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Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-08-31
is KILLING APE CRIME
IN NEW MEXICO

Whether the recent killing of pet
ape belonging to Harry c Wilson,
hotel keeper at Rodeo, is punishable
under the laws of New Mexico is a
question put up to District Attorney
y. S. Vaught this week. Wilson swore
out a warrant against Cecil Adams,
who is alleged to have shot the ape.
1t is stated that an ape is neither a
domestic pet or a beast Cf burden
and the law takes no special cogni-
zance Of apes in Now Mexico.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-08-31
SALOON LICENsEs REYoKED

The licenses of NJ. II. Merck and
j. B. Merck, and Erwin Wunderlich
and f. F. Epley, all liquor dealers
of Rodeo have been revoked by the
county board of commissioners. The
information was filed by District At
torney j. Vaught and charged that
the saloons were operated in a dis
orderly and ill-governed manner.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-08-31
TRAP For ANTS.

> Ants that carry on their daily :
> work about the office of DR.. M. Z
" M. Crocker had better be care :
d" ful after this for the doctor has Z
> contrived a new tangled ant-trap
d" that is decreasing the ant popu-
&" latiOn of Lordsburg very rapidly. :
=: The trap consists merely of a
= medium sized bottle set in the Z
: ground, partly full of water, and :
: with the rim of the bottle flush :
: with the surface of the ground. Z
; Mr.. Ant walks to the edge of the :
" rim and seeing a nice cool place :
: below starts down the side. He :
4" never comes up.
" DR.. Crocker claims that he has :
Z" the best contrivance for catching :
: ants there is and recommends il
Z: to every gardener who IS troubled :
&" with the busy little insects.
I. :. :. :: : 1. :. . !. : {. I. = > . .
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-08

AIRY entered upon his new
duties the following morning
in a spirit anything but reas-
--.,r;,o. - H. ~
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-08
Queens Who Smoke.

1t is widely known that Queen Mary
is very much opposed to women smok-
ing, and her majesty discOurages the
habit as much as possible.
But there are many queens in Eu-
rope who find the weed most soOth-
ing. Ex-Queen Amelie of Portugal
smokes cigarettes and enjoys them.
Her mother, the Comtesse de Paris,
thought cigarettes all very well in a
general way, but preferred cigar, and
even tried pipe, it is said
The queen of Sweden is passionate
ly fond of smoking cigarettes and gets
through large number of them daily.
An inveterate smoker is Queen Alex
andras sister, the doWager empress
Of Russia. Her daughter-in-law also,
the cZarina, who, before she went to
Russia, had never known the flavor of
tobacco, soon took to smoking, accord
ing to the custom of the court. The
number of cigarettes she now daily
consumes is considerable.
The queen of Roumania finds conso-
lation in whiffs of cigarette smoke.
She AYERS that a judiciOus smoke is
most soothing for her nerves, from
which she occasionally suffers keenly.
The ex-Queen Natalie Of Servia is an
inveterate smoker, and has had a spe-
cial brand, the Balkan Cigarettes"
especially made for her.-Tid-Bits.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-08

