The Meridian times., February 21, 1919, Image 2

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sixty
or
und
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HOF A WEEK IN
RECORD OF TMt IMPORTANT
■ VENT* TOCO IN BRIEFEST
MANNER POSSIBLE.
Mappe« tag» That Ars Mäkln* History .
—Isfsrvnatlon Gathered tram AU 1 1,1 *
1
will
at
Quarters of the Olobe
Given In a Few Linee.
INTFHMO JNTAIN.
ig letter, «igtu-'l "White
drawlnt of a
•t( revel veil by
■ The
A threaten!
f'aps" und Waring the
man's left baud, fuss her
•Mayor W. F. It Mills of Denver,
letter threatens the life of Mayor Mills
son
ceed
tion«
I
! the
If Imnusltate action Is not Hike« to
core employment for the men of Den
ver now out of work.
fourni whl< b would
the arrest of those guilty of
No eh
were
lead
exphsling dynamite under the home of
C. II. Nolan, a miner, who had town
t at ties*
deep
Lawrence mlue, at
strike. No one la
work
Bum
the Nolan household was Injured.
e tin
foreigners, who
p name» were not
out for publication, hut whu_
actions have resulted In »•'•«*
being hehl In the
nma as federal pris- i
July
In
ation
ary
given
re volutin
ih«*ir iutwm, um
»•«'Minty Juli nt Th
oners awaiting dei«irtaihm.
As IJneoln propheslisl before the
0*11 war, an It I« true today, that "our
greatest danger )s not from without,
but from within," Gov. J. A. A. Bum
qutot of Mlum-sota, l.lncoln day orator
at the annual banquet of the King
County Young Men's Ilopublteuu club,
at Mc«ttU>. tlwlurml.
companies of soldiers arrived
iu Butte on February 12 from Fort
Lawton, Wash. The men will Join
other units of the same regiment sta
tioned there on duty In cuunectioo with
the miner«' strike.
come
tion»
mit
tion»
of
ate.
Two
Because of til health, Governor Ern
est Ulster of Washington has turned
over Ills office to the lieutenant gov
ernor, It lietug »luted, however, that
the governor la quitting office only
temporarily.
l
at
the
the
ing
with
a
that
the
ull
onto
said
DOMBSTIO.
The bullet-riddled body of Will
Faulkner, a negro, was found Imaging
to a tree alxmt ten miles north of
Shreveport, Im. He had been lOCWtl
of attacking a white woman.
Nearly 62 .lssi.tss» In counterfeit gold
and silver certificate«, ranging la de
nominations of from 6100 to 61000, was
by the police Friday In a raid
on a richly furnished apartment In
New Orleans,
Army and uuvwl experts have re
ported the device of John llnys Hum
mund, Jr., for radio control of surface
craft to he sent laden with explosives
against enemy »hip» a »uccesa. anti
predict similar're-odta with submerged
craft showing above water only wire
»•la
mitent
The
•» of the Jerome,
copper mb
district closed down February
13 for a period, the managers ««Id, of
Ar!
from «lx to eight month», following
trouble» which started last week, when
the owner* announced a wage cut of
13 ■eut* a day, Six thousand miners
»ml other workers, with a tributary
population estimated ut 18,000 more,
lire affected.
Joseph Bolton, n wealthy funner re
nting near Lyons, Kan*., shot ami iu
lantly Willed Ids wife, and later in
n running fight
iv
„ jlsb
The croisera 1 'ueblo and Montana
.o' «ailed from Franc« wltn KM)
uud all are due to reach New I
'. . ,,,
mat«» annual .. «nie» of 6«.
h»( were effected by consolida
tnaooctor »er
intlotiH, re routing of
and other mean*, ae
O tbc annual report of Hale
ratlorad director of the c,-n I
region made publie at
I
1 er
•riff* posse sent out to al«
with th*
lTohcnd him. committed suicide at the
» of his son. I'arw lu Bolton, a few
troop
K
u:
hing.
Vli
ht tr«l
i
ItuNl»ii k
( M
al*u an Increase uf 1
«how lug
cent In upending revenue.
Itlcai
IIJ P
survey uf fi*st price* cov
per (oil of thirty days »how*
vust uf living lias taken Its i
Decline* are »»unfilled
I»utter, eggs and pota
-<ng the tiertod other aril
aiued, and dscltuea,
hahly materiallx«- be
>» uf unuther thirty
Burnett.
wife
j
eful
I preseut t<
»-» hut dur
le* have not a
it.
