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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-11-30

chimes crashing to earth. And then
he aimed point blank at me with b,s
revolver
The ball went through nv leg
swayed in the seat; but the nert ,oo
ment he was far In the distance. re.
turning to continue his battle.
Hansen, the most chivalrous OF enc.
mics, had chosen to encounter ma
upon equal terms. He had no aid win
him; hence he had nothing but q
revolver with which to fight. dropped
my rifle and drew mine AS he passed
me we blazed at each other The bpl-
lets went wild. Again we drew apart
And now | had almost crossed the
apex and was nearing Sarcy. knew
from the distant end in the long line
of the intrenchments, and from the
shining river, that my course was al.
most at an end. Hansen knew. too
that his last chance had come He
flew straight for me; | evaded him NV
hairs breadth, and | realized to my
horror that he had determined to ram
me in air and bring both our machines
to earth rather than let me escape
him.
flew madly toward my goal Han
sen, in his light Fokker, was clearly
my superior in maneuvering. He
could bide his time. He dropped like
an arrow. / twisted and turned In
vain. | saw the machine approaching
me, gave him my last shot and flung
the revolver into his face Next in
slant he was upon me.
The crash was fearful The ma
chimes seemed locked together in air.
For an instant ! had view of tie
ironic face of Hansen; the next min
ute we were falling to earth together.
Somehow we became disentangied.
Above the noise of the raging battle
below heard the hating thump of NV
motor The sound was like music in
my ears. By great good fortune was
falling right side up. How | contrived
it do not know, but righted the ma.
chine, steadied her and volplaned
downward, to land behind our ad.
vanced lines and, by strange chance.
before the tent OF General Dufour him.
self
Then, as they helped me out of the
wrecked machine, became conscious
OF another aeroplane upon the ground.
1t was the Fokker of Hansen,
smashed to pieces. Hansen himself
but l draw a veil over that He was a
brave antagonist and it was an honor
to have met him.
/ saluted General Dufour and handed
him the roll of plans. He took it and
looked at me in establishment.
you flew across the salient of the
enemy's lines?' he asked in incredu-
hty.
Yes, my general" I returned mod
estly "And fought off five aeroplares,
of which I have brought one back as
a trophy
you fool" he burst out angrily.
Did you not know that these plans
were meant to be found when your
aeroplane fell in the enemy's lines?
And you, imbecile, why are you not
dead?"
81 can oblige you. my general, l an
swered weakly, looking downcast.
And yet it was war, and what is one
mans life in war?
Then l must have toppled over, for
suddenly, out of fog, ] saw the gen.
erals eyes fixed upon my face.
"You have done bravely," he said,
with that tone that goes straight to
Frenchman's heart He handed me the
roll. 1T is useless he said. But
after the war you can--frame 1t as a
memorial"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-11-30
Did II With His Little Magnet.

Gathering up the fragments, as lne
Bible tells US, is sure way to ille
of plenty. Even so elusive anu
ephemeral a thing as the soap buDple
is being conserved in these days u
scientific management and office en-
cheney. Even the office boy has hearu
the call Of thrift, and has answered \
by attaching a string to masneI
and pulling it over the office noor
and pushing it into inaccessible cor
ners, the result Of which has been az
acquisition Of pens, pins, paper eng
and numerous Office accessories Wili1n
would otherwise be lost.-Fopui''
Science Monthly.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-11-30
The Airman'S
Story
3
BY Frank Filson
BY Frank Filson
Copyright, 1916. by W. C. Chapman.

Copyright. 1916. by ". G. chapman)
you will fly to Sarcy." said my gen.
eral, land deliver this plan of our dis
positions to General Dufour, in COM
mand of the advanced posts there"
I stared at my general in amaze
ment. How did he suppose that |
could fly the hundred miles to Sarcy,
across the apex of the enemys lines,
when his Fokkers had command Of
the air? However, 1t is not for
French soldier to submit advice.
took the precious plan and made my
way to my monoplane, which, like a
great bird, lay with outstretched
wings ready for me.
had no observer. There was moth
ing to observe, and my flight was not
for observation. In few minutes |
had climbed to height of thousand
feet and was making my way steadily
along the front, a little inside our
lines.
All went well so long as | continued
along the straight line Of the army.
You know it runs for thirty miles
straight as a die, then it bends sud
denly inward, where the enemy have
their salient 1t was this salient that
/ had to cross.
/ reached it and assembled another
thousand feet Then | saw a puff Of
cotton wool appear beside me and sink
slowly to earth The anti-aircraft
guns were at me already. | mounted
to three thousand
Now from the far-fung lines of the
enemy below, little rising dots indi-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-11-30
Eonr Million Women Voters.

