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The Seward gateway., 1915-05-06
NEWS NOTES

Commissioner Thomas Riggs ought to be passenger on the Evans which was scheduled to leave Seattle yester- day. It is probable that because of the cable delays the passenger list may not be received in time for pub lication today. There is also ques- ton as to whether the vessel was able to get away last night.
 Some of the petitioners for improve ments on Fourth avenue are now said to be weakening in their desire for such improvements as had been con templated. It is said that the con crete sidewalks alone would cost about three dollars a linear foot.
 H. A. Robinson, Miss Nettie Hickey and w. J. South are among those who have reserved berths on the Watson.
 Men are now at work cleaning up Third avenue from Adams street to the Ballaine addition. The stumps are being taken out.
 w. D. Coppernoll the new city at torney, was formerly member of the Nevada legislature.
 Cal Brosius says that as far as he can tell Representative John Noon and his family are on the Northwest ern on the way home to Seward.
 Paul Myer who has arrived in Se- ward was one of the passengers aboard the Titanic when she was sunk in the Atlantic by striking an ice berg. Mir. Myers with some others saved their lives by clinging to hatch on which they floated from II o'clock at night until 2 o'clock next morning. They were compelled to lie down but they were clear of the water.
 The Puget Sound tug Goliah, which recently lowed the cannery barge Fresno up to the fishing station at Akutan arrived at Seward yesterday afternoon to await orders from her owners. The Goliah is one of the largest and most powerful tugs in Pacific waters.
 A man arrested for being drunk and disorderly last night by Chief Guest was sentenced this morning to a $4 fine. The fine was not paid and the prisoner will remain two days in the city bastile.
 Mrs. Schenck has accompanied her husband, Roy w. Schenck, to Seward. Mir. Schenck is here looking over min ing property. He is only one of sev- eral men who have recently come for similar purpose.
 Harry Hoben's big warehouse is fast nearing completion. Harry de- nies that it will be used for any kind of festive purposes. It is 15O feet by 30 and two stories high.
 he sign decided upon by the local realty mems association is now being painted on the wharf. It says, "Se- ward the Terminal" in large letters that certainly suggest that we are strong on the realty business if not in the artistic temperament.
 A cable received from Derrick Lane yesterday shows that the Mariposa must have made the run to Seattle in less than five days,
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CHINA MAY APPEAL TO THE
 GREAT POWERS FOR HELP

No answer has been received from the Chinese government at the time this was written so that the result of the ultimatum dispatched from this government is not known. While no one believes that the task of conquer ing China will be difficult preparations are being made to make the war as brief as possible. News of military movements is being suppressed but that large forces are being masSed at the points from which the invasion of China will be launched is generally known. At this moment war appears to be inevitable.
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REMOVAL OF ROBERTS
 CONFIRMED BY COURT
Jailed Mayor of Terre Haute Loses the Last Chance of Re
 taining Office.

TERRE HAUTE, May 5.-The cir cuit court has sustained the action of the city council oi this city in remov- ing the former mayor, Roberts, who is now serving six years in the peni- tentiary for fraud in connection with the recent elections. Roberts continu- ed to the last performing his mayor al duties from his cell but he is now reported to have settled down to the life of an ordinary convict with his identity cloaked under a number.
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TWELVE GEOLOGICAL
 PARTIES ARE COMING
Extensive Work to be Done This Year Here and Elsewhere in the
 Territory.

WASHINGTON, May 5.--Twelve geological survey parties will be sent to Alaska this summer for extensive work. Three will work in southeast ern Alaska, one near Chitina, one at Valdez, two at Knik, two at Ruby and on the Kuskokwim and one for the Panama and the Koykukuk.
 In addition to these one will be sent whose work will be of a general nature.
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CABLE STILL INTERRUPTED.

The cable communications are still interrupted and some of the messages arrive late. This accounts for the publication in several instances of messages dated on the day before publication. It also accounts for diff ferent stories on the same subject as a delayed message often comes only a short time before a message telling of new development in the same event. Notwithstanding all this the service is remarkably good under the circum- stances.
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STEVE DOYLE BURIED.

Ike Evans and Commissioner Con roy left Thirty-four early this morn ing for Seward after having buried the body of Steve Doyle who was found dead on the trail. The burial took place at Mile Forty-One. Wheth- CT an inquest was held or not was not stated.
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TERMINAL GETS FINE STOCK.

Messrs Anderson and Murphy of the Terminal Bar have just ordered five thousand dollars worth of the fin est stock that ever came to Alaska. They spared no expense to secure the very highest grades in every line so that their house will be second to none outside or inside in the quality of goOds.
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% .. * (: * .: .$ .: < < ., { * HUERTA WILL MAKE * NEW YORK HIS HOME. .

