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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-07-20
FRESH AIR CAMPAIGN.

Milwaukee Boy Scouts have just
completed an active campaign to teach
the residents of that city the value Of
fresh air. They distributed pamphlets
carried signs, spoke to their friends
and neighbors about it and pledged
themselves to get all the folks at home
to use more fresh air. Many fathers
have been induced to walk to their
places of business and many mother,
have been induced to open an unheard.
Of number Of windows,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-07-20

Waste wood products from Southern
sawmills are to be used in the manu-.
facture Of paper.
Since the outbreak Of war South
African mines have yielded f1OO,OO
600 worth Of gold.
Inc song sparrow II about the size
OF an Enslish sparrow. but with 9
longer tail; streaks and large spot on
breast The chipping and field spar.
rows are smaller, with no spots on
breast; the former has lines on head :;
the latter u rufous and sines very
sweetlY.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-07-20
CONVERSATIONS

China contains more American mis-
honaries than American business
men.
The government maintains 27,84O
miles Of road in Spain and has more
than 5000 miles under construction at
the present time.
An inventor In England has COM
biped Q rubber flesh brush and soap
di4h, provided with q vacuum cup on
the bottom to hold It upright when
used for the latter purpose
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-07-20
FROM NEAR AND FAR

With wireless stations powerful
enough to reach vessels in all Of Its
waters, the Chinese government will
establish a typhoon warning service.
Attachments that accompany a
watch patented BY q New York man
enable 1t to be worn % wrist or In
a pocket, holding It securely in either
case.
There are some $4,000 craters on
the moon, and these are the product Of
long ages.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-07-20
$4,000 men IN
FIRST DRAFT CALL
President Issues Order Calling
Soldiers Into the Service
Of United States.
1852, ss5 MEN IN THE ARMY
Mar Department Announces the Quo
tas to Be Furnished by Each
State-credit Given for Men
Now In Service.

Washington.-The war department
has promulgated a formal order from
the president drafting 6s7 900 men into
the military service Of the United
States under the selective conscription
law. The order shows what part Of
the total must be furnished by each
state and territory.
The only steps now remaining are
distribution by the governors Of
state quotas among the local exemp-
ton districts and the great lottery,
which probably will be held next
week and which will establish the
order In which registrants are to pre-
sent themselves for service or exemp-
hon.
The men summoned for service will
be used to fill the regular army and
National Guard to war strength and
to organize the first 10000 Of the new
national army.
Total to Be 1862, ,ess.
The total Of these three forces will
be 1.262,9S5 men.
Later another 10000 will be called
out supplemented by sufficient men
u Iuuke up IOSSeS anu MAINTAIN re-
serve battalions.
Following Is Secretary Of War
Bakers announcement Of the order:
by virtue Of the authority vested
In him by an act Of congress, entitled
An Act to Authorize the President
to Increase Temporarily the Military
Establishment Of the United States,
approved May 49, 1917, the president
Of the United States has ordered the
aggregate number Of 6S7,O 900 men to
be raised by draft for the military
service Of the United States in order
to bring to full strength the organ
izations Of the regular army and the
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-07-20
NUMBER OF men IoBE RAISED IN EACH STATE


SANS national
population
the allotment
The following table
National Guard
in the fna acolum Of the table:
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-07-20
Arizona.


