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Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-17

Attorney Tom West, who was pa
 tient in the Valdez hospital for sev- eral weeks, left on the Admiral Ev-
 ans for his home in San Francisco.
 He came north as counsel for the
 stockholders of the Alaska Northern Railroad company in the case against John B. and Frank l.. Ballaine, in-
 volving title to portion of the Sew ard townsite, which was decided by the court in favor of the Ballaines. West was taken from a steamer three weeks ago in great pain suffering from an abscess and was successfully
 operated upon by Dr. E. c. Dalton at the Valdez hospital.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-17
.ArcadeCafe
 OPEN UNTIL g P. M. We Serve Only the Best Coffee
 Strictly Fresh Eggs. Jack Callin Proprietor
TIDE TABLES FOR VALDEZ.

Predictions for high and low water are taken from the official tide tables prepared by the U. s. Coast and Geo. detic Survey. The time given for high and low water is Valdez time, and the figures immediately follow ing the time, indicate the height of the tide at Valdez. To find the depth of water, add the tabular height to the soundings given on the chart, unless minus (-) sign is used be- fore the height. in which case sub- tract 1t.
 Wednesday, Nov. 17, 1915. High, 9:22 am, ST; 10:06 pm, 7.1. High, s:5s am. s.2; 10:55 pm, 7.2.
 Thursday, Nov. IS, 1915. High, 9:5S am, 9.2; 1O:56 pm. s.4. Low, 3:41 am, 2.2; 4:45 pm, 0.1. Friday, Nov. 19, 1915. High. 1O:S1 am, 9.4. Low, 4:13 am, "A; 5:21 pm, O.4.
 Saturday, Nov. 20, 1915. High, 12:SS pm, 7.3; 11:01 am, s.s. Low, 4:53 am, 2.6; 5:54 pm. o.s.
 Sunday, Nov. 21, 1915 High, 0:18 am, 7.3; 11:S1 am, S.1. Low, 5:25 am, 2.S; 6:26 pm, O.9. Monday, Nov. 22, 1915. High, 12:54 am, 7.2: 12:02 pm, 9.7. Low, 5:55 am, 3.2; 6:5S pm, 0.9. Tuesday, Nov. 23, 1915. High, 1929 am, 7.1; 12:34 pm, 9.6. Low, 6:27 am, S.2; 7:30 pm, O.7. Wednesday, Nov. "A, 1915. High, 2:O6 am, 6.9; 1:06 pm, 9.4. Low, z am, s.3; s:05 pm, 0.5. Thursday, Nov. 25, 1915. High, 2:44 am, 6.7; 1:40 pm, 90. Low, 7:34 am, 3.5; SAP pm, 0.2. Friday, Nov. 26, 1915. High, 3:25 am, 6.5; 2:18 pm. S.6. Low, s:14 am, 3.s; s:22 pm. o.2.
 Saturday, Nov. 27, 1915. High, 4:10 am, 6.4; 3 pm, 80. Low, 9:O1 am, 40; 1O:40 pm, OF. Sunday, Nov. 2s, 1915. High. 5 am, GA; 3:52 pm, 7.s. Low, 1O:O1 am, 4.1; ,10:50 pm, III.
 Monday, Nov. 20. 1915. High, 5:35 am. 6,7; 5:57 pm, e.7. Low. 11:17 am, 4. .,.4...... Tuesday, Nov. sO, 1915. High, 6:44 am, 7.1; 6:21 pm. 6.2. Low, 11:41 pm, 1.5s 12:44 pm, 3.4.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-17
Do You Know:

That the Independent Steam Laun- dry makes a speciality of washing blankets? You do not have to spend the night walking. We take them in the morning and return .hem the same day soft and clear. Satisfac- |tion guaranteed. k21
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-17

FOR SALE-My home on Fifth street, near Reservation avenue.
 Five rooms, bath, large shed, lot BOX I150, poultry house and yard on rear
 end of lot.-F. Butterworth. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-17

MT. and Mrs. S. A. Temple left on the steamer Admiral Evans this morning and will make an extended trip before they return to Valdez next summer. They will visit the San Francisco exposition and wit ness the closing ceremonies and will then continue their journey on down the Pacific coast, and passing through the Panama canal They will include Bermuda, Cuba and any other place which strikes their fancy in their itinerary, as they are on a vacation and intend to enjoy themselves by seeing countries somewhat different from Alaska. They plan to return to Valdez next June.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-17

