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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-18
ADM|RAL DEWEY
DIED LAST TUESDAY
GENERAL BREAKDOWN Is sUF-
FERED AFTER BRAVE FIGHT
WITH DISEASE.
WAS A SEA WARRIOR OF FAME
Grateful Congress Raised Him to the
Rank Of Admiral Of Navy-ln Ser
vice 81 Years-Got Baptism Of
Fire During Civil War.

Washington, Jan. 16.-Admiral Geo..
Dewey, the nations Spanish war he
ro, and by priority of grade the rank
ing naval Officer of the world, died at
his home here tonight in his 80th year
He had not been conscious since yes
terday, when hc lapsed into coma,
still believing that in few days he
would be bac kat This desk in the navy
department.
Fought Disease Vigorously.
A general breakdown, accompanied
by arterio sclerosfs incident to old age,
was the cause Of death. The disease
had been gradually spreading it's hold
upon the powerful body of the admiral
for a year and half.
Mrs. Dewey and the admiral's only
son, George, were at the bedside. They
had known since yesterday that there
was no hope.
Flags HaIf-Masted.
The admiral died at 81 o'clock.
President Wilson and Secretary Dan
iels were notified at once, and the
news was flashed by wireless to
American Ilavas xessels and stations
all over the world The message car
ries orders that all flags be half
masted.
The president will confer with Sec
retary Daniels and Rear Admiral
Badger and arrange for the funeral,
which probably will take place on
Saturday. The body will be buried
at Arlington national cemetery, on the
Virginia shore of the Potomac river,
where many of Admiral Dewey's for
mer comrades have been laid to rest.
Only two other men, Farragut and
Porter, have held the rank of admiral
of the American navy, and since civil
war days no military figure has held
such. place as Dewey in the affec-
ton and admiration of the American
people. His death ended 81 years of
active service.
Civil War Veteran.
His baptism of fire came in the civil
war, through which he served with dis
tinctioh. Promotion followed promo
ton during the years following, and
he was commodore commanding the
Asiatic fleet when the orders capture
or destroy the enemy's fleet" gave him
the first news of hostilities with Spain
and sent him into Manila bay for the
feat that won undying fame and had
far-reaching effect upon the position
of the United States as a world power.
Immediately Dewey was advanced
to rear admiral, and then congress, by
special act, made him admiral of the
navy grade that died with him.
Since 1900 he had been on duty at the
navy department as president Of the
general board, constantly in touch
with all activities Of the navy, adviser
Of secretaries and a mighty champion
of greater fleet. Year after year the
gerenal board urged the building of
more ships than congress would agree
to, until at the last session a great
building program based upon it's rec
ommendation finally was adopted.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-18
PACIFIC COAST NEWS

Aerial mail service between San
Francisco and Sacramento is now
proposed.
Louis Moreno, aged 80, a farmer
near Pendleton, Ore, was killed re-
Gently when he fell from threshing
machine which he was dismantling.
.Searchers for Russell NJ Christen-
sen, a forest ranger, who had become
lost in blizzard last Christmas day,
found his body Monday near La Pine,
Ore.
James B. Mcnamara, convics ed Of
having blown up Los Angeles build
ing, has been ordered to the prison
dungeon because, he refuses to work
in the jute mill.
Royal w. Mingins Of Seattle and
John V. Rowan of Vancouver bar
racks have been appointed, respect
lively, captain and first lieutenant of
infantry in the officers reserve corps
of the army.
Governor Alexander has appointed
Adam G. Goss of Mohler a member
of the board Of county commission
ers of Nez Perce county, to succeed
Thomas Thorstensen, who died the
day after he qualified.
Every member of the crew of the
steamer San Pedro, which arrived at
San Francisco recently from Navidad
leo, had a bag of gold valued from
$50 to 5000 washed from the sands
Of creek that runs into the bay
near where the steamer was loading
cedar logs.
Four new searching parties in au-
tomobiles went into the desert coun-
ltry Monday in Lower California to
continue the hunt for Lieutenant Col
w. A. Robertson, military aviators,
lost since Wednesday without food
or water in a desolate region below
the American border
A packing house at Friday Harbor,
Wash, has just canned 800 cases of
dogfish land plans to complete $4,000
cases before the end of the season.
The label on the cans says: Gray
quest of the United States bureau Of
fisheries, and under methods ap-
proved by it,
I Consul General Franz Bopp Of Ger
many received official notification at
San Francisco from Count Won Bern
storff, German ambassador, of his
temporary removal" following con
viction with Vice Consul E. H. Won
Setback and others of conspiracy to
set afoot an unneutral military en-
terprise against Canada. Won Setback
was also removed.
/ Conditions at the Oregon state
training school for boys, at Salem,
were denounced in report filed re-
Gently by a commission appointed by
the state board of control to make a
survey of the institution. Sanitary
conditions are deplorable, the sys-
tenn of instruction and training is in
adequate, and the physical condition
of the boys in attendance is subnor-
NAL, the report said.
Explosion of box of gunpowder
in store at Oregon city recently in
jured four men, blew the front out
of the store and rocked the city's
business district for radius of sew
eral blocks. The explosion was caus-
ed when the store proprietor, l. Toll
polar, attempted to extract the pow
der from some ancient cartridges
Friction caused spark, which com
municated to a powder box
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-18

