davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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my poor wounded heart just now. but
you did not know. Okazaki, I have
lost my little child. and l want to pur-
chase an image of Jizo that / may
pray to him, that may ask him to be
kind to my little son. Taro. What do
you think he is doing now?"
Okazaki drew in his breath, and
with profound solemnity answered:
He is chasing FURNISHED dragonfiy."
How do you know, old MANI"
Il know because I know" replied
Okazaki, blinking at the sunshine.
THE SECRET
IF / only knew as you know" said
Kinume, Il should be happy"
"Ah,' said the curio seller gravely,
peace will come to your sad heart IL
you will pray to Jizo long enough. He
is kind. he is good. and most assuredly
does he play with the souls of chill
dren. Here is an image of him. Let
me wipe away the dust. There. Is he
not divine father and mother in one?"
Kinume took the figure in her hand,
caressed it, and looked into the calm,
smiling eyes. "Oh, Jizo," she said soft
ly. ''be vary good to my little one.'
AS Kinume walked home. choosing
the shady side of the road lest the hot
sun give Jizo headache, she CHANGED
to pass the Tea House of Thousand
Joys. She paused and looked at this
gay building, gazed into it, for most
of the sliding screens had been re-
moved. In one apartment she saw a
woman in a deep blue kimono radiant
with silk worked cherry blossoms
dancing before a small male audience,
while geishas, nodding and smiling,
played the samisen. When the dancing
ceased there was murmur OF ap-
plause. One man caught the dancers
hand, caressed 1t, and looked eagerly
into her laughing eyes. That man
was Kinume's husband. She knew the
meaning of that touch. that look, but
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NKAZAKI, the curio seller, sat
asleep in his little shop-a gray,
somber figure with a nodding
read. Children came and looked at
Tim, smiled and went away; but for
he most part the dreaming of Okla
;aki seemed to cause no particular
interest in the street. No one was
urprfsed that this old man could not
teep awake on a very hot summer
lfternoon. and even the dusty images
# the gods about him had grown
weary of waiting for prayers. They.
:oo, seemed to doze in the sunshine.
ieemed TO rock gently on their
ihelves
Presently Kinume Golden Plum
slower) came down the street. She
ooked timidly at the seller of curios.
stretched forth her little flower of q
iand and said, BE honorably
pleased to wake up"
okazaki opened his eyes. Alas"
aid he, that an old man should
iream away a summer day and keep
young lady waitingl But kindly
AXE my many years into considera-
don and pardon the shortcomings of
I very foolish old man.
i wish to buy one of your gods. :"
aid Kinume. peeping into one of her
ong silk sleeves.
The old man tottered to his feet.
You wish to buy? Dear me. haven't t
Iold anything for such long time
hat you take me by surprise. You
wish II p1rchase a godg What god?
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have so many in my miserable es-
Buddha sitting on a lotus. See how
he smiles, as if Nirvana were a. smil-
ing matterl Buy not Fudo or EmmaO,
for they have such ugly faces and will
but frighten you with their august
! hideousness. Should you love the sea,
l have Isora, and If your honorable
cooking be not to your husbands lik-
ing, then purchase this very fine image
of Kojin. Personally, asking to be
forgiven for expressing my unworthy
opinion. I prefer the goddesses to the
gods. See how many faces Kwannon
has, and how many succoring arms.
With such a number of eyes she can
always see. and with such a profusion
of ears she can always hear-inesti-
mable advantages when one considers
that several of our dieties are way
ward and are inclined 10 be little
Indifferent to human supplications.
Here is radiant Benten. goddess of
beauty"
II want an image of Jizo'
"A very excellent choice. for is he
not the most gentle and lovable of all
the gods? He can cause the most ex-
cruciating toothache to cease, he can
calm troubled sea and he can play
with and protect the souls of little
children"
Kinume suddenly sat down on the
mating and hid her face in her
sleeves.
The old man looked distressed. 'I
fear I have talked too much. The
shop is hotter than the place where
'gali' dwell. How your shoulders
tremble. like the wings of butterfly.
and how pittifully you weep"
The curio seller took down a fan
and commenced to sway it gently to
and fro.
Il am wei: aga'n.'' said Kinume,
looking up with smile. You touched
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they will pick the specimens
themselves"
What is this?" 1 inquired. in
dicating with my pencil some
thing which looked like a large
auditorium.
That" replied the Plans, 'is
another part of me which will be
under cover 1t will be dug out
of the side of mountain and
will be called Geyserland. In
there will be portrayed the Mas
ter Builder at work. Now here
are some rather interesting
things about this Geyserland
which can hardly be put in f1g-
ures. OF itself it will be larger
than a New York City block and
will have a stage four times the
size OF the stage of the New York
