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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-14
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By
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Copyright. 1916. by W. G. Chapman.)
Sidney Ward was on the road to
success and was both grateful and
modest. He had only n are in life
-Myra. He did not know If Myra Dali
worth knew her mind. He loved her.
however. She was kindly and gra-
cious, but he had a rival, Gene Partin.
Sidney was a lawyer, but had grad
ually drifted from his professional ca
pacity into politics. A reform move
ment had come along and he had been
induced to allow his name to be placed
on that ticket. The result was that be
was elected prosecuting attorney.
At the end of two years the spoils-
men of the party put up n strong local
fight. The city needed the right nan
IN the right place. Sidney was elected
mayor by a lattering majority. Partin
was Ousted from a position as assessor,
but on the county ticket was made a
justice of the peace.
This was quite a come-down for
that free-and-easy spendthrift, but he
managed to maintain an automobile
and YEA good clothes, Boosting of a
rich uncle in another state and a pros
pective heirship. He had a pleasing
way and was popular and Myra's fam.
fly rather favored him in preference tc
Sidney, but the latter had heard OF
some wild doings of his in the city
and, leaving all personal hopes aside
would have grieved to see him the hus'
band of a bright, innocent girl like
Myra.
Sidney was delighted when Myra
and a girl friend, both considerably in,
terested in charitable and humani
tartan work about the city, came to his
office n day. Myra had a slip of pa
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-14
What Baltimore Die.

Which would you rather have, a
dirty lot in the real of your home or a
beautiful green garden that produces
vegetables, fruit and pretty flowers
each year? 1t is not a hard matter
to decide, yet when this question was
put up to the people living in a part
of Baltimore some few years ago there
were many who preferred the dirty
back lot. OF course, there were others
who desired the pretty garden, and
now that the garden is a reality not
one person in that neighborhood would
take 20 lots for n small section Of
the green spot.
1t was through the efforts of the
Woman's Civic league that dirty lots
in all sections Of that city have been
transformed into pretty vegetable and
fruit gardens. On the very same spots
where boys played ball and people
threw all kinds of rubbish, n finds
beds of beautiful flowers and rows of
potatoes, tomatoes, peas, beans, car
rOts, onions and corn every summer.
Berries of all descriptions In season,
and peach, apple and other fruit trees
are also to be found there.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-14
sure himself thnt they wore alone. He

sure himself that they were alone. He
came nearer to the mayor.
"rve something to say that my old
pals might call double crossing" he
spoke in u low tone, but you've made
me feel like a man ana l want to give
you q warning. In the Jail | met some
cid pals. They put me wise to a job
you're interested in."
"Why, how is that?" inquired the
puzzled Sidney.
"YOu generally carry a big sum in
city funds in that safe yonder, don't
your"
ION OCCASIONS" admitted Sidney.
"What of it?"
Someone's after 1t. See here,
there's a part of a city gang hired to
tap that strong box some dark night"
"Hired? you mean"
1.-The man who sentenced me, your
justice of the peace here, is behind the
scheme"
"Mr. Partin? oh, Incredible, man !
Don't tell me that nOnsense!"
ITS true" persisted the man, land
you'll be wise if you heed my warn
ing"
Sidney Ward sat Illuminating over
the startling disclosure long after his
pensioner had departed. He could not
but disbelieve any connection of Par
tin with a scheme of robbery He had
heard that Partin was in narrow ready
money straits, but he decided that, out
of hatred toward Partin for sentencing
him, Boyce had attempted to cast sus-
picion upon him. Besides that, Partin
had gone to the city for a week a few
days previous and this did not look as
though he vas linked up with any To-
cal misdoings.
Still, it was best to be on guard, for
Boyce had been very earnest in what
he had said. Sidney unlocked the safe.
From an inner compartment he re-
moved a large box envelope containing
the entire local tax collection in large
denomination bills to be shipped to the
county seat the last day of the month.
Then, about t close the safe, a queer
smile crossed the face of Sidney. He
went over to his desk and iShed out a
package done up in a newspaper,
Opening 1t, he revealed what looked
like thousands and thousands of dol
lars in government bank bills. This
he placed in the safe, relocked it, went
to the bank, found some of the clerks
there and placed the money envelope
in their charge on a trust receipt.
Two nights later the mayors office
was burglarized, the safe blown open
Two days later three men were arrest
ed in a ~neighboring city for passing
counterfeit money. One of them was
Gene Partin, and he never returned.
Somehow the wisdom and prudence
of the mayor leaked out and he re
ceived an ovation. He told Myra con
fdentlally of how her part in bringing
Boyce to his notice had defeated the
%loOters.
"You deserve to be mayor" he de
clared. You may be muyoress, if yor
will say the word, Myra. Do deserve
the happiness I crave?"
"YOu could have asked ne tina
question long since" said Myra.
And you would have said"
Eyes, of course" answered Myra
and the official lips greeted her loya
ones with the first love kiss.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-14

