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Evening star., 1917-05-10
FEEBLE CALL SAVES WOMAN.
Police Find Mrs. Geneva Mattingly
Almost Overcome With Gas.

"Gas-526 4th street southeast" was
the message received over the tele-
phone by the police of the fifth pre-
cinct last night about 5 o'clock. The
voice of the person who sent the mes
sage was so weak that the policeman
at the other END of the line quickly
surmised that something serious was
the matter
Policemen Watts and Johnson hur-
ried to the house and found Mrs. Ge-
neva Mattingly, thirty-one years old,
stretched on q bed and discovered gas
escaping from an open burner.
Mrs. Mattingly was alone in the
house. She had a fainting spell while
making an effort to light the gas, fell
across the bed and landed where she
was able to reach the telephone. She
quickly recovered under treatment of
physician from Casualty Hospital.
S17.4O to Cleveland, Ohio. and Return.
Baltimore & Ohio. May 14th to 10th,
valid returning until 25th.-Advertise-
Evening star., 1917-05-10
"Intoleranceo Matinee Friday

The matinee exhibition of 'Intoler
ance," the mammoth Griffith photoplay
spectacle at the New National Theater,
Friday, will be given at 12:30 o'clock,
on account of the GalIi-Curci recital
later in the day. The matinee Sunday
commences at 3 pm.
Evening star., 1917-05-10

Mrs. Matte May Adams of Atlanta
was acquitted last night of the murder
of Capt E. j. Spratling of the 5th Regi-
ment, Georgia National Guard, whom
she shot to death at the Georgia mobi-
lization camp last August.
Evening star., 1917-05-10

$3.50 TO st. Louis. No.. nad Return.
Baltimore & Ohio, May 14th to 18th,
valid returning until 23d. Cnoice three
through trains at conyeni ient hours.
ADVERTISEMENT.
Evening star., 1917-05-10

Ches. & Ohio Rwy. Resorts and Summer
Homes. Attractive folder of Mountain
and Seashore resorts and Country Homes
ready for distribution. 1889 + street
Advertisement.
Evening star., 1917-05-10

Films and other Photo Supplies.
Columbia Photo Sup. Co, 1434 N. Y. ave
Evening star., 1917-05-10

Pedometers; Tell How Far You Walk
Cooper & Finn, Opticians, go G NV.
Evening star., 1917-05-10

Compartment Drawing Room Sleepers,
Baltimore & Ohio, to New York, open
10 pm. Leave Union station. Washing
ton, 1926 a.m.-Advertiseme
Evening star., 1917-05-10
CITY ITEMS.
No. 1 New Potatoes, csc PIX,

No. 1 New Potatoes, 85c pk.3
8 lbs. Tomatoes, 25c; Onions. &c lb.;
Perfection Blend Tea, 49c; Wonder
Coffee. zoe; Oats, TIC: Wheat Food.
121ac; Sweet Wrinkle Peas. 10c; AS
paragus, 15c: Red Kidney Beans, 15c;
Regina Peaches, lac; N. o. Molasses,
15c; Peanut Butter, 16c: Pure Pepper,
35c: Crystal Salt, SC. Phone to US If
you want your order delivered, 412 4th
s.e., and all the J. T. D. Py1es Stores
Evening star., 1917-05-10
BALTIC. oyster & Fish Depot, 14s1 r nv

D"1'0' V1"ter N u I'M OePOt' 11SH "'"'
You can knock the high cost if your
buying keeps right. Tomorrow, Potomac
Shad, soc up; Norfolk Trout and Crocus,
10c, lbs. for CSC; Crab Meat. Csc pit. up;
Glands Reduced: Fresh Deviled and
Soft Shelled Crabs; Norfolk Oysters.
Family and store trade solicited. Phone
North 1861.
Evening star., 1917-05-10
Flowers for commencement.

