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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-15
PACIFIC COAST LINER
IS DESTROYED. BY FIRE.
Steamer Congress Lands Safely 253
Passengers and Crew of IT'S at
Coos Bay, However.

MARSHFIELD, Ore, September Is
liner Congress, running between San
Francisco and Seattle, swung on her
anchor chain at the entrance to Coos
bay today black and burned-out hulk
as the result of the fire which caused
her to race for this port last night.
Every of the s253 passengers on
board and the crew Of rs We're landed
safely last night by the dredge Col. p.
s. Niche
Several members of the crew who
were overcome by smoke were all re-
ported today to be recovering None
of the passengers appeared to have suf-
fered any i'll effects whatever, and they
We're loud in their praise of the way
the vessel was aged. Order was
maintained on board up until the de-
parture OF the last boat load from the
Congress to the Niche. which came
alongside when the burning vessel was
enveloped in a pail of smoke.
The fire was discovered at about
pm. yesterday near the second hold in
the steerage cabin. No word was
ceived from the Congress, however, re-
garding the fire until nearly pm. At
that time the steamer was running for
Coos bay. She came to stop off the
pay oar at t3O, ana the uTedSe M1Cnle
soon was at the scene. Boats were
lowered at once.
The decks We're blistering hot. Men
and women choking in the smoke, en-
deavoreF to pile into the lifeboats. The
crew. however. under the direction of
Capt. n. +, Cousins, remained in con
troll of the situation.
Seven lifehoats were lowered and
women and children were put into them
without disorder. In the transfers of
r1,f,c a1ks..l ard n l,a ff11.t
mishap occurred. Charles Joughin, who
a baker on the Titanic when that
vessel went down, and who held the
same position on the Congress. fell into
the water while attempting to enter
lifeboat. He was picked up.
All the ships papers and valuables.
estimated to be worth $4,000, were
burned. These, together with the ships
cargo. valued at an equal amount, VIII
bring the total loss TO S2,100,000. A
valuation of 100000 was placed on
the vessel. Virtually nothing remains
for salvage. although the hull may be
saved and the ship rebuilt.
The cause of the fire remains mys-
terry. 1t was discovered in the second
steerage but none of the crew who
battled with the flames succeeded in
reaching the point of origin or even
definitely locating the exact spot
whence the flames came. The belief is
held. however, that the flames, if they
did not originate in the vicinity of the
fuel tanks. at least reached them as
the theory is advanced that the Oil
must have been the principal food Tor
the flames.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-15
Hundreds of Straw Hats Seen.

Sure enough. straw hats were to be
seen on hundreds of heads this morn
ing. Rain in the air. the supposed
odium of friends and fear of 1eers OF
small boys kept few men from wearing
straws today who seemed to desire to
wear them.
To-day is the day for the customary
bunk about the man wearing straw
hat being the butt of every youngster'
etc" went on the contentious man
But we don't fall for that stun, we
freeborn citizens. who wear what We
please. indoor and out. and cock our
hats to suit our own fancies
This morning we are supposed 10
have run swiftly and with great ado 10
what writers of so-called funny stun
call cedar chests and snuggle our
poor, old, faithful straw hats away
down in the lower till of these so
called cedar receptacles for everything
that is not in. style. Gee Cedar chests
would have to be as big as all out
doors if they held everything worn pS
men that are out of style.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-15

colors. All faultlessly tailored in
the popular Pinch back" model.
Two pairs of full cut and lined
knickerbockers with each suit. in
surfing double wearing quality.
Sizes to IS years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-15
Late Arizona Returns.

PHOENIX. Ariz,, September 1J.-1-ate
returns from Tuesdays primary IN
crease the lead of Gov. G. w. =. Hunt
over George Olney for the democratic
gubernatorial nomination. His esti-
mated ma jority is placed at 5000.
Thomas f. Campbell, the, republican
candidate, was unopposed. Joseph H.
Kibbey appears to have won the re-
publican nominal ton for United States
senator. Senator william F. Ashurst,
democrat, was unopposed. Representa-
tive Carl Hayden. democrat. has big
lead over A. A. Worsley. and Henry l..
F.ads is leading in the race for the re-
publican nomination over Dr. j. Il.
Nelson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-15
Rifle Range Reopens Tomorrow.