Hippodrome."
ANY scenery?"
Tons of it. To give you some
idea of the magnitude of this
particular part of our exhibit,
] would like to state that the
scenery will be arranged on fiat
cars and operated by electricity
on network of regular Railroad
tracks OF course you won't see
all this mechanical part--in fact
you will hardly hear 1t. Now 1
contend that any show big enough
to have it's scenery shifted on fiat
cars is worth the price of Admis-
sion no matter what you pay"
You are not keeping anything
from me?'' ] asked, as I was be-
ginning TO get used to being fab
agasted and consequently was re-
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Then your Principality of Toy
land, G. U. isn't altogether for
children?"
You walt and see-what are
you any way but a grown up
Child? Now" he said, ''get this
If you can and You will have my
idea of Toyland in a nut shell
/ figured it all out long ago that
Shooting the Chutes was nothing
more or less than an overgrown
Cellar Door-and made fortune
at it."
Where do you get your ideas
for the mechanical part of these
things?"
Thompson laughed. do you
know, he ratified on, that my
engineers get stuck on that about
half the time? Whenever they
send out the S. o. S. signal, L tell
my Office Boy what / want, let
him off for the afternoon and send
him home to make 1t. What he
brings back has never yet proven
the solution of perpetual motion
but 1t Is a Kids contrivance and
that is what / want. Then /
turn it over to my engineers and
they figure out how it can be run
to the best advantage for the
least money"
81 gather I said, getting my
things together, that some of
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Flower sat in her garden shortly
after sunset Okazaki passed down the
road, murmuring to himself. as was
his wont.
'Okazaki." said Kinume. do you
remember one who bought from you
an image OF JizoY'
Indeed do" replied the seller Of
curios. MY customers are not so
many that should ever forget them
Would you like to see my little
SOM"
But he is dead, is he not?'
They all say that-all. because
they do not understand Be pleased
to come into the garden and sit on
the stone of easy rest, and in a
little while you shall see Taro"
Okazaki slowly entered the garden
and sat down on the stone of easy
rest close to Kinume. He saw the
lanterns swinging on the gateway
and on the corners of the house.
"Harkt' said Kinume Can not
you hear the murmur of far away
voices-a Wonderful whispering that
comes from yonder hill?"
Il hear nothing-nothing. only the
sound of the sea-"
For some time the old man and
the young woman remained silent.
Then Kinume suddenly sprang to her
feet Look" she cried eagerly.
Look Jizo, clad in blue and brown
and green, is walking along the road.
and resting on his bosom is my little
one. Jizo is calling me. Taro turns
his head and smiles
The old man tried to restrain XII
hume, but it was useless. She ran
to the garden gate, and. bowling be-
fore the divine playmate of children.
took her child in her arms and
pressed her cheek against his hair.
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nous advertising advantage ii is
going to be for the Fair itself
AS far as / am personally con-
cerned, If / break even the Union
Pacific makes money-but it can't
make money unless 1 break
even--And can't break even un-
less the Fair is a success. All of
which puts the Union Pacific rail-
road behind the Panama-Pacific
International Exposition from
hand car to snow plow."
What do you figure you are go
ing to cost the Union Pacific Rail-
road?" I inquired.
Il don't know exactly-but if
you want to publish some figures
you are perfectly safe in stating
that seven hundred and fifty
thousand dollars will be able TO
shake hands with a round million
without either of them throwing
their arm out"
What is going to be your
chief feature?"
You will pardon my modesty'
said the Plans, but to my own
way of thinking the most remark
able thing about me is what / am
going to give you for the money
and am dead serious about that.
You know there Is an Indian Le-
gend that the Yellowstone Park
was the top of the world-the
Smoke Stack of the Universe, so
to speak. All / can say is we are
going to spare nothing in the way
of Fuel"
Are you going to reproduce the
Old Faithful Inn?"
I'VE are going to reproduce the
entire work of the Master Build
er. as far as Yellowstone Park
Is concerned--absolute The
Inn itself will be $50 feet long
and will contain every possible
luxury and comfort, and from
the Old Faithful Inn with It's
luxury and comfort. you step out
upon the Top of the World.
Now this Top of the World that
I speak of will be an exact and
absolute reproduction of the
Wilds of Yellowstone Park
even to the reproduction of the
Geysers-which please note will
geyser exactly as they do in the
Park itself-so many times an
hour or day, as the case may be.
As everything will be done to an
exact and definite scale. you will
be able to stand or be seated. at
your option, and watch this won
derland revolve at your feet 1t
will be timed so as TO make one
complete revolution every "a
hours.
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WHEN THE GEYSER,s
READY TO GEYSER

