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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-22

from two to hve feet in diameter, the
carving is the front, and the rear por-
ton is hollow to make them light
enough to erect. In some OF the
totem poles placed among the Haida.
villages, where the oldest and best
specimens are to be found, q door
way Is cut through the trunk OF the
totem for egress and ihgress. Some
odd poles are surmounted by tall hats
OF the ..Boston'' men. In early days:
the white traders were called Dos
tom men and the owners of the poles
take this method of showing the.
family's association with them. Many
of the most Interesting Of AlasNa'ss
totems are over the graves Of shamen.;
AS these chiefs or medicine men are
always buried above ground the large
wooden animals on top OF the boxes
are carved carefully and painted Won
derfully.
Significance OF The Totem.
The white man has never been very
successful in getting the Alaskan In
dian to tell the true significance OF his
totems However. Father Duncan.
whose work In governing the Alaskan
Indians Is widely known and who u
called "The Apostle OF Alaska" says
that after residence OF almost Afty
years he has become convinced that
the popular theory that the totem Ia
the mark of the tribe Il falacious. He
points out that each band Of indiana
is divided into classes or clans ana
the totems have to do with classes or
clans, which Is q much closer Fela-
tionship than tribal. AZ q result these
totems are erected before the door
ways of Indians residences and serve
as q doorplate or better still convey
meaning similar to the Scotch plaid.
Father Duncan Is emphatic in assert
ing that these totems are In no sense
idols and that the carvings represent
some deed OF which the clan ID proud
or a legend OF the earth. or sky. or
air. They are no more objects OF
worship than the symbols OF Masonry.
He adds, "a stranger. with OF with
out his family In visiting an Alaskan
village never need be at q loss for
shelter. All he has to do Is to take
the house belonging to his crest, ana
which he can easily distinE ish by the
totem pole In front of it There, he
Is sure of welcome and Of the best
the host can AFFORD. There, he -
accounted a brother and Is treated
and trusted as such. Another promi-
mont use made by the natives Is that
they take from these signs OF heraldry
names for their children. For In
stance, wee-nay-ach. big nm (whalel:
Lee-tahm-lach-taou, sitting on the Ice
Z eagle) :Itah-co-am-alyah, the hrBt i
speaker (raven In the naorning); Athi- !
kah-kout, the howler travelling (wolfO.
And last but not least the kinship !,
claimed in each tribe by the crest has
much to do with preventing Blood.
shed ana In restoring peace whom /,
ouarrels and hghtings have engued.s
x Il
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-22

ried all the earmarks of those perpe-
trated by a little band in which Port
land Ned. Ohio Hump and Connecti-
cut Shorty. three of the most motor
ious and desperate yeggs then operat-
ing. I further knew that as soon as
they had gathered all the loot obtain
able they would speed away from the
rural and mountainous sections for
the nearest big town where their
stolen postage stamps could be con-
verted into cash. Acting upon this
supposition retraced my steps and.
by a curious chance. while putting up
at the cabin of the mountaineer who
had shot my hat off L learned that
this trio had passed along that same
trail a day or two previous and from
the description he gave me knew
the three men had suspected were
the real culprits. soon reached the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-22

