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Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30
Clever Strateov.

A farmer, whose watermelon patch
had been the object of several raids
by passing motorists, secured i'm
munity by posting the following sign
conspicuously near the roadside:
Warning Six Of these melons are
shot fun of strychnine and nobody
but me knows which ones they are!"
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30

Accept California" Syrup of Figs
only-look for the name California on
the package, then you are sure your
child is having the best and most HARM
less laxative or physic for the little
stomach, liver and bowels. Children
love its delicious fruity taste. Full
directions for child's dose OK Zach bot
tie. Give it without fear.
Mother! You must say California"
ADV
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30

New York.-lt was hard to buy a
drink in New York Arrests of federal
agents accused of grating and indica-
tons that one of them would turn
states evidence, scared cafes, caba-
rets and motor inns where hitherto
nothing but the price has been neces-
sary in order to satisfy any alcoholic
craving as fully as before wartime
prohibition went into effect. With five
men, including three federal agents,
held for hearing, subpoenas are issued
for score of prominent cafe owners
and several politicians.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30
Ex-Kaiser Claims Insult In Movi

Ex-Kaiser Claims Insult In Movie.
Berlin. - Former Emperor William
has commissioned Herr Siebert, an at
torney. Of Berlin, 60 institute suit
against the actor, Ferdinand Bonn,
who prepared what are known as the
kaiser films" which were barred in
Berlin, but were permitted TO be ex-
hibited elsewhere. The ex.emperor
charges insult and the misuse of his
portrait, and asks for the suppression
of the films. The Bonn films referred
Ito in the foregoing were TO have been
produced in Berlin, October 10, but
were suppressed by government order
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30
Destroyer Brings Lost Aviator Home

San Diego.-Word was received that
Warehouse and Cecil H. Connolly,
American aviators who were buried at
Bahia, Los Angeles, Lower California,
recently, have been disinterred and
placed aboard the United States de-
stroyer Aaron Ward. Warehouse and
Connolly were carried off their course
while on border patrol, on August p,
and several days later their bodiesl
vera ID s4a-raltlesA .froEa thaiA f'e- Al
a@anet l.. y Allen, who returned from
the Gulf Of California, said he had
been told that the aviators were killed
by Mexican woodchoppers.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30
Robbine The Graves OF Soldier Deac

RobbIng The Graves OF SoTuIeT Uedu'
Brussels-Grave robbing in military
cemeteries has become more or less
frequent of late. The thefts Of bodies
are generally committed by persons
hired by families anxious to have
their dead brought to particular Gem
eteyy or in the burial grounds of their
home cities. Requests refused by the
authorities and the results is that these
persons take the law into their own
hands. Parents or relatives Of soldiers
have been frequently encountered near
cemeteries at night seeking
10 bury elsewhere their loved ones.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30
Tact.

Total Stranger-How Ike a Chinese
that woman is over there.
Absolute Ditto-Indeed? She is my
wife.
T. S.-Y-e-e-s. Her-ah--feet are so
delightfully."- small, y'know.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30
Trying To Take Power from carranz

Washington.-The Mexican house of
deputies has voted general approval of
a proposal to withdraw extraordinary
powers granted to President Carranza
two years ago under which he decreed
many laws, according to advices to-
day from Mexico City, but when efforts
were made to confirm the action in
detail. as Mexican procedure requires,
the government minority left the
chamber in a body This was re-
peated three times in single session.
and lack of quorum prevented final
action.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30
HIackmaiIine Charged U. S. Agents.

EIackmaIIing Charged Q. S. Agents.
New York.-Three agents of the de-
partment Of justice were indicted to-
day by the federal grand jury on
charges of having engaged in a con-
spiracy to blackmail liquor dealers in
this city and thereby Illustrate the
operation of the wartime prohibition
law.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30
Ontario Goes Dry BY Great Majority

Toronto.-The returns from the cleo.
ton in which Sir William Hearst, the
premier of the province, and the Con.
servative government have been
swamped, indicate that Ontario has
gone dry by an overwhelming major.
ity. Throughout the province, espe.
cially in the rural district, the prohi.
bition wave has rolled high. The vot.
ing was 3 to in favor of it in some
districts The defeat of the Hearst
Conservative government was due
to the large vote pollCd by the united
farmers and labor candidates.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30
Waterways Meet To BE Held Soon

