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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-02

the MsIlcans had automobile trans.
ports that were fitted for Mexican
roads
Returning 10 the comparison be.
tween the british aud the Vera
Cruz-Amerlean army. the lack Of
mules is noticeable with the British
The great Missouri Jacks that
outlast a horse and follow. like
cows or sheep. the tinkllng bells
OF their leaders. are only beginning
TO be enlisted In the British army.
The British have plenty OF horses
In fact. their army affords one
great and splendid horse show Of
beautiful animals that have been
developed through their system of
racing.
American horses are not an IN.
common sight. however. but they've
got half brothers at home In Mis-
souri, who would have stood the
journey over here Just as well as
they did. and would have done hair
again as much work In the mud OF
Flanders.
The great Flanders horses. IA.
nous thruout the world, are beau.
tiful and strong.
But they have no nerve" said
an English army hostler When
they get sick they give up the
figh; and lay down and die, right
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SCHOOL GIRLS
IN "v|CE CANC''

RICHMOND. Cal. June 1.-The
exlstance OF what is believed to be
an organized vice gang" OF young
high school girls OF this city IL
being probed today by city and
county officials and a committee OF
citizens as an outgrowth OF the ar.
rest of Jesse TinRstrom. "a. dane.
Ing master on charge OF con.
tributing to the delinquency OF
Sandelle Gadsberry. n minor.
Seven letters from high school
girls received by Tingstrom in his
cell In the county Jail. furnished
the clue which led to the investi.
CATION.
One missiye signed Grace" Is
OF an unusually startling nature.
The investigation is being led by
Mayor Gerard and members OF the
Richmond council
The investigation will include n
probe of conditions in Richmond
dance halls. skating Kinks and road.
houses.
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JOHNNY C0ULON TO
TRY AC0ME-BACK

more and be strong." Johnny said
several days ago. and | know IL. |
also know that there Isn't ii6.
pound boy In the game. with the
exception OF myself who can
beat him. VIII he fight me-
don't know. but ri make Il SO
hot for him II he don't that he will
have n sweet time trying TO square
himself with the fans, lie has
never given mo return tight any
way. which is contrary 20 all ring
precedent am going to post
$1,000 for him 20 meet me at ZIG
pounds
Johnny hasn't been idle since
Williams defeated him IN California
year or SO ago lie always was
a clean liver and he has not
abandoned boxing since he became
an cN. lie is constantly IN train
Ing and spends most OF bis time
away from the little cigar store
that bears hts name up on the
square.
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CHICAGO. June s.-Johnny Cou.
lon. who so long wore the crown
of the hantamS. Is golng to try a
comeback. The experience OF Jim
leftgies aud countless other gentle
men who have essayed similar
stunts with disastrous results has
no terrors for johnny. lie Is as
confident that he will win back the
championship as be is of anything.
Johnny. however. hasn't lived IS
years for nothing lie knows lot
of tricks yet, even II he Is an eN-
champ and he is basing his hopes
10 take the title away from Kid
Williams on two thlngs-one is
that he really believes he packs a
biz enough wallop to put the Ralti.
more Dane away. The other Is n
well-tounded belief that Williams
can no longer scale lie pounds. the
legitimate bantam limit. amt be
strong all the expoStulations OF
sammy Harris 20 the contrary.
Williams cant make ZIG any
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-02

up the idea OF military transports.
The little green autos with hong
wooden seats which could carry IL
Mexicans. would have hurried Mex
lean soldiers around into spots
where Gen. Funston might no, have
expected to find them. and got
them away again before the Ameri.
cans could lay either their hands
or their bullets on them.
British Army Lacks Mules
This IL not meant 10 say that the
American army Is st,hout gasoline
land transports.
Perhaps the war experts" In
Mexico who advised the war depart
ment M TO conditions. gave Ill.
advice.
However. the fact remains that
Funston was sent TO Vera Cruz
without gasoline transports. and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-02
By VIM. G. Shepherd



