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The Detroit times., 1916-06-10

Her father ,tl. .s.ed upon Go ,,
monstrste ard sald Conn, over here
and SIT Nth 8y. ard don ye do
that auy more
"She clmc duta.iy to Bier father
and climbed into Hi- lsa and im"e.
diatey srab5rd DIS SASS and mis-
clueyou-y pretended .o drink he
few drops OF beer 10 contained.
Margaret Ann said Tim IN nor
r!aed tones what are yog DOING
and then. turning 20 me-. he thun-
dere0. Annie. are YOU ever goins TO
u7ke this child behave -
"'Now daddy, son need nor worry
about me. lped up Nsrearet Ann
in her most coaNi0C voice. ! may
smoke cigarettes and drink beer. but
please remember read my Biale,
TOO
Now. lttTe book. isn't that hu-
mani We expect what good Ne DO
10 offset the bad
Just as Annie finished. little Mar
earet Ann came in and evidently
said she wanted 10 tsik 10 me.
How are You, dearest Aunue
Margie " she asked.
I'm pretty Well, my dear no"
are you
"Oh. I'm just fine. rye got two
teeth OUT and my hall-sox on and
I'm feeling bully"
7 heard Annie admonish Margaret
Ann for her slang but / just laugh
ed. The child certainly has a fu-
ture of some kind that will not be
commonplace.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-10

Or femuel " Murlin. president
~ Boston university. has been
chosen 10 deliver the baccalaureate
address tomorrow at the University
OF Maine.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-10
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME.
The Good Nature of Digger the Badger
Copyright oy T W.
sy THORNTON W. suRoEss

Good nature is a priceless thing;
II mis- with sunshine every day.
when clouds come creeping Ger the
sky
II chases ugly gloom away
Arizona republican., 1916-08-04
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TRYING
To PREVENT RAILROAD STRIKE

board was formed, was not qualified
for the place.
Administration officials said every
thing possible would be done to avert
a strike. If all other steps fail. it is
probable President Wilson will make
personal appeal to the railroad man
ayers and the employees urging them
to effect settlement in the interest of
the public. The question may be dis
cussed at tomorrows cabinet meeting
President Wilson asked Commission
er Chambers to come to the White
House tonight and talk over prospects
for settlement of the differences be-
tween the railroads and their en-
ployes but because the commissioner
had another engagement the confer
ence was postponed until tomorrow 1t
is understood they will go over the
whole situation carefully then.
For Settlement Board
CHICAGO Aug. "a nationa
campaign among all railroad employee
not comprised in the four brother
hoods who are voting on a strike, wa.
started today to obtain legislation b.
congress to empower somebody t,
settle all disputes as to wages be-
tween RAILROADS and employees, wheth-
er organized or unOrganiZed.
r. T. Frazier of Nashville. Tenn.
chairman of a committee of railroad
employees Of the four brotherhoodS
said petitions for such legislation had
been signed by a majority of men en-
plOyed on some southern railroads
Arizona republican., 1916-08-04

WASHINGTON, August 3. While
the strike vote of 100000 railroad en-
ployes was being counted in New York
every agency of the federal government
affected by the situation was prepar-
ing today to do all possible to avert a
final break between the railroads and
the workmen.
William L. Chambers, commissioner
of the board of mediation and concilia-
ton, was in communication with Pres
ident Wilson during the day, though
board officials pointed out that nothing
Of formal character could be done
until the railroad managers and repre-
sentatives of employees resumed negoti-
atoms next week
The Chamber of Commerce of the
United States which yesterday appealed
To President Wilson for federal inter
Ventlon to prevent a strike. is urging
action. The chamber is considering the
calling of a conference of representa-
tlves of commercial organizations to
impress on congress the necessity of
taking some immediate step.
The president late today designated
G. w. W. Hanger, assistant commits
sioner of the board of mediation and
cancellation, as a member of the board
The law stipulates that there shall be
three members, but Judge Martin A.
Knapp, chairman, and VIM l.. Cham
Der have served alone because an Of
fetal Of the department Of labor, des
ignated as the third member when the
Arizona republican., 1916-08-04

