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Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-09-07
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Government May Take The Roads.

Government May Take The Roads.
Washington, Aug.j M.-President
Wilson's reported statement to the
railway executives that a national
strike would be likely to precipitate
government ownership Of the rail-
ways has caused much serious COM
ment among members Of congress.
Since the present q fisis has become
acute a distinct trend toward actual
government control, at least, If not
ownership, has become noticeable
among men who have hitherto op-
posed any suggestion Of the sort.
The following typical opinions were
expressed:
Senator Moses q. Clapp, Of Mime
sofa:
The American people shrdlucmfwy
seriously on the subject Of ownership
of railroads. Whether one believes III
J it or not, we can't escape the conclu-
sion that government ownership is In
eyitable. 1t is the logical sequence OF
government regulation.
1.-THE American people ar vas WV
IF there shhould be strike, tying
up the commerce of the whole coun-
try, the minds of the people Will be
centred upon this problem, and they
will demand public ownership II they
conclude that that is the only solution
of the strike problen.
Labor under those conultionS
would not be In politics any more
than it is now, except that with pup
lie ownership it would seek to have q
voice in debating the policies Oh tne
government in the matter OF manage
ment of these public carriers. Ihen'
there would be nd occasion for
.strikes."
/ Senator Albert B. Cummins, OF
Iowa:
"A general railroad strike, winch
We all hone sincerely may be averted,
would operate as a tremendous Inn.
nulse toward government ownership
of railroads. / consider public own
lership of the railroads as one OF the
unfortunate things thh ht must come IL
regulation fails. But 1 do not think
Strika would he calamity. If 1t
should come. in nv opinion, It's very
magnitude would force a settlement
within a short time"
Senator Henry F. Ashurst, OF All
1ona:
"A nationwide railroad strlKe'
paralyzing the commerce and trade Oh
the entire country, cutting off neces-
sary supplies for our congested citiees
and stopping the tra ransportaton OF
merchandise of all kinds would start
people to thinking OF government
ownership as they ha Re never thoueh'
J before.
Everybody hopes there Will De ho
strike and that the president can pre-
vent it. Whether government owner
shin would be better for the country
, or not, it would certainly result IL
better hours, improved working con-
ditions and better wages for the en-
ployes.
Representative Clement Brumbage
of Ohio, member Of the house com
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-09-07


foreign tour i'll 10 minutes. FL Paso,
modern and thoroughly up-to-date Ill
every respect of the progressive Amer
lean cities with paved streets, tall Of
fee buildings, and beautiful parks
stands in contrast to the Mexican city
of Juare, from which it is separated
by the narrow Rio Grande, a typical
Mexican city Of the Republic OF Mex
leo, with the civilization Of the six
teenth century, where language, man
ners, mode of dress and style Of archl-
lecture are absolutely foreign III the
American conception to those terms OF
everyday life.
The settlement of Ell Paso is de-
scribed in this fashion,:
That portion of Texas i'll which I'll
Paso is located first became known to
the world through the followers OF
the Spanish conquiestadOres who came
this way after the pacification OF the
southern portion of the country by
Cortez. who reached the Ria Grande'
or as it was then called the Rio Bravo
dol Norte in 154O; here they found rich
agriculture colonies Of Pueblo Indians
cultivatiOng the valley on what Is no"
the Mexican side Of the river.
The present site Of Ell Paso then'
aud for many years after, was barren
incapable of being irrigated by waters
taken from the Rio Grande, owing TO
IFS elevation and as matter OF fact'
was never settled until 1927, when an
adventuresome Mexican cattle herder'
named Fonce De Leon, asked for ana
was given a tract Of land on the north
hank of the river and built his adohe
ranch house on the site of the pres
ent Mills building, the largest CON
crete building, with more floor space
In the world. This was In ISL no
1855. or within Il few years after th'
signing of the treaty OF Guadalupe
Hidalgo. when all that portion OF thu
country north of the Rio Grande be
came American territory. About 2o'
adventuresome Americans. chiefly Ell
gagged in hauling merchandise IRON
the markets of the East to those OF
the Pacific coast. made this station Oh
the great transcontinental stage an'
freight routes, and in that year ha'
a population of 200, largely made VI
OF drivers. horse wranglers. CORA
keepers and the keepers of eatin:
houses and supply stores.
When 1t Began to Grow.
Ell Paso, or Franklin, as it was thel
called, made but little advancement
In the city building way until after tn
conclusion of the War Between tn
States. At that time the holders o
the transcontinental railroads seekln
passes through the Rocky Mountain
district became attracted to the city o
Franklin, located as it was, in tn
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-09-07

