davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-19

There's only one direction in Rock
Island today, and that is toward Expo
sition park. The very air spells cir
Gus, for during the early hours of
morning several train loads of happi-
ness reached the city via the c., NJ. &
st. P. and like the Arabs of old, veri-
table city Of tents were soon waited
to the breezes. Hardly had the cars
been spotted in the yards until a
multitude of souls poured forth; souls
from many chimes and all with a Ger
tain work to perform. Of course, the
unloading process came first and to
the delight of the small boy, the wag-
ons and canvas covered cages-all
labeled Dangerous" began rolling off
the cars and were hurried away to the
circus grounds one after another. To
the younger generation keen disap-
pointment was felt when it was learned
that Jess Willard and Frank Gotch
were still sleeping peacefully in their
private cars and could not be viewed
by the multitudes. However, the pleas
ure of seeing 10 cumbersome elephants
accompanied by Little Miracle" the
only baby elephant ever born to live
in the United States, march majesti-
cally from the cars, was a sight long
to be remembered and made up, in a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-19

lake that now covers some $4,000
acres of meadow, and surrounds the
homes of 10000 people in the region
known as Waterland, to the north of
Amsterdam.
In all 100000 cubic meters of sea-
water invaded the Netherlands during
the January storm. Down to a GER
tain level 10000, 900 cubic meters were
blown by favorable winds back into
the Zuyder Zee and the North Sea
canal, but that limit having been
reached the government and PROVING
ial authorities still had a small ocean
of water to remove by pumps. Regi-
mentS of workmen were first detailed
to build emergency dikes at all the
preached points. The method of &C
complishing this was to construct
RATS of large sheaves of willow twigs,
firmly planted together, and when
these RATS were strong enough to
bear the weight of squad of work
men, they were cemented with sand
and clay, and finally sunk in the gaps
by tipping a load of stones on top of
them. In places the gaps were 40
feet deep. At Uitdam as many as nine
such layers of RATS and material had
to be sunk before the breaches were
filled up.
While the repair of the bikes was in
progress miles of electric cable were
laid to Minnkendam and Uitdam
where enormous centrifugal pumps
were later mounted, and the country
was secured for motors powerful
enough to drive the latter, for it was
out of the question to obtain such
motors from abroad at the time
| At Uitdam is the largest of the
pumps, which has three huge pipes,
| together swallowing a thousand cubic
meters Of water minute. At numer-
GUS other places there are smaller
pumps. with an aggregate of 1,120
horsepower removing 5000 cubic
meters of water a minute. Early in
May the North Holland countryside,
that is the higher situated land, will
have been thoroughly drained, though
| the "polders" or basins, calculated to
hold 45,000,000 cubic meters of water
will have to be each separately drain
ed, and for this purpose dozen addi-
/ ''Oboi oLoilOiIo Hdft DCtIl
established.
| The removal OF water by no means
repairs the foods effects. There are
upwards of $500 homesteads and
other buildings that will have to be
rebuilt and repaired and there is the
more serious fact that the whole of
this agricultural land will have been
| saturated with salt by the sea water
| Opinions differ as to the length OF
time it will take to get rid of the
salt; but much ground will yield nc
crop this year, and it is certain that
the salt will not have been washed
away in its entirety for long time to
come.
| 1t is likely that the costly expert
ence will stimulate the Duchman's ar
dor TO tackle, when the war is over
the great scheme of building a barrier
right across the entrance of the Guy,
der Zee itself. and so creating new
! twelfth province for Queen Wilhel.
minas realm
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-19
HOLLAND TAKEN
BY DUTCH CLAIM
Such is the New Slogan Along Zuyder
Zee, Since the Disastrous Floods
| Have Receded.

