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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-08-08
Proposed Constitution of
The Baptist Minister S
Alliance.

We. the Minister OF tie Mt
Olive and East Mt. Olive baptist
District Associations Of Southern
Illinois DESTROYS Of more one-
ness inperpetuating the principles
and Doctrines Legislated by ]e-
us Christ. and pfaeticed by lis
Apostles seeking by the word oi
God to bring ourselves. and the
clutches as well. more into the
unity OF the Faith Of Jesus Chlist,
do uow adopt the following Con-
stiiu,ion.
Article l Name.
Sec. /. This organization shall
be called the Missionary Baptist
Minister'S Alliance OF Southern
Illinois.
Sec 2 Officers. Its Officers
shall consist OF a President, TWO
Vice Presidents. Reeoreirg Sec
rotary. Corresponding Secretary
Treasurer and such committees
as may conserve the best interes,
the body. all oil which shall be
elected annually by q majority
vote OF the body.
Article 2 Membership.
Sec. l. This org animation
shall be. composed oil Missionary
Baptist Ministers furnishing hen.
it'd membership in any regular
Missionary Baptist Chu' Oh. to-
geihef .witL bis good standing
where he now pastors. or where
he la, psstered. or the church
where ne ~orships with whether
he ever psstored or lot
Article 3. Authority.
Sec. =. This org snizationI
shall have the power to receive
TO. or drop from its fellowship
soy Minister q Ministers whom
il deems worthy or unworthy oil
fellowship
Sec This Constitution by
laws or regulations. shall by no
means coflict with the rules and
regulations OF the two Assoeis-
tons namely Mt Olive and East
vi Olive.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-08-08

Results All That Count
Who asks whether the enemy were
lcfeRted by strategy or by vaior7--
pkgik
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-08-08
VARIED An i0ea r: =

.Toteet you. ideas; Trey my heixsf -yDu weatsA
Write JOHN WlDuERHUftH q co. pSeEz1t AtsaF
snys; Wc.oinston. . q, for ifseiF ele0 rztzn u5E
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-15
The Book of Theodore Roosevelt
 hv Hermann Hagedorn

Mr. HaqedOrn calls this book The Boys Life Of Theodore Roosevelt" but anybody will read it and like it. Some of like Roosevelt immensely Some of Us do not but whe1 anything is said written about him everybody takes noice There is no like him. Mr. Hagedorn writes he something Prophet Ezekiel in him
 
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  0 The book is $1. .25 and the time to read it is
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-15
FROM BAD TO WORSE.

TT HE fifteen mill tax rate that should and A never less which Mayor Wilson repeatedly promised the citizens of Bridgeport long since vanished the ory and anywhere the state of being
 Now the of bonding without judgement reason up claims of the necessities of greater Bridgeport 1t possibly make Bridgeport greater build that they will cost each twenty-five per cent is not ex pained.
 school house should be built from taxation By issuing bonds slight delay be obtained in preventing the At the end of eight years from the time the practice ing is begun this triing benefit ceases thereafter the whole proceeding simply that each school house will cost about 9 per cent or the the interest pay rqents.
 Nor has anybody shown that the better Bridgeport assist ed by the purchase of patented pavement by vorsm increased and unnecessary cost Pavement good but this method of acquiring it is the less bad,
 There is abundant evidence that the duration of an nsti tiOh is e0ineident with the faith of the people sort of thing that is going in Bridgeport constantly down the confidence the citizens ought to have in their and in eip loading citizens There will day bankruptcy and settlement, which will be most dsagreeable
 Bridgeport o of the final phases of disse ]s and stupid municipal ancierng First bonds issued for unnecessary permanent improvements Then for pave meHs and other Improvements net permanent
 Now the time when debt created to meet de neenees in current expenses
 Supefy Bridgeport has ts be ashamed
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-15
ORGANISMS OF INFLUENZA

