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Evening journal., 1917-04-19
SOLDIERS BUNK IN ''OLD
FERRY" WAITING house

The "Old Ferryhouse." as stone
structure between the Lea mills and
the Wilmington and Philadelphia
Traction Company's power house on
the Brandywine is known, is again do
ing war service Delaware militiamen
who are doing guard duty at the
powerhouse. yesterday began to use
the old house as lounglng and sleep
ing quarters during periods when the
men are not walking post.
The old stone house was used as a
ferry waiting room away back in Re
volutionary times. lt was occupied by
Revolutionary troops as quarters
many times during that war For
many years It has been unoccupied. II
Is owned by tho Lea Milling Co.
Evening journal., 1917-04-19

total of 1852 mistakes out OF $4,000
words. The percentage for the boys
department was 94s, that for the
girls department. 96.S. The percentage
for the entire school which was S5.5,
was extremely gratifying. There were
Al perfect papers submitted by boys
and 80 by girls, a total of 14.6 per
centum of perfection out Of the total
number examined. The averages
ranked highest in the upper classes
where the students are receiving no
technical training and have had none
for a long time. The lower grades
were made by the younger students.
Evening journal., 1917-04-19

NO" said Uncle Harry. 1T is
about a new bridge"
what kind OF a bridge?" asked
Joe.
"A steel and concrete bridge" an
swered Uncle Harry.
Where is it? Is it big bridge?"
asked Jimmy.
1T is the biggest and longest bridge
of its kind in the world-the most
wonderful railroad bridge ever built
and it connects the upper part of New
York City with Long Island" said
Uncle Harry.
Evening journal., 1917-04-19
Uncle Harry Tells About The
Wonderful New He'll Gate Bridge

This evening l am going TO tell
you about one of the most important
events that has happened in this coun-
try in many, many years. said Uncle
Harry.
Don't all speak at once" he add
ed, just as Joe, Helen and Jimmy
were about to answer in chorus.
I'm not afraid to make a mistake
people who are afraid TO make mis-
takes never learn anything" said
Helen. "Is & about the WARP"
Evening journal., 1917-04-19

Gate Bridge to Long Island; then
starts under ground, goes in a tunnel
under the East River that separates
Long Island from Manhattan Island
that is. New York City--travels un-
der the streets. houses and buildings
Of the city. enters the big Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad station and takes on and
lets off passengers and baggage; con-
tinues under the city until 1t enters
another tunnel that runs under the
Hudson River. which separate New
York City from New Jersey. and final
ly the train comes out to the surface
of the earth, over in Jersey, several
miles back from the Hudson River.
$50 you see this bridge. i'm addition
to being a great engineering feat COM
pletes wonderful railway system"
THAT is wonderful! Tell us some
thing about the bridge itself" said
Helen
1T was built to connect the Penn
sylvania Railroad with the New York.
New Haven and Hartford Railroad
and cost S27 100000" said Uncle
Harry. at has taken four years to
build the bridge. and counting the new
tracks leading up 20 the bridge at each
end. and the bridge itself. there are
only six miles OF track in the whole
tremendous Job"
That's more than S4,OO0.OOO0 a
mile!" exclaimed Joe. Pretty ex-
pensive bridge"
"The arch OF the bridge is the long
est in the world, the distance between
the two towers being 1916 feet" said
Uncle Harry There are four tracks
running across the bridge. which is SO
feet wide, and these tracks are set in
solid concrete The steel work in the
bridge weighs 10000 tons - not
pounds, but tonsl"
"The towers that hold the bridge
must be big and powerful" added
Jimmy.
"They are gigantic" said Uncle
Harry. THE tower on Long Island
Is 1O4 by 14O feet az the base and set
in a hole cut 20 feet deep into soliC
rock. The other tower. the one oi
Wards Island, IS 119 by 40 feet a
the base and sets on a concrete foun
dation that runs down into the earth
at different places from 5S TO 12O feet
= this concrete foundation in turn rest
on solid rock. II was necessary
0 90 on so deep for the foundation o
d account Of quicksand Each tower
24O feet high.
e Eyes, folks, this new bridge Is or
d OF the biggest achievements OF u
+ early part OF the Twentieth Centur
- and l hope that the next time we s
s to New York well get an opportunii
v to ride over II and under the tw
Y rivers and New York City. II wi
be quite an experience"
- Editors NOte-Uncle Harry will b
glad 60 answer inquiries, either In thl
. column or by mail. provided letter
= are signed with the full name and nd
: dress Of the persons writing. The cOI
! respondents names will not appear |
} the articles.
Evening journal., 1917-04-19

