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y BLE AND oppued cugh Ord- p Bowie, and :r . • • • y •:?> 'T'"." C . •'•ft r" / * . V / i - . * • ' » \ * " ' ' • ' • I n •" * 'Is" " " **-' WeHENltT PT.AfNDEAT.ER, McHENftY." - * * " ' ^ - * *«4T< - *wt«^; 1 . • , .. V *, "A <T 4DP . , - * 4 WILLIAM Q. M AOOO X Troops in France, nance and Cloth3 Tex, Short of Artillery. Washington, Dec. 31.--2£,I- Ed­ win St. J. Greble, oommam 1' f t Gamp Bowie, Tex., told the seniii" military fairs committee on Friday|hat short es at that camp ranged fll!« 59 per if in rifles to 92 per cent & artillery ;*eS8. ... though all the men, " •^phan, Okla., are now i- ^ command is still shoH f°r over- " service and has not eifckgh. equlp- , /fin rifles and heavy guns for the '*t efficient training, Mai ^en- Wll- $i Wright, the command ^jp .foimittee. General Wrl^l al Oreble, both of wh< returned from the French 1 were examined by the ccj executive session as to the, equipment of General Pershing's force; and equip­ ment at National army « itonments. Then in a public hearing bey were questioned as to their own < amps. General Pershing's trooj ?. the offi­ cers said, have ample sup: dies of all kinds, including ordnance, although most of the heavy artillery 1 borrowed from the allies. They sal< that the American expedition lias plenty of clothing and that the only deficiency In accoutrement was in met >r trucks. Secretary Baker, in rop >:.se to a f resolution passed unaniinc lisly last vlnesday urging the \v* depart- it Cam; fll-clothed, >r told the t and Gen- m recently fi'tle front, umlttee in GIVES PEACE TERMS GERMANY AGAINST *AY1HG IN- OCMNITIES, CZERNIN TELLS f f RUSSIANS. JULES CAMBON ASKS RETURN OF COLONIES lent to forego routine in supplying winter clothing at varloti* damps, re­ plied by letter that conditions had Im­ proved by receipt of belate^ supplies and that steps were takjpn Immediate­ ly to remedy shortages'. » f j ALLIES SCORN PEACE ITERMS Both Britain and France | Against German's Proposals--Ll^'d- George Gives j^lews. | veto* aii< of< the porposes for whieji the aUes are lighting is essential t<* ;he futiVe free­ dom and peace of mahUnd," sa/s Pre­ fer Lloyd-George in h letter which he "0to the, labor coitfress. Tie pre- '•'* statement Is (regarded as the (liifeh reply to the Gu-man peace of- ffer. ; i'arls, Dec. 31.--Frince will not ac­ cept a peace based <*i conditions be­ fore the war, Foreign Minister Pichon declared in replying lb the chamber of deputies to the German proposals. He said Germany was seeking to protract the negotiations witli the Russians and to re-establish commercial relations, believing that in this way the bolshe- vlkl might be checkmated. In his speech, referring to the war aims of France, Pichon said the first i-as to conquer. "But why?" he went In. "To assure a work! peace of jus­ tice and fraternity. We desire the lib­ eration of our occupied territories, just Ireparation for what has been forcibly 'torn from us, reintegration of Alsace- Lorraine, reparation for damages sus­ tained and a guaranty of durable peace by International agreements." BANKER HELD FOR MURDER William G. McAUou, secretary of the treasury, appointed director of all rail­ roads in the United States by the presi­ dent. I. W. W. IN BIG PLOT WORLD-WIDE PLOT PLANNED- IRISH AGITATORS INVOLVED-- Arms and Ammunition Found on Rus­ sian Ship Shilka at a Pa­ cific Port. Washington, Dec. 27--Evidence has been uncovered by government agents indicating that American Industrial Workers of the World, Russian bol- sheviki, Irish agitators and revolution­ ists In various countries at war with Germany may be seeking to lay the foundation of a« elaborate world-wide plan to overthrow existing social or1 ders. This was adisitted by officials here on Wednesday in, connection with news of the discovery Of a quantity of rifles, revolvers and ammunition in the Rus­ sian freighter Slilkn, which has Just arrived at a Paokic port manned by a mutinous bolsheviki crew. Government agents suspect that the guns and munitions were intended for the Industrial Workers of the World In this country, Although It was said a full report on file mysterious cargo has not yet been forwarded by officials at the port of arrival. Certain Irish agitators and I. W. W. leaders recently liive gone from the United States to Hussln, after being in close touch with each other here, and reports have been received that bolsheviki organizers would come to America before long to spread their doctrine of direct action for communal organization. t SENATOR NEWLANDS IS DEAD Coroner's Jury in Case of E. A Strause of Peoria, Reaches Ver­ dict in Ten Minutes. Peoria, 111., Dee. 31.