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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-09-07
HUGHES SPEAKS
AT NASHVILLE
Is Heckled by Wilson Sympa-
thizers as He Speaks.

| Nashville, Tenn, Sept. An ter
rltory which no republican presiden-
tial nominee ever has visited before.
Chas. e. Hughes tonight faced a tu-
multuous audience in the auditorium
here
With cheering for Wilson ringing
again and again in his ears, heckled
by listeners and halted often by dem
ocratic sympathiZers, the nominee
criticised the administration for it's
policies. argued for a protective tar
III and in reference which the audi
encc took to apply to the enactment
OF the Adamson bill asserted that he.
stood firmly for the arbitration of als
industrial disputes.
Must Stand on Facts,
Il believe there is no grievance
with respect to labor" Mr.. Hughes
said, that cannot be settled by a
fair, candid explanation of the facts.
I'VE have in the past had to deal
frequently with the opposition OF
employees to the principle of arbitra-
ton. Sometimes they have refused
to arbitrate disputes. Public opinion
has been against them. l stand here
firmly for the principle Of arbitrat
ing industrial disputes and | would
not surrender it to anybody in the
country
For Reign of Reason.
Il believe that anything that il
right in this country can be settled
right. What is our republican gov
ernment? What are our free insti-
tutions? We have come down the
long course of history with the peo-
pie fighting slowly, slowly-nov
with defeat and now with victory.
for recognition of the reign of rea-
son instead of the reign OF tyranny
and force.
Now then, stand for two things
Urges Arbitration.
First, for the principle of fair,
impartial, thorough, candid arbitra-
ton; and second, for legislau ton Or
facts according to necessities of the
case. And am opposed to being
dictated to either in the executive
or congress by any pow
er on earth before the facts are
known.
I'VE have a great country and a
great future. But it can only be pre-
served in one way:
Candid Treatment.
That way is the way of all hon
est, fair investigation and candid
treatment. Show me the way that il
right and will take it; but l won't
take any way that l do not know
anything about
The audience, which had inter
rupted Mr.. Hughes repeatedly dur
ing the earlier portion of his speech
to cheer for Wilson, heard the nomi-
nee's declaration in silence and at
it's conclusion applauded it,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-09-07
ANOTHER CRISIS
IS PREDICTED

Chicago, Sept. 3.-The railroads
will accept the eight hour day un-
der protest, but will not take action
that will confront the country with
another crisis, was the predominant
prediction among transportation Of
ticials of Chicago tonight when the
news of the senate vote was flashed.
Hale Holden, president of the
Burlington and spokesman for the
railroads throughout the Washing
ton conferences, outlined the future
policy of the railroads as follows:
"The railroads will take no imme-
diate action and no single RAILROAD
will take any hasty steps in this
matter. I am sure that I am speak
ing for all of them. We are not go
ing to confront the country with an
other crisis.
To Accept Under Protest. .-
"The plan is to accept the law un-
der protest, pending the period of
investigation by the presidents COM
mission or possibly shorter time,
If our lawyers so advise us. They
are busy on it now, but have to go
slow because no one knew in just
what form the legislation would go
through congress.
"I regret that congress has had to
make this humiliating surrender,
and l believe that am expressing
the sentiment Of my colleagues in
regretting that congress did sur
render" Mr.. Holden continued,
launching into a criticism Of the
administration program.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-09-07
ADAMS0N BILL EPASSED:
STRIKE ORDER RESClNDED
The Nation Is Thankful; the Men Jubi
liant; the Railways Skeptical.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-Atter
an all-day strd between
those who believed e ;ender to
a threat was worse an the
strike itself and those W.aAbe-
lieved that congress should saso
any length to maintain the peaSssh,
the senate at 6 pm. today passeo
the identical house bill for the
eight-hour day and thus obviat-
ed the need of the conference be-
tween the houses.
The speaker of the house and
the president pro tenn. of the
senate Immediately appended
their signatures to the bill and it
was ready for the presidents
signature. He will be here at Z
o'clock Sunday morning to sign
it.
The vote was a party one ex-
cept for the fact that Senator R..
NJ. La Toilette (Rep.) voted for
it and Thomas w. Hardwick of
Georgia and James P. Clarke of
Arkansas (Dems.) voted against
it.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-09-07

