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RAILROADS DAMAGED
BY FLOODS ON DESERT


(By Associated Press.)
DOUGLAS. Ariz., Dec. 2S.--Five
inches of rain ins four days caused
the greatest food and heaviest dam.
age in recent years. The railroads
are suffering. Reports of damage
came from Bisbee. the vicinity OF
,hoenix and other places.
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ARIZONA DESERT TURNS
TO DESTRUCTIVE SEA


Try Associated Press.)
TUCSON, Dec. 23.-Rain since Sat
urday has flooded vast sections near
Santa Cruz. The water course is a
mile and a half wide. Many houses
and stores have been wrecked. The
desert between Tucson and PJhoenix
is flooded.
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KAISER ON WAY TO
THE BATTLE FRONT

tBy Associated Press.D
COLOGNE, Dec. 23.-The kaiser.
with his staff, arrived today from
Berlin. en- route to the western bat.
tie front
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APPROPRIATION VOTED
FOR CONTINUING WAR

try Associated Press.)
PARIS, Dec. 23.-The chamber OF
deputies has voted an appropriation
of $1,7OO,0O0,0OO to cover the ex-
penses Of the next six months, in
cluding the cost of war.
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iMPoTANT BATTLE BREWING
IN SOUTHWESTERN POLAND

(By Associated Press.)
PETROGRAD, Dec. 23.-The Rus
SLAMS are moving toward Cracow
from the north and east. An import
ant battle is developing in south.
western Poland near Cracow.
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(By Associated Press.l
RUSSIAN PRISONERS
ARE PUT TO WORK

COPENHAGEN, Dec. 2S.-Germany
is sending large numbers Of Russian
prisoners to Schleswig- Holstein to
work in the reclamation an cultiva-
tion of marsh land.
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have come | was waiting for you
to come and arrest me. am ready"
On his way to the jail he said: "They
jumped on me and | had to defend
myself"
1t was learned this morning that
both Whyte and McGucken had plan
ned to leave town this morning.
Whyte already had bought his ticket
and his grip was at the depot.
Whyte was resting easily at noon.
He is paralyzed from the breast
down and he describes the sensa-
tions which follow the shock Of the
injury as very queer. He says that
he has some pain in the breast and
above, which causes an odd contract
with the numbness below. The bull
let, which lies just under skin on the
right side, will be removed this after
noon. It was not thought at moon
today that Whyte was in any imme
diate danger Of death.
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DESPERATE FIGHTING BEFORE WARSAW
Tremendous Losses Are Sustained On Both Sides
Jack Whyte, I.W. w. Organizer, Shot
~ . . . . . . . . . Q 4
} TODAY AND A YEAR AGO. I

Official readings of the ther- .
} mometer by the United States .
} observer at Tonopah: .
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PROHIBITION IS
DEAD ISSUE
IN PRESENT
SESSION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NOT TO BE PRESENTED TO
THE STATES
nv Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.--Oppon
ents of prohibition are predicting
that the defeat in the house of the
Hobson resolution to submit a con
stitutional amendment providing fol
= ,etional prohibition to the state leg
arAstures, means that the issue is
lemJ for this session. The final vote
the " nght was 1877 for and 1Ss
out. conyhe resolution. 1t failed Of
first which 81, an affirmative of 25s
With vessels sary.
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been against whyte's body.

been against Whytes BODY.
Immediately after the shooting Ste
gal walked into the A. b. c. saloo,,
hatless. He said to the manager:
"Will you lend me hat?" This was
done and Stegal walked across to the
Tonopah Liquor cOmpany's saloon
and said. "a man has been shot
and l expect to be arrested any min
ute." He then went to his room over
the Morrow & Hussey store, where
he was taken into custody shortly af-
terwards by the police.
The bullet entered the left side
nearest the lowest rib and was de-
fiected, passing around the back,
grazing the spinal column, resulting
in paralysis. The ball landed in the
right side. 1t was Ped in the Ecla
this morning at the w the cri de
where he was takennce TO smugele
ter the shooting. 4.r the nose of
narcotic was in sSusly cut them
condition all night. one of the
Whyte said as soon a. the war.
arrived: Don't have 4 circulation
ed. Don't do anything bounds, while
Chief Of Polio. JEv6ff sources of $,
sherAa s NV yDailies that had n
saE l49t e stock shrank at
Jages to two, then FRI
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PILGRIM JOE
And He Rested at the Town of Tinker's Dam

