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Mexican Authorities
Favor Chattanooga as
Place for Conference

Chattanooga, August 16.-Elezeo Ar
redondo has been authorized by the
Mexican de facto government to select
the place for the international confer
ence for adjustment of the border trou-
bles. according to cablegram received
here today by the Chamber of Com
merce from Andres Osuna, director
general of public institutions, Mexico
City. The message was among several
which have been exchanged between
the Chamber of Commerce and Mexi-
can officials in connection with the in
vitation for holding the conference on
Signal mountain here. Director Cen
eral Osuna said the Chamber of Com
merce's invitation to individual mem
bers of the Mexican commission had
been referred to Mr.. Arredondo.
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RF>OOTLIGYTS@ |
~ AnD 2SCREEN u
By RICHARD b. LUssIER

patrons looking at the picture, THE
Summer Girl" last night seemingly
caught the happy spirit of the entire
production and they left the Strand
theatre thinking better things of the
world. They had seen a picture with
out a murder, or crime of any kind,
just clever tale of a summer fir
tation that ended after some compli-
cations from home, into a family
get-together, happy ever-after mar
riage. Such pictures still have a
vogue as evidenced by the packed
houses at the Strand.
THE IRON CLAW"
At the Belle theatre in Ensley to-
day another dramatic episode of THE
Iron Claw" the famous Pathe film
serial, the stories of which are printed
every Sunday in The Age-Herald, will
be shown. Miss Pearl White and
Creighton Hale are co-stars in this
most thrilling of photoplay serials.
Other than THE Iron Claw" Uni
versal drama, The Human Cactus
with Rupert Julian and Twice At
Once" a comedy, are booked.
MOVIE NOTES
Will Mudd and Ed. Colley, local
motion picture lmpreSSarlo S, are VS.
ting friends in Atlanta Reel friends.
The movie undertaken is showing a
fine new line of fall samples.
Yes, Lois, movie actorines always
crook the little finger at table in film
scenes.
Sadie Malfaisance, who can roll her
eyes, has applied for a job (by maiD
of the Los Angeles movie studios.
Sadie is sad at the thought that some
OF the leading stars may lose their
jobs on her account.
MORE PONIES
Adam and Eve sat under tree;
They were as lonesome as could be.
There really was no place to go
They'd never heard of movie
show
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Fort Payne. August 16-(Special,
Frank Dean yesterday at Valley Head
struck Floyd Wood over the head with
a ;iete of ircn and crushed his skull
from which he died later on Dean.
1T is said, had been drinking and be-
came angered at Wood for refusing to
sell him bottle of lemon extract to
drink as a stimulant. Dean Is in jail
at this place awaiting the action of the
grand Jury. 1t Is very lamenrable
affair and feeling is very high, al
thought mob violence u not feared
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grand success at the Strand
n theatre yesterday. Somehow
or other the title THE Summer Girl"
and the brief hint of the breezy plot
revealed by Footljghts and Screen
brought out the movie fans in droves
and yesterday afternoon and night
they were literally stood up in the
aisles of the roomy Strand theatre.
This brought smiles to the manage
ment.
THE Summer Girl is an unusually
bright comedy, photographically per-
feet artistically acted and directed
and a photoplay that will entertain as
we'll an hour and fifteen minutes
as any picture that can be mentioned
off hand. Its two leading players,
Mollie King and Arthur Ashley, are
accomplished film favorites, with wide
followings and the direction of Ed
win August. himself one of the leading
actors in the profession, is worthy of
much praise
The plot of THE Summer Girl"
while antique in conception is done in
such a manner that it impresses one
as being something new 1t concerns
a poor artist who falls in love sup
posedly with a poor, winsome little
country maid. In reality the girl is
a wealthy heiress. However, there are
complications. The mother is ambi-
tious and wants a rich son-in-law
The daughter pays a sudden visit to
the artist and catches him in
tete-a-tete with his model who hap
pens to be CARRIED as models have
been CARRIED ever since Eve posed for
the reptile. That spills the beans for
the time being, but later matters are
all arranged and there is a real sum
mer wedding, with Dan Cupid work
ing overtime making everybody hap
py. Somehow or other the movie
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The insect world represents an unlimited
field of life and activity. The number of
insect species is greater by far than of
the species of all other living creatures
combined. Although more than 100000
have been described. probably twice that
number remain to be examined. Vir-
tually all living animals, as well as most
plants, supply food for these incomputa-
BILE hordes.
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PARDON BOARD
DEFERS ACTION
CONTINUED from Page one)