--E. A. Straus*. Peoria banker who shot and killed Berne Mead, bank citshier of the State Trust and Savings 7>ank last Sunday, was held for murder, without bail on Friday by a coroner's jury here. The jury was out less than ten minutes when it reached the verdict. Coroner William B. Elliott immediately swore out a warrant for the holding of Strause in the county jail. Since his arrest Sunday he has been allowed the j h»«eir Member From Nevada Dies Suddenly of Heart Failure--Wis Authority on Rail Problems. Washington. Dec. 27.--Senator Fran­ cis Griffith Newlandte of Nevada died of heart failure at his apartments here on Monday night after an illness of a few hours. He was stricken while-at work In his office at,'the senate office building during the afternoon. For several weeks Senator New- lands, working almost night and day on his preparations for an investlga tlon of wartime transportation prob­ lems, had been In a weakened state of health. For many years Senator Newlands had been one of the authorities in con­ gress on railroad and w/iterwaj? legis­ lation. As a Democrat his influence was more pronounced since his party has in power. , ffe was born in freedom of the city Imll. Natchez, Miss.. In 1848. 500,000 WORK DAYS LOST SAYS FOOD SUPPLY AMPLE 8trikes and Lockouts Interfere Seri­ ously With Government Ship- Building Program. Washington, Dec, us.--More than a half-million workinf days-r-the equiva­ lent of the labor of UO.OOO workmen for a solid month--rhave been lost to the government shipbuilding pro- pram through strikes and lockouts, R. B. Stevens of the shipping board on Wednesday told th4 senate investigat­ ing committee. ; Fugitive From l«wa Surrenders. Peoria. 111., Dec. 28.--William Finley surrendered to the police here, saying that he had escaped from the Jail at Davenport, la. Texans Horsewhip Six Germans. - Iirenham, Tex... IH>.. 29.--Six fann­ ers of German descent wouldn't join the Red Cross. A ntiimiWee of Bren- haniv citizens held ;i meeting, pur­ chased a buggy whip and flogged the six when they came «:> town. \ Lack of Coal Causes 73 Deaths, New Tork, Dec. 2?.--Shortage of coal was given by the board of health as one of the reasons for 73 deaths here- of pneumonia, the highest record of deaths from this disease in the last five years. $200,000 Fire at Long Beach. Long Beach, N. Y., Dec. 28.--'Fir«i. .destroyed four buildings fronting the boardwalk which parallels the bathing beach and buried a Way a section of the walk, causing a jloss estimated at $200,000. j 5,000 Phone Operators Gbt Raise. 3 Boston, Dec. 28.--An Jadvance In wages of approximately }0 per cent has been granted to 5 (tyO operators of tin New England Telephone and Tele- i! ih company outside the Boston dls- Nation - Now Has Enough Flour and Wheat for Five Months, Says Hoover. Washington, Dec. 28.--^The nation now has a full five months supply of flour nnd wheat, despit*| the unre­ strained foreign buying, j which has helped to drain the market. Food Ad­ ministrator Hoover announced. Hoav- er declared that If for any ( reason the marketing of wheat from 4he farms should cease entirely the coijpitry could subsist five months on the stocks al­ ready . (cumulated as reserve. The grain corporation reports tdj Adminis­ trator Hoover that flour expiipts to the nation's sillies have increas-nl 50 per cent over last year. ' i :^ Commandeer Uniforms in Chicago. Chicago. Dec. 81.--Orders j to coin* mandjwfr at a reasonable »rntit all army uniforms, overcoats c pd anny eloth now on the shelves of• Chicago's mercantile houses have beeuf^ued by Washington. Teirlow#fl Net Bind Themselves t» Terms Without Guarantee That Russia's Alliea Would Rec­ ognise Them. Petrogra'd, Dec. 29.--The central powers are ready to make an Imme­ diate general peace without compul­ sory annexations and without contrihu- tion% This is their answer through Count Czernln, the Austro-Hungarian foreign minister, made on Christmas- day at Brest-Litovsk to the Russian proposals, which they are ready to accept in most particulars as the basis of negotiations. Count Cfiernin's statement follows: . "The delegations of the allied (Teu­ tonic) powers, acting upon the clear­ ly expressed will of their governments and-peoples, -will.conclude J,s" soon as possible a general peace. The dele­ gations, in complete accord with the repeatedly expressed viewpoint of their governments, think that the basic principles of the Russian delegation can be mride the