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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-05-25
No live. Lost In shlpwreek.

San Francisco. Ono lives were lost
when the fishing ship Standard went
ashore at Cape Constantine, ON Boring
sea. Alaska. last Monday, according to
a wireless message received from the
radio operator OF the Standard.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-05-25

Waco. Texas Three negroes we're
arrested IN Freestone county, charged
with treaBon, Il i explained that the
negroes we're engaecd Ia recruiting
other nessross 90 20 20 Mexico 70 enter
into hostiEties against the United
ksafes
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-05-25
Armour subscribes Million.

Chicago. May 22.--J. Ogden Armour
on May % subscribed for $lOoo,o00
worth OF the Liberty loan bonds. 1t
was said by Mr.. Armour's associates
that the subscription was on his per-
sonal account wholly.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-05-25
Italians Take Prisoners.

Rome.--Austro-H Hungarian prisoners
taken by the Italians in their offensive
on the Julian front are known 70 num-
Der 6432, says the official statement
issued May Is by the Italian war de-
partment
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-05-25
Germans Evaeuate sulIecourt.

Berlin.--The official statement is
sued on May is by the German army
headquarters stan says that the ruins
of the former village of Bullecourt
were evacuated by them ON Thursday,
MAY IL
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-05-25
Hls loyalty to Alma Mater.

"You say Dibllng's allegiance to
his alma mater has never wavered?"
"Never; Dihlings has been out OF
college twenty years, and he still bor-
rows money from his college ehums
exclusively"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-05-25
Alrnlane shelIs klshInov

Pefrograd. German alrplane has
dropped bombs on the railroad station
Of Rishiney. capital OF the province
Of Bessarabla A soldier and two chill
dren were killed and Eve workme3 In
1ured.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-05-25
aset So BOUND b psrls.

Paris With the inauguration OF the
resJpe Of two ineatless days week,
beef s~snt 70 81 pound ON May II.
aud vegetables and fish followed the
upward tendency.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-05-25

Col. Mstias eetaneourt Of the
Cuban army. who will be In direct
command Of the rs 200 men President
Msncosl Will put At the orders Of the
United States for ssrsios In the war
with Germany.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-15
Chapel Chatter.

Miss Cecel Nicolay visited Sun
day with Garlic Howard.
Mr. and Mrs. Buford Howard
are rejoicing over the arrival Of
a girl. They call her Ina Lee.
Mr.. kersey has moved on the
Pippin farm. We wondered what
had become of Howard Claunch's
"hitch-rack." He looked pale
around the gills Sunday night.
Mrs. Walter Henry of Butler,
spent Tuesday of last week with
her father, Robt. Stubblcfield.
Misses Lola Keeble, Cecil
Wright, Mcssrs. Buford Kceble
and Charley Mattox were enter
tanned by Mrs. l.. F. Bowers
Wednesday night in honor of
Charley's birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Keeble spent
last Monday evening at Robt.
Stubblefield's.
Grandmother Dobson is slowly
improving. Mrs. Sallle Beaman is
taking care of her.
Will Herman is hauling shock
fodder from Dan Gothridge's g.
Mr.. Ours and Fritz are helping
Forrest Ours SOW oats.
Mr.. and Mrs. Local Bowers at
tended the meeting held by DR..
Arnold at Butler Friday night.
Mr.. Freeland and Bernardo are
helping Dan Gotcridge SOW oats.
We wonder if Charley Mattox is
tired OF playing flinch.'' Some
one else Is, as they failed to put
in an appearance. Anyway Char
lie has left us and gone to work
at Billings. CHATTERBOX.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-15
The Home Makers Meet.

The Home Makers Club me
March 18th, with Mrs. Geo. Min
nick as hostess. Six members ant
four visitors were present. Inter
csting letters were read from Mrs
W. G. Mehaffey and Mrs. Len
Sargent.
The program was as follows:
Roll Call How to Earn PHI
Money.
! Song-By Club.
! Why are We as a Nation Grow.
ing Weaker Physically as We
Grow Stronger Mentally-Mrs.
Ben Wix.
Debate-Rcsolved, That Tobac-
co and Bad Language are More
Destructive to the Nation Than
Liquor. Affirmative, Mrs. Moore,
Mrs. Tharp, Mrs. Brooks. Mega
tive, Mrs. Bearcc, Mrs. Seth Wix,
Mrs. Campbell.
! The judges decided in favor of
the affirmative.
This meeting has the distinction
of being the first in which the
gentlemen have taken part. Mr..
Minnick read an interesting arti-
Gle on "Our Nation Growing
Weaker Physically" He and Mr..
Ira Brown, who was also present,
made apprcciative talks. Those
present were Mcsdames Geo.
Minnick, Henry Bcarce, Ben Wix,
Seth Wix, Misses Ada and Dolla
Rains. Visitors Mr.. Minnick,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Brown, Mrs.
Abraham Brown.
Two applicants names were
and voted on for men,
bership. q
This closes the third year of our
Our Club has stead
lily grown in interest, and we hope
to accomplish more during the
year.
Adjourned to meet April 4th,
with Miss Ada and Dolla Rains.
Cor. Sec.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-15
Pleasant Gap

