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Arizona republican., 1911-08-30
MR. FISHER DISCUSSES
 ALASKA COAL PROBLEM
LEASING SYSTEM REGARDED AS
 MOST FEASIBLE.
Does Net Believe Government Opera
 ton $ Practicable.

Valdez. Aug. 29.-Secretary of the In-
 terior Walter Fisher reached here at noon yesterday Soon after he start ed over the Valdez Fairbanks military road to Keystone Canyon, the scene
 of a battle between rival contractors Ia few years ago.
 The secretary said regarding the problem of the opening of Alaskan coal fields that guarding against monopOlis-
 tic control the country was offered a choice between absolute government control and the leasing system. The leasing system. he said was the sue cessful operation in Montana and Colo rado. He regarded government opera ton of the mines. as impractiCable un-
 less coupled with government owner ship and operation of transportation lines
 Government entry into the transpor-
 tation field was a step to which a large part of the nation was yet op- posed and he considered the enactment Of a leasing act better than that of em- barking the government in railroad and mine operation.
 Meantime. the pressing need of the | Alaskans is for the early delivery of coal at reasonable rates for domestic
 use and consequently the leasing plan appeared to him the more feasible.
 However he was not committed to this plan and the only serious difference was with those who like the framers 1 of some of the memorials presented to lhim during his trip declare themselves unalterably opposed this or that plan, instead of standing willing to examine
 the merits and drawbacks. of all meth
 ods proposed. The party left on the steamer Tahoma tonight for Seward
Arizona republican., 1911-08-30
WRECK AND RUIN
 LEFT BY THE STORM EMERGING FROM
 THE DEBRIS. Shipping Suffered Severely in the
 Hurricane.

Charleston, s. C.. Aug. 29.-Charles- ton is slowly recovering from the ef- fects of the storm A large force of laborers is clearing the streets of deb ris and the train service is now ap- preaching normal So far as ascertain ed, eleven persons were killed in this county, and more than a score in jured.
 The property damage is a million dol lars. Shipping was hit hard but it is impossible now to fix the damage as heavy rains in the night inundated many houses. cellars and stores.
 Late tonight reports from the storm swept district brings the total deaths up to 15. This list is expected to be enlarged when reports from remote dis tricts are completed.
Arizona republican., 1911-08-30
DOUBLE FLASH SIGNALS
Result Of the Wreckins of the Santa
 Rosa.

San Francisco. Aug. 29.-Because. of the wreck of the Steamer Santa Rosa all single flash light signals on the coast will be changed to double flash les This, is is believed, will obviate the danger of a pilot mistaking the headlights of locomotives for light house signals as was testified to be the case in the wreckipS of the Santa Rosa.
 The change was made today. and Point Arguel,o. where the wreck oc- curred, was the first to be notified.
Arizona republican., 1911-08-30
SHIPS STRIPPED BARE.

Wilmington. N. C.. Aug. 29.-The flu ry of the northeast storm which ragged along the coast Sunday and yesterday was reflected in the number of marine disasters reported today. The lumber schooner Fortuna was dismasted and is now in a dangerous position off Southport; the schooner Florence NJ. Penly was lowed off Cape Fear leaking and all sails gone; the schooner Charles H. Valentine is ashore at Bald Head island and the Italian bark Tomasse Brago was lowed into Southport with all sails gone. The ship was out of drinking water.
Arizona republican., 1911-08-30
CASE OF SOME BULK
Action Against Anaconda Shelter
 Reaches Highest Court.

Washington. Aug. 29.-The legal fight of Fred J. Bliss to have the smelter of the Anaconda Copper com pany at Anaconda, Montana, declared a public nuisance because of the fumes alleged to be deadly to vege- tation for a hundred square miles around, reached the supreme court today.
 The manuscript contains sixty-sev- en large printed volumes, a new rec ord for a bulky case in the supreme court The recent Standard oil case had but twenty three
Arizona republican., 1911-08-30
EIGHT DESTROYERs
Contracts Awarded to Four Ship
 building Companies.

Washington. Aug 29.-Contracts for building eight topedO boat destroyers were awarded by the navy depart ment today Cramps. of PhiladeI- phia. get four: the Bath Iron Works. of Bath, Maine. two; the New York Shipbuilding company, of Camden, N. J. and the Fore River Shipbuilding company, of Quincy. one each. The cost will be about SSS5.OOO each. The destroyers must be able to make 2S1k knots. and will be finished with in two years
Arizona republican., 1911-08-30
THE ARIZONA TEAM
 FIFTEENTH PLACE
Result of the National Match Shoot
 at Camp Perry.

