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woMEN's a,oHrs IN DIVORCE

Judge Barratts decision admitting the testimony of wife in a divorce case for desertion where the husband had not been personally served with notice of the suit. is . radical step In the divorce jurisprudence of the state in that 1t will open wider than hereto fore the way for obtaining decrees of separation. The judge bases his cpin-
 ion solely on the act of the legisla-
 ture of 1911. which changed the pra-
 ct,ce of many years in this regard
 Formerly 1t was the rule that neither
 n wife nor husband could testify against the other in a divorce pro-
 ceeding for any cause except to es.
 tab,ish the fact of the marriage. and
 this deterred many unhappiiy married
 persons from taking their troubles into
 court.
 Ancientiy the rule of evidence was
 that under no circumstances could q
 husband and wife appear as witness against the other. which was in ac- cordance with the common law theory that they are one But with the pas sing of the centuries, during which womankind have been gradually broadening their right and strengthen ing their privileges. the tendency has been to grant exceptions where rigid adherence to the rule obviously work ed injustice and to recognize the fem me covert" as an individual not altO- gether hidden" in the old Norman legal sense behind her husband. For generations we have had the femme sole traders" or women engaged in trade: the laws of decedents' estates have been broadened 90 as to give married women greater rights as heirs of their husbands: they may make their wills with comparative freedom from the old restrictions. and the law Jeaiously gives them protection in their separate estates.
 So that the letting down of the bars in the matter of divorce evidence is ouiy a logical development of this tendency. But the legislature might consistently have gone further than merely to allow the exception in cases of desertion. The suits which arc based on "cruel and barbarous treat meent and indignities to the person such as to make life burdensome and her condition intolerable" are ire auently more din,cult to prove when the wife s excluded from testifyins than instances of Assertion where there are usually close relatives. cog nizant of all the facts. who are quail fled to appear. Cruelty may be. and most often is. resorted 10 when there are no other persons present to witness 1t, and therefore 1t is hardship to deny relief to a wife who may be justly entitled to freedom from a brute but is unable to prove the offence except by her word alone. If 1t is proper to permit ex parte testimony in deserton. how much more reason there would seem to be to extend the same right to these other more serious cases where tn woman's very life may have been endangered.-Ex.
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Nome Wssk1y Nuggs&, l month ..Dee Nome wssaiy NuGest. ysar ..ee.es NUGGET MINING AND DREDGING
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NOTICE.

All persons who have their names registered with the City Clerk for passage on the revenue cutter Bcar are notified to be in readiness to go aboard about one hour before the Vic torIa arrives in the harbor.
 By order. . RELIEF COMMITTEE. Dated at Nome. Alnska. Oct. 3Oth. 1913.
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doiug.. Don't let any std6 of that kind ret on the market. Remember we are keeping a place warm for you here and we expect you to do your duty on the outside and boost, boost, boost.
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Official Paper
NOME, ALASKA, OCTOBER %. 1918

