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The Washington times., 1916-12-18
MEREDITH AFTER B0HR
Training to Revenge Defeats Given
Him by Fieety swede.

Ted Meredith starts training TO.
morrow. The world.beating Pennsyl-
vanian. nred anew with athletic am.
oition by the defeats he suffered at
he hands OF J. Bolin. Sweden's lat.
est and best iddie.distanoe product.
has decided that he wants ''just ono
more season" on the track. so Ted
will don his well-worn athletic toys
tomorrow afternoon for tho start Of
n campaign which he plans to last
through the autumn OF 1917
Meredith will train just as he did
soT MS .hres sres, nrs naere1,ssn,s nas ,hs
eye OF the man whose advice he has
sought ever since he developed into q
worlds champion under Jim Curran-
Lawson Robertson. Ted will take
son. competing here and there as In
former years
When the University OF Pennsyi-
vhnia athletes get out on tho cinders
next spring the haif.mile record hold
ment viii work 20 the decided advan-
tags OF both Ted and tho Quaker I'M
dergrAduate scooters. for Meredith
with be relieved OF the doieful task
OF doing his training alone and the
Robertson pupils will have the advan-
tage OF running In practice with the
greatest halfmiler that ever donned
a shoe, barring possibly Mel Sheppard.
Pointins fer Beiin.
There's not much doubt that Mere
dIth is pointing for Bolin, who handled
him rather roughly on the Swedish
tracks during the American invasion
OF Scandinavia this fall.
in shape 10 perform creditably beyond
the quarter.mile, Meredith's reputa-
tion as the world's greatest middle
distance runner sunered considerably
on the Swedish trip, and Ted wants to
correct this tmpression-especia on
the other side OF the Atlantic ocean.
That's just the reason he is going TO
start training tomorrow.
Bolin and Meredith are sure to clash
next summer. The one thing that can
prevent their meeting is Sweden's par
ticipation In the great war In Europe.
This possibility Ia more remote today
than ever. II is not unlikely that
viii meet In several races on both
sides OF the big pond.
VIII sead Dozen.
The Swedes are planning to send
a dozen OF their best athletes. Bolin
among them. to the United States ear
ly in the summer. and when Meredith
sailed from home last month he had
I'm his pocket n letter inviting him TO
make the trip TO Stockholm early next
fall. regardless OF all other happen
ings.
Ii is almoN certain that Meredith
will go TO Scandinavia for a series OF
races with Bolin late In 1917, even if
the Swedish champion comes to the
United States TO race earlier In the
summer.
Meredith means to see TO II that
when he meets the Swedish wonder
the next time his old finish kick"
matter what the distance OF the race
may be. 1t was the lack of condition
to carry his finishing drive through
that cost Meredith the several 500
meter races he ran against Bolin this
fall. After he shook his sea legs on
Ted had no trouble in holding the
Swedish fiier. but lost the decision
time and again because he lacked just
that little rush at the tape that makes
James Edward Meredith invincible
when he Is right.
The Washington times., 1916-12-18
WAGNER LEADS B0WLERS
Only Member Of Andrews League
With Average Of 100.

Wagner. OF the Balcony team. 10
the only bowler OF the II. y. Andrews
Paper Company League with an aver
age OF 100. His nearest rival In Ball.
OF Office, with eS.
Ofice In the leading team with
twenty.seven games won and six lost
and In addition holds tho league rec.
ords for high game and set, 333 and
03i, the teams consisting OF three
rollers each.
most successful OF the smaller cir
cults OF the city. Its averages:
The Washington times., 1916-12-18
= wednesday Mig Might.

Wednesday will be big night on
local alleys In the way of independent
competition. The Continentsls, Dis
trict League leaders. and Tom Ksane's
Grand Centrals, OF the National Capi'
tai circuit. roll tho nrst block OF ten
games at the Grand Central In n
match in which much interest ccntcrs.
Up at the Arcade Nick Chaconas and
the championship" of Mt. Pleasant.
Tho rivalry between these two at the
Arcade has been such a. To make the
nve.Gsms contest an anair worth wit
Messing.
The Washington times., 1916-12-18
MEET POSTPONED.

