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Experts Say Gunnison
Region Without Oil

There is no Oil or gas field in the
Gunnison river region in Colorado. in
the opinion OF experts Of the Geological
Survey. Because of insistent reports OF
escaping gas along the river. mile or
so above Austin and the forming of a
scum on pools Of water in the vicinity,
led to the belief that there was a large
oil or gas field just under, the surface.
NJ. X. Campbell geologist of the sur
vcy, made an examination and found
the gas was not infiammable, and was
therefore not natural gas" and that
the scum was formed by iron deposits.
and not by petroleum. The rock fOrma-
ton, he found did not indicate the pres
cnce of oil or gas.
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HAS 45.YEAR RECORD
AS TRAMP AND HOBO
Man Who Hasn't Worked in That
Time at Seventy-five Goes to
Poorhouse.

DETROIT Nov. s.-After spending
forty-five Of his seventy-five years In
continuous. tramping from one State TO
another, never in all those years having
had a place that he could call his nome.
and having eaten only on the bounty OF
others, George Gordon has at last found
a resting place in the county asylum at
Eloise. Here he can be sure Of food and
shelter without fear Of barking dogs
and scolding women, the necessary COM
plement to leading a vagrant's lie
George was overjoyed YESTERDAY 70
receive the priced ticket for Eloise az
ter. an hours waiting and investigation
at superintendent Dolan's bands. He
was worrying for fear this should only
be a repetition Of his previous attempts
in smaller towns to obtain shelter. the
order to 'hit the pike and don't let us
see you around here again" With no
relatives in this country and only poor
ones in Scotland. who have not written
him in years, he faced q hopeless win
ter. until he was allowed to go to Eloise.
II came to this country from Scot
land forty-five years ago." said the
aged man, "and one misfortune after
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another In New York forced me TO
take up a vagrant's life. I have been
travelling In .side-door Pullmans. since
that time, but the brakes have been
kind to an old fellow like me. and
have rarely put me off. 1 have newer
worked for anything. but have begged
for nearly half q century, and though
no one ever called me the king OF
tramps, I feel entitled to that name,
because Of my long hobo's career.
Sleeping In fields and barns have left
me rheumatic and shaky. and I am
afraid my rowing days are over"
George stopped here to wipe his dim
eyes, and then went on to give his
favorite remedy for colds. ANY time
you sleep out in a wet field over night
and catch cold, three drinks OF well
water taken before the sun rises viii
sure cure YOU" he said. 1T has always
worked in my case.
Superintendent Dolan felt that
George was imposing on the county in
not having given the community the
.easure of q longer residence before
applying for aid.
However, this isn't Russia said
the head of the poor commission, $50
/ guess we'll have to take him In"
George knows a bath attendant at
the poorhouse. with whom he sailed
before the mast previous to his
tramping career, and Is overjoyed at
the prospect Of spending the long win
ter days In his company.
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BEST MAN" HELPED
WIFE WIN DIVORCE

ST. LOUIS. Nov. s.-Sidney T. Bixby.
who was best man at the wedding Of
Miss Mildred c. Stribling to Harry
Arthur Blackwell three years ago. was
chief witness for Mrs. Blackwell in
proceedings which resulted in her OBJ
tanning a divorce by default. Mrs.
Blackwell Is q half-sister of Lady Peek.
formerly Miss Edwine Thornburgh.
As Rixby began his testimony in a
low tone, with some appearance OF re-
Iuctance. Judge Withrow directed him
"Judoe, 1 am in a peculiar position.
I am friend OF both parties In this
suit. I was best man for Blackwell at
the wedding"
you are best man for Mrs. Black
"Not at ALL" Bixby responder rather
heatedly. II am simply testifytng to
the facts. I am only witness"
Bixby related that on one occasion,
at his home. Blackwell treated his wife
so roughly that he had to be elected
from the house. He said that Blackwell
used improper language to Mrs. Black
we'll, and was asked by the court to re-
well" answered Bixby. I'm no,
much Of 'cusser.' but I'll curse IL you
want me to-"
was it profanity" Judge Withrow
asked, and on the witness answering
that it was, did not press the inquiry
further. Bixby said he had heard
Blackwell accuse his wife Of going with
other men.
Mrs. Blackwell testified her husband
drank excessively and nagged her IT
public places and at the homes ol
their friends.
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PATIENCE IS NEEDED
IN SOUTH AMERICA
So Declares German Traveller
, Regarding Quest for Trade
by United States. ~.

