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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-31
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anxiety and worry. who have little
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blood. iron and manganese, with the
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and ri~,nr health and strength To-
the tired. WORKOUT. pale and ncr-
tous
'Peptiron has toned up my nerves
and made mo feel lfse . new per-
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Mich.
Made by c. I. Hood Co. Lowell.
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rpEpUpIcToN. n n oct

FREDERICTON. N. H.. Oct. n.
Werner Horn, the German agent,
who attempted to blow up the
Canadian Pacific bridge over the
st. Croix river. between Maine and
New Brunswick. was sentenced to.
day to 10 years In the federal pen
itentiary.
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WeStlake Public Market
TIMES SoUARE-sIxTH VIRGINIA
FLOUR

w~rtlake Special. 43.pound
Back ....s..s.s..s.ss tzsDD
Gold Bond. Abb. sack. S2.OO
sugar StaII--I,ower Floor
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LIEIS PARCEL POST BAN

Parcel post has been resumed 20
Austria. Il was announced Friday by
Superintendent Of Mails c. NJ. Per.
klns Of tho local once. Eleven
pounds 10 tho limit for packages.
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STORM WARNING

Southwest storm warnings were
ordered displayed Friday morn
ing. The storm Is central over
British Columbia and moving
rapidly southeast Moderate 20
fresh southeastcrly. shifting to
southwcsteriy gales. ARE expected
Friday and Friday night.
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passed at a recent meeting OF the
post, were signed by Commander
Guy NJ. Pnrmaicc and Adjutant C
NJ. Quigley.
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Louisiana.

The 14.OOO.OOO pounds Of government
owned Louisiana sugar i'll storage in
New Orleans was practically oversold,
according to Judge X. Il. Milling.
chairman Of the Louisiana Sugar Com
mittee. More than 300 orders for car
load and more lots were received. The
price was. $3.50 +. o. b. New Orleans.
Louisiana's Legislature will not meet
in extra session, as called by Senator
y. NJ. Stafford. presiding officer Of the
State Senate. This fact was made pos
tive last night when Fernand Mouton.
Lieutenant Governor. announced that
he had not been out of the state since
Tuesday, and was ut that time at Vim
ton.
The first state convention of the
American Legion of Louisiana was
held ut Alexandria Oh the Sd. 4th and
5th. The officers chosen We're: L. ).
Walmsley. New Orleans. commander !:
w. NJ Phillips. Of Shreveport, vice
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Shreveport.

The Shreveport Charity Hospital. a
her Of such to share III a free dfStril'u-
tion Of excess hospital supplies. hand
ages. surgical dressings. ETC., left on
hand with the American Red Cross
when tile wartime demand for such
supplies ceased.
The opening of the public play
grounds ut Fair Grounds Park in
Shreveport. which was delayed SO long
by weather conditions. took place
Tuesday afternoon at four O'Clock. A
program Of speaking. singing md.
music featured the opening. The city
has gone to considerable expense to
improve the grounds.
Bella A. Kobler, vicepresident Of
big Shreveport concern, and prominent
in Shreveport business and social cir
cleS for the past twenty-three years,
was found dead early Monday MORN
ing in his berth in Il sleeping car at
tached to Houston and Shreveport
train. The funeral was held Tuesday
afternoon from the home in Shreve-
port.
Renet Yazbeck, apprentice printer
in the Shreveport Times office. was
drowned Monday night while swim
ming in the new natatOrium at Shreve-
port. Though 300 persons were i'll the
POOL at the time, no one noticed his
disappearance until girl diver brush
ed against the body. He was seen on
the bank two hours before lie was
found.
As reported permanent organization
Of the Young Mems Business League.
to raise fund Of 100000 a year for
Il period Of five years, and to conduct
Il nationwide campaign Of advertising
, and publicity for Shreveport and VI
cinity-including both CaddO and BOs-
sier parishes-was effected at All en-
thuSiaStic meeting held in that city
Tuesday.
The scholastic population Of Shreve-
port and Caddo Parish for 1919 Is ex-
pected to show an increase Of 70 per
cent over the 1913 census when COM
pleted. according to the estimate Of
Prof e. f. Byrd. superintendent of
the parish schools. who is in charge
Of the compiling Of the census. The
! census of 1919 is expected to show
$500 children Of scholastic age IN
caddo Parish.
1t will cost, according to an esti'
mate Subnitte. by G. f. Smith, a CON
sultiEg engineer of st. Louis. approx.
nately $1IO.MO to build protecting
wall about that portion of the river
front ut Shreveport which Is threat
ened with destruction from future
high stage Of water. The propert,
that would De protected by such
wall. it is estimated, Is worth over ;
million dollars.
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commander; q. II. III. Pratt. of New
Orleans. adjutant; Il. G. Bauer OF
Alexandria. finance officer; Rev. J. w.
Vaughan. of New Orleans. chaplain.
and DR.. +. $. Fulton of New iberia,
maSter-at-arnlS. New iberia was Sc
lected as the next convention city.
An election held in Vivian Tuesday
to vote bond issue of S:sO.OOO for
hard surfacing the streets of that
tsewhzy:is carried hg u vot. of :, to l..
1t is the plan of the city authorities
to connect up with the model road on
the south and the Arkansas road OH
the north. The work will be begun as
soon as the bonds can be sold.
The cane crop deteriorated 81 points
during June. and the yield Of sugar
for the coming season is estimated
near 100000 short tons less than that
of last year. according to Il report. Of
John :. Denne, Louisiana field agent
for the government bureau of crop es-
Inmates. made public yesterday. The
condition of the cane crop on the LIST
was fixed ut 60
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Washlneton, D. C..

