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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-12-13

A motion was made. seconded and
carried that all bills of this class be
allowed in full
A petition was received from Joe
Becknor. asking for refund Of 1898,
on account of erroneous assessment
and motion was made, seconded and
carried that the same be granted.
petition was received from w. c.
Nieman, asking for a refund for four
years on four acres in Oneida town
ship, as the same should have been
exempted by the assessor as road, and
motion was made, seconded and car
ried that refund warrant be issued
in the sum Of 1852. 2
A motion was made. seconded and
carried that the auditor be authorized
to issue warrants for all bills allowed
at this meeting.
motion was made. seconded and
carried that this meeting adjourn to
Wednesday. December goth. 1915.
The minutes of this meeting were
read and approved.
F. A. MEAD.
Chairman.
C. H. BUNKER,
Auditor.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21
EMPRESS THEATER HAS
STRONG BILL THIS WEEK

Beginning today the Empress
starts its screen bill with THE Spirit
Of OIL" In the story the spirit OF '61
saves the day and the lives of many
men besides winning a strike. The
miners decide to strike because OF
the tyranny Of the men IN charge.
Against the advice Of an old grocer,
they determine to send down the
grade TO meet the incoming train a
car Of dynamite which would end the
lives Of all upon IT. The grocer see
ing the riderless horse Of his niece,
investigates, and discovers the plot.
Acting quickly he succeeds in stop
ping the train just in time The
owner who was comrade Of the
grocer In the civil war is on the
train and listening to the pleading Of
his friend gives the men their de-
mands.
The vaudeville program for the
first half consists Of "Thc -Four
Rubes,' "Millie Stevens g. Co.."
Madam Sampson e. Co." Carl and
Beth" singers and dancers.
The picture program for the sec
ond half Of the week consists of
"The Pretender." a drama in two
parts, from the studio OF the Ameri-
can Film company, accompanied by
"Germatie Love-" a Vogue comedy,
Twenty Minutes in Magic" THE
Detecters" and Seeing America No.
az
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21
THE HAND OF PERIL"
AT THE FARNAM TODAY

The story Of THE Hand OF Peril. +"
the photoplay at the Farnam today,
is by Arthur Strnger, whose tales
OF mystery and crime detcctions are
known all over the world. The star
OF the play is House Peters, one OF
the most natural and appealing Of
screen actors.
As the title indicates "The Hand
Of Peril" is narrative OF sensational
criminal exploits and the daring deeds
Of a government detective A de
lghtful love story runs through the
entire picture. The picture includes
number OF remarkable mechanical
devices that add 10 its thrilling char
actef.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21
MOTHER GISH OUT;
PLAYS A BURGLAR
Enterprising second-story Man Tries
to Dig Down Family Sock,
But Is Prevented.
GIsH GIRLS FORTUNE IS SAVED

Twas few bells after midnight
and Los Angeles slept. This state
ment includes the Gish family, COM
posed Of Lillian, Dorothy and their
doting mother There was nothing
doing in the Gish bungalow except a
considerable amount Of sleeping.
Enter burglar, r. u, f., or wher-
ever the roof Of the porch is, in the
domieile Of the Gishes. With the cat
like tread favored by all burglars who
have had proper training, he entered
the chamber Of Mrs. Gish.
The burglar, IT is surmised, thought
the Gish family had either Jewels or
money Just why he thought moth
er's room would be the repository for
such loot Is not clear, but anyway he
must have thought that, or he
wouldn't have been there.
Anyway, what he did was to flash
a flashlight on the unsuspectng
countenancc Of Mrs. Gish. The first
flash didn't quite get over.
"Myi Myf muttered the mother of
two pay envelopes, these lightning
storms certainly do come up sud
denly. Guess I'll put down the win
dow"
She had hoisted herself up on one
elbow, when hiss from the burglar
stopped her.
"N1p was the burden OF his hiss.
NIX, ladyl Stay right where you
are"
MY good man." replied Mrs. Gish,
did you think ! had any intention Of
arising, after discovered your pres
eneel'
The midnight visitor here commit
ted technical blunder Of consider
able consequence. Without replying
10 Mrs. Gisb's query he removed his
searehlight from her 10 sweep IL
around the room.
Where's yer doughr he growled
hoarsely.
Mrs. Gish reached one hand
quickly under her pillow.
In that dresser" she answered.
The burglar jumped for the piece
Of furniture indicated.
Bangl
A bullet missed the marauder by
bare four feet and plugged a picture
OF Dorothy in the left dimplc.
The burglar fled into the hall, and
lost his way. Downstairs he dashed,
with mother in pursuit, blazing away
At every jump.
Dorothy and Lillian awoke.
Whats that. ] wonder, sister
dcarp quoth Lillian.
Search me" answered Dorothy.
Sounds like somebody was making
4 Keystone comedy in the front hall"
The sisters braveiy ventured forth,
after DOMINIC their most bewitehing
kimonos, and peeped over mothers
shoulder while she fired her last shot
at a burglar disappearing over the
front lawn. Then Lillian telephoned
for the police. They came but, not
being Of Mack Sennetts force, were
unable to do anything except ask
questions and clutter up the front
itoop.
No blood stains were discovered,
50 it is thought Mrs Gish did not hit
the burglar.
But ] bet she scared himP said
Dorothy. .0-
None of the policemen would take
the bet.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21
GATE CITY WELCOMES MOVIE MEN MAY 2
Old Newspaper Shop
To Be changed mot
Photo-Play House

