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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1916-03-21

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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1916-03-21
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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1916-03-21
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Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-04
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

william A. Redick and wife to Ed
ward s. Trayer. Pnkney street
northeast corner Twenty-Hixth and
Pinkney, i00x2a0.2b. Twenty fifth
street, 100 foot north or PinkneY
west side. 4Ixl40iB Emmett street
Ga feet east Of Twenty-second street.
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George Tildan 10 Hugh McCaffrey.
northeast corner Thirty fourth and
I.sayenworth streets. G6Ntg4. ..,..t,.
Adolph n. Gladstone TO Joseph L.
PadrnoH. sixteenth street, i7b feet
south Of William street west side
TbxabG ......4tst. Observation-Disclosures
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-04
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE no CONTRACTORS.


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Board Of Education Of Nebraska State
Normal schools until , o'clock =. m Fri.
day, June Is. 1914, for the erection Of
AZ Wayne New Industrial and Gym.
naaium building,
Al KsarnsY New Gymnasium.
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Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-04
Motorcycles and Bicycles

HARLEY DAVIDSON MoroRCYcLEs bar
gain in used machines Victor hoes. Ahe
Noioreyela Man 2fa1 Lnavensorth
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-04

ROADSTER for sale. or trade for Diamond,
stoddard- Dayton. 1919 In hrst-clasa con-
dition Motor has u Never Leak piston
rings 4 new connecting rod piston pins
and bushlnga. 2 new crank shaft bush
ings. connecting rod bushlngs, acraped 10
nj. new roller bearing sleeves, new
Presto head lamps stewart vacuum aya-
tenn. Truffault. Hartford * Diamond
Shock absarbers Address l. 23h, BeH
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-04
AUTO CLEARING HOUSE

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Buick roadster, n-16
Chevrolet touring elect equipment
Maxwell touring, 1915,
lupmpblie touring 1918
AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE
Special rate Tor liability Insurance on
Ford cars. including properly damage, t4a.
Eita aud theft a. lowest rates
KlLIY. ELLIS a THOMPSON.
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Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-04
LEST YOU FORGET
LEAVENWORTH HEIGHTS

LEAVENWORTH HEIGHTS
is only Is minutes from downtown
by street car. Sidewalks, sewer,
water and gas are all in and paid
for and the streets will be paved
this season. Omaha is starting on
an era of unprecedented growth.
You will never again have chance
to get a lot in close-in, restricted
addition at our present prices and
easy terms. 1t is worth your while
to look it over.
Two FIVE-ROOM houses at at
tractive prices.
Take West Leavenworth car, Add
to 44th Streets, and you are there.
BENSON & CARMICHAEL,
Douglas 1922. 642 Paxton Block
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-04

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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-11-03

my fellow men than can by being
Christian, then I'll lead that life
But. until you DO. | stand right
where | am.
The Old Testament is Gods
Will The New Testament r. the
codicil to the will. Why don't you
accept what God has bequeathed
you in that testament?
IF your father died. YOU couldn't
wait an hour 10 see whether he had
left you a yellow dog or $50 acres.
II his will were contested. you
wouldn't for n moment refuse TO
declare yourself hts heir publicly
We'll, IL you want share OF the
salvation which the Bible Wills you.
you have got 70 declare yourself
ono OF Gods heirs. You'll have
great legal help,
"Oh. Jesus Christ r. The best
lawyer that ever appeared in any
court And he'll stand at the right
hand OF God and say; Lord. he's
an heir. His claim Is all right
And God will say Your case II
won Enter the heavenly mansion.
which is Ny bequest 10 the heir
who believes on Me-
Copyright. William A. Sunday
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-11-03
DRINKING NOT
QUESTION OF ONES
PERSONAL LIBERTY