Techs interclass meet scheduled for
last week will be held Wednesday at
the school Inclement weather made
Il impossible to stage the various
events last Wednesday. Captain Shee.
ha0 is in charge of the affair at Tech.
The Washington times., 1916-12-18
INTERCITY MATCH
TO Be Big AFFAIR
Best BoWIers of Washington
and Baltimore to, Take Part
in Competition.

what promises to be one of the big.
gest bowling events of the year In
the match between an ali-star local
quint and a crack team. OF Baltimore,
which probably will be rolled during
the holidays.
George Isemann, well known as a
bowling organizer, and Johnny Vaeth,
the Grand Central star, are looking
after the local end of the affair. and
George Gardner. manager OF a bowl
attend 20 .se manum.nssi M csy snS
IL has been left TO Nemann to Sc
lect the Washington team. This Is
likely to prove a tough job. owing TO
the abundance of talent here. and
examination before making his sc.
lections.
A Representative Affair.
IL is planned to make each team a
representation OF tho best bowling
talent OF Its city, and thus gain some
thing OF a comparison on the strength
OF the two cities. II is generally con-
eeded that Washington can place. a
stronger team on the alleys than Bal
timore. but enough difference Of opin.
Ion prevails to make the match inter
esting.
Isemann and vseth were In Bslti.
more yesterday TO attend a banquet
there, but were unable to see Gardner.
The latter. however, will be communi-
Gated with In q short time. and defl-
mite arrangements made for the af.
fair.
Three Royals Likely.
In selecting an aIi.stsr combination
Isemann probably will draw heavily ON
the Royal auint. which In itself is
team OF cracks. At present three
Royals are prospects In Krsuss.
and HALEY, whose excop-
tional ability II known to all. Naeth
is sure 10 roll on the team The fifth
member is the most doubtful. but at
tention 10 beink directed toward Har-
ry Schmidt, OF tho Weston quint. who
has proved one OF the best bowiers
OF the season. Schmidts average OF
116 for sixteen games In the District
League. speaks well for him.
The Washington times., 1916-12-18

High Individual average-wagoner, 1905.
Second high individual ayerage-Bail. ss-s.
High individual game-Bail iSS.
Second high individual game-Prosise, l26.
High individual fet-Bali. 3A.
Second nigh individual set-Grifnn, s24
High fiat game--McKee, 80; Griffin, s..
The Washington times., 1916-12-18
GRAvER GETS BERTH.

f CHICAGO. Dec. 1s.--Lsrry Graver.
employed in the box office of Harry
Frszce's theater, here, has been picked
by the new Red SoN owner. and his
partner, Hugh Ward. as travelling sec.
Tetary for the Boston aggregation.
The Washington times., 1916-12-18
uP-TO-DATE.

How have YOU managed TO Keep
your cook for 40 iouE?"
81 learned the dishes she likes and
those are the ones we have steadily"
The Washington times., 1916-12-18
CRUEL BLOW,

An i'll wind may blow some one GOOD,
But II arouses the chauffeurs ire
When an III wind escapes and leaves
Him with a fiabby punctured tire.
The Washington times., 1916-12-18
AMONG THE MISSING.

Urban What do YOU miss most
since moving Ia the country?
Rural--Trains.
The Washington times., 1916-12-18
Individual Averages.

High team ssme-othce' ao 40,
second high team game-Baleony. jill
High team set-office. ssi.
Second high team set-Contract, Ss.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-11-23
c. s. G. HAS INTERESTING
MEETING

The G. S. G. met last Thursday at
the home of Mrs, Malick, all members
being present with the exception Of
one. A quilt was tied in the forenoon,
after which one Of the hostess splen-
did dinners was served. This, perhaps,
accounts for the very good attendance.
At 2:30 the meeting was called to or
der and the club elected officers for the
following year. Mrs John Howard was
chosen president, Mrs. Frank Cole vice
president, Mrs. Wasmund secretary
and treasurer and Mrs. Chase, report
er. Visitors were Mrs. Lamb and little
Dorethea.
The next regular meeting, which was
to have been held with Mrs. Wasmund,
was postponed two weeks, and instead
arrangements were made with the
teachers and pupils of the schools to
have a parent-teachers day at the
school house, Nov. 20, with basket
dinner and program in the afternoon.
Everyone is invited to be present.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-11-23

