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The Coconino sun., 1919-01-31
Impersonator Tries Suicide.

DOUGLAS.-E. R. Jay, arrested in Douglas on January 9 on a charge of embezzlement and impersonating well known people, including Archie Roosevelt and a special agent of the state department, is alleged to have attempted to take his own life last Tuesday in the Santa Fe, N. M., jail. Early Tuesday morning he aroused the other inmates of the jail with his cries, q have taken poison; am dying" An attendant was summoned and he found Jay running about in the cell shouting that he had swal- lowed capsule of potassium cyanide that he had bought in Los Angeles.
 A physician was called, but when he arrived Jay was apparently all right, although he complained of having a pain in his stomach. He isN being closely guarded to prevent his com hitting suicide.
 BISBEE.--Federal officers, Sheriff U. F. Mcdonald and Deputies J. B. Hardwick and A. E. Farmer swooped down on George Medigovich's ranch house, about four and one-half miles west of Douglas on the Bisbee road and seized 2,500 pints of whiskey, ten cases of beer and three barrels of wine. The liquor, according to current prices, is valued at $15,0OO.
The Coconino sun., 1919-01-31
IVES HILL WILL DRAG
 PEOPLE THROUGH AIR

Governor Campbell turned the first spadeful of dirt last week when ground was broken for the terminal landing grounds of the Apache Aerial
The Coconino sun., 1919-01-31
Soldier at Normal.

Pratt Greer, who recently returned from France, where he served in the aviation corps, left for Flagstaff Monday to attend the Normal school Snowflake Herald.
The Coconino sun., 1919-01-31
Alien Enemies on Their Way.

Three alien enemies arrested in the Verde district by Deputy U. s. Mar shal Harry Carlson have been order ed interned and are now on their wa. to Fort Douglas, Utah.
 The three who were Carlson's pris oners are Richard w. Klammt, Jo seph Reiter and Adolf Jacubowski Klammt was arrested at Clarkdale where he had secured employment a machinist in the United Verd smelter by representing himself to b an American citizen. Carlson discov cred that Klammt was really regis tered German who had been movini about the country without permission Jerome News.
The Coconino sun., 1919-01-31

MIAMI.-The tribulations of O'Brien, who, according to the song, was trying to learn to talk Hawaiian, were as naught to those of A. R. Ma lone, who is a Jigadier Brindle in com. mand of detachment of Apache road builders on the Inspiration property. Malone endeavored to master the gut teral language of the red men, but gave up with a dislocated larynx. Later he evolved system of inter- course with his battalion that is work ing like magic. Realizing that the lingual intercommunication of the Apaches consisted mainly of grunts he instituted a "grunt language" using 1 the Morse code, long grunt meaning a dash and short gutteral indicating a dot. The plan is working out so sue, cessfully that most of the boys in his outfit will be able to quoify as ex, pert telegraphers after short expe, rience at key exercise.
The Coconino sun., 1919-01-31
Early Street Lighting.

Snowflake now has two street lights -one near the A. C. M. I. corner and the other near Willis store. They are of great convenience to autoists and others who have occasion to be out in the early part of the night, but there should be more of them scat tered over the town.-Snowflake Herald.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1919-08-30
MARRIED IN BATHING SUITS
Ceremony Certainly Saved Bride and
Groom Considerable Expense in
Wedding Finery.

The funniest wedding ever saw
was when camping last summer, writes
n correspondent of the Chicago Trib-
ure. A girl friend and her father
were there and she met a young man
whom she grew fond OF In short
time. One night he asked her father
for her hand, but father objected be-
cause of the short acquaintance. The
next morning the couple met and
planned to elope, but somehow father
"got wise" so this was spoiled. When
swimming that afternoon they met
again and the girl happened to men,
ton that her father had gone to the
village and would not return until eve
ming. The boy said: "This Is our
time" A minister was on the shore
and they went to him and asked to be
married Mt once. The ceremony was
performed on the beach, the couple
attired In their bathing suits.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1919-08-30
MAIL SERVICE BY
> AIR is SUCCESS

