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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-13
STOCK AND GRAIN
TRADERS " WAITING
Numerous Rec0veries From
Yesterdays Slump in
Wall Street.


NEW YORK. Dec. l3.-Numerous
substantial IcCOvcrieS from Jester.
days extreme depression were regis
tered at today's opening in the stock
market although here and there evi.
dencc OF further liquidation was seen.
bethlehem Steel added IA points to
yesterdays loss Of - but this was the
most striking ,avrption to the gen.
Gral Improvement.
CHICAGO, Dec. 13.-Wheat traders
seemed to have largely adopted n
waiting attitude today pending any
decided fresh development regarding
peace. The market opened unchang.
ed TO "a cents higher. rejecting to
some extent the outlook against any
immediate cessation of hOstiiities.
May wheat in which Ust OF the trad.
lns was done started at $1.65l2 to
$l.6I the same as yesterdays finish to
Il cents up.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-13
PARIS PAPERS SAY
PEACE MOVE IS
A CLUMSY TRAP
German Government Has
Two Objects in View,
They Declare.
CRv Associated pressl

PARIS, Dec. IA clumsy trap
is the caption under which a morning
paper comments on Prince Chancellor
Won Observation-Disclosures speech In the
RCichstag.
Time for feints is over says the
Petit Journal. we arc no longer in
the presnce Of the tribal efforts of
those persistent appeals TO interview.
ers and newspaper articles. Chancel-
Tor Won BethmTnn.Hollweg summoned
the Reichstag not to hear his speech
hut to be confronted with an axe. We
do not i,nOw if at Berlin there are
people so naive as to imagine that the
allies are likely to swallow this clumsy
bait even on the morrow of the event )
III Sumania. In any case Field Mar.
shah Won Iiindenburg's statement
shows that the military cherish no such
dolusOns. What is still more certain
is that The trearhe"ous German move
aims At something else than genuine
peace. II seeks internal and external
effect. In Germany il is intended 20
convince the people that the govern
mrUt is not responsible for the sacri-
ices imposed and that it advertised
alone are responsible for the continue.
ton Of the s'rG gle. abroad it desires
10 persuade n"utrals that the allies
are pursuing policy of ambition. That
is the explanation of the pretended
moderation in the tone Of the speech. "
The speech merely emphasized es.
"cntial weakness which temporary
success cannot hide" the Petit Journal
continues. 1t is because Germany
knows she cannot win that she de.
Sircs to end the war. Her plan how.
over is doomed, 1t will fail before the
tmmovablc resolution Of the allies.
The Matin characterized the peace
proposals as mere talk"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-13
Here For HOLIDAYS.

Mrs. Ernest Hutton Of Wayland. Ky
has arrived here to spend the Christ,
mas holidays with he: mother, Mrs
C. a. Sipe at Fairmont Farms. Mr.
Hutton who had been in this section
for several days on business will also
spend Christmas here
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-13
The Weather

West Virginia.
snow and colder
tonight. Thursday
air and continu-
cd cold.
Local Readings
F. P. Hall, OBJ.
Temperature at 8
4. m. today "a.
Yesterdays wea.
Their snow; temper.
ature, maximum
81; minimum 81;
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-13
PREPAREDNESS AT w. v. U.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1S.-Establish-
ment OF infantry units of the reserve
officers training corps was authorize
by the War department In several in.
situations throughout the country. in.
GLIDING the West Virginia university
ut Morgantown.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-13

Ell PASO-A report here is to the
effect that when the Carranzistas re-.
occupied Chihuahua General ArnulfC
Gonzales. the provisional governor.
announced that nc would soon be ready
t. join the First Chief in forcing the
retirement from Mexico Of the Ameri.
car punitive expedition.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-13
WILL HoNoR JOHN BROWN.

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va. Dec. IS.
Tile lifty'seventh anniversary OF the
Of John Brown. famous aboli.
Zionist. will be observed here next Sat.
urday. The old jail. where Brown
was tried and executed, has been pur.
chased by the government as a post.
office site and will soon be RACED Al
HarpcrS Ferry, where Brown was cap.
tured simple tablet marks the spot.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-13

With the snow flurries and cold
winds keeping outside work in the city
from being done, the street and wat
er commissioners as we'll as the city
engineer have been trying to catch
up with their work in the office. Upon
cold and rainy days there is more
work done about the offices of these
men than upon days when they are
outside watching the progress of the
work.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-13
VISITING IN MANNlNeToN.

