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Inquest Absoives Wenzel.

Cleveland. O., Dec. Coroner P.
J. Byrne's inquest into the death Of Ell
Paso, Jimmy Wilson. who died from a
fractured skull following knockout
in match with Whitley Wenzel of
Pitts burgh last week, developed that
all precautions against accident had
been taken and that Wenzel was in no
way to blame.
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rennis tourney Holiday Week.

Entry blanks for the boys and ju-
Nor indoor tennis championship tour
nament, to be played at New York the
last week in December, are being dis
tributed. The officers Of the National
association expect number or en-
tries from various parts of the east
and middle west. as the tournament
will be played during the holiday re-
cess and will not conflict with the
scholastic duties of the entrants.
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Omaha Live Stock.

Omaha, Neb. Dec. 4-The live stock
market follows:-
Hogs-receipts $500: market higher:
heavy 317.1O6$1745; mixed $17.25M
1870; light, $17.15@17.45; pigs, $10.5o @
1850; bulk, S17.20617.35.
Cattle-Market steady: receipts, u
400. native steers, $S@14; cows and
heifers, $650@10: calves, $9@12.50.
Sheep-Market steady: receipts, H.
700: yearlings, s11.50@13.25: wethers,
$11@12.50; ewes. &9.50G11.5o: lambs
$15.75@16.T5.
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Chicago Live Stock; Opening.

Chicago. Dec, 6-The Chicago live
stock market follows:-
Hogs-receipts $4,000; estimated for
tomorrow $4,000; market strong at yes
terday's average to SC higher; bulk OF
sales $17@$17.40: light s15.6o0$17. 35;
mixed $1s.So@$i7.50; heavy $16.s0@
$3.50; rough $1S.S0@s17: pigs $3.50
1885.
Cattle--receipts $4,000; tomorrow
$4,000; market strong: native steers
$7.356$16.25; stockers and feeders
,$6.10@$11; cows and heifers $5.20@
s11.5O: calves $775@$14.50.
Sheep-receipts 1900; estimated to-
morrow $4,000; market firm: wethers
$S.SO@$12.90: lambs $21.50@$17.
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St. LOU. Live Stock

East st. Louis. ILL.,, Dec. 1.-THE live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market higher; receipts. H.
500: lights. $17.30@17.60: pigs. S14.25@
1850: mixed. $17.40@17.7o: good heavy
$1750@17.75: bulk. Sl7.s0417.75.
Cattle-Market strong; receipts. s.
500: steers. $S015; heifers. $14.5o;
cows, $5@11: calves, $5.75@14.
Sheep-Market steady: receipts. p
800: lambs, 313017: ewes. $10@1l;
wethers, $11@12-50.
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.IlIDcE EAHEY bETrER.

Perry, Dec 6.-Following the pass
ing of the crisis in his condition last
Friday night, Judge w. H. Fahey Of
the fifth judicial district, has shown
steary improvement, but is not yet out
of danger Hopes for his recovery
were given up Friday and not until
Sunday was any hope entertained.
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PRODUCE MARKETS.
Chicago Produes.

ckioe9o produces.
CHICAGO, Dec. k-Butter-Creame
1e047o.
EeKs- Receipts. $3.50 cases; firsts,
4e6 4Sc. ordinary f1rsts. 43Q Acc; at
mark, cases included, 42@47hc.
Potatoes-IIower; receipts, II cars
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan
bulk, $1ee@1-S0: same sacked, SLIGO
1856.
Poulty-Affve, unchanged: fowls
1e@3lc; springs, 1871 @2Os
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Sioux CITY Live Stool

Sioux City. Dec. 6.-The live stock
market follows:
Hogs-Market higher: receipts, T.
900: light, $1695@17.20: mixed, $4,000
$780, heavy, $1725617.s5: hogs, $3.50
II: bulk, $17.15@1I.3o.
cattle-Market steady; receipts. l.
500:- steers, $S.50@15: fat COW and heif-
ers. $7@9: calves. SS@l1.50.
Sheep-Market steady: receipts, p
900.
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SCANTY HOG ARRIVAL
HELP CHICAGO PRICES

Chicago, Dec. 6-Scantiness Of ar
rivals more than Offset in the hog mar
ket today the fact that large number
had been left over last night unsold.
Demand for cattle and sheep seemed
adequate.
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pREPARE FOR CENTER.

r. [. Gardner. county superintendent
Of schools, is directing the attention Of
the teachers to the next study center
meeting which will be held Saturday.
December s. in the emergency high
school rooms above the Commercial
club
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Chicago Live Stock; Ciosin!

