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The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-12-14
THEY TOLD THE TRUTH.
But Not All of 1t, and So Their resti
 mony Was Misleading.


 An attorney who has practiced law In Indianapolis for many years for merly was counsel for railroad con- pany entering the city. He told the following story recently:
 T remember a damage case we had once which illustrates how easily the truth may mislead if another material fact Is withheld. A man had been killed by passenger train when cross Ing grade few miles out of Indian apolis. It was at night and the rattle of his covered wagon prevented his hearing the approaching train.
 Two witnesses testified that no headlight was burning on the locomo- tive and that they did not hear any whistle. It was in the days when oil headlights were universal. and each headlight was equipped with little shade like window blind that could be raised and lowered. The engineer and the fireman testified that they had lighted the headlight an hour before the accident and that they examined 1t after the accident and found 1t burn Ing.
 We won the case. Several days aft. CT that l met the engineer and asked him. John. how did 1t happen those other people testified the headlight was not burning" We'll he said. they were right in way. We lighted the headlight early and pulled down the shade r. waS cti1l down ubap tho accident occurred. but we told the truth when We said 1t was lighted "- Indianapolis News.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-12-14
A POETS INSPIRATIONS.
How Lonsfellow Game to Write His
 Most Famous Works.

When Henry Wadsworth Long fellow was appointed professor of modern languages and literature at Harvard university in 1885 he took up his residence in the old Nassal mansion. once the most pretentious home in Cambridge. It was there that Washington made his head quarters when he took charge of the colonial army in July, 1775, and under the elms which shaded it the first president and General Lafavette met and conferred.
 IL was in this home, according to no less an authority than Heze kiah Butterworth. the historian, of Boston, that many of Longfellow's most famous poems were written. The original of "The Clock on the Stairs chimed the hours as the poet worked. A summer morning was the inspiration of ''The Psalm of Life" in 1888, when Longfellow still WAS d young man. He placed it in his diary and for many years would not consent to its publica- ton. but when he finally did it quickly flew over the world" to quote Butterworth. A few lines of the poem in Japanese characters on a Japanese fan once were found by friend travelling in the orient, who sent the fan to Longfellow as evi- dence of the wide audience which "Ihe Psalm of Life" enjoyed
 In 1889 a storm of unusual vio- lence swept the New England coast, and that night Longfellow could not sleep. He got up and wrote "The Wreck of the Hesperus," fin ishing the verses as the clock on the stairs struck 8.
 "The Hanging of the Crane' was suggested when Longfellow went to call on bride and bridegroom. He found them seated at little tea table in front of the hearth. The young husband also was poet, and Longfellow advised him to write d romance on the Acadian custom of hanging the crane. Ten years later they met again, and, finding that his suggestion had not impressed the other. Longfcllow wrote "The Hanging of the Crane" himself.
 Hawthorne told Longfellow the story of Evangeline, adding that he had been urged to write romance based on it, but thought it better suited for verses. The story of Hia- watha. related to >'choolcraft by Abraham Le Fort. an Onondaga chieftain, furnished the poet with the outline of his embcllished verse. The 'Tales of Wayside Inn" were suggested by an old colonial hostel " at Sudbury, Mass. which still Is in existence.-Nansas City Times.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-12-14
After the War Europe Will Look to America For Leadership
 In Peace By Dr.. j. A. MACDONALD, Editor of the Toronto Globe
'

America is to play any worthy
 part in the gigantic conflict of ideas which will disturb the world long after the war of forces has spent itself IT IS HIGH TIME AMERICA MADE READY FOR THAT STRUGGLE.
 But the readiness for which 1 plead on this occasion and in this presence is the preparedness of the American mind, the preparedness of the American conscience, the pre- parclness of the American will.
 To America in the new day of the new world the desolated war nations look for leadership in those policies and programs that make for international peace.
 FROM THE UNITED STATES MUST GO OUT THAT GOSPEL OF GOOD WILL AND THAT LAW OF INTERNATIONAL SERVICE IN WHICH IS THE HOPE OF EURoPE's REDEMPTION AND THROUGH WHICH ALONE CAN COME PEACE TO THE WORLD.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-12-14
Complicated Iniurisa.

