Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1919 — Page 2

STORIES of AMERICAN CITIES

Does This Queer Pueblo Ghost Cough and Snore? PUEBIXY, COLO.—This htisTllfig little burg is building a new city huR njljl auditorium. It is under construction and will soon be iinisb<d. I util n6w the city cointnissioners !i:ivc been prolix well satisfied with the building. Now ■ they’re worried. Attd ntt~bectrttxe of

never succeeded. In the daytime, Uncle Jimmy says, he has gone carefully over the structure looking for some hiding place he might have overlooked at night. He has searched ••very nook nntl corner in the big building. Not a sign of the ghost can he find. But still the coughing and the snoring go on every night. Everybody knows h’s tetribly unltfcky to have a new building haunted. It’s bad enough to have nil old. tiimbltMiown. ramshackle structure ghostridden, Hut when it’s a new, up-to-date city hall and auditorium that is afflicted with a ghost the thing is-serious. Moreover, this is no ordinary ghost. Ordinary ghosts are seen, not heard. And if Pueblo must endure a coughing, snoring ghost in its new city hall and auditorium, can it be made a matter of civic pride and used for udver tising purposes to attract tourists? This is why the city commissioners of Pueblo are worried. This True Story Needs No Frills in the Telling DENVER. —Here’s a true story that needs no frills in the telling. Miss Doris Heller, a student nurse in St. Luke’s hospital training school, started on a visit to her sister. Mrs. I*. Broquet, in Norton. Kan. On her way to the •depot she made a purchase at the Dan-

lels & Fisher department store. To kill rime she went up to the twentieth story of the observation tower ami out on the bal&my. The balcony on the seventeenth door projects a fewfeet farther than this; below the seventeenth floor balcony there is a sheer drop of 2QO feet to the roof of an adjoining building. Miss Heller lost her balance and fell headlong. She sti u< k x lhe rail of

the seventeenth floor balcony feet first and fell inside the raij. Had she two feet to the right, she would have gone on down. Every bone in both feet was broken and her -spine tured. She lost consciousness. Presently she came to ami began < a or help. This was at noon Saturday. In the course of time, in dragging herse around to the south side to escape the rain, she discovered a door leading to a storeroom. She tore the weather strip from the bottom and beat on the glass panels. Saturday night and all day Sunday she kept this up. . - Mondav at 7:15 a. in. Joseph Taylor, the electrician, went to the twentieth floor to fix the elevator. He heard a faint tapping, but thought it was made by carpenters working below. He descended to the eighteenth floor and the tapping fixed his attention. Thereupon he discovered Miss Heller lyi!*fc.on le balcony. She was wet, dirty and bedraggled, but conscious, calm and even cheerful. Taylor and two porters carried her in. wrapped her in blankets and fed her Then she was taken to Mercy hospital and put m plaster and bandages from head to foot. Dr. Haskell Cohen said she might recover. Now you see why this story needs no frills.

This Lucky Doughboy Has the Whole A. E. F. Faded NEW YORK. —How these special correspondents and the Associated Press do mangle a good story—like this of a private who came home the other day on a liner that arrived here! Anyway, here’s the way the correspondent of a Chicago newspaper sent out the

“Private Everett wears five wound stripes, and when he was assigned as orderly to Brigadier General Hart. American commander of the district of Paris, his wound stripes attracted President Wilson's Attention. Learning the history* of the Michigan man. President Wilson announced that while he was in Europe Private Everett would be his guest. “Surprised at seeing a private in President Wilson's suite. King George inquired about Everett, and, on learning his story, announced that Everett was his guest while in England. The Grand Rapids boy was the only private who attended the now famous gold-plate dinner to Mr. Wilson in England and on his departure from the British isles he was presented with a pair of cuff links by King George. He accompanied Mr. Wilson to Italy, and while there was a guest in the palace of King Victor Emmanuel." The Associated Press said that Everett was a veteran of the Mexican campaign, was twenty years old, that his bride was French and that he belonged to Watertown. N. Y. Not a word about how, when or where Everett got his five woundsJ Not a word about his life in the Murat mansion in Paris or Buckingham palace in London, or King Victor Emmanuel's palace in Rome! Net a word about his French bride—how he met and courted and married, her, who she is and what she looks like! As for Grand Rapids and Watertown —well, there's glory enough for both. Montrose Thought Coxcomb Peak Was Uncompahgre MONTROSE, COLO. —Colorado is laughing at the capital city of Montrose county and it has a right to laugh. The joke is on Montrose and there, is no use trying to get out from under. Its this way: For more than 30

