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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-04-11
MISTAKE HARD TO CoNDONE
II May Be Set Down as Certain Thai
Neighbor VIII Never Borrow
Money From Perkins.

Some people keep gramophones as a
hobby; some do It on purpose. live al
the Nook, situated In quiet avenue.
have lived here for two weeks, but
when | came didn't know they had u
grumophone let loose.
The house next door to me Is called
the Retreat. From nine in the morn.
Ing until the last car home there comes
from this house the sound of an oboe,
D-fat piccolo, two more piccOiOs,
more D-flat than usual, concertina In
the last stages Of Group, the bagpipes,
and the clarionet disguised as bronchial
cntarrh.
What did Edison want to invent such
things for? One of these days shall
write him jolly stiff note about it.
asl, you, what would you do II you
were writing an article on "The Eco.
nonicnl Aspect of the Black Beetles
Patella as Compared With the Phys
iology Of the Gnat Fly" and then to be
greeted with information that It Is still
n considerable distance to Tipperary?
The matter is fast becoming serious.
Only the other morning when | came
d'Nnstalrs 1 found our cat lying dead
with cotton wool In each ear. 1 cannot
a', anything to grow in the garden.
TIA" other day decided upon action.
I said to Perkins, who lives at the Re
treat, when l saw him in his garden:
DO you want to sell your gramo
prone Perklns7"
"GramophoneT' he said. "That isn't
II gramophone. That's my daughter
singing. Got a good voice. don't you
ihinkf Writes good poetry. too. !
ought to get some advice for her, don't
you Think"
Yes" said. "You ought to see IA
doctor Perhaps a piece Of bone Is
pressing on the braInr
Perkins doesn't speak to me any
more.-London Answers.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-04-11
RADIO MEN GETTING SCARCE
Ships In American Ports Are Delayed
Because Wireless Operators
Fear the Submarines.

There is a shortage Of irst-class
wireless telegraph operators, and in
some instances recently. boats leaving
American ports have been held up I'M
til man could be found
few days ago n boat bound for an
English port wanted an operator bn,l-
iV The place WIS offered to two
Philadelphia operators. hut they hest
,utrd NJ taking chances with German
submarines, and the master Of the
"rHft WIS forced to pick up gullunt
soul irum New York WHO agreed Ia
mike the trip. Wireless operators on
cargo boats g-t from so to $50 ii
month aud their keep.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-04-11
RuId Vast Artificial Lake.

A rcmarf0h engineering feat was
recently uc' .uIii~hed In southern
india when the mammoth artificial
lake Of Murikanave was completed in
Mys"r,--',n Imilan state twice as
large Hs Maryland. ruled by an en-
llghtrnrd and progressive maharaIa. Il
is IS miles LONE and has an area OF $50
square miles. The dam thrown urr,~
The rnr-,-3iO feet wide-tu nuruuud
wuter tim; formerly ran to Va.'r uu.
Is now being utilized for irr fi.
land That would he other,, lsr uur-lul
and barren, is 1.33J feet Ions lGt r.ar
high, and 10 feet thick. A Veir I7U
r.rt long has been built 10 disclur-,
excess water. which. during the ON 40
~na-I is heavy. The work WINS Initial
ed and finished by Indian .uriu"cr~
'rd is n monument 10 their ,---'0...-.
ing skill, as It is credit tn 10, gov
eminent OF his highncss the maharnlu
who furnished the money for it--SI.-
100000
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-04-11

