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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-12

The bristol Herald Courier. referring to Lord
Astor's trade. figures II 0Lt this after all.
it isn't much worse for wealthy American
locate in foreign country and buy title
thnn II is for American hercss to buy
under the guise of marriage
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-12

ADDRESS ALL CONCENTRATIONS to Tho Times
Dispatch. and not to inliv idunis.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-12

The people OF Richmond" observes the Cliff
Forge Review. need not become unduly
alarmed account of the discovery of
OF lcprosy. for the General Assembly will
convene i'll the capital city and legslate the
lcper out OF the state" Richmond is not
alarmed in the least and the alleged leper Is
doing very we'll. but the General Assembly
take him in hand II It wants
with native born Virginian ms President"
says tho Ba ckstone Courier with It's members
OF Congress occupying more positions of i'm
portance than those of any other one State: with
two OF its citizens representing this country ut
foreign courts: with strong probability that 1t
may have member of the Presidents
Cabinet; surely tho old Commo cnlth lis COM
ir.; into its own again" Aud still. will
lie entirely happy If that vacancy the Su-
prone Court bench Is filled by any but Vr-
eiuian.
Tho Richmond Times Dispatch this week pub
lished local story to the effect that there were
twelve carloads of cigarettes from Richmond"
on the wharves at Savannah, awaiting shipment
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-12

The great heart of the American peopln
should be sound. 1t has always been sound -
New York World. So is the speech of 10,
of American politicians
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-12

TELEPHONE: Randolph I. Private Branch Exchange
connecting with alt departments.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-12

SPECIAL ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES,: Has
Ink, New York: Mutual Life iinIing Philadelphia
Peoples Gas Building Chicago.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-12

\ PUBLISHED day In tho South Tenth
Street Richmond Va, the Times Pub
fS shinE Co.. Inc. Charles +. IIasbrook. Editor
Manager.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-12

Erand Whitlock is on his way
hacl; TO Brussels. That will bo
GOOD news TO the :clgians ana
10 all lovers Of humanity. Amer
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-17

OAK
Five new vaudeville acts fca-
,ure the Oak theatre bill. begin
ming Wednesday and continuing to
Saturday night. In addition. there
Is shown a fllm melodrama, emit.
tied "Playthiug 90 the Gods" with
Allan Forrest and Cecil Vanauker
In the chief roles
The vaudeville numbers are as
follows. Frances and Holland. In
a vaudeville surprise; George and
Marie Brown. singers. Esther
sundqnist. ylolinistc. in return
engagement. Nick and LYDIA Rus.
sell. comedy. song. piano. etc.
Frees Brothers and company in
Happy Hooligan's Troubles in
Freight Yard
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-17
so FIREMEN out

SPOKANE. May i7.--Ffre Chief
A. l. Weeks. Assistant Chief VIM.
Joyce and so firemen were over.
come by smoke and gas and five
women barely escaped death. when
trapped on the seventh floor OF the
Peyt0L building. which burned yes.
terday
The fire started I'm the photo,
graphic department Of a drug store
and spread quickly
Furniture vans were turned into
ambulances to convey the flremen
to and from hospitals. As soon as
they recovered they went back
Many were overcome second
time.
The damage vas comparatively
small.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-17
az TAEDA RARA

Not ell persons hate the screen
Theda nara. linked by both fate
aud intent with the character OF a
screen vampire
Accustomed as am 60 rccciv-
Ing bitter communications from
persons Who misundcrntand In part
or IN entirety the purpose OF the
vampire in the pictures. am also
accustomed 20 receiving perhaps
the most remarkable letters ever
written TO woman In ali the
worlds history
For example. Ia this morning =
mail came this letter from n girl
IN Greeuyille. 4. c.
Dear Theds Bsra: "A much
az other women hate you. just
so much do love you--sl-
most worship you. Perhaps.
before people have told you
tina, they loved you. but never
before am syre-hase you
been told this; Every night be.
fore ! 90 20 bed. sneeling In
from, Of your picture ss 10 the
Madonna. aay . wee prayer
that goes something like this.
'Theda. dear. even az you are
beautiful in that wild. fascins,.
ing way. grant. o. Lord. tina,
will aro~ 20 be even one-haf
30 beautiful"
4 strange burden Is Imposed
upon one suddenly called upon TO
listen 20 the condolences OF thou.
sands OF persons Since | have
been writing these articles ! have
received almost 10000 letters from
persons who follow my writings
and my work. Could regard any
one OF those letters lightly
Quite the contrary am busy
preparing 10 answer each one
Think Of getting such n letter as
this. which came from Chardon. o.:
Some Of our greatest ministers
are net accomplishing the good
you are az this moment Your
character roles are sermons that
touch deep into the heart: sermons
that impcl the realization % the
sanctiiy OF the home. sermons that
make men think.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-17
MOORE

