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The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-15
Westerly DRUG STORE Headquarters for Xmas seals, cards.
 holly boxes, etc.

Robert Weaver, four-year-old ne- gro boy living in the southwest part of town, died Wednesday from the effects of ptomaine poisoning caused by eating canned blackberries.
 Read the article in this issue. Americas Christmas" It will do you good and point some things out to you on the subject of giving" to the needy. Turn to it at once and read it.
 A member of the finance committee of the Good Fellows Club received A letter from Col. A. M Ellsworth, who IS now on the Atlantic coast, enclos ing check for S2.00 for the work of making merry Xmas for the poor of the city. This is $2O0 we'll invested. Is your name on the list? Do it now.
 l Will sell at public auction at my place, 3 miles east, mile north of Prescott, 2 1-2 miles south of Bough- ton, IA miles east of Bob Hawkins. on Wednesday, Dec. goth, at 10 o'clock lot of household goods, cows. mules. some chickens, wagon and harness, etc. Come and buy some of these things at bargain. Jas. E. Peter son. J. W. Nelson, Auct. 15d2
 At the Park Hotel: G. T. Bodeau, Fred Muller, Memphis; NJ. NJ. flaw klns, Milton B, Rose, Little Rock; Nathaniel Dyke, Jr., Fort Smith; w. H. Hannabery, Philadelphia; Hugh Bohanson, St. Louis; T. o. Hollon, Philadelphia; II. E. Thomas, New Or leans; F. E. Heigaman, Beloit, Wis; j. D. Bates. Bentonville; Chas. S. Holt, Nashville; Len Shelton, Hope.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-15

Ed Colvert made business trip to Rosston last night.
 J. H. Cornelius is attending to busi- ness in Hope today.
 Miss Era Lewis left this morning for Little Rock, where she will spend few days visiting friends.
 Lavallieres, gold filled and solid gold, sold from $100 to $2000, at Hesterly Drug Store.
 MULES-I have 30 head of six year-old mules and few horses and mares for sale. J. H. Cornelius, City Livery Barn. 15d8
 Thos. c. McRae, Sr., has returned from Nashville, Tenn, where he at tended meeting of the standing com mittee on church benevolence of the Presbyterian church.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-15

Still cutting hair and shaving at the West Side Barber Shop.-You are next. Cragan X Cummins.-Advt.
 FOR SALE-5-room cottage, good size lot, desirable part town, at sacri- flee price if sold at once. Moore & Martin.
 Read the advertisements in today's paper.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-15
Local News

Bracelet watches from $4.00 to $15.00, at Hesterly Drug Store.
 Nat Martin is on business trip to Gurdon today.
 Genuine Cameo solid gold rings, $500, at Hesterly Drug Store.
 Chas. s. Holt of Nashville, was a business visitor to the city yesterday
 Guthrie Drug Stores window of genuine Parisian Ivory will help solve your Xmas problems. If
 The board of stewards of the Meth odist church will meet at the church this evening at 7:30
 Clyde Marsh and o. H. Helbig are out on the Prescott & Northwestern this week hunting.
 Johnsons, Jacobs and Elmers choco- lates in plain and fancy holiday pack ages, at Hesterly Drug Store.
 Mir. and Mrs. Will Trevillion and children of Smithton, arrived in the city this morning and will be guests of relatives.
 Miss Pearl May of Dodson, who is teaching at Philadelphia, passed through the city this morning en route home to spend the holidays.
 Nyals' Cherry Cough Syrup-pleas- ant to take, will relieve Coughs, Group and Sore Throat 25c, at Hesterly Drug Store.
 Mrs J. A. Colvn and daughter, Miss Daisy of Winfield, La, has ar rived in the city and will be guests for few weeks of w. C. Colvin and family.
 APPLES-Black Twig, Wine Sap Gayne and Ben Davis, in building next Boswell X Higgason's store. For sale by the bushel, by the box, by bar rel or by the dozen. J. H. Watson. 3t
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-15
Giles Bros.
 Grocery Phone I57 or No. 8.

All who have notes and accounts due me will please call and make good. cannot carry them any longer. A. Monson. l4-6d-4w
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-15

Greatest bargains in Grand, Up- right and Player Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machines at A. Monson's Mu- sic Store.-Adv. If
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-15

Photographic Kodaks fulfill every requirement. for the Xmas Gift worth while. Come in mad see for yourself. Guthrie's, Kodak Headquarters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16
GRIP ON THE WANE
AFTER 6 WEEKS HAVOC
Cold and Anticipating Cam
paign Help TO Check Epidemic.

