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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-17
BOY AND GIRL AWAIT DEATH
After Attending Church Together
They Sit in Grove Till 2:3o
When He shoots Himself 80

Chicago, May 17-Sunday night, at
Petersburg, Ind, Lawrence Church
and Leola Bailey went to church to-
gether. They we're very doleful and
quiet, because it was the last time
they were ever going to church TO-
.gether. Lawrence had made up his
mind to kill himself in the morning.
He was Is and she lG.
"My mother doesn't want me to go
with YOU" he said. 81 can't do With
out you. and there isn't anything else
to do. | am going to shoot myself at
$50 in the morning" After church
they went to the grove near the rail-
road track.
The boy and girl sat down on log
1t was damp and chilly and they had
several hours to wait.
"What time is it?" he inquired OF
his companion. She struck 4 match.
1t went out. Another, which she held
in the cup of her hands. The watch
showed half past 2.
The boy arose lifting his hand from
his pocket as he did so.
"Good-by" he said, and fired.
A Waterman on the railroad track
heard the shot and the girls scream
and ran to her. The boy was dead and
she was kneeling over him. 1t was
long time before she could tell the
story.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-17
SENTENCED TO SHUN DRINKS
Payroll Thief Par0led for Ii Years
On That Condition

Evansville, Ind, May II George
Fink, who last January took ST..
900 payroll from the factory of the
Hercules Buggy Company, yesterday
in Circuit Court pleaded guilty to
grand larceny and was paroled OF
condition that he keep away from 50.
looms for IA years and abstain from
liquor during that time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-17
SAYS PRINCE SAW HER
Paris Prophecies Claims She Fore
told Check At Verdun

Paris May 17-Madame de ,Thebes'
the famous French. prophecies, claims
that shortly before the war she made
the prediction to the German Crown
Prince that he would be checked at
Verdun. She said:g ~
1.-THE Crown Prince came to see me
incognto in Paris. After reading his
hand ] told him: r,,
{" You will have heavy fall on the
ground from which you will rise dis
figured for life.
"He thought | meant fall from
horseback" concluded the seer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-17
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HANGS HIMSELF IN BARN
Prosperous Farmer a Suicide With
ont. Apparent Cause.

Philadelphia, May 1.-two hours
after Harry Blakey had gone into the
Barn Yesterday, after telling his
wife that he was going to set hen,
Mrs. Blakey started in search Of her
husband and was shocked to find his
body hanging through the hay-chute
from one end of a rope, while the
other was thrown over rafter. Rush
ing to the road, Mrs. Blakey called
to passing farmer, who cut down
the body and rushed it to st. Tim
othy's Hospital wher DR.. Fal-
concr said that life was extinct.
Blakcy was a prosperous farmer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-17
KILLS BANDITS

Marathon, Tex, May 17.-Maj.
Langhornc and two troops of cav
airy surrounded the Mexican ban
dts who rai,led Glenn Springs about
1875 miles from the border, killing
six and capturing seventy-five. ac-
cortling to Il truck driver arriving
today from Boquillas. Army officers
here have made no announcement re-
garding the reported engagement.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-17
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sition to right party. The Middle
States Oil Company, Cleveland. O..
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Our sales plan enables you to call
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Our men are cleaning up S30.OO
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Co, Lemont, Ill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-17
WOULD OPEN ON SUNDAY

A request that the regents Of Mt.
Vernon open the historic home Of
Washington to visitors on Sunday is
contained in resolution offered in
the Senate today, by Senator Phel-
an of California. Tt was referred to
the committee on library.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-17
EXPECT JOHN ID AT SESSION
Baptist International Convention
nnapc Today in NiuynnnHiIS

Baptist International Convention
Opens Today in Minneapolis
Minneapolis, May IL John D.
Rockefeller is expected to be among
the 5000 delegates for the interna-
tional Baptist convention, which open
ed an eight-day session here today.
Dr.. Schaler Mathews, Chicago
and Dr.. w. G.. Biting, St. LOUIS
officers Of the convention. were early
arrivals.
Possible consolidation Of the pub
LEGATION society and the home ms
sion society CT the church, loom uF
as a possibility. This subject was
discussed at Los Angeles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-17
FRIZZELL NOMINATED.