written letters urging the authorities
that be to have the Idaho regiment re-
turned home Many of the boys who
enlisted are schools boys who are miss
ing the educational opportunities of
which they are in need, and others left
good positions to respond to the GOV
ernment call. The sacrifices they have
made are great in many instances.
Having given freely and cheerfully of
their time, when they believed that the
call was imperative and their country
in real need of their services, there is
strong feeling that to prolong that
service beyond the point OF actual need
ON the part of the government. and to
hold them on the border to do guard
duty while the regulars are laying off,
Is not dealing justly with the boys and
will have a future detrimental effect
that will be hard to overcome should
conditions arise that will demand true
patriotic action on their part and that
of their parents. A government can
destroy the confidence of the people in
1T, just as the individual can.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-11-23
ELECTION RESULTS NOT CHANG
ED BY OFFICIAL COIJNT.

The results of the election as given
out from the unofficial returns, have
not been changed in any material sense
by the official count. All of the newly
elected officers named the week of the
election have maintained their lead,
some less and some more, under the
scrutiny of the canvassing board, and
will take their seats the first OF the
year and assume their official duties
The boards work, however, disclosed
the fact that the ballots cast by those
whose votes were sworn In the day of
election constituted a large per cent of
the entire vote cast. The total vote In
the county was 4,724, the largest by
some 300 ever polled, and the number
of votes sworn in on the day of election
was 1908, about one-fourth of the to-
tai vote cast. This is certainly a weak
point in the election law that should
be remedied at the earliest date, and
there are many other features almost as
bad
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-11-23
PRUITT FLEECEs FRIENDS.

A. H. Pruitt, an all-around soldier
of fortune" is wanted by the sheriff
of Lewis county on the charge of pass
ing checks without funds and of having
stolen and sold team of horses be-
longing to his brother, w. III. Pruitt,
a well known and respected rancher
residing between Fraser and Weippe.
Says the Nezperce Herald. The latter
charge was filed Tuesday with Sheriff
Paige by the brother OF the fugitive
A. Il. Pruitt is % years old, five
feet and eleven inches tall, weighs
about 100 pounds and is of dark COM
plexion. He has been in this section
for some time; was employed in har-
vest work here and is known to a
number of our citizens. He came to
this place recently with the team in
question, and after pulling off several
questionable transactions, sold one OF
the horses to a transient buyer and one
to local citizen. The sheriff was put
ON his trail Friday, but he had made
his escape via Lewiston to parts un-
known. He left in company with one
X. III. Craig, a crony who had been
with him during his stay hereabouts.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-11-23
On Charge of Taking Life of
Infant Daughter-Found
Strangled.
HUSBAND ACQUITTED
Case Arouses Considerable In
terest Among Citizens All
Over Country.

The result of the preliminary hearing
of ]. G. Rooney, of Sites, held at this
place last week before Probate Judge
Harris, was that Mr.. Rooney was re-
leased from the charge of taking the
life of their infant daughter, and Mrs.
Rooney was ordered to be arrested.
The mother was brought up to Grange
vile Tuesday evening by Deputy Sher-
iff Eller, and was taken to the Idaho
house and placed In charge of woman
attendant.
Wednesday at 10 o'clock a. m, the
hearing of Mrs. Rooney's preliminary
was begun before Probate Judge Har-
ris, with Wallace N. Scales as counsel
for the defendant and County Prose
cutor Hattabaugh for the state. Mr..
Rooney employed no. attorney at the
time of his hearing.
The principal witnesses put on by the
state SO far have been Mrs. Howard,
the nurse employed at the Rooney home
at the time of Mrs. Rooney's- sickness,
and Mrs. Collins, who was the house
keeper at the time. Mrs. Howard has
been given a severe cross examination
by Attorney Scales, the point raised
being her religious convictions, and the
questions asked would lead to the con-
clusion that the purpose is to establish
the theory that Mrs. Howard has be-
come mentally deranged over religion,
and to connect her with the death OF
the baby. 1t is expected that the pre-
liminary will close late tonight or to-
morrow morning
Later-Just as we go to press we
learn that Judge Harris has ordered
Mrs. Rooney held to the district court,
bond placed at $1,000.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-11-23
HOLDS
; TO DIST.
COURT
Joe zwisler, Billie Hartman
and Jack Kulley, Held;
Bonds $4,000.

