davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-18
PACKERS TRIED TO PACK HOOVER'S OFFICE,
BUT UNCLE SAM is TAKING HAND IN GAME

Chicago. he got enough evidence 10
prevent the big packers from cover
ing up their tracks. In this evidence
were letters showing how the pack
ers started out to capture the food
Administrations. even before Hoover
was appointed food administrator.
And how they didn't capture
Hoover himself IL now shown by his
request of the president that sur
vey be made OF the packing Indus
try. to the end that profitcering may
be stopped and both producer and
consumer protected.
This survey In now on. and the
evidence secured for the federal
trade commission win tell the board
appointed by the president about all
they need to know.
This Henry veedcr IL an interest.
ing figure In the packing Industry.
His office ~ n sort OF clearing house
for the packers. who stand united
against producer. consumer and In
Dor. yet fight for supremacy among
themselves, Copies OF most Of the
private correspondence go to Necder;
and Heney went TO tho Needer vault
to get evidence OF the secret prac-
tees OF the big packers.
lie Got Enough
Heney didn't get ALL there was
in the vault. for the u. s. circuit
court OF appeals stepped in over the
head OF Judge Lands and closed the
vault door in Heney's face. But
HE GOT ENOUGH to show how
the packers. long before Hoover was
appointed. set out to get their tools
placed in strategic positions where
they might have n hand in rogulat
ing the packing Industry and In
pricefixing.
HE GOT ENOUGH to show that
employees OF the packers came to
Washington as dollara.year patriots
but were kept on the packers pay
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-18
FIND ABANDONED SHIP

WASHINGTON. April iss--water'
logged and apparently abandoned.
the four rnas,ed schooner Herald.
New York. was sighted April ~. IN
latitude % degrees. "a minutes. and
iongitude IS degrees. sin minutes
west. according to a state depart
nient dispatch from the American
consul at Tarnpico today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-18
CAPE GTRARDEAU, Mo.-Rev.

NJ. u. Collins. Catholic priest at jack
son. Mo: Rev. II. c. Shut. Lutheran
minister ut San over, Mo, and city
Marshal william Wagner. OF Jack
son. were indicted under the cspion-
age act Wednesday. All are accused
OF making disloyai remarks In re.
gard to the war.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-18
HUMAN EXHIBITS
IN I. w. w. CASE

CHICAGO. April is.-Tiuman ex.
hlblts illustrating results OF IN.
present Industrial system. win figur.
In tho defense OF the 10 I. W. w.
members. on trial for alleged s~ds.
ton. Attorney George r. vandervecr
Indicated today In his questioning
Of yeniremen
Defense counsel win introduce men
whose health has been shattered BY
their employment. and win attempt
10 Justify tn, I. W. w. revolution
airy propaganda
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-18
by y. u. COCHRAN

WASHINGTON. April i7.--when
Francis ]. Hensy. with the first aid
Of Federal Judge lands. broke into
the private vault OF Henry ycedcr In
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-02-07
VILLAGES ERECTED ON PILES
Ancient Settlement Discovered In Lake
Constance Contained $1,000 Tree
Trunks for Its Foundation.

The most interesting of the earlier
habitations Of man are the curious lake
dwellings Of the age Of bronze, notes
a correspondent. These were usually
built on piles sunk into the bottom Of
a lake, some distance from the shore.
Large trees were felled, the trunks Of
which were sharpened on one end and
driven into the mud by mallets used In
the hands Of the builders, who worked
from raft.
On these piles was built platform,
sometimes Of great extent. One of the
lake villages discovered In Lake Con-
stance contained $1,000 piles. 1t formed
parallelogram 1900 feet long and
400 broad, and probably accommo-
lated a settlement of several hundred
inhabitants.
After the platform had been put
down, the boards being fastened on
with pegs, and the whole strongly knit
together with clay. the builders pro.
ceeded to put up their huts, which were
circular or rectangular In shape. They
were madesof waffle work, coated on
both sides with clay, and were general.
ly furnished with heafthstone and
hand-mill for crushing grain.
The village was connected with the
shore by long, narrow causeway, In
tersected by drawbrldges.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-02-07
Strange Adoptions by cats.