A big strike of rich ore is reported
from the Weaver mine, in the Weaver
district.
Ore five feet thick was struck in .
winze on the 35O-foot level of the Tel.
luride mine in the Oatman district.
Arizona taxpayers are losing some
thing like 100000 the week because
OF the labor troubles in the state.
1t Is reported that a contract for
600 feet Of the work has Just been let
An average speed of five feet a day
is being maintained In sinking the
Dorothy May shaft at the Green Mons
ter at Jerome.
The hot weather has brought no
cessation Of activity at the Black
Giant mine in the Salome district and
the work OF sinking the 5O0-foot shaft
is proceeding.
A carload Of ore was shipped from
Benson to the smelter at Deming.
N. M. This shipment was from the
Ed Cajon mines, located about forty
miles down the river from Benson.
Colorado.
The American Metals Producing
Company, at its special process plant
in Black Hawk, is saving the zinc in
Gilpin and Clear Creek county ores.
The May production from the
Acacia Gold Mining Company's South
Burns mine on, Bull hill, totaled about
$50 tons, with an average value of $26
per ton.
In Chaffee county J. W. Ady OF
Cripple Creek is arranging to put
force Of men on the Lottie mine in the
Middle Cottonwood district.
Eyvind Flood of the Excelsior mine
at Frisco states that arrangements
are rapidly nearing completion for the
resumption of work at the mine.
La Junta and other Arkansas valley
points are experiencing an oil excite
ment as a result OF reports that well
has been brought in at a depth OF loo
feet.
Since accepting ores for treatment
Oh a custom basis, the plant of the
American Metals Producing Company
al Black Hawk has increased its bust.
ness materially.
State Senator Hetherington reports
molybdenite ore in Gunnison county.
The molybdenite is from twenty-foot
vein on property in the Gold Brick
mining district and is high grade.
The Good Friday mine, at Boulder
Falls, which has been steady pro
ducer Of tungsten ores the past year.
is getting ready to work one of the
largest blocks Of ore in Boulder
county.
The two active gold dredging com.
panies, the Tonopah Placers Com
pany and the French Gulch Dredging
Company, are doing we'll this season.
as three OF the four boats now in op-
Grafton are digging In placer material
carrying both coarse and nugget gold
The Primos Mining Company OF
Pennsylvania, which Is the company
operating the molybdenum deposits at
Camp Boericke, eleven miles west OF
Empire, which ceased operations about
q year ago. now has a force OF men
getting things into shape to resume
shipments.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-07-20
WESTERN
MINING AND OIL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News s.rvssa

Metal Market Prices.
New York-Lead-Spot 11Ae
Bar silver-S0Ac.
Copper-Casting. $2S.S7h.
st. Louis.-Spelter-$8.87h.
Boulder-Tungsten concentrates, 60
per cent, $17OO per unit Crude ores.
60 per cent. $500: Is per cent, $40
Q12.00; 10 per cent, $S.70Q100O per
unit.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-07-20
New Mexico.

The Big Five Gold Mining and Mill
ing Company filed incorporation pa
pers with the State Corporation Com
mission. The capitalization is 1000:
900.
At Mogollon, the Oaks Company
have increased ore shipments from
Maud s. property. Another train OF
burros have been added to the ore
haul.
I'VE are going to strike oil in New
Mexico" said Robert L. Lunsford. vice
president of the Toltec Oil Company.
"Our first well in Chaves county.
which we drilled to a depth Of s.120
feet and then abandoned, proved the
existence of oil-bearing sands. and
is now simply question of finding
the oil In commercial quantities.
Two mining companies filed incor.
poration papers with the State Corpor.
alton Commission The Fidelity Cop
per Company of Silver City, capital.
lied at 100000 with $2.603 paid up.
and the Duncan Mining and Milling
Company Of steeple Rock with $780,.
900 capitalization and $5,002 paid uN
the shares being SO cents each.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-07-20
Wyoming.

Wyoming.
No. z well in Torchlight field drilled
In at 600 feet. Well on Buffalo Basin
dome down $500 feet.
The addition to the 0reybull Rsf1n.
cry is progressing rapidly. The three
power stills are in position and the
forms are ready for the six crude
stills.
An advance Of s cents q barrel In
the price Of Wyoming crude oil was
announced. Elk Basin and Grass
creek production now commando 81. ~
q barrel.
Smyrna times., 1917-03-21
SCENE OF NATURAL BEAUTY
Setting Of Montmoreney Falls Near
Quebec Resembles the Imaginative
Conception Of an Artist.

