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The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1912-12-10


barns and all else IN bis life have
changed from a "tallow candle aud
homemade fair age 10 an electric
light and steam thrasher" age.
Three years ago Midway and the sur
rounding country began 10 think II was
time TO have a twentieth century schoo
plant They began 10 feel tina. Il
would be well TO have a building n
good Ms any of their churches. Al
frst the general public shook its bead
and mumbled under its breath. but
gradually Il began 10 see the wisdom
of the movement and at last voted the
funds necessary.
While the trustees planned school
that should he a credit enthusiastically
they did not forget 10 buy enough
ground To give the energetic young
sters that were 60 be trained ample
elbow room. The beautiful building
stands well back from the turnpike
BEHIND and to one side OF the school
building Is n comfortable stable stalled
20 hold twenty four horses.
As Is usual In school affairs all over
the country. the trustees built this
school with IN idea Of Its taking care
OF all the pupils In the district for the
next tifty years. Now. after only two
and a half years. they are beginning to
see the natural result OF fine grow
Eng school spirit among both children
aud parents. Today Eve grade and two
high school teachers manage 10 teach
the $50 boys and girls that are en-
rolled. This number Is just atty more
than were enrolled last year. u Is
now plain that the school will have
Co add a new teacher each year to take
care OF the steady Increase. and in tive
more years an addition viii have 10 he
built TO take care of the children. Re
sides this yearly increase. the trustees
claim that very few Of those enrolled
even try 10 play truant. Ample play
grounds. clean. warm schoolrooms
comfortable single desks. light aud
pleasant surroundings make school 20.
ing less irksome. and the incentive
for playing ont" has been removed
Several schools rolled into one make
many things possible. II allows the
school fund 10 pay for a reliable jani
tor. who eau heat. clean and care for
the property as II should he cared for
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1912-12-10
HOW MIDWAY y
CAME TO LIFE
1 $4,000 Investment on Its
Boys and Girls
IN MODERN SCHOOlHOUSE.

The Town Began Three Years Ago 60
Realize the importsnos Of conssrv.
Ing Its Future cltixens' Health and
Msntsiity-Fisnty OF Room to Play.
Many rural communities feel thnt
any building and any grounds will do
for school purposes. These communi
&c. have aevcr though; definitely sow
far they have progressed in so many
other lines The average man will say
when you press him for reason TOT
the poor school equipment In his neigh
orhood. well. that school was good
enough for me. an I reckon It's good
enough fOr my children" His own
home. his farming implements. his
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1912-12-10

ALL KINDS OF nAMBuRGs AND
EMBROIDERY GO AT COST.
Remember the date, the price, the
merchandise. Call for tickets on
the PIANO to be given away Janu-
AIRY LIST, 1918. Don't miss this sale.
SUSPENDERS AND BELTS
l9c, SOC and 74c.
Trunks, Suit Cases and Hand Bags
now at your own price.
The Parker post., 1912-03-30
SCHOOL REPORT.

Report of Parker school for the
month of March:
Enrolment, thirty eight. During the
month five left. Average number
enrolled, thirty-two. Percentage of
attendance, ninety-nine.
The following were neither absent
nor tardy:
Edyt Babcock, Elizabeth BabcocF,
Cecil Detrick, Nettie Estes, Spencer
Graves, Helene Girodon, Etna O'Con-
nor, Ethel Price, Beulah Ryder, Ell
mer, Edwin, Leonard and Northrup
Rogers, Irwin Roberts, Lucy, Paul
and Henry Turk, Alfred Preston, Bo-
dio ContraS, Phillip Sanchez, Rose
Nelson, Crespin Hernandes, Bernard
Roberts
Visitors: c. w. Graves, Mrs. Ida
Headlee; Mrs. Chas. Detrick and J.
Hess, superintendent of schools.
MINNIE H. BROWN
The Parker post., 1912-03-30
NEW TYPE ENGINE
DRAWING NOTICE
Large Crude Oil Machine Pumping
100 Inches of Water.-Operated
on Oil Injected Directly Into the
Cylinder.
Corona independently