More than four million women "il
be able to vote in the United Sla.eS
this year. ana that viii bring the to1a-
possible vote for presidential eiee'v,s I
up to nearly thirty milliong or douoie
the number cast four years ago.
There are Just about twice - -
women voters Ia our country as lnele
were men who voted for Lncoihs TO
election.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-11-30
Slump II,
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-11-30

ACCORDING to report Washington
Becker, of Milwaukee, will pay the
largest income tax in this state, being
$36, 089. 08. Members of the Uhlein
family, of Schlitz brewing connection,
will pay over $4,000 and Governor
Phillip will pay in excess of $4,000
from his railroad holdings.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-11-30

CONGRESSMAN Irwin l.. Lenroot, rep
resentatiye in congress from Wiscon-
sin, is favorably mentioned for the
speakership of the house in the next
congress. Mr.. Lenroot was reelected
in the recent election by handsome
majority.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-11-30

The voter who didn't vote will in all
probability spend four days time dur
ing the next four years telling his
neighbors just how the government
ought to be run.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-11-30

THE cost Of feeding family in Chi
cago has increased just 54l per cent
within the last year, according to fig
ures compiled by a Chicago newspaper.
Specifically TO provide the same family
with the same quality and quantity of
food costs more by over one-half than
was the cost year ago And the
greatest increase, according to these
figures, is in the actual necessities of
life, flour potatoes, sugar, meat and
beans. Grocers have predicted further
advances in the price Of food products
to consumers The staple canned
goods, mainstays of the winter, are
going up 50 per cent, according to adj
vance notices sent out by some of the
retail dealers. Exchange
And our president openly favors the
expectation of the necessaries of the
life Of the American people!
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-11-30

FEDERAL and city authorities in Chi l.
cago have discovered that corner on
the egg situation has been effected and
that more than seven million dollars
have been invested and that eggs
bought at an average of % cents are
now being sold at As cents.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-11-30

HAVING saved the country the politi-
clans will now devote themselves to
passing the pie.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-11-30

WISCONSIN, corn production this year
was sixty one millions of bushels an
increase Of more than twenty million
bushels, Wheat dropped million
bushels, barley three million and pota-
toes twelve millions.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-11-30
REPUBLICAN, PLURALITIES IN THE
STATE.

The official vote in Wisconsin for
President, state officers and congress-
men at the recent election as follows;
President 49, Hughes, 27,478.
United States Senator-LaFollette,
1l8, 65S.
Governor Philip. 68,624.
Lieutenant Governor -Dithmar, so
654.
Secretary of State Hull, 90,537.
Attorney General-Owen, SO, 1874.
State Treasurer j ohnson, SO, 1878.
The plurality of Congressman was as
follows:
Dist.
Cooper, II, 230.
2-Voight, 2,lS7.
Nelson, 10, 1856.
Gary, 98l.
stafford, 3,649.
6-Davidson, $500.
7-Esch, 1887.
8-Browne, 1851
8 Classon, 1852.
10 Frear, IL, 1862.
11-Lenroot, l4,04l.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-11-30

CONGRESSMAN STAFFORD, of Wis
consin, one Of the leading postal eX
perts in the House, has given extern
sive study to the question Of postal
revenues and he firmly believes that
there is even large profit to the Gov
eminent with the reduced rates as pro-
vided by his bill for cent local deIiv-
cry letters. He said that with the
Inauguration of one cent local delivery
postage the merchants and people gen
orally, who use the mails SO frequently
for local delivery, will be induced to
utilize the mails still more by reason of
the reduction Of the rate"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-11-30

ready to come on again next fall. In
the meantime people will continue to
talk about the terrible cost of living.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-11-30
School


School days are with US
A mighty important thing
for the child. Very import
ant also for the parent who
has to buy the child's school
schos. Our shoes have
durability, style and comfort
"a good combination.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-08

