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RANDLE “MIRACLE MAN OF SEA"
C’upt. William G. Handle, dean of
American mariners, knighted by the
queen of Holland for bravery at seu,
a former United States naval officer
and a shipbuilder of note, has retired
to private life after sen iug for the
last 17 years as marine superintendent
of the New York Shipbuilding com
pany’s plant at Camden, N. J.
After 60 years of labor, the vet
eran sea captain, at his home in Ches
ter, Pa., will spend the remainder of
his days, surrounded by pictures of
his treasured ships, testimonials from
those to whom he rendered the great
est service, trophies of war and fond
memories, lie is now seventy-eight
years old.
Captain Randle has been the
“mirude man” of t lie sea in his day.
It was he who lirst guided a steamship
across the deep without a rudder.
While he was captain of the American
line steamship Paris which still runs
between Philadelphia and Southampton, the ship lost its rudder when 1,209
miles out at sea early in 1894. He navigated the ship safely back to Queens
town, without uny discomfort to*the hundreds of passengers on board.
When the Spanish-American war broke out, Captain Randle volun
teered. He was commissioned a commander in the United States navy the
day war was declared.
Captain Randle was assigned to the St. Louis as its navigating officer.
While the ship was under tire mauy times, and was attached to Admiral
Sampson’s fleet during the blockade of Santiago, Cuba, it escaped damage.
The biggest and most thrilling rescue at sea in which the veteran
mariner ever participated was ‘the one that won him knighthood. Captain
Handle, with the aid of his crew on the St. Louis, saved 2112 souls, including
the passengers and crew, of the Dutch steamship Veendam, of the llolland-
American line, at seu at midnight on February 10, 1898. It required three
hours and ten minutes of the most heroic work to get all of the 212 persons
safely on board the St. Louis.
IF NEWTON HAD ONLY KNOWN
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fact he had a sou named Jess Willard —the Jess Willard. Now, mind you,
the last time Newton had seen Orla Willard, father of Jess, was at a period
in their young lives when prizefighters ranked well to the top as heroes.
“What a lot more life would have meant to us both,” says Newton, “if
only Orla and I could have known, when playing about the schoolyard, that
he would grow up to be the parent of a heavyweight champion.
BRANDEIS KNOWN AS FIGHTER
Louis D. Brandeis, the newest
member of the United States Supreme
court, has been known as u fighter
throughout his public career. He has
been chiefly noted for his arguments
before the interstate commerce com
mission in opposition to the requests
of the railroads that they be allowed
to Increase their freight rates, appear
ing as counsel for shippers fighting
the Increased rates, although he also
opposed the New llaveu monopoly of
transportation in New England and
served as counsel for individuals in
proceedings Involving the constitu
tionality of women’s ten-hour labor
laws in Oregon and Illinois and a
nine-hour law in Ohio.
He took part in the tight in the
city of Boston to retain the municipal
subway system, iu establishing a slid
ing scale gas system in Boston, and
was chairman of the arbitration board
In the New York garment workers’
strike in 1910. He also played a celebrated part as couusel for Glavis in the
Ballinger-Pinchot investigation and has been the author of numerous articles
on public franchises in Massachusetts, life insurance, wage earners’ prob
lems, the scientific management of labor problems and the trusts.
URGE ASTRONOMER FOR SENATE
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For his work on Mars Doctor Lowell lias received the Janssen medal, of the
French Astronomical society and a gold medal from Sociedad Astronomica de
Mexico. He is a member of many scientific bodies in various countries, and it
the author of numerous books and papers on astronomical subjects.
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Byron It. Newton, assistant secre
tary of the treasury of the United
States, was raised on a farm up in
western New York. He had a boyhood
chum named Orla Willard. A while
ago Newton made a journey back to
ids old stamping ground and visited
the little red schoolliouse where he
had first coped with such problems as
how long it will take a man to per
form a piece of work that three men
do in four days and a half. On a piece
of weatherbeaten siding he discov
ered the initials of himself and
Willard carved there one day at re
cess a great many years ago. This set
Newton to thinking and lie wondered
what hud become of his old friend
Willard. On his return to Washing
ton he wrote a letter of inquiry and
asked, by way of showing friendly in
terest, if Willard had any family.
