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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-20
500 EASTLAND CLAIMS
Suits on File for Chicago Steamer Dis
aster Aggregate $S,931,67S.

Chicago, Jan. 2O.-Claims totalling
$S,931,67S for death and personal in
jury and loss of property arising out
of the overturning of the steamer
Eastland were recorded in a report
for the federal court completed xeday
by Lewis F. Mason, United States
commissioner The number of death
claims after the elimination of q
number of Implications, will be less
than 500, it was stated
The Eastland, laden with excursion
lists, overturned in the Chicago river
July "a, 1915, with a loss of S12 lives.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-20
LIKES THE FARM BEST
So Austrian Factory Girl Succeeds to
Job at Pankhurse Home.

Chicago, Jan. 20.-Mary Smith, who
turned down a $4,000 legacy and life
on a farm with Uncle Jimmy and
Aunt Louisa Pankhurst, because she
couldn't stand life in the country"
has been succeeded by another Mary
Mary BackuS, who earned $12 a
week sewing in factory.
The new Mary comes from Austria.
She much prefers life on the Amboy
ILL.,, farm of the Pankhursts to the
factory. Her photo won her the place
when Mary Smith left to become A
bride.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-20

Kansas Day and present their recon-
mendations to the State Bar assocla-
ton: Chief Justice w. A. johnston
of the supreme court, Associate JUS
tice SiIas Porter of the supreme court,
pen 6 Gaitskill of Girard, chairman;
r. j. Higgins of Kansas City. Kan: !;
w. p. billiard of Fort Scott, ]. NJ. Chal-
lis of Atchison and ]. A. Terrell OF
Sedan, the judiciary committee OF the
State Bar association; Judge j. G
Ruppenthal of Russell, u. T. Hazen OF
Toneka. and Fred Dumont Smith of
Hutchinson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-20
&c. C. TAKES NEW ACTION
Must Return Coal Cars to Owners
Would Remedy Shortage.

Washington, Jan. 20.-Drastic reg
ulations designed to relieve the short
age in coal cars and help bring about
lowering of present high prices of
coal We're prescribed today by the
Interstate Commerce commission
The regulations require return to
original owners of all coal cars as fast
as unloaded and give the railroads ten
days to device methods for relieving
the shortage in other types of cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-20

Total Observation-Disclosures 67s. $50 or 37.99o
These figures teach their own les
SON." comments the board of fire un-
derwriters The only way to make
Kansas really safe is to secure the in
telligent and interested cooperation
of the public
At that Kansas makes a better
showing than Missouri for the year.
The losses in Missouri from prevent
able causes was 20.S per cent as COM
pared with II per cent in Kansas. Ne
braska's showing was slightly better
than that of Kansas. Its loss from
preventabIe causes was 1876 per cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-20
WHERE WAS SHE BITTEN?
Can't Wear DecOllete. therefore
Chances for Marriage Are Ruined.

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 20.-A coyote
bite eas so impaired 14-year-old Nellie
Margolin's chances of getting married,
she saws. that she has brought suit,
thru her father to recover $l5,O5O
damages from the coyotes owner.
AS a result, the complaint CONTENDS
it was necessary to cauterlze the
wound, leaving scars which Will for
ever prevent the girl from wearing
decollete gowns and thus diminish her
chance of marriage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-20
ACQUIT U. S. AGENT
Charge He Was in Moonshine Con-
spiracy Falls Down.

Fort Smith, Ark, Jan. 20.-Newton
e Spreading, former gauger in the in
ternal revenue service, was acquitted
in the federal court here today of the
charge of completely in the alleged
moonshine conspiracy which govern
ment officials declared conferred here
and defrauded the revenue service out
OF a large sum. Spradling lived for
merly at Aurora, Mo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-20
We ARE CARELESS.
Individual Shortcomings Great
est Fire Hazard.
Preventable Losses in Kansas
in Year, $3O4,84O.
CREDIT TO LIGHTNING RODS
Assumption That There Is
Safety in Devices.
National Board of Fire Under
writer's Gives Report.
CREDIT TO LIGHTNING RODS

"Tndividual carelessness'' is the
greatest fire hazard in Kansas. 1t was
responsible for IT per cent of all the
fire loss in the state for year Inc
losses from fires held to have oeeh
preventable amounted to S3O4,S4O-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-20

Coal Oil Cook Stoves at Forbes's.-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-20

-~cSA-1HN
The loss given by the board due to
partly preventable causes is fixed at
S67S.3SO, or 37.9 per cent of the total
fire loss of the state for the year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-20
Partly PreventabIe.

