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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08
CHUNKS OF DIRE TROUBLE
DROP UPON C0MMUTER
Gale Brings Woe in Many Different
Phases to Poultry
Raiser.
Storm Early in Week Drives Humor
Out Of Otherwise Irrepres-
sible optimist.

While the siXty-mile- wind Of
last Sunday and Monday was sweeping
over Washington there seemed to be one
land where all this velocity. unconfined
seemed to join like the outlet of a funnel.
This apparently combined force conferred
on one little poultry farm to build up
which one of Washingtons commuters
had worked long and hard in spare hours.
BY the mighty sweep of the two days
wind a chicken house went down, de-
stroying some chickens and exposing
others to wind that they were blown
beyond recovery to some distant place.
The windows of the dwelling blew in. the
windmill blew down. the water pipes
froze. the water-bacl in the stove
bursted. and to top it all the commuters
mother and father became sick, necessi-
tating an early morning walk over coun-
try roads in the heavy gale in the search
OF doctor-the telephones even having
failed But that isn't all.
II drove all the humor out of this
otherwise optimist, and he refused to
talk to reporter. But Shreds of the
tale are picked up here and there and
pieccd together here is how it happened:
Windows Blown Out.
That wind started Sunday morning.
and as the day got older the wind in
creased and the windows in this other
wise happy dwelling house began to
rattle. the very caves of the house
shook the weatherboard from founda-
ton to roof creaked and the inmates
became worried. Bang! The sound of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08
TUGS BEING REPAIRED.
Kenmore Is at Baltimore Shipyard
for General Repairs.
BY Leo

Having completed boiler work at the
Weber & Thomas plant at this city,
the tug Walter F. Meade, belonging to
the Columbia Granite and Dredging Com
pany. will tomorrow be taken to Deans
boatyard at Alexandria to complete the
work being done on her hull and house
and within the next ten days. it is stat
ed. she will be ready to resume service
and will be used in towing sand and
gravel lighters.
The 'rg Kepmore Of the fleet of the
Southern Transportation Company is at a
Baltimore shipyard for general repairs to
her house and hull that will take several
days to complete The Kenmore is be-
ing put in condition for barge towing
service on Chesapeake bay and its tribu-
taries.
Work is also being pushed at Alexan-
dria on the tug Eugenia, the smaller tow
boat belonging to L. f. Smoot Of this
city. and it is expected she will be ready
for service this week. She will also be
used to tow sand and gravel laden light
ers from digging grounds down river to
this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08
Memoranda.
ORCHID HAD ROUGH TRIP.
Carried Supplies to Carolina Coast
Lightships.

After a rough trip with supplies to the
lightships on the Diamond shoal and
Cape Lookout stations on the North
Carolina coast, the lighthouse service
steamer Orchid has returned to the
Portsmouth, Va, depot of the service.
The Orchid is scheduled to go to the
north end of Chesapeake bay to renew
gas buoys. On completion of this duty
she will return to Portsmouth to take on
fuel and stores for the lightships in the
fifth district north of Cape Charles.
After an overhauling at the Norfolk
navy yard. the lighthouse service steam
er Maple has returned to service, and is
at Cape Charles delivering supplies to
the lightship on that station. From Cape
Charles she will return to Chesapeake
bay to take up buoy inspection service.
The tender Holly has arrived at Balti-
more from Norfolk. and will inspect
buoys and lights in the upper part of
Chesapeake bay and tributaries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08
HARD JOB FOR DISTRICT TUG.
Louise to Try to Break Through Ice
on Occoquan.

After lying idle at this city for about
three weeks, the District tug Louise was
placed in service yesterday and left port
to try to reach Occoquan. The District
workhouse authorities who have the boat
in charge. instructed Capt. Samuel Sisson.
master of the Louise, to make every effort
to get through the ice on the river and
up Occoquan creek to the workhouse
The tug Is wanted at the workhouse to
move the little tug General Warren and
other floating property belonging to the
District to a point of safety against a
prospect Of ice starting out of Occoquan
creek. as it sometimes does. with a rush.
The ice on occoquan, which has been
undisturbed since the freeze began, is re-
ported to be thick and heavy. The Louise,
which is not equipped with a plow, will
have a good job to break her way
through If she finds she cannot make
the trip Capt Sisson has orders to bring
his boat back to this port.
The tug Rosalie Of the L. e. Smoot
feet, which has been lying idle at Alex
andria for ten days. came up to this city
yesterday and was employed in moving
lighters for her owners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08
Sales of Vessel Property.