Chicago. Dec. 6.-The closing live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market slow shade lower than
opening; receipts. $4,000; estimated to-
morrow, $4,000: bulk, $17@17.40: light,
$16.6Q@1T.30: heavy. $3.50 a IL As:
mixed, $16.8O@17.45; rough, S16.S0@1i
Cattle-Market slow: receipts, a.
900; top, $16.25.
Sheep-Market weak; receipts, H.
900: top. 1920: lambs. SIT.
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FOR CONTAGIOUS HOSPITAL.

Grinnell. Dec. Ga movement
launched by the Grinnell's Woman's
club to provide hospital for con-
,agious diseases will be taken up at
the regular meeting of the club Fri.
day
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WILL HAVE NEW LIBRARY.

Corydon, Dec. 6.-The Carnegie Ii.
brary Commission has announced
that they have allotted 5000 for the
building of free public library at
Corydon, the county seat Of Wayne
county.
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THE SPORTS CORNER

UST as soon as the baseball sea-
son concludes Charles A. Chief
Bender cleans up his gun and par
ticipates in all the important trap
shooting tournaments in the east-and
he is one of the best natural shots in
the country,
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Will USE BUDGET SYSTEM.

New Sharon, Dec. 6-The New
Sharon Commercial club have. voted
to carry on its affairs on the budget
system hereafter. They think that it
will cost them no more and be more
satisfactory.
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kaneas CRY Produca.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 6.-Butter-
Creamery, 41hc: firsts. 3sHc; seconds
size; packing. 31hc.
Egk-Ffrsts, 44c; seconds. 30@31c.
Pouftry-Hens, 1sc; ROSTERS. loc;
brUtlerS, 24@25c.
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UNCLAIMED LETTERS.

List of letters remaining at the or
tumwa, Iowa. post office. unclaimed
and advertised for the week ending
Dec. l. 1917.
Mems list: Alerton. Thomas; CHR
ills. Joe: Connerman. Wayne: Dial,
Paul. DANTE, Geo: Flesher. Fred;
Goldsmith. Jerome: James, Lin: john
son, Jno. Lopez, Victorio; Mullen, A.
T.: Middleton, V. T.. Manns, S. NJ;
More. Cal: Orneduff. w. L.. REQUEST.
Clarence: Rogers. Will: Rose, E. o.;
Turner, Floyd NJ: Walker, Harry:
Williams, ]. s.
women's list: Adam. Miss Ruth:
Baumgarten, Mrs Mae: Glodfelter,
Ella j.: Dietrich. Mrs. Lucille: Evans,
Miss NJ. A: Fordyce, Miss W.: Flem :
ing. Miss Nellie: Goodin, Mrs. Ella;
Horness. Miss Florence t2): johnson.
Miss Edna: Kennedy. Mrs. Love; LiE-
gett. Miss Burnioe: Normale. Mrs.
Media: Olson. Miss Addie; Robson,
Mrs. Halle; Speers. Mrs. w. s..
Simmons, Mrs Bernice: Woods, Mrs.
Clarence: Williamson. Mrs. Nora ::
Walker. Miss Elger and Dorothey;
Hamilton. Bertha.
Chas w. McCarty, p. NJ. :
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X c. MEETS DECEMBER 10.

The meeting of General Shields
council knights Of Columbus announc-
ed for this evening will not be held
until next week as the meetings are
held the second and fourth Thursdays
of each month instead of every other
week
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peor;. Cash Grain.

Peoria. H.. Dec. 6-The cash grain
market follows:
Corn-Unchanged No. white,
$1.65; No. yellow. S1.61; sample, 900
$146.
Oats-Market Nc lower; standard,
75kc.
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No. Yn.k Suaar

New York, Dec. 6.-Raw sugar
Steady: centrifugal. 6.70c: molasses
$3.50.
Enthusiastically.
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Boat. Exceed Mile a Minute.

