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The Washington herald., 1916-01-11

City q Washington, District Of Oolumssa o.:
I, JOHN n. BABTZ. cashier Of the shose-nsne1
bank, % solc-nnly that the above xtstement
is true. 10 the best of my knowaedsr snd heli~f
IOHN n. BADTz Csshie-
suhscribed and s-orn 10 hsfore me this loh IA,
q January 1916
fsesl MAUD FEdI.HE HElNtsR
Nctsr7 Pusse.
COT~rt-Aue-t:
JULIUS l. PEYSEA
GEO. n. JUDD.
FRED MCKEE
J. A FLYNN
JOHN H. CARTER
GEO. LINkINs
Dfr~-tS-.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-11

Belgians in England are making large
quantities Of wooden shoes.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-11
Furnished b. n L CARPENTER q %.
IIYeHn0aI
New York.

Middlins. s2si yesterday. SIS Sales 1000 bales.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-11
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
National Capital Bank Of
Washington,

At Washington in the District q Columbia. at the
close q business December 81, 1915.
RESOURCES.
/. Loans and discounts teIcept
thc.e shown on b1...........-s $50 ls 2
Sloloi 2
The Washington herald., 1916-01-11
WASHINGTON PRODUCE.

'EI-dirdend-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-09-07
LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE
PRESENTED TO NATION

~Hodgensville, KY, Sept. 5.-Stand-
ing before the log cabin in which
Abraham Lincoln was born, now
housed in a magnificent memorial
structure, President Wilson, in behalf
Of the United States, accepted the
Lincoln homestead, acquired by popu-
lar subscription through the Lincoln
Farm association.
Many thousands of persons made
the pilgrimage to Hodgensville by
train, in automobiles, afoot and in
horse drawn conveyances to be pres
ent at the ceremonies.
The program called for speeches by
President Wilson, Secretary Baker,
Senator John Sharp Williams of Mis-
sissippi and former Governor Folk Of
Missouri.
Accompanying the title to the farm
and cabin is an endowment fund Of
$4,000 for the maintenance of the
grounds and the memorial hall.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-09-07
WILSON TOLD OF
HIS NOMINATION

Long Branch, N. j., Sept. 4.-Presi-
dent Wilson formally accepted his re-
nomination with an address at Shad-
ow Lawn, the summer White House,
recounting the legislative record Of
the Democratic party, a vigorous de-
Tense Of his Mexican policy, his deal
ing with the European belligerents
and an outline of his view Of Amer
ica's obligations for the future.
With the members of the notitica-
ton committee, headed by Senator
James, grouped about him, the presi-
dent declared the Republican party is
Just the party that cannot meet the
new conditions of a new age" and
that the day of little Americanism
when methods of protection and in
dustrial nursing were the chief study
OF our provincial statesmen" is past
and gone.
1--WE can no longer indulge our ira.
ditional provincialism," said the pres
ident. I'VE are to play a leading part
in the world drama whether we wish
it or lot We shall lend, not borrow;
act for ourselves, not initiate or fol
low; organize and initiate, not peep
about merely to see where we may get
in"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-09-07
PROMISE STRIKE IF
Law IS ANNULLED

Washington. Sept. 4.-The Adamson
e;eight-hour-day law bill exacted from
congress last week by the railroad
0rotherhoods as the price of calling
off che nationwide strike was signed
by President Wilson in his private
csr at the union station. where he
stepped on his way from Shadow
Lawn, N. j., to Hodgenville, Ky.
How long peace shall reign as a re-
suit of the bill apparently is depend
EN- upon developments in the propos-
ed move to test the constitutionality
of'rhe act. Should the railroads take
no action, but await the beginning of
III Investigation of the workings of
she eight-hour-day by the special com
mission for which the measure pro-
vides, the b~rotherhoods will remain
inactive.
Leaders Of the employees declare,
~Elowever, that should the law be held
unconstitutional and the railroads at
Sempt to restore the ten-hour day on
Gheir lines, a strike will follow
promptly.
brotherhood heads, in a circular let
ger TO their members, made no com,
Slent on the measure as passed. They
.nsrely pointed out that it would not
E,tscEome effective until Jan. l and that
many things might occur between now
and then which would change materi,
ally any suggestions or comment they
might make.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-09-07
lNvADES HOSTILE TERRITORY
Hughes Braves Opposition Crowd at
Nashville.

