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The Detroit times., 1917-08-13
and First il, the Hearts of tbei1" Countrymon!
man SLAIN BY
NEGRO SLEUTH
Latter Pulls Pistol When John
Smith Refuses to Leave
Tracks

Because he refused TO leave the
tracks on which he was resting near
Mt Elliott-ave., Sunday morning
John Smith. 2s years old. a team
ster in the employ OF the st. Clair
Coal company, was shot and killed
by Special Officer Charles G. Nc
Neal, Negro, OF the Grand Trunk
railroad
McNeal was arrested by David
Kindig. special oficer for the Mich
igan Central, and taken 10 the
Chene-st police station. later be
ing transferred 10 headquarters. A
charge OF manslaughter was enter
cd against him. McNeal admitted
killing Smith in a statement TO As.
Ristant Prosecutor Speed.
John Dunsey. 30 years old. living
AT the Six-Mile-rd. and Davison-ave.
and Theodore Bloom, No. ls Gillett
St. who with Smith were walking
out the Grand Trunk tracks 10 reach
a small woods were they were goins
10 spend their Sunday. said the
three had seated themselves on q
shady section OF the rails 70 rest
when McNeal came along.
McNeal ordered the men 10 move
Smith refused 10 do so. McNeal
according TO Smiths friends. then
placed a revolver at Smiths head
and said he would shoot II Smith
did not move. Smith laughed and
McNeal fred three times into
Smiths brain, death following i'm
mediately.
McNeal Is an ex-convict. havins
served two years in the penitentiary
in Columbus. O., for robbing store
the police say He had been In thf
employ Of the railroad little ove'
three months Smiths only known
relative is his step-mother in Chi
CagO
The Detroit times., 1917-08-13
FOUR BATHERS
ARE MISSING

Since they left their homes to-
gether Sunday morning to go swim
ming az windmill point Bernadett
FObert. l3 years old. No. 29S Grand
Riverave and Loretta Sullivan. IA
years OF age, No 473 Ftfth-ave. have
not been heard from the police fear
tty hao been abducted
Another young girl, I,orine Hill
bert. l3 years old. No 3S9 Twenty
fourthst. has been missing since she
stepped aboard a Jefferson car out
side the city limits 10 return to
her home Sunday afternoon.
TWO brothers who went swimming
together Saturday morning. and
who have not returned. are believed
by the Tolice C. have been drowned.
They are George and Paul Iaker.
eight and seven years old. respec-
lively. Nc. l42 Burdcno-st. The
river at different points is being
searched for their bodies
The Detroit times., 1917-08-13
eivsr claims Another Victim

John Redmond. Negro, was drown
ed in the Detroit river at the foot
of First-st.. Sunday afternoon while
swimming. and his body was recov
cred by Harbormaster Julius King
Ills address Is not known. THIS
was the one calamity that marred
Sundays pleasure seeking. The
pelIe Isle bathing beach was
crowded. and the boats TO nearby
resorts and picnic grounds were
packed.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-13
THREE MORE
ARE INJURED IN
AUTO ACCIDENTS

Turn nv bie auto into Marston-ave,
o. avoif vkpe another car which
vas Gre ng Brush-st, AZ a high
rato 81 ereed. Ben Horill, 33 years
old. al h.s wife. 30 years OF age,
$50. ;7S C0f1sr9n-dve. were thrown
hc nl, ~rorht when the car turned
lfYrr,a e.alfy Icven.ng They were
taken fs Cr CO hospital IN serious
,.r.i.f1n The driver of the other
machine is not known
Robori Perkins. 30 years old. No
1881 Watcrloo.avc was struck d.
an auto a. be was riding hie motor
cycle az Vinew0od and Michigan
aves. lie was removed 20 Receiving
hospital The auto did not stop NJ
ter the collision
The Detroit times., 1917-08-13

All the Lutheran women's organ
lzations IN America have been invit'
ed TO send delegates TO meeting
TO be- held in Chicago next Novem.
bcr 10 celebrate the quadricentennial
of the Lutheran reformation.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-13

Miss Gertrude lowthian Bell. the
celebrated eastern traveller. is acting
as assistant political officer for the
british government at Bagdad She
is the first woman ever appointed
20 such a post.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-13
rxIoy yotusrIr ron ONCE

rs Amusements for Is cents In the
Coliseum on the Board Walk New
attractions weekly. Where every
one goes. Jefferson at Bridge.-Adv.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-13
.r.s MIGHTY COOL

