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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04
GIVE "SYRUP OF FIGS"
TO C0NSTIPATED CHILD
Delicious "Fruit Laxative" can't harm
tender little Stomach, liver
and bowels.

Look at the tongue, motheri II
coated, your little ones stomach, liver
and bowels need cleansing at once.
When peevish. cross, llstless, doesn't
sleep, eat or act naturally, or is fever
ish, stomach sour. breath bad. has
sore throat, diarrhoea. full of cold. give
teaspoonful of California Syrup of
Figs" and in few hours all the foul.
constpated waste. undigeSted food
and sour bile gently moves out of its
little bowels without gripping, and you
have n well. playful child again. Ask
your druggist for n 50-cent bottle of
California Syrup of Figs" which con-
tains full directions for babies. chill
dren OF all ages and for grown-ups.-
Adv,
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AGREEMENT IS
NOT REACHED
Eight-Hour Conference Ends
Until Court Considers Con-
stitutionality of Law
MEN INSIST UPON ADVANCE
Managers Refuse to Concede De.
mands - Offer to Keep Records
and Pay Advance II Adam
son Law is Sustained.

New York. - Conferences between
representatives of the railroads and
the four brotherhoods of railway EN-.
ployes. at which were discussed the
possibilities of a settlement OF the
eight-hour controversy, were discon.
tinued abruptly when it became ap.
parent an agreement could not be
reached
1t was announced by both sides
that there would be no more meet.
ings until after the United States
Supreme Court hands down it's de.
cision on the constitutionality OF the
Adamson act.
The break came when railroad rep.
resentatives refused to concede the
demands of the brotherhood chiefs
for an agreement looking toward the
enforcement of the new wage sched.
ule, fixed by the Adamson law,
which goes into effect January 1.
Dc nand Wage Increase.
The brntherhoods' chiefs held, it
was said, that their men had the
right to begin drawing wages accord
ing to the scale provided by the
Adamson law Immediately after the
law became effective, irrespective of
the suits brought by the railroads to
test it's validity.
A statement issued by Elisha Lee,
chairman of the conference commit
tee Of railway managers, covered the
position assumed by the railroads on
this point The statement said:
The railroads will await the
decision of the Supreme Court in
the Adamson law test case. BY
agreement with the Department
Of Justice at Washington, the
railroads will keep a record from
January l of the wages of all
employees affected by the Adam
son law, in order that, if the
law is upheld by the court, the
employees will receive the extra
back pay due them. The rights
of the employees in the interval
will thus be amply protected.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04
venaeance VIII Be Mine.

Old Aunt Libbie, who washes for
about everybody in one uptown fiat IS
still limping a bit from a fall she had
on the occasion of the first freeze Of
the season. She was head-toting a
basket of clothes i'm the direction of
Toledo street when her feet mingled
with some ice on the sidewalk Aunt
Libbie and the basket did Mrs. Yer
non Castle gavotte.
Slowly. painfully. but with the same
old sunny philosophy Aunt Libbie
picked herself up, gathered her
wrecked laundry into the basket and
started away. Then She paused looked
around at the ice that had caused her
downfall. and said:
"All rightold ice. never mind, Julyn
git you indianapolis News
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04
SOUR, ACID ST0MACHS,
GASES OR INDIGESTION
Each "Pape's Diapepsin" digests 5000
grains food, ending all stomach
misery In five minutes.

Time It! In five minutes all stom-
ach distress will go. No Indigestion,
heartburn, sourness or belching OF
gas, acid or eructauOns Of undigestcd
food no dizziness bloaung, foul
breath or headache.
Pape's Diapepsin is noted for its
speed in regulating upset stomachs.
10 is the surest. quickest stomach rem
edy I'm the whole world and besides It
is harmless. Put an end to stomach
trouble forever by getting n large
fifty-cent case of Pape's Diapepsin
from any drug store You realize i'm
five minutes how needless 10 is to- suf-
fer from Indigestion dyspepsia or any
stomach disorder It's the quickest,
surest and most harmless stomach
doctor in the world.-Adv.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04
Bat Gave Dancer Sinnal

A strange story in connection with
the sinking of the COnnemara i'm the
Irish sea was related at Greenore. Pat
rick Killen. one of the cattlemen, was
coming ashore from the Connemara
when Il large rat jumped from ham
per he was carrying ashore.
THAT'S b0d sign for the crew"
he observed to Greenore railway
man, land it is time for us all to leave
the ship"
The incident impressed him so much
that he had To be coaXed to go back
aboard.-London Globe.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04
DOZEN KILLED IN
ARKANSAS TORNADO
Fire Follows Wreckage and Adds to
the Horror.