Work Is progressing rapidly on wreekinE
the old World-Herald building at l4l0-l2-
"a Farnam preparatory to erecting the
handsome new photoplay house for the
World Realty Company.
This theater when completed viii be one
Of the largest show houses in the city. The
seating capacity will be 500 large. roomy
seats. The frontage will be eixty-siK feet
and tn eheiRht will be four stories. Only
the offices Of the company will occupy the
front Of the building upstairs.
The World Realty company Ia capitalized
for $4,000 and none Of IN estock Is for
sale. The principal owners are s. II. Gold
berg and Harry Goldberg, These young
men have been Connected with omahas pho
toplay industry for more than ak years and
are heavily interested in the Princess thea
ter on Douglas street
The new theater, which has not yet been
named, will be entirely Of fireproof con
struction and II Is announced will be the
first Of a string OF theatsrs contemplated by
this company.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21
Robert Mz7wzck
Peg o. the Ring"
Makes a Big Hit

Those who have seen the first few
episodes Of Peg o. The Ring" pronounce Il
one Of the liviiest serials that have ever
been presented TO movie fans. The thing
tina takes so well about II 10 the intense in.
terest that the action develops from the
very start.
Somehow there Ia an interest IN circus
action that gets hold Of people Just 81 the
smell Of the sAwdust gets in their nostrilB
when they visit real circus. But when we
sit in the Elaro Of the circus RasliRhts and
~ shte finished performance We realize lit-
tie Of the real circus life that goes on be-
hind the canvas. The feelings and the emo
lions. the romance Is all hid, but in Peg
o the Ring" We get view Of circus life
that heretofore has been only for circus folk.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21
BOULEVARD OFFERS GOOD
BILL TO PATRONS TODAY

At the Boulevard today the patrons
will have the opportunity to see Car
lyle Blackwell in an Equitable offer
ing. THE Shadow OF Doubt" This
story has been reviewed in these col
umns and most Bee readers are ia
miliar with the theme. II is a drama
conveying a message OF vital import
10 every man and woman and is a
typical Carlyle Blackwell photoplay.
In addition to the feature a good
one-reel comedy is billed making a
program that ought to please Boule-
ward patrons.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21
ALICE BRADY STARRING
AT THE GRAND TODAY

Alice Brady. the delightful little World
Film star, is seen today at the Grand. Six
teenth and Binney, in Then I'll Come Back
TO You" Alice Brady needs no introduce
tion and the play has been reviewed In
these columns before. The Grand has a
new pipe organ. which 10 much enjoyed by
the patrons Of this popular North Side
house.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-31
MURDER VICTIM
Will Be Buried at z O'clock
Tuesday Afternoon at
KatyIiCk.

Funeral services oycr the body OF
George l.. Gerard, aged so years
who was murdered at O'NciI Satur-
dnv night. will be held at ? O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon at tho home OF
his sister, Mrs. Enoch Gains, at Katy
lick, and the burial will be In the
family cemetery.
The deceased man is survived by
the following brothers and sisters;
Mrs. Adam Cover, of RcynoldsvIllo;
Mrs. Enoch Gains and Mrs George
Maxwell, of Katylick; Isaac Gerard,
of Wlsonburg; and Clevc and John
Gerard. of Beverly,
DIR. s. NJ. Mason, coroner, has en-
pancllod corOner's jury fhiCh view
ed the body and inquest will be held
at ! o'clock Tuesday afternoon at
the Lynch-Osborn Undertaking COM
pany's establishment on West Main
street. The jurors are Charles Long,
II. II. Recder. J, II. Sommervlle, ]. J.
Garrett, Miles Sldebottom and a. j.
Rodman.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-31
TRACK OPEN
Auain at No. 10 Tunnel and
Trains Are Running Now
on Regular Schedule,

