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Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-12-04

ner of the great hall, gloomily. he
would have said, watching the festivi-
ties in the drawing room.
There was complex tissue OF emo
tions to be read in his face. but
smile OF pure good humor dominated
it.
He had not asked Ursula which OF
them was the successful one. At the
time he hadn't cared But now he
was puzzled to, as it were. pick the
winner. Whichever he was. he
looked exactly as the other must
| feel.
We'll" said Jabez, with what cheer
fulness he could muster, which one
of you fellows do l congratulated"
"What?" shouted Reverend Arthur.
WHAT" echoed Delaney.
Whose ring is it she's wearing?"
| demanded Jabez. "One of you ought
to know"
Not l." said Reverend Arthur.
Again echo answered:
Not l."
And then a sickening silence enyeI
oped them. Jabez was merely puzzled
but the hearts of Reverend Arthur and
Delaney were like lead in their bos-
oms, the lights were blurred in their
eyes and the knowledge of defeat took
for the time all the JOY out of life.
Not one of the trio spoke, for there
was nothing more to be said.
In the drawing room the tide OF FUN
was rising steadily. Expectation stood
at tiptoe. 1t was nearly time for the
Christmas tree. For the moment the
leaders of the merriment had disap
| peared. Ursula and Jones were no
| where to be seen
| Weren't they. though?
! Suddenly Jabez laid compelling
\ hands on the other two. They turned
4 and followed his look
/ There were two H. ores in the darl
\ the almost dark recess at the IA
d end of the hall. This War a childreni
\ party. but these weren't children
Il And then, in a moment, Reverend
n Arthur and Mr. P. Wilmerng Delar
n cey knew where Jones had hung tn
n mistletoe.
NJ I'm going to get out of this" sal
NJ Wilmering.
N 81 think I must be going myself,
NJ said Reverend Arthur.
n 81 can't CO." said Jabez.
NJ MY car is here" said Defiance!
N I'VE could make a dash"
Y Il never could get out to it," sal
Il Jabez. They're waiting for me O
q the sidewalk
| Possibly" hesitated Reverend A
thur, If l were to go irst-er-
~ dressed in such manner as to CT
" ate a diversion"
y Reverend" exclaimed JADE
u you're a brick" He opened do
Is that happened to be at hand. Il que
ID we can change clothes in here"
- said
n+ Five minutes later Jones and |
sula came upon the product OF Il
DIV metamorphosis. First they gasp
or with establishment and then howl
ar with delight while the reverend &c
ess tleman wriggled in sheepish emb'
in rassment But a few words suffic
mr. to make clear to them the situati
he and then they jumped into the gar
with a will, adding touches here a
-ha there to Reverend Arthur's p
on, turesque If not handsome costume.
Ton but you need the wig to make y
tho complete" said Jones. Here it
or Reverend Arthur had put his ha
,,as to the pillow. He put on the wig.
,.as Delaney returned from a nom
tary sortie to the carriage drive. 81
,s man has the motor going" he repc
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-12-04
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PART THREE-ContInued.

Jabez turned to look. then thought !
he wouldn't.
And now" continued Ursula,
they're coming back into the car"
Good bye" yelled Jabez. The door
stuck as doors will. When the
man in the tan overcoat got II open,
Jabez was gone. Looking eagerly out
OF the window Ursula thought she saw
a man scuttling like a scared cat up a
dark little cross street; she thought
she saw him take a header over an
ash barrel half submerged in an old
snow bank. but she could not be
sure.
Then she turned back and began
gathering up what she could find OF
Mrs. Biggs' Christmas dinner She
was SO busy at this and so intent on
ignoring the thirty-two pairs of eyes
which were trying to bore holes in
her that she was unaware that the
conductor had come in and was stand
ing over her.
Fare. please" he said coldly.
And" he added. IF that gent that
just skipped out was wild you. you
kin pay for him. too"
Ursula began tumbling over the
things In her lap. "Im"-in a sort of
gasp-"Im afraid" she said. that |
must have left my purse in the auto
mobile"
The conductor was not an amiable
man. 1T makes no odds TO the com
p'ny where you left it," he began
Ten cents. please. now" But AT this
moment "A man who had been riding
on the front platform with "A turkey
came back into the car. Here's your
ten cents" he said. and sat in the va
cant place beside Miss Allen
Il was taking this bird out to Mrs
Callahan's." he observed in his prosai.
way as he tucked II between his feet
I'm glad l happened TO be on tn
same car"
II was Jones.
I'm glad. too" said Ursula
We now return to the man who fel
over the ash barrel McAdam, for
was indeed he. was not hurt. for tn
barrel was covered with a heap OF las
weeks snow. shoveled up there froI
the street He quickly decided tina
for the moment. he was safest wher
he was. lie crouched down In III
snow behind the barrel with listenin
ear" as Shakespeare says. waiting Il
the chase TO go by. Two. three. fiy
minutes passed and nothing OF tn
sort happened. Only the snow.
which he nestled. slowly melte
around him. became. in fact. uncor
fortably slushy. Perhaps the pu
suit was abandoned or perhaps thei
was some trick about this apparent 1
activity He would try to find on
Cautiously he lifted his head al
looked down the street. Nothing
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-12-04
Idaho Seed Fair.

