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, 1919-02-27
WyOming's Assessed Valuation
Reaches 5000, OOO, 900 Mark.

wyoming,s assessed valuation is
reaching the s3OO 600 600 mark Last
year the totals got within $1,000. 900 of
that mark. and this year they will I'M
doubtedly far it.
Figures on file at the office of the
state tax commissioner show that the
assessed valuation for the year 1917
was $247, 96,464.5s, and that for the
year 1918 it was sos, ,546.2S4.3O. There
was thus a clear gain of more than fifty
million dollars. If the same rate of
increase is maintained this year the to-
tai will be about $350.OOO,O 200.
One of the chief causes of the in
crease is to he found i'm the rise in the
price of livestock. In 1911 the 3.5o1,-
. head of domestic stock We're valued
ut l,o91,2oI while in 1918 the 3,6o4,-
GID head were valued ut S~'3,6l0,299C
Il clear gain of S22,ol9'oO2' The 1911
gain over the figures for 1916 was only
Si'o6S.9Oo, but this was due in part to
, 1919-02-27
county, and they made good the. prom
Use.


Il. Lemoine, stockman and rancher of
upper Ass Creek, has written The Sun
II very earnest letter in which he
praises highly the F1avO flour. manu-
he says is "As good as can be bought
anywhere" Mr.. Lemoine believes that
SO long as this is the case, the local
mill should receive the loyal patronage
of all people of this region. which would
accomplish the two-fold object of max
ing ii success of an important home in
dustry and keeping Platte Valley money
ut home and in circulation among the
local people.
Mr.. Lemoine also believes that the
valley SHOULD have a creamery to pro-
mote he dairy industry, which is des-
tined to become an important industry
here some day, and also to assist in
keeping home money in circulation
among the home people. He says:
1T is a good thing for all of us to
keep our money at home, and if we
had a creamery along with the mill it
would be still better. A creamery
would undoubtedly be of great benefit
to the ranchers and the people in gen
eral, and any movement toward that
end would have my active support and
assistance"
, 1919-02-27
Old Timers Will Celebrate March II.

The old timers of Saratoga and vi
cinity will hold their annual reunion
and dance as usual on the 18th of Ire
land, according to announcement made
this week. This will be the big event
of the year in Saratoga, and everyone
should plan to keep this date open and
be in Saratoga for the annual roundup.
Further announcement will be made
neX week.
, 1919-02-27
Card of Appreciation.

we wish to thank our friends and
neighbors and DIR. Irwin for their un-
firing efforts during the recent illness
of Lloyd and his mother. Words fail
us to express our appreciation. as we
feel it was only through the best of
care that our boy was saved.
J. W. Alden and Family.
, 1919-02-27

Hampton and Roark Corum, formed a
merry party who attended the dance at
Saratoga on the night of the 21st.
Mr.. and Mrs. George G. Austin were
among the people from here who at
tended the dance in Saratoga last Fri
day evening.
Mrs. Jas. Little has been called to
Beaver Greek to care for Mrs. Adrian
Wolfard during her illness.
dance in Saratoga last Friday evening.
Mrs. Dorothy Quivey, who has had
a long and serious siege Of influenza,
is able to sit up.
Rev. Emmett Abraham held Sunday
school and church services at the Epis-
copal church last Sunday morning. Sun
day school will be held at 9:45 and
church at II o'clock each Sunday morn
ing. Rev. Abraham has endeared him
self to the people of Encampment by
his many acts of kindness and help
J during our epidemic of influenza.
J.. U. Leslie of Rawlins spent several
days here last week installing new tel
ephones.
l.. W. DinsmOre was in town between
telephone business.
Ross Boyd was an arrival on Tues
days train from Laramie, where he
had spent the winter.
The st. James Guild will meet with
Mrs. Geo. Kuntzman ON Wednesday,
March 10Th, at which time the election
of officers will take place.
Mrs. James Anderson, who has re-
Gently recovered from a serious illness.
left on Tuesdays train. accompanied-by
her mother, Mrs. u. Il. Smith, for Lara
ME, where she will remain for Il few
weeks.
Mrs. NJ. w. Shafe is reported i'll at
her home.
Bert Rose returned ON Tuesday from
Boulder.
Mrs. Mary Leath, mother of Mrs. NJ.
Delaney, passed away at the home of
her daughter at 8 Il. III. February 9th.
Mrs. Leath was born in Kentucky on
April 10. 1896, and was % years old
at the time of her death. She leaves
three daughters and one son to mourn
her. The funeral services were held
at the home of her daughter Tuesday
afternoon.
Mrs. f.. Carlson of the Encampment
school is seriously ill with an attack
of intercostal neuralgia and the school
has been dismissed.
E~ncampment Red Cross.
, 1919-02-27