PLEASANT and cornfnrfabie At the HOTEI
ATLANTIC. clark. near Jackson Bivd.
the beautiful hotel OF CHICAGO Adv.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-13
WHEN BPAtv WEARY
nke HOr.fordfu kcfA phn.k

iske Horsford's Actd Phosphate
and relieve the headache due 10 men
tai strain, worry or overwork Nom
alcoholic. Buy bottle and try N.
ADV.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-13

PrtntIng-thc plain neat klnd--thst
a. rfght-Tlmes Job Dept,-Main $50.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-13

PrtstIng-the plain neat kind--thst
4. rfght--Tfmes Jsb Dept.-Nsin $50
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-27
Waterton's Climb,

The steeplejack's ability to keep his head and feet while working on a "tOp" which is a ledge three feet wide between abysses 800 feet deep is a gift. Like the poet, the steeplejack Is born, not made. Charles Waterton, the naturalist, had the gift and would have adorned the profession-the only one into which men do not drift.
 When on q visit to Rome, Waterton determined to rival the feats of the Italian climbers who yearly sealed the dome of St. Peters and the pinnacles of the castle of St. Angelo, to illumi- nate their summits on the feast of St. Peter. Eighty men used to climb the dome on two successive nights, and the bOldest completed the spectacle by crowning the cross with waving torch of fire. Each nights show was said, on the average, to cost a mans life. Waterton sealed the dome by daylight and left his glove upon the yane.-Los Angeles Times.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-27
How a Beaver Can Work.

A young beaver in Regents park gardens, Lopdon, was once placed at work upon a tree twelve feet long and two feet six inches thick just as the town clocks sounded the hour of noon. The beaver began by barking the tree a foot above the ground. That done, he attacked the wood. He worked hard, alternating his labor with dips In his bathing pond. He bathed and labored alternately until 4 o'clock in the afternoon, when he ate his supper of bread and carrots and padded about In his pond until half past o'clock Ten minutes later, when only one inch of the trees diameter remained intact be bore upon his work, and the tree fell. Before 1t fell the beaver ran as men run when they have fired blast Then as the tree lay on the ground he portioned 1t out mentally and again be- gan to gnaw He worked at intervals all night, cut the log into three parts, rolled two of the portions into the wa ter and reserved the other third for his permanent shelter. The work done, he took a bath.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-27
FaF FleISo Arc AIways oreeni.'

Nearly every fellow is in hopes that some day he will be able to quit the kind of work he Is doing. If 1t is hard work, he wants to do something easy, and if 1t Is easy he wants a position that isn't so confning. If be has a job where he works In an office part of the time and on the street part of the time he wants to get into some thing where he won't always have to be running in and out.
 The clerk in store thinks he would like place where he wouldn't Slave to work regular hours, and t9e man whose time belongs to himself thinks he would like to be a clerk. When you are through with she days york;" he says to the clerk, you're through, but I have always got something to worry me-" -- 7
 Husband thinks that doing the house. work and talking to the neighbor is snap, and wife feels that she would be perfectly happy if she could go out and work like man does. -
 Almost everybody is dissatisfied with his job and is determined that his son shall not do that kind of work. Even the fellow who draws an enormous salary isn't contented-he feels he ought to be doing something else.-Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-27
CARS CHURCH RULES
 PEOPLE OF ALEUTIANS

For fifty years the czar has been complacently making Russian sub jects on Alaskan soil right under tho Stars and Stripes.
 The Aleutian Islands, together with Kodiak and Sitka, comprise our Alsace-LoTraine - land un- der our flag but with loyalty else where,
 For years the federal and terri torial schools have been trying to overcome this opposition and to tu1n tho youngsters toward Ameri- canism. But even today the native children speak English on the school grounds only when 2oliced a* their play by the teachres.
 Every home or hut has its portrait of the ear - the "Little Father" Russian flags are tras- ured and displayed
 And if you ask them to what cGun'rT they belong, of what na- +icn Alaska is a part, nine out of ten will answer, Russia" - Seat 1Ie Star.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-27
NEW GUMS F0R
 VALDEZ SCHOOL

Valdez, Feb. 27 - The Prince William Sound Water Power, Light & Telephone Company has just com pleted the installation of a new lighting system in the" public school buildings, 8 much needed i'm DroYement, and one which will maR for efficiency of both teachers and children. The new system Is of the indirect type, and increases the H. lumination of the building by about 40 per cent at an increase of less than 10 per cent of current con sumption. By this new system the direct rays of the lamps are not thrown into the eyes, but are dif- fused throughout the rooms, relieV- ing eye-strain and promoting bet ter vision, so much desired, particu- larly with the younger pupils. Both teachers and pupils are enthusias- tic over the new system and pro- nounce it one Of the greatest i'm proYements ever instituted in the schools.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-27
ALASKA BOUGHT
 Al CARD TABLE