Beautiful bouquets and artistic floral
decorations furnished by GUIDE, 1914 +.
advertisement.
Evening star., 1917-05-10

The Home Club IL to give n benefit
tea Friday from to pm. for the war
relief fund.
Evening star., 1917-05-10

The concert which was to have beer
given Sunday night at Polls Theatel
by the Arab Patrol of Almas Tempt,
of the Mystic Shrine has been indefi
niteIy postponed.
Evening star., 1917-05-10

The will Of william HI. Daw, dated
August 81. 1906. has been fled for
probate. BeQuests of 81 each are
made to his seven children by former
marriage and the remaining estate
devised to his widow, Lillian c. Daw.
who is also named as executrix.
BY the terms of the will of Margaret
ODowd, dated December 6, 1905. her
grandson, Robert S. O'Dowd, is given
$500 and Ida NJ. Demonet. a grand
daughter, S. The remaining estate is
to be distributed among her five
children.
Evening star., 1917-05-10

xeSere. Georgia Ave. and Park Rd.
TONIC PEARSON, in
SISTER AGAINST SISTER,"
MARY PICKF0RD, in
..rHE POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL"
Evening star., 1917-05-10

Circle, 2tO5 Pm. Ave. Phone w. 953.
roHAY-CHARLoTTE W A r. X u r, in,
..SIDTII" with SHIRLEY MASON.
.'SE.EN DEADLY SINS"
Olympic. -I43I u 81. NV.
TO-DAY -NAR.sARlTA FISCHER. in
THE nENIE'S ASSISTANT"
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-28
MT. Carmel

Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year to all. We are not
publicly celebrating Christmas.
Our hearts are sad when go much
distress and turmoil are visible;
yet we've caught the true Christ
mas spirit and say with the an
gel. Peace on earth, good will
toward men,"
Mrs. Rochel Lockwood of
Villas brought US a fine sermon
week ago Sunday.
We hear you Springfield peo-
pie we're fortunate in securing
Miss Lena Wright as the princi-
pal high school teacher. I was
one of berpupils at Beaver, Ok
lahoma., and Gao say she won
the affections Of her pupils and
had number of successful
school years there. Here's hop
ing the same for Springfield.>
Miss Wright has claim near
Springfield. Our intention is to
build an eight-roon high school
building, and then to give Miss
Wright the high school princi.
|palship].
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-28

The Appeal 10 reason, some
times known as the Appeal to
Treason" while on it's way to
Damascus recently, was sudden.
ly struck down with a great
light. got its eyes opened up and
its heal cleaned out and return
ed to headquarters and pro-
claimed that it would henceforth
be for its country as against
Kaiser Bill, and that its name
should no longer be the appeal
to Reason" but the New APP
peal" The editor explains THAT
it was the Presidents message
that opened tn eir eyes and caus
ed the change of front. Here's
hoping that the message may
eventually have the same effect
on those bushy-whiskered Boil
shesiki of Russia.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-28
Horseshoe s'-''--

The school here closed till after
holidays.
The teacher, Edna Loveall,
treated the children to candy,
which they all enjoyed very
much.
Fred Bosley took his wife to
Two Buttes to DR.. Verify to have
her treated and possibly operat-
ed on.
Elva and Ben Mason and John
Barnard attended the box supper
at Lone Star Friday night.
Mrs. Frank Bicycles has gone
to Missouri to spend Christmas.
Willie and Vernen Golden came
in from Elkhart this week with a
, load of freight.
Percy Hileman and wife at
tended the dance at John Charles
Saturday night,
Let's us get that school house
done, We are needing it very
badly. The house they are now
teaching in is small and they arr
] crowded.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-28
Prairie Queen s"-"--

Mr.. Morrison and wife is max
ing preparations to go to Oklaho-
ma for the winter.
There will be Xmas at Prai-
rie Queen Xmas eve and a tree
at Plains Xmas. Day dinner on
ground-stay all day.
DR.. Patterson is gathering
corn this week.
Mr.. Hoover is pulling broom
corn out of the stack.
Albert Stinson is in Oklahoma
going to school this v inter.
Most everyone in this part
have seeded their broomcorn.
No one has sold yet. There is a
large Tonnage here to sell.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-28
Cong. Keating's
Letter.

