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The Washington times., 1918-03-30

chose her sister and together they
left the husband and home. He
provided for them comfortably.
and after flVo years. lie passed on,
mercifully leaving them as
widows" The General says Miss
]. talks 50 much that she has
practically gone insane. She car
Tirs her camp stool eyeTywhere---
even 10 church. The poor sister Is
an Invalid. and cries most Of the
time. ] should think she would.
They rent a little bit OF cottage
way up at the end OF the village.
and nave Just money enough TO live.
Where Miss !. gets her gay clothes
is a riddle. except as one imsG Inas
she begs them from different
sources. | am sure she wouldn't
hesitate to ask for u garment of:
ones back il il suited her fancy.
Poor Miss !. Poor everybody who
il unfortunate and lonely and
friendless. Nanny says. 'if that
bird OF Paradise ever comes here
again. she'll rooSt long while on
her camp stool before she gets let
in" But ! am going to their little
cottage 10 find them. Maybe
tho poor sister.
There Is such JOY In living In n
small place. Everybody depends on
you and YOU depend on all the rest.
! can never give up this neIehbor-
ing and be satisileS to return again
tO the cold, Indifferent, selfish It.
The Washington times., 1918-03-30
wv Eeloved:

Ny Beloved:
have found out about the little
creature with the camp stool The
general knows all about her. Her
name Is Miss J.. She and her sister
came Of a good family and are well
educated. They were left orphans
quite young. and after that taught
school and sold subscriptions to
magazines and cid other odd and
Iadylike things for a living. The
sister. being the younger and more
attractive. got married, and Miss J.
promptly made her home with
them. After that il was home no
longer TO the/poor husband. SO
much for a point OF view. in COM
parison. with a point OF the COM
pass. Even the gcneral--charitable
, man that he is--says she is the
greatest taIker in the world. Sh"
can beat any women living ami
give her n fair running start at
that. There Is nothing in the heav-
ems above or the earth beneath con-
cerning which she has not an opin-
ion. She is also an authority on
God. The way she can put into
words what she thinks Of the earth
and fullness thereof would cause a
craven image TO come to life from
sheer desire 10 laugh.
The poor husband couldn't stand
II, He told his wife--whO the Cen
eral says was an utterly noffen-
siye thing to choose between her
sister and himself: WeeptnGly she
The Washington times., 1918-03-30
Canadian Indians and
-s War.

. canadian Indians have forwarded
petitions TO the Dominion Govern
rnsnt asking that they be relieved
from the Compulsory Military Ser
vice Act on tsS ground that thsy
have been willing TO go TO war vol
unfairly. The lengthy preamble sets
forth that According TO the popula-
tion Of Indians in Canada ve ala
more than any other nation" The
treaty made by the British IN l7s4.
piedginE the Indians protection. "a
long a. rivers now. the grass groUs
and sun shines. because the Indians
have done q great deal for the Brit
ish Crown" In quoted. and In con-
cIuslop the document sets forth. "All
the Indian nations OF Canada do-
tended the British Crown; that
shows Wa tuihl our agfeemeats; We
remain. as a loyal body OF Indiana
The Washington times., 1918-03-30
By David Cory.

NE day as Puss was travelling
over an island that belonged
~ to a king named Minos he
came across a man and his son
who were busily making wings ror
themselves. You see. this man had
made King Minos angry and had
been shut up In tower. from which
he had escaped. But being on an
island. which the king had ordered
carefully guarded, this man and his
son could find no means to get
away.
So at last tho father decided to
make wings for them both. and
then. of course. they could fly Ike
birds across the water to the great
mainland that lay sfar off. For
many weeks he had asked the birds
to give him feathers. and when at
last he had enough he set to work
to make tho wings.
Now. the larger feathers he bound
together with thread and the little
ones With wax. and when at last the
wings were finished the father put
his on and flew up into the air.
Then he fastened the smaller pair
TO his sons shoulders. but before he
let him fly he said:
MY son. do not fly too high or
the neat win melt the wax. And do
not fly too low. for the dRmpness
will clog the feathers." An" then
they set off. Put. oh. dear me! That
little boy dlsobeyed his father. and
pretty soon ne flew up high IN the
SKY and came so close to tie Bot
sun that the wax melted and the
The Washington times., 1918-03-30