Fire Follows Wreckage and Adds to
the Horror.
Little Rock, Ark.-A dozen persons
lost their lives in a severe storm
which swept south central Arkansas.
Some so others were injured.
The storm swept a path about four
miles wide and several fires broke
out in the wreckage. Every physic.
ian in the town of England has gone
to the country to care for the in.
iured.
The known dead include three girls
named Patgett whose homes were at
Carlisle. Albert Swartz. a farmer, of
England and five negroes at the
state convict farm at Tucker.
Property loss will amount to many
hundred thousands of dollars The
heaviest individual loss was suffered
by Joseph Pilkington, planter, living
near Pine Bluff. whose $4,000 resi-.
dence was demolished. All of the
stricken districts have been reached
and relief work is in progress.
Considerable alarm is felt over the
situation at the state convict farm.
There are about S25 prisoners there.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04

Only One "BROMO OUININE"
To get the genuine call for fun namo LAXATIVE
BROMO QUININE Look for signature OF n. w.
GROVE. Cures Cold in one Day. 25c.
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THICK, GLOSSY HAIR
FREE FROM DANDRUFF
Girls! Try 1t! Hair gets soft, fluffy and
beautifuI-Get 25 cent bottle
Of Danderine.

If you care for heavy hair that glis-
tens with beauty and is radiant with
life; has an Incompatible softness and
is fluffy and lustrous, try Danderlne.
Just one application doubles the
beauty of your hair, besides it imme-
diately dissolves every particle of
dandruff. You can not have nice
heavy, healthy hair If you have
dandruff. This destructive scurf robs
the hair of it's lustre, its strength and
its very life, and if not overcome it
produces a feverishness and itching of
the scalp; the hair roots famish,
loosen and die; then the hair falls out
fast. Surely get 25-cent bottle of
Knowlton's Danderine from any drug
store and just try it.-Adv.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04

a contented mind is continual
fenst
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04
The Peoples Physique.

Some consideration should be given
TO the effect that the change in loco
motion viii make upon the physique of
the people; for even the farmers are
now using the automobile, and the
horse is used for little but draft pur-
poses. VIII not the race become lax
and nerveless that Tolls upon soft cush-
ions, protected In every way from the
hard jotingS of the road? More and
more. machinery is brought into serv-
ice, and less and less physical exertion
is required in the carrying on OF open
air occupations. Man touches but
ton. and gas engine does the rest.
This makes things easier; but the
question is whether it confers an actual
benefit i'm the end.-Mobile Register.
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EXEMPT.

avoid criticizing" she said Don't
make practice Of finding fault with
other people, or picking flaws in what
they say or do"
Teacher" spoke up n little boy,
that's the way my father makes his
livin'l"
You surprise ms Georgel What is
your fathers occupations"
He's proofreader, ma'am."
The teacher coughed. "WeH,
George" she said 81 make an eXcep-
ton i'm the case of your father
Youths Companion.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04
OF INTEREST TO MOTHERS

The cost Of food today is serious
matter 10 all of you. To cut down
your food bills and at the same time
improve the health of your family.
serve them SINNERS Macaroni and
Spaghetti two or three times per week.
Children love it and thrive on It. It
Is the best possible food for adults.
Write the skinner Mfg. Co, Omaha.
Nebr., for beautiful cook book telling
how TO serve it in hundred ways.
It's free TO every mother.-Adv.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04
ALLIES Reject
PEACE OFFER
as lnsincere and as
War Maneuver.

