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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-28
By Leo

lode doles her nuggets out to the few.
hiding them from the Many. The
last "grub-stake gone" then and only
then the miner turns in desperation
to some other means Of sustaining
life. to find lying at his feet on the
surface of the ground a fortune for
the taking.
To use Richard stahrs words. elm
'aSine a great bowl of ice, three hun
sprinkle it with a layer of dirt, light
1t with a sun that beats down with
terrific intensity Twenty-Five hours II
day. give it the climate of Arizona
with ten inches of rainfall. and YOU
have a picture of more than II
Alaskan valley where farming is be-
ing undertaken in dead earnest"
Why Farming Succeeds.
This country would be an arid des-
ert We're it not that the ground is
frozen from surface to bedrock
twelve months in the year-eXccpt a
foot or two OF the surface which
thaws nut during the short, brilliant
summer. Here we have subirrigation
on the ono side and twenty-five hours
Of sunshine on the other to force Il
growth of plant life abnormally. This
is The secret of successful agriculture
in the Alaska which lies to the north
of the Aleutian range. Pessimists
may scoff and dOubters may doubt.
but the fact remains. Alaska holds out
better opportunities for the American
farmer thar Canada does. The Uni
ted States experimental farm at Fair
banks produced tifty-five bushels OF
Redffe wheat to the acre. and sixty
bushels of ISomancf spring wheat
planted i'll the fall.
At Holy Cross mission on the Yu-
kon. in latitude siNty-two degrees
north, cattle have been successfully
cultivation. Even in the koyukuk
valley within the Arctic circle sixty
eight degrees north, potatoes, cab
bages. turnips. rhubarb, etc. are
grown in considerable quantities. In
the lower Tanana valley thirty thou
With baIcd hay at one dollar per
ton and imported potatoes COSTING
raised for ten years. Forty acres of
land are here under a high state of
eight cents per pound, the Alaskan
farmer will find the surface of his
ground more productive Of gold than
it's bedrock.
Flowers of great variety and ex-
acres of lupines just bursting into
duisitc beauty spring up everywhere
in the short summer. John Bur-
roughs writes: al the base Of
Mount ST. Elias we found a column
bine rock-lovins, as at home. but
larger and coarscr Powered. while
tho blue violcts could be gathered by
the handful. Back of our camp are
flower. At Orcl wild flowers, yell
low. white, pink. purple, were every
Who're. such flowers az VIC gathered.
The colors were all deep and in
tense"
I nave been speaking of the in
terror. ON the cOastwisc side " the
Aleutian range arc rich agricultural
possibilities. of which I shall treat
in another article.
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PREPARE FOR ECIlpsE.
Several Cities Will Send E.Npedltions
to Observe il.

Herlln. March 2s.-Gcrman as,ron-
"n1"rs are already taking a lively in.
leresl in n total eclipse "f the sun
mat occurs August 21. Tho city OF
Hamburg is fitting out an expedition
AT its own expense. and Prussia will
give assistance to an expedition head.
ed by Prof. Liethe. of the technilog.
zeal institute in Charlottenburg. A
number OF German astronomers will
attach themselves to American expe.
ditions. Prof. Miethe's expedition,
which will be chiefly for the purpose
of making photographs of the eciipse
Will go to the island Of Austen, FAR
up on the coast of Norway. where the
path OF totally first touches the Euro
pean continent. The Hamburg expe-
dition will make it's observations in
Russia. 1t is understood that the Rus
sian astronomers are making extern
siVe preparations for facilitating the
work Of the American and other for
eisn expeditions by having the prop
er astronomical calculations worked
II for each important point in the
path Of totally.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-28
REAL DEMOCRAT
IS PRES. HUERTA
His Regime in Mexico Mark
ed With Many Pc
culiar Features.
is BY
UNUSUAL WHIMS
Calls Cabinet Meetings at Cncxpcctcd
Hours and placcs-Djncs i'm Rest.
Calls Cabinet Meetings at Uncx,cctcd
Hours and Placcs.-Diucs i'm Rest.
aurants With No Apparent Concern
as to His Position.

