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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-09-13
breaches !. :: ) GOSPEL,
uNEARTHS STILLS
Preacher Uses Bible and Shot
gun in Business Of Breaking
Up LawIessness. j.
PULPIT IS ARSENAL i'''l|: N. \
Hunts Down Moonshiners, Destroys
\ Their Stills and Pours Out Whis
a1 ky-ls Terror to Lawbreak-
\ ers in Mountains. ~.. "s

Elkwood, Ala.-A Bible and shot
gun are the weapons the Rev John
b. Coins, uses in his business. Sun
,iay morning he breaches to his con-
iEregation in little church near the
mountains. When he enters the pull
pit, the ""raiding parson," as he is call
"a; places asshotgun in the corner and
lays q revolver beside the open Bible.
& On Sunday afternoons the pastor
.roams over the hills, hunting for
moonshiners, destroying their stills,
pouring out the whisky and arresting
the mountaineers, If necessary. -
z The pastor is an ordained minister
and also an internal revenue ofticer
appointed BY Uncle Sam to put the
moonshiners out Of business. Recent
IL he was so active against the moon
shine industry that the ,moonshiners
sent delegation to his home. The.
parson told the delegation that he was
going to preach sermon. especially
for the lawbreakers Of that district on.
the following Sunday, and he invited
the moonshiners1 Z to bring their
friends and attend the service. K
q No. s,7:s...- IN ga: g ::
H. Takes Guns Into Pulpit o.
E Elkwood's tiny, church, was packed.
The .raiding parson" went to church,
carrying, a. revolver and, "A shotgun g
e "Now,"", he said, Il 49, am going to
preach this sermon into you, or I am
going to shoot It into you. You can
take your choice" He preached the
sermon. But later somebody threat
ened to dynamite his house. He IL
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-09-13
BODY n casometer, az Years,

Body In Gasometer 90 Years.
Paris. With his clothes and with
a notebook In a pocket perfectly legi-
BILE a corpse has been found complete
" preserved at the bottom Of gas
ometer at Dreux, near Paris, Of q man
who fell there on September 18. 1887.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-09-13
He Preached the Sermon.

nored the threat. He was shot at from
ambush. But he kept right on. "a
One Sunday he preached his regu-
lar morning sermon. In the afternoon
ne got word Of moonshine still op-
Grating in his district. On the way he
met d prospective bride and groom.
He tried to dodge them, failed. and
married them by the roadside.
Then he hurried on to the still. He
slipped through the underbrush, COW
cred two men with his shotgun and
marched them In as prisoners.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-09-13

Woman Walked Alleged Thief to jail.
Canton, O.-Raffy Muccili of Cam
ton, O., attempted to snatch a purse
from 10 woman sitting next to him IN
q moving picture .theater. The vWom7
Al, was Mrs. Lillian Manderbaugh, pro
baton officer. She escorted the young
man to- the city Jail.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-09-13

Announcement Of Recent Discovery Of Unfaing Cure
for Rub Board Bachache. .
family
'front.'
ELECTRIC WASHING FROM
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the of
m
Dc will
let
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-17
S. A. r. CHAPTER
WELCOMES HIM
Sergeant Frederic c. Smith Arrives
at Home From France and
Receives Hearty Greetings
at Union Station.

With the chevrons Of a sergeant
on one arm and the red chevron OF
a discharged soldier on the other,
with the gold braid telling OF time
spent overseas, and with the four
leaf clover of the SSth division on
one shoulder and the insignia of the
A. E. F. university in France on the
other, Frederic c. Smith detrained
at the union station last evening.
He was slapped on the back by
men and kissed by women, and not
for some time could he disentangle
himself from his welcoming friends.
The members of Lexington chap
ter of the Sons OF the American
Revolution had assembled to meet
him at the station. They were w. J..
Fulton, president of the chapter; DR..
G.. Walter Barr, secretary; l.. A.
Hamill, o. A. Talbot, Captain A. Fl.
Evans, DR. Walter A Smith, William
G. Blood and Judge A. J. McCrary,
now OF Binghamton, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles J. Smith had
gone to Bonaparte to meet the Rock
Island train which brought their son
from Des Moines and Camp Dodge.
and came into Keokuk with him.
Verling Vanausdall drove the family
home to 1929 Franklin street in his
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-17

automobile after the long drawn out
greetings and welcome were over at
the station.
Frederic C. Smith is city editor OF
The Gate City, secretary OF the board
Of education, and secretary of Lex
ington chapter, s. A. RI, and these
places have been temporarily filled
while he has been in the army for
the last year. He was on detail in
the 313th ammunition train. and
since the armistice has been in the
university work in France.
The Gate City family will welcome
home it's warrior member next
Tuesday evening with rustic picnic
at Sandusky, on the shore of Lake
Keokuk. The official office bulletin
signed by Telegraph Editor Carter
and Foreman Carver, says that high
powered automobiles manned by
daredevil chauffeurs will take the
two dozen people to the picnic at 6
o'clock that evening with a dash
through the suburbs to The Red
Haw.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-17
Repeal Of Prohibition

