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The daily Alaskan., 1915-06-01
GEOLOGICAL
 PARTIES HERE

Three parties connected with the Alaska geological survey arrived in skagway cu the Jefferson this morn ing. and are stopping at the Pull l.. House, where they will likely lemato until Thursday next. There are fifteen men !u the crowd, dt- ytded up as follows:
 Party No. 1-COmprised of s mea, with R. II. Sergeant, topo- graphical engineer, in charge and J. 5. Nyertie. Jr., geologtst. They have biz outfit aud 13 horses wca them and wall commence their work near Ruby and make a topo- g.rgb.caI and geological survey of tae country between trat point and 'ge Iditarod.
 Party No. Also comprised of Nmer, with c. F. Griffith, tOpo- crgpaer, iu charge and c. L. liar rllEtou, geoIogist. This party have g horses and will go to the vicinity q. Eubg where they will remain all s"- uer.
 Party No. 3-Comprised of three wea. with H. NJ. Eakin, geOlOgist, it charge. They have ' horse and wifi ga to the mouth cf the Cosna river, near the mouth of the Tanana river. and work from there across Co Ruby.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-06-01
15,oOO MILE TRIP

Slayton, Minn, June 1-Mr. and Mrs. Dick Whitney plan to start today OR the longest motorcycle t7i1 ever contemplated The jour ngv will cover approximately 15,- O10 miles.
 San Francisco will he their point of destination on the first lap Of the trip, and from there, after visiting the fair, they will head for Oregon and then take diagonal course across the continent to Flori- da. They will ride to New York City, from the south and then back to their home town.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-06-01

while coming up Alaska's inland waterway, and are especially so with Skagway and it's surroundings.
 Theatergoers of this city, those who like to hear and see good, clean wholesome comedy, enacted by company of capable artists, can not well afford to miss seeing the famous Juvenile Bostonians, when their engagement opens at the Elks hall next Thursday night. Inc Bostonians, in their presen- tatinn of "Tipperary Mary" "king Dodo," and other great musical sue cesses which compose their roper toira, will introduce, for the first time in this city, all of the latest modern and society dances, such as are now being doEe in the best homes, and on the stage in New ork by MT. and Mrs Vernon Castle y-ho are famous as the greatest ex- pouents of these new dances the world has ever knoWD. While the mana cement oe the Boston iars does not claim tc surpass this famous couple in the presentation of these dances, it does claim to be able to surprise the most con- servative by the ability to interpret and stage these dances shown by this company of young ladies.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-06-01
HAMPER WITH
 THE B|G GUNS

Port Townsend, Wash, June l. It was discovered this morning that the breech blocks had been removed from the big guns placed for the protection of the entrance to Puget Sound at Fort Flagler, near this city, and that the loading mechanism of them had also been destroyed. Hereafter no visitors will be allowed at any of the forts without permits and guards to ac- company them while making the rounds.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-06-01
A SHARP NOTE
 WILL BE SENT

Washington, D. C., June At a meeting of the cabinet this morn ing, President Wilson was in favor of immediately sending a sharp note 'o Germany, insisting that the technical arguments put forward by that country in it's note yesterday in reference to the Lusitania case were not meeting the requirements of the situation, and that in any further communications upon the subject, Germany must confine it's If to a reply in the internation- al crisis.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-06-01
SHORT LOCAL PARAGRAPHS
 AND OCCURRENCES 0F INTEREST

