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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-09

ALL ESCAPED
Ten Who Were at ParraI Were Ready
for Flight II Bandits En-
tered Town.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
Ell PASO, Texas, Nov. "a for
eigner from Parral reaching Juarez
last night brought news of the safety
of the ten Americans at Parral. He
stated that the Americans remained
in the town, ready for flight, but the
Viliista bandits entered only the
outskirts Of the town after 1T was
evacuated by Mexican defacto forces.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-09
ADJUSTMENTS.
The Daughter Of Mac ereaor.

VI tonight only, WIN complete or
chestra music and cartoon comedy
to amuse the younger folks. the
Grand offers as its main feature a
delightful comedy-drama, Paramount
picture, The Daughter of MacGregor.
Pauline Frederick, supreme emo
tional star Of all stars, comes to tho
Grand Friday and Saturday In her
newest drama, Ashes of Embers. The
beautiful star here appears in a dual
role and gives her one of the greatest
pictures in her career. Matinee prices
OF and 10 cents, evening prices, en-
tire balcony 10 cents, main floor 15c.
children, any seat, 5 cents. There
will be daily matinees at 2:3O and an
extra Saturday matinee at o'clock
The Grand's orchestra will play the
pictures at both matinee and night
showings.-Advertis
Vaudeville at Orpheum.
Today the Kentucky Bellies Co. put
on complete change OF program. in
GLIDING many new numbers and also
several new people. This popular
company will give their new show to-
night in addition to the farce COM
edy picture in five reels Officer $685."
If you don't enjoy good laugh don't
! come as this show will make the most
sober faces smile.
Officer 666 is one Of the funniest
comedies out today and is we'll worth
seeing.
Tomorrow we will show in addition
to the vaudeville program, that IA
nous actress Mrs. Fisk in one OF her
most famous pictures, Tess Of the
lD'Urbervilles, and on Saturday we
will have an all star program in which
such famous stars as Mary Pickford,
Blanche Sweet, the Gish girls. Mae
Marsh and many other stars will be
shown in addition to the vaudeville
program Special matinee on Satur-
day at 200 p. m.-Advertisement.
At the HIppodrome.
The management of this theatre
announces that beginning November
II there win be a series of special
children's matinees every Saturday.
Photoplays made by juvenile actors
will be shown for the benefit Of the
children in addition to the regular
program. For next Saturdays pro-
gram the juvenile attraction will be
rollicking two act farce comedy, en-
titled Carmen"
Carmen" Is by far the best comedy
ever enacted by child actors and is
certain to please the children as we'll
as the grown-ups. On the same pro-
gram will be shown a Ham comedy,
which always delights the children.
and five act Pathe drama, entitled
"a Woman's Fight" A program Of
such unusual variety and excellence
should bring out tremendous crowds
to the matinees.
A double feature program is also Of
fered for this evenings entertainment
at this theatre. Earle Williams, popu-
lar Vitagraph star, is featured in
splendid two act photo play Of rousing
adventure, entitled "The Hidden
Prince" and on the same program
will be shown a most wonderful Blue
Bird production entitled The Grasp Of
Greed, starring the charming actress.
Louise Lovely.
The Crimson Stain Mystery, great
est Of all prize mystery photoplays.
is the stellar attraction at this thea
ire tomorrow afternoon and evening.
On the same program will Represented
A. powerful five act Brady-made tea-
ture entitled The Almighty Dollar
Advertisement.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-09

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-07
ADVISES HOME MADE PRESERVES
Housewives League Issues Bulletin or
Canning and Prices.

The national executive committee of
the Housewives League has taken
action by calling attention of its mem
bers and the housewives of the country
to the following facts:
." Housewives are losing an opportu-
nifty to save money for themselves and
for the producer in not canning the
usual amount of fruit at this season.
The reason given is the high price of
sugar. Investigation shows that this
is false conclusion.
"While sugar is higher this year than
last it is only three cents above nor
NAL. Many have not stopped to think
that it takes approximately one-third
of a pound for a quart can. This
means an increase per quart can of but
one cent over normal price, an amount
so small it is not worth considering
compared with the advantages which
accrue in question of economy, the
health of the family next year and tn,
advantage to the producers of thu
country.
This is n home canning season i
| ever there was one, and we are askin.
! the women of the country not to los
| this opportunity to fill their own lar
| ders with delicious homemade canine,
fruit which will produce both econom,
and health in the family and great,
/ aid the producers of. fruit.
/ Fruit is cheaper than usual and W
should take advantage of this opportu
| nity -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-07

