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The Washington times., 1917-05-25

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The Washington times., 1917-05-25

LOCAL rEa1fEKATuREa.
The Washington times., 1917-05-25

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The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-01-18
Yesterday IS Issue Of Daily Press Carried First
List of Those Nominated In Automobile
Club Subscription Campaign--Pubac+Be Be-I
comes Keenly Excited-Many Attempt
ing to Guess Who Ultimate Winners Will
Be-Plenty of Time Remains For Partici-
pating In Awards.

Yesterday The Daily the first list
candidates nominated The Press and sophone Big Automobile
Campaign Many have been received then
your among list
enthusiasm you should your
the big and be the of of the handsome
prizes March g.
you realize that this young wn9 Did
you stop think the pleasure that will be
big campan ?The pleasure you will have
the the and the honror that will be gned
Among will be the popular
people Payagoud vicinity THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT ALL
only those who have
energy expected by their friends that
nominated them will in the list All people who do not
will dropped the list possible
among the list should prove friends
that worthy of their support by showing them that YOU
o be winner in this big
up your you will be the
automobiles determination nothing that
possible accomplishment this campaign You competing
people whom you There unfavorabe rest
to The campaign will be operated just outlined
in who early the will
advantage those who later The votes will decline
time By entering the campaign and getting started
gain Later small portion of the
present for your work
busy let all your friends that the
you expecting their support tobe the of first
honor
time while the and subscriptions
easiest The work will be and will not take much
by little intelligent systematic effort during
busy advantage of the first
special which will Saturday night Jan 20 you
fully mind about the and would
like call for the Campaign Manager The Daily
representative will call explain detail the plan
without obgatng in anyway It's lifetime opportunity
for
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-01-18
Craig Of Greene County Of
fers Bill to Create Beaver Dam Drainage
District No. 0ne-Senator Whitaker's
Bill Authorizing New Bond Issue by st.
Francis Drainage District Sent to Com
mittee--Bill to Create Office Of Fire Pre-
VentiOn Marshall

Little Rock, Jan. 17-The senate today passed the
public utilities BILL the bill permitting jules in civil cases
to render verdcts upon vote of nine membesr and the
Ponder bill increasing the interest school bonds from
three to six PER cent Senator Ruff introduced bill
atng the office of fire prevention chief with tax
the per cent of gross premiums collected by fire insurance
companies to maintain the office. Senator Johnston in
roduced bill taxing liquors brought into Arkansas and
Senator Collins offered bill requiring railroads to main
tain telephones in towns that have no exchanges
The Whitaker bill permitting the ST. Francis drain
age district to borrow $23O00O on bond issue was
placed back on its second reading when called up for
passage and referred to the levee and drainage COM
mittee
The house adopted the Hardage resolution requir-
ing compliance with the constitutional provision that de-
mandsa pubcatioao Local bills for period of thxtN
days before their introduction in the general assembly
Representative Craig of Greene county, introduced
bill creating the Beaver Dam drainage district No. l.
The bill read twice and referred to the committee
on levees and drainage.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-01-18
Blind Boone's Travels.

1t is estimated by Blind Boone's
press agent that the perennial plan
list, in his SO seasons, has given 81,
$50 concerts, travelled 216,000 miles
and slept in eight thousand beds
Carried further, Blind Boone has
played LISTS "Hungarian Rhapso-
dy' S,649 times, waited for 1888
late trains, drunk $4,000 cups of
coffee of that grayness peculiar to
griZzled Maltese cat, chosen 26,-
900 times between pork chops, steak
and ham and eggs, washed his hands
5000 times with a well worn bar
OF pink and white striped soap in
cracked china bowl containing
cold water, listened to 101,404 ho-
tel lobby jokse and ridden with
tel lobby jokes and ridden with
coats and smelled of a livery stable.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-01-18
BRITISH COMPANY
MAKES j. s. SHELLS
Navy Department Awards Contract
To Sheffield Manufacturers
And Saves Big Margin.