MOORE
Wednesday night. AZ the Moore
theatre. Seattlo's music lovers will
hear the Brothers ChernIavsky: .
Leo. violjnlst. Jan. pianist. and
Mischief. csllist Tho Russian
musicians give their first recital in
the United States in Seattle. A
splendid advance sale ia reported.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-17
CHURCHES TO REJoIN

SARATOGA SPRINGS. n. Y.
May l7.-By a vote that was vir.
tually unanimous. the report OF
special committee that paves the
way for the uniting of the Meth.
odist Episcopal church with the
Methodist Protestant and the Meth
odist Episcopal church South. was
adopted yesterday at the annual
conference OF the Methodist
church.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-17
ALLIES BUY LOCAL
SPRUCE FOR AlRSHlPS

More than million dollars has
been spent by Great Britain and
France, since the war began. for
spruce wood from Washington and
Oregon. 10 he used in the manufac.
ture of aeroplanes. No other dis.
trict exists where spruce as long.
wide and clear. and as satisfactory
In general for aeroplane construc-
ton can be found This informn-
ton was impaired to students la
journalism at the University of
Washington. recently. by Robert h.
Allen, Of the West Coast Lumber.
mems association
Expectations of spruce to the two
allies have amounted TO $4,000. 900
feet, Allen said.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-17

man except by occasionally kf ock.
ing him down, If that is the only
basis on which he will respect me.
then for the sake OF his soul. |
have to occasionally knock him
down"
He said that worrying over the
European situation had kept him
awake nights because there might
come time when the u. S. would
have to do what ! do not desire to
do"
With regard to public men who
have come under his eye. Wilson
said that during their stay In
Washington some of them grew
and some of them swelled.'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-17
Toilet Soap
Sc Cake

A VARIETY of odors to choose
"A from In this Soap, including
Trellis Violet. Trellis Rose. But
termilk, Oatmeal. Witch Hazel
and others, the cake. Sc.
basement SaIesroom.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-17
PLACATE JAPAN

WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE
senate immigration committee has
agreed upon an amendment to the
pending immigration bill which re-.
moves mention OF the Japanese In
the bill
immigration from Japan will be
governed entirely by the Root.
Takahira agreement.
The change Ia satisfactory to
the department of state.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-17
Union Suits
Csc

T UST right Tor present
- wear. Womens fine
ribbed Cotton Union Suits
in low neck. sleeveless
style. with tight or lace
trimmed knee. Sizes 81.
70 and 5S. Priced at Csc.
Placement salesroom.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-17
BOAT FARE HEARING
RESUMED ON May 26

Enabling the Central Labor Coun.
Gil to obtain expert testimony to
support itsprotest against a propos.
ed Increased round-trip boat fare
between Seattle and Tacoma. the
public service commission has ex.
tended it's hearing until May 20.
The Puget Sound Navigation Co.
is asking permission OF the com.
mission TO raise it's present round.
trip rate from 30 to 60 cents. The
company's testimony was heard
Tuesday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-17
PRESIDENT TELLS OF
LIFE. in WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON, May IT,
Throwing an intimate light on
President Wilson's personal
views with regard to the
emergencies and big situations
he has faced while In the
White House, transcript OF
the executives confidential
talk TO the Washington news
paper correspondents at the
National Press club was receiv.
ed with great interest here
today.
Speaking of international affairs
he president said IF canno
'etain my moral influence over
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-17
THEATRES
HIppooRomg

