
To extend the work Of promoting
athletics and take the burden on the
members Of the force. bencht mas
been arranged at the IIippodrome the
night Of Sunday. Feb. ~. II Is pre-
dicted the greatest aggregation or
theatrical stars ever seen on one stage
will appear.
The evening world., 1915-01-15
RerRAcTS CHESsIN CHARGES
Ma rsbaii a. Bsrsey ASmits Aiie""-
tios ssst Was unfossaed.

Marshall A. Barney. who sued Alex
apder r. Cbessin. formerly q professor
In Columbia University and a musi-
clan, for 100000 damages for alleged
alienation OF Mrs. Barney's affections,
last fall, has written the following
letter to Prof. Chessln. Withdrawing
tho charges:
I hereby withdraw and retract
any, each and all allegations,
statements and charges made by
me in my complaint and In any
and all affidavits heretofore made
by mo In my suit against you for
the alleged alienation OF my
wife's affections. as I am now
satisfied that such statements,
The evening world., 1915-01-15
CIRCUITS PLEA DENIED.

The Appellate Division Of the Supreme
Court in tho Second Department denien
unanimously to-day the appeal OF Ed
ward N. Grout against having his trial
for forgery in tho Union Bank matter
transferred TO the County Court by Jus
tice Bencdfct Justice Rich wrote the
opinion sustaining District Attorney
Cropseys contention that no appeal was
possible. Juticc Burr added an opinion
that Grouts only resource was TO ASK
for a change Of venue to another county.
The evening world., 1915-01-15
Fsn. n Death ~ the Biitmore.

Michael kobiIuk. twehty.one. a WIN
dow cleaner Of No. 800 west Thirty
seventh street. was Instantly killed yes
terday afternoon when he fell from the
nineteenth floor of tho Hotel Biltmore to
the italian Gardens on the second moor.
KobIluk was working without q life
belt" which attaches to the side Of the
windows. ms screams as he fell were
The evening world., 1915-01-15

charges and allegations were
without foundation In fact and
were untrucs
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-15

Compared with the price with 9th
ers Offering same kind Of goods for
sale. There Is a risk in buying any
kind OF new goods-a saw, an engine,
a governor. brass valve, an oiler. a
whistle, or an injector You do not
take as much risk when you buy our
goods. saws particularly, because
they have been tested and all defects
remedied We have a Brownell en-
CINE, twenty-five h. D., iron frame bolt
cd on blocks, exhausts under engine,
has good governor, good sized band
wheel, no exhaust pipe. used but little.
price 800 Your terms. ours. We re-
qulre good paper bearing per cent
interest One engine taken or a trac-
tor, rs D. D.. price 90 One traction
engine, 10 h. D., Russell make, write
for price and terms. Two new COVER
nors. u inch, new, 314 each. One 2H
Cooper governor, f25. cost new 5000.
used but little a 56-inch inserted
saw, hammered, new set Of teeth. used
but little One inserted tooth saw,
- inch, ready for use, SO gauge. $40.
One 81 inch, hammered, ready for use,
$40. Several solid tooth saws. one 81
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-15
PATRICK

mo. 1 didn't he said. 'and I don't
yet"
We'll. they are, anyhow" Sam rs.
sured him. 1.-TWO things that crops
have TO have are potash and phosphoric
acid. You know that ashes contain
potash, and they also contain some
phosphoric acid. A government bul
Ietin that l borrowed says there are
about eight pounds OF potash and one
third as much phosphoric acid I'm every
hundred pounds OF good ashes"
well. didn't know they was good
for anything" said Pagan. except to
get lye from to make soap"
Sam wasn't proud and didn't think
that he knew so much more than 9TH
ers, but he liked TO be OF help when.
ever he could.
why don't you send to the depart
ment OF agriculture. Mr.. Fagan," he
asked. and get some OF the bulletins
1t publishes? We pay for that work.
and why not make use OF It'll They
experiment and learn a whole lot OF
things that we ought to know. I've
written for several OF the bulletins"
Il don't want anything to do with
such foolishness." said Pagan. What
do they know about farmln'T
They know lot" Sam replied,
"and they're learning more every day.
It's their business TO experiment and
find out things. You might waste two
or three years experimenting to find
out something that you could learn in
five minutes by reading n government
bulletin"
Miles Pagan merely grunted in reply.
Il wish you'd let Bob join the Boys
Corn club" Sam continued. There's
chance for him to win n big prize,
and. besides. it'll teach him how to
grow corn"
Guess l can learn my boy how to
grow corn bout as well as anybody"
said Miles. But Bob and that agent
hive been a-pesterin' me to death bout
It and told Bob yesterday that he
could jine IL he'd use some o. that
stumpy land over there"
I'm glad of that" said Sam, and
stopped suddenly. From the lower
edge OF the field came n boom that was
Ike the report OF small cannon.
well, there goes some OF my
stumps," remarked the young farmer
Guess III 60 down and watch a few
OF 'em jump out OF the ground. 1
want to see how it's done"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-15