basis of such a peace. "The delegations of the quadruple alliance are agreed iuunediately to conclude a general pence without for­ cible annexations and indemnities. "It is necessary, however, to indicate most clearly that the'proposals of the Russian delegation could he realized only In case nil the powers participat­ ing in the war obligate themselves scrupulously to adhere to the terms in common with all peoples. "Regarding the clauses proposed by the Russian delegation as a basis of negotiations, the following must be £tate: "Clause 1--Forcible annexations of territories seized during the wnr does not enter into the intentions of the allied powers. "Clause 2--It is not the intention of the allies to deprive the political Inde­ pendence of those nations which lost It during the war. "Clause 3--The question of subjec­ tion to that or the other country of those nationalities which have not po­ litical independence cannot. In the opinion of the powers of the quadiuple alliance, be solved internationally. In this case it must be solved by each government, together with its peoples, in a manner established by the consti­ tution. "Clause 4--Likewise, In accordance with the declarations of Statesmen of the quadruple alliance, the protection of the rights of minorities constitutes an essential component part of the con­ stitutional rights of peoples to self determination. The allied govern­ ments also grant validity to this prin­ ciple everywhere, in so far as it Is practically realizable. "Clause 5--Of "'the four allied pow­ ers Oeriuauy alone possesses colonies, On the part of. the German delegation. In full accord with the Russian pro­ posals regarding that, the following Is declared: "The retSrn of colonial territories forcibly seized during the wnr consti­ tutes an essential part of German de­ mands, which GeApuiny cannot re­ nounce under any' circumstances. Envoy to Denmark at U. i. Port;. An Atlantic Port, Dec. 31. rice F. Egtm. the Amerlcni •Dr. MHU- minister on a Danish steamship on^hts way to cc^ni) Washington him. Mrs. Egan upanled Loses Army Straps.] Washington, Dec. 29/--Th* provi­ sional appointment of ) Hok« Smith. Jr., son of Senator Hoke S|nlth of Georgia, as second ll^utenantitln the Fifth infantry, regular/ army, been terminated. Bay View Rioters Sentenced. Milwaukee, - Dec. 2?.--Elevei Itak ians, including one woman, were sen­ tenced to 25 years' "imprisonment by Municipal Judge Backus for partici­ pation in the Bay View riots oq Sep­ tember 6. KILL 11 MEXICAN RAIObRS American Cavalry Wound Other tian- dits and Take Loot After Fight Across the Border. Marfa, Tex.. Dec. 20.--Eleven of the Mexican bandits'who raided Oandel- arla Christmas morning were killed and a-number wounded when inericHu cavalry • troops- under Col. George T. Lanchorne overtook'the fleeing bandits on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande. One American soldier was wounded during the running fight, but will re­ cover. Many of the horses stolen by the bandits were recovered, accord­ ing to an official report brought to headquarters here from Mexico by courier. GUATEMALA QUAKE KILLS 40 City Demolished by Shocks--Property Loss Is Heavy--American Lega­ tion Still Habitable. Washington, Dec. 29.--An earth­ quake, general throughout Guatemala, caused a loss of from ten to forty lives and extensive property damage in Guatemala City, the state department was advised on Thursday in a cable dispatch from the Ainericah charge there. No mention was made as to damage in the Interior. The Atnerlctyi legation was damaged,sbut it is still habitable. The American consulate also was damaged. A second message said the city was rapidly being demol­ ished. ' Say Accused Bought Poison. Richmond. Va.. Dec. 31.--Dr. Lemuel j. Johnson, the young'dent 1st liekl here, on a charge of poisoning his wife, was Identified, the police said, by a drug- jjist as a person ^ho bought 20 grains of a fatrfl drug. Post.to Chile Stopped, -Washington. Dec. 31.--The parcel post convention between the United States and Chile has been terminated because Chile' refused a request that she indemnify exporters whose pack­ ages are rifled. Thirty-Five Railway Cars Burned. Saginaw. Mich., Dec. 29.--Fire of unknown origin destroyed 3f» cars of the Saginaw-Bay City Railway com­ pany and a large sectioit of the cai barns. For several hours street ca1 traffic was paralyzed. Pft oi Honor Oshkosh Editor. Oshkosh, Wis., Dec. 29.