The members of the Washington
State Pharmaceutical association will
meet in annual convention in Spo-
kane in spite Of the recent refefen-
dunn to change the meeting place
from this city to Olympia.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-18

1t is loves failures that stand as
mile posts along the waste plains of
a fruitless life.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-18

1t is the love of life that moves the ,
world
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-09

Britain. in The midst OF her plans fo-
preserving and eyyenl.ng her world
trade. has recognized the tendency Of
soldiers to develop a wauderluzt after
their Homecoming and has arranged
to provide land for all who want it in
the outlying nart5 Of the british En-
pire. Ancient Rome used 10 do The
came tbae after big wars.
Not an The bcllige-ents have spa
cious colonies in which 70 provide
homes for 1oldierpioneers Lacking
them. the leligereut countries must
face the prospect Of losing the more
restless part OF their young maahoo1
ualcss they keep tbs nea At home by
force.
Ii there is 10 prohibition tho Unit
ed states may lcok forward to q COZ.
side-ajle immigration of Iroapeciiea
farmers, after the war. And ~e can
easily accommodate q million or two
additional farmers, il they come.
Public land III the West IS scarcer
than it used to be, bu, there IS plenty
OF coed and fairly cheap land to be
found in every section Of the coun-
try ard in almcst every community.
The East and the Middle West need
agricultural pioneers almost as much
as the West and South do And every
such pioneer is a more valuable gain
to the country than he would be if he
went into factory or opened a little
store
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-09
JAPANESE FRIENDSHIP.

1t was worth while to have the Jap
anese scare brought up again just TO
have it so thoroughly disposed OF, The
German proposal to win Japan away
from the Allies and launch her against
the United States as a German ally
has failed completely More than
that, it has served to bring from ia
pan emphatic assurances of her good
will toward America
On top of the official assurances Civ
en- to our government by the Japanese
government, Prime Minister Terauchi,
in response to a request from the Chi
cago Record cabled this statement
for the benefit OF the American pub
lie:
I'VE are surprised not so much by
the persistent efforts of the Germans
to cause an estrangement between
Japan and the United States as by
their complete failure to appreciate
the aims and ideals of other nations.
Nothing is more repugnant TO our
sense Of honor and to the lasting wei.
fare of our country than to betray our
friends and allies in this time of trial
and to become party to a comhina-
ton directed against the United
States, to whom we are bound not
only by the sentiments Of ttfftte fffieifai-
ship, but also by material interests OF
vast and far-reaching importance.
"The proposal which is reported
to have been planned by the German
foreign Office has not been communi-
Gated to the Japanese government up
to this moment, officially or unofficial
ly, but should 1t ever come to hand |
can conceive no other form of reply
than that of indignant and categorical
refusal
Ihere is no apparent reason why
any American should doubt the truth
and sincerity OF this statement.
There is every reason why those
Americans who do honestly fear ia.
pan and suspect her Intentions shoulG
refrain from yoicing their incredibly
They should at least do Japan the
courtesy, and their own country the
service, Of keeping silent.
This Is no time for any American
to offend the sensitive japanese honor
by insulting words. 1t is the time tc
bring the two nations into a closer
friendship. And happily, thanks tc
Germany, they seem to understand
each other better today than for many
years.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-09
SOLDIERS AND AGRICULTURE.

