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Evening star., 1916-12-03

hand man. With your personality, you
can be anything you want"
THAT'S the way it departmental sug-
gestion. And by the constant applica-
ton of mental suggestion it was continued
Constant dropping will wear away
stone. Day in and day out, Genevieve
Swords preached her gospel-ambition,
longer called her Ing6nue. He loved her
better than his life; but he was worried.
He had fallen short of her expectations.
1t was his to make good, to satisfy her
longing. He tried-tried hard.
In the midst of it his immediate superior
died. By an automatic process Swords
stepped into the dead mans shoes-and
as if by magic, his salary jumped to
thirty-seven hundred dollars This strange
thing stirred him to his very depths 1t
filed him with pleasurable excitement.
"Now | can get me a two-hundred-
dollar bull pup" he said to Genevieve.
"And you can have anything you like"
He found his new job easier than his
old one Besides, it lifted him into the
companionship of men who were really
doing things in Tri-State Coal. His
opinion was sought, and listened to. He
discovered that he possessed good judg-
ment-found that he was regarded as
new blood"
And yet, he was content. Genevieve,
like the newspaper editors, viewed this
condition with alarm" She filed his
mind with vague warnings, forebodings-
and, singularly enough, one of them sud-
denly was justified.
Chambers, the man below him, coveted
his place-Swords' new position-and al
most got it too. 1t was Genevieve who
found it out, she knew the wives of most
of the Office force, and she warned Dick
Just in the nick of time. Swords went to
Gawtry, and Geneviove to Gawtry's wife.
Genevieve saved the day, and Dick held
his job by the skin of his teeth.
His fighting blood was up.
Hang these fellows!" he exclaimed to
his wife. "They think nothing but of
getting mans hide. I'll show 'em.
Two can play at that game. Watch out
Now, although these words emanated
from the lips of Richard Swords, they
We're, in fact, the thoughts of Genevieve.
She had dinned this lesson into Dicks
head so long and so loudly that he had
learned it by rote; he had adopted her
slogan as his own.
"I'll show EN- he repeated.
He knew what this threat entailed. 1t
meant work-all day and most of the
night.
"I'll make myself so necessary to Tri-
State" he growled, "that they cant get
along without Dick Swords. Watch out"
He started in in earnest. He no longer
smoked pipe. He sold his bull pup-at
a profit, too. Dick was coming on. And
he brought home work nights, in his calf
skin portfolios he even kept long-distance
operators busy from his home until late
at night. Genevieve made social plans.
He brushed them all aside. She bought
theater tickets.
"Not tonight, he kept repeating. "No
time now. Next week-next month,
maybe. Take somebody else. Take
Gawtry and his wife. They'll go. They
like you-they like your pepper and your
spice. And you can talk me up to them.
Give me year at Gawtry and Gawtryll
need me more than anything he needs in
life. Watch out"
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MAGAZINE SECTION for December 8, 1916