Most of Whitebird was up last Fri
day as witnesses or interested parties
in the preliminary in the grand lar
ceny case wherein Joe Zwisler, Billie
Hartman and Jack Culley were charg-
ed with taking cow belonging to Yer
non Swartz, son of the pioneer Theo.
Swartz, of the Salmon river country,
from the range and butchering the
same for the market of the two first
named parties. Oscar Nelson, whose
name was at first connected with the
list of defendants, was not associated
with the offense in the courts final
findings. Nelson is foreman of Seth
ID. Jones' ranch over near the Snake
river, while Jack Culley has charge
of Mr.. Jones' ranch near Whitebird.
From the testimony of Vernon
Swartz, he lost COW from the range
ON September Doth last and after in
vestigating. he in company with Cons
table Joe Davis, of Whitebird, found
the hide of what he swore was his
COW, in the slaughter house of Harri-
man & Swisler. The hide, the identifi-
cation of which was put up to J.
Loyal Addison, from whom Swartz
purchased the COW some months before,
away.
The state finished the presentation
of its case Friday evening and the de
fense closed Saturday morning. Judge
Garets held the three defendants for
appearance in the district court in the
sum of $3.50 each, which they furnish
ed and returned home. Wallace N.
Scales appeared as counsel for the de-
PENDANTS and County Prosecutor Hatta-
baugh for the state.
Among those who attended the pre-
liminary were the following Whitebird
citizens:
Edward Smith, Gene Warden, Harri-
son Fuller, Fred Painter, NJ. o. Tweedy,
Oscar Nelson, Henry Nelson, Hans Nel-
son, ]. L. Addison, Harry Zerr, Joe
Davis, Vernon Swartz, Theo Swartz,
Jack Culley, VIM. Hartman, Joe
ZWiSler.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-11-23
LOOK OUT FOR ROAD
SWINDIERS.


There are always swindlers hanging
around every great enterprise, partic-
ularly those of the national character.
Everybody well acquainted with the
history of road propaganda knows of
some of these rascals and has expected
some of the breed to try to turn dis
honest penny in connection with the
federal aid road law. One such has
already made his appearance in one
state. He claimed to represent one of
the numerous associations advocating
the construction Of through highways.
He urged communities to join his or
ganization on the ground that through
its help a federal aid road could be
secured for the districts. The United
States government is now attending to
his case, 50 this particular incident
may be considered closed But there
is every probability that like attempts
will be made to swindle towns, cities
and commercial organizations with an
assertion of influence in the selection
of roads to receive federal aid. Such
assertions are absolutely without foun-
dation, and, in the interest of good
roads and good government, they
should be reported Immediately to the
U. S. Office of Public Roads at Wash
ington. Any district or organization
which wishes to secure federal aid in
roadbuilding must take the matter up
with the state highway department of
its state, for the United States, under
the law, can deal only with state high
way departments in extending aid
for roadbuilding. 1t is a reasonable
inference from the facts that anybody
who claims an association he repre-
sents can influence the United States
government in this work should be re-
garded with suspicion.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-11-23
POTATO CROP BROUGHT $178.5O
PER ACRE.

Herman Book this year had in four
acres of potatoes on their ranch near
Denver which he sold for STA, f. o. b.,
which would be $17S.50 per acre. Mr..
Book has been successful potato
raiser for the past five years, and pur-
chased him a four-horse digging ma
chine which worked to a charm. One
season he raised eleven acres. This
year he plowed his crop twice, hoed
it once and douched it once for bugs.
When it came to harvesting he found
that with two men and two or three
little girls who were ambitious to work
the crop could be sacked in two or
three days. Five men and himself
loaded a car on Thursday night before
the big freeze, and the spuds were
safe in market while many others were
caught unprotected 1t pays to be fore
handed
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-11-23
NEW. HIGH LINE CONDUCTOR.

