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The Detroit times., 1916-11-20
HEMANS LAID To
REST IN MASON

MASON. Micn. Nov eo-ln the
presence OF several hundred persons
including stare officials circuit
Judges and people from sll walks
of ife The body u OF LaWtou T. Pie
mans Vas laid 20 rest Ia the crmei
terry here sunday afternoon
DELEGATIONS from Lansing and ue
troit aud residents % the rural see
tions OF Ingham and surroundiDs
counties made up the cortege Witch
escorted the former state otncial &C
the grave.
The services were simple. con
sisting IN The main % or 1utes Z,
The dad lawyer from members o.
The clergy and laymeu Louis +
Rowley. former Lansing editor was
90 have delivered the principal tri0
ute. bDt ne was so overcome with
srle. hat he WAS forced 20 cal
upon ,hS Rev " Il simmons o
Atlanta y y formerly ot Mason, Il
read q, for him.
Governor Ferris WAS prevented by
Illness from attending the funeral
State officials present were head
ed b Secretary % state Coleman
e Vaughn
From Detroit came delegation
including Judge William F Con
molly Bernard Weadock. Frank u
Eamaus. Postmaster William J Ma
gel. and several ofactals OF the DE-
'roit United Railway Railroad or
dcisls we're numerous led by Op
Grating Receiver Paul II King. o
the Pere Marquette Attorneys iron
all over me southern portion Of tbs
state, vho had known Mr. Hemsni
for many years. came with practical
81 all ot he attorneys praciicins
az the lnKham county bar
Several justices Of the suprem.
court with many circuit and pro
bate judges attended.
The honorary pall bearers ver'
Edmund c. Shields. Harris Z.
Thomas. Joe 2. Hendee, Dr J p
Bradley. Edward Homer. Charlie
Homer. judge L 3 Macarthur Or
@ p Freeland A {. Carton and l.
G. Webb
The active pail bearers were G.
Whitman D 2. w-htmore, w. Z
Clark. J y. Thoourn. r. W. Nebl
and A. J Hall. all OF Mason, anc
netghoors of Mr Hemans
The Detroit times., 1916-11-20
DEEPENING or
RIVER BIG JOB

Many land owners or the River
Rouge have pledged property fr.1f
ng OF the stream 20 aid in re
widening ~ the channel groiec.
'hat is nov being Investigated By
ne government fhru Major II Bur
CESS. ~ fha United states Eagf
1eering department
10 make fh- river naviZa 5,a 'et
steamers ~ the maximum siza
riii bs nscassary 10 vtd IN m 1
lsst a. The bottom and deepen u rl
u feet a mum Der ~ sharp bend
must be eliminated by cutting awa7
ihs banks or digging an enti-e.s
new channel The plan would re
7uire tns rebuilding o. nearly ever,
bridge over TIA stream.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-20

being made 20 Aeep the oonnrry
vet
In this convention are meeting
lor the last tine some - The unost
prominent brewers N he orzanizs-
ton. including those from Detroit.
and the Passing of these would a..
pear - give The others food FOR
thought. since IL 10 q promise OF
what the drys say will be a reality
soon-'s DRY nation
Between the Union station and
tse Hollsndsn hotel delegate 20
tie annual meeting co1ld look 0g.
from their 'aricabs and vlev more
81 a. one sign reading Mage 'he
nation drv"
While no ear'7 arrivals o-ots eed
~ bo satisfied Rirh tha present con.
ditions ~ did a5t require seer 70
gsSe behind the mass and see t1e
look Of anxiety as the main spirits
of tne organization contemplated
tie uudeniable TACT that property
representing many millions o. dol
lars IN their business hsd been Ge
ciared by the voters A uuisaace ina,
had 20 be suppressed
TIE convention VIII remain In
session IN this wet city-one ~ ,h
vettest now on the map, Tuesday
and Wednesday. Detroit had beer
selected tentatively as Tie place POI
The convention next year. but s, g
predicted that this program vii. b.
changed noH hat Michigan ha.
shown that she Is not In sympaihi
with the brewers.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-20