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, June 17-Senator
Phelan, California, will try to at
tach repeal of war time prohibition
of beer and wines to the agricultural
appropriation bill in the senate. he
announced today. He will ask sus-
pension of senate rules to make the
proposal in order.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-17
Caught In Whirlpool.

Caught In Whirlpool. ,sI
UNITED Press Leased Wire ~
DAVENPORT, Iowa, june ,ssns
Walter Stradt, 16, drowned .irst
bathing in the Wapslplnleon .ter
near Lowmoor, Iowa, Sunoa! 'hlrt
noon. Stradt was caught IN no
pool and carried to his deatn ~ mi
sight of several companions. sour
body was recovered after a t~o y
search.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-17
KEOKUk SCOUTS
ON A BIG HIKE
Troop One, Of Jefferson School Goes
to Fort Madison and Back In Hot
Weather and Has Lots of
Fun.
cAMPED OUT TWO NIGHTS
Mess Call In strawberry Field, SWIM
ming Hole in DEVILS Creek and
Flapjacks Some Features
of the Hike.

Tired but happy. with some blisters
on their feet, hot but declaring II the
end of two perfect days, Troop one,
the Jefferson school boy scouts arrlv'
ed back home last evening from a hike
to Fort Madison and return.
This is their third big trip, the one
in April starting the season, one
month ago being to Sandusky, and the
one lust completed setting the pace
for the other troops.
After the hike the boys are feeling
SO well that they will put on a demon
stration exhibition for their parents
and friends at the Jefferson school
house this evening to which they IN
vite everybody interested In boys.
Hot Times for Scouts.
Troop One started out Saturday
morning at 7 o'clock with nine boys
in the party who hiked to Fort Madl-
son and back. 1t was hot that morn
ing. and in the beginning some OF the
bows said the destination was too far
away. but in the democratic organiza-
ton the majority ruled.
Every man carried his full field
equipment of shelter tent, poncho,
blankets. mess kit, toilet articles. ak,
knife, signal flags, note books aid the
like.
Dinner was cooked along the road
lust above Montrose, and the after
noon was scorching hot for the march
even along the lake shore. The heavy
sand between Montrose and Fort Madl-
son is still being talked about by the
boy scouts who waded through it
Seeing Fort Madison.
It was 4:10 o'clock when the march
ers arrived at the city limits sign
several miles this side Of Fort Madi-
son. They pitched camp near that
town, rested, ate supper and then
marched on to the railroad station in
| Fort Madison to meet the train Which
brought up three more of the mem
bers Of the troop. At the same time,
four more arrived by automobile from
Keokuk.
{ Returning to camp in the outskirts
of the town, the boys held a short
camp fire meeting and then went te
bed in their shelter tents.
At o'clock Sunday morning al
were in line for chow. short Sunday
school session was held, and then the
troop broke camp and started fol
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-17
Machine Turns over

Upton, Iowa. June H.L W. q,
Dahl. OF Upton, who the ponaru,ob,l,
took ride in a stolen auto., "ds,
may die as the result o ,.rhins
which befell him when the nsrs
turned over, a mile outside Oh
port -
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-17

HIGHER COAL PRICES JULY I.
Buy now and save 40 or SOC per ton.
D. e. Reeves & Co. B 1416 or No. 1.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-17

Sioux City solons, by three to
two vote, embodied the skip-stop
system in a city ordinance.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-17
In the SWIMMING Hole.

