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The Washington times., 1917-12-21
"War Pen" Is Latest;
Pay Clerk Can Sign
Five Checks at Once

E. A. Van wynen, chief clerk Of
the Southern Pacific's pay check bu-
reau. has designed war pen." in
tended to facilitate his work.
Van wynen has the unique task OF
signing approximately 10000 pay
checks per month. The rush Of war
work has caused time to be the most
precious commodity dealt in by the
Southern Pacific. Also every depart
ment has been compelled to devise
means Of off-setting the shortage OF
help.
So Van wynen harnessed five foun-
tains together in such q way that he
could sign fve separate checks at the
same time. He purposes to add 4
pen for every clerk who leaves him
to 80 TO war, He is now signing
1000 checks an hour and not
worrying.
The Washington times., 1917-12-21
TENOPPORTUN|T|ES
REMAIN IN TINES
XMAS SCHEERFUND

Ten Of the fourteen opportunities Of
fered by the Associated Charities still
are open today. Not QUITE half the sum
needed for the fourteen families for
next year has thus far been subscribed
The Times Acknowledges today p,5l2&
Nos. 4, 10, 13. and IA are the for
tunate opportunities whose needs have
been underwritten. No. 10 was closed
yesterday afternoon. by William q Fow-
Ter. who offered 20 give the entire
amount needed This mornings mail
brings a check for No. / from a con-
tributor. who writes:
MY home is in Rome. Italy, and my
interest in the Italian people Is very
great" Two contributors acting In part
nership. send s. for Opportunity No.
6, pledginE a similar amount every
month. Many persons md this . salts
factory way Of giving, and pledges In
this campaign are credited for the full
amount offered for the year. A gentle
man sends In $ for No. II, the colored
boy supporting six orphan children
The Times will receive contributions.
or they may be sent directly to John
Joy Edison. treasurer Social Service
House, 90 H street northwest
OPPORTUNITY NO. i.
The Washington times., 1917-12-21
Judge Makes DislOyal
Man Buy Bonds and Aid
Red Cross and Y. M. c. A.

NANKATO, Mimi. Dec. 21.-
Frank J. Busch. a wholesale gro
Ger here, declared recently that
the United States might as well
be under the Kaiser's government
as its own. He was arrested
charged with uttering seditious
statements.
At the judges suggestion,
Busch bought $1,000 worth Of
Liberty bonds, subscribed 500 to
the Red Cross, and gave $50 each
TO the knights of Columbus and
the Y. II C. A. for war work
The judge then ined Busch
$500, which he paid.
The Washington times., 1917-12-21
EMBRYO STAR ECLIPSED
WHEN MOTHER. ARRIVES

WINCHESTER, Va, Dec. 21.-Miss
Sulia McNulty. young and pretty. who
disappeared from the home OF her
mother Friday, is in charge of an
Episcopal deaconess in Baltimore, II
kas been learned.
3 Her mother, Mrs, Sadie Dunlop
HcNulty, formerly OF Philadelphia,
Has gone to bring her home. The
Seaconess found the girl in a Balti-
lore railroad station. She is said to
have started out to become a movie
mar
The Washington times., 1917-12-21
PRESIDENT TO RECEIVE
SERBIAN MISSION TODAY

The Serbian diplomatic mission that
came to this country to give their na-
lions thanks for aid the United States
has extended to IT, arrived here today.
The party. headed by DR.. NJ R YES
mitch. was greeted at the Union Station
by Secretary Of State Lansing and other
dlgnitaries. This afternoon DR.. Yes
mitch and his colleagues win be received
by the President at the White House.
and win present an autograph letter
from King Peter.
The Washington times., 1917-12-21
DINING CARS SAVE MUCH
SUGAR, FLOUR, AND NEAT

Twelve and q half tons Of sugar were
saved on tho dining cars of TIE eouner1
during the months Of October and No
vember. according to reports 10 the
food administration This enormous saw
ing was accomplished In spits 6f-a %
per cent Increase in the numbsr of meals
served on dining cars for this period.
In addition. meatiess ana wheatlsss
days saved Ina barrels Of nour and "a
tons Of meat
The Washington times., 1917-12-21
MNCELESS MNCE NEAT
: FOR RXMASSUITS HOOVER

Meatless Christmas has resulted in
a recipe for minceless mince meat
Mrs. C. n King Orange. N. J., creator
of the pumpkinless pumpkin pie. has
submitted, as a Christmas gift to the
conserving public, the following:
Half package seeded raisins, half
pound prunes. stewed with lemon
Juice: quarter cup sweet cider, four
tablespeons brown sugar; chop raisins
and prunea
The Washington times., 1917-12-21
"DON'T TELL SECRETS TO
WOMEN" SAYS PERSHTNG

PARIS, Dec. 21.-"Never tell any
thing OF a confidential nature to a
woman. as women are the most sue
eessful enemy spies" This is one OF
the many suggestions that General
PershIng is giving out TO members OF
the American expeditionsry force in
France.
A detailed list OF instructions to
the troops has been issued that they
may be guided in how to conduct
themselves in the event OF capture by
the enemy.
The Washington times., 1917-12-21
DIES ARGUING POLITICS.