Steam railroads in this country burn
135, 100000 cons of coal year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-07

cal chapter, council and commandery
and in addition e9rxcd the latter body
for long term of years as prelate.
In the state oroaniza. ions he had been
grand master, grand high priest and
grand commander and lieutenant com
mander of the Vermont consistory. 32d
degree Scottish Rite Masons. He was
also one of the few Masons of the
state who had received the 33d, or
highest degree of the Scottish Rite
branch.
While resident of Williamsville he
| enlisted as a volunteer in Company /,
| 10th Vermont Volunteers on August
| %, 1862. He was elected and commits
| stoned first lieutenant of the company
| September 30, 1862. He resigned on
March 10, 1868, and was honorably dis
| charged because of disabilities in
| cured in the discharge of his duties
| During his short term of service he
was post adiutant to Col. f. H. Slough
| ton, brigade commander, AMI at one
! time was acting adiutant of the regi-
ment and later acting quartermaster.
| Upon his return to Brattleboro after
| his discharge he Immediately re-entered
| the government service as a civil EN-
| plove in the office of the assistant
| quartermaster of volunteers, doing duty
| in Brattleboro, and at Burlington, st.
| Adams and Montpelier until the close
| of the war. lie was appointed and
| commissioned captain of Company H.
| 18th regiment of Vermont militia and
later was appointed colonel and aide
| de-camp of Gov. Peter T. Washburn.
| He was a member of Sedgwiek post. G
| A. R.
He had been affiliated with the Epis-
/ copal church since young manhood and
had been dnring all of his long resi-
| deace in Brattleboro prominent in the
affairs of St. Michael Episcopal
church of which he had been vestryman
| and the last several years senior war
| den. He had been constant in his at
/ tendance upon the conventions of the
/ diocese as delegate from his parish
and it was while attending the last OF
these that he was taken down with his
| fatal illness. He was elected one of
H the lay deputies by the diocesan con
vention of Vermont to the general con
vemtion of the church held in Chicago
in 1856, again in the city of New York
in 1889 and in Baltimore in 1892.
H In 1908 Norwich university conferred
upon him the degree of doctor of laws
IN recognition OF has work and accom-
1 plishments. He was elected a trustee
of the Brattleboro free library upon
its organization in 1888 and had beer
president of the board.
Col. Haskins married July |, 1860
Miss Esther Maria Childs, daughter OF
Major Adna B. and Hannah Lamb1
Childs of Wilmington. One son who
died in infancy was born to them. They
observed their golden wedding in 1910
I Mrs. Haskins died Jan. Il, 1912, fol
lowing shock she suffered in the pre-
:. ceding November.
Col. Haskins married Sept. II, 1912
at Burlington, Miss Maud Arvilla Jan,
5 fillmore of Dorchester, Mass, who sur
! wives.
| lie leaves also one brother, Hilan6
= Haskins, and one sister, Mrs. CARR,
!, Perry, both residents OF Frost street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-07
Good Roads Backbone of the Country

Good Roads Backbone of the Country.
In the recent issue of Farm and
tireside, a writer says about good
roads:
mo other county in Nebraska of
fers a better illustration of the low
cost of building and maintaining good
dirt roads than Polk county, especially
during the time when country high
way engineer was employed to super
wise the road and bridge work in that
county. That period began in the
spring of 1911 and continued until the
beginning of the year 1915.
During that time 525 of the $50
miles of road in the county were
graded. Previous to the services of
the county engineer only 1913 miles of
road in the county had been graded.
/ During his term of office, contracts
were let to grade every mile of road
within the boundaries of the county.
which shows that the crossroads re-
eeived attention as we'll as the main
| travelled ones.
- 1t is true that the county engineer
worked under favorable conditions foi
! the soil and lay of the land i'll Poll
county are favorable for efficient
road work; the soil absorbs water rath
err rapidly, and most of the land Is
level
1.-THE cost of grading in Polk coun
ty was reduced during the county en-
gineer s supervision from $S42l
mile the first year, when a steam en-
CINE and a few teams were hired to d.
the work, to $40 a mile in 1914, whel
two tractors owned by the county wer,
used to do practically all the grading
Grading in adjoining counties cos
from 500 to 800 mile with blade an,
elevator graders.
"The use of the tractors in Poll
county, reduced the cost of the worl
one half, and in addition gave muc
! more satisfactory results in the typ
| of grading done. The tractor pack
the road more than DO teams, and cor
r sequentlv the highway soon become
t in good condition for travel.
/ "In Polk county no work was don
with elevator graders. except in lor
. places or where a high grade was r,
!, CURED All new grades were diske
! and narrowed Immediately TO smoot
:. and pack them Newly graded roa5
/ were in good condition for travel witt
$ in a few days after grading. Tt
! slope from the center of the road [
r the bitches was made one inch to II
foot and the ditch banks were e.
= down to permit moving the roadsi6
IS and thus add greatly to its ap2ea
= ance.'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-07
HINSDALE, N. H.
F. OF A. JUNIORS RETAIN LEAD.
Beat Braves, 6 to 4, and Athletics Won
from Squads, IL to 6.

