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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-12-22
FIND OLD BONES IN ASPHALT
skeleton Of Antelope Many Centuries
Old ls unearthed Near Los
NAngeles, Cal.

Los Angeles. CAL The skeleton OF q
diminntive antelope said by scientists
to have lived In this vicinity many cen
turtles ago. has been placed on exhi-
bItion at Los Angeles county museum.
The skeleton was unearthed ut La
Brea asphalt pits, near here. recently.
The skeleton Is nineteen and a quar-
ter inches tall, just twice the height Of
the ordinary jackrnbbit. Most Of the
bones were wen preserved By the oil
OF the ancient lake. from which the
bones Of many varieties OF prehistoric
animals have been taken BY che stu
dents Of remote animal history.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-12-22

The Iron Mountain railroad re-
Gently awarded the contract for a
new, modern and commolious
s18, 600 depot to be built at Char
lesion.
A family in ST. Francois coun-
ty has a table fork which has de-
cended az an heirloom in the
wife's family for more than 200
years. II is two tined, with bone
handle and is well preserved,
The total vote cast in the state
Of Missouri, Noxember z, was
1853 This was an increase
over the vote OF four years ago
"A, ,438, and a gain over the un-
precedented vote Of 1908 Of 81, :
1886.
The price Of Missouri mules
seems to be following the general
trend Of everything except ssla-
ries. Two mule dealers at Full
ton sold recently on the 81. Louis
market 1870 head, for which they
received $4,000. or something
over 1880 each. NJ
The Boswofth Sensinel's coal
shed was robbed and the editor
man complained Of Che outrage
In bitter language An exchange
lin commenting on the matter says
he should kept the coal in The
safe with the egg and the potato.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-12-22

eniiAo Sasc7' Ahey aio mus coiistruep'
ed 80 that the whoie sections OF the
iatuce work may pe snot away; Dut
the remaining portions WIN stiii sup
port tne mast.
80 ! would pulld the wneeis OF my
war machlne' why not armor them
insteadf Iney would weigh TOO mucn
---tnousanos OF tons. BUT the nup !
wouid armor, ana heavliy. Ihere the
spokes would De concentrated so
thickiy that they might DC shot away
IN great NUMBERS ahd the wheel sun
stanu.
line TWO front wheeis OF tnis war
machine would have to be spaced
about 200 feet apart. They would
have a tread about 20 feet Wide. !
would make them Of steel in plates
four inches thick, boited together In
sections.
Car Comparatively Small.
sSince the machine Is to destroy by
virtue Of It's inherent energy, aud not
by means Of guns, 1t would have a
comparatively small cara car which
would not rise above the tops Of the
front wheels, which would be heavily
armored and which would serve pri-
marily as housing for the engines.
The crew would be small--not more
than perhaps thirty men. a
II am fully aware that the problem
Of obtaining engines which will give
tbts u,or noch,ro n s,,oad 10 100 milo,
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to make q wide region untenable, to
crush down resistance offered by or
dinary field fortincatlons.
"Imagine yourself standing at one
front wheel of this machine. Compar-
atively you would be no bigger than
baby standing beside the driving
wheel Of q passenger locomotive. Far
above you would be the maze Of spokes
constituting the latticed wheel.
Perched midway between the two gi-
,gantlc wheels as toll as an office build
Ing would be the slilp-shaped armor car
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-12-22

st. Helsna. famous as the island
prison Of Napoleon. was ct one time
covered with thick forest. Cattle did
not do there. and goats wers imported
to give meat ana milk for the settlers.
They soon ran wild, and bctook them
selves to the hills. Ehere they multi
piled BY thousands. nnd browsed on
the young trees and shrubs. Today
the island ls little better than ! des-
ert.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-12-22
'ROUNDABOUTTHES STATE.
GIeanedf from Exchanges--Made by the Shears
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Origi-
nal Some Credited. and Some Stolen.
but Nearly All Interesting Reading