The poisons in man are taken care
of, il man will do his part. The liver
and kidneys act as the sewage disposal
plants which separate and throw off the
poisonous accumulations, if given half
q chance But many of us should not
eat meat more than once a day. Eat
vegetables, and what may be called
UroughageS TO stimulate bowel action,
such as baked potato with the hard
skin, Graham, rye OF whole wheat
bread. onions. turnips, carrots, even
Evening journal., 1917-04-19

The big employers Of labor are calling
ou--look in the Want Columns and be
convinced. ADV.
Evening journal., 1917-04-19
Thoroughly Cleanse the Liver and Keep Well
(Br On. L II. WATsON.)

the much slandered cabbage, and
sauerkraut. Stimulate the liver into
a thorough bousecleaning at leass
once a week, by taking a purely vef-
etable laxative made up and ex-
tracted from May apple, leaves Of
aloe, root Of ialap, into a Pleasant
Pellet, first made by DR.. Pierce nearly
fifty years ago and sold by nearly
every druggist in the country. To
keep the kidneys clean, drink plenty
water between meals; also, II you
wish to escape half the ilIsD which
cause early deaths from kidney dis
ease, affections Of the heart, rheuma-
tism and gout, drink a pint of hob
water a half hour before meals. This
with regular outdoor exercise, sensi-
BILE food, and occasionally Anurio
(double or triple strength) after
meals for n few weeks at a time, and
there is no reason why q man or
woman should not live 10 be a hum
dred. This Anuric stimulates the
kidneys, causing them 20 throw Qua
the poisonous uric acid which causes
us TO have pains in the back, luS-
bago, rheumatism OF gout. +
Anuric always benefits and often
cures the cause OF kidney disease, aa
well as rheumatism and gout. Sold
by druggists, or send Soc 20 DR.. v.
M. Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y, or 100 fos
trial package.
The Lamar register., 1917-03-14

could not impose on your generosity.
The money would be used against him
which, you see. would hardly do"
Then you refuse any loan7"
1T was most kind OF you to make
the offer"
Don QuIxote dc la Mancha :" she
niurnured.
"Tilting ut machine windmills!" he
replied.
Though there was no trace OF bitter
ness or satire in bis wit. her chin lift
ed 10 the angle OF offended pride.
''That Is sufficient, Captain Hardy.
May | ask you to take me back to
him?"
Yandervyn was waiting for her near
the president. As they approached
him. she gave Hardy a look Of half
relrntment. You must understand.
Captain. that l must do as my heart
dictates, though l confess that lobby
lug Is fur from agreeable TO me. /
have already met his ercellency, and
l.t has been so kind as to promise me
Il hearing"
Il cannot wish you success" he re-
piled.
She gave him a Qulzzical glance and
turned away with Vandervyn.
Standing In the eager, Jostling
crowd that waited for word or even
IL nod from the president, he fully ap-
pr,.clated the ease with which, in the
midst of so great a crush. she man
aged to obtain several moments con
,crsution apart with the nations chief
magistrate.
She was still beside the president
when the sharp-eyed man to whom
,.fudervyn had spoken came around
,,.~ide Hardy and murmured few
words in his ear. Hardy looked him
in the eye. bowed, and quietly started
to move away. The man followed him
until he had left the White House.
The Lamar register., 1917-03-14

upon his purpose to delay even for a
telegram from Vancouver barracks
and never doubling that his command
tomary leave of absence pending the
acceptance OF his unconditional and
immediate resignation.
Great had been his CONSERVATION
when, the day OF his arrival in WASH
ington, he had reported himself at the
war department Not only had leave
OF absence been denied him and all
action on his resignation been suspend
ed; he had been posted for desertion.
However. his record on the one hand,
and the Indecent haste of the attack
on the other had brought about suffi.
cieut intervention by members OF the
general stafT to cause several months
delay In the plan OF his enemies to
crush him. Action ON the charges filed
against him by the Indian commission
ers and by his commanding officer had
been postponed from month to month.
Meantime he had been placed under
the nominal arrest Of confinement TO
the limits Of the District of Columbia.
which left him free to pursue the ends
for which he had come east. To his
surprise. no contest had been filed
against his mineral claim. On the CON
trary, he had soon found himself le-
Eally entitled to assign the mine to
Marie. His carefully drawn and duly
witnessed conveyance had started west
in the next mail. Marie's note of ac-
acknowledgement stated the esteem and
gratitude Of the writer in the most
correct and conventional of terms.
His progress toward the accomplish
Enent OF his second purpose had been
far less smooth. In fact. after months
Of persistent endeavor, he could not
be sure thnt he had made any prog
ress whatever. He had not been bar
red from an inspection OF the docu-
meuts relating to the new treaty with
the tribe, and among them he had
found Vandervyn's alleged contract. 1t
purported to appoint the young man
attorney and tribal representative and
TO tix his compensation at twenty per
cent OF any moneys appropriated to
the tribe In payment for the ceded
mineral lands.
Hardy had at first considered the
signatures forged. But examination
with u microscope had shown him that
The thumb prints were Identical with
those on the memorandum Of the pro-
ceedings OF the tribal council. He
had been quick TO perceive that his
only chance Of defeating the outrage
The Lamar register., 1917-03-14