Until the Athletics scored six runs
III the last inning of the second game
Saturday afternoon the fans had Wit
messed two of the evenest contests
played on Riverside Park this wear and
contests which were a credit to the
players. There seemed to be an I'M
mlstakable understanding to abide,
without question, by the decisions Of
the umpires, which added greatly to
the interest in the game.
The T. of A. Juniors triumphed over
the Braves, to 4, thus retaining their
lead in the race, and the Athletics de
feated the Squads, II to 3. W. A.
Brooks, the Athletics catcher, fell
while running from third to home in
the latter game and dislocated his left
shoulder.
Mason of the Squads established a
record OF the league by making four
hits IN four times at bat, and w. l..
Brooks, who played in both games
drew six passes in seven times up
Provost of the Braves played a fine
game at second base and Howe and
Powers pitched excellently. The
scores:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-07
DEATH COMES TO col HASKINS
Continued from Page L.

stitutcd one Of the strongest and best
known law firms in Vermont. On Nov.
!, 1897, he formed n partnership with
Anthony f. Sehwenk, who studied law
ia his office, and this partnership con
tinued during his terms in congress
and until he was appointed postmaster.
Mr.. StOddard was for long time
register of probate and died shortly
before he was to become judge. Mr..
Schweu, served for a time as register
and is now judge of probate.
tolone! HaSklus served four fun
terms in congress. He received the
nomination at White River Junction
in the spring of 1900 in a memorable
contest in which he was the leading
candidate of the four aspirants and
was finally nominated on the 18th bal
lot
BY training, education and expert.
cuce he was ideally fitted for the work
Of congressman and in his eight
years of service in Washington he
upheld the high traditions Of the noble
ine of statesmen from this district
Many Of his friends have felt that he
would have been continued in congress
Indefinitely, but in 1905, when official
work was pressing upon him he refused
to return TO Vermont TO look after hi:
fences, " believing that his first duty
was in his participation in the i'm
Tortaut questions then before congress
for consideration.
In his last two terms in congress he
was chairman of the important com
mttcn on war claims, which was con
fronted with many pcrplexing prob
lens involving hundreds of thousand
of dollars Of the government funds
He performed his duties in this con
ncetiou with such Judgment and tac
that the report prepared by him wa
adopted without change by the hOus
aud it was complimented by hous
leaders of the time, who pronounced i
the best report ever presented from
the war claims committee.
Colonel Ilaskins in the house ais
was instrumental in supplementing tn
work done by Redfeld Proctor in III
senate which resulted in the paymen
to Vermont Of over $2S0,00O o
81 claim for furnishing arms and equiv
m'ut 10 the Vermont volunteer so
dinrs. This claim had been pendin
ei"ce the days Of the Civil war.
When Colonel llasl,ius entered cor
FrcgF there were lint three rurai FIRE
delivery routes in the entire seeon
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-07

