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for his own. Guess I'm too glad,
cause I can't do nothin' on'y jlst feel
glad; and somepin' kind O. says that
that's the gladdest glad in all the
world. Jamesy!"
"Oh, pshaw, Sis! Why don't you
tell a Teller what's the matter?" said
the boy. ~uneasily.
The white hands linked more close
ly with the brown, and the pure face
lifted to the grimy one till they were
.blent together in a kiss.
BE good to father, fer you know
he used to be 30 good to u.s."
20 Sis! Sis!"
"MoIly!"
The squabby, ed-feced woman
threw herself upon her knees and
kissed the thin hands wildly and with
;sobs.
Molly, somepin' kind O. says that
you must dress me in the morning
but I won't need the hat, and you
must take 1t home for. Mamie Don't
cry 30 loud; you'll wake father"
I bent my head down above the
'frowzy n and moaned-moaned.
And you, sir" vent on the falling
voice, reaching for my hand, "you-
o must take this money back-you
must take 1t back, fer l don't need 1t.
You must take It back and-and-
give it--give It to the poor" And
even with the utterance upon the gra.
icious lips the glad soul leaped and
'huttered through the open gates.
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the bed.
You got 1t ON t. me, sis!" cried
the little fellow, dancing wildly round
the room; got 1t on to me this time!
but I'm game, don't you fergit, and
don't put up nothin' snide! How'll
them shoes there ketch you? and
how's this fer a cloak?-is them
enough beads to suit your And how's
this fer a hat-feather and all? And
how's this fer a dress-made and
everything? and I'd "a got a corsik
with 1t II he'd on'y had any little
enough. You won't look fly Q
nothin' when you throw all that style
on you In the morning!-Guess mott"
And the delighted boy went of upon
another wild excursion round the
room.
Even slatternly Molly looked up
with a faint show of interest that
might have grown into enthusiasm,
and the sodden lump Of flesh on the
floor stirred and moaned uneasily, his
drunken slumber disturbed by the
noisy Joy Of Jamesy. isis" gasped a
bit and lovingly her thin hand lowered
over the things hat should have been
precious to girl or woman. She lifted
the shoes, stroked the cloak and dress,
and there was Just the suspicion of a
sob In her throat as she fondled the
hat, feather and ALL" Then she turned
toward me.
Lean down here" said the girl. a
great light in her eyes and the other
slender hand sliding from beneath
the covering. Here is the box you
sent me, and I've opened tit wasn't
right you know, but somepin' kind o.
a to open It fore morning-and-
and ! opened It." And the eyes
seemed asking my forgiveness, yet
were filled with great bewilderment.
You see" she went on, the thin voice
falling In q fainter tone, II knowed
that money in the box-that 10, the
btlls-I knowed them bills cause n
OF EN- had a inkspot on It, and the
other ones had been pinned with IT.
they wasn't pinned together when you
sent EN-, but the holes was. In where
they had been pinned, and they was
all pinned together when Jamesy had
em-cause Jamesy used to have
them very bills-he didn't think I
~knowed-but onc't when no was
asleep, and father was a-goin' through
his clothes, I happened to find 'em in
his coat fore he did; and ] counted
EN-, and hid 'em back agGn, and
father didn't find 'em, and Jamesy
never knowed II. 1 never said moth,
in, cause somepin' Kind o. said to,
me 1t was all right, and somepin' kind.
o. said I'd git all these things here,
too--on'y / won't need 'em, ner the
money, nor nothin'. How did you getl
the money! That's ALI" I
The boy had by this time ADJ
preached the bed, and was gazing GU,
riously upon the solemn little face. 4,
What's the matter with you, sis7"
he asked in wonderment; "ain't you
giad7"
I'm mighty glad, Jamesy," sho,
said, the little, thin hands reaching
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AssESsM EMIT NO. ID
Wassatch Utah Mining Co.


