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The Elbert County tribune., 1916-02-18
BOYS FORM THIEVES CLUB
Two Members of the "TerribIe Fifty
Eight" Arrested by the Police
In Orange.

Orange, N. 1.-THE arrest of two
lads, nine and ten years old, in this
city brought to light the existence in
West Orange of a club of small boys
banded together as the Crooks Ath-
letfc Club, or the Terrible Fifty
Eight" The object Of the club, as
ascertai1ed by Police Chief John Ora
bell. is tos promote petty thieving
among its members.
George Durr of 2 Orange place,
West Orange, and John McNerney of
elm street, that town. were paroled
to appear before the Juvenile court
on a charge of larceny. They were
arrested for shoplifting in Henry F.
Schmidt's store at 200 Main street
this city. They had taken pen knives.
cigarettes, flashlights and other loot.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-02-18
A GOOD CHANGE.
A Change of Food Works Wonders

Wrong food and drink cause lot OF
trouble in this world. To change is
first aid when person is i'll, particu
larly from stomach and nervous trou
bles. AS an illustration: A lady in
Mo. was brought around to health
again by leaving off coffee and some
articles of food that did not agree with
her.
She says:
For number of years l suffered
with stomach and bowel trouble which
kept getting worse until l was i'll
most of the time. About four years
ago left off coffee and began using
Postum. My stomach and bowels
improved right along but | was so re.
duced in flesh and so nervous that the
least thing would overcome me-
Then / changed my food and began
using Grape-Nuts in addition to
Postum. l lived on these two princi-
pally for about four months Day by
day l gained in flesh and strength un-
til the nervous trouble had disap-
peared. l feel that / owe my health
to Postum and Grape-Nuts.
Husband was troubled, for a long
time, with occasional cramps. and
slept badly. Finally l prevailed upon
him to leave off coffee and take
Postum. After he tried Postum for
few days he found that he could
sleep and that his cramps disappeared.
He never went back to coffee" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.
Postum comes in two forms.
Postum Cereal-the original form
must be well boiled. 15c and Csc
packages.
Instant Postum-a soluble powder
dissolves quickly in cup of hot wa
ter, and, with cream and sugar, makes
delicious beverage instantly. 3oc
and SOC tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious and
cost about the same per cup.
There's Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-02-18
Workmen's Pick Uncovers Hidden
Crime More Than a
Year Old.
BURIED IN QUICKLIME
With Identification OF Body as That of
Man Missing Many Months, Former
Employee Is Placed Under
Arrest.

Philadelphia. A workman who
drove his pick into a wooden box
buried In the cellar of an old building
that was being razed in this city. un-
covered hidden mystery. The box
was carried out and broken open. In
1t was a brass-bound trunk and in
the trunk was the body of man part
ly destroyed by quicklime. The body
had also been covered with strips Of
leather, which had been soaked in
acid to hasten the work OF decay and
destruction.
Within a short time the police OF
the city had established the identity
Of the murdered man. From the teeth,
partly destroyed notebook and few
remnants Of clothing, the body was
recognized as that Of Daniel ]. Nc
Nichol aged rs. who had disappeared
from his home on March 30, 1914. Nc
Nichol was in the leather business
and had for his foreman Edward ].
Kelley, who. after the failure of the
leather concern, opened laundry in
the building under which the body of
McNichol was found.
Quarrel Led to Killing
There had been financial transac-
tions between McNichol and Kelley
and 1t is the theory of the detectives
that the men quarreled In the office
of the leather company on March 80,
and that Kelley struck down his en-
ployer, placed his body in the trunk
and took the latter in his wagon to
the building where the laundry was
opened up the next day. About the time
CT McNichors disappearance, Kelley
was seen at work excavating a hole
in the cellar of his new place of bust
ness. He said he was digging a place
for furnace.
Following the discovery of the body,
Kelley read in a paper that he was
wanted, and. after consulting his wife,
telephoned to the police that he was
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-02-18

Samples of clothing made from flour
and sugar sacks have been received by
the commission for the relief of Bel
GUM. and indicate to what extent ne
that war-stricken territory. Children
are suffering not only for clothing.
but for shoes, as no raw material has
entered the territory since its occupa-
tion by the German army more than
afteen months ago.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-02-18
Chief Won Goose But Los. Job.