30 poorly that my folks thought was
going into consumption. One day /
found a piece Of paper blowing around
the yard and picked IL up and read II.
il said Saved from the Crave, and
told what Lydia T. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound has done for women. I
showed IL 10 my husband and he said,
Why don't you try it, So did, and
after ] had taken two bottles / felt
better and said 10 my husband, 4 don't
need any more, and ne said you had
better take II a little longer anyway
So took 1t for three months and got
well and strong. -- Mrs. ALoNzo f.
BAKER, 8 Tccumseh ST., Adrian, Mich,
Not Well Enough to Work.
In these words BE- hidden the tragedy
Of many a woman, hOusckeepcr or wage
Garner who supports herself and Is often
helping " support n family. on rneagre
wages. Whether In house. Office. fac
tory, shop, store or kitchen, woman
should remember that there is one tried
and true remedy for the Ills % which an
women are prone, and that is Lydia r..
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. IL
promotes that vigor which makes work
easy. The Lydia r. Pinkham Medicine
20, Lynn, Mass.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-15
CHAPTER III.

q ANS mother would moi agree to
let him do the blasting OF the
stumps. She feared. and with
much reason. that because OF
his inexperience in handling dynamite
no might blow up himself. So Sam
had agreed, though he didn't like the
idea OF paying SO for work that he
could do himself.
A man named Nolan had been hired
to do the work. and he had come out
Saturday afternoon to make a begin
ming. Sam was anxious to learn about
the work so that in future there'd be
no need TO hire some one else TO do Il
He drove across the field. hItched his
horse at safe distance and went over
to watch the proceedings.
Sans companions. who had also
heard the first report. came up to look
on. 1t was interesting to watch Nolan
deftly place his blasts so that they al
| ways brought up the stumps. Some
times they popped up in the air like a
cork out OF bottle; at other times they
split into pieces and went hurting
through the air. Under the largest
stump in the field Nolan put a double
charge OF dynamite.
Better get clear" be said to the boys
when be was about ready to touch IT
of. They all backed away TO a dis
lance OF thirty or forty yards and wait
ed He lighted the fuse and ran over
to where they were standing.
"Get down" be said, behind some
thing or on the ground"
All except Joe Watson promptly drop
ped down fat behind little ridge.
There isn't any danger this far on
he said and remained standing.
sect down, you dummy; it's going
Of" said Sam sharply, and as Joe
made no move he grabbed him around
the ankles and gave a Jerk. The boy
came down with a thud. and at the
same instant there was a roar. Some.
thing sang over them Ike ballet and
exactly In the path where Joe had
stood moment before
We'll you may thank your lucky
stars" Nolan remarked to Joe as be
got up. that Sam pulled you down.
You see that big piece OF stump layin'
away out yonder7 That's what wills
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-15
catarrb Cannot be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they
cannot reach the seat OF the disease.
Catarrah is blood or constitutional
disease, and in order to cure 80 You mus.
take internal remedies Halls Catarrh
Cure IS taken internally. and acts directly
npon the blood and mucous surfaces
Halls Catarrh Cure Is not % quack medi
cine. 70 was prescribed boy one ~ tine
best physicians iu this country for ycars
ana is regular prescription. 10 b. com
posed oil the best tonics known. combined
with thc best blood purifiers. acting
directly ON Che mucous surfaces The
uuricct combination OF The two ingredients
ls What produces such wonderful results
IN curing catarrhL Send for testimonials.
free.
j. y CHENEY &CO Props .Tolcdo.O
Sold Us Druggists, price Toe.
Take Hall Family INSTRUMENTATION.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-15

