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E. G. Moon Aids Prosecution
of Woman Member of Band
in United States Court
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FAMILY HAS BAD
&' CRIMINAL RECORD
E. O. Moon, deputy U. S. attorney
for the southern district of Iowa, has
returned from Creston where he as
sisted ill the successful prosecution of
a woman who, with three others, has
been operating one of the cleverest
known swindles in southern Iowa for
the past eight or nine years.
Illegal collection of premiums front
lire insurance companies on the deaths
..of horses supposed to have been caus
iied by lightning was the method used
and it netted the operators about
J7.000 or $8,000 before they were
caught. All four were indicted but
only the woman, Mrs. Lillie Lewis, is
In Custody. Using the United States
mails to defraud was the charge
iagainst them in the federal court.
Horses Were Killed.
In June,'1916, Mrs. Lewis, living at
Sewal in Wayne county, filed a claim
•with the Farmers Insurance Co., at
Cedar Rapids for the death of four
horses which she claimed had been
caused by lightning. She asked $600
lor, the four on the basis of $150 each.
The year before she had filed claim
for the death of three horses and the
conditions were strikingly similar Sp
much so that the state fire marshal's
office began an investigation. An ex
Fafets disclosed then showed that J.
D. Lewis was no other than Grant
Sherman Napier, member of one of
the most notoriously criminal families
that ever lived in southern Iowa. The
Woman, LilMe Lewis, was his wife.
iAnother known as Ann Morgan, who
K. lived with theni* was Lewis or Nap
11 ter?S daughter and a young man there
I using the name of Q, K. Wilson was
Ann's brother.
ft After the investigation got too warm
for them Lewis and Ann Morgan skip
pCd and O. K. Wilson followed soon.
amination of the field where the adopted by the Scandinavian coun
ts horses lay dead gave rise to the belief I
pff off instead of burned as was claimed.
S. J*-' MM J.1 1 AM K/inrnn 4 rt O Q.
When the investigation began to as
sume a dangerous outlook for them the
Woman's husband, who gave the name
Of J. D. Lewis, offered to withdraw
the claim if the marshal would let the
natter drop. This made the latter
more suspicious than ever and the
_^er was gone into more deeply.
They were all indicted but Mrs. Lewis
£Vai the only one who was caught. She
pleaded guilty and was given the maxi
femum sentence, two years in the fed
^eral prison at Leavenworth. Kan.
fe Family or Criminals.
According to the state lire marshal
of"the"Napiers ~ai-
'most equals that of the notorious Jukes
.York»
There have been thirteen AT four
teen of them sent to the state and fed
eral prisons and their crimes includo
Vtinurde#1, manslaughter, incest, fraud,
extortion of money, burglary and rob
bery.
Greely Napier was often in the
police court of Ottumwa a few years
ago. His pet crime was stealing
Chickens. He left here and went to
a mining camp near Albia where he
murdered by his brother-in-law,
Who went to prison for life for it. His
widow now lives in Ward.
o. K. Wilson, who is Lewis or Na
pier's son is nineteen years old and
when he was nine he went to the state
reformatory for killing a playmate.
The history of the women in the
family will rival that of the men. Ann
Morgan tried to work an insurance
Scheme For Appraisement.
In order to get an appraisement on
the horses for the insurance company
the Lewis family worked another clev
iV»r scheme.
'•l^rjiey Would invite several of their
1° tHkborB
t0
gpena
a
troduced as a young farmer from Min
nesota whom Mr. Lewis had met a few
.'days before.
Wilson would offer to buy some of
'"Lewis' horses and would lay special
ai*BtresB
game, similar to this one, a few years Thursday night of each month at the
ago at Knoxville. She went to the
•tate house at Des Moines to see the
Insurance commissioner and when he
refused to pay the claim she demanded
A Mttlement. He stepped to the phone
to call the state fire marshal to get his
report and when he turned she was
gone. She never came back on that
claim, nor was it ever collected.
