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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-02-01

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TO AVOID HAZARDS BY FIRE
Right Kind Of Construction and Eff
cient Inspection Will Prevent
Much Damage, Says Engineer.

"Proper methods Of construction and
efficient building inspection will pre-
vent a very large proportion Of the
fires which annually do so much dam
age In American cities" says r. s.
Whiting, an architectural engineer,
who has made a compilation and care
full study Of more than 200 building
codes. Whiting sums up his conclu-
siOns thus:
"The allowance Of ten feet between
buildings in uncOngested districts is
about the average found in building
codes, although a greater distance is
advisable and often specified, and in
some cases the space Is increased to
30 feet or more. If an ordinance linn
itlng the distance between buildings
had been provided in the building code
Of Atlanta, Ga, the ~cOnfiagratlOn Of
May q, 1917, might have resulted not
so dlsastrOusly. 1t Is next to impOS-
slble for firemen TO fight a fire salts
f~act0rily between two burning build
ings IL the space between them Is not
wide enough for two persons to pass
comfortably, which seems to have been
the case In Atlanta.
The width Of building lots Is a mat
ter that should be carefully thought
out and regulated by local authorities,
and especially In a congested dwelling
house district, and should not be per-
mItted less than 35 feet; better still,
plated with a width Of from 40 to so
feet, thus allowing liberal space on
each side of every dwelling.
Buildings such as public garages,
oil houses and ~refineries, rendering
plants, varnish works, ETC., as well as
buildings used for the storage or ham
ding Of large quantities Of combust-
IDLE material, whether of fire resistive
or nOn-fire r~esistive construction,
should be erected only in isolated loca-
lions, where their contents cannot be
considered as a fire hazard for adjOin.
ing or nearby buildings"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-02-01

THE DEEP SEA PERIL
By VICTOR ROUSSEAU
Copyright W. C Chapman


into her face and was aware of moth.
ing else.
She raised her arms, slowly she
threw off the draperies of cling1ng mist
that covered her head. She stretched
her arms out toward him. She fell
upon her knees.
Her face was visible now, and Dan.
aid was aware OF a startling change
in it. The beauty that had dazzled
him was gone. A milky pallor, spread
ing along the veins and arteries, suf-
fused the flesh. The same change was
passing over her that had passed over
the dying monster in the house In Bal.
timore.
With horror Donald realized that
she was dying.
She crOuched at his feet she raised
her eyes to his once more In that mute
yearning. And her face was that OF
an aged Oma
For a few seconds longer the eyes
looked into Donald's. Then, without
closing, they seemed to glaze. A film
passed over them, and, with q shudder,
the queen fell at his feet-dead!
She had given her life in payment
for her dlsobcdience to the racial law
II is by such disobedlence that the race
evolves into something higher thar
itself.
BY such man rose from his apelikt
ancestry. BY such, some day, wars
and all wrongs will cease.
Donald tore the coat from his
shoulders and covered the body Of the
aged woman-thing before him.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-02-01

ateS. But if he had thus INDUCED, it had but stirred his chivaIrous impulses.
For a he stood beside the door he looked with frowning disfavor upon the row
of seated men above whom swayed the women hanging to the straps. Those
near him heard him murmurng uncompimentary remarks about "pinheads'
and "galoots" Presently his emotions grey too strong to be kept 10 himself
Here, you nuts he shouted, "aint you ashamed of yourselves, sthn'
here and al these ladies' stanHn'? Get up now and let the ladies sit down!
Get up every ne of you! If you don't, I'll make you'll"
Sheepshy n after another Of the men got up, offered his seat and
sought another car. The sailor moved down the line, and if a a affected
that were pungent and personal enough to bring him to his feet without delay.
Then the young crusaders eye fell on the man reading the German newspaper,
and no hull ever responded to the challenge Of a red flag with morefe rvor.
He snatched the sheet away, wadded it together, threw it On the floor and
stamped on 1t.
you Hum !" he shouted. "Get out Of here and go join your kaiser.
If you love him 10 much!'
The train slowed down at a station, and the German, whiefaced, made
a dash for the door. The sailor saw him dive into the crowd and then. with a
look on his face as If he were going "Over the top rushed after him.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-02-01

Benjamin ". Tone Of 5 East Eighth
street. She has had experience. Mrs.
Tone was charitably moved to become
a stakeholder in a Berkshire at the
Hero Land bazaar, with no idea Of
entering the live stock market. Now
she knows the embarrassment of
riches. Either she must give up her
apartment and retire to country life
or she must renounce her new pet.
To date hard.hearted landlords
have shown no disposition to extend
the livestock provision In fashionable
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-02-01

