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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-11-24
Cruiser Reported Aground.

notwithstanding to the Overseas
News Agency a report received from
Stockholm is to the effect that a large
Russian armored cruiser, either the
Rurik or Gromoboi, has run aground
outside Hango, In the Gulf Of Finland.
Attempts to salvage the vessel have
been without success, and 1t is feared
that she will become a wreck.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-11-24

Bucharest tvia London).-From the
border Of Western Moldavia to the
Sianic and Oituz valleys. In Transyl.
vania, Austro German forces are be-
Eng pursued beyond the frontier by
!isoumsnian troops. according to an.
Hsouncement OF the Roumanian war Of.
lice. In the jul valley Roumanians
have been forced back to second line
trenches, and also have been obliged
10 yield ground in the Alt valley.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-11-24
Americans Released.

The Hague (via London).-Courioc
Thomas Smith and the other American
passengers on board the Dutch mail
steamer Koningin Regentes when that
vessel was taken by a German subms.
rine into Zeebrugse last week, were
finally permitted by the Germans to
return to Holland.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-11-24

New York.-Plans for what will
probably be the largest marine and
industrial terminal in the country, to
be built at Bayonne, n. j., at an estl-
mated cost OF over 1900, 900, were
made public here. The site is easily
accessible from New York. and one of
the principal objects of the proposed
expenditure is to relieve the harbor
congestion in this port.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-11-24

Keep up at all. I was much I'm"
proved In health by using this medi.
icine; 1t did me a world OF good"
E. C. Bell, 81 W. Markham st.
Get Favorite Prescription today
either In liquid or tablet form-from
your druggist II you want to better
your physical condition speedily.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-11-24
Nav Extend Rule.

New York.-An eight.hour day has
been In force with the Standard Oil
Company Of New Jersey for a year. it
was stated here by officials OF that
company. When asked II the eight.
hour day was, or would be put In
force in all Standard OIL plants, they
said they could not speak as TO the
zractice or intentions of the other
companies.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-11-24
Vessel Reaches Port.

New York.-The French line steam
or Chicago, with 229 passengers from
Bordeaux, reported as having put into
Fayal, Azores, with fire in her holds,
reached here. The fire was discover
ed in the coal bunkers two days out
from Bordeaux. 1t spread to the bag.
gage room and forward hold, where
considerable damage was done. Capt.
Mace, as a matter Of precaution. and
to ailay fears Of his passengers, set his
oonrse for the nearest port, Fayal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-11-24

II found such a wonderful ~bargain,r
said Mrs. Flatter.
what was it?" asked her husband,
a resident Of Back Bay.
"You know / went downtown to buy
a hat. Well. just as l got In the store
they put up n sign, All hats at half
price!"
$50 you only had to spend half Of
the money you intended"
"Oh, no, I bought two hats insteSd
Of one"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-11-24
Some Improvement.

"How does Mrs. Dubson like the new
fiatf"
"Oh, she's not at all pleased with It."
answered Mr.. DubsOn, but I noticed
one encouraging sign"
"And what was thatf"
"She seemed quite content for a
week. That's two days longer than her
previous high record."-Birmingham
Age-Herald.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-11-24
The QiHerence.

Uncle Ezra-So we've just been down
to New York, Eben? What's the differ
nee between a big town and a little
one2
Uncle Eben-Wal, in a big n the
crowd follows the fire engine to find
out where the FIRE is, and In a little M
the fire engine follows the crowd to
find out where 1t Is.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-11-24

How True.
"What In your opinion is the most
startling transformation"
when a note becomes due"
6Oc and 91.00 at all
Drug 6tores.

BREAD WITHOUT SALT IS TASTELESs
A medicine chest without Magic Ar.
MICA Liniment is useless. Best of all
liniments for sprains. swellings,
bruises, rheumatism and neuralgia.
Three sizes. 25c, SOC and $1.00.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-11-24
Calendar In Place Of Fiscal Year.

Observation-Disclosures Of the
calendar year for the fiscal year in
interstate accounting methods was
urged before the interstate commerce
commission at q hearing of a commit.
tee Of railroad accounting officers.
approximately IS per cent Of the
railways are said to have advocated
the change, in letters to the commits.
sion.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-11-24
Rides Miles To Vote.

