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New Britain herald., 1917-01-31
TO CUT WAGNER'S SALARY.

Pittsburgh, Jan. 31.-The salary of Honus Wagner, famous shortstop of the Pittsburgh National League team, will feel the blue pencil of retrench- ment this season. President Barney Dreyfuss admitted last night. Wagner is understood to receive es10,00O year. The Pirates owner refused to indicate how much of this would be chopped off
New Britain herald., 1917-01-31
HERE'S A NEW ONE.

Boston, Jan. 31.-Attorney General Attwill yesterday petitioned the su- preme court to enjoin the Lawrence club of the Eastern league from do- ing business until it pays the annual corporate franchise tax. The amount alleged to be due is s7.5o. the tax having been assessed on April 1, 1916, on a stock valuation of $7,500
New Britain herald., 1917-01-31
SO SAY WE ALL.

Sporting Editor Herald:
 Dear MT. Editor: Will you please advise me as to what is recognized as the greatest indoor sport?
 LIKA LUVEN Quoting Secretary Charles w. Die trick of the Brooklyn, Y M. c. A., as an authority there seems to be but little doubt that "mushing'' is today the great indoor sport.-Ed.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-31
MEANWHILE STILL UNSIGNED

Boston, Jan. 31.-Percy D. HauEl1- ton, president of the Boston National league baseball club, and Walter Maranville, the teams shortstop, con- ferred yesterday on the salary ques- tion, but failed to come to an agree ment. \
New Britain herald., 1917-01-31
VIC SAFER SIGNS CONTRACT.

Chicago, Jan. 31.-Although offered a slight reduction Of salary, Vic Safer. first baseman of the Chicago Ma tionals, has signed a 1917 contract, President Weeghman announced last night. Weeghman also said that Pitcher Gene Packard and Outfieldcr Flack had signed tf.G
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-06-28
He Found the Kew.

"Oh. Clarence! Clarence!" cried lit
tie wiley, just returning from her holi-
day. Come up quickly. We've had
burglars! There's not a thing in my
wardrobe. All my dresses are gone"
"Oh, that's all right" Clarence calm
~ replied. "There's been no burglars
here. It's really your fault"
''My fault! How?"
swell. after I'd nearly starved for
two days, you wrote and said that the
key of the pantry was in the pocket
of your crepe de chine, and"
walking skirt, 1 said. IDIOT"
swell, l don't know the difference
between crepe de chine and walk
ing skirt and was hungry. So l took
the whole bunch out into the garden
and made bonfire. Then l raked
among the ashes and found the key!"
Boston Globe.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-06-28
mendation that Rose stay quietly WITH

mendation that Rose stay quietly WITH
in doors and keep warm.
II was going to, anyway" she said
"Home and Preside for mine today"
The house was deserted except for
Inga in the kitchen, engaged in the
principal sporting event Of her domes-
tic routine-the weekly baking. Rose
hadn't meant to go to sleep, but the
detective story she tried to read was
so flagrantly stupid that presently she
tossed the book aside and began
dreaming one Of her own in which the
heroine got put off street-car in the
opening chapter.
The telephone bell aroused her once
or twice, far enough to observe that
Inga was attending to 1t, so when the
front-door bell rang she left that IL
Inga, didn't even sit up and
swing her legs of the couch and
try, with prodigious stretch, to get
herself awake, until she heard the
girl say casually:
"Her ban right in the sitting-room! !"
So it fell out that Rodney Aldrich
had, for his second vivid picture Of
her-the first had been. you will re-
member. when she had seized the con-
ductor by both wrists, and had said
in a blaze of beautiful wrath: Don't
dare touch me like that! pa splendid
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-06-28
A Splendid, Lazy, Tousled Creature.