The grip epidemic is on the wane.
After a steady climb of six weeks the
bend of the curve seems to have been
passed, according to the report given
out yesterday noon by the Health De-
partment. Deaths from grip, pneumo-
MIA and bronchial diseases decreased TO
4l2 for the week ended yesterday from
the high figure Of sol for the previous
week.
That there is still a grip epidemic is
seen from the fact that last weeks
deaths from grip were ninety, as com
pared with eighty-fve the previous
week. and compared with ten for the
corresponding week last year. The
deaths from grip for the last four
weeks have been running from eight 10
fifteen times as many as in the CORE
spending weeks of the previous year.
DR.. Charles f. Bolduan. director of
the Bureau of Public Health, said that
the brisk cold weather had helped TO
check the epidemic and that the
Health Departments campaign against
sneeZIng, coughing and splitting. to-
gether with warnings TO avoid crowds,
also had played an important part in
bringing the winter grip drive TO q
standstill.
The anti-spitting campaign is still be-
ing carried on. although the wariness
Of spitters is decreasing the number OF
summonses. A total OF 1920 sum-
monses was handed out in FIVE days.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16
Hydrogen Gas Explosions
Frequent i'm Submarines

hydrogen gas explosions IN subma-
rines have been frequent in all navies,
and several have occurred on American
boats within the last few years.
Asphyxation by chlorine gas generated
in the batteries was the thing most
feared by submarine crews. and II was
this fault that the Edison battery was
supposed to overcome.
The Edison battery contains a potash
solution instead Of sulphuric acid. and
the only metals used in its construc-
ton are steel and nickel. Should the
container leak, no poisonous gases can
be generated, but II was found that the
battery gives off more than double the
usual amount Of hydrogen gas during
the process Of charging. This excess
of hydrogen was TO be carried away by
fans, and the fan capacity of the E-2
was doubled. Later, at the request of
the installing company, the fan ar
rangement was changed to, afford a
more adequate cooling, as the batteries
showed signs of overheating.
Naval officers were skeptical and dis
liked the battery for several reasons,
regardless Of the fact that il did away
with chlorine gas and sulphuric acid
/ gas and that the potash solution had
| the property Of absorbing the carbonic
! acid gas in vitiated air. More power
was necessary 70 charge IL and the ex-
cess of hydrogen was considered dan
gerous.
Before the batteries were installed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16

they were put through exhaustive tests
at the Edison works and by the govern
ment. They were submerged IN salt
water for months and then tested Tor
chlorine gas; they were tumbled end
over end and thrbwn from moving
trucks to see if they would break, and
a a final test they were put IN an APP
paratus that dropped them a distance OF
one-half an inch 100000 times. Ihey
were then placed in the e.
The first test Of the new batteries in
actual service was made last November,
when the E-2 took long trip up Long
Island Sound under the observation OF
naval and electrical experts. No pub
lie report was made OF the perform
ance. but il was understood that the
experts were not exactly pleased.
From 20 per cent of hydrogen IN
the air forms the most explosive MKT
are. Either above or below that hgure
is too little or too much gas 70 make
the danger of an explosion great. Ihose
that have occurred on other boats OF
The United States navy have been OF a
mild nature and have been caused by
the stopping Of fan or other minor
accident
Other navies. however. have suffered
fatal accidents of this kind. The ex-
piosion comes when the miXture Of gas
and air has reached the proper proper
tons and is set OFF by a spark or a
light carelessly handled. Such an ex-
piosion occurred on the FL at Homo
ullu Just before she made the trip on
which she went 20 the bottom with the
loss of her entire crew. Another sim
lar explosion happened on the Ga
when one Of the crew fell across two
battery connections, forming a short
circuit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16
FIGHT TO CLEAR
DEATH AV. WON
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compared with the proposed 1913 set
Element, which the city has imposed
upon the railroad. 10 meet better city
pian and 70 overcome the pubic oblec-
lions made to the 1913 proposition.
The railroad, under the new plan;
will 20 through n tunnel under lnwooi
Hill from the Ship Canal to Dykman
street. and over Dykman Street By VIA
duct. obviating any change In the grade
of tho street IL will construct root
over its right Of way through Wash
inpton Park. and il will roof over its
main line tracks along Washington
Heights from l53d Street TO l35tn
street. The tunnel along Riverside
Park will mean largely amplified park
space. better park development and the
maintenance OF uninterrupted park
slopes on park plan approved by thf
city.
Between Eighty-second and Seventy.
second Streets the railroad VIII go by
subway. this construction being neces-
sary 70 give an approach TO the ran
roads Sixtieth Street yard. An elc-
waited lire will be constructed along
the new and existing Twelfth Avenue
from Fitty-ninth Street 10 THIRTEEN
Street. and an elevated line from the
NITIltln oLiftk shiu W 10
terminus on a right of way through
private property 20 the east OF West
Street, which the railroad will acquire
AZ its owr expense.
The Improvement calls for complete
electrificat.on by the railroad and the
restoration Of Riverside Park. PARK
Commissioner Ward was highly elated
because he had succeeded in getting
the railroad to restore the park. Bor'
ough President Marks declared that the
settlement would be va great blessing
to the city"
Under the proposed agreement in
1918 the land parcels referred to for
exchange bordered the railroads right
Of way from Spuyten Duyvil Greek to
Sixtieth Street. The land was of little
value to the city and the railroad
wanted to buy it. The Controller 2:
that time appraised the land and found
that its value would Offset whatever
was to be paid by the city for the worA
az lnwood Hill. Fort Washington Park
and Riverside Drive, with a balance in
the city, favor of sl63,sS7. 1t is this
amount, evidently. which the Controller
now says the city would contribute.
Most Of the Objectionable features
Of the proposed 1913 plan seem to have
been overcome IN yesterdays settle
ment. The railroad went much further
than it would go in former negotia-
tions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16
sicians believe that the burns on hts
face will not be permanent
Rody Hurled from Boat.


