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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-10
Uncle Sam Offers
Demon Rum for Sale
ScOcn CASKS Of Genuine Article
Stored in Government Ware
house 10 Be Disposed OF.

Probably because II rlmcs so we'll
and sounds so euphouious. many crimes
nave been committed against tho name
OF the Demon Rum" and the odds arc
n thousand TO one that II wasn't rum
AT all. but mean corn Ticker. or arti-
fetal whisky. or mixed highbalis and
things.
This time. however, it is tho Demon
Rum that is up for discussion and sale.
totally abandoned as il has been TO the
United States government. Seven caslts
OF the spirits Of molnssas from Jamaica
are 10 be sold. The casks ca,nc her.
from London on the steamship Roliv-
lana. and have been kept in the govern
'nent storchousc. wasting their frag-
rance upon the desert air for many
moons.
William 6. Smith. deputy collector II,
charge. will sell the arJcuts for ca.b
10 the highest bidder at tho customs
examination room. sos East Franklin
street. on June I. Every one is invited
10 attend and become better acquainted
with The demon
Very little is known of the merits nf
the rum, though II is. hoped that more
VIII be learned later. II IS known that
the steamship Boliviana staggered in,o
port with load on and her sheets ir,
tn" wind. and, having moro rum on
board than sho could tote" we'll was
relieved Of part OF it hv Uncle sam.
whether the Uncle prefers his own
hiockadc corn from the Bluc Ridge
Mountains or whether tho prohibition
wave has submerged hin, so deep tina,
he only drinks water now is not known.
However. he has ordered Mr. Smith 10
sell - 10 the highest bidder md le,
the JOY be unconiucd
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-10
MmrncI by noiIinc Tnr.

William knight. colored. was burned
severely yesterday, near Fourteenth
and Dock Streets, when boiling tar,
which lie was preparing for use on the
street. splashed over him. Ambulance
Surgeon Childrcss rendered emergency
treatment and conveyed him to Vir-
ginin Hospital. where he was reported
as doing we'll early this morning.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-10
Violating Electric Ordinance.

IN the Police Court yesterday Oh "a
charge o! violating the electric ordi-
nance. Superintendent L. &. TrafforG.
OF the Electric Department, appeared
against him.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-10
The Sunday E,cursIon TIckct. :

Norfolk which the Norfolk and West
orn Railway will place on salo be :.
ginning next Sunday. May 1lth, will
he honored on either the special train
leaving at $40 a. NJ ar the Cannon
Ball" at 900 a. NJ. Cannon BALI
leaves Norfolk 4:l5 p. NJ. and the spc-
cial at 7:4O +. Al.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-10
BELT LINE ORDINANCE
PASSED BY ALDERMEN
Acquisition OF Forbes Property Now
Is Only Bar to Beginning
Actual Work.
WOULD USE VIRGINIA HOSPITAL
Fire Department Asks Change in
Ordinance Allowing Special Room
for Use OF Firemen-Many Reso-
lutionS Are Concurred In.