fun" as 7 did 50. He was too wen
yersed In the rules OF that country
to hesitate for second. Up went his
hands. the tin box rafting to the
ground. he knew It was all mp with
him SO he showed no signs Of onertng
resistance. After renewing his pistol
from his pocket was adjusting the
handouts TO his wrists when he caught
me momentarily Of my guard and
landed blow on my jaw that sent
me staggering to the ground. AZ
fell my pistol and the one had
taken from him. dropped out Of my
pocket and there was completely
at his mercy should he reach those
guns before could recover snemi
It was race for the guns and. "a We
were an equal distance from the
weapons neither had the advantage.
Both saw the futility Of reaching for
them for. had either stopped to pick
them up. the. other would have
pounced upon his back and all would
have been up with the under man.
Instead we grappled and for few
minutes one of the most desperate
life and death battles I ever engaged
in followed. Fortunately I am q big
man and my early athletic training
stood me in good stead. The man I
was battling with was possessed Of
almost superhuman strength, but for
tunately he was not as nimbIe az I
was and had this advantage to OFFSET
his superior weight ana strength.
Clasped In each others arms We
rocked to and fro and each step
brought Us perilously nearer to the
brink of the precipice which Gilbert
| had Just emerged from. Suddenly it
dawned upon me that he was playing q
waiting game. Instead of trying to
trip, or throw me. he was slowly
working me towards the cliffs edge
from which he intended to hurl me.
Then I realized that It was do OF
die effort that must Immediately be
forthcoming IL I ever expected to
emerge alive from his bear-like hug.
BLOW TO Jaw Saved Ne.
After working one arm free swung
a heavy blow to the side OF Gilberea
head. It staggered him for a second
and before he could again imprtson
NV free arm swung another punch
70 the side OF his head and. this sent
him Keeling from me. Before he could
recover his balance I had planted
sleep producing punch on his Jaw ana
he went down and out for the count.
In a tiffy was astride his tnantmate
FORM and after adjusting and locking
| the handouts set to work to revive
him soon had him conscious, but
decidedly rocky on his feet. He was
SO dazed by the blow that he didn't
recall, at first the stirring encounter
he had just gone through. and his
nrst word was to inquire if his horse
had thrown him.
I conducted my prisoner back to-
Ashevi1le. together with the tin bog
containing the stolen securities and
the greater part OF the cash. He was
tried, convicted and sent away to the,
Federal Prison at Atlanta for long
term.
That was but one OF notwithstanding
encounters had in the North Caro-
lima mountains. but after that expert
ence we always travelled in pairs. that
lone post office inspector Is no match
for band OF desperadoes lurking In
the hills, defying arrest for any one
of the many acts OF outlawry there.
committed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-22

- NE of the most interesting Sec
lions OF the Pacific Coast is that
stretch along the southeastern
~ shores Of Alaska. The water
route is called THE Inside Passage"
because 1t is bordered on both sides
by tall mountains. It has been chris
tened ''The Yosemite Flooded" It is
here that one sees the most marvellous
glaciers yet discovered In America and
It Is along these shores and a short
way inland that the interesting totem
pole villages Of North America are To-
Gated. This is totem pole country.
This is the land where these strange
crests.-mute monuments Of family
pride,-rear their picturesque heads
among the trees, or serve as supports
20 the Indians huts, or figure as mon
uments over shamen's graves. These
totems are of such great interest and
chronological value that Congress has
been petitioned several times to pre-
serve them and it is hoped that vigor-
Gus measures will be taken to save
them from destruction.
While it is true that totemlsm is
found among other North American
Indians, among the aborigines of Aus
tralia. the Hottentots of Africa, the
hill tribes OF India and that the Obttb-
way 1n01anS alone nave no fewer than
twenty three different totems which
mark out the wolf. bear, beaver, bird.
fish and snake. the totems of the Alas
ka Indians far exceed those OF other
tribes In tribal bondship and history.
They should be of peculiar interest
to women for they illustrate woman's
precedence over man among these
tribes. The Indian children take the
mothers crest and are incorporated
as members of the mothers family.
More than this they barely consider
their fathers family as relatives, and
when 1t comes to inheritance an Alas
kan Indian does not leave his prop
erty to his son but to his maternal
nephew or sisters son. This makes
the Eenealogy of the Alaskan Indian
an interesting affair. especially as the
children often elect to leave their
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-22

~OR many years a Post once In
spector's principal work con-
sisted of stalking that peculiarly
81 desperate and conscienceless
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-22
fathers tribe and to cast lots with the
relatives of their mother.
Old Kasaan.

mo most remarkable totem village
In Alaska. is old Kasaan, a settlement
which was deserted by the Indian in or
der that they might live nearer salmon
canneries and obtain employment. In
this little village which fronts on a
bay of the same name there are eighty
to a hundred totem poles which stand
before their owners huts and tell a
story Of family pride to the initiated.
Strange, little known village. Pic
ture an aggregation of small primitive
board huts with apertures for doors
and windows and In front OF each
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-22

pause at the huge. carved totem poles
serve as a support for the roof. These
inside totems are seen, In the houses
of the chief men of the tribe. Like
the towering totem poles without.
they show many grotesque conceits
for bears. fish, frogs. snakes, dozens of
quaint figures carved one above the
other rise to the top of the poles.
The Strange Graveyard.
II the totem poles are queer and
the totems themselves are uncanny
they are as nothing compared with
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-08
CENSUS BEING TAKEN HERE
Federal Officials Seek Commercial
Data in Philadelphia District.