Congress mon from the third
Colorado district.
Washington. d. c., If Sock
less Jerry" Simpson we're alive
he could indulge in q hearty
laugh at tile expense of tine wise
acres who rediculed him and his
theories twenty-years ago, for
the government is about to take
money out of the National treas
ury and lend it to the farmers OF
the country.
When the house reconvenes
in January the first measure
which will demand attention will
be the bill authorizing the secre-
tary of the treasury to invest
5000, 900. 600 ia the bonds in the
Federal farm loan bank. 1t has
the sanction of the administra-
ton and there lis every reason it
will pass.
After war was declared and
Uucle Sam be gan floating liberty
loans the mo ney market tighten
ed and farm loan bonds went
begging.
For time the, entire rural
credits system thr eatened to- col
lapse because of lack of financial
support. The farl loan banks
had approved app 'lications for
loans totaling s15C 1000, 900 and
they had only about S3O,OOO.OOc
in cash on hand.
The administration acted with
its usual promptness and sugges'
ted the passage of he pending
bill as a war measu re. 1t is
bitter dose for ger tlemen wht
represent eastern fiji ,ancial cen
ters, but they will HI I'VE to TAXI
it.
Alta time when eve ryone is ap
pealing to the farmer to increase
the food supply he cannot b
left at the mercy of the none!
lenders. 1t is hope that inves
tors will follow the government
lead and put their money int
the bonds which ar a gilt edR
investment. payini ! four and on
half percent interl ,st.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-28
RICHARDS s.a Z & ~"

Mrs. Fred Collins and mother
Mrs. Wells of Elkhart we're pleas
ant callers in Richards Friday.
+ c. J. Malmburg and Miss
Chambers of Stonington spent
Sunday at the McClendon home,
Elmer Sutton took a load of
maize to Elkhart Friday.
Clifford Downs is spending the
holidays with home folks at
Monon.
Mrs. Ii. E. Turner and Mrs.
Luther Lynn visited Mrs. ]. L.
Turner Wednes day.
Will Vaughn of Oklahoma visit
ed friends near Richards last
week.
Theodore 'Maley and wife are
spending the holidays with Mrs.
O'Maley's parents near Alva,
Okla.
Mrs. E. C. Chesnut and BERTHE
left Sunday for a few weeks visit
to friends in Oklahoma.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-28
EDLER 1859

Jesse Gibson, Bert Moore,
Gene Farley, Chas. Collier,
Jack Bowers and Dave Ieigler
made trip to the cedars this
week.
Chas, johnson killed beef.
Harry Bosley made trip to
Springfield.
Harry and Claude Bosley made
a trip to Stonington to buy cattle
from w. Thompson.
Mrs. Franklin and Mrs Roy
Bosley spent a day with Mrs.
Blame Reininger.
Mrs. Blame Reininger spent
Friday with Mrs. Hilemau.
At meeting at the Lake View
school house the following wele
elected on the School Board:
President, Blame Rsinlnger;
Treasurer, John +. Charles;
Clerk, q. E. Bussa1l.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-28
Pride

Charlie Carr took Jim Dye to
Dalhart, Texas, Wednesday. Jim
is going to spend Xmas with rel
atives in eastern Oklahoma.
Harley Sheldon and Homer Nc
Culley went to Springfield Wed
nesday.
Mesdames Wayne and Harley
Sheldon were shopping in Rich
ards Tuesday.
Chas. Carr took Lewis Stewart
and wife and Wayne Sheldon tu
Springfield Monday on business.
Robert Holler and family left
Wednesday for Yelton. Okla, and
Protection, Kans., to spend the
holidays with home folks.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-28

Conservative democrats of the
state have imagined thet they
must have Shafroth's scalp next
year, and progressive democrats
that Governor Gunter's scalp is
necessary to the states salvation.
However, neither side has as yet
found a man who seems willing
to become the David Of the some
what motley hosts composing
their armies, and without such
Davids the great Goliahs are not
likely to be slain. =
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-28