The last hope OF the vets fs that
the personal liberty argument will
ret a certain amount OF the ignor-
ant vote. The appeal is that half
OF the state is going 10 deprive the
other half OF its God given right TO
get drunk"
To a certain number OF unthinking
voters this argument will appeal
But the argument itself IL malicious
n that the drinking Of alcohol has
ceased TO be a matter OF the indi-
yiduAl
rhe drunken man driving an auto
mobile down the street At so miles
ar hour menaces the life and happi.
ness and personal liberty of the non
drinking pedestrian far more than
his own.
The drinking man who drives a
railroad train holds in bis life the
personal liberty OF hundreds OF peo-
PIE, men, women and children. every
one OF whom has a right 10 inquire
into that engineers habits as re-
CARDS sobriety
Liberty Is in almost no sense per
sonal, but social.
Every man has the right 70 swing
his arms about him until thcy come
in contact with someone else's nose.
Then his personal liberty ends.
Every bit OF LEGISLATION on the
statute books abridges some ones
personal liberty. Who would repeal
the Harrison drug act, the oleomar-
gerine law, the pure food laws, the
sanitary laws? Would the brewers
favor that
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-11-03
Billy Sunday Urges Business Men in
Opera House to Turn to Religion


| II.
And then-some OF the ques-
tions that people ask
Where do we come from
e" 1 don't care where come from.
What want to know Is where
am going They show me a six
foot hole in the earth and say that's
where I'm bound for. but don't
believe H. Listen.
Man has the instinct Of immor-
tally. Instinct Is one OF the In
fallible things OF nature. The in
stinct OF a bird or OF any animal
has never been known to go
wrong II this instinct OF immor-
tally which man possesses Is
wrong. then It Is the only failure
in existence.
"Infdels say that the instinct is
wrong But inhdelity is meant 10
destroy society and individual man.
| Infdels commit more suicides than
any other class. Well. IL their be
lief is right, don't blame them
! Life isn't worth the gar II there's
nothing 10 look forward to hereaf
/ ter.
1T was a fool inndel who asked.
Is life worth living
"A fool woman OF an inhdel
raised the question, rs marriage a
/ failure
"Oh for Gods sake, 10 ash such
a question when God himself made
! for Adam a helpmeet in the Garden
OF Eden
Let the inndels ask. ia adultery
or prostitution g success4'
Only the man who believes and
/ lives for tia future really lives
1 II you don't believe in immor.
tally you will not only be dead
one after you're dead, but you're a
dead one now,
Like 20 See Others Hlt Trait.
III you have beautiful daugh.
( ter. budding into womAnhood, and
she has doubtful acquaintances who
lead her TO hit the booze in fashion
able places and you should see her
coming down this sawdust aisle
! with the tears OF repentance
streaming down her lovely face.
wouldn't JOY ill your heart with
songs and wouldn't you say. God
bless you daughter you have made
me happy this day.
III your son mixed with a lewd
and speedy bunch: IL he came
home 10 you with his breath dead.
ened with raw coffee and cloves To
kin the odor OF whisky; and II you
saw him take a stand for Jesus
Christ wouldn't your face be illu-
7 mined with happiness!
You admit It's good for tho
other fellow. The other fellow will
admit It is good for you. After all.
are you sure you're not the one7
Maybe YOU consort with lewd
women. Maybe you keep someone
on the side Maybe YOU come home
late, with your breath pertumed.
and when your wife asks you
where you've been you get angry
and lie TO her and say you've been
5 10 the lodge.
No wonder your wife doesn't
seem aifectionate. no wonder she
doesn't appear happy. no wonder
she doesn't seem to enjoy vour
company. no wonder her eyes are
red when she gets up.
Get the love OF Christ in vour
heart come out on the T.ord's side
and surprise yourself BY seeing
how you will love your wife. your
home and your children. Let Gods
sunshine come in and the clouds
will disappear.
Come out on the Lords side and
ser how He will change your ma.
ture. Let the sunshine OF Gods
grace warm you. n staggers me TO
remember how much God does for
us and how VIE protest against do
inc things for Him.
Get over on the sunny side OF
I'll" house, YOU old iceberg,
IF you can show me form OF
life In which | can do more for the
I Il -
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-11-03