Miss Pearl DCbolt OF Hundred has
been tho guest for several days Of
Mrs. ]. F. Blackwood at her home in
Warrington George Blackwood who
has been i'll Of tonsilitis ut his home
III Warrington is recovering.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-13
High Lights on
European War

PETROGRAD. Dec. 10. Russian
troops Yesterday captured Il line OF
Teulon trenches on the heights 10 the
south OF Agusualiu in the region OF the
Trotus valley of Rumania. according
TO an official statement issued Today
by the Russian war department. leu.
Ton counter attacks IN an effort to re-.
gam lost positions were repulscd with
great losses the statement adds
RuMhnian forces took the offensive
south OF the Mill. BubCu high road YES.
tcTdHy aud captured row of villages.
the itussian announcement saws. but
on being counter attacked the human.
tlns w"r" forced 10 retire.
TIE Rumaniqn army 1T rrusant Oc-
cup'"S front along line from liu2cu.
Sarin.a AVID Urzi'chcni.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-13

NE WYORK--lIis children. George
G.. Jr.. and Mrs. Oliver Blodt Miles,
were given the entire estate of the late
George {. Boldt. The fortune is esti.
mated at $l5,0000O0.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-13

Residents Of Washington street
above Quincy are complaining about
the water standing in the street there
and state that it is caused by a burst
ed water pipe. This has been denied
at the city hall and will be investigat-
ed by gang Of men to be put to work
in the morning near the stagnant wa
ter.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-13
AT LUTHERAN CHURCH.

Bible study this evening at 1880 and
meeting OF Ladies' Aid anG church
council at $40 Grace Lutheran
church.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-13
City Hall Notes

Samples of sand, stone and cement
of Marion county will be sent to
Pittsburgh to be tested as concrete
at the testing station there by City
Engineer Shrewsbury Miller. When
the reports are returned il will be
decided whether or not the city will
specify TO bridge building bidders
this class of materials. 1t will great.
~ reduce the cost of the articles men.
toned and will permit the bidders to
make more accurate figures.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-13
BRIEF KILOGRAMS

WASHINGTON-The House ycster.
day voted into the annual Legislative.
executive and judicial appropriation
bill an increase of the salaries of sec.
retarics 10 members from $500 to
$1,000 and gave each representative
an additional employee at S75 per
month.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-13

LONDON-Sir Edward Carson has
resigned the leadership Of the Union
list party War committee because of his
acceptance Of post in the new cabi-
net.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-13

INDEPENDENCE. kas. - An in.
crease OF ten cents in the price of
crude II has been announced here bv
the Prairie Oil and Gas company. The
new figure is $ll0 per barrel.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-13

DID YOU KNOW
You can't drown a goldfish and
you can't give him too much water?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-13

WASHINGTON - 1t is announced
that there will be no designations in
the cabinet prior to March 4.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-13

OTTAWA, Dec. 1S.-The Canadian
torpedo boat. Grise commanded by
Lieut.. ". Wingate, has been lost at
sea with all hands it is feared. This
announcement was made today by
the minister Of the naval service.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-13

LONDON. Dec. Is. The to,a! Ger.
man casualties including those in the
uava and CUonia services reported in
the German official list for November,
says British official statement issued
today. was l6G.176 officers and men,
making the total German losses IN
killed, wounded and missing since the
war broke out 1921 1853.
The Glenwood post., 1916-07-15
Our Soup Coffee Percolator
Is a Beauty

Makes delicious healtl ambcolored
quite Of old
fashioned coffee
Nads Of solid h Of aluminium beautifully finished polished
glad $3.50
for article n . store.
regular percoator
anything
ALUnJuM wARB-tae you
complete sst for prices thisi .ap
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-08-17
CHANCES TO GET 2
zoo DEER RENEWED
Owner Tells r. B. DObson He
Will Decide Within Few
Weeks.

