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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-07-25

Price, ss.7so-NR. 9Th q RITTENHoUsE.
This section is one OF the finest
near-in suburbs of the Ca pitsL The
house IL brand new has . rooms
and bath, heated by hot water
lighted by electricity and 10 com.
pieteiy detached. on = good sized
lot Unusually easy terms arranged,
Price. So. soo-NEAR 18th 4 PARK RID
owner has Just instructed US TO sell
this desirable home In this splendid
location. This II e-room house
"a rooms deep). and 10 In good con-
dition Possession can De obtained
shortly spa reasonable terms ar
ranged
Pric. 6.a6o-SOUTHEAsT. Colonial type
house that 10 offered at the price
quoted above in order to make a
auick sale. This has rooms and
bath front and rear porehes and =
good sized rear yard. In good con
dition Possession can be obtained,
Very easy terms arranged
Pr,ce s12bo-N CAP. ST. fine location
Tor a home being north of X. ].
ave Owner 10 anxious to sell this
Colonial type Of house with lars
rooms and bath. front and res =
porches, concrete cellar and yer!
large rear yard. II 10 in perfect
condition and may be bought on q
small cash payment
mn ,ETON INC.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-12-10
Usual WORK IN
PROGRESS At
north STAR

Regular shipments are being MAIN
tanned at the property of the Tono-
pah North Star Tunnel and Develop
ment company, and good progress IS
being made in the regular develop
ment work that is steadily gong on
at this we'll managed mine.
During the week ending December
1 1921, according to the Official re-
mort of the management, the follow
ing work was prosecuted:
The 700 level was advanced 10
feet. cutting stringers of quartz IN
the Mizpah Trachyte. Formation
continues very good.
Stopping was in progress on the SOO
intermediate level on the footwall
vein. The raise from the $50 level
70 connect with the above stope was
advanced IA feet.
prosuecting was continued on two
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-12-10
LOCAL MAN
INTERESTED
IN ROYSTON

Edgar G. Picker well known min
ing engineer, accompanied by John
Dakoyich, left this morning for Roys-
ton, where he will make an examina-
ton of a number Of properties in
that district, extending from the new
camp to as far as Crow Springs. Mr.
Pickler will give his attention first
to looking over the lease being oper-
ated by McClosky, Smith, Mcdonald,
Mccain and Draper on the Home
stake claim, where an important dis
covery was made a few days ago.
Since locating in Tonopah a year
ago. Mr.. Pickler has been deyoting
his time to leasing on the Montana
mine and has met with gratifying re-
suits At present he is operating a
block Of ground on the 400 level and
has uncovered body Of ore having
a width of two feet that is worth on
an average OF 500 ton. During the
nresent week he sent out 5O-ton
shipment that milled close to $50 a
ton.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-12-10
OFFICIALS ARE
ATTEMPTING To
SETTLE STRIKE
Try Associated Pres1r

CHICAGO, Dec. 10-Federal and
state officials are working in an eff
fort to settle the packing house work
ers strike which has caused a week
of disorders in livestock centers,
while the Chicago packers announced
they were operating at nearly nor
NAL" and union leaders are endeavor-
ing to extend the strike by an ap-
peal for a sympathetic walkout by
other trades in the stockyards. Re-
ports that 5000 imported workers
have been brought into the Chicago
yards are denied by the five big
packers
The strike leaders here are using
the utmost efforts to prevent further
disorders Conelus j Hayes, presi-
dent of the union, has proposed "a
submission of the differences to
"any fair form of arbitration" Hun
dreds Of new employees are said to
have been hired by the packers here
yesterday, and plant officials declared
their operations were on nearly nor
mai basis
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-12-10
YERINGTON HERE
FOR BASKETBALL

