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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-07-07
BIG STRIKE IN
FLORENCE IS DE-
CLARED OFF NOW

(By The Associated Press.)
Florence, July G.-The strike was de-
clared off here at midnight Saturday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-07-07

DR.. f. G. Jarmin of Blairsburg
motored to Webster City this morning.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-07-07

o. Ostrem of jewell is a county sea
business caller this afternoon.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-07-07

the same supplies at greatly increased
costs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-09-18

neighbor of his who had been bitten
by a Gila monster not long before.
and without serious result.
AS to the cases quoted by your cor
respondent. 1 shall make an effort to
authenticate them, and would be OBJ
liged to him for any names that might
be an aid in the matter. No one de-
sires more than myself to know the
| facts if any human being has been
done to death by ella monster. II
does seem strange. however that the
case said to have occurred so near
Tucson. just at the time when the bull
letin was fresh in the minds of local
readers, was not in some way report
ed to me; yet this is the fact that l
have heard of 1t.
DR.. Vorhies also refers to Mr.. Ross's
statement that the deadliness of the
bite of the ella lies in its tendency to
produce blood poisoning due to tho
putrid matter in the animals mouth.
He says If a death ever has occurred
from the monsters bite within forty
minutes, as Mr.. Ross claims, it must
have been due to venom and not to
infection. for the latter never was
known to prove fatal so quickly. Ac-
cording to DIR. Vorhies:
Death from this cause is in most
cases a matter of days. and when 1t
occures, as it sometimes does, in less
than twenty-four hours, it is a matter
of note. 1 am assured by medical
authority, to back up my own know
ledge of bacteriology, that the most
extremely virulent cases of blood
poisoning known involve about twelve |
hours time to cause death, and such |
cases are exceedingly rare. My own |
suggestion as to the cause of death in |
the case of the Mexican laborer would |
be that he died from cardiac failure
as the result of fright. In this, also,
/ am backed by the opinion of a re.
putable physician who knows the local !
Mexican laborer. A cool, rational. N
fairly educated person from outside
this region can scarcely comprehend II
the superstitious fear with which rat
Tiers, ella monsters in particular, and
other animals, some of them absolu-
tely harmless, are regarded by this
class of people. This communicates
Itself more or less to others also. as
shown by the stuff with which our
friend was imprest, and 1t
was precisely to overcome this that
'ur bulletin was published. certainly |
lot to suppress facts. II
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-09-18

poisonous snakes. In fact the teeth
most venomous serpants. for there l:
one vertical groove on the anteroinnei
side, and another on the posteroouter
side of each tooth. In connection with
this point may add that in Heloder-
ma. and in no other known lizard
there is very large salivary gland
on each side of the lower jaw, and
that its saliva is distinctly poisonous,
Passing to the Gila monsters
stomach and the matter of the de
caying'' food, may say that this bit
of geological wisdom is comparable
to his oyster pronouncement about the
animals teeth. The assertion is not
only inaccurate, there being no known
I vertebrate animal whose food decays
/ in its stomach but ludicrous as we'll
Note. for instance, the statement
quoted by Mr.. Ross, that when it
takes food into its stomach, there be-
ing no digestive organ. etc, etc, :"
a school boy could detect the absurd
discrepancy in this assertion. If there
is no digestive organ, what is the
stomash? The fact of the matter is
that the stomach of the ella monster,
in common with that of all members
of all members of the class Reptilia,
is an well functioned as that of any
vertebrate. and. as in other verte-
brates. digestion is greatly assisted by
two glands. the pancreas and the liver
who products are poured into the ali
mentary canal
Passing over the question whether
decaying food in an animars stomach
could generate a poison of sufficient
virulence to kill man in forty min
utes. it is only necessary to repeat
what has been said before. namely,
that the food in a ella monsters
stomach is digested in a perfectly
natural manner, and that its decay
therein is concept unknown to
science. 1 believe I have already
mentioned that in Heloderma the SUBJ
maxillary gland is enormously devel-
oped: it has been demonstrated by
experiments that the animal secretes
a powerful poison in its mouth, and
this renders its bite dangerous tho
not necessarily fatal 1 have no dis
position to doubt the two instances of
fatalities following a bite from a Gila
monster mentioned by Mr.. Ross. but
the evidence in the past has always
indicated that. where the animals bite
has always proved fatal to small
mammals. it has never been so in the
case of man. Numerous instances
have occurred of men being bitten by
the ella monster in which complete
recovery followed. DR.. Shufeldt. for
instance, was bitten by one and relates
his experience in the following words:
1T was in capital health and at first
I handled it with great care. At the
close of an examination my left hnd
slipt slightly and the now highly in
dignant and irritated Hefoderma made
a dart forward and seized my right
thumb. inflicting a severe lacerated
wound, but the bleeding soon ceased
entirely. to be followed in a few
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-09-18
Anyway, IL Seems Safest TO Let the
GLla Monster StrlctIy Alone.


