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Arizona republican., 1917-09-25
GODFATHERS AND GODMOTHERsO IF TIE
 NAVY ORGANIZED
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NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-Orphaned boys enlisted in the United States navy, and those having no near relatives are to be singled out for special care by the members of a new organization, en- titled the Order of Godfathers and Godmothers of the Navy" which has the official endorsement of the navy department, through Assistant Secre- tary Franklin D. Roosevelt
 The organization, founded by Mrs. Henry Murray Calvert of Brooklyn, al ready has commenced active work by getting in touch with navy chaplains and secretaries of the Naval Young Mems Christian Association, to get names of enlisted men who have no near relatives. The orders members are to take an individual and parental interest in these men, with the idea that their general well-being might be improved if they knew someone cared about them. This care would be eX- pressed by sending letters to the men and little gifts of remembrance and by keeping track of them throughout the war. IL is the hope of it's organizer that the order may become natiOn-wid ill it's scope and contribute a useful part in war relief work
 Mrs. Calvert, through recruiting work got in touch with many fine young men who had no near relatives and she was impressed by the loneliness of their lives. She became convinced these men could be helped if a personal interest was taken in them by men and women, who, unable to render any other ser vice, could thus, do their bit for their country
 Anyone in the United States more than 30 years old may become a mem Der of the order by sending word to Mrs Calvert, 169 McDonough street, Brooklyn, that he or she will act as godfather or gOGmother for one or more of the enlisted men of the navy who have no near relatives. The only requirements is that a stamped self addressed envelope be sent by pros Dective members and in this will be returned the name or names of as many men as have been requested. Then the new member talks it upon himself C~ herself to write to the godsons, rem dering hat aid and cheer possible through the times of trial ahead.
 In a letter commenting the work, Assistant Secretary of the Navy RoOse- Velt says he believes it will do much for the happiness and contentment of the orphaned boys so befriended.'
Arizona republican., 1917-09-25
INCREASED WHEAT CROP
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WASHINGTON, Sept 24.-The worlds wheat crop this year for the principal countries which have re- ported, including the United States is 1865, ,489, 0Oe bushels, an increase of 3.3 per cent over 1916. according to reports from the international institute of az riculture at Rome, made public today by the department of agriculture The worlds barley crop is 464, 289, 900 bushels, an increase of A per cent; the " crop S9.9s0,000 bushels, an in- crease of 10.7 per cent; the oats crop 1895, ,504, 900 bushels, an increase of l9.9 per cent. and the corn crop 3.273,- 996 GOO bushels, an increase of 25.3 per cent
Arizona republican., 1917-09-25
NAY BUY LINES
 TO END STRIKE
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SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. PA res Olution providing for the purchase by the city of the United Railroads here as the only method of settling the strike of 1,750 company platform em- pl0yes will be framed tomorrow as a special meeting of the city and coun- ty board of supervisors. it was an nOunced tonight
 This action followed recommend dation today of Mayor James RoIph Jr, to the supervisors that negotia- tiOns for the purchase be started i'm mediately.
 The proposal calls for an imme- diate appraisal of the company's property and purchase on the install ment plan
 President Lilienthal of the con- pany expressed his desire to CO., operate with city authorities in eff fleeing the purchase.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-25

phlet written by a member of the Ger man general staff containing a well worked out plan for the conquest of the United States which the German etaff regarded as easy, and for the levying of enormous contributions at our expense"
 Saying that the preparedness mea- sures we are taking now should have been carried out three years ago, the colonel declared that If Germany could land a single small army of 50,- 900 men in this country we would be wholly unable to match it, for we have neither artillery nor airplanes that could be put against them If at this moment our allies suddenly made peace we would be a helpless prey to Germany or any other first class European or Asiatic military power"
Arizona republican., 1917-09-25
Doctors Doinq Good Work

BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM, Sept. 24.-By the Associated Press)-American surgical teams have again been doing magnifi- cent work in advanced casualty clear ing stations since the latest offensive began, a number of surgeons and help CTS being under a heavy shell fire at times.
 At one station out in the neighbor- hood of the Ypres- Menin road several surgeons and assistants have been la boring steadily since Thursday morn- ing. Those who have seen them at the operating table. while shells were breaking about them, declare that they have never witnessed a demonstration of greater coolness than was shown by these men who wieded the knife to save life during those nerve -raclSing times
 Those who are acquainted with the ordinary hospital operating tables and know how much care is taken to pre- vent noise and interruption can well realize what it means to carry on a delicate operation while great shells are exploding nearby.
 Another American surgical team has
Arizona republican., 1917-09-25
WAR TAX BILL MAY
 BE COMPLETE TODAY
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-Although upon the verge of a complete agree ment on tSle war tax bill many times today the senate and house conferees again failed to get together and ad- jouIned until tomorrow with hope of concluding their long struggle then.
 Continued disputes over war excess profits taxation and a few minor matters blocked the agreement expect ed today. The senate memoers were reported ready to accept the compro- mise plan of graduated war excess profit rates proposed by the house representatives when further dispute arose over renewed attempts to pro- vid a flat exemption of per cent of invested corporate capital.
 1t is agreed generally that any agreement on war excess profits will not materially change the senate's proposed gross levy of s1,06O 100000.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-25
KELLY TRIAL NEAR END
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RED OAK, Iowa, Sept 24.-The end of the trial of the Rev. Lyn George J. Kelly, charged with the Villisca axe murders, within IS hours was forecast today when both state and defense rested on their rebuttal testimony. Closing arguments will be made to- morrow and Kelly's fate will be in the hands of the jury by Wednesday night, it is believed. Four alienists all sup erintendents of Iowa institutions for the insane testified today that Kelly s a paraoniac might have a clear rec ollection of acts committed in the past. The state is seeking to show Kellys confession represents an accurate pie ture of what really happened rather than a mere delusion which has been the contention of the defense.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-25
HURRICANE KILLS NINE
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KINGSTON, Jamaica, Sept 24.- Nine persons were killed and much property damage was caused at Port antonio in the hurricane which struck the island of Jamaica yesterday. The custom house there was destroyed and large hotel was damaged badly. COasting vessels at various points were injured by the wind. .Advices from the interior and north side of the island indicate considerable dam age was done to buildings. No re- ports have been received from the western end of the island Railway and telegraph service is still suspend ed except for a few miles outside of Kingston. The banana crop is be- lieved to have suffered the most dam age although some injury was done to cOcOanutS.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-25
CHILD FOUND MURDERED
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AMARILLO, Texas, Sept 24.-John William Shafer, Jr.. II, son of Mir. and Mrs. John Shafer of this city. was found dead with his throat cut about 3:30 o'clock this morning by Policeman O. E. Chesshir, at the Bush residence. three miles west of Amarillo. The boys mother is charged with the killing. Sophia, an elder sis ter of the dead boy, was foSnd pain fully wounded by gashes on the face and on one of her hands. She is at present in a local hospital and not in a critical condition. The mother fecting the purchase.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-25
UP TO WILSON
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 24-President Wilson will be asked to pass on the question of whether a delegation of senators and representatives shall go to Paris and London to join in an in- parliamentary union with the allied governments. Sub committees of the senate and house fore:gn affairs com mittees. at joint session today agreed to call on the president, probably to- morrow, to get his views. The French invitation is that congress send twen- ty-five members to meet with similar denutations from France, England Italy and Russia.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-25

nounced tonight. will be selected from enlisted men of the regular army or those called to the colors under the se- lective draft law, no applications from civilians being considered It is prob able that the majority of the camps will be situated in the south. Estab- lishment of the camps is part of a gen. eral policy of the war department to continue the making of officers by special training to keep pace with the enlisted strength of the service
Arizona republican., 1917-09-25

statement reads:
 There was artillery activity along the entire front yesterday.
 "A counter attack by storming par ties against the positions recently oc- cupied by us in the Marmolada region cost the enemy considerable losses and some prisoners.
 The railway line in the BaZza val Icy east of Tolmino was the objective # our air forces yesterday. In the morning one of our bombarding quadrons. well escorted, arrived al most by surprise over the railway sta ion of Grahavo when an intensified railway movement was proceeding and four tons of bombs were dropped here. At night an airship, by drop ping numerous high explosive bombs. greatly damaged an establishment in the neighborhood of Podgelac At the same time another airship again bombed numerous enemy troops in the Chiapovano valley.
 1.-TWO enemy machines, brought down by our airmen, fell in flames" '"
Arizona republican., 1917-09-25
British Statement