Only a sufficient number will be printed
to supply the advance demand; so get your
reservation in without delay, as only two
days of the wonderful Sunday campaign re-
main.
Fill out this coupon and mail il with S5O leave it
Times Rest Tent the Tabernacle Grounds Grand
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Building Bagev Avenue Main I52O).
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-11-03
Only Two Days More in Which
to Get The Detroit Times
Book of Billy Sundays
90. Sermons Free - -

being away every night
Blessings brighten they the
gopees campaign draws mutudes applying
for the privilege of seeing and hearing him
him. however thru all the his
thru the of Tabernacle which The Detroit Times
will put book form when Blys last
This will volume of pages giving the
ac they have been printed from The Times the
that has been free publish them full without of offend
ing liquor and cigarette advertisers
We give below the size of this book which be compi
to The Times subscribers old and N
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-11-03
Effects OF Drinking on School Chill
dren

Effects OF Drinking on School Chill
dren.
The Hungarian Minister Of Ed
ucation found that OF the children
using alcoholic drinks, 80 per cen,
were careless and idle. II per cent
duh OF comprehension, Is per cent
incapable OF prolonged attention
10 per cent gave confused answers
between s and o'clock IN the
morning. IS per cent we're behind
in special subjects, 30 per cent
nervous and restless, 10 per cent
melancholy or abnormally shy, 80
per cent coarse and unfeellng, .
pei cent vindictive and given 10
stealing, IL per cent normal.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-11-03
Alcohol and Deaths from Accidents

From seven 10 IL per cent OF
deaths by accident are due directly
or indirectly 10 drink, according to
estimates OF medical directors OF
three United States life insurance
companies: Railroad accidents,
seven per cent; street cars, eight
per cent; automobiles, 10 per cent,
vehicles and horses, eight per cent;
machinery, seven per cent; mines
and quarries. eight per cent; drown
ing. l3 per cent; gunshot, 10 per
cent.-Phelps.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-11-03

Several thousand teachers are ex-
pected at Elgin. nj. today for the
opening Of the annual convention OF
the Northern Illinois Teachers asso-
citation.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-11-03
Billy Sundays Sermons
INT. By PernssO % Rev A Sunday
REGULAR MAIL
Rev. William A. Sunday

No amount of money buy this book
Billy Sunday will permit his commercalized
But the book will be supplied old and subscribers of The
Times token of the battling Billy Sunday and The Detroit
Times have been doing the months to Make Michigan Dry
the attached
the regular of the months delivered by
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-13
GALE HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

We are preparing for the cold days that are to come, by having Mir. Erwin and the school boys out hauling wood, while the girls clean the school house.
 Quite a number of the pupils at tended the county contest at Rosston Saturday and several of them stayed over for the party that night at pr. Brandon's.
 Gales first team played Emmet Saturday afternoon at Rosston and the score was five to forty in favor of Gale.
 Yes Cooley, who has been in school at Magnolia this year, has come home and entered school. We are glad to have him back with us.
 The holidays will soon be here and we are all expecting grand time.
 Miss Ismay McDaniel, who is teaching near Sutton, visited home folks Saturday and Sunday.
 We have ordered some more litera- ture and will render another program seme time after the holidays.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-13
SENTIMENT FOR NEW
 CONSTITUTION C..

Little Rock, Dec. 13.-Tha sc t. meut for a new constitution is gain ing gl1a1 Those who advocate the calling Q. a constitutional convention roia. t ,he condition of the public mind $ this time toward moral and governmental questions as an evi- dence that this is a most opportune time for the election of men who will draft a safe and sane organic law for the state. There has been a triumph
 r state, county and city politics for hte things that bespeak higher plane for politics and commercial and indus trial activities. It is believed that each county. or district, would elect it's best men to the convention. The fact that Gov. elect Brough has come out strong in favor of a new consti- tuition has added great weight to the movement.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-13
OFFICIAL CALL FOR COUNTY
 JUDGES MADE YESTERDAY