Six years average.
The fina condition report Of the de-
partment Of agriculture will be issued
Monday, October 8.
Douglas Island news., 1916-03-22
lanes Gunn Killed

Last Friday evening James Gum was pilotinq a friend, Wm. Smith, through the Mexican mine ct Treadwon, when a rock fell from the roof of drift and crushed the young man to death. His companion was injured, but not seri- ously. James Gum was a native of Leicester, England, aged & years. He was very popular on Douglas Island took an interest in all Kinds ofathletics' and was a member of the Douglas leland Labor Union, the Eagles and Che Douglas fire department. Funeral services were held at Eagles hall in Douglas, under the auspices of Douglas Aerie, No. IF, P. O. E, on Sunday, March 18th, at 8 o'clock D. m. There was Q large attendance The iuterment was at tbe Eagles cemetery.
Douglas Island news., 1916-03-22
Woman's Club Elects Officers

Ata meeting of the Douglas Island Woman's Club held yesterday afternoon the following officers were elected for the year;
 Mrs. Thos. v. Conuor, President. Mrs. l.. s. Ferris, 1st Vice President. Mrs. IF. Schuman, 2nd Vice Pres. Mrs. Geo. Hamilton, Secretary.
 Mrs. A. E. Grier, Treasurer.
 Mrs. R. E. Coughlin, Cor. Secretary. Direetors-Mrs. D. Ninnis, Mrs. s. J. Hopper, Mrs. J. W. Martin.
 In honor of St. Prtrick, the roll call was answered with examples of Irish wifi.
Douglas Island news., 1916-03-22

Out at the model town of Anchorage they modestly call a female peddler of booze a"bootlim ber"
Douglas Island news., 1916-03-22

-rEsr. R.R. HUBnAHD. Oity Clerk.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-09-02
EMBARGO DECLARED ORE

Chicago, Sent Freight ombargoef
put on by the Union Pacific Rock le.
land, Milwaukee. ChitasoNIlop
Northwestern, Monon Great Western
Illinois Central southern Pacific
IRON Mountain, Frisco Kansas Cit
Southern Burlington were declared
Off last night
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-09-02
MORE MONEY RELEASED
FOR FARM LAND LOANS

Oklahoma City Sep Thirfy-o one
counties that hold state funds Of The
school land office as investments for
their bonds have arranged 70 release
s20900 Of the amount which will be
available for loans to land owners In
addition to this, the department Will
be able to transfer about 100000 from
the home ownership division to the
loan department adding almos. half
a million 70 the fund available for
loans.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-09-02
By Messenger TO
Shadow Lawn.

As soon as the bin Is passed 4
Spccial messenger viii carry it 10
the summer White House. Shadow
Lawn. 50 President Wilson may
sign it at once, thus ending the
menace Of the strike.
Senator Shalorih democrat iu
troduccd an amendment rmpow-
ering the Interstate Commerce
commission to make wage schcd
ulcs so that no employee win be
compelled to work for the rate
prescribed.
Senator Thomas proposed an
amendment making il mi,dc
meanor for amy person delaying
or obsirucling the operation or
trains.
Senator sherman assailcd tho
effort Of the Brothcrhoods and
other labor organizations to pre-
vent compulsory arbilraiion
House leaders have arranged
their program SO AS to insure a
final disposition Of the eight
hour bin foniphf III tile Ncnao
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-09-02
ALL TRAINS To RUN
AS USUAL MONDAY
BROTHERHOOD WILL RECALL
STRIKE ORDER UPON THE
PASSAGE OF tDiNSO\
BILL
(BULLETIN.)

Uhleago, Sept 2 Railroads Of
the country have abandoned all
preparations for the strike. 1t is
assumed that the Adamson bill
will pass the Senate this evening
and the strike order Will be re.
called and III trains will run
Monday as usual.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-09-02
Embargo on FREIGHT Revoked

Topeka, Sept 2-The santa Fe and
all other western roads revoked the
freight embargo today.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-09-02

New Orleans. l.a Sept. Tonight
AMI SUNDAY generally fair.
"A
Evening star., 1916-07-20
ELLIS ISLAND INQUIRY
BEGUN BY Mr.. SEIGEL
New York Representative Investi-
eating Alleged immortality and
Mismanagement at Station.

