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The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-15
Nei|I Specially Shop
Desires to Announce Beginning Wednesday mOr-

W NNNait>oSt.' AAtOA : ming. Nine o'clock, a big Clos ,. ing Out Sale. Entire Stock to | be closed out in 10 days, re- gardless of price. This is an ,. opportunity rarely offered to ,. thhe customer, to secure high | grade wearing apparel for :. their children for what it costs }, the merchant.
 ]. Wool and Cotton are soar :. ing ski-hi. From 80 to 90 per ] cent of tn ewool goes to the E Government, 65 to 70 per cent :. of the coming cotton crop also ]. is taken by the Government. ! The cotton crop is percent ]. less in yield this year than last !. year, can you see where the
 ]. cost where the cost of clothing [ is soaring?
 c Never Again will you have
 
 {. such a chance to buy at the ,. prices offered.
 !. For BOyS-yOu can buy {. Hats, Caps, Raincoats, Sweat
 ]. CTS and Stockings. For the {. wee boy, cover-alls, play rom- ]. pers, garters and Bear waists. ]. For Girls Dresses, Coats, }. Rain-coats, knitted caps, rain !. hats, union suits. from ? years }. to 12 years, Middies 6 to 14 !. years, boomers, white and ] black.
 | Fer Infants-COats, BOn- { nets, dresses, all kinds of out {. ing undergarments, bathrobes ]. in white, pink and blue. Eli ]. derdown and corderoy bibs, ! Stork diapers, Birds Eye silk ,. and wool shirts, stockings, ,: bands, bootes, and stamped { goods.
 ]. Sanitary Specialties for Women ! A fine line of novelties and ker- chiefs for Xmas. Blankets, crib and comforts and } a beautiful! white enameIed bass inette, at cost. Don't Forget Nine Oc ock. f "Wednesday | Store is Closed all Day E TUESDAY
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-15

Men's Suits rom SI560 to $500 at @ield s-ady.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-15
ENCOURAGEMENT TO PUBLIC

The Neill Speciality Shop will be closed all day Tuesday in preparation for the opening Wednesday morning at a. m of big Closing Out Sale Watch the Progressive-Miner for at tractiye bargains in children's wear ing apparel.-adv
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-15

Ladies Hanlkerchiefs from 1Qc to S3.o0 each a new line just in a Fields adv
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LOST-Draft No. 35,32S for s11o0OO Reward if returned to Miners & Mer- chants Bank. No questions asked
 adv
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"A Monograph with a Soul"

That's what the critics say about the New Edison. is possible tell about Mir Edsons wonderful in- vention and give justice you must hear it yourself Aer and Marie Rappod and others of the worlds leading artists just the if attended concert given by them in person.
 the opportunity right here in Kecikan and it will grea le of pleasure demonstrate without obligations whatever your part.
 delivery system prompt and efficient part of town
 TELEPHONE 26.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-15
CANDY SALE
GEORGE WALSH The Incomparable Actor

Pig assortment of Ladies Coats at Field 's-adv.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-15
The Island of Desire
One Night oHy

wonderful story of love and adventure in the Sout
Evening star., 1917-03-20
CAME TO TELL PRESIDENT
HOW TO END U-BOAT WAR
Two Men From Ohio, One of Them
Armed. Arrested at Union
Station.

Charged with carrying n loaded re-
volver. Alexander Gwiazdowski, thirty
one years old, a native of Poland, is
held at the first precinct police sta
tion. while with him is Joseph Kolod-
ziezczak, twenty-five years old who is
being held for investigation. They were
arrested at Union station last night
while in telephone booth trying to
get in communication with the Presi-
dent.
When questioned at police neadquar-
ters the older of the two men said he
had come for the purpose of suggest
ing to the President means of ending
the war, he explained, was brought
about by the fact that the Germans are
starving his mother, who is in Po-
land.
|. Gwiazdowski told Inspector Grant
that he served in the Russian navy
during the war with Japen and was
wounded. While suffering from the ef-
fects of the wound, he found a glass
and discovered he was able to look
miles distant. During the Russian-Jap-
anese war. he stated. the Japanese SOL
dierS wore bullet proof armor and he
thought such armor should be provided
American soldiers.
1t was for the purpose of testing such
armor. he stated thaat he had the re-
voIver He explained that his COM
panion had financed the trip and was
deeply interested in the armor and
glass. They walked part the way here
from their home, sol East Hudson
street. Toledo, Ohio, they stated, and
had less than SIS in cash when they
reached here.
Evening star., 1917-03-20
WILL PRESENT PLEA
FOR MORE GARDENS
Speakers at Announced Meet
ings to Urge the Cultivation
y
of Vacant Lots.
MANY PROJECTS OUTLINED
Owners of Vacant Lots
Asked to File Permits