The full charge rife range of the
National Rifle Association under East
ern market. at eth and streets south
east. will open tomorrow afternoon at
O'Clock after having been closed
nearly two weeks for repairs. The as
has been replaced with sand and sew
eral other improvements have been
made Corp. Martini a. Mcf;rory of the
Marine Corps, assisted by Corp. John
Mcclure. viii be in charge Of the range.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-15
SEE THE STRAW HATS!
OUT OF SEASON. TODAY
u
Summer Top Pieces Due tos Disap-
pear, But They May Notjfor
Some Time Yet.

The country is ,still safe" growled
the contentious man. as he stood at
18th street and Pennsylvania avenue
and watched the crowds go by on their
way TO work this morning.
what's the natter Is your favor
tie candidate going to be elected?"
asked n friend.
Look at the straw hats triumph
antly chortled the contentious lnd1-
vidual Despite the fact that today is
supposed to be the day when the fall
hat comes into its own and the straw
hat worn by members of the masculine
persuasion goes into seclusion, there
are plenty of freeborn citizens left
vet. Look at the straw hats
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-15
School for Working Girls to Open.

Girls and young women employed
during the day are to be given free in
struction in business course, to be
opened AT 22i d street northwest. Mon
day evening. by the Volunteers OF
America The school is to be conducted
b. Capt. and Mrs J. Percy Savers, COM
manding officers for the District of
Columbia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-15
Bows Two-Pants Suits

BOys' TwO-PantS
Suits of all-wool
m \ { ur s, in
stripes. checks,
herrin gbone eff
facts and solid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-15
IN The Fall ADDare1 Nodes Sale of Bows Two Suits
Bows Two-Pants Suits

ana VeIOUFS, III al DID
excellent variety
of checks. stripes
and solid colors. Fa7IltleSsly tall
ored and trimmed throughout
Both pairs of pants are full cut
and lined. Sizes to Il years.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-03-03

Ammunition and guns at the old
price, at the Holly Hardware Go.
President Ray Strain Of the La
mar Seed Co. motored down from
the hub last Wednesday, spending
the day with old friends and meet
ing new ones. Mr.. Strain is one Of
the real conservative business men
of Lamar, and to hear him pay
glowing compliments to this Sec
tion means something. Call again.
Have you seen those neat jobs
the Chieftain Printery is turning
outP It will do you good to see
superior printing at a reasonable
price. Come in and investigate.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-03-03
woaGAs's CLUE

The last meeting Of the Holly
Woman's club was held at the
home Of Mrs. H. s. Rollins, on
Wednesday afternoon. Feb. 10th,
all members being present. The
feature Of the afternoon was q
paper by Mrs. R. D. Wilson,
subject Women in Dramatic
Art" and the keenly analytical
tone of the whole paper showed
. broad acquaintance with the
subject, and as the author read
one could recall the swiftly NOV
ing panarama Of the various
noted women who had ornament
ed the stage. Mrs. Fisk, Julia
MARROW, Maxine Elliott, Maude
Adams and many others were
swiftly thrown on the screen Of
our Imagination. At the conclu-
sion of the program q dainty
luncheon was served by the
hostess. The guests of the after
noon were Miss Dora Rollins and
Mrs. Lamb. The club adjourned
TO meet Wednesday. Mar. LIST. ct
the home Of Mrs. Demaray.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-03-03
SURPRISE PARTY

A pleasant leap year surprise
party was given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Butler last Tuesday even
ing in their cozy home, which
will long be remembered by the
young folks as being a most en-
joyable affair. The evening was
spent playing cards and at parlor
contests, the evening concluding
with q delicious buffet luncheon.
Among those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Brown, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester Morgan, Mabel and Katie
Rockwell, Cecil Wilson, Bulslah Kieth.
Lucy Adkins, Lawrence Warner, Clarence
Newbanks. Adoiphus Keith, Russell
Bryce, Willis House, William Shsehan,
Frank DeBus, Myrtle Butler, MiIlis
Robson, Henry Imroth, Oois Hinton and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Butler,
The Holly chieftain., 1916-03-03