Amsterdam, Netherland.-(Co Cores
pondence of The Associated Press. y
The tri-color of the Netherlands has
been hoisted along the shores of the
Zuyder Zee to celebrate the fact that
the Dutch have taken Holland; that
is, they have regained possession OF
most of the territory that the sea
wrested from them by the disastrous
floods of last January.
The great breaches that were torn
in the bikes have at length been
securely tilledin through the unre-
hitting labor of an army of workmen
and big suction pumps driven by high
powered electric motors are pouring
5000 cubic meters of food water over
the sea side of the entertainments
every minute. Working day and night
it is expected they will have drained
early in May most of the big inland
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-19

way, for the disappointment Of not see
ing their idols-Willard and" Gotch.
On the circus grounds everything
was hustle and hustle. However, no.
ticeable feature was the quiet manns-
in which the work was accomplished.
All tents were in the air by 9 o'clock
and preparations for the street parade
were on the way A bugle call was
sounded, and one by one the wagons
and cages began pouring forth from
the menagerie tent and every possible
direction, falling into their regular
place in line. Fully two miles in length
it wended its way through the bust
ness district and was probably the
finest ever seen here in recent years.
Sells-Floto may we'll feel proud of their
horses, for better ones were never seen
on our streets Horses were not the
only feature, though, for beautiful tab
leau wagons, floats, etc, filled with la
dies were driven by elephants and
camels, and one noticeable feature was
that of two elephants drawing a huge
cannon, thus demonstrating a new
mode of labor saving during these
strenuous days of war
There was wild west section, real
war bonneted Indians-South Ameri-
can Gauchos, Mexican yaqueros and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-19
HAMLET.

All those owning lots in the Hamlet
cemetery are requested to meet at the
cemetery for the purpose of cleaning
it Thursday, May %. Everyone is
asked to make special effort to help.
Mothers day was fittingly observed
with a special program in the Hamlet
Presbyterian church Sunday.
Mrs. Howard Cooper and Miss Mill
cent Boyles visited with relatives at
Viola Wednesday.
Mrs. John Reaber spent from Thurs
day until Sunday with Mrs Otis Reaber
near AledO.
The Woman's Missionary society
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-19

was entertained at the home OF Mrs.
Harvey Ramsey Thursday.
The Misses Grace. Katherine and
Jennie Gray entertained the T. S. Z,
club Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs Ova McConnaughey
were Sunday visitors at Howard Coop
er's home
Ben Nelly Of New Boston spent last
week with his sister, Mrs. c. B. Hal
stead
Mrs. Ramsey returned to her home
in Aledo Wednesday after spending
several days with her son, Harvey
Ramsey, and family.
Joe Sproston and family spent Sun
day at the home Of Leck Cain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-19

the typical American cowboy were the
features of this section.
A troupe of gayly clad Zouaves-
drummers and buglers on foot-were
in the line of march. Bands of music
were plentifully scattered throughout
the parade, dispensing music such as
only circus band can, and calliopes
well, there were two line as well as a
large set of the Chimes of Normandy,
presided over by an attractive young
lady. 1t was wonderful parade and
we'll worth seeing.
Two performances will be given to-
day-at . p. m. and s p. m. o'clock
Doors open one hour earlier in order
to give everybody an opportunity tC
visit the large menagerie, ostrich farm
and Toyland A downtown sale OF
tickets has been placed at Bengston's
drug store.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-23
FL RoLEro ~AusrNALiANo.

No hay ahora ningun ~inconvenien'
to para que Ia proxima legislature
pase una ley de elecciones moderna,
facil de ponerla en- practica, y secre'
ia. FL final de la Ultima campana ha
trafdo, como de costumhre, una sarie
de cargos y contra cargos de fraudea
de election de intimidaci0nes, de a
grupar ~votantes, a menudo, intoxica-
dos, los que Sc alega han-sido ileVadOs
q las casillas eleetorales, y de otros
abuses, muchos de los cuales existen
solamente como resultado de la falta
de- leyes a%dccuadas que gobiernen el
mstod0 y la conducta en- las eleccio.
mes.
Npeyo Mexico esta, tndayia en- Ell d.
timo siglo, o Quiza peoT, er>1o relative
q su6 leyes celebrates. Sierra IN
paso gigantezco hacia adelante 81 SO
desechan aas leyes anticuadas y Sc
estahlacen nueyas y modernas leyes
~electorales. en- este nuevo Estado, Con
elias SO quitaran algunas de las mas
dasagradahles y ohstruciyas faces de
nuestro sistema de votacionHE, v sc
ayudarA grandemente a un cambio de
condolences, por medic do las cuales
ahora una election es mas 0 menos
una contiehda entire "barriles" De-
Demos decir. de paso, que eHta idea
ha sid0 mas 0 menos ~explotada en- Ia
Ultima eleccion, cuando los grapdfs
'barriles" fueron d~errotados, y la pre-
~pouderante "bolsa. dej6 de producer
los r~esultados a~petecidos. Esto, ado,
mas, es un argumento adicionaI para
todos los partidos, para que sostengan
las leyes ~electprales propias. las que
no impondrAn cargas pesadas a ningIl,
no de- los lados polfticss en- beneflcio
del otro. Una vez que estemos ra-
zo~nablemente seguros de que Ell pue-
bio tendra una oportunidad ~equitatiya
de expresar sus opiniones pof medic
del escrutinio, e~ntOnces Queda de par
&c dea pueblo ell decidir.
Repetimos, que NADIA Sc opone para
formular Y pasar una ley electoral
moderna en- la proxima session legis-
lativa. No hay nj la mas ligera du-
da do que Ell pueblo la quiere. FL ar
gIlmento antique de que nc, estan lis
tos. para clio" es demasiado frag1l pa
ra que SO vuelva a mencionar otra
vez. 81 el pueblo tiene que ser en-
sehado Ell como 10 han do usar, esta-
mos SECURES que 10 aprenderan con
a~sombrosa rapidez.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-23
De in&eSes para Ell pueblo.