Ozark, Ark.-William Milten, who
voted his first time when Taylor
was the Democratic candidate in 1S49,
rode six miles on a mule to Ozark to
cast a ballot for Woodrow Wilson.
Milten Is 96 years old.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-11-24

The Housewife on World Politics.
1.-THE wal Is keeping them all guess
Ing, isn't 1t, Henry"
yep. Nobody can guess what
Greece Is going to do next"
"And it's just the same with butter.
There Is no telling how high it Is
going."-Des Moines Register.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-11-24
Nan. Dead After Whipping son.

Poteau, Okla.-Mrs. Joseph Hilburn,
living at Shady Point, dropped dead
when whipping her ~15-year-old son.
Physicians say heart disease superin'
duced by exertion caused death.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-11-24

u
vorite Prescrip-
ton. A physician
in Monroe gave
me the 'Prescrip-
ton when other
remedies failed. !
took seven bot
ties, using it for
three months. ]
was In poor shape
when I started to
take 1t - could
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-11-24
Salvation Diet.

First Moth-Why so thin and ENACT.
ated, brother?
Second Ditto--I was shut up all win
ter with a young lady's bathing suit.
Not another bite to eat In the closetl
Punch Bowl.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-11-24
AZ --RRRKzU~~S Sold for AZ year,. Fer
fk0m Malrn, Chk & Fever.
Also a Fine General
AuH nNu~ Strengthening Tonic
NhnHA AOA~AS soi en-. :as0 t.n
Superficial ELEGANCE.

"Don't you admire the hand of iron
in a glove Of velvet|
EYES," replied Miss Cayenne; "but
what you more frequently observe is
the rough neck under q fur collar"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-11-24
NEWS OF LITTLE ROCK

Little Rock. Ark.-"When lived IN
Louisiana l had occasion to use Dr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24
FRENCH PUGILIST
ACCUSED OF THEFT
COmpatriOt Says lie Hired
Third Man to steal
$4,000 in Bonds.

lean Constance. who claims to hold
the lightweight championship at France.
was arrested early this morning by De-
t~ectives Curry and pauip of the Second
branch on u charge of stealing $4,000
worth of bonds and securities from
Michael Scrsanter. who lives in the
same apartment house at 221 West Thir-
ty.eighth street.
Sersanter old the police that Constance
came TO this country on December 2 and
the two became friends. Last night they
went TO Constanzo's room on the top
floor with a third man. whose name
S%ersanter did not know. TO do a little
friendly sparring.
The room WAS warm. Sersanter said
and he took on his coat. in the pocket
of which he left tho securities. While
the two were boxing the third man dis
appeared and when S%ersanter resumed
his coat he missed his property. Aftei
an alteration with Constance he hur
ried to the police station and charged
the pugilist with the theft. saying tha
the missing man WAS hired to do the Job
Constance. who denies all knowledge
Of the theft, will he arraigned to-day
The police are searching for the othel
man.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24
ODD FRAUD CHARGED
TO HOSPITAL NURSE
Orderly Accused Of Stealing
POliccman's Shield to Cash
Chinaman's Certificate.

Because Harry vandarzee. ~ years
old. exhibited a policeman's shield and
gave a seemingly incredible explanation
on Tuesday TO the officials Of the Inter
national Bank. In 60 Wall street, for
cashins n neeotiable certificate which
bore the name OF - Chiuamnn, the police
made an Investigation and he was ar
rested yesterday. He will be arraigncd
In the Tombs court this morning. charged
with impersonating m officer and grand
larceny.
When Vandarzee appeared al The bank
he presented the certificate. on which
was written kindly pay Officer 2s72
my money. Sing Chu.' Before paying
tho 5000 the cashier said hc must re-
ceive the verbal sanction OF Chu.
Vandarxee left. and n short time after.
ward a man. who said he was Gnu. In
structed the bank official to cash the
certificate. Subsequently Nandatzee ap.
peared and received the norev.
Detectives Donohue and Fitzpatrick Of
the FIRST branch found that shield ESTE
belonged to Patrolinan Thomas Hig;ins
OF Traffic A. now "A patient in the liud.
son street hospital. At the hospital
they looked over Higgins's effects and
found the shield missing. tt, hospital
register disclosed that Chu Sing, q
Chinese student, had been in the hos
pital since March I. He denied having
an account In the International Bank.
When the nurses and doctors heard
the description OF the man who cashed
the certificate they told the detectives
that Harry Naudarzec. an orderly en-
| ployed IN the hospital until "A few days
ago. was probably the person. Since
Tuesday Fi,zpa'rick and porohue
visited every hospital IN tho city. and
| found Vandarzce Yesterday IN -. Vim.
cents Hospital. attending Police Lieu
| tenant Richard Fiun.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24

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\, sn,,a,, eco ,,,a o,,,,ut of
..rss m.h,,h ,,c .t,v 10, 10 co,,ee, from
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24
IN TRENCH. THINKS OF SCIENCE
Fr'nrh soldier Makes REQUEST Of
M~tnncsOta Professor.

