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Arizona republican., 1920-04-11
subscription made.

keenest interest has been aroused on the part of the members of the various teams raising the money to see who will get the greatest amount. several brisk competitions are under way, with the final result still in doubt.
 Second $200,OoO In Sight
 Starting tomorrow morning a close check will be made of all those mem bers of the lodge who have not been seen and an effort will be made to call on every member of the lodge be- fore the ending of the campaign Thursday night.
 At the meeting of the team captains and the finance committee held yester- day noon in the K of P. hall a gen. eral discussion of the plans of the new building was held. So sure is the com mittee of selling the necessary bonds for the purposet of building the home, that they are already planning for the occupancy of the new building.
 In line with raising the s200,000 from the members of the lodge, c. w. Crane, chairman of the finance com mittee, announced last night that he had practically closed negotiat tions for raising the other s200,000 from outside sources.
 Committee captains reported the fol- lowing amounts raised yesterday b their teams: Luke Henderson, 0,100. A. C. Dulmage. s9,200; Harry Cox. se,- g50; Leon Gass. s7000; Oliver King. s6.15o, A. H. Mcclellan. s6.100; Fred Joyce. s5,000; Burt Clingan, S5.05o; Jack Halloran, s2,000
Arizona republican., 1920-04-11
MANY AT FUNERAL OF
 MISS MARY PEPPER

Funeral services for Miss Mary Pep. per were held at St. Mary,s church yes- terday. the last sad rites being per- formed by Reverend Father Novatus :it the church and the Catholic cemetery, where the body was laid at rest.
 Friends of the lovely young girl who passed away at Santa Barbara on Wednesday were at the church in large numbers and many floral offerings ex pressed the affection with which she was held, both by the young people she knew socially and those with whom she was associated in the United States land office.
 Miss Pepper was in the land office for number of years, until ill health forced her to tender her resignation. She was girl of unusually sweet per sonality and had many endearing man. nerisms, that made her liked generally Her, family came here from Virginia and she was educated at the Sisters convent in Prescott Beside her par ents, Mir and Mrs. Walter Pepper. she is survived by a sister, Miss Helen Pep per, and two brothers, James and Ger aid Pepper.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-11
PHOENIX MAN WINS
 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

T. l.. Eden of Phoenix won the Ari- zona state trapshooting championship at Kingman yesterday in the state shoot, it was announced in a telegram received by The Republican last night. Mir. Eden led his competitors for first honors by IT birds. The scores were not given.
 The next state shoot will be held ip Phoenix next year, the telegram an nounced, and will be proceeded by q registered shoot at Ray.
 MANY ARE CALLED, ETC.
 Mighty few of the graduates of presi- dential primaries will ever get into the electoral college.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-11
ELKS START OUT MONDAY ON FINAL WEEK OF CAMPAIGN
 TO SELL $2OO,OOO IN B0NDS|

With One-Half of Time Limit Expired and One1alf of
 Distance Goal Covered, the Committees Feel Con
 fident of Securing Entire Amount by Thursday
 Night of Coming Week-Many of Largest Subscrlp-
 tions Have Not Yet Been Received-One Elk Will
 Double Largest Subscription Any Team Secures
 The final week of the Eks campaign to raise S2OO- 900 with which the building of home at the of Second avenue and Adams street will start to- morrow morning with the captains and their teams bending every energy to raise the required amount Not nearly all the members the lodge have yet been and it is confdnt expected that in the final drive the necessary amount will be raised.
 Up to last night approximately one-haf of the re- qred amount had been raised This in face of the fact that of the heaviest subscribers had not yet signed their applications It is understood they holding off with the view of helping to cut down the final deficit One prominent Elk has promised to double the largest subscription made.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-11
Public Land Seekers ]!