Principal place of business, Elko
Elko county, Nevada. General office
outside Of Nevada, Suite 2O1, Kearns
building, Salt Lake City, Utah. Lo-
cation of mines, Little and Big Cot.
tonwood Mining Districts, Salt Lake
county, Utah.
Notice Ia hereby given that at a
meeting Of the Board of Directors of
Wasatch Utah Mining company, held
on the 9th day OF December, 1914,
Assessment No. II, of one ~ cent
per share, was levied on the CAPT
stock OF the corporation, payable OH
or before Monday, the 18th day of
January, 1915, to Lillian Nelson, sec
rotary and treasurer, Suite 2O1 Kearns
building, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Any stock upon which this assess
ment may remain unpaid on Monday.
the 18th day Of January, 1915, will be
delinquent and advertised for sale at
public auction, and unless payment Is
made before, will be sold on Monday
the 18th day of February, 1915, at
2 o'clock p. m, at the company's of.
flee. Suite 201 Kesrns building, Salt
Lake City, Utah, to pay the delinquent
assessment thereon, together with
cost OF advertising and expense OF
sale.
LILLIAN NELSON
Secretary and Treasurer.
Suite 201 Kearns Building, Salt
Lake City. Utah
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ment later the glad words, Christmas
giftl Jamesy," rang out quaveringly
In the thin voice, the little feliow
snatohed the sack up, in q paroxysm
OF delight, and before the girl had
time to lift the long dark lashes once
upon his merry face, he had emptied
Its contents out tumultuously upon
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moved along in silence. the little fel
low half running, half sliding along
the frozen pavement In the lead; and
I noted, with n pleasurable thrill, that
he had donned the little fuzzy cap and
mittens, and from time to time was
fiinging, AZ he ran, admiring glances
at his shadow on the snow.
Our way veered but a little from
ths very center Of the city, but led
mainly alosg through narrow streets
and alieyways, where the rear ends
Of massive business blocks had dwin.
Evening star., 1914-11-12
SURRENDER OF TSINGTAU
is EXPLAINED TO KAISER
Lack of Ammunition One Reason As
signed by Commander-List of
German Vessels Sunk.

TOXIC, November 12.-Myer Wal
deck. who was in command of the Ger
man forces at Tsilgtau. according to
dispatch from Tsingtau to the Asahi.
has sent a. telegram to Emperor Will
liam saying he was compelled to sur
render the position on account of lack
of ammunition and the heavy dam
age inflicted by the enemy on his forts.
VANCOUVER. B. C., November IA
message received at the navy yard at
EsQuimalt from the commander-in-
chief of the Japanese second squadron
which bombarded the Tsingtau said:
THE following vessels were found
by us sunk by explosion in Kiaochow
bay: Jaguar. Luths. Iltis. Cormorant.
Tiger. Taku and Ruchin, which was a
mine boat, and in addition the Kaiserin
Elizabeth.
"All these ships were German except
the Kaiserin Elizabeth. which was
Austrian"
Evening star., 1914-11-12
SYLVESTER TO QUIT? NO!
Siddons Says Major Will Not Resign,
Retire or Be Suspended, as It
Is Rumored.

Emphatic denial was given by Com
missioner Siddons today to report
that the District heads had suspended
Maj. Richard Sylvester. superintendent
of police. or asked for his resisna-
ton.
'Inquiries have been made. based ap-
parently upon rumors rife in the city,
said Mr.. Siddons, that the Commission
ers had either suspended the major and
superintendent of police. or had called
for his resignation or for his retire
ment.
ITO all such inquiries made of me
have given but one answer. and re-
peat it, which is that the Commission.
ers have not suspended the major and
superintendent of police. have not
asked for his resignation or for his
retirement, and are not now contem-
plating and have not contemplated DO
ing So"
Rumors also have been circulated to
the effect that Maj. Sylvester has vol
UNFAIRLY resigned. These likewise were
denied by Commissioner Siddons.
Evening star., 1914-11-12
THE GERMANS CUT OFF
ANTWERP COMMUNICATION

