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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-09-03
NEARLY COMPLETED

Very little of what will probably
prove the bumper wheat crop of the
Palouse country Is still unthreshed,
and this week will see the harvest
aim ost completed. The yields con-
tinue to be above expectations and
reports OF so bushels of fall wheat
on large acreages are common. The
weather has been ideal for harvest
ing operations, and many machines
have gone through the entire season
without the loss of single day. ].
c. Farr completed his run Wednes-
day and pulled in, James Carnegie
finishing today. Many threshermen
have only two or three days work
yet ahead of them. Only one or two
fields in the district north of Pull
man remain unthreshed although
west of Pullman there is sone little
combine and stationary work re-
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-09-03
G|PS|ES RETURN,
LEAVE MINUS S25
Leader Attempts to Argue With
Chief of Police and Goes to
Jail-Bail Is $25 and Order
to Move

After finding Pullman an I'M
healthy place for undesirable tran
sients on two previous occasions re-
Gently, the band of gipsies which has
been touring eastern Washington re-
turned here Tuesday morning, but
after short argument with Chief
or Police Wagner the band of rovers
were again on their way, mourning
the loss of $25 from their illegiti-
mate Golfers. The dark-skinned
party arrived in Pullman at about
IL o'clock and, as on the two pre-
vious occasions, the female conting-
net soon swarmed through the bust
ness section, offering to tell futures,
pasts and presents with infallible ac-
curacy for anything they could get.
Chief Of Police Wagner rounded up
the male members of the party and
ordered them to leave town at once.
One member Of the gang became ar
gumnetative and attempted TO dis
suade the chief, with the result that
he was soon languishing in the city
bastile while Chief Wagner was
searching for police justice to mete
out the proper punishment. Failing
in his quest, Chief Wagner returned
to the Jail and told the swarthy in
mate that he would be given his lib
erty upon payment of $25 bail, and
contingent upon the entire party
m owing at once. This the gypsy at
first refused to do, and he was again
placed under lock and key.
Learning of the trouble of her
husband, the mans wife soon visit
ed the Jail to confer with him, and
between them they produced the re-
quired $25 and secured the mans
release.
/ 1t is improbable that the leader
will return to appear before the
local justice court, but will likely
elect to let we'll enough alone and
leave his $25 in the city exchequer.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-09-03
ORDERS TO ARREST WOMAN

The county prosecutor has given
orders to Pullman officials to arrest
the woman who was engaged III do
ing a Texas Tommy" trot in veil
at Colfax last week. providing she
attempts some Of the stunts she IS
accused of doing the last day OF so
that the Campbell Carnival company
operated in Colfax. Rumors reached
the prosecutor that the woman, for
an extra compensation, tripped a
number of fantastic steps, clad in a
Mother Eve garb, and he proposes
that the gentle college folks be pro-
tected from such an immoral scene.
-Palouser.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-09-03
August Heat Without Precedent
Broke All Records for High Temper.
allure Since Observations Have
Been Kept at w. ). c.

August, 1916, will be long remem-
bered as freak month in Pullman,
as well as in other sections of the
country. 1t was the hottest August
on record since weather observa-
lions have been kept at the w. S. G.
The average maximum temperature
for the month was 94.7 degrees, 13
degrees higher than the normal av-
erage maximum of August during
the period since 1893. The follow
ing table shows the record by years:
Maan Daily
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-09-03

Last Sunday, August 20, was the
hottest day of the month and of the
year, the thermometer registering
100 degrees.
That the Palouse country is get
ting exceedingly dry Is indicated by
that the fact that college weather
records. show that from September,
1913, to September, 1914, the pre-
cipitation totaled but 1919 inches
and from September, 1914, to Sep
TENDER, 1915, but 1910 inches,
while the normal annual precipita-
ton since 1898 has been 22.16
inches.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-09-03
FORMER PULLMANITE DEAD