B. H. Gibbs, for five years chief of field division, General Land Of- flee, and John L. Irwin, just re- sianed as register of the U. $. Land Office, have associated themselves toqether to do a pubIic-la land busi- ness
 Mr. Gibbs office is just south of the postoffice, 1o8 Physicians BIda- 125 West Monroe St. Mir. Irwin maintains his office at his old lo- cation, ii North First Ave-, where he will continue to do a general freai estate business, besides assist ina Mir. Gibbs in pubIic-iand mat ters.
 Their plans for materially assist ing tho pubIic-iand seeker include helping him to: (D Find suitable land; (2) Make proper entry, whether homestead of the various classes (16o, 320 or $40 acres), des- ert, mineral (either lode or pIacer), isolated tract, state indemnity, rail- road lieu, forest lieu, scrip, timber and stone, rights of-way. for ca naIs, ditches and reservoirs, etc.; (3) Thereafter understand and comply with, the law and reguia- tions applicable to his entry thru out its life; and (4) Finally secure patent from the Government.
 SPECIAL NOTE There ia scarcely an entryman or owner of land who would not secure little additional land if he but knew how to do it inexpensiveIy. It IS prob- able that Gibbs & Irwin can help him do this.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-11

Australia imported s13O,00o. GOO worth of goods from the United States last
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-18
Ghost Story Prizes to
Be Announced Monday

mental ana physical wrcck-
Turning. called Dr. Higheart Il
have a queer one. WIN you soc hinr"
yes" he said
Quickly he looked my youth ovor.
gravely shook his head. handed me a
paper. We returned To my office.
and after writing I handed Herman
the following;
'-This Is 10 certify that Herman
Won radon registered for tn. draft
August s. 1917. at Los Angeles. Cal
He has this date been examined phys
icaily by Dr. Bisheart. Local -.
County Board :. and il herewith re-
jected account valvular leakage of
Tho heart. All officers authorized TO
max. arrests seo that thlA lcttar ia
eountsraigned daily.
lsignedD 'TIENrECK.
charge Draft Matt~rr,.
handed him thi. letter and said;
You win report daily 10 this depart
mcut-
lie read the letter. turned without
a word. went out the door. and ms he
walked down the corridor I heard
him mutter:
Ghosts. sp~cseru. 10 months on
the high seas. never land work. star.
walton. filth. disgran-. vaivular Leak
aEe OF the heart Ghosts. sp.etsrs--
oh. heli- HENPECk-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-18

arose aud went down stairs. To my
surprise | found the rear door open
and evidence that someone had been
In the kitchen and the noise ! made
had frightened them away. | locked
the door and retired again for tho
night all thoughts OF the dogs bark
gone from my mind.
About two weeks later was
aroused by the same bark. and when
aroused myself the barking ceased.
But remembering my former expert
ence. ! quickly dressed and made a
tour Of the house. but found nothing
wrong. and gave II up To inasina-
uon. Upon retiring ! found myself
with an uneasy feeling and was un
able to sleep.
l arose and made = trip 10 the
ouibuildings and spund nothing
wrong except tho chicken house.
There ] found that the lock had been
broken and inside found "a hens In
a sack that tho thief had deserted
In the morning. relating my expert.
ence TO the family. none OF them had
heard anything unusual.
Nothing occurred until the follow.
Ing month when WAS awakened by
the same sound. THIS time quick
ly dressed, made trip around tho
house and outbulldings and found
nothing wrong. ] was r~ady To go
back when heard the exhaust OF an
engine from the shore boundary OF
our farm. This being very unusual.
and fearing something wrong. hur.
tied there. only to hear a boat re-
firing up the Sound without lights.
In the morning ! again visited tho
shore and found evidence that some.
ono had landed and footsteps leading
TO ravins 20 yards from the water.
After searching l found IS boxes
and opening one OF them I found IL
quarts OF Canadian whisky. sent a
meAsags TO the sheriff and he remov.
ed tho lot.
The following day the sheriff made
me a present OF young bulldog that
turned out 10 be a fine Watchdog.
and VIC were no longer troubled with
nocturnal visitors. and never again
did I hear my ghost dog barking in
the night
Whether II wns the spirit OF our
former dog or some unknown fune
ton Of my own mind / have never
been able 20 determine.
FRANK Trsrry.
s1Ss Railroad Ave. n. r.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-18
az Want You"