The impressiveness of any bit OF
scenery depends not on how large
it looks. Thus there are few persons
who would estimate the width of the
Grand canyon at more than a tenth
of what it actually is. Niagara falls,
when seen at a distance, is not i'm
pressive, and when you are close to
it you cannot get complete view.
1t is for this reason that many of
the smaller bits of scenery really give
more pleasure to persons who have an
eye for natural beauty. MOntmOrency
falls, on the river of that name a few
miles from Quebec, is an excellent eX-
ample of this fact. 1t consists of a
stream about 40 feet wide dropping
somewhat more than 200 feet over a
sheer cliff just above the juncture of
the MOntmOrency and the st. Law
renee. This cliff forms part of high
amphitheater of rock, it's Jagged out
lines crowned by a forest of juniper
and spruce, and opening upon the wide
blue eXpanse of the st. Lawrence.
Above the falls the stream is known
as the Fairy river because of the weird
beauty of its dark waters, which wind
between sheer granite walls festOOned
with very old, gnarled trees. 1t seems
more like some artists imaginative
conception than a work of nature.
Smyrna times., 1917-03-21
Mountains That Move.

The results of geOdetic studies by
British scientists in the Himalayas
and the Tibetan mountains indicate an
apparent creeping of these gigantic
mountain ranges, the greatest on the
globe, sidewise toward the south, with
q consequent crumpling up Of the ST.
walk hills. For a long time it has
been known that there exist certain
anomalies in the density of the earth
under and adjacent to the Himalayas,
but this suggestion of a creeping mo-
ton is novel. The surveys. that still
are in progress may eventually dis
close the real facts, but the opera
tions on the Tibetan side are rendered
difficult by the fact that Tibet is not
yet wholly accessible to the scientists.
Smyrna times., 1917-03-21

For constructive legislation the Del
aware Legislature has done more the
past week than has been do1e for Del
aware in many years. 1t has given
US State Highway bill that means
the permanent building of millions of
dollars cf roads; it has given US re-
venue bills that means a material
boost to the cause of education, a de-
partment that has been sadly ne.
elected; and it means the providing
of funds that will enable Delaware to
hold it's own with the sister states of
the union. There may be features ir
and about the bills passed that may
not please everybody. Doubtless some
of the laws will have to be smoothed
out and readjusted at future session
of the Legislature. but in the mair
our Delaware Legislature has don'
good work.
Smyrna times., 1917-03-21
How Manual Training Will Help Smyrna

How Manual Training Will Help Smyrna
From time to time shall publish
articles showing how manual training
will benefit the boy. and therefore
the town of Smyrna. To understand
these articles, however, you must know
the definition of "Manual Training" /"
Contrary to general opinion it does not
mean the teaching of trade to the
boy. 1t means, the training of the
hand 80 that it may in some visible
manner express the ideas of the mind !;
to serve as an adjustment between
mind and matter. that is. to bring mind
and matter into proper, relationship to
each other, to be the complement of the
mind in man'sfstruggle for the control
of his environment. The above three
definitions can readily be expressed
by the following statement: Manua
training is that subject which pro
duces an all-round education. H. K.
Weber.
Smyrna times., 1917-03-21
ROBBERY AT MIODLETOWN
Two Men in Bathrobes Chase Thieves
at a A. M. and Recover Some Loot