Word was received in Pullman
yesterday of the death of w. B. Wal
lis, for many years resident Of Pull
man, which occurred at the home OF
his son, Will Wallis, near Great
Falls, Mont. Death was caused by
heart failure. The body will be
shipped to Pullman, but funeral ar
rangements had not been made at
the time of going to press. MIR. Wal
lis was the father of Mrs. John w.
Mathews of this city.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-09-03

Mrs. E. o. Cathcart gave delight
full card party Wednesday evening In
honor OF Misses Alice and Kate AL
len. who have been visiting their
brother, Lee Allen. The rooms were
very prettily decorated with sweet
peas and asters. Five hundred was
played and dainty refreshments
served.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-09-03
GETS HIGH HONOR

C. w. Vance. principal of the
Franklin school, has been granted
life teachers certificate by the sta'e
hoard of education. This is the high
est grade certificate under the laws
=, tho state of Washington and ex-
empts the recipient from all further
examinations.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-09-03

How much hotter August, 1915,
was than August, 1914, is shown by
the following comparison of the
maximum temperature of each day
of the two months. The star 60 in
dicates higher temperature in 1914.
futures without stars represent high
er temperature in 1915.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-09-03
GOING DOWN"

Grain prices are still on the down
grade. and some buyers and farmers
predict that 50-cent wheat will be
the order of events before many
weeks, although some are OF the
opinion that the prices will ultimate
" recover. The slump has put
ouietus on sales, and farmers as
general rule are holding. Yesterday s
quotations were just seven cents
under those of last Friday on wheat
10 cents on oats and five cents on
barley. The quotations yesterday
mora.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-09-03

G.. w. Livingston returned
wednesday from Toroda, where he
spent a couple of months looking
after his property interests, visiting
relatives and hunting and fishing.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-09-03

o. w. Pinkley and family returned
yesterday from a three weeks vaca-
ton spent at coast pleasure reaorta.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-09-03

Prof Scion Shedd returned this
week from Oregon, where he spent
Part OF his vacation in geological
survey work.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-23

to be a very difficult problem. The operations, the taking over of mer chant steamers for belligerent pur poses. the internment of German liners. the urgent demand for ton mage in the Atlantic for the ship ment of necessary supplies both to neutrals and belligerents, have all operated to reduce the tonnage avail able for shipping the California crops: and although freight rates have reached extraordinary figures it is impossible to tell how far Cal ifornia's shipping needs this season will be met. In shipping circles there is some difference of opinion. The railroads are endeavoring to meet the situation by special in ducements for the carrying overland commodities for Europe. The whole problem is one which California producers are viewing with some anxiety.
 The country's shipbuilding industry is in a highly prosperous condition, with some of the yards engaged with contracts which will take over two years to complete. It Is expected that definite steps will be taken upon the reassembling of congress to repeal, or greatly modify the seamen's acs and other obnoxious laws which have made it absolutely impossible to build up an American merchant marine, at the time when it was most needed. Within the last month the problem has been brought forcibly before the chambers of commerce and other commercial bodies in different parts of the country with the result that public sentiment is being created in favor of laws which foster Ameri- can shipping.
 The railroad industry is picking up, and during the balance of the year it is probable that gross earnings will make a better comparison, month by month. with a year ago, than at any time since the European war started. One reason for expecting this relatively better showing is that a considerable falling off was re ported by the roads during the lat ter half of 1914. Of late. however
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-23

some railroad managers have re declaring that not only relatively but actually there has been improve ment shown. Every dollar that is being expended for railroad improve ment these days is being most eff ficiently used. Economies are be ing rigidly practiced and the present buying of supplies and equipment is being done at terms which probably represent as good a bargain as the railroads have ever made. The steel industry reflects such an increased demand due to large orders from domestic and foreign sources, that il i5 difficult to see how some of the material can be produced, if the present ratio of increase is to be maintained. There has been immense buying of steel products from abroad: also, an appre ciable increase in do mestic business. Foreign buyers are taking immense quantities of bars. while the European orders for tin plate have been sufficient to ad vance prices materially In nearly every branch of the industry, condi- ions are better than they were even few weeks ago.
 The Panama-Pacific exposition con tinueS to be largely attended With the completion of one-half the period during which the exposition will be open there have been about 5000 900 admissions, and the estimate now is a total attendance of 20,OOO.- 900. For the past few weeks the net earnings over cost of operation have been at the rate of $25oe0 a week
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-23
OF A SPORTING NATURE