The following table shows the loss
from each cause included in that
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-08-16
LIES TO CHILDREN

Milwaukee Journal Do not lie to children They will
learn you lying you will lose their confidence and
their respect for you will be gone When yon tell fairy
les them understand they Stories Enjoyment of the
tales will not be less Some to control children by telling
them they will be whipped thrown out of the window that
the 'bugger man. will catch them, that they will be sold
to the ragman," the policeman will get them, and by
making many other untrue, senseess threats The child
soon discovers that of these things He to
fear the threat and becomes disobeden everperhaps
more So since such threats act like dares to continue
One bad threat often made children is that the police
man will get them and take them to jail Children should
be taught that the policeman is FRIEND not enemy.
They should be trained to know the policeman to guard
them from harm and to help them III trouble
The evil of a lie to d child cannot be estimated It does
not correct the chds behavior One loses the chlds
spect and ones authority is consequently Weakened
serious result however, is that the child learns to lie
ANY lie is an attempt deceive and must have evil
oueCes both for oneself and the child to whom the lie is told
One should never make threat cannot perform.
Threats bad the best There other
psh ones purpose would keep your children honest
with YOU, be honest with them.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-08-16
BASEBALL RESULTS

National League.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-08-16
THE SUNDAY CLOSING LAW

As The Democrat understands it. Governor Pllpp, being
reluctant enforce the law requiring the Sunday closing Of
Saloons will call special session of the legislature this fall
to secure the repeal a modification of the law. More
drunkenness caused by selling liquor Sunday than dur
ing all the week BESIDES is question of blue laws,
as the governor maintains 1t is question of wise public
policy is mighty poor policy work days III the
week get thirsty besoed and then turn about and
place them the black list.
In this year of industrial activity and great
shortage of help the members Of the legislature ought to be
able to find enough do home without ourneying to Mad
son to expend their efforts attempt pry off the lid.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-08-16
THE DATES----AUGUST 21--22-23 and "a, 1917
w. G. MARTIN, Secretary

home at Waldin, Kan, after two weeks
of Evangelistic work here.
Mrs John Skinner and daughter
Blanche were Darlington callers Friday.
Margaret Manley returned to her
home in Mineral Point Monday.
George Harris was a Mineral Point
caller Thursday.
Meta Lehr is attending the teachers
institute at Dodgeville this week
Mr. and Mrs Boy league spent Fri
day at Roy Andrews in Fayette.
Misses Anna and Addie Moore visited
recently at j. G.. Harker's.
Robert barrow was Mineral Point
caller Thursday.
j. H. Harris was a Jonesdale caller
Monday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-08-16
\ YELL WON FIGHT

New York World No other measure of the Admin
istraon has encountered such formidable and
opposition the Food Control Bill which passed by the
Senate Yesterday after weeks of obstruction.
formidable task confronts the Government the
organization and administration Of this machinery of food
control The whole purpose Of this legislation
adequate supply food reasonable prices the Amer
lean people while at the time providing the food for the
British and French without which they could
their part of the No venture food control such
scale has ever before been attempted and General in the
field charged with important duties those which will
devove upon Herbert c. Hoover.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-08-16

at Peoria, ILL.,, last week.
Miss Gertrude Vivian of Mineral
Point was the guest of Mrs Henry
Nygard last week.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Dave and daugh
tiers Florence and Nellie of Brookfeld,
Mo, Mrs Dave and daughter Ella and
Miss Melvina Harris of Mineral Point
and about forty other relatives spent
Wednesday at the N. Ell. Cockings
home.
Mrs Frank Thompson and children
of Argyle spent Friday at the Peter
Jackson home.
Miss Dorcas Jacka of Mineral Point
visited her friend Leila Whitford last
week.
Rev. Mr. Runran returned to his
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-08-16
FIRST TROOPS IN
CAMP BY SEPT..5
-Four Dates Set TOR EntTainIng
Civilian Army.
TO Be PATRIOTIC OCCASIONS

