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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-19
n. e. L. Glass Party

H. Il. l.. Glass Party
The 7. Il. l.. class of the Firs;
Baptist church held party Monday
night at the home of Mrs. G. b.
Pray, at 1910 Twelfth street During
the evening Mrs. G. c. Bennett gave
several piano numbers and Mrs. ].
Fl. Kendricl1 gave a humorous read
ing. A competitive game was played
during which each guest was re-
quested to improvise a recipe for
candy Prize for the best recipe was
given to Mrs. H. c. Sherfick Games
were played during the remainder of
the evening and refreshments were
served. Those attending were Mrs.
Z. f. Jones, Mrs. Ed. Powell, Mrs.
j. II. Kendrick, Mrs. H. c. Sherficl1,
Mrs. Il. L. Martin, Mrs. S. A. Runnells,
Mrs. T.. I. Strickland, Mrs. A. H.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-19
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
j, HI. GrisWOId. Pastor.

Sunday school, $3.50 a. m., j. r.
Keyes, superintendent. Morning wor-
ship, II o'clock. Evening service at
the church Sunday, Tuesday and
Thursday at 1880 o'clock. All are
welcome.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-19
Midnight Mass

The Catholic choir will give a spe-
cial program at the Midnight Mass at
the Church OF the Immaculate Concep-
tion as has been the custom on Christ
mas Eve. Special music consisting of
hymns and carols in Latin and English
will be sung by complete choir with
a number of solo parts.
The choir will be composed of the
following: Sopranos, Miss Helen Car
rasco, Miss Mildred Daily, Mrs. Frank
Demo, Miss Dorothy Griffith, Mrs. Wal
ter Mahon, Mrs. C. e. Rork, Mrs Sam
uel Westbrook, Mrs. Joseph Wright
Altos, Miss Pauline Carrasco, Miss
Anne McCue, Mrs. James Mcclure, Mrs.
Virginia Hienze, Miss Alice Schwamm;
Tenors, James Mcclure, Jr., John I<a-
zal, James Sweeney; Basses, Ray Hart
ley, Edwin Park and Leo Schwamm.
Joseph Wright will direct the choir. At
the musical Instruments are; organist,
Mrs c.. S. Griffith, harp, cello and vio-
lin, by orchestra Of Company of Mary.
The Mass to be sung will be Mass
in Honor of st. Patrick" (Wiegand.
The solo numbers to be given will be:
Kyrie-James Mcclure, Jr.
Jr,, and Mrs. Walter Mahon.
Duet-Mrs. Walter Mahon and James
Mcguire.
Gloria Ray Hartley and Leo
Schwamm.
Agnus Del = Mrs. Joseph Wright,
James Mcclure and Edwin Parks.
Holy Night (Adam) Mrs. Walter
Mahon.
Silent Night (Gruber)-Mrs. Joseph
Wright.
No Gym Class
There will be no meeting of the wom-
ems gym class at the Y. M. c. A. this
week, either Monday, or Wednesday,
because Of the holiday activities.
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Church Women Meet
The women of the Christian church
met at the home of Mrs. Arthur W.
Cotton Thursday afternoon. A large
number of gifts to make up box
for the Arizona Children's home were
brought by those who attended. Mrs.
Colton's home was artistically decor
ated with Christmas bells, stars, tim
sci and other Christmas trimmings. !
Red candles she'd light about the
rooms Mistletoe and large red pom
settias completed the color scheme.
During the party several musical
numbers were given by Mrs. John A.
Weiss at the piano and Mrs. Russell
Meadows and Mrs. J. A. Vestry in,
vocal selections Refreshments WERE
served by the hostess who was assist!
cd by Mrs. Thomas Foster, Mrs. Merle
Ewing, Mrs. L. d. Mccartney and Mrs.
Russell Meadows!ns s
Under the direction of a committee
many useful gifts were packed into al
box which will carry it's message of
Christmas cheer to Tucson to the or
phans who live in the Arizona Chill
dren's home. Those present were Mrs.
Russell Meadows, Mrs. J. A. Vestry,
Mrs j. A. Fain, Mrs. Will Glenn, Mrs.
r. L. Whitlow, Mrs. Ellen HarselI, !
Mrs j. w. Deeming, Mrs. Ella Harris,
Mrs. Merle Ewing, Mrs. Harry Likes,
Mrs. Earl Hooper, Mrs. Ethel Tilson,
Mrs H P. Wiley, Mrs. L. D. Mccartney,
Mrs. A. w. Cotton, Mrs. M. e. Jacks,
Mrs. Wendall Jones, Mrs. j. r. West
coat Mrs Ethel Clark Mrs Clara Hol-
lister and Miss Kate Brewer. Chill
dren present were Russell Meadows,
Jr., Peggy Meadows and Evelyn Hofer.
'sNo Breakfast Complete Without
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-19
Page Robinson

