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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-06-28
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Items of Interest Taken from the Siftings of This
Corresponding Week Fifteen Years Ago

AOl OllCoPOA1Olu& "CS
f. V. Hoagland, druggist at
Machol's, had been very i'll.
Mrs. Joseph Bradley had been
very i'll of pleuro-pneumonia.
Phil Mixsell and family were
planning to return here to live
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Maxton
had returned from their wedding
trip.
George P. Stovall. the violinist,
had returned from trip TO the
coast.
Sunday dinners were being served
at Crosson's ranch on Bear creek
for so cents.
Ira Com mstock was erecting a
residence in Sunnyside. c. 4
Lyon was the contractor.
Miss Daisy Vidler of George
town had been visiting Miss Muir
iel Hill and Mrs. Renshaw.
John Bloch bad returned from
Old Mexico which be had found
not to his liking as a place of resi-.
ience.
William Cruise had died OF
miners consumption, aged 8 4e
years. He left wife and three
daughters.
John Schmidt, a well-known
prospector and miner, had been
found dead in his cabin at Wide
Awake, near perigo.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. O. Walker
were leaving for the Atlantic sea.
bord. Mr.. Walker was county
clerk and recorder.
w. H. Johns had been in British
Columbia for ten months. His
wife was recovering from an illness
in Denver hospital.
Mrs. David Hill was planning to
visit her husband, who was doin G
nicely at the Bruce mines in Can.
ada. Then, because OF poor
health. she expected to go to Den-
yer to live after Miss Muriel re-
turned to Colorado college.
The T. T. T. society of girls of
this city had had their picture in
the Denver Post. They were
Misses Julia Reed, Florence Bond,
Nellie Ballingcr, Margaret William.
son, Bella Weinberger, Mayme
Freestone, Florence Williamson
and Bess Mallalieu.
Several mining claims in Grass
Valley had been sold TO Denver
men, the stock company to be
known as the Santa Fe Mountain
Gold Mines company. Prospectors
had said that Santa Fe mountain
was the richest section in this
district. A strike in the Coming
Nation had shown assay values OF
/ $l4 600 a ton of tellurium, the
finest from this or any other sec.
ton. Work in that mine had
stopped because Of trouble a m ong
the owners.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-06-28

Someone has described the man
who evaded the draft as being like
a lemon pie. Yellow clear through
and without enough crust to go
over the top.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16

banded together to provide the enter tainments, an dsoldiers are to be ad- mitted for 10 cents and p cents. To make sure that all soldiers can sec the performances a nation wide cam paisn for the sale of admission or 'smilea2e' tickets has been started and Rotary has pledged it's support The Pine Bluff club president was in- structed to name a committee chair man for Pine Bluff and a committee for Fordyce. Mr. Toney appointed Dr. J. l. Norris for Pine Bluff and Sol klarberg and J. Frank Franey to ar range for the campaign at Fordycc. The plan is to sell the tickets and let the buyers send them to soldiers at the encampmente. Dr. Norris an- nounced before the meeting adjourned that he had sold 100.
 Board Meeting Thursday.
 Sam E. Russell, vice president of of directors. announced that meet ing of the directors would be held in the directors room of the Merchants & Planters bank Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock to confer With trustees of the Davis hospital relative to funds needed by that institution. This meet ing was to have been held last week, but was postponed because of weather conditions
 Lawrence Dixon requested the clubs aid in obtaining government re- lief from the practice of manufa ctul- CTS of carbonic acid gas charging one half cent for collecting the tax of five cents on each pound. Mir. Powell vol unteered to help, and Mr Dixon was named a committee to present the matter to the council of defense.
 Other guests and speakers at the meeting were Capt J. NJ. Barrett of Sherrill and B. DeBerta, representing 9 the Pabst Brewing company, manufac- turers of Pablo"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16
GARDNER'S DEATH WAKES COVGRESS
 ID PRObE CAMPS $
Resolutions ntrodlaced to Investigate Cantonnlent
 Conditions.
--77l7-7-@777+---77- tBy Associated lrUSS.)

