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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-15
THIRTY OR FORTY KILLED
When Street Car Plungcs Through
Open Drawbritigc in Boston.


Boston, Nov. 1.-THE lives of from
30 to 40 persons were lost tonight
when a crowded passenger car of the
Boston elevated street railway plung-
ed through an open drawbridge in to
Fort Point channel, just outside the
South station terminal
Twelve persons were rescued from
the water by fire boats and Jugs. One
man. r. J. Cannon, died after being
brought to shore. Two bodies were
found with graphing irons, but the
recovery Of other bodies was DELAYED,
as. it was believed. they were pinned
in the car which rested on the bot
tom OF .he channel, 35 feet deep.
Gerald Walsh. motorman OF the
car, who jumped before it went over
the edge Of the draw, asserted that
the accident was due to the fact that
there was no light on the gates pro-
tecttng the opening. He and George
Mckeeon, the conductor, who also
leaped and SO saved his life, were ar
rested on technical charges Of man
slaughter. The conductor was insen-
sible and the police were unable to
learn exactly the number of his pas
sengers
Some Of the rescued people esti-
mated the number Of passengers at
upward of fifty. J. II. White, pub
licity agent Of the Boston elevated
railroad, in statement issued soon
after the accident, said his informa-
tion agreed with that of the police
that about 40 persons were unac-
counted for.
We're Returning Home.
Most of the passengers were en-
ployees of the Western Electric Com
pany's factory in South Boston and
were returning to their homes from
work. Many women and children
were inclu ded in the number. The car
was of the closed type with a narrow
door at each end, so that escape was
impossible except for those who hap
pened to be standing on the platform.
The first assistant draw tender, T.
J. Shea. who was in charge Of the
bridge, disputed the statement of the
motorman that there was no light at
the draw. Shea said the usual red
signal lights were on the gates. He
was not sure, he said, whether the
arc lamp on the bridge was lighted.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-15
Slain or Held for Ransom.

El Paso, Texas, Nov. S.-A report
has been received here from Chihua-
hua City that Edgar Koch, a German
consular agent at Parral, either was
killed or was held for ransom by
villa bandits in the vicinity Of Santa
Rosalia.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-15
Whenever You Need General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
we'll known tonic properties Of QUININE
and IRON. 1t acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Fnriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. so cents.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-15
LARGER GINNINGS no NOy. 1.
More Than for Same Time in 1915.
$50, 73i Bales for South Carolina

Washington, Nov. S.-Cotton gin
ned prior to November 1 amounted
to S,6l90G3 bales, compared with
7,37S,SGS last year, and 9,S2G,912 in
1914. Round bales included were
153,69S and sea island SO,310.
Ginnings by States follow:
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-15
Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up System

The Old Standard general Strengthening tonic,
GROVES TASTRLESS chill TONIC. drives out
Maiaria, ,enrche the blood and builds up the sys
TEN. A true tonic. For adults and children. SOC.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-04-13
HIGHLAND.

Highland Press: Mrs Philip Harris
was here from Mineral Point Wednes
day. helping her mother, Mrs John
Wallenkamp, pack her furniture, pre-
paratory to shipping them to Mineral
Point.
A train load of auto trucks bound for
Russia, passed through Cassville Sun
day. But what attracted the most at.
tention was large cannon, 80 feet
long, with fourteen inch bore. 1t is
said that this huge piece of artillery
was intended for the U. S. coast de-
Tense. 1t was loaded on two specially
built fiat cars, with double trucks.
Mrs John Wallenkamp moved her
household goods from her farm home
south of town, Thursday and shipped
them to Mineral Point, where she will
make her home with her daughter Mrs
Phil Harris.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-04-13
PERVERTING THE PEOPLE.

