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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-07

The teacher gave us this sentence,
why did you do this?" and told us to
substitute an equivalent phrase for the
word, "why." Marvin wrote, How
come you did that"
Teacher-"Use TIE word, coin in a
septence."
Pupil have a c,,in on my toe"
~.
SUNDAYS TTMES-RET0RDER IS
AN>ADVERTISISG FEATERE. Read
every line of the advertisilg.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-07

Thursday was circus day and all
the schools had holiday.
1t was a surprise to the children,
and also a good thing because of we
had heard the elephants trumpeting
and the steam piano" playing, there
would have been little studying that
day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-07
In The World of Americas Schools
proud of our school.

The children of the Seventh grade
are going to make the place-cards and
menus for the"Georgia Product Day"
Some of the Dixie Highway" post
ers will be sent to the Dixie Highway
office by Mr. Mathis.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-07

Visitors of week: Mrs. C. P. Davis,
Mrs. J. W. Harris, Mrs. O. A. Dixon,
Mrs, ]. P. Butt, Miss Floyd Johnson,
Mrs. Hightower, Mrs. Coleman, DR..
Lansing Burrows.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-07

Friday of last week many of the girls
and boys went to the fair. We were
afraid we might lose our merits, but
when the tearcher said we were ex-
cused, so we didn't lose our merit after
ALL
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Rochester, of New
York, visited the school this week.
They said our school was fine one,
and as modern and up-to-date as any
in the United States. They were aw-
fully surprised when they heard how
little the school cost. We are very
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-07
PRIZE SAYINGS FROM THE GRAM
MAR SCHOOL.

Miss Wynne: What is an isolated
mountain?
Roland On isolated mountain is a
mountain covered with ice.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-01-08
SIX TRIBES OF NATIVES
 IN THIS TERRITORY

According to the government sta tistics the natives of Alaska are about 26,000 in number and they are spread over more than 350,00O of the 59O.OO0 square miles of the territory. Their small settlements extend along 10,- 900 miles of coast and on both sides of the Yukon river and it's tributaries for a distance of more than 2,500 miles. One of the supervision districts con tains a full 100000 square miles, the others average more than 65,O00 square miles each. Of the natives of Alaska, approximately 1000 belong to six tribes of Indians in Southeast ern and Southern Alaska and in the valley of the Yukon. About II 1000 are Eskimos on the western and north. western coast, along the Boring sea, the Boring strait and the Arctic ocean. Something more than 5000 are Aleuts and mixed races through the Aleutian islands.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-01-08
PREDICTS GREAT THINGS WHEN
 MINE COAL

Within two years the activity re- sulting from the opening of the Alaska coal fields, the settlement of the vast valleys of Alaska and the projection of great mining propositions will as- tonish the aciflc coast"
 This was the prediction made by II. F. Alexander. president of the Pacific Alaska Navigation Company, operat- tng the Admiral Aine, while discus sing the effect of the navy depart ment's tests of Alaska coal The tests showed that the coal meets Nhe most rigid requirements of the navy. Alex ander laid stress on the fact that the success of hte tests means more than great source of fuel supply for the United States navy.
 The tests." he said, place at the disposal of the government a coal sup ply without limit. Few persons req. lize the significance of the navy de- partment's announcement that the tests had fulfilled every requirement. It means that the government ships on the Pacific. together with the housewives and others using coal. will be independent of all other supplies.
 The tests show that the Matanuska coal fields possess a better coal than that now being used on the naval yes sels in the Pacific and the supply is so abundant that there need never be any scarcity. The departments. an- nouncement means that good and cheap fuel will be brought to Seattle and other Coast cities. It means that manufacturers using coal will have q bet CT and cheaper fuel than at pres ent.
 Although it is not generally known. 1t is fact that the Alaska fields pos sess a vast supply of anthracite which will be delivered here at rate not to exceed $2 above the price paid in New York.
 Large quantities of coking coal also are deposited there and thls is of great importance to manufacturers who now depend on the expensive supplies obtained from the Atlantic Coast and elsewhere. The coking possibilities mean the projection of vast mining propositions in the Broad Pass country. Alaska, where exten- siye deposists of low grade ore are found which must be worked in a shelter on the premises"
The Cordova daily times., 1915-01-08
CORPORATIONS PAY
 THE TERRITORIAL TAX