1t is held to be the duty of a master
TO see that the number of servants en-
gagged on any particular work Is suffi-
cient to secure the reasonable safety
Of each one of them, in Wallace V. Ire
mont 4 g. Il. Co, l.. Il. A. 1917D, $50,
which further holds that the duty Of
q master to furnish proper tools, appli-
ances and y safe place, embraces hu.
nan instrumentalities and mechanical
devices.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-02-01

apartments TIC include pigs IS well as Persian cats and chow dogs. To keep
the pig in the panor, in the old Donegal style, would be to run afoul of the
health department. To keep him in the kitchen would be to court the inter
venion of the food administration. A whole pig to one small family of three
is rot to be tolerated in the present food situation.
When informed Of her good luck at the bazaar and asked what disposL
ton she proposed to make of the pig she a overwhelmed and infnroted
that 10 steps would be taken until a family conference had been held II dis
cus the proposition.
81 shall have to consult my husband" she repeated in q bevlldered
manner II really couldn't say what W e shall do with the Dig. There ia
certain: no place in n apartment for farm extension work."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-02-01

side Of the car was occupied by men,
each of whom had his nose buried in
an evening paper. At the far end of
the row, near the middle door, sat
a stout, red-faced mar reading a Ger
man paper.
Upon this scene came with jaunty
step one of Uncle Sans sailor boys, a
fine, outstanding lad. 1t may be that
someone had violated the law and
given or sold him Of the cup that
SometimaS cheers hut always inehri-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-02-01

Hsneu. It has a religious atmosphere. But Its fund0monnI nri,o,,l,
soon was established and the breadHne grew to thors,nds y" IT. SN| &c,
d"indled when a eccentric millionaire tramp established tho H., me, "i
There food and lodging were provided without cost Tbot n, ,o'er ue hlnk.
two years Ngo and the breadhne again grew. "' vas c'sed
Meanwhile war depleted labohng forces. Work v.s u-
ne men OF me oreadnne proved they would work If work was to bo hnd "U
Many err broken in health. but the jobs were varied TbossM
ployment or ALL And 70 1t comes about that one of the post -. "s e-
mtons ey established in New York city, the bread1ins u.s. tanous lhst-
want Of patronage. ~PJ expires o
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-02-01

IHCkIt Ute UtTIIIuH MUS U1U ttdC1
them to be good before they grow up
and turn into bad soldiers. The gen
eral is known in the bosom of his fam
lily as Pietro Venetucci, but to the
gang he Is just Slivers.
And owe In Little Italy, 1anked
by buttresses of ashes and tomato
cans, and guarded by the native aro-
ma of garlic and spaghetti, lies Camp
Slivers.
Military authorities have yet to
learn of its existence or of "SliyerS'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-02-01
In the Majority.

For ono man who sincerely pitie
our mlsfortuneS, there are thousand
who sincerely hate u success.-Coi
ton.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-02-01
Juvenile Army Modified to Fight the Kaiser

Y ANsAS CTY-Its all off with the kaiser 10Y He may just al we'll sue for
N peace at once and get the best terns possible while he has nm army left
tG back him up. General Snvers has organized and he is ready to 20 over and
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-02-01
Men Jumped to Obey When Jackie Took Command

r HICAGO-The evening rush hour crowd in the subway had begun to thin
- out but there we're still plenty of standees on a nOrth-bound express. In
one car a row Of women was hanging to the straps while every seat N that
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-02-01
No Room Even for Porker With Pedigree

CT LOUIs-When is a pig not a pE7 Answer: When it falls to the lot of a
~ cliff dweler. Within the limitations of IN exclusive apartment house ven
q pedgreed pOrker becomes a white elephant. If You don't beneve it ask Mrs
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-02-01
New York Does Away With Time Honored BreadIine

ANEW YORK-The famous New York breadnne is gone. Two institutions
~ one operated by the Bowery mission and the other by a vellnoun ho,nu
company-have been closed by prosperity The men who formerly dpnandaI
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-02-01

UIIHUSI Wholly Oh IHt HUV6
taken up work deserted by those who
shouldered the rifle.
Established nearly 40 years ago,
New York'S b~readlines have fed and
saved countless thousands.
Men have emerged from the line
to meet success. Some have climbed
to the highest pinnacle of fame and
more dismal careers in Sing Sing or
the Potter's field.
Bowery habitues looked aSkance
at the hreadline when first eStab-
lisha I. b,. ,.1;...
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-02-01

The strongest man in the world 4
the maN who stands most alona
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17
DIES OF INJURIES
RECEIVED IN FALL
Of SIXTY FEET
ANDREW OlTTMAN, A FORMER
GRAND RAPIDS RESIDENT,
KILLED WHEN SCAFFOlD ON
WHICH HE WAS WORKING COL.
lkpSED.