Most people who are looking ahead
to conditions after the war expect a
great era OF manufacturing activity.
They base that expectation largely on
the idea that many millions Of war.
disciplined men win be peculiarly fit.
ted by their military experience for a
career Of Industrial efficiency It seems
to be expected as matter of course
that soldiers will turn from the
trenches to the factory
This isn't necessarily true. There
Is likely TO be great increase in in
dustrial production, but that Increase
may DC due to improved machinery
and more efficient management rather
than to the turning of a larger part OF
the population to industrial produc.
ton SO far as the men themselves
are concerned experience and com.
mon sense seem rather to point to a
new interest in agriculture.
1T was SO after our own civil war
There was tremendous demand TO;
agricultural land. The returning sol
diers, In general, were not eager tC
work in factories They had become
accustomed to life in the open. ant
found any sort OF work that kept then
indoors unhealthy and intolerable
They wanted fresh air, freedom, indie
pendence. And TO that natural desir,
was due the rapid settlement OF vas
areas Of public land In the West whicl
otherwise would have taken decade
longer for development.
wilt II not be 30 In this case? Grea
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-09
WE PAY BUYERS
T. r. GODFREY.

FRIDAY. SATURDAY AND MONDAY WE WILL SELL
$1c0
lbs C. S. Plantation Coffee for $500
a'pound sixty E. Gunpowder Tea
QUALITY FLOUR from Winter Wheat.
May Wheat $500 tushel GET WISE
KING QUALITY FLOUR Observation-Disclosures. $4e
GOLD FLOUR ................. $3.50
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-09
ANUS EMENTS.
Ramona

Ramona a cinema operate spec
tacle that ranks as one of the most
elaborate and biggest productions ven
turel during the present vogue Of
mighty film ventures. has Just been
booked for a return presentation
hero at Gayety. , days, starting today,
matiNccs daily Ramona has been
described as cinematographic eii-
ttCn de luxe OF Helen Hunt Jacksons
world famous novel oil the same name
made eligible for recognition rs opera
thru coordination with great and inn
p9aasiycly beautiful musical score
that calls for a symphony orchestra
and splendid singers
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-09
DIXON BOYS FLOOD
$4,000 HIGH SCHOOL

nN.n Eil. March 9-The ptw ST.
80 Ir,,n high school buiting Tas
flooded from assembly to basement
st mint, vhel miscrCanJs. said ay
the a,1lty to lie high sc1oo stall
CIT, turned on the ire hyjrauJs The
faculty the board of eircatian, AID
Oh students have been in Gsht over
dlycIrihc Il Is said that tn s)U5 of
three prominent families win be ar
rested ,cm0rrow.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-09
HAVE SCHEME FOR
DEEPENING FOX RIVER

Oshkosh, Wis March 0 Einrts are
bcin- madc hero to interest lalian
land owners in 4 plan 70 deepen The
F,> river from Menasha - Green
Lay. thereby increasing IN how Of
water and reducing the lei"l Of fake
Ninn2tago about foot. II $ helioy-
oG The scheme would be r3i'h m'rc
than 1t would cost and that o@Lcs5
II Na'cr front property wcg.i D1y a
talceniagc Of the cost in proportion
To HE BENEFITS.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-09
AURORA AFFAIR is
REAL LOVE TANGLE

Aurora H., March Q Special
Mrs Gpncyieye Love, daughter of 'ac
lsfe Capt. c. II. Smith, founder of the
Western WheeaJ Scrapor COMPANY,
flea SHIT for divorce today in Che
kqre county circuit court charging
Albert Love with cruelty The con
PIE we're married on April =, 1918
ana separated 0atobr %. l9iG. Mrs
Love is one Of eight women vino mc
tlc hcayies, stockholders 4 re Wes-
Germ Wheeled Scraper company
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-09
CALENDAR OF ILLINOIS HISTORY

March 3, 1882 Abraham Lincoln Is
sued communication to the people OF
Sangamon County, on his candidacy
for member of the Legislature dated
New Salem, March 8, 1892
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-09

All day Saturday. Mar. f., by ladies
Of First w. + church At Juelt5 s
TeaQh0ut's Main st. entrance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
POULTRY YARD NOTES.

| is disturbing TO the digestion. But
with due care a great work of CON
| servation" may be done along this line
bringing help to the nations in need
| and no little profit to the millions who
may practice it.
| The golden market season for broi!-
! ers is from January on to the opening
of spring. Top-notch prices may be
easily realized at this season. The
better the article produced the higher
the price. First class hotels and we'll
T, TODD families are always watching for
| medium or large. Winter puts a keen
edge on the meat appetite of the cpl
cure. Chickens from three to six
months old never go begging at such
| season.
! 1t is too bad, though. under present
conditions, TO put any large number of
squad broilers on the markets. Such
young birds are just coming TO the most
rapid stage of growth. The small broiler.
weighing about twenty-four ounces. soon
reaches the weight of the large broiler.
which is about two and one-half pounds.
This means a hundred pounds of the
! finest quality of meat conserved to every
! lot of one hundred market birds. II
handled rightly, the larger the market
bird the greater the financial advantage
to the poultryman.
Stock hatched this fail should make
fine roaSters by early spring. \ fall
chick ought to weigh from six to seven
pounds at six to seven months old. OF
course, / am speaking OF the larger
breeds. The smaller breeds will run
| a couple of pounds lighter. There is
never lacking an abundant and high
class market for such tender and juicy
meat. The demand is unusually strong
and constant III the winter time.
The day of the capon is rapidly
dawnins. The man who can have from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
Royal Arcanum.