teeth in g." to take the nlac, o..
The weak measure nov 90 The stat
ute books doubtless VIII bo acted
on early in ths new So sion sen
ator owen OF Oklahoma who has
charge OF the measure. pressed -
FOR action before congress adjourned
prior 10 the election bur he failed
Assurances were obtained. however.
that II would be disposed ot early
this winter
The Detroit times., 1916-11-20
Congress Can't Longer
Choke Amendment,
Says Dinwiddie
TRADE
is DOOMED
Sixty Per Cent of [. ),
Population Lives in
Dry Territory
- - C---.Ls.a-ien'

I~TFt NFl# fr' 4. y 4-ft'. 2
WASHING Soy 'wrh
safes hau-g declared for pro
Ihssiroa. a..4 morn asr 50 per cent
ot the population o: me United
: states uvne am srutory con
s.c.s csano, longer lepv the Amer
/ icsa people r,e,r neh, 20 pass upon
tie question os amending their con.
stt1.e- ra. declaration was
mace tc1av y Edw1n Z. D.nwiddie.
s.re-arendsa. Of The Al, .-saloon
League o1 America. who is planning
ths drre on congress for nation
4s4e prohlo.Loa
Congress should pass al ne az
preaching shor- session the resolu-
non % .ubmr The Amendment for
national prohibition. he continued
Longer delav woul3 he disloyalty
10 The principles of TIE government,
Which congress serves
K IS appsrelt tha, tae curtain
raiser battle, which the proaio..
tionis;s intend to hstr in congress
wtll - for "t~ District of
Columbia. It has been realized FOR
several years that congress would
vote tha disUrict drs Il u was
brought face % face altn The issue
A rider 70 The last District Of Colum.
bia appropriation tin which would
have made ,he capital dry was
knocked our Ia he last session on .
technIcaiity
The nations capital" rsid Super.
i1tendsnt D,nwidd!e today. should
oe the uiodei ci-y q ths world an!
should express the highest and 5es,
governmental policy In promotinS
human eeifsre To ALLOW Il 20 70
main III ts moral standards below
he average Of The nation would be
sinexcnsaoie and G.szraceful More
.la7 taIf the states aad a majority
E ,ae people have adopted prohibit
ion as heir governmental policy
cong gress sh8uld pass a. once the
H.3ric, OF Columbia prohibition
U"
Considerable iap@,1s has been
siyen the move 10 make thc district
dry hy statewide prohibition ir VIZ.
.g.nia. just across TIE Potomst river
from Washington ana b. the con.
sta1'ly Increasing number u dry
cl1nues p Mar7lsn3 20 tle north.
sasr and west 4 the capital
"Mi-h gan SAID the Ant-Saloor
league on ial has vote. for state
vide prohibition b, $500 n.sJortts,
>ebrazk1 6y $4,000. Montana b.
90 710 south Daklis by .4og9 and
Alaska hy large ies5orry idaho
rls adopted Constitutional amend
men ter ptoh I0n by majority
cf 20 a. after months evpe-
rree win statutory gr0ti5iuon
C'sh an3 Florida have elected IegIs.
iatar-s ard governors pledged %
sis e.4idc prnhiairion Washington
Colorado Arizona and Afksnsas
have defeated attempts n the ll.uof
10 pie fo secure he atort.o of pro
2o.als ah.ch vouIG have crippled
thelr prorlbitory Law, ard Oregon
Tor only ia ,his but she streuzthen-
1d 10. lses Thus - states 0gi o.
iS over half the states in IN I'D ion.
aats a7p atopted or declared FOR
tetta. prohibition and over 80
ter cenr ~ he population and over
~ rs- ce-. - IRE area 70 he cour-
try are row under prohibition laws
IN lsr ,ha1 tvc wears prohibl
loG LAS have gone into eTfci IN
states tsving population ot l2..
a'a 111 -Four stoes Which have
l-t voted fry have POPULATION of
GFef 99o1oo Tre lqucr irafHc IS
doomed % pee1v destruction
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The Detroit times., 1916-11-20
PURE, RICH BLOOD
MADE BY HOODS

