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Evening star., 1921-09-15
ROBBERS CHASED AWAY
BEFORE BANK BLOWS UP
Mail Carrier Puts Gang to Rout
With Shotgun, Foiling
Theft.

WINSTON-SALEM,N N. c.. September
15.-When a gang of robbers stood
outside the Deposit and Savings Bank
at Ronda early yesterday waiting for
the dynamite explosions that were
expected to blow open the doors of the
two safes, Enoch C. Sparks, a rural
mail carrier, who lived next door to
the bank building. jumped from bed
on being awakened by the noise,
grabbed his shotgun and, running out
doors. started a barrage that sent the
thieves hotfooting it to the woods.
Officers. assisted by citizens, follow
ing the track of a large automobile.
came to Winston-Salem and arrested
Grady Cheek and Grady Smith, charg-
ing them with taking part in the at
tempted robbery. Cheek. according
to the police. admitted that he had
been in Ronda and said Smith was
with him. Both. however. deny hav-
ing anything to do with entering the
bank. The banks safes in the build
ing were damaged by the explosion.
but not a penny was stolen. Cheek
was at one time a member of the
Winston-Salem police force. while
Smith once served in the city health
department.
Evening star., 1921-09-15
NEGROES CHASED FROM
TOWN AFTER SHOOTING
White Children. Shot in Quarrel
Over Spring, Starting

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, September
15.-Negro families OF Mont Lake. a
mining village near here, were flee
ing from their homes today pursued
by the white residents of the village.
following the shooting Of four white
children, Edna Barnett and her three
sisters. last night. -
Jewel Clipper. 4 negro girl. is said
to have fred a shotgun at. the white
children while they were gathered at
spring over which both races have
claimed rights of precedence.
A posse of deputy sheriffs from
this city arrived in Mont Lake last
evening and found. armed guards pa
trolling the village. The Clipper tgirl,
her parents and, q brother are under
arrest. Miss Barnett is in a hospital
here ana is said to be In a precarious
condition. W.
More than a hundred armed miners
drove the negroes from their homes,
the reports. said.
No injuries were reported here. al
Evening star., 1921-09-15
twelve VETERANS MEET.
Maulsby's Battery Survivors in
Civil War Gather at Fairmont.

FAIRMONT, w. Va, September u
The twelve surviving members Of
the West Virginia Maulsby's Battery
are holding their annual reunion
here. The reunion began YESTERDAY
which marked the flfty-seventh an
niversary of the date the battery was
mustered out of Union service in the
civil war.
The battery's society. organized a
few years ago. originally enrolled
well known battles of the civil war
including that of Winchester and
Petersburg, Va.
Evening star., 1921-09-15

though a number of shots were fired
According to authorities here both
sides have frequently been driven
from the spring by the opposing race
and that the victors would then riie
the water to prevent the others from
using 1t.
Ohicers here received reports that
members of the Clipper family had
instructed their children to shoot any
white children If any quarrel devel-
oped at the spring and that when the
Clipper girl saw the four white ch.l-
dren getting water she fired shot
gun from the house, wounding them.
Evening star., 1921-09-15
TRY TO CUT OUT TONGUE.
Woman Ranch Owner Beaten by
Mexican Cattle Thieves.

BIsREE, Ariz.. September, Is
Posses today were pressing the
search in the Gold Gulch hills, near
the border. for the band of Mexican
raiders who attacked Miss Sadie
Champion Of Warren. when they were
ranch.
She could give only a partial ac-
count of the attack but said that
the three Mexicans dragged her from
her horse. kicked and beat her and
attempted to cut out her tongue She
had severe cuts about her mouth.
Evening star., 1921-09-15
WATCH TELLS DEATH TIME.

MADISON. Fla. Sept 1.-THE body
of Dorsey Richardson. prominent
young man of this section. was found
near a cotton gin ten miles from here
late yesterday with appearances that
he had been shot to death only a shor,
time previous. His watch had stopped
at o'clock and was broken by gun
shot Five shots took effect in Rich
ardson's body. A coroner's jury was
empaneled to make an inveStie:l-
ton.
The Dolores star., 1921-01-07
"ALL STRIPPED FOR DINNEl
Buffers Remark That Might Ha
Set Father Of Family to Small
Job Of Thinking.