Francis Scott Key Council. Wednes-
day evening. listened to addresses by
Supreme Representative Edwin A.
Mess on recent changes in the laws of
the order. and by Past Grand Regent
j. Ed Swaine of Oriental Council on
the advantages of fraternal vfsitations.
Acting Regent E. J. Mueller presided
and short talks were given by Vice
Grand Regent James H. Ruth, E. S.
Chamberlain. J. C. Ball and John T.
Weaver. Musical numbers were fur
nished by Sanger Johns, assisted by
James T.. Chamberlain, o. +. Bussard
and Edwin Goucher. At the next meet
ing of the council, September s. a
change Of meeting place will be con-
s,dered.
Grand Regent James delivered an ad-
dress Tuesday evening before Oriental
Council and called attention to ar
rangements now being made for q joint
class night in November. Remarks
were made also by Past Grand Regent
J. Ed Swaine. Grand Trustee r. e. Lo.
gan. Corbin Birch and Walter B. Hill.
In the absence of the regent. the vice
regent. J. H. Grub. presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
Order of the Eastern Star.

What is described as an annual re-
union of the Order of the Eastern Star
of Maryland. the virginias. Pennsylva-
mia and the District Of Columbia will
be held at Pen-Mar. on the Western
Maryland railway. Thursday of this
week.
Grand Patron J. II. Milans of the Dis
trict Grand Chapter is chairman Of the
trict Of Columbia members.
Beyond railway circular announcing
the general attractions to be found at
the Pen-Mar Park no program has been
furnished for publication. The Star has
been advised of the excursion by Grand
Secretary Rose A Yost of the District
Grand Chapter. who stated that the
railway circular had been received from
the Grand Secretary of Maryland.
According to the railway schedule, the
Pen Mar express will leave Hillen station.
Baltimore, at SOS am. and Union sta
ton, in that city. at 9:05 am. Returning.
the train will leave Pen Mar at 6:25 pm.
and arrive In Baltimore at 1853 pm.
Esther Chapter. No. 5. recently had a
day and evening outing with the
friends of its members at Marshall Hall.
where sports and games attracted the
efforts of everybody. Past Grand Pa
iron Wallace Streater awarded the
prizes. the list of which was not fur
nished for publication. 1t is generally
agreed. however. that a good time was
had by ALL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
Daughters of America.

Fidelity Council, No. 4, Tuesday even
ing initiated one candidate. In the alb
sence Of Mrs. Grace woodward. State
Councillor Mamie Cox Howell ofnciated
As councillor Of the initiatory team.
general invitation to members OF the
order to attend the councils meetings
every Tuesday evening at o'clock.
Mount Vernon Council No. Is. Monday
night received two applications for mem
bership. State Representative Edward D.
Schwenk rendered his resignation and 1t
was accepted. The financial secretary.
Ida G. Yost was excused for a two-week
vacation at North Chesapeake Beach.
Goodwill Council. No. Is. met Monday
evening. Several new members were
obligated and initiated.
The joint committee representing. the
seventeen councils of the District of Co
committee Monday evening in Old Glory
hall. with eleven councils represented. as
follows: Old Glory. Mrs. Louise Cody
Anacostia. N. l. Thomas; Good Will; MIS-.
Rule. Mrs. F1oda Reagan: Mizpah.~ Mrs.
Naomi Swami; Star Spangled Banner.
Mrs. Bertha Ratclir: Martha Dan
bridge, Mrs. Grace Lowery; Mayflower.
Mrs. Senseney; Fidelity, Mrs. Mamie
Howell: Progressive. w. L. Klinehanse:
Esther, Mrs. Freddie Beach-affiliated
Thursday. The five councils not repre-
sented will be given an opportunity to
affiliate during the coming week. Com
mittees were appointed to visit those
councils.
Progressive Council. No. 9. met
Thursday evening. with Mrs. Freddie
Beach Of Esther Council as guest.
The couEciTs representative reported
as to the joint Red Cross committee of
the Daughters" The council has a
committee investigating the feasibility
of taking part in the entertainment in
honor of the Districts drafted. Mrs.
Beach announced her appointment as
a representative to the joint committee
from Esther Council.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
Ir. o. u. A. M.

