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The Nevada County picayune., 1916-06-29

We got a country, hickory smoked. sugar-cured ham, right off the vine, the other day from Lige Sinyard. If we did not need that ham at home so badly right now we would save it and put it in the Fair to show what an old ugly boy in the State of Hampstead can do with nine months old Poland China pig and little energy.
 John Cain was around nead- quarters the first of the week, and while he does raise some Gains. he is devoting great deal of his time and attention to raising some blooded stock this year, and the rest of you regis tered-stock fans had better look out for the Cain entries in October.
 A girl graduate thus described the manner in which a goat butted a boy out of the yard: He hurled the previous end of his anatomy against the boys afterwards with an earnestness and velocity which, backed by the ponderosity of the goats averdupois, imported a momen- tam that was not relaxed until he had landed on terra irma be- yond the pale of the goats juris- diction.
 As national holiday, July 1, or Independence Day js or0bably more generally observed b. all the people than any Jay set apart as holiday, ani as # dat es the period of American lnIe. pendence and the establishing ot principles on which has been founded the grondest and great est republic the world has ever known, the patriotism of every
The sun., 1916-10-24
$50, 600, 900 FLOUR SQUEEZE.
Ni1Icrs licensed of V%ioIntinx when,
Standa rds ~ increase Profits.

'Iu"AG". oct 23-Charecs that tn.
milling interests have mtic am excess
proiit of Sr", 900, 000 wv using rejected
wheat and wheat below milling r-ad,
"hil" "hnrgi1; consumers for luur base
"a ia. hest grades of wheat, were mad,
today 10y Miss Florence King of tno
Nonl"n'S Association al Commerce IN 4
complaint filed with United states Dis.
lriot Attorney 'Iyrr.
Mss King win seek to have T.. drrpl
ingpcction of grain provided T. q recon-
act Of Congress apply 10 this Years
wheat crop,
December wheat 0pld ~ st.7i TODAY
IN III" pit iul May ut s11t7., ADVANCING
I '"ntr. The tine brands of nour w,r,
quoted nj $3.50 a barrel in Mlnncnpnlis.
an advance of 20 cents.
MIllers announced at Portland. Ore,
today hat nnother advance nf 20 c.uts
a barrel on hour would be made to-mor-
row. This viii increase the price of
patents to $3.50 per barrel. u new high
record.
The sun., 1916-10-24
MAY END MOTOR SWINDLEs.
''iohr Indemnity 60. EmpIo,-~
Turns states Evidence,

Robert /. taswell of Woodhayen.
Queens. who vas arrested LAS, week
charged with grand larceny hy the Globe
Indemnity Company. by which he was
employed aS an tdjustcr. pleaded guilty
yesterday before Judge Rosalsky and
wts released In s., "0u ban.
The bail was made small at In. re-.
quest Of Assistant District Attorney Wei
Ter, vino said that tiswcll has turned
states cvid"r-'. n will he Of great aid
I" the authorities I'm running down "A
gang, most Of them formerly emplovrd
10y I'll" Globe Indemnity Company, who
swindlel the company out Of many thou
sands Of dollars.
Tire" other men are under arrest and
Mr.. Weller expects 10 get half "A dozen
or So more, largely on evidence to H..
furnished by Caswrll.
The gang had three methods Of swim
dllrS the company. one wI~ To- insure
= car for more than it's valuation and
then put in a claim for damages for a
''N" collision to get bona iidr automo-
h1l" insurers to pnt .u claims when ia. r
cars had not been injured and To pass
the claims on shares and 10 settle dam
ages when ears had been injured ly paw
ing the company's money lud selling the
car and keeping III" money
The sun., 1916-10-24
VILLA LED DUMAS
MEN INTO AMBUSH
In Trap Near San Andres. Car
ranZistas We're Shot Down
From Behind Rocks.
HEARST RANCH RAIDED
Bandit Chief Slaughtered 600
Bcevcs and stole Horses
at Santa Anna.