Mexico City. March .S.-After u
year in Office General IIucrta appears
in better health than when he under
took the presidency. The difficulties
ne has encountered have left no stamp
upon his features. Six months ago
some OF his friends and most Of his
enemies predicted early physical coll
lapse n there were some who would
not have been surprised had his IN
te!lect suffered as the result of the
enormous odds.
Take things as they come seems
TO have been the life-long philosophy
of Hnerta. tempered always, however,
with the belief that all things come
L., him who waits. especially to him
who watts for and seizcs the big op-
poriunity. Worrying has never, been
one Of Hucrta's failinss. Nor is he "a
creature of routine. Regularity does
not characterize his methods. He does
his Work when and where il suits his:
'~:onNrnicnrr and all members of his
official family, the public, and his pri-
Taie family as we'll Rave to WELD.
Long e lie tired Of The regular
cabinet meetings and announced that
conferences with his ministers would
take place whenever he uu1none
Them, and there would be M place re-
Earded as sacred to that ceremony.
And so il has come about that aues-
tons of tho greatest import are as
likely 10 he discussed in his private
home as in The National Palace and
not at all infrequently he sends word
to his ministers suddenly that he
would like to meet them that very
morning In the woods about Chapul-
tepec castle.
Submitting to Whims.
To the famous and ancient mark in
which the castle is located he drives
In his automobile. His ministers also
arriving in their cars, wondering Just
what part the president is going to
see them. Their chauffeurs or aides
sight the presidential car ahead on
n of the many drives and there be-
gins a chase which may come to an
end beneath one of the great shade
trees. or beside the lake. Ministers
and president alight. sit on the
benches D. walk along n Of the in
teresting footpaths and there talk Of
affairs which perhaps are of in~terna-
tional Importance. Back of all is the
presidents whim. He may be late.
The ministers walt. He may have al
tered his mind regarding affairs Of
state and the ministers are told to
meet him later in the day or night
at his home.
Leaves Ministers Abruptly.
Nelson O'Shaughncssy lately was
the innocent aus OF forcing the min
listers to waste what doubtless was
valuable time. They We're walking
with the president in the ChapuItepec
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RUSHING FoRTIFIC.AT1ONs.
England Makes Speed IN Unusual
Work in India.

England Makes speed IN Unusual
Work in India.
J'eshawur. India. March 2S.-With
secrecy AID speed unusual in public
work, English army engineers are
rushing to competition the forts and
roads of Khybor Pass. to make it a
Gibraltar against invasion from the
north. AS domestic unrest grows in
India. the fear Of the Russian bear
and the unruly states between Russia
and the Indian empire increases. and
England is clearly determined not to
be attacked in the rear in the event
of a native rebellion.
Two years ago the road across the
famous pass was hardly more tsian Il
trail for pack animals. but today
Khyber is traversed by two roads suit
able for the festest and heaviest mil
itary traction. The defensive works
have been constructed win such Sc
crecy that none of the details are
known 10 the public. 1t is believed
that the natural battlelments formed
by the cliffs above the roads are o
cycombed with hidden embrasures be-
hind which great mountain guns lie
hidden. Competent engineers believe
that unless the defending force is cut
off ron the south, the pass can be
defended by a small garrison even
against a. host such as the ancient in
vaders of India brought down from
the north.
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Ky LINCOLN WilI.

If the wrath of man shall be turn
ed to praise" it is equally true that
the wrath OF the gods shall be turn
ed to smiles.
Sell a man an Alaskan farm with
out his seeing it, then let him visit
his investment any n of the eight
months of the year in which the
ground is frozen to a depth of twen-
ty feet and he will curse the boomer
and all his works. But let him visit
his Alaskan farm during June. July,
August or september and he will see
u miracle of productivity and vernal
beauty.
Alaska is the greatest land on
earth, because while n land of fabu-
lous resources. it's wealth has been
SO tightly locked in the big ice-chest
that only unusual men and unsual
methods can forge the secret key
which is able to unlock these treas
ures of Midas.
lures. great distances. a p%rocrasti-
mating gorernment-nay q thousand
difficulties have been overcome by
the genius Of these sturdy pioneers.
The great product of Alaska is les
stalwart brood of adopted sons, who,
finding a way. are making ono
yonder in the land of midday dark
ness. Making a way. and for the
most part an astonisingly new way.
The inventiveness OF necessity has
taught new methods of farming and
stock breeding, new applications of
chemistry and electricity to mining.
a new Science of forestry, n new
conservation Of energy. ~ new daring
in engineering. n new courage in
character building.
RDcc Of Chants.
The very battle Of life midst rug
ged and trying conditions is produce
ing a race Of giants, who by new
processes and unusual methods ore
wringing her secrets from the re-
%luctant queen of tho white silences.
Alaska is two countries. Nay, it
is A dozen countries with a dozen
climates. soils and types Of people.
IL a line were drawn straight south
from the western extremity of Alas
ka 1t. would touch Il point one thou
sand miles west Of San Francisco.
Slip Cape Prince of Wales down the
map to Seattle and Alaska's pam
handle will stretch into the Gulf OF
Mexico. So when one man comes
from Point Barrow on the Arctic
ocean and sees a bushel of potatoes
said to be grown in Alaska, he
laughs derisively. There are no
aSflcultuIa possibilities at Point
Barrow But when a citizen of
southeastern Alaska reads the gov
eminent reports of the tat cattle of
Kodiak, the flowers of Skagway. the
cabbages Of the Yukon and the
wheat fields Of the Tanana, he mods
his head in approval and says, Eyes,
I have seen them"
1t is the old story of the Cali
fornian. Australian and South Afri-
a gold fields over again. The
capricious goddess of the mother
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ITALIANS AS FARMERS.

