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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-22


tiers are OF is type. They ride to
hounds and take part successfully
in all the fashionable sports Of the
day. They also have strong, hanc-
some children. which. OF course,
adds enormously TO their import
ance and influence.
Miss Gibson's daughter. Miss
Irene Langhorne Gibson, was mar
ried this season to George B. Post,
Jr., son of one of the most promi-
nent architects OF America. She is
much like her mother in appearance
and evidently inherits the Lang
horne power and charm.
The third Langhorne sister CT the
original five was Miss Mamie Lang
horne, who. in 1897, became the
bride Of Robert Gould Shaw, I'd.
member OF an extremely wealthy
and noted Boston family. Miss Nan
ME was of fairy-like blonde beauty
and was considered by many the
prettiest OF the famous sisters.
She was extremely young. and in
a very short time 1t became appar-
ent that her temperament was not
compatible with that of the repre-
sentative of Puritan aristocracy
whom she had married. So they
we're quietly divorced
Mrs. Shaw went over TO England
for the fox hunting season in com
pany with Mrs. John Astor. and
while hrnting became extremely
popular In English society. She was
courted by Dukes and Earls Of ma
tive birth and Princes from the Con-
tinent
Her choice fell on young Waldorf
Astor. oldest son Of the greatest
New York land owner. who had long
been settled in England II need
hardly be explained that Waldorf
Astor was heir TO one of the great
est and most securely invested tOr-
tunes in the world.
After their marriage the elder As
tor gave to his son and daughter-in-
Jaw as a residence Cliveden. the
palace on the Thames. which he had
purchased from the Duke Of West
minister, the richest peer in Eng
lard
Mr.. Astor has since then been
made a peer with the title Baron
Aston OF Hever Castle. His son and
daughter-in-law will enjoy his title
in due course Mrs Astor has al
ready three sons. which secures the
future of the title among her OS-
scendants-
Ciiveden is a gorgeous palace,
but Baron Astor possesses a more
romantic one in Hever Castle, once
the residence of Queen Anne Boleyn
and considered the most perfect
medieval dwelling in Europe. IL
will make a splendid setting for the
beauties of the Langhorne family.
Mrs. Astor has made herself eX-
trsmely popular by her work for
wounded soldiers during the war,
and in her hands the future Of the
English branch Of the Astor family
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-22
just How Dandruff
May Cause Cancer

upon the breast, even a little one
no larger than a chestnut, see a
competent physician az once. When
you wait for pain It IS often too
late. II you at once see your doc
tor the starting cancer can he taken
out almost as readily as a wart.
Skin cancers, like warts and
moles. which grow in size must al
ways be considered as possible can
GERS of a dangerous nature. But
don't fear them, for taken in time
they all can be cured never TO re-
turn.
Moles which change their color.
grow dark, all-scaling spots which
scab or bleed. need the doctors at
tention if YOU would avoid serious
trouble. Especially must warning
be given 20 these skin sores and
spots on lips and eyelids
Prof. Isadore Dryer say that
perhaps the most frequent excitaut
OF all, so far as skin cancer is con
cerned. IS dandruff. Il falls from
the scalp and lights on the ear. eve
lid. nose. neck. lips and face. and
IL there is already a scaling spot.
or thickening, or a wart, a mole.
or a gland ready 10 receive the
dandruff scale. Il sets this spot alive
with activity and IL goes OF = :3-r
a skin cancer.
Probably sixty per cent o. skin
cancers, he believes. are due 10
this cause. and may be prevented
b. curing the dandrun OF BY pre-
venting IL
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-22

FRS George b. Post, Jr. Urene Glib
son, Daughter of Mrs. Irene Lang
horne Gibson and c. ID. Gibson),
the First of the LanghOrne Second
Generation to Wed. While Not
the Most Remarkable of Lang
horne Marriages, Ii Amply Main
tanned the Family Tradition of
Wealth and Success.
merchant of Chicago. The great
estate he left is probably the most
valuable in that city to-day.
Marshall Field, I'd, only son of
the merchant, was killed in a shoot
ing accident, and his widow, who
was completely prostrated, moved
TO England with her children.
Mrs. Field slowly recovered
from her sorrow. Her recovery
was aided by the devotion of a
prominent Englishman, Captain
Maldwin Drummond, whom she mar
ried. He took charge, to some ex
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-22

