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The Alaska daily empire., 1914-05-13
SUGGESTS GOVERNMENT BUY
 COLORADO COAL MINES

WASHINGTON, May 1S.-Represen. tatiye J. w. Bryan, of Washington, has introduced bill appropriating $1O.- 100000 for the purchase of the Color. ado coal mines by the government.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-05-13

WANTED-posi.ion by first class cook and baker in boarding house, camp or restaurant, in or out of the city. Address Cook, care of Empire, City. 5-13-tf
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-05-13
BIG GOTHAM TAXPAYERS.

NEW YORK. May 1s.-The Pennsyl. vania railroad paid $S45,47S taxes on it's real estate situated in New York city. Waldorf Astor paid S5O7457 real estate taxes.
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sARlNERs sELEcr HEAD.

ATLANTA, Ga, May I3,-Dr. Fred erick R. Smith, of Rochester, was elected imperial potentate by the shriners in annual conclaye here.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-05-13

D, A. Meek of the customs house arrived home on the Princess Sophia from a vacation of few weeks spent in the States.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-05-13
BRITISH BUDGET LARGEST
 IN HISTORY OF NATION

LONDON, May 12.-The British bud. get for 1914 just introduced in the Com mons provides for the appropriation of Sl,OOO,OOO,OOO, the largest in the his. tory of the country.
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NEW NoTARlEs.

Alfred S. Kepner of Deering, and G. w. Palmer of Knik, have been ap- pointed notar;es public by Acting Gov. Charles E. Davidson.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-05-13
SEATTLE TO GET BRANCH

SAN FRANCISCO. May 13. = The regional reserve bank that will be es. tablished- here will have branches at Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles and Salt Lake.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-05-13
ASSURANCE COMPANY

MASSES BAR ON WAR NEW YORK, May 13.-The Metro. politan Life Insurance Co. will waive the military clause in it's policies and pay claims of holders who enlist in the army or navy meet death in war in case one should occur.
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AT THE ALASKAN.

S. T. Kelley. Kensington; A. M. Goodman. M. P. Goodman, Seattle; H. c. Rathbone, Ketchikan; J. Fisher, Denver; H. R. Plate, New York.
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NEM ApARrMENr HOUSE..

Grover c. Vim. will immediately erect seven room apartment build ing on Fourth street adjoining Trinity church.
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,rAMplco 10 FALL TODAY.

Washington, May fs. = Ad- mlral Mayo, oabled to the Sec retary of the Navy thls after noon, that Tamplco will doubt less fall into the hands of the
 constltutlonaIIsts before night.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-05-13

Whether you like Havana or domes. tic cigars, you can get the kind you like at Burford's. 2-16-tf.
 Bump the balls - BURFoRDs.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-05-13
LAUNDRY FANS WITNESS GAME.

The Alaska Steam Laundry closed early this afternoon to allow the em- ployees an opportunity to witness the first baseball game of the season.
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2-l6-tf.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-05-13

The jelly crowd. the good smokes. the pleasant play will make you happy day by day. Play pool at Burford's and take the kinks out of your liver. -2-l6-tf.
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oRPHEuM ToNleHT.

Pickwick Pohers and the Modern Horse after the ball game.
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PercIvaI to be Secretary.

, WASHINGTON, May 13.--H. Perci-. val has been named Secretary of the meadiators who meet Monday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-05-13

Galvanizing done by G. Roene, Sans Souci Bldg, Douglas. If
Tensas gazette., 1914-04-24
USE FOR OLD LACE CURTAINS
May Be Employed for Effective Dc
signs In Decorative Needle
work a. Suggested.