sent up for six years In a petition
lodged with the board nearly 60 days ago
he also invokes the unwritten law, but
thus far his plea has made no impression
on the body.
The board at the session which closed
yesterday examined more than so cases.
1t is expected that detailed report of the
findings will be made public tomorrow
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PRESIDENT WILSON
NOW HAS PLAN TO
SETTLE QUESTION
OF RAILWAY STRIKE
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the granting of basic eight-hour day.
Immediately afterwards Judge Cham
bers talked briefly with the managers
committee. He did not confer with the
EMPLOYEES reDresentatiyes
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TIE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, August 16.-Forecast for
Alabama and Mississippi: Fair Thursday
and Friday.
Tennessee: Fair and continued warm
Thursday and Friday.
Georgia; Fair Thursday and probably
Friday.
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home from here. They believed their stay
here would not extend over two or three
days Most of them insisted the question
at issue was not as difficult of adjust
ment as it had appeared at first.
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Local Data
Weather Conditions

Summary of observations made at
United States weather bureau stations
during the "a hours ending at p. M,
seventy-ffth meridian time, August Is,
1916:
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c. I. league will meet the fast baseball
team of the Bessemer Rolling mills at
the Alabama state fairgrounds Saturday
afternoon. The following are the bat
teries for the teams: Ensley, Hagerty
and O'Neal; Bessemer, Bryant and
Trotter
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-20
GREAT CROWDS FILE
FOR DAKOTA LANDS;
MAY GET 800 ACRES
New Homestead Law Makes It
Possible to Add to
Holdings.

Rapid City s. D.. July 1S.-With the
Iassage by congress Of the nonrcon-
hguous homestead act land filings are
being received at the local land office
1t the rate Of nearly 200 daily. FornerI
homestead holders are taking advant-'
lge Of the new law to increase their
holdings to the S20-acre limit and many
iew filings are being entered.
Under the new law the holder Is al
owed to file on any land that Is OPEN
whether 1t adjoins his holdings or NOT.
rhe only stipulations in regard 70 the
and filed on as additional Is that II the
person filing is not residing on his
original, or IL the additional Is more
han 20 miles from the original he must
make residence on the new land. Other
wise, residence is not required.
A married woman who proved up on
ier original before her marriage has the
light to take an additional homestead
1nder the new act. If the person making
the filing has disposed of his original
II Is no bar to his making the adds
iional filing to the number OF acres
that, together with the original, would
make 500 acres.
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NEGHBORHo0D ROW
ARGUED IN COURT
PRODUCES EXPENSE
fudge Decides It's a Small Al
fair-Splits the Cost
$3.50.

Rapid City. 8. D.. July 1s.-Parties
In this vicinity who are prone TO rush
into criminal court and take action
against their neighbors as the result OF
community squabbles are apt to think
twice after the verdict handed down
In the case of the state versus John
Schieferstein, charged with assault AND
battery.
The defendant and the complaining
witness, Hazel Reinhold. who alleged
that the defendant had thrown a stone
at her. had been the principals in
neighborhcod row at Farmingdale. The
complaint was signed and the defend
ant hailed into Scourt, and this, along
with some eight or 10 witnesses who
had been subpoenaed, had pushed the
costs in the action up TO $3.50. After
the state had put In its case motion
was made on the part Of the defense to
dismiss the action. in that no case had
been proven.
The court then made real ruling.
He decided that, inasmuch as the mat
ter at hand was a community squabble
and should not have been brought as
criminal action, the state was not really
responsible for the costs so he would
dismiss the action on the payment OF
the costs, $3.50, by the plaintiff and
the defendant. This was done.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-20
INDIAN BEATS SISTER,
GOES TO DAKOTA Pen;
WOMAN STILL SUFFERS
Draws One Year Term For AS
sault-Sister's Screams
Brought Help.

Platte, S. D.. July 17.-Lewis Travis.
a Yankton Sioux Indian, recently was
of the Platte police department, for
transfer to the warden OF the Sioux
Falls penitentiary, he having been SEN
fenced to n term of one year in the
penitentiary for assaulting his sister
with intent to kill. He choked his sis
ter until she was unconscious, in which
condition she remained for several
days, and from the effects OF which
she has net yet recovered. The wom-
ans screams brought others to her as
sistance and her brother was beaten
off before he had killed her. The rea-
son for the attack is unknown.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-20
ENORMOUS DAMAGE
IS DUE TO FLOOD.
Nine Persons Dead, Many Miss
ing, and Property Loss Is |
$10,OOO,0 900 In South
eastern States.