NEW YORK, July 20.-A survey of
conditions at the federal immigration
station at Ellis Island will be made by
Representative Isaac Seigel of New
York. Mr.. Seigel was requested by
Chairman Burnett of the immigration
committee of the House of Representa-
tives to find whether the conditions
alleged by Representative S. Bennet to
exist at Ellis Island warranted a con-
Gressional Investigation.
Mr.. Bennet's charges of immortality
and mismanagement on Ellis Island are
denied in a statement made public to-
day by Frederick c. Howe, commits
sioner of immigration. The trouble
with Ellis Island said Mr.. Howe, be
gan when 1 requested the department
of labor to take over the private con-
tract for the feeding of immigrants at
Ellis Island. / wanted the government
to do 1t right and take the element of
profit out of it. Mr.. Bennett introduced
an amendment to the sundry civil bill
which denied the government that
Evening star., 1916-07-20
EMO WILL is BROKEN
BY new YORK COURT
Columbia University Thereby Loses
About -, ,ooo, 900 Which 1t Was
to Have as Residuary Legatee.

NEW YORK. July 2o.-Columbia
University loses approximately $4,000
600 under a verdict given here by a
jury setting aside a will executed by
the late Amos F. Emo shortly before
his death a year ago. The amount
represented Eno's residuary estate
which, his relatives claimed. he wilIed
to Columbia while mentally incompe-
tent.
Bequests OF s25o.0o0 each to the
metropolitan Museum of Art. American
Museum of Natural History and the
Society for Improving the Condition of
the Poor, as well as $4,000 in cash
and books. prints and paintings to the
New York public library. will not be
affected. it was announced. the con-
testants having stipulated in the event
of verdict favorable to them to protect
these institutions.
1t also was said that a bequest of
81 100000 to the General Society of
Mechanics and Tradesmen. which Emo
provided should be paid after all other
1esacies had been settled, "out of the
rest. residue and remainder" of the es-
tate. would not be affected.
Amos r. f. Pinchot his brother
Clifford Pinchot, and other heirs under
a will executed January 9, 1914
will now offer this document for pro-
bate. Under 1t they each would inherit
about s1,0Oo,000 more than under the
rejected will of 1915.
Evening star., 1916-07-20
MILLIONAlRE'S COACHMAN
HIMSELF WORTH $1O0,Oo0
When the Employer Went Broke
the Employe Had $1,000
to Lend Him.

CHICAGO. July 2o.-Although Will
liam Beattie. coachman for the late
James Hobart Moore, multi-millionaire.
is said to possess property valued at
more than 100000. he is today per-
forming the service which has been
the custom for nearly twenty-five years.
Beattie had been in the employ of
Moore for some years. when. as n res-,-
of his Diamond match operations. ia.
multi-millionaire had become a paApe-
overnight.
Il was in awful nx," Mr.. "a N.A.-I
used to say. Il was worth less rhaS
nothing when Beattie came to me He
had been to the hank and drawn out
every cent he had saved. s2.000 Take
it, he said. I got IL from you and YOU
welcome to keep ii long a you want
it "
Mr.. Moore accepted the sum to tide
him over some minor transactions
which brought him large profits and
re established his credit. Then came
the organiza ton of the companies
which brought great wealth to the
Moores
Moore never forgot the service of
Beattie. He paid back the s.. 600 many
times over. and placed Beattie in the
way of investments that netted him
more than 100000.
Any one who worked for Mr. Moore
would have done what | did" said
Beattie. after the funeral of his late
employer yesterday at Lake Geneva
Evening star., 1916-07-20
NATIONAL MILITARY TRAINING.


will
nj a
provided n the 0 States
policy
in
of the
Date 1916
Evening star., 1916-07-20
Immediate Remedy Needed.

The existing conditions, if not rem
sdied at once, will carry our country
into the maelstrom of disaster. Real
izing the impending danger, groups of
patriotic citizens have formed associ-
ations, under different names, for the
purpose OF lettering our present con-
dition. While these organizations are
doing good work, and while the pur-
pose to be accomplished by each is
the same, they lack team work, and
the people throughout the country do
not yet understand fully that they
are working to the same end
The object of this article is TO in
stitute a campaign for national serv-
ice, and to harmonic and unite all
our efforts in a grand campaign for
the enlightenment of our entire peo-
pie on the present false security on
winch our independence and demo-
cratic sovereignty is now floating,
subject to the winds and tides of ad-
versity, without any protected, land
locked port for safe ANCHORAGE
Evening star., 1916-07-20

right. The contract in normal times
amounts to hundreds of thousands Of
dollars"
Evening star., 1916-07-20
NATIONAL DEFECTS
BLAMED ON PEOPLE
Gen. S. B. NJ. Young Would
Correct Evils by Mill
tary Training.
EQUAL SERVICE FOR ALL
TO BE DRILLED IN ARMS
Physical Benefits Great-Class Dis
tinction Eliminated and Elbow
Touch Restored.