'-l s7t
Hamilton, Caldwell county, has
) new hotel named "Come Inn.'
Emall-pox Ia reported in seve-
raj Southeast Missouri towns, es-
pscially at Piedmont.
Shoes come high up but never
catch up with the ascending
skirts, according to the Stanberry
Owl.
Charleston now has'fve rural
delivery Of mail routes the last
route being established Decem-
Der let.
There is q movement on foot to
pave the streets Of Charleston.
II will be the right and proper
thing to do.
One Nodaway county farmer
had a corn yield Of 5000 bushels
from t76 acres, an average of q
fraction less than 40 bushels to
the acre.
The year Of 1915 will soon come
to a close and there is probably
not person but what has receiv-
cd q blessing Of some kind dur.
Ing the year.
A Henry county man has just
drawn dividend of fifty cents
on his whiskers. He wagered
thsm against . half dollar and
won the bet.
A. H. Harty, Of Bloomfield,
6toddard county, wants 70 be the
State Bank Commissioner under
the new state administration. AL
can handle the job all right.
A Nodaway county man reports
I TO the local press that one OF his
neighbors Ia moving his house
over two feet, as the roof has
been leaking on the cook stove.
J. H. Rutherford, postmaster
Of . village in Madison county,
near Fredericktown, is under in
dictment on a charge OF embez-
sling S675.00 in postoffice funds.
The county Jail Of Cole county
IL without q prisoner, or was q
week ago. something that has not
occurred before in rs years, but
Jefferson City people need not be
unduly excited about 1.-THE Leg
! islaturs will soon be in session.
just because che had heard Of
other girls acting that way, q
: Shelbins girl, July 10, 1915,wrote
. note, sealed 1t in q bottle and
threw itinto Salt river. ALouis-
lana man recently wrote to her
address that he had found the
note. In the meantime The young
woman has married, moved to
Kansas and 10 the mother OF q
baby.
A division fence can drive al
most anything from . family to .
congregation. Just now . fence
on . line established. forty.seven
years ago is doing q little divi-
sion In an Odessa church. The
line IL disputed and the conten-
ders are members Of the same
congregation. The land invol-
we'd is valued at s2S and 9 kins-
man Of one Of the parties says
the costs on one side OF the case
have now reached nearly $500.
Early the other morning . Da.
viss county farmer shot at . THE
In his corn field. The bulIe'
missed the running thief but spec
along until It came TO . aneigh'
boris kitchen, i quarter Of . mil'
away; here 1t passed through th'
kitchen wall, two aluminium PAM
on the table, struck the cool
stoye breaking OF . piece Of cast
Ipg which fell into kettle break
lne tlIat utensil; the ball iinall,
lodged In the opposite kitchsr
Vii.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-12-22

"rm policed to meet your HONOR"
said the arrested punster 10 The judga.
boston Transcript
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-12-22

nothing. The mail carrier is the
owner Of a acornfield, and when, a
few nights ago, he saw q stranger
enter the field his suspicious were
aroused. Aiming himself with a
revolver he resigned himself to a
period Of watchful waiting. After
the uninvited visitor had shucked
a dozen or more shocks and be-
gan to undo q bundle OF sacks he
had brought along. the carrier
opened fire. The stranger fled,
leaving his labor and the sacks as
added profits to the carriers ex.
pertinent In agriculture.
The Scott County Democrat,
published at Benton, says that
farmers will plant over a thous-
aud acres Of cotton the coming
year on land that grew watermel-
ons this season. Cotton was sue
cessfully raised there some years
ago, before the watermelons were
grownso extensively in the sand
but late years 1t has been aban.
doned altogether because Of the
enormous profits realized in melon
raising. Now, however, the dis.
ease that is injuring the melon
business makes It necessary to
use cotton as a rotation crop. A
gin will be built at either Morley
OF 0ran. ......c...,.-.----,-y--
John Bonney lived 90 years be,
fore he thought it necessary to
become a church member, and
then Joined the Presbyterian
church at Pocahontas, in Cape
county, that being his home town.
He lie president Of the Pocahontas
and is at the bank every day, as
he has been for forty years past,
looking after the business.
Two people, Tom League, aged
1S years, and VIM. Sayre, aged
40 years. were each accidentally
shot, one day last week, while out
hunting, by careless handling Of
their guns. Both live in Dunklin
county, where the accidents 'oc-
CURED. Young League lost his
arm; Sayre's arm may be saved.
Rev. l.. H. Davis, Of Frederick
town is again an applicant for the
position OF chaplin Of the Mis-
souri, house OF representatives.
AS he has already held the job
for two sessions, they had better
select another spiritual adviser.
and see II a better record can not
be made than has been.
Try Turner, who lives in Psmi-
scot county, near Charlottesville,
has already this fall sold 4,40O
pounds OF pscans. Tho price re-
csived has ranged from ~ to "A
cents per pound, the crop netting
him s572.00.
Afarmer up in Harrison county
Harvested" 700 pounds Of honey
by taking the Notwithstanding
of one side OF his house. The
bees bad entered through knot
/ hole in the outside wall.
Over In Pemiscot county lasI
week, H. M. Turnbow, a Repub.
lican Justice Of the Peace. fined
| Woodrow Wilson another Repub-
lican, in his court, on q charge o.
disturbing the peace.
Fairfax. in Atchiaon county
must have a live bunch at th,
helm. More than $4,000 wor,l
lof building operations have beer
completed IN that town during
l1916.
Hotel keepers Of ST. Francoil
jcounty have met and agreed Il
raise their rates 10 $3.50 per day
lowing to the b. .. !.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-12
BIG POLICE sHAKE-UP