his luck. and you Jest git up and hump
yerself outer thisr'
Fur why the humpT'
"Bekase this outfit Jest suits me and
I'm goin' to take possession
"Feller Pilgrim" says I, 1T ar evident
that We both love humanity and would
make the world brighter fur them who
sorrer and hev not bin comfOrted. Bein'
as that ar the case, and hein' as l arn
"A bad man when aroused in my feelin's,
you'd better take another chaw Of ter
hacker and pass on"
I'm be burned IL I do" he yeIls as
he jumps up and down and filings his
self about. It's my dOOty TO take keer
Of Israel J. Jones before anybody else
in this world and III Civ ye three minits
TO disappear"
Still retainin' my gulless and humble
look. but at the same time bottlin' up
my grasshoppe5 and workin' the kinks
outer my muscles, / calmly and some
what feelingly observed:
"He whose actions are guided by jus
tice may leave the health OF his OK and
his ass and his wife TO providence"
And also:
Bluff is neither the courage Of the
brave nor the humility Of the fearful II
is better to speak not at all than to
blum"
Then the old evil-minded deceiver
sEat on his hands some more and sailed
into me with all his fists and feet flying.
He thought to carry me down with
rush. but I side-stePped him and swung
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UNCLE JERRY TROTTER
He Makes Talks to the Spring Chicken Club

Uncle Jerry Trotter. of Kentucky, is
the person who first discovered that the
wishbone of a gray gander would fore
tell the weather by changing color. For
the last ten years he has supplied the
colored public with barrel of chilblain
cure per year. and his instructions as TO
how to roast a possum have made him
famous among all cooks. When it was
announced that he had walked GOO miles
to deliver a talk at a gathering OF the
Spring Chicken Club at Leghorn Hall,
the crowd was so great that not half the
number could be admitted. When Presi-
dent Springfoot brought the old man for
ward to introduce him, the enthusiasm
broke loose, and such a cloud of dust was
kicked up that il was impossible to see
the stage for the next FIVE minutes. when
he could be heard and seen. the venerable
old man carefully deposited his hat and
umbrella at his feet and began:
My dear fr'en's, de SHOWS of sebenty-
two winters hev blowed frew dis wool of
mine, an de stiffness of ole aige has
come to my Jints, but I'ze gwine to
foller to Possumites along de road TO
glory as long as l kin put one foot befo'
de other. Great cheersD l know no
other party, no other kentry, and I'm
believin' de fires OF patriotism will warm
me up from head to heel and take twenty
vars off my aige. Tremendous aD-
plauseD Way down dar in Kaintucky.
when read in de papers dat de black
man had riz up at last an was gwine
TO hev a party Of his own and do bizness
on his own account, de news 'peared TO
he too good to be true. CCheers) l went
around akin dis man and dat man. and
when dey said we'd got a Possum party
at last packed up my bundle an creased
my butes an took to de middle of de
road. daughter and CheersD dun
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with my right, and he was as clay in the
hands OF the potter. II was my dooty to
my feller-man to toy with this old kuss
on wheels. and accordingly l tOyed. That
Is. I sat down on him and hammered him
until Il seemed To me that mis- future life
would be as upright as his friends could
hope for. He made objections. but he
Eas in the minority. When the conflict
had ceased and the frightened crows had
returned t. their roOst. I stood the old
man on his feet and lifted him one with
my boot. ard said.
To HIN who hath shall be given. even
to NOR. than he kin stow away in the
rvfriC orator.
And also.
There IS no error in truth. Be guided
by truth. and don't reach through the
Ceny. after mother mans Cabbages"
And likewise.
''Ths mistakes Of life are like the knot
holes IN a farmers harn-gOod for venti-
.ashun hut sad n reflect upon
And then I booted him seven times in
a vigorous but furGivin' speer!t. and ma
terially aided him in his departure His
physical condition was bunCed W and
his mental system pertUrbed. and he
Nmped away like man who had no fu-
tUre misshun in life. When he had gone,
the hour bein' noon and my appetite ap-
psalin'. l gave the old hoss his oats and
sat down to my own snack. and as I ate
I softly hummed TO myself and felt to
eNClaim:
Peace is holy. and peace should rest
upon all. but if the other feIler won't hev
peace. then go in TO lick him, and don't
let up till he hOIIers."
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tell me that you were coming, that I
might be on the lookout for yoU?''
Joncs-Jones sat up. He didn't recog-
nize me. He himself had a different look
on his face. That disspatcd but yet
crafty look had DISAPPEARED. and in its
place was wondCrmCnt. II not honesty.
II vas my wicked man in the flesh. but
not in the spirit He got on the floor
and felt Of the lump on his head and
sat down on n chair. and 1t was long
five minutes before he said:
Sir. my name is BrOwn-Brown, and
I don't exactly understand the situa-
ton. Am l in your room, or are you in
mine
Il believe it's my ROOM replied. hut
being as YOU arrived late and the land
lord is asleep you can stop until morn
ing"
very kind Of you, sir-extremeIy
kind. As to this bump on my head-is
it a bump or not? II it's a bump, how
did I receive it?''
You hit your head on the floor in the
darkness believe
"Ah! Just so. Very stupid of me. but
mere. as to the business in hand. II
YOU think you can advance me $50. I
am sure can make a go of it."
II took me a little while TO catch on,
but by and by I discovered that Jones'
Jones had been knocked out and Brown
Brown had taken his place. Jones-Jones
was a crook who wanted to reform;
Brown-Brown was a poor but honest
man who wanted TO go into this making
OF shirts. He knew nothing whatever Of
Jones-Joncs. He picked up the conver-
sation as II he had been talking about
the business when the accident happen
ed. He called me by another name than
my own. and It was plain to me that he
was also another man.
I had turned Jones-Jones, the crook.
back into Brown-Brown, the honest
man, by a knock on the head. 1t was
rapid transit reformation. and l looked
upon the problem as solved. Having
been willing TO assist a crook. l could
not refuse an honest man. When my
week vas up We went back to town to-
gether. and / gave Brown-Brown money
enough to set up In shirtmalSing. He had
on the clothes had bought JOnes-JOnes.
He had the hair. the eyes, the mouth and
the build of the crook, but there had
been a change of souls. AS far as the
present went he was bright and talka-
tive, but when asked of the past he
looked puzzled and could not figure 1t
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THE MAN UP A TREE

