davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Courier Democrat., 1916-09-14

" returned through the town.
MAJ 1t was now filled to overflow
wv ing with our compatriots.
They surged everywhere, full!
Of comment and curiosity. The half
naked men and women with the cigars
and the wholly naked children and
dogs seemed not in the least disturbed
nor cnlivened.
Ialbot's earnest inquiries finally got
us to the Crescent hotel. 1t was Il hut
exactly like all the rest save that it
had a floor. From its name l suppose
it must have been kept by a white
man, but we never got near enough
through the crowd to find out With
out Talbot we should have gone hun
CRY with many others, but he inquired
around until we found Il native willing
to feed us. SO we ate on an upturne,l
hencoop outside a native hut. The
meal consisted of pork. bread and wa.
ter
We stroled to the beach at the hour
appointed With our boatman. He was
not there, nor any other boatman
Never mind" said Ward. "I'll know
him if I see him. I'll go look him up.
You fellows find the boat with our
things in it,
He and | re-entered the village, but
fifteen minutes search failed to dis
close our man. Therefore we returned
to the beach. \ crowd was gathered
close about some common center in the
unmistakable restless manner of men
about a dog fight or some other kind
of a row. We pushed our way in.
Johnny and Yank were backed up
against the palmetto awning Of one of
the boats i'll an attitude of deadly and
quiet menace. Not two yards away
stood four of our well dressed friends.
Nobody as yet displayed a weapon, eX-
cept that Yank's long rifle lay across
the hollow Of his left arm instead Of
butt to earth, but it was evident that
lightnings We're playing. The boat
man, who had appeared alone was
saying anything, but he seemed to be
supplying language for the lot
Johnny's tense. alert attitude relaxed
little when he saw us.
"Well?" inquired Ward easily.
whats the trouble?"
"Yank and l found our goods Dump
ed out on the beach and others in their
place." said Johnny.
$50 you proceeded to reverse mat
ters. How about it?" he inquired
pleasantly of the four men.
II know nothing about it." replied
one of them shortly. eve hired this
boat, and we intend to have 1T, and no
whippersnapper is going tc keep us
from it,
II see," said Talbot pleasantly.
"Well excuse me moment while
talk to our friend" He addressed the
man in Spanish and received short,
sullen replies. "He says Talbot ex-
planned to us, that he never saw us
before in his life and never agreed to
take us up the river"
"Well, that settles it," stated the
other man.
"How much did you offer to pay
him?" asked Talbot.
The man stared. "None Of your bust.
ness" he replied.
They're askin' $40 a head" volun.
teered one of the Interested spectators.
Courier Democrat., 1916-09-14

day and agreed to transport our bag
gage at Sc Il hundredwcight. The pa
drone stood aside, smiling chccrfully.
L Yer good fr'en', eh?" he de-
Courier Democrat., 1916-09-14
SYNOPSIS

Talbot Wards challenge to Frank Nun
roe to a personal encounter to determine
whether Munroe is fit to make trip to
California in search Of gold is accepted.
Munroe gets hammerIock on Ward and
wins the bout
They choose the Panama route. Ward,
it develops, is an old campaigner. On
board ship they meet Johnny Fairfax and
Iank Rogers. The four become partners
Arriving at Chagres, Talbot Ward 3
knowledge of Spanish and his firm treat
ment of the native boatmen help wonder
fully. The party enters a tropical forest
Courier Democrat., 1916-09-14
TO CARRY ON CAMPAIGN
Suffrage Convention Decides on Course
of Action

Atlantic City, N. j., Sept, 9.-The
National American Woman Suffrage
association has adopted a platform en-
dorsing the plan to submit the fed
eral suffrage amendment to the state
legislatures.
The 1917 convention will be held in
March in Washington and there
lobby will be kept. In addition t& this
the association will carry on nation
wide campaign of education, organiza-
ton and publicity.
+ A $1,000,0oO fund will be raised be
tween October, 1916, and October.
1917.
Courier Democrat., 1916-09-14

anything but his two feet will be shot
dead"
to admit the wrong. You and Yank
certainly looked bold and warlike when
he came along. Where's that con-
founded mozo? Oh, you have him,
Frank! Good boy! Come here, my
amiable citizen. I guess you under
stand English after all, or you couldn't
have bargained so shrewdly with our
blackleg friends"
The flush slowly faded from John
ny's face. Yank's sole contribution to
the changed conditions was to spit
with great care and to shift the butt
Of his rifle to the ground.
"Now," Talbot was admonishing the
boatman, ''that was very bad. When
you make bargain stick to It. But
I'll tell you what will do. I will ask
all people, sabe, everywhere-your peo-
pie, my people-and if everybody pays
$50, then we pay 500 Sabe? But we
no pay 500 unless you get us to Cruces
POGO pronto, sabe? Now we start
The boatman broke into torrent Of
talk.
"Says he's got to find his assistant"
Talbot explained to us. Come on, my
son. I'll just go with You after that
precious assistant"
We sat on the edge Of our boat for
half an hour. watching the most COM
Courier Democrat., 1916-09-14

