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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-24
ELKH0RN FUEL
ELECT OFFICERS
Former United States Senator Chosen
President Of New S3o.oOOOOO
Corporation.

BALTIMORE. Nd. April ea.-CIar.
once ". Watson. former United states
senator from West Virginia. was
elected president OF the Elkhorn Fuel
COMPANY. the new fGO.uuHu uru sorpora-
upn recently FORMED 90 acquire 500. ..
600 acres ~ coal lands boz keuturkv.
~ meeting ~ the board az directors
OF that corporation held to-day Boo Ncw
Ork. Other officers Of the company
chosen are ~ follows = g q. Navo.
vice president. ~ Paint-ville. Ky.
j. y. Camden. ficr pre- idnut. ~ Yer
saiIlrs. kI. Gcorr. s. Baird ytr.
pro ldnuf. ~ Chicago. George W.
Fl"ming. ricr president. who i- now
Vice president or tho Generalization
Coal company. with office ln Hllf
more % Camden. treasurer. q
Fafkrrs burg N. W. and o. 49, s.
Sfr~Irf. secretary. OF A.hland Et
meeting ~ Hockhpldrrs preceded
The directors meeting. af which tho
board uaa increased from ftn f1 nf
teen member tho oriviraf board hn-
iug composed ~ g. " Williams. man.
agrr ~ thn Investment department
~ tn" ffIrrfv Trust COMPANY. ~
Baltimore. . g. Touhtgau. William
N DnIrE. ~ Is NcFiuufv and r. 4
Clark The additional directors are
as follow 49, Watson. 2 O. O..
Mafo. o. " Camden. g % Camden.
tdpard Cornell. J W VI stewart s
p. Nu-bsuW. o. 2 Davis Q y Buck
.ngham and Goor0n 4 Baird
Tho tlkh0rn Fuel Company has ac
quIr"d about .D0N.u arres ~ valuable
r0al land In tho Eithorn valley ~
kDn'urky and o. o. esid that arrange.
n'nta Fill Do" made to loa-o a portion
NJ %" land to operating companies
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-24
moULoGRs' STRIKE SETTLED.

Spe .isI uf-rsf-r t1 the trfsffire-..t
MARIETTA. %. Nuru 90 a etriss
0. -' union mouidrrs employed I1 ffe
N. T. Efo tnmuaut stove work. here
was safIsfacforii. settled ir favor ~
the workmcn this afternoon after he.
ms iu progress for two wears and
trrcc months " $ Whitman. o.
'ir1 Gland H detective rondurtine The
sfritr. dirharced 900 non r-unIor men
who fh.u leO TIM rifv. and Monday
the stove works viii resume with t
fl' force Hs a union shop Refusal fo
rrarf shorter hours caused The
strike
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-24
MURDER TRIAL Is
ABRUPTLY ENDED
Jueg. Sturpiss lnstrUots Jury To Re
turn Voluntary Manslsuehter
Verdict Against Leblord.

~r".i'' iH-p''r 90 trc luteuIrcr.er
NpWGANTpWN Ny. Va. Arr1 .9 .
Tn triul NJ shannon Lehlond fnr tho
r urdrr ~ Ira Turdrsv. which has bs.1
in progress her. fnT tho past week.
come i1 mn abrupt end This Hft.rno .n
when Judge George Sfuri-iss iusfrurt-
rd Tho iurt tn return verdict of ,nt-
uttart m1usIaurhtcr AGAINST t.oLIon.I
nnd ''rdirfs "f assauit and iatf. -.
aEHftrt Emmett Walker. John Eddy
and Russell Michael irsruuu was
srf t"nc"d fn six months boz Sail and
tu'f fIn". Walker was nurd 8f"H.
Nirhatla $50 and Eddy So Tho court
room Was crow dcd when the uncX-
pcDfed turn occurred
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-24

