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Evening star., 1917-05-19
Fire Damages ST, 900, 900 Cargo.

BOSTON, May 19.-Fire of unexplaIn-
ed origin yesterday caused considera-
BILE damage to the million-dollar cargo
Of the British steamer Matoppo at her
dock. Large quantities of jute, gunnies
and tea consigned to New York impor-
ters were destroyed. The vessel was
not damaged. Port officials estimated
tho loss from IRE and water at $500, 900.
Tho Matoppo arrived from Calcutta
several days ago.
Evening star., 1917-05-19
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

The President and Mrs. Wilson took a
walk through the streets of Washing
ton. A bill providing suffrage for the
District Of Columbia was introduced
by Senator Chamberlain Of Oregon. An
item of $4,000 for Potomac channel
improvements was incorporated in the
river and harbor bill. Sir E. H. Shack
Teton, antarctic explorer. discussed his
voyages in the frozen south before the
National Geographic Society. X. T.
Grand was elected grand commander of
the Grand Commandery, Knights Tenn
plar. District of Columbia. Among
] John N. Wallace. prominent Mason; Ar
mold Hague, geologist.
Evening star., 1917-05-19
Presidents Brother-in-Law Enlists.

HOUSTON. Tex. May 19-Dr. Stock
ton Axson. professor of English litera-
ture at Rice Institute, and brother-in-
application for enlistment in the Ma
rine Corps reserve. The recruiting sta
Itoon in Houston forwarded the appii-
cation to Washington, with a recon-
mendation that DR.. Arson be accepted.
Evening star., 1917-05-19
Wants Daniel and Galliher Renamed

Reappointment Of Ernest H. Daniel
and William T. Galliher as members of
the board of education was urged in
resolutions adopted at meeting of the
sociation in the Emery building last
night. Ernest l.. Thurston, superin-
tendent of schools. warned his auditors
not to allow the participation of the
United States in the war to injure the
education of their children. He said
the schools are doing their share to-
ward helping the United States in the
WaR 49,
Evening star., 1917-05-19
Big *Joffre Fund" in Bay State.

BOSTON. May 1g.-Gov. Mccall has
announced that the Joffre fund, con-
triputed by the children and general
public of Massachusetts and other New
England states for the fatherless chill
dren of France has reached $224,26O
Local committees set out originally to
raise $150.000. but the response was
30 generous that $175,o00 was in hand
whom Marshal Joffrs visited Boston last
Saturday
Evening star., 1917-05-19
Bernhardt Gets Out Today.

NEW YORK. May 19.-Mme. Sarah
Bernhardt. with her physician's per-
mission. expected to take her first trip
out of doors today after an operation in
0 hospital here. Physicians said she
would be able TO leave the hospital
wikhin-A . fow AA0u,
Evening star., 1917-05-19
Robbers Get $1,000 and Escape,

CHICAGO. May 1S.-Five robbers to-
day held up a payroll messenger in
Racine avenue. shot down q detective
who was guarding him. robbed the
messenger af $4,000 and escaped in an
automobiles John Byery, the detective.
was wounded. probably fatally
Evening star., 1917-05-19
THE WEEK
Epitome Of Events Ending May
49, 1917.
WAR;,

A squadron of American torpedo boats
crossed the Atlantic and began a patrol
OF the seas in war service; American
torpedo boats were reported to have
mad brush with German U-boats.
American sailors from the gunboat
scorpion reached Paris from Turkey
ana were given an ovation. The army
oIaIt biil was passed by Congress and
signed by the President. Training Of
men Tor the Officers Reserve Corps be-
gan at Fort Myer. War tax obligations.
to raise revenue of more than two
Dillon dollars. was protested by news
papers and other interests. In the in
terest of the wo-billion-dollar liberty
loan bond issue. Secretary McAdoo be-
gan campaign in the west. A loan
OF $1O0,000000 was made to Russia
Former Senator Elihu Root and other
members of the Russian war mission
received final instructions. Enrico Ar
lotta, head of the italian war mission,
arrived in Washington. Representative
A. P. Gardner of Massachusetts, re-
signed to become a member of the OFF,
GERS Reserve Corps. Taking a number
OF socialists into the cabinet. the Rus
sian political crisis was passed; army
officers withdrew their designations.
British warships made attack on Zee
brugge. base Of German U-boats. Ital-
ians. in an offensive, seized Duina, near
Trieste, and captured many prisoners.
British troops expelled Germans from
Bullecourt. Turkey was reported. to
have made peace overtures to Russia,
proposing to open the Dardanelles.
Evening star., 1917-05-19
WASHINGTON BANK STATISTICS.


