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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-15
MANY FIRES IN STATE
Flames Set Record in Western
Michigan During Week.
News-Times Special Service.

News-TiTnes Special Service
GRAND RAPIDS. May 15.-West-
ern Michigan was visited by more
fires last week than during any sim
liar period in years. Wednesdays
electrical storm set nearly a dozen
homes and barns ablaze and yester-
day five structures burned, three
near Grand ledge. Eaton county,
one Vaudeville and one at Sturgis.
At Grand Ledge Thomas Prtch-
ford. Albert Harrington. Clayton
Giuett homes were destroyed. At
Sturgis the F. II. BurdenO garage
burned. and at Middleville the A. r.
Erainard home was consumed by
flames The loss for the week Will
be more than 100000 The fire at
Cadillac Tuesday caused $4,000
damage
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-15
TO SELL FLOODED STOCK
Warren L. McCray To Dispose of 75
IerefOrdS.

News Times Special Service:
kENTLAND. Ind. May 15.-War-
rcn T. McCray, who was a candidate
for the republican nomination for
governor in the primary election.
will hold his annual sale of register
ed Hereford cattle next Wednesday.
when % bulls and so cows will be
sold at auction at the Orchard Lake
stock farm his home. Reppert and
Inglehart will be the acuuoneers
James Hendry is manager OF the
farm. The sale will begin at 2.30
o'clock A catalogue has been issued
with photographs and a description
Ot each animal 10 De sold.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-15
WINDOW FALLS AND
BOY IL STRANGIED.

NeWs- Times Npeci0I service:
CHARLENOIN, Mich. May 10.
Pinned 10 the sill when the
sash OF a window through which
he was climbing accidentally fell.
Walter Burns. eight years old.
was strangled 20 death at a
county school house near here.
School had closed for the noon
recess and the boy, returning
earlier than the rest. entered the
building, through the window. He
waS coming out when the sash
fell on him.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-15
STATE BRIEFS

News Times Special Service:
BAY CITY. Mich.-A barking dog
aroused Walter Champine and wife
al their farm home nine miles from
Bay City when the house was in
flames. The family escaped in their
night clothing by jumping from
window
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-15
BODY TO BE CREMATED
Earlham College Deans Last Re
Quest 20 be Observed.

News Service.
RICHMOND. Ind May 10
Many Quakers were surprised today
al the announcement tina. the body
OF Prof d. W. Dennis. dean OF Earl
ham college. and for years lead OF
the biological department. would be
cremated. IL was the wish Of Prof.
Dennis. who died yesterday. The
body viii be taken 10 Cincinnati.
Prof. Dennis was widely known as
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-15
INDIAN is ARRESTED
FOR PLAYING DOCTOR
Chief Rhcaumont Seized at Three
Rivers, Taken to- Battle
Creek.
News-Times Special Service {:

THREE RIVERS, Mich. May Is.
Deputy Sheriff Eddy Of Battle Creek
arrived in the city with a warrant
for the arrest of Chief RheaumOnt,
who was detained here by Marshal
Elliot as soon as he had reached the
city. He was arrested on the
charge of practicing medicine with
out a license. They left for Battle
Creek on the s o'clock train. The
chief has made many visits here
during the winter. He is a member
OF many lodges and orders and is
we'll advanced in spiritualistic work.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-15
International News Service.
DEADLOCK BROKEN

TERRE HAUTE. Ind. May Is
A two weeks deadlock between
miners of district No. II and the
operators in the Indiana fields. was
broken today. IL was reported the
old scale would be signed.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-15
ews-Tlmes Special Servl,e:

News-Times Special Service:
CORUNNA, Mich.-A circuit court
jury has returned a verdict of $1,000
for James L Chapman. IS years
old. who sued the Ann Arbor Rail-
road Co. for $4,000. Chapman's
hand was crushed while he was I'M
loading heavy timbers.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-15
News Times Special Service :

News Times Special Service:
EAST LANSING, Mich.-Sudan
grass is the subject of a new bulle-
tin just off the presses of the Michi-
gan Agricultural college experiment
station. TIE bulletin says that the
advisability of growing it in Michi-
gan has not yet been clearly estab-
lished.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-15

Ncws-Times Special Service
STURGIS. Mich.-GeOrge Butts
was taken TO Kalamazoo state hos
pital following an attempt to end
his life by swallowing poison.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-15
GAMERS TO TALK
ON TRADE TOPICS
State Convention of ASSoCia-
ton to be Held at
Indianapolis.
-. - - -

