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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-01

made It plain that at the first report
the other thief had fled. exposing him
self only long enough for the old man
to take a quick shot in his direction.
Ricardo had missed, and the miscre-
ant was doubtless well away by TINS
time. He had ridden sOrrel horse,
that was all Ricardo could remember.
Law looked only briefly at the grue-
some results Of his craftsmanship,
then he turned back to the body of his
beloved mare. Ricardo noticed at
length that he was crying; as the
Ranger knelt beside the dead thor
oughbred, the old Mexican whispered
to his son:
"Valgame Dlos! This Is a strange
fellow. He weeps like woman. He
must have loved that horse as man
loves his wife. Who can understand
these gringos? After a time he APP.
preached cautiously and inquired:
What shall we do with this hombre,
senior? Pedro has found his horse"
Law reused himself. With his own
hands he gently removed Bessie Bellies
saddle, bride and blanket, then he
gave his orders.
'I'll take your horse, Ricardo, and
you take--that fellows. Get a wagon
and move him to Jonesville."
"And your"
"I'm going to follow that man on the
sorrel"
The dead mans saddle was left be-
side the body; then when the ex-
change of mounts had been effected,
and all was ready, Law made re.
quest that amazed both father and son.
"If I'm not back by morning, I want
you to bury my mare" His voice
broke; he turned away his face. Bury
her deep, Ricardo, so-the coyotes
can't dig her up right where she fell.
I'll be back to see that it's done right.
UnderstandW
"Bueno! l understand perfectly.
She was a pretty horse. She was your
bonita, ell? Well, you have a big
heart, senior, as brave man should
have. Everything shall be done as
you wish; give you my hand on It,"
Risardo reached down and gripped
Laws palm. "We will name our pas
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-01

ture for her, too, because 1t is plain
you loved her dearly. So, then, until
tomorrow
Law watched his two friends ride
away, then, with a miserable ache In
his throat, he mounted and rode of
to pick up the trail of the man on the
sorrel pony.
The fellow had ridden in the direc,
ton of Las Palmas, which Dave judged
must be fully twelve miles away, and
when they continued to maintain this
course the Ranger became doubly in.
terested. He risked his own interpre.
tation of the riders intent and pushed
on without pausing to search out the
trail step by step. At the second gate
the signs indicated that his man was
little more than an hour ahead of him.
The prospect of again seeing the
ruddy-haired mistress of Las Palmas
stirred Law more deeply than he cared
to admit. Nevertheless, he was uncom.
fortably aware that she had q hus.
band. Not only so, but the sharp con.
trast in their positions was disagree.
able to contemplate; she was unbeliev.
ably rich, and person of influence in
the state, while he had nothing excopt
his health, his saddle and his horse
NO; no horse now. she was gone.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-01
New Use for Motorcycles.

That new uses for motorcycles are
still being discovered is shown by the
fact that Californian with big lawn
to care for drives his mower with the
aid Of his powered cycle. After sew.
erai unsuccessful attempts he devised
satisfactory means of attaching the
grass cutter to the front forks Of his
machine, and now he asserts that he
can trim the lawn in about one-tenth
the time formerly required. The only
consideration that limits his speed ap.
parently Is the fact that the mower
must be oiled freQuently.-Popular Me.
chanies Magazine.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-01
Something lackjnu.

For the first time Louis was hearing
the cherry-tree-and-hatchet story. 1t
was very dramatically related by a
patriotic aunt, but Louis was not so
deeply impressed as he might have
been. When the climax was reached
and George Washington said, 81 can
not tell lie" Louis displayed his first
glimmer Of enthusiasm.
Couldn't he?" he asked. "What was
The matter with him ?"-Philadelph
Star.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-01
DAVE LAW STRIKES A TRAIL THAT LEADS HIM TO
DEATHS Do0R-HE SUFFERS HEAVY LOSS
BUT DOESN'T TURN BACK

Mrs Alaire Austin handsome
ranch lost in the Texas desert wand
Law state lying In ambush Mexican
"A hours
her home Young Ed wase
insulting nsnuation
with Mexican Mrs Austin
for her other ranch La Feria territory
for cattle by Mexican Gen.
Luis Longoro who becomes instantly
personality, much to her embarrassment
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-01

Must Have Been Somewhere.
Mother-That hole was not In your
glove this morning, Molly.
Molly-Where was It them
The Washington times., 1917-10-21
Kat