Sales of vessel property employed in
traffic on Chesapeake bay and tribu-
taries recently made. were recorded in
the custom house at Baltimore In the
past week. as follows:
Schooner Mamie Bradshaw. twenty eight
tons. from William Crouch to c. Howard
Reeder, S.
Power schooner Fl. c. Lowery. five TONS
from William A. Lowery 10 Joseph s.
Lowery IS.
One-eighth of schooner Lille o. Wells,
I65 tons, from Mary NJ. White to c. C.
Paul Il Co., So.
One-quarter of schooner Robert Nc
Clintock, l2J tons. from William l.. Mes
sick to Charles NJ. Struven, S..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08
Loses 5000 Mile Race With Death.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, March death
was the victor In a 6.00O-mile race
that ended today when Miss Mary
Peters arrived here from Paris thirty
minutes after her mother. Mrs. Annie In
giles Peters. widow of Mason S. Peters.
former populist representative from Kan
sas, died. Mrs. Peters contracted pneu-
monia while caring for her husband, who
died three weeks ago. She was born In
Carroll county, KY, fifty-nine years ago.
Three daughters and six sons survive
her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08
Import Discount Granted.

NEW YORK, March IA 8 per cent
discount on all imports carried by ships
of American registry as provided in the
new tariff law has been granted by the
board Of United States general apprais-
ers in an opinion by Judge B. S. Waite
The board held that the favoring of
American shipping was the plain intent
OF Congress in framing the statute, and
that the allowance to American vessels
did not impair the treaties with foreign
countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08

Walking rs miles or more from Column
bus to Cincinnati during a blizzard was
to eighty -two-year-old John Finneran
only incidental to his determination to
locate his son Joseph. He put three
fourths of his worldly possessions on his
back, rolled the other fourth into a bum
die under his arm and sailed forth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08
Wild Ducks Fed in Heart of City.

AUBURN. n. Y. March IA rare
sight is witnessed daily in the heart
of the city of Auburn. when more than
a thousand wild ducks, driven by hunger
from Owasco lake. now completely
frozen over. to take shelter on the
Owasco river. may be seen accepting
food thrown to them from homes and
factories that line the banks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08
Country Store a Marvel.

There are two stores at the trolley sta
ton, and / expect we will be able to get
from them a good many Of the things We
shall need. One of the stores was a
revelation to me. For range of mer-
chandise it has city department store
beat both ways from Sunday. You can
buy anything from a pin to wagon.
from yard of ribbon to a bale of hay,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08

pullets were either dead in the debris
or missing, total loss of just about SO
in cold, hard cash. not counting the food
and labor. Then the windmill came
down and the electric lights failed when
the city electric plant went out Of com
mission. Everything then had to be
done in inky darkness until the break of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08

Rev. DR.. c. NJ. Conant has been called
to the rectorship of st. Marks Episcopal
Church. at Perryville. Nd. and has en-
tered upon his duties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT,
Arrivals,

