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The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-04

Butter wrapper headquarters is at
the TIMES office, where they will be
printed at any time, in their turn, like
any other job.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-07-21
False Economy.

Some people begrudge the expendf-
ture Of money to beautify the home or
to bring the comforting message OF
friendship in time of trouble. To them
flowers are of no use. pictures and
music IA waste of money. But a life re-
stricted to things that go into the pot
or are worn Oh the back results i'll
starving the spirit. IF | had two
loaves of bread | would sell one of
them to buy white hyacinths TO feed
SOUL That was the terse and
poetic sentiment of a truth oft neg
lected.
Even the poor need other things
more than they need money. The
money will be gone next month, but
the memory of a great bunch of wild
flowers remains. "Flower missions
furnish a beautiful ministry that al
most any Sunday school class can eXer-
else. Send your posies to the hospitals
or to the children of the slums.-
Christian Herald.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-07-21
Minister'S Sons.

An investigator finds that one-twelfth
of all the men whose James appear in
who's Who" are sons of preachers.
Four presidents were IONS of ministers
buchanan, Arthur. Cleveland and
Wilson. Three of the great Boston
group of writers-Emerson, Lowell and
iIolmes-were of ministerial parent
age. so were Parkman and Bancroft.
also the remarkable Field brothers
Cyrus W., David Dudley and Stephen
j. The influence of the eminent iona
than Edwards appears to have extend
ed far down in the line of his descend
ants, for the list include one vice pres
ident, three senators, thirty judges,
sixty authors, twelve college preSi-
dents, and not one of the 1894 who
We're traced was ever convicted of a
crime. The list of clergymen's distin-
guished sons could be greatly extended,
for they are to be found in every line
of activity Star.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-07-21
How Houses Explode.

The most remarkable phenomenon
connected with tornadoes is the explO-
sion of houses. which literally burst,
scattering their fragments in all direc-
tons. Sometimes substantial dwell
ings are carried high into the air and
then explode.
1t is now understood that this is due
to the fact that the funnel cloud (re-
volving at Il rate of at least 500 miles
an hour has a acuum inside. Thus It
sucks up everything in its path, even
emptying wells. 1t sucks all the air
from around a house over which 1t
passes, and the house "a vacuum being
thus created outside of it, promptly eX-
plodes, owing to the pressure of the
air, at thirty pounds to the square
inch, from within.
The house. in Il word, is transformed
into a bomb.-Philadelphia Press.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-07-21
The Eindinq of Old Glory.

When the day came that u revOlu-
tionary fathers needed to design a flag
for the ner nation of their heroic
founding they had but to lift their eyes
to the heavens to find the banner of
their faith and pride.
In the glowing west, in the burning
clouds of the sunset sky-streaming
across the wide horizon I'm alternate
bands of flame and mist-they saw the
symbol of their own fair dreams.
mystic, mighty and battling.
And as they looked there came a sud
den rending of the heecy mass by a
wind of liberty's own sending, and
through the monster rift thus made
they beheld a patch of azure sky set
thick with silver stars.
The stars-the stripes-the blue-Old
Glory, blaZoned in beauty across the
wonder of Gods heaven. for all the
world to see. 1t Is u fag-God make
us worthy of it.-Anne Rankin in
Southern WOman's Magazine.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-07-21
APPRECIATE AID
IN BOND SALES
LOCAL BANKING FIRM RE-
CEIVES THANKS FOR ITS
SERVICES