ears. But Garry'S answer was not in
kind. Steve was caught SO far off his
guard by the question which came
f1inging back at him that be was glad
Garry had not turned
what else is there l could do?'
No man save one who was very, very
tired could have spoken in such a tone;
no man except one who has tried him
self in the highest of courts-his own
opinion of himself-could have put
such a degree of contempt into so sim
pie query.
"Why-why"- Steve faltered, and
then he took command Of his own wits
again. There's work enough, don't
doubt that" he exclaimed, and laughed
little. "Joe here will be another
week or ten days finishing with the
fill up yonder. He'll do well if he
manages it by then and that, too, with
every available hand we have. [ don't
want to rob him of a single man if I
can help it, but I've got to go ahead
with the line to the south. To put it
concretely, I'm in need Of a rodman.
Do you think you'd care to oblige?"
Again the hint Of banter persisted,
but Garry's jaw was tight when he
faced suddenly around
81 willr' he flashed back hoarsely.
II will if it's a mans job. But I'm
done with filing a dinky pad with
rows Of figures all day long. I'm fin
iShed with this dry tallying OF cans
Of beans and soap and yards Of rope.
Do you understand? What work would
J. have to do"'
Out Of the corners Of his eyes Steve
saw CONSERVATION overspread Fat Joe's
face. His own was only amused.
you'll nave to swing an AK" he
enumerated slowly, ''and you'll have to
lug a rod and tripod. You'll wade
through bog and fight your way
through underbrush. And then, for
variety, swing an Ak some more. If
you've never learned yet what it is
to be really tired, Garry; if you've new
er known what it is to go to bed wish
ing morning would never come. you'll
find out what that's like too
AS soon as it was spoken Steve rec
OgniZed the slip. Watching Garry's
eyes widen. he knew that Garry had
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-08

caught it also. For a moment a tor
rent Of words trenbled on the latters
lips, and then he swallowed and nod
ded shortly. The vague dreariness of
his acceptance was fully as electrical
as the threatened outburst might have
been.
'I'll try it," Garry said very simply
''I'll have a try at it tomorrow"
And he pivoted on his heel and pass.
ed out.
Some minutes after he had gone Fat
Joe, still little daZed, rose softly and
unOStentatiOuSly, crossed to q shelf
shoulder high on the wall and reached
to remove 4 quart bottle of brandy
which Steve, returning home soaked
through and through, had brought out
and left standing there But Steve
checked him in the very middle nc that
act.
"Let it stand, joe" he directed
Leave it where it is"
AS slowly as he had reached for it
Joe started to put the bottle back.
The very briefness of that order
should have been warning enough. but
Joe found it impossible to keep to him
self his disapproval.
'All right" he acQuiesced, "only l
can't help remindin' you just the same
that when horse is runnin' his heart
out it's kind Of superfuous to lay on
the whip"
And then the whole accumulation of
those days of silent perplexity, of in
decision and fruitless mental forays
spilled over upon Fat Joes entirely in
nocent head. Steve shot around and
leveled a peremptory finger
"Whip-be hanged" he barked. "Put
that bottle backr'
Joe's fingers came away as though
the glass had blistered them.
Lands sakes!' he exclaimed. and in
a voice that was chastened and meek
when he had caught his breath,
please, and it's backr'
Chronic i'll temper could hardly have
persisted III the face of that reply, and
Steve's had been but mood. His first
chuckle was in itself a plea for par
don. He supplemented it aloud.
I'm. sorry, Joe-Tm worried. I've
got job on my hands that bothers
me. 1t appears to be simple enough
until l get to planning how to tackle
it, and then can't make any headwav
at all. But there isn't anything to be
gained in hiding that stuff; that's one
Of the things l need to know It's bet
ter where it is
Joe waved a hand in bland dismissal
of the apology.
my mistake" he averred, though
your harsh words have hurt me sore.
I don't quite savvy it yet, but it's your
affair, not mine. You're dealin' and
bankin the chips. And before now
I've seen lots of we'll meanin' bystand-
ers get all mussed up from tryin' to
horn into another mans pastime. I'd
ought to have knowed better"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-08