inch, $3.50. Sx9 gauge. so inch saws.
sl5 each. under this $40. Some as low
as S. Injectors, Swifts lubricators,
half price. New valves, brass whis-
ties. all brass fittings new. half price.
Band wheels ~ cents per pound.
One heavy balance wheel, cast, same
as new. weight about 1000 pounds,
$50. New machinery, Russell make,
threshcrs, saw mills, traction and por-
table engines these goods have no
superiors and are sold in all grain
growing countries Don't see us until
you write u.s. Saws and fittings are
cash with order Saws are Jas. Ohlcn
e. Sons make
VIM w. KtNCA1D.
Cameron. Marshall Co, w. Va
3G-12t
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-15

got so weak that /
could hardly do my
W ork. VIII en- I
washed my dishes /
had 20 sit down and
when ] would sweep
the floor / would get
50 weak that 1 would
have 10 get a drink
every few minutes,
and before / did my
busting / would have
10 lie down. I got
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-15
Not a Made-Over Car

Thus you see that it is not a made-over car to
meet lower price; it is the hgh-grade quality
that originally sold at S1925.
Think of it-this at S155O-S375 cheaper
than its first selling prcc-and then people wondered
how could make it at less than $1,000.
Why, great motor manufacturer once said to
us: ut is the finest motor in material and workman
ship we have (the one in this car at Sl55O
We are frank to say that we have turned
out better motor, even for higher-priced cars No
company that we know is turning motor with
such high-class workmanship you put on this
One'
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-15
Look Beneath the Surface

Statements like this should make the prospective
motor-car purchaser look beneath the surface of
claims OF all motor-car manufacturers nowadays
The prospective purchaser can't tell by looking
at finished what is in the chassis If he is
man OF mechanical knowledge he tell something
by close examination of the chassis.
But even then he can't find such differences
as this motor manufacturer found in our motor.
But those who see Chalmers Cars in the making
these differences.
That's why proudly call attention to the fact
tive purchaser who made trip through the Chalmers
factory.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-15
Talk to Owners of This Car.

Many of your neighbors in KIN G wOOD
and vicinity are running this now-ask any Of
them about it.
1t is the car of Quahty-Plus. 1t is the car of
quality, because the Chalmers Motor Company has
never succumbed to the temptation to make cheap
cars. When we cannot build quality we will go
out of business
1t is the car of QuahW-Plus, because, with new
plans for quadrupled production, new organization
and the biggest business in history we can make
Quality Cars at prices which make this Six48 abso-
lutely the best buy" in the field of priced from
$1,000 to $4,000 today.
We are not given to over-statementS. Hence we
ask the privilege of proving this rather strong claim
May we show you this car, to-day?
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-15

Bigger and better assortment Of gar.
den seeds at Kingwood Hardware COM
pany.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-15
COULD NOT
STAND ON FEET
Mrs. Baker So Weak-Could
Not Do Her Work-Found
Relief In Novel Way.

Adrian, Mich. - " 1 suffered terribly
with female weakness and backache and
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-15
How We Are Able To Cut

a This fact and quantity production have enabled
us to produce this at the 1916 price.
>. We are building 10000 cars this season. That
is nearly four times many as ever before. We are
putting up new buildings; installing new labor
saving and cost-reducing machinery.
With bigger organization, increased capital and
new plans, we have cut down administrative
!expense in its ratio to each car made.
After several years work now equipped to
make quality at quantity prices.
This car gets all the advantages of this general
Isaving. S<vS-s
In addition we had new tools to make on this
model, no new tool fixtures to make, no machine
tools-so we able to give the present buyers the
benefit of these special savings Also
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-15
No Changes But improvements

