davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-08-20

deer IN our country? Have you the
special permit which is reQuiredf"
mo, senor." answered Hooker 30
berly; the deer was killed by Mex
lean l have working for mel"
Hal" sneered Aragon. and then he
paused, baked.
Where Is this Mexican? ?" inquired
the rural. his professional instincts
aroused, and while Bud was explaining
that he was out in the hills some
where. Aragon spurred his horse up
closer and peered curiously into his
tent.
What are you looking for?" de-
manded Hooker sharply, and then Ara
gon showed his hand.
Il am looking for the drills and drill
spoon" he said; "the ones you stole
when you took my mine!"
Then get back out OF there" cried
Bud. Selling his horse by the bit and
throwing him back on his launches;
and stay out!" he added, as he
dropped his hand to his gun. But II
the rural wishes to search" he said.
turning to that astounded official. "he
is welcome to do So"
"Muchas gracias. not" returned the
rural, shaking finger in front OF his
face. and then he strobe over to where
Aragon was muttering and spoke in a
low tone.
mol" dissented Aragon. shaking his
head violently; "no-nol | want this
man arrested" he cried, turning vim
dictively upon Bud. He has stolen
my tools-my mine-my landi He has
no business here-no titlel This land
is mine, and tell him to go. Pronto!"
he shouted. menacing Hooker with his
riding -whip, but Bud only shifted his
feet and stopped listening to his ex-
cited Spanish.
mo, senor," he said, when 1t was ali
over, this claim belongs TO my pard-
ner, De Lancey. You have no"
"Ha! De Lanceyl" jeered Aragon.
suddenly INDUCING himself In sar-
donic laugh. DE Lancey! Ha. hal"
Whats the matter?" cried Hooker.
as the rural joined In with a derisiye
smirk. Say, speak up, hombre!" he
threatened, stepping closer as his eyes
took on a dangerous CLEAN. And let
me tell you now" he added. that II
any man touches a hair of his head
I'll kill him like a dog!"
The rural backed his horse away. as
II suddenly discovering that the Amer
lean was dangerous. and then. salut-
ing respectfully as he took his leave.
he said:
The Senior De Lancey is In Jsili"
They whirled their horses at that
and galloped off down the canyon, and
as Bud gazed after them he burst into
a frenzy OF curses. Then. with the
one thought of setting Phil free. he
ran out to the corral and hurled the
saddle on his horse.
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-08-20
POPE EXPRESSES HIMsELE-

Under the direction OF the lnterua.
tional Catholic League Against Alec.
holism, 200 leading Catholics. repre-
senting various total abstinence so.
cieties throughout the world recently
journeyed to Rome to ask the bless.
ing OF the pope on their work for TEN.
perance. Pope Plus assured them.
through Cardinal Merry Del Val, OF
his approval and sympathy How
useful II is" he said, TO show the
scourge OF alcoholism in its economic,
moral and physical effects, putting it
In correlation with the decay OF ind.
viduals, whose health, intelligence,
conscience and liberty II ruins; with
the ruin of families. In whose bosom
II engenders confusion and disorder
with the ruin OF society, whose great
est interests 1t menaces! And among
social endeavors there are none more
urgent" He especially expressed the
desire that "the clergy everywhere
take part in this work of education
and OF social preservation, By teach
ing and by example, in the very heart
of the strife against an evil which
sows SO much opprobrium among the
faithful, especially in certain coun-
tries"
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-08-20

their mine. and he awaited their COM
ing grimly.
d" S tardes," he said in reply to the
rurals abrupt salute, and then lie
stood silent before his tent, looking
them over shrewdly The rural was
a hard-looking citizen, as many OF
them are, but on this occasion he
seemed trifle embarrassed, glancing
inquiringly at Aragon. AS for Aragon.
he was gazing at a long line of terked
meat which Amigo had hung out to
dry, and his dropped eye opened up
suddenly as he turned his cold regard
upon Hooker
Senior" he said, speaking with an
accusing harshness, I'VE are looking
for the men who are stealing my
cattle, and / see we have not far to
go. Where did you get that meatr"
Il got II from a deer" returned
Bud; there is his hide on the fence;
you can see It II you'll look"
The rural. glad to create diver
sion, rode over and examined the hide
and came back satisfied. but Aragon
was not so easily appeased.
by what right" he demanded truc-
uiently, do you. an American. kill
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-08-20
The Land of Broken Promises