f-sWz5; they mean it's forever, don't
l1as&D they?' Joe wanted to know.
Forever. to all intents and pur-
posesr' said Garry.
Joe's chest sank and rose in a long,
long breath.
Its no word to trifle with,' he eau
toned at last. IF you lose it'll be q
considerable drouth.'
"Cut!" invited Garry, and they start
ed to play.
That other night Garry's stack of
chips had lasted far longer than they
did on this second occasion. A half
hour later, when he rose to go to bed,
his ninety-nine year promise of absti.
nence was piled symmetrically before
Fat Joe. But his good night was gay.
For time after his departure Joe eyed
Steve sidewise.
"Hum-m-m," he cleared his throat.
"Hum-m-m. And was eXpectin' you
to turn up any hour of the last twenty
four with a request that l come and
help bring home the remains. You
must be quite silver tongued ex-
horter, aren't you, Steve?"
Stephen O'Mara was silent over the
paper which Joe had handed him ear
lier in the evening, and the lack Of any
offer on his part to go into details did
not trouble his QuestiOner. Fat Joe sat
and bobbed his head over what would
never cease to be miracle in his eyes.
"And he'll stick this time" he vented
oil
to stick!' Then he smiled widely.
''And I reckon youll have to admit
that I handled the small part that
came my way With ease and dispatch
when tell you that he didn't catch so
much as one lonesome pair all the time
l was dealing. I'm ashamed Of my
self. [ haven't seen such mean,
crooked game Of stud dealt since 1
came eastr'
Garry was very quiet the next morn
ing when he and Steve went back to
their work; before noon came his I'M
easiness had become very apparent to
the man he was assisting But neither
his silence Ior his nervousness any
longer worried Steve. Instead the latter
let himself smile over both those out
ward evidences of inward panic, when
ever his thoughts were on Garry at all.
For the latter's difiidence rs the day
aged became a flushed and warm
checked thing, until at in the after
noon Steve could no longer withhold
the suggestion for which, wordlessly,
Garry was asking.
''JOe was more than half right" he
remarked one eye to his level, Gin
spite of the fact that we refused to
take him seriously. We can't let those
people come in and find everything
too hOpeiessly uncomfortable, so per-
haps you'd better run ahead now,
Garry, and see what he has accom-
plished. / don't want to leave this
spot myself until I have some figures
upon which l know l can rely. But
you might run ahead, if you will. I'll
be along later
CONTINUED NEXT WEEKD
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-08

"Ju3t friendly hand or two, | sup
pose," he suggested.
pose," he suggested when the other
made no move to begin. "Low limit
and wide open, eh?'
Garry still toyed with the cards.
II don't suppose you've ever forgot
ten the first game in which we In
dulged, have you, Joe?' he asked At
length.
Joe was not comfortable.
Scarcely" he admitted, scarcely"
"Nor the-stakes" pursued Garry.
IL seem to recall 'em family"
Garry's peal Of amusement was as
rollicking as boys.
$50 do l." he exclaimed. "And if
remember rightly you stated On that
occasion that cash was no considera-
ton with you. Does that still hold
good?"
1t was the first good look Joe had
had at the others face. The change
he found in it seemed to perplex him
more than little.
81 take it that it does" Garry did
not wait for his reply. And now
what do you say to that same full bot
tie against "a ninety-nine year blan-
ket restriction, with me at the wrong
end of the odds?''
Joe slitted his eyes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-08
VOICE FLOATS OUT OF SKY.
Radio Telephone Communication From
Aerop!ane to Land Station.

Radio Telephone Communication From
Aeroplane to Land Station.
San Diego. Cal-For the first time iii
the history Of American aerOnauticS
neutrality-suspicious. communication be-
tween military aeroplane in fight
and a land recruiting station was es-
tabliShed at North island. The test
was held under the joint supervision
OF Captain Clarence Culver, holder Of
the worlds record for. long distance
radioaeroplHnc communication and L
J. Simon G.! New York, radio engineer.
Flying at TN altitude Of 800 feet in Il
tractor biplanc piloted by Captain Her
bert Darguc, Captain Culver succeeded
in transmitting several messages dis
lance Of approximately three miles.
Captain Culver'S voice came floating
out of the blue Sky as clear and dis
tinct as though he were but a few feet
distant.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-08

CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-08

Steve had had little chance for con
VerSatiOn in those days with Garry,
now an employee of the company as
an assistant to Fat joe except for a
word or two over hastily Snatched
breakfast or perhaps at supper at
night, and at night he was usually too
tired to talk. But the others growing
restleSSneSS had not escaped his nc
tice. For awhile Garry had seemed TO
accept his continuance there at camp
as a matter of course, and for that
very reason neither Fat Joe nor Steve
had dignifed the thought of his pos
sible departure by so much as a single
spoken word. Garry'S own actions
first began to indicate how necessarily
he was debating that question within
his own brain. And one night toward
the end of the week he finally reached
the point of yOicing a decision which
was old in anticipation to Steve and
Joe. They were on the point of going
to bed Garry had risen and ,then
paused. He heSitated and crooked his
arms and yawned trifle too careless
ly that evening.
"Well, this finishes another day" he
remarked, nor did he realize how soul
full were the words And | cleaned
up the las Of the stockroom today,
Joe. y swift but accurate workman.
eh? I'll leave behind a record unblem-
ished by oversight or Sloth. And now
now it's about time, l suppose. I was
going back to town.
1t was out, nor could the yawn con-
ceal his eagernesS. His back was turn
ed, but Steve knew what light was in
his eyes. Steve's carelessness was a
far neater thing than Garry's had been
whats your hurry?" he inquired
easily. "Why rush away? And if you
think your industry has betrayed you
into idleness you're reasoning poorly
tonight, Want another job?''
Bantering Indifference was the key
note of that reply. Mutually they had
adopted it from the very first. 1t smack
ed of the freemasonry which always
marked Steve's conversations with Fat
Joe were they earnest or frivolous
beneath the surface. 1t is always rec
ogniZable in the speech of friends such
as they, differentiated from actual in
difference by an intimacy of inference
between the lines which makes such
discourse almost foreign to uninitiated
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-08
CHAPTER XIV.
Honey.

7oney.
~ larry entered upon his new
~ duties the following morning
H.DE7 in a spirit anything but reas-
- surfing to his companion. Up
to that time he had made his own in
dustry the butt of much good natured
ridicule, viewing it apparently as a
sort Of vacation novelty amusing
enough while the novelty lasted. But
he went from task to task that next
day in a methodical, logged fashion
that was farthest of all from amiabili-
t.. Two OF three times Steve, trying
to spare him needless effort, attempt
hands and aching back, met with re-
Bluffs so curt that he learned to keep
his advice to himself. He knew what
end Garry was working to achieve. He
would have allowed himself to smile
over the thought that the other man
would be tired enough before night
came without trying to make that
work any harder, only ne did not dare
venture that smile
you've been trying to help me-"
Garry said to Steve you've been try
ing to throw me a line. And for a
time I tried to catch it, Steve. But it
isn't in me to try that hard any more
Some men do things for what there is
in 1.-THE pecuniary reward, I mean.
Some mer-you, for instance-because
their self respect won't let them stop,
win Or lose But row and then there
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-08
CHAPTER XVI.
A Game of Cards.

sVAY HEN they tuck a ninety-nine
IWI year clause into franchise
-sWz5i they mean it's forever, don't
lsGaEGN they?' Joe wanted to know.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-08
Givinn Aid RI naef;nx

Giving Aid to Destiny.
We give the name Of destiny to all
that limits us. Let us do our utmost
that destiny become not too circu1n-
scribed.-Maurice Maeterlinck.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-14
Ordinances to Widen
Chestnut Street Are
Presented in Council

Two ordinances providing for the
widening of Chestnut street at the
approach to the Mulberry street
bridge, closing an unnamed alley,
eleven feet wide, running along the
bridge, between Chestnut and
Cherry streets and giving permission
to Sampel Fishman to build against
the bridge and over the abandoned
alley-the store fronts to have en-
frances to the bridge-were intro
duced into Council this morning by
City Commissioners Lynch and were
referred to the City Planning Com
mission.
The ordinances must be advertis-
ed thirty days before they can be
passed. Council and the city plan
ners will confer on the measures be-
fore the commission acts upon them.
If the ordinances are passed Fish
man will give the city twenty-seven
and n half feet of ground all along
his property which extends 105 feet
along the south side of Chestnut
street, Immediately west of the
bridge approach.
In return for that the city will
close the unnamed alley back To
Cherry street. Fishman will bear
the cost of building a sidewalk along
his property, over the alley, which
will join the bridge and will necessi-
tate the removal of portion of the
existing guard rail. Fishman will
be privileged to build vault under
the proposed new sidewalk, much
like those of department stores un-
der the Market street pavement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-14
1000 Russians From
Every Walk Of Life Are
Invited to Conference
By Assoeiated PrcSs