Manager A. F. Strayer of the
Western Livestock Co. was flirting
with cattlemen here yesterday, but
nothing was Jared loose, they say.
Come in and look ut our spring
line of mems pants.
White Bros.
j. K. Brelsford. secretary of the
Wilson. Wetterhold Grinding Ma
chine Co. at Wichita, Kans., was
hobnobbing with friends here last
Monday. Altho now a plutocrat
Joe wears the same old smile az
when he was poor, 10 the surprise
of many.
Money to loan on city property,
easy payments. j. P. Linville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Fortnet, who
have been residing in the Alberta,
Canada, country the past two years,
arrived on Wednesday and are the
house guests of their relatives, Mr..
and Mrs. G. E. Fortney.
Anything you want in the line Of
windsor aud MILDLY ties, all colors.
White Bros.
If you have an item of news, or
If you are entertaining visitors at
your home, call up Holly 81, and
The Chieftain will be glad 70 print
same.
We have in a complete line of
ladies' house dresses in the Fer
guson- Mckinney make. Those
that always fit 80 we'll.
White Bros.
A Remington typewriter SIS, it
faken at once; in good working Or
der. Apply at Chieftain.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-03-03
"DAIRY MIenT" IN HOLLY

Dairy enthusiasts from th e
countryside filled the High, school
auditorium last Saturday night,
to hear the splendid addresses Of
DR.. Morton and Prof. Newson of
the Colorado Agricultural college,
who are experts in the dairying
line.
DR.. Morton spoke At length on
the vast importance of the dairy.
ing industry in Colorado. show
ing at q glance what rapid strides
it had made in the last few years,
and paid . glowing compliment
to "Od Bossy." who he said was
the greatest factor in farm life
today.
Prof. Newson also delivered a
splendid address, calling the at
tention Of our people to the action
OF the prosperous wns Of
Greeley and Fort Collins and the
fruit-growing towns of Grand
Junction and Montrose, who have
espoused in no small way the
dairy proposition. which they
consider ahead of all other indus
tries.
At the conclusion of Prof. New
sons talk. he answered all ques-
tions in such q perfunctory
manner that truth and conviction
were impressed on the large audi
ence as to dairying possibilities
here as never before, and he was
heard with marked attention.
Enroute to Holly both DR.. Nor
ton and Prof. Newson were
shown around the Holly diaries
north Of town. and were agree
ably surprised to find absolutely
up-to-date, sanitary dairying
plants in the Holly country.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-03-03
IsoISfEIN ExPE1gf TALKS

Among the dairy features at
Lamar during Farmers week.
none were more enlightening than
the splendid paper read by Mrs.
A. N. r. Crooks of Holly. Presi-
dent Of the Colorado Holstein-
Friesian association and owner of
some Of the celebrities called
purebreds. Mrs. Crooks ha 9
made . study Of the Holstein COW,
and st her fingers ends she has
the pedigree Of the most noted of
the Holstein herds.
It was the pleasure Of the writ
er to hear the splendid address
above referred to. and as Z mark
Of appreciation her audience
(composed principally of cattle
men) rendered her . vote of
thanks for the able paper she had
taken such pains to prepare.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-03-03

Attorney jos Snyder. Who He'd aa An.ips,hy
for the Lisht.Fnsered Gentry Known
% "Chicken-Lifters.'
would have done credit to Jerome
in the Harry Thaw case.
But just as equally determined
to clear his client was Attorney
Fuller. who was as full of wise
saws and modern instances as q
dog with the heaves, and he had
the average country lawyer beat
q mile in taking exceptions and
pleading for his clients liberty
according to the statutes las print
ed in DR.. Jayne's Almanac). and
the applause at this last resort of
'counsel's" was deafening.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-03-03
ENTERTAINMENT