I If he was hungry he showed 1t only
! by the cigarettes he smoked and
Hooker. studying up the chances he
would take by hiring a deserter, let
him wait until he came to a decision.
Oyer, Amigo" he hailed at last,
and, rubbing his hand around on his
stomach, he smiled questioningly
whereat the Yaqui nodded his head
| avidly
"Stawano!" said Hooker, wen" And
he left his Mexicans to dawdle as they
would while he led the Indian to camp.
There he showed him the coffee-pot
and the kettle of beans by the fire, set
out a slab of Dutch-oven bread and a
sack Of jerked beef, some stewed fruit
and can of strip, and left him to do
his worst
In the course of half an hour or 80
he came back and found the Yaqui
sOpping up strip with the last Of the
bread and humming a little tune So
they sat down and smoked a cigarette
and came to the business at hand.
Where you go?" inquired Bud. but
Amigo only shrugged systematically.
You like to work." continued Bud,
and the Indian broke into a smile of
assent
"Muy bien," said Hooker with final
ity; Il give Mexicans two dollars n
day give you four Is that enough p"
81, nodded the Yaqui, and without
more words he followed Bud back to
the cut There, In half a day, he ac-
complished more than all the Mexi-
cans put together. leaping boldly up
the bank to dislodge hanging boulders,
boosting them by main strength up
onto the ramshackie tram they had
constructed, and trundling them out
to the dump with the shove of a mighty
hand.
He was willing worker. using his
head every minute; but though he was
such hustler and made their puny
efforts seem so Intellectual by compari-
son. he managed in some mysterious
way to gain the immediate approval
OF the Mexicans. Perhaps il was his
all-pervasive good nature. or the re-
spect inspired by his hardihood; per-
haps the qualities OF natural leader
ship which had made him a picked
man among his brother Yaquis. But
when. late in the afternoon, Bud came
back from trip to the tent he found
Amigo In charge of the gang, heaving
and struggling and making motions
with his head.
Good enough" he muttered. after
watching him for a minute In silence,
and leaving the new boss in command,
he went back and started supper.
That was the beginning of a new
day at the Eagle Tail, and when De
Lancey came back from town-whith-
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-08-20
A LIQUOR ExAIRIr


Neither the liquor indust-,,
partner, the government nor the r.,
pie, who by their votes sumner, ...,
protect the traffic, ever ask for s,.,,,
IN winch to exploit its products d.,
state or national or international 90,
positions. The saloon has no ,rir5,...
display of its workmanship and III,
inspection of its processes is invited
On the contrary, wherever permitted
1t puts up screens in an endeayor 80
hide Its work and the manner OF IL
from the public eye.
Apropos of this point is the follow.
Ing story told of the noted reformar
John b. Cough:
AS Mr. Cough fastened along tbe
street or great English CITY ba
round a drunken man lying on ths
sidewalk outside a saloon door Go.
ing across the street he obtained q
piece of paper and with colored pen.
Gil wrote on 1t the words, "SPECI.
MEN OF the work done inside" ia
then pinned the paper to the dru ken
mans coat and stood aside to watch
the eject produced on the passersby
The attention OF the saloon keeper
was attracted by the crowd. which
soon gathered. and when he observed
the cause of the interest, he angrtly
asked; Who did it?" which," asked
Mr.. Cough. IF you mean what ia
on the paper. | did that II you mean
the man, you did that This morning
when he started for his work. he was
a sober man; when he went into your
saloon. he was a sober man; when
he came out he was like that and he
is what you made him. II he is not
specimen OF the work done inside.
what is her"
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-08-20
BETTER BUSINESS.

Regarding the manner In which
temperance affects the money prob
lem, two men doing business in a
dry town are quoted by the Ottumwa
Ua.) Courier. One. banker, assert
ed that deposits showed a steady in
crease which could be attributed only
TO the closing OF saloons. He said
also that merchants were finding 1t
much easier to collect bills under
dry regime. The other. a manufac'
turer. states that the checks with
which the shops employees were paid
now came back Endorsed by grocers,
butchers, clothing stores and other
dealers In life's necessities, instead OF
by saloonkeepers. Experience mad
taught him, he said. that men spent
much or most OF their money where
they cashed their checks.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-08-20