lazy, tousled creature, in chaoti.
glory of chestnut hair, an unlacet
middy-blouse, plaid skirt twisted
around her knees, and a pair of ride.
ulous red bedroom slippers, with red
pompons on the toes. The creature
was stretching herself with the grace
Of big cat that had just been reused
from a nap on the hearthrug.
If his first picture of her had been
brief, his second one was practically
snapshot, because at sight of him,
she flashed to her feet.
So, for moment, they confronted
each other about equally aghast,
flushed up to the hair, and simultane.
ously and incoherently begged each
others pardon-neither could have
said for what, the goddess out of the
machine being Inga, the maid-of-all,
work. But suddenly, at twinkle she
caught in his eye, her own big eyes
narrowed and her big mouth widened
into a smile, which broke presently
into her deep-throated laugh, where
upon he laughed too and they shook
hands and she asked him to sit down.
cts too ridiculous" she said. "Since
last night, when I got to thinking
how I must have looked, wrestling
with that conductor, I've been telling
myself that If ever saw you again,
I'd try to act like q lady. But it's
no use, is it?"
He said that he, too, had hoped to
make better impression the second
time than the first. That was what
he brought the books back for.
"I'm awfully sorry mothers not at
home-mother and my sister Portia.
They'd both like to thank you for
looking after me last night. Because
really you did. you know"
"There never was anything less al
truistic in the world" he assured her.
II dropped off Of that car solely in
pursuit Of a selfish aim. I'd enjoy
meeting your mother and sister very
much, but what came for was to get
acquainted with you"
She flushed and smiled. "Why, I'm
nobody much to get acquainted WITH"
she said. 'Mother's the interesting
one-mother and Portia. Mothers
quite a person. She's Naomi Rut-
ledge Stanton, you know"
II know I ought to know" Rodney
said. and her quick appreciative
smile over his candor rewarded him
for not having pretended.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-06-28
body like Hermione. You can't get
on at all with young girls"

body like Hermione. You can't get
ON ut all with young girls"
II don't know" said Rodney,
whether Mrs. Woodruff knows what
she wants or not, but do. She wants
run for her money. And she'll want
nice, tame trick husband to manage
things for her and be Johnny-on-the-
spot whenever she wants him. And
IL the man happened to be me o.
Frederick stretched her Slim arms
outward. Thoughtful-faced, she made
no comment, unless there was one in
the deliberate way in which she turned
her rings, one at time, so that the
brilliant masses of gems were inside,
and then clenched her hands over them.
He had got up and was ranging
comfortably up and down the room.
II know look more or less like a
nut to the people who've always known
us. But give you my word, Freddy,
that most of them look like nuts to me.
Why a man should load himself up
with three houses and a yacht, q
stable Of motorcars, and heavens knows
what besides, is thing can't figure
out on any basis except of defective
intelligence. suppose they're equally
puzzled about me when I refuse a
profitable piece of law work they've
offered me, because don't consider
it interesting. All the same, I get
what want, and I'm pretty dubious
sometimes whether they do. want
space-comfortable elbow room, so
that If I happen to get an idea by the
tail, I can swing it round my head
without knocking over the lamp
tits luxury, though, Rod, that
kind Of spaciousness. and you aren't
very rich. If you married q girl with
out anything ;"
laugh of his. "You've kept your sense
of humor pretty we'll, sis, considering
you've been married all these years
to man as rich as Martin; but don't
spring remarks like that, or I'll think
you've lost it. If man can't keep
an open space around him, even after
he's married on an income, outside of
what he earns, Of ten or twelve thou
sand dollars year, the trouble isn't
with his income. It's with the content
of his own skull"
She gave little SILVER and
Struggled closer into big down pillow.
'You will marry somebody, though,
won't you. Roddy? try not to nag
at you and I won't make any more
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-06-28
CUTICURA HEALS SORE HANDS
That Itch, Burn, Crack, Chap and
1leed-TriaI Free.

In wonderfully short time in most
cases these fragrant, super-creamy
emollients succeed. Soak hands on re-
firing in the hot suds of Cuticura Soap,
dry and rub Cuticura Ointment into
the hands for some time. Remove sur
plus Ointment with soft tissue paper.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-06-28
CHAPTER III.
The Second Encounter.

Portia Stanton was late for lunch i;
so, after stripping of her jacket and
gloves, rolling up her veil, and scowl-
ing at herself in an oblong mahogany
framed mirror In the hall, she walked
into the dining-room with her hat on.
Seeing her mother sitting at the lunch
table. she asked, 'Where's Rose7"
"She'll be down, presently, I think -
her mother said. Does your hat
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-06-28
Wonderful.

The old soldier was again giving the
yOungster accounts of the wonders he
had experienced, especially in the way
Of climate. Said he:
II remember when we were at Fy-
zardum we used to toast our bread in
the sun, and"
Youngster (interrupting)-Yes, I
know, and you were supplied with
corkscrews to draw your breath.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-06-28
The "bee In his bonner
worked rapidly on Rodney and
his acquaintance with Rose de.
veioped with much speed-as de.
scribed In tho next instaIIme,ft.
(TO BE CoNTINUED.)
Promoting Thrift In Colombia.