That negotiations leading to the &C
QUESTION of two deer, a doe and g
buck for the City Park Zoo are ap-
preaching a close, became known yes
terday following the return of R. B
Dobson to the Cape from a trip to
Kenneth when he consulted Drew Var
dell, owner of the animals, who con-
templates giving them to the Cape.
Both animals are in good condition
Mr.. DObson said. Several weeks ago
at d time when Kennett was swept by
a cyclone and much property damage
was done, it was reported to the Cape
over long distance telephone that one
of the deer had been killed in the
storm.
Subsequent investigation has proved
that one Of the animals was stunned
and the other escaped from the corral
in which the two had been kept at the
Kennel Fairgrounds.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-08-17
PAUL ZURICH FALLS
and CUTS FOREHEAD
2.Year Old Child Was Picked up
Unconscious at Foot
of Steps.

TwO-year old Paul Ulrich, a son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton J. Ulrich, was
knocked unconscious and sustained a
severe scalp wound Friday afternoon
when he fell down a set of stone steps
leading to the basement at his home at
1451 Themis street.
The child was at play in the yard
with some of his companions when the
accident occurred. 1t was about $50
O'Clock and his mother was preparing
supper when she heard her son scream
as he fell. She ran to the foot of the
steps and picked him up unconscious
and carried him inside.
A doctor was summoned, and after
the boy had been revived, it was found
that it was necessary to take six
stitches in order to close a long wound
that had been made in his forehead
when he struck his head upon the edge
of one of the stone steps.
The boy was reported to be doing
well yesterday and he is expected to
be entirely recovered within short
time.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-08-17

The one that had been stunned re-
vived and the other was caught by a
band of men who went in search of the
animal.
Following the storm, the fair assO-
citation at Kenneth spent considerable
money in repairing the fence and in
making the corral safe for the deer.
Mr.. Vardell, who is the Dunklin Coun-
ty recorder, at that time WIS on the
point of turning the animals over to
the Cape, but when the fair assOcia-
ton went to expense to make arrange
ments for keeping them, he ncsitated.
He told Mr.. DObson that if ne de-
cideS to turn them over from Dunklir
the Cape will have first choice and
Mr.. DObSOn declared he believes the
matter will be settled before the OPEN
ing of the fair in the Cape next month.
The buck now has she'd his horns
ard within n she t time will .TCw Il
rev set which will develop enc more
prong than the set he wore last winter
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-08-17
Can | Play With
My Rattle Snake
onYour Counter?
W. B. Hufstedler Asks Cues
ton That Upsets Haarig-
Caught Pet at Chaffee and
Wants to Fondle Reptile
While Friends Can Watch.

A small, agreeable looking gentle
man who wore an engaging smile and
had brisk stride entered the door of
the Gross & Rub saloon the other day,
and, as he stepped up to the bar, he
placed a large carton on the mahog-
Ony bar that Frank Rub had just
wiped of.
would you have any objections if
| took out my rattlesnake here and
played with him on your barr" he ask
ed Rub, and before Rub could reply
he went on-"Pd like awfully much
show him off,
Suiting his action to his words, the
gentleman began lingering with the
strings on the carton and Rub ex-
ploded:
"Objections, no. But do you want to
put a haunt on this place? What
would you do if he got away from
you and began swapping at the rest
of u.s."
The gentleman, who was w. N. HUI
stedlcr, brakeman on the Frisco, and
lives at PIT South Ellis street, rctied
the string and heaved 4 tremendous
sigh CT disappointment. "That counter
would have been such good place for
him to play" he remarked.
Hufstedler caught the RATHER at
Chaffee Sunday and brought him
home. The snake had series of nine
rattles and a button and measured
about four feet in length.
AS he departed, he said he expected
to take him home to play with for a
while before he turned him over to H.
L. Roberts, the snake professor at the
Normal School
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-08-17