Back came an answer to the letter.
Yes, Orla Willard had a family. In
.. niftar w Miv • ,w.. W
Dr. Percival Lowell, who has been
a legal resident of Arizona for some
years, is being urged by representative
Republicans of that state to become a
candidate for the United States sen
ate. lie has taken an active interest
in Arizona politics, and a plank relat
ing to the restriction of immigration,
written by him, was unanimously car
ried by the Coconino county conven
tion and was being favorably received
throughout the state.
L>octor Lowell’s famous observa
tory at Flagstaff, maintained at his ex
pense, has made that Arizona com
munity known throughout the scien
tific world, and the people of the state
as a whole have shown their eagerness
to recognize his public-spirited serv
ices. It is at Flagstaff that the ob
servations on Mars ha,e been made
that have furnished a basis for con
structive speculation as to the likeli
hood of animal life on that planet
EPITOME OF THE
WEEH EVENTS
in a Condensed Form the Happenings of
All Nationalities Are Given
For Our Readers.
WEEK’S NEWS AT A GLANCE
Important Event* of the United State*
and Particularly in the
Scuth.
European War
Gains of additional ground by the
Italians from the Austrians, by the
French from the Germans northeast of
Verdun and by the Germans from the
Russians in Volhynia are chronicled
in the latest official communications.
Northeast of Verdun the French
have recaptured more ground from the
Germans north of Hill 321 and around
the Thiaumont work.
The Germans are succeeding in the
Champagne district, according to Ber
lin.
The British offensive has not yet
materialized, but they are carrying
out at various points successful raids
on German positions.
London reports emphasize the heavy
shelling to which the British have
subjected the German lines on a front
of ninety miles. One dispatch tells
of the obliteration of an entire vil
lage.
The Austrians in the region south
east of Trent are still falling back
before the advance of the Italians,
who have captured numerous import
ant points.
The towns of Posina and Arsiero
have again fallen into the hands of
the Italians, while in the entire re
gion between the Adige and Brenta
rivers numerous peaks and mountain
positions have been retaken.
There has been a slackening in the
intensity of the bombardment around
Verdun except for an infantry attack,
launched by the Germans against the
village of Fleury.
The British claim to have repulsed
a German attack southeast of Ypres.
Four German air craft are reported
to have been brought down the Brit
ish.
On the front in northern Russia, the
Germans are making it lively for the
Russians, both in bombardments and
infantry attacks.
The Russian war office reports that
General Brussiloff’s army captured
198,972 officers and men between June
4 and 23.
The Russians report the capture of
a number of heavy guns, machine
guns and bomb throwers, reaching
more than one thousand.
The Italian auxiliary cruiser Citta
ili Messina and the French torpedo
boat destroyer Fourche have been tor
pedoed in the Strait of Otranto.
The Russians have conquered the
whole of the Austrian crownland of
Bukowina, and the Austro-Hungarians
%re making tbeir way toward the Car
pathian passe a.
Reports from America that Germany
inspired the Mexicans to revolt
against the United States is treated
with ridicule.
The Germans have gained another
step in their progress toward Verdun
by capturing French positions north
east of that fortress.
Mexican News
President Wilson’s peremptory de
mand on General Carranza for the re
lease of the American prisoners held
in the Chihuahua penitentiary met
with compliance, and it is stated that
the prisoners will be sent to El Paso,
Texas.
The preparations of the United
States for war will go steadily for
ward. There will be no interruption
of the rush of National Guardsmen to
the border.
During any negotiations that may
occur, it is asserted in high circles
that the United States will insist upon
freedom of movement of the troops
in Mexico.
Evidence that the possibility of war
with the United States has healed the
breach between the Carranza and Vil
la factions in Mexicans politics con
tinues to manifest itself in El Paso,
Texas.
