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The Springdale news., 1917-03-16

The satsuma orange raising indus try has been introduced into Alabama and Georgia.
The Springdale news., 1917-03-16

The friend who invites you tc the theater and buys only one ticket.
The Springdale news., 1917-03-16

Cocoa shells are being fed to cattle in course of experiments by french dairymen.
The Springdale news., 1917-03-16

Don't tell all you know. Keep Il Iit- tie for seed
The Springdale news., 1917-03-16
Very truly VOLTS

VIM NJ LEVY, Druggist,
 l3s2-l384 Magazine Street, ept, 29 1916. New Orleans, La.
The Springdale news., 1917-03-16

For running an ice cream freezer an electric motor has been invented that can be supplied with current from q light socket.
The Springdale news., 1917-03-16

Optimism consists in asking for cream at d boarding house.
The Springdale news., 1917-03-16

Of English invention is a magnifying glass that may be attached to q pencil or engraving tool to aid a draftsman or engraVer.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-20
RUSSIAN POPULATION
 IS ON THE INCREASE

NEW YORK, Oct. 20.--Charles H. Boynton, president of the Russian American Chamber of Commerce, says that Russia with a population of 18O 900, ,000 has an annual birth rate of 3,OOO,000, which ratio, if continued, would mean population of, close to 25O, 100000 in 1850. In ten years since Russo-Japanese war, Russia has doubled output of raw materials and more than doubled her national wealth. Prior to this war the national debt of Russia was approximately $4,2S7,520,000. As suming that the present war closes in the early part of 1918, the total indebtedness will be $20.O00,0OO.- 900, or an increase of about 450 per cent. over pre-war debt. Mir Boynton says: "Allo0Ang for cer- tain temperamental differences and climatic conditions of the country, I do not consider it too optimistic to assume that Russia's development during the next 50 years will be parallel to that of the United States during the last 10 years"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-20
JAPAN STARTS
 ON BIG NAVY
 BUILDING PLAN

TOKYO, Oct. 20.-(By Associated Press) The construction of six new destroyers for the purpose of naval repletion at cost of $6,00O,- 900 is to be started shortly and the work will be expedited to complete them within the present fiscal year ending April next The destroyers will all be of the middle size and be named the Nara, Kuwa, Tsubaki Maxi, Keyai, and EnoM respectively.
 The building of the following bat ueships, cruisers and destroyers is to begin soon at the navy dockyards and at shipbuilding pards at Naga- saki:
 Battleship Mutsu (Nagata type) with a displacement of 32,000 tons; Cruiser Tama. with displacement of 27,8O0 tons; Cruiser Kumu, with displacement of $500 tons, and first class destroyers Kawakaze Minekaze and Sawakaze, each of about 1900 tons
 The. battleship Mutsu will carry the largest and most powerful main gun ever mouned on any battleship of the Japanese navy. The first class destroyer Kawakaxe, which will be one of the largest destroyers in the Japanese navy, is the substi- ute for the destroyer of the same name which was built in France af- ter the outbreak of the European war and was sold later to an En- tente power.
 Besides these warships a big spec ial service ship with displacement of 1 900 tons and five submarines, each displacing 700 tons, will be build at the Kure navy yards.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-20
NEW NURSES ATTACHED
 TO DAWSON HOSPITALS

DAWSON, Oct. 12,-Three new nurses have arrived from the out side for Dawson hospitals, and have assumed their duties Miss Alice Putnam and Miss. Edna Smith are the new attaches at the Good Sama- tan Hospital. Miss Putnam succeeds Miss Macfarlane as matron. Miss Macfarlane resigned and will leave on the Casca for the coast says the Dawson News. Miss Smith sue ceeds Miss Wallace, who will leave on the Casca for the south for her health. Miss Pullman was on the staff of the Vancouver General hos pital, and made speciality of at tending surgical cases Miss Smith is direct from Charlottetown, P. E.. I. Miss E. " Howett, also of the Good Samaritan staff, also is from Charlottetown. Miss Smith crossed the continent in seven days, and came via the Grand Trunk and Prince Rupert.
 Miss McMillan, who also has just arrived from the outside, is attached to the staff at St. Mary's hospital, and also is trained nurse of much exeprience. She formerly was on the staff of the Vancouver General hospital
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-20
GHOSTS WORRY
 CHANG HSUN BY
 THEIR PLANTS