The Senate made ready Monday to
receive the peace treaty from Presi-
dent Wilson and to take up, without
delay and in the open. the bitterly con-
tested question of its ratification.
The war cost the United States
$50, III, 100000 up to June Both. Sec
retary Glass made the estimate yes
terday, which he arrived ut by sub
tracting the average peace-time ex-
penses for the same length of time. at
the rate Of $1,OOO,OOOOOO annually,
from the total expenditure, $33. 427, ;.
100000. during the war.
President Wilson returned to his
desk in Washington Yesterday, after
an absence of four months at the
peace conference. to find such a mass
Of official business that it will proba.
bly, he two weeks before he can start
on his tour Of the country speakin.
for the peace treaty and the League
of Nations Plans for the trip have
not yet been completed. but it is un
derstood that the President would st
time his schedule q to reach the Pa
citic coast ut the time of the arrival
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vision was scheduled to leave the
Rhine sector Tuesday. Next scheduled
to move in the direction Of home il
the Second Division. due to leave the
east hank Of the Rhine OH the 18th.
Premier Clemenceau Is this week OH
tour of the regions of France devas-
tate1 during the war. He will inquire
into the measures to be taken for the
reconstruction and lay his plans for
the building Of new France.
The German national assembly In
Weimar has adopted the resolution
ratifying the peace treaty, according to
advices reaching Paris Yesterday This
removes all doubt of the acceptance
Of the terms of the treaty by Germany.
An anarchist plot to attack the cen
trail part Of Rome. italy. by means Of
hand grenades and other explosives
has been exposed by the arrest Of six
teen of the cOnspirators-four hours
before the time fixed for carrying out
the plans.
The Commercial Association of Rio
JaneriO held Il session last Friday i'll
honor of the anniversary of American
Independence. All agreement with the
American Chamber Of Commerce to
submit all commercial differences be-
tween the two countries to arbitration
was signed ut the meeting.
1t was announced the first Of the
week that the SalvadOrean govern
ment. through it's minister of foreign
affairs. has sent a note to the govern
mentS of Guatemala. Honduras and
Nicaragua proposing mutual friendly
action with reference to the establish
ment of peace in their sister republic,
Costa Kica.
The German cOnService party has
issued proclamation signed by Ernst
| Won Heydenhrand, the party's leader
| In the feichstag. stating that the
| party declares war on the govern
nient and intends to use its whole
strength to re-establish the monarchy, =
according to dispatch Of last Satur-
day from Copenhagen.
The appointment Of new premier
and formation Of Il new cabinet to re-
place that which resigned recently has
been DELAYED by the discussion as t.
whether China should sign the peace
treaty with Germany without reserva
tion regarding the Shantung settle
ment. Opposition to the signature tt
the treaty. organized by students. las
again become active.
THE Allies can only have my deai
body: will myself decide on my life
or DEATH" the former German crowf
prince is quoted as having said last
Friday in discussing possible de
nand for extradition. This statement
reported by the British wireless ser
vice correspondent. was said to hav'
been nrlle to Dutch officiai win
talks daily with the former crown
prince.
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Foreign.