Washington, Jan. i7,-The navy
department today awarded to d
Sheffield (England) firm contract
Ior the manufacture of IA and 10
inch armor- piercing projectiles. Bids
were recently received covering the
contract and it was found that Am
erican manufacturers had submitted
eXorbitant figures.
Secretary Daniels authorized the
statement that high bids by Ameri-
can firms resulted in his having to
keep secret the departments decis-
ion to permit foreign firms to bid
He stated that, undoubtedly, had
American firms known this they
would have submitted lower figures,
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-01-18

anywhere in the United States.
BY Utley, to require owners of
stock in corporations. firms. or
owners of real estate to give in
their assessments for taxation.
BY Moncrief regulating manner
in which preliminary surveys for
roads are made.
By Whitaker, creating special
school district of Knob in Clay
county.
The rules committee then sub
mitted it's report. recommending
that the printed rules of the 1915
session apply to this session, with
an added rule for the roll call for
The introduction of bills, and an
other that bills were referred with
out motion to the committees which
should properly consider them. SEN
ator Slaughter made the report. and
advocated it's adoption. A fight re-
suited because it was thought that
the rules took too much power from
the senate. An effort was made to
force the postponement of action for
a day because it was change of
rules. Senator Slaughter insisted
that it was not change of rules,
but a report by the rules commits
tee, and the senate finally adopted
his report.
President Davenport announced
the appointment of the committee
on judiciary: Senators Carter. Ad-
amson, Owens, Bush, Caruth, Utley,
Smith, Moncrief. Duty, Rogers.
Brown and Caldwell
The committee to make an inves-
tigation of the books in the state
highway department consists of SEN
win.
The senate voted to adjourn We'd
nesday, Jan. "a, until Monday, the
house concurring, to permit the
committees to make tours of in
spection of the state university. ag-
ricultural schools, tuberculosis san
atorium and other state institutions.
The senate passed the Rogers bill
to provide a stenographer for the
fifteenth judicial circuit.
Senator Bush's bill affecting in
demnity insurance, was passed aft
er general discussion.
Two house bills, by Ellis. Great
ing the Brooks special school dis
trict<in Randolph county, and John
son, regulating the street cars in
Fort Smith and Van Buren,. We're
reported in the senate and read
twice and the latter made special
order for Wednesday morning.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-01-18
MUCH INTEREST CREATED BY
PUBLICATION OF NAMES NOW
REGISTERED AS CONTESTANTS
WILSON PASSES
THE AGE LIMIT
Is Oldest Chief Executive Since Ad-
ministration of Buchanan in
Eighteen Fifty-Seven.

Washington, Jan. 17.-President
Wilson is the oldest executive to
preside over the destinies of the
United States for the last 60 years.
When he is inaugurated for the sec
ond time March 5 he will be sixty
years old, a span of years that no
President has crossed since the in
auguration of Buchanan in 1857.
Incidentally the President is one
of the six oldest executives ever in
the White House. Previous to 1861
the men chosen to hold the reins
of government generally reached a
late period in life before their cleo
ton. John Adams was 81 when
inaugurated in 1897. Jackson also
was 81 when first inaugurated in
1929. Benjamin Harrison was the
oldest man ever chosen for the
Presidency being 6S at the time
of his Inauguration in 1871. Taylor
was ga and Buchanan 65, respective
ly, when they were inaugurated re-
spectively.
Aside from these all Presidents
have been younger than Woodrow
Wilson when entering the White
House. This has been particularly
noticeable in the last fifty years
,yhnn al nypcutivnc hava baan con-
paratively young. Theodore Roose
welt was the youngest President ever
in this country, being
but AZ when he took office.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-01-18