K.
Norma a
irgwl with the rnnnler of his
The trial of
»» It
mem
Iwere found burled In th* I
.-»r * My uqsa »-arty la»t month,
in .»t I
■ml two «
lo>re»l ImmIU
• lieg»
Willi«
ij MrAiluu, former aecre
-easury and director geu
lt»» announced the
the
I an
ersl «if rsllnmd
of a new law firm In
ie principal ui«'inber. Of
fice* will he opened in New York City.
organisât km
•h he !» !
4
Investigation of »borge« that Mrs.
Na» mil V. Campbell, head of an or
phan»' home at Marietta. Gu.. had
trades! a girl Inmate for 63U and a cow,
was begun Monday by Holk-ltor Gen
eral Dorsey. The churg»- developed
after the arre*t of the woman In con
nection with a general Inquiry relat
ing to the treatment of children In
the Institution.
Colorado
>lu««»l 12.ft48.4tfi ton*
than iu the previous year, according to
the annual r»>t«>rt of James Dalrymple,
»täte coal mine inspector.
cotit min*»»» tn 1918 pro
more
F*d by large quantities of rosin and
turpentine, lire of undetermined origin
destroyed the plant of the Southern
Fertlllxer & Chemical company mid
Imrtied a swath three ctty block» at
Sevaaoah, tin.
Horsemen from all parts of tha
United Ht» re* attended the F'nrk Farm
dt*|H'isni sale held ut Springfield, O.
sixty bend were sold for (33,IK, many
or them being brood mares and eolta.
und fite property of the late John
Snyder.
Approximately on*-tenth of the pop
ulation of the United States Is eonv
tmxivl of unnaturalized «liens, accord*
.
1 1,1 * »« Raymond K. Urlst. deputy com
1 mlssloner of nuturaHzatlon.
Bettor wage*, greater security of
homes und Imppln
will not lie oppressive, are some of the
beliebt» the average individual may
exjiecf from a league of nations, »aid
Former President Taft In an address
at Chicago,
and taxes that
WASHINGTON.
With, the vole of Vice President
Miirshall breaking a fie. the senate
defeated a motion by Semi lor John
son of California, Republican, to pro
ceed with consideration of Ids resolu
tion« proposing an expression by the
senate for withdrawal of American
tmo|is from Russia as soon as prac
ticable.
l*reventlon of unemployment Is the
litirtKote of a hill Introduced Friday by
I Senator Kenyon of Iowa providing for
! the establishment of a federal Indus
»•'•«* relations commission.
Pay of enlisted men In the army
i would be minced to 615 a month after
July t, as n result of the elimination
In the house ou n point of order of the
provision In the annual army appropri
ation bill continuing the present sal
ary of 6,'to a month.
Whether the United .States shall be
come a member of llie league of na
tion» pro|smed in the constitution sub
mit tod to the pence conference by
President Wilson on February 14. und
whether the United Mate* shall ratify
without modification u pence treaty
providing for such n league are ques
tion» destined to Iteeome subjects of
dlseusMlon Iu congress.
Nomination of Major General Enoch
Crowder to tie Judge advocute general
of the army for another term or four
years, ha* been confirmed by the sen
ate.
4
FOREIGN.
l 'reniflent Wilson was the central
figure of the plenary peace conference
at Purl» ou February }4, when he read
the covenant establishing u league of
nations. There wna added Interest In
the session as It was the lust gather
ing of the delegates prior to the presi
dent's departure as well aa betng the
occasion of presenting the document
with which hi» name was Identified.
Troops took possession of the gas
works and electric ja>«ver station In
Belfast on'February 14. The mayor. In
a proclamation. »Hy» It la now nssured
that military support will be given ttie
authorities, and uska for viduntecra to
carry on municipal sen Ices.
Lava In the greatest quantity ob
served In forty years la llowlng from
Ktlaueu, the largest active volcano In
the world. The lava is pouring over
ull aides of the central flre-ptt walls
onto the old crater tloor. Scientists
said they exiwcted the lake of lava to
subside within a mouth.
lish
not
grave,
with
ried
III the Tower of London, where sov
ereign» have been beheaded, famous
characters lu English history Impris
oned and Imperishable Incidents en
acted. u number of Garmon spies were
executed during the world war, thus
keeping up the tower** reputation for
historical narrative and udventure.
