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The Dolores star., 1917-02-23
There wsrs Many p.lIeaelss.

only two Of usl He isn't brave-no
he isn't
"'well, said Brownie Bear, there
was only one Of himy
Nonsense ssid Billy Bear. He
had gun and that IL worth quite =
good many OF MS II It gets near
enough
-True. true said Browpse Bear.
You are very WISE
".And we have narrow escapes, but
we always come ont Of them quite
safely. don't wef said Billy Bear.
"Indeed we do.' agreed Brownie
Rear. But now that I've eaten all
that / can, I'm growing very sleepy
$50 am l. said Billy Bear. Let's
60 into our Cave and have good long
nap. could almost sleep until
spring.
"'Well, we might shake ourselves
and peep ont to see what Is going on
once or twice before then. said
Brownie Bear.
Don't let's talk about It now
though. I'm too sleepy said Billie
Bear.
$50 both the Bears Joined the other
sleeping Bears In the Cave and there
they went fast, fast asleep. dreaming
Of jam and garbage pals. but hot Of
guns or men. For these would have
given them nightmares!
"And the Farmers care to keep his
garbage pail from the Bears during
the next few weeks was quite useless
for the Bears were too happy dream
ingi"
The Dolores star., 1917-02-23
Life Sentence for Greek s<idnaper.

Steamboat Springs. - Jim Kara
gounis, Greek, convicted recently Of
kidnapping R. M. Perry, manager Of a
coal mine in Routt county, was SEN
fenced to life imprisonment. Perry
shot another man who aided in the
kidnapping in making his escape from
a lonely cabin in the mountains where
they were guarding him.
The Dolores star., 1917-02-23
Mine work.rs' Board Take. Charge

Mine Workers Board Takee Charge.
Denver.-The order made by the In
ternational Board of the United Mine
Workers of America abolishing Dis
trict No. is including Colorado. Utah
and New Mexico. has become effect
i've. The order deposes from office
President John McLennan; National
Board Member John r. Lawson; Sec
retary.Treasurer Edward L. Doyle and
other district officers. and places the
affairs of the district in the hands of
committee consisting Of James F.
Moran, former executive board mem.
ber OF the Iowa district, and Warren
P1ppin of Kansas.
The Dolores star., 1917-02-23
FaII Of Cage Kills Two Miners.

Leadville.-Peter Mattson, 26. and
Joe Trager. "a. were instantly killed
at the Robert Emmet mine. by the
fall Of a cage, a distance OF 600 feet
to the bottom Of the shaft. The men
were working from the cage. choppins
ice from the walls of, the shaft, when
the cable parted, allowing the cage to
drop to the bottom. 1t collapsed. and
the men were crushed to death. Matt.
son was married and leaves widow
living in this city. The Robert EN-
met is being worked by the Empire
Zinc Company. ,F..
The Dolores star., 1917-02-23

High Price for Non-irrisated Land.
Ault-Nearly 500 an acre for un-
irrigated land was recorded when the
r. Il. Pence tract of thfrty-three acres
adjoining town on the northwest was
sold for $4,000.
The Dolores star., 1917-02-23
seetlon Foreman Killed.

misunderstanding back upon the
C. G. 8. tracks near Forbes to recover
some small article he had dropped
from his hand car, John Crane. sec
tion foreman on the Forbes section.
was struck by passing freight and
received injuries from which death re.
suited in few hours.
The Dolores star., 1917-02-23
WESTERN
MINING AND OIL
NEWS

wssssss Nsvspepsr uaioa Ns~s ssrvss>
Priess for Aastaia
Bar silver-78kc.
Lead. New York-SAso.,
Copper-&30.l2h.
Spelter. st. Louis-sS.43.
Boulder.-Tungsten concentrates. q
per cent. ST per unit; crude Ores. %
per cent, SIS; 25 per cent. e9.4o u
el3: 10 per cent. 4s.70 to SO Per unit
The Dolores star., 1917-02-23