It seems almost unnecessary to com . ment farther on the unfortunate mud de made by the United sates in re- gard to Mexico. But now that there is . possibility of the real man of the Administration kicking over the traces and handling the affair himself 1t may be interesting to sec just what he has been up against
 In the first place Mir. Wilson's pre- decessor in the White House was never at any time a strong man. He was at one time the tool of T. Roose- welt and as long as he was merely the agent through which Roosevelts poii- cies were carried out and allowed to be nothing more that the conductor through which the Rooseveltian elec- trio current passed he did very well.
 Anything that has ever been con- nected with Roosevelt has been ex- tensively advertised. So 1t happened that William 1T. Taft received his share of the reflected glory from his chiefs light. Also there was behind Mir. Taft n very powerful agency in the shape of big brother who con. troled something even bigger than president, the Wall Street interests.
 Finally these interests cgged MT Taft on to knifng the man who made him md he broke with Roosevelt Then came the revolution in Mexico and Taft wanted to do his duty. tried to do his duty and stratshtcn things out. But brother Charlie and his Wall street friends didn't want 1t straigh- tened out in the only legitimate way it could ,,c done and the thing hung fire until nfter thc country had shown that 1t was tir,si of inc republican party and it's ways and had elected Mfr. Wilson. Then Mir. Taft contin- ued to do nothing md finally passed the buck to Wilson. It was not a very gracious act but nobody told him to d" anything else. so Mir Taft just let 1t slide over for the democrats to set tie.
 Had Mir. Grover Cleveland been pre- stdent we would have heard very lit- tie about tho Mexican situation and European interference. The whole matter would have hecn settled In about two weeks.
 Had Mir. Wilson been president when he took up the burden dropped onto his shoulders by the man who ducked his responsibility nt the bchest of Wall street 1t is probable that Mexico would have promptly been straightencd out. But alr. Wilson was new the job. He had never bcen professional polo tician. He had never made his bread and butter by blatherssiting tho Ann erican public. He was A student and a deep thinker. but like all students he dealt largely with theories.
 In the secretary of state that tho democratic convention tied to his coat tails Mr. Wilson certainly had the pro- fcssinnai politician. but ono who had been complete failure when In busi- nsss for himself. Afr. Wilson listened to tho wisdom Of the soft dcgrsed 1fas. ter of statecrsft with tho result that what Taft. tho tool had left in . de- plorabls state. Nr. Bryan. the lecturer, mAAa . hundred timss wore by hls iwnosance in international mattefs.
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seNp YOUR LAUNDRY

To the Peopies' Laundry where you will receive good work szseutsd by nsns but white smplsyss. whs receive the standard vngeA
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PHoND MAIN NO. C

Entered as second claas matter. Feb Se. 1887. at the Postoncs at Nome. AlAslA, undsr the Act of Consrss cf March .. 1o71
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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-01-11

But It's out OF season." she de-
clared, promptly.
Ihat makes small difference with
= poacher."
her belief in her ability to lead NE
10 the tree of which We were in quest
was not unfounded. Twice she paused
and peered in between the gray
trunks which grew close to our path;
once she took a step off the Trail.
pending in keen-eyed search Of Ger
tam familiar landmarks. These were
the only Interruptions to what was
otnerwise a straight march to the
goal
When. at length. We reached it, She
idenuhed it beyond question. and
had little difficulty in finding the nail
from which the piece of canvas had
oeen suspended. 1t was one Of thin
WIRE with very small head. driven
INTO the tree at a distance of about
tour and a half feet from the ground.
Just beneath it | found four scatter
ing bullet holes, with the bullets too
oeeply embedded to be extracted with
SO poor tool as pocket knife.
from this it was evident that the
shots had been fired at comparative
~ snort range, as indeed they must
have been. seeing that the trees here
grew so thickly as to make impossi-
bic any very extended line OF sight
upon the target.
Somewhat to Evelyn's perplexity !
began making a careful inspection OF
the ground, not only about the tree.
but as far away from it as the range
OF vision extended
What are you looking for!" she
demanded, with a show Of concern,
and. | thought, little peevishly.
Footprints" | answered laughing
Behold the American Sherlock"
Have you found any?"
Only Cinderella's," and that put
her in good humor.
But l found something of much
more Importance than the indenta-
tions of shoe soles. ! found it very
near the foot of the tree. just below
| where the painting had hung. 1t was
| half hidden by underbrush, and at
| first ] mistook it for a stone Gnob
served by Evelyn. l slipped it into my
pocket
"After ALL" l said to her. there
| not very much to be learned here. is
| there"
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New Mexico.

The zinc output for the year Is
placed at 100000 pounds.
News from the Red River mining
district of Taos county, just over the
Colfax county line, is to the effect that
everything is on the boom there.
In the Burro Mountain district OF
Grant county, the biggest development
CT the year is the starting Of 1000
foot tunnel to tap some of the richest
ore bodies OF the Burro mountains at
great depth. This work is being done
Ey the Phelps-Dodge interests on
Che mung creek.
New Mexico made a small increase
in the production of zinc ores in 1872
over the previous year but in lead out
put exceeded the production of 1911
by two-thirds.
BY far the most important metal
mining operations are in Grant county.
The Mogollon distric. of this county
produced an estimated total of $1,000,
600 in gold and silver during the year.
the total production for the state of
these two metals being reckoned at
s3,500,000. The Ernestine, Deadwood
and Socorro mines are among leading
producers Of the Mogollon district.
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Mineral Output Shows Increase.


