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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-01-28
EARLIEST COAL MINING
IN ALABAMA 4

The earliest known record of
the existence of coal in Ala
bama was made in 1884, but the
first statement of production in
the state is contained in the
United States census report for
1910, in which the amount min.
ed is given as 946 tons. The
mines of Alabama were prob
ally worked to a considerable
extent during the Civil War, but
there are no specific records un-
til 1870, for which the United
States census reports produc-
tion of 11,000 tons. The devel-
opment of the present great in
dustry really began in 1881 and
1882, when attention was direct
ed to the large iron deposits near
the city of Birmingham. By 1885
the coal production of the state
had increased to nearly $780,
600 tons. In 1914, according to
the United States geological sur
vey, the production was 1888
1872 tons.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-01-28
MIDWAY.

Miss Annie Lingle spent Fri,
day and Sunday at her home in
Lancaster.
Mr.. Yancey Adams spent
Friday afternoon with Dewey
Neal.
Miss Carmon Roberts and
brothers, Buster and Frank,
spent Sunday with Miss Ruth
Philips.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lonnie Gardner
spent Saturday and Sunday at
the home of the formers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. M. Gard
ner.
Prof. E. w. Caskey spent Fri
day and Sunday at his home in
Heath Springs.
Miss Cora Lee Love spent
the past weeke in Lando, with
her brother, Mr.. Ed Love.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-01-28
REWARD OF SERVICE.
Mr.. q. c. Cauthen, Formerly of
Lancaster, Makes Good in
Griffin. Ga.

Of interest to his friends and
relatives in Lancaster county,
will be the following concerning
Mr.. G.. G. Cauthen, a Lancaster
boy, who has made good in
Georgia as will be seen from
Griffin (Ga.) Daily News:
Manager G.. c. Cauthen, of
the Griffin exchange of the
Southern Bell Telephone and
Telegraph company, John H..
Banks, bookkeeper, j. w. Mintz,
plant foreman, and Miss Pearl
Harris, local operator, have T.
ceived attractive service record
buttons presented by Vice Pres
ident j. Epps Brown, who has
written a personal letter of con-
graduation to every recipient
of the compliment.
"ln addition to showing the
Bell emblem and the number of
years of service, their size is
in appearance and a real adorn-
ment. The awarding of the but
tons was a gala event of Janu-
AIRY, at exchanges where there
is no telephone society the dis
tributiOn being made by the
manager.
THE numeral in the center
of Manager Cauthen'S button
indicates between five and ten
years service. Mr.. Banks, ten
years service, Mr.. Mintz, ten
years service. and Miss Harris
I'VE years service. These but
,onS are awarded for uninter-
ulpted service IN Eve year pc
Rods and are highly appreciat-
ed by the manager and en-
ployes.
The awards for long service
are in lire with the employees
benefit fund plan, safety FIRST
plan and awards FOR sugges-
tions. which are an important
feature of the Bell system 5
relations with its employees"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-01-28
HOW SHE KEPT HER
HOUSE CLEAN

For long time a lady ! knew
was worried by the men COM
ing in in soiled clothing-litter-
ny the house with straw and
dirt, and, sometimes, bringing
the odor of stables and barns.
She solved the problem by
making them wear Overalis and
see that they took them of
either on the back porch OF in
the tool shop.
Now her house is as clean as
a pin.--The Progressive Farm
Ell.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-01-28
CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
ARE ANNOUNCED
Preliminary Program of Child
Labor Conference Given
Out.

The preliminary program of
the 18th annual conference on
child labor has Just been pub
lished. The conference will be
held in Asheville, N. c., Febru-
airy 3 to 6, and many southern
ers appear on the program. An
entire session will be devoted to
discussion of the Keatinp-
Owen child labor bill which the
house committee on labor has
reported favorably. Among the
speakers for the federal bill will
be A. Mitchell Palmer, who
sponsored the bill in the house
of representative last year
Thomas |. Parkinson of the leg
islative drafting bureau, Co
lumbia University, who present
ed the constitutional arguments
for the bill at the hearings be-
fore the committee on labor
last week, and Congressman
Edward Heating who introduc-
ed the bill in the present con.
greSs.
Other speakers will be Mrs
Martha P. Falconer, whose
subject is THE Effects of Chile
Labor on Juvenile Delinquen.
cy," DR.. Edward T. Devine, OF
Columbia University; Mrs. Flor
ence Kelley, secretary of the
National Consumers league
Stephen S. Wise, of the Free
Synagogue, New York, anc
members of the staff of the ma
tional child labor committee.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-01-28
Beware of OintmentS for Catarrh
That Contain Mercury

