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The Arvada enterprise., 1917-06-28
CHAPTER XVIII.
Brute Fo, % or Flnssss.

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"Whnt- do you want me to say. Mr..
kodnry?" asked Shurtliff. coming
through the door. having caught Rod
ney's use Of his name.
"Oh. Shurtlin-" began Rodney.
somewhat embarrassed at having been
overheard.
"What do you want me to speak
atout!" continued the old man sus-
ptttously, not giving the younger man
dune to finish. "And what friend can
you then approach, slrf'
"I'll tell you what I want" said
Rodney.
He quickly came to q decision.
stnrding up and facing the old man.
h. stnked everything on one bold
throw. Grnsplng the situation, Helen
QllngwOrth held her breath. Winters
moved to take his own part In the
glme at the proper time.
"What Is II, siri" asked the score
tary.
"Shut the door and come In" was
the answer.
Rodney spoke sharply. and It was
a sort OF Indication. characteristic Of
the difference In station between IN
Independent young man and subser-
Went old man.
Here am, SIR" answered Shurtllff.
closing the door and standing before It.
He shot quick glance at the young
woman. de observed her tense posi-
:inn. "a. saw the emotions TINT filled
her soul in her face and bearing. All
Ills old suspicious rose like a food. For
. momen' he no longer cared for her.
He almost hated her. He looked from
her to the dark.faced. determined Rod.
ney. to big. powerful. quiet Winters
Was this a trnpi We're they going to
try TO force him to speak, He was Q
brave man. old Shurtli6. but his heart
beat q little faster % he faced them
lie was quite master of himself
though. cool. watchful. determined :
In their eyes rather admirable than
otherwise.
1.-THE time has come for you to tell
"a the truth," began Rodney emphat
icnlly. "You know that the whole
blame and responsibility for the fail
ere Of the Internal ooal bridge Il
'onded on the wrong man. You know
that you permitted. and even made
possible, the sacrifice Of the reputation
o: the son for the sake Of the fame
Of thu father. You know that this
girl here 10 breaking her heart. that
Mende's life 10 ruined. and you're te
blame. Now he time has come fol
S"u to speak. We know a. well al
you TIM young Meade 10 innocent
Here's our evidence"
lie drew a handful Of papers from
nIs nsid. breast pocket and shooi
ri em T" the fscs u the old man. who
"a ''runk hact against the side Of
md stssA starring whlte-facsd
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"He wouldn't be . common work
man. would her asked the girl, more
disappointed than she could express.
Certainly not. He'd be keeping
track of material. or running a transit,
or acting as gang foreman. Most Of
the workmen are foreigners, although
the bridge erectors are Americans"
you're sure that he's not here?"
Absolutely"
there's the DAM" said Winters.
"We'll try that In the morning."
"What good is 1t going to do us,
Olck?" asked Rodney a little irritably.
Even II we do find him, we can't
make him speak,"
II don't know" answered the woman
slowly. "But II I could just see him
once again. Mr.. Rodney"-she spoke
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Ind no idca Of the further threat OF
storm prcsngcd by the blnck misses to
the northwest.
In sandy, porous soils. such M here
prevailed, the ruin IL absorbed quickly.
They could traverse the trnlls cnrpet-
cd with the needles OF centuries that
run through the dripping pines. with.
out getting muddy, md with nothing
more TO fenr thnn n wetting. Colonel
lllingworth, Severance md Curtiss nm.
nounccd their intention Of going bnck
10 the town 70 continue their consulta.
lions md observations concerdlng the
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Without hesitation or reserve. and both
men felt deeply for her-'1f I could
just speak to him, II he would only"
II believe you can persuade him. "
said Winters.
ayes. perhaps, but I want Shurtliff
to speak first, thea we can approach
our friend himself with more conf
denca." said Rodney.
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If the pans from the hole show
color" then the long, uncertain and
terribly hard process of finding the
deposits Of rich dirt commences. And
it is but guess game. "Gold is where
you find it" in Alaska and the guess
of tenderfoot is as good as the ex-
perience and wisdom of an old "sour
dough-" The prospectors simply guess
about what place down the stream bed
there may be some obstruction on the
floor Of the bedrock that would have
stopped the gold in its centuries Of
washing and working down the
stream.
And having guessed, they stake and
follow that guess to bedrock, and this
is what they have to do TO verify that
guess.
The first thing is to prepare for
winter. A warm cabin must be erect
ed out of logs, SO about the first thing
is TO hike back to the river supply
town for more grub and necessary
tools.
The cabin built, then wood must be
cut for the long winter, fish must be
caught before the fish go down and
before the streams freeze solid, and
game must be shot, IL there Ia any in
that locality. And above all there
must be enough grub packed in to last
during the long and terrible winter.
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And by the time these preparations
are made the brief summer is over
winter has come down and the men
commence their shafts through the
many feet of solidly-frozen ground to
bed rock, and that may be twenty or
eighty feet.
And here let me explain bit.
| have a letter from a New York
newspaper asking me what kind Of
dope am trying TO put over in state
ments that the ground Of Alaska
freezes TO depth of eight feet. The
editor says it is impossible for frost
TO penetrate TO this depth, no matter
how low the temperature.
Nevertheless ground in Alaska is
frozen to this depth, millions Of acres
of it, and the best explanation ] can
find is that in the ages past Ia million
years is but the batting Of an eye in
the making Of Alaska) glacial and
volcanic action has gradually covered
the already frozen ground time AMI
again, the covering in its turn freez-
ing.
When the surface is solidly frozen
and no surface water can interfere,
they start the shaft, usually two or
three at different points on the water
course.
They don't pick or blast the hole,
they thaw it, build big fire over IL
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o. G. FELT
Manchester, Vermont Telephone 1872
THE FIGHT BETWEEN
COLD AND THE GOLD