A nation wide propaganda has been
inaugurated to pervert the people on
the water power question. The Water
Power Development Association is
tempting the publishers of the country
with free plate matter which describes
the Shields bill and the Meyrs bill as
measures wisely and carefully drawn
and safeguarding the public interests.
The offer came to The Democrat this
week from the American Press Associ-
alton; and we Immediately forwarded
the correspondence to Senator Husting,
SO that he and other lawmakers may
know what the water power grabbers
are doing to manufacture "sponta-
neOus" sentiment in favor Of their ne
fariOus measures. Every editor who
publishes this water power matter with
out letting the public know who pays
for it ought to be prosecuted under the
federal statute which provides that all
paid reading matter shall be marked
Advertisement" The water power
question is going to be a very big ques-
ton in the nation this year. Send no
man to senate Or house who would give
away the water powers for naught. 1t
is big question. 1t has two sides to
it. One is the right side and the other
is the wrong side. The grabbers are
on the wrong side. Stand four square
against them.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-04-13

will shorten the supply of cheap labor,
and that freedom in the Philippines
may restrict market. Fear is one of
the basest of passions because it is
made cover for violence and injustice.
Many people are inclined to marvel
at the desperation to which war has
brought the highly civilized nations of
Europe. Here under conditions of
profound peace we have spirit no less
rapacious. War is greed with arms in
its hands, but it is open and unashamed.
The greed of the cotton manufacturers
is war by indirection, but the weapons
that it uses are those which progress
always disclaims and withstands.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-04-13
High Protection and Child Labor.

New York World: The American
Cotton Manufacturers Association. in
session at Atlanta, enthusiastically
adopted resolutions demanding high
protective tariff, the defeat Of the Child
Labor Bill in Congress, the denial of
Philippine independence and the legal
ization of combinations to control
foreign trade. Why nothing was said
in favor of burglary and abduction is
not explained.
We do not believe that our business
men are as vicious as the policies of
the lackeys supported by their organi-
cations often make them appear. In
this declaration an important element
of producers subscribed to extortion,
cruelty, tyranny and monopoly. Prac;-
tically all the social and political ad-
vancement made by humanity since the
days of John Hampden was belied and
repudiated in these utterances.
Only one excuse was made for such
a platform of denominations, and that
was fear There is fear that the present
prosperity will not last; that European
competition after the war will be dead
ly; that humanity toward childhood
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-04-13
PRESS POINTS

Chippewa Falls Independent: The polite
ians are beginning to appreciate the country
weekly newspapers. Well they may Without
the country weekly newspapers the average
member in congress would do about as he
pleased. 1t is the country newspapers that
are making it warm for the members of con-
gress who deserted President Wilson when he
asked them to stand for America
Ellis B. Usher: If the democratic party in
Wisconsin follows the lead of Senator Husting
and William F. Wolfe. the present Wisconsin
delegation in the house will get long vacation.
Senator LaFollette got his last Tuesday.
Sheboygan Press: What will President Will
son do? He has finely said that a man who has
been deprived of opportunity in the land from
which he comes will not misuse opportunity in
the land to which he goes. The president is
right; he will doubtless veto the offending
measure.
Whitewater Gazette: While not in favor of
socialism are not so afraid of it but that we
are glad to see Mayor Bading beaten by a good
socialist. He stood for nothing and was asso-
ciated with ring of brewers that have been
altogether too prominent in Milwaukee govern
ment.
Marinette Eagle Star: No county official has
the legal right to traffic privately, in any way
or form whatsoever, with the county. A SINH
lar provision applies to all city officials The
law is very explicit on this matter.
Sheboygan Press: The trouble with the Re-
publican organs lies in the fact, that they howl
if Wilson does and they howl if he doesn't.
Whatever is is wrong if it's democratic, is their
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-04-13
The presidential primary vote shows
President Wilson strong in Wisconsin.

Certain newspaper editors who have
stood all their lives for the Communism
Of Protection are cast down in spirit
because Milwaukee again has Social
ist mayor. Cheer up, gentlemen. Men
who call themselves Socialists are not
all bad. At the last session of the
Wisconsin legislature some Social
Democratic members served the state
we'll in time of need. They helped to
discomft the high binders who tried to
grab the water powers and the leaguers
who tried to strangle public education.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-04-13
PROFESSOR IRVING FISHER.

