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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-12

lynched in Richmond Wednesday at
ternoon in the northern end OF the
city by crowd of negroes who be-
came incensed at a brutal attack ne
was alleged to have made on.a small
colored girl. "A member of the crowd
had a rope ready to string up the al
legged offending youth when some COL
ored women rushed up and interced-
ed for the latter, begging that his
life be spared. Their plea is believed
to have saved his life. As it was
the youth was pretty roughly hand
led, being kicked about, pummeled
and cut with knife.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-12

Carrie Evans, q years old, an
adopted daughter Of Mr.. and MRS.
Robert B. Dunaway, committed sui
eide Wednesday at Lancaster, by
shooting herself in the temple with
d pistol. She had been in declining
health for some time. Mr.. and Mrs.
Dunawsy and a married sister OF
Miss Evans were out calling Wcdncs-
day night, and Oh their return found
Miss Evans dead on the bathroom
floor. will, a: pillow under her head and
:; pistol beside her.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-12

Connell Devlin, of Summer LII.
near Norwich, Conn, died Wcdrcs-
day, at the age of 11S. He was born
in Donegal, Ireland. He never wore
glasses, although he read the news
papers constantly. His grandmother
lived to be lis. $3.50
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-12

The German Reichstag, by a vote
of 229 to Ill, yesterday ratified the
decision of the committee refusing
the release of Dr.. Karl Liebknechr.
the Socialist leader, or to postpone his
trial on the charge CT having parti-
cipated in a demonstration in Berlin
on May /, according to dispatch
from Berlin.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-12

While digging on the main State
road in New Kent county, about nine
miles west of Plum Point, Jerry JAG
OLSON, of Plum Point, unearthed the
bones of what appeared TO be mas
todon. The bones were found in a
blue sandy mari, about eighteen inch
es under the surface, and were COM
pletely petrifed. Mr.. Jacobson
brought one of the SPINAL. column
bones to West Point. 1t was six inch
cs>wide and ten inches thick.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-12

Burnet Knepfe, 81 years old, Of
Dayton, Ohio, yesterday shot and
killed Fred Kistncr, his rival i'll a
love affair, then fired three shots into
the body Of the girl, Henrietta Mack
ey, and turning the gun on himself
blazed away again. The girl will
probably die. The gun-user will live
it is said. The triple shooting took
place at the girls home.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-12

VA NEWS y! -
Further investigation of the RUNS
of the frame building destroyed by
fire at Wallaceton, Norfolk county,
Wednesday night, has disclosed the
fact that the death rate was larger
than at first thought, Instead of th!r.
teen, about thirty negroes persisted in
the flames. With one exception, all
were women and children, The bodies
were badly charred and could not be
recognized. In addition to the num-
Der known to be dead, score or more
men, women and children were in
jured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-12

'If Ireland were governed by mcE
Of bedlam," shouted John Dillon in
the British house Of commons yes
tcrday afternoon, they could no,
pursue Il more insane policy. You
ne turning loose d river Of hicoa he,
:"cen two races, which, after these
hundred years Of hatred, we had near
y succeeded in bringing together.
You are washing out our Who'll" lie
work in a sea OF blood. If military
rule is TO he continued in Ireland. the
government had better get ready
100000 men to garrison the country"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-12

The $4,000 alienation suit brought
by Mrs. Richard Kendall, of Rich
mond against Mrs. Bette Hunt Carr,
wife Of Dr.. George Carr dentist Of
Durham. n. G. was compromised
yesterday, when Mrs. Kendall was
paid SLIGO as a heart balm. The
complaint alleged that Mrs. Carr
clopcd with Richard Kendall, the hus-
band of the plaintiff. The parties in
volved are prominent socially in
North Carolina and Virginia. The
case has been responsible for the in
stitution of divorce proceedings by
DR.. Carr against his wife.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-12

A negro youth caine near pelliG
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-12