Promoting Thrift In Colombia.
The Colombian congress has adopt.
ed a measure providing for the up.
pointment by the minister of public
instruction of a commission to investl-
gate methods Tor promoting saving
throughout the country. This commits
sion will work out general plan Of
organization of public and school saw.
ings banks, retirement funds, and so
cleties for mutual cid and cooperative
buying.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-06-28

silly plans, but I can't help worrying
about you, living alone in that awful
big old house. Anybody but you would
die Of dependency"
"Oh," he said, "that's what I meant
to talk to you about! sold it today
fifty thousand dollars-immediate
possession. Man wants to build a
printing establishment there. You
come down sometime next week and
pick out all the things you think you
and Harriet would like, and I'll auction
of the rest"
She shivered again and, TO her
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-06-28
His Wife's Support.

"Did your husband claim exemption
from war service when he registered.
Mandy?"
"Deed he did. ma'am. He done told
them officers that if he was taken to
war Ah'd have nobody to take home
the washings All do every week."
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-06-28

Any man you lend money to will be
your friend until you ask him to re-
turn 1t.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-06-28

He has great need of a fool who
makes himself one.
Arizona republican., 1917-11-04
Suspension of Assessment Work

Nearly all who are interested in mining are aware that congress has passed 9 joint resolution eliminating or suspending annual assessment work. But they may not be aware ISat they must f-le notice of inten- li-n to hold their property, otherwise u Will be subject to relocation. This Lotice must be filed in the same place and manner as notices of having per foim med assessment work were file in the past.
 The bureau Of mines of the Uni Neis.ty O- Aiizona las called specia attention to this matter and has sent cut the following copy of the the Joint resolution along with a blank form of notice of intention to hoid prepared by the bureau of mines. Public Resolution, No. 12, 65th Con
 9ress
 Joint resolution to suspend the re- Quirements of annual assessment worA on mining claims during the years nineteen hundred and sevepteen and hlneteen hundred and eighteen.
 Resolved by the senate and house of representatives of the United States v America in congress assembfed hat in order that labor may be most
 
 ducing those things needed in the prosecution of the present war with Germany, that the provision of section twenty three hundred and twenty ful;, or the revised statutes of the United states which require on each mining claim located. and until a patent has i@cn issued thereof, not less than SI, worth of labor to be performed or Improvements tO be made during each year. and the same is hereby sus- pended during the year nineteen hun. dred and seventeen and nineteen huc- dred and eighteen. Provided, that every claimant of any such minina claim in order to obtain the benefit of this resolution shall file or cause to oe filed in the office where the To- cation notice or certificate is recorded on or before December thirty first. o1 each year of the year nineteen hun. ured and seventeen and nineteen hun dred and eighteen, notice of his de- sire Co hold said mining claim unde, ihis resolution; Provided further thai this resolution shall not apply to ol placer locations or claims
 This resolution shall not be deemef
Arizona republican., 1917-11-04
 LODGE LORE
Yeomen

Yeomen
 Members: Some of you have for gotten us but now that the summer is over we hope you will return to us. We have inaugurated a membership campaign to double our membership by the 1st of January. 1918 Cash prizes ara beir~ off"~ed h,- tho depn- ties for the one getting the most ap- piications. One dollar for each appli- cation will also be paid. Starting ona month ago with 100 members we have to date made an increase of 26 mem bers. So No. 547 is in q fair way tu realize her cherished desire of reach ing the 200 mark by the first of the year Those in charge of the cam paign are Mrs. NJ. E. Sherer, district manager residence 2l9 North Ninth street Local deputies: Mrs. J. To- friusko, 1126 East Garfield street: Mrs Mrs. H. o. Woodward, 1909 East Tay- Tor. Any one wishing information re- earding the campaign should apply to
Arizona republican., 1917-11-04
HAND WRITTEN IS
 CANADIANS BIBLE
(Montreal Starr

