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MIGHTY SEARCHLIGHTS
WILL MLUMINATERT RIVER
FOR AID MEMS PAGEANT
Shafts of 100000 Candle Power,
20 Feet Apart, to Make Schuyl-
kill Bright as Day at
Parade
MORSE CODE TO BE USED

Batteries of 100. 0.000.candlepower search
lights will make the Schuylkill River all
most as light as day during the water
pageant which will be one Of the features
Of the Advertising Clubs convention in this
city this month.
Both sides of the river, from the Girard
avenue bridge to the dam, will be lined
with the big lights, and they will be set low
40 that the spectators will not be annoyed
by the glare Those who will view the
paReant will stand behind the lights. They
will be in almost complete darkness, but
before them the river will flow like a rib
bon of silver, so brilliantly lighted that the
smallest object on the surface of the water
will stand out in bold relief
The pageant will be directed from huge
searchlights stationed on the Girard avenue
bridge. The lights will blink the Morse
code to 10 telegraph operators, who will
be stationed at as many points on the river.
a Il. Gable, who will direct the pageant,
will be stationed on the bridge throughout
the evening and at s:t5 he will order
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Kills Man in Fight on Train Top

NEW YORK. June t.--Christopher
Gleaser, an Erie Railroad detective, fought
a revolver battle late yesterday afternoon
with three men on westbound fast freight
train, killing one of them and routing the
others
The fight took place on the tops of
freight cars, while the train was making
at least rs miles an hour. and ended Just
as 1t was entering Suffern, N. Y, when
one of Gleasers three antagonists topplod
from the roof of the car dead, and the
other two leaped from the train and es-
capped
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Lowell Institute, School for Indus
trial Foremen, Boston
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-09-26
State Experiment Farm at Knoxyill
Contains 745 Acres for the De
velopment Of Pure-Bred Live
Stock Industry and Advanced 4
Agriculture-Value Of fProperly Y Y
Worth $5OO,OOO !,

Five hundred thousand dollars in am I1X
pertinent Farm appears rather large SUM
TO spend in agricultural education, but NJ
is not. This SUM is an Investment rather
than an expense 1t represents the talNe
of 745 acres Of land and farm appurteaances
at Knoxville, Tenn. used fer experimental
and educational purposes that the horizon
OF the farmer might bo broadencd and EN-,
larged along agricultural lines, that hs
crops may be made more diversified, that
he may produce more foodstuns at less
cost, and that be may have tho benefit of
the scientific agricultural thought of the
age in the prosecution OF his farm work.
The Experiment Farm is one OF the show
places OF the city and is located right on
the boundary line Of the municipal corpor-
ate limits. II is accomplishing untold good
for the farmers as we'll as the business men
throughout the section for in the last aualy.
sis that which benefits the farmer also au-
tomatically benefits the commercial lines
In the territory served by the farms The
original Experiment Farm contained only
145 acres but in order that the educational
and experimental agricultural work might
ut luItneF eAteHueu, the cllikeHa h0NEhl HH
additional farm Immediately adjoining and
across the river from the original Expert.
ment Station. containing GOO acres of land
at a cost OF $4,000. The Il tense develop
ment Of the pure bred live stock industry
was the prime motive which actuated the
purchase Of this additional land
Farms Prosperlna.
-Four hundred and fortytwo Thousand
dollars represents ,ne increased farm VA.
cation OF cattle in Tennessee In one year,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01

who follows orders too explicitly. and
complications pile upon comphca-
lions. not to be happily Strengthened
out until just before the final cur
tain falls.
Poor Signor Mont is as innocent
as the babe unborn, so to speak, and
little Mrs. Hawkins is even more So
If such sublfmated state Of limo
cence is conceivable, but they were
the storm center Of the fun all
through the performances. The aud
fences were kept rocking with laugh
ter every moment-and not by any
means the faintest explosions OF
rairth were. those which greeted the
final disposition made OF the twin
s 5esfss q q . both the Es=kis and aoiit
apartments.
The big four" of The vastly divers
flied story were Louise Bolton and
William Courneen as Mr.. and Mrs.
HAWKINS, and r. n D'Angelo and
Virginia Fairfax as Signor and Sig
nora Aonti. They are admirable
fareeure, and maintained a fast and
furious pace Of irresistible absurdity
from start TO finish. Worthily asso-
ctated with them as minor funmahers
were Kathryn Mills, as Norah. the
Hawkins maid, and Gladys Webster
and Thomas H Manning as young
Mr.. and Mrs. Larkin, a pair of newly
WEEDS who become more or less en-
meghed In the web of the humorous
ENHANCEMENT, that envelopes the
quartet of principals.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01

