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The Washington times., 1915-12-22
Anti-Hyphen School in
ElPaSO Is 80 Years Old

FL PASO, Tex, Dec. 22.-Thc .Aoy
school here is extracting the hyphen
from Zoo young observation-disclosures an
nually. Thirty American teachers are
employed teaching according to the
Gary system. Swarthv little muchachos
and muchachas became plain American
girls and boys with American ways and
American ideals.
The school was founded more than
thirty years ago by spaniarl. thought
to have been a refugee from Mexico. He
began his educational work in the little
hut where he lived. Gradually his
school grew and after his death. A few
wears ago. it was taken over by the
board of education. 1t is believed that
"Aoy' formed the initials of the strange
man. for no one of that name has been
found in Mexico.
The Washington times., 1915-12-22
TRYING TO REMEDY
FREIGHT CONGESTION
Representatives Of Shippers and
Roads in Heated Hearing Be-
fore |. C. C. Experts.

Representatives OF shippers and rail-
roads participated in a heated hearing
before traffic experts Of the Interstate
Commerce Comm ssion today In an at
tempt to remedy freight congestion at
Alanic pors.
Railroad representatives proposed that
the period OF free storage in freight
cars at Atlantic terminals be reduced
from thirty to fifteen days. effective
January 90
They declared that an order to this ef-
feet would release great part OF the
50 600 cars now held in terminals await
ing ships. They declared shippers. Gely-
ing on the thirty-day period. were NOV
ing Goods to seaports without any
knowledge of when they would be trans
shipped.
The shippers represented by j. +.
Lincoln of the Merchants Association
OF New York. and Herbert Sheridan. OF
Baltimore. protested against the change
and declared 1t would he a great hard
ship to exporters.
The Washington times., 1915-12-22
Saw His OVercoat Go By;
Got Home, Found II Gone

BALTIMORE Dec gas Nv and
Mrs. John II. trner walked IN TO their
home. they Dased n Young man going
In the opposite direction He WIS wear
ing a bic ovcrcoat. rive minutes later.
after thew had entered the house, they
learned that the coat which the young
man had worn WAC NH. Urner's coat, n
valuable fur-lined garment.
While MIR. and Mrs. Urners two
daughters sat in their rooms on tho
second floor. and two servants slept In
their rooms on the third floor, the
young man he'd entered the house. APP
propriated the coat and departed. leaN-
ing a note Of explanation behind All
this had been accomplished without
enough sound to alarm the occupants OF
the house.
The Washington times., 1915-12-22
Weeks Exports From U. S.
$51,737,O92 Over Imports;
Duties Total $3,522,739

Exports from the United States were
worth S51, 737. 092 more than the imports
last week. according to statistics given
ont nv the Bureau of Foreign and Do
nestle Commerce today. In seven DAYS
the exports were valued at $S4 939 go,
while the imports aggregated $33.32 $40
The United States collected @.522,I3S In
duties on the weeks imports.
During the week 14l057 bales OF cot
ton were exported making the total
shipped since August l of this year
2126 500 bales,
The United States made . gain Of
$3.50 SO SIS in it's trade BALANCE Netween
November +. and last saturday he ex-
ports for that period bein" worth S5S2,-
1852 while the imports we're valued at
only S232 l40 O06. Customs Offices IN thir-
teen cities of the Unl,ed States cox
Iected duties aggregating S27,G64,9Sl dur
ing the last seven weeks.
The Washington times., 1915-12-22
WALL STREET HAS
UPWARD TENDENCY
General List Moderately Active.
Bethlehem Steel Sells at
AGO.

NEW YORK, Dec Although
prices changes were small at the
opening of the Stock Exchange today.
such changes rs occurred were FOR tic
mcst part Upward General Motors pre-
ferred opened m x on reports Of n
merger: Mercantile Marine gained 4
at 74K Maxwell gained half point,
and American Smelling. q.
Bethlehem steel sold at $50. of II
from its close tho previous hour. Ten
nessee Copper advanced to cor. up
nearly three points. American :'nelt-
ing sol at 1861. then eased OFF a half
point. The general list was moderately
active.
The Washington times., 1915-12-22
GARRISON SAYS 7. R.
REPUDIATED DEFENSE