Angelina. having said something that offended Edwin. was pained at the look of pique on his face. "Oh, my dar- ling. my darling"' she cried. "I have hurt you!" "No, my dearest" he re piled gravely. "The hurt feel is due to the fact that know Ii hurts you to feel that you have hurt me- "Ah, no. Do not let that hurt you for an in. stant. My hurt is because l know 1t hurts yvu to feel that have hurt my. self by hurting you" "No. my pre-. cious! My hurt is because you are hurt over feeling that am hurt because you feel that you have hurt me and are therefore hurt yourself. and'-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-12-14
Bluffs Sometimes Win.

The Chinese tell a story about a tiger that was led by monkey to a field where a fat mule was grazing. The tiger. who had never seen mule before. licked his chops. But the mule looked up languidly at the monkey and said:
 Friend monkey. heretofore you have always brought me two tigers. How is it you bring me only one todayT"
 The bluff was so excellent that the tiger made off as fast as he could go
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-12-14
RICH MEN's MISTAKES.
Even the Greatest Finanoisrs Get In on
 Bad Investments.


 Every investor must learn by expert ence. and experience costs money. Ev- erybody has to foot the bill for his own education. The man who buys a horse and finds he has been cheated ought to and probably will know better how to make his next horse trade. The same thing applies to the purchase of real estate or any other property, SC curities included.
 have commented often on the credulity of the public in buying all kinds of securities without knowledge of their real value. This credulity ap- parently extends to all classes. It Is curious fact that the estates of some of our greatest fnanciers after the death of the latter disclose large hold ings of worthless or nearly worthless securities.
 As shrewd and careful a man as the late Russell Sage left lot of what are called "cats and dogs though these constituted but a fraction of his enor- nous estate. The late J. P. Morgan. head of one of the strongest. most con servative and richest banking houses in the world. left about $70.OOo.O0o. and the inventory shows that one-tenth of this. or $7.OO0.OOO is marked as worth less"
 It included all kinds of mining. in dustrial and other speculative enter prises that may have promised returns. but that failed to meet expectations. Possibly the worthless securities Sage and Morgan held came to them as a part of trade deals without costing them much. or possibly they were bought to help out friends. Mir. Nor gun especially was known to have man. ifested his friendship in very sub- stantial manner to those to whom he had taken a liking.-Leslie's Weekly.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-12-14
A Prophecy That Failed.

tell story against himself which well serves to illustrate that most gratui- tous form of error, prophecy" When the emperor was only king of Prussia he saw one day among his troops an untidy looking lieutenant. "Who is that man?' he asked. An officer" he was told. ''who has just left the Danish service and joined the Prussian." That man will never get on in the army" said the monarch. and he used to add in telling the story. "The man was Moltke. and my judgment of him gives you the measure of my insight"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-12-14
Wiliie's Percent Wish.

Papa was sitting by the table read ing his evening paper. Generally. when he came across an item of in- Little William. typical little pitcher with big ears." as a rule was not in the least concerned about the items his father read aloud. But the other evening he was nightly interested.
 'I see. ma." said papa. that the fishermen around Cape Cod have gone out of the whaling business and"-
 Up spoke William promptly.
 Gee whiz. papa, wish you was a Cape Cod fishermanw-Chicago Jour- nal,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-12-14
THE MONEY THEY CARRY.
Poor Men, as a Rule, Have Moro In Their Pockets Than Rich Men.