HIppoDRomE
For the balance Of the week. be.
ginning with the Wednesday matt
nee. Manager Eug.ae Levy OF the
liippodroma theatre offers five
vaudeville acts and the Fox photo.
play. The Broken law" In which
William Farnum is starred.
The vaudeville numbers are
nlaak and Reynolds. song aud com.
edy. the DE Santos. song. guitar.
accordion. Dare aud Wilhelm. ~
an acrohatie novelty. Roberts Wick
roy Co. In a comedy. "A Perfect
Frost" Kettle and Burnt. Irish
iaughmakera.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-17
PALACE ZIP

.
Another hiEh class vaudeville and
pho,opiay bin opens "Wednesday at
the Palace ilip theatre. 20 continue
until Saturday nlEht.
Tho bill Includes Tho Light
Opera -Four. two men and two som.
en-. In versions from th" various
operas. Jane O'Roark a Co. in the
sketch. "As II Was. Vincent and
Cunningham. in novelty comedy.
songs and stories. the All Troupe
In new japanese mystery. magic
and song: Mossman. Gordon and
Vance. tho 1915 Model Trio. and
Damon and Lawrence So Hawaiian
songs and dances. The photopiay
feature will present Kitty Gordon
In Her Maternal Right"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-17

THEY DON'T ALL HATE Tl1EDA BARA; ONE
GIRL PRAYS TO HER; CALLS HER MADONNA
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-11
SEATTLE
WASHINGTON.

abuse OF the ranking privilege that has been
yealed in this
Here couple OF Humphreys friends in congress put
their names sloppy articles prasng Hum
phrey, then had them printed at the governments
pense then put in government envelopes government
expense then distributed thru the mail free under the
franking privilege.
There than 10000 in this II
would send these things the regular
letters nearly 5000 in postage alone 1t is impossible
determine how many thousands into this
However. the distribution broadcast. On the day
that Humphrey reached Spokane, that flooded
with these speeches, coming thru the mails to citizens
In the old days this deception often got by it would
fool the but repeated exposure OF it by maga-
zines and newspapers has practically stopped its The
thinking citizen who knows how the fake is worked and
who receives such document of these alleged
speeches help but the deception attempted
upon him
In the year OF 1910, only congressman of the Hum
phreyreeneAuStin eabe the lowest type of congress
men, this >o shyster business
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-11

The Photographic reproduction above shows the first
pages OF the fake speeches. also government en-
velope which carried OF these speeches" to Seattle
citizen
These fakes purport to be speeches Of Honorable"
congressman delivered in the house OF representatives in
praise OF Humphrey. AS A MATTER OF FACT
THEY WERE NEVER DELIVERED IN CONGRESS.
Instead they sncaked into the records under the
iranking privilege
The franking privilege which congressman and sen
aors enjoy. IS all right If is honestly used 1t gives them
tho right 10 send matter pertaining government affairs
thru the mails ecthat IS without carrying stamps
Unprncpled congressman and have abused this
privilege They have been known send their private
matter thru the mails government expense That is
plain graft the people Congressman also have the
privilege OF having what they designate government
office.
Shyster congressman have. of course, abused this
privilege time after time But these fake speeches
represent about the and crudcst misuse and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-11

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-11

THO USANDS DO

. = s.SS : !: !. InGScd1
$qM M i %&Si "@oGrFE SEATTLE
81
HUMPHREY BRA
Humphrey is unfit--unfit to be
again intrusted with public affair."
Ii he could be forgiven for eve
representing the state and servin
miserable record could be fOr9O
lent deception, which developed
today, would STAMP HIM AS
UNFIT.
Herewith are Photographic
copies of documents proving this fraudulent de.
ception. These so-called speeches by ''Honora-
ble'' Austin and "Honorable' Green, boosting
'Honorable'' Humphrey, A FRAUD and A
DECEPTION. They were never delivered In Com
dress. Therein they are fraudulent. They were
sent out purportin6 to be speeches delivered by
these COnGreSSmen i'm the halls of CONGRESS. There.
in they are a deception. They were printed, the
envelopes were addressed. and they sent
thru the mails at the peoples expense, and therein
they were graft upon the people.
These alleged speeches of these shyster con-
Gressmen were sneaked into the government print
ing office and were injected into the record.
printed at government expense under the frank
IND privilege. AND EVERY DOLLAR THESE
FAKE SPEECHES COST THE GOVERNMENT
WAS A DOLLAR OF GRAFT.
This is the year Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen.
Ten years ago it was not unusual for COn9ressmen
to practice such miserable deception is here
revealed Ten years ago Seattle didn't blink when
Its congressman boldly voted for mileage grab
x.h;~I, would have maid him more than p hill
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-11
NIGHT EDITION