Washington.-Acti preparations
are being made bare here for the
forthcoming convention of the Allan,
ia Deeper Waterways Association.
which will be held in Charleston, s.
c., November 1913, inclusive. The
convention is Of peculiar significance
by reason of the facts, first that the
Chesapeake and Delaware canal has
been taken over by the government,
which gives to the association the key
TO the entire Atlantic coastal situation,
and, second, the new governmental
problems of railroads and waterways.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30
Serbia w

Serbia Will Sign Austrian Treaty
Paris.-Foreign Minister Trumbitch
of Serbia, who arrived in Paris from
Belgrade, brought with him authorize.
ton to sign the Austrian peace treaty.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30
Kills Husband And Then Shoots Self

Kills Husbahd AMI men Shoots SGT
New Orleans Mrs. Rae Houston, a
native of Memphis, shot and killed her
husband, r. X. Houston. formerly Of
$500 Harvard avenue, Chicago, in
rooming house here. She then turned
the pistol on herself inflicting a Sc
rious wound which hospital authorities
said would probably prove fatal. The
police stated the shooting followed a
quarrel, the couple being unable to
agree as to whether they would make
their home in the North or South
Mrs. Houston told the police her hus-
band had tried to poison her.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30
United States Consul Dies At Sea

Honolulu.-William c. MACPHERSON,
United States consul at Melbourne,
died suddenly October II on board the
steamer Sonoma, which arrived here
from Australian ports. Mr.. Magnets
son was formerly a resident OF Rush
ford, Minnesota.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30
U. S. CONSUL IS KIDNAPPED
American Embassy Sends STAFF Mem
Der to Aid in Securing Release
Of Kidnapped Agent

Washington. - William c. jenkins
American consular agent at Puebla,
Mexico, was kidnapped by three masked
bandits and held for $4,000 ransom,
the state department was advised.
The American embassy On inquiry
has been informed by the Mexican for
eign office that the government would
take all possible steps to effect the
liberation of jenkins. The American
embassy has been authorized to de
tail a member of its staff to Puebla
to assist in obtaining the agents re-
lease.
The dispatches received by the de
partment quotes the Mexico City news
paper, Excelsior, as reporting that the
bandits entered a factory owned by
Jenkins, gagged and tied the watch
man, forced the safe and robbed it of
$4,000 pesos, and then took Jenkins
away with them. The bandits are re-
ported to have told Mrs. Jenkins that
they were rebels and would hold her
husband for 100000 pesos ransom.
They said Jenkins would not be
harmed if there was no attempt to
pursue the abductors.
Details of KIDNAPPING.
Sacramento, Cal.-Meager details of
the kidnapping of William Oscar Jen-
kins are contained in a telegram from
his wife, Mary Street Jenkins, to his |
John w. Jenkins, at Hanford, |
by the latter to Governor |
Stephens.
Mrs. Jenkins telegram said:
Oscar was kidnapped by revolution
lists Sunday night from our home in
Puebla, and is held in the mountains
for ransom, all cash. Was robbed at |
time of taking him away. am I'M
able to raise the large sum demanded.
Use all influence with California SEN
ators and congressman to have the
state department request the Mexican
government to pay the ransom and
save him. Act quickly"
The message was forwarded by the
governor to the state department with
he comment:
1T seems very necessary that &C
ion be had Immediately. Will you
'lease take steps to rescue Oscar
enkins."
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30
Hurry! Let "oandsrine" save your
hair and double IL
beauty.

To stop falling hair at once and rid
the scalp Of every particle of dandruff,
get a small bottle of delightful Dan
derine' at any drug or toilet counter
for a few cents, pour little in your
hand and rub it into the scalp. After
several applications the hair usually
stops coming out and you can't find any
dandruff. Help your hair grow long,
thick and strong and become soft,
glossy and abundant.-Adv.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30
PALMER is GIVEN
POWER BY WILSON
e.
Food Control Amendment Gives De-
partment of Justice Power to Con-
duct Action Against Profiteerina.