The Republican committee meeting
was attended in full, and but four
proxies were present from Cape
Douglas, Christian and Mississippi
counties. Secretary Kenneth Ander-
son Of Mississippi was absent and he
sent his proxy to Arch Hollenbeck of
West Plains. Capt. H. w. Bridges car
ried the proxy of Chairman Kies.
Captain Bridges was supported in
the vote for Haas by Stoddard and
Dunklin County.
The meeting was held at 10 o'clock
in the morning and was in the Knights
of Pythias Hall where large crowd
attended. Some of those who were
present who were not members of the
committee were: N. A. Motley, of
Bloomfield; Edward EdmOnds, of Ber-
ME, and w. G. Kitchin, of Bloomfield
secretary of the old state committee.
At the Democratic committee or
ganizatiOn in Poplar Bluff, Carl c. Alb
bington of Poplar Bluff was made the
Congressional chairman. w. c. John
son of Oregon County was named sec
rotary.
The contest over state committee
men resulted in the election of c. H.
Burdette of Ava and c. l.. Prov of
Sikeston.
A feature of the Republican meeting
in West Plains was an address by r.
J. (Bob) Smith, who was a candidate
for the Republican Congressional NOM
ination against Hill. Smith declared
that he will go on the stump for the
party's nominee and fight for his cleo
ton. His speech was received with
many rounds of applause.
Hill delivered short address also.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-08-17
HAAS and LANE
LOSE In STATE
COMMITTEE RACE
Republicans Wanted to Name
Kies Congressional
Chairman.
HILL DICTATES AND
WENTWORTH is VICTOR
Smelzer and Brut0n Are Named
For Republican State
Committee.

Fl. Fl. Haas. and Senator Thomas F.
Lane yesterday were defeated for the
Republican and Democratic state COM
mittees at West Plains and Poplar
Bluff.
Mr.. Haas was one OF the cOntenders
for the Republican State Committee in
the organization of the Congressional
Committee at West Plains, and Sena-
tor Lane had been named for the place
on the Democratic committee. Dope
was upset in both parties in naming
the state committeeman.
At West Plains an early attempt
was made to eliminate Haas from the
contest for state committeeman when
members of the Congressional Com
mittee centered upon F. F.. Kies, Cape
County chairman, who was absent, as
the permanent chairman of the Con-
gressional Committee.
However, in view of the fact that
behind this move there was a strong
disposition to allow David w. Hill
Republican nominee for Congress to
name the Congressional Chairman, Mr..
Haas supporters declined to take his
name out of the race.
Hill did dictate the chairman and
F.. F.. WhitwOrth, former county chair
man in Butler County, was made per
manent chairman. Stewart of Oregon
County had presided up to that time
as temporary chairman.
L. NJ. Henson of Poplar Bluff, was
chosen as secretary, and W. H. Tanner
of Sikeston was made treasurer. The
committee then proceeded to the cleo
ton of the state committeeman.
DR.. J. w. Bruton of Ozark, Chris
tian County, and f. Elijah Smelzer of
DOniphan, were elected. Five men were
in the race and the ballots resulted as
follows:
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-08-17
SEN. JAS. A. REED
SAYS IS SURE TO
SPEAK IN CAPE
"Will Try to Bring President
Wilson Along" Tells
Ben Vineyard.
DATES WILL BE SET BY
CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
Lane Goes to Poplar Bluff to
Stab at State Committee
Berth.

That Cape Girardeau and Southeast
Missouri Democrats will have a chance
to hear Senator James A. Reed, who
now is trying to persuade President
Wilson to put the Cape on his Western
itinerary, became assured yesterday
afternoon when Ben Vineyard, secre
tarv of the local Wilson Gardner Dem
ocratic Club, received a letter from
Senator Reed.
Certainly | shall come to the Cape
to speak," Senator Reed declared
"and | am urging the President to
visit your city also"
He said that he viii have to consult
with the Democratic campaign com.
mittee to learn what date he will he
assigned to the Cape, but it viii be
early in the fall.
Senator Reed, as well As Senator
Stone and Congressman J. j. Russell,
were impOrtuned by the WilSOn-Gm d
ner Club to get President Wilson to
come to the Cape as well as make
speeches here themselves.
Senator Reed is now known nation
ally as one of the best orators the
country has, and fights that he has
conducted in the Senate in the last
four years have made him famous. He
was nominated for reelection to the
L. 6. Senate on the Democratic ticket
By an overwhelming majority in the
recent primaries.
He was one of the principal speakers
at the rally conducted here last Dc
tober in which he delivered a speech
on Americanism which foretold what
is the big issue in the national cam
pairn now being opened by Judge
Hughes.
An active canvass of the Cape for
new members in the WilSOn-Gardner
Club recently formed, will be started
within a short time. An effort will be
made to have the club ready to start
active campaign work Immediately
after the Democratic State Committee
meets September II.
The Democratic Congressional Com
mittae meets in Poplar Bluff today
when a delegate to the State Commit
tee will be selected. Senator Thomas
F. Lane will attend the meeting from
the Cape as we'll as c. c. Oliver,
county chairman, in an effort to have
Lane named as state committeeman.
Lanes two opponents in the contest
for the place are d. c. Cunningham
Of Doniphan, who asks for reelection
to the position, and Carl c. Abiding
ton Of Poplar Bluff.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-08-17

