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Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-03-23
LABOR UNIONS WON
Railroads Made Concessions that
Prevented Strike

The railroad strike which threat
ened the country the latter part of
last week was averted by the rail
road companies, last Sunday night,
conceding to the demands of the
railroad brotherhoods. By this
concession the eight-hour day law
went into effect at once.
The agreement was reached after
a day and night conference, and
early Monday morning the rail-
road authorities authorized Presi-
dent Wilson's mediators to make
whatever arrangements we're nee
chssary with the railroad brother
hoods to call off the threatened
strike.
The formal letter in which this
authorization was made signed by
Elisha Lee, chairman of the man
ayers committee, was as follows:
In the national crisis precipi-
tated by events of which we heard
this afternoon, the national confer
ence committee of railroads joins
with you in the conviction that
neither at home or abroad should
there be fear or hope that the eff
ficient operation of the railroads of
the country will be hampered or
injured.
Therefore you are authorized
to assure the nation there will be
no strike, and as a basis for such
assurance we hereby authorize the
committee of the council of ma
tional defense to grant to the en-
ployes who are about to strike
whatever adjustment your commit
tee deems necessary to guarantee
the uninterrupted and efficient OPP
erations of the railroads as an in
dispensable arm of national de-
fense."
The decision reached by the man
ayers at their midnight conference
means that the brotherhoods have
won an important victory, al
though it does not bring them all
their original demands.
By the agreement it is assumed
they will be awarded pro rata
time for overtime on the basis Of
an eight-hdur day, which they have
been assured.
Their original demands called
for time and a half for overtime
on the same basic day.
The men will get their present
pay for 10 hours for eight hours
work under the agreement.
These concessions on the part of
the managers are virtually what the
employees contended they would
gain under the Adamson law if it
were declared constitutional.
Immediately after Secretary
Lane bad made his announcement
the brotherhood leaders sent tele-
grams to all the general chairmen
informing them that the strike
had been declared off.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-03-23
S. H. Medlin Dead

S. H. Medlin, one Of the best
citizens of the Tenth district, died
last Friday night, after long ILL
ness with dropsy and other com
plications. He was 80 years old,
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-03-23
Three Arts Club

The Three Arts Club met with
Miss Ruth Williams Wednesday Of
last week and had a very pleasant
meeting, The program was as
follows:
Solo--Spring Song $685.. Louise Mccall
Life Of Rembrondt and His Pictures.
-. .....,...........H Helen Hawkins
Solo Consolation ..,. 49,. Elah Sanders
Life Mendelssohn, Part l......
49,. ........ Ruth Williams
Solo-Hunting Song Charline Scarborough
Life of Mendelssohn, Part II 5000.
....,............. Miss Beach
Life of Holmes " ....... Clyde Johnson
The Last Leaf Holmes Bruce SIader
THE Boys" ........ &c.. Albert Ncls
The next meeting will be with
Miss Elan Sanders on March IS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-14
JUNGE DIES
OF NATURAL CAUSES

The jury iu the case of Gustav
Junee. 712 West Front street. Daven-
port. who was found dead en- the
tracks OF the Burlington line OF First
avenue. between Sixteenth and Sew
euth street. Saturday evening, at the
inquest conducted yesterday morning
a Vheelan's undertaking par}ors, de
rermined that he came 50 his death
from natural causes. probably organic
trouble.
Harry H. Morris. local agent for the
Conrad Seipp Brewing company l8I
Sixteenth street. testified that he saw
JuuEe walking along the tracks about
6 o'clock Saturday evening Junge
suddenly became dizzy and fell 10 the
ground. Morris hurried to his side In
Tine meantime DIR. A. a. Mueller was
called Juuge was pronounced dead
when the physician arrived. Junge.
according 20 members OF the family
was IA his usual good health when he
left home earlier ia the evening.
Junge was 81 years OF age He had
lived in Davenport practically all Of
his life Besides his wife he leaves
two brothers The remains were re-
moved to . Davenport undertaking
parIor following the inquest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-14
CLASS Is INITIATED
BY GRAND PRESIDENT