Sunday afternoon
^'""oH^vSfling. They would all sit on the
porch an^tn a few minutes in would
walk O. K. "Wilson, who would be in-
on the purchase of four he had
'sign in the pasture a few days before
*'Tney would dicker on the price for
a while and then, in the presence of
the three or four neighbors, would of
fer him $150 each or $600 for the lot.
Lewis would tell- Wilson that it
night be well for him to look the ani
mals over again as he wanted him to
be satisfied with the deal. The party,
including the neighbors, would then
go to the pasture where the horses
would be found lying dead under a tree
which had portions of its bark re
moved.
When it came time to file a claim
with the insurance company Lewis
would ask the neighbors who had been
with him the day the horses were
found to help him make an aprpaise
ment. They had all heard Wilson of
fer him $600 for the animals and will
I lngly set that amount for the claim.
Has Many Names. .!
The duplicity of names for, Lewis is
not surprising to the officers. They
I knOW that 1m has used thij names of
J. P. Lewis,%erant SherimJn Napier,
which Sizemoru
nanj£y
Cfonnie
to the
TIME NOT RIPE
FOR MEDIATION
SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIE8 TO
TAKE MEASURE8 TO SAFE
GUARD INTERE8T8.
London, Sept. 28.—The Christiana
conference of representatives of the
ernments has resulted in a further de
velopment of the plan for cooperation
during the war in matters affecting
the foreign affairs of the three nations.
Through the Danish foreign office last
night there was issued a statement set
ting forth what was accomplished at
the conference. This statement, which
is said to have been received with sat
isfaction by all political parties, is said
in an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Copenhagen to be in effect as fol
lows
"The three countries are unanimous
for maintenance of loyal and impartial
neutrality during the present war. The
blows aimed at the rights and inter
ests of neutrals by belligerent powers,
as well as the difficulties in the sphere
of commercial policy which have en
sued therefrom for neutrals, formed
the subject of a searching investiga
tion which resulted in 'an accord' for
bringing about wider collaboration
among the three countries.
To Safeguard Interests.
"Special attention was devoted to
the destruction of neutral ships and
cargoes, as well as to the conse
quences entailed by the issue of black
lists by the belligerents. It was agreed
with a view to facilitating the com
mercial policy of the three countries,
that they keep each other mutually in
formed as to measures to be taken in
the respective countries in regard to
both commercial policy and the repres
sion of commercial espionage, to safe
guard their interests in the sphere of
commercial policy after the war.
Not Time for Mediation.
"The parties also came to a com
plete accord, based on the conventions
of The Hague, as to the attitude to be
tr'es
*1 that the tree's bark had been pounded touching the duty of neutrals and the
making of arrangements for safeguard
ing their neutrality. It was agreed, in
view of present circumstances, that
the three countries by themselves
week overland from Amarillo, Tex., for
a visit at the Omar Cresap home. Miss
Ruth expects to enter Drake univer
sity at Des Moines.
Mrs. Claude Humble and daughter,
Claudine, will leave Saturday for an
extended visit with her parents in
Washington state.-
Mrs. Hetty Rupe and children of
Mystic are here visiting at the paren
tal John Shives home.
Mr. and Mrs. Hazen. Moore are go
ing to housekeeping in the Koht build
ing this week.
The Kensington club met with Miss
Sylvia I. Crowe Thursday afternoon.
The time was spent socially and the
election of new officers for the ensu
ing year took place. President, Mrs.
Zula Lutz vice president, Mrs. Bess
Matlock: secretary-treasurer. Mfs.
Nelle Black. A vote for regular
monthly parties to be given the fourth
Moose hall was passed. The next
party will be given at the home of Mrs.
Kate Fane October 5.
Miss Violet Roberts went to Union
ville Friday, returning overland in the
evening with Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Veitch, who spent the night at the
George Roberts home, going to Otr
tumwa this morning.
Mrs. C. E. Appleby has
Norwegian, Swedish and Danish gov-j Bay State, bound from Boston for
Portland, went ashore on Halycomb
rock, Just off the Tip of Cape Elisa
beth during a heavy fog early today.
relative to certain questions
or
in common with other neutrals, can
not take the initiative in mediation be
tween the belligerents or take meas
ures in any way analogous to such me
diation. Furthermore, it was agreed
that it would be desimble to establish
closer collaboration among the great
est possible number of neutral states
for the purpose of safeguarding their
common interests, while observing
the strictest neutrality."