LONDON, Aug. 3.-According to a
Berlin official telegram received in
Amsterdam, says a dispatch from
Reuters correspondent there, the Ger
man food regulation board has abol-
ished the prohibition Of the use of po-
tatoes as fodder.
The Frankfurter Zeitung, says a dis
patch from the Reuter- correspondent
at Amsterdam, reproduces from the
Rheinisch Westfaelische Zeitung of
Essen a remarkable letter arguing that
Germany has the right to treat as com
mon murderers any subjects of neutral
states caught fighting on the side Of
Germany's enemies. The letter in part
says,
I'VE are waging no war with the
United States, but North Americans
whom we encounter with arms in their
hands ought to be treated as Franc
Tireurs and shot"
The Frankfurter Zeitung asks if the
Rheinish journal would consider it
legal for England to have shot Ger
mans who fought against the British
in the Transvaal.
An attempt by Bulgarian soldiers to
seize an island in the Rumanian waters
of the Danube river close to the town
of Giurgevo has caused a sensation
there, according to reports received by
Bucharest newspapers. Rumanian
frontier guards discovered the Bull
garans and raised an alarm. After a
lively exchange of fire, the Bulgarians
fled
Arizona republican., 1916-08-04
FLOODS TAAE
HEAVY TOLLS
Republican A. p. Leased WlreJ


MIDDLESBORO, KY, Aug. 3-The
death list due to 'the flood on Blair's
creek Claiborne county Tenn. was
increased to SO late tonight when ful
Ter reports from the flooded district
we're received here.
The water was reported to be evrY
slow in subsiding end 70 that reason
the creek had not been followed the
entire distance ten miles 10 us
mouth Unless this is down it will be
impossible to know how many persons
may have been drowned. So far only
four bodies have been found. ErerY
thing along Blair's creek has been
washed away. In some places the
water had run up on the mountain
side 80 feet.
Also in Tennessee
KNOXVILLE, Aug. 3.-Fully sixty
Ivae wore lost TODAY in a flood that
swept down the narrow valley through
S.1ncn tloWs Bis Barren creek, in Clai-
borne county. Tenn.
The waters overwhelmed the basin
when a 35-foot dam gave way after
the hardest rain ever known in the
region. Weather bureau officials said
IA inches of water fell in that part of
the state.
The flood washed the valley, which
is a quarter to a half mile wide, and
poured into Clinch river. Houses
floated down the crest of the waters
and crops were destroyed from one end
of the valley to the other
Arizona republican., 1916-08-04
HAVE A
BUSY TWO HOURS

With two arrests for fighting and
about one dozen men and women in
mates of alleged disorderly houses, the
police had busy time between mid
night and two o'clock this morning
Balls amounting to nearly 500 were
deposited for the appearance of some
of Those taken in the general cleanup
while others elected to remain in the
city Jail and face the city magistrate
this afternoon.
The first arrest came shortly after
II O'Clock when the police were called
to Eddie Doye's pool hall. j. H. Eas-
terwood and Joseph Connors We're
found engaged in really interesting
bout, starting as Connors stated, over
a friendly game of cards. Both seemed
to have been drinking and were taken
to the police station and booked for
appearance this afternoon.
From South Second street and
China alley a rich harvest was Sc
cured when Night Captain carr and
Policemen Culp and Strathy went
along the line" Several were
walked" to the police station. while
the patrol wagon fairly groaned under
its load. If all those arrested put in
an appearance in police court this
afternoon there will be busy ses-
sion for Judge Thomas.
Arizona republican., 1916-08-04
DIVIDENDS LOW
DURING YEAR 1915

CHICAGO, Aug, dividends were
declared on smaller percentage Of
~ailway stock in 1915 than during
my year since 1904 and the average
ate of dividend was the loves. since
1865 says the Railway Age Gazette
,oday in analyZing the statistics of the
Interstate commerce commission for
che fiscal year ending June 10. 1916.
Dividends were declared on 60.45
'er cent Of the outstanding railway
stocks and the average rate of diVi-
lend 5.53 per cent was declared dur
ng 1911 on 6I65 per cent of all the
- r.ools wNioN was tNN highest
percentage of stock on which divi-
dend was declared during the last
eleven years.
while many persons are talking
about the remarkable large current
.,AnIng of Inc railways" the sum
nary continues. these statistics dis
lose the extent of which the rail-
yav business was depressed hefore
he pnenon-meal earnings began
Arizona republican., 1916-08-04