Camp Perry. Ohio. Aug. 29-(Spec- iaD The marine corps won the na- tional team match today scoring 31SO; Arizona was fifteenth and third in Class F. with 297S
 Kansas won first place in Class E. with 5O5O and West Virginia sec ond with 3O27 The Arizona team beat twenty-seven other state teams.
Arizona republican., 1911-08-30
CLAIMS AGAINST MEXICO
Damaged in the Late Rev.
 olution.

Washington, Aug 29.-Many claims of Americans for damages in Mexico due to the recent revolution. continue to pour into the state department
 The policy of this government is to refer all such claims to Mexico for Consideration by the claims tribunal created by President de Ia Barra
Arizona republican., 1911-08-30
FOR HEARST PRIZE

New York, Aug. 29.-Robert c. Fowler of Los Angeles is the first an nounced entranct in the coast to coast aeroplane flight for the prize offered by William F. Hearst. He will leave San Francisco on September 1, and cross the Rockies between Laramie and Cheyenne.
Arizona republican., 1911-08-30
MONTANA FOREST FIRE.

Livingston, Mont, Aug. 29.-Three forest fires are burning in Park coun- ty tonight It is most destructive on upper Deep creek at the west end of Mount Baldy. Rangers and farmers near by are fighting the flames.
Arizona republican., 1911-08-30
BILLIARD CONTEST

Denver. Aug. 29.-Joe Carney. of San Francisco, tonight won a three cushion billiard match from John Moore of Kansas City, 100 to 91.
Arizona republican., 1911-08-30
ENGLISH GOLFER COMES.

New York, Aug. 29.-Harold s. Hil- lon. the British amateur golf champion arranged today to compete for the American championships.
Arizona republican., 1911-08-30
ssys1 PHOENIX ARIZONA WEDNESDAY MORNING.
WEATHER TODAY.

Arizona-Fair in the south, showers in the north on Wednesday, fair Thurs day.
Arizona republican., 1911-08-30

FOR SALE-One of the best buys in the City. New Modern Brick Resi- dence. close in. s rooms. woodshed. chickenyard, roses, etc, Price s5500. E. E. Pascoe, 11O North Center St.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-20
: Suci, 4 Thouuhtful Worn n.

.,,S0Su 1uO09uII0I OTN0ns E4i4s
When the man and woman started
down the subway stairs the man felt
In his pockets for tickets. &.~.. ~. j..
"By George!' he said. "Isn't that a
shame? I've got to- stop in all this
mob and buy tickets '-,..... J.
"Oh, no, you haven't" said the wo-
man. II have them. When i came
downtown 1 remembered what you
said about those people who buy only
one ticket at time making such a
nuisance of themselves, so, as I had
Is cents to spare, l bought three tick
cts. l have two left. We can go
right on through
So the man and the woman drifted
along with the pushing crowd to the
point where the ticket chopper held
them up and demanded tribute Then
the woman looked in her purse for the
tickets. Suddenly her face assumed a
painful blankness.
IL haven't got them," she falter-
ed. II was in such a hurry when /
came through that I must have drop
ped all three tickets into the uptown
box."-New York Herald.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-20

The spartans were distinguished for
the brevity and conciseness of their
speech. On one occasion during a ter
} grible famine the inhabitants of an is
land in the Aegean sea sent an am
bassador to Sparta, who made a
speech imploring. it's aid. He had
hardly finished before the Spartans
sent him back these words, 1--WE did
not understand the end of your speech
and have forgotten the beginning"
The poor, starving people chose an
other spokesman and impressed upon
him to make his request as brief as
possible. He therefore took with him
a quantity Of sacks, opened one + =,
fore the assembly and said simply,
1T is empty; fill it,
The sack was filled as well as the
others, but the chief of the assembly
said as he dismissed the ambassador,
loaded with meal: 1T wasn't neces-
sary to inform us that the sack was
empty. We saw it ourselves. Neither
was it necessary to request us to fl
it. We should have done it Oh our
own account. Be less long winded
next time"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-20
A Note That Was Paid.