am something Of a reformer not only
in theory, but in practice, and when l
discovered the man up a tree I deter
mined to try my hand at elevating his
moral standard. I hold that no man is
so bad that he can't be reformed to a
certain extent, and hold that any way
to bring about a betterment Of his moral
character is justifiable. I mean by that,
to speak frankly and plainly. that, while
some men can be reformed by sympathy
and encouragement, others need a rap
on the head with a baseball bat TO
arouse their dormant integrity and am
bition.
had extended sympathy and more
or less financial aid to this man UP a
tree In a burst OF confidence he had
confessed to me that he had been a
swindIer, a gambler, a confidence man
and a great deal more. He had been
laid away in prison two or three times
during his career. and sailed under
dozen different names, and he might have
admitted a murder or two had not cut
him short I draw the line at murder.
He had given me the name OF H. Jones'
Jones. 1t struck me that there was
an extra amount of Jones about him.
but the name is an honest one, and i
didn't find fault about it. Then 1 gave
him money for a weeks vacation rom
crime. and when the vacation was over
was to see what further could be done.
took my week off at the same time and
brought up amid the fresh buttermilk
and dev.kissed goldenrod Of the country.
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On the second night Of my stay. as
sat by my open window at midnight
to finish the last OF my cigar and Won
der II my Jones-Jones had kept straight
during the last forty-eiGht hours, / sud
denly caught sight of him on the ground
below. 1t was farm house hotel at
which l was stopping. l had corner
room. and at that corner of the house
stood a large apple tree. I had observed
that a big limb branchCd out so close
TO my window that I could have
descended by II. What YOU can descend
by you can also ascend by. 1 had no
sooner caught sight Of JOnes-Jones at the
foot of the tree at an hour when every
body was supposed TO be in bed than l
understood that he intended to pay me
a secret visit. How he had tracked me
to my lair was of no consequence. Why
he should imagine that l had brought
along any great amount OF Doodle on my
weeks outing I didn't stop to figure.
Indeed, / am not sure that he had
tracked me. In looking for county board
he might have stumbled upon the place.
He might have thought the open window
belonged to another boarder. No matter
how II was, however, Mr.. Jones-Jones
had no sooner begun to climb that apple
tree than l made ready TO receive him
with all due hospitality. There was no
club in the room, but the water pitcher
had been filed for the night and made
a good weapon. Armed with that / took
my stand on one side of the window and
waited. Jones-Jones was not an i'm
petuous man. He had all night in which
10 climb and creep, and it was at least
fifteen minutes before he grasped my
window sill with his hands and drew his
body into the opening. l waited with
patience until he had reached a particu-
lar position, and then brought the
pitcher down upon his head.
We'll Jones-Jones, why didn't you
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wanted to meet up wild yo' and shake
hands and tell yo' dat Uncle Jerry could
be depended on TO help do de yellin' an
de votin'. C'Hurrah for Uncle Jerry"D
As I trabbled long de highway I met
UP wild white men who laughed at de
ideah of a Possum party, but dey won't
feel so tiCkled himeby. II anybody
imagines dat de black man am gwine to
sot on de fence and take no part in dis
campaign, he doan' know de race.
CGigantic appIauseD We's hin lost chillin
'wanderin about in de woods. but ives
got ober wanderin. We's bin feelin'
about in de darkness an afeared TO move
but. 10. de light has come. (CheersD In
de maxim of de future history of America
we shall demand TO be counted in. (Cries
of 'yo' bct,O America has fur thirty
vars looked upon her Culrd populashun
as chillen, but all de time We has bin
CROWN to be men an wimen, an now
de time has come 10 prove dat we am
full grown an seasoned wild ginger.
CHurrah. hurrah!O Representa- de
aims. ambishun. hopes and fears of de
Guild populashun as it allus has an
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until after dinner. Then she quietly
asked:
well. what have you been buying this
time?'
Nothing at ALL" he replied
Then you've got some scheme on
foot?"
There's no scheme about II. have
simply decided TO do what any sensible
man ought to do. When a man finds
that he is the victim of a dozen ailments,
he ought to go at 1t and cure himself,
ouGhtn't he?"