NEW YORK, May 6.-Victoriano Huerta, former president of Mexico, states that he intends to make this city his home. He denies the state ments that he intended to head a new revolutionary movement in his own country and declares that his only ambitions are to see Mexico at peace and to spend his remaining years in quietness.
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RUSSIANS BEAT
 TURKS BADLY
GREAT BATTLE FOUGHT IN CAUCASIA ACCORDING TO
 PETROGRAD.

PETROGRAD, May 6.-That the Russian army in Trans-Caucasia has won a great and decisive victory over the Turks is the news published here today. According to the official notifi- cation the Turks have been driven back with frightful losses and our troops are now advancing towards Turkish territory in the direction of Erzerum. A large quantity of heavy artillery and munitions of war have been captured.
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{: {. .. .: [: .: :, * * {: .: * GERMANY MUST SETTLE . * FOR FRYE DIRECTLY. |:

WASHINGTON, May 6.-The state department has forwarded a note to the German government insisting that the Frye case must be settled through diplomatic channels and not by the prize court. The vessel was sunk by the Prinz Eitel Fredrich.
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WATER SHUT OFF TONIGHT.

Chief Mel Horner of the fire depart ment announces that the water sup ply will be shut off this evening some time before 7:SO o'clock. Repairs are necessary in the mains and the water may be shut off several hours,
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PUPILS STRIKE WHEN
 PRINCIPAL LOST OUT

BUTTE, May Give hundred pupils of the public schools went on a strike here this morning because the school board failed to re-elect the old principal. The parents of the children are mostly opposed to the action of the board which might find itself forced to reconsider it's action.
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KEEP OPEN SHOP.

WASHINGTON, May 6.-Vice- President Atterbury of the Pennsyl- vania railroad informed the Indust- rial Relations committee today that the road insists on an open shop and that it will continue to maintain this position.
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; % * $ i. % < * * < * { * NEXT SUNDAY WILL |" * BE MOTHERS DAY. |"

The second Sunday ir May which will be next Sunday will be Mothers Day, pursuant to the act passed by congress last year. The day will be observed as holiday and the part of the means of observing the occasion will be the flying of flags from all public buildings.
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PEKIN, May 6.-The ultimatum of the Japanese government arrived here this morning and the cabinet is now in session considering it. It is now be- lieved that the government will ap- peal to the United States, France, Russia and Great Britain for help or at least for their services to try to avert the war which IS otherwise sure to come.
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LIBERTY BELL FOR SEATTLE.

PHILADELPHIA, May 6.-The authorities have acceded to the re- quest of the people of Seattle and will send the Liberty Bell to San Francisco by way of that city. It will remain long enough in the Washington state city to be inspected by the people,
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SANTA ANA COMING.

The Santa Ana left Kodiak yester- day at noon for Seward according to word received by Agent Guptil. She is due here in the middle of the day tomorrow.
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JAPAN ORDERS ALL ITS SUBJECTS TO LEAVE
PFKTN AND IS NOW MODELLING ITS ARTILLERY
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 {. TURKS MEET DISASTER < .. IN PENINSULA FIGHT. :'

PARIS, May 5.-A whole regiment of Turks was wiped out yesterday in the fighting on GallipoH peninsula and one thousand more were captured. The battle is reported to have been determinedly fought but the Turks were caught in an unfavorable posi- tion and those captured had only the alternative of being butchered.
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THREE MORE SHIPS
 SUNK BY GERMANS,

LONDON, May GA British steamship, a schooner and a trawler have been sunk in the North sea by German submarines according to the bulletin published this afternoon. The loss of life, if any, has not been stated.
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PERMITS NEEDED FOR FIRES.

The fire department desires to have it mentioned that a permit must be obtained to light fires for burning up rubbish, brush, etc. within the city limits.
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TOXIC, May 6.-As the day wears on the feeling becomes more and more pessimistic. It is believed to be cer- tain that only one thing can prevent war and that is the eleventh hour ac- ceptance by China of the Japanese de- mandS.
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TOXIC, May 6.-War preparations are now under way and the beginning of the conflict with China cannot be long delayed. The Japanese govern ment last night sent orders for all Japanese residents of Pekin to pre- pare to leave that city at any moment.
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The sentence on Dr. Hall of Fair banks for an assault on Selma Lappi was postponed until after his trial for attempted rape of Hilma JohansOn.
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No further word has been recived as to whether special session of the legislature will be called or not.
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WATSON DUE s P. M.

The Admiral Watson is due at Se- ward at 8 o'clock this evening accord ing to word received by Agent Blue.
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SEATTLE, May 6.-The MaripOsa arrived yesterday.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-06-18
EIGHTY-FIFTH BIRTHDAY.