Roman Catholic church ana received
his first and only communion at :
o'clock this morning when he assisted
at mass in his cell One of his attend
ants said that his Overpowering love
for God and Ireland was most strik-
ing. The last words of the condemned
man were Il die for my country"
The only editorial reference in the
newspapers, is in the Daily News.
which says:
The hanging gives the disaffected
section of Ireland another martyr. en-
bitters feeling throughout the island,
aienates a large and important body
Of American opinion and enables Ger
many to play off the death of Case
ment against the death of Fryatt"
Practically to the very hour of
Roger Easements execution. strenu-
Gus efforts were made by his friends
and svmpathizers in the United States
and Ireland and even in England. to
secure a reprieve.
Petitions for mercy poured in upon
the British government and efforts
We're made TO obtain action by Presi-
dent Wilson. The only action taken
in Washington was the passage Of a
resolution by the senate. asking the
president 10 use his good offices with
the British authorities 10 obtain elem
Arizona republican., 1916-08-04
KING SENDS CONDOLENCES
Republican A. p Leased Wire1

LONDON, Aug. 3.-King George has
sent a letter of sympathy to the widow
of Captain Charles Fryatt, master Of
the British steamer Brussels, who was
executed recently by the Germans on
charge that he tried to ram a Ger
man submarine when he was master
of the steamer Wrexham.
IN his letter KIM George saws. THE
action of Captain Fryatt in defending
his ship 0he WreXham) was a noble
instance Of the resource and self
sacrifice characteristic of his profess
sion" The letter adds that the king
has learned with the deepest ndgna-
ton of Captain Fryatts fate and that
the king regards the outrage with
adherence"
Arizona republican., 1916-08-04
Makes Favorable Report

WASHINGTON, Aug. g. Frank Nc
Manamy. who investigated fer the in
terstate commerce commission the big
explosion at New York last Sunday,
reported that the fire was burning on
Black Tom island at least two hours
before the blast occurred, but that he
found no evidence that munitions were
stored on the island more than ~
hours, the maximum time allowed for
trans shipment at any point. Details
OF the report were not made public.
The commission will consider it to-
morrow and decide whether further
action shall be taken.
Arizona republican., 1916-08-04
WATCHING ALL
JERSEY TRAINS
FOR PLOS|YES
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

JERSEY CITY, n. j., Aug. City
authorities tonight sent los policemen
to inspect all trains entering Jersey
City for munitions and explosives, be-
cause of the refusal of one railroad
10 stop shipments through the city in
accordance with a resolution adopted
by the city commissioners.
The Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania,
Erie and Delaware Lackamanna and
Western railroads agreed not TO ship
explosives to Jersey City. The Cen
tlal railroad of New Jersey, however.
served notice thai it would hold the city
liable for all damages and losses due
to the enforcement Of the order.
Arizona republican., 1916-08-04

Norfolk with instructions to pick up
Il tow for Baltimore IL one could be
secured within a day or two. If no
tow is available, the tug he said, VIII
go back to Baltimore ANYHOW.
In RESPONSE to questions regarding
the prospects of the Bremen. sister
ship TO the Deutschland. arriving in
American waters Captain Hmsch
said:
You can depend Unou II tha+ II
the Bremen was coming in the near
future, | would not BE- returning to
baltimore neither would the Tim
Minis"
He declined to cay when the Bre-
men was expected.
Arizona republican., 1916-08-04
DAVIS CHOSEN HEAD
KNIGHTS OF PYTRlAS

PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. g.
Charles S. Davis of Denver, who
was elected today supreme vice
chancellor of the Knights of
Pythias by the supreme lodge
meeting here in its twenty ninth
biennial convention, received "a
votes 90 more votes than was
polled by William Ladew of New
York, his closest contestant for
Nandalia, ILL.,, present supreme
the honor. John j. Brown OF
vice chancellor was elected su-
preme chancellor without contest,
ii being the custom of the SUI
preme lodge to elevate the vice
chancellor.
Arizona republican., 1916-08-04
FARRAR To QuAsH
MANY STRIKE CASES
rRepublioan A. p. Leased wire1

DENVER. Colo. Aug. Sired Far
rar attorney general tonight al
nounced that tomorrow he would file
notice Of intention not TO prosecute
43 out Of 50 cases in Las Animas
county, growing out Of strike dis
orders.
Announcement With respect N tie
disposition OF Gases Al dot.fAl-o
county. where 81 cases remain UNI
tried is expected soon
Among the cases which will not be
dismissed. ii is said, are three charg-
ing murder against John r. Lawson,
board member Of the United Mine
Workers Of America. Under another
indictment Lawson was convicted Of
first degree murder and sentenced to
life Imprisonment.
Arizona republican., 1916-08-04
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SHIPPING MANY SUPPLIES


NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-The Aneri-
can Red Cross announced tonight that
during July it shipped LIS cases Of
hospital supplies. weighing $1,000
pounds to European countries. the
largest consignments went to France.
with Italy. Russia and Serbia follow
In the order named
Arizona republican., 1916-08-04
GARMENT STRIKE ENDS
rRepublican A. p. Leased WIre1