[ famous toe hold. This was angrily denied by friends of the promoters
 During the following morning the rumors persisted. One Chicago paper l learned so much that it printed $ warning to all it's readers to avoit i the match.
 The storm of angry comment arose and 1t was suspicious and wary crowd that gathered. An hour or SC before the men were to go on the mat. Comiskey held conferenc, with the wrestlers. promoters and referee He told them plainly that ! they could not use his park to stage the robbery of the public He and some others had taken up the ma. ter with the chief of police, who ordered Referee Ed Smith to call off all bets.
 GOTCH WAS ON THE SQUARE
 Before going onto the mat, Gotch calmly declared it didn't make any difference to him whether it was a fake or not-he was going out and throw Hackenschmidt
 The men stepped in the ring and before the applause subsided Referee Smith announced that, by orders of the chief of police, he declared all bets off An angry roar ran through the crowd, followed by buzz of wonderment as to what it meant.
 They did not have long to wait Gotch and the German grappled standing for moment and Gotch hurled his antagonist to the floor It was evident that Hackenschmidt was beaten, and his effort seemed to be to keep one foot away from Gotch's grip.
 In five minutes Gotch grabbed the foot Hackenschmidt cried with pain. screamed aloud, and Gotch quickly released the foot, slid his arm into crotch hold-and Hack enschmidt rolled over onto his back almost without a struggle. Time, minutes, 32 1-5 seconds. The sec ond fall was a joke.
 Hackenschmidt was in terror and looking for a chance to roll over easily Gotch played with him, and threw him in 19 minutes 50 2-5 sec onds.
 After the battle Promoter Curley admitted that they had known for days that Hackenschmidt's ankle was bad, too bad to wreStle, but h" and others were in so deep they dared not postpone. They carried out the match and took the public'' money to save themselves heavy losses
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-23
Start Tunnel.

Start Tunnel.
 Work started July 90 on tunnel to tap the ore body on the Yellow Dome lode claim, situated not far from the Hallum cabin, half way up Mt Juneau. The tunnel driving is in charge of Jorn Perelle, and ten men are at work It will be hand drilled
 Before he left for Seattle, Toby Hallum decided to work his claims on the mountain himself. He expects to build & tram from the property to the basin, a distance of about 1S00 feet, and MT. Hallum will ar range for the financial backing while in Seattle. He expects to be back about August 25.
 Meanwhile, assessment work is be- ing pushed on the Hallum claims controlled by w. K. Martin, of Ne York, whose interests here are being represented by Marshall A. Barney a New York attorney. Rufus Lind say, well known mining engineer, is in charge.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-23
Some Copper Mine.

Copper investors will doubtless be astonished to learn that the world s lowest cost copper producer is located in Alaska They will be surprised also to know that it is now shipping at the rate of 6O,OO00,000 pounds of cop per per annum. made at a cost not far from five cents per pound. The general public would probably recog- nize the proposition as the famous Bonanza mine, in which, with the railroad connection thereto, J. P. Nor gan & Co.,, and the Messrs. Guggen- helm have invested many millions, but today the Kennecott Copper Corporation embraces not only the Bonanza, but the Jumbo mine. d property equally rich and equally
 important as a copper producer, to- gether with an S5 per cent interest in the Beatson Copper company, a 10, 900, ,000-pound producer The re- cent purchase by J. P Morgan Co.,. of $1O,000,000 six per cent 1O-year bonds of the Kennecott company make timely a representation Of what the company owns. what it has achieved to date, and what are it's prospects for the future.-Boston News Bureau.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-23
CANADA MAY TAKE
 OVER ALL RAILROADS.

