davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-07-04
CASCADE LOCKS HAS
LIGHTING SYSTEM

The Columbia River Power & Light
Co., of Cascade LOCKS, which was in
corporated last year. with G. A. Young
as president, M. Collins, manager :
and r. W. Lang. secretary, will com
plete this summer big fiume, which
will increase their capacity to 1900
horsepower. The company built a
small fiume last year and at Thanks
giving turned on the electric'lights in
Cascade Locks. where they supply
street and residence lights.
with the increase in our power. I"
says President Young. who was in this
city last week on business, I'VE will
be enabled to furnish the energy for a
large manufacturing plant, and we
have already received offers from sew.
eral enterprises" The company de-
lives its power from Herman creek.
a turbulent stream near Cascade
Locks.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-07-04
0.W. 4 n. Time Table.
WEST ROUND

No. 0, Fast Mail Mail Only. A :53 a. IN.
No. Z, Portland Local. ....7 :35 a m.
No. IL, 500 Spokane Portland 8 :37 a. m
No. 5, Ore. & Wash. Exp. 10 :33 q. m.
No l, Portland Local l..........3:0 :00 p. m.
No. II, Ore. 4 Wash. Limited :43 p. III.
EAST BOUND
No. 2, Pendleton l.ocal.......l0 100 I. m
No. Is, Ore 4 Wash. LId.,...n :55 a, m
No. s, The Dalles Local.......6;20 p. n
No. 10, Fast Mall (mail only 1924 p. m
No. 6, Ore. aud Wash. Exp. 10 25 p. m
No. u, 500 Spokane Port. ....lU :55 p. n
J. H. FREDRICY, Agent.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-29
Real High Jumpers In Africa.

The sensation caused by George
HORNE, the Stanford university stu
dent, who has been smashing high
jumping records, calls to mind the
high jumping seen recently by the
duke OF Mecklenburg during a trip
through the German East African pro
tectorate. An account of 1t is given
in the Geographic Magazine. The
jumpers were OF the Watussi tribe,
"a tall, well-made people, with an al-
most ideal physique. their stature
ranging from five feet eleven and a
half inches to seven feet two and a
haG inches" The exactness of the fig
ures indicates that the duke did not
depend on guesswork and estimate.
In any case, the Watussi can Jump in
proportion to their height--the best
performer cleared eight feet and Ave
inches. Even the Watussi kids" got
over the bar at height of five feet
The conditions are thus described by
the duke: "A line which could be
raised or lowered at will was stretched
between two slender trees standing
on an incline. The athletes had to
run up to this and jump from a small
termite heap foot in height" But the
termite heaps the rub: foot off the
record, that means. Still the Germans
ought to send post haste to the Wa
tussl country for couple of high
Jumpers and include them in their
Olympic team
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-29
China a Market for Jetiyfish-

A very profitable industry In Chosen
on a new line has been suggested by
the authorities of the fishery section
OF the government-general 1t is tho
fishing for jellyalsh, SO abundantly
found in the seas of West Chosen.
While the sea offers much obstruc-
ton to the fishing industry In general,
as Its presence in large numbers often
makes the use of nets impossible and
sometimes compels fishermen to aban-
don their work, the iish itself Will
bring in a large amount of money if
caught, properly prepared and export.
ed to China for cooking purposes.
China is a vast market for it, for 1t IS
there that sailed jellyfsh is consid-
cred great delicacy and one OF the
indispensable foodstuffs, especially in
summer.
There is a great demand for 1t every
year from Shanghai, Ningpo. Hong
kong and Canton. In Whanghai prov
ince great numbers of them are often
seen drifted ashore after a storm, and
as many of them as one wishes can
be gathered gratis Unemployed Co
reans may be hired at low wages as
gatherers or workmen in preparing
the jellyflsh for sailing. Seoul Press.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-29
fence IN the first inning.

