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Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-10-09
DRIVES AWAY WITHOUT WIFE
AND MYSTERY BATTLES POLICE

SEATTLE, Oct. 9.-The police de-
partment had all available men busy
last night for hours looking for Mrs.
B. S. Eberhardt, wife of merchant
of Maltby, Wash.
Mr.. Eberhardt reported to the po-
live that his wife had vanished like
magic. He drove in from Kent, with
his wife in the back seat of his car.
He knew that he wife was with him
when he reached Seattle.
He left Seattle and drove toward
Bothell. He looked around to speak
to his wife and she was gone.
Mr.. Ebrehardt was frantic when
the search of the police found no
trace of his wife.
Then the mystery was cleared up.
Mrs. Eberhardt was located in Kent.
She said that her husband had stop
ped on Eastlake avenue to have his
motor examined. She was tired Of sit
ting in the car and she got out She
took, p little walk. ..
Suddenly she saw her husband hop
into the front seat and speed away.
She could not stop him. She waited
until. he had disappeared from sight
and then she took an interurban car
for Kent.
Mr.. Eberhardt remembered the stop
on Eastlake avenue when it was re-
called to his mind. He absent-minded-
ly got back in his car and neglected
to look If his wife were still in her
seat.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-10-09

james Cusick, who has been in
town the past few days, left on the
launch Hyak for Ellamar this morn
ing.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-10-09

VIM. Evans was a passenger on the
Hyak for Ellamar this morning.
The Dolores star., 1917-09-28

are sure to be found on the classiest
hats. sharing honors with fiat applique
flowers made Of fur. Since 30 many
hats are made Of velvet The ingenuity
Of trimmers il exercised to place the
covering on the shape In variety Of
ways, as may be gathered from the
group Of chic velvet hats pictured here.
The combination Of two colors in one
or two fabrics, as midnight blue and
wine-colored velvet, or black velvet
with beige velour, ir the body Of
shapes, 10 a feature worth noting in
new millinery. 1t appears In the
smartest patterns.
Soft, draped crowns and bulky
crowns have already impressed them
selves on the styles for winter. Among
the latter the .bag" crown Is a Paris
importation. made like the paper bags
used In France, and inverted on vari-
GUS brims. The bulky crown looks
best on women with round, plump
faces. One Of them IL shown in the
hat at the left Of the group. The
draped crown. which may be pinned at
any angle becoming to the wearer, APP
pears In the center hat, while the hat
at the right attests to the survival of
the fittest with the round crown and
rolling brim Of the French sailor.
The Dolores star., 1917-09-28
Denver Directory
I Makes Of typewriter
Perseverance.


Sheriff Wheeler Of Bisbane. the Ari.
IONA patriot who deported 1900 anti.
war agitators. said at banquet IL
Phoenix:
II got the best Of these rascals by
the employment Of perseverance. In
the police world you've got to have all
the perseverance Of Boozer.
"Boozer you know, was crossing the
continent on the limited, and one night,
after too many high balls. he tackled
me in the smoker, and told me long.
long story about his domestic troubles.
1.-THE next morning. headachy and
sober, he came to me again and said
how much he regretted his confession
of the evening before, and he hoped
the facts he'd revealed would go no
farther.
"'Oh. that's all right said I, 4 never
listened to you, old man, and I haven't
the least idea of what you said
swell. that night the chump turned
up in the smoker again, drunken than
before, and he sat down beside me,
and laid a heavy hand on my knee and
said:
"'Now, then, durn you. you said you
didn't listen to me last night, SO I'm
goin' to tell you the whole story of my
able-hic-marriage over again."
The Dolores star., 1917-09-28
NEW WAR FLAMES TO CARRY IS men