The BOARD OF Aldermen last night
| concurrcd in the adoption by the lower
branch of the ordinance OF agreement
and Potomac Railroad Company and the
city. under the terms of which the
! company binds itself TO dedicate a
right OF way 80 feet wide over the
, Bel; Line tracks and to dcpress tho
tracks. aud the city binds itself to con-
struCt a drainage system in the two I'm :
developed streets parallclinE the tracks.
Except for the acquisition of right
Of way through the property OF w S.
Forbes. nll the matters in question ha-
tween III. city aud tho company are
settled. and the one remaining obstruc-
ton Will TIE oblitcratcd probably at
the next meeting of the Finance Com
mittec on Tuesday night. when the sub
committee Will report on its arrange
meniS tor through route in the
Forbes property for another street
Much OF the business done by the
BOARD OF Aldermen was of mere routine
nature. and beyond the pale OF pub
lie interest. However. the Fire De-
partment Will have concern in the well
fare Of resolution forwarded To the
BOARD by the Fire commissioners re-
QucStine the Aldermen to gain from the
Administrative Board. through ordi-
nance or regulation. tho continued use
VI lH' Tpp'n III virginia liOSDltai fOrm-
srly devoted to the emcrgcnt needs &C
The members of the department.
CITY ATTORNEY HOLDS
HOSPITAL Is FOR INDIGENrS
On q recent occasion the City At
torI!ey rendered AN opinion TO the Ad-
ministrative Board. i'll which he held
that tho hospital could not be used by
any save indigcnts. and that the cs-
Enlistment and maintenance of rooms
for the Police and Fire Departments
and the Elementary Teachers Assucia-
ton was not contemplated In the ord;-
nance under which the hospital was
taken over by the city for a period OF
five years. 1t was then necessary. UNI
der this ruling, for these rooms to he
vacated. The resolution from the
Board of Fire COMMISSIONERS points
out that members OF the Fire De-
partment are subject TO peculiar and
constant hazards in the pcrforna nee
Of their duties and that some dis
tiuctivc place should he procured for
those men who may be injured while
they are engaged in their work. The
resolution was forwarded TO the Com
mttcc on Ordinances.
Colonel Grundy introduced an ordi-
nance to adopt the classification OF
subjects OF taxation as passed by the
late General Assembly. and the paper
was referred TO the Finance Commit
tee
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-25

and sandals in. the arena and COM
paratively they were far superior
mentally and physically than the hui
man race is today.
AS matter of taste, let those who
like vaudeville and burlesque enjoy
them, for good joke and a hearty
laugh is a positive cure for the
"blues." In this struggle for exist
enCe we have tragedy, sorrow and
disappointment every day. There
fore, let our leisure hours he filed
with laughter AS Granville says:
''Play, my friend, and charm the
charmer. Otto Schmidt.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-25

give herself a home and loving babe
without selling her soul. With ma
lures laws unfettered, excess and
cruelty would decrease and die and
all would have to do their share. This
plan would offer no serious obstacle,
it would interfere with the lives Of
none and greatly benefit MILLIONS
]. S. Davis.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-25

TO w. KI8BLER.-Dear. Friend;
You remind me Of the story Of "The
Three Black Crows" A lady met
me in the hall as I was going in and
she inquired for me. urged her to
return with me, but she did not care
to go back, as she had just spent
about three hours listening to VoliVa
expound his doctrines. I will not
blame Eve or the serpent.
1 followed willingly, but about all
I learned was that chop suey has
gone up, Wish l had used my "con-
scious ego" and just made Eve come
in to hear Surfessor Wilkesbarre.
Say, you ought to hear Surfessor
Wilkesbarre praise The Day Book.
He saysyit is the only paper in Chica-
go that allows 'the atoms Of truth
to penetrate the mental atmos-
phere." He is right. Every subject,
party, cult, belief, social subject and
new idea is sure to get space and
hearing in The Day Book.
Two cents is not too much, nor is
five cents too much for the truth.
The whole truth will. never hurt any
body, though the blood may rush to
the head occasionally. Away with
censorship, single-track minds and
pride regulators.
Thank creation, mostly progress
siyes and thinkers read The Day
Book. AS Surfessor WiIkesbarrel
you'd say, you Day Book readers
are real advanced thinkers or you
would not be reading The Day
Book" I would urge all Day Book
readers to pay visits to all these lit
tie clubs where you can hear all sub
iects discussed.
There is the AnthropologicaI soci-
ETY. in the Masonic Temple, the
Christian Socialists, the Washington
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-25