West Berwick. Pa.-Chief of Police
George w. Sliker took a chance at a
party and won goose, but drew a sus.
pension from Chief Burgess C. w.
Freas. He is charged with allowing
gambling and supporting the gambling
by participation"
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-02-18
DANISH PIMPLES QUICKLY
Easily and cheaply by Using cutlcura
Soap and Ointment. Trial Free.

Smear the pimples lightly with Cuti-
cura Ointment on end of finger and
allow it to remain on five minutes.
Then bathe with hot water and Cuti-
cura Soap and continue some minutes.
This treatment is best upon rising and
retiring. but is effective at any time.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard. Cuticura, Dept. L.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Ady.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-02-18
Fined for Sleeping In Station.

Boston.-Gecrge S. White of no
place in particular except the North
station in Boston. was recently fined
slO by Judge Burke in municipal court.
White admitted he had slept In the
station while standing erect and that
his position caused great crowd to
collect.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-02-18
Mrs. Hens SAVINGS.

Liza Spriggs is afful forehandud," !"
admired Mrs. Jonathan Hep to her
neighbor, ''she sez she amt gonna let
nothin git ahead Nv her, sose she's
got her new dry thet she got fer
Christmas all writ up till next August
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-02-18
Hint for Knockers.

If you want to knock, get hammer
and nail lies.-From the New Era,
Published at Federal Penitentiary,
Leavenworth, Kan.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-02-18
In the Trunk Was the Body of a Man.

willing to submit to arrest. After he
had been questioned he was held as
suspect, but subsequent develop
ments resulted in a formal charge of
murder being lodged against him.
Kelley declares he is innocent and
says McNichol is alive and that he
had met him number of times since
his disappearance.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-02-18
Too Much for Paw.

Little Lemuel-Say. paw. are there
any people living on the moon?
Paw suppose SO. son.
Little Lemuel-What becomes OF
them on dark nights when there isn't
any moon
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-02-18

Fools and children can be relied up
on to tell the truth-at the wrong
time
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-02-18

Home is bower of bliss to some men
only when it's the left bower.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-21
FROM LUCILE'S DIARY

| happened to be at Lora Gilmore's
 when her new evening wrap came | home yesterday. I could not help feeling that she was pleased to have
 me observe Efdelia's name on the box.
 1 "Oh," I said, aren't you the fash ionable lady to have your things made
 by. such an artiste! I wish l were
 effluent enough to patronize her." 1 Well don't myself usually" ex plained Lora, but as we have season 1 tickets for the opera with some
 friends Frank insisted that I have a
 really handsome cloak for once. ] feel horribly extravagant, but it's beauty, isn't it?"
 Indeed 1t is, and I'm glad you have
 such a stunning wrap. You mustn't t feel extravagant, dear. for I know | you'll wear it for years. That hood
 effect is perfectly fascinating. My lclever cousin Fannie is making an %vening cloak for poor little me, who can't go to Fidelia or her class, and I should love to have burnoose like this. do wonder, Lora, whether you | would be so marveIously good as to | let Cousin Fannie get an idea from your wrap. It wouldn't be a copy if | she does follow yours, for the coiors and materials are quite different. and yet, 1t would be most helpful to Cous- l in Fannie if she could see this won derful cloak"
 Certainly, Lucille. have her come over and look at it all she wishes" said Lora cordially. I think she was pleased.
 Thank you very much" I return ed, but I believe it would be better for me to borrow it for little while and let her look it over at home It would be less embarrassing to her, as she doesn't know you. You wouldn't mind, would your"
 Why, no, guess not" Lora re- piled
 Its perfectly dear of you" I con- tinued, land I appreciate your kind ness. I'll just take it home with me now, and perhaps I can get one of my friends to bring me over here with it to might in a car. Then you won't ped 1t up in the box myself and hur- ried away.
 After Cousin Fannie, who is re- markedly delft with her scissors as we'll as with her needle, had cut a pat tern of the hood and taken notes of the novel fastenings and all the de- tails that I wished copied I called up George Requier and asked if he could the evening
 '1 can," he replied, laughingly, "but I hope to take you somewhere else as well. A friend has just given me two ticwets to a philosophical banquet quite an exclusive affair, where there will be some renowned speakers from out of town. I was on the point of calling you to see about it when you called me. Will you go?''
 "Yes, thank you! Luckily I happen to be free this one evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-21
HOW TO SAVE ON COAL BILL.
Hints to Domestic Consumers on An thacite Eeonomy-How to Feed the Furnace.