A very pleasant occasion on Wednes-
day afternoon, the 10Th, was the gather
ing of relatives in honor of the S5th
birthday of Mrs. Mary j. Bowdsh, at
20 College street, where her home is
with her daughter, Mrs. H. H. Bryant
Mrs. Bowdish was in her usual health,
alert and active for one of her years,
and enjoyed the occasion keenly and the
tokens of remembrance to mark the
day. Refreshments We're served on the
porch. Congratulations and good wishes
We're also received from many friends
/ by mail
Mrs. Bowdish is daughter of Lucius
Bingham and Lovina Riford Bingham,
both from families connected with this
part of Vermont from its early history.
| OF her brothers and sisters two are
living Mrs. f. w. Bird of Seattle,
Wash, and Chauncey Bingham of Wey-
bridge. AT the age of sixteen she began
teaching school, her first school being
in Ripton. In 1858 she married Joseph
Bowdish of Weybridge, and for over
thirty years the family lived on the
Bowdish farm. Mr.. Bowdsh died in
1879, and for some years Mrs. Bowdish
continued to live at the old home. OF
late years she has made her home
chiefly in Middlebury. OF the seven
children born to them three are now
living Mrs. H. H. Bryant of this vii
lage, Miss Martha S. Bowdish of Hart
ford, Conn, and Edward Bowdish of
/ Weybridge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-06-18

Farmers life insurance has never
been marked success wherever tried
on a large scale. Just why this is so
Another attempt is being made. and
apparently it is starting out with good
prospects of succeeding. Past State
Master f. r. Norris Of New York is at
the head of a company the majority of
stock in which must be owned by mem
bers Of the grange. so they will control
its management. The purpose of the
company is not only to furnish safe
life insurance to farmers at reason
able rate but also to serve as farm
loan association to furnish long term
leases to farmers on first mortgages
IN short. practical rural credit service,
investing its funds thus. The charter
calls for 100000 capital. with the re
oured 500 600 reserve. The agreement
requires that Mt least 1900 shares Of
the 1000 (at S165 EACH must be taken
by grangCrs. We understand that
about all Of the stock has been placed.
The company is organized under the
very stringent laws of New York. 1t
is said that the national grange. the
New York state grange and the Penn
svlvania state grange have given their
approval of the plan. 1t is to be hoped
that the new scheme for farmers in
surance may escape the pitfalls of for
mer similar organizations and that il
may bring to the farmer the kind of
| Insurance that he ought TO have. At
any rate, the company is in honorable
HANDS
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-06-18
THE RESTORATION OF AN OLD
COLONIAL HOUSE.
Continued from Page ~

to the floor above. Upstairs the sleep
ing chambers, all corner rooms but one,
are spacious airy and light.
When it came to the re-decoration of
the interior the question was, just how
to keep the character and spirit of the
old house and yet make it as fresh and
cheerful as possible. To start with it
was decided to re-paint the exterior its
original yellow and the interior its old
ivory tone and to retain the very inter-
esting low chair rails in all the rooms.
Low continuous open back shelves
were built across the end and along one
side of each drawing room which bal
ance to perfection the two freplaces
with their charming and classically sim
pie mantels. Several of the rooms have
been kept intact as to their wal pa
pers and in others copies of old ones or
plain light tints have been used. In
the hall there is copy of one of the
Longfellow House papers in two tones
of gray, the graceful broken scroll
design gives the effect of pillars and
emphasizes most delightfully."- the beau
tifu curve of the walls For this room
also was designed a beautiful crystal
chandelier, wired for electricity and
adapted from an original model found
in a fine Colonial House.
The drawing rooms have been treat
ed as formerly, that is, one large room.
The paper used here was first copied
from an old document for the Colony
Club of New York and is called the
/ COLONY Club Stripe" Instead of the
original green and white light tone of
coffee color with a leaning toward
mauve was selected which is delightful
with the ivory woodwork The stripes
are graduated and shaded and so dis
posed as to furnish restful and unob-
trusive background. The two poly
chromed chandeliers for these room,
are Italian in feeling, the motive is the
Acanthus, a graceful central stem witt
branching arms. The main color tone.
in with the wall paper and there are
touches Of blues, green and mulberry
so treated as to make the colors dull an,
old.
These changes in the old house have
been very simple and carefully though
out, an effort being made at all times
to conform to the original There hai
been preserved the original spirit o
that period in our history when houses
were built to last and designed withou
and within to be beautiful and har
mOnious for all time.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-06-18

of party aihaAron. in getting what
rightfully hcloN.S to the agricultural
classes.
While tire calls to fill public office
have been many they have been most
ly declined He was one of the four
electors On the Progressive ticket at
the last general election, at which
time 27,OOO voters in Idaho wrote the
names of the electors on their ballot,
that ticket not being permitted to APP
pear printed.
At the present time Mr.. Harland is
a member of the state board of educa-
ton and of the board of regents of the
State university. which board is prac-
tically a board of control and which is
destined to do n great work for the
people of Idaho. This board was de-
manded of our legislature hy the
grange and that is perhaps one rea-
son why member of the Order WAS
selected as one of its members.
The grange in Idaho, while small in
numbers, is bound to make itself felt
on all questions that have bearing
on the farmers interests.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-06-18

