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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-11-10
Submarine Has $4,000 silver Load.

New London, Conn.-Six and one
half tons of silver bullion from the
mint at San Francisco were unloaded
here at the railroad station by an ex-
press company and transported to the
German merchant submarine Deutsch-
land, moored at the state pier, for ship
ment across the ocean. The metal
was conveyed through the streets in
five open wages without armed guards
and few persons suspected that $780,
900 worth Of property was being
moved in that fashion
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-11-10
Utes Mourning Captain jerks.

Grand Junction that Utes
from southern Utah were marauding
in western Mesaco were set at rest.
Game Warden Charles Hobbe returned
from trip to the Indians camp with
word that instead of killing deer and
threatening isolated ranches, as re-
ported, the Indians were mourning the
death Of their chief, known as Captain
jerks
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-11-10
D. P. Taylor Of Pueblo Dies.

Pueblo.-D. r. Taylor, prominent
business man and politician and can
didate for county treasurer at the re-
cent primary, was found dead in bed
at his residence. Death was declared
by the examining physician to be due
10 apoplexy.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-11-10
Bucharest-The Rumanian forces In

Bucharest-The Rumanian forces in
Dobrudja, which recently assumed the
offensive against Field Marshal Won
Mackensen's army, are continuing
their success, the war office an
nounced. Progress for the Rumanians
along the entire Dobrudja front is re-
ported
On the Transylvanian front the Ru-
manians advanced slightly in the Blu
ecu valley. Violent fighting is under
way in the region of the river Alt.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-11-10
Geneva Reports DR.. Dumba Dead.

Geneva.-Dr. Constantine Dumba,
former Austrian ambassador. to the
United States, died Tuesday, says
dispatch from Vienna
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-11-10

Delta Farmer Crushed Under Auto.
Northeastern Nelson, a well
known farmer of Delta, was probably
fatally injured ten miles from here
when he was pinned underneath an
automobile driven by J. B. Young.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-11-10
Shippers Plea for Cars Continues.

The cry Of shippers for freight cars
continues undated, with no immedi-
ate relief in sight unless the increased
demurrage charges now in effect on
intrastate business in Colorado bring
some relief. The order of the state
public utilities commission put into
effect a SO demurrage charge on all
classes of freight cars after forty-eisht
hours, which, under ordinary circum-
equipment.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-11-10
Some Luxuries for Colorado Guardi


The Colorado infantrymen in camp
on the Mexican border at Douglas,
Ariz, are combining their activities to
protecting the large American smell
tiers on the boundary line, observing
the movements of Mexican troops and
trains and preventing persons from
crossing the border without proper
authority, according to information
received from Lieut.. William N. Vale.
an officer in Company A. The work
of protecting the smelters is not with
out its agreeable features, for the
smelters provide electric lights for
many of the tents, and hot and cold
water for the shower baths of the sol
der boys-luxuries not enjoyed by
the guardsmen on duty at other Dor
der points.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-11-10
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
stern Newspaper Union News Service.
DATES FOR COMING EVENTS.

Jan. l-e-Poultry Show at Denver.
Jan. 2o-Athletic Club boxing contests
at Denver.
JAM 20-27-AnnuaI W estern Stock
Show at Denver.
Feb. 2-+-Y. NJ. C. A. Annual Conven-
ton at Colorado Springs
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-11-10
STATECAPITOL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News servics
ALL INDUSTRIES PROSPERoUa.
Fact Shown in Statement Issued BY
Federal Government.

Fact Shown in Statement Issued BY
Federal Government.
Denver-The prosperity that has
existed In every part of the state for
the three-year period ending July 10
forcibly shown In a statement issued
by the federal government showing a
increase In bank clearings Of $4,000
900. or % per cent. The increase In
the West is 81 per cent, the general
average being reduced in the South
and New England.
This represents In a definite way
the growth in practically every re
source of the state, including devea
opment in agriculture in eastern Colo
RADIO and a further expansion in the
more settled agricultural sections, 40
cording to bankers. 1t is reminder.
they point out. of the remarkable in
crease in the mining industry-prao-
tically all of the tungsten develop
ment coming within this period-and
brings to mind the wonderful spread
In the livestock industry throughout
the state.
In Denver the increase for this year
is &c per cent over the first nine
months of 1915.
The figures compiled by the govern
ment show that bank clearings In
Colorado increased 100000, or 70
per cent, from July /, 1918, to July l.
1916.
Clearings in Denver aggregated
$4G9 961 $3.50 for the first nine months
of 1916, against $347,70S,9 1896 for the
same period in 1915, an increase Of
$112,252,9 1894, or &c per cent.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-11-10