Washington, Jan. 15.-As 8 direct result of sentiment in the house over the death from pneumonia of former Wheeler, Ga, Representative Gard of Ohio today introduced resolution to direct the military committee to investigate camp conditions.
 Camp site selections, sufficiency of clothing, hospital facilities and treat ment of sick soldiers would be inves- tigated under the resolution. Many of Major Gardner's friends are support ing them.
 Citing the illness and death of Major Gardner, for many years . rep resentatives from Massachusetts, as the result of pneumonia at Camp Wheeler, Macon, Ga, and reports of prevalence of pneumonia and meninge- tis at various camps, Representative Gardner explained in presenting his resolution that when men are selected to go from civil life into military ser vice as Major Gardner Was, they should have the best sanitary envir- onments and every preeaution taken to safeguard their health 10 return them ultimately to civil life in better health if possible than before. ..
 The house after a brief sesion to- day adjourned in respect to Major Garder's memory.
 In adiourning the house Democratic Leader Kitchin announced that later if the family agrees, Inc will offer |; resolution to provide for the state funeral services either in the house senate or the rotunda of the capitol This would break all precedcnts, it is said.1
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16
Tricks of Worms.

Mimicry in animals. "hitherto an un-
 koyed mystery is explained in the North American Jteview by Hudson
 Maxim. When a bird is about to at
 lack a worln he looks at the worm, Irving to ascertain whether the worm
 Is food worm or a putf-adder. The mental process of the bird is trans ferred to the nervous system of the
 kornl, who, HOW aware of the fact that the bird would hesitate to attack him If he were a puff-adder, proceeds to Initiate the puff-adder.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16
Chicken Mystery.

Pearl and Stanley, six and four, re- spcctively, had buried dead chicken in their garden. X week later out of curiosity they went to dig it up, in the wrong place, and did not find it. Excited. they ran together to mother and cried, "Ma, that chicken must have gone to heaven. because it isn't there any more
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16
SIloliid Fit as We'll.

Emma was enjoying a company din- her with the family. Among the good things provided for the table that day |was q dressing usually prepared witt, roast chicken. She was fond of this. bnd wanted second helping. She had heard it spoken of as dressing when it |was passed the first time, but had for gotten just what to call for, so sine Simply said, in asking for it.: "Please
 bass the clothes"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16
Ears Keen CroWinu.

An odd thing about ears is that
 throughcur ones lifetime they continue Ito grow bigger. The ears of girl, admired perhaps for the;.. smal! size. |are fairly large by the time she has |reached middle age. In old age they |may be larger. In any company of people one may notice that it is the |elders that have the big ears In the |very old they are overgroWn.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16
Hand Plow Built From Bicycle.

A farmer in California had no hand |pIoW, so he proceeded to improvise one, says the Popular Science Month |F' Tine body of the blow he made from an old bicycle frame. The bi- cycle handle-bar was taken off. turned
 backward and set sclidly iii the frame.
 The Wheel was taken from a large gate
 valve. The plowshare is attached to
 The frame by a U-bolt,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16

"F'inding the alien slacker' was made part of New Year merriment by the example of the Illinois Coun- cil of Defense in urging all patriotic and business organizations to go the limit in aiding the volunteer enlist n.ent of men who claimed exemption from Uncle Sam's draft. Similar a,t,on by defense councils of other states is predicted.
 Federal Judge Landis also went after the alien who "slacked," say ing there were of military age 5o0.-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16
Stronuest Wood.

Lancewood is said to be the strong. est wood known: its tensile strength per square inch is 23.OO0 pounds-that is to say, that weight is required to tear asunder piece of it one inch square.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16

American association averages show that Roy Patterson of the Minneapolis team tops tha A. A. pitchers. The veteran twirler for the MiIlers allow ed but 1.50 run per game,
 President l7ranzcc of the Boston Rcd soX says he has complctcl another big trade of players that will rival his recent deal for Strunk, Schang and Bush, the former athletic stars.
 The Washington senators of the American league and Columbus sen ators of the American association are to stage an exhibition game at Golum- bus before tho opening of the season next April.
 Madsc Kennedy is Mrs, Harold Bolster.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16

Russell Blackburne, the former White Sox infielder who played a [reat game for Toronto last year, will
 |tart the coming season at short for
 he Cincinnati Reds.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16

Cornell and Annapolis are new the only institutions of prominence not en- rolled in the emmbership of the Ma tional Collegiate Athletic association
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16

0Oo Canadians and Britoas ln the country, of whom 175,000 claimed exemption.
 The State Council of Defense pledged it's. assistance i'll the work of getting volunteer recruits for the British and other forces overseas and elsewhere among the men exempted from the United States draft by rea7 son of alien citizenship claims.
 Facts submitted by the British Canadian Recruiting Mission. which reported 14,000 enlist1nents, were the basis for the Illinois Councils action.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16

Dartmouth's basketball squad go away to 8 bad start, loosing foul games in a TOW.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16
Have Sott, r,CIear, Brighi Skin
Use Black and White. Sent By Mail 25G Agents Make all Easy Living.

