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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-26
2 CHAPTER II !
J. Wesley Croesus

Brouillard was not what the West
calls "iumpy." Four years Of field
work, government or other, count for
something; and the man who has
proved powder-shy In any stage Of his
grapple with the Land of Short Notice
is customarily dead man.
In spite of his training. however. the
young chief of construction, making an
early morning exploration of the site
for the new dam, WINGED handsomely
when the shock Of a distance-muffied
explosion trembled upon the crisp
morning air, coming, as 1t seemed,
from some point near the lower end
Of the canyon.
The decorating crash reminded him
forcibly that the presence Of the tour.
ing party was asserting itself. The ex'
plosion was too heavy to figure as q
gunshot. Therefore it must have been
an accident of some sort-possibly the
blowing up Of the automobile.
Between this and a hurried weight.
ing of the sheaf of blueprints with his
fieldglass preparatory to a frst-aid
dash down the outlet gorge, there was
no appreciate interval. But when he
came to his outlook hating place of
the night before, he saw that there had
been no accident The big touring car.
yellow with the dust Of the Buckskin.
stood intact on the sand fat where
it had been backed and turned and
headed toward the desert. Wading In
the shadows of the river with linen
dust robe for seine, the two younger
men of the party were gathering the
choicest Of the dead mountain trout
with which the eddy was thickly dot
ted.
Coming toward him on the upward
trail, and climbing laboriously to gain
the easier path among the pines, were
the two remaining members Of the
party-an elderly. pudgy, Btockily built
man with gray face, stiff gray mus
tachss and sapdy-gray eyes to match,
and the young woman, booted, gaunt,
leted, yelled, and bulked into shape.
lessness by her touring coat. Brouil-
lard had a sudden rush Of blood to the
anger cells when he realized that the
alarm which had brought him two
hard-breathing miles out OF his way
had been the discharge Of a stick oil
dynamite thrown into the Niquoia FOR
the ish-killing purpose. In his code
the dynamiting Of a stream figured az
a high crime. But the two on the trail
had come UP, and his protest was fore
stalled by the elderly man with the
gray face and the sandy-gray eyes
whose explosive "Ha!" was as much 9
measure of HE breathlessness as Of
| his surprise.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-26
Flood Control Bill Passed by House

Washington.-The flood control bill
providing appropriations for the Mis-.
sissippi and Sacramento rivers, was
passed by the house Wednesday. The
bill authorizes the expenditure Of not
exceeding $4,000, 900 for flood control
and general Improvement of the Mis-.
sissippi river under the Mississippi
river commission and $5,600,00O for
Improvement OF the Sacramento river.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-26
.Grncers Selected Toledo.

New Orleans, La.-Toledo, Ohio, was
selected as the 1877 convention city by
the National Association of Retail
Grocers at the closing session Of their
annual meeting Thursday. John H.
Schaefer Of Davenport Iowa, was
elected president Of the association.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-26
Chinese Slaughtered.

Columbus, N. MA bandit gang
which apparently had been awaiting
the withdrawal of American troops
slaughtered IL Chinese merchants al
San Antonio, Mexico, this week, as
soon as the United States advanced
base was withdrawn.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-26

- w. N"s'F H~
nh b." Brouillard went on at the
dthe thoughtful pause. "Just the
every man has his little atavis-
sasak, Il you can hit upon 1t. For
nDle, away back in the porringer
Ia which we are all like the
Gathered dlckybirds, open-mouth-
I9 anything anybody may drop into
Nneone fed me with the number
m'
aucculent morsel!" chuckled Girls
'Did Il agree with you2"
iouillafd Get back from the fire
eaaped his hands over his bent
He was Of a type rare enough
9 hossWOrthy--a well-knit figure
man, rather under the normal
but bulging athletically in the
llting khaki Of the engineer;
q skin, and owning a face which
have served as a model for a
!. g asudy Of a lighting franc-tireur.
aont remember how early in the
ne thing began" he resumed,
lg GrislOw's joking interruption,
Y aNay back IN the dimmest dawn
Z ne number seven began to have
.l,0aa significance for me. Back in
pa'isather time somebody handed
a. .'aet about the waste and replace
' nag goes on in the human or.
' bringing around a complete
f change about once In every
years Are you asleepY"
~ !ei 90 on" said the hydrog-
2 my seventh birthday / was
y, child puny and only about
"e It came-the change, /
when ! was seven years old.
I.... ~ 'as year Of our removal to
a., .a,es t'on the country village
~. vas born. Since that time |
IN !. An0wn what 1t means to be
4 y even aillng."
Il. y. % changed" applauded Girls
y What the second period spent
'uy I took out Of my mind. l
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-26
opsometrIsts End Convention.

