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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-03-10

Last Friday morning the infant
child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Pendle-
ton was accidentally burned by the
stove pipe falling across its face while
it was asleep. A physician was called
in and gave the necessary attention.
Mrs. Archie Swapp of Kanab is in
Cedar taking medical treatment. The
latest word from Kanab informs us
that Mrs. Edith Farnsworth Swapp,
who has been critically i'll, is improv-
ing.
Miss Jessie Gardner, who has been
employed in the Cedar Mercantile e.
Live Stock company's store as clerk
for several months, has forsaken the
situation to become the wife of Mr..
Chester Whitehead of st. George, and
the young ladies' place in the store
has been filed by Miss Miriam Cow
ington.
It will be noted from the number Of
final proof land notices that are be-
ing published in The Record of late
that Iron county is certainly being
rapidly settled up, and that it will be
only a matter of a very short time
until all the vacant government land
will have been taken up and patented.
Persons expecting to get homesteads
here should do SO before il is too late.
Joseph S. Berry of Provo, former
resident of this county, was in Cedar
City and Kanarra for day or two
this week in the interests of the Stu
debaker Brothrs' cars. Mr.. Berry has
been with this company for the past
two or three years and is All enthus-
iastic booster for the Studebaker car.
He states that he will be down this
way on demonstrating tour the COM
ing summer. We are always glad to
see "Jo." He is a first-rate fellow.
Arthur, the little son of George
Cory, was accidently thrown from a
horse last Sunday, sustaining a frac-
ture of the base of the skull. There
was continuous hemorrhage for "a
hours. But the attending physician
states that he will undoubtedly make
a good recovery. The horse the little
chap was riding became frightened at
an automobile and ran away with him.
The lecture given in the Tabernacle
last Tuesday evening at the request
of the Relief Society sisters, was well
attended. particularly by the ladies,
there being q Commercial club meet
ing on the same evening which drew a
good many Of the male population.
The Doctor handled the subject Of
"The Baby and its Care" in a very
comprehensive manner, giving much
valuable information and advice TO all
mothers.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-03-10
Landscape Gardening
ALSO FURNISHING OF

ALSO FURNISHING OF
Shrubs, Evergreens. Roses for Lawn
decoration; Tomatoes, Cabbage, Caul-
flower plants for your home garden.
AND DESIGNS FOR FUNERALS.
Let me take your orders for Ferns,
Palm and other House Plants, and
vegetables for your tables.
Cash with all orders.
Greenhouse at Floral Hill, Cedar
City, Utah.
THos. LAWRENCE Proprietor.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-03-10
Remarkable Aurora.

Owing to cloud hanging above the
horizon and serving as a screen an
aurora was observed about half an
hour before sunset at Viking, Alberta,
Canada, some months ago. Numerous
bright. hazy, milk-like streamers. APP
pcaring to have their source just be-
low the cloud" were observed dart.
ing to height of about Is degrees.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-03-10
Cedar City Eappenings
NOTICE

A meeting Of the stockholders Of
the Shire Horse company is called for
Saturday, March 18th, at 8 p. M, in
the Library auditorium, for the pur-
pose. of taking action to dispose Of
the horse, by sale or trade, and get
another. t. ]. JONES, President.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-03-10
Home Economies Society to Meet.

The regular meeting Of the Home
Economic society will be held in the
Domestic Science kitchen of the B. A.
c., Saturday, March 10, at $3.50, p. m,
as scheduled In the Year Book. All
ladies are desired to be present.
MRS. DEWEY THORLEY,
President.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-14
Distillery to Operate in Denver
in Spite of Prohibition Statute

is rated as Tow wine," which is
about Is per cent proof This is run
into double STILL" which contains
thirty seven boiler chambers. The
low wine" is run through each Of
these. boiling and reboiling, until II
tests at least $50 proof alcohol, to
meet the governments requirements.
Almost Pure Grain Alcohol.
According TO Inspector Dingley, OF
the Federal Revenue Bureau, the tests
at the new Denver Distiilery show
lS3 to 100 proof alcohol.
The placing of this pure grain alco-
hol on the market in its original state
would be a violation of the prohibition
laws. But its manufacture as q by
productis declared not to be against
the law. even though it must be done
under government supervision.
Before the alcohol is marketed II
Is converted into denatured alcohol BY
the addition OF 10 per cent wood al
cohol and I per cent benzine. This
renders II unht for use u medicine
or beverage. making of IL poison.
The Tivoli Brewing Company has
expended more than $4,000 on Its
new still and other machinery. II is
said on good authority. This Is the
first distillery Of any size to be estab-
iished in Colorado. One was started
at valverds about fifteen years ago
on . smail scale. but did not last long.
Another small still was licensed in
Southern Colorado = few years ago
but al net eDerato Ter long. 1ss
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-14
BY GERMANY