Raleigh, n. c., July 18.-FloOd Va.
tiers which covered some parts Of Morn
Carolina, South Carolina, Virgin.
Tennessee and West Virginia yestpr,
day, taking n toll OF at least nine live,
rendering hundreds OF persons hons.
less and doing property damage var,
ously estimated at from $40, 900 n
SIS, 900, 900 were receding today
The worst con ltions obtained n
western North arolina, where Ii,
flod was describe as the most dsas
trous in the history OF that section
Asheville and fits environs were tn
heaviest sufferers. but, with train ser
vice at n stancstill as the result d
washouts, slides and lost bridges tel.
graph service badly crippled and road
almost impossible, 1t probably will h
several days before the full extent d
death and destruction will be deter.
mined.
Lower Asheville still was flooded Ia.
day by the waters of the French Broad
River. Two deaths were reported h
the city proper, while another death OF
Cured at the town Of Biltmore to tn
east, and two score persons, in, udlui
members OF a railroad cOnstT}ictim
gang who went down with a ridge
were listed as missing
Between AshsviHe and Salisbury
railway bridges were washed out o.
the Catawba river. Saw mills AMI 9TH
er property, az yell as live stock. SUI
fered throughout this section.
Property Damage Great.
Similar conditions obtained on thu
Yadkin river around Lexington, n. C.
and dead animals, wreckage from mills
cotton, tobacco, oil and other debH
floated down the raging streams.
In the Piedmont section OF SOuh
Carolina crops suffered great damage
highway bridges were washed away
and railroad service was badly inter,
rupted. The Southern Power company
plant near Spartanburg, was flooded
tying up the interurban line betwee
Spartanburg and Greenwood and Gas.
tonia and Charlotte.
From Georgetown, S. c., came re-
ports Of damage to water front prop
erty and stores.
In southwestern Virginia, flood va.
tiers carried away bridges and tracks
tying up traffic on the BluefieId and
Bristol divisions Of the Norfolk /
Western.
Besides the damage to railroads Ia
southwestern Virginia. many building
were washed away, including some al
while ferrying across the river at that
place.
In eastern Tennessee, floods also In
terrupted traffic on the Virginia Car.
DINA, the Eastern Tennessee & West
ern North Carolina, and the Carolina
Clinchfield & Ohio railroads.
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HUGE DAMAGE REPORTED,
Roanoke, Va. July 17-Swollen BY
heavy rains in southern Virginia and
western Carolina. New river. which
early Sunday morning reached the
highest stage that it has known since
1878. has damaged houses, bridges and
railroad tracks along the Gala branc1
Of the Norfolk a Western railway, ana
along the main line of both Norfolk
Western and Virginian railways
Many buildings were swept away
several large houses at Radford beng
completely destroyed. Four bridges On
the Norfolk & Western Gala branca
were wrecked and one on Potts Creek
branch damaged. but is still standing
A small bridge on the little creek eN
tension was washed away.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-20
BIG CONCERN ACQUIRES
JEFFREY MOTOR WORKS

Kenosha, Wis. July 1.-THE entire
stock Of the Thomas B. Jeffrey com
pany, with a capital of $4,000, 900, has
been sold, II was announced yesterday,
to Lee Higginson & Co., of Boston, and
Charles w. Nash, OF Flint, Mich. The
Jeffrey company Is one of the largest
makers OF motor trucks and pleasure
automobiles in the United States. The
price was not announced.
Mr.. Nash is president OF the General
he would retire on August to come
here to take charge Of the Jeffery
plant. 1t is intimated here that the
sale Is a step toward the formation OF
q big company to compete with the
General Motors company for control of
the automobile trade.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-20
DAKOTA STATE NEWS
SOUTH DAKOTA CROPS NEVER
LOOKED BETTER THAN NOW

Rapid City. s. D., July 15.-Crop
conditions in this section OF the state
continue to look the best that theS
have ever looked at this season OF IN
year. While there has been need o4
soaking rain In most of the dryl
farming belts for the past two weeksi
thunder showers have helped the croIl
and kept 1t growing in fine shape. Corn
Is reported TO be in a much better conf
dition here than In Iowa and Illinoisi
Wheat is an exceptionally heavy stand
this year and a very heavy yield NJ
looked for. Potatoes are In excellen
condition and a bumper crop In thht
line Is looked for. The alfalfa crop ha'
been cut and many tons OF the besn
hay ever grown in this section have
been put up. A number Of the ranchers,
have allowed their first crop to go TO
seed so as to be sure Of a seed yield.
II Is thought that the second crop,
however. will produce a better seed
yield than this crop will. The alfalfa
hay crop from the first cutting Is about
ell put up now.
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TRAMP WITH BUTCHER KNIFE
CAUSES ALARM AT ETHAN