Duet, Santa Claus Is Coming"
Jean Shannon and Jack Carter
Chorus, christmas Bells
Bveral Ross, Lorene Sears, Margaret
Likes, John OConnor Acel Clemens
John Krannawitter Joseph Boyer
Virginia Carson and Melva Childers
! Of the Fourth Grade of A Avenue
school Miss Mary Frost assisted
Miss Hickman.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-19
!CH5zk,fHES /!
ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN
Christian AIbrecht, Pastor,

Sunday school, 10 a. m. Divine!
worship, 1O:45 a. m. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-19
FIRST BAPTIST

BeM MNttheNS, PASTOR.
Sunday school at 9:45 a. M and
B. Y. p. U. at $50 p. m. The pastor
will preach at II a. IN. and at 1880
p. m. The spiritual atmosphere in
our meetings is keenly felt at every
service. We believe in, and preach
the New Testament Holy Ghost re-
ligions If you worship with us you
are sure to enjoy it. Visitors and
strangers especially urged to be with
us today. The Church With a We'll
EPISCOPAL
e. w. SimOnsOn, Rector.
Holy communion, 1880. Church
school, 9:45. Morning prayer IL.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-19
CAPT. "MISSING MEN"
PORT IS A WOMAN

fContinued From Page ons)
Love, indeed, is what makes the
Port. of Missing Men churned up
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-19

No Gym Glass
There will be no meeting of the wom-
ems gym class at the Y. NJ C. A.. this
week, either Monday or Wednesday,
because of the holiday activities.
Arizona state miner., 1926-10-16

The word "jitney," which has been
used internationally and in various sec
tions of the United States for many
years, and which suddenly sprang
into general use at the time the 5-cent
busses and f1ivvers were striving to
settle the local traffic problems of
many cities, had a curious origin.
A minstrel troupe was playing in Ba-
ton Rouge, La, in a theater where the
highest gallery was reserved for ne
grOes. No gallery tickets were sold,
member of the troupe being placed
at the door to take cash. The door
was in a poorly lighted space; and
later the collector discovered two
score of plain metal disks the size
of a scent piece, that had been
passed as nickels.
One of the minstrels showed the
disks to a negro, who explained:
Denis jitneys."
They were jettons-the metal disks
used as markers in a gambling house.
A negro attendant had stolen the jet
tons and was passing them as money.
The minstrel troupe seized upon the
Arizona state miner., 1926-10-16
Laboratory on Wheels