Dr. 11. Bey, « former vail of Dtabekr,
iv 'used of complicity in .Armenian
massacre», who recently escaped from
custody. was run to earth by the Turk
jlsb police mid shot himself through the
•""* • voU1 «"■*• Î* .T^Tn
'Hie Bourgeois promotion for an to
I teriUled military force to enforce
iwaco was defeated by an overwhelm
■* ,h * "***}?* fJ'LZ
»mHon* commission ntlarU.
T'he French am) t xecho-Blovak* were
«»>e only representative« voting In the
«fflrmatlve.
The V. S. 8. George Washington ar
I rtverl ut Brest on the 18th, to carry
at »'resident Wilson hack to the United
Twenty destroyer* will Join
I the George Washington on her return
the
II«
ried
ly,
but
In
uf 1 R»atea.
,rt P "* Axorea.
Karl Hudek. the Russian Bolshevik
Its i emissary, whu has tM«en accused by the
Germau auttHiritles of being an lnstl
K«tor uf numerous radical outbreaks Iu
Germany, has («'en »lUcuvereit and ar
re«te»l by the Berlin police,
be- The new term« for ttie armistice
which wilt be presented to Germsuy
lui|M>*e two new coodlttons, one that
Germany soajsMld all military activity
m ('«sen.agnlnst the Uoles; the other
j that (Jormany demohlltxe her military
by
th* I fur»-es under arm* dawn to twenty or
twenty five divisions,
I A tralahmd *>f German officers twlng
hrmight back from Paltwtlne arrlvcil
at Geneva, February IS. All «if them
events tn
geu
the were Ignorant of recent
liertnauy ami Eld not know «>f the rev
iilution or the f»»rmer kal-o-r's filgtit
In
Of
City.
into Holland.
From the signing of the armistice
to February 8, 287.312 American tr«wps
in France and Great Britain had em
barked for the Unltetl Stute», while i
up to February 10. 87,454 officers and 1
1, (»81.118 men had been demobilised In
Total arrival» of over
ap U» February 7 were
Mrs.
or
had
cow,
Gen
con
relat
In
to
thix country,
seas troop»
215.749.
Aa a re milt of anarchistic outbreak»
und disorders on both «Ides of the
CMle-ArgenUna frontier, the Chilean
foreign office 1« i>roiHt»lug a conveu
(km with Argentina for »he extradition
of the offenders.
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of
Nature
self
Called
her
the
laid
Early English Home of
Washingtons, Manor
of Sulgrave.
UTHOUOH Warton, In Lan
cashire, can claim to be the
eurlleat of the discovered Eng
lish homes of the Washingtons, It Is
not until the family settled at Sul
grave, In Northamptonshire, thnt they
emerge definitely Into history. Even
with that restriction the story Is car
ried buck to the sixteenth century, and
Introduces us to the Lawrence Wash
ington whose curious brass effigy Is
A
lie.
Twice
the
vate
A
ity.
of
t*etd
j of
1
by
Manor Houae at Brlngton, Now the
Washington Hou»».
the chief treasure of Sulgrave church,
received a grant of Sulgrave
from Henry VIII, and on a plc
II«
manor
turesque corner of his estate he car
ried to completion thnt manor house
which the American pilgrim now seeks
with such affectionate interest. I'art
ly, no doubt, this picturesque building
embodies the shell.of au old structure,
but In the main tt stands today ns |
finally remodeled l»y Its most famous j
owner.
As at Sulgrave. so at Brlngton, It Is 1
In the village church that the memo- i
rials of Washington's English uncos- "
tor* are
to be seen In richest ubun
The most notable of these Is
dance.
the long stone slab In the chanosl floor,
iK>w partly hidden by petws, the sur
face of which 1* carefully protected
This Is to the
by a wooden cover.
of that Lawrtmca Washing
memory
ton w-ho wes the uncle of the great
prealdent's American ancestor. Here
again 1* the Washington shield, but
the family arms are Impaled with
those of the Butler family, one of
members became Lawrence
whose
%Va*hlngt»m'» wife.
John Adams Objected.
John Adams, while president In Phll
ijfijtl- nfw wd <" apprav* Dm
bration of Washington's birthday on
the ground *• he afterward sal»L that '
It was a slight upon the highest »ifflclal
of the land to honor thus a private dtl- j
w ,„.
i
1
In
CONVICTED MAN OVERLOOKED,
of
to
Stays Home for More Than a Year
After Sentence Before Being
Taken to "Pen."