~ NE OF the most interesting and
I significant Of recent Ameri-
can social events is the en-
gagement of Miss Nancy Kean Lang
horne Perkins, of Virginia, and
young Henry Field. son of the late
Marshall Field, I'd, of Chicago.
Miss Perkins is the daughter OF
one of the famous five Langhorne
sisters of Virginia" who have made
the most brilliant marriages in so
ciety. while Mr.. Field is an heir to
one OF the greatest fortunes in
America.
The question that naturally In
terests society is: Are the daugh-
tiers OF the Langhorne sisters going
10 repeat the SUCCESSES of their
mothers in marrying millions? VIII
they go on from generation to gen.
GRAFTON doing the same thing until
most OF the wealth and social posi-
ton in the world are in the posses
sion Of the descendants OF the Lang
horne sisters?
The eugenic scientists will say
that there is a protoplasm in the
Langhorne family strain that dom
mates ali who come In contact with
Il. The ordinary man will say that
the girls have a way no fellow can
resist.
They came from a family not
known 10 fashionable Northern so
ciety when they were young and
without remarkable wealth. In a
few years they have advanced
through personal charm alone to a
leading position in American and
English society.
The Langhorne sisters were
daughters of Colonel and Mrs. CHS.
well D. Langhorne. OF Mirador. near
Greenwood. Va. They have the best
blood of the Old Dominion. This is
a claim somewhat frequently made.
but II is undoubtedly justified in
this case. The original American
ancestor was Lieutenant John Lang
horne. of Wales, who settled in Vir-
GINA in 1873 on an estate granted
by the Crown. In every generation
since then the Langhornes have
been distinguished in Virginia. Mrs.
Langhorne was Miss Mamie keau.
who was very popular beauty in
Richmond society.
The oldest daughter. Elizabeth,
married +. MOnCure Perkins. who
was at the time one OF the most sue
Cessful business men of Richmond
This marriage was then considered
q tine one Mrs. Perkins died sud
dealy in New York two years ago.
a few years after Mrs. Perkins's
marriage the second Langhorn5
sister Miss Irene, married Charles
Dana Gibson. the artist. That was
IN 1872. This was a true romance.
an affair OF sudden meeting and
lost hearts
some OldfaShiOned SOutnerners
thought that a LanghOrne sister had
scarcely married up 10 the standard
no accepting an artist, but they were
mistaken. for a few years after this
marriage Mr.. Gibson became one of
the celebrities OF the world, with a
reputation almost as great in Eu-
rope as in America. u was this
marriage. perhaps. which INTRODUCED
the Langhorne sisters to European
society.
The Gibson girl" OF art and the
real Mrs Gibson are inextricably
mingled. II is well known that Mr..
Gibson made his wife the model OF
his drawings. In this way she be
came type on which hundreds Of
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-22

American girls
p a ttern e d
{ b e m s e Ives,
ofte with
marked sue
cess
The Gibson
girl" IS a
strong. vital,
vigorous type.
Now all the
Ian ghorne sis
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-22

marriage of Miss Nancy Langhorne
Perkins and Mr.. Henry Field, very
considerable slice OF Chicago will
cItribute to the power and glory
OF the famous sisters.
Everybody knows. OF course, that
Marshall Field vas the foremost
lghts Reserved
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-22

lish society. where hel
sisters were then estab-
lished in the highest
position.
English dukes, for
eign princes, and Amer
lean millio air e S,
rivalled one another in
the courtship OF Miss
Nora. Rather tnex-
pectedly her choice
fell on Paul Phipps. a
London architect. Mr..
Phipps was able, and
his family was wealthy,
but those who expected
the LanghOrne sisters
always TO marry mil
lions or titles were
som e " h at surprised.
Nevertheless, the mar
riage was a brilliant
one and Mrs. Phipps is
a social ruler wherever
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-22

Now comes the next generation
of Langhorne sisters. We have
seen that large slice OF New York
property has already passed under
control OF the older generation. II
is significant to note that with the
" the Star Company. Great Britain
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-22