ALTHo THE WEATHER MAY BIZ FAIR ENOUGH
TOMORROW MANY INDEPENDENT VOTERS ARE
GOING TO KEEP Az EYE or THE BALLOT COUNT.
ING GEORGE SAYS: FAIR TONIGHT AND TUES
DAY"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-11


Hanh
| l'mheaa oH TO le6
AHunedoW That's
| Westnn shmGon is atd to fuda and
Nor Western Washington, Nor the State of WaShnO
HWants a of Such Caliber HUMPHREY is UNFIT.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-11
HUMPHREY BRANDED AS UNFIT

every other act i'm his career OF mis-
wing the bOSSeS--if all the rest of his
then this one fraudu-
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-01-15
CAN'T LOWER SALARIES
ALTHOUGH BREWERY EMPLOYEES
AGREED TO ACCEPT CUT.
State Industrial Commission Decides
No Changes Can Be Made Until
Expiration of 3o-Day Notice.
tern Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-Even though its employees
agreed to a reduction of wages, the
Golden will be unable to make
changes in wage schedules until the
expiration of thirty days from Jan. 1
on account of the operation of the
state industrial law.
The company began a wage reduc-
ton Jan. 1, when its plant started to
manufacture near-bear in place of the
old-time brew now barred by the dry
aw. 1t was Immediately notified b.
the State Industrial Commission that
such changes could not be made with
out first filing thirty-day notice
with the commission. The company
has complied with the order by filing
the required notice. In the meantime
the ne lr-Deer makers will receive the
same wages paid them for making the
alcoholic beverage.
The controversy over the discoutin
uing of wage schedule brought be
fore the industrial commission by the
employees of the Gang, Neef Bros. and
Capitol Brewing companies has been
adjusted. The Neef Pros. and CAPITOL
companies withdrew their notices of
intention to change working condi-
tons. In the Fang case the commits
sion decided in favor of the company
ON the ground that, by a supplemental
contract, the workers had agreed to
the change if the state went dry on
Can. 1, 1916.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-01-15
Call for Pay Roll Reports.

Five thousand letters were sent out
to the Colorado employers of labor by
the State Public Utilities Commits
sion requesting itemized payroll re-
ports. Blanks 20 be filled specifying
the number of workers, the nature of
their work and the amount of their
wages, accompanied The letters. These
blanks must be made out and returned
Immediately to the commission. All
employers of farm labor, all interstate
carriers and all who give work to less
than four persons are excluded. That
leaves approximately 5000 names
which, according to members of the
commission, shows Colorado has a
higher percentage of employers than
most of the states of greater size. The
heads of corporations and all other
officers receiving salaries come under
the workmen's compensation law and
their names must be included on the
payroll reports.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-01-15
Court Asked to Review praeh Case.

The case of the state ex rel Grant
McFerson, seeking to GUST e. e. Drach
from the office of state bank examin.
er, has been appealed to the Supreme
Court for review. McFerson was ap
pointed by Governor Carlson April 10
1915, but Drach, the then incumbent
refused to give up his office, claiming
his term did not expire until April
1916. Suit was commenced in the Dis
trict Court to Gust him, and recently
Judge Allen rendered a decision in IL
vor OF McFerson
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-01-15
CONDENSATION
OF FRESH NEWS
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF The WEEK
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
ABOUT THE WAR