Colorado GuG,- --~oad in Match
In the national matches just com
pleted at Jacksonville, Fla, the rifle
team of the Colorado National Guard
carried off second place in the class
B division. The teams total score waa
2,92S points. Glass A was made up OF
the first fifteen teams which com
peted and Glass of the second fiji
teen, so that the Colorado team took
seventeenth place among the fifty
eight teams entered in the matches
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-11-10
Government Cancels Near-Beer Ia,

Government CdNCtTS NGdf-BEeT az.
Denver manufacturers of near beer
won a victory at Washington by the
cancellation by. Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue w. II. Osborn Of the
$4,000 tax which the government had
imposed upon their output during the
months of July. August and Septem-
Der, as an alcoholic beverage Instruc-
lions have been issued to the collec.
rector of internal revenue to impose
no tax on near-beer except on specific
barrels or receptacles which contained
alcohol In excess Of 1 II per cent.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-11-10
Small Estates Pay $1,000 in Tax.


About $1,000 was paid to State
Treasurer Allison Stocker in the In
heritance tax from various parts Of
the state. The largest amount was
1865, paid upon the $32 .730.55 valua-
ton of the estate of Henry Newton
Wood. The estate Of Sarah J. Bur
rage of Fremont county paid $125.7e
on $13,050 valuation, the estate OF Min
ME Sutton of Ell Paso county paid
$l76.l5 upon $S.01971, that OF Donald
James Mcintosh of Denver paid S53.74
upon $4,SS910, Eliza Twentymen
Butcher of Denver s174.90 upon $21.-
G10.19, Nicholas Arney OF Montezuma
county $143.02 upon $19,17S.6G, Wash
ington Irving Jenkins of Denver $39
on $4,944, and Mahershell B. Welsh OF
Rio Blanca $3S.05 upon $4,7G4.S3.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-10-20
and not be too particular how he did

and not be too particular how he did
it.
Then he strOve to assuage Helen's
st~orm-tossed emotions. He might as
well have ~endeavored to quell an equi-
noctial gale. Helen followed her broth
er out Of the house. But she had quite
made UP her mind not to return to the
Ray tenement. She sought her friend,
Alice Martin, and Alice, in her per-
verified way, played a strangely comfort
ed version of the role of the Good
Samaritan.
"Never mind, dearie," she said. "You
stay right here until I can fix things
for you. You needn't care, even if you
have missed your marquis. He amt
the only pebble on the beach"
Burton was more distressed than he
cared to admit. When the first shock
of the girls departure had passed he
resolved to find her, and use every
means in his power to bring her back
to a more equable frame of mind. But,
search as he might and did, he found
no trace of the lost girl during nearly
a fortnight.
At last, however, a friend in whom
he had confided, and whose assist
ance he sought, a~scertained the true
state in which Alice Martin lived, and,
by following up that clue, came upon
the cabaret in which the two girls now
took their nightly diversion. Greatly
grieved at the news, Burton went there
seated at a table in the midst of u
gay party.
Striding across to the jewellers, and
disregarding all others except Helen,
The Tupelo journal., 1916-10-20

fallen from the skies, was the where
vithal to provide it. But neither her
husband nor her eldest daughter
should know OF this stroke Oh luck.
The note was folded carefully and Sc
ereted in a stocking.
When at last he and the summer
parted, John pretended to enter his
own car. AS soon as his self-elected
guide had sped off in her own limou-
sine, he sent his car home and strolled
into a neighboring park.
There, a prey to disturbing thoughts,
he sat on a seat beneath some trees
and watched a number of children at
play.
He was startled from this mournful
reverie by a loud shout, and the sud-
den running Of passersby to an orna-
mental bridge which spanned, at u con-
siderable height, a lake meandering
through the park. Out of the tail of
his eye he saw a girl poised on the
parapet. Then, with a despairing cry,
the poor creature flung herself into
the water.
1t was palpably a case of attempted
suicide, yet not q man among the score
or more who had seer her climb the
railing attempted other means of res
u than wild shouting for the police
and frantic gesticulations to a boat far
too distant to render timely aid. Tear
;nn off hic oa,t 81. - ,xo ~. 1901
to the nearest point On the bank, and
plunged in.
He was able to wade out some part
of the way, until the water rose to his
breast, when he began to swim. A few
powerful and determined strokes
brought him to the spot where the girl
had disappeared. Her hat was al
ready floating down stream, but he had
mentally marked the exact locality
where she had taken hat fearsome
plunge, and knew that there alone
could he find her. His judgment had
not erred. A white face, renderd I'M
recognizable by the luxunant golden
brown hair that covered it, rose close
at hand. In a second John had seized
the drowning girl by the shoulders.
Then, turning on his back, he kicked
his return vigorously to the bank.
With a tender hand he brushed the
tangled hair from her face.
Good God! !" he muttered.
He had rescued the pretty assistant
whom he had seen that morning at the
notion counter of the big department
store.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-10-20
Helen Demands Her Price.