Within a five minutes walk of
Sixth and Main streets is located a
pumping plant which is attracting
more than local attention because
of the type of the machinery and
the economy with which it can be
operated.
In the near future a Los Angeles
millionaire intends making a special
trip to Corona for the purpose of
seeing this piece of machinery as ii
is the only one of its kind on the
coast.
This pumping plant, which il
owned by the Corona FoOthill Lem
en- company is situated on West
Third street near the Boulevard, has
lately been completed and perfected
at a cost of 100000 1t shows the
progress made in the last few years
in water development for irrigation
purposes at minimum cost per acre
foot.
The engine which weighs in the
neighborhood Of fiftyfive tons, and
has cylinders which measure twenty
inches, inside diameter, by thirty-fom'
and one-half stroke, is a four stroke
cycle oil engine of 250 h. p. made by
the De La Vergne company of New
York and is operated on IS per cent
gravity crude oil injected directly in
to the cylinder. The use of this oil
is made possible by the fact that
the fuel is not introduced into the
cylinder until the end of the com
preston stroke, thus permitting OF
higher compression, complete com
bustion and higher thermal efficiency
The Oil before being used is heated
to 100 per cent by the aid of circulat-
ing water The fuel consumption is
only seventeen gallons per hour at
a total cost of 33 cents.
The engine is belted to a six inch
centrifugal pump installed at the
bottom of an eighty foot concrete lin
ed pit, and raises water from two
fourteen inch wells 180 feet deep, ,di%i-
charging directly into the suctions O.
Il six inch five-stage turbine pump
al the surface level which is also
Eelled from the engine and which de-
l;verS 100 inches Of water through q
sixteen inch pipe three and a quarter
miles long to an elevation Of 625 feet,
making a total lift of 7O5 feet.
The Parker post., 1912-03-30
BLYTHE NEWS.
(Palo Verde Valley Herald.)

A serious accident happened last
Wednesday to A. T. Clayton and re-
suited in a compound fracture Of the
right leg below the knee.
Mr. Clayton, who is employed by
John R. butcher, was working over
in the Chuckawalla valley and had
started for Blythe horse back and
leading another horse. The horse re-
fused to lead good, however, and Mr.
Clayton was driving it ahead of the
horse he rode when it kicked him
with the result as stated above Be
ing alone at the time Mr. Clayton
had to ride about three miles 10
Ford's Well before he received any
aid He found parties there who help
ed bind up the leg and he was brought
on into Blythe in a light wagon. 1t is
hard for one to imagine the suffering
that must be endured riding twenty
five miles in a wagon without springs
with a broken leg but there was no
other way out of it, He was taken
to his home west of town and Dr.
Urquhart was called and reduced the
fracture and soon had the patient re-
lieved as much as possible, and from
late reports he is getting along as
well as could be expected
Floyd Brown has purchased the en-
gine and boiler of Geo w. Kelsey
and has moved the same to Blythe
and will put in a steam roller for
barley. Mr.. Brown will also erect a
warehouse just west of the lumber
yard From reports it is expected
that there will be about 10000 sacks
of barley to be rolled this year, which
will be greatly in excess of the crop
produced last year.
The Development Co. and W. e.
Rennie are having their lots Oh Hob
son Way graded and will plant them
to alfalfa. This is a good move and
it is hoped that more will follow their
example for vacant lots are always
an eyesore and to have them cover
ed with alfalfa would add much to
the appearance of the town
/ Dr. A. b. Brown has purchased 40
acres of j. 0. Phillips and will at
once erect modern 5-roOm cottage.
Work on the new building is now un-
der way.
The infant child of Jose SortillOsa
died last Tuesday with brain fever
and was buried Wednesday.
c. e. Berg left Monday last for a
visit to Yuma and Imperial valley
districts.
The Parker post., 1912-03-30
GIRLS GET 1T IN THE HAIR.

A writer in the Lone Star Monitor
a little weekly from Paris, Tex, con
tributes the following protest against
the prevailing fashion:
backward turn backward, oh time
in your flight, and give us a maiden
dressed proper and right. We are Sc
weary of switches and rats, Billy
Burke clusters and peach basket hats
Wads of jute hair in a horrible pile
stacked on their heads to the height
of a mile Something is wrong with
the maidens we fear Give us thl
girls as they used to appear. Give
Ills the girlieS we once knew of yOre.
whose curls didn't come from the
hair dressing store. Maidens who
dressed with a sensible view, ana
just as Dame Nature intended them
to. Give us a girl with a figure her
own, and fashioned divinely by Ma
ture alone Feminine styles getting
fiercer each year, oh, give us the
girls as they used to appear. One o.
those twenty-five years ago kind No
wonder the men of that day sighed
and pined One whose fair tresSes
enough, without the addition of makf
believe stuff Give us the days when
the hats women wore, were not thc
reason that Christian men swore. Over
our way such a rare maiden steer
yes, give us the girl as she used to
appear"
The Parker post., 1912-03-30
HELD FOR MURDER r