The ladies have received a new al
lotment of 1875 skirts to be out by May
1. Mrs. III. Pantle relieved them of 30
of the garments.
, 1919-02-27
NOTICE.

No hunting or fishing allowed on my
ranch on Cedar creek. Please stay off
and saw yourself trouble.
Respectfully.
MATT WATT,
Saratoga. Wyo.
, 1919-02-27

Encampment Red Cross.
The allotment of so ~children's skirts
sent in. last month will be ready for
shipment on March /.
The Washington times., 1919-08-30
WANTED: FIDDLERS
FORSQUAREDAN
Return Of old-Fashioned
Steps Reveals Shortage Of
Musicians Who Know
Old Tunes.

With the dictum Of dancing profss-
sOrs that square dances will be re-
stored to their former popularity
this winter, the search for oIdtime
negro fiddlers in Washington is as
suming the proportions of a cam
paign.
With the revival Of the square dance
such old tunes as Arkansas Travel.
er." Turkey In the Straw" John
son Boys" "Sourwood Mountain" and
the "Hornpipe Polka" are to be
resurrected.
A campaign by the War Commu-
nifty Service reveals that. among ali
the violinists in Washington, there
are none who profess familiarity
with any of these tunes, without
which the square dance would be a
flat failure.
Assistants of Mrs. Gsnevieve
Turner Holman, Of the social recre-
alton department OF the War Camp
Community Service, acting as a
searching party" after long search
for q good old-fashioned fiddler who
knows square dance music, have met
with little success. The search is
going on today, and will continue
until the needed fiddler is turned. up.
The Washington times., 1919-08-30
WOODEN CARS TOBE
USED IF NECESSARY

Wooden coaches probably will again
be pressed into service for the Wash
ington-Atlantic City excursion trains
this week, despite criticism of this
practice arising out of the wreck a
week ago, when one passenger was
killed and twenty-four others were
injured in crash at Elwood, N. J.
With a great percentage Of the
steel equipment Of the railroads now
in use for the transportation Of SOL
diers, IL was pointed out that the
equipment for civilians was neces-
sarily inadequate to meet unusual
travel such as will attend Labor Day
and other holiday excursions. Union
Station officials say that IL the supply
of steel coaches is not sufficient to
handle the travel, wooden coaches will
be used.
Brice Clagett, assistant to Director
General Hines, explained today that
use OF wooden coaches Is not in viola
tion Of any law, and that a substan-
tial proportion Of the railroad pas
senger equipment Of the entire coun-
try is made up Of wooden coaches.
while 1t is true that wooden
coaches probably were responsible for
the death OF one passenger and the in
jury Of others in the wreck a week
ago." said Mr.. Clagett, there were
other circumstances attending the &C.
cident which were essentially the big
factors in the wreck"
The Washington times., 1919-08-30
DC. EMPLOYEES SEND
DELEGATE TOGOAST
Miss Ethel NJ. Smith win Fight
for Retroactive Injury
Awards.