The cases In which cats and dogs
have formed close friendly relations
are, of course, too numerous to men,
tion. 1t really seems as II there were
no animal friendship so strong and
lasting AS that between cats and dogs
when once 1t is formed. It is well
known that mother cats when deprived
of their newborn progeny will adopt
puppies, rabbits, monkeys or almost
any other tender young creature that
may be handy. But there has recently
come to light case for which there is
no such apparent explanation.
A cat and female fox terrier, which
had brought into the world their prog.
eny at about the same time, delib-
erately swapped their young. the cat
taking the puppies to rear and the dog
the kittens. The exchange was sat.
isfactory. and both litters were
brought In good health to the weap.
able stage. Nobody knows what led
to such abnormal conduct.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-02-07
PAY JEWELER HIS OWN MONEY
Parisian SwIndIers lnveigle Merchant
Into Signing Name to Order for
Three Hundred Pounds.

A very clever swindle was success.
fully carried out In the Rue de la Paix,
Paris. A carriage drove up to large
jewelers. shop, and an elderly man,
with his arm In sling, accompanied
by footman, who carried O rug, en-
tered the shop.
The gentleman selected and bought
some three hundred pounds worth Of
jewelry, and then said, "If you do not
mind, l will send my man home for
the money" The jeweler bowed, and
the gentleman continued: II should
be pleased IL you would write for me.
| have hurt my arm. Just write,
Please give Robert three hundred
pounds, and sign 1t Henri"
The jeweler wrote as he was direct
ed. and In a quarter of an hour the
footman came back with the money,
and then he, with his master, left with
the jewelry.
When the jeweler went home to
dinner his wife asked him the reason
he had sent for three hundred pounds.
Then the swindle was discovered. The
rogues knew that the jewelers. name
was Henri, and they had got him to
write the note for the money, which
was taken to his wife, and then they
paid him for the jewels with his owl
money.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-02-07
LOANED WATCHES RAN AWAY
rImepieees Borrowed From Jewelsi
inherited Odd Habit Of One Left
to Be Repaired.

There are several kinds of watches
there are gold watches, silver
watches, dollar watches and watches
the jeweler has to lend his patients
while theirs are being repaired.
For the last ten days we have been
carrying u borrowed watch, relates q
writer in the Detroit Free Press. Oul
timepiece was not exactly out Of or
der, 1t would run. but 1t had no con
troll. II ran wild on the bases. 1t stole
the second and third hour frequently,
We would set II at eight o'clock and
look at II 20 minutes later and dis
cover that II was Is minutes past three
We are erratic. but We weren't erratlc
enough to keep up with that watch,
So we took II into the dry dock, where
the man squints at II through sawed.
of telescope and tells you that 1t will
cost 81 to fix 1t.
After he had told us II would cost
US 81 we asked him to lend us watch
until we called for our own. This he
did. He wound up ticker and set 1t.
II was II noon when we took 1t from
his hands. Two hours later a friend
asked US the time, and We showed him
our watch. It was a quarter to seven.
"Gosh," he said, II didn't think II
was that late. l overlooked dinner
time in some way"
So We went back and borrowed an.
other watch from the jeweler. "This
one Is o. K.." he said with TTile,
We carried 1t for IN hour. In that
time It had jumped 10 hours. We don't
know now when we look at II whether
1t is Berlin time or tomorrow's time.
We can set 1t at two o'clock, and when
the city hall Is ringing three our Dor.
rowed watch swears II is Is minutes
after four O'Clock tomorrow. At first
We looked on the watches suspicious.
ly, but now we have begun to suspect
ourselves. When three watches begin
to lie to your face something Is wrong.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-02-07
Our Other Selvea

