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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-04
. 0NGRESS RECONVENES,
FACED BY PROBLEMS OF
DIPLOMATIC GRAVITY
cloud Caused by Ancona and
Persia Incidents - Both
Branches Ready to De-
bate Preparedness
100000 CUSTOM HOUSE
representative Moore Offers Bill for
Building Here-Sherwood At
tacks Defense Program

WARRINGTON. Jan. "A cloud hung
over the reassemblng OF Congress to-
Wy Following the holiday recess Grav-
Wy OF Senators and Represc tatives over
Foreign situation. growing out OF
he Ancpna and Persia incidents, was
pronounced
There was a brief session Of the SEN
ate, which adjourned out OF respect to
he memory of Supreme Court Justice
Lamar The House, however, plunged
Immediately into business feature Of
he days proceedings being the intro
duction of q bill by Representative J.
Hampton Moore, Of Pennsylvania, pro-
yidng for the appropriation OF S3OOO.0DO
Tor the purchase Of site and the con-
'truction Of a customs mouse in Phila-
deIphia The bill proposes that 81 10000
be spent for the site and $2OOO,OOO for the
building such an appropriation for
Philadelphia is warranted because It Is
now the second port Of the United
states.' said MIR. Moore.
Criminal fOolishness'' and without
sanity or excuse" were among the mider
terms used in n discussion of the Admin
istration's preparedness program by Rep
resentative Sherwood OF Ohio, Democrat
only surviving officer Of the civil War
In Congress.
In a speech in the House he denounced
the Administration plans in bitterest
terms. He asserted that the tax burdens
proposed would mean national bank
ruptcy and swift ruin OF the Democrats
party
COMMITTEES consideration and sneechos'
on 'he open floor regarding international
problems are assured I'm both branches of
Congress Various. Senators. including
Smith, OF Georgia. and Borah, are re-
ported planning addresses on diplomatic |
relations. That no curb is to be be'imposed |
on discussion of the Country's foreign |
affairs is tacitly understood. Sharp at |
tacts upon the Central Powers submarine |
campaigns and the Allies commercial in
references are believed certain.
oefore the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee today were numerous ques-
tions. including the resolutions OF Sem
ators Smith, of Georgia. and Lodge for
Investigation of the British orders lin
council and the Teutonic submarine
policy and unneutral conspiracies in this
Growing opposition. both to the pre-
1aredness and revenue programs. was
marked feature of sentiment among Con-
sressmen.
The Senate Naval Committee today
considered senator Tillman's bill for
D 100000 Federal armor plate plant, with
1000 tons capacity.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-04
DEFECTIVE BABY STILL LIVES:
PARENTS PRAY FOR RECOVER
Two-Day-Old Daughter of Angelo and Caroline Stro
Survives Operation at jefferson
Hospital

The chance in 100 1t nas to live is still
being fought for by the baby of Angelo
and Caroline Stroll, Sl3 Fitzwater street.
VINO got that chance when physicians at
the Jefferson Hospital operated on her be-
cause she could not I've unless the knife
was used. The infant was perilously near
death during the night. but had taken "A
slight turn for the better when daylight
arrived.
The Stroll baby, a 2-day-old girl. was
afflicted with meninEocele, which, unless
corrected, causes total paralysis and
death. Meningocelc causes bulging out
of section Of the spinal cord through an
opening In the spinal column due to one
of the vertebrae being missing
1t was the fourth child of the Strollis
and they were praying for its recovery.
Tor all the other children are physically
lit and they felt as though, If this baby
weathered the first storm, It, too, would
grow up normal child. But DR.. Simon
BlauErund told the parents that the only
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-04

