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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-22
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-05
Help Yourself

Elsie came home from a neighbor's
house munching a chocolate.
Now. Elsie" her mother reproved
her. "how many times have told you
not to ask Mrs. Gray for chocolates?"
II didn't ask her." returned Elsie.
calmly. II don't have to. know
where she keeps them"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-05
Making Himself at Home
BY Fontains Fox

Doris was radiant over a recent
addition to the family and rushed out
OF the house to tell a passing neigh
Dor.
oh, you don't know what we'W
got UPSTAIRS
What is it?" the neighbor asked.
"A new baby brother" said Doris
and she watched very closely the el'
feet of her announcement.
You don't say so." the neighpof
exclaimed. "Is he going to stay?'
Il think so," said Doris Hes g0s
his things Off"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-05

The young lady across the way says
she guesses the English and French
aren't SO badly affected by the war as
some people think, as she sees by the
paper that the Anglo-French bonds
have been selling at about % and she
supposes they'd have to ask moro for
them IL they were in need OF money.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-07-07
Report Spy Plots at Mines.

Trinidad-German and Austrian
spies are at work in Las Animas coun-
ty. it became known to Sheriff Marty,
who now has a force of deputies in
search of several men who are said
to have been conducting a series of
meetings in the mining camps of the
southern coal fields for several weeks.
Between 500 and 600 Austrians are
employed in the mines. Practically
all have seen military service in their
native land, and majority of them
are of an age which would place them
in the list for drafting. Almost to a
man, when they registered June 5th,
they marked their registration blanks:
Have no intention of becoming cit
izen of the United States"
The Colorado statesman., 1917-07-07
CROPS TO Be HANDLED
BIG FOOD SHIPMENTS EXPECTED
BY RAILROADS.
Says 1880 Cars VIII Be
Handled This Season.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver-In a statement filed with
the State Public Utilities Commission
the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
estimated 1t would handle this year
the largest amount of foodstuffs in its
history. The total number of carloads
of fruit and vegetables 1t will handle
is estimated at 1880. This railroad
handled 1880 carloads of fruit and
vegetables in 1914, known as a bump
er year.
The estimate made Is based on re-
ports from its stations and covers the
six months beginning with July aid
ending with December.
The crops to .be handled and the
amounts are as follows:
Peaches, 1850 cars, of which 1000
cars will be from Colorado; apples,
4,67O cars, Abs from Colorado; pears
and mixed fruits, 10, of which Cos
are from Colorado, and potatoes and
mixed vegetables, $500 cars, of which
$3.50 are from this state.
During the month of July the Rio
Grande will move 65 cars, August
1,190 cars, September 4,170 cars, Oc-
tober, 4,315 cars, November, 1900 cars
and December 610 cars.
Monte Vista will furnish 1856 cars
of potatoes and other vegetables.
Montrose will furnish 705 cars of veg
etables. Other towns will contribute
as follows: Delta, GAO cars, Olathe
545 cars, and Carbondale 400 cars.
The apple supply of Colorado will be
furnished as follows: Grand Junction
6S5 cars, Austin GAO cars, Clifton 545
cars, Montrose 470 cars, Paonia 400
cars and Fruita 300 cars.
The peaches will come mostly as
follows: Palisade 595 cars, Paonia
375 cars, Hotchkiss 270 cars and Aus
tin $50 cars.
Pears and mixed fruits: Clifton
235 cars, Grand Junction 165 cars and
Palisade 80 cars.
The number of cars of potatoes the
Rio Grande will handle will be greeter
in Colorado this year than it was on
the entire system in 1914, the big
year. The number for 1914 for the
system was 1875 cars.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-07-07
Colorado Gives s1.27 Per Capita.

