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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-05-01

n lew instances are OF recOrd where
to parents OF normal children one de-
fective child VAS born known to have
had its beginning when one or both
parents were under the influence OF
alcohol. Schweighofer 81 recorded Il
case where q normal woman married
Il normal man and had three normal
children. After his death she married
Il heavy drinker and had three chill
"rel One became Il drunkard. and one
was infantile. Both contracted tuber-
c%ulosiS, which had never before been
in tn" family. The third child was a
Sor1aI degenerate and drunkard. BY u
thlru marriage. again to q sober man,
the mother again produced sound chill
'.reli. Other similar cases have been
reported. * * -
|nhygienic conditions in the home Of
tn" drlnEer may undoubtedly be a fac
tor in the higher child mortality anon
families OF drunkards. Money diverted
I" the liquor seller cannot be paid to
the landlord for a suitable home, to the
grocer for abundant. nourislling food
for mother and children, to the coal
dealer for fuel. to the merchant for
proper clothing. Conditions NAV thus
be created tending to child sickness
n mortality. * Il 81
The germ of life.
IN" secret of The harm wrought on
posterity by the alcohol user is beljev.
cd hy.many students 10 lie in the effect
of alcohol on the cells in which human
life begins. These germ cells, of
which "the individual is the trustee"
are now known to be susceptible +,
certain chemical agents circulating in
the blood. TIL" pnisons of lead and
Of infectious diseases may so affect
the germ plasm as to cause lowered
vitality. with death during infancy.
imperfect Development showing itself
in commissions. epilepsy. feeble mind
edneSS and insanity. 1t j. known, as
already shown. that in the family Of
the alcoholic there is q heavier nor.
crntlge of premature births and of in.
fam mortality. The experiments with
the alcnl"liZrl fathers Of guinea pics
"~clearly demonstrates" said the expert,
menter DIR. StockardO. that the pater.
nal germ cells may he modified by q
chemical treatment (of the animnb to
such 4 degree that the male will becpt
abnormal offspring. even though he h.
mated with q vigorous female" Dav.
export and Weeks found 4 'constant
excess beyond expectation of cpileptic
and feeble minded offspring from alec
holic parents. From 10 to 20 per cent
more. children in any fraternity are de-
fective than would be were 1t not for
alcohol"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-05-01
In the Sunday School Class
SENIOR REREAM ESSEN
SENIOR BEREAN LESSON.

A special temperance lesson to be
substituted for the regular uniform les
son on The prodi"al Son" duke XIV,
1892 in all senior and adult Bible
classes.
l. Scripture Ieading-Num. xiv, IS:
Eph. V, LIS.
U.-.Aim Of. This I.csson-To show
the relation OF the saloon to infant
mortality. feeble mindr.nrSS. epilepsy
and other destructive Inherited tend
encieS.
UI.-The I.esSon-The saloon is
harmful to human life.
Every institution Of society nltimat"-
ly stands or falls by its effect on hu-
man life. The saloon will be II" ex-
ception. Already it receives treatment
different from that Of amy other SINH
lar trade. Meat markets. grocery and
dry goods stores are not hcdgeu about
with the restrictions which are peclll-
lar to the saloon. The fundamental
difference lies in the FACT that what
| the saloon sells is detrimental rather
than beneficial To human life.
The high value placed upon human
life.
The valuation of human life has
probably never been 50 high rs now.
1t is this that is the inspiration of
practically MI movements for peace.
for social bcttermrnt and justice. "A
sound race" is the keynote OF the work
| for social purity. for wisdom in mar
-. g., .L> ctu1,1x, and rIYAI-nnfin1, nf
fe-llc minuedncsS, epilepsy. idiory and
insanity.
Alcohol and race ~1egonerary.
The relation of alcohol T." race dcGen-
crary has been receiving incrcasin"
attention in recent years. For q long
time physicians have often observed in
| the families of drinkers. especially
nous for more than II generation,
signs Of physical or mental weakness.
Efforts have been made 10 ascertain
the extent Of the INTERROGATION Of de
genrracy and alcoholism by studyin.
the percentages OF defective children,
or. reversing the process. by studyin.
! the children of alcoholic and nOnalcU
h"lic parents.
The idiot. the feeble minded and the
cpileptir.
by the first method. for instance.
Shuttlcworth % reported that OF loo
cases of idiocy and feeble mindalnesS
at the Royal Albert asylum 1920 per
cent were attributed to alcoholic
percentage. Nineteen per cent OF the
admissions for epilepsy at the Craig
Colony For l%cpileptics in New York IN
1911 had alcoholic heredity (o).
A heavy drinker and his children.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-05-01