The cars operating in this district broke all
records for upkcep-freedom from repair cost con-
sdered.
There be no improvement made in motor
which does such work as this
There can be no structural improvement made in
carburetion which makes such record in gas econ
omy, chassis with such proper distribution Of
weght-light where it can estrongwhcre it should be-
Not one of these quality advantages has been
skimped in the 1916 model of this car but numerous
refnements have been made.
The car is built in our own shops. 1t is not
motor picked up here, transmission there, and
other parts from somewhere else.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-15
Cut from $1925

This placed on the market two years ago
at S1925. Thousands sold at that price Then
the car reduced to Sl725 and we sold thousands
more at this figure.
Most OF these cars went to New York, Philadel-
pha Boston and Chicago where the list of Chalmers
Six-48 owners reads like the Blue Book
They were not bought merely by those who felt
that S1725 all they could afford to pay for an
automobile, but by people who could afford any car.
Over thousand Sx-4Ss are operating in the
New York City district alone, yet one man at the
chalmers New York branch attends to all repairs
or adjustments that have ever been necessary.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-15

The reason we get new subscribers
is because we publish the live news OF
the county while It is news.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-15
To Remove Paint.

~ hGfHONC RANT
Equal parts OF ammonia and turpen-
tine Will take paint out OF clothing,
no matter how hard or dry It is. Sat.
urate spots two or three times, then
wash in warm soap suds.
Isn't The Argus full Of news?
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-15

q ANS mother would NOT agree to
let him do the blasting OF the
stumps. She feared. and with
- much reason. TINT because of
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-15

Isn't The Argos full Of news?
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-29
CAR LOAD LOTS NOW
ARE LEAVING SANFORD
Late Spring, Cold Wave, and Recent
Drought Have Tended to Lower the
Output But Slightly - Quantity Of
Strawberries Is Not Affected-Fan-
ciest Car of Fruit Yet Grown In Mis-
sissippi, Sent to Buffalo.

The South Mississippi strawberry
crop is now going northward at
rapid rate, reports from the various
farms in this section today state. 1t
will be but a few days until the sea-
son will be at it's height, and when
the fruit-said to be the finest favored
in the world-will be shipped in train
load lots.
Despite the fact that it was late
spring, and that several cold spells
and frost and snow waves swept the
berry section late in March and in
April, the crop this year will be un-
usually large.
From the farms of T. L. O'Donnell,
grower of the famous fancy Kondyke
| berries, at Sanford, has come the re
port that an exceptionally good sea
son is anticipated. The berries from
the O'Donnell farms are unsurpassed
in quality and flavor.
"While our shipping season has bee'
delayed on account of the late frost.
Mr.. O'Donnell said to representativ
of The News today, "and a furthe
obstacle Is the dry spell, We are MOI
ing right along. a car or more eac
day.
Fancy Car Shipped.
D., Yesterday we shipped refriger
tor express car to Buffalo, which ne
ted US here, and was paid for on o,
tracks, approximately $4,000. b
lieve that this is one Of the fancie
, cars Of strawberries ever moved o.
from the South.
I'VE had several buyers from v
J (Contlnusd On Pase Eight
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-29
Recreation Places
For the YOungAre
Asked BY Minister
DR.. DoDD SPEAKS TO HATTlEs
BURG YOUNG FOLKS ON PER-
SONAL PURITY.

A plea for a community recognition
of movement to provide recreation
places for the city's young men and
women was made by the Rev. M. E.
Dodd at last nights services at the
Main Street Baptist Church.
He spoke on "Is the Young Man
Safer" especially to the young people
of the city, and despite the rain earlier
in the evening big audience hear1
the sermon. He made a plea to the
young men for personal purity, saying
that to lead a pure life it is neces
sary for the Word Of God to be known
There were three additions to tn
church.
The largest weekday afternoon cor
gregations of the entire series OF meet
ings was that of yesterday, when DI
Dodd spoke on "The Second COMM
| of Christ" This afternoon at 3:3
o'clock, he spoke on "The Great Tribs
lation."
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-29
II
04~.Ds ha.aaxsA onpan1
Stevens Leaves For
Jackson to Assume
NeWDuties MayU
WILL BE MADE ASSOCIATE JUS
JUSTICE SUPREME COURT
ON THAT DAY.