Baltimore, May 17.-At the pro-
hibition. state convention yesterday
James W. Frizzell was nominated as
the party's candidate for United
States senator and fifteen delegates
were elected to the prohibition ma
tional convention.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-17
NAVAL BATTLE. IS FOUGHT,

London, May II, EAT p. MA
naval engagement occurred yester-
day off the Belgian coast between
small German and Bristish warships.
There were no British casualties.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-17
RHEUM tTlSM

II you are troubled with chronic or
muscular rheumatism give Chamber
lain'S Liniment 4 trial. The relief
from pain which t affords is alone
worth many times is cost. Obtain
able everywhere.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-05-25
BOOKLET EXPLAINS
TAKING METHODS
AUDITOR PUBLISHES REPORT OF
PROCEEDINGS At MEETING
OF STATE OFFICIALS.
FROM STATE CAPITOL
Bismarck Letter Giving important
and Interesting News Of Officials
and Departments Of North
Dakota Government.

ol6k1d1 IN
Under the authority of the board of
equalization, State Auditor Jorgenson
has published a pamphlet giving In full
the proceedings of the meeting held
In January by the county auditors the
state board of equalization and the
tax commission.
Attention is called to the fact that
the tax commission in their biennial
report recommended the adoption Of a
modern taxing system for the state
like the one in force in Wisconsin and
Minnesota. The new schedule is taken
with notifications made necessary by
North Dakota taxing laws direct from
that of Minnesota.
Calling attention to the statements
made in the press that the new sche'
dule taxes property not before put on,
%Jergenson explains that all property
has always been taxable in this state
and that the new schedule was adopt
ed in order to facilitate a proper equali'
cation and remedy inequalities in pres
ent taxing methods. Copies may be
secured from the county auditors.
X X
Bismarck to Attack Petitions.
With New Rockford's petitions, pro
posing the removal Of the state capital
from Bismarck to New Rockford, on
file in the office of the secretary OF
state, the Bismarck committee announ'
ces its intention of testing In. the
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-05-25

courts the sufticiency Of the petitions,
as we'll as the right to hold an cleo.
ton under the initiative amendment to
the state constitution.
The law providing for initiative
amendments to the state constitution is
rather indefinite. This is responsible
for some uncertainty. The act provides
that petitions must be signed by lat
least Is per cent. of the legal voters OF
a majority of the counties"
Secretary of State Hall has made q
call on county auditors for a statement
Of the total legal voting population. 1t
has been shown that the statistics
with respect to the vote at the last gen.
eral election is not a sound basis on
which to determine the percentages,
for they reveal that only about GO to 70
per cent. of the registered voters ap'
peared at the polls.
X X X
immigration Board Not To Organize.
The board Of immigration will not
organize. Although Judge Neussle de-
cided that the law was constitutional
the various members have agreed to
do nothing towards putting it into
operation, it is reported in Bismarck.
This law has been the foot ball Of
politics since it was passed a year
and a half ago. Formerly there was
an appropriation for encouraging i'm.
migration into the state, which fund
was expended under the direction Of
the Commissioner of agriculture and
labor.
Under the present situation every
member Of the board Is said to be in
contempt of court. Captain l. p. Bak.
err brought a m%andamhs action several
months ago to compel the board to or
ganize. The supreme court after
hearing the argument ordered that the
members go ahead and put the law
into operation. The members met,
discussed matters and after adjourn.
ing have done nothing.
To Test State Tax Law.
When the 1915 session of the legis.
lature passed chapter 254, session
laws Of 1915, it did not consider the
effect which this law might have on
the county tuition fund for the sup.
port of the public schools. This chap.
ter forbids any officer or board hav.
ing the power to levy taxes from levy.
ing an amount which is greater than
five per cent for 1915 and ten Der
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-05-25
Bulletin No. l
Bulletin No. 1
A Mistake in the Policy of
the Bethlehem Steel Company

CHC DCCIIIClIC1U DCCCl VO1IDdlY
To teP People:
The snateo ftm United States has passed bill to spend $nOoooNo of the Peoples money
to build government amorpl nt hi nesureH now beOe teE ouseo Representatives.
1thamh that manuncunsot arh have "g~d'h the @untyin dep past and THAT g"emmnt
plant Unnecessary to secure aorm more hay
The mistake the BethhhemS Steel Accompany hasb been that it hmk t quiet
W. AVE allowed hmspoabka assertions be made for sol gv without dm. hat many people
nov biev them bbe pown bG
v q SHALL make the mbmke Of lncen no. ongu.
ucnaa.
Iii and has been the policy of our Company to deal with the Amedcan Goxemmentf fairly
and squarIy.
We shall hencefoth pce The details of or relations with the Government before
the Americana People.
TmU United States has for wtyy years obumd the highest ge Of Mr and has pd a lower
price ftu thar has any om great naval power.
Hu.o mdauvo mpndh for tho Senate Cmmen NL Affairs from tho Naval YrB Book show that
wa andtn.p ~Ma just before the Euopanw war the chief naval powers of til" world ~ep paying
hopGAG nanou
England, $500 per to;F Frances Ns Germany,$ @o Japan, $3.50, UNITED STATES s45:
A government plant amtm make amor any cheaper tan we cm do it; and
shall name as fair. THAT BEING so, SHOULD 81 100000 OF THE PEOPLES
MONEY BE WASTED TO BUILD A GOVERNMENT PLANT?
casM scawARG Chairman Bethlehem Steel Company
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-05-25