Berlin. Aug. i3-wireless via Say
ville) Main headquarters report:
Western theater-After limited en-
gagements yesterday afternoon on the
Ovtilers Pozieres sector the enemy
concentrated his whole force into an
attack at night between Thiepval and
the Somme .on the whole line. The
thrust between Thiepval and Guile
mont broke down with the heaviest
lspssas 70, .tha yaegEassers =, tEsprthtsr
south. as far as the Somme, there was
violent hand-to hand fighting with the
French. who always renewed their at
lacks. Fighting continued throughout
the night. Near Maurepas and east
OF Hem. fighting is still going on. Just
south OF the Somme a French attack
against Biaches failed before our fire.
On the rest of the front there was
nothing important
German patrols northeast OF Yer
melles. near Combres and south OF
Lushe made prisoners within the hos
tile line. Hostile accommodating enter
prises were repulsed. An English BIZ
plane was shot down southwest OF
Bapaume. Lieut.. Frankel. who took
part in successful air fights south OF
Bapaume on August 3, has received
the Order of Pour lie Merit.
Eastern theater: Front Of Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg--Rus n
attempts to advance south of Smorgon
and near Buebarzy were fruitless.
Hostile attacks west OF Zalocze were
repulsed.
Front OF Archduke Carl-Russian
attacks were Sepulsed west OF Mon
esterzyska and HSsczica. on the front
southwest of Stanisiau. partly through
our counter attacks.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-14
GRAFT SUSPECTS
HARD TO FIND
Accused OF Taking Money From
Saloonists, Using Mayor
Thompsons Name.

Chicago. Aug. 13.---The police have
been unable to obtain a trace OF Hen
ry Mcdonnell and Joseph Sparkle
witch, the two special investigators
accused of having extorted hush
money" from West Madison Street
saloonkeepers and cabaret owners
Further investigation disclosed that
besides collecting money supposedly
for protection, the two conducted
subscription list" by representing
themselves as political agents for
Mayor Thompson. They are said to
have represented to certain saloon
keepers that they would be permitted
to keep open on Sunday If they were
In right" with the city administra
ton.
The police have found they both
have records at Pontiac and believe
their right names are John Fay and
Herman Krones. They had been lv-
ing at Robey and Polk Streets, but
evidently were tipped off that the po-
lice were searching for them and dis
appeared.
Two women, one of them the girl
who accompanied the slayers of Po-
liceman Herman Malow on Joy ride
the night he was killed, were taken
to the Lake Street Station and ques-
toned. They were released after they
had given all the information they
knew concerning the two investiga-
tors
They did such good work on that
case" he said. that / put them to
work on the case of John Marshal,
of LAGRANGE, who was shot sew
eral weeks ago. Shortly after that
complaints began coming in from sa-
| loonkeepers that some one was COL
lecting tribute from them. We in
vestigated and found these fellows
were to blame"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-14
Efforts of Pennsylvania Sa-
loonists to Fill War Chest
Will Prove Futile.
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN TO
BE CARRIED THROUGH
Booze Dispensers Start Out
With Discount Stamp"
Scheme For Withholding
Money When Paying Bills.