San Francisco-The value of Cali
iornia's mineral product for 1912
reached a total of Well over s91, ,5O0,-
600, being an increase of S4.o00,00O
over the production Of 1911, according
10 q bulletin issued by w. H. Storms.
state mineralogist. Great activity has
been evident in the mineral industry
and an increased production will I'M
doubtedly be shown in every branca
with the possible exception of copper,
ewing to the fact that the fume trou-
Bile has not been satisfactorily solved,
but the value OF the copper produced
will show a large increase due to the
advanced price received during the
year. Conservative estimate of the
leading mineral products for 1912 is as
follows: Petroleum, ST,000,000 barrels,
valued at si1 100000; gold. $4,000.
900; cement, SIC. 100000. copper. $5,-
100000; crushed rock (used for all pur-
roses), $4,o00000; brick of all kinds,
$2,500,OO0; borax, $l,50o.0O0; natural
gas, 81 100000, quicksilver. $750.000;
silver, $75o,000; lime and limestone,
$3.50, 600; mineral water, salt and clay
pottery. $1,250.000; miscellaneous min
cral, S2,000,000.
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The sailors broad collars were de-
vised so that the powder or tar on the
wearer's queues should not come OH
on the blouse. In the old days every
sailor wore his hair in queue and
either had the queue powdered or held
together by tar. This was not GOOD
for the blouse or Jacket underneath.
So detachable broad collars were add
ed. Sailors stopped wearing queues
century ago. But they still wear the
wide collar. When Lord Nelson died
the British navy went into mourning
for him. Sailors put broad black rib
bons on their caps and oiack rlooopS
on their blouses. AID the rloDons re-
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CHAPTER v.
Found Dead.

My motor boat, which had been
running swiftly and smoothly, with
the least possible clamor from the eX-
then, after a succession of choking
sobs ceased all effort. and gradually
losing headway. drifted idly with the
tide
well done. Jerry" whispered
from my seat in the stern to the cap
able young Irishman who was bend
ing over the motor-whispered be-
cause, as all the world knows, the
water is sounding board, and had
no intention of permitting any one
on shore to hear my words of ap-
proval.
To all appearances the motor had
broken down, and We were yoyagers
in distress.
THE tides settin' in murmured
Jerry. UNLESS l miss me guess, it'll
land us on his beach inside o. five
minutes, sir"
The slender scallop of new moon
had set an hour before, but the night
was luminously clear and the stars
blazed with an almost southern efful-
gence. There was very little breeze
and the waters of the Mianus were
scarcely rippled. The air was chill.
however, though now and then there
came to us a warm breath from the
fields which all day long had lain bak-
ing in the fervent sunshine. Along
the shore to our left we caught the
oF ;uht hn
tages.
To Jerry Rooney every inch OF the
little bay and river was familiar
Each light was for him a landmark;
and SO. as much by intuition as care
full calculation, he had clogged the
engine at point whence, taking
tide and current INTO considera tion
we might count upon drifting to the
water end of Artist Murphy's lawn.
AS we drew nearer and he stealth
lily pointed out to me the location.
was able to descry little grove OF
trees, black in the starlight, making
a horizontal barrier across the limit
ed enclosure, and hiding, like a rope
portiere, the bungalow from the riv-
er. Through this no lights penetrated,
and l began to doubt that. after all
my pains, should find at home the
object of their taking.
A catboat, with sail wrinkiing in
the uncertain breeze, glided by US. al
most too near for comfort. and we
caught sentence. two sentences. in
fact, from the conversation OF the
occupants:
Nobody knows him." in clear. ring
ing masculine tones; and. He's
handsome, if he is surly,' In a wom-
ans voice.
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Colorado.