The question as to whether or no
ella monster is deadly ''varmint
or merely a harmless and somewhat
over grown lizard has come in for 0
deal of discussion entirely unlocked
for when the first article touching this
subject appeared in these columns,
The end is apparently not Vet. al
though we submit a couple Of recent
communications herewith which we
feel should go far toward clearing up
the matter for all time. 1t will be re-
called that our first story, based on
statements credited to the University
of Arizona was to the effect that the
bite of a Gila was little more deadly
than the playful nibble of a youthful
pussy But DIR. David Ross, of
Montana, thought differently and so
informed us in a letter which was re-
produced a short time ago. The con-
tention of Mr.. Ross was that, while
the monster probably was devoid of
fangs and poison glands, his bite was
nevertheless deadly because of the in
fection sure TO follow. The Gila has
no proper digestive apparatus, ex-
planned Br. Ross, wherefore such
food as is taken into his system put
relies ard this causes bloodpoisoning
when one is so unfortunate as to be-
come victim of the lizard. The two
letters in part reproduced herewith
both take issue with Mr. Ross. The
first is from Mr. V. c. Lake, of Chi
cago. who says. in effect, that the Gila
monster is supplied with all the teeth
that nature has found necessary for
a reptile of his class. and the number
and sharpness thereof appear to be
more than ample for biting purposes.
Also. the monster is provided with a
stomach which functions in the man.
ner of the main digestive organ of
any other vertebrate. Further, the
Gila monsters salivary glands, ac-
cording to DR.. Lake. secrete a venom,
which, while not supposed to be fatal
to human beings. is sufficiently
powerful TO kill small mammals. We
quote from Mr.. Lakes observations as
follows:
As TO the matter of teeth. and MT |
Ross's reference to the assertion of the 1
street-faker on this subject. all can
say is that that individual knew more |
about street-faking than about ZOO
logy. All reptiles, with> the excep- |
ton of the Chelonia (tortoises and 4
turtles) possess teeth. The so-called 1
ella monster" or monster of the |
(Helcderma horridum), so named be- l
cause part of its habitat 1.es in the 4
negEnborhood Of the Gila River in New /
Mexico and Arizona far from being 1
toothless, has as well-defined a set of /
teeth as any other lizard of the order /
The dentition of the FAM |
lily trachydermi. of which the ella 4
monster is a member. is pleurodont, /
that is, the teeth are anythylosed to
the inner side of the Jaws, with the 4
crowns projecting above the margin.
In the genus Heloderma, i, e., the
Gila monster. the teeth are vertically
groved. in just the same way as in
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-07-19
ROBOTHAM BACK IN
RAY; BRINGS BRIDE

"Dick" Robotham and his bride ar
rived in Ray Wednesday and were
warmly greeted by friends.
1t Robotham, who was formerly
stope engineer at the Ray Consolidat-
ed Copper company, and whose record
in the war is well known to all Ray
ties, plans to remain here for some
time.
One can we'll imagine the trials un-
dergone by Robotham when it is
learned that the injuries he received
have necessitated eleven surgical op-
erations since He feels that he is
ION the mend" though, and the Cop
per Camp joins with Ray in express
ing a wish for his speedy return to
robust health.
Mrs. Robotham, who was a Canadian
army nurse, finally yielded to Dicks"
pleadings that she join him for life,
and the interesting romance, that had
its inception in the hospital, culminat-
ed in their happy marriage.
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-07-19
KNIGHTS Of PYTH|AS
TO HAVE A NEW SIGN
FOR THEIR LODGE RM.
BOYD AND SMITH STRIVE FOR
kNIGHTLY HONORS