Border dispatches state that more
than a hundred Mexicans who had
been followers of Villa have crossed
the Rio Grande and have been receiv
ed with open arms by the de facto
government.
Mr. and Mrs. Williams Parker, who
had been married only five months,
were murdered near Double Adobe
ranch, twenty-five miles northeast of
Las Cienegas, N. M. Civil authorities
and detachments of cavalry from Cien
egas, Alamo, Hueco and Culbertson's
ranch have taken up the trail of the
Mexican bandits who committed the
deed.
Military authorities of Mexico have
prohibited the departure from that
| country of any of her subjects—either
men or women —on the ground of
"military necessity.”
Berlin reports that the aeroplane on
Karlsruhe, June 22, was deadly, show
ing that 110 persons, including five
women and seventy-five children,
were killed, and 147 persons injured,
including twenty women and seventy
nine children.
Passengers arriving in New York
City from Mexico say that the safety
of Americans in Mexico depends upon
the*uncertain power the Mexican mil
itary powers hold over the people,
supported by the fear of United States
war vessels which Mexicans generally
believe to be waiting w ithin easy call.
Domestic
The Indiana Progressive state cen
tral committee instructed William
Holton Dye, national committeeman
from Indiana, to communicate with
the central committees of other states
and start a movement calling another
national convention of the party to
name a presidential candidate.
A United States flag 350 feet in
length, over a city block in length,
will be carried by the members of the
Elks’ Lodge of Mobile in the prepar
edness parade in Mobile, Ala., July 4.
Solicitation of liquor orders in pro
hibition territory through the use of
the mails should be prohibited, was
stated in debate on the postoffice ap
propriation bill in the senate at Wash
ington.
Major General Wood has issued a
statement in which he declares that
“the present system, or rather lack
of system of equipping the state mil
litia for active duty was the main
reason for delay in the mobilization
and sending of troops to the border.”
Theodore Roosevelt is preparing to
offer a division of approximately 12,-
000 men to the United States govern
ment, accompanied by his application
for a commission as major general, in
the event of war with Mexico.
According to Washington advices so
far the appropriations for national de
fense at this session of congress car
ried in bills passed, reported or in
committee total near $556,980,557.'
At Pensacola, Fla., Ethel and Tenny
Fudge, thirteen and nine years old,
girls, were found dead in a house on
the outskirts of Pensacola. Both had
been shot through the heart. After
an investigation the father was ar
rested and is held pending develop
ments in the case.
The national committee of the Pro
gressive party declined to put out a
third ticket. Hughes was endorsed,
but the committee plainly stated that
no member of the party was bound
by the endorsement.
Washington
The American rejoinder to Austria
regarding the Austrian submarine at
tack on the American steamer Petro
lite, December 5, 1915, made public
by the state department makes it
clear that immediate amends are ex
pected by the United States govern
ment.
It is known in Washington that
powerful influences were brought to
bear on General Carranza to make
him at least turn over the American
prisoners. Prominent Mexicans in the
United States, as well as American
bankers and business interests, flood
ed the first chief with messages.
An immediate break between the
United States and Mexico has been
averted by the compliance with the
American demand for release of the
twenty-three troopers captured in the
fight at Carrizal. Whether war has
been prevented or merely postponed,
no one in Washington will attempt to
say.
News of the release of the prisoners
held in Chihuahua by the Mexicans
brought undisguised relief to high of
ficials, and it is generally conceded
that this move lessens the tension
that has prevailed for some time, and
certainly makes a crisis less immi
nent.
It is believed in official circles that
notwithstanding Trevino’s threat that
he will attack the American forces if
they move in any direction except to
ward the border, there is a strong pos
sibility of settlement of the vexed
question by diplomacy.
An appropriation of $150,000 for a
reunion of Federal and Confederate
veterans at Vicksburg in 1917 is in
cluded in the sundry civil appropria
tion bill passed by the senate.
Efforts toward Latin-American medi
ation in the Mexican crisis, favored
by Carranza officials, collapsed with
out having reached the stage of a for
mal proposal to the United States.