carry the bill through at cost of
few hundred dollars. These supposed
friends of the tribe want millions"
do you wish to deprive me of the
share that l would receive through
him?'
"Yes-of every dishonest dollar"
said Hardy, his mouth stern, though
his eyes besought her to forgive his
harshness. you have enough al
ready"
Are you certaln?" she rejOined.
you may have heard that mines often
pinch out or run into valueless ore
You can guess why Pere and l have
told no one, least of all Reggie"
Hardy remained mistaken. IF he
Is worthy of you, that will make no
difference to him"
But myself? l am already used to
luxury" pleaded the girl.
Down In your heart you know the
values in life that are real" he said.
you do not wish for wealth gained
through fraud"
81 have not admitted that there is
any fraud In the contract"
GPTnuDS IL 10 uo NfAAH hV
You should not doubt your future
husband"
She flashed him an odd, quizzical
look. mo. | cannot doubt my future
husband now. Captain Hardy. l must
believe In him II | am to be happy.
must / notY"
Yes" agreed Hardy.
She uttered gay little trill OF
laughter.
THAT is so good OF you to say 1t.
Captain. 1t makes me feel that l
really must do something for you in
return. May / not offer you a little
loan of, say, three or four thousand
dollars? understand that, for some
strange reason-or unreason-you
have refused your pay AS captain"
my resignation has not been with
drawn, ana am engaged In q private
enterprise. I cannot draw pay as an
officer in the service" explained
Hardy.
Few would be so quiIotic," she ar
gued Most would make the excuse
that an attempt to Illustrate what they
considered wrong to others is not to
be considered private enterprise"
Il must beg to differ with you, Miss
Dupont"
Then let it pass. But the little
loanT'
Very good Of you to offer. How
ever l believe / have enough left to
last me through. And in any event. l
The Lamar register., 1917-03-14
nQ By Robert Ames Bennett
Quarterbreed
Continued from last week.

All this hH1 ruiur Ia lIurdy through
Society rrpurts In the newspapers aud
from the chance remarks Of acquaint
ances The remarks very seldom were
made by persons fortunate enough to
have attended functions grnced by tn"
presence Of Miss Dupont. Hardy
neatly Kept clothes were somewhat uui
n style. and his lodgings. in an old
warren down on NJ street. were chrau
aud shabby.
There were still better reasons fui
the worldly wise To sbun the coinpany
Of the officer 50 lately distinguish,
for his services In the Philippines.
was whispered that the interests fut
which he had been diligently lobbyin.
since midsummer were opposed to tn,
Interests OF the rO-adminlstrntiun
group Of which the eminent Senator
clemmer was the leader. More openly
The fact was bruited about that he
WIS To be subjected to trial by court
martial on grave charges.
For he was still in the service
Upon his return from the hard-wun
race for the mine, he had filed his
claim with the commissioners. and
Journeyed on as soon as possible to
the railroad. There he had sold his
mare at a low price, but with the op-
ton of buying her back within year
He had then started east. too intent
The Lamar register., 1917-03-14
sHEItIEE's SALE