Washington. D. c., Aug. 13.-Penn-
sylvania's Anti-SaIoon League flung a
straight-from- the-sh shoulder defiance to
the liquor interests and their 100000
slush fund, with the announcement
that the hardest fight in the history
OF the State" will be waged for local
option this fall.
Let them raise their slush fund"
declared Homer w Tope, the leagues
superintendent 1T will be a broken
reed upon which the liquor interests
will lean II they think a slush fund,
however large, will keep down the
temperance wave sweeping over
State and nation"
simultaneously with TOPICS def
ance, the move of the liquor interests
to raise 100000 with which to fight
local option in the Legislature was
launched in this city. 1t was with a
smile of contempt that Superintendent
Tope received the news.
He asserted that the Anti-Saloon
Leagues campaign will be waged by
more than 100 well-known orators in
all parts OF Pennsylvania, making the
best organized fight for local option
in the organizations history. Among
these speakers will be found former
ItlChHlOuQ I1ODScI},
who is expected to make several ad-
dresses in this city in October. .
There Is nothing new in the rails
ing of this booze mems corruption
fund" said Tope yesterday. The
plan Is new. but the money IS hand
led by the same persons who have
handled II In the past. They are the
liquor men.
LET them raise the .slpsh fund No
ore can prevent them. I believe, how
ever. the people OF Pennsylvania will
be very slow to contribute to perpetu-
ate traffic that Is the foe Of home.
church and State. No slush money
can keep back the wave which will
eventually sweep liquor traffic out of
Pennsylvania.
81 am not alarmed over the creation
of this corruption fund. The liquor
men have used them every year. /
am still ready to trust the pople. The
remedy Is for the 100000 Christians in
the State. on whom the responsibility
rests. to go to the polls in November
and elect men who will take the saloon
out of politics and turn 1t back to the
people"
The saloonmen yesterday had COM
mittees visiting the saloons In the CEN
trail part OF the city. dispos!ng of their
books OF war stamps" among their
own members. These books sell for
SIS and $40 and contain stamps of de-
nominations from to 10 cents The
saloonmen deduct ! cent from every
dollar they pay out for liquor or sup
plies of any kind. attaching a stamp
as its equivalent. on the receipt bill.
With 1900 saloons in Philadelphia
and $4,000 in the State, they expect to
raise fund of at least 100000 to
sexRt. tjsa >sssaeal tespttee RiVsx = 1y, d,rnes-
ing of these discount stamps TO the
merchants with whom they deal they
raise a war chest" without having to
go down into their own pockets
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-14

Denver. Colo, Aug. 13.-Colorado Is
to have its first distiliery, despite the
adoption Of the prohibition law. The
new plant will begin active operations
on a large scale this week and will be
conducted under government super
vision. The Federal license already
has been granted and q bond in a
large SUM has been hled to guarantee
the government against violations OF
the Federal liquor laws.
The distillery will be operated at
the Tivoli brewery, where the stills
and all necessary machinery have
been installed. A method 90 new that
even the revenue authorities in Wash
ington were unacquainted with 1t will
be used In distilling grain alcohol II
Ii called the vacuum method, and Its
use is being introduced here for the
FIRST time in this or any other country
Enormous vacuum TAnk.
The still Is an enormous vacuum
tank where the grains used In the
making OF beer. such ~ barley, corn
and rice, are boiled. The vapors car
rying the alcohol released from this
mash pass through big sheets which
disintreeate these v1pOrs into small
particles What II left Of III, mix
ture in the tank Is known N spent
beer. . product generally referred TO
a. near-beer. This latter u termed
the main product at the distiilery
and viii b marked - snel
3he vApo1 axadu9 - ~ unoell
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-14
GUERNSEY BREEDERS
TO HAVE BIG PICNIC
turisss Expected In Burkeville
Wednesday.

Progressive agriculture 10 the slogan
to be exemplihed by the Southside
Guernsey Club, at the big Gurnsey
picntr and 'feid Gay TO be neIde at
Burkevilie on Wednesday. Announce
ment OF the event and copies of the
program have been widely distribut-
I'D and large gathering is antici-
pated.
Inverness farm at Burkevtlle., the
home OF J. P. Agnew & Son. is the
scene OF the picnic Automobiles will
meet all Southern and n. & w trains.
The days program, issued by J. Garlic
ton Courier, secretary OF the associa-
ton. Is: =.
10 A M.-Tnspection of Guernsey
cattle
1890 A M-"Community Breed
ing" Prof. John r. Hutchinson. v.
P. /.
II A. M.---.'Breeding Guernsey Cat
tile for Pleasure and Profit" NJ. T.
Philips. of Pomeroy. Pa. Ia promin-
ent Guernsey breeder and judge).
IL A. Mcclure by Hon West
moreland Davis, Leesburg. Va, (iarg-
est Guernsey breeder in Virgtnia).
p. M.-Lunch and refreshments.
2 p. M-Discussion of Guernsey
cattle. Scale of points. NJ. T. Philips.
leader.
Classes of Gurnsey cattle will then
be led out for the visitors to inspect
and place.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-14
DRINKING DRIVER
GOES TO PRISON