cent. Tor 1916 in excess of the levy
for 1914
Very few of the county boards have
paid any attention to this provision
The Great Northern railroad proposes
to test out the law. Thru their divt|
sion attorneys they have brought ao|
ton to ecove back $345 paid UNDER
protest to the county treasurer oil
Grand Forks.
X K 4
Big Demand For Maps.
That the latest map of North d.
kota, compiled by the Department oil
Agriculture was issued at a time when
1t was most urgently needed, Ia
proved by the rapidity with which
the $4,000 maps so ordered were
bought by those who could use thi-
method Of state advertising In their
b tsiness.
X K 4
Baking Powder Case Delayed.
The hearing on permanent injunc
ton in the case of the Calumet Bak'
ing Powder Co., against DR.. E. F. Ladd
as state food commissioner. which was
to have been started in the United
States district court, has been con
tinued. A restraining order was
granted some time ago by Judge
Charles F. Amidon preventing the car
rying out of DR.. Ladd's program
against the Calumet product. Owing
to the fact that DR.. Ladd is i'll. Z con
tinuance was taken.
Grand Forks.-With her love grown
cold and in a fit of jealous rage over
attentions of another man, Harry
Smith, a resident of this city two years,
shot and killed Mrs. Cain at her home.
In a signed statement made by him af.
ter the tragedy he declared his inten.
ton of killing himself, but a scuffle
with Edith, the woman's Oldest daugh-
ter, prevented him from doing 70.
Fargo.-H: H. Perry, state Demo-
cratic national committeeman, has
completed arrangements for transpor-
tation on behalf of the North Dakota
delegation and others from this state
who desire to attend the Democratic
national convention at St. Louis. Tho
Democratic special will leave the Mil
waukee station, Minneapolis, and the
Union depot, St. Paul, Monday. June
-.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-05-27
BLACkBERRIES ON THE
 WORKOUT HILLSIDES Sevier County Farmer Making From S75 to S100 an Acre From Land
 Otherwise Worthless.

There are thousands of acres of worn-out hillside land in Arkansas that are producing nothing for their owners and are gradually washing away and becoming more worthless every year.
 But Mir. knod, owner of a fruit and truck farm at Gilman, Sevier county, says that these hillsides, if planted to a good variety of blackberries, can be made to produce from $75 to $1OO an acre.
 J. s. Knox, horticulturist of the FX- tension Division of the University and of the United States Department of Agriculture, recently visited Mir Knod's farm.
 MT. Knod has planted 20 acres of his poorest land to blackberries and the impression that obtained that $l00 an acre was a very low estimate of the value of his crop,' says Mir, Knox. The vines are bending be- meath the heavy loads of fruit, which is just beginning to ripen. Mir. Knod says he never has been able to supply the demand for his berries, which usually bring from S122 to $1.50 pc. 24-pint crate.
 MT Knod plants the Mcdonald blackberry with every third or fourth row planted to the Sorsby variety, which supplies pollen to the McDon- aid. The Mcdonald will not bear fruit if planted alone and for this reason the two varieties must be planted in the same patch.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-05-27
NOTICE TO PATRONS OF
 PRESCOTT POST OFFICE

Tuesday, May 30, Memorial or Decoration Day, being a legal holi- day, the post office will not be open for business except from 10 a. m. to Il a. m. All departments will be open at that hour for the purpose of transacting business. Please make it convenient tc call at that hour as no accommodations will be extended after the windows are closed.
 The rural carriers will not make their respective routes on this date but rural patrons may receive all ac- commodations offered by the depart ment by calling at the office at the hour stated above.
 john A. Marr, Postmaster.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-05-27
TAX ASSESSORS NOTICE.