In the Swimming Hole.
All day Sunday was spent resting,
receiving instruction in scouting and
having fun.
The creek there Is an excellent
swimming hole and this was full of
boys most of the time. Some Of the
boys undertook to add frogs legs to
the camp cooks menu and finally
caught three frogs with six legs for
sixteen boys.
Sunday evenings camp fire was a
particularly interesting one, and the
night attack of the mosquitoes was
also interesting all night. At 6 o'clock
Monday morning the cook was flip
ping the napJacks, and soon after
camp was broken and the final leg
| Of the hike was begun.
Boys In Strawberry Field.
The column reached the strawberry
fields near Montrose about noon, by
lucky coincidence, and strawberries
| and cream were part Of the dinner
Here some of the boys who had to
work in the afternoon at home caught
passing automobiles for Keokuk. but
the number returning afoot was the
same as the number starting out Sat
urday morning That was another hot
afternoon but the party arrived at
Keokuk again at 5 o'clock last even
| ing.
The party consisted OF Assistant
Scoutmaster Charles F. Buss, Jr., in
| charge of the troop, and Assistant
Scoutmasters Cook of Troop One and
Theme of Troop Two, who Joined 1t
by outou, chile at Fort Madison:
/ Scouts Eichelberger, senior patrol
/ leader Patrol Leaders Brumback.
Reither and Happs: Assistant Patrol
| Leaders Loewenstein, Riley and
/ Hoover; Scout Scribe Kapp, and
Scouts Dalton, Fogland, Dimond.
| Rankin and Hart.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-17

DEVILS creek where a permanent base
was established.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-17
START BASEBALL PRACTICE
ASPlRANTS FOR TEAM
ARE NOW WARMING UP
Captain Gwnthmcy win Serve behind
the Plate
Usual.
lsre ia; y The Tunes, pispatch,

Spcslai TO The Times bISpalcn.l
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA. Feb. To-
Baseball practice has started AT the
University OF Virginia. For the past
been warming up on the tennis courts,
back OF the Y VI. =. y. Building: but
shortly the diamond OH Lambeth Field
viii he put in condition. and rcai prac-
ticc will start.
Prospects for this years team are
exceedingly bright. as eleven letter
men are out. Besides these. quite Il
number of last years tTst-year team
aOd :. number OF former preparatory
former varsity captains are back. ano
the team viii undoubtedly hc ono OF
tho hest yet turned out.
From the letter men alone. u COM
plcto team could almost be made up.
Captain Gwathmcy Will he behind the
plato this year as usual. Others who
Will try out for catcher are Holland
and Black well, II FAY fails II return.
Mount, who held down third base last
season. Will probably DC found a. FIRST
base. DaUucy. Woolfolk and Russell
Dunn and prjtchard are the likely cam
didatcs for shortstop, while kuNk VIII
probably be seen Oh third. There is
splendid material for the outHeld-E.d
Smith. Charlie Nahood. johnny Mccall II
and Chick Moran not 10 mention Eili
PcttwaN and Eoh Vance. Vance WAS n
star at Washington and Lee tnivcv-
s!tN.
The pitchers arc tho big problem, but
With TIylCr, Fettway Harrison
hlcr NahooI for nlGlSuS Is quite
prohab!c that The staff will nc able TO
compare tayorahly With the rest 81 the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-17
RICHMOND TIMES DISPATCH: MONDAY FEBRUARY H. 1919

in is good enough 10 night for.' joins
the French army. The wedding day
is deferred. The brides trousseau is
Off TO war.
Such in brief is the outline of the
story of Hearts OF the World but
no words could convey the beauty of
this idyl OF young. pure love. just rs
no words could describe the trcmcn-
dous events that follow. events that
were photographed by Mr.. Griihth at
the risk OF his own life and that bring
home TO the pconio OF America Il great
or realization OF wars reality than
anything thus far shown in this coun-
Try. The cast includes such we'll
known players as Lillian and Dorothy
Gish, Robert iiarron. George Sicgman.
Master Bcn Alexander, George Faw-
cett. Josephine Crowcil robert .An-
dcrson. Kate Erucc and others.
In one scene alone Mr.. Griffith shows
100. 900 mon. while no less than 900
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-17
ADJUSTMENTS
."IIcnrt~ of tho World"

