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Bisbee daily review., 1915-03-19
CHURCH OFFERING INCREASE

LONDON, Mar. 18 - During the year 1914 the sum raised in the Church of England by voluntary offer ings surpassed that raised in 1913 by $l.535.5OO The total amount raised the past year comes to over $41,OOO,- 900.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-03-19
WILLARD IN HAVANA

HAVANA, Mar. 18.- Jess Willard arrived from Key West for his fight with Jack Johnson for the heavy weight championship early in April
Bisbee daily review., 1915-03-19

The only position on his team which is giving Manager Rowland of the White Sox real concern is third base. There are at present four can didates for the job-Bromwich, Baker, Blackburne and Breton
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-03-05
High School Entertainment

Following is the program Of the
high school entertainment to be given
AT the Crystal theater on Friday eve
ming. March II. This is the third on
the lyceum course and is given en-
tirely by home talent. The program
is under the direction of Miss Page,
teacher of music and art.
Beautiful Blue Danube ....... Strauss
High School Chorus
. Canoe Song ........... Italian Opera
High School Chorus
3 Swedish Singing Games
Primary Children
Girls Double Quartet
ta) Mighty Like Rose
% Pretty, Pretty Primrose
Old Sweethearts Of Mine
Pantomme
Carmenia-spanish Song
Girls Glee Club
spanish Dance Song
High School Chorus
La Paloma--Spanish Song
Folk Dances
intermediate Grades
10 Girls japanese Chorus ...,,.. .Mikado
II Experiences u Modern Iioboes
Boys Quartet
~ Misercro NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Verd'
Girls Glee Club
10 Boys Glec Club
(a) Old Farmer SLOW
(b) Massa = In de Cold Cold Ground
u housing Yell
Deming High School
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washington--;rhe United States will send
n note to Great Britain and France in an
swer to the one received Monday inquirins
what means will be taken In carrying out
the policy Of holding up supplies being car
ried to and from Germany.
President Wilson refused to discuss the sub
ject In detail. but said no nation has the
right to chang, The rules Of warfare because
the methods O: war had changed.
He indicated that the United States will
not change its previously announced posi-
ton but will continue to make efforts to have
the bellieerents respect American shipping Of
q non. contraband character.
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Z. p. York left the city Wednesday
for Pueblo, Colorado, where he will
transact business. Mrs. York and
daughter Winifred, left at the same
time for visit in Denver.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-03-05
NEW TIME CARD NOW PUB
lIShED AND IS IN EFFECT

Attention il called to the new time
table published in this issue. The
new trains are to accommodate the
great amount Of travel to and from
Pacific coast points. The special
rates to the great fairs went into
effect Monday and the trains are
running extra sections to take care
of the unprecedented amount Of trav-
al
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-03-05
W. C, T, u. 10 Meat

The Women's Christian Temper
ance Union will meet with Mrs. Wal
ter Wilkinson at the home Of b. Y.
McKeyes, next Tuesday afternoon at
2 o'clock. All are urged to be pres
ent.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-03-05
National Guard inspection

Lieutenant +. c. Test, U. s. A.,
and Adjutant General Harry 7. Her
ring are in the city today making ar
rangements for the inspection of Co.
this evening and tomorrow.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-03-05

I.ondon---The American note. the contents
Of which remain u secret but which In gen
ersl seeks to bring about an understanding
regarding the var zone prescribed by Germany
and the shipment Of food for the civilian popu'
iaiion Of the belligrrent countries was con
sidered at a meeting Of the cabinet Friday
but thus far no iniimstion as to the official
attitude towards Il can be- obtained.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-03-05
Baby Boy for Bakers

Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Baker are re-
joicing over the arrival Monday of
baby boy. Mother and son are re-
ported to be well.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-03-05
Opens 0dd-jOb Shop

l.. Z. Davis has opened an odd-iob
shop opposite the telephone building
on Gold avenue. He will fix almost
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-03-05

washinKton-Two discoveries, both Of vast
importance TO American industries, aud one
regarded as = priceless military asset, were
announced Sunday by Secretary Lane Of the
interior department. They are chemical proc.
esses, developed after years Of research by
DR.. Walter y. Rittman. chemical engineer
81 the bureau Of mines. One Is expected 10
enable oil rehners To increase their output Of
gasoline by 200 per cent; the other makes
possible the production from crude petroleum
Of toluoi, aud benrol, bases for dyes and high
explosives, for which. in the past, the United
States aud the rest Of the world has depended
slnost exclusively upon Germany.
DR.. Riitman has applied for patents upon
his processes to prevent the possibility Of a
monopoly Of their use and will dedicate tom
to the American people.
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ngton-D Dispatches to the Csrranra
agency here, from Vera Cruz Tuesday. an
nounced that the garrison at Mexico City re-
pulsed attacks from three different points by
Zapata and Gonzales Cara forces.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-03-05