10
howtn in washng gtonsh hietory.
Evening star., 1917-05-19
SENATE PASSES THREE
BILLlON-D0LLAR BILL
Tho Senate this afternoon
passed the war budget bill carry
ing a total Of $3,3ooo46,ooo for
the army and navy.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO. May 1s-Heaviness in
wheat prices resulted today from re-
pean entente nations had agreed to
liQuidate their options on American
grain futures and to Cooperate with
the United States in q pooling system
whereby exports from this country
would be apportioned> with due regard
to domestic requirements.
Business here in wheat was tho small
est Of the week, half q dozen brokers
on one edge Of the pit being all that
Ing wheat prices. which ranged from
the same as yesterdays finish to &c
lower. with July at 2.23 and September
at 205. were followed by changes that
made the setback general but less ex-
treme. and then by something of q re-
covery.
Corn developed considerable strength
| owing to scarcity Of sellers and to the
fact that receipts were, small. s Ideal
growth conditions for the crop failed
to have any lasting bearish effect. Aft
er opening u off to a like advance. the
market rose all around to well above
yesterdays latest figures.
acted as a stimulus to buyers. Besides
northern Illinois and Indiana were
sending in complaints Of dry weather.
Higher quotations on hogs lifted pro-
visions. Pork led the advance:
n sharp bulge in wheat values took
place later. Strength of other grain
appeared to be largely responsible, but
in addition there was bullish gossip
current that Italian and French demand
for wheat from America was so large
| that a severe. cut in the Italian allot-
ment was Necessary. and the French
total also had been reduced The close
was unsettled, 12c net higher with
July at 2.4O and September at 217.
1t was said current arrivals of corn
were not sufficient to meet the indus
trial demand. Upturns in prices con-
tinued unchecked until Just before the
end of the session. The close was
Evening star., 1917-05-19
NATIONAL.

Grain exchanges OF Chicago barred
speculation in futures until further
notice. Spectators in food products
were denounced in the Senate as pirates
and robbers. The Congress Of Women's
Work in War Times assembled. Lieut..
w. F. Corcoran died and four other
members of the Sd Pennsylvania In
fantry suffered from poison admins
tered In food obtained in a restaurant
near Pittsburgh. Among those who died
during the week were: Joseph H.
Choate, former ambassador to the court
of st. James; E. F. Acheson, former
Pennsylvania representative in Con-
gress.
FOREIGN.
The British ministery offered Ireland
home rule, excluding six counties of
Ulster or an alternative Of conven-
tion decision. Roland S. Morris was
selected as ambassador to Japan.
Among those who died during the week
was Sir Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sara
wax, Borneo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-20

giving vent to some exclamation.
Here was q revolver, Monsieur"
"Hold on to it. You don't feel the
lamp"
"Not yet, Monsieur, but it must be
somewhere about here. 1t is what
was struck with, and it fell down;
maybe we kicked it farther away
Ali" in sudden triumph, 81 have it
now; how you work it, Monsieur"
by a prostitution; feel along the
side with your finger"
He was while finding it, yet finally
succeeded, the thin wedge o. light
flashing directly across the face of
the man beneath me, and revealing
the skeleton frame of the monoplane
overhead. The second revolver lay
on the floor within easy reach, and l
picked it up, and arose to my feet
Gasping for breath, but with all
desire to fight squeezed completely
out of him, Eisenbarth succeeded in
lifting himself on one elbow, and stared
about.
Sure you have had enough" l
asked, juggling the pistol in my hand
He nodded sullenly.
Is that Brandt lying over there?"
Yes; throw your light more around
the hangar, De Vigne; want to locate
the whole gang"
He turned about slowly, and the
bar of light crept searchingly along
the floor and walls Brandt lay fat
on his back, his temples stained with
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-20
HOME CIRCLE MAGAZINE SECTION