II you are a housewife you cannot
reasonably hope to be healthy or
beautiful by washing dishes, sweep
Ing and doing homework all day,
and crawling into bed dead tired at
night. You must get out into the
open air and sunlight. If you do
this, every day and keep your stom-
ach and bowels in good order by
taking Chaml~rlain's Tablets when
needed, you should become both
lrtalthy and. beautiful. For sale by
all druggists.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-29

During the summer months
mothers of young children should
watch for any unnatural looseness
OF the bowels. When given prompt
attention at this time serious trouble
may he avoided. Chamberlain
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem.
edy can always be depended upon.
For sale by all druggists.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-29
Iceperqs of the Highway.

ut Is an exceedingly good rule to re-
auire every automobile to have horn
or bell" said the cautious man.
Yes" replied Mr.. Chuggins; "but
we ought to go further and have an
alarm clock on every brick wagon to
keep the driver awake"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-29
EVAS TAKE TUMBLE
FROM REBELS IN
ONE-SIDED GAME

Evansville, Ind, July 2s.-Gwin
allowed Clarksvile only four aits
and the Yanks won today's game by
the score of 6 to /. Nicks was b;t
hard by the locals, fourteen hits. In
all, being collected on his delievry.
Pitcher Gwin hit over the. left field
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-29
Glorious Snort

Little Bobby--say, Willie, is ma
Iookin'?
Little Willie-No. What y goin' t.
do?
Little Bobby-Take out de gold fish
an let EN- play with the cat.-The
Monitor
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-29
SENATORS BEAT BLUES
TWICE WITH EASE,

Cleveland, O., July 2S.-Washing-
ton again took both games of a
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-29
HIGHLANDERS ANNEX
TWO FROM BROWNS

st. Louis, Mo-, July %, New
York by timely hitting, brilliant
base running and aided by errors
won today's double-header from st
Louis. The fasteners stole nine
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-29
American Association.

At Columbus Toledo A, Colum.
bus 8.
Second game-Columbus 10, To
ledo 8.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-29
CAIRO.

Iotal ...36 7 II 27 s 4
Henderson 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0-s
caro- -. II 0 0 . l 0 3 0 y
Two base hits seebach. swan
Bourley' II. Smith, Everett. Three
base hits Beck, Fenner. sacridc..
hts Snyder, Golden, Beck. Stolen
Dases-- Golden, Hughes, Femme,
Gourley 2. Base on balls-Off Beck
= Blnkley 2, Torrance 2. Hit by
pitched ball--G Smith by Beck.
Struck out-By Beck z, Binklcy >,
Torrance l. Left on -tIender
son Z, Cairo 7. Time hours, IA
minutes. umpire--Voss.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-29
X. I. T. League.
Official from President Bassett.
Todays' Games.

At Cairo Henderson.
At Paducah--Hopkinsville.
AT Observation-Disclosures.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-29
CAIRO

.'oV u u =
henderson % 0 0 0 0 0 Is
cairo -. % 2 0 20 0 0 %
Two base hits-Dowell, Hughes.
Everett, Suits Three base hits
Swan. Wilson. Sacrifice hits---WiI-
son, Heck, Oyerton, Suits. Bases on
oaiis-Of Ostendorff 3, Suits I. Hit
by pitched ball--Heck by Ostendorr
Struck out-By Ostendorf /, Stults
.. Left on bases Henderson 4
Cairo 7. Time hour So minutes
mpire-Voss.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-29

At observation-disclosures City 4
Milwaukee ..
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-29

AT st. Minneapolis 10, St
Paul z.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-29

At indianapolis, first game-Louis-
vile 8, indianapolis /.
Second indianapolis 2,
Louisville /.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-29

Batteries-W Wood, Bedient and
Cady, Carrigan; Cicotte and Sullivan,
Kuhn.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-29
RED SOK WIN
BY BUNCN|NC
OFF white SOX
Senator's Again Take Both Ends Of
Double-Header From
The Blues
RED S0X BUNCH AND
DEFEAT WHITE SOX

Chicago, July %. - Boston bunch
ed hits, today and won from the To-
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-29
INDIANS TAKE BOTH
ENDS OF DOUBLE BILL
FROM H0PTOWN HOPpERs