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. May Is
The growing popularity Of foodstuffs
prepared for immediate use. and
yet capable of being preserved for
long periods Of time. has resulted in
a number Of questions Of interest 70
the public. which will be discussed.
May l. and 10. AT the convention Of
the Indiana Gamers association I'm
Indianapolis.
Indiana Gamers, with a few ex-
ceptions. have made little effort to
obtain export business OF the kind
offered by the warning nations for
the reason that there is no assur-
ance OF how long this business will
continue
Advantages of Goods.
The program arranged for the
convention includes addresses in
tended 10 help the Gamers in max
ing clear the ADVANTAGES Of canned
goods in the home. 10 disprOve as
perity due TO "a miscOnception Of
canning methods. and to point out
the possibilities for the agricultur-
alist in raising foodstuffs for the
Gamer
&. G. Ward. secretary OF the In
diana wholesale grocers Of Muncie.
VIII talk on Teamwork" his ad-
dress being a treatise on the rela-
tion OF the distributor 10 the man
ufacturer. Frank Gorrel, national
secretary. will present facts and fig
ures 10 prove that there is no danger
10 health in the use of canned
goods.
Subject of sweet Corn.
Richard Dickinson OF Eureka. Ill.
president of the national association.
and an authority on sweet corn. will
discuss that subject. paying especial
attention 20 the seed corn.
Mrs. Julian Heath. president of
the National TIosewives' league. will
be heard on the subject Of canned
goods and II. r. Barnard. state drug
and food commits. orer. will present
some Of the things he has learned
about the industry in his official
connection with it,
Purdue university will be repre-
scented by either G.. I. Christie or C.
g. Woodbury.. or the extension de-
partment others on the program
are T. r. Snyder. who will speak Of
the Gamer as a social servant;
George Drake. secretary of the
Western Gamers association Of
Circleville, o.. on Advertising
Canned Goods and Clarence Thur
mail Of Nallonia. Ind. on Daily
Sales Reports"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-15

News Times Special Service:
WEST BRANCH. Mich.-NIrs. A.
J Stephens Of Prescott. an old resi-
dent Of that place, is dead o. pneu-
monia. She leaves her husband, two
sons and three daughters.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-12-28
Had a Good Excuse

Doris was rather backward in bo,
studies, and one day when her father
was inquiring as to her STANDING i
school the little girl admitted that CHI
was the lowest in her class. "Wbv
Doris, / am ashamed of you!n ey
claimed the mother; "why don't Won
study harder and try to get away from
the foot Of the Glass;" 1T aint nv,
fault" replied Doris, in tones of in
jured innocence, ''the little girl who
has always been at the foot has laft
school,"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-12-28
HIS PERFECT TRUST.
He Showed 1t In the High Compliment
it He Paid His Good Wife

This story is not contributed. though
it concerns contributor. 1t came to
US by devious paths. but 1t arrived.
and it is a true story.
It came to pass that i'm the course of
years Contributor Abintra arrived at
his thirty first wedding anniversary.
and that was on a day recently And
in the morning ut the breakfast table
he expressed himself thus from an
overlooking heart: -. -.
well, we've been married thirty or
forty years today. And, my dear, !
want to hand you this tribute while !
think Of it. In the presence Of these
children and grandchildren wish to
state that during all these years never
once have you been guilty of the rep
rehensible habit of going through my
pockets for money after ! have retired
at night" y .n.7
"That is true" ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Abintra, "but how do you know it?''
How do l know it?" cried Abintra
why, l have never once forgotten to
count my change carefully night and
morning. H.
Perfect trust! = Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-12-28
Absolute Zero.