H. p,so. TOY o., .. ~r,t..c
villa led TITO c,rronza v,neu,rd urdor
Gen. ozuno. into au nmhusb b,tv 80,
Santa ysabc, ,pd Ga, ,,Iros ~, ~,
western division n, ,hs Nexico N,rtb.
WESTERN RaiIro,, ~, L,,i., ,,a.u,
to n reno, recoi,o1 ,o.da, ,. $50 :
the Feder,, Ron, h.
Villa rc,rca,,d e,a,, ,e.t.I.. go,
aide oT Co. A,a,a. - nn. ~ w..
raiiroaa ,.os, ~ -, ~ IT. -,
e.n Anaras mi. w., 20" 80. .o"'"
yu,,a Ir,a ,,, - IN y
Til. n, n1,,s ,i,,i. -,
files along III. ,s,i,,,,, rn',. 80,
- ao"s '"e r"''"'u' poured 4 heaNy
The sun., 1916-10-24
EX-RUSSIAN PRIEST
SUES MAGAZINE
ScrgiuS VI. TrufanOff. Friend
Of Rasputin. Asks $4,000
Damages.

Sergtus Mirh1.'ow Trufanon. who says
he was an ahbo'-cencra In the Russian
Church, filed in the Supreme Cour, yes
t"rdaN a and complain. through
his attorneys. Cass a. Apfrl. seeking an
Injunction and $4,000 damages for an
alleged breach ~ contract against the
metropolitan Wu1usmr. The magazine
was to have publ shed n series Of at
ticlcs furnished by him on Raeputiu. m"
mysterious monk who is high in the
councils OF the Russian court and with
whom Truf1noT claims to have been
closely Identified.
But Trufanon asserts tina now with
tho connivancc Of the Russian Govern
ment III" Metropolitan Magazine refused
~ publish these articles and is willing
To pay me in order to suppress them :"
Ttufanon states that after eleven months
In "a Russian prison bccausc he opposed
Rasputin In the cause of Russian liberty.
he came To- this country In June laet,
having received a cablegram from Her
man Bernstein hat arrangements had
been made for him 90 supply material for
stories or Tasputin that would be used
bv the
According TO the petitioners affidavit.
$4,000 was to he paid to him In install
49, wv " ~
rtugcd nU June 10 with II. J Wh!ghsm.
president NJ the Metropolitan Magazine
company. to AVE interviews with Mr..
roh.nkiu OF the Metropolitan starr tIat
Tubsnkiu would work into fvo articles.
lie declares Archpishuf, Evdokim tried
10 buy him on" fIr So. 600.
tt" Russian Consul General. M,khacl
pustinof. he sIvs, also attempted to get
him to drop ia. series Tor tho same
amount claiming Il vould inJurc Rus
sia. After the tousul-,;eu.ril went 80
far a. to pa, him si.o0n. TrufanoY
says. oustinoN told him that he had
obtained "A promise from a large share
holder in the magazine that the articles
would not L.. published
Later President NhighHm. he SAYS,
told hin the stories might never h. pub
li>hcd and tho November issue. N which
the first was advertised to appear. came
ont without "th. biggest story of the
year" ~ n had been described.
Trufanoh says Whigham offered him
$1,000 IN addition to the similar amount
he had already received. but he refused
this. rs he says ia" magazine company
has two Of the articles prepared and
copyrighted and threatens interference
Il he tries to sell the story to another
publication. h" has applied for AN In
junction restraining them from such
action. TIL. motion will be hear I'd on
November ..
The sun., 1916-10-24
Feature Of plan Spoiled.

Secretary Baker. acting under instruc-
tons from the President, has issued an
order To department commanders MAX
lng II clear thai they must not promise
one wear men that thev may I've placed
In the reserve. With one strok. oi the
pen this f,stur" of the new cnli stm-ut
plan - wiped nut. amt amy Officers ore
curious to know the reason.
The consensus OF opinion is that tho
so-vtll.d "farci'Hl efforts AT New Lon
d"u and Atlanti" 'Ity have made Il
clear that no hope Of a solution of the
Mexican problem Is in sight. Recent re
ports from \tlHutic CITY hay" I'm fact
mad" II tpl.Lr that uu useful purpu~.
an Ice served u, further prutractIug III.
rN"haug" "f il'ori's Hnd mutual cour;v-
sicS AZ IN" conference.
II Il understood the Administration
has s"uSht uN "N"rS means 10 >hap.
matters lu such e way that suu" spec
ta'ulir auupuu""uru might l." forth
coming indicative" of future agreement,
hut even thi. prediction lII>c is diff
hruli io accomplish he. aus, Of the in
sist"ncc nn ia" part of TIA" NrNIcaus
that President Wilson m.kr further
i'nd IN lhi+ ''-" apparently Impractical
hle -'pUvCsSiou< To- tdrrlnEa.
The sun., 1916-10-24
CAPITAL IN ~QUERETARO.
CarrNnsa and Obregon Leave Mex
leo CITY Ia Gonzales.

