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The Washington times., 1917-06-14
BIG TANGO PARTY" BEGINS
Dancing Masters and Music Men
Meet In New York.

NEW YORK, June I4.-For the next
few days New York will be one large
tango party" with the best dancers
OF the country working overtime 10
find something new under the sun
in the way OF dances, and music deal
eTs from all over the country working
dances.
The International Association OF
Masters OF Dancing is holding its
annual convention here, winding up
with q grand ball" Saturday evening.
About 500 delegates are attending.
Between 300 and 400 "musically in.
elined" also are attending the con.
vention OF the National Association
Of Sheet Music Dealers, lasting three
days.
The Washington times., 1917-06-14
SEEK MYSTERIOUS WOMAN
Bore Letters From Member Of PrInz
EIteI FrIederIeh Crew.

BINGHAATToN. n. Y June IA
secret Service men from Philadel'
phIa have been seeking information
in Ithaca relative to q mysterious
woman who is said to have accom-
panied Max V. Thierischens, captain
Of the seized German auxiliary cruis'
er Prinz Eitel Friedrich. The young
woman Is said to have come to ithaca
from Philadelphia and to have been
acquainted with a member Of the
crew Of the interned German cruiser.
The member OF the crew gave the
young woman letters and documents
to keep for him, and she came -
Ithaca, remaining until two months
ago, when she returned TO Philadsl'
phie.
The Washington times., 1917-06-14
USES BANDIT GUN ON HUBBY
saIoonkseper's Wife Shoots at Him
With Jesse James Pistol.

ST. LOUIS, June 14.-Jake johnson.
q saloonkeeper. owns q revolver that
once was the property OF Jesse James.
Frank James. q brother Of Jesse, pre-
sented the weapon TO him.
Mrs. johnson and her husband
quarreled. Mrs. johnson used the re-
volver in approved Jesse James style,
except that the bullet went wild. Then
she resorted to the butt of the pistol
Policemen took the pair to the pre-
cinct station. They thought the mat
ter over for a couple OF hours and
then decided not TO prosecute each
other. They were released and re-
turned home together.
The Washington times., 1917-06-14
LOANS FARMING LANDS

Government Encourages Larger
Production In West.
Uncle Sam IL loaning Thousands Of
acres Of farming lands in the West
to men who are willing to work them
a. a means to increase the grain and
food production Of the country. Land
in Irrigated sections is being let a.
nominal rentals, which little more
than cover the charges for water. Il
IN hoped in this way to turn All of
the available land on Western prof.
sets to production
The Washington times., 1917-06-14
AT 7s, FACES 40-YEAR TERM
Court AffIrms Sentence Imposed on
Marshal for Killing.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, June IA
The supreme court has affirmed a
sentence OF forty years in the peni-
tentiary imposed on William F. More
head, city marshal OF Admission. Mis-
Sissippi county. for shooting and kill
ing Roy Jenkins, November 20, 1914.
At the time Morehead was seventy
six years old.
Morshead had arrested Jenkins, but
the latter walked away from him,
and two hours later Morehead nred
without giving any warning.
The Washington times., 1917-06-14
KANsAN LANDS IN "BLIeHTY"
Californian Who "Bummed" TO War
With Him Slain at Ypres.

LONDON, June 14.-Tom Phillips, OF
Wichita. Kan, quit his Job as . street
car conductor 10 80 to war. He
"bummed' his way to England with
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-03-09
Why Uncle Sam Gets His Gun

| have spoken Of our CONNER u
and of the legitimate errands lf
our people on the seas. but you
will not be misled as to my man
thought, the thought that lies
beneath these phrases and gives
them dignity and weight. Ii is
not Of material interests merely
that we are thinking. Its rather,
Of fundamental human rights.
chief of all, the rights of life it
self. am thinking not only OF
the rights of Americans to 20
and come about their business by
way Of the sea, but also Of some
thing much deeper, much more
fundamental than that. am
thinking of those rights Of
humanity without which there is
no civilization. Ny theme is Of
those great principles of COM
passion and Of protection which
mankind has sought to throw
about human lives the of line non
combatants, the lives Of men who
are peacefully at work keeping
the industrial processes Of the
world quick and vital, the lives of
women and children and of those
who supply the labor which
ministers to their sustenance.
We are speaking of no selfish
material rights but OF rights
which our hearts support and
whose foundation is that right
eouS passion for justice upon
which all law, all structures alike
of family, of state, and of man
kind must rest, as upon the
ultimate base of our existence
and our liberty. | cannot imagine
any man with American princi-
pies at his heart hesitating to de-
fend these rights. Woodrow
Wilson before the Senate, Feb.
26, 1917.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-03-09
Blind Cranks or German Creatures