Be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the Unit
ed States of America, in congress as
sembled:
Section THAT beginning Decem-
ber 1, 1915, eight hours shall in con-
tracts for labor and service be
deemed days work and the meas
aure of standard of a days work for
sshe purpose of reckoning the coIu-
al$sss1sation for service of all employees
fSNho are now or may hereafter be en-
ployed by any railroad which is sub
iect to the provisions of the act of
February I, 1887, "An Act to Regu-
late Commerce." as amended, and
who are now or may hereafter De aC-
tually engaged in any capacity in the
operation of trains used for the trans
portation of persons or property on
railroads, from any state or territory
of the United States or the District of
Columbia, to any other state or ter
ritoly OF the United States or the
District of Columbia, or from one
place il, territory to another place
in tho same territory, or from an"
place in the United States to an ad-
jaccat foreign country, or from any
place il the United States through a
foreign country to any other place in
the United States.
Section 2-That the president shall
appoint commission of three, which
snail observe the opeca ton and cf-
fects OF the institution Of the eight,
hour standard work day as above de-
fined and the facts and conditions af-
fecting the relations between such
c.mnlon carriers and employees dur
ing period of not less than six
months nor more than nine months
i'll tho discretion of ths commission,
and within thirty days thereafter
S lch commission shall report it's find
ings to the president and congress.
That each member of the commits
sion created under the provisions of
this act shall receive such cOmpen-
sation as may be fixed by the presi-
dent.
The sum of $4,000, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, be, and
hereby is, appropriated out of any
money in the United States treasury
not otherwise appropriated, to be i'm
media .assrs II. Fable aid 10 continue
available until the close of the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1917, for the
necessary and proper expenses In
Cured in connection with the work
of such commission, including salar-
les, per diem, travelling expenses of
members and employees, and rent,
furniture, Office fixtures and supplies,
books, salaries, and other necessary
expenses, the same to be approved by
the chairman of said commission and
audited by the proper accounting Of
ficers of the treasury.
Section 3-That pending the re-
port of the commission, herein pro-
vided for, and for a period of thirty
days thereafter, the compensation Of
railway employees subject to this act
for standard eight-hour work day
shall not be reduced below the pres
ent standard days wage, and for all
necessary time in excess of eight
hours such employees shall be paid
at a rate not less than the pro rata
rate for such standard eight-hour
work day.
Section 4-That any person violat-
ing any provision of this act shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction shall be fined not less
than $1OO and not more than 81 1000
or imprisoned not to exceed one year,
or both.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-09-07

ton of the Islands of Crete was car
ried out, King Constantine himself
hosting the Hellenic flag over the
fort.
With the entrance Of Turkey into
the European war the question of
| the intervention of Greece soon be-
came to be seriously considered but
King Constantine insisted upon strict
neutrality. The Cabinet, headed by
Premier NeniZelos, which was for
war on the side of the Allies, finally
rendered his resignation. The Greek
attitude, at least so far as the war
party was concerned, was largely to
the effect that if Greece had no hand
in the war, her interests might suf-
fer when peace was arranged.
The Athens correspondent of the
London Morning Post on March 20,
1915, attempted to explain the stu
alton in a letter in which he said
that in the second month of the war
the Greek Premier had intimated to
the Entente Powers that Greece
would join their cause actively if
the necessity should arise, and with
the commencement of the operations
against the Dardanelles the govern
ment believed the time had come for
Greece to abandon her neutrality
The King, however, refused to coun
tenance this plan. 1t was argued
nelles would dangerously weaken
Greeces defense on the bulgarian
frontier, and since Greece had re-
ceived no formal invitation from the
Triple Entente her entrance into the
war would be undertaken without
any guarantee from the powers as to
the Greek position on the mainland.
The Kings refusal to consent to
the war policy said the Post cor
respondent, was undoubtedly ac-
tuated in all good faith by patri-
otic consideration of the military diff
fculties. Unfortunately, his en-
tourage is known to hold strong
pro-German sentiment. The prin-
cipal officers of the General Staff are
pupils of the Berlin Kriegsakademie,
and are firmly convinced that Ger
many must ultimately win this war.
This, and not fear of Bulgaria is
the real reason of their opposition to
Greece's participation in the opera
tions against Turkey.
The Queen, of course, as a Ho-
hensollern princess, is wholly for
her brothers cause. Hardly day
passes but she receives from the Ger
man military attache the official
German war reports. | am informed
by personages who are competent to
know that on the evening preceding
the Kings final decision a long tele-
gram from the Emperor was receiv-
ed at the Palace doubtless urging
Greece's abstention from the war.
| am also informed from the same
source that the Queen openly de-
clared that if Greece took such ac-
tion she would Immediately leave
her adopted country
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-09-07
ORDER REVOKED
LATE SATURDAY