! The farmers were surprised by
shower of rain Sunday night.
Miss Rosa Brown spent last
week with Miss Beulah Brown.
Walter Tharp and family visit.
ed Sunday with Sterley Bolin and
wife.
Mrs. Cotton Gabriel is visiting
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
H. Kipf. - --'- =,
John Wodfin and family spent
Sunday at the home of Ed Moore.
Miss Pearle Tharn and. Mr..
Marvin Campbell, Miss Beulah
Brown and Mr.. Henry Tharp and
Miss Rosa Brown and Mr.. Will
Brown attended the party at the
home of Miss Egness Garrison s
last Wednesday night.
Abe Brown has been on the sick;
list.
Walter Nafus and family spent
Sunday with Tom Hancock and
family.
Several from the Orchard Grove
neighborhood attended church at
Double Branches Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. M. Brownfield
were called to Boonville, No., last
Sunday to attend the funeral of
Mrs RrOwnfipld n sister
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-15
Spruce Pick Ups.

| Mrs. Tai Raybourn called OH he
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Reese
Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Ben Brakeman and son
Charlie, spent Tuesday with hel
daughter, Mrs. Rosie Nickel.
Mrs. Jim Jones and Mrs. Matte
Hill spent Thursday with Mrs. Lee
Reese.
| Mr.. r. II. Barnes and wife and
daughter, Gladys, were Appleton
City visitors Friday.
Mrs. Jim Jones and Mrs. Matte
Hill spent Friday with Mrs. Hill Z
sister, Mrs. George Vanhoy.
Mrs. Lee Reese called on Mrs.
Frank Rich Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. Tom Cumpton and wife
spent Friday with Mrs. Clara
Bachelor.
Mrs. Frank Rich has been real
poorly but is improving slowly.
Mrs. George Vanhoy and son
spent Sunday with Mrs. Matte
Hill and son.
Mrs. Ben Brakeman, Mrs. Mat
tie Hill, Mrs. Jim Jones called on
Mrs. Frank Rich one afternoon
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Jones were
Butler visitors Sunday.
Aubrey and Chester Sargent
called on Carl Hill Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. Charlie Nickel and family
spent Sunday with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Brakeman.
Chester Sargent spent Sunday
with Ruby Cook.
Mr.. l. H. Beard and family Wis
tied George Fisher, near Ballard,
Sunday.
Mr.. Lee Reese is sporting a new,
Emerson riding pillow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Barnes
spent Sunday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cook.
Christie Sargent spent Sunday
night with Gladys Barnes.
Mr. Tom Cumpton spent Tues
day evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Jim Jones and Mrs. Matte Hill
and son.
MIR. Frank Craig's little girl Isl
slowly improving.
Mr.. /. Fl. Dickinson has his gas
Dline storage tank installed and
It is quite an addition to our pref
" little town.
Mrs. Tug Snodgrass has been
zeal sick but ID better at this writ
ng.
Rev. Berkholder filled his reeu-l
ar appointment st Spruce Sl
&, ~ ~ join apeds
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-15

Mullin.
Bachelor and Maid-Ruth
Wyatt and Seba jackson.
Dialogue-Winnie Smith and
Tillie Kincaid.
Scenes in b. H. s. Halls
Gladys Wear-Winnie Smith.
Luna Kenny-Emma Wix.
Campfire Girls and Miss Chas.
tain-Veta Vannoy, Ola Ayres.
Esther Hertz, Lille Mayer, and
LA Scribner.
Clara Fenton-Elizabeth Baker.
George Hupp-Escol Roster. (,
Nina Getz and Edna Ellington
Helen Clark and Maurita Jenk-
ms.
Accordion Solo-Emma J. Wix
Tribute to Seniors-Beatrice
Monkman.
Class song.
Thursday evening at s 80 we
met at the High School, armed
with the necessary equipment for
"spread." After doing full jus
tice to the eats" we had a bon
fire and played games. Then we
suddenly decided to go home. For
further enlightenment regarding
this decision, ask Miss Fenton and
our brave Sophomore lads.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-15
High School Notes.

