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He Liked a Good Time.

John. Mrs. Butler said. although Of
"a quiet disposition, liked a good time and
enjoyed fun as much as any one. Yet
when he started anything he wanted to
get the result and he generally attained
that object before he gave it up"
While at the normal school at kirksville.
he was always in the center of student
activities and never was content to be
merely one of the crowd. but wanted 10
be head of the movement. His personal
magnetism and generally likable char
acter quickly won him friends and sup
porters and soon he became one of the
student leaders
After having been graduated from Wes.
Point and having served with Gen. Miles
in campaign in New Mexico against
the Indian chief Geronimo, Pershing was
stationed as military instructor at the
University of Nebraska His friends there
remember him as fun loving young man
who enjoyed music and dancing. parties
and other social activities, and who APP
preciated a good joke.
''0ld Jack Best the veteran trainer
at the university, remembers Pershing
intimatei He was the finest man that
ever worked with" said Best. ITS
true he was mighty strict with his work.
but the results he got were so good that
everybody he worked with loved him for
IT. When he was here we had regiment
the university could be proud OF. ] just
worshiped that man and everybody
around the university felt the same about
him. If any OF you newspaper men get a
chance to tell it to him. you just say that
old Jack wishes him the best luck in the
world and that he hopes he will beat the
Germans all alone.
Usually he was mighty dignified in his
work, but he had a way of getting next
to new men," continued Best. THE first
time / ever saw him he walked right up
to me, slapped me on the shoulder and
said. well, Jack, they tell me you got
along mighty well with my predecessor
II you did. / am darned sure we'll get
along just as well''
THE boys at the university got a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
SHRAPNEL
Sidelights on the War
bly,
OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

smuggler was caught on the Swiss
frontier as he was about to enter Ger.
many with thousands of cigars. Be-
Of rubber.
In song Of current events a British
writer says:
The Americans send
Us news that the end
Of the war should arrive by next au.
tumn.
Yes the end will come when
The Yanks send enough men
To the trenches with guns to support
And while waiting for that
We shall ceaseIessly pat
Old Fritz on the nose where we fint
it."
A veteran soldier is said to fear moth
Ing but shell fire.
Prince Adalbert. the sailor. is the onl,
member OF the kaiser's family who cal
laugh as IL he means 1t. The kaiser
the crown prince. Prince Oscar and tn,
rest are not given with a great sense OF
humor.
Jews of London are gambling, 4ha,
the war will be over early in the mex,
year.
.nSscau VI iiSiHS 10 avoid Shrapne,
beiligerent fiiers drop like pIummets
They can drop faster than they can as.
cend and the greater the speed Of the
machine the harder it is to hit.
Premier Lloyd George Of England
makes up for being teetotaler by be
ing big smoker. He loves large ii.
gars.
In his boyhood days Winston Church.
Ill wanted to be a pirate.
"TrGach French" Is the dialect Ian.
guage Employed by practically all sol.
diers of different nationalities on ths
western front In conversation with
one another.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
SAYS MINISTRY OF MUNITIONS
FOR ENGLAND WAS ESSENTIAL

resources in war. Take the single ex-
ample of airp1ane construction. now so
vitality important. Airplanes We're re-
CURED by the army. also the navy. each
making its demands upon the manufac-
turers.
Engines were needed for motor iorries
and automobiles. The control of the pro-
duction of all internal combustion en-
gines in the country had to be placed in
the hands of the ministry of munitions
as the only method of fnsuring that the
requirements of all the different branches
of the service should he met with proper
regard to the necessities of the war a
whole.
All our resources for the manufacture
OF airplanes in all their parts. as well as
engines. are now pooled. Production is
systematized In accordance with the ini-
mensely expanding requirements of the
war. To the production of other kinds
of munitions the same remarks apply in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23