Mrs. Clara Bradley OF Columbus.
Ohio. grand president of the Ladies'
auxiliary OF the Brotherhood or Rail-
road Trainmeu. initiated q large
class Of candidates into the local aux
iliary Saturday night al meeting
held IN Odd Fellows hall The work
was put on by the local auxiliary.
with Mrs. Bradley presiding. I'm an
address made at the conclusion OF the
iniuatory work Mrs. Bradley referred
to the organization as being the larg~
est auxiliary to any labor arganiza-
tiou in the United States. She spoke
of the auxiliary rs having been iusti-
tuted by the trainmen ia unite their
families for the promotion Of their
common welfare Members of the
local auxiliary were also called upon
for addresses and after refreshments
were served, the remainder of the
evening was spent in dancing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-14
Nmeera Named.
OFFERS NEW PLAN OF
TORPEDO NET HOLDER

C. Al EchoesseI. secretary-tr sarer
Of the Union Ice and Coal company.
Saturday night sent blue prints of a
device for holding and handling tor
pedo nets TO the council of national
defense in Washington.
While numerous torpedo net devices
have been submitted to the council for
approval. Mr.. ScHoesse} believes that
n trial Of the plan he offers viii dem
0nEtrate that a torpedo net can lee
handled and held in proper position
nnd without tearing Of the steel mesh.
Arms extending from the side of the
boat, attached on Joints 80 they may
he lowered and raised with dispatch,
are provided. holding a steel cable to
which the net is attached By means
of steam winChes the cable can lee
frightened holding the net rigid and
preventing st from being torn by the
water, according 10 Mr. SchoesseI's
plan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-14

The ninth annual commencement
exercises OF william and Fasat col
1sze will bs held tn the First @eta-
odist church in th.s cs-y Wednesday
morning, Nay %. Thirteen college
graduates will get degrees besides n
graduates In the academy and As III
tho business department The closing
exercises Of the past year will begin
Friday evening, May u.s. "Ata f5
cital 5n the college auditorium given
by the students Of the conserFator
The bacca1aureate sermon viii oe Civ
IN ia the First Presbyterian church
sunday morning. aIaV %. AZ E8.@|r nE
Rev. A. T. MOODY pastor II mat
church The Drury academy class
will receive their diplomas Monday
evening. May n. giving their eNer-
cise5 3n The auditorium 4l6aaa. Eli
auinz Miss olive Belle Iatchneer WIFE
give her graduating recital being tns
only student TO finish the work of the
conservatory Arthur Taylor and Clyde
Dexter Of the college class and Hays
Hal and Harold Stephens OF the acaa-
envy are with Company = .n SPRING
field. but viii receive due cred r
George arEz of the business school -
also ia camp. The men will not he
able ~ be present. Cawthron stead
and Lester SchrCI have also been re-
Gently added TO the c0upauys roster
ana ailI doubtless be called no Ele eol-
ors before the commencement eEar-
eGses are held. Both men are la the
senior class OF the academy. The COM
ferriuE of the college degrees vii. take
place al 10 O'Clock Following is q
complete list Of the graduates or the
various departments
CCILeEe-Eelen Bauue7Fter. Et-Ia
Bowers. oD5e 8. Day Clyde Dexter
Katie Ewing. Charles " Former. Ed
mond Hebal. Eva B Rankin arthur
. s. Taylor, Alice /. Thompson Lois M
NeTrTees.
Eusfc-0Ive Belle NatchuGer.
Academy Gertrude Bradford Floyd
H. Dumeld. John J. Emrick. HAYS aal3
Ruth Mcclellan. Margaret EICEeE, III
mer Pattison. Richard Fattiz0u. Her-
uard Peterson. Hazel Morrow. Irene
Stephens. Eariod Stephens Cawrarea
ID. Stead. Lester !. Schrola Alice PEI
trle
Business courses - Albert Aus0u
George e. Artz. Ralph Butcher. Dewey
+ Monsoon ThurIaw Norford. Elmer Fat
ts0u. Richard Patt!son. John HCorH
Clarence SChrader. Lester 1enro.l
Charles p. smith. Helen BaumetztaF.
/ Herbert Ceibreioh Hattie Lindsrrom
Bert II. Mallory. Frances Parks. ailma
L. Peterson and Irene Stephens
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-14
FIEND ATTEMPTS TO
ASSAULT YOUNGSTER
BUT HIS DESIGNS FAIL