night?n
She struggled to free herself Dick
she cried in alarm, "people will see!'
Let them see,' he returned. "Ah,
girl, he sighed, "I've got all ] want
I've got you. | can even do without
bull pup. Gee, hope the old mans got
some good cigars tonight
Genevieve glanced into the little mirror
and Strengthened her hat. She was silent
for long while.
whats the trouble, dear?" he asked.
She sighed. 81 was just thinking
wonderng-at the difference in men, she
returned. Il was thinking of Mr.. Gawtry.
Think what a man he must be to have made
millions. Think of the push, the energy,
the tireless energy Think-to own car
like this.
"Ah,' returned Swords contentedly.
@Hes welcome to it adjust so long as
I've got Ing6nue. That's me"
AT dinner that EVENING" meal that
required the presence of three liveried
servants-Mrs. Gawtry cried out in alarm,
staring at her husband.
"Jod,' she exclaimed, "what are you
doing?'
Joel masticated joyously.
"Doing?' he replied. "I'm eating meat.
Hang it, this is my dinner party, and I'm
going to eat. Eat, eat. And don't care
whether school keeps or not. Look at
Dicky Swords feeding his face here. Amt
man, like him?"
Have it your own way returned his
wife; you know what will happen"
Shortly after dinner, it happened. 1t
happened while Dick Swords was smoking
his second cigar, and while the chief
was dry-smoking his first. Gawtry ut
tered sharp exclamation of pain, put his
hand to his side, and white-faced
and loose-lipped-keeled over into Dicky's
arms. Dicky laid him on a lounge, and
a servant called the magnate's wife, and
then telephoned for DOCTOR
Half an hour later Gawtry, weak, but
comfortable and lackadaiscal under the
influence of hypodermic, still lay upon
the lounge. He was quite game.
81 won't go to bed won't" he in
sisted. "This is my dinner party. and
I'm going to enjoy it. Hanged if | amt"
He called for Genevieve.
"Now, my dear" he said, "you sit on
that cnaf tnere, Wnefe can look at you.
You're worth looking at, my dear. And
you don't have to look at me. You can
look into the fire--or at that Corot up
there on the wall. Well, well, a bride of
two years! You picked good man, my
dear. Dick is four-square; that's what
l call him-four-square. He's a lucky
lad, Dick Swords"
Notwithstanding the chiefs injunction,
Genevieve did look at him. She had
already looked at everything the room
contained. But this energetic, ambitious
man upon the lounge, this man with
brain too big for his body-he was the
author and finisher of it all. He was
worth more money than the King of Eng
land. What was the difference in men?
Why couldn't she have picked But, no,
she shut that thought firmly from her
mind. Dick Swords was hers for keeps.
81 don't know" she returned longingly,
in answer to Gawtry's eulogy. "I some
times think that Dick lacks what you
call-ambition. He doesn't-push. He
doesn't-get along He's not-like you
"You're right, he's not said Gawtry.
"He can eat meat like a house afire.
=, L.,
Evening star., 1916-12-03

girlish heart still beat.
AT the sound of her husbands voice, she
stopped her piano-playing, and rose, and
placed hand TREMENDOUSLY upon the arm
OF her companion.
you're fine chap, Richard Swords
she said genuinely; Il like YOU
Side by side, they strolled into the
other room. Dick Swords left her side,
advanced stealthily upon Genevieve, and
caught her in his arms before she was
struggled nightly. But Dick held her
in his brawny grasp and kissed her.
Gawtry struggled to his feet in alarm.
Here you, i" he cried to Swords. what
do you mean by such conduct, you young
---meat-eater?"
What can you expect, chief" eX-
planned young Swords. "We We're mar
ried two years ago tonight. We've
haven't got over it, that's ALL"
Genevieves hostess placed an arm
about her shoulders.
My dear" she whispered, "it's the
loveliest thing that ever happened. If only
the world We're all like that!'
Genevieve shook her gown and hair into
shape She did not answer. But she
glanced about her-and her eyes filled
with longing.
"If only the world were all like THIS,
she whispered to herself
WHEN they reached their little two
and half story house late that night,
Dick lifted his wife out of the car and
carried her across the intervening space
of sidewalk He deposited her on her
feet upon the door-mat. He unlocked
the door. They stepped into the dimly
lighted hallway. Genevieve shivered.
The house, with it's banked furnace fire,
was like a refrigerator compared with the
warm interior of that big limousine. How
ever, she had no time to comment upon
the cold. Once more Dick swept her off
her feet switched out the hall light, and
stumbled, with her in his arms, up the
stairway, depositing her, short of breath
and painting, in their room.
"Alone at last!" he cried joyously.
Gee, what frost, that dinner. How do
those people get along-how do they live?"
Hours later he was wakened by the
striking of a clock-or by something else.
He waited-the clock struck four. Then
ne Iell movement at his SlQe. GeneVleVe,
her dressing gown clutched tightly about
her, was sitting up in bed, her arms
clasped about her knees.
whats up?" he murmured seepily.
He put his arm about her and drew HIM
self to a sitting posture.
She nestled against him.
"Dicky,' she cried, "it's kept me awake
the whole night long-I'm so excited, l
cant sleep. For we can do it. l know
we can. | know you've got it in you.
You're twice the man-ten times the man
he is-and know you We got it in you"
"What?" queried Swords.
She drew her knees still closer to her
breast, and drew a long breath.
II know you've got it in you-to get
rich. l knoa!" she answered with con-
viction.
"Gee!" he whistled. "That'd be great
Then | could have a bull pup too
Don't joke" she pleaded. "I know
what I'm talking about. You're blind,
Dick, blind. Don't you see the oppor-
tunity? Why, Gawtry likes you. He
watched you all the evening. He'll do
anything for you
L "a L.
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Big Features at
Grand Tomorrow