The old Hebrew sage declared, Evils
dom cometh from the opportunity Of
leisure" 1t does not mean that o
wise man must belong to what we call
the leisure class. 1t means that II one
has only little free time at his dis
posal, he must use that time for the
refreshment Of his hidden selves. II
he cannot have a Sabbath rest Of "a
hours, he must learn to sanctify little
Sabbaths, 1t may be Of ten minutes
length. In them he shall do no man
ner Of work. 1t Is not enough that the
self that works and receives wages
shall be recognized and protected; the
world must be made safe for our other
selves. Does not the Declaration OF
Independence say that every man has
an inallenable right to the pursuit Of
happiness?-S. N. Crothers, In the At.
lantic.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-02-07
MARK TWAIN LOVED TO TALK
Noted Author Asserted He Also Prof.
tied From instruction and Moral
upheaval-Would Not Charge.

Gen. Fred Grant once invited MARI
Twain to deliver lecture for the
benefit of the Robert Fulton Monu-
ment association for fee of $1,000.
Twain agreed to lecture, comments a
writer, but declined the fee. Grant
thanked him In the name Of the ass0-
citation, but urged him to take part Of
the sum, asking why he should work
wholly without compensation. Twain
wrote in reply:
Dear General-Because l stopped
talking for pay good many years
ago, | could not resume the habit now
without a great deal of personal dis
comfort. love to hear myself talk,
because get so much instruction and
moral upheaval out Of II, but lose the
bulk of this joy when l charge for 1t.
Let the terms stand"
Later he wrote to Grant:
"What shall ! talk about? My idea
Is this: To instruct the audience about
Robert Fulton, and :. Tel me-was
that his real name. or was It his nom
de plume? However, never mind; 1t
is not Important can skip II, and
the house will think knew all about
1t, but forgot. Could you find out for
me If he was one of the signers Of the
Declaration, and which one2 But II
II Is any trouble, let 1t alone; can
skip ii. Was he out with Paul Jonesi
VIII you ask Horace Porter? And ask
him If he brought both of them home.
These will be very interesting facts, II
they can be established. But never
mind; don't trouble Porter; can es-
tablish them anyway. The way look
at 1t, they are historical gems-gems
of the very first water"
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-02-07
shlrk Duty When Hungry.

Hungry jurymen appealed to the
Judge In London court. They had
been kept sitting during the luncheon
hour. and had failed to agree on a
verdict. One Of them suggested to
Judge Rentoul that possibly little re-
freshment might help them. Hungry
men," he added, "are not disposed to
listen to arguments" The Judge said
refreshments should be supplied II
there was any possibility Of the jury
coming to a verdict, but the foreman
replied that there appeared to be no
chance of their agreeing I'm my ma
tive country" said Judge Rentoul, "a
turyman once took In q quantity Of
beef and small bottle Of beer and
said to his fellow jurors, I am for an
acquittal,' without waiting for their
verdict. And the others had to give
In from the sheer necessities Of the
case"
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-02-07

With the 10th Ammunition Train
Some where in France"
Dear Gran-pa.
Hows everything with you peo-
pie away back in Colo.
We like 1t over here for change
but Colorado and Wyoming for us.
Our train is made up of Wyoming
men. and they are live ones believe
me. but what hurts them is they cant
talk French.
| wish could tell you about our
trip across but can when | get back
after the war.
So far the weather has been good
here only there is no telling how long
It is going to last, doubt IL 1t will
last very long.
! am going to Paris soon and
take look at the famous French
city and | would like very much to
get to London before go back to U.
s. A. | saw all cared to OF N. Y.
city while was there.
How Is your ranch coming on
anyhow. ] must close now, but
write me soon. Rad.
This is letter from Mr.. W. A. Gen.
ters grandson, Lieutenant Rad
clifr w. Clark.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-02-07
JERSY QUICKER in
AUTO ACCIDENT

