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The Chitina leader., 1911-08-05

work and expressed his desire to
retire to literary work. What he
has written in the past has been
we'll received by the public and the
publishers have called for more; and
he has, as the result of 33 years
experience in Alaska, a vaster &C
emulation of facts and deeper
knowledge of the real Alaska than
probably any other man in the ter
ritory. But the church refused to
let him go. and he consented TO
remain two years more.
The characteristic trait of DIR.
Young is optimism He regards
Alaska as a chosen land, and is ar
dent in advocating her rights and
working for her future. He is now
looking forward to the organiza-
ton of churches at Ruby City and
in the Iditarod with as much eager
ness as if he were young mission
airy just out of the divinity school
lHSlcdu VI VI
sixty-four.
What Alaska needs in the way of
mission work. says DR.. Young" is
not so much money as men. Money
can be had in plenty, but men who
can adapt themselves to conditions
in Alaska and apply the gospel il
sympathy with the Alaskan charac-
ter-such men are scarce. They are
the kind the rich churches in the
east gobble up
DR.. Young installed Rev. Koonce,
formerly of Rampant, in the church
at Cordoya. He also built the
church and the parsonage in Fair
banks. He is warm in his praise
of the work of Dr. Condit in Fair
banks, and wishes Alaska might
have more ministers of the same
caliber and Observation-Disclosures
Times.
The Chitina leader., 1911-08-05

Washington, Aug, 1.-The heretofore bold fighting,
audacou and frequently untrutfu delegate from Alaska has
been shorn of all his letters and most pfu exhibition
before the Judiciary Committee ong his death bell
After having ranted through two sessions of Congress- de-
nouncng all of his old friends who failed take up his per-
sona battles James Wckersham today admitted that had
made failure of himself.
The delegate declared that practically everybody in Alas
ka against him. he had been dscredted by the admins
aon and President Taft had taken all of the patronage from
him. and in his frenzy declared that the Guggenhems voted
5000 employees illegally against him. This latter statement
Immediately branded false, the total of all the
other candidates the field the election that large
The above followed line of general charges made
before the committee by the Attorney General and the delegate
which body decides has power to do anything WITH but
will report the evidence to the House. As parting shot
Aaska dscredted representative Attorney General Wicker
sham said eff the delegate will stop calling everybody
and mpung dshonorabe motives to every act of those
accord with his desires he will be of value Alaska
Washington Aug, 1.-Delegate Wickersham, of Alaska,
yesterday forced admit before the Judiciary Committee
of the House that he sought to act attorney for the Guggen
helms salary of $4,000 year and when his offer
fused he started campaign of vficaon against the
Alaska Syndicate The admissions of the delegate created
The Chitina leader., 1911-08-05

what is right, and / shall make ev-
cry effort to learn what is the
right thing to do"
DR.. Young in pleading before the
president the cause of the Alaskans,
dwelt emphatically upon the high
character of the people of the north,
and on their fitness to govern them.
selves. He deprecated the impress
sion that has been created by tales
of fiction such as the works OF
Service and London, and to some eX-
tent by Rex Beach, because those
writer's drew utterly false pictures OF
the typical Alaskan or else took their
characters from the lower strata OF
society.
After completing the church and
parsonage at Cordova, and clearing
it of debt. DR. Young resigned his
The Chitina leader., 1911-08-05

81 an convinced that President
Taft is sincere when he says that he
wants to do the right thing by
Alaska says DR.. Young. the veteran
Alaska missionary who is in Fair
banks on a short visit. 81 called
at the White House last winter
and had a lengthy interview with
the president. He impressed me as
a man who is open minded and
ready to give ear to all sides of
a question.
God Knows he said to me, Il
don't want to do an injustice to your
people. Alaska has been shamefully
neglected and mistreated by con-
gress, and / want to do all / can
to repair the injustice. l may have
been misinformed on some facts
and conditions, but | want to do
The Chitina leader., 1911-08-05

Liberty, No., Aug. ST will nev-
er testify against him." declared
Miss Choat, with her arms around
her father. Lafayette Choate, who
was bound over to the grand jury
for hitching his daughter up with a
team of mules to a harrow, encirc-
ling the field and then tieing her to
hitching post.
The Chitina leader., 1911-08-05
PRESIDENT SINCERE IN
DESIRE TO HELP ALASKA