 The next time you meet John D. Rockefeller just ask him how much money he has in his pocket. Ask him how much he has in the safe at his house or in the safe deposit box at his bank-I mean real, old fashioned bank notes and dollar bills. Let me tell you that if at this very moment you and John D. Rockefeller should swap pock- etbooks you would likely get stung Mir. Rockefeller probably has not a cent more of real money in his pocket today than you have. In a general way this applies to all peoples all over the world. In many communities the workpeople carry more money about with them than the rich.
 I we'll remember that once. at my summer home on the coast of Massa- chusetts. where real money Is scarcer than fresh eggs, very rich man who was visiting us asked me to cash a check for him as he was leaving for New York. On looking into his pock- etbook he discovered he had only S713! Well. l was even worse of. having only a five dollar bill and a few pennies Even Mrs. Babson could dig up only a few dollars. as we have everything charged and pay by check.
 We were Just on the point of break ing open a child's bank when paint CT working about the house overheard I'd the conversation and suggested that perhaps he could cash a check for $50. This workman had on him roll of several hundred dollars in ills.-Rog- CT W. Babson in Saturday Evening Post
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-12-14
In Hot Water,

Two citizens were toddlfng up the street one day recently, earnestly en. gagged in exchanging their experiences with dyspepsia.
 And did you ever try the hot water cure?" asked the thin one.
 Did I|' repeated the melancholy one. who had also something of the saving grace of humOr in his makeup, as many melancholy men have, "I should say I did. Why. man. I've been married fifteen years"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-12-14
Inc Elephant.

East Indians believe that the ele- phant lives 300 years. Instances are on record of these huge animals hay ing been in captivity for 13O years. their ages being unknown when they were taken from the jungle in wild state.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-12-14
Nothing Exempt.

"Can you run over tonight in your auto?'
 "I think so. I've run over about everything else" = Baltimore Ameri. can
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-12-14
Point of Resemblance.

Wasn't she bird?' exclaimed Jack. referring to the girl he had just been dancing with.
 'She certainly was pigeon toed." re- piled Gus.
 And thus was lifelong friendship shattered to smithereens. - St Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-12-14
A Method of Division,

L.. who was full of pranks, was taken i'll. We must be careful" said his doctor. "I will send you a nurse of not less than fifty years of age"
 Rather" replied L., ''send me two each twenty-five years old."-Gaieties de la Medicine.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-12-14
All For the Best,

"Why do the roses fade slowly away" she inquired poetically.
 Well" replied the baldheaded young man. 'when you think it over it's all for the best. It's more com fortable to have them fade slowly away than to go off all of a sudden. like a torpedo"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-12-14
Restrictad.

Its moved into restricted neigh borhood we have"
 "One of these neighborhoods where ye have to build S1OOOO house?"
 Not so bad as that. But we had to get rid of the goat"-Loulsville Cou- rier-Journal.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-12-14
Wretched Man,

Algy-By love. Miss Clara. how sweet you look in white! Do you know when saw you coming across the lawn you looked so nice I thought 1t was Miss Julia.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-12-14
Ambitious.

Are your men ambitiousT
 "Oh, very. Every man around the place is willing to do anybedye work but his own." - Louisville Courier Journal
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-12-14

People seldom improve when they have no model but themselves to copy after.-Goldsmith.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-12-14

No nation can be destroyed while 1t possesses a good home life.-J. c. Hol land.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13

upon these questions In my public
speeches and In public statements.
w. II. Stead. OF Ottawa, former at.
torney- general. will have the manage.
ment of my campaign, and headquar.
ters will be opened In Chicago, In the
Lumber Exchange building. A COM
mittee Of well.known representative
Republicans, selected regardless Of
past or present fractional alignments,
will have special charge of my cam.
paign In Cook county.
am not, and will not be, the can.
didate of any faction and I will take
no part In local fractional contests,
either In Cook county or In any other
county.
will not be a party to any slate
ticket. As a candidate, l shall make
no promises, either express or implied,
and shall have no alliances. either di.
rect or remote, which will embarrass
the free exercise of my best judgment
in discharging the duties Of governor,
should I be nominated and elected.
FRANK O. LOWDEN.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13
THE GREAT Cen.
TRIAL TRUST BANK
One Of Chicago's Solidest 1nsti-
tutions and a Bulwark of the
Business Community.