NEW YORK, Nov. 9-"The success
of the German in South America is the
result of his willingness to please, his
readiness to furnish anything the Gus
toner desires. That's what we aim at, /"
said Ernst Tischerauer. Mr.. Fischer
auer. has travelled south America in
ing house for more than ten years.
"The Americans are like us In that
particular" he continued. "but the
English are not And that's the rea-
son why we have succeeded In obtain
ing more trade than the English, and
wfiy the Americans will eventually beat
them in commerce. An English manu-
facturer wants to make q customer
take what the manufacturer has on
hand, while we will make for the Gus
toner exactly what he wishes.
sell in the Argentine. 1t gets very
cold there in the winter. and the people
wear caps with bands that come down
over the ears. / went to a manufac-
turer in Manchester, and asked him to
make me the kind OF cap wanted.
should be made any other style than
that he had always manufactured.
bought cloth in bulk In Manchester and
sent it to Germany, where I had the
caps made"
America Is that they have been drilled
like soldiers in their business. In which,
by the way, they are not accepted un-
less they have had a definite amount OF
scholastic education.
Americans are getting on well in
Latin America" he said, but they have
some things to learn, and one of them
is patience. One man, whom I liked
very much, came to me In the hotel at
Lima, and complained that he could
not get his orders done in two days.
I'll miss the steamer he said. Miss
the steamer! / said. Why, man, you
must never take your steamer ticket
in these countries until after your bust-
fness is finished
Another thing the Americans must
be willing to do is to be more free with
their samples. I travel with forty
trunks. There are about 10000 marks
worth Of samples in them, on which
pay perhaps 5000 marks duty and 1,5oO
marks freight"
Mr.. Tischerauer was interested In the
plan of Secretary Redfields Latin
American committee to introduce an
exchange that would not depend on
London. He thought it wOuGd be a good
thing for this country.
But it will not do he said, TO start
with anything so small as N.O0,OO0. as
one bank has proposed. That's only
drop in the bucket.
'If Germany wins she will keep her
trade" he concluded; '.if she loses, she
will begin at once to increase her trade,
to build it up
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weeks, and l ought to have been back
here TO take up my work fully two
months ago.
You see, while I have taken out my
first papers for American citizenship,
have not been living over here the ten
years necessary to become immune from
serving in the Landsturm, in Germany
and as ! was in Germany, ] could be
called upon for service.
I'm Germany, while the whole country
has been, and is united on the justice
Of Germany's cause. everybody thought
our only opponents would be France
and Russia, and that the war would not
last long. 1t was my duty to remain in
Berlin, but NOBODY anticipated that the
Landsturm would be called out. 1t did
not seem possible that England would
get into the conflict, and was prepared
TO remain and await the call which it
seemed certain would not come. Then.
when England joined the war, / stayed
on, still awaiting the call.
FINALLY, with not being able to hear
from home, and the uncertainty of how
long l might have to stay, wore on my
health. When il seemed that 1 might
have to wait indefinitely, was able to
show that my professional arrangement
over here had been knocked out and
that could not get any money. l got
special permit emitting me to proceed to
the United States.
Il had booked passage on a Dutch
steamer, but learning that this was
dangerous / left Germany for a Scandi-
navian country and came out by a
Scandinavian steamship. Under the cir
cumstances, I prefer not to tell the
name of the vessel.
How did I lose my hair? Spy fever.
In the first days Of the war in Berlin,
people were very much excited on the
subject of spies. On an early day in
August l happened to be walking in the
Kurfuerstendam, when suddenly l no.
ticed PEOPLE looking at me curiously.
turned to find myself followed by a
crowd that increased at every step.
"A Russian. they began to shout at
me- and other cries that made me
very uncomfortable. ] quickened my
pace and almost ran to my hotel, the
crowd following. Inside Of half an
hour the long locks that i had come
self had been cut. At such time
could not afford TO be mistaken for a
Russian.
soon afterward 1 happened to meet
an old schoolmate. now in the diplo-
matte service. He did not recognize
me at first. In the depth Of my gloom
7 said to him. AT such a time as this,
persons in the world He smiled. What
about us diplomats?' he asked.
Il can assure you that ] never was
so happy to get back to New York.
You don't know what a land Of peace
looks like unless you have been where
there Is war. But people who have
known my devotion to French and Rus
sian music may wonder IL 1t will con-
tinue, now that Germany is at war with
France and Russia. So far as the war
is concerned 1t will make no difference
with my music
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MEN IN YEARS, BUT
CHILDREN MENTALLY
Many Such Cases Among In
mates of Kansas Prison Be-
coming a PuzzIing Problem.

TOPEKA, Kan, Nov. 9-A new sys-
tenn Of requiring a mental and psyche
logical examination Of all convicts IN
the Kansas penitentiary to. determine
their fitness to become good citizens
when released has brought the State
face to face with an entirely new
problem in dealing with its criminals.
Governor Hodges put the new sys-
tenn into effect some time ago and the
first tests have just been submitted to
him by the parole board.
The problem is: What should the
State do with men and women who
are years past the legal age. but
whose mental activities are those OF
young children? Ihirty.eignt prls-
of the governor in one month. They
were examined by the prison physi-
clan as to their bodily health, mental
condition, sociological ana psycho-
logical record to determine Just what
chances the prisoners had to make
or the thirty-eight only six had the
normal mental activities OF their age.
four We're slightly below normal, and
twenty-eight men and women from
twenty three to fifty-eight years old
proved by actual tests to, be really
seven to twenty-one years OF age.
These people hal slow mental processes.
but all were unusually quick tempered:
A man thirty years old had attained
the mental activities OF q child OF
seven. He thought that the highest
profession" to which it was possible
to attain was that Of a prize fighter.
1t was his greatest ambition to have
physical training that he might be-
come a white hope" When the
prison physician asked him what his
lowest ambition was-what the pris-
oner regarded as the lowest possible
profession that ne could enter-the re-
ply was statesman"
AnotlAr man charged with murder
talked and acted like a boy Of seven:
A negro. thirty eight years old, mad
the mental activities of child Of eight.
srWhat are we going to do with these
men and women" asks the. governor
Not one Of these thirty-eight men has
an equal chance with other folks II re-
leased from prison. They are too old to
submit to the same treatment as
child of the same mental age, but they
are actually only children in grown-up
bodies. They have been the victims OF
environment, lack of training and con-
troll at home, and their minds stopped
developing early or when they stopped
going to school:
"Steps should be taken, to prevent
the reproduction of this class as much
as pososible, but there ought to be an
other form of punishment for those
We have with us now than peniten-
itary. A farm and school, with the
community or group system or hvlns;
and control without high walls. would
be better than prison. we main.
taan a school at the prison. and 1t
does much good. but this sort OF men
should have as much mental training
as possible, with the actual LABOR
secondary consideration. until there
is some Indication Of their minds being
developed"
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B|GDEMANDF0R
SUMATRA TOBACCO

NEW YORK, Nov. s.-There Is big
business being done at the present time
nv importers of Sumatra tobacco. Ine
war has caused the indefinite postpone
ment of the fall auction sales In ANS
terdam, and this, together with the fact
that the part of the coming crop SUIT
abIe for American use will be small, is
causing the cigar manufacturers 70
cover their present and future needs IN
n liberal way So active is the demand
that il is thought that the stocks now
in the hands Of the importers Will be
entirely cleaned up by the first OF the
year. "a T..
one Of the absorbing points OF IN
terest in the trade is the test suit that
II is planned to bring soon against one
Of the steamship lines for alleged vio-
Iation of shipping contracts. These
contracts contain 4 clause that says
thev will be void in case Of war, and
the carrier company has voided them
and advanced it's rates. AS the tobacco
Ia carried between Amsterdam and this
city. and as neither Holland nor this
country is now engaged in war. the i'm
porters claim that the voiding clause is
ineffective.
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Fruit LAXATIVE FOR CROSS, SICK CHILD
GIVE EONLY CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF FIGS"

foul. constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the bow
els and you have a well. playful child
again. When its little system is full of
cold, throat sore, has stomach ache,
diarrhoea, indigestion. colic-remember
a good liver and bowel cleaning should
always be the first treatment given.
Millions Of mothers keep "California
Syrup Of Figs" handy; they know a
teaspoonful today saves a sick child to-
morrow. Directions for babies. children
Of all ages and grown-ups are plainly
on each bottle.
Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bottle
of california Syrup Of Figs" Be-
ware of counterfeits sold here. Get the
genuine. made by california Fig Syrup
Company" Refuse any other fig syrup
with contempt.-AdVt.
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Cleanses tender little stom'
ach, liver, bowels without
injury.