An estimate places the gold produc-
lion of Colorado at s20.42G.742 in 1912.
There were 1o,943,l53 tons of coal OF
all kinds mined in Colorado during tho
year 1912. This is an increase of Sl5,-
55S tons over the output of 1911, when
there were 10,127,595 tons mined.
During 1912 the United States mint
in Denver bought $11 ,S24, ,152.0S in gold
and silver from various counties in
the state and s6.234.59G.7S from other
states, Canada, Dutch Guiana, Mexico
and South Africa.
l.. B. Roberts, leasing on the old
Victor mine, on Bull cliffs at Cripple
Creek, has made big strike at a
depth of coo feet, whore he has opened
an entirely new ore shoot seven feet
in width which averages easily $7o to
the tor.
A rich discovery is reported from
the Mammoth mine in the East Argen-
tine district at Georgetown. At the
bottom of the 200-foot shaft and at the
extreme end Of the east drift a body OF
ore from ten to fourteen inches wide
has been uncovered that shows gold
and silver values OF bettcr than $50 a
ton.
No extra holidays were permitted by
the majority of mine operators in the
upper Clear Creek district at George
town. Nearly all Of the men returned
10 work and conditions are again nor
NAL. The Capital Mining & Tunnel
Company, operating Oh Griffith noun
tain, is making ready to increase its
working force.
The oil production of Colorado did
not vary much from the previous year.
The fields rear Florence and Boulder
held their own, the new wells driven
furnishing supply of oil more than
equal to the diminished flow of the
cider wells.
The Leadville Herald-Democrat, in
its New Year edition. gives the gross
value of Leadville's metal output for
1912 as follows: Gold, S1.147,0l9; sill
yer. $1,S5G,170; lead sl,0G5,76S; cop
per, $44O,405; spelter, s6.G73.252. To
tai, $l1,1S2,G1G. This comes from 49,
4o4 tons OF crude ore.
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CHAPTER iII-(continued). i.

There are two ways Of looking at
IT," l replied. my eyes fixed on the
canvas and its perforations. AT first
glance it does seem spiteful: but then
there is a chance that it is not icono-
clasm. after all. 1t may be. you know.
tust the reverse. | have not infre-
auently seen portraits that were so
unjust to the originals that they fair
ly cried out for destruction"
But this is not one like that, she
retorted. This seems to me very
good portrait. am sure Uncle Rob
ert must have looked exactly like it,
ten years ago."
Alas, We do not all see with the
same eyes, l assured her. smiling.
The destroyer may have looked on 1t
as a caricature, not having your cul-
tured taste in art" l held it on at
arms length, and after regarding 1t
critically for moment between half
closed lids, l continued, DO you think
you could point out the identical tree
to which it was nailed?"
Il could try" was her answer.
is it far?'
Not very. A mile, from here. pos
sibly. Owe: the ridge"
Near anything In particular"
Near the trail which leads up from
the trout stream to the entrance drive
not far from the Lodge"
When will you take me there?" I
asked.
For just An instant she hesitated.
We might go now." she replied. 'if
1t weren't that l am expecting Celia
Ainslee for luncheon. Suppose We say
fve o'clock You can meet me at the
Lodge. It's a short walk from there" !"
"Fine!" I approved. thrusting the
portrait head beneath my arm and
taking possession of both her white
gloved hands. Slender and shapely
hands. yet wonderfully capable.
"Good-by!" she cried, laughing.
Take care of my uncle!" with a
glance towards her punctured find.
"Good-by!" ! returned. releasing
her Your uncle shall have my most
faithful concern"
The real Significance OF the words
she, OF course, did not comprehend.
But as l stood watching her until a
turn in the path enfolded her from
my sight, their echo, ringing In my
ears, impressed me with their preg-
nancy. Her uncle was evidently the
focal point of crafty and vengeful
conspiracy. the seriousness Of which
! had been foolishly endeavoring to
minimize; and as such he was in
need, not only Of my concern. but of
all the loyal, energetic. and efficient
mid of which l was capable.
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CHAPTER ~.
The Chinese Servant


