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Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-04-28
GENERAL

Richard Harding Davis, author and
war correspondent, who died on April
IL, left an estate valued at $3.50 900.
Humane Sunday observance is fixed
for May 81 this year, and the week
preceding is to be "Kind-to-Animals"
week.
Woman suffrage in general and the
national suffrage amendment in par
t%icular, were the sole topics of con-
~versation at the Grand Canon In Ari.
IONA, from the moment of the arrival
OF the Congressional union envoys I'M
til their departure.
The United States Steel corporation
announced another advance in the
wages of its employees amounting to
10 per cent, effective May /. This fol.
lows a 10 per cent. advance made in
February. Both together represent a
total increase in wage payments OF
between $2O,OOO,O 900 and $3O,OOO,OOO.
Speeding thru the Edison tunnel near
Rawlins, WyO,, Friday night, the Union
Pacific Overland train, known as the
California Limited" was held up by
the lone bandit, unmasked, who, for
the third time within three months,
has robbed passengers on fast trains
Of that line in Wyoming and escaped.
Scattering returns from towns In
eight counties in Montana, in the state
wide presidential preferential primary
gave Woodrow Wilson (Democrat),
1,074; A. B. Cummins (RepublicanJ,
SS1; r. r. Woods (Republican), 6S;
and Theodore Roosevelt, 1923.
In attempting to capture two youth
full bandits who had assaulted and held
up a Union Pacific brakeman because
he refused to permit them to ride on
a freight train for Chicago. William H.
Cabler. 65 years old. a Waterman for
the Denver Union Stockyards Com.
pany" was shot and killed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-29
HoBs0N SEEKS HOUSE SEAT.
Running for Congress in Newly
Made Tenth District of Alabama.

Richmond P. Hobson is out again for
election. Having been a candidate for
the presidency and the Senate. he is
now again in the running for the House,
this time from the newly made tenth
district of Ala bama. He has no lack of
platform material, as he is looked upon
as one of the original large navy men,
the prepayment of the battle cruiser be-
fore that type of ship was known out
side of naval circles. and his prohibl-
ton tendencies rank him as first aid
to the w. C. T. U. I
No bit of political news from the south
has created so much comment in the
House cloakrooms for long time, for
his opponent happens to be Will F.
Bankhead of Jasper, Ala, son of Sena-
tor Bankhead. who was defeated for a
seat in the House in 1906.
Two years ago the state of Alabama
abolished the position of representative
|at-large, now held by Representative
Abercrombie, and created the tenth
district. which includes part of the
sixth district, represented by Repre-
sentative Hobson when he gave up his
seat in the attempt to beat Representa-
tive Underwood for the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-29

year in and year out. and when fog
prevails for days and nights the CON
slant shrieking of the fog whistle is
most distressing and nerve racking:
The eight-hour law prevails among a
certain class of government employees,
but not for the light-keepers.
Devices to Keep Themselves Awake.
81 personally know of seven differ
ent light stations of an important char
acter and where there are fog wills
ties. and until recently there have been
three men at those stations. but now
there are only two. One man was
taken away from each of these to cut
down expenses, and two men now do
the work of three. When fogS prevail
for several days and nights these men
have a most trying time. often re-
sorting to various devices in keeping
themselves awake. Obtaining only from
four to five hours sleep out of twenty
four, they are not capable OF rendering
efficient service and are endangering
the lives Of people who travel by boats
by falling asleep while on duty. being
so exhausted they cannot keep awake.
Apart from the stations l know OF.
the names of which 1 could give II it
were necessary. I have occasion to be-
lieve that there are hundreds more in
the same condition. and the humiliat-
ing thing of it is they keep increasing
all the time.
IF there is to be any retrenchment
in the lighthouse department in the
way of cutting down expenses. let it
not be made where it works a hard
ship to the underpaid self-denying light
keepers who dare not make a protest
through fear Of making themselves liza
BILE to criticism under the civil service
rules.
1.-The lighthouse service naturally be-
longs to the navy and should be in the
same attitude to the government as the
coast guard service. know of no
ight-keeper but would be pleased to
have it this way.
The men who spend all their lives
safeguarding lives and property. in
stead of destroying property and lives.
are the men who deserve every con-
sideration from tho government. The
navy in its movements has to depend
on the efficiency Of the light-keepers
during the darkness of the night and
dense fogs during the day. and it is
well to consider the Importance of
light stations in safeguarding lives and
property by the use they could be put
to as signal stations"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-29
Most Eminent Medical Authorities Endorse It.