LEAMINGToN, Ontario. Dec, 2l.-
Daniel Wilkinson, sixty-five, dropped
dead on the street. 1t is supposed his
collapse was due to over-excitenent
brought on by a heated political ar
gument.
The Washington times., 1917-12-21
70 REOPEN CAR INQUIRY.

: The private car investigation OF the
9hterstate Commission was today or
cred reopened, and the first hearing
aet for February 4 before Examiner
!. n. Bron, at Chicago.
The Washington times., 1917-12-21

OPPORTUNITY NO. 4.
Closed, OVersubSeribed
The Washington times., 1917-12-21

OPPORTUNITY NO. IL.
CIosed.
OPPORTUNITY NO. II.
.. Closed.
The Washington times., 1917-12-21

OPPORTUNITY NO. 5.
| Independence Only \ Few MoathE
Away.
The Washington times., 1917-12-21

OPPORTUNITY NO :.
4 culver Full Of ChIIdren.
Amount asked for. S6a4 .OO
Previously ack'ledged. .S276.26
The Washington times., 1917-12-21
OPPORTUNITY NO. ..
Future Assets verSus Present LA
bTlItleS.

- OPPORTUNITY NO. 10.
Closed, Oversubseribed.
OPPORTUNITY NO. II.
whs VIII Help John Carry His. Loadf
-. .-,-.a - EA16 M
The Washington times., 1917-12-21
OPPORTUNITY NO. j.
Preparing to Plead His Mothers

stnI needed ..-:............. s1s-SO
New Britain herald., 1917-01-06

for ordinance rather than charter and the resolution was referred back to the board of public works with the recommendation that the council be asked to pass an ordinance covering this. The city engineer also ex- plained that the board of public works feels it is for the city's interest to have the right to recommend the construction of a subway without hav ing to order permanent pavement.
 MT. Camp thought such a measure might be costly for the city inasmuch as it might induce people on various streets to petition for subways in their streets that overhead wires might be abolished. The present rule is that subways cannot be installed un- less accompanied by permanent pavement. On motion of Mir. Kehoe it was voted to prepare charter changes such as the public works board asked.
 The Forestry Question.
 The forestry commission amend mept was taken from the table on mo- tion of MT. Covert. It provided for regular six man forestry commits sion outside of the board of public works to have full powers over all trees and shrubbery. w. B. RossberG chairman of the present forestry con1- mission was called into conference. It was explained by City Engineer Hall that the duties of such a commission and those of the board of public works might conflict, but he thought the board of public works would be willing to relinquish all powers over trees except the removal of dead and dangerous trees. At present the board of public works sets out trees, trims trees, sprays trees, plants trees. etc.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-06

Secretary Lansing by saying on his 'own authority" that this war can- not continue without America being involved in conflict. In the excess of our generosity to the peace of this republic" he said, i've accepted ex- plantations from different countries of the world of injuries to our citizens and property. But If those conditions shall again be repeated, America will not accept the excuse of g miscon- ception of orders or an excess of zeal upon the part of an officer. She will resent and to the extent of her power punish a wrong to her people or an insult to her nation. No amount of logic nor pacif1cation would avail. The continuation of this war in Eu- rope will mean war in the United States"
 The original Hitchcock resolution read as follows:
 Resolved. That the senate ap- proves and strongly endorses the ac- ton taken by the president in sending the diplomatic notes of Dec. IS to the nations now engaged in war suggest
New Britain herald., 1917-01-06
FORESTRY WILL BE
 GIVEN ATTENTION
Charter Change Would Create New Public Works Bureau