Edward Box, the talented ex.edit
and reformer, said at buslna
mems luncheon in Philadelphia:
81 claim that business men d
partly to blame for the ridiculO
fashion from Paris which their dau.
tiers wear. The business man shOu
not permit his innocent child TO a
pear in shocking creations design
in the Rue de la PaIx for the den
mondaine trade.
Mr.. Box paused and smiled.
"a Merton business man." lie We
on, "entertaincd house party t
other week. As he came from !
dressing room one evening during t
party he overheard his butler sayi
in a fierce whisper down The dun
waiter:
"'For de lands sake, cook, hur
up de soup. De ladies' is
stripped for dinner"
The Dolores star., 1921-01-07
important to Mothors
SOME ODD FACTS ABOUT COAL
Material Is Not Always Black in Color
-ColIiery Merely Derivation
From Coalcry.

A colllery used to be called coal
cry. Coal-meter is an old name given
to one who superintendent the meas
uring of Goals. Coalstone Is n species
of hard, Opaque, inilammable coal,
which does not soil or dirty the fin
gers when touched. 1t is jet-back,
and can be cut. Brown coal has been
found at Bovey, Devonshre and on the
continent. Coal-hod is an old-fash-
Toned name for scuttle Gas light can
be traced back over 200 years. A Mr..
T. Shirley, in 1869, attributed n burn
ing well at Wigan to the presence of
coal underneath 1t. Just about this
time Il Mr.. Clayton procured gas by
distilling coal. Practical lighting,
however, came very slowly. In 1929
n Mr.. Murdoch illuminated his house
with gaslight, and very poor show IT
Is said to have been. He lived mt Re
drCth. Cornwall. In 1902, Birmingham,
in celebrating the peace of Amiens,
frightened up large factory with
saslight. Thousands journcycd to see
the wonderful sight-which led to
gas-works being established at that
place, and in Manchester and Halifax.
Montreal Herald.
The Dolores star., 1921-01-07
More important

A colored doughboy had just re-
ceived his discharge and was making
tracks mt all possible speed for the sta
ton when he caught up with another
one of his company, who demanded ::
Hello, thah, Jackson; wbah yo' goin?
Jackson paused just long enough to
shout back:
"Ain't goin' nowhere, but, oh. man.
look where Use comm from"
The Dolores star., 1921-01-07
A New Version

Seven-year-old Joseph had been
Ing to Sunday school for almost nj
months and during that time had heI
several Bible stories. His mother \
boasting of his ability to relate tbl
while his grandfather waited rad
!mpatiently. He was ready to Sd
on trip downtown and Joseph /
gong with him.
Then all mt once Joseph. too rr
impatient. He was in crandfaths
car and could not discover the rea,
for grandfather's lingering. So out
shouted. Hurry up, grandpa, or "
be too late to 20. You're ms slow
Moses was when he built the ark
The Dolores star., 1921-01-07
WASHINGTON