Mr.. John I. Cochran, Supt. of
the Holly Public schools, assisted
by Mrs. Cochran, will give an en-
tertainment at the High school
auditorium Friday evening, March
10th, at 8 o'clock. Watch for
window bills for full particulars.
Come, he will make you laugh.
Proceeds to be divided equally be-
tween the M. E. Ladies aid and
the High school. Admission, Csc
and Soc.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-03-03
NEW TIN SHOP

The new tin shop asks for a
share Of the trade in the metal
line. They make everything from
q bath tub to a monument The
metallic monument was patented
by the proprietor of the new tin
shop, over 81 years ago, and all of
them turned out at that time are
a. good now and even better than
some marble monuments.
They will appreciate your calls
and thank you in advance for your
patronage. Shop on Santa Fe
ave-, just opposite depot.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-03-03
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES

Our regular services next Sun.
day. The pastor will preach on
the subject: "Jesus as an Orator"
The subject of the evening sermon
What to Do to be Lost" Special
musical selections at these services.
All are cordially invited.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-03-03
PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES
FoR SUNDAY. MARCH 5rH.

FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 9TH.
1.-The Golden Rule" will be the
subject Of the sermon by the pastor,
ths Rev. Wilsy x. Wright. at the
morning service at 1880 Evening
evangelistic service at 7:30, with
sermon on "How One Man Came
to Go to Church, and What Came
OF It." Special music. Every
body invited.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-03-03
MEN AND THINGS
~ 0IME ERAL.

Mrs. 81. s. Rollins left on We'd.
nesday for Ds3ver. where she will
visit frisnds ard relatives for a
few days.
Note the advk of Miss May Tsy.
lQr, the nev mi)Ifner, in this paper.
Mrs. Enofs1n Brown left TO
Los [Ange1ss, Oll., last Tuesday in
response 70 ~ graphic advices that
her daughtee pas seriously Ill in
that city.
We have 1sstaie sale each day
the best corn. q beef obtainable.
binn's Market.
Jake Rohri6 the industrious
farmer nostkeat Of town, is build
ing splendid oncrete garage and
an immense eo crete storage tank
on his place.
The latest m1Dic rolls that play
on any 66-notD player piano, at
Botsford's Q furniture store.
Messrs. g. 3. McMullen, Barney
Shook. and Hkrl Leisure have
nearly oomplsts the new modern
residence next 10 The Cheiftain
work.
"Doc" Mosieht of the Holly
pharmacy madS ! hurried trip to
Lamar last Tassday.
The most eomplete line Of horse
blankets evse "a Holly, at the
Holly HarlWsss Go.
The lals society item from
Granada y y nasriage Of Russell
Mayfsld . l1is1 Rope Agnew, and
The Chia1te joins the merry
throng u " gtlen Godspeed
on nis's iour1 ..
Mrs. Thos. fasciaiI, Who Was
operated upon for absoess last Sun.
day, il slowly convalsscing.
Our new line of spring oxfords
has just arrived. White Bros.
w. 81. Van Patten of Saline,
Kan, former resident of Holly,
blew in last Saturday for brief
visit with old friends. He sees
many improvements around the
CITY since he left here. and to his
mind Holly is the coming metrop-
oils of Prowers county.
Fresh halibut and salmon every
Friday. Chinn's Market.
Mrs. G. E. DUNCAN and j. g.
Davis we're county. seat visitors last
Monday.
Ranges from $l8 to SO at the
Holly Hardware Co.
Nh. and Mrs. Ray Appel of
Kornman visited friends here over
Sunday.
We have just received our spring
line Of Hart, Schaffner & Marx
clothing. White Bros.
Mrs. j. L. Wood left on Monday
for Lamar, where she said adieu to
her daughter, Mrs. Ray Flint, who
is moving to Springfield, Colo.
Cleanliness is the paramount
issue with us. Chinn's Market.
Frank Medina, ward healer and
general Zine" worker in closely
contested elections Of Denver, was
among the host Of Holly visitors
last Tuesday, and was the guest of
Postmaster Adkins during his 90.
journ here.
Indigo blue calico, fast colors,
at &c per yard. White Bros.
John Duncan, peripatetic poll.
tican and realty dealer, was given
a pleasant surprise" last Saturday
on the occasion of his umpty third
birthday. Don't say who told
The Holly chieftain., 1916-03-03
Capital Pun
ishment Was
Voted as q
Penalty