History is constantly repeating it.
self. Once upon a time landlady in
Washington called on President An
drew Jackson and told Of a govern
ment clerk who owed her big bill for
board. In those days it was easy to
have access to the White House.
President Jackson listened to her
story and advised her to get pronis-
sorry note from the clerk and put it In
bank. She replied:
awe done that twice, general, and
he won't pay even then"
Els that sop said the president In
surprise. ''Now you go and get his
note and bring it to me. I simply
want to see it, and I'm sure that the
clerk will pay that note. Go and
bring It to me-"
The landlady did so, and soon return
ed with the promissory note. The
president turned it over and wrote
across the back Of it his own indorse-
ment: "A. Jackson"
That note was paid at maturity
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-20
ORIGIN of the Piano !, !,


The pianoforte was directly evolved
from the clavichord and the harpsi-
chord. In It'll Scipione Maffel gave
a detailed account Of the first four In
struments, which were constructed by
Bartolommeo Chrustofori It was
named by him the pianoforte and was
first exhibited in 100. Marius, in
France. exhibited harpsichords, with
hammer action, In 1716, and Schroter.
In Germany, claimed to have invent
ed the pianoforte between 1717 and
1920. Marius was at first generally
credited with the invention: Pianos of
that period were shaped very much
like the modern grand variety. The
first square piano was constructed by
Frederica, an organ manufacturer Of
Saxony, in 1853. The first genuine up.
right piano was invented in England
and the United States by John Isaac
Hawkins, an Englishman, in 1907.
Detroit Free Press.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-20
just What He Wanted.

The uperintendent of the capitol
and its grounds at Washington was
walking along one Of the corridors In
the house Office building one day when
greenhorn congressman, stewing
with rage, grabbed him by the sleeve.
What's the matter?'' asked the su.
perintendent, observing the mans emo
tion. E|Q.r.l. Etn"s@ .r.s.Aaa. II. !.
"Matterv' shouted the congressman.
"Why. when went into my Office
last evening there was a brand new
typewriter on the desk. Now it's gone.
You've got a lot Of thieves around
here"
The official walked into the Office
and without word lifted the trap
cabinet of the desk and brought the
typewriter into view.
"Fine!' commented the congress-
man. "Now, have you got a place like
that in here for my use when trouble
some constituents knock on the door?'
Washington Star.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-20
Sarcastic Wills.

One eccentric Frenchman directed
that a new cooking recipe should be
pasted on his tomb every day, and an
other Frenchman, who was lawyer,
left $4,000 to lunatic asylum, de-
claring that it was simply an act Of
restitution to the clients who were in
sane enough to employ his services.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-20
Suiting the Action to tho Word.

4 Suiting the Action to tho Word.
Ii At lecture a well known authority
on economics mentioned the fact that
In some parts Of America the number
Of men was constantly larger than
that Of women, and he added humor
pusly, IT can therefore recommend to
the ladies to emigrate to that part"
A young lady who was seated in one
Of the last rows Of the auditorium got
up and, full of indignation. left the
room rather noisily, whereupon the
lecturer remarked, II did not mean
that it should be done in such a hur-
ry."-Judge.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-20
White Specks In Butter.

White specks in butter are some
times simply fine particles of milk
curd, resulting from lack of care in
skimming. Sometimes they are small
specks of dried cream. having been
scraped from the sides of the pan and
being too dry to thoroughly soften and
mix with the rest.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-20
Relieved.

Relieved.
"Where did you get these examples
Of faulty constructed sentences?' ask
ed Dr.. Campbell, the great rhetorician.
Of student.
"Out of one of your books, DOCTOR"
what? Where? Out Of one of my
books?'
''Yes. sir; out of your Rhetoric
''Out of my Rhetoric" roared the
doctor: impossible! Never did !
make use of such language. You are
mistaken, badly mistaken. But-but-
where in my Rhetoric did you find
such composition" he demanded an
grily.
In the part, Sentences to be Cor
rected.'"
"O-h-h-h-h-h! A-h-h-h-h! Yes, yes,"
said the relieved doctor.-Philadelphia
North American.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-20
On the SPUR of the Moment,

'Waiter, these eggs are as hard as
a stone. l told you not to boil them
more than three minutes and a half"
eyes, sir: that's just the time they
were in to second, but the-aw-wa-
ter was hard. sir."-Chicago Tribune
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-20
Tn Much Far Aer

Calling one day to see an old friend
who was visiting her married son. |
inquired of the colored maid who an
swered the bell, rs Mrs. Smith at
homer
''Yas'm, she home," the girl replied,
showing no inclination to invite me
in. ''She here, all right, but she got
a misery in de haid.'
MRS. Smith senior?' I asked with
concern.
ly. "Cose she seen me. Huccome she
aim see me Wen she hire me las
night huh own self?" And she indig-
nantly shut the door.-Lippincot
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-20
Doinq and Thinkinu.