The "thermo-fuucet" is the mann
OF new Invention designed t,
bring II supply Of hot water from the
most stubbornly cold spigot within "A
few seconds. 1t Is 6GO-watt cleo.
tric heater which Is readily at
tached to the plumbing piping and
when connected with the nearest cleo
trio lighting outlet heats the water in
the faucet 10 the boiling point three
seconds after the current is turned on.
The water coming through this heater
Is pure, we are told. and may there
fore be used 'where ordinary tank wa
ter would not be sufficiently sanitary"
Hence 1t should prove a boon to doc
tors, dentists, trained nurses, confec-
TONERS, as well as to the long-suffer-
ing male who prefers but seldom gets
hot water for his shave.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-04-11

prices to the consumer. IL may pc
stated with little fear of contradiction
that the consumer seldom, II ever,
profits from lowering of freight rates
"Extorionate charges are thing OF
the past. and under the attempt to cut
rates to their lowest possible figure
the interest OF the whole public In the
character and standard of transporta-
ton is subordinated to the interest OF
that part of the public only that profits
by lower rates-that Is to say, the ship
pers and their agents and not the gen
eral public. the ultimate consumer"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-04-11

In effect, Il recent bulletin Of the
United States department of agricuI.
ture asks why the American farmer
cannot put straw to the same use as Il
is put by the European farmer. In Eu-
rope the farmer knows as well as the
American farmer that straw is not
liked by stock, but instead of burning
1t, or otherwise wasting 1t, the Euro
pean farmer chops it up, mixes 1t with
feeds. and makes 1t so palatable that II
can be ted to good advantage.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-04-11
Emptylnu a Bottle.

Water or any other liquid cannot
flow from bottle in a steady stream
because until the bottle is empty
there is a continuous struggle between
the tendency of the liquid to fall from
the bottle and the rushing of the air
TO get in. When a full bottle without
a cork is turned upside down there
will be an alternate realization of two
operntions-the liquid to follow the at
traction Of gravltation and the air to
obey Its natural impulse to fill void
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-04-11
Lived Only One Life.

The noblest OF great men who have
expressed themselves through art
science and industry have lived but one
life apiece. That one, though, was so
exemplary that nothing needed to be
hidden; else the veil drawn over their
erroneous ways also would have
blurred the vision of those very ideals
they so clearly saw and expressed.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-04-11

Cities that are worrying over mar.
row streets and sidewalks may take a
lesson from the recent action of Mon.
tevideo, capital Of Uruguay, which has
passed an ordinance requiring that all
buildings be erected at least 32.s feet
from the boundary line, except in the
busiest district, where 1872 feet spare
frontage must be allowed for walks
and parking. and must be entirely free
from steps, balustrades and ornaments
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-04-11
Following Precedent.

'Where is that cuff had on yester-
day7" asked the hungry-looking poet.
Il sent 1t to the laundry" said his
wife. Gracious. woman. had poem
written on itr "oh, 1t will come back.
You know your poems always do
Yonkers Statesman.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-04-11

The most trihing actions that affect
a mans credit are to be regarded. The
sound of your hammer at five in the
morning, or nine at night. heard by a
creditor. makes him easier six months
longer; but II he sees you at billiard
table or hears your voice at tavern
when you should be at work, he sends
for his money the next day.-Benjamin
Franklin
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-04-11

I'm trying to save up something
for rainy day." remarked the thrifty
citizen.
"You don't want to stop there" re
piled the gloom expert. "If half the
present predictions are correct, you
want to save up for hail, thunder and
lightning"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-04-11

This seems to me a great truth, in
any exile or chaos whatsoever. that
sorrow was not given us for sorrows
sake, but always and infallibly as
lesson to us from which we are to learn
somewhat; and which. the somewhat
once learned, ceases to be sorrow.-
Thomas Carlyle.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-04-11

Mother" said Freddie as he laid
down a paper telling Of the success of
the French army. how long would a
fellow have to study to become a
Frenchman, IL he had lot of talentf"
Youths Companion.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-04-11
To Help Him Out.

You are lying so clumsily," said the
observant judge to litigant who was
making a dubious statement of his
case, that l should advise you to get
a lawyer."-Youth's Companion.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-04-11
Peaceful Conscience Best.