"Of course. But what are your all
ments? Now and then you have a head
ache, or you get a corn on your toe, but
your general health is excellent 1t was
only the other day that you were boast
ing how rugged you were"
My dear woman" he said as he walked
about, you know very well that I am
no hand TO complain. II l was dying.
should say nothing about II till the last
moment. may have boasted of my
health, but is it a husbands place TO
alarm his wife? You now force me TO
tell you that I have dozen ailments at
the present moment. any OF which may
prove fatal. but that l am going to make
heroic effort to live on. II you hadn't
driven me into corner, l should have
kept my secret"
Il see," she quietly observed as the
family cat came downstairs and cooked
her eye at Mr.. Bowser. rs it a spring
tonic. or what"
II have been recommended to try horse
back riding, and this evening l make my
first experiment"
And you imagine you will joggIe the
complaints away? think I see you
bouncing around in the saddle and the
stirrups flying
"JoggIe! Bounce" he shouted as he
turned on her with a gesture which
scared the cat out OF the room. You'd
be sarcastic II lay dead in the house!
A nice wife you are to encourage
dying husband. Why should joggle or
bounce about in the saddle
You shouldn't" she answered. How
ever. II you are going to take your first
ride this evening 1 hope you'll stick to
the alley, and that the horse is gentle
one. 1 haven't the slightest objection
TO your scheme. Indeed, / hope II will
do you lots of good
She spoke so kindly that Mr.. Bowser
recovered his good nature. and twenty
minutes later he was with the boy hold
ing a horse in the alley. 1t was soft.
moonlight evening. and the unpaved alley
was clear OF vehicles and just the place
for a gallcp.
rs this a gentle horse?' asked Mr.
Bowser, as he was already to get into
the saddle.
Hes like a lamb. sir" replied the
boy. Excuse me, but you are trying
to get up on the wrong side. That's
better II was you, Ia let him walk
at first. Some folks are dizzy when they
first move OF"
Mr.. Bowser had climbed into the saddle
like a COW climbing over a fence. but
as no one but the boy had seen him he
didn't feel very bad about it. He had
never been on the back Of a horse but
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out. The doctors agreed with me that
it was the whack on the head that made
Brown-BrOwn Of Jones-JOnes, and that
the police ought TO be given full power
10 go around breaking water pitchers
over crooks Craniums; but. alas. that
was a twist OF the business We hadu
the foresiCht to discover and prepare for.
My man prOSpered wonderfully well
People said he was little eccentric, bat
he was honest and a hard worker. In
one year he had paid me back half my
money and built up a good business.
One day a detective entered the store
to make a purchase. He had known
JOnes-JOneS as crook. He knew that
JOnes-JOnes had crooked finger on his
right hand and a mole on his left cheek.
When he discovered that BrOwn-B Brown
had these same identification marks he
began To look AT him more closely, and
by and by he made up his mind that the
old crook stood before him. He was so
sure of il that he set out TO make an
arrest. BrOwn-Brown was an honest man.
but in his surprise he started TO make a
bolt OF IT, As he ran out Of his shop
and down the street. pursued by the de-
teCtive, he encountered a policeman. who
tapped him on the head with his club.
Brown Brown went down like a log and
was Carted on to the station. ! was
present when his sense returned. and you
can imagine my feelings when he sat
Up and said:
well, you've got me at last. but
gave you a run for it. You fellers amt
half sharp"
You are Jones-Jones the crook" said
the sergeant
'Of course I am, and the slickest crook
in the country. Is It that bank business
you want me for this timer
MIR. Brown-Brown-" 1 began as
stepped forward. but the crook stopped
me with:
Who in blank Is Browa-Brown?"
Then / realized how 1t was. I had
smashed Jones, Jones, the crook. over the
head with a water pitcher and changed
him into Brown-Brown. the honest shirt
constructor. The policeman had smashed
Brown-Brown with his club and changed
him back into Jones-Jones, the crook.
The taps on the head had done the busi-
ness My tap was all right. and I had
founded a new theory upon II and in
vented $50 in cash. But hadn't forseen
that a second tap might come any day,
as come it did. and my theory had been
knocked into a cooked hat, and I was
$50 out
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BOWSER'S AILMENTS
They Are All to Be Cured by Horseback Riding