We might well feel it to be
unnecessary, we might say that
it would do violence to every
impulse of patriotism and of Just
Indignation, to measure words in
denouncing the conduct of STONE.
LA F LETTE, CUMMINS.
GRoNNA, NORRIS, VARDAMAN,
Works, and others of that small
number of Senator's who persisted
in their opposition until the con-
stitutional limit of the session
was reached. Treason, in the
legal sense of the word, cannot
be charged against them, for we
are not at war. But we are in the
shadow of war. Should it come.
the odium of reasonable purpose
and achievement will rest upon
their names forevermore. There
is no need to discriminate between
motives. An impenetrable, obsti-
nate, blinded crank, irrevocably
given over to the peace of of
cowardice, prompted by the
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-03-09
Says Big Eaters Get Kidney
Trouble
Take Glass Of Cold Water and Kidneeo to
Flush Kidneys il Back Hurts
Omit All Meat From Diet il You Feel Rheumatic
or Bladder Bothsrs

Ihr American men ana women must
gHari constantly against kidney trouble,
hteHG~r We eat too much aud all our
food J., ritb our blood is filled With
mic acid which the kidneys strive Ia
litter out they weaken from over work
become gC,h. the eliminatiyp tissues
aE ami The result is kidney trouble.
bladder weakness and a general decline
III health,
Whcuyegr 6idncys feel ike Jumps OF
.ead your back hurts or the urine Is
cloudy. iu. OF sediment or you are
obliged to seek relief tWoor three times
during the night, il YOU suffer with
sith headache or dizzy. nervous spells.
aeld stomach, or have rheumatism
when the weather il bad, get from
Roanoke Pharmacy Go. and Rosemary
Drug Co.. Rosemary, about one dozen
kldneco tablets. take one with glass
Of water before each meal for few
days and your kidneys will then act
hne This famous remedy IS made from
perfectly harmless ingredients aud acts
quickly and has been used for genera.
lions to flush and stimulate clogged
kidneys, 70 neutraiize the acids IN the
urine SO i no longer ls a source OF
irritation, thu. ending bladder disorders.
kidneco Is inexpensive: cannotinjure.
make no mistake insist on kidneco. il
belongs m every home, because nobody
can make a mistake 10y having good
kidney flushing any time.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-03-09

Was it mental telepathy, pure
coincidence, or what not that thc
photographers Of the HERALD and
the Grcr0SbWo iJWiD .irwS both
published at the same time tee
identical paragraph Mars, his
Month? The editorial page Of
the HERALD went to press Thurs
day night, containing this para
graph and the Friday mornire
mail brought the issue of tac
Daily News printed at the sany
time containing the identical eN-
preston. However. the HERALD +
paragraphs are written on Iu,s-
day before the Frioar issue s.
we think we saw ii first IL
how,
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-03-09

La Toilette, Benedict Arnold,
Stone, Burr, Cummins, Gronna,
Norris, Vardaman, Works names
forever engraved upon the de-
testable roll of those Americans
who have betrayed their country.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-03-09

Zimmerman Says Plot against
America Natural and Justified"
Natural for Germany certainly,
and a fitting climax to the long
list of crimes against America
she has Matched upon our soil.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-03-09

Society note. Several million
members of the best German
families are relinquiShing their
residences in France and moving
into new quarters nearer to Ber-
lin. The noted EngIishman Sir
Douglas Haig is assisting in this
movement to the best Of his
ability.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-03-09

Wish some of its correspon-
dents could convince the Green's
boro Daily News that the way to
spell United States is not GER
MANY.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-03-09

A good many citizens had
rather stand by the President
than stand in front of the
Germans and we must confess
that the rare old judgement they
display appeals to US.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-03-09

We wonder if it would not he
possible now to revive that ex-
cellent old institution which
formerly fiourished in our midst
under the cognomen of the
Board of Trader"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-03-09