Two Men in Bathrobes Chase Thieves
at a A. M. and Recover Some Loot
Thieves broke into the home of
Joseph Berkman on North Broad
street, Middletown, at about 4 O'Clock
yesterday morning. The prompt ac-
tion of Lester M. Shestack, of Phila-
delphia. visitor, prevented the loss
of many valuable things. Shestack
was aroused from his sleep by hearing
noises in the lower part Of the house.
Leaping from the bed he awoke his
roommate, Alec Berkman, a student
at Delaware College. Berkman got a
revolver and he and Shestack rushed
down stairs just in time to see the
men leaving by the rear door. Clad
only in bathrobes and bedroom slip
pers the two young men chased the
thieves through Pennington street. up
Broad street and into Anderson street
where the thieves made their escape.
After the chase Berkman and Shestack
returned to their home. Along the
way they found set of furs valued
at 5000 and a coat valued at $50 be-
longing to Miss Leah Berkman. sister
of Berkman, and fiancee of Shestack.
A large amount of silverware had
been placed in asbundle to be carried
off. 4 'esyJ
Smyrna times., 1917-03-21

The Dover State Sentinel rejoices
at the possibilities of better schools
and better paid teachers gained
under the new laws made by the Leg
islature now in session. And rightly
so. The new revenue and other mea-
sures will nOE doubt cause an awaken
ing in public school interest, so long
needed in Delaware. AS the Sentinel
says: County School Superinten-
dents will no longer be compelled to
qualify poorly-prepared' teachers.
They ought not to Go it anyway-let
the school boards go outside of the
State if necessary and offer salaries
that will attract good teachers; then
we shall have good schools; our own
good teachers will staylwith us and
our poor teachers will have to inn
prove or quit. The solution of the
problem may be drastic, but it is
simple.
Smyrna times., 1917-03-21
Ladies, Take Notice!

Imagine the SNUG self-sufficiency Of
the feminine mind which considers it.
self capable of selecting a mans neck
tie, the most exacting bit Of silk in
the world! Fancy the futility Of'such
a mind passing judgment on it! Crit
icize, and with reason, the cut Of our
clothes and hair; advance theories
upon gloves and footwear; but be 81
lent if you cannot commend the neck
wear of a man. There you have the
artistic elimination of the male. Cen
sure it, and you insult at the same
time his judgment, pride and sense Of
beauty.-Atlantic
Smyrna times., 1917-03-21

Why wait for road material to fall
to a price that may never be realized?
Smyrna Town Council has already
wasted enough money surfacing and
resurfacing Commerce street with
patent preparations. Let US have
some permanent work done With
Legislative authority to go ahead and
borrow the necessary funds, Council
should lose no time in getting bids
and giving out the contract for early
spring work.
Smyrna times., 1917-03-21

Despite the fact that the House
few days ago passed Representative
Welch's bill to prohibit the sale of
cigarettes in Delaware-which the
Senate promptly killed - Senator
Joseph's bill prohibiting minors smok-
ing Cigarettes, which the Senate passed
a few days ago was reported in the
House yesterday "on its merits, :"
which looked as if it was candidate
for the morgue.
Smyrna times., 1917-03-21
The SMYRNA TIMES
Published Every Wednesday Afternoon, by
SMYRNA. DELAWARE

EuDllsueu Every N6uu6sudg AltSEuOOui D9
ROBERT d. HOFFECKER, Proprietor.
Founded by Robert d. Hoffecker, July s. 1854
Editor and Proprietor until February 10, 1907
FFICE:-Next Door to the Fruit Growers
N ltona Bank.
Telephone. No. 10.
THE SMYRNA TIMES is an independent paper
devoted to the welfare of the town it repre-
sents and the State of which it is a part. 1t
also gives the items of importance of the East
ern Shore of Maryland.
AOVERTIS ISEMENTS-TaE SMYRNA TIMES is the
business medium not only for the town it rep
'ssents but for the outlying district of which it
is the centre, embracing the towns of Clayton,
Kenton CheswOld Townsend, Leipsic, &c.
rate of 50 cents an inch for first insertion and
25 cents for each subsequent insertion will be
charged for transient advertising. Locals and
Reading Notices, 10 cents per line per issue.
A special discount on all semiannual and
yearly advertisements.
Smyrna times., 1917-03-21

Smyrna's new chemical fire engine
demonstrated what it could do most
effectively Friday at the fire on Com
merce street. The value Of sucn an
equipment is incalculable and all
praise for our faithful volunteer fire.
men of whom citizens of Smyrna are
proud.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-12
THELOCAL MARKET
TRADING DROPS ALMOST TO
STANDSTILL ON 'CHANGE.
Four Small Transfers Of Stocks and
One Bond Sale Reeorded-Wash-
Inaton Gas Improves With Quota
tlon Transaction at 73-capital
Traction Brings 70.