Every mother realizes that this is the
children's ideal laxative and physic, be-
cause they love it's pleasant taste and
It never fails to effect thorough IN
side cleansing without gripping.
When your child is cross, irritable.
feverish. or breath Is bad. stomach sour,
look at the tongue, mother. II coated.
give a teaspoonful of ''California Syrup
of Figs" and in a few hours all the
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The season for shooting partridges,
rabbits. squirrels, and other game
opens in this county tomorrow and
closes December "a. The Law prohibits
hunting on Sunday or when the ground
is sufficiently covered with snow TO
mako tracking Of game possible. and
allows shooting only between sunrise
and sunset. The penalty for each Vio-
lation is fine of not less than $25 nor
more than 800, one-half of which goes
10 the deputy warden, constable or
other person procuring conviction.
There Is also law which prohibits
killing OF more than fifteen partridges,
twelve woodcock. twelve rabbits or
twelve squirrels in any one day, the
penalty for violation being s. for each
piece OF game killed over the limit.
Before a nonresident OF the county is
allow ed TO hunt he must obtain from
The clerk OF S1e circuit court a license,
paYirg $l5 for same. A license Is not
necessary, however. when person OBJ
ialns from o property owner a written
er1nit TO hunt, but the permit Is eff
i.ctive only so far as the property OF
the person giving il is concerned.
For many years the game laws of the
,,guty have been violated with i'm
punity. but this year it Is said an effort
will be made TO strictly enforce them.
.peT,ity Game Warden ]. Lloyd Whipp
and John K. Thompson have made ar
rspgements to be steadily on the JOB.
srd Sheriff Whalen and his deputies
snd the various constables are also ex-
f$cfed 10 be on the lookout.
The November term Of the circuit
court for this county began here today,
wi.h Judge Edward c. Peter on the
oench and grand and petit juries In at
tendance. Civil cases will first be dis
posed of on Thursday, November Is, the
criminal term will begin. Among the
important criminal cases 10 be tried are
four I'm which murder is the charge. as
follows: Jacob Cue, for killing Horace
Young near Damascus, this county. on
August Is; Susie Thompson, for killing
Joseph Fish, at Thompson's Corner
0a0tember q: George s. Mills. for kill
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HEADACHES

Thousands of men and women suffer from
head aches every day. othG- thousands nave
head aches every week or every month. ana
not at regular intervals. The best doctor is
often unable to find the cause of many or
these headaches, and -in most other cases,
knowing the cause, he does not know what
will remove it. so as to give perman-
ent cure. All he can do is to prescribe the
usual pain relevers. which give temporary
relief, but the headache returns as usual, and
treatment is again necessary. II you sufier
from head daches no matter what their nature,
viii be satisfactory in the highest degree.
You can obtain them at all druggists In any
quantity, 1oc worth. Csc worth or more
Ask for AK Tablets.
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ANACOSTIA.

The annual visitation of officers and
members OF the grand chapter of the
District to Electa Chapter No. >, Order
Of the Eastern Star Of Anacostia, will
take place tomorrow evening in Masonic
hall and an elaborate program is being
arranged. Mrs. Bertha Haines, past
worthy matron, is chairman of the COM
rnittee in charge. Mrs. Edna S. Rachen-
stein, worthy matron of Electa Chap
ter, will deliver the address of welcome
and be in charge of the meeting, assist
ed by William Scantlebury, worthy pa
iron.
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HYATTSVILLE.

A missionary rally last night at the
Methodist Episcopal Church. South, was
conducted by the Rev. Charles L. De-
Long. DR.. Clarence J. Owens. of the
Southern Commercial Congress. made an
address.
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The midweek prayer service of the
First Presbyterian Church will be on
"Wednesday night at the home Of A. r.
Hanson, Maple avenue. The Christian
Endeayor Society will elect officers fol-
lowing the sermon.
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SICK.HEADACHES