OTTAWA.-It may be expected that before the year is out, the Ca nadian government will be compel led to take over almost the entire railway system of the country ex cept that owned by one great cor poration. The policy will not be adopted willingly. It will be simply the outcome of a tremendous craze for railway building in advance of the population, which seized the country some years ago.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-23

BRIDGEPORT, cn1-Only two things could make Emil Passerine so veXed that he would beat his wife. One was to s=e her play With paper dolls and the other Wen she wore lowneck gowns.
 Mrs. Passerine. an applicant for divorce, told Judge Williams that she dearly loved to play with paper dolls and to wear low-neck gowns, but that on every occasion her husband caught her doing those things he would choke her and beat her
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-23
CkEkSCHMIOT FOOLED THE
 PUBLIC.

Probably the most daring and as founding attempt at pillaging the public by means of fake athletic event in recent years was the wrest- ling match between Champion Frank Gotch and the big German. George Hackenschmidt, which was staged at Comiskey Park. the home of the Chicago White SoX baseball team, on September 1, 1911.
 Although Gotch had received hints and assurances that Hacken- schmidt was not in condition, and that he would not make any serious resistance. the champion feared all the time that he might be double crossed, and that the reports might hide trickery He certainly knew that Hackenschmdt was in poor shape-but took no chances.
 The match attracted perhaps the greatest interest of any event in recent sporting history in the Central West Gotch is and was the idol of that entire section of the country, and the pitting of the champion against the giant German aroused a storm of enthusiasm. Gotch had announced his retirement. and he was lured out of it through promise of a huge purse Hackenschmidt, after a fairly satisfactory showing on a preceding visit to America, had gone home complaining of un- fair treatment and stated that he could throw Gotch. The talk nat urally aroused Gotch sentiment.
 DIDN'T GET EXPENSES
 Through personal friends. Charles Comiskey was induced to permit the match to be held at the ball park at grand opera prices-Comiskey 'o receive scarcely enough to pay the expenses of cleaning the grounds.
 The match was wonderfully adver- tised, and on the afternoon of the contest, more than 10000 persons were piled into the stands.
 But three days prior to the match, it became evident that something was wrong There had been an abor tive effort to put across a great betting coup-and the public re fused to come in.
 On the afternoon prior to the match ugly rumors began to pass around and gradually, toward night the rumor persisted that Hacken schmidt was suffering from a badly sprained leg, and had agreed to wrestle only on condition that Gotch did not touch that leg or use the
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-23
Tungsten Ore.

BOULDER, Colo-ln order to in- crease the output of tungsten, w. H Ryer, local agent for the Crucible Steel company. of Pittsburg, today began to lease the tungsten property on North Boulder creek, acquired by the company several years ago. The demand for the black metal is un- precedented but the price remains the same. E astern steel companies are making an effort to get posses sion of all possible tungsten mines in the district.
 The number of leases on the Platt Rogers tungsten tract has been dou- bled this week.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-23
Find New Lead.

new lead, richer and bigger than any before found on the Cliff claims. has been uncovered by Red Ellis on the property. Jack Whalen re ports that the lead has been found above tlpe old workings and traced for several hundred feet. The lead is 22 inches wide and carries free gold of high value The new lead was uncovered while building a trail up the mountain side.
 Miners working on the property claim that the Cliff will soon be pro ducing more gold than at any time in the history of the property. The big mill left by the former owners under the terms of the contract with Red Ellis and his associates, will be put in operation at once and the rich ore mllled.
 The prospects for mining develop ment about Valdez has never been better. More men are prospecting in the hills this year than ever and the former discoveries are being opened.-Valdez Prospector.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-23
General Mining News

ports having struck a fine wide vein of quartz on which he has sunk II following the vein down. and says the width is two to twelve feet, and is unusually promising in gold. He exhibits some of the rock, which is of crystalline nature, with brown stain. Jimmy is greatly pleased with the outlook k.-Dawson News
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-23
It May Be True.