where he got the second weapon |
never knew-the deadly barrels glinting
in the light. | saw the chauffeur drop
to the floor, still clnging to wire with
one hand, the other flung up as though to
ward blow. Swigert leaped back, but
was held helpless against the framework
of the machine, his face CHASTITY in
the light; while the fellow with the
lamp Strengthened up, staring with
startled eyes at the apparition confront
an instant--a swift flash of sight to
be retained by memory, yet as quickly
blotted. Even as it photographed
itself upon the brain, the electric glow
vanished, and we were plunged into
the dark. There was an oath-gutteral
Gcrman-the thud of blow; another
a French exclamation of anger, and
then Brandt, suddenly realizing his
opportunity, swung me half around
in an effort to wrench free | hung
on desperately, saved from a fall by
contact with the rudder post, feeling
him claw for my throat Someone ran
by us blindly in the darkness, crashed
into rear guy, and fell headlong,
yelping like dog as he came down.
| ducked forward, beneath the cropping
hands, and struck Brandt with my
head. As he staggered back, with
one hand grabbing my hair in an effort
to save himself, | struck with my re-
volver butt The blind blow reached
him; heard the sickening crunch of
it, and the fellow went down as though
smitten by an AK, dragging me with him
by his savage grip on my hair. | fell
partly across his body, the gun drop=
ping from my fingers as sought to
regain hold on the mans throat But
he never moved except for relaxa-
ton of the muscles, and l tore his hand
loose from its grasp on my hair, and
got to my knees. Someone was fight
ing to my left; could see nothing,
but heard blows, cursing, and the incess-
ant shuttle of feet 1t sounded as
though more than two were engaged,
but there was no voice | recognized.
Then body fell plunging completely
over me, and | lit match, holding the
tiny flame high up so as to get a glimpse
of the scene.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-20

blood, his hands flung backward over
his head; beyond him, living prone on
his head, rested Swigert, groaning,
and clutching at the smooth rudder.
He was probably only stunned by his
fall, but the big German had all the
appearance of a dead man. My eyes
followed the light searching for the
the fourth scamp-he was at the door
leading into the workshop, still tug
ging at the latch, but with frightened
face turned back toward us. We had
left the door open; was certain of that
Then the girl must have closed it after
us, and then held it from the other
side. felt my blood leap in acknowl-
edgment of her quick wit, and courage.
Instantly | covered the fellow with
my revolver.
Come back herel Yes, mean you.
More lively; hold the light so that |
can see him, De Vigne"
He was a medium-sized man, with
thin, freckled face, and red mustache.
What's your manner"
Kelly, sor."
"Not German, hey! Then how
did you come to get mixed up in this
AFFAIR.""
He looked at me shame-faced, and
tried to answer, but could only swallow.
"Speak up, mani You are the fellow
who held the light, amt your"
"Oi am, sor; tn big fellow thar
made me"
"Made you! by the promise of
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-20
Concerning Business Ability
By Charles L. Doyle

They were sitting around a table
in the Pill-room of Chicago club
several members, q New Yorker,
and Mai Twombly, a veteran officer
who had served the greater part of
his life at United States army posts
in the far west
Speaking of keen business instinct"
said the major, "there was fellow
named Gormley who visited Arizona
when | was stationed there, and he
certainly had more business ability
about him than anyone else | ever
met. His only capital was the fact
that he had been born in New England.
He looked around a bit, and the thing
which struck him most forcibly was
that the modern Indian is quite diff
ferent sort of creature from the Indian
of Cooper, who talked blank verse,
and on moral questions lowered like
Pixies Peak. He saw, too, that the
dusky brothers had more or less
money; and thus the problem requir-
ing solution was seen to be simple
to wit, the transferral of this money
from the aboriginal to his own pocket.
So what do you think this man Gormley
did? He started an artificial scalp
factory, where the tepee-keeping brave
might purchase alleged evidence of
his prowess on the warpath at one
dollar a piece or ten dollars dozen.
The warriors of the prairie took to
the idea like ducks to a pond, and
Gormley made fortune"
The major paused, and gradually the
suspicion crept into the minds of
the members that he had been lying;
but none of them felt like taking ex-
ception to his statement. Finally the
New Yorker said:
"Your friend was clever, major,
but once knew man in the east
whom think surpassed him in bust
ness acumen. His name was Bloggs,
and he came of a good family. He
lived out at Spudsville, N? j., but he
came to New York every day, where
he carried on HOUSEKEEPING agency.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-20
CHAPTER XIX.
How THE FIGHT ENDED.