Copyrighted 1915. ~ the United Press
Capyrixntsd Ia Great uritaiu.l
HEADQUARTERS OF THE
BRITISH ARMY. Northern France.
April 2f.--t3y Mali TO New York;
A year ago | was with the Ameri-
can army at Vera Cruz. and. tho
conditions there were highly dill
ferent from those prevailing here.
nevertheless the opportunity for
measuring the American army by
what / see OF the British army IL
too obvious TO be overlooked.
The first thing that strikes me
Is how we seem 10 have undcresu-
mated gasoline transport.
There was not a single automo-
bile transport on the boats which
brought Gen. Funstou's troops TO
Vera Cruz.
Would Have Been Crawl
III Forward into Mexico" had
been the orders from Washington,
Il ia easy to understand. judging
from what I've seen OF automobile
transport in the European war. that
Funstou's forward march would
have been a crawl instead OF
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rush.
True enough. the roads In the
Vera Cruz district were jungle
paths. but miles OF roads have been
built In Europe since the war be
gan. solely for military transport
services. as our men could have
built them II the need arose.
The thing that strikes me nov Is
that Gen. Huerta's Mexican army
that I saw so much OF during the
months before his downfall DID
have motor transportation.
Had Learned In Europe
Their great Lorries dashed about
the capital and in The mountain
roads. their armored fighting cars
were ready everywhere.
suppose some OF the Mexican
officers who had been trained in
the schools OF Europe had picked
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-02
JOE BONDS SAILS TO FIGHT IN AUSTRALIA
HERE'S QUESTIONS FOR DUGDALE TO ANSWER

Do you want the fans OF Seattle to believe that Manager
Dillon OF the Los Angeles Cass "A
boob for could good In
cIass tesm7 They a things from
but don't think spreading tre thick In
spots7
Isn't that with big leagues cutting their limit
to the bone that there hundreds OF good looking for Jobs
and would the price3
In the ~ much In
salaries tho league prove that both
and Raymond win
pick OF nyvera such Seattle has with this
In all OF baseball experience have yel
learned a crowd
Of ita
bunk that
viii like infant collection Sunday
SCHOOL,
II these questions and make effort 10
yourself right before the Seattle fans The Star VIII gladly
give the to do
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there"
This II a complaint that has
never been heard against tho Amer.
lean army mule. which Ia likely 10
kick a man TO death while he's
dying
Gen. Funston took plenty OF him
to Vera Cruz. together with the
big army wagons that the Amcri.
can army mule fiirts around with.
A Difference In Flying
The Tying men with Funston at
Vera Cruz belonged 10 the navy.
not 10 the army.
No one in the army flying corps
had any chance for practice under
war conditions nj Vera Cruz.
There were no spots around the
Mexican seaport where a land ma
chine could have alighied and. OF
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necessity. the work was all don,
by water machines.
In the British army war flynn,
has been brought TO it's highest ef
ncicncy
II the American flying man
wants to equal his British
brother. he must be ready 20
climb into the air In any wind.
Snow, rain, hall and even dark.
ness must not stop him.
There 10 world OF differ.
ence between those hot sum
mer days az Fort Meyer, In
1908. when the Wrighss were
showing their machine to the
American army officials and
would not 90 into the sky until
all the flags were hanging limp
In a MINDLESS air, and these
war days OF 1915, when an Eng
iish Tying man flies In tor
nsdoes " necessary.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-02
AN OPEN letter TO D. E. DUGDALE

Dear Dug IA of the Seattle baseball team the
OF which hundreds OF game
Interested the position semipubc and
The Star feels FREQ ask playing
and management OF The Star viii be glad
the reply TO them
When The star first learned the First Baseman
Beatty TO Los Angeles and asked about IT, did that
for him made by had been accepted
II WHERE iS THE PLAYER SEATTLE GOT IN EX.
CHANGE FOR BEATTY
II Il that sold Realty outright positively
denied think policy
while
al be heap n policy
= BUNKING THE FANs9
In telephone conversation told the sporting editor Of
Beatty going good. and
him the deal with Los Angeles fell
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-02
How They Stand
In the Leagues

>onruwtsftH> LEAGUE Nf>t ifs
4 Seattle 3 Nteteris
A. Vancouver g. Tacoma ~
A. Aberdeen l. spokane
NATIONAL LEAGUE RESULTS
AZ ur1oklyn 3. Philadelphia 4
A. boston !. Sue York p.
A. ~ Louis . cinrinnAu
A. Ftttsnurs Q. chicago 2
ANrRItAN League RESULTS
AZ Fhuadsipnta ], Washington 3,
At NsW York q itnstun {.
AZ cleveland l. ~ fs9ut. J,
A. Chicago a. Detroit 1,
FEDERAL. LEAGUE RE-tIr-
At Chicago l. Kansas city y
At Buffalo q haiiifnprs 4.
A. nroskiYn 2. Newark J,
COAST IEAUt y INSULTS
At Los Angeles venice ., hait iase :
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-02
WEST SIDERS WIN