The shake-up which has been eX-
pected in the police department came
today when Chief Healey signed the
biggest promotion and transfer order
that has been issued in the depart
ment in several years.
Twenty Heutenants are involved in
the transfer, Is patrol sergeants, 40
detective sergeants and rs patrol
men. Seventee nsergeants will be
promoted to HeUtenantships. Two
captains are said to be involved.
1t was stated at the City Hall that
the cause of the shakeup was Mayor
ThompsOn's letter to Chief Healey
announcing that commanding Ofic-
ers in all districts would be held re-
sponsible fOI violations Of the Sun
day closing law.
Under the new order some of the
more important sub-stations in vari-
out police districts will have two lieu
tenants.
Two are company three a house
party,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-12
ONE CENT--THE day BOOK -ONE CENT


Miscellaneous Employees Assn for
Hotel and Restaurant Workers meets
8 tonight, 234 W. Randolph, and ev-
cry Wed. night Night workers meet
there Wed. at a. m.
Anti-Militarist league meets 8 to-
night, Workers Inst, 92O S. Ashland.
32d ward Socialists meet tonight,
718 w. 63d.
34th ward Socialists meet tonight,
Lawndale hall. Mr. Schwartz will
speak on Socialist View of Patriot
ism"
Housedress, Kimona and White
Goods Workers union will hold mass
meeting, Thursday night, 1921 Blue
Island av. All workers in this in
dustry invited to attend.
UphoIsters and Trimmers' union
will hold mass meeting for Uphol-
sters, Thurs, p. m, 232 N. Clark.
All upholsters welcome to attend.
This union is charging no initiation
fee just now.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-12
MYSTERY IN GIRLS DEATH
FOUND IN ROW BOAT

Mystery surrounds the death Of
Miss Hazel Hall, II, school girl
daughter of John Hall, prosperous
farmer of Shelby, Ind, who was
found dying in a rowbOat afoat on
the Kankakee river.
Fishermen noticed the boat af1oat
When they came along side it they
found Miss Hall lying in its bottom.
She expired before the boat could be
brought to the shore. She made no
statement.
Miss Hall told her father yester-
day that she was going to visit some
friends. Her hat was missing when
she was found. The authorities have
been unable to find out to whom the
boat belonged.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-26
Accidentally Shot While
Out Hunting Pigeons

Shot accidentally by Frank Restova
OF Chicago, his lifelong friend, Mike
Constantine, leather work of ll20
North Sixteenth street, is at St. los
eph's hospital, where Tuesday his left
foot will be amputated
Constantine and Restova were on a
hunt for pigeons Sunday in the rail-
road yards at Fifteenth and Clark
streets. Contantino was on one side
of string of box cars and Rcstova
was on the other Restova attempted
to pass a shot gun between the cars
to Constantine and in some way it
was discharged.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-26
Four Boys Hold Up
Many Pedestrians
In Chicago Streets

Chicago, Dec. 25.-Christmas eve
holdups spent a fast and furious
forty-eight hours previous to the
dawning of Christmas day. Four boys
well dressed and apparently not over
II years old executed nearly twenty
robberies and obtained more. than
$1,000, besides watches, rings, stick
pins. and overcoats. They used a
small car and covered wide range
of territory.
Three armed robbers held up Viii
liam Rucker and searched him with
out finding any money. Then. they
:ook away the Christmas turkey he
was carrying home and sold it to a
pedestrian for So. Then they took the
turkey away from the pedestrian
again.
Three other armed men showed a
fash of Christmas spirit after they
held up DR.. Benjamin Augustus
Leave me something for car fare" "
he said "1'm on a sick call.
"Surc," one Of the robbers replied;
here's half a dollar Merry Christ
mas"
The same band held up Henry
Lynch, getting $l3, and later Robert
McCoustin reported being robbed of
50 by men who were apparently the
same trio.
Just out getting our Christmas
bonus one observed" taking Nc
CouStin's pocketbook
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-26
Three Women Win
Bachelor Prizes
At Dance Lottery