| Wilson and other officials figured prom
inently, and sent letters just before the
| aviator started. Since that time the
service has continued without inter.
| ruptiOn.
Postage for airplane natl at the time
was fixed at fifteen cents an ounce, the
postoffice department figuring that
speedy delivery made that price fair.
In addition to being carried by air.
plane the letter was to be specially
delivered which ordinarily costs ten
cents in addition to letter postage.
Airplane Aail service continued on n
paying basis for time, until the nov
city wore off. Many persons at first
used the airplane mail for its novelty,
and the letters carried were uaimpor-
tant, apparently. At any rate, after a
few months. the sale of airplane stamps
dwindled. as did the mail.
Reduction In Rate.
Then the postofice department de-
cided to fill the pouches when possible
with ordinary first class letters. This
was continued until July IS, when the
rate for airplane postage was reduced
from fifteen cents to two 1t Is prob
able now that this rate will be con.
tinued, for while the service does mol
pay for itself the added facilities in
deliveries are regarded by the post
office department MS worth the price
When the service was started the
postotiice department co-operated with
the war department, which supplied
the airplanes and the aviators. This
arrangement had been suggested by
the chief signal officer of the army,
who saw in the project an additional
means of training aviators for the
western front.
Army participation continued until
last November, when II was agreed for
the sake of efficiency that the entire
project should be taken over by the
postoilce department.
For this reason the service now Is
entirely in the hands of the postoffice
department and the aviators are Of
civilian status. However, the pilots
now engaged In the work have come
largely from the army, being officers
discharged from the service at the end
of the war.
The type of airplane used is the ordl-
nary Curtiss machine, but the post
office department is preparing and, II
congress provides the funds, will soon
put especially built airplanes Mt work.
These new airplanes are designed
primarily for carrying mall stabilized
automatically, so that there Is no dan
ger of crash. In this regard they
will be different from the army type
machine, in which ability TO maneuver
rapidly ts IN element of safety.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1919-08-30
DUE. INDEFINITELY PUT OFF
Challenge to Deadly Combat
Into Matter of Ridicule.

The story of the Potter-Pryor duel,
the famous challenge of Civil war
times whereby Wisconsin congress-
man by ridicule put duelng in disre
pute. recalled by the death of one of
the participants, is told in interesting
style in the June number of the Wis
consin Magazine of History, quarterly
publication Of the State Historical So
ciety.
Roger A. Pryor, the Virginia con-
gresham who figured in the episode.
died II rev months ago in New York
city. 1t was he upon whom John Fox
Potter % East Troy, Walworth county,
then representative of the First Con-
greSsional district of Wisconsin, dur
ing April, 1850, brought nationwide
ridicule in answer to a challenge to IL
duel. Congressman Potter offered to
fight with bowie knives mt distance
of four feet. but Pryor refused because
they We're $50 demnition vulgar"
Most of Mr.. Potter's bowie knives,
including the one he purchased for
the duel and others sent to him after
the affair, are now on exhibit in the
state Historical museum, Madison
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1919-08-30
Exit DishtoWels.

No more sticky plates and no more
dishes dried on dishtowels.
These are two of the things for
which the Y. w. G. A. training schools
for home assistants is standing. The
school was started I'm answer to the
demand for home assistants on the
new domestic service plan which have
come into the central branch employ
ment bureau. Within the last six
months 500 calls for home assistants
have come in, and 10 have been sue
cessfully filled.
"There should never be a sticky
plate after the home assistant has fin
ished the course" Miss Grace H.
White, placement secretary, says. 1.-THE
girls are taught how to make their own
soda preparation for cleansing the Ice
box, the kitchen closets, ETC., and how
to clean a sink and kitchen range
so that it shines.
"Dishes are never dried with dish
towel, but always scalded and allowed
to dry without streak"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1919-08-30
PoStoffice Department Says II
Has Speeded Delivery All
Over the Country.
EXTENSION BEING PLANNED
New Routes Will Link Up St. Louis
and Omaha to Speed Up Deliv-
cries to and From the
Pacific Coast.