Washington, August president Taft, in discussing
Alaska, declared that he doing his secure
speedy solution of existing problems and says the scandal
largely responsible for the reardment of
development of the northern territory He
the right thing for the advancement of the peoples
terests and also to open up the country
In discussing this phase of the question the President is
quoted saying Il cannot strongly emphasize my de-
sire Alaska occupy the position she deserves in the
commercial world and this only be done by treating the
investors and pioneers fairly and allowing them to work hand
hand the production and marketing of the mineral wealth.
sending Secretary of Interior Fisher Alaska to make
personal investigation because appreciate the Importance
only the territory but the whole country of the
earliest possible development of the tetorys
He is conservaonist and practical in whom
have great faith and will make recommendations that will
completely solved the questions involved
The Chitina leader., 1911-08-05
SON BLACK
HANDS HIS
FATHER

Chicago, Aug. 5.-Joseph Vaeck,
II year old boy. shot and killed
his father, a wealthy contractor, and
after committing the deed pinned a
black hand society note to the body.
In his confession he claims that his
father tried to induce him to murder
his mother.
The Chitina leader., 1911-08-05

Estampes, France, Aug. Gap
tain Felix, Commandant of the Mill
tary academy, broke the altitude rec
ora by soaring in monoplane IL. 15U
feet for two hours and three minutes
He volplaned down in IL minutes.
The Chitina leader., 1911-08-05
TEDDY To
TELL ALL
HE KNOWS

New York, Aug: Theodore
Roosevelt has agreed TO appear be-
fore the Stanley investigating ccm-
mittee of Congress and tell what
he knows about the absorption of
the Tennessee Coal and Iron Com
pany.
The Chitina leader., 1911-08-05

GUILTY Of
NEGLIGENCE

Seattle, Aug. 5.-The inspectors
have rendered a decision charging
Capt. Guptil, of the wrecked steam
er Spokane, with negligence and or
dering a sixty days suspension.
The Chitina leader., 1911-08-05

Let the Leader do your job work.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-21

Bigger. Better, Busier-ThBt Is W
advertising in The Bee will do for y
business
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-21
which was brought to a successful termina-
ton.
KING CoRNS GREAT HARVEST
Instructive statistics of Production,
Acreage, Farm Value and
Average Price.

Official reports show that the corn fields
Of the United states in 1910 covered IA
10000 acres, some $4,000 square miles,
about the area OF the eleven states east
of Ohio and north Of the Virginias, say 80
per cent Of France or Germany. The
product was probably nine-tenths Of all
the corn grown in the world. Its farm
value was 81, 5OOOOO,OOO. The acreage planted
has increased nearly 40 per cent in ten
years; in 1900 Il was SO, 800 900 acres.
The yield was 1926, $4,000 bushels, an
average Of pa bushels TO the acre. The
average crop OF the preceding ten years
was twenty-six bushels. Commenting on
acreage yield in a recently \issued official
bulletin the bureau Of plant industry says
that twice twenty-siX bushels an acre IS
good crop and four times that is fire.
quently produced. This official publication
opens with the statement that lit IS posi-
BILE within a few years to double the aver
age production OF corn in the United States
and to accomplish it without any increase
in work or expense" That Is, two bush
els OF corn being produced without in
creased cost where one bushel Is now pro-
duced the unit cost Of production would be
reduced one-half Farmers are in wide
disagreement regarding the cost Of pro-
ducton. There are. farmers who insist
that corn cannot be produced for less
than 40 cents a bushel and there are others
who declare that they are producing II
al cost OF 20 cents a bushel.
Assuming % cents as fair average and
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-21

