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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-19
Woman Sentenced for Life.

London, Feb. II GAO p. m)---The
case of woman spy who was recent
~ sentenced to death but whose sem
tcnce was commuted to penal servi-
tbde for life, was announced in the
house of commons today by Herbert
l. Samuel the secretary Of state for
home affairs. She was not a British
subject This is the first time since
che beginning Of the war, it was stat
ed, that a woman had been given so
severe a prison sentence in England
for espionage
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-19
snlndlcr GO El,c Ycnrs.

Now York. Feb. lS.-l'rank Thomp-
son. head Of band Of swlndlers who
obtained $1,000 from Henry Gallant, a
St Louis, pawnbroker was sentenced
to five years in Sing Sing Louis Weiss
another member Of the band. was SEN
tenced 10 not less than two nor more
than three years and six months
james Morgan. a third mcmheA re-
ceived suspended sentence. because
he is over seventy years old. and in
feeble health. George Pohlman. who
was known as the "steerer." was sent
to the penitentiary for an indetermi-
nate sentence.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-19
GUARDSMEN NOT YET
CALLED TO ANS0NIA
s, soo+~o ,ova.". srre"e ls.sso wee,

Sew Haven, Conn, Feb, lS.-TrOOp
A, of the Connecticut national guard
which was modified late today for q
possible call To- 80 To strikc-ridden AM
sonia. was dismissed tonight upon orr
ders from Adjutant General Cole.
Iigh Sheriff Hugo, Of New Haven
county, had a conference with the adj
iutant over the telephone today and
he said he had received instructions
to us every possible means TO preserve
order before calling upon The militia.
The sheriff is planning to send fifty
deputies to Ansonia tomorrow.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-19
LoCAL WEATHER REPORT.
CITY BANK CLENRINGS.
Yesterday
WOMEN PRISONERS TO
LEAVE LEAVENW0RTE

leaVenworth, Kan. Feb. lS.-Four-
teen of the twenty-six federal women
prisoners held in the Kansas state
prison at Lansing will be removed 10
the Missouri penitentiary at jefferson
City tomorrow All were sentenced
from states in the middle west. Three
of the women convicts will 90 to the
Colorado prison and the others 70
the Virginia state penitcntiary.
For years the state of Kansas had
a contract with the government for
the care of women federal prisoners
at the Lansing institution Recently
the board of corrections notified gov
crnment officials the contract would
not he renewed
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-19
Former Bank President Indicted.

Grafton. W Va. FEB 1S.-A spe-
cial grand jury here today indicted
Charles Il. Durhin. former president
Of the closed bank Of Grafton foi
alleged cmhezzlement and misappro'
priation of the hanks funds. Colone
John T. McGraw, West virginia mem
ber of the national democratic com.
mittee, was indicted as being an ac'
cessoly before the fact.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-19
Colonel House Is Appealed to
by Scandinavian Country
Because Of EngIand's Seiz-
ure Of Mails,
REPRlSALS ARE NOW
BEING RES0RTED TO
United States, So Fal Has
Refused to Make Common
Cause With Any European
Nation During War,

London. Feb. IS t5;il p. m.l-For
some time Count Nrangel the Swcd-
sh minister to England. has been
holding a series of conferences with
Col. Edward N House. President
Wilson'S personal representative, ON
the subject of the detention Of ncu-
tral mails by bolliecrents. Incident
ally. the whole question Of possible
Joint action BY neutrals to protect
their rights have been discussed
Tho first conference during which
Count Wrangcl and Cnloncl House
were closetcd Cor several hours, was
arranged on the initiative of the
Swedish minister. The controversy
between Sweden and Great Britain
over dctentions Of mail by both eoun-
tries reached an impasse several
weeks ago, and neither country since
then has made any concession. The
question became serious when sweden
in retaliation for the seizure of her
transatlantic mails by Great Britain
seized the English post on its way to
Russia Approximately 10000 par
GELS Of this mail are now held up in
sweden Great Britain countcred
with refusal to sell coal to sweden.
strong Representations.
Meantime strong representations
have been made hy both sides to the
controversy but neither has given any
satisfactory assurance tending to IT,
c0nchsi0n lfarl IN controversy
Walter Hines Page The American ann
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-19
House.