PROFESSOR IRVING FISHER.
presidents, although vice presidents
have far less responsibility. but spend
much more time in Washington social
life than the presidents. 1t is also sug
gested by the fact that the civil war
period, with it's greater weight of re-
spOnsbility but more simple living
showed lower mortality than the pc
RODS preceding and following. with
less weight Of responsibility but less
simple living"
Professor Fisher said that historically
there has been q progressive decrease
in those causes Of death consisting of
infections which kill their victims
chiefly at the earlier ages. but pro-
gressive change for the worse in those
causes Of death cOnSistin" OF the wear
and tear diseases Or degenerative dis
eases which kill their victims chiefly at
the later years.
"TheSe opposite changes. Professor
Fisher says, 'in the infectious and de-
generative diseases would explain the
improvement in mortality at the earlier
ages and, on the other hand. the non
Improvement and. in the case of Yale
graduates. even positive retrOgressiOn
in the mortality of the older ages.
Again, they would explain the marked
exceptionally of the older ages in the
civil war period. For if it was plain
living which explained the low NOR
tality of that period we should expect
the more marked influence of that fac
tor to appear just as it does. at the
older ages at which the wear and tear
mortality is chiefly registered.
1.-THE damage to vitality which we
find in public life is not. therefore. put
forward as an argument against enter
ing public service. nor will knOwl-
edge Of the facts probably tend in that
direction. certainly not among those
who place public interests above per-
sonal interests. as every public man
should. But knowledge is power, and
a knowledge of the facts should enable
us to protect our public men or enable
them to protect themselves and to do
so in the public interest This can be
accomplished by better general health
conditions in the country and its cap
ital. By better health customs and hab-
it's. by better ideals and by a more sys-
tematic application of the perfect ideals
already existing"
In connection with the lives OF the
presidents of the United States. Pro
fessor Fisher says:
THE longevity of each president is
reckoned from the date Of Inaugural
tion-that is. from the time of his first
being president Thus Washington be-
came president at the age of fifty
seven. when the expectation of life.
according 20 the American experience
table. was sixteen years. He actually
| lived. however. only eleven years In
stead Of the sixteen. John Adams, on
the other hand lived after Inaugural
ton twenty nine years. which was two
and three times his expectation Of thir-
teen years"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-04-13

The old traditional issues will be put
in the background and their place will
be taken by issues growing out of the
European war. Candidates will be
quizzed by pro Germans and anti Ger
mans and pro allies and anti allies un
til they will be driven to distraction,
but in the end, all of them will have to
stand up and be counted.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-04-13

Look over the want adv. on page 8.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-04-13

The Waterloo Democrat of last week
published good deal of reprinted mat
ter in favor of the reelection of Con-
gresham Burke. If the people of the
second district would choose either
Editor Whipple of Waterloo or Judge
Rogers of Fort Atkinson as their mem
Der of congress, they would be well
represented in the house.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-04-13
THE TRAVEL FESTIVAL GOOD

The moving pictures presented by
the Lyman Howe Company at the Mu
nicipal Theatre last Thursday evening,
April 6, were exceptionally good. The
scenic pictures were beautiful, showing
the Glacier National Park, Swiss Alps
and 9th er places of interest. Mr.
Howe's cartoons were very humorous
and enjoyed by a good sized audience.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-04-13
Must Stand and Be Counted

Neal Brown: From what / have
been able to gather regarding political
sentiment, party lines in the coming
presidential campaign will be shattered
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-04-13
SIMPLE LIFE BEST
Wear and Tear Cause Statesmen
TO Die Young.
SAYS WORK ISN'T TO BLAME
Yale Professor, After an Exhaustive
Study on Question of Vitality of Our
Public Men, Declares Quiet Life Is
the Long One.