DAVIS ON SEX RELATIONS, NO.
3.-Every community should have a
government doctor to register and is
sue a certificate to every prospective
mother free of charge. There should
be no marriage laws. Every mother
should receive a salary Of not less
than $50 a month for each of her
first four or five children from the
time Of certifcation until they be-
come Of age. All birth expenses for
all children should be paid by the
government and the mother should
receive $1O0Iat the birth Of each per
feet child. Imperfect children should
be cared for in institutions as at pres
ent and not allowed to grow up with
the power Of reproduction.
To furnish this money every man
should have to pay certain percent
age of his income. Thus the burden
would be upon ALL those responsible
for it and none would have to con-
tribute more than anyone should
have to contribute to the welfare Of
the next generation. The young man
starting out would have the smallest
share of the burden and the heavy
load would be upon those best able
to carry it. Mating should come at
the proper time and young folks
would be encouraged in building up
a home and having children. hide
pendent of husbands, wives would
get better treatment and women
would find love for men they could
not make themselves dependent
upon. The girl down and out could
Ripley County democrat., 1916-06-02

H. L. Smith, an Audrain
county farmer, has Ave black
silver fox puppies, five weeks
old, that are worth s7,50O. Mr..
Smith has been in the fox raising
business for three years, but this
| is the first litter that has lived
this long and given promise OF
maturing. As they grow older
their value increases. Three
years ago Mr.. Smith visited
Canada and paid $4,000 for pair
of handsome black silver foxes.
The duty to bring them into this
country was $500. and the inci-
dental expense OF the trip was
stOo, making them cost in oil
IS3, 400. Last December Mr'
Smith refused $4,000 for the two
; animals.
money to burn-if some one
did not have money to burn tn
q burning Of eighty dollars u
|ereenbacks which was foun'
o1along the Rock Island track
J, ncrth OF the city . few days ago
. was a mistake. While Josepl
!. Chain, a Rock Island employe
n was working along the tracks
!. In that vicinity, he picked up
tolfiye dollar bill, the corners hav
/. ing been subjected 10 consider
: able heat. A few minutes after
wards Chas. Joslin, a feiio
:, workman, picked up $40 In oil
10 which were also burned simil'
~ to The money found BY Chafii
% The money was taken 10 the Fir
y National Bank, and the cashie
=. =, Mr.. Lawrence. forwarded Il
~ w ashington, and yesterday =
'sI ce,ved $50 in new money for u
no charred bills. Neither .Ioslin n
Ripley County democrat., 1916-06-02
Urges Health Codes For
Missouri Cities.


A health code for the smaller
oitiss Of Missouri, similar tol
cudss that have proved success-
talin operation in other states,
has been prepared by r. 9.
Journey, director Of the munici-
Ipall Reference Bureau OF the
University Of Missouri at Column
bia.
A board Of health, appointed
by the mayor for q term OF two
years, would consiss OF members
OF the city council, practicing
physicians. . bacteriologist and
the sanitary inspector as . mem
ber .officio. II would be the
duty Of the board to keep the
council posted on the sanitary
condition Of the city and to aid
the inspector in the enforcement
Of health regulations.
Ordinances are recommended
to do away with insanitary out
houses; requiring manure, gar
bage and other refuse to be KEEP
in fly proof containers; resulas'
ing the distance at which stables
may be built from dwellings; re-
quiring tenants to keep thei
premises free from the accumu'
lations Of filth; requiring weed
, to be cut and rubbish removed
, from property by owners an
tenants; requiring dealers Il
food to screen 1t from dust; Tor
bidding splitting in public places
! requiring physicians to repo'
q within twenty four hours all cas-
!, es Of infectious diseases; provid
!, ing for medical sxsminatlo
!, when necessary to determin
whether the disease is commun
ciable; and for insolation OF sue
X cases on recommendation OF u
y sanitary inspector.
: Imporsant provisions empow
!, the sanitary inspector to ma
. his recommendations carried o
- at the city's expense and u
cost levied as a special u
0' against the property, ii the tel
" ant or owner fails to do the wo
= himself.
Ripley County democrat., 1916-06-02
,ROUNDABOUTTHE STATE.
cleaned from Exchanges-Made BY the Snears'
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--some Origi-
nal. some Credited. and Some Stolen
Nut Nearly All interesting Reading.

