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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-29

Ibt
I think never saw ''cecity' before
but may be mistaken. Perhaps my
sight or my memory may be at
fault. The word means blindness. y
A word may be new in more than
one sense. Any word may be new
because of recent coinage. Even an
old or obsolete may seem new because
of recent coinage. Even an old or
obsolete word may seem new when
current events suddenly bring it into
general usuage again.
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Inventions and discoveries are con-
stantly making. new words necessary.
These new words are often formed by
combining parts of old words, but
not always. The word ssaeronaut''
has long been used in connection with
inc was invented a new word was
needed as name for the operator.
Hence We have aviator" and more
recently we have have ''aviatrix,' to
distinguish the female of the species
Any man who navigateS the air
may be called an aeronaut, but bal
loonist is not birdman. The one
rises by virtue of the force of gravity
tparadoxical as that may seem) while
the other mounts into the air in spite
of it. Both the balloonist and the
birdman are airman but only the lat
er is an aviator: hence, the use of
distinguishing words. Perhaps if
women take to ballooning we may
:esa.g'. rso See the word saeronautrix'' :
or tress.
The war in Europe has brought in
to use a great many new or unusual
words, so many in fact, that one
needs the latest atlas, gazetteer and
dictionary constantly at hand in or
der to read the daily news intelligent
ly. Funk & Wagnalls last summer
sent out a little handbook of war
words which is worth having.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-29
FOR SALE OR TRADE
From the Date of This Ad. Up to the 1st Day
March, 1916
Insurance
Wa-Keeney. Kansas

Now. if the gentleman who called at Parlln
& Oredorf's during convention and tried to buy
Canton goods. will just be sociable and
onehaf way. will show you the easy way
get the entire line.
We will sell you trade you one of the
cleanest Implement Games in the state, and one
of the cleanest lot of customers ever registered
check book daily journal
Come of you fellows who have
run yourselves nearly to death trying to get
Office in order to get to town and school your
children If you have anything to buy with
good terms anything that good to trade just
have little nerve and sayS1a5 as am in the
market with nice clean well paying business
from now until the 1st of March, then my first
of Canton Listers and Weedars are billed to
to ship, and then the stuff is off. Can turn
the best line of Implements manufactured
in the states. I say this without fear of contra
diction. l used to sell the line of implements 1
could set-now I sell what want, and if there
is any thing you want have not got can get it
because have operated six years with my
choice. How does farm look to you decorated
with Mitchell, Balm, Anchor Hercules, Rock
Island. Canton and Superior, with J. L. Case
Tractors and Diamond Flows
Am proudeof my customers but if. l can
make the turn, L may accept a position of long
standing in the sales barns of Kansas City and 3
St. Louis.
w.A. EPPL Err
Phone So write 33. Ellis Kansas in Wa Keene
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-19
D0|NCS IN THE SPORT ZONE

Jimmy Wilde. British hywei9ht.
knocked Zulu XII OF Brooklyn out
In the 18th round OF n scheduled 20
round go yesterday In London
LebAm High School was returned
the victor over South Bend at has.
ketball on the Lebam floor. 20 TO II.
University OF Washington Off
cials have called off negotiations for
tho proposed football game with
Michigan In 1917.
Gus DavIs, Tacoma City Lacquer,
has been signed for n trial with Spo-
kane next spring. He is an Indian
and q pitcher.
Baseball seats a. rs cents will be
gradually showed into the discard
by the big league clubs. They will
be cut down in number each year
until eliminated
William wrIgIey. Ir, the gum
magnate. has purchased another
block OF stock In the Chicago Cubs.
Reports in New York have II that
Mike Donlin. former New York
Giant. may manage the Columbus
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-19

club. in the American association.
next season.
Young Joe Rivers died last night In
Denver. as the result OF a knockout
blow received In the ring during his
bout with Jack Pratton.
President Duadale, Of the Seattle
ball club. has Honolulu paper
showing that Skipper Bill Leard has
clicked the apple for an average OF
+54 on the island.
The annual Christmas swim will
again be inaugurated this year In
Portland. when several mermen and
maids take a dip in the cold William
cite. The swim was not held last
year.
Coach Hugo Bexdek will take two
full football teams 10 Pasadena for
the football game with Pennsylva-
MIA New Years cay.
"cyclone" Taylor, Vancouver Ice
hockey star. I'll with appendicitis. is
reported well on the way 10 recov.
cry.
r. n. Van Nostern, popular ngh.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-19
WASHINGTON'S 1917 PROSPECTS
DOBIE LEAVES GOOD MATERIAL
BUT THREE VETERANS WILL GO
BY Jimmy GRAM