Mamma-Bessie. why don't you wash
the dishes? 1t is easier to do thing
than to sit and think about it. Bessie
Well, mamma, you wash the dishes
and I'll sit and think about it.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-20
The Worst.

*tMy wife has been having some
trouble with her throat" confded a
friend, "and got pretty worried
about it and sent for a DOCTOR He
examined her and looked very grave.
and that scared me even worse. So
I said, Tell me the worst at once,
Doc,' and he whispered, She will re-
cover her voice. And my wife over
heard the question and the answer,
and now Doc and are both In bad."-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-20
Waves In Solid Metal.


As illustrating the advances in metal
lurgy and engineering it has been
demonstrated that solid metals may
reveal by their structure the vibra-
tions to which they have been subject
ed In explaining this phenomenon
experiments have been shown proving
that beautiful wave structure can be
impaired to the surface of mercury
by the vibrations of tuning fork, and
that even the surface of solid lead
which had been subjected to similar
vibrations possesses structure re-
sembling that of a vibrating surface
Of mercury. Mild steel has been de-
fined as "solid solution" of iron and
carbon, free from cinders. Metallur-
gists have doubled the strength of steel
as it was known in its early days.
Scientific American.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-20
Tho Usual Result.

Eyes, Charlie is as brave as stack
OF lions. Did you hear about his dar-
ing policeman to arrest him?"
NO! Gee, what happened?"
He was arrested. d."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-20
Could Help Her.

CouId feIP her.
Fussy Lady Patient-I was suffering
20 much, doctor. that l wanted to die.
Doctor-You did right to call me in.
dear lady.-London Opinion.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-20
Resentment.

did you say I was cheap trick
ster?' asked the ward worker.
NO, didn't" replied the man who
is close to the boss. II merely said
you were a trickster."
'Well, that's all right, but don't you
ever insinuate that I am doing cut
rate business s."-Wash1ngto Star.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-20

What kind of paper resembles a
oneeZe? Tissue.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-20
A Tragedy.

'How did you like my new tragedy"
Tragedy? I thought it was com
edy.'
$50 did till got my check for the
profits"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-20

Paradoxicai.
"An this time the cashier was burn
ing the candle at both ends" ,~
"And keeping it dark. Well, de-
clarew-Exchange =
The Dickinson press., 1911-07-08
SPECIAL POLICE With
Yankee ROBINSON SHOWS

Special uniformed police are carried
with the Yankee Robinson Shows to
guard against grafters. Anyone having
any trouble of any kind will report same
to the front door and special police will
be delegated to look after the trouble.
No erafters of any kind are permitted
around the big show and any informa-
ton regarding any bad character
around the show will be thankfully appre-
citaed. A substantial reward will be paid
for the arrest and conviction of anyone
short changing or in fact committing
any crime around the show.
The motors that drive the airship with
the Yankee Robinson Show are only two
horse power. They are very light. The
ship in air does not weigh over 1, 100
pounds. It resembles a big box kite.
Tom. the bicycle-riding elephant.
formerly with Haeenbach, is with Yam
kee Robinson Shows. He is the smallest
elephant travelling in this country today,
standing a little e three feet. He
does an act with the aid of two Shetland
ponies and a large boar hound.
The airship will be here Wednesday,
JnlV. 10Th.
The Dickinson press., 1911-07-08
For It's Always Fair Weather When
Good Fellows Get Together

The Interstate Fair at Fargo, July IS,
10, 20 and 81, announces a program
teeming with good things to see and
hear. The entries that are being made
assure a fine showing of Galloway, Red
Polled and Shorthorn cattle. Shire and
Percheron horses, a complete installation
of farm products. the first in the history
of the Fair, art displays in tapestries.
paintings, keramic work and the last
novelties in needlework and a remark
able array in the horticultural section.
Aviation figures as a stellar attraction
with our own St. Henry in the sea of
dizzy danger. Few bird-men have a
record of such eminent achievement as
this native North Dakotan has.
From first to last the Fair will provide
continuous entertainment, the best
music that has ever been heard here.
fast races each day and contests in
which hundreds will strive for the big
prizes that have been offered. The Par
ker Shows with their thirty cars of care
fully designed equipment offer the best
amusement group in the country.
The 1911 Fair at Fargo will be an
occasion to be long remembered. First
settlers of the vintage of '78 will be
there and hobble skirts that were made
this summer. The Interstate is a great
time for reunion with the lads you hav-
en't seen for a year.
The Dickinson press., 1911-07-08
THE CROP SITUATION