=
cioudA a., in eaae Of combat. Of the
enemy planes. When the leviathan
nstors are stafted tAeif roar II awe
inspaEfnk and De wind from the pro-
pellers seaas baekward q blast In front
OF which strong maA would find din
Guilty In Fezna1nlng erect.
This II . picture which must be inn
pressed upon the public mind II the
great mass OF the people IL to realize
what the United States II going to
DO. The task ret for the American
workers b not that Of turning out light,
hurriedly built scouting machines to
the number OF tens Of thousands, but to
construct carefully with the last de-
gree Of ingenuity the highly developed
war craft needed In modern battles.
That ID what England expects of her
newest ally and what she has striven
valiantly to teach authorities across
the Atlantic. The vast technical detail
developed by continuous fighting in the
air has been turned over entire 80 that
the United States begins the work with
the most favorable chances of success.
The invention Of some new fighting
machine after the manner Of the tank
Is what all Europe expects Of America,
and they expect to see the new ma
chimes. airplanes or walking seaplnnes
or hying torpedo boats come to France
fully manned, nickpamed and prepared
to throw new terrors into the heart
OF an enemy who invented terrorism
New York Sun.
The Dolores star., 1917-09-28

ON the back Of the center pocket, ties
the kit when Il II rolled up.
The kit 10 lifted with the following
articles: A pair Of blunt-pointed scis-
sors four inches long, No. needles,
q thimble,, an assortment Of safety
pins. cards wound with heavy khaki.
black and white thread and two safety
pins strung with khaki buttons.
The Red Cross is issuing calls for
ration heaters. They are made Of
newspapers folded and pasted into
tight rolls Of certain size. then cut
and boiled. In paraffin. They serve
to heat the food and drink Of the SOL
diers and should be placed in the COM
fort bags made for the men In service.
Many thousands Of them will be need
ed and they are SO simple that chill
dren can make them.
Directions for making these heaters
can be obtained from Miss Cook at
the Chicago chapter headquarters Of
the Red Cross. tR,-+
The Dolores star., 1917-09-28

TT IL a velvet season" say the mill
liners, and the displays Of new milli-
merry for fall leave no room In the
mind for doubling this assertion. Plain
and panne velvet dominate all the
showings.l Hatter's plush. with q sur
face much like panne velvet. is rep
resented, and heavy velours and duve-
Hn-both velvety In appearance are
In the running. In plain velvet and in
velours and duvetyn the quiet, rich
colors approved BY fashionables are
ut their best. Panne velvet and hat
tiers plush both look best in black and
white and In the darkest shades Of
sedate colors. to which they add bril-
lance.
Trimmings are very simple and not
permitted to interfere with the lines
Of the shapes in any way. Fancy fea-
tures. Including ostrich, ribbons and
ornaments, are relied upon for deco
rative features. Small ostrich dps,
used in groups, are returning after an
exile Of several seasons, along with
draped turbans Of velvet, and they
look 30 well together that there is q
sort Of kinship between them. 1t is
hard to think Of velvet without being
reminded Of ostrich. Wide-brimmed
hats with fringe of ostrich laid upon
the upper brims have already made an
assured success.
CoGue feathers and furs In pompons
The Dolores star., 1917-09-28

Instead Of the conventional center
and individual plate doilies, two mar
row runners crossed at right angles in
the center covering four places are
particularly good on the small square
table. In this case stenciling the ends
of the runners, the center one, and per-
haps a narrow border design win be
all the decorations necessary.
The practical value Of using oilcloth
as a substitute for table linens is ap-
parent. After the meal. wipe of the
cloth. and your work Is done. No wear
and tear on the linen and no laundry
bill to pay.
The Dolores star., 1917-09-28
New raIIored nlouae.

The new tailored bloase is developed
with front and back Jokes, from which
box plaits are laid. says the Dry Goods
Economist. as there may be cluster
Of plaits in the center back and on
either side Of the front. The high col
lar is not figuring largely in the tall
ored models, the nat collar that
reaches far down the front being ia
vored.
Narrow fluting is feature OF these
waists. It is used to edge collar, cuffs
and front.
The Dolores star., 1917-09-28

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UNVl6 DAM Al PeACe IAble
This Government Will Do In Position
to Dictate Terms When Time for
Negotiation Comes.
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now tne war zane 10 America was
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war naAer toio 'ne FoN Myer reserve
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The Dolores star., 1917-09-28

She Followed Rule "a.
Jack-I kissed her when she wasn't
looking.
Tom-What did she do?
Jack-Kept her eyes averted the rest
Of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Weekly.
The Dolores star., 1917-09-28

At times the still small voice Of con-
science seems to come from the biz
end of q megaphone.
The Dolores star., 1917-09-28
WOMAN SICK
TWO YEARS
Could Do No Wosk.
Now Shuag - Q
Man.