Fuller said that it was a clear
case" the summing up followed
and here's where the fun began.
Special Prosecutor, Snyder was
determined that the good citizens
of the community should be pro-
tected against chicken lifting" I"
and wove q chain of circumstanial
evidence around the accused that
The Holly chieftain., 1916-03-03
THE WAR

We are under selling all our
competitors in overalls, dry goods
and shoes. The war does not Affect
our prices. We shall continue to
cell at our same old price.
White Bros.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-03-03
IT WAS ALL ABOUT A CHICKEN
but the JURY DISAGREED

A mock trial in which a promi-
nent citizen of Holly was charged
with chicken lifting" held the
attention of q packed house at the
High school auditorium last Mon
day night.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-03-03

Z Pea Portraits Of the Inascent Chicken. the
9 Theft Of Which Made th. Holly
Meas Club Wsihy.
C. w. Smeltzer was selected as
the dignified Judge, Joe Snyder
was retained as special prosecu-
tor and Jim Fuller as the attor-
ney for the defendent.
After the preliminary skir-
niishes between the rival attor-
neys. began the selection of q
The Holly chieftain., 1916-03-03
FOR SALE

Kitchen cabinet and Administer
rug for sale; both in first. t.class con.
dition; reasonable price.
MRS. n. E. BERRY,
The Holly chieftain., 1916-03-03
ALI DoUAiRr s'roRD6's'

The H. garage has been doing
a faourishing business in the past
week, having disposed of a half
dozen touring cars. The names of
the purchasers are:
Edward Klsin.
Sberman Robson.
J. HI. Cheney.
Elisha House.
w. A. Crsathouss. Konantx.
Pearl Bohl, Konantz.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-03-03

Judge Smeltzer Showed No Partisity to Either
Side. and Wss Desermined that Justice
Should Prevail At All Hazards.
jury of eminent men who were to
sit in Judgment on their fellow
citizen charged with this ''hein-
0us' crime, and the frequent
elashing between the attorneys
was > feature Of the case, bring
ing forth liberal applause.
The uaaafnnsnber Of challenaes
on both sides being exhausted,
an intelligent jury was selected
who promised to try the case ac-
cording to the law and the evil
dence. e
After the witnesses were ex-
amined and cross-examined in
The Holly chieftain., 1916-03-03

At.orney Fuller Made Pow'ful Plea for the
Chicken.Lifter's Release. who. He Con-
tended. Was the Victim Of
Trumped-Up Charge.
rebuttal, the defense with much
eloquence rested, and Attorney
The Holly chieftain., 1916-03-03
Star Witasss John Adkins. VIZ Admitted
.. TAss,H He HI No vis;hls Me.ns


Then followed the courts in
structions to the jury, which was
given in the solemnest tones by
Presiding Judge Smeltzer, ad-
monishing them to neither talk or
communicate with others about
the case until their verdict had
been rendered.
The jury was now turned over
to the custody of Bailiff 'Lish
House, who locked them up in a
convenient room where poll after
poll was taken but the intelligent
jury was unable to agree Ia num-
Der Of them even voted for capital
punishment). Judge Smeltzer
ordered them locked up for the
night.
As we go to press, the jury is
still out, and rumor is current
that a new trial will be asked for
at the next term of court"
Ranges and cook stoves, all
prices, at the Holly Hardware Co.
We have just received the snap
piest line of mems spring hats,
sixty styles to choose from. Your
choice Sl.5O. White Bros.
The condition of Mrs. s. j..
Turner, wife Of the affable pro-
prietor of the Holly cafe. became
so acute yesterday that it was
deemed best that she and the little
children should return to the par.
entail roof at Pierson, ILL.,, which
they did, being accompanied by
Mrs. Turner'S brother, j. q. Reedy,
who has been sojourning in Holly
during the past week.
j. Adamek, the jeweler, is having
his store remodeled and the walls
artistically decorated by Artist
Walton, in happy anticipation of
the spring trade.
Our new spring line of ladies'
coats is here. Call in and see them,
White Bros.
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02
To RUN Dexter
RACES SUNDAY
Thursday Card Postponed BE.
cause Track Footing Was
Dangerous