Folk dances, quaint songs, and a
lot Of good music at the high school
entertainment, Friday, March IL.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-03-05

T.. d. Mclaughlin, an insurance
man of Albuquerque, is in the city
transacting business.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-03-05

+ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Guadslajars-Genersl villa remained here
Friday directing the operations for the ex'
termination Of the scattered bands Of Csrsn-
cistss remnants Of the once formidable army
Of General Miguel Diesue,. Carransa's gov
ernor Of Jalisco.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-03-05

A. W. Pollard made business
rip to Los Angeles yesterday.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28
SEEING LIFE with
HENRY
&SShWG eo1qeX Hobart
EdX\xEWe1 John Henry and the Troupers
John Henry and the Troupers

dealing out the cards to a lady from
Reading, Pa.
Her husband had been up in the air
with a bum automobile. and when he
came down he was several sections
shy.
She vas travelling for his health.
MY room is Immediately over the
Kitchen" she informed Steb.
'The cook hasn't made a kick up to
now" Steb went back at her.
She started a get-back, but her in
~dignation ehoked her so she gave Steb
the Society sting with both eyes and
flounced out.
Steb bit the end off a penholder and
said the rest internally.
Just then a couple of troupers
trailed in.
They we're with the Bandits Bride
Coa&nd the way had been long and
weary.
What have you got-double?"
asked the villain of the piece.
1.-TWO dollars and up!" said Steb.
Nothing better?" inquired Low
Comedy. He was making a crack, but
nobody caught him.
-Four dollars, with BATH" Steb sug-
gested.
"Board?" asked the villain.
Nothing but the sleeps and a fresh
cake of SOAP" said Steb.
Ring down." Low Comedy put in.
why, we lived a whole week in Pitts
burg for less than that"
you can turn the same trick here
If you carry your own cake and sleep
in the Park" said Steb.
whats the name of this mint?'
asked the villain.
Steb told him.
ITO the towpath!" said Barrett
Macready. We're outside the life
lines. We thought it was the Liver
wurst Hotel, where they throw things
at your appetite for 81 a day, double,
To the left, wheel! Forward, march,
followed the two troupers out to
the dinky barroom. because it looked
about eight to one they'd pull a few
wheezes and I'd get a few CUFFS.
1.-THE woods for ours! Isn't this a
bird of a place for a show to get
s%tranded?" groaned the Low Comic, as
he gave the Reub bartender the high
sign, and the latter pushed forward
two glasses and a black bottle.
at wouldn't have been so bad If the
show had gone to pieces in some burg
where the people have insomnia in the
daytime" the Juvenile growled. "But
here, Mike, the men go to work in
their pajamas, and the town hasn't
any street ars because the conduc
tors bell sounds too much like an
alarm clock, and it might wake the
Mayor"
81 tell you, Mike" the Juvenile went
on, I'm too delicate for this one-night
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28