Miss Margaret Wade, well known
newspaper writer, has accepted the po-
sition of social secretary to Mrs. Har.
ding.
One hundred more men will be EN-
plOyed TO guard Kentucky whisky ware
houses against robbery. The increase
will make total of 800 guards EN-
ployed by the government in Kentucky
and their salaries will aggregate $780,
600. il was estimated.
The State Public Utilities Commits
sion has vacated an order issued last
August providing that railroads could
ship nothing but coal in coal cars, thus
making coal cars available for any kind
of shipment The commissions action
was taken, it was announced, after n
careful investigation had shown that ii
was no longer necessary to give such
priority to coal shipment"
Passage of the soldiers bonus bill
would cost the government approx
mately S2,3OO,000, 900, Secretary Hous-
ton estimated before the Senate finance
committee considering the soldiers aid
measure.
Wholesale liquor dealers are forbid,
den to deal in both industrial alcohol
and Intoxicating liquor under new
prohibition regulation issued by the bu-
reau of internal revenue. Industrial
alcohol is defined by the bureau regu'
lations as the various forms of ethyl
alcohol "having proof of 16O degrees
or more and does not include the sub
stances commonly known as whisky
brandy, rum or gin"
A representative of the British treas
ury VIII reach this country soon, Sec
retary Houston said, to continue in
Washington the discussion of the ex
change into long time obligations OF
the demand notes of the British gov
crnmcnt held by the United States
The British debt at this time is S4,196,
100000. Under the Liberty bond act
the secretary Of the treasury is author
lied 10 effect the exchange ut rate
of interest not less than that borne by
the demand instrument, Secretary
Houston said
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion was requested by a resolution, in
troduced by Senator Nelson, Republic
an, of Minnesota, and passed, to ascer
tain and report the increased cost OF
railroad fuel consumed during 1920, as
compared with 1919.
Two of the bills carrying appropria
tions to run the government during tho
year beginning next July !, reached
the House and were given more than
the usual preliminary scrutiny because
of the announced intention of Repub
lican leaders to cut government expen
aitures
The Dolores star., 1921-01-07
Her Translation.

Say, looky hcre" demanded
administered customer in the rapid
fire restaurant. II want n good sub
stantial meal no frills or fixin's. yum
derstand, but suthin' that'll I'LL me
up"
BALE o hay for the gent from Jimp-
son Junction." calmly yelled Heloise.
the waitress, back to the kitchen.-
Kansas City Star
The Dolores star., 1921-01-07
Drawing the Line.

Miss Cora was taking her first II
on the train.
The conductor came through al
called for the tickets. Cora read
gave up her ticket.
A few minutes later the butcht
boy, coming through. called: "Che
ing gum"
Never" cried Cora bravely. "i'
can take my ticket, but not my che
ing gum."-The Overhere Digest OH
neapolis).
The Dolores star., 1921-01-07

1t Is no sign of n ducks nest to see
fedders on de fensc.-American negro
The Dolores star., 1921-01-07

one-pound baby born Christmas
night to Mr. and Mrs. w. B. Pruitt of
Abilene, Texas, displays evidence of
robust health. The child is kept
wrapped in cotton and takes nourish-
ment regularly.
Chester II. Rowell of Fresno, Calf,
recently appointed by President VII
son TO be a member of the United
States Shipping Board, announced that
he soon would give up his work on that
Institution to become Il member of Cal
ifornias State Railroad Commission.
boy Is years old was arrested for
robbing the law office of Governor
elect Pat NJ. Neff of Waco, Texas. The
thief broke open Mr.. Neff's desk and
filled his pockets with gold pens and
other valuables. The boy had been re-
leased on probation two days before
Christmas.
Dick Russell of Maud, Texas, who
was shot by Constable John Ing in an
alteration after Russell had invited
Ing to take dinner with him, died in
a hospital Ing Is held on a warrant
charging murder. He said Russell be-
came abusive and that he shot TO pro
tect himself. Ing is 81 years old and
has been peace officer for twenty-siX
years.
Charging special grand jury con
vened at Fort Worth, Texas, to inves-
tigate the lynching of Tom Nickery,
District Judge Hosey declared the evil
dence to be submitted probably would
show men in uniform broke into the
county Jail, took the prisoner out and
hanged him" Reports have been cur
rent that policemen were implicated in
the affair. Vickery was under a
charge of shooting and killing Police,
man Jeff Couch.
With his soda fountain serving as a
breastworks, and with fountain glass.
ware taking the place of hand gre
nades, George I. Cave, proprietor of
a drug store at Ogden, Utah, put to
rout three young bandits, one of whom
was armed, when the trio attempted to
rob his store The bandit front way
cred when Cave hurled couple of
syrup bowls, hut it took the heavy ar
tillery in the form Of a five-gallOn bot
tie to send the three sCampering 10
safety
The Dolores star., 1921-01-07
Don't Forget cuticura Talcum