Washington.-The action of Presi-
dent Wilson in signing the amendment
of the food control act, recently ap-
loved by congress, puts the depart
ut of justice in possession of new
9uFective over to conduct the gov
n 6acampaign on the high cost
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30

yDoards Of erH0IOyers and employees n
each industry, with general board of
appeals, and, as a final resort in cases
of dispute, an umpire chosen by the
parties to the dispute or from stand
ing list of twenty named by the
president.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-22

those who registered from New York
this week.
A. Duncan Reid is here from New
York to attend a conference of the
managers of the Liverpool and Lon
don and Globe Insurance Company. A.
G. Dent, of Liverpool, is conducting
the meeting, and others present in
clude Hugh +. Loudon, of New York,
William S. Warren and r. II. Purcell,
Of Chicago; Thomas H. Anderson, Of
San Francisco; J. Gerald Pepper and
Clarence NJ. Low, of New Orleans.
Rene Ia Montague, who passed sew,
eral weeks at the Crcenbrier, gave a
dinner at the Kutes Mountain Club
before returning to New York
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Brewster
Prindle, who spent their honeymoon at
the Greenbrier, have returned to New
YORK. Mr.. and Mrs. b. d. Spiman, jr.,
OF Warrenton Va, whose wedding took
place in New York, motored here and
are touring through the Virginias on
their honeymoon.
Mrs. James Ransom Branch, Of Rich
mond. Va. entertained at luncheon at
the Hates Mountain Club for Mrs.
Samuel Pomeroy Colt, who will go to
Newport after completing her stay here :;
Mrs Edward w. McKcnna, Of New
York, and Mrs. Abbott Mercer, OF Wash
'nRton and Minneapolis. Several smart
dinners have taken place at the at
tractive rustic club; and at The Pines.
ard at Elmhurst Farm, on the banks
Of the Grccnbrier River, there are
daily number Of parties to enjoy the
old Virginia dinners that are featured.
Motoring through the Virginias in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-22

of New York; Walter r. Fahy, of Phila-
delphia; Scott Scammell, of Trenton
and David Edwards, of Jersey City,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Pierson, of Nor
walk, Conn, are registered at the
Martin w. Collins and family, of
Philadelphia, are in their cottage for
the season.
Mrs. Adrian Hoffman Joline, of New
York, will return to one of the Essex
and Sussex cottages this season.
Mrs. Catherine Jameson and the
Misses Martha and Margaret Jameson,
of Pittsburgh, will occupy suite at
the New Monmouth. Mrs. Rawson I'm
derhill and Mrs. Henry Mascot, of New
York. will also go to New Mon
mouth.
Philadelphians already here for the
summer include Martin j. Powers and
family, whose home is on the beach
front.
Among those who have registered at
the Spring Lake hotels are:
Essex and Sussex-Miss Nina Rhodes,
Mrs: Auguste Vatable, Colonel and Mrs.
William 3. Cogswell William II. Nor
gan, Robert E. Bowling and others, of
New York.
Shoreham-Mr. and Mrs. D. Heidel-
berg, Fred r. Knubel, Charles Harin,
Mr.: and Mrs. J. F.. Raynor, Philip
Rhrelander, Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. Gilsev.
Mrs. S. Waters, Miss Grace J. SAWYER.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Wolf, of New York.
Breakers-Mrs. Edward Norden. z. K.
Graham and Mr. and Mrs. Rodney
Miller, of New York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-22

Wednesday with a big exhibit, includ-
ing batteries of large and small field
pieces loaned by the Federal govern
mcnt TO show the progress of Ameri-
can war manufactures
The American Medical Association
finished I'D its business and the Amer
'can Federation Of Labor delegates
continued their deliberations looking
to the lettering Of labor conditions.
Realty Men to Meet
Next week the National Association
Of Real Estate Boards will meet and
start with a luncheon given to the
nigh national officials of the organi-
zatIon al the Breakers.
Preparations are being made for the
reception of az least $4,000 members
Of the Order OF Elks, who come for
the meeting Of their grand lodge dur
ing the first week Of July. Master
plumbers OF the United States also
started their convention at the Break
crs this week.
Senior r. de la Arena and seiiora La
Arena, OF Cuba, arrived at the Tray
more this week. Mr.. and Mrs. ii. J..
na.hday, OIL New York, and Mr. and
mrs. Stewart N. Coleman, OF East
orange, are among the newcomers at
q. Backes and Mrs. Backes, Of New
Jersey, also came 10 the Traymore.
The Curtins at Seashore
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Curtin. Of
brooklyn. arc spending somc time az
the st. Charles. Mr.. and Mrs. II. II.
Briggs, who spent the winter and
spring at AsbeyiiIe. arc at the MARI
borough blenheim, accompanied by
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-22
VACATION SPOTS IN MOUNTAINS AND BY THE SEA