" HE DOCTORS reasonably sure that influenza IS que to a specific organism. It has not been isolated It As very small It passes through the tightes filters The source the maady vaousy attributed to Northern Uhha Cooes brought Others place the source in s sa Earlier influenza epdemics have come out o Fussla where the exists constantly breaking out from time to time into catastrophe virility.
 These explanations may may not, be severay correct They are unsatisfactory nfluenza it has been known m be mast was rather disease feeble and the aged Its influence was by crcumscribed within such limits but to the aged peculiarly deadly There was no lnu enza China Russia that preferred the young to the old, and the strong to the feeble
 influenza pandemic has this broad and striking distinction It prefers the bodies of the young Age seems confer almost immunity against it.
 Is it necessary therefore, to assume a new organism or may proceed from old organism evolved in new until modcatons oI substantial nature have taken place?
 Life is plastic Burbank has proved this truth abundany with many species plants Animal breeders constantly creating life The poultry breeder after several generations will notifications of parent stocks exhb ing such dsncness that they might be taken for different species
 The several breeds of dogs are example of this plastic ity of nature through which the breeder in sufficient number of generations suppress bring forward almost any de sired quality.
 The organisms of mould, of ement of decay of disease plastic and perhaps plastic than the more complex organisms Their generations almost incon ceivably brief and the notifications which take place in them may be conceived as correspondingy rapid
 Come theory of causaton which has the merit of plausibiity in that it in conformity with well known bio logical laws in that it provides hypothesis accounting for striking phenomenon of the influenza that preference by which its victims selected from those between eighteen and forty.
 The assembled millions of men, larger number than in all the history of mankind had been thus assembled These muitudes included of the highest and those of much cultures There Americans with high standards personal hygiene and Russians with much lower standard These lived in holes in the ground They gassed their lung tissue dissolved within them The dead decomposng, lay about and among them.
 it unreasonable to suppose that organisms of the ord nary type able to produce influenza and pnuemona found fertile o among these young strong and hearty and in this soil these organisms became modified flourish with difficulty in any other environment?
 may indeed be that the scourge induced of thC organisms which decay If the life history the ism could be known and the chemistry studied breaks down quefes tissue its cadayer origin might come distinct and what is merely hypothesis might become established fact.
 Influenza consequence of the war; terrible conse quence of mans hatred of man.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-15
ROLL. OF HONOR
 SENT FROM THE:
 FIGHTING FRONT


 Washington, Jan. IA - Casualty lists furnished by the commanding general of the American army and made public today contain 627 names divided as follows: Killed in action, fl; died from wounds, 142; died from accident and other causes, $; died in aeropIane accident, i died from disease, 121 wounded severely, 286; wounded, degree undetermined, 2; wounded slightly, 2; missing in ac- ton, 20.
 Connecticuts list of casualties to- day contain r names divided as fol- lows:
 Died From Wounds.
 Harry Crosby, Waterbury.
 John Graiewski, New Britain. Salvatore Norgi New Haven.
 Reymond M. Roberts, Middletown. Died of Disease. Matthew $. Corners, Hartford. Raymond W. Edwards, New Haven Wounded Severely.
 Stephen Majewski, Meriden. Andrew Masavege, Waterbury. Theodore F. Mead Greenwich. Charles E. Burke, New London. Frank R. Hermanson, Ansonia. Hyman Lipshitz, New Haven. Joseph Polombo Previously re- ported dead of disease), Branford) Died from Wounds (Preyiously Re ported Missing).
 Patrick J. Barry. Warehouse Point John ". Mclaughlin, New Britain Wounded (Degree Undetermined)
 Previously Reported Missing. Ernest A Macri, New Haven. Justin Stankovlcas, Waterbury. Returned to Duty (PreViously Re
 ported Afissing). Benjamin Fisher, Hartford. Frank Slussach, Stamford.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-15
CRANE co. SUES
 ). ). MARTINEZ

