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The Holly chieftain., 1915-01-29
OLD SOLDIER WISHES TO
HELP SUFFERERS FROM KID
hEY, LIVER AND BLADDER
TROUBLES.

I am frequently troubled with kidney
and bladder trouble, especially in the
Spring and Fall. Being an old Veteran
of the Civil War, little exposure or
cold settles on my kidneys, and then
l am laid up with kidney or bladder
trouble. DR.. kilmers Swamp-Root was
recommended to me number of years
ago, and l took a number of bottles of IL
and was more than pleased with the re-
suits. | consider Swamp Root the great
est and best kidney medicine on the
market and it never fails to give quick
results in kidney trouble, bladder trouble
and lame back.
DIR. Kilmer's Swamp Root has done me
30 much good that. i feel if any words Of
mine will be the means of relieving any
poor sufferers, that you are at liberty to
use this letter as you see fit.
Yours very truly,
GEORGE w. ATCHLEY,
1855 Walker St. Des Moines, Iowa.
State of Iowa
Poke County a'
A. R. Hansen, retail druggist of this
city, being first duly sworn deposes and
says, that he is well acquainted with
George w. Atchley, who gave the above
testimonial that said Atchlcy made and
signed said testimonial in my presence
and that have sold said Atchley a part
of the Swamp Root referred to in above
testimonial. Affiant further says that
George w. Atchley is well known citi.
gen of this city and. an honorable man,
and that it was Mr.. Atchley's desire to
give said testimonial.
"A r HANSEN
Subscribed to in my presence, and
sworn to before me, this 23rd> Of March,
1909.
f. j. FRIsK. Notary Public.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-01-29
CHATTER TX.
On the Road.

The general never went anywhere
Without a well.stocked library. guide.
books, Instruction books, maps. All
The Holly chieftain., 1915-01-29
Letter 10
Dr. kilrnsr q CO.
8lnS1lamton, NY.

Prove What Swamp Root Will Do For You
Send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer 4 Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, for a sample size
bottle. It will convince anyone. You
will also receive booklet of valuable in.
formation, telling about the kidneys and
bladder. When writing, be sure and men.
ton this paper. Regular fifty-cent and
one-dollar size bottles for sale at all drug
stores. Adv.
Common Specimen.
knicker-Is Jones tired business
man?
Bocker-No, he is tired lack-of.
business man.
When designing woman gets fel.
low by the neck lie is generally the
last one to awaken to the fact.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-01-29
"He Hasn't the Slightest Idea Who
swiped His Clothes"

Hardly, II you give that bloke his
clothes before you need to-"
The Watermelon waved the state.
mont aside. I'VE are going to leave
about five" said he. "They aEe wait.
Ing for me. now. 1t will take you a
bit OF u walk to find the place. I put
the clothes In an empty log near pie
Of rocks at the foot OF three tall pines,
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
Betwesn 5000 and 1000
Guards Always Employed

These officers, here and at other
plaIhs, are paid good money. We have
among the lot former railroad men.
police officers, street car men-even
former doctors aud lawyers. Men OF
practically all vocatOns are now doing
police duty In the muniT ,oHs Industry.
1T is unnecessary to say that close
scrutiny Is kept upon visitors to muni-
tons plants. That is natural. 1t is
q private bus ness and outsiders are
not desired. Few persons can get u
pass to enter munitions plant nova
days.
The system Of policing is just as eff
hcient as once could find in any city.
Nothing is overlooked to afford COM
plete protection from any sort OF
danger.
II believe there are probably between
six and seven thousand men employed
In policing munitions, plants in the
Unitod~ States today. n is a big field
and the cost OF this protection. l he
iieve, Is at least fve million dolli rs
per wear That Is a conservative estl-
mate. The du Pont police system is
now being followed by several large
factories after their investigation of
our methods"
Major Sylvester said there were more
than forty applicants for guard AMI
detective duty at the ~ Port establish
nent AT Wilmington me- day following
the explosion which killed thirty work.
men
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
Protection of Plants Costing
S5.OOO.OOO q Year Now