The Life Of the Gold Prospector in the
Interior Of Alaska. Gold is Where
You Find il. Some Of the Hardships
and Uncertainties the Grubstakers
ON the Yukon Encounter.
Men come here for gold
Ambition and health;
They stck-for they can't get away;
They dig, drink and die
And then go TO hell
And pay for the last sucker play.
found this on the wall Of desert
"a mining cabin on the Yukon.
It's AlAskAn poetry; . jingle true
tot he Land Of the Unyielding--the
land where hardships cypress and
death seems TO win--the great North
Land where men fight the white death
the land Of erulty, harshness, re-
ienslessness land Of heart hard
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ness-the land where men fight to get
the best of a country that gets the
best Of them.
| You have all read the stories of the
two who "struck it." l am going TO
tell you about the SO who did not--of
the life and hardships of these gold
hunters that too many writer's do not
touch.
A man who has lived in Alaska
since the strike on Bonanza Creek at
Dawson--a typical old "sour dough"
boy-told me that it was his honest
judgment that for every dollar of gold
taken out of Alaska a dollar had been
brought inland later as heard of the
hundreds and thousands who never
struck pay" | am inclined to think
he was not far from correct on his
estimate.
The most of the dope that comes
out of Alaska is of by-gone days of
big strikes and the present days of
hydraulic and dredging. Here is what
the average prospector, be he "chee-
chako" or sour dough-" has to go up
against in his hunt for the yellow
stuff. This is the life of the ordinary
prospector, of the SO out of 100 who
have little more than a grub stake and
hope when they start out.
So many think that mining in Alas
ka is done in the summer months and
you often hear it said the season is
so short. This is dead wrong. Min
ing is done in the winter-in the long
nights of the north country when the
sun is seldom seen, and when King
Winter locks almost every stream in
Alaska, except the Yukon, into solid
ice.
Here's taking pair Of gold hunters
down the line:
They invariably prospect in pairs
two fellows will agree to team it. In
many cases they are grub-staked, that
is, some one will agree to put up !
certain amount of food supplies to the |
pair, and if they make Strike"
half of the claims go to the grub |
stalker. This arrangement is now ter
ritory law, but it has always been I'M
written and enforced law in Alaska.
The man who would try to beat a
grubstaker would not last long in the
North Land.
The two men have some locality in
view where they just know they will
make a strike. Every prospector has
such place where he knows there is
gold. So they pack their grub on their
backs and beat it.
This is in the summer time, and
when the dog teams can't mush. Then,
too, it is into new country where
there are no dog trails and where dog
teams could do little good even in
winter.
Some men will pack rs pounds on
their backs, but so pounds is the COM
mon load-and it is load enough over
the toughest country that lays out OF
doors. So the load must be food in
most condensed form and il is usually
-four, beans and bacon.
After days, perhaps, they reach the
prospect. It must be where there is
water. A strike Of the richest ground
where there is no water is worthless.
Strikes are invariably along small
streams, or in the bed Of
what was once stream, with water
near by that can be carried down.
The fstr prospect is made at the
head Of the stream. They dig there {
and pan. They don't expect TO strike {
claims there, and they don't expect to
strike anything worth while. II is 70
determine whether in ages past any I
yold fakes were washed down this =
,ream bed. d
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AMERICA AT VERSAILLES.
17gI1Qf7