many New Workers. for the season
some of the newcomers there being
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ottman who
have taken a cottage for the season to
be near their brother-in-law, George
t.hret who with Mrs. Ehret. will be at
the Balsams; MIR. and Mrs. c. g.
barkley. Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Thomp-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. .Pomeroy, Mr.
and Mrs. w. J. Farrell, Mr. and Mrs
c. n. Thoms, Mr. and Mrs w. F
Wall, Mr.. and Mrs. Rawson w. Lynn
Mr.. and Mrs. E. lie B. Gardner, Mrs
Emil Boas and many others.
The Waumbek at Jefferson always en-
tertalns large New York colony
which includes William L. Ward and
family of Portchester, Mrs. Thomas
Dimond. Mr.. and Mrs. J. Renwick Di-
mond and family, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Ken
ncdy Tod and party, MIR. and Mrs.
James D'Olier, Mr.. and Mrs. Ephrain
L. Bass and many others who return
year after year. Every Friday evening
sleeper from New York to jefferson
brings company of golfers there to
spend the week end and play over the
superb Waumbek golf course.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-22
Summer Resorts PLANNING
Gala Euents for Fourth
Returned Soldiers Will Sc Guests of Honor at Big
Celebration at Lake Placid; Canada Proving At
tractive to Many Travellers

Even the Adirondacks, the Thousand
Islands. the Canadian resorts fire.
quented by Americans, and other places,
which usually do not begin their sea-
sons until about the middle of July,
are profiting this year by the early and
unprecedented flocking of society and
the public to summer places. Paul
Smiths Saranac, Elizabethtown, West
port and Lake Placid in the Adirondacks
all report the early arrival of the cot
tage colony and hotel guests and social
activities are beginning.
A big celebration is being arranged at
Lake Placid for July 3 and d, in honor
of the returning soldiers and sailors.
1t promises to be one of the most bril-
ton of the mountains. Powerful
searchlights ut night will light up the
waters and the many and varied craft
which will take part in the celebration
July will be known as Venetian night.
The Thousand Island House. at Alex
andria Bay, has opened and already
many guests are registered. The Thou
sand Island Yacht Club opens this week
with a dance, and golf and tennis will
then be in full swing. The island cot
tages are being occupied much earlier
than usual.
The lid, shut down so tight on travel
ling for pleasure, was lifted some time
ago and it's effect is now being shown
ir greatly increased travel Particu-
1arly is this so over the Canadian
Pacific, which takes the traveller
through the Rockies with stops at
Banff and Lake Louise. A Trans Can
ada Limited has been put on from
Montreal to Vancouver and the 1000
miles is made in ninety-t three hours
The equipment OF this de luxe train
includes fifty-nine sleeping cars. fifteen
dining cars, twelve observation cars,
five compartment cars, twelve baggage
cars and twenty-four locomotives
Every trip takes many passengers from
New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Wash
ington and other cities.
Among American guests now regis
tered at Banff are Colonel and Mrs
f. w. Mcclellan, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Huber, Mr.. and Mrs. D. J. Fox, Mr.
and Mrs. c. J. Winston and Mr.. and
Mrs. +. D. HALEY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-22

creases with the continued improve
ment of the automobile roads. Making
the tour from New York, the tourist
takes the Pixies Peak Ocean to Ocean
Highway that connects with the Capitol
trails and the Midland Highway. Mr.
and Mrs. Gustav Strom berg and their
party, who passed several weeks at the
Greenbrier, returned to New York by
automobile, going by way of Char
lottesville and Fredericksburg. During
their stay here Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Orlob, who were on their honeymoon,
motored to Hot Springs Va.
Mrs. Emma Springs, of Forest Hills
Inn, Forest Hills, Long Island, will
come to White Sulphur Springs for
the summer to be with her sister, Mrs.
Priest, and Judge Henry S. Priest, Of
ST Louis.
George Wiltshire, of the Vale Club;
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Wylde, of Chat
ham; NJ. and Mrs. William Vail Mar
tin, Mr. and Mrs. George B. Thurnear
and W. II. Cooke are among those who
Will arrive in late June or early July.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-22
" edding of Miss La Vie
VIII Be Euent of Week
Spring Lake Beach Prepares
10 Welcome Jersey State Med
icnl Society at annual Meeting

