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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-11-30

The death Of Jack London marks
the passing of an American novelist,
who could put red corpuscles into his
characters, and his rugged style ap-
pealed strongly to large class of
readers. He died at least score of
years too soon.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-11-30

Talk of an embargo on exports of
food products is beginning to be
heard, and the American Federation
Of Labor has unanimously placed itself
on record as favoring such action.
Prices are rapidly reaching the pro
hibitive point for ordinary wage earn
ers, and some remedy must be devised.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-11-30

Referring to Rev. Billy Sunday,
Helen Keller, the worlds most famous
blind and deaf woman, ventured the
opinion that the sensational evangel-
list has not heard from God for long
time. Sunday has the faculty of hid
ing grain of Christian thought in a
mountain of Vulgaritv.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-11-30

For the first time budget will be
prepared and submitted to the legis-
lature at the ensuing: session We will
venture the prediction that the legis-
lature will scale the budget down
fron525 to SO per cent, and then the
state government will still continue to
s111vive
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-11-30

Some residents Of Chicago never
knew about the alarming increase in
the cost of living: until beer schooners
were reduced in size the other day.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-11-30
Slight Chance for Division.

The soldier vote of Grant county
was unanimous for Wilson. The
chance for division was slight. There
being only one vote cast.-Glenwood
Times.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-11-30

1t was the short-haired women in
"The Boob State" who turned the
trick for Woodrow.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-11-30

These are strenuous days and nights
for Governor Burnquist. He has not
enough offices to go around.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-11-30

ing day for play or merriment of any
sort until one had been to church and
given thanks. So my mother always
got up early to keep US 'hushed up
and my father also arose to be sure
that we did not do any laughing. We
always had a good breakfast.
Then came church time! And into
a great sleigh we all bundled. It
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-11-30

Invariably the consumer gets the
short end of the bargain in buying;
pecks are not pecks, quarts are not
quarts, and pounds are not pounds.
In discussing this subject the Duluth
News Tribune pertinently remarks:
One of the first laws the next leg
islature should consider is one for
net weights and measures, including
an exact statement Of every package
content. It is time a pound meant a
pound and a quart quart in this
state. It is time also that consumers
knew what they were buying.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-11-30

The law should assure him that he
gets just what he believes he gets.
That what is sold to him for certain
weight or measure is what it is marked
or what it is represented.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-12
JOHNSON
ASKS TO
GO BACK

WASHINGTON, d. c., July ~.
Albert Johnson, congressman
from southwest Washington, to-
day announced he was a candi-
date to succeed himself.
simultaneously he issued the
following statement to the vot-
ers of the third district:
IF renominated and reelected,
and should the next congress be
republican, which / confidently
expect, shall receive an i'm
portant Craftsmanship through my
length OF service.
There are but 25 important
chairmanships in the house, and
there are 435 members. AS
chairman of a committee. | feel
that | can still better serve the
people of the district and state.
No far wetsern man now holds a
chairmanship.
May Not Get Home.
Congress Is still in session. If
adjournment is reached by the
middle of August, l can get home
in time to visit some of the points
in the 10 counties of the district.
IL congress does not adjourn
soon, ! shall be unable to maxi
a personal campaign, but must
ask the voters generally to give
consideration to my desire to con-
tinue to serve them in the con-
gress of the United States.
Il hope that my record is such
as to merit reelection. / have
worked long and hard for all
parts of the district. No request
has failed to receive attention. |
have been successful in passing
bills of interest to the district.
MY part in the enactment of
the bill giving 81 100000 year
for roads in the forest reserves is
well known.
MY interest in all measures
for the good of the far west has
never been questioned. My views
and my votes on all public ques-
tons are known to all of you, and
these views are in accord with
the views of a great majority of
|, the voters of the district.
"On all record votes in con-
gress | have neither lodged,
paired nor been absent. l have
voted according to the dictates
of my conscience for the best in
terests of district, state and ma
ton.
II belong to no ring or faction.
As your representative, have
endeavored to represent all OF
the people, and shall continue to
do so.
II subscribe without equivoca-
ton to the planks of the national
republican platform, and to our
state platform, and will work for
their enactment into law"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-12