Attempt Of an unidentified man to
assault Carl Range. 14-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. G. a. Range. 1910
First avenue. on Saturday evening
about S O'Clock while the boy was
passing the Washington school build
ing on Thirteenth street between
Third and Fourth avenues, was fTEs~
trated when two women IN the neigh
borho0d heard the victim s frantic
cries and went 10 investigate. The
man dropped the boy and escaped. The
latter had been spending the evening
at home Of Mrs. Eruestine Range. sos
Fifteenth street and started 80 re-
turn when the fend grabbed him and
choking him into submission. was
dragging him into the school, lot
when the timely appearance Of the
women caused the man to become
frightened and to run.
Because of the quickness with
which the affair occurred and the
fact that the lad was given big
scare. it has been impossible 10 get
a detailed description Of the assail-
ant.
The police are working ON the case.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-14

30 this effect having been received fl
this eicy by Postmaster C. z. Duvau
Saturday morning. The site just north
Of the present postoGce building has
been iii readiness for some time past
and fl is hoped that WORK on the new
building can be started within a short
time. although It is hardly possible be
rsra Tara
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-14

Sealed bids for the erection Of
Aledoz new postoH1ce building ~iff be
opened in Washington July 49, word
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-14
TRAVELLERS AFTER
STATE GATHERING
Tri-C City Council 10 Make Strong Bsd
for 4. c. T. Grand Council
Meeting Here Next ear.
Will MEAN 800 DELEGATES
Boosters 10 Attend Session az Peoria
This Week ia Effort 20 Land
Convention for Rock Island

Rock Island IS to have the pleas
are Of entertaining the 1918 state coz
ventlon Or the United Commercial
Travellers of America. II plans made
at a meeting oe Tr.-CitF council. >a-
1Ge. Saturday evening aL Odd yellow
hall are carried cut
1t was decided 70 make a strong BID
for the grand council session e. the
state gathering which is 10 meet la
Peoria Thursday, Friday and Satur-
dav Of this week A. +. Anderson o.
this city and R R. Anderson. Moline.
we're selected AS delegates but IN adj
dition. H. is planned for number o.
others from the organization here 10
accompany them and make a strong
boost for next years session. which
will mean ar least 500 visitors. II IL is
landed p A Appelqutst Of this 1-tE
is grand sentinel and rs slated for
advancement to tbs position of grand
page
Officers Named.
Officers for tbs year we're selected
by Tri-City council. Charles Schneider
being chosen for The 17.h consecu-
tive time as secretary. lie is also past
grand councillor Of the state. Cons
plete list Of officials named are.
Senior councillor Fred Eckermsu-
Junior COUNCILLOR. Fl. Plckeus-
ecretary-Charles Schneider.
Page-W. r. Carse.
Sentinel. ~ luinlau.
CouduCtor-N- a. H0EusOu-
Evening star., 1917-02-18

ger. The bullet missed the old man, but
it was close call The room filed with
powder smoke, which rose slowly to the
ceiling.
Powder has two different smells. AS
police reporter have gone into rooms in
various American cities where murder or
suicide has been done, and l know the
scent of powder under such conditions.
As war reporter | have smelled the
smoke of powder on the battlefield.
There's difference in the odor, even if
the powder be the same. The murder
powder smoke in the little hotel in Alt
Sandec that night gave me feeling Of
nausea, and | jerked my memento rifle
from the laughing young subaltern and
went away from the place.
Only few months before the young
fellow had been a rising young architect
in the city of Vienna. Later in the eve
ming he hunted up Robert Dunn, then
of the New York Erening Post, and
myself. and asked us to tell one of
his superior officers that the rifle had
gone off by accident. The officer had
threatened to punish him for-drunk-
enness!
Some terrible change had come to the
mind of that young man, q change that
brought as great harm to him as any
thing that could happen to him, even
death itself.
In Villers-Cotterets, in September of
1914, during the aftermath of the battle
of the Marne, was arrested by the Brit
ish for being out of bounds, and was held
for several days in the village, with the
privilege of going about the town as
pleased. Villers-C -Cotterets had been fought
over twice. The Germans had taken it
once, and the French had regained it, so
that the village folk had been given
Evening star., 1917-02-18
By WILLIAM C.. SHEPHERD