The officer or enlisted man who is I'M
able to attend to this study and drills
has to be dropped, where, under the
former system, if he was able to attend
the annual camp he could be kept upon
the rolls.
"a man cannot now draw pay from
the government for maneuver camp
unless he has previously had two
months service and attended at least
II drills. 4
That the disbanding of company
is not a sign of inefiiciency, but
the opposite, Col. johnson makes clear
"In the last few years there have been
disbanded in this State five different
companies nearly half the regiment.
This is not a sign of decadence, but a
natural result of putting the standard
higher from year to year, each disband-
ment meaning a better organization
later.
"There are periods in all the COM
panies when the numbers fall below the
requirements, due to various causes
an unpopular company commander,
lack of public interest, or depression in
local business that decreases the num-
Der of available young men in the
town."
GAS to the efficiency of the Vermont
National Guard, which is the main
point at issue, | will only quote from
the report of the division of militia af-
fairs of October Is, 1914, based upon
the inspection of the 1st Infantry for
that year Under the heading Genera
Efficiency it reads: Rated as excel
lent. 1t is estimated that about three
months would be required to fit the reg
iment to take the field as an effective
force This is about the highest
praise that a military regiment car
receive.
Il have been a continuous member OF
this regiment for rs years from pri
vate to colonel-and am of course deep.
ly interested in any moulding of public
opinion, in which the State papers car
aid do feel that the public knows
very little about its militia as, under
the present system, we do not mus
ter" about the State as formerly, anC
every other year usually have maneu
vers outside the State, so that there j!
very little opportunity for people to SEE
the national guard.
Col. johnson is a good officer, wei
liked by officers and men and a stric
diciplinarian. His statements concern
ing the guard should be accepted a
face value as the careful testimony O
a man who knows.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-06-18
THE THRICEAWEEK EDITION
OF THE
NEW YORK WORLD

This is time of great events and YOU
will want the news accurately and
promptly. The Democrats, for the
first time in sixteen years. will have the
Presidency and they will also contro
both branches Of Congress. The politi.
cal news is sure TO be of the most alb
sorbing interest.
There is a great war in the Old World
and you may read of The extinction Of
the vast Turkish Empire in Europe, just
as a few years ago you read how Spain
lost her last foot of soil in America, after
having ruled the empire of half the
New World
The World long since established
record for impartiality, and anybody can
afford its Thrice-a-W edition, which
comes every other day in the week, ex-
cept Sunday. 1t will be of particular
value to you now The Thrice a-Week
World also abounds in other strong fea-
lures, serial stories, humor, markets, car
toons; in fact, everything that Is to be
found in a first class daily.
THE THRIC E-A. WEEK WORLDS
regular subscription price is only Sl.00
per year, and this pays for 1856 papers.
We offer this unequalled newspaper and
The Middlebury Register together for
one year for 81 65 anywhere in Vermont
The regular subscription price Of the
two papers is $500.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-06-18
TO BUILD NEW SCHOOL

At the annual school district
meeting in Brandon Tuesday evening
it was voted to eXpend $50, coo of which
S6, 600 will be for repairs on the old
building, and the remainder to build a
new high school building. A tax of so
cents on a dollar of the grand list was
voted for school purposes The matter
of providing funds for the repairs on the
old school building, which will have to
be repaired aa the State Board Of
Health directs, and the erection of a
new structure, was left with the build
ing committee. The building committee
consists of, besides the prudential COM
mittee, Dr. w. H. Wright, Edward S.
Marsh, E. H. Button, T. w. Rogers.
The members of the prudential COM
mittee are: P E. Whalen, DR.. j. w.
Estabrook and F. c. Spooner.
Three different sites are named for
the new building. the pasture belonging
to Miss Julia A. c. Jackson west of the
present school building. lots located
north of the present building, and the
property known as the Carpenter place
on Seminary hill south of the present
building.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-06-18
MIR. HEPBURN ON MR.. BRYAN.

Middlebury people are interested IN
ANYTHING Mr.. A. Barton Hepburn may
ro,, and viii no Glad to read his com.
say anu 80 caa,.a4a,.,.
ment on the resignatior o. oecretarS
Sun.
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nopT '.i"V r.ond i.t''iS Inv tbe fTnited
,'iot+ hot no lave Of bn.
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