Dr. A. P. Hawes came over from Wnitehorse Sunda! Gn6 is still here
 Mrs. c. II. Titus was an outgo- iag passenger on the Jefferson this morning.
 Rev. L. H. Pedersen left for Juneau this morning ou the JefTef- son.
 Al. Shyman, northern traveller for th~ Schwabacher Co.,, Of Seattle Gps been in town for several days
 The Alameda is due here from the south sometime Thursday and the Mariposa from the westward on Saturday.
 Jack Donnelly of Puyallup came in on the Spokane this morning on big way into the Mayo creek conn- try, in the Yukon territory.
 Miss Minnie Prime for Seattle, and Clan Brown, for Prince Rn- pert. were on board the Spokane, when she left Skagway this morning
 The Spokane came in at S:&0 this morning with 12 through pas sengers and 95 tons of freight. She sailed south at II o'clock a. m. with ' outgoing people on board,
 Miss Brune of the W. P. hospital force. left for Juneau on the Spo- kane this morning on few days visit. Mrs. Hugo Ungefroren is filling the place at the hospital dur iuu Miss Brune's absence.
 Geo. G. Refs, representing Parke, DYvis & Co.,, of Seattle, is here on his annual tour of Alaska and the Yukon territory. He will go as far north as Dawson, returning to the outside via SkGgway.
 Mrs. James Wickersham, wife of the delegate to congress from AL aska, who has been stopping at the Pullen House for the past ten days, left on her way down the river to her home at Fairbanks, Alaska, on this mornings train.
 Chas. Johns, U. s. internal reveu- ue inspector for Alaska, left this morning on his way down the Nu- kon river and it's tributaries. He wlll visit the principal towns of the interior qnd return to the outslle via None and the Boring Sea route.
 Mrs. Jas. Rock was an arrival firm Seattle this morning, She has been out on ten days visit and aftei clearing up some matters she has to attend to here, will leave fo- Seward to join MT. Rock, who is now engaged in business there.
 Miss F. Erenzinger of Seattle, conuect'd with the mission work of the Baptist church, came in on the Jefferson this morning and will be stopping at the Golden North. fer a few days. While here she will look into the matter of reviv- ing the work of the denomination she represents in Skagway.
 Elmer L. Wheeler, W. M. of the local Masonic lodge, recently elect od as a delegate to ths annual ses- S n of The Grand Ledge of Wash !ngton state, under the Jurisdiction Of which the Masonic lodges of Alaska are working, left on the
The daily Alaskan., 1915-06-01

[ Spokane this morning fer North Va l ma, Wash, the place selected for the convention. He will oe absent about three weeks.
 The Princess Sophia will be in tomorrow at 10 a. h., with 21 pas s3n2ers, three of whom are round trippers, 24O tons of freight and 42 head of cattle. The vessel will sai. south Thursday evening at ' o'clock.
 The Jefferson got into Skagway at 2:5O this morning with 70 passen- 2er5 and so tons of cargo besides 2o head of horses for three geo logical survey parties now on their way into the interior The vessel sailed south at 6:15 a. n.
 J. W Gillham came in on the SpoKane this morning from Seattle and has already resumed the posi- tica he held last summer as assist ant to local Agent V. A. Peterson Of the Pacific Coast Steamship Go. We aIe glad to welcome the young man back.
 Druggis, Wm. Britt and son Jacob of Juneau, who had been visiting Skagway for several days, the former ol business and the latter to see that dad" did not neglect matters which he come to look after, left for home oa the Jefferson this morning.
 Collector J. F. Pugh, Mrs. Pugh, Miss Venctia Pugh and Mrs. Cassie Pugh, mother of J. F., left this morning on their way to Eagle, Alas ka, where Mir. Pugh has gone to look afrer business connected with his official position. They expect to return in q few weeks.
 "A Lady of Quality" the five reel romantic drama presented at tie Nugget movies last night, was one of the best plays that has eyer been shown in motion pictures in Alaska. The reproduction will be rc. eated tonight, and lovers of clean, wholesome dramatic present2- tious should not fail to witness 1t.
 Mrs. F. A. Wilson, Miss LOT ina Wnlson, Miss Evelyn sullivan and Miss Lorraine Anderson, com pr:s,d a party of four lady tour ists who arrived in Skagway a few days ago and went over to White horse, returning Sunday, and leav- iag on the Spokane this morning for California.
 There were a large number of people who went over to Whitehorse this morning on the train. which was a special passenger and had no freight cars attached, the design being to make close connections with the river steamer Yukon, which will leave WhitehorSe as soon af- ter the arrival of the train as is possible for it to do.
 Captain Jake Dobler of Tacoma, formerly on the Lower Yukon river with the N. A. T. & T. Co.,, but now with the Dominion Commercial O., an independent line running two boats, the Julia B. and the Minneapolis, between Fairbanks and St. Michael, came in on the Jeffer- son this morning and went over on the train to Whitehorse, on his way down the river:
The daily Alaskan., 1915-06-01

Mir. George Anderson, the well known piano expert, is in town for day or two. Mr. Anderson is on his way into the interior. Call up Pullen House.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-06-01