DR.. Eberie and Or. Rraiihwaite as well as
DR.. simon-ar distinguished Authors-agree
tina, whatever may he the disease. the urine
seldom fails in furnishing with a clue TO
the principles upon which Il IS to be treated.
and accurate knowledge concerning the nature
OF disease can thus he obtained. n backache.
scalding urine frequent urinntion bother
distress YOU or II uric acid in the blood has
caused rheumstism govt or sciatica or you
suspect Kidney or bladder trouble. just write
Dr. Pierce n the Surgical Institute. Buffalo.
y. y. SIND a sample Of urinr and describe
symptoms. You will receive free medical sd.
vice after Dr. Pierc"'S chemist has examined
the urine-this viii he carefully done without
charge. and you will be under obligation.
DR.. Pierce during many years of experimental
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-29

ton has discovered new remedy which is 81
times more powerful than lithis in removing
uric acid from the system. II you suffer
ing from backache or the pains Of rheumat ism,
go to your best store and ask for q 5o-cent
package OF 'Anuric" put up by DR.. Pierce.
II he does not keep It, you can obtain large
trial package by sending 10 cent? to DIR.
Pierce, or so cents in stamps for full treat
ment. DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for
weak women and DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery for the blood have been favorably
known for the past forty years and more. They
are standard remedies today-as well as
Doctor Pterce's Pleasant Pellets for the liver
and bowels. You can have large trial pack
age of any one of these remedies in Tablet
form by writing DR.. Pierce and inclosing 1oc-
Advertisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-29

packing more than per cent bad eggs
will be regarded as violating the food
and drugs act by adulteration.
Decomposed eggs to be used for tan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-29

ming or such purposes. under the de-
partments ruling. must be removed
der them incapable of being sold for
food.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-29
From Office Boy to Dean.

NEW YORK, February 29.-Frank H
Sommer Of Newark. n. j., yesterday
was elected dean of the law school OF
New York University. Twenty-Five years
ago. Mr.. Sommer. then an office boy, at
tended the university law school at
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-29
Ban on Eggs Not IS Per Cent Good.

Eggs not 95 per cent good will be
barred from interstate commerce here
after under a ruling just made by the
Department of Agriculture. Shippers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-29
Record for Saving Lives.

.'On the Atlantic coast there are light
keepers who have most remarkable
records as life-savers
There is not man in the lighthouse
service but would take chances in los
ing his own life in his endeavor to res
cue any person in danger of drowning.
Indeed they are instructed by the
lighthouse officials to remember that
this is expected of them. They are
life savers as we'll as Hght-keepers.
and therefore should receive the same
consideration as the lfe-savers, now
called tho coast guard service. They
are life savers without being regarded
as such and without being paid as such
Il know OF lighthouse near a coast
guard station where the keeper re-
ceives only little over half the wages
Of hts near netghbor. the captain of
the coast guard station. and consider
ably less than the younger or most hum
Bile members Of the coast guard crew. In
many cases the light-keepers' duties are
most arduous. Many of them put In
from fourteen to sixteen hours out of
every twenty-four. including Sundays,
which prevents them from having any
church privileges worth speaking Of. or
any little outings with their families
or friends. 1t Is the same old grind
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-29
Dealers Are Paying From 100
to 1900 Per Cent More
Than Formerly.
INCREASE is ASCRIBED
TO THE EUROPEAN WAR
Statement Issued by n. W. Kenner
of Washington Association, Show
ing Percentages of Advances.