congressional district of this state.
The colonel was very active in secur
ing the extension of the free delivery
systems and when he retired mail was
being carried daily from important
centers to people in small towns all
over the district Brattleboro has rea-
son to remember his activities which
resulted in an appropriation of $780,
GOO for the government building which
is now nearing completion and of
which Col. Haskins laid the corner
stone. He also secured an appropria-
tion of $4,000 for the government
breeding station for Morgan horses in
Weybridge.
In addition to his work on the war
claims committee he was one of tho
most influential members of the house
committee on agriculture. lie read an
exhaustive report which resulted in
the establishment and maintenance of
! quarantine districts and the regula-
ton and restrictions for the transpor-
itation of cattle and other live stock
from farming sections to the big stock
yards. He also had a prominent part
in securing the passage of the oleo-
margarine bill, which has been of
great benefit to the farmers of Yer,
mont and the entire country. He
read into this bill two of its drastic
provisions which not only stood the
test of the supreme court of the United
States, but were important factors in
increasing the price of butter to dairy.
! men of the country. 1t would take 4
long article to review in detail his ac
tiVities in congress and it is only fan
to say that he won a high rating
recognized by his colleagues, and Sc
cured 81 standing and reputation which
made his influence felt far beyond that
'Iof the average congressman.
i Further evidence of his recognized
ability is found in his appointment by
the governor as one of the commits
; sicners to establish il conjunction
: with similar commission from Massa
, chusetts, Il boundary line monumenr
/ between the two states. In November
Il 1910, he was appointed judge of tht
Brattleboro municipal court but re
u signed that position the following
2 January to accept the appointment o
|. postmaster Of Brattleboro upon tn
t recommendation of his successor il
4 congress, Frank Plumley He continue,
as postmaster until April /, 1915.
Since his retirement as post haste
r. he had done little active work bu
= when his health permitted had bee
daily in Judge Schwenk - law office.
. He devoted considerable time f
4 historical research and on June l, 1911.
delivered on the occasion of the cen
: tcnnial observance of Social lodge, I
Z 4 y. NJ. of Wilmington, histories
\ address of great value. On numerou
1 previous occasions he had given hi:
torieal addresses notable alike for thei
1 interest and accuracy.
From the time he attained his m
4 ioritv until his death Colonel HaskiI
4 was one of the most enthusiastic Ere
/ Masons in Vermont and he had bee
I honored with almost every position
the gift of the fraternity. I
A received his Master Mason degree
Social lodge of Wilmington in 1857
4 the age of p aud before coming
Brattleboro served as master of tn
4 lodge, lie was for eight years mast
1 of Columbian lodge and at vario
Y times had been at the head of the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-07
MARRIAGES.

In Brattleboro, Aug. ), by Carl $. Hop
kns, Esq, Larne Delamater Of Albany,
Is. Y, and Miss Catherine Doloris Roach
of Rensselaer,, n Y
In Brattleboro, Aug. !, by Carl S. Hop
kins, Esq, James Walter O'Donnell of
Salem, Mass, and Miss Amy Peach Pier
son of Marblehead. Mass.
In Brattleboro, Aug !, by Carl S Hop
kins, Esq, Arthur +. Letellier and Felix
ina (Clermont) Either, both Of Spring
field, Mass
In Brattleboro, Aug ), by Carl S Hop
kins, Esq, Andrew r. Simpson and Miss
Rotha l. Frost, both of Manchester n Fl
| In Brattleboro, Aug s, by Carl s Hop
kins, Esq, Walter f. Porter Of Bratte
boro and Miss Mary E. Warren of Mont
pelier
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-07
Not Right Kind of Notes.

When Mr.. Newedde went home the
other evening he guessed something
had occurred to displease the light of
his life She looked gloomy. After din
ner it all came out.
George, she said coldly, "banks
are all frauds. Didn t you tell me that
they lent money on notes2
Yes, dear. replied George, repress-
ing grin, ~ but =
"Well, they don t, she went Oh
conclusively. q took all those lovely
letters You wrote to me while we were
engaged down to the bank, and the
cashier read them Then he laughed
and said they were very nice, but he
wouldn't lend me even a penny on
them! ''-Pittsburg Press.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-07
WILLING SISTER SHOULD FLY
II Baby Could Get Back to Heaven So
Easily Why Not Get Her Own
Little NighteoWn?

Run upstairs, Tommy, and bring
baby's nightgown," said Tommy's
mother.
Don't want to-" said Tommy.
"Oh, Tommy! If you are not kind
to your new little sister she'll put on
her wings and fly back to heaven"
Tommy's reply came:
well, let her put on her wings and
dy upstairs for her nigAtaoUnW
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-07
Railroads Largest Consumers of Coal

The railroads of the United States
used l2s,200,000 net tons of coal in
1915, or "a per cent Of the total output.
The bituminous mines furnished l22.-
100000 tons, or % per cent of
their production, and the Pennsylvania
anthracite region 100000 tons, or 7
per cent of its production. These fig.
urcs are compiled by c. f. Lesher of
the United States Geological Survey
The roads in the Eastern district, de
fined by the interstate commerce com
mission as that portion of the United
States lying north of Potomac and
Ohio rivers and east of Chicago, Pc
oria, and St. Louis. used Sc, 100000 tons
of bitnminous coal and 100000 ton:
of anthracite, total of 62,700,00(
tons. The roads of the Southern dis
trict, that territory south of Potomac
and Ohio rivers and east of the Mis-
sissippi, used 22000,000 tons of bi
luminous coal and the western road
consumed 43,500,000 tons
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-07
BIRTHS.