Use Black and White. Sent By Mail 25e Agents Make all Easy Living.
 Just try Black and White Ointment (for white or colored folks). Apply as directed on package, to face, neck, arms or hands. 1t is very pleasant to the skin and has the effect of bleach ing the dark, sallow or blotchy skin, clearing the skin of risings, bumps, pimples, blackheads, wrinkles, tan or freckles-giving you clear, soft, fair, bright complexion, making you the envy of everybody. Sold on a money back guarantee, only 25c (stamps or coin) sent by mail.
 FREE
 If you send $1 for four boxes of Black and White Ointment, a 25c cake of Black and White Soap included free. Agents make an easy living rep resenting us. Apply for territory and special deal. Address Plough Chem ical Co.,, Dept. 9, Memphis, Tenn. Write nOw--today-while you think about it. Black and White Ointment sold cveryWherc.-Advt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16

Harry "Tex" Tate, who won on a |oul from Fred Fulton recently, is be-
 ng confused with Bill Tate, the negro (eavvweight. "Tex" is white heavy 1 nd former sparring partner of Carl Norris.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16
|RIL3'S TONGUE
 BtCGb|fS COATED F CONSIiPATFD
t,,o, rvess, Feveri>h and Sick Give
 " .Caijiornia Syrup of FigS.'

l children love this fruit laxative" ', ,,othing else cleanses the tender
 nmach liver and bowels so nicely. Child simply will not stop playing orJntv the bowels, and the result is,
 ov become tightS clogged with
 aste liver gets sluggish, stomach
 snrs aTr then your little one becomes
 .oss ba]f-sick, feverish, don't eat,
 oen u or act naturally, breath is bad
 rstem full of cold, lsa sore throat,
 ouach-ache or dialihooa. Listen,
 o,ber, See if tongue is coated, then f,,e teaspoonful of aI"California g,,run of Figs" and in 6 few hours E1 tbo constiapted waste, sour bile f,d undgested food passes out of the Estem and you have a well, playful hild again. Millions of mothers give "California lv,un of Figs" because it is perfectly |orm1ess: children love it, and it |evnr fails to act on the stomach, liver Ind bowels
 1 Ask your druggist for bottle of california Syrup of Figs,' which has I,1 directions for babies, children of m ages and for grown-ups plainly (rinted on the bottle. Beware Of auntelfeits sold here. Get the gen. line made by California Fig Syrup Ecmpany." Refuse any other kind With contempt. Adv.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16

1ouise Lester is Mrs. Jack Rich
 lrdson.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16
SilnMs for Soldiers.

II. Kemp Toney, president reaG telegrams and letters he had received from J. F. Finlay, Chattanooga, dis trict governor of Rotary, urging sup port of the movement to proVioe eh- tertainment for soldiers at the cn- Campmcnts. Theatrical men nave
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-20
.LtNROOT LEADS IN WAR
FOR j. s. SENATORShIP
Berger, Socialist Congressman Un-
opposed, Polls Heavy Vote; Re
turns 40 Per Cent Complete.

by Associated Press 20 Evory Evening
Milwaukee, Wis, March 2o.-The re-
suit Of the Republican primary contest
yesterday for the nomination for United
States senator between Irvine J.. LeDroot,
supporter Of President Wilson'S war aims.
and James Thompson. the Ia Toilette
candidate, still waa ~ doubt today
Returns from the state n large virtually
ceased at | a. m, with about sixty per
cent 10 be heard from
Prediction was made early today that
doubt would not be removed in the Re-
publican senatorial contest before tonight
and possibly not before tomorrow, as re-
turns arc coming in slowly
Former Congressman Victor Berger,
Socialist candidate who was opposed,
pollcd larger vote than early returns
indicated, his managers claiming the
Socialist vote in the State will reach a
total of 10000 Berger carried Milwaukee
county by vote equal 10 that Of Lenroot
and Thompson. The city vote, virtually
complete, was: Berger, II, 469: Thorn pson,
9.9l7: Lenroot, 6,lsl
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-20