no attempt Is made by du Pont Of
hcials 10 deny that that company, in
common with other makers Of war sup
plies, maintains heavy and expensive
guard about its establishments Judge
Lands would not say that this guard
is due to fear of bomb outrages and
incordia rism, but he suggested that 1t
WAS q matter of common sense for
the company to protect it's property
and Norkmen under all the circum-
stances.
I'VE are taking such precautions as
common sense would dictate,' said
service, have high walls surrounding the
plant and attempt to zee that no one
enters our establishment who doesn't
day and night. 1t Is also true that men
seeking employment are closely ques-
tiored about themselves and undergo a
rigid examination as to their qualifica-
tions. former employment, lie history
and similar mntters. Thse are all COM
mon sense precautions. 1t Is not neces-
sRry 10 say more"
Major Sylvester. the imDerturbable po-
lice official that he was n Waslin gton,
estim ted that about $j,O0).0CO annually
is being spent in the protection of mu-
ni'io0s plants throughout tn" country.
1--WE have In the du Pont police or
Canization," raid Major Sylvester
about six to seven hundrNi men. These
guards and detectives are distributed
among the various plants end they
work in shifts for the constant protCc-
tiOu of the property.
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
VIII Be Delivered Unless
Stopped at Source

Unless these vast quantities of guns.
shells. cartridges, powder and high ex-
plosives are stopped "at the source =
their delivery to the allies is practically
assured.
1t is doubtless true that the munitions
makers have reasoned this out from the
common sense" STANDPOINT and they
are, to say the least, concerned over
the mysterious fires and cXplos ons that
occur every few days where war orders
are being filed. Even without proof
of an anti-muniticns plot, the bills paid
each month for the protection of such
establishments are increasing and they
have been increa sing all summer.
With each add tional explosion of mys-
terious origin, these bills will go higher
and higher until 5000 900 per year will
by no means cover the aggregate eX-
pense OF private police forces. II Is inn
Possible to est mate what sums have
been spent by Federal and State au-
tlorities in cooperating I'm the investi-
gallons concerning the planting OF
bombs, the starting of incen6iary fires
and the suspected interference with
American commerce.
II is said that without exception the
many mills making war supplies are
digging deep into their treasures for
protection bills. This applies to the
Gu POnt mills the bethlehem Steel
" orlSs, the Rcnlin2ton Arms COMPANY.
the Aetna Powdefi Companies. the muni-
tiOns plant az Eddystone. Pa, and the
allied Industries that furnish some one
of the many things needed in Europe TO
conduct the greatest war OF al ltime.
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
Unable to Trace Fires
To Outside Origin

After the explosion which cost thirty
lives last week. the du Pont Company
issued an official statement denying
that proof had been found of q plot.
'Shrouded In mystery as have been
many previous explosions along the
Brandywne and elsewhere throughout
the country" was the description given
of the catastrophe. The company de-
MED that 1t had confirmed reports that
warnings had been posted along the
Brandywne advising all employees OF
''Tcutonic origin" that they worked In
the mills at their own risk. IL was as
serted that no such warnings had been
found, despite persistent rumor that
Charles b. Lsndis. former member
of Congress. and now one Of counsel
for The du Pont Company, said the COM
pany's investigation Id failed to dis
close "any plot by German or Austrian
spies or any one else"
I'VE have not been~able," he said,
Ito trace any of the explosions or fires
which have occurred to outside
agencies"
1t Was announced In Washington.
however that the Department OF JUS
tice would send representatives. to VIII
mlngton to assist In an investigation of
the cause of the explosion and to de-
term ne II any connection existed be-
tween this AFFAIR and other alleged plots
which the department Is investigating.
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
Vigilance Is Wstchword
All Over the Land

What Major Sylvester is doing at Will
hington, Carney's Point. and other fac-
tories OF th" du pont Company, trained
Anen are doing for the makers of wa"
tuunitions all over this land Vigilance
Is the watchword.
A stranger might as well attempt to
inter Buckingham Palace unannounced
ks to 20 through the gates of the du
IPont powder factories-and there are
hany of them. Every one is regarded
Aith suspicion. and naturally so.
There is no war in this country. but
khe visitor who would enter an estab-
Eshment filling war orders will be sub
iNcted to all the unpleasant scrutiny
Sne might expect were he to attempt to
trespass upon an army headquarters in
FLANDERS. Serbia. or e'gium'
From the time that one approaches
Ethin hailing distance Of the du Pont
Hlants he i3 under surveillance. Secret
Service men never more zealously
guarded the President of the United
States than these du Pont operatives
Suard the gateway to the war factories.
1 Newspaper men are not wanted with
D.: neither are the agents Of business
Sivals. the curiosity seekers, nor the
representatives of anybody or any
Fling
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
Applicants For Jobs
Are Investigated Thoroughly