LONDON, Sept. 24.-Tonights of ficial report from British headquarters in France says:
 'The enemy attempted two raids early this morning in the neighborhood of Monchy le -PreuX and another south of the Arras- Douai railway. All were repulsed by our fire.
 "On the battle front our patrols have been active today; a number of prison CTS were brought in. Our artillery ac- tivity continues but no infantry action occurred"
Arizona republican., 1917-09-25

King was killed.
 When the trial was called the defense objected to holding the hearing before Magistrate Palmer and Magistrate Pitts is conducting it. No reason was assigned.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-25

Means told hip Mrs. King had shot herself accidentally.
 Charles Dry, a farmer whose home is within a few hundred yards of where Mrs. King was shot, testified he heard two shots about the time Mrs
Arizona republican., 1917-09-25
German Statement

BERLIN, Sept 24.-The supple mentary statement from general head quarters this evening reads:
 There has been lively fighting ac- tivity in Flarders and on the eastern bank of the Meuse"
Arizona republican., 1917-09-25

(Continued from Page One) profit. At one time a plan was con sidered by which the mills would have been paid varying costs. based on pro- duction cost and capital investment, the entire output of all mills to be sold in a pool at one price. This was abandoned as too complicated and too difficult of administration.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-25
MORE TRAINING CAMPS
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Arizona republican., 1917-09-25

the muzzle of the pistol must have been more than ten inches away from her head when it was fired, as he found no powder marks and n0 singed fair on her head.
 Captain Bingham testified he fre- quently had taken automobile rides with members of the Means family on which Mrs. King accompanied them and several times had seen Mrs. King fire a pistol. He was a member of the party on the trip on which Mrs. King met death but said he was about 40 yards distant from her when the fatal shot was fired Gaston Means called to him, he said, and when he ran back
Arizona republican., 1917-09-25

Do not wait till tomorrow-phone that WANT AID. to The Republican office now, and get your wish fulfilled
Arizona republican., 1917-09-25
EXPERTS DECLARE
 MRS KING COULD NOT HAVE SHOT SELF

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been working in a German prisoner camp where wounded captives are taken. There are still others scattered about at various points.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-25

A Arizona Lodge Number 2, F. and IVY A M. will confer the fellow w craft degree next Tuesday even-'
 ing, 7:30 o'clock. Visiting brethren cordially invited.
 (Signed F. o. CARLISLE, M
Arizona republican., 1917-09-25
GERMANS LOSE IN
 ATTACKS AGAINST
 FRENCH POSITIONS
statement reads:

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STEEL IS CUT IN
 PRICE ONE HALF
 BY THE PRODUCERS

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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-27
The New Method
dry I. w. BOWER, NJ. ID

Backache of any kind is often caused
by kidney disorder, which means that
the kidneys are not working properly
Poisonous matter and uric acid accumu-
late within the body in great abundance
over working the sick kidneys, hence
the congestion of blood causes backache
in the same manner as similar con-
gestion in the head causes headache,
You become nervous, respondent, sick,
feverish, irritable. have spots appearing
before the eyes. bags under the lids, and
lack ambition to do things.
The latest and most effective means
OF overcoming this trouble, is TO eat spar
ingly of meat, drink plenty water be-
tween meals and take a single Anuric
tablet before each meal for q while.
Simply ask your favorite druggist for
Anuric. !, II you have lumoago, rlenma-
tsm. govt. drorsy, begin immediately
with this navel treatment =
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-27
FLY HAS ITS OWN TROUBLES
Naturalist Says Problems of Life Are
ProportionateIy the Same in
Every Stratum Of Life.