Thirty-one Of the principal fish nier-
chants of I'alerme. Sicily, were arrest
ed last Saturday. charged az 'starvers
of the people, The arrests were made
after the merchants were denounced
by crowds.
Standard meals at fixed prices have
been imposed Oh restaurants in Rome
as result of the food riots of last
week. The prices set vary from -
cents to 81 for a meal, according to
the class of the restaurants.
Individuals and small units Of the
American Army are losing 10 time in
getting out Of Germany. All trains are
crowded with c;isualS and sleeping car
reservations from CObleIz to Paris are
booked for Il week ahead. The Fifth
division began moving from Luxem-
burg last Friday and the Fourth M-
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Fires and Wrecks.

Four children Of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Stamm and child by the name of
Thompson, whom they had adopted,
were burned to death and MIR. and
Mrs. Stamm were injured seriously
when fire destroyed their home. near
l'etersville, KY, Sunday.
Early last Saturday morning nine
bodies We're recovered ut Madison,
$. d., from the wreck of the pleasure
boat Reliance. which foundered forty
rods off shore. after striking stump.
1t was estimated that thirtytwo per
sons were aboard the boat when the
accident occurred. Reports say that
seven bodies are still IN the water.
Explosion Of dynamite placed in the
entrance of the Anaconda Copper Min
ing Companys pay Office Sunday dam
aged that and surrounding buildings
in the heart Of the business district OF
Rutte. Mont. An irankagrating was
blown against building across the
street. narrowly missing a street ear
heavily loaded with miners. The dam
age done was said to exceed $.k,0O0, 900
Fire at two O'Clock Tuesday morn
ing destroyed the plant Of the Baucon
Lumber Company, located near Min.
den. causing a loss Of several thou.
sand dollars. with no insurance. The
hlaze originated in the boiler room
and when the watchman on duty dis
covered it such headway had beell
plant proved futile. The mill had a
capacity Of 10000 feet Of lumber Il day
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Nick Casio. injured last Friday
morning when he backed his autOno-
bile over the river bank at Monroe.
while attempting to turn around, died
from his injuries that evening. He at
tempted to jump when the car went
over the bank. When found lie was
pinned underneath 1t.
For the first time in several years a
defendant was tried in the city court
of Shreveport yesterday OH a charge
Of vagabondslge. He il Robert Harris.
who was recently arrested while prowf-
ing around in East College Street at
two o'clock in the morning. 4 convic-
ton for the charge carries with it !,
heavy penalty.
Lieut.-Col. Harold H. Bateman. of
the nth Field Artillery. Fort Sill, Okla.
sacrificed his life Sunday night in a
futile attempt to save Joe Bukoby, of
the 14th Field Artillery. from drown
ing in Medicine Creek. near I.:lwtOn.
Okla. Capt. Francis B. I.egette mar
rowiy escaped drowning in an effort to
save Col. Bateman.
Myrtle Crenshaw, eight years old
who lived in Shreveport. died Tues
day night ut u s;initarium i'm that city
as Il result of having both legs crush
ed Monday afternoon by the wheels of
il boxcar at the intersection of West.
ern Avenue and the Texas and Pacific
Railroad tracks. The funeral was held
yesterday afternoon.
Robert Nixon. seventeen years old
son Of Edward Nixon. whose home Ii
in the Rose Hill suburb of Texarkana
Ark, was drowned last Friday in Lit
tie River. thirty miles north Of his
until five o'ciock Saturday afternoon
though several hundred men continu
ously searched the stream all Friday
night and most Of Saturday.
William Skipper. who is in jail in
Philadelphia. Miss. has admitted kill
ing Clint Steward. Mrs. Steward. Mis-,
Fannie Steward. his wffe's father
mother and sister. respectively. during
Il quarrel Tuesday at their home, neal
North Bend. that State. Skipper /,
himself suffering from numerous shot
gun wounds. inflicted by neighbors
prior to the time of his arrest
The use of pistol to quite fret
fisl baby was the means employed b,
as-llegroe woman ut HAlly Ridge, neal
Monroe, last Saturday. accUrding t
John t;aines. husband Of the woman
The child died i'm Monroe Sunday
| night. Gaines said that his wife, wilt
| was step-mother Of the child, became
enraged at it's continual crying ant
shot it. She is III Jail in Rayville
charged with murder.
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Nine Charged with Murder.