The housewife who is the owner OF
some really pretty old lace curtains
has In them valuable materials for
economical decorative needlework II
the fairly good parts Of the curtain
display effective designs. II the de-
sign is small and dainty and enough
duplicates of 1t are intact. then they
may be appliqued successfully to net
for yokes, cuffs and even panels for
children's wash dresses. For the lat
ter purpose the pattern should be
sharply cut out and arranged to the
best advantage on q background OF
linen or washable material and basted
firmly, taking care that all Of 1t IL
perfectly nat. Either buttonhole the
outline invisibly in white or use .
thicker thread and bolder stitch. Let
the applique stand out distinctly; II
fancy dictates, work in veinings and
other markings to suit your taste.
II is a comparatively easy matter
to convert the larger undamaged
pieces Of old lace curtains into va
riety Of table and cushion covers, etc.
BY combining with linen or batiste
very effective bureau or table covers
can be made in many attractive pat
terms.
Tensas gazette., 1914-04-24
T0RTUREs OF HORSE SHOWN
Photographic Films Are 70 - En-.
pIeysd to Show Up Al
Flemish Evil.

Brussels. Through the action Of
the British Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals a long-standing
scandal is about to be disclosed to all
eyes. Photographic films have been
taken of the different phases of tor
ture inflicted upon old English horses
which, are periodically imported to
Antwerp to be killed and sold for
meat. The British consuls have often
drawn attention to the terrible agony
inflicted on these animals.
Such complaints having proved
fruitless. the scenes Of torture have
Just been cinematographed for the edi-
fication of the British public. whose
loud protests will. It Is hoped. pro-
woke diplomatic interference and
radical reform in the Anglo-Flemish
horse trafic.
Tensas gazette., 1914-04-24
BRIGHT STRIPES THE VOGUE
coIors and Combinations for Spring
May Almost BE Described a.
Glarin0. =.

The Roman stripes with their daz-
zling bright hues are to be worn this
spring by women.
From all indications the red and
gold stripes are to be displayed in
every possible guise. say the mer-
chants.
In vests and sashes and even in
more startling ways the bright stripes
are to be worn.
The most popular way Of wearing
the Roman colors will be in sashes.
They are being shown in the stores
made with a bow In the back, built
high and with draping tassels on the
side.
The stripes also will be seen on the
hats. The ribbons will be draped
about the hat and win allow q sort
of tassel to hang from the side or
back
Other styles will be striped vests.
Vests have been worn all winter, but
the brighter stripes are to be the
spring style. These are to be made
with long points and cut on the bias
allowing the stripes to slant away
from the points.
Tensas gazette., 1914-04-24

are made to ex:ctly fill the fouS quar-.
ter-spaces of the table. 1t Is also q
fine card table: The amazingly low
price for table and chairs is $21. 1t Is
in dull old oak.
An oblong. three-shelved stand. with
a handle stretching above the top
shelf, was seen at $12. This was simi.
lar to muffin stand. but newer Of de-
sign.
A delightful dining room accessory
is a fern stand. 1t has zinc lined
flower box. and is about the height Of
an ordinary table. These fern stands
are often very handsome. One of ma
hogany with cane insets was seen at
ST., This had square ends. And one
with rounded box ends cost $50. "A
dull oak stand was $11.
A mahogany tea-wagon. which is
shown in the last drawing. costs $40,
and another one IN oak and cane. with
q cretonne-filled tray. is SIS.
Two little high-chairs for the babies
were most delightful little things-oi
mahogany. both Of them. One at $22
was a chippendale. and the other was
q windsor at $12.-Philadelphis Rec
ord.
Tensas gazette., 1914-04-24
FASHION HINTS

The woman of limited income Will
be wise to adopt one color for her
wardrobe, with variations Of tone and
treatment.
The turban shows no signs Of wan
ing. .
One of the fashionable colors IL
stone gray.
Both long and short sleeves are fash
ionable.
Among the late skirts are those cut
with yokes.
Hats of corduroy are fashionable
for young girls.
Fabrics show designs borrowed from
the Chinese.
Many new spring costumes show
the ripping flounce.
For morning wear the silk or satin
skirt holds its own.
Rich flower tones appear In the COL
ors of the new fabrics.
Tensas gazette., 1914-04-24
PLACE TO KEEP PLAYTHINGS
Does Away With Litter, and May Be
Considered an Ornament to the
Apartment.