w - "a
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Robert B. Munroe, ex-cashier
OF the Jefferson County Bank in
DsSoto, was found guilty BY q
Jury Thursday Of receiving funds
when he knew the institution was
insolyent and was sentenced to
serve three years in the peniten'
tiary.
Merchants In Excelsior Springs
have combined their forces and
hired an official to handle their
accounts for them. When ne
finds that any person won't pay
then this man has q hard time
securing credit at any other place
In the town.
Following the failure OF Cape
Girsrdeau voters to approve q
bond issue of $4,000 for fire
fighting apparatus. the local
commercial club set on foot o
movement to buy 1000 feet ol
new hose without waiting for the
city to take action.
A Missouri business college
advises that one OF its forme'
pupils has been chosen as private
stenographer to President Wilso,
at a salary of $75 a month WIFI
few years Of experience NJ
might be able to obtain more re-
munerative employment.
Mrs. w. M. Troxler reports tn
finding Of an egg OF unusual pro
portions recently. 1t was fou
inches in length and the circum
ference was seven inches 10
smallest way. When broken tn
egg was found to contain thre
perfect yolks. Holt Rustler.
Asa Schooler, postmaster
Corning, has rendered his resig
nation as director Of tho Cornin
school district in order to hol
his Job 90 postmaster. He toun
found that he could not hold bo'
Jobs at onoe and comply with II
law.
When is q bond issue not
. bond issusP Ask anybody fro
!, Pike county for the answe
which has something to do wi
courthouses. For instance, q
tsr 500, 900 had been voted I
y two court houses, one at Bowli'
Green, the other ct Louis'sn
an expert held that the bon
were invalid.
The bottle Of soup John Nor
n found while feeding the horses
l. Hugh Reily's barn in Harris
q county, was not the edible XIII
. suspecting that 1t was nitrogl
u cerin, John Ksrns attached
fuse to IL and confirmed his 81
a picions, at the same time tsari
70 . great hole in tho ground VIII
!. the bottle had lain.
% Alturtle caught recently n
10 Middletown is entitled to
90 classed with the older reside
Of that locality. The car
ly found carved on its shell init
re- nut there seventeen years q
nd ! and Il was no small turtle tn
Of | Twice since then the turtle
nut been found by the same pers
Ier in testimony OF which its .
bears dates in 1909 and 1914.
lin Bill Scism, mail carrier
", route 8. reports that the deIi'
his Of the u. 8. Mail was interfeI
rs with Tuesday. He neither
'ek nor left any mail ct the ca
zen mail box just north OF Aqu
It'll A big swarn OF bees was
Ter cause, must have been two o.
I'VE ela OF them. completely cove
i've the box. He didn't in,erfer
ich them a. all. Bloomfield Wac
'8'
Ripley County democrat., 1916-06-02

At Tranton. The toWh na0 = ~"
hearae.
How some town do grow
Chaitse now elaine ? .p0pulAa0n
2,o02.
4 man who measured = feet .
inohss in height and weihss 40
bounds 10 . citizen of MISSISSIPPI
county
Cane Girardeau county did nos
have . single prisoner in i's
county Jail at jackson tor Ae''
,eral days recently.
A destructive hail atorm touch.
sd some portion Of Pepaisoot
oounty Monday afternoon. May
18th, causing considerable dam
age.
Aaiussas General o'Meara, OF
%hs Missouri National Guards
ssys hs can put AGO ia duty TO 70
he sent to the froat WITHIN 10
hours.
There will probably be no To-
cal option election |" New Mao. ,.
rid county this year, as the vets
have not refiled their petition
asking for one.
Lightning killed Harry Wells'
a Young man twenty years ola'
:. his home near Hopkins, while
helping his father and oro'ne'
put up the chickens.
Both bridegroom and bride 81
a recent wedding at Bolivar soo'
fessed to being 75 years oid
The wedding ceremony was per-
formed at the court house
A local tomato grower in Mary
vile plans to put up 10000 cam
this summer; and what is equal!
% the point. Maryville grocer
have contr acted to take bis en-
tire output.
Conception Junction 10 startinl
che ball rolling early this year .!
deciding to celebrate the Fourtl
Of July, according to an an
uouncement in the Conoepuo'
junction Courier.
Judge Arch Johnson granite
twenty one divorces in one %
IN the Green county circuit coul
at Springfield last week. That,
certainly beating the preacher
time for marrying them.
Retribution stalks unbashed
all courts Of the animal kingdom
Fifty chickens belonging to
Montgomery county woma
yoraciously dined on q colony
ants and died Of indigestion.
A sort OF wooden legacy W
that OF . Galloway farmer vi
died recently. A part Of his Q
tate consisted Of one hundr'
thousand feet Of cut timber al
four hundred creosoted ten
posts.
Over in Scott eounty recent
q large delegation Oh ia1'ns
vent before the county court y
asked for the unemployment
H. B. Derr, as county agent, :
the court took the matter une
sdviaement until June,
Run over BY . passenger "
u year old Lawrence Mcklnn'
Of Brookfield, owes his lie y
presence OF mind. When he '
caught on the Yellow ors
bridge he threv himself bs'w'
the rails and stayed there "
the train passed. a rod pn'
one OF the cars tore the p
coat, but he was uniniursd 2
Tor 9 nervous shock, from w
hs soon recovered:
Ripley County democrat., 1916-06-02