One of the most important sources of revenue thus far flowing into the Territorial treasury since the passage of the Alaska revenue and taxation bill by the local legislature, has been through the license fees collected by the Secretary of the Treasury, Charles E. Davidson.
 Altogether BIT foreign and 15O do- nestle corporations have paid the li- cense tax of $15. most of them for both 1913 and 1914 and some for 1915 al so. although many waited until it became delinquent and paid a penalty of s2.5O.
 All told BOP foreign companies have paid tax for 1914 and 122 domestic have paid the tax for 1914.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-01-08
DELEGATE INTRODUCES
 BILL FUR ROAD WORK

Delegate Wiskersham has introduc- ed bill appropriating s750.0OO to be spent by the Alaska board of road commissioners, specifying a perman- ent bridge across the Cinema river where the present military and post road reaches the river connecting the road from the north end of Cushman street, Fairbanks, with the road on the opposite bank, at cost not exceed ing s25,000; permanent bridge across the Snake river at Nome, in place of that destroyed by storm, to connect the military and post roads at a cost not exceeding $25,OOO; completion of the military post road from Ruby known as the Ruby-Long Creek road, route 3S, at a cost not exceeding $25,- 900; completion of the military and post road from Hope, via Sunrise to it's intersection with the Alaska Cen tral railway. route 12, at a cost not exceeding s25,OOO; military and post road from Skagway, to the interna- tional boundary line along the survey made by or under it's authority in 1914, at a cost not exceeding s25, ,O0O; a permanent bridge across the tide flats and shallow waters of Gasteneau channel from the most accessibable point about opposite the mouth of Gold creek, at Juneau, so as to con meet the Juneau-Eagle river military and post road, route 2, with the Doug las-Gasteneau Channel road, route 40, at a cost not exceeding 5000.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-01-08
FORMER YAC H I TO WRECK
 OLYMPIA

Still staunch and seaworjhy despite the ups and down that have marked her long career, the old steam freight CT Edith, which has served as every thing from a palatial private yacht to an itinerant cargo carrier, is about to change her trade again.. In the spring she will come north to wreck the steamship Olympia which has been perched for several years on a reef in Prince William Sound
 At a marshals sale recently the Edith was purchased for $7OO by Capt. Harry w. Crosby. of the Washington Tug X Barge Company and Ben Mar kus. of Markus X Sneider, machinery dealers, for use in wrecking the Olym- pia. The freighter is fitted with heavy spars and booms and powerful steam winches that will enable her to tackle the wrecking job without difficulty.
 The Edith was built in San Francis co in 1882 as a pleasure yacht for IT, r, Ralston, well-known millionaire of the Golden Gate port at that time. Everything that money could pur- chase went into her construction equipment and furnishings. Ralston entertained on the yacht on an ela- borate scale, the Edith being the scene of some of the most noteworthy social affairs of the day in San Fran cisco. In the course of time, Ral- ston found himself In financial difficult ties and killed himself.
 The Olympia is owned by the Alaska Steamship Company and will be wrecked under a working agreement between Markus and that corporation. Captain Crosby has become Markus' partner in the enterprise.
 No effort will be made by Crosby and Markus to get the steamship Olympia off the reef in Prince William Sound The former liners bottom is badly damaged by the rocks on which it is impaled that any attempt to float her would prove waste of money. All her brass work, copper iron and machinery, valued at many thousands of dollars, will be removed with the aid of the Edith and brought to Seattle. The Olympia rests on the reef in such a position that she ap pears to be afioat and and undamaged Her bunkers contain 1,500 tons of coal which wlii be burned by the Edith while in Prince William Sound.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-01-08
A READER

There are two kinds of Peteluma Eggs. The "Genuine" and the Pro cessed. When ordering from us you are sure of the Genuine when you specify "Peteluma's s. LOWELL & SLATER COMPANY.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-01-08
JOURNAL PRAISES
 ARTISTIC WINDOW DISPLAY

In the January issue of the Phila- delphia Made Hardware a trade journ- al, is published cut of the window display made by the Northwestern Hardware Company. of this city, with the following compliment for one of our boys
 ''L. l.. Laska, sixteen year old em- ploye, trimmed this very commendable window for the Northwestern Hard ware Company, Cordova, we'll design ed to catch and focus the eye"
The Cordova daily times., 1915-01-08