the Long One.
New Haven, Conn.-That the simple
life is the long one and that the con-
vivial social life of the nations rep
resentatives in congress is not condu-
Give to longevity, but has, on the con-
trary, been the means of taking off at
a too early age many of the best men
of the country, are deductions made by
Professor Irving Fisher, one of the
best known political economists in the
country, after an exhaustive study.
presidents, vice presidents and con-
gressmen are q select group, endowed
at the outset with unusual vitality
The vitality of most of them is severe
ly taxed and materially reduced by the
heavy responsibilities and bad person
al hygiene incident to public career.
A minority escape the worst of these
conditions and retain the major part Of
their natural endowment of vitality.
Bad hygiene has been more destruc-
tive than the weight of responsibility
This conclusion is suggested by the
fact that the vice presidents suffer a
greater curtailment Of life than the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-04-13
UNITED IN MARRIAGE
Jacka-McDonaId.

Miss Helia Jacka, daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs David j. Jacka of this city, was
united in marriage to Mr. James
Mcdonald of Darlington, Monday,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-04-13

March 81, 1916, at Chicago. The
young couple will make their home in
Chicago, where Mr. Mcdonald has a
good position with a railway company
Many frienus extend heartiest congrat-
ulations.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-05-05
Quick Story Teninp,

~h~
Nine. Bernhard Is fond Of relating
a very funny experience she had during
her early days as an actress with IN
actor who was something of a wit and
who was addicted to "gagging."
: 1T is SO long ago. she says, "that I
recall neither the player no the play,
only the part wherein the scene was
spoiled. The hero said to me, DO you
object to this cigarT which he had al
ready lighted and was putting vigor-
ously.
"'No, no, nor I answered, which was
the cue for him to tell me the story
of his life. =
81 looked at me instead and said,
rolling the cigar between his fingers,
That, madame, is because you do not
have to smoke It.
"The audience appreciated the fact
that he was smoking a cigar furnished
by the property man, and roared with
laughter, but this Interference made
him forget his lines. He could not
recollect a word, SO, taking my arm, he
said, Come with me for a walk, and
will tell you the story Of my nfe.'
I'VE walked off the stage and on at
the next entrance, which required no
more than two seconds Of time, and
then he said, Now I have told you the
story of my life"
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-05-05
His Heavy Voice.

Some time ago the guests at a recep.
ton were discussing the relative merits
of several songsters, when n Of the
party turned to a man named Brown.
by the way, Brown" said he, "you
are something Of a singer, are you
not?"
mot on your life" was the emphatic
response of Brown. II never sang a
note that somebody didn't threaten to
send In a riot call. You are probably
thinking Of my brother"
Perhaps I am" was the thoughtful
rejoinder Of the other. HAS he a heavy
bass voiceT"
Eyes," smiled Brown, $50 derned
heavy that 1t makes him bowlegged to
carry it."-Philadelphia Telegraph
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-05-05
Both Stunss

Some time ago an eminent London
physician requested an equally emf
nent surgeon to accompany him to see
a distinguished but slippery patient.
The patient was exceedingly polite to
both the medical gentlemen, shaking
hands with them and bowling them out
of the room In the most affable man.
ner. Soon after this professional visit
the same physician called again on the
surgeon, requesting him to accompany
him to soc another patient. On their
way thitaer the surgeon observed, ~
hope this patient will behave more lib
orally thaa the last did"
"Why?'s said the NJ. D. did he not
give you a feet"
"Not a shilling" was the reply.
'1ndeed!" said the eminent physician.
with a toss Of the head. "Why, he Dor.
rowed 2 guineas from me to give to
you!"
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-05-05