Nashville, Tenn, Sept. 5.-1n terri
'zory which no Republican presidential
nominee ever has visited before,
Charles z. Hughes faced a tumultuous
audience in the Auditorium here. With
cheering for Woodrow Wilson ringing
again and again in his ears, heck1ed
oy listeners and halted often by Demo-
cratic sympathizers, the nominee
criticised the administration for it's
policies, argued for a protective tariff,
Sand, in a reference which the audience
a1ook'to apply to the enactment of the
Adamson bill asserted that he stands
Alr1nly for arbitration of all industrial
disputes.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-09-07
Congress Passes the AddmsOn
Eight-H0ur Bill.
TROUBLE MAY COME LATER
Heads Of the Brotherhoods involved
Say Walkout Will Result If Law
ls Declared Void.

Washington, Sept. 4.-The threat Of
q. general railroad strike which was
hanging a pail over the country for a
month was lifted when the senate
SCH e%ight-hour bill, passed by the
3louse, head. Of the four great railroad
employees brotherhood telegraplled six
hundred odd code messages to their
general chairmen in all parts OF the
country %cancelling the strike order is
sued q week ago.
The legislative eNpedient to aver
The strike was passed in the senate
Dy Il vote Of 43 to 2S, almost a strict
party vote, amid stirring scenes, after
many senators, Democrats and Repub-
licans, had fought desperately to
amend the measure by provisions de-
signed to prevent industrial disasters
in The future.
Some senators, thoroughly aroused.
declared congress was being coerced
into enactment of legislation that it
did lot desire and that it knew would
return to plague it in the future.
The bill that stopped the strike pro,
7rides that after Jan. I, 1917, eight
hours shall be regarded as a basis OF
reckoning for a days pay OF men en-.
gagged in the operation of railroad
trains in interstate commerce-eXcept
arcads less than 100 miles long and
electric ~lines-that they shall receive
Eyrrg rata pay for work in excess OF
eight hours and that their rate of com
7%pea1sation shall not be changed pend
ZEE an investigation for six to nine
months Of the effect Of the eight-houl
DAY upon the railroads by a commits
sion to be appointed by the president
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-09-07
WITHHOLD LOSS IN NEW RAID
One Report Credits Two Killed and
Thirteen Hurt,

London, Sept. 5.-Thirteen Zeppelin
airships took part in the raid over the
eastern counties and. an official state
ment says it was the most formidable
attack by air ever made on England.
Only three of the Zeppelins were
able to approach the outskirts of Lon
don. One of these was shot down and
the other two were driven off by air.
craft guns and aeroplanes.
Reports regarding the number Of
casualties and the damage caused by
the great number of bombs dropped
have not been completed, but it was
stated the damage was not heavy.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-09-07
FIFTY LIVES LOST IN STORM
Hurrican Devastates British West IN.
dian Island,

st. Thomas, D. w. l., Sept. 2.-Fifty
lives were lost in a hurricane which
struck the British West Indian island
of Dominica. The wind reached a
velocity Of more than seventy miles.
Rivers in the island rose t. unpre-
cedented heights and carried away
bridges and culverts. Some streams
changed their courses and swept
through fields and villages, carrying
away houses and occupants.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-09-07
DECREASE IN NEW CASES
Paralysis Epidemic Is Su%bsidina in
Gotham

New York, Sept. A decrease of
seven in the number of new cases was
reported in the health department
figures on the %infantile paralysis cpl
demic. There were sixty-one during
the past t~wenty-four hours. Deaths
numbered nineteen.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-09-07
South ST. Paul Live Stock.

South st. Paul, Sept. s. Cattle
Receipts, $500; steers, s4.75@9.4O;
cows and heifers, $4.75@7.75; calves,
$4.O6@11.25; stockers and feeders, 81
100000. Hogs-Receipts, $500; range,
$1O.0o@10.55. Sheep-Receipts, 700;
lambs, $5.75@9.25; wethers, s5.0O@7.-
25; ewes, $2.5O@6.95.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-09-07
TRAIN WRECKED BY BANDITS
Thirty-six Mexicans Meet Death i,
Disaster,

Laredo, Tex, Sept. 5.-Twenty-five
Mexican soldiers and eleven passen-
gers were killed when a Constitutions
alist train was wrecked by bandits
claiming allegiance to Carrero Torres.
The bandits butchered the train
guards and carried away everything
movable. The wreck occurred be-
tween San Luis and Tampico, below
CardenaS.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-09-07
Chicago Grain and Provisions,

Chicago, Sept. s. Wheat = Sept
s1.45; Dec, $1.4S; May, $1.495a. Corn
Sept, S6Ac: Dec, 1850; May, 76c.
Oats-Sept., 45Ac; Dec, 4SAc; May.
size. Pork-Sept, s26.7O; Oct, $685.
IS. Butter-Creameries, 2S@31hc.
Eggs-2O@25c. Poultry-Springs, 10
@19hc: fowls, 14@17c.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-09-07
BUSINESS REPORTED GOOD
Twelve Federal Reserve Bank Districts
Sum Up Conditions.