Actual work of taking the commercial
census in and about Philadelphia was
begun this morning by Federal officials
under the supervision of John f. DAILY.
This section is called the Philadelphia
Metropolitan District. An office force
has been brought on from Washington,
while a corps of 80 or 20 agents will Coi-
lcct data II will take several months
to make the census.
Some time ago blanks were sent to all
manufacturers. with the request that the
blanks be filled out and returned by Janu-
airy 10 to the Census Bureau at Wash
ington. Failures to comply and mistakes
In some of the answers necessitated the
present census.
The census is taken every FIVE years.
during the general census in the years
that are multiples of ten and i'm the years
ending in five. 1t covers the calender
year preceding, which in this case is
from January l to December 81 1914.
The law makes it obligatory for manu-
facturers to furnish the census data.
This includes the name of the establish
ment, name or names of the owner or
owners. amount OF capital invested. char
aCter of industry, what amount of the
capital, II any, is borrowed; the average
amount paid I'm salaries, expenditures
for any given period and other details.
The Census Bureau estimates there are
between 1900 and 5000 manufa cturng
establishments in this district.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-08
SEDIMENT BASIN"
TO REDUCE DANGER
OF WATER FAMINE
Bids to Be Opened Tomor-
row for Addition to Tor
resdale Plant nt-Capacity Is
I00,000,00O Gallons.

Bids for the 100000 900 gallon sedlmen-
tation basin for the Torresdale fltra-
ton plant, estimated TO cost approxi-
mately 100000, will be opened tomorrow
by Director Cooke, of the Department of
Public Works.
Although the $4,000, 900 filtration plant
constructed at Torresdale was declared
less than 10 years ago TO be adequate
for at least a half century to meet all
needs for which 1t was designed, it is
already unable to clear the turbldity of
the Delaware River water.
At the time OF the construction of the
plant II was contended that sedimenta-
ton basin was unnecessary for settle
ment of solids In the water before 1t
entered the sand filters. Sedimentation
basins were, however, constructed at the
plants along the Schuylkill River.
John w. Hill, the engineer who drew
tho plans for the Torresdale plant said
before Councils and Mayor Ashbridge,
This plant, with the three other plants
now built or provided for, will meet the
demands of Philadelphia for so years"
Daniel j. McNichol and James p Nc
Nichol, contractor made similar asser-
tons before the courts when fighting to
compel the city to pay claim of almost
filtration plant contracts.
Chief Davis explained that ever since
the plant had been erected its operation
had been necessarily forced to meet con-
sumption. He said:
"The plant has never reached its
promised capacity of 100000 900 gallons.
The best we can do now is 1SOOOO,OOO and
the best we have ever been able to do
was 2OOO0O0O0. Queen Lane produces
20, O00, 900 gallons, Belmont 100000. RoX-
borough 2O.0O0,OO0 so We have a full
daily supply of $40, 900 gallons, where
as Torresdale alone was originally plan
ned for a full 30O.oO0,OOo gallons
1--WE need n new and larger plant with
n greater capacity than our combined
present plants, entirely Independent of
the present system, so that in event of
accident we would not face a water
famine. If anything happened today to
our system we would have nothing to
fall back upon"
Mr.. Davis showed a report on the
water situation recently made by F. Her
bert Snow, an expert, formerly chief
engineer of the State Public Service Com
mission of the State and for two years
chief engineer of the State Department
OF Health, commending the plan to build
the basin. Mr.. Davis produced figures to
show that from 307,0OO,OO0 salons of
water passing through the three stations
March 3, of last year. 236O tons of mud
were removed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-08
TALE OF MURDERED
INMATES OF HOME
BRINGS LIST TO II
Former Orderly of Tuckahoe
Institution Says Children
Were ortured and Beaten
for Small Misdeeds.