its purpose being to transport me and
supplies being used up and down the
route Of the Panama canal.
In constructing and operating the
Alaskan railroad the president is au-
thoriZed to employ in its construction
and operation any number Of men he
may think necessary. choosing them as
he p~lpase>. only that those chosen from
civil! life shall be under the superyi-
sion. III the work Of construction, of
the engineers taken from the army.
Meager Population.
To show how melgtr is the present
development of the territory the ma
tive population is only l1.UW and the
white population about oU.WU. These
are summer figures. The number Of
whites is about half that in winter.
In this territory. onetifth the size Of
the United States, there are only 4'a;
miles Of railways.
The Copper River and Northwestern
railway is only 1856 miles long. hut ii
takes TWO days to traver>t its full
length. Ii cost $ou.MU.uOU to build. 1t
runs from Cordova. on Prince William
sound. to the Bonanza copper mines
at Kennecott. For 100 miles the line
runs NJ the Copper river. between
mountain walls broken only by gla-
cierS. SnoW>liues come down frequent
ly. interrupting traffic and necesSitat-
ing long lines of snowshedS. In the
summer time iccbcrgs break from the
glaciers ana carry mt bridges. and the
melting of the glaciers sWellS the riv-
"rS n floods the tracks. Onrr away
| from tn" coast the construction would
not be 50 difficult.
Twenty Cents a Mile For Ride.
Yet glaciers and railway tracks are
considered III" easiest" routes of tray
81 in that difficult land. Rates for pas
en"crS on til" railway are II cents
per mile and the trains run only week.
ly or hiwrrkly.
The A!n>kn Northern railway, from
Seward to Cook inlet. is only seventy
tw" miles long. and literally rnnS to
"noWlerr. IN" interests which set
out to construct it through 10 the valu-
able NatHnlSEH roa fields were halted
by the obstacles placed IN the way by
nature. 1t costs % cents 4 mile to ride
on il.
OF the Whit" Pass and Yukon rail,
way only eighteen miles lie in Emitted
States territory. 1t runs 900 miles from
SiagWay, III southeast Alaska. To
White Horse. There are only Il couple
OF other lines IN the country. at Nome
ana Fairbanks. Both are very short.
But while the need for railways is
urgent. 50 great are the difficulties Of
construction because of the rlariers
me boys the Hoods and other Obstacles
Wh'rh hat'lr" has placed in the way
that It IS doubtful II private capital
WonIH nave venturcd further in rail
. way construction there.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-05-01
Government Railway Costing
$35,000,0 900 Will Penetrate
Rich Fields Heretofore Neg
Iected-Coa| Mining Alone Will
Yield Enormously With Proper
and Convenient TRANSFORMATION
Facilities.

"HAT Alaska is to have a railroad
built. maintained and operated
by the government, and, as a
result. that the vast
OF that country are to be opened to
the world, is assured by the action Of
both branches OF congress in passing
the Alaskan railway bill. which was
approved by President Wilson.
Alaska is rich in coal. 1t has two
fields larger than any in the United
states. or. possibly. in the world. The
Rering river field covers seVpnty-tiye
square miles. and the MatanuSEa field
eighty-ive. They are practically vir-
gin. only one title having been per-
fected. The rest belongs to the GOV
eminent. and it is the expectation
that this land will be opened. The
opening of mines in Alaska. together
with the building Of a railroad and the
opening Of the Panama canal, it is es-
tltnated. will save the government
from ~ to 50 Il ton on its coal burned
in the Pacific. Alaska itself now buys
Goa from British Columbia.
Alaska is said to have more coDDer
than Michigan and Arizona. more gold
thar California and Colorado. more tin
than Wales and more fish than all 9th.
er American waters combined. The
area of its tillable land has been yari-
Ously estimated at from 1900 600 To
9.1UO,OOO acres.
Alaska Cost Only $1,000, 900.
The original purchase price Of Alas
ka about half Il century ago was
S1,2U.UOD. The government has spent
all told on account of Alaska S3:,:,,N,G,
ga. The production in this territory
from 1861 to 1911 was S4ooo. 1913 $50
Revenues of n Kind or another paid
into the federal treasury during hi,
period aggregated $l7.ll1.a,.4. Sine,
1911 the value of Alaskan products has
increased sufficiently to make the tota
more than 4 half billion dollars.
The federal railway measure author
ICES the construction of Il 1huusan n,
miles of railroad to CONNECT AlasEo.,
coal fields with the coast, The route +,
be selected 10y the president. to whom
are also left many other Important de
tails. An appropriation of S:":.,.Wu.np
is authorized for This purpose. Tn. M
preparation as the bill PASSED ,hp sen
ate was $4O.NDO 900.
The project. says the New York Post
is of more interest than even The tx
penditurp of the VAST sum propose,
would ordinarily create. Coming Sool
after the completion of the Ianam.
canal, il is attracting attention as an
other great engineering project unde
the direction OF the American govern
ment. In 4 sense. too. it compare
with the governments undertaking /
the sixties to push the Pacific railway
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-05-01
and 2-Copper River railway. 3-Apex Of Valdez eIaeiA. 4-View Of
Cocdova. t5-Aaska farmera 6-Scene Ia ketchHkan.