Dallas. Tex.--A fund Of more than
$500 was raised at the final session of
the Texas Optometrical Association
Friday to obtain a law which will elm
mate from Texas grating and taking
pptometrists." H. C Reese of San An
tonic was elected president
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-26

/. seems to be the scheme Of
!, !" At ages and climes that
y. y when a man thinks he Is
- stand on his moral feet,
y comes and tries to
y. MIN up. Do you know the
w l'.. ~" A. money to corrupt hon.
,, And do you know tho
~ ~, Of a good woman to
.. sr eOrruption2 In this
~, you will find these prob
49,, ~ working themselves out.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-26
New Producina wen Rrouah, h.

Beaumont, Textile Tower Oil
Company brought in 2,0OO.barrel oil
gusher on what is known as the Har.
din County lease at Sour Lake Friday.
The new well is within $50 feet of the
Humble-West we'll brought in two
weeks ago.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-26
Houston won MeetInn.

Dallas, Textile Texas Dental Az
sociation Friday selected Houston 90
the next convention city. j. O. Haul
Of Waco was elected president.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-26

What do you think will be
capitals first move to get con-
cessions for city building near
the NIquoia dam proiectf
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NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:- That on the Eth day of November, 1916, in the Territory of Alaska, an election will be held in Seward, Al aska, to elect one DELEGATE TO CONGRESS, from said Territory and one Territorial Senator and four members of the lower house of the legislature of said Territory of Alas ka from each division thereof: The Town of Seward is one voting district of said Territory and comprizes one voting precinct, the boundaries of which comprize the corporate limits of the town of Seward, Alaska: The polling place of said precinct is on the ground floor of the Fire Hall of said Town of Seward: The polls will be open for voting from eight o'clock A. NJ. to seven o'clock P. NJ. of said day. By order of the Common Council of the town of Seward, Alaska, made and entered th;s the 9th day of October, 1916.
 c. A. MYERS,
 Mayor. Attest: O. II. POEHLMANN,
 Municipal Clerk. (SEAL)
 First publication Oct. 19, 1916. Last publication Nov. 2, 1916.
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from the standpoint of taxation. They provide in licenses the money which supports and maintains and im- proves the schools-the importance and excellence and magnifcence of a camps schools always show to the business man that there is a suf- fciency of breweries, distilleries, cafes and saloons in the town to pro- duce the revenue needed for the sup port of it's educational institutions else the education facilities of a town would be restricted and cOnstricted and lacking as they are all over Pro- hibition Kansas. When a commercial organization or a railroad advertises for visitors to any given town it knows in advance that such visitors would not visit their town unless that town could provide for them every thing that they might want in the way of minor commercial advantages. The man who takes a drink when he feels like it and wants it would not visit any town, no matter how highly it was advertised, if that town denied the individuals right to either drink or let it alone, as he desired, and he can tell from the mills and factories and churches and schools of a com munity whether it has saloons and cafes or not-such institutions are natural to any right town; to any town desirable to business men as a place of abode or a place to visit. To the list of "Why Nots" might as well and more fairly have been added the clothing stores, general merchandise stores, bakeries, drug stores, barber shops, real estate offices, and all the other businesses which go to make up complete business community wherever they are advertised, the sa- loon and cafe is also advertised.
 This talk is unnecessary. The it. logic of the poster is too apparent to need comment We simply mention the thing in passing, as only an ordin- ary and common or garden kind of Prohibition poster.-Fairbanks Daily Times. pd. ad.
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MAY QUIT CYANIDE