If you visit your favorite drug store
tonight and get your druggist to put
you up one of the time honored prescrip-
of the time-honored price of IS cents
you were expecting to be charged,
don't blame the druggist. Blame tho
European war
Retail druggists in the United States
are paying from 100 to 1000 per cent
more for raw materials than they paid
before the war. and Washington drug
gists-and their patrons-are feeling
the full force of the increase, accord
ing to H. W. Kenner Of the Washing
ton Association of Retail Druggists
The percentage of price increases to
retail druggists in the last twenty
months will prove quite surprise to
the majority Of drug store patrons, Dr.
Kenner believes. and in proof he sub
mits a list of percentages Of price in
creases to show what local druggists
are up against"
Percentages of Increase.
It follows: Acetanilide, 500; acetphen-
etidin. 1900; alum, 400: antipyrin,
1000: arnica flowers, 325; aspirin, $50;
atropine. 1900; balsam peru, 500; bella
donna root. $50; benzoic acid, 1000; bis
muth subnitrate. so; blue vitriol, $50;
bromides, 1000: caffeine, $50; canthar-
ides, 100; carbolic acid, 1900; castor
oil. ESQ: camomile flowers. 800: choral
hydrate. 100: codeine. IT'S: cream tar
tar. 100: creosote, 1900; digitals
leaves, 100; EPSON salt, $50; gelatin,
800: gentian root. 1875; glycerin. 300;
gum arabic. 100; gum tragacanth, 300
lanolin, 700; licorice, ESQ; mercury. 500;
napthalene balls. 600: oil. almonds. 100:
oil, cod liver, 500: oil. mustard, 800; oil,
sweet birch, ESQ; oil, wintergreen. so;
oil. wintergreen (synthetic), 1900:
oxalic acid. 800; phenacetin. $500:
phenolphthalein, 1900; potassium chic
rate, 400: potassium iodide, 400 potas-
stun permanganate. 500; quinine. 700;
from. so; salicin. 100; salicylic acid.
1000; salol. 1000: saltpeter, 275; salts
of tartar. 1000: santonin. 81: SIENNA
leaves. 400; sodium salicylate, 1000;
thymol. 500; valerian root SO.
Zone of the greatest things that con-
Germs the retail druggist at the present
time is refilling Of family prescriptions
which have been favorites in a particu-
lar family for possibly five or ten years, -
DR.. kenner explained. In many cases
the ingredients have advanced from five
to twenty-five times the original cost.
must pay an advanced price considerable
dissatisfaction is apparent.
'It seems proper at this time to say to
the public that neither the manufacturer,
wholesaler not retailer has advanced his
prices to the consumer anywhere near
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-29
the same proportion that the cost Of raw
materials has advanced
Says Advance Has Been Rapid.

Says Advance Has Been Rapid.
! The advance has been so rapid that it
Is wen nigh impossible for any one per
son to be: thoroughly posted on all of
these advances. Glycerin, for instance,
which has advanced approximately, 300
per cent during this time. is not only
sold as glycerin, bubt enters into a null
'tiplicity of preparations. official anil 9th
erwise. sand. of course. is a great factor
sin determining the final cost Of any one
or more of number of preparations.
What is true of glycerin is also true
of all the bromides. which have advanced
from 1000 10 5000 per cent: The great
number of preparations which tbs, bro
the drug trade to scrutinize carefully
costs in this line.
/ while cod-liver oil has advanced
from $40 a barrel to 800. and is sold
as cod-liver oil. it also. with gum
arabic and other similar preparations,
enters into emulsions which at this
particular time of the year are sold by
drug stores in very large quantities.
This item also calls for considerable
scrutiny as to cost of the finished
product.
Another source OF annoyance to the
public" DR.. Kenner continued, lis the
complete elimina ton from the market
of many drug items which have been
Every branch of the drug trade is do
ing its utmost to conserve in the first
place the supply on hand. and also to
obtain new sources of supplies.
Other Items May Be Added.
Unless some relief is found very
soon there will be many additional
items which the public will be unable
to obtain.
THE continual changes. not only
from day to day. but from hour to hour.
of the prices on many items make it
we'll nigh impossible for us to know
what is a proper price to charge for
various items particularly affected by
war conditions
Physicians who specialize are prob
ably troubled more than tina ordinary
practitioner for the reason that after
much research they have found certain
rem edies upon which they depend to
very great degree, and which are prac-
tically eliminated from the market
For these there Is practically no eff
fective equivalent, DR.. Kenner brought
out
THE hospitals, as their contracts ex-
pire, are being affected also to a very
great degree" he concluded; first. on
account of their inability to replace the
present stock on hand at any price, and
secondly, through their inability to get
sufficient stock to supply anywhere
near their wants"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-29
URGES PENSIONS
!: FOR L|CHTKEEPERS
w. H. Law Writes Members of
Congress Telling of
Hardships.
MANY HAVE PROMISED
TO SUPPORT MEASURE
If Bill Passes 1885 Keepers and
Assistants Will Be Benefited
by Its Provisions.