Anacostia Council. No. 16. Tuesday en-
tertained the now national deputy. Maui
rico Peabody. who made quite an inter-
esting talk. Mr.. Peabody is well known
to the Juniors Of this Jurisdiction as a
faithful worker. Tho council in the near
future will receive copy Of the full pro-
ceedings Of the National Council in Ashe-
vile. n. c. E. D. Skinner Of Andrew
Jackson Council, No. s. who was elected
as national representative to represent
this Jurisdiction at Asheville. did not at
tend and this jurisdiction was not rep
resented, 1t is said.
Mount Vernon Council. No. 10, Thurs
day evening received reports from its
excursion and flag-raising committees,
appointed a special flag committee of
Ave members and listened to addresses
by Louis H. Haberbach of Crystal
Council, No. 800, Of Jeanette. Pa: Past
Councillor John S. Langley and John E.
Smallwood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19

Grand Master Irving 7. SchwinEer ha~
granted a dispensation to Phoenix
Lodge. No. %. to hold its meetings in
the Strauss Memorial Sunday School
Hall until its own hall, which is now
undergoing repairs. is completed. The
lodge has recently completed the deco
ration Of its room in Odd Fellows Home
Noble Grand W. E. Andrews Of Mount
Pleasant Lodge. No. 90. delivered the
addresseat the reunion of the Ave 1uris-
dictions at Pen Mar. his subject being
Fraternity and Patriotism" More than
$4,000 persons were present and took
part in the patriotic exercises.
Harmony Lodge, No. 9. donated to the
Odd Fellows Home Association the pro-
ceeds Of its excursion to Chesapeake
Beach. This lodge. through its repre-
sentative to the home association, Past
Grand Master DR.. Thomas J. Gates, has
always given generously toward the es-
adjustment Of the home and its main
tenance, it is declared.
The membership committees of Mount
Pleasant Lodge are working on their
plans for the coming SEASON. They ex-
pect to pass the "hundred-and- fifty
mark before next spring. Director Of
Degrees Fits and Instructor Bert "
Wolfe promise proficiency and new ideas
in degree work. Vice Grand H Bur-
roughs has issued a general invitation to
all Odd Fellows to attend the meeting
Of the lodge Tuesday.
Lodge, No. 20. Noble Grand Rambo made
a special plea to those who have made
pledges to the home fund. Capt Royce
paid farewell visit to the lodge prior
1t, g.
Torment. Mr., Shumaker. one of the first
members of Federal City Lodge. was re-
elected to membership after many years
absence, during which he has been trav-
cling around the globe He made an
address, telling Of his experiences in his
travels
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19

President Mrs Mary NJ. Dement, Of the
Rebekah Assembly has appointed Vice
President Mrs. Floro O. Schwinger as
representative Of the assembly on the
anniversary committee. Vice President
from the Rebekah lodges to meet her at
the temporary headquarters Of the order.
18th street and Pennsylvania avenue north
west. Saturday evening. August Is. at 8
o'clock. for the purpose of organizing the
committee and selecting subcommittee of
arrangements to celebrate the anniversary
of the Rebekah degree. Grand Master
Irving r. Schwinger has also instructed
the several subordinate lodges to appoint
representatives to attend the meeting.
Past President Annie E. Grigsby of the
Rebekah Assembly is spending the sum
,ner at her country home at Comorn, Va.
During her absence, however, she keeps in
close touch with the home. as a repre-
sentative in the association from Miriam
Lodge, No. 6. Greetings have been re-
ceived from her by many members
its temporary quarters. at 18th street and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest will re-.
ceive reports from several committees
and consider plans for degree work at
each meeting, beginning in September
Martha Washington Lodge. No. 3. at
Its last meeting had the remainder of
its officers installed by Mrs. Hendrix,
as follows: Vice grand, Mrs. Daily:
warden. Mrs. Delaney: outside guar
dian. Mr.. Macarthur. Mrs. Jacobs and
his wife presented the lodge with an
American flag. Noble Grand Alice
Cooley called up the lodge. the flag
was saluted and 1.-The Star Spangled
Banner" was sung. Patriotic speeches
We're made by Mrs. Hendrix. Mrs.
Cooley and Mrs. Edmonston Degree
Director Daily had a rehearsal of the
degree team before the lodge ad-
journed