Nlcio de pasaieros tantc como q todas
ptras classes del serxicio de los camiA
nos minntras que los h0mbres, en-
sps demandas, compIetamente ex-
clufan Ell servicio de pasaJeros de las
aaiaapdas h9ehas, que dicha ley no
proyee por la retenci0n, en- much0s
cAsps donde existe ahoras ospaga ei
estabiecimiento, donoe no existe, de
ma unidad de mileaie del 100 mialas q
menos, seglin medidas como una me.
dida fila rara la compensation, sino
que por 81 ~cuntrarlo, dicha ley provee
pQr IN tempo flo de pcho horas de
trahn5O por dfa como la unica MEDIA
para la rae0mpenz&. la proposition
de los t~Fahajadores era que, con res
pecto q corridas que excedieran de
400 illillasl no Sc, conlenzaria q eDntar
Ell sobre tempo a menos que 81 item
0 los deberes excedieran las millas
corridas. hiFididas por I'm milias ppr
bora peFo Ia ley trata de praveer por
una medida fila de un dfa de ocho no
ras de trabaio diario, y sobretiempo
despues de csc aimite. con respecto q
cprridas que excedan de las 100 mi
Has, dicha ley no hace provision min.
gllna para ia mantenci6n de una ves
l0cidad4 regular por bora, MI hace pro-
vision de ninguna claae respeoto a IA
retenci0n de Ia Media por mileaje D
MEDIA fila de compenaaci6n..
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-23
ESTE AxlaA-S clNco csNrAsos

NO PIEBDA ESTOs Recorte este
aviso . inclUyalo con clfico centavos
mandandol0 a Foley & Co, 2S35 She
Iffteld Ave. Chicago III, e~scrihiehdO
su nonibre y direction claramente Re
cibira en- carnbto un paluete dc prua-
ha contenlendo Ell Compuesto de Mied
" Alquitran de Foley, para toses brOn
qutales, resfFiadDs y Group; Pfldoras
para los rinones de Foley para dOlo-
res de .coatado y de espalda, renma-
tismo, des0rdenes de los fihones y de
ell vase, y las Fastillas Catarticas de
Foley I'M catartic0 completos esiecial
comfortante para las personals robus-
tas-De venta en- "a botica Capital
Pharmacy
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-23
LIE QuiTO 10 ApoLoRlpo DE-
LA EsPALDA.

Los medicos reportan mis- casos
de Intermediates de los rihones entire
las mujeras que entire los hombres,
La Sra. Anna Byrd, Tuscumbia, Ala,
iescribe: "Estaba postrada con mi
espalda y no podia estar parada mas
que la mitad del tempo. Las Pfldo.
rag dc Foley me quitaron ell dolor de
spaIda. Son las mesores pfIdorRs que
he tornado" Dolores reumaticos. ro-
dillas ~adoIoridas dulor de espalda, CO.
yuntufas tiesas, mnseuIos ~adoloridos,
y las Intermediates que ~inquietan Ell
sueho, son ~desordenes de- los rihones.
Las PfIdOras de Foley euran pronto.
DE yenta Ell 10 Botica Capital Phar
Macy
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-23
Ell REsE TENIA Tos FERiNA