MR. HerFlman's cartoons appear In
elm In animated form issued by the
International Film Service ana 1re
shown at all leading theatres.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-01
Red Cross Nurse

go, woman in thine hour of ease un-
certain vain and hard to please, when
pain and fever rack the brow, min
istering angel thou! So ran the an
cient poets praise of danes who lived
in olden days and all he said, no doubt,
was true. I'll leave that question up to
you. Let's paraphrase his ancient
verse and fit it to the Red Cross nurse.
80, ministerng angel brave, whose
mission tits to serve and save, the
wounded soldier sees in you a mother
and a sister, too. You stand for all he
loves and leaves; you soothe him kindly
when he grieves; you bind his wound,
relieve his pain and win him back to
life again. or listen to his last request
and fold his hands across his breast.
You teach this lesson all should know
wherever man may dare to go will
woman follow weak but brave, her
mission e'er - serve and save. wish
the ancient bard again were here to
WELD his facile pen, because his skill
would better serve to praise you as you
well deserved" WILL MOORE.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-01
Difficult

lrate but Unmusical Father-For
goodness sake. Mary. give us rest
Daughter (still playingl-Can't do
it, pa. There's none in the music
Pearsons Weekly
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-01
BY FoNTAINE FOX
(Copyright.)

The young lady across the way says
she saw in the paper that the Govern
ment had fixed the price on spring
wheat and so she supposes we shall
spring CONFESS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-01
Zoo Learned

That ere sammy's an educated
TON com award" said Tommy At
klns leaning on his spade. I'm Jolly
wen weary OF Is learnin', too, that
am. We're ordered to throw 10
trenches along the Marne, and as e
Dicks up Is spade, tn bIoomin' college
pnghter says. says e, Well. Tommy
come on; Il looks IKE were mira dier
And wot says IS, Blarst a college
eqpcatiQn. anyhow. eh'Y' Richmond
Times Ienalch.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-31
PLOT TO POISON
LLOYD GEORGE IS
FOUND BY POLICE
Three Women and a Man Held
For Conspiring Against
Life of Premier
G. UILT IS DENIE d
Arthur Henerson, Member of
House of Commons, Also
Plotted Against

Derby, Jan. 31.-Mrs. Alice Wheel
don, her two daughters and the hus-
band of one of them, Alfred George
Mason, were charged at the Guild
Hall here to-day with conspiring to
murder Premier Lloyd George and
Arthur Henderson. member of the
House of Commons and of the war
council
Information laid by an inspector of
Scotland Yard charged that the de-
PENDANTS on divers day, December 20,
and the date of laying this informa-
ton did amongst themselves unlaw-
fully and wickedly conspire, confed-
crate and agree together against the
Right Honorable David Lloyd George
and the Right Honorable Arthur Hen
derson, wilfuly and with malice afore-
thought to kill and murder, contrary
to the offenses against persons act of
1851 and against tine peace of our lord,
the king, his crown and dignity"
The information is signed by A. H.
Bodkin, prosecuting on behalf of the
crown
After formal evidence concerning
the arrest had been given the case was
adjourned until Saturday.
Mrs. Wheeldon, who is so years of
age, resides in Derby with her daugh-
ter, Ann, aged 81, who is a school
teacher here. Mason, who is "a, is
a chemist of Southampton.
on being arrested the defendants
denied any knowledge of the charge.
They declined to make any state
ment.
Women Arc SuffragiSts
No details in regard TO the case
were disclosed in the police court pro-
ceedings but it is understood the
charge will be made that the defend
ants purposed to use poison.
The inquiries by Scotland Yard be-
gan during the weekend. The Wheel
dons who live in Pear Tree Road, a
good district, are we'll known in Derby
in connection with the suffrage move
ment Mason is a conscientious OBJ
jector to military service.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-31
Severe and Prolonged
Cold Wave East of the
Rockies Is Predicted