Martin Conlcy. marine, was passinc
the dry dock when the explosion came
There was % big roar he said.
saw smoke come curling up from inc
E2's hGtchway sort Of grey SMOKE
that melted away in the air The BODY
Of q man shot out Of the companion
way upon the deck. and J saw an arm
stretched ont Of the hold Of the boat
II seemed to be grabbing for some
thing Then men came running from
an directions. and | heard the navy
yard bell begin 90 ring.
Rear Admiral Usher said IN thS
reporters yesterday that the b. mao
been fitted with Edison batteries IN 'h'
early part Of December. she had run
several trial trips with them and 'hen
had been put into drydoek on Decem-
Der so Tor repairs.
As far as know" he announced,
there was nothing explosive aboaro
her. She is fitted with Diescl engines
burning a heavy oil 30 TINS d'SpoSeS u
Casolenc as cause.
Mr. Edison. who attended the dinner
Of tho Ohio Society last night, serb
bled on the bottom or note "h it
asked him for hls opinion as 10 tne
CauSC OF the accident ~ NNf'
may be caused by many things. nav %
no data upon the one to-day.
When seen at the Hotel Martinique
last night Secretary Daniel $ said thai
he was deeply crieved and concerned
over the explosion and expressed his
intention Of remaining in the city IN
m It's definite cause was established:
81 am especially interested in obtain
INC complete list of the dead and IN
iured." he remarked, both for the pur-
nose Of forwarding it TO Washington
and 70 see that the families OF the un.
fortunates are notified. II IS sad tha'
every invention must claim lives before
II can be perfected"
The E-2 was built by the Electro
Tornedo Boat Company at Fore River
sbipvards. Quincy, Mass She wa
nlascd in commission in February wv ..
Her cost was S375.00O. Her speed anove
water was II knots, with a cruising al, .r rb-
d;us Of 1000. She was the. hrst sup SUP
mcrsible to be equipped with the hdi-
son battery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16
TRIO BEAT MAN: BIND GIRL
Jealousy Prompts Mysterious Attack
BY Autoists.

Hastings, y. Y, Jan. 15.-Antonio
George was sauntering along Ashford
Avenue, Dobbs Ferry, with girl this
evening, when closed automobile
paused and three men sprang out. Two
OF the men seized George, beat him
into insensbiiity with a blackia
slashed him with a knife and all but
gouged his eyes out.
The third man dragged Georges
companion 20 fence and bound and
gagged her. Then he joined his two
companions, sprang into the machine
and drove away.
No attempt was made to rob either
the man or the girl. Jealousy is be-
loved 70 have been the motive.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16
HARRY WHITNEY WEBS
Arctic Explorer and Big Game Hunter
Uarries Mrs. Eunice kenison.