The ministers of the three countries
separated with the understanding that
further conferences yould be held as
often ps desirable.
ELDON
*.
Nick Lutz is able to be at work
again after a few days' illness.
Mrs. H. C. Hastings and daughter,
Marie, are visiting relatives in Bur
lington. Kas., this week.
Mrs. Harve Woods and daughter,
returned
from a visit near Des Moines with
relatives.
Miss Madelan Medea returned to her
home in Fairfield after a few days'
visit at the R. D. Crow home
Mrs. Mayme Rogerson was badly in
jured in a collision of inter\irban
street cars near Lincoln. Her son.
Rupsell, is going up to bring her home.
Mrs. Ella Shore was in Trenton,
Mo., one day this week.
Mrs. A. McMillian of Kansas City,
Mo., came this week for a visit at the
Emery Nupp home.
The Misses Sallie and Ella Davis
will be hostesses to Chapter C. G.. P.
E. O., at their home on Maple Side
ing, September 25, at 11 o'clock.
Oscar Hootman is on the* sick lis!
this week.
THIRD IOWA CAVALRY
AT LEON IN 1917
Centerville, Sept. 23.—The next re
union of the third Iowa cavalry will
be held at Leon in 19L7, this regiment
holding a reunion every year. The'
new president is A. C. Barker of Mt.
Zion: secretary and treasurer. J. C.
Leach of Bloomfleld. The total regis
tration was seventy-eight, somewhat
less than last year at Farmington. On
the last day of the reunion here the
Appanoose County Veterans' associa
tion held its annual reunion and 142
registered, many of them.being those
who reaninied from the third Iowa cav
alry reunion,
farm at a welcome breakfast to start market during the last week. Largely
the season's meetings. Monday morn ""i"""
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COAST VESSEL
RUNS ON SHORE
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PA88ENQER STEAMER FROM BOS.
TON HITS ROCKS AND MAY
BE COMPLETE L088.
Portland, Me., Sept. 23. —The East
ern Steamship corporation's steamer
The 150 passengers were taken off in
life boats and dories.
The coast guard cutter Osaipee and
the tug Portland hastened to the assis
tance of the Bay State, but as the
steamer was pounding heavily, it was
thought advisable to have thei passen
gers removed by the crew of the Cape
Elizabeth coast guard station.
Soon after daylight the steamer
commenced blowing out her boilers
As the boat struck only 300 feet
from shore and there was little wind,
the Coast guard crew had no difficulty
in getting out to her and the passen
gers were removed safely.
on her regular trip to Portland In
command of Capt. Levi Foram. The
steamer has been in this service many
years. She registered 1,555 tons net
MEREDITH TO TOUR
DAVIS COUNTY OCT. 7
Bloomfleld, Sept. 23. Chairman
John Owens has received notice from
the democratic state committee that
E. T. Meredith, candidate for gover
nor of Iowa, WiH spend Saturday, Oc
tober 7, in Davis county.
The itinerary of the day as now ar
ranged is as follows:
10:00 a. m.—Savannah*
11:00 a.m.—Stiles.
1:00:— p. m.—Pulaski.'
.• 3:00 p. m.—Bloomfleld.
5:30—p. m.—West Grove.
8:00 p. m.—Floris.
OLD CHE8T OF BEER.
Davenport. Sept. 23. —An old iron
army chest containing five bottles of
beer, which may at one time have
been the property of an army officer
during the civil war, was found half
buried on Willow island, back of the
plant pf the Corn Products Co. Daven
port by Wlllard Jarvis, twenty years
old, and Byron Van Horn, nineteen
years old, residents of Shantytown, ac
cording to the stories which they told
at the city hall.
NEW BOILERS FOR LIGHT PLANT.
Bloomfleld, Sept. 23—The city coun
cil has purchased new boilers for the
electric light and power plant. They
are also contemplating remodeling the
interior of the plant, and erecting a
new brick smoke stack. The total
cost of the proposed improvements
will be about $5,500.