lima clans. Their run was to be
many, many miles Of typical southern
sandy roads. Though an acknoW
lodged wizard Of the films, Mr.. Grit
fith is not a war lord" with power
to commanders.
In this emergency, the county
authorities of 1.-THE Birth OF q Ma
ton" producing locale were applied
70. They finally consented to mark
off an area of ten square miles LOT
the use of the horsemen- Along all
the roads within this area, the
county commissioners pasted notices
forbidding all traffic on the oay Oh
days. After it was over, MT. Grii-
dtb,s men scraped the sand on the
macadam roads, took down the signs,
and life In the sleepy countrysloe re-
suIned it's normal course. 1t cost
about s25, 900 to do the h1ck-tne
producer thinks it was worth all IL
cost, particularly after hearing me
enthusiastic comments OF Ihe Birln
of a Nation patrons on his work.
Advertisement.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01

would like to see the wonderful
vaudeville that is being shown this
week viii be able to see it on Sat
urday afternoon and win also be
where their parents will know that
they are. The evening shows will
be as usual, main floor 2oc, and bal
cony 1Oc, while at the matinee on
Saturday, the prices will be all
children &c and adults 10c. Bring
the kids to the Orpheum and see
Charlie Darnoe and his wooden
headed family doing the automatic
talking; see if you can locate who is
doing it.
All the other kids will be there.
VIII you?-Advertiseme
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children California Syrup Of Figs"
that this is their ideal Laxative, be-
cause they love its pleasant taste and
= g :ase=et:s:a;i; ccffeaGssE the tender IL.
Le stomach. liver and bowels without
gripping.
When cross, irritable, fererfsh. or
breath Is bad, stomach SOUR, look at
the tongue, mother. II coated, give a
teaspconfuI of this harmless fruit
laxative" and in q few hours all the
foul, eopstipated waste. sour bile and
radigested feod passes on. Of the bow
els, and you have well, playful child
again. When the little system is full
of cold, throat sore, has stomach-ache,
diarrhoea, indigestion, colic-remem-
Der, good inside cleansing" should
always be the first treatment given
Millions Of mothers keep California
Syrup of Figs" handy; they know a
teaspoonful today saves sick child
tomorrow. Ask your druggist for 80
cent bottle of California Syrup Of
Figs" which has directions for babies,
children OF all ages and grown-ups
printed on the bottle. Beware Of coun-
terfeits sold here, so don't be fooled.
Get the genuine, made by California
Zig Syrup Company"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01
HOT TEA BREAKS
A COLD-TRY THIS

Get a small package Of Hamburg
Breast Tea, or as the German folks
call it, Hamburger Brust Thee" at
any pharmacy. Take tablespoonful
OF the tea, put cup OF boiling water
upon It. pour through \ sieve and
drink teacup full at any time. It is
the most effective way to break a
cold and cure grip, AZ It opens the
pores, relieving congestion Also
Ioosens the bowels, thus breaking a
cold at once
1t is inexpensive and entirely yege-
table, therefore harmless.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01

1870. n The Gate ci1
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01
The Birth of q Nation.

when David ". Griffith started the
outdoor sta cling Of the civil war and
reconstruction scenes in THE Birth
of Nation" which win be shown
at The Grand December 9, 4, 5 and 6,
he was confronted with seemingly In
superb BILE difac-Ilties. An area of pri-
vate war was required about as large
as the corner Of Belgium occupied by
the Anglo-French forces. Thousands
of cavalryuen had to be shown, In
an historic raid of the North Caro-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01

Willie Collier capers to the great
delight Of the audience
1.-The DEVILS Needle" is a powerful
drama with modern theme. This
production deals with one OF the
greatest evils Of the decade. It de-
velops a remarkable dramatic story
based on the use of drugs as a slim
ulant and inspiration
A young artist, brainfagged and
work weary, on the suggestion OF his
studio associates becomes a slave to
cocaine. He later marrtes a girl
who tries TO save him from the re-
sultant degradation of the habit, but
the hold the drug has on her husband
is srogner than her influence.
In the unreeling of this story many
powerful situations are developed.
Saturday (tomorrow) at 2:30 and
4: Z, s. and 9:15 the beautiful Mae
Murray win be seen at the Grand in
a new Paramount play, The Big
Sister"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01
lcomingto Warsaw.
lat ADAMS HOTEL, MONDAY, DEC. q
One Day Oniy-Storn or Fair
Ihrsnps Of Sick Folks Flock to Healer
Wherever HE Can Be F0unG-Mon-
derful Rscngeries Reported on
Every fsanh-Ese Leyes to
Dc His Healing Work.
HEALING GIFT BORN WITH HIM

This remarkable healer Of the siek,
90 idealized near and far for his
healing work, has been called the
healing genius Of modern times.
a. of old, great crowds are flock
sng to him wherever he can be
found. insomueh. that in a single
CIV alone, where he sojourned many
days tens of thousands of sick,
weak. unfortunate and diseased human
be;ngs cane 10 him and appealed to
him that there might be done Tor
them what had been done for 50 many
offers before them. Rich and poor
alike do come, and none he turns
Rway
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01

Norma Taimadee and Willie Collier.
The Grand tonight offers an e1-
ceIlent Triangle program In Inc
Devils Needle" featuring Norma
Talmadge and FULLY Marshall, with a
rapfd action, very funny Keystone
farce called Never Again." in which
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01
Sc Matinee orrheurn.