Hugh Russell of Nutre Dame de Grace is the proud but reverent, pos sessor of what is surely one of the most wonderful and unique books in the world It is copy of the Bible written entirely in his own hand, and as now bound, strange to say, not larger in size than the old style family Bible. It is beautifully written, too, bearing evidence in every word of an infinite patience and reverence re- calling the work of a medieval monk. IL is certainly a wonderful piece of calligraphy throughout
 Mir Russell is very modest about his achievement. No. 1 am not rlinis- ter" he said. T am only an ordinary commercial traveler-a knight of the road-but l was brought up by godly parents, both of them living still in Montreal, and I have love for the Book Of Books.
 People should turn to the Bible to- day, and maybe my work may help a little bit in that direction. Yes, it ic a sadly neglected book and some steps I should De taken to have more atten- ton paid to the Book of Books, in which this great conflict is assurediy foretOld."
 Mir. Russell, who is Presbyterian ] oHOtSiiidii, DeSdi HIS "orA III 1oSt anu ] finished it on St. Andrews day, No vember 30, 1916.
 The work was done in odd mo- ments of leisure, although more than half of it was done since the present war began.
 1 It is written in what MT. Russell I himself calls "a peculiar handwriting, almost half printing it." It is per l fectly legible and, says MT Russell ] without making any boast, I would i be willing, if I had money, to offer l S100 for every error or omission any l one could find in it There are alto ! cether 1887 pages. the New Testamen l taking up 471 of these. There are 1 double columns on each page. It was
 written ir sections of twenty four pages eacl'
Arizona republican., 1917-11-04
05e MINES of ARIZONA

to amend or repeal the public resolu tion entitled Joint resolution to le lieve the owners of mining claims wh, have been mustered into the military or naval service of the United Stste. as ofEcols CT enlisted men from per forming assessment work during tn term Of such service, approved Juls seventeenth, nineteen hundred an seventeen.
 Approved October ,, 1917.
 YaYapai Mihes
 PRESCOTT. Nov. S.-Tavapai, mother of Arizona counties, bids fair to add to the world iame Of the state as a copper produeel. The United Verde ard the United Verde Exten- sion, both copper marvels, have been doing their snare Il maintding the req metal output, but mining men whose dl cams of .Jero me have been for the greatest copper camp in the world. have been fcpinS for the bring ing ia oi another mine in that dis uict, and ct last that desire has been granted Jerome Verde. the favoIi.o plaything of the sDecdiItive element in the stock m-r1ct, has graduated ei IT the prospet to tie producing class and is now shipping four cal = loads . week to He Consolidated Arl- zona srnelter at Humboldt. Actual measdl ements shoW the top ore body, tapped on the main claim to be four teen. feet in width ! but regarding it's copper content Ihefe is q wide d. verSence of opinion The most con selYa tiVe esti.nate 6f the aver age value of the ore h5t ms been matit by anyone in autholity-is ten per cent. Others who have been in the crosscut fifty feet aJ0ves the 120o level claim that the ore will average at least 20 per cent. RumoIs in cir culation that the average copper con- tent of the ore. crosscut is 40 per cent are looked upon merely as exaggera = tion, but the salient fact still remains that the miEe is shipping and before l3ng should be ill position not onh to pay for further development, but accumulate a fund for the payment of he dividen7r
 One other copper, which has in the Dos, lev dds uolc. .e4.,., ,-..- strated its right to be classed as c mine is the Einghamtpn in the Mayei district, a strike Of unusually rich orc being made q few days ago in tn. new workings on the G00-fo0t level ! Thelc are now twp ore shoots OH ths GOO, about 300 feet apart, one of whicl l is Is feet in width, the other alread, having been crosscut about 23 feet The latter shoot is supposed to De al
 extension ef the bic shaot recently en-
 countered in the raise from the 600 tt S00-foot level the shoot being some thing lige 45 feet ii width at the poin
 at which is was cut. The lock iron the 1s-foot shoot assays about eigh
 per cent copper While the ore in tn
 23-foot shoot goes nearly nine pc @"rt. Some p'cked samples from tn
Arizona republican., 1917-11-04
Molvbdenum Strike

