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Cheyenne record., 1917-08-09
Japanese viii Enlist After Harvest.

JdPahcb6 WITT GHTIBt NIteT FIdTVe8t.
1t is expected that there will be
large number of Japanese of Colorado
that will enlist to fight the kaiser but
1t will not be until the bumper crops
have been harvested as there are ap.
proximately 5000 of them employed in
the beet fields at good wages, accord
ing to n statement made by Dr. A. L.
Bennett, former Japanese consul in
Denver
Cheyenne record., 1917-08-09
Military Field Day and Farewell.

Denver.-Farewell was said to Colo
radios soldier heroes at Overland park,
where state units of Camp Baldwin,
Fort Logan and Golden were quar-
tered Racing, Wild West show,
broncho busting. band concerts and
military fete. sham battles and cav
airy sports were features of the days
program.
Cheyenne record., 1917-08-09
Boy Killed by PLAYMATE.

Pueblo.-Joe Prevoc. 4-year-old Aus
trian. was killed by the accidental dis
charge OF 22-caliber rifle with which
companion was playing
Cheyenne record., 1917-08-09
Couldn't Blame Him.

Jie-Do you like romantic girls7
Jack-No. When you make a hole
in your bank account buying them
flowers. they tear them apart, saying:
He loves me; he loves me not"
Cheyenne record., 1917-08-09
His Wife's Little Shot.

"I'm glad you're over the draft age"
"Why7"
''Think how humiliated I should be
to have to admit that was dependent
on your stingy salary every week for
my living"
Cheyenne record., 1917-08-09
Legislature Passes War Measures.

Denver.-The war program was
carried out in the special Legislature
with the exception of restoration to
the statutes of the common law pro-
visions regarding food manipulation
and trade conspiracies.
The legislation enacted is as fol-
lows: Two and one-half million dollar
bond issue; mill levy to raise $5OO,000;
flat tax corporation bills to raise
$250,000; measures providing for the
expenditure of approximately $1,511,-
900 for war purposes and provision
made for the use of the remaining
$1,739,OOO.
Cheyenne record., 1917-08-09
BUMPER CROPS IN WELD
ACCORDING TO SECRETARY OF
GREELEY COMMERCIAL. CLUB.
County Has 10000 Acres Of Beans and
Will Produce Enough Feodstuffs
to Supply State.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-According to Secretary J.
F. McCrery of the Greeley CONNER
cial Club. Weld county alone will pro.
duce this year enough foodstuffs to
supply the whole state of Colorado.
Mr.. McCrery. who was visitor at
the office of the State immigration
Board. stated that 5000 men will be
needed in Weld county this fall to
assist the farmers in harvesting one
of the largest crops In the history of
the county.
I'VE have 10000 acres of beans un-
der cultivation now," said Mr.. Nc
Crery, "and that Is an increase Of 49,
900 acres over last year. OF the other
products we have under cultivation
and under irrigation 61,500 acres Of
beets. 10000 acres of potatoes, an in
crease over last year of 5000 acres;
5000 acres Of cabbage, $50 acres Of
cucumber pickles for our picking
works, $4,000 acres of winter wheat,
and there are 10000 acres of winter
wheat more this year than last in the
dry belt.
"The Weld County Free Labor Blu.
reau, with its system operated for 6
number Of years by which surplus
Of labor is taken care of in communi-
ties where there is q scarcity, can
take care of the great harvests which
we expect soon. By the last of Sep
tember the potato harvest will be
ready. and potatoes will probably be
placed on the market at II per 100."
Cheyenne record., 1917-08-09

Southern States contain TIT cotton
mills, valued at 500, 100000.
Cheyenne record., 1917-08-09

Smile on wash day. That's when you use
Red Gross Bag Blue. Clothes winter than
snow. All grocers. Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26

Carbolic acid was added to the
worlds chemicals in 1884.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26
Why Society Women
Wash Their Own Hair