There is none OF the languid Homo
lulu lady business about them.
II one has any doubts on the SUD
ject. look at the lady In the pic
ture, Madame kimura, and then
try in the privacy OF the boudoir.
to bend the great toe as this dancer
Is doing.
This is only one OF the severe
tests that the dancer has. IL one
cannot control the toe after this
fashion, a fine point Is lost, and the
dancer is not esteemed highly.
But there are some graceful poses
and steps that can be learned with
out the. aid OF a torture chamber.
and these are the features that
smart teachers are using for novel
ties In new fancy dance instrue-
tlon.
The Washington times., 1918-03-30
4 Unusual Dances from the Land of the Rising Sun
Light Fantastic
N : Unioue of

rTERE is Madame Kimura IN two japanese dGsces.
II In the one to the left, as famed hero, Hote
the bent fingers and the apwardturned big toe posi-
tons uhich are considered fine points the technique
of the japanese dancer BetOc the exponent OF Orte
tai dancing is showw the costume OF holiday maker
The fabrics are of the finest silks and though the
srearer goald seem to be hanpered By them the skilled
dancer IS 1.-THE, supple and graceful.
The Washington times., 1918-03-30


Mikado's realm and weaving them
into our own dances.
The funny part OF ii all is that
the dances that are being robbed OF
certain features were never INDUCED
By Japanese society At all. for good
ness knows that no Jap lady could
execute any kind OF dance in
court or full dress costume.
The geisha girls and profession
ais did the dancing. just as our own
stage and cabaret dancers do. while
her japanese lad.'sh!p merely look
ed on Every one knows the siren
uous, Jiu jitsu nature OF the physi-
cal training in Nippon 1t shows
with force in the native dances.
The Washington times., 1918-03-30
Here's What has Already
Happened.

Esther vaxzell Is Induced 10 marry for
q lake sum u morey. Ceremony. which
10 attended by q strange woman, nkes
t.Aes In q ruined church Returning freni
the marriage she finds her unete and ais
ter murdered She q left sole heir 70 her
uroles large fortune. who dtSluherlts his
hepAsw. Guy Hocaing.
EssheT discovers that Guy, her cousin.
u married 10 the strange woman who at
teneed her marriage:
She goes. to Helm Court the estate lett
ey her uncle. and meets young LORD Bor-
rseale, and they immediately fall n iose.
-Guyis friends flame HIN. and he ssEnH
q uyNte-1ous contract .nortgag-ng ese
sata;e he Will receive- At EstheT's death.
She n marked for death. but young Bor-
rad1le fr1strates the attempt. ana 10
Esther goes 10 New York 10 hnd out II
she is free 10 marry Harold, and Ht the
ruined church dtscoxers the body q ,tse
an she married. sne concludes sSe y
ed BY Lillian. Guys mSs1erioas wife, ana
asno hy the rector, that she = net.
Esthar returns to Helm Court and telh
Harold she viii become his wife. The rec
tor vars them both that it ts i.nposSieln;
that sueh marriage would evoke the
BoTadale curse.
The attempts on Esthe,,s liz are er:
piAi-ed oy Guy when be- tells them OF
that be doesr't know The ternna Of u.
eiEee than that 4 is through Egther.S.
Seath the money he has bo-ssssa can
Be repnid 100
Returning 70 New rorli Guy goes 70 see
GoldEaiith and discoye-s him 2deld., He
ssarcbes hts apartment for the eontract
bat 10 un2tss 10 AEd II.
Lfliian pleads with Guy 10 rngrent the
n12rriAgo between Esther and Harold. bat
he refnses TO 40 50. Ths ouiy sKptration
that I1ilian VII giVe.as 70 Ler reason for
Desiring that the marriage shall not take
place is that her life As wei as EEther's
vii be IN danleer
Pietro. q former servant Of Lillian, sends
her n fake message and holds her Tor
SSo.e19 rsnBon- AF7ased with iester1 from,
Lillian 70 Mr1. Borradsie and Esther.
fsetto eoes TO them for the uiossy and
falls --.- s'sE---fs ~
Young Epstone returns 70 his fathers
house and receives = yeTS cold receptien-
Read Right On in Today's
InsfaIlment
The Washington times., 1918-03-30
lead Right On in Today's
!. InstaIlment.
Part oDe-(coninued)