Little Rock, jan 17.-Bills again
flowed into the senate Tuesday aft
ernoon and when adjournment was
taken, the number so far introduced
totaled SO, about one-half the num-
Der introduced in the entire session
house measures for the day, the
senate returned to the roll call In
introduced. and one general meas
ure, a bill by Senator Owens. pre-
scribing the manner of appeal in
justice cases, was killed. 1t was
the first measure to go to an un-
timely death during the session.
The bills introduced in the after
noon of the senate were:
BY Johnston, regulating the Of
fices of Polk county and placing
the officials on salary. Senator
Johnston was in such a hurry to
get this bill through that he had it
made special order for "Wednesday
morning.
Senator Burgess, to force rail-
roads to give better accommodations
to stockmen. This is the third or
fourth bill introduced by Senator
Burgess, attacking the railroads.
BY Senator Kendall, to establish a
common pleas court in Madison
county,
BY Senator Hamilton. creating a
special road district in Ouachita
county.
BY Senator Owens, fixing the
fees of witnesses in civil cases at
50 per day. and 81 in justice courts
and 50 in probate courts
By Senator Ponder, providing a
stenographer for the third judicial
circuit.
BY Senator Collins, providing for
the election Of a city marshal in
Wilmar
By Senator Adamson, to correct
defective conveyances.
BY Senator Caldwell, extending
the statute of limitation to three
years
BY Senator Jones, to work white
convicts on the roads in Arkansas
under the state highway commits
sion, and have them paid for out of
the government appropriation for
road building in the various states.
BY Senator Burgess, to require
the Arkansas Light & Power Com
pany to clean out its dam site near
Russellville.
BY Senator Adamson to permit
service on defendants in civil cases
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-01-18
LEAK COMMITTEE
TAKES VACATION
Adjourns Until Tomorrow In Order
To Arrange For Examination
Of Additional Witnesses.

Washington, Jan, 17.-The
house this afternoon, by unanimous
consent, authorized the note leak
committee" to employ counsel and
accountants and hold hearings here
and elsewhere. Elsewhere" prob
ably means Wall Street. Life OF
the committee was extended for
thirty days.
Washington, Jan. 17.--Aftcr ar
ranging, in executive session, for
extending the life of the house
leak" committee, that body ad-
iourned until tomorrow without
hearing any additional testimony to-
day.
The committee. before adjOurning,
voted to ask the house of repre-
sentatives for an appropriation with
which to employ attorneys and eX-
pert accountants, and extend the
committees life to thirty days,
Charles f.. Hughes, Fred w Leh-
man and Samuel Untermeyer have
been suggested as attorneys.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-01-18
u, s. CLOSES DEAL
FOR WEST INDIES

Washington, Jan. II. Title to
the Danish West Indies today for
mally passed from Denmark to the
United States when Secretary of
State Robt. Lansing and Danish
Minister Brun exchanged articles of
thus completing the
transfer. The price agreed upon
was twenty-five million dollars.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-01-18
HUNT BEGUN FOR
LOST AVIAT0RS

Calixico, Calf, Jan. II. With
orders to continue their search un-
hausted three United States avia-
tors took the air this afternoon in
an actual hunt for Lieut.. Col Bish-
op and Lieut.. Robertson, airmen
who have been missing for several
days This is the first aerial man
hunt in history.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-01-18
BILL PERMITTING VERDICTS BY
nine JURORS in CIVIL CASES
IS PASSED BY SENATE TODAY
CAR SHORTAGE IS
BEING IMPROVED
Cooperation Between Railways,
Shippers and Commerce Com
mission Brings Results.

Washington, Jan. 17.-By virtue
of concerted action upon the part
of the interstate commerce commits
sion, various railways, and ship
pers, the national freight car short
age has been reduced fully fifty
per cent, according to report
made public today by the American
Railway Association.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-01-18
G0MPERS LAUGHS
AT ADAMS0N LAW

Washington, Jan. 17.-Samuel
Gompers stated today that he
would cheerfully become violator
of any strike-prevention law con-
gress may enact This statement
was made to members of the inter
state commerce commission while a
discussion of the Adamson eight
hour law was under way.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-01-18
GERMAN RAIDER, OPERATING IN
SOUTH ATLANTIC, SINKS ENEMY
MERCHANT VESSELS WANT0NLY
GREECE ACCEPTS
NEW ULTIMATUM
Meets Demands Made By Allies
Friends of Venizelos to Be
Immediately Liberated