ways in which the taxpayers are now get
ting more service from school property.
Evening schools and Others.
Evening schools are now maintained in
over third OF the cities having more than
5000 inhabitants. In 1868 the enrolment
in the night classes increased nearly 6
per cent over that OF the previous year
ten-fold the per cent Of increase in the
day school enrolment during the same
period. The growth OF after school &C
uviues is more noticeable, however, in the
cities Of 5000 and over. Practically all Of
these support night schools, two thirds
Of them have school house lectures and en-
tertainments; one-haf OF them have sum
mer Fairgrounds; and one third hold vaca-
ton schools. In New York, Chicago, Roch-
ester, Newark and Milwaukee the school
boards themselves are maintaining recre-
alton or social centers during the winter
evenings while in a dozen other places
similar work is being carried on by play
ground associations and other voluntary
organizations.
In Rochester, where every other school
house has become a neighborhood social
center. an extensive use Of classrooms is
being made by mems civic clubs for non
PARTISAN discussions OF political questions.
Place for Political Meetings.
The school houses are the places for
political meetings" said a county chairman
in Rochester social center. L do not
mean that they should be opened to any
one political party, but to all Why should
l be compelled to go into a barroom 70 ad-
( dress political meeting where the bar
tender Is using me 10 advertise his beer?
Why should / be compelled to go into a
smoke-filled room 10 talk on political issues
when We have buildings like this where
those things can be taken up2"
How easily the ordinary public school
plant becomes the focusing point for the
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-21
USING The SCHOOL HOUSES
Plan to Get Full Returns on Billion
Dollar Investment
WHAT COMMITTEES ARE DOING
twentieth Century Revival OF Demo-
cratic spirit brings About Dts
eovery OF New Hemisphere
of Opportunity.

Clarence A. Perry Of the school Plant
Utilization Inquiry, Russell Sage founda-
tion, writes:
The school plant OF America is valued at
q O0O,OO0,OOo 1t lies idle 81 per cent Of the
available time. when It is used only for
DAY school purposes. Assuming that the
fun use of this property is worth to the
community per cent upon the investment
It's employment for day instruction only
would involve an annual waste In the
United States Of $50 10000.
As was said recently: Most OF us no
more appreciate what It means to have
these possessions than the people OF Bu-
rope before 1882 appreciated what II
meant 20 have the earth. There was a
whole hemisphere OF incalculabe wealth
and opportunity about which they knew
nothing And in the school plant there is
a whole hemisphere OF value unrealized,
undiscovered by those who think Of It as
simply a building for the education Of chill
dren. with the added use OF an occasional
evening school"
The school building should be the capital
Of the neishborhoOd. the focal point OF edu-
cational recreationaL political and social
life. It's Importance as place for the de-
velopmentN OF Intelligent public spirit
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-21

assuming that the bureau Of plant indus
/ try knows its business, 1t appears that our
corn crop costs about A7OOO0.OOO a year
more than it should. This is a good deal
more than the sum quoted by Mr.. Aldrich
as possible to be saved by the government
and also a good deal more than the sum
that Mr. BTandeis said could and should
be saved in railway operation. The bureau
adds that it is not desirable to double the
| the present crop, but TO produce the same
I yield on a smaller number of acres ana
with less labor. 1t is asserted that prog
ress is being made in the direction of that
eminently desirable eni. and the figures
support the assertion, although somewhat
/ feebly The increase Of 1909 10000 bushels
in the crop Of 1910 over that of 1900 seems
due rather to increased acreage cultivated
rather than to increase in acreage yield.
| There are sections Of the country that
/ are regarded as particularly suited 10 corn
| cultivation, notably the middle west and
! the south. The northeastern corner OF the
| country Is not included In the specially
/ favored sections, and the states east OF
| Ohio and north OF the Virginias produced
| last year a little less than 8 per cent OF
| the total crop. II IS, however, 10 be no
/ ticed that the average yield in that section
! averaged fJ4 bushels as compared with
39.1 In Illinois 1915 IN Indiana, 1865 in Ohio,
263 in Iowa 70 In Kansas, 2O.G in Texas
and 2j.S in Nebraska. There is also a wide
variation I'm local prices, Thus the price
on December ], 1910, is reported as Il cents
In Maine, 70 cents I'm Massachusetts, IS
cents in Connecticut, 81 cents in New York.
So cents in Pennsylvania &C cents in Ohio,
40 cents In Indiana, 80 cents in Illinois. 80
cents I'm Iowa, As cents in Kansas. IS cents
In Montana SllO In Arizona and 50 cents
IN California, The price system is not at
all clear. Theoretically It might be based
on price at some point or points Of largest
production plus the cost Of transport ton
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-21