Pure blood enables The stomach.
liver and other digestive organs t6
do their work properly without ~
they are sluEgieh. there s loss OF
appetite. sometimes fsintness de-
ranged state - the infestincE. and
ia general al ihc symptoms az
A. yspepsiA-
Hoods SarSspsriils makes pure
blood, and his IL wny " Is so yc~r
successful IN he treatment ~ 40
many ailments Get Il fodsy y.--Ady.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-20
WYANDOTTE

Nineteen "tralih tters" were taken
TITO membership IN tae Meth odist
church sunday
The Naurg Ladies sodalitv - thc
Fc~d Catholic church wtil give mas
gusrAd~ eAil in Arbeiter hall for The
csreet - tire church Thursday even
.us Nov %
N sees Louise ard Tiilie klefer o,
Detroit visited friends n Wyardotte
Yesterday
ais. Ruth Krezea ana Mss Ava
Sc Ter went % the foothal game in
Ann Arbor saturday.
There VIII! BE box sorfAI an5 err
terfainuelf in tire Scuth-rd- school
FfUfhv evening New "a
The Detroit times., 1916-11-20
CROSSE ISLE

Mrs. z Ingram rss returned
fram the state WumRns SuGraEN
ca0v~rti3n In Grand Rapids
T1s Detroit |unc.rt company viii
- ar ~uterts iurnenf iE the Contra
arc~cl saturday night.
Mss r.r-a Hand rrlfnarw grade
teacher. has resigned and VIII accept
srnrota
The Detroit times., 1916-11-20

CHlCAGO-Nude figure came
plunglng from ylKth story windows
oil a burning building today Thou
sands were horrned until The oa
pier mache figures BIT the street
The Detroit times., 1916-11-20
FORD

Na p 7eckes val give rrf
rarfv AID shownr fn her me N-
- pIfHie-ats TI+@dst affn-r -1r
The Detroit times., 1916-11-20

Colds Cause headache and Drip
LAXATIVE BROMO QUINNE re
moves the cause. There is only one
"Bromo Quinine." Z. w. GROVES
signature Ia on box. 25c.-Ady.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-20
BREWERS
GLOOMY N
CONVENTION

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The Detroit times., 1916-11-20
S-HOUR LAW
BATTLE is
UNDER WAY

ocontiuued from Page oas)
The Detroit times., 1916-11-20
MISS LAW
COMPLETES
HER FLIGHT
tContinu.s from rag. oneo

than did CArlstron. flying $50 miles,
Gss shortage brought her down.
With an hour and a half more in
lhe air and little more gas she
OF Linking Chicago and New York be.
tween sunrisc and sunset
I'm not bit tired and the ma.
chimes all right. was Mrs Law,
message when she stepped cut Of
her machine She left Chicago at
: 90 western time. skirted Lake
Michigan. darted over the Ohio and
Indiana fiat lands. edged along Lake
Erie and then shot into New York
The Detroit times., 1916-11-20

An important conference of tho
interstate committee for suppress
sion OF the pine blister rust - TO
begin today at Albany. Y Y.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-03-16

imagine we chose the southern route,
and ride there first. But If he did,
doubtless he would send some one Of
his men scouting this way"
"You have heard-seen nothing"
mo, we are too far back; the noise
Of an army passing along the pike
would not reach here. II we get to
Cane Ridge church before dark. we
must trust to luck, and the night for
the next thirty miles"
You fear Cowans gang more than
the troops? Surely they will pursue"
mo doubt; Pickney will be raving.
and Raymond crazy to get hand on
me. Ay! there will be some galloping
of troopers. ! should have liked to
see Fox's face when he heard the
news. BY heavens! they are like
enough to charge him with conspiracy
for he was officer OF the day. How.
ever, | do not greatly fear them; they
will make noise enough to warn us,
and couldn't track bear. 1t is the
mountain men we must guard against;
they are wolves. You slept well?"
After the first half hour. am
rested. and strong. Shall we 60 now p"
when we have eaten. There may
be no other opportunity. and there is
ample time"
We sat over the poor meal long
while, talking like old friends. laugh
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-03-16
CITY WATER PLANTS.
Improvements in iowa Towns
Past Year Are Extensive.
MANY MILLIONS INVESTED
seventy-three Towns Install Public
Water Works Plants and Sewer
age Systems-other Improve
ments Cost Vast Sums.