John Graham, the premier pathfind-
er of the United States has been trav-
cling between 10000 and $4,000 miles
a year for the past IA years. He now
has nationwide job of checking
road maps for one of the largest map
firms in the world. His scout car
looks like a laboratory or power
house, and on the instrument board
are found a tachometer, anerOid
barometer, ammeter, oil gauge, gas
oline gauge, ignition and light
switches, speedometer, odOmeter and
clock. Among the equipment are
shOvels and tow chains, ak, portable
typewriter, compass, sleeping outfit, a
gallon of gas, a gallon Of OF. and
clothes for eight or ten weeks.
Arizona state miner., 1926-10-16

dropped it. But he was struggling like
!, tied cat now, and what with the
timberline altitude, the sleepIess night,
my hours of emotion, the false energy
that had electrified my first attack
was going fast. l managed, however,
to grip his left hand as it began strug-
Cling toward his own belt; and so,
with him spread-eagfed under me,
put all the breath / had left into
yell for help. Welcome footsteps pat
tered from both directions. He quit
struggling and:
Murder! He's killing me-" he
cried.
HE lies-don't let him get away
grab him! " / painted.
That member of the posse who came
first UP the trail 1 did not know, and
to this day have never identified him.
But whoever he was, he had discretion
and experience. He kicked away the
fallen revolver drew his weapon from
it's holster, stood covering us both.
Gasping, as l gave ground, demand
that they secure my adversary also, I
was hauled upright. A dizzy rush of
blood blinded and deafened me for o
moment When my faculties cleared,
heard the voice OF Shorty exploding
in tones of admiration:
"Bully for you, kid! You sure got
him!" 1 was aware that stood sup
Arizona state miner., 1926-10-16
Is 1t a Fish or Not?

The Olm or proteus is a curious,
snakelike fish which is totally blind
and it's eyes would be of little value
to it in the subterranean waters which
it inhabits. The ohm is both a lung
and a gill breather, lying at the bot
tom of a stream at times and extract
ing oxygen through its gills and again
rises to the surface and breatheS
through it's lungs. If the ohm lives
In warm waters it brings forth it's
young alive, while transplanted to
colder waters the same ohm will lay
eggs and hatch Its young from them.
Arizona state miner., 1926-10-16

that Charlie Meek still rode beside
Shorty, leading the column.
Arizona state miner., 1926-10-16
Expert C0unterfeiters

Chinese cOunterfeiters have seem
ingly limitless assortment of tricks
Their glass dollar, thousands of which
are known to be in daily circulation, is
the same size as a genuine dollar, has
the same ring when tossed upon a
counter and the same weight Yet un-
der it's thin coat of silver is nothing
but a center of glass. Brass, lead
copper and many other amalgams are
used in making spurious banknotes
with which the market is flooded
These people are said to be the "best"
counterfeiters in the world. Their
work is so clever that all banks are
forced to employ staff of expert
counterfeit detectors.-Exchange
Arizona state miner., 1926-10-16

pened so swiftly that only long after
ward could my mind arrange them
into the memory of an ordered event.
Charlie, drawing, had fired three
times into the forest The first two
shots came close together, the third
after an interval like single letter
heard on telegrapher's key. But hard
on these two shots came two more. in
the same rhythm; and though | was
looking in the other direction, l knew
that this time it was Shorty who fired.
My own gun-shy roam danced and side
stepped. l sat and curbed him by in
Stinct; for my eyes were on the cow
boy. AS with one motion, he had
forced his horse up beside Charles.
had vaulted from bis saddle to the
Arizona state miner., 1926-10-16

OONC dA Tim III d E7I9H dCkIC, InLO
Which | Put All My Desire of Vio-
Ience Engendered by That Night.
ported on either side, that was fac
ing my captive.
The nostrils of his fine, firm nose
were distending as he fought for
breath, his complexion was changing
momently from a flush of exertion to
a pallor; yet his carriage was deb
onair, his green-gray eyes even chal-
longing, inSolent. Then he spoke |;
and though the breath puffed between
words, his voice gave an effect of
poise, of calm.
"What is this all about?" he asked.
Haven't you gentlemen made a mis-
take?"
There came a growl of indignant
muttering from the posse. Shorty was
first to find consecutive speech.
'"Two id bad mistakes" he said.
"It was necessary to do little shoot
in just when you fellows come out in
front of the cabin or we'd have got
you all alive. And somebody missed
you"
you've captured the wrong man,
gentlemen" replied my unknown enc
my. 81 was coming down the road
when 1 heard the shooting and"
"You can tell all that to the judge 7"
snapped Shorty.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Arizona state miner., 1926-10-16
Charleston's Distinction