The following suggestions for the economicay utilization of anthracite by the domestic consumer have been put out by the Anthracite Bureau of Information at Wilkes-Barre:
 In the first place the householder should ascertain definitely what size of coal is best adapted to his furnace, his cooking range, his fireplace, or his base burner, and whether the draft of his chimney requires free-burning or one of the harder varieties of an- thracite. The heating of the home cal basis of efficiency. The consumer should ask himself whether or not he is getting a dollars worth of heat for every dollars worth of fuel he con sumes. Probably he is not. The fault may be with the stove or furn- ace. or with the kind of fuel he is using. or with his method of regulat- ing the stove or furnace. Quite fre- quently that same faithful old stove or furnace is unjustly blamed, when it is in reality the method of regula- ton that is at fault.
 Sometimes the combustion chamber is not sufficiently filled, or it may De too full. The top of the fire-brick lining in the range, cylinder stove, or hot-air furnace, and the bottom of the feed door opening into the steam or hot water boiler. are the definite gauges Dy Wnlcn the nelgnt or the fuel bed should be judged. Fill the fuel space of the furnace, stove, OF boiler according to these suggestions, heaping the coal slightly in the cen ter. The fuel space should be filled twice day in winter weather The last time should be late at night as is convenient. There is loss in both economy and comfort if smaller quan- titles of anthracite are added to the fire several times day with attend ant shakings. The grate should be shaken only until a bright light shows underneath, and this should be done only twice a day. Additional shalsings permit unconsumed coaG to pass through the grate bars. When the furnace is filled at night the fire should be checked or damped down the morning. Steam or hat water
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-21
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Why Not Have Street Department
 Clear Walks Of DeIinouents.

MT. Editor: In response to newspa- per notices and public discussions re- garding cleaning walks of snow: a1- low me to suggest the advisability of the street department supplimenting the work left undone by delfnquent citizens, who fail to clear their walks of snow within the time limit, charg- ing the property holders for the work done.
 It seems to the writer this plan would serve a larger public interest than prosecution of the individual could possibly do.
 What the property owners and citi- zens alike want is proper freedom and I believe everyone is willing to pay for work done. But let the money be expended for labor done on the street rather than for lawyer fees and court charges.
 The department is already equipped to do this work. Why not let them do it?
 The street department already have charge of our walks and if property owners fail to keep them in proper condition the street department can make the necessary charges and charge the cost of the work against the property-the same as done in oil ing and sprinkling. why not the same regarding clearing away the snow?
 Respectfully yours,
 TAX PAYER.
 Norwich, Dec. 19, 1916.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-21
THEIR REGARD FOR OTHERS.