Des Moines.-Several millions OF
dollars have been invested in water
systems and sewage disposal plants
installed in seventy-three cities of
Iowa in the period from July /, 1914
to Jan. /, 1916, according to a state
ment issued by LATE Higgins. sanitary
engineer for the state board of health.
This report does not include all OF
the water systems installed in Iowa.
for the reason that some Of them were
put in by private companies and no
report was made to the state. The
statement includes a number OF cities
where plans for water works and sew
age disposal plants have been ap-
proved. but the work of installation is
not completed.
Plans for water systems were APP
proved for the following cities in the
stated period:
Humeston, Edenville, Knoxville.
Grand Mound, Stanton, Sioux Rapids,
Yale, Osceola, Northwood, Dixon,
Goldfield. Parkersburg. Charlottesville.
Maynard, Spillville, Morning Sun, San
born, Onslow, Orange City, Lowden,
Charlton. Keota, Denison,
Urbana, Kanawha, Germania. Sheldon.
Boyden.
Plans for sewage disposal plants
have been approved for the following
cities in the period covered nv the re.
port:
Holstein, Keota, Algona, Creston,
Onawa, Denison. Tripoli, Grinnell,
Audubon, Hartley, Woodbine, DEBORAH,
Garner, What Cheer. Postville, Lake
Mills. State Center, Lake View, San
born. Jewell, Carroll, La Porte City.
Spencer, Mount Ayr Newton, McGreg-
or. Riceville. Peterson, Brooklyn. Le-
nox, Primghar. Elliott, Ogden, Charter
Oak, Mason City. Dayton, Oskaloosa,
Ackley, Bedford and Northwood.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-03-16
FLOODS OF MUD IN ALASKA
Much Damage Done In Indian Village.
According to Letter Received
From City of Juneau.

A river of mud 100 feet wide and
nearly ten feet high ran into the In
dian village of Klukwan the other day.
carried off ten Kicks of wood which the
natives had gathered, broke into the
schoolhouse. covered the floor with
twofoot layer Of mud and stones. de-
stroyed gardens and did much other
damage. says Juneau (Alaska) let
ter. There is an Indian tradition that
many years ago similar stream
came down out of the mountains and
destroyed an entire village.
The village Of Klukwan is % miles
inland from Haines, on the Chilkat
river. Two and one-half miles back
from the village in the tops OF the
mountains Is great bowl. or hanging
valley, which some monster glacier of
prehistoric times left as monument.
This bowl Is drained by small stream.
which often becomes choked with
rocks.
The heavy rains of the three days
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-03-16
'CASCARETS' FOR
SLUGGISH BOWELS
No sick headache, sour stomach,
blliousness or constipation
by morning.
Get a 1O-cent box now.

Turn the rascals out-the headache,
biliousness. Indigestion, the sick, sour
stomach and foul gases-turn them
out tonight anc keep them out with
Cascarets.
Millions Of men and women take .
Cascaret now and then and never
know the misery caused by lazy
liver, clogged bowels or an upset stom-
ach.
Don't put in another day of distress.
Let Cascarets cleanse your stomach;
remove the sour. fermenting food;
take the excess bile from your liver
and carry out all the constipated
waste matter and poison in the
bowels. Then you will feel great.
A Cascaret tonight Strengthens you
out by morning. They work while
you sleep. A 10-cent box from
any drug store means a clear head.
sweet stomach and clean, healthy liver
and bowel action for months. Chill
dren love Cascarets because they
never grippe or sicken. Adv.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-03-16
STOPPED SHORT
Taking Tonics, and Built up on
Right Food.