BIG HOG SALE.
Vinton, Sept. 28. —The sum of $9
890.22 was the figures of a hog sale
made by Charles R. Fowler of this city
to Basset & Hill. The sale included
424 porkers which averaged 214 pounds
apiece, making a gross weight of 90
736 pounds. The price received for
these, hogs by Mr. Fowler was $10.90.
This made the total cost to the buyers
$9,890.22.
RECLAIMED LAKES PAY.
,pes Moines, Sept. 23. —More than
$41:Qj00 has been realized by the state
of Iowa from the sale of reclaimed
lake beds in the state, according to a
Statement issued by the secretary of
state.
BUILD BIG STACK.
Iowa City, Sept. 23. —The biggest
ftmoke stack in the city, a huge con
crete Chimney behind the engineering
building which runs up into the air
to a height of 175 feet, is almost com
pleted and will be ready for use within
a short tiige. The university is ex
pending about $4,000 on its construc
tion and whep completed it will be
ready to serve four large boilers, al
though Only one is to be attached at
the present time.
POSTMASTER KILLS SELF.
Cedar Rapids, Sept. 28.—C.
Shanklin, postmaster at Marion,
,eat of Linn
and it appeared probable that her bot- big guns of the party to use in cam
torn had been punctured. It was fear
ed that she could not be saved. The
Bay State was sighted approaching the
rocks by one of the coast guard crew
at 3:30 o'clock.
The Bay State left Boston last night peoples, led to the selection of this
city as one of the favored places on
the itinerary of Vice President Mar
shall.
and is 281 feet in length, forty-two the headquarters of the county central
feet beam, fifteen feet depth,
home port is Boston.
Her
county, shot him-
self at his home yesterday, according
to telephone reports reaching here. He
died shortly before 4 o'clock today.
Mr. Shanklin w&s 59 years old.
[WHEAT BEING IMPORTED
Reported Purchases in The Argentine
Credited With Affecting the Quo
tation* in U. S.
Chicago, Pept. 23.—Need of rain in
Argentina has made itself acutely felt
as a bullish influence in the wheat
in (ymsequence, values showed gains
of 2% to 3%c net.
Attention of wheat traders, which
a week ago had centered on whether
Rumania would not bring about a
speedy opening of the Dardanelles,
was gradually turned away from that
subject. Interest developed in the Ar
gentine crop outlook when a likelihood
of "active competition from Argentina
took concrete form in announcements
that cargoes from that country had
been purchased in New York. Drought
reports from Argentina, however, act
ed as a handicap on the wheat bears
until on Thursday it seemed that rains
had fallen just in the nick of time.
Aggressive buying yesterdaj? on the
part of leading speculators here
strengthened the market.
Frost damage reports hardened crop
prices to a moderate extent and also
tended to lift oats. Provisions this
morning were almost\ precisely at the
same level as a week'.ago.
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President to" Spend
Two Days in Iowa Next
Month Here Half Day
Ottumwa is one of the favored cities
in the political campaign this fall and
will entertain among theN leading fig
ures In politics during the campaign
the vice president of the United
States, Thomas Marshall who will
spend half a day here two weeks from
today.
The state central, committee 'has
been Working hard to get some of the
palgning in Iowa and thus far has met
partial success. Some days ago it be
came known thai Vice President Mar
shall might be obtained for a speaking
tour in Iowa but the dates were not
definitely fixed upon.
This has now been decided and the
superb location of Ottumwa as not on
ly the hub of the sixth district, but
the mecca for all of southern Iowa
Word was received this morning at
committee from State Chairman J. W.
Reynolds of Creston that Mr. Marshall
will speak in Ottumwa Saturday after
noon, October 7.
Two Days in lews.
Two days will be devoted t^ speak
ing in Iowa by the vice president who
is expected to arrive here about noon.
The afternoon will be devoted to Ot
tumwa. Sunday will be a day of rest
for Mr. Marshall who" will resume his
speaking tour of the state on Monday.
