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BOSTON POST, MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1917 PHONE GIRLS DISCOVER FIRE $10,000 Arlington Blaze to it Be Probed Cfhlef Walter H. Peirce of the Arlington fire department stated last night that he will conduct an investigation today Into the cause of the fire which did about $10,000 damage to the 2 1-2- Btory stable and garage of the Wood Bros. Express Company on Water street 'extension, Arlington, early pesterday, and which for a time threatened that section of the town. Only the prompt and effective work of the firemen prevented the blaze from spreading Into the lumber yard of Oeorge W. Blanchard adjoining the biasing building, and the Boston Maine railroad yard, near by, where standing many freight cars loaded with valuable goods.

The fire was discovered by the Misses Mary and Anna Barry, night operators at the Arlington telephone exchange. Women of Shepard Stores Form Rifle Club and Drill for Active Service Another Domonetration of Our Twenty Honeet Dealing tceelb offered these watches at thte price "for the last time," as the factorp advised us of an advance owing to the increased cost of materials and labor. However, our buyer, who has Just returned, reports that he was very fortunate in securing a large lot of these watches at a slight imcrease In cost, and rather than take advantage of the general increase in all commodities to make profit by boosting the price of these watches to offset the small In- ereased cost to us, we offer them to you at the same price and on the same terms, making them more than ever the GREATEST BARGAIN EVER OFFERED IN THE HISTORY OF THE JEWELRY BUSINESS. YOUR MONEY BACK IF YOU CAN BUY CHEAPER FOR CASH 18 SIZE HAMILTON 16 Size ILLINOIS Watch Snc Tem: SOt Dmm; 50t i Week lown the World Over as Railroad Timekeepers, For Only These watches have 17 fine Jewels In settings, micrometrie regulator and Breguet halrsprrlngs, compensation balance, ADJUSTED IN GUARANTEED 20.YBAR CASE. Thoroughly well finished.

NO INTEREST CHARGED ONLY ONE TO A CUSTOMER Diamonds and Other Jewelry Also Sold on Easy Terms. an Account Today. WE TRUST YOU. all drders Promptly Filled. Dept.

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Three hundred women employees of the Shepard stores are ready to take their place In Uncle preparedness ranks. The Shepard Rifle Club Is armed with regulation military rifles and is training weekly to he able to take some active part in the defence of the country If need arises. The club Is the only one of Its type In the country. The first drill of the entire corps was scheduled for Fenway Park yesterday afternoon, but the Inclemency of the weather forced the cancellation of the outdoor drill and an Indoor Instruction period. In the Red Sox dressing rooms, under the direction of Captain Henry Driscoll, M.

N. retired. Miss Georgia Driscoll Is the captain of the troop and Captain Henry Driscoll the official drlllmaster. Drills are held every Friday night in the East Armory. Rifle practice Is held at the range at 22 Galnsboro street.

A team, to be composed of the 14 best markswomen In the troop, will represent the club as the rifle team. Uniforms fur 125 have already been received and It Is expected that a short time will see the entire troop uniformed. Next Sunday afternoon the club will drill In Fenway Park for the benefit of the newspaper and motion picture photographers. Two huge silk flags have been donated to the troop by officials of the Shepard Norwell Company. One bears the'name Shepard Rifle Club and the other Is an American flag.

The girls of the troop are fond of all athletics, of which they consider military training a part. While at Fenway Park yesterday afternoon they took advantage of the favorable opportunity and the Red Sox paraphernalia and a red hot game of baseball was soon in progress. EXTEND WHITE RATS STRIKE ROOSEVELT TO BACK WILSON Globe Theatre Eighth to Be Picketed The strike of the White Rats Union was last night extended to Globe theatre, Washington street, pickets being on duty there to greet those who planned to enjoy the Sunday evening show. This makes the eighth theatre here in Boston now being picketed by the White Rats. Yesterday a special meeting of the executive hoard of the Boston Central Labor Union was held at Wells Memorial Hall to discuss sympathetic action by the stage employees, musicians and operators in an endeavor to bring about an adjustment.