All trains wcro running on regular
schedule sunday inter being held up
for about eighteen hours by the do
rnllmpnt OF passenger train No. 10
In No. is tunnel, Just cast OF Cairo.
Saturday afternoon, Reports re-
crlvcd from tho scene OF tho accident
saturday evening had It that the cars
would DO placed ON the track and tho
damage repaired within lvo or six
hnurs
THO dcrallmcnt proved TO BE- moro
serious however, than trainmon OK
pcctcd and II was about 10 o'clock
sunday morning before tho tracks
were cleared. All trains wore de-
toured over tho Short Limo by way
OF Brookllne junction and New Mar
tinwIllo,
Wrccklng crews from pNrkcrsburG
Rnd Grafton wcrc rushed 10 tho scene
and work was started at cnCh end OF
the tunnel. As rast as n car was
placcd on tho track. 1t wag pulled to
a siding near Cairo. A part of tho
track was torn up, and It was noces-
eary to ropluce this before traffic
could be resumed.
because of the accident occurring
in tho tunnel. 1t also made the work
OF the wroCldng crews much harder
They were forced to work In limit
cd amount Of space and also with aS
much speed as possible, Had the ac-
cIdcnt happened "iu the clear traf-
Oc would have been impedcd but u
short time, they say.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-31
JAIL SENTENCE
Given Bessie Harter by Mayor
Gordon When She Falls
10 Pay Fine.

Guy Detective L. l. White arrested
persons giving tNcIr nOmos us John &C.
Iort mud Katherine Susan IN Longs
room In tho knights OF Pythins build
INK on Third street at 3 o'clock Mon
dry morning. When brought TO the
city jail thoy both posted bonds OF
S2lGO for their appearance nj the Mon
Cay morning session Of police court but
failed to appear
Persons giving their names MS Mabel
Berric. Bessie Iartcr, Hurry Smith
and Homer Roy were arrested at l:4b
o'clock Monday morning by officer
Yates for Joy riding Mayor Gordon
fined the Borrio woman, Smith and
Roy IS an dcosts each and the Harter
woman was fined $50 and costs because
Rho was an old offender Tho llHrter
woman could not pay her fine and was
given thirty days in the county jail
Nina IInrdmun, an old offender who
was arrested Sunday morning for lott
oring was taken to tho Baltimore and
Ohio station Mt 1901 o'clock and sent
TO Cumberland with instructions that
If she returned she would be given a
fall sentence.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-31
Events Of Washington, D. G.,
Are Reported by kilograms
Correspondent There.

WASHINGTON, July S1-The
Rev. and Mrs. G. Frceland Peters
have left the old Tudor mansion on
GEORGETOWN Heights, where they
have been spending their honeymoon
had been spending their honeymoon
The Rev, DR., Peter was, up I'll Quite
recent, the rector of 81, Matthews,
Wheeling, w. Va, Their stay at Tu-
dor place served TO revive n bit OF
social history which links the bride
groom to that most interesting period
Of General George Washingtons res
Idence at Mount Vernon, Mr.. PoterS's
maternal grandmother at whose
home, Tudor place, he was born ana
where he has Just completed MS
honeymoon, was Mrs, Beverly Ken
non, daughter OF Mrs, WashIngton's
son, Mr. Custis,
When General Lafayette first VS.
tied General and Mrs. Washington at
Mount Vernon, Mrs, Kennon was
small child, and on the arrival OF
General Iafayette's son at Mount
Vernon. during the reign OF terror
in France, at once became the daily
playmate of the shy young French
man. On General Lafayette's second
visit to this country quarter of n
century later, little Miss Gusts was
married woman, dispensing the
Inequalities OF Tudor place, where
she entertained Lafayette and at the
splendid garden fete given by her in
his honor trod with him the stately
measures of the minuet on the lawn
of Tudor place,
Tudor place is now occupied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Armstrong Peter, the
former brother Of the Rev. G. Free
I land Peter.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-31
VIRGINIA
TAKES PART IN
CAPITAL NEWS
IMl uNlER ARREST
lNnnilnMed DUN WIG w