With MANY silver buttons and orna-
ments.
He ny fr'en," explained the pa,
dronc. lie have dose mulas.''
With the gorgeous individual Talbot
concluded Il bargain. He was to fur
.lish us riding animals at $40 each per
Courier Democrat., 1916-09-14
CHAPTER Nv.
A Tropical River.


Y e returned through the town.
IA 1t was now filled to overflow
wv ing with our compatriots.
They Surred eyerywhere fu1I
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-05-04
Wall Paper Samples

have received sample lines of
Wall Paper from both Chicago
and Minneapolis, and will be
pleased to call and show them to
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-05-04

anyone wishing to see them.
Leave word with Ed. w. Hanson,
Phone 119. I do all kinds of
paperhanging, painting and dec
Grating.
52-tf ERIC TYSK
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-05-04

Miss Cora Newell, of Melrose
Twp, was in the city yesterday
in the interest of her candidacy
for the nomination to the officeof
Superintendent of Schools of
this county. Miss Newell has
just started her campaign but is
greatly encourage by the sup
port she is receiving.
The dance given for the bene-
fit of the Band Monday evening
was not very largely attended,
only twenty-seven tickets being
sold. If the people of Hope want
a band it seems that they should
take a little interest in it and
give the boys some encourage
ment. All who attend the dance
report most enjoyable time.
A good sized audience was
present at the Defamation Con-
test last Friday evening. There
were five contestants and all made
splendid showings. The judges,
Atty. Sathre, Co. Supt. Blonde
Holt and Prof. Durenburger
selected the following prize win
ners, First, Ruth Bowen; Second,
Amy Cookie; Third, Lucena Full
Ter. Besides the declamations
several special music numbers
were given.
One of the biggest improve
ments being made in our city
this season is the remodeling of
the old Elliott Hotel property by
Mr.. McKellips. The entire low
er floor has been torn out and
a basement is being dug under
a greater part of the structure.
This will be finished up in first
class shape, and steam heat and
running waited piped through
the building. The e upstairs
rooms are also being fixed up
and rearranged.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-16

CAL Stone SAYS
PRETTY Things
ABOUT HAWAII

When Cal E., Stone, general traffic
manager of the Great Northern Pa.
cific Steamship Company. reached
San Francisco on the last Great North.
ern, following the close of the Carni
val, he said some highly compliment
AIRY things about Honolulus hospital
ity. The Chronicle Of March 3 quotes
him as saying:
We carried more people into Homo
lulu for the Carnival than were ever
there before. and the Honolulans did
give a wonderful series of pageants
The people of Honolulu who arc
anxious to make that city the ideal
tourist resort, are giving us more and
more welcome as the weeks go by"
he continued. Hotels were crowded
and travellers were taken care of in
private families. Hospitality could
have been no greater than that ex.
tended the passengers on the Great
Northern.
I'VE have shown the Honolulu peo
pie that there are thousands of resi-
dents of the mainland who are anxious
to go to the islands and only need last
steamers and proper hotel 80, lmo
dations.' ~.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-16
China WILL SAIL
lin "WEDNESDAY :.
fROhC0AST

The China Mail steamer China will
be two days late arriving here from
San Francisco. Radio adyices receiV-
ed this morning from San Francisco
by the shipping department Of H:
Hackfeld & Company, Ltd, local
agents, say the China will not arrive
until next Wednesday, March %. g..
BY her new schedule, the liner was
to have called here Monday, March
20. The delay caused her when she
was stopped on the high seas Off
Woosung, port of entry for Shanghai,
by a British cruiser, which removed
3S passengers, made her six days late
arriving here. She has been loaded
and proVisioned in San Francisco in
record time, stevedores working night
and day to get her cargo aboard.
It Is expected the China will dock
Wednesday morning, and sail the
same afternoon for the Orient, taking
mail and passengers. A large number
of steerage passengers are waiting
here to go on her. provided she has
room ..- ~. g u .-...>
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-16
GUS Angoral IS
Aown Leading
Him to Neu JOB
Touching Bit of Artistry Adorns
Stones Desk in Frisco;
Farewell Memento