,WASHlNGTON. Pa. April ca
With At least 100 men dead in the
nine and a possibility that the list
OF victims will reach to over 200,
scores OF rescue parties are tonight
a work in the Cincinnati mine of the
pittsburgh Coal COMPANY on the
Hononcahela river near here. where
mis- afternoon occurred one OF the
most disastrous explosions ever re-
corded I'm the long history of mine
fatalities in Washington county. The
exact cause OF the explosion l. not
hloNn, and how many lives were sac
rifced will probably not be ascer-
tanned for days Less than two score
survivors have been rescued Three
hundred men were az work when the
explosion occurred The survivors
who came through flame and smoke
and debris to the surface are suffer
ing keenly from shock and fright and
can tell little Of the horrors below
ground.
The explosion occurred shortly
after ] o'clock this afternoon The
tctonaiion was terrific. the force OF
he concussion brea king windows n
houses a considerable distance from
the Courtney entrance OF the nine
(contirued on Page Nine)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-24
SULLIVAN MUST
GIVE TESTIMONY
State Supreme court Decides That
He Muet Tell Of Bribery.

CHARl4ESTON. W Va. April 20
Ihe West Virginia supreme court de.
cided today that 7 u. Sullivan. a
new spaper correspondent. must tes.
tify IN the senatorial Investigation
INTO the alleged bribery Of Legislators
In connection with last winters cam.
paign for United States senator. Sui.
ivan held that such testimony as he
might be able TO give had been So
cured Tor the prosecuting attorney
and was tO be used by the state I'm
the prosecution of the alleged bribo
tahers In the courts The supreme
court also decided that all evidence
IN the hands 81 the prosecuting al.
tOrney must be presented by him 10
the committee when that BODY calls
Tor o. The decisions set az rest any
'nNlety that may have been felt re.
garding the powers of the committee
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-24
EASTERN FIREMEN
ARE GRANTED AN
INCREASE OF PAY
GIVEN INCREASE AMOUNT
ING TO 10 OR II
PER CENT.
The Award eliminates NeCOtia-
tiOns Begun by Firemen
on February IL. 1912.

NEW YORK. April - Eastern
railroad hremen are granted an in
rrcase Of pay ostinsted ~ from 10 To
lc per cent hy the award ~ The E-d.
man act arbitration board In their
'ase handed down tonight. Other
claims OF the hrcmen are allowed
brt the demand for two firemcn on
large locomotives g. denied except i'm
tase 81 necessity
Another request for which tho FIRE
men fought. namely. the standardiza-
ton ~ wages based on the weight of
locomotives on drivers. VAS granted.
sfhough the award provides that an
wages that were higher or conditions
that we're better than nxed in the
sNard shall not boz interfcrred With
This provision affects "a number Of
railroads. The frcmen were also 70.
Leved ~ tho duty NJ cleaning on.
zines.
considered Compromise.
The award is con-idered in tho na.
tu-n pf e cOmpr0misn. as tho framcu
asked An Increase estimated fn tho
nr ghborhOod of Ia per ren' The 10
tai amount of wage paid 're frnmcu
7to number about sr 900. o. go 01G.
bnH r0 that tho Increase ~ from In
f1 '- per cent viii cost tho railroads
from t3.3O0DJU o. S}4.p.nDO annually
The award ia effective MAY q this
cffe having been Fixed in accordance
7I. tho provisions ~ fho Erdman
Co. under which The board was ap.
- .'nd
.-. William D. 'lamH.r.. ,h.if.
r ~ frr hHHrf a-d Boz. r.aDr.aflr
81 phUf;.. tfss rr, ----f uf f.r
ltf rrhn"d pf ff.rfuufi-. ffrrr u
.r' .ugIufufn trf r &C. tff.rlIt.. ..
fhH tIrr.pf. rId.u. o. OBI. pfrrtt
'aI railroad rif ln-'ff.T fltf ff.
nH+ bod N'.u UrHr.rrn fIfFnI.I
.f admitted fh.r. hsd Irru .f .
'rf' HrInf. nr which fh.t had Ussr
ura fn agree Yr.I almost fh a.t
unu n'
Tuo F,rsmsn oosston.
If fu. Tr.r1rr question .s Iis-
f~e. nf . ure. iGIug fnr au .Id
jur Irrf comm I...nI. fr decide who
10 or fsfrf lrt flau ia nfrs.sfr. ..
p DIE comm. ..rr Is fmu1Wffrd f0 n.t
"n 70 r -fff.Hr. % fsrrof hn madf .r.
tween fn ff.r.u. furwlffrr. frd
rdir ais - 'ha faIrDsd Tho ADJUST
rnenf comm a.I.u tho award ae'.
forth nusf .rr.f.f ~ fup nsnIafs
chosen h ff. rf.rntd ,pmpsr.. 1870
p the frrmfH HfN nn. ...frfrd I. fh.
frlr. Vtn .I.. f.. .rsfrrrsr -lplfI
fft fuur ffI fn ..r.a upon fhs nffr
rr sIa' N. rI.r.r f. fH. rI..IdIr.s
iIdre ~ TO- Inr.I -ftf.. comm. r,.
.n"rf rr f f.r .r rst.nr fhr rt'.r.
fInr cannot I. n.s.. Dol. h.u It tHt
trr.d states Judge o. fnr di.urct Iu
scoaa-u.a on Psg. EiA.J
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-24
NO AWARDS MADE
ouestion ~ Nst,na ANards for STATE
scnq and Poem Postponed.