Root, Crane, Morgan and Others Also Pledged ST. DAY OBSERVED BY A. 0. H. The annual St.

Patrick celebration by Division 10, A. O. was attended by TOO members yesterday in Emmet Hall, Everett. The speakers, Introduced by CARRANZA IS ELECTED PRESIDENT BUMP ON NOSE BAD FOR CHILD URGE LABOR MEN FOR STATE CONVENTION Labor has set on foot an active campaign for the election of P. Harry Jennings, president of the Boston Central Labor Union; George Wrenn, president of the Massachusetts State Branch, A.

F. of and James T. Morlarty, former president of the C. as delegates at large to the State constitutional convention. Speakers are visiting all labor union meetings advocating the candidacy of these men.

NEW YORK, March Edge of New Jersey and Holcomb of Connecticut, former President Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt, Major-General Leonard Wood, Ellhu Root, J. P. Morgan, Mayor MItchel, W. Murray Crane, Robert Bacon and other prominent men attended a dinner given here tonight bY Cornelius N. Bliss, at which they pledged themselves to support the national administration In any measures that may become necessary for the protection of American Interests and the honor of the flag In the present international crisis.

The dinner, which was Informal, was arranged by Mr. Bliss from patriotic motives. It was said. Toastmaster John Devltt, were Robert Feehan, vice-president of the order; Councillor Thomas Buckley of Charlestown, John F. Casey, city solicitor of Everett, and Senator James F.

Cavanagh, who described what the constitutional convention means and outlined the importance of electing proper dele- gatefi. AIDED POOR CHILDREN Mrs. Ames was the daughter of Captain Obed S. Ray, the first Instructor In navigation at the little whaling colony on Nantucket Island. Her descent was from British Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin, and Trlstam Coffin, one of the founders of Nantucket.

Her marriage to Oliver Ames was on March 14, 1860. The latter half of her life Mrs. Ames had been known as the friend of the children of the little town of North Easton, where she had helped sons and daughters and children of mill hands to hopeful opportunity In fields of commercial life and the arts. She followed Governor gift of the high school at North Easton with establishment of additional courses, Instructors and equipment to give boys and girls the chance to learn stenography, manual arts and music. She arranged for the Instruction and equipment of the only school band North Easton ever had.

Last summer she threw open the MRS. ANNA COFFIN AMES, Widow of the late Governor Oliver Ames, who died yesterday. Vote Heaviest Ever Cast in the Republic gymnasium she had given the town to Red Cross work, and equipped It with modern machinery and trained supervisors to direct the work of manufacturing on a factory scale basis the needed bandages and sundry supplies Which hospital work In the field demanded. Last October Mrs. Ames fell 111 with heart trouble.

She succeeded In rallying from that attack, but several weeks ago she became once more seriously sick. For the past two weeks she had been failing rapidly, according to Dr. Sexton. So critical had her condition become within the past week, that her physician was calling regularly three times every day. Yesterday morning she died.

The funeral will be from Unity Church, North Easton, at 3:30 Wednesday afternoon. Burial will be In North Easton. MEXICO CITY, March Venustiano Carranza was today elected president of Mexico by what is believed to have been the lafgest vote ever cast in the republic. Although the voters had the privilege of writing in or declaring any name they desired, General Carranza received all but a few scattering ballots. The estimated vote cast runs all the way from several hundred thousand to a million.

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advt the candidates. NO DISTURBANCES The presidential election today vras provided for In articles adopted by the constitutional assembly which met at Queretaro. Many of the old resident! declare that this -was the first real election ever held In the country. Reports from various parts of the republlo indicate that there no distnrbanoe or Intimidation. Although there was no opposition for the presidency, the congressiona! contests were bitterly fought Hie campaign efforts of the different candidates in the federal district listed until the early hours of this morning and the- streets were Uttered with dodgers and I handbills proclaiming the virtues of LABOR NOTES SECOND FIRE IN BUILDING Dr.

Chenery Tells How to Core Snoring A bump on the nose of a child Is always serious and may result In later nasal obstructions with subsequent impoverished health and low mentality. ThlJ was the warning sounded by Dr. William E. Chenery. professor of laryngology, at a public lecture yesterday afternoon In the Forsyth Infirmary for Children.