Paducah, Ky, July 2S.-The lo-
calls won both ends of this after.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1912-07-20
WHAT OUR RURAL SCHOOLS MOST NEED

our Democracy is mere delusion.
whenever the people of county.
and a community are given the priv
1lege of increasing locally their
school revenue it will then be with
them mere matter of choice
whether they desire to exercise that
privilege Or not.
One misfortune which attends any
discussion of this question of local
taxation for public schools is the
fact that the word taxation" has
to be used in the discussion. Secur-
ing money in this way to be expend-
ed in promoting the welfare of our
children is in truth and in fact a
simple investment on behalf of our
children just as much as the pur-
chase for them of food and clothing.
1t ought to be regarded in the nature
OF an investment and not one of tax
alton. H. j. WILLINGHAM.
State Superintendent.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1912-07-20
State Aid for Weak Schools in
louisiana.

THE country schools are the poor
L est schools in our system of edu-
cation. The following are some of
their most glaring defects:
1. Lack of interest on the part of
the public.
2. Small schools of one teacher,
the teacher having more classes than
she can teach effectively.
3. The inability of school officials
to secure the services of competent
teachers for isolated one-room coun-
try schools.
4. The too frequent changing of
teachers.
5. Ragged attendance of children,
with the larger children permanently
out of school.
6. Make-shift houses and inade-
quate equipment.
Z. Courses of study out of sympa-
thy with country conditions.
8. Short terms
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1912-07-20

. laws. Through the passage of such
laws by the last two Legislatures we
have the means at hand to solve this
great problem. The great task con-
fronting us is to create a sentiment
that will translate these laws into
our school system.
Two laws of far reaching import
ance were passed by the Legislature
of 1912.
One of these authorizes the con-
sOlidation by transportation of weak
one-teacher schools into strong eff
cient graded ones.
No school can in the nature of
things, do efficient work where one
teacher is required to teach eight
grades. In town and city there are
usually eight teachers employed for
as many grades. Can we expect one
teacher to do the work of eight?
The rural school problem is being
solved in other States by consolida-
tion and there is absolutely no other
way of carrying the best school facil-
tiles to all the people.
luo DeQdItmeHI VIII Oe plcdSeu "
furnish any of our readers with the
law for consolidation of schools and
will also send complete lesson on
this important subject.
The other important law passed
by the Legislature gives to counties
and supervisors districts the right
to issue bonds to build and equip
rural schoolhOuses. For many years
the State has given counties author
ity to issue bonds to build court
houses and jails and yet has only re-
Gently made provision to build good
schools that people may be kept from
litigation and crime.
The high school can now be car
ried to the people by means OF the
agricultural high school. Nineteen
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1912-07-20

The following is suggested as a
proper system of country schools:
l. Large, central schools, where
the distance between small schools
is short enough to admit of consoli-
dation.
Q. Organize the central schools
with good houses, competent teach
ers, long terms, practical courses, and
transportation of children when nee
essary.
8. The small schools that cannot
be consolidated on account of their
isolation should be provided with
adequate physical plant, long term
and efficient teachers.
The farmers are not able to bear
the whole burden of providing good
schools for their children, and they
should not be expected to do so.
Every activity in town shares in the
prosperity of the rural districts, and
it is just and equitable that the
towns should contribute something
to the development of the country
districts. The country schools should
receive their just proportion of the
regular State and parish school funds
Gas is now the case) and they should
receive additionally special State as
sistance. The State should set aside
100000 or more annually to aid
needy rural communities to provide
proper schools for their children.
These funds should be used as a
stimulus to encourage and supple
ment.
Many country communities have
consolidated their schools, built good
houses, bought patent desks, fenced
their grounds, and employed compe-
tent teachers. They now desire to
install shops, domestic science and
agricultural departments, canning
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1912-07-20
THE ONE WAY OUT.