The accommodating OF a substantial
fortune can make n prosperous man,
but not necessarily a happy one; a
peaceful conscience is the true content,
and wealth is but her golden ornament.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-04-11

An Indiana prosecuting attorney
says h"'s satisfied there are trpde
combinations to fix prices. Every
body seems to be satisfied except the
faithful consumer.-Pittsburg Dis,
patch.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-04-11
Cleans Coral Beads.

To clean coral beads, dissolve tea
spoon of borax in a pint of warm
water. Dip the coral in, and when
clean pass through tepid water. Dry
by rolling In a soft towel
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-04-11

He-"But you say yourself that your
father is anxious to get you of his
hands," She-"Yes; that's why don't
think he'll listen to you."-Boston
Transcript
The weekly soliphone., 1917-03-22
MORE BABIES IN
 GERMANY WANTED
Reischstag Will Consider Method for Increasing Birth Rate-Com-
 mittee to Make Report.

Berlin, March 21.-One of the
 biggest problems confronting the
 Reichstag, which reconvened nere
 Tuesday, is thta of increasing the birth rate in Germany. Many radi- cal proposals have been made and the government will sift them all.
 The committee of 2S appointed to Investigate this matter is expected to report The more conservative proposals include economic steps to make earlier marriages possible; higher wages, regulation of vice and the limitation of disease, niak- ing marriage easier. Other propos- als include heavy bachelor taxes, plural voting rights for men with large. families and money preml- ,ims for mothers bearing many chil- dren. Another plan is to make pro fessional education courses short
 CT so young lawyers, doctors and professional Inen can get establish ed and married before their 25th or 30th year.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-03-22
HINDENBERC HADPLANNED GERMAN RETREAT; ENEMIES
 LURED INTO TRAP; ALLIES
 CAUGHT OFF THEIR GUARD

Ror1in March 21.-(By Wireless to the United Pross Associations )-Germany, in retreatng to vc- torv" has accomplished another master stroke, under the personal direction of Field Marshal von Hindenburg now chief of the German general staf thus destroying the allied plan for general spring offensive Ths m brief is the German explanation given for the first me to the Tinted Press of the Teutonc retirement on the western front. Germany is "retreang to victory be- ause of the fact that the armies of the allies have noW bndlv advanced to positions srategcaly prepared Tor their occupation by the German army Plans to nave the allies take up these positions were laid months ago by von Hindenburg who saw in this movement new idea in modern warfare. The plan embodles an entfe
 v new lesson in defensive action, and will virtually com
 ol tho allies to learn the "war trade all again
 If is presumed that further back of positions now beng occupied by the allies is veritabe network ot German lines commanded by heavy artillery which Will enaole the Kasers forces to hold the enemy in check for many
 weeks. ~.~oo,
The weekly soliphone., 1917-03-22
ESCAPED CONVICT
 IS SHOT TO DEATH
Posse Puts End to Career of David Overton, Murderer of Judge
 w. T. Lawler.