CHLORIDE, Nov. 3.-The molyb- denum finds in the Tennessee and at the Si Slocum claim of the Silve- Union group have stimulated furthei search for that highly valuable metai. Jack Degman, prospecting on tn. Crescent group. through which passe, the same vein in winch the molyb denite was found on the Si Sl0cuH uncovered some fairly good specimens
 Sam Rhea had a sample Of this ore tested by assayer E. Everett, the re salts slowing a contest of 12.T pei cent, which is an exceptionally higI grade. The most recent quotation C. mcly Jdenl.r1 ore was $40 to S2.i5 pc pound Of molybdenum sulphide in con oert.aJes assaying 90 per cent.
 MT Rhea now has q sample Cn the way to Park City. Utah, where it wi. eceive some milling tests to deter nine whether or not ordinary concen- uaaon will make the required separa ion.
 Others are prospecting i'll the sec ion to the north and nol theast of tn, New Tennessee and are said to b. much encouraged.
Arizona republican., 1917-11-04
SERVICE: STATION F0R DODGE CARS
 TO OPEN MONDAY

A long felt want of local Dodge own CTS will be filled when the new service station to be operated by 0. Doran and Thomas Rasmussen opens at 407 West
 rehin2ton street next Monday. MT. Rasmussen and Mir. Doran are both eX- .r4 lencad auto men and are prepared to give the kind of service desired by discriminating owners. They will be fully equipped to handle the locai tI:l de
Arizona republican., 1917-11-04

was open night and we had a large amount of business to dispose of be- fore throwing the doors open to our guests. The drill team worked very we'll and were accompanied by good music, rendered by Mrs. Scott and Miss English and consisting of violin and piano. There was large class initiated
 A large crowd of friends were present at our dance which began promptly at 9 o'clock. The music for tNie ra v
Arizona republican., 1917-11-04

of the evening consisted of four pieces and was well received. Everyone eX- pressed themselves as having a most enjoyable time. Remember our next dance will be October IT. All friends of the lodge are welcome.
 Lodge meeting was exceptionally well attended It seems good to see so many who take an interest in the work. We would be pleased to see every local member out next Saturday night to ollr meeting.
Arizona republican., 1917-11-04

any of the above. At our next regular meeting there will be class initiation of 15 members, so be sure and be present. At the conclusion of the initiatory ceremony there will be given a dance for members only.
Arizona republican., 1917-11-04

rate of underground development he is of the opinion that regular shipments of ore can be inaugurated within C month
Arizona republican., 1917-11-04

MINING PRODUCTS BOUGHT We are Shelters, Refiners and Buyers Ui Gold and Silver Bullion. Amalgam, Concentrates, Cyanide Product, Battery Chips' Old Copper Plates and Platinum.
 HIGHEST CASH RATES PaTD
 WllDBERG BROS.
 ESTABLISHED TEN YEARS 'i4 Pacific Bldg. 4th & Marke, St,
 san FraDcieco
Arizona republican., 1917-11-04

Fraternal Brotherhood
 The members of Maricopa No. 43 met last night in the K. of P. hall Lodge was called to order promptly at o'clock in view of the fact that it
Arizona republican., 1917-11-04
Auto-OiIed Aermotor

If tired of climbing windmill tower you tired of buying repairs and having them put en- you tired of waiting for big wind let furnish you unbreakabe self ong ever going mill to go any old tower costs but little and you will get the difference between light and an abundance of water in almost no wind.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-10
COLLEGE MANDOLIN CLUB
PLANS TOUR OF STATE

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK. March l0.-Ihe Delaware
College Mandolin Club will give con-
cert in the Newark New Century Club
Saturday. March "a. IL will be assisted
by MISS Grace S. saylor, soprano, and
the Delaware College Male Quartet. Fol-
lowing the concert there will be dancing
from 10 TO l2 o'clock.
Arrangements are also being made for
trip down the State and it is likely
that concerts will be given in Dover.
Milford. Salisbury and Laurel, March 2S,
20, 80 and 81. The club gave its first
concert in Odessa last fall and was
highly commended. The personnel Of
the club follows;
First mandolins-E. r. Plumley.
leader; Professor r. r. Pailthorpe.
DR.. X. r. Greenfield and ]. Robinson.
Second mandolins-C. l.. Weigle, T.,
b. Martin, f. f. Proctor and N.
Thomas.
Third mandolins-H. r. Loose, r.
B. Walker and T. f. Williams.
Flute w. Humphrey.
Mando CellO-D. p Barnard.
Banjo. f. McWhorter and T. r.
Booth.
Piano-George Madden.
Drums (for dancing)-H. q. Grier.
Cornet-E. M. Marks.