That the Knights Of Pythias will
now have their Castle hall known by
its correct name, will be source of
qualification to all Knights.
Instead Of continuing as "the lodge
room over Miller Bros bakery" and
as the meeting hall for the lodge"
the public will know that Castle hall
is the knights of Pythias' lodge room
The name will become known by reas-
On of an ornate sign, soon to be in.
stalled.
W. s. Boyd and C. A. Smith trod
the burning sands on their way to
Knighthood, and were admitted to the
rank of Page at the last meeting.
Their efforts to attain the rank of
Esquire will take place Wednesday
evening, July 23rd, and all Knights
are cordially invited to be present.
The regular meeting will take place
Tuesday night, as usual. the meeting
for Wednesday night being called for
the purpose of initiatory work only.
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-07-19
RAY HAYDEN PLAYERS
TO FIGHT ON SUNDAY

Fans who were disappointed because
last Sundays Ray-Hayden game had
to be postponed on account of the
threatened inclement weather, need
not feel the disappointment too keen
~
Manager R. A. Cook of the Ray
team announced that Ray will cross
sticks with the Hayden outfit this
SUNDAY at our home grounds, weather
permitting.
Those who were fortunate enough
to witness the exhibition of clever
work shown bv the local boys al their
last game in HAYDEN, predict that the
coming game will result in a victory
for Rav. Loval rooters are busy now,
practicing for Sundays work, and
there ie no doubt that the supporters
of Hayden's aggregation will also be
on hand to add their encouragement.
Local fans maintain that the Hayden
team will need all the encouragement
they can get.
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-07-19
TONIGHT IS
CLUBS SMOKER
AND ELECTION
Come Down for a Good Time
Don't Forget to Cast
Your Vote for Board of
Governors

The big feature tonight will be the
Ray Con. Clubs grand smoker and
the annual election Of officers. It is
urgent that every member of the club
attend the meeting as not only a rat
Ting good time is assured at the
smoker, but the all-important elections
are at hand.
The club has been fortunate in the
past in having had board OF COVER
nors that had the interests of the
members at heart, and that ably rep
resented the needs of each depart.
ment. Such governing bodies have
been the rule rather than the excep
tion at the Ray Con. Club, and, if we
are playing past performances" this
years governors will be of the same
stamina
There are many weighty questions
that arise which demand sound judg-
ment, prudence and managerial abil-
ity, and members choice of their rep
resentatives should bear in mind that
such qualities in their candidates
should be present to a marked degree.
Conjecture is rife as to who shall
fill the presidential chair, but so far
nothing definite can be ascertained
That the election will be spirited
and interesting one is conceded by all
those who have been looking at the
situation with critical eyes.
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-07-19
M'cAFFfRTY, WITHOUT
M0USTAcHE, IS A OFF,
FEREXI MAN, ENTIRELY

Jack" McCafferty, leader of the
famous tribe Of that name, was the
innocent cause of a great deal of
trouble this week, when he returned
from his vacation, spent at the coast
While we have used the word "in-
nocent", we are quite inclined toward
the belief that the act was accom-
plished with malice, aforethought, pre-
and all the rest of it, Here
is what is going on in the mines:
Enters, one bright and sunny morn.
ing, into the office of c. 4. Smith,
superintendent of mines, a miner
Hat down over his eyes, in a gruff
voice, he replies to Mr.. Smiths query
by stating that he wants job. Mr..
Smith, who senses that the man be-
fore him is a real, regular miner, asks
the routine questions-"What expert
ence have you ?"-"Married or
single ?''-"What mines have you
worked in?"-"Have you ever worked
in this mine?"
The man answers all questions sat
isfactorily, and the last in the affir-
native Mr. Smith seeks enlighten-
ment on the point, and the man states
that he has worked for the company
several years. When asked when he
worked here last, the man replied,
1.-TWO weeks ago."
Mr.. Smith gazed at the man at
length and in silence. What is your
he barked out. John McCaf-
ferty', replied the miner-and then it
was seen that it was Jack-but a new
Jack, without the famous mustache
that had added quite bit to Jacks
former distinguished appearance. The
disguise had been complete, in fact,
when we shook Jack by the hand up
en- his return, we had to be introduced
first
Jack says that he had quite time
on the coast We believe him there.
as he was away before the Era of
Innocuous Drinks was inangurated.
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-07-19
WEAR YOUR HAT WHEN
YOU START TO GROW
A NEW SOUP-STRA|NER