VI. 4hCoC LOuk uAhCS Nv aOo
hurt US, we are used to sleeping
out and to eating frijolas and
are most of US healthy. The
tests three sitting up excercis-
es or physical exercises, which
makes u man out Of US. You
will find muscles that you never
thought you had.
I am in the signal corps now.
Have learned the international
morse code. Also the armseam-
aphore signal. Can send mes
sages over the wire or with flags.
A fellow does not haye the
least idea of the things he has
to learn in the army. Most of us
are learning fast, for when we
cross che pond, the better train.
ed we are the more chance we
will have to come back to old Ba-
ca.
Believe me, those dutch brutes
will suffer for the grief that
they have given US. I feel sor-
ry for anybody that is afraid to
go and train to fightthose brutes.
1 hope you good citizens of Baca
will never let a Stacker or Ger
man sympathizer rest until you
catch them all. Don't even let
anybody talk against our coun.
try. l have q few friends back
there that will take care Of some
of them.
1 wish to Thank all who donat-
ed to the Y. M. C. A. That ID
the best thing that was ever
built for a soldier. They have
three free shows a week. band
concerts, Victrolia, Sunday
school, church, writing tablets
" HI
tor more than 900 men at . tine.
|1t sure is . dandy.
Well. / Win give the names Of
|the Baca boys with myself:
lR. B Lecrone.s y. L. Downs.
II. A. Hawkins,. Earl Hoffman.
"a. w. Evans, Lewis G6nkle, J.
A. Hopkinssp py brother WaltV
y
some. Hope. these few lines
finds everybody in good condi'
ton.
A true Sammie.
Private VIM. e. Dunivan,
Battery F. 3I1s. =. A.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-28
BDG FLAT 4.-s.~

6BG FLAT ~. %. ~
The Christmas entertainment
was q success in every way.
Cherrel West and Jim Camp.
bell returned from the cedars
with nice loads Of wood Saturday.
Arsey lacy has the lumber on
the ground for a fine residence.
John Alfrey and his son Albert
returned from Elkhart with
freight Friday. y
Mrs. Eskridge and Miss Will
Jams made a trap to Springfield
first of the week.
Herbert Greenlie, Roy Spencer
and our teacher Claude Benitield
started to Oklahoma Saturday.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-28
A Letter From France

Oct. %, 1917
Mrs. Alice Jones.
Conway Springs, Kansas.
(Now Springfield, Colo].
Dear FRIEND
Will now endeavor to write
you line or two to let you know
that l am in the best condition.
The people of this country
seem to show q great deal OF re
spect to the American soldiers.
lam getting so l can unde f,
stand quite a bit of their lam
guage, but l am no good on
speaking it.
Would like to send you a pic
ture of myself but am not allow
ed to-are permitted to receive
them, but that's all. So send
me some that we took in WILBUR
ton.
1 got a letter from Jackie.
What do you think of that? l
never was so surprised in my
life.
How is pauline and Thurman
getting along. Tell them hello"
for me.
1 also received a letter from
Jim and he said crop conditions
we're very poor there. Am sor-
ry to hear such news.
Say, Al, what outfits Hank in?
Maybe can can see him some
where in France.
Well, l guess this is about the
size Of my rews.
1 will not probably write very
often, so do not wait for an an
swer, just keep writing, for cor
respondence is highly aprreciat-
ed heye.N
AS ever yours
Theodore A. Brown
Hdg. Co. S F. A.
American Expeditionary Forces
Viz. New York.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-28
Pleasant Valley ''-"--

Columbus Rhodes from near
Berryville, Ark, who has been
working for Lawrence kincheloe,
was recently summoned home by
the draft.
Mr.. Stork visited the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Price recent
ly and left them a tine baby
girl Mrs. Price is doing WE'LL at
present.
The threshing of small grain
will begin here soon.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-28

If those Bolsheviki fools at
Petrograd were to stop long
enough to ask themselves where
Russia would be today had Eng
land made a separate peace with
Napoleon any time before the
battle of Waterloo sealed his
fate, they would probably
hesitate in their foul betrayal OF
their allies in signing a separate
peace with q government that has
dreamed it could succeed where
Napoleon failed.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-28