Mr. Lansing says the blame for the
present grave outlook anent Mexico
rests squarely upon General Carranza,
and that the United States has noth
ing to arbitrate.
War department activities cover a
wide field. Supplemental orders to
departmental commanders call for
greater haste in getting the National
Guard to the border.
Departmental commanders have
been authorized to accept men under
the same physical examination they
entered the state service.
The president has thanked the
business men throughout the country
who have permitted their employees
to serve with the National Guard with
out loss of salaries or positions.
State department estimates fix the
number of Americans remaining in
Mexico at approximately 1,000. How
ever, all of those who decide to leave
are expected to be en route north
by the end of June.
No consuls now remain in ’the in
terior of Mexico. Some are lingering
at ports where American war craft
are keeping vigil for the refugees.
Secretary Lansing has requested the
de facto government of Mexico to
transmit a definite statement “as to
the course of action it has determined
upon” through the usual diplomatic
channels.
The senate adopted the house reso
lution authorizing the president to
draft National Guardsmen into the
federal service.
General Funston expects 70,000 Na
tional Guards when the full comple
ment from the stales are mustered
into the federal service.
The state department received from
the de facto government of Mexico a
note stating that the Carrizal fight was
the direct result of orders to attack
American soldiers moving otherwise
than toward the border personally is
sued by General Carranza.
The Brighter Side.
“Trench warfare is said to be fright
fully monotonous.”
“Maybe so,” replied the peace-loving
man, “but considering what is liable
to happen in a trench, I should think
the average soldier would be glad if it
failed to materialize.”
A Poser.
“The only weapons of the church
are those of peace and quiet.”
“How about the canon law?"
The Effects of Opiates.
THAT INFANTS are peculiarly susceptible to opium and its various
preparations, all of which are narcotic, is well known. Even in the
smallest Coses, if continued, these opiates cause changes in the func
tions and growth of the cells which are likely to become permanent, causing
imbecility, mental perversion, a craving for alcohol or narcotics in later hf°-
Nervous diseases, such as intractable nervous dyspepsia and lack of staying
powers are a result of dosing with opiates or narcotics to keep children quiet
in their infancy. The rule among physicians is that children should never
receive opiates in the smallest doses for more than a day at a time, ana
only then if unavoidable. ,
The administration of Anodynes, Drops, Cordials, Soothing Syrups ana
other narcotics to children by any but a physician cannot be too strongly
decried, and the druggist should not be a party to it. Children who are ill
need the attention of a physician, and it is nothing less than a crime to
dose them willfully with narcotics.
Castoria contains no narcotics if it bears the
signature of Chas. H. Fletcher. /x
Genuine Castoria always bears the signature
'Twas Better Thus.
From his couch a deaf mute arose
’tls quite true, and stepped on a tack
in the dark; and perhaps it is well
the world never knew, of his silent
but awful remark.
COVETED BY ALL
but possessed by few —a beautiful
head of hair. If yours is streaked with
gray, or is harsh and stiff, you can re
store it to its former beauty and lus
ter by using “La Creole” Hair Dress
ing. Price *l.oo.—Adv.
Confidence.
Why does this country tend always
to belittle its wealth, its works, its
men and its power to meet calamity?
It does, and yet we are thought to be
a people unembarrassed by modesty.
Yankee boastfulness is a proverb in
the world, but no Yankee ever told
quite all the truth. He never dared,
and. besides, he could not make him
self believe the whole length and depth
and breadth of It. Distrusting their
own judgment, the American people
lack confidence in their great estate.
Their temperament is rich In daring
faith and optimism, but poor In confi
dence, which is a quality that comes
with time. A young people perhaps
should not have It. It is not good to
have everything.—New York Times.
A Kidney Medicine That Makes
Friends Everywhere
Thirteen years ago we commenced sell
ing Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root and during
our entire experience we have not en
countered a single unpleasant dealing with
our customers who have used it. it is a
preparation that gives universal satisfac- ;
tion, and our customers are always pleased
to speak in the highest terms regarding it.
We have sufficient confidence in Swamp-
Root to recommend it and consider we
are doing our customer a favor.