--Munlclpa' affairs were suspended when the cit^ offices were closed for the funeral o- Col. John Hicks, editor, writer an1' diplomat. Trinity Episcopal ehvrrl was crowded. Jules Cambon, formerly French am­ bassador to the United States, Is di­ rector of the new American depart­ ment in the .French government, which has been formed to assist Premier Cieinenceau in giving direct attention to the requirements of the American expeditionary force and to, any other American activities. Although M. •Cainbon is not a member of the cabi­ net, his functions will be as important as if he were a member of the min­ istry. He will represent the premier in all his dealings with the highest American representatives. 35 DIE ONJU. S. SHIP CREW OF FORMER LAKE STEAM­ ER BELIEVED LOST. Lifeboat From the Missing Veaael Picked Up by Lightkeeper on St. Paul's Island. la New York, Dec. 28.--The American steamship Tuscnrora, formerly a lake vessel from Chicago and requisitioned by the United Srates shipping board for Atlantic service, together with her entire crew of 3ii iivii, is believed to have been lost at sea somewhere north of Cape Breton island, according to ad­ vices received In shipping circles from Nova Scotia. Records of the United States ship ping commissioner here show that 27 of the crew of the. Tuscarora signed here and went to Montreal by rail to Join the vessel. It Is said that addi­ tional men may have joined the ship there. Among those signed In New York were 12 Americans, the others being from Sweden. Denmark,'Great Britain and other countries. Halifax, N. S.. Dec. 28.--A lifeboat from the American steamer Tuscarora, believed to have been lost with all bands, was picked up by the lightkeep­ er on St. Paul's island. Wreckage found near by indicated that the steamer was dashed against the cliffs. What Moves Men. Man does not live by bread alone, but by the Ideals that stir his heart, observes a writer. Napoleon's men were struggling through the snow and cold and discouragement of Alpine passes. Would they ever come through ? They did, but the great French leader neither drove nor bribed them. He ftred their souls, He called them to lot* down upon* the smiling plains of Italy and pictured to them its sunny fields, ita warm waters, Its orange groves. Its comfortable cities, its whole lure and romance. For things like these men work and fight. Washington's population is boosted 40,000 by war. Money Isn't everything, but It makes good as a substitute. A Genuine Patriot. The school teachers on the East side In New York are finding some inter­ esting material In the manner in which alien parents are saving to aid ih the war. One little girl told her teacher how "the folks at home" are going to help. "My father and mother and me," she said, "we made It on a piece of paper last night. My father makes $18 the week, and he pays for the rent $18 the month. $2 for coal, $3 for milk for the baby, $7 a week for eats. Then he gets left $4 the week. He gives my mother $2 for clothes, he keeps $1 the week and puts $1 the week for the war savings. He does that so loug as the war should last." Girls who are enrolled as second- class yeomen In the United States navy receive $85 per month salary. Kill That Cold and , Save Health " Jm' CASCARA M QUININE 1 \ - ' Old fsm^|R»emecly-- 1m Cakfct ^ tatm--mt*. sure, ea*y to take. -t'l Opiates--no anplesaant after effect*. Cure* colds in 24 hours--Grip in S days, fcfor.eg back if it fails. Getth* pnune bo* with Fed Top and Mr. HiH'« picture on it S.4 Tablets for Z5c. At Any Drug Stars '"4SS--;' vmm W. N. U, CHICAGO, NO. 1-191& HOOVER ISSUES STATEMENT Asserts That Without Fixing of Prices Sugar Would Now Be Thirty Cents a Pound. Washington, Dec. 27.--Food Admin­ istrator Hoover's statement on the sugnr situation which he tried unsuc­ cessfully to get before the senate com­ mittee Investigating the sugar short­ age. was made public on Tuesday by the White House. It attributes the shortage here to the heavy movements of sugar from the western hemisphere to Kurope and as­ serts that without the fixing of-prices by agreement .sugar would be selling for 25 to 80 cents a pound and more than $200,000,000 probably would have been profiteered from the American people by this time. The statement cootains the food ad­ ministrator's reply to charges made before the committee by ("laus A. Spreckels, president of the Federal lte- liuing company, that the sugar situa­ tion was mismanaged, and sets forth in detail the administration's efforts to keep sugar prices down while supply­ ing large qualities to the allies. At the outset the statement presents the world sugar situation as It existed prior to the European wnr. The al­ lies then produced much of their own supplies and purchased the remainder from Germany. Before the war they took only 300,- 000 tons annually from the western hemisphere. This year they have tak­ en 1,400,000 tons. "That," says the food administrator, •is the cause of the sugar shortage; and nothing else." German Held for Blast. New Orleans, Dec. 29.