Little Rock, Dec. 13.-Judge J. S. Abercrombie of Saline county, presi- dent of the Arkansas Good Roads As sociation and of the County Judges Association, was in Little Rock yes terday. While here he issued off, cial calls for the annual meeting of the County Judges on Jan. IT, and of the Good Roads Association on Jan. IS and 19. By holding the meetings together, and during the first part of the Legislative session it is be- lieved that a large attendance can be secured
 Plans will be discussed for further ing the interests, of the good roads movement, and whether or not an ef- fort shall be made to secure resub- mission of Amendment No. IA.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-13
GALE HIGH SCHOOL

The Gale High School basket ball team defeated the Emmet High School team today, 40 to 5. Only one field goal was thrown for Emmet team. D. Westmoreland and Yes Cooley starred for Gale. Westmoreland twirled 8 field goals, while Cooley shot 5. They were ably assisted by Honea, L. God ley and C. Westmoreland It was by excellent team work that they won such a decisive game. Ehe Emmet team was nice bunch of boys, and played a spirited game. Coach Mar ble refereed the game.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-13
WANT $2O,OOO FOR RE-
 SURVEY OF OUACHITA A

Little Rock, Dec. 13.-The Arkan- sas delegation in Congress will be asked to secure an appropriation of go 2 for the purpose of making a rest Yey he Ouachita river with refereEe- |, ,ts availability for water power and aavigation. The move ment for the establishment of the government nitrate plant at Cedar Glades, on the Ou&chita, near Hot Springs, is gaining impetus, and those who are boosting the proposition are very hopeful of success.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-13
LESS THAN ONE-HALF AR
 KANSAS SAW MILLS RESPOND

According to figures that have been compiled by the Arkansas Commis- sioner of Labor, for sixty saw mills operating in the state, less than half of them having responded to the re- quset for information. There is a total of 9634 employees in the mills, Of whom ? are females, employed chiefly as stenographers. Of this number 4227 are paid less than $9 a week, and fifty per cent of these are married. The total annual payroll for the sixty mills is S4,429, 9,O24.66 The mills re- port total of S53,359 acres of land owned by them, large quantities of which are for sale at $2 ot $25 per acre.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-13
ASSESSMENT SHOWS
 DECREASE $2,52o,5S4
State Tax Commission Complies Figures Assessments Public Utilities-Also Shows Reduc- tiOn in Franchise Tax.

Little Rock, Dec. 13.-Complete fig ures compiled by the State Tax Com mission show decrease of $2, 2,529, ,5S4 in the assessment against public util- ities that are within their jurisdiction over the assessments of last year.
 Following is statement of the as sessments for 1916:
 Ferries and toll bridges, $2,346,450. Private car companies, $263,929.
 Railroads, $85,862,376.
 Telegraph, express and sleeping car companies, s2,274,033.
 Telephone companies, $2,942,443.
 Total, $91 ,686,231.
 The assessments that were made of the same untilities in 1915 were as follows:
 Ferries mad toll bridges, $2,3S3, ,260.
 Private car companies, $21S,976.
 Railroads, S86,519,531
 Telegraph, express and sleeping car companies, S2,150,S10.
 Telephone companies $2.946,23S.
 Total, $94,21S,S15. The commission also shows a re- duction in the amount of franchise tax received from the various corpor- ations doing business in the state The amount of revenue derived from this source for the year 1916 is as fol- lows:
 Domestic corporations, S97,O02S5. Foreign corporations, $55,045.34.
 Insurance companies without capi- tai, $5,21000.
 Insurance companies with capital stock. $26,000.
 Building and loan associations, S975.
 Total, $1S4, ,S330S.
 For the year 1915 the amount of the franchise taxes amounted to $780, 363.e2.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-13
ADV ERTISED LETTERS.