The past two weeks has seen a Greal
change in the crop situation in North
Dakota and unfortunately. it is not fer
the better.
All the season il has been conceded
that conditions around Lennon and a.
long portions of the Milwaukee line
were poor but until the past ten days
or two weeks the balance of the state
was regarded as exceptionally good.
Now probably the sections around Devils
Lake and the Red river valley are about
the only sections where the crop is
really good.
1t is probable that the intense head of
June 1921 injured the grain but the
rain of the following Wednesday evening
and Saturday morning kept the fields
from showing much deterioration at first.
Sunday, June IS. was a terrible day
with a furious hot wind and following
this came a windy week and reports of
poor grain began to come in and keep
coming in.
The fields plowed last fall when the
ground was dry show worst.
Some lay the sudden change in the
wheat situation to "scald." some to
general. atmospheric conditions. Some
say that owing to dry conditions in the
spring the roots were too near the sur
face and although everything looked fine
for a time the plants could not stand
the heated term.
Whatever the cause, it seems to be a
fact that with Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa.
Oklahoma. South Dakota and many other
states, North Dakota is up against a ra-
ther poor year. The moisture is but 80
per cent of normal.
Flax is doing fine so far and does not
wilt in the heat and the farmers who
sowed flax are happy. Corn also is max
ing a good showing.
The Dickinson press., 1911-07-08
Little Knife River

Nothing hut rain this week and every.
body happy.
Everybody talking about starting tc
make hay, which is plentiful.
Little Knife's ball team is getting ii
practise for the Oakdale boys.
frankie Hoist was a Fayette visitor
last week.
Looks like a good year for hunting
prairie chickens.
MIR. Schlangen and son, Homer, return.
ed from Dickinson by way of Manning
on Tuesday.
John Marucheck and Walt RosendahI
have been breaking out some horses fol
hayine.
James Gannow is a fine man to send
to town. Ed. Campbell sent him tc
town for a load of supplies and he ate
everything on his way out.
Frank Childs is putting the roof on mis-
eight room house.
Leo Hoist says his flat is doing fine
and he expects to harvest a large crop.
Everybody tried to have a good time
on the 4th.
The wind is a bowling success and
the ground is drying up in a hurry.
The Little Knife river ball team got
even with Gorham last Sunday and beat
them by a score of 10 to 8. Knife river
plays Manning the 9th.
Edgar Grunewald was a Fayette visitor
recently.
Albert Mack and Art Schawble went
to Bel6eld recently for lumber.
Jerry Hayes had a horse killed by
lightning last week.
.Chas. Knutson is building a large log
house on his quarter section.
The Dickinson press., 1911-07-08
KEEP YOUR MONEY AT HOME

KEEP YOUk MONE1 AL HOMf
Perhaps the people of Dickinson ar
not as much given to buying goods o.
the mail-order houses as those living
in other localities and yet several thou
sand dollars slip away each year which
should be kept in circulation at home.
The buy-at-home propaganda is com
mon sense, and is so recognized by the
merchants of Charleston. S. c., who
have issued a little folder giving reasons
why people should buy at home. Here
are the reasons. and they are just al
applicable to Dickinson as they are tt
Charleston:
Because my interests are here.
Because the community that is good
enough to live in is good enough to buy
in.
Because | believe in transacting bust.
ness with nv friends.
Because | want to see the goods.
Because | want to get what | buy
when | pay for it.
Because my home dealer carries me
when | run short.
Because every dollar l spend at home
stays at home and works for the wei.
fare of the city.
Because the man l / buy from stands
back of the goods.
Because l sell what I produce here a,
home.
Because the man l buy from pays his
part of the local taxes.
Because the man l buy from gives
value received always.
Because the man l buy from helps sup.
port my school, my church. my lodge,
my home.
Because when ill luck, misfortune or
bereavement comes the man | buy from
is here with the kindly greeting, his
words of cheer and his pocketbook il
need be.
Here | live and here I buy.
This appeal is directly to the point.
1t is worth a second thought and
more-it should become the standard OF
patriotic action by every citizen of Die
kinson.
The Dickinson press., 1911-07-08
Zenith

Miss N. Neerin9 was in Dickinson the
first of the week.
The keith family are living on the
Murray place northeast of town.
Henry Truelson made a business trip
to Dickinson Tuesday.
John Borg of Daglum was aZenith cal
Ter Sunday.
Clifford Shepard and bride returned
Saturday from Mortified, MINI. Quite
a few of Mr.. Shepard's Bel6eld friends
were down to greet and congratulate
them.
James Hatley went to Belield early
in the week.
Miss Ella Bowers was in from the
Bowers ranch Monday. e