It was a most touching appeal which was made by two young men, one having just become of age and the other close to it. to the superintendent of Sing Sing prison when having been sentenced to death for the commission of murder they asked to have the date of the execution advanced three days in order that it might all be over with and their families given a chance to get settled down before Christmas.
 There was no reason which stood in the way of granting the application and it was compiled with. They went to the electric chair without a tremor and they will have been buried a day or two before the holiday arrives. They paid the penalty for their crime and they paid 1t without wavering, but they showed that they had some con- hardened they had become they had not entirely forgotten those who were left to mourn.
 But how much better 1t would have been if they had manifested some such concern for those who were near and dear to them before they struck the fatal blow or fired the shot which took away the lives of others, or if they had given thought to those who were to be left by those they murdered before committing their crimes. There are many of just such criminals who come to realization of their position too late, They fail to think in advance of the penalty, or if they are so toughened that the penalty as applied to them has no terrors, they neglect to think what the paying of the price means to their parents. The lesson which they have furnished is one which can be learned by many others who unfortunately will go the same way. The need of greater foresight and less hindsight is in evidence every day, but how many are there who will profit by their example7
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-21
PRESIDENT WILSON'S MOVE FOR PEACE.

Though he takes great care to inn press upon all the nations addressed the fact that he is not offering media ton, and that he has not been moved to action by the recent overtures which were put forward by the central powers, but solely as a friend and as the representative of a neutral nation, President Wilson in his notes to all the nations engaged in the European war lays emphasis on the need of peace. He points out that while all are strong for the future peace of the world such a matter cannot be con- sidered until after the present trou- ble has been adjusted.
 It is not to be supposed that any of the belligerents are anxious to con- tinue the war for wars sake. They are all desirous of peace if such a peace can be secured as they favor, but just what each side demands has never been clearly and fully set forth. It is understood in a general way but not in the concrete and that is what the president thinks ought to be set forth for as he says Tt may be that peace is nearer than we know" and there Is the possibility that the avowal or their respective views which he seeks would be the means of it's &C., complishment.
 Certainly no harm can come from the move and if it should prove to be the step which would lead to lasting peace 1t would be the cause for everlasting joy and thanksgiving. If it is possible thereby to bring about a satisfactory understanding between the nations the wisdom of preventing the further slaughter, demoralization, ruin, suffer ing and torture cannot fail to have It's appeal.
 President Wilson has drafted his note in such a manner that it cannot be interpreted as meddling. He has not suggested that one side should agree to the terms of the other. He has in plain manner set forth the need of a better understanding of the demands of each, that out of the dis closure 1t might be possible to reach a solution of the terrible and tremen- dous struggle.
 There is of course only one purpose m the appeal and that is the ending of the conflict which has set on fire the whole of Europe and from which the neutral nations of the world as well as the belligerents have suffered and are suffering.
 It is unfortunate that this note has followed the move of the central pow CTS, but having been given to under stand that 1t is in no way based thereon, 1t should be, as is asked for by the president. considered on it's own merits and as if it had been made tn other circumstances"
 It is certainly to be hoped that it will be the means of accomplishing what is so greatly needed-peace. What happy outcome it would be at this particular season.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-21
REMiNiscENcEs OF PRESIDENT
 WILSON'S COLLEGE DAYS
By Dr. inazo Nitobe of the Imperial
 University of Japan.

Tokio, Dec. 20.-The reelection of President Wilson has caused pr. Ina 20 Nitobe of the Imperial University to write some "reminiscences of the days when he and MT. Wilson were fellow students in the graduate de- partment of political and economic science in Johns, Hopkins University.
 MT. Wilson showed even then that he was a man apart" said Dr. Mi tobe. When he went to Johns Hop kins he specialized in political econ omy. He was about 28 years of age, four years older than I and older than most of his class. His demeanor was always gentlemanly and dignified and he always Impressed us by his ma turity. In our seminars the students would often turn to him on a. debated question and ask What about it, Will son g."
 Dr. Nitobe recalled that President Wilson was a great admirer of Bag ehot, the English essayist, and that when he wrote his Congressional Gov ernment, he had in mind Bagehot's phrase Parliamentary Government or governments in which the executive work is strongly influenced by com- mitteeS of the legislature. MT. Wilson often read papers in the seminars which latter appeared in his book and which caused him to be widely known.
 