"This is the simple scheme of propulsion
adopted for these new cruisers. 1t is known to be
effective, but it is not as simple in the applica-
ton as in the telling. To the troubles of the
steam engine are now added the dangers of the
electric current, and the engineer must have mas
tered electricity as well as steam. If the steam
from OO-horse-power boilers could rend the
ship, the current It would generate, misapplied,
would work untold harm to ship and crew.
zone of the disadvantages of a single engine
or a single turbine is that it must be in one large
compartment, and If this is preached from the
outside the flow of water fills the entire space,
puts all the machinery within 1t out of commission
and places the ship in great danger. With the
electric drive every motor, generator and turbine
can be isolated, thus adding to the safety of the
vessel. The electric drive is not an experiment.
1t has been operated on the naval collier Jupiter
and on its trial trips the perfect success of this
way of gearing down the power was proved be-
yond n reasonable doubt. This system is also be-
ing installed in the latest battleships, the New
Mexico, Tennessee and California.
"There are~several reasons why the cruisers
must be so much longer than the dreadnaughts-
approximately half as long again. The most i'm
portant of these is to insure the ffneness of line
forward and the long smooth run indispensable to
speed, with sufficient ~buoyancy to sustain the I'M
a~voidably great weights of hull, equipment and
engines. Another reason is to provide space
enough for the number of boilers which will sup
ply steam to the turbines. The Oklahoma re-
qdAtNS - NbNNA wv pCAiNhP ~ u Aiioh iCl can .
and on that basis the new ships will require "a,
although 1t probably will not work out in just
that way. These boilers will contain many miles
of tubing.
"A special problem for the engineer after the
design of her hull has been fixed, is to determine
the size of each of the propellers, their position
and the pitch of the blades. A factor in solving
this Is the number of revolutions which the en-
gines will give and the number which will give
the best results. Although we have built no ships
of this size and design and have no relative data
to guide us, the solution presents no great diff
Guilty, as Captain Dyson is a recognized expert
in this line and will take care of this situation.
"The bureau of steam engineering will have to
lay miles of wiring for electric lights and signals
in a very limited space, at least as many as a
town of $4,000 Inhabitants would need. For this
purpose we will supply separate generators; but
by way of precaution provision will be made for
coupling the lighting system with the generators
which drive the propellers.
ut is needless to say that in working out the
designs there will be constant cooperation be-
tween this bureau, the naval constructors, the
ordnance department, the builders of the ships
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-14

Alice takes music lessons and con.
sIders it a great hardship to have to
practice one-half hour each day. She
has a little clock on the piano, and
makes sure that she does not spend
more than the allotted time at her les
son. One day her mother was talk
ing with a neighbor out in the back
yard when Alice ran cut in great ex-
element, calling: Mother, / cant
practice any more. The clock has
stopped"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-14

Sweden during the last five years has
consumed 1.126,000 tons of bread
yearly.
Cortland f. Bishop Of Lenox, Mass,
has a parrot which has a vocabulary of
70 words.
The two English words of ten letters
containing the letters a, b, c, d, e, t are
fabricated and b~ifurcated.
Youngstown, o., with a fine sense of
Z the humorously appropriate, has nomi-
mated Caradog Davis for dogcatcher.
Chicago university will add military
science to its curriculum.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-14
True to Training.

Little Fred, on being taught when
he didn't want anything or didn't want
to do something, to say, mo, thank
you" was visited n day by his uncle.
who was a great lover of children. He
was teasing little Fred and upon his
leave asked him to kiss him. Little
Fred turned his head and gave this
reply: "No, thank you"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-14