Tonight at the high school gymna-
sum the girls of the TonOpah hisn
school will meet the young ladies'
from Yerington in the first inter
town basket ball conflict of the sea
son.
The visitors from Yerington ar
rived in Tonopah last evening ana
were met at the Mizpah hotel by a
committee from the local scho u,
Those making up the visiting team
are: Fern Dillon, Viola Ross, Maude
Some, Mabel Martin, Beatrice
Thrailkkill, Gertrude Caddintong,
Elizabeth Llttell, Rose Patterson,
Lucille Dickerson, and Miss Swanson,
their coach.
The young ladies that make up the
team for Tonopah are: Ruth Foster,
Mae Meaglia. forwards; Margaret
Kennedy, Bernice Nay, guards; Lois
Askins. center; Dorothy Conway,
side center; Hilda Ecklund. Ruth
Dundson, Bonnie Crow, Vivian Tru5-
cOtt
The game will be called at $3.50
this evening and !alge crowd Is
expected TO encouras the players.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-12-10
STTLLMAN'S AGENTS
CHARGED WITH BRIBERY


POUGHKEEPSIE, Dec 10 -
Charges that agents for James NJ
Stilman, the New York banker, at
tempted to corrupt and bribe pros
pective witnesses in the trial of his
divorce suit against Mrs Annie U.
Stillman were made today by the d -
fense counsel before supreme court
Justice Morschauser
The charges were made by John
F. Brennan, chief of Mrs, Still
mans counsel, in applying for a COM
mission to take testimony at Mon
treal where he said the allegations
would be supported by thirty-three
witnesses When asked by counsel
for Stillman to name. the agents
charged with attempting to suborn
the Canadians, Brennan said he
could mention but two at this time,
Francis LaJoie and A, Albert La
Fontaine, both of the province OF
Quebec
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-12-10
MERGER WELL
REACHES Depth
OF 1860 FEET

Increasing his holdings in the
Fish Lake Merger Oil company, Chas.
W Taylor president of that com
pany, yesterday purchased tn" cn-
u-c interest Of z. n RiCha. lsul who
has beln So rt, ry-treasu'Y All one
Of the cwn"rs G the Fish Lake conf
pany NIr RICHARDSON re...H9 fbom
tho lIan, t. enter the broker age
business in zero. H. J. Y)ll.-, "Lo
las ben connected with ;he Merger
office will act as secretary, pend ng
pc:!"n the d.'ectors.
The deal came on the eve Of In
portant happenings at the well,
where new string of II inch cas-
1gs will be put in as quickly as it
can arrive from California. D:!ller J.
W Dietzel having been sent to
Los Angeles to select casing and
tools necessary to proceed witr drill
ms
That the Merger well is right at
a point where considerable might
develop at any moment is conceded
by officials of the company, who
puint out that the casing was Sc
cured after a thorough exam'naion
i the Merger property nal been
made by a noted geologst and upon
his specific recommendation, The
outlay will be upwards of $500 in
Guiding additional tools required an1
will eliminate any possibility of the
we'll not going down to the SAND,
1t is also reported that at the present
depth Of the we'll 1860 feet, the drill
IS nearing what is believed to be the
end of the limeshale Gaping AMI
may enter the wells first production
at any time.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-12-10
POSTAL CLERKS ARE
NOW PISTOL EXPERTS

To forestall any bold bad highway
men that might attempt to invade
the Tonopah postoffice, the force
has been furnished with two 45-cali-
bre reyolvers and sufficient ammuni-
ton to put over a creditable bar
rage, should the quarters Of post
master McQuillen be invaded by a
hostile force.
SO proficient are the young lady
clerks becoming in the use of their
side arms that they can knock out
the eye OF canary at 100 feet
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-12-10
WEST END PROPERTY
CONTINUES TO RAISE
GOOD ORE TONNAGE