IN NE PALE, pALPTA1INe. PURPLE AlGH1 OUR HEROINE coGnATEO
ICOeENTLI SUDDENLY HER LUMINOUS LAMPS LII LUSTROUSLT LiM-I
.PL2! NE E0R NJ OH WORK BENCh AGAIN. SIZE IlMk ID MLNEHmLM !
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-08

OF COURSE n lSNT ANY OF OUR BuSNt IS BUT n DOES SEEM TO
lUS THAT 4 NO6BT GENT LIKE TINS HAS NO LEGITIMATE BUSINESS
lN TIE TOOL ROOM OF a BOILER FACTOR,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-08

100 BAp! TOUGH LUCK! ANo JUST As HER JOB WAS ASSURED 100!
BUt 0UcANI POKE a BOSS ON The BUN LIKE THAT WITH nNPUWTN
.AND0lE We R0MEs E0MD A0REs NV GONE a q MlAEgAsu 1
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-08

SLANG; WHANG; ZANG! RANG RE RYTHNIc, RAPID RAPs OF sELN-
lOAS tAVOHIE HAMMER ON TIE TUNEFUL BOILER! ONE TRAINED
.9LANCE REyEAlED nAAL HEB MOMDEREM Ll EN- FAD MOI DHMED
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-22
HEMP RAISING.

The rise in the price of hemp is
tempting Kentucky farmers to start
growing that commodity again. Al
present growers are receiving $40 per
hundred for their crops, and prospects
are that the price will touch higher
mark before spring.
Kentucky is the best producer OF
hemp of all the states, and yet the
production has fallen off greatly in the
last decade. Two reasons are assigned
as the cause. One is that there are
too few laborers to be had to break
hemp after IT has been grown, cut
stacked, spread and rotted The other
is broomrape, that insidious parasite
which saps the strength of the crop,
breeding and becoming a menace to
future crops of hemp and tobacco
once the soil is inculcated with
broom-rape ii is rarely ever eradi-
Gated. The parasite makes its appear
ance late in the season, clustering
about the roots of the plant it attacks
and choking the life out of it,
In the last few years devices have
been patented and perfected which re
move the seed of the broom-rape from
hemp seed, although the seed of brom-
rape are so small that they are not visi-
BILE to the naked eye. But despite this
invention the fear of broom-rape and
the lack of laborers have proved such
bugbears to farmers that they have
turned from hemp to tobacco,
Farmers living in the river bottoms
still raise a great deal of hemp and this
year they are reaping a harvest for
their trouble.
Every few years an inventor turns
up with a machine which is reported
to be capable of removing the fiber
from the stalk but none has been sue
cessful. II this machine could be per
fected Kentucky doubtless would re-
turn on great scale of hemp raising
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-22
JUNE % IN HISTORY.

1415--John Huss, Bohemian reformer,
burned at the stake.
1632-Gallileo and his discoveries of
the earth's motion condemned
by the Inquisition.
1S04-English ordered to leave Cape
of Good Hope within two
months.
lS13-Battle of Craney Island, in
Chesapeake bay, in which Vir-
ginia militia defeated large Eng
lish force.
1S15-The defeated Napoleon abdi-
Gated for the second time. An
nounced his political life had
terminated and proclaimed his
son emperor of the French.
1S29-Great depression in business
throughout the United States,
owing to the scarcity of money.
1S4S-Operatives at national work
shops in Paris began strike,
with consequent disturbances.
1S93-British battleship Victoria sunk
of Tripoli.
lS9S-Spanish torpedo boat destroyer
attacked auxiliary cruiser St
Paul off Santiago and was dis
abled by St Paul's fire.
l903-Thirty thousand men struck for
higher wages in Barcelona,
Spain.
l9O4-Admiral Togo disabled Russian
battleship off Port Arthur.
1912-Taft and Sherman nominated for
president and vice president at
the republican convention. at
Chicago.
1913--Celebration of the fiftieth ami
versary of the battle of Gettys-
burg, on the famous battlefield.
l9l4-General Kitchener made an earl
by King George.
1915-Kaiser goes to the front to con-
fer with war chiefs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-22
Protection Against Mosquitoes.