PEKIN, Oct. 20.-Since Chang Hsun's overthrow and the defeat of the short-lived monarchy, evil spirits have been reported by super stititious Chinese in the vicinity of Chang Hsun's' headquarters in the Forbidden City. They are alleged to be the spirits of Chang Hsuns soldiers who were killed in the bom- bardment of his headquarters. Ev- cry night they are supposed to ap- pear and proclaim loudly. We were not fairly treated"
 In an effort toappease the spirits, priests have been employed to chant before altars erected in the com pound formerly occupied by General Chang Hsun, and generous offerings of food are made nightly.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-20
FRESH HERRING BAIT IN THIS MORNING
 IS SOON GOBBLED

DOUGLAS, Oct. 20-The launch Tillicum arrived this morning from Hoonah with 9 barrels of fresh herring which was purchased by the Alaska Coast Fish Company and all sold within short time to the fish ing boats in the harbor. It is the only fresh bait brought to Gastineau Channel this season, that supplied up to this time being frozen.
 Aware of the preference of the fishermen for fresh bait, Manager Morgan of the A. c. Fish, Company, has arranged with the .Alaska-Doug- las Herring Company operating near Hoonah, to keep him supplied with fresh herring nd the company says herring can be delivered in Douglas within 12 hours after being taken from the water. The manner in which \. the fresh bait was eagerly bought up this morning indicated the preference for it as compared with the frozen article.
 AS an indication that Gastineau Channel is becoming known as a fish market, the Petersburg boat Kenne bec is here this morning with a cargo of 5000 pounds of halibut which has been purchased by the A. c. Company The crew of the Kennebec say other boats will come here, owing to the fact that practi cally two days travel is saved by coming here instead of going tC Petersburg.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-20
LIKE FINDING MONEY

DOUGLAS. Oct. 20.-At the regu- lar weekly meeting of the Douglas Treadwell Red Cross chapter yes terday the sum of $6S.50 was turned over to the chapter by the Eastern Star ladies as the proceeds of the late series of card parties given by them in Odd Fellows Hall. While those in charge worked hard and supplied refreshments from their own larders, the social features of the entertainments were such as recompense for the outlay and the money taken in was accounted as being all profit.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-20
REGRET EXPRESSED

DOUGLAS, Oct 20-Considerable regret has been expressed here over the result of the football game played at Juneau Thursday by a team from the Juneau High School and an Indian team of Douglas; not that any Douglas money was lost on the natives, but that white boys who take chances on being smothered under bunch of Indians in a tackle should be walloped.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-20

An interesting romance of the mu. sical world had It's limax whc Miss Helen Stanley, grand opera and con cert singer, was married to Loudoa Charlton, her concert manager, at
 summer home, :. .-ppan Point, Stamford, Con.
 Miss Stanley has become widely known, particularly as member of the Chicago Opera Company, and later with the Ellis Opera Company, on whose tour she shared honors with Miss Geraldine Farrar, singing Micaela to Miss Farrar's Carmen.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-20
CONTRIBUTORS THANKED

DOUGLAS, Oct. 20. = The Red Cross. ladies in charge of the ex- change sales that take place on alternate Saturdays desire to thank those who so faithfully and regular ly contribute to and patronize the sales. Of the sales held so far, each has yielded net profit to the Red Cross of upwards of $20.00.. It is proposed to continue them indefi- nitely.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-20
FOR "cITY OF DESTINY"

TREADWELL, Oct. 20.-E. Mo lean, for some time in the account ing department of the Treadwell company. will leave with his family next Friday for Tacoma, where he will plant a vine, cultivate a fig tree. and, incidentally. leave many friends behind. Ed. Mugford and family will occupy the house vacat- ed by the McLeans.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-20
IN FROM RED DIAMOND

TREADWELL. Oct. 20.-The work of prospecting the Red Diamond property across the range back of Treadwell. going on for the past three months in charge of Monte Benson, was suspended yesterday for the winter. the crew of dozen men and the outfit being brought to town on the company's launch Amy It is reported that . large body oi ore was tapped on the Red Diamond and further development work will be inaugurated fin the spring.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-20
BONDS GOING LIVELY

DOUGLAS, Oct. 0.-Regardless of the "mirw" with which the weath- CT was tinged this morning there was quite run on the First Terri torial Bank but the run was for Liberty Bonds Cashier Gurr was kept busy all forenoon issuing re- ceipts to bond applicants.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-20
DOUGLAS AND TREADWELL. NEWS NOTES

The new improvement will result in bringing residents of the Honeymoon section, Pines and other suburban additions in South Treadwell about fifteen minutes walk nearer head quarters.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-20
NEARING COMPLETION

TREADWELL, Oct. 20.-Tracklay- CTS working from both ends of the curve line being put around the cave in will meet tomorrow when the track will be completed and work will be started on the walk for foot passengers which will skirt the trcak. Poles for an electric light line along the route are being erected today
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-20
TO ISSUE PERMITS.