By virtue Of IA writ OF execution Is
sued out Of the Clerks office Ia the
District Court Of Prowers County aud
State Of Colorado. and TO me directed.
whereby ! am commanded to make the
sum Of one Hundred Ninety Five and
nO-lOO Dollars (S195.OOJ and costs or
suit. the amount Of certain Judgment
recently obtained against W. W. Rey-
nOlds In favor Of The r. W. English
Lumber Company, a corporation. out Of
the lands tenements. goods and chat
tells Of the said W. W. Reynolds / have
wit:
NEA and M SEX Sec. q, T. % s..
II. ~ West, 9th p NJ. NV 4 Sec %, 4.
Y s, X. ~ W., 9th Il. M. together with
all and singular the appurtenances and
privileges thereunto belonging or In
any wise thereunto appertaining. In
cludtng water rights and ditch rights.
and all the estate. right. title. interest
W. Reynolds in and to said premises
and appurtenances thereto.
Therefore, according to said com
nand, shall expose for sale. at Pub
llc Auction, all the right. title and in
terest OF the above named w. W. Rey-
nolds in and to the above described
property, on Thursday. the 2gth day Of
March, 1917. at 10 o'clock A. NJ, AZ
the west front door of the County
ty; State OF Colorado.
Dated at Lamar. this 7th day OF
March. 1917.
1. c. DOWNING.
Sheriff OF Prowers COUNT
Gordon & Gordon. Attorneys
First pub. Mar. Z. 1917.
Last pub. Mar. 2s. 1917.
The Lamar register., 1917-03-14

A good treatment for a cold settled
in the lungs is a HERRICK'S RED
PEPPER POROUS PLASTER applied
to the chest to draw out Inflammation,
and BALLARD'S HOREHOUND SY-
RUP to relax tightness. You get the
two remedies for the price Of one by
buying the dollar size Horchound Sy-
rup; there is porous plaster free
with each bottle. Sold by all drug
gists
The Lamar register., 1917-03-14
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

Notice is hereby given that on Mon
day. the end day OF April. a. ID. 1917.
VIM. o. Davis. the Administrator of
the Estate Of Jessie r. Davis. deceased.
Will appear before the Judge Of the
County Court at the Court House In
Lamar in the County OF Prowers, Col
orado, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of
said day and present his accounts for
hnal settlement and pray the approval
of the same and ask to be discharged.
at which time and place any person in
Interest may appear and present OBJ
Jections II any there be.
Witness, j. g Horn. Judge and Act
ing Clerk OF the County Court within
and for the County of Prowers in the
state of Colorado and the seal Of said
Court this first DAY of March. \. d.
1917.
tSEAL)
Judge and Acting Clerk.
The Lamar register., 1917-03-14
CHAPTER XIV.
Condemned.

CONDEMNED.
The court-martial began It's session
at nine In the morning. and the trial
OF Hardy was over before three In the
afternoon. Vnndervyn testified to the
suppression by the accused Of the eI-
istence Of the developed mine and of
Redbear's misconduct.
Hardy's statements In explanation
Of his actions were as brief as they
were cold and dry Acting as u civn
officer. he had considered the question
Of Withholding any mention of the
mine US matter within his discretion
When interrOgated whether he had not
tnkrn advantage of this suppression
10 enter the contest and win the mine
for himself, his bald admission Of the
fact. unnccompanied by any eTplana-
tion Of his motives, was received by
his officer judges with mdrked' gravity.
The other charges were far more
serious. and he opposed them with
vigor. lie denied emphHticnlly any in
tention TO desert or to remain perma-
nently absent from his proper duties
without leave. and showed the tele-
gram from high official in the war
department that led him TO believe his
resignation and application for lenve
Of absence would be at once favorubly
acted upon by his commanding officer
at Vancouver barracks. This, in some
CONTINUED on page 81
Take HERBINE for indigestion. 1t
relieves the pain in few minutes and
forces the fermented matter which
causes the misery into the bowels
where it is expelled. Price SOC. Sold
by all druggists.
The Lamar register., 1917-03-14
SUMMONS

State Of Colorado.
County Of Prowers. 80.
In the County Court
August +. Buck.
Plaintiff.
Versus
Harriet Buck.
Defendant.
The People OF the state OF Colorado.
To Harriet Buck. the defendant above
named. GREETING:
You are hereby required to appear
in an action brought against you BY
the above named plaintiff. In the
County Court Of Prowers County. State
Of Colorado, and answer the com
plaint therein within thirty days after
the service hereof. II served within
the State Of Colorado, or. If served
out Of the State OF Colorado. or BY
publication. within fifty days after
the service hereof. exclusive Of the day
OF service. or said action may be reg
ularly set for trial the same as thougs
such appearance had been made and
issue had been Joined on such com
plant
The said action Is brought by plain
solving the bonds OF matrimOny now
existing between plaintiff and defend
ant on the ground Of desertion OF
plaintiff without reasonable cause by
defendant, for more than one year
last past preceding the commencement
.oi thls action as viii more fully ap-
pear from complaint In said action to
which reference Is here made.
And you are hereby notified that II
you fail to appear. and TO answer the
said piaihtiff will apply to the Court
for the relief therein demanded.
Given under my hand and the seal
y. this l3th day Of February. a, d.
tsEAL)
J. G. HORN.
Judge and Acting Clerk
First pub. Feb. "a. 1917.
Last pub. March IA. 1917.
The Lamar register., 1917-03-14