Paris.-Entente governments in re-
plying to Germany's peace proposal
declare that they refuse TO consider
Germany's "insincere and Ineffective
proposition for a conference.
The suggested conference without
conditions is not a peace offer, the
note says, but rather a war maneu
YER
The text of the note contains the
following high lights:
The suggestion of the German
government was branded as a
military maneuver, rather than a
peace prefer.
The 10 nations of the Entente
declared the war must go on I'M
til Germany is ready to state her
terms
Germany was again charged
with responsibility for the war.
Peace is impossible until repa-
ration is assured.
There must be guarantees for
the future peace of the world.
The free existence of small
countries must be recognized.
The Germany proposal was
branded as "insincere," and the
determination of all Entente
powers TO reject the proposal
and to continue the war until
their aims are attained pro-
nounced in the strongest terms.
Germany's proposal was de-
clared TO be an attempt TO bring
about a German-made peace.
The allies charged it was made
to disturb opinion in neutral
countries and to reafrirm German
public opinion.
Germany was referred to as the
empire which proclaimed trea-
ties were scraps Of paper"
Offers based upon the present
war map do not express the true
situation nor the real strength OF
the combatants.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04

81 am from the Nutmeg state"
Crate place TO come from. "-BaIti-
more American
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10 CENT "CASCARETS"
IF BILIOUS OR COSTVE
For Sick Headache, Sour Stomach,
Sluggish Liver and 5owels-They
work while you sleep.

Furred Tongue, Bad Taste, Indiges-
ton, Sallow Skin and Miserable Head
Rches come from n torpid liver and
clogged bowes9 which cause your
stomach TO become filed with undi-
gested food, which sours and ferments
like garbage in a swill barrel. That's
the first step to untold misery-indi-
gestion, foul gases, bad breath, yellow
skin, mental fears, everything that is
horrible and nauSeating. A Cascaret
tonight viii give your constipated
bowels thorough cleansing and
straighten You out by morning They
work while you sleep-a 10-cent box
from your druggist will keep you feel
ing good for months.-Adv.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04
CORONATION GOWN COST $1o,t5o
Garment Represents Work of Fifty
Persons in Fourteen Days.

London. Preparations for the Hun
garian coronation are almost com
pleted, and the ceremony will be car
led out with the pomp of days be.
fore the war. The dress of Empress
Zita is of white satin covered with
golden ornaments, after the model Of
robes worn by Hungarian queens at
all coronation celebrations II rep
cesents the efforts of 80 workers,
who devoted fourteen days in max
ing it, at a cost OF S1O150. The
dress will be given to the queen by
deputation headed by the Arch.
duchess Augusta
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04
TAKE PARMlNT FOR YOUR
COUGH

Don't cough your head off, Go to your
druggist and get l on. OF Parmint Take it
home and add to il a pint of hot water
and OF. of sugar. Take a teaspoonful as
often as necessary. Should promptly re-
lleye the worst cough, entirely stop the
tickle in your throat and soothe and heal
your irritated throat. If your druggist
does not have it insist that he get it for
you at once. Costs little. is easy to pre-
pare and wonderfully efficent.-Adv.
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Potato crops EalI short.

Rome.-The International Institute
of Agriculture reports poor potato
crops in the Northern hemisphere.
It's provisional estimates are POI O00..
900 quantals for nine countries, in.
Guiding the United States. Canada,
Switzerland, The Netherlands, Italy,
Japan, and also England, Ireland and
Scotland, where the crops are the
lowest on record The figures for
Germany and Austria are not avail
able
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04
French seeress Dead.

Paris.-Mme. de Thebes. famous
as an astrologist and clairvoyant.
died at her country residence in
Meung Sur-Laire. aged ~ years. The
real name of Nine de Thebes was
Anna Victorine Savigny She was
well-lnown personality in Paris and
possessed innumerable secrets con.
corning the private lives Of men and
women OF note
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Father Hennepin as Rusiness Nan.