Elk Rapids, Mich. Aug. 1s.-''No
man with even the smell OF liquor
on his breath should be permitted to
drive an automobile. / believe my
warning should be needed by all au-
tomobilists. Had l followed the rule
would not be going to Jackson
prison to serve from three to fifteen
years.
William Dorah, convicted OF man
slaughter as a result Of running down
and killing William c. Nutter, Jr.,
with his automobile the night of jan
uary II, grasped the bars in his cell
in the county jail and with trace
of tremor in his voice made the FORE
going declaration, says the Detroit
News
II was not intoxicated the night of
the accident. had been drinking.
that / admit. But my condition was
not such that l was driving blindly
or reckiessly. Still, when / was ar
rested there was that odor of liquor
on my breath and they said was
drunk
Had 1t not been for that I would
be a free man today. The testimony
that l gave and the testimony of my
witnesses would have stood before the
jury and would have been liberated.
But the fact that ] had a drink spelled
my ruin. I had to admit I had been
drinking and the jury evidently took
the position that having had a few
drinks I was drunk. Again / repeat
that no man has any right-or re-
gard for his own wehare-to drink
and drive an automobile at the same
time"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-14

Recruiting the story OF the taking
of Gorilla by the Italians, the cores
pondents pay high prise to the work
of the Italian artillery. One account
reads:
'On August the artillery sounded
the enemys whole front with the OBJ
ject of dtstracting his attention and
fixing the ranges accurately. On the
morning OF August our batteries
opened fire simultaneously on the
rocky barrier which from Sabotino to
-Cavafl6 defends the 1sonzo and
Gorilla to the west and against Monte
San Michele, which forms the north
ern edge of the Gorizian Carso. The
artillery action of the day. long and
carefully worked out. represented a
perfect example of concentrated fire
against fortified lines" Picture shows
Italians bringing up artillery to the
firing line
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-14
BY ITALY

Rome. Aug. 13.--Onicial: On the
lower Isonzo our troops continued to
progress. In the Monfalcone sector
after two days OF severe fighting we
captured Hill 121 and Dobeli. Further
north we crossed the Callone and ad-
vanced a kilometre to the east OF OPP
pacchiasella-
> On the northern edge Of the Carso
Plateau our twenty-third infantry d.
vision carried some positions on Mad
Logon, which was strongly defended
by the Austr1ans. They also took
1863 prisoners. including nfty-seven
officers as well as two medium -calibre
guns and some machine guns.
In the hilly tract east of Gorilla
we captured Hill 17l. north OF Tivoli.
making 54a prisoners. Some machine
guns also remained in our hands
On the remainder Of the front there
were the usual Austrian demonstra-
lions which were everywhere dispersed
by our hre.
Altogether since August 8. we have
counted 1898 Austrian prisoners. In
GLIDING $50 officers. During the sane
operations we have taken sixteen guns,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-14
BY FRANCE

Paris Aug 13.--Afternoon official:
North of the Somme the night was
calm. Our troops consolidated their
positions on the conquered ground. A
German attack from the direction OF
Combles against the church and Gem
etery Of Maurepas, which we oc-
cupied was stopped by our machine
on the enemy Eighty prisoners re-
manned in our hands.
On the right bank of the Meuse we
have made slight progress to the
southeast OF Fleury. The enemy at
tempted several small attacks in the
same region. which were repulsed
easily. The artillery on both sides
was very active throughout this Sec
tor
Adtutant Lenoy, yesterday, brought
down his seventh enemy aeroplane
which fell near Gincrey. department
of the Meuse. behind the German
lines. Last night French lombard
ing squadrons dropped 100 large
bombs on the railway station at Met,
Sablons. and on the railway work
shops and barracks Of Metz itself.
Paris, Aug. is.-Midnight official
North of the somme the Germans made
no attacks during the day. Some
small local actions enabled US TO cd
vance on the slopes OF 100 ridge. The
artillery fighting continues quite vio-
lent, IN the sectors ot sarlleuxx t atp1e
Chaulnes.
On the left bank OF the Meuse yes
terday evening strong German at
tack against our lines south of the
Avocourt Wood was checked by OUT
barrier and grenade fire.
On the right bank OF the Meuse
there was an intermittent lombard
ment. On the remainder OF the front
calm prevailed.
During the afternoon German
long range gun threw four heavy
shells toward Nancy,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-14
"BEER FARMS" TRICK LAW