Las madres que han usadO la Mel
v Alquitran de Foley no pueden estar
sin ella La Sra Sam o. Small de-
Clayton, n. Nc esoribes fsMi nieto te-
MIA tos ferina euando tenfa tres me.
SEES de edad. Usafnos la MieI y Alquis
tran de Foley y creo que le saly0 la
vida. Ahora esta grande y gordo." Es.
ina cosa buenas para tenerlo en- casa,
en- case de tos ferina, Group, toses,
resfriados. La primera d6sis ayuda,
sueita las flemas curala inflammation
limfa los pasajes del aire, v para los
accesos dc tos.ZDe venta en- Ia Boti-
ca Capital Pharmacy.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-23

Itrahaios hendiciran - memolia
Los ninos de hoy, canvertid0s en- lns
hombres az maflana, en- Ia futura eot
ciedad, jamas oividarAn a sus macs
tros que BE afanaruEf n0r ~inAtruificE y
en- cada upo de sus ~QpraxQnes, yixira
~latente IL memcria de ST atrp de-
su maestro. gun len ansehara 10 Qun
ldeepu6s les darfa dc conner
aLa ingFatitud N 90 Ia reega,r ~ IN
le1cepel6n son muy pocUs ios quc
sh0 c~onseryen un yecuerdo grato do
Ion primeFos anosr de su iafancia.
buand0 aIegtnR y tfaRIaap9 neAAball
las aulas escolares al recordhf
IA escuela. reccFdaran tamblen q sua
hsafstfos. y desde o. fondo DE BUS 81
fazbnes los quedran y les FiyigAn
a&Thdecldos.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-23
Proclamation DEL Ola
De GRAg|AS P0R FL
PRES. WILSON.

Washington Nov. 17.--El Presiden.
to Wilson el dia de hoy desigp6 for.
malmente por medic de una procla-
ma e Judyes 80 do NoyiembTe como
eli Dia de Gracias. La proclamation
del Presidente es COMO sigue:
Deade tempo atraa ha sIdo oil COS
tumbre de nuestro pueblo de volversa
al pioe OmnipoteBte durante 81 otoHo
Ia 6poca fru~etlflcante del arc, para
aIabarlo y darIe graclas por sus mu-
chas b~endlcipnes y mercedes hacia
nosotros, asI como a la naci6n.
"El aho que hs ~traheourrido desde
la Ultima vez que observance Ell Ola
de Graclas, ha side rico en-, bendicip.
mes para nos0tros, como uD pueblo,
mlentfas toda Ia far ae Ia tiara Ia
estado oscurecida por la guerra. En-
medic de nuestra paz y felieidad,
nueatros pensamientos sa lnanletaB
doiorcsanente con las lucbas y 81.
frimientos de las naeionss que estaH
en- guerra y de los puehlos sobre los
euales Ia guerra ha tralao al deaasare
sin que 10 eseogleran a RMdlerap eyi-
,karlo. de su parte. Nosotnoe ne po-
Sin pensar an sus doiorosss -anouatlsn'
oAhora. nor 10 tanto, 70. woodrow
Wilson. Presldente de- los Estsdos &
nldos de- An,Srica. ron,oro ~ Juxses.
trlusslmo dIa De. Novis,nnrn como IN
dfa DE- craclss naeiorsl a orseI6n'
' amonesto = aoosaio !. n,'ehln ! a,e
saudan 4 aus sItios Dc sdoraeIsn -
Sae dia nsrs rerdir a~raolas ~ nios
omnlpotants Dor IA ssnSIclonss ~
paz V a. prosnarldss ,-naushrassabls
Ia ouai " En- Is eonsso sU~Sos ! &C.,
srnsSs rs.sIs sn ~ $3.50 4Ir
nuidan
90 tambiSn les uric \ svuIero rues
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-23

~ maestro 60 81 segundo padre: Ia
mRRStra 10 aegunda madre. Nuesl
luoe prlnaeros principles los adQuipi
mos DC nueptros padrcs: los segun-
idQs de n1teAtros natAtroa los tercns
Eos, 90 "a sociedad. Pero do todps
'lDs 4aeaetdQs de Ia vida. ninHunos
mas RFatpa mas alhagadnres. que los,
ge los primercE amos de- nueetra IN
fanelas y loo pFimefos reeuaFdes do
ruesti4 1aventdd
PeFeeyeremos pues, IN Ia magma,
ppTa De y ~edpcacl0n do Ia nih6z. \
qale aRlR Aeunicn az pfpf6sareas de
t~aientosos abnegedoA ap0stoIes do
70 ciencla, sea para 81 mayor benefit
rio go maestro aueriaor Estadq, que as
"a uamado Q ser en- no muy Leland
uempQ uno de aos mar grandeB q I'M,
portaptes de Ia Entidad Americana,
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-23
Ia ccNFERENciA AcERcA nEL
PREcto De PASAJES A Sc
POP Mia.