Foreclosure upon a lien for mate rials furnished for new building is claimed in an action in the Superior court brought by the Crane Go. against John J. Martinez and others In which the amount of money in volved is $357. but which brings again into thS light the peculiar real estate transactions of William A. Halliday. The complaint alleges that January l5, 1916, the defendant owned a lot in GarfieG avenue. and that William 4. Halliday as agent made d contract for certain material which was 10 be 5aid for in November of that year to ] the value of $357. The material was furnisfald, but the payment it is al legged taa not been made.
 Since then the property has been transferred from the name of Mar ttnez tD that of Annie l.. Halliday, and Halliday transferred all of his in terests to Thomas c. Coughlin as trustee, Both are cited in as party defendants with others who claim liens and mortgages upon the prop erty.
 Halliday was accused of various ir- regulahties in real estate transac- tions, Of conspiracy to defraud, and of apsen, and finally served a term in jail. He also accused his wife of improper conduct with one Romero, his palmer in some of the deals. and filed aEtien for divorce against her.
 The Crane Co. lien was filed with the tcaFn clerk, and foreclosure is asked ln the present action. There are ottier matters pertaining to Hal
 !da's transactions still pending in the court
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-15
ONLY MEDICINE MADE FROM FRUIT
Extraordinary Success which liFTuit-a-tIveS" Has Achieved

One reason why "Fruit-a-tives' is so extraordinarily successful in giving relief to those suffering with Constibatfon, Torpid Li0e,-, Indiges- tion, CAronic HeadahlEes, NearaLgia, Kidney and Biadder Troubles, RAe~matisn, Patn in hEe Back, Eczena and other Skin Affections, is, because it is the only medicine in the world made from fruit juices. These "Fyrutt Livs,- TIbzets" are composed ofthe medicinal principles found in apples, oranges, figs and prunes, together with the nerve tonics and antissptics.
 5Oc. box, 6 for $2.5O, trial size 25c. At dealers or from FRUIT-A-TIVFS I:rc;tad, OGDENSBuRf>, NY.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-15
HUN WOUNDED
 WITHOUT CLOTHES

An7lerdam, Jan. 15-IH a news paper 9f Duisburg, Germany, appear ed tbfE advertisement inserted by the DuisSNsE Soldiers Council; Com radeS: Some of you have plundered hospStz] wards. We will overlook that Bst are your comrades from the h1sBDital now to go cut walking in shaGts and stockings and that in the E$1ddle of December9 Please. thersssre, be good enough to return the tf1ngs to the town hall"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-15
ATTEND LABOR CONFER F,NcE.

Representing the Central Labor Union bganeh of Bridgeport, five delegates from the local lodge will attend tAe conference of representa- lives Sfhsch is to be held in Hart ford today, The delegates are
 James H. O'Neii, David Ciydesdale, Patrick acollins, Charles Haines, and Samuel LAvit. The meeting is called to disadas plans for the support of the AahsTican Labor Party by all CentrsA Labor Unions of the state.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-15
The German Secret Service
in America

More interesting than any active story, It gives the secret machnations of Boy-ed, Won Papen and Paul Koenig with all the intrigue that went under the roof of the German Embassy at Washington A fearful lesson to Americans,
 oOO
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-15
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9k Section, main floor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-15

ed in December, 1915, and chairs and other fixtures were purchased in New York, and payments made by Trava- to, Later the partnership was dis solved and Traxato demanded his money, but was refused. Decision was reserved
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-15
SUIT OVER BARBKR CHAIRS.

Payment for barber chairs bought in partnership has occasioned a suit in the Common Pleas Court be- tween Nilzlato Fra~ato, who de- naands $209 from Gaetano GaccloIa, both of this city, which was heard yesterday aftern99p bef9re yFags R. Booth. The partnership was form
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-15
Designer, Standard Patterns

and Fashion Sheets here for February.
 Monthly Quarterly showing early spring styles, on sale at 9 cts Coupon good fer 15 cts in the purchase of any Standard pattern comes with the Quarterly Pattern main nfoer.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-15
Stockings for Women