LAREDO. Tex, Oct. 23.-Gen. Carranza.
accompanied by Aware Oregon. Minis
ter of War. and a rctinuc OF Administra-
ton officials. Is AT Querctaro. where over
six carloads Of war munitions were taken
from Mexico city. according to informa-
ton received from sources heretofore
reliable. which also says Gen. Pablo
Gonzales, who has been operating In the
state Of Morelos. has returncd to Mexico
city. and viii remain there In charge II
the city. No rcason is known here for
these reported movements.
Manual Amaya. one OF the wcalthi,~t
residents Of Mexico. and Nico Foryo
Sembrano. Encouragement Of the lie
facto Government OF Mexico. nave left
the capital for the United States, accord
ing to a passenger arriving here from
Mexico city to-day.
Mrs. Nenustiano Carrsnza. her two
daughters and Mrs. Alvaro- obregou.
who arrived at Nucvo Laredo from McN-
ico city. crossed IN" border INTO the
United states here to-day. II is under
stood Mrs. tarranza will attend the we'd
ding OF her niece. Mis-" Guadalupe Sa-
tinas, here on Wrdu,slay.
The sun., 1916-10-24
COURT DEFINES WEALTHY"
Surrogate Catalan Holds One
eighth Of a%s.3I8.3BS Il Enough.

How much money mus' a man have
80 10 considered wealthy" In the
hearing yesterday Of the contest of the
will Of the late Ernest q Wo.rz, brewer.
which Charles 7. boclger, a son-in-law.
Is seeking 20 n eak on behalf OF Woerz's
six grandchildren. Surrogate cohalan
decided that one-cighth of more than
1900. 900 put a man in the wealthy"
class.
Edward g. BENEDICT, representing the
executors. sought to show that Woer2
had cut of his grandchildren with 5000
each because he realized that their
father had independent means. To the
lawyers questions Doelger replied that
he was not wealthy. 1t was then shown
that the estate ~ his father. Peter
Doelger. amounted to SASS 800 and .ha,
he had received one-eighth as his share.
The Surrogate thereupon ruled Docl-
ger was wealthy
The sun., 1916-10-24
HUMPHREYS PLEADS GUILTY
Heir 10 &75O,OOO 10 Re e need
Monday for Speeding.

James HUMPHREYS. 30 years old, heir
to $7jo.0oo. pleaded guilty yesterday to
automobile speeding aud was remanded
for sentence next Monday. iIumphrics's
address IL Or. Mctarlane's sanitarium,
MISREPRESENTATION. Ills mother, who
was IN court. lives al ljS West Fifty
eighth street.
"I.eeches are the cause OF I%Iunphrics',
troubles reported Probation Oiiicor
o'Mahoney. "Thcre are u number Of
young fellows who n he has money
and they keep coming after him to et
him to spend II on them"
oMahoney said Humphrics has more
than 81 900 "a month and that he Is we'll
known on Broadway as n spcndcr. Hum
phri"s was arrested on September 3 ar
ter lie had almos run over a man and
woman at broadway AID 10th street.
The sun., 1916-10-24
H. T. c0zENs.H HARDY ARRIVES.
English Political Writer sorry
Roosevelt Wasn's Nominated,

Henry r. Cozens-Hardy. English po.
lt'!cal writer. who Is to make AN sTort
Ia explain the political situation IN Amer.
lea to British readers. arrived yesterday
by the White star liner 1.aplapd.
Ho said a large par OF his fellow citi.
zens wer" disappointed because col
Theodore Roosevelt had not been noml-
mated for the Presidency. t:ngland's In.
terest In the Presidential election. he said
was not overwhelming. The Liberal
party as a whole favored Wilson and tho
Conservatives Mere for Hughes. Both
parties regretted col. Roosevelt was not
"A candidate.
The sun., 1916-10-24
BIG FRAUD ON WOMEN FOUND.
"Endless Chain" scheme Catches
Many Thousands Of victims.