Can you see all sides OF it at
once?"
Not exactly at once. but you
can see any side of 1T any time
Let US say. for instance, certain
Geyser Is due at 2 o'clock-all
you will have to do is to locate
yourself at the proper place and
at 2 o'clock promptly that Geyser
will Geyse. Why" continued the
Plans, warming up to its subject,
this particular thing doesn't ap-
pear on me as a blue print, but
they are actually going to bring
the Rocks and the Trees from the
Park itself-and, incidentally.
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YESTERDAYS ARE A
DRUG ON THE MARKET

That" he replied. ''is looking
backward, which Is something I
never do. Tomorrow is my Day
Yesterdays are a drug on the
Market. and the price never
changes. Here" he calculated.
calling me over to the drafting
table, here is the whole thing
Look it Overland with that
brief but emphatic Introduction
he left the room for awhile"
so you are the Union Pa
cific Railroads Yellowstone Park
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By SsLGrry'' Han'ris


Frederick Thompson has done
everything in the Show Business
from spiking the Elephant to
Building the famous Hippodronis
in New York. Between times he
designed, built and owned the
world famous Luna Park-from
all of which it is very plain to be
seen that when it comes to having
people paying for playing. he is
World Series Timber.
Il called for the purpose of
talking to you about Toyiand." I
said, leading up to the subject
abruptly.
BANGH.
(The curtain will descend for
one minute to denote a lapse OF
time.)
"Toyland," shouted Mr. Thomp-
son, SAY that is going to be Some
Show. Do you know what I am
doing right now?' he asked.
/ thought he was going to dive
through a roller top desk-but
didn't say so.
Well" he continued, II am
putting the finishing touches on
one of the biggest things you or
I win ever live to see'
''Toyland?" I asked.
Not a bit of it," he answered.
Il am just completing a few of
the remaining details of Yellow
stone Park"
I moved over and sat little
closer to Murphy, but as Thomp-
sons Craftsman kept right on
working and his Secretary didn't
scream, things looked a little
more hopeful.
That is to be one of the Con
cessions, is it?"
1T is" he thundered, "and If
there is anything better on the
Grounds when the Fair opens, I
will cheerfully consume my Stock
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COMPARED To WHICH
THE RIVETER-