Here Is 8 fragment of Frederick w. Stewards story of his fathers purchase of Alaska from Russia for tho United States in 1867 as told in "Reminiscences of a Wartime Statesman and Diplomat"
 On the evening of Friday, Mar. 29, Seward was playing whist in his parlor with some of his family, when the Russian minister was an nounced. {,
 T have a dispatch, Mir. Seward, from my government by cable. The emDorer gives his consent to the cessiCn. Tomorrow, if you like, l will come to the department and we eau enter upon the treaty"
 Seward with a smile of satisfac- ton, pushed away the whist table, saying:
 "Why wait until tomorrow, MT. Stoeckl? Let Us make the treaty tcnight!"
 But your department is closed. You have no clerks, and my sec retaries are scattered about the town" ..
 Never mind that" responded Seward. If you can muster your legation together before midnight you will find me waiting you at the department which will be open and ready for business"
 In less than two hours afterward light was streaming out of the windows of the state department, and apparently business was going on aa at midday. By o'clock Saturday morning the treaty was signed, sealed and ready for trans mission by the president to the sen ate.
 There was need of this haste in order to have it acted upon before the end of the session, now near at hand. s,3 {
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-27
HaIninn tha Clock.

"Ahaw said the head clerk. "I'm glad to notice that you're arriving punctually now, Mir. SloCOmbe."
 "Yes, sir. I've bought a parrot"
 "A parrot? What on earth for? l told you to get an alarm clock"
 "Yes; did. But after day or two got used to it, and it didn't wake me. So l got the parrot. And now when l go to bed I fix the alarm clock and put the parrots cage on top of 1t. When the alarm goes off it startles the parrot, and what that bird says would wake up anybody. y."-London Elm
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-27
WHERE IS HE?

The Ketchikan Progressive Min CT says:
 Mrs. L. D. MacFaTlane, 1515 Boren Avenue, Seattle, writes the Governors office for information concerning John Archibald Rankin age sixty years, who is believed to be somewhere in Alaska. Anyone knowing anything about MT. Rank in is kindly asked to communicate with the Governors office or with Mrs. MacFarlane at the above ad- dress. <.
 Other papers please copy. -
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-27
What Would staaner Them.

A philosopher writing in the Milwau- kee Journal says:
 Tt is a popular diversion to talk about how dumfounded our grandfa- thers would be by our telephones and motorcars, and so on, but apparently no one dares imagine what they would think of the bills"
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-27
Went Too Far.

An unsuccessful lover was asked by what means he had lost the object of his affections.
 Alas" he said, 'I fattered her till she got too proud to speak to mel"
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-27
Inconsistent,

q hear you were arrested for speed ing"
 "Yes. The judge was a friend of mine"
 "tYou were in luck"
 ''Not at all. It's true he inquired po- litely about my health, but when l said was feeling well he assessed a fine that made me sick. k."-Exchange.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-27
SYSTEM AND PRINTING

Don't put t off, but order your printing now which You will need when you put in your new system. The Daily 'Alaskan job department Is peter equipped than ever to do your work. Prices right and work promptly executed. if.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-27
Price and Quality.

Tt is a mistake to eat cheap, tnfe- rlor food"
 Tt may be inferior, my friend, but it's never cheap."-Washington Star.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-27
Two Barks.

What is the difference between the bark of a tree and that of dog?
 One is the product of the bough, the other of the "bowwOw."
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-27
CowardlY.

Bounder-I took you home the other night. Rounder-Yes, and then, you coward, you left me to face my wife alone.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-27

Every man hath good and bad angel attending on him in particular all his life long.-Robert Burton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-20
CONNORS OPENS
 NEW STORE IN UPSTATE CITY