The Allied conferences which meet
in Paris will subsequently gather at
Versailles, in the very place where
Bismarck erected the present German
Empire. There is meaning that
should not be overlooked in this fact.
After little less than half century
the representatives Of all the Western
nations are now gathered in the same
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Dyspepsia is Americas curse. To
restore digestion, normal weight, good
health and purify the blood. use Bur
dock Blood Bitters. Sold At all drug
stores Price, Size. adv
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-18
HOW TO DO "YOUR BIT,

The Idaho Council of Defense bulle-
tin furnishes the following schedule
of the way to do your bit" individual
~. easily and effectively;
J. ! will keep myself so we'll in
formed on the causes and progress Of
the world war that l may be a source
of Information and influence to others.
>. / appreciate so thoroughly the
danger of internal enemies that l will
report to the proper authorities the
name and location of every native or
alien citizen whose conduct or utter
ances indicate enmity to our country
or lack of sympathy with our allies.
3. I will cheerfully change my hab-
its of eating, so as to help conserve
wheat, meat. animal fats, dairy prod
ucts and sugar.
4. will do all in my power TO en-
courage increased production of food
materials. both animal and vegetable.
8. / will assist every possible way
to make all succeeding Liberty Loans
a success
Is. / will practice economy and deny
myself Injuries so that I may con-
tribute to the various necessary war
philanthropies.
T. l will help to stabilize public
opinion by showing the reasonableness
and necessity of the governments de-
mands and the baselessness of the I'M
founded rumors relating to the war.
s. ! viii be a friend and comforter
TO the families of soldiers and minister
TO their needs in every possible way.
9. ! Will work harder and more
earnestly so that ] may contribute my
part to make up the loss due to the
Withdrawals from industry of large
numbers of men for the army.
10. ! will try to meet ali the varied
events of the war withspatience, calm
ness and optimism.
Pledge yourself TO this schedule of
helpfulness and then-KEEP THE
PLEDGE
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LEGAL PUBLICATIONS
ALIAS SUMMONS

In the District Court of the Fourth
Judicial District of the state of Idaho,
in and for the County of Twin Falls.
Cecil Ann Coleman, plaintiff, VS..
Elmer Coleman, defendant
Alias Summons.
The state of Idaho sends greetings
to the above named defendant.
You are hereby required to appear
in an action brought against you by
the above named plaintiff in the Dis
trict Court of the Fourth Judicial
District, State of Idaho, in and for
the County of Twin Falls, and to an
swer the complaint filed therein, Ca
copy Of which is hereto attached)
within twenty days, Exclusive of the
day of service) after the service on
you of this summons, if served within
this district; or if served out of this
district, within forty days. The said
action is brought to obtain from you
a decree of absolute divorce, for a
failure on your part to provide for
said plaintiff, the common necessar-
les of life, for a year and more, last
past and upon the further grounds of
cruelty.
And you are hereby notified, that
if you fail to appear and answer the
said complaint, as Rbove required,
the said plaintiff will ask for the re-
lief demanded in her said complaint.
Given under my hand and the seal
of the district court of the fourth
judicial district of the state of Idaho,
in and for the county of Twin Falls,
this 9Th day of December, in the year
of our Lord one thousand nine hun
dred and seventeen.
E. ]. FINCH, Clerk.
By c. L. BOWEN, Deputy Clerk.
12-11-1S-25; 1-1-S-15.
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WHEN WILL THE WAR END9