years the people here have been boasting of Uncompahgre peak and pointing it out with pride on the southern horizon. Uncompal gre. you know, is quite a peak. It is known as "Monarch of the Southwest,” and is the fifth highest in. the state, rising to 14,3dC> feet — higher than Ixrngs, Pikes, Evans and most of the other well-known peaks. About two years ago a new citizen came to town. - He didn't seein to be particularly impressed with Uatem-

pahgre when it was pointed out to him.. He asked what the snow-crowned summit off to the southwest was. He was told it had no name and didn't amount to much. He said it looked gOod to him. He began writing to the government and asking questions. About this time he begin advancing the theory that "Uncompahgre” was Coxcomb peak and that the unnamed snowy summit was the real Uncompahgre. Postmaster A. F. Reeves, who has lived in the valley 30 years, would npt listen ft him. Neither would Couhty Surveyor W. H. Fleming. There ■were scores of other old timers who were almost willing to stake their lives on Uncompahgre. But the newcomer stuck to it till thejnited States geological Fiirvey proved bevond question that “Uucdmpahgre” was Coxcomb and that the snowy summit “with no name” was the honest-to-goodness Uacornpahgre. .

I'mle Jimmy, the night watchman, who has reported to them ami to the ]H>liee that the building is haunted. k I ncie Jimmy s»ys that every night | s he makes his rounds he hears the .host. He says sometimes it makes Knunds just exactly like a man coughing. At oilier times he would swear ’it was n man snoring. Time and time t.-igain he has tried to chase down the cough or the snore by ear, but has

story : “Two Illinois and one Michigan man returned today with brides. The Michigan man, Private Russell M. Everett of Grand Rapids, returned not only with a bride, but with a pair of gold cuff links, personally presented to him by King George and with the memory of having been a guest of President Wilson and the kings of England and Italy.

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER. IND.

The hospital ship Loyalty recently converted into a troopship, was a gift to Great Britain ftom a loyal Indian potentate, the maharajah of Gwalior, who, aided by other chiefs of India, ship at sea for four years at a total expense of $2,500,000. It was formerly the Empress of India, a Canadian I aclfic vesse .

WORK ON ROADS TO BE RUSHED

Construction This Year to Exceed Volume of Any Year in History. LARGER FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE If All the States Take Advantage of Federal Appropriation $343,000,000 Will Be Expended—Freight Rates an Obstacle. Washington.-—Many important steps have been taken to expedite road construction under the enlarged program recently authorized by congress, and the indications are that a larger volume of highway’ construction will be accomplished this season than in any previous year in the history of the nation, according to a statement issued by David F. Houston, secretary of agriculture. The requisite official machinery, says the secretary, for executing this program—that is, the department of agriculture, through the bureau of public roads on the one hand and the 48 state highway the other —is already’ in existence. A conference was held by the secretary on March 1 w ith tire state highway commissioners of the Eastern and middle Western states, and all phases of the problem, and especially the interpretation of the liberal amendments of the federal aid road act, were considered. The appointment of Thomas H. MacDonald, chief engineer of the lowa strife high way commission, as engineer in Immediate charge df the work of the bureau of public roads under the federal aid road act, has just been announced by the secretary, and it is planned that. In the near future, Mr. MacDonald will formally assume the position of director of the bureau of public roads. Freight Rates an Obstacle. It developed at the conference that the present freight rates are one of the principal obstacles to the active resumption and extension of highway activities. The situation w-as laid before tAe proper officials of the railroad administration on March 1 by representatives of the department of agriculture and of the state highway officials.