find this plan most successful for
keeping the. children's toys. living a.
l do in q small house. writes q con-
tributor to the Modern Priscilla. l
secured four boxes Of equal size (dry
goods boxes), large enough for two
to give a small wardrobe effect when
placed one upon the other endwise.
The ends Of the other two boxes were
used for shelves In these. The whole
was placed in q convenient corner and
covered smoothly with cretonne. In
the lower box. closed by a loosely
hanging curtain. the children were
taught to put all toys. The upper box
was neatly lined with canvas through
out. and with . curtain meeting the
one below and having a draw string
at top and bottom. 1t provided three
dustproof shelves for linen or any Of
the many things that 1t Ii hard to find
q place for in the small house. The
outside appearance II very effective
especially II the cretonne II matched
Tensas gazette., 1914-04-24

r.shinston,-During 1913 the forces
80 national forests fought 4.520
-. NJ nearly twice as many as start
q n 1912, the best year the forests
seve ever had.
Notwithstanding the great increase
.hn number of fires. Forester
o.,ss considers that the showing
~. nv the forest service was quite
:. s.vorable as that In the preceding
-, because the damage done and
q. costs of fire fighting we're no
..tsr proportionately than In 1912.
z NH years practically SO per cent
al Ares were detected and extin-
sahed before they burned over q
s-evter Of an acre. and Is per cent OF
~ wears fires we're put out before
~ covered ten acres. OF last yeaI0'
- s,27s, or considerably more than
~ whole number of fires in 1912.
- confined to areas OF less than
~ aores, and in 1850 additional fires
- than one hundred dollars dam
Sc3 ipas done by each. In only 2b
80: I'D the damage amount to $1,000.
~ aggregate loss in timber is es-
nu1uted at nearly fifty-nine million
Soofd feet valued at about eighty-two
nsusand dollars. and the damage to
voanx growth and forage is estimated
= about one hundred and ten thou
~ dollars, making total Of about
-, hundred and ninety-two thousand
Aona1. About eighteen per cent OF
~ loss, however, was incurred on
riysts lands within the forests
vhers 1e per cent Of the fires had
tnsir origin.
One encouraging feature is that the
!. >otal number of fires set by railroad
Iocomotives was scarcely more than
= the preceding year and represented
enly Il per cent of all fires. az
aeainst nearly nineteen per cent In
III: also the proportion set by saw
m and other engines in the woods
~ considerably less than In 1912
IL indicates very plainly. Mr.. Graves
IN that the public il awakening te
~ need of spark arresters and care
IN engines in the woods.
Looking for the reason Of the In
5000 in number Of fires. the forester
~ three main causes:
rirst Of all. the unprecedented elec
N storms which swept the whole
- Of California at the end Of Z
Tensas gazette., 1914-04-24
White Gowns for Spring.

So many and various Of type are
the white gowns now being made up
for spring service, that unquestionaoly
a white" season confronts US. The
costumes likely to be first worn-af
after Easter church weddings and the
like-are those In taffeta made up into
skirts with circular fiounces and into
bodies trimmed with narrow rumes.
and the embroidered voiles, yelling
bengaline slips. Somewhat less elab-
orate are the ratine gowns made up
with heavy hlet lace and with girdle
and pipings in colored voile. and the
wool crepons with embroidered batiste
yoke and sleeves.
Tensas gazette., 1914-04-24
BARS WOMEN IN FRENCH ARMY
Minister Of War Cuts Cantinieres
From the Active Service, Oee'ar
ina Them . Detriment