Absolute knowledge l have none
But my aunts washer woman's son
Heard a policeman on his beat
Say to a laborer on the street
That he had a letter just last week
Written in the finest Greek,
From a Chinese COolie in Timbuctoo
Who said that the niggers in Cuba
knew
OF a colored man in a Texas town
Who got it straight from a circus
clown
That a man in the Klondike heard the
news
From a bunch of South American
stews
About somebody in Borneo
Who heard of a man who claimed to
know
OF a swell society female rake
Whose mOther-in-law will undertake
To prove that her seventh husband
Has stated in a neutral land
That he has a son who has a friend
Who knows just when the war will
end. Anon.
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Crozier Again
Under the Quiz
Chamberlain Says Things Are Rea-
SOnably Satisfactory Considering
Pre- War Situation.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14-Behind
closed doors the senate military al
fairs committee spent four hours again
today cross examining Major General
william Crozier, chief of ordnance, in
an effort to establish definitely the
causes for the ordnance shortages re
vealed yesterday by the general.
General Crozier said that instead Of
spending S5,OOO.OOO appropriated by
congress in August, 1916, for rifles,
much of the money had been used for
the purchase of revolvers for the
army. This statement, in view of
the shortage of rifles disclosed yes
terday resulted in sharp questioning
on the part of the committee.
The committee spent practically the
whole session today in ascertaining
facts regarding rifles, machine guns
and the ammunition now on hand, and
the probable production during the
next year.
I'VE found conditions reasonably
satisfactory in view of the situation
at the outbreak of the war" said Sen
atOr Chamberlain.
General Crozier will resume the
stand tomorrow, again in secret ses-
sion. to testify regarding the supply
of artillery.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-18
Labor Shortage is
Feared in the Nation
National Council of Defense Issues
Warming To The Nation Friday
To Appoint Labor Committees.

WASHINGTON, Dec. IA labor
shortage in many of the industries
essential to the successful conduct of
the war is not far distant
This statement was made officially
by the Council of National Defense
this afternoon To meet the situation
with which the government soon will
be face to face, the council today ask
ed state councils of defense through
out the nation to appoint labor com
mittees and to form labor exchanges.
Under the plan great labor clear
ing house Will be established in Wash
ington. State committees are to re
port to Washington existing shortages
and SURPRISES of labor. Then an eff
fort will be made to divert labor to
these industries where most needed
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-18
Beauty Contest in
Divorce Proceedings
Two Actresses Testify In Case Where
Alienated Affections Are Involved
Can't Understand One Another.


CHICAGO, Dec. III do not like
TO talk about myself but when it
comes TO appearance / do not under
stand what Edgar can see in that
Aida woman" says Mrs. Edgar Dud-
ley Ijams.
Il bat 1000 in the pippin league
and I'll tell it TO the world" says Miss
Delilah Aida. The question is when
women disagree as to the extent Of
the respective pulchritude, who shall
be the Judge?
Mrs. Ijams is suing Edgar Dudley
for divorce and she says that Delilah
is the one who trimmed Edgar of his
feelings OF affection for her And
she scornfully declares she can't see
how Delilah did it,
Delilah modestly disclaims any re-
sponsibility for the state of Edgar's
affections but resents the implication
that Mrs. Ijams has her "shunted" in
the matter of personal loneliness.
In stage life Mrs. Ijams is known
as Florence Lorraine Delilah is a
cabaret singer whose real name is
Liethal , but Aida sounds
better.
The way things line up Just now
Nat Goodwin is the leading candidate
for judge of the beauty contest" Nat
is going to leave town in a few days
and might be persuaded to take a
chance. All are agreed as to Mats
qualifications if only his nerve don 1T
fail him
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HONOR WASHINGTON
IN \. Y. CHURCH
Gnternational News Servicel