MINNEAroLis. Oct. 23.-Thousands %
letters. each containing 10 cents, are
pouring into tive loca, post Office daily
from women in various parts Of tie
country who have Joined in AN endless
chain scheme promoted 10y the So
called National Brokerage Exchange.
To every woman who would send 10
cents In silver and write TO five friends
urging th.m 10 join in the chain. the
exchange" promised a new, 1917 model
.ilk petticoat.'
Federal agents are searching Cor Of.
iicers OF the exchange who are wanted
'"T using the mails to defrsud. A room
in a local business block. to which
all the letters are addressed. wis sud.
denly vacated three weeks ago. the au-
tiori;ies say.
The volume of mail for the exchange
il rapidly growing" said Postmaster
T.. a. Purdy. "and to-day we receive III
1000 letters. enclosing 5000 dimes =
The sun., 1916-10-24

As h. wandered from the living room
into the kitchen tn investigate tn. en-
trance to tn" roof he found u small
square hol" opening TO II. Neither adj
der nor stairway was under II. The po-
liceman wheeled a tub beneath II and
looked up. The hole framed the grim
ming face OF Tan ard the muzzie of his
gun.
monkey business, young fellow"
advised IN" old man.
Just wanted tn ask YOU r you will
let an ambulance surgeon through"
Tot hin come. hut he must come
alone. ard when you sc, that fellow out
q &c with him"
d.. Ryan, an intern, az tho Flushing
Hospital. w!Ls called lic found there
Was no III" for hts services. Tan ordered
him out ~ IA" house. Fitzgerald skirt"d
around the side of the house and found
"A ladder. II. was setting il against Tn.
roof when Tan looked down on hin,
again.
only wanted 70 get a strctchcr TO
carry the sheriff out he explained to
Tan.
Hell stay where he t.. You and that
other young fellow get Out. I'm going
10 shoot IN a minute"
The sun., 1916-10-24
ONLY 8 NEW PARALYSIS CASES
Deaths for ~ Hour Period Are But
Three.

There were three deaths from i~nfantiir
paralysis in the forty-eight hours ended
at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. of
which one was in the latter twenty-four
hour period. according 10 the BOARD of
IIealth's reports, Manhattan II tn.
Bronx each had "A death IN the twenty
four hours ended sunday morning and
brooklyn had IN" only death in The TWEEN
ty-four hours ended Yesterday morning,
In the sam" period there were ninc
new cases of the disease. Six Of these
In Manhattan and two in The Bronx
were reported In the twrntN-rour hnuus
ended sunday morning, while tho only
case in the entire city IN the twenty
four hours ended yesterday morning was
In brooklyn,
The sun., 1916-10-24
ROOF FALL DELAYS SUBWAY.
NOrthhOund Exprcs. Tracks Tied
Up for 20 Ninutes

y heavy mass 40 concrete being used
In construction work In IN. subway h.
tween T~hlriy-"iehth and F"rtieth streets
'oU across tn" ~noithhound express tracks
yesterday morning. luS, before ~ o'clock.
'tuSlns a twenty nv minute delay In the
service. Al nuithhonnd cypress rains
were Scnt over the local tracks. The
passengers on one stalled train were pcr-
rii'"d Ia walk three blocks up the tracks
60 IA" Grand Central station.
N"Ntud"r /: rcrdi"r. a lawyer ~ 500
BROADWAY, Wa ou 4 southhouud EXPRESS
81 Hln"iN-~Aih street which was de-
laScd III tInp,tlon,o was Manifested
T." the guard iu ~u,h terms that ne
caused Tender arrest. Magistrate.
''r"'hl in West sd" Court paroled Tend.
l,r.
The sun., 1916-10-24
NEW PARTY.
Generals Of R~cvoiutio" lutte To
Elect Him President.