Monday afternoon between and
o'clock. anew Ford owned and driv-
en- by Jersey Ducker. ran of an en-
bankment IA or Is miles north of
Raymer. There was three other men
In the car besides Ducker
The car was running at high
rate of speed when the accident hap
pened. and the car turned a com
plete sommersault. throwing three Of
the occupants clear OF the car and
pinnig nDucker under the steering
wheel. Turing him about the chest
and cutting deep gashes about the
face, Mr.. Smally one of the other
men was bruised about the chest
and right side and badly shake up,
All of the men are able to be around.
The car was totally demolished.
rhyme is better than his reason -
tor Of this paper is Of the opinionet
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-02-07
LETTER FROM CAMP KEAREY
Russell White Writes Home Folks
Somethin About Army Needs

When Earl White received his first
classification card, he expected that
he would have to 60 with the first
called to the colors the coming sum-
( mer and so inquiry was made about
the needs Of the man about to go to
camp. While Earl was afterards
wgiven deferred classification, the re-
ply will be appreciated by others.
The letter was written to the home
folks and so contains some matters
OF no especial interest to the public
and those potions are omitted. The
part We deem interesting follows:
Tell Earl to take the following
complete set OF toilet articles; a ra-
zor and plenty of blades, shaving
brush, paste and glass, plenty of tow
els. half dozen handkerchiefs. tooth
brush and paste. hair brush and
comb. needles and thread, face cream
and talcum powder.
1t is not necessary to take these,
but would advise 1t and put all pos
sible in comfort kit. Take your
razor blade sharpener. also your
fountain pen. Wear an old suit SO
you wont spoil your good one.
Now don't worry about me keep
ing warm. as | have four pairs OF
trousers, wool and cotton. a wool
blouse and cotton one, heavy
suits of underwear and two light, 2
shirts, pairs OF socks, 3 pairs of
shoes. my sweater which is fine and
an ezra heavy army overcoat; yes,
and a hat.
Say get Earl watch just like
mine as 1t keeps perfect time; but he
wants to get guard for 1t to pro-
tect the crystal.
| do not think he will need to take
blanket
The government has my insurance
policy and will send 1t to you; the
same with my liberty bond.
Say dad, don't sell the machinery.
as | expect to be home by Christmas,
for the Kaiser is slipping, slipping!
SLIPPING!!
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-02-07
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
Nide-swake Reporters isH psiass sf People out
sf Torn sad ID near BY Illases.
HUNTERS LAKE

We think that ground hog is quite
a govel little hoggy.
Mrs. Kern and children visited at
Mr.. Dunlap,s Southwest of Raymer
Sunday
While sheling his corn w. l.. Kern
picked out nice lot Of white seed
corn.
Mr.. H. II. Burton visited at the
j. H. Wakefields in pleasant Valley
Sunday
Mr.. ID. l.. Burton has purchased
a new Hider Tractor which he will
use on his newly purchased farm in
this valley.
Long before the Governors orders
came everybody in this valley was
brimming full OF Pinto Beans.
II we think back when our soldiers
in the Civil war had to go on half
rations II will make II easier to OBJ
serve the wheatless. mmeatless and
porkless days.
II you were farming in the early
nineties there was no need to worry
about the income tax hitting you.
Our mail carrier has been very IT.
regular lately on account OF bad
roads. A little work by the patrons
would bring our mail daily and give
us good appetite for those beans.
Mr.. Frasca OF Pleasant Valley has
purchased the Alison ]. Dodge farm
south of here and will move onto II
soon.
Meatless day dosen.t mean that
you can't eat jack rabbit. Help
Yourself.
Miss Gladys Conradson, who un-
derwwent an operation for appendi-
citis at hosuital in Denver, is i'm
proving nicely and her friends hope
for her complete recovery.
The writer understands that VIM.
Paeth and Bert Wyett have purchas-
ed the Frasca farm southeast of
here.
John Miller was Ft Morgan Wis
itor Tuesday.
II in need Of an alarm clock, call
on Henry Plumer. Phone 2 City.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-02-07
KALOUs poST0FFICE

Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Waneka and
Mrs. Dixon of Lafayette are here Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. WIN. Wan. IA at
present
Mr.. and Mrs. II. s. Stollar and
daughters Sundayed with Mr.. and
Mrs Fred johnson.
Mr.. Sam Hamilton and Mr.. Amos
Burlile of Raymer spent Mon. night
with Fl. S. StOllar
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-02-07
kaIser's War Library.

1t Is reported that the kaiser is de-
voting considerable time to the crea.
tion Of his own war library, and al
ready this remarkable collection num-
bers 10000 volumes.
The war lord Is well known as a
vain man and his collection of photo
graphs runs into thousands. While the
books come from every country, only
German photographs are included, and
those Of the kaiser himself are numer-
GUS.
The war collection Of the Royal Ii
brary of Berlin now numbers $4,000
volumes, and they are bound in special
covers Of gray, stamped with the Prus-
Man eagle.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-02-07
SHALL GERMAN BE
TAUGHT IN SCHOOL
H. H. Northup Objects to Teaching
German in The Public School

To the Raymer Enterprise:
In regard to the teaching of Ger
man in our High School, | believe
that a majority ofsthe district should
express themselves on this subject.
Laconsder 1t the Boards patriotic
duty to close school to everything
German
II after the war, the German peo-
pie, or Germany, want to trade with
America. let Germany and her people
Americanize themselves to do so,
rathther than for us to Germanize
America as a mark of honor to her.
For fear that my language may
crate harshly upon the sense OF feel
ings OF those in sympathy OF the Ger
man language, | have put into verse
my opinions. which may be a more
soothing tone.
The schools OF our state, / am proud
to relate,
Are Democracies' sure foundation,
They are moulders of truth, for
Americas youth,
And Christian civilization.
Shall the Pruss and the Hun have
the use OF our tongue
In Americas next generation
To emulate Bill and show our good
will
For Germany's ediflcatione
viii its use elevate, or its aim stim-
ulate
Or make us gentler OF wiser!
Our own to refute, and follow the
brute?
To study the glib of the Kiser?
No place on earth will 1t ever prove
worth;
Unless when your life-work Is done
You intend to migrate to old Cloveys
estate,
Inhabited by Pruss, Turk and Hun.
Where the Imps of perdition will give
you admission
Ven Sic Sprecht, Houch Der Kiser,
Ich VIII"
In language so tabled, the one Satin
has labeled,
The only tongue spoken in He'll
oh cut the dope. and give the school
rope;
To study the language of them
Whose life consecrated, whose death
dedicated.
This nation to civilized men;
Whose flag is the light, leading Jus
tice and Right,
In Destinys march through the
years,
And will bring this world back to
laughter and smiles
From this chasm of sorrow and
II. II. NORTHUP.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-02-07
EXTRA!
EXTRA!
FIRST GREAT LOSS OF WAR SAD.
DENS AMERICA AND BRINGS
WARS DEs0LATIoN HOME

This morning press brings the hor-
rible news that the Gunnard liner
carrying about $500 troops
mostly from Wisconsin and Michigan
was torpedoed off the coast Of North
Ireland, and 267 are reported miss
ing.
The ship was under British con-
voy.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-02-07
II. II. NORTHuP.