Petrograd, Aug. II. = More than
1000 persons have been invited by
the government to attend the con-
ference which is to be held at Mos
cow August 25-27 to consider in their
broadest aspects the situation of the
nation and the plans for the new
national government.
Those who have been asked to at
tend include all members of the four
dumas, other persons prominent in
public life, and representatives of all
important organizations whether
political economic, commercial or
scientific.
The conference will be held in the
Kremlin palace. 1t will be opened
by Premier Kerensky with a general
statement respecting the situation
and a program of the government.
The premier will be followed by vari-
Gus ministers who will report the
situation in their departments.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-14

dletown, r. D.; Frank Ragczi. En-
haut; Stanko Barkowich, Bressler.
Those called oy the first county
board to appear in Steelton on Satur-
day follow:
25S. Brashears, Charles v.
2522. Gray. Henry, 400 Lebanon.
1886. Bolo6an. Dmitar, eas s. .4th.
1924. Willis. E, G., 500 N; End.
S54. Clouser. E. e.. q: Main.
1s2s.' lsss' Grsen. aqFsh' l. & s. s. q = + End. End
1895. sokoIovic. Mile. sill S. Front.
2g22. johnson, Marion. 41o Ridge.
1855. Smith, Jos. T.. 416 S. End.
7S3. Evans, Earl e.. 232 w. Main.
1913, Settino, R.. 331 S. 4th.
2!Sa. 25sS. ~ Meter tier George, 4s4 a. Myers
i7ss. Isss Hess. ess Il Il + b. se s9s s. 2nd M furnace
2494, O'Donnell, L. H. 10 Conestoga.
$9S2 KG6eEson j. 6o 6GS FranElin Main
1872, Bilzo, lila, "a. Chambers.
1852. Felkick, Powell. 2s3 Main.
174S, Guerrisi. f. S22 $. ,4th.
2i92. Fray. Luther; 21I Harrisburg.
2S$s. S$s Niles. f'f 3. l. l.. 81 SO GS Ridge. E wafer
937. Leonhard. Richard Otterhne.
G76, Smiley. NJ. A.. 14S Wilson.
275. Deibler, Galen l., Highspire.
564, Shannon, j. b.. l32 Ann.
2166. Mncy, Reedie. 200 Adams.
945. Phillips. Jno. H.. 2119 S. End.
1913. Mills. T. H., 40 Pine.
596, Bowman, Guy, 149 Ann.
262O, Wolf, B.. F.. 639 N. Front.
2936. RodrIgnez. Jose. 26l Myers.
92sS aI9$ GrT G9TSis Eranto enp e2l a1 s AGa@s Sr9
536. Koch. W., 4S4 Wood,
l495, Garisto. n. S57 S. Third.
2l5s, Moten, Thomas, IS Furnace.
so77S. 77S Hoiraoi 1oieff. 1lezi. Sos Sos ye Myers.
1897, Mercer. oliver, 770 S. Atm.
755, schaeffer r.. H, 25s N. Union.
loa. Mornhold' b. b.. Middletown.
1916. Halavania, P, 72S s: 4th.
1869, Horvath, Nemeth NJ, $50 S. End.
2691. Thorn, N. j.. .349 Frederick.
GIG, Gross, ]. A.. Jr.. 1873 Catherine.
1266Opasis. Bozo, 656 $. Bird.
1915, Penny. S. o.. 25 S. Front.
1891. Houdeshell. D.. A.. rs Pine.
.7Ss55. BBsa!umbaeh, l. ". 211 Water.
26S4. Kratich, S, n, 22O Main.
1853. Antanavic, Coetke. sol Myers.
692, Weaver, Il. T.. l Ann.
600, buckingham, W. D., Ann.
1886. Scroggins. Richard. 25S Ridge.
S36, Barnett, Chas., 1856 l.. Water.
$40, Nusser, c. s.. 206 Main.
1889, Mraovic. Tlis, 637. S. 4th.
2549, Kemi, j. L., 175 Lincoln.
1852, Rosdan, w. H., 20 Chestnut.
507. Gingrich, Raymond. 156 Ann.
S09, Hastings. Edgar c., Highspire.
437, Laminson. r. c.. 140 Susqueh a.
1867. Tomas, Mike. So Myers.
1924. MatZ, Henry, 739 S. Front
604, Coder, II. A. 200 Nissley.
43. Wanamaker, j. NJ, M'dle'n, r. 2.
21S1, Sale, George. 120 Ridge.
1868, KIllheffer. w. A. 437 Catherine.
154S, Pasguale, ", SGT S. End.
1854, Grmusa. Adam, 633 s. 3rd. 20
1905. Prijic, Gjuro, Hoffer.
924. Yost, Jas. Nelson, 413 Race.
2455, Marickovic. Ivan. 145 Main.
2501, Ulrich. J. F.. 239 Lincoln.
42O, Bruebaker, w. H.. "a Susqueha'a a.
1914, Benkovick, John. 514 S. 4th.
117S. Troutman. Kamost. 675 s. Front.
5l4. Groves, T.. 332 Fischer
2S74, Turner, Isaac. $50 Ridge.
433, Houser, r. r., 743 S. Catherine.
1929, lvosevich, Milos. 729 S. Bra.
2945, Morrett. G. c., 239 Myers.
10, Eshleman. ]. s.. Bachmanville.
2725, Marinkovic Steve. 211 Francis.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-14
State Safety Committee
Appropriates $4,000

