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The Carlisle independent., 1918-01-10
M AD0O DISSOLYES
 RAILWAY WAR BOARD
ABoLISHEs PRIORITY SHIPMENTS TO RELIEVE coNGESTiON-To
 MOVE COAL AND FOOD.

Washington.-Orders went to East ern railroads from Director-General McAdoo to clear up freight conges- | tion, regardless of previous govern ment priority regulations, passenger schedules and any hampering prac- l tiees under the old competitive sys- tenn, and to pay special attention to movement of coal and food.
 Lines of the west and south were notified that soon they might be call ed on to furnish locomotives and
 other equipment to help tighten the | traffic burden in the East, and a com mittee of government officials was created to work out plan for divert | ing export freight to ports south of New York. Quantities of coal actual l ly were started moving to New Eng land to relieve the serious shortage there, and priority orders were sus- l pended for roads east of the Missis- sippi and north of the Ohio rivers to | the extent necessary to clear up the congestion.
 At the same time the director-gen- eral dissolved the railroad war board at it's own request and named a tenn porary advisory cabinet of five mem bers. One of these, Hale Holden, pres ident of the Burlington and a member of the war board, will be retained to supervise the machinery which the war board has created within the last ! pina rY1nnthc tn a0-nrdjnofn of the country.
 Other members of the new advisory cabinet are John Skelton Williams, comptroller of the currency, who will have charge of financial questions aris- ing out of government operations; Henry Walters. chairman of the board of the Atlantic coast Line, who will assist in operation problems Edward Chambers, traffic director of the food administration, who will have general charge of traffic, and Walker D. Hines, assistant to the general director. Other railway heads who made up the war board, Fairfax Harrison of the Southern, who was chairman; Pea of the Pennsylvania, Kruttschnitt of the Southern Pacific and Elliott of the New Haven, will return to the active supervision of their roads, but all the subcommittees and organization Of the board will be turned over to Mr Holden.
 The question of increased pay for railroad employees will be taken up soon by MT. MeAdeo, but he said he had given little thought to wages and did not know what his attitude would be- Heads of the four brotherhoods will confer with the director general Thursday, at his invitation, and prob ably will urge that, with the scarcity of railroad labor, it will be necessary to pay higher wages to retain men. Many advisors of the director general advocate increasing wages, particular ly for many unorganized classes.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-01-10
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

To half pint of water add l oz. Bay Rum, small box of Barbo Compound. and 14 oz. of glycerine. Any druggist can put this up or you can mix it at home at very little cost. Full directions for mak- ing and use come in each box of Barbo Compound. It will gradually darken streaked, faded gray hair, and make 1t soft and glossy. It will not color the scalp, is not sticky or greasy, and does not rub of. Adv.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-01-10
Army Death Rate L o,n

Washington Figures compiled at the office of Surgeon General Gorgas and made public show that, with more than 900,000 soldiers in training in this country from September q to December II, there were only 1891 deaths from all causes, an average rate of less than two per 1000.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-01-10
To Spread New Doctrine.

Petrograd.-The Bolshevik govern ment has decided to send special rep resentatives to all countries, belliger. ent as well as neutral, to further the propaganda of internationalism. A million dollars has been appropriated.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-01-10
Aid Zionist Movement

Chicago.-More than s15O0OO was pledged toward the movement to re- people Palestine with Jews and to re. create one of the nations of antiquity by representatives of 10 states at- tending the Middle West Zionists con- vention. A total fund of s1,0O0,00O is planned.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-01-10
Red Cross Drive

ashington.-Sixteen million new names were added to the membership rolls of the American Red Cross as the result of the Christmas member ship drive, Henry F. Davidson, chair man of the national war council, an- neuneed.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-01-10
New Headlight Order.

Washington.-The Interstate Com. merce Commission postponed from January to July 1. 1918. the date on which locomotives must be equipped with high-power headlights.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-01-10
Pay Roll Too Rin.

Chicago.-Fifteen hundred city em- ployes, 300 of which are in the Police Department, are to be dropped from the city pay roll because of a short age of city finances
The Carlisle independent., 1918-01-10
 Bonds Not Accented.

Lexington, Ky.-The government won't accept Liberty bonds as pay ment for income taxes. This was made known when. Kentucky distillers ap- pealed to Washington to be allowed to use the bonds in this way.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-01-10
Found the Dragon Fly.