Pocatello, Idaho.-The fourteenth
annual seed fair of the Idaho Seed
growers association will be held here
January II. Prizes amounting to $500
will be awarded for the advancement
of seedrrowing
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-12-04

ed, and there isn't snow enough to
bother US. We can be OF In min
ute"
Reverend Arthur shook hands with
Ursula, walked into the vesibule and
James let him out into the night.
From a window they watched him
as he vaulted the low fence and sped
down the street pursued by VOLCANIC
figure in a tan overcoat.
"Nowi" cried Ursula. Now is your
time! Oh. don't stop. Good luck!
Merry Christmas to all of you'll"
They were gone. Jones alone re-
manned at her side-only Jones!
THE END.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-12-04
Tire4 of the Poet.

San Francisco.-Mrs. George Sterl-
ing, wife of the California poet, is
said to be about to file suit fro d.
vorce. "Incompatibility of tempera-
ment" is believed to be the grounds
for action against the poet.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-12-04
A Forlorn Hope.
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She-How can he ever hope to win
a woman's love, when he wears such
whiskers?
He-He raised them as forlorn
hope, after seeing the way she fon-
died her Skye terrier.-Life.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-12-04
Cincinnati Goes Dry,

Cincinnati.-Cincinna was hermet-
lcally sealed Sunday, the first Sunday
since the new state liquor license law
went into effect, and the 500 newly
licensed saloons all remained closed
during the day.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-12-04
Enqineer Burned to Death.

Denver, Colo.-James Duffey of Den
yer, engineer on the Colorado and
Southern. was burned to death Sun
day when his. engine ran into the
side of a snow-covered mountain OPP
posite Black Hawk.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-12-04
The Indian Version.

An Indian who had been told by a
white man that feathers were good
to sleep upon, secured a feather and
slept upon it.
white man heap big liar" was his
c0mment
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The Nevada County picayune., 1913-08-08
REs AND FLUCTUATIONS GOVERNING THE CONTEST ARE MENTIONED BELOW

The contest shall close on day which will be announced later. 10 days prior to closing of contest, the judges will carefully lock or seal ballot box and take same to the Picayune Office, where the same will be in place where the voting can be done during business hours and locked in vault at night until close or contest, when the judges will take charge and count same and announce the young la. dies winning in their turn.
 The last ten days all the voting must be done in sealed box at the bank. If you do not wish anyone 10 know whom you are voting TOT place your cash for subscriptions, together with your coupons, Tn sealed envelope which will be furn- ished you and put same in ballot box. This will give everyone fall and square deal.
The Nevada County picayune., 1913-08-08

in this contest or work for contest ants.
 Votes after being counted cannot be transferred to another. Be sure to know whom you are going to vote for before coming to the ballot box, as the editor or any one will positively not give any information on the subject. The keys to the government ballot box shall be in possession of the awarding com mittee during the contest.
 For the first thirty days the pa per will run a p vote coupon which can be voted free for any lady contestant.
 Contest to run not less than 90 days. Closing of contest will be announced 25 days it. advance of closing. The right to postpone date of closing is reserved. if sufficient cause should occur
The Nevada County picayune., 1913-08-08

l. ANNOUNCEMENT.-T h IS Pirno and Popular Ladies Voting Contest will be conducted fairly and hor estly on business principles, strictly with justice and fairness to all concerned. With the above prin- ciples it will be an assured success.
 2. PRIZES. The capital prize will be an Obermeyer 6 Sons Piano. Also other valuable prizes to the amount of many dollars, which are announced herewith.
 3. CANDIDATES. La dies in this and adjoining counties are eli gible to enter this contest and the party receiving the largest number of votes shall receive the S400 Ober- meyer & Sons Piano and other pre- miums will be distributed in accord ance with the contestants standing at the final count.
 1. TIE IN VOTES. Should any of the candidates tie in votes the
The Nevada County picayune., 1913-08-08