Secretary Of War Garrison in a pre-
pared statement charges that former
President Roosevelt, now advocating
preparedness. renudiated that policy
while President.
Mr.. Garrison declares that Roosevelt
in May. 1899, issued an order reducing
the enlisted strength OF the United
States army by 1850 men.
The statement was called forth by an
article i'm which Mr.. Roosevelt accused
the present Administration OF PLACER
ism" Mr.. Garrison said that "Roose-
Welt is only h convert" upon the issue
of preparedness and that the front
pew was already filled before his con-
version"
The Washington times., 1915-12-22
Neutrality Party Has
100 Majority in Greece

ATHENS. Dec. 2.-Former.. Premier
Ciounaris. neutrality party leader,
VIII have a ma iority OF more than 100
in the now Greek parliament, accord
ing to incomplete returns today. with
thirty districts not heard from, the
Gounarists have elected 2O6 members !;
the followers of M. Theotokis, 10; the
RaIlists. 10, and the followers OF Dimi-
tricopoulist, II members
The Washington times., 1915-12-22
Wholesale Produce Market

EGGS-Nearby fresh. 35d36c per doz.
Southern 33d3ic per doz.
CHEESE-New York, new, lie per h.; nat,
1liaC per ID.
BUTTER-Elgin print 3Sc per h. tub, SIC
per ID. process, PC per 10.
LIVE PCUBTRY-Hens. lac lb. roostcrH,
10c per ID: live turkeys. 22c per ID;
spring chickens. l5nI6c per h.
LIVE STOCK-Neal calves best. 9laC per
h.. heavy SaSI4c per H.; fat sheep
slaa5c per h.; spring lambs, saslzc per Id.
KREY, PRICE Il CO.
NEGETA BLES--(Quotations furnished by
Taylor Wade)-Potatoes, $3.50 per barrel:
onions 81 90 per bu. s.. Is per sack; cabbaSes.
81. 90 per barrel: beets, $500 per 100 buncnes.
The Washington times., 1915-12-22

Nine Bernhard Is seventv-one year s
old. Dispatches several mon ms ago said
she had never fully reCovP ed from the
amputation of her leg lasr February.
and that she would be Gnahir to ma Ke
another American tour. doslI'n an
nouncemPnts made in the United Sta ties.
Two weeks ago she became i'll and il
was announced she was SUFFERING from
congestion OF the lungs.
The Washington times., 1915-12-22
TOday'S Sales.

Washington Gas IS. $5OOnlO5A.
Riggs Realty dong SIS. $l.0O0nl0l.
Capital Traction. ldS7h
Mergenthaler. 1a169, FARO lOdl7O, 1o1
10. l06lT0, Snl10.
After call
Graphophone common. lOn13S.
The Washington times., 1915-12-22
LOCAL AND NEW YORK FINANCIAL NEWS
New York Stocks.

All transactions IN stocks are on the basis
OF dollars and fractions thereof
Quotations furnished by W y. Hibbs &
Co... members Of New York Stock Exchange,
Hibbs Building.
The Washington times., 1915-12-22
America Lost $144,271,00s in
Trade With Germany in First
Ten Months of 1915.
BRITAIN BIGGEST CUSTOMER
Trade Balance in Favor of Unit
ed States Is Placed at
$1,4J6,247,93e.

Although the United States lost N44,-
271 COS i'm export trade with Germany
during the first ten months of this year,
a gain of 1853. 200. 900 in export trade with
Sweden, Holland. Denmark, and Nor
way is shown in figures compiled by the
Bureau Of Foreign and Domestic COM
merce and made public today.
Up to October of last year export
trade with Germany aggregated $lJ6,OoS, :
S15, while for the first ten months OIL
this year the total was only $ll.ISESOI.
In October of this year the exports to
Germany were worth only $500, as
against sos for the same month last
year.
Scandinavian Exports Leap.
The four neutral countries mentioned
however jumped IN this order, Sweden
from *l5.ICO.c,O to S72OOo,uOO, a gain OF
So. &c. OOOO; HOLLAND. from SSl,MO,OOO 70
S12G. 600. a gain of Sl50OO,OoO; Denmark
from s2OOOO@0 to $6sCOSo a e, gan 6no S Si
to $37, 900 0C0 a gain of $25,OO0.00O
The biggest export customer of the
United States during the first ten
months of this year and Great Britain
with purchases aggregattng 1851 1888, ST.
as against sag. 81 ,044 for the same period
last year The gain made this year
was $515, 0c6, SIS. a gain of $3.50, 100000 IN
export trade with France is also
shown. that country having purchased
Sill 900. GRO worth of goods in the frs
ten months of last year, and $4Ol, 300
worth during the corresponding perloo
this year
Gain With Austria Shown.
A gaoin of S1,024 in trade with Austris
was made during October of this year
shipments to that value having beer
made to that country as against non'
during the corresponding month las
year
The total exports for the ten months
this year to all countries were WORT
| s., $50. Sis 44S OF this 32.077, 760,901 Wen
to Europe. Imports during the tel
months were worth $l,451 ,26I. Sis
| The excess of exports over import
| for the ten months was Sl409, 2f 1913
which Is this country's trade balance
! Exports to Europe increased by &Od3.
| 4i6 1853 from October to October.
The Washington times., 1915-12-22
PruSSian Loss to Date
Aggregates 2,287, OS3