Sc ha expedido una orden riando
81 dfa ID de- Diciembre como Ia fecha
para la conferencia acerca Dc Ia i'm
portante question dc. Ia reduction de
pasajes a 3 centavos por miila, orden
que ba, sido expedida por Ia comisi6n
de c~orporaciones del esbado, segun
Sc annnci6 dltimamente. La tunta
debefa tenerse aquf en- Santa IA Y Sc
gun las indicaciones presentee, Sc
que sera atendlda por represen-
pfnmipentes de las c~orporacio-
mes ferfocarrilefas.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-23
Los HoMBREs e siEETEN
eANRApoa TAMRlEM.

Apnqua % dice mucho aoefea de-
Las mutcres canbadas, ddbe r6cordar~
se que los hombrea famife1 pagan q
Excess Do tfahajo ruando los RHO.
mes ostau dfBil1s n~actiyos o moro.
sos. onando uno se sIente miserable.
y cansafo. le falta enefgla y snbibion
Las Pildoras De FoleE enn f6nicas ,
r~efuerzan. Vim. H. Clark springfield
Ohio. escribe; "No. htbia encontrado
tiiri0 para enfermedad de los rthones
hasta que desuuhTf las Pfldoras para
los ridones de Foley. Ahort estoy PER
f8ctsmentof Bsincinran proufo , de
maners sgrHAs rehta en- 81 Bstk
ca Capital Pharmacy.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-23
"a PfNo Y AGoOirRAN LE cuRi
eE REeFRfo.

Fl compueeto dc Mel. Pine y Al
quitrtn del Dr.. Ben coutiene todoa
los elementoz del pino az las ssiyas,
eicatrlxa las ~membrsnas i~rritadhs. ,
por medic de suH ~propiedades anti.
septicas, desprende las nemas. le ha'
.ee respirar mas Mbremehte y 70 que
prometfa ser IN resfriado grave quedA
deshecho muy pfonto. Para. curar
esa sonsacidn de Ia cabezs r~ecargada,
peeho Ioprinido D earEanta ad0pTida,
t6mese una ddbls de Mel. PinoV A.
qultrtn del Dr. Bell y e7ite una tos
molesia qua le ~uertifique por TODD q
iEfierho. En aasd de ~ botleario
por CSC.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-23

81 grabado representa- al presiden-
10 Wilson acpmpafado de 81 esposa,
su hiia MaEgarita y To- Srita Bones,
retrato tornado a 81 regreso a Wash
ington. despues de la election. La
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-23

Adelante del auto presidenciai iba
uno con los ageDtes de La poIicfa So
creta, y detras segufan cuatro autos
mas, con miembros de la famiIia del
Sir, Wilson.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-23

muftitud Sc agrupaba en- las banque-
tas para dar la ~bienvenida al presi-
dente, siendo notables entire los con-
c%urrentes, Ell elemento ferrocarTilerc,
que gritaba: "Gracias por Ia ley dc
ocho horas."
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-23

Ell DR.. King, specialists de los 0jos
sc Gambia a la eequina de Id Avenida
De Vargas y Gale de Don Gaspar.1Av.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-23

Ia prtsins vista Del Or. Tannus
= Santa - sees del 81 Al % De Now.
oflelna, LapehIln Hidg. Bpras. 20 am.
> 4 p. NAV.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-23