OFFICE OF THE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE
NCompany of the District of Columbia, cor. 1Stf
nj. and New York ave-, December Is, 1911
Policy holders are notified that policies expire on
tho last Monday in December t31st Instant, and
tho rate Of renewal for 1918 is ] per centun
fon the premium notes. The managers have
ordered paid 10 the policy holders a return OF
savings according TO the value of each policy
on the thirty first day of last December. Poll
ICIES MUST BE PRESENTED for Endorsement
Of the payments, except where held In connec
zion with loans. in which they should be
brought in later TO have duplicate pa! nents
entered, PLEASE ATTEND EARLY AMI
AVOID THE CROWD.
l.. PIERCE RoTELER, Secretary.
THE ANNUAL MEETING or TIE STOCK
holders of the Washington Railway and Electric
company for the purpose of eiecting bonrd oil
directors to for the ensuing year and to
transact such other business nay properly
come before the meeting. will he aeld Mt The
office of the company. 18th and G sis NV,
Washington, ID. g.. Saturday. January ~,
1918, at L. o. clock noon.
, In connection Herewith the books for the
transfer of stock of said company pursuant to
the bylaws will he closed from the close OF
business December 20. 1917. TO the opening
of business January >, 1913
= s. r. ROWEN. Secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
BAD COLD EIGHT YEARS,
SANS EXEMPTION CLAIM

A colored registrant. filling out his
QUESTIONABLE received during the
week. claimed classification in class
as person totally and perma-
nently physically or mentally unfit
for military service"
What's the matter with you, Sam
officials of his local board asked him.
You look like pretty healthy fell
low
Deed. boss, Use totally and per-
m'nently physically UNIT: honest 1
is replied the darkey
Well. on what DO you base your
claim for such Exemption asked an
official,
- done hah bad cold for eigh
years. replied the registrant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
HOW JOHN ]. PERSFnNG DECIDED
TO TAKE UP MILITARY CAREER
While Attending School, Fitting Himself for
Teaching, Is Attracted by Notice of
West Point Examination.

LINCOLN, Neb, December EFT was
a newspaper story that diverted John l..
Pershing from, his purpose to become a
school teacher and started him upon the
military career which LED, TO his appoint
ment general in the United States
Army and commander of the American
expeditionary forces in Frence. The story
is told by Gen. Pershings sisters. Mrs.
Butler and Miss May Fershing. who are
residents of Lincoln. and who have given
to the Associated Press intimate views of
Pershings character in his youthful days.
1t was while Pershing and his sister.
now Mrs. Butler, We're attending the Mis-
souri, State, Normal School, at kirksvilie,
Mo-, that his attention was one day dl-
rected to d newspaper announcement
that examinations We're to be held for APP
pointment to the West Point Military
Academy Young Pershing asked his
sisters advice as to whether he should
try for the appointment and she ADVISED
him to do so Then followed a short
season Of intensive study in preparation
In few days he was called beiofe
the examining board. and although I'm :
properly prepared. received the highest
mark among the contestants ana soon
atteTWdtd was Hotiiieh y ~"
ment. Up to this time his action had
been a secret between his sister ana
himself and ii remained SO until ne
was ready to start for West Point. ON
his way to the Military Academy he
stopped off at the home of his parents
and for the first time told them they
were to have a soldier in the family.
AS a boy Gen. Pershing, his sisters
say, was of a quiet. serious tempera-
ment. assuming, as the oldest OF SIN
children, many of the responsibilities
of the family. He was wont, during his
early years, which were spent in La
ciede. Mo. his birthplace, to manage
one OF the several farms operated by
his father. John f. Pershng, mer-
chant and farmer of Laclede.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
SPECIAL NOTICES.
ROYAL ARCANUM
GLASS INITIATION,

I THURSDAY, DEC ~, 9 PM,
sPYTHIAN TEMPLE, 9th ST
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Cablegram to The Sunday Star and
New York World. Copyright. 1917.

CabIexram to The Sunday Star and
New York World. Copyright. 1917.
LONDON. December 22.-"For Great
Britain. consider the creation of dis
tinct ministry for munitions was alb
solutely essential" said the Right Hon.
Christopher Addison. M. p. to the
World correspondent Parliamentary
secretary to the first ministry of mu-
nitions in this country, afterward sue
ceeding Lloyd George as minister for
munitions. Addison, is now minister
for reconstruction. His experience OF
the working of the ministry of NUM-
tons is therefore unequaIed
We should never have got on without
the ministry for munitions" he added
1T is the only sure way to get the full
est use of country's manufacturing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
Insured Secure Wrapping.