Appreciation of the efforts of the
John S. Cook & Co. bank here is
expressed in a letter received from
Chairman Kains of the San Fran
cisco Liberty Loan committee, by
Cashier NJ. E. Hill of the local
bank. In the success of the recent
campaign for the sale of Libery
Loan bonds, the heads of commit
tees throughout the country have
emphasized the value of numerous
subscriptions from small individual
investors and it is desired that
particular attention be called to the
advantage offered by these bonds
in small denominations, to the
end that small investors will come
forward with an even greater de-
mand for the bonds upon the oc-
casion of the next issue.
Chairman Kains' letter is as fol-
lows:
Now that the Liberty Loan
campaign has been brought to
such a successful conclusion,
take this first opportunity to
express our central committees
appreciation of your cooperation
in distributing the bonds through
out your section of the twelfth
federal e district.
Your efforts were a distinctly
patriotic service to the national
government, and your greatest
reward will therefore undoubted-
ly be the consciousness of a duty
well and faithfully performed.
Permit me to take advantage
of this occasion to call attention
to the fact that the duty and
responsibility now largely rest
upon bankers and other COM
munity leaders to make the
people of this country fully n
derstand that a part of their
current income must hereafter
be devoted to the war expenses
of our national government.
Everybody should therefore be-
gin at once to regulate their
private and business affairs with
this fact clearly in mind. May
| venture the hope that you and
YOUR associates will actively help
to further this very necessary
propaganda?
With renewed thanks, and
hoping that your further CO.
operation may be relied upon
when the next bond issue is in
a~ugurated, | am,
Yours faithfully,
A.. KAINS.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-07-21
DESPITE
LOSS OF FINGER
YOUNG NEW YORKER MUSHES
TO WASHINGTON AND is
ACCEPTED

WASHINGTON, d. c., July a.
Because the loss of the trigger
finger" had prevented his enlist
ment, Walter G. Forse, age 10, of
Binghampton, N. T., walked all
way from that city to Washington
tc make personal application to
the major general commandment of
the U. S. marine corps. Forse car
ried a sign on his back which read
From Binghamton, n. Y, to WASH
ington, d. c., to join the U. S. ma
rines. It's worth it.
Upon his arrival here young
Forse prove.i that the loss of the
index finger of his right hand vns
no handicap al the performance o.
his military duty, n spec-ll -
thority was granted tor his eAlist-
ment. SO far as is known, he IS
'ne first T&n sim .Iiy handi-
oarped, to pass the mIi 10y tn'i"'r-
tiles.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-07-21
CURIOSITY KILLED
IRISH FISHERMEN
FOUND A FLOATING MINE AND
EXPERIMENTED WITH
ITS INSIDES

GALWAY, Ireland, July 1. =,
Nine Galway fishermen were blow
to pieces a few days g while
examining a German barrel mine"
which they had found at sea and
towed ashore.
Irish fishermen have made late
~ a great many lucky hauls of
barrels containing petrol, tallow,
oils and similar treasures, suppos-
eddy from torpedoed ships. This
time they saw a promising looking
barrel afloat some distance from
land, with a convenient handle on
each side, and they promptly towed
it ashore, rolling it up on the
beach for examination:
Four men were in the boat, and
six more gathered around while
the prize was on the beach. One
man, Joseph ~O'Flaherty, had a sus-
picion of danger, and warned h
others, but they paid no attention
to him and he hid himself behind
a rock.
One of the fishermen removed a
couple of screws from the head
of the barrel, and then began to
pull out a piece of cord. The ex-
plosion which followed was heard
miles away, and shook houses foul
miles distant.
After a time O~'Flaherty, who had
been wounded in the head with
a piece of stone, stood up. but
not a trace of the mine or the men
was to be seen. There was only
a great hole in the beach. Search
ers found a portion of the fisher
mems boat nearly a mile away. A
small boy whose attention was at
tracted to the group of men on
the shore was running toward them
just as the mine exploded. One
of his arms was afterwards found
near his home, but there was no
other trace of him.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-07-21
RUSSIA NEVER
WAS BONE DRY
CAR SOUGHT CREDIT FROM
WORLD AS FOE OF
BOOZE