CONTINUED iron, page ~
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side" IN New York while in the coee
Of shipments TO Russia policies are
written both ways,
stories told by those who narrowly
escaped death verge on the mtracu-
lous, one man says he was blown
off A lighter into the buy and swami
10 nodilc'H island, but had TO Rwlm
back again TO tho jersey shore when
the NamIus harEes bombarlcd the
island,
The air seemed to be full OF
flames and thought the end OF the
world had come" Va!d another Eu'~
vIor,
A third was blown nifty feet from
the top OF freight car and landed
near Il building. which fell upon him,
Mayor Mark FaENn, OF Jersey CITY,
announced that ho would demand a
congressional investigation OF the
disaster, He says that such an lnves-
tigation was imperative in order to
enact more stringent laws for the
transportation and storage OF eXplos-
Ives than aro provided In the present
regulations OF the interstate COM
merCe commission.
The mayor asserted that the state
of New Jersey, although 1t had
stringent laws governing the trims
portauon of explosives in the state
was Obliged to conform in order to
permit interstate commerce. The in
terstate commerce commission regu-
latlons, he said, allowed the transpor-
tation and storage OF high explosives
in quantities far too large.
The discovery that many munitions
boxes hurled from exploding barges
or set afloat when they sank were
drifting about the harbor today
caused great nervousness among pill
OTIS of harbor craft. 1t was as If tho
harbor had been mined and comman-
ders of ferry boats kept careful
lookout for all floating objects,
Fire Commissioner Adamson issued
warning saying that great danger
lies in the possibility of careless
handling of explosives which have
aoated to Manhattan island and are
still being washed up to the shore by
the tide"
A revised estimate of the damage
today places the loss at little more
than $40, 100000 as follows:
Thirteen warehouses, National
Storage Company, $7OOO,OOO.
Forty thousand tons raw sugar
$3,4OO,OO0,
Twenty-four thousand bales of to-
bacco. $1.5OO,00O,
Other merchandise, 100000.
Ammunition in cars and barges'
100000. 5000
Other barges and cargoes, 5000
900.
Ellis island $4,000.
Bedloe's island, 100000.
Lehigh Valley piers, etc. $l,25o'-
600.
Moran Towing Company, $4,000.
Plate glass and other damage in
Manhattan, Brooklyn, Hoboken ana
Jersey City, $1,OOO,O0O.
Total $2O,O60.O00.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-31
SERVICES
Injuries are Suffered by Mrs. R.
C. Brooks in Fall From
Board Walk.

SERIOUS -. -. -. -.
Mrs. r. c. Brooks, wife Of the mer-
chantst policeman and mother Of Po-
lice Chief Harry L. Brooks is suffer-
Ing from serious bruises and other
injuries and is under the constant
care or a physician at her home on
Monticello avenue, as the result OF
falling from board walk Saturday
night.
Mr.. Brooks's foot caught in board
walk as she was on the way from her
home in the Jacobs apartments to p
grocery and she was thrown head
long over an embankment n distance
Of fifteen feet. She was injured from
head to foot.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-31
WINNERS
Continued from page ~

ment Of the character of the cam
paign Just closed.
The 10000 Club was not born OF
moments thought, but was In
augurated only after the most care
full consideration.
However, for newspaper to han
die all the extra work Of the cam
paign successfully with Its regular
force Of employees would be an i'm
possibility, Therefore, the Tele-
gram secured the services Of Miller
and Van Every, Of Pittsburg, and
the manner in which the contest was
conducted and tho success OF the
campaign Is ample testimony of the
ability Of this firm to conduct such
undertakings, Their treatment Of
each md every member of tho club
was impartial, and s, o. Van Every,
who had charge OF tho club, won
many friends through his unvaryIng
courtesy and tho businesH'liko man
ner In which he conducted the cam
palgn,
Every active member Of the race
who has turned In business during
the closing week will TeOoive q prize
or cash salary check, The orders
for the various prizes have been
given or mailed to the winners to-
day, and the cash salary checks are
also being sent out to all those who
are entitled to them, The final
standing of all club members will be
found in another column,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-31
BOND IS GIVEN
BY Erie Coal Miner, Arrested
After Chase on WhiSkey
Selling Charge.

Bond was furnished Monday in Mag
istrate Jackson V. Carter's court by
Michael Demarie, an Erie coal miner,
for his appearance at 1880 o'clock
Tuesday evening for q hearing, or
a trial, on a charge Of selling liquor
there.
Demarie was arrested after chase
by county officers Sunday afternoon at
his home at Erie, where a quantity Of
whiskey and wine was seized, When
officers went into his house after him,
he fed through a back door, but was
pursued and caught.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-31
GOVERNMENT PROBES
NEW YORK EXPLOSION

WASHINGTON, July 31,-Investiga-
tons OF the great explosion in New
York harbor to learn whether it was
the result Of violation Of federal law
was begun today by the department OF
Justice and the Interstate Commerce
Commission through their agents IN
New York
The injuries at first will be informa!
and designed only to determine II
either department has Jurisdiction IN
the case. II 1t develops that the regu-
lations of commerce or the neutrality
laws have been violated, the govern
ment will begin extended investigation
leading to the explosion.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-31
MANY ARE DEAD
As a Result Of the Wiping Out
of a Half Dozen Towns by
Brush Fires.