Last Thursday our boys baske
ball team left for Warrensburg tt
enter the tournament held Their,
between high school teams. Thi!
is the first year that Butler has
been represented in the contest fol-
several years. We feel proud Of
the effort of our team although il
did not win any honors. On Fri.
day night Butler played indie.
pendcnce. In the last half of the
game, Butler made two more field
goals than Independence.
Deutscher Vcrein Notes.
"Deuts cher Verein" is the
name of our German club com
posed Of the two classes in Ger
man and few other students
who have previously studied Ger
man. Meetings are held every
two weeks on Tuesday evening at
the High School building.
The club has regular organiza-
ton. John Dykman is the presi-
dent, Juanita Holloway, vice.
president, Chas. Pollard, secretary
and Katie Harp, reporter. All
business is conducted in German,
as are the programs, which con-
sist of songs, instrumental music,
readings and riddles. Miss Rice,
our language teacher. oversees all
the doings of the club. After the
program. we play German games
and then refreshments are served
during which time all converse.
ton must be in German. Some
times we have definite topics for
conversation so that we are not at
a loss what to say.
At the last meeting, part of the
program consisted of German
scenes shown by the Baloptian,
which the Senior Glass purchased
for the high school earlier in the
school year.
Sophomore Notes.
1t was the day Of days, whatY
Sophomore Glass Day. When?
Last Thursday. Where b. H. 5.
Why9 Because it was Sophomore
Class Day. The girls wore white
MILDLY suits with red ties and red
hair ribbons, while the boys could
be identified blocks away by their
gay streamers of red and white.
At 8:l5 the boys marched in
single file around the square and
hen to the High School. At
} :25 the following program was
given:
Piano Duet-Vcra Benedict and
Doris Fail.
Pictures
Annie Laurie-Nadinc Hollo-
way.
Believe Me, If All Those En-
tearing Young Charms-Ila Scrib- I
Ter.
Sweet and Low-Vivian Wolf !
Mother Machree-Letha Baird. ]
America, Love You-.Nora q
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-15
Z. q. Professor Asks Bryan Not
to Come

Lawrence Kansas, March TO-
A resolution seeking the recall OF
the invitation of William j. Bryan
to deliver the commencement ad.
dress at the University of Kansas,
signed by member of the faculty,
was presented before the school
senate, the undergraduate govern.
ing body today, it was announced
following the session. The invit-
alton, which has been accepted,
was rendered Mr.. Bryan before
his present stand on the inter-
national crilis The resolution
was said to have been discussed
before the school senate but w
tnAlel ~ eg}hw dilp6gel.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-15
In and Around Mayybur9.

Al oA1u 34AVOAV M0yAUUX.
, Mrs. Will Douglass is quite sic
at this writing.
Mrs. Dale is improving slowly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark visited thei
daughters, Mrs. McCleney's, Sun
day. 8
John Getz is the owner Of
Maxwell car since a few day.
back.
DR.. Allen is kept quite busy
there is so much sickness at pres.
ent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chelf and Billie
are all sick with grip.
Mrs. Godwin's mother has come
to stay with her until she i'm
proves.
Mr.. Tan White and family and
Mr.. Albert Burlington and fam
lily went home with Mr.. Montia
Simpson from Sunday school
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Robinson
visited at Mr.. Sterling Harness
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hargrave visited
down in their old neighborhood
at Mr.. Kedeighs' Sunday.
Mr.. IIarve Harness and family
visited at Mr.. Albert Barth 5 Sun
day.
Enmit Simpson took Jack
Kontz to Urich Sunday.
Mr., Cordia Simpson was shop
ping in Clinton Friday.
Mrs. Tan White and daughters,
Mary Louise and Thelma, called
OF Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Miller and
Mrs. Owen in Maysburg Thursday
Mrs. Ray Powell has been Wis
ting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilbert the past week. They took
ler home Sunday afternoon.
Miss Ethel Coonrod visited Mrs.
Ray Powell Saturday. .
Some of the farmers are sowing
'ats and planting potatoes while
heir wives are setting hens and {
making garden.
There will be preaching the
inst Sunday in each month by
Rev. johnson at Cove Creek. Ev-
ryonc is invited to attend. Pray
meeting next Friday night at
he Christian church. Leader,
Hiss Evelinc Warner. Subject i
Or meeting, 7th chapter of
Iatthew. T
Mr.. Dale has a very sick COW.
Mr.. Farmer helped Mr.. Medlin c
aul hogs Saturday. Mr.. Medlin L
ad bought them from Albert Ed |
ington. \
Mr.. Lew Ewing is the proud t
wncr of a new Ford car. 80 \
A NEIGHBOR.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-15
goes south Sunday afternoon.