LONDON. De-. 22.-Prussian losses to
date total 2,2S1 ,OS3. according to news
agency dispatch from Rotterdam today
Statistics of losses among Saxon. ia
varian, and Nuremberg troops are
not available.
The Washington times., 1915-12-22
BERNHARDT is DYING,
SAYS PARIS REPORT
Stage Queen Stricken With Con-
gestion of Lungs Two
Weeks Ago.

LONDON. Dec. @2.--Sarah Bernhard
is reported to be dying. in a Paris dis
patch today to the Telegraph.
The Washington times., 1915-12-22
Bonds.

Atchison cvt. Fs..... lO5Is I05Is IO5lt 1864
Inter. Metro. 4h's..... 76i3 7eSs 76Ia 7Bla
Northern Pac. Fs.... % 93 81 9gss
South. Pac. cvt. 5s... lO5ls 1O5ts 1861 I05Is
Southern Rwy. IS. IO3Ls IO3lS IO3h IO3Is
The Washington times., 1915-12-22
NOTES AND GOSSIP
OF CAPITAL SOCIETY
items Of Interest and import
anCe Of Past, Present, and
Future.

Continued from Eleventh PsgeJ
ct the Ontario on the afternoon Of DE
eember 2S
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-09-09

Our observer has noted that 60
per cent of the automobiles sold in
Iowa have been bought by farmers.
eff the dogs had voice in the
matter" said the mann at the bar
Der shop, they would no doubt
point out the advisi bility of, muzz-
ling some men, too"
Wisconsin has two cooperative
laundries, to take wash day off the
calendar for farm women, at Mill
town, Polk county, and at River
Falls, Pierce county.
We will never strain our eyes
by looking at the bright side of
things
Haiti has very effective method
of keeping down its list of ex-presi-
dents.
Every man, wise or otherwise,
takes his turn a acting foolish.
A man who has never lost ANY,
thing has never made any great
gains.
Have you ever noticed how much
easier it is to pull man down
than to boost him up?
Bad luck almost always comes to
those who trust only to luck.
Folks from Michigan are spoken
of as Michigande,s. Don't they have
any females in that state?
This is not one of our obserya-
tions but we have been told that
Joseph Munson, rather than be de-
pendent on son, climbed on a
train and cheat it, to Great Bend,
Kan, where he did his share in the
l
harvest field in spite of his 81
years. His home was in Illinois.
%
According to educators in Kansas
at recent convention, movies
will be factor in every school be-
fore many years.
Scientists say that birds save
the farmers of the country 80
million dollars year destroying
the seeds of weeds Insects destroy
crops to the tune Of more than bi
lion dollars year and the birds
are our best fighters for their de-
struction.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-09-09
LOST OUT

I've spent lot o. life, | guess;
I've had my little fling,
Yet, though I've led a merry rout
In one thing I've quite missed out
1t is of this l sing.
And oftentimes at caharets
At others longingly l gaze
never danced the turkey trot
1 never learned the turkey trot.
All, how envy those trotteurs-
Theirs is happy lot;
The chairs and tables cleared away,
They gather in brave array
70 do the turkey trot;
While l, with many vain regret,
Have overlooked this single bet
/ cannot dance the turkey trot-
never danced the turkey trot.
The bunny hug l fain would try,
Or yet the chicken reel,
And other steps and figures too.
Based on the barnyard or the zoo.
With primitive appeal;
}ut must be wall flower still,
Because 1 fear l never will
learn how to dance the turkey trot
All. me. To dance the turkey trot.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-09-09
THE MOUSE[|KE MAID