The Central Trust Company of iii.
nois with It's fifty millions of dollars
In deposits. its great capital and able
management, enjoys the well de.
served and unlimited confidence of the
people of Chicago.
Its officers are: Charles G. Dawes.
president; Joseph T.. Otis, Edwin F.
Mack, william T. Abbott and Walter
II. Wilson, vice presidents; william
X. Dawes. vice president and cashier;
J. +. Lindquist. Landon c. Rose. vii.
liam c. Cook, T. G. Neal and Fred d.
Woodland. vice presidents; L. d. Skin.
ner, william w. Gates, John w.
Thomas, Harry X. Moore. Addison
Corneau, Howard 8. Camp and J. II.
Musson, assistant cashiers: Albert G.
Mang. secretary; william G. Edens
ard Ansel X. Bodholdt, assistant sec.
retaries: John L. Lehnhard, assistant
trust officer; Lloyd X. Steere. probate
officer; Robert II. Berry, auditor.
George +. Brown, Jr., Is manager of
the Savings Department; II. l.. Schroe.
der manager of the Bond Department.
y. .. uttlt UiuuukeI tic Neul
Estate Loan Department.
The directors are: A. J. Earling.
president Chicago, Milwaukee 4 st.
Paul Railway Co.; Arthur Dixon.
president Arthur Dixon Transfer Com.
pany: Charles +. BoyntOn. Pickands.
Brown 4 Company; Alexander II.
Revell, president Alexander II. Revell
a. Company: s. NJ. FELTON,, president
Chicago Great Western II. II. Co.; T.
W. Robinson. vice president Illinois
Steel Company: Chandler b. Beach,
c. B. Beach 4 Company; Y. G. Sim.
mons. president Simmons Mfg. Co.,
Kenosha: II. A. LanghOrst, president
Albert Schwill & Company; Howard
G. Hetzler, president Chicago & West.
ern Indiana X. r.; Walter II. Wilson.
vice president Central Trust Co. of
Illinois: Joseph L. Otis, vice president
Central Trust Co. Of Illinois; George
Woodland. chairman advisory commit.
tee Central Trust Co. of Illinois: Bur
ton Il. Peek vice president Deere 4
Company, Moline: James w. Stevens,
president Illinois Life Insurance Com.
pany: w. o. Johnson, general counsel
and director Chicago & Erie II. r.; r.
Floyd Clinch, Crerar, Clinch & Com.
pany: william c. Boyden, Matz, Fish.
@, & Boyden. attorneys; c. b. SEQ
Vile, real estate, Oak Park and Chi
cago: A. II. Barnes, A. II. Barnes 4
Co.: II. J. Evans. National Biscuit
Co.: Landon c. Rose, vice president
Central Trust Co. n Illinois: A. NJ.
Johnson, president National Life lns.
Co. of Y. s. OF A.; w. J. Calhoun,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13

Calhoun, Lyford & Sheean, attorneys;
Charles @. Dawes, ex.comptroller Of
currency.
The departments of this great bank
may be summarized as follows
Banking Department.-Every facility
for handling the checking accounts
Of individuals, firms and corporations.
Commercial loans. Interest allowed
on satisfactory balances.
Trust Department.-Authori by
law to accept trusts of all kinds. Acts
as administrator, guardian, custodian.
CONSERVATION. or trustee, also registrar
and transfer agent of corporations.
Savings Department.--Th per
cent paid on savings deposits. Open
Monday evenings.
Bond Department.--Buys and sells
Y. 8. Government, foreign govern.
ment. state. municipal, railroad, public
service. corporation and building
bonds. List of investments yielding
Az per cent to per cent on appli.
cation.
Real Estate Loan Department.
High grade real estate bonds and
mortgages. netting per cent to per
cent. for sale. Mortgage loans on i'm.
proved Chicago property. Building
loans a specially.
Foreign Exchange Department.-Fa.
cilities for handling all kinds Of for
eign business.
Safe Deposit Vaults.--Boxes from
$500 a year upwards. Storage rooms
for trunks and bulky packages. Hours
. a. m. to 5'p. m. Saturdays 0 a. m.
to l p. IN.
Banking Hours.-1O a. IN. to 3 p. m.
Saturdays . a. m. to 12 noon. Savings
Department open Mondays from 10 a.
m. to s p. m.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13
BUDD FOR DEFENSE
President of the Il" Lines Con,
tributes rs Memberships to
Committee on Military
Engineering.