Special Cores pondeace
SPRING LAKE BEACH. N. j.. June
2I.-The wedding next Saturday of Miss
Mary La Vie, daughter of George A
La We, Of New York and PHILADELPHIA,
TO Van Camper Heilner, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Heiner. of Philadelphia
and New York, will take place in Trim
ity Episcopal Church and will be fol-
lowed by reception at the La Vie
nome on Prospect Avenue
Miss La Vie will be attended by her
two sisters as bridesmaids, the Misses
Marjorie and Edith La Vie. Reginald
Brown will be the best man, and the
ushers will include Miss La Vie's
brothers, Richard and Philip La Vie:
Theodore P. Seymour, Harold Clark
and Arthur Pryor. The wedding will
be brilliant one and will be one of
the most notable events in society this
season.
Next week will bring the members of
1he New Jersey State Medical Society
here for their 153d annual convention
Many of this states leading physicians
are scheduled for addresses
Governor Runyon, State Controller
Newton A. X. Bugbee, Major Everett
Colby, Albert C. Wall and Joseph L,
Hoffman will address the physicians at
their annual banquet on Wednesday
night.
Morgenthau to Speak
The New Jersey Society of the Gin
clnnatl, at its annual banquet at the
Essex and Sussex July d, will hear men
OF national prominence speak. Those
who have accepted include Henry Nor
genthau, former American Ambassador
to Turkey; Vice President Atwater of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, Rear Ad-
miral Sims and Harry f. Fosdck.
new amateur record for the
eighteen hole course of the Spring
Lake Golf and Country Club was estab-
lished this week by Chester l.. Max
we'll of Trenton. The former record
of "A was lowered by two strokes. The
club matches were got under way to-
day with the Introduction of the an
nual golf ball sweepstakes. The con-
tests will be played hereafter every
Saturday and Sunday. Many of the
clubs most prominent players were on
hand for to-day's play, including Clar
ence Whitehill, DR.. Ransom Parker,
Miss Martha Parker, William II. Err
vine, Albert Bryant and George Belts,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-22

Miss Henrietta Briggs and Harry
Briggs. Harold II. Hackett came TO
the Marlborough Blenheim to spend
the weekend.
Mrs Walter Stevenson, of New York.
is entertaining Miss Margaret Mon
teith Council at the Dennis. Mrs. Z.
G. Clayton and Miss Clayton arrived
at the Dennis from New York. Mr..
and Mrs. John C. King came up from
Palm Beach, and are spending some
time at the Shelburne.
Many New Workers at Shore
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Campbell are
at the New Clarion. Ensign f. f. Ste
vens arrived at the Boscobel with Mrs.
Stevens. Mrs. Albert Whitaker ana
Miss Florence Whitaker, who are al
the Grand Atlantic, have been enter
tanning Miss Irene D. Manning, Of
Roslyn Va. Mrs. A. D. Williams har
Miss Ethelda Brady, of New Orleans
and Miss Kathryn Billiard, of Bowling
Green, KY, as her guests at the De
Vile
Miss Lucille McHacker who recent
~ returned from the Pacific Coast, is
at the Phillips House for June. Mrs
". T. Hennesy, of Brooklyn, has joined
Mr.. Hennesy at the Biltmore. Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Seaman are at the Blackstone
with Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Wellington, of
Newark Mrs. Jessie S. Elliott and
Miss Elliott, who are visiting the Black
stone. entertained James Van Allen
Shields, of London, at luncheon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H.. Thomas,
Mrs. G. S. Thomas, ". A. Thomas and
Miss Helen Henderson arc in a Brook
lyn party at the Boutwell,. Mrs. M. T.
Koen is entertaining Miss Marie Holl-
nagel, ii Richmond Hill, at the Wilt
shire