The University of Minnesota regents
have been asked 10 establish class I'm
real estate transactions similar TO the
one now in force at the University of
Pittsburgh and one speaker sees sane
ton for the move in the record of Fa-
Their Hennepin, early explorer. He
was the first real estate man I'm Mime
apOlis." was the declaration. "He
made a personally conducted tour Of
the place in 1850 then went back TO
France and wrote book about IT,"
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Note to Explain War

Paris-The answer of the entente
powers to President Wilson's note
will contain a long detailed account of
the origin and objects OF the war It
will include also a declaration by the
Belgian government thanking the
generous American nation for the i'm
mense services rendered during the
last two years" and expressing it's
confidence in Americas friendly col
alteration for the future"
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Score of Waterpower Projects,

Chief Forester Graves announced
today that 20 new waterpower projects
utilizing national forest lands began
operation in the year ending June 80,
and 10 applications for power project
permits were received, including eight
from Alaska. Forty-two per cent of
the total developed waterpower of the
country is from streams on national
forest land. he declared.
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No Delay.

"Old Father Noah had the right idea.
When he became convinced that pre-
paredness was the thing, he didn't
stand around talking about it, He
went TO work"
"True enough. But you must remem-
Der that old Father Noah didn't have
to wait weary weeks and months while
appropriation bills were being put
through congress"
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Garfield Tea was your Grandmother's
Remedy for every stomach and intes-
final iii. This good old-fashioned herb
home remedy for constipation, stomach
ills and other arrangements of the sys-
tenn so prevalent these days is in even
greater favor as family medicine
than in your grandmother's day.-Adv.
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80 - on 100 -.

Washington "A tax on the high
cost OF living" as a means of reflling
the Golfers Of the federal treasury
was taken under consideration by
treasury department officials The
proposal would provide graduated
tax on articles of food in cold storage
warehouses
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DANDRUFF AND ITCHING
Disappear With Use of cuticura Soap
and Ointment-Trial Free.

The first thing in restoring dry, fall
Ing hair is to get rid of dandruff and
itching. Rub Cuucura Ointment into
scalp, next morning shampoo with
Cuucura Soap and hot water. Prevent
skin and scalp troubles by making Cutl-
cura your everyday toilet preparation.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
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Others to Follow.

Connections with other foreign gov
ernmental institutions, such as the
Bank of France. is foreshadowed by
action. The Bank of England is the
first foreign correspondent whose ap-
pointment has been authorized since
the operation of the new financial sys.
tenn in this country
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smuoaled Into United statea

New York Many Germans who
had been informed as prisoners i'm
England. as well as a number of Eng.
ishment DESTROYS of escaping military
service have been struggled into this
country as coal irimmers ON board va.
riou8 liners. it Is minated
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Chicago - Illinois is TO have o
woman assistant attorney general
Edward J. Brundage, attorney gen.
eral-elect, said he would appoint Mise
Jeanette Bates TO the position Miss
Bates Is now village attorney for the
suburb OF Ardmore
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SPECIAL NOTE-You may obtain ga
ten cents TO DIR. Kllmer & Co., Binghamt
to prove the remarkable merit of this me
valuable information, containing many of
from men and women who say they found
In kidney, liver and bladder troubles. II
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Aeeounts In soth Countrles.

In granting the authority 30 estab.
lish this agency the board has author.
lied the Federal Reserve Bank Of
New York TO maintain accounts eth
er for or with the Bank of England so
that operations both in England and
in the United States are possible.
Other Federal Reserve Banks may
participate in the agency relationship
with the Bank of England
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04

Chicago. - Typewriters instead OF
pens for public school children were
advocated by Prof Franklin Bobbltt
OF the school OF education OF The
University Of Chicago. addressing the
Illinois Woman's Legislative Con
gress
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Three Governors al One Meeting.

New York-The governors of Ken.
lucky Virginia and Tennessee, the
three states whose borders meet at
Cumberland Cap. will deliver adj
dresses of welcome to those who are
expected to attend the memorial eel
sbration az Lincoln Memorial Uni
versity, Cumberland Cap, Tenn, Feb
ruary 10, II and 10.
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WashingtOn.-Continuation OF con
ferences Of the Mexican-American
commission. without regard to the
question OF withdrawing American
troops is proposed by General Car
rama i'm his message refusing to raufy
the Atlantic city protocol
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Too Much to Ask.