NEW YORK, Feb S.--The number Of
inmates OF the German Odd Fellows
Home at Tuckahoe, near Yonkers, said
to have been put to death was Increased
to II today. Coroner Dunn received a
letter from former orderly in the home
who wrote that two months ago an aged
couple and a small child were poisoned
because they were in the way"
The orderly gave the names OF these
three persons and Chief Of Police Wolff,
of Yonkers, will question him in the
hope Of obtaining additional information.
The orderly stated that when the insti-
tuition was located at Unlonport poisons
such as arsenic and morphine were used
to do away with aged persons who had
become too great a care for lazy atten-
dants," but that chloroform was substi-
tuted after the home was moved to Tuck
ahoe.
In his letter the orderly declared that
he could furnish information which would
not only corrOborate the charges made
by Frederick Mors. the orderly now un-
der detention in the psychopathic ward
at Bellevue Hospital. whose confession
to Assistant District Attorney Murphy
started the investigation, but would also
substantiate the charges that children in
the annex TO the home were tortured by
the matrons.
He said one method of torture was TO
bind child's hand behind his back until
a confession of some misdeed was forced
from him. Then, guilty or not, the child
was beaten.
to i,,ra
current among inmates of the home that
poisoned inmates were buried alive hav-
ing been rendered unconscious by poison,
WHITE PLAINS, n. Y, Feb. SIT was
decided today TO have Frederick Mors,
the orderly who confessed to poisoning
eight aged persons in the German odd
Fellows Home. brought to White Plains
on warrant charging homicide.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-08
EXPECTS U. S. TO SANCTION
HOSTING OF AMERICAN FLAG

LONDON, Feb. s-England does not en-
pect formal protest from the United
states because of the Lusitanta flag in
cident. The Foreign Office believes it
has shown clearly that the use of the
American flag was justified. Any diplo-
matte exchanges resulting from the hoist
Ing of the Stars and Stripes over the
British liner are expected to pass between
Germany and the United States. not
Great Britain and the United States.
This was the position taken by both
the Foreign Office and the Admiralty to-
DAY. 1t was held here that not only the
British and German Governments. but
the United States, had tacitly upheld the
principle that vessels to escape capture.
are justified In flying flags of other ma
tions. In the Spanish-American war. one
official asserted, the American navy re-
sorted TO this practice or two occasions
though the American naval code specf-
cally forbids It,
That Germany will seize upon the I.usi-
tania incident to emphasize it's warming
of the danger to neutral shipping off the
English coast is deemed certain here. On
the other hand. Foreign Office attaches
said they believed the same incident
would he cited by the United States and
other neutral nations as a basis for even
stronger protests against Germany's
blockade OF the English coast.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-08
ENTOMBED 25 DAYS,
EARTHQUAKE VICTIM
DESCRIBES ORDEAL
Italian, Rescued From Ruins,
Says He Munched Straw
and Drank Snow Water in
Fight for Life.

ROME, Feb. s.-Michele Calolo. who was
rescued from the earthquake ruins at
Paterno yesterday after being en-
tombed for 25 days. told his story today.
Caiolo, who Is 30 years old, was brought
here and placed in hospital for treat
ment. Despite his experience, he is in
fairly good physical condition and will
recover.
~ had resigned myself to death when
was rescued" said Calolo. "r never
expected to get out alive. I was sleeping
when the earthquake came and the first
thing | knew ! was under the ruins Of a
stable The straw made bed for me
and the beams had faien IN such n way
that ! had room to move my body.
First the pangs of starvation and
thirst nearly drove me insane. and then
the loneliness caused temporary fits of
delirIum When my hunger became SO
tense | could stand it no longer. |
the straw like horse and found
that II contained some nourishment, al
though 4 was a sickcning diet
The snow. which fell upon the ruins,
melted in the sunshine and | drank the
water by garments absorbed The straw
and the melted snow saved my life. At
times l dreamed | was In the fields and
the horror OF my position came back
with double force when | awoke'
Caiolo lest 80 pounds and his hair has
turned white. When rescued he did not
even know what month it was.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-08
NO ONE CAN LOSE
IN CONTEST FOR
80 FREE TOURS
Those Who Do Not Win
Trips to Pacific Exposition
Will Be Paid Amply in
Money.