With instructions to urge that the
Federal compensation act for injured
Government workers be made retro
active, relative to employees Of the
District government, Miss Ethel NJ
Smith, OF the District minimum wage
board, leaves tomorrow morning for
San Francisco to attend the convex
tion OF the National Federation OF
Federal Employees.
Miss Smith Is representing Local
So, an association OF municipal en-
pIoyes, affiliated with the Federal
Employees, Union.
She viii ask the federation TO in
dorse and send to Congress q resolu.
tion making ii possible for District
employees injured during Govern
ment service, before the act was pass
ed, to benefit from the compensa-
tion act.
When the act was first passed, the
District was left out entirely. After
q fight lasting several years, the Dis
trict was included in this act, when
the District appropriation bill was
passed.
Miss Smith will represent all en-
ployes of the District government
Although three, delegates are allow
ed the District at the convention, the
local could send onlE one person. Miss
Smith will have three votes at the
convention, which begins Septem-
Der s.
The Washington times., 1919-08-30
TWO TRY suicide
IN D. c. STREETS
Soldier Shoots Self at Fifteenth
and Avenue; Harry Waxman
at Thirteenth and B.

With bullet wounds IN their bodies
as the result Of attempts to end their
lives yesterday afternoon. two men
are in the Emergency Hospital today.
While crowds Of Government en-
ployes we're on their way 20 their
homes yesterday afternoon. Harry
Tste IN Company a. Fourteenth Ma
chine Gun Battalion, drew a revolver
from his pocket while standing near
the Riggs Bank at Fifteenth street
and PennsylVania avenue northwest,
and shot himself through the right
lung.
Several men started for him as he
drew the revolver, but he was too
quick for them. He was picked up
BY Traffic Policeman John GFoR a1d
taken % the Emergency Hospital
where Il is said he win recover.
A letter identifying him as living
on East Monument street. Baltimore,
was found in his pockets and reIa-
tives there have been informed Of
his act.
The note, which 10 In possession OF
the police, reads IN part.
"The people that know me know
why commit this terrible act II IS
a pity the Germans did not DO what I
am about to do myself. May God for
give me for this act. GOod-by to all
my friends.
Harry Waxman. thirty years old,
Of Philadelphia, fred q bullet from q
revolver into his abdomen at the en-
trance to the Agriculture grounds,
Thirteenth and BgBtreets northwest,
at 4:3O o'clock yesterday afternoon.
DF. J. Ward Mankin, superintendent
OF the Emergency Hospital, said this
morning that Waxman made the
statement that he could not get q
position and wanted to die.
The Washington times., 1919-08-30
DEPUTY MARSHALS
PAYDAYPOSTPONED
Bolt Of Safe Broken In Nov
ing-Must Wait Open
ing BY Expert.

Anxiety was clearly depleted on
the faces Of the thirty-odd deputy
marshals as they stood around the
large office safe containing their pay
checks this morning and the combi-
nation failed to respond 20 the ex-
perienced touch Of the disburBing ofs
flcer.
Today was pay day At the United
States Marshal's office and the courts
close az noon. Many Of the employees
had made plans 20 spend their week
ends out Of town and depended on
drawing their spending money and
monthly salary today.
A safe expert had 70 be called n
and genuine was the disappointment
as he declared that Il would take
about a half day TO open the SAFE. He
said that ne Of the bolts had prob
ably been broken IN moving the safe
from the old Census building to the
renovated Courthouse IN which the
office OF the United States Marshal
is locate.
The Washington times., 1919-08-30
VANGUARDOF
lST DIVISION
DOCKS TODAY
l,725 Members Of First Engi-
neers and TWenty-eighth Ins
fantry Due at HOboken.