FA.RMONT W va. Npri %
Tho committee selected to mako tho
awards in fho state song and poem
competition mot lu tho Office nf judge
John W Mason hero TO-DAY Tho mat
Tor une Inff in Tho hands ~ d special
CON mitfcn composed Of Thomas D.
iindfr7. president of the afafe univcr.
eIft ~ Norganfrun and n Walker
Peterson. n Wheeling Tho sporilI
committee is fu mrof fn Wheeling
within fcv days and make tho
awards
Tho speakers FOR Tho semi confcn.
nal f0 hn hold iu WhccTnr during
fh" urak ~ Juno fr ucre chosen
Ih"t are Tho fol.oUinR Governor
llrnr, D Iat7r'f. govcrnrr William
" Mann. NJ virginia William
IirfHu. secretary or state uffnf
states Senator William o. chiffon
and Nathan GoT and Harvey l. Klrk.
mayor Of Wheeling.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-24
AcroR coMMIrs sulclnr

NEW YORK. April 23 Loudrn Nc.
Cormack. 65 years old widely known
actor in melodrama. committed suicide
today In an uptown hotel by drinking
poison ic had suffered for many
years from nervous diseases. and had
Dot been on the stage for two ycars.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-24
TINE wEATHER
wAsHTEoToH. Aprii al-ror.

WARRINGTON. April ~ Forecast,
ohio-Cloudy ThurHday. with probably
ahovsra s1N thundsrHf Irrus IN south
vest portion rrf1av showers ana cool
fr hrisE south winds
WeHferu pennsyivanfa-ratr T7iurs-
az. probably followed - howera and
fhnudfrat0rfna Thursday night cr rrf-
day cooler Trtday, brfsk F-uth winds
west Virginip Cloudy on Thurafay.
probably followed - showers and fhu n
dsrstorn1s Thursday uiEht Or friday,
cooler TrasL.r
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-24
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION OCCURS
IN THE CINCINNATI MINE OF
PITTSBURGH COAL COMPANY
THE MOST DISASTROUS EN-
PLOSION EVER RECORDED
IN WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Wine in F1ames-Rescue Work
Is Carried on With
Difficulty.
Especial staff Correspondent,

BUllETlN-At 1890 o'clock
tonight Superintendent William
carter, In charge Of the rescue
work, estimated that about 100
miners had lost their lives in the
Cincinnati mine. OF about 200
men IN the mine today 20 have
turned up or been accounted for.
NO attempt will be made to bring
victims before morning.
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Cloudy Thursday. probably followed
by showers and thunderstorms-
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-05-28
4 QUARANTINE STARTED
TO ERADICATE FOOTROI