PETROGRAD, June IL. (By mail
to the Reno Gazette). - Russia
never has been bone dry. Under
the old censorship days of tsar-
dom no correspondent would have
been permitted to send this fact
to the outside world. But now the
truth may be told.
The Russian government officials
discovered hat it pleased the tsar
greatly to be placed before the
outside world as being a sponsor
of prohibition in Russia and they
did all they could in the way of
giving out impressions
as to the extent of the dry wave
in Russia.
Russia did go dry-for the peas
ants. But the tsar's famous pro-
hibition law was so arranged that
any man with money enough could
get all the liquor he desired. The
government manufacture of vodka
vas stopped and a law was passed
prohibiting the sale of any liquor
containing more than 8 per cent
of alcohol. The importation of
wine did not cease. The price of
champagne went up to $25 a bot
tie. with other prices in proper
ton. The popular cabarets, hotels
and restaurants served wines in
China pitchers and China cups, but
everywhere the nan with money
was able to have all his liquor or
ders filled to his smallest within.
Foreigners were permitted to
purchase all liquors in the shops
provided they presented permits to
purchase issued by their embassies.
There was no law of any kind that
prevented a citizen from having
liquor on his premises or from
drinking it.
The revolution, which put the
Workmen's and Soldiers commit
tee into power, practically made
Russia dry for the first time. To-
day a few daring hotel keepers will
sell a bottle of cognac for from $25
to $40 or a small bottle of ordin-
airy claret for from $40 to SIS.
The Importation of any sort of
portable alcohol has ceased and the
high price of liquor is really due
to it's scarcity in the country. Rus
STA is rapidly becoming "bone dry"
There is no doubt in the minds
Of Russians that their revolution
was practically b~oozeless. There
are some Russian leaders who say
that it was the absence of alcohol
Thai made the revolution possible.
A drunken, sodden Russian of the
old type could never have aroused
itself to real revolt as this Russia
has done. A socialist leader said
to me-:
"One of the greatest mistakes
the tsar vel made was to force the
peasants to sober up. He took the
peasants and made them sober, he
gave them good clothes in the way
of military uniforms and he gave
each peasant a rifle and taught him
how to shoot. He thought he was
turning the peasants into soldiers
but they remained peasants at
heart. When the right time came
these sobered peasants turned their
gum on him.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-07-21
Commission to Investigate

The state railroad commission
will hold a session in a few days at
Reno to consider complaints made
by the Reno city council and citi-
Zens against the Nevada Interurban
Railway company, the corporation
that operates the Reno traction sys-
tenn. The main complaint against
the company is that its equipment
and track running to MOana springs
are unsafe and should be replaced.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-07-21

NV DSSi "a Nv tIdl
time.
the Cash Boy Consolidated mine at
the bottom level. The drift which
was started last week, in a wester-
ly direction from the bottom of the
Wine, reached a point whence it
vas practicable to put a cross-cut
back to the footwall. This was
done, and yesterday superintendent
Dooley reported that the cross-cut
was sen out a distance of 25 feet
at right angles to the drift before
the footwall was reached. On this
side of the vein, there is a 3-foot
width of IRE that will average bet
betr than the usual milling grade.
Buckeye-BeImOnt
Continued improvement in the
Buckeye Eagle property in the S.
r. cross-cut is the feature of the
weeks work in the 12O0-foot level.
The entire face is cFiss-crossed with
quartz stringers, the country rock
is soft and is dripping water. This
formation and the accompanying
correlate exactly with the forma-
ton through which the upraise
passed just underlying the footwall
of the main vein. The assumption
is that this work is nearing the big
Eagle ledge in the extreme east
and in virgin groOnd.
HalifaN-TOnOpah
Cross-cut 1856 at the Halifax
Tonopah Mining company continues
to make good Roadway, with no
change showing as yet. Raise 1415,
from the 1400-foot level. reached
the fault and has now been dis
continued. On the 170O-foot level,
cross-cut 1904 was extended the
usual distance. but there has been
nothing important in the way of
development at this depth.-Tono-
pah Miner.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-07-21

The best authorities on the science OF
m~eteorology tell us that without the
various changes in the temperature
there would be a perfect calm at all
times in all parts of the globe. a uni
form and unvarying barometric pres
sure would everywhere prevail. ana
there would be no change of seasons.
no evaporation or condensation, no
clouds and no rain. In short. without
changes of temperature, which we
sometimes think so uncomfortable, the
atmosphere would soon become poison
Gus, stagnant and incapable of suS-
tanning human life
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-07-21
Clay Peters ead

Clay Peters, owner of the Clay
Peters building in Reno and owner
of considerable Nevada mining pro-
perty, died recently at his home in
San Francisco from an acute at
tack of gastritis. Peters was one
of the pioneer residents of Nye
county and it was during the boom
days of Tonopah that he first came
into prominence in this state Is a
mining man. He went to Nye
county when there were but $50
voters there and for several years
was justice of the peace in Tono-
pah. He made considerable money
in mining and in 1908 went to-
Reno. Peters was a resi-
dent of Reno, but IA a frequent
visitor to the city and state and to
the time of his death retained his
mining interests in Nye, Esmeralda
and Mineral counties. He was 55
years of age and is survived by his
widow.
FRANKLIN S. CLARK is regis
tered at the Goldfield from Fayet-
teyille, N. G..
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-07-21