To use his own oppression, II fought
It out alone" Later he placed him.
self under the care of Lieut.. Col. M.
w. Ireland OF the Medical Corps.
Southern Department. and regained
normal health and spirits.
For three days." Col. Ireland said.
Gen. Funston had been entirely
WELL" Later Col. Ireland issued this
statement: Gen. Funston's death was
caused by angina sclerosis of the ar
teries. Death was almost immediate,
and without pain"
Ever since March, 1916. when hs
was placed in command of all United
States forces on the Mexican border,
Gen. Funston had worked at an un.
usual pace. At critical times in Dor.
der Developments he frequently re.
mained on duty twenty-four hours Of
the twenty-four. The. handling Of
regulars disposed Of at various sta.
tions ON the border. the Pershing ex-
pedition, and OF late rearrangement
of regular troops while providing for
the return Of national guardsmen
nave 0uIallSu hu ouOILuUuo 0uOuuS VI
detail work. probably exceeding that
which fell to any commanding general
Of the United States army since the
Civil War.
Only Monday Gen. Funston com
pleted orders for the return OF the
last of the guardsmen.
The picturesque and dashing cap
ture Of Aguinaldo, the Filipino rebe
chief. was the achievement which
brought Funston prominently to the
attention OF the American people, bul
he performed many services for hii
country besides that which were
probably more difficult. His admin
istration Of affairs In Vera Cruz
where he carried out the President'i
orders with a firm hand. simply hold
ing the city when every influence
about him was centered upon forcing
the American army into actual fight
ing with the Mexicans probably wal
the most notable service Of his ca
reer.
The Dolores star., 1917-02-23
EnIexiea : Naevelsx.

@You seem to have fondness for
sardines. Do you like them 20 muchr'
vt isn't that exactly. I Ike to buy
them mainly ON account Of the way
they are packed
'Ehf
: Few things are like that The deal
er seems to be trying 70 stys you an
be possibly could
The Dolores star., 1917-02-23
Bow Shot and Killed.

Montrose-Percy Warren, IT, son
Of w. A. Warren of Bostwick park.
was accidentally shot and mortally
wounded at point about three miles
east of Montrose, dying in about ten
minutes.
The Dolores star., 1917-02-23
wyoming.

There are four strings running in
Dry creek at this time.
A. NJ Barringer is. down 1900 feet
at Hailstone basin. near Broadview.
Shepard Bros, drilling for the Pru-
Dental oil Company, are down 2.100
feet at Silver Tip.
The Ohio Oil Company - now ship
ping the oil it produces and buys 3"
the Elk Basin field. g
The coming season will be one OF
great activity in oil operations In the
vicinity Of Douglas.
The Dolores star., 1917-02-23
Undertake Introduees Tunasten eiII,

tlWDOrtAke INTRODUCES tuhUsten 0su.
5 The request recently made by op.
orators in tungsten ores for tariff
on imports has been embodied in
a bill introduced in Congress by Con-
gressman Timberlake OF Colorado.
The bill makes tariff levy Of $40 q
unit Of tungsten trioxide on all ores
brought into the United States from
foreign. countries and one Of $1.25 g
pound Of tungsten contained In ferro
tudgsten powder. tungstic acid. calci
I'm and all other steel salts and com
pounds.
The Dolores star., 1917-02-23

Forty Elk Near Steamboat Springs.
Steamboat Springs.-A band Of for
ty elk was discovered ranging within
five miles of this place, the nearest
elk have come to town in years.
The Dolores star., 1917-02-23

Probably Fatally Injured by Auto.
Monte Vista.-Ira L. MCGUIRE. 40
years old, driver for an oil company.
was probably fatally injured by an
automobile driven by Harry L. Olds, a
stockman of this city.
The Dolores star., 1917-02-23

Friends Worried over Consul Ferris.
Denver-Friends and relatives Of
Cornelius Ferris, Jr.. Of Denver, Unit
ed states consul at Mannheim. Ger
many, are concerned for his safety.
The Dolores star., 1917-02-23
Noted Mining Engineer Dead

Noted Mining Engineer Dead.
Canon City.-Alexander Bowie, one
Of the most noted mining engineers
of Colorado. diedS at Bowie. Delta
county, according - dispatch re-
ceived here by Capt. B. F. Rockafel.
low.
The Dolores star., 1917-02-23
PershIns to Take Command.

washington.-The report of the
death Of Gen. Funston came as a dis
tinct shock to the War Department,
where he was considered one of the
best officers in the service. Mai. Gen.
J. J. Persking will succeed him in
command OF the southern division
with headquarters at San Antonio.
While this selection probably will not
be announced for several days, 1t Ii
accepted as foregone conclusion
With the exception of Funston. Per
shing has more knowledge Of the ram
ifications OF the border situation than
any other general officer in the
army.
The Dolores star., 1917-02-23
Colorado.