They were given a sympathetic hearing, and the question is now under active consideration by the railroad administration. Secretary Houston also has taken up with the secretary of war the question of releasing from the army highway engineers in this country and abroad, in order that their services may be utilized during the coming road-construction season. The secretary's statement in part is as follows: , “During the war it was necessary to curtail road-construction Operations because of the difficulties of securing transportation, materials and the requisite services. Now that the situation has changed, the work will be actively resumed and vigorously prosecuted notwithstanding the fact that conditions are still abnormal in some respects, especially with reference to the prices of materials and supplies.

MARK HEROES’ GRAVES

In the American Battle Area. —Four thousand men of the American expeditlonarv forces are now engaged in the registration of and search for the graves of Americans who died in battle. The work of seeking the resting places of American heroes is being undertaken by the section of graves registration, which is directing its efforts so as to be able to designate the grave of every American should congress authorize the return of the bodies of the fallen. Tireless seeking for identification tags marks the daily task of the men of the graves registration section. Thev set out on their solemn mission equipped with pick, shovel and gas mask. Sometimes they pry down into the ground for the identity of the dead warrior, sometimes they ferret into t be recesses ofdiscarded dugouts and sometimes they dear away the brush ©f the forest to find somp trace of the jrietlms or battle.

HOSPITAL SHIP LOYALTY IS NOW A TROOPSHIP

“Congress at its last session not only made available from the federal treasury large additional sums for road construction, but also made some important amendments to the federal aid road act. These amendments will have the effect of greatly lessening the difficulties of selecting and constructing needed roads. “The amount of federal funds available for road building on March 1 was over $72,000,000, which under the lawmust be matched by at least an equal amount from the states. More Funds July 1. “On July 1, $95,000,600 more of federal funds will become available for general road purposes and $4,000,000 for national forest roads, which, with equal contributions from the states, w-ill provide an additional $198,000,000 for federal aid road work, making an aggregate sum of $343,800,000 for the calendar year. “In other words, the 1919 program for federal aid road building is greater than any previous annual road building accomplishments in this country. “The states and their civil subdivisions also will carry on a large amount of road work without federal aid. The extent of this is uncertain and will depend upon local labor, industrial and agricultural conditions. The presen-t indications are that approximately $280,000,000 will be spent in this way. “The purpose of the federal aid road ■law is to encourage the construction of roads of a substantial nature by the states and to provide adequate safeguards for securing systematic and economical action. Long experience has show-n that the best results will be secured if the work is performed under the supervision of the state highway departments, the method of the control depending upon local conditions.”

GUNMAN IS WAR HERO

New York Bad Man Returns With Fine Record. Commanding Officers Ask That Citizenship Be Restored to “Monk" Eastman. Camp Upton, N. Y.—“ Monk” Eastman, gunman, notorious leader of gangsters who once terrified New York’s East side, now is Private William Delaney, veteran, back from France with an enviable war record. He was honorably discharged from the One Hundred and Sixth infantry and within a few days there will be forwarded to Governor Smith a petition signed by his commanding officers, asking that he be restored to citizenship. “Monk’s” life history is the story of a “come back.” In the old days he was an opium addict, burglar, creature of the slums with ever a “gun” on his hip. In 1917 he finished a term for burglary and in October of that year enlisted, no questions asked. Into war, which has made heroes out of cowards, strong men out of weak, went “Monk.” When the Twenty-sev-enth division took its place in Flan-

Each cemetery where Americans have been buried Is fully platted on maps. The graves registration service is now extending every energy to complete the burying, marking, recording and classification of the heroic Americans.