All Men Will Be in Camp by October
1st-Major ChiperfieId intimates
That Some Tardy Exemption Boards
Will Be Ousted-Heroic Steps Pos
sibIe.
Washington, Aug. 14.-The new ma.
tional army will be moved into can
Torment camps beginning Sept 5, Pro
VOst General CroWder announces. The
first increment of thirty per cent will
be moved Sept. 5. The second of thir-
ty per cent Sept. Is, and the third
Sept. 80. The remaining ten per cent
will be moved to camps as soon there.
after as possible.
The dates specified for each move
ment Of troops are for entrainment at
home stations.
Final decision on mobilization dates
for the first 100000 men drawn indi-
Gates that virtually all Of the first
citizen army will be in training by the
first week in October. Each mobiliza-
ton day will be turned over to pa
triotic demonstration.
To Entrain in "a Hours.
The first day will be Wednesday
the second Saturday and the third
will fall on Sunday. On the days
named the men accepted for service
will report to the local boards and will
entrain for camp within tWenty-fou1
hours after they report.
They must present themselves in
civilian clothes, with nothing but alb
solutely necessary baggage.
For many days me war department
and railway experts have been work
ing out plans for the great troop
movement to camp. H. is stated
the men will go with the least per
sonal inconvenience, but it will be
necessary to send all in day coaches
Tardy Exemption Boards Face Custer
Chicago, Aug. 14.-Drastjc action
was threatened by Major Chiperfeld
against some of the exemption boards
which deliberately lag, according tC
reports which reached the govern
ment's representative here.
Major Chiperfeld and Major E. Z
Irons, representing the medical divi
sion, toured district headquarters OF
the northwest side with the purpose
of hurrying up the belated boards. II
necessary, Major Chiperfield said
some of the boards would be replaced
by others in order TO rush the work tc
completion.
The major declared that the tardi
ness of some of the exemption boards
was unjustifed and that heroic steps
would have to be taken TO hurry them
up.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-08-16
THE FOURTH PAYMENT

The fourth payment of thirty per centum, Liberty
Loan Bonds purchased nstallmens due August
The payments must be made before that date according
TO the official statement of and conditions Of the sale
Liberty Loan Bonds issued by Secretary Nc Adoo of the
Treasury the subscriptions the bonds invited
from the Federal Banks through other banks
agencies it is important that these and succeeding install
1nents be paid promptly
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-08-16
ROBERT M. CRAWFORD. EDITOR
THURSDAY. AUGUST Is, 1917.

hostile alliance with her. They impudently
denied us the use of the high seas and re-
peatedly executed their threat that they
would send to their death any of our people
who ventured to approach the coasts of
Europe. This flag under which we
serve would have been dishonored had we
withheld our hand. = WOODROW WILSON,
President of the United States.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-08-16

1t is not question Of letting President Wilson anyone
else your thinking 1t is not question of having mind
of your But it question of whether i'll mind and
heart you are with the great heart and mind of the
people of these United Sates who in grips with the most
blood thirsty and relentless foe The task that this nation is
now engaged in is bigger than any group OF men,
1t is bigger than parties The simple duty at hand is to
think and that you will help Uncle Sam III his great
dertang make the world safe for you and for chill
dren.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-08-16


Sso al w. J. Citizens
BnrIo vBankn tn gate
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-08-16
G. G. cox, President
WALDWICK
BY HARVEY UREN.

Cyrus Terrell was Dodgeville caller
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs Henry Skinner, Mrs
Ching and Mrs Buckingham were
Blanchardville callers Thursday.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs William Ross,
August 13, son.
Harker Brothers shipped two car
loads Of grass fed steers to Chicago
last week, weighing 1926 lbs. and
topped the market price of $12.S5 per
cWt.
T. R. Kinsman of Platteville visited
relatives here recently.
Clarence VanMatre attended the fair
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-08-16

The military masters of Germany denied US
the right to be neutral. They filled our
communities with vicious spies and conspi-
rators. They sought to corrupt our citi-
zens. They sought by violence to
destroy our industries and arrest our COM
merce. They tried to incite Mexico to take
up arms against US and to draw japan into
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-08-16

There is talk over in Milwaukee of bringing out Judge
Becker of Monroe a candidate for governor Judge Becker
acquired notorey by his noisy and unreasonng support of
Senator La Toilette in his perverse ard obstructive policy
measures affecting the He ought not to receive many
votes on this side of the Western front.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-18
DEATH OF RAILROAD MAN.
Charles z. L'Ecuyer Died Yesterday Aft
ernoon at Swanton.