Although the mile-a-minute boat
was considered more or less OF a
dream until recent years. this speed
has been surpassed in the past two
seasons in actual racing and now the
standard has been set at better than
seventy miles per hour. The new rec
ords, which were made in tests
against time. were clicked at Lake
George where late last month the
twenty-eight-foot hydroplane Whip
o'-Will. owned by an officer of the
American Power Boat association,
covered a measured mile in 51.S5 sec
onds or at an average of 7O.15 miles
per hour. Six one-mile dashes were
made the first day and the average
was GAIA miles per hour, while the
average of the second days tests was
$3.50 miles per hour with two of the
mile sprints showing an average OF
better than 10 miles per hour.
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NEW YORK STOCKS,

LAST safe
Amar;can Reet Sugar ... 70
Annerican Can $50. 34A
American Smelling & Refining ~,
Anaconda Copper So. 80. % rs
Baldwin Locomotive o.
Baltimore & Ohio 49,. 49,. 49,
bethlehem Steel "B" ..... 1880. TN
Canadian Pacific 49,. .......l32as
Central Leather ...... 62ss
Chesapeake & Ohio -. 80. 4s
Chicago, Nil. & st. Paul $50. :. 31A
Columbia Gas & Electric 49,. 80
Crycihla Steel ..... 52A
Cuba Cane Sugar -. ........... ~
General Motors -. ....... s6T
Great Northern pfd 9o:s
INT Mer Marine $500. 91A
Kennecott Copper $3.50. 49,. 81 n
Maxwell Motor Co..... 49,. Y
New York Central ..... ..... 69A
Northern Pacific 80. ... S4h
Ohio cities Gas 80. ....... 34A
Pennsvlvania As
p.ad;r. 50
Southern Pacific -. S1A
Southern Railway 500. ~ .~... 24A
Studebaker Co... -. 49,. 42M
y Union Pacific ......111N
lTInite,1 States Steel 49,. 49,. -. 87M
Sinclair OH -. -. 1890. sos
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Kama. City Cash Grim.

Kansas City. Mo-, Dec. 6.-The cash
grain market follows:
Corn-No. mixed. $1.6S@1.70; No. z
white. $1.S5@1.90: No. 2 yellow, 1850
100.
oats-No. 2 white. 7s1ac; No. mix
ed, TACTIC.
Rye-$I.751a.
Hay-Steady.
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JAPAN HAS LONG
DISTANCE RUNNERS

New York, Dec. 6.-That the Jap
anese long distance runner will be
formidable opponent III future inter-
national track and road races is am
ply demonstrated by the details OF
the latest marathon race held in the
land of the rising sun. The run which
was between Yokohoma and a suburb
an park over twenty-five mile course
and the winner covered the full dis
lance in hours, 30 minutes, IL sec
onds. Of the thirty starters, all but
six finished the race and the majority
reached the mark in good physical
condition.
While this is not the best time
made in a Marathon race in Japan, it
is a record for that distance. During
1913 Japanese runner ran the full
Marathon distance Of rs miles, 1856
yards in 2 hours, 81 minutes, % sec
onds, in trial race held in cennec-
ton with early preparation for the
Olympic games, scheduled at that
time to be staged at Berlin in 1916.
This time is better than that made by
any winner of Marathon race held
at Olympic games since the initial re-
vival of this classic track and field
meet at Athens in 1896.
The record of hours. 80 minutes
and IL seconds for the twenty-five
miles is not equal to the best time
made in the Boston A. A. Marathon
race, staged annually at Boston since
1897. This contest is also run over
twenty-fve-mile course and the best
time was made in 1912 when NJ. j.
Ryan Of the New York-Irish American
A. C. won in hours, 81 minutes and
IS 1-5 seconds. The speed in the
Japanese race, however. is fully up to
the average in the Boston event and
far ahead of the record for the first
American Marathon which was won
in hours, Is minutes and SIS 3-5 sec
onds at New York in 1896.
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SeabOard CleaTanceS-WNe neat 3o5,VVV,
corn, none; oats. 16S ,000.;-
Car Lot Receipts
Wheat-1s cars. with OF contract
grade.
Corn-1s7 cars. with of contract
grade.
Oats-1oe cars. with Al Of contract
grade.
Total receipts Of wheat at Minneapo-
lis. Duluth and Winnipeg today were
929 cars, compared with holiday last
week and 1889 cars the corresponding
day year ago.
Estimated cars tomorrow, Chicago
Wheat, 20: corn 1856; oats, 49,
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Minneapolis Closing Grain.

minneapolis CLOSING GRAIN.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec. 6.-Closins
grain:
Corn-No. 3 yellow, $2@2.05.
Oats-No. 3 white, TAX @76kc.
F1ax-$325m3.27h.
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.IM,dan Monax,

London Money.
London, Dec. 6.-Bar silver-42Ad
per ounce.
Money-3k g
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5 SUING FOR DIVORCE.