--Hugo H. Itylings, German, is in government cus­ tody here. Representing himself as a Belgian, he Joined the crew of a ship here Sunday, and then an oil tan£ ex­ ploded. Indict Five Milk Producers. Minneapolis, Minn.. Dee. 31.--Five members of the executive committee of the Twin City Milk Producers' associa­ tion were indicted by the Hennepin county grand jury here, charged with violation of thei state anti-trust laws. T. Rosenthal, Painter, Dies. Amsterdam. Dec. 31.--The death of Toby Rosenthal, an American painter. Is reported by the Tagblatt of Berlin. Mr. Rosenthal was born in New Hav^n sixty-nine years ago. He studied art In San Francisco. Bulgaria Balks at Terms. Geneva, Dec. 28.--Bulgaria has balk­ ed at the peace terms of the Russian bolsheviki, protesting especially against the clause calling for no an­ nexation of occupied territory, said a telegram from the German frontier. General Bliss to Keep Post. Washington, Dec. 28.--Gen. T^Sker 'I. Bliss will be retained on active ervice as chief of staff of the army fter he reaches the retirement ag<\ »ext Monday, December 31, Secretary Baker announced on Wednesday. To do your dutf jjarmg thme trying consideration. These two women limes yo^r health shoi ATTENTION! Sick Women irmg I uld be your svom tell how they found health. Hellam, Pa.--"I took Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg­ etable Compound for female troubles and a dia. placement. I felt all run down and was very weak. I had been treated by a physician without results, BO decided to give Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a trial, and felt better right away. I am keeping house Bince last April and doing all my housework, where before I was unable to do any work. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege­ table Compound is certainly the best medicine a woman can take when in thiscondition. I give you permission to publish this letter."--Mrs. E. R. CRUMXINO, E. NO. 1, Hellam, Pa. Lowell, Mich.--"I suffered from cramps and dragging down pains, was irregular and had female weakness and displacement. I began to take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege­ table Compound which gave me relief at once and restored my health. I should like to recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's remedies to all suffering women who are troubled in a simi= Ur way."--Mrs. ELISE Hxra,R.No.6, Box83,Lowell,Mich. Why Not Try DTDIA £. PINKH AMS VEGETABLE COMPOUND LYDIA E.PINKHAM MEDICINE CO. LYNN. MASS. / •VI % A Cheering Word. If somebody tells you that the aver­ age life of an officer In the trenches Is nine days and that If your boy gets Into the front line he Is certain to be killed within two weeks, don't believe him, says Milestones. He probably got his "information" from German propaganda, since our Teuton friends seem bent on trying to frighten us out of the wnr. No losses were more ex­ cessive than those among the British infantry officers during the first year of the war, when they fought a losing Qght, without artillery support, and Insisted on exposing themselves In conspicuous uniforms. The percentage of casualties among them for the first year was 18.3, according to the official flares. The percentage of casualties among our allies has been decreasing. The proportion for the entire French army was 5.41 per cent In 1914, 4 per cent In 1915 and 2.75 per cent for 1910. The total for 29 months was a little aver 12 per cent. Under Control. Mrs. Flatbush--Does your husband come home to his luncheon? Mrs. Bensonhurst--Oh, yes; every day. "And does he grumble when It's not ready on time?" "He does not." , - "But you don't always have it on time for him, do you?" "Hardly ever on time." "And he don't grumble?" "He certainly does not." "Why doesn't he grumble, do you suppose?" "Because I won't let him." Opposite Result. "He has such a low taste." "What Is It?" "For high balls." Adversity tries some men and police Justices try others. When Coffee Disagrees quick results for the better follow a change to Instant Postum A delicious, drug- free drink, tasting much like high- grade coffee, com­ forting and Satisfy­ ing to the former coffee user. Ideal for children. •There's a Reason* for POSTUM Sold 'by Grocers. SS££££££U2UttM2SII£E^ Change of Fueh "Keeping this furnace tired Is a hard job." "Why don't you try soft coal?" Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cored by local applications as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There !• only one way to cure Catarrhal Deafness, and that Is bv a constitutional remedy. HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE acts through th«» Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Catarrhal Deafness la caused by an Inflamed condition of the mucous lining1 of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube Ms Inflamed you have a rumbling sound or Imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed. Deafness la the result. Unless the Inflammation can be re­ duced and this tube restored to Its nor­ mal condition, hearing may be destroyed forever. Many cases of Deafness are caused by Catarrh, which Is an inflamed condition of the Mucous Surfaces. ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for any case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot be cured by HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE. AU nrai^iiti 75e. Circulars frea. P. J. Cheney A Co., Toledo, Ohio. With the waning of the honeymoon Cupid substitutes a pair of green gog­ gles for the rose-colored glasses. GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER Has been used for all ailments that are caused by a disordered stomach and Inactive liver, such as sick head­ ache, constipation, sour stomach, nervous indigestion, fermentation of food, palpitation of the heart caused by gases in the stomach. August Flower Is a gentle laxative, regulates digestion both in stomach and intestines, cleans and sweetens the stomach and alimen­ tary canal, stimulates the liver to se­ crete the bile and impurities from the blood. Sold In all civilized countries. 80 and 90 cent bottles.--Adv. Cuticura Heals Skin Troubles Soap 25c. Ointment 25 sad 50c. 1 FLORIDA ManMOta, Manatee County; II Tt?ARM below frost line; 365 grow­ ing dayt annually. Water, TC?ARM WowWiu ^rpAcrsisfe^ " ravntinn operation. Excellent railroad facilibe*. MANASOTA LAND AND TMSCR COMMNK, BALTIMORE. MO. SARASOTA. FIA. TRUTH ABOUT THE RIO GRANDE VALLET Book just out- TWis what inhere clou t. SSLr~ , Ivui't leap in she towns mentioned. N'o lttm! U> st*U. SlikoloUl you money and worrjr. towns mentioned. No lng 60c postpaid. Teias Co* jSiliiibOif," T. the Golden State] The first and worst of all frauds Is to cheat one's self. All sin Is easy after that.--P. J. Bailey. Only One "BROMO QUININE" To gnt tbe genuine, call for fall nam* LAX AVIV i BROMO OCINIK2. Loot for =i;zatui» o£ B. W. QKOYiL Cures a Cold In One Da;, ale. TO MEET DEMANDS FOR HELP War Employment Service Aided by System of Bureaus, New National Arrangement Planned. To meet the rapidly Increasing war demand for labor a new system of labor exchanges, to be known as the war emergency employmtnt service, is being organized by the Industrial serv­ ice., section of the council of national defense. L. C. Marshall, chief of the sec­ tion, announces that all state councils of defense had been asked to form la­ bor exchanges In co-operation with the federal department of labor. Many shipyards were said to be in need of workers, and in the near future the need is likely to be felt equally by nnr- nltlon, steel, lumber, mining, transpor­ tation and all-the other essential In­ dustries. True to His Convictions. The purchasing agent lay in bed-- sore smitten with a serious sickness. A specialist stood by his bedside and aid : "I can care you." What's your bid?" moaned the sick h. 'One hundred dollars/* You'll have to do better than that," sped the purchasing agent; "I've got better bid from the undertaker." Sticking to tbe Point. "Have you amused jour, baby broth­ er, Willie, and kept him quiet while I was gone?" "Yes, ma, and he hasn't opened his mouth since you went away." "What did you do to tuavM him, Willie?" "I gave him tbe mndlafo bottle to suck.** L The short southern1 to Los Angeles - skirt the Winter withoi +} _ * time or the distance theEl PasoSkortl Nowhere does train1 service excel the high efficiency and courtesy given on the Goldaa S t a t e L i m i t e d -- f f e t X . . costs pou no more. Daily from Chicago aad Louis. • • • The Californian is anotiMf famous fast train to Southern California. See the apadto trail en route. Our representative will he «lad to plan your trip for yOk ^rite for booklets. L. M. ALLEN Passenger Traffic Manager Rock Island Lines no La Salle Station, Chic^T I RocK 1 Island