J. A. PuIver arrived in the city
last week with his family from Spo-
kane, and has taken up headquarters
at the Imperial Hotel for the present.
Mr.. Pulver is the new conductor who
will from this time on punch tickets on
the High Line run between Grangeville
and Lewiston. Mr.. Pulver has been in
the service of the Northern Pacific for
the past twenty years, and is one of the
trusted employees. Conductor Pulver
and Joe Lamm the local druggist, were
schoolmates away back in Minnesota
in their early boyhood days. and met
for the first time III twenty years a few
months ago at Spokane. They are more
than pleased to be together once more.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-11-23
JIM MILLER'S SENTENCE RE-
DICED

Applications for pardon of Jim Mil
Ter, Howard Wilson and Earl Steen,
of Sites, sent up by Judge Steele last
year on a charge ofg rand larceny,
were brought before the pardoning
board at Boise last Friday. Miller's
sentence, which was an indeterminate
one of from to IA years, was reduced
to one year by the board. The appli-
cations of Earl Steen and Howard Will
son were turned down. The three men
were charged with taking a bunch of
horses from the w. A. Grunewald
ranch over in the Kamiah- Kooskia
country and driving them over into the
Oregon country where they disposed of
them. Wilson acted rather as the star
witness for the state against Miller and
Steen. 1t was hard fought case.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-11-23
THANKSGIVING LUXURIES
TO BORDER CUARDSMEN
orangeve Mothers OF the Soldier Boys Nogales Arz and
commercial Club Remember Home Volunteers in
Substantial Manner

The first of the week the Grangeyille
mothers of the national guard now do
ing service at Nogales, Ariz., got to-
gether and prepared a goodly supply of
sweetmeats and fruits for the men,
Ders OF Company f and sent them out
by express, with letters of greeting and
cheer and hopes that the boys would
soon be sent home, as have the guards
men of other states who were located
at the same point.
At the regular Wednesday luncheon
OF the Commercial Club of this city ac-
tion was also taken to have a substan-
tlal remembrance sent to the boys in
time of utilization on THANKSGIVING
Day. The citizens of Grangeville as a
rule nave deep interest in the boys at
the front, regardless of whether they
have relatives there or not, and have
displayed that interest in many WAYS
ana on numerous occasions. The Com
mercial Club as a body has always
taken an active part in this matter,
ana has drawn up resolutions and
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-11-23
MAKES THEM LIKE IDAHO.

Mrs. e. l.. Martin. and little daugh-
ter were in the city Wednesday after
noon from near Winona and left yester-
day for Turner, Ore, to spend a few
weeks with relatives. While here Mrs.
Martin gave us some interesting figures
about their grain crop this year. They
threshed 6,975 sacks of wheat and bar
ley and sold the grain last week at
Kamiah. The wheat which was of the
Marquis variety, brought $1.56h per
bushel and the barley $1S71a per hun
dred pounds. The wheat grown on a
hundred acres of rented ground sold
for an average of $62 20 per acre, while
the barley averaged $47.69 an acre.
Mrs Martin said they are not inclined
to leave Idaho now and are more than
pleased with results since they came to
Camas prairie.-Chronicle
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-11-23
OPERATE THREE PACK TRAINS.

l.. G. Stonebreaker arrived yesterday
from the upper Salmon river country,
where he has been engaged in pack
ing since June for a government sur
veying party. His brother, Sumner
Stonebreaker, arrived from Montana,
where he operated a pack train dur
ing the summer for government sur
yeyors, and third Stonebreaker pack
train is with the government survey
ors now working near the mouth of
the Salmon river.
The Stonebreaker Brothers have OPP
Grated sixty horses and mulesAin the
three trains this summer, but the Sc
we're weather has stopped operations
in the mountain regions. 1t is expect
ed the work near the mouth of the
Salmon river, however, will be con-
tinued for several weeks.
The government surveyors are en-
gagged in subdividing townships where
range lands have been opened to set
tlement under the enlardged homestead
act.-Tribune