| Swanton Dec lS--Charles f. LEcuyer
died at his home here yesterday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock. He had been in i'll
health four or five years, but had been
about his work most of the time re.
Gently, working Saturday as usual. The
immediate cause of death was heart
failure.
Mr.. L'Ecuyer was born in ST. Johns,
Que, 80 years ago April 80. He came
from Canada TO Rouses Point, n. ", a.
freight clerk in the joint Office of the
Central Vermont and Ogdensburg &
Lake Champlain railways about 20 years
ago. Fourteen years ago he came to
Swanton as freight clerk for the Central
Vermont, two years later going to the
Boston & Maine road in the same capaci-
ty and two years ago succeeded the late
James Pierce as freight agent for that
road
He is survived by his wife and two
his mother, Mrs. y. II. L'Ecuy-
er of St. Johns; five brothers, Nelson L.,
and p. f. L'Ecuver of ST. Albans, Fred of
Boston, Joseph f. of Montpelier and Ed
ward of st. Johnsbury; also by one sis
ter, Mrs. Joseph H. Roy of Montreal.
He had held several important Offices in
the local court, Catholic Order of For
esters, and the local ST. Jean Baptiste
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-18
Gov. Stephens Of California
Escaped, but Mansion
Was Wrecked
ATTEMPT LAID
TO PRO-GERMANS
Probably 20 or 25 Sticks Of
Dynamite Were
Set Off

Sacramento, Cal, Dec. ls.-What is be
lieyed to have been an attempt to kill
Governor William D. Stephens by means
OF a powerful explosive bomb at mid
night last night resulted in wrecking the
executive mansion, the entire rear end of
the building being blown out. Governor
and Mrs. Stephens, as well as the house
hold servants, were asleep at the time
and all escaped injury. Two men were
seen fleeing from the house Immediately
after the explosion.
The detonation was heard all over the
city and windows were broken two or
three blocks away. 1t is believed that
from 20 to 25 sticks of dynamite were
used. The attempt occurred as the guard
was being changed, and the first watch
man to reach the scene said he was GER
tain there was nothing unusual when he
passed the spot few minutes before.
He expressed the opinion that the explo-
sive was thrown from an alley at the
rear of the house, about 30 feet from the
porch under which the charge was set off.
The police are of the opinion that the
attempt was made by pro-Germans,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-18
And Borden Government Is
Returned to Power by
a Big Majority
FRENCH VOTED
FOR LAURIER
Fear of Serious Disorders
Through the Country
Are Relieved

Ottawa, Ont, Dec lS.--The English
| speaking sections of Canada yesterday
voted solidly for conscription that the
dominion may continue to be represented
\ on the fighting line. The French and
German speaking parts of the country
voted against the Borden government
The predominance of the English speak
ing element makes the return of the I'm
ion government, with Sir Robert Borden
at the head, certainty.
The decisive character of the Borden
victory relieves the apprehension that if
either side was returned by narrow
margin strong feeling over the con
scription issue might lead to serious dis
orders in the country.
The vote was very heavy everywhere
and the majorities are very large. The
soldier vote which will not be ascer-
tanned for some days will increase the
already heavy majorities of government
members and will likely increase the
number of government supporters elect
ed.
The Province of Quebec, outside of the
city of Montreal, went absolutely solid
for Sir Wilfred Laurier, the standing of
the parties being: Opposition, 62; gov
ernment, 3.
The three supporters of the Borden ad-
elected are c. j. Doherty,
minister of justice, representing st.
Anne's division of Montreal; G. G. Bal
lantyne, minister of marine, st. Law
renee division of Montreal; and Sir Her
bert Ames, St Antoine division of Mont
real. These three constituencies contain
a large English speaking vote Wher-
ever the French vote predominated the
ma jorities piled up for the Laurier can
didates were overwhelming.
Sir Wifred himself was returned for
a Quebec seat Two ministers, Col. p. +. |
postmaster general, now in mill |
tary service abroad, who ran in Cham
plain and Laurier -Outremont. and j. p. !
A. Sevigny, who holds the portfolio of |
minister of inland revenue, were defeat
ID in each of the constituencies in which |
hey ran. Mr.. Sevigny was beaten in
Dorchester by his old rival, Lucien Can
ION. Among the defeated in Quebec was
Armand Lavergne, the Nationalist, who
an in Montmagny, straight Laurier
andidate beating him by good major
tV rsss% 1
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-18
MISSING COUPLE WANTED.
To Be Asked About Certain Occurrences
in Brattleboro.