Ethan. 8. D., July 19.-Alarm has
been created in the vicinity of Ethan
by the knowledge that a tramp armed
with a huge butcher knife Is running
at large, after having stabbed another
hobo as the elimination Of a dispute
between them. The wound was in the
region Of the heart, but fortunately waa
not deep enough to prove fatal. The
man who did the stabbing made his
escape, and doubtless believes he killed
his companion. For this reason 1t Is
feared he will make a desperate fight
before surrendering to any officers who
may locate him. A man answering the
description of the fugitive was seen in
q pasture on the farm Of p. ]. Ottosen,
where It has been learned he was living
upon the milk OF the cows. The fugi-
tive was discovered by little daugh-
ter of Ottosen, who went to the pas
ture after the cows. She reported that
the man had a butcher knife, rope
and q bottle.
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WITH CLOTHES ON FIRE
ne NEARLY RUNS TO DEATH

Beresford, s. D.. July 19.-Because
he was fleet OF foot, Martin Christen-
sen succeeded in saving the life Of
William Haugen, the young son Of resi-
dents Of Beresford, when the latter's
clothing was set on fire by another boy
who lighted match to set some grass
on fire. Young Haugen had, a short
time before, been engaged in pumping
gasoline from barrel into a tank, and
his clothing was saturated with the
liquid. When he discovered his cloth
ing on fire he started to run at top
speed and would have been burned to
death had not Christensen succeeded
in running him down and extinguish-
ing the flames. AS 1t was, the boy was
badly burned.
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fewer DEATHS FROM
PARALYSIS EPIDEMIC
Statistics Show That Only II
Persons Over 16 Have Con-
tracted Disease.

New York, July ia. further osi
crease In the number Of deaths ~.
new cases OF lnfantile paralysis wa a'
reported by the health department " "
day. During the "a hours ending
10 o'clock this morning, IL children u,s S
of the disease and there were " new
cases in the five boroughs Of New l"'
city. Il.
The new bureau Of the health, &c,
partment, made possible By gu "
$4,000 from the Rockefeller tounG 20.
ton, to help curb the epidemic OF !"
fantile paralysis, began work today w,
der the direction of Or. Alvah h. pOm
TITS bureau vii! train families lneb
bers OF which have been exposed 10 i"
disease. .s
To emphasize previous statehie.n .j
that the disease is seldom conirat w.
by adults, the board of health az
nounced today that nf the 1859 palle aS
to date only ~ we eyer 16 years o'D
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ONLY SIX SOLDIERS REMAIN
TO CARE For FORT MEADf

Rapid City, s. D.. July 15.-At the
present time Fort Meade, located north
OF Rapid City, is deserted place as
Tar as soldiers is concerned. Early in
the course Of the trouble on the border
the regiment of cavalry stationed there.
numbering over 500 men and officers,
left for action. At that time some IL
men were detailed to remain In the
fort and take care Of the property. This
week saw the calling of all but six OF
these men. The men called left for the
border where they will join their COM
panies. The mn remaining will take
care Of the property until such time an
the regiment Is returned.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-20
FARM CITIZENS PAY VISIT
TO s. D, STATE COLLEGE

Brookings, s. D., July 17.-Three
hundred and fifty farm citizens OF Lake
and Minnehaha counties motored to
State college on Thursday for the an
nual visit and inspection Of the insti-
tuition. Shortly after arriving, the TO
auto loads OF visitors enjoyed a picnic
dinner in the college grove, with cof-
fee furnished by the Brookings Com
mercial club. Immediately following
the picnic, the visitors were escorted
to the various departments Of the coll
lege, including President Perisho, Dean
q. l.. Brown and other faculty mem.
bers. This excursion will be followed.
by several others during the summer,
and the number Of visitors will prob:
ably total 1000.
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MITCHELL PEOPLE ALARMED:
TO GUARD AGAINST DISEASE

Mitchell. s. D.. July 15.-Consider-
able alarm has been caused by tae:
death from infantile paralysis, Of g
year old child at the home OF J. A.
Wolfe, 900 Fourth avenue east The
child had been I'll for three days. This
ID the second case within two weeks.
Both resulted fatally. In view OF the
severe nature OF the attacks and the
prevalence Of the disease elsewhere. II
Ia expected that the board Of health will
act Immediately to prevent the congre-
cation. at any place, OF children under
10 years Of age.
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100000 GUARDSAEN !
ON MEXICO BORDER
Remaining $4,000 Will Not p.
Sent Soush Until Thor.
oughly Ready.

