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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-08-24
Tell People Of "Ship Shortage" and
Fear Of Ship Subsidy Will Disappear
By C LOUIS ALLEN Of New Yort

We love talk gttern hghsoupdng genera about export
trade We study Spanish cnugaon aliases and advertise
In fact do everything but build ships the absolutely essential
thing the establishment of trade We make speeches about
ship subsidy banque and that's about far
goes We haven't taken the first translate the term ship
subsidy understandable business proposition for the American
public tell the idea the farmer the merchant and the aborng
These still regard ship subsidy just another little scheme
make sort of present TO the "plutes"
Talk these people their language Use words and ideas
that they will trouble their
deserving shortage sends chill down every
farmers back 1t makes him feel the tightening round his
neck So will drop the ship subsidy and talk to the Amer-
people of shp shortage will understand Convince the
people the peril shortage under
just what will happen American industries dearth of ship
ping ties hands the close of Euope time when the
biggest harpe which the world trade has gappd
will be Through craftsmanship desperate need of shipping
vaed and energed moving force that will place
the high a adequate American merchant marine
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-08-24
UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH
SERVICE

II is a remarkable fact, confirm
ed by many observations, that many
physicians who have devoted con-
siderable labor to the study of par
ticular disease have themselves
died of that disease. One OF the
most interesting examples is that OF
John Daniel Major, born August 10,
1884, in Breslau, physician and
naturalist of no mean ability. Bit
ten early by the wanderlust, he
studied at Wittenburg, took courses
at many of the schools in Germany,
and finally went to Italy where he
received the degree OF doctor OF
medicine at Padua in 1860. Return
ing to his own country, he resided
for a short time in Silesia, and in
1861 married at Wittenburg, Mar
garet Dorthy, a daughter of the
celebrated Sennert. The following
year. his young wife was stricken
with plague and died after an illness
of eight days. Distracted by his
loss, Major wandered up and down
Europe studying plague wherever
he found it in the hope that he
might discover a cure for the disease
which had bereaved him. Spain,
Germany, France and Russia were
visited by him. He settled in 1865
in Keil, where he was made profess
sor of botany and the director OF
the botanical gardens. He made fire.
quent voyages, however, always in
quest of the remedy for plague
Finally in 1893, he was called 10
Stockholm TO treat the queen OF
Charles the Eleventh, then ill with
plague. But before he could render
her any service, he contracted the
disease and died on the third OF
August.
The bubOnic plague of to-day Is
identical with the black death of the
Middle Ages. Primarily disease
Of rodents caused by a short dumb
bell shaped microscopic vegetable,
the pest bacillus, il occurs in man
in three forms; the pneumonia,
which has a death rate OF almost 100
per cent; the septicaemic, which
is nearly as fatal, and the
bubOnie in which even with the most
modern methods OF treatment the
mortality is abost fifty per cent. II
is a disease Of commerce, spread
ing around the globe in the body OF
the ship borne rat. II is estimated
that every case OF human plague
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-08-24
DEMANDS OF r. R. TRAINMEN.
Wage Increase Of sioo.ooo.ooc . Year
Would Have to BE Borne by Public.


The train service employees OF all
railroad lines In the United States have
united In a demand for a new basis OF
paw for all men engaged in operating
trains, except those In passenger serv-
ice. At the present time they are paid
ON the basis OF ten hours OF time or
100 miles OF distance, whichever gives
them the higher pay; and every man
receives a full days pay. no matter
how short time he works.
The trainmen now demand that. In
all but passenger service. ~ the pres
ent ten hours pay shall be given for
eight hours, or less. with a guarantee
OF a full days pay. no matter how lit
tie service Is performed; (2) overtime
to begin after eight hours, instead OF
after ten hours, and TO be paid for at
one and one half times the hourly rate.
These demands would increase the
hourly rate ofspay % per cent, and the
overtime rate SIN per cent
They also insist that all special extra
pay provisions In the 10-hour schedules
shall be included In the proposed
8-hour schedule.
These special rules frequently give
double pay for the same service. and
enable the employees TO earn two and
three days pay In a single day OF
ordinary working hours.
As the increase for all the lines Is es-
timated to amount to si0OOo0.Oo0 a
year the railroads say that they cannot
pay IL unless they are allowed 10 In
crease freight and passenger rates.
The average wages Of the men en-
gagged In train service are already very
much higher than those Of other en-
ployees and they receive % per cent OF
the total payroll although constituting
only 70 per cent of the whole number
Of railroad workers.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-08-24