From the West End Shaft Alb
Drul A continues to the east in low
grade orc. Alb Raise c is still in the
looj-vall Of the yolu in siucifiel
uachyte
On the 5Jv Level 546 Drift has
been discontinued ana 54S Crosscut
started from near the face to pros
pect for the foot-wall vein. Raise
$40 40. 2 has made fair progress ana
shows good values across narrow
width. The 663 Intermediate Drift
has entered the vein and is producing
ore Of low grade. The gts Raise
made the customary hcadway with
out any change to report
From the Ohio Shalt work bds
been resumed in the 4SI Drift 1 in
low grade vein material Work has
been resumed in the 6l2 Drift fol-
lowing the Rambler fault to the
northeast to pick up d faul,ed seq
meut Of the Ohio vein
On the 500 Leycl there is no
change to report in the So Crusscul
$40 Raise or SGS Raise.
Work n Tonopah sc ground has
been about as usual without any
rhanges to report
Tho HOS Raise has made the GUS
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-12-10
NEW VICAR ARRIVES
AT ST. MARKS CHURCH

The congregation Of Saint Marks
Episcopal church will be pleased to
know that their new vicar arrived on
this mornings train from the north,
and will take charge Of the services
tomorrow morning,
The Rev. G. c. Hoisholt IS the new
pastor. He comes to Tonopah from
The Dalles. Oregon, where for the
past year he has been conducting a
mission there and and at Hood River,
Oregon,
Mr.. Hoisholt is a man of attain
ment and promise and will prove Il
worthy addition to the ecclesiastical
ranks Of the city.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-12-10
DEATH COMES
TO SLAUGHTER
AFTER ESCAPE

LITTLE ROCK, Dec. 10.-The last
escape Of Tom Slaughter, the no
torous bandit, with a record of near
ly score Of breaks for freedom
from southwestern jals and prisons,
led to his death in the Saline hills
yesterday at the hands of one of the
cOnyiCts he liberated, according to the
story on which Sheriff Groves posses
early today were basing their search
for Slaughter's body. Posses plan to
take up the trail from the point
where Slaughter and his companions
abandoned the bullet riddled auto
mobile yesterday and fled into the
woods
J. c. Howard who surrenderel
with five others of the seven VITO
accepted Slaughter's offer of free,
dom told TIE officials that he shot
Slaughter ir the back and hal lu-
tended to shoot him from the mo-
mert the party made their escape
The note Howard says he left in the
prison, bearing the same statement,
could net be found early today.
Beside the body of Slaughter, ac-
cordng to Howard's story lay dy-
ing negro, wounded in the fight with
the authorities Of Benton, who wore
for the fleeing COnvict5.
Slaughter's body was found late to-
day.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-12-10
PYTHIAN SISTERS
ELECT OFFICERS

At the regular meeting of Argen-
ia Temple, No. 10, Pythian Sisters,
the following officers were elected
for the ensuing term: Florence
Swasey, P. c.; Mabel King, NJ E. c.;
Florence Barber, E. s.; Alice Clark,
f. j.; Pauline Mcclure, M, Sylvia
McGee, NJ. of B. & c.; Cassie W.
Ziegler, NJ. OF F.; May Mayfield, p.
Of T.; May Wright, G. Of T.; Alice
Roberts, trustee; Ethel Mcclure, in
stalling officer.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-12-10
foreign DEBT
TO RUN Until
JUNE: Is, 1917
~ Associated PresO

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, - An
agreement was reached by the senate
finance committee on the bill for
funding the foreign debt into obliga-
ions which would mature not later
than June IS, 1947, and interest on
which would be at the rate of per
cent annually, paid semi-annually.
The committee agreed to the House
provision for a commission of five 10
conduct the negotiations with the
secretary of the treasury as chair
man, but inserted a provision that
the other four members would be
subject to confirmation by the senat3.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-12-10
MACHINERY IS
BEINGPLACED
At ARGENTITE


'"S 'a''"''o" u "o''' DIT '"' '-N N' ''''
property IN the Argentine district is
practically completed and within d
short time shaft sinking will be re-
srroa nh. .bor b.. 1.n,b D..
'"0 - 0''"' ''"'' VI ~ ''o' anu '' %
proposed TO SINK Tor Ioo @ad'uonaL
feet before any prosecuting o' aT'it
ing Is undertaken.
Ihe EcHIund property formerly
known as the 0nir'ey -EugaF' makes
one OF the best Sho"iHgs id lhe AT
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-12-10
SECRETARY OF
WAR Weeks IS
CRITICIZED