We acknowledge a card ex-
pressing the best wishes OF Mr..
and Mrs. Jas. r. Nowland for a
.Joyous Christmas and a Happy
New Year. Here's returning the
compliment, with the hope that
Jas. R. Noland may continue In
the straight and narrow path ne
has been travelling since his in.
dnction into the important
office of secretary of state; and
when we say that, we think we
are lust about speaking for the
peuple of the state Vi Colorado.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-28

Since the entrance of the Unit-
ed States into the world war
there has been nothing but
praise for Wilson in every u ter
ance he has made, and in the
end every action taken-except
that he didn't send TEDDY td
Europe at the head of com
mand That is one mistake that
has gotton on the nerves o'
Teddy's worshipers, andin many
cases has brought them to the
verge of desperation.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-28

Burley, ,lOk,a., is q well going
down. another at old Mineral
City, Okla, both just outside the
county, and another on the Mus
tang, Just over the line in Las
Animas county.
These are by new and not very
strong companies! =
If we can ge. q strong COM
pany into Baca county that is
what we want. ~ '..
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-28

Gov. Capper in his Weekly. al
last week says east and west,
north and south, we are all Begin
ming to toappreciate that this coun-
try has as big war on hand with
greed as it has with Germany.
If every stave in the Union had
a Gov. Capper the war on greed
would be easier won than as it is.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-28

We will venture there was
more business done in Springfield
Saturday than soma of the coun
tvs three stores did during a
whole year of the county's hiber
mating period-when every body
in.the county knew everybody
else in the county.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-28

The Christmas eve program at
the court house was well render
ed. Standing room was at a
premium. There were treats for
all the little fellows, and individ'
ual presents for about everybody.
It was the real Christmas-eve
spirit. and everyone enjoyed the
occasion.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-28

Some tine ago we said that
those In doubt about the man
Christ might spell it Xmas; but
apparently-a great many others
have taken advantage of the x
form. However, so long as they
don't spell it Xians, we suppose
they'll al be saved.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-28
CLYDE .....

Curt Davis came Saturday
from Emporia. Kans., to visit
the Archie Davis family.
Roy Gulick, George and Floyd
K;rkendall and A. L. Mizzles
went to the cedars last week.
Mrs. George Madden spent
Tuesday at Kirkendall's.
Pearce's visited at Davis
Tuesday night.
Everybody Christmas shop
ping in Springfield last week.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-28

That wild and woolly story of
the wild and woolly times Of the
wild and woolly towns of old Baca,
as conferred in the wild and WOOL
~ town of old Boston that had
its rise and fall in those old
days-starts the firstof theyear.
Watch for it.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-28
Ten million new Red Cross
members we're wanted. Over
thirteen million were secured.

Since doing your bit" has be-
come quite popular in govern
ment parlance, we have conclud-
ed that quite a Bit" as used by
some of our correspondents. is
equally admissible, and so are
for the present letting them
pass.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-28
Maverick

g. W. Venn and vile and D. F.
and wife made a busi-
glss aiNto ! Anaar ttas yseR.
4 1ae 9sSssSck school Yiu kive,a
I Sosfa@ satd1dsy 1lsnt:
-. E. Moss'and Robt. Bonney
were on their claims Tuesday
night.
James McEndree spent Sun.
day with home folks,
E. J. Ault and Mr.. Mallorey
were Lamar visitors Monday.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-28
To Lease or Not to Lease