Lured by the hope for gold thous-
and miles from their home, only to
be the principals Of a desert tragedy,
was the fate of Mrs. Harriet Guyot,
of Portland, Oregon, aged SO and her
travelling companion Miss Julia Fran
co.'s, a beautiful girl of 10 years, OF
Dalles, Oregon. Frank BauWaraertS,
a Belgian, who accompanied them.
is in the Riverside county Jail ,charg
ed with their murder, the motive be
ing robbery. The crime was commit
gings, 80 miles northeast of Imperial
Junction, on Sunday morning.
N. D. Putnam, of RedlandS, whose
camp was two miles distant from
Bauwaraerts, discovered the murder
and caused the arrest at Imperial Jc.
by officer Pruett, of the S. p
Putnam came to Bauwaraets' camp
for salt Sunday and found him dig
ging a trench AS he approached, he
was Wpl llCu btIh, lliC hotlII "po
brought out and an evasive answer
returned when the Whereabouts of
the women was questioned. His sus-
picions, aroused, Putnam climbed a
craig where he could observe the
camp, but the women failing to ap-
pear he made his way to PatterSOn'S S
mine nearby where he told his story,
and secured rifle.
Returning to his own camp, hc
found a note from Bauwaraets, stat
ing that with the women, he had gon
10 Los Angeles An investigation OF
the Belgian's camp led to the dis
covery of bloodstains. Digging UP
the ground revealed the womens bod
les.
Putnam took up BauWaraetS' trail
following it to Iris Imperial Jc. of
ficers were notified and the man want
ed was arrested in the railroad res
taWrant.
The Parker post., 1912-03-30
Pride.

"Say, Weary, see that some feller
in congress is going to ask tn gov
eminent to give work to everybody"
Say, what do you think of that! Well,
you can tell tn feller if you see him
that I've got little too much pride
to depend f'r me Twin on tn bounty
of anybody's governm ent."
The Parker post., 1912-03-30
ANNOUNCER MENT.

hereby announce my candidacy
for tie office of school trustee of
Parker school district and would ap-
preciate the support Of the patrons
Of said school. If elected | will en-
deavor to fulfill the duties of trustee
10 the best of my ability.
MRS. j. ,F;tCOLLINS.
The Parker post., 1912-03-30
He CouIdn't Tell.

Heck-Does your Wife get angry
If she is interrupted while talking?
Peck-HoW should | know?-Bos-
ton Transcript
The Parker post., 1912-03-30
Easily Exclaimed.

"On what footing is college hazing
now?" 1T isn't on any footing at all
while they are making fellows stand
on their heads"
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-12
WHITE PASS & YUKON
 RAILROAD WINS IT'S CASE
CANADIAN RAILROAD coMMss ION UPHOLD ps SCHEDULE AND SAYS COMPANY MUST PERMITTED TO EARN FAIR AND
 REASONABLE DIVIDENDS STATEMENT

Ottawa, March i2.--Thc White Pass x Yukon railroad has won its rate case before ihe Canadian Railway Commission.
 The commission has decided the company is right in main taining it's present schedule, as it must be permitted to carn.a req sOnable and fair dividend.
 At the recent annual meeting of the White Pass and Yukon Railway company, in London, Eng, the report showed that in come tax was about fl 1000 high
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-12

summers operations would result in conditions becoming better known. When he left Valdez last fall he took a large number of samples of ores from this district which created a favorable impress sion and a desire to know more of the camp among the capital ists of London.
 MT. Campbell says there is un- limited money in England and France for legitimate mining propositions which have been de- velOped and are backed by a re- port from reliable engineer. London capital is suspicious of all mining propositions unless the properties have been subjected to a rigid inspection by engineers in whom they have confidence.
 He illustrated the expediency with which money could be secur- cd for mining under favorable conditions. The Alaska Explor- ation company, which purposes
 Continued on page o)
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-12
THRIVE ON
 ATLANTIC COAST
OId-time Alaskan Who Has Car ried Fox Business Across
 the Continent.