- I'rtr March 23-Fcarins that
"" results Of four years OF scientific re-
"l-'' NAV be lost u he IL killed. a
y''H F-'urh scientist now in the
'~,'nc'"' t""k advantage OF a lul! in
y" er'my's in" 10 write to a friend
a. .''.'a scientist in ST. Paul. Prof.
w w 'o.t OF Manchester College, ask
.'- .' professor to complete and pub-
N'a hi, work IL the fortunes OF war
p''v' una.nd,
"lil" tending the injured under IRE,
vac thoughts Of Robert Dollfus. witt,
,'o medical auxiliary OF the Sixty
rHrt1 Territorial Infantry. a Young b.
o'giat connected with the National Mu.
toin Of Natural History Of Paris
urn'I - lhe notes and manuscript,
WHOM f"O"scd in the vaults Of the mu.
seunu Nutrh represented the results OF
'olr led = research. So he thought OF
. '"l'agu" In America who was work.
'f t!"os similar lines, Prof, Cort IL
conducting original research work on a
group II little known parasitic worms
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24
SISTERS CONVICTED
OF REALTY SWINDLE
Failed for 5000, 900 After Get
ting Servants Savings
to Invest.

After deiiberating for two hours a
preme Court. Criminal Term. yesterday
ound Mrs. Matilda Francolini and her
sister. Rose HALEY, guilty of grand lar
ceny in the first degree. When the YER
dict was announced Mrs. Francolini
tainted. Several women who attended
the trial. all Of whom claimed to have
been svindled by the sisters, caused an
uproar by %applauding the verdict.
The women were widely known In the
real estate world. where they were called
the realty queens" They opened a few
years n %sumptuous offices IN Forty
second street and later merged several
real estate companies into one called
the Annex Homes. Inc. II was while
serving as officers of that that
the defendants were charged with hav-
ing taken $3.50 from Mary Steen. a
seventy-four-year-old eryan for invest
ment In a frst mortgage. Instead. she
got what purported to be stock In the
realty company.
When the Annex Homes Inc. wen;
into bankruptcy in august, 1914. lisbili.
, ties were about $500. 900. So many
women called on the District Attorney
to complain that a general inquiry
showed tina, money had literally flowed
into the business office and the evidence
was tina the two defendants controlled
| the finances Of the corporation.
When arrested Mrs, Francolini Is
quoted as having said that II ever con-
victed OF the charge against her she
would never go 80 prison without re-
vealin2 evidence Of duplicity OF ut leas,
four lawyers who had guided her bust.
ness career.
As part Of the general scheme to de-
fraud. Assistant district Attorne!
Roesch said that the defendants had
made a speciality Of becoming acquainted
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24
HowERY ITSELF ASKS CHANGE.
Stovrr Ieads Minority FiRht
against New Name.

Charles u. Stover. former Park Com
missioner, declaring tina, something NOR.
'an a name is necessary TO change the
'na-nc''r - a street. led a minority fight
against changing the name OF the Bowery
q A meeting yesterday in the Peoples
0aet'r", ma Rivingtol street. under the
"isp.oes OF the Bouery Realty and Busi-
n'sS Meas Association. Alderman Pat
t'k II sullivan. brother OF the late
fi- TIM. was neutral.
Her" Is What Mr.. slower believes the
ho""'v needs more h "a II needs "A new
hame f''st "A new pavement OF wood
'"k> second. concentrating the four
SH'acc car tracks III the centre OF the
S"''; third. planting a row of trees
o. "acl de Of he street between Cooper
40 catalan squares.
The audience agreed with NJ. Slower
"r'N az 10 ILL.," change of name. There
e''H'! % b" "a we'll defined sentiment
" 'ar'l = retaining the present name.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24
RIDES IN HEARSE TO HOSPITAL.
'e Of lndcrtakcr's Vehicle Falls
10 brighten student.