The Chicago Elevated lines have
come to the support Of preparedness
for national defense. The support
takes the form of a contribution Of
twenty-five memberships In the Joint
committee on military engineering.
This organization Is made up of mem.
bers OF all of the various engineering
societies In Chicago.
In letter to the committee, Britton
]. Budd, president of the elevated lines,
expressed his appreciation of the OBJ.
jects Of the organization and stated
that twenty-five men would be chosen
from among the employees of his com.
pany to become active members.
Lectures will be given by various of.
ficers in the regular army from time
to time. The organization intends to
be prepared to offer its services to the
government In time Of need.
~
Francis J. Houlihan % one Of the
most highly respected lawyers at the
Chicago bar.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13
REPUBLICAN
Committeeman

Republican National Committeeman
for Illinois-Roy o. West.
state Central Committee.
Headquarters-Peoria and Spring.
field.
Chairman--G. DEF. Kinney, Peoria.
secretary-C. J. Doyle, Springfield.
Treasurer-B. A. Eckhart, Chicago.
Dist
1-Adolph Marks, 115 8. State st.,
Chicago.
2-Abel Davis. 5125 Ellis Ave-. Chi.
cago.
3-Harry A. Lewis. 6G29 Harvard
Ave-, Chicago.
4-Thos. ]. Finucane, 1912 8. LOOMS
st., Chicago.
5-Max Levitan, 1903 Ashland Blvd,
Chicago.
Iceland S. Rapp. 30 8. Oakley
Blvd, Chicago.
Emil J. Wentzlaff, III n. Trumbull
Ave., Chicago.
S-Lee A. Dunno, 1926 Wicker Park
Ave., Chicago.
9-Medill Mccormick, 900 Lake Shore
Drive, Chicago.
1O-Geo. w. Paullin, 1908 Sheridan
Road, Evanston.
thames Z. Harley, 271 Benton st.,
Aurora.
12-Fred f. Sterling. zoos n. Main
st., Rockford.
13-Jas. p. Overholzer. Sterling.
14-Walter A. Rosenfield, Rock Island.
15-Chas. II. Williamson, 12i West
Ave-, Quincy.
16-Garrett Def. Kinney. 10 Moss
Ave-, Peoria.
17-Frank l.. Smith. Dwight.
1S-Chas. p. Hitch, Paris.
19-Henry p. Harris, Monticello.
2O-Ray n. Anderson. Pittsfeld.
21-Jas. T.. Mcclure, Carlinville.
22-Thos. Williamson, Edwardsville.
23-Geo. A. Brown, Brownstown.
24-Pleasant T. Chapman. Vienna.
25-Henry II. Kohn, Anna.
County Executive Committee.
Headquarters-SO1 Otis Bldg.
Chairman-David +. Matchett.
Vice Chairman-John c. Cannon.
Secretary-William II. Weber.
Assistant Secretary-Emil j. Wentz-
laff.
Treasurer-Edward r. Litzinger.
Ward.
Francis p. Brady, 119 l.. Goth st.
MARTIN B. Madden. 700 Tacoma
Bldg.
3-Robert r. Levy, 1859 Prairie Ave.
4-George J. Feser, 1882 Shields Ave.
Edward II. Litzinger, 20 8. La
Sale St.
6-Roy o. West, 1910 First National
Bank Bldg.
IL. N. Powell, 6S26 Burnett Ave.
S-Walter f. Schmidt, 2OS s. La Sale
st.
Edward T.. Ertsman, 1890 For.
restville Ave.
10-Thomas Curran, 1923 8. Racine
Ave.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13
ALDERMANIC MASPS
Hungry Reformers in the City
! Council Great on the Sting,
But Poor on Results.