the Room.
per in her hand on which a name and
number were written. She handed it
to Sidney.
'Mr. Mayor" she said, "we have
come to ask a favor of you in line
with the uplift work of our society"
"Jerome Boyce, 971,' read Sidney,
"wants a position, 1 suppose-most of
my applicants do"
"No, no, Mr.. Mayor" explained
Myra, quite on her maidenly dignity
in treating of official business-'we
want a pardon"
For this man?" inquired Sidney.
ayes, Mr.. Mayor. He has been set
at breaking stone. He is old, ill, a
friends he can go to. His offense was
drinking to excess and Mr.. Partin-"
"You mean Mr.. Justice of the
Peace" reminded Sidney with a smile.
"If not, why distinguish in your selec-
ttion of stiff official names?"
But a justice is moi a mayor" OBJ
served Myra, with an expression on
her face that emphasized the estima-
ition in which she held his lofty
dignity. Besides, it is a good deal to
ask you to urn loose a man on the
community who was in the past at
least a confessed criminal"
"And you have assured yourself that
this jerome Boyce is worthy of leni-
'ency?' Intercepted Sidney with bust
nesslike gravity.
ooh, indeed, yes" replied Myra
promptly. Il vouch for him."
'That is a full guarantee for this
department at all times" declared Sid
,ney, and he felt rewarded by the most
grateful glow in Myra's Eyes as he
filled in a pardon blank.
"How good you are" said Myra,
"both to us and to this poor man."
Sidney forgot all about the incident
until late in the afternoon. He was
about to leave his office for the day
when a poorly clad stranger shuffied
into the room.
SIN Jerome Boyce," he announced
'and the young lady said you would
help m a bit on my way"
"0h, yes, 1 remember" answered
Sidney. what are your needs, my
MANI"
Just car fare to Hampden. In
Through with the road, and, what:
worse, the Jimmy. I've a sister livinl
at Hampden and l can bunk in if II
be respectable"
SIS that sufficient to carry yol
through" asked Sidney, extending
ten-dollar bill.
"Oh, it's only a dollar and a half
the railroad fare"
"Just keep the rest for being homes
enough to say So" spoke Sidney. II
placed his hand on the shoulder of tn
man and fixed his glance. MY friend,
he said. IF hard lines strike you, an,
you don't waiver from the stralgh
road, let me know and I'll give you
helping hand"
"Bless you'll" choked out his per
sioner, the fears s~pringing to his eye
-"and the young ladyl"
He paused, about TO cross III
threshold, and regarded Sidne
t~h0ughtfully and hesitatingly. Then h
looked all around the room as if to a
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-14
CONDENSATION

]. B. Hayes of Randolph, Me-, is the
owner of % Barred Plymouth Rock
pullets, Matched March 1, which recent
ly laid II eggs in a day.
In Switzerland only small tracts of
forests are allowed to be denuded at a
time and the parts from which timber
Is cut r Immediately replanted.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-14

In 1914 the United States manufac-
tured 515,154 talking machines, valued
at $15,290,491.
Approximately 10000 men will be
needed in the harvest fields Of vest
ern Canada. The railroads make spe-
cial rates for their transportation.
Plows, harrows and corr planters
are needed In the state of Sac Paulo,
Brazil.
There was an increased demand for
anthony during the past year, and
ore to the value of $4,000 was mined
and shipped from Alaska
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-14
He's BUSY Now.

"Algie says he doesn't have so much
leisure time on his hands as he used
to-
"You don't say sol What is he do
ing?" f,
"He's taken to rolling his own cigar
ettes."-New York World.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-14

A bird that cannot fly is the black
woodhen of New Zealand.
The industrial accidents of New
York state r more than 600 a day.
More than 10000 government civil
employees are paid less than $500 a
year.
Lenox. Mass has 20 millionaires.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-14
roo Deco.

"Did you get that book 1 recon-
mended to you on the Fourth Dlmen-
slon?"
"Yes, I got the book, but I couldn't
get Whit the fellow was driving at"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-14

and the manufacture
ers of the electric ma
y. Everyone
knows that Admiral
Taylor can juggle
with ship models and
find the one he wants;
and it may be taken
for granted that the
experiments made in
the model tanks have
produced a hull suit
able for the speed re-
ouired. The questions
of armor and arma-
m n t, of the gun
placements, m a u,
zines and balanced
turrets the thousand
details for the stores,
plumbing, drainage,
lighting, fuel tanks
and engine space and
the everlasting ques-
ton of weights, have
received the m o S {
careful consideration.
OF course, engineers
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-14
Il Was.