Publishers Nusi: Company will award similar prize, according to standing at fraI count.
 }. VOTES CLASSED.-Votes will be issued in the following de- nominations:
 New subscriptions, 800 votes, S100 Renewals, 5O0 voths S1.00 Renewals, more than one year,
 600 votes, Sl0O Back subscriptions, 100 votes, Sl.00 , years new subscriptions, 5000
 votes, S5.OO 10 years new subscriptions.
 F, 300 votes S10 0O 20 years new subscriptions.
 3O,OOO votes, S20.00
 6. INSTRUCTIONS. R e s u Its as to standing Of votes will be is- sued after 30 days No votes ac- cepted at less than regular price of paper concerned in this contest. No one connected with the paper will be allowed to become a candidate
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-12-18
LISA VIEWED
BY GREAT IHR0NG
ESTIMATED 10000 PERSONS SEE
PICTURE IN FOUR
HOURS.
NEW MOTIVE FOR THEFT
French Detective Suspects Mercenary
Desisn-Story of Girl May Have
Bearing on the
Case.

Florence. Dec. ia close examina-
ton of the painting, Mona Lisa
has disclosed a slight abrasion on the
cheek and a scratch on the left shoEl-
der, which were received while th@
picture was in the hands of Vincenzo
Perugia.
The chief of police says Perueia
believes that he has rendered a serr.
Ice to Italy and is under the impress
sion that his Imprisonment was nee
essary to save the face of the author
tiles, and that he soon will be released
and rewarded.
Great Disorders Experienced.
Great crowds gathered at the Ufhzi
gallery where the Mona Liza WAS
exhibited. Although strong cordous OF
carbineers were drawn up around ths
building and others guarded the en-
frances and halls, the struggles or
the multitude to get inside resulted in
greater disorder. Soldiers we're thrust
aside or knocked down; windows were
smashed, and the people swept through
being forced u the exits by the
surging masses behind. In four hours
more than 10000 persons viewed the
Leonardo Da Vinci masterpiece.
When order was partly restored l25
visitors on the average were admitted
every minute.
Motives May Be Mercenary.
Paris. Detective Nicausse has
made an important discovery among
the effects of Vincenzo Perugia which
seems to throw fresh light on his
theft of Mona Lisa" The discovery
lends to show that in taking the pic
ture from the Louvre Perugia was
not actuated by purely patriotic mo
ives, as he pretended was the case,
and that the theft was long contem-.
plated.
Among miscellaneous papers were
;wo notebooks, dated December, 1910.
he time when Perugia was employed
by a firm of decorators which was en-
gagged at the Louvre in placing glasses
On pictures. The writing in the note
books, the detective says, is in the
hand of Perugia.
The first book contains a list of null
ti~-millionaires, including the late ,.
Pierpont Morgan, John d. Rockefeller
and Andrew Carnegie. The second
contains a list of art dealers and col
,ectors, not only in Rome, Florence
and Naples, but in Hamburg, Berlin,
frankfort and other German cities. -
Woman In the Case.
The police investigations have re-
vealed the fact that Perugia was deep
ly in love with an exceedingly beauti-
full girl, the image of Mona Lisa
Ninety-three fervent love letters from
The girl, signed Mathilde, were found
in Perugia's room. 1t appears that
some years ago Mathilde was brought
20 a dance hall by another Italian who
luarreled with and stabbed her, and
then fed. Perugia witnessed the at
lack upon the girl, and, being struck
by her beauty, lifted her into a cab
and took her to the home of an old
italian m who nursed her back to
health.
The acquaintance developed into an
ardent love affairs. The police hope to
obtain from the girl information con-
corning Perugia which would clear UP
the question as to whether he had
accomplices.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-12-18
BUSTERS OF MRS. YOUNG QUIT
HARRISON GUSTS MEN WHO oP-
POSED FORMER SCHOOL HEAD.
Declares He Would Remove Other
Enemies Of Educator II He Had
Power-Makes Statement.