(Nannie LanghorRe). Who Made
the Most Brilliant Matches of the
Five LanghOrne Beauties" Hav-
ing First Married an AristOcratic
Boston Millionaire and Later on
the Chief Heir of the AstOr Mill
ions.
tent, of the education OF her chill
dren, and the boys were sent TO
Elton. the favorite school of the
British aristocracy. Unhappily, Mrs
Drummond died suddenly within
the past year
In spite OF their English edu-
cation the two Field boys remained
very American il sentiment. and
repeatedly declared their intention
of returning TO America whe they
had an opportunity. The older Of
the two, Marshall Field. Sd. made
good his promise by running over
to New York last year and marry
ing Miss Evelyn Marshall.
Now his brother Henry has
shown the same spirit by winning
a beauty Of the Langhorne family.
Mr.. Field met Miss Nancy Lang
horne Perkins. at a Maine resort
this Summer. It is no secret among
those who we're in the vicinity that
he fell in love with her at first
sight. He announces that he and
his bride intend to make their fu-
ture home in Chicago. the town
from which the family fortune
came. This will remove the fear
that the Field wealth might be
spent entirely abroad IL is ex-
pected that the young bride. with
the fortune of this notable Ameri-
can family at her disposition. will
enjoy a brilliant social position in
Chicago and make the Langhorne
influence greatly felt there.
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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-02
INCREASE is
SHOWN IN SOUTH BY
IT'S BANK CLEARANCES

WASHINGTON, March February
bank clearings in the larger cities of
the south, published today, show an
enormous increase over the clearings
for February, 1915, and are accepted
as a true barometer of the improved
business conditions throughout the
south.
Indications were that all lines of
business were in better shape than a
year ago while money was more plen-
tiful than it had been in years.
New Orleans led both in the amount
OF clearings and the percentage Of
increase, that city showing $100,439,-
063, an increase of S25, ,03S, 800 or 33.1
per cent Atlanta was second with
cIearings Of $67852, ,638.77 an increase
Of $14,553,32827.
Nashville showed total or $685.
S2429 an increase of s4,G86, 1855,
while Chattanooga increase was $2,-
24l71925, with total clearings Of SILL
208,271.75. Memphis showed total Of
$50, ,396,757 an increase Of $6,695,785.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-02
PENNY LUNCHES POPULAR;
MANY SOLD AT SCHOOLS
BY PARENT TEACHERS

Penny lunches were inaugurated at
the public schools of Brunswick yes
terday by the Parent-Teachers' asso-
citation, and that the new idea is to
prove most popular one is best in
dicated that almost one thousand
lunches were sold among the children
of the various schools yesterday.
The ladies in charge reported at the
three schools at the recess hour. equip
ped with what they thought would be
a sufficient number of lunches to sup
ply all Of the children, but it was only
a few minutes before the entire supply
was exhausted Today the ladies will
offer to the children bread, butter and
lettuce sandwiches at penny each
and ham sandwiches at three cents
each
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-02
HILTON-DODGE
PROPERTY To
Be SOLD SOON
ADVERTISEMENT OF THE
COMMISSIONERS APPOINT
ED TO CONDUCT SALE APP
PEARS IN THIS ISSUE.

All OF the property of the Hilton
Dodge Lumber company, probably the
largest concern of the kind in the
state, is to be sold by the commission
ers appointed by Judge Lambdin, of
the United States court. on Tuesday.
April 4. The advertisement of the
sale appears elsewhere in The News
this morning and including everything
owned by the company, such as saw
mills, timber lands and timber rights,
buildings, etc.
Property in some ten or fifteen Geor-
Gia counties are included in the ad-
Yertisement, all of which are to be
sold at public outcry to the highest
bidder for cash.
Among this property is mentioned
three separate holdings of the com
pany in Glynn county. The first is
l,054 acres Of land in Glynn and Cant
den. The timber rs well as the timber
rights is to be sold. The second in
clUdes $40 acres of land in Glynn eoun,
ty in fee simple, and 1890 acres of
timber rights. Included in this is the
local mill of the company, including
ali OF the improvements, buildings,
etc. on the property, which takes in
al! Of the cypress mill tract Besides
the large sawmill store and office
building, there are some fifteen or
twenty houses on this land.
1t is expected that the property as
a whole will be bought in by a new
company which is being organized to
take over the holdings of the old Hill
ton-Dodge company. However, this
now concern failed to organize and Sc
cure sufficient cash to carry the dead
through before the property was adj
vertised for sale.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-02
HARMELI- NAMED
FIRST LIEUTENANT
HE WAS NOMINATED AT A MEET
ING OF THE BRUNSWICK RI
FLEMEN LAST NIGHT.