When adding to your toilet requisite
An exquisitely scented face, skin, bal
and busting powder and perfume, RI
dering other perfumes supertiuOI
You may rely on 1t because one OF b
Cuticura Trio tSoap. Ointment a
Talcum). 25c each everywhere.-At
The Dolores star., 1921-01-07
THE WORLD IN
PARAGRAPHS
a BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR
EIGN COUNTRIES.
IN LATE DISPATCHES
DoINGS AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
WESTERN

Western Newspaper Union News seriosD
The Dolores star., 1921-01-07
FOREIGN

The effectives Of the German army
have been reduced to 100000 In ac-
cordance with the Spa agreement with
the allies, it was announced in Berlin.
The population of France was re-
duced by 100000 during the war, said
Louis Mourier, the new director of
public assistance, in discussing meas
ures to be taken by the Seine depart
mental council TO reduce infant NOR
tality.
The French Socialist party by a
large majority, voted in favor of abso-
Lutte affiliation with the Moscow inter
rationale. Efforts are now proceeding
to keep the Socialist party intact but
the probability seems TO he that the
organizations should be split in two.
King Constantine has declared to
delegations from the provinces that he
must go to the Smyrna front He is re
ceiving kilograms of felicitation from
all parts of the country. Constantine
slowly and carefully is formulating the
speech with which he will open parlIa-
ment on Jan. s.
Official protest against the eXhihi-
ton of moving picture film portray
ing the execution of Edith Cavell, who
was put to death by the Germans In
Brussels, oct. Is, 1918, was made at
Havana. Cuba, by DIR. Franz Karl Zit-
tom ann, German minister to Cuba. AS
a result of his protest to the State De
partment the film was withdrawn.
The Tientsin government mint has
concluded loan for Sl,0O0,0O0 with
the Sino-French bank, giving that in
stitution the right to purchase all bul
lion and also to take charge of the out
put of silver dollars and copper coins,
according 10 reliable reports from that
city. The funds supplied through the
bank are Japanese.
Cancellation OF President Iroygen's
usual holiday trip gave strength to ru-
mOrs of an impending general strike at
Buenos Aires. Workers generally were
said TO be planning walkout to sup
port ferry hands and naphtha work
ers. The presidents trip was post
pOned because of the extraordinary
situation now prevailing" according to
newspapers.
Striking miners in the Rhondda coal
field district of Scotland have voted to
resume work pending negotiations be
tween their employers and the South
Wales executive committee. A general
strike of the miners in the district was
reported Dec. %, following refusal of
one company to reinstate eleven men
who had been dismissed on the ground
that their work was not remunerative
TO the firm.
The Dolores star., 1921-01-07
GENERAL