The Star desires TO extend every
assistance possible to those per-
sons or organizations who in
tend taking part In the home and
community garden movement.
Many owners of vacant lots I'm
this city, 1t fs believed. would
gladly lend such lots to duly ac-
credited individuals or orEaniza-
tions for cultivation during the
summer. The Star invites such
owners to file with The Star the
location of lots they VIII lend
free for this purpose. Names Of
such owners then will he turned
over 10 persons or clubs. who
may perfect arrangements by
conference with the owners.
Practical Information and ad
vice regarding the planting and
cultivation of such gardens may
be had from the Department of
Agriculture. Persons wishing
bulletins on this subject mailed
to them mny obtain them by
writing to The star. stating the
character of the information de-
sired, and The Star will request
that this information be sent by
the department to such inquirers.
Evening star., 1917-03-20

The string beans, bush lima beans.
sweet corn. lettuce. peas and radishes
Will not all be planted at one time. but
successive paintings two to three weeks
apart viii be made. so as to have a
fresh supply throughout the season.
Depends on Amount of Ground.
OF early Irish potatoes one peck to
one-half bushel will be required. and
of late potatoes one-half bushel to one
bushel. or more, depending upon the
amount of ground, available for this
purpose. If possible. enough Irish po-
Evening star., 1917-03-20
Flying American Flag.

Capt. Middleton says he saw no sub
marine during the attack. but that one
of the engineers thinks he saw peri
scope. The captain saw two oily
streaks on the water about 1000 yards
from the steamer. which he took to be
the tracks of torpedoes The Nigi-
lancia was flying the American flag
and her name and fiag were painted
on either side. Speaking of his ex-
perience in the boat, Capt. Middleton
said:
after rescuing as many of the crew
a. possible in the boats we had biscuits
and water. At night / fired distress
signals. Several times, by the glare of
the lights, ! saw a submarine following
us fifty yards from the boats between
10 o'clock Friday night and ESQ o'clock
Saturday morning, but it made no at
tempt to help US.
I'VE suffered great hardships in the
boat. One man of the engine room STAFF
is paralyzed as a result of exposure"
Evening star., 1917-03-20

out warning. 1t was 10 o'clock Friday
morning, with the weather clear. when
the ship was struck by n torpedo on
the starboard side near the No. ; hatch.
Two torpedoes were fired at the steam
err, but the first passed harmlessly
astern. Between 4 and 10 minutes after
the steamer was struck she foundered
Two lifeboats were lowered from the
Nigilancia and the crew of forty three
men got into them. Owing to the swell
of the ocean, however, twenty-five men
were thrown into the water. The boats
of the captain and the mates picked up
ten of the men, but the other fifteen
were drowned.
Evening star., 1917-03-20

Cultivation of home gardens and va
cant lots will be urged by speakers at
q number of meetings held this week.
Several of these meetings Will be for
the sole purpose of outlining plans for
the gardening movement. At others
speakers viii outline to organizations
the progress of the movement.
group of society women, florists and
landscape gardeners will gather at the
home of Mrs. Henry Cleveland Perkins.
1901 Connecticut avenue. tomorrow
afternoon at 4:S0 o'clock to complete
the work of organizing the Capital Gar
den Club.
Attending this meeting will he Mrs.
Henry Marquand, Mrs. Samuel Spencer.
Mrs Charles w. Wetmore. Miss Isabel
Sedgley, Mrs. Ezra Butler Mccagg,
James Parmalee, Charles II. Merryman
and others, who will lend their aid to
the SOciety'S efforts.
Evening star., 1917-03-20
SMALLPOX IN GERMANY. =
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Increasingly Prevalent With Uh.
usual Fatality Percentage. Report.

LONDON. March 20-Reports reach
ing London from Scandinavia and Hol-
land say that smallpox is increasingly
prevalent in Germany, with an unusual
percentage of fatalities owing to the
decreased power of resistance of the
people. a considerable number Of cases
is reported throughout north Germany.
official reports admit that there were
14S cases in Berlin last week with
eleven deaths. The epidemic is said 10
have been brought from the east by re-
turning soldiers
Evening star., 1917-03-20
Speakers to Explain Projects.