Frankfort, KY, May 24.-Near-
ly 1000 farms, mostly in Central
Kentucky, will be put under quar-.
antine June by the State Live
stock Sanitary Board, in an effort
to eradicate footrot among sheep
The Federal Government has
withheld action to give the State
authorities an opportunity to han
die the situation and save the en-
barrassment of a quarantine on the
State.
No sheep may be placed on or
taken from the farms under quar-
antine after June /, except those
that have been treated and are ship
ped for slaughter. Many farmers
are now disposing of their flocks in
this way and intend to abandon
sheep-raising for a couple of years
until the soil is free from the pest.
Commissioner of Agriculture J.
w. Newman said the quarantine is
put on to protect the sheep-raisers
whose fiocks are not infected. The
infection is most widespread in the
central part of the State, where the
sheep-raisers have been importing
ewes from Western States.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-05-28
HOW An INDIANA GIRL
Got Strong and Well Again at
Small Cost.

Miss Alta Abel. Of West Baden, Ind,
says: II was a complete wreck, al
ways tired, WORKOUT and nervous. I
had to spend about one-third of my
time in bed and my life was not worth
living. vinol. your delicious cod liver
and iron tonic, was recommended, and
1t has done me more good than all the
medicine ever took in my life. That
nervous and tired feeling is all gone.
j have gained In health. flesh and
strength, until ! feel like another per-
SON."
vinol is the most efficient strength
creator for such women. II Is the
medicinal elements Of the Gods livers
contained in vinol, aided by the blood
making and strengthening properties
Of tonic iron, which makes II SO far
superior to all other tonics to build
up health and strength for weak.
tired, ailing women. II contains NO
oil and has delicious taste.
We give back your money II vinol
does not do all that We claim.
James III. Williams, Druggist,
Hartford, Ky.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-05-28

by William Hale Beckford, and
state Life Insurance." by Forbes
Lindsay, are both special articles of
great timeliness and decided inter-
est.
The usual sixteen pages of wal
nuts and Wine" will afford the
reader many times sixteen laughs
unless he is totally lacking in q
scher is responsible for a clever fa-
BILE called Opportunity and the
Wolf" and Minna r. Antrim's Of
fering is a series of bright epigrams
grouped under the heading knocks
and Answers"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-05-28

cinity OF the supposed continent
Not long ago he spent three years
among the Eskimos of the Arctic
His discovery of the Blonde Eski.
mos" made him famous the world
over.
Curing the course of an expedi-
ton into polar regions Stefansson
ran across a remarkable tribe of
Eskimos. They had never seen a
white man before, and Stefansson
had never seen any Eskimos like
them. Many OF them had blue eyes
and reddish hair, with many of the
facial characteristics of the Scandi-
navian.
II felt certain" said Stefansson,
on his return, that | had accident
ally run across the descendants of
the Norsemen, who years before
Columbus discovered America, land
ed on the Greenland coast and be-
came lost.
81 measured their features and
found that the males had features
very similar to the Eskimo-Scandi-
navian half-bloods OF Greenland"
The Eskimos received Stefansson
as one of themselves. He says that
he did not look unlike some of
them. For several years he lived
with them, took many photographs
and studied them in their lives and
habits.
If Stefansson succeeds in discov-
ering the theoretical continent of
the Arctic he will doubtless bring
back with him much scientific data
of extreme value, and scientists
await the first reports of this expe-
dition with great interest.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-05-28
THE WETTEST DRY CITY
Is NOW IN TENNESSEE

Tennessee is a prohibition State
is Governor is Prohibitionist.
Tennessee must be very dry State
with two such eminent apostles as
Hooper and Lea. Yet this is the
legend circulated or posted in
prominent places in the camp of
the Shriners at Dallas:
Meet me in 1914 at Memphis,
the largest dry city in the United
States and the wetest dry city in
the world"
Dallas is the headquarters of the
Anti-Saloon League. 1t is the home
of Rev. George c. Rankin. 1t is
the abiding place of Rev. Drs. ]. H..
and ]. b. Gambrell. 1t is the dove
cote of Hon. Cullen F. Thomas.
There dwell in peace and piety
Postmaster Ballard M. Burger and
Patricio O'Keefe. The wonder is
that these pillar-bearers of civiliza-
ton should permit this Memphis
legend to be Haunted before their
astonished faces.
The wettest dry city in the
world! Well, these legend writer's
never visited Oklahoma City in the
days when Haskell was Governor
and prohibition was his slogan. 1t
is matter of record that there
were 794 wet places in this dry Sa-
hara of Oklahoma, and yet its pop
ulation did not reach to $4,000.
"Mornin', Silas," have one with us.
-[Ft. Worth Record.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-05-28
Protection For Wild Flowers.