Tomorrow evening the Grand pre-
sents a Universal program of merit;
the kind that you like and would like
to have repeated. First in number;
The Fifty Thousand Dollar Jewel
Theft-A big Four two-reel drama.
featuring Murdock McQuarrie and
Edna Payne, relates in Photographic
form an actual occurrence at the Bev
erly Hills hotel OF Southern Califor-
nj
A Frame-up On DADA comedy
chuck full OF giggles, laughs and
roars, featuring our favorite Miss
Billy Rhodes.
Pathe News-A'ways up-to-date.
When Willie Went Wild-A posi-
tive riot of fun and direct to the
Grand from Broadway, featuring the
New York comedians Billy Mason
ard Victor Potel
A mid-week program long to be re-
membered.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-13
[By William w. Griffinl

Before large audience in Ne Ma
j. site theater in Reno Sunday after
room. an audience of Democrats, Re-
r;tblicans, Socialists. Suifragettes and
lass. Hon. George A. Bartlett, ASST
tant United States district attorney
ard former congressman, a. Grant
Miller, prominent lawyer and late So
c.alist candidate for the United
States senate, Attorney +. l.. Brown
and Governor L. d. Boyle debated
and discussed the pros and cons, why's
and whefefores, and the good AMI
bad points OF. what is known as the
Fittman bill. passed by the United
States senate and now before the
committee on public lands of the
house OF representatives OF the Unit
ed States.
The bill provides for the granting
to the state OF Nevada 100000 acres
Of unappropriated or unreserved non
mineral public land in the state for
the use and benefit Of the public
schools Of Nevada and the university:
and that the land shall be disposed
Of to citizens of the United States by
sale to the highest bidder at public
auction at not less than $l.25 per
acre under such laws, rules and reg
ulations as may now or hereafter be
prescribed by the legislature OF the
state OF Nevada. not inconsistent
therewith.
II must be admitted at the outset
trat there is general opposition to
the Pittman bill, but it is equally well
settled that much of that opposition
could be wiped away by an ameni-
nlcnt eliminating the sale by auction
clause Of. the bill and adding some
oil the amendments suggested oy
various newspapers.
To these amendments, as to any
others, it appears, however, that the
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-13
pittman Land Bill Receives
Thorough Going Over at Reno

leaders OF the opposition to the bill
arc not ANXIOUS to, assent, preferring,
perhaps, for reasons best known 20
themselves. that the bill be killed
outright.
The one other important question
upon which the proponents and oppo-
rents Of the bill are divided is wheth-
cr or not al things touching upon
the operation of the bill should be
left to the state legislature or. should
be included in the bill before con-
2ress. .
One thing was made very plain at
the meeting by some OF the speakers
and al Of the audience practically,
and that is that the people OF this
state do not approve of the president
cf the university doing politics" or
lobbying for this or any other bill.
That they resent his actions in this
respect cannot be doubted, and was
made manifest at the meeting. 49,.
Mrs. Sadie D. Hurst, president of
ttc Women Citizens club, presided
and after few introductory remarks
presented Mr.. Bartlett to speak fo-
the proponents and supporters Of the
bill
After stating that there would be
no personalities indulged in and al
Ter intimating that he was not a can
oidiate for anything" Mr.. Bartlett
launched into his subj ct, speaking
as he said, only as a plain citizen of
the state. He said that the only sane
amendments that had been offered 10
the bill had been made today and then
read the proposed amendments from
the Reno Journal which eliminated
the sale by auction and provided Il
rev method OF purchase OF land as
well as a different disposition of the
proceeds. He accepted these amend
ments as worth while Reviewing
the bill he ventured that the land in
volved was not poor mans land:
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No Trouble From Carranza
TBv United Pressl