Officials Of the Portsmouth, N. H.,
Navy Yard are investigating the
story of sentry who said he fired
early yesterday morning at man
who was acting suspiciously near the
ship where the submarine LIS is be-
ing built. The man disappeared, &C
cording to the sentry, who suggested
the possibility that he was shot and
fell into the water. According to the
sentry the man whistled as if signal
ing to some one.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-12

Swiss Socialists report they have
received information that three Ger
man officers and 80 soldiers, all So
cialists, have been shot for distribu-
ting in the trenches a pamphlet con-
corning the second Socialist peace
conference at Zimmerwald, near
Berne. AT this conference protests
were made by Socialists of many
countries against methods of war
fare which the delegates said had
been adopted by the Germans.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-12
GOT RID OF MY CORNS
WITH MAGIC 'GETS-|T'
Simplest Corn Cure in the World-Nt
Pain, No Fuss, New, Sure way.

When corns make you almost Idle
with your boots on" when you've
soaked them and picked them and
sliced them, when corn-swelling
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-03-23

send away for it, which wasn't so
pleasant. One by one our merchants
moved to places where they were ap-
preciated, and men of less energy
moved in Gradually our town has
gone down; our business houses are
'tacky' in appearance, number are
empty; our schools. churches and
walks are going down, We have no
band, no library nor ball team. There
is no business done in the town, and
therefore no taxes to keep things
up. Hotel is closed for lack of travel.
Go down to the depot when the
freight pulls in and you will See the
sequel in mail-order packages.
Mine years ago my farm was
worth S195 an acre; today I'd have
a hard matter to sell it at S167 an
acre. 1t is too far from live
town'-so) every farmer has said
that wants to buy. He wants a place
near schools and churches, where his
children can have advantages. have
awakened to the fact that In help
ing to pull the town down, it has
cost me $500 in nine years."
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-03-23
GENERAL PATCH.
(From Weiser Signal.)

The Signal has already announced
the candidacy of General L. V. Patch
for acknowledgements, and his quail
ifications and personal and business
standing were fully set forth in that
article, but as the General is our
neighbor, living at Payette, We feel
constrained to go little further in
his case than we may feel called up
on to do in the candidacy of others.
In the years the writer has lived
in Weiser we have never heard a
word derogatory to either the private
character of General Patch or his
business or political honesty or in
tegrity. He is among the younger
men in Idaho politics, but he is
among the recognized leaders of ad-
vanced thought in economics and is
identified with those interests which
are demanding legislation which will
bring about greater efficiency at less
cost and thus relieve the people of
some of the present burdens of state
government. AS a farmer and breed
er of livestock he is in touch with
the interests of this class of citi-
zens, and as the dominant power in
the state senate, over which the
acknowledgements presides, he will
stand pledged without having to say
SO TO the men whose labor and in
vestments are the foundation of our
future success and prosperity.
The Signal is for the General and
believes the Republicans of Washing
ton county will join with our Payette
neighbors in giving him hearty sup
port. Aside from our duty as neigh
bors and friends, we can support him
on the grounds of fitness, character
and economical beliefs and when
these characteristics have been men
toned the qualifications of faith
full public servant have been enum-
Grated.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-03-23

Senator D. w. Davis and State
Treasurer John w. Eagleson are the
only two men SO far who have set
forth in cold figures what appears to
be comprehensive plan to reduce
taxation If it was just an everyday
business proposition these gentlemen
We're putting up to some individual
1t is not unlikely that it would be
considered worthy of some considera-
ton, but as one of them happens to
be candidate for governor of the
state and the other state officer,
it is not probable that the PROPOSE
ton will receive as serious consid-
GRAFTON as the empty promises of
some wind-jammer who hasn't spent
fifteen minutes in the serious con-
sideration of the tax problem or
how to solve it.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-03-23
FALSE ECONOMY.