Silk Flores, black, white, brown and gray, regular
 price $1.25, 89 cts pair Cotton Stockings black white, special at 39 cts Motor Hose, wool knit leather sle which fits over the
 shoe These could be worn in place of leggings.
 Were priced at $500 for $1.59 Chdren's Ribbed Cashmeres, black and white, priced
 according to size, 85 cts and $1.00 English Ribbed Stockings, white only all sizes 59 cts Cotton, black and white all Sizes 35 cts
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-15
Warm Garments

for Men
 Union Suits of heavy ribbed quality gray only were regularly priced at $3.5o, for $298 Under Shirts and Drawers heavy. gray only, regular $125 Special 96 cts each Knit Scarfs, khaki eoler with fringed ends, regular G3OO now $2.7D Knit Helmets, khaki eoer very suitable for skating and all outdoor sperts. waaeaRA nm
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-19

guard saluted the commissioners as
-hey entered.
The crowds waiting outside had
glimpses of motor cars lne flags of
the nations that crushed Germany
futterirg from them as they whisked
the representative into tie court
yard. There was frequent cheering
and al plause.
Under the alphabetic arrangement
which delegates were seated in the
conference room. the Americans
were placed at the head of the
table. on the right hand of Premier
Clemenceau. The other commits
sioners were ranged about the big
horseshoe in alphabetical order
The great doors leading to the
Clock hall were thrown open so that
diplomats and others invited 10 wit
ness the initial sitting could observe
the proceedings from adjoining
chambers.
Pres't Poincare, in making his ad-
dress, stood beneath a marble clock.
surrounding a magnificent figure OF
Victory
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-19
NILES, MICE.

NILES, Mich, Jan. 1S.-MrS.
Ella Burge, widow of Henry Burge,
died at jackson Thursday evening at
the home of her daughter. Mrs. ".
VI. Bracken after a prolonged ill
ness with creeping paralysis. Mrs.
Burge was born in Niles and had
resided here until about a year ago,
when she went TO California for the
benefit of ner health. She was 6S
years of age. She is survived by
five children, all of whom were with
her when she died. The body will
be brought TO Niles saturday after
noon and will be taken directly to
Silver Brook cemetery for burial.
Two sisters of the deceased and one
brother. Mesdames Thomas Dougan
and Emma Mahoney and William A.
Brown, reside in Niles.
Glen sherman, who on Saturday
Will conclude his work in the ac-
counting department at the Kawneer
manufacturing plant, and will re-
turn TO his home in Edwardsburg.
was given n farewell surprise party
Thursday evening at the home Of
Miss Vera Schmidt.
Landsman Bros, who operate a
chain of stores, have leased the
Niles City bank building on Main
street for a clothing store.
Richard Henderson, having re
ceived his discharged from military
| service, was a guest today of his
brother. DR. Robert Henderson.
while enroute to Oklahoma from
POmptomn Lakes. y. J.. where he
has been a chemist in a munition
plant.
Antoine Wohlrab. aged "a years.
died today at the Michigan State
hospital at Kalamazoo. The body
viii be brought 70 Niles on Satur-
day and the funeral services viii be
held on sunday.
The Niles City band greeted Ar
ley Meeker and Kenneth stowe,
members of the 1S1th, wnen they
arrived home tonight from overseas.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-19
The Horrible Handicap
of Poisoned Blood

edy has beer in general use fo-
more than so years II is purely
vegetable. and contains not par
ticle Of any chemical, and acts
promptly On the blood by routing
all traces Of the faint. and restoring
II % absolute purity.
some Of the most distressing
cases Of transmitted blood poison
have yielded 10 the treatment OF
IS. :. s, and no case should be con-
sidered incurable until this great
remedy has been given a thorough
trial. : :. s. acts as an antidote TO
every impurity in the blood. You
can obtain 1t al any drug store. our
chief. medical adviser viii take
pleasure in giving YOU without cost
any advice that your individual case
requires Write today 10 Swift Spe-
cine Co. 4c3 swift Laboratory. At
lunta. Ca
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-19
FIVE POINT.