BY United Pressl
WASHINGTON, March 13-Pres-
ident Wilson is confident he will be
able to conduct the MexiSan expedi
ten without difficulty from Carranza
and officials expect that reciprocal
rights will be granted. The president
today conferred with Secretary Lans-
ing, probably framing reply to Car
rama. The president believes he ca
act without the senates action. Oh
ficials are uneasy, however. over the
situation in Mexico. 1t is feared that
vi la will spread reports that the eN-
pedition is an aggressive invasion and
rally the MeXicans TO his standard
Secretary Baker insists that plans SO
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-13

work the land pay 10 cent piece for
it? he asked
Shail we turn Nevada into a big
cattle ranch or shall we make it a
state of hones?' he again queried.
Claiming that only diversified farm
ing and small holdings would build
UP the state, he contended that the
land whose disposition was provided
for by the bill would sell at an aver
age Of s. per acre. but that tie 1000,
900 acres had already been selected
by the cattle 'Darons and all a state
board would have to do was to ratify
those selections.
The catt'e companies will get the
choicest bits and control the rest"
he asserted. He had no fault to find
with mjllionaires and land grabbe;s,
but he found fault with the people
who let them get away with it.
'If my friend Bartlett and I had
han an equal opportunity we'd be
rockier than Rockefeller himself" he
said.
Leave the disposition of these
lands to the legis ature? In the nairr
of God, | would not leave anything
to them?" he beloved. and the audi
ence loudly sgnified its approval OF
his words.
He claimed that the men who want
the land will dictate the appointment
of the state board and that the cattle
companies develop only what water
its cattle needed and no more.
He concluded by saying: ''Let it
pass if it is right; kill il If it is nos
dead right. L we are going to build
cur university at the expense of the
homes of this state-that is not right
Governor Boyle, who followed Mr..
Miller, spoke dispassionate1y and SEN
sibly, re'ating that in the fifty years
since Nevada's statehood, 90 per cent
of homestead entries had been reln-
qu;sheA because they could not live
UP to the requirements OF the Unit
ed States government.
The governor then read a long
telegram from Senator Pittman in
which the latter stated that he want
ed the grant passed, but that he
wanted it done right. He believed
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-13
FIGHTING ON WESTERN FRONT
SEEMS To Be of SEESAW ORDER
Neither Sides Appear to Have Made
Much Gain Though French Claim
to Have Taken Two Hundred
Yards of Trenches In Carmes
Forest
by United Press1

PARIS, March BIT is announc-
ed the French have captured over 200
yards Of trenches in the Carmes for
est and took fifty prisoners. There
is intense bombardment in the re-
gions OF Douaumont, Bethincourt,
Noevre and the lie Petretre woods,
but there have been no infantry at
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-13
Announcement Too Previous
IRy United PresSl


WASHINGTON, March l3.--Alis-
information caused the MeXican en-
bassy this morning TO announce that
President Wilson had accepted Car.
rHnzas reciprocity proposal regard
ing the troops crossing the border
and Withdrew the announcement
when the White House made de-
NAL The embassy stated the text OF
the Carranza manifesto as published ]
this morning was grossly misquotcd.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-13
Agreement Is Reached

WASHINGTON, March 13.-Sec-
retary Lansing has announced that
this government has reached an
agreement with the iCarranza govern
ment regarding troops entering Mex
leo, with a reciprocal provision for
the Carranzistas to cross over to this
side. Later Secretary Lansing an
nounced a statement formally assur-
ing the Mexicaps this country had
no intention of intervening in Mex
leo and the Invasion would be strict
1y to capture Villa There was a hot
debate on the Mexican situation in
the senate, during which Senator
Chamberlain predicted that 60OO0
Mexicans would support Villa.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-13
IBy United Press1

MONTEREY, Cal, March -r3.--
Government headquarters building
at the Monterey Preside burned this
morning. 1t is rumored the fire start.
ed from defective wiring in the roof
The telephone and Western Union
exchange burned out and many rec
ords were destroyed. When the fire
started it was found the water was
turned off, though ten minutes before
il had been turned on.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-13
Sp -ague at Oatrllan