Denver.-Colorado has taken third
place in the list of seventeen states
and one territory whose total collec-
tions for the American Red Cross war
fund In the campaign last month have
reached the headquarters at Washing
ton. The record of the state shows
s1.27 contributed by each man, woman
and child in Colorado. Denver alone
showed a total of s675.000, oversub-
scribing its quota by $175,000. The
total amount subscribed by the state
was $1,250, 900, according to the latest
estimate. Its quota for the Red Cross
war fund was 100000.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-07-07
FOREIGN

Word of bandit raid at Las Esco-
bas received at Laredo.
Mexican senator and member OF
house of deputies expelled from Mex
lean Congress.
England presents evidence to Unit
States that Germany is getting food
supplies through neutrals.
Venice has been attacked again by
Austrian aeroplanes, the war office
announces. The Italians raided Tri-
este in reprisal
Hsuan Tung, the young emperor Of
China, according to reports from Pek-
ing, has taken possession of the pal
ace occupied by President Ii Yuan
Hung. and is surrounded by prominent
military leaders
The French steamer Himalaya, of
the Messageries Maritimes, with 204
passengers and crew has been sunk
as the result of an explosion in the
Mediterranean. One ..undred and
seventy-six persons were saved.
An official announcement was made
at Paris that the armored cruiser
Kleber had struck mine off Point st.
Matthew and sunk. Three officers and
thirty-five men were lost. The Kleber
had come from Dakar, Africa, and was
On it's way to Brest.
Criminal prosecutions will be insti-
tuted by the new Greek governm ent
against the persons responsible.
for the events of last December, when
Greek troops fired on a French land
ing party in Athens. Even cabinet
ministers will not be immune.
According to the North German Ga
zette, the Greek charge d'affaires at
Berlin has handed the German gov
ernment a statement similar to that
| delivered to the Austrian government
at Vienna, notifying the foreign Of
flee that Greece felt herself obliged
to break diplomatic relations with
Germany.
The American minister at Copenha-
gen, DR.. Maurice Egan, has presented
protest to the Danish foreign office
against the anti-American utterances
of NJ. Stauning, Socialist member OF
the Danish cabinet, at the peace delib-
erations recently held at Stockholm.
according to information reaching
| London.
According to the Kreuz Zeitung of
Berlin of June 26, DR.. Georg Bichaelis,
the Prussian food controller, an.
nounced that a military house-to-
house search for foodstuffs, which
were impounded by the government
for general use, only resulted in the
edition of about per cent to the ex-
listing stocks
The Colorado statesman., 1917-07-07
Big Celebration on Colorado Day.

Denver.-The Sons of Colorado,
through its president of the general
committee, Frank E. Wheeler, and
Secretary Harry Ruffner, has issued
an appeal to every military, patriotic,
fraternal and other organization in the
state to cooperate in helping make
Colorado Day one of the greatest in
the history Of the state. Each organ
ization is requested to participate in
the parade which will be held on that
day, and, later attend the basket din
ner which is to be given at City Park.
The communication also requests that
the Stars and Stripes, together with
the flags of the allies and the Colo
RADIO state flag be prominently dis
played throughout the state.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-07-07
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS.
July l0.-Good Roads meeting on sum
init OF Pixies Peak.
Aug. I-National Convention of Afri-
can Race at Denver.
Sept. l7-22-Colorado State Fair at Pu-
eblo.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-07-07
Women Aiding Nation in War.

Las Animas.-Ben county, already
proud of it's record in enlistmehts to
the army and navy, Liberty bond loans
and Red Cross contributions, is add
ing to its laurels by the number Of
women workers who have enlisted
their services.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-07-07
Blast Wrecks Powder Plant.

Trinidad.-Four men are dead and a
fifth terribly burned, will die as a re-
suit of the explosion of $4,000 pounds
of black powder in the press and coin
ing mills of the E. l. DUPONT de Ne
mours Powder Company at Aguilar,
twenty-five miles north of this place,
The Colorado statesman., 1917-07-07
Cripple Creek Output over Million

Cripple Creek.-The production
from the mines in the Cripple Creek
district for June totals S9,740 tons,
with a gross bullion value Of $1,064,-
465.50.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-07-07
Civil War Veteran Dies at Pueblo.