Nicaragua.
Walker surrendered in May,
1857, and sailed for the United
States. He raised another army
and sailed again to recapture
Central America.
The wise, conservative element
in the United States walked up
about this time and Walker was
brought back to New Orleans I'M
der arrest.
= Walker was not convicted,
however, and was on his way TO
Nicaragua a third time when his
ship was wrecked and he was
obliged to return to the United
States.
Even then he was undaunted.
In 1860 he organized a fourth ex-
petition. But he made the mis-
take of stopping at Honduras,
which was under British control.
In response to an appeal from
the Central American people he
was arrested, tried and shot by
order Of the Honduras govern
ment.
Is II any wonder the English
are today more loved in Central
America than are people of the
United States?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-12

"Babies are the most important
things in the world.
"Only by bringing up babies
better can you make the world
better. All progress depends on
babies, for the babies of today
will constitute the population Of
all your cities in 1910.
And yet you spend more
money and time to keep your cat
tie and hogs and food crops heal
thy than you do to give babies
the pure milk and fresh air babies
need for health!
Society must eliminate power
ty and fear Of want. In the
bunkers of the Good Ship Earth
there is more than enough to go
round, but the problem is how 10
distribute it.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-12
BY ROGER BABSON

MAN AG IA, Nicaragua. -
Thrown upon the world like a
destitute child without govern.
ment, commerce or industry, fol.
lowing 80 years of revolution that
ended in 1856, Nicaragua has ac-
cOmplished things i'm the last go
years which call for the respect
of all nation!
Nicaragua's real history dates
from 1924 when Cortez and his
men came from Mexico and killed
the Indians of Central America
For 800 years after that the coun-
try suffered under Spanish rule
The yoke was thrown off in 1921
and in the same year internal
revolutions began.
In the minds of Nicaraguans
of today, however, the real his.
tory of the country began I'm
1855 when William Walker OF
California, after making an ALI.
ance with Castellon, the last OF
the revolutionary leaders of that
period, raised an ''army" in the
United States and continued the
revolution in Nicaragua, finally
Overthrowing the constitutional
government.
In 1856 Walker proclaimed
himself president and was recog.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-12
ROLLER
ON TIM E

PARIS, July 1.-THE allies
steam roller is moving eastward
through the German lines exact
ly on schedule time.
The lull reported in today's Of
cial statement had been marked
down before hand on the French
timetable.
Like any other steam roller,
this one must pause to prepare
for the next rush.
The highest French military
authorities declared today that
the offensive is proceeding with
the mathematical exactness orig
inally planned.
1t is admitted frankly that the
allies have copied from the Tsr-
man attack on Verdun, smashing
their way through the lines pure
ly with heavy artillery and trench
mortars. 1t is declared, however,
that while the Germans were un-
able to keep up their maximum
progress after the first onsla light
the allies are making continued
progress.
Since the beginning of the Of
fensive the allies heavy artillery
has completely pierced the Ger
man lines in several points.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-12
Irish Gain
Near LOOS

LONDON, July ia party of
Irish fusileers today penetrated
German trenches and strongly
fortified positions southeast of
Loos. They remained 20 min
utes, killing many Germans and
retiring with slight losses.
The Germans regained some
lost ground between Trones and
Mametz, but other attacks were
defeated with heavy losses, Gen.
Haig reported this afternoon.
The Seaforth Highlanders sue
cessfully raided a Hohenzollern
redoubt two miles north of Loos,
forcing a portion of the German
trenches and killing many OF the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-12
BabSOn I'm NICARAGUA
nized by the United States.

nized by the United States.
Walkers army" numbered
less than 100 men. With this
number to start he won over
many natives and experienced
little difficulty in defeating the
regular army which numbered
less than 1000.
IF 100 men from the United
States could do this. what would
100000 of them do?" the
Nicaraguan asks himself when
we talk Pan-Americanism.
Walker ruled with an iron
hand. He took away from the
rich Nicaraguans their farms and
houses, giving them to his men
and the natives who had Joined
under his command.
He re-esta blished slavery - an
act which Nicaraguans will never
forget.
But II was this despicable
action that led to Walkers down
fall.
The people of Nicaragua APP
pealed to Europe for help. Eng
land, France and Spain pro-
tested to Washington and sent
gunboats to Nicaragua. Even
Brazil, Chile asd Peru sent arms
and money to their Nicaragua
brothers to help drive 1.-The
wicked North American out of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-12