WASHINGTON, Dec. l0.-Cecretary'
Weeks was severly criticized Friday
in the House by Representative Tin
chor of Kansas for his address in
New York Thursday, which Tinchor
contended had amounted mot only to
an attack on Congress but an attack
oa tho President as we'll"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-12-10
TONOPA All EXTENSION
Continues ADVANCE
ON BIG ORE BODIES

There was no apprecIable change
in either the size or values in the
orc bodies being uncovered il the
yfoterty of the Tonopah Extension
Mining company during the past
week, The big veins on the 1900
Level suu continue to hold their
width and are productive Of IN excel
lent tonnage
A total Of 3O5 feet Of development
work was completed during the week
ending December 9, and conditions
about the mine are thoroughly salts
factory in every particular.
The official report for the week s
operations as given out by the man
agemeut follow:
Number Two Shaft
600 Le1el-644 Crosscut advanced
q feet in west end Rhyolite.
Mekane Shaft
1900 Leyel-l2O3 Crosscut advanced
% feet in west end Rhyolite. l54O
Widening of 1917 Crosscut
was completed. 1903 CrOsscut al
'anced 10 feet in Calcite Andesite.
Victor Shaft
1900 Inter- -Level-No. East Drltt
Merger vein advanced 81 feet on low
grade quartz. Stopping is in progress
On Merger vein. 1850 LeVel-l6l7 cast
Drift advanced IL feet on #. OF ore
1917 West Drift advanced 5 feet on l
loot Of ore; 1914 Crosscut advanced
Il feet in Extension Brec ia; 1910
Crosscut advanced 20 feet in West
Ind Ryholite. Stopping is in progress
IN Merger, Murray, Deming and VIC
,.r veins. 1850 Level-170l Crosscut
advanced % feet in west end Rhyo-
,i,e Work in 1906 Wine was con-
aued, no change, Stopping is IN
progress on Murray, Merger anu
Doming veins.
1880 Level-lS00 West Drift Mer-
ge9 vein was continued on 3 feet oil
ere. 1902 West Drift Anchor VEN
alyanced S3 feet. The vein was in
i~rrupted by a dixie, and the drlft
is being continued thru the dixie
-.f1 East Drift Anchor vein advanced
9 fee. on feet of ore. 1902 Right
Drift Anchor vein advanced II feet
Il feet of ore and holed to 17oz
Win2e. 1901 Crosscut advanced 6i
l@at in Extension Breccia.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-12-10

TOXIC, Dec. lO.-The proposed
abrogauon of the Angio-Japaneso al
lance in favor Of an agreement
among The United States, Great
Britain, France, and Japan, promises
to raise Japan's international stand
ing higher than ever is the opinion
of high Japanese officials What
Japan lost through the abrogation ot
the alliance with Great Britain she
would regain through the creation Of
such an entente. they believe
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-12-10
ASK FOR
WHEAT GUARANTEE
nv Associated PreasI

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10,-Legls-
lation to revive the United States
Grain corporation with a government
guarantee of probably $3.50 a bushel
for wheat, will be asked Of congress,
1t was announced today by the Farm
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-12-10
IOWA PRIEST
IS SENTENCED
FOR ASSAULT
By Associated Preasl