Twilight A Icing line OF men had
come and gone that day; a shadow
darkencd my desk top. Turning, l
was confronted by a youth who
seemed greatly agitated. sunken
checked. hollow eyed. beads of per
spiration made little white ways
down his griny faoa
MAY tell you my story. SIR
'1sroceed. You are talking TO an
agent OF your best friend. -
l replied.
My name ~ Herman Won Paden.
born Los Angeles. university man.
parents German oitixens and veal.
thy.
"one night reaching home hate. ms
approached the vcrnnda. 70 my hors
ror. floating in the air toward na.
was a terrible sp.cter. robed In white
a skull for a head. IL had long tai.
ons and huge claws II vomitsd fire
and birthstone. and moanod. 4 want
your
Il screamed. turned and fled ON.
looked back. II was there and
reaching for mo on | ran. never
tiring. into IN. country-a dock. a
ship. l Owed below and lay IN the
anchor chains. Five days later I
was dragged above and put 10 work.
AT Honolulu II grabbed and al.
most got me. Guam. Manila-many
ports we Travelled. Always hid
Always II tried TO grab me. Sixteen
months az sea. never a minute OF
peace. always hunted. always at my
shoulder the specter.
Hard toll. rotten food. abu~e--
fs months. A. We approached land I
fall asleep, when | awoke VIC were
warped 10 dock Here am
-IIeip me. on. sir. help me I arm a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-18
My Ghost Dog

While living ON Wildly island had
an experiences which l could never
fathom. our family poss~s~ed
bulldog that was a real watcher. Be
tween spot and myself seemed an
exceptional bond Of oompanionship.
Hc was an intelligent doc and seem.
cd able 10 do anything bat talk. and
when we found him dead ". missed
him Aa one OF the family.
on q farm a dog In q neo~c-fsy.
and We did not replace him At once,
due TO lack Of opportunity 10 get
a good one
Several nights after Tint I was
awakened by dogs bark. and when
aroused myself Il ssemed 10 stop.
I tried TO go to sleep again. but was
prevented by an uneasy feeling. 40
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-18
She Was Too Well
Heeled for Them

SACRAMENTO. Cal. Nov. H.
Thieves who arc slow on their feet
will do well 20 Eteer clear OF Miss
Pauline Dawson. drug store clerk
here. Two men snaich~d an ivory
cornb and mirror from the show case
and took TO their heels Miss Daw.
son took to hers also. Her heels were
better heels and she laid them by
the heels. She let them 80. Comb
and mirror are back In their places.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-18

Ghost story winners viii he an.
nounced Monday. The contest was
Inspired by "Earthhound." the nasii
King novel. recently picturtked at tho
strand theatre. First prise Is $50.
second SIS. third $40. fourth s. and
the next 10 prizes 81 each.
Following arc some OF tho expert
ences related by star readers;
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-18
White Diamonds to
Be Manufactured

BERLIN. Nov. is,--Thc Nobel
Diamond company. one OF the famous
explosives companies o. the world.
Is about to manufacture white dsa.
mouds. said to be superior 10 Ola
monds Of nature. The gems can be
made for very much iess than the
Price Of rial diamonds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-18
Lippy Tells Women
of Ports Problems

Before q meeting OF the King
County wcmen's Republican club.
held In the Arcade building wodnea-
day. Commissioner T. 4. fAppy. can
didate to succeed himself at the com.
Ing port election. spoke on tho prob
irfns OF the Port of aeattie
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-18
Seeks to Break Will
of Late Silas Munro

Hearing Of Mfx Jennie Munro
Muiipy's petition 10 break the will
Of her father. tho late allas Munro.
pioneer business man OF Seattle, con,
tinued befor. Superior Judge Everett
Smith Thursday. Belle Munro. also
a daughter 81 the testater. and half.
sister 81 the petitioner. IL opposing
The estate In appraised nj fils. 900.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-18

A sensitive. instrument like bal
auce scale has been designed TO
measure the amount OF pressure re-
aulred TO produce the sensation OF
pain
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-18
Wants Thrift Club
in Every Home Here

Urging the Inauguration OF a
thrift club in every home In the
city. Weary wilkins. apostle OF
thrift" addressed students OF Ballard
hlxh school yesterday on invitation
or Mrs X. T.. Mccain. president OF
tho Ballard Parent Teacher associA-
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-07-11
Old Pigsty :
Foundation
Of Library
Workmen in English
Hamlet Organize So
ciety and Build Up
Worthy Institution