red TO, but Mrs. Bowser didn't catch II.
He found himself bobbing about and his
feet out Of the stirrups, and before he
knew what he was doing both heels
struck the horse and set him of at full
gallon. There was a yell that could have
been heard half a mile away. and then
the rider clutched the saddle, shut his
eyes. and bade good-by to things on
earth-all except Mrs. Bowser. The horse
set of down the alley with his mind fun
OF wonder, but the wonder soon changed
TO alarm as his burden lurched about,
and before he had gone two blocks he
made a shy and kick. and Mr.. Bowser
went rolling over the ground and brought
ND against a fence like a barrel of cider
II was a long time before the world re-
turned to him. Then he opened his eyes
TO find Mrs Bowser, the cook. the police
man. the boy, and the working man how
ering over him.
Il think he's comm to-" he heard the
policeman say, land you can set IL down
that his neck is not broken. What on
earth possessed him to ride horse.
ma'am?'
He wanted exercise" he heard Mrs
Bowser reply.
Well. wen lug him home fur you.
Of course, but II won't do no good.
He'll keep right on making a donkey
Of himself till something drives him
through a brick wall"
Mr.. Rowser was lugged along the
alley to his own back yard gate, his
back gathering ashes at every STEP
and IL was not until outsiders Had re-
tired that he sat up and said to Mrs.
Bowser:
Woman. understand, ! know who
threw a club at the horse and jumped
me out OF the saddle! Hands on, I
want no more OF your help. and the
cook is discharged on the spot. Follow
me into the house. l want you to con-
fess in writing TO the attempted assRs-
sination. and then we will call in the
lawyer and settle matters"
Yes, we will call in the lawyers
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three times in his life, and he was no
sooner up than he wished he was down.
The boy got his feet In the stirrups for
h1n and encouraged him with quiet
words. and after the horse had walked
up and down for Ave minutes confidence
was restored. Then the boy said:
This horse Is one OF the easiest lopers
In the hull State, and IL I was you I'd
push him up a bit. When he starts to
lope. you'll think you are in rocking
cheer"
Mr.. Bowser doubted II. but looking over
the back fence he made out Mrs. Bowser
standing at one of the rear windows
She had referred to bounce" and jog
GLE and felt that he was being tested.
He drew a long breath, uttered a silent
prayer and chirped for the horse to strike
into a lope The horse obeyed. Had the
rider caught the motion II would have
been plain sailing. but he didn't catch II.
There were a half a dozen hobs. three or
four clutches at his mane, and Mr.. Bow
ser rolled sideways out of the saddle and
fell in a heap on the pile Of ashes. II
was a good boy and a sympathetic boy
who had brought the horse around. He
helped Mr. Bowser up, insisted that II
was an accident that might have happen
ed to the best riders on earth. and in
various ways encouraged him TO try
again. The fallen rider kicked at the ash
heap and struck at the fence and was
for giving il up. but the boy soothed
him and made him understand that he
would lose prestige II he failed TO mount
again.
Il intend to. Of course" replied Mr.
Bowser in defiant tones as he noticed
Mrs. Bowser stilI at the window. II
don't claim TO he much Of a rider. but
III get the hang Of II in a minute.
think the horse stubbed his toe the other
time. Look through that knothOle in the
fence. will you, and tell me what you see
in my hack yard?'
DE kitchen girl is sittin' on de ground
and laughin' herself to DEATH report
ed tho lad aftnr a Innk