An automobile had stopped on the
edge of the crowd. Its occupant, an
elegantly gowned young woman,
curious to learn the cause Of the ex-
element, alighted and edged a path
through the mob. 1t was Alice Martin,
on her way home from q matinee. She
was genuinely distressed when she rec
ognized Helen.
why" she cried in great alarm,
what has happened? Has there been
an accident? This girl is a friend Of
mine"
Il am glad of that, madam said
John gravely. perhaps you viii help
by taking her to your house and look
ing after her till she RECEIVERS her
Senses
But Alice could not do that.
I'm sorry" she confessed. Tim
staying with a friend. It's not my own
place. But if my car can be of any
service"
Certainly" agreed John at once.
"Will you allow me to put her inside?
Eli sit with the chauffeur"
But where are you taking her
to-"
Don't you know where she lives?"
No. That iS-we haven't met for
some time until today"
The qualifying cause until today"
struck John as singular. do you
mean that you saw her in the depart
ment store?' he inquired.
Miss Martin nodded. 1t was now her
turn to be surprised at such ready rec
ognition of Helen's whereabouts in
business hours. But it was manifest
ly impossible to carry the discussion
further.
My OWN house is not far distant"
said John. Let us take her there,
and send for d DOCTOR"
did she try to commit suicide?" in
quired the Martin girl, in an awed
voice.
at looks something like that?" said
John grimly.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-10-20
FIFTH EPISODE
The Way of a Woman
A Modern Cinderella.

The conditions of poverty are such
that wisdom seldom indeed can be-
come its handmaiden. 1t would seem
to be logical, as an instance, that pow
erty would at least choose its habitat
in the open air and under the blue
skies of the country in preference to
the fetid Sums of the city. Unfortu-
nately, however, more real misery,
more abject want, centers within a
square mile of some densely populated
working-class quarter than in ten
thousand square miles of prairie.
For instance, the Ray family, whose
typical case now comes under review,
would have been vastly better off as
h veriest squatters living at the far4
thest end of beyond than as tenants
of a tiny fiat in a busy manufacturing
The Tupelo journal., 1916-10-20

town. The head of the household, a
man of fifty, had decided long ago that
hard work brought him nowhere. Con-
sequently, indeed, one might almost
say inevitably, he elected to become a
corner-loafer, a sponger on his ac-
8 quaintanceS, an ever-increaSing incu-
bus on his wretched wife. She, poor
creature, might once have been a de-
cent woman, but the sheer hopeless
ness of life had borne her down until
she degenerated into a slatternly
virago.
Yet heredity plays strange FRANKS.
This hapless pair, bringing into the
world children condemned before they
were born to grow into dissolute was
! trels, had cOntrived to real among the
brood one at least with potentialities
for good. Helen Ray, the eldest daugh-
ter, was not only g~oOd-looking and en-
dowed with a fine physique, but, given
"a happier environment, would IN
4 doubtedly have developed into a nota-
Bile woman AS though to emphasize
! the vagaries which manifest them
I selves in such human hotsam and jet
I sam, her brother, George Ray. two
years her junior, was already depraved
Z at twenty.
There were two younger children, of
whose qualities this record takes no
count. The only Wage-earner in the
family was Helen, and her mothers
"a solo ooo+,;I,,+fo- 10 +Io Ior,oJ,n11
needs began and ended when she reused
the sleepy girl and prepared an made
Z quate breakfast.
On the morning when Fate crept into
that dismal abode with laden hands,
j Helen heard nothing but her mothers
shrewish voice storming at her for
laziness-saw nothing but the same
! soiled and disheveled surroundings.
The girl awoke suddenly under an
imperative shaking. She knew what
! the summons meant. AS one aroused
from an affrighting nightmare, she
/ sat up yawned, and rubbed the sleep
out of her eyes.
"Al1 right, ma" she said sullenly,
! .'you can cut out the rough stuff now.
I'll be ready in two minutes"
With a final growl, Mrs. Ray retired
4 TO her lair, the unkempt room wherein
q rhe family cooked, ate, and lounged
1 when sat home" Her husband, who
/ had not met with 'any luck" the pre-
/ yious day, and was peevish and rest
/ less in consequence, had risen with
! the dawn and was nibbling at a break
I fast while en~deavoring to read a morn
/ ing paper borrowed from a more thrift
I ty neighbor.
! Mrs. Ray was apparently selecting
B the tit-bits of the poor fare provided
4 for the meal, and arranging them on q
q tray, which she carried forthwith into
i the agarret where her son, and favorite.
was still sound asleep. The boys
/ face, ALREADY weak to effeminacy,
The Tupelo journal., 1916-10-20