Cleveland. Ohlo.-Hosarto Splnello
for more than n year has been sup
posed to be serving a term In the pen
llenllarv for manslaughter. And ull
during 'll,at time he has been a. his
home with hta wife and seven children |
—either there or at his work In a fac
The authorities merely |
tory hère.
AT
,7n " aia$Wn9WM " ,w
r HE defender of his country—the
founder of liberty—the friend
of man. History and tradition
are explored in vain for a parallel to
his character.
•
In the annals of modern greatness he
stands alone; and the noblest names
of antiquity lose their luster in his
presence. Born the benefactor of
mankind, he united all the qualities
necessary to an illustrious career.
Nature made him great; he made him
self virtuous.
Called by his country to the defense of
her liberties, he triumphantly vindi
cated the rights of humanity, and on
the pillars of national independence
laid the foundations of a great repub
the
military
by
and
worked
N
lie.
Twice invested with Supreme Magis
tracy by the unanimous vote of a free
people, he surpassed in the Cabinet
the glories of the field, and, volun
tarily resigning the scepter and the
sword, retired to the shades of pri
vate life.
A spectacle so netv and so Sublime was
contemplated with the profoundest
admiration, and the name of Wash
ington, adding new luster to human
ity. resounded to the remotest regions
of the earth.
Magnanimous in youth, glorious through •
life, great in death. His highest am
bition, the happiness of mankind. His
noblest victory, the conquest of him
self.
Valley
diers
fered
to
most
were
ing
Bequeathing to posterity the inheritance
j of his fame, and building his monu
1 ment in the hearts of his country
men, he lived the ornament of the
eighteenth century; he died regretted
by a mourning world.
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near
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A
on i ' 1 ' "■Ihi
' jj,e picture shows a now statue of
Qeorge Washington which has been ' v
j placed on a pedestal which has long li
been vacant In Washington arch. i
»
of his sentence. But he was not going
to go to the police and insist on It. He
did not even dodge policemen who
knew he had been convicted, he says.
He
The crime was committed more
than two years ago. For a year the
case was In the courts. Then the ap
ull peltate court sustained the verdict
his nnd ordered the sci ence executed,
| But papers ordering his arrest, giving
fac- the police official Information of the
| declshm of th»* appellate court, were
To
a
oz.
up
tle
use
It
gray
will
greasy,
AT VALLEY FORGE
Makeshift Abodes Afford
ed Little Shelter to Pa
• triotArmy.
EW standards of comfort, even
luxury, were established by
the government in building
the soldiers' barracks In the great
military camps. The men's sleeping
quarters, for instance, were designed
by experts to meet a special demand,
and the sanitary problems have been
worked out with the greatest care.
When Washington's nrmy, after
struggling through the snow, reached
N
ber
the
on
the
he
would
would
tion,"
TJ
JN
•
ing
a
has
seess
had
her
the
he
to
'.f.
Barrack of Washington's Day.
Valley Forge, they found little or no
shelter. Even Washington slept for
several days under canvas. The sol
diers were set to work at once to build
shelters to protect them against the
Intense cold. A prize of $12 was of
fered by Washington for the first hut
to be completed In the quickest and
most workmanlike manner. The huts
were built of logs cut In the neighbor
ing forest and at first covered with
canvas and later with straw.
! FAMOUS AS SWIFT RUNNER
Few Men, When Washington Was in
His Prime, Could Successfully
Compete With Him.
"As to running," said Parson Weems
In his book on George Washington,
! "the swift-footed Achilles could scarce
j ly have matched his speed. 'Egad,
1 he ran wonderfully !' said my amla
I ble and aged friend John Fitzhugh,
: Esq., who knew him well,
nobody hereabouts who could
near him.
; Dade of Westmoreland, a clean-made,
! tight young fellow nnd a mighty swift
j runner, too ; but. theu, he
j match for George. Langy, Indeed, did
; not like to give up. and would brag
1 that sometimes he hud brought George
j to a tie. But I believe he was mistak
en, for I have seen them
'We had
come
There was young Longhorn
was no
run together
many a tlm»\ and Oeorge always beat
him easy .enough.' "
Religion and Morality^i^^J
of a " ,l>0 dispositions and Imbits
' v " rl ' *° P°»'tlcal prosperity, ro
li ® lon 110,1 morality are Indispensable
i supports. George Washington.