"Is this train on timer" asked the
impatient passenger.
"My friend replied the conductor
impressively. with all we've got to
think about I'm connection with con.
gress. the Supreme court and the in
terstate commerce commission. you
surely aren't going To ask MS Ia burden
our minds with minor detail like
that, are your
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Directors to Be Named.
you're Fired" New Years Greeting

Chicago. of employees of
the city of Chicago received New
Years greetings in the form of blue
envelopes, expressing readiness TO
recommend them highly for other jobs,
but informing them that owing to the
necessity OF cutting expenses their
jobs are vacant The city is cutting
expenses % per cent to meet $4,000.
600 deficit
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Heioht Of BoastfuIness

isn't Blower inclined to be just A
little boaStful?"
"Boastful? Well, 1 guess yes. After
a beggar has touched Blower for
nickel he will tell you that he has Just
been giving little dinner to an ac-
quaintance of his"
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A Trial WIN Convince Arvo..

Thousands of people have ts.,;s.,
that the mild and immediate effect ],
Swamp-Root. the great kidney, liver VI
bladder remedy, is soon realized and 49,.
it stands the highest for its remarl,Li.
results in the most distressing cases.
Symptoms Of Kidney rroubl..
Swamp-Root is not recommendad 4,
everything but il you suffer from anno VT
ing bladder troubles, frequently pass;r.
water night and day. smarting or irr;,as
ton in passing. brick-dust or sedimsr.
headache. backache, lame back. d,,;'
ness, poor digestion, sleeplessness. nsr-.
BUSINESS, heart disturbance due to IA
kidney trouble, skin eruptions from b,S
blood, neuralgia, rheumatism. lumbaro
bloating. irritability, WORKOUT feel;ns
lack of ambition, may be loss of hesb :,
sallow complexion. kidney trouble In 4,
worst form may be stealing upon you.
swamp-Root Is Pleasant to Take.
If you are already convinced that
Swamp Root is what you need, you can
purchase the regular ffty-cent and one.
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nple size bottle of Swamp-Root by enclosin,
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the thousands of grateful letters received
Swamp-Root TO be just the remedy needed
e value and success of Swamp-Root are "a
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Los Angeles David Caplan. con.
victed Of completely I'm the dynamit
ing of the Los Angeles Times"
building in 1910. was sentenced TO 10
years in San Quentin.
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Fargo N. D-Fifty-six members OF
night school class narrowly o.
capped injury when fire destroyed the
High School building and adjoining
property The loss was estimated at
800 600
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NEITHER PARTY HAS MAJoRIT>
Independents Hold Balance of Power
In Congress.

Washington. - Revised figures on
returns of the last election show
definitely that neither Democrats nor
Republicans will have a majority of
the next house necessary TO elect
a speaker, and that handful of in.
dependents will determine which side
will control the organization.
The personnel now stands: Repub-
licans. pa; Democrats, 213; indie
pendents, 2; Progressives, 2; Prohibit
ZIONIST /; Socialist, /; contested g
A majority is 21S, hence, should
either Democrats or Republicans win
both of the contests they still would
be short of a majority.
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London Newspapers report the en-
gagement Of Former Premier As
quith's daughter. Elizabeth to Hugh
S Gibson. first secretary Of the Amor
lean Embassy ln London.
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Patrick 70 Wed

Tulsa. okla - Albert r. Patrick.
wealthy oil man. who was sentenced
three times TO die in Sing Sing on "a
murder charge. announced his engage.
mcnt TO Miss Mildred West, daughter
OF "a Tulsa oil operator
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Former c. A. 3. chaplaIn ples

Lawrence, Mass.-The Rev George
p Lovejoy. formerly chaplainin-chief
Of the Grand Army OF the Republic
died at his home here.
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rnn Strikes Rattleshln

Norfolk va The battieship Della
ware was rammed and a hole three
feet in diameter stove I'm her stern
above the waierline by the naval
tug Sonoma az the Navy Yard. None
was injured