The mistake is frequently made of
trying to build up WORKOUT nervous
system on so-called tonics.
New material from which to rebuild
used up tissue cells is what should be
supplied and this can be obtained
only from proper food.
II found myself on the verge of a
nervous collapse. due to overwork and
study. and to illness in the family"
writes a Wisconsin woman.
MY friends became alarmed be-
cause grew pale and thin and could
not sleep nights. / took various
tonics, but their effects wore off
shortly after stopped taking them.
My food did not seem to nourish me.
Reading of Grape-Nuts, determined
to stop the tonics and see what a
change OF diet would do. ate Grape
Nuts four times q day with cream.
and drank milk also. went to bed
early after eating q dish Of Grape
Nuts.
In about two weeks was sleeping
soundly. In a short time gained
weight and felt like different woman.
Grape-Nuts and fresh air were the
only agents used to accomplish the
happy results" There's a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
Ever read the above letterf A sew
one appears from time 10 time. The,
are genuine, true, and full Of huusr
interest.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-03-16
Activities Of Women.

London has 80 women tramway con-
ductors.
Four Of Americas richest women
are unmarried.
Adele Blood the motion picture ac-
tress, recently insured her hair for
$4,000.
Girls arriving alone in Tokyo, ia.
pan, are met at the railway station
by chaperon.
In order to meet the shortage of
agricultural labor in England, due to
the enlistment of men, steps have
been taken to mobilize a sufficient
number Of women to work the land.
The combined membership of the
various Young Women's Christian as.
ISOLATION hranches throughout the
United States is over $4,000.
Fifteen hundred Missouri suffragists
claim that they will have a surprise
to spring when the national Demo
cratic convention meets.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-03-16
CHAPTER XIII.

The Cane Ridge Meeting House.
The spot where Noreen lay was not
fifty feet distant. but my position gave
me no glimpse of her through the
tangled brush must have dozed. foT
the sun was high overhead when |
finally aroused myself. and arose to
my feet. watered the animals. and
seated myself again, this time on a
fat stone beside the sream. Surely
] had never been here before, even In
the days of my boyhoods vagrant
tramping. and yet that terraced crest
with the huge rock chimney rising
conspicuous at its center, revived a
recollection that would not be entirely
denied. | had seen it before. but
from another angle-from the south;
from that hillside, perhaps. where the
creek headed Why, that was Cane
Ridge!
do not know why laughed. but I
did-perhaps it was from sudden re-
lief at thus discovering exactly where
we were, and seeing clearly the easier
way out. The sound of foot stepping
on round stone caused me to-face
about. Noreen was within few feet
of me, higher up on the bank. one
hand holding back the bough of tree.
why were you laughing?" she
asked. Il thought you had gone until
heard that sound"
81 had to laugh when the truth
finally came to me; that is Cane
Ridge"
where the Baptist church
ISL"
Exactly; where Parson Nichols
points out to his congregation the
straight and narrow way. There is a
bride path yonder leading up from the
valley, which will save US five-mile
detour. But it means we are still in
Cowan's country. and to climb there
with horses will require the use of
daylight"
you think Anse-"
rs probably back before this, and
doing his best to trail us. Even II
he does not discover the body of old
Ned, he will naturally conclude we
will head east. My only hope is that,
not having seen us last night he may
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-03-16
He Knew.

Ben Blewett recently visited the
Benton school and was much inter.
ested in listening to a primary class
recite physiology which happened to
be on the subject of the stomach.
After the recitation Blewett gave a
short talk on the subject and among
other things said:
And remember, children, that the
stomach is one of the busy organs Of
the body that has no bones in It."
At this statement he noticed trou.
bled look on the face of bright little
red-haired boy and said kindly:
why. Francis, what's the troubled
Did you think there were bones in the
stomach"
Some people have, Mr.. Blewett
Our baby's got bone in his stomach.
all right. He swallowed the dollar
dad gave me for Christmas last night"
st. Louis Globe-D democrat.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-03-16
REPORT ON IOWA CORN CROP
Less Than One Half of 1915 Crop 10
Considered observation-disclosures
ual Shortage In Cribs.