Compared TO the aforesaid Fred
erick Thompson-Party of the
first part-a compressed air riv-
eter working overtime on a rush
order is a xylophone solo with
the soft pedal on.
That mans mind is fifteen years
ahead of where he is sitting-and
Know All Men BY These Presents
that If he ever calls on me and
brings his mind with him, I'm
out"
Bring on your Floods, let the
Earth tremble and the Flames
roar. I'll take a chance on get
ting to the Foundry before the
medals give out, but as for
Thompson-Tell the Gentleman
am out, James-and before Won
can say it twice. that is Just
where will be-rope ladder or
no rope ladder"
And these impressions-eacb
and every one Of them-I gath
cred before Harry Murphy came
in. and Harry was just thirty sec
onds late.
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Jewelry can be successfully cleaned
by washing in hot soapsuds to which
few drops of ammonia have heen
added. Then shake of the water,
rinse in alcohol, and drop into box
of jewelers. sawdust. This method
leaves neither mark nor scratches and
gives great brilliance to jewels. gold
and silver.
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The Best Investment

no small job to separate them
and at the same time endeavor to
keep the Carnival Spirit
The little Corporal of Conces-
sions makes a business of anus
ing people and then turns right
around and makes a pleasure of
his business. I'll defy any man
in America TO guess whether he
is working or playing-unless the
Guesser is blindfolded and the
Guessee is out of the room. And
10 matter what the guess is, I'll
bet it is wrong, and I'll go fur
ther than that and wager that
Thompson couldn't tell himself.
If Frederick Thompson was in
any other business, he would get
through with whatever he had to
do so early in the day that the
chances are he would be arrested
for yagrancy before 10 o'clock in
the morning.
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To those who can not walk he
stretches forth his strong
shakugo (sacred staff);
And he pets the little ones,
caresses them, takes them to
his loving bosom.
So graciously he takes pity on
the infants.
From the japanese.
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Amusements for the sc. us"

gaining a little of my courage.
Il was going to hold this out on
you" laughed the Plans, but you
might as well take it all. Our
Water Fall Spectacle will. so far
as we know, contain the greatest
amount of water ever in captivity.
Now, hold on tightw it continued.
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HE next time I interview
Frederick Thompson, l will
go completely equipped
with mental shock alb
u sorbers.
Never again will I al
low myself to be swamped by a
man with a loose leaf mind.
The filing system does not ex-
ist that can get any further than
"A" if it attempts to keep up
with Frederick Thompson alpha
betically.
Any Fact is interesting. but
when you are greeted with a
handful Of confetti of Facts. it's
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Before We get down to per-
sonalities." / remarked. with my
eye on the door. your Mr.. Thomp-
son doesn't seem afraid to pat big
figures on the back and call them
by their first names. does hep
why should he?" returned the
Plans, he has shown in more ex-
positions than you are years old.
Built, organized and ran Luna
Park and the Hippodrome.
know as a fact that. while Luna
Park was under his control. 1t
played to over fifty million paid
admissions. I'd like to have you
run that--it ought to look we'll
in a one cent paper"
IT take it. then, that you have
no lack of confidence in your de-
signer?"
mo. nor in the Company which
is going to see me through. AS a
matter of fact, / am not afraid
of anything connected either with
me or this Fair. No one is, as far
as that is concerned-except per-
haps a few of you who live here
and haven't the faintest idea of
what is boiling right in your own
kettle"
Don't STOP" I encouraged. ely
at it"
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tinued. If you want to interview
me on Toyland you will have to
wait until some holiday falls on
Monday-then we can go at 1t
Saturday morning and can cover
a little ground by the time you
have to go back to work on Tues
day"
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STOP SMOKING
YOUR POPPIEs