Pueblo.-Col. L. A. Crane, a Civil
War veteran, died here after a long
illness. He was II years of age and
came to Pueblo in 1888.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-07-07
SPORTING NEWS

I'VE will have a football team at
the Oregon Agricultural college next
fall even If we have to fill some of the
positions with women" said j. A. Pi-
pal, head coach of the college, at
Portland.
Announcement was made by the
owners of the New York Club of the
American League that they will do
nate to the Red Cross 10 per cent of
coming series between the Yankees
and Washington.
Clifford Lockhorn and r. A. Wester
of Kansas City defeated Fred Josties
and Theodore Drewes, Triple A
Club, st. Louis, in the finals match
of the Missouri Valley Sectional Ten
mis- Association at Kansas City. The
score was 6-3, 6-1, 7-5.
Nine riders out of ten who left
Douglas Ariz., in a four-days' endur-
ance motor cycle race between Doug
las and Tucson, returned to Douglas,
finishing the first lap. b. A. Banta,
Archie Golden of Douglas, Jasper
Clark and Bill" Cox of Tucson, fin
ished with perfect score.
GENERAL
Peace parade of Socialists in Boston
breaks into grand riot.
Trolley car goes over bank into Nj
agara whirlpool. Many dead.
Another gold shipment amounting to
S5,500,000 arrived in New York from
Canada.
Riotous scenes attended a Socialist
parade at Boston which was an
nounced as peace demonstration.
A bone dry" anti-liquor law, partial
enfranchisement of women, and a
bank depositors' guaranty act went in
effect July l in North Dakota.
Under a special dispensation grant
ed by Cardinal Farley, Kingdom
Gould, eldest son of George ]. Gould,
was married to Miss Annunziatta
Camilla Maria Lucci in New York.
Norman Carmichael, general man
ager of the Arizona Copper Company,
and Charles H. Meyer, president of
the International Union of MILL Mine
anu oIhtittI Noi uhitt III utSiai
ing that the strikes of /. w. W. work
ers in the copper mines over the coun-
try are part of a nationwide plot to
cripple the copper industry of the
country.
Appeal from a judgment of $3S,270-
343 recently entered against it in ia
.vor of the Equitable Trust Company
of New York, was taken by the Den
yer & Rio Grande Railroad Company
and the case will now go to the Unit
ed States Circuit Court of Appeals.
AS result of wide break in the
Saiz levee, a part of the levee system
protecting the Imperial Valley in Cal
ifornia against flood waters of the
COLORADO river great pressure has
been brought against the Volcano lake
levee, where the water is within three
feet of the top
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-21
NO SETTLEMENT IS
IN SIGHT FOR THE.
BIG SHIP STRIKE.
Deadlock Comes in Negotia-
tions With No Basis
Reached for an Adjust
ment of Differences.

San Francisco. Sept. 21.--Repre-
sentatives of employers and IRON
workers trying to end the strike
which has tied up San Francisco bay
shipbuilding are deadlocked.
Despite statements by federal med
iators that a settlement, permanent or
temporary, would be reached before
Monday, representatives of the iron
workers declared today that they see
no immediate prospect of a settle
ment. Their nerves strained to the
utmost as the result of the long hours
of the conference through which they
had passed. spokesman of the employ
ers and unions appeared not optimistic
today. They admitted that no basis
Of adjustment had been reached.
THE STUMBLING BLOCK.
This sudden turn in events followed
announcements by federal representa-
tives thai, a settlement was only a
matter Of hours. 1t is understood that
the stumbling block to the negotiations
has been the fact that the shipbuild-
ing industry is only one Of the many
industries affected by the strike. The
government mediators were apparently
the iron trades council insists on q
simultaneous settlement Of the whole
strike and not the shipbuilding strike
alone.
Gavin McNab, local attorney, was
appointed United States mediator this
afternoon.
The action of President Wilson in
appointing Secretary of Labor Wilson
as head OF a commission to investigate
coast and mountain states labor
troubles is expected to hasten the set
tlement. w. T. Boyce, official medi-
ator, before today's conference of rep
resentatives of both sides, expressed
confidence that the shipyards would
be operating before Secretary Wilson
reaches this coast.
FOR PERMANENT SETTLEMENT
Conferees state that several times
during the past several days tenn
porary arrangement returning the
strikers to work would have been pos
sible, but both sides appeared anxious
to effect a permanent settlement a.
once.
/ Employers representatives. in the
conferences have repeatedly declared
that If the men will resume work tenn
porarily they will agree to make the
final terms of settlement retroactive
and effective Sept. 10.
1t is estimated the strike Is causing
daily loss to San Francisco Of $780,
| 600.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-21
MAYOR AND POLICE
OFFICERS ACCUSED
AT PHILADELPHIA