Andrew Dttman. aged "a years,
former well known Grand Rapids
township resident, died Tuesday even.
Ing in Mercy Hospital. Davenport,
Iowa, following injuries received late
in the afternoon when he fell sixty
feet from a seaffo!d which collapsed
Mr. DitJman wS5 working on a con.
crete chimney. sixty feet in the air
when without warning the frame scat
fold on which he was standing broke.
He Was removed to Mercy Hospital
ana lived tor several hours.
He was born in Grand Rapids town
ship and was the son of Mrs. Julia
Dittman. About five years ago he
went 20 Davenport, Iowa, to make
his future home. His marriage took
place in that city
Surviving he leaves his widow, who
resides in Davenport; his mother,
Mrs Julia Dttman; two brothers, AL.
Der: Dittman Of Grand Rapids town
ship and August Dittman Of Shelton,
| Iowa, and two sisters, Mrs. Hermann
! Grettencord of Grand Ridge and Mrs.
! John LOeftler of this city.
i The body was brought back to OF.
tawa for buriel, arriving here this
morning at 10 o'clock, and was taken
to the home of his mother, three miles
east Of Grand Ridge.
The funeral will be held on Satur-
day morning from the home to
st. Francis Catholic Church in this
city, where services will be held at
10 o'clock. Burial will be ma 1e in st
Francis Cemetery
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17

tContinueu from page H.
will be held Saturday afternoon at 2
O'Clock at Sc, Columba's. Interment
in st. Columba's Cemetery.
The funeral of Raymond John
Shook will take place Friday after.
noon at 2;30 Services will be held
at the Ottawa Avenue Cemetery.
Edward { Lowe
Edward Z. Lowe, aged A. years
died this morning at 10 o'clock at his
home l0S +. Main street after two
weeks illness of pneumonia The de
ceased was we'll known in Ottawa,
and was employed at the King &
Hamilton Factory, at the time of his
final illness.
He was born in Ottawa and lived
here during his entire life. His edu.
cation was received at the Ottawa
Public Schools.
Surviving he leaves his wife and
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Lowe, 1913 Chestnut street.
The funeral arrangements will be
announced later
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17
LAND BEAUTIFUL IN SUMMER
Wild Luxury of Siberian verdure
Cannot Be Surpassed Even
in the Tropics.

Political exiles, the severe winter
600 degrees below zero) and the inn
mense stretches Of snow, have done
much to give bad impression of 81.
IBERIA. Siberia is thought of by many
as the most dismal and Godforsaken
wilderness, where bears and cut
thrOats parade in the placid moonlight.
Nothing is unfairer than that.
1t is a most beautiful place, the par
allel Of which you can scarcely find
elsewhere. In winter the groves of
white birches on the wide stretch
of pure snow lit by moonlight is a
scene most holy and sublime. And the
lake of Baikal, with its depth Of 5000
feet, the severest of winters can never
deprive Of warmth. The River Selenga
that flows cat If it never freezes and
the water Is pare as crystal.
But the most glorious season Is Ger.
tainly summer, says writer in the
New East. Summer Is early in Sibe.
ria. In late June the whole verdure
blooms out in wild luxury, and for
thousands of miles the plain IS GOV.
cred with a glorious carpet of wild
Howers-yellow, crimson, purple and
what not. have never seen the equal
in the world. The tropics cannot beat
it; the cherries of Yoshino, never!
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17
BED0UINS AND THEIR HORSES
tsomads Of the Desert Ride the Most
Beautiful Animals Ever Sub
iusated by Man.