Charles S. Sprague, president and
manager OF the Jumbo Extension
company, who has lately acquired
valuable properties in the Oatman
district, Arizona, is now in Los An
geles and is reported to be about 10
return to Oatman to look after his
interests there and to supervise the
beginning OF extensive work on his
newly acquired perties.--Tribune.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-13
BELIEVED HE WILL AID AMERICANS
BUT VILLA WILL STIR UP MEXICANS
Feared He Will Spread Reports That Expedition Aggressive lnva
and Rally All Classes His Standard-Twelve Thousand
Government Troops Now Moblng and Will Probably Cross
Border romorrowMIia and Volunteers May Be Called On

zista official has predicted that all
Mexico would oppose the American
invasion and fears that even if Car
rama made an agreement with WASH
ington he would be unable to control
MS soldiers. Twelve thousand Amer
lean troops are now mobohzing. 1t
is expected the first American invad-
ers will detrain at Gusman, the sec
ond farther south
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-13
Decision Sustained

by United PressI
SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.-
The Federal Court of Appeals this
morning sustained Justice Dooling's
decision convicting the officials of
the Western Fuel company, who de-
frauded the government in the false
weighing of coal. James Smith, Fred
erick Mills and Edward Mayer, the
convicted men, must serve their sem
tenCes.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-13

that he had been informed that tnefe
was not 160 acres i'll the state un-
taken now upoiS which homesteader
could make a living. He commended
the Journals suggestions as to the
deve 'opment Of water and building
OF roads After paying his respects
to Grant Miller's suggestions as to
the proper opposition of these lands
bv national enactment he contended
that the state legislature should bt
the one to enact the laws for this
purpose. acclalaing the Legislature as
a fine body, but indicating that if the
people were displeased with their
representatives in the legislature they
should elect others at the first oppor-
tunity His talk was very we'll re-
ceived
Mr.. Miller followed Mr.. Bartlett
and said he was glad that Bartlett
had had a change of heart since they
last met.
"The greater part of the public do
main has been dissipated and i'll Ne
vada twenty-sevcn persons control
"a per cent of the 100000 acres i'll
private owenrship, said Miller.
'<Where has been the demand for the
bil? From the public schools? No;
from the small farmer No: but
from the twenty-seven persons who
would get the 100000 acres in tic
same proportion as they got the s.
100000"
So far as he could trace it, Miller
observed, the bill originated with t.le
board OF regents OF the university,
one of whom was one Of the largest
land owners in the state, and the
president of that university. instead
Of tending at home to the business
he was presumably selected for, had
hil,ed to Washington to press the bill
as though the people OF this state
didn't know what they wanted or
were not in favor OF education. The
effort to advance the interests Of the
university by attacking the pubic do
main did not meet with his approval
nor did it apparently meet with the
approval of many present Way
should any one who was willing to
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-13
Will Probably Start Tomorrow

Will PROBABLY Start lOTnOrrOW
By p. D Jacobs, United Press
correspondent.
Ell PASO, March l3.-The Ameri
can expedition is still w4ng orders
to start. Infantry, arti1 a., cavalry
and. engineers are being rushed in
special trains to- the Mexicap border
and it is expected the invasion will
sta5t HAcsday. Though General Funs-
tons determination to~lhe thoroughly
prepared may force further delay. 1t
Is reported that Carranzista officers
are having difficulty in restraining
mutinous ,Carranzista soldiers. Six
chihuahua Americans have arrived
here and said that Carranzista Off
GERS there have threatened to hang
al Gringos. There is some apprehen-
sion lest the depletion OF the local
garrison will encourage the MeNicans
here to attack FL Paso. Americans
are all going armed. An ex-Carran-
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-13
Letter Sprung On Witness
Rv I1uited praSS1

By United Press
OROV1LLE, March 13.-Gertrude
Lamsen was under crossexamination
today, when the defense produced
the letter she had written to Slaugn-
Yer and his wife haying she had lied,
expressing sorrow and saying she
hoped God would forgive her. Later
the girl said her mother dictated the
letter.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-13
TBy United Pressl

CITY OF MEXICO, March l3.-
Carranza has summoned his cabinet
to meet in Queretaro, butSthere will
be no action until Secretary Lansing
replies to Carranza's reciprocity re-
quest 1t is believed the crisis will
soon pass.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-13
Vessels Coaling Up

BY United PRESS
SAN DIEGO, March l3.-Nava1
vessels are coaling in readiness for
Annapolis sails southwark tomorrow
Four troops OF the First cavalry
service. 1t is reported the gunboat
started for the border this afternoon.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-13

FAR made do not call for militia, but
army officers admit that such action
may be necessary. The scarcity of
regulars may result in calling on the
militia and volunteers to guard the
border