The West Seattle high school
team finished first In the opening
matches Of the high school tourna.
ment on the courts OF the Seattle
Tennis club Tuesday. all three OF
their candidates in the singles win.
ming Broadway finished with one
man remaining, Queen Anne and
Franklin with two each and the
Lincoln team was eliminated.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-02
CAMPBELL IS BACK

Ray Campbell. the lightweight
boxer. Is back In Seattle with his
manager. II. Il. Lindberg. after n
successful Invasion OF Eastern box.
Ing centers. Campbell appeared In
several bouts AT Buffalo and was
beaten but once lie will look
around Seattle for several days to
see what Is stirring for him In a
fistic way and n there Is nothing
doing VIII 40 To his ranch in Cali.
fornia.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-02
CHRISTIAN CANNED

SAN FRANCISCO. June 2.-De.
spite depials from President
Leayitt aud other officials OF the
club. there Is little doub. Tyler
Christian. manager OF the Oakland
club. has been relieved OF his dn.
ties and that a new director will
soon be appointed.
Christian is trying 10 connect
with either Venice or Los Angeles.
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BASEBALL

scratch hits. aud the heavy stick
work OF the college boys
Hatterios-Fort Ward. Smoke
Thompson and Johnson. Wilson's
Kid Mclvor and Mahoney
Wilson's have afe W open dates
and would like TO schedule games
with Olympia. Mount Vernon and
Bremerton. Address r. r. welch.
sos Alaska building. Seattle
o'5rien won from sharsr &
Wolff Sunday. TO =. Sharkey
pitched good ball for Oprien. only
allowing three hits O'nrien had
no trouble In connecting freely with
Conroy. getting hits In every In
ming but one.
batteries Shaner * Wolff. Con.
roy and Chisholm. O'Brien. Shar-
key and Cochraue.
O'Brien will play Portland Cord.
age team at o'Bricn next Sunday
Tire South PARK Seconds beat the
Fremont Cubs At South Park sun
day In n ie-innilg battle. 10 70 8.
The Park boys had comfortable
lead until the sixth, when Day OF
the Cubs was yankad and replaced
by Mckinley Tho Cubs evened
matters In the eighth frame oxar.
South Parks twirler. won his own
game when he singled. staman
scoring from second.
South Park plays the Wolverines
AZ South Park from Co ; p. y
Sunday. For games call II. West.
Sidney 1889. or spsldings.
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Young Walter Malls pitched a
great game for the Seattle team
Tuesday. aud held the mighty Maple
Leafs, who already regard the 1915
pennant AZ their personal property,
TO six scattered hits. which Melted
them but one run. At the same
time Barth sluggcd out a three
Dagger. and Killilay, Barih and
Morse laid down doubles off Tiny
Leonard. plling up three runs,
which Victoria was never able 10
head. The game was fast and snap.
p. and the Seattle team showed a
real burst OF pep In the first three
innings but 10 men faced each
pitcher and the stuff that Malls
had on the ball remained there
turnout the game
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-02
Malls was the hero Of a perfee,

Malls was the hero OF a perfect
You know me, Al: ! was hypno-
tised or II wouldn't have happened
play In the fifth. Nye led off with
single and Raymond sacrificed.
Malls laced out "A hot liner, too tor
rid 60 handle. and Nye scored. Mails
landing on second. He evidently
figured his work for that inning was
over. and turned around TO count the
stripes on the flag. when he was
nabbed 10 feet from the base. with
his back turned. Five minutes later
Hap Morse was caught asleep off
the same sack. but with these two
exceptions. busher stuff was con.
spicuous by its absence.
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WIN IN SUGGEST

VANCOUVER. II. C.. June 2.-Thc
Tacoma Tigers knocked Brand from
the box Tuesday and landed hard
on Hunt. who replaced him. This.
aided by loose fielding. enabled
them 20 run up n score OF IA 20 8
against Vancouver.
Tacoma go , 400 o Ola
Vancouver 100 1913 20 o. ;
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GOES BUST