A clay product closely resembling
our present-day brick was among the
earliest materials used for paving
streets and roads. The first brick pave
ment constructed In this country, how
ever, dates back no further than 1872.
md to Charleston, w. Va, belongs
the distinction of having been the
irst American city 10 employ brick
or paving.
Arizona state miner., 1926-10-16
CHAPTER XI

Now, as early dawn and late moon
light began to blot out the blazing
mountain stars, l looked up from my
own sulphurous misery to perceive
that the expedition had swung round
the camp, turned the shoulder of Liv-
erpOol hill, cut into the Forty Rod
road. From the single file which we
had maintained on the trail. we fell
without orders into double column,
Shorty and Charlie Meek still leading,
and, as the road began it's sharp as
cent, Slackened our lOpe to a fast
walk. Then, when the posse broke
into lOpe on a level stretch and lost
formation, worked my fast and eager
roam through the press like a jockey.
When a sharp grade compelled us
again to slacken our pace, l was just
behind Shorty and Charlie Meek.
Charlie, as though by shadow of his
old authority, seemed to be in COM
mand.
Out of the shades came that castle
rock beside which l had met Con-
stance Deane and kissed her-so long
ago! Why, it was only a night since
I had dwelt in FOOLS paradise over
her; tricked myself into believing in
her And found myself praying that
| might never see another night But
the relaxing memory of her kiss would
creep into my meditatiOns, so that /
closed my eyes and relived that mo-
ment. But the thought of her coming
tainted to my arms from her cherished
rogue relit the flames of my torment.
Looking back as we topped a ridge,
| could see that faint, pink glow was
beginning to rim the SHOWS of the
giant range behind us; and that Cot
tonwood Camp, crazy pattern at the
bottom of the vista, was streaming
through the violet valley-mists trails
of gray smoke from breakfast fires.
Another ridge, and we broke into sight
of Forty-ROd creek-a cabin or so and
a square-frOnted store beside the road,
here and there from the dwarf trees,
white patches of columbine fringing
shallow gulch. Shorty and Charlie
Meek pulled up, Shorty raising his
hand to halt the column.
Whats the new idea now?" asked
Shorty, almost deferentially.
"My notion that they'll make for
the Ludlow Pass country" replied
Charlie. "That's where they've held
out before, according to police infor-
nation. There's three trails cut out
just below timberline, all toward Lud-
lows. First breaks south about a
mile above Forty-Rod. S'pose we look
into them trails for tracks.
Good idea, I guess" responded
Shorty. "All right, boys?"
"Sure!" came from the nearer fringe
of the posse.
"Then s'pose we start" said Shorty
"Quiet now" At a fast walk, we
passed FOrty-Rod. I was riding just
behind Shorty, to left of the double
filed column; 1 could see but dimly
the saw-toothed, mustached profile of
Charlie Meek. There was a nervous
ness, a special tension, in mis- attitude.
He was talking again; but his voice
jerkeds
bad place here. Could shoot into
us, and git clean away" I saw his
hand go to his pistol-scabbard, and
wondered why the cowboy, riding at
my right, had pushed forward until he
was opposite Charles saddle.
"My G-d-what's thatr' jerked out
Charlie Meek, and thea things hap,
Arizona state miner., 1926-10-16

n "Jitney" Traced to Louisiana Negroe

word, and thereafter a Scent piece
was jitney, and the word spread
until it came into common use.-Lib-
erty.
Arizona state miner., 1926-10-16
SUUedes Take to Auto

