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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-16
HOW is THTS9

A beautiful room house in the 12OO
block, Myrtle Ave; high up and on grade
Ihis mouse is as good as new, the original
owners have occupied same since b1liift
heating plant. builtih features, grass. flow
ers trees; 2 lots worth $500 alone This
house is n snap at $3.50. $500 cash ba,svcs
like rent Come quick!
Austin & MARI
3O4 San Antonio St Pbon. 6azn
LOTS WANTED in exchange for 4 room
cottage, finished in white enamel hand
some electric fixtures. walls all newly deco
rated; large screened porch: fenced: hath
gas electric lights; stable and coal house
only $1,000: VIII take lots If they are moi
too close in. o'
Hawkins Bros,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-16
ROSTON LISTED STOCKS
UNLTSTED STOCKs.

CFrom L. J. Overlook, Bisbee, Ariz-)
Cactus Observation-Disclosures. ............-.
Chict Con Observation-Disclosures .--.-.---. 5
Deun-Arizona ..-....-..... .......-.- y
Goldfield Con NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. is
Inspiration Copper Observation-Disclosures. ,1716
Majestic Copper Of Utah..-........-.. .
Mason Valley NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 31z
New Keystone NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IA
Ohio Copper Observation-Disclosures. 30
San Antonio, part paid ....-..........
ShattuCk .-.......... .-............. 2SSt
SUNNI. ---.--------- ------------
TOnopah .... Observation-Disclosures.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-16

A. S. j. Eylar, Presiding.
margarine Bustillos, charged with theft;
complaint filed.
Jose Morales charged with carrying a
dirk; complaint filed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-16
THANHOUsER AT GRECuAN.

THANHOUSER AT GRECuAN.
Marguerite Snow. the Thanhouser
Eidlet and the all-star ThanhOuser
cast, VIII be at the Grecian today in a
powerful twO-reel feature, THE
Dancer thrilling story OF life be-
hind the scenes. BY all means see it,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-16
G0pTnE

New York Cotton. Case.
New York. Feb 16.-Cotton-Sp0t quiet
70 90; gulf 1875
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-16
41st DISTRICT COURT.

a. NJ Ndltmals EEe6luiuE-
c. Z. Hargrove vs.. AtchisOn, Topeka and
Santa Fe Railway company. suit Tor $50, 900
damages for personal Injuries; filed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-16
JUSTICES COURTS.

UL8LLLEo CULhLes
Z. b. McClintocIC Presiding.
PompOso Alva VS.. Francisco Clos, forcible
detainer suit: filed.
filed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-16

BARGAINS FOR SHORT TINE ONLY.
r. bungalow. Montana St, ? lots; worth
$3.50 Price S425O.
r house, wyoming St. lots; worth
$3.50. Price S4e50.
r. house E. Overland, lot: worth
$1,000. Price $500
10 R. house. N El Paso, 4S feet; worth
$4,000. Price $500
R; new bungalow. Bliss; terms; dandy
buy. Price $500
30 acres near Socorro. This is good land;
worth $3.50. Price $4,000.
u acres s miles down on paved road;
worth $4,000. Price $4,000.
50 acres near Ysleta, Il miles down:
worth $500. Price $4,000.
20 acres miles down on paved road:
good house and sma orchard; worth $40.
700. Price $500
Hundreds of properties in FL Paso; also
Up and down the valley at very low price
See them.
W. F. Payne.
Angelus Hotel Bldg. Phone 1850
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-16
SPECIAL DIsTRICF COURT.
COUNTY COURT.

N. Magic, Presiding.
c. L. Cain VS. Texas and Pacific Railway
company, suit for damages; on trial
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-16
Cleaning and Pressing.


BRING Us YOUR CLOTHES to press Only
SOC suit Morehead, the Tailor, 402 n.
Oregon Phone 1856.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-16
Civil Engineers.

ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING.
Civil and mechanical engineers, examine
and make reports on irrigation and other
projects Design and superintend cOustruc-
ton Make plans, maps. pIats, tracinEs blue
prints. and patent office drawings. Town
site and government surveys and maps a
specially The La Sale Engineering asso-
clatiOn. 325 Mills Bldg. Phone 1903.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-16

Carpets Cleaned.