The flare lit up a very small radius,
yet revealed two men locked tightly
in each others arms beneath the fusi-
lage frame, fighting like wild cats,
shaking the machine above them as
their bodies strlck the forward wheels.
De Vigne was beneath, his face bleeding
from what looked to be an ugly cut.
By his cap | judged his antagonist to
fellow who hal plunged over me and
now lay motionless, having cracked
his head against the after frame. OF
the fourth man | saw nothing
The match flared into cinder, scorch-
ing my fingers, but | had seen enough.
Stumbling forward, recklessly feeling
my way through the dark, grippcd
Eisenbarth and dragged him from
off his victim, whirling the fellow over,
and iamming my knee down into his
breast.
Lie still, you fooll" l commanded,
the words painting from me. Strike
at me again, and you'll remember i'll!
Very well--take that then! Now do
you know you are whipped? De Vigne."
"0m Monsieur, 1.-THE response scarce
ly more than a sob.
care you badly hurt? Can you
creep around?"
He did not reply at once, but I
could hear him making the effort to
move. From the shaking of the mon
oplane l judged he had grasped hold
OF the frame, and was attempting by
its aid to attain his feet. Once he
swore as though the effort panied him.
"Well, are you making it?"
at was all right, Monsieur, only
the head reel, an feel sick. The
fellow kick me in the stomach. What
you want me to dor"
Find that electric lamp. 1t will
be lying under the machine there
somewhere We must have light to
clean up this rattle, and | cannot desert
our friend here"
He fumbled around for some time,
breathing heavily, and occasionally
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-20

The first of January Bloggs bought q
Scribe family ticket on the railroad
between Spudsville and New York
1t was good for one year. The first
morning Bloggs noticed that when
the conductor punched this ticket the
little piece cut out fell to the floor,
so after the official passed on he
picked it up, touched the edge all
around with mucilage, and slipped it
back in. He always made the trip
both ways with the same conductor,
and as he never failed to pick up the
punched-out piece and replace it in
the hole he came out at the end
of the year with ticket as good as
new"
Hum-a-yes," growled the major,
enviously. Certainly smart chap,
your friend Bloggs"
Rather" assented the New Yorker
"but that wasn't all He then went
to the company and on the plea of
not having used the ticket, got them
to refund the purchase price. He'd
have been all right if after getting it
in his pocket he hadn't set up loud
and rasping demand for interest at
legal rates. This was too much, and
lne president OF Jne company jumped
over the counter and kicked him the
whole length of long corridor, pro-
iecting him from ten to fifteen feet
at each kick. However, Bloggs sued
for $4,000 damages, and a jury of
other commuters said he was too mod
est, and awarded him $4,000; and the
newspapers all headed their accounts,
"Rebuke to Corporate Greed-Full
Vindication of a Poor but Honest
Citizen"
The other occupants of the table
gazed expectantly at the major as
the New Yorker finished speaking, but
the gallant officer made no comment.
Instead, he arose, and muttering
something about the "closeness Of
the atmosphere" stalked gloomily
away.
Copyright, 1909, by W. G. Chapman.)
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-20

for their large uePSI TI Tn..,;,c, ware in
Dr. and Mrs. NJ. H. Topping were ~
St. Louis Monday u,...,.,,s club
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-20

the home Of E. Horn Sunday. -
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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-20

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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-20

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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-20

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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-20

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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-04
ooxrEDERArf VETERANS
INV pE" WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, June 4.-Rem-
nants of the artlies of Lee and
Jackson marches into WASHINGTON
to-day playing Dixie" aud sounding
tbe rebel yell. And the Ypital,
tense ter. under The sstress and ST IN of
wagine war. wSeomed the co\d-
crate veterans Hfth cheering enthN
iasm.
Thousands Of ~ soldiers attended
the twepty-seve4h annual reunion
OF the United oynfedefate Veterans
md is affiliated organizations, The
great piazza froi inns the union de-
mi was eonvertA into a tented field
where many Of D. veterans stopaodl
This il the firsts reunion to be he/
~, If Dixie he real celebration
will get under u y tomorrow
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-04

n "Forget-Me-Not were filmed in
Cuba aud are Notable for their
beauty. aWe had considerable diff
ficulty in securing the proper 10
cations for theft outdoor scenes, =
said Mr.. cAautah, hut when We
found they werH really ideal for
Tie purpose. !
The Dixie is hso SHOWING today
universal Carr1b pit Eeyents," mo-
ten picture aels Of the world
featuring officiaf French var pic
lures. On WodE esday and Thurs
gay The Dixie 4lI show the great
feature, Tbo B4tle Cry Of Peace, :
In it the fall II a world power is
depieted before Your eyes, and the
call to arms asa INST war deals with
Americas unpre3 aredness in such,
way it toueh{ the heart-stringt
of your emotioI awakened partiot-
ism within yoa bosom. Charles
Ricbmaa, worltsfamous aetor, plays
the leading ro3, with tAe support
&c wondering Vitegraph eas..
n
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-04
MAKE OUR ClTTLE FEED
solI plERs, NOT TICKS