er he went whenever he could conjure
up an errand-he found that, for once,
he had not been missed.
Bud was doing the blacksmithing,
Amigo was directing the gang, and a
fresh mess Of beans was on the fire.
the first kettleful having gone to rein.
force the Yaqui's backbone. But they
were beans we'll spent, and Bud did
not regret the raid on his grubpile. II
he could get half as much work for
what he fed the Mexicans he could
well rest content
But how did this Indian happen 10
fiEd you?" demanded Phil, when his
pardner had explained his acquisition.
Say, he must have deserted from his
company when they brought them
back from Moctezuma!"
"More'n likely" assented Bud. He
amt talking much, but / notice he
/ keeps his eye out-they'd shoot him
for a deserter If they could ketch him.
I'd hate to see him 20 that way"
Well, If he's as good as this. let's
| take care OF HIM" cried Phil with
enthusiasm. I'm tell you, Bud. there's
something big coming on pretty soon
and I'd like to etay around town a
little more II could want TO keep
| track of things"
FIR insLance?" suggested Hooker
dryly. 1t had struck him that Phil
was spending a good deal OF time in
town already.
We'll. there's this revolution. Sure
as shooting they're going TO pull one
| Aonn. There's two thousand Mexican
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-08-20
ARMY cANTEgN IN GERMANY.

Word comes that commanders OF
four German army corps have issued
instructions doing away with orders
requiring soldiers to drink beer on
holidays. Heretofore the soldiers have
received checks on holidays good FOR
beer. In future the checks will be
good for coffee and soft drinks. The
commander at Strasburg, General
Won Der Imllng, has ordered that ina
price OF non-alcoholio drinks at can
teens shall not exceed the price OF
beer. At maneuvers neither wine nor
beer are TO be dispensed at outpost
bivouacs. This doubtless is the begin
ming OF the end OF the army canteeH
in Germany.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-08-20
Even More Deserving.

Beggar-M Mister. amt had nothin'
to eat for two days.
Conformation told me that very
same story a week ago.
Beegar-Oh, Then surely boss.
you'll help a pore man who amt had
nothin' to eat for nine days.-Boston
Evening Transcript
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-08-20
CHAPTER XIV.

II is a great ensation-striking II
rich-One Of the greatest in the world.
Some men punch a burro over the
desert all their lives in the hope OF
achieving 1t once; Bud and Phil had
taken chance. and the prize now lay
within their grasp. Only little while
nova month, maybe, II the officials
we're slow-and the title would be
theirs.
The Mexican miners. blinded by
their ignorance. went their way. well
contented to get their money. Nobody
knew. There was nothing To do but
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-08-20
ElNE.MILE ZONE.

For years the National Woman >
Christian Temperance union, through
it's department Of work among soldiers
and sailors, has urged Legislation pro-
viding for a five-mile dry zone aTolDu
naval training schools and stations '
is most gratifying to know that SecIe'
tary of the Navy Daniels strongly au
vocates such law in the state OF I'''
nois and In other parts of the country
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-08-20
Not In Politics.

After all these statesmen have gone
on the stand and told how they run
their parties, every citizen win know
the FMS and outs of politics" Yes"
said the Practical Person. but In pol
tics you don't get anything by know
ing the outs"
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-08-20
COMMUNITY LOSES.

Considered solely from the s-".'
point of dollars and cents, the .- ~
munity which tolerates saloons "a
ways the loser This has been p'o''0
time and again
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-08-20
PUBLIC NUISANCE.

A saloon is nuisance. ti5 '"
fiuence for evil cannot be confined ~
the building in which 1t is conaue','
any more than can odors Of sl"ls.
ter house be confined to the BLOCK ''
which it is located.-William '
Bryan
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-03-18
SHIP BUILDER
MADE CONFESSION
BEFORE LOBBY INVESTIGATION
COMMITTEE TODAY, SAYS HIRED
LOBBYIST.
Makes Clean Breast of Plan to Keep
Provision From Panama Canal Bill
That Was Objectionable.