Take the case Of little
John Jacob AstOr, whose
mother told the surrogate
court she needed $27 ,593
year for his expenses, and
compare il with the case of
poor babies who can't haze
more than 500 or $40 a year
spent on them.
"If those poor babies are to
have the rights to life, health aud
happiness that our union was Or
ganized to fight for, and that
more fortunate babies have in
profusion, society has got to step
in and help them.
Babies perish by hundreds
every year in every city, simply
because they are jammed into
oven-like slums and don't have
pure, cold milk and healthful sur
roundings!"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-12

$25. 90 to $4,000 Dresses ....................
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-12

Ell PASO, July 11.-Villistas
were repulsed with heavy losses
in an attack on the Carranza gar
rison at Parral, Gen. Gonzales an
nounced this afternoon.
The information was contained
in a message from Gen. Garcia.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-12

-25c White Rose Suiting,
permanent linen finish, that
will not wash rough or yell
low, yard wide; special,
yard $3.50. .19c
-29c India Linon, fine
sheer quality, 32 inches
wide; this sale, yard. 19c
Long Cloth, famous King
Phillip and Imperial brands,
yard wide; our leader at,
yard $500. ......... 1Sc
-35c Cotton POplin, fine
mercerized quality, in green,
navy, black, lavender, light
blue, pink and brown; yard
wide; this sale, the yard zoe
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-12
July Clearance of Cool Wash Goods


OF summer apparel.-BalcOny.
lie VOiles and Crepes,
large variety of dainty floral
designs, all colors; 3S inches
wide; this sale, yard. 1Oc
-Huck Towels, extra quail
ity, size 1896 inches; fast
color red border; our hotel
special, each, DC; per dozen
-. Sl.OU
-19c Bath Towels, I'M
bleached, size 21x40 inches;
heavy quality; hemmed
ends; this sale .15c
-35c Bath Towels, bleach
ed, extra heavy double
thread; size 23x4S inches;
limit 4 to a customer; this
sale, each ........... 25c
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-12

--1Sc Serpentine Crepe,
dainty floral and Persian
designs, light or dark color
ings; lengths 10 to 20 yds.;
special. yard .1Oc
-121sc Ripplette, the pop
ular rough-dry fabric, re-
quires no ironing; lengths
10 to 20 yards; sale price,
ydTu &c
-25c Plisse Crepe, plain
white with assorted self
stripes; fine for summer
undermuslins; 80 inches
wide; sale price, yard -.
49,. ..... 10 2-3c
-121sc Percales, standard
quality, yard wide; limited
quantity; special, yard. DC
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-12
DIVER BOMBARDS
SEAMAN HARBOR

LONDON, July IAN enemy
submarine last night bombarded
Seaman harbor, Durham, killing
one woman, the war office an
TODAY.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-12

BEATEN, STABBED

SEATTLE, July IA negro
strokebreaker was severely beat
en- and stabbed last night by
strikers, who stopped a car run
ming past their hall and took him
off
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-12

Gen. Haig reported the Ger
mans are being heavily rein
forced.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-29
If a Man Die. :"

The flowers of the field rising
from countless graves, the unfold.
ing leaves of the forest heralding
the approach of summer, the or
chard and the meadows, bursting
into bloom, and myriads Of winged
minstrels filling the world with
melody, are all the .evangels Of the
Lord, demonstrating before our
eyes the universal victory of life
over death. Look how the rose
hears the far away call of the sun,
and bushes in the presence Of its
God. Look how the violet comes
forth from its tomb, and opens its
glad blue eyes to greet the Spring.
Are they not Gods answer to the
question, If man die, shall he
live again. If the germs Of mani
mate life buried beneath the sod
so surely respond to the silent
command of summer, who can
doubt that man shall spring up
out Of the unconscious dust to
eternal life when God shall call?
Can it be that the grass and flow
ers are resurrected from the sod
of earth, while man, from whom
they were made, must sleep for
everi-From a speech by the late
Senator Bob Taylor of Tennessee.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-29