Four men are seeking to recover in
court at Milwaukee $2.725 lost in an
African domino game in which it is al
legged loaded" dice were used.
An entire family of seven was wiped
out by a fire at Fairfield, Conn. The
victims were Felix YackimOvitch "a !;
his three sons, and three daughters.
Retail prices of practically all cloth
ing reached their lowest levels since
1914 in Chicago when merchants ad-
yertiscd gigantic clearance sales,
throwing millions of dollars worth of
goods on the market this week.
Three children and woman were
burned to death and two other chill
drcn and their father narrowly escaped
the same fate near Mount Morris. n.
Y, when the home of William Barrett
was destroyed.
a red-hot rivet, dropped by workers
in the hold of the oil tanker Charles
Evarest, at dry dock, Redhook, Brook
lyn, caused an explosion which killed
one man. seriously injured two and
slightly hurt dozen others, at the
same time virtually destroying the
vessel.
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Com
icit for the fiscal year ending Oct. 81,
Of S15,64T ,653, not including anticipat-
ed losses on contractural obligations
for rubber and fabrics which are ex-
pected to be approximately S19,OO0,0O0,
Notwithstanding that sales exceeded
5000, 600, 900, the largest in the history
of the company.
More than a score of women and
children We're partially overcome and
n panic among the 200 guests was mar
rowly averted during fire in the Bur
net house in Cincinnati. The fire orig
mated in a Storeroom in the basement
Firemen rescued all occupants and the
fire was confined TO the basement
John Doyle, an A. f. F.. veteran, was
killed in the subway when he leaped
in front of an express train at the Sew
enty-secOnd street station in New
York Doyle served in France with n
machine gun battalion and was suffer
ing from shell shock when he returned.
Up to two weeks ago he worked in a
ship yard, but because of the state of
his nerves, due to shell shock, went to
base hospital.
Plans have been completed for new
six-story S4,0O0,O00 postoffiee building
at Chicago to handle parcel post exclu-
siyely. Work will start about March /.
The new building, which Is to be To-
Gated in the heart OF the railroad ter
mnal district, will have underground
loading platforms 500 feet long, capa-
BILE of accommodating forty-two rail-
way mail cars mt time. With three
shifts a day, 12G cars can be handled.
Fire which broke out in the plant of
the Wilmington Leather Company, Will
mington, Del, caused damage estimat-
ed by james |. Ford, treasurer of the
company, at S2,jOO,O0O and upset plans
for employing 800 men and women to
relieve the unemployment situation in
this city.
Boston is said to have become the
greutest fishing port in the world with
the announcement that 122,226,O60
bounds of ground fish had been
brought there during 1920 shattering
all records for the last thirty-twc
years.
The Dolores star., 1921-01-07
A Sunflower Definition.

Really, II pessimist is only perso
who expects to get the worst OF II
little sooner than the rest of u.s.
Topeka Capital.
The Dolores star., 1921-01-07

1t Is better to leap over the ditch
than trust to the pleadings of good
men.-Spanish proverb.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-12-28
rOTICE OF SHERIFFS SALE ON
FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE

n the District Court of the Sixth
judicial Distr CT of the State Of
Idaho, in and fer c. ster County.
Wv. Adamspn. Executor of the
l*late. of william E.'ty. deceased,
plaintihf vs.
William Rabrnart and Edward Ier
y, defendants.
Under an execution issued this
'ay in halmcny with decree of fore
leisure Of mortgage herein, am
commanded to sell the fol owing de
cribed property: SWK NW1i, Sec
:, Sc Mex, Sci .NW4l, NW14 Sc
/, NEi4 >SWh, Sec. 8, TIP. "A N. r.
8 Z. B. NJ, together with all ditche-
nd water rights aapurtenant thereto
Notice IS Hereby given that on the
18th day of January. 1922, at = o'clock
J, II, jim front OF the Court House in
HALLS. Custer Idaho; I viii sell the
bove described property or So much
hereof as may, be- necessary to sat
sly said decree with interest ans
costs to the highest. bidder for cash
N lawful money OF the United states
q, Dated Dee. 2Qth., 1921.
F. w. CUMMINS.
Sheriff Of Custer County.
1st pub Dee. q last Jan Il, %
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-12-28
COLLEGE BOYS' AID
GIUE'l TO ARMENIA
Montana Students in Spirited
Drive; State Responds to Call :
for Food and Funds.

Real college pep" and ingenuity are
oeing injected in characteristic Mon.
tane style into Montanas own bar.
uclIar plan for helping to bring back
HE and hope into the Bible lands
nightmare of famine and despair.
10 a sympathetic young army Of
Montana Agricultural College boys at
bozeman, much credit Is given by State
director Alexander Pringle OF the Near
East Relief, for forcing Gallatin county,
out INTO an early lead with gifts Of
wheat and cash that viii result in say
Ing the lives Of hundreds of famished
children in the cropless Near East.
Alter carrying the appeal of the
Near East to practically every school
IN the Gallatin valley, with short talks
to the teachers and pupils, and distri-
buting cards for pledges of aid, this
group Of Montana college boys, enthusi-
&s,lc in the new realization Of what
uGr service may m an to humanity,
organized themselves for, further serv-
ice into the College Students, Near
Fest Relief Committee. w. J. Bennett,
-V9 South Tracy street, Bozeman, is
chairman and w. L. Lyndon. 31f South
hllh, Bozoman is sqcretary-treasure
Aontana's campaign for gifts of
.fAlat for Near last Relief is headed
~ Chester Davis, state secretary Of
agriculture, and nearly every Montana
county that raised any wheat this year
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-12-28
Ho.I4HS DEAD wife
WITH MERCY WORK
". S. c. Man. Lett Widower,
Enli5ts for Perilous Re-
lief Service.