Cal E. Stone led back TO reilroading
by his goat is the theme Of touch
ing little picture which recently
adorned the noted steamship eXecu.
tiyes desk in San Francisco, accor j.
ing to the Examiner. Says this news
paper:
They say at the Great Northern
Pacific Steamship Company's offices
that nobody ever got General Man
ager Cal Stones goat
Just to prove it the employees of
the traffic department had Dan
Sweeney paint a water-celor picture
OF Stone, led by his goat, deserving
the steamship business to go back to
railroading The picture, signed by
the staff, occupied place On the gen
eral managers desk.
"Stone will leave San Francisco at
the end of this month to became gen.
Cral traffic manager of the Great
Northern Railroad, a newly created
executive position. The picture shows
him counting ties with passenger
coach on his arm, while the steamers
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
bid him fearful farewell. A gull is
bearing him Marconigram of regret"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-16
Sugar 5.46cts
Henry Waterfouse Trust Co,
500 Will LEAVE
ON Hill liner
THIS evening
Members Honolulu stosk and Dond
Exchange. Il.
Fort end Merchant 0troetO
felephone 1903

On her next to final return voyage
from Honolulu to San Francisco, the
Hill liner Great Northern will take
coo passengers from this port when
she sails at II o'clock tonight from
Pier 6. This will be the largest num-
Der she has ever carried from here,
and it is capacity also.
At noon today, bookings were ap-
proximately $50; first-cabin, so second
and $50 steerage. Many of the steer
age passengers are Spanish, Fiipinos
and Portuguese, who came over from
Hilo, and are going, to the San Joaquin
valley Of California to try ranching.
Freight going out tonight will be
every pound the big liner has room
for. 1t will be close to 1000 tons
measurement, and will include more
than 10000 cases of canned pines.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-16
Two FREl6HHERs
INNITHCARGO'
FROM SOUND

e -
Two freight steamers arrived to-day
from Seattle and Tacoma. The first
one to be off port was the Matson
steamer Hyades, Capt. William M
Rind. She locked. at the railroad
wharf about 1890 o'clock. -
Cargo brought by the Hyades was OF
great variety. 1t included everything
from 'spuds' to shingles, and from
barrels of Goldfish to gasoline. Purser
C. E. Fitzgerald reported bad wealth.
er, with heavy seas met off Cape Flat,
terry for three or four ! days. The
freighter left Seattle, March T., and
made the run from Tacoma here in
II days and 20 hours. -. -.
Tie Hyades. freight, consisted of
4700 tons, of which l2997 is for Homo
lulu. There are 396 tons for Port Al
len. GIG for Kahului. 1862 for Kama
pail, and Ais for Hilo. -. - ~
Later In the morning the American
Hawaiian steamer Mexican arrived
from Seattle and Tacoma, with a large
cargo for this and other island ports,
also six bags of mail. She brought
New York cargo as well. .'. -"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-16
BODY OF TENYO
Captain GOES
OUT TONIGHT

Lying still in death, Capt. w. w.
Greene, commander Of the T. X. K.
liner Tenyo Maru, will go out to sea
tonight on his last voyage. His body
has been embalmed by Fl. H. Williams,
who has charge of the remains, and
it will leave on the Great Northern at
IL o'clock tonight for San Francisco.
On reaching San Francisco the cap
tain's body will be taken to the home
of his widow in Oakland, who has re-
quested that his remains be sent to
the mainland for interment, and that
there be no cremation here. There
will be no service here.
Capt. Greene died yesterday morn
ing at Queens hospital, of blood pois-
oning. contracted while In command
of his ship between Yokohama and
this port. The Tenyo is now en- route
to San Francisco, and will reach there
March 20. day ahead of the Great
Northern.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-16
CLAUDINE SEES
JAPANESE WAR
SHIP NEAR

Confirming the news story published
in yesterdays Star-Bulletin that the
Japanese cruisers Chitose and Takiwa
would lie off Lahaina, Maui, for afew
days before returning to Japan, the
Inter.Island steamer Claudine, in this
morning from Maui, reports passing a
Japanese cruiser of Kipahulu at 10
O'Clock yesterday morning. a
+: Descriptions Of the cruiser given by
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-16
PASADENA HOTEL
GUESTS COMING
HERE SOON

