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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-29

deluded way, of course-that | was on
the march,
He drew on his pipe.
II was following the DREAM he said.
Something had overwhelmed me, some
tormenting promise of sweetness and
light. was going to her-l would kneel,
producing that scrap of holy paper. All the
details of that search drifted with me. My
brain was clouded by profusion Of dreams
ending in love. Hardship, strife, hate,
conquest-all finding a reward in love.
81 know | stood still before. her house,
haunted by sentiment of happiness,
mingled with this hunger of the heart that
demanded the consolation of love. Fire
flies cleaned in velvety foreground UNI
der heavy chestnuts. The front windows
of the house poured faint light past the
tall pillars of the porch Was the search
ended? saw nothing absurd in coming
there as a starveling, without money in
my pockets. l must have thought of
myself as the golden adventurer still,
coming to lay myself at her feet, to submit
the proof.
"IUNE night-the CLEAN of firefies-the
vision of white house whose grooved
pillars seemed to support the sky itself.
"The front door was open. AT the foot
of massive staircase gilded mirror
hung out. forced my shattered body
over the threshold.
II have this strong memory of hall
full of musty fabric-of huge door with
silvered knob swinging slowly open--a
tall girl standing before me quietly. l
remember the firm chin, the erect body
held fat against the door panel, the dark
and beautiful and friendly eyes fixed on
me with pity, then with horror.
"What are you doing here?' she said.
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as the stern-line of that ship had splashed
in the water. There were all sorts of men
in her hold-decayed merchant princes
and mayors of towns, most likely. There
is certainly no more cosmopolitan place
than ships hold at time like that.
There was even tow-headed younger
son of duke in the lot, who had been
east out, judged. Somebody from the
second cabin used to bring him down
every day bottle of ale and pack of
London cigarettes. But nothing could
console him, and it's not to be wondered
at. He shivered every time he put his
foot to the deck of that fo'c'sle, thinking
of the black mud that was going to ooze
up between his toes.
aHe groaned that he couldn't abide his
beastly bunk on account of the SAVIOR.
As soon as the deck was swabbed, by
order of the old man, he tried sleeping on
that: but it was like prairie fire racing
along his TANKS. The old man had Or
dered the place swabbed in strong solu-
ton of carbolic acid. My toes sang all
one watch just from walking to and from
the bath over that fiery pavement.
"What is hell but meeting trouble
every way you turn?' the Duke said to
me plaintively.
"He had left barmaid yearning for
him in Bishopsgate Without, and this was
no Elusive Dulcinea. He used to moan
out that he knew what she weighed, and
that every pound was precious to him.
He had the passionate concentration Of
an avowed lover who has accepted the
priceless gift of another soul, only to be
whirled away-engulfed into fiery pit
like that. He got hold of me one watch
and asked me if it wasn't possible we had
died-had died! He shrieked those words
across snarl of steam, making graceful
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al said nothing. She was real; this
daring spirit who had put my daring to
shame--an enchanted white figure SWIM
ming in a mist.
al suddenly put into her hand the frap-
ment of holy writing.
"She went as still as statue, her eyes
full on mine; then struck her hand to her
bosom and cried softly:
ale is dead, then!'
Shadrach Dram came forward strongly,
his face working. t,
"She didn't recognize you,' murmured
Barstow sympathetically.
"She was right returned the other
fiercely. "From that moment the adven-
turer was dead.
"Do you know what had seen? No
thing less than my reflection in the Vene-
tian mirror hanging there. 1t isn't sur
prising. All the years Of these amazing
adventures | had given no thought to
this instrument, the body. 1t was bat
tered-beyond belief. You have to
consider that the dream of that girls
passionate heart had been of golden
adventurer, of being in the perfection
Of flesh, actually busted with gold from
head to foot.
"At the moment she spoke those words,
He is dead, my eyes were raised to the
mirror.
Il have since thought that may have
made my escape unknown to the authori-
ties of that marine hospital. My forehead
was bandaged. was unshaven, cavern
Gus. Imagine yourself after dream of
haaufy confronted hv a n in a rticl11a fa apa
What hint of the glorious pilgrim in this
being with huge shoulders, swaying tread,
sprawling hands? was the embodiment Of
hardship. These years had given me the
shape no less than the strength of a gorilla.
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gesture with his arms towards
the fires. Were we deceiving
ourselves into thinking we
were doing business with a
ships fires?
"How would you treat
that sort of man? Don't
you see, he had the same
dream-sense of life that !
had. Only his was the clearer
vision. He had held her in
his arms; he knew what she
weighed.
"THE fight in the hold came
on one stormy daybreak.
BY George, that had touches
of reality. There's nothing
worse than a free-for-all in
the hold of a great liner. It's
the ugliest thing in nature.
The jungle is a tranquil place
compared to it.
"a lump of coal fell on that
Dukes foot. He howled, and
smote the man next him into
a two-foot deep solution of
coal-dust and brine.
Somebody let down the
bunker door on them with a
rattle of loose chain: but the
mischief was afoot. Those
men might have sprung from
the teeth that Cadmus sowed.
They dropped their rakes,
they left the doors Of the fire
boxes ajar, and came on,
dripping and shining black,
with murder in their hearts
the green men against the
seasoned.
al saw one snarling Titan
drive at the body Of another
a huge slice-bar with glow
ing tip, just withdrawn from
the fires. The iron failed to
pinion, rang against the box
head, and bent into a smok-
ing hook. The wielder of
the bar used this red hook
to drag his victim forward.
"And then the ship reeled,
sending the men into one
another's arms. One mad
Indian had gone amuck with
a six-foot section of sooty
chain. His legs were braced.
He made a dreadful reaper,
knocking men right and left
powerless into smoking
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y
briefly Shadrach Dram
murmured.
"H He is dead-yes,' ! said.
Il had a tale for her, too
my last: of death in a ships
hold in defense of a duke. You
will admit there was some
thing pathetic in my laying
hold of that duke in the
last moment-that mailman
dreaming of an inaccessible
barmaid.
"Lost! Yes, the adven-
turer was lost. She had
withered me.
"A man told me of that
terrible woman in the South
Seas who blew a scorpion
down the air-tube of the
man who had betrayed her.
One little puff of the lips.
But not more deadly than
the words that girl had set
on paper. 1t may be those
SNUG foreign gods are reason
able gods, in the end. That
sort Of pilgrimage will come
to smash, | reckon.
II WENT away. | had
gained some insight into
the angularity of fate, you will
admit. The fireflies cleaned
between the tall pillars. She
called softly after me-
something: / don't know
what. She had twisted half
about and laid her hand on
the silvered knob of that inn
mense door. / saw nothing
more"
"You might have hung
around without revealing
yourself said young Bar
stow. isn't it possible that
in time, if you had shaved
yourself
"Treason," returned Sha-
drach Dram, sadly shaking
his head. eyes, treason to
this dream, my creation. /
could do nothing in the flesh.
Leave the vision of great
days shining there-death in
defense of a duke. 1t had
noble strain at the last. Yes,
better so. My thought had
been a mere spark snapped
from her brain. I went ont
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
HUNT $ GAIN AT
 MPLET|ON 53 { PRECINCTS 132