"And what do you want?'' Sen
etor Epstone refused the preferred
hand. leaning back in his circular
chair and gazed at his son critically
from under his bushy brows. Come
to ask for money? II so. you are
waiting your time"
"So. have not" Charlie attempt
ed 70 look aggrieved atsAis Teeeps
tion. I'm not as broke az all that
father" 49,
.'Iunderstood you had spent every
penny OF your own and rnortgased
all your proSpectsT" sz' -
i've freed sofne.p replied the
youth truthfuIly. Goldsmith was no
longer alive and ss soon as Charlie
had destroyed the deeds which he
had acclaimed he had Immediately
raised some more money upon Dor-
tion Of one Of the now unencumber-
ed estates.
SKhy Are Toa Ny SoH!s He asked
.-GIad to hear IT, Been doing any
thing to earn a living? You don't
look like Il. / never saw such 4
fool in my life. How on earth did
you ever come TO be my sony Old
Epstone gazed at the boy as il
he were some sort OF natural curios-
fly. Charlie shutfled his feet ner-
Sously. He thought that he had
better breach the real object OF
his visit. He knew that his father
was particularly disgusted at the
idea that the line seemed likely to
die out. and had made up his
mind that nothing would assist a
reconciliation better than hint at
his prospective marriage ~
Il can get on all right now,
father he said. efficiently. I've
had my lesson, and It's been pref
ty hard one came-to you today
because ! thought hoped he
stammered helpIeSsly.
.sout with IL. l hate a man
you're a man. I suppose?-who
can't speak his mind" r. -.
II want to settle down. TO live a
more respectable life, to tske things
seriously" This was SOP 10 his
= fathers known pre3udiees.
.'GIsd to hear 1t. weu?"
To Marry and Settle DeWn.
would you be pleased II got
married." -g-
Old Epstone grunted. Certainly
he would be pleased TO know HIS
son was married. His tone was a
little moIIified when he agains
spoke. though il was stllI brusaue
That all depends. Who is the
lady: You're the sort of fellow TO
marry a waitress or a variety
actress"
NO. sir. the lady have in my
Bund is neither one nor the other"
Charlie spoke with. some dignity.
Nor has she actually accepted me
yet. ! wish 10 consult you first"
is she in society?"
Certainly She Is a very smart
woman. Goes everywhere she likes
though I fancy she has given up
that. sort Of thing OF late. Very
beaufifuI--yoas viii admire her. Ac-
compIIshed. too The boy spoke
enthusiastically.
Where did you FIRST meet -hsr?"
Met Lilliaa at a French Ball.
This question was difficult TO an
sWer. Charlie did not care y ad-
NIT that Il was at q French Nall.
Alta party somewhere or other"
he said iameiy.
"oh. and what II her name?7',
''She Is q widoT--''
Hate Widows. interrupted Sem
ator Epstone, .-ESery adventuress
in New York calls, herseH a wid-
ON"
Charlie bethougbt himself thathe
knew absolutely Dothing Of his lady
loves past, and his neryousnesE re-
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A Fondness for Fools.


"Bigamy? Is her husband alive?"
Tea sh. seems to have a par
tiality for fools, for she is married
to as big a one az yourself"
Don't you think you could stop
calling me a fool? You have said so
a. good many times. snd-and, after
, all. ] am your SON.
Charlie could not restrain himself
from some show OF resentment st
the continued Insults. But he loois-
ed 80 pitIfully weak as he spoke
that, his father once more laughed
hatshiy, and quelled him with a
cruel stare.
Il expect you, know the man 7 re-
fer to-" went on Senator Epstone.
r.morselessly. '.2is name 10 Hook
ing
"Hockingg gasped the boy. Il
know Hooking; yes. Guy Hock-
ing"
%Afrs. wirIouShby's real name is
HockinEv
A Surprise for Charlie.
''lt Is iInpossible" In his sur
prise Charlie dropped his hat, which
fell by the desk. and lay where it
had fallen. .,- -
1T 10 true, and half New York
knows IL. She never made any par
ttculsr secret OF the fact. They sepai
rated some years ago. and she re-
stunned the name she bore before he
made q fool Of himself 10 marry
ker."
u knew" staInmered Charlie; II
knew Hooking was separated from
hts wife. but ! did not know who
she was. why did she not tell
met" He spoke more to himself
than TO his fathsf.
Because she thought she could
make something out OF yeu, / sup
pose. She took the name of WIZ
louGhby again. and as such re-
sumed her old-msRnsr of life. I
hare not seen her for years, but
was unfortunate enough to know
her before she married Hooking"
Ito Be Continued Monday
IcsogIaGsf ~ ~. r as-1sGI
The Washington times., 1918-03-30
This Day u Our Historv.

Amendment to the Constitution in 1870 guaranteeing
all citizens of the United States the right of suffrage
without regard to color previous condition Of ser
tude By this amendment the negro secured the right
vote
The Washington times., 1918-03-30

-HERE are some people who
imagine that when America
discarded the minuet for the
one-step the climax OF athletic
dancing had been reached. But the
man and woman with the growing
waistIine and the decreasing wind
have something yet more terrible
in prospect than the Quarter-mlle
dash Of the one-step.
The Japanese dances are begin
ming TO show their influence in this
country. Bit by bit the up-to-date
teachers are taking ideas from the
The Washington times., 1918-03-30
The Heart of the Serpent.