The nrst contingent OF the First
Division is scheduled 70 dock at Ho-
boken aboard the U. S. s. orisaba to-
day. The advance guard OF the di-
vision, the main body OF which will
land in New York within the next.
week, comprises a total Of hfty-three
oHicefs and 1872 men. members Of
the First Engineers and the Twenty
eighth infantry The men win be
taken 70 Camp Mills, Long Island. or
Camp Dix, New Jersey, 20 await the
arrival Of the remaining units Of the
division for the parade in New York
September 10.
Plans IN Washington for the parade
have been coEApleted. Col. Robert n.
Harper, chairman OF the citizens
welcome committee announced today,
and aB soon as permits are obtained
Cor the erection of the two triumphal
arches and the stands along the north
side Of Pennsylvania avenue, work
will be begun Immediately in erect
ing them. Colonel Harper has award
ed the contract OF erecting the arches
to the w. p. Lipscomb and Company,
contractors. He had before him this
morning several plans for the arches
and will adopt two Of them before
Monday.
Across the top OF one Of the
arches the sign welcome Home is
written, and on the other the words,
welcome Pershing." The signs may
be Illuminated at night before and
after the parade.
Announcement has been made by
the District Commissioners, following
q conference with War Department
officials yesterday afternoon, that all
traffic on Pennsylvania avenue will
stop during the parade Of the First
division here next month. Street cars,
horsedrawn and motor transporta-
tion will be kept off the Avenue
while the troops are marching, and
the avenue will be roped on.
The parade is expected to con-
sumo half q day IN passing from the
Peace Monument to the intersection
Of Nineteenth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
Reserve Seats for ORielals.
Announcement by the War Depart
ment. has been made that the 1000
grandstand seats which will face the
Court of Honor from the south side
OF Pennsylvania avenue will not be
sold except to officers Of the army
and their families. members Of Con-
gress and diplomatic officials OF the
embassies in Washington. These
seats will be reserved for "oiicial
washington" +.
The 5000 grandstand seats facing
the Court Of Honor from the north.
however, will be sold through a pri-
vate ticket agency, Colonel Harper
has announced. and the prices win
not be prohtbitive. Further details Of
the sale Of tickets viii be announced
within a short time.
The Washington times., 1919-08-30
FEATURES
WILL START TODAY

The annual meet and camp Of the
DelaWare-Chesapeake division, Of the
American Canoe Association, TO be
held on the Potomac Labor Day
promises to be the largest affair Of
fits kind ever held in the District of
Columbia.
The canoeists from Pennsylvania,
New York, Maryland and New Jersey
are gathering today. Those expected
to send representatives are: Kanienda
Canoe Club Syracuse, n. Y: Pitts
burg Athletic Association, Pittsburg.
Pa; SWastuka Canoe Club, Boston,
Mass; sGnIOset Canoe Club, Boston,
Mass; Philadelphia Canoe Club, Phila-
delphis- Pa; Red Dragon Canoe Club,
Philadelphia, Pa; Lakanoo Canoe
Club, Burlington, n. j.; Arundel Boat
Club, Baltimore, Nd; Maryland Swim
ming Club, Baltimore, Nd.
Today the canoeists will be regis
tered. Tonight an informal costume
dance will be held at the Washington
Canoe Club house. Tomorrow q
cruise and picnic will be held at
Broadwater and at Sycamore Island.
A water baseball game and music and
campfire activities will mark the
nights social activities.
Labor Day the various races, which
include four national championships,
will be run of on the Potomac just
above Acqueduct Bridge. The finishes
will be at the Washington Canoe Club
where barges will be anchored.
The Washington times., 1919-08-30
FIX DATE SOON FOR
HOSPITAL DRIVE

With the return to Washington
next week Of the committee in charge
of the campaign to raise 100000 for
the Children's Hospital this fall, the
dates in which the drive is to be
conducted will be announced.
Estimates will also be asked for
on the improvements.
The management has decided upon
a Washington civic worker to conduct
the campaign, and as soon as he ac-
cepts the offer definite announce
ment is expected to be made Of the
extent of the improvements and the
personnel OF the various committees.
The Washington times., 1919-08-30
Swept to Death Over
Great Falls, "Woman"
GiDeS Police a Scare