We wish every farmer who. reads
the Enterprise would analyze the
story of an Iowa farmer printed in
this number and apply the lesson to
his own condition and environments.
The lesson that has been learned by
this Iowa farmer Is one that will ap-
ply with equal force to every other
farmer and every other community
where the farmer is to very great
extent dependent upon the prosper
ity of the local town just as the
town Is dependent upon the farmer.
The doctrine of "the survival OF the
fittest" is mighty poor argument
to invoke in support of the very
common contention that "a penny
saved is penny made" Webster's
definition Of economy is that it 'in-
cludes prudent management of all
the means by which property is saw
ed and accumulated" In one sense
property is wealth only in proportion
to its value as a means of enjoy
ment. therefore It must be admitted
that whR the farmer practices a
false economy that cripples the
home merchant and retards the prog
ress OF his neighborhood town, he
decreases not only the monetary
value of his farm but also its value
as a place of residence, from moral
social and educational point OF view.
The Iowa farmer discovered his mis-
take after it was too late. Just as
other farmers will do who persist in
the policy Of sending the money
away from home that Is needed to
build up and develop their own COM
munities. And 1t may be admitted, be-
cause It is true, that no channel has
a. yet been discovered through which
the big mail-order house returns
any Of the money which It re-
ceives from the farmer to the farm
Ing communities.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-03-23
THE LOSING SIDE OF
MAIL-ORDER TRADING.

| mAiL-OhDEH IhADIN1'
Hans Garbus, German farmer of
Iowa, has discovered that the bene-
fits which appear on the surface as
attaching to the mail-order plan
sometimes spell disaster and has
written very interesting story of
his views in a certain farm paper.
Here is part of his story:
I'VE farmers need awakening to
the fact that we have Enthusiastically
reached the period where we must
think and plan. am one of the slow
German farmers that had to be
shown, and I am now giving my ex-
perience that others may profit, for
knowledge is more expensive now
than ten years ago.
Twenty mine years ago 1 begun
my farm career l had an old team
and $50 Our furniture was mostly
home-made-chairs, cupboard and
lounge made from drygoods boxes,
neatly covered with 10-cent cretonne
by my girl-wife. We rented eighty
acres. Being boy of good habits l
got all needed machinery and gro
ceries of our home merchants on
credit, until the fall crops were sold.
The first year was a wet season and
did not make enough to pay my
creditors. / went to each on date of
promise and explained conditions,
paying as much as possible, and they
all carried the balance over another
year. They continued to accommodate
me until l was able to buy a forty
acre piece of my own
"As soon as l owned these few
acres the mail-order houses began
sending me catalogs, and gradually l
began sending my loose change to
them, letting my accounts stand in
my home town where 1 had gotten
my accommodation when l needed it.
1--WE then had one of the thriftiest
little villages in the state-good line |
of business in all the branches, mer-
chants who were willing to help an
honest fellow over bad year, al
town full of people who came twice
a week to trade and visit. Our little
country town supported a library,
high school, ball team, and we had
big celebrations every year.
"a farm near a live town soon
doubles in value. l sold my forty
acres at big advance and bought 80,
adding to them until I had
200 acres of the best land in Iowa, l
then felt no need of asking fayors,
and found 1t easy to patronize the
nail-order agents that came almost
weekly to our door. 1 regret to say
hat l was the first in the county to
make up neighborhood bill and
send it to mail-order house. Though
We got bit every once in while,
We got In the habit of sending away
or stuff.
Gradually our merchants lessened
heir stock of goods-for lack of pat
onage. Finally we began to realizei
hat when we needed bolt quickly
or machinery, or clothing for sick
less or death. we had to wait and
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-03-23