In an effort to have Congress make
some provision for pensioning the
lightkeepers who man the lights on the
coasts of the United States w. H. Law
Of Detroit, Mich. has sent letter to
each member Of the House and Senate,
telling of the hardships suffered by
these men and of their efficient life
saving work. Mr.. Law is known to
practically. every lightkeeper Of the
United States. and is known to them
under the familiar term of "the sky
pilot of the great lakes and tho
bishop of the inland seas"
Quite a large number of the national
legislators have answered Mr.. Law,
that will better the condition Of the
lightkeepers, including an increase in
wages and a retiring consideration In old
age.
sThere are no class OF men in the
government employ so poorly paid for
important service rendered as the
lightkeepers," said Mr.. Law in his let
ter to the congressman.
1885 Will Be Benefited.
Altogether there are LASS keepers
and assistants in the lighthouse service
taking charge of light stations. The
highest paid lightkeepers. a part from
captains of light vessels. receive from
$50 to SOS a month. when they live in
remote stations that cause an increase
in their living expenses But take
them altogether the best paid and the
lowest paid keepers. their yearly wages
drop below $55 month, and so Tar pc
low that I blush with shame at the
great wrong and the injustice that is
inflicted on this worthy class of Uncle
Sans hired men.
LAS for the assistant keepers their
wages drop below $45 per month. While
the keepers and some Of the assistants
have no house rent to pay or wood to
buy, they have to furnish their own sup
plies and uniforms, and often when liv-
ing on islands or lonely light towers long
distances from land they have to go to the
nearest town for their provisions and
mail know of a captain of a light yes
sci who, in order to get his mail and visit
his family in his home town. makes a
run each way of forty-eight miles with
a member of his crew in cranky little
egg shaped boat only twenty feet long.
1t is enough to make even an old sailor
SILVER to see that little boat bobbing
around like cookie shell In storm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-29

New coal fields are announced in
Manchuria.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1916-01-06
Children's S Diseases
Very Harmful

Measles and whooping cough,
the former a precursor of bron-
cho pneumonia and tuberculosis
and the latter the cause of many
deaths among children under
two years of age, continued their
usual pravalency in South Caro-
Ina during the year. There
were four deaths from measles
and 1913 from whooping cough up
to October 81
THE tasks of letting parents
know that children do not have
to have measles and whooplng
cough in order to develop into
men and women" says James
A. Hayne, NJ. D., State health
officer, in his annual report, is
one that seems wellnigh hope
less, but we will continue to pre-
sent to the parents the fact that
whooDing cough kills annually
more children under two years
of age than any other disease {:
measles undermines tie consti.
tuition of the child, makes it
subject to brJncho pneumonia
and tuberculosis and does much
towards making the mortality of
infancy so high"
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1916-01-06
FAMILY i'.YllDS
SIR. JUS SICKNESS
By Being Constantly Supplied With
Thedford's Black-Draught.

McDuff, Va.-'T suffered for several
years. says Mrs. J. b. Whitaker, oi
Ibis place, with sick headache, and
stomach trouble.
Ten years ago friend told me to try
Thedfords Black-Draught, which | did,
and found ii 10 be the best family medi-
cine for young and old.
| keep B!ack-Draught on hand all the
time now, and when my children feel
little bad, they ask me for a dose, and il
does them more good than any medicine
they ever tried.
We never have long spell of sick
ness in our family, since we commenced
using Black-Draught."
Thedsord's Black -Draught IS purely
vegetable, and has been found to regu-
late weak stomachs, aid digestion, re-
levc indigestion, collie, wind, nausea,
headache, sick stomach, and similar
symptoms.
Ii has been in constant use for more
than 10 years, and has benefited more
than a million people. -
Your druggist sells and recommends
Black-Draught. Price only 25c. Get a
eaSkage to-oay. NC. ia
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1916-01-06
General Assembly
Meets Next Week