Those who are accustomed to go
about without a hat, and who are
thinking of growing mustache, are
warned herein. 1t is a great mistake
to take such chances, as the following
will disclose:
We were in the bank, making q
deposit Two of the laborers therein
had recognized us and we had ex-
changed greetings. Suddenly from be-
hind voluminous ledger came
Macs" voice: "Why, I didn't know
you a-tall, when you came in"
Proudly conscious of the fact that
at last our budding mustache was
getting its just deserts, we smiled
and remarked: "That mustache is
quite a gay deceiver, isn't it''-and
we continued fondly stroking the
sprouts, in highly pleasant frame OF
mind.
"Why not was your hat-I had
rever seen you wear a hat before, -
said Mac.
We dejectedly turned tail and ran,
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-07-19
COPPER CAMP THANKS
ITS LOYAL READERS

The editor wishes to thank the read
ers who expressed themselves as be-
ing particularly pleased with the last
issue of the Copper Camp.
1t is our effort to provide our sub
scribers with all the local news of in
terest, and we believe that the Cop
per Camp expresses a community's
happenings as well, if not better, than
any other paper of like scope in Ari-
zona. Our belief is strengthened by
the increasing number of commenda-
tions from our readers.
We are pleased to find that our ef-
forts to serve the interests of the COM
munity are being observed, and we
wish to thank our loyal supporters;
we shall endeavor to justify the con-
fidence which they repose in us.
Combining business with pleasure:
why not yield to that impulse now and
become a regular paid subscriber?
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-07-19
WHAT'S THIS? CAUBLE
WELL DOWN 1000 FEET?

Those Rayites-and there are many
of them-who invested some of their
funds with the Cauble Oil company,
on the strength of M. F. Howes con-
nections with that company, are be-
ginning to feel more hopeful of a
favorable outcome.
A recent advertisement, clipped by
Adolph Olsen from an Arizona daily,
stated that "the Cauble WE'LL near
our so acres" is down 1000 feet" 1t
is said that they are in the same for
nation as the now famous Burk-Wag-
goner well.
This will be welcomed by those
who have felt a little disheartened
because of failure, on the part of the
Cauble Oil company to keep its local
stockholders informed about the
progress made. In fact, it has been
difficult to obtain authentic informa-
ton regarding the activities of the
organization.
While it should be understood that
the message carried in the advertise
ment is not to be regarded as predict
ing a successful outcome, it should
serve to strengthen the tagging spir-
its of those who have felt uneasy
about their holdings in that company
So far as Rayites have been able to
ascertain, the energies of M. F. Howe
have been about the only signs OF
life exhibited by the Cauble people
Mr.. Howe is heavily interested in the
property, and he therefore feels /;
greater responsibility than if he were
merely a stock salesman. In view
of the fact that many Rayites invested
mainly because of Howe's known in
tegrity, he is exerting every effort
toward promoting action on the part
of the company. according to a per
sonal letter recently received by the
editor.
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-07-19
SONORA WINS FROM
SAN PEDRO, 5-3