The following is the list of letters remaining unclaimed in this office for the week ending Dec, II, 1916, and if not called for by Dee. 25, 1916, will be forwarded to the dead letter office:
 Gents-Edd Webb, J. B. Thomas, Robert W. Smith, George Stephens, Moses s. Richardson, Carl Prince, B.. C. Scott. Wesley H. Jordan, Giles Curby.
 I.adies-Mrs. s. E. Lain, Carry Watts, Miss Mamie Dixson, Miss A.. Franklin, Miss Mary J. Wilson.
 When calling for the above, please say advertised"
 John A. Marr, Postmaster.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-13
Winter Brings Cold to Children

A child rarely goes through the whole winter without cold. and every mother should have a reliable remedy handy Fever, sore throat, tight chest and croupy coughs are sure symptoms. A dose of Dr. Bells Pine Tar Honey will loosen the phlegm, relieve the congested lungs and stop the cough. Its antiseptic pine bal sans heal and soothe. For croup. Thooping cough and chronic bronchial troubles try Dr. Bells Pine Tar Honey At all Druggists, 25c.
 All the new Books, Magazines and Periodicals at Hesterlys.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-13
GOVERNOR GRANTS
 SEVERAL PARDONS

Little Rock, Dec 13.-The governor yesterday granted the following par dons; Blanchard Emerson, Searcy county, convicted last September of resisting an officer and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary; Squire Johnson of Jefferson county, convicted Oct. 14, 1915, of assault to kill and sentenced to three years imprison- ment
Bisbee daily review., 1916-06-24

international bridge ito watch the troops cross"
 Rumors were current also that troops already had crossed the line at Ysleta, Texas, twelve miles east and at other border points.
 Just "Practice".
 However. none crossed the frontier. The largest body was deployed along the river front. immediately south of Fl Paso, went through a few man. euvers and returned ro Fort Bliss. General George Bell. Jr.. commanding the Fl Paso military district, said that the parade was merely precau- tionary practice and unexpected by the troops.
 While the American soldiers were disposed along the river front sev- eral attachments of Mexican cavalry watched them from the opposit bank. The Mexicans appeared calm. but in
Bisbee daily review., 1916-06-24
Sonora Troops Assemble
 Below Nogales
Magdalena, 54 Miles South, Concentrating Big Army. Two Thousand En Route There
(ey Review Leased Wire.)

MORALES. Ariz., June 23.-Ap- proximately 10000 Mexican troops are concentrated tonight at Mazda lena, 54 miles south of Nogaies. Av- cording to authentic reports there are assurances also that before tomorrow night the command will be increased to 12.000.
 Railroad yards in Nogales, Sonora, were stripped today of every piece of rolling stock. The streets there were deserted. except for few soldiers and the number of people. especially Mex jeans, on the streets on this side of the line was noticeably diminished.
 Extra passenger equipment was brought here from Tucson and held in the yards, awaiting developments in the crisis.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-06-24
GAP TAIN MOREY FEARED LOST
 IN BATTLE
Sixty Hours Pass With No Of- 6cer Reporting; Only Few
 Soldiers Get Back. Tell Of Trick
(ey Review Leased wire.)

FIELD HEADQUARTERS. Colonia Dublan. Chi. June 23 (via wireless to Columbus) That Captain Lewis S. Mercy is either dead or prisoner was the assumption reached here to- night when no reports had been re- ceived from any of the three officers who accompanied the troops of the Tenth cavalry engaged at Carrizal on Wednesday. Mexican reports said that Captain Charles T. Boyd and Lieutenant Henry Adair were among the dead. Although SO hours have elansed since the fight the only word of it has been brought to General Pershing by nine enlisted men who struggled into camp yesterday.
 These men all insisted that General Felix Gomez the Mexican commander. and Captain Boyd. parleyed apparent ly reaching an amicable conclusion and that immediately afterward the Americans were led into trap from which the Mexicans opened upon them with concealed machine guns.
 None of the stragglers who reached here were able to give any informa- ton as to the fate of the remnant of 65 men composing the command.
 Military authorities in Fl Paso last night generally reached the conclu- shion that the officer referred to as Captain Moore and reported to ha' been wounded in the shoulder in Me- ican accounts of the CarriZal engage ment was Captain Lewis s. Mercy. of Troop K. Tenth cavalry. It was pointed out that if he was the only surviving officer of the command his wounds may have prevented his re- porting to General Pershing immedi- ately.
 Press dispatches from field head quarters that American stragglers from the engagement asserted the com mand had been led into trap was taken as supporting a story brought can. He said the Americans were lured into a cleverly constructed pitfall con cealed in the underbrush.