SVsVU0OVs
A decided revival OF activity 10
noted throughout the tungsten dis
tricts.
: Many mines that have not worked
for years arc preparing to resume
work as soon as weather conditions
permit.
It ia reported that q deal IL on
whereby the Terry estate will turn
over control Of the famous Sunnyside
mine at Eureka to parties heavily In
terested in the American Zinc Com
pany.
Reports from Ouray are to the ef.
feet that good production Of smelt-
ing grade ore will be made this sea-
son from the Calliope group Of claims
located in the PaQuin district about
three miles from Ouray.
From Silverton, the central point OF
San Juan county. Comes q report
which states that 1917 will outstrip
the preceding year-"a banner year
in every respect, with the largest pro-
duction in the history of the camp"
In the Telluride district the Snug.
gler, Tomboy and Liberty Bell mines
are the big producers and ship out
from three to five cars of concen.
trates per day. and all Of them plate
the gold and send bullion to the mint.
A report from Telluride states that
the largest enterprise in mining
way at or near Ophir Is the Silver
Bell property. near the Ophir Loop
depot. This mine Ii developed by six
levels and big two-compartment
shaft.
The Golden Anchor Mining Com
pany worked its property in Horse
gulch last summer and only closed
down when forced to do SO by the
deep SHOWS. Some very fine copper
gold ore was shipped during the late
summer.
The Dolores star., 1917-02-23
Capital Punishment Bill Revived.

Women's influence. with that of or
ganized labor, was successful in re-
viving Mrs. Evangeline Heartz' bill to
abolish capital punishment in Colora.
do after the House, in committee OF
the whole, had killed It. according to
legislators who favored the bill. Mrs.
Hearth is Democrat and represents
Denver county in the lower House Of
the Colorado Legislature.
The Dolores star., 1917-02-23

Legislature May Adjourn March II,
The Colorado Legislature will kad-
journ at midnight March II, II bill
which passed the House is. approved
by the Senate.
The Dolores star., 1917-02-23
Arizona.


|. Machinery for the Jerome Daisy
Copper Company II now on the
ground.
Two carloads Of machinery for the
Gadsden Copper Company has er-
rived at Clarkdale.
There Is greater activity In the
Parker district just now than at any
time In Its previous history.
Operations are getting into fun
swing again ut the Yeager cahon
mine. which il being developed by the
Shannon Copper Company.
Definite arrangements for the de-
velopment Of the Verde Squaw Cop.
per Mining Company's property on Q
big scale are being completed at
Jerome.
An unexpected and probably Inn
portant change has taken place in the
Pittsburg-Jeromes shaft in Jerome dis.
trict. At depth Of $50 feet the shaft
In In white iron with q little copper
stain. White iron 10 regarded a. Q
splendid indication Of copper.
The winze being sunk from the
main tunnel level at the Cobrits
shows up two feet Of the best high
grade copper sulphides yet seen in the
Salome district, the ore being prac.
tically q solid black sulphide and
chalcopyriteo.
The Dolores star., 1917-02-23

Western Newspaper uniea News ssrviea
DATES FOR COMING EVENTS.
March l-3-NidwintsF Sid Carnival At
Steamboat Springs.
sept; J-11-colorado state Fair at Pu-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16
PAT TAYLOR WINS
in NEGRO TENNIS
Harrisburg Entry Wins
Junior Final, Defeating
Johnson. of Phila.
SETS ARE SO, 6-3, 6-3