Continued general debate on post
office appropriation bill
Captain Mexican told the naval
committee the navy department
war plans are kept well up to date
and he saw no need of a general staff.
Adjourned at SIS p. m. to noon
saturday.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-19
THE WEATHER
WEATHER FORECAST.

Denver Feb. 1S.-New Mexico.
Saturday and sunday fair slightly
warmer saturday extreme south pog-
tions.
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
For twenty y-four hours, ending al
y. IN. yesterday.
Maximum temperature, 65 degrees.
minimum, "a degrees; range. Al de-
erees, temperature at p. m, 4 8 de
grees cast wind; clear
CITY BANK CLEARINGS.
Yesterday
$40,700.20.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-19
Austria and Germany Gombin-
ed Have Twice the Sea
Power of This Nation, tx
pert Informs Committee,
FRANCE SUPERIOR BY
VERY LARGE MARGIN
JapanS Program, When Com
pIeted, Equals America S,
and Secret Construction Is
Thought Quite Probable,
tsy nosniae JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wiesl

Washington, Feb 1S.-Fhe British
navy today is approximately twice as
strong rs the combined fleets Of Ger
many and Austria, while the Teutonc
combination has lust about double the
sea fighting force of the United states.
according to information in the pos
session of the navy department The
facts were disclosed to the house
naval committee today by captain
Josiah Mexican, of the staff of the
chief of operations.
Captain Mexican also said the
French navy was from to IS per
cent stronger than the American. ac-
cording To the latest information He
explained that these were rough es-
Inmates
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-19
.EASTLAND CASE
THROWN OUT Of
FEDERAL COURT
Michigan Judge Scouts Idea
That Officials of Company
Were Guilty of Conspiracy
to Destroy Life,

Grand Kapids MlCh., Tod. To-
Holding that the government had
failed to make out case against the
six men indicted in connection with
the steamer Eastland disaster in chi
cago last July, which cost nearly a
thousand lives, Judge Clarence W
Sessions in the United States district
court here this afternoon handed down
a decision denying the government
application for the removal OF the ac-
oused persons to the jurisdiction Of the
federal court for the northern district
of Illinois
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-19


Charges Arc Dismissed.
BY the terms of the decision the in
dictment5 against George T. Arnold
William H. HullS Robert Held, Charles
C. Eckliffe, .9arry Peterson and Jo-
seph NJ. Erickson, were insufficient so
far as they can be applied to mold the
six men on the charges of negligence
and conspiracy alleged in them,
An important part of the ruling fix
es the actual jurisdiction for proceed
ings IN connection with the district
within the body Of Cook county and
within the jurisdiction of the state Of
Illinois
This nulifics that part Of the IN
dictments brought under federal stat
utes. BY no friction of law can the
Chicago river be regarded as Lake
Michiga," says the court. 'or as one
of the high seas Under present laws
a crime local to that river is cogniz-
able by the courts of the state of IL
linois and not by the courts of the
United States
No Conspiracy Possible.
"Moreoycr, the defendants were not
in the Eastland at the time Of the al
legged neglect and misconduct but
were at their homes in this district
Of the state Of Michigan. It neceisar-
lily follows that none of the defendants
corld possibly be found guilty under
this Indictment if held for trial.
OF the criminal conspiracy charge,
the decision says
There is no proof which tends,
even in "A slight degree, to fasten guilt
upon any Of the respondents. y com
bination Of these defendants to de-
stroy human life is both unbelievable
and unthinkable. \ conspiracy to
commit m impossible crime is itself
an impossibility. Every act charged
ana proved against these respondents
was done in the usual and ordinary
course of business and is more consist
rnf with innocence than with guilt
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-19
Too Much Publicity.