Among the visitors in Valdez is MT. F. E. Whelpley, of St. Johns, N. B. He is registered at the Se- attle hotel and will continue his journey to Seward on the Alame- da to make connections with the Dora for the westward.
 Mir. Whelplcy is an old-timcr in Alaska and is heavily interest cd in the Cape Elizabeth Blue Fox company, established in 1900. His present mission to the westward is to secure fresh strain of fox es for breeding purposes. The company has made q success of the fox business in Alaska and Mir. Whelpley has carried the business of fox raising across the continent Co his home province in Eastern Canada. He took four pair of blue foxes to New Bruns- wick q couple of years ago and established a fox ranch on Ma hogany island in the Bay of Fun dy. The animals thrived beyond expectations and now number 22. He has included the island of Holt in his enterprise, having stocked it from the progeny of the Alaska foxes.
 MT. Whelplcy says the climate of New Brunswick, whcrc the is lands arc, is much colder than in Southeastern Alaska and re- suits in a superior pclt being sc- cured from the foxes. When hc left home tho weather was i7 de- grccS below zero.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-12

CT than in 1910, and that the div. idends on shares in the local com panies were about f8,OOO less, and the profit for 1911 about f7,- 500 less than in the previous year. The sinking fund is now about fl83,O0O, against fI57,OOO in 1910, the net profit being GlO,- 87i. Deducting from this fi8,- 285 for the sinking fund and fi3,- 75O, representing a dividend of per cent. on the ordinary shares, there is a balance of f8,836, which is carried forward to the current years accounts.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-12
ORE FROM DEEPEST LEVEL
 IN CLIFF IS VERY RICH
MINERS REPORT Pay SHOOT B RoKEN INTO 40o-FooT WHICH WILL AVERAGE $1 900 PER ToN--THIRD VEIN
 TAPPED CROSS 4oo-Foor LEVEL

The Cliff mine is authentically reported by miners to be turning out richer ore than at any pre- vious time in it's history. The latest strike made is in the 400- foot level toward the sea. The ore is said to be phenominally rich and will average close to $1,000 per ton if it does not exceed that figure.
 The ore is from a pay shoot broken into after running a tun- mel for 60 feet along the ledge where the ore contained small pay. It is not known as yet how extensive the new strike is as the payshoot was tapped during the last three days. The strike dis pels the last doubt concerning the lodges going down and car rying their values at least so far as the Cliff is concerned.
 Owing to a slight mishap due to the breaking of two stamp cams
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-12
LONDON CAPITAL CAUTIOUS IN
 MAKING MINING INVESTMENTS
MINING ENGINEER ARRIVES LONDON AND WILL lMvEs- TIoATE THE PROPERTIES THIS DIsTRIcT--Is REPRE-
 SENTATIVE LONDON AND PARIS CAPITALISTS

MT. E. c. Campbell, a mining engineer of prominence, is a guest at the Phoenix hotel. He comes direct from London and Paris and was a passenger ar irving yesterday on the Sampson.
 Mir. Campbell is not a stranger in Valdez, having been here on two previous occasions and his return is an indication of the fa- vorable manner which the mining possibilities of this section have impressed him. He represents London and Paris capital and will spend the summer in Alaska look ing over the situation and inves- tigating different properties with a view to their development. He will keep in touch with the local properties and will also visit the copper fields of the interior.
 When interviewed at the hotel today MT. Campbell stated that very little was known in London regarding the Valdez camp. He believed the work of the coming
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-12
WILL RETAIN HIS
 BUSINESS INTERESTS HERE

Mr. Edmund Smith, who re- turned on the Northwestern, an- nounces he has bought a home in Seattle and will take up his residence there after the present term of court. This is largely due to the fact that his son has fin ished his schooling here and the young mans parents will take up their residence in Seattle to per init of his continuing his cduca- Lion. MT. Smith will open law of fees in Seattle but will continue his practice and business inter- csts in Valdez, coming north io attend the terms of court.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-12

the new battery of stamps will be delayed getting into operation. The accident occurred on the old machinery and the broken parts were repaired by extras but one of the new stamps will remain idle until another cam can be re- ceived from the outside. From present indications the increased battery will be grinding rich rock for some time to come and will mean substantial dividend for the stockholders of the Cliff.
 The miners stoping on the sec ond vein of the 30O-foo level in the second tunnel toward. the hill are also breaking rich rock.
 Another proof that the lodges go down has been furnished by tapping the third vein in the crosscut tunnel in the 4OO-foot level. The ledge carries it's width down and it is understood the ore taken from the ledge at the cross cut will average S25 per ton.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-12
SAYS ATTELL
 WANTED 10 FAKE
Call Prints Story That He Tried to Get Murphy to Throw
 the Fight

San Francisco. March l2.--The San Francisco Call prints story well authenticated that Abe Attcll tried to get Tom my Murphy to make a fake fight.
 Attell has been going back very rapidly and it is believed he want cd to clean up his friends in a future fight with Kilbane by bet ting his money against himself. Attell declares there is no foun- datiOn for the Calls story.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-12
BASEBALL TRUST
 TO BE PR0BED
Representative Gallagher Believes Profits of Trust Is Out of
 Proportion