With a number of disputed ballots in 15 precincts awaiting ruling by the court, Hunts gain to date in 53 com pleted precincts is 143. Thirty-f five of these ballots were gained in precincts where the court count either exceeds or falls under the actual number of ballots cast, as indicated by the names appearing in the poll books.
 Eight precincts were counted yester- day. West Nogales and Jerome South are incomplete on account of ballots held for court ruling.
 East Nogales checked with the of ficial count.
 In Seligman, Hunt gained one vote on the count and two additional on the courts ruling that straight prohibition ballots and voted individually for gov ernor should count for him, making a total of three.
 In Jerome Junction Hunt gained one vote and Campbell lost one
 In Copper Chief precinct, Yavapai county, Hunt gained one vote In Oak Creek precinct, Yavapai county, the court ruled that a straight democratic and straight progressive ballot should count for Hunt, giving him a gain of one vote in that pre- cinct.
 
 one vote on a ballot marked with a cross at the head of the prohibition ticket and individually for him. ] Attorney Curley counsel for MT Hunt, yesterday morning insisted that a Hunt ballot endorsed, Returned spoiled and signed by the election board, should be counted for him. At torney Bullard protested. The court took the ballot under advisement fol later ruling. In the afternoon, after al inspection of the poll book from West Nogales, in which precinct the fore going ballot was found, Attorney Gust 1 counsel for Governor Campbell. asked the court to take into considerat tior the fact that there were only 5S7 name: 1 on the poll book for this precinct While the court count showed a tota of 543 ballots, of which four wer, counted not voted
 According to the list of precinct. submitted to the court by Hunts at torneys, there are approximately 500, ballots remaining to be counted b, them in the precincts in which the, expect Hunt to gain.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
PROSPECT. GOOD FUR
 NEW BRIDGE AT LEH|