Pa" AFRO. cal. March 23.--The nov.
e'y ~ 'idiug in u hearsc with an un.
u'f'dtct on the box and living through
"" "d"dl was experienced by Edwin u.
n'rr'S, a stanford University freshman
IRON fnruiS, AIiH.
hWu Doris was taken seriously III
~ M 'tnpus home No ambulance wa
""'dbl" II was imperative that the pa.
ven IL" taken tn the hospital with The
mmaNl possible cNcrtion I o the sick boy
'Ne "n|y ayailabir carriage that was OF
we pi3pu Dimensions and with the proper
s'''hE accommodations was the dead
""F"0 ~ Il ialo Alto concern. Doris
= surviving economies, not psychology
"eIo" ID" suffered little fright.
TIE doctors at the Peninsula Hospital
.emored young Iorrls's appendix. and
ue patient IL doing well.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24
BRIrIsHER DEMANDS RIGHTS.
NatursHsed In Cape Colony. Wants
10 Enter England.

I.evinthal. importer Of furs of 1873 Har-
rison street. has flied n complaint and
petition TO the British Government
through his attorney. james A.. Harmon.
for pcrtnission to enter England and
Scotland. with the petition, are papers
showing he was raturalized by Lord
Hutchinson, Governor Of Cape .of Good
Hope Colony. in August. 1882.
Leyinthal visited England last Oc-
,ober. lie was ED 10y the authorities
at Liverpool ana confined in "a de-
,ertion camp for three months under
the defence II the realm act. He was
finally released and departed TO the
United States.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24
GIRLS IN HOME ART CONTEST.
Cash Prize NH 60 to Nratest Red
Maker At Upper MOntcIair,

MoNTcLAiR. March 23.-Onc hundred
girls of Montclair have entered for the
domestic arts competition to be con.
Quoted next Monday afternoon by the
WonIaI's Club Of Upper Montclair. The
girl who makes VI a bed in the ncatest
manner without wrinkles in sheets or
spread. will receive n cash prize, Dress
making. millinery n cake making will
also be included in the competition.
The girls who enter the millinery
contest will occupy separate booths.
where they ma be seen by the au-
dience without being distracted by tho
operations OF the various contendcrs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24
TRUCE ON ANTHRACITE SCALE.


II wa agreed yesterday at the cor.
ference of the subcommittee Of the
anthracite Goa operators and miners
being held at the Union League Club
that the terms and conditions of the
agreement signed In 1912 he extended
until the present body reaches "A deci-
sion.
The conferences further decided %
make tho new agreement date from
April 1. In the former conferences tho
previous agreements were always sus-
pended until the new agreement was
accepted.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24
DO NOT KNOW GAS FACTS.
30 Public service Members want
Lawmakers to Fig Rates.

James Il. Walker. secretary Of the
Public Service Commission. said yester-
day that the reason Chairman Straus
had t~clegraphed the chairmen OF the Sem
ate and Assembly Committees on Flee
trici;y. Gas and Water that the commits
zion favored legislation reducing the
price of gas in the Thirtieth and Thirty
tirst wards of Brooklyn Wa that it had
been thought best TO end the controversy
by legislation rather than by an order
OF the commission. which. as a whole, Is
unfamiliar with the case.
With the exception OF Commissioner
Hay ward and Whitney. he said. no one
now n member Of the commission is con.
versant with all the facts brought out
at the innumerable hearings.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24

with thrifty servants. Many such 100
all their savings. Among them were
three sisters. Mary. Nellie and Bridgei
Butler. The three had accumulated
$4,000. Ami, Murphy. who was bhnd'
died Of grief az the result Of her loss.
Sentence on the sisters was deferred
for a week.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24