 lessor Nitobe, "our professor gave me Aristotle's Politics, the main points of which I was to tabulate. When 1 came to Aristotles references to milk as an essential in the proper nourish- ment of the young, I was in quan- dary whether or not I should put it down. I did so but was somewhat cha grined when my fellow students laughed at my including milk as one of the essential points of Aristotle's took it most seriously and I remem- her that I was greatly comforted by seeing him copy my tabulation with great care. And in book called The State which MT. Wilson wrote later and which has been translated into Japanese I was very happy to discover that he gave a resume of Aristotle's political doctrines and that the points which he brought out were almost identical with the tabulation which had caused the other men to laugh"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-21
Use of National Forests for Water
 Power DeveIousnept

In the fiscal year 1916, says Henry $. Graves, Chief of the Forest Service, in his annual report, 20 new water power projects which utilize National Forest land began operation. This was an increase of Is 1-2 per cent. in the total number. In the fiscal year 1915 the number of new projects which began operation was F. Forty two per cent of the total developed water power of the United States utilize national forest land, the forest service figures show.
 Development of relatively small pro- jects is particularly in evidence, ac- cording to Mir. Graves, in the Rocky Mountain states. California leads in the amount of power under permit and in operation. The number of trans mission line permits in effect was in- creased by 13 during the year. The 40 applications for power projects per- mits received in 1916 included from Alaska-a notable evidence, according to the report, of increased local inter est in power development on National Forest lands there.
 Concerning the report prepared by the Forest Service in response to resolution of the Senate calling upon the Secretary of Agriculture for in formation regarding the ownership and control of water power sites and any facts bearing on the question as to
 
 ownership and control of hydroelectric power in the United States, MT. Graves says: This report presented in far greater detail than has ever been attempted before an exhaustive analysis of the general power situa- tion. It showed a marked concentra- tion of definite and complete control of a large percentage of developed water power by very few compan- les. Data presented regarding inter- relationships through common direcors and principal officers indicated a marked tendency toward association or community of interests, particular ly between the principal holding com panies- The movement toward con- centration in commercial central sta tions of all the primary power em- ployed in the electrical industries and in manufactures was found in all sec t1ons of the United States, the rate of concentration during the period 1902 1912 being highest in the South Allan tic states and the extent of concen- tration greatest in the Western states.
 The rate of increase in water power
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-21

boilers should have the fire space fill- ed with coal at least to point level with the bottom of the feed door open ing, and one feeding should be suffici- ent for twelve hours, if the drafts are properly adjusted. Once in the morn ing and once in the evening are the only times when attention is neces- sary under normal weather condi- tions. Ashes should be shaken down before the furnace or stove is refilled with fresh coal.
 The common error of leaving open the feed door and admitting cold air over the hot fuel bed and at the same time cooling the heating surfaces should be avoided. All air necessary to combustion should be drawn through the bed of coal and fire and all checking of draft should be ac- complished by shutting the ash-pit door and opening the check damper in. the stove pipe Thus all the heat possible is held in contact with heat ing furnaces.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-21
CHANCE TO HELP THE ALIENS.

The bureau of education of the de- paTtment of the interior is making a countrywide appeal to make a Christ mas present to your country in in- ducing one non-English speaking i'm migrant to learn the language of America" This is in keeping with the campaign which 1t started some months ago to create a greater inter- est among the aliens in this country in the educational opportunities which lie before these people. Such an ef- fort of course deserves the greatest encouragement and the appeal which is being made cannot meet with too large response.
 There are millions who have come from abroad. who have little or no command of the English language. That means that they are getting some of the benefits which this coun- try furnishes in the way of labor but they are not getting all the advantages which are open to them either for their own good or for the good of the country. They are not coming under the influences which will tend to make them better citizens and nothing is more desirable than the improvement of the citizenship of the people who live in this country.
 The foreigner who locates here is invariably anxious that his children should get all the advantages In the way of an education. It Is highly i'm portant that those who may be be- yond the school age should be encour- aged to improve the chances which are offered them to learn at least to read and write. Bringing them to such a realization would be not only a most valuable Christmas present to them but to the country. It is a good work which has been undertaken and one which deserves the greatest success.