Birmingham, Ala.., March 21.-- Freed from the clutches of the law for 10 hours following a daring jail delivery in broad daylight, Da- vid Overton, convicted murderer or Judge w. Thomas Lawler, with an escaped convict, J. L. Lathem, went to his death at 6:45 o'clock yester- day afternoon at Owenton, sub urb of Birmingham.
 A fusillade of bullets from the Springfield rifles of a sheriffs pos SC exacted joint final payment for the murder of the Huntsville judge and the escape from the coun- ty jail of Jefferson county, where he had been placed for safe keep ing.
 The same fate was shared by J. l.. Lathem, convicted of forgery, while Tony Malina, under death sentence, is seriously wounded.
 In a drizzling rain the posse, aided by more than 50 students of Birmingham College, is securing the woods for four others who gained their freedom following the re- markable jail delivery that kept Birmingham and Alabama alive with comment all day. The oth- CTS will be captured or killed, it is believed, before dawn.
 The manner in which the famous murderer of Judge w. Thomas Lawler of Huntsville, with six oth- CT prisoners of the Jefferson coun- ty jail, executed their escape from the bastile was remarkable. At s o'clock, just as the court house and | jail was beginning to hum with the days business, the prisoners overpowered the inside wardens, locked them up after taking away their keys, and calmly walked out of jail under the very eyes of the officials of the county.
 Stationed less than 50 feet away was afi automobile with the engine running. The prisoners jumped in to the machine and sped away. Fol lowing in the wake of the deliv- cry, posses of the sheriff and po- lice attempted to overtake the dar- ing criminals. It seemed that the pursuers were to be foiled. Posse after posse returned near dusk empty handed and baffled.
 But about o'clock, near Owen ton, a suburb four miles distant from the heart of the city, a posse Of the sheriff, led by Deputy Me Duff, located the fugitives, led b! Overton.
 | Overton was under death sen tence for the murder of Judge Will liam T. Lawler in Huntsville June I17, 1916. He was convicted iasl November and had appealed to tho supreme court. Officials say under
 the Alabama law his escape auto lmatically dsmisses his appeal iron the tribunal, and if caught, hi sentence will be carried out, with tout another legal action.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-03-22
Robin Redbreast Returns.

Kansas City, Mo-, March 21.-- This is the first day of spring and here is a story to fit it. Every year the same robin redbreast re- turns to the flower garden of Thos
 G. Beaham's home and makes his
 nest in the snowball bush. Robbie
 is easily identified because he has
 only one leg. Or, if he has anoth- CT, he never lets it down. He has an eye for beauty, too this robin. Every spring he brings the prettiest little girl robin of the whole bunch for his mate; and the spot he has chosen for his home is one of the most beautiful and artis- tic in all Kansas City. Robbie advent is looked and hoped for by children and grownups for blocks around. He is expected almost an, day.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-03-22
KAISER'S SPIES
 ARE DENOUNCED
Spanish Press Declares Country Abounds With German Agents,
 Who Watch Shipping.
(Bv Wilbur s. Forrest, United Press
 Staff Correspondence

(Ry Wilbur 5. FOrreSt, UHileu ioo7
 Staff Correspondent
 Paris. March 1 tBy Mail) vast army of German agents engaged ;r surveillance of Spanish ports and shipping" is condemned by the c,apisb press and demands made on the government to take steps to get the spies out of the country Ill naners arriving here today. German bomb plots and inUigues i'll Amerl- ca are pointed to as examples oi what the Spanish government IS confronted with. Since Spains re- fusal to openly break with Germany as a protest against the suplhar- inc blockade, the Spanish press, eX- cept the Germanophile organs, Is omen in it's criticism. The objectlng napers carry lengthy and detailed revelations of the methods ot Ger man agents working in conjunction with the submarines. Fl Llperal, the great newspaper of Madrid leads in openly declaring that no ship now leaves a Spanish port De- fore it's description, cargo, sea route, speed, armament against submarines. makeup of it's crew and it's destination is known to the sup marines lying in wait off the span ish coast. This information is trans mitted to the submarines by sig nals or by wireless and It IS 50 accurate that a German agent can say to a ship captain your Vessei will be sunk at such and such d time" And these predictions are nearly always confirmed by tacts. Other vessels which pass the tests of the agents are spared, the paper says. and continues: "The German organization is very vast and ad- mirably disposed to take. adVah- tage of all the elements at its dis position. Of the 60,00O to SO,0OO Germans now in, Spain, the most part are officers of the German army, marines, inventors, lhdus- trial workers, commercial agents and technicians of all sorts who have sought employment on all parts of the Spanish coast. In some instances they work for the low est wages. This German army IS di- rected by the consuls and heads ol big German enterprises, commercial and industrial, organized before the war.
 They have created friendships everywhere, especially among the provincial authorities, the military chiefs the commandants of marines the officers of the civil guard, the carbineers, the chiefs of public ser vice among which are the posts and telegraph and the civil police This has given birth to a system of espoinage, sagely and methodicai ly organized, which acquaints the Germans with most mathematical and precise information for theil submarine campaign.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-03-22
MRS. DILLMAN'S
 RESIDENCE BURNS
Oil Stove In Upstairs Room Be- lieved to Be Responsible For
 Blaze-Roomers Lose Clothing