LONDON. November ia Daily Ex-
press correspondent on the Belgian
frontier sends the following dispatch:
Great precautions are being taken
to prevent access to Antwerp and
communication with that city.
Tuesday Michael Doyle, special
agent of the American Treasury De-
partment, left Rotterdam in a motor
car with dispatches for the American
legation at Brussels. The German min
lister at The Hague especially instruct
ed him to follow circuitous route
through Breda, Thourout, Aerschot and
Louvain instead of taking the shorter
road through Malines, which Is closed.
This shows that remarkable military
activity is proceeding at Antwerp"
Evening star., 1914-11-12
MRS. STEVENS CHOSEN
HEAD OF ORDER AGAIN
United Daughters Of Confederacy
Also Elect Other
Officers.

+ SAVANNAH Ca, November 12.-Mrs
Daisy McLaurin Stevens of Brandon
Miss, today was reelected president
general of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy at the general convention
here. Other officers elected were:
Mrs. B. B Ross. Auburn. Ala. first vice
president general Mrs. w. Culbertson,
Kiowa, Okla, second vice president
general; Mrs. I. w. Faison, Charlotte,
N. c.. third vice president general; Mrs.
F. M. Williams, Newton, N. c.. record
ing secretary general; Mrs. w. F. Ba-
ker, Savannah, Ga. corresponding sec
retary general; Mrs. c. B. Tate, Pu-
laski, Va. treasurer general: Mrs Or
lando Halliburton, Little Rock. Ark.
registrar general; Miss Mildred Ruther-
ford, Athens, Ga, historian general; Mrs.
John w Tench, Gainesville, Fla, Gus
todian of cross of honor; Mrs. Frank
Anthony Walker. Norfolk, Va, custodian
O. flags and pennants.
John Temple Graves of Atlanta ap-
peared before the convention today and
urged that it go on record as favoring
the purchase of Stone mountain ant
dedicating 1t as Confederate memo
rial.
Tribute was paid yesterday to the
wife of the President.
Resolutions introduced by Mrs. Jane:
Britton Gannt of Jefferson City, Mo-,
and unanimously adopted. characterize
ed Mrs. Wilson as a model for Ameri-
can womanhood. and as one to whom
prominent position meant mot an ex-
altation of self, but an opportunity te
| be more useful, and to help the great.
est number.
The convention later adopted the sug-
gestion of the president general re.
garding a memorial to the women of
| the war to be erected in the American
| Red Cross building at Washington.
Evening star., 1914-11-12
Gen. Villa Heads Troops
on March South Against
the Forces of Carranza

Gen. Villa, at the head Of a large
column of troops, has begun marching
south from Aguascalientes to attack
the Carranza forces under Gen. Con-
zales at Queretaro. Official advices to-
day say the Aguascalientes convention
ordered the movement.
Gen. Blanco, who had announced his
intention of remaining loyal to the
convention, started for Mexico City to
take command of his troops, but was
arrested at Silao by Gen. Gonzales
George C. Carothers, American consul
lar agent. reported that he was accom-
panying Villa on his march south.
Gen. Gutierrez Sworn In.
Uncertainty ruled again today in the
Mexican situation.
Gen. Eulalio Gutierrez has taken the
oath of Office as provisional president at
the Aguascalientes convention, which
simultaneously declared Gen. Carranza,
hitherto first chief Of the constitutional
lists army, as being in rebellion
Many generals who swore their allegi-
ance to the convention are leaning to
Carranza, while some of his formerly
loyal followers are preparing to desert
him.
This was the tenor Of official dispatches
today from American Consul Silliman at
Mexico City and Leon Canova, special
agent at Aguascalientes In the mean
time President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan were awaiting further word from
Mexico before announcing the date of
the evacuation of Vera Cruz.
Carranza is still at Cordoba and may
move to Vera Cruz to celebrate the de-
parture of the American forces. The
convention is still in session at Aguas-
calientes. with rumors of lighting in
the vicinity.
Probably Loyal to Carranza.
Gems. Obregon and villareal. the lat
ter member of the Gutierrez cabinet,
did not return to the convention from
Evening star., 1914-11-12
ASKS WILSON TO FORCE
PEACE ON MINE OWNERS
Resolution Presented to A. F. of /.
Convention Dealing With Sit
uation in Colorado.