To the naturalist or to anyone ac.
customed to observe nature closely,
the fact is apparent that the problems
OF existence are proportionately the
same In every form or stratum of life,
Even the common house fly, which
seemingly has nothing else to do but
to crawl lazily over whatever is left
uncovered and then go happily on its
way, doing it's best to bring about an
utilization between the clean and the
unclean, occasionally meets it's nemesis
in the form of tiny crablike creature
which attaches itself to the f1y's legs.
These little creatures are known tc
the scientist as pseudO-scorpions, or
chelifers. They may sometimes be
found between the leaves of old books
that have stood unused for long
time, and also beneath the bark of
trees and in MOSES.
Although they are called false scor.
pions, they resemble the true scorpion
closely in general structure except for
their minute size. But they have no
poison gland as the true scorpions
have. They attach themselves to other
insects also, but they seem to be the
special pest of the house flies. Scien.
fists suppose that they seine the fly's
leg and hold on until the fly dies,
either worried or frightened to death
by the undesirable presence. When
the fly is dead the little creature feeds
on the body.-Popular Science Monthly.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-27
FALLING HAIR MEANS
DANDRUFF IS ACTIVE
Save Your Hair! Get rs Cent Bottle
of Danderine Right Now--AIso
Stops Itching Scalp.

Thin, brittle, colorless and scraggy
hair is mute evidence of a neglected
scalp; of dandruff-that awful scurf.
There Is nothing SO destructive to
the hair as dandruff. 1t robs the hair
Of its luster, It's strength and its very
life; eventually producing feverish-
ness and itching of the scalp, which
if not remedied causes the hair roots
to shrink, loosen and jie--then the
hair falls out fast. A little Danderine
tonight-now-any time-will surely
save your hair.
Get a % cent bottle Of KnowltUn's
Danderine from any store, and after
the first application your hair will
take on that life, luster and luxuriance
which is so beautiful. 1t will become
wavy and fluffy and have the appear
ance Of abundance; an incompatible
gloss and softness, but what will
please you most will be after just a
few weeks use, when you will actual
ly see lot of fine, downy hair-new
hair growing all over the scalp. Adv.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-27
Lear Year.

BY the present method of reckoning
time every year Of which the number
Is Invisible by four without a remain.
der is leap year, excepting the centen'
NAL, or even hundredth years, which
are only leap years when di-isible by
four after suppressing the two ciphers
The year 1900 was leap year, the
years 100, 1900 and 1900 were not leap
years, but the year 1000 will be and
every intervening year that is exactly
Invisible by four. From 1876 to 1904
and from 1896 to 1904 were eight-year
intervals without leap year.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-27
carrick Died on His Bed.

A gift of historical interest and I'M
portance has recently been received al
the Victoria and Albert museum. Da-
vid Garrick's bed has been presented
to the museum by Ell. q. Trevor, di'
rect descendant of David Garrick's
brother George.
The bedstead was made about 1775
for Garrick's villa at Hampton, where
it remained after Garrick's death AMI
during Mrs. Garrick's lifetime, and
subsequently until the sale of the villa
in 1864.
The bedstead consists of a wooden
canopy with columns decorated with
ornaments characteristic of the period,
the original green and yellow paint be-
ing well preserved.
The hangings Of cotton, painted in
colors with designs Of "The Tree of
Life were made in factory Of the
East Indian company at Mesulipatam,
Madras, and were presented to Garrick
by merchants of Calcutta.-London
Times.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-27
BILIOUS, HEADACHY,
SICK 'CASCARETS'
Gently cleanse your liver and
sluggish bowels while
Jou sleep.
Get a 10-cent box.