Il am familiar with the statement
that our government has no military
secrets, which is in great part true,
although not absolutely SO since this
department has few. The fact re-
suits. however. not so much from UNI
authorized disclosures of confidential
matter as from our own practice of
spreading in reports. hearings and
other public documents very full in
formation in regard to our own mill
tary secrets We do this very largely
for the reason that such subjects are
exceedingly difficult to keep secret
and that if we should refrain from
publishing them they would still he
known to foreign military staffs and
our own people would be the only in
terested parties not informed
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-19
other Nations sccrctivc.

So far as is definitely known, the
captain told the committee, the Jap
anese building program adopted sew
eral years ago and which will not be
completed for several years to come
provides for modern fleet Of eight
dreadnaughts and eight battle cruis-
crs 1t was possible, he added, that
additional building was in progress as
AN nations but the United States had
secret building policies. On the
strength Of the known program how
ever. Captain Mexican said, Japan
would have but sixteen capital ships
when the seventeen American dread
naughts built, building or authorized,
were commissioned.
The witness disagreed with Rear
Admiral Grant, chief of submarines
who preceded him, as TO the advisa-
bilty of abandoning the present
smaller submarine types in favor Of
S00-ton boats. lie believed thirty of
the large boats should be built and
attached to the fleets. but that small
er ones should operate from shore
bases established at frequent inter-
walls along the coasts
Neither the senate nor house mill
tary committee considered prepared
ness measures today, the house COM
mittee having decided to fake up the
work Of drafting its federali2ed ma
tional guard bill next Monday while
the senate committee was directed to
other questions temporarily.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-19

The house committee received,
however, statement from Brigadier
General William Crozier. chief of
army ordnance, giving his views on
the Tilman bill to prohibit the dis
closure Of military secrets.
within a few days, the letter
added, "a ease has bocn brought to
my attention in which an individual
proposed to publish q map showing
the location of all the powder fac
tories in the United states. A section
should be added to the Tillman bill
which would authorize the govern
ment to prohibit the publication Of
any information which would operate
Agninsi It's MILITARY mtorests
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10
nloH SCHOOL .sonoRs.

The high school faculty is ex-
ceedingly anxious to put the
standard of scholarship as high
as possible. In pursuance of this
end they have adopted the policy
OF requiring those failing in one
week to make up their work in at
least two, one hour after school
sessions of the following week.
In addition to this the faculty
likes to encourage the very best
work in every way possible. With
this in mind the names of those
standing at the head Of each class
will be published at the end Of
each six-week period.
1t is an honor ito be the most
successful in any pursuit. Ger
tainly it is an honor to stand at
the head Of your class. The fol-
lowing students received the
highest averages in their respect
| i've classes for the work of the
last semester:
Senior Glass
Hugh Tamisiea, five subjects,
96 3-5 per cent.
Junior Glass
Nadjah Smith, four subjects,
1 ON per cent.
| Sophomore 0lass-
Lottie Curry, five subjects, "a 2-5
per cent.
Freshman Class-
Donald Williams, four subjects,
/ 951a per cent.
These statistics place Nadiah
Smith as the best student Of the
1870 students in the high school.
1t is significant that two of these
lvictors carried five subjects. The
other two participated in the de-
clamatory contest and the pre-
liminary debate, Donald Will
liams being member OF the high
school team. These facts show
that industry is the determining
factor in scholastic attainment
The high school faculty be-
lieve that they have the hearty
Esupport Of the students parents
lin endeavofing to make the stand
ling of the Missouri Valley. high
school the highest in the state.
4 =
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10

The De Luxe picture at the Ma
jestic last night was one Of the
finest we have seen and was
spoken very highly of by those
who saw it. The picture was not
like the ordinary run of motion
picture, the plot in this story
keeping you guessing from start
10 finish.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10
Calhoun Items.