Chicago, Dec. 1.-the designations
Of five members of the school board,
all of whom are said to have voted
against the reelection of Mrs. Ella
Flagg Young as superintendent, have
been accepted by Mayor Harrison, to
take effect at once. The designations
accepted are those of John G.. Hard.
ing, Charles O.. Sethness, Harry A,
Lipsky, James I. Dibelka and Henry
w. Huffman.
The designations have been held by
the mayor since the appointment of
the board.
In accepting these designations,
Mayor Harrison stated plainly he
would remove other opponents oil
Mrs. Young II he had the power.
Members Harding, Sethness and Di-
belka, considered the mayors person.
al a%ppolntees ON the board, received
sharp letters from the mayor, criti-
cizing their votes.
The reelection of Mrs. Young was
made by me an administration meas
ure six months ago." the mayor wrote,
and all my friends were so notified.
The failure of friends personal and
political, upon whom | had counted to
give my wishes support, has placed
me in an embarrassing position which
requires drastic action to show the
public at least that | was not a part
ner in the secret method adopted to
obtain Mrs. Young's removal"
News that the designations of FIVE
board members had been accepted
was received with rejoicing at a meet
ing of the Teachers federation.
Mrs. Young was engaged again re.
ceiving callers, who came singly or in
delegations, to voice their indigna-
ton. She has accepted a position as
educational editor of a Chicago news
paper and said that under the law
her successor had been legally elect
ed and saw no way to compel her own
reinstatement.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-12-18
U. S. RADiUM GOING FAST
Valuable Ores Shipped Abroad to Dis.
advantage of Home Industry
Says Report.

Washington, Dec. 15.-Deposits OF
radium-bearing minerals in the United
States are being rapidly depleted by
wasteful exploitation, chiefly for the
benefit of foreign markets, according
to a report issued by the bureau OF
minerals.
From Colorado and Utah, said to
possess the most important radium
bearing deposits known in the world,
the report said, there was shipped to
Europe in 1912, carnotite ores valued
commercially at 1892, 900.
This, the report added, Opened to
foreign medicine and science oppor.
tunities in this most promising field
that have been denied to our own PEG.
pie except by purchasing the manu-.
featured radium compounds at an al.
most prohibitive price,"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-12-18
COLO STORAGE TRUST PROBE
U. S.. OFFICIALS CONCLUDE CON,
troll is NOT NATIONWIDE.
Inclined to Blame Hen for High Prices
Of Eggs-Combines in Large
Cities May Prevail.

Washington, Dec. 13.-After several
weeks of investigation over the United
States, officials of the department of
justice have reached the conclusion
that there is little ground for belief
that a nationwide cold storage trust
exists.
Every United States attorney in the
country was pressed into service for
quick survey of the cold storage field,
and their reports to Washington indi-
cate that while combines have been
formed in a few of the large cities,
there is no reason to believe there is
a cold storage plant controlling the
price o. eggs and other products in all
parts of the country.
Sufficient evidence has been forth
coming, however, to show that in some
of the cities such combinations do eX-
list and the department already has
turned its attention to a careful scru-
tiny of the operations of cold stor-
age men there. It's next step will be
to trace the lines Of interstate combi-
nation between the dealers in these
large cities for, without connection be-
tween them across state lines the Sher-
man act would not be available and
the departments effort to bring down
the cost of living by the breaking of
a monopoly hardly would be success
full.
The inquiry has intended to put the
department of justice on the side of
the department of agriculture, placing
much of the blame for high egg and
poultry prices not on cold storage men,
but on the hen. According to reports
cold storage men have suffered from
a marked lack of eggs and other prod
ucts and the prices have gone up for
this reason.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-12-18
Mr.. TAFT HAS STRIKE PLAN
Former President Against Compui-
sorry Arbitration But Offers
Another Course.

New Haven, Conn.,. Dec. 16.-For-
mer President Taft took a stand op-
posing compulsory arbitration of Ia
Dor disputes which, he said, had been
found useless, and advocated the APP
pointment of a tribunal which should
refer its decisions to public opinion
FOR the settlement of strikes.
Professor Taft gave this opinion in
4 talk In which he introduced John
Wesley Hill, president of the interna-
.ional peace forum, who spoke ON In
1ustrial Peace"
Mr.. Taft also told how the rail
road spine" delayed a %workmen's COM
p%ensation act.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-12-18
A WOMAN SUFFRAGE PLANK
Robert NJ. laFoIIette Plans a Coup
for Coming Wisconsin State
Campaign.