goes south Sunday afternoon.
We are glad to hear that DR..
Fletcher is getting along so nicely.
Brown Tyes has turned Spruce
Pick-ups over to Rose.
If you get in trouble call OH
Constable Walter Snodgrass and
he will help you. ROSE.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-15

when my contract
with the great dispenser, of home
news (The Times) is ended or not
1t has been "sorter' like sum.
mcr Filtration, very pleasant
while it lastcd.' Quite a bit of
foolishncss? Yes, but little
nonsense now and then is rel
ished by the best of men, and if
you have read carefully (between
the lines ! fancy you have got
your moneys worth. It's only a
step from the sublime" to
the "ridiculous' and it hard to
please all-somc of you like one
style-another likes something
different, and so it goes. What
appeals to one passes over the
head-of the other. try to be lib
eral and broad minded and "sar-
castle only when ] feel the occas-
ion demands it, If at any time l
say anything am sorry" for |
will be "glad' of it and if the
Germans don't invade Peaceful
Valley will continue to continue.
Hoping that this "forcword" will
alleviate any suffering | may
have caused and that it may leave
no bad taste in your mouth | will !
proceed with the sermon. All in
favor of the motion, stand on your
heads. thank you! The motion
is carried!
Another of my youthful expert
ences. o, | was some gay "Lo-
thario" believe "muh.'' I went
walkin with girl once Git was
cheaper than riding and the moon
"bein' full and the sign" in the
heart / was some "addled. i
shore was and acted plumb fool
ish. Says |, life without you is
what Sherman said war was' .
but life with you would be one !
long "nightmarc' 7 meant to say s
one long sweet dream your brow 4.
is like snow drift. your throat ,
like that of a Canada goose" q =
intended to say like a swan's) and
your eyes are like two Lincoln +
pennies. So bright they would !:
shed-would shed-Q meant to u
tell her they would shed more {
light than the sum but was all g.
out Of wind and some excited Git
being my first declaration.) She ;,
either did not ''sabe'' or else she h
was afraid | would "die" on the :.
premises for she said, yes yes, -
never mind about the "'wood
'hed"-go on with your "beauti- ~
rul' talk. When l got back on p,
terra firma" / was ten miles 7,
lway from her and whistlin Has a,
lnny wan ere seen Kelly and ] h,
tept goin i "sho' did. v
.Warn!ng-Don't try to Cure |
corn--try to save the Toe. d,
Don't dcludc yourself. Let MY it
teach you the utter il
hoplcssness Of IA cure for p1
'corns. For years | suffered
rom we'll developed ''corn.' it
Naturally | sought relief. an h,
wered all the advertisements for cs
corn cures. l used "Gets "
NJ, y" F'recZonr. Cactus Corn th
alive Blue Jay Plastcrs,' SIS tn
t., "Tis 1t, Amt ! Got It," ov
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-15
SUWBEAMS
Do you know,

4: !: a: (: ): :: !: T.: +: +; :;
- when nv contract
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-18

which was repulsed without loss. That night the American ambulance section from Leland Stanford university, Cali
 fornia. arrived with some of the
 wounded, and with independent evil
 dence. based on talking with the cap
 tured prisoners, and counting them,
 that the French version had told the
 truth and the German version had con-
 cealed it.
 The whole route from Saloniki to
 Florina ran through a vast marshy
 plain, with scummy water and a foggy
 miasma hanging over it. This was the deadly fever zone, which dragged the vitality out of troops. The Vardar river, for which Serbs and BulGars contend. was crossed at 2 o'clock. 1t is d shallow, marshy stream. deadly with fever germs and breaks into three irregular branches crossed by a long steel bridge.
 From end to end of this low plague region Serb soldiers were giving an- other evidence of their heroism and endurance. They were at every bridge and culvert and formed the guard for the whole railway route, so vital in knowing troops and supplies. Most of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-18