rF YOU'LL look real close your nno
l S%plashburg on q map of the middle
West.
It's a railroad junction where care
less travellers change cars and wall
for the other train, which is always
late.
A week ago l happened to be one
of those careless travellers, marooned
in Splashburg, and having a wicked
hour or two to kill l strolled over TO
the Commercial House.
Steb Stephens is the name of the
head clerk at the Commercial House
in Splashburg. Steb has been throw
ing keys at the wall for a long time
and he knows how to burn the beef
ers.
He played the Big Time once. Yes,
years ago he was a bell hop at the
old Willard in Washington and after
hat he jumped to Chicago as night
porter at the old Sherman House; SO
what Step doesn't know about the no
tel business isn't worth whimpering
over.
Steb gave me a brief outline of his
life's history and vas just starting
in to tell me about the battle of the
Civil War in which his father was
shot and who shot him when a fever.
ish old party with Persian rug trim
mings on the end of his chin squeezed
up and began to let a peep out of him
about the pie he had eaten for din
ner.
Calm yourself" said Smiling Steb
"and tell me where it bit you"
"Bit me! Bit mel" snarled the Ole
Party with the tapestry chinpiece
Nothing of the kind, sir! want you
to know, sir, that your pie wasn't fiji
to eat, sir!"
"Cut it out!" suggested Steb.
Cut it out, sir! How can / cut II
out when I've eaten it, sir? It's an
outrage, and l shall leave this hotel
tomorrow said Omar Khayyam.
with the exception of $31.72, bal
ance due, that will be about all from
you" said Steb.
"Ill see the proprietor" said the Old
Party, moving away with a face or
him like four dollars in bad money.
eve get it good and plenty every
day" said Steb, and just then some
thing about six feet tall, wearing 6
SLOUGH hat and a gilt mustache, fell
against the counter, grabbed the regis
ter and buried a stub pen in it's pages
After looking over the result, l de
cided the strangers first name must
be Spider. because it loked like one
on the register.
BATH" queried Steb.
only during a hot wave" said
Spider.
Going to be with us long?" inquired
Steb.
Say, Bub, you're wearing medals
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28

stand gag. I'm going to New York to
build a theater."
What within" sneered Low Com
edy.
the papers," the Juvenile chuckled,
Say, what was the name of that town
we played night before last?"
"Murphy's landing. wasn't it?" Mike
answered.
81 guess that's right, because Muir,
ply landed on MI good and hard" the
Juvenile said. Remember those nice
white d%oorknobs we ate for breakfast
next morning? The waitress said
they were hot biscuits, but / had to
eat mine with a nut cracker. I've got
it in my pantry yet, and every time ]
walk around the knob turns, and !
can hear a door open somewhere"
Mikes double chin showed signs OF
agitation.
STRANDED here in this jay town.
The Juvenile grabbed the black bottle
and upset it again. Say. Mike. what
we need is a guardian. And while
we're at 1t let's pick out one with
money so we can wire him for a little
price to help us out on occasions like
this. The next manager that wins me
away from the stockyards will have tc
YEA a gold-plated overcoat and stand
In the wings every night where he
can throw %ten-dollar bills at me wher
I make my exit. No more slob impre
sarios for mine, with nothing in theil
inside pockets but a date book and 1
hearty appetite"
Same here!" Low Comedy nodded
"The next manager that picks me on
will have to drag me down to his banl
and let me pick his coupons off tn,
shelf before I'll sign"
Bumped good and hard. here in tn,
tall grass the Juvenile complained
again. "and not a cookie in the lunch
basket. Say! 1t has me winging. al
right. and that's no idle boot! This Il
the third troupe that blew out III
handspring for us this season. an,
I'm beginning to believe we ought Il
get vaccinated. How am ! going to d,
Hamlet in New York this winter, II
like to know? Eight weeks since w
left Chicago, three shows to the bad
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28

received an offer from another company which
accepted his record in the two recent positions
without questioning his past. He made good, and
is now drawing $4,000 a year as sales manager.
He has nothing now to fear from the police for
he is a new man, his alertness, his decisiveness
turned to new use.
In the fifteen years of its existence the Central
Howard association has assisted 12,557 men, Just
emerged from prison, to begin life over again,
acting as the mediator between the prisoner and
the rebufs of Outrageous fortune" Most of
them secured employment with b~road-minde
business men who were willing to give the man
an opportunity.
Eighty per cent of all the men who have come
to the association during the fifteen years of it's
activity have made good, and thousands of them
are now established as useful citizens throughout
the country. By their own unaided efforts they
could scarcely have won, since they came in most
cases without money, experience or adequate in
~itiative.
In 1914 the association assisted 1900 men at
an average cost of $5.49. OF this number. lat
were paroled to the superintendent, and the earn
ings of these men for themselves, as given upon
the associations records, of monthly reports,
amounted to S5S,441.
The estimated earnings, upon the same basis,
OF the 1900 discharged men brings a total of ap-
proximately $3.50, 900. Add to this amount of
earnings the $330,00O that it might otherwise
have cost society to keep these men in prison,
and we have a net gain of 80 times the cost to
the public of maintaining the Central Howard
association.
The nationwide responsibility Of the associa-
ton for the proper care of the ex-prisoner is
shown by its records indicating the nativity Of
each applicant From fourteen countries came
some $50 prisoners, for whom as a foster country
we have assumed the obligation of freedom and
justice. Every state in the Union furnished one
or more of these men who applied to the associa-
ton for aid. Inasmuch as not more than one
fOTrfb nf thada mi halOn god fn N otofa
either by reason of nativity or Incarceration, it
is apparent that the problem of caring for them
is interstate and national. No state can assume
its obligation alone. since other states are neces-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28