Sick-beadache. the most miserable OF an
sicknesses, loses its terrors when AK Tablets
are taken. When you feel an attack coming
on. take two tablets, and In many cases: the
attack will be warded off. During an attack
take one AK Tablet every two hours. Inc
rest and comfort which follow, can pe oD'
tanned in no other way
Genuine A * Tablets bsas che * Hssnes
Svam. A. sH dsa40iess. --Advt.
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The hunting season for squirrels. rab-
bits, and small game will open in this
county tomorrow at daybreak.
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FRINGE George county, according to a
statement issued by Chairman o. z.
Weller Of the state roads commission.
will receive s., Is as its share of State
aid for roads
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ing Edward Lowe. at Derwood, May %.
and Jesse Barnett. for killing Bernard
NLland, at Damascus. October 4.
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The Baraca class Of the Sunday
s'hool Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South. will give a banquet to-
morrow night in Masonic Temple
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A Christian Endeavor rally last night
at the First Baptist Church was ad-
dressed by President Gilman, of the
Christian EndeaIor Union
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Privates Vernon Eskridge and Joseph
have been granted portions OF their an
nusl leave, and will spend the time in
the northern part of Virginia on a
hunting expedition. Private d. J. Gar
vey enjoyed a portion Of his vacation
the past week.
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John Beach, a resident of Fairfax
county, stole a bicycle from in front
OF the Taylor drug store Sunday morn
Ing. He was sent to Jail for thirty
days. John Tucker, colored, charged
with obtaining goods under false pre-
lenses, was sent TO Jail for ninety days.
Lynn Love. arrested for vagrancy, was
sent 10 Jail TO finish out term from
which he had been paroled.
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James Childs, driver at No. 10 engine
company, has been granted two weeks
leave OF absence.
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ROCKVILLE.

Benjamin Crown, a lifelong resident
Of this county, died Saturday afternoon
at his home, aged seventy-seven years.
His death was suden and was due to
heart disease. He is survived by his
wife, two sons and two daughters
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The board OF county commissioners
for Prince George county has passed
the following orders: That the applI-
cations Of John +. Richardson and Of
William Fenwick as constableS be
passed on at the next meeting; that
William Miller be allowed the type
writer and stand, the property OF Prince
George county. for sG3; that Robert l..
Anderson be directed TO deliver the
county's MOTORCYCLE to the county COM
missioners; that Mrs. Alice Williams be
allowed pension OF $50; that H. H.
Sasscer. jr.. and Millard Thorne re-
assess the property of ]. ]. Kliner
at Charlton Heights, the property of
Alvah w. Patterson at Oak Crest, and
the property OF Mary W. Richard rdson
at College Park; that Robert Anderson
be reappointed constable for Spalding
district
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Services in connection with the OBJ
servance OF the seventieth anniversary
of the founding of the Methodist denom-
ination were brought to a close last
night in the Anacostia VI. +. Church.
with the District superintendent, the
Rev Whitford l.. Mcdowell, in charge
Dr. Mcdowell delivered a talk touching
on the history Of the church, and the
part IL played in present day affairs
snG paid a high compliment TO its men,
bers. Yesterday morning children OF the
sunday school went to the site OF Dan
forth's chapel in Minnesota avenue
where the first services were held, and
there brief exercises Were conducted. Al
IL o'clock yesterday morning a special
sermon was preached by the pastor, the
Rev. G. LEROY White
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The board Of liquor license commits
sioners for Prince George county will
tomorrow consider the application Of
Henry A. Nelson to conduct a bar room
at Brandywine.
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The regular monthly meeting Of the
Alexandria Chamber OF Commerce will
he held tonight. A number of. COM
mittees will make reports
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The monthly meeting of the Public I'm
provement Association Of Congress
Heights will be held tonight in the town
nall on Alabama avenue The session
will begin promptly at 1880 o'clock.
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FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR ISAAC E|CHBERG
Prominent Alexandria Citizen
Laid at Rest in Presence of
His Many Friends.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Nov. 9.-Funeral
services for Isaac Eichberg, one of
Alexandria's most prominent citizens,
took place this afternoon from his
residence at ia North Washington
street. There were present a large
number of friends of the deceased and
the floral offerings were unusually
beautiful. The services were conducted
by the Rev. DR.. A. simon. OF Washing
ton.
The pallebearers were Justus Schnei-
der, Douglass Stuart, John G. Cockey.
b. We'll, of this city; ]. NJ. Laucheimer
of Baltimore, and Samuel Schwarz., of
Washington.
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The second week of the revival serv-
ices at the First Baptist Church will
be commenced tonight by the pastor
the Rev. W. +. Watson. The meet
ings are being largely attended.