A severe and prolonged cold wave
in nearly all districts east of the
Rocky Mountains was forecast to-day
by the Washington Weather Bureau.
1t is following a storm of marked in
tensity central this morning over Mis-
souri, and moving rapidly eastward.
The cold will reach the Middle West
and southwest tonight and Thursday
and the eastern and southern States by
Thursday night and Friday
The cold already has overspread
the Plains States and the Rocky
Mountain and Western Plateau re-
gions. Havre, Mont, reported Sc de-
grees below zero this morning.
Spring-like weather prevailed in the
Southern States, the Middle Mississ-
ippi Valley, Kentucky and Tennessee
in contrast to the severe cold in the
northwest.
Reports of river conditions in tie
local I. S. Weather Bureau were that
the ice is breaking at Towanda and
that the West Branch and Junata are
rising Reports from Marietta say
the people in that neighborhood are
much alarmed because of possible
flood from gorged ice.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-31

ARRESTED FOR
COUNTERFEITING
Woman in Lonely Region Back
of Chambersburg Confesses;
Brother Helped

Chambersburg. Pa, Jan. 31.-Mrs.
Joseph Mealman, living in the wild
mountain regions of Franklin county,
were to-day held in bail by United
States Commissioned n. l.. Bonbrake
for trial at Scranton, March 12, on
charges of attempting to pass coun-
terfeit money. They were arrested last
night, along with another brother,
Benjamin, who was subsequently dis
charged. According to the Federal
authorities, the woman confessed.
Mrs. Smith was arrested last night
by G. W. Schroeder, Secret Service
operative, at her home near Maple
Grove. In his search of the house
Schroeder found Confederate bills and
in a sewing machine drawer mum Der
of counterfeit $40 gold pieces wrapped
in paper and muslin. The counter
feits were made in poor molds and
were composed of lead covered with
gold bronze.
The woman, according to the au-
thorities, confessed and implicated her
two brothers, who live near Mercers-
burg.
Clue to the alleged counterfeiting
was obtained through n Pittsburgh
mail order house which had received
payment for which the sender ten
dered two SO bills of Confederate
money. The Pittsburgh house wrote
back that such money was no good
any longer. The sender wrote back
she was sorry to hear this and en-
closed in the letter the counterfeit
gold pieces.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-31
Potato Famine Threatens;
Now Cost $2.2O a Bushel

Did you know that in additional to
your other food troubles. Irs. Harris
burger. you are threatened with short
age of potatoes?
Not only Harrisburg. but the entire
country is threatened with a potato
famine. "Spuds" are on the luxury list
and are likely to stay there for some
time.
Potatoes are selling throughout the
city at an average of S2.2O per busheI
and the dealers who buy them from
distant Staes say they may soon be nn-
able to get more. The men who have
contracts with the farmers of the sur
rounding counties anticipate no trouble.
Several of them can supply their nor
NAL demand until late in the Spring.
Michigan, Wisconsin. New York and
Maine, all great potato growing States,
report shortage of both potatoes and
cars and they are unable to fulfill large
orders.
The price of potatoes yesterday at
the cars at Baltimore was $2.25 per
bushel. The price of potatoes one year
ago to-day was dollar a bushel.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-31
ARTHUR KING,
HEAD OF CAR
WORKS, DIES
Connected With Big Middle
town Industry Since 1879;
Prominent Lutheran
LIEF ON BIG CHURCH BOARDS
President Directing Board
Emaus Orphans Home; Mrs.
Kunkel His Daughter

Arthur King, president of the Mid
dletown Car Works, died at o'clock
this morning at his home in Middle
town from heart trouble.
Prominent in business and church
affairs of Middletown for many years,
Mr.. King was one of the best-known
men in the lower end of the county.
He was long active in the work of
the Lutheran Church, being mem
Der of the General Synod Board of
Church Publication and the Board of
Church Extension. He was teacher
of a Bible class in st. Peters Lutheran
Church, Middletown, for many years
and took a leading part in the affairs
of the congregation and Sunday
School. In 1905 he was delegate TO
the general synod and interchurch
conference in New York. He had been
president of the Emaus Orphan School
board of directors, near Middletown,
for a number of years.
Mr.. King was known to hundreds
of people throughout the city and
county and had a long list of personal
dletown.
Funeral Friday
Funeral services will be held from
the home in Middletown Friday after
noon at o'clock. The Rev. Fuller
Bergstresser will officiate. Burial will
be made Saturday at York. PAIL
bearers will include members of the
church council, his Sunday School
class and employees in the car works
They will be L. f. Gerberich. Mart
Gingrich, John Statler, Colin S. Few,
A. b. Cressler and J. b. Armour
Mr.. King became interested in the
car works at Middletown in 1879 when
the business was known for many
years as Schall & King Upon the
failure of Mr.. Schall in 1891, Mr.. King
succeeded to the business and con-
Quoted it alone until 1901 when a
stock company was formed, of which
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-31
Harvard Bachelors Agree
on an Ideal Perfect Girl