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-The
threatened railroad strike has
been called off.
Instructions resembling the or
ders to 100000 members of the
four great railway brother
hoods to quit their work at IA.
m. Monday, were wired from
here tonight by the presidents of
the four organizations to the
GAO district heads scattered over
the country. These officials in
turn are expecting to pass the
word along the line tonight and
tomorrow so that when Monday
morning comes the trains will
run as usual on the railroads of
the country.
Administration leaders were
loud in their acclaims of another
triumph for the president.
Republicans asserted that the
action of congress never would
have been necessary had there
been a Roosevelt or Cleveland in
the White House.
Courts Will Decide. Saw Rail-
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-09-07
ANOTHER RAID
BY. ZEPPELlNS

LONDON, Sept. 3 Sunday
Sweeping across the eastern
coast of England, German sky
dreadnaughts attacked London
shortly before midnight in the
greatest aerial raid in the his
tory of the world.
Picked out against the cloud
less sky by search,ights as they
approached the outskirts of the
capital, the raiding fleet drove
through fire of the anti-aircraft
batteries to the heart of the city.
One of the raiding Zeppelins
hit squarely by a shell from a
British gun, plunged to earth
from a great height in a burst of
flames, falling in a vacant lot in
the London district.
How many Zeppelins took part
in the raid and the exact number
of casualties is not known at
this hour.
An official bulletin issued by Cen
eral Sir John French, commander of
the home forces, merely declared
that the raid was the greatest ever
made on London and that many
bombs were hurled down, striking in
widely separated localities.
Thousands See Zeppelin Fall.
Thousands of Londoners witnessed
the Zeppelin's fall-perhaps the most
thrilling war spectacle the world has
ever known.
Pouring out into the streets in
their night clothes in utter disregard
of the police warning to remain in
doors during the raid, the Londoners
watched calmly while searchlights
flashed across the sky, directing the
work of the anti-aircraft gunners.
In the face of possible death they
joked and laughed while bursting
shells hid the long yellow dirigibles
from sight behind white smoke puffs.
The long finger of searchlight
picked out one of the Zeppelins and
followed it in a race across the sky.
Shells began bursting about the air.
ship as the crew vainly maneuvered
to escape the glare of the light.
Suddenly flames were seen to burst
from the Zeppelin near the center of
the gondola.
Tremendous cheers went up from
the crowd when the Zeppelin began
crumpling up.
1t staggered in it's course and then
rolled over and shot earthward in a
sheet of flame. For few brief Sec
onds the whole sky was a glare as if
a great city was being devoured by
the Gre.
After the flaming mass had dis
appeared below the tops of buildings
the crowd was cheering itself hoarse.
There was absolutely no sign of a
panic.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-09-07
N. P. TELEGRAPHERS
GAIN THEIR POINT

st. Paul, Sept. 6.-Northesn Paca-
fic railroad telegraphers have bsn
awarded increases in pay, shnRaer
hours and other working advazea0U
In settlement Of their dema1as q
tho road, thus averting tho thane
ened strike.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-09-07
N. d. FARMERs's FATAL FALL.

St. Paul, Aug. 31.-Charles A.
Preston, 40 years of age, farmer
from Turtle Lake, North Dakota. fell
from the fourth, floor Of the Jewel
hotel and was killed. The police say
it was an accident.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-09-07
Courts Will Decide. Say Rail.
Way Officials.