Her skirt clings almost lovingly
Despite its flare, it's not SO wide)
In sandal shoes she seems to be
About into your heart to glide.
Her pout would make gallants OF
churls-
love these little mouselike girls.
A asucy tilt gives to her nose
A piquancy you can't gainsay;
Her name-as you have guessed
is Rose,
She dresses in a nun-like gray;
Her beauty spot challenge hurls
l love these little mouselike girls
She wears the slightly puzzled look
OF one awakened from sleep
Perchance over fairy book
A startled, up-to-date Bo-Peep-
S!oe eyes half hid in dusky curls-
love these little mouselike girls.
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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-09-09

Marion, o. -Robt Gatewood, 2
years old, slipped from the house
during severe rainstorm and in at
tempting to cross the street, fell
into a gutter, was swept into a
storm sewer, rescued from the 9TH
er end of the sewer by a woman
who had witnessed the accident,
revived and seems no worse off for
his experience.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-09-09

Lima, Detectives watched H.
K. Cooney, farmer, drain three
gallons of grain juice from his silo
and suspecting that he was distill-
ing the juice into whiskey, arrest
ed him. He declares that he has
drawn off the juice from his silo
for ten years and will contest the
case.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-09-09

Mountain Lake, MIMI J. Wade
bought cow from George Wall
and two hours after leaving her
old master the cow committed sui
eide by hanging herself in Wade's
stable. In some manner she twist
ed the halter rope around her neck
and lay down to die.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-09-09

Learning unused is like an unlit
tapir;
A book, tight shut is but a block
of paper.
Iowa has nearly thirty thousand
boys and girls enrolled in club
work this year
You ought to hear him speak"
Il did hear him. listened to him
for two hours
What was he talking about?"
II don't know; he did not saw
Goodness, never could marry
that man.
"Why not?''
why, he wears wig"
Then she proce eded to take off a
rat, some puffs, braid and
switch.
The person who wants to borrow
trouble never has any trouble in
getting accommodated.
Watching derlicks have given
more men cricks in the neck than
working on them.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-09-09

Wichita, Kans. Bert Hollenbeck
and family and several guests sat
down to dinner recently at their
home near here One of the ladies
stepped on something soft. 1t moved
So did the guest when she found
out the soft object was bull
snake three feet long.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-09-09

LuVerne, IA horse, hitched
to carriage in which were seated
the wife and little daughter of a
neighbor, took fright in front of
the home of Geo. Henderson, farm
er near here, and ran away. Hen
dersen dashed into his barn, crank
ed up his automobile and gave
chase. He overlook and passed the
horse, then slowed up and as the
mad animal tried to pass, Hendr-
Sen grasped the bride with one
hand and, steering with the other,
soon stopped horse and auto.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-09-09

What kind of a plant is the Vir-
ginia Creeper?
1t amt a plant, it's railroad.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-09-09
ODD BITS OF NEWS

Bloomington, l Directors Of
Mclean Co. Better arming Assn,
800 members, are looking for a man
to act as farm adv sor He must be
a college graduate and have had at
least five years farm experience,
but the salary will be $4,000 per
year.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-09-09

Hawesyille. Ky. Alfred Holmes
has succeeded in ripening several
trees of figs in his yard near here.
The trees are a great curiosity to
the townfolk.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-09-09

Rommey, w. Va.-The postmast-
er at Highview, w. Va recently ac-
copied for shipment, via. parcel
post, George Lerick, year old
boy. The lad was labeled and ship
ped from Highview to small town
in Virginia. The postage was so
cents in addition to a special de-
livery stamp that was used to in
sure prompt delivery The boy ar
rived at his destination in good
shape. There is a postal regula-
ton forbidding the mailing of hui
man bodies, but the postmaster at
Highview pleaded ignorance of this
rule.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-09-09

Lancaster, Ky.-A woman of this
town has adopted the custom of do
mating the proceeds of all Sunday
laid eggs to the church she attends.
These offerings reach a substant-
ial sum.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-09-09
O B S e r v A TON S

Our observer has noted that 60
per cent of the automobiles sold in
Iowa have been bought by farmers.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-18

Though you have just paid the doc
tors bill for your fourth baby, you
may be yet sychologically the
grouchiest old bachelor in the worldh
Such at least is the philohophy of
Miss Amy Perkins, an English spin
ster of 35, living at 40 East Both st.,
who has just brought arsuit for So, 600
against Dr.. Robert e. Clarke OF
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-09-17
RAISE II ASSESSMENTS TO
Be TAKEN UP next WEEK