Cambridge, Mass. Jan. 31.-The fol-
lowing are the attributes of the per-
feet girl as seen through Harvard eyes,
some fifty bachelor graduates having
recently, and after considerable dis
cussion, agreed on them for the girl
that's worth while!"
She is attractive. graceful and
healthy. but not necessarily pretty.
She can dress tastefully and enter
tain anyone and make them feel at
ease.
She can make bread as well as
fudge. and cake as well as a "rarebit. f"
Her dancing is not necessarily lat
est, her tennis is not necessarily up to
the standard, but she is appreciative
of the dance and of the sports.
She is broad minded. sympathetic.
tactful, unselfish. optimistic, thrifty.
of good disposition and moderate in
all things.
She can stand reverses without
worry.
She is gentle to children and kind to
older people, especially her parents.
She has a broad education, but not
necessarily a college one.
She is modest and true and home
loving.
She has good social standing, is of A
religious nature and is not too proud
to pray"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-31
Independents Move to
Control Next House

Washington. d. c., Jan. 31-The
formation of separate entity in the
next House of Representatives. to be
composed of the independent men,
bers who are not directly allied with
either the Republican or Democratic
parties, was the daring plan proposed
by Representative Randall, of Cali
fornia who is known as a Pro-
hibitionist.
In a call sent out for a meeting of
the independent members of the next
House, to be held in Washington on
February 6, Representative Randall
proposes an independent conference
which may act unitedly throughout
the sessions of the Sixty-ffth Con-
gress'
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-31
JITNEYS OPERATE
WITHOUT PERMITS.
TROLLEY CO. HOLDS
Complain to Public Service
Commission Against Eleven
Having No Certificates

The first complaints to be made
against jitneys operating in Harris
burg were filed this morning before
the Public Service Commission by
Wolfe C Bailey, counsel for TIE Har-
risburg Railways Company, it being
charged that eleven men were run
ming jitneys in Harrisburg without
certificates of public convenience from
the Public Service Commission, al
though operating under city licenses.
In each case the commission will call
upon the jitneymen for answers.
The complaints raise a point which
was covered by the Wilkes Barre
cases. In that instance 1t was con-
tended by counsel for numerous lit
neymen that as long as they operated
under municipal licenses tie State
could not interfere and require State
certificates. The decision declared
that the ordinances of any city did not
interfere with operation of the Public
Service company act of 1913 and that
State certificates were required as
well as city licenses. There is no
conflict between the Clark act and the
Public Service act, it was held.
Mclaughlin in List
The complaints filed in the cases
are identical 1t is charged that the
jitneymen are running under city Ii
censes and that the Harrisburg Rail-
ways Company pays for the paving of
the space it occupies with tracks,
pays for bridges, that it not only pays
taxes but three per cent. of the gross
earnings to the city and that it main
tains adequate trolley service.
The men complained of are:
c. E. Webb, 120 North Seventeenth
street, city license No. 8.
George NJ. Swope, 1910 Briggs
street, city license No. 1.
A. r. Stine, 1909 Wood street, city
license No. 6.
]. NJ. Walker, 500 North Eighteenth
street. city license No. 2.
Hugh l.. Mclaughlin, 1927 Market
street, city license No. s.
II. Ed Forty, 2114 North Sixth
street, city license No. 5.
w. l.. Grimes, 1923 North street,
city license No. 9.
]. w. REIN, $40 North Sixteenth
street, city license No. 10.
Jesse Corst, sos North Seventeenth
street. city license No. 4.
Daniel f. Jones. 1413 Zarker street,
city license No. IL.
John B. Wilver, 735 Girard street
city license No. Z.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-31
RUSSIANS GAIN
NEW GROUND IN
RUMANIAN DRIVE
Push Southwestward After
Taking Territory Along Kim
polung-Jacobein r. r.
FIGHTING IN LORRAINE
French Penetrate Two Lines of
German Trenches Here
and Take Prisoners