Rome. March 2S.-Agriculturc ia
proving SO successful in Tripoli. tho
new Italian colony in Africa, hat the
government expects to see o % n
great deviation nf the usual emigra-
ton to the United States in favor OF
the opportunities near at hand. The
Italian soldiers in Tripoli. with the
fatigue Of war past and the most urg-
ent roads built arc experimenting
with various Kinds of agriculture to
learn what is best adapted to the soil.
Already immense tracts which have
hitherto Welded only thistles are
green with the promise of abundant
crops, the government having distri-
buted thousands of bushels of grain
alnong the Arabs on the condition
that it is returned when the crops are
gathered. At AziZia the harvest of bar
ley has been multiplied forty times.
and at ST. Sosfa medical herbs and
potatoes are being grown with great
success.
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CRIMINAL ,srTeEI'M CLOSED.
Scotland Yard l,f:tH, It is Closed to all
Rut Snlnt

London. March 2S.-Becausc it was
becoming AS great an attraction for
tho morbid az the T'aris morgue. the
criminal mllaenln OF Scotland Yard
has been practically closed TO all OK
cept those who can show some good
reason for desiring to visit p. The
museum has been opened to the
general public. but it. has not been diff
ficult to obtain admission. Now a
permit must .be secured from the sec
ond commissioner Of police. and the
visits can only be made on one of I'VE
days in the week..
During the past year it became quite
the rage for society women to obtain
permits to view the grewsome relics
which the place contains. and COM
plant was made that the museum
was being turned into a sideshow for
the. qualification of the morbidly cur
ious. Some of the relics are decided
ly CHASTITY. and these are displayed
with a lack Of reserve which accord
ing to the Scotland Yard. authorities
did not make fixed parties of visitors
desirable. Besides the implements
used in the commission of famous
crimes, perhaps the most interesting
exhibits in the place are death masks,
formerly made of every criminal exc
cuted in England.
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grounds when tho American charge
q affairs drove by. Tho president rec
oSnlzed his car. N remembering that
tllcre was something that he wanted
10 talk To the American representa-
tive about, signalled him to stop.
OShaughnessy %alighted, joined the Of
neal group and was preparing to con-
linue his drive when the president
asked him to get into his car with
him. The two drove off together,
leaving Ministers Banquet, Alcocer.
and other councillors of the president
staring after the car. Half an hour
later liuerta set O'Shaughnessy down
near MS " ear and resumed the in
ierruptcd cabinet meeting.
Ii is not uncommon for the presi-
dent to summon his ministers To a
meeting during the middle of the
night and cabinet meetings. or what
taken place in cafes.
Little Recreation.
fiuerta does not indulge in physical
exercise as a means of recreation. He
derives his recreation in talking as
tfoIomy with n II who can inter-
est him in tho s,Ibiect-and the man
who does mist be an expert-or in
dining and visiting with his intimate
friends. The time he retires appears
a matter of Indifference. as does his
arising in the morning. Usually he is
w early. The lightest kind Of break
fast, coffee and rolls. he gets AS soon
as be is awake. a little work. if he
thinks of anything TO do, and then al
. every morning a walk up and
down on the sidewalk in front of his
house IN the district known as san
Rafael. After that more breakfast
and then Il lot of work. He may 60
to the Chapultepec woods or to the
National Palace. but it Just as likely
he will do his mornings work at his
home, summoning to him there all
who may have business with him.
Without. much routine, and with exc
cutive mastery showing all he can OH
to his subordinates. he ploughs
through the days work until seven Or
eight o'clock when he is ready for din
ner.
Dimes Where He Plcases.
Dinner may be in his own home or
in that of n OF his friends
Huerta'e ideas Of democracy do not
prevent him from dining where he
pleases-very likely in one of the pub
lie restaurants. There is one central
restaurant that has received the great
er part of his patronage. Here the
entrance of the president accompanied
by one or W of his aides. perhaps a
personal friend or two and possibly
a member Of his family. has long since
ceased to be a novelty. In the days
OF Porfirio Diaz the visiting off u pub
lie dining place was something Of a
state ceremony. His coming and his
going was carefully staged and those
privileged to witness 1t were recokned
among the fortunate. To the music Of
the national hymn he entered and re-
tired while all others stood. A res
taurant keeper would have felt him
self justified in raising HI prices on
his menu il ioiaz had happened to
drop in"
But Huerta is conducting q demo-
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MORE: .\BSINTHE USED.
Opponents OF Prohibition Use Old
.ArglIMICMl in switzerland