international News Service)
NEW YORK Dec. 14.-Flags Of
much historic significance were this
morning placed on the Washington
pew in old St. PauIs Chapel in lower
Broadway to mark the anniversary Of
the death OF George Washington The
Sons of the Revolution presented two
flags to be permanently placed in the
pew where THE Father of His Coun-
try" was accustomed to worship.
One of the flags is a fac-simile Of
the colors that flew al the Washing
ton headquarters with the Continen-
tai army at Valley Forge; the other
is the flag of the Thirteen states, with
the stars in circle. The Sons of the
Revolution and members of the Society
of the Cincinnati marched from
Frances Tavern to st. Pauls Chapel
and were received at the door of the
chapel by the rector and vestry. The
service commenced at noon.
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Thrifty housewives read the Pure
Food Section on Tuesdays in the
TIMES.
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1919 FASHIONS FAVOR
NO PREMATURE PEACE
international News Service)

CHICAGO. Dec. 15.-War styles con-
tinue TO be the fashion. if the Chicago
Designers Association Style Show for
1913, opening here today, may be TAX
en- as a criterion. Prices remain in
the flying corps, several altitude rec
Ords being recorded. High visibility
is reported with regard TO many of
the evening gowns. The camouflage
corps has done some effective work.
making a few dollars worth of mate
rial look like a thousand dollars. Sew
eral new gowns have appeared, which
will have the effect of high explosive
shells on hubby's bank account.
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HOW THE NAVY HAS GROWN
SINCE THE WAR

WASHINGTON-T facts and
figures on the growth OF the United
States navy since the entry of this ma
tiOn in the world war were made pub
lie for the first time in the annual
report of Secretary of the Navy Dan
iels.
January 1. 1917. there were:
= 5000 naval vessels (all kinds.
$500 officers.
$4,000 enlisted men.
$50 naval stations.
$4,000 navy yard employees.
Now there are:
$4,000 officers.
254,O 900 enlisted men
1868 naval stations.
over $4,000 navy yard employees.
"On shore and afloat, including civ
ilians and sailors, the naval establish
ment embraces more than 900, -
Secretary Daniels said And further
expansions are inevitable"
At the beginning of the fiscal year
1917 monthly expenditures for all ma
val purposes were about $4,000. 900 ;
they are now about S6O,OOO,OOO.
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WRIT OF ATTACHMENT

In the Probate court, Of the state
of Idaho, in and for Twin Falls coun-
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SHOWS PREDICTED FOR
THE WEEK TO COME

The following is the weather predic-
ton for the week beginning today for
Northern Rocky Mountains and Pla-
teau Region Frequent SHOWS with
rapid alterations of temperature, on
the whole with temperature slightly
above the normal
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ty.
Idaho Department Store, corpora
ton, plaintiff, VS. S. B. Hair, defen-
dant.
Notice of Writ of Attachment
Notice is hereby given that on the
18th day of November, 1917, writ of
attachment was issued out of the above
entitled court in the above entitled ac-
ton, attaching the property of the
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above named defendant for the sum Of
$179.3S.
In witness whereof, l have hereun-
to set my hand and the seal of my Of
flee this 3rd day of December. 1917.
o. P. DUVALL,
Judge and ex-officio clerk of the
Probate court.
12-4-11-18-25-; Ills.
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u. S. Soldiers
In France Want
"BuIl'' Durham

War Correspondent Charles
n. Grassy, in dispatch from
France, August 10Th. speaking
about the great demand fer
BULL DURHAM. says, "All
other kinds of tobacco are
plentiful only what the SOL
diers want Bull Durham) IS
scarce
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STRAYED OR STOLEN

On night of November is, brown
mare, weight about $50. brand on
jaw and JB on left shoulder. Liberal
reward offered for recovery. Notify
Bertha Nelson Kimberly, Idaho.