SAN FRANCISCO. June Six
successive Sundays OF rain proved
too much for the California state
league OF baseball clubs. and an.
nouncement was made today that
II had been disbanded. Rains cut
the attendance to almost nothing
Modesto. Oakland. San Francisco.
San Jose, Alameda and Stockton
were represented.
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Seattle scored the first run In the
third when Smith singled, with two
out and with Killilay on third. The
Leafs made their only run In the
next frame. when Shaw singled and
Kelly maced a three.bagger out To
deep center. Mails sailed along
Ike a full-rigged ship after that
and while men got on bases several
times. he frightened up In great
shape and cut of any possible
scores.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-02
WALT MAILS HURLS
TEAM TO VICTORY

recently. but certainly the Giants
have made an effort 10 get hep" u
themselves. and the result was ap-
parent In Tuesdays contest. Such
a game shows what the team can do
when II wants 70. and the work cut
out for Dugdale and Raymond Is 10
find out why they don't deliver, AZ
they did Tuesday. with greater fire.
quency When that happens they
viii have hundreds instead Of dor
ems In the stands and bleachers.
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The Stacy snownx defeated the
Green Lakes Sunday. 9 10 s. The
features were the hitting and field
ing Of Wilson and Dave Williams
and the sensational cStch made by
Smith at Third for the jewelers.
Mcdonald featured behind the bat
for three innings until his finger
was broken by a foul tip. and was
relieved By Mclver The jewellers
knocked Trexell out OF the box In
the first with five runs.
batteries Showns, Wilson. Me
Donald and McIver: Green Lakes.
Trezeil. Grimes and Ashby.
The Green lake Cubs forfeited
their second game in as many sun
days when they failed TO show up
last Sunday nj Duwamlsh. George
Smith, manager OF the DuwamiSh
team advises all teams having
games with the Green Lake Cubs
to have some security put up TO
guarantee appearance.
Al Kent. Memorial day. the Ever
greens lost TO Kent. TO ]. after
apparently having the game won.
thru dumb base running
Batteries vergrsens. Bingaman
and Payne: Kent. Smell and Pick.
ems. The A. o. IT, w viii play at
Bellevue Sunday.
Wilson's Modern Business College
defeated the Fort Ward team Sun
day. 7 TO O. The features were the
pitching OF Kid Mefvor. who struck
out is men, and allowed bun two
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-02

The Vans won 8 10 5 contest
from Newcastle In the coal town
Sunday In 10 innings. The Vans
tied the score In the ninth. and hits
by Carrie and Bloscl won for them
in the next frame The batteries
were: Roddy and Mitchell and
Steve and Perch.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-02
The ruff stuff came to the surface

The ruff stuff came TO the surface
In the fourth. when Cadman was
called out al third by Mike Lynch
when he made for that sack on
Barths double 10 center. Kaylor
made a great peg 10 Shaw. and Cad.
man was safe. but Lynch. umplring
bases. figured the shade the other
way and called him out. Cadman
was peeved. but that was no excuse
for HIS cursing so loud that his pro.
family could be heard over the
greater part Of the grandstand.
where sat a number OF ladies. No
choicer language could be heard at
Billy the Mugs than that used by
Cadmon while IL lasted. Such Ian.
guage. however. is not calculated to
attract ladies' TO the ball park.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-02
APARTMENT ROBBED

Burglars entered the apartment
of G. A. McMullen. at 1909 Pine
St. Tuesday night with n pass key.
obtaining jewelry valued at 5000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-02
JUNE RUSH BEGINS

c. NJ. Christensen. contractor.
and Miss T. V. Moore, Seattle's
first June wedding principals, set
the pace for 81 other couples who
obtained licenses nj the county
auditors office Tuesday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-02

ABERDEEN. June SPOKANE
engineered a Suggest here yester-
day afternoon. driving Hughes from
the mound in the seventh. and win
ming easily by score OF 3 to /.
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COAST f.EAGtE

The Vans defeated the White Sox
6 to 2. Sunday. La Fray and Mitchell
serving as the battery for the vic
tors La Fray allowed but five hits
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-02
FREE
DOCTOR

Call at the Right Drug Co. iss
Washington st. near Second ave.
and have the ex-government physi-
clan diagnose your ease and prescribe
for you. absolutely without charge.
We want your patronage and Of
fer you the doctors services A. an
inducement
Lock for the Yellow Front.
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were licensed by our greatest states
before this young sduawking Hquib
was born. and the Inference that n
Dentist In this state Is Inferior and
his guarantee ~ unreliable simply
because he IL not licensed by the
Combine II rotten bunk.
The most Inferior Dentists have
over known were licensed by the
Combine In this state. and the best I
have ever known were blnckliated by
them.
This very Dentist who now claims
that all his operators are licensed
has had many unlicensed Dentists In
his offices.
Any Dentist who IL insincere and
dishonest with his fellow practition-
ers, and seeks a dishonest advantage.
VIII be dishonest and insincere with
his patients also. All alleged Dem
lists who are with the Combine VIII
belittle those who are fighting for
right and liberty, so take your choice
the Incompetent Combine, who fear
competition, or the competent Dem
lists, who fight for right.
EDWIN >. brown. ID. ID. y.
7i3 First AT. Union Block.
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II may or may not be due 10 the
few remarks addressed TO Dugdale
and the Seattle team by The Star
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Victoria, ...........o 00iB OIL
summary Three-base hits -- Barth.
Kelly Two-bass hits-Kiiiiisy. Bsrth.
Morse ~ Nys Stolen barss--cadman.
Haworth. Sacrifice hIts--O. Nye. Ray
mond. Butler Stp1ck out-By Mails 7.
Rsses on haiis-Off Nails 2 off Leonard
2. Wnd pitches Malls. Leonard. I'm
pires-Lynch and FrAry. Time o. game
I.zs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-02