Athens. Jan. * tDelayed)-
The crown council tonight decided
to accept all demands made in an
ultimatum recently served by the
Allies, without reserve, and to i'm
release friends Of the
Venizelos government, recently made
prisoners.
Many Filipino women catch and
sell fish for a living.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-01-18

Swiss railways use an ambulance
car completely equipped with elec
trical appliances that are supplied
with current by a generator mount
ed on one axle,
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-01-18

English society women have es-
tablished an institutions in which
ing in the care of dogs and other
animal pets.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-01-18
FRENCH PATROLS
GAIN POSITIONS
D, United Press Associations,

Paris, Jan. l7,-Freneh patrols
today penetrated German trenches
at several points along the Meuse
heights and in the Apremont forest.
German attacks, lasting several
hours, were repulsed.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-01-18
RUSSIANS RETAKE
ROUMANIAN CITY

Petrograd, Jan. 17.-Russian
forces today stormed and retook the
Roumanian city of Vandeni, recent
Iy captured by forces operating
under Field Marshal Won 'Macken
sen.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-01-18

Mr. Poff is a former student in
the University of Arkansas. He was
very active for DR.. Brough in the
campaign for governor 1t is I'M
derstood Mr.. Poff is studying law
in Little Rock and will carry on
his law course in connection with
his duties as secretary of the tax
commission.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-01-18
Nineteen Sent to Bottom Within Past Few
Hours, According to Dispatches Receiv-
ed From Rio de Janeiro and Pornambuco
Loss Of Life Believed to Be In Excess OF
-Four Hundred Japanese Steamer Lands
Survivors and Tells Of Depredations
Along Trade Route.

Buenos Aires JAM ia German raider, believed
to be the steamer Vneta, recently captured by leu
tonic U-boat and converted into vessel, has sunk
nineteen merchant ships and two French schooners IN
South Atlantic waters according to dispatches from Per-
nambuco and Rio de Janero, in which detailed account
of the landing Of survivors at Pernumbuco was given a
later message declares still another vessel has been sunk
British ships it is declared have been bombarded and
DESTROYED without warning causing loss of 400 lives.
The first notice from Penambuco, giving an ac-
count of the landing there by Japanese steamer OF sur
vvos from five British vessels that had been sunk by
the Teuons thirty miles off the Pernambuco coast Shps
sunk were of British French and Norwegian registry
Another version of the tragedy, received by way OF Rio
de Janeiro stated that but ships had been sunk
and nine captured. a*@a4
LONDON ADMIRALTY MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT.
London Jan 17-The British admiralty today an
'nounced the sinking of eight British and two French
merchantmen by German raider in the South Atlantic
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-04-06
ANOTHER RAISE
Steel Corporation Announces
More Pay for Laborers.

A New York dispatch of Tues.
day says:
The United States Steel cor.
poration, through Chairman Elbert
H. Gary, today announced an in.
crease of about 10 per cent in
wage rates and salelies up to
81, 500" of the employees of the
corporations various subsidiaries
to take effect May l next, subject
to equitable adjustment.
During the year 1916, the most
prosperous in the history of the
corporation, three voluntary in
creases in wages and salaries were
granted, equalling about 80 per
cent. The annual payroll was in
creased to S263.3S5 SOP from $17o,-
SO0,S in the previous year.
There are now on the payroll
of the steel corporation about ESQ.,
600 employees, fully 90 per cent of
whom will benefit by the higher
wage and salary schedules.
In 1916 the daily average salary
or wage was increased from $3.O1
to 1886. The increase announced
today will add about 1000 zoo
to the corporations payroll it was
said."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-04-06