w. Hinchey, Judge Frank Kelly, w. H.
Bohnsack Jr., E. J. Deal, C. L. Harri-
son, NJ. E. Leming, Judge Edward D.
Hays, NJ. D. Wilson, j. 7. Num-, Char
les N. Golfer, Claud Speak, A. NJ. Tins
ley, Orren Wilson, Lee L. Bowman, AL
len L. Oliver, C. w. Stehr and Alvin
Freeman.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-08-17

Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Reynolds yester-
day came up from Commerce on n
business trip to the Cape and to visit
with friends.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-08-17

The Worlds Best Blood Remedy
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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-06-01

This dam was the first work construct
ed by the reclamation service on the
Rio Grande project. The Mesilla diver
sion dam is located near Mesilla Park,
New Mexico, about the middle Of the
Mesilla valley, and furnishes water to
lands on both sides of the river in
the lower part of the Mesilla valley.
This dam has just been completed.
The Mexican dam is located at the
upper end of the Ell Paso valley just
above the city of FL Paso, Tex. This
dam was constructed number OF
years ago by the MeXicans and serves
to divert water both to the lands on
the American side in the Ell PasO val
ley and to lands under the Acequia
Madre on the Mexican side. From
these diversion dams several canal
systems are built.
Aborigines Used Irrigation.
Before the middle of the sixteenth
century the Spanish explorers entered
the valley of the Rio Grande and found
in these valley Pueblo Indians cultivat-
ing the land and irrigating it by means
of acequias from the river, some of
which are still in use. How long
these Indians had been on the ground
is unknown, but even at that time
they were considered old inhabitants
and raised not only grain and fruits
but even flowers. The descendants of
these Indians and the Spaniards have
continued to cultivate portions Of
these valleys up to the present without
much change in methods.
''While the SpGniards first entered
the valley from Sonora and the Gulf
of California, the first attempts at
colonization were made from Ell PasO
as a base, the Spanish conquest of
Mexico having extended by that time
to the Rio Grande. In 1000, Paso del
Norte (nOw called Juarez) was an i'm
pOrtant town, and records are in exist
ence nearly three hundred years old
which refer to the Acequia Madre Of
Paso del Norte as being then in use.
'The present acequias in the Mesilla
valley have been in use for about six
older canals that have been aban-
doned.
Is an Extinct Volcano.
''The reclamation service began in
vestigations on the Rio Grande March
1, 1903, considering especially the dam
site at Elephant Butte. Elephant
Butte is an extinct volcano arising
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-06-01

No matter how rich the costume
may be this season, it's correctness
will be questioned if the shoes are not
up to the high mark of daintiness and
elegance set by the fashions of to-
day. Footwear is quiet as to color
and exquisite as to workmanship and
it is light and finished to the last de-
gree of excellence. Women have never
been more beautifully shod.
The very short skirt has many faith
full adherents and the high boot to
wear with it is imperative. 1t comes
high in more senses than one, for shoes
have advanced greatly in price, with
the prospect pointing to a further adj
vance But there is no denying the
youthful look of the short skirt or the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-06-01

ten inches. By keeping the sides yer.
ed. Have enough woven-wire fencing
71a feet long to cover the bottom Of
the pit. Lay the wire with an even
division of the extra length, SO that
it may project upward into the side
walls. The wire is laid after two inches
thickness of concrete has been put
in. The remaining three inches should
be tamped in after the wire has been
placed. Remove the forms after the
concrete has set four days. The pit
may be used after ten days.
Where manure is to be stored for
considerable length of time, larger pits
or basins are required. Such pits are
seldom made over five feet deep Gin
the clear at The deeper end) and are
wide enough that the manure may be
loaded on a spreader in the pit and
drawn up a roughened concrete in.
cline or rum The slope for such
run must not be sleeper than one foot
up to four feet out.
In laying out the large pit bear in
mind that the concrete walls and floors
should be eight inches thick and make
due allowance for same when digging.
With spade trim the sides and the
deep end vertical.
In order to form a stump hole from
pumped, in one corner at the deep end