he bent over the girl and urged her
earnestly to come away from a devil
ish set which meant only to compass
her ruin. She hung her head in
shame, but q man beside her, who had
already marked her down as his law
full prey, naturally resented such out
spoken language, and sprang upright
with an oath.
Yielding apparently to an uncontrol-
liable impulse, Helen thrust back the
cavalier who was minded to change
words for blows, mounted the chair in
which she had been seated and, before
anyone could stop her, stood on the
table, kicking aside an array of bottles
and glasses with her dainty feet.
''The man who wants me must buy
me !" she shrieked, with an utter aban-
donment Of voice and gesture.
Helen's extraordinary escapade had
drawn every habitue of the garish
cabaret as u magnet draws steel i'll
ings.
The crowd of roysterers treated the
whole affair as a wild prank. But Bur-
ton knew in his heart that the girl
was in deadly earnest. Pocketbooks
were opened and bundles Of notes were
thrown on the table.
give thousand!" yelled one man.
"Ten!' roared he who had been
seated by Helen's side.
Fifteen beloved a third.
Twenty! I'll put in a certified
check this from the steadfast
swain. --4~ So -
Burton felt a hand on his arm. 1t
was his friend.
Come away" muttered the latter.
"YOu can do no good; she's done for
damned forever !" :
Aware only of q feeling of physical
nausea, John turned and went to the
door. His departure was noted by the
%revelers, and evoked an exultant yell.
The noble marquis is down and
out!" roared he who had bid twenty
thousand dollars, and who was now
wildly waving a ~checkbook. Hes get
TO either put up or shut up. gIass'
he can't make good"
Helen's eyes darted one last hungry
glance at the man with whom She
would cheerfully have faced poverty
ana all that it meant. He interpreted
arlght that terrible look, and mourn-
fuiiy shook his head. She asked for
love, INT that he did not feel he copld
give, since his sad experience of life
mad seemingly made him a bankrupt
in life's most precious gift.
knowing she had failed, Helen
spurned him with a magnificent GEES
ture- She whirled around upon the
who had named the highest price.
You win!" she screamed, and flung
herself into his arms.
That last dreadful cry rang in
ears for many a day. It was
PLANT of a lost soul.
lEND OF FIFTH E,ysGDr,
The Tupelo journal., 1916-10-20

John Burton, a worker in a steel mill,
suddenly inherits an English title and $780,
Uo,ooo. He decides he will spend his life,
If necessary, in an attempt to solve the
question rs Humanity in the Grip of
EvIl?" Each episode of this series forms
a olstlnct story in itself depicting his ex-
periences in his search for the truth.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-07
GEN. CALDWELL GIVES
INTERESTING ADDRESS
Tells of Hawaiian Islands in Travel
Talk Before Mems Club Of First
Presbyterian Church.