CARPETS CLEANED aHG general house
cleaning Duntey Vacuum. Cleaning Co.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-16
Gasoline



TOOLS AND GUNS, new or second hand
FL Paso. Phone 1876.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10

Miss Alice Bruce, one of the
teachers in the Coeburn High
School, left last Tuesday for her
home in Big Stone Gap. She
was accompanied by her two
nephews, Karl and Glen
Counts. Miss Bruce has &c.
cepted "A position to teach in
the Glamorgan school next
year.-Coeburn Journal.
Mrs. Kate Lindsey spent
several days last week in Coe-
burn visiting her cousin, Miss
Elberta Buckley.
@. G. Long, the popular auto.
mobile dealer at this place, was
in Coeburn last week on bust
ness.
Gen. p. Watt Hardin, who is
well known throughout the
mountains, is being urged to
make the race for the Demo.
cratic nomination for congress
in the Eighth District against
Hon. Harry Helm, the present
incumbent. Gen. Hardin now
lives at Harrodsburg. He was
for many years a Democratic
"war horse" in Kentucky, but
dropped out of politics after his
defeat for Governor by the late
S enator Bradley. -Pineville
Sun.
1t is interesting to see Booster
Coutts get about over town.
He goes almost in a run, and
part of the time without any
hat on, He says that the rapid
growth of Harlan since the rail
road come has brought great
prosperity to him. He has
done all the plumbing for heat
ing and water works in all the
modern buildings put in Harlan
for the last five years. His
task is increasing every month.
We are also glad to know that
Mr.. Coutts has the leading
plumbing shop in Big Stone
Gap, Appalachia and Norton
and is doing business in over
forty towns in this coal field. -
Harlan Enterprise,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10
Mrs. Monroe Flanary Dead.

| Mrs. Monroe Flanary died at
| her home at Dot, Lee Co., Va,
on Tuesday, June End, at five
O'Clock in the afternoon, sur.
grounded by her family. Mrs.
! Flanary, who before her mar
riage was Miss Vesta Slemp, q
sister of Col. Campbell Slemp
and Capt. Slemp, of this place,
both now deceased, had been
an invalid for many years from
an acute form of rheumatism
and for the past five years had
been entirely helpless.
Mrs. Flanary was born De.
cember IL, 1884, and she and
her husband, who survives her,
were among the pioneer settlers
of Big Stone Gap, having lived
for many years at the present
ID. II. Bruce place, which she
had always retained possession
of in hope of eventually return
ing to the Gap to reside.
OF the eight children born to
this couple, four survive and
these were all at their mothers
bedside when she breathcd her
last. These children are FL
kanah and James f. Flanary.
Mrs. Nancy Olingcr and Miss
Florence Flanary.
Mrs. Flanary had lived
long and useful life, consist
ent Christian at all times and
member of the NJ. T.. Church,
South, from her early girlhood.
Her example and influence will
be sadly missed in the comumi-
ty in which she lived
Rev. Cole, Of Pennington
Gap, conducted the funeral
services at the Flanary home
on Thursday. A large number
of relatives and friends were
present to pay their last tribute
of love and respect to the mem
DRY of good woman. After
the service at the house the
body was laid to rest in the
family burying ground.
Mrs. Anna Myers, of this
place, a niece of Mrs. Flanary's,
and Mrs. Pearl Parsons, n
granddaughter, attended the
funeral services and burial of
their relative.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10
f. D. Sizemore Dead

e. d. Sizemore died Tuesday
morning at about 8 O'Clock as
the result of an injury he re
ceived n few days ago from a
fall. He was building n hog
pen on the river bank near his
home and fell over the bank ,
striking his head against "a
piece OF timber which caused
brain trouble. The injury was
not considered as serious at the
time, but he took suddenly i'll
Monday and succumbed Tues
day morning.
The deceased was 80 years old
and is survived by a wife and
six children, three boys and
three girls. Burial will take
place this afternoon at 4 o'clock
in Glencoe Cemetery.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10
Notice of Sitting of Special
Commissioner.
John b Payne, ct al Compartments