Nus supreme triumph. viii vi "" he = The
attraction at the Academy tonight
daily matinees.
This production comes again -
Richmond in the very height OF is
record OF having far surpassed Mr..
Grifih's The Birth OF "a Nation" and
1n;olcranCc."
Contrary 10 The general impressio,l,
Hearts OF the World" is not Il war
play. although Mr.: Grifith spent cigh-
,ssm M, months IN EuorpG securing the
describes i, MS Tile story OF village:
Sn G5afas ihss plvy i yin ,ho
struggle in Europe i shown in all it's
magnitude and reality. it serves only
as the background ;6r Il very happy
in small village in France, where
lovers dream under tho music Of
where the Very air has stirred the
hearts Of the greatest lovers in his
Hearts of tho world'N might be
and war. with love first and foremost.
The fact is that the stirring battle
scenes only emphasize the love clo-
play represent not only themselves.
but the hearts OF the world.
Nj tirifth's production has for is
ancient territory, partly in belgium.
partly in France. which, with picardy,
equally old, famous as the scenes OF
the battles OF Crccy and Agincourt
OF old. have so recently the weight
OF the Hun upon their nccks. When
the story, opens all is peace and the
echo OF the lives o. two artist friends.
Americans. who have made France
their homes TOR years. is being heard
in the lives of their children, the boy
and the girl. Fate intcrvencS carly in
the action OF the play. The girl gives
up her contemplated trip to America
10 remain in France with her French
',beauporc' and grandmother. to com.
fort them in their old age.
Comes the boy, remaining in France
for arts sake. and they meet. It is
a case OF love a. first sight Each
knows that there is no other; each
tccls that the world would be empty
indeed without the other. And SO all
goes we'll
Until war Is declared. The boy who
although Al American. feels that tho
country that is good enough 10 live
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-17

The lost and found
ads in The Times Dispatch will lind
tho article you lost. Phone Randolph /.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-17

Offering on tho same bill. will be- that
OF Jean Roydei!. chantcuso and come
dicnnc. who has sprightly singing
and comedy speciality. Thon there are
the Three Maxim Girls. feminine jug
glcrs of tho now school. with an OK
hibition entirely different from tho
routine OF tricks with which vaudc-
villc patrons are familiar. Rounding
out the bill will come Tom Browns
eccentric comedy troupe OF six. pre-
senting Constitutes" Il ludicrouSly
funny musical ski,. with registering.
ro.lickinS jazz band accompa u itnentS.
AUamenting tho vaudeville bill will be
rev motion picture displays. including
the latest releases Of the pathc News
Service,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-17
SAILORS SAVED FROM FIRE
Captain aud Seventeen Men OF Hurucd
steamer D'Iirt Wcnrh New York
ON clyde Liner.

: NLW NNIik. Eob. lh.-INc captain
and seventeen men Of the America n
coal-carryinr steamship F!irt. which
was destroyed by hrc in Southern
waters recently, arrived here today on
the ClyGo Line steamship lyoGuois.
They abandoned the i'ltrt on its voy-
&c from Norfolk 10 Porto Rice. The
iir.t mate and tho rest Of The crew
Were rescued by tho steamship City OF
Savannah.
l'ln Mouuo;s Trough: 10 port also
CIUta.C Moore and two mon OF the
DIiI i small SlutO Domingo II
schooucr which was lost At sea br-
tween Porto RICO aud Pensacola.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-17

ground work., Nevertheless. when ne
heard that one Of tho "chats. warmers,
had limited that he lacked tho courage
TO make an air flight. he determined
TO lead squadron over tho German
lines. and persuaded tho commander
to let him do SO.
shortly after the start. says tn.
lieutenant, Roosevelt became sepu.
rated from HIS squadron. and, thinking
he was reto!ninS II. unwittinfiy ran
into a squadron OF enemy planes. sna
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-17
LIEUTENANT ROOSEVELT
GOAOED TO HIS DEATH
Dlane "Ckair-wnvminK" OHlcer for
Making Repiark That Quentin
Lacked Courage.

NEW YORK. Feb. l6..-Lieutenant
Quentin Roosevelt WAS goaded into
making the flight which ended In his
death by taunts OF certain chair
warming" officer. according to story
published today BY the Evening Tcle-
gram.
An unnamed aviation lieutenant. just
returned from France. Is quoted as
tho authority for the story. Young
Roosevelt tho narrator states, was
handicapped by being .nearsighted, and
for that reason had boon detailed to
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-17

0oe men. both on the allied and Ger
nv" i,ohlS' were secured by MS cam
era. In addition TO these. MIR. Grmth
shows more than 10000 horses. nun
ureds OF tanks IN action. miles Of ar.
tillcry. squadrons OF airplancs and
Icppelins. scouting balloons. tho bom-
Dn rdment Of the villages. genuine
trench encounters. the victory OF the
American forces in France and every
possible phase of tho titanic struggle.
Variety at Lyric.
clean, bright. amusing bili-a
typical Keith vaudeville Shows
promised by Manager tick for the
opening hal fof the week at the Lyric:
Comedy features predominuic. several
Richmond tayoritcs are on tho new
bill Including, Fred Wayne. formerly
hauGs with Marshall and Candy Il
classy team of vaudovlleurs and the
trio are appearing in jolly comedy,
Singing and dancing number. A dainty
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-17
lynch TO Mcct French Champion.