FOR RENT-Furnished house, will lease at reasonable terms, oppo- site court house. See Chas. Ganty. If
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07

The Providence Journal, which is a
reputable and responsible newspaper.
prints remarkable story involving
the German ambassador to this coun-
try in an intrigue with Huerta to pre-
clpitate this country into a war with
Mexico. The purpose of the alleged
plot was to divert the public mind in
the United States from the crime Of
sinking the Lusitania; to compel the
United States to keep munitions of war
Tor her own use; to compel the lease
or purchase of the German ships now
tied up in this country for the trans
portatlon of troops to Mexico, and gen
orally to make trouble for the United
States. This is not the first story of
sinister operations by the German en-
bassy that has been published, but it is
the worst. Denial has been made in
the case of others, and no doubt will
be in this instance, for it is incon-
ceiyabie that it can be true. But
where theye is so much smoke people
are easily led to believe there must
be some fire. If there is no founda
tion for these stories it is due the
German embassy that the facts should
be made clear If there is foundation
for them the Washington government
! has duty to perform.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07
Member of the Associated Press.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1915.
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION.

The Smith Hughes bill providing fed
eral aid for vocational education bids
fair to attract more than usual atten
ton at the forthcoming regular session
of congress. For years the subject has
been discussed in and out of congress,
but the efforts to enact a law have been
defeated. Much talk is now being made
about this country Selling opportuni-
ties which will put it to the front in
industrial development and by reason
of the effects of the European war to
make it lead the world industrially,
commercially and financially
Few have any realization of the work
which this attainment would mean
throughout the United States and what
systematic effort it would entail. Be
levers in vocational education are con
WINGED that system Of this sort would
in due time add enormously to the ma
ton S industrial efficiency; and it is
asserted that not one person in a hun
bred in this country has been rightly
trained for the work he is doing. The
American Federation of Labor has Ion Q
advocated such legislation.
| A little over year ago President
Wilson appointed a commission to study
vocational education and national aid
therefor. This commission prepared
the Smith, Hughes bill, which provides
expenditures for about $1,700,000 fol
the first year and increasing annually
until q maximum Of $7,20O,000 i;
reached in 1924.
Some opposition has developed from
the fear that its passage will interfere
with state rights, but it is the opinion
of the commission that federal aid t.
vocational education is of such i'm
portance that the general government
ought to take hold of it. 1t furthe
points out that congress has passe,
annually more than AZ acts which con
ferred directly upon all the states O
upon specific states, national grants O
either land or money to be expende,
for the benefit of education.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07
BETTER HOUSING IN INDIA
Matter That Has Been Too Long
Neglected.

One OF the most prominent features
ment of India is the jealous attention
paid in some of the larger cities to
providing more sanitary housing ac-
commodations for workmen, says the
Building Age. The need Of this may
perhaps be more readily understood
by the statement that out OF the total
population Of Bombay, rs per cent live
in one-room tenements, and many Of
the rooms are occupied by more than
one family
The tenement buildings In some
instances are said to have their rooms
constructed like the steerage quarters
of a ship; that is, with hunks one over
another Bedrooms and kitchens are
sometimes combined. Between the
buildings are narrow passageways
into which all manner of refuse is
thrown by the tenants and which are
used for drainage purposes. That
these dwellings are unfit for human
habitation is well recognized by the
municipal authorities of Bombay, and
in order to provide better accommoda-
tons, sanitary "chawls" or tenements
have been built for nearly twenty thou
sand persons. A 'chawP' in India
means building so constructed as to
be suitable for letting in separate ten
ements, each consisting of single
room or of two rooms, but not of more
ttap two rooms
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07
VICTORY ACHIEVED BY TACT
How Explorer overcame the objec-
tions of South American Natives
to Face Camera.