These secret service men are likely to
be called upon to Investigate the story
of an applicant for a JoD-for no one
sgets job these days with a munitions
plant unless he can give full account
Of himself. Again, the company detec-
tive may be assigned to trail a person
who seems unduly interested in the
powder company's affairs and its estab-
lishnents. IL cannot be officially as
mitted. but II Is doubtless true. that
signed to run down rumors of Domp
plots, warnings to employees TO quit their
jobs, and fears of inccndiary ilres.
No official OF the du Pont company
will acknowledge that any proof mas
ever buen found that an explosion or
fire at the plant was the result Of out
side agencies" Nevertheless. there is
IN operation highly developed police
SYSTEM not only at the du Pont works
but at munitions plants everywhere.
Several of the makers of war inaterl-
ais sent enlissaries to Wilmington to
study tho du Ront police force methods
and later adopted practically that sys-
tenn of constant vigilance and pTotcc-
tton.
Pont Company augmented its police
force during the past summer, Extra
precautions followed closely the sinking
of the Lusitania, the era of explosions
aboard many ships, the Capitol bomb
eSploLion and the Ambas ssador Dumba
incident. Explosions and fires In muni-
tions plants have occurred with alarm
learned the Gu Pont Company has in
creased its guards and detective force
by about ,at least 10 per cent since
spring.
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
Boom Towns Sprung Up
HIRE and There In State

Boom towns have sprung up here and
there as at Hopcwell, Va. where the
idu Points have made a city out of a
.s.Sornhcld within a year. Old factory
t,sites, trod few months ago by only a
view hundred half-busy employees, swarm
SMlth thousands of workmen today.
,..Shipload after shipload of ammunition
-Rnd the paraphernal'a Of war cross and
: fe-cross the ocean to the battlefields of
-, continent in arms.
~ The story of the war munitions
tbonm' is not new either in this coun-
try or with the nations that are buying
war supplies or seeking to prevent
others from buying them. But the
narrative of what is being done to pro-
-stect the property of these munitions
concerns, and the hundreds of thousands
0of men employed by them, is yet to be
appreciated by those who have read of
booming stocks. new-made miIlionaires,
atoWns of mushroom growth and pros
perty returned to tagging Industry.
IT is unnecessary here to say whether
4 the establishments filing tremendous
war orders are afraid OF incendiaries
and bomb-plotters. An industry that
anlust spend upward of s. 200 900 a year
gfCr guards ard Se"ret service men evil
Hdently is not without certeiu fears
Armed guards are not DatroIiNg every
Stoot of snaCe about these nlaf1ts merely
ot0 keen out curiOSitV seekers
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
Even Office Boys Now
Ire Real Investigators

II ono has business to transact with
the COMPANY its offices may he found
n the citv of Wilmington. Here, too,
fhcre are alert, silent men about the
elevator shafts. the Railways, and the
snterooms. Even the office BOYS are
embryo Investigators, ancng bit
Suspiclously at anyone who extends a
card.
Although the du Pont officials and
Employees occupy many offices in the big
de Pont building at wilmington the
aoorways are mainly unlettered.
Whether by oversight or design the
Staincd glass doors convey no informa-
Non as 10 who is beyond. Nothing tells
fou that in this room is Major Svlves-
Ser, or the president or vice president.
er the man who takes the orders for a
pllion hounds of powder.
: Persons on business. who give = satis-
e tory advance account ~ their MS
Son nud do not look Hike susDlri us
characters, may have entrance. ana h.
4lnd tho doors soc many clerks rIshiTI Z
dbout with iDlD0rtRut dOcumentg' Hh u
hiil come SnNtches Of conversations
3tout big orders. dividends. and fact 5ry
output.
= That is in Wilmington. At tne fac
tories on the CutFkiTts Of the city aud
at CarnCY's Point ard Pcnu's Grove.
lnd the hoom town Of HoDewell. Va,
fhcle IL nothinC but secrecy, and the
fpiif:ed hand and closed gates forbid
aing entrance
pas, 10 the interior Of thcse plan+s.
Who're thousands OF men work dav and
rowing commission to inspect the
ENlti.n's hurPm
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
List of More Notable
Fires and Explosions