After continuing IN session nearly all
of last week. the county commissioners
were unable to see light in the matter
of the proposed raises in the tax assess
ment. They put half million back
on The Celgrsdo- Yule by ordes 81 the
state tax commission. The commission
also recommended that the $500, 900 or
whereabouts which Assessor Hartman
had taken from the farm improvements
IN the county should be replaced and
this will be edone But that will still leave
two-t thirds of the million dollar defici-
ency. The state tax commission is in
sistent that this raise shall be put on
farm lands, but everyone is reluctant
20 do this. The county board of equali-
zation will meet again on next Tuesday,
the 2lst, when representative of the
commission will be here to present its
side of the controversy. The detailed
statement and comparison of Mr.. Hart
man S assessment as compared with
former valuations can then be present
ed to our readers, if an agreement on
values can be reached.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-09-17
Two PRETTY SOCIAL AFFAIRS
Or THE WEEK II GuNNIs0N

The pretty new home of Mrs. Care N
Kelley was opened to guests on Sept.
9th, twenty young ladies being invited
to meet her grand daughter, Miss Neva
Newell of Belvidere, H., who is spend
ing the school year here and attending
the Normal. Contests in sewing md
art poster work furnished much merri-
ment. 1t was very delightful after
noon for the young ladies.
Twenty-Five ladies of Gunnison we're
hidden to Camp QueQua Tuesday after
noon as guests of Mrs W. C. Wetherill,
Mrs. j. II. Troutman, Mrs. Coulter
Craig, and Miss Gertrude Wetherill.
They were delightfully."- entertained at
cards and sewing, and during the after
noon dainty refreshments were served.
Camp QueQua is one of the beauty
spots along the Gunnison river, and
these ladies who have made it their
summer home for years, are charming
hostesses. Among their house guests
this summer has been Miss MargareJha
Jones of Philadelphia who will lesve
the latter part of this week for the
east. She will be accompanied by Mrs.
Craig, whose home is in Wilmington,
Del. Mrs. and Miss Wetherill and Mrs.
Troutman are Denver ladies.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-09-17
DEM FISH LINE IRRIGATION
D|TCHES AROUND stlTA

A very peculiar condition has result
ed around Delta from the low water of
the Gunnison. At the river portal of
the GunnisCn tunnel, practically all the
water is taken out for distribution
around Montrose, Olatbe and the mesas
south Of Delta. Not much seepage
comes back between River Portal and
Delta, so that the high bitches east of
that city take most of the river a second
time. As a consequence the suckers and
catfish which have been abundant in
that stream are entering the irrigation
bitches, and as they decay they become
very offensive
An observer states that at point
near the state bridge above Delta. the
dead fish occupy a ditch bottom for a
quarter of mile and are three feet
wide and foot deep.
If those farmers would get busy be-
fore the fish decay too much and haul
them out and plow them under, they
would have a wonderful fertilizer, but
OF course II left IN the bitches, II makes
a problem.
No one has ever seen quite such low
water in the Gunnison In 1903 the
stream was lower in July, but this year
we have had no autumn rains, and the
springs are drying up clear to timber
line. 1t is from the SHOWS above tim
ber line that practically all the irriga-
tion water is now coming. If there had
been Thousand trees on every acre of
the Gunnison forest reserve, the water
would have been lower than ever. In
fact as soon as the frost comes and the
trees quit sucking up the moisture to
evaporate through their leaves the
springs viii come up again and all the
streams will take a jump.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-09-17
nllls1 sOullll1y W
COMPLETELY fu1E uT

II the Denver Business men ever do
ssrn a hand to assist the western slope
of Colorado u Rss escaped osr notice
There never WAS a better boosting
proposition Tor the state than the pro
posed auto run fr NJ Denver, s5Z nailes
through the Western Slape. which had
been projected by Chss. b Roebrig.
editor Of Trails and Towns. It's success
and the wonderful scenic possibilities
along the road would have been publish
ed IN a dozen motor magazines IN the
east.
Bot the minute 1t got big enough 10
iook like a real tour that would adVer-
tise our splendid new roads as they
should be advertised. the knockers and
Rrafters Of Denver who are always
against anything they cannot make
money out Of proceeded 10 hit II on the
head. and Mr.. Roehrig was forced at
the last minute to call the tour off.