John b. Payne, ct al Compartments,
VS..
Caroline Fl. Thotnton, ct al, Defendants.
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed, Special Commissioner, will,
pursuant 10 the terms OF IA decree entered
in the above cause at the January. 1914,
term of the Circuit Court of Wise Coun-
~, appointing him special commissioner
for the purpose. sit at the Office OF Bull
lit Il Chalkicy, in the Town of Big
Stone Gap, Virginia. ON Thursday, June
25th. 1914, for the purpose of hearing
evidence and reporting on the ownership
of the boundary of land In controversy in
this cause, and the interests owned by
each, and the respective amounts of the
proceeds OF sale thereof going to each
Given under my hand this the LIST day
OF June, 1919
J. N. McLENoRE,
Special Commissioner.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10
SPECIAL NOTICE

Our MIR Moore will be at the
Norton Pharmacy June %, &c
and - with an elegant showing
of Cut Glass, Silver, Hand
Painted China in addition to
his usual line of Diamonds,
Watches, Fine Jewelry, Silver
Novelties, etc.
d. b. RYLAND & CO.,
The Lynchburg jewelers..
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10

Mrs. Albert Wells returned
to her home in Corbin, Ky,
Thursday, after "A several days
visit to her parents in the Gap.
Her sister, Nina johnson, ac-
companied her home, where
she will spend several weeks.
Mrs. G. S. Carter is attending
the annual meeting of the
Woman's Home Missionary
Society in Johnson City this
week.
Miss Blanch Kilbourne is con-
fined TO her room with appendi-
oitis and will probably have to
undergo an operation,
j. I. Garrison spent last week
in Bluefield, where he was met
by his wife aud daughter, who
returned home with him Fri.
day.
Miss Mary Warden, of Blue
field, is Waiting Miss Gladys
Garrison in the Gap this week
FOR SALE-One 3 room cot
tage on lot 64x150 feet, fronting
on Second West Street, in Big
Stone Gap. For particulars ad
dress 8. f. Arlington, Stonega
va. 22-2;
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10
What Might Have Been

That good mon make mis-
takes was never more forcibly
demonstrated than when Score
sary McAdoo aud Others insisted
upon the appointment OF State
Senator John NJ. Hart as Col
Hector of Internal Revenue for
the Western District of Vir-
ginia. The appointment was
made at the urgent request of
Congressman Glass, who has
been Of service to the Admin
stration, and who represented
Mr.. Hart as "friend of the
President" Yet if the Ad-
ministration was under obliga-
ton to Mr.. Glass, there are
other favors he could have ask :.
ed; and of the many Democrats
of the Ninth District who are
quite as capable as Mr.. Hart,
and fully as deserving of recog-
milton, there is not one who is
not and who has not been the
Presidents friend.
Probably the powers that be
at Washington did not know
that by all the rules of war and
good politics the Office of In
ternal Revenue Collector be-
longed to and should remain in
the Ninth District. But Mr..
Glass knew it. He knew that
this Office should not be taken
to another part of the State the
moment it became Democratic
patronage, thus depriving the
fighting Democrats of the Ninth
District-the only Republican
district in the State-of a
weapon that had been relent-
lessly used against them for
sixteen years.
And another mistake was
made by another good man
when MIR. Hart accepted the
appointment. If he had de
clined it with the simple state
ment that he believed-as lie
did-that the Office should re-
main in the Ninth District, il
might have made him Cover.
nor of Virginia; and while this
would have postponed the fru,
ition of Mr.. Glass hopes and
aspirations, not more than one
out of every ten Democrats il
the State would sympathizc
with the man who has done al
in his power to imperial the
chances for success of his own
party in the Southwest.
But the Democrats of the
Ninth District will not visit
their displeasure upon an in.
nocent man. They are toe
loyal and intelligent for that.
They will not blame MIR. Irvine
or hold him to account for u
wrong perpetrated by others,
On the contrary, they will sup
port him even more cordially
because the injustice that has
been done falls most heavily
upon him. But they will lay ny
their righteous resentment
against the day of reckoning
with those who are responsible
for the injustice. Bristol Her.
aid Courier
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10
WANTED

Good Boarding House Keeper
for sixteen room house, includ
idg all modern conveniences.
A good opening for clean, in.
dustrious person Inquire at
Office of Blackwood Coal Il
Coke Company, Blackwood
Nn.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10

SUBSCRIBERS are earnestly re-
quested to observe the date
printed on their address slips,
which will keep them at all
times posted az to the date
of the expiration of their sub
scription. Prompt and timely
attention TO this request will
save all parties q great deal of
ANNOYANCE.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10