Out OF every dollar the public pays
the railroads for transportation the rail-
road employees receive "A cents. The
traveller who spends 500 a year for his
tickets Is paying 50 for railroad labor.
The merchant whose freight bills
amount to $1,000 contributes $40 to
The railroad payroll The merchant
gets the money from his customers In
the prices be charges for his wares.
The public pays every dollar Of the
railroad bill
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-08-24

costs the municipality in which 1t
occurs at least 81 500. This does not
take into account the enormous loss
due to disastrous guarantees and
the commercial paralysis which the
fear of the disease so frequently pro-
duces.
The disease is now treated by a
serum discovered through the gen.
JUS of Yersin. This is used in much
the same way as is diphtheria anti
toxin.
Plague is transferred from the
sick rodent to the well man by fleas.
The sick rat has enormous numbers
Of plague bacilli in its blood. The
blood is taken by the flea which,
leaving the sick rat, seeks refuge
and sustenance on the body of a
human being TO whom il transfers
the infection.
Since plague is a disease of ro-
dents and since il is carried from
sick rodents to well men by rodent
fleas, safety from the disease lies in
the exclusion Of rodents, not only ex-
clusion from the habitatiOn of man,
but also from the ports and cities of
the world. Those who dwell in rat
proof surroundings take no plague.
Not only should man dwell in rat
proof surroundings, but he should
also live in rat-free surroundings.
The day is past when the rodent
served useful purpose as the I'M
paid city scavenger. Rats will not
come where there is no food for
them. Municipal cleanliness may be
regarded as a partial insurance
against plague. The prayer that
no plague come nigh our dwelling is
best answered, however, by rat
prOofing the habitations of man.
Modern sanitary science has evolved
simple and efficient weapon
against the pestilence which walk
eth in darkness and striketh at noon
day, and the U. S. Public Health Ser
vice has put this knowledge into
practical operation and thus speed
lily eradicated plague wherever it
has appeared in the United States.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-08-24
INTERNATIONAL
SUNDMS0lOOL
LESSON

(By E. o. SELLERS, Acting Director %
the Sunday School Course OF the Moody
Bible Institute. ChicagoD
(Copyrisht. 1918. Western Newspaper Untsnp
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-08-24

William Anderson, Gray Hawk
q. p. Hacker, Moore's Greek.
G. V. Clemmons, Sand Gap.
d. S. Smith, Annville.>
w. ]. Powell, Kerby Knob.
w. NJ. Lynch, Mckee.
John Jones, Brazil.
Postmasters:
Mrs. Elizabeth Mahaffy, Green
Hall.
Mrs. Alfred Moore, Maulden.
w. r. Engle, Gray Hawk.
W. J. Hayes, Glover Bottom.
Mrs. Mary Cook, Sand Gap.
Mrs. u. q. Collier, Mckee.
Mrs. Samantha Begley, Annville
II. Parrot, Bond.
J. r. Smith, Egypt.
Mrs. Frank Wilson, Elias.
II. G. Montgomery. Mummie.
Sarah Whitaker, Privett.
Mrs. Minter, Lynch.
Elijah McWhorter. Nathanton.
Mrs. Francis Burch, Welchburg.
Mrs. Carpenter, Eglon.
John H. Webb, Foxtown.
NJ. J. Daniels, Kerby Knob.
T. II. Little, Mo0re's Greek.
Tom Venerable, Muncy.
Mr.. Covent. Letter Box.
w. p. Terry. AlcOrn.
]. +. Engle. Mckee.
s. p. Howard. Mckee.
]. NJ. Hignite, Mckee.
w. II. Clark, Mckee.
ID. G. Collier, Mckee.
w. r. Engle. Gray Hawk.
j. w. Marcum, Mckee.
Henry Cook, Sand Gap.
James Johnson, Sand Gap.
w. J. Hayes. Glover Bottom.
j. w. Abrams, Glover Bottom.
w. n. Hughes & Son, Green Hall.
II. E. Ward, Maulden.
Henry Wilson, Maulden.
w. A. Hunter, Gray Hawk.
f. b. Andrew. Privett.
Jas. Wilson, Welchburg.
J. r. Smith. Egypt.
J. II. Webb, Foxtown.
N. J. Coyle, Foxtown.
II. J. Powell, Kerby Knob.
Daniel Sparks, Kerby Knob.
C. C. Carroll. Drip Rock.
Mrs. Sallie Fowler, Hugh.
Chas. Rose, Eglon.
Mr.. Covent, Letter Box.
Sam Jadd, Wind Cave.
w. p. Terry, Alcorn.
T. II. Little, MoOre's Greek.
A. J. Sloan, Sand Gap.
Noel Johnson, Sand Gap.
Engle & Cook, Annville.
John Medlock. Annville.
A. Little, Bond.
Bond Foley Mercantile Com
pany, Bond.
C.. C.. Clark, Bond.
Jim Reynolds, Bond.
Talcum Hudson, Bond.
Brandenburg & Bros, Muncy.
Leaders:
Luther Little, Mckee.
T. J. Clark, Mckee.
Judge Engle, Mckee.
j. r. Hayes, Mckee.
ID. q. Collier, Mckee.
Levi Powell. Mckee.
j. j. Davis, Mckee.
II. N. Dean, Glover Bottom.
Il. j. Coyle, Glover Bottom.
@. |. RAIDER, Annville.
A. w. Baker, Mckee.
Billy Powell, Sand Gap.
John Farmer, Mckee.
r.. NJ. Ward, Mckee.
]. ID. Spurlock. Mckee.
j. II. Webb, Mckee.
w. R. Engle, Gray Hawk.
A csss Of Necessity.
Pat I am sorry 10 hear you have
buried your wife." Sure. am I had
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-08-24
BUSINESS MEN TRY
TO AVERT STRIKE
Ask Congress 10 Direct U. S.
Inquiry Into 4. 4. Wages
FOR PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT

Members Of United States Chamber Of
Commerce Vote Overwhelmingly In
Favor Of Letting Interstate Commerce
Commission Adjust Controversy.
washlngton.-In order TO ascertain
the position of the business men OF
the nation on the controversy between
the railroads OF the country and the
unions OF train service employees, which
was precipitated by the demand Of the
latter for an increase In wages that
would amount to sl00.00O.0OO a year.
the United States Chamber OF Com
merce recently submitted the mat
ter to a vote of all its members. They
were asked to express their opinion as
to whether the dispute should be al
lowed to take It's course with the pos
sibility Of a great strike that would
tie up all the transportation lines
throughout the country and paralyze
all business. or whether they would
favor the adoption to a joint resolu-
ton by the two branches Of congress
directing the Interstate Commerce
Commission TO investigate and pass
upon the matter
The vote received was q very large
one and represented business organ
izations In every part Of the coun-
try. The result was overwhelmingly
in favor OF placing the matter in the
hands OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission. es4% votes being cast In
favor OF this course and only 2Sh
against It. The result showed clearly
that the business interests of the
country are unalterably against per
hitting the transportation lines to be
tied up by n national railroad strike
that would paralyze the commerce Of
the country and infiict enormous losses
on all classes OF citizens.
Chairman Wheeler OF the Commit
tee In charge OF the matter for
the Chamber OF Commerce appear
ed before the representatives OF the
railroads and their employees at their
conference In New York in June. He
announced the result OF the Com
mittee's inquiry among the business
men OF the country and urged both
parties to the dispute to get together
and adopt the course suggested As a
result the committee of managers rep
resenting the railroads submitted a
proposal that the whole subject be
placed before the Interstate Commerce
Commission as requested by the repre-
sentatives OF the business interests.
As an alternative they offered TO sub
init the demands to arbitration under
the Federal law. Both offers were
refused by the union leaders. who an
nounced that they would go back to
their unions and get authority to de-
clare a strike. This they have since
been doing.
Meanwhile a resolution has been in.
troduced In Congress directing the In
terstate Commerce Commission 10
make an investigation OF railroad
wages. This resolution Is now await
Ing action. II Is believed here that II
nothing further Is done by Congress or
by the parties to the wage dispute to
bring about a peaceful settlement the
business interests Of the country.
through the United States Chamber
Of Commerce, or some other organiza-
ton, will appeal to the Government
to take some direct and decisive action
to prevent the destruction OF national
prosperity by a strike on all the rail-
road lines
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-08-24
Prsolss.