WANT see the farmers of this and purpose to
be big mentally anybody big comprehension
problems that lie them.
ehod
the problem of building country on, school
95 cent of all the farmers the are oda hat
that school has made them AS
a
If Ve do anything country 1ve must vork
the
the elements OF agriculture LANGUAGE and
history taught His ignorant meaning of the terms
that agricultural
dead language to him. Did the State father?
1t barred him out from understanding the literature calling
xGop.W Hoard
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1912-07-20
Co 7s1

equipment, and other practical work,
but they are unable to bear all of
the expense of these practical de-
partments. Special State aid should
be used to tighten such burdens. In
many country communities the
schools should be consolidated. good
houses built, terms heightened and
competent teachers employed. The
State should be in position to help
such communities by paying small
part of the expense involved in such
improvements.
Il. Fl. HARRIS.
State superintendent.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1912-07-20

OF these schools are in operation,
with ten buildings. In these 10
schools were enrolled last session
more than 1000 pupils. Of this
number nearly 500 worked their way
through the schools, thus getting an
education without cost to their par
ents. j. N. POWERS.
State Superintendent of Education.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1912-07-20
Ten Things Needed in Tennessee.

i so satisfactorily and effectively
for rural life that the tendency
among boys and girls educated there
in should be to remain on the farm.
/. The T &c h er Professionally
Trained. - Forty-four counties OF
the State have established high
schools, number of them of the
first-class; the State Normal Schools
are in successful operation. The
time has come when Boards of
Education can consistently demand
trained teachers, and can make a
minimum scholastic requirement OF
four years high school work. The
normal school course and those for
teachers in high schools should be
adapted to the training of rural
teachers. The normal schools and
the high schools will defeat the very
purpose of their establishment un-
less they make some direct contri-
button to the rural elementary
schools.
2. Buildings Modern, sanitary,
comfortable, attractive with suit
able furnishings, adequate equip
ment, accessible play grounds and
sufficient acreage for agricultural
teachings. To secure these bond is
sues are absolutely necessary, it hav-
ing long since been demonstrated
that ordinary annual revenues are
insufficient
3. Courses of Study.-Graded, re-
vised, vitalized, related to life, grow
ing out of life's needs, functioning
for them
(a) Correlation of English with
nature study and agriculture. CD
Text books in arithmetic dealing
largely with quantitative aspects of
rural life. (c) Other subjects of the
school course to bear more directly
on rural life. (d) Agriculture and
domestic science introduced as rap
idly as possible into the grades.
A. Sipgle-teacher schools should
be abandoned and schools with three
or four or five rooms, with transpor-
tation facilities provided, should be
established at strategic and easily
accessible points.
5. pervision-Frequent, persis-
tent, competent.
NoJ OOuAty WIFI
longer term, not engaged in any 9TH
er occupation, chosen because of fit
ness and not necessarily a resident
of county when elected.
(b) Assistant County Superinten-
dents having special charge of agri-
cultural and domestic science work.
(c) Elementary School Inspector
in each grand division, to work with
and under general direction Of State
superintendent and State Elemen-
tary School Inspector.
(d) County Supervisors with spe-
cific districts not too large for eff-
cient work.
6. High Schools (a) Some high
school work in consolidated schools,
these being correlated with
(b) Central high school with four
years genuine high school work; ag-
riculture and domestic science de-
partments in the high schools as
thoroughly organized, as well equip
ped as any other departments of the
school.
(c) Demonstration Farms - At
least one in county in connection
with high school
(d( Corn Clubs for boys and
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1912-07-20
The Privilege of Local Taxation
in Alabama.