l:elne. March 2S.--Opponcnts of
The" prohibition of ni,sinthe in SwitZer-
iaiid decllr" that since the law went
INTO effect the consulnp tiou of that
spirit has greatly increased. They
claim that the principal effect has
been 10 give to absin1he powerful and
Widespread publicity. and to introduce
il into many homes where it was hith-
rrto Unknown. Another effect has been
the flooding of the market with a host
Oh inferior products destined to re-
place. which itself is Struggled in in
i"fS" Quantities and forms IL fast
sr"Min" and highly rernuncraiivc illic-
il industry.
lh"y PROPOSE thai = government
monopoly "f tho sale o, ahsinthe
-l''uld be substituted fnr total rrohi-
4''t"n. This. however. is strongly com.
tatcl by tCnluerance a~dNnnalo.
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DATES DECIDED ON

Williams County Fair to BE Held
September =, 8 and 4.
Williston, \. D., March 28.-The
Williams County Agricultural Fair.as-
ISOLATION has decided to hold a fair
this fall on September 2, 3 and I. A
tremendous effort will be made to
mako his the best fair ever held here
n to make up for the unavoidable
shor comings of the last fair.
John Bruegger' is again president of
the association and ]. A. Cunningham
Is secretary.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-28

Foley Cathartic Tablets are entirely
effective. thoroughly cleansing and al
ways pleasant in action. They con-
tam blue flag, are a remedy for con-
stipation II sluggish liver, and a
tonic to the bowels, which are I'm
proved by. their use. Try them. They
do not fail 10 give relief and satisfac.
tion.-AcGrath's Pharmacy.-Adv.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-28
col SEELL -SEcREIAw
IF a for WAR;.

cratic regime. He likes to dine i'll
public and he does not like formalities.
He marches in with no apparent con-
Germ. selects u table and orders his
dinner. The orchestra does not in
tcrrupt the piece it is playing merely
because the president is entering and
tho .,thcr diners. grown accustomed to
being co-patrons With the president dO
little more than crane their necks To
see who ii is dining tonight with Huer-
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Lincoln Writ Declares Four
Summer Months are Mar
vels of Production.
GROUND
BRINGS FERTILITY
Thirty Thousand Acres in Single Val.
ley Homcsteadcd, and Owners of
the Land IRE Making Good-For 8
Months each Season Soil is Hard.

Editors Note.-Iincoln Writ was
for four years United States COM
missioner of education in Alaska. He
is II of the best posted men in this
country on Alaska and her resources.)
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1s DROWNED ON SAINT PAUL.
French Steamer Strikes Rock and
Sinks With Grew.