The unwrapping and search of the
hundreds of thousands of parcels in
sured. not only security against the
mailing of explosive or infiammable ar
ticles. but also more secure rewrap-
ping of the parcels for delivery in I'M
damaged condition The search revealed
in the entire volume of mail handled
only few cases where safety match es
had thoughtlessly been inclosed in SOL
diers comfort kits. and, those being re-
moved, the other articles were repacked
and sent on their way. No explosives.
chemicals or other prohibited articles.
except these few packages of matches
were disclosed by the search. which was
so thorough as to involve the handling
of every article in each parcel
This system of search will be applied
by the Post Office Department not only
to parcel post packages, but also to all
first-ciass sealed parcels sent abroad
either transports or commercial liners
until the end of the war.
The finding of matches in some of the
Christmas parcels calls for a reminder
that matches, like all other infiammable
or explosive matter. are strictly pro-
hibited and must not be put into the
mail.
Soon after the Christmas mail began
TO come IN it was apparent to the Post
once department that it would be
heavier than could be promptly handled
by the Army transports. burdened as
they would be with troops and supplies
and the commercial liners, which are
irregular in their sailing and taxed to
their utmost capacity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
MILLION POUNDS OF
!. GIFTS FOR SOLDIERS
Post Office Tells How 1t Exam
ined Packages Sent
to France.
EVERY PARCEL UNWRAPPED

How the Post Office Department
transported more than million pounds
of Christmas gifts TO American soldiers
in France is detailed in an article just
made public. All Of the Christmas
packages going to the expeditionary
forces by parcel post were in by No
vember Is and will be delivered to SOL
diers on Christmas morning.
This mail comprised 374.751 parcels,
which filled 3l,341 sacks and weighed
1,1S1.055 pounds. About one-fourth of
this mail was handled at the military
terminal at Chicago and the rest at the
New York terminal, where il was in
spccted and sF~ted.
Every parcel was unwrapped and in
spected as to each article of its con-
tents and again securely rewrapped be-
fore being put on shphoard. At Chi
cago a force of twenty woman search
ers was employed By the Post Office De-
partment in this work, under the super
vision of Il postal agent. In New York
the special force of woman searchers
numbered between forty and fifty. At
the height of accumulation of Christ
mas mail 400 distributors were re-
CURED to handle the immense volume
assembled on the pier at New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
Wants Dry Bill Ratified.

BOSTON. December 22.-A bill pros
viding for the ratification by the Mas
sachusetts legislature OF the federal pro-
hibition amendment was filed with the
clerk of the house OF representatives
today by Horace L. King of Lynn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
WILCOX to Quit National Committee

It was announced at republican national
committee headquarters yesterday that
Chairman Wilcox has called meeting OF
the committee in st. Louis February H.
1t ID understood Chairman Wilcox re-
Gently has told friends pressure Of other
business makes II desirable for him to
retire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23

q greater or less degree. Our position
without a separate ministry for NUM-
tons would have been hopeless"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
Comes to Relief.

To meet this situation Secretary of the
navy Daniels came to the relief of the
POST Office Department with an offer
OF the services of fast naval vessel
whose sailing orders would carry il to a
suitable port.
The remaining 1921 mail sacLs CON
Sist1ng largely of "after-ti Christ
mas parcels. were shipped on four diff
Ierent Army transports and on COM
nerclal liners. The Army TRANSPORTS
carried. besides their share of the mar
Gel post packages. many thousand pack
ages sent through the military service
at the port of embarkation.
Secretary Daniels and Admiral BEN
son, with his staff. rendered valuable
assistance to the Post Office Depart
ment in facilitating the shipment of
parcels on the naval vessel 1t will re-
quire eighty or eighty-fve French
postal and baggage cars to carry the
christmas mail of the one naval vessel
| from the port to the interior points of
destination.
Arrangements for these cars were
postal agent with the French govern
meht TO deliver the Christmas parcels
10 the mail orderlies OF the various
American regiments, companies etc
by Christmas morning.
The magnitude of the work Of han
ding the Christmas parcels is disclosed
oy the space occupied by mail sacks on
the pier al New York. The dock COM
mission placed at the disposal of the
Post Office Department an immense
pier for this service The mail as
sembled at one time on this pier made
| a pile 500 feet long. forty feet wide and
ten rect high, aggregating s6S,138
POUNDS in weight and requiring 400
postal distributors to handle it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23