Here is list of the more notable
fires and explosions occurring during
the past few months IN. munitions
plants:
April 1--Exrlosion in the EGuitatle
powder factory at Alton III. Five
killed.
May 12-Exrlosion In tho Anderson
gUncotton warehouse at WHllinSton. y.
j. Three Lilled.
May 15-SiX injured Icy explosion in
the du Pont mill at Carney's Point,
January Fire loss of ST. OffO IN
the Buckthorno plant Nf John A. Roeb-
linS's, Sons. 49,.
March G-,six killed in nowder plant
August 19-Small explosion IN VIZ
mint IN plant OF tho du Pont company.
August 2s-EXplosin IN same plant
killed two.
october g. -Four killed in Cxnlosion at
Aetna powder factory at Emporium.
Octobor 2S-Fire loss NJ sENO.OOO IN Rus
/ s'srs' munitions warehouse at Seattle
wash.
Nover-hor 1O-w'rA loss Of go "'n -
tho Baldwin Locomotive mInitions
pInnt ~ Fddvstnne.
Nc~Ar'h"r 1l-N million doll"~ h~e at
tho Roebline steel rope plant, Trenton
Aw~rst 'a-rive l,,l'od IN explosion at
Strn"~'ahoniNg WORKS Of Aetna Pow
do CcT'H"r-
NorcN,No,, HO-Tht,tv klInS IL sxnlo-
sion at wilnlheton mills Of the d' Pont
c~'-rnanv.
7'hpr,. have hoau r1inor ev-'osiNns
s~S hrns 1T vnrIcus netah'i'hmertS
"h,"r or may not have b"en due
=. apcf6nOt
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
Close to 1000 Men on
du Pont's Pay Roll

About 5000 men are employed at the
HONEYWELL mills. The du Pont company
has another large plant, employing
about 1900 men. at Carnev's Point. On
the nav roll Of the du Points It is prob
able TODAY there are close to 1900 men.
The great majority of these are max
Ink gunpowder. guncotton. and other
explosives for the allies. Smokeless
powder Is manufactured at Carney 8
Point. Parlin. and Haskall. N. J. High
explosives are made at Gibbstown, n. j.
Black powder is manufactured at Will
niington and Runcotton Is shipped by
the trainload from HoDewell, the magic
city about nine miles out of Peters
burg.
ReRardless OF where the plants are
located, and regardless OF the sort of
war munitions they may make, they are
surrounded by picked guards and pro-
tected by secret service system as
RELENTLESS and alert as that of the
United States Government.
Whether or not these establishments
are guarded against the mere curiosity
seeker. or whether there turks I'm the
heart of every munitions maker the
fear Of spies, bomb planters. and fire.
, bugs. NAV be left TO the common
sense" of tho investigator and the
reader.
Compare on one hand the footings. in
millions of dollars. of the war orders
and tho explosions that shake some
plant and city every few days. on the
The Washington times., 1915-12-05

be remembered that the powder mills
sre now working twenty-four hours a
1,ay, that some Of them have increased
Inelr FORCES 200 per cent since the I'M
nu1 OF war orders, and that accidents
~ norma times were known 10 he such,
Mnlle there is grave uncertaiatv today
regarding the cause Of disasters that
follow one, after the other despite pre-
SaMti2ns which are unprecedented In the
Irrespective OF the lack Of proof Of
DnInn and incendlarN plots fosterad by
the synpathiSers with some of the ma
uons at war. II is true that the muni-
lions s establishments Milling war orders
Ior the allies do not care to take the
flsk OF employing men antag9nistic to
tha allie0 purchasers.
Workmen of German and Austrian
nativity have little chance Of getting
employment at the du Pont works. or at
similar establishments. An applicant
for work undergoes virtually a third
degree as to himself Not only are
cranks and spies feared by the makers
OF munitions, but Il is not regarded
even business policy to employ one Of a
nation opposing the nation for whom
way supplies are being made.
exceeding diligence IS exercised to
see that there Is no opportunity to
transfer the war of nations to the In
terror Of an American factory manu-
featuring the munitions ~ war.
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
Explosions Cause Increase
In Number of the Guards

Below there is printed a resume of the
!rore notable explosions and fires in
1munitions plants within the past few
smonths. More than half a hundred
american workmen have sacrificed their
slives and the property loss has been
tprcat--and this despite the ever increas-
EnR vigilance of guards and the gradual
1ncrease In the number Of such guards.
! The 0recautions taken at the du Pont
establishments are indicative of those
TO be found wherever large war orders
Fre being filled today. The du Pont
COMPANY has at the head Of its detective
Pnd guard forces a man who was for
fnore than quarter of a century con-
hected with the police department of
ENashington. and who for many wears
pas been president of the international
Association of Police Chiefs.
The position held by Major Sylvester
eodaY, however. undoubtedly is the most
fXacting of his career. His salary is
Feputed to be about $4,000 per wear.
Gle controls a force approximately as
9arRe az that he directed I'm Washington
Rand no man on that force has u
finecIIrp
The Washington times., 1915-12-05