The do, not because it is fad, but
because they wish to to obtain the
greatest possible hair beauty and be
sure they are not using anything
harmful. They have found that in
washing the hair it is never wise to
use a maheshift but is always adj
visable to use a preparation made
for shampooing only. Many of our
friends say they get the best results
from simple homemade canthroX
MIXTURE. You can use this at cost
of about three cents a shampoo by
getting some canthrox from your
druggist, and dissolving teaspoonfui
in "a cup of hot water. This makes
enough shampoo liquid to apply to all
the hair instead of just the top of the
head, as with most preparations Dahl
druff, excess oil and dirt are dissolved
and entirely disappear in the rinsing
water. Your hair will be so fluffy
that it will look much heavier than it
is. It's Iustre and softness will, also
delight you.-Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26

in his hurry to get back to his place,
and Ismail overlook him. seized him
by the shoulders, Rugged him, and
dragged him to the empty seat next
to the Orakzai Pathan. There he
Rugged him until his ribs cracked.
Ready O. witt" he crowed Ready
o. tongue! Light O life! Man after
mine own heart! Hey, l love thee!
Readily l would be thy man, but for
being hers! Would / had son like
thee! Fool-fool-fool not to throw
to the head to them! Squeamish one!
Man like a child. What is the head
but earth when the life has left it?
What would thy head be without the
nimble wit? Fool-fool-fool! And
clever! Turned the joke on Muham-
mad Amin! Turned it on Bull-with-
aboard in twinkling-in the bat of
an eye-in breath. Turned it against
her enemy and raised laugh against
him from his own men! Ready O.
wit Shameless one! Lucky one!
Allah was surely good to thee!"
Still exulting, he let go, but none
too soon for comfort. Kings ribs
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26

in the Panama Canal zone according
to friends Of Manning living in Rich
mond, Wednesday. Manning is well
known in Richmond.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26

panic or furry, but movements of
Inen and ships were made with al
most automatic precision and speed.
The efficiency of the British naval
man is the efficiency of clockwork
Every cog knows its place. There is
no meddling, no clashing, no inter-
ference, but a confident rapid eff1ci-
ency which somehow demands the
use of the adjective deadly"
Twenty minutes later the transports
were safe in their port of destination
and the destroyer convoy was off
again, thirty miles an hour, down the
coast, to its next appointment.
Meanwhile, the business of seeking
out the enemy was going on in the
fleet of submarine hunters which had
gathered around blank buoy" Just
how the work was done and just what
was the result it is not permitted to
tell.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26

sound of breathing. The gurgling Of
water became as If the river flowed
in solitude. Leisurely then, languidly.
she raised both arms until she looked
like an angel poised for fight. The
little jewels stitched to her gauzy
dress twinkled like fireflies as she
moved. The crowd gasped sharply
She had it by the heart-strings. She
called, and four guards got under one
shield, bowling their heads and rest
ing the great rim on their shoulders.
They carried it beneath her and stood
still With a low delicious laugh,
sweet and true, she sprang on it, and
the shield scarcely trembled; she
seemed lighter than the silk her dress
was woven from!
They carried her so, looking as if
she and the shield were carved of
piece, and by master such as has
not often been. And in the midst of
the arena before they had ceased
moving she began to sing, with her
head thrown back and bosom swell
ing like a birds.
The East would ever rather draw
it's own conclusions from hint let
fall than be puzzled by what the
West believes are facts. And par
ables are not good evidence in courts
of law, which is always a considera-
ton. So her song took the form of
a parable.
ITO be continued
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26