Four O'Clock found me rapping at
the door Of Cragholt Lodge. Consid-
erinx that it was built thirty-five
years ago by one Of the Townsbury
family who probably read English
novels but had never been nearer to
England than Coney Island. 1t pos.
sessed a surprising picturesqueness !;
due in large part to its covering Of
dark English ivy.
had anticipated my appointment
with Evelyn by full hour; for l
wished to question old Romney. the
lodge keeper; and the questions were
not for milady's ear.
He opened to me promptly, in per-
son, this odd. rugged old man. with
his scanned brow and great shock Of
iron-gray hair and beard. He was in
his shirt sleeves. but on seeing me
he reached for his coat. which hung
on a peg beside the door.
Never mind the coat. Romney,"
said, don't make yourself uncom-
Portable on my account. It's warm
afternoon"
TT Is warmish. sir" he assented;
but despite my protest he was thrust
ing his arm into the coat sleeves.
IT'S been an uncommon hot Septem-
ber Won't you step inside. sir?"
He knew his place too well to indl-
cate any surprise at my visit; yet I
felt he must be curious over an event
so unusual.
Il have an inquiry or two to make.
Romney." l told him, as. accepting
his suggestion. l stepped into his
cosy. old-fashioned sitting room. Il
heard some shooting over this way
this morning. and I've been wonder
ing whether the game laws weren't
being broken"
He placed cushioned rocking
chair for me, and l sat down.
Now did you hear that. too, Mr.
Clyde?" he asked. Frightening. as he
leaned against the low sill of one of
the daintily curtained windows.
Twas about ten O'Clock, sir: little
altar. maybe, was doin' bit Of
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RX
HORACE
HAZELTINE
SYNOPSIS.

Rr bert Cameron. capitalist. consults
Phlnp Clyde. newspaper publisher. re-
EarolnE anonymous threatening letters he
has received. The hrst promises a sample
OF the writer's power on certain day
ON that day the head is mysteriousiy cut
from portrait OF Cameron while the lat
ter is in the room. Clyde has theory
that the portrait was mutilated while the
room was unoccupied and the head later
removed by means OF string. unnoticed
by Cameron Evelyn Grayson. Cameron 5
niece. with whom Clyde is In love, finds
the head of Cameron's portrait nailed to
a tree. where it was had been used as
target.
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When Every Sailor Wore a Queue

main to this day, not only on the uni
forms OF British sailors, but on those
of other navies as we'll The broad
bell shaped" ends Of sailors trouser
legs were thus shaped SO that the
wearer might more easily turn his
trousers up above his knees when he
had to swab the decks. Deck swab-
bing was hateful and supposedly de-
grading task. Hence the sailors called
their enemies .swabs" as .erm OF
contempt
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December Output of Cripple Greek.

Cripple Creek.-The total tonnage
of Cripple Creek ore handled by the
mills and smelters in December is re-
ported at 79,200. and its estimated val
ue at $1,203,450, an average of $3.50
ton. There wero exceptionally
heavy shipments by lessees prior To
the holidays. The production, with
estimates of value, are given in detail
in the following table:
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simply because he persisted In having
spats and In wearing them.
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TREND OF METAL VALUES.
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-25
LADS LEAVE
FOR MEET
AT NORMAN
Confident Of Winning HOnOrs in
State Athletic Contests Chick
asha VIII EnterssSirOng Team
--AII Lively youngsters

With every man in the pink Of con-
dition and eager, the Chickasha high
school track team left this afternoon
for Norman, -where they are entered
in the state track meet. Every man
on the team realizes that he win be
pitted against the cream Of the high
school athletes in the state, But while
realizing this. the team as a whole,
exudes confidence from every pore and
are going into the meet with a true
show me- spirit
Probably She most censiaent man
on the team is Coach Beach who
states that his bunch has a good
chance to bring home the bacon. He
admits, however that it Is fighting
chance a. that. but in the past. the
chickasha lads have demonstrated that
that is all they ask.
BY weeks Of patient work, the team
has been culled to seven men. Wei.
borne, Cochran, Shannon. Gowdy. Heff-
ner, Dugan, Whitaker and Welborne.
Cochran and shannon will enter all
the sprints up to and including the
quarter mile. Gowdy and Heffner are
entered in the jumps. Gowdy in the
quarter and 22O, Heffner in the 220
hurdles, Whitaker and Dugan in the
half and mile runs, Whitaker and
Welborne in the discus and Welborne
going 1t alone in the hammer and shot
The relay team is composed Of Heff
ner Gowdy Shannon and Cochran
Heifner may also enter the pole vault
Several OF the enthusiasts will make
the trip with the team.