l will meet the citizens of Nevada county at the following places to as sess their taxes on personal property only. In case 1 should miss anyone in my round, l will leave a few blanks lat each stop and you may list your property on same and properly ac- knowledge and sign and forward to me at Prescott;
 Rosston, Caney Twp, Monday, June 9th.
 Gale, Caney Twp, Tuesday, June 6. Morris, Georgia Twp, Wednesday,, a. m., June '.
 Lackland, Redland Twp, Thursday, Ia. m., June s. Bluff City, Union Twp, Friday. June 9.
 Theo, Union Twp, Saturday, June 10th.
 Hatleys, Jackson Twp, Monday, a. m., June 12.
 Blakely, Jackson Twp, Monday, D. m., June 12.
 Woodlawn, Leake Twp, Tuesday, a. m., June 13. Glenyille, Leake Twp, Wednesday, a. m., June 14.
 Davidson, Taylor Twp, Thursday, a. m., June 15.
 Delta, Taylor Twp, Thursday p. m., June 15.
 Delta, Taylor Twp, Friday a. m., June 16.
 Stockton, Taylor Twp, Friday p. m., June 16.
 Willisville, Taylor Twp, Saturday, June r.
 Irma, Taylor Twp, Monday a. m, June 19.
 Whites Chapel, Taylor Twp, Tues day, a. m., June 20.
 Nichols School House, Alabama Twp, Wednesday d. m., June 21.
 Falcon, Alabama Twp, Wednesday, p. m., June 21.
 Falcon, Alabama Twp, Thursday, a. m, June % zAbe Mitchell's, Alabama Twp, Fri day a. m., June 23.
 Bodcaw No l, Parker Twp, Satur- day a. m.. June 24
 Union, Parker Twp, Monday a. m., June 26.
 Bodcaw, Parker Twp, Tuesday, June 27.
 Azor, Parker Twp, Wednesday m., June 2S
 Forrest Hill, Albany Twp, Wednes day p. m., June 2S.
 Sutton, Albany Twp Thursday, June 29.
 Laneburg, Albany Twp, Friday, June 30.
 Gentry's Store, Georgia Twp. Sat urday a. m, July 1st.
 Mt Moriah, Caney Twp, Monday Ia. m.. July 3.
 A. l. Fincher's, Albany Twp, We'd .nesday a. m., July }.
 Boughton, Boughton Twp, Friday. July '.
 Emmet, Emmet Twp, Saturday, July s.
 Prescott, Missouri Twp, Monday. July 10 to Thursday, July 2O
 FRED WALLIS,
 Assessor Nevada Co.,. Ark. May 11th, 1916.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-05-27
PESTS IMPORTED IN
 GINNED COTTON
To Prevent Further Losses Egypt Prohibits Importation of Cotton
 in All Forms.

Washington, D. C., May 27.-As a result of the introduction into Egypt
 of the pink boil worm in badly ginned
 Indian cotton, the Egyptian govern
 ment now prohibits without exception the importation into that country of
 cotton plants, cotton lint, cotton seed. seed cotton, and cotton stalks. The
 Egyptian law is therefore much more drastic than the regulations which the U. $. Department of Agriculture has established for the Immigration of all
 foreign cotton coming into the United
 States. The American plan, however, | 1t is believed, provides adequate pro- lection for the cotton growing inter- tests of the country and at the same time imposes no more restrictions Iupon the industrial use of foreign cot ton than are essential.
 It is interesting to note that in 1904 Egypt prohibited the importation of American cotton seed on account of the danger of introducing the boil weevil into that country. In 1909 this law was extended to include the in troduction of cotton from all coun- tries. In 1913 all forms of cotton except the ginned fiber were barred. Shortly after this it was discovered that bales of lint imported from India contained considerable quantities of seed and that living pink boil worms
 bers in this seed. 1t seems quite cer- tain now that the pink boil worm was introduced into Egypt in badly ginned Indian cotton some time be-
 tween 1903 and 1911, the dates rep Iresenting respectively the beginning of such ipportations into Egypt, ait
 the first finding of the pink boil worm in Egyptian cotton. It is precisely this danger which the United States government is now guarding against
 in requiring the Immigration of Egyp-
 tian and other foreign cotton. The discovery that the pink boil worm could be introduced in ginned cotton
 was made too late to protect Egypt
 from the pest, but, as a recent bulle-
 tin of the Egyptian Ministry of Agri- .cuIture says, there are several other
 possible pests which might be im-
 ported in the same way"
 In the case of this country the ne-
 cessary precautions have been taken
 in time and the pink boil worm is
 still unknown here.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-05-27