Owing to the heavy footing the
matinee that was TO have been
staged at Dexter park on Thurs
Cay, was postponed until tomorrow
In view of the fact that 1000 went
cut on the holiday 70 see the nags
60 round, il is expected that the
Sunday attendance record will be
broken, IL the day is fair
The Belgian handicap is the piece
de resistance, as Track Supt Tom
my Shreidan would say. In this
the slower horses start at the wire
and the others are ranged up the
track. then when they are all head
cd in the same direction, the start
er fires a pistol--"they're on" The
turkey tret which is for the 220
class and the free-for-all are other
events on the card The fields
promise to be biz and contests are
expected in all Of the events.
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02
MCNEIL NOW A
THEATER CARD
Bennie to Shine Before Foot
lights In Detroit Before
Bout With Williams

Benme Mcneil is not bantam
Neisht champion yet Maybe he
never Will be. Eut Benn'e has come
long way down the Buzzalong
pike Already he IL a thcater at
traction lie win appear a. all the
Ioriormances at the Cadillac the.
ater next week. starting Sunday aft
ernoon Most of his time. when not
on The stage, he will devote TO train
ing for his next fight Thar viii be
at kansas CITY on Dec t., 80 we
are nov informed, and his opponent
will be Kid Williams, champion of
the banJams.
Pennie Is Fighter Of the old
school and Detroit may be very
proud Of him before many days have
rassed Presumably he will enter.
tain the boys with some OF his cock.
rey chatter during ris theater en-
gacement illustrate his training
methods. show the blow that put
Chavez 20 slep last week. and spar
round or TWO with some Of the De.
troit hops r1ils
" Phil Rloom. who is matched
with Stanley Yoakum az Windsor
"Wednesday night. arrives in time,
lie viii box with Mcneil Sunday
right
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02
Penn PREPARES
Fer COAST CAME
Quakers Still Have Schedule to
Complete; Will Play Oregon
At Pasadena

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. p
"On TO Pasadena is tho battle cry
c; Old Penn's football eleven, that
tucked Cornell 10 sleep on Thanks.
kiving day Penn viii meet the un-
beaten eleven II the University OF
Oregon. at Pasadena, Cal, on New
Years day
Penn has had little chance to
scout the western foe, but from
chat Coach Bob l'olwell has learned,
lis foemen Will be the strongest
team his charges have faced all
season. The Rcd and Blue will be
gin work on Monday week for
the big game on the Pacific coast,
TWenty.six players will make the
trip TO the west coast in a special
;rain with shower baths. sleeping
coaches and al the latest modern
devices of railroading at their ser
vice.
Folwell has certainly put the Red
end Blue back or the footbal! map
With a vengeance lie began to
train his team willing 10 lose the
early games in order 20 developo
, punch for the big battles His
attack was nodded on the same
lines as the Pit assault, but this
g. Folwells frst season with Penn
and he could not trach his men
as niue has Warner has been able
To do in the two years he has had
charge Of the Pit eleven
Penn will lose five men by gradu-
alton bu FolVcl thinks that h.
will turn out the strongest eleven
tlat has worn tht Red and Blue in
Lany year in 1917 Capt Mat
hews. a big compound tackle has
played his last ''stern game, 50 has
Charley Iennins. the giant from
buffalo and Lud Wray. the gritty
center, Clem T'Iquhart, the light
est end in America and Graves VIII
liams, a hashy aafoack