Evsngelins. from vassar. was homo
for the holidays. Late one afternoon
she came In during a downpour Of
rain.
"Evanseline." said her mother. were
you out In all that rainr
mo. mother" said nvangeiins. II
was merely In the portion Of the rain
that descended In my immediate vicin-
tty."-Nsw York TimsA
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-08-24
Boy Who Does His Duty and Little
More Is the One Who Gains Success
By CHARLES NJ. SCHwAB

What are the things that lead to success? Here
are few Of them:
One should rely on himself. Sef-reance is the
noblest expression of manhood.
Make yourself indispensable. Don't look at the
clock.
Win the confidence of your employer. Work for
him if you working for yourself You will then
be appreciated and promoted
BE sure of your facts. Otherwise you will lose
the esteem of your superior.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-08-24

Marry early Have a home of your
who susceptible will succeed
college education necessary for business What is
necessary the bottom Of the ladder and work
Every should read and study in his spare hours
No built influence You must win your position for
yourself.
Then there another big thing that entyou must do what
you employed do little better than anybody else it, Every
body expected do his duty but the boy who does his duty and little
than his duty the boy who is going succeed this world
You take interest in what you doing and it must be
genuine interest.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-08-24
A csss Of Necessity.

Pat I am sorry 10 hear you have
buried your wife" Sure. an I had
TO. sor Sha was dead"
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-08-28
NEW FOOD LAW IS PROPOSED
 FOR GERMANS
Census Is Being Taken and Penalties Are To Be Subscribed for
 Hoarding.

BERLIN. Aug. 2S.-Another im- portant move in Herr von Batoch's campaign 10 conserve the food re- sources has been taken A general food census throughout the empire Is announced. to be completed by Sept. l.
 This will extend even to private households. When they contain few. CT than thirty members the food census will extend only to stocks Of canned and smoked preserved meats md eggs. For the lars IF households boarding houses. hotels. restaurants. stores and factories there is a list lf thirty.three food items.
 Takers Of the food census are em- powered 10 search all premises where they may suspect foodstuffs are stored. They further have the right 10 investigate the books of business firms and households. Heavy pen. atty is fixed for failure to report stocks of foods. which thereupon are subject 10 confiscation
 The new ordinance is regarded as one of the most important links in the chain of new measures 10 insure food supply to the empire.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-08-28

Main, which resulted in many de- lays.
 A German officer said that thc re- movals were without political mos tive so far as he knew. Another of flcer said the German authorities were considering a plan to return the transported persons to their home towns after the crops were in, pro- vided blockade conditions did not necessitate leaving them on the farms for the purpose Of sowing the winter crops
 official correspondence on the sub. ject showed that the German military authorities investigated complaints made by those removed. The Ger man officers explained in answer to complaints that the measure was necessary because food relief from the United States was inadequate and that the German army would not be expected to raise crops for the French. In the towns affected by the removals, which were mostly given over to textile industries be- fore che war, there was little work owing to lack of cotton.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-08-28
LOTS AT SEWARD TO BE
 SOLD SEPTEMBER II

The Alaskan Railroad Engineer ing Commission has announced the sale of government lots within the Federal and Cliff additions to the town of Seward would begin Septem- Der II. The lots would be sold at public auction. No lot will be sold for less than S25. and no bid for less than S5 in excess of $25 will be accepted A minimum of $25 must be paid at the time of the sale for every lot sold for less than $50.
 There are 15S lots within the Federal addition, and 116 lots with in the Cliff addition, which are to be offered for sale. The Seward Water Company and the Seward El- ectric Company will extend their utilities into the Federal addition, according 10 an announcement by A. Christensen. superintendent of sales.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-08-28
COMMISSIONER EDES
 IS OFF TO INTERIOR

SEWARD, Aug. 21. - Chairman W. c. Edes and Attorney Cotton of the Alaska engineering commission, left today for Cordoya en route to
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-08-28
UNITED STATES ONCE NEAR MAR
 WITH GERMANY
Teutons Had Planned a Seizure in Hayti but American Admiral
 Prevented.
SEVERE TREATY RIGHTS