Fire destroyed a warehouse of the
Chiquola mills at Honeapath. s. c..
Friday with an estimated loss of
$4,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK.
holders Of the City and Suburban railway OF
Washington. for tie purpose of electinS board
of directors TO for the ensuing year and
TO transact such oti business rs may properly
come before the sneetng- will he held Mt he
office Of the company. 1itb and sis. nv,
1atS at l. o'clock noon.
In connection Herewith the looks for the
transfer OF stock % said company pursuant 80
the by-lawsl will Inc closed from the close OF
business December 20. 1917. 20 the opening
of business on January :. 1918.
S. Il. BOWEN. Secretary.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF the STOCK
holders of tie Georgetown and Tenleytown
Railway Comppny. for the purpose OF ciecting q
board Of directors To serve for the ensuing year
and to transact such other business as may
properly come before the meeting, will be held
at the Office Of the company, l4th and { SITS.
NV, Washington. H. g., on SATURDAY, January
10. 1elSr Mt l. o'clock noon.
In connection Herewith the books for the
transfer of stock Of said company pursuant TO
the by-fswsl will he closed from the close OF
business December -. 1alT. TO the opening
of business January >. 1918
s Il. RnWEN. Secretary.
OFFICE OF THE FtREMEN'S INSURANCE
Company of Washington and Georgetown. 7th
St and Louisiana ave. n.w.--The stockholders
Of the Ffremsns Insurance COMPANY Of Wash
fngton and Georgetown will meet at the office
MONDAY. January q. 1918, for the purpose
Of eiecting thirteen directors for the ensuing
year. Polls open at II md close Mt l. N.
W HOFFMAN. Secretary.
The Dolores star., 1917-03-02
Kniehts Of Pythias Cslsbsate.


Silver Star Lodge No. los. knights
ef Pythias celebrated the 6lth ami
vsrsary Of the order Saturday evening
with .. program consisting Of music,
feadings and 7-reel.photo play The
Pail Of Nation" by Thos. A. Dixon.
The Knights and their families and the
Pythian Sisters and their families were
out in full force. The program and
pictures were excellent and were en-
joyed by all present. A recess was
taken between the fourth and fifth
reels Of pictures, and punch was served
1t the banquet rooms upstairs.
Silver Star Lodge never fails to cele-
brate the anniversary Of the order. and
each year the committee in charge try
20 give the members the very best
they can in the way Of entertainment.
and to accomplish this no expense is
spared. The Knights are . lodge that
does things. With their own building
and moving picture outfit. located in
the central part Of the town, they can
well feel proud Of. their organisation
and the part it plays in the social
Affairs Of the town.
The Dolores star., 1917-03-02
FRANKLIN


Ethel Catherine Smith was born near
Chillicothe, Missouri, on September q,
1881. She was the oldest daughter OF
Joel and Tabitha Smith. She grew to
womanhood in the community where
she was born, and was there united in
marriage to E. ]. Franklin on Decem-
Der 81, 1902. Soon after her marriage
she came with her husband to Colorado,
residing first at Holly in the Arkansas
Valley, and later moving to Swenk,
Sedalia, and to her last earthly home
near Dolores, at which place she lived
for almost nine years. In her youth
she became . member Of the Baptist
church, and her friends and neighbors
knew her % aquiet unassuming woman
in whose heart there was nothing incon-
sistent with the profession which she
had mads. On February 18th. she laid
down forever al earthly cares and
burdens, and entered into rest; her
journey here having lasted for thirty
five years, four months, and twenty
eight days,
There remain 70 walk in sadness
without her. her husband. seven chill
drep two brothers, three sisters and
her mother.
The Dolores star., 1917-03-02

There 10 more Catarrh in this section
Of the country than all other diseases
put together. and for yesrs II was sup,
posed to % inc;,rabls: Doctors pre-
ly failing to cure with local treatment
pronounced It ;ncurabIe. Catarrh Is a
local disease. greatly influence by con-
stitutional conditions and therefore re-
quires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure. manufactured by r. J.
Cheney 4 Co.. Toledo. Ohio. IL Q consti-
tutional remedy. n taken internally
and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous
Surfaces Of the System. One Hundred
Dollars reward 10 offered for any case
that Halls Catarrh Cure fails to cure.
Send for Circulars and testimonials
F. J. CHENEY q CO.. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, Tc.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Dolores star., 1917-03-02
Lsvis lesane.


lliss Emily LoagsnhanGh vss . gusst
q Mrs. Winbuurn tie last of De week
and attsnded the masqus bail.
A merry crowd from TIL. vicinity
attended . Rock party Friday night
given BY the MeGee's in the Moonlight
nsiehboehood.
A.>W. Dillon and son. Ralph, tosk .
trip ont TO the Mari neighborhood Mon
day returning Tuesday. They brought
in . load Of the Stymus property All
Of the prisoners property will be offered
for sale in the near future.
Little Roma Dillon has been sick
this week but is much better now.
Ths masqurade ball given at the
sehoolhouse was largely attended and
enjoyed by all.
Walter Hurley is visiting his sister,
Mrs. Phillips, at Riverside this week.
Mrs. J. r. Shepperd has been con-
fined to her bed several days. She 10
threatened with appendicitis.
Mrs. McAfee and Miss Miner enter
tanned the Woman's Club last Thurs
day. Many visitors ~ well ~ most Of
the club members were present.
The Dolores star., 1917-03-02