In the June Woman's Home Com
panion Frank A. Waugh writes an
article entitled FLOWERS in Ma
lures Garden" an extract from
which follows:
ut is very pleasant sort of
hunting to pursue these elusive
wild flowers, but it is badly over
done everywhere. Our game flow
ers already need protection as
badly as our game fish and our
game birds, and | think the game
warden ought to take them under
his charge. Also the State Fish
and Game Commission ought to
propagate and preserve them along
with patridges and trout. At least
the State Park Commissions will
undertake the public service, and
it is one of the.:things for which
State Park Commissions ought to
be organized everywhere and at
once"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-05-28
Says the Old Hen Knows Her

In the current issue of Farm and
Fireside contributor of an arti-
Gle entitled knowing How With
Hens makes the following com
ment about setting hens and incu-
bators:
"The settling hen does the best
for HE tE'ilfe~old reliable hen VIII
hatch the eggs and take care of the
chicks with less watching than a
machine, and she
doesn't make mistake if don't
have her in mind all the time /;
then ] had rather risk the hen with
valuable eggs. She has made with
me the reputation of giving me
more and stronger chicks, especial
ly more show BIRDS
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-05-28
ANSWER The CALL.
Hartford People Have Found
That This is Necessary.

A cold,a strain,a sudden wrench.
A little cause may hurt the kid
neys.
Spells of backache often follow,
Or some irregularity of the urine.
A splendid remedy for such at
tacks,
A medicine that has satisfied
thousands
Is Doan's Kidney Pills.
Thousands of people rely upon it..
Here is one greensboro case:
j. ii. O'Bryan, farmer. R. +. D.
No. 4. Greensboro. KY. says; ~
had severe pains across the small
of my back. Doan's Kidney Pills
quickly relieved me. only used
one box at that time and one more
later. when my kidneys began to
trouble me. can highly recon-
mend Doan's Kidney Pills to other
kidney sufferers"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the Unit
ed States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-05-28

1t would surprise you to know of
the great good that is being done
by Chamberlain's Tablets. Darius
Downey, of Newberg Junction, N.
b., writes: "My wife has been US
ing Chamberlain Tablets and finds
them very effective and doing her
lots of good" If you have any
trouble with your stomach or bow
els, give them a trial. For sale by
all dealers. m
advertisement
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-05-28
A Novel of the Berkshires i'm
LippincOtt's.

Ralph Henry Barbour has a rep
utation for writing delightful ro-
mances. so when we say that he has
excelled all his former efforts in his
latest novel, Lady Laughter
published complete in the June Lip
pincott's-we realize that we are
making strong statement. But
it's all true. Lady Laughter" is
both clever and funny. AS for the
heroine-well, the only reason
there are so many bachelors in the
world is because there aren't more
girls like Betty. We appreciate
her at once, and feel ANNOYED be-
cause the hero doesn't. He does
later on, though. The scenes are
laid in the Berkshires-that pictur-
esque region so popular with sum-
mer pleasure-seekers.
There's an unusually fine collec-
ton of short-stories in this num-
Der.
Ellis Parker Butler contributes a
reminiscent sketch called THE
River telling of boyhood days on
the Mississippi. Edward Sherwood
Mead, PhD., is the author of a Sc
ries of financial articles on THE
American Railway Industry" the
first of which appears in this issue
(June). every Millionaire His
Own Expert" is a satirical paper
on modern art, by Edgar Saltus
"The Significance of Fairgrounds"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-05-28

promises to be highly successful, as
the pelts bring a fancy price and
arc always in demand.
The little animals quickly be-
come domesticated, and the often
sive odor that most people think
would characterize their haunts is
entirely lacking. Mr.. Clark is pre-
pairing TO enlarge his Enclosure and
will let the "skunks" increase until
he has several hundred before he
begins disposing of the pelts.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-05-28
ENTERPRISING HOOSIER
OWNER OT "SKUNK" FARM