Italian steamer sunk by mine and
200 Montenegro recruits drowned.
Last of British and French troops
poll peninsula.
The British steamer Clan MacFar
land of 1928 tons has been sunk in
the Mediterranean.
A German division, attempting to
cut the French line in the region of
the Disc, was decimated by cannon
fire.
Russian troops control the impor-
tant strategic heights about CZerno-
WITT, Bukowina. Heavy snowstorms
hinder operations.
Storms have put an end, for the
time at least, to the engagements be-
tween the Austrians and Russians
along the eastern front
Turks have trapped 10000 British
in Mesopotamia. The force which was
left to guard the retreat of the main
British army is surrounded.
Montenegro is being crushed by the
Austrian "steam-roller" in the same
manner as Serbia was overrun. The
most important Of the Montenegro
forts has fallen.
Japan is now supplying Russia with
arms and ammunition. Berlin reports
say that arms and supplies recently
taken from the Russians were all of
Japanese manufacture.
WESTERN
oh &c -
Galveston established a new record
in 1915, when 81, 949,9 bushels were
exported. December shipments were
2,022,240 bushels.
Three persons were killed and
twenty injured, many of them seri-
ously, when freight train ON the
Big Four railroad struck a street car
at Springfield, Ohio.
The worst blizzard in years was rag
ing Monday, at Missoula, Mont, ac-
companied by fifty-mile gale and a
temperature below zero. Slight dam
age to property was reported.
Fred Croxton, state mediator, an
nounced at Youngstown, Ohio, that
the strike of tube workers at the plant
of the Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Company had been declared off.
Two children's banks and their cou-
tents, aggregating 500. were stolen by
a burglar who entered the home of
II. c. Nelson, travelling salesman of
San Francisco, while the family was
at party
The trial Of Arthur Hauser, Colora-
do fugitive charged with the murder
of w. r. Smith, national cashier of
the Woodman of the World, came to
an unexpected end in Omaha when it
was discovered that Hauser is suf-
fering from both scarlet fever and
fOnSillitis
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-01-15
Three State Employees Lose Jobs.

With the going into effect of the
state prohibition law on Jan. l, three
employees of the state treasurers of.
flee automatically lost their positions.
The employees were: Charles Burk.
hardt and Thomas Baird, state liquor
license inspectors, and Mrs. Dorothy
Gum, license clerk.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-01-15
WASHINGTON


Representative Hayden of Arizona
spoke against the pending mineral
lands bill.
President Wilson renominated Sur
geon General Blue of the Public
Health Service for another term of
four years.
Flagship of the Atlantic and the Pa
cific fleets were in radio communica-
ton across about $500 miles of in
tervening land.
President Wilson refused to appoint
a colored man recorder of deeds in
the District of Columbia, place long
held by colored men.
Senator Fall introduced a resolu-
ton to exempt from Panama canal
tolls American coastwise ships and
Pan-American vessels trading be-
tween the Americans.
President Wilson possibly may put
the question of national defense up
to the country in series of speeches
as one means of getting the neces-
sary legislation through Congress.
Great Britain and her allies, it was
announced, have given their consent
to the American Red Cross Society to
ship its present accumulation of hos
pital supplies means for hospitals in
Germany and allied countries.
After ten years of legislation and
litigation, the Supreme Court decided
that Congress had enacted finally a
constitutional law regulating state
ments as to the curative effects of
medicines in Interstate Commerce.
The second Pan-American Scientific
congress closed with declaration by
its president, Ambassador Suarez OF
Chile, that the nations of the Amer
icas were united in the noble desire
of seeking political unity of the con.
tinent so that the nations which com.
pose 1t may thus lend one another
mutual support and afford themselves
better protection against foreign dan.
ger" The city of Lima was selected
for the next congress.
Administration bill to provide for
640-acre homesteads favorably re.
ported bv public lands committee.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-01-15
Endorses "EducationaI Preparedness"

Mrs. Mary c. C. Bradford, state SUI.
perintendent of public instruction, has
Endorsed nationwide campaign for
educational Preparedness" being ad.
vocated by Dudley R. Cowles of At
lanta, Ga. One of the chief objects
of the campaign is to obtain national
Endorsement of the recommendation
of Secretary of the Interior Lane that
Congress give the United States
Bureau of Education an appropriation
of 100000.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-01-15
Call Annual Meeting of Tax Board.

The Colorado Tax Commission has
called the annual meeting of assessors
of the state to consider taxation ques-
tons of common interest. The meet
ing will be held Jan. 20, 81 and %.
Because of the time of the meeting
the assessors will be able to take ad-
vantage of the special railroad rates
to the Western National Livestock
show in Denver.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-01-15
coIorado's Militia Has Good Showing

OF the 100000 in federal property
shortages found in the 1915 inspec.
tionr of the National Guard organiza.
tons of the different states, less than
one per cent is charged to the Colo.
RADIO National Guard, according to
figures in the annual report of Bri.
gadier General A l.. Mills, chief of
the division of militia affairs of the
War Department.