Bridgeton, N. j.. Aug. 13.-Pro-
prietors OF beer FARMS" which sur
round Bridgeton and other no-license
communities, have begun business
again since they discovered a PRO
vided- clause, which is a
regular joke. In the law passed by the
last Legislature to put them out Of
business. The clause which furnishes
them with a loophole reads as fol-
lows:
Provided, however. that no per-
son or persons. corporation or corr
porattons. now or hereafter distilling,
fermenting. brewing any W the liquors
Aforesaid shall in any way ba affected
or governed by this section
It II said that the men who have
s'beer farms" now sell them to the
brewers. and a. there Ii nothing to
prevent the brewers from selecting
the former owner Of the farm" a.
lhe1r aeent the liquor selling goes on
] - - mnn ola ny.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-14
NEW STYLE OF
NEWSPAPER DlCTION

Americans are becoming more and
more habituated to scanning their
newspapers. 1t 10 not necessarily be-
cause they read specifically with
their minds. but because they read
quickly with their eyes. All the
American devices of heads which sum
Marie the news. and subheads which
direct attention to vital parts OF the
story that follows, are calculated both
TO cater to this habit and increase It.
The growing tendency among eve
ming newspapers in America of tell
ing practically all the salient points
Of the more important stories in head
lines is an effort, evolutionary rather
than scientific. to meet this condition.
Plainly, however. there Is q limit TO
the availability solely Of headlines.
Cutting the text down and thus max
ing room on the front page for an
abundance of heads Ia not success
full. because a superahundance OF heads
tends to throw all the news down to
general bewildering level OF typo
graphical value or lack OF value. In
a measure it works against the very
habit OF scanning which the Ameri-
can reader has cultivated.
A newspaper composed in vers libre
certainly would look odd, and most
assurediy would be weird to read.
But 1t is also certain that a news
paper page with lots Of open space in
its news lines would be wonderfully
easy for business men to read in their
trains and motors on their hurried
way to business; and 1t is equally GER
tain that a news story. told through
out in what practically are headlines
set in body type, would be the most
terse. lucid and sharp way of telling
many of those news events whose
whole Importance lies In certain few
outstanding facts.
Such a narrative style would be only
high development Of the present
Newspaper STYLE. It would demand re-
porting brought to an extreme OF ef-
nciency. It would, of course, demand
a newspaper diction utterly different
from all existing forms Of literary ex-
pression--but why should the Ameri.
can newspaper be at all like period
Gals or other printed forms Of pub
lefty?
Even the tyro in printing know,
that no reader reads the type letters
that form word. The slowest read
er's eye sees the word as a whole
Those who read more swiftly sec :
whole sentence at glance. It ID,
after all. as picture writing that type
must be considered. Why. then,
hamper news story BY q single un-
necessary word. II that word Ii In
troduced merely for the purpose OF
forming conventional diction From
The Mergenthaler Zines O. Type News.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-14

This Is very needy country"
writes DR.. H. w. Irwin from TIE
chow, West China, In a recent let.
ter to the Methodist Board OF For
eigh Missions. II have been great
ly depressed by the abject pover'y
of the poor and their fatalistic view
OF what seems to them inevitable.
Accustomed as am to extreme
forms OF misery. often come back
from our dispeneary fairly sick with
the thought Of It all.
The great middle class is missing
here. Only the rich and pitiably
poor are found. When the latter
become sick they speedily drift into
'beggary. Among this class free med
ical work 10 greatly needed. Tho
temporary dispensary that / have
opened on the street Is ministering
to a large number Of patients.
sTxechow 10 moro heathenish in
Its ways than other cities have
seen in China. Sin 10 90 open and
brazen. There are more beggars and
street gAmblers. Even the beggars
in rags gamble with their little
pieces OF money and eften show a.
much interest ~ do those With hum
dreds Of dollars 1t stake. .Strikins,
indeed. u the conkrAst between thu
dominantiy hs4khsn places and these
whore Chr1stiAAity has 1ecome . no.
~ = - a1vss = ulany oeuDte.s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-14
,EsNBBy PERSON IN THE !. 4 ..cs ~,
VILLAGE A CHRISTIAN

Two years ago in a mountain viii
lage in the Island of Hainan, China.
where the missionary visited. there
was not a Christian: now every one
in the village Is believer. They
built their church with their own
hands out of the material found on
the mountainside, The sides of the
chapel are made of bamboo poles
covered with red clay. The roof Is
made OF bamboo poles covered with
fan palms. The inside walls are
covered with Bible pictures and
Scripture texts. The chapel Is filed
every night with faithful followers
of Christ