American motor cars are helping to
motOriZe Sweden's highroad traffic at
breakneck speed and the total Swed-
ish import of automobiles and access
sOries during 1925 shows a jump of
more than 80 per cent over the pre-
ceding year, according to official re-
ports published in Stockholm OF the
total sum of $1O,612,0OO spent for for
eign cars in 1925, more than $9,000,O00
was paid for cars of American makes.
Arizona state miner., 1926-10-16

Many a man would rather lie when
asked for information than say: 81
don't know"
The producers news., 1926-12-10

order to get clue to bandits. They have
been working on the theory that the rob-
oery Is inside. 1t they can prove that, they
hope to avoid paying the bonds.
On Tuesday, December the 9Th, the Hell
ena Independent carried a lurid report
from purpOrted staff correspondent from
PlentywOOd, to the effect that County
treasurer TOrstensOn had loaned county
funds to the Radium Remedies COMPANY to
as large a sum at $4,000 and that Onlv
part of this had been paid. and the holdun
had been staged to hide this resultino
shortage in his office.
The County Treasurer's office was ex-
amlned the latter part of September bv the
State Examiner, and as far as we know
found o. k.
Thursday forenoon the Independent wir-
ed Editor Taylor for statement in regards
to the matter.
The statement that went back was a
complete denial: for at no time. nor in anv
amount, has the funds of Sheridan county
been involved with the Radium Remedies
Company.
The above story is an example of the
propaganda and conclusions that are beino.
used IN order to establish a motive as the
basis OF a clrcumstantial case against Mr..
TorstensOn in order to show that he and
other officers were in some way connected
with this affair."
MIR. TOrstenson's lot is a hard one-not
only has he had this misfortune. but now
he has to 60 through this ordeal of suspi
cion.
1t is hoped, devoutly hoped. that some
clue to the robbery can be found, and the
W o lie matter cleaned up, and no stone
should be left untu1ned by anyone to bring
this about.
But the robbery of the Sheridan County
was no more mysterious than
the robbery at Malta, or at New Rockford
North Dakota, nor the daylight robbery of
the bank at Rochester, Minnesota. nor of
the robbery of the Manheimer-S Schnemann
stores in the very heart of the business sec
ton of st. Paul, Sunday night, where the
bandits shot six shots of nitro-glycerine
opened three safes, after tieing UP two
Watchmen, and getting away with S5O,OOOI
n cash and securities, all within two blocks
If the police station.
Those who hate the present county Off |
'ials will have a good time for some time
low circulating anything their imagina-
ions can cOnjure.
The producers news., 1926-12-10
DEFrank Crane Saws
THE WORLD GOES ON

A scientist tells US that the worl,
will not end for at least 999, ,998. 900.
100000 years.
So it appears tn a t there will BE-
time for a number of generations Il
carry on the accumulated lxnowledgf
and folly of their fathers and to make
experiments of their own-the sun
OF which process is known as prog.
ress.
Whether the scientific gentleman
may be mistaken a few months one
way or the other does not much mat
ter.
The Importance of the statement
lies In its psychological effect.
The idea that the world will spin
on, bearing countless generations of
changing men, is in itself stimulat-
ing one.
The old conception of a world that
would end in few years was a para
Lying one.
II the world would surely end in a
short time, men of former times ask
ed themselves, why keep any accurate
Of history? Why carry on ex-
tensive scientific experiments? Why
bother about changing social condi-
tions greatly? Why begin longtime
projects of improvement when there
would ge no time to complete them e?
The idea that the world will 90 on
to all practical purposes, forever,
The producers news., 1926-12-10
MUDGETT APPOINTMENT
AFFRONT TO PROGRESSIVES