..Tuesaav ! CHIT. February Is. in the
nresence of Deputy Comptroller sroueh'
Secretary Morgan and Chief Accountant
Machines Of the Finance Department. !
stated to your then counsel, cambridge
Cobb. who had called here, that ] was
very anxious indeed TO be given an or-
n~ortuni,y to tell the complete story NJ
the subway transaction. end at the
ea,lics, opportunity. Mr.. Colby assured
mo in the presence Of these gentlemen
that such an opportunity would be given
and !ntimated that ! would BE- called
later that week.
II held myself in readiness TO appear
and have been ready n anxious 10
appear before the committee on any day
since that time. The only time ! nave
seen called was last Monday morning.
u;hcn was asked a few entirely ir-
relevant questions. irrelevant as far as
their bearing upon the subway contracts
is concerned, and no chance WAS given
10 me TO tell all ] know about the sub
WAY matter. In view Of this record. which
mn 10 this time has been one OF apparent
uuwillingness upon your part 10 nave
me appear and tell all ] know, your
ri that IL is time TO come out In
the omen IL cowardly In the extreme be-
causo its purpose can he mono other
than to give a false impression 10 the
people regarding my attitude toward
This investigation
There are three men in this city
who know more about the subway ques-
| lion from the city side than any others.
| They are William II. Wilcox. George
| McAneny and myself. Why have you
| not long before this time called us be-
| fore your committee. spread upon itH
rscords the complete story OF this sub
xay affair, and then let the public draw
| lis conclusions from the nature OF our
story? A..
"Instead OF doing this, you have heen
sputtering day after day about great
sensations you are COINS to spring, hut
none OF which have m yet had even
a birth. You "a been wasting time
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-15
ELDON

Mrs. Frank Woods returned home
this week from Rochester Mimi,
where she has been receiving treat
ment at Mayos Bros. ..
J. S. Grosvenor is quite i'll at the
w. X. LutZ home.
Little Harvey Wittee, son, of Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Wittee, is i'll with rheu.
matism.
R. D. Grow and James Wilson Of
New London drove overland to
Drakesville Wednesday on business.
William Michael Of Selma was trad
ing here Wednesday.
There will be special meeting Of
Rebekah lodge, district No. 80, at the
/. O. O. F. hall Friday, April IA.
Weaver Hastings of Des Moines ar
rived here to visit for a few days with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. c.. Has
tings. +,
Grand Hope chapter No. Sc, o. e. s.,
held a special meeting for practice
at the Moose hall Wednesday evening.
G.. B. Ohle of Indianola arrived in
the city to visit with old time friends.
Mrs. Sherwood left Wednesday for
Cedar Rapids where she will visit for
some time.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-15
BABY RETURNED
TO ITS MOTHER
FATHER RETURNS TO ILLINOIS
AFTER PAYING A FINE OF
FIVE DOLLARS.

Charlton, April ia few weeks ago
Mrs. d. F. Wheeler of DenrOck, ILL.,,
with her eleyen-months old baby came
to Charlton to visit her sister, Mrs.
George Knox, and expected to remain
here having separated from her hus-
band, who retained possession OF their
little boy Last week Mrs. Wheeler
received message from her husband
stating that the little boy was danger
'ously i'll and asking her to come and
visit him, sending her a ticket from
Charlton to Denrock and return. When
she arrived in Illinois her husband
started to Charlton and upon his ar
val here went to the Knox home and
demanded possession of the baby,
which request was refused. Mr..
Wheeler then went before the court
and started habeas corpus proceedings
to get possession Of the child, but
Judge Hunter continued the case.
On Saturday afternoon Mr.. Wheeler
met Mrs. Knox on the street with the
baby and forcibly took it from the
baby cab and jumped into a waiting
automobile started south from town.
He was apprehended at Melrose and
was returned to Charlton and placed in
iail. Mrs. Wheeler returned to Chart
ton Monday and has the infant in her
charge. Judge Hunter fined Mr. Wheel
er IS and costs, which he paid and
has returned to Illinois.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-15
ARMY MAN BOOSTS
TRAINING CAMPS
MAJ. DAWSON CALLS ON CONNER
CiAL CLUB WHILE IN CITY;
TO MEET DIRECTORS.

Major J. P. DAWSON, recruiting Off
Ger for the United States army with
headquarters in Davenport, was in OF
tumwa today arriving this morning and
leaving late this afternoon. While
here he stated in an interview that his
coming to Ottumwa is part of his
work, Ottumwa being in the eastern
Iowa district over which he has
charge.
His visit had for it's special purpose
the advancement of the summer train
ing camps such as was held at FIT.
Sheridan near Chicago last year This
year the camp will be in Indianapolis
instead of Chicago.
Major Dawson called on Secretary
Weidenfeller Of the Commercial club
with whom he took up the matter OF
summer training camps having for
their purpose the preparation of the
citizens for the duties of soldiers. He
will be a guest of the Commercial club
at the next meeting Of the board of
directors on Tuesday, at which time he
will lay before the club what the war
department is doing in the way Of pre-
paredness and the plans for training
camps. etc. Major Dawson also called
on Wallace Graham while here, Mr..
Graham having attended the training
camp at Ft. Sheridan last summer.