IL reads ana thinks has heard
something about local taxation. That
question will not down until it is
settled and settled right. The State
of Alabama cannot be expected to
make increased annual appropriations
over it's present basis. In fact, it is
a doubtful question if the annual ap-
propriations can be maintained at
their present maximum owing to
other pressing necessities upon the
State Treasury. If the counties were
permitted through a constitutional
amendment to levy any part of
mills to be collected on the property
of the county as a school tax and
used in the maintenance of the pub
lie schools of that county; and then,
in like manner, if the school districts
through the same constitutional
amendment could be authorized to
levy, if necessary, a small additional
district tax for the maintenance of
the local school, our system of pub
lie education would be placed on
safe and secure basis. A tax by
school districts ought not be permit
ted, however, until the county in
which the district is located has
levied a county school tax of, say,
two or two and one-half mills Large
corporations including railroads are
usually located in only few of the
school districts in any given county.
The school children in the poorer
school districts are entitled to full
share of the school tax derived in
all parts of their own county just.
as the State in collecting a three
mill school tax distributes it among
the rich and the poor alike on
per capita basis to the several coun-
ties. If taxation we're authorized by
districts or by counties leaving the
option to the people in the school
districts of county, it would nat
urally be expected that the citizens
in rich district would be inclined
to oppose a county tax, but would
favor the district tax in order to
keep for themselves in their own
school all the revenue thus derived
from corporations located in that
particular district. After the citi-
zens of a county shall have voted a
reasonable school tax for the whole
county, then the citizens of any
school district might be permitted in
their wisdom to increase through
vote on their own property the
maintenance fund of the local
school,
If the present Legislature should
be re-assembled they could not pass
measure more helpful to the pub
lie interest than to submit for rati-
hcation by the people an amend
ment to our present Constitution
embodying substantially the changes
above indicated. This is day when
we hear much about the s'rule of the
people, It cannot be denied that
the average citizen is exercising his
rights as such and all government
measures are being brought closer to
the attention, consideration and SUI
pervision of each individual citizen.
Such a. measure as this, therefore,
would be strictly in line with the
progressive" era upon which we
have entered. Let the people have
an opportunity of saying by their
vote in any county whether they de-
sire tn tav fhomcoJvac n nrod,1co on
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1912-07-20
Consolidation and Better Buildings
in Mississippi.

THE key to the solution of a school
problem is wise law. The rural
school problem cannot be solved
without the passage of progressive
Evening star., 1912-01-16
The World of Finance and Trade.
Washington; New York; London.
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

There was not much change in the fig
ures for the traction stocks at today g
meeting OF the local stock exchange. The
bid for Capital Traction remained about
on the same level, while the asking price
advanced to 124hs. There were few
In evidence for small lots at 124 and 1o41e.
Washington Railway and Electric COM
mon was freely offered at 59l5, although
selling yesterday at a.. Some 200 shares
sold at that figure during the call.
The preferred stock sold and was for
sale at Sels either in quotation lots or
in OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES lots.
Not much interest was shown in Wash
ington Gas stock. The best bid was SO.
or lower than the level reached in yes
terdays decline, but the asking price
was advanced to So.
There was no trading in Mergenthaler
The bid remained about on the same level
as that of the preceding day, but the ask
ing price went up to 22S. An inquiry was
made for fifty shares anI the best Offer
ing was at 22S.
Lanston sold to the extent Of one lot at
1ls., and the same bid was made for more
The offer was made to ether buy or sell at
Ola. At the close the stock was offered
at 91%. and the bid was 911:.
OF the two trust COMPANIES now in proc
ess of organization the Continental ex-
poets to begin business in the building at
1905 G street the first of the month Ar
rangements have been made to do its
clearing business through the American
National Bank. The Munsey Company
will get going about the middle of next
month"; and will clear through the Com
mercial National Bank. It will be located
In the Munsey building, on Pennsylvania
avenue.
Evening star., 1912-01-16
OFFICERS CHOSEN.
Savings and Trust Company Holds
Election and Receives Report.

The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the National Savings and Trust
Company was held yesterday. The re.
port of the president, William d. Hoo
yer. on the business Of the year showed
that the earnings amounted to Il PEI
cent upon the capital stock.
Directors were elected as follows:
Woodbury. Blair. S. Thomas Brown.
James A. Buchanan. William A. H.
Church. Walter c. Clephane, William v.
Cox, William E. Edmonston. George w.
Gray, William D. Hoover. George How
ard. Reginald S. Huidekoper. Thomas r:
Jones, H. Johnson. Victor Kauh-
mann. Edward Mclean. Samuel Maddox.
William F. Quicksall. Frank W.. Stone.
William II. Walker. John l. Weaver
and Henry X. Willard.
The officers chosen were William ..
Hoover, president; Woodbury. Blair, hrst
vice president: Frank W. Stone. second
vice president: Charles E. Nyman. secre-
ttary; George Howard treasurer; Charles
c. Lamborn. assistant treasurer. and
Frank Stetson. assistant trust oficer.