Philadelphia, Sept. 21.-Thomas b.
Smith, mayor of Philadelphia, was held
in $4,000 bail today. awaiting hear
ing next Tuesday on charge of con-
spiracy to commit murder and other
crimes, preferred by State Represen-
tative Isador Stern.
At the same time Isaac Deutsch, COM
mon councilman from the Fifth ward,
and Police Lieutenant David Bennett.
commander at the police station in that
ward, were held in the same amount
of bail on like charges.
All three were permitted to sign their
own bail bonds.
The two men held on the charge OF
completely in the killing of Policeman
George Eppley during the riotous scenes
that marked the primaries Wednesday,
have been identified. according to the
police, as New York gunmen.
This murder is one Of the events upon
which the conspiracy charge is based
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-21
SOCIETY AGOG OVER
SMART SET WEDDING

Colorado Springs. Colo, Sept. I'll
Society was still enthusing today over
the wedding of Rufus of Bulmer and
Miss Dahlee Winks Chin Chin--about
which there was more dog than any
similar function in the history of the
local smart set.
The ceremony was performed at the
residence of Mrs. John Frederick
Huckel and her sister, Miss Syble Har-
vey, both of Kansas City. Covers were
laid for II guests and engraved an
nouncements were issued. The table
service was solid silver.
The bride wore decollette gown of
georgette crere trimmed with valen-
cennes lace, with Marie Antoinnette
Bodice and a necklace of pearls.
The groom wore the conventional
ring.
The bride is the daughter Of Nowata
III Chez and Pekin Chusan, both OF
Pekin, China.
She and her husband are Pekinese
spaniels.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-21
FERGUSON FINISHES
TESTIMONY WITHOUT
EXPLAINING LOAN

Austin, Tex, Sept. 21.-Suspended
Governor James E. Ferguson conplet-
ed his testimony before the Texas
senate today without telling where he
borrowed S156,5o0. Ferguson had been
on the stand 81 hours and had under
gone fearful gruelling.
Only a few questions were put to
the suspended executive today. He was
asked by his own counsel w. A.
Hanger, how much he expended in his
first campaign for governor.
Thirty one thousand dollars,
Ferguson replied.
How much did you expend in your
second campaign" Hanger then asked.
Thirty four hundred dollars" was
the reply.
A vote to sustain or refuse impeach
ment charges brought by the house
probably will be reached tomorrow
senate leaders stated.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-21
British Troops Field Marshal ag Advance One Mile Under Curtain
Of Baaoe Fire Which Sweeps Country Behind the Lines the Enemy
German Diplomatic
Intrigue and
Blunders

Germany, through the then for
eign Secretary Zimmerman, plot
ted to align Mexico and Japan in
war against the United States.
She sought to influence the
congress of the United States
against war by eXpending sum up
to $4,000.
She used the Swedish minister
at Buenos Aires as a means or
communicating Count Luxberg's
insolent advice that all vessels be
"spurlos versenkt."
She used the Swedish diplomat,
Cronholm. at Mexico City, as her
active messenger. and, according
to a letter in American possess
sion, also as a direct spy.
She plotted through her ally,
Austria, for destruction of muni-
tion plants in the United States.
She tried to stir up a revolu-
ton in the Philippines by promis-
ing the Filipinos white women in
return for an uprising.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-21
MRS. FORAKER WILL
CONTINUE STORY ON
LIFE OF MRS. KING