A READING room and library that car
IA exist in complete independents ana
probable ignorance that any such
PEI as Andrew Carnegie ever lived IA
sufficiently unique TO command attention
One such not only exists but fiourishea in
pigsty in Hartshay. Derbyshire, England
hamlet, and its beginning possesses msny
interesting features.
Up to about thirty years ago the men the
A.. sober minded ones. had no other meeting
place in Hartshay after the days work was
done than the bridge over the Cromfor5 and
Derby Canal. There they smoked, read the
evening paper aloud and talked over cur.
rent events. This was not a bad raIlying
place when the weather was warm and fair
but in the winter it was not quite as pleas.
ant Then, wien il rained or was very cold
they walked down the tOwpath and held
their meetings under the bridge.
In the autumn OF 1892 Iene OF the members
Of the little assembly came into Cndispured
possession OF a pigsty, the former occupants
OF which had been converted into pork. The
new owner furnished II with few boxes for
seats and invited his mates to make it their
winter headquarters. They jumped at the.
chance, and thenceforth met nightly in the
pigsty.
1t was the rudest hovel. barely six feet
square, and without windows so candles
were necessary day and night. To enter il
was necessary to crawl through the low
door on hands and knees. Nevertheless the
former habitues OF the canal bridge promptly
constituted themselves a society, and drew
up rules for the government of Lower Hart
shay Reading Room
Soon a rough table was added; daily and
a weekly newspaper were subscribed for
and, in addition to the few books that the
members owned. a number were contributed
by outsiders. Five nights in the week read
ing. smoking. games and social intercourse
we're in order; but Wednesday and Friday
evenings were devoted to reading aloud by
the best scholar, and the first two books
thus read were Carlyle's "Srench Reyolu-
tion' and Gibbons Decline and Fall of the
Roman Empire"
When there were twenty or more members
they decided TO take the adjoining pigsty.
A full sized door was put in a skylight
placed in the roof; rough wooden benches
ad6ed; also battered and smoking stove;
the walls were whitewashed and book shelves
put up. All the work was done by the men,
bers.
Thanks to good financial management the
shelves are now laden with books; otherwise
the pigsty library has not been further i'm.
proved. Nor is there need of finer sur.
roundings; the men are the thing
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-07-11

mediate home landscape. For a week or so
after they first learn the flying art very
young birds are allowed to circle at will
round the home loft. Then they are taken
perhaps to Jersey City for practice flight
home; next week perhaps to Newark, then
to Elizabeth and Princeton Junction. forty
eisht miles away. and so on. in anticipation
OF the first big event of their lives. which
will be the yearlngs race. always a three
hundred mile one. from Charlottesville, Va.
They are trained frst in groups and then,
to develop their independence. singly.
Birds are raced until they are seven or
eight years old. but are at their prime be-
tween the ages OF two and four. A female
bird that has been setting on her eggs for
eight or ten days is good bet in a race
Pigeons do not willingly fly at night. and
six hundred miles is about their limit for
the daylight hours Of single day. The
United Homing Concourse pigeons raced
that six hundred miles July up from Spar
tansburg, s. C. The one thousand miles
race on the same date from Pensacola, Fla
was not largely competed. When birds reach
home at all from 80 long a stretch as this
they are depleted, drained physically Pigeon
fanciers grow to love their birds and are
SCAdOth Willis W SuDAiAAN bicill u 81 HedTl-
lessly arduous test, one by which they are
sometimes permanently lncapacitated
Occasionally. of course. birds are injured
physically or more often swept out to sea
and killed outright. on shorter runs, through
misfortunes which are known In pigeon
circles as "smashes." That is. although the
men whose duty it is to judge of the favor
shleness Of weather conditions before releas-
ing their birds have thought all propitious.
further north the pigeons have encountered
a thunderstorm or gale which has been their
undolng. Racers rather count on at least
ore or two such "smashes" in the course of
a season.
Government army and navy posts through
cut the country maintain lofts at which
pigeons are being interbred and trained to
higher and higher stages Of efficiency. An
effort is being made at present in Panama
post to train birds to fly at night Results
up to date have not been encouraging The
report Is that 1t is particularly difficult to
arouse sleeping pigeon, and then, too. his
sight is not adapted to night work; he is not
at all owlish
Local pigeon clubs feel that the Board Of
Health's ruling that no pigeons shall be
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-07-11
GoldDiggingMonste
AT Work in California
Worlds Most Gigantic Placer Mining Machine
Operates on Same Old Principle Of the
Forty-niner's Pan and Cradle