Fire, at nine yesterday morning
 partially destroyed the residence oi Mrs. Letha Dillman on West Court street, between the postoffice and sanitarium. Although the fire de partment responded promptly, such 1, headway had been gained by the lflames before the alarm was turned in that it was impossible to prevent extensive damage. All of the sec Iond floor was occupied by room CTS, many of whom sustained the loss of their personal belongings
 Among them were Leonard Hogue oi the Paragould Printing Co.,; Bert Reynolds, a representative of the Modern Woodman organization; Misses Hettie, Mabel and Irene lJones; Miss Pearl Sims of the Me |Haney Studio; Mir. and Mrs. Jno |Thiel, a Mir. Wilsey, an engineer land Mrs. M. E. Dickson. A prompt response upon the part of neigh bors enabled a number of the room |ers, who were away from the build ing at the time, to save clothing although practically every garment |thus salyaged was waterdrenched Postmaster T. E. Haley went to the rescue with the government fire hose and did effective work reaching the scene of action before the city fire department. succeeded in making connections.
 The fire is supposed to have orig mated in a back room used for light housekeeping, in which coal oil
 stove is kept.
 Mrs. Dillman stated this after. noon that the loss would be particu- larly severe, inasmuch as insurance was not carried either upon the building or furniture. She plans however, to have the damages re paired immediately, and majorit! of the roomers have voluntarily as sured her that they will secure temporary quarters while the worF of repairing is going on, but vii lreoccupy their old quartres as sooi
 las possible,
 Manager R. l.. Carpenter of the Paragould Steam Laundry wen personally to Mrs. Dillman thi. morning., asking that the laundry be permitted to take all soiled lin
 ems, etc., to be cleaned and return ed free of charge. Mrs. Dillma1 has also been assured by local car penters that they will temporarily lay aside other work in order tt give prompt attention to the mat | ter of making repairs.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-03-22
EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS
 CALLED FOR APRIL 2; U-B0AT
 TRACES TO BE DEALT WITH
NO BASIS FOR
 REVOLT RUMOR
Amsterdam Stock Exchange, How. ever, Continues to Discuss Pos
 abilities of Uprising.

of German revolt continued to be day. So far, however, it is evi- dent that such rumors are without foundation. This opinion is based upon the undisturbed condition of telegraphic and telephone commu- nication across the frontier.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-03-22

and the use of the military to in- timidate voters in the provinces of Santa Clara, Camaguey and Ori- ente, which in the past have been strongly Liberal. When Gen. Fer nandez, major in the regular army, induced the local garrison to
 follow him he explained to the troops that he was adopting such a course not because he was a Lib eral or member of any other party, but because the government was using the army as an instrument in
 political work.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-03-22
TORNADO HITS
 ARKANSAS CITY
Eight Persons Killed and As Many Injured at Delmark Last Night
 Much Property Destroyed.

Little Rock, March 21.-Seven persons were killed and eight in- jured last night when a tornado struck Delmark. Practically every building in the town was wreck ed. The dead are Charles Weather ington and wife. Albert Herring, Milton Herring, Hattie Hearn, Mil ton Hutchinson and Lewis Roberts.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-03-22
Suggesting a Delicacy.

The refreshing draft which Joel offered to Sisera "in a lordly dish" Judges V, 25) was a preparation or milk well known in the east and called leben. The method of pre- pairing it is to boil the milk over a slow fire, adding to it small quantity of old leben, or some other acid, i'll order to make it coagulate.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-03-22
Mending Hot Water Bottles.

Hot water bottles can be mended with the patches used for mending inner tubes of an automobile.