ABOUT $50 D. NJ. you may on the meridian, below
Leo and Cancer the star called by The ancient Arabs
THE Solitary One in the Serpent We retain only the
first part of the name Aphard, meaning Solitary. tbs
also known Cor Hydrae because it is situated IN the
heart of the imaginary serpent Hydra.
The Benson signal., 1918-09-14
Quiet Marriage Near
Little Rincons
Mr.. Echols and Miss Mum
day Made Man and Wife

A quiet home wedding took
place at theresidence of Mrs. Saral
Roberts, in the foothills of the Lit
tie Rincon mountains. about twelve
miles from Benson, Wednesday OF
this week, when Mr.. A. M Echols
was united i'll marriage to Miss
Clarice Munda. The bride is a
granddaughter Of Mrs. Roberts and
niece of Mrs, R. H. Crump Of the
same neighborhood and is very
amiable and popular young lady.
She wore a wedding dress of pure
white silk poplin, and tastefully
arranged costume
The bridegroom is we'll and fav-
orably known III Benson, where he
is now making his home. He is a
brother of Ed. F. Echols, the cat
tie man, of Mesca1, and is himself
a former range rider and rope
throwing artist, but is now en-
ployed by the Southern Pacific, rail-
road in the water service. He and
his bride will continue to reside in
Benson.
The ceremony was performed by
Judge c. L. Rucker, of Benson,
who made a special trip down by
auto for the purpose, the marriage
taking place at II O'Clock. Follow
ing the marriage ceremony we'd
ding dinner of sumpt1ous quality
and proportions was spread, III
which all joined heartily.
The following homefolks and
guests were present.:
Mr.. and Mrs. O. O. Barney, act
ing as best man and maid of honor.
Mrs. Sarah ] Roberts, G. ]. Grit
FIJI, J..R. Barney, R. H. Crump,
Mrs. r, H. Crump, Miss Sarah A..
Crump, Miss Dora May Owens.
The newly welded pair we're
brought back to town by Judge
Rucker in his car, and are making
their temporary home. IN the Dun
bar house in the east end of town.
The Benson signal., 1918-09-14
Interest in Bees Increasing

Interest in increasing the pro-
duction of honey as a war measure
is country wide. The United States
Department of Agriculture now
has 13 bee extension workers, who
are working in 80 states, and the
requests from those who wish in
formation and help on beekeeplng
are coming in faster than the de-
partment and the workers can take
care of them. To meet this de
mand for information, meetings
are being held i'll various beerals-
ing districts, particularly III the
Southern States, in which bee cul-
ture is discussed. The extension
workers are giving attention tc
preventing the spread of brood di-
seases, especially of American foul
brood, brought on in many cases
by the failure of beekeepers prop
er1y to diagnose the case.
The Benson signal., 1918-09-14
From a Benson Boy in France

Mrs. ]. N. Morrison has lately
had a letter from her son, Ralph
/ +. Morrison, who has now been in
France for over three months with
our expeditionary forces. It tells
that he is we'll cared for : has plen-
!, ty of good food and everything
needed. He finds the French sol
diers- very friendly and says he
and his comrades are already learn
ing to talk with them in their own
language.
A part of his letter says: =. |
am in the Big Show. | could tell
YOU a great deal; you would be
surprised if you knew where / am,
but this | cannot tell you. / am
seeing something of the great war:
have had no scares, but several in
rterestins experiences. l wish /
could tell you more. !. Regards
to all friends. Would be glad to
hear from some of them.
The letter states that the writer
has seen but three Arizona boys,
{ineluding one from Benson), as
he is, i'll a special branch of the ser
vice the Signal Corps.
The Benson signal., 1918-09-14
Returns to Arizona

Louis Larson, owner of a home
stead on the Mesa about five miles
west of town, has returned after
an absence of some months He
has been at Seattle, Washington,
on government work as a carpenter
for some time, and left his brother
Gust at the same place. The latter
is employed III a ship building
plant turning out work for the
government. Mr.. Larson intends
to put down we'll on his place, a
patented 32O-acre homestead, and
make other Improvements, proba-
bly, putting in the winter here.
The Benson signal., 1918-09-14
New Mining Company
Ready to Begin
Benson Organization Soon
to Start Work