To Lease or Not to Lease
We believe we are stating it
conservatively wien we say that
Baca county doesn't know what
tits worth, nor thu people wheth-
er in teh wears from now they
will be millionares. or just COM
mon plugs of farmers.
Oil-that is the sequel to a pos
sinility; and we believe that dur
ing the next ten y ears the prob
lem will be solyed.
Whether it is here or not will
require tie necessary test wells--
has required that practically in
every oil and gas bearing region
in the world.
For the present we have only
the opinions of oil and gas ex-
perts-opigions based on geolog-
icaf surface indications.
According to those experts
there are surface indications of
at lease five great pools in the
county-which indications, how
ever. do not indicate anything
negatively az to other parts of
the county.
What we may consider fortufi-
lssA ioE appesa antg y that sassba-
panies are backing up the opin-
ions of these geologists and ex-
perts by the cost of the neces-
sary preliminaries in going down
after the oil they believe to be
under those surface indications.
The En- pire Oil and Gas com
rany was the first to get into the
6eld-they last spring leasing
considerable land in the east
part of the countv.
A larger and stronger COM
pany-the Carter Oil and Gas
company of Tulsa, Okla, backed
by the Standard Oil, has Just
arrived on the scene of action
and commenced the Necessary
preliminaries in the leasing of
land for oil and gas purposes.
This company announces their
readiness to lease every quarter
of land in the county at SIG per
quarter yearly, paving s1.oO
down on the lease, and having a
ten.year option. y
ITO lease or not to lease" is the
subject matter of this article.
We have talked with some who
opposed leasing-mostly OF the
ground that the ten year con-
tract would have tendency to
keep other comra anies cut, and
thus to prevent the putting down
of wells during that time. In
deed, that that is the purpose of
the company in leasing the land.
However when one stops to
consider the money investme ent
of the proposition, the fallacy of
the contention is apparent. As
an instance, there are in round
numbers 10000 quarters in the
county. At SIG quarter would
require an annual payment by
the company of $4,000, and a
lump sum for the ten years of
81, 600, 900.
What we believe is that the
sooner the land of Baca county
is leased the sooner will the field
be explored by oil wells, as no
company could afford to pay out
such installments of money just
to keep some other company cut
of the field.
We believe consequently it is
the duty of every man to lease
his land at the earliest opportun-
litv. and we believe rhat within a
year or two after considerable
amount of land is leased, that
some test wells in the county
will give an idea of where we are
at.
Out in tie neighborhouu Of
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-28
Tall Pines
Here we are again.

Everybody IN this neck OF the
woods has been butcheying, elth-
~ ha or esttiA IL 6fe,ns quite
fhe hsau6k tne aa'
tions were around here the fifSt
of the week.
Everyone is looking for Santa
Claus. Xmas is here again. and
it seems like summer yet.
We have been having quite a
bit of the grip around here
Mrs. Brown has been down for
about week, but is getting
along right we'll at present.
Ruth Davis is on the sick list
700 sick to attend school for the
last week.
Sprig Cole will be ready to
move onto his place by the new
year, where he has been build
ing fine dobe house.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-28
TO ADVERTISE
yAcA COUNTY il,

1t has been the policy OF tne
Herald to make . paper the peo.
pie want, and for Tito stand on
it's own feet and upon it's own
merits. ...-, y
Our policy has consequently
been to conduct no contests,
throw In no cromos, and make
no cut rates, feeling thai treating
all alike in these matters would
be more satisfactory and that all
parties would be better pleased.
To this policy. and the policy
of giving the news and working
to the best interests OF the coun-
ty, the Herald owes it's immense
circulation and it's popularity,
and hence there is no rea son
why we should depart from 1t at
this time, or 1t any other time.
However. in connection with
our sub ,cription department, we
have conceived the idea of adver-
tising Baca county-bv means of
tte write-up on the reverse side
|of our new Baes county maps.
The proposition is this: Be.
ginning with the first of the year
We shallg,ve one Of our new Baca
county maps with each yearly
subscription, going into the year
1A1s-cpnditioned on the under.
| standing that the map is to be
Sent to . friend somewhere back
east. ,-F
It's that friend We HFe sttsr,
|6sd7AsaG 43ledd tlsxe w.
have concluded to launch out on
this advertising campaign. When
sending in your subscription, or
renewal, say, send me the new
map of Baca county, and after
reading the write-up myself
promise to send il to a friend
back east" Otherwise the map
will not be sent. IS
In case you wanta map tD keep,
send 80 cents for it-25 cents at
office. In case you conclude you
would like to send half dozen
maps back east, send $1.25 for
them and they will be mailed to
you. =
This offer will stand until call
ed off.