Everybody is busy out this way,
farmers hauling hay, corn, wood
and ice, and attending public
sales, three taking place this
week in Calhoun, the Aldus, Han
naman and Stillman.
William Unmack, jr., sold his
farm north of Calhoun to DR..
Hanson of Magnolia, and his
brother will farm their fathers
place the coming season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harshbarger are
here from Ashland, Neb., visiting
the Steen family. Mrs. Harsh
barger was formerly Miss Katie
Steen.
Chicken pox is prevalent at the
homes of f. A. Schwertley and
Frank Chambus.
Miss Amelia ANDERSEN sod
daughter returned from II tfaollf,s &
where they had visited her
brother, Carl Scoe, and will spend
some time here at at the home of
John Scoe, north Of Calhoun.
A sleigh load of Youngsters
Saturday evening went to the
home of Albert Birdsall for a
farewell party, given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Birdsall before they leave
for their new home in Dakota.
Eli Birdsall is one of the VIC
tins of the grip this week.
Edward Walls of Missouri VAL
ley spent Sunday with the Al
Wall family.
Mr.. and Mrs. David piercy and
Charles Piercy were ver-Sunday
guests at the home of Charlotte
Piercy.
sleighing was never better than
at present.
Pete Birdsall finished Smelling
his corn and marketed ii in Mis-
souri, Valley.
Miss Jennie Jones, who has.
spent the fall and winter at the
Anna Smith home, south OF Lo--
gan, is spending q few weeks with
the family of O. G.. Kiger.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10

A study center" for the teach
ers of Harrison county will be
held in the high school building
at Missouri Valley Saturday, Feb
ruary 40, 1916. A good program
is being prepared and every
teacher is expected to attend.
MRS. FAITH,
Go. Supt.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10
School Of instruction,

Tho school of instruction for
the churches of Christ of Harri-
son county will be held at the
Christian church in Missouri VAL
ley Friday, February II. There
will be an all-day session, be-
ginning at 40 a. m. This is free
to every one, and all are COR
daily invited to come. Bring your
dinner and stay for the noon hour
dinner in the basement of the
church. Those from other towns
are not expected to bring their
dinner.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10

Additional men have been adj
-ded to the shop force right along
recently and from general ap~
.pearances work will be the most
plentiful in this community this
summer that it has ever been. 1t
is most encouraging TO hear Of
the great amount of building and
improvements that are planned
for this summer. Let the good
work continue.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10
Mothers Meeting.

The Missouri Valley circle Of
the Child Conservation League
of America will hold q free open
meeting Friday evening at the liz
brary building at 1880, when the
following program will be given:
Vocational Influences
Supt. Graham.
The Awakening of Civic Pride
in the United States...-..........
DIR. Warren.
Sanitation in Our City and the
Social Duty of Cleanliness.
Mrs. Rae.
deaullE
Annette Fanger.
Is the Boycott Good? ..........
Rev. Miller.
How the State of Louisiana
Cleaned House ....................
Mrs. Barrel.
Music, selection from Greig......
Miss Deur.
The public is cordially invited
to witness this program, after
which there will be a social hour.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10
mind her of her eighteenth birth
doy rhn n,,anino y.,as cnont in

mind her of her eighteenth birth
day. The evening was spent in
playing games and various other
amusements. The out-of-town
guests We're Misses Anna Har-
rington. Cora Brown, Messrs. Ed
die Brown and Chester James.
At a late hour a delicious lunch
con was served by Miss Carrie
Hester, assisted by Miss Gladys
Hirst. About 1890 all departed
for their homes, wishing Miss
Hazel many more happy birth
days. Miss Cora Brown invited
the entire crowd out TO her place
next Saturday night to a valentine
party.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10

Mrs. G. w. Colt has sent word
TO friends here that she is re-
turning TO Detroit, Mich, With
her daughter, Mrs. Alice, where
she will spend the balance of the
winter. Her address will he 80
Delaware avenue, Detroits Mich,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10

J. w. Wheelan, employed at
the light plant, received a letter
today from his youngest brother
in Canada. stating he has just
returned from France, where he
had been soldier in the English
army. He said he had a fine trip,
but had gone through many hard
ships.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10