Pem16cot county uurtH u 00yu
has q rooster which has three
spurs. On the left leg two spurs
come out about the same point
and spread apart. The fowl is
noEmal In other respects.
Senator John Baldwin wants
to live long enough TO erect . $500
monument at his own expense 70
some federal judge who will dol
st. Clair county the justice to BY
q stroke Of his pen free her from
her bogus bonded indebtednesss
When Maryvills club women
Get about collecting old papers
and magazines there. devoting
one week to that pursuit, they
one week to that pursuit. they
builded beyond their hopes. the
weeks collections were sold to .
Junk dealer the other day and
brought more than $40.
Many newspapers have been
telling it far and near that it was
a violation OF law TO write checks
for less than 81. The Worth
County Tribune was . bit skspd-
cal and investigated. II found
, that such q law was enacted in
, the Civil war, but that II long
, since has ceased to bs in effect.
A baseball stunt which would
battle Ty Cobb was attempted BY
a Rockport boy, and The Atchison
: County Journal thinks it might
have been performed succesa-
fully had the boys tseeth held
out. He tried to eatch ball 10
his mouth, but the teeth first go'
in the way and then out. a den :
sist says the two crowns will cos'
% about $40.
, A million bloomsis the estimas'
-
IT ed 1915 yield Of the 67-scre peon,
! field at Sarcoxie, which 10 now i
70 full blossom. Fifty persons ar
10 employed to harvest the flowers
20 come of which are shipped as Ia
az New York. Sightsesrs maxi
Ut pilgrimages to see the huge fell
?. in bloom and more than eight.
10 thousand peonies were sold t
Id visitors last year.
10 Last week . couple of farmer
10 met q fellow driving soma hog
40 along a public road and made
bargain with him buying ther
a for $50. A few days latel tn
IN owner OF the hogs came alon
n. and Unidentified them and tn
th bsysrs promptly gave up tn
4. hogs, though regstting the lo'
or OF their money. The hog thl'
ng made good his escape.
's' Three companies OF the Thi'
'os regiment Of New York iniant'
passed through Cameron Sstu
ris day morning about Z o'clock in
In special train on the Burlingt'
ION en- route to New Mexico. The
nd. were fourteen cars in the trai
". including sleepers for the me
q baggage cars for the horses q
rs. dat cars for the ambulsnces, ~
Ing pieces. etc.
ere w. r. Smith Of Maryville b
Northern Spy apple which v
ear plucked from the tree in Ju
bel 1873. Il oame from the orchard
,nts the late George P. Carpent
otor southeast OF Clearmont. 1t '
ialsl preserved by .thrusing clio
.eo, through the skin until the sp
len. was practically covered. II
has shrunken TO about one third
son. natural size, but is othsrw
hell we'll preserved.
Frank Gowan, a driver for
on Frsch, happened to . seri
very accident Wednesday aftern
rred which may cause him TO lose
took arm. He was entering bla
aims smith shop in the rear OF
lila. store to grind knife, when
the said be stumbled and foil aga
ush. 4 circular saw that was in
Ripley County democrat., 1916-06-02