of non-payment similar procedure
could be had as with the non-pay-
nient of taxes. The counties might
be allowed an appraisement fee Of l
per cent for additional expenses.
! BY placing all school bonds, sale
contracts and mortgages on per
cent semi-annual payment basis, 5
per cent to apply as interest and
the balance on the amortization of
the principal, the state would actual
ly save money. This would put all
land sales, loans and school bonds
on 36-year basis. The purchaser of
land or borrower of state money
would dispose of his entire debt in
SO years. The annual payments would
be so light that he could well af-
ford to meet them.
The treasurer takes for illustration
note for $1,000. dated January l.,
1917, at 6 per cent interest and amor
tization, payable semi-annually, which
would be $50 every six months at
the rate now charged. Instead of
counting all Of the $50 as interest
each time, the state would, under the
amortization plan, take 5 per cent
semi-annual interest on the new prin-
cipal semi-annually, and apply the
balance of the payment to amortizat-
ing the principal, thus reducing the
principal each payment and also the
amount of interest paid, but increas-
ing the amount to apply On the prin-
cipal Thus the interest on $1,000 at
5 per cent for six months would be
$25, which would permit SIS to apply
on the principal. This would leave
1895 on which to figure interest for
the next six months at per cent, or
$24.S8 and s5.12 to apply on the prin-
cipal For the third period of six
months there would be $9S9.88 on
which to figure interest, or $24.75,
and $5.25 to apply on the principal.
For the fourth period of six months
there would remain 1884 SO to figure
interest on at per cent for six
or s2462, with 1888 to ap-
ply on the principal, and so on for
36 years, when the principal is all
paid.
IF laws can be passed giving us
this method of handling just the ten
million dollars we now have to loan,"
says the treasurer, ut will mean a
saving to the borrowers of the state
Of that amount of money every SO
years and the people will not have
ost dollar. On the contrary they
will be saved much of the expense of
handling their funds while getting
hem on better basis. l think it
would be wise to permit those school
districts having outstanding bonds,
avery one who now has a state loan,
Ind every holder of state land GER
ificate. to come under this new ar
angement and furthermore allow
hem the privilege of paying part
'r all of the principal at any inter
st paying date"
The state treasurer will be pleased
o hear from anyone Interested in
he proposed plan.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-03-23

State Treasurer Eagleson's plan to
handle state loans at lower rate of
interest to the farmers, and at the
same time mature the principal with
in less time than the proposed forty
year loan period, is the only compre-
hensive. practical and feasible scheme
which has yot been suggested for
handling this much perplexing prob
lem Others may wonder why they
did not think of it, and some may
try to steal his thunder, but the fact
remains that to John w. Eagleson is
due the credit and it should be given
him The enactment of law along
the lines suggested by him would be
the most constructive piece of legis-
lation since the state government was
organized, and the Signal hopes the
Republicans will get behind the prop
osition for all 1t is worth. This
paper is for it and will remain for 1t
until 1t is enacted into law.-Weiser
Signal.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-03-23

We have received a copy OF a
booklet recently issued by the De-
partment of the Interior entitled
"Glimpses of our National Parks"
1t Is stated that the original pur-
pose of this publication was to carry
to the children of our public schools
the gospel of our own natural seem
cry; to plant in their minds the
great unfamiliar fact that the Unit
ed States, no other country, is by
far the greatest scenic country in
the accessible world; to familiarize
them with the distinguishing char
acteristic of each national park; and
to implant in their young minds,
by this simple relation Of simple
facts, the desire to enjoy for them
selves the pleasure and the profit
OF these, their own possessions" But
the booklet has also a. more i'm
mediate mission, that of bringing to-
gether for the first time essential
scenic facts about all our national
parks. Of which vast majority of
Americans are wholly ignorant. The
publication is free and should be
used extensively in the public schools
throughout the country.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-03-23
BILL FOR
GOOD ROADS