MESA, Feb. 17.--J. w Lesueur of the Lesueur- -Spillsbury company, re- turned yesterday from points in the east, where he went, to buy goods for the store. MT. Lesueur was dele gated by the Commercial club to visit proposition to secure an appropria tion for the building of a bridge across the Salt river at Lehi, the bridge to be located on the Indian reservation. MT. Lesueur is very sanguine Of the success of the efforts being made to secure the bridge. He found the authorities in a very re- ceutive mood in the matter. in as much as it would connect the reser- vation on both sides of the river, whicf during several months of the year require q trip to the Tempe bridge in getting from one part of the reservation to the other. Congressman Hayden immediately introduced a bill asking for S1000 or the necessary part thereof to be used in making an Investigation of the proposition, the report to be made tC | congress next December.
 I Mr. Lesueur also took ap the ques- | ton or an dppTopiidtiOli lOI tlc cOln- 1 pletion of the Pine Air road. He i considers that chances are good for | the granting of this request of the valley residents.
 On his return he stopped at Al i buquefque to see the head Of the for
 estry reserve for Arizona, and there met with encouragement similar to ] that which he received in Wash | ington.
 MT. Lesueur found the weather very
 cold and occasionally travel delayed
 on account of storms. War talk has
 the precedence over everything else
 or, rather. talk of avoiding war if il can honorably be done.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
NO YOUNG ORANGE TREES

Mayor Beville yesterday was com pelled to turn down an order for 2G0G young orange trees, and a few days before another order for 2500. There are no trees available within the state. and there is quarantine against California trees. The trade in citrus fruit trees for the valley is very tickle. Four years ago the de- mand was four to one for orange trees as against grapefruit The next three years found the exact reverse and this year there is no demand for grapefruit, but all for orange trees. The result of this condition finds the nurserymen of the valley with plenty of grapefruit trees anG none of orange.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
Awnings

 WE MAKE everything in canvas and make it right BarroWs Furniture Co.
 Blk AWNING AND CAMPING season now on; we make everything known that will fool the rain and sun. Phoe- nix Tent and Awning Co.,, corner First and Monroe Sts. Phone 1411. If Cleaning and Pressing S>~~~~~~~~.~~>~~~>~>~ ~-~~.~~~~-~~~~>~->~~>~s>~.- YOUR SUIT cleaned and pressed. 75c; sponged and pressed soc. Square Deal Cleaners, 116 N. Central Ave. Phone 1213. If
 Corsetiere
 THE NU BONE Corsetiere-Mrs. c. L. Holt 314 N. 33d Ave Ph. 2525. If |
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
TEMPE MINISTER
 RESIGNS PASTORATE

TEMPE, Feb. 16.-The resignation of Rev. N A. Coxsey, for the part three years minister of the Tempe Baptist church. was accepted by the congrega- tion at recent meeting. Upon its first presentation the resignation was refused, but Rev MT. Covsey has been called to Yuma and though loath to leave Tempe and the many friends he has here. he felt it his duty to accept and the members finally conceded to his wishes, though with considerable reluctance.
 Rev. Mir. Coxsey expects to leave this morning for Yuma to speak in the church there tomorrow and to remain through the greater part of next week His resignation will take effect about May l.
 Rev. B. T. Gillet will preach at the morning and evening services the local church tomorrow.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
TWO KINDS OF TWINS
(NeW York Globe.)

There are two kinds of twins, identi- cal twins and fraternal twins, accord ing to Dr. Frederick Adams Woods of the Massachusetts Institute of Tech nology, who spoke before the eugenics committee of the American Genetic as- sociation at Columbia university in connection with the congress of scien- lists
 . Dr. Woods subject was significant Evidence of Mental Heredity," and he said that any discussion of it must aim at unraveling as opposed to external forces of nature environment. and q possible internal force. free will.
 ''The true or identical twins" the speaker said. are developed from a
 single cell, which at some early stage divided to form two individual beings. These identical or duplicate twins have a nearly though never absolutely iden- tical heredfty.
 Fortunately for our knowledge of heredity, it often happens that brothers and sisters are born at the same time
 who are called twins, but are in diff ferent category from true twins. These are known as fraternai twins. AS far ! as we can see, home environment for the identical twins is no more identical than for the fraternal twins
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
1.-THE WooDMEN" PLAY