Los Conquistadores Mining Com
pany, of Benson Arizona, which
owns valuable gold property, To-
Gated about fourteen miles north Of
here, has been fully authorized to
do business by the Arizona Corpo-
ration Commission, and is now
prepared to issue stock to subscri-
bers. This mining property is III
a developed condition, there being
three shafts upon it,. one of lis
feet, one Of 118 feet and one of
SO feet, with a cross-cut tunnel,
connecting the deepest Shafts. at a
depth of ffty-fve feet. This tun-
mel is i'll ore and has been stopped
to some extent for a distance of
about forty feet. The ffty-foot
shaft is in ore from the top to the
bottom; the veins upon which
these workings are located, vary
in width from eighteen inches to
four feet at the surface, and are
considerably wider at the bottom.
The formation which carries the
gold is quartz, which is contained
in diorite, pegmatite and schist
,dikes, which in many places have
a width of more than thirty feet.
Water for milling purposes is
near the property and is in suffic-
lent quantity for a Gibson Mill of
eighteen tons capacity, which the
company intends to install. There
are now upon the ground a COM
plete mill building, an assay Office,
a kitchen and dining room, COM
bined in one structure, and a sub
stantia1 head frame for a hoist at
the 115-foot shaft, together with
about 900 tons of ore on the var
ious dumps, which ranges in value
from $500 to $4,000 and more
per ton. Mining engineers who
have examined this property report
a striking similarity between Los
.Conquistadores ore and the ore of
the Cripple Greek (Colorado) dis
trict.
The officers of the company are:
F. M. Gauen, president; Henry
Va1enzuela, vice president and
superintendent: 1. B. Stone, secre-
tary- treasurer, F. O. Massoletti, Z
assistant secretary, and these men
declare that the motto Of this COM
pany is and will be: Honesty, eff
cheney and economy.
The Benson signal., 1918-09-14
"Over There" and "Over Here

In speaking of the American sol
diers in France, Premier C1emen-
ceau' said in the French House of
Deputies:
The French generals tell me
the victory was peculiarly Ameri-
can i'll its conception and execu-
ton. l am much impressed with
the magnificent discipline, daring
and Bravery Of the American
troops.
David Lloyd George, Prime
Minister of England, in speaking
of our soldiers, said:
We know that when they ap-
pear in the battle line they fight in
a way worthy of the great tradi-
tons of their great country, This
is in itself a source of support, sus-
tenance and encouragement to all
those who with anxious hearts are
watching the conflict going on in
France.
The English and French prime
ministers have only expressed the
opinion of the world of the Ameri-
cans in France, Our soldiers part
in the great drive against the Ger
mans is worthy of our great nation.
On September 28th begins the cam
paign for the Fourth Liberty Loan,
the drive toward victory which it
is the part of the Americans at
home to make a triumph and
success If we do our part as we'll
as our soldiers do theirs, Our re-
sponse will be worthy of our great
country and of Our soldiers and
sailors. And every good American
will do his or her hest to make
it SO.
The Benson signal., 1918-09-14
Upholding the Law

Armed with legal document
charging him with grand larceny,
officers of the law CD descended
upon the home of Art M. Echols
Wednesday night and placed him
under arrest. He was handcuffed
and brought up town under heavy
guard and placed on trial. The
specific charge was his coming
here from Texas and stealing an
Arizona girl, contrary to the law
of Benson in such cases made and
provided (See, Habeas VS.. Corpus,
vol. xiii PIP, 4-11-44, S. P. {. A.
Judge Rucker presided.
w. J. Bennett appeared for the
prosecution and Messts. Milton
Fair1ee and Dick MeCutcheon for
the defense.
The prisoner was ably defended
by his eminent counsel, but they
cou1dn save him.
He was found guilty as charged,
and given his choice of four alter
natives, namely, either returning
the young lady to her grand
mothers home, himself leaving
the country and returning to Texas,
buying the (soft) drinks for the
house, or going to Jail.
He choose the third alternative,
and was set free amid the applause
of the spectators.
About this time some of Ben
sons S young ladies, to the number
of about twenty, who had found
Mrs. Echols deserted, brought her
into court, Whereupon the dis
charged prisoner was re-arrested
and the charge OF wife deSert1On
preferred against him. The con-
tention of his counsel was that he
was forced by eight of Benson s
husky young men to leave his wife
and therefore should be acquitted;
but the prosecution proved beyond
a doubt that eight men were uot
sufficient to take a man away from
his bride, provided he put forth his
best efforts to resist them.
The court was inclined to be len
lent, but at the last moment Mrs.
Echo1s was called to the stand, ard
when asked if she thought her
husband really meant to desert her