S. S. SHELTON of New York is
staying at the Goldfield.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-07-21
JOHN l.. LENNON WANTED

Information is wanted by the
sheriff's office regarding the where
abouts of John L. Lennon, who
left his fathers home near Nor
risonville, H.. in May, 1912, COM
ing west for his health. He has
not beer heard from since that
time.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-04-02
J. P. MORGAN IS
 AFTER LARGEST
 LIFE POLICY
Applies for $2,5OO,OOO to Protect Himself and
 His Partners

NEW YORK. - J. P. Morgan has made application for $2,5OO,OOO life insurance, which would be the largest policy ever written under one name.
 It was understood the risk would be distributed among several com panies, and that the insurance was in tended to protect Mir. Morgan's part. ners in their mutual business interests as well as for the bankers's personal protection.
 tional defense act of last year, but these provisions have not been in force long enough to produce results of importance. For instance, of 5O,- 900 reserve officers provided for to- tai of less than 800 has been commiS- stoned.
 Organization of the Army
 The commander in chief of the army Gas of the navy also) is the president of the United States.
 His representative, who carries out his wishes, is the secretary of war, Newton D. Baker.
 The directing force of the army is the general staff. Major General Hugh l.. Scott is now chief of staff, and his assistant is Major General Tasker Fl. Bliss. Grouped about them in Washington are army experts of various ranks, who are supposed to do the thinking about general prob lens for the whole army. Should the United States send a military expedition abroad the com mander would undoubtedly be one of the seven active major generals. These are given below, with their present headquarters: l Leonard Wood, eastern department, { Governors island, New York. J. Franklin Bell, western depart ment, San Francisco Gust transferred east)
 Thomas H. Barry, central depart ment, Chicago.
 ! J. J. PerShing, southern depart ment, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
 Hugh l.. Scott, chief of staff, gen eral staff, Washington
 Tasker Fl. Bliss, general staff, Washington
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We carry Symphony Lawn Station ary the Seward Drug Company.
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Exceptional difficulties have been found in carrying out this program for increasing the army. On account of the remarkable activity of the country, recruiting is and has been since the increase was authorized, at a very low ebb. It is therefore probable that the estimate of l25,OO0 as the strength of the regular army errs on the side of optimism, and ll5,O00 may be closer the true figure.
 National Guard
 The strength of the national guard in federal service on Sept 30 last was l35.7%7 officers and men.
 The United States marine corps is independent of both army and the navy, and it's small strength should perhaps be added to that of the two main services when estimating the to- tal organized beligerent power of the nation. The authorized strength of the corps is l5,627 officers and men of all classifications, and the ranks are nearly full.
 Vast UnOrganized Forces
 While the present organized forces are minute, the reserve man power of the United States is more vast than that of any white nation except Rus sia.
 According to the census of 1910 since when the increase has been great. the reserve militia of the Unit eel States, by which is meant the males aged between eighteen and forty-four years, not included in the organized forces, amounted to 2O,- 53S,347 men.
 The above total does not include the men of the insular possessions except Hawaii. These could produce another 2,OOO,OOO men of military age.
 France is said now to have one per son of every six in her population serving in the army or navy. If the United States and her insular pos sessions ever made such an effort, taking the present population as ll2,- 100000, the president would have at his disposal no less than lS,666,666 men.
 This is probably more men than Germany, Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey together have in the field today
 Various schemes for army reserve bodies were incorporated in the na-
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SUBSCRIBE FOR THE SEWARD GATEWAY, Sl0.OO PER YEAR.
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2 c. Kodak, Jr., Kodak $12.Gc-- Seward Drug Go.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-04-02

Waterfll & Frazier whiskey at The Branch.
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Ladies' and gents clothes cleaned and pressed and repaired; next to AL aska s. s. office. If

Andy's Express, phone Madison 142.
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LETTERS
 FOR APRil.. 1917