Upon, the "receipt of the wire from
State Chairman Reynolds, *the demo
crat county central committee and the
district organization got. busy. Wires
are being' laid all over the sixth dis
trict, and throughout southern Iowa
generally to bring thousands of people
to Ottumwa dufing Marshall day.
The excellent facilities for coming
to and getting home from Ottumwa
make the» selection of this city for the
visit of the vice president an ideal
one. Crowds can be accumulated here
better than most places in the state
because of the good railroad facilities
and accommodations are good.
The roads with a favorable weatier
and good highway conditions will
make possible thousands coming here
from a distance as well as from sur
rounding places. The local democrats
are jubilant at the prospect of enter
taining the vice president and the
plans now being laid include making
the occasion one of a civic demon
stration without regard to politics be
cause of the exalted office of the pros
pective visitor.
-•AYS:
When ye go home mad, the din
ner never tastes right and yer
wife's late and the children act
awful— you don't let it ever occur
to you that any of it is your fault,
do ye?
BLINDED BY LIGHTS.
Columbus Junction, Sept. 23. —Lynn
Plowman, a farmer living near Letts,
was seriously hurt when his buggy
collided with another buggy at the
approach of a bridge. He was pierced
the! in the groin with the end of a broken
shaft. Plowman was blinded by the
brilliant lights of an auto and when
the crash came he was thrown over
an embankment of several feet.
T^O SHIP CATTLE EAST.
Waterloo, Sept. 23. —On Oct 8, at
the close o£ the dairy cattle congress
here, a special train will mak4 a flying
trip with Jersey cattle to Springfield,
Mass. Occupying the ten palace cars
will be 168 head of cattle, the show
herds of ten prominent exhibitors from
-nine western and southern states.
TYPHOID FEVER AT NEWTON.
Newton, Sept. 23. —l*he typhoid
fever situation in Newton Continues
Quite serious. There have been up to
date something like forty cases of the
disease and two have been fatal.
SUPERINTENDENT DEAD.
Jefferson City, Mor, Sept. 23. —How
ard A. Gass, state superintendent of
schools, died here last night at 8:25
o'clock, after an illness of several
weeks of liver trouble. His death had
been momentarily expected the past
few days.
NO NEW GRAVEYARD.
Bloomfleld, Sept. 23—The city coun
cil voted at the regular meeting not to
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rant a charter for a new cemetery at} Gen. Jacinto Trevino bungled his at
Bloomfleld. The proposed cemetery tempted defense of Chihuahua City on
was to have been on the McCormick I Hidalgo day from the Villa attack and
property on which the old brick yard, as a result may be removed from com
was formerly located. tmand of. the army in northern Mexico
NO BAN ON TENT 8HOWS. now commander of the Carranza
Bloomfleld, Sept. 23. —The city dads forces in Tamauli^as, was the sub
refused to pass an ordinance prevent- stance of Information gleaned from ap
ing theatrical companies from show- parently reliable sources in Mata
ing in Bloomfleld. moros, opposite here, today.
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Frenchmen From 8unken Submarine
Are Rescued By Austrians Des
pite Risk To Planes.
Berlin, Sept. 23. —The exploit of
Austro-Hungarian aeronauts who with
two seaplanes rescued twenty-nine
men, the officers and crew of the
French submarine Foucault, is describ
ed by the Tageblatt. Official announce
ment was made at Vienna yesterday
of the sinking of the Foucault by an
Austrian seaplane in the southern
Adriatic. The Tageblatt says the res
cuing of the crew was directed by
First Lieut. Konyovic, who on two
previous occasions had saved com-/
rades who had fallen into the sea,
The aviators signalled for help and
half an hour later a torpedo boat ar
rived and tooik on board the men from
the submarine.
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VILLI
Washington, D. C., Sept. 23.—Secre
taries Lansing and Baker today dis
cussed various phases of Mexican af
fairs, including the renewed activity
of Villa and the possibility of his again
becoming a military factor.
While awaiting official versions
from the Carranza government of the
fight at Chihuahua City a week ago,
officials said the report of Brig. Gen.