Washington, d. c. Records for
transportation of mail along the east
ern seaboard and from New York city
west are being established daily by the
airplane mail service which now is
well along toward its fifteenth month
of existence. The service, according
to Otto Praeger, second assistant post
master general, who Is In charge, has
speeded mail delivery all over the
country.
Letters mailed In New York city or
arriving there from New England be-
fore eight o'clock In the morning are
sent by arplane so far rs possible. In
surfing their delivery in Washington by
noon. Those for Washington are sent
out on the first mail delivery in the
afternoon and those intended for cities
farther south are forwarded In earlier
trains than otherwise would be possl-
bic.
The same Is true of the New York
Chicago airplane mail route, The time
from New York to Chicago Is cut down
to between nine and ten hours. There
Is corresponding saving on mail from
Chicago and western cities intended
for New York.
There are two airpane mail routes
In the country, one between Washing
ton and New York city and the other
between New York city and Chicago by
way of Cleveland.
Air Service to Be Extended.
Flights are made In both directions
over these routes every day, with such
success that the postodice department
Is about to institute other routes which
will link up Omaha, Neb., and St
Louis, Mo. These latter routes are to
be opened almost Immediately, to care
for the volume of mail and to assist
In quick deliveries to and from the Pa
cific coast.
Airpane mail service started on May
IS, 1918, largely rs an experiment, with
n route between Now York city and
Washington. Two trips a day had been
arranged, one In each direction. The
first flight from Washington was q
spectacular affair In which President
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1919-08-30
Agreed With the Doctor.

Mr.. Griffin had spent an anxious aft
ernoon at the office and hurried home
at an unusually early hour.
'How do you feel, dear? What did
the doctor say?" he asked his wife.
"Oh, he asked me to put out my
tongue she murmured
"Yes?"
'And after looking at it he said:
'Overworked p"
Mr.. Griffin heaved an audible sigh OF
relief.
81 have perfect faith in that doctor"
he said firmly. "You will have to give
1t q rest"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1919-08-30
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

In the good old summer time when
fruits Of all kinds are getting ripe
and tempting, when cucumbers, rad
!shes and vegetables fresh from the
garden are too good to resist, when the
festive picnic prevails and everybody
cvereats and your stomach goes back
on you, then Is the time for august
Flower" the sovereign remedy for
tired, overworked and disordered stom-
at--s, panacea for indigestion, fer
mentation of food, sour stomach. sick
.eadach, and constipation. 1t gently
;timulates the liver, cleanses the in
testines and alimentary canal, making
life worth living. Sold everywhere Adv.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1919-08-30
One Drawback.

Washington is colored man and he
follows the profession of cleaning up
back yards. Also he was the first man
to think of wrapping a horses fore
legs with fly paper, keeping the flies
off their legs and catching Mr.. Fly at
the same time.
One of the women he was working
for said to him. washington, your fly
paper Is a success. l see that by the
great number of flies there are on the
paper
YES. Yes" said Washington, "but
once in while that horse gets his
legs too close together and they stick,
and l has to pull 'em apart for him."
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1919-08-30
Lawyer Unearths Interesting In
formation About "Smock
Marriages."
we're COMMON CENTURY AGO
Brides Appeared in Scant Attire to
Protect Husband From Liability for
Her Debts-Various Expedients
to Preserve Modesty.