Aunt Elizabeth and her nephew Harold, were looking at comic pie ture, the characters represented by insects and animals. They we>re point ing out each kind, but the dragon fly hadn't yet been located. Soon Harold spoke up. 1T think thtsAiseth one, Aunt Elizabeth. He he were draggin' sumpin
The Carlisle independent., 1918-01-10
strenath of Eaa Shells.

It takes q pressure of 112 pounds to break the shell of the average white egg, and 155 pounds to break that of the average brown egg. Yet th9 shell of an average egg is only .013-inch thick.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-01-10
Club Gusts La Toilette.

Madison, Wis.-Robert M. LaFol- lette, United States senator from Wis consin, was expelled from membership in the Madison Club because of ''un- patriotic conduct and having given aid and comfort to the enemy
The Carlisle independent., 1918-01-10
Tank To Tour South.

New York.-The British armored tank "Brittania" will be started on a recruiting tour of the United States on January II. The tank has been turned over to the British recruiting mission by the London War Office.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-01-10
British SuQar Cards,

London.-Englands first experience with compulsory rationing was had with sugar. No person could obtain supplies except by card
The Carlisle independent., 1918-01-10
37 800 Nurses Needed.

Washington.-Est based on m army of 1,5O0,000 men are that 37,- 500 nurses will be needed in the army nurse corps.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-01-10
Polish Troops in France.

Washington.-Th first contingent of Polish troops recruited in America for service with the allies has landed safely in France.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-01-10
MAY NOT REVISE !
 THE TAXATION BILL
CONGRESS. PROBABLY WILL DE. cIDE THE LABOR TOO GREAT
 FOR THE FEW CHANGES.
MEMBERS ARE NOT EXEMPT7

Representative William R. Green of iowa, Takes This Position and Asks the Commissioner of internal Rev. enue to Rule Accordingly.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-01-10
ON FIRST SYMPTOMS

use "Renovine" and be cured. Do not wait until the heart organ is beyond repair. "Renoyine" is the heart and nerve tonic. Price soc and S100-Adv.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-01-10

Enterprise and advertising make the biggest pair in the deck.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-01-10
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL .SUNIlzYSCnOOL
 LESSON (By P. o. SELLERS, Acting Director of the Sunday School Course of the Moody Bible Institute, Chicago) Copyright 1917. Western Newspaper Union.l
LESSON FOR JANUARY 13
JESUS BEGINS HIS WORK.

LESSON TEXT-Mark 1:12-22
 GOLDEN TEXT-Repent ye, and believe in the Gospel
 ADDITIONAL MATERIAL FOR TEACHERS-Matt. 4:1-11; 8:18-22; Luke 4 1-13 9:57-62; Heb 414-16; Acts 9:1-9; John 434-38
 PRIMARY ToPIC-Jesus chooses four helpers.
 MEMORY VERsE-Come ye after me- Mark if.
 INTERMEDIATE TOPIC - Overcome temptation.
 MEMORY VERSE; Cor. 16:1s
 SENIOR AND ADULT TOPIC-Hew Je- sus faced his task
The Washington times., 1918-01-06
DR.. CHAMBERLAIN
NOT CONFUSED BY
FIRE Of QUESTIONS

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 81 am
ready to die, rather than falsify. 1
have told the truth and ! am limo
cent" declared pr. Asa W. Chamber
lain today when asked why he did not
take the advice Ct several friends and
some Richmond attorneys and enter
plea OF guilty on the charge Of
numbering his brother, Albert, for
WHOSE death he has been on trial In
Goochland county for the past four
days.
Or. Chamberlain was on the stand
his own defense three hours on Friday
and seven hours yesterday, and from
the first he maintained his innocence,
declaring that he had been his broth
sr's friend, up to the time OF his death;
that he had never hGrbored ill-feeling
against him, even though the dead
man was an migrate.
Ms. Clara Oxford, daughter of the
aged defendant, has arrived from
Wyoming, and will be placed on the
lions between the brothers.
The doctors young wife appears
more concerned over the probable
verdict Of the jury than the accused,
who has shown a spirit OF cheerful
ness during the past two days, and on
the witness stand yesterday INDUCED
in some bright Fspartee at the ex-
pensa OF Louis o. Wsndsnburg, lead
The Washington times., 1918-01-06