for asking questions, now amt your
answered Spider. you just push me
into a stall and lock the gate. I'm
tired"
Front! Show this gentleman to
49!" said Steb, sidestepping to avoid
punishment.
Then Sweet William, the Boy
Drummer. hoped into the ring for
the next round.
Willie peddles pickles for the fun he
gets out of it.
1t is Willie's Joy and delight to gel
a ginger-ale bun on and recite "Ostler
joe"
When trained down to So fiat, Willie
can get up and beat the clapper OF
"Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight"
ANY mail?" inquired Willie.
All the mail that Willie ever gets is
a postal card from the pickle factory
every two weeks asking him if the
people along his route have all los
their %appetites.
mo literature for you," Steb an
swered.
Strange" said Willie. my lady
friends are very remiss, aren't they?'
yes; it looks like they were out t.
drop you behind the piano." sait
Steb.
Willie tore off a short rabbit laugh
and then inquired what time the mex
train left for New York.
The pickle factory expects Willie II
make Pocomoke City. Squashtowi
Junction and Nubbinsville before mex
Sunday, so he tossed the train gal
u just to show Steb that he know
there's a place called New York.
AT 7:45 over the d. L. & O." salt
Steb.
Whats next?" inquired Willie.
AT $40 over the II. B. & NJ" Ste
answered. p
which gets there first?" Will
asked.
"The engineer" sighed Steb.
"oh. you droll chap" said the pickle
pusher; give me some toothpicks."
Then Sweet William went over I
The big window, burrowed into
chair. stuck his feet up on the bras
rail, ate t%oothpicks and thought h
was 1T.
When ! got back to steb he wa
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28

charged prisoners must swallow, If unaided. a
potion which turns many of them to the under
world IN desperation. He had not done so hei.
nous a thing that mankind should sbun him as a
loathsome, dangerous, hunted thing He was
broke and hungry, but he went on hunting for
d Joo until another man turned him down cold
and added some singing words about convicts.
That is what goaded him, as it goads others,
into following a desperate game, when he met a
Young fellow who also had served a bit In the
reform school.
They went in deep and the next sentence was
10 Columbus. That gave him a postgraduate
course in the ways of the underworld, the tricks
of the cleverest of the confidence men and bur-
glars. With tho ruses and wiles OF crime an
open book, his active mind soon set him to con-
irving burglaries as the leader of a gang, and
the ~disposing of the loot. He never tasted liquor
and was equal to any emergency. Crime became
an absorbing business with him, outlawed bust
ness filed with the ever-present dread of capture.
He saved money, but all that he had saved went
in the effort to save himself when he landed in
a bur1y officers arms. He was sent to the peni-
Tertiary in Kansas and there he did time" en-
dured the grinding monotony of prison life and
prison fare, as a prisoner.
1t was certain that all that buried past would
be revealed if he applied for fidelity bond. as
would be necessary, if he accepted the position
of treasurer that had been offered to him. 1t
was that which made him decide in a fash that
he could not be treasurer.
That night he did not go directly home. He
telegraphed to Superintendent Lyon of the Cen
trail Howard association in Chicago, using a name
he never before had used in that town-his own.
The association had found him the Job as book
keeper when he was about to be discharged from
the Kansas prison. In that case he had applied
without expecting anything but advice, but he
discovered when his case was taken up that its
affiliations and its system could help a convict
when he needed it most. A day or two later he
received a reply, crisp in it's instruction to re-
port at once for another position.
He got the new job. began again. and in six
years he was receiving $1,000 a year. Then he
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28