The family album of old counting
days must have been a consummate
bore If it was any worse than the
modern kodak album.-Kansas City
Star.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-14

o DESIGN bigger and more
powerful marine engines than
ever known, about eight times
the power Of those on the Penn
sylvania or other late super
dreadnaughts, is the problem
which the authorization of the
new battle cruisers for the
United States navy has thrown
on Rear Admiral ROhart g
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-29
LIVESTOCK

Chicago. H.. March 29.-HoKs-Receipts
10000: market slow. 10 cents under yester-
days average. Bulk s9.60@975; lights, So 55
a. 9.S5: heavy. $685. $3.50; pigs. S7.4O6S.6O.
tive beef steers. $3.50 n $50: western steers.
S7.6o $3.50: stockers $1,000 Sis; cows 81 20
Gs.2s; calves. S7.75 $1,000
Sheep-Receipts. 15.O00 market weak.
Wethers- $3.50 q 9.16; lambs. 99.75m11.65.
Kansas City Livestock. Close.
Kansas city. No, March 29.-HoEs-Re-
ceipts. 1900; market lower; bulk 1880
go; heavy. s9.e5G9.75; light. s94OGs .65;
pigs. SS-25 a. $50.
Cattle-Reoeipts. $500: market steady;
prime fed steers 1926 a 9-6O: western steers
SIS 915; stockers, S6.75 q $50; calves,
5000 ~ 1850.
sheep-Reoeipts 10000; market lower
Lambs s10.75 a 100: yearlings. Ss.5OG 1880;
wethers. IS. % u :. 90.
ST. Louis Livestock. Close.
St Louis Mo. March 29-Hogs- Receipts
SIS; mixed and butchers 1915 s.s5; good
heavy $3.50 S.95.
Cattle-Receipts $500: market lower Ma
tive beef steers SS.50M SIS: yearling steers
and heifers $3.50 r. $50: COWS s55OaS5O;
stOckers and feeders S5-bO a s 90: southern
500: native calves $500 Va 1000.
Sheep--Rercipts 1900. market steady.
Yearling wetbers $500 1910: lambs $4,000
11.70: ewes 965OG850.
Fort Worth Livestock, Close.
OBy Zeiger HoteL)
Hogs-Receipts, $500. market closed 10
cents lower; top 1885; bulk. IS. 10000.
Cattle-Receipts. 320O. including zoo calves.
bulk. $3.50 $50; cows steady. 34.5O0650:
heifers, $3.50 q S.25; bulls, s5.0066.2b: calves.
steady. $3.50 NS.50: stOclgers. steady: steers
$500 l55; cows $3.50 a $50: heifers. $3.50
a $50: calves, 25-5O48O0.
Sheep-ReceiDts, zoo; market SLOW; none
sold.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-29
N. Y. LISTED STOCKS
MONEY AND METALS.
IBy Aa1ociatod Press.
NEW YORK MARKET

(By Associated Preas.)
New York. March 29.-MercRntile paper
3m2h percent.
sterling; sixty day bills AJAX; demand
476a.
Bar silver 6OM.
Mexican dollars Ash.
Government bonds steady.
Time loans easier; sixty days ~ as; %
days % 0a
Call money steady; ruling rate q.
Copper steady. electrolytic nearby 327.7E
G2S.S5: June and later months g26.57 q %. 50.
Iron firm and unchanged.
The metal exchange quotes tin spot $40
$50
The metal exchange quotes lead az $500
asked.
spelter not quoted
LONDON METALS MARKET
London, Eng. March 29--The London
metals market closing quotations were:
Lead f35.
Spetsr f96.
spot copper fl1e; futures f1O9; electro
lytic 1886.
Spot Tin f20O: futures 1886
THE LOCAL MARKET.
Mexican currency Estate billsJ - 49,.
Mexican Nacionales bills Is u.
Mexican pesos A.
Carranza currency o
N Paso smelter Qu0sstionH.
Corrected Daily.)
Bar silver Handy Harmony quotations
601s.
London lead E35-
Pig lead s..
Copper wirs bars 1850.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-29
81 1T REsoLvEp "a NE CITY CoUN-

RE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUN-
on, or THE CITY OF Ell PASO;
That the city Clerk be and hereby is d.
rected to advertise for bids for tho con-
struction Of pavement on Arizona street
from the intersection Of the cast line OF
North oregon street to the west line Of al
ley i'm block G6. Hart
Said pavement IN all respects to conform
with the specifications therefor prepared by
The city Engineer and now on file in his
office which said specifications have been
approved by this Council Said advertise
ment shall appear IN each issue Of the Of
fetal paper which appears during the ten
fIO) days prior to the 9Th day Of April. 1915.
All bids must be sealed and each be ac-
cOmpanied by a certified check in the sum
Of one thousand (s1.0O0.00l dollars. payable
10 the Mayor Of the Citv Of FL PasO. and
which shall become the property. Of the City
in the event that the bidder. II successful.
does not within ten (10l DAYS OF the &C
ceptance OF his bid enter into a contract
with the City Of FL PaaO 10 complete said
pavement IN accordance with said sDecifica-
tons within three months from the time OF
the signing OF the contract All bids must be
filed with the City Clerk on OF before ten
(10) o'clock a. m. the 6th day OF April 1915.
The City OF Fl PasO reserves the right to
re- ect any or all bids.
Passed and approved this. the 2srd day Of
Tom Lea.
MAYOR.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-29
Wanted-Bids.