After his startling experience, when
he. tried to photograph a group of
South American savages, Mr.. Algot
Lange visited the Indians in their re-
treat and, after studying his hosts for
several days, persuaded them to pose
for him. He gives an account of his
success in his book, THE Lower ANA
zon":
judged it to be the proper moment
for taking photographs because many
OF the more critical Indians were away
working on a large canoe. It was a
risky act to bring forth again "the lit
tie black thing that grows big and has
an evil eye," but it was Of vital impor-
lance for me to record my sojourn on
a Photographic film.
Slowly I lifted the camera out of the
bottom of the knapsack / took the
back off and held the open kodak in
front of the chiefs eyes so he could
see the empty bellows He nodded
and touched it. The tickling sound OF
the shutter amused the chief, and he
initiated the sound by saying, Tick!
Tick!" Then l set the shutter on a
time exposure, and let them lcok
through the lens. That also pleased
them. The chief even called the
camera marakah, or plaything. I felt
rather safe, and ventured to roll film
! in place and set the shutter for bust
ness. l pointed it at the chief as he
| sat in the middle of the clearing, and
saying, Tick! Tick!" a number Of
times, l finally pressed the bulb.
Once only did 1 come near a breal
in their confidence When I walked
down the clearing and focused tn,
chief and the man with the witheret
arm, who were standing near one 0
the tribal prisoners, they suddenl,
rushed toward me, but an assurin
Tick! Tick!" fortunately pacific
them. The men objected to the mc
tion-picture camera, and l was force
to give few yards of the yellow ri
bon to each member of the tribe b
fore loading the machine. The inn'
/, cent Indians wrapped themselves
the invaluable film and crowded roun
5 the camera while / sang, Take N
5 Back to New York Town." and turne
1 the crank-Youth's Companion
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07

The chief advantage which Germany
will derive from the conquest of Pc
land, is that she will gain control of
a country rich in coal and iron depos-
it's. One-fifth of all the coal in the
Russian empire is mined in Poland.
Nearly one-tenth of the Russian output
of pig iron comes from the same terri
tory. There are also large deposits of
copper, zinc and tin, of which Ger
many must now be greatly in need. All
these things, apart from the military
advantage, makes Poland, as the source
Of raw basic materials, a rich prize
for the German empire.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07
FriohtfuI Record of Waste.

1t is estimated that one-third of the
gold and silver Of the great Comstock
lode was thrown away, and only lit
tie can be recovered. Some authorities,
doubtless pessimists, declare that for
every five tons Of coal used in indus
try in this country, two tons are
wasted at or near the mine, lost in
mining. Some of the finest natural
gas wells on the continent blew"
their treasures into the air for days,
weeks or even months before being
capped.
Agricultural land. rightly used, re-
news its fertility year after year, and
produces as good crops after 40 cen
turtles as when first put under the
plow. The mine has only one crop.
All the more need that this crop shall
not be wasted.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07
Facts About Vermont.
(Randolph Herald and News.)

(Randolph Herald and News.)
Vermont is such a little state and gets
so much knocking at home and abroad
that it is worth while to lay down a
few cold facts occasionally. Agricul-
turally, Vermont has no real rival in
New England and even stands up
among the leaders of the union in Ger
tain departments. In number of milch
cows, according to the census Of 1910,
she had 265, 4S3, with Massachusetts
trailing at 1896 and New Hampshire
reporting only 10l, 23S. In cattle of
all kinds her lead was proportionately
great. In horses Vermont stood second
to Maine among the New England
states, with almost twice as many as
New Hampshire. Maine led us in
sheep, but we distanced our sister state
across the Connecticut, by almost three
to one Massachusetts took first place
in swine, but we were second, with
double the number reported in New
| Hampshire. That it was due to quality
of our lands and farming appears when
| it is known that Maine has twice as
many acres under operation as Vermont,
| Massachusetts considerably more, and
| New Hampshire, whom we lead in al
most every respect, has 81, 493 acres to
| 2S,065 in Vermont. We stand second
to Maine in the value of hay crop But
it is in dairying that Vermont really
shows up big. We make 20,227 .4qJ
pounds of creamery butter per year
while all the rest of New England
makes less than 100000 pounds. OF
cheese Vermont produces substantially
all made in New England In dairy
butter we lead all the other states
though not so greatly. Indeed, in pro
duction of butter and cheese, Vermont
breaches way out of her class and rank
with the big states, standing tenth il
the whole union
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07