Petersburg. Ind. May 24.-John
Clark, OF dwell. this county. owns
the only skunk" farm in this part
of the State, and now has on hand
thirty-fve skunks. nine OF which
are old ones and the balance rang
ing In ages from few weeks to
twelve months. The animals are
kept in an Enclosure OF wire net
ting in a small field and are fed tho
refuse OF restaurants, The "skunks"
are very prolific and the industry
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-05-28
In the Icy Regions of the
Far North.
WILL MAKE F0UR-YEAR TRIP
Man Who Discovered Blonde
Eskim0s Hunting Other
New Peoples.
WILL GET $4,000 FOR TRIP

Victoria, b. c., LAY 24.-Vilhjal-
mar Stefansson, Arctic explorer,
and discoverer of the Blond Eski-
mo-" or the lost tribe of white men
of the Arctic, will leave early next
month on a four-year trip into the
mysterious North in search of a
mystic continent. Somewhere in
the snow-bound regions of the Arc
tic Circle, it is believed there lies a
great continent of more than l.
100000 square smiles, and 1t is for
!. this that Stefansson and his little
party of scientists will search.
In these days when scarcely no
part of the globe remains uneX-
plored and unchartered, it seems
strange that explorers and scien-
lists should be ignorant of such a
great stretch of land, If such
land really exists. Their ignorance
of it is explained, however, by the
fact that practically all exploring
of the past has been confined to
hurried dashes to the region of the
! pole. Nearly all Arctic expeditions
Vhave had as their primary objects
Ithe discovery of the pole. Now that
Peary has attained that object, ex-
petitions of the future will devote
more time to exploring the Arctic
Circle and to scientific research.
The region which Stefansson
will explore is now known as the
Beaufort Sea" That is the way it
appears upon maps of the Arctic,
but it is not by any means certain
that it is the sea, although many
explorers, including DR.. hansen
and Amundsen, are inclined to be-
leve that it is the sea. Stefansson
and Commander Peary, however,
believe that it is a great continent.
peary asserts that he saw many
signs of land in the vicinity of the
Beaufort Sea" while on his dashes
to the pole, which indicated that
they were part of a continent.
Stefansson hopes to reach Nome,
Alaska, the last telegraph station
North, a month after he sails from
here. He expects to round Point
Barrow the last week in July. His
vessel is the Karluk, an old whaler.
His party will consist of 10 noted |
scientists and crew of IL men,
all experienced in Arctic explora-
ton.
The expedition is being made at |
the expense of the Canadian Gov
eminent. 1t had been expected |
that Stefensson would make the
trip for the National Geographical
Society, of Washington. and the
American Museum of National His
tory, of New York, which institu-
ton offered him $4,000. The
Canadian Government, however, Of
fered him $4,000 and Stefansson
accepted. The fact that he is a Ca
madam by birth had much to do
with his accepting the Canadian Of
fer, despite the attraction of the
larger amount of money.
Stefansson was born in Winnipeg
OF Iceland parentage. He is un-
which, in his opinion,
should be the case with all Arctic
explorers. He studied at Harvard
and graduated. One of his hobbies
is the study of the peoples of the
North of Europe and the study of
Morse literature.
Stefansson has had considerable
experience in exploration in the vi
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-05-28
No More Back Stamping of Mail

No More Back Stamping of Mail.
The back stamping" of all mail
except registered and special deliv-
cry letters has been ordered dis
continued by the Post. Office De-
partment. Postmaster General
Burleson believes the time saved
will expedite delivery often as much
as the time between two deliver
les. A similar order some years
ago was rescinded because of many
complaints by business interests.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-05-28
A Fair Basis.

Now. girls" began the head OF
the visiting committee. 1--WE wish to
test your powers of observation |
will ask each girl to describe some
building she passed on her way to
school,"
That seems hardly fair" re-
piled another member of the COM
mittee. LET us rather ask each
to describe some hat"