The department has recently
been advised by correspondent
in California that a variety of
wheat is being advertised under
the name Titanic" The asser-
ton is made that it is a new varie-
ty of wheat discovered in England
about four years ago, and that a
small quantity of seed was
brought to the United States by
one of the survivors of the ill-fat-
ed Titanic. The. wheat is repre-
sented as having extremely high
yielding power, the returns reach
ing as high as 7,O0O-fold. A
photograph sent by this CORE
spOndent shows a head identical
in appearance with the widely ex-
plotted alaska wheat. Five
acres of the wheat are said to be
growing in the state of Washing
ton and the seed, it is believed,
will be offered at high prices after
harvest. The department has no
further or more definite informa-
ton concerning this variety, but
farmers and dealers are cautioned
to be on their guard concerning
this new exploitation.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-29
Butler Chautauqua, July 26 to 81, 1916
One Clock That was not Set
Forward.

The military authorities in
some parts Of Germany recently
issued an order that all clocks be
set ahead one hour. An amusing
incident occurred when Rasmus
Rasmussen, farmer who had al.
ways been punctual in obeying all
the military orders, who was some.
what bewildered by the new order
and appeared before the authori-
ties to have the order explained
to him.
We'll, Rasmussen, what is
troubling you now?" said the Of.
ficial to the farmer, who stood
before him nervously lingering
his cap.
Its about the clocks,' said
Rasmussen. II wanted to ask if
it is true that we must set the
clocks forward an hour
"Of course" replied the Of
fetal, ''and the new order en-
braces every clock in the German
Empire.
Rasmussen appeared dumfound-
ed and wiped his perspiring brow.
But that's an awful problem
for me-" said the farmer. you
see, have a very old clock, which
has been in the family since my
grandfather's time, and I wanted
to ask your honor if l could not
leave it just as it always was"
"You cannot said the official
bluntly. "No clock is exempt"
"Well, of course, as you say,
but don't know how I'm going
to do it."
"Why, don't be silly. You
simply push the hour hand for
ward one hour. Now 60 home and
dom forget about it,"
'Well, all right, but I'll have
to see q mason about it,"
whats q mason got to do with
it,"
"Well, you see, the clock is in
my garden and is imbedded in O.
cement column. 1t has not hands;
it is what You call q sun clock or|
sun dial, and
But the official waved him away
and refused to listen to- him any
further.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-29

+ Under the direction of Prof. j
L. Merriam, superintendent Of Uni.
versity Schools at Columbia, q
course in elementary school obser.
walton is being conducted for
students of the Summer Session.
There are 202 students taking OBJ
servation work. Each observer is
given an hour each day which
means q total Of 202 hours every
day. The days entire observe
tons are completed within two
hours. The course lasts three
weeks.
The purpose of the observation
course Is to give demonstrations of
the regular work done in the Uni
versity Elementary, School, which
il Z presentation Of school work in
the every day activities Of big and
little people, said Mr.. Merriam.
Professor Merriam and two Of his
teachers win g to New York
CITY Jnlys1 - conduct IN ObssrI
V6tion Go1I6el 81 eenmeetion with
~ T6oshsss' College Of Columbia
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-29