rise to grave speculation on the part
Of the uninitiated.
Despite the fact that there were
plots hatched here against the Gov
ernment during the last three days,
and these same plots were thWarted
in q most thorough and clever man
neF, the United States Secret Service
and the Metropolitan police force
knew nothing. neither did they care
to know.
For twas only a movie.
The pictures showing various cpl
sodes in the high life at Washington
and bringing in international compli-
cations which might arise in the dip
lomatic life in the Capital have been
taken for the last three days by mem
bers OF a producing company, which
will soon put on the screen ''The
Capitol" a moving picture play taken
from the legitimate play OF the same
title by Augustus Thomas.
The leading lady is Leah Baird,
Vell-known to Washington movie
fans" who takes a prominent part
as a member OF high society.
Several scenes for the play were
taken In the Capitol building and in
the vicinity OF the White House and
Rock Creek Park, and when 1t is
shown on the screen many OF the
familiar objects Characteristic to
Washington will be seen.
"'Interiers" In New York.
Mr.. Thomas has produced several
plays. among them being Arizona"
the "Witching Hour" "Copperhead"
and "As a Man Thinks" The produc-
tion here is being directed by George
Irving. Following the completing of
the scenes in Washington. the COM
pany will 90 to New York, where
interior" settings will be made at
the producing company's studio there.
So far as known thissis the FIRST
time a picture for commercial use has
ever been taken in the Capitol build
ing, 1t Is stated. Some difficulty was
experienced this time, Il Is stated, in
obtaining permission to act the scenes
within the Capitol.
The play is expected to be COM
pleted in New York within a short
time and Will be released at one of
the Washington theaters
The Washington times., 1919-08-30
Kick ON SMOKE
FROM n. {. DUMP

investigation Of complaints MADE
by residents in the northeast, who
characterize the public refuse dump
in that section as unsanitary and in
convenient has been started BY
Deputy Health officer Norris.
Ill-smelling smoke arises from the
dump almost continuously and the
breeZes carry bits Of burning paper
and rags for great distances, accord
ing TO the complaints. Deputy Norris
declares that all refuse OF an OBJ
jectionable nature Is disposed OF at
the District orematory and that only
ashes, paper and the like are per-
mitted on the northeast dump. This
dump, Deputy Norris said. was Sc
leeted that a long stretch OF the
Western bank Of the Anacostia river
might be reclaimed to promote health
conditions In that locality.
The Washington times., 1919-08-30
CANDLE RACE BY
SWIMMERS TODAY

The candle race, a new swimming
event, is to be the feature Of the
swimming meet at the Tidal Basin
Bathing Beach, at 5 o'clock this aft
ernOon.
The men contestants in the meet
will swim sixty yards holding in one,
hand a lighted candle. The women
will swim thirty yards.
A 2O0-yard swim and plung for dis
tance are also scheduled In mems
events. A 1OO-yard swim and plunge
for distance Is scheduled for womens
events. Gold. silver and bronze med
ais will be awarded and entries may
be made one hour befor each event.
This is the third OF q series OF
four meets to determine the cham
pion man and woman swimmers in
the District The last meet will be
held Monday, Labor Day, when two
silver loving cups will be awarded
The Washington times., 1919-08-30
TEACHERS EXHIBIT
PLAYGROUND WORK

For the frst time in the history OF
the Municipal playground department
a public exhibition Of the work per-
formed on the grounds by the teach
ers was given last night in Carroll
Institute Hall, 91S Tenth street north
west.
The main features Of the exhibition
were dumb bell and wand drills,
under the direction OF Miss Ellen War
ner, Of the Sergeant school of physical
training. There drills are to be
taught on all Washington Fairgrounds
beginning next month.
Ring games and folk dances were
shown by more than fifty directors
and their assistants. The male en-
ployes Of the department held a tug
of-war."
The Washington times., 1919-08-30
NO MAIL DELIVERY
IN CITY ON MONDAY

There will be no delivery of mail
by letter carriers Monday, according
to an announcement made today by
the Postoffice Department.
Collections will be limited to one
during the afternoon in all but the
downtown district where collections
will be made at 4 and 10 D. m.
Mail will be delivered at hotels at
1880 a. m.
Stamp windows at the postoffices
will remain open. but all other de-
partmonts will be closed.
Airplane mail will be received at
the main office until 10 O'Clock Mon
day morning.
The Washington times., 1919-08-30
PLAN NEW PLAYGROUND
AT OTIS AND WARDER SITS.