Another link will be added to the famous chain of Connors' clothing stores when the newly formed Con nors-Halloran company opened it's doors for business in New Britain this morning, at No. 248 Main street. The progressive business methods of J. w. Connors will be introduced to the up- state city by Albert Altschul who has been the right hand man of one of the youngest retail clothing mer- chants in the east for the last two years and a half. MT. Altschul who has become known as the official Connors' store opener, had charge of the inauguration of the two Bridge port branch stores at No. 1870 State street in 1916 and at No. 687 East Main street since the popular cloth ing establishment was opened in 1915.
 AS his partner in New Britain, Con- nors has Joseph M. Halloran, for four years mayor of New Britain and who represented the city in the Senate for two terms. MT. Halloran 3 is both prominent and popular in his city having been in the clothing business in conservative manner for num- Der of years, and being identified prominently fraternally. He is claim ed by the Ellks, the Knights of Colum- bus, the Loyal Order of Moose, For esters of America, and the Y. M. T. A. and B. Society, in all of which he has held office at one time or another.
 MT. Connors will be afforded great CT buying power by the acquisition of the New Britain business, and expects that the people will familiarize them selves with the Connors' plan as read fly as have Bridgeporters. The sys- tenn. is one of buying and selling by cash, cutting down overhead and charge expenses. MT. Connors has be- come known as the greatest retail clothing advertiser in this part of the country, and an extensive campaign will be waged in New Britain. His business is on the basis of the Gold en Rule," payment for clothing being deemed simply deposit until the cus- toner is thoroughly satisfied with the worth of his purchase. He is mem Der of the Elks and Knights of Col umbus
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-20
LOSS OF APPETITE, LOSS OF WEIGHT.
 SLEEPIESSNESs, ETC.

are all overcome by Recupertabs. theJ are made after the formula of pr. AL bert Robin, the famous French pily1i. elan, and are being used very largeIy in Paris and other European capitala When taken for a short while they will give positive relief in all cases o2 nervous exhaustion, mental depression. lack vitality. general debility. ano- mia, etc.
 The Glycerophosprates of which Recupertabs are composed, contain the element necessary to overcome these conditions. They are now bein9 prescribed and recommended by many physicians in this and foreign coun. tries as the best, quickest and sureak nerve and blood tonic that they know of.
 Recupertabe are for sale at an drug stores at soc and $1.00 per package or will be sent direct upon receipt of price.
 Curtis Chemical Co.,. No. z14 West 2Srd St.. New York. Distributed in Bridgeport and vicinity by J. D. Harti- gaAs No. S1 Fairfield Avenue.-Ad dv.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-20
ALLEGED GOLD
 THIEF IS HELD

Finding of probable cause and bind ing over to the Superior Court in $1,000 bNnd, followed the arraign- ment of George A. Van, a lodger in the Phillips Hotel, Water street, be- fore Judge F. E. Bartlett in police court yesterday. Van is accused of having stolen $20 worth of gold from a shipment in the care of the Adams Express Go.
 It is charged that he took the gold from James Derrault, a messenger for the express company, as he was on the way to the railroad station Van is said to have knocked the man down. The gold he took was in one bar, and when Van tried to sell it the police say, he was apprehended.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-20
CHRISTMAS CLUB
 CHECKS MISSING

Complaint of the disappearance of three Christmas Club bank checks, for a total sum of $2OO, was filed at de- tective headquarters yesterday by Samuel Friedburg Of Ss6 Madison ave nue. Friedburg claims that while his back was turned in his store, last evening, some one rifisd his cash reg. ister and took the checks but left a considerable sum of money intact. The authorities believe he mislaid the checks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-20
ALIEN ENEMY TALKED
 TOO LOUDLY; JAILED

Salt Lake City, Dec. 2O-Herman Frederick Wilhelm Babbel, an alien enemy, is under arrest on in- structions from Washington and will be interned at Fort Douglas for the period of the war. Baibbel.. it is al- legged. recently expressed the opinion that Germany would win the war and get even with the United States for taking the part of the Allies, ''if it took 40 years''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-20
2,OOO CANADIANS, INVALIDED HOME.
 REACH U. s. PORT

An Atlantic Port, Dec. 20-Divert- ed from Halifax because of conditions resulting from the, recent disaster there, a British ship bearing more than 1000 Canadian soldiers, invalid ed home because of wounds or sick ness, arrived here yesterday. The men will be sent to Canada by rail.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-20
.U-BOAT CHASER EQUIPMENT SHOP
 GUTTED BY FIRE

Albany, Dec. 20-Valuablep atterns for the making of special equipment for British, French and Italian subma- rine chasers were destroyed yester- day in a fire of undetermined origin that virtually ruined the manufactur- ing plant of the George H. Thatcher Co. The loss is estimated at $100,0o0.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-20
WINTER WHEAT
 CROP ESTIMATE
 SHOWS DECLINE

Washington, Dec. 20-Winter wheat this year, planted on the largest acre. age in the history of the country, showed a condition on Dec. the low est on record. An estimate of only 540, 100000 bushels was announced to- day by the department of agriculture. A crop above or below that amount, however, will finally be shown, &C., cording to whether the condition gees above or below the present average.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-20
ROBBED WHILE ASLEEP.