II Coolidge, in deliberately striking
a blow at Frazier and Nye by an
pointing Mudgett as marshal. wished
to affrOnt the progressives in the
Northwest, he succeeded. Whether he
had a temporary desire to throw the
Senate into Democratic hands bv ali
enatlng the votes necessary to organ
lze it under G. o. P. control. is an
msolved mystery. In anv case he
soon changed his mind. Nye report
ed, after telling Coolidge tn a t he
would never get Mudgett confirmed.
that the President Showed a splen-
did spirit of cooperation" Even more
humorous was Nye's pledge that he
would work with the administration
so far as possible"
The problem of organizing the new
Senate is not immediate, as the old
Senate continues to function until
March a. Many changes in the stu
alton may occur meanwhile. But the
White House has a lot of legislative
projects for this winter, against
which the Democrats will make a
fight for tactical reasons. If the pro-
gressive Republicans join in opposi-
ton all along the line, Coolidge will
be made ridiculous at time when he
The producers news., 1926-12-10
Home Cooking Is Important

eff your wife can't cook" saws 9
restaurant sign,, don't divorce her
Eat here and keep her for a pet"
Wives who can't cook have been the
object of a fusilade of criticism of
late.
Both the evils of drunkenness and
divorce are said to have been tracked
back to inefficient kitchens.
A learned English medical man de-
clares, eff all young women were
taught to cook properly there would
b e much e S drunkenness in the
world.
On divorce, a wOman's club speak
er says, "Delicatessen wives, who buy
meals out instead of cooking them
themselves, are the cause of the in
crease in divorces"
One of the most rapid changes tax
ing place today is in the way we eat.
In the past ten years the restaur-
ants have more than doubled in the
City of New York. They serve six
millions meals every day.
Royal S. Copeland, former Health
Commissioner of New York, predicts
that in a very few decades no one
will be eating home-cooked food.
At any rate the trend is definitely
away from the old-fashioned home
prepared meals, and eating food cook
The producers news., 1926-12-10
COOLIDGE MAKES CONCES-
SIONS TO NYE AND FRAZIER

Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota
Nonpartisan Lacquer and youngest
member of the United States Senate
went to the White House the other
day and made Calvin Coolidge agree
TO appoint to federal jobs in that
state the men recommended by the
League senator's, Frazier and Nye
AS a first test of faith, Coolidge is
to drop his selection of Col. o. F.
Mudgett as United States marshal.
Mudgett was given a recess appoint
ment, secretly, on Nov. % at the de-
mand of former Gov. Hanna, Coo
Hdge's spokesman in North Dakota IN
1924 and candidate against Nye in the
primary of last spring.
Frazier did not go to the White
House. He waited for the G. o. P.
bosses to come to him. They need his
vote as well as that Of Nye if thev
are to elect chairmen of committees
IN the next Senate. Also they need
to placate his insurgent feelings to-
ward such choice political specimens
as Senators-elect Ware of Pennsyl-
vanla, Smith of Illinois and Gould of
Maine, whose right to take seats will
be challenged.
The producers news., 1926-12-10
NEEDED - AN OLD FASHIONED
SCOURGE

IL the wind is strong enough even ooldan
straws will show the way it is BLOWING
ware IN Pennsylvania, Smith in Illinois
Watson in Indiana-these are some of tbe,
Straws in the political gale.
another straw is that of Arthur
Gould IN Maine. The voters in that state
nave freed Mr.. Gould of accusations that
ne exceeded the legal limit in his expendi-
lures Tor the primary campaign and have
elected him to the United States Senate to
I'LL the unexpired term of the late Senator
Fernald. Names secretary of state. sittino
as court, had previously dismissed the
charges officially. The New Brunswick
matter with which Mr. Gould had some
thing TO do and which ruined politically the
Prlme Minister of New Brunswick has not
been explained.
ana now comes accusations against Sen
ator Butler in Massachusetts. The Sena-
torlal investigating committee headed bv
Senator Reed will look into the matter Of
Buffers campaign expenses.
senatorial campaigns are expensive
things, these straws show.
they also show that the money CHANGERS
have marched into the temple in columns
and squads.
What is needed now is somebodv with .
good stout arm and good stout whip to
scOurge them out.
1t is high time the American people
teach these high political financies a les
son.