Washington-One hundred and fifty
million dollars will be expended in
countrywide roads Improvement dur
ing the next five years, if the CO.
operation between the national gov
eminent and the several states Set
forth in the measure reported to the
senate by it's committee on post
offices and post roads as a substitute
for the Shackleford house good roads
bill finds approval.
Senator Bankhead's committee dis
sented from the legislation passed in
the house in that it preferred a def
mite sum per year rather than "any
amount up to twenty-five million dol
lars"
DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR.
In both bills the states match the
federal dollars, but the Bankhead bill
definitely calls for five million dol
lars in 1916, ten million dollars in
1917, fifteen million dollars in 1918,
twenty million dollars in 1919, and
twenty-five million dollars In 1920.
Incidentally the senate substitute re-
quires that a state shall establish a |
state highway department, though its
apportionment remains to Its credit
for at least three years, so that the
five states which have yet to adopt
the policy of the other states will
have ample time in which to comply
with this reasonable supervision of
The expenditure Of the joint money
STATE MUST MAINTAIN.
If state does not properly main.
lain a road constructed by the feder-
II and state authorities, which roads
ire decided upon by the secretary
If agriculture and the state highway (
department., the secretary has the
lower to withhold further appor.
ionment OF funds II, within six
months after he has given notice IN
writing to the state highway depart
nent of state, the neglected roads
re not given the necessary attention.
That the good roads bill has an
EXCELLENT chance Of passage In the
enate is indicated in the replies re-
eived by the A. A. A. clubs through
tut the country from their senators. I
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-25
REV. {. H. M'VEY
Wins FIGHT FOR
CLEANER KALIH|
Owner of Alleged ''Vice House.
Found Guilty; Pastor Sug-
gestS Clemency
SUSPENDED SENTENCE
IS GIVEN AGED WOMAN
KaIihi Union Church Minister
Had Secured More Wit
nesSeS for His Case

Rev. G. H. McVey's crusade against
vice in the Kalihi district, directly
adjacent to his church, has so far
been successful.
This morning in police court the
old Hawaiian woman, Kakalina, whom
the pastor and prosecuting attorney
caused to be arrested as the owner OF
one OF the disorderly houses, was
found guilty of conducting a disorder
ly place. Upon recommendation oil
Prosecuting Attorney Chillingworth,
acting on a suggestion from Mr.. Nc
Vey, the defendant was given sus-
pended sentence by Police Judge Mon
sarrat, who warned her not to allow
drunken persons on her premises In
the future or to make her place a COM
mon nuisance in any way.
On the witness stand both Rev. Nc
Vey and his playground athletic d.
rector, Sergt Long of Fort Smarter,
told of several instances of disorder
illness at the Kakalina, place. McVey
said he had driven negro soldier
away from the place once with club
and at another time had thrown one
over the fence. The pastor said they
never came back.
The prosecution had several more
witnesses to introduce this morning TO
testify to the disturbances at the place
and Attorney w. j. Sheldon for the
defense also had more witnesses but
both rested their case when McVey
said he would be content with a gus
pended sentence on account OF the De
fendant's age.
81 don't want to see the old lady
suffer-" he told Chillingworth, but
do want the rough stuff done away
with in that neighborhood. l believe
If she is found guilty and given a sus'
pended sentence that the effect will
be a discontinuance of disturbances
At least hope So
Yesterday afternoon the territ 1rial
grand jury, which is investigating vice
conditions. was anxious to have Nc
Vey before it and had two-hou'
search for him, but he was nowhere
to be found AS matter OF informa
ton, the militant pastor was out Sc
curing statements from men and WON
en- willing to testify as to vica at Ka
lihi. He sent copy of these state
ments late in the afternoon to Deputy
Attorney Chillingworth, declaring that
the witnesses named were willing to
appear in court and substantiate his
own statements.
This morning Chillingworth in
formed the pastor that he was pretty
sure of getting conviction and the
witnesses would not be needed. AS
II turned out, they were not.
Today, on reading in the morning
Taper that he was wanted as a Wit
ness before the grand jury, McVey
went to court and left word that ht
would appear at any time the inr'
wished to hear from him.