William Phelps Emo will address the
meeting Mrs. Wetmore will present
plan worked out by the Fairgrounds
department of the District, and the
meeting will take action on whether
the club will give financial support to
this project The plan is that for max
ing the municipal Fairgrounds the CEN
ters of the home garden work and es-
tablishing a market system, either on
the Fairgrounds or in the public
markets.
The Capital Garden Club will he rep
resented at the city-wide conference
Friday afternoon at the Jefferson
School. f. L. Thurston. superint tendept
of schools o. II. Benson of the De-
partment of Agriculture. and Mrs. Giles
Scott Rafter will be the speakers at
that meeting. Miss Anne Beers, SUI
pervising principal of the eighth di-
vision, is helping to organize the meet
ing.
Representatives of all business or
ganizations and various other civic
leaders will be invited to the confer
ence. Mrs. Rafter will outline the
progress in the garden work at the
meeting this afternoon at the Raleigh
Hotel of the Mothers Congress and
Parent-Tea cher Associations, and will
invite every president of a parent
teacher body to attend the meeting
Friday.
Evening star., 1917-03-20
BUSINESS HIGH LUNCHEON.
School Officials, Alumni and Teach
ers Participate in Annual Event

School officials, alumni and teachers to-
day participated in the annual lunch OF
Business High School. Students wore diff
ferent colors to designate their respective
classes. and this feature. added to ap-
propriate decorations. made a brilliant
color scheme.
One of the attractions provided was a
motion picture exhibition. Two perform
ances were given. in order that all might
be present. Students from nearby schools
visited Business to purchase various
articles being sold there. Money raised
through the affair is to be used for
athletics and othe: school activities.
Evening star., 1917-03-20
tatoes should be grown to last through
out the winter

In the event that the family wishes
to raise vegetables to supply current
needs and also to supply surplus for
canning the amounts indicated above
should be considerably increased
The home gardener should find useful
Farmers Bulletin 255. Home Vegetable
Garden, and Farmers Bulletin 641
Home Garden in the South. The latter
is designed particularly for use in the
warmer climates but contains many
suggestions that can readily be adapted
by home gardeners in the north. The
Department of Agriculture will supply
long as it's stock for free distribution
lasts
Evening star., 1917-03-20
Guide for Ordinary Requirements.

The following vegetables. the special
lists say. will undoubtedly be planted
in larger amounts than those just men
toned, and the amounts of seed given
will be d guide for the ordinary re-
quirements. Some families may need
more of the various vegetables and
others would need less:
Evening star., 1917-03-20
were simply to fine and cultivate 80
already broken up
Seed for Family Of Four. =
,of-Four.

|. The following amounts of seed the
garden specialists of the United States
Department of Agriculture say are
needed to plant approximately 100 feet
of row, or enough to supply vegetables
| for a family of four:
Evening star., 1917-03-20
HOME GARDEN HINTS.
How Much Vegetable. Seed
to Plant for a Family of
Four.

Vegetable seed for planting should
as soon as the weather and condition
of the soil make planting possible. Be
fore ordering seed the home gardener
would do well to look over his garden
plot, decide on the best location for
each vegetable and determine how
much seed he will require for the space
available fer each variety
He will find it helpful to make q
rough plan of his garden on a large
sheet of wrapping paper. On this plan
he can indicate the spaces to be used
for each variety and also by means of
colored pencils or symbols show where
a second crop is to be planted or in
terplanted between growing rows, and
also arrange for the second and third
crops which are to follow those previ-
ously harvested. Such q plan will en-
able him to keep the garden busy all
season. supplying fresh vegetables dur
ing the summer and producing in the
late fail root and other crops for win
ter use.
Easy to Multiply Crops.
once the heavy preliminary spading
and working of the garden have been
done. it is about as easy to raise two
or three crops as to Keep the garden
clean Of weeds to produce only one
picking. The specialists advise those
who are not used to gardening or wish
to have their children take an inter-
est in the garden to hire u 1ahorer to
do the heavy preliminary spading or
breaking up of the soil This heavy work
Evening star., 1917-03-20
Sunk Without Warning

To the Associated Press Capt. Middle
ton said that his vessel was sunk with
Evening star., 1917-03-20
Miss sipe to Discuss Gardening.