The hotly-contested game between
Sonora and San Pedro, played at Hay
den Sunday, adds much to the credit
of the local team, which has been
doing good work lately.
The score was to 8, in favor of So
nora, who worked valiantly to sup
port the excellent twirling of Lolo
Garcia Mike Ortega, shortstop for
Sonora, also distinguished himself dur
ing the game. Mike is better known
10 the fans as Rabbit"
The real excitement began during
the sixth inning, when the score was
tied-S to g. The excitement reached
an intense pitch, and was maintained
la the ninth inning. Garcia's stick
work in that inning consisted of a
smashing three-bagger, which served
to score two men on bases, bringing
home the bacon.
The team is to be congratulated OH
the able direction of Salim Karam,
their manager, and there is no doubt
i'll the minds of those who have
watched the progress of the team
that it will make good. The batter
les were: Sonora, Garcia and Cruz;
San Pedro, Tito and Gonzales.
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-07-19
M'GONAG|lL LEAVES
RAYS sunny CLINE

C. B. McGonagill, who acted as cash
ier at the Merchants and Miners bank
during the absence of C. L. Wolfe, left
Ray Wednesday for Winslow. He
plans to be with the Arizona State
bank at that place for about two
months.
Mr.. McGonagill, who has formed
many friendships during his stay in
camp, plans to return to his cattle
ranch at Ft. Sumner, N. NJ, after
he shall have left Winslow His in
terests, we are given to understand,
are quite extensive, and Rayites will
be pleased to hear that he has leased
1900 acres of his property to oil COM
panies, who are required to begin drill
ing at once.
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-07-19
Gates AND SMITH AD-
MIRE GERMAN ART N
FORM OF 5-FT. PIPES

Antonio Villa, who will be remem
bered as one of our boys who went
'over there, has sent unique souven-
irs to L. S. Gates and c. A. Smith.
The souvenirs consist OF dainty
little trifles-they are German pipes,
about five feet long. with huge porce-
lain bowls. Each pipe is a master
piece of art, anc will hold sufficient
tobacco to knock out the average man.
AS an aid-to further the complete
enjoyment in the heart of the German
who would seek sClace and satisfac-
tion from such pipe, each bears the
erstwhile kaiser's stern features, and
other decorations (?), passwords and
mysteries of the rank (pipe).
The pipes were accompanied ="
silver pouches, handsomely carved in
designs that appeared artistic to the
German mind.
Neither Mr. Gates nor Mr. Smith
would commit themselves, when asked
if they bad, or intended to, smoke the
pipes. The average German. we up
derstand, is not a boarding ha-
bitue and therefore lacking the famous
clearinghouse reach, and that being
the case, we are at loss to under
stand how in the Sam Hill they man.
age to handle their long-stemmed
pipes.
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-07-19
BENEFIT DANCE FOR
SONORA BALL TEAM
NETS THEM TIDY sum


The dance given for the benefit of
the Sonora baseball team last Satur-
day in the Cosmopolitan hall netted
the tidy sum of $65. for the purchase
of uniforms, supplies and equipment.
The dance was very we'll attended,
and that the cause was a popular one
was evinced by the results.
Arrangements for the dance were
made by Mrs. J. Backstein and Salim
Karam, the manager of the team. Mr.
Karam predicts that the Sonora team
will bring home the laurels this seas
on, as his aggregation of players is
working hard and has already begun
to distinguish itself
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-07-19

The sale of fuel oils, automobiles,
auto trucks, farm implements and gal
vaniZed iron tanks continues to dou-
BILE each month down here. The rail-
road freight and ticket business also
shows great increase. Right now is
supposed to be the dull season in Casa
Grande, but it is hard to notice any
change on account of it being the good
old summer time. Next winter will
be a humdinger, if our predictions are
correct.
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-07-19
ERNEST LEWIS BACK
FROM over THERE;
rs AT CAMP MERRITT

Ernest M. Lewis, who left the en-
ploy of the Arizona Hercules Copper
company to represent Ray at tho
front, arrived Wednesday in New
York, on the transport "Rey Italia"
Carl Lewis, assistant chief clerk 1T
the Ray offices of the Ray Con Copper
company states that his brother is
now at Camp Merritt, N. ]. He hopes
tc have Ernest drop in on him in the
near future, though at the present
writing this is problematical. Ernest
Lewis asks to be remembered to his
many friends here.