across the u~nDrOEen prairieS II noun
tains Of the west and thus link tOCeth-
CT the west and the east.
Moreover. the new project is to be
the first test in this country of govern
luent ownership Of a public utility. 1t
is expected to open to the commerce
Of the world great resources that until
now have been for the most part lynn"
idle: it will afford employment to a
large army Of men both in its c"nstrno-
ton and in its maintenance: it will
develop Alaska agriculturally as well
Is in other ways by attracting home
%steaders, and il is expected greatly to
cheaper various commodities of com
mercr. notably coal.
Course Of the Line.
The bill places great power III the
hands OF the president. Ii directs him
to locnlc and acquire. by purchase or
construction or by both means, Il line
or lines of railroads from 1ilrWatpr
into the interior OF Alaska and 10 nav
i@ation on the Yukon. Tanana or kus-
kokWim rivers. In choosing the route
he is to Use his Judgment as to what
will best promote the settlement OF
Alaska. develop its resources and pro.
vide adequate transportation for coal
for the army and navy. for troops and
munitions of war and for the mails.
The Alaskan railroad commission
| found that the best plan for railroad
construction in Alaska would be to
send Il line from torilova due north
for 400 miles to Fairbanks. on the Tai
~Weepin" valley that would hold half 4
dozen conventional states back home.
\ second railroad. beginning ut Sew
ard. would penetrate the region to The
northwest rs far as the Yukon river.
would zap additional coal fields and
would awake the echoes on great. soil
,ary plains thar have seldom heard II
If The noises Of civilization. hut which
ma some time be converted into an
nnhrokcn eXpanSn Of wheat fields
Each uf these routes would connect
with the great naviylhle rivers of tho
iii|'il - Nitf i NV 'I"h w. '''
three. months in each year. and whose
waters flow far north and empty int'
the l:oring sea.
Canal Company May Operate II.
The president is authorized. if h'
sees fit. to permit the government rail
road To- he operated by contract %
lease. or il may be operated by thu
Panama Railroad company. This com
pany has been referred /" in the de
bates on the Alaska railroad bill rs al
example Of successful government
ownership. but it has been pointed on
in reply that il is not an example o
government ownership in tha ems il
which the phrase is generally used. he
| cause il is not a commercial railroad
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-05-01

Hans Wagner will not jump to the
Federals next year. as it has been init
mated. In fact. if the outlaws" had
tried to induce the old vet to jump
from the Pittsburgh Pirates his friends
say that it is likely he would have used
his big war club or them. Wagner, OF
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-05-01

the mighty swat. has not very many
more years to play ball. He knows
this himself. but he doesn't care, for
he has played his share. He's not go
ing to desert his friends in the sunset
of his baseball career. He is now
playing with his usual consistency ana
seems to have gained in popularity
with the fans this year, if such Il thin.
is possible.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-05-01