BOSTON, Oct. 20.-A number of Boston leather concerns have re- ceived cables stating that British authorities have agreed to issue per- mits for shipments of leather actn- ally contracted for prior to Feb. 23, 1917, date on which embargo became effective.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-20
APPOINT FOOD BOARD.

BOSTON, Oct. 20.-Sub-commit tee appointed by Food Administra- tor Henry B. Endicott to consider milk production and retail prices in Massachusetts consists of Rob- ert Winsor, chairman; A. Lawrence Lowell and Philip Allen.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-20
PAPERS DISCONTINUED.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.--Disloy- al newspapers. mostly of foreign languages, are being discontinued at the rate of two or three a day as the result of activities of the post office department.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-20
BACK FROM CALIFORNIA

DOUGLAS, Oct. 20.-George Lam- bro, of the Erie Drug Company staff, returned on a late steamer from visit to San Francisco and has re- sumed his old position at the store.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-20
ST LUKE,s (EPI5CoPAl) CHURCH
 (D0lIGl ASl

DOUGLAS CATHOLIC CHURCH
 Mass and Communion at 8 a. m.
 High Mass and Sermon at 10 a. m.
 Rosary, Sermon and Benediction at 7:30 D. m. The sermon will be preached by an exceptionally able speaker, Very Rev. Fr. Gleeson, Je- suit Provincial of the Pacific States and Alaska.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-20
DOUGLAS CHURCH SERVICES
LUTHERAN EMMANUEL
+ + ++* *+% +%

LUTHERAN EMMANUEL
 CHURCH (Rev. Martin l.. Larson, PastOr) Sunday school at 10 a. m. Divine service at 8 p. m. Confirmation school next Tuesday at ' p. m. Sunday. Oct 2Sth there will be special Reformation service in the Lutheran Immanuel chruch. coNGREGATIoNAL CHURCH (Rev. E. S. Bollinger. Pastor) 10 a. m-Sunday School. Il a. m.-Worship: 'The Glad Life"
 7:30 p. Worship: Answer ing Our Country's Calls" Thursday, 2:3O D. m.-League busi ness meeting ST LUKE,s (EPI5coPAl) CHURCH
 (DOUGLAS) Clergy-The Very Rev. c. D. Chris tian; The Very Rev, Canon A. E. Butcher.
 Twentieth Sunday after Trinity Sunday. school at 10 a. m. Holy Communion at II a. m. The Rev. Canon Butcher will preach.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-20

As . general thing. when a man comes hone in the ssvening and nnd his wife 1ook1ng Mlze she had besn thsre an day t l. camounaSe
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-20

For Genuine Alaska Gifts" go to the Arts & Craft Shop, Front and Main street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-10
SLAP Pc. GENERAL
See Personal Grudge Against
Newspapers in War Tax.
viii Result in Papers" With
draWal From L. S. Mails.

New York, May 10.-Don c. Seitz of
the New York World, chairman of
the committee on postal rates of the
American Newspaper Publishers as
ISOLATION, referring to the proposed
second class mail rates has made
the following statement:
AT its last session. the American
Newspaper Publishers association en-
dorsed zone system as a just and
fair way of distributing the cost of
mailing newspapers and periodicals
1t was not dreamed, however that a
rate equivalent to $40 a ton would be
charged for carrying such printed
matter 300 miles, or that it would
reach 1920 ton in the outside zone.
No such rate as this for any class
matter exists even in war time for the
| longest world routes in the way of
( transportation. The newspapers are
prepared to pay war taxes Just as
every manufacturing concern pays
theirs but to have this doublei load
laid upon them without warrant and
excuse simply means that many will
be compelled to withdraw theii. pub
locations from the mails and rely upon
| district distribution. express and
freight routes to take care of their
and annoyance of the subscribers
Stupidity of Worst Sort.
mo better plan for reducing mail
revenue could possibly have been de-
vised. 1t has been the persistent pol
/ icy of the postoffice department in
recent years to assail second class
matter. keeping parallel all the while
With salary raising, rural route extend
ing and other forms of unremunera-
! tive expenses.
"A postmaster general who knew
more about business than politics could
save million dollars week to the
postoffice and preserve our industry.
| II seems tn he the fate of tho
ment to be served in the postoffice by
bureaucrats of the narrowest and
| stupidest sort. This applies to the
present postmaster general"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-10
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS


Chicago, May 1O-WHEAT-Sharp
breaks in the price of wheat took place
today owing to the circulation of vague
rumors of impending peace developments.
An official Kansas report showing i'm
proved crop conditions in the eastern and
southern. portions of the state tended also
to weaken the market Trading was on
an extremely restricted scale, commits
sion houses were demanding that specu-
lators put up almost prohibitive margins
soc a bushel or more. Opening quota
tions which ranged from 1e decline to "a
advance with May at $50 and July at
$2.46 to s.. 461a were followed by a general
fall as much as 81 in some cases but then
something of n reaction. az
In the last half of the day, the market
advanced on account of export bids having
been lifted to the highest premium yet.
May delivery touched new high level.
$3.15. The close strong at 1Hc to 4c
net advance. with May, $3.15, and July,
S2.4T1h to S2.4S.
CORN-Corn eased off in sympathy with
wheat the volume of business was small.
After opening &c down TO Ac up the mar
and later recovered in part Favorable
weather and crop reports pulled down oats.
Reports of cold weather delays to corn
planting gave some advantage subsequent
~ to the bulls. The close was unsettled
at the same as yesterdays finish to &c
higher.
Selling, however, was not of an aggressive
sort.
Higher prices on hogs gave firmness to
provisions. Sellers were scarce.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-10

Topeka knew of the crime. The bull
| ietin board in front of the State Jour
nal office held The eyes of a crowd
that reached into the street.
1t was not until n1fd-afternoon that
the little girl was identified as the
daughter of Mrs. Bessie Dinsmore, a
divorced woman who was employed at
the Bissell bakery on East Tenth ave
nue.. City and county officers LOST
sight of everything else and devoted
their whole energy to the finding OF
Edna DinSmOre'S slayer.
Fred Bissell was picked up as
suspect late in the afternoon by the
police. He was son of the owner OF
the Bissell bakery, knew Edna DlhS-
more and her mother, had long
criminal record and had served time
! for one or more crimes against chill
dren and nature. He was examined,
! released because of what appeared to
be perfect alibi, and again picked up
| and placed in Jail.
Crowds swarmed around the city
jail and Bissell was spirited away to
! the county Jail for safekeeping.
Later in the night Joseph Holman.
deputy sheriff. and Rober Miller, then
city detective, took Bissell to the
Douglas county Jail as a matter of
protection. Even then there were
threats of violence.
The following day L. l.. Kiene. then
sheriff, and Robert Miller went to Law
renee to attempt to wiring a confession
| from Bissell. They were in the Jail
office there when warning came by
! long distance telephone that mob
was forming in Topeka; that people
believed Bissell was in either the city
or county Jail.
Twenty minutes later came a tele-
Ehone message TO the effect a mob
was going thru both jails. Another
twenty minutes and someone tele-
I nj hot hn oh iCf cd
Btssell had been removed to Lawrence
and that its members were loading into
automobiles to go to Lawrence-that
they were armed to the teeth.
AT. the Douglas county Jail there was
considerable activity. William Cum
armed everyone. Sheriff Kiene OPP
posed subjecting Cummings or anyone
else to the wrath of a mob and pro-
posed moving Bissell either to Ottawa
CT to Lansing.
A closed automobile was ordered. IT
drove up block away from the jail.
Four men, with Bissell in the center,
stole out thru a park to the car and
the race was on. Back over the road
towards Topeka across the Kansas riv-
er bridge the party went and not a
word was said until the car left the
road over which the Topeka mob
would come. That was at 1915
O'Clock at night. At 11:45 o'clock the
same night Bissell and the men who
protected him. drove up in front of
| the state penitentiary.
J. Warden ]. X. Codding knew Bissell
and believed him guilty from the
start He planned a line of attack
to obtain a confession and it was fol-
| lowed to a successful conclusion. Fri
day afternoon Bissell broke down and
dictated a confession giving all the
horrible details of the crime.
At that time he was out on parole
, on a previous sentence and his parole
was evoked Since then, with the
exception of a night trip to Topeka
a month ago when he was arraigned
| in the district court of Shawnee coun-
ty at midnight. pleaded not guilty and
obtained a change of venue, Bissell
/ has been in solitary confinement al
| the state nenitentiarY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-10