LEMARS, Iowa, Dec. 1O.--Rev.
Father Wrenn, formerly a priest Of
Akron, Iowa, convicted of assaultlng
15-year old Ethel Bray, with intent
to commit rape, was sentenced today
to an indetermina'e term at Fort
Madison prison A motion for new
trial was denied.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-12-10
BULLION SHIPMENTS
AND OUTPUT INCREASE
At TONOPAH MINING

ereater tonnage of ore was
raised from the three shafts Of the
To1opah Mining company during the
mast week than the previous seven
days ccordng to the report for the
week ,nding December 5. A total
of 12u5 tons of ore was brought to
tbe surface and shipped to the mill
Excellent progress is being made
IN development in the workings from
,l three shafts. A total of 32O feet
t advance was made divided be
,reaa the three shafts as follows;
Silver Top shaft, 12S feet; Mizpah
shaft 1875 feet; Sand Grass shaft, 81
feet.
The bullion cleanup from the mill
for the last half of November to
tailed % bars, shipment being made
this week,
The official report Of company
operations for the week follows:
Silver Top Shaft
Drift 1875 - Drifting has been
started in a high grade stringer
which makes mill ore by careful
sorting Drift 26O-Drifting is IN
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-12-10
ERBSTEIN WITHDRAWS
FROM OBENCHAIN CASE


CHICAGO, Dec. 10.-Charles Erb-
stein, the Chicago attorney, an
nounced that he had withdrawn from
the defence of Mrs. Madalynne Oben'
chain, now under indictment at Los
Angeles in connection with the MUIR
der OF J. Belton Kennedy.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-12-10
POLICE KILLED
INCLASH With
j. 5. MARINES

MANAGUA, Mic, Dec. 1O.-TwD
policemen were killed, and one
wounded while breaking up a street
fight here last night between several
American marines and a party of
civilians. Two marines were
wounded. The Americans were off
duty at the time.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-12-10
SHIPMENT MADE
FROM GOLD ZONE

Regular shipments Of ore are be-
ing made each week from the prop
erty of the Gold Zone Divide Min
ing company. according to the re-
port of Captain H, R. Bradley, the
engineer in charge OF operations at
this we'll known mining venture.
Another car of so tons was for
warded to the Mcnamara mill the
past week with values being main
tained at the usual high average,
According to manager Bradley, the
40 raise was advanced another "a
feet with no changes reported in the
formation. The 5O3 raise was ad-
yanced IA feet where it entered the
10 report, and east intermediate DUG
was advanced feet with no change
to report, and east intermediate 5OO6
raise was advanced feet, the report
n, which shows the same condition,
Work is progressing favorably and
the management is we'll satisfied
with the accomplishments to date.
AA>%~N%<<~%<<~~-\<-<-$<<>~
other levels Of the mine but so far
nothing worth reporting was found.
One car Of ore was shipped to the
MacNamara mill, returns of which
have not been received to date.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-12-10
CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR
WILL ASK FOR BERG
ny Associated Pre-aN

IHY AaNOCTHTFW FFVEHF
SACRAMENTO, Dec 10.-Governor
Stephens, it was announced toIay'
will issue a rekulsition for the return
from Texas OF Mont Berg. former
president of the Loyalton and Grs3n-
Vile banks, charged with embez"le-
rient
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-12-10

progress on small vein Of medium
grade ore Crosscut 424-The us.
ual progress was made here with no
change to report Drift 5026, Inter
mediate Drifting on the Frac
,ion vein was continued on low val,
ues. Drift G21-The USUAL progress
was made here with no change 20
report
Mizpah Shaft
Crosscut Has been started
north Of stope 1853. Drift 315-Was
continued along Stone Cabin Fault
on low values. Drift 379-Was con-
tinued along Mizpah Fault with no
change to report Raise 371-Has
been started east of raise 1853 to cut
M.zpah Fault. Drift 579 Immediate
Being driven in footwall of Mizpah
vein. D 613-Usual progress with no
change to report
Sand Grass
Raise 1920 and Raise Being
driven to cut vein in stope 1910 to
east and north.
Raise ll6I-Usual progress on me
dunn grade ore,
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-07-28
INSIDE FINANCES OF
AM. LEAGUE REVEALED
BY BASEBALL TRIAL