Glen Carbon, ILL.,, Dec. 25.-Three
eligible" bachelors guaranteed good
PROVIDERS" were won by three women
at matrimony lottery here this
morning as the climax of dance
given by the Glen Carbon Bachelors
club.
The names of the prizes and the
holders of the lucky numbers, as
given out by Carl Huffman, a mem-
ber of the club, are Joe Clemson, 50,
coal miner, OF Glen Carbon, who won
Miss Maude Fletcher of Glen Car
bon; Charles Hendricks, So, marble
worker, of Edwardsville, won by Miss
Sarah Brown of Denver, Colo; Joe
Jiggers, "a, bartender, of Glen Car
bon, won by Miss Rose Brown of
Denver.
The Misses Brown are sisters.
They were not present at the draw
ing, having sent their numbers, and
names to two young women of Glen
Carbon, who drew for them.
The question of marriage was left
to the couples themselves.
One of the original three bachelors
who offered themselves for the lot
terry is said to have been taken down
with a case Of cold feet at the last
moment and Joe Clemson volunteered
to take his place.
The numbers OF the women were
placed in a woman's hat and the
names of the willing three men in a
mans hat. They were drawn stimuli
taneously BY small boy.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-26
MAN, WOMAN AND
CHILD FOUND DEAD
Bodies of Farmer, His Wife and
Infant, Discovered in House.
- No Evidence of Violence.
WILL EXAMINE FOR POISON

Sidney, Neb., Dec. 25.--(Special
Telegram.) The bodies Of Fred
Thompson, aged IS, his wife, p, and
their 4-months-old baby were found
this morning in the Thompson farm
house, three miles northeast of Dali
ton, Neb. i.-
Thompson was in town Saturday
and reached home at 9 o'clock that
night. The bodies were found by
Thompson's hired man. There were
no marks of violence on the bodies
and there was nothing to indicate the
nature of death. Thompson's money
was untouched.
Drs. Manter and Hedlund, i'll the
absence of Coroner Jack Parks, held
a postmortem and sept the visceras
to Lincoln, where an examination will
be made at the office of the state
chemist to ascertain the presence Of
poison.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-26
CHRISTMAS FOR
OMAHA COMES IN
A DOUBLE HEADER
Holiday Begins on Saturday
Night and Runs Over Until
Late on Monday
Evening. a5
EVERYBODY TAKES A HAND
Great Celebration With Much
Real Enthusiasm by All
the Citizens.
DAYS AND NIGHTS BUSY

Christmas in/Omaha was very
merry Christmas 1t was a sort OF
double Christmas this year, coming
right after uSnday, and the activities
and festivities were spread over two
days. '.
Some folks celebrated Christmas
eve Saturday evening and others Sun
day evening. The activities of the
churches were also distributed over
the two days,
1t was white Christmas too.
A mantle of snow covered the ground
and roofs, but it was just enough to
give the white effect without being
of depth to be inconvenient.
Everything Was Good, Thank You.
The Omaha stores report an un-
precedented business, SO Santa Claus
was extra generous this year, And the
charity organizations reported that
they had never before given away so
much clothing and food and fuel as
this year. No poor family whose
wants were known went unsupplied.
Many of the churches had special
services on Sunday and the choirs
sangS specially prepared Christmas
anthems and carols, with their mes
sages OF Peace on Earth, Good Will
to Men"
Churches Observe Day.
Many OF the churches held services
Sunday afternoon and had no evening
service. Some OF the churches held
their Sunday school celebrations with
| Christmas tree and candy and oranges
on Sunday evening. Host OF them
held these exercises last evening and
some will hold them tonight.
In the Catholic churches masses
were celebrated yesterday at various
hours from a. IN. to II a. m. Arch
bishop Bishop Harty presided at the
II o'clock mass in St. Cecilia's cathe-
dral and preached his first sermon in
| Omaha,
! A midnight mass was held in the
converts and the Creighton home for
working girls
4 ~ Two Nights of Santa.
Santa had his big work distributed
over two nights. Little Jack Nu-
gent reported that Santa Claus filed
his stocking twice and he found pres
ents both Sunday morning and Mon
day morning So did many other
Omaha kiddies, and they are said to
be Strong" for the double holiday,
The big dinner was, OF course. the
great event of the day. But there
we're other delights. The theaters
were filled to capacity and the moving
picture houses had all the patronage
they could attend to-. Skating was
popular. The bodies Of water in the
parks and elsewhere had their crowds
Of gliding merrymakers. 1t was a
good, bracing day for long walks and
many were seen taking such healthtul
exercise for 'that feeling OF fullnesss
after eating" Some even got out their
automobiles, III
The weather was cloudy, though the
sun almost struggled through several
times.
! Altogether it was fine Christmas
in this land of plenty.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-26
International
Diploma Mill Is
Found at Chicago