the defendants TO file an answer to the
petition filed by the complainapts in
this cause on the l4th day OF Soveul.
ber, 1917, and to strike oil said petition,
fT IS ORDERED That the said order
Of the llth day Of December, 1917, be
and hereby is vacated, and
IT is FURTHER ORDERED That the
said petition be- and hereby is stricken
off.
tSigned) y. W. THOMPSON, j.
AND NOW, To wit; This 10Th day of
March, 1918, upon consideration Of the
Petition Of PIERRE s. duPOET, filed
November &, 1917, and having heard ar
gumcnt upon the same, and upon con.
sderation of the whole case,
IL rs ORDERED, ADJURfED and
DECREED as follows:
That the bill in equity filed in this
ease bc and is hereby dismissed with
costs 10 the defendants.
(Signed) i. w. THOMPSON, !.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-20
Second Proposition.

Passing 10 the rompIalnants steand
proposition, the first question presented
il 10 what extent The individual de
PENDANTS were affected in their right to
vote by their interest in retaining the
stock, and, assuming, as we must, the
truth of the allegations in the complain
ants petition for the purpose of deter
mining whether he defendants should
be required to answer, what effect has
the domination and control Of the IN
dividua defendants over the corporation
and its officers and employees and the al
legged improper use of the opinion Of the
court upon the validity of the result of
the vote at the stockholders meeting.
The general rule is that utockhold
er is not deprived OF the right To vote
upon question IN which he has an
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-20
MURDER BATTLES
PA. STATE POLICE
Killing of Man and Wounding OF
Another at Shenandoah
Proves Mystery.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Pottsvilc. Pa. March 20-The Shen-
andoah police force, the district attorney 8
Office and the coroner's force are working
today in an effort TO unravel the mystery
surrounding the probable fatal injury of
one man and the killing of another at
Shenandoah Tuesday evening.
The crimes were disclosed when John
Brown, engineer at the kohinoor colliery
found Dominck Ingenessi with badly
crushed head and broken leg leaning
against a fire alarm box and called the
police. Two men were arrested and
identified as being implicated by lngenessi
While the police were investigating the
case they found trail of blood leading to
the mountain and discovered Joseph
Crillo buryIng the body of another man
who was identified rs Kasimir Barborzmi
Both of the men came here looking for
work several days ago. Two more men
were arrested.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-20
INCREASE CAPIrAL TO 5000. .OOO. 600.

Stockholders az the General Motors
CORPORATION Al meeting here today
voted to increase the capital stock to
5000. 600 600. divided into 1000, 900
shares, 40 par value u 81 each
Fifty million dollars OF this is To be
prcfrrrcd stock and SI50.O00 ,OO0 is
to be the common stock This is an
increase Of some $50, 100000 Of six per
cent preferred stock and sS2 COO, 900 Of
the common stock.
The action was taken by adopting an
amendment to certificate Of incorpora-
tion recommended by directors.
Another provision Of amendment is
that preferred stock al the option Of the
directors shall he subject TO reduction in
whole or IN part at sll0 per share and
accrued dividend thereon on November
J. 1918, or on any subsequent dividend
paying date in such manner sS the board
Of directors may determine.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-20
Profits More Than Sufficient.

1t is not now for the first time
brought to the attention of the Court
that the profits in dividends upon the
stock and the proceeds Of sales of bonds
were more than sufficient 10 repay the
defendants what they paid Coleman dn.
Pont, with interest, and therefore no
payment Of money out of the treasury
Of the Company was required if the
Company should determine to acquire
the stock 1t is a situation which ex.
listed and was considered by the Court
prior to entering the interlocutory de-
cree and il in effect set out in the de.
cree 1t was a fact which the Special
Master was directed to present to the
stockholders for their information in the
form of notice get out in the decree
The paragraph in the notice 10 the stock
holders is as follows:
For the information OF the
stockholders. it is proper to state
that from the statements filed in
this cause by the. defendants, it ap-
pears that if the stockholders de
sire to exercise the right TO acquire
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-20
DEATHS

EATINCi-In this city. on March 10, lale.
Ann, wife OF the late Anthony nestios
Relatives and friends are invited " -
tend the funeral from ber lste reriol ~.
5Is East Fourth street. on friodN uernlht
AZ o O'Clock Requiem mass ~ w MaiN :
Church Interment hroral ''in'''i
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-20
WEDDINGS.
BOoRELI-IIAoTING.