If folks only took as much
trouble to stand we'll in the
eyes of heaven as they do to
stand well in the eyes of the
world, preachers would be I'M
necessary.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10

The man who brags that he
would fight till the hot place
freezes over, and then fight on
the ice, il usually drowned in
the first round.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10
FOR SAFE

Incidental to moving July lst
into smaller quarters, will sell
AZ bargain surplus household
furniture in my Wood Avenue
residence.
Mrs. Q. l.. NASH.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10

Charles l.. Daugherty, Okla.
homa State Commissioners OF
Labor, appealed to Secretary of
Labor Wilson to aid Oklahoma
farmers in securing $4,000
harvest hands needed 20 gather
the grain crops which Mr..
Daugherty anticipates will ex-
coed all previous records.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10

The Virginia Press Associa-
tion will hold it's annual meet
ing this year ut Alexandria,
June 23rd to 25th, and n grand
big time is expected.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10

Man blames everything he
possibly can onto woman-but
he never seems to really try to
get along without her.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10

The Fourth of July will soon
be here again, and if you want
to have q big time come to Big
Stone Gap.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10

Sympathy, after you have
gotten yourself into trouble,
doesn't get the results that com.
mon sense would have before.
hand.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10

A question that might at
tract considerable interest is'
Do reformers make reforms, or
do the reforms make the re-
formersY
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10

The newspapers are talking
about the clothes n certain act
ress wears. AS near az we can
judge from the comments, there
was not much to talk about.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10

An exchange says tho new
hats make q man look as if
there was something wrong
with his head.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10

If we could only collect sill
yer on some of our golden prom
ises what n fine old place this
world would be.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10

The Republican postmasters
in the Ninth District are not
raising any howl about the pres
eDt democratic administration.
They are fairing well, indeed.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10

This section of the country
has witnessed the dryest spring
ever known, and the continued
dry weather has greatly dam
aged growing crops.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10

Already they are talking
about coming to Big Stone Gap
on July the Fourth. The big
celebration will be doing bust.
ness two days this year, July
Third and Fourth.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10

There il a well defined con-
nection between the two words
"matrimony" and "slimony",
but not very close relation.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10

II is awfully hard on lazy
man to have to work these hot
days. We know-wev'e tried
il.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-06
YOUNG JOE CANS AND
Kid COOK GET DRAW

Harry Gillum was not able to fill
his boxing engagement at Glenns
Ferry last night. but Boise was none
the less represented. Young Joe Cans
acted as his substitute against Kid
Cook and secured a draw decision after
a fast 10 rounds.
Quite a crowd greeted Cans and
stayed with him all through, thinking
him entitled to the decision. In the
third round he scored a clean knock
down, but Cook was able to finish. The
two have been matched for return
bout on Wednesday, June II, 10 rounds
at catch weights.
Sing Hosan of Boise has signed,
through his manager, Nick Collins, to
box Yankee Rue of Burley at Bull,
Saturday, June 49, The bout will start
at O'clock in the evening and Is to be
10 rounds at 126 pounds.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-06
WORK OF PUPILS AT
ST. TERESA'S Will Be
PUT ON EXHIBITION

On June IA, Is and 1s the pupils
of st. Teresas academy will give a
very interesting exhibit in the art
studio. The work done in this depart
ment has reached high degree of pro-
ficiency and will undoubtedly AFFORD
much pleasure to all lovers of art. In
connection with this display the class
work, penmanship and embroidery of
the grades and the high school will be
shown. The commercial department,
too, promises to have splendid ex-
hibit. Gratifying results have been OBJ
tanned In the minim department in
paper cutting, weaving and sewing. AS
every effort has been made to bring the
work up to q high standard it is hoped
that the parents of the pupils and the
friends OF the academy will show their
appreciation by visiting the several de-
partments on the above named days. =.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-06

ahead of time George Jon and George
Pollock both pleaded guilty to being
drunk and were fined IS each and COM
mitted. w. II. billiard and Guy Martin,
arrested for .vagrancy. entered pleas OF
not guilty and will have a hearing this
evening. v. p. Coffin for--riding his
bicycle without a light after dark Is to
report to the court this evening, as is
also r. II. Stubs, arrested for driving
his automobile after dark without a
light and also for disorderly conduct.
He put up $40 cash bond for his APP
pearance. p. s. Knight for carrying
concealed weapons entered plea OF not
guilty and win have a hearing this
evening J. Abbott pleaded not guilty
to being drunk and disorderly and is
being held for the evening session of
court w. Pickerel, arrested ON . SINH
lar charge, was dismissed.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-06