Did you know that the EVENING
LEDGER and the PUBLIC LEDGER are
going to send so persons TO the Panama
Pacific and Panma- California expositions
AT San Francisco and San Diego, respec-
lively, next July? Did YOU know that
the trip is to be absolutely free of charge
to the tourists, that all arrangements for
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representatives of the two newspapers?
a large number OF contestants know it,
and they are working like beavers to
get into the lucky So There is plenty of
chance for you to get in and win, so why
not do it. When you consider the popu-
lation of this city, with It's suburbs and
Camden and adjoining towns. all I'm the
territory covered by the two newspapers.
YOU Will realize what a WONDERFUL OPP
portunity there is to get subscriptions to
them.
Contestants now at work gathering
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test One reason for this Is that even
those who do not get into the lucky so
will be paid for their time and effort. The
full newsdealer's subscription commission
will be paid on each subscription re-
ceiNed from a contestant who does not
win one of the free trips,
This means that you cannot lose in the
contest no matter what your showing.
Such a contest is something new TO Phil
adelpnia. You may Join by sending in
your name to the contest editor on the
coupon provided for that purpose in the
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and % persons are to be sent. That gives
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nov.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-08
AUSTRIAN TROOPS
FIRE ON RUMANIANS
TO FORCE PASSAGE
Alleged Violation of Neu-
trality in Attacking Army
May Plunge Another Ma
ton Into War.

PARIS, Feb. S.-Austrian troops are
reported to have violated Rumanian neu-
trality by attempting to force n passage
across Rumanian territory in the Danube
valley, % miles east of the Iron Gate.
A dispatch to the Journal states that
fighting followed in which the Austrians
were put to flight. This incident is eX-
pected to have powerful bearing upon
Rumanlas future intentions regarding its
entrance into the war.
The Journal correspondent says that
the Austrians opened fire on the Ru-
manian guards near Turnu SEVERN, but
that the Rumanian forces. being rein
forced drove back the Austrians, who
took their wounded with them.
Turnu Severin is on a line running
from TemeSvan to Bucharest, and Aus
trian troops have been operating in that
district, then occupy strategic territory
whoch would prevent Russia from send
ing troops to reinforce the Servians.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-08
BRITISH PRESS DEPLoREs
USE OF AMERICAN FLAG

LONDON. Feb. s.
Every British merchantmen will be or
dered 10 hoist the flag OF a neutral
country Whenever any emergency arises
IN which such action will be OF assistance.
This was made clear at the Admiralty
Today closely following the announcement
that the hoisting Of the American hsR
on the liner Lusitanla had been I'm ac-
cordance with instructions direct from
the British Government. England will
use every resource permitted by inter-
national law to protect its shipping.
While the Admiralty believes that the
use Of neutral nags Is necessary on eer-
tain occasions, criticism OF this method
e proteetion Is already heard here. The
Daily Express takes the lead IN objecting
e me Acmifalty's plan. II calls the
sfHene "subterfuge" ana It's opinion Is
znaFea hy other leading newspapers.
theE indofss the statement OF the Adj
4iiF4ll3 accusing the Germans of piracy
aeeausa OF their warning that neutral
saln4 may suffeF In the war zone hxed
~ ~ herman Admiralty. but intimate
zhaL Hnalaad VIII lose prestige IL It's shin
plns has 70 be protected BY the fags or
nQn-aslllzeEent nations.
since When has the union Jack become
ecIaf 20 be hauled down timidly or an
INesea4aie protection On All the seasg
ass ne Daily Express. after sounding =
efn3n4 tnat he Admifaltys procedure
eteQiet public opinion.
az f4ii Mall Gazetie says sdiionalIF
4Izaf
- zNzosItlcn of the Law Of the use
Htatra 1EB % avold capture issued
e. #oFt.#r QHIee knocks she bottom
Hi - tie aefmau excuse lor is Proposed
hea 20 have nsen neutral We
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