Judge j. Morgan Stevens, for sew
eral years chancellor for this district,
who has been elevated to an associate
justiceship of the Mississippi Supreme
Court, together with Mrs. Stevens, will
leave for Jackson tonight, and in a
few days will be inducted into office.
Judge Stevens, who has made Hat
tiesburg his home since January,
1901, will assume his new duties on
May 10. He will spend the greater
part of each year in Jackson, where
he already has secured home.
He will attend the meetings of the
Mississippi Bar Association in Vicks'
burg next week.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-29
|Her16- -XeQr-OM DQuQhter
Is Mothers Chief Witness

found her guilty on the first charge,
but recommended mercy to the court.
Testifying for Mrs. Spencer. and her
chief witness. was her l16-year-old
daughter, an Unusually pretty girl.
Both the mother and daughter stoutly
denied the charges against the former,
saying that the complaining witness
reported her to the grand jury In a
spirit Of revenge.
"He came to my house and tried to
induce my daughter to accompany him
to a Dance" Mrs. Spencer testified
HE was drinking. and I refused to let
Cecile. go with him. Then it wassthai
he brought these charges against me-
The daughter bore out her mothers
testimony.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-29
JOHNNY PACE ON
TRIAL TOMORROW
ALLEGED HOlD-uP YOUTH, AND
JAll-BREAkER, FACING
FIVE CHARGES.

Johnny Pace, who has been in the
Forrest county Jail for some time on
five charges of hold-up and robberies,
and Arthur fairfield. also facing a
number of similar charges, will be
placed on trial in the Forrest County
Circuit Court tomorrow morning,
Judge Johnson announced today.
fairfield is now out on bond. Pace,
who was unable to make bond, is still
confined in jail. He was before the
court late yesterday afternoon, where
the five charges we're read. To each
he plead not guilty.
A sixth charge, that of jail-breaking,
will be made against the young man.
Several days ago, Pace secured an old
saw which had been hidden in the
cell for many months, and succeeded
in saving through partly cut bar at
the Jail. Tying a couple of blankets
together, he slid to the ground, and
made his escape. He was arrested
three hours afterwards, however, by
Deputy Sheriff Frank Williams, ant
returned to jail.
Pace says that he intended comini
back to Hattiesburg, any way, that h
was merely searching for a bondsmar
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-29

Mrs. J. J. Spencer, who lives on East
Pine street with her 16-year-old daugh-
ter, Cecile Spencer, has been found
guilty on the first of five charges made
against her by the Forrest county
grand jury for bartering and retailing
liquor.
Mrs. Spencer was placed on trial
yesterday afternoon. The remaining
charges were to have been heard to-
day, but shortly after court convened
today. her attorneys reported that
Mrs. Spencer was too Ill to be present
She Is the first white woman TO be
In court on a similar charge FOL
months, and the case has attracted
no little attention.
The Jury late yesterday afternoon
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-29
SHAMELESS MISUSE
OF ESBURG'S
WATER IS DEPLORED
THOUSANDS OF GALLONS ARE BE.
ING WASTED, CITY OFFICIALS
DECLARE.
MAY ADOPT ORDINANCE
COMPEL ING ECONOMY
Commissioner Farley Says That Many
Residents careIessIy Throw Away
Large Quantities-Obieots To Use
For Watering Gardens During
Drought Spells - Matter To Come
Before Board This Afternoon.

The shameless misuse of the city's
water supply is the way Capt. A. Fair
ley, city commissioner in charge of
Hattiesburg's water department, char
acterizes the practice now in vogue
here of residents throwing thousands
of gallons of the fluid each day on
their gardens because of the drought.
If the practice is not discontinued,
and the present dry spell is not brok-
en-, the commissioners more than like
ly will pass an ordinance, making it
CONTINUED on Page Four.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-29
RAIN DID MUCH FOR
GROWING VEGETATION

In the nick of time. and of suffi-
cient duration to help growing vegeta.
ton at least a little bit, came last
nights rain, the first which has swept
this part Of the state in month or
more. The downpour assisted consid-
erabiy in laying the dust, and at the
same time went a long way toward
quenching the thirst of the parching
crops in Forrest county and South
Mississippi.
The storm did not reach q great
distance north Of Hattiesburg. reports
from there today say. and stopped
short distance this side Of 0ulfport.