L. G. Rinkle, Missouri College Of
Agriculture.
The American farmer who sells
cream should insist that the cream
cry grade his cream. This will
tend to cu11 out the poor quality
of cream and make possible bet
ter grade of butter. Give the
creamery a good grade of cream
and they make good grade of
buttek Good butter sells for a
high price, therefore top prices
can be paid for the cream. Bet
ter cream prices stimulate the far
mer in obtaining better dairy cat
tie and increase the desire for a
more careful study of economical
milk production.
The close grading of cream has
become absolutely necessary.
Within the last few years cream
cry butter of the United States has
been meeting with greater compe-
tition from foreign butter. But
ter from Siberia, Australia, Den
mark and South America has
come to our shores by the ship
load and sold in our markets
alongside American made butter.
1t has poured into the United
States on both the eastern and
western coasts.
Imported butter does not reach
our markets in as fresh condition
as our own butter, consequently
the majority of it sells as second
grade. In many cases it leaves the
point of production as a first class
but is so long in transit
that it deteriorates and arrives as
second grade butter. Unfortu-
nately the majority of American
made butter is also second grade.
This is not because it cannot reach
the market at once, but because it
is made from a poor quality of
cream. The American farmer is
not producing as good quality of
.ream as his foreign brother
First grade butter is still in big
temand IN this country and tt the
producers of good butter are re-
alizing nice margin in price over
he producers of second grade but
er. Because of foreign compe-
ition with our second grade but
er the difference in price between
irst grade and second grade is
vide, Foreign competition has not
increased the supply of
'irst grades, while the supply Of
seconds has been increased ire
Because of our poor markets for
second grade butter the farmers in
very community should compel
he creamery to grade the cream,
md should do all in their power to
zee that every farmer produces on
Y first grade cream. Then and
My then will that creamery be
BILE to pay top prices for cream.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-29
TWO BAD MEN ARRESTED
Men Accused Of Highway Rob
berry Arrested by Railroad
Police and Placed in
Bates County
Jail,

AuuI Sud.t VI ldSt WEN wv mVi
giving the names of Lonnie Strai
and Roy White, were brought t.
Butler by Special Officer D. NJ
Lay, of the Kansas City Southern
and Officer S. j. Smith, of thu
Frisco railroad and placed in the
county Jail charged with highway
robbery and assault with intent to
kill.
For some time two men armed
with revolvers have been holding
up employees of the two railroads
and relieving them of any money
or valuables that they might have.
On Friday, June is, while Officer
Smith was looking for some buns
on a Frisco train near Fl. Scott,
he was held up by two men who
relieved him of watch, nine dol
lars in money, A calibre revol-
YER and some valuable papers. He
was compelled by the robbers to
ride with them in the car for
about thirty miles before he was
turned loose.
On the following Sunday night
on the Kansas City Southern at a
point between Hume and Worland
they boarded a freight train and
held up two brakemen named
Williams and Miller From Will
Jams they took a small amount Of
money and watch which they re-
turned to him. Miller ran and
they fired five shots at him, one
of them passing through his coat,
but fortunately not injuring him.
Wednesday Lay and Smith re-
ceived information that two men
answering to the. description of |
the robbers We're at the water tank |
where the Madison branch Of the
Missouri Pacific crosses the Kan
saS CltY Southern. and Disgusting
themselves as farm hands went
to the tank Just as the train on
the Kansas City Southern was
slowing up for water. On seeing
the officers the men started for
the train but We're forced to halt
by the officers who covered them
with their guns.
When they We're searched Strait
was carrying the Smith T. Wesson
revolver taken from Smith the
Friday before. White was armed
with IS calibre Police Colt re-
yolver. 1-'-~
1t is suspected that they have
been robbing harvest hands going
to the Kansas wheat harvest for
some time.
Strait has quite an extensive
police record. but so far little
has been found out about Whites
past.
Thursday Brakeman Williams
and Miller came to Butler and
identified them as the men who
held them up.
Friday they were taken before
Justice Of the Peace r. s. Catron.
where they waived preliminary
examination and were bound
over to the Circuit Court.
They have made boasts that
they. have friends on the outside
who will soon get them out Of Jail
and Sheriff johnson is taking spe-
cial precautions to see that they
will be on hand when their cases
are called next October.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-29
Hitch Up, or Crank Up, and Come On In

you'll want to hear HON. JOSEPH G. CAMP,
ine Souths Most Finished Orator." on the
nrst night OF the. Chautauqua. HON. ALT
TAYLOR, Ex-Governor Of Tennessee, and
brother OF "F1ddling Bob" will speak on the
afternoon OF the third day, and DR. D. F.
FOX. brilliant lecturer, that night
GRANVILLE JONES, most popular of Chau-
tauqua lecturers. will be here on the fourth
night
But we can't wait to tell you about the HIA.
WATHA INDIANS. who will appear on the
sixth day. They are full blooded Ojibways and
on the sixth night are going to give the great
Hiawatha play. These Indians draw bigger
crowds than any other Chautauqua attraction.
They give wonderful entertainment.
There's a world Of other good things in