ments of community welfare for which government exists. They fla mlllarize the pupil with the manipu- Iation of the social machinery with out showing him the importance of the social ends for which this machin- cry exists. A lesson in community clvlcs IS not complete unless it leaves with the pupil sense of his respon sibllity, and results in right action. To attain these ends is perhaps the most difficult and delicate task of the teacher"
 Much civic instruction" declares the bulletin, "has been ineffective be- cause it has left the pupil to work out for himself the application of general principles. The translation of prin- clples into conduct is more difficult than the comprehension of the prin- clples themselves. While we urge that the citizen should engage in these activities as far as opportunity offers, 1t is necessary to cultivate a motive sufficiently strong to lead him actually to do so. This motive is to be found in the common interest, which includes his interest at least until such time as an ideal altruism may lead to the placing of the interest of others and of the community above the interest of self"
The Prescott daily news., 1916-05-27
COMMU NIFTY CINICS.

Community civics helps the child to know the meaning of his commun- lty life, not merely a lot of facts about it," says a bulletin just issued oy the U. $. Bureau of Education. This bulletin was prepared by four members of the committee on social studies of the National Education As Sociation-Dr. J. Lynn Barnard, School of Pedagogy, Philadelphia; F. '" Carrier, principal of Wilmington, Mass high school; Arthur w. Dunn, specialist in civic education, U. S. Bureau of Education, and Clarence D hnisely, of the Massachusetts board of education.
 The significance of the term com munlty civics' does not lie in it's geo. graphical implications" says the bull ietln, but applies this point of view to the national community as we'll Emphasis is laid upon the local com munIty because it is the one with winch every child-citizen has most intimate relations, and for that req son It Is easier for him to enter into actual cooperation with it."
 The authors of the bulletin make ''eaf that the term citizenship" is used broadly. The good citizen" 'ney say, lis person who habitually conducts himself with proper regard ioF the welfare of the community of "hich he is member, and is active ana intelligent in his cooperation with HIS fellow members to that end"
 community civics, according to the ou'ietln' should be taught in the ele- "'e,'afy grades of the public schools ''o should be continued in a more comprehensive course in the first year of the high school. Many p'p'ls do not enter high school at all, a''u those who do should already have sua to acquire habits of civic 'oEhl and action The greater ma 1''y of the high school pupil makes posslole the development of phases of m ,s subject that are impracticable in "e elementary school"
 Many courses in civics fail" the tuuors tors think, because they fix at "''on upon the machinery of gov
 "''ent rather than upon the ele-
The Prescott daily news., 1916-05-27
POWER OF SUGGESTION.

The teacher, wishing to impress on her pupils minds the vast population of China, said Think, children, two Chinamen die every time you draw a breadth"
 A minute later her attention was attracted to little Jimmie Jones. who stood pufing vigorously, with face reddened and cheeks distended.
 What is the matter, Jimmie ?" asked the teacher. What are you doing?"
 "Nothin', Miss Mary; just killin' Chinamen."
 Good Roads Everywhere"
The Prescott daily news., 1916-05-27

We'd all be good, we'd all have wings, There'd be no sin nor sorrow, If men would only do the things They put off till tomorrow.
 Luke McLuke. And there is also this to say,
 If men were but resourcefuI To undo things done yesterday
 They'd all be less remorseful
 Newark (Ohio) Advocate. Then there's another thing of which We hesitate to speak Things which some men should do to-
 day
 They put off till next week
 Commercial Appeal As We understand Mr. Ford's plan, Col Roosevelt is a 1912 model.-New York World.
 Henry Ford is opposed to cigarette smoking, but evidently doesn't object to the peace pipe.-Birmingham Age Herald. "Is hell a reality?" asks the Mem- phis Commercial Appeal Well-er- why not consult the colonel on the subject? We laymen hate to give a positive reply-Cleveland Plain Dealer. William Howard Taft is not running for anything at all; or from anything, either He speaks his minds fearless ly on any subject he chooses.-St. Louis GIobe-Democrat.
 Judging from the Vermont and Pennsylvania primaries, Roosevelt looks more and more like a candidate for vice president.-New York World. The suggestion has been made that as many as 5O00O0 women may be sent to this country from the bellig- erent European nations when the war lis over What sort of preparedness will be necessary in that event. Knoxville Journal and Tribune