The men were jubilant over
their victory in the fight to write
an eight-hour law on the stat
utes. The railroad officials an
nounced that the law means
nothing, as the courts will decide
later on without a question.
The decision of the brother
hood officials to call off the strike
was reached following the action
of the senate earlier in the even
ing approving, 43 to %, the
Adamson eight-hour bill which
passed the house yesterday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-15
LEGAL NOTICES
TAXES, 1915

Notice is hereby given to the tax payers of the City of Bridgeport that the taxes on the grand list of 1915 are now due and payable at the Tax Col lector's Office, Room 6. City Hall. The undersigned will be at the Collectors g Office, as above, OF May 1, 1916, and daily thereafter, Sunday excepted, from 9 a. m. to p. nn., and Saturdays from a. m. to 12 m., for the purpose of collecting said taxes After June Is. as required by law, interest at the rate of threeequarters of one per cent will be added to all unpaid taxes. and the same the first of each suc- ceeding month.
 HOWARD F. SMITH, U6 bu" Collector
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-15
THE STOCK MARKET.
CT. l.. Watson & Col

Railroad managers as well asipnan- agers of the copper companies now scoring bonanza earnings, are holding to a. cautious policy pending the clearing up of all diplomatic clouds, labor trouble nenaces, and the Presi- dentia1 mix-un. These factors are prbabIy the cause of the unrespon- siveness of the public, which affords no encouragement for speculative initiative by the leaders, although the solid base of American prosperity gives resisting power to prices when raided.
 Lord Curzon of Ked1eston is expect ed to be appointed minister of aviation a post to be created Tuesday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-15
STOCK: MARKET
SHOOK MARKET

STOCK MARKET
 New York May 15.-Opening-De velopnent over the weekend impart- ed further strength to the stock list, prices showing substantial though var fable gains at today's opening. Two new maximums were soon abIished Reading rising a fraction over it's pre- vious best at 9d 1-4, while WiIlys-Over- land made a new rcord on it's rise of points to 272s 5tudebaker. which featured last Saturdays active opera lions, made a further rise of 3. at IA. with advances of a point or better for Maxwell shipping shares, Nesting house. Airbrake, U. s. Rubber and Mexican Petroleum. Among rails, Canadian Pacific and New Haven were again strong.
 Noon-Extensive realizing made no impression upon prices. the list with few exceptions mounting to higher levels on broader operations. Reading and D. s. Steel were especially active, the former adding to it's new record with an extreme gain of 1 3-8 at ga Is while Steel rose above s5 on the most substantial buying of recent weeks. Motors continued 1 to points higher. Bonds were firm
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-15
LOSS OF APPETITE,
 LOSS OF WEIGHT,
 SLEEPLESSNESS, ETC

are all overcome by Reeupertabs, they are made after the formula of Dr. AL bert Robin. the famous French physI- sian. and are being used very largely in Paris and other European capitaI8
 When taken for a short while they will give positive relief in all eases of nervous exhaustion. mental depression lack of vitality. general debility. ane- mia, etc.
 The Glycerophosphates of which Recnpertabs are composed, contain the elements necessary to overcome these conditions. They are now being prescribed and recommended by many physicians in this and foreign coun- tries as the best. quickest and sursst nerve and blood tonic that they know of.
 Recupertabs are for sale at all drug stores at soc and $1.O0 per packags or will be sent direct upon receipt of price.
 Curts Chemical Go, No. 41z West 2Srd St.. New York; Lliatributed in gan. No. S1 Fatzhsld A.venus.-7AdV. RI ash
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-15