Washington, Sept. 4.--Summaries
from the twelve federal reserve bank
districts show that business condi-
tons are good throughout the United
States.
Wholesale and retail business IS &C.
tive and labor is fully employed in
Minnesota, according to the Minneap-
oils reserve bank report.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-09-07
OisIodge Germans From |mpor-
tant Positions.
RUSS FLING BACK AUSTRIANS
Soldiers Of the Gar Continue to
Make Gains in Galicia and
Elsewhere.

London, Sept. almost without
pause after their smash OF Sunday
against the German lines, the French
resumed their onslaught north and
south of the Somme river and with
the British aiding to the north, drove
their lines still farther forward along
a front of twenty-five miles. Impor-
tant German positions fell before the
advance.
South Of the Somme the village of
S%oyecourt and part of the village OF
Fermandovillers were taken, while,
seemingly more important still, the
French made fresh progress east of
the village Of Forest, which lies one
and one-half miles southeast Of the
railroad town Of Combles.
This gain, taken with the capture of
Guillemont by the British Sunday,
seemingly outflanks Combles and ap-
parently renders it .~untenable.
More than 5000 Germans have been
made prisoners north and south of the
Somme in the last two days.
On the British right wing, progress
is reported north of Falfemont farm,
while a German counterattack north,
west Of Moquet farm was repulsed.
fresh gain neal Fleury.
Berlin, in admitting the claims of
British and French successes in the
fighting of Sunday in the Somme re,
gion says the battling V e the eight.
een-mile front from Beaumont to the
Somme was one of the greatest fe.
rocity.
Russ Drive at Hungary.
Again there is heavy fighting on the
front in Russia west and southwest
of Lutsk and north of Zborow and
near Brezezany, in Galicia, with the
Russians generally the aggressors.
Petrograd c%ontroverts the assertion
of Berlin that the Russians obtained
only local near Breze7any
by the declaration that the Russians
won a victory over the Teutons here
and took 2,641 prisoners.
In the Carpathian region, according
to Petrograd, the Russians have cap
tured an entire series of heights anc
are advancing to the Hungarian from
tier.
All along the Pennsylvania front the
Roumanians continue to press their ad
vantage against the Austro-Hungari
ans. Here they have captured addi
tional towns and are said to be BON
harding the town of Hermannstadt
which is second in Importance only tt
kronstadt.
The Germans and Bulgarian force:
are attacking along the entire from
between Dobredja and Bulgaria. Neal
Koemar, Berlin reports, the Rouman
ians were driven back with the loss O.
700 men taken prisoners.
In Albania the Italians east of Av
Iona have taken the villages of Kuta
and Brizar and Monte Gradist.
Considerable fighting is in progress:
in the Austro-Italian theater, but with
out any important changes in terrain
cs ~
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-09-07
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, Sept. 5.-Cattle-Receipts,
10000; steers, $6.65@11.2O; COWS and
heifers, $3.40@s.25; calves, ss.5O@12.-
Is. Hogs-Recefpts, $4,000; light, $40.
35@11.OO; mixed, $9.9O@10.35; heavy;
$9:85@1O.S5; rough, $9.85@1O.O5; pigs,
s7.O0@9.4O. Sheep--Receipts, 10000;
native, $6.15@7.5O; lambs, sG.251
1850.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-09-07
President signs Child Labor Bill.

Washington, Sept. 4~.-President Will
son has signed the child labor bill.
81 am glad to have had my small part
in it," he said as he affixed his sigma
ture. 1T will mean much to the health
and yigor of the country"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-09-07
Germans Made Trade Pact.

MaTis, Sept. 5.-An agreement has
hacssnhseached by Switzerland and Ger
;rna1ny lin the dispute between those
ca~Eantries regarding the exchange of
ea~5Enfnofit1es.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-09-07
newman ERB HAS RESIGNED
e. L. Brown Becomes Head OF Min
neapolis and St. Louis.