WAR COST WORLD 260 BILLION

Prominent British Economist Sees Period of Great Trade Activity Near. ' ’ ■ London.—Edgar Crammond, prominent British financial writer, estimates the direct cost of the war to the allies at $141,800,000,000 and to the central European powers at $68,37a.000,000. He estimates the total coSt of the war, including indirect losses, at $260,000,000,000. ' He concludes that the fall in the price of commodities and wages will take place slowly and gradually. The war has enormously increased

JAILER’S WIFE KILLS NEGRO

Saves Husband Menaced by Revolvers of Two Prisoners Seeking to Escape. Holly Springs, Miss—Attracted to the county jail here by the sounds ot shots, Mrs. W. R. Jeffries, jvife of the jailer, found her husband under fire of two prisoners seeking to escape. She secured Jeffries’ revolver from the office and, firing between the bars in the jail door, fatally wounded one of the men, a negro, and drove the other, white, to his cell, where he sent a bullet into his brain. Jeffries erttered the jail to lock the prisoners in their cells, closing the door behind him. The two prisoners, each armed, confronted him and demanded their release. Although unarmed,. he refused and the men began to shoot. Seven shots were fired at him, but owing to the dim light the aim of the prisoners was poor and none of the bullets took effect. The arrival of Mrs. Jeffries put an end to the one-sided battle.

War With Microbes Is Next, Says Expert

Philadelphia.—That _the next war may be one of microbes is the prediction of Dr. Isaac Sharpless, president of Haverford college. He says: “The next war Is likely to be a biologists’ war where the victory will be attained by that army or nation most successful in inoculating its adversaries with disease germs poured down upon them from above, “While this may be too horrible even to contemplate now, nevertheless it is a possibility and even a probability to be reckoned with, and certainly it should be most seriously considered before we begin to burden ourselves with the inevitable costliness of military training.”

ders, “Monk” was there. When the gallant New Yorkers swept forward against the Hindenburg line —and cracked it —“Monk” was in the first wave. When comrades fell and stretcher bearers were needed, “Monk” volunteered. \\hen carried to a British hospital wounded in the head while leading a bombing squad into the face of machine guns, “Monk” escaped to mount once more the firing step. These and many more are the facts recounted in the petition signed by Col. Franklin W. Ward of the One Hundred and Sixth, by Maj. J. Scott Buxton and by Capt. James M. Conroy and Lieut. Joseph A. Kerrigan, "Monk’s” immediate superiors, who fought by his side on foreign soil.

Fossil Remains Found.

Steamboat Springs, Col. —The fossil remains of an antediluvian monster, half fish and half reptile, believed to have lived millions of years ago when the great Uintah basin was an ocean, have been discovered in the elaterite deposits of Indian Canyon by George Stewart. The snake fish fossil was found completely Imbedded between two layers of elaterite and had shiny, jet-black scales of a diamond shlpe.

the power of production in Great Britain, and he is convinced that this at the present time is at least 50 per cent over the production of 1913. Through all the economic records of the past, Mr. Crammond says, it is possible to trace an advance in the standard of living for the masses com currently with an increase in the amount of money in circulation and a decline in the purchasing power of money. He predicts that the nations are on the eve of a period of intense activity in trade such as the world has never known.

Ban on Snoring.

New York. —“Don’t sleep out loud during the sermon,” is the printed admonition distributed to worshipers of the First Washington Presbyterian church, i

Rough on Rats.

Beloit, Wis.—He surely was rough on the rate. E. J. Seaver declares he has killed 3,000,000 rodents in the last eight years. z