Very truly yours,
BARNETT-SCHENK DRUG CO..
Jan. 10th, 1916. Roanoke, Va.
Prove Wh»t Swamp-Root Will Do For You
Send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y., for a sample size bot
tle. It will convince anyone. You will
also receive a booklet of valuable infor
mation, telling about the kidneys and blad
der. YVhen writing, be sure and mention
this paper. Regular fifty-oent and one
dollar size bottles for sale at all drug
stores.— Adr.
New Woods for Print Paper.
Exhaustive tests show that 11 new
woods —that is, woods not hitherto
used for this purpose—-give promise
of being suitable for the production
of newsprint paper in this country.
White and red fir are the most prom
ising species in the national forests in
California, although lodgepole and
western yellow pine and Douglas fir
may sometimes be used, declare the
government scientists.
IMITATION IS SINCEREST FLATTERY
but like counterfeit money tho imita
tion has not the worth of the original.
Insist on “La Creole” Hair Dressing—
it's the original. Darkens your hair in
the natural way, but contains no dye.
Price *I.OO. —Adv.
A wedding tour abroad Will some
times cure a man from wanting to
travel with his wife again.
Riches have wings, but it is foolish
to sit in a rocking chair and wait for
them to fly your way.
Why do we always speak of a man
“having a temper” when he lets it go?
If^iuTowc
Sold for 47 year*. F"or Malaria, Chills and Fever. Also
a Fine General Strengthening Tonic. 60c i*4 SI.OO it *H Dng Stem.
Its Meanness.
“I don’t wonder they give fate a
woman’s sex, for she’s so mean to
other women.”
“How so?”
“Here it’s leap year, and In half
the world all the men are off to the
war where the women can t get at
them to propose.”
Every man has his train of useful
ness. Some fellows make first-class
pallbearers.
So Paw Says.
Little Lemuel —Say, paw, what
would you call a wealthy neighbor
hood?
Paw —One in which every family
patronizes the iceman, my son.
Fora
Galled mfa v?*.
Horse sw§kjr
After f 1
Other* \
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Keep* Him Working
HANFORD’S
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A LINIMENT
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Cuts, Lameness,
Strains, Bunches,
Thrush, Old Sores,
Nail Wounds, Foot Rot,
Fistula, Bleeding, Etc., Etc.
Made Since 1846.
Price 25c, 50c end SI.OO
_ _ . OB WRITE
All Dealers
ECZEMAS
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refunded without question I /
If Ilunt’s Cure tails to cure ( \£ / /
Itch, Eczema.Tetter, Ring Worm l /\ ( E
or any other akin disease. 60c \f /f* /
the box. I /
For sale by all drug stores /
or by mall from the
1. B. Richards Medicine Co., Sherman,Tbl
[ Every Woman Wants 1
ANTISEPTIC POWDER
FOR PERSONAL HYGIENE
Dissolved in water for douches (tops
pelvic catarrh, ulceration and inflam
mation. Recommended by Lydia E.
Pinkham Med. Co. for ten year*.
A healing wonder for nasal catarrh,
sore throat and sore eyes. Economical.
Has extraordinary oleanring and germicidal power.
Sample Free. 50c. all druggists, or postpaid by
The Paxton Toilet Company, Boston, Mass.
FOR ACUTE ACHES OF THE FEET
Sprinkle one or two Allen’s Foot-Ease powders
in the Foot Bath and soak and rub the feet. It
takes the sting out of Corns and Bunions and
smarting, aching feet. Then for lasting comfort,
shake Allen’s Foot-Ease into yonr shoes. All
dealers sell it, 25c*. Sample package FREE.
Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y.
rStf . PARKER'S
J HAIR BALSAM
A toilet preparation of merit.
Helps to eradicate danoruff.
jHB For Restoring Color and
KsSSH'A ' Beauty to Gray or Faded Hair.
SWTitJSL SS*A 60c. and sl.ooat Dru^srlsts.
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THE GUARANTEED
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ferers and is guaranteed to help you. Your money back on the very
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