WASHINGTON, Mar. 18.-An admis-
sion that he paid to Clarence DeKnight
$1,000 as a retainer and promised a
contingent fee of $4,000 if he succeeded
in eliminating the provision in the
Panama canal bill forbidding railroad
owned ships from using the canal, was
made before the senate lobby inves-
tigating committee by F. T. Bowles,
president of the Fore-River Shipbuild-
ing company of Quincy, Mass.
DeKnight, Bowles said, wrote him
the following letter on March 18,
1912: "If you are interested l would
be glad to assist in attempting to
have this provision kept out of the bill
Of course l would want retainer, say
$1,000 and contingent fee of $4,000
even, the provision being kept out of
the law"
Bowles said he accepted DeKnights
and produced a letter to
DeKnight advising him to this effect I
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-03-18

dent of the National Vocational Guild
ance assication, Chicago University
speaking today ON "Co-operation of the
Schools in Reducing Child Labor,
scored the present day school system
as contributing both to child labor
and child idleness" Hordes of chill
dren leave school, he said, because
of its "uncongenial and unsympathetic
atmosphere and because it lacks any
important relation to the child's So
cial and economic environment" A
somewhat opposite view was held on
the same subject by Edw. N. Chopper,
Ph.D., who declared that the children
and their parents were in the MAN,
responsible for their leaving schools.
Professor Chopper said there is dan
ger of Jumping from the academic ex-
treme to the vocational extreme"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-03-18
Now on Honeymoon.

A card has been received from Mrs
Maurice Slattery stating that she is
enjoying her wedding trip very much
and she will soon return to her home
in Lake Crystal, Mimi, where after
May first she will be at home to her
friends Before her marriage, Mrs.
Slattery was Miss Elizabeth Buckley
of this city. She was married on the
oath of last February. Accounts of
her elaborate wedding were for some
reason delayed and have only now
Reached her relatives in this city: The
affair was carried out in great per-
lection of detail, and Miss Buckley
was a most beautiful bride in her ex-
quisite gown of white crepe and hand
some lace. Immediately after the
ceremony. wedding breakfast was
served at the home of the brides sis
ter, Mrs. William Williams, at which
only relatives were invited to be
present. The dining room which was
decorated in pink and white was an
effective setting for the gay bridal
party. One detail of the dessert
course was especially pretty On
each slice of ice cream was perched
a tiny winged Cupid made of pink
frosting.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-03-18
START CRUISING
THE LATAH TIMBER
NEASE COMPANY WILL BEGIN AC-
TIVE WORK FOR COUNTY on
APRIL l.
COuty Board Has Made Order Desigat
ing Particular Sections to be
Cruised.

The county board has made the or.
der definitely designating the timber
lands to be cruised for assessment
purposes in Latah county by the Nease
Cruising company of Portland, an
nouncement having been made today
by Homer Estes, county auditor and
recorder. 1t is stated that the Nease
Cruising company will send a force
of men into the timber April l to be-
gin the work.
The board has selected half section
of land for cruising just north of Har-
ward and another half section just
south of Helmer. Another section is
located at the extreme northwest cor
ner of the county.
1t is understood the land selected for
cruising is an average where many
owners are involved, many of the larg-
er corporations and firms besides
numerous individuals owning timber
in the townships selected. The board
has selected the following tracts:
The south half of township 40, north
of range 1 west; all that portion of
township AZ north of range 1 west
in Latah county; north half of town
ship AZ north of range 8 west; sec
tions 81 to &c inclusive in township 43
north of range 3 west.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-03-18
For Good Roads.

CHAPEL HILL, N. c., Mar 1S.-Un-
der the auspices of the Highway de-
partment of the University of North
Carolina and the North Carolina geo
logical and economic survey a good
roads institute opened here today, and
will continue for three days.
A series of lectures will be given
by men we'll trained in their lines COW
ering various subjects relating to road
construction. Today's topics will be
the proper location of roads; methods
of making road surveys; the design
of roads (including width, curve and
depth of ditch); and an illustrated lee
ture on asphalt, from its source to the
pavement.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-03-18
CARLYLE TO LEAVE IDAHO
PROBABLY ANOTHER POST
REPORTED HE WILL BECOME COMMISSIONER
OF AGRICULTURE OF STATE OF WASHINGTON
Report Indicates the Position Has Been Accepted
Absence of Mr. Carlyle From Moscow Pre-
vents Confirmation Denial

According to press dispatches from
olympia, W. L. Carlyle, acting presi-
uent of the University of Idaho, has
accepted an appointment from Cover
nor Lister of Washington to become
commissioner of agriculture of that
state. Mr.. Carlyle has been at Port
land several days but is expected home
this afternoon. 1t was impossible to
either confiNn or deny the report. The
following is the text of the press dis
patches
Dr. II. T. Graves of Spokane, head
of the dairy and live stock division.
was promoted to be acting commits
sloner of agriculture by Governor Lis
ter today upon the retirement of j. H.
Perkins, first head of the new state
department. Governor Lister said he
appointment was temporary and a
permanent head probably would be
named by April l.
Current report is that Professor w.
l.. Carlyle, dean of the agricultural
school of the University of Idaho, and
former breeder of cavalry horses in
Colorado, is the choice of the governor
for permanent appointment, and that
he has been given until April to ar
range his Idaho affairs"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-03-18
Farmers Institutes SIOse.