United States public health service
yacht Bratton. from a trip to Indian
Head and Georgetown; tank barges
50. oil in bulk from Baltimore and
Georgetown; steamer Southland, from
Norfolk and Old Point with pas-.
sengers and freight to the Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company; steam
er General Robert Swartwout, passengers
and army freight from Fort Washington
and Fort Hunt.
Steamer Northland, for Old Point and
Norfolk, with passengers and merchan-
disc: army steamer Swartwout. commits
sary and duartermaster stores for Fort
Hunt and Fort Washington.
Tugs and Tows.
Tug Advance has left Baltimore en-
route to the Wicomico river after a tow
of oyster boats for this city, tug Louise
left light for Occoquan creek. Va, to
open channel to District workhouse; tug
James o. Carter went down to Alexan-
dria for bunker coal, returning later to
this port: tug Rosalie shifted steam
holster and lighters from Georgetown to
Company. No. II. arrived with two oil
laden barges from Baltimore; tug Miner
va shifted lighters from Georgetown to
the Eastern branch; naval tugs Tecum-
sch and Choctaw arrived from Indian
Head towing government lighters.
Memoranda.
Schooners Halle K, Virginia and Lot
tie Thomas will leave the Wicomico river
today with oysters for the market here;
schooner Blackbird is at Baltimore for
repair work: schooner ]. B. Anderson
will go from Baltimore to a Chesapeake
bay point to load lumber schooner Mabel
and Ruth is reported on her way to this
city from Newbern, N. c.. with lumber
power boat Louise Virginia will leave for
bay point to load back to this city
schooner Corapeake, en- route to Wash
ington. N. c., to load lumber, has ar
rived at Norfolk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08
SCHOOL REPUBLICS.
I.-Teaching Citizenship.
By Frederic J. Haskin.

"A new citizenship is slowly rising in
American public life. 1t Is recruited
from the model school republics. school
cities and school states which are gradu-
ally being set UP throughout the country.
Just as chemistry no longer Is drilled in
(but not remembered) by the use of text
books alone. but by actual demonstration
in laboratories, SO civics and the democ-
racy of our country now are beginning
to sink into the child consciousness of
the nation through the everyday prac-
tice of school government by the stu
dents themselves. The school republic
idea is by no means general. even though
il was begun as far back as 1897. But
it has received a new impetus of late.
and it has worked successfully, not only
in our own cities. but also in Cuba. in
Alaska, among the Indian schools. and
has been considered for the schools of
the Philippine Islands. the Hawaiian Is
lands and Porto Rico
School government in some form or
other Is not at all a new thing. but
definite method of teaching by practicing
the duties and responsibilities OF citizen
ship. of instilling by practical application
good morals. cleanliness, orderliness and
courtesy in the little citizens of our
schools. did not become a concrete expert
ment until it was inaugurated in num-
Der of east side schools in New York
city by Wilson l.. Gill in 1897. He and
a teacher organized LOO foreign-born
children from FIVE to fifteen years of age
as citizens of republic. taught them to
make laws. to carry them into execution,
to adjudicate difficulties and to elect Of
ficers. The experiment was thoroughly
successful. and today thirty-three New
York city schools use it. Since that time
ii has been tried sporadicallS in nearly
every state of the Union. General pub !
lie interest in the movement. which has |
long ago passed the experimental stage.
has been revived through the very recent |
publication by Mr.. Gill Of his book. "A |
New Citizenship He is lawyer and |
a civil engineer whose interest in teach |
ing American citizenship at the source
the child-began nearly thirty years ago.
AS the author points out forcibly in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08

When a city charter is given the stu
dents proceed to elect by ballot a mayor.
president of the city
Students Elect council, municipal
~ judges, sheriff. city
Vn1SeAs VI oA'y' clerk. The newly
elected mayor then appoints the street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08

crinkling glass. Out came a window.
Then another, another and another.
until nearly every one in the house was
blown out They couldn't be covered up
quickly, the bitter cold came in. ex-
this what had been a nice. cozy little
place, presumably safe from the sting
ing cold of the outside.
At any rate, all efforts were made
to keep out as much of the wind as it
was possible to do under the circum-
stances. The father and mother became
nervous, and couldn't stand up under
the strain. and SO they had to be put
to bed.
AS the night came or the wind in
creased in its bowling velocity and the
fears Of all rose with 1t. The father be-
came worse. and the services Of a doctor
were deemed necessary, and the son
started out In the heavy wind and bitter
cold to the next neighbor, about one
eighth of a mile away. to a telephone.
After much banging, the party was
awakened. and allowed the use of the
telephone. 1t was dead. Not a sound
could be heard. One-half mile farther
on another telephone was located and
tried, with the same result. and then
another. and still the central exchange
could not be made to answer. BY this
time he had concluded that the entire
system in the section was out of COM
mission, and the walk for the doctors
house, yet two miles away, was started.
The doctor came back with him in an
automobile
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08

AS the author points out forcibly in
his latest volume. We are expected, when
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-05-07
N|N07 DA|L|ES
CONSOLIDATE
OPTIC AND REPORTER MERGE
NAME OF PUBLICATION IS OP-
TIC-REPORTER - TAKES Eff
Feet TODAY.