We're sore from his hugging for days.
What is it," he asked. For King
seemed to be shaping words with his
lips. He bent a great hairy ear to
listen.
Have they taken Ali Masjid Fort?'
King whispered.
How should know? Why?"
Tell me, man, II you love me!
Have they taken it?''
may, how should know? Ask her.
She knows more than any man
knows!"
King turned to ask the same ques-
ton Of his friend the Orakzai Pathan;
but the Pathan would have none of
his questions, he was busy listening
for whispers from the crowd, watch
ing with both eyes, and he showed
King aside. The crowd was very far
from being satisfied An angry MUIR
muir had begun to fill the cavern as
a hive is filed with the song of bees
at swarming time But even SO, sur
mise what one might. it was not easy
TO persuade the eye that Yasmini's
assumed If she recognized indigna-
ton and feared it, she disguised her
fear amazingly. King saw her whis-
per to a guard The fellow nodded
and passed lis shield to another man.
He began to. make his way in no
great hurry toward the edge of the
arena. She whispered again and
standing forward with their trumpets
seven of the guards blew a blast that
split across the cavern like a trump
of doom; and as its hundred thou
sand echoes died in the roof, the hum
of voices died, too, and the very
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26
klNC-gMe KF1YBER RIFLES
II Romance gAatsotxre
Rk TALBOT MUNDY
cssv.,1~- 1915 BY tn. Bssss-1f.....1 Ca

at is the law" Yasmini answered
in voice that rang with pride and
insolence, that none interrupt me
while / speak! For such ill-mannered
ones Earth's Drink hungers! Will
you test my authority. Muhammad
Anim?"
The mullah sat down, and hundreds
Of men laughed at him, but not all of
the men by any means.
ut is the law that none goes out
of Khinjan Caves alive who breaks
the law of the Caves. But he broke
no very big law. And he spoke truth.
Think We! If that head had only fall
en- into Muhammad Anim's lap, the
mullah might have smuggled in an
other man with it,"
A roar of laughter greeted that
thrust. Many men who had not
future joined in now. Muhammad
Amin sat and fidgeted, meeting no.
body's eye and answering nothing.
$50 it seems to me good" Yasmini
said, in a voice that did not echo any
more but rang very clear and true
(she seemed to know the trick of the
roof, and to use the echo or not as
she chose), ito let this hakim live!
He shall mediate in his cave a while,
and perhaps he shall be beaten, lest
he dare offend again. He can no
more escape from Khinjan Caves than
the women who are prisoners here.
He may therefore live!"
There was utter silence. Men look
ed at one another and at her, and her
blazing eyes searched the crowd swift
ly. 1t was plain enough that there
were at least two parties there, and
that none dared oppose Yasmini's will
for fear of the others.
ITO thy seat, Kurram Khan!" she
ordered, when she had waited full
minute and no man spoke.
He wasted no time He hurried
out of the arena as fast as he could
walk, with Ismail and Darya Khan
close at his heels. 1t was like a run
out of danger in dream. He stumbl-
ed over the legs of the front-rank men
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26

Japan and Italy are the lands of the
earth most shaken by earthquakes.
Each of these has suffered over $4,000
shocks in a record kept fifty years.
Africa and Australia have the fewest,
179 and SO, but it is thought that many
minor shocks in these two continents
have escaped notice from the lack Of
sensitive instruments.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26
Much Welded Piper
Sent to Front Line

BOSTON, July 26.-emes Cameron,
a bag-piper with the Mclean Kilties
Of New Brunswick, today in police
court here was sentenced to service in
the front line when his regiment goes
into action as punishment for his con-
fessed polygamy. He will be assigned
to bombing squad.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26
BRIEFS

NOTICE REPUBLICAN
CITY COMMITTEE.
You are requested to meet
at City Building, Friday, Ju.
!y 9th, at 8 p. m. for the pur-
pose of selecting a City Chair
man to succeed the late Ed.
ward ]. Tiff.
CHARLES E. POTTER,
2e-2t Vice Chairman
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26
GEORGE MANNING APPOINTED
PRINCIPAL OF HIGH SCHOOL
IN PANAMA CANAL ZONE

George A. Manning. of Economy,
Ind, has received notice of his ap-
pointment by the United States gov
eminent as principal of high school
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-26
LUTHER BURBANK IMPROVING