1--WE all know. or think we know. and
many of US believe, that the conditions
economical, physical, moral and
spiritual-which exist in our country
today are not what they should be,
and also know that we, the people, are
responsible for these existing condi-
tions. because we have neglected our
obligations and duties of citizenship"
says Lieut.. Gen. S. B. NJ Young, presi-
Service.
"One of our greatest failures has
been our neglect to subject the minds
of our children to the clear stream of
the fountain of freedom and instill into
them the love of country as a daily
rite
Evening star., 1916-07-20
EASEMENT APPEAL BLOCKED.
Senate Refuses to Consider Mar.
tines Intercession Resolution.

For the third time in as many weeks
Senator MARITIME of New Jersey was
blocked yesterday in an effort to in
drcc the Senate to adopt a resolution
urging executive intercession with
Great Britain to secure a stay of ex-
ecution of the death sentence against
Sir Roger Easement.
Senator MARITIME sought to bring ur
the resolution during consideration OF
the naval bill. Senators declined tc
permit interference with the regular
order of business
Sir Roger Easement appeal TO the
English court has been denied" said
Senator MARITIME. Il fear this great
Irish patriot will be hanged before the
Senate of the United States car say q
friendly Hord in his hc1alf."
Evening star., 1916-07-20
GERARD TO MAKE TRIP.
Significance in Journey to Scandi'
nayian Peninsula Is Denied.

Ambassador Gerard at Berlin has ad-
vised the State Department he soon
will leave Berlin on a trip to the
scandinavian peninsula.
Officials of the department explained
that Mr. Gerard merely was going on a
vacation without special instructions,
and that no significance could be at
tached to his trip. He probably will
visit both Norway and Sweden.
Except for short visits to Munich
and resorts near Berlin. the amba ssa =
dor has been constantly on duty ever
since assuming his post
Evening star., 1916-07-20
substantial guarantees and the de-

substantial guarantees and the de-
limiting of new frontiers"
A campaign of oratory designed to
check the extreme annexatfonist move
ment is being organized by the national
committee. The campaign will begin
on August l. when public addresses will
be made in fifty cities. Police permis-
sion has already been granted, which Is
significant. considering the govern
ments previous policy regarding the
discussion of the war aims.
The principal newspapers already are
in favor of the committees program.
and an active program of education
will be conducted in the press. The
Catholic newspapers are for the most
part with the committee.
Evening star., 1916-07-20
Belgian Refugees Coming.

ROTTERDAM. July 20. via London.
1880 p.m.-The Holland-America Line
steamship Noordam sailed for New
York at $50 o'clock this moTnfng On
board are about fifty Belgian women
and children. who are being sent to
Join relatives and friends in the United
States and Canada. under the previous
arrangement made by Rev. John 3. De-
VILE OF Chicago. Father Deyijlc re-
turned to Belgium today for moe
Evening star., 1916-07-20
Lone Man Dies in HOSPITAL.

Charles McLane. sixty-five years old,
rooming at 607 Louisiana avenue, died
yesterday at Emergency Hospital. Nc
Lane was taken to the institution more
than a week ago suffering from gan
grene in his right leg. The police are
endeavoring to locate his relatives.
Evening star., 1916-07-20
Basis of True Democracy.