PHILADELPHIA, November l2.-h
resolution was presented at today'i
convention of the American Federation
of Labor urging President Wilson 1"
insist that the Colorado mine owner
accept the federal plan for peace. am
IL they fail to comply that the Presl-
dent take steps to have the coal mines
operated under government super
vision. The resolution was filed b.
william Green of the United Mini
Workers of America, acting for tho
mining department of the federation.
1t was referred under the rules of tina
convention to a committee.
The convention, after listening to =
number of addresses. including ous
by Frank p. Walsh of Kansas CITY.
Mo-. chairman of the federal industria
relations commission, in which he dis
cussed the work of that body, adjourn
ed until tomorrow. The early adjourn
ment was taken to permit commute"
to continue their work.
Evening star., 1914-11-12

Persons making inquiry as to the char
acter of pasteuriZed milk sold py par
ticular dealer will be given the bacte-
biological counts. In the absence OF
law establishing a standard pasteufiza-
tion the health department can only
show the results of tests OF pasteur-
ized milk.
DR.. Woodward advises all consumers
who do not like paSteurized milk TO
use only boiled milk until the present
condition has modified.
To Canvass Montgomery County.
A dispatch from Boyds, Nd, says DR..
B. w. Murphy. federal inspector, has
opened headquarters there and Will
make a thorough canvass of Mont
gomery county. He started by apprais-
ing the stock on the farm of James H.
Jones. near Jacksonville, where the dis
ease is said to have been discovered.
Some of the Jones cattle was recently
shipped to him. stopping to be watered
at Connellsville, Pa. The stock yards
at that point will be placed under quar-
antine today.
To allay anxiety over the effect upon
human health of the present wide
spread epidemic of the livestock foot
and mouth disease the Department OF
Agriculture has issued a statement in
forming the public that there is little
danger of human infection and that
even where humans contracted the dis
ease the cases rarely were serious
Evening star., 1914-11-12
Health Officials Watching
Maryland Farms That Ship
Products Here.
CITIZENS URGED TO BOIL
OR PASTEURIZE ALL MILK
Federal Inspector Canvassing Mont.
gomery County for Foot and
Mouth Disease.

The foot-and-mouth disease was re-
ported today from the Baltimore stock
yards and agents of the Department of
Agriculture began tracing the ship
ment of cattle to that yard from points
in Maryland.
Health officials of the District of Co.
lumbia were active today in stablishing
additional safeguards against encroach-
ment OF the scourge upon the District.
DR.. John p. Turner, veterinarian OF
the health department, was placed ir
charge of the field forces which are
keeping tab on the Maryland farms
that ship milk into Washington.
Health Officer William c. Woodward
put in a busy morning working over
regulations which the Commissioners
will adopt in connection with enforcing
the quarantine against shipment into
the District from Maryland or other
states in which foot and mouth disease
has appeared of hoofed animals, dressed
meats, hides and fodder.
Dr. Woodward and Commissioner Sid
dons conferred at length over the pro-
posed regulations, which probably will
be adopted late today.
Conference Is Planned.
DR.. John l.. Norris, assistant health
officer. is making arrangements for the
conference to be held at the District
building Saturday afternoon at
o'clock between practicing veterina-
rians and veterinarians officially
charged with enforcement of the quar-
antine. The object of the conference
Is to determine the best means Of sup
pressing foot and mouth disease.
Supplementing his warning that
shingtonians during the epidemic
of foot and mouth disease should drink
only boiled or properly pasteurized
milk. DR.. woodward today said the
health department would furnish to all
persons making inquiry information as
to the archaeological ratings of pas
teurized milk sold in the capital.
If properly prepared pasteurized milk
lit is stated. should show not more than
100, 900 bacteria to the cubic cent?
meter and no colon bacilli whatever
Evening star., 1914-11-12