Miss Mary A. Hastings and William
l.. Boswell, both Of Ill South Van Burcn
street were married on March Is al 5
p m by the Rev b. i. Jester
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-20
Agents Visited Holders.


IT l. alleged that after the date Of
the decree and before the stockholders
meeting conducted by the Special Master
I'll" defendant procured officers and en-
ployoe- u the Company a the Com
pany's representatives, - visit stock
holders and induce them TO vote against
the acquisition OF the stock by the Com
pany; shat through their control of the
Company they caused the heads Of de-
partmcnts, superintendent Of plants
and other influential officials to infin-
cnce the employees in their various de
partments or under their control TO vote
against the resolution. and az the result
thereof. 1929 officers and employees of
the Company holding 1868 shares vot-
Cd at the meeting and all except three
holding 4j2 shares voted against tho
resolution.
1T is alleged that the defendants in
duced stockholders TO vote against the
resolution by suggestion or stating that
if the Company required the defendants
To account for it, they would resign their
positions with the Company; that large
blocks OF their stock might be put upon
the market, and thus greater loss
might accrue TO the Company than
would be compensated for by the pro-
fits, which defendants might be required
to pay to the Company.
Induced Votes of Holders
1T is further alleged that after the
decree and before the meeting, the de
PENDANTS induced stockholders to vote
against the resolution by showing to the
larger stockholders what was claimed TO
be the opinion of eminent New York
counsel. former Justice OF the Supreme
Court OF the United States, given to
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-23
RED CROSS GAME.

Wilmington High School girls basket
ball team and the wonens team Of the
High School faculty viii clash in the sec
ond annual game Thursday afternoon at
the Friends School gymnasium High
School students, alumnis and other fol-
lowers have long awaited the game which
IL now considered one Of the feature events
on the schools athletic program After
weeks of preparation both societies are In
the best Of trim and ready TO stage the big
contest
The student team has had very
successful season and has the confidence
OF winning organization. However, the
teachers have been practicing faithfully
under the clever tuteiage of Coach Field,
OF the boys team and Carter and Tollin,
two OF hls stars. and expects TO spring a
blg surprise on the student sentet. A
large number of tickets for the game have
already been sold and a record attendance
Is expected TO pack the Friends gym
Thursday afternoon. The game will start
at O'Clock
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-23
HAyRE DE GRACE RACES.

Havre de Grace, Md, April % Step
ping four and half furlongs In 55 %
over "a heavy tracks, Samuel Ross Or
monda, a chestnut filly by Superman-
Princess Ormonda, won III q driving
finish the Aberdeen Stakes Of 81 900
added yesterday at Havre de Grace
After stirring battle all through the
stretch. during which Ormonda and
Harry PAYNE Whitneys Cresson were
never more than head apart the winner
just managed TO keep her nose in front st
me wire. Cresson. during the thrilling
fight through the last eighth, was bumped
twice By the victor With clear sailing
she might have wTested the verdict.
Colonel ". A Ciarnbe's Madam, by \ q.
closed big gap TO be third
Prominent throughout the running Of
the program were the cOlOrs Of Lieutenant
Clifford A. Cochran, who is now somewhere
in France. Lieutenant Cochran owned
no less than three Of the seven thorough
breds that won for the seven events. his
most popular victory being achieved
with the King James colt Nepperban.
which surprised the knowing ones in the
sixth number by defeating the redoubt-
able Jack Hare, Jr, at FIVE and a half
fulongs 1t was pretty fight through
the stretch Jack Hare. Jr, looked ali
over the winner at the eighth pole. but
Hummer brought Nepperhan up from
nowhere and won BY a neck Jock
Scot had no trouble taking the measure
of the others The winner paid the
handsome price Of S24 10
BY whisker, The Wanderer, j. w.
McCleIlands' $4,000 half-brother to the
famous Roamer, was beaten in the open
ing race Of four furlongs for 2-year-olds
by Mrs. Josie NJ Garths Esquimau II
was through the energetic riding Of AIerg-
Ter that Esquimau, saving ground enter
ing the stretch, when Troxler went
wide with The Wanderer to get out of the
heaviest going, got the verdict Mergler
put every ounce into his efforts during the
last eighth and unfinished Troxler
Green Mint owned by g. W. Click, was
best Of the others