Such a national military policy will
place the country on the basis Of true
democracy as provided by that Consti-
tuition.
II believe such policy can become
fundamental part of our national ex-
istence only through the adoption Of
system by which our young men shall
be liable for military training before
reaching the age Of twenty-one.
"A democracy which does not iden-
tify itself with Its army and which
refuses to train itself for its own de-
fense is travelling on dangerous trail.
Upon a citiZenry trained to arms
rests the power of the nation to resist
invasion.
Thomas Jefferson said, Where there
Is no oppression there will be no
pauper hirelings- We must train -
our male citizens and make military
instruction regular part of collegiate
education. We can never be safe until
this is done
Benefits for Youth.
"Piattsburg training camps and
schoolboy drills are good things. ex-
celient. in their way. but II they lull
us into a sense of false security they
every young man in America should be
compelled to take sufficient military
training to make him efficient for ma
tional defense and. at the same time,
teach him physical hygiene. appIica-
ton of sanitary science. discipline and
respect for authority.
BY military Instruction 1 do not
mean simply the drill, but all those
other and superior things which go to
make thorough and complete military
training. The physical benefit to be
derived from such thorough military
instruction will be incalculable. and
also wish to emphasize that through
this complete system of training and
service. class distinction will be elm
mated and the elbow-touch restored
Tn few years. under such a sys-
tenn. fathered by the federal govern
ment, there would be a quickening Of
the spiritual life of the nation and we
would have a host of trained young
mon In America who could respond
readily to their country's call: and all
this without any very large standing
army and at minimum expense.
And now, in conclusion, let me say
that believe out of national military
training and equal service will arise a
new America - consecrated to the
preservation of national honor, inter
national righteousness and universal
peace"
Evening star., 1916-07-20
Guffey Pittsburgh's Postmaster.

Alexander S. Guffey, acting as post
master at Pittsburgh, has been nomi-
mated by President Wilson to succeed
DR.. Mcneil as postma ster
Evening star., 1916-07-20
National Military Training.


which have the honor to represent is
national military training-which shall
be compulsory-for all young men,
mentally and physically fit to undergo
this training. and national service
which must be equal Any national
military policy which shall endure
must be builded upon these basic, these
fundamental principles and funda-
mentalS do not change.
with this foundation firmly laid in
the national life, we may build the
superstructure to suit the exigencies
of each moment of stress, and through
experience remodel il again and again
or tear it away and build anew. and
still the force arising from the bed
rock foundation of national military
training would endure and would be
found to meet every possible strain
for it is the only elastic system and
the only one which can ever become a
permanent success in a democracy.
Equal Service.
The natural corolIary to national
military training is equal service The
duty-and it is duty of the first i'm
portance-of national defense is an
equal obligation upon all citizens and
unless this duty shall be assumed and
discharged along lines of absolute
equality the structure of democracy
will not endure. We do not desire a
large army in America. / mean BIZ
this what is known as regular or
professional army; but we do want to
know that we can assemble the units
evenly ba1anced-of all arms of the
service, and assemble them quickly
when needed. An efficient army an
army such as would be produced by
system of national military training
through and by which every young
man fit and able to bear arms could be
called to discharge the duty of ma
tional defender most ancient and
honorable duty-a duty the discharge
of which should be a prime obligation
of citizenship.
This nation. by its fathers, was ded-
cated to the proposition that 'democ-
racy and service are separable.' We
must stand squarely on the Constitu-
ton of the United States.
Evening star., 1916-07-20
'UPHOLDS GERMAN
!. CHANCE[LOR'S AIMS
Teuton Committee Would Edu-
cate Public Mind to Mod
crate Peace Terms.

BERLIN. July 10. via London, July
20.-The German national committee
for securing an honorable peace" has
drafted an address to the country
which will be published within a few
days calling for the support of Chan
cellor Won -Hollweg and the
| influencing of public opinion in the di-
rection of moderate peace aims.
The signatures attached to the ad-
dress indicate the Importance of the
movement. They include Prince Won
Wedel, general adjutant to the en-
peror; Philip Heineken. director of the
| North German Lloyd Steamship Com
pary; Paul Won Schwaback. director of
/ the Bleichroder bank; Prof. Adolph
Harnack and many important manu-
| facturers, merchants, professors and
i others.
| The address outlines the aims of the
committee, steering a course between
| the pacflcists and the Unsuitable plans
| of the pan n-Germans. which 1t charac-
! terizes as annexation lunacy." 1t en-
/, phasizes the fact that the contro-
versy of the last few weeks between
| the peace advocates and the anneXa-
! tionists has had a harmful effect, and
1
the moderates to organize and create
uniform views concerning a basis of
! peace.
End Can Be Attained
This end can be attained says the
address, only by vigorously avoiding
the feeble passivity of the peace men
| and the Unsuitable plans embodied in
the outgivings of the pan-German
league The keynote for such peace
, was struck by the chancellor's speech
in March, 1916, In which he mentioned
/ the extension of the eastern frontier
| and substantial guarantees on the
! west. This speech called forth con-
eratulations from Field Marshal Won
| Hindenburg.
without the attainment of both OBJ
| jects there can be no peace and nc
evacuation Of occupied territory. The
task of the national committee, with
the cooperation of men of similar sen
| timents, must be to create uniform
views about a basis for German peace
and to assist in fixing a definition o: