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Americus times-recorder., 1919-10-07
COUNTY BOARD
FINALLY VOTES
CHAMBER $500

Just before adjournment yesterday
afternoon the board of county COM
El1Issioners, after tabling the request
Of the Americus and Sumter county
chamber of Commerce for an appro-
pris4iono of $1,20O, voted to give the
Chamber half that sum, or 5000.
The action of the board came in
the day on motion to reconsider
the. previous action, made by j. E.
Poole. The Chambers request was
aar2ginally tabled, with little discus
Arizona republican., 1919-03-27

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Arizona republican., 1919-03-27
PICRIC ACID AND T. N. T.
(Atlantic AIonthly)

The raw materials from which pie rie acid and trinitrotoluene are made are phenol, or carbolic acid, and tolu- enc Both are constituents of the tar resulting from the heating of soft ;coals in retorts. to produce illuminat- ing gas and coke.
 Great quantities of coke are used in the production of iron and steel; but, in the past, much of this has been made in what are known as "bee hiye' ovens, from which the volatile pror ducts from the heating of the coal, in cluding phenol and toluene, escaped into the air. At the present time, much progress has been made in the construction of closed retorts for the cooking of these coals, thus making it possible to collect the volatile pro- ducts. By this means the available supply of toluene is much increased. Under the best conditions, however, some toluene, on account of it's vola- tility passes on with the illuminat- ing gas, and auxiliary plants are now being installed in some of the larger cities to strip this toluene from the gas before it passes to the mains-
 Picric acid is chemically known as trinitrophenol. Phenol is more com monly called carbolic acid. While phenol is found in coal tar, the amount is not sufficient to provide an ade- quate supply to meet the demand for picric acid; and to meet the de- ficiency it is necessary to resort to the synethetic preparation of carbolic acid from benZine (benZoD, which is a somewhat more abundant constituent of coal tar. The synthetic processes employed are akin to those which the chemist uses to transform the ill smelling and unsightly coal tar into the varied dyestuffs which add so much to the eheerfulness of-life, or into the synthetic drugs upon which physicians rely for the alleviation of pain and for the maintenance of anti septic conditions in home and hospi- tai
Arizona republican., 1919-03-27
MADE HIS INVENTION
 PRICE IF COLONELCY
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NEW YORK, March 26.-Captain Louis D. Powell of Washington an army engineer. testifying today at the court martial trial of Captain Edwin C, Weisgerber of Pittsburgh, on charges of having committed serious criminal offenses against the United States declared that Weisgerber had told him that he had been employed by the German government, under military direction. He told Powell his services were in connection with the use of under water explosives during the construction of the Kiel canal. and in use of gases against the natives of Africa. Weisgerber explained to news paper men that work of that nature was performed by him shortly after his graduation from Heidelberg univer- sity, IS or 19 years ago.
 Powell also testified that Weisger- her had made disparasing remarks about Captain Fl. D. Trounce another engineering officer. Captain Paul w Belcher testified that Weisgerber had threatened to withhold from govern ment use an alleged gasoline substi- ute he had invented unless he was promoted to the rank of colonel
 The governments case was nearly completed today with the introduction Of expert testimony that Weisgerber's recommendations for standardization of gas appliance equipment would, if adopted. have resulted in dangerous consequences" and probably loss of human life.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-27

NO JUNIOR GUILD MEETING There will be no meeting of the Jun for Guild today. The next meeting of the Guild will be April 3.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-27
FAMOUS JUGGLER IS DEAD
Oloyd's Weekly News)

Paul Cinquevalh, known the world over as a juggler died suddenly at his home. He had just started playing the pianola, when he was seized with faintness and collapsed.
 Born at Lssa, in Poland, he was the son of a miller. He ran away from home at the age of 13 and joined a performer whom he had seen at the theater, and whose name, Cinquevalli. he adopted. His first public appear ance was made at Odessa as a per former on the high wire, and he toured all over Europe until he revisited Rus sia. Meeting with an accident at Petrograd, he abandoned trapeze work for juggling and soon became one of the first opponents of this particular form of entertainment.
 He made his first appearance in England at Covent Garden theater in 1885, then open as a circus, and the following twenty years appeared at leading variety theaters in all parts of the world.
 Cinquevalli would practice his vari- ous feats at least two hours every day, but much labor was expended in per fecting some of the accomplishments
  ed simplicity itself. Tt is not quite so easy as it looks" he confessed on one occasion. sIt took me eight years to learn how to balance a couple of bil- Hard balls on a cue, and l have spent months, sometimes years, in learning to perform other feats."
 In learning to catch on a plate an egg thrown high in the air, he broke as many eggs as would have stock ed a flourishing provision shop for a week. Once he gave a trapeze per formance from q balloon, and was car ried out to sea.
 He had many narrow escapes. When he appeared at the Crystal Palace be- fore the Shah of =+ersia and the Prince and Princess of Wales. after wards King Edward and Queen Alex andra, he sustained a severe strain, and retired for a time. but a clever surgical operation enabled him to re- sume his stage work.
 His clown assistant ''Walter'' who was also very adroit juggler died in 1910. and ClinqUevalli himself retired at the beginning .of the war.
 In private he occasionally proved his ability as a conjurer, but conjur- Ing was mere hoDDy with him, while juggling was his business. He was also an accomplished linguist. speak ing eight languages, a skilled musi- elan. and an amusing story teller.
 He always said that English and American audiences were more appre- ciative than others, because they were more capable of recognizing the diff culties of a feat
Arizona republican., 1919-03-27
M. W. 4. RATES RAISED
 50 PER GENT TO PAY
 FUR RAVACES 0F FLU.
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CHICAGO. March 26.-More than a million members of the Modern Wood men Of America the largest fraternal insurance organization in the country, had their rates increased today to meet the abnormal death losses resulting from the influenza epidemic, which caused reduction in the beneficiary fund of the order from s12000000 to S10e,000. On the present membership, the increase is a flat advance of 50 per cent and all new members joining hereafter will have to pay materially increased rates.
 Even this increase is said to be not strictly actuariaiiy adequate rate, but it was as far as the membership could be induced to go at this time,
 The action was taken today at a special meeting of the head camp Of the order after three days of stormy debate.
 For several years. it is said, the death losses averaged about s1.0O0, 900 more than the assessments, as the or ganization opened under low rates. Since last October. the death averages have been s2000,00 a month more than receipts.
 Two tables Of rates were adopted at today's session, one for new members and the other for the present member ship. The table for new members is based upon the experience of the Mod ern Woodmen Of America, and is ma terially lower than the national frater- nal table of rates This will meet the requirements of the adequate rate laws Of the various states. They are in- creased rates adopted by the head camp which met in Chicago in 1912. but which were repudiated later by the membership. which secured injunc- tions in number of states preventing their collection.
 The table for the present members increases the present rates 30 per cent. beginning with 75 cents per S1,000 of insurance at ages l1 to IS, and increas- ing by ; per cent steps until Sl.50 is reached at the age of 3S. above which the rate is stationary.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-27
CONTINUE FINDING JOBS
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WASHINGTON, March 26-With pledges of contributions from states, cities and individuals still coming in, the federal employment service an nounced today that 364 of it's 750 local offices could be kept in operation until congress appropriates funds
 During the week ending March 15, the service found jobs for 12,211 dis charged soldiers, sailors and marines and for 57,174 civilians. total of lO9,6 ,6e3 persons registered with the service for assistance in securing work, and s2,643 applications for help wanted were received
Arizona republican., 1919-03-27
DUBLIN REMAINS QUIET

DUBLIN, March 26-(By The As sociated Press) McGarry. a Sin Feiner, who escaped from Lincoln prison with Prof Edward De Valera, and who is a member of the Dublin corporation, appeared at a meeting of that body today
 Dublin is perfectly quiet and the peo- pie generally welcome the absence of disturbances which it had been feared would take place
Arizona republican., 1919-03-27
MExICANS AT LEAVENWoRTH

BEAVENWORTH, Kans., March % Nineteen Mexican prisoners were brought to the federal prison here to- day. Their sentences range from one to ten years. They were convicted of committing crimes along the border.
 Among the prisoners was General Juan Cabral, sentenced to two years. Colonel Enrique Woolfoth. two years, and Colonel Rosendo Hector del Valle, one year.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-27
THOMPSON SUES AGAIN

CHICAGO. March 2e-Mayor Will jam Hale Thompson today filed suit for $250.G00 damages against Bertram NJ. Winston and George Hull Porter. officers of the Hobert Sweitzer non partisan league, as a result of pub- lished statements issued in the may oralty campaign.
 Sweitzer is Mayor Thompson's dem ocratic opponent.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-27
SURRENDER THEIR NAME

TOLEDO, Ohio. March 26.-Mem- bers of the executive committee of the War Mothers Of America. at meeting here today, agreed to relinquish the name of the organization, that greater unity may he preserved and other as sociations of women relatives of sol diers of the world war may be induced to affiliate
Arizona republican., 1919-03-27
Prof. A. Lawrence Lowell.

President Lowell of Harvard Uni versity, one of the leading thinkers of the day, is supporting the league of nations idea on the platform and with his pen. The photo of him was taken during patriotic exercises >a the university.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-27

The Chicago. Burlington and Quincy got about s40000 900: Western Mary land, ss31,000, and the Chesapeake and Ohio sS00000.
 Other applications for loans have been made and will be acted on soon. In all cases the war finance corpora
Arizona republican., 1919-03-27
LEONARD WINS ALL ROUNDS

JOPLIN, Mo. March 26. - Benny Leonard, lightweight champion, easily outpointed Harvey Thorpe of Kansas City in a ten-round bout here tonight. Leonard won all of the ten rounds. There were no knockdoWns
Arizona republican., 1919-03-27
MAKE FIRST ROAD LOANS

WASHINGTON, March 25. - The first loans to railroads on security of certificates of indebtedness issued by the railroad administration, were made today by the war finance corporation to an aggregate of about S5,700, 900,
Arizona republican., 1919-03-27

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Arizona republican., 1919-03-27

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Arizona republican., 1919-03-27

ton will make advances only on ade- quate security and to roads financially responsible. In making this explana- tion, officials of the corporation sought to correct the impression that special attention would be given by the cor. poration to the needs of the roads.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-28
Beveridge Mentioned
Among Those Eligible
for N. E. A. Presidency

Chicago Feb. 27.-Interest in the
National Education associations con-
ference centered today in the work
of the nominating and resolutions
committees, whose reports will be
made tomorrow.
Resolutions calling for an inter
national education commission in an
effort to realize approximation of a
world standard Of education and for
a federal government department of
education, headed by cabinet sec
retary, are the two most important
resolutions being prepared.
Among those mentioned as eligi-
bic for election as president of the
association are DR.. Henry Holmes
of Harvard university, Prof. William
B. Owen. principal of the Chicago
Normal college, and Superintendent
]. Fl. Beveridge of Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-28
MAYOR SMITH
AGAINST LIGHT
BILL BY HOWELL
Omaha Executive Says Does
Not Give City, Authority to
Buy Existing Plant if it
Is Desired.
From q SAT- CORRESPONDENT.

Lincoln, Feb. Z-Mayor Ed
Smith has taken. hand in the scrap
over the r. B. Howell bill, H. R.
No. 450, known as the electric light
bill. He has written to the members
of the Douglas county delegation in
the senate urging the defeat of the
bill in its present form.
The Omaha mayor claims in his
letter to the senators that the bill
contains several jokers which make
it dangerous piece of legislation.
Smith claims that the bill deceves
the people by removing the obliga-
ton of the board to construct its
electric light plant at the. Florence
station. The bill does not empower
the board to purchase the present
electric light plant, Smith says. Un-
der the! proposed. law, Smith says,
the water board would become the
supreme authority in the city gov
ernment and the city could not buy
the light plant of present owners If
it desired. 80
Mayor Smith says that he is anx-
ious the city acquire an electric
light plant. but he does not believe
the Howell bill provides the proper
means.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-28
SAYS Cash WAS
USED TO OBTAIN
PARDON OF SON
w. C. Rathbun, Father Of Ida
Grove Youth Convicted of
ASSauIting Girl, Makes
Charge in Affidavit.

Sioux City, Ia, Feb. 27.-(Special
Telegram.) wv c. Rathbun, father
of Ernest Rathbun. Ida Grove
youth convicted of crilninally as
saulting a young girl, now serving a
life sentence in state prison, has
given afhdavits to Attorney Cen
eral Havner in which he says he
paid $4,000 to George Clarke, his at
torney, with which to procure par
don from Governor w. L. Harding.
Clarke told Rathbun, according to
the affidavit, that part of this money
was to go to the governor for grant
ing the pardon.
Grand Jury in Session.
The Ida county grand jury is still
hearing testimony of bankers of the
county concerning sums of money
drawn by the elder RathbuPprior to
the granting of the pardon.
1T is not my place to indict
Harding" Attorney General Hav-
ner said in response to an attack
made on him by Des Moines papers
1T would be up to the grand jury
TO do this, but as the transaction un-
doubtedly did not take place in Ida
county, that body would be without
jurisdiction, so it is up to state leg
islRtive investigating committee to
act on the evidence am laying be-
fore them, if sufficient ground for
impeachment is found"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-28
President Appoints
A. Mitchell Palmer
to Be Attorney General

Washington, Feb. IA. Mitchell
Palmer today was nominated by
President Wilson to be attorney
general. \
Mr.. Palmer probably will take of
fee March 4, the date tentatively
fixed by Attorney General Gregory
for his retirement when he resigned
several months ago to return to
private practice of law.
The resignation of Mr.. Palmer as
alien property custodian has not
been announced, and there has been
no intimation as to who may sue
ceed him in that office.
Mr.. Palmer is a native OF Strouds-
burg, Pa, and is AZ years old. He
graduated from Swarthmore college
in 1891 and two years later was ad-
mitted to the bar.
In 1908 he was elected to congress
and served three terms from the
10th Pennsylvania district, becoming
a member OF the committee of ways
and means and framing the metal
schedule in the Underwood bill.
Since 1912 he has been member of
the national democratic committee.
In 1915 he was appointed by Presi-
dent Wilson a Judge of the United
States court of claims, but declined
to accept. 1t was generally reported
that he was offered the war portfolio
Nm President Wilson's first cabinet.
but asked to be excused because he
was a Quaker. In October, 1917,
President Wilson named him alien
property custodian.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-28
PRESIDENT RECEIVES
CHAMBERLAIN COOLLY

Washington, Feb. president
Wilson and Senator Chamberlain OF
Oregon, chairman fthe senate mill
tary committee, met today for the
first time since their controversy OF
more than a year ago, when the
president wrote a letter sharply crit
icising the senator for his New York
speech in which he said certain gov
ernment bureaus had almost ceased
to function"
Senator Chamberlain called to, pay
his respects to the president, who
was at the capitol conferring with
senators and representatives. The
president shook Senator Chamber
lain's hand once and the smile on
his face disappeared. Gravely bow
ing, the president released Mr..
Chamberlain's hand and without
speaking turned to greet another
senator.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-28
C. F. EDMUNDS,
former VERMONT
SENATOR. is DEAD
Statesman Twice in Race for
Republican Nomination
for President Expires
at Age of 81.

Pasadena, Cal, Feb. 27.-George
F. Edmunds1 former L. S. senator
from Vermont, died here today fol-
lowing a long illness. He was 81
years old.
The former senator had lived in
almost complete seclusion for two
years. He is survived by daughter,
Miss Mary Edmunds, who was at
his bedside when he died.
George Franklin Edrlunds was
United States senator from Vermont
for Is years, from 1866 to 1891, ac-
quiring such reputation as states
man that on two occasions in the
early '80s his name was presented
in the republican national conven-
ton as a candidate for the presiden-
tiai nomination. The first time, i'll
1880, he received only 81 votes, but
in 1884, 93 votes were cast for him.
Though never president, he was
known as adviser of presidents.
President Grant publicly ac-
knowledged that Edumunds was one
of the men to whom he was most
indebted for counsel
Born on a farm at Richmond, VT.
February 1928, his education was
in the common schools and by pri-
vate tutor, but during his lifetime
he received honorary degrees from
four New England colleges. His
profession was Law. .-t
Succeeded Solomon Foot.
In March, 1866, he was appointed
to supply the vacancy in the United
States senate created by the death
of Solomon Foot and with his first
speech, during the services comment
orative of his predecessor, he
stamped himself upon the senate as
a man of keen intellect and power.
He took leading part in the dis
cussions of the senate during the
turbulent reconstruction days and
was active as one. of his party lead
ers ~. the impeachment of President
Johnson. When Hayes and Tilden
were contesting the presidential
election returns in 1876, Senator
Edumunds was one of the electoral
committee which placed Hayes in
the White House.
Author of Polygamy Act.
He was unanimously elected presi-
dent, pro-tempore of the senate,
when Vice President Arthur was
called to the White House by the as
sassination of President Garfield. AS
parliamentarian he gained high
repute. Any member who ignored
the rules would promptly invoke the
Vermonter's biting satire. @~.--
In 1882 he introduced a measure
for the suppression of polygamy in
Utah, and the disfranchisement of
those who followed it. This act,
which came to be known as the
Edmunds act, was brought before
the supreme court and upheld in
decisions that were given in a series
of cases. In the year before he vol
unfairly retired from the senate, he
closed his long political career by
helping to draw up that famous
antitrust law, which bears the name
of the Sherman act.
The venerable Vermont states
man spent most of his last days i'll
Pasadena, Cal.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-28
Marine Workers Unions
Reject Umnire'S Award

New York, Feb. 27.-All unions
connected with the Marine Work
ers' Affliation voted today to reject
the award Of an eight-hour day,
without wage increase, made by v.
Everett Macy, war labor board um-
pire, in the harbor strike here last
December.
This announcement was made to-
night by Thomas L. Delahunty,
president of the affiliation. He added
that the question of whether the
strike called off at the cabied re-
quest of President Wilson shall be
resumed will be decided at a meet
ling OF the aiiiliation TOMORROW,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-28
WILSON HEADS
vICTORS' PARADE
At WASHINGTON
Hundreds of Wounded and
Men From Every State in
Procession Reviewed by
the President.

Washington, Feb. 27.-Pennsyl-
vania Avenue re-echoed today, for
the first time in many years to the
tread of victorious American SOL
diers--men who fought in Europe
under the Stars and Stripes to help
clear the way for the spread of
democratic ideals.
President Wilson, back only a few
days from the peace conference in
Paris, led the parade on foot and
after marching through cheering
thousands from the capitol to the
White House, took his place in the
reviewing stand with Mrs. Wilson,
surrounded by his cabinet, justices
of the supreme court, the diplomatic
corps and high officers of the
American and foreign military
forces.
Many Wounded Men in Parade.
The parade was organized as a
tribute to service men-soldiers,
sailors and marines-from the Dis
trict of Columbia, but it soon be-
came apparent that this first review
in Washington since victory was
won had more than local signifi-
cance. Men from every state and
every service took part, but espec-
tally the presence of hundreds of
wounded who at Chateau Thierry,
St. Mihiel and the Argonne helped
write stirring chapters of American
participation in the war, made the
parade testimonial of the nations
pride in all its fighters, regardless
of locality.
Three generations were represent
ed in the pageant, the fighters of to-
day, the veterans of yesterday and
the high school and college cadets
in training to take their places under
the flag if need be. Blue and gray
walked together in the section OF
veterans, followed by younger men
in the uniforms OF Spanish war
days.
Indians Wear Tribal Garb.
Resplendent in their tribal war
garb, Indians joined with their white
brothers in the parade as they joined
them in fighting on foreign fields to
crush autocracy.
After President Wilson had taken
his place in the reviewing stand the
Star Spangled Banner" was sung by
a chorus and then the great stream
of service men begaH to pour by
some of the soldiers wearing body
armor and trench helmets and carry
ing gas masks, as they did in France
One lad carried a German helmet
on his bayonet, exciting tumultuous
approval.
Representatives of the Red Cross
Salvation Army, Y. M. c. A., Jewish
Welfare Board, Knights of Colum.
bus and American Library associa.
ton, who helped the fighters carry
on" received their share of applause
Uniformed women attached to the
Navy department marched in ex,
cellent formation, looking very trim
in the blue Of the navy or olive drat
of the marines.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-28

Eddie RickenbGcher
to Be Raised in Rank
to Lieutenant Colonel

New York, Feb. 27.-In a few
days ii will be ut.-Col. Edward
Rickenbacher instead of captain.
Yesterday the American ace
was honorably discharged from
the service with a rating of M.
A." He said:
"While have not been Off
cially notified that / am a lieu
tenant-colonel, | have been
given my discharge from the
army and the M. A., or military
aviation rank is one of the high
est any man could hope for. 1t
is only given to an aviator who
has served three years or who
has done extraordinary service. |
have not served three years, so
there is only one thing | can
think. ! know that no bearer of
an M. A. degree is less than
lieutenant-colonel, so | am, while
out of the service, rather eX-
pectant."