The second session of the list
General Assembly of South CARO-
lima will convene in Colum bia
on Tuesday, January IL, at noon.
Both houses are organized and
the prelimaries should consume
very little time. The House will
he called to order by Speaker
James A. Hoyt and the Senate
by Lieut.. Governor, Andrew j
Betha or, in his absence, by
Senator Legrand Walker, oil
Georgetown, the president pjo-
tenn. The Lieutenant Governor
went to Europe with Henry
Ford's pacification expedition,
and he may not get back until
after the opening day of the ses-
sion.
The annual message of Cover
nor Richard l. Manning will
probably be read in both branch
es on the opening day. The re.
ferring of this message to the
proper committees Will likely be
all that is accom- pllshed at the
initial meeting.
The most interesting election
to be held by the General AS
ably will be that of warehouse
commissioner. John l.. McLau
rim is the present commissions
and he will be opposed for re
election By John j McMahan, OF
Columbia, at present a mem be,
of the delegation from Richlant
County. This fight is beginning
to attract attention and may
take on considerable of politi
cal significance before lt is
. through.
| Recommendations to strength
en- and perfect the State ware
house system, education, rura
credits, diversified farming an,
economy will be among the mai.
points in The Governors mes
sage. He will devote a gooc
deal Of his remarks to the pub
lie appropriations.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1916-01-06
CORRESPONDENCE
MIDDENDORF.

Christmas passed off very
quietly here.
Miss Mary Grey Robertson o1
McBee was the guest of the
Misses Rowe during the holi'
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. K. Stricklir
of Hamlet spent Xmas with the
latters parents here.
Miss Ella Cox of Hartsville
spent the week end with Misses
Bertha and Letha Alexander.
Miss nellie Rowe and Claude
Cannon spent part of last week
in Hamlet visiting relatives.
Mr.. Otis Sims who has beer
spending the holidays with his
parents here returned back to
school Monday.
Mr.. Daniel Brown rural car
rier on route No., 1 has pur
chased a new Ford.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. T. McManus
and children spent the week enc
at Bethune with relatives.
Miss Bertha Alexander spent
last Friday in Colum bia shop.
ping.
Married Sunday January 2nd,
at the home of the officiating
ministir, Rev. w. V. Jerman
Mr.. John Brown to Miss Male
Clanton, we wish for them long
and happy life.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1916-01-06
SNOW HILL.

Christmas passed off quietly
in this section and every body
seemed to enjoy the day.
| Master V. Gaddy and sisters
Misses Estelle. Dadie. and Eula
all spent part of the holidays
visiting in Grants Mill section.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. M.
Campbell, girl.
Misses CATHERINE and Mary
Belle Sellers spent last week at
Patrick visiting friends and rel
atives.
Mr.. @. w. Winifree has been
quite sick for the past week, but
glad to say he is much better at
this writing.
We welcome Mr.. and Mrs.
Carey Davis in our community
to make their home.
Mr.. r. e. Winifree spent a
part of the past week in Wades-
boro with relatives and friends.
Mr.. @. S. Cason spent part of
last week in Ruby with reta-
tives.
The Sunday sc hool was reor-
ganized at Snow Hill Sunday
with Mr.. Albert Rivers as super
intendent and Mr.. Willie Sellers
as secretary.
Sunday school at Westfeld
Creek was reorganized Sunday
with Mr.. /. r. Melton superin-
tendent and Mr. Rudy White
secretary.
Sunday school next Sunday a,
Westfield Greek at 10 30. a. m.
and at Snow Hill at $3.50 D. IN
Every body is cordially invited
to attend these services.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1916-01-06
HUNTSVILLE

Christmas has now come and
gone, passing off very quietly
Hurrab for the New Year.
Mr.. Will Griggs has just finish
ed new barn and stalls and is
now building q garage with in.
tention of purchasing a new ma.
chine.
The infant of Mr.. and Mrs
Grove- Griggs has been quite
sick but we are glad to report
it improving.
Mr.. John A. Villa ms is build.
ing an addition to his dwelling
which adds TO the appearance.
Miss Carrie Wilks is visiting
her sister Mrs. Charlie Griggs
near Bethune.
Mr.. D. r. Sumner is visiting
relatives at Sanon and Martin,
N. G., during Xmas. holidays.
MIR. G, l.. King from near So
ciety Hill visited his daughter
Mrs. T. J. Sumner during Christ
mas.
Mr.. E. B. King is moving from
our community to SpriLgville in
Darlington County.
Little Gladice Crawley is on
the sick list this week. Hope
she will soon be we'll.
Mrs. M. M. Norman has re-
turned to her home at briggs,
Idaho, after spending two weeks
with her mother Mrs. j. H. Wal
, lace.