Tourists not only in San Francisco
and Los Angeles are booking for trips
to Honolulu and the Orient. but mary
high-class hotel guests of Pasadena
as we'll are planning voyages TO the
Orient, with stops in Honolulu. accord
ing to the Pasadena Star. which has
this to say:
When Pasadena's hotel season
closes not a few of those who have
stayed here for several months viii
Journey westward to the Far East.
Charles A. Pestor, who is at the head
Of the steamship department at the
Southern Pacific offices here, states
that not only are inquiries many but
not few people already have booked
their passages on transpacifiC liners.
THE Orient will attract many
Americans this year. declared Mr..
Pestor. Judging from the number Of
inquiries we are receiving. Already
number of people, including Pasaden-
ans and guests at the big hotels as
well, have made their reservations
and we expect a good many more,
lit is observable continued Mr..
Pestor, that many people are contem-
plating staying quite late into the sea.
son and then will proceed to China
and Japan, stopping at Honolulu en-
route. It.begins to look as if Oriental
travel will be quite the thing this
year."
Other steamship agents of Pasa-
dena report many inquiries regarding
China, Japan and Honolulu, especially
the latter.
The Pasadena hotel season closes
generally the last of March or early
in April. ...>-, 49,,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-16
COLUMBIA GOING
TO 5. 4. WITH A
SUGAR CARGO

Changing his destination from Seat
tie to San Francisco, because. he has
been given a full cargo of sugar. 200
tons, to carry from this port to the
Bay City, Capt C. E. Allen, master of
the steam schooner Columbia, which
moved from quarantine wharf to Pier
Is today to begin discharging her nj
trate cargo, said he plans to sail for
San Francisco Saturday afternoon.
Il didn't see anything but flying
fish all the way up from Tocopilla, "
says Capt Allen. I'VE have 22,21S
bags OF nitrate for Honolulu, and we
win take sugar back to the coast. We
can also carry about 40 cabin passen-
gers to San Francisco"
w. w. Dimond and Company are
agents of the Columbia here, and have
made rate of $45 for the voyage
from here 20 San Francisco. From
San Francisco Capt. Allen will take
his steamer to Seattle and Tacoma
to load a cargo Cor the west coast or
South America. ..:. ~
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-16
HARBOR NOTES


Next mail from sSan. Francisco will
arrive Tuesday morning in the Matson
steamer Manoa.
Bound from Sydney for Honolulu Is
the schooner w. Fl. Marston, from the
Australian port yesterday. q
Due Wednesday is: the T. X. K. liner
Persia Maru, which steamed from San
Francisco yesterday afternoon. -
The Inter-Island steamer Claudine
went into drydock today for her semi
annual cleaning and overhaulfng.
The steam schooner Columbia is at
Pier 16 discharging her nitrate cargo.
She was ,fumigated yesterday at quar-
anime wharf. 49, s-4
A full despatch of mail for all main
land points will go tonight in the
Great Northern. Mails close at 9 this
evening at the postoffice. Ii. i. Z,
The schooner James H. Bruce sail!
Sugar awaiting shipment on Kauai
is reported by the Maui to be Makee,
$1,000 bags; kilauea, 5000; Kekahai
$500: Gay. and Robinson, 1864; LII
hue, $500. - y S -.
ed late yesterday afternoon for Sgd,
NEG. She came here Tuesday to dis
charge the first mate. A new mate
was signed on here.
d r. .
At 5 o'clock this afternoon the Mat
son steamer WilheImfna is sailing for
Hilo from the railroad wharf She
will return Sunday morning and sail
at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning for
San Francisco.
The Oceanic liner Sierra is due.
Tuesday morning from Australia She
left Page Page on time last Tuesday,
and is due to steam next Tuesday aft
ernoon for San Francisco, taking mail,
passengers and freight
To date, 20 passengers are booked
for the Niagara, rneo. III. Davies and
Company's shipping department re-
ports today. Nine Nellie Melba and
party are among those who win leave
on the liner next Wednesday after.
noon. 4" -
: Four flat.bottomed. skiffs, from IA
to Is feet long, will be sold at auction
in the near future by Land Commits
sioner Bertram Rivenburgh. The craft
are unclaimed, and have been collect
ed from under the wharves, where
they had been tied and left.
Bringing IS cabin and 30 deck pas.
sehgers from Maui the Inter-Island
steamer Claudine arrived this morn.
ing Her freight includes 912 bags
of Kipahulu sugar, 800 of Lahaina
and chickens, pigs, mules. an auto
and the usual cargo of island produce.
The Robert Dollar Company has dis.
posed of two of its steamers to the
Japanese government. according to a
report current in shipping circles.
Several days ago the concern was re-
ported to have sold the steamer Rob-
ert Dollar" to the Japanese for a sum
exceeding ,$1,000,000. Now the COM
pany is reported to have done the
same thing with the steamer Melville
Dollar" Stanley Dollar admitted that
negotiations had been under way for
the disposal of the vessel.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-16