Instead OF losing four letter
men from this years football
squad. as expected. tho Uni.
versity OF Washington will be
confronted with the loss OF but
three veterans. Noble. Capt.
Seagraycs and Don Abel are the
ones that have played their last
game for the Purple and Gold
eleven. Contrary TO all reports.
Ben Mayfield viii return next
fall and turn out for the
Varsity.
There had been some doubts
whether Mayficld would re-cnter
Washington next September. He
has only been In school three years,
and as he Is following up engineer.
Ing. tho Butte School OF Mines ap.
pealed to him as a good place TO
spend hts last year He overlooked
strong obiector In tho person OF
his roommate. Ted Faux. who has
been trying TO show him tho evil
OF his ways. Thru Ted's strong in.
flucnce It now seems that Mayfield
will agaln be seen on University
field when the 1917 football season
opens.
Noble 10 Graduate
ICY" Noble. winner OF the
F1aherty medal for 1916. and one
OF the most valuable men on the
team for tho entire four years. will
graduate in February. After hls
graduation ICY" intends 10 enter
the fish business on Vancouver
island. Noble made n number Of
friends in connection with the cleo.
ton OF captain for the 1915 eleven.
Louie SeaRraves and Noble we're
the leading candidates for the cap.
taincy When the time for the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-19

eouNe. .~~.ucrwcight, and
Weldon Wing, eonqueror OF
Bud Ridley. the latest sensa-
ton. clash at Dreamland.
Ross lost to Ridley and Rid
ley lost TO Wing, but this fact
is not worrying George. The
little fellow has been getting
himself in shape at his home
in Vancouver and figures to
wipe the slate clean by beat
Ing Wing.
Bud Ridley will also be on
the card. matched with some
tough youngster capable Of
giving him battle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-19

follower. says he is willing to back
Ray Campbell against any light
weight in the Northwest.
Secretary Culver Of the Metro
politan Lumbermen's club, has
given Matchmaker Walsh the office
TO go ahead and line up a boxing
show. to be put on after New
Years.
II Is rumored the EIks will con-
tinue their boxing smokers again
after New Years. They were very
popular when being held.
Now comes word that Carl Nor
ris is coming back and wants TO
get bout with Jess Willard. Next,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-19
1 HAVE PROVED
: DENTISTRY
WITHOUT PAIN
IS POSSIBLE

Painful rccollections OF your
visits to the dentist and tho
suffering endured there will
possibly make you skeptical.
My discovery OF Oralthesia
has changed the entire con-
ditions OF dental practice in
my Office.
Today | treat a great many
people are not robust enough
to stand the nerve-racking
fortunes considered essential III
ordinary dentistry where Oral
thcsia is not used.
1t is a pleasure for me to
be able to practice my profess
I'm without continually in
.Hicting pain. 1t makes my
work easier and consequently
enables me to do more exact
ing and perfect work.
/ charge you nothing for
the Use OF Oralthesia.
Decayed and broken roots
arc difficult 20 extract when
the patient is quivering with
pain.
This work is quickly done
when pain is absent. That IS
feature that appeals TO
every person. Your time
spent in the dental chair is
shortened. Why sentence your.
self to unnecessary suffering
when | can say to YOU
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-19

Amateur hockey viii again hold
the boards tonight at the Arena.
when the teams put on a double
bill. The Elks will take on tho 4.
OF ". team. which will initiate It's
new unies. while tho Bankers will
cross sticks with the Knights OF
Columbus.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-19
George Smith Says
He Viii Be Out In
Football Toys Again