NEW YORK. Aug. 2S.-The Her aid says the United States and Ger many were on the verge of war July 2S. 1914, the day Austria declared war on Serbia, the affair leading to the American protectorate in Haiti intervention in the Dominion Repub- lie and negotiation for the Danish West Indies.
 On July 2S, 1914, reports that Germans were to seize the Port au Prince custom house from the cruis- CTS Karlsruhe and Strassburg had been brought to Capt. Knapp of the battleship Connecticut and he had been instructed from Washington 6 oppose the occupation.
 President Zamor of Haiti, who had been promised 9 $5.OOO.OOO loan by the German minister if he would break off the treaty negotiations with the United States, had done so. Germans landed at the pier, but were recalled by signals from the Karls. rahe, whose commander a little later told Capt. Knapp he had imperative orders to go to st. Thomas for coal. The war in Europe had postponed the German Carribean scheme.
 The State Department archives show many German intrigues to get the Mole St. Nicholas in Haiti and the supreme influence in Venezuela and Colombia. as already secured in the Dutch and Danish West Indies
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-08-28
NOTED YUKONER ILL.

DAWSON, Y. IT., Aug. 21.-Thos. W. o'Brien, a noted Yukon pioneer here long before the Klondlke strike is seriously i'll and intended to start today for Seattle under the special care of his nephew, pr. Maurice Dwyer, of Seattle, who arrived here several days ago. Mir. O'Brien was too weak to make the start.
 TWO IN ONE-The EMPIRES way for everybody. The EMPIRES ads" keeps the housewife informed of all sales and the news columns are right up to the minute on the days news.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-08-28

Fairbanks. where they will examine the Panama valley railroad, a short line extending into the gold field. Chairman Edes also will acquaint himself with conditions at the in- terlor end of the government rail- road.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-01

Ordinarily the SeaguIls nave lelt
their river habitat by the opening OF
February to seek food along the coast
or In the Cowlitz river near Rainier,
wher, smelt run about that time. But
this year the cold weather swept down
over the Northwest and the smelt run
Is late. Therefore. the seagulls are
clinging to THAR river rendezvous with
persistency. and the feeding habit
has become sport.
No dog ever spoke" for bite
with more anxiety than do the gulls.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-01

"Al Hatfield, FOR 10000" Still laughing
his
mountains and the city
thinking
about the $1OO00-when began to rain.
Morena
It
counclmen
days"
Hatfield
100000
chemicals he revealed The
liquid daytime
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-01


his church
like efficiency
eyebrow.
Wednesday
unBibcaly "doused
gm."
diplomatic relations with Henry His
scheduled o'clock that the
a o o
Henry asked
o'clock closing law
bane Sleep" replied Henry the second
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-01

ID reBp0hB1b1e. ThG CITY attorney mas
ruled that the city must pay Charles
Hatfield that sum for filling the Mo.
rena dam. Hatfield IL q rainmaker.
He went to San Diego some weeks ago
and spoke somewhat as follows:
II notice you dom have very
much Of an average rainfall here. I'd
like to make rain for you"
Fiji Morena DAM" said the coun.
cilmen. and they all laughed. Morena
dam had never been more than Q
tktwd 011oA
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-01


holidays.
The biggest convention
which Will be held in June Fully 10000 people beyond
metropolitan
will
latter Of May
What has made
repeated John r.
Merchants association
We'll first Of ALL New York the only city the country which has
raised its hotel This
location we're beaten by almost other but get the
people take them better
"Of
will be held seating will
bring proportion Of attend the
conventions bring their womenfo and the shopping do
buy much the coming New York almost
make q few purchases
the counand But
left Chicago behind"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-01

H. Schmidt Of sS7 center street has
. host Of friends who would back him
for public ONCE.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-01

the First Presbyterian church in Chi.
Cages wealthiest sub, ~ sings It's
hymns and absorbs It's sermons In
peace. secure in the knowledge that It
won't have to stumble over the paws
amid the blackness Of nigh. when It
gets ready to 90 home.
II was years ago, in the German
army, that Henry learned the mean.
ing and the practice OF efficiency.
Later he came to America, and event.
ually drifted into Lake Forest, leav.
ing a trail Of efficiency from New
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-01


responsible
bridges
and other choice bits to them.
seagu bird prefers its Porand
few guls left wingng the
rocking
drtwood sitting sandbar.
bridges handu
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-01
Efficient Sexton Is Now Looking for New Job

efficiency has been tried out Lake Forest with the
result looking chief
the Henry Herman And meantime
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-01
Rainmaker's Demand for $4,000 May Be Granted

DIEGO cAThe superstition that down because steth
paid
old belief Mother