An article in the current issue Of
The Vermonter tells US that the Mont
pelier high school has a domestic sci
ence department which offers com
plete course in garment making, sew
ing, cooking and household manage
ment, its aim being to fit girls to meet
the responsibilities of the home. And
there is a particularly significant sen
tence in the article. 1t is this: Pu
pills are not made to fit the schools, but
the schools are made to administer tc
the needs of the pupils Isn't this a,
it should be2
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07

most agricultural states, and that Yer
mont soil can produce as much as any
soil in the land. But it also develops
that they were never told these things
by their parents and friends before
they left the state. On the contrary
they were allowed to go away with
the idea that Vermont was seriously
lacking the advantages to be found IN
other states. Lack OF instruction
about the real advantages of our state
has been largely responsible Tor the
great drain upon its young men and
women. These facts impress one with
the Importance of the present resi-
dents correctly informing themselves
about the advantages of Vermont com
pared with other places and then DIN
gently teaching these facts to their
children.
These former Vermonters who have
been successful in other fields also
gratuitously tell their former neigh
bors of ways of improving conditions
for themselves and the state as a
whole. This advice should also be
given a respectful hearing because 1t
comes from successful men who are
free from selfish motives in offering
their suggestions and oftentlmes the
following of their advice would be to
! our advantage. In this way they may
to limited extent repay some OF the
/ loss they caused Vermont by leaving II
under a wrong impression.
If Vermonters will inform them
| selves on their advantages, teach this
knowledge to the young and apply
whatever practical advice comes &c
them from outside sources the state
will enjoy new era of growth anc
development.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07

A Handbook of the War. S. Sheip.
A compilation made up Of extracts
from the official papers Of the warning
nations, diplomatic correspondence, the
speeches and articles by prominent
men, statistics of the army, the navy,
population, and a chronological list of
the important events up to Nov. /. Is
an excellent reference book as it gives
all the important information in a
compact form. The book opens with
Tolstoi' S Vision, composed in 1910 for
the Gear of Russia, the King of Eng
land and the Emperor of Germany.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07
Advise Prosecution.
(Barre Times.)

Naming few automobilists, a CORE
spondent in The Brattleboro Reformer
asserts: GIVE are perfectly willing they
should suffer by their own foollshness,
but we do not propose that they should
endanger the lives of our children,
friends and other decent people. The
correspondent has reference to the al
legged recklessness of the autoists in
driving through the streets of that vii
lage. How would little attempt at
prosecution of the alleged offenders do?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07
Coffin Made for Darwin Not Used.

The funeral took place at Downe
churchyard, near Bromley (Kent), Of
John Lewis, aged eighty-one, carpen-
ter, who made the coffin in which it
was intended that Charles Darwin
should be buried. 1t was afterward
decided, says the London Daily Mail,
to bury Darwin in Westminster abbey,
and the coffin was not used, being sub
sequently exhibited in the district as
curiosity. Mr.. Lewis twenty-five
years ago made collins for himself and
his wife, and these were kept in their
cottage.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07

The passing of the electric light
arches on Elm street will not be re-
GREETED by many persons. They were
not bad as a sort of novelty, for a
while, but after all they gave the
street midway appearance and a
much more dignifed, city-like method
Of lighting thoroughfare as broad
and handsome as Manchester main
street is ought to be worked out easily
enough Manchester, n. H., Union.
The same thing can be said of the
arches of incandescent lights over Brat
tlcboro s Main street. They were a
novelty at first and attracted consider
able attention, but at best they are
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07
Diary of Anna Green Winslow. Alice
Morse Earle, Ed.

Diary of Anna Green Winslow. Alice
Morse Earle, Ed.
In 1870, Anna Green Winslow, a
bright little girl of ten, was sent from
her home in Nova Scotia to Boston,
the native town of her parents, to be
- finished in the Boston schools. She
wrote this diary for the ediication
of her parents and for practice in pen
manship; and gives not only a record
Of the daily life of the Boston school
girl of that time but also the monot-
onous round of daily occurrences in pro-
vincial Boston. Anna Green writes with
engaging simplicity, and we are puz-
zled to decide which is the ruling pas
sion in this prim little Puritan s heart,
love of dress or love of religion. We
are inclined to decide love of dress
when we read this:
81 was dressed in my yellow coat.
black bib & apron, black feathers on
my head, my past comb, & all my past
garnet marquesett & jet pins, together
with my silver plume-my lollet, rings
black collar round my neck, black mitts
& , or yards of blue ribbin, (blaek
and blue is high tast) striped tucker
and ruflles (not my best) & my black
shoes complicated my dress. =
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