Bangor, Maine.-A Bangor lawyer
attending court in the ancient town of
Wiscasset, Lincoln county, recently
went rummaging in the Colonial court
.ecortis of the place and in the course
If his reading came across the official
registration of "smock marriage"
Not knowing what smock marriage
vas, the lawyer looked farther, and
got considerable light upon a strange
custom prevalent in England CEN
Jury or more ago and also to some ex-
tent in the American colonies.
Smock marriages were weddings
Where the bride appeared dressed in a
White sheet or chemise. The reason
or such garb was the belief that If
han married woman who was in
debt he could be held liable for her
Indebtedness If he received with her
any Of her property; and also, that If
Woman married a man who was in
ael t, his creditors could not take her
property to satisfy their claims If he
had received nothing from her at
marriage.
In England, says an antiquarian.
there was ut least one case where
BRIDE was clothed in puris naturalbus
while the ceremony was being per-
formed In the great church at Birming-
ham. The minister at first refused
to perform the ceremony, but, finding
nothing In the rubric that would ex-
ruse him. he finally married the pair.
To carry out the law fully as the
people understood 1t, the ceremony
should always have been performed as
L was In the church at Birmingham,
In the case noted, but, modesty for
bidding, various expedients were used
to accomplish the desired end without
The unpleasant features.
Sometimes the bride stood in
Tloset and put her hand through hole
IN the door; sometimes she stood be-
hind cloth screen and put her hand
out at one side; again, she wound
about her white sheet furnished by
the bridegroom, and sometimes she
stood in her chemise or smock. Event
hally, in Essex county at least, all i'm
modesty was avoided by the groom
furnishing all tn, clothes worn by the
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1919-08-30
Records Reveal
Queer Ceremony

bride, retaining title to the same in
himself. This he did in the presence of
witnesses, that he might be able to
prove the fact in case he was sued
for any debts, she might have con-
tracted.
marriage of this kind occurred at
Bradford in 1913, and the following is
true copy of the record of the same ::
Bradford, Dec. We "a, 1173.
This may certifie whomsoever 1t may
concerne that James Bailey of Brad
ford who was married to the widow
Mary Bacon Nov. % last past by me
We subscriber then declared that he
took said person without anything of
estate and that Lydia the wife of
Eliazer Burbank & Mary the wife of
Thomas Stickney and Margaret the
wife of Caleb Burbank all of Bradford
were witnesses that the clothes she
then had on were of his providing and
bestowed upon her.
WILLIAM BALCH,
Minister of We Gospel.
1t Is noted by the same writer that
in all cases Of smock marriages that
have come to his notice the brides
have been widows.
1t is thought that during the reign
of George III there were many smock
marriages in Maine then part of the
province of Massachusetts Bay, chief
ly in the counties of Lincoln and York,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1919-08-30
No Way to Beat the Game.

There is no way to dodge the high
cost of living.
Once we thought there was. 1t was
a fine plan and we determined to try
it out. Meat was too expensive. So
we would quit eating meat.
Therefore we ordered cabbage and
asparagus and spinach and beets. I'm
mediately the price of vegetables went
up.
We found you couldn't fool :he food
man. He has a sure system. The
price is high on whatever you want to
to another as often as you choose, but
the little old price tag will beat you
to Il.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1919-08-30
or in the territory which is now so
known.
Practice Died Before Revolution.

or in the territory which is now so
known
Practice Died Before Revolution.
There is nothing to show that the
practice outliyed the revolution. In
Maine, up to 1852, husband was liza
BILE for debts of his wife contracted
before marriage. and no such subter-
fuge as the smock marriage could re-
lieve him.
SmOck marriages We're frequently
performed in Vermont about a century
ago. *They were entirely honorable to
both the participants, for they put
wholly aside all considerations of
financial and selfish interest. Accord
Ing to tradition, they all turned out
happily, and well they might. The
principle involved in them may be said
to have triumphed in our social life
the great majority of marriages being
now smock marriages in the sense that
the parties are financially independent
of each other.
BY the way, one of the earliest and
strongest arguments for woman suf'
frage was the necessity of relieving
women from the financial bondage that
they were under TO their husbands 80
years ago. All that woman had then
practically belonged to her husband.
Wendell Phillips in his address at the
first national woman suffrage conven-
ton, held at Worcester in October,
1851, called attention to q curious case
that had lately occurred In this state.
man married woman who had
$4,000 of her own, inherited from her
father. Dying about year after his
marriage, this man left remarkably
generous and manly will-he left these
$4,000 to his wife, SO long as she
should remain a widowi
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1919-08-30

1 improved IN health so could do my
Of which I owe to Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. - Mrs. o. S.
JOHNSON, R. No. 3, Ellensburg, Wash.
There are women everywhere who
long for children in their homes yet are
denied this happiness on account Of
some functional disorder which in most
cases would readily yield TO Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Such women should not give up hope
until they have given this wonderful
medicine trial, and for special advice
write Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.,
Lynn, Mass. The result of 40 years
experience il at your service.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1919-08-30
cuticura soothes Baby Rashes.