Trading was almost at . standstill
on the local stock exchange today,
neither stocks nor bonds being in de
mand. Stock sales were confined to
four small transactions, while only
one bond sale was recorded.
Washington Gas showed improve
ment, with the sale of q quotation lot
at 10, but there was no indication OF
any extensive demand at this fgure,
the bid being lowered to 72h after
this sale was recorded, with the Of
fering still T3.
An odd lot Of Capital Traction stock
brought 70. Quotation lots OF the
stock were offered at 7sx, with 7sH
the best bid.
A ten-share lot OF Union Trust Com
pany stock sold for 12oH, and an
equal amount of Washington Loan
and Trust stock brought 24s.
A 5000 American Telephone and
Telegraph Company convertible Az
per cent bond, which changed hands
at par, was the only bond sale re-
corded.
Total business transacted on the
local exchange for the week ended to-
day is as follows: Bonds, $4,000;
stocks, b77 shares.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-12
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET

EGGS-Nearby z2c: Southern. SIC.
BITTER-EiGin print, &c; Elgin tub, dc:
process, SIC; store packed. nc.
POJVTRY-IIve hens. per h., &c: roor-
ters per h., lie; turkeys, per ID. 10 &c:
GprinR chickens per h., 4Odilc; winter chick
ems, per n, 8ods5c: ducks, per h.. 50iSc:
Eeese. per lb.. I29lbc; keats, young, each.
Gd50c.
DRESSED PoULTRT-Hsns, ehoics. per
h., 2Ia25c; chickens. per h., H6Soe; tErksys.
per .lb., .562Sc; ducks, per lb:, B9zoo: roos-
terH per ID, I7aiSc: geese, lsdlbc-
GREEN FRUITS-Apples. new per bbl..
. 5Od7.5O; per box. No0g2b; California
oranges, ta5OGJ.0o: Florida oranges, use
as per boz; lemons, per ebox, D.5ouS.75'
grapefruit, t3.50qtoo; strawberries per quart,
VEGETABLEs-Potato Mccormick. per
Dbl, 81 5oTs.5O; western. per ~ bu. sack,
q. 5OIs; new Florida. per Dbl. E.ooas 20;
sweet potatoeE, SS.5OTs 90: yams. s7.5Ods u ;
string keans per basket, il.O0a2o0; peppers,
per crate, t5 OOa4.0O carrots, per box, 81 so
/ 30: okra. per crate, 81. 0Oqt.oo; radishes, per
100 s. OOd3.OO; cucumbers, basket, u.o0tf2 90:
Texas onions per crate, f.25925o; eggplant,
s. 5O95Oo per crate; new cabbage per crate,
81 OOfrs, 90; beets per bunch. 6dsc: celery, per
dog, SSG7Bc: romaine lettuce. 81 .oo91.o; let
tuce 81 OOas % per basket: squash, Florida
al 25f7i 90 per crate; Florida tomatoes. N.6O9
N per crate: ceftry Florida. per crate, 81 so
: Is; rhubarb, 81. sO62.Oo per 100 punches; new
beets, q o0ds. 50 per crate: s. G. asparAgus,
s.. S0925o per doz.; green peas N-6oG&o per
DRESSED MEATs-Porl. small to medium.
h., If6fse; heavy, H., isq1Ie.
LIVE srOCK-Calvea. lac.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-12
OFFICERS CAMP WORK
RUSHED ATFORT MYER
Housing for 1000 Civilians to
Train for War Being COMPLETED.