ELLSWORTH, Wis, Mar. 18.-The
last of the farmers institutes which
during the past winter, will take place
in this city today.
In all there were 109 of these meet
ings, and they covered practically the
entire state. All subjects pertaining
to agriculture, farmin, truck garden
ing and dairying have been we'll ex-
planned and lectured upon, and the
promoters have been heartily thanked
by the farmers.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-03-18
For JeffersOnian Banquet

Plans are progressing for the JEFF
ferson dinner to be given April 18th
next The affair will be for both men
and women democrats in Idaho and
will be popularly known as a dollar
banquet. 1t is expected that demo-
Gratis will be in attendance from all
parts of the state in addition to num-
ber from Whitman county, Washing
ton. While invitations will be sent
out to number of leaders of the par
ty, however, general invitation to
democrats will be publicly extended
with a request that those who desire
to attend notify the chairman, Pro-
bate Judge w. F. Morgareidge.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-03-18
ENJOYED FINE TRIP
H. Melgard Returns From Portland
and Other Points Where He Has
Been OH Business.

H. Melgard president of the Firs
Trust C Savings bank, has returne
from an extended trip to Portland an
other towns in that vicinity. Mr.. Mel
gard made his headquarters in Port
land at the Imperial Hotel and mad
a number of trips out from there tt
points in the Willamette valley. HI
states that the weather there is beau
tiful and the spring far advanced
Fruit trees are in bloom, and in the
pastures he saw cattle standing up |,
their knees in grass.
Asked about business conditions ii
Portland, Mr. Melgard said that they
seemed to him very good and that
| Portland in particular seemed pros
porous. Compared with Spokane
where business is so sluggish, Port
land affairs seem extremely lively. In
the construction of new buildings, a
great deal of activity is displayed II.
l.. Pittock of the Oregonian, is erect
ing a sky-scraper which will cover
an entire block.
While in Portland Mr. Melgard was
the guest of numerous friends whom
years ago he knew in the east. One
of the most intimate Of his friends,
from whom he received many social
courtesies, is the president of the
Scandinavian-Ameri bank
On his way home, Mr.. Melgard stop
ped off to pay a visit at his old home,
Goldendale. He went out from there
in an automobile to inspect a speci-
men of the finest bodybuilding any
where in this country. 1t is the 12-
mile stretch of oil bound macadam
by Samuel Hill. son-in-
law of James Hill, at a cost of $780,
900. The road runs from a station on
the North Bank road towards Golden
dale; and the authorities of that city
and of the county are now construct
ing from Goldendale their share of
the road which will eventually meet |
he Hill strip. Mr. Melgard says that |
It is certainly splendid road and that |
It looks like hard surface pavement |
The best news that Mr.. Melgard |
brought back is the item that Mr.. and |
Mrs B. O. Gallop will shortly return
o Moscow for two months stay and
while here will oversee the remodel
ng of the Gallop block on Main street.
All of the fronts on the stores will
,e made thoroughly modern in every
aspect. This improvement will be
much appreciated by the tenants of
hat block and will greatly improve
he appearance of the east side of the
treet.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-03-18
Celebrate Golden Wedding.

At the home of their son, Oscar Nc
Cartor, Mr.. and Mrs. Leonidas B.
McCartor yesterday celebrated their
55th wedding anniversary with a st.
Patrick's day luncheon. L. B. Nc
Cartor was born in Shelby county,
Ohio, in 1885 and his wife was born
in Clark county, Ohio, in 1887. In
1890 they moved to Moscow where
they have lived since that date. They
have five children residing in the
west. Mr.. McCartor was at one time
mayor of this city and has been elect
ed coroner of Latah county for four
successive terms.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-03-18
May Open Lands.

DENVER, Mar. 1S.-Cancellation of
a number of segregated sections of
public land in Colorado under the
Carey act, is possible as the result of
hearings which began today before the
state land board.
The board is examining persons who
live in the vicinity of a number of
projects whether they desire the Carey
segregation act to remain in effect.
Under the Carey act, these lands were
set aside for the purposes of the pro-
jects involved and some of the resi-
dents of the localities are said to favor
devoting them to other purposes.