Mariwzza Albno.
 Howard Camender, Carl Carlson CD, C. F. Craig.
 P. Berrow, Tony Boos, P. Bricc.
 Angle D. Dutnena.
 Phil Garbin.
 John Hcnehan, A. II. Hoag, Tom Hansen, Oscar Hansen, Lena Hess, Otto Heinzie.
 Mrs. w. T. Johnson Miss Olive Jones, w. H. Johnson, John s. John son.
 John Korwcman.
 Johan Labcrg, Alex Lind Alex Lindgren.
 I. Murray, Mrs. MiIlie Morgan, s. A. McAuley.
 Mike Nestor, Victor Nelson, John Nordling @.
 Thor Ostberg, Pete Olson.
 David Person (Q, w. w. Perccy, Miss Dorthy A. Peterson.
 John Stenmo (4), J. Sarlin CD, John Swanson, John w. Stolle.
 Miss A. Wright, Tom Vim.
 When calling for these letters please say advertised" One cent due.-W. F.. Root, P. M.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-04-02
AVAILABLE LAND FORCES OF US. NOW NUMBER 265,OOO MEN,
 BUT THERE'S 22, 100000 NEAR

Available organized land forces ot the United States today amount, roughly. to 265,OOO officers and men, made up of l25,OoO regulars and ,lo,- 900 national guardsmcn, including both those still in the federal sevice and those under state control
 The exact figures are known only to the war department at Washington but recent reports give close idea of what the organizations represent in fighting strength.
 In his last annual report Secretary of War Baker stated that the actual strength of the regular army on June 90. 1916, including the Philippine scouts. was lo7,64I officers and men.
 In the year beginning July 1 last, by the national defense act of June 3, 1916. the army was to be increased to l&S.So7 officers aud men. divided as follows:
 Infantry, @S regiments 'l.221 Cavalry, T. regiments iI..''' Field artillery. 9 regiments 1,NNj Engineers. 8 regiments and
 mounted company 2.l9N Coast artillery corps 2l42" Staff corps and departments. l9,22+ Philippine scouts .. ','5" Miscellaneous l2.S57 Total enlisted strength, jucIud-
 ing medical department -l@N,>9I
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Total enlisted strength, include
 ing medical department l'N,N9'
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BRITISH SHIPPING
 CONTINUES IN FACE
 OF SUBMARINE WAR
tBy United States CabIe)

LONDON, Saturday March @l.- During the week ending March p, 2,3l4 ships and steamers of over lOO- tons net, arrived at ports in the unit ed kingdom, according to official statement issued by the admiralty, During the same period 2,433 vessels of over 1OO-tons net, sailed from Eng fish, Scotch and Irish ports. These figures are exclusive of fishing yes sels and local shipping.
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am leaving on the Alameda on
 business. All parties owing me,
 please call and settle before the Ala meda arrives.-Mrs. Jessie Ellsworth.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-06-27
Live Stock.


CATTLE-Good to choice steers, $12S0
IL. 80: yearlings, good to choice. $11.0O013.5O:
fair to good steers. $9.7o@12.O0; stockers
and feeders, ss.Oo@1O.25; good to choice
cows. ssOO@1o5O; good to choice heifers.
50. 25611. 25 fair to good cows. s.. 10000;
Gamers. S. sO@S.75; cutters. $6.9o@7.So bo-
logna bulls, $7.251S60; butcher bulls, $S.6O@
1000; heavy calves. $sO@11.5o: good to
prime calves, $l3.5O@1575.
HOGS-Prime light butchers. SIS. 4OGl5.75;
fair to fancy light, $4.5@15.45: medium
weight butchers, 2OO@25O lbs. s15.5O015. s:
heavy butchers. 25O@4oo lbs. $155o61b.so:
choice heavy packing. $l4s5@l5.5o: rough
heavy packing, $1440@15.2O; pigs. fair to
rood, 5l20o@14OO: stays, $l5.o0@16.oo.
SHEEP - Clipped wethers. $100D1GU:
clipped ewes, $9.25@10.2s clipped yearlingS
81. 5o0e12 q: shoPn lambs. q475015. ~:
spring lambs, $165oG1s.S.