ENGLEHART, Ont, July 81
Definite figures regarding the loss of
life in northern Ontario through the
wlping ont OF half Il dozen towns by
bush fires were still lacking today
figures on hand indicate that at
least 90 persons arc dead.
The known dead are; At Mushka,
81; at Cochrane, is; at Matheson,
34 at Iiquoia Falls, Is; and Ray
more, 10, u total of 1879.
1t Is learned that There had been
a loss of life also at Porcupine juno
ton, where only the railroad sta
ton escaped the flames. Outlying
places are expected to swell the list
materially when rescue parties re-
turn.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-31

Precisely what status they ocu-
pied under the law has been mooted
question with the state authorities,
and the officers at the Kanawha City
camp in West Virginia, as 1t has
been in every state. At last It is de-
fined. and by the judge advocate gen
eral of the army Brigadier General
Crowder, in a lengthy written opin-
ion which has been handed to the
secretary of war for his guidance.
General Crowder holds that the
state soldiers are not subject to duty
outside of the United States unless
and until they are formally drafted
by order of the president; that they
are under control Of the federal gov
eminent and not Of their respective
state governors; and that they are
entitled to the same pensions and
privileges as regulars.
While Congress by joint resolution
has conferred upon the president au-
thority to draft the militia and ma
tionGl guard, in his discretion, the
general points out that the president
has not exercised that authority.
In the meantime, he says, the
status of the state troops lis that OF
militia called into the service of the
United States for one of the purposes
specified in the constitution, that is,
to protect the United States from in
vasion."
There are three classes of troops
now in fedeo service, according to
Frst-The organized militia Of
Texas, Arizona and New Mexico,
summoned by the president in his
first call for state troops under the
Dick law of 1903.
Second--The national guard auto
matically placed in federal service
under the new national defense act
the Hay-Chamberlain bill; and
Third-The regular troops.
Militia which have not qualified
under the new law, have status iden-
tiCal with those OF Texas, Arizona
and New Mexico.
Promptly complying with a tele-
graphic request for fifty copies of
the new defense act (Hay-Chamber-
LAIN, Congressman Sutherland had
twenty-five copies as many as he
could secure at this tlmo, sent to
Colonel Charles Il. Mirrison In COM
mand of the forces at Camp Kanaw-
.ha for distribution among his Of
ficers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-31
MICHAEL FUNERAL SERVICE

Funeral services over tho body Of
David Michael, q minor Of tho Mar
shall Coal Company, OF Mt, Glare,
who died In local hospital at 10
o'clock saturday night from injuries
he received last Wednesday when no
was caught under q fall Of slate will
DO held Tuesday morning at 0 O'Clock
and the burial will be in the Holy
Cross cemetery.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-31
WARRANT DISMISSED.

At the close of hearing in Mag
istrate William E. Starcher's court
Monday afternoon, warrants charg-
ing James Simms and Homer Roy
with violating the prohibition law
we're dismissed. The prosecuting at
torney failed to produce sufficient
evidence to Justify Magistrate
starcher in holding the men. Simms
and Roy were arrested by county Of
flCers about week ago,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-31
MARKET SELLS OUT,

The Union Market Company, which
recently took over the Clarksburg
Produce Market in the Moore build
Ing on South Fourth street, sold out
in stock during Its grand
opening Saturday. The management
announces that efforts will DO made
10 have large stock on hand for
future special sales,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-31
RAIN CHECGs FIRES,
nv AsseelAIup rRgssI

ENGLEHAIRT, Ont, July 91-fio-
porta received here by the Avitibi
Power and Paper Company, limited,
which has extensive paper mills and
timber limits in the town and neigh
borhood of IriQuols Falls in the sec
ures show that 94S persons died IN
indicate that the fires in that district
were checked by midnight by heavy
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-31
NOT TO SAIL TODAY.

BALTIMORE, July 81--Boyond
an intimation from one In authority
at the pier Of tho Eastern Forward
ing Company, where the German
merchant submarine Deutschland iG
moored, that the submerRiblo would
not sail today nothing could be
learned today regarding tho sailing
OF the undersoR boat,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-31
G, DAVIS INJURED

@, Davis, of Northvlew, q Baltl'
more and Ohio brakeman, is a pa
tlent at St, Mary's hospital receiving
treatment for a fractured leg which
he received early Monday morning
when a yard engine which was
switching cars at Cook mine side
wiped car which he was riding
Davis's right leg was broken below
the knee, 1871 -