Inc Russian offensive on the north
ern end of lie Rumanian front has
oeen resumed with some measure of
success. New ground has been gained
along the Kimpolung- -Jacobeni rail-
road where the Russians are pushing
southwestward.
Berlin to-day comedies the capture
from the Austro- German forces of a
point of support in the vicinity of Vale
Putna. This town is nine miles south
west OF kimpolung, Bukowina, and
ABOUT the same distance north of
lorna Watra, near the point of the
Junctlon fthe boundaries of Buko-
Wlna, Pennsylvania and Moldayia
Fighting i'm Lorraine
Inc previous advance here was eff
rected by the Russians in a battle
tought last Saturday when Teutonic
positions on front of two miles were
pierced. according to Petrograd. and
some l,l5O men and IL machine guns
were captured.
On the northern end of the Russian
front the Germans again took the Of
lehslFe and stormed a Russian position
on The east bank of the river An.
southwest of Riga, taking more than
soo prisoners and capturing fifteen
machine guns.
There has been sharp fighting on
the Lorraine frontier on the French
'front.' The French penetrated two
lhes or German trenches here. Paris
reports, routing the trench garrison
ana taxing prisoners. Berlin records
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-31

Clement j. Driscoll. representative
of the New York Bureau of Municipal
Research and former first deputy po-
lice commissioner of New York city.
settled down this morning to real
work on the survey of the local Police
Department.
Mr.. Driscoll spent the morning go
ing over the records of the depart
ment and the manner of keeping
them.
The Police Department has well
coined the coming of the specialist
since the time it was suggested that
Harrisburg should obtain opinions of
an outside expert and the police are
doing everything possible to cooperate
with Mr.. Driscoll in his work
The expert interrogated Chief of
Police j. Edward Wetzel, the inter-
view being held behind closed doors.
Mr.. Driscoll was unable to say when
his survey would be completed and
he would be in position to make his
report public.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-31
Ferry Held Under $4,000
Bail For Counterfeiting

Sunbury. Pa, Jan. 81. - Charged
with counterfeiting, Joseph d. Ferry,
a Harrisburg automobile dealer, was
held in $4,000 bail by Federal Judge
Wilmer. 1t is alleged that Ferry was
a party to counterfeiting more than
$4,000 worth of Federal Reserve
bank notes of the $40, $40, and $50
Secret Service operators. posing as
soap agents, hired tie defendants
cars and gained his confidence, Judge
Wilmer said to-day. George G.
Greiner, of Palmyra, became his
bondsman. He will be tried in Scran-
ton in March
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-31
PROMPT WORK TO
SAVE $4,000 FOR
VOTERS OF COUNTY
City Solicitors Clark Act
Amendments Have Strong
Support in Legislature
NO POLITICS IN IT
Bcidleman Says Wrong to Bur-
den County Taxpayers;
Taylor No Candidate

Prompt action is to be taken by the
Senate Committee on Municipal Cor
porations on the bill presented last
night by Senator E. e. Beidleman. at
the request of the third class city
solicitors. The bill was sent to the
Senator by Solicitor Fox on behalf of
the solicitors yesterday afternoon just
before the adjournment for the week
it being asked that the bill be intro
duced soon.
The bill will have much support in
the legislature as it will clarity the
situation IN regard to vacancies in
councils as outlined yesterday at the
conference of the solicitors, compris-
ing the law committee of the Third
Glass City League and so far from be-
ing a "Beidleman measure" as has
bIen alleged in certain badly informed
political circles. Senator Beidleman
never saw the measure nor knew of
its contents until it was presented to
him by Senator Fox, who told him
that it was designed especially to save
the county the expense of paying $6,-
900 for a special election in order to
T('outiuucd On Pnua fO1
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-31
Asserts Dutch Writer
and Not John Milton
Wrote paradise Lost

Chicago, Jan. 81. = Claims that
Joost Van Den Vondel, the Dutch
writer and not John Milton, was the
true father of Paradise Lost" were
made by Prof. Leonard G. Van Mop
pen, Queen Wilhelmina lecturer at Col
umbia University, in an address at the
University of Chicago last night.
Prof. Won Noppen asserted that es-
sential features of the poem were
taken from a work called "Lucifer,"
written by Vondel and embellished by
a rhythmetic poem. He said he had
200 pages of parallelisms from the
works of the two men.
I'VE must not censure Milton too
much for his self-evident plagiarism, :"
Professor Van Noppen added. "It
was the fashion of his age to borrow
He, himself, excused plagiarisms by
declaring that to borrow and make
better was no plagiarism at ALL"