CHICAGO. ILL. July 2S, The f.
nancial secrets OF the chicaco Ameri-
can League Baseball club. always
guarded zealously, were reyeaici in
the baseball trial today. The clubs
books showing net profit o. $i09,a27
during the past six years. more Than
$225.O00 of this coming in 1920 alone.
Harry Grabiner. secretary OF the
club. brought the records into court
at the request OF the defense. which
wanted to prove by them that the al
legged sell-out of the White Sox players
in the 1919 Worlds Series had not in
jured the club
In only one year was there loss
1918. when the war cut the season
short The deficit then was $51.673.
Charles A. Comiskey, president OF
tho club. draws an annual salary of
$4,000. Grabiner testified.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-07-28
TRIALS FOR DAVIS CUP
POSTPONED ONE WEEK

The final round of the Davis Cup
tennis match will be played at the
Newport (R. ID Casino on August rs.
26 and 81. instead of the dates week
earlier as originally planned.
The readjustment of the schedule T.
necessitated by the postponement Of
the match between India and Japan.
which is now scheduled TO take place
at the Onwentsia Club. near. Chicago.
August IS. ~ and 20. on account o.
IRE which seriously damaged the
Mauretania al. It's dock at Liverpool.
After its unexpected victory over the
French team in the match al Paris.
s. N. Jacobs. captain OF the team
representing India. eabled the United
States Lawn Tennis Association that
the Indian team would sail on the
Mauretania on July so This would
have brought them here in ample
time for the match IN Chicago.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-07-28
SCHOOLS AT EASTPORT
AND ARNOLDS ALSO TO
REALIZE ON BONDS

Since the sale last week of the
$lO9. 900 OF bonds for school improve
ments throughout the county. still
further progress has been made in
the direction of realizing these bene-
fits in other communities besides
those which make up the total OF the
bids already accepted. II was def
nitely stated today that the. citizens
interested in the Eastport School, and
also those on behalf of the school at
Arnolds. have announced that they
are coming in for the respective
amounts allotted TO them. being 81
600 for school improvements at East
port and $4,000 for Arnolds. This
makes sum total of Sll7 900
throughout the county.
L is also understood that Pasadena
is likely 10 come in for its $4,000 of
improvements, and that Severn, in the
Fourth district. will do the same for
its $4,000 Tomorrow afternoon and
evening the school at Bristol, in the
Eighth district. is holding a rally TO
complete the subscription for its S.
900 share OF the bond issue, and alto
gether, there seems TO be food tide
all around for getting the benefits un-
der the bond issue law.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-07-28
JAN#H, MCKEE
DIED EARLY TO-DAY

James H. Mckee. 46 years old, who
for the last few years had conducted
soft drink establishment on West
street, near the old Bay Ridge railroad
tracks, died at o'clock this morning
in the room OF his boarding house at
442 West street. following an illness
of stomach trouble from which he had
suffered for several weeks.
Mr.. Mckee had been a resident OF
Annapolis for about Is years. He was
not man Of family and is said to
have come here from the Eastern
Shore. Effort now is being made to
get in communication with any rela-
tives he might have had. Arrange
ments for the funeral which are un-
der the charge Of Undertaken b. T.
Hopping, have not been completed.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-07-28
DR.. STONE PER|SHED
RESCU|NG HIS WIFE

A telegram from Banff. Alberta,
states that Dr. Winthrop E. Stone, the
president OF Purdue University, who
lost his life on Mount Aeon, did so in
an attempt to rescue his wife from the
ledge of cliff where she had fallen
Unable TO haul her up ON the rope,
DR.. Stone climbed down to where she
lay and was attempting TO carry her
up the almost perpendicular elm face
when he fell TO the bottom of the pre-
cipice
Mrs. Stone. whose rope her husband
must have fastened to the rocks above.
fell back 10 her former position on
the ledge where she remained for
eight days before being found.
She has been taken to the Walking
Tour Camp az Mount Assiniboine, and
will, 1t is said. recover from the eff
fects of her injuries and exposure.
Doctor and Mrs. Stone were
close personal friends of Mr. and Mrs.
a. H. Mccarthy, 1.-The well-known
mountaineers who spend much of their
time here and visited Annapolis dur
ing the winters of 1918 and 1919 is