Jan. / 4.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Kelly and chill
dren were Sunday guests of the lat
ter's sister. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Car
Teton, and family.
The condition Of Mrs. Brothers re-
mains unimproved.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Cassells
were guests Of the latter's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Holston and
family Sunday.
Mrs. George Darkus and Mrs. u
: Brown are on the sick list.
Miss Verna Geist was home over
sunday the guest o. her mother.
Mrs. John Rhone and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Williams and
daughter. Geraldine. were sunday
guests of their son. Mr.. and Mrs
Forest Williams and family, of
AIishawaka.
Claude and Elias Kaser. of South
Bend. We're guests OF friends here
sunday.
W. II. Eekman is i'll with infiu-
enza.
Several from here attended the
funeral OF Earl Brown at Crums-
town. last Wednesday.
Mrs. Madison Hawblitzel Is H.
Robert and Isabel Cham berlain
Of south Bend. were sunday guests
Of their aunt. Mrs George Darkus
and family
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-19
NOTICE, REDNIENi

Dance, Jan. END at Redmen hall;
everybody invited. Don't forget the
date. Committee-Advt. 11S43-21
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-19

The delegates included the follow
ing
United States-Pres't Wilson, Sec'y
Lansing. Henry White, Gen. Bliss
Great Britain-Premier Lloyd
George. Foreign sec'y Balfour, Chan
celIor Bonar Law. George n. Barnes
France Il Premier Clemenceau,
Foreign Minister Pinchon. Marshal
Foch. Gas generalissimo Of the al
lies.)
Italy-Premier Orlando Foreign
Minister Sonnino, Gen. Diaz.
-Viscount Chinda, Ambas-
sador to Great Britain, Baron Mat
sui, ambassador to France.
BeIgium-Foreign Minister Hy-
mans. Emile Vandervelde. minister
OF justice.
Greece-Premier Venizelos and
Foreign Minister Politis.
Serbia-Premier Pachitch.
Assembly Solemn BriIliancy.
With great dignity the full COM
missions of the associated powers,
including two representative of the
king of the Hedjas, desert pOtentate
who helped whip the Turks, gathered
in the historic Clock room.
Having won their contention in
the preliminaries, Belgium and Ser
bia had three delegates instead OF
two each as previously announced
There was solemn brilliancy to
the assemblage at The Oui d'Orsay
The faces Of some OF the diplomats
were very grave as they waited for
the moment of opening the worlds
greatest peace congress. An honor
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-19
lie ODD TObaCCO

This veteran, s. p.
I7mphere. was addicted
70 the excessive use OF
tObN eco many years
He wanted 10 quit but
needed something tc
help.
He learned Of a Fl &c
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-19
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NATIONS IN COUNCIL
DECIDE WORLDS FUTURE
Parade and Demonstrations Mark
Opening of First Formal Sessions
of Delegates at Versailles.
By United Press

By
official session at p. m. today.
Delegates representing % nations met in the famous CLOCK
hail. of the Qua dOay. PTe PoncaTe made the opening ad
dress The peace delegates at huge hoSehoehaped table
their secretaries small tables nearby This being the first
sion OPEN and the newspaper correspondents permit
10 present the tremendous of the peace set
Element be taken up The sitting to he devoted to the
fomaes the converting the most important gath
eng which Pre Wilson, leading the peace delegation of the
United States intended to put through his league OF nations plan
and other which he believes will end and make the
world safe for civilization.
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS UP.
Formation of definite policy toward Russia involving possible
recognition the Russian soviet government ndemneS to be
collected from Germany final disposition of the German fleet fu
ue colonies regulation of national boundaries the
demand Greece Consantnope the disposition OF the Eoy
Land Ireands demand home rule under the principle of self
determination adjustment of national boundaries along racial lines
freedom of the seas and reduction of ornaments were among the
important questions confronting the peace makers they assem-
bled.
The delegates present represented all the nations associated in
the war Germany and addition Peru Ecuador Uruguay and
Bolivia which severed diplomatic relations with Germany The
central powers represented When the peace treaty has
been drawn up delegates representing the government and its
former allies, will be asked in to sign
LEAGUE is FIRST ISSUE.
When the conference starts regular proceedings the league OF
nations will be the issue taken up This will be done at the in
sence Pres Wilson Premier Cemenceau the one who IS
expected to bring it up for discussion