He
who
He
stuck In a pigeonhole somewhere and
.L^M n0t untU the mid< Ue of January
that they came to light and the
took Splnello to Jail.
police
Chops Wood at 83
Marion. Ohio.-ls« ac Staley elehtv
the three, claims to be the charonio'
ap- strong man of his age in the s ?ie
Every day at his home In Mans,"u e
he chops twelve cross-tles-a hard
day's work for a man fifty Z rs I
the younger. "Hard outdoor work is the
were [secret of long life," he
.
i
says.
Every Little Task a Burden?
To the women
worn-out with weak
kidneys, housework is
a heavy burden. Back
ache, sick headaches,
d i z z i
TwitWwt,
tdbiSMn
nervousness
ness, "blue" spells
and a weak, tired
condition, make the
simplest tasks diffi
cult and the ever
present daily duties
the weakened
no time to
Use Doan's
I
give t
kidneys
recover.
Kidney Pills. They
have brought relief and comfort to
thousands of weak, suffering women.
An Idaho Case
Mrs S E Reed, nurse, Mountain
Home, Idaho, says: "Two years ago
I had an attack of kidney trouble and
it arew auite serious in a short time.
It came on suddenly and my kidneys
seemed to give out. I got Doan s Kid
ney Pills and one box was all that I
needed to make me well. Doan s Kid
ney PHI* acted on my system,
strengthening my kidneys and stop
ping all the pains. I have had no sign
of the trouble since."
C»t Doan's at Any Stors. 60c a Box
KIDNEY
PILLS
FOSTER-M1LBURN CO.. BUFFALO. N. Y.
DOAN'S
When a fool opens Ills mouth, you
in see right through him.
Headaches, Blliona Attacke, Indigestion. ar*
cored by taking May Apple, Aloe, Jalap mads
Into Pleasant Pelleta (Dr. Pierce»). Adv.
It is willingness to pay a good rent
al that gives his Satanic majesty the
choice of apartments In some homes.
Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle 0Î
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
for Infants and children, and see that It
Signature of
In Use for Over 30 Tears.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castori*
You have probably observed that
when some persons speak their minds
they don't say much.
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.
To half p'nt of water add 1 oz. Bay Rum,
a small box of Barbo Compound, and %
oz. of glycerine. Any druggist can put this
up or you can mix it at home at very lit
tle cost. Full directions for making and
use come in each box of Barbo Compound.
It will gradually darken streaked, faded
gray hair, and make it soft and glossy. It
will not color the scalp, is not sticky or
greasy, and does not rub off.—Adv.
Evidently.
''This is a clear case of blackmail.'
"What? That letter?"
"Yes; it's my coal bill."
An Advance Copy.
While Morton ,T. Hidden was a mem
ber of the staff of a recent Hoosler
governor, he made friends with one of
the porters of a train that runs- into
Indianapolis. The other day he was
on the train and was recognized by
the porter. "Hain't you In Europe?"
he asked. "I done Would think they
would a took you on that peace
party."
Mr. Hidden smiled. "Not me," he re
turned. "I'm a Republican."
The porter sighed and then looked
disappointedly at Mr. Hidden. "You
would have made such a handsome edi
tion," lie deplored.—Indianapolis Star.
Couldn't Do Without That.
Attached to the office' of the attend
ing surgeon, headquarters, S. O. S., Is
a French doctor who treats the French
civilian employees. One of his patients
has been suffering from a severe ab- .
seess on her leg, and the other day he
had one of the army ambulances take
her to the hospital. .
The next day he called again, gave
the same name and address, and said
he wanted the phtient tyiken to the
hospital.
"But," he was told, "we took that
woman to the hospital last evening."
"I know," he said, "but she forget
to take her bread ticket and had tc
wnlk back home and get it."
;!j MlSTANT FOSTIR
r
J teroV#!
' m cereal
:::
i
.
~ -i
Why.. .
Postum
instead
of coffee
Try the change
for ten days
if health or
other reasons
appeal to you
You'll like this
excellent table
beverage with its
rich mud coffee
like flavor Ê the
results of the
change will appeal
to you.That's why
so much Postum
is sold nowadays
no
ro
and
e
hard
rs I
the
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