From his trousers pocket, as he lay asleep in room at the Grand Hotel, in State street, last night, some one stole $20 belonging to Andrew tanda, according to report at the detective bureau today. The matter is being in- vestigated.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-23

hiur that Caruso 5 voice had shown. AS
Tetrazzini took high B fat the phono-
deik reflected an almost straight line
of dazzling clearness.
Amato IS baritone makes n cork
screw like siine whose revolutions sug-
2estel an endless screw. When the
voices Of Caruso, Tetrazzini, Amato.
and three other singers Joined, the re-
sHltant burst Of harmony made weird
glomeration Of lines upon the
screen; vet a close scrutiny of the lines
showed that at times they would all
dovrtail into one. As the notes varied
IN pitch and intensity the lines would
change, their motions at times being
80 gfacetully rAytnmical in movement
as to suggest the motions Of a dance.
Tie word war spoken into the
phonodeik reproduced what Professor
Miller described as "a nightmare Of
sound waves. The angular lines sug-
Gcsted z Jagged fash Of lightning while
for a background there was a conglom-
crate mass Of vague lines suggestive
81 . storm cloud It hurt the eyes.
The word peace made a light,
gracefully waving line, simple and
clearly defined and rather restful 70
the ewes. The music cf flute played
BY Professor Miller produced much the
same kind Of line. New York Globe.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-23
ToNE-CoLoR Now VISIBLE.
Professors Watch Voices Of Famous
Singers On Screen


1eiegat's 70 the ton&feSs q oeien-
fists saw the voices OF caruso, Tetraz-
Uni. and Amato dance before their
ayns IN -he walls az ! darlonaI ,oo,n
!, a., ,.;,.a..;... ,.,,;1l;,,o =. r,..,..,,q.i,
-, '"l ''.''' 'u'''''''t7 =
ne de'loh7tfatl"h was AlNeA ny ITO
tcssor Dayton 6. Miller Of tn Case
school of Applied Science. at CIevc-
land Ohio frvtntor of The ,,banodaiI,
r,'; .,.,o.at.. a,a,4,,,f,. .....
i''S "Pi'''''-'''s '''' ''''''.' 'ii''' %
those who aspire g become grand on
. era or concert singers thousands Of aol-
lars, for Professor Miller IS hopeful OF
developing 1t 50 that i VIII fe possl-
Tie 70 determine whether the singing
voice Of any person has artistic posi-
hilities
! Scientists who sew il for the first
time said that the phonodeik was enc
of the most remarkable tone inventions
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-23
BUSINESS LOSS IN JAPAN.
Feace Move of Central Powers Sent
Stocks Down Violently.

Correspondence of The Associated
Press)
TOXIC, Dec. I0-The peace move of
the central powers was followed in
Japan by a sudden and general bust
ness depression which showed to what
extent the industrial boom in this
country is the result of the war. En-
tarplises devoted to furnishing supplies
to the entente allies and shipping shares
were SO affected that the whole market
dropped and the directors closed the
exchange for several days. Buyers on
Il margin were forced to abandon the
market altogether aud there was con-
siderable unloading regardless Of val
ucs Il is felt that many stocks under
the war influence had reached a stage
OF imitation and investors believe that
after the atmosphere is cleared prices
will return to a normal stage.
Addressing the metropolitan bankers.
Premier Count TeIauchi, referring to
the German peace proposal, and TO the
/ temporary panic caused in economic
circles. expressed the opinion that the
present time is by no means opportune
/ for the entente powers to conclude
peace and that they would not la,' aside
4 arms anu Ntbi' utANsliIliCS tHtil lht.N
have attained their object. He con
tmuel, The situation has favored the
commerce and industry Of the empire
I This Will last until the termination Of
the war. but in order TO secure a per
mancut guarantee Of commercial anC
industrial prosperity. efforts must be
iaade to consider measures for post
bellum arrangements. Efforts must ht
made I, enhance the credit Of domeSti,
manufacturers and to develop a perma
uent market in foreign lands
The Japanese press was PRACTICAL,
unanimous in the opinion that tn,
peace proposition Of the central power
was not sincere and expressed the lie
lief that If had been forced en- GERMANY
by internal conditions. Speaking o
Japanesc terms at n possible peace con
ference, the newspapers declared tina
Japan would never agree to the re
turn Of kiao-Chow to Germany and t.
the restoration of Germany nava
base ON the co&st of China.