f9seaen. m-''Foe about Two yeafh
/ m,6arsd from female tEuuble % ],
The Dolores star., 1917-09-28

Lacked Temptation.
Have you ever been arrested?'
"NO, sir. I've never owned an auto.
mobile"
The Dolores star., 1917-09-28
Some Speed.

some speed.
Marx-Are you athletic?
Lois-Oh. yes. I'm the fastest GRO
cheter on our college team.
Marx-Zasso? How fast can you
gof
Lois-Oh, about thirty knots an
hour.
Gilpin observer., 1917-06-07
Not 4 coIf.ceur.e PIow.

Recently golf architect was meas
uring of a course in the South. At
one end Of the steel tape was a dilapi-
dated specimen, known in the parts as
a pore white trash," one of the un.
complaining sort whom, somehow or
other, everybody picks on. It was his
dItJ to mark with his heel spot
on the ground at the end of every
measurement in order that the man
ut the other end Of the tape might find
1t readily. ,
His shoes were Of the hand-me-
down variety, and they no longer boast
ed Of heels. The Carolina clay was
just beginning to soften after a light
mornings frost.
Il wish you would make those marks
80 l can see them." growled the man
ut the other end Of the tape from time
to time.
Finally smoldering ember Of spirit
burst into flame:
'rm doln' de bes' kin wild dis yere
heel o. mine; but yain't no plow."-
Golf Illustrated.
Gilpin observer., 1917-06-07
EARLY GRAFT CASE
It Dates Back to Rule of Herman
do Cortez in Mexico.
insignificant Little Bridge Over Riss
uiet at Vera Cruz Cost Spain
Millions OF Dollars.

Just beyond the Alameda in the city
Of Vera Cruz there is an insignificant
old bridge which spans a narrow riv-
ulet. To this bridge is attached ons
of the earliest "stories of graft" that
has been brought to light on the con-
tinent of North America. The graft
that this bridge figured ID dates back
to the time Of fernando COrtez, and
its story shows that the Indians were
not the only ones that Cortez exacted
money from to fill his own treasure,
says Monterey correspondent of the
New York World.
1t is said that the reports which Cor
tez sent to the King Of Spain in re-
gard to the different places in Mexico
were more or less indefinite, as he
meant them to be. One of his reports
to the king said that the city of Vera
Cruz was built at the mouth of river
and that the river divided two Sec
tions Of the city. He mentioned the
fact that it would be very desirable
thing for the king to make an appro-
priation for the building Of bridge
to connect the two portions of the city.
The king consented to do this.
COrtez, when he once had the kings
consent, 1t is said, wrote that he had
begun work on the bridge, but owing
to the fact that there was much
swampy land at the point where the
bridge had to be built it would take
considerable expense to get the land
in condition to build the bridge. The
land finally was got in condition at
great expense and the work on the
bridge begun. One thing and another
arose, or at least that Is what COrtez
is declared to have said in his letters
to the king of Spain. and more and
more money was needed. Finally the
amount of the appropriation grew into
millions for this great bridge which
COrtez was supposed to be building
at Vera Cruz. This drain on the treas
ury made quite an impression on the
mind Of the king and one day when
he was near the coast of Spain with
some Of his court he was found stand
ing near the shore with his hand over
his eyes looking to the west.
"What are you trying to see?" asked
one Of his friends.
II was trying" said the king. ITO
see If it were not possible to catch a
glimpse Of the great bridge that Cortez
Is building in Mexico. It has cost
enough to be large enough to be seen
from here"
The bridge that Cortez really did
build very likely was built by his In
dian prisoners without the outlay of
single cent. but what Cortez did
with the money he received has not
been shown,
Gilpin observer., 1917-06-07
NO ELEcTRoLYsIs IN TEETH
Filling Of Two Cavities In One Tooth
With Different Metals Not Dam
0erous, II 10 Said.