There are nine prisoners now in the
Parish jail who are charged with
murder and whose trials will probably
come UP ut the approaching term Of
court. At this time there are fifteen
prisoners in the Jail awaiting trial.
OF this number two are charged with
theft. two with shooting and one with
burglary. The names Of the prisoners
are:
Twig Monroe. charged with murder.
Montgomery White-theft.
Charles Mitchell-mMrder.
Joe Misunderstanding.
Joe Brazell-murder.
John Henry Moore-mmrder.
Nelson Bonner-murder.
Albert MoOre-murder
William RObertsOn-shOOting.
Henry Moore-murder.
John WilsOn-theft.
Walter Edward-burglary.
Antwine Casby-murder.
Charles EvanS-murder.
q. B. Hughes.
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Miscellany.

The Missouri Senate passed last Sat
urday. by a vote Of 70 to I. the bill to
restore the death penalty in that state.
There WAS no debate. The senate EN-
crossed the measure last Friday, with
out opposition.
Ma Rurdick, the most famous Of
the Salvation Army workers who were
III the trenches witt, the soldiers, was
presented with the CrOif dc GuerFe
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NEWS NUBS FOR HASTY READING

of the newly created Pacific feet,
which is to start forth from Hampton
Roads. Va, for San Francisco about
the middle Of this month.
Announcement was made Monday
that. Frank l.. Polk. acting Secretary
asked to 90 to Paris to take the place
of Secretary of state Lansing as head
Of the American peace mission, If Mr..
Folks health would permit.
Reported attempts by. the Mexican
government to purchase the support Of
American newspapers for spreading
Mexican propaganda III connection
with recent defense Of Mexican
policy toward American oil operators,
issued by Gen. Candido Agnilar, son
in-law of President Carranza, have
been called to the attention of the
State Department. The situation is
being studied by Washington officials.
President Wilson. In presenting the
peace treaty to the Senate to-day. de-
clared that a league Of free nations
had become practical necessity" to
which trainers Of the treaty felt oblig-
ed to turn las an indispensable instru-
mentality for the maintenance of the
new order it has been tileir purpose to
set up in the world y;ist throngs Of
people were in the galleries to hear the
Presidents speech. When he entered
the crowd rose and clleeYed for a min
ute. in disregard of the Senate rules.
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Marriage Licenses Issued.

Mr.. Il. G. Lambeth and Mrs Violet
Sumnerall.
Mr.. Iarkin L. Denmon and Mrs.
Ida Willie Belle Bryant.
Mr.. Harry a. Owens and Miss Len
more Il. Bullock
Nose Barr and Willie Jane Hudson.
New Britain herald., 1919-01-28

street. Sergeant Hall was with the
301st Trench Mortar Battery which
recently arrived at Hoboken, N. J., on
the transport Manchuria He left late
last night to return to Camp Merritt
DIR. HOdgeSon Goes to Hospital.
DR.. T. G. tHodgeson, of East Berlin,
was taken to the Hartford hospital
late last night where he will undergo
treatment. DR.. Hodgeson has been
sick for the past few days and late
last night his condition became real
serious, Mr.. Hodgeson, wife of the
doctor, stated that the doctor has
been working very hard, owing to the
recent epidemic of influenza and other
sickness, and his health has run down
considerably
Liberty MinStreIs to Meet.
The Liberty Minstrels will hold a
rehearsal and meeting at ST. PAUL S
parish hall this evening at o'clock.
The MINISTRIES have been hired to give
an entertainment at the Foresters' fair
which is being held in New Britain
this week Manager Hart announces
that he will stage the minstrels at ST
Pauls hall for the benefit OF the
society.
Berlin Briefs.
Mrs. w. D. Durham, who has been
seriously i'll at her home on Hudson
street is improving
The condition Of Miss Florence
Brandegee, who has been i'll at her
home on Berlin street for the past
few weeks, is reported very critical.
The It. A. B. Drum corps held a
meeting and rehearsal last evening at
the rooms in the parish hall. The
largest attendance in the past two
years is reported.
Captain William Shepard, of the
State Guard of Berlin. has been pack
in all Of the company's equipment for
an early shipment to the authorities
at Hartford.
Dance, Wed. night, Grange nall
Berlin.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1919-01-28