Baseball players who deserted the
ranks OF organized baseball to join the
Federals will be taken care of. even il
they have failed to win berths with the
Federal teams. This was announced by
President Gilmore. He confirmed the
report that two minor outlaw leagues
would be formed ext year To provide
Federal farms"
What will become Of the players o
strong enough to get regular jobs on
your %teuluS:' he WAS asked.
EVERY man who quit organized
baseball from major to minor leagues
will be taken care Of" said Gilmore.
OF course. there are Il lot of young
STEERS who never played in organized
ball whose training experience with us
will not hurt them. These will he free
to get places anywhere.
Next year we will have mt least two
minor leagues working in conjunction
WIN us: IT We are in organized bail.
then they will be; if no they will be
outlaws. as we are called now"
Gilmore has published Il list o. the
leagues owners and hackers. which
shows. according to his figures. that
there is ~SoO.0OO.UoU behind the l'ederalS.
Twelve m~ilIionaireS are on the roster.
he said. The wealthiest club is that
in Brooklyn. where the Wards are
credited with capital amounting to $o5.
100000.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-05-01

Brown. Shawkcy and Houck unit
warm weather permits Bender an,
Plank to cut loose.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-05-01

"Old Man" Courtney IN at Cornell
IS still very much on the job. Only Il
year ago he talked Of retiring. Now
he has forgotten that he ever said that
he was going to quit despite the fact
that he Is sixty-four years old. Court
ney has been busy Of late in dis
ruSSlng COrlell'S rowing problems and
prospects with several Of the largest
Cornell ALUMNI associations of the coun-
try.
No doubt the reason for Pop" Court
neyS regeneration was the defeat OF
the Cornell crew on the Hudson last
and the temporary dethronement
Of Cornell and Courtney from ne posi-
ton OF supremacy they have long
maintained in auuaticS.
Connie Mack says that Joe Bush will
be one OF his regular pitchers. He in
tends to rely almost entirely on Bush
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-05-01

TUAT Alaska is to have a railroad
built. maintained and operated
by the government. and, as 4:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-10
Three Local Unions Are
Represented; Meeting
Is Well Attended.

OEVEN new delegates from different
local unions were seated at the
- regular semi-monthly meeting OF
the Central Labor union Monday night
at Union Labor hall. The new dele
gates are: A. Haust and E. c. Smith,
from the Painters and Paperhangers'
union; G. H. Peckham. Geo. Janke and
Clinton CostelleO from the Sheet Metal
Workers union; F. L. Hunt and H. En-
glebright, from the Theatrical Stage
Employees union The meeting was well
attended and much business Of import
ance was transacted.
Ed Skinner secretary of the Cooks
and Walters union has been confined
to his home for the past week on ac-
count of sickness.
The regular weekly meeting of the
Bricklayers' union will be held Iuesday
night at the Eagles hall. John J. Wat
son is secretary.
The Plumbers union will hold its
regular weekly meeting TUESDAY nlgn
at Union Labor hall. Chas. Escott IS
president and Vim. Meisel is secretary
There will be a regular weekly meet
ing of the Sheet Metal Workers union
Tuesday night at Union Labor hall
Sam Baynes is president and Z. W..
Scott is secretary.
The Plasterers' union will hold its
regular weekly meeting TUESDAY night
at Union Labor hall E. S. Taylor IS
secretary.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-10
Extra Crews Rushed To
Relieve Freight 7ieup

on conductor T. H. Owenby's car, as
brakeman.
Henry Wallace, brakeman for the G.
H, is back on the local slow board
o. C. Widner, brakeman for the y.
II. between Ell Paso and valentine Is
now working out Of Ell PasO.
r. E. Lake brakeman for the 6. H.
is back on the extra lisu.
Ed Laymen. extra engineer for the
Southern Pacific between FL PaSO ana
LOrdSburg, is making trip on the FL
PasO and Deming local turn. Extra
fireman Robert II. Stinson IS IHlnB
for him. j.. McAIindes is the cOndutor
J. c. KIingback, freight fireman for
the FL PaSO and LOrdSburg district OF
the Southern Pacific, is back to FIR
ing freight after a few passenger trips.
Pete KIeid, extra engineer for the
G. H at FL PasO, is back on the local
slow board, after freight trips be-
tween Ell PaSo and Valentine
D. s. Evans, helper on the day coach
engine of the G. II. at FL Paso, has re
ported for duty, after short layoff,
relieving extra swltchman h r.
I Wencz on the turn with foreman VIII
Ice Hull. switchman for the G. H. at
! FL Paso. has reported for duty.
G. w. Ferald, regular swltchman on
the night rip track engine of the G.
H, has reported Ior guy y sIi G eS senior
! n G. Richmond, switchman for the
dav lead engine of the G. H at E lPaso,
NJ H. Waller, switchman for. the
/ night rip track engine or the y. II
! at I'll Paso, has reported for duty.
/ Thirteen extra switchmen are at
present on the slow board of the G.
ii. at Ell PasO Eight extra men are
| on the Southern Paclrlcs extra Dfdhe-
| mems list at FL Paso - ~,
w. S. Agnew, engineer for the TeXas
| & Pacific between Ell Paso and rowan
has reported for duty. he relieVes
| engineer o. R. Munger, who goes PACK
on the extra list
l. NJ Clark, brakeman for the Texas
& Pacific between FL Paso and IOyah,
has reported for duty. He displaced
1 brakeman Baldwin.
Fireman ". A Long, of the Texas
& Pacific freight service between El
! PasO and TOyah, has reported Tor duty
relieving extra fireman j. Starkey.
Fireman E. o. Clark, of the Texas &
Pacific, is laying off and extra fire
man D. J. Sharp is filling his place.
Passenger engineer G. A Ruhrups OF
! the Texas & Pacific, is laying off and
through freight engineer William
SCHNEIDER is filling his place.
Z. COchrane, clerk for the Texas &
/ Pacific at Ell PasO has been promoted
to the position of assistant line desk
| clerk, assisting r. KenchelOe.
Texas & Pacific engine No. 3S2 is
again running on the TOyah division
after being in the shops at Big Springs
Texas, for a general overhauling. It
/ was assigned to engineer A. Magee and
fireman A. P. Moore, of Ell Paso-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-10