Among dentists there is difference
Of opinion as to whether the filing of
two cavities in one tooth with<differ-
ent metals-one with mercury ANAL
gam, one with gold, for instance-will
cause rapid decay Of the tooth through
electrolytic action between the two
metals.
The matter was submitted to the edi-
tor Of the Electrical Review. who re-
plies that If the amalgam Is thorough
ly mixed there is no danger Of electro
lysis, but that II the mercury be not
properly Incorporated in the mass,
chemical action is quite likely to fol-
low. He says that he and a dentist
experimental with voltaic piles made
Of gold and amalgam, with blotters
wet with sodium chloride and later
with acetic acid, and when the ANAL
gam had been properly mixed they
were unable to measure any electro
lytic action.
When decay does follow in such
cases, he says, it is due not to electro
lytic, but to chemical action. This
causes disintegration Of the filing and,
Of course, as soon as this has begun
the acids Of the mouth and the juices
Of the food can penetrate to the un-
protected surface Of the cavity and
start further decay. And this takes
place irrespective Of whether or not
gold has been used nearby.
Gilpin observer., 1917-06-07
ODD TRICKS OF THE BADGER
Even When Dog Gets Throat Hold He
cY Give Good Account Of
Himself.

It appears that the pelt of an adult
badger is extremely thick and difficult
for biting adversary to penetrate,
and so loosely does the skin cover the
body that the animal is. so to speak,
able to turn almost around in its
hide, says the Los Angeles Times.
Should dog acquire hold on the
throat, the badger turns himself so
that the dogs grip is on the back of
the badgers neck, without having
loosened his first hold. Then the badg-
er secures viselike grip upon some
vulnerable portion of his enemy, and
while his long tusks penetrate to the
limit he digs and scratches with his
front feet, that are furnished with
claws almost as formidable and dead
ly as might be expected in an ant
eater of the dark continent.
He who has removed the pelt of a
badger and is at all observing, does
not wonder at the animal being sharp
bulldog tenacity when the formation
and adjustment of its claws are noted.
Neither is it much Of a mystery how
he manages to bore through the soil
so rapidly that half dozen men with
shOve!s cannot Overtake him, for he
is a mass of cords and muscles, par
ticularly In the neck, chest and shoul-
ders, very similar in physical construc-
ton to the ground mole.
The badger toes inward sharply
when travelling and always on the
walk, twisting here and there very
much like the movements of skunk,
while If 1t be in winter he makes a
business Of hunting buried dormant
wOOdchucks.
He is a fur-bearer of rather coarse
quality, and there is a great range Of
value in the pelts taken, all the way
from 10 cents to 81 or more, depending
upon the length of the coat. A badger
is chiefly valuable when it has a long
coat, so that the guard hairs can be
plucked and used to make shaving
brushes.
Gilpin observer., 1917-06-07
Tn. Bloody Fang Of tn. Tropics.

am never conscious Of the bloody
fang, the poison tooth, of the wilder
ness. The peace Of this jungle at night
was the same peace as that Of the
trees In our city parks. 1 knew that
well within my horizon, jaguars and
pumas were stalking their prey, while
here and there on the forest floor BUSH
masters lay coiled like mats Of death.
But quite as vividly could I picture
the stray cats pouncing on sleeping
sparrows in the shrubbery Of Washing.
ton square, or the screech owls work.
Ing havoc In the glades Of Central park
where the glare of the electric lights Ia
less violent. And I have forgotten the
two-score gulls and swans with torn
throats-a single nights work of wild
mink In the Bronx. Nature is the same
everywhere; only here in Guiana the
sparrows are not alien immigrants, and
the light Is not measured in kilowatts.
and the hacka tigers are not SO stated
that they kill for pleasure.-William
Beebe, In Atlantic.
Gilpin observer., 1917-06-07
Damage by EIeetroIy.Is.

The electrOlysis hazard-in varying
degree-exists in practically all places
where the single trolley electric rail-
road is used, states Samuel s. Wyer
in Case and Comment. The water
and gas-pipe systems Of the United
States have a value Of more than
81 ,5OO.0 100000. In addition to these
there is a vast extent Of underground
lead-sheathed cable systems carrying
telephone, telegraph, and electric
power wires. There are also POSSIBLE
tiles Of trouble In the case of bridge
structures and portions Of steel frame
or REINFORCED concrete buildings.
While 1t is impossible to determine
with any accuracy the extent Of the
annual damage to pipe systems by
electrolysis, nevertheless the most
conservative estimates place this at
many millions Of dollars annually.
Gilpin observer., 1917-06-07
The Earth's MaonstIsm,