In these days of soaring food
prices it is more than ever sound
judgement and economy to make
that back yard or vacant lot
produce vegetables this spring.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-03-09

This is the time of the year
when it is good business to swat
the fly and cut off a hundred
million descendants at the source.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-03-09

At that reasonable and appro-
pirate domination of German,
negro-Mexican banditry and
yellow Japanese.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-03-09

Increasing tension" means
the Administration hasn't told
the newspaper fraternity its
plans for the day.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-03-09

time to protect the real interests
of the nation. 1t failed in patrio-
tism but it was strong on pro.
hibition.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-03-09

We presume Mr.. Wilcox is now
willing to concede the election of
Mr.. Wilson.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-03-09

In its effort to make the dryest
states bone dry, the Sixty-Fourth
Congress simply did not have
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-03-09

Stone" also describes the
composition of his head.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-03-09
Friday, March 9, 1917
A long dry spell after July /.

The seed catalog is abroad in
the land.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-03-09

All cards of thanks, resolutions Of re.
spect, etc, etc, will be charged for at
the rate of one cent per word. Cash
must accompany article in all cases eX
cept where customer has regular ac-
count. No insertions made for less
than rs cents.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-03-09

All communication should be
addressed to the Herald Publishing Co.
Persons wishing return of mss,
must in oil cases enclose stamps.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-03-09
ROANOKE RAPIDS HERALD

Entered as Second Glass Matter April
3, 1914, ut the Post Office At Roanoke
Rapids, North Carolina. under Act Of
March 3. 1879.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-20
Northern Io1pa Items

cost of living Of late Mrs. Lambert but
a. short time ago said they had nothing
| to grieve over. She said prices of
| foodstuffs in the early days of Sioux
City were burdensome. tho. III 1857
milk was 20 cents a quart, potatoes
were 81 a bushel, flour S. a sack and
rs cents was asked for a dozen eggs.
Mrs. Lambert's husband held many
important Offices in the county. having
served as sheriff, county recorder
county clerk and that of assessor.
Sioux City.
DIR. Bennett Mitchell celebrated his
S5th birthday anniversary by preach:
ing in the Grace Methodist Episcopal
church Sunday. For many years DIT
Mitchell has preached in one Of the
Sioux CITY churches on his natal day.
He entered ON his ministry sixty-twu
years ago, his first charge being at
Drakesville, Iowa.
Dubuque.
| Dubuque is to have a now half mil
lion dollar high school. BY a vote OF
better thar to ], bond issue for
100000 for q new high school was au-
thordEed at the special school election
held Wednesday. Four thousand foui
hundred and ninc were cast in favor Oh
the bond issue while the votes against
1t numbered only 1.1s3. Women voted
2,283 to 392 IN favor Of tho bond issue
DEBORAH.
John Mcconnell brought in the pelts
Of five large wolves last Saturday
which he trapped since the first OF the
year. up around Burton. He took
them to the court house to secure the
bounty money Of 800, a bounty Of sec
a head being paid for old wolves, The
skins are worth from 81 to S.. which
means that the FIVE skins will net Mr.
Mcconnell about s125. Besides the
wolves he caught three fox and several
coon.
Sioux City.
Machinery Tor the first alfalfa mill In
the state of Iowa arrived in Sioux City
and will be installed at the plant Of c.
j. Milligan & Co, feed and hay mer-
chants. at Third and Wall streets. The
new industry will be in operation be-
fore March I. About twelve men will
be employed In the beginning. The
grinder and motor which have arrived
are the dirBt Of several which win be
required to handle the new business
and will have daily capacity OF TWEEN
ty-dive tons OF alfalfa meal. Tho mill
will make tho local hay market bigger
because 1t puts It In the shape to Offer
better Inducements the year around t.
the grower, Mr.. ffis!!lllsan etat4a No.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-20
CAMP COOKERY CLASS.
New Course Of instruction Aior
Prep aredness Lines lnauqurated.