J. C. HORN.
Judge and Acting Clerk.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-05-26
Independence in the Air

The third year of the war has
brought a tendency to loosen up o.
the part of governments which Is
really surprising. Members of the
German Reichstag actually talk about
a republic and German newspapers
advocate free speech and almost have
a free press. The leading literary
man IN England, Wells, wrote an ar
ticle IN favor OF tossing English royal
ty into the discard. The king o.
Italy must sit still and do nothing O.
he viii be replaced by a president
and majority of the Italian news
papers are IN favor of something ike
that anyhow. In Russia q private
soldier no longer Salutes an Office
and a general can hardly order for
ward his troops until ne takes a vote
OF the soldiers and sees that they are
II: favor of the advance. The sultan
of Turkey is afraid to look out OF the
window. The king of Spain has. \
special train ready on which to es-
cape from the country.
All the old royalties and preroga-
tives, and ancient and honorable
privileges are likely to become tradi-
tons before the great peace is for
mally declared and the men IN the
trench go home to run their own
countries News
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-05-26
Ireasurv Department

/ " aShlngtOn, Il. T., May 3. 1917
The Comptroller of the Currency said
There are IN the United States al
present more than ten million 90
| OOO, O00,) individuals and corpora
! items who are able to make subscrip-
tons to the new Liberty Loan In
amounts from 500 TO 500, 100000
each.
This estimate is conservative. when
we consider that there are more than
100000 persons engaged IN gain
fui occupations IN this country be
sides the large number of men and
women whose income is derived from
their investments If every indiyid-
Ual in the United States should sub
scribe to the new bonds to the extent
of only five per cent of his or her to-
tai possessions, the loan viii be sub
scrlbed TO SIX times over
A few months ago the German Gov
eminent offered n new loan of sever
al billion dollars, and although this
issue had been preceded by four or
I'VE other Government bond offerings,
II IS reported that applications were
received from 5,256,O0O subscribers.
The population of Germany is less
than two-thirds of the population of
this country, and the estimated total
wealth of the German Empire, accord
ing to 2 computation made shortly
tefOFe the outbreak of the war by Dr..
Helnerich, Secretary of the German
treasury. was placed at from sixty
nine to seventy-six billion dollars, or
about One-third of the wealth of the
United States, which is now estimat-
ed at more than 220 billion dollars.
The reports of our national banks
of March 5, 1917, show that on the
Gay named these banks had a total Of
10, 737, 1863 deposit accounts. This
IS an increase of LAC, go since Nav
!, 1916, when the total number of
deposit accounts was S14.5SS, O59.
It Is significant that 1858. 691, or
seven-eights Of this increase was r.
Ported by the country banks, indicat-
ing the wider diffusion OF the wealth
Of the country.
The total increase of deposits IN
the National banks n this period Of
ten months as approximately two BIZ
Ion dollars.
The banks also show that on March
3, 1917, there was 459, SIG sharehold-
eTs IN the national banks of the coun-
try, including 13S,2O4 women stock
holders.
The latest bank returns indicate
that the total resources of the banks
Of the United States at this time, in
GLIDING national banks, state banks,
trust companies saving banks ana
private banks, is approximately thir-
ty-fve billion dollars (S35, 100000
C00,} exceeding by far the greatest
banking resources ever before shown
IN any country.
Fifty years ago weraised over three
billion dollars to provide for the ex-
peItses CT the Civil War. The wealth
of this country today is eight times
as great as 1t was then, our banking
resources are twenty times as great
as they were then, or even as late as
1870. At this time we are IN a posi-
ton to raise, with far less effort, ten
billion dollars or fifteen billion dol
lars, or more; and if the money should
be needed, it viii be provided and
provided promptly.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-05-26
Here's the Way the Draft Bill
Works.

Washington, May 21.-Here is the
way the war department will exer-
else the draft-how man, now a
civilian, may become soldier within
the next few months.
1. On June 5, he registers in the
election precint in which ne resides
He goes about his business.
2. After a delay of several weeks,
perhaps a month or more, he is mott
fed by The war department either that
he has been exempted from service or
that he has been selected. If the lat
ter he is told when and where to re-
port.
g He reports at the time and
place is designated, probably local
armory, is given his equipment and
transported TO a concentration camp.
In case he believes he should have
been exempted and was not, he is
entitled to carry his case to the local
Federal court for settlement