to provide for requirements arising from destruction that is anticipated as well as that which has already been done to the Belgian lines.
 About 2500 Belgian postal employees are now in the service of M, Segers depart ment or employed by allied governments Many of these are engaged on plan for the reorganization uf the Belgian postal service. One important duty un- dertaken by this department is the re- placing by new series of the vast quan- titles of postage stamps which the Ger mans seized along with other booty
 "In spite of numberless obstacles that it was necessary to surmount'' said NJ. Segers, tour marine has actually made strides ahead in certain directions. Dis persed as 1t was abroad, 1t was promptly ol ganized for the service of our allies pending the liberation of our own coasts and ports. Some of our ships were util- ized by the relief commission others went into the service or our allies. What is more important, perhaps. was the or ganization during the war of the royal Belgian Lloyds the national organiza- tion that is destined to play consider able role in merchant shippfne and the future development of our marine"
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in the good news and of observing it's sequel when the French official ac- count was verified and the German account was proved to be incorrect.
 Colonel Besancons good news was that the French forces, cooperating with the Albanian mountaineers. had caught an Austrian detachment in a pocket and made short work of it. The Austrians had stacked their arms and were about their camp duties with their coats off. Suddenly the French and Albanians burst on them from surrounding hills sweeping the camp with a machine gun fire from q high cliff The fight was quick and awful The Austrians had no time to get their guns. They were literally am initiated. Those who were not killed, surrendered. The counted dead mum bered 300; the prisoners 450. The French Albanian loss was only three men killed and seven wounded.
 The French official commique duly recorded this incident, with the killed and wounded he German communique also referred to it, but gave a diff |ferent version. According to the Ger mans. the French made an attack.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-18

a long time have been working in some Way directly, for either Belgium or her allies Some of them are grouped in railroad brigades charged with re- estab- fishing railroad lines behind the army of operations, some are occupied in or ganizing the resumption of exploitation of Belgian lines. others are working on French and English railroads or in mu- nition factories"
 As to material, M. Segers had com plete inventory of all that was saved from the Germans at the time of the in- yasion, as follows: 19ou locomotives. 170O passenger cars, I.0o0 freight and bag gage cars. vast railroad yard with about 30 miles of track was built at Dis- sel for the assenblasr and repairs of all this rolling stock, which was subse- quently placed at the disposition of the allies. This establishment employing 1500 workmen. is now working on orders from the allies for detachable parts of locomotives and cars.
 Stocks of steel rails. ties and bridge material have been accumulated, but NJ Segers says further orders must be given
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-18
LOCAL V|CTOR|ES|N
 MACEDONIA WON
 BY ALLIED ARMIES

Army Headquarters, Florina. Mace donia, October 1o. (staff Correspond { ence of the Associated Press. General Grosetti, commander in chief of the left wing of the army of the orient. was at headquarters here few days ago when his chief of staff. Colonel Expert -Besancon, arrived with well come news of big success. Our party had just arrived from General Sar- raifs headquarters at Saloniki and this gave the opportunity of sharing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-18
BELGIUM PLANNING ID REBUILD RAIL
 LINES AFTER WAR.

Havre. France, October 16( (Correspon- dence) The TOGO railway employees who left Belgium during the campaign of 1914 have all been located by careful census and completely organized with a view to their prompt employment in the reconstruction of the Belgian railway lines, as soon as the territory is lib- erated,'' the Associated Press was i'm formed today by M. Segers. Belgian min- ister of raiiways. marine, posts and tele- Graph.
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 the Serb soldiers were old men. Their tents were down in the march and they were literally living in th< scummy water. They looked yellow from this terrible work s West of the Vardar Macedonia growa more fertile. There are small farmsxx with water buffaloes dragging primi{ z tive wooden ploughs. This is the re 3 zion which the Greek government hopes to reclaim into vast farmines section. Nearing army headquarters at Flo-z rina there were evidences of the neavys fighting which had been going on. The splendid five~span steel bridge at Eksisu had been blown up by the Bui-s gar-Austrians as they fell back after the last drive. The twisted framework of the bridge was down in a gully. with portions of the girders hanging to the piers at either end. The enemy was only few miles to the north and was still showing it's resentment for this drive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-18

A Philadelphia university professor has Invented q dust-proof, fire-reeiet- \ ing case for museum specimenz
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-06-14
CLUB NETS $4,000 PER MONTH.

Chicago, June 5.-Storias OF enor-
NOUS profits from gambling houses in
the black belt" of Chicago. and how
the money was divided to assure pro-
lection from raids by the police were
told today in the trial OF Oscar De-
priest, a negro and former alderman,
who IS charged with conspiracy III con-
nection with III alleged protection Of
gambling in the Second ward.
Healy admitted having collected at
least 81, 600 from Jones and told OF all
legged scon~yeeeations with DeprSest re-
lating TO the protection of gambling.
sHeqary Jones, . negro. testified he paid
the alderman - much a. $500 and $500
a month for humanity from police
raids Questioned regarding gambling
profits. Jones raj his Blue Jay club
paid him $4,000 q month.