Wall ST., New York. May 10-STOCKS
There was no trace at the opening of to-
days market of the liquidation which
caused such unsettlement during yester-
days early operations. Initial quotations
were higher, pronounced strength being
shown by the war group, shippings, oils
and motors at gains of 1 to 21a points L.
S Steel rose half point to LIS and metals
were fractionally higher. Rails were fea-
tured by gain of 1sf for Delaware *
Hudson and point each for st. Paul and
Chicago Northwestern. Dealings were
moderate but inclined to broaden with the
progress of the session.
Selling of rails was resumed at the high
er levels, foremost issues of that section
recording average recessions of a point.
Among the inactive shares. Pullman fell
51A points, Laelede Gas of St Louis Z.
and briggs Seabury 81. A decision of the
interstate commerce commission against
the proposed increase of rail and lake rates
to southern territory and more acute weak
ness in Russian exchange encouraged the
short interest u. 5. Steel fell a point
under its best, but was among the first
of the leaders to respond to the rally of
the second hour
Bonds were irregular.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-10
BISSELL TRIAL

Continued from rage onel
would have appeared in the court of
Topeka tomorrow morning for his
preliminary hearing the same as any
ordinary law violator. Robert Gar
yer, county attorney, outlined the pro-
cedure necessary should the defense's
plea be sustained.
II don't wish to influence YOU in
your decision said Carver, but
Fred Bissell would have a mighty
slim chance if he would appear in a
Shawnee county court room tomorrow
morning"
Story of the Case.
1t has taken a little more than a
year to bring Fred Bissell to trial for
the confessed maitreatmcnt and MUIR
der OF little 9-year-old Edna Dinsmore,
who believed he was grown-up
friend. It was a year ago April 25
that Topeka firemen. called to the old
vacant house that formerly stood on
the high terrace on West Fifth be-
tween Taylor ana Western avenues,
found the crumpled body of the child
at the foot of the cellar stairs. They
found her with bandages drawn tight
ly around her throat, a gag in her
mouth and marks indicating that she
had been abused before the life had
choked from her body. 4
That was about II O'clock in the
morning and soon after noon most of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-10
Solve Mystery About Robbery
in Packers Home.
Negro Also COnfeSSeS Trio Stole
$4,000 Payroll.
GIRLS WITS THEIR UNDOING
She JOtted Down Number on
Bandits Automobile.
Crowd Watching HOldup ThOt
1t Movie TryOut.

Chicago, May 10--A possible solu-
ton of the mystery surrounding the
theft of jewels valued at $500 from
Mrs. ]. ogden Armour at her home
here more than a year ago was con-
tanned in a confession made to the
police today by Robert Burroughs, a
chauffeur.
Burroughs, with William Webb and
Y. Williams, all negroes, was arrested
in connection with the robbery of a
$1,000 payroll yesterday from officers
of the Illinois Too works here.
Burroughs told the police that the
two negroes were guilty of the rob-
berry, in which Mrs Armour was held
up in her home by two men, one of
whom struck her on the head with a
revolver butt. Mrs. Armour at present
is out of the city, but upon her return
an attempt will be made to have her
identify the men.
Crowd Watched Robbery.
The captude of the hoIdup men yes
terday was effected thru the presence
of mind of young woman, Miss Grace
Wagner, who was witness of the
robbery. She noted the number of the
automobile in which the negroes left
the scene of the robbery, called up the
police and told of the holdup, which
resulted in the arrest a short time
later.
The fact that Miss Wagner is a stu
dent of realism. was held today to be
responsible for the capture of the
three negroes.
The bandits worked so openly that
scores of spectators thought it was Il
movie scene. Miss Wagner however,
saw 10 camera and jotted down the
number of the bandits automobile.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-10

FURNISHED by Empire Commission Co.,
sol New ENGLAND Bldg(

Minneapolis wheat stocks have de-
creased 100000 bushels thus far this week.
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
have decreased 195.41S bushels thus far this
week and corn stocks decreased s.. 572
bushels.
Flowing for corn is about three -fourths
finished, the Iowa weekly crop bulletin
says. All spring sown small grain is in
proved some.
Exports from the United States and Can
ada yesterday were 212000 bushels of
wheat, 5000 barrels of flour 145, 900 bushels
of corn, 39O, 600 bushels Of oats; wheat and
flour combined, $4,000 bushels.
Russian officials have Communicated all
reserves from the 1916 and 1917 crops with
the exception of wheat and other cereals
necessary for seed. said cable from Liver
pool yesterday. Spring is very late, with
frost and snow over a wide area.