Madison. y. j.. Jan. 15.-Mrs kunlce
Kenison was married at noon today 10
Harry whitney, of New Haven, Conn3i
Arctic explorer. big game hunter, ana an.
The first white man to hear from II
Cooks lips the assertion that ne had
reached the North Pole. The ceremony
was performed here at the home OF the
brides father, Amos u. CheseDto, ~
the Rev DR.. Cornelius NoellA' P.I pGis
tor of the Fifth Avenue b"p''S'
Mrs Kenison. unattended, was gwen
~ marriage bv her father. Mr.. Whit
-, no best man was his brother
S gySSpbon Whitney. The ushers were
Ca5+ain Robert 4. Bartlett, Of Brigus,
Tewfoundland. master Of the schooner
Jeannie. on which Mr.. Whitney has yoy-
aged and Charles B. Levey' Of Eliza
beth
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16
CHANGES IN WESTERN UNION
W. W Ryder Comes Here as Assistant
TO Nice-PTesidept.

Chicago, Jan. l5.-An order trnns-
ferring several heads OF the Western
Union Telegraph Company was issued
to-day. Morris Cook. assistant general
manager at Chicago becomes general
manager Of the Pacific division, with
Headquarters in San Francisco; c. II.
Gaunt, now general manager of the
Pacific division. Is to come to Chicago
to succeed ". W. Ryder, present gem
eral manager here.
Mr.. Ryder is to 90 TO New YORK to
become assistant TO the vice-president
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16
PRAY TO PARALYZE MOVIES
Jersey Congregation in Second All
Night Session.

Long Branch. y. j. Jan. l0:-ur'
darrted because the prayers OF his peo-
NE a month ago failed to close the
sunday picture shows here, the Rev.
Charles f. NcKoy. at the first Baptl,s i,
Church. tonight led a second all night
service Of prayer.
While the church folks first prayed
for individuals. the Mayor was single d
ont specially instead Of the full city
board of commissioners. The crusaders
believe that the Mayor can be per
suaded 10 take the stand against sun
day exhibitions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16
Juvenile Asylum Has New Head

The New York Juvenile Asylum. in a
meeting yesterday at II William Street,
elected officers for the coming year.
Charles ID. Hlles refused 10 accept re-
election as president, an Office held by
him for the last four years, but ac-
cepted election as director treasurer
and chairman Of the executive commit
tee. The other officers are: President,
William S. Hawk; vice-president Ed
mund Dwight; second vice president,
Guy Van Amringe, and secretary, Henry
W. Tiff.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16
STABBED CARUSO" ARRESTED
Police Say Tuneful-Named Italian Did
the Stabbing.

police, Police, Caruso is stabbed y
This alarm brought Patrolman Nc
Cannon to the corner of Tenth Avenue
and Forty-second Street, where he
says he found that Caruso was not
stabbed, but the one who did lie stab
bling.
The wounded man was a machlnist,
Thomas Gleason. After he was in the
hospital and Raphael Caruso, Of 55'
West Forty-second Street. locked up,
accused of attacking him. the rumor
spread down the West Side that the
great Caruso had been stabbed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16