What is the absolute zero of tempera-
ture? The zero of thermometers Is
purely conventional. The inventor of
the centigrade simply took for zero the
coolest temperature known in his day.
while Fahrenheit had even less ground
for his selection. Absolute zero Is a
point fixed by nature and may be ar
rived at in variety of ways. All
gases expand or contract equal
amounts for every degree Of heat-the
amount of 1878 Of their volume for
each degree centigrade. II. then. a
gas is cooled down continuously it
must reach a point at which further
contraction is impossible. If gas
loses 1913 of its volume at each down.
ward degree of centigrade. then in 27S
degrees it would exhaust this power
and become a solid: hence minus 273
C. is the absolute zero of temperature.
This answers to minus 461 f.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-12-28
HIGHWAY MEETING
FEBRUARY 2 AND 3
Interstate Highway Association
To be Organized at Meeting
In PaScO

February 2 and are the dates de-
cided upon for the meeting In Pasco
at which it is proposed to permanently
organize the Interstate Highway AS
ISOLATION. The objects of this asso-
citation will be to work out proper
connections between the highway sys-
tenn of Washington and the highway
systems of Montana, Idaho and Ore
gon and to have completed as soon as
possible an all-the-year-round" high
way from lewiston Charleston to the
Pacific Coast. e~s fs
The association will include in its
membership representatives from the
commercial bodies, county commits
sioners, automobile associations and
good roads associations in the coun-
ties of Asotin, Garfield, Columbia,
Whitman, Adams, Walla Walla, Ben
ton, Franklin, Klickitat, Lewis, Clark,
Cowlitz, Pacific, Thurston and Pierce
in Washington and SIMILAR organiza-
ton in the cities of Missoula, Montana
Lewiston, Idaho, and Portland, Ore
gon. .-:=ssrs-.' .-=a II.
Altho the program has not been
completed the following outline has
decided upon: .s- ...l
"The Late Federal Aid Road Law"
by highway engineer connected with
the U. S. Office of Public Roads.
sThe Highways of Washington" by
a representative of the State High
way Commission.
s'The Highways of Oregon" with IL
Illustrations Of Columbia River High
way, by representative of the Port
land Chamber of Commerce.
"The Highways of Idaho," by rep
resentative Of the North & South Ida
no Highway association.
"The Highways of Montana" by a
representative of Missoula CONNER
cial club. s'HE
Highways Connecting our Rivers
with Inland Cities" by representa-
tive of the Port Of Astoria (Oregon) !,
and representative of the Farmers
Union of Oregon
"The Yellowstone Trail, From Ply
mouth Rock to Puget Sound" by Of
ficers of the association, from South
Dakota.
"All-the-year Motoring" by a rep
resentative Of the Dealers Motor Car
association of Oregon.
planting of Evergreens and Shade
Trees Along the Highway" open dis
cussion led by ]. L. Dumas, of Day
ton, Wash.
"Uniform Road Markings" open
discussion led by w. II. Cashier, of
Missoula, Mont, editor Of the North
western Motorist. s.
Municipal Free Camp Grounds for
Tourists" open discussion.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-12-28
DON'T GET ANGRY.
The High Value of Being Tough Mind
cd About Snubs and Hurts.

The High Value of Being Tough Mind
cd About Snubs and Hurts.
Faults Of temper are often serious
handicap. and the girl who is con.
stantly getting mad" is going to end
by getting left when it comes to the
attainment of success.
In the first place, anger has been
proved to be a real poison. 1t ex-
hausts you. and violent fit Of rage
can make you really i'll. ''Sick with
anger" is not q mere phrase-it Is the
truth.
But aside from its effects on your
self there is the effect on others. II
you are constantly standing on your
dignity and taking offense over tri1es
that were not meant to annoy you. you
will soon be disliked in the Office. and
you are pretty sure to get mad at the
wrong time some day and find your
self fired by some one tired out at
your constant fareups.
1t is certainly true that you ind
what you look for, and If you are look
ing for sights and insults you'll find
plenty.
Suppose you do get short answer
once in awhile? Make allowances Tor
other peoples nerves as well as Tor
your own. Don't think that the rest OF
the office is in league against you be-
cause some Of them are laughing over
a joke you have not heard | know q
girl who can't see two people whisper
ing together without IMAGINING they
are discussing her and criticising her.
This is form Of conceit that Is par.
ticularly weak and silly and capable
in time Of developing into monomania'
The touchy, irritable and suspicious
girl is laying out a hard road for her'
self. If you have tendencies In these
directions set to work to cure yourself
If you don't you will be pretty sure to
fail in your work and even more Ger
tain to fail in your life.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-12-28
SHIFTING OF THE WATERS.
What the Sea Gives to the Land anc
Gets Back Again Every Year.