Bell at El Paso was the most reliable
yet received.
"I Relieve Villa Is alive," said Maj.
Gen. T3cott,\ chief of staff. "We have
had numerous reports of circum
stances corroborating such belief."
Gen. Scott said he would not ask
Gen. Bell the source of his information
regarding the Chihuahua City fighting.
The sea was rough at the time and morning to discuss with the president
there was also danger that the Aus
trian aeronauts would be captured by
warships,.as well as that the five aero
planes, overloaded by taking on board
so many men, might collapse. .Never*
theless, the Austrian aviators told the
men from the French submarine to
swim to the seaplanes and take hold
of them. The commander and second
officer of the submarine were allowed
to climb into the pilot's seat.
FACTOR?
Cabinet Members Discuss Latest
Escapade of the Mexican Ban
dit Scott Believes Bell.
Brownsville, Tex., Sept. 23. —That,
I and succeeded by Gen. E. P. Nafarrate,
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Save the Babies.
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MORTALITY is something frightfiiL We o&n hardly realize that
all the-children born in civilized countries, twentytwo per oent, or nearly
one-quarter, die before they reach one year thirtyseven per oent, or more
than one-third, before they are five," and one-half before they are fifteen!
We do not hesitate to say that a timely use of Castoria would save a ma*
joiity of these preoious lives. Neither do we hesitate to say that many of these
infantile^ deaths are occasioned by the use of narcotic preparations. Drops, tinctures
and Boothing syrups sold for children's complaints contain more or less opium, or
morphine. They are, in considerable quantities, deadly poisons. In any quantity
they stupefy, retard circulation and lead to congestions, sickness, death. Castoria
operates exactly the reverse, but you must see that it bears the signature of
Chas. H. Fletcher. Castoria causes the blood to circulate properly, opens the
pores of the skin and allays fever.
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MORS SHE SEMEN WILSON BEGINS TWINS
Makes The First Speech in His "Porch
Campaign" to Delegation From
State of New Jersey.
Long Branch, N. J., Sept. 23.—Presi
dent Wilson's program today called
for the first of a series of- speeches
he plans to deliver at Shadow Lawn
in his ''porch campaign" for re-elec
tion. He planned to address a large
delegation of New Jersey business
men on the attitude of his administra
tion toward American business.
The general public was to be ad
mitted to the Shadow Lawn estate to
hear the president's speech.
Walter Hines Page, American am
bassador at London, who arrived here
late last night, remained over this
British interference with American
trade and mails. The president in
formed him fully of the resentment in
this country over British restrictions
on neutral commerce.
BRAZIL MINISTER
STARTS FOR HOME
New York, Sept. 23.—Dr. Lauro
Muller, minister of foreign relations of
Brazil, who has been on a visit to this
country more than two months, sailed
for home today on the Brazilian steam
ship Rio de Janeiro. Dr. Muller came
here, it was announced, for his health,
but it is generally believed he has
been observing conditions in this coun
Dr. Muller, while in New York, was
entertained by the Pan-American so
ciety of the United States, had
occasional conferences With the Braz
ilian ambassador, Dominico de Gama.
Dr. Muller declined before sailing
today to make any statement.
WRECKED EXPLORER
Letters from Prominent Physicians
addressed to Chas. H. Fletcher.
Dr. A. F. Peeler, of St Louis, Mo., says: "I have prescribed your Castoria
In many cases and have always found it an efficient and speedy remedy."
Dr. Frederick D. Rogers, of Chicagb, 111., says: I have found Fletcher's
Castoria very useful in the treatment of children's complaints.
Dr. William C. Bloomer, of Cleveland, Ohio, says: In my practice I am
glad to recommend your Castoria, knowing it is perfectly harmless and
always satisfactory.
Down, of Philadelphia, Pa., says: "I have prescribed your Cas
toria In my practice for many years with great satisfaction to myself aad
(benefit to my patients."
Dr. Edward Parrish, of Brooklyn, N. Y., says: "I have used your Cas
toria in my own household with good results, and have advised several
patients to use it for its mild laxative effect and freedom from harm."