fast enough to care for the work that is
pilinE in.
She is stanch in her determination to
serve the Government during the period
Of the war. and she is so interested that
she doesn't care. so far as work Is con
cerned. just how long 1t takes to lick
the Germans.
Miss Brady's father. Thomas Grayson
Brady. was for many years q factor in
Cuba. handling sugar lands and other
big products. Nine years ago he moved
his family hsrs from Ciarksburg, W.
Va, taking a house at 1877 Vernon
street. Miss Brady went to private
school here and was graduated by one
OF the giTig finishing schools. Her
two older brothers finished their sdu.
cation at The University Of West Vir.
ginia, each taking an engineering de-
gree Both are now in the engineer
corps, Lieut. Johnson C. Brady in the
3O6th Regiment, and seFgt. Thomas N.
Brady In the Twenty-thlrd Regiment
The Washington times., 1918-01-06
70 PER CENT CUT
IN R. R. PASSENGER
SERVICE ORDERED

First orders in a general curtaiI-
ment OF railroad passenger service
throughout the United States were
approved last night by Director Gem
eral McAdoa
New schedules, to become effective
tomorrow, call for a virtual 20 per
cent reduction in passenger service
east OF Pittsburgh on the PsnRsyI-
vania, Baltimore and Ohio, and New
York, New Haven, and Hartford rail.
roads.
eolneidentIy, ~ was announced
plans have been laid for extensive use
Of inland waterways as an auxiliary
mssns Of transportation. NeAdoo H.
sued . statement urging adoption by
Congress Of this featuTs Of the new
railroad bill,
Reduction Of eastern roads service
will be followed in the near future
by material cuTtailments throughout
the Middle West, notably between st.
Louis and Chicago, whsrs four com
peting lines operate Pullman lsTviae.
The Washington times., 1918-01-06
SOCIETY
LIFE TO WORK ON
M'ADOO'S STAFF

Washington soeisty Girl, Miss
Frances Hawthorne Brady who gave
up parties, dances. and teas OF the
debutsnts set in Washington to help
the Government during the period of
sac war, " the first aBd only woman
"A the starr OF Director General of
Railroads MeAdoo.
Miss Brady was selected because OF
her ability and efficiency in Liberty
loan work in the Treasury, and she
was the second appointss Of M, Nc
Adoo as director general OF the rail-
roads. The first was Oscar Price,
who was named private secretary to
the director' and who In reality 10
his assistant
Miss Brady's official title has not
been fixed. She 10 acting, however, as
general assistant in the directors Of
foe.
Since .saVinE a finishing school in
Washington, Miss Brady, who is but
twenty-ons, and consequently not a
bit diffIdent about telling her age.
has been prominent in all of the az
fairs of the younger set. Her two
grown brothers entered the regular
army as engineers in the first days
of the war, and following them Miss
Brady felt the call of patriotic duty.
She offered her services to the Gov
ernmant and was appointed a clerk in
the Liberty Loan Bureau,
This vas last August She developed
Immediately into q capable business
woman and her work attracted the at
tention Of officials They had no hesl-
fancy In declaring her the most sfflejsBt
worker IN the Liberty Loan Bureau,
Secretary AeAdoo sent for her the day
he began organization Of his star.
Miss Brady has no time Tor teas o.
parties now. For months she has been
working from . In the morning to almost
any hour 1T night The hours viii esr-
tainly not be any shorter In the rail-
road oftice, which cannot be expended
The Washington times., 1918-01-06

ing counsel for the Commonwealth.
DIR. Chamberlain asserted that in his
opinion the body Of his brother was
-dismembered and hidden beneath the
fence posts on the doctors farm after
the doctor himself had been placed In
Jail.
Gruelihg cross examination failed
to confuse him. He engaged IN sew.
eral animated discussions with the
Commemorative counsel which led
Judge Rutherford to interfere
The case win go to the jury on Tues
day, II Is predicted.
The Washington times., 1918-01-06
GUATEMALA
WIPED OUT
BY ANOTHER
EARTHQUAKE