mercury will surely destroy the sense OF smell
and completely derange the whole system when
entering IL through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should neVcr be used except on prescrip.
tiOns from reputable physicians. as the damage
they VIII do H. ten fold to the good you can pos
sibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by +. j. Cheney q Co. Toledo, o..
contains no mercury, and Is taken internally,
acting dir city upon the blood and mucous sur.
faces OF .he system. In buying Halls catarrh
Cure be sure you get the genuine. It Is taken
internally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by +. j.
Cheney Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price, 75c. per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pulls Tor constipation.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-01-28
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CRED
ITORS

All persons having claims against
the estate of Mrs. n. c. Moore de-
ceased, are hereby notified to file
the same, duty verified, with the
undersigned, and those indebted to
said estate will please make pay
ment likewise.
W. A. MOORE, Executor.
Estate Of Mrs. N. G. Moore, deceased
January %, 1916 31-3t wkly
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-01-28
HAS A TEN THOUSAND
DOLLAR HOME
Ford Gave Job to EX-Lifer, 80
Years in Prison, For
Murder.

Samuel ID. Haynes, of High
land Park, has erected two
family brick veneer flat build
ing, costing approximately
$4,000, and containing billiard
rooms, sun parlors, beamed
ceiling, tiled bath rooms and
other modern improvements"
which some might term luXur-
les.
Which item of every day
news is removed from very
brief mention in the real estate
notes by the fact that this par
ticular house is the realization
of a dream that came to Hay
nes in cell in the state prison
at Thomaston, Me-, where he
spent 80 years of his life. Then
his eighth petition for pardon
from life sentence was grant
ed.
Now he is zone of Henry
Ford's boys" a triple-ex," or
three time convict, one of the
many whom the motor mag
nate has placed in positions Of
trust. Haynes is connected
with the employment depart
ment.
Haynes was arrested in
ROckland, Me-, charged with
conducting a gambling house.
A policeman named Robbins
was detailed OF guard him.
Haynes determined to escape.
He threw a short piece of iron
pipe at his guard, intending to
stun him while the escape was
being made, but the end of the
pipe struck Robbins in the tenn
pie and the officer died fou
days later.
Haynes was found guilty OF
murder and was sentenced tc
life Imprisonment. The prose.
| cutor in the case has since
sworn that he believed the ver
dict should hace been one OF
manslaughter, but Haynes re.
cord was against him.
In prison he made up hi.
mind that not a year should
elapse that he did not make ar
attempt to escape.
The first year he was caught
and placed in solitary confne
ment for five months. The sec
ond year he tried again to es
cape, but was shot through the
right lung and shoulder, recap
: tured and put in solitary con
| finement for Is months.
He made another attemp
four years later. His wound!
bothered him cruelty, but grad
ually as he recovered he wa.
beginning to realize that h,
was only making life bitter fo
himself and for those friend
who "stuck to him."
He decided to abandon his at
tempts at escape. In the las
~ years OF ms Imprisonment
he made good.
He was released July &c
1913, on his eighth petition. Oh
July 3, 1914, he secured EN-
ployment at the Ford factor,
He started to realize his dream
Of really making good" TIL
house on Pilgrim avenue is tn
realization of that dream. H
is saving his money to meet tn
payments on the loan at 6 pc
cent interest and he has sub
stantial sum paid up.
Samuel d. Haynes, once ha
ter of men, has become a mem
ber of respectable commu
nity.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-01-28
READ WHAT ONE OF ATLANTA'S
WATER COMMISSIONER AND
LARGEST COAL DEALERS
WRITES

/ have been a constant user of
MOZLEY'S LEMON ELIXIR for a
number of years and have found
nothing to equal this remedy for
constipation and similar troubles.
1t is pleasant to take and is thor
oughly effective, though gentle in
It's action. / most cheerfully recon-
m"nd it to all who are in need of a
laxative. THOMAS f. STOCKS.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-01-28
NOTICE.