| the way OF legal action and that II she
| did not he would cut her off without
cent. She also averred that he said that
there was another woman In the case
and that in January. 1905 he went away
and never returned
Divorce papers from Nevada were
served on the woman and she was
charged with extreme cruelty. She de-
Tended the action through lawyers in
Nevada, but the Vice Chancellor asserts
that there Is evidence that her interests
were not wisely II honestly taken care
OF a decree was given TO Lister, but
the opinion of the Vice Chancellor holds
that this Nevada divorce or attempted
divorce was "a plain case Of gross fraud
on the laws of New Jersey as well as
Nevada and that It must re regarded as
null and void"
ut has become n common practice in
the Eastern States among incompatible
spouses," the Vice Chancellor remarked,
Ito arrange for divorce without scan
dal taking advantage Of the laws of the
Western states, which seem to foster the
divorce industry for the benefit of their
legal practitioners" The Vice Chancellor
then describes the method of one going
TO a hotel to meet the specified time
under the laws OF the State d adds
that such n divorce trial Is often sham.
In the judgment of the Vice chancellor,
New Jersey will not recognize such a
proceeding where one Of her residents
subject to her power is one Of the spcuses
II is claimed that Lister went to Reno.
New. and after n six months residence
there began his suit for an ABSOLUTE di-
vorce on the ground Of cruelty. Two
DAYS after he obtained his decree Lister
left Nevada. and on December "a, 1905.
went through n marriage ceremony in
Colorado with woman on whose ac-
count he is alleged to have left his wife
II Is said that up to recent time that
hey lived In Chicago and tina. two chill
lren were born to them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-04
FIRE WRECKS HOSIERY
MILL; LOSS $4,000
Flames Driven by High Wind
Destroy Factory Building
at Clifton Heights

the mill of the Linenwear Hosiery Com
pany at Clifton Heights last night, The
damage, which was covered by insurance.
amounted to approximately $4,000. and
the mill will have to be rebuilt.
The fire was discovered by watchman,
who Immediately gave the alarm. Single
handed he fought the blaze for a while,
throwing buckets of water on It until he
was driven from the structure by the in
tense heat. Fire companies from Lans-
down and Clifton Heights rushed to the
scene, but could do virtually nothing, as
the two-story building was mass of
flames.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-04

nope for the baby to live was through
an operation. and an operation wasn't t
much of hope, for he said that in only
% of 100 such operations does the patient
live. But he said that surgeons at the
hospital were willing 20 take that 100 to
shot when there was no other hope, and
they obtained permission of the parents
to operate.
The father of the baby is day laborer
When he learned of the physicians de-
cision he and his wife got down on their
knees in their home and prayed that its
life might be saved All last night long
they prayed. and when dawn broke they
We're rewarded in the news that the child
still lived.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-04
Bill for Nationwide Prohibition

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The Congress
sional tight for national prohibition was
begun today when Representative Webb,
of North Carolina, chairman of the House
judiciary Committee. introduced resolu-
tion in the House proposing "A constitu-
tional amendment providing for nation
wide prohibition. Representative Webb
will lead the fight for the prohibition
measure both In the committee and in
the House.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-04

WASHINGTON. Jan, efforts to con-
tinue the joint congressional committee
on Rural Credits in order to provide leg
islation to establish a personal credit
system for farmers were defeated in the
House today.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-11-15

tor of a newspaper should be a
denatured political animal. The
editor of every newspaper should
be partisan and a member of
a political organization, but he
has no more right to serve his
readers with only one brand of
politics than a keeper of a butch
er shop has to advertise that he
is the only purveyor Of Socia-
lists beef-steaks in town.
The day Of the newspaper that
waxed fat because it gave I'M
divided allegiance to any par
ticular political party has passed
OR IS rapidly passing. No poll
tica. party is always right, nor
can all it's candidates always be
the right kind. No newspaper
that wears political collar can
ever hope to achieve complete
and lasting success. If it grows
powerful and rich by the sup
port Of a political organization
the next turn Of the political
wheel Of fortune is likely to
leave it bankrupt, for the Amer
lean people are VIGOROUSLY tickle
in their allegiance. The fault of
the partisan newspaper is not
in the fact that it's editorial col
umns give undivided support to
a political party, but in the fact
that often it's news matter is
colored to suit the political label
that the paper bears. We are
all familiar with the newspaper
that the morning after election
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-11-15
ETERNITY.