A very circumspect and conscientious
young miss Of four was sent into the
parlor Of a certain Philadelphia house.
hold to entertain a caller for a few
minutes until her mother should ap.
pear.
The conversation drifted to a discus.
sion of the youngsters intellectual nc.
quirements, and the visitor asked:
"Do you know the alphabet, Marie7'
Eyes, ma'am."
Twill you say It for mer'
Marie began glibly enough, but after
she had given three or four letters she
stopped short, saying, EFF you please
ma'am, I don't think I better say any
more"
"And why not?" asked the caller, sur
prised.
Those are not all ! know" explained
the yoingster; ''but. You know, mamma
says ] muatn't tel al ! kuUww
10y . q "a - 1t 81 q q o L
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-05-05

style. When the
first applicant ap-
peared Tad said,
"Of course I want
a man who can
speak c b,
play pinoc e,
curry a horse and
make a cocktail"
well, I can do
'em all and still
have q few tricks
up my sleeve"
said the chauf-
feur, with becom-
ing modesty.
Tad looked him
over and t b Q n
said suddenly: II
don't know. When
I lamp your face
and see your horn
painted up that
=, ~ cfrfkna me
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-05-05

way It strikes me UT COMES EA8Y 70
that you are a M"
hard drinker, and I don't want any
hard drinkers driving a q for me and
running me wei some picturesque
cliff"
"You are wrong" said the driver. Fl
am not a hard drinker. It ome easy
to me."-Cartoons Magazine.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-05-05
Tha Lsardar Life.

The Larger LIE.
OH, may I join the choir invisible
OF those immortal dead who live again
In minds made better by their presence:
live
In pulses stirred to generosity,
In deeds of daring rectitude, In scorn
For miserable aims that end with self,
In thoughts sublime that pierce the night
like stars
And with their mild persistence urge
mans search
To vaster issues.
George Eliot.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-05-05
49, -
o. The
Scrap Book

T. A. Dorgan, the c%artoonist, was
trying to hire a chauffeur the other day
and went about 1t in his usually breezy
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-12
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
The Late Henry P. Goddard,

Mr.. Editor: In the death of Henry
P. Goddard Norwich has lost one of its
most distinguished sons. Although for
many years removed to other fields,
he never lost his interest in the town
of his birth and frequently visited it
to renew associations pleasant alike to
him and to his acquaintance. y Wig
orous and entertaining writer, it was
most fitting that he should have been
associated with the lamented Isaac H.
Bromley in those first days as the
first city editor of The Bulletin. My
first meeting with him was at the flu
neral of Mr.. Bromley in 1898. 1t was
an occasion of more interest to me as
both men had been close friends of my
father. The passing of its first editor
and founder naturally renewed public
interest in The Bulletin and its his
tory and led me to suggest to Mr..
Goddard that he write something for
it's columns of those times. He half
promised to do SO, but busy man that
he was, never found the time. more's
the pity.
During his residence in Hartford and
later in Baltimore, Mr.. Goddard con-
tributed numerous articles to period
icalS on the theatre, especially the pro-
auctions of Shakespeare's plays. He
founded a Shakespeare club in Balti-
more and was for many years its pres
ident. While living in Hartford he
wrote the history of his regiment-the
Fourteenth Connecticut, which was
widely circulated at the time among
the soldiers. Some years after going
to Baltimore ne became interested in
the career Of Luther Martin and at the
suggestion of the Maryland Historical
society wrote a biography entitled
Luther Martin, the Federal Bulldog"
Luther Martin (174S-1S26) had a
most eventful career in the early days
of the nation. a man of much native
ability, he studied law and became at
! torney general of the colony. Chosen
a delegate to the constitutional con-
vention at Philadelphia in 1887. he took
offense at some of the proceedings and
| leaving in a huff declined to sign that
| Thomas Jefferson to nickname hin
1.-The Federal Bulldog" Later he be-
| came associated with Aaron Burr and
| defended Burr at his famous trial fol
| treason at Richmond. His convivia
| tastes proved his ruin and his las
| days were only spared actual poverty
! by Burr, who gave him shelter at hi!
home in New York city. There wa.
much of the romantic in his career
\ which attracted Mr.. Goddard wht
made of it an interesting volume.
| Gifted with a wiry physique ant
| active not only in his business but il
many other ways up to the very last
| He was one of the most successful in
| surance managers in the country AM
| a cultured, high minded gentleman o
| whom Norwich may we'll be proud.
]. R. D.
|