London, March 2f.-Eighteea Il
The crew of the French steamer Saint
Paul We're drowned Yesterday. The
steamer struck a rock and sank while
entering the port of Brisbane. Austria
liza. according to Il Lloyds dispatch.
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1T would be we'll If those who are
experimenting with radium would he
silent for the text couple of years I'm.
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Ill thrI Mnpw where they are. and can
make some definite announcemcnl,"
said lpr. Charles l:yall. chairman "
the medical committee of the cancer
h"Sl'ltal. al a recent Getting OF the gov
rrnurS.
"l;adi"m. he added. has not come
Ia Snpp!anl surgery in the treatment
II cancer. hnt I" AID il i'll lighting tho
disease. III properties of rndium are
comparatively li,ilr known. and VIC
an" th"r"."r" g"inG through The en-
p"Tinl"ntai stage of rad!um treatment.
r~lilraNorin* &" taiirum lis effect ol.
disease, esq ~coitily rInccr. cstimhl" lie
dosage :tn,j r~lassif, wha, eases are
sIGtanlc for treatment by ii. That will
mean som" Years at work. iult We can
wait with confidence for a definite
r'o'i"nnr"n'"nl, ais the ladium re-
s"tir!1 work IN In" country is bong
'arricd ont SyStrmatirallv and IS i'm
tl" best hands"
br. Eyai, said there MAS enormous
i"'' cor research work at h cancer
hospital lat II Was hamprrcd 10y the
.''a'i"'erai. supply "f radium and its
llurnIoTs lost,
rirc ~'fri'iSi, navy is bong handi-
'hpped IL humility I" Errp up a con-
lini"Ns and adequate supply Of ri.
''"'. !H.S y sad III ldtHi circles TO
&c In" le;i. cause of tho decision no:
10 held ANY grand This
>u'nnl.H and for the cancellation uf
"a" rrN.tw Of the feet which the kim:
had Intended 10 bold ii; .Sritllcad.
1.V"lA effort = Icing made Ia husband
IN" >"p:'lN of o.i AT the supply stations
and /" us" il "Mly In such ships as
burn oil exclusively. The dcsiroyers
have been kept III harbor since they
arrived at Christmas.
The Wow nf a county court judge
that Inc action VT money lenders in
ringing w II debtor at his employers
''t'lco constitutes ''electrical trcspass'
j. endorsed by the Law Journal. which
states: To ring the telephone at an.
other PERSONS house in order t., put
ltIcSsur" on some person employed
tlcr" is mol only a most otfensive thing
=" do. hut is an insufferable trcspass
for which. no doubt. su% hstantial dam
ages could he by the own.
AZ.
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Ill they Mnow where they are. and can
!nAkr some doiinitc announcement"
Siid hr. Charles %ls!:ill. chairman "
ltlr medical committee of the cancer
hospital. al Il recent Getting OF the gov
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With The Society Circles

The Home Economies class Of the U.
Acc. entertained with a delightful
socials evening Monday at the wom-
ans building
The Wobycas Society met'iW ednes-
day evening at the home 81 MIS-. ".
O, Robinson. DR.. George ThomdA
gave q very interesting talk. on The
European war. Professor Robinson,
accompanied by Professor Otte. gave
a vocal solo. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hepdrickson were guests of the eve.
ming. The hostess served refresh
ments.
The A. G.. Woman's club met Mon
day afternoon with Mrs. Ray West.
Miss Margaret Wilkinson gave an, in
teresting paper on THE cause of 1.-THE
present war up to 1870" The Fed
Grafton meeting which was held in
Salt Lake last week was reported.
The hostess served tea, assisted by
Mrs. Horace NebeBer.
The Clio Circle met Wednesday
with Mrs. Moses Carbon. The music
for the afternoon was, Serenade, by
Schubert. Ibsen's drama, THE Pre-
tenders" was given by Mrs William
Howell. A fifteen minute discus
sion followed In which Mrs. Luther
Howell lead. The hostess served tea.
BY way Of honoring Mrs. Thursa
Brenchley's birthday anniversary the
officers Of the First ward Relief So.
ciety gave her q party Monday, af.
ternoon. ~ ~
The Young Ladies' of the First ward
M. /. A. entertained the young men
with a social evening Thursday.
The young men and young ladies' OF
the Mutuals OF the Sixth ward enter
tanned with a dancing party Wednes.
day evening. The hall was decorated
with autumn leaves and foliage. Re-
freshments were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Steadman OF
Denver, were Logan visitors during
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the week. Fr
MRS. Weston Vernon went to Salt
Lake yesterday for a few days stay.
Mrs. Lucy 8. Carbon returned the
first part of the week from visit in
Salt Lake.
Mrs. Lorenzo Snow OF Salt Lake
will spend next week in Logan as the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Cole.
Mrs. Isaac Smith and Mrs. Don
Lewis and little daughter spent Sun
day in Lewiston.
Mrs. Luther Howell is visiting
with friends in Salt Lake during the
week. wm
Miss Edith Hayball has returned
from pleasant visit in California.
DR.. and Mrs. l. s. Smith have re-
turned from Salt Lake.
Mrs. j. c.. Walters and Miss Eliza
beth Smith are at home after a short
stay in Salt Lake.
Mrs. Hilmer Peterson will return
today from two weeks stay In Salt
Lake.
Mr.. Guy b. Alexander returned
Monday from a trip to Salt Lake..
~ - sesss a.'sl4
Mrs. Roy d. Thatcher spent Thurs.
day in Salt Lake.
..Sss $3.50 .'A.
Mrs. John Gordon has returned to
her home in Ely, Nevada.
sS~vs-
Mrs. Julia Nibley spent the week
in Salt Lake. 81 80
DR.. and Mrs. Ruckenbrod have rtl
turned from Salt Lake where they
visited with relatives and friends.
Mr.. Herschel Bullen was Salt
Lake visitor the first Of the week.