and still a thousand miles from tho
Great White Way. Say. Mike, at this
rate it'll take about 629 Shows to get
us to Jersey City. Are you hep"
Mike laughed. "1t's the old story,
my boy; we're a sad bunch of plow-
boys on this old farm of a world when
we haven't a laittle mazum in the
vest pocket. I've got a new bit OF reci-
tation spiel l cooked up last night
when l couldn't sleep. It's called
knock and the World Knocks With
YOU" and I'll put you jerry to it right
now before it gets cold:
Knock, and the world knocks with you.
Boost and you boost alonei
When you roast good and loud
You will find that the crowd
Has a hammer as big as your ownl
Buy. and the gang is with you;
Reneg, and the games all off;
For the lad with the thirst
VIII see you first
II o don't proceed to coughi
Be rich and the push will praise you.
Be poor and they'll pass the ice.
You're a warm young guy
When you start to buy
You're a slob when you lose the pricei
Be flush and your friends are many.
Go broke and they'll say ia, tai
While your bank account burns
You will get returns,
When it's out you will get the ha!
Be gay and the mob will cheer you,
They'll shout while o. wealth en-
dures;
Show a fearful lamp
And you'll see them tramp
And It's back to the woods for yoursl
There's always n bunch to boost you
While at our money they glance;
But you'll find them all gone
On that cold gray dawn
When the fringe arrives on your pantsl
You've got the game of life sized
to a showdown was the Juveniles
comment.
At this point Jabe, the Reub bar
tender, pointed a freckled finger at
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28

it must be set free. or changed to an
other form.
THE bacteria bring about this
change. They attack the remains of
the plant and break them down into
their elemental parts SO the plant food
there may be used again to grow more
corn, wheat, oats or other plants. They
link the world of the dead to the world
of the living. Without them continued
life on earth would loon be impossible.
Soon dead animals and plants
would accumulate on the face of the
earth. Soon all the available plant
food would be locked up in their dead
bodies. These bacteria are the scav-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28
No Head Dress.

A prominent New York business
man. who declines the use OF his name
for reasons most obvious. is telling
this one on his wife: On his retura
from a long tour of the West this bust
ness mans wife was n~arrating to him
the delightful times she had while he
was away.
One night was invited to a din
ner party at a smart cafe" she said
and n of the guests was the Turk
ish ambassador. He was well Informed
on every subject. and was one OF the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28

to the earth, and is broken down by
bacteria, causing decay and conditions
that make the material available again
for the production of crops.
Bacteria are the connecting links
between life and death, sustaining life
by producing death.
B. p. Smoot. a lecturer for the Mis-
souri, state board OF agriculture, sum-
marizes the works of King, Hopkins,
Hall and others on this subject:
"A plant grows. dies and falls back
to earth. 1t has taken food from the
air and soil. This plant food is locked
| up in the cells of the plant. Before 1t
can be used again in the cycle Of life
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28

of the North Pacific ocean.
In his lecture Mr.. Rigg credited
Bosch OF California with the discov-
cry four years ago of the fact that
keip contained 25 per cent potash
Since then the federal bureau Of soils
has investigated the possibilities of
potash production from this source
and surveyed the beds. Germany has
furnished most of the potash used in
the United States. but that supply. of
course. has been cut of since last Au-
gust Potash Is used in the manufac-
ture OF explosives and of fertilizer.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28
Some Sarcasm.

Several Ohio lawyers once gathered
in Judge Wilson's room after adjourn.
ment OF court, and were discussing
the retirement of a member of the
bar. Among them was n whose
practice was worth s25. 900 a year. He
said i have been practicing several
years, n am well fixed. | have
thought would like toN retire and de-
vote my remaining years to studies
| have neglected" Study law" put
in Judge Wilson.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28
DEATH NECESSARY TO LIFE
For the Maintenance of the Latter the
Former Is Declared to Be
Indispensable.

Paradoxical as 1t may seem. death
is necessary to sustain life. The com
plete dissolution and destruction OF
every living thing. both animal and
vegetable, is required to produce and
maintain life. If 1t were not for this
system OF an all-wise Creator the earth
would lose its fertility. becoming ex-
hausted and sterile.
Everything % finds It's way bach
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28
PLENTY or POTASH IN KELP
Pacific Coasts Beds Said to Contain
Two Million Tons, Valued at
$9o,ooo,0oo.

The extent and value OF the north
Pacific kelp beds formed the basis OF
q lecture at the University of Wash
iugton by Prof C. d, Rigg recently. The
bulletin of that university quotes Pro
lessor Rigg as saying that 1t is esti-
mated there are two million tons OF
potash worth s45 a ton In the seaweed