SANTA ROSA, Cal, July 26.-The
condition of Luther Burbank, who is
suffering from an inflamed appendix,
continued to show Improvement today
according to his physician.
Washington telegraph., 1917-07-27
CALONEL WHEN BILIOUS? NO! STOP!
ACTS LIKE DYNAMITE ON LIVER
Guarantee Dodsos Liver Tone Will Give You the Best Liver
and Bowel Cleansing You Ever Had-Doesnt Make You Sck

spoonful and IL It doesn't straighten
you right up and make you feel fine
and vigorous / want you to go back to
the store and get your money. Dod-
sons Liver Tone is destroying the
sale OF calomel because It is real liver
medicine; entirely vegetable, therefore
It cannot sslivate or make you sick.
/ guarantee that one spoonful OF
Dodson's Liver Tone win put your
sluggish liver to work and clean your
bowels Of that sour bile and consti-
pated waste which Is clogging your
system and making you feel miserable.
I guarantee that bottle Of Dodson's
Liver Tone will keep your entire fam
lily feeling fine for months. Give it to
your children. 1t is harmless; doesn't
grippe and they like its pleasant taste.
ADV.
Washington telegraph., 1917-07-27
Where Life is Cheap.

"Nou found out that there is a trc-
mendous lot Of people living In RAN
sas city, didn't you? asked old Riley
ReZZidcw.
There Is heap more OF 'em living
than it looks possible there could be,
when you see the thousands Of motor
cars that go rlpsnortipg yi1n}AnGx
Grand avenue" grime
Blurt, who had just returnedtf
Big Burg. And with sewers bloVSs1
up under 'em, footpads sluggiBg en-.
people falling out Of seventh-story
windows on 'em, elevators dropping
'em into cellars, and sll this and that,
b'jimminy. / wonder everybody that
lives In Kay See six months ain't dead
long before the end Of that time r.
Kansas City Star.
Washington telegraph., 1917-07-27

Stop using calomel! 1t makes you
sick. Don't lose a days work. If you
feel lazy. sluggish, bilious or consti-
pated. listen to mel
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis OF the bones.
Calomel. when 1t comes into contact
with sour bile, crashes into It, breaking
It up. This is when you feel that aw-
full nausea and cramping. II you feel
"all knocked out" If your liver is tor
pid and bowels constipated or you
have headache, dizziness, coated
tongue, il breath is bad or stomach
sour Just try a spoonful of harmless
Dodson's Liver Tone.
Here's my guarantee-Go to any
drug store or dealer and get a 5O-cent
bottle of Dodsons Liver Tone. Take
Washington telegraph., 1917-07-27
Attorneys, Bankers, Insurance Agencies

Make your service complete, place
your court and fidelity bonds and
burglary insurance in the WORLDS
LARGEST SURETY COMPANY" from
your own Office.
We solicit inquiries for agencies
from those desiring our IMMEDIATE
DELIVERY SERVICE,
AGENCY DEPARTMENT,
NATIONAL SURETY COMPANY,
l15 Broadway, New York, N. Y.-Ady.
Washington telegraph., 1917-07-27
Mathematician Wanted.

81 understand some big lots of pota-
toes have spoiled" remarked Mrs.
Corntossel.
Yep" replied Farmer Corntossel.
I'm waitin' fur our boy Josh to come
home SOS we can talk II over with
him."
"Whatll Josh know about it,"
'He has been studin' the higher
mathematics. want him to figure out
how many peelln's folksll have to
save in the kitchen TO make up fur the
waste of a carload of potatoes"
Washington telegraph., 1917-07-27

have an eight pound baby girl. know
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound saved me from an operation
which every woman breads. ~ Mrs.
NELLIE FIsHBACK, 1921 Christy Ave,
Louisville, Ky.
Everyone naturally breads tho sur
geon's knife. Sometimes nothing else
will do, but many times Lydia y. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has saved
the patient and made an operation IN
necessary.
Ifyou have any symptom about which
you would Ike TO know, write % the
Lydia Z. Pinkham Medicine Co, Lynn,
Mass, for helpful advice pivcn froa.
Washington telegraph., 1917-07-27
Self-D Denial.