New Course Of instruction Along
Preparedness Lines Inausurated:
Special to Times-Republican.
Ames, Feb 20.-f war does come
and with 1t conscription, there is one
group Of students at Iowa State Col
lege who will be able to do their share
in taking care OF that one vital factor
in army management-food prepare :
ton. This is the class Of ten men who
have enrolled in the new subject, camp
cookery, just inaugurated by the home
economics department with Miss Anna
NJ. Olsen as instructor.
The course, altho not planned with
war preparedness as its aim, will
nevertheless give the men an. under
standing Of camp cookery that would
be invaluable in time ofswar. Very
few institutions In the country offer
such q course. the suggestion for
which at Amss came from the students
themselves.
Most of the ten students enrolled
are engineers who realize that q
knowledge Of foods and their prep
aration would be a great help to them
in managing the food question for
construction gang. ~ a.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-20
LuRED nv cHAuTAUouA.
Many Cornell Students Sign as Ad'
vance Agents and Property Men.

Many Cornell Students Sign as Ad-
vance Agents and Property Men.
Special to Times-Republican
Mount Vernon, Feb. 20.-The lure OF
the road and the tent will be as strong
an attraction for Cornell men as ever
this coming summer, according to the
number Of men who have already
signed for chautauqua work. Tentative
contracts have been received by over
thirty men as property men and ad-
vance agents on the Coit-Aber, Jones,
Standard, Menely, Vawter,J Lincoln,
Redpath- Harrison and Elhson-W White
systems.
The seven day circuit of the Ellison
White alone has sent acceptahces to
thirteen. They will work south from
New Orleans to the western coast. up
to Oregon, and back thru British
Columbia. The only bar to the mems
plans for high salaries and all ex-
penses paid is the rule which the
faculty has passed that all who leave
early can only carry part work this
semester
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-20
NorthWood News.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Northwood, Feb 20,--A. v. Williams
went to Albert Lea Saturday. where
he underwent successful operations on
his nose and throat.
Bert Butler, one Of our former resi-
dents. came from Minneapolis for a
short visit with relatives, and to look
after property interests.
Mrs. Thomos Carson, who is under
going treatment at the Methodist hos
pital at Des Moines. is reported to be
improving rapidly. Rev. Mr.. Carson
is spending what time he can spare
from his church duties with her.
Henry Selle has SO far recovered
from his operation for,appendicitis that
he is again on the job at his gar
age.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Emery left for
Chicago, where they will attend the
annual meeting Of the Emery family
Of America From there they will &C
to New Orleans. where they will spend
the remainder OF the winter
I. O. Kaasa has disposed Of his res
taurant property here to parties in
Minnesota.
ElIng leHOlu was OpeTUleu Oh IL
Mason City Friday for some stomach
trouble and is recovering rapidly from
the operation.
Charles Neiman has contracted for
1000 cement blocks, which will be used
lin the construction of his new barn,
which he Will erect on his farm north :
east of town. The barn will be 40x1lO
feet and. will be one of the finest In
the state when completed.
Hogs on the Scrt hwood market have
reached the unprecedented price OF
$11.65 per hundred
Frank Kneeland. of New York City
has been visiting for q few days In the
oity. being called here by the death
Of his uncle, the Hon. Lemuel Dwelle.
r. 3. Farrell shipped in car load
of horses from Enterprise. which he
will take with him to Canada, where
he intends to farm.
r. II. Blatt and family will leave fol
their new home at Roundup, Mont, as
soon as they can secure a car for the!i
goods. They will be accompanied lbs
George Wagner who has large lant
interests in that section.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-20
Combing Won't Rid
Hair OF Dandruff

4 ~ - 40 I. I . -
The only sure way to get rid Of dam
drum u to dissolve 1T then you destroy
it mtirelys To do this. get about four
oufces OF ordinary liquid drvon: apply
1t at mi. bit when retiring: use enoEgh
to moisten the scalp and rub " In
gently with the finger tips.
Do this tonight and by morning.
most IL not all. of your dandruff will ba
gone, and three or four more applica-
tons win completely dissolve and en-
tirely destroy every single sign and
trace OF il no matter how much dam
drun you may have.
You viii find. too. that All itching and
digging Of the scalp will stop at once,
and your hair will be fluffy, lustrous,
glossy, silky and soft, and look and
feel hundred times better.
You can get liquid arvon at any drug
store. It is inexpensive and never fails
to do the work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-20