Ames.-Only SO per cent OF Iowa's
1915 corn crop was of merchantable
quality, according to the United States
department OF agriculture. and q
check-up OF farm stocks on March LIST
revealed a shortage of 52,293,000 BUSH
els as compared with the same per-
Tod In 1914
According to government estimates
Iowa farms had s7.900.000 bushels OF
corn in cribs on the first OF the month.
In 1914 there were 140,l93,000 bushels
and 125, III 900 two years ago. The
price to producers on March LIST was
81 cents bushel compared with IS
cents year ago and Sc cents two
years ago.
Ninety-three per cent OF the 1914
corn crop was merchantable and 80
per cent of the 1918 crop.
The estimated wheat, oat and bar
ley stocks on Iowa farms March LIST
were in excess of those In 1914.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-03-16
SITE OF GARDEN OF EDEN
Recently Discovered Tablets Give the
Legendary Spot as Island Of
Bahrein.


The history OF Bahrein, in the Per-
sian gulf. is long and interesting. An
Gent tombs found in the interior tell
us that the Phoenicians once settled
there. The kings of Assyria frequent
Iy fought there. The Babylonians
called the island Dilmun.
Again the island is the center OF in
terest, for there has recently been dis
covered In Babylonia large clay tab
let recording the story OF Paradise.
the deluge and the fall Of man. and the
story tells US. says the Christian Her
aid. that the island OF Bahrein, the
ancient Dilmun. was the paradise. the
Garden of Eden. where man first
lived.
The newly deciphered tablet record
ing this story was among the many In
scrit ed objects found by the expedi-
ton sent to Babylonia from tie Uni
yersity of Pennsylvania. Prof. Stephen
Langdon. young American scholar.
Who is professor Of Assyriology In
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-03-16

preceding the 18th gradually filed the
gorge of the small stream with mass
of water. mud and rocks. Between two
and three o'clock on the afternoon OF
August 13 the natives in the village
heard deep rumbling and grinding
back In the hills. according to the story
brought here from Klukwan by w. 9.
Beattie, superintendent Of native
schools. A moment later the natives
saw river of mud coming down the
mountainside, headed directly for their
homes.
The river covered two and a half
miles at the rate OF eight miles an
hour, carrying rocks ranging from
pebbles to powders. The stream con-
tinued to run for about fifteen min
utes and spread for width Of over 100
feet.
AS soon as the water drained of the
mud became 80 hard that picks were
necessary to break up the layer
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-03-16

Jesus college, Oxford, England, chair
endowed by an American family. was
visiting the museum in Philadelphia in
the autumn of 1912.
At that time he copied number of
the tablets, one of which was TRAN
gular fragment. He took the clay tab
let to Oxford, where 1t was shown to
the eminent English scholar, Profess
sor Sayce. and 1t was discovered that
1t recorded part Of an early Sumner.
ian story Of the food and Of the fall
of man.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-03-16
Good Roads Special.

Des Moines-The Burlington,
Northwestern and Rock Island rail.
road lines in Iowa will be covered by
good roads special trains to educate
reon'e\ in how to make better high
ways.
The first train will start from here
March IS. Good roads speakers will
be carried and there will be working
models OF road building machinery for
the inspection of those who attend the
train meetings.
The exhibit consists of models Of
standard roads of all kinds, from dirt
roads to paved ones. and exhibits OF
road making machinery models Gov
eminent officials will accompany the
special to lecture on road topics.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-03-16

Il believe | will lie down." she said
finally. lis that the place you have
chosen. beyond those trees"
Yes; let me help you up: the blan
kets are both yours. shall not need
any,"
| stood and watched her move across
through the mingled shade and sun,
until her slender form finally disap-
peared behind the screen of under
growth. Once she had glanced about,
pausing as though some thought had
occurred suddenly. but she did not
speak. l was left alone.