"Are you setting an example of he
roism and self-denial, such as the coun-
try now demandsT'
81 haven't done anything exactly in
the line of heroism," admitted Senator
Sorghum. but I've scored on self
denial. | haven't made n long speech
in six weeks
Washington telegraph., 1917-07-27
To Drive Out Malaria
And BHiId Up The System

Take the Old Standard GROVE S
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking, as the formula is
printed on every label, showing il is
Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form. The
Quinine drives out malaria. the Iron
builds up the system. so cents.
Washington telegraph., 1917-07-27
A FRIENDS
ADVICE
Woman Saved From q Seri-
GUS Surgical Operation.

Louisville, Ky.-'For four years I
suffered from female troubles, head
aches, and nervousness. l could not
sIeep, had no appetite and it hurt me TO
walk' IN | tried TO do any work, l
would have to lie down before it was
Washington telegraph., 1917-07-27
That Was Different.

81 want" said the grim-fnced com
nander, "a dozen men who will give
their lives to their country" The en-
tire regiment stepped forward. The
commander selected twelve.
Now said he, "you are to hold this
position until you are wiped out"
"But we shall be killed % quayrred
one.
Did you not volunteer to give your
life to your country" asked the com
mander stcrnly.
"Oh, life" | thought you said,
WIFE"
Washington telegraph., 1917-07-27
Naturally.

"The last time | saw Jones he look
,d To be going down hill very fast
HAS he fallen in bad healthT
mo; he was coasting on his
wheel"
Washington telegraph., 1917-07-27

finished. The doc
tors said ! would
have TO be opera
ted on and | simply
broke down. A
friend advised me
TO try Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound,
and the result is l
feel like anew wom-
an. | am well and
strong, do al my
own house work and
Washington telegraph., 1917-07-27
Thc Main Point.

Young Lawyer--Ilow do you think
I acquitted myself in that trialt
Old Frieud-Much better than YOU
did your client,
Washington telegraph., 1917-07-27
A FRIEND IN NEED.

For instant relief and speedy cure
use Mississippi" Diarrhea Cordial.
Price zoe and 25c.-Adv.
Washington telegraph., 1917-07-27
Cynical.

Jones tells me he bought horse
Of spirit yesterday"
"Tll bet il was a pony of brandy"
Washington telegraph., 1917-07-27

Millions Of particular women now use
and recommend Red Cross Ball Blue. All
grocers. Adv.
Washington telegraph., 1917-07-27
One EMERGENCY.

"I'll never say die
"Walt until your hair begins to turn
gray"
Washington telegraph., 1917-07-27

Pittsburgh employers pay out $780,.
600 day in wages.
Washington telegraph., 1917-07-27
How She Shines.

isn't she movlng-picturc star?'
More Of planet. She shines by
reflected light. Life.
Washington telegraph., 1917-07-27
DEATH LuRKs IN A WEAK HEART,

so on first symptoms use "RenOvine"
and be cured. Delay and pay the awful
penalty. "Renovine" is the hearts
remedy. Price S1.00 and 50c.-Adv.
Washington telegraph., 1917-07-27

Long Beach, Cal, is to have a tuna
fish canneTy.
Washington telegraph., 1917-07-27

"lIe was the hero Of two wars, read
the inscription on tombstone He
had been married twice.
Washington telegraph., 1917-07-27

Always sure to please, Red Cross Ball
Blue All grocers sell it. Adv.
Washington telegraph., 1917-07-27

Boston may soon have women
street car conductors.
Washington telegraph., 1917-07-27
All the Same to Him.

MI inc oan1c 10 nun.
"Going down to hear that virtuoso at
the opera house tonight?" asked the
suburbanite of a nelghbor.
whats that?" replied the old man.
"Why, celebrated violinist is to
play tonight"
NAV, I'm not going. My boy plays
one Of them"
Eyes, but this man Is celebrated"
"Oh. well, what's the dfrerence2
Fiddlin' is fddlln', amt it1"
Washington telegraph., 1917-07-27
Watch for Your Name.