1t Is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery
of the paper each night, and 1t solicits
the cooperation of subscribers to that
end. Prompt reports should be given of
each failure to receive the paper on the
son, by telephone or postal card, thus
enabling the cause Of the error to be
promptly and accurately discovered and
the proper remedy Immediately applied.
1t is only by this method that the pub
Usher can secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07

leaves with mayonnaise dressing.
SWeetbread Saiad.-Parboil ard re-
move all fiber from a pair of sweet
breads. Cut in small cubes, add equal
parts of celery and cucumber and
serve with boiled dressing to which a
little Worcestershire sauce has been
added.
Chicken SaIad.-Take cupful of
the breast of chicken, cut in cubes,
one cupful of walnut meats or any
nut preferred, two cupfuls of celery,
mix with a good boiled dressing; a
mayonnaise is just right for this salad,
as the white meat lacks fat.
Cheese SaIad.-Take one or two
bricks of cream cheese, add thick
sweet cream to soften, add chopped
chives and green peppers with nuts.
Make in small balls or heap on let
tuce leaves. Serve with or without
dressing.
Danish Custard.-Put two-thirds of
cuRful of sugar into q saucepan and
place in a hot place on the range to
melt. When a light brown in color,
set the dish into a large pan of cold
water to stop the cooking, turn the
dish SO that the sides will become
coated with the caramel. Beat five
eggs, add a fourth of cupful of sugar,
half teaspoonful of salt and one tea
spoonful of vanilla, then one quart OF
milk. Strain into the dish with the
caramel, set into pan of hot water
| and bake until firm. Chill and turn
On to q cold plate to serve. Whipped
| cream may be served with this or 1t
may be served alone. Do not allow
the caramel to become too brown or
! the custard will have a burned taste.
A simple dessert well liked, is any
kind of canned fruit with a spoonful
of whipped cream as a garnish.
| Na,.... M .oo
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07

their physicians double-eagle fees to
escape the awful fate of being - fat. !"
By following the Mahdah method of
diet, one can continue to live well,
gain in health and strength, and yet
lose many pounds of flesh in short
time and remain unwrinkled The in
PRODUCTION by Vance Thompson IS con-
soling to thin folks but distressing to
the fat ones.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07

Four Weeks in the Trenches. Fritz
Kreisler.
Fritz Kreisler, the world-famous
violinist, served as a lieutenant in the
Austrian army on the Eastern battle
front until wounded by Cossack Is
lance in a handto-hand fight before
Lemburg. He tells in this little book
what he saw and experienced.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07
Plaster Saints. l. Zangwill.

Plaster Saints. l. Zangwill.
In Plaster Saints, Mr.. Zangwill dis
cusses an old-time problem with force
and originality. The scene of the
drama is laid in a country town in
England at the present time with a
clergyman as the principal character.
The philosophy of life advanced by Mr..
Zangwill in the telling of the story will
arouse much discussion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07

One of the proposed changes in the
constitution of the state of New York
provides for raising the pay of legis-
lators from $500 to $4,000 with trav-
cling expenses home and back each
week. If the people of the Empire
state don t wallop that proposition
they ought never to say another word
about extravaganza.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07

only makeshift method of street IL
Elimination and ought to give place to
something more efficient. In towns
where there are enterprising electric
lighting companies these public service
corporations frequently take the lead in
such projects, but of course that is toe
much to hope from the local division
of the Twin State.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07

grateful on a hot day.
The following are old
standbys:
Normandy Salad.-Cut
in cubes three cucum-
bers, three hard-cooked
eggs, add a eupful of of
chopped olives and three
fourths of a cupful Of
nut meats. Serve in to-
mato cups or on lettuce
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07
At the LIBRARY
New Books
New Books

Buffalo Bill and the Overland Trail,
Z. l.. Sabin.
"The story of how boy and man
worked hard and played hard to blaze
the White Trail, by wagon train, stage
coach and pony express, across the
great plains and mountains beyond,
that the American Republic might
expand and flourish - (Sub-title.)
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07

1t is interesting to note that while
there is only one other county in Yer
mont that has more road mileage than
Windham, six other counties voted more
for permanent highway work in 1914.
This explains in part why the amount
spent for this purpose in Windham
county was not larger.