MExIco CITY, oct. @5-Norc than a
hundred prominent Generals aud other
leaders actively associated IN ia" reynln-
ton net to-day at tho home oi Gen.
Pablo Gonzales and formed u political
party 10 unity the 'oustitutionalIsts IN
support OF 'arrarza fur President
Arnong thos" who attended were G-us.
ovregor. Gonzales. Benjamin I'm. Ngui-
lar. ccsdri" Castro and Francisco I"Ss.
The project, which Vas made known
by Gen. Gonzales. was enthusiastically
accepted 10y all tins" present. ten.
Eduardo Hay is head of the organiza-
tiou committee.
The sun., 1916-10-24
IS BIGGEST C0AsTWISE SHIP.
Henry n. Mallory Begin. To-mor.
row Maiden voyage 20 galveston,

The new Mallory liner Henry II. NAL
lory. the largest American coastwise
steamship. arrived yesterday from The
yards OF her builder. the Newport News
Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company.
and will sail tomorrow on her maiden
trip 10 Galveston.
The vessel looks much like n trans
atlantic liner and is constructed for over
seas service. II displaces 1l.1jO tons
when loaded, is AL feet long. of "a feet
beam and 81 feet depth Of hold. The
superstructur" and deck houses are
anid>hips. All the staterooms are out
side and accommodate zoo passengers.
oil fuel IL used for the triple expansion
engines OF 5000 horsepower. The
Henry u. Mallory Is expected to break
weston.
The sun., 1916-10-24

Continually hrood,ng because she had
never had amy children Mrs. Henrietta
Iiar'hell. 80 wears. Of @3i East l?1th
street killed h"rS.lf Yesterday morning
IN her home by shooting herself I'm tho
mouth. TIN. husband was arrested ,or
having a gun In the house. lie was held
In $500 bail for trial.
The sun., 1916-10-24
WILSON WOULD HOLD
MEXICAN CONFEREES
Trying to Prevent Breaking
OFF Of NEGOTIATIONS Tn
ill Election DAY.
LETTINGS CALLED FARCE
Reserve Feature Of Army Rill
Wiped Ont by Pre>i-
dents Order.

W>sniNGroN. oct. 2I-r.e-ldrut VIII
son. according tn information which has
reached here. is making determined ei-
forts to ward off the breaking up OF the
joint Mexican American conference until
after election. The conference has adj
mittcdly accomplished nothing. and hope
that any practical good will come OF IL
has virtually been abandoned.
Army officers smile when reference
to the conference H. mad but they point
out that there Is good reason to believe
thai the President r. considering keeping
the National Guard on the border for
another year At least IN view OF the iail-
urc OF the conference. and they antici-
pate another four years Of "watchtul
waiting" on the border II the President
Is reelected.
They base this oil an important deer
sion just announce by the War l"-
partment after word trom shadow avn.
This - TO the effect that One year APP
plicatiun. with the promise 81 service
IN the reserve thereafter. viii MOI h'
IN connection with tho new
termS Of enlistment. which become
.r. ctivc on November |. This decision.
II is said. offsets the most progressive
feature of the plan which the ''rnrral
STAFF had Incorporated IN the army biii
The sun., 1916-10-24

The trial OF Martin t;gan. publicity
man for J. l.. Morgan & Co.. and Will
lam J, Burns, detective. who are charged
with examining private correspondence
of ~ry mour n seymour III AN EFFORT TO
locate a leak nf the Morgan offices. was
postponed yesterday FOR - mouth because
Of the absence in Italy Of Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Black.
The sun., 1916-10-24

Mr.. Louisa Herlygar. 40 years. a
seam~,rcss of - West 13?th street. was
crushed 20 death yesterday when an elc-
rtior III" wss quitting AT the sixth foor
81 an apartment house at IFS East Sew
el'i.th street started upward suddenly.
Her body was caught between the cell
TIC # the sixt floor and the floor Of the
en-.
The sun., 1916-10-24

ono" Fitzgerald had gone lr, oud tho
ring" nf trees the other polirein"n
Opened fro. 1heir sergeant ordered thom
not to clos" ~ until he got further IN
strh"tt"us. lie sued back on his MOTOR
cycle to tho Flushing police station. i;ur-
ouIh Inspector btllou wa called ON the
telephone.
"TN"re's , follow here who HAS ms,
shot the Sheriff. lie won't give In pcac.
ably. ! want 10 know II we are to bring
him IN dead or alive"
Bring him in" were the Instructions
Sergeant Fitzgerald went back 10 the
firing line. II" found his men becoming
reckless, lie ordered them 10 keep under
cover.
W cant get him with revolvcrs." h,
said he il NOR" than 100 feet away
from w.. We need riiirs.'
ratNolnan f"N went to q shuotiug
gallery near by and got two Winchester
The sun., 1916-10-24
Called % Good Move.