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-The garment
strike which virtually has paralyzed
the women's suit end cloak industry
in this CITY for nearly four months,
was declared settled tonight at n
general meeting Of the strike COM
mittee. The announcement was made
after the result Of halloting at %
halls at which strikers were as
semhled had been determined. The
vote was taken or the question 81
ra;ifying the amendment agreement
drawn up two weeks ago between
representatives Of the strikers and
the manufacturers.
Arizona republican., 1916-08-04
PRAISES PRESIDENT WILSON

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 3.-Miss
Kate Gordon, president of the South
ern Federation for woman suffrage,
issued statement today praisine
President Wilson for his stand for
state action Of suffrage and declaring
democratic women voters would not
be deceived by Mr. Hughes bait Of
federal amendment as a short Gu
to woman suffrage"
Arizona republican., 1916-08-04
FORESEES WOMAN TRAMP"
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

z. 2. Ltastu Witt
KANSAS CITY. Aug, 3-The ad-
vent Of the woman tramp" as a re-
suit of one-sded and unorganiZed
economic conditions was forecast by
Mrs Kate Waller Barrett, sociologist
and representative Of the federal de-
velopments of labor at a meeting
here today
Arizona republican., 1916-08-04
KlNKEL TO REF FREE
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

BALTIMORE. Aug. Another
stem toward the proposed feather
weirht championship bout between
worlds champion Johnny Kllbane. of
cleveland oud George CLANCY. OF
baltimore. was taken today when
Chancv agreed to Matt Hinkel Of XII
bane's home CITY as referee Kinkel.
who also is Kilbane's choice. is the
promoter Of tho match which he in
tends staging on Labor day at Cedar
Point. a Lake Erie rest near San
ducl<Y
Arizona republican., 1916-08-04

ency for Irish political offenders in
general.
The hopes of the condemned mans
friends were extinguished when Lord
Robert Cecil, minister of war and
trade. announced Yesterday that the
British government was determined
not to grant a reprieve.
Arizona republican., 1916-08-04
NOT OPPOSED TO SALE
rRepublican A. p. Leased Wirel

COPENHAGEN. via London Aug
at is learned from a most reliable
source that the conservative party,
which rejected the proposal of the
sale Of the Danish West Indies in
1902, is not opposed to their sale now.
1t is also known that those who took
a great interest in the islands and
spent large sums of money in improv-
ing conditions and especially at st
Thomas, will make no objections 70
their passing to the United States.
Arizona republican., 1916-08-04
HNOT HER BLACKLIST
Republican A, p. leascC Wlre1

MELBOURNE. Australia (Via Lon
don. Aug. D-The commonwealth has
issued blacklist Of American firms.
Trading with these firms is prohib-
Arizona republican., 1916-08-04
SUBMARINE SINKS
MAIL BOAT AND
MANY MAY BE LOST
CONTINUED from Page Onel
Subjects of Neutral States

during Emperor Williams visit to that
theater.
Arizona republican., 1916-08-04
THOUGH SUBSEA
CRAFT GONE is
BEING SOUGHT

Confined from Page One)
Arizona republican., 1916-08-04
SAYS EASEMENT
PUNISHED FOR
HIS TREACHERY

Continued from Page one)
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-08

hardly consider the luxury of living in
palace built of meerschaum as with
in the range of their fortunes, yet
there are many unpertentious houses
of this material in the Spanish town of
Vallecas. near Madrid. where a coarse
variety of this substance is to be
found. On the other hand. the Moroc-
cans, just across the straits of Gibral-
tar, find that still another variety OF
meerschaum fathers freely and they
use it, perhaps sparingly, as a substi.
tute for soap
The chips and saw dust of the meer
schaum pipe factories make an excel
lent cleansing powder for removing
stains from costly fabrics. An inferior
pipe is also made from these scraps
the fragments being bound together
with some solution and then nodded
into blocks.
"Meerschaum is found in Greece
and in Hrubschitz. Moravia, as well a;
in Asia Minor, and to a limited extent
in Pennsylvania, South Carolina and il
the upper ella valley, near Silver
city, New Mexico"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-08