Miss e. Rude Of Quartzburg is visit
ing in the city.
Miles F. Reed of Pocatello is guest
at the Owyhee hotel.
Mrs. Frank z. Gray of Pine is a
guest at the Hotel Bristol.
Mrs. L. M Nesbitt OF Blackfoot Is
a guest at the Idanha hotel.
Mrs. e. f. Glennon Is down from
Garden Valley for few days.
John B. Fisher Is up from New Ply
mouth on a short business trip.
Mrs. Hugh Ackley OF Caldwell was
visiting friends in the city today.
Miss Julia Castle and Frank Castle
are in the city from Garden Valley.
Mrs. w. ID. Chaffee of Payette was
among the visitors in the city today.
J. c. Connors, one of the pioneers OF
Silver City, is down for a few days on
business and visiting old friends.
A. f. Stevens. mining man of Silver
City, is here for a few days on bust
ness and comforting with local people
interested in the camp.
@. A. Axline, president of the Albion
state normal school, is in the city on
business connected with the school and
boostingsfor the summer school to be
opened there next month.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-06
i. i. i. i. + + + + j. ::
PIERCE PARK. .
1. I. + i. r. i. 1. i. i. I. i. 1

The w. S. Whitehead orchards will
have a two thirds crop of prunes a
few peaches, no cherries and full crop
OF apples.
Mrs. John Brandal was elected a
trustee of the Green Meadows school at
recent election. The school year
closed May 20, the same date as the
Collister school.
Phelan HaydeHNi lis now employed in
companys office.
Miss Helen Murphy has returned
from Caldwell, where she spent several
days in visiting friends.
Grover Miller is buying cattle for one
of the Boise butcher firms.
Charles J. Kromrei has sublet the
Pierce park refreshments stands to
Mrs. Arthur Warren. Mr.. and Mrs.
Warren formerly had charge of them
Childrens day, June Ia. will be OBJ
served by the Sunday schools at Col
lister and Pierce Park. At Pierce Park
the exercises viii begin at 80 a. m
At Collister the service in the Presby
terrain chapel will begin at 1880. There
will be no Sunday school
Mrs. Heillgrove and son moved tc
Boise Tuesday.
Pierce Park mid-week meeting is now
held in the school building.
Mrs. John Stufflebeem of Wylie will
entertain the Pierce Park Ladies' Aid
society Wednesday. There will be ar
all day meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Jensen are now
living north of Saxton station, where
they have built a home. Mrs. Jensen
Is much improved in health.
The work of spraying the Collister
orchards was concluded Thursday.
d. w. Henry now Of Sunnyside was
in Boise Tuesday.
Berry pickers are kept busy in thi:
vicinity these days as the crop is now
at its best
Mrs. A. d. Watson, who has recently
been very sick. is somewhat improved
In health.
Mrs. Fremeeling is planning to live
on her place at Pierce Park this sum
mer which has been unoccupied fol
several months
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-06
BOISE MEN | 0 JOIN
ENGINEERING PARTY
TO WORK IN China

A delegation of Boise engineers COM
posed of r. J. Newell chief of sur
veying party. T. r. Newell. transit man,
John e. Bailey, reclamation water
master at Deer Flat, and l.. Wallace
will leave tomorrow for China and
within a month will start work on .
preliminary survey under direction of
commission composed of A. P. Davis,
chief engineer of the United States
reclamation service; w. i. Sebert, a
prominent engineer and member OF
the Panama canal commission, and D.
w. Mead, head of the engineering de-
partment of the University of Wis
consin, for the purpose of solving the
problem OF the great floods in China,
which almost annually destroy thou
sands of dollars worth of property,
wipe out the crops and leave famine
and waste In the richest section oil
the Chinese empire.
w. L. Sebert, who was a member Of
the Panama canal commission, Is to b.
chief engineer on the work of harness.
ing. the rivers which overflow thei
banks II the government decides to
carry out the gigantic project, tn
sum of s2o.ooo.0o0 has been appropri
ated for the preliminary work which
will require some five or six monti
while seven years is estimated for com
pleting the work of holding the rivers
to a true course and preventing tn
floods.