Among oher things the charter re- vision committee last night voted in favor of a charter amendment to make the forestry commission bu- reau of the board of public works. It , also voted in favor, of giving the fboard of public works the right to trecommend a subway without being compelled to order permanent pave- ment in connection with it. The mat ter of police and fire pensions was discussed at length but no action taken.
 Those present at the meeting were Chairman B. F. Gaffney, Clerk H. V. Camp. Mayor G. A. Quigley. Repre- . sentAtives Edward Hall and Richard Covert, M. I. Jester, T. Fl. Kehoe. Howard M Steele and Ernest Teich.
 Board of Public Works.
 Regarding the petition of The board of public works to give that body per. mission to remove trees, City Engi- neer w. H. Hall explained that the lboard wants the right to remove only dead and dangerous trees and not to cut down trees promiscuously. It was decided that this Is matter
New Britain herald., 1917-01-06

MT. Camp suggested that the com mission drop the whole matter and let the board of public works handle the tree question by the appointment of a special tree committee. MT. Ross I berg said that the board of public works in the past two years has paid for new trees set out. It was finally decided a motion of MT. Steele, to l avoid any possible conflict of au- thority by creating the forestry com | mission named by the mayor. as a 1 bureau of the board of public works to have. charge of the trees in the 1 city, Mr. Teich and MT. Kehoe will confer with the corporation counsel 1 to see if this can be brought about without charter amendment.
 l City Meeting Month Earlier.
 Mayor Quigley, as member of the committee including Messrs. Steele and E. w. Christ, reported on the proposed change so that the f1n- ance boad shall meet in February in : stead of March and the various de- partments submit their budgets a month earlier. resulting in the city meeting being held month sooner. This would make 1t possible for the board of public works and other boards to begin their outside work much earlier in the spring. resulting 1 in their being able to do more work during the year. The time for the city meeting would also be changed to ten days after the meeting of the finance board. rather than sixty days as at present. The mayor would like wise be empowered to call a special meeting of the council to consider the finance boards report and then ad journ from night to night until 1t Is adopted instead of for week as now provided. The report was accepted, but the plan cannot be carried out this year as the legislature will not have passed the changes in time.
 A written request from the cor poration counsel asking that the ques- ton of changing the city court to one of unlimited jurisdiction be re- ferred to the lawyers committee in l charge of Judge J. T. Meskill was granted. Judge MeskilPs committee will report other needed charter changes dealing with the city court.
 l Water Board Plans.
 The corporation counsePs report on water department charter amendment was read. It provided for 8 bipartisan board of four mem bers to serve for four years terms and so appointed that one mans terms will
 expire each year. It also provided that the commissioners shall serve
 without pay, except the chairman
 whose salary is to be fixed by the council. Some of the commissioners thought that the clerk should not be
 a member of the board and Judge Gaffney offered an amendment that
 would provide against any commis-
 sioner receiving pay for any services on the commission. This would pre-
 vent a man serving dually as clerk and commissioner and receiving pay as clerk. MT. Kehoe objected to this unless this rule De made applicable to every board. He declared that to T his mind the move is simply a slaE at one individual under cover of the
New Britain herald., 1917-01-06

charter revision committee. MT. Camp denied any intention to hit at any one individual. The matter was finally placed on the table until the next meeting.
 Police and Fire Department.
 Another amendment drawn up by the fire and police commissions. was read. It provided for bipartisan boards of four members each. the chairmen only to receive pay. Changes were suggested making the mayor 8 member of the boards ex- officio that he may break ties. The proposed amendments were laid on the table until next week and in the meantime the commissioners will study the matters carefully
 Regard Pension Fund. The mayor asked that commits sioners' opinions be expressed during the week so that at next Friday nights meeting the pension commit tee can report on some practical plan. His Honor is much in favor of evolving some plan so that each pay a certain small percentage of HIS pay lIlIO Luo pSIlSIOA 1uuu w u1lo it would not be possible to compel a man to pay part of his wages into the fund, it would be possible to disbar anyone who did not pay from participating in the pension, it was stated.
 The mayor does not think the city should be asked to bear the entire burden of police and fire pension, and thinks that the men who are to profit should bear some of the ex- pense percentage. In Bridgeport and New Haven the fire and police de- partment members pay two per cent. of their wages into a similar pension fund.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-06
SENATE GOES FIFTY
 FIFTY WITH WILSON
Endorses His Note But Not in
 Its Entirety