Here is the box score for the
Tuesday game;
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Is He With
The Combine?
All Dentists who Are
against Us are with
the Dental Combine.
By EDWIN =. brown
ID ID

1t IL very easy to
read between the lines
In a Dental advertise
ment written by a now
Ice and tell whether he
IL In sympathy with
the Dental Combine or
not Many OF the Den o.
tists recently arrested
by this Dental Combine
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-18
TALK OF THE TOWN

Miss Bessie +. Pitkin, who is stu
dent in training school for nurses IN
Providence, r. J., arrived in the city
this morning for a visit at the home
of her mother, Mrs. Leona Pitkin, OF
jefferson street.
Scarcely less than a week remains be-
fore the opening Of the 10th annual ex.
hibition of the Vermont Poultry asso'
citation and In the week approaching the
directors Of the association expect 10 be
busy continually in planning for the big
show. Early in the week the Church
street gymnasium viii be turned over
20 the association and the task of ar.
ranging the exhibition floor win be com.
menced. Secretary Charles oliver i
looking for the largest registration OF
birds in the ten years Of the associations
existence. One factor that is ealcu.
lated 10 have an important bearing on
the registration i the introduction Of
a juvenile department for youthful
poultry breeders. Entries are being
made daily in all classes. The judges
are 20 he George ?. Coffin Of freePort,
Ne, and George w. Weed Of Lee, Mass.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-18
TALK OF THE TOWN

Cluett shirts in Christmas boxes from
the McWhorter Co.
Mrs. John Carrick and little son OF
Franklin street have gone TO their for
mer home in Rutland for a visit Of sew
eral days.
Roy Centerbar left the city last even
ing for Lowell, Mass, where he will
pass the holidays at his former home.
He viii be accompanied 10 Barre after
New Years by Mrs. Centsrhar, who
has been spending several weeks in Mas
sachusetts.
George Gauthier Of Highland avenue
is taking 10 days vacation from HE
duties at the forge - Passera Bros.
stoneshed In Williamstown. John Dow,
who has been employed as a blacksmith
by the same firm, has gone 70 Colorado
for the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Slayton Of East
street, who accompanied the remains Of
Mrs. Slayton's father, A. s. Cowles, 20
Craftsbury for burial Wednesday. re-
turned 30 the city to-day. Funeral serv-
ices for Mr.. Cowles were held Thurs.
day afternoon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-18
Where Is Mother7

She has gone to her rest,
With the angels above.
Let us hope she is blest
In the mansions of love,
With perpetual light
And the peace of the Dove.
And may she enjoy
That world better than this
Where there is no alloy
In Gods kingdom OF bliss.
II. T. c
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-18
A. P. ABBOTT co.
Only 6 More Days to Christmas

The next few days will
be busy ones for everyone.
The Christmas rush is now
on in earnest. The mon
ey distributed from the
Christmas Clubs is now in
circulation. Everyone is
anxious to get the best
value for the money, and
to get for their friends
those presents that will
most please them.
Something in the way
Of useful gifts is sure to
please all.
Our display of merchan-
disc that is practical and
useful was never better
than now. Every depart
ment is full of tempting
values.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-18
TALK OF THE TOWN

Kid gloves for Christmas gifts at
Fits.
A rapid rise in temperature which be-
gan yesterday brought rain in copious
quantities to-day, steady fall begin
ming soon after daybreak. Nearly 10
inches Of snow that fell at the beginning
of the week threatened to disappear
before morrow, unless some of it is
saved by a recession in temperature.
Continued rain will have its way with
the countryroads, but back of the clods
there turks bridght ray Of sunshine
for the farmers, who were contending
with very serious water problem be-
fore the thaw arrived. Melting snow
will replenish springs in districts where
for the past two and three weeks farm
ers have been compelled to haul water
for their stock.