The Woodmen.' is going to be star amateur production for Tempe talent and will attract an almost ca pacity house to the opera house when 1t is presented next Monday evening, according to all present indications Chas Ellis, who is rehearsing the cast and who was the author of the produc- ton, stated last evening that the work is being put on splendidly and that he is more than pleased with the way the actors and actresses are taking hold of their lines. The reserved seat plat will be located at kowand's Barber Shop today and Monday. and the regu- lar admission tickets can be exchanged there at any time fo reserved seats.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
DEMAND FOR HOUSES

Mesa is in the same condition which is reported from Phoenix and Tucson-absolutely devoid of suitable rent houses furnished. and, in fact, there are scarcely any unfurnished houses to be found. People are com ing in constantly and find difficulty in getting located. One man and his wife came to the Commercial club room the other day and asked concerning furnished houses or rooms for housekeeping. stating that they had mace q threeday hunt in Pnoe- nix and could find nothing They were compelled 10 leave Mesa, also. One prominent real estate firm states that 100 more good houses could have been rented here this winter.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
Auto For Hire

PHONE 211R5 for low, rates by day or week. If
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
Auto Time Table

JONESsNIlFIFlLlE STAGE LINE Ray. Superior and Phoenix Phoenix-Leaves Adams Hotel at 9:00 a. m. and 400 p. m daily. Ray-LeaVes Ray Con. Hotel at 7:30 a. m. and 3:30 D. m. daily. Cylinder Passenger Cars OFFICE 116 NORTH CENTRAL
 AVENUE
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Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
GOOD COLON YIELD

Three acres of new land on the w H. Easterwood ranch south of Tempe on the Highline, yielded enough cotton for the owner to realize a gross return of S6G4S5. Some of the best cotton of the Tempe section has been raised in this district during the past season and q far larger acreage will be set out the coming season. The S664s5 realized from the three acres grown on the Easterwood land by Clay Dewitt is to a large extent, clear profit, for De- Witt did practically all of the labor of planting. cultivating and picking the cotton himself.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
1. }. 5. CONF FERENCE
 LASTS TWO DAYS

MESA, Feb. 1.-The quarterly con- ference of the church of Latter Day Saints will be held n Mesa today and tomorrow The first session will he at g o'clock. and will be a meeting of the Sunday school rep resentatiVes. The regular sessions of the conference will be held at 10:s0, , and 2: 80 o'clock.
 Among other visitors there will be present Apostle George Albert Smith and Joseph w. McMurrin, the latter one of the presidents of the quorum of seventies.
 This conference is one filled with important matters for the church, and large attendance is expected
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
BAPTIST CHURCH SERVICES

The Sunday services at the Baptist church are as follows: Sunday school at 10 am, with church services at II am. and s pm. The Junior B. Y. F. U. will meet at , o'clock in the afternoon, and the Senior ;,t : pm. The morning sermon subject is, "l-ife's After Glow. or How to Be Satisfied in Old Age" for evening. Cleansing the Fountain" Mid-week prayer meeting on Wednesday even ing at o'clock J. B. Croswell. su- perintendent of Sunday school, Wm. H. Fowle. pastor
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17

The very urgent need of a hotel ir Mesa is making it a prominent part of the conversat tion among Mesa boosters. The committee appointed to bring forward suggestions will re- port at the meeting next Thursday night and :t is probable that an ex- perienced hotel man of Phoenix will he over at the request of the club to furnish any information the club may desire
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
Paints and Oils

PHOENIX Paint House-High grade paints at low prices. Get estimates on material. 31 w Adams. Ph. 1259. tf
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
DRUG STOCK BEING MOVED

After consiGerable delay in secur- ins the completion of his building in Hayden, NJ ?. Holladay has begun the moving of his stock of drugs from this place. Mr. Holladay states that there has been an unusual delay in all classes of work in Hayden oc- casioned by inability to get ship ments of necessary material through.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
ADDITION TO FORGE

! [. Skinner, formerly of Los An geles, has been added to the prescrip- tion force of the Crescent drug store. His coming affords Prescriptionist Fleisher of tte same institution op- portunitN to go to bed long enough to get rid of la grippe He has been ill for some days, but has been un- able to leave his post until now
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
POPULAR STAR AT MAJESTIC