Milwaukee. Dec. Ex-senator Rob-
ert Nj. LaFollette is said to be plan
ming a bold coup in this state in the
coming campaign, the plans for which
will be sprung on his followers at the
conference which is to be held in
Madison in q few days.
II is the plan Of Senator LaFollette
that his followers shall come out as
the open advocates of woman suffrage
for Wisconsin. and that the woman
suffrage question shall be made one
of the cardinal planks in the coming
LaFollette campaign In Wisconsin.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-12-18
Germany Accepts U. s. Invitation.

Berlin, Dec. lathe foreign Office
has formally notified Ambassador
Gerard of Germany's acceptance OF
the invitation extended by the United
States to send a squadron OF warships
to attend the opening of the Panama
canal. The number of ships to be
sent has not yet been determined
The public announcement was con.
strued here as a probable attempt Ia
soften Germany'ss refusal to partici.
pate In the Panama-Pacinc exposition
at San Francisco.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-12-18
stesansson Probable Deserted.

Ottawa, Ont, Dec. 13.-From frag-
meDtary reports from royal northwest
mounted police and other sources re-
ceived here there Is q disposition to
believe that Sibly Almur ~Stefansson.
the explorer. who has reported that
he has lost his ship, the Karluk, has
mo-. be- ~l-treated fairly by other mem
bers Of the expedition. The opinion
II that the Karluk has lost Stefansson
rather than that Stefansson lost the
Karluk. II 10 known hereSthat there
was trouble on the Karluk on the
way up the coast to the Arctic.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-12-18
AMERICANS TAKEN
OUT OF TAMP|CO
ADMIRAL FLETCHER ACTIVE IN
PROTECTING INTEREST OF
UNITED STATES.
SITUATION GROWING WORSE
American Naval Officer Cables Wash,
ington of Terrible Atrocities
and lntimates Blue Jackets
May Land.
BULLETIN.

Washineton.-After four days Of
fierce fighting, the Mexican sarri-
son at Tampico, reinforced by the
arrival of eunboats with troops,
ammunition and dynamite, has
driven the attacking constitution
alists out of range Of their guns.
With a cessation of hostilities,
medical officers from the United
States gunboat Tacoma and the
scout cruiser Chester are ashore
In the military hospitals helping
to care for more than 200 wound.
ed.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-12-18
Or. Carl Won Klein 10 Dead.

Chicago, Dec. 15.-Dr. Carl H. von
Klein, widely known for his research
work into the medical lore of the an
clients Is dead here. DIR. Won Klein
spent a fortune in his studies. His
health broke last summe when his
son. Edmond e. c. o Klein Of Min
neapoiis, was arres.>< on complain,
of Miss Ethel Newconb, who charged
that the young man had bigamousl,
married her in Portland, Ore. ane
then deserted her, taking with him bel
jewels valued at $500.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-12-18
spsniards Lose Property.

FL Paso, Texas, Dec. 15.-Formal
protests were sent to the Spanish
ministers at Washington and Mexico
City on confirmed reports received
that General Francisco Villa, the rebel
leader. had confscated all the prop
erty of Spaniards resident in Chihua-
hua and had served notice on them
they must leave the country within
ten days. The S~paniards In Chihua-
hua, VINO own property there valued
at $4,000, 900, appealed to Harry SEQ
bel, the British vice consul.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-12-18
Japanese Launch Battle Cruiser.

Kobe, Japan, Dec. 16.-The battle
cruiser Haruna, a sister ship of tina
Kongo, which was built in England
FOR the Japanese navy, was launched
here. Japan will build three super
dreadnaughts In 1914 in home dock
yards. Though classified as . battle
cruiser the Haruna. in size and power.
will be almost the equal Of the United
States battleship Texas. In speed
md radius Of action, she should be-
superior to the Texas. The Haruna
. 704 feet long. 90 feet in breadth
md. sDas a dradgnt az II fSet i've
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-12-18

Bowmanville, Ont, Dec. ia west.
bound passenger train on the Grand
Trunk railway crushed into the rear
end of a w~est-bound freight train near
Oshawa killing an unidentified man
and injuring three others. Twenty
freight cars were thrown into a tan
gled mass along the tracks.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-12-18
Entertain Champion Young Farmers.

Washington, Dec. 13. Champion
boy and girl farmers from thirty
states arrived here and for a week
will be the guests of the department
Of agriculture. There were eighty In
the party and each has a record for
achievement in raising either corn or
potatoes or for having the best and
most profitable vegetable garden.
The boys and girls will spend a week
In sightseeing in and about the cap
Iital.