He urged parents to guard against malformation of their noses a id not dismiss injuries or bumps as Inconsequential. He declared that 76 per cent among adults have deviated or bent nasal septuma as the result of coasting, skating, ball playing or other games In which they have been injured during their childhood. Dr. Chenery contended that snoring can be cured either by a strap about the head and lower Jaw or else by a rubber attachment between the jaws that prevents mouth breathing. He showed lantern slides that pictured the evils that resulted from mouth breathing and In conclusion advocated the following exercise at morning and at night to Insure good health: "Stand erect with mouth and lips shut tightly; then Inhale and exhale slowly 10 NAVAL RESERVE TO RECRUIT IN COHASSET Officers of the United States Naval Reserve will conduct an active campaign for recruits In Cohasset today.

The town holds Its annual town meeting and every effort will ho made by the officers to stimulate Interest in the naval reserve. Fifteen new members were admitted at the meeting of Union. Local 25, yesterday afternoon, and the strike of the White Rats tfnlon was Indorsed, the members voting full financial and moral support to those On strike. Coal Union, 68, yesterday afternoon voted unanimously to give Bualness Agente Fenton. Lynch and English to take any means necessary to assist Union, Local 112, In the troubles existing with the management of a down-town hotel.

Matthew Woll, international president of the Photo Union, who recently attended the British Trade Congress as tho fraternal representative of the of will be the principal speaker at the annual "smoker" of the local organisation, tonight at Box- bury. Seven new members were obligated at the meeting of the Leather Union yesterday afternoon. A new agreement, to be presented to the employers. Is now in the making. The schedule will affect about 300 men In Boston.

A new wage scale be presented by and 468 of ths Union, the same to take effect on April 1. The present wage is $4 per day and about 1000 men are seeking an Increaae. A mass meeting of the freight clerks of the New Haven road was held at 604 Washington street yesterday afternoon. The meeting was addressed by James H. Vahey and labor leaders.

The third week of the strike of the fishermen of Boston and Gloucester begins this morning, with practically no settlement In sight. More than 40 vessels are still tied up St their wharves. Fire in the basement of the Hinckley building at 108 Water street, just after midnight this morning, caused damage estimated at about $2000 and for a time threatened to spread through the building. A few weeks ago there was a fire at the top of the same building and It spread through the roof and threatened the Insurance district. When the firemen reached the building this morning a lively fire was In progress In the basement.

Smoke was pouring through all the windows on the first, second and third floors. OBrlon Russell Insurance agents, occupy the first floor. The offices were damaged only by smoke. To Insure Iflctor quality, always look for the famoua It is on and every Victor Record. It is the identifying on all genuine Victrolas SM Victo ilsGerds.

thrilling CHURCH TOWER BELL DROPS PHI BETA KAPPA ELECTS MEMBERS The Phi Beta Kappa at Harvard has elected nine new members to the society following the mid-year examinations. Four of these complete the "Senior selected last fall, and the other flve are the regular members elected at the middle of the year. Five more will be elected the day before Phi Beta Kappa Day In June. The new members are Abo Glns- burgh of Wilkesbarre, Hugh R. Schmitt, Washington; Yu Ching Wen of Hongkong, China; Max M.

Zinninger of Canton, Howard G. Bennett of Peoria, Thomas H. Clark of South Weymouth, Joseph M. French of Randolph, John D. Parson of Cambridge, and James C.

White of stroke of the varsity crew at Harvard. Sii The congregation of tho Cliftondale Methodist Church became greatly excited yesterday just as the morning service was about to commence when, with a crash that was heard for several blocks, the great bell In the tower broke from Its fastenings and dropped. The sexton was just completing the final aummons for morning service. No one was injured. The whole church was violently shaken and as the heavy timbers cracked under the ton weight the parishioners had visions of the bell plunging through Into the auditorium.

It stopped, however, after breaking through the timbers directly under it and splintering the belfry floor. Many of the congregation rushed to the exits and the service Was delayed until an examination had been made by Chief of Police C. O. Thompson and the Rev. John G.

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