Douglas Fairbanks. "everrbody's favorite" will appear on the screen at the Majestic tonight in American Aristocracy." Fairbanks, as rici young man. pits his brains in some clever detective work against a secret plan to sell ammunition to the Mex jeans. The story is thrilling There also will be a two reel Keystone comedy, The Janitor's Temptation" Matinee at 2:30 o'clock
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
WORK PROGRESSING

The new bank building is fast as suIning the appearance of com pleted building. though there is a good deal ef work yet to do. The remodelcd room for the A. & B. Gro-- cery company will be ready for oc- cupancy within a few days. and Vance Bros. are making an eXcava- tion on their lot which will put the basement the full length of the main store. The building will be rushed to completion.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
FiJNEgAl OF MRS FULLER

The funeral services for Mrs Anna Fuller. wife of Cornelius Fuller, oc- cured yesterday at the Second Ward chapel. There was a large attend ance of those who had known and loved the deceased. Bishops o. s Stapley and Elijah Allen were the principal speakers.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
DEATH OF AGED WOMAN

Mrs. Cornelius Fuller. aged g years, died at her home southeast of town at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. Mrs Fuller Eas lorg been a resident Of this section, and leaves a husband and several grown children, beside q host of friends who have known her for many years.
 The funeral arrangements have not yet been comDlefed
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
CHANDLER PERSONALS

Miss Lena Hansen was a Phoenix visitor on Tuesday
 J. L. Entrekin spent several hours in Phoenix on Wednesday,
 D. Leckey and family were recent visitors in the Capitol City
 J. L. Coffelt of Clarksdale. was Chandler visitor on Wednesday
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
CHANDLER HERE TODAY

Chandler high SCHOOLS baseball rep resentatives will invade Tempe this afternoon and will match their abil- tiles on the diamond with the local high school squad. Just how strong the Chandler boys are is not known here and the Tempests are awaiting with keenest interest their opportunity to make a comparison. Mack Nevitt will likely pitch for the Tempests today with Milan as his battery mate.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
CHANDLER MA MESA

A number of Phoenix people en route to the barbecue at Chandler yesterday drove through the Gate City, many of them stopping for short chat with friends here. A. C. Weiss, president and general man. ager of the Duluth Evening Herald and a director of the Associated Press. was a caller at the rooms oe the Commercial club.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
ATTEND SESSION

number of Tempe people motored to Phoenix yesterday to attend the convention of the Womans Home Mis- sionary society at which Mrs. Ford. the national president, spoke. Among those representing Tempe were Mrs Woolf Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Spain. Miss Amy Poll and Rev. Coxsey.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
VISIT FROM HIGH OFFICIAL

Mrs. Laura B. Hart of SaE Antonio, Texas, deputy supreme commander of the order of Maccabees, will be in Mesa Monday. and will pay an off cial visit of Inspection to Mesa Re view No. 12 The meeting will be held in the Guild hall All members are requested to be present at 1:30 pm of the day mentioned. The local Review has an invitation to attend an all-day rally at Tempe on Tuesday of next week.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
TAKEN TO KYRENE

Mrs. Bessie Wright was brought home from the hospital in Phoenix on Thursday and taken to the home ef her mother at Kyrene. She is improving rapidly now and it is hoped will soon be able to be back at her work in the telephone office
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
REV. ApkINsoN TO PREACH

Chandler people will De glad 10 hear that Rev W. A. Atkinson will be in town the coming Sunday and preach that morning in the Methodist church. Quarterly conference meeting will be held and all stewards and other off cials are urged to be present and ready with reports.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
CASA LOMA GUESTS

The following guests were registered at the Casa Loma hotel in Tempe yes terday: M. Carney and wife, Sacto, Ca; MT. and Mrs. L. E. Egle. Sacto, Cal; W. J. Shurry and wife, Cresson, Pa; R. G. OLea, Fl Paso; c. R. Sutton, Tucson; Jeff Glenn.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
ATTEND LODGE

Many of the ladies of the Eastern Star were visitors in Phoenix yesterday and attended the final session of the Star grand lodge convention.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
DANCE DUE TONJGHT

There will be a>~dance tonight at the Orange Blossom. At tho opening dance q week ago number of couples enjoyed the evening, and it is likely that these weekly features will grow in popularity.