Chicago, Dec. 25.-Recent indict-
ments by a state grand jury of
several physicians and dentists for al
legged issuing of spurious diplomas
have been followed by revelations to
federal authorities, it is said, which
may lead to similar action by a federal
grand jury.
According to the evidence said to
be in possession of United States
district Attorney Charles F. Cline,
an international diploma milp' is in
operation, where men can purchase
diplomas" purporting to come from
big universities in all parts of the
world.
Men in all walks Of life are said to
have been deceived by members of
the syndicate, whose operations are
reported to have been made to Off
cials by one of its members. Months
of investigation by government oper-
ators is declared to have verified the
admissions of the syndicate members.
According to the federal authorities
the alleged syndicate sell these spur
ious diplomas from law, theological,
medical, musical and other schools.
1t is said here that the evidence OBJ
tanned by the federal investigators
will be placed before the federal
grand iury.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-26
Hundred Christmas
Packages Destroyed
By Sunday Blaze

Between seventy-hve and one hum
dred Christmas packages were de-
stroyed at l:30 Sunday afternoon in a
fire which broke out in the forwarding
room of the American Express COM
pany in the east end OF the Union sta
ton. Damage to the building is esti-
mated at $500, but General Agent w.
S. Warner said he could not estimate
the value of the Christmas parcels
destroyed. When the fire broke out
$4,000 in silver bullion consigned by
the American Smelling and Refining
company for shipment to New York,
stood on a truck in front OF the build
ing. 1t was quickly hauled to place
of safety.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-26
AUTO ON MUNY TREE
FOR MAYOR DAHLMAN
Business Men of Omaha Pre-
sent Chief Executive With
Handsome Closed Car.
CHILDREN SURROUND TREE

Three thousand people applauded
enthusias stically when Mayor Dahl
man received a fine automobile as a
Christmas present at the municipal
celebration in the Auditorium Sunday
evening. X. L. Mctcalfc made the
formal presentation on behalf of
business men, who believe that the
mayor is entitled to an automobile.
We are out of the village class" "
said Mr.. Metcalfe. I'VE respect the
law, and we realize that if the mayor
can't have an auto one way, he can
in another way. 1t gives me much
pleasure to present this splendid au-
tomobile to the-mayor of our city"
Mayor Accepts with Thanks.
The mayor accepted the gift with a
few choice words OF appreciation, say
ing: This ca will not be marked
official nor unofficial but it will be
marked the Dahlman car This Hud-
son sedan will be used to the credit of
this great city of ours. 1t will be
used on errands of charity, as we'll as
occasions Of pleasure"
The automobile presentation came
as surprise to the audience and even
to some of the mayors close friends.
To please the children, the car was
brought in by Santa Claus.
Muny Tree a Success,
The third annual municipal Christ
mas tree, under the auspices of the
city commissioners, was big sue
cess. The Ancient Order of United
Workmen band, under leadership of
F. E. Woodard, gave an interesting
program-of high grade selections, be-
ginning with march, THE National
Emblem" N. S. Reeves of the band
played a baritone solo, "The Palms, "
Miss Grace Pool sang "The Birthday
of a King" and Henry w. Dunn
sang "One Fleeting Hour" The Bur-
gess-Nash choir offered several sa-
cred numbers, and Walter Jardine,
jr., and Eugene Ogleby rendered a
violin duo.
Every boy and girl present received
a sack of nuts, candy and fruit. Claude
F. Bessie, Joseph B. Mcdonald and
Charles A. FRANKIE constituted the
committee on arrangements.