What good have the college profess
sors. ex.reporters, tooth carpenters
and missing links who are bowling for
reform in the City Council ever done
for the city?
No good.
They stand for prohibition. not be-
cause they think prohibition or local
option does any good, but because
they are afraid that an open town
would give somebody pleasure.
They are as opposed to giving the
public any pleasure rs some Of them
are to paying taxes.
The reform aldermen play to the
gallery occupied by the daily press.
The public Ia too vulgar for their
highly cultivated intellects and enor.
nous appetites to cater to.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13

11--Charles v. Barrett, 30 8. La Sale
st.
PA. w. Miller. Chamber of Com.
merce Bldg.
13--David w. Clark, 1925 Warren Ave.
IA. N. Todd, SIS N. Hamlin Ave.
l5--Niels JUL, 2645 Potomac Aye.
1G-Joseph p. Kinsella, 1926 Wicker
Park Ave.
17-Lewis d. Sits. 1471 Grand Ave.
18Th. X. Galpin, 1886 jackson Blvd.
19-Christopher Manner, 72O Reaper
Block.
2O-Morris Eller, 1901 8. Peoria st.
21-Oscar Hebel, 11O5 Schiller Bldg.
22-Chas. @. Kempf. 913 Concord Pl.
23-E. J. Brundage, 10 8. Dearborn
st.
24--L. A. Brundage. 221O Clifton Ave.
25-Geo. X. Schmidt. 1929 Sheridan
Rd.
26-John c. Cannon, 4O47 N. Hermi.
tage Ave.
27-LeRoy Miller. 1929 Nickerson Ave.
2S--Joseph F. Haas, 2712 Fullerton
Ave.
25-Ernest WNnall, 1871 w. Garneld
Blvd.
20-Thomas J. Healy. 5415 s. May st.
31-Wm. II. Reid, 1885 Garfield Blvd.
32-Charles A. Williams. 1872 s. Michi.
gan Ave.
33--George Hitzman, 500 County Bldg.
34-Sol. p. Roderick, 1928 s. Spaulding
Ave.
35-Chas. j. Peters.
Country Districts.
Peter Anker. South Holland
william II. Weber, 315 County Bldg.
Peter NJ. Hoffman, 500 County Bldg.
Joseph Carolan.
William Busse. Mount Prospect.
DR.. Frank II. Anderson, 1413 Sher.
man Ave-, Evanston.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13

Mayor Thompson Saves Money
for City by Cutting Of Ex-
perts on Irrigation.

The Chicago commission on the Ii.
quor problem, for which the council
recently appropriated 10000. may
not be continued. ~
With the close of the council year
the commission died, and It will be
necessary that the mayor either re.
appoint the present members or ap.
point new ones IL the commission Is
to continue its investigation of the
liquor problem in Chicago. The mayor
said the matter was undecided.
ITO fail to appoint members of the
commission would be good way to
save 100000" he asserted. laughing.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13

Commission Created by Last
Legislature Gets Busy to
Save Them from Failing.

The Illinois pension laws commits.
sion created by the last legislature to
ing pension funds in Illinois, to inves.
tigate the operation Of similar laws in
other states and to make recommends.
lions for emendation of existing laws
in the next general assembly, met and
began its work.
The investigation is likely to last
for many months. and 1t is anticipated
that important recommendations look.
ing to public economy in the admins.
tration of pension matters will result