Washington, Jan. 6.-By a vote of AS to IT the senate late yesterday adopted Senator H1tchcock's resolu- tion endorsing President Wilson's peace move, but only after it had been amended specifically to make it's inrorsement apply merely to the sec ton of the presidents note which suggested that the bel11gerents state the terms on which peace might be discussed.
 Senator Hitchcock's acceptance of this amendment which was pro- posed by Senator Jones of Washing ton, came at the close of speech by Senator Borah, in which the senator from Idaho warned the senate that in Endorsement apply merely to the sec whole, with its suggestion of an in
New Britain herald., 1917-01-06

ternationaI agreement to guarantee peace, 1t was sscommitting itself to an abandonment of It's historic policy of refraining from participation in Eu- ropean politics and was endangering the Monroe Doctrine.
 Ten republicans voted for the re- vised resolution and one democrat, Senator Maritime of New Jersey, voted against it. Full galleries heard the debate, and few senators were ab- sent from their places on tho floor.
 Senator Borahs. followed Senator Lewis of Illinois, who, in the course of a defense and interpretation of the presidents note, went even further that the verge of war" statement of
New Britain herald., 1917-01-06
Bank No. 11S4


 Report of Condition of the
 NEW BRITAIN NATIONAL BANK at New Britain, in the State of Connecticut at the close of business on Dec. 27, 1916.
 RESOURCES Loans and discounts $2,699,208.65 Overdrafts, unsecured 1,213.06 U. s. bonds deposited to secure cir culation (par value) 100, GOO. % Bonds other than U. S. bonds pledged to secure postal savings Securities other than U
 S. bonds (not including
 stocks) owned
 Total bonds. securities. etc ss5.s1s.42 (5o per cent of subscription 16.soooo Value of banking house 220,000.oo Net amount due from approved re- serve agents in New York. Chioa- go and St, Louis ..$ 90,S75s9 Net amount due from approved reserve agents
 in other reserve cities $220. .4e5.26
 - - s11,s71.s5 bankers 77.274.2s Outside checks and other cash items $,063b3 Fractional currency, nickels and cents 66694
 ----- 4.s2s.47 Notes of other National banks 4s,12o.oo Federal Reserve notes 7.500.00 Lawful reserve in vault and with Federal Reserve Bank sas.os5.1o Redemption fund with U S. Treas and due from U s. Treas urer 6,ooo.oo Total s42s2, sao1s
 LIABILITIES Capital stock paid in $s1o.o0o.oo Surplus fund 200, ,00c.00 Undivided profits ..s2e5, ,o34e1 Less current expenses,
 interest, and taxes
 paid .............. 21.7s942
 1ss.es5.1s Circulating notes outstanding 97.20o.00 Net amount due to banks and bankers ss.14s.27 Demand Deposits: Individual deposits subject to check 3,s51,s25 Certificates of deposit due in less than 30 days 37,625.11 Certified checks 1,183.S2 Cashiers checks outstanding 5,429.O % Postal savings deposits s4,7S0.00 Total demand deposits $3, 0S0, ,S43.76 Time Deposits: .,. Certificates of deposit 100, 900. % Other time deposits 146,202. 96 Total of time deposits $245, 2o29S Total $4,2o2, ,6s0.1S State of Connecticut County of Hartford ss above named bank. do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. F. S. CHAMBERLAIN, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5th day of January, 1917. H. w. EDDY, Notary Public. CoRRECT-Attest: & A. J. SLOPER E. N. STANLEY, JOHN B. MINOR, - Directors.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-06

ing and recommending that thoee tons state tho terms upon w1 peace might be discussed.
 AS amended and adopted, the ! lution read:
 Resolved. That the S0nae4 proves and strongly endorses t111 quest of the president in the | matic notes of Dec. IS to the na1 now engaged in war that those@ tions state the terms upon peace might be discusDed.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-06
No1cs 1!

The annual meeting of tho holders of the New Britain N bank, for tho choice of tdirectN the ensuing year and for tho N action of any other business pE091 come before said meeting. held at their banking house IF Britain, on Tuesday, tho Sth M January, 1917. Polls will be%a from II to 12 o'clock a. n..
 F. s. CTIAMBERI:A4lsf&i New Britain, Conn,
 Decem Der g, 1916.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-06-14
MUSCLE SHOALS FAVORED.
Mass Meeting SubscnbeS Funds
for Securing Options.

Florence, Ala, June IN. c.
Elting, chairman of the chamber
of commerce Muscle Shoals COM
mittee, made a statement tonight
to a mass meeting held at the
courthouse, indicating its belief in
the early selection of Muscle Shoals
for the site of the government nj
trate plant.
The audience indicated their
faith in the project by subscribing
5000 to be expended in securing
the remainder of options on over
flowed lands. It was stated on
high authority that the nitrate
plant will be located as soon as all
options have been secured. All
land owners in basin No. 3 will
join hands and Loyalty support the
chairman, and TO fears are enter
tanned but that all options will be
secured.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-06-14