crew is we'll pleased, but the crew,
knowing the little Tarragon. viii plead
with the government agents, and then
a line will be passed to the dredger.
and the Tarragon will haul her to her
docks and her skipper to the jail and
later send him to the penitentiary.
All for the Movies"
However, this is all to be for the
movies" A real motion picture com
pany has been hired to stage some OF
the details, and the Tarragon and her
officials will take their part. of course.
A feature of the show. which rs to be
a part OF the Commerce Department :
exhibit at the Panama-Pacific exposl =
ton, is to be an oyster dredger whose
officers were sent to the penitentiarN
for "shanghaiing."
Officials of the department will go To
Baltimore Monday to direct the stagln-,
of the movie
Evening star., 1914-11-12
GERMANS BLOCK ROADS
TO STOP PEASANTS FLIGHT

SAS VAN GENT, Holland. via London,
November 12.-German engineers have
dynamited bridges across the Leopold
canal at Dalgerhoeke, Strocbridge. ST.
Laurent, st. Jean and Watervliet. all
places in the northwestern part of East
Flanders, near the Dutch frontier, and
at Heyst in West Flanders. The Germans
also threw a number of large trees
across the roads leading to the Hol-
land frontier. In this way the flight
of peasants, which recommended No
vember S, Is made impossible, and the
province of West Flanders is entirely
cut off from the world.
Sentries are guarding the railways
from Bruges to Client, from Courtrai
to Ostend, and SO forth.
Evening star., 1914-11-12

their visit to Carranza at Cordoba, an6
the belief in AguascaHentes is thai
they viii remain loyal to Carranza.
benaVioes was the only member ol
tne commission who returned. Uncer.
taln1y prevails as to the attitude OF
zen: bianco. in command of the troops
In Mexico City, but latest reports indi-
ton.
The governors of the federal district
OF Mexico and the state of Tamaulipas
zen. francisco Mugia and Gen. Luis
CapaHero; respectively, have tele-
graphed their reputation of the con-
While the leading generals are waver-
ing. kilograms are passing in plots and
counter-plots.
The point at which the first impor-
tant clash is likely to come is in the
vicInlty OF Queretaro. where Gen. Pablo
gonzales, who is loyal to Carranza, is
stationed with several thousand troops
The loyalty of large part of his
1orce Is doubted. and already one re-
port to the convention said many OF
his men refused to obey his orders.
All Ready for Evacuation.
The American evacuation of Vera
Cruz can be accomplished within forty
eight hours after President Wilson
gives the order.
Dsei , ehih6 was III READINESS TO-DAY
for bringing Brig. Gen. Funston's 1000
troopers and $500 marines back from
their six-month stay in the Mexican
seaport. Developments of the next few
hours, which will determine whether
the troops are to come home and lei
the Mexican factions fight out their
differences. or whether they will re-
main indefinitely, were hinged upor
what news comes to the White House
and the State Department from Mexico
With assurances well accepted that
the American conditions for evacuation
will be complied with. the situation
awaited only orders from the White
House, which Secretary Garrison was
ready to hurry through to Vera Cruz
where the American forces are prac-
tically ready to break camp and sal
for Galveston
Evening star., 1914-11-12
GERMAN CRUISERS SUNK
IN PACIFIC, LONDON HEARS