Despite reports 10 the con-
trary. Captaln-elcet George
Smith. OF the U. OF w. team,
Will be out for football next year.
AZ the present tlno Smith IL
suffering from bone growth
on his right leg, sustained In
practice. when Ernie Murphy
and Briggs hit him the fret day
out after the Oregon game.
Right now Smith 10 using hot
applications on hts leg In the
hope OF putting the bone growth
TO rovt Should the leg prove
no better In three months, an
operation will be performed 10
help the injured member along.
~ any rate, Smith declares that
he will be out In football suit
next fat. and In the best OF
shape.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-19
Seattle Hockey Team,
Meets Spokane Squad
Tonight in q Contest

Peter Muldoon's Seattle Met.
ropolitans Will try TO duplicate
their feat OF Friday tonight In
Spokane. when they meet the
Spokane club In a hockey en-
counter east Of the mountains.
The locals left last night for
the scene Of tn. melee. after 90.
ing thru a hard afternoons prae.
tlee session on the Ice.
Before leaving. Muldoon said
that he was highly elated over
the showing made by Harry
Holmes in Fridays game here.
The Seattle goalie has evidently
rounded into form. and from
now on. with Ran Mcdonald
added 20 the squad, the Nets
will be a hard team TO get past.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-19

election came. Noble showed the
stuff that he was made 81 when
no nominated Scagraves and pro
posed that he DO elected unani.
mously. This was done. and Sea.
graves was elected. In speaking OF
Mobiles action. J. VI. Thatcher. one
OF tho regents for the university
said he thought n lot more OF Noble
for doing what he did than II he
had been elected captain.
Abel 10 Be Lawyer
In Don Abel the university loses
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-19
IL Teams Tied in
6-Day Bike Race

NEW YORK. Dec. is-Eicven
teams In tie were whlrlIng around
the saucer at Madison Square Gar.
den In the annual sIx-day bike race
at a. m. The other two teams
we're lap behind. The leaders had
covered s62 miles. The record for
the time Is zoo miles and one lap.
made in 1915 In Chicago by Lawson
and Root.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-19
LLOYD MADDEN TO BATTLE
IN PORTLAND RING

Lloyd Madden. Northwest light.
weight champion. and "Muff" Bron.
son. claimant OF the Coast feather.
weight tito. have been matched 10
tangle In six-round bout In Port.
land a week from Thursday. Bron.
son has also been matched for a
return go with Harry Pelsinger to
be staged 10 Portland on Jan. 10.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-19
NEFF ANXIOUS TO SCORE
WIN OVER BRONSON

Chef Netf Is working hard for HIS
fight with "Mufr' Bronson TO be
run off Friday night In Dreamlsnd.
Chef fought the Portland boy a
tough six-round draw in Portland
before going to Los Angeles. and
wants to get the decision this time
out
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-19
EARL BAIRD SAYS he WILL
NOT TURN PROFESSIONAL

Following reports that he was
ppainking of deserving the s. 4. c.
for the professional boxing ranks.
Earl Baird has come forth with 4
statement that he will not make
the Jump for some time yet. II
ever.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-19
u. of w. Winner in
Basketball Melee

The U. OF w. basketball quintet
shattered the Queen Anne high
school basket shooters with de-
feat in a practice game last night.
"a to IA. Danielson played the star
game for the high schoolers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-19
Good Bouts Being Lined Up for Friday Nights Mt Show Deamand
GEORGE ROSS
WILL BATTLE
WELDON WING
BY EDWARD HILL

O. III t fans
should see 4
bout W c |
worth giving
the once over
Friday night
when George
Ross, { h c
clever \ an
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-19
Moran-Smith Melee
Is Called Comical

NEW YORK. Dec. 19.-This city
full of fight fans today ia wondering
why II allowed itself TO be kidded
by ten.round bout between Frank
Moran of Pltts5urg and Gunboat
smith These two of the original
white hope brigade hoped into a
ring I'm Brooklyn and belabored each
other with everything they could
think of-which was nothing-and
ended thor encounter in draw.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-19

Let me examine your defec-
TIC teeth and tell you Just
|how much il will cost md hos
Dong it will take to perfect
''hem.
Phone Main 1855
All Work Guaranteed
ssssa4f Prices In the City
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-30
Misses Class-Day Frocks
1000 TO $500