It May Be True.
 A huge nugget was recently found in the Engineer group, Atlin, B. C., described as 36 inches long, IS inches wide, inches deep and valued at s4O,OOO. w. A. Blair. secretary of the board of trade at Vancouver, has requested that the nugget be purchased by the government, ac- cording to the Dawson News. MT. Blair states that the San Francisco fair directors have offered $2,OO0 for the loan of the nugget, and says that it would be a fatal mistake to allow it to get into the hands of the Americans, as it can be of ines timable value to British Columbia.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-23

Klondike Quartz.
 Jimmy Lloyd is in the city from his property on Gold Run, and re-
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-23

It is said that McGraw and Stall ines are trying hard 10 start q strike in the big Philadelphia base ball factory so the Phillies cant get balls bats and gloves to continue their pennant drive.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-23

In the American Association re- gently, eight games were played in a single day. and yet there were but four victors. Every team played a double header and not one of the bills was split-St. Paul, Minneapolis, Kansas City and Columbus taking two each.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-23

of the Braves is out at last. It seems that George Stallings, in a fit of absent mindedness, bought a which enabled him to win a pen nant and a worlds series last sea son. An appeal to the newsboys has been useless, and Stallings fears that the hope of the Braves is i'm prisoned in a slot machine.
The Monticellonian., 1915-03-11
RUSSIANS CUT OFF
 TURKEYS SUPPLY
GEARS FORCES BLOCKS ROUTE OF OTTOMAN REINFORCE
 MENTS AND FOOD.

Petrograd.-T Russian army of the Caucasus driving the Turkish forces before it has reached the river khopaehas, the estuary of the Tcho- ruk in Armenia. This advance by the Russians cuts the route of Turk ish endorsements and supplies from Constantinople to the Caucasian from tier, through khopa, Turkish Armenia and isolates a large section of Turkish territory.
 The Russian forces advanced from Batum on the Black Sea near the Turkish border and were opposed by the Turks at every step. They were assisted by Russian warships, which cleared the shore of Turkish forces and cut off successfully several ave nues of Turkish communications by sea until only the Khopa route re- mained.
 After a battle of three days this last route was closed effectively.
 Official returns show that up to Feb ruary 13, 49000 Turkish prisoners, in- cluding 527 officers, had passed through Pyatigorsk since the war with Turkey began. on their way to the in- terior of Russia
 Austrian warships have been bom- harding Antiyari, the seaport of Mon- tenegro.
The Monticellonian., 1915-03-11
TEUTONS PREPARE
 FOR BIG BATTLE NOT KNOWN IN LONDON WAR OF FICE WHICH SIDE TO TAKE
 OFFENSIVE.
  TREMBlES ON WAR BRINK King of Greece Seeks to Preserve Neu- trality Portion of Influential EIe-
 ment Want to Fight.
TREMBLES ON WAR BRINK

Lendon.-Center of interest on the eastern front again has shifted with the announcement from Petrograd that a great battle is developing on the left bank of the river Vistula at a point to the west and also southwest of Warsaw.
 It is not yet clear, judging from mes sages reaching London, which side has taken the offensive, but inspired sources, both in Berlin and Petrograd. have been hinting lately that vital operations might well be expected in this region. Messages from the Rus sian capital have declared that the old field of action in the direction of Posen and Silesia alone could serve as the decisive battle ground, while Berlin has been predicting another brilliant action in the direction Of Warsaw by Field Marshal yon Hinden- burg.
 No great activity has been reported elsewhere on the eastern front, except at Rawa, to the south of Warsaw, where German army headquarters claim the capture of 3,400 Russians It is possible that this action may be a part of the great battle which Petro- grad says is now under way. Attacks and counter attacks from the text of both the Paris and Berlin official com munications covering events in the battle front but there is no indiea tion of decisive gain by either side.
 Attempts by the allied fleet to force passage of the Dardanelles has caused a ferment in the near east, which has reached the proportions of cabinet crisis in Greece.
 No new cabinet has as yet been announced, and King Constantine may have great difficulty in forming a gov ernment with the popular former Pre- mier Venizelos leading the opposition.
The Monticellonian., 1915-03-11

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