New York, Sept. 2.-Newman Erb
resigned as president of the Minneap-
oils and st. Louis railroad at a meet
ing of the directors. E. l.. Brown,
formerly president and general man.
ager of the Denver and Rio Grande,
was elected president. Charles Hay
den Of the firm Of Hayden. Stone C
Co. was elected chairman Of the board.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-09-07
SLIDES AGAIN BLOCK CANAL
Two Hundred Yards of Channel Filled
With Earth.

Washington, Sept. 2.-The Panama
canal commission has received a dis
patch from Major General Goethals,
governor of the canal zone, reporting
a slide at Cucaracha, just south of
Gold hill.
About 200 feet of the channel is
blocked.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-09-07
Electrical Workers Strike.

Pittsfield. Mass, Sept. About A.
900 employees of the General Electric
plant dropped their tools and left the
plant on a strike as an action of pro-
test against conditions at the plant.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-09-07
Minneapolis Grain.

Minneapolis, Sept. 5. - Wheat
Sept, $1.55B; Dec, $1,53h; May. ST.
54h. Cash close on track: No. 1 hard,
$1.62M; No. 1 Northern, $1.55%@1..
59B; No. J. Northern, s1.52M @1.57h;
No. 8 Northern, $1.45B@1.53B; Nc. 3
yellow corn, 44A @44kc; flax; S2.O9.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-09-07
ST. Paul Grain.

st. Paul, Sept, 5. - Wheat No. /
Northern, s1.55%@1.61M; No. 2
Northern, $1.52A @1.57b; No. 2 Mon
tana hard, $1.49h @1.52B; corn, 500
SIC; oats, 44A @44hc; barley, ESQ
93c; rye, S1.15@1.17; fax, 5000.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-09-07
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Sept. 5.-Wheat-On track
and to arrive, No. 1 hard, S1.62; No. 1
Northern, S1.60@1.61; No. 2 Northern,
$1.55m1.57. Flax-On track and to ar
rive, 5000.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-09-07
NoTED PR0HIBITI0NIsT DEAD
-yos7n p. ST. John Was Nominee for
President in 1884.

Olathe. Kan, Sept. John p. st.
John, a candidate for the presidency
son the Prohibition ticket in 1884, twice
;governor of Kansas and one of the
most widely known temperance advo-
a~saGssin the United States, is dead here.
He was eighty-three years old and
mad been in failing health since a
lSaent prostration two months ago.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-12-21

y A '"''" A|,"Dn.", AtU-
dolph Sejnoha, Mildred janice, Ro-
bert Eymer, Elsie Rehurck, and
John Huisman. Library awards
were issued to Tillie Merkvan and
Title Kucera.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-12-21

Interior, is chiefly black, and Is the
only dark tern occurring inland.
Range: Breeds from California.
Colorado, Missouri, and Ohio. NORTH
to central Canada: winters from MeS
leo to South America; migrant in the
eastern United States.
Habits and economic status: Thi,
tern. unlike most Of it's relatives
passes much of it's life on fresh-water
lakes and marshes of the interior. Is
nests are placed among the tules and
weeds, on floating vegetation, or On
muskrat houses. It lays from two TO
four eggs. It's food is o varied
than that of any other tern. So far a.
known it preys upon no food fishes
but feeds extensively upon such enc
mics of fish as dragonfy nymphs
f~ish-eating beetles, and crawfishes
Unlike most OF its family, 1t devour
a great variety Of insects, many Of
which it catches as it flies. Dragon.
flies, May flies, grasshoppers, predace
Gus diving beetles, scarabaeid beetles
leaf beetles, gnats, and other flies are
the principal kinds preyed upon
Fishes of little economic value. chiefly
minnows and mummichogs, were found
to compose only a little more than ID
per cent of the contents of las stonl
achs. The great consumption Of it
sects by the black tern places 1t among
the beneficial species worthy Of pro
fection
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-12-21
Sitts csrolinensis

Length, six inches. White beloN
above gray, with a black head.
Range: Resident in the Unita
States, southern Canada, and Mexico
Habits and economic status: Thl
bird might readily be mistaken by
careless observer for a small wood
pecker, but its note, an oft-repeatd
yank, is very unwoodpeckerlike, and
unlike either woodpeckers or cret|
ers, it climbs downward as easily
upward and seems to set the laws 4
gravity at defiance. The name wl
suggested by the habit of wedgid
nuts, especially beechnuts, in the cre|
ices of bark so as to break them Cpd
by blows from the sharp, strong BIZ
The nuthatch gets its living from I'd
trunks and branches of trees, ovd
which 1t creeps from daylight to dara
Insects and spiders constitute a litt|
more than so per cent of its food
The largest items of these are beetle|
moths, and caterpillars, with ants a1I
wasps. The animal food is all in t|
birds favor except a few ladybir
beetles. More than half of the veg|
table food consists of mast, /. 4
acorns and other nuts or large seed
One-tenth of the food is grain, mos
ly waste corn. The nuthatch dod
no injury, 80 far as known, and mud
onod
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-12-21
Passer domesticus