In an. attempt to trace the origin
Of the earth's magnetism, NJ. Radot,
in a paper to the Paris Academy Of
Sciences, has assumed that the In
terror Of the earth is an alloy in which
iron predominates, and that the tenn
perature under the continent Is above
the critical point at which iron loses
Its magnetic properties (750 degrees to
BOO degrees C.). 1t is believed that un-
der the oceans more rapid cooling may
have reduced the temperature below
75O degrees in the superficial layer, so
that a certain thickness may be mag
netic. Experiment seems to support
this theory and, with the ocean areas
Of an artificial globe covered with thin
sheets Of iron. ,Wulde has obtained a
distribution Of natural terrestrial mag
uetism.
Gilpin observer., 1917-06-07

TIE osssrvsr.-ss.es ~ ysa,.
Gilpin observer., 1917-06-07
Richly Endowed.

Although Alfred had arrived at the
age OF twenty-one years, he showed no
inclination to pursue his studies Mt col.
iege or In any way adapt himself to his
fathers business.
u don't know what will ever make
OF that son of mine," bitterly COM
planned his father, a hustling business
man.
Maybe he hasn't found himself
VET" consoled the confidential friend.
isn't he gifted in any wayr
"Giftedf" queried the father. "Well.
should say he Isl He amt got a
earned thing that wasn't given to him."
-HaDer's Magazine. /.
Gilpin observer., 1917-06-07
personal MENTION BLACK HAWK NEWS

Mrs. Hannah steneck, of Empire lis
visiting friends in Black Hawk.
Mike Peytcn arrived from Boulder
thu first of the month to accept the
position Of foreman at the sampler
taking the place of John Eatwell
who had been serving in that capac.
ity the Fast 29 years.
Mrs. Thor. Crook returned last
week from two weeks" stay in Den.
yer. While in Denver she was troub.
led with an attack of rheumatism but
has fully recovered.
The regular meeting of the council
was mot held Tuesday evening, ow.
ing to the fact that the council
rooms we're being used for registra-
ton. The meeting Will be held next
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Sherman Retallack and chill.
dren, of Denver, are visiting the Dun
s.one family.
Miss Lucy Rasmussen came up
from Denver Sunday morning to visit
her aunt, Mrs. Thos. Kofford.
On and after June, 11th, the Black
Hawk postoffice will close every ev-
ening at Z o'clock instead of 1880.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Eatwell went
to Denver Sunday morning. Mrs. Eat
we'll returned that evening and Mr.
Datwell went to Longmont to visit
his father.
Mrs. VIM. Boardman was up from
Arvada this week. Mr. Boardman is
Ill and Mrs. Boardman was looking
after the Bavaria mine, which is soon
to resume operations. John Yates is
building shaft house ON the proper
ty.
Mr.. Newyear, of Denver, was in
town Saturday, replacing gears in
c. B. Klais' car.
Joe Borzago went to Denver yes
terday ON commissioners business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jchn Curry went to
Denver Friday evening, returning
Sunday.
Mrs. Phil. Rohling and daughter,
Miss Laura, returned from a visit to
Golden last Friday evening.
Miss Carrie Tomlinscn arrived to-
day from Denver.
Neal Burroughs came in from Rol-
linsville Monday evening and left for
Denver Tuesday.
Miss Martha Willinshi came up
from Denver this week.
Mrs. Esther Rule left Saturday for
Oak Creek to accept a position as
bockkeeper in a grocery store.
Mr.. and Mrs. viii Hamilton left
Monday evening for Denver.
Joe Fdna leaves this week for Gran
lie, where he wll do tome work on
mining claims in which he is inter-
ested.
Gilpin observer., 1917-06-07
EMBARRASSING, THOUGH
PERHAPS TRUE

"Ycu never can tell what little
boy may say" Here is the story. A
plump, pudgy chap about years old
got On a street car I'm Topeka with
his mother. His rompers were very
short and his stockings likewise. A
bachelor who sat beside the uttle fel-
low laid his hand on that part OF the
boys leg not covered and said, con-
fidentially. Who's, got a nice fat
leg?" My mamma" said the little
fellow. Everybody In the car smiled
out loud except the man-and he left
at The next croseing.-HOward, Kan,
Courant.