Month in and Month out you1l be money ahead if you use our groceries s. BLUM X co.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-01-08
IMPROVEME ENTS BEING MADE
 AT s. BLUM & cos. STORE

S. Blum & Go. are making num- Der of improvements to the interior of their store. which will give them better display room and add to it's attractiveness. On the ground floor the glass hat case has been placed alongside the petition and the long counter it formerly occupied will be used for showing other merchandise The railing on the floor where the clothing is kept has been changed in order to allow for display of trunks and valises.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-01-08

Read the Times. Daily and weekly.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-01-08

Read the Times and be a booster.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-01-08
WANTS EDITORIAL MENTION
 OF JOHN MUIR's DEATH

Editor Daily Times:
 Have been looking for you to make some editorial comment on the death of John Muir at Los Angeles recently. after whom Muir glacier was named. He was a national character and did much to make Alaska famous.
 A READER.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-01-08

Kinney has corner on Coffee. What we mean is CoFFEE, not the wishy-wishy kind you have been buying and nicknamed coffee. One can of Dwight Edwards will convince you that we are right.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-01-08

There are two kinds of Peteluma Eggs. The Genuine" and the Pro- cessed. When ordering from us you are sure of the Genuine when you specify "Peteluma s. s."-O'NIELL & SLATER COMPANY.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-21
HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL.

In each country at war and at peace
there are human hearts that grieve
at the awful wholesale slaughter, for
life to them is sacred. They wonder
how any human father could murder
fellow werhngman, whose innocent
ones at home await in dreadful sus-
pense the news that robs them of
their breadwinner, their protector,
their very life.
Are all those lives blasted and
hearts shredded merely to prove that
in this civilized CD sphere might is
right? viii a changing of boundary
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-21

lines bring more territory into this
world?
No nation is innocent of atrocities.
Even our own country, despite it's
solemn avowal of humanity first"
insists on sending American-made
munitions to assist in the Staying
abroad
The great army of international
human brotherhood is growing be-
cause it is becoming more and more
certain of the futility of war, with it's
attendant horrors of human BUTCH
cry, broken hearts, ruined nations.
Let US brush the cobwebs of preju-
dice, hatred and conceit from our
eyes and we will see a bright light
ahead-the hope of united world.
Let US protest with all our might this
dreadful crime against humanity. -
Maurice SiIVerman,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-21
WHY DOES WATER ROLL OFF


A DUCKS BAcK?-I have a duck
and when he goes on the lake his
feathers never get wet, Chickens
feathers get wet when water is
thrown on them. Tell me about the
duck and how he keeps from getting
Wet.-MiIdred.
If your duck ever gets wet at all he
or she-neYer gets very wet. and
that's because nature has provided
all ducks with rain coats-that is,
coats of oil. A duck gets his oil sup
ply from an oil gland which you'll find
on his back near his tail if he'll let
you make an investigation. This
gland makes a great deal of oil and
when the greasy stuff smears over
the Ducks feathers it makes them
very smooth. AS you know, oil and
water will not mix, and when water
splashes over those oil feathers it
splashes right off again leaving the
duck as dry as ever.
And that's why you sometimes
hear folks say of someone who is in
different about certain things-"it
rolls off like water from a ducks
back"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-21
can't say what you have on your
mind in one sentence you are not well
enough informed to say anything
James Mccormick, Congress Hotel.
SUNDAYS sINcERITY-H.

SUNDAYS SlNCERlTY.-H.L. F.
refers to Billy Sunday as a faker and
advises that the May number of the
Metropolitan magazine tells the
whole truth about him. l have read
the article in the Metropolitan and
find this said of Sunday:
SIS Billy Sunday sincere? think
he is. 1 have seen him absolutely
dominate two audiences of 10000
people in one day and do not be-
GeVe he could put the fire, passion
and enthusiasm into his words and
actions if he were not sincere. -
AS to the social. economic and po-
Itical relations of the world about
him, think he is just Ignorant, that's
ALL"
Sundays ignorance of social con-
ditions is probably not any more
dense than that of the majority of re-
igious preachers, However, a new
conscience is being born in the world
which feels that as long as any are
deprived of life's necessities and COM
forts and decencies, Gods will is not
being done. The antipathy of many
progressive people to Sunday is illus
trative of this conflict of the new
social conscience with the old, self i
righteous, narrow religious ideas of
a fast dying belief. Weller, 100 N.
Keller ay,
a ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-03-23
PENDERGAST IS CONFIDENT
Bemidji Representative Believes $780,
600 Appropriation for Normal
School Will Pass in Omnibus Bill
TO ABANDON ORIGINAL BILL
Omitted Press)