LONDON. November IL. $3.50 p.m.-A
report was current in the lobbies of
the house of commons this afternoon
that three German cruisers had bean
sunk In the Pacific at a place not speci
ned. NO confirmation. however. Of this
rumor Is obtainable.
Evening star., 1914-11-12

on board the Jason, and it is believed
a portion of the Immense collection will
have to be forwarded on another ves-
sci.
Lieut.. Commander Courtney said this
afternoon that the Jason will slip her
o'clock Saturday morning. Prior to de-
parture Mayor Mitchell of New York.
and other city and state dignitaries
are to participate in short program
of speechmaking. The ship is to be
decorated with evergreens and Christ
mas festoons: there will be music, Of
course, and then the broad white PEN
nant with the single golden star and
the one word '1nasmuch" is to be
broken out beneath the Stars and
Stripes, and the gifts of American boys
ana girls and grown-ups to the war
orphans and the war widows of Eu-
rope will be on the way. The Jason's
nrst stop. it is announced, will be Fall
mouth. England
Will Wireless" Progress.
All the way across the Atlantic the
Jason will be in touch. by means of her
powerful wireless equipment, with the
shores of the United States, and with
the vessels of our navy as well as those
OF foreign powers, and the big mer-
chantmen and passenger steamers ply
ing the ocean. Not an event that trans
pires on board the Christmas ship but
will be made known by wireless to the
world. Not a warship of any power
but will dip it's flag to the Christmas
ship. speeding on it's errand of mercy,
brotherhood and true Christianity 20
those bereaved ones waiting over there
for the gifts our own happy, warm
hearted girls and boys are sending
them. F. G. H.
Evening star., 1914-11-12
MOVIES" ARE TO SHOW
CASE OF SHANCHA||NC
Baltimore and Chesapeake Bay to Be
Setting for Melodramatic
Film.
Has Sanction of Government and
Pictures Will Be Shown
at San Francisco.

Charged with the duty of preventing
"shanghaiing," the Department of Com
merce Is to be a willing party Monday
to a case of shanghaiing, from the time
of signing the shipping papers right on
through the cruelty aboard the oyster
ship, same to be done in Baltimore.
Md, and on the Chesapeake bay.
The motor boat Tarragon. popularly
termed the motor boat policeman OF
the Department of Commerce." sailed
from Washington today for pier 1,
Pratt street, Baltimore. There she Will
wait Monday, watching out for violat-
ors of the navigation laws and over
hauling oyster dredgers to ascertain
whether or not they provide properly
for their crews.
Just Like the Real Thing.
In the meantime, there is to be big
to-do in some shipping commissioner
office Some fellow with face that has
received an overdose of chalk will be
ushered into the commissioners office and
in his state of drunkenness-in this case
|feigned-will sign papers which will mark
the beginning Of a series OF rough treat
ments. He will be kicked on an oyster
boat, given bad quarters, very little food,
numerous licks and knocks. few curses
and fewer clothes, and in the cold winds
of the Chesapeake will be compelled to
dredge oysters for tyrannical skipper of
the oyster boat in whose service he en-
listed Then the dredger will become sober
and will want to get away. But he Will
be miles from land. and not boat In
sight So he just keeps on working.
That would be a story in the old
days, and to a certain extent today. un-
til the little Tarragon will come close
aboard The skipper will say that the
Evening star., 1914-11-12
Francis Ferari, Snowman, Dead.

NEW YORK, November 12-Francis
Ferari. widely known as carnival
Snowman. and former circus pro-
complication of diseases.
Evening star., 1914-11-12

The happy combination of laxatives in La1a tive
have far better effect than the ordinary quinine
and II does not affect the head. Remember the
fnIi name and Ionk for the signature Of L. w.
GROVE On box. Price, 25c
Evening star., 1914-11-12

Oysters cannot live in the Baltic sea.
They can only live in water that con
tains at least 81 parts of salt jh every
1000 parts of water.
Evening star., 1914-11-12

Stationary steam, oil and gas engine
plants of the United States are produc-
ing about 100000 horsepower.
Evening star., 1914-11-12
In Memoriam.

BR0SNAS. 10 sad but loving remembrance Of
my dear brother, WILLIAM +. BROSNAN,
who died II G6.oagC enc year ago today. No
vember IL, 1913. MAGG1 .