Exoulsiev executed modes organdie, Ceorsctc crepe
point despnt lace embroidered batiste nct-sndtafeta
Sizes 4 to Is.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-30

step By step. the story he has already
told New York and Rhode Island su
thorities of the events leading up 10
the burial Of the young woman IN the
IVES, Point cellar. Not flaw could
be found in the story. He told Il
simply, earnestly and convincingly. II
he actually is relating a series OF events
drawn wholly from his Imagination. he
must be conceded the most artistic and
skilful weaver Of fslsehood that the
law here has ever had 20 deal with.
He went in for diagrams to-day. on
a sheet or prison note paper. Glen
norris drew a neat sketch of the base
ment in which ne says ne buried Dor
othy Arnold He explained mis- draw
ing as j., took form beneath MS pencil.
Here arc the stairs in the middle
he unused. ITO the night is the fur
mace. In the northeast corner Of the
cellar there was a locked room, built
out from the angle OF the walls. In
the southeast corner there was a pile
OF rubbish. We dug the grave in the
southwest corner"
Then, like a practised playwright. ne
commenced assigning stations TO the
different characters in his grim tragedy.
The doc stood here" ne went on.
making dot al the head Of the grave.
which nc had already indicated by an
ominous rectangle. THE lamp sat on
the dirt We had taken out Of the hole.
stood on the east OF the grave. and
Deponse, the chauffeur, stood at the
foot"
Then he made fifth dot. which was
considerably removed from the group
Of points about the rectangls
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-30
"a YALE STUDENTS
WIN FELLOWSHIPS
Five Undergraduates from New
York State Receive Awards.


New Haven, April 29.-Yale's annual
award of fellowships and scholarships
was announced to-day as follows:
Departmental Felowships: Soldiers Me
mortal Wship-Floyd Clayton Har~ood
(Classicsl Bedford City, Va.
John Addison Porter Memorial Fellowship
Gerald Edwin VSeboyer English. White
Plains. y. y.
Silhman Fellowship-George Russell Ban
croft physical science). New Haven.
John Sloane Feowship-William Henry
Towne Holden tphysicsl, Chicago.
General Feowships: Abernethy Fellow
ship-Normsn Sidney Buck social sciences
Wilmington. Mass.
Marshalls Bidwen Fellewshops-M Maurice
Rea Davie social sciencesl. Cleveland Har-
old Harmon Wright German. Wstertown,
Conn.
Cuyler Fellowship-Carlton Everett Bor-
den romance languages. New Bedford
Mass.
Douglas Fellowship-Herbert Maynard Dia-
mond social sciences. New Haven.
Ellen Battell Eldridge Fellowship Ralph
Henry Gabriel history . Rock Stream. y. \.
Theodore Edward Caruso philosophy. East
Orange. y. j.; William Ewsrt Lawrence
social sciences). Binghannton. n. y.
Foote Fellowship-Joseph Sheldon Gerry
Bolton English, New Haven Rex Maurice
Naylor history. Union City. Tenn. Edward
Simpson Noyes English. Newton Centre.
Austin F. Howard Fellowship-Charlcs
Ellsworth Martz (history). OlyTNant. Penn.
Larned Fellowships-D Paige Trsry
history. Berlin. y. y. Everatt Clair Ban
croft social science. Lawrencetown, y. 5.
Sheridan Alfred Thompson geology, Port
Byron. y. Y.
Macy Fellowship-wilbert James HUFF
chemistry. Butler. Penn.
scott HURT Fellowship Robert James
Menner English. Honesdsle. Penn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-30

describe her II the police want me 10.
Glennoris was asked what. aside from
the feeting glances ne had az the eirl
he saws he buried. led him 20 believe
she was Dorothy Arnold He replied
that ne had refused 10 take any part
in the removal from New Rochelle or
the burial until the men with whom
ne was working had told him who the
Young woman was. He says they re
Piled. Dorothy Arnold
lie was also asked what made him
believe he was within sight Of the
West Point lights" when his midnight
automobile tour came 70 an end. This.
100. he had been told. he asserted, both
by Deponse and by The Sport"
do you thinl there's any danger OF
me going 70 the chair II ! lead the
police TO that bodAsnd Il no one else
who took part IN the thing was
caught Giennoris asked nervoGsly.
Then he Strengthened IN in his chair
and laughed well. what n ] do have
20 20. # won't be any worse than this
haunting feeling that comes every
night Just before fall asleep.'
Neither the Governors Office here
nor the Board OF Parole has received
any application from the New YORK
police for permission 10 take Glennoris
70 West Point. The situation - myst-
fving 70 officials. since New YORK DIS
patches on Thursday quoted police Of
iicials as saying the APPLETON had al
ready been made. I, is the belief at
the Capitol that the New York police
arc seeking to find others named in
Glennoris's confession before they ask
tor his parole.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-30