Preparations were rushed today at
Fort Myer to house the 1000 civilians
who viii go into camp Monday to be-
come members Of the Officers Reserve
Corps.
workmen at daybreak were putting
the finishing touches to the long line
Of wooden cantonments, where the
embryo officers will live during their
three months Of training.
Information booths will be estab-
lished at the Union Station In WASH
ington. where incoming recruits will
be told by army officers how to reach
the training camp. and how their bag
gage should be checked.
Capt c. S. Haight, commandant OF
the officers reserve corps camp, said
work would be continued on the build
ings at Fort Myer and that they
would be ready to receive the men by
Monday.
Ranges, tables, and other camp
equipment were installed today. Ar
rangements were made to have nres
in the buildings IL needed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-12
CATHOLICS TO PARADE
ON PLAZA AFTER MASS
Loyalty Demonstration on Memo
rial Day TO Be Elaborate.

The full committee on the demon
stration. to be held by Catholics of
Washington and vicinity Memorial
Day will meet next Sunday night in
Gonzaga College hall to perfect ar
engagements for a parade on the
Union Station plaza
Announcement was made Mt a moot
ing OF the committee heals last night
that Col w. w. Harris, Superintendent
Of Public Buildings and Grounds, had
given his consent to this use Of the
plaza for the loyalty demonstration.
Cardinal Gibbons will review the
parade.
Last nights meeting was addressed
by the Rev. n. J. Riori ian, pastor of
Immaculate Conception Church, and
the Rev. NJ. P. Daley. OF Holy Com
forter Church. Judge NJ. NJ. Doyle,
of st. Patrick's parish. spoke In be-
half OF that parish. and offered the
support and active participation If
Monsignor Thomas. recently appoint.
ed rector OF 81. Patrick's. The meet
ing was presided over By Il. ]. Quinn.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-12

COLFFOR GARDENS
Links at Soldiers Home Put
Under Cultivation.
ALL EAGER TO Do TIER SHARE
FNeHundred-Acre Lawns Nay Be
Made Farms.

Golf a. the consuming passion Of
inmates Of the United States National
soldiers' Home has lost caste. The
old soldiers and sailors have been at
tackled BY the back.to-nature fever.
The mashie and putter have been
succeeded BY the hoe and the rake In
the hands OF the veterans. and the
nfty-two-aere golf links IN the home
grounds which were elassed with the
best In the country have bean turned
into . garden
The hns green turf Of ths links
which for several years has been the
pride Of the inmates Of the home.
has All been turned under. and within
. few days viii be seeded down.
Cones Hard To ssae.
The sudden change from the pleaS-
ant recreation Of smuggling golf balls
to farming has come hard to some OF
the old fellows. Many Of them now
and again turn with sorrowfui eyes
TO their clubs, and then seizing agri-
cultural implements start to work
with q will.
What win be planted In the tract
has not-as yet been snnounced. but Il
Is understood that . model garden
farm viii be maintained ami worked
exclusively BY the VsteFanA
Appreciative OF the fact that they
are no longer able to 80 to the front
with the dag, and desirous Of doing
their hit." the veterans thought out
the idea of turning their playground
into q farm. II has been suggested
that the 500 or more acres which 50
70 make up the beautiful lawns about
the home be turned into farm lands.
and II Is not improbable that within
the next few weeks scores Of plows
win be at work turning under the
sod in all sections OF the reservation
Cattle Doa't Need An Land.
UIlIeers assigned to the hospital At
the home have three-acre garden
plot at the rear OF their quarters, and
are raising vegetables for the use
Of the inmates-
Those who know the situation At
the home state that only about 200
acres OF grazing land are necessary
for the use OF the homes cattle, and
that the rest Of thu huge estate may
readily be made q garden IN the serv-
Ice OF UnclesSarn-