TO THE HOLY CITY

Sacred Road Filled With Crowds of Refugees. .'I, - - - Scenes Brought About by Modern Warfare in Sharp Comparison With Those Which Met the Eyes of the Magi. Beyond Bethlehem the once narrow camel road over which the Magi had come broadened into a Musty highway land began tn fill with a throng of people going to and from the Holy City, writes John H. Finley In “From Beersheba,” in Scribner’s. The refugees from Jericho, encamped in the field opposite the. tomb of Rachel, were rising frowzled from their nomad beds. Lorries and ambulances were starting from camps at the roadside for the hellish places- from which, these refugees had fled, down where the British forces were holding their trenches awaiting the day of advance. A battalion of Anzac cavalry was passing in the opposite direction for its period of rest after the night’s riding. Indian lancers and Indian infantrymen, picturesque even in khaki, looked and knelt toward the dawn and their own Himalayas.. Trains of camels from somewhere bore their compact loads that might be myrrh or the daily manna for the troops. Hundreds of donkeys. “Allenby’s wtiite mice,” went pattering along. Airplanes were mounting and circling with their hum, to scout or perhaps to bomb the hills toward Shechem. Barefoot women with vari-colorcd burdens on their heads walked with all the stateliness of queens toward the city of peace—the city of peace amid shepherds 1 fields, now become munition magazines, which were daily augmented by what the trains brought up from Egypt, and daily diminished by what the trains toward the front were carrying northward for the redemption of Samaria and Galilee, the ancient land of the tribes of Benjamin hnd Ephraim and Manasseh and. Issachar and Zebulon land Asher and Naphtali and Dan —Dan, which I would yet reach — but ,that is another story. \ For the day I’was content to stop at thq mount within the walls of Jerusalem, where Abraham, ended his sacrificial journey, fire and knife in hand; the mount whose topmost rock was regarded as the center of the world, the “stone of foundation,” on which the ark of the covenant once rested ; the mount from w’hich Mohammed is said to have ascended on his miraculous steed; the mount over whose edges the orthodox Jew does not dare to venture lest he tread upon the “Holy of Holies.” but walls at the wall of lamentation without; the mount at whose verge the Christ was crucified and buried, and from whose rock-hewn tomb he rose. It seems indeed the “center of the world,” and over it all, as I saw it that morning, the tower of ascension stood on the Mount of Olives against the sunrise.

Snowdrops From Hooge.

Hooge is an evil memory to a great number of our returned soldiers. East of Ypres, close to Maple copse and Sanctuary wood, just above Bellewarde lake, and astride the Menln road, no stretch of ground has been more often and more hardly fought over from the dark days of late 1914 until last September. The whole area of Hooge and Bellewarde is scaared and pocketed by shell holes, craters and defenses until there remains not a yard of undisturbed ground. Yet here, making gunpits March, the writer discovered on the very lip of a shell hole a clump of snowdrops gayly blooming and when in April we had to wash back from the Ypres ridges because the Germans had outflanked us on the south, he carried away with him the bulbs. They were sent home, and today in a Harbdlne garden are shyly putting up their buds of white, greenstriped, and a few days of more congenial weather will bring them into bloom. —Londbh Mail.

Humors of the Mule Race.

In nearly every army race meeting held in France during the war there was provision for a mule race. Some mules, a London Times correspondent says, were remarkably fast and handy, while others were satisfactory so long as it was a straight course. At one meeting of The Picquigny course the distance was four furlongs, with a very sharp right-handed turn at the half distance. If the turn, was not taken there was no alternative but to go into the woods which surrounded the course. Fully 25 of the mules refused to take the bend and plunged straight into the wood, which is thick and very dark. After a while the whole woods were reverberating with the agonizing cries which only mules can make. Strange to relate there were no serious casualties to men or mules.

Cat Simply Would Not Die.

A cat belonging to a young lady residing in North street, St. Andrews, Scotland, went amissing.’ A search was made, and the loss was advertised, and all hope of the return of puss was given up. After the cat had been absent for 24 days a maid, on the drawing room of a house in Greyfriars Garden, heard the mewing of a cat. Her mistress at once procured men to remove the built-in grate, behind which the cat was discovered in a very emaciated condition. Its owner was apprised of the find, and quickly attended to her Cat which has since made a wonderful recovery. It’is surmised that the cat.had been hunting for birds and fallen down the chim najr. ; ■ -I'