Cherokee.
The New State Telephone Company
has taken over the lines and business
of the lowe Telephone Company here
There will be but one exchange in the
future, and the service improved
Cedar Rapids.
While playing near kettle of boiling
water Michael Slaman, a Syrian boy,
fell and upset the water all over his
body. He died with agony within a
few minutes.
Cedar Rapids.
In an effort to relieve freight conges-
ton, the entire system of the Rock ISL
and shops here were put on nine
hours basis for the first time in six
years. Four hundred machinists were
placed at work on locomotives getting
them ready for the road.
Dubuque.
Six young ladies made their orofes-
sion Of vows as sisters at the Mount
Loretto convent Tuesday. Rev. Fr.
monies. On the Same day three young
ladies took the white veil and received
the habit Of the Visitation order.
Watsrioo.
waterloo is going in for many city
improvements the coming summer. Its
paving program is by far the largest
ever attempted by the cityJNine miles
Of construction work are provided for
in . resolution adopted by the city
council Monday evening.
Sioux City.
Tn high cost Of living was given Of
ficial recognition by the trustees 1T the
Morningside college at their meeting
Wednesday. They boosted the salaries
Of all the professors in the institution
steps were also taken 10 inauglrate q
eamn atgn to raise a., endowment OF
81, 000, 900.
Mount Vernon.
Fire in the attic OF the home of Har-
~ Ellison Saturday did considerable
damage which was confined to the root,
the plaster and interior wood work
The origin is q mystery. Had 1t moi
been for rleighbors rendering immedi-
ate assistance the dwelling probably
would have been destroyed.
sioux City.
Mrs. Christine Lambert, resident Of
Sioux City since 1857. died at the home
Of her daughter in this city Tuesday
|Sioux City was just one year old when
Mrs Lambert arrived here with her
husband. It bcasteA 4 population OF
200 Nhikss and many morn Indians In
hearing pecRas 60 aintnE 6 the hiBh
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-20
BRINGS INJUNCTION SUIT.
Dubuque Physician Would Prevent
Competitor From Doing County Work.

Dubuque Physician Would Prevent
Competitor From Doing County Work.
Special to Times-lsepublican.
Dubuque, Feb. 2o.---Dr. j. ]. Me-
Laughlin. a regular practiclng Dhysi-
clan Of this city. has brought injunc-
tion proceedings against the three
members OF the Dubuque county board
Of supervisors to restrain them from
continuing In effect contract entered
into short time ago with DIR. Anton
Loes, the board having elected DR..
Loes county physician Of District No.
l. Dubuque county, which consists OF
the city Of Dubuque and two or three
adjacent townships.
DIR. Mclaughlin asserts his bid for
the same position was $912.5O ana that
the board has entered into contract
with DR.. Loes for 4i,S63.
DIR. mclaughlin further seeks to en- :
join Supervisors Lynch and Ferring
from acting as members Of the board,
showing that they are both residents Of
Julien township and are serving in vi
olation Of statute which provides
that two members Of the board may
not be from the same township.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-20

Notice Of Final Report and Account
IS and Application For Discharge.
In the district court of the state of
Iowa, In and for Marshall county: No.
1865 Ia probate.
IN the matter OF the estate Of Charles
II. Conover, deceased.
To Whom it may concern:
You are hereby notified that the un-
dersigned. Henry Boardman Conover,
executor OF the estate of Charles H.
Conoyer, has filed his final report
hereinsin the office OF the clerk OF the
district court in and for the aforesaid
county, and has asked for It's approval
and. his discharge from further duty or
responsibility therein, and exoneration
1 Of his bond, and that. by an order Of
said court. the hearing OF said report
has been set for 8 O'Clock a. M, of the
18th day of February, A. D., 1917, at
the court house, in Marshall county,
Iowa, at which time and place you
can appear and show cause IL any you
have, why said final report should not
( be approved and said executor be dis
charged from any further duty or re-
1ponsibility therein ana his bond ex-
o6afated.
sIated ct Marshalltown, lowe, this
1sth day of F6Drlsly ", AZ IT, z
R6lARDM CQNoNNR, &
/ ~ sxecsstor Is the above ent itied mat.
~ ~ 81 4 "
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-20

the receiving officer, when, under the
order OF the board, II was necessary 10
add to his duties that. of foreman Of
the laundry.