Patrick Taylor. of Harrisburg, this after
noon won the junior singles championship
OF the Chatauuqua tnegro) Tennis Club.
on the courts at Strawberry Mansion, when
he defeated Henry Johnson. Of Philadelphia,
in three straight sets, Ga, Ga, Ga. Tho
sets were all fast and interesting and a
large gallery looked on.
Talley Holmes, OF Washington, D. c.,
met j. w. Wilkinson. also of Washington,
In the third round and Wilkinson eprang a
surprise by winning the first three games
Of the first set. Holmes appeared to be
unsteady and off his usual form during the
early games, but in the fourth game he
found himself and Wilkinson never had a
chance for the rest Of the match, Holmes
winning every game.
In the junior singles Henry johnson. of
this city played two matches In the junior
round and won both In his match with
Allen Carter, OF Harrisburg, Johnson won
after two trying sets. which were full of
great tennis. 6-2. Us.
Lloyd Batson. Of Wilmington. was John
sons next opponent and It took three sets
of the iercest tennis seen on the Straw
borry courts this year before Batson was
defeated, The scores were Ga. As, GO.
Florence Brooks. of this city. earned ths
right to play Lucy Slowe, of Washington,
last years elimination champion, In the
final round when she defeated Jesse Palmer.
also Of this city, In two sets. 6-2, SO. Flor
ence Brooks is the best negro woman player
in this section. as she defeated Laura Tay-
lor who held that honor, yesterday In three
hard sets.
Summarizes:
MEMS SINGLES
WI. j. ", crupmweIl Washington, defeated DR., T.
wail.r s. pSfaSs1shIa Sr%eSs fsh.'tsspAia En-. defeated j.
u tnim.s Va shin yton dsf.at.d 7 w
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16
SARATOGA Entries for Tomorrow

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thrush iO6; Roederer, 1906 a. -
second race, steepechaseo selling foqr;ye,ar-
olds and ppVs5d, about n %ssMwohtssTT .ainnnI.% hsT;
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16
Pdskert Starts Phils
Off to Second VictOry

Continued from Page One
line. Pitler threw out Bancroft. Paskert
moving to third. Stock popped to Evans.
on the fourth called ball to Cravath, Pask-
ert stole home. Luderus dropped n Texas
Lacquer in center, Cravath taking third.
Whitted singled to center, scoring Cray tn,
Luderus taking third and Whitted second
on the throw. Evers walked. filling the
bases Adams forced Evers Debus to Pit
Ter. Two runs, three hits, no errors.
SECOND INNING
Wagner popped to Bancroft. Evers threw
wild on Flscher's grounder. Pitler hit into
, a double play, Bancroft to Luderus No
runs no hits. one error,
Boeckel fumbled Mayors grounder. Pas
kert forced Mayer. Debus to Pitler Ban
| croft popped to Wagner. Paskert stole
second. Debus threw out Stock. No runs
no hits, one error.
THIRD INNING
Debus singled down the third-base line.
Evans hunted foul to Adams. Whittcd
ran In fast and caught Jackson's fly. Big
bee was hit by pitched ball. Carey fouled
to Adams No runs. one hit, no errors.
Cravath fouled TO Jackson. Luderus
walked Luderus died stealing, Fischer 10
Pitler. Debus fumbled whitted's Erounder
Pitler threw out Evers. No runs, no hits
one error.
FOURTH INNING
Boeckel bounced a single off Mayors
glove. Wagner fouled TO Stock Bancroft
made great running catch in left field
of Fischer's fy. A wild pitch put Boeckel
on third. Pitler walked Debus popped to
Stock. No runs, one hit, no errors
Adams popped to Pitler Carey caught
Mayors long drive at the center-field fence.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16
TENNIS STARS TO PLAY
FOR AMBULANCE BENEFIT

CHICAGO, Aug ls.-Many former ma
tional tennis stars will appear In exhibition
games here September 15 and l6 for tho
benefit Of the United States ambulance Sec
tion fund.
They will include Miss Mary K. Browne,
Los Angeles, three times national champion
in women's singles and doubles; Miss Molla
Bjurstedt, of Norway. 1915 and 1916 ma
tionaI womans champion; Mrs. r, n. VIII
liams, Boston, doubles champion with Miss
Browne; Harold Throckmorton, Eizaoeth'
" I 1el6 national interscholastic cham
MON and 1916 national JUNO; champion.
and John Strachan. San Francisco. 1918
national clay court champion
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16