What is the manner of voting in the German egnpire7 A says the voters are divided into classes according t1 wealth or rank and that it takes large number Of the lower class of votes to equal one of tho next higher rank. B says there is no difference and that every mans vote counts equally with out regard to wealth or station.
 There is a national election for the members of the parliament (reichstag) similar to the national election for congress, for which any male person twenty-five years old or over, provid- ed he did not forfeit this privilege by committing a criminal act for which he was punished, may vote for the can didate. Then, again, are elections for the legislatures /(dietsl of the different states, which are ruled by kings, dukes. etc. The law governing elections in these states differs. In Prussia, for instance, the voters are divided in three classes, according to the taxes they pay to the state. These voters elect electors, who again elect the member for the state legislature. In other states, again, the law permits the yot- CT to vote directly for the member of the state legislature, as. for instance, in Bavaria.
 What is the presidents salary? What was it when Washington and Lincoln were presidents2
 The president receives S75,OOo a year. Washington and Lincoln each received $25,OO0 year as president.
 What was the date of the great Chi caso fire7 Please give an outline his tory of it.
 It began Sunday evening, Oct. 8, 1871, and continued till Tuesday morning, about thirty-six hours. Area burned over, 2, 100 acres, or about three square miles; buildings destroyed, 17.450; tpeo- pie rendered homeless, 9S,500; killed, POO; total loss, $1a0,O0O,00O; insurance, $44,0OO,O00. In consequence of this loss fifty-seven insurance companies were forced to suspend payments. Among the buildings burned were the courthouse, custom house, postoffice, chamber of commerce, gas works, three railroad stations, offices of nine daily newspapers, thirty-two hotels, ten the aters and assembly halls, eight public schools, ferty-one churches, five grain elevators containing 1,642, ,OOO bushels of grain and all the national banks ex- cept one.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-15

What is the correct pronunciation of the Mexican bandit'e name, ViiIa7
 About as it would be if spelled 'sVee-a,'' with the accent on the first syllable, a short and slight sound of '.y'' before the "a"
 Did President ayes take the oath of office on Sunday, March 4, 1877, or the day foIIowins? # on the 5th, for what reason?
 March 4, 1877, was Sunday. Presi- dent Elect Hayes was in Washington, the guest of Senator John Sherman. There had been threats of taking forci- ble possession of the presidential of fee and inaugurating Samuel J. Til den, the rival candidate for the, presi- dency. It was thought best by the friends of the president elect not to postpone administering the oath of office to him until Monday, as had been done in other cases when the time for inaugurating a new president fell on Sunday. MT. Hayes therefore took the oath of office privately in Senator Sherman's home.
 What kind of government have the Philippine ssIands2 Do they have eiec- +ions7
 The islands are governed by gov ernor general and commission con sisting of five Filipinos and three Americans besides the governor gen eral, all appointed by the president There is a legislative body whose mem bers are elected every four years At the last election, held sin June, 1912, there were 235. .786 votes cast
 What is the basis of representation in the next Republican national con Vention? When and where will the convention be held?
 The convention will be held in Chi cago, beginning Wednesday, June T. egates at large and one delegate from each congressional district, with an additional delegate for each congres- sional district in which the vote for any Republican e1ector in 1908 or for the Republican nominee for congress in 1914 shall have been not less than 7,5OO. Under this basis of representa- ton as adopted by the Republican na- tional committee Alabama will lose 8 delegates, Arkansas 3, Florida 4, Geor- gia Il, Louisiana 8, North Carolina 8, South Carolina 2, Texas 16, Virginia 8 and Tennessee 3.
 Please tell me the cause and the To- suit of the war with Mexico
 There was a combination of causes, as our annexation of Texas, disputed boundary line. border troubles and a long series of unneighborly acts by Mexico Result, the virtual conquest of Mexico and acquisition of extensive territory by the United States.
 Who was General Hull of Revolution ary fame, and why was he condemned to death?
 In early life he was a divinity stu dent. then became a lawyer and finally a soldier, serving with distinction in the Revolutionary war and later Indian wars. Tn the war of 1872 he com manded what was called the North west army. and in August, 1912, he surrendered Detroit to the British. He was condemned by a court martial for cowardice and sentenced to be shot, but President Madison remitted the sentence.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-15

Who is at the head of the Christian Science church since the death of Mrs. Eddy2
 The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, founded in 1879, known as the Mother Church is the parent or ganization of the Christian Science de nomination. Local churches known as branches of the Mother Church are situated in towns and cities through out the world, but mainly in countries where the English language is spoken The Mother Church" fsI governed by board of five directors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-15

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