Miss Susan b. Sipe will give an Illus
trated talk on school gardening at a
meeting this evening at the Wilson
Normal School Mrs. Lyman +. Kebler
is progressing with the formation of
a committee which will have charge of
the work in connection with the COM
munity center at the normal school.
Evening star., 1917-03-20
FIFTEEN AMER|CANSD|ED
IN. VG|LANClA DISASTER
Steamer Torpedoed Without Warn
ing, According to Captain
of Vessel.

PLYMOUTH. March 20. - Fifteen
members of the crew Of tho American
steamer Vigilancia lost their lives
when the steamer was topedoed by
German submarine The survivors were
in lifeboats from Friday morning until
Sunday afternoon
Among these drowned were several
American citizens, including Third Of
fcer Neis i. North and Third Engineer
Carl Adeholde. This information was
given out by Capt. Frank A. Middleton
of New York, who. with the survivors
of the Nigiiancia, has reached the main
land and probably will make afidavits
before the American consul
Sunk Without Warning.
To the Associated Press Capt. Middle
ton said that his vessel was sunk with
Evening star., 1917-03-20
Chance for Parent-Teacher Bodies.


1t is the plan to have each parent
teacher organization foster one Of
the achievement clubs being organized
by Mrs. Rafter, and each of these clubs
will feature home garden work. The
same sort of cooperation is to be
asked of citizens associations.
Announcement was made today that
the Girl Scout Council, representing
the thirty patrols and 400 Girl Scouts
of the District, has adopted the achieve
ment club plan. Thirty-five members
of Troop 7 already have pledged them
selves TO take a part in the gardening
movement this season. Troop =. under
the leadership of Mrs. F. p. Wilcox
already has started to work on home
gardens.
For the benefit of all the troops a
meeting has been called for . o'clock
when Mrs. Rafter will have a speaker
from the Department of Agriculture
TO be announced later, give an illus
trated talk on the home garden move
ment. and explain the aim of the
achievement club work.
Permits to Use Vacant Lots.
A. B. Coppes. 50 I street. today Of
{ered for the free use OF a garden club
lot 10. square 953. located on 9Th street
southeast near NJ street
Charles Blencowe of Berryyille. Va,
writes The Star: 81 noticed a request
I'm The Star for permits to use vacant
lots. The idea is a good one. / have
Evening star., 1917-03-20

six lots in Clarke Addition. Randle
Highlands. If you can use them you
are welcome to them. The lots are In
square 550S, Nos. 81 and Al. and square
5542 lots Al, AZ, SO and 81"
Even the National Woman's Party,
late the Congressional Union, which
has repeatedly announced ir would
never-no. never-take part IN any sort
of movement until suffrage was won,
has succumbed to the garden move
meut.
The suffragists say there is no incon-
sistency in this, their aloofness from other
propaganda, because .'if you had ever
worked for suffrage YOU would consider
digging a garden pure recreation
So the suffragists are doing the Maud
Muller act in front of the quaint Old
headquarters on Lafayette Square. There
they intend converting the lawn into a
garden OF purple, white and gold flowers.
thereby keeping their coiors petore the
public all summer long.
Mrs S T. Martin. described in the
party's bulletin as the only woman flor
ist in Washington. began poking holes in
the front yard of the Lafayette Square
headquarters.
Good Place for Yucca Plant
Here she amounced. lis a good
place for a Yucca plant"
BY way of explanation. "a yucca plant
is something like a century plant. only it
blooms more frequently. 1t has white,
lily-like flowers. and they stand as erect
as White House pickets."
Further disclosure of plans follows:
In the back of the house we are go
ing TO cover the lattice that shades the
outdoor dining room with growing
ViueS-balloon vines. nasturtumS and
moon vines. And we're going to border
the paths with hollyhocks, roses and
all sorts of annual plants-petunias,
sweet a1yssium. fox and lar<spur, for
example
"Oh, no, We are not going to over
look the fact that potatoes are worth
more per pound than Violets. | should
say not. We expect our potatoes and
onion crop to pay the rent. aud they're
going to do it. too. because we women
are going to dig this garden and look
out for it all by ourselves.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-25
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE.