AA4ANAAeA e'~~~"~~H ~ WY III
4 o'clock, demolishing one chimr
ney, Knocking . hole through|
the outer wall, and entering thal
office of the engineers Of ms
drainage district and scssteringl
brick and mortar over things' inl
general. The damage done was|
licht, however, no one bsing|
hurt but Tom Simpson sleeping
In IN adjoinin room was scared
out cf two years. growth. h.-Hayti|
,HsfAld.
AT q special term Of circuit
court held at Van Bursn last
last week. q young man BY the
name Of Howard D. Bolin, was
sentenced to . term OF five years
in tie penitsntiary on q charge
Of horse stealing. The prisoner
stole the horse from . Carter
county farmer and rode 1t to
Winons, Shannon county, where
he was captured. At his trial ne
| refused the services OF o lawyer,
ana conducted his own defense.
Last Friday morning H. WAL
lace, a brakeman on Conductor
lChArch's train was held up and
robbed Of a gold watch AMI s4s
lin money. The train had jus
llsft Modoc water tank wher
Wallace saw two men climb on I
car and when he got to wher'
J they were one Of the men shove'
q gun in his face and made hin
hold up his hands while the othe
one went through Wallace
J rockets taking his watch an
: money. They then fixed tn
: angle cook which set the air an
t when the train slowed down the
liumped off and made thsl
. sscape.--Illmo Jimplicute.
y Wedn esday night alto o'cloc
2 tso men entered the Coy dru
9 store at Fornfelt and with draw
: guns compelled the propriet'
: and clerk to hold up their hant
Q and robbed them. While u
q two were at work on the inside
y third stood guard on the outsid
o They secured S1o0 from 70
81 from the clerk and S1S fro
a the postoffice which is located
"A the drug store. ~he reooe
a were not masked and made thu
. escape.--Illmo Jimplicute.
le Arthur Spradlin. marshall
g Oran, Mo-, in the northern p'
10 of Scott county, was dangerous
10 tabled Saturday night, May
ss by Hi Regans. The marsl
Of interfered in q fight betwe
Reeans ana an unidentified mi
a and was attempting to place !
!, cans under arrest when
:. stabbing took place. The mi
. shall was cut in q dozen plac
~ one lung being penetrated.
~ ,.a assailant escaped, and althou
!. . posse was formed and q sea
- made, he was not found.
nd Thomas w. Cunningham
Did Joplin, banker, visited the G
fsdsracy home at Higgins'
r.. 1.-The other day and introdu
'A' himself as Confederate sold
,s' "Do you come here to enter
.'y..Ihome?" he was asked. He
OF mediatsly replied: II came
'er' give you boys . little preset
Sa' He then gave silver dollar
yes each Of the three hundred We
'p'e ans at the home. Cunning
mas left for Kansas City on the o.
i'S ling train, saying he intended
''Se visit the Fort Leavenworth
disrs' home on the following
Gus Three Southeast MISS
|ous towns, De Soto, Charleston,
oon Dexter, are in line for new
} an Mountain depots. Nine
'cks officials OF the road are ma
the q trip over the system In sp
tia train and il Is probable more
inst ~ h,,;lt. The stations will
mo- from $4,000 to $4,000 each
Ripley County democrat., 1916-06-02

Frank Gowan, q driver for Gus
Frsch, happened to . serious
accident Wednesday afternoon
which may cause him TO lose an
arm. He was entering black
smith shop in the rear Of ths
store to grind . knife. when u Y
said be stumbled and foil agains
circular saw that was in mo-
ltion. Both his arms were badly
|laceratsd and we understand
that one Of them was saws'
|throqgh--Ds Soto Republican,