st. Paul, MINI, March 23.-That
the referring of 81 bills back to
their respective committees, an ac-
tion of the house late yesterday, will
have wholesome effect upon the
final passage of an appropriation for
the Bemidji normal school, was the
statement of L. G. Pendergast, Bel
trami county representative, in the
house today.
The original bill, on which are the
names of Pendergast, Hiner, Miner,
Wilkins and Dare, asks for $15O,OOO
for the school. Pendergast was of
the opinion today that it was certain
that about $4,000 could be secured
for the school,
His opinion is that the bill will he
absorbed by the omnibus bill, carry
ing the general appropriations of the
house, at the same time that the 81
bills, referred back yesterday, are
welded into the omnibus bill. Pend
[ergast intimated that the Bemidji
normal school bill will never come
out on the floor of the house.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-03-23
TO WIN TITLE IN 1915.
Bemidji High School Boys Plan for
Next Years Quint.

With the state championship as
their goal the boys of the Bemidji
high school are already planning for
next years basketball team and from
the preliminary "dope" it looks as
though they have a splendid oppor-
tunity to win the title. Captain
Johnson and Tanner, two of the most
brilliant basketball performers in the
state, the latter having been selected
for the All-Star five, have announced
that they will probably remain in
school here, giving assurance that
the forward positions will be we'll
taken care of. But one man will be
lost to the team, this being Fred Ora
ham, guard, who has made q splendid
record in both basketball and foot
ball and who is slated for gradua-
ton. Claude Bailey, the other guard,
whose defensive work was one of the
features of the Carleton tournament,
will again play, as will Cameron,
who has played a fine game at center.
Then there will be Warfeld and
George Graham, boys who have more
than made good when given a place
in the lineup, and several second team
men.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-03-23
FORM PHONE COMPANIES.
Farmers of Solway Vicinity Elect
Officers for Two Lines.

Farmers north of Solway have or
ganized a telephone company to be
known as the Rex" and which will
run in a northwesterly direction to
the Charles Lindgren place. Those
signing the constitution and bylaws
were B. E. Tweeten, Nels Bye, Ole
Habberstead, A. Ollie, Anton Fre'l-
erickson, T. J.. Lomen, Charles SINE
rud, Charles Lindgren, D. P. Pow
ers, J. A. Hallan; Louis Klinger and
Chris Thompson. The following Off
GERS were elected: D. P. Powers, pres
ident; Charles Lindgren, vice-pres-
ident; Nels Bye, secretary; T. j. Lo-
men, treasurer. M. A. Mile, A. Fred
erickson and L. Klinger were elected
trustees. The farmers south of Sol
way organized a telephone company
the: same day which he knawn,
as 1.-The Spring Lake Telephone COM
pany" This line will run in a
southwesterly direction to the George
Becker home. The officers elected
were: P. J. Rock, president; George
Becker, secretary, and Peter Nesting,
treasurer. Work on these lines will
commence as soon as possible.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-03-23
ERSTWHILE "RUBES''
BECOMING EDUCATED

Chicago, March 23.-Newspaper
publicity has forced the professional
ICON" man from : criminal life
throughout the United States. This
is according to Captain of Detectives
O'Brien Chicago, once the crime CEN
ter of the west, is now freed of con-
fidence gangsters, O'Brien said. "Once
the farmer would become the imme-
diate victim of the man who could
SELL him either the Masonic Temple,
the Lincoln monument, Jackson Park
Or the Gary steel works." he said.
But newspaper stories, breezily
written, have been widely read and
the erstwhile 'rube' has become "a
Willie Wise" ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-03-23
new BILL WOULD GIVE
WOMEN y0TINGPoWER;;
HAMMOND SLNSREPEAL
UNITED Press)