Length, about six and one.four'
inches. It's incessant chattering, qusI
relsome disposition, and abundani
and familiarity about human habit
tons distinguish It from our nati1
sparrows.
Range: Resident throughout u
United States and southern Canada !
Habits and economic status: A
most universally condemned since u
introduction into the United Statsf
the English sparrow has not only bel
it's own, but has ever increased 4
numbers and extended its range 1
spite Of all opposition. It's habit 4
driving out or even killing more bent
ficial species and the defiling of buii
ings by It's droppings and by its on
u~nsightly structures, r serious q
jections to this sparrow. Moreovs1
in rural districts, 1t Is destructive 4
grain. peas, beans, and other vegj
tables. On the other hand, the biz
feeds to some extent on a large nun
Der OF insect pests, and this fact poin1
to the need of a new investigation /
the present economic status of the 81
cies. especially as it promises to be /
service in holding in check the newt
introduced alfalfa weevil. which thrs'I
ems the alfalfa industry in Utah al
neighboring states. In cities most
the food OF the English sparrow
waste material secured from U
streets.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-12-21
Frank Exclamation.

1t was ut n private entertainment,
and a lady had just risen from the
piano. "WOuld you like to be able to
sing and play as l do, dear?" she
queried Of a little five-year-old miss.
mo, ma'am," was the unexpected re-
ply. And why not?" asked the lady.
"'Cause," explained the small observer,
II wouldn't like to have people say
such horrid things about me-"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-12-21

Length, about Ave and %one.fourth
inches.
Range: Resident in the United
States Except the southern half east
of the plains), Canada. and Alaska.
Habits and economic status: Be-
cause Of it's delightful notes. it's con-
tiding ways. and its fearlessness, the
c~hickadee is one Of our best known
birds. 1t responds to encouragement,
and by hanging within it's reach q
constant supply Of suet the chickadee
can be made a regular visitor to the
garden and orchard. Though insig'
nificant in size, titmice are far from
being SO from the economic stand.
point, owing to their numbers and &C
tivity. While n locality is being
scrutinized for food by q larger bird,
ten are being searched by the smaller
species. The chickadee's food is made
up of insects and vegetable matter
in the proportion of W. Of the
former to three Of the latter. Moths
and caterpillars are favorites and
form about one-third OF the whole.
Beetles, ants, wasps, bugs, flies, grass
hoppers, and spiders make up the rest.
The vegetable food Is composed Of
seeds, largely those Of pines, with a
few of the poison ivy and some weeds.
There are few more useful birds than
the chickadees.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-12-21
Icterus bullocki

Length, about eight inches. Our only
oriole with top Of head and throat
black and cheeks orange.
Range: Breeds from South Dakota,
Nebraska, and Kansas to the Pacific
ocean and from southern Canada to
northern Mexico; winters in Mexico.
Habits and economic status: In
the West this bird takes the place oc.
cupied in the East by the Baltimore
oriole. In food, nesting habits, and
song the birds are similar. Both are
migratory and remain on their sum-
mer range only some five or six
months. They take kindly to orchards,
gardens, and the vicinity of farm build.
ings and often live in villages and
city parks. Their diet Is largely made
up Of insects that infest orchards and
gardens. When fruit trees are in
bloom they are constantly busy among
the blossoms and save man. Of them
from destruction. In the food Of Bull.
locks oriole beetles amount to 35 per
cent and nearly all are harmful. Many
Of these r weevils, some Of which
live upon acorn and other nuts. Ants
and wasps amount to Is per cent of
the diet. The black olive scale was
found in 45 of the 1872 stomachs ex-
amined. Caterpillars. with a few
moths and pupae, are the largest item
Of food and amount to over IL per
cent. Among these were codling. moth
larvae. The vegetable food is prac,
tically all fruit (19 per cent? and in
cherry season consists largely of that
fruit. Eating small fruits is the birds
worst trait. but it will do harm in thiC
way only when very numerous.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-12-21
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