ing good health now and owe it all e
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This famous remedy, the medicinal
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-10

cana, and Dallas and Waco, whose to-
tai mileage is 1853. During 1913 only
129 miles Of steel was laid on this
line. the 29 mile line from Dallas to
Waxahachie having been finished and
placed in operation in 1872. These
roads are operated by the Southern
Traction Company, whose entire mile
age forms the largest interurban sys-
TEN south of st. Louis.
In the extreme southern portion Of
the state, in Hidalgo county, a p mile
motor line connecting Monte Christie
and La Lomita, was built during the
wear. The original plans Of the build.
ers were that its motive power should
be furnished by gasoline, but 1t was
later decided to inaugurate steam, and
If now properly CLASHES as a com
bined steam and interurban line.
West Texas Gets First Interurban.
For the first time in history, the in
terurban has made its advent in West
Texas. The Stone G Webster syndi-
cate. during the year, built and placed
in oDeration a Is IL mile line running
sounth of Ell Paso to Ysleta. The l'ne
is now operating cars on regular
schedule. and reports a flourishing
passenger and express business. OF
equal interest is the appearance Of
an electric line in the extreme south
eastern section of Texas. The same
syndicate constructed the Beaumont,
port Arthur line, which has also
proved a paying proposition.
Former inland Town Secures Railway
and lnterurban.
Stone City, which prior to 1913 was
an inland town, secured both a rail-
road and an interurban line during
the wear. The Bryan & Central Teaxs
Interurban Company completed an Is,
mile line from Bryan to that point,
and the Houston & Texas Central ex,
tended its railroad from Giddings dur.
ing the year. The interurban is now
being built "A miles south OF Stone
Citv TO Wilcox. Motor cars are run
ming over the completed portion Of the
! line at regular intervals.
The motor line between Blue Rid, e
and Anna was completed within one
mile of Blue Ridge in 1913. The to
tai length is II miles, and II miles Of
steel was laid during the year.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-10
HEALTH RESTORED BY
FCKMAN'S ALTERATI

ECKMAN'S ALTERAI1HH
Glandular trouble, very frequently
diagnosed by physicians as 1uDeI s
culosis in the Glands has DeeA LOt t-
to, yield to Eckmans AIte L.;-l.t reIief
other treatments did not DrlhS LSLi i
Eckman's Alternative is lheulClIl S
which during the past fifteen years,
has brought about many recONeTIes
even in a number of supposed hopele9S
257 TarUstor St, Phila, Pa.
Gentlemen: In March, 1909, my DOC
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IN the Glands" and a numDel Ot ~
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me. In the meantime a trlenu oL N ~ ~
advised Eckman's Alternative 1nC
wounds in nv neck were still open
and in a frightful condluon me- -
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ing gained weight could eat anu it,, II
until I was well. which was IN - oU
vember, 1910. On November II, 49,
j started to work, and since thal -
1 have not lost one days Work tnI2 2t u L
sickness. I highly recommend In :
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