Washington. July 1S.-The war 4.
partment sent orders TO all departr,oIe
al commanders TO delay TRANSFORM
TO the border Of national guardsrsu
now mobilizirg until they are tbosa
oughly equipped and organized. ~.
order will revoke a ruling issued NH.
the Mexican situation was acute waSs
Ing certain requirements. The or5,'
AFFECTS about $4,000 men still held q
camps. The latest information Of ~
department is that about 100 ny
guardsmen now are at the border Wa j,s
the $4,000 regulars there and the s6S
additional men called from the resSyU'
officials estimate that there is sp,H
cient forces to cope with any press,,
emergency.
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cANIsToTA CELEBRATES ITS
ANNUAL DAY OF SPORT

Salem. S. D.. July 15.-Canistota, in
this county, celebrated yesterday its
annual sport day with the usual crowd
In attendance In the forenoon, Can
istoAa and Humboldt played ball, the
game resulting in a tie at the end of
il innings, when the game was called.
Just after noon a shower OF rain
spoiled the street sports and delayed
the Corn Belt league game. between
Canistota and Alexandria. Both teams
put up snappy game Of ball In spite
Of the heavy grounds. CaniGtota win
ming out by to score. Batteries:
Canistota, Waterman and GriGgs:'
Alexandria, Dierdorf and Eiffert.
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MITCHELI-A new rust has been de-
tected on local grain by agricultural ex-
perts which is entirely foreign to this vi
cinity. 1t is called 'Orange Leaf" rust,
to distinguish II from the common black.
orange colored pustules on the leaves OF
the grain. II attacks the grain before the
other rust is seen, but the plant usually
outgrows il. The disease Is OF greater
economic Importance farther west and
might have been started here by seeds
brought from that locality.
CLARK. Pfiffer. living two miles,
northeast OF Clark, will be chary Of ad-
vice given by travelling men hereafter.
rabbits. The travelling man tod him that
II he would grease the lower part OF the
trees the rabbits would not bother them.
The travelling man was right, Pfiffer'
found when he tried the remedy. But IT.
killed the trees.
MOBRIDGE-Mrs. Dell NJ. Wright,
we'll known South Dakota newspaper
woman, who has been connected with the
News and the Bulletin at Mobridge. and
with a number OF other South Dakota
papers, was married recently to Willard
Robertson, professional man of Deputy.
Ind
CUSTER-R. p. lines, supervisor of the
Harvey national forest, with headquarters
here. has sent in his resignation. to take
effect at once. II Is understood that he
has received>a better offer in other bust
ness.
BANCROFT-The new community hall,
recently completed at Bancroft, was
opened to the public with impressive
ceremonies, baseball games, a dance and
speechmaking marking the occasion.
DE SMET-The town of DeSmet Is Iiv-
ing on Easy street. The last Of its out
standing bonds have been paid off and 1t
has about $500 in the treasury.
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MAN ADMITS HIS GUILT;
DRAWS NINE MONTHS IN PEN

Tyndall. s. D.. July ia man. CIV
Ing the name OF Herman +. LIaIIcy, .:tLs
been sentenced by Judge Trip to ming
months in the penitentiary for bury
glarfzing the Max drug store at Scott
land several days ago. Galley was
passing through the country as a hobo
at the time the store was broken into
and robbed. The following day he was
apprehended and lodged in jail In Tyn-
dali. Several articles from the drug
store were found on his person and,
after thinking the matter over. he de-
cided to plead guilty and begin serv-
ing his sentence at once.
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PROTEST AGAINST USE
OF BARLEY FOR BEER

Amsterdam, (via London), July IT,
A protest against the consumption g.:
barley for the making of be r y mad
In q letter sent TO Chancellor v0l
Bethmann- IIoliweg Signed by S".r
members Of Good TemLE,:, lod ses "a
Germany.
The letter points out inc "gi@rn.
.vaste OF bread material" ~ - T .'..
,arge quantities &C Ia los ~.
auction OF beer. u ~ n
beer be onlv surI DO - s-.