seek is commercially valuable in no
dulles as small as a hazel nut, while
occasionally pieces as large as apples
are found.
When the meerschaum is first
brought to the surface it has grayish
or yellowish tinge and is so soft that
it can be scraped with a knife. In the
summer it is left to dry in the sun, but
in the winter it is placed in ovens
where it is subjected TO steady tenn
perature day and night for nine days,
when it becomes snow white and loses
two.thirds of its weight. After being
rubbed with flannel and polished with
wax it is wrapped in cotton and sent
to Austria or America to be resoaked
in water until it is so soft that it can
be cut like cheese, after which it is
sawn into convenient pipe shape, eiab-
orately carved if desired, and fitted
with amber stems from Germany. Be
fore the war the value Of Eski-sehr's
meerschaum exports was more than
$1,300,000 annually.
Even the most aesthetically inclin-
ed of our American millionaires woult
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-08
LACK OF MEERscHAUM
Main Source Of this Mineral Lies
Within Fighting Zone.

Within Fighting Zone.
ii the shade of the smakers pipe
were of as much moment as the hue of
lady's spring costume the possible
shortage in the meerchaum market
might have attracted as much atten-
tion in America, since the beginning of
the war, as has the interruption of our
aniline dye trade with Germany, for
the main source of the worlds supply
of that earthly mineral lies in the zone
of hostllities. The National Geograp-
hic society. with headquarters in
Washington, d. c., in its war geo.
graphy bulletin issued recently, gives
the following little known facts about
the meerschaum mines of Eski-sehr,
the moslem city Of 10000 people which
lies 200 miles to the south of Constan.
tinople, on the banks of the Pursak
Su, in Asia Minor:
"Meerschaum, which derives its
name from the fact that particles OF 1t
were discovered floating on the Black
Sea. giving rise to the belief that it
was petrifed sea,foam, has been dug
from the alluvial deposits in the plains
near Eskisehr fer thousand years.
Some of the meerschaum beds, located
about IS miles from the city, have as
many as 1000 openings. Here 1000
Krurds and Persians, in groups OF
from three to fifteen burro wthrough
yard.wide holes to depths of from 90
TO 200 feet, working night and day un.
der the Pickering light of oil lamps
The Jumps of mineral clay which they
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-08
AGED GRANDMOTHER
So Weak She Could Hardly Stand
Made Strong by Vlnol.

Made Strong by Vinol.
Right here in Bennington we have
seen such excellent results from Vinol
that it is a pleasure to know it is do
ing so much good for old people in
other parts of the country.
Woodbridge, n. J.,-"My Grandma
was recovering from the grippe and
was so weak she could hardly stand.
and as she keeps house for my father
and myself, she could not get around
at all She has taken cod liver oil and
many other medicines, but nothing
seemed to do her any good. At last
we heard of Vinol and tried 1t, and
Grandma commenced TO feel better
right away. and got strong very soon,
so she gets around as well as ever.
We all praise Vinol for 1t is splen.
did medicine Myrtle II. Bum.
The reason Vinol is so successful
in restoring strength to the aged Is
because of the rare combination OF
tonic iron, the curative medicinal
extractives Of fresh Gods livers, beef
peptone and mild native wine. 1t
supplies iron to the blood, quickens
the appetite, aids digestion. pro.
notes proper assimilation of food
and enriches the blood, and brings
back the strength of renewed health
w. l., Gokey, Druggist, Bennington
VT
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-08
BRITISH TO FREE TEUToNs

Thlrty-eight Men Taken From Ameri
can Liner viii Be Released
London, May 5.-The British gov
eminent has decided to release al
once the thirty-oight Germans and
Austrians who were taken from the
American steamship China.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-08
At The Drysdale Store

EAGER buyers most decidedly
showed their appreciation of our
Special May Sale of Waists at zoe
each. We were right on the jump
from 10 a. m. till 10 at night pass.
ing them out. Each and every
buyer received really truly Bargain
and realized the fact.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02
The Curse of Sin

impending sword which the things that done now which fallen child sticks it's finger m the sins he punished exactly the same manner Punishment isolated and sudden act of God It the of the universe The by the job and paid at once loosenng of the fiber the continuance or necessary pain nrng and you stop he
 doubt that It is results constitute further curse
 visible the dsea murder failure and all the deathof the awheand the Bible tells us gandy there had been sins that gainsay the broad and deep philosophy O that statement
 That is did begin to Adam under eating of the forbidden fruit Most frank fguratve setting forth profound truth who make no insist that if the not hold the view the transgreson will people, are natural moreTspua and more true The story moral choice evil corresponds with the experience individual As how sin originated questions which remain unanswered Therear suggestions but answers
  removing sin Christ from sins He saves us rom the other rwordfo natural course
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