The Minot Optic and the Minot Re-
porter consolidated today under the
name of the Optic Reporter. The
name of the publication issued today
is the Optic Reporter.
The paper will be issued from the
Optics quarters, in w. M. Smart's
Flatiron Block, West First street,
hereafter. The first paer under the
new arrangement appeared today.
C. A. johnson is president of the
company and w. NJ Smart is the Sec
retary- Treasurer. Telegraphic news
service will be installed and the pub
fishers promise to give Minot one of
the best daily newspapers in the state
as soon as the two plants are properly
merged. The Reporters plant will be
moved this week to the block occupied
by the Optic.
Minot has needed a consolidated
daily for years. This is good city
but two dailies have never made it
pay here and would continue to lose
money for some years to come. Under
the present arrangement, the mer-
chants will be able to save something
on their advertising bills and the COM
pany ought to make money. The In
dependent trusts that the plan will
work out most successfully for all
concerned.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-05-07
THE Tive WIRE
FROM THE MOUSE
RIVER LOOP
LANSFORD NEWSPAPERMAN is
REGARDED AS A SURE WIN
NER FOR COMMISSIONER OF
AGRICULTURE AND IMMIGRA.
TION,

Will E. Holbein, the Lansford news.
paperman, who has been dubbed "the
live wire from the Mouse River Loop
passed thru Minot Tuesday afternoon
enroute from Minneapolis to his home
Mr.. Holbein has only fairly started
in his campaign for Commissioner of
Agriculture and immigration, but il
is generally conceded at this early
date that he is several jumps ahead
of his nearest opponent.
"Vote for Holbein if you want a
settler on every vacant quarter Sec
ton" is the slogan that has been adopt
ed in one of the most spectacular polit-
ical fights ever waged in North Da-
kota. Mr.. Holbein has taken a lively
interest in the development Of the
Mouse River Loop and if elected Com
missioner Of Agriculture, will carry
out his ideas on much wider plan.
"1f elected, I'll bill North Dakota
like Ringling Bros circus,' he de-
clared to the Independent man Tues
day, and he will. North Dakota needs
more advertising. This old state has
gone ahead despite the efforts of GER
tain officials to check her progress
With olive Wire Bill' in this impor-
tant office, the legislature will appro-
pirate respectable sum that can be
used in extoling the virtues of our
state in places where people ought to
know.
Mr.. Holbein's friends are with him
to the last ditch. He hasn't the money
to make statewide campaign. There
is no railroad to back him up, no
cream separator company nor any
millionaire cenfent corporation, but
he's going to get there just the same.
Three hundred newspaper men have
thrown their columns open to their old
friend. Many of, the "boys" are buy
ing cuts, printing cards and blotters
and seeing that they are distributed
"Bil'' Holbein has plenty of back
ing. He isn't asking thing, but his
friends insist on helping him in the
fghts because they believe he's the
man who ought to win. '.'
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-05-07
town OF kENMARE
INVITES Ward CO.
PRESS GANG
JULY MEETING WILL PROBABLY
BE, HELD IN GOOSENECK -
PUBLISHERS HOLD GOOD
MEETING HERE FRIDAY.

The Ward County Press Association
held an interesting meeting at the AS
sociation of Commerce rooms Friday
evening, nearly every newspaper in
Ward county being represented.
The matter Of adopting a constitu-
ton and bylaws was completed and
other business of Importance consider
ed. A meeting will be held at Minot
each month unless arrangements are
made to gather at other points in the
county. ,,
The Kenmare Commercial club has
invited the association to meet in Ken
mare early in July and in case the in
vitation can be accepted, the members
will be taken to the Mouse River Loop
Chautauqua which will be in progress
Among the publishers from out Of
the city attending the meeting were
David Larin and 0. H. Lomen of Ry-
der; w. E. Krick, Berthold; w. B. Nc
Laughlin, Kenmare; F. A. Parratt
Donnybrook; M. J. Pavlik, Carpio, and
D. r. Green, Sawyer.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-05-07
THE GERMANS
ARE FOR Hanna
PROMINENT BOTTINEAU COUN.
TY IMPLEMENT DEALER IN
MINOT, MAKES STATEMENT.