Charles Doughty describes meet
ing with some Arab horsemen in the
desert These came near; they APP
preached his party and proved to be
three lOne-haired Bedouins. VIII bid
them Salaam (peacel. Then he tells of
how "a fourth shock-haired cyclopS
of the desert, whom the fieetnesS of
their mares had outStripped, trotted
in after them, unc0uthly seated upon
the rawb0ne, narrow withers of his
drOnedary, without saddle, without
bride. and only as hert!Sman driving
with his voice and the camel-StiCk. His
fellows rode with naked legs and I'M
sh0d upon their beautiful mares bare
backs, the halter in one hand. and the
long balanced lance, wayering upon
the shoulder, in the other. We should
think them sprawling riders; for a
boast or warlike exercise. in the pres
ence Of our armed company, they let
us view how fairly they could ride n
career and turn; striking back heels,
and seated low with pressed thighs,
they parted at hand gallop, made a
tourney or two easily upon the plain !;
and now wheeling wide, they beto0k
themselves down in the desert, every
man bearing and handling his spears
as at point :. +: SO fetching compass
and we marching. they a little out of
breath came calamity again. Under
the most ragged Of these riders was a
very perfect young and startling chest
nut mare-sO shapely there are few
among them. Never combed by her
rude master, but all shining, beautiful
and gentle of herself, she seemed q
darling life upon that savage soil not
worthy of her gracious pastcrns; the
strutting tail flowed down even to thu
ground, and the name (orfa) was shed
by the loving nurture Of her mother
nature"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17
Concerning the Sneeze.

Sneezlng was considered unlucky In
Wales but in Europe generally it was
deemed lucky, unless overdone. If II
man sneezed more than three times 1t
was sign of bad luck. The Welsh
belief In Ill luck has prevailed and II
Is a very general custom among ltah
ians when person snee2es to say
"God be with you"
1t Is curious that among the Older
generation Of East prusslans and polca
a French word Is used when anyone
sneezes. II Is "assez" tenoughl, meaa-
ing that continuation Of the par.
oXysm would be sign of catching
cold. .-....-.....
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17
WORTHY TO VEIL ROYALTY
Queen Of Siam the Possessor of Prob
ably Most Magnificent Garment
in the World.

The queen of Siam owns toilet
article which is altogether calculated
to fill the hearts of all other ladies'
of the kingdom with ardent desire and
envy. For the queen is the happy
pOSsessor Of a veil capable of beau
tifying her face most wonderfully.
This veil Is a delicate tissue of the
finest threads, but woven so as to
have some resistance.
Part OF this three.meters-long veil
Is intended TO conceal the face, while
the remainder flows down over the fig.
IRE and closely nestles to the body.
The veil, which falls over the back,
is completely sown over with diamond
dust, while the part in front is less
busted, so as not to impair the face
and the organs OF sense. The lowest
ends of the veil are covered with bril-
liants.
The tissue of the veil is so prepared
as to cause changes in color when ex-
D'N'h w INV ulis Nv suOHtl HIS lllN
wcarer stepped into the street than
the veil assumes n delicate rosy hue,
which deepens and, as it were, be.
comes animate the longer It remains
In the open. When the queen returns
to her abode the hue passes away and
the veil turns pale and dead rs be.
fore.
The veil has been credited with pos.
sessing the most wonderful powers
For century it has been in the pos.
session of the royal house of Siam
aud although constantly used and eX.
posed to all kinds of influences of The
weather ii has not lost anything OF
Its texture and beauty.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17
City and Vicinity
News

Mrs. NJ. T. Maloney has gone to
Chicago for a visit with friends.
Frank Sprague. of Columbus Bar
racks, Ohio is home to attend the
funeral of his brother Sidney Sprague
Mrs William Gerding is confined to
her home on State street suffering
from an attack of pneumonia.
Mrs. Sylvia Carpenter Bultman has
accepted a position in the down town
Office of the Chicago Retort < Brick
Co.
Mrs. John Martin has returned
home from Camp Grant where she
was called by the illness of her hus'
band
Lincoln Bundy of Streator visited
with friends in Ottawa last evening.
ATTORNEY A. ]. O'Conor went to
Springfield today on business.
Wilbur Lawrence is seriously Ill at
his home on Van Buren, street.
Miss Louise Jacks. who is nursing
in La Sale, arrived in Ottawa this
afternoon for a short visit with hel
mother, Mrs. l.. n. Jacks, on Christie
| street.
V. A. Capsel is seriously i'll at his
home in South Ottawa
| Bob Allen has returned to his home
after spending the last several days
visiting Miss Marie Brown on Super
| ior street.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17
POISON WEEDS SEND H.
CLAYTON TO HOSPITAL