The Sport sat here-on a broken
down barrel" he announced. He pulled
away az 2 cigarette all the while we
were working. Just as II he had been a
movie actor.
Il suddenly grew SICK OF the whole
thing 7 turned 70 MIN and 5awled out:
"'Say. don't you think this Is bad
60 all the way through
"He shook his head gravely. Maybe
1t u.s.. he said. but it's the only way.
And the doc repeated after him;
Yes the only way
Glennoris said to-day that he had
given the name and a complete de-
scription of the man ne always refers
20 as THE Sport" 20 the New York 20
Ice. He believes the man i IN New
York now, and thinks Commissioner
Woods's men are trying 10 md MN
before they act further on Glennoris's
confession.
81 met The Sport just a year ago
in the McAlpin." he said. Il went UP
70 him. He started as though some
one from the grave had touched him on
the shoulder. told him was out Of
money. He gave me some and made an
appointment 70 meet me two days later
in Albany and give me some more. he
never kept his appointment. and !
have not seen him since.
Tell the New York police that +
thew will find Flo the girl who was
sitting with me in the West Side ss-
loon the night Deponse came 70 get ME-
for this Job they can learn lots about
the Sport and his whereabouts. No, |
don't know Flo's last name. But | can
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-30
TREE SAYS SQUEEZE;
TEACHERS APPLAUD
Worse to Compress Word than
Waist. His Belief.

1T is far more shocking TO squeeze
2 word than IL is 10 squeeze a waist"
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree told the
marlborough Association Of Women
Teachers last night. and everybody
applsuded wildly when he had con-
cluded.
The English actor made this remark
IN the course Of an address. advocat-
ing. not free love. but freer speech.
He said tina, he believed that teachers
had IL IN their power TO preserve the
strength OF the English language as
well as its purity and warned them
against what ne called "over-reiine-
ment in speech
The address was made IN the ball
room OF the Waldorf-AStoria. where
the organization held IT'S tenth annual
dinner. The diners were IN telephone
communication with San Francisco,
where a similar gathering was assem-
bed.
John Hays Hammond. another speak.
er. made plea for an international
tribunal court az The Hague 10 settle
all differences between countries. 9th
ers who attended the dinner were Rob-
err Adamson. Henry Bruere. Mary Gar
rett Hay. Rabbi Alexander Lyons. Ed
win Markham. Marcus W. Marks, Anna
Howard Shaw, Brandon lyman and
Cabot Ward.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-30

this plot OF green and 70 begin jour
ney that shall not end until ne mas
pointed out the spot where he buried
young woman he believes was Dorothy
Arnold.
The waiting is getting the best OF
me-" he said to-day, as he sat looslhg
longingly out into a world where men
and women 20 and come as they please.
IL want 20 wash M hands completely
in this lob. but ! can't say 'hn'sn' WIN
clear conscience until ! have led tne
New York police 20 that girls grave
Men like me. you know, aren't
haunted by foolish fears or childish
suDerstitions. That kind OF thing
isn't in our line. But since the day !
decided to confess my part IN the burial
OF that girl at West Point ! haven I
been able 10 get the thought Of her out
of my mind. Il grows stronger every
dav. Last night. just before ! dropped
of 10 sleep. I fancied / saw her again
As she was on that night FIVE years ago
when We dug her grave in the west
Point cellar.
I've gave her no burial ceremony
YOU know: there wasn't even prlest
TO say mass for her. J told the
Sport -Glennorls always releis "
sweethert OF the dead woman as the
Sport "at the time that the "nole
thing was dead wrong. and ! am more
convinced o. it now that ] ever was. II
getting her body moved to decent
resting place will help wipe the thing
out of my mind, then ! want to do II,
and do it quick. Somehow, don't tnlnK
III sleep just right until I've SHOWN
the police that grave.
Glennoris went over again To-Day