Boeckel threw out Paskert No runs. 10
hits, no errors f
FIFTH INNING
Evans flied to Cravath. jackson singled
to left. Bigbee's drive bounded Off Mayors
leg straight to Bancroft, who touched out
Jackson Carey flied to whitted, No run1s
one hit, no errors. VI,
Debus threw out Bancroft Pitler threw
out Stock, Cravath singled to centsR.
Luderus flied to Carey. No runs. one hit.
no errors. m
SIXTH INNING
Luderus mufred Boeckers high pop ny.
Wagner forced Boeckel. Evers to Bancroft.
Fischer hit into a double play, Bancroft
to Luderus. No runs no hits. one error.
Whitted singled to left. Evers forced
Whitted, Fischer to Debus. Adams hlcd
to Bigbee Mayer forced Evers. BoeckeI
to Pitler. No runs, one hit no errors.
SEVENTH INNING
Pitler flied to Whitted. Evers knocked
down Debus's single Evans flied to Pas
kert jackson grounded to Luderus. No
runs. one hit. no errors. Nv
Paskert flied to Bigbee Bancroft
doubled to center. Stock singled to left.
scoring Bancroft and took second on the
throw home. Debus fumbled Cravath,s
grounder, Stock taking third. Luderus hit
to Wagner and Stock was out at ths plate.
Wagner to FscherA whitted forced Lude-
rus, Debus to Pitler. One run. two hits, on
error. st
EIGHTH INNING
Evers threw out Bisbee. Carey flied q
Cravath. Bancroft threw out Boeckel. No
runs. no hits, no errors. s
Evers walked Adams sacrificed, Boeckel
to Wagner. Myers flied to Bigbee. Pas
kert famed. No runs. no hits. no errors.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16

SPEED IS NOT THE MAIN SUPPORT. n
OF G.. ALEXANDER NOR w. JOHNSO
knowledge of Batter's Weakness Is of Nd
Help to the Pitcher Than Only Plain
Buzz Ball

1NfiAT pitchers with terrific speed and a
L fast-breaking curve ball do not need to
know how to pitch seems TO be the prevail.
ing impression among the fans who are not
students OF baseball. They believe all that
men like Grover Alexander and Walter
Johnson have to do Is TO stand on the rub
ber and 'buzx' the bail up to the plate
without making any effort to deceive or
pitch TO the batter's weakness
This is an erroneous impression Alexan-
der and johnson ind II necessary to pos
SEES n knowledge OF the art OF twirling tho
same as tho finger with only n fair amount
OF speed and slow curve. The days when
speed and curves we're sufficient are past
The fastest pitcher in baseball must know
how to twirl and what the weaknesses OF
tho different hitters in the league are.
Velocity Plus Cleverness
johnson and Alexander do not have to
worry about fooling batter. do they?"
asked a fan recently.
This follower Of the national pastime
probably gained that idea because he had
watched each man burn the ball toward
the plate with his greatest power, but did
not notice with what ceverness he twirled
and how he placed the ball low, high. out
side and inside on fferent players. All he
saw was the terrific velocity with which the
ball travelled to the catcher.
But Alexander and Johnson know how to
use their wonderful speed and curves. They
do not stand on tho rubber and attempt to
throw the ball past the man at the plate
They realized q long time ago that II would
bo folly for them to attempt TO do that
They operate with as much shrewdness as
Dick Rudolph. of the Braves, or with the
same smartness that Christy Mathewson
used to pitch. They have to do so to win
SO consistently as they have FOR 80 many
years.
Even players in the National League
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16

used to labor under the impression tI
Alexander was not a smart pitcher. 49,
were 80 bcwildered with his speed t&}
quickness with which he worked and ~
fast-breaking curves that they never ~
time TO study him and observe that he t1r&
the ball low. high, out or inside on battof
as the occasion required. 4'
Alexander a Smart Hurler *
Alexander Is a smart hurler He A,x
not have to worry through a game q
much as some players do, but he is think
ing all the time he is on the slab. And
pitches accordingly He works on every
man AT the plate, and there IL not a playe1
In the league he does not understand. He
does not depend on his remarkable speed
and sharp-breaking curves to win his game
lie uses his knowledge and resorts To =
change OF pace almost as much as he doeo
his fast ball W
Jimmy Lavender. when he was with tho
Cubs, always thought that Alexander
needed only to zip the ball toward tho
plate in order to win. He never gave th6
star Of the Phillies any credit for having
baseball Intelligence. Johnny Evers felt
the same. but both former Cubs have
learned differently since they Joined the
Phillies and have had the opportunity to
talk TO Alexander and watch him operato
In many games They have altered thoir
opinion and declare that he Is as smart 4
pitcher as there Is In baseball today. ION
Alexander is smart pitcher" said
Lavender. II never thought so. but know
II now. He works fast and one gets tho
impression that he is not doing things with
the ball. but he thinks as quickly AZ he
pitches, He has more stun than any man
have ever seen, and he viii be pitching
for n long time because he does not throw
many balls and does not work as hard -
It appears His change Of pace Is exce1.
lent and that is why he is so hard to beat
when he mixes that with his speed and
curves" M