That itch and burn with hot baths
of Cuticura Soap followed by gentle
anolntings of Cuticura Ointment.
Nothing better, purer, sweeter, espe-
cially If little of the fragrant Cuti-
cura Talcum is busted on at the fin
ish. 25c each everywhere.-Adv.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1919-08-30
Lots Better.

Smiley hope you won't mind If
bring a couple Of friends home to din
ner tonight, my dear?
Mrs. Smiley--Oh no that Is better
than being brought home by couple
of friends after dinner.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1919-08-30

ana a good deal OF
the time was not
able to go about.
Our greatest desire
was to have a child
in our home and one
day my hus band
cam e back from
town with a bottle
of Lydia E. Pink
hams Veget ia bic
C o m p ound and
wanted me to try it.
1t brought relief
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1919-08-30

Texas Oils-Oldest established brokers In
Fort Worth. Reference any bank bankers
here. Free Weekly Market Letter published
each Sat Gives details all oil develop. In
Tex. oil fields. Write for free copy to Ben o.
Smith & Son. 302 Club Bldg FIT Worth. Ter
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1919-08-30
w. N. w., Salt Lake City, No. s5--1e1s.
Retort Courteous.

Nell-"I wouldn't marry the best
man in the world" Belle-"Of course
not. He wouldn't ask you"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1919-08-30
The JOY OF
MOTHERHOOD.
Came to this Woman after
Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound to
Restore Her Health

Ellensburg, wash" After was
married was not well for a long time
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1919-08-30
EiftY.EiftY.

First Yegg-Money is plentiful.
Second Yegg-So Is cops; so what's
de use?
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1919-08-30
Mammoth Cave Has Rival.

Workers in mine at Matehuala,
near San Luis Potosi. Mexico, have
discovered cave which is said to be
one Of the largest In the republic.
1t IS more than 300 feet below the
level of the mine and is Is feet in
width.
It's length has never been estimat-
ed, but exploring parties expect to
survey 1t carefully m the near future.
One Of the most fantastic of its many
grotesque adornments is sulphurous
fountain, which pours out continuous
ly stream of blue water.
1t promises to rival in magnificence
Kentucky's famous Mammoth cave,
when fully explored.
Luck" is merely sugar-coated
name for mental laZiness.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1919-08-30

Pride has but two seasons-a for
ward spring and an early fall.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1919-08-30
Golf Bugs.

His father had taken him out to
the golf course. That evening he
seemed to be ill-at-ease.
willie" said his mother, "what is
stop scratching Yourself"
81 don't know what's the matter but
l guess l must have got some of those
golf bugs on me-" was Willie's reply.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1919-08-30

Fair Question.
II see Holstein bull just brought
100000"
"By the pound?'
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1919-08-30

by the pound?'
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-09
FRANCE GUARANTEED
ALLIED PROTECTION,
GERMANYPOWERLESS

told the which the allied and
ciated powers will make with her.
These terms contained in treaty some $4,000 words
which the plenpotenres
able assembage at Versailles on attended by the dele
nations which
This notable which the leading statesmen of the
with
working the converting of the
by extensive
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is based.
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League of Nations the text of which already has been OF
sections spuaons with
which materially changes the of Europe Military
with another section while still
subject reparaions Political puatons
outside it, other dealt
will of the document.
The treaty it noted has to with Germany alone except
it required that made by the
allies with the other central powers.
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which estimated length 100000 words
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English, opposite pages
of the spell the
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self Economically Also the future course of Germany is hedged
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