are big electric light stands, and these
liglts are flashed at frequent Intervals
during the n'Rkt to make certain that
no undesirable character lurkS about
the establshment
The guards are we'll armed ard nu-
nerous, They work In eight. hour shitts,
and report with regularity to commHnd-
ing captains Each plant IN the du POnt
organization has It's chief officer, who In
turn makes reDort 10 Major Sylvester.
Who Is the director general OF the entire
force Of hetWee 600 and 400 mon
Major Sylvester's attention is divided
among the many establishments, large
and small, of the du Pont company,
He may be found one day at Carney
Point: then he may jump to Hopeweil
HaskAll, N. j., or GIbbstown,. N. u
The guarding. of these powder-manu-
facturng Establishments is but part
of the duty of Major sylvester and his
force. There are detectives and secret
service operatives; men who go on mys-
terious missions and pry into the move
ments OF persons who are under espi-
onage for any reason.
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
IHopewen at First a
Gold6eId Of 1918

"Can a German or Austrian obtain en-
ployment in your nilIs?" an attache of
the du Pont company was asked.
He smiled. and parted:
THE Question answers itself. doesn't
it2 Suppose YOU were making some
thing for a country at war. Would you
consider the subject of All enemy coun-
try the best employe to be Obtained7'
The attacl1e said he didn't mean to
imply that an German or Austrian who
might apply should he regarded with
suspicion. Yet. he said. the complica-
tions are there-as Witness the efforts OF
Ambassador Dumba, now recalled at the
demand of this Government to force
Austrian sympathizers to strike In the
steel and munitions mills
Al. Hopeweil, Va, where the du Points
have built a city OF 27.0oO souls within a
year. Italians and Greeks are said to
prOdominate among tie guncotton
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
MAJOR SYLVESTER
IL FACES BIG ODDS
Guarding du POnt Munitions
n, Factories From Destruction
by Plotters and CrankS.
tContInued from Finat Page.l

question why police systems. vast and
costly, are now maintained by makers
aof powder, shells, cartridges, gun and
(, high explosives which Europe Is buy
ing at the cost OF hundreds Of millions
of dollars
20 The purveyors Of war supplies are the
busiest agencies in the United States
to-day. There are stories OF millionaires
made almost overnight of factories that
have virtually thrown away their doors
Iand are open twenty-four hours a day
fand seven days q week Forces have
BReen doubled and trebled in STEEL pow
der and gun manufactures, and wages
tShese Industries.
almost every plant capable of making
sRnything desired by the fighting armies
s9f Europe has hurriedly erected new
buildings and largely increased its ca
nacity. This statement applies, OF
;fourse, to factories whose owners want
The war order business
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
Wood Would Save Pay
For u. S. Employees

Tho War Department is Giving con
alteration 70 a report from Mi. Cen
Leonard Wood. commanding r.he De-
par.ment Of the Fast. u~gIhp that. sue-
c,al consideration he given to employees
OF the Government attending military
cnmDs of instruction. so that they. shay
be saved from loss OF nay. "
3 additional leave with nav is rraT.ed
10 Government cnnnlnyes attending
CO mps Of the District militia
General Wood believes the same regu-
lations should apply TO employees attend
ing such camps es that at PIattsEurg.
"It r. unfortunate" hc ssvs. ''if ems
plOyes of the Government i.se'f. which
Is supporting these camps. find that
they cannot attend without undergoing
loss OF pay In addition 10 the verv con-
siderable personal outlay"
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
Congressman Eagle
Turns Down Patronage

There H. ono lone democrat IN the
House who turns his shoulder on patron
age. He Is J. n. Eagle Of Texas. who
according to report TO the Democratic
caucus YESTERDAY. was the only pemO-
crAt to refuse the .0nn patronage lie
was entitled 10 IN the Last session OF
for jobs, Eagle personally told the pa
tr0nsge committee he wanted none for
his district.
The House patronage committee
M med by the caucus Will divide minor
Jobs such rs messengers. elevator opera
tors. etc. carrying In aggregate saiarieS
amounting to nearly SSOn,0C0, Each Con-
gressmAn. except committee .chairmSn,
will receive 1880 IN patronage.
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
Eighteen. .Year-Old Girl
Is Held in Robbery Case

Mary Mansfield, eighteen years old,
who lives at 91s x street northw est,
is held by the police OF the Third pre-
einct in connection with a hold-ur
Friday night i'm which John SalSei-
Iaeldes, who lives in the rear OF 1914
l. street northwest. was stopped by "a
man and woman.
Sallallaeidcs told the police that he
was held UP near his hone at the
point of a pistol. lie says that 81
was taken from his pockets. A car
riage belonging TO Secretary of War
GPrrison drove into the alley and
frightened the man and woTian away,
'rhe Mansfield gi.l was arrested by
Sergeant Green. Of the ThGd precinct