Washington, March f2.--Rcp- resentativc Thomas Gallagher has introduced resolution in congress asking for n probe of the baseball trust.
 In an interview after introduce ing his resolution Representative Gallagher said his bill should meet with favor as every citizen was interested in the national game. The profits of the trust were out of proportion.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-12
BRINGING MACHINERY FOR
 CAMERON-JOHMSON MINE

Sidney Drake, Ed. D. Vest brook, Jr., and pr. Fellows, will be returning passengers on the steamer leaving Seattle on the 10th of the present month. They will be accompanied by MT. Cliff ford Johnson. The party are bringing with them complete equipment for the Camcron-John- son properties.
 Jos. Baxter expects to reach Valdez on the 22nd of this month.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-12
L0U|E'S FRIDAY
 IN FAIRBANKS Charles Heron Bringing Second Division Proxies to Cordova
 by Dog Team

Fairbanks, March i2.--Charles E. Heron, who succeeded in cap turing the entire Second division delegation to the Republican con- vention for Shackleford, has ar rived here.
 Heron has all the proxies of the Nome delegation and is on his way to the Cordova convention. He reports hard trip but mild weather along the lower Yukon. He left Nome on February 17 and travelled by dog team.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-12
GOLDEN READY TO
 MEET ALL COMERS

Clarence Golden, the barber, of Valdez, and one time champion pool player of the state of Illinois, showed some old-time form while playing billiards at Ingram & Bush's Monday afternoon, mak- ing the phcnominal run of 5i billiards in one inning. Boys, can you beat Clarence? If so, try. MT. Golden can always be found playing at Ingram &' Bush.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-12
STRIKE MAY BE
 WORLD WIDE
Coal Miners Strike Is Giving oil Stocks an Upward Ten-
 dency

New York, March i2.--It is feared the coal miners strikes in Britain and Germany will extend to all parts of the world. From all sections comes reports of trouble regarding demands for an increased scale of wages.
 The coal r;iners strike has re- suited in boosting the stocks of oil companies on the markets where the oil concerns are iu a position to make delivery. l; is predicted that many of the rail- roads will be driven to use oil fuel during the next few months
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-12
CLARK WANTS ALASKA'S SUPPORT manager of Ills Campaign Wires Friend Speaker is Favorite
 Everywhere.

Alaska will be entitled to six delegates to the Democratic na- tiOnal convention and Champ 'Clark's friends arc out to win the Alaska delegation for his sup port.
 MT. Temple, of the V. B. & M. Eo., is friend of the sptakar's and is in receipt of a wire from cX-Scnator Duboisc, who is man. aging Clark's campaign, asking him to do all in his power to have the delegates from Alaska go to inc Baltimore convention pledged to his support. The message states that Clark has carried Kan sas and is leading everywhere. It is not known as yet which prcsi- dential candidate will be the fa- vOrite in the Valdez convention. The primaries have resulted in nearly all the delegates being pledged for Robert Jennings, but uninstructed as to the choice of the national committeeman.
 Clark is apparently the choice of the party on the outside, but it is more than three months be- fore the Baltimore convention 'convenes and great changes may be brought about in that time.
 Champ Clark is MT. Temples choice for presidential nominee
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-12
BRITISH COAL STRIKE
 CAUSING ENORMOUS LOSS
PRIME MINISTER Is ENDEAvoR ING TO GET LABOR LEADERS AND MINE OPERATORS SUBMIT TO ARBlTRArIoN--
 FACTORIES CLOSING DO WN BY THE HUNDREDS

London, March I2.--The strike of the coal miners continues with little prospect of an immediate settlement. The mine operators and labor leaders are equally confident of winning the fight.
 Prime Minister Asquith is en- deavoring to secure the consent
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-12

of both sides to submit their cases to arbitration, but is meeting with little success. Business is par alyzed and factories and manu- featuring plants are closing down in hundreds. It is estimated the loss caused by the strike amounts to one hundred million dollars per week.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-12
PAy ON NEW CREEK
 IN FAIRRANKs DISTRICT

II. Dougherty, an old-timer in the interior, was passenger on tho Northwestern to Seward. He reports quartz coming to the front very rapidly in the Fair banks district with every prospect of being extensive. Eva creek, a pup of Ester creek on the left limit, is reported to be turning out very rich.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-12
JUDGE WALKER WILL
 ADDRESS BROTHERHOOD

The Arctic Brotherhood have adopted the plan of providing some entertaining and instructive features for each meeting of the camp. Judge George Walker, who was recently initiated into the mysteries of the Brotherhood, will deliver an address before the members tonight.