The State Defense and Safety
commission to-day appropriated $37,-
900 additional to the Public Safety
committee for various activities, in
Guiding a movement to provide for
civic relief on a systematic basis.
The appropriation is in addition to
100000 voted, less than half OF
which has been expended by the
committee.
The meeting was attended by all
members of the board except the
Governor and also by Col. Lewis E.
Better field secretary, and Lewis S.
Sadler, one of the executive officers.
The allowances are for the fol-
lowing:
$4,000 for cooperation between
the committee on enrolment of labor
headed by Edgar c. FELTON, and the
Department of Labor and Industry
which will mean new stations at
Scranton, Williamsport and Erie, in
addition to Harrisburg, Philadel-
phia and Pittsburgh.
$4,000 addition to food conser-
walton propaganda.
$1,000 to centralize civic relief work
and prevent duplication and lost
motion.
$1,000 to the expenses of the al
lied body's committee of which
Chancellor S. B. Mccormick is
chairman.
$1,000 for home defense police,
headed by Major John c. Groome.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-14
Soldiers Here Envy
Guardsmen Who Are
Ordered to France

1T was this morning reported that
the men on the staff of General
Charles M. Clement, commanding
the seventh division have been told
not to make any engagements after
Friday. Basing their beliefs on this
report the local guardsmen are
again wondering If it mems an
early move for a southern training
camp.
When the news was received at
the local guardsmen headquarters
concerning the movement of two
units of the Guard to France
Immediately the men began to envy
those who are going so soon and
wish they were going along. Others
reminded the boosters to cheer up
and not worry because 1--WE will all
have our chance before we get in
the Kaiser's backyard" They object
to the plans being made for peace
on the ground that the Germans
have not been taught the lesson that
American troops will teach them.
They all agree that they are not
ready for peace just yet.