LONDON. Feb. l6.-Ioc Lynch. an
American boxer. who recently fought
Jlmn.. Wilde. the British champion.
In tho intcr-aiiied boxing tournament,
IA London and cridui, the French bl..
taulwc .Eht. champion. are soon 20 meet
in tlftccn-round bout before tho Ma
t!oaal Sncrtin- Club of France.
irucltS We're signed today for a bout
bct.een Tic two men. Tn contest
Viii .Ikc place February -. t'r a
rlLse " SH.5NN.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-17
WINS WING-SHOT TITLE
EcvrSc Ni.olni. Of Kansas City. Takes
International Championship hy
IS Out OF 100 Targets

KANSAS: ,clTl. Feb. lt.-(Jieorse
tcruatioual wing shot championship,
the closing event OF the interstate
t-ap-shooiinS tournament here today.
with II score oc ?S out OF i possible
loo targets.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-17
Wen Wanted for Merchant ships.

b. NEsNclatcd FrcSs-
WhSIliNGpCN fcb. lo.-A call for
0pc Young men to take tra ming
courses thst win NJ them 10 tire bolt
.rs or governmental operated merchant
SHIPS was issued today by tic shipping
Board Tncy VIII hc given $50 per
month and board while training and
So month after thcy Join ships
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-17
King Award. Medals.

LONDON. Feb. I6.--King George. a.
Military Cross 10 Lieutenants Arthur
HaskeIl. Of, tina United States Medical
Corpo. and Jan1cs MoGuire. OF the
American tank corpa.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-05
SUP RENE COURT

CHARLESTON. W. Va. Feb 4.--LcW-
nr courts ui West virginia wer" re-
y,rsrd IN. fix" Of six opinions -hAhocn
down today by III" surrcm" court Oh
aprcals. All wore from counties IN inc
southern part of the state.
Tho court r"vcrS"s decision OF t"c
Mcdowell county circuit court. SctS
aside it's verdict and orders n new trlal
in the case Of {. W. Ellison against the
Norfolk and Western Railroad COM
pany.
Other decisions arc:
Rcversal md REMINDING mcdowell
county court in case Of Ahn"y-barncS
cnmnany. Of Charleston. and others
ayains, y-Pocahontas Coal company
and others.
Reversal Of circuit Of Cahcil county
and dismissal of the Bill in tn" case
Of Maudru against Hum bhrcys admin
list rator and others.
Mercer county case Of Carter. r6rrln-
istrainr against Carter and others. !"
reversed and rcmandcd.
Mcdowell county case or hc!stohe
Coal and Coke company against }. H.
Hall is affirmed.
In a Mercer county case OF WaIiacc
against Eclipse ParahontaS }'oal COM
many and others. tn" decision OF inc
lower court IS reversed and r"mandcn.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-05

roic sacrifice ana her unmatched Suf-
f"rnES. Not only this has she done.
but she took tho great personal risk by
making frequent trips To and fro. from
this country lni1p tho war zone IN tn"
brave f"'opi" nf the afflicted country.
tn" lnv" ana admiration I"r whom mis-
her heart Ia OVERLOOKING, In Serbia. /
is written by correspondents there. thIf
This brilliant and IN every respect 70
iIarkablr W"Si Virginia woman IL Voc
shipped by tho masses as an angel ~
mercy sent by divin" decree. and 1r"upf
and about her Wonderful personality and
full-fruitcd lif" during the awful var
years the people have woven charming
stories of fancy. superstition and native
Irprnd. When, tho war broke out hos
husband was hut An aItnchc Of III" Scr
hian embassy here. AMI il IS Thought m
tIrrIy likely that wh"n a new mlniS' "r
WAS io b. chosen by Serbia 4" serve i'T
interests in, Washington during IN"
Worldwide rccOnSG ruCIiun period tho
great work and ability OF this remark
able woman had 4 decisive weight with
tho government in deciding il to tip
point her husband 'SrrbiaS frs; post
war minister tu the government OF tie
United States nj WHShnSton..