Gael N. Kennedy, northern re presentative of the Imperial Candy Co.,, of Seattle, was an arrival on the Spokane this morning on his way into the interior. After making the principal towns of Alaska on the Lower Yukon and its tributaries, he will go out via Nome and the Berin; Sea route. Mir. Kennedy is at the Pullen House.
 The Popular Picture Palace has been giving some excellent films lately, one of the best being the magnificent three reel reproduction Half a Chance" from the famous novel by Frederick Isham, which WIS ou the screen Sunday and Monday nights. There is an excel lent change of program for to- night, and tomorrow night will be presented Q new two reel install ment of 'Lucille Love, the Girl of Mystery"
 \ short business session of the Parent Teacher association last evening resulted in the election of Ms. Rousseau, president; Mrs. Clark, vice president; Mrs. Keenan, secretary; and Miss Moffat, the only new mer,ber of the executive board, treasurer. After the busi- ness session a social session of music, impromptu spe, ches. reading, refreshments, and inspection of the Interesting display of the children's work, which was on exhibit in the fodr rooms, kept a large number of people at the school house until q late hour.
 Dr. A. w. Baer, q prominent physician of Chicago, H., is here accompanied by Mrs. Baer. They came in on the Spokane this morning, and are stopping at the Pullen House for q few days previous to leaving for Fairbanks, where they expect to put in the summer, and where they may possib ly locate permanently. This is Dr. and Mrs Baer's first visit west of the Rockies. They are both de- lighted with all they saw
The daily Alaskan., 1915-06-01
WAS FORWARDED
 BY AIR FLEET.

Rome, June 1-An air fleet yes terIay bombarded Pola and consider able damage was done by a fire which was started by them in the arsenal.
 The Italian invasion of Trente province is progressing from the south along the Adige and Chiese livers, and from the west by way of the Bitonale pass.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-12-18

We fancy there are those who will
be horror struck when we advocate the
installing of billiard table in the farm
home They have always associated
these games with the atmosphere OF
the gambling den and dives. And yet
these games afford no better opportunity
for gambling than any other in which
the mental and physical skill of two or
more competitors is pitted against each
other. 1t is merely a complex matter
OF judging for both hand and eye
We overheard snatch of conversation
on certain city street the other day
CONTINUED on page stz)
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-12-18

Weather maps giving detailed re-
port of the weather over the country
are prepared and issued each morning
at the Weather Bureau stations at Kan
sas City, Wichita and st. Joseph. They
are mailed directly from Kansas City
and Wichita to persons who have spe-
cial use for them. At ST. Joseph they
are given a wide circulation by being
printed in the afternoon paper.
During the summer season, April to
September, inclusive, special reports of
rainfall and temperature are telegraphed
each weekday morning from about %
stations in Kansas and these are pub
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-12-18
December, 1915
Work of the United States We
Bureau in Kansas
Weather

places In the State from which they
are distributed by mail, telephone and
flag display.
At the present time there are Isl
telephone exchanges in the State that
receive these forecasts and give them
to any of their subscribers that call for
them. In this way somewhat more than
100 900 phones are supplied daily. Nearly
a thousand Kansas postmasters receive
the forecasts by mail for the benefit
of their patrons. either from the regu
lar Weather Bureau Offices or from sub
distributing centers which have been
established in different parts of the
State for that purpose.
At 40 towns in the State the well
known weather flags are displayed in
prominent places daily.
The system of distributing the fore
casts is under the supervision of the
Topeka Weather Bureau station but the
forecasts themselves are made at Chi
cago, ILL.,, as has already been stated.
by an official of the Weather Bureau
who has made long study of this work
and is to the local Weather Bureau
officials what the surgeon is to the prac-
ticing physician-a specialist in a par
ticular line of work
At the Chicago Weather Bureau office
a complete report Of weather condi-
lions over the United States and south
ern Canada is received twice daily and
chartered in such a way that the Dis
trfct Forecaster on duty there has a
sort of panorama of weather conditions
spread out before him; an even better
one than If he would have been able to
see the entire country from an eleva
ton, as a balloonist may see land
scape for miles.
The forecasts which he makes about
$3.50 each week day morning reach all
the distributing centers in Kansas with
in an hours time and are also published
in the afternoon papers. Another fore
cast which he makes in the evening
from reports telegraphed him at 7:Oe
p. m. is given the Associated Press and
other news agencies and published in
the important morning papers, but IL
is not telegraphed the distributing cen
tiers in Kansas unless it contains a spe-
cial cold wave or frost warning
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-12-18
Instruments That Record
the Weather