w. l., Harwell, at present second
lieutenant of the Brunswick Riflemen.
was last night nominated for the po-
sitiOn OF first lieutenant at a largely
attended meeting of the company. Mr.
Harwell, of course, was unopposed for
the position.
F. D Grady, former first lieutenant
Of the company, was some time ago
elevated to the captaincy of the COM
mand, succeeding Capt. c. A. Taylor,
who is now major IN the First Geor-
gia regiment. Captain Grady has re-
ceived his commission and is now in
command of the company.
Lieut.. Harwell is one of the best
known young military men in the city.
He has been idesf&ed with the COM
pany for numbef na years. and is
military man of much ability. A sec
ond lieutenant will be nominated by
the company at a later date.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-02
As A RESULT OF
NEW SUBMARIN
PLAN OF GERMANY
CREWS OF SOME OF TIE
. SHIPS SUNK REPORTED
TO BE MISSING.
MANY SHIPS ARE IN DANGER
Twelve Transatlntic Liners
Are Now in the War Zcne.
Recent Attacks Have Aroused
the Keenest Interest.
MANY SHIPS ARE in DANGER

LONDON, March 1.-Germany's rev
submarine campaign opened on cc,;od-
uIe time. Before noon today word had
been received of the torpedoing OF tNo
steamers. They were the Thorrahy,
LOO tons, and Malvina, 1900 tons. It
is announced that every member CT :1c
Thornaby's crew was killed or drclVn-
ed. No mention of the fate CT th- M1,-
Vina's crew is made in the .iret ad-
vices.
From the speed with which The. cu3-
marine attacks were delivered in r"it-
ish waters it was evident that Ger
many had sent out underwater sc3 6
in advance of the time for cpcn!al
the attacks.
The German notice said armed ehipo
would be sunk without warning aut
there is nothing to show the M2ig;na
and Thornaby carried guns.
N1rhe attacks have aroused tecnest
anxiety in shipping circles.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-02
TWO ARE REPORTED SUNK
VfRDUN SITUATION
PLEASING TO FRENCH

The development of the German op-
eratiOns southeast of Verdun is inter
preted by the observers as preliminary
10 an attempt to assail the French po-
sitiOns on the Meuse heights through
two principal gaps through the woods.
which are protected by Fort Tavannes,
cast by northeast of Verdun and south
east of Fort Douaumont. and by Fort
ROzelier to the southeast Of the for
tress.
Both sides are profiting by the pc
riOd OF comparative calm to bring up
fresh forces and supplies of ammuni-
ton.
While it is realized that the Ger
mans have not yet reached the limit
Of their offensive resources, it is stated
that any fresh onslaught on their part
is awaited by the French with SUI
preme confidence in their ability to
hurl it back.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-02
ITALIAN DEPUTIES
MAY DECLARE WAR
ITALIAN CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES
OPENS AND THE INTEREST
is KEEN.

ROME (vla Paris) March 1.-The
Italian chamber Of deputies reopens
tomorrow and there Is keen public in
terest regarding the discussions, which
are expected to take place.
A meeting has been held by the So
called interventionists, or war party,
for the purpose of discussing action
to be taken with a view to inducing
the government to increase Italian par
ticipation in the war. The interven-
tonists declare that Italy's adhesion
to the London convention, providing
against separate peace by any Of the
allies, is incomplete unless Italy de-
clares a state OF war against all the
enemies of the entente powers This
subject will be brought up in the
chamber either on direct motion or
during the debate on the foreign Of
flee budget
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-02
GUNS To SHOOT
ACROSS CHANNEL
MERiNG OCEAN ARMAMENT"
SAYS TEUToN.

BERLIN (yia LOndon), March AR
tillery SO large and powerful that it
will be possible to lombard England
from the continent is the certain prod
uCt Of the near future, according to
Prof. Fritz Rausenberger. co-director
of the krupp works and inventor of
the famous 42-centimeter guns, In an
interview with the correspondent Of
the Tageblatt
Professor Rausenberger declares that
the day Of flat trajectory pieces is past,
and that moftars and vertical shoot
mand. This Is because the nature of
modern warfare has almost done away
with the necessity for shooting hori-
zontally, it being impossible TO reach
horizontal trench lines only by shots
from cannon shooting vertically.
The cannon of the future he be.
lieveB, win be able to penetrate the
fortified shelters and nullify
"lGngland's shimmering ocean arma-
ment, the old proud wall which for
centuries has protected it from the
continent"
The forts Of the future. he believes,
will differ vastly from those of the
present.
The inventor pays his compliments
TO American ammunition, which he
says is infinitely better today than at
the beginning Of the war
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-02
TWELVE BIG LINERS IN
PATH OF THE SUBMARINES.