As a result of the present and pos sibly later scarcity of cyanide, the L.. s. SmeIting Co. is considering the in stalation of a new process. eliminat ing cyanide, for treating it. ores Should plans now under consideration prove successful it will prove of the utmost importance to the company as the shortage of cyanide has restricted the company's operations to large extent. At present all but a very small percentage of the silver and gold in its Mexican properties is re- covered by the two big cyanide units, one with l2OO-ton daily capacity for the Pachuca district, and the other Of 500 tons in the Real del Monte dis trict.-Ex.
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THEIR ILLOGIC

Unless a proposition is logical; un- less it can fairly and squarely stand upon it's own merits, without delusive arguments, illogical thought yelled misrepresentatiOns, wrong ideas and wrong suggestions to sustain it, in the opinion of the thinking, serious world, that proposition cannot endure or make progress which any meritor- ious proposition should make. There can be no doubt but that there are honest, earnest men and women work ing for the delusive cause of Prohibit ton, under the mistaken belief that it is an aid to Temperance, whereas it is temperance's greatest enemy. There are brainy men engaged in the cam paign for Prohibition, and God-boost- ing organizations engaged in publish ing and circulating literature in the interests of the Prohibition cause, but it has always been a cause of wonder to us why they almost invariably leave to the illogical in their ranks the work of writing all their posters and advertising matter.
 Since the Prohibition campaign be- gan in this Territory this camp has been covered with posters of the Pro- hibition stamp, and we have made a
The Seward gateway., 1916-10-26
SEPT. DIVIDENDS LARGEST
 IN AMERICAN MINING

When dividends of $78,772,612 were paid in the 9 months of 1913 by 146 American mines and works it was thought that the zenith had been reached. But this record has been far outclassed by the declarations of l5j companies during the 9 months Of 1916. According to reports made Co Mining and Engineering World, these companies divided among fortunate shareholders the magnificent sum O. $165,675, ,3OO This is equivalent to nearly 25 per cent of the total divi- dends paid during the last 10 year.. With the exception of 1908, when dis bursements amounting to $32,%51 ,45O were paid during the 9 months per iod, dividends have been fairly regu- lar, ranging from approximately $45,- 100000 up.
 September proved the most remun- erative in point of dividends paid of any single month in the history of the industry, when disbursements totaIed $29, ,551 1869, but $2,799,58l less than was paid during the first 9 months of 1908.
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study of them. We can state honest ly and fearlessly that not one in ten of those posters is logical or fair or specific to the degree which would demand consideration from logical men. Take almost any one of them and consider it badly, and it will not stand up under the demand of the specific or logical mind. One poster we note today, issued by the Presby- terian Board of Temperance and ad- vertised for sale for general circula- tion and vote getting, and which has been reproduced in part by the Prohi- bition Billboard of this city, is a case in point. It reads:
 A BUSINESS PROPOSITION
 If the liquor traffic aids business, why do not the commercial organiza- tions and railroads when issuing pamphlets to advertise a state or community or city tell about the schools, churches, libraries, banks, mills, factories, farm products and forget about the breweries, distiller- ies, cafes, saloon, gambling house, brothels and their products. Why discriminate?
 Certainly, that poster is not the re- suit of thought or logic. To practi- cal politician or a business man that poster would be what comes under the head of "a fatal error" and yet it is called by the Prohibitions "a business proposition" It seems to us that we are not warranted in turning over the business of our town or Ter ritory to men who have such ideas of what constitutes a business proposi- ton.
 The mills and factories of camp are it's assets, and assets are always advertised as drawing cards. All ad- vertisements should be for drawing purposes, and are, when they are good advertising. The banks of a town are the living evidences of it's sound financial conditions. The churches and schools of a town are it's 'luxuries" and benefactions, and the better they are the higher it speaks for the financial and material welfare of a town. They are the "works" of town or community, and by a towns works is a town judged. The breweries and distileries and saloons and cafes of a town are it's municipal revenue-producing sources,
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IN THE UNITED STATES COM MSSIONER'S COURT, THIRD DIVISION, COOK INLET PRE- CINCT, TERRITORY OF ALAS KA, SUSITNA.
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J. B. SLATER.