St. Paul, March .23.-Senator Jones
this afternoon intrsdre a bill in
the senate. which it passed will give
women the right to vote for all Off
GERS of the state from school super
intendent to governor. A bill giving
women a right to vote for presiden-
tial electors will probably be present
ed this afternoon.
Governor Hammond has signed the
bill repeating the Elwell road law
He gave as his reasons the over
whelming vote in the Legislature
against the measure and the supreme
court ruling in which it was stated
that the law was crude piece Of
legislation. Constitutional road pro-
jects started under the Elwell law
may be completed
The Denegree bill, forcing all law
students who take the state bar ex-
animation for admission to practice,
was favorably recommended.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-03-23
FALL OF PRzFMYsL
INSPIRES RUSSIANS
tun1tsisd Pressl

s. Petrograd 2 s The fellow
ing bulletin was issued by the RUS
sian war department this afternoon:
Inspired by the fall of .Przemysl, half
million Russians are pressing for
ward in gigantic movement along
the Carpathians, and the Slavs are
driving southwark in mighty
sweep.
General Seliwanoff's besieging army
began to enter Przemysl this morn
ing. Red Cross nurses found terri
bic existing conditions. Men injured
in the last desperate sorties had been
showed into houses with practically
no attendance. The men had been
killing all animals for food during
the last few days and would have
starved to death in forty-eight hours
if the white fad had not been raised
Part of the inner Notifications had
been ruined by the Austrians, but
they lacked sufficient explosives to
completely demolish them, and will
be raised again with a few, weeks re-
pair. The Russians will probably
leave the surrendered garrison of So
900 as prisoners in the city. Private
buildings and homes were found un-
damaged, and showed that, the Rus
sian fire was we'll directed ....~.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-03-23
ITALY'S ENTRANCE into WAR WITHIN
SIXWEEKS NOW PRACTICALLY CERTAIN
COSTLY CITIES ON RANGE
State Legislature Hears Reports of
Alleged Extravaganza of St. Louis
County Iron Towns.
WITHOUT PARALLEL IN COUNTRY

That which has long been expected
,,s happened An expose of munic-
al conditions alleged to be with
out parallel in the history of the
United States was made before a COM
mittee of the state legislature last
evening, which declared that ten
small villages on the Mesaba iron
range, in St. Louis county, Virginia,
Hibbing, Ely, Eveleth, Aurora, BIZ
wabik, Buhl, Chisholm, Gilbert,
Mountain Iron, were on a great de-
bauch spending other peoples money.
1t is stated that Hibbing, with a
population of less than ten thousand,
has more street lights than Cincinna-
tt; that Chisholm, with population
less than Hibbing, this winter grew
tomatoes, ripening at cost of $500
each, in a conservatory of new
$268,000 high school which will
graduate a dozen members this year.
Virtually, all the streets and alleys
are paved in all towns.
The annual levies of each of these
cities run up into figures of half and
three-quarter millions. Each city
has police department large enough
for any place of double it's size, Hib-
bling having force of twenty off,
GERS. They also have automobile fire
apparatus of all descriptions and
large paid fire department.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-03-23
BEGIN WORK ON NEW
CHICAGO STATION

Chicago, Mar 23.-Thousands of
men were put to work
today on Chicago's mammoth new
Union station, a $65,O0O,OOO project,
which will be completed December
1S, 1918, according to plans. The
new plant will house the Pennsyl-
vania lines, the Chicago, Milwaukee
and St. Paul, The Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy, and the Chicago and
Alton. 1t does not mean con-
solidation of any of the railroad ter
minals, simply the replacing the
structure at Adams Canal streets
with a great plant.
The erection of the station en-
braces several difficult engineering
feats, chief among which is the
Strengthening of the Chicago river
for several blocks. The new station
is going up to the south of the pres
ent one, occupying the blocks be-
tween Adams and Jackson streets
and Clinton and Canal streets, a space
two blocks east and west and one
block north and south. Besides three
freight terminals the plans call for
26 tracks in the passenger terminal,
20 more than the present station has.
The Northwestern station here, re-
garded as one of the most modern in
the world, has only 16, the Pennsyl-
vania in New York only II. The
Union station in Washington has 80,
only Is of which, however, are in use
The main building will be ten stor-
les and have three sub
Easements. 1t will be an imposing
looking structure with great massive
columns and will cost $6,OOO,OOO, ex-
elusive of land, sheds, power plant
and interlocking costs.