through the free discussion Of public ques-
ton Is fundamental. for those who are
opening our school houses for the largest
public service are simply carrying on the
traditions OF freedom" The primitive gath
erings OF free men In ancient Greece and
Rome and Palestine the folk moot OF
northern Europe, the New England town
meeting. which often took place in the
little red schoolhouse. are the precursors
OF the larger use OF the schoolhouse. which,
instead OF being a novelty, is the TWEEN
tieth century revival and expression Of the
democratic spirit which has been vital at
intervals for more than 1000 years
Old Times and the New.
Back in the eighties 1t was customary to
turn the schOolhouse over TO the janitor at
o'clock for sweeping. An hour later he
locked the doors and the building was not
used by anybody during the rest OF the
day. When he got through on Friday aft
ernoon the school premises were closed
until the following Monday morning. on
Saturday and Sunday the school grounds
were stunned as forbidden territory. Dur
ing the long summer months no one en-
tered them, except possibly the workmen
who went there to make repairs. The
whole school property was used from 10
4 during $50 days out OF the year-about IS
per cent Of the total disable period. But
within a couple Of decades a vast move
ment has been started for a wider use OF
the school plant, and many communities
are now receiving much larger dividends
upon their school investments
Many activities are now carried on in
/ school houses after day hours. Evening
and vacation schools Fairgrounds in schoo
yards during July and August; evening
recreation and social oenters during the
winter months, free lectures, entertain
ments. indoor sports. folk-dances, civic anC
educational meetings In school assembly
rooms and gymnasiums-these are the chic
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-21

to other markets, but review Of
quotations suggests the operation Of oi
influences. The average bushel price
the farm for the entire crop OF 1917
given at 4s.S cents, as compared with
cents in 1909, 500 cents in 1908. Sic IN
and $3.50 in 1906. The average for the
year period 1886 to 1905 inclusive was
cents, with range from 2l.5 cents in
TO COS cents In 1901 The average for
last five years Is 521 cents, an incr,
OF 40 per cent, over the average of
preceding ten years. In that fact
broad explanation Of the increased
OF beef and various other comm9diu,
New York sun.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-21

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Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-21

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Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-21

ways in which the taxpayers are now get
ting more service from school property.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-21

social activities of the neighborhood is il
Illustrated by the Rochester public school
Number Nine" Besides being a day,
evening and vacation school and serving
as a public club house for men, women and
boys and girls, the building is used as a
moving picture theater, a lecture hall, a
gymnasium, a bathhouse a dance hall a
library and a playground house free
dental clinic is to be established A. 1t and
1t has already become a public health
office Its yard is used as a playground.
an athletic field and a school garden; with
a little more ground for a park the whole
plant would come close to the realization OF
the ideal social center. Is there any other
American institution that so naturally at
tracts to itself all the varied interests Of
the community?
Growth OF Movement.
The movement for the wider use has
reached wider proportions. The University
Of Wisconsin has engaged Edward J. Ward,
the man who organized and for three years
ran the Rochester social centers to assist
the cities and towns OF Wisconsin to start
similar social work. The commissioner OF
education will add an expert on school
extension to the staff Of the national bu-
reau when congress gives him the increased
appropriation he has asked for and the
cabinet has o. KID. The 1911 year book OF
the National Society for Study Of Educa-
ton will be devoted 20 the topic, THE City
School as a Community Center" The wo-
mems clubs in many places are agitatins
the subject OF winter evening play centers
! as the natural complement to the summer
Fairgrounds. In Lexington, KY. the
Womens Civic club filled whole pages OF
the local newspapers with information
about the social benefits obtainabIe
/ through the wider use as the argument for
a new model school building, IN an ensr.
geuo campaign 10 raise the needed fund.-
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-21

day or two ago there occurred
keezeltOWn, Va, furious combat betw'
"a mad 3-year-old bull on the one hand
half dozen men on the other. In
public road the animal suddenly tur.
upon William Sheets and Henry Lawn
Sheets was knocked down and sustai
severe bruises about the legs Lawn
made good his escape. The bull h
cleared several fences and waded nj
into Levi GetZ on his own land In
desperate situation Getz literally took
bull by the horns" and the shaking
tossing that followed was strenuous.
doubtless saved Getz's life. Getz fin,
was hurled TO the ground and having
his hold, he escaped over a fence.
animal then made for Gets daugh
Mrs. Jacob Armentrout, who was carry
bucket Of water In one hand. A \
race for a fence followed II was a q
rtson finish for Mrs Armentrout. tho
she dropped her bucket at the start
the excitement increased the crowd sWo
10 half dozen men and several dogs
animal made nine stands in his fight
finally was compelled 20 retreat 10 tie
road IN the face II the furious bomb a
ment with sticks and stones that follow
The battle lasted from 3 O'Clock in
afternoon until dark Richmond Dispa|
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-21
Fierce Battle with Mad nuII.