First publication August 1, 1916.
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NOTICE OF ADVERTISING OUT
 AND DECLARING FORFEITURE
 OF INTEREST IN QUARTZ MIN | ING CLAIMS FOR FAILURE TO
 PAY ANNUAL ASSESSMENT.
 Te J. A. Bell, L. V. Ray and M. J. Con- roy; you and each of you, your heirs executors and administrators, are hereby notified, that, l, J. B. Slater, one of the owners in the following described Quartz Gold Mining Claims situate in the Moose Pass Mining Dis trict, Kenai Recording District, Third Division of the Territory of Alaska and more particularly described as l follows, to-wit:-Independence Quartz Mining Claim, May Flower Quartz Mining Claim, Blue Rock QuartA Mining Claim, Fresno Quartz Mining Claim, Mammoth Quartz Mining Claim, Meadow Lark Quartz Mining Claim and Arctic Circle Quartz Min ing Claim, you above named being in- terested in the above described Q larl4 Mining Claims and each of them;
 That have performed and caused to have performed On sad claims and each and every enc Of them, and have paid for the same, the annual as sessment work for the year lJl5, last past, amounting to the sum of one hundred dollars per claim, making the total amount of said annual assess ment work on said claims the sum Ot seven hundred dollars all of which, ] have paid, that there Is now due and owing to me from you, part of said assessment work thereof; which said amount became due and payable to me on the first day of January, 1916.
 You and each of you and each Ot your heirs, executors and administrat- ors are hereby notified to pay to me your share of said assessment work on or before Ninety Days afte. the first publication of this notice, tO-wit: Ninety days after the first day of August, 1916 and in case you fail or refuse so to do, your and each of your interest in above described Mining Claims and each of them will be and is hereby declared forfeited to me. and your interests and the whole thereon will be then and there terminated.
 In witness whereof have hereunto set my hand and seal this 1st day of August, 1916.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
IN PROBATE. In the Matter of the Estate,

of
 Joseph Graham Grimes, deceased. Notice is hereby given by the un- dersigned administrator of the estate of Joseph Grimes, deceased to the Creditors of, and all persons having claims against the said deceased, to exhibit them, with the necessary vouchers within six months after the first publication of this notice to the said administrator, Edw. T. McNally at the Town of Susitna in the above named precinct and Territory.
 EDW. T. McNALLY. Administrator of the estate of Joseph Graham Grimes, deceased. First publication October 19, 1916.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-09-20
RECEIVERS LEDGE
IN THE NORTH STAR

An important development took
place yesterday afternoon in the
North Star mine. It was the recovery
of the rich vein on the ninth level
which was lost few days ago after
yielding very profitable tonnage.
1t was not step fault such as is
of so frequent occurrence in this dis
trict. but a vertical displacement. the
vein slipping up on the hanging wall
distance OF nineteen feet,
The vein, where recovered, is three
feet in width II is fully oxydized
and carries about SIS. the values
being shared by silver and gold al
about the general ratio for the dis
trict. The vein now seems to be in
place and is not crushed or crumpled
and is expected to continue in ar
undertaking course
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-09-20
PYTHlAN DELEGATES LEAVE
FOR CONVENTION IN RENO

On this mornings train for Reno
a goodly number Of Pythian dele
gates both from GoldfieId and Tono-
pah were passengers, including the
delegates from the Pythian Sisters of
the Goldfeld lodge and their past
chiefs. From Mizpah lodge No. 25,
OF Tonopah. were the following dele
gates. William walker, DR.. ]. G.
Cowden. Charles C. Bevis, and George
L. Dllworth. From Mckinley lodge
Goldneld. the delegates were w. ID
Hatton. Clyde Johnson and Ben
sampson. The Pythian sister of th'
gold camp sent the following dele
gates: Mrs. Thomas Mullarky. Mrs
Dan. Fox. Mrs. Kate Henley. Mrs
clyde Johnson. Mrs. L. Armstrong
| Mrs Alice Clarke and Mrs. Mami'
lo'Daniela.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-09-20
)oks For Line of Communication tC
Bomb Thrown From Roof
and Not Left in Suit Case
For Preparedness Parade