the officers identify her as one of the
two Japanese war-vessels. The cruis-
er was stated today to have two fun
nels and two masts, and to be Of the
regular Japanese war color, a dull
gray. She was drifting around in the
vicinity, not steaming in any direc-
ton, and apparently waiting. for the
other cruiser to join her.
The Chitose and Takiwa left Vic
toria March 1, bound back to Japan.
after taking large sum of Russian
gold to the Canadian port from Vladi-
yostok. II is believed the collier
sKwanto Maru, which coaled them. in
the lee of Maui when they were bound
to the mainland, may meet them OF
Lahaina and give them a fresh supply
Of coal from Japan.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-16
GUNBOAT
COMING HERE
FOR COAL +.

Expected here any day is the Chi.
lean steamer Manila, which steamed
from San Francisco March 6, accord
ing to the Chronicle, for Port Swetten-
ham, Straits Settlement, via Honolu-
In, with cargo of 500 tons of dredg-
ing machinery.
The Manila was bought to take the
shipment to the Far East, as space on
any regular steamer could not be Sc
cured, and after the delivery of the
cargo the vessel is to go to Shanghai,
where she has been sold. Il
The Manila was Spanish gunboat
at the time of the Spanish-American
war and was brought to Mare Island,
where she served as a prison ship for
several years. On her trip across the
Pacific she had rough time. H. -:
In order to make Singapore the Ma
Mia must go to Honolulu. Page Page,
Thursday island, and possibly Bris-
bane for coal.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-16
CREW OF HILL BOAT
GIVES CONCERT FOR
SEAMEN OF HONOLULU

"A complimentary entertainment and
concert was given last night in the
Seamen's Institute by members of the
Hill liner Great Northern's crew. A
good-sized audience of sailors from the
big liner and other ships in port at
tended and enjoyed the program.
Those taking part included A. Mar
tin, Jack .Boggs, A. Black, George
johnson, Jack Bode, John Wagner, j.
Horn, Jack GRANGER, George Schroeder,
Leo Hyet H. Johnson, Fred Morgan
sen, J. Baldwin, A. johnson, E. l..
Eidner. George Howard, Joe Bush and
George Mcfarland.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-16

The schooner Louise is at Port Al
len, She arrived yesterday from
Grays Harbor, III. ~
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-16

Radio advice to c. Brewer &
Company's passenger and shipping de-
partments said the Oceanic steamer
Sierra left Page Page yesterday ana
will have room for rs passengers,
100 tons of cargo and 800 punches OF
bananas, from Honolulu for San Fran
cisco.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-16

Italians of New Haven are planning
to build a home for the aged.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-11-30
SOUTH SLOPE.


Mrs. Flegler and daughter are t.
be guests, on Thanksgiving Day O
Mrs. WmLenard of Jerome, Idaho.
The A. A. Richards family will have
Mr.. and Mrs Black and baby of Boise
as week end guests.
Ray Stinson, wife and baby and
Cliff Tucker and family are to be
guests of Will Tucker for Thanksgiv-
ing Day.
Mrs. Stinson will assist the Shrop-
shire orchestra as pianist at the ball
to be given in Pearl Thursday evening.
Mr.. Stinson will accompany her.
Cliff Tucker had the grip last week
About six families Of the Crescent
Club will enjoy their Thanksgiving
dinner at the club house.
Superintendent Sissler of the Can
yon canal was looking over the work
on the ditch this week.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-11-30
HANNA
By Mrs. J. L Guthrie.

Mrs. w. j. King of Eagle visited
last week at the home of her son, Will
Lloyd Walker left couple of weeks
ago for Wyoming where he will
spend the winter.
The plasterers have just finished
their work on the c. l.. Spaulding
house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Smith are the
parents of little daughter born last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Groat are stay
ing at the Calender ranch, where
Milo is at work on the canal.
Geo. Davidson is experimenting the
work on the Liechty house. Mr.. John
son has been assisting with the car
penter work the past week.
Old friends were glad indeed to see
Mr.. Groat, who returned last week
from Gooding, and especially glad to
see him so much improved in health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcmillan called Thurs
day upon little Miss Wentworth and
her mother. Mrs. Mcmillan left on
Saturday for SanFrancisco to spend
the holidays with her sons.
Returning from Letha one night
last week Mr.. Liechty found a sack
of flour which he will gladly return
to the owner if he will make himself
known.
Teachers and pupils will enjoy a
vacation Thursday and Friday.