To secure an accurate record
and to avoid unnecessary trou-
BILE hope that each school
board will mark the last pay
warrant of each teacher with
the words last claim" This
worked admirably last year.
V. A. Lingle,
Superintendent of Education.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-01-28
Mis- Ears Ali Riuht.

Johnn! is little southern boy ;;v.
ing in : sXas with his grandmotner.
who is little deaf. One day while
he was p. aging she called to aim sew.
eral times but he didn't answer. FL
nally she said: Johnny, don't you
hear me?' and Johnny says, "Cose ]
heah you; my ears amt lame"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-01-28
To Drive Out MeIaria
And Build UD The System

Take the Old Standard GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking, as the formula is
printed on every label, showing it is
Quinine and Iron in q tasteless form.
The Quinine drives out malaria, the
Iron builds up the system. so cents
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-01-28
NOTICE.

The books of subscription of
Stover Pharmacy, Inc, Heath
Springs, S. c., are now open to
increase the capital stock from
81 500 to $4,000.
Slower Pharmacy, Inc.
1851
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-01-28
invigoratIng to the Pale and sickry

The Old Standard general strengthening tonic.
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC, olives out 4
Malaria .enriches the blood and builds up the sys.
TEN. "A true tonic. Fn- ~duits and chitS-sp soc =
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-01-28
Cost Of Coal Production.

For every million tons of coal mined
four or five men are killed and from
$50 to 600 injured
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-08
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals will be received at
the mayors office, Rock Island, lii
nois, until 10 o'clock a m, April 90,
1916, for furnishing and installing
four way street signs, same to be at
tached to telephone or electric light
poles now located on street intersec-
lions by special design brackets fur
nished by the company submitting bid.
Where no poles are available. signs
to be attached to iron posts to be fur
nished by company submitting bid.
All bidders must furnish samples of
signs and brackets or design showing
style of same Bids are to be submitted
as follows: Unit price Of sign Gnclud-
ing bracket installed; unit price Of
iron post installed; unit price of signs
INCLUDING brackets and iron posts
delivered F. 0. B. city of Rock Island
500 signs will be need
ed. Successful bidder will be re-
quired to guarantee material for five
years from date of acceptance not to
include destruction by public.
City reserves right to reject any or
all bids
WILLIAM M'CONOCHIE,
All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-08

April 2-Trio lodge No. 81, A. F. 6,
A. NJ, held a special meeting last night
to vote on an amendment to the con-
stitution of the grand lodge of Illinois.
Farewell services were held in the
old Y. NJ. c. A. rooms and an opening
meeting in the new Y. NJ. c. A. build
ing last evening. Frank Nader con-
Quoted the opening meeting and Z. B.
McKown the farewell meeting.
April 3-Nels Pierce & Co. have re-
ceived the Third avenue paving con-
tract in Moline.
A son was born TO Mr.. and Mrs. Phil
Mitchell today. Mr. Mitchells happy
family now includes five boys.
William jackson and William Sears
left for Chicago today to consult with
Captain Marshall in regard TO the sale
of the Milan water power to the gov
eminent.
Ladies Of the First NJ. L. church are
busy with their preparations for their
May festival. which is to be held at the
roller skating rink the first week in
May.
April 4-The Cable memorial filter
is now ready for operation with the
exception of putting in the quartz.
April Cd. II. Louderback today
purchased the Rock Island & Milan
street railway for the sum of $500
at public auction held by Receiver
Fred Hass at the court house Mr.
Louderback and his associates also
hope to purchase the Watch Tower at
the sale of the Davenport estate which
is to be held April 8. If the purchas-
ers receive the proper encouragement
they will spend $4,000 to reequip the
road.
The steamer f. A. c. Denkmann
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-08
Special Taxation Notice.
GEN. NO 1882,

Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested, that the city council
Of Rock Island, Illinois, having or
dered that Thirteenth street from the
south line of Seventh avenue to the
north line of Eighth avenue,be exca-
waited, graded, curbed and paved with
brick blocks, and the ordinance for
the same being on file in the office of
the city clerk of said city. and said
city having applied to the county
court of Rock Island county, Illinois,
for an assessment of the cost of said
improvement according to the 'front.'
age Of the property along the line Of
the proposed improvement, said as
sessment being payable in eight in
stallments, each bearing interest at
the rate of five per cent, per annum,
and an assessment therefore having
been made and returned to said court,
the final hearing thereon will be had
on the 22nd day of April, 4. d. 1916,
at the hour of o'clock a. m, or as
soon thereafter as the business of the
court will permit.
All persons desiring may file OBJ
jectiOns in said court, before said day.
and may appear on the hearing and
make their defense.
Dated Rock Island, ILL.,, April 6,
1916.
CHARLES SUNLEY,
Commissioner appointed to make said
assessment.
JOHN X SCOTT, city attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-08
BENSON REVAMPS
PAGEANT SCENES
Director of Fort Armstrong Celebra.
ton TO Have Arrangement Ready
for Approval Next Week.
INTEREST Is BEING AROUSED
President Norwood Promises Several
Important Announcements at
Meeting Next Monday.

During the next few days the execu-
tive committee of the Fort Armstrong
Centennial association, which has the
active management OF the arrange
ments for the huge celebration to be
held on Rock island June 1926 to
commemorate the establishment of
Fort Armstrong. expects to have a
number Of important announcements
TO make. many of them of sufficient
significance to attract the attention Of
hundreds of persons who have here
tofore been rather lukewarm in their
enthusiasm for the plans Of the com
mittee
President Norwood will hold a
meeting of his executive committee
Monday afternoon and talk over the
details OF these extraordinary an
nouncements and it is expected that
they Will be released for public con-
sumption Tuesday. Director General
Benson is rapidly arranging the re-
Nised scenario for the pageantry and
al the regular meeting of the board Of
directors next Thursday expects to
have it in the form which will be fin
ally passed and approved by the mem
bers
Moline will he the scene OF much
activity next Tuesday night when the
committee Of 200, appointed by Pres
ident Norwood. will meet at the Mo-
line Commercial club and discuss the
manner in which that city will care
for its share of the work and fnan-
ces of the celebration. Chairman E.
f. Morgan of the Moline committee
and also a member of the executive
committee is enthusiastic over the re-
Spouse to the call made by the bust
ness men Of the city ami has already
received the assurance of almost every
member of the committee that he will
be present. According to Mr. Morgan
there is no reason for the officers of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-08
PATROLMAN COLLINS
IS GETTING BETTER

Patrolman Michael Collins of the
Rock Island police force is still con-
fined to his home. TIC Fifteenth street,
recovering from an attack of heart
trouble which he suffered in January.
A gradual Improvement is noted daily
i'll his condition and it is expected
that it will not be long before he will
be able to be about the streets again.
Patrolman Dave Fitzgerald, who has
returned to his duties on the depart
ment after recovering from burns sus-
tanned while attending to the heating
plant al the police station several
mouths ago has been assigned 10 his
old beat, day duty in the territory ly-
ing south OF Seventh avenue and west
of Seventeenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-08
the association to worry over the part
Moline is to take in the celebration.
Early Work On Floats.

Director Benson expects to begin
actual work on the construction of the
floats within the next two weeks, al
most two weeks earlier than was eX
pected, but made possible by the ear
ly arrival of his paraphernalia and
portable workshop. BY this means
Mr.. Benson states that there will be
no delay insofar as his department is
concerned, and he will have the floats
in readiness for the pageants more
than a week before they are scheduled
to take place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-08

brought the first raft through the draw
this morning.
April John BufOrd Post No. 243,
G. A. R., celebrated the 25th anniyers-
AIRY of the founding of that Organiza-
ton at the First NJ. Z. church.
April William McConochie was
elected mayor Of Rock Island on the
republican ticket with a majority OF
2G5 votes over John Ohlweiler. Robert
Koehler was named city clerk, j. L.
Haas city attorney and Phil Mitchell
city treasurer. The following alder
men were named:
First ward-Andrew A. Johnson.
Second ward. G.. Hetter.
Third ward-Daniel Corken.
Fourth ward-A. D. Huesing.
Fifth ward-B. F. Knox.
Sixth ward-John Frohboes.
Seventh ward-J. c. Adams.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-08
Incredible.