witness of the morning for the
defense. The testimony tends to up
set the theory of the prosecution
contending that the bomb was con-
tanned in suitcase which was placed
against the building at Market and
Steuart streets.
Other witnesses testified to the
presence of the suitcase. Thomas
Mooney and wife, under conviction
in connection with the explosion,
were called as witnesses for the de-
fense.
Moss testified that he was standing
almost in the middle of the street
at the intersection OF Market and
Steuart when he happened to look
up and saw l2 or 13 feet above the
ground cylindrical object about IA
inches long and three or four inches
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-09-20
BLOODY RIOTS
IN CHEMN|Tz
ny Associated Pres.D
CONTINUED on Page A.
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ny Associated Pres.D
LONDON. Sept. 20.-The Central
News states that serious rioting,
wherein 40 civilians were killed. oc-
Cured in Chemnitz Saturday. The
riots started when news arrived of
the heavy losses OF Chemnitz work
men in the Somme battle. The
crowds refused to dispense when the
Hussars charged Five Hussars we're
killed and forty wounded. Forty
civilians were killed and 800 armed
with revolvers were arrested.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-09-20
COMPLETION OF NOMINATIONS
At REPUBLICAN CONVENTION

The county and township conven-
tions oil the Republican party con
cluded their session at 5 O'Clock last
evening. the proceedings after the
press hour OF the Bonanza appearing
below. Last night the new central
committee assembled and selected
II. r. Grier as chairman and Alfred
Boyle as secretary. Following is the
concluding business OF the conven-
tions.
For the Office of district attorney.
Vim. Gommo placed in nomination
Harry II, Atkinson. Jack Clark sec
onded the nomination and the ballot
for Mr.. Atkinson was cast by the
secretary brief, but eloquent, ad
dress was made by the nominee lie
said he would conduct the Office not
officiously, but efficiently, and with
view toward economy.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-09-20
EMBARGO
ON WHEAT

thy Associated Press.b
CHICAGO. Sept. 20.-An embargo
on the expectation of wheat until
the supply shall exceed home con
sumption is asked in a resolution
addressed to President Wilson, which
was adopted at meeting of the
Chicago Womans Association OF
Commerce at meeting today. The
women have begun an inquiry into
the increase in the price of bread
which bakers had announced would
go into effect next week
A resolution adopted by the bakers
of Brooklyn says assorted -four would
be sold for s14 barrel and bread
at 20 cents loaf next spring unless
an embargo is imposed.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-09-20
DEFENDING
MONASI|R
tBy Associated Press.)

tBy Associated Press.D
ATHENS, Sept. 20-The Bulga-
rians have evacuated Viglitsa, on the
western end of the Macedonian front.
and are falling back on Svesna, pre-
pairing to make stand in previously
constructed entertainments between
the Cerna river marshes at Mount
Daanou for the purpose of defending
Monastir Militarists assert should
the entrenchments fall the evacua-
ton of Monastir will be necessitated.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-09-20
GARMENTS FOR CHILDREN

The woman's Relief Corps is re-
ceiving numerous requests from poor
families for wearing apparel and all
persons having shoes or clothing
suitable for the kiddles are requested
to send them to the police station
where they win be delivered to th'
ladies.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-09-20

in diameter His impression was
that one of the bombs used for sig
mailing the progress Of the parade
had been hurled from the top OF the
building across the street from where
an instant later the explosion oc-
Cured. Mooney testified he was on
the roof of the Eiler Building al
Sixth and Market, accompanied by
his wife. A photograph was intro.
duced in confederation.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-09-20
T0N0PAH MEN TAKE
LEASE ON THE PIONEER

The Pioneer Consolidated Mines
company has granted lease on one
of the best blocks Of ground owned
by that company to group of Tono-
pah men who will proceed with ag-
gressive development. The lessees
are Nick Ableman, Ed Ashton and
j. T. Mckay. The lease was granted
originally to Herman Trappman. who
at one time was employed as sur
veyor on the Pioneer and who is in
position to know the value of the
property Through Trappman, the
Tonopah men became interested.
They will sink through the Gold Hill
shaft, which is down to a depth Of
$50 feet. The block of ground is 300
fest square north of the Bonanza
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-09-20
DRY HOUSE
BLOWN Up
tBy Associated Press.)

Try Associated Press.)
HUNTINGTON, Pa, Sept. 2O.-Five
men we're instantly killed and one
fatally injured when the air drying
house of the Aetna Explosive com
pany was wrecked by an explosion
The dead blown to pieces were EN-
ployed in the building. The cause
will probably never be known.