A letter was received this morning
from Howard +. Clayton, former
street car conductor He is with the
American Expeditionary Forces some
where in France. He says:
Somewhere in France.
Dear Friend:
Well, have not got any mail for
some time. as have been away from
company since Aug. 2S: was out on a
working detail in woods for about a
week and got into some poison weeds
or something and had TO go to the
hospital and have been here ever
since, Am getting along fine, though
now. Expect to be out in few days
so don't worry about me. for | am all
0. X. Don't know when | will be able
to get back TO my company, for may
be sent TO replacement camp fror
here. and may 'ever get 10 my com
pany, but sure hope | do, for ! sure
have good company, but you keel
on sending my mail 10 same address
until | give YOU another address, fol
| am going to write to the company
and have my mail forwarded to me.
Well, the Yanks sure made driye
this time. They are making erea
progress coward Metz and hope II
capture it soon. and | hope they do
for it is one of Germany's importan
cities
Well. this is a pretty nice hospital
have good beds and plenty to eat an
have the best of care Have Mt
much TO write about this evening, onl.
that am getting along fine. Guess
will go down to the movies tonigh
at Red Cross canteen. We sure hay
got to hand ii to the Red Cross. fo
they sure ,-cat MS fine.
Well will have to close for thi
! time and write more next.
With love, HOWARD.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17
ST. XAWER'S NUN
DIES At CONVENT
FROM RHEUMATISM
SISTER MARY CYRIL, TEACHER
OF SIXTH GRADE AT ST. CO.
luMBA'S, DIES TODAY AFTER
ILLNESS LASTING SEVERAL
WEEKS.

Sister Mary Cyril, aged about %
years, one of the best known AMI best
loved sisters at 81. Xaviers Convent,
died this morning at 6:30 o'clock after
an illness OF several months OF rheu-
matism. The disease affected the
heart. which was the immediate cause
OF her death.
Sister Mary Cyril was norm in Mo-
line and lived there until about four
ANA one-half years ago, when she en-
tered st. Xavier's Convent to take the
VOWS of novice. She took her final
VOWS about two years ago.
For the past three years she had
been teacher of the sixth grade at
ST. Columba's Boys School, until
oyertaken this fan by her final i'll
ness
Surviving she leaves her mother
Mrs. Katherine Ripping; two broth
ers. Joseph and Anthony. and one sis
ter, Cecilia Ripping, all residing il
Moline.
The funeral service will be held
from St Columba's Church in thi.
city, the time to be announced later
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17
When Sporting Editor Tainted.

1t was at a ball game between Chi.
cago and Pittsburgh. The score was
tied, two men We're out, n runner was
on third and Hans Wagner was at
bat. The crowd was too excited to be
noisy. A sporting editor had taken his
neighbor TO the game. The neighbor
was not a fan, but he had succumbed
TO the delights Of travelling on .
pass" and was having real, gar
rllous, good time. At the moment
when there wasn't n heart beating in
the blcachers and the grandstanders
were filled with suspense, the sporting
editors neighbOr emitted this: "Look
Lake Look Mt that coke train Did
You ever see one engine pulling so
many cars? I'm gonna count emp
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17
High School Brigade.
GERMAN
BASE. CAPTURED


tSOhtildCu lLOlu Dd6t ~
the numerous peace resolutions" to
be introduced by an administration
senator for the White House. 1t would
put the Senate on record not only az
to appropriations but also to any vic.
torious peace activities undertaken by
the President and the establishment
of the principle advanced by the
United States in this war.
Germans Retreatna
With the British Army on the Elan.
ders Front Oct Is The German
retreat from the Belgien coast appears
TO be under way, following another al
led advance today of about ten miles
Cavelry is reported 10 be approach
ing Thielt, 81 miles northeast OF
Ypres.
The British advancing on Lille, arc
reported to have captured Queancy
and Linselles.
The Germans are falling back SC
fast that the allied infantry lost al
contact with them at some points.
German prisoners expressed sur
prise at the continued fighting Since
Germany made her latest peace over
lures they cannot understand why
they are not accepted
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17
EDWARD J. LANIGAN
DIES IN LA GRANGE

Mrs. Joseph Kenny received a
message this morning announcing the
death of Edward J. Lanigan, which
occurred at the family home in La
Grange after a short illness from
stomach trouble. The decedent was
born in Ottawa 20 years ago, and was
the son of the late James Lanigan.
former ottawa Marshall He has re
sided in La Grange for the last several
years,
Surviving he leaves two sisters,
Gertrude and Martha and one broth.
er Thomas OF Chicago.
The body will be shipped to Of
tawa for burial arriving here Saturd y
morning on the 11;20 C.. b. & Q. and
services will he held in St. Patrick's
church. Burial will be made in st.
G lumba cemetery.