The best protection against the
malaria mosquito lies in the suppress
sion of its breeding places. 1t should
be remembered that the mosquito can
breed not only in swamps, but in
open ponds, puddles, natural collec-
tion of water in woods and fields, in
fact in almost any stagnant water.
Filling up low places and drying the
surface of the land with drains are
the most effective and far-reaching
methods. Sometimes, however, these
methods are too expensive or other
wise impractical Oil can then be
used upon the surface of the water,
as it destroys the larvae. At Panama
larvicide consisting of a mixture
of carbolic acid. powdered resin,
caustic. soda and water was used
with excellent results against the yell
low fever mosquito. Fish are among
the greatest natural enemies of the
mosquitoe, eating the larvae. The
edges of ponds and lakes must be
kept free from weeds, otherwise the
larvae multiply where the fish can
not get at them.
Of course the best protection
against mosquitoes in houses is an
abundance of good screens. A num-
Der of volatile substances give re-
suits in keeping mosquitoes away
from a person in bed. The best of
these is oil of cintronella. Ordinarily
a few drops on bath towel rung
over the head of the bed will keep
away the common house mosquito,
When they are very abundant and
persistent, a few drops rubbed on the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-22
CAN REACH ANY LAND.

The sending of money or goods 10
the relief agencies of any OF the war
ring countries is no longer a prob
lem Il don't know how to reach
them" can no longer serve as an ex-
cuse. A sort of central clearing
house has been established in the
Federal Council of the Churches Of
Christ in America through which any
organization or country can be
reached.
The Federal Council prefers to have
contributions sent direct to the re-
lief fund the giyer chooses, but the
result of an appeal in behalf OF all
the relief funds issued by this organi-
zation month ago was the receipt
Of many checks Ex-President Taft
Judge Alton b. Parker, Seth Low and
others endorsed and emphasized the
appeal. and the Federal Council found
itself forced TO establish new de-
partment.
1--WE will gladly give information, y
said DR.. Charles S. MacFarland, Gen
eral Secretary of the Council, "as to
the needs of any land and the most
direct means of relieving them
While we have not deemed it adyis-
able to add another fund to the eX-
cellent organizations in existance, we
are willing upon request to receive
and distribute funds. whenever pos
sible through the existing organiza-
tions. Contributions should be ad-
dressed to the Federal Council War
Relief Fund 1O5 East 22nd. street
New York City, and checks should be
made payable to the War Relief
Fund"
At conference Of the representa-
tiyes of the outstanding war reiief
organizations in the rooms of the Fed
| cral Council on June 6, ii was unahl'
mously voted that the Council should
sent out another appeal. This was
done last week, and it was not con
fined to the 17,742,5O9 communicates
of the churches which compose the
Federal Council but was addressed to
the public as whole through the
churches. The results are already
flowing In. but the Council has sue
gested that Citizenship Sunday, July
2. would be an appropriate time Tor
the initial presentation of this new
message in the churches and for
either the beginning or re-emphasiz
| ing of the movement.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-22
MAYOR FAVORS
PLAN To AMEND
CITY CHARTER
SAYS HE is HEARTILY IN FAVOR
OF PLAN PROPOSED IN YEsTER-
DAYS PAPER, AND WANTS TO
SEE CHARTER AMENDED.

You bet ] am in favor Of amending
the charter and putting the city gov
ernment on a modern, business like
basis" remarked Mayor Mullen this
morning when asked for an opinion
about the proposed change, as recited
in yesterdays Ardmoreite. Il want
to see the affairs of the city placed
in the hands Of three high-class bust
ness men who are competent to man
age the affairs of government, and
then want to see the salaries OF these
three men high enough that 1t will at
tract men OF that calibre. This old
fashioned idea that politics should
dominate municipal affairs is rapidly
getting obsolete, and the sooner it is
entirely forgotten the better Ardmore
is rapidly becoming a city, and We
must do something to keep up with the
modern trend of the times, and |
know of nothing more progressive than
the city manager plan of government,
SuCH do plOpOotu III g'r't'4N" 80
ticle"
The mayor expressed the sentiment
of many prominent business men of
the city who were interviewed on the
subject yesterday afternoon, and the
general opinion is that the charter
should be so amended that it could be
operative under the plans proposed.
"The time has arrived" said one
business man, when politics should
be eliminated from our home govern
mental affairs, and, while | am life
long democrat, would not put straw
in the wa of any competent men for
the three positions, regardless OF their
political complexion, if they were able
to convince the people that they can
deliver the goods"
This plan, it is expected, will meet
with some opposition from old-time
partisan politicians, who can see moth
ing good in any other party but their
own, but fortunately for Ardmore,
there are few of them left, and they
are rapidly being relegated to the rear.
1t is expected that the agitation start
ed will lead to some definite action
before long.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-22
SEXTETTE'S
CONCERT WAS
BIC SUCCESS
CONGRATUlATION HEARD ON
ALL SIDES BY THE TWO THOU
SAND PEOPLE WHO VISITED
CENTRAL PARK.