fluido vital; le dnele a I'd. la cintura
o la cabeza, Sc slente I'd. gastado, sin
amino nj vigor. debido a abuses 0 ex-
cesos en- Ia iuVentud? va I'd per-
diendo Ia esperanto de recnperar su
antique espiritu para podefSgogar otra
vez de los ~pIaceres de Ia vida9 En- este
case escrihanps hoy sin falta, pues es
tempo que I'd. obtenga 10 que le res
taure la salud v 81 vigor A TODD HON
bre que nos, egcriba sollcitAndolo. le
enviaremes enteramente gratis. una
muestra do nuestro gran tratamientO
medicinal NERVISANA para que Ia
pruebe y note sus efect0s. FL que una
vez haya usado ell metodo NERVISA-
NE es- nuestIo decidido amigo para
Hsiempre, este explicR toda Ademas,
de Ia muestra le enviamoa tambien
sin ningun c0sto u obligation para u.
IN ejemplar del ~interesante llbrito:
sta salud ante tcdo.s Esta obrita
que es codiciada por todo hombre de.
biI ekplica clara y distintamente Ia in.
~f1uencia, de los nervios sobre Of siste-
ma sexual So le manda enteramen-
ie gratis innto 0 Ia muestra, TODD
bien empacado y franco de- porte, con
solo mandarnos N carta, descpibien-
de, N 81 propiol leuguaje ell mad que
SURE. DiriieBe .:
I'll NERVISANA, Co.
Dept. fJ-15s2 MlfNsulree Ave.
cNfRhGn1 III
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-23

suseIIbs.s : g. Nasve Msslean0'
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-23
TIE NERXIsANA co.

Dept. fJ-a532 milwaukee Ave.
CHICAGO. III.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-05-03
Venerate Hooded Cobra.

The hooded cobra, or Naga, still has
his derotees in Bombay city, and from
Kashrnir to Nepal in the Himalayan
region throughout the Deccan and
southern India, and on the west coast
in particular, this curious veneration
of snake gods survives, says the Times
of India. An interesting account OF
the worship is given in the latest an
nual report of the archaeological de-
partment. The usual form Of Naga
worship is the VOW taken by childless
wives to install a snake stone II they
are blessed with offspring. Closely
allied with this idea is the worship
of trees, and pipal and margosa trees
planted together-"married," as the
saying goes-come in for a share OF
the devotion paid to the snake stones
set up in their shade. 1t is believed,
says this account, that women Will
bear children If they walk round the
married trees one hundred and eight
times every day for forty-ive days
consecutively. Unfortunately no au.
thentic case Is cited of the efficacy of
this prescription, but the offerings
brought in gratitude by women to the
shrines may be taken as favorable eVi.
dence.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-05-03
PLEA FOR INDUSTRIAL COURTS
Tribunals First Created In France
Have Accomplished Good, Accord
ing to This Writer.

AS long ago as 1906 France created
industrial courts, and the example has
been followed by Germany, Switzer-
land, Italy and Belgium, says George
Creel in the Century. "A president
who represents the public, and an
equal number of workers and en-
.ployers sit as jury rather than as
court. Lawyers are barred; the par
ties to the dispute take turns relating
grievance and defense, and in conse-
quence of this simplicity, 80 per cent
OF the cases are adjusted without for
NAL hearings. In event Of threatened
strikes or lockouts, the courts have
the power to sit as boards of arbitra-
ton, and 1t is only in rare cases that
satisfactory agreements are not
reached"
Compare the simplicity Of this pro.
cedure with the American method of
frequent trials, frequent appeals, re-
versed decisions, remanded cases,
court costs, lawyers fees and months
Of delay, gantlet that no poor man
dares to run. The dollar out of which
an alien is cheated may mean to him
the difference between a bed or a park
bench and certainly his sense of in
justice will not inspire him with re-
spect for democratic institutions.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-05-03
Department Store Efficiency.

That this is the age Of commercial
ism is even shown by the visitors to
New York city. Formerly they has
tened to see Eden musee, Grants
tomb and other notable landmarks.
Now their first stop is at the depart
ment stores, and these seem to be a
continual surprise and an ever-increas-
ing source of astonishment It is hard
for the visitors to realize that under
one roof everything one needs from
.the cradle to the coffin can be OBJ
tanned, and with no more difficulty or
delay than the small town merchant
takes to wrap up paper Of pins.
Few realize what constant supervision
must be exercised over every depart
ment to see that losses are cut to the
minimum, and that not only every
iarticle must be kept In its place, but
also that the warehouses must be well
stocked with goods to take care Of
any early calls for renewing the stock,
An example of the high efficiency un.
der which this class Of stores Is run
can be seen in the fur storage depart.
lment Of one Of the local stores. Dur.
ing the last summer they stored over
5000 articles valued at nearly mil.
!: lion dollars, and their total losses on
the same were S25.-Wall Street Jour.
nal.