II you are found physically quail
fed and file no claim for exemption,
or If you do not appear for physical
examination, your name will be posted
to the district board as one who was
called for military service and was
not exempted or discharged On the
eighth day after call, or within two
days thereafter, copies of the list of
persons so posted to the district boards
will be given to the press with Il re-
quest for publication, will be posted
In a place at the Office of the local
board accessible to the public view,
md notice will be mailed to you at
the address on your registration card.
THEREFORE, WATCH THE NO
TICES POSTED IN THE OFFICE OF
THE BOARD ABOUT TEN DAYS AT
TER THE DAY YOU WERE CALLED
AND MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR
THE PROMPT RECEIPT OF MAIL.
7. EXEMPTION OR DISCHARGE.
No claim or discharge on account of
the industry in which you are engaged
can be decided by local board. (See
Par. XIV. below.)
WHETHER YOU FILE A CLAIM
OF EXEMPTION OR NOT. YOU
MUST PRESENT YOURSELF FOR
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION ON TIE
DAY NAMED IN THE NOTICE.
From the day notice that you are
called is mailed and posted you have
seven days in which you may Gle a
claim Of exemption or discharge. The
form for filing this claim is simple. If
you wish TO file such a claim
Go to the board and get Form ITO
Washington telegraph., 1917-07-27
KIDNEY
TROUBLE

you can make no
Kilmer's Swamp-Rc
medicine. Al drugg
dollar sizes. Sample
Post. also pamphlet
Address Or. Kilmer
N. Y, and enclose
ton this paper.
Washington telegraph., 1917-07-27
Disappointed.

Disappointed.
He-I only know that / love you.
She-Oh, dear! l thought you knew
how TO make money, too.
Washington telegraph., 1917-07-27

Is a deceptive disease
thousands have Il
and don't know Il. II
you want good results
mistake by using DIT.
DOT. the great kidney
gists in fifty cent and
e size bottle by Parcel
I telling you about Il.
r & Co, Binghamton.
ten cents, also men
Arizona republican., 1917-09-26
BRAVES ADD OIHE MORE VICTORY TO
 CREDIT COLUMN
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

CINCINNATI, Sept. 25.-(NationaD Boston won the first game of a dou- ble header by hitting Reuther and Bressler almost at will while Tyler al- lowed only widely scattered hits.
 The second game developed into a pitchers battle going eleven innings to a three ot three tie, darkness stopping the play. Score:
 First game: R H E DOSlOll --Oo VIZ -oV-1O II Cincinnati ..0O0 900 00O-0 $ 1
 Batteries-Tyler and Tragresser; Reuther Bressler and W. Smith
 Second game: R H E. Boston .... 900 900 300 00-3 : 1 Cincinnati ~ 900 O3O 900 O0-3 ! l
 Batteries-Scott and Meyers Toney and Wingo.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-26

year-old trotting lilly record made here last week by Tho Real Lady al 2:04A.
 Early Dreams won the Buckeye 2:1. trct
 The Savoy won the Board of Trade 2:06 pace, as he pleased, after drop- ping the first heat to Colleen.
 Straight Sail had the better oi Busy's Lassie in the deciding heat of the leftover Chamber of Commerce 9.nS trnt
Arizona republican., 1917-09-26

circuit meeting was raced here today and before the $17,9O0 in stake purses was entirely distributed, the specta- tors saw two new worlds records hung up. Miss Bertha Dillon won the American horsebreeders' futurity for three year old trotters in the fastest three heats ever raced by horses of her age and any sex. She equalled the worlds three-year- old trotting record of 2:03k, now jointly held by Peter Volo and herself and broke the three
Arizona republican., 1917-09-26
JAckIES DESIRE MEET
Republican A. p. Leased Wlre1

CHICAGO, Sept. 24. A request for ten mid week football dates with the schools of the big ten conference has been filed by Lieutenant Angell, head coach of the Great Lakes naval train ing station football team, and is now being considered by the conference officials