BIDS FOR PAVING MAPLE AVENUE.
Bids will be received at the office OF the
county auditor in the court house at FL
Paso. Texas. until ten G0) o'clock a. m
April g. 1916 for the paving % Maple
avenue from Dyer St to the y. p. 5. W.
R. r. crossing. appro1imating 1900 feet.
Paving to be what is known as Standard
Heavy Bitulithic paving.
Plans and specifications may be obtained
at the office Of Mr. Chas. s. Henning, coun-
~ road engineer, in the court house.
Roy D. Barnum,
County Auditor.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-29
HEAVY DAMAGE
ADVANCES WHEAT
Liberal Receipts Depress
Corn and Oats Rise, Then
Fall; Provisions Lower.

Chicago. IT,. March e9.-Wheat made a
fresh advance today, owing 20 reports Of
heavy carnage 10 the winter crop and 10y
unfayorable weather i'm the spring crop belt.
Opening prices. with May az s112h 20
SL12A. and July ar SIOgi4 TO 2LO9&. were
followed by rise TO more than one cent
above yesterday finish
The close was unsettled with MAY at
S112A and July at SL1Oh.
Liberal receipts and the prospect Of
further increase Of visible supply. too. had
a depressing effect on corn. After opening
hc TO as lower. the market scored slight
gains. but then reiapsed.
The close was nervous at 3 a. &c to nc
net decline
Oats swaved with corn.
Lower prices on hogs carried down pro-
NI.Lln.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-29
COVER TEXAS WITH THESE FIVE

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-29
COPPER STOCKS
MARKETFEATURE
Anaconda Leads at Open
ing, but Loses Strength
Before Noon.

Wednesdays stoch market opened strang
with Anaconda leading the copper stocks.
There were large transactions in Anaconda
and the stock advanced TO S7h- This gain
was not maintained. and under selling Ana
conda declined later in the morning, &C
cording 20 advices to Curtiss. Manning Co.
stocks and bonds First National bank build
ing Calumet g. Arizona was also strong
al a.
Mexican stocks were higher. Greene-Cana-
nea making gain Of three to A. Jerome
Verde was weak early in the day but recov-
cred before noon and became stronger
Specialties we're irregular with a heavy
undcrtone and uncertain. Mexican Petro-
leum was higher at los. Rails were lower.
The market became heavier at noon and
Anaconda made further recessious to SGIt.
Copper Stocks Quotations.
The following wire quotations furnished
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-29

New York. March Choppers, metals
and some Of the war issues were the fea-
lures Of today's trading, at gains ranging
from fractions 10 a point Initial dealings
in kcnnecott. shattuck, Arizona. Reading
and Eric comprised individual lots OF 1908
90 1900 shares, the rails showing slight re-
Cessions
Federal Smelling preferred lost n point
and Mercantile Marine preferred denoted
further htavincss.
United States steel was unchanged at
tho outset but subsequently made slight
hoadway. while Cruciblo Steel forfeited all
Sos rise. Specialtios. with few exceptions,
made further improvement later.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-29
Cotton Market.

New York March 29-spot cotton, steady:
middiing uplands, 1915: sales 1900 bales.
Futures closed steady. May. 1900. July 12.11
October. 1923; December, 1897: January,
1872.
Liverpool Cotton. Close.
Liverpool, Eng. March 29.-Cotton spot.
unchanged; good mlddlinE rs. 0s 90; mid
ding. f7, S. 2d; low middling. II, 5s cd.
Sales. 6O0O bales
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-29
Helm Wanted-MaI.

Fall Mitchell, Employment Agency.
3O3 San Francisco ST.
WANTED-Gentemen solicitors. Gardner
800 Sheldon hotel
WAN1ED-Delivery boy with bicvcle. Pot
ter Floral Co. Mills Bldg
PERMANENT position for sober reliable
man on poultry farm. Chance TO lease.
Poultryman. care Herald
MEN. our illustrated catalogue explains
how we teach the barber trade In few
weeks. mailed free. Moler Barber College.
FL. Worth. Texas
THOUSANDS government Jobs open to
men-Women. SIS to $3.50 month Write i'm
mediately for list. Franklin Irstftute. Dent
SIS y. Rochester. n Z.