mandant of the yard. inspected the
boat. II was too dark then TO reach any
definite conclusion regarding the cause
Of the accident. and late last night II
was announced by Admiral Usher tha'
no information could he gained con
corning the accident until some time TO
day.
The board IS composed Of Lieutenant
Commander Pope. Washington. com
handing the receiving ship Name
Lieutenant L. NJ. Stewart. commanding
the DESTROYER Mccall. and Lieutenant
Rush II. Fay. commanding the D-S. A
court of inquiry will later be appointed
by Secretary Daniels, who remained IN
New York overnight for final report
upon the affair.
The Dead.
Logan. Joseph. yard workman. Az
For.v-seventh Street. Brooklyn; IN
Yard Dispcnsary.
Peek. John H.. plumber. 29l Ainslees
Street, Brooklyn; in Cumberland
Street Hospital
seabert. X. b.. third-class electrician
OF E-2, Cleveland; IN CumoerIahu
Street Hospital
Schultz, John. yard workman, l'65
Fourth Street, Brooklyn; IN YARD
Dispensary.
The Injured
r-r:-..I NJ
Clark. G. H., Frankfort, y. y; face
neck and hanCs burned DacA
burned: condition serious; taken 20
Naval Hospital.
Holsey. John. gunner's mate. halepoI',
Nj. third class: face. eyes and mead
burned. taken 20 Naval Hospital.
Miles. John. chief electrician. 2l9 De-
Kalb Avenue. Brooklyn; badly man
cled and burned, taken TO Naval
Hospital
Ottor. r.. electrician. 2i9 Carlton
Avenue. Brooklyn. second class; lace
and legs burned; taken TO Naval
Hospital.
Navy Yard Employees.
Hasert. Otto. plumber. 3l9 Twentieth
Street. Brooklyn; taken 10 Cumoer-
land Street Hospital
Heyne, Richard, plumber, 1896 East
Second Street. Brooklyn; taken TO
Cumberland Street Hospital
kaplan. August, plumber, III Clymer
Street. Brooklyn; cared for on mon
itOr Tallahassee.
Lyons. James. general helper, 2S9 Full
ton Street. Brooklyn; taken 10 Cum
barieod Street Hosnifal
Peyser. Michael. plumber, 21s Penn
Street. Brooklyn; taken TO Cumoer-
land Street Hospital.
ZoM. Henry. plumber. Huntington.
Long Island; taken 10 Cumberland
Street Hospital.
All Of the above were badly burned
and torn by the explosion.
August Kaplan. q plumber. Of III
Clymer Street, who was working in the
submarine at the time Of the explo-
sion. told, lying in his bed at Cumber-
land Street Hospital, last night. Of the
little that he remembered Of the acct
Dent.
gather" he said. we had Just re
t,sned from luncheon and we were all
hiding each other Then there was a
br fash and a lot of noise. found
mvself lying on the floor. tried to
sneak. but something choked me. 1t
was the gas. I guess. Then things
seemed 10 fade away, and the next
thing I remember seeing was Lleuten-
ant Home bending over me. lie car
RED me out. That's all ! know about
it,"
He turned mis- bandaged face away.
Kaplan was soon TO have married. my
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16
Built in 1910, She Never
Was Satisfactory, Is
Asserted.
SUBMARINE TRUTH
HIDDEN BY DANIELS
Critics of Secretary Declare
That His Statements Have
Given False Impression.

Washington, Jan. 16.-What caused
the explosion to-day on the submarine
E-2 Mt the New York Navy Yard prob
ably will not be known definitely until
the special board Of naval officers APP
pointed tonight to investigate has
completed its inquiry.
From first reports. saying that the
New Edison storage batteries in the
Ed were being recharged at the time
of the accident, it was concluded by
Navy Department officials that hydro
gen gas had ignited. Later official in
formation that the batteries were being
discharged instead, upset that theory.
A comparatively small quantity of ny
drogen gas is generated by storage
battery in process Of discharge
Naval experts, discussing the posi-
bility that the explosion occurred when
the batteries we're being recharged. said
extraordinary precautions always should
be taken. The new alkali batteries. 1t
was said, have been under test for four
years. although Secretary Daniels has
tried to create the impression that they
were a recent invention. During that
time they are reported 10 have given
every reason to believe that the process
Of charging would be extremely danger
Gus.
An official of the Navy Department
said that experiments showed that the
new batteries gave off about twice as
much" hydrogen gas while being charged
as the old style acid batteries. To of
set this, fans of double the usual ca
pacity were installed to dispel the gas.
Never Satisfactory.
The E-Z has never been satisfactory.
She was built in 1910, and the records
of the Navy Department show that she
has frequently Oeen repaired ana over
hauled. Battery troubles OF serious
nature developed during the spring ma
npuvres last year, and II was tnen oe-
cided TO replace the antlquSted equip
ment with the new Edison batteries.
The E-2 was the first submarine 20 DC
so equipped The department plans 10
install. similar tAlA iHi44Nt4N '4-
now building at the Portsmouth Navy
Yard .a
Critics Of Secretary Daniels pointed
ont that he has consistently Withheld
the truth from the public concerning
the wretched condition of submarines
some even declared that he had given
out statements that gave a false I'M
on May 7 the Secretary ---lared
that the second and fourth dig .si92ins
Of the Atlantic submarine hotllIa'
which included the E-2, had MADE
continuous and uninterrupted run OF
about l.2O0 miles" from PensacoIs;:
Fla. to New York. 1t is a matter oil
record that in this run the submarines
we're accompanied by tenders carrying
fuel and supplies. and that the -,
in particular. was towed 4 large part
Of the distance. owing 10 the failure
OF her batteries. -.
The Secretarvs statement also said;
last fall 1910, when the second
division, comprising the d and
boats. was undergoing its routine over
haul at the Norfolk Navy Yard they
we're criticised as being in unsea"or-
thv condition.