In Brattleboro (Melrose Hospital, Aug
6, daughter to Mr. and Mrs Edward c.
Balagron of Frost street,
In Mortified, Mass, Aug. 4, daugh
ter to Mr. and Mrs. T. Leslie Tyler,
granddaughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight
Preston of Northfeld and Mr.. and Mrs.
Erastus Tyler of Vernon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-07

Total bases, Athletics 5, Squads s.
Stolen bases, l.. Walker. LaChance ,,
Marshall, Gleason. Struck out, by
Powers 7, by LeVasseur 4. Bases on
balls, off Powers ,, off LeVasseur s.
Batters hit, l.. Walker, Marshall.
Latham, LeNasseur. Double plays,
Mason to Martin. to Latham to Ma
son. Time, III. Bonn. Umpires, p. II.
Cole and Guy Whitney.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-07

Total bases, Juniors 7. Braves 6.
Two-base hits, Tacy Stolen bases.
Mann, Mosse, NJ. Bergeron, g. Wal
lace, Howe ., Weeks. w. l.. Brooks,
Tacv- Struck out, by Howe 3, by X.
Wallace 4. Bases on balls, off Howe
-. of X. Wallace =. Wild pitches,
Howe. Time, III. l0m. Umpires, A.
II. Cole and Guy Whitney.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-09-29
Persian Words In Enulish.

Regarding the Persian language, we
all have few words from that source
in our vOcabularies, although we may
not be aware of our Indebtedness.
There are about dozen words in the
English dictionary which trace to Per
sia the most common being perhaps
"orange." although this was thought
by some to be derived from the Latin
"aurum" gold Sash meaning a
ribbon or band the sash" Of win
dow is the Latin ''capsa"o. ''shawl"
and ''taffeta" are other Persian words
which have become thoroughly ac-
climatized, as have Chess caravan"
lilac" ''dervish" and lac while
emerald and ''indigo," azure 'ba-
zaar.' "jackal," musk" paradise
and "scimitar" have also been traced
to the same source.-London Opinion
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-09-29
conev Islands Start,

The first man to realize the great
possibilities of Coney Island as sum-
mer resort was Austin Gorbin. Il bank
er and railway official. From the be-
ginning of the last century the beach
at Coney Island was frequented by
many New Workers, but it remained
for Corbin to initiate the movement
which has made "COney' a synonym
for certain kind of amusement. Cor
bin started his financial career at Dav-
export, Ia, but in 1866 he opened a
banking house in New York. and in
1873 he purchased the eastern part of
Coney Island There he created the
great resort known as Manhattan
Beach. He also became president Of
the Long Island railroad and played
big part in the development of all the
summer resorts on Long Island. In
the last forty years Coney Island has
become the greatest popular summer
resort in the world. and in addition to
the millions of transient visitors from
the city who go there for the day
many thousands are regular summer
residents of the hotels and cottages
which line it's shores. = New York
World.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-09-29
Money Mark Twain Refused.

BY the t;.9c that Mark Twain had
finally srtn"t"(lcd in paying off the bur-
den of de-: That had fallen upon him
with rho future of his publishing ven
ture he foN.d himself one of the best
paid auth in the world He refused
many offers o: money that did not
agree with his literary conscience. He
declined $4,000 for tobacco indorse-
ment though he liked the tobacco well
enough. He declined $4,000 a year
for five years to lend his name as ed
itOr to humorous periodical. He de-
clined another $4,000 for ten lectures
and another for fifty lectures at the
same rate-t that is. $1,000 night. And
he was offered 81 word for his writ
ing, which he also declined. making a
final arrangement with his regular pub
fishers that they should print whatever
he wrote. the payment being 20 Cater
3O) cents word "Boys' Life of Mark
Twain in st. Nicholas.