~ ,,,,A,crrkY , Eaead
- ~, 80, a. na For moro meat
- 80 - - onnor
80 - hana rat
aoa,;yo al Il l. our definite
49, - +n IL ah,aaan, grasses
r., ,,;a. j.. ao,a
- ~ i,oa.,otio, of haaf
and milk and bitter. And let us
realize that to dothis we must work
together to remo1e the great OBJ
stae,e--fhe tick.
NJ. aa,v .,u L., al,mination 81
the tick make pasible the greater
aa,.a,onr,ant az
s,,m ,,t,,o aat,,a 4 ..t,, ms,,a noss,-
81 ,,sa ,ha h,,,l;na in ~ better
haas aaa v;,b n,oauc;ne stock
. onat hive ,naar rho AZ
-, an. anat,ha aaaa,v gorms
- ca,tIe fever wbI,h they transmit
Extermination of : tick, therefore,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-04
= $4,000 = = = ~~~o1D
=
Cotton--Ne YORK Futuree.

Cotton NJ ror. ruturs..
Yesd'y To-day
Closed Cpd High Low cloeod
July 22.17 22. 22.37 21s5 22.3z
Oct. 21.70 III. 21.sS 2I.25 21-71
Dec. PITS ~ D 21.s6 2140 21.8O
Jan. 21.so "a 2i.s2 s1.ss 21s4
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-04

GA1NEsyIIl e. Texas, June A..
Tae family ofsFrank stansbrry was
fcsnd Saturday in storm cellar
covered BY Ind wreskase Of their
barn. which Ips blown over the
cellar Thursda4 night. None was
injured, but aerlewhat exhausted
from their png confinement.
Neighbors tore lway the wreckage
and rescued the mily
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-04
AZ tM Empire.

aDropped FlSm the CLOUDS : a
Bison two act Drama is the texture
,,.sfF.i lrion al b. Dixie theatre to-
aay Pathe ID presenting a sceaie
ard eaueationsa number and The
ether reel is Nestor comedy.
TELL Morgans Girl, featuring
Eddy Lyons, y Moran and Editn
Roberts.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-04
L<,t:a! MarkeG.

IOca! Marker.
The w xahachie dealers are pay
ing the following prices for country
erod dee Hday.
The Coconino sun., 1917-03-23

| bOndS, 1eS and 13 votes were Bonds, Mo- and that there was { majority of 67 of all of the votes cast at said election Bonds, Yes," the tai ly being as follows:
 Total votes Bonds, Yes" 40.
 Total votes Bonds, No" 73
 Total votes cast in all 213
 Majority in favor of mourning ar indebtedness of $60,000 for sewers and issuing therefor, bonds as SC, forth in the question printed on the official ballot 67.
 Section 4. That it be and is here by certified, recited and warranted that at said election a majority of all the property taxpayers of said town of Flagstaff, Arizona, who were in all other respects, duly qualified electors of said town voting at said election voted in favor of the issuance of bonds in the aggregate amount of $6O,OOO for the purpose of purchasing the existing sewer system of said town and mak- ing enlargements and extensions thereof, said sewers to be owned and controlled by said town and the crea- tion of an indebtedness thereby in ex- cess of four per centum of the value of taxable roperty of said town which, as ascertained by the last (1916) assessment for state, county and town purposes previous to the proposed mourning of said indebted ness, was and is s2,158,757, and which said indebtedness including said $60,- 900 sewer bonds, is $127,50O; and that the council is hereby duly authorized and empowered to issue and sell the bonds of said town, of the character, to the amount and for the purpose aforesaid.
 Section ). That inasmuch as it is necessary for the mediate preserva- tion of the public peace, health and safety that the said town secure said sewer system and enlargements and extensions thereof be made at the earliest possible moment, an emer- gency is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance shall therefore be in full force and effect from and after its approval and due posting.
 Passed by the Common Council March 18th, A. D. 1917.
 Approved by the Mayor March 12, A. D. 1917.
 -.a s. l.. FINLEY,
 Mayor of the town of Flagstaff, Coconino county, Arizona.
 (Seal) Attest:
 ALEX. A. JOHNSTON,
 Town Clerk, Flagstaff, Coconino county, Arizona.