A colored preacher was try
ing to impress upon his congre-
cation the length of eternity.
eff a sparrow, bredden, should
take a drop of water from the
Atlantic ocean at Coney Island,
and with the drop of water in
his beak should hop a hop a day
until he reached the Pacific
ocean at San Francisco, and
when he got there should let
the drop fall into the Pacific,
and when this was done should
turn round and hop a hop a day
all the way back to Coney Island,
get another drop and do the
same thing all over, and keep
on doing the very same thing
until he had carried the whole
Atlantic ocean over into the Pa
cific, it would then be only early
in eternity" Prince
ton Union.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-11-15
TIE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER

The Independent newspaper
is the newspaper of today and
tomorrow. The partisan news
paper was the newspaper of a
quarter Of a century ago. Men
no longer read newspapers to
get their political opinions. They
read newspapers to get the
news and they want it told to
them fairly, honestly and with
out partisan bias. The parti-
san newspaper is no longer the
leading paper in the larger cit
les, where newspaper making
has reached it's greatest perfec-
ton. A quarter Of a century
ago there was not a great city
daily but wore a political label
somewhere in it's columns. To-
day there isn't a great daily of
the first rank that takes it's po-
litics straight. The evolution
that has come in the newspa-
per world will in the next de-
cade come to the small town and
county seat weekly.
A newspaper is business
enterprise. It must serve Demo-
Gratis, Republicans, Socialists
and bull moosers if it would
achieve its greatest success.
There isn't any more excuse, to
my mind, for Republican news
paper than there is for Re-
publican dry goods store or a
Democratic -four mill or So
cialist butcher shop. Do not
understand that I think the edi-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-11-15
THE KINGS ENGLISH.

The following examples of
how to write English are cleaned
from advertisements in the pub
lie prints and elsewhere: "For
Sale-$5.00 suits; they won't
last long," Bathing suits re-
duced to almost nothing" Don't
go elsewhere to be cheated; come
in here" Bulldog for sale; will
eat anything, very fond of chill
dren." "For Rent-A room, suit
able for a gentlemen IL by Is
feet" "Wanted-A boy to de-
liver oysters that can ride a BIZ
cycle" "Skirts Numbered in the
rear" "Wanted-Ten girls to
sew buttons on the sixth floor"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-11-15

claims that it's candidate has
won when the returns finally dis
close the fact he was showed
; under by about $4,000 votes.
We still have that kind of a
newspaper even in Oklahoma.
The newspaper that does such
a thing loses more prestige in
a day than it can regain in a
year. 1t may gain favor for a
aay with the political manager
Who persuaded the editor to run
his dope, but it will finally lose
caste with him, for the party
chairman will soon class this
editor as too easy a mark to be
worthy of consideration.
The editor of an independent
newspaper is a free moral agent.
He doesn't have to sneeze every
time the state chairman has an
attack of influenza. The parti-
san newspaper is supposed to
give space to the county or state
politics of its party. The editor
Of the partisan sheet is sup
posed to put the ticket at the
head of the editorial page even
though half dozen of the can
didates are three years in ar
rears on the subscription books.
A Republican dry goods mer-
chant doesn't give two bolts Of
calico to the good Of the Repub-
lican party. He gives what cash
he feels he can give to support
of the party, and he gets credit
for the same. The editor of the
partisan newspaper gives his col
umns, the thing that is his stock
in trade, and gets no credit for
it. The sorriest newspaper in
the world is the newspaper filed
with press dope from an Okla
homa City of Washington bur-
eau when the editor might be
giving the local news of his com
munity or town. The editor Of
an independent newspaper can
belong to a political party. He
can give of his time and money
to the support of that party, but
he can exercise his God given
right Of scratching the ticket if
a candidate doesn't measure UP
to the right standard. He can
be as bitter a partisan personal
ly as he desires, but he can adj
here strictly to the safe bust
ness rule of not mixing politics
with his business. w. Kay
ser, Of the Chickasha (Okla.l |
Star.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-11-15
ALL REMAINING 1916 ISSUES
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Let us send you free the Fore
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-11-15