Paris, France.-The picturesque can
tinieres, or women who take charge
of the French regimental canteens'
and who have played many heroic
parts in French military history. are
no longer to share the dangers OF act
i've service with the troops, according
to the minister of war. The women.
one of whom is commissioned to each
battalion of infantry. regiment OF cav
airy or battery q artillery. are In fu-
ture to be retained simply in times OF
peace.
Formerly the women, wearing the
uniforuloof their branch of the service.
marched into battle with the troops.
serving often as nurses or carrying
soothing drinks to the wounded. They
were the wives Of noncommissioned
officers or musicians.
The minister of war has decided
that the women are q tax on the food
supply of the army and interfere with
the rapid movement of troops march
ing to the front after mobilization. He
says. too, they are q source OF distrac-
ton to the soldiers.
Napoleon l paid q high tribute to
the cantinieres for their service dur
ing his many campaigns. Several Of
them were made chevalieres of the
Legion of Honor by him. one Of them.
Josephine Tiequart. for saving the life
of her colonel by killing Cossack
who had attacked him during retreat
from Moscow.
Tensas gazette., 1914-04-24

ne dry season and set. almost sim
Q0neoasly. about seven hundred
~ The S04 fires set by lightning
= California formed nearly nifty per
~ Il the 1928 fires on the national
eres6 Of the state from all causes.
~ were more than half of the one
0eunand flve hundred and seventy
- nghtning-set fires in all the II
eeafas reporting.
b the second place. there were 757
~ which started outside the for
- cf which ga were stopped by the
uevsfnment's fire fighters before they
rnchsd the forest boundaries, as
pninst 424 which started on outside
2eas In 1919. However, the proper
~ of such fires to all those which
- service battled with was about
- nme for 1912 and 1918. but this
oessass was confined to three states.
AsG1nsas, California and Oregon, all
eRs showing Q marked decrease.
y he 451 incendiary fires. 12S were
= Arkansas, 1873 in California and 142
, Oregon. where two brothers were
movn to have set 72 on one forest
ma These two and other incen-
oaf1es were. Of course, severely dealt
v1A by the law. On the Arkansas
SNeoe too, II has been assumed that
~ III iares classed under the gen.
~ heading of origin unknown"
N9s mainly incendiary. In Califor-
= the ipcendiary fires are largely
uleuted to what is known a. the
osburning theory" which advances
argument that forests should be
nd over frequently to prevent the
oeomnlation Of debris. The forest
v1ce considers this pernicioua
eery because It scars the standing
eer and thus reduces its value; u
- the forest soil of its ability to
Tensas gazette., 1914-04-24

proportion set by railroads and camp
ers indicates, according to forest Of
ficers. q growing carefulness on the
part Of the general public.
Last year. as in 1912. California led
all others in number of fires. this
lead being natural because California
has such a long dry season. It was
followed by Arkansas. Arizona and
Oregon, in the order named. Kansas.
which had only one fire in 1912. es-
capped without any In 1918. North
Dakota repeated Its record Of 1919
and had no fires on its one small for
est. Not q single severe fire occurred
during the year in District 4. which
includes Utah. Nevada and southern
Idaho. and In which q large proper
ton Of the forests reported no fires
at all.
There was proportionately greater
loss on private lands within the for
est boundaries than ON the public
lands. It is pointed out by the forest
officers that these lands cover ap-
proximately II per cent Of the total
area included within the forest bound
aries, yet the area burned over on
these private lands was more than
twenty-five per cent Of all. The for.
est service expended more than thir-
ty thousand dollars In protecting the
private lands within the forests and
lands adjacent to and outside Of the
forests. In addition to this cost,
services and spplies to the value OF
more than seventeen thousand dollars
were contributed by co-operators for
fre-nghting on these areas.
In the middle of the f1re season.
Tensas gazette., 1914-04-24
with other hansinss. or with the pape
of q room.
Calendar eIotters.