We don't know why the school chill
dren Of Colorado should be called upon
to contribute their nickles toward
erecting . monument to Buffalo Bill.
He was not . resident of Colorado at
any period of his life. He did not even
do any Of his hunting or fishing OF
fighting in Colorado. He never re-
quested to be buried in Colorado, on
Lookout Mountain or any other noun
tain. His home was in Wyoming. but
the enterprising people Of Denver saw
an opportunity to utilize the remains
Of the old scout % tourist attraction
and so they plant him on top Of Look
out Mountain in Denver's park system
and purpose to erect Q suitable memo
rial and have the school children Of the
state pay for it with their nickies and
pennies. Pueblo Indicator. !.
The Dolores star., 1917-03-02
Dslssss RIvse lssos.


August Kuhlnaan and son, Herman,
loadsd . ear with potatoes ths first ol
he week.
Mr.. end Mrs- Sam johnson returned
from Grand Junction last Saturday.
Mrs. johnson Il feeling much better
sines hsr return to sunny Montszuma
county.
Mrs- Harry Morgan went cut to
Arriola Thursday and visited with her
sister. Ars- Ada Morgan, until Sunday.
School commenced again Monday
after Q two weeks vacation.
nrs. Hoppe and Mrs. Harold Brad
Geld spent ths latter part Of last week
visiting friends in Dolores and doing
some shopping.
Mr. and Mrs. Clin johnson are NOV
ing 20 their new home. the Swick-
hismsr ranch. on Summit Rigds this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Rist returned Monday
from trip out in the Dove Creek
country.
Jim Hammond 10 improving his place
elsaring out some brush and using It in
ripraping the river.
Mrs. Lacksy, who lives on the John
son ranch, II On the sick list.
The Dolores star., 1917-03-02
OBITUARIES.
nnxcr

Mrs. Mary wadsworth Royce passed
away Saturday, February II. 1917, at
at the home Of her son, H. w. Royce,
ct Garrett Ridge. The funeral was
held at Lewis, Monday, and was con-
Quoted by Rev. s. C. Greene. The
remains wore laid TO rest in the Lewis
cemetery.
Mary Wadsworth was born at Avon
Springs, New York. April 8, 1919. and
from there moved to Mustcash. Ohio,
with her parents in 1887. Here she
was married to Phineas w. Royce,
November 9, ls42. To this union six
children were born, two Of them sur
vive the mother. Mrs. Mary Wolff Of
Arvada, Colorado. and H. w. Royce Of
0arceEt Ridge, Colorado.
!. = enins - Colorado, with hsr
Husband and family. and located at
Arvada, in 1854. They celebrated their
fftieth wedding anniversary at Arvada
and later moved to Psonia, where the
husband died in 1902. making sixty
years of welded life. Since then she
has made her home with her son in
the Montezuma valley.
The Montezuma Journal says of her:
Her death was like the falling of a
ripe leaf and marked the passing of
one of the Oldest women in the state.
Born early in 1919 her life was lived
under all our presidential administra-
tions save Washington, the elder
Adams and Jefferson.
'.She experienced her share of life's
vicissitudes; she was among the heroic
pioneer mothers of the west who leave
their impress by gentle deeds rather
than words, but unlike many who have
lived beyond the period of the psalmist.
the love she once lavished upon her
children she received back in overflow
ing measure when herlife was approach
ing its close. She was never Q burden.
sShe could not keep pace indeed with
the many changes in society and gov
ernment which have taken place in her
time, nor follow the many triumphs OF
inventive >genius In an age notable
its accomplishments. but, until lately.
she kept well abreast Of the times and
always rejoiced that life> held the
promise Of better things for the com.
ing generation than was vouchedsafed
to generations past.
Tho all the companions Of former
dayp were either scattered over the
earth or numbered with the dead, she
did not repine but held that life was
good. Her dignity Of character, her
fine sense .of what was becoming In
wife and mother, and her unfailinG
cheerfulness were an inspiration to oil
with whom she came in contact.