I'm less than a year from the time
Mr.. Seymour finished his course at
Minneapolis Business College he was
getting $3.50 per month. He was so
efficiently trained his firm har now
transferred him to New York where
another raise is recorded. It would
pay more young people from this ter
ritory to attend this. leading up-to-
date school-Adv.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-11-15

Every article in this window
reduced 1870 per cent Shoes
half-soled on the inside while
you wait for 35c." Your baby
if you have one can be enlarged,
tinted and framed for 1919 per
dozen."- Fairmont Sentinel.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-11-15
HIDES AND FURS

We positively give more valuable illustrated in
formation relative to Hides and Furs than any
Prices for Hides, Furs, Pelts. Etc, and make
prompt returns for each shipment. We sell
Trapper's Supplies very cheap. Write for Crcu-'
lar, Shipping Tags, Illustrated Trap Book, Cata-
logue, etc.-its Free.
NORTHWESTERN HIDE & FUR CO.
Established 1890. Minneapolis, Mimi
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-11-15
Lauterbach Bros.
Redwood Falls, MINI
NAME OF OWNER

NAME OF OWNER DESCRIPTION LAND LOT BLK AMT
Htchcocks nd
Ihos Arnett,Lots $4,000
Rudolph KAHN, E13 Of Lot and all of Lots 10 II
red NIurset Lots IL i3 and II - a a50O
Subdivision No. Section Township i12 Range &c
R. Kohlnan
Martha Gordon West7O it of 1870
D. Robbins East 10 it. Of 81 ESQ
J: j. Tiffany 275O
Ella .aaS NJ Walters Walt 81 1 1890
H. Aldrih 1900
Aug; Hewsr s. 1900
NJ r. Robbins 81
u. A. McGettrick
A McGettrck
c. F Martin Commencing point 1o5 #: $.
Sc Corner Of Lot So from thence South 815 #
ming thence W; 80 # thence S. so #: thence
along long the North r line Of R. R right Of way 25a5
Geo Huhnekoch, Commencing at the Corner Lot
go it. thence North
- - p'~(S u 'e Hteheeeks srd Addition 1'1'
Christ Larson West SO it. of North y of 1850
pene the said @ coan held this 18th day 90
t sa2er+ A. D. 1916 ,,,ao,rzn
H. WARD Mayor
be paid in three equal instalmens payable
1Sh p g. 1ss per AHn0" until paid
Attest W wApn CA LUscHER.
City Recorder
HEREBY foregoing is copy of an
resolution by the Common
Falls nn relative the matters therein decbed that
the interested therein having lien
parcel of land such described his election
instead in the nstaments in and by said resolution
M @ pnbRoa Of this e notice
shall file notice such his election in the office of the City Recorder
1o-2t H. '" c City Recorder
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-11-15

The City Council Of the City Redwood Falls Minnesota doth hereby
described and situate in said city the respective Of set
and expense Of laying sewer six inches in diameter ss follows
ming South Mill Street Two Hundred and Seventy Feet 27o Com
Finn Street feet eco f East of the East line Of Ram
special
the property both sides the Street and abutng
without
uaton
Said abutting such Improvement
assessed the basis Of 25c front foot
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-11-15

1L-2t
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-05
REPUBLICANS TAKE
IN BULL MOOSERS
Rival Factions Unite and Nominate
Officers for State Ticket

1t was definitely arranged yesterday
by the "old guard" element of the
state republicans to take in the bull
moose" variety of the party who kicked
over the traces few years ago. This
was done in order to present solid
fr,nt to the democratic foreces at the
election in November. The amalgama-
ton of the rival factions took place
yesterday afternoon at the Hillman
hotel and National Committeeman Oil
yer D. Street of Guntersville directed
the taking in" of the repentant bull
moosers."
Following is the state ticket of nom
inees and electors selected by the joint
meeting of the reunited" republicans
yesterday:
W. S. Scott of this city, for presi-
dent Of the public service commission,
and Charles Rolan of Dothan for state
game and fish commissioner. Follow
Ing is the list of electors selected:
First district, Jacob Tanenbaum, Mo-
bile; Second. G. F. Schad, Brewton;
Third, Thomas ]. Dawsey, Dothan;
Fourth, Percy M. Pitts. Columbiana;
Fifth, Douglass Booth, Prattville; Sixth,
]. Green, Tuscaloosa; Seventh, Charles
r. Robertson, Ashville; Eighth, r. b.
Downing, Moulton; Ninth, D. M. Lewis,
Birmingham; Tenth, j. NJ Pennington,
Jasper.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-05
NIGHT WATCHMAN
F0U[LY MURDERED
Veteran Caretaker of Avon
dale Mills Is Ruthlessly
Slain While on Duty