Il was talking with Professor Hoo
zis last night. You know he's just
back from an exploring expedition to
central Africa"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-08
Notice..

The annual meeting of the stock
holders Of Rock Island Savings bank,
for the election of nine directors for
one year, will be held at its banking
house In Rock Island, Illinois. on Mon
day, April 10, 1916, between the hours
Of 10 and Il o'clock a. m.
A. j. LINDSTROM,
Cashier.
Rock Island, H., March 81, 1916.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-08

did he make any important disto'
eries?"
We'll, he says he found race
people so uncivilized that they ,ha
never even heard of moving pictures,
st Louis Post-Dispatch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-08

Lafayette B. Gleason of New York
has been instructed to prepare for
taking up the duties Of secretary Of
the republican national convention at
Chicago In June. He was secretary
Of the republican national convention
in 1912
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-08
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
From The Argus Files of 1891

brought the first raft through the draw
this morning.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-19
ACTUAL BLOCKADE OF GERMANY
COULD BE MADE BY ENGLAND

for the government to declare it and
turn over the handling of the block
ade to the navy.
British warships, the navy officers
assert, would not have to lie of Ger
man ports or even nearby. They
would only have to demonstrate ability
to prevent ships carrying supplies OF
any kind from reaching enemy ports.
This could be done at considerable
distance from Austro-German waters.
British men-o-war could stop ana
seize all cargoes enroute to neutral
ports, also, upon proof of ultimate en-
emy consumption. This would be the
principal hardship upon neutrals OF
an actual blockade-probable seizure
upon mere suspicion Of neutral bound
cargoes. without substantial evidence.
That the American government would
be bound by civil war blockade pre-
icedents in this situation. is an en-
barrassing prospect. During the block
ade Of the confederacy, British ships
with cargoes destined for Mexico and
Nassau were seized over British pro-
tests, the seizures being upheld by the
union governments proof that the
goods were destined for blockade run
ners willing to take chance OF get.
ting by the warship Gordon Ut con
federaGe ports.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-19

cantly.
But three days ago General Sar-
rail said we were to be taken to
krivo,ak."
Krivolak was up the Vardar valley
only forty miles and the railroad on
which we were encamped led directly
to it.
But three days ago isn't today
said the aide. See all those soldiers
marching along the railway? Well,
they've come from Krivolak I'm not
supposed to tell you, but the fact is
we're evacuating Krivolak and the
Bulgars are probably in 1t by this
time"
Later developments showed that
his guess was good one. AT the
very time we were talking of Krivo-
lax, the Bulgarian cavalry was march
ing into the place.
We heard no more artillery fire
around Strumnitza The cannon had
been dragged down from the nearby
hills and were being loaded on fiat
cars, while we had breakfast in the
railway station.
1t was noon when our military guide
led US to a box car in a freight train
and tod us to climb In.
We were starting back to the
Greek border. Not single venture
some newspaper man begged to re-
main. In our train were box cars
loaded with fugitive Serbian soldiers.
with Serbian civilians who were
carrying whatever Of their household
euects they had been able to trans
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-19
Fifty Families Made Homeless at Passiac When
Ten Cent Store Fire Spreads Out
Over the Town.
SEVERAL BLOCKS WERE BURNED
Thirty Buildings Wiped Out in Galeton BY
Blaze Which Got Beyond Control
of Fighters.

UNITED Press Leased Wire SeFv1ceJ
PASSAIC, N. J.. Jan ia half
million dollar nre which started in
the Woolworth Ten Cent store here.
early today left fifty families homo
less and burned several business
blocks including hotel and a thea
ire.
A volunteer co1ps Of citizens Joined
the 1remen. but the apparatus was
not adequate to cope with the blaze.
Power cables In the fire zone had to
be cut, leaving most OF the factory
district paralyzed today.
Bank and Hotel Burned.
TAMAQUA, Pa, jan. 19.-B1re
which threatened the business section
of this city did $250,000 damage early
this morning when the Hadesty Hard
ware store. the Gardner hotel, GreeA
candy kitchen and the Tamaqua NA
tfonal bank building were burned.