According to Mr. Roscoe Num- OF the
United States weather bureau. the wa
ters of all the oceans have visited
every part of the earth at some time III
the history Of the globe. so continually
and upon such a vast scale are the
winds and the forces of evaporation.
condensation and precipitation at work
A continuous circulation of water
takes place between the hydrosphere
(tbe water areas of the globe, and the
atmosphere. The winds blow water
vapor from over the seas to. the lana.
and ascending currents carry it into
the upper atmosphere There it con
denses and is precipitated. to begin the
return journey to the sea through
springs and rivers.
The amount of evaporation from the
seas and the amount of precipitation
on the land depend upon the tempera.
ture and the winds. 1t has been esti-
mated that nearly 100 million millions
of tons of water are transferred from
sea to land and back again to the sea
every year. .-...... 4 80. .-... ..a.-
The average rainfall Of the globe is
about thirty-three inches In the Unit
ed States it varies from almost nothing
to about 100 inches. Over the eastern
half of the country it ranges from
about thirty to about sixty inches and
in the Pacific states from five to 100
inches. -
Probably the greatest rainfall in the
world occurs among the hills of Assam,
i'm India. where over 500 inches fall in
year. and sometimes as much as
forty inches in twenty-four hours.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-12-28
REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA.
How the Colony Was Organized and
"*1 Started on Its Career. a@t

|
$50 Started on Its Career. va
The first president of the American
Colonization society. which founded
the republic of Liberia. on the west
coast Of Africa. was Bushrod Washing
ton. who was born in Virginia in 1853
and who was a nephew of George
Washington. He served as a private
soldier in the Revolution and after
ward was elevated TO the United States
supreme court.
While himself an owner of many
slaves. he was deeply interested In the
movement for restoring the Africans
in America to their native continent.
He was one of the pioneers in the or
ganizaton Of the American Colonial
ton society. which was launched in
the latter part of 1916. Henry Clay.
John Randolph and other men of prom
inence were also prominent in the
movement.
In 1920 the society sent thirty-eight
negroes back 70 Africa in government
vessel. and in that year a constitution
for the colony. which was named Lii
IBERIA. was adopted. The colony con,
tinued to be in, charge Of agents and
governors appointed by the society un-
til 1S47. when its rights were voiun.
tarily surrendered and the independ-
ence OF Liberia was proclaimed and
was recognized by the United States
Great Britain and France.-New York
World
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-12-28
Jefferson an an Inventor.

Not many people knew that Thomas
Jefferson was great inventor. His
inventions were all of articles OF ev-
eryday use. He devised three legged
folding camp stool that is the basis of
all camp stools of that kind today.
The stool he had made for his own
use was his constant companion on oc-
casions of outings. The revolving chair
was his invention. He designed light
wagon. A copying press was devised
by him and came into general use. he
also invented an instrument for meas
uring the distance he walked. A pillow
and a hemp cultivator showed that his
thoughts were often on agricultural
matters. His pillow received gold
medal In France In 1870. Jefferson
never benefited financially by his In
ventions. but believed they should be
for the use Of every one without cost.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-12-28
Sir william PeppereIl.

The first native American to be
knighted by an English monarch was
Sir William Pepperell. who was born
in Kittery. Me-. over two centuries
ago. His father was Welshman. who
came to New England as an apprentice
to a fisherman. The son became mer-
chant and amassed large fortune. AS
a military leader he took part In sew
eral conflicts with the Indians and at
tanned much distinction. For thirty
two years he was member Of the roy
al council of Massachusetts. and as
chief justice Of common pleas he won
eminence as jurist.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-12-28
Nursing an Illusion

care you trying to raise all yonr
own poultry and vegetables? asked
the hired man. 'u
"No" replied Farmer Corntosse,.
only just enough to give the imap;na'
ton Of the summer boarders some
thing to swing on to.'-Washinpton
Star. 'NA
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-12-28
Mo information.

"What is the speed limit in this
town. asked the automobile driver.
bringing his car to stop just outside
the boundary line.
"Never you mind what the limit is.
mister" said the village constable
.You go right ahead and I'll tell you
when you're going too fast.s-St. Louis
Post Dispatch.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-12-28
The Real Wish.

Don't you wish you could see an
old fashioned one ring circus? ?"
mo. wish were boy again and
could appreciate a little thing like q
one ring cus."-Detroit Free Press.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-12-28
Between Humorists.

"You stole one Of my jokes out
right" declared the first press humor-
list.
"Well," said the second press humor-
ist. when see I can't improve joke
i don't try it." = Louisville Courier
Journal. ~.--.E s-g s.. r.7.-- ~ H..
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-12-28
Easy Money.