The other day in London soldier,
home on leave of absence from the front,
tried in vain to take an afternoon nap.
He shouted from his window to group
of women and children in the courtyard
that their jabbering and laughing were
not to his liking. They jeered at him.
The soldier took a hand bomb from his
pack. the sort that he had thrown in the
trenches by the hundred with intent to
kill and tossed it into the courtyard
He killed three people.
| once carried Russian rife-which
an Austrian officer had presented to me
as a token of Austrian prowess in the cap
ture of Przemysl-into a little hotel in
the town of Alt Sandec, where dozen
minor Austrian officers were sitting at a
table. They viewed the trophy with
excited and somewhat jubilant interest.
Then one officer drew a Russian rifle
cartridge from his pocket, placed it in
the rifle, raised the weapon, and, delib-
erately pointing it at the white-haired
Jewish proprietor of the hotel, who stood
some twenty feet distant, pulled the trig-
Evening star., 1917-02-18

suffering. kindly ones, such as cattle,
deer. horses, dogs.
To he turned into such a man is worse
than death, and among thinking men in
the seven armies that | saw at close range
often found soldiers and officers who real
lied what sort of beings they had become.
There are penalties just short of death
for men in the various armies who sicben
of being unthinking men-animals and
try to find way out of their plight by
suicide-who stick their heads above the
trenches or who wound themselves with
their own rifles.
1t is worse than death for a man to get
into his head the idea that he has the
right to. kill. Such an idea destroys his
value as citizen and heads him toward
the gibbet Yet this idea is fastening
itself in the minds of thousands of men
in Europe. On battlefield killing may
not be murder; but when a man takes
the killing idea into his private life and
uses it as a solution of his personal and
private difficulties, he might better be
killed in war and have it over with.
Evening star., 1917-02-18

ISN'T the slaughter terrible?"
Everybody who returns to the
United States from the war in
l. Europe is asked this question, trite
as it seems.
My answer must always be:
Dying or killing are not the most ter
rible things that war brings to man,
woman, or child. In Europe you see
worse things than dying or killing Worse
things happen to European folk than
being killed or crippled.
The first dead men | saw in the war;
back in those early and old-time days in
Belgium, struck me as having been Use
lessly murdered, and the sight left a
baleful impression on my mind, for
time To my surprise, however, | soon
beheld such sights without emotion. But
there was one sight-One manifestation
of the horrors of war-that | could not
accustOm myself to view without a
mental shudder This was the sight
of vast bodies of men marching or
camping
There they were, men of family. of
business, of ideals, of religion, all brought
down to the same level-all alike. Like
DaffelS whose hoops nave DeeH reHio|eu,
these men, individually, in their lives and
in their characters have fallen apart since
the binding support of their home en-
vironment has been taken away from
round about them. The impression that
they were like animals, like herded, un-
thinking beasts, was so strong upon me
that at night in my sleep, instead of see
ing dead and mangled bodies, l saw in
my dreams vast bodies of soldiers passing
before me. each man wearing the head of
some beast instead of his own. They
were not brutal, leonine men-animals |
saw: only patient, dumb, obedient, long
Evening star., 1917-02-18

BIG, peasant-aced chap whom know enlisted in this
two years ago The other day letter from him. If
had not known his handwriting could have believed
he wrote it, the letter Of boodhrsy sauage. 1t is what
does the rho do die that TERRIBLE and
this aspect of warts blasting effect the characters of the
living has nowhere been wildly presented than
in Mr.. Shepherds article. THE EDITOR.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-03
NOT DUE TO, SEX ALONE
New Britain Women Have Learned Tine Cause of Many Mysterious
 Pains and Aches

Many women have come to know that sex isn't the reason for all back aches, dizzy headaches and urinary disorders. Men have these troubles too, and often they come from kidney weakness. To live simply, eat spar ingly. take better care of ones self ard to use Doan's Kidney Pills, is bound to help bad kidneys get better. There is no other remedy so well-recom- mended by New Britain people. Read this case:
 Mrs. J. A. McGrail 423 Church St., New Britain, says: "I have used Doan's Kidney Pills off and on for quite awhile whenever my back has ached or has felt weak. This trouble seems to be brought on by continual standing and exertion. Mornings my back sometimes feels lame and stiff and when stoop over. the pain seems to catch me. Doan's Kidney Pills have never failed to relieve this trouble"
 Price soc, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs. J. A. McGrail had. Foster Mil burn Co.,, Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-03
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The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly influenced by constitutional conditions requires constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure b taken internally and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System thereby de- giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting na- ture in doing ita work. The pr0prie- tors have 50 much faith in the curative powers of Halls Catarrh Cure that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t fails to cure. Send for list
 Address: F. ]. CHENEY | CO, Toledo, Ohio. Sold bv all Druggists. 75c.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-03
BARA AT HER BEST
 IN NEW FOX DRAMA