Sick headache, biliousness, dixxi-
ness, coated tongue, foul taste and foul
breath-always trace them to torpid
liver; delayed, fermenting food In the
bowels or sour, gassy stomach.
Poisonous matter clogged in the in
testines, instead Of being cast out
of the system la re-absorbed into the
blood. When this poison reaches the
delicate brain tissue it causes con-
gestion and that dull, throbbing, sick
ening headache.
Cascarets Immediately cleanse the
stomach, remove the sour, undigested
food and foul gases, take the excess
bile from the liver and carry out all
the constipated waste matter and
poisons in the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will surely
straighten you out by morning. They
work while you sleep-a 10-cent box
from your druggist means your head
clear, stoms CHI sweet and your liver
and bowels regular for months. Adv.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-27
GOOD FOR HUNGRY CHILDREN

Children love SINNERS Macaron
and Spaghetti because of it's delicious
taste. 1t is good for them and you
can give them all they want. 1t is a
great builder Of bone and muscle, and
does not make them nervous and irri-
table like meat. The most economical
and nutritious food known. Made from
the finest Durum wheat. Write Skin
ner Mfg. Co., Omaha Nebr., for beau
tiful cook book. 1t is sent free to
mothers.-Adv.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-27
OPPORTUNITIES
THAT ARE MISSED
Why Wait? Why Not Go to West
ern Canada MoW7

remark that "aftar the war we will go
to Western Canada" 1t does not oc-
cur to those making the remark that IL
they wish to secure lands in Western
Canada, whether by homestead or pur-
chase, the best time to go is now. After
The war the welcome will be just as
Hearty as ever, but the chances are
that land values will increase and to-
day homesteads are plentiful and land
is reasonable in price. There is no
question about what the land In Mani
toba, Saskatchewan and Alberta will
do, what it will give under proper Gull
tivation.
Farmers In Western Canada are pay
ing for their land holdings with the
proceeds Of last years crop. That this
is no idle statement may be CLEANED
from the three following items, which
are picked out at random:
I'm the spring Of 1916 a half-section
of land was offered for sale at $1700
per acre. There were 105 acres OF
summer-fallow, which because the
owner could not at the time find a
buyer, were seeded to wheat. A yield
OF 40 bushels per acre, 4,200 bushels
all told, grading No. 1, was obtained.
The price the day the grain was sold
(Which was very early in the season,
before grain prices advanced to round
about $2.0O) was $1.60 which brought
the handsome total of $6,720.00. Three
hundred and twenty acres at $17.00
equals $4,000, so that buyer, by
placing less than half Of the whole
under crop, would have made profit
of $1,28000." - Robson Messenger,
Robson, Sask.
"That the Indiana Boys farm this
year raised sufficient crop to pay for
the land, all the machinery and all
overhead expenses as well as make a
handsome profit, is the information
given by N. B. Davis, the manager.
The wheat yield was over $4,000 BUSH
els. OF twelve cars already sold nine
graded No. l, and Mr.. Davis has sold
over 1000 bushels locally for seed at
$780, Naturally, when he gets to In
diana he will be a big booster for AL
berta. "-Bassano Mail, Bassano, Alta.
oscar Castalor, who bought land at
Blusson after the crop had been put
In last spring, for $3,S00.00, has
threshed $500 bushels of wheat, which
is worth at present prices about
$7,500.00. He refused an offer Of
$5,000.00 for the land after the crop
had been taker off."-Lethbridge Her
aid, Lethbridge, Alta.
Reports from the wheat fields are
highly encouraging and show that the
wheat crop of many farmers in West
ern Canada was highly satisfactory.
Coblenz, Sask.-W. A. Rose has
threshed an average of 33 bushels per
acre and SO bushels of oats.
Gleichen, Alberta up to date 237,-
S12 bushels Of grain have been received
by local elevators, of which nearly
10000 bushels were wheat. Seventy
one cars Of grain have already been
shipped.
Stoop Creek, Sask.--James McRae
has threshed 5,400 bushels of grain,
1000 bushels of which were wheat.
grading No. 1 Northern. One field
averaged A bushels per acre, and a
large field Of oats averaged SO bushels.
If information as to the best loca-
ton is required, 1t will be gladly fur
nished by any Canadian Government
Agent, whose advertisement appears
elsewhere. -Advertisement.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-27
Rouah Philosophy.

"Fm not averse to helping you, my
good man." said the careful philanthro-
pist, "but are you sure you will put
this dime to good use?"
"You kin count on me, gunner" ans
swered the tramp. "a dime amt goin'
ter make man, an on de other hand,
it amt goin' ter ruin i'm"