John D. Bush, 1906 Fourth avenue,
north, Avondale, night Waterman for
the Conner cotton mills, Avondale. was
found dead at o'clock yesterday
morning in the mill yard by w. T..
Glen, an employee of the cotton mill.
with large cash on the back of his
head, where he had been murdered
Sunday night by an unidentified per-
son. A large oak stick was found ly-
ing by the side of his body. The MUIR
derer cut the watchman's belt off of
his dead body and took his revolver.
the police department and Coroner
Charles L. Spain were notified of the
murder and are working on the case,
blu. at a late hour last night no arrest
had been made. Nothing had been re-
ported missing from the cotton mill.
and it is a supposition that the murder
did not intend robbery.
The body was found lying on the
ground a few feet from~the main build
ing. his right arm was under his fore
head and his left arm stretched out
ward. Mr.. Bush was lying on his
watchman's clock and his lantern was
extinguished by his side.
The watchmans clock showed that
he had made his rounds at o'clock
and was proceeding on his o'clock
rounds when he met his death.
The deceased had been employed by
tbs Conner cotton mills for the last 10
years and was held in high esteem by
his employers. The last 10 years OF his
service with the company he was en-
ployed as night Waterman.
He Is survived by his widow, one
daughter and six sons. Funeral ar
rangements will be announced later by
the Johns Undertaking company.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-05
CONSOL|DAT|ONOF
STREET CAR LINES
TO Be CONSIDERED

At the conference of the commissioners
this morning. preceding the regular week
ly meeting, which will take place this
afternoon at 8 o'clock, nothing OF lmpor-
lance is expected to come up
Commissioner Weatherly stated yester-
day that the matter of the consolidation
of the Tidewater lines and the Birming
ham Railway, Light and Power company
lines would be brought to the attention of
the commission and that he would ask
for instructions in this matter. Mr..
sWeatherly stated that the commission
had unofficially turned down the applica :
rtion of the majority bondholders of the
Tidewater line for the consolidation of
the two companies and that in the event
a formal application was made he thought
the same action would be taken. Mr..
Weatherly's contention is that these two
companies would have to get the consent
of the city to consolidate. The Tidewater
has been in the hands of receiver for
sometime and has been a loosing propo-
sition since it's inception. A hearing mas
been granted on the consolidation by the
r Alabama public service commission for
October 2.
Some action may be taken in regard to
the proposed plumbing ordinance, al
though it is not known that any definite
plan has been adopted by the commits
sioners as yet.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-05
ILL HEALTH CAUSES
WEST END SUICIDE
&c. F. Wheelock in Fit of Dependency
Sends Bullet Through Brain

c. f. Wheelock, aged sc years, 20
Oak street, West End. committed sui
eide by shooting himself with 81
calibre liver Johnson revolver at his
residence yesterday afternoon at 2:so
o'clock The bullet penetrated the
BRAIN Death was instantaneous.
Mr. Wheelock has been i'll for sew
eral months and little hope was held
out for his recovery. is said to have
been the reason of his action. No one
witnessed the suicide.
Desk Sergeant X. P. Warren was
notified of the suicide and Detectives
Brannon and Macke were sent to the
scene to investigate. The detectives
stated that it was a plain case OF
suicide caused from i'll health.
The remains were turned over to
the Johns Undertaking company to be
prepared for burial. Funeral services
will be held from the undertaking par
lors OF the Johns Undertaking company
at o'clock this afternoon. Interment
will be made in Elmwood cemetery.
The deceased is survived by one son,
w F. Wheelock. ticket agent at the
Terminal station.