With the aid Of modern machinery and
electricity this dredge digs and disposes Of
from 100000 to 100000 cubic yards OF dirt and
gravel. rocks and small boulders. every
month. What is taken out in gold dust and
ruggets is secret jealously guarded by the
officers OF the company
How the Digging Il Done.
More than a million board feet Of lumber
were used 10 construct this boat. which is
now about years old II floats in a
pond OF its own making. and OF varying
depth, according to the distance Of bedrock
from the surface. The hull Of the dredge
is I52 feet long. 6s feet wide and 10 feet
deep, with superstructure the size Of =
hotel.
The front end. from which the digging Is
done. carries the bow gantry." The stern
sentry" Is the discarding end OF the boat
The bow gantry supports and regulates the
up and down and sideway movements Of the
great bucket ladder or digging apparatus
composed Of eighty-three great buckets made
OF manganese steel. each with capacity OF
&c cubic feet and weighing $3.50 pounds.
without the connecting pins. which weigh
$40 pounds apiece and are IN inches in dia-
IleleF. Inc entire Ducket tdudef weighs <bB
tons and Is capable Of digging to a depth
OF 45 feet The chain OF buckets is las feet
long and continuous. as In all types OF so
called "clamshell dredgers-"
These great buckets gouge out the earth
before them, and scrape the bedrock clean
OF all the gold. which, because it is heavier
than any Of the native rock. sinks to the
bottom, or until stopped by solid layer of
bedrock. Then the buckets carry the dirt
and gold hack into the interior Of the boat.
drop their burden into the big hopper with
a sloping bottom made Of heavy steel cast
ings. and from this the dirt and rocks and
gold pass into revolving screen or drum.
which is "a feet long and feet in diameter,
and whose manganese steel plates are per-
forated with holes.
The smaller stones and gravel and silt,
along with the gold. are sluiced through
these holes by a stream Of water from
pipe 10 inches In diameter and under heavy
pressure. The large stones and heavy gravel
are caught onto a travelling belt "a inches
wide, at the stern Of the boat, and carried
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-07-11
Pigeon Racing Gains Popularity in U. S.
Sport Dating Back Middle Ages Europe Begins Find Deyoees
Here With Support of Civilian Clubs and Military Officials

TIME racing of homing pigeons is a
sport Of which many Americans
probably have heard little or moth
ing, although in Europe it dates back to the
Middle Ages; in the United States 1t has
been the Dastime OF it's relatively few dew
otees for some thirty years past. and is the
object of a four -year-old club in New York.
A 500 mile race, one of the longest of the
season, was put on by the United Homing
Pigeon Concourse on Sunday. June .13
From lofts covering territory which reaches
from New Brunswick to New Rochelle, and
from Paterson and Newark, in New Jersey,
to Rockaway. about 500 in number. pigeons
were shipped to Salisbury. N. c.. to return
by wing.
First Race of the Summer.
For the first and shortest race Of the sum-
mer, 100 mile one. from Wilmington. Del,
on May 2. more than 5000 birds were en-
tered. Two cars were chartered for their
crates
With the coming OF daylight on the day
set for the race the crates are opened stimuli
taneously, and in flock the birds head for
home. The first few miles of the race are
uninteresting because Of the tendency of
the racers to stick together. But before they
have been long on the wing homing pigeons
are prone to develop lunches as to the
proper direction. which vary somewhat.
Then, out ION their own" they show their
own PAGES and perseverance. The bird in
whom the homing instinct does not rule SUI
preme may perhaps be lured to lettering and
gossip along the way. He may yield to the
wiles Of some vampish stranger whose path
crosses his Although before their release In
the morning the birds are given food and
water enough to suffice for the strong to
the end Of a 500 mile trip, weaker birds,
especially on a very hot day, are apt to
break their course for refreshment IL they
see water below.
Pigeons are much farther-sighted than
men. 1t has been observed that they cock
their heads to watch the approach of an
other bird several minutes before that ap-
preaching bird Is visible to human eyes II
seems probable because Of this fact that
their flight is guided somewhat by land
marks. although principally 1t Is. Of course a
matter Of direction instinct 1t is a neces-
sary part of their preparatory race training
that they be given sufficient liberty to be-
come familiar with the look Of their i'm