The entire city of Guatemala was
wiped out by an earthquake shock
Friday night, official radio messages
from Darien to the War Department
today announced.
Official reports to the War Depart.
ment stated that the "entire city
seems to have been completely de-
stroyed" and that immediate relief is
imperative.
The acting governor OF the Canal
Zone has been authorized by the Uni
ted States War Department to dis
patch supplies Immediately in one of
the Panama steamers.
The regular steamer Is not due in
Guatamala until January rs. it is stated.
A Red Cross relief ship sailed from
New Orleans Thursday with supplies
for the 5000 people then reported home
less, but the additional casualties and
obstruction call for additional aid.
Gable Confirms Report.
Confirmation of the War Depart
ment reports was received at the
Guatemala legation late last night
from the South American Cable Com
pany agent at San Jose.
Reports of the entire Gown being
Innate of at least 300 killed was
made by the agent at San Jose,
seventy-hYs miles from the stricken
city.
Scenes OF terrifying nature are
described in cables to Senior Mendez,
Guatemala minister here.
Noxious Yapors rising from wide
creviees in the streets caused the
death of scores, it was stated. Others
were killed in the collapse of the his
tOric cathedral.
Buried In WreckaEe.
The quake came at IO:4B o'clock Fri
day night The 20 per cent of the
buildings remaining standing after
the shocks of q week ago were razed
People housed in tents and rude
shelters contrived from sheets of gal
vanized metal were buried beneath
masses of wTeekage.
Railroad lines into the city from
every direction have been wrecked,
and the BRUCE over the river col
lapsed
Fears that President Cabrera may
have been killed are expressed by
Mendez as no news of his safety has
been received.
Communications Destroyed.
All communication between Guate- |
mala and Varreon on the Atlantic and |
San Jose on the Pacific has been in |
terrupted except such as could be /
made by courier from the stricken !
capital
No definite information from the i
Red Cross relief party that was !
scheduled to arrive in Guatemala yes |
terdsy has been received here, |
The Washington times., 1918-01-06
MEDlL MCCORMICK
OUT FOR SENATE

CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-Ccpgressman
Aedill Mccormick. Republican. has
formally announced his candidacy for
the United States Senate, and will
contest the seat held by James HamiI.
ton Lewis. Democrat
The Washington times., 1918-01-06

LONDON. Jan. 8-Little fighting
on the various fronts is reported to-
day. On the British front in France,
General Haig's forces repulsed sew
eral German raidinR detachments.
A spirited artillery duel is in prog
ress on the Italian front. in the
Asiago plateau and Brenta valley Sec
tors. In the Calcino valley, Teuton
patrols were driven back by the rifle.
fire OF the Italians.
Airmen were again active, British
fliers bombed several sheds and
buildings of the German aerodromes
at Ghistelles.
Italian aviators bombarded with
good results enemy aviation camps
and encampments, and also the sta
tion at LevicO and adjacent maya
zines. Some casualties resulted and
slight damage was done when Teu-
ton filters bOmbarded Mestre, Bas-
sano. and Castel Franco.
The Washington times., 1918-01-06
BRITISH CAPTURE
$4,000 TURKS IN
HOLY LAND DRIVE

Fifteen thousand Turkish prisoners
have been taken by the British expe-
dictionary force in Palestine since No
vember ]. General Allenby has Of
ficially reported. No mention is made
of the Teuton prisoners taken, known
to be large.
A further advance of two and one
half miles and the occupation Of Har-
ssheh. west of Nablus, is reported by
General Allenby. British troops are
now within striking distance Of Je-
richo and the Mount of Olives.
In the Mesopotamian sector, General
Marshall reports the inauguration Of
through traffic from Kut FL Amara,
a hundred miles below Bagdad, to
Basra, between Bagdad and Samara.
The Washington times., 1918-01-06

RICE & LYONS, Lawyers
Tulsa, Oklahoma
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-25
"
Liberty Day Proclamation
BY THE PRESIDENT

President Wilson has issued proclamation designating Friday
April 6 Liberty Day and requesting the people literally pledge
their financial of the The proclamation
follows
''By the President of the United States of America:
"a Procamaion abused
sword, challenges
called subscribe the Third Liberty
oan
fAmic
Friday APRIL Liberty
the United
should be held and hamlet
Third Liberty unisakbe
America
Liberty celebrations, employees
at o'clock Friday, April
United o affixed.
District Of Columbia this April
hundred independence
sof one hundred and fol- second.
WOODROW WILSON,
"By the President,
sRobert Lansing, Secretary of State"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-25
The Origin of "Uncle Sam"