I'VE think that NJ. N0Ithup's
rhyme is better than his reasoning;
however we will admit that 1t seems
to be In accord with the popular sen-
timent as expressed by those with
whom we have conversed Perhaps
we are wrong, but at the same time
we will have to have better argu-
ments than we have heard yet to con-
vince us.-Editor Enter ,,rise
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-02-07
SCHOOL NOTES

The teachers of the high school
were all slepy last Tuesday. 1t
seems that a Ford won't run from
Greeley to Raymer on tank near
ly" full of gasoline ifk kept on low
gear all the way. Mr.. Dupuy,s
method of running one. The only
thing that Mr.. Duppuy could do was
IN sIIqM uIBqSuIY3na ol YIBM o.
Hewitt protected the ladies from
the coyotes. Walkig to Bucking-
ham and all around 1t. looking for 1t
takes lots of time, so Mr.. Hewitts
car id not chug into Raymer until
1880 A. M. with the sleepy peda-
gogues. Mr.. Hewitt yawns and
VOWS that he will give his Eliza
beth" an overhauling Mr. Dupuy
suppresses yawn while he COM
Hewitt wonders when the time will
come when a man will believe that
a woman knows how a gasoline
Danielson only yawns,- too sleepy
even to talk
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-02-07

Mr.. Ebert Conard and daughter
Lavonia returned to Raymer on Mon
day from Rushville, Mo-. where they
we're called by the serious illness and
death OF Mr.. Conard's mother.
A very enjoyable evening was
spent at the c. l.. Snyder home Tues
day Feb. s. The evening was spent
by the twenty-six guests In playing
500. Later in the evening dainty re-
freshments we're served. Those pres
ent were the Messers and Mesdames
Jim White, T. r. Addington, r. C.
Tigh, ]. X. Norwood. Dan Wyatt,
Claude Lacock. w. Helmann, d.
Franz, G p. Brownw. Harry Brown,
j. N. Quinn, A. e. Pischell, r. L.
knap, and Miss Amy Burr.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-02-07

FOR SALE Brass bed, dresser.
chiffonier, side-board. rocker and
other furniture. Inquire at En-.
terprise Office or Geo l. Mcuown.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-02-07

Mrs. A. B. Allen and dau-
ghter Mrs. Stevens left Raymer on
Monday for Sterling where the form
er will visit with her daughter.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-02-07

Lawrence Keller OF Mrs. Browns
rom has left school to attend a
school near his home.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-02-07

Mr. and Mrs. w w. Dehoney mo-
tored oGreeley on Saturday to spend
the week with relatives
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-02-07

F. l. KNAPP returned from Denver
on Thursday with school truck
which hapens to be beauty.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-02-07
LOCAL NEWS OF INTEREST
oaiags of The People ei hlymef iad Vicinity ur Past
Week told Ia Brief

Mr.. A. E. Pischel went to Denver
yesterday.
Mr. Charles Scott went to Sterling
on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs, Aebersold went tt
Sterling on Monday.
Ruth and John Graves motored to
Morgan on Saturday.
Ed. Jones Of the Colorado House
went to Sterling on Monday. T.
c. r Graves and A. G. Nickerson
motored to Greeley on Thursday
W. A. Sweigard of Sharpsburg, la.
was Raymer visitor'on Wednesday
Mr., and Mrs. Franz entertained at
"a dinner party o nFriday evening.
0ryal Bradbury left yesterday for
Sidney on business ODE gone several
days.
Lacky Hobbs took his first degree
in Masonry at Ft Morgan, Monday
night
Mrs. Petrie is threatened with
pneumonia, We hope for her speedy
recovery.
Miss Amy Burr was the dinner
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Jim White on
Wednesday
Jes Beson and Charles Scott went
to Morgan on Friday to meet Albert
Schmeeckle
Any one wishing to help in this
ork yill see Mrs. T. V. Addington for
particulars.
c. A. Strohmeyer returned from
Cheyenne on Monday where he has
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-02-07

c. Il. Beans returned on Monday
from Lexington, Nebr. where he Wis
tied several days.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-02-07

i'm White had a sight accident last
week while attempting to crank his
car. the crank slipped and struck him
on the nose. 1t isn't often that Jim
has to crank but his electric starter
failedd to work and so consequently
he wore a plaster for a fe days.