A rather well-known but useful lit
tie gift is that of . calendar blotter.
It il quickly made and very inexpen-
sive. From large 10 cent desk blot
ter cut smaller blotters. say s by 8
inches. Paste upon, each Of these
smaller blotters q small calendar leaf.
When finished, you viii have twelve
small calendars. each labeled with one
of the months. Then the pack 10 ar
ranged in order from January to De-
cember and tied with q broad red rib
bon. Slip . twig or - Of holly or
mistletoe under the bow.
Tensas gazette., 1914-04-24

credit he likes. but his signature II
not suficient, and those who give him
credit cannot collect unless the guard
fans signature has also been obtained.
A curious case in this connection came
before the court this week.
A youth. son Of rich parents. pro-
vided with q conseil judiciaire. in
stalled . bathroom In his apartments
1t Q cost Of 700 francs ($140). The
legal guardian refused to pay the bill.
arguing that 1t was not necessary to
bathe at home nor 70 bathe al over at
the same time, when wash bowls could
Tensas gazette., 1914-04-24
FEEDING coTToN-sEED MEAL


The experiments were un6oDeaken
mainly to test the effects of various
methods Of treatment f cocfnn4eed
meal In removing or le1senlne the
toxic action Of this feed. wFite B. r
Dinwiddle. and A.. X. Short Arkanroe;
Station. Aleo to learn 4 any 1u1-
stance was removed from cot1pn-seed
meal by simple methods q extracf1o1
with aqueous and acid solvents. or by
cooking. which would produce In ami
mails symptoms comparable with those
produced by the untreated meal IN
corresponding amounts.
II was found, in one trial, that Ter
mentation" or decomposition Of COT
ton-seed meal for 48 hours at . tenn
perature of 20 to 2S degrees Cent?
grade did not lessen Its toxic action
when fed to pigs.
Cotton-seed meal. from which 2 per
cent. more of fat had been removed
by extraction with gasoline. showed no
diminution Of toxicity.
In; two trials 1t was found that cold
aqueous extraction removed from cot
ton-seed meal no substance which
could be shown to be toxic for pigs.
The extract similarly obtained BY
dilute hydrochloric acid proved nom
toxic In one trial. In second test .
temporary sickness occurred in one
animal the identity of which with cot
tonseed poisoning was not established.
The fluid strained from cotton-seed
meal, after prolonged steaming. caused
death with symptoms and post-mortem
changes of sotton-seed poisoning In
one case. This fluid, however. was NOT
a clear solution of matters extracted
from the meal, but contained much
material in suspension. The meal It
self, after such cooking and separation
of the fluid, also proved toxic.
In young cattle (fattening steers)
symptoms Of poisoning appeared afteI
\ a consumption of cotton-seed mea
| (along with hulls) equal to from IS ts
| l0S per cent. of the body weight. Ths
anatomical lesion of cotton-seed pois
oning of cattle il an interstitial ker
stitis which may end In complete
blindness.
In hogs there 10 q degeneration o.
the muscular tissue of the heart and
of the parenchyma Of the liver and
kidneys, with extreme passive conges
ton of all the viscera and fluid effusioi
into the serous cavities, especially thu
pleura. Hogs which have recovered
ana gained their thrift did not show
after slaughter, any MICROSCOPIC
changes in these organs.
1t may be noted finally that the II
effects resulting from the feeding o
cotton-seed may be due to prolonge'
absorption Of poisonous products ger
Grated In the digestive tract by decon
position or putrefactive changes pt
culiar to this feed. The problem, how
ever, has not yet been approache
from this point Of view.
Tensas gazette., 1914-04-24

Checks are used almost as literally
as stripes and plaids. Black-and-white
checked street suits are shown In all
the newest cuts. They are always q
good choice for the women who need
not be very economical. For the wo-
man who can have only one suit the
checked one il hardly the right choice.
1t IL much more noticeable than one
of plain color. and therefore the owner
Of one tires of it more quickly than
she would tire of plain colored suit.
Moreover. black-and-white checked
woolen goods does grow soiled rather
Tensas gazette., 1914-04-24
Arrest FIRES IN UNITED STATES
IN 1878 many, BUT WELL CONTROLLED
~ent Forces Fought 4520 conlagratons in That Year,
!, Nearly Twice as Many Started 1912-Tota Loss,
81 Due to Damage From FIames Estimated at S192,-
4 600 for the Entire Period.