Trench Mortar Battery He says in
his letter that the unit is scheduled to
start for Camp Devens today, and his
friends suppose that the members of
the battery will be discharged within
a couple CT weeks.
Ice Dealers Worried.
The ice dealers in this vicinity are
still worrying about the supply Of
ice for the summer. They are now
cutting only what is needed for every
day use. as the ice is only about eight
inches in thickness, not enough to
begin storing it in the ice houses.
There is no ice in the ice houses and
for this reason it is necessary to cut
what they supply their customers
every day.
"Father and Som Supper.
Father and Son" supper is being
planned for the evening of February
1S, to be held at the Masonic dining
hall. This will not be a denornina-
tional affair and is being arranged by
a committee of which Charles H
Newton is chairman. Each man
must bring a boy-his own son or a
borrowed one-and each boy must
bring his father or some other man if
his father cannot attend. If any boy
cannot arrange this the committee
will find man for him. No boy
under IL years of age will be admitted
unless he is with his own father. An
interesting program is being arranged,
announcement of which will be made
later. The supper will be in charge of
committee Of which Mrs. E. S.
Freeman Is chairman. The affair is
expected to be novel and interesting.
Brief Items.
The regular meeting of the Chris
tan Endeavor society of the Congre-
gational church was held Sunday
evening. James Usher. gunner's
mate. LIST class, u. S. NJ, gave a very
interesting talk on his experiences
while chasing submarines off the coast
of France.
Private Earl Smith of Pierce street
spent a few hours at his home Sum
day evening. He is a member of the
301st Trench Mortar Battery.
A large number of people from
Plainvtlle attended the motion picture
performance at F'1remen's hall, For
estville. last evening, for the benefit
of st. Matthew's church in that
town.
The women of the Catholic church
held a sewing meeting in the Red
Cross rooms last evening The
women Of the Episcopal church will
meet in the rooms Thursday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock to sew.
Frank Cunningham of Maple
street has taken a job as counter
clerk at Collins restaurant.
The Ladies Aid society Of the !
Methodist church will meet at the |
home of Mrs. +. &. Manchester on |
West Main street to sew on Wednes- !
day afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Great bargains at our clearance |
sale. Don't pay high prices when you |
can buy cheaper here. Come and see
for yourself. I. G. Birnbaum.-advt.i
New Britain herald., 1919-01-28

| appreciate very much the very sue
cessfuI efforts they have made to help
keep happy and cheerful those Of us
over here who are fortunate enough
to have Berlin for our hometown.
Very sincerely,
CAPT. w. II. CtRISWOLD
Jacobs Estate Sold.
The Jacobs estate on Berlin street
has been sold to George Prentice, of
the G. z. Prentice Manufacturing
company Of Kensington. 1t will be
rem en- bered that the homo was
burned down about four years ago and
has never been rebuilt. This estate
at one time was considered about tho
best in this locality and many of the
local people regretted TO see it so to
ruin. Mr.. Prentice is preparing to
build at an early date. a number Of
worlmen from the factory have been
sent to clean up the remains of the
old home and dig a new cellar, as an
entirely new foundation will have to
be laid
Boy Nearly browns.
Philm ore Seaburgh, aged IL, Of
Kensington. was nearly drowned early
yesterday morning while he was s1at-
ing at the Murray clay pit. Sea.burgh
was skating on thin ice when it gave
away and he fell in. James Martino
a companion, jumped in after him and
after q hard struggle he managed to
bring the hoy to the top. DR.. Girls
void attended the youth.
Sergeant Hall Home.
Sergeant Leon G.. Hall wa
in town for a short visit With his wife
and father at their home on Hudson
New Britain herald., 1919-01-28
NEAR BEER BAN OFF.
President Removes Restrictions in
Edict Signed January %.

EuEcG Sl@meu january 20.
Washington, Jan. 2S.-The food ad-
ministration announced today that
President Wilson signed a proclama-
ton in Paris on January % removing
restrictions on the manufacture of So
called near beers.
It was stated, however, that the
proclamation could not become effec-
tive until the seal of the United
States was attached thereto by the
state department and the administra-
ton warned the public that no one
could safely act on this information
until the proclamation has become eff
fective."
No reference was made to the re-
strictions of the manufacture of beer
or other Intoxicating brewed bever-
ages.
Under presidential proclamation
the brewing of beer, near beer, and
other malt beverages was stopped an
December I, as a war time conserVa-
ton measure.