Consecrating to the memory of his
deceased bride Of less than a year, q
perilous service to humanity In
The cLolera-tafected famine zone Of
Armenia, Alfred D. Merritt, q young
WASHINGTON State College man. fo.mar.
" of Montana, but lately Of T5coma
has entered the overseas service Of the
Near East Relief.
Nearly all 1880 students Of the ".
5. c. in Pullman rem smber the pretty
campus Romance Of Merritt and Miss
Miriam Edey. also Of Tacoma, which
eliminated in their marriage at Mos.
Gov, Idaho. in Nov mber, 1920.
NerrQs is the son OF G. II. Merritt
i We, ran railrond man Of the West
who ~ yse,:, e%s'- Wits With the Butto
Ai:ecan;a p & .'.i> '&ho 4 f-w y5ar.
as3 was ..i't.e'a 10 Form 7 Sope-
intsAtsat. Hap4je Of The NQP,helr
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-12-28
NOTICE OF. GUARDIANS SALE

F. Notice is hereby given that in
pursuavce of an order of the Pro
bate Court of Custer County, State of
idaho, made on the Goth day of Dec
ember. 1921, in the matter of the
guardianship of Patrick Sexton, an
incompetent person, the -und ersigned
viii sell at public or private sale to
the highest and best bidder and sub
Jet to the confrmatio of said Pro
bate Court an the 18th day Of Janu
ary; 1922, all the right, title and in
terst of the sad Patrick Sexton Of, in
and to the following property, 10 wit ::
The Patrick Sexton ranch situate
on Challis Creek, Custer County, Id
no, more fully described in the Order
of Sale OF file in the office Of the
Probate Court. Also the following de
scribed personal property, al the
farming implements and tools, SIX
head Of horses, log and post tinlbe.
and lumber belonging TO said Patric,,
Sexton The personal property viii
in the iLage Ct CEalls on .tba date {
bove mentioned.
Terms Of Sale: One half Of pu
hase price Of Real Estate On Gay O.
sale. balance in enc year.
Personal property to be s.ll for
cash at time OF sale,
Dated December 21st,, 1921
80 "a JOHN S. BOYD.
Guardian of the person and estate O.
said Patrick Sexton.
MILTON 4. BROWN, Attorney, fo-
Guardian. Dec q J st.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-12-28
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that we, the
UNDERSIGNED owners of the Silver
Heu, Quincy and Redemption mii,,iis
claims, located on Poverty fla,' DO!
horse Mimi" district, custer oouir,y'
Idaho. are being operated under tease
and bond by steve Smith and assoc,
atos. who are liable for any ana ar
debts Incurred during the term OF the
said lease and bond,
John ERNST.
L. Il. GI.ENNON,
L. X. TuNISON.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-12-28


Pacific at Glendive, and who today is
CHIEF clerk with the same railroad at
Tacoma.
Miss Edey was a graduate of the
Lincoln Hiah School Of Tacoma, and
The groom graduate OF Stadium
"FIfrh.7 not far away, but they met
for the first time at the W. S. C.
The youn5 bride died in September
at Spokane, where Merritt was con-
rected with the Spobesman-Review.
Merritt took the body back to Tacoma
for burial. then, Immediately arranged
throush pr. Sherman l.. Divine OF Spo
kane, Northwest chairman of the Near
East Relief, for enlistment in the
overseas service Of that society. He
sailed from New York for CONSTANT
uople December H., ...-