New York, Sept. 21.-A woman's
pique, reused by the knowledge that
persons she believed to be her friends
were actually trying to be 'rid OF her"
gave promise today of throwing more
light on the mystery surrounding
events leading UP to the death of Mrs.
Maude A. King near Concord, N. c.
Mrs. ]. B. (Buster) Foraker will
again visit District Attorney Swann's
office today and continue the story OF
her intimate acquaintance with Mrs.
King while the latter was living in
New York.
When Mrs Foraker first appeared at
Swann's office she inclined to the be-
lief that Mrs. Kings death was an ac-
cident, but she accepted the attorneys
| theory when shown the mass of owl
dence that has been accommodating.
She readily consented to answer all
questions when she was shown a let
ter from CASTOR Means which stated
Means wanted to impress upon all of
you the Importance of putting quietus
on Buster forever which I will have to
do before l get away from
Mrs. Foraker has told of numerous
dice games in the King apartment,
during which she, as we'll as Mrs. King,
invariably lost. At one time, she said,
she lost $4,000 at one sitting.
| 1t has developed here that the theory
| of a re-marriage between Mrs King
and her former husband. Edward Hull,
has fallen through. 1t was ascer-
tanned that Hull has been married 10
years and is now in Minneapolis.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-21
UNSEATiNG OF REPUBLICAN
CONGRESSMAN RECOMMENDED

Washington, Sept. 21.-Unseating Of
Representative Mark r. Bacon. Repub-
lican, Michigan, and seating of Sam
uel w. Beakes. Democrat, as congress-
man from the Second Michigan dis
trict, were recommended in a report
completed today by the house elections
committee. It will be presented next
week. Republicans will not file mi
nority report.
If the house concurs there will be
216 Democrats, I'll Republicans, two
Progressives, two Independents. and
one Prohibitionist and Socialist each.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-21
FAVOR DRAFTING
FRIENDLY ALIENS

Bisbee, Ariz., Sept. 21.-Defense
councils, commercial organizations and
loyalty leagues Of Arizona were united
today in concerted drive for support
in the house of representatives Of tho
senate bill authorizing drafting of
friendly aliens. kilograms urging
support of the bill were sent to many
members of the house. calling atten-
ton to the fact that Arizonas popula-
ton is made up largely of aliens. and
that the state will be unable to sup
ply it's quota of men for the national
army without alarming inroads into
the American citizenship of the state
unless the bill is passed.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-21
WHEAT CHEAPER THAN
CORN IN OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma City. Okla. Sept. 21.--
Hogs are being fattened on wheat in
northeastern Oklahoma, because it is
cheaper than corn, according to the
state board of agriculture.
with corn worth s2.25 bushel and
wheat bringing from $1.S0 to s1.95 at
the elevator, the farmer using wheat
for fattening hogs. their relative food
values being almost identical" declared
the board.
1t was stated that little additional
wheat will be marketed from this sec
tion at the price fixed by the food ad-
ministration.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-21
RIOTING BREAKS OUT
IN SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco, Sept. 21.-Rioting
broke out in half q dozen sections of the
mission district today in connection
with the strike of the United Railroads
platform men. crowd of 300 per-
sons at noon attacked a street car
with rocks and other missiles.
Police drove the men away from the
spot, where the rioting began, but the
crowd reformed as it appeared to be
dispensing and several more disturb
ances followed. A number of car win
dows were smashed.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-21
FEAR CIVIL WAR IN
LOWER CALIFORNIA

CaleXico, Cal, Sept. 21.-Governor
Estaban Cantu's administration es
first chief of Lower California will
end officially Oct l. On that date
David Searate, formerly mayor Of En-
senada, said to be Carranza's chief
supporter in Lower California, will be-
come governor by virtue of Carranza's
appointment.
This is the information here today.
and given considerable credence since
the persistent report that Cantu has
been deposed by Carranza- Many close
to internal affairs in Cantu's country
predict civil war IL Carranza attempts
to invade Lower California.