The Citizens and Community Cen
ter Associations Of Park View are
panning 10 buy a piece Of property
at Otis and Warder streets northwest,
TO be made into a public playground.
Both associations have passed res
olutions requesting the Commission
ers for q playground in the lot they
propose to purchase.
Efforts are being made today to
have the ground a permanent part OF
the municipal playground system.
There is no playground In that sec
tion OF the city.
The Washington times., 1919-08-30
MRS. MILES HEADS
AID FOR Travellers

Work OF the Travellers Aid Bu-
reau at the Union Station was taken
over yesterday BY a general citizens'
committee, acting in conjunction with
the War Camp Community SERVES,
the National Travellers Aid Assoclas
ton, and officials Of the Washlngtua
terminal.
Mrs. Elizabeth Miles, OF the War
Camp Community Service, will be IA
charge OF the Union Station bureau.
workers.
The work was formerly done ~
the Deaconess' Home.
The Washington times., 1919-08-30
CARPENTERS UNION
SEEKS new Home

The carpenters and joiners Of Wash
ington are looking for a home. The
division council and four local unions
Of the Brotherhood Of Carpenters and
Joiners are taking steps to erect or
purchases modern home with offices,
auditorium, meeting and recreational
rooms.
Last year four dwelling houses on
the west side Of Sixth street, between
F and G streets, were purchased with
the intention OF erecting the home
there, but IL was learned recently
that the carpenters council is now
negotiating for the purchase of the
Washington Printers Typographical
Temple on @ street, between Fourth
and Fifth streets northwest
The Washington times., 1919-08-30
DEALER
F0RFEITS COLLATERAL

Max Zweig, who is under charges
Of receiving stolen property, in con-
nection with the recent arrests of
freight car thieves, forfeited $50 in
Police Court yesterday, when he
failed to report for trial on charges
OF not properly registering deals
transacted in his secondhand store.
Policeman George Welch arrested
him.
The Washington times., 1919-08-30

"Airplsne riding isn't exciting, it's
almost like riding in an automobile" !"
said Miss Esther Treger, who lives
at Forty-fourth street and Dean ave-
nue. northeast.
Miss Treger, who served with the
motor corps during the war, "fliv-
wing around in one OF the quarter
master corps 'Henry's,' recently de-
cided she needed excitement and ar
ranged to take a trial in Leon
Smiths passenger plane.
II thought riding in the air would
The Washington times., 1919-08-30

disappointed at first Then Mr..
Smith asked IL wanted to do some
stunts, and told him, Sure. 60
ahead
$50 we did a tail spin and q couple
OF dives and some other things, and
that was a lot better. liked that
'We stayed up in the air about
fifteen minutes, and went up 5000
feet. ia like to own one Of those
planes and run It myself. It must be
q lot Of fun"
The Washington times., 1919-08-30
PETWORTH WoMEN 10 AIEET.

A meeting Of the Petworth Won.
ans Club will be held Monday even
ing at Eighth and Shepard streets
northwest
The Washington times., 1919-08-30
BAND CONCERT

AT THE ELLIPsE TO-DAY AT p.
NJ. BY THE u. s. MARINE BAND.
WILLIAM H. SANTELMANN, Leader.
March, "oId Comrades .Teike
Overture, "fl Guarany" ...... Comes
Caprice, "EglantIne" Wan Loook
Cornet Sole, Bride OF the Waves
Clarke
Musician John Miller.
Grand Scenes from Madame But
teruY .s'....'.... Fuccini
Descriptive Fantasia. THE Evo-
luton OF Dixie" ...,....L Lake
Suite "FArleBienne" ......B BiBet
The Star-SpanEled Banner"
The Washington times., 1919-08-30
OLDEST INHABITANTS TO NEE

The September meeting Of the As
ISOLATION Of Oldest Inhabitants will
be held at the Union Engine House.
Nineteenth and H streets northwest,
at 1880 p. m.
The Washington times., 1919-08-30
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.

$50 p. m.