Miss Rankin, congressman from
Montana, made her maiden speech
in the house of representatives
last week. Womans' work was
the theme. She not only made
her speech but had an amendment
passed to the Lever food survey
bill all in five minutes. The
amendment read Provided that
the secretary of agriculture shall
so far as is practicable engage the
services of women for the work
hereinproyided for" The work"
indicated is the food conservation,
elimination of waste, and increased
production as carried in the b I'll.
The sum of 81, 500, 900 is set aside
for these purposes. 1t is said that
when the LADY from Montana
was recognized the usually noisy
and boisterons house became sud.
d.nly silent and attentive.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-06-14
FARMER HAD PLENTY TO
EAT. BUT HAD NO APPE.
TITE, HE SAYS
Declares He Had Bad Case OF
Stomach Trouble and Began
Going Down Hill. Gains 25
Pounds on Tanlac.

1t may sound unreasonable
and you may believe me or not
but after taking fur bottles O
this Tanlac medicine / have actu
ally gained 25 pounds said ] I
Williams, wel-known and pros
porous farmer who resides al
Greenbrier. Tenn, near Nash,
vile, Tenn.
II had bad case of stomach
trouble last summer, and it came
pretty near knocking ne out, "
continued Mr. Williams. 1t was
something like nervous indiges.
ton. | began to go down hill.
1t looked like the more medicine
| took and the harder tried to
get we'll. the worse | would get.
We had pretty near everything to
eat. but nothing tasted right, and
| got so weak and nervous could
not do anything. in fact, l was just
completely knocked out,
Before had this spell weighed
100 pounds, and kept falling eff
until | got down to where / only
weighed 135 pounds.
i am now back to my regular
weight again and feel strong and
we'll. NY appetite is simply fine
now. and don't mind my work.
This medicine just took right hold
of me, and put me on my feet.
We'll sir the secord day after
| began taking it, / got hungry
and oh, how good that old ham
did taste | sleep fine now too,
and am not nervous like | was.
Even the barking of the dogs at
night does not wake me up.
i never believed a medicine
could be made that would do any.
body as much good as Tanlac has
done me, and I want to recon-
mend it to anybody who has
suffered with the same trouble
have"
Genuine Tanlac bears the names
of GF Willis and the Cooper Med
icine Company and is sold in Iuka
exclusively by J c Jourdan. and in
Belmont by Belmont Drug Co,
Golden, Miss, by DIR. L. Harris,
Dennis, Miss, by N. S, Davis,
Burnsville, Miss. by J. II. Nixon,
Paden, Miss, by w, S. Stephens.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-06-14
Just What She Needed

When women complain of weari-
ness, backache, dull headaches
and similar ailments. they accept
these troubles as their lot because e
they are women, when the all
ments may be the results of
dirordered kidneys. Mrs Mary
v Bunker, Milton on-the- Hudson,
N Y, writes of Foley Kidney Pills:
Just what | needed" For sale at
[ c Jourdan's Drug Store.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-06-14
Sheriff's Sale.
State of Mississippi,
Tishomingo County,

State of Mississippi,
Tishomingo County, J
w. J. Brinkley, Plaintiff, VS.. .. c,
Rast and Mrs. E. E. Rast.
Execution for 5000 and interest
at 8 per cent per annum from
March IL, 1915. Costs S3.95.
BY virtue of the above stated
execution directed to me by B F
McRae, Circuit Clerk of said coun
ty, issued by said Clerk on an en-
rolled judgment from the Justice
Court of ] d Fairless. Justice of
the Peace of the third Justice
Court district of said County,
will on the End day of July, 1917,
within lawful hours, at the south
door of the court house of the
town of Iuka, said county and
state. expose for sale at public
outcry, to the highest bidder, for
cash, all the right, title, interest
and claim which the defendant,
Mrs E E Rast, has to the follow
ing land. situated in said county
and state, to wit
The east half of the N E a oil
section 20, tip 4, range IL, which
has been levied on as the property
of said defendant, Mrs E E Rast,
and which will be sold according
to law to satisfy a Judgment in
said Justice Court together with
all costs.
This June 5th, 1917.
X. U. woody,
40-3tl Sheriff.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-06-14
r u Woodley Sheriff

r u Woodley Sheriff
prisoners May ~ 72
G T Rutledge ins 20 d ser 81 70
w ] Sanders ins 20 d ser So 90
] Fl Walker ins % d ser 5S 90
w II Marler ins 10 d sar AZ so
Geo Harris hauling arsenic
to storage 20
Sam Wiley hauling for vat S 90
Sam Wiley hauling lumber
cement and water 25
w J Sanders insp, hauling
cement 3 so
G I Rntledge, insp hauling
chemicals 800
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