Whereas, Almarian Jenkins and
Mary A. Jenkins, his wife, by their
certain deed of trust, dated the first
Gay of May, 1914, and recorded in
the office of Recorder of Deeds for
Audrain County, Missouri, in Book
40. at page. 4, conveyd to the under
signed in trust: Lot seven (7);
block eight (S), of Muldrow's Sub
Division to the City of Mexico, Mis-
souri,, as shown by the plat of said
addition in office of Recorder of
Deeds for said Audrain County. In
trust to secure the payment of two
certain promissory notes in said deed
of trust described; and whereas said
notes together with the interest on
same are past due and unpaid and
default in the payment of same has
been made by the signers thereof, now
therefore, at the request of the le-
gal owner and holder of said notes,
and in pursuance of the provision of
said deed of trust, will sell, at the
East front door of the Court House in
Mexico, Missouri, the above described
real estate on
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1917,
between the hours of nine o'clock in
the forenoon and five o'clock in the
afternoon of said day, for cash. to
the highest bidder, at public vendue,
for the purpose of paying said debt
and costs of executing this trust.
j. r. JESSE, Trustee.
First publication Oct. IS, 1917.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-25
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

State of Missouri, County of Au-
drain. IS. In the Circuit Court, No
vemBer Term, 1917.
Orson p. King, -. Plaintiff,
Lottie E. King. Defendant
The State of Missouri to the above
named defendant Greeting.
Now on this October 18th, 1917,
comes the plaintiff in the above en-
titled cause and files with the clerk
of the Audrain County Circuit Court
in vacation his petition duly verified
by affidavit herein, among other
things plaintiff alleges that defend
ant herein, Lottie E. King, is non
resident of the State of Missouri, and
can not be served with the ordinary
process of law in this State
1t is therefore ordered by the
Clerk of the Audrain County Circuit
Court, in vacation, that publication
be made herein notifying the non
resident defendant that plaintiff has
commenced suit against her in the
Circuit Court of Audrain County,
Missouri, the object and general ma
ture of which is to obtain a decree
Of divorce from said defendant, on
the grounds of general indignities
and desertion, and now you, sad non
resident defendant, are hereby no
titled of. the tendency of this suit,
the object and general nature there
of, and unless you be and appear at
the next regular term of the Audrain
County Circuit Court to be begun
and held at the Court House in Mex
leo, Audrain County, Missouri, on
the fourth Monday in November,
1917, and on or before the first day
Of said term answer or otherwise
plead to plaintiffs petition the same
will be taken as confessed and de-
cree rendered as prayed in said pc
tition.
And it is further ordered that
copy hereof be published in the Mex
leo Missouri Message, a weekly news
paper published in Mexico, Missouri,
and circulated in Audrain County,
Missouri, for four weeks successive
ly, the last insertion to be more than
fifteen days before the next term of
said Court aforesaid
(SEAL) Witness my hand and Of
fetal seal. Done at office in the City
of Mexico, County and State afore-
said, this October 18th, 1917.
E. F. ELLIOTT, Clerk of the Au-
drain County Circuit Court.
A true copy from the record.
Attest e. F. Elliott, Clerk.
A. c. Whitson, Attorney for Plain
tiff
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-25
NORTH MoLINo LETTER.

North Molino, oct. 15.-oscar
Martin and family we're Sunday
guests of Ira Mayes and family.
Mrs. P. r. Cawthorn and brother,
Frank Pierce, visited their niece,
Mrs. w. w. Dowell, Friday.
j. A. Cawthorn and mother and
uncle, Frank Price, motored to Hon
eywell to visit James Waldon and
family. They spent Wednesday and
Thursday there.
There were acres of cane that was
not harvested when the big freeze
came, but the farmers kept right on
caring for it.
George Baker and sister, Miss An
ma, of near Perry came over Sunday
and made their sister, Mrs. F. Mar
tin, and family a pleasant call. They
were trying out their new Overland.
octave Ellis and family were Sun
day visitors in this neighborhood,
also Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Cav
thorn of Littleby Station, and Frank
Cawthorn and family of Thompson
were guests of their parents, Mr..
and Mrs p. r. Cawthorn.
Ira Mayes sold his big fine mule
to Albert Price Saturday. The con-
signment of mules was shipped east.
Mrs. Harvey Heller of Dalton,
Neb., is the guest of her sister-in-
law, Mrs. Forest Berry.
The entertainment at Midway
Church Sunday night was a grand
success. The collection amounted
to over $11.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-25
SIXTIETH BIRTHDAY.

Mr.. w. A. Hendrix was surprised
Monday evening, the 18th inst, by
his family and friends with a birth
day surprise on his arrival home
from work. He found table nicely
spread with lots of good things to
eat, ten families being represented,
"a persons in all present, May Mr..
Hendrix live to enjoy many more
happy birthdays was the wish of all
his guests. A GUEST.