Miss Theda Bara as, Were Her bert'' in the William Fox Super De Luxe production ''Her Greatest Love
 will be the feature attraction at Fox's theater Wednesday and Thursday of this week. The Fox theater Is out with its Easter announcement pre- senting some of the best known atars Tn filmland, notably those feaxursd n the Mcclure picturss which open next Monday and tuesday. Ann. Murdock. Nance O'Neill, Charlotte Walker. Hol- brook Blinn. H. B. Warner. George Le Guere and Shirley Mason. The Seven Deadly Sins is produced in seven hve-reel featureS from the stories run in The Ladies' World'' and they will be shown 1t Fox's every Monday and Tuesday for seven weeks starting Easter Monday, April 3, Fra- day and Saturday of this week. Wil- liam g. Hart in his greateat Thomas Ince western production will share the headline honors with Mrs. Vernon Castle in "Patria-" Other new feat ures have been secured for the all-star
New Britain herald., 1917-04-03
LONDON BELLIES AT
 THE GRAND THEATER

There Is something which smacks Of the Winter. Garden of. little old New York in the work of Rose Sy- dell, her London belles'' and Johnie Weber at the Grand theater this week. Nothing but the runways are needed to make local buplesque lovers feel like the happy '.provincials'' who go down to the metropolis to see . real show. For there is snap and dash in Rose SydelTs troupe. When the au- dience least expects 1t the whole car- avan of girls are on the floor of the house. dancing through the aisles and batting the bald spots. But that is what Hartford burlesQue lovers like apparently. The drive on the audience won a whirlwind of applause yester- day.
 "A Trip from Washington" is filled with good work. There Is enough variety to please everybody. Music lovers will be satisfied with '"The Gayety Trio" and those of an esthetic nature will be equally pleased with the thirty beautiful living models" There is plenty of originality in this show and there isn't Q dull moment from the time the asbestos goes up until 1t comes down again at the end of the performance. Kate Pullman, who Is featured in the specialties. is the life of the party" Johnie Weber. oI course, is as popular as ever and his return to Hartford finds him as much a laughmaker as he was back in the days of Tony Pastor.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-03

An Effective Laxative
 for Growing Children
Dr. Caldwel]'s Syrup Pepsin Highly Recommended as
 a Family Remedy.

In children the slightest irregularity of the bowels has q tendency to dis tufb the entire digestive system. and unless promptly remedied invites seri- ous illness. The experienced mother knows that by training her children to regularity in this respect, and when occasion arises administering 8 mild laxative. she will have, little need for the doctors services.
 Mrs. Leo Weisand, 3251, Central Ave-, N. S., Pittsburg. Pa., whose two boys. Frank and Joseph, are shown in the illustration. writes that she has found Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin a most effective laxative. not only for the children but. also for herself. and that she will always keep 1t in the house to use when needed. Dr. Cald- wells Syrup Pepsin is a combination of simple laxative herbs with pepsin that acts easily and naturally. with- out griping CT other pain or discom- fort. It Is pleasant to the taste so that children like 1t. and is equally effsc- tive on the strongest constitution.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-03
MARIE DORO A HIT
 IN "OLIVER TWIST

Ptcturizing the famous drama, "On- yer Twist" the Paramount company introduces at Keeney's tonight and to- morrow Marie Doro in the role in which she achieved her greatest suc- cess. In selecting Miss Doro for the title role the Paramount people made an excellent move and the part Is ad- mirably played. A capable company supports her. The picture won the approval of the first nighters" and it is expected to draw heavily tonight and tomorrow. There will be an epi- sode in ''The Purple Mask serial to- night. Tomorrow and Thursday the second chapter in the new serial, ''The Mystery of the Double ross." Is to be on the program. The feature of the last three days of the week will be Lou-Tellenger in ''The Victoria Cross.'
 The regular Universal releases will be shown in addition and there will be a good vaudeville bill daily.