ct intend to-, replied the Plans.
You are the first crack / have
at a Native Son, and the sooner
you fellows stop smoking poppies
the better II will be for you. Now.
] am part of Railroad. and /
am going to unfold little just
for your benef1t-a sort of Excess
Fare Explanation, as II were"
"All aboard" / shouted. Call in
the brakemen and open the Throt-
tie"
WELL" continued the Plans.
getting all mussed up in the ex-
citement. when they get through
with me I am going to be Yellow
stone Park in capsule form. Cap
suie, as compared to the Park it
self. but outside of that ! prom
ise to be about the largest swal-
low in the Grounds. From the
Old Faithful Inn as you enter to
feeding the bears at the exit. no
detail will be missing"
How did all this happen to
start?''
That is rather an interesting
story" said the Plans; you see
Railroad took 1t upon itself 10
make an extensive and expensive
exhibition. In this Fair both the
Union Pacific and the Santa Fe
are going to be among those pres
ent--from COW catcher to ca
boose. The strange part of 1t Is,
that while / am going to be
Concession. 1t is not the intention
of the Union Pacific Railroad to
be either in conflict or in COM
petition with any other Conces-
sion. They are not going into
this with any idea of looking to
the Admissions for their profit.
What they want to do is work
with the Exposition and for the
Exposition. and you can see at
a glance that when my road turns
its enormous advertising facili-
ties loose on me as a special fea-
ture of the Fair, what an enor-
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PUTTING II nANKIY

The story v now beiag retoli At
Washington Of mn American patriot
who cnec called nj the White House
to nsk for certain post. lie savc
iis name and hi. business aad WA
hhown into what he supposed was n
waiting room. SAYS the Pathfinder.
Ne picked up ncwrrspcr from The
table and hogan to read. In n tcw
minutes another man cane In and
he. too. after n giancc nt the other.
picked UP newspaper and began
to read.
After little tho firs: American
remarked casually: - suppose you're
here on the same business 40 l ans
II don't know was the reply.
What arc yoa here ahout''
oh. said the other airiiy. i've
come 10 make the old chnmp give
mo = job. Have you:'
well. no: not exactly" replied
tho second man. pleasantly. I'm the
old chuinp himeslf."
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Csnu.he,s.0Reod.

A wedding of interest to Trinidad
'eoplc will take place ia Denver to.
light when Miss Mary Ossood Of
hat city will become the wife of
John T.. Carruthcrs Of Ration. New
,Mxico. and both we'll known In this
ity. Miss Osvood u q sister of Mrs
I. u. 2andcr-on Of this city and has
listed in Trinidad nm several occa-
dons and is most welcome visitor.
VT. Carruthcrs was employed as ca
.inecr for the e. r. and I. company
this city until a year ago. and has
.incc then resided In ltaton. Tho
ollowinx IL an account of the well
ling IA it appears In tho Denver
Vows:
Shasta daisies will be bankc |
With palms and ferns TO form u back
round for one Of the pretties, we'd
tines OF the month. whith will take
,lacc this evening at the home OF
he brides mother. Mrs. G. r. Os
food. when Miss Mary Osgood. a
most attractive and interesting
oung r!ri. VIII be married to John
arruthcrs.
THE ceremony will he performed
" the Rcy. Dr. Frank l,ayicy. and
Witnessed by mnny friends.
Two nieccs OF tho bride, Alma
md Betty Osguod. will he flower
trls. and viii he gowncd in dainty
vhitc frocks and carry baskets OF
Ink sweet peas adorned with large
rfic bows.
Miss Eleanor Leonard and Miss
lelcn Iialvcrt will be the brides
iai,is. and will wear gowns OF pink
harmcusc made simply. They will
AIRY nr,nsfal Of Jack roscs.
"Misa Louise Allen will attend AS
laid OF honor and will 6e robcd In
creation of white crepe meteor.
immcd in soft lace. She viii carry
killarney roses.
The brides gown viii be Of white
harmeuse. ciaboretely draped and
trimmed in shadow lace. She will
Tear tullc vcll fallins from 4 little
ace car wrcathcd WIN orange blOs-
ons to the end Of her court train
tcr bouaue, will he an elaborate sf-
'ir OF white sweet peas and valiey
lilies. with shower Of otxpgs
,loeron'. tf
"Bayard Carruthers Of Pittabufy z
brOthcr oi the groom, will net an
est man.
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ARE YOU IN A Rurl !