Dr. J. B. Elliott, of New York City, says: "Having daring the past six
years prescribed your Castoria for infantile stomach disorders, I most
heartily ccftnmend its use. The formula contains nothing deleterious
Ao the most delicate of children."
vDr. C. G. Sprague, of Omaha, Neb., says: 'Tour Castoria is an ideal
medicine for children, and I frequently prescribe It. While I do not advo
cate the indiscriminate use of proprietary medicines, yet O.storla is an.
exception for conditions which arise in the care of children."
Dr. J. A. Parker, of Kansas pity, Ho., says: "Your Castoria holds the
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dren. In fact, it is the universal household remedy for infantile ailments.",
Dr. H. F. Merrill, of Augusta, Me., says: "Castoria is one of the very
finest and most remarkable remedies for infants and children. In my
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Chicago, Sept. 23.—John Borden,
millionaire sportsman and explorer,
whose ship, the Great Bear, was
wrecked in Bering sea recently, it at
his home today at Lake Gennva, Wis.,
having returned from his voyage to
the north.
Mr. Borden said he would return to
the north to continue his exploration,
but probably it would not be within
the next year, as the war makes it dif
ficult to obtain a suitable boat.
AMERICAN GIRL
IS GOING TO WAR
try of interest to his government. He today from El Paso and was escorted
also visited Canada at the invitation to his late residence by former officers
of the Duke of Connaught.
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Chicago, Sept. 23.—Miss Gladys
Spencer of Highland Park, a suburb,
who was trained this summer at the
national service school for women
conducted by the U. S navy at Lake
Geneva, Wis., is today preparing to
sail for Paris, where she will offer her Hill
services to the French government as be
a motor ambulance driver. is
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ARMY FAILS TO
LAND RECRUITS
WAR DEPARTMENT BEGIN8 PAY.
ING FOR ENLISTMENTS COM.
PULSORY SERVICE NEAR.
gton, D. C., Sept. 23. The
first rewards of $5 for regular army
recruits secured by- postmasters un
der the new national defense act, the
war department announced today,
have been paid to Postmasters Wil
liam J. "tTDonley, Utica,. Okla., and
Joseph M- Sitman, Greensburg, La.
War department officials frankly
described the new recruiting system as
"the last gasp of volunteer enlist
ments." They pointed out .that In giv
ing a $5 premium to postmasters for
each recruit the government has made
a supreme effort to obtain its soldiers
without resorting to compulsory train
ing.
They predicted that should the
plan fail and a sufficient number of
recruits to fill the enlarged Tegular
army not be obtained, it will becom*
necessary to adopt universal training
or some system of compulsory service
TO HAVE MILITARY BURIAL.
-Pittsburgh. Pa., Sept. 23.—The body
or Maj. C. M. Anderson of the eight
eenth Pennsylvania infantry, who col
lapsed during maneuvers at Camp
Stewart and died later, arrived here
of the regiment. A military funeral
will be held Monday.
SLAYER AGAIN REPRIEVED.
Springfield, 111., Sept. 23.—Elston
Scott, a negro sentenced to hang over
a year ago in Murphysboro, Jackson
county, Illinois, for the murder of his
sister-in-law, was 'given his eighth re
prieve today by Gov. Dunne. The
hanKinS
was
Vset
for
lO liUJi l^loiWAirili reprieve gives him sixty days more of
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October 13. The
life. Scott owes his life to the insis
tence of Sheriff James A. White of
Jackson county on a public hanging
and the refusal of Gov. Dunne to per
mit vthe execution to be public.
CHICAGO BAKERS
BEING WATCHED
Chicago. Sept. 23.—Federal prosecu
tion faces large bread manufacturer
if they absorb smaller baking co*
cerns and advance the price of brea
Joseph B. Fleming, assistant U. S.jm
tri'ct attorney announced today.
started an investigation into reports
that smaller concerns are to be ab
sorbed.
YOUTH IS STRICKEN.
Gal&burg, 111., Sept. 23. —William
n. 23, was discovered t«dav
it in an pa a is It
second case of the disease here,
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