One of the most interesting talks
heard in this city fCr sometime was that
given by General Alfred Caldwell. last
evening, at the First Presbyterian
church. the subject Of which was "l4n-
waiian Islands" Mr.. Caldwell visited
the islands last summer and related
many interesting events in connection
with his voyage.
In his speech he told Of the general
conditions of the islands, In regard to
climate. population. people and condi-
ton of the land. The climate Is very
pleasing. as trade winds blow over the
islands and sea water about them Is
cooled by the return current frc7--s-71e
PchrinE straits 10 ten degrees low
the temperature Of any other sea " the
same climate. He further stated that
the climate was warm but very saluori-
Gus.
The population Of the entire group OF
Islands was $1,000 in 1910. and the
people were mostly Of the yellow rsce
although he stated that the white popu-
lalinn in these islands is steadily iu~
crcaSing. IT is known that these Is
lands were estimated 10 have been in
hahItcd as early az 500 A. D.
Further on in his talk. he quoted that
when Capt. James Cook first went to the
islands the only animals which Wers
then TO be found wcre dogs. swine mice
and fish OF the plants which grew OF
that time were fruit trees. potatoes taro'
yam bread fruit, cocoanut. banana
Wild strawberry. cape Eooscberry ana
raspberry.
!in further related that on February
81. 1874. The rArnf council Of chiefs put
the islands under protection of Great
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STORY IN DEMOCRATIC PAPERS
BRANDED AS FALSE AND
MALICIOUS.
Or. M. F. kearns, Of Army Medical
Staff, Says Guard is One of Best
Military Organizations.

DR.. NJ. +. Kearns, of Hundred, w.
Va, now first lieutenant OF the medl-
cal staff of the United States army, at
tacbcd TO the Second West Virginia
regiment. was in the city yesterday for
few hours.
1t is known that the Second West
Virginia regiment, which has been at
Camp kanawha, near Charleston, for
several months, will within Il few days
leave for the Mexican border. DR..
kearns is one Of the few officers from
the northern section of the State who
are attached TO this regiment, and he
was able to obtain a short leave OF
absence before departure for Mexico.
DR.. kearns yesterday called on num-
Der of friends in Wheeling, and to an
IntelligeECer reporter he explained the
Indignation which is felt throughout
regarding the attacks made upon the
the Charleston Gazette and Fairmont
Times. These papers allege that the
Second West Virginia regiment had
been made political football. and
was generally inefficient On this sub
ject DR.. KearnS said:
Il think every man in the Second
WEST ElISlH1d 1C6liACAt IodiiIeo NV
utter falsity of the stories In the
Charleston Gazette and Fairmont
Times There has been no playing of
politics IN the Second West Virginia
regiment, and no effort TO play poll
tics. On the contrary the aim Of every
enlisted man and Of every officer has
been 10 bring the regiment TO the high
est state Of efficiency.
q, ~
ment we now have 1,148 men and 50
officers. 1t has been inspected by the
representatives. of the United States
splendid appearance, fine drill and gen
orally good condition. Camp Kanawha
last month. was commended as the
most sanitary and best kept military
camp III the United States, and have
no .hesitancy in saying that the Sec
ond West Virginia will compare with
any other equal number OF national
guardsmen in the entire country.
Relative to tho charge or politics.
would say that Of the So officers, %
Of them are active Democrats, 20 Re
publicans, and 7 are independent. All
OF the officers concur in denOuncing
the entirely groundess and vicious at
ldChS luduc upull tHe VI Sdlll LdliOu'
"On Thursday inspected at Hunt
ington the District OF Columbia. regi-
ment, consisting of some 900 men, and
while | have no desire 10 reflect upon
them. have no hesitancy in saying
that the Second West Virginia is a
superior regiment in every respect.
don't think West Virginia need worry
about the Second West Virginia if it
gets into Mexico and sees active serv-
ice. 1t will give good account Of
itself It's men are we'll trained and
otIicered, and they have an intelligent
understanding Of the work that is ex-
pected Of them"
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tire building and will contain kitch:
en-, sewing room, toilets, robing rooms
and boiler room in addition to small
and large social hail. The larger So
cial hall will be equipped with a stage
for entertainments and can be usec
for basketball.
The plan at present Is to erect BY
next spring the Sunday school part
at an estimated cost Of $4,000, and
later as the congregation increases, to
build the main auditorium. The arch
fleets are Messrs. Fulton and Butler
OF Uniontown, Pa, who designed the
First Christian churches of Wheeling,
BelIaire, Ohio, and Bethany. West Viz
ginia. The total estimated cost Of
the building with furniture Is $25,100.
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The above Is from an architects
drawing of the new proposed First
Christian church of Elm Grove. It
will be 65x9S feet and the main audi
forum will be 59165 feet with bal
comics. The whole will seat 500 PEG.
pie. The Sunday school building will
be separated from main auditorium
by roller partitions so that when COM
bined there will be seating capacity
of about 900. The Sunday school de-
partment will be equipped with four
large class rooms for adults and
young people and ten smaller class
rooms. The building will be built Of
brick aud hollow tile. There will be
a study for the pastor and choir
rooms, and provisions will be made
for a pipe organ.
The basement will be under the en-