1.-THE Clarks are in easy circum-
stances, l believe" remarked Cobb.
EYES," assented Boyd: 'they can owe
more people money and feel easier
about 1t than any others with whom
have ever had anything to do."-Chi-
cago Herald. LIS =.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-12-28

Education begins the gentleman, but
reading. good company and reflection
must Gnish him.-Locke.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-12-28
Singing.

Mr.. Gnaggs-Oh. there are worse
fellows in the world than am! Mrs
Gnaggs-Don't be such pessimistE
San Francisco Chronicle.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-12-28
AUTO SCHOOL

WANTED-MEN TO LEARN AUTopnp,,r
driving and repairing in our own shon I'm
or write Tor particulars. Room 215 Granite hIa
Spokane, Wash. e DIX,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-12-28

FOR SALE-Second-hand Ford tour
ing car in good condition. Kenne-
wick Garage. 35tf
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-12-28

FOR SALE-House and two lots next
to residence Of DR.. F. M. Crosby;
easy terms. w E. Estey, Chewelah,
Wash. 36-4sp
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-12-28

HERE is A BARGAIN-$250 cash
will buy ten acres of good unim-
proved land near Kennewick: the
SWA of NWA Of SEA Sec. Is,
Twp. 16, north Range 80, E. w.
NJ, with abstract up to date. This
Offer good for thirty days only.
Write Mrs. Alice Burch Mclean,
326 N. Coml. ST., Salem, Ore. 37-41
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-12-28

FOR SALE-Fixtures of the Elite
Millinery. Cheap if taken at once.
Also ten-acre improved tract. 39p
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-12-28

FOR SALE OR RENT-Four-room
house, n "a. land in Garden Tracts.
Phone w. H. Harrison, 2101. 37tf
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-12-28

FOR SALE - 20-acre alfalfa ranch,
with good buildings. Price rea-
sonable. Trenbath & Tweedt. 80
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-12-28
For Sale

FOR SALE-Home- grown pop corn;
sc per pound. JOS. Gerards. 39tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23

AGENTS-Everybo buys our new low cost $5O00 accident and sickness policy; pays $5000 death; s25 weekly benefit for s10 yearly; $100,000 deposited with state for policyholders' protection, half above benefits, $6 yearly; easy seller. Liberal commissions. North American Accident Insurance company, Dept. l.
 Newark, N. J. 1-16-2t-su
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23
Birmingham Automobile Go.

109 S. 20th St. Phone 6420
 The following cars. on storage and for sale by owners.
 One 5-pass. Ford, 1913 model One 2-pass, Ford, 1914 model. As, Three 5-pass. Overlands, 1914 model. One 5-pass Oakland, 1913 model. One 2-pass. Oakland. One 7-pass. Cadillac.
 One 7-pass. Olds special, 1914 model. One 2-pass. Saxon, 1914 model. Two 2-pass. Metz. 1914 models. One 5-pass. Chalmers. One 5-pass. Buick.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23
WANTED=SALESMEN

RATES-One cent q word a day; no ad.
 taken for less than 25c for first inser- ton. Casb must accompany order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23

AGENTS WANTED throughout the United States to sell Shur-Go starters for Ford cars; independent and per manent business of your own for three to five years. Sell to Ford" owners at $17.50 guaranteed simple, efficient, safe and sure. Territory allotted in units of to 15 counties. Close quickly and participate in our cash premium of $1OO00 to be paid to agents on sales from March to December 31, 1916. This is real business and requires at least $2oO cash and a man who can furnish refer ences regarding business ability. Manu- lecturers agents, this Is excellent for you. Peoria Speciality Co.,, Peoria, Ill.
 1-16- sun-2t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23

WANTED-Grocery, tea and coffee man who is seeking location for his business; also parties desiring office room espe- cially adapted for printing. laboratories, garment makers, etc.; no better loca- ton or cheaper rents Apply Producers Exchange, 21O1 2d ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23

WANTED-Agent in Birmingham for moderate price automobile of light car
 type; standard make fine opening for future business. Address Box A. Mont gomery, Ala. 1-23-2t-Sli-tu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23

FIVE bright, capable ladies to travel demonstrate and sell dealers; $25 to $50 per week. Railroad fare paid. Good rich Drug Co.,, Dept. 12O. Omaha, Neb.
 12-5-4t-su