NEW YORK, March 1.-The 8ched-
uled opening of the new submarine
campaign of the Teutonic powers
which was set for today finds Il big
liners in or near the war zone. in
which the Austrian and German I'M
dersea boats are operating.
The liners are: Cretic, White Star
line; Italia, Italian line; Taormina,
Italian line; Lafayette, French line;
Philadelphia, American line; Finland,
in American line service; Be-gensf-
jord, rwegian-American line; Amer
ica Italian line; Patria, Fabre line;
Pannonia, Cunard line, and the loan
lima and the Vasilefs Constantine, Of
the Greek line.
None of these vessels is believed to
be armed unless they have mounted
guns at sea.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-02
BOOKLET ISSUED
BY THE SOUTHERN
ALL OPPORTUNITIES AS POSSIelL.
tiles FOR DEVELOPMENT
OUTLINED.

The Southern railway has just is
sued an attractive pamphlet entitled
Talking Points About the South, which
contains a concrete presentation about
this section of the country so as to
show its vast resources and oppOr-
tunities. 1t is printed in neat form
and is small enough for any man to
stock in his vest pocket from where
he can draw it at a moments notice
to back up his argument that the
greatest possibilities for agricultural
and industrial development are to be
found here.
An interesting point emphasized by
the pamphlet is the development of
water powers. 1t seys:
"The development of the water pow
ers Of the South in recent years has
been rapid. 1t is hard to tell just
what total horsepower the streams
Of the south can furnish Estimates by
There have been estimates as high as
1000, 600 horsepower.
During the past ten years the de-
velopment of hydro electric power in
the south has been phenomenal The
developments, and the ultimate cap
acity of various powers under process
of development or about to be devel-
oped, hydro-electrically, total as fol
lows Operation or building, $4,000;
ultimate capacity, 1871 900.
THE naval stores industry is also
a great factor in the wealth of the
south, and likewise gives employment
to large numbers of people.
'In 1913 the production of turpentine
was 100000 gallons, and of rosin
3,815, ,000 barrels. Practically all tur-
pentine and rosin in the country is
produced in the south, including Tex
as.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-02
JOHN WANARiAkER TO
STOP AT JEKYL TODAY
EN- ROUTE TO THE NORTH

John Wanamaker, the Philadelphia
merchant prince, who has been on a
cruise along the Florida coast in his
handsome yacht, the Nirvana, is eX-
pected to stop at Jekyl island today for
a brief visit before returning north
Nothing definite as to his plans, how
ever, were known on the island yes
terday.
MIR. Wanamaker, on his way south
about month ago, stopped at Jekyl
for a couple of days, and he was thor
oughly carried away with the island.
Upon his departure he announced that
he would stop at the island for an
other visit on his return. The million
aire left Jacksonville aboard his yacht
yesterday, and is expected to reach
Jekyl today.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-02
THOUGHT NO FURTHER
STEPS WILL BE TAKEN.

WASHINGTON, March Ger
mony's latest assurances on submarine
war conduct presented Monday are not
as good as the United States desires
but it's indicated no further steps will
be taken by this government until
the administration is certain its ac-
ton will not be embarrassed in con-
gress.
Assurances reiterated in the last
communication are regarded as not
so complete as those originally given
in the Lusitania negotiations.
1t is indicated today that the Lusi-
tania would not be fully accepted as
satisfactory at this time.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-02
SAN ANTONIO MAY BE
CENTER OF REVOLUTION

SAN ANTONIO, March 1.-The ar
rival here last night of Manuel Ca
lero, formerly identified with the Ma
dero and Huerta parties, travelling in
cognito, has placed federal secret ser
vice operatives today on the alert,
They are working on an apparently
reliable report that San Antonio is to
be one Of the centers from which a
new revolution in Mexico is to be di-
rected Calero denied his identity at
a local hotel, but friends who knew
him in Mexico have identified him as
well as declaring he Is in close touch
with Cen. Felix Diaz Calero was a
minister both in the de La Barra and
Madero cabinets and one time Mexi-
can ambassador 0 Washington.