1t is just about l05 years since
the name Uncle Sam" came into
being, and just little over 200
years ago that the nickname of
John Bull'' was applied to Eng
lishmen. In 1918, when the United
States and England we're. at war,
Samuel Willets. commonly called
Uncle SAM" was an inspector of
meat in Troy, N. Y. He was en-
gagged in the purchase of beef and
pork for the United States Govern
ment. and bought a quantity of
provisions from contractor named
Elbert Anderson. The barrels we're
marked ''E. A." the initials of the
contractor, and u. S." for United
States. Some of Willets' work
men inquired the meaning of the
latter initials, and facetious fell
low answered that they stood for
Uncle Sam" The joke, witless
as it was, soon spread over the
United States, and before the end
of the year 1918 Uncle SAM was
in general use.
The origin of "John Bull'' has
been subject of dispute, but the
evidence seems to show that the
nickname first became popular in
1913, following the publication of
DR.. Arbuthnot's satrical novel,
John Bull" Other investigators
allege that Dean Swift was the
first to use the name, but ascribe
the same year, 1913, to the birth
of John Bull" The great dean
had satirized a number of infuen-
tial men and women. and for his
sins he was. in that year, exiled to
the deanery of St. Patrick's in
Dublin. Resentment at the mach
nations of his enemies is said to
have led Dean Swift to apply the
satirical John Bull'' to the whole
English people, although there
have been number of men named
John Bull who have attained emf
nence in England. Exchange.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-25
"WAMPUM'- INDIAN MONEY
How Indian Deities Were "Tipped'i Origin of the
Term "Bucketshop"

which was started in July. 1880.
1t was described by the WE'LL
known fnancier Morris as moth
ing more than patriotic subscrip-
ton of continental money for the
purpose of purchasing provisions
for a starving army" In the
decade 178O-1790, three other fnan-
cial institutions were launched: the
Bank of New York, Massachusetts,
Bank and the Bank of North
America. This latter is generally
considered to be the first bank in
the United States and was capital
lied at $l0,OOO,OOO. Actual SUBJ
scriptions, however, were very
hard to secure and only $4,000
was obtained. The government
contributed 100000 in specie.
The New York Stock Exchange
has been traced back to a meeting
of twenty-four brokers under
tree opposite so Wall street, May
II, 1892. The purpose of the meet
ing was to agree on uniform COM
missions. Thereafter the brokers
met at ''Tontine Coffee House,"
Wall and Water streets. The final
organization of. the Stock Ex-
change was completed in 1917.
The PhiIadelphia Stock Exchange
also started in coffee house.
The malodorous ''bucketshop''
received its name from England.
On the east side of London loafers
had custom of going from street
to street and draining every keg
of beer they could find. The liquor
was placed in a bucket. After it
was filled these hard characters re-
tired to some out of the way COR
ner and caroused, passing the
bucket from one to another. The
term ''bucketshop," at first mean
ing assemblages of this kind, came
to be applied to any establishment
of doubtful reputation.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-25

increasing appeals, and the maid,
with faithful escort that grew into
a cavalcade with progress, started
on her journey to the Dauphin
who had for years waited un-
crowned for the opening of the
way to Rheims, the sacred city OF
the French since it witnessed the
baptism of Old Clovis nearly a
thousand years before. and for
centuries the place of crowning for
the monarchs of France.
As the cavalcade proceeded the
interest of the people increased un-
Til expectant crowds were in every
village and numerous escorts her.
aided her journey. The sick and
injured we're brought to her for
the healing of her touch and
mothers lifted up their babies for
her blessing; but the modest
Joan, smiling, kindly shook her
head, saying. ''Your hands will
heal as we'll as mine and only God
can bless"
The great journey, almost tri-
umphant in anticipation at least,
ended in the presence of the
Dauphin. A great people seemed
stirred with an exalting emotion.
With an eagerness, all impatient of
doubt, they looked up from the
depths of despair to this symbol
of purity and herioc confidence,
as an JUNCTION from on high that
perfectly fitted their conception of
what might be Gods way of lead
ing to victory; even as the inno-
cence of the Virgin Mother brought
forth the Saviour of the world. A
thousand stories lovingly embel-
lished and extended and ten thou
sand times repeated with the mac.
curacy of enthusiasm, grew to a
nebulous vastness. in the very CEN
ter of which were and still remain
a few grains of truth that can
never be distinctly identified; yet
never will the world doubt the in
nocence, the sincerity or the purity
of purpose. that prompted Joan of
Arc to accept herself as the instru-
mentality for uniting her people in
a supreme heroism for freedom.
When asked how, Joan replied.
simply-''The people will come,
they will hear the drums, the ma
tion will march,"
Z Aud it was so.
For the wonderful story of how
the maid found and convinced the
uncrowned and unheroic king,
how she was arrayed in brilliant
armor of white and upon a white
charger and with white banner
led forth united, confident, ex.
ultant host that rescued the army
beseiged in Orleans, following it
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