The Genera SIAN, ia order To build M
the army by inducing young men to M
themselves for soldering. sanctioned the
provision for one year enlistment. fol-
lowed 10y six years In the reserve. This
was regarded as a practical az well az a
progressive feature OF the RIM bill. "
wa destined 10 appeal 10 thousands or
those young Americans who were Wiling
to devote n year ~ their lives to the
army I'm order to l." prepared to orer
their services IN ease serious trouble
later threatened.
A. the end of Il years service the Sec
rotary Of war had the discretion Of per-
uniting the-. "un" wear men 10 go
into tn. reserve. which. n was assumed,
he would do In all eases where the rec
ords showed that the training OF the ap-
pli"aui along military lines had been
sufficient to warrant his being Of real
service to the country If later called
upon. I'll. President II understood Ia
have regarded his a. a VERY SatisiaC-
tory and progressive feature Of the HILL"
Hut now the President has changed
his mind He did not mean. IL appears,
what he siid when h. sanctioned the
id.l of this feature Of the army bill
being widely advertised throughout the
country ~ a means Of obtaining new
recruits. ur he has changed his mine he
cause OF SON. development of which the
public Is being kept in ignorance.
The sun., 1916-10-24

Tho department = proud Of YOU" he
said ar le shook their hands. Mod.sily
'h" wounde men and their ~unwuundcd
allies accepted his congratulations. The
injured men wer. ordered to their homes.
The police arrested as material wit
nessc- Nh. Tan and her SON. Oliver.
When the wife of the victim was brought
INTO tn" station house she was IN a pitt
FIJI condition. pr. Ryan. who had entered
her home earlier. attended her.
FITZGERALD was put under technical
arrest. He will he arraigned in tn.
Long Island city polite. court this morn
ing. simply as a matter Of form.
sheriff sitter was horn In Germany
nifty wears ago. When he came" TO this
country he worked a. "a carpenter and
att"rward became a foreman in I, cor-
struc'i"n pant, later becoming . con-
tractor. Twelve years ago he made his
permanent home IN Queens borough. lie
married and lived al 2;ci Gates avenue
Eiig.wood. His wealth Is said to AK
gr.gdtc 5000. 00n.
without las consent he was nom
mated on III" Democratic ticket last No
Ncmh'r. Since he went INTO office he
u1d inaugurntci many economical and
efficient rrfurms.
The sun., 1916-10-24
M"n,imnun ne give. Release.

M~cutiu,gno said he was. which would
rlea-' his former attorneys from the
sdl o. - OCCASIONAL privilege.
lie i"i 'uoco was represented as de-
cilrI'. over the telephone last night that
Mon nsno'- statement was untrue and
That would he willing to take the
sfauf q Nnltina.no waived his rights.
Nou' u.'ru's defence in his own trial
Wls 'i'fi
~ end Of the days session an i'm
ter,sr '. -eIucl to the death sign incl
d-nf "f earlier in the trial took place.
Nleu los. La sale was on the stand he
h,okr down. and Assistant District At
torrsl pooling said that 4, was because
q man IN the court room CAV him the
dealt gn.
Yesterday Mr.. Doo,ing discovered that
tlr-" u-n who were in the death sign
GROUP We're in court. and at the end OF
tn" day II is said that he ordered our
officers not to allow one OF them to enter
again.
" the man Is allied with Rofrano's
side If the ease WORT of what had nap
pencil vas taken to Mr.. I.ittlrton. aud he
told IN" man to send In word to him to-
dtv and h" would soc that he got into
court. Later Mr.. IpOling denied that he
ordered any one barred from the room.