retain moisture, and effectually pre-
vents the reproduction of the forest.
since such fires destroy all tree seed
lings before they have a chance to
get a good start.
In 1912, lightning caused more fires
than any other agency, followed
closely by railroads. campers and in
cendiaries. in the order given. In
1913. however. the fires caused by
lightning outnumbered the next near
est cause by more than three to one,
but the order-railroads, campers and
incendaries-remain the same as in
1912. A considerable decrease in the
Tensas gazette., 1914-04-24
NEWEST IN FURNITURE
REMARKABLY PRETTY THINGS
HAVE BEEN DESIGNED.
Breakfast Table Set Not unrsasonabIy
Expensive, and ourabie-Fern
Stand a Delightful Accessory
for Dining Room.

An inexpensive Austrian ware for
the breakfast table is called Rusti-
cana It comes in many odd shapes.
though the same decoration holds
throughout. 1t is cream colored. with
garlands of large, brightly colored Ger
man flowers. Pitchers are from 25
cents to 81. Breakfast plates are IS
cents apiece; cups, Is cents; egg trays.
81; platters, 81; bowls. so cents.
An attractive breakfast table is
shown in the illustration. 1t is odd
in design and takes up little space. as
the four chairs are low of back and
Tensas gazette., 1914-04-24

Sweet potatoes are propagated by
means of what are called slips" A
slip Is a sprout which develops from
the invisible buds or eyes on the sur
face Of the sweet potato. The tuber
is capable of producing large num-
Der of slips. While the common
method of propagating sweet potatoes
Is by means of these Slips they can
Tensas gazette., 1914-04-24

that is in July, the service had high
hopes of small fire damage during
1918. and this hope kept up until the
middle of September. when the fire
season on the national forests ordi-
narily is about at an end AT that
time there was less damage than had
ever been recorded. and only 2.26O
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butchering. II. ct the expiration Of this
time. the hog appears to be healthy in
every way, 1t 10 At for food. II the
hog shows any signs Of sickness, no
matter how slight, II would not be well
to butcher 1t until fully recovered. and
then the carcass should not be used
II 1t shows any extensive alterations
as the result Of the previous illness.
Tensas gazette., 1914-04-24
introducing New Hogs.

When the new stock SOW or boar 10
received at the farm. put 1t by itself
for a month or six weeks at least. II
at that time It seems perfectly healthy.
and has been improved in flesh. 1t ts
safe to put 1t with the other stock
This il q safe preventive Of the In
PRODUCTION of disease on the farm.
Tensas gazette., 1914-04-24

of protein. or nltrogenous material.
which considerably increases its value
as food for stock. Such benefit has
been noted from the growth Of clover
and timothy, alfalfa and timothy. and
oats and peas. Other combinations
have not been studied. The Increased
growth of plants in combination over
that of single crops. together with the
improved composition Of the former.
has resulted in some cases In an in
crease Of more than 30 per cent in the
production of protein per acre. This
Increased value probably extends to
the roots and stems left in the soil
and means much in the production Of
food for stock and in soil improve
ment.
Tensas gazette., 1914-04-24
KILL sERUM-TREATED SWINE
Ten pays Should Eiapse eet~es" vac
eInation and euteherin0-Care-
fully Note Condition.

Ry H. PRESTON HOSKINs. Assistant
Veterinarian. University Farm. st.
Paul, Mimi
How long after a hog IL vaccinated
before II can be butchered for food
purposes?" We are often asked.
At least ten days should be allowed
To elapee between vaccination and