Brattleboro. Dec lS.-Dr Leslie ID
Ritchie of Pine street. veterinary, yes
terday notified United States Marshal
A. P. Carpenter that his wife, Julia Il.
Ritehie, had run away with former
boarder, Edward Thayer, and asked him
to take charge of the case. Mr., Carpen-
ter saws a warrant win be issued for the
arrest of the couple if they can be locat-
ed.
DR. Ritchie said his wife went away
last Wednesday after she and Thayer
had ransacked the house, leaving behind
three children, the second of whom, Inez,
l3 years old died Saturday of epilepsy.
The little girl had been subject to epi-
leptic attacks for some time but they
had become worse since her mothers dis
appearance.
When asked regarding the case, Dr.
Ritchie said that while he was away on
business trip Thsyer, who boarded at
DR.. Ritchie's house until few days ago,
came to the house and with Mrs, Ritchie
picked up all the valuables, after sending
the three children away, and departed,
taking also about $50 which the doctor
had turned over to his wife with which
TO pay some bills They left things top
sy turvy in the house and are said to
have left town by train.
Mrs. Ritchie was Julia f. Gaskan of
n. Y, and is 33 years old
Thayer who has been employed in an
organ factory, is 3s. The two surviving
children are Stanley, 10, and William, 10.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-18
NEWS FROM FRANCE.
Customs of Country Reviewed
BY Justin M. Barber

| ne IolioNlHg lelter mas been received
from Justin NJ Barber BY Mr. and Mrs
F. r. Northrop, who are spending tho
winter at Winter Park, Fla.
Somewhere in France, Nov. 2l, 1917.
Dear Mr.. and Mrs. Northrop: Just a
line to let you know / am well and hap
Ply. ] received your letter a few days
ago and was certainly glad to hear from
some of my friends Mail comes rather
slowly and as we don't ever get Amer
ican papers, news from home is Just like
getting gold bricks.
''Tt is raining tonight and | am writ
ing this by the light of a candle, but
am in where il is dry and warm. The
country is a lot different from wha. /
ever thought il would be. The people
wear wooden shoes and have all the Gus
toms that we used to make so much fun
over. For one thing, instead of hitch
ing pair of horses up as we do, they
either put one horse in the shafts and
hitch the other beside him or hitch them
one ahead of the other II is a common
sight to see an OK and a horse hitched
together or a pair of oxen with horse
ahead.
81 never thought a year ago that |
would be travelling over some of the
roads that Caesar built and marched
over, but that is just what | am doing.
There are buildings centuries old here
Received a letter from Neal Blanch-
ard. He is on the battlcship Wisconsin
Whenever you have a spare moment,
write to all the boys YOU know over
here, for they aren't all as fortunate as
am and a letter from an American
looks good.
Gerald Hunt is only few miles from
here, but | haven't heard from him.
II suppose you are in or on your way !
TO Florida by this time, but you aren't |
he only one that is going to be in a |
warm country, for it never goes below |
zero here and they have verv little snow |
III YOU receive this. write mother that !
am all right, for | don't know as she |
S getting my letters. Write often and |
ell me the news and ! will appreciate
{ greatly Remember me 10 all my
riends Justin NJ Barber"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-18
TO REBUILD CHURCH.
Winooski Methodists Enter Upon Work
Enthusiastically.

Winooski, Dec. ls.--At meeting of
the official board of the Methodist Epis.
copal church last evening at the parson-
age 81, 100 was raised and all were
unanimous in the effort to rebuild the
church. A committee will be appointed
to look over the site of the burned
church TO see if it is advisable to build
on the same location. The above amount
of money was pledged for the purpose
of rebuilding in a satisfactory manner
where the present ruins are, providing
that the money from the insurance is
sufficient with what they can raise TO
pay all Indebtedness on the building. 1t
is the intention to have IL clear of debt
when completed and ready for dedica-
tion. They will proceed with the re-
building as soon as convenient and the
dedication exercises will be held next
summer.