Neva Mckinney has petitioned the
district court for divorce from EdW
Mckinney
The Jasper news., 1917-07-12

ton, "march," all men in both ranks
face to the right. The leading man In
each rank then steps off. When he has
advanced four PAGES, the second man
In each rank steps Off, keeping four
PAGES behind his leader. Then follow
the third men In each rank, ut an In
terval of four PAGES from the two men
ahead, each rear-rank man abreast of
the corresponding front-rank man. The
command, "haltl'' is given when the
No. men are three PAGES distant from
the No. men, and all halt and face
to the front.
From this formation, the command
assemble" Is given when 1t is desired
to bring the squad back into close
order. The command Is worded, Gas
semble, to the right (left). (.
MARCHW At march" the front-rank
man on the right or left, as the case
may be, stands fast, while the rear
rank man of the same file closes up
behind him to the regulation distance
Of 40 inches. The other men face to
the right Tor lefty, move In by the
shortest line and face to tile front.
Take distance" varies in that 1t
Is executed to the front rather than
on either flank and provides different
arrangement of the men, although, for
the purpose of exercise and instruc-
ton, the result is substantially the
same. This movement must be execut-
ed after the squad has counted off.
At march," following the preparatory
command, take distance" No. of the
front rank moves straight to the front.
When he has taken four PAGES, No. 2
of the front rank also moves straight
to the front, followed by No. 3 of the
front rank at four PAGES, who, in turn,
Is followed at four PAGES by No. Of
the front rank. Then when No. has
his proper distance, Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4
of the rear rank each step off four
PAGES exactly as the front-rank men
have done. The command "halt" Is
given when all have attained their dis
lance.
To ASSEMBLE" the squad, at this
command, No. l of the front rank
stands fast, while the other numbers
move forward until they reach their
proper places In line.
The Jasper news., 1917-07-12
Sweeping Lines
In New Clothes

New York.--Lucile firmly believes
that the time has come In American
fashion for women to wear long, flow
Ing lines of dignity and abandon the
half bodices, lick of sleeves and short,
transparent skirts which have ruled
us for three years. ,.,
She Is definitely committed to this
idea and is designing all her autumn
clothes in Paris and London to meet
the purpose.
The reason that her statement has
such force is that no one denies u at
she revolutionized ballroom dressIhg
as the Vernon Castles revolutionized
It's dancing and Irving Berlin revolu-
tionlzed its music.
, The Castle-Berlin-Lucile combination
has been in Europe, the symbol Of
America. But with Vernon Castle in
the aviation corps, with Mrs. Castle
not dancing in public, and with Lucille
stating her far-reaching purpose to
The Jasper news., 1917-07-12
HOW A SQUAD TAKES INTERVAL
AND DISTANCE.

While for marching and the pur-
poses Of. drill in the manual of arms
Il squad is kept in "close Order"-that
Is, the distance of the crook of the ell
bow between man and man in each
rank, and 40 inches between the front
and rear ranks-certain kinds of in
structon could not be given in that
formation. The setting-up exercises
(calisthenics) or the bayonet drill
could not be executed at close order.
1t Is essential, therefore, to distribute
the men so that, while they still re-
main in a precise and military forma-
ton, they may be sufficiently separated
for each man to have room for the
swing of his arms and legs or the
charge of his bayOnet. In order to
effect this, the squad will execute the
commands, take interval" or take
distance"
When the squad is at q halt, the
command is given, Take interval-to
the right QefD MARCH" At
"to the right QefD," the four rear
rank men march backward four steps
aud halt. 1T the command of execu-
The Jasper news., 1917-07-12