A Guarantee Of Business Prosperit
The Bee Advertising Columns.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16

Heretofore it has been the women
who have done all the church work
at the Methodist church. Now the
men have been placed in a position
where they have to do something
for themselves and have decided to
serve supper on March 23. The
men are going to do it all they say,
and it is going to be something eX-
ceptionally nice and out of the or
binary. No, they are not going to
do all the cooking. Their wives
have been called upon to do that,
but they will superintend all tn
work of serving. The supper will
be held in the Lindsey building on
Second street. Everyone is cordial
ly invited. Get your appetites
whetted up for this big feed.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16
ANNOUNCEMENT.

l wish to announce to the public
that l have closed out my old stock
of pianos and have replaced it with
new supply of Chickering, Kim
balls, Fischers and HINES. Can be
purchased on the installment plan
Old pianos taken in part payment on
new. Prices are right.
MRS. w. T. COLE,
Agent for Orion Bros.
Butte, Mont
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16

C. H. Conner of Eureka, an
was recovered in the lake week
ago Sunday came here to look after
his dead nephew. He had not been
notified of the accident until the da
before he came here and when he
did arrive found that his brother,
J. L. Conner, father of the de-
ceased, had already taken the body
to Kalispell for burial.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16

VIM. Riemann came over from
Cut Bank Monday and is visiting
with friends here for a few days.
During the past few weeks that Bill
has been in Cut Bank he has di-
rected two amateur plays in which
he scored a big success, The Cut
Bank Pioneer Press speaks very
highly of Mr.. Riemann's ability as
a theatrical director.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16

H. B. Brown has decided to en-
ter upon a little business enterprise
OF his own and expects to run a pop
corn wagon here. The wagon has
been on the road for some tine, and
ne was looking for it everyday. Just
day or so ago he was informed
that it was in one of the cars that
blew off the Two Medicine bridge
last week and was demolished. He
Will now have to wait until another
one arrives.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16

On account of not being able to
obtain a permit from the city to
erect a tent in which to do bust
ness the shooting gallery man move
out of town Tuesday. He was form
erly located in the Robinson build
ing, but had to vacate in order to
make room for E. Herberg, who is
fixing it up for a cigar store.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16

Rev. H NJ. Green of Kalispell
came up on No. 3, Tuesday and held
Episcopal services in Skyles hall
that evening. Rev. Green used to
hold services here quite regularly
until his health failed him last fall.
SO it is some months since he was
here last. An effort was made last
spring to build an Episcopal church
here, but the congregation is very
small and could not get the sup
port necessary to carry out the
plans.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16
APRON SALE.

APRON SALE.
The woman's Society of the Pres
byterian church will hold an apron
sale in the Duncan-Samson building
Thursday afternoon, March 23
Mesdames G.. M. Martinson and F.
J. Sanders, will serve ice cream and
cake during the afternoon. Every.
one is welcome.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16

Mrs. B. H. Mason has returned
from the Mayo Brothers hospital at
Rochester, Mimi, where she went
to be treated for appendicitis, but
was not able to get any relief on
account of not being in a condition
to stand the operation.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16
SCHOOL ELECTION.

The annual school election will be
held in the schoolhouse Saturday
April 1, for the purpose of electing
three trustees to fill the expiring
terms of Mrs. E. l.. Geddes, G.. w.
Avery and William Ferguson.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16

c. F. Greiser has purchased so
acres Of land lying just south of
town from Ben Hotter. Mr.. Greiser
is one of those who has great
deal of faith in the future of this
northern part of the Flathead, and
feels that he has made an excell-
ent investment. He expects to fence
it and begin making improvements
on it right away.