The first open air concert OF the
season given at Central Park last
night by the knights OF Pythias Saxo-
phone Sextet, was most pleasant
affair, and over two thousand people
listened 10 the program.
The Sextet is young organization
in the city, but the boys are planning
10 enlarge the Instrumentation in or
der to make it more appropriate for
outdoor work The Sextet is strictly
intended for outdoor playing but was
most thoroughly enjoyed last night by
the large number who heard them play
in the park.
The park board is very anxious to
have the concerts every Wednesday
night but owing to the fact that the
board is out of funds it will be com
PEELED to solicit from business men
the amount necessary for weekly con-
certs, which is very nominal indeed.
Mr.. Harts, secretary of the board,
said last night that he will take the
matter up with the board and with the
business men and felt sure that he
would succeed in securing the money
necessary to pay for the concerts.
Walter S. Gilbert, secretary of the
Business Mems association, was in the
crowd at the park and expressed him
81 a
weekly band concert is established
tonight. The Sextet has been heard
hitherto by all of the city and yet prob
ably two thousand or more are out to-
night to hear them again. / agree with
those who have expressed themselves
that the musicians should be doubled
but if we cannot organize a band, in
this SeXtet we have an asset which
the people of Ardmore appreciate. |
have had at least a dozen prominent
men tell me tonight that the weekly
concert must be a fixed thing for
Ardmore, and | am sure il move
ment is started it will find hearty sup
port"
This is fine" said S. A. Apple. 81
never dreamed that our people would
turn out in such tremendous numbers
We must not allow it to be dropped.
! There is nothing more calculated to
get our people together every week
and stimulate the boosting spirit than
this. 1t is a regular picnic. Let us
have band concert every week by all
means, and why not add some vocal
selections? We have lots OF singers
who would help us"
These are but a few of the many
prominent men who expressed them
selves and it looks as if the weekly
concerts are going to be a fixed in
sttution the rest of the summer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-22
nocturnal in their habits bite persons
at night rather than in daytime.
The Malaria Mosquito.

OF course not all mosquitoes cause
malaria, or every Dody would be a
victim. Only one genus, the Anophe-
les, and only sixteen of the fifty or
more known species of it transmit
the disease Nevertheless the danger
is great enough that precaution
should be taken against it, especially
in sections where the prevalence of
malaria shows that this variety ex-
lists.
Kipling once brought a storm about
his head by a poem the motif OF
which was, "The female OF the spe-
cies is more deadly than the male"
However ungallant this may be as a
general proposition, it certainly is
only too true as regardes the mos
quito. Only the female transmits in
fection, the female is larger and
stronger than the male, finally, sad
to relate, only the female drinks
blood, the comparatively mild and
gentle male being a vegetarian. In
Justice to the female mosquito it
should be stated that she does not
have the somewhat unladylike habit
of certain female spiders of ending
the mating honeymoon period rather
abruptly by killing and eating her
mate.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-22
THINK BEFORE SPEAKING.

1t looks now very much like there
will be war between this country and
Mexico. Every citizen Of the country
can be of some service to the nation
in the struggle. There are many Of
our people in Mexico. There are many
Mexicans in this country. We have
over Jealous persons who may be
come intoxicated and take the lives
of Mexicans who reside here and IN
that case Mexicans would retaliate
by taking the lives of our citizens
there. our duty Is to be calm in
our conversation, no word or news
paper article ought to be used to in
cite the bitterness against the MeXi'
can. We can save the lives of inno-