movements on this planet, and whose
thoughts are turned not to Raging the
scale, but to the lines of khaki on the
western front.
Mind you, they are not poverty
stricken clothes. The American peo-
pie are in arms against unnecessary
saving and economy that means ruin
to others. But they are revolt from
what we have been wearing.
Still the Chinese Touch.
Over from Paris, where those who
represent us are watching every twist
and turn in fashions, comes the stnte-
ment that the Chinese touch grows in
strength and Importance. 1t is no
longer advocated by the few, but by
the many dressmakers.
There Is no wholesale repetition of
Chinese costumery in these modern
French gowns. The single garment
that Is taken in Its original form Is the
Mandarin coat. 1t is used as an eve
ming wrap. In America there has been
superabundance of Chinese coats
worn after candlelight.
One extremely good-looking New
York woman who has been told that
she somewhat resembles the artists
drawings of Chinese faces, constantly
appears In the evening with superb
Mandarin coat worn over her frock.
Her black hair, brushed back from the
coiffure, completes the picture. She
also adds great fan Of peacock feath-
ers set in sticks of jade. One has q
strong impulse to lift her up and set
her on a tiny pedestal Of lockwood.
Over in Paris the Chinese idea is
expressed In the new gowns in lines as
well as in embroidery and coloring.
The attempt Is made to swing gown
freely away from the body in excel
lent folds, and then gather 1t in some
where near the normal walstline by a
glrdle.
There is dominant Chinese note in
the house gowns. One Is made of jade
green velvet, so thin that 1t looks like
satin. The lining is of Chinese blue
crepe. The Mandarin sleeves COM
pletely cover the arms, and the long,
straight widths, front and back, drop
to the ankles.
There is n slip Of flesh-colored chif-
fon over satin, which clings closely to
the figure from collar bone to instep,
and over this slip, at high waistllne,
The Jasper news., 1917-07-12
TURNING THE SQUAD.

When a squad is marching in line,
there are two ways Of turning ton
a moving or on fixed pivot.
The squad is turned on moving
pivot when 1t is marching as q sepa-
rate unit or when, in a column of
squads, the command Column right
QefD" is given. The moving pivot In
advances at the half-step of Is inches
until the line is abreast of him, is de-
signed to turn q column precisely Wax
with the least loss of Roadway
A fixed pivot, squads right Oef),"
turns each squad in its place on the
designated base. right or left, and is
a movement which bears important re-
latlon to every other squad In the col
umn. For If the forward movement
Is not entirely checked by the pivot
mans turning and marking time in his
tracks, the whole company will be
thrown out of alignment.
Being in line, the squad executes
the command Fright Qeft) turn :.
MARCH" as follows:
At march" the pivot man (No. y
Of the front rank faces to the right,
taking first the full step of 30 inches,
in order to clear the space directly,
behind him, and then advances at the
half-step while the other men of the
rank obllque to the right until opposite
their places in line. Each then exc
cutes a second right oblique, and on
arriving abreast of the pivot man,
takes the half-step until the last man
in the rank arrives on the line, when
all proceed at the full step.
To turn the squad on a fixed pivot
the command Squad right Qcft) . . {.
MARCHl !" Is given. At march," the
right man (No. y in the front rank
faces to the right and marks time. The
other front-rank men, obliQuing to the
right, place themselves abreast of the
pivot man and also mark time. In the
rear rank, No. 3, that Is, the third
man from the right, moves straight to
the front until he is 40 inches in the
rear Of his front-rank man. He then
faces to the front and marks time. The
| ocSpliu anu hlot inel VI tlie TeuT rank
follow No. 8 in column until they also
are directly behind their front-rank
men. They then face to the front and
mark time. No. 4 Of the rear rank
meantime moves straight to the front
at the side of No. for four PAGES. He
then faces to the front and steps up
abreast of No. 3. AS the last man ar
rlves in his place-or, when perform
ing the movement by numbers, at the
sixth count after the command is
given-both ranks execute forward
march" without further command.
Squad right Qef)" Is much
used and important movement that re-
quires much practice for proper exc
cution, especially by the rear-rank
men, who too often undertake to
scramble into position. The pivot man
also must be extremely careful to turn
In his tracks and not to take ground,
an admonition easily comprehended,
but frequently neglected In execution.
The pivot man and the rear-rank men
have 1t In their power to make or
spoil this movement, which, improperly
executed, will disrupt and dlsarrangs
an entire column