The management of the Orpheum
has made special arrangements to
put on special matinee on Saturday
for the kiddies and at a price that
they all can pay, &c, this is in order
that the large number Of children who
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17
BRIEF STATE NEWS

The business men of Bantry have
received new fifty gallon chemical
6re engine, purchased by popular sub
scription.
Mrs. J. J. VanWoert of near Mohall
had three good horses poisoned by eat
ing some weed that grows in slough.
Farmers in the Turtle Mountains know
what that means.
Kenmare loses another drug store
when Major Makee decided to retire,
having disposed of his stock to Por-
tai druggist. Major Makee is one of
Kenmare's earliest pioneers.
The two little boys of J. L. Page of
Westhope were out driving in a buggy
when some fool passed them at light
ming speed, taking a wheel off the
buggy. The horse was quiet or they
might have been killed.
Selection Of site for the proposed
100000 Equity packing plant has
been postponed for at least six weeks,
according to information given out last
week. Mandan's entrance into the race
with flattering offer is given as the
cause.
Jdch DOyle, WHO was WoIhlIS Oh LIle
Huber farm, southeast Of Mott, re-
ceived very painful wound last week
when he slid from load of hay onto a
pitchfork handle. Owing to the blunt
ness Of the handle it did not penetrate
very deeply into his body.
The law provides that on August 1
anyone with a pup that he wishes to
train may take him out in the fields
and train him to uncover prairie chick
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17

ems. This is to give a person sufficl-
ent time before the season in Septem-
Der opens to get their green dogs in
trim.
Michael Scanlon, 43, a mason by
trade, was found dead along the road
south of Dawson. Acute alcoholism
is assigned as the cause of death.
Col. B. Whitehead, whose name is
not unknown in North Dakota, is a
member of the Oklahoma, militia on
the border.
A jug of whiskey in the hands of
two farmers living south Of Rhame
caused considerable trouble and added
funds to the treasury at Bowman.
Local authorities at Williston have
commenced a war against the 'muffler'
noise which seems to disturb the
peaceful slumberings of the inhabi-
tants and policemen while on night
beats.
1t is probable that the ferryman run
ming between Mandan and Bismarck,
across the muddy Missouri river, will
have his license revoked, as he is max
ing too much money.
The LOTUS memorial fund has now
passed the $4,000 mark and it is be-
lieved that $4,000 will be raised, most
of the donations coming from farmers
of the northwest.
The Dickinson Golf club has just
purchased a 7O-acre tract near that
city from J. C. Young of Minneapolis
for 500 acre. For some time the club
has maintained a course on the proper
ty under lease from Mr.. Young. The
course is among the best in the North
west.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-01-28

Sc sol;citan Agentes para la
venta de "A PRENSA en- las
uoDlaciones de MERGED, Cal,
Wickenburg, Ariz., y demas iu-
cares donde 10 los haya. Las
personals cue interesen pueden
diriiirse soIicifando precio y
condolences a "A PRENSA, De-
partameuto de Agentes, COZ
Oolorcsa ST., San Antonio, Tex.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-01-28
FL lhiGLES SIN MAESTRO
EN- 20

Gsta obra, cuya mayor ven
taja estrjb2 I'll tener Ia pro
nunciaci5n figuraja en- caste
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ma ingi6S. Tiene varias f6rmu-
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da diaria, Y algUnCs modeIos
de carSas usuaIGs.
Hay dos Ediciones:
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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-01-28
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The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-12-20
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
WILL MEET JANUARY 0TH

r. L. Douglass, who with Joseph
|. Earl and ]. T. Goodin will cast
the vote of Nevada for Woodrow
Wilson for President of the United
States, will meet AZ Carson City on
Monday, January Sth and perform
their function as electors. Under lie
law the Supreme Court will canvass
the vote on the third Monday in De-
cember.
1t has not yet been determined
who will be delegated to carry the
vote to Washington and deliver the
certificate to the President of the
Senate. There is no law covering
this point and hence will be select
ed by the electors themselves. Such
messenger is allowed twenty-five
cents per miles one way from Carson
City to Washington. This honor is
usually accorded the elector receiy-
ing the highest vote. Until the Of
fetal count is made by the Supreme
Court it will not be known who the
fortunate individual is, but 1t is gen
orally believed that 1t will go to R.
L. Douglass of this county