Henry Roers, of Gardena, in Botti.
neau county, is in Minot today. Mr.
Roers is a large implement dealer, and
is the local agent there for the Over
land auto. He is here to take back
some Overland cars, purchased from
the Minot Auto Company. The heavy
rain, however, has delayed his return
for day or so. Mr.. Roers says bus
mess is good in his section and pros
poets exceedingly favorable. Speak.
ing of politics, he said that Hanna and
Holbein were sure winners in his sec
ton. Regarding the German vote he
said, ~ am a German myself, and
live in a. strong German community
and the Germans around me are all
strong Hanna men. They believe he
has given the state an excellent ad-
ministration, and should be returned
A competent Governor is the main
thing they want to see in my district
and I believe we have got one"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-05-07
AND FLINT
FOR RESUBMISSION

Bismarck, N. D., May 6.-Accord-
ing to the North Dakota German Bun
de, Major Tharaldson, candidate for
state treasurer, and R. B. Flint, can
didate for Commissioner of Agricul-
ture, have declared themselves in fa-
vor of resubmission and as being op-
posed to woman's suffrage.
The Germans are arranging to place
state ticket into the field and when
it is completed, it is possible that both
Flint and Tharaldson will be endorsed
by them.
John Wishek, a prominent German
on the slope, has announced his can
didacy for governor and has estab-
lished headquarters at Bismarck. He
is we'll supplied with money and will
make q state wide campaign. The
Germans of that section of the state
say they want resubmission, but that
they don't want woman's suffrage.
What effect Wishek's announcement
will have in the fight between Hanna
and Burdick is problematical. It is
believed that Wishek will pull more
votes from Burdick than from Hanna.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-05-07
M|NOT CREAMERY
BUYS A LOCATION
FOR new BUILDING
SECURE LOT ON NEDRUD AVE-
WILL ERECT SANITARY PLANT
AT ONCE-EXPERIENCED BUT
TERMAKER HIRED AS MAN
AGER.

The directors of the Minot Cooper
ative Creamery Co., met Saturday and
closed a deal for site 130 feet square
on Nedrud avenue, just across from
Judge Murray's home. The property
was bought from John J. Lee.
The directors hired an experienced
buttermaker from Minnesota, who is
regarded as very able man, to take
charge of the creamery.
A good brick or cement sanitary
building will be constructed at once
and will be in readiness in about 80
days. The building will consist of
two stories and basement and will
be completely equipped in every way.
The officers of the company are: J.
E. Elsberry, president; H. J. Hecht,
treasurer; O. X. Spires, vice president;
w. D. wilson, secretary. The officers,
together with the following constitute
the board of directors: Erick Hustad,
Jos. Linnertz and F. E. Cook.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-05-07
M'C0Y'S GREAT
MAY SALES
BIG BARGAIN EVENT WILL
START SATURDAY,, MAY 9,
LASTING TWO WEEKS-PRICES
LOW FOR THIS SEASON.

Paul v. Mccoy is making great
preparations for his gigantic May Sale
which opens Saturday morning, May
8, continuing for two weeks.
Undoubtedly many have been wait
ing for this event, which does not
usually come until July, two or three
months later. However, Mr.. Mccoy
is offering seasonable merchandise,
such as coats, suits, dresses, dress
goods, embroideries, laces, curtain
scrims, hosiery, toilet articles, sheet
ings, etc, at prices as low as at the
end of the season, and at time when
people will appreciate his offerings
the most
Every day there will be special Of
ferings not given in his advertising.
The sale promises to be hummer.
81 have decided to make a stren-
uous effort to double my business this
year," Mr.. Mccoy said, therefore
have marked my entire lines of mer-
chandise considerably lower than ever
this season."