The funeral Of Mrs. C. w. KEEL
|.logg was held This afternoon at
the Presbyterian church with a
large assemblage OF sorrowing
friends in attendance to pay their
last tribute to this much-loved
woman. The flowers were many
and very beautiful. Several out
|of-town friends also were pres
ent.
Tho council mot this afternoon
and opened the bids for the paw
ing. There were sixteen bidders
and all the bids wore very close,
all things being considered. AS
near as can be told at present
Harry Newton of this city and
lWickham of Council Bluffs are
low on vertical lhre brick. New
tons bid is sl.94 for the brick
with bituminous filler and si.85
with grout filler. Wickham's bid
is s1.93 for the brick with btu
| minous- filler and 1888 with
|,grout. Newton is also low on
bitulithic. The council meets
Tagain tonight at 1880. when
the contract will probably be
awarded.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10

Mrs. S. l.. Newton, who has
been laid up for some time and
i in miserable condition, was
able to get out yesterday for the
first time.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10

Mrs. G. A. Hatcher spent the
day in Council Bluffs visiting her
husband, who is a patient at the
st. Bernard hospital. He was re-
ported to be slowly improving.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10
Alfalfa hay At Hsath's store. 80
cents bale. flo

Charles La Due came over from
Lincoln last evening for an over
night visit with home folks. and
left this morning for Onawa.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10

The j. NJ. Norwood hig horse
and mule sale will he held at
Lands barn in Woodbine Satur-
day, February 26, rain or shine.
Complete announcement later.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10

1t has been estimated that there
will be between 700 and 500 car
loads of material used in the
construction of the paving to be
done here this summer.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10

The J. M. Norwood big horse
and mule sale will be held at
Lands barn in Woodbine Satur-
day, February &c, rain or shines
Complete announcement later.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McGavren
and Mrs. Robert Kirkland spent
the day in Omaha at the Nicholas
Sem hospital, where Mrs. S. X.
McGavrcn was operated on today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10
A. C, Banta was down from
Logan on business today.
Wanted.

Earn $500 or more per month
We have q proposition for one
man in each locality that will pay
that much to the right man, with
team or auto; experience unnec-
essary; you may be the man we
want. Apply with references,
stating present occupation.
OMAHA COUPLER co.
First Nat. Bank. Omaha
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10

Mr.. Hi sigler and family of
Mobiles Lake are moving to Coun-
ell Bluffs and on Tuesday even
ing their friends and neighbors
gathered and spent the evening
with them. The time was spent
in visiting, card playing and dan
cling. After q fine midnight lunch
all departed wishing them a pros
porous and happy future in their
new home.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. E. Bell Of
Guthrie Center were the guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Davis to-
day. Mr.. Bell had charge Of the
paving gangs here two years ago.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10

Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. ELAN ar
rived this afternoon from Coun-
Gil Bluffs for a few days visit at
the home of Charles Duncan in
the country.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10
cmuRom s9av.oks.
tlDNSt.

Bible school at 40 a. M.
Morning Worship at ii a. IN.
b. Y. P. U. meeting at p. m
Evangelistic service at 1890.
Bible study and prayer service
every Thursday at 1880 p. m.
Missionary meeting February
~ at 1880 p. m. at the parson-
age. G. A. CAMPBELL,
Minister.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10
w. w. Reser and wife are
spending two weeks visiting with
friends i'll Bloomington, Ill.

Miss Anna Cissna left this aft
ernoon for a few days visit with
relatives in Council Bluffs and
Oakland, Ia.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10

:. w. varnes and family Of Old
Town moved into town today and
will reside at West Erie street.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10

Howard Osborne and sister.
Miss Blanche, attended the dance
at Woodbine last evening.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10
bfeal,s q, Arm.

81. Terry StarIiR, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bruce Starlin, ran into a
delivery wagon while coasting
late this efternoon and suffered
q broken urn, q couple of broken
ribs and q bad cut over his eye.
He was taken home and physi-
clan called at once, who set the
broken bones.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10
Alfalfa hay at hsath's store, *
oents 4 baie. flo

w. w. Foote returned this
morning from a business trip to
Omaha.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10

Mrs. p. r. Mullen and daugh-
ter were shopping in Omaha to-
day.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10

The Misses Gladys Hardy and
Helen Kent of Logan were here
today calling on friends.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10

May Chambers is recovering
nicely from an attack on tonsili-
It's.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-10

Jens Anderson is quite i'll al
his home on First street from the
grip.