Front
recently sold for the
hAs-wih pubshcrs But others
failure
similar publication exceedingly profitable.
TuhlfheT keeping
today falls require
the day. aud he finally the wall
the
\
times" m hard.
activity n II find
needs OF the He
good chance they II he will his head
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1000 GRADUATE AT co1rxR1A

New YORK, Juan i.-soiumbIa Tni-
ycrsi'y fod1y graduated more than
1000 students. the largest numheI
In the IL; years Of Its existence. l.
IL said To be tn. largest army Of stud
-nt. ever sent out from n rinsi. uni
v.rx!'y In this or asy other country
Mt one time.
The chronicle=news., 1913-06-04
soy EXPELLED; FArHER
SUES SCHOOL BOARD

Denver. June &c. A. Roberts to
day filed suit in the district cour
asking $1,000 damages against tn
Denver school board. Roberts file
the suit rs next friend to his 10
who was dismissed from ttc hi
school by order Of the board bccaus
he was charged with being n mcmbe
M a Greek letter fraternity. Forty
six pupils expelled by the same orde
OF the board.
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BOY ACCIDENTALLY SHOT;
~ INJURY NOT SERIOUS

HdIph HuhteF, tOh OF MT. anu WrS.
NJ. II. Hunter Of 1922 Ash street. ac-
cidcntally shot himself through the
foot this morning while out hunting
with somc ncixhbor boys. The ac-i-
dent happened on reservoir hill.
wheto they wefc shooting n targets
youss hnnter acpidessaily pulling
ne, trissef Of NJ ~ ri1s md. Shoot
tns hinseif thruosh, Ahe foot. lie
wss caff4ed hosns by Ms com paaions
and tho bullet wus extracted. His
condition Is not serious.
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lsid,e Isrt, Id c.keaa!e.

Mr sad Mrs. Robert ;'rsGi~y o
t;okcd41n entertained few Of ihc.'
frtsasr last evening ct q hriezr par
~. siscn a. u farewell To Mr. an
Mn. Moscn Eai Miss Tess Guile,
Sho leave In fox ds.s for akns a.
md Missouri for the summer. Drids
sas played during the evening nm
he flint prizes were won by Mr.. al
Mrs. iscrt Fields. The consoiatio,
rrtxrs were awarded 10 Mr.. Iircdic
md Miss Myrtle Dulany. \ lunch
on carried out In the color sohem.
,! pink ami white was served durin
,hc evening by the hostsss. as,istc
~ her sister. Miss Myrtle Duian,
ur. and Ms. bradley cntertaiac
ur. and Mrs. Moses. Air. aud Mir.
.!crt Fields. Miss Hess Galley. His
Myrtle bulany. and Dr. Dunkic.
The chronicle=news., 1913-06-04

Warrington. ID. G.. June t.--1ap
ans rejoindcr to the United states
rcriy to her protest against the Call
fornis alien land Law. delivered per.
yonaliy by Ambassador Chinda to Sec
retary Bryan late today. sets out VII!
tho Toxic government continues Il
regard the Webb law as discrimina
tory against Japan: In dcriosatioi
Of the cqualiiIes Of treatment pre-
scribed by International law and I
violation Of the treaty Of 1911.
The chronicle=news., 1913-06-04
AFTER THE JOB.

''whu, ! been tryin' to tell you.
.aii Mr.. Eristus Pinil"y. lis dat dc
offic. ought To seek dc man.
II don" heard you. replied Uncle
Rssbury. "Eu, da, sound to me bout
d. same as sayin' n spring chicken
ought to 40 out an find hungry
--inman I~s In tim. to he cooked
fob sunday dinner. Washington
srar
The chronicle=news., 1913-06-04
SUBMARINE CONTRACT LET

Washington. Juno i.-Sccrctary
Daniels today awarded the con,rac,
for the construction of the submar.
Inc tender Bushnell TO the Seattle
Dry Dock ard Construction Com.
pany. Of Seattle. at $s35.00O. The
vessel Ia to be delivered In Il
months.