with regret by many among
which Grandma Chinn was a
prime favorite.
She was born in Trooan, Cam
borne, England, on January %,
1886. She came to this country
in 1852 and has resided in many
states of the Union. With her
husband and family she came to
Tower in 1884 and few years
later, or in 1889, came to Ely
where she has since made her
home. Her husband, Richard
Chinn, preceded her in death five
years ago.
Two sons and one daughter be-
sides several grandchildren sur
vive her. The son are Supt. w. P.
Chinn of Gilbert where he is in
charge of the mines of the Pick
ands-Mather company, and Harry
A. Chinn Of this city. The daugh-
ter is Mrs. Thos. H. Williams of
this city. All were present at the
bedside when the end came.
The funeral took place yester-
day afternoon from the M. E..
church, Rev. Blackhurst officiat-
ing. The funeral was largely at
tended and the floral offerings
were many and beautiful.
Mrs. Chinn was the last of a
family of twelve children.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-04-06
Y. M. c. A. CIRCUS
Two Harbors Y. Nj. c. A. Enter.
taIns Big Crowds Wednesday.

That Ely is missing considerable
by not paying more attention to
physical training, was clearly
demonstrated to two large audiences
at the Auditorium Wednesday
afternoon and evening when the
Two Harbors Y. M. c. A. members
and band gave their circus per-
Torrance.
The various acts were announc-
ed in truly circus style and
language by John Barton who per-
formed the duties of ringmaster.
The performance opered with a
grand circus entree and parade in
which all the performers took part.
Five clowns kept the affair moving
smoothly and the popcorn, gum
and pop vendors were busy. There
followed work on the rings. trapeze
horizontal bars, slack wire and
tumbling. The whole troupe of
performers performed most excel
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-04-06
POLICE OFFICERS
Automatically Become Secret
Service Men.

A Washington dispatch Of Fri
day says that all police officers
will become secret service men in
case Of war. The message says:
EVERY policeman in the United
States automatically becomes a
United States secret service oper-
alive employed to hunt down Ger
man spies in case of emergency.
''This was the announcement of
attorney General Gregory today.
Question as to the authority Of the
department Of justice to make use
of the local departments in ferret
ing out the headquarters Of Ger
man propagandists was raised and
the attorney general promptly
made his decision.
"The policemen are sworn Off
GERS Of the law, according to the
attorney general, and they are
bound by their oaths of office to
lend every aid in apprehending
enemies of the nation, as well as
Of the particular municipality
that employs them. -
This decision of the attorney
general may have far-reaching
effect on the Ranges in view of
the fact that many Of the agitators
who have caused trouble and un-
rest among the miners are avowed
| citizens of one or the other of the
central powers. But whether or
not they are engaged in any pro
paganda against the national gov
eminent they will naturally come
under surveillance. The knowl
Adoe possessed by the local police
in the various towns will be inval
liable to the department of JUS
tice.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-04-06
KEEP STEADY

If there ever was a time when
we needed to be tolerant of the
views of others, it is at the present
when we are on the brink of war.
Charity is virtue at all times and
one OF the best forms is charity to-
wards the opinions of others. This
is no time to be making nasty in
situations about our foreign neigh
bors. There is no reason why we
should not be friends with our
alien neighbors as long as they GO
peaceably about their business and
conduct themselves in law abid-
ing manner. There is absolutely
no reason for abusing or treating
with suspicion our German born
citizens. They are not responsible
for the deeds of the highbinders
that are debating the policies Of
the German government. Let us
also quit scrapping with one
another over what President Will.
son or Congress should have done
or do now that crisis is at hand
Because a man is not in favor OF
war does not mean that he is a
German spy and because one is OF
the opinion that the government
should deal promptly and severely
with Germany does not mean that
he has been bought up by the
munition manufacturers. A little
common sense will not hurt any oil
us. When the pinch comes, and
from all appearances this will be al
once, it will be,found that we are
standing shoulder to shoulder fol-
the good of our country. Let us
forget that we were English, Irish
German, Scotch, Italian, French
Austrian, Finnish or Swedish and
stick with the Red, White and
Blue, the flag that FLOATS males.
tically over the best nation on
earth-America.
Keep steady. Stick with oul
President. He is neither the
Republican nor the Democratic
president just now but the President
of all America.