lore Each or the eleven sta
lions just mentioned has the
equipment for recording
weather that is found at any
first class weather station
One instrument the visitor
sees is recording on a sheet
of paper every mile of wind
that blows, every minute of
sunshine. every hundredth of
an inch of rainfall, and the di-
rection of the wind each min
ute. Another traces a line on
a ruled sheet of paper that re-
cords the rise and fall of tenn
perature and another shows
every increase or decrease in
the pressure of the air.
Besides these self register
ing instruments there are va
rious thermometers, one of
which registers the highest
temperature of the day and
one the lowest with a very
high degree of accuracy. Two
more thermometers mounted
on a whirling apparatus are
used to measure the humidity
of the air-"Old General HUI
nudity" of newspaper noto-
riety-that makes us so I'M
comfortably warm on a sultry
summer day and so chilly
when a northeast wind blows
in the winter time. One Their
mometer that looks so little Ill
visitor has probably ever see
would come nearer being iden
music box is a long distance !
ter called a teIethermoscope.
Observer In the Office can asc
temperature out doors, on the !
building, where the thermom
located. A thermometer like /
be used by an orchardist on
night to tell the temperature
Of his apple trees a mile ava,
All the records from thes
ments are carefully tabulated
served for future reference
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-12-18
By S. D. FLORA
Observer, Topeka, Kansas

at the Office where they are made but
in a big fire proof vault at the Central
Office of the Weather Bureau in Wash
ington. Any person who has reason to
look up the weather record of some past
time is cheerfully furnished with it at
one of these Offices.
Reports Issued at Kansas
Weather Stations
These seven Weather Bureau sta
tions also issue bulletins and publica-
tions that are used by a great many
different persons. At each of them the
weather forecast is distributed by mail
and telephone about 900 a. m. to 1000
a. m. and, by the way, these forecasts
are not made by the local weather men
in Kansas but by the District Forecas-
ter in Chicago, Ill.-but more about that
later.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-12-18
Weather Forecasts for
Every Kansan

The weather forecasts are given such
a wide circulation in Kansas that there
is scarcely any one in the State who
can not, If he wishes, obtain them every
week day.
Besides the circulation they receive
from the seven regular Weather Bureau
stations they are telegraphed at Gov
eminent expense to about 20 other
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-12-18

no doubt from the great numbers of
men in all walks of life who are play
ing it today for the pure science and
pastime it affords. The business and
professional man plays for relaxation
during the day and after business hours.
1t affords an opportunity for the exer-
else of vast amount of mental and
physical skill which no other game af-
fords in the field of indoor sport And
yet the rules of the play are simple.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-12-18

nshed and mailed at Topeka, Wichita,
Kansas City and ST. Joseph in what are
known as Corn and Wheat Region Bull
letins. These were originally begun for
the benefit of persons interested in the
Kansas crops, but automobiles are be-
ginning to find the rainfall reports on
them of great help in planning long
trip.
Cooperative Stations
in Kansas
Weather observations are made at
erative Stations. The observers here re-
ceive no pay but are furnished thermom-
eters and rain-gauges of the same high
grade as those in use at the regular sta
lions and all the necessary forms for re-
cording and reporting their observations
which they forward monthly to the
office at Topeka that has the supervi-
sion of such stations.
These men represent nearly every
vocation. Among them are bankers,
lawyers, college professors, postmasters,
merchants, newspaper men and farmers.
That they are public spirited men is self
evident since they receive no pay for
their records which are kept up year
after year. The value of these reports
to the State in dollars and cents would
be hard to estimate For nearly twenty
years they have been printed in monthly
and annual summaries of uniform style
and distributed by the local Office of
the Weather Bureau at Topeka, which
has immediate supervision of this work.
Weather Forecasts for
Every Kansan
The weather forecasts are given such
a wide circulation in Kansas that there
is scarcely any one in the State who
can not If he wishes obtain them every
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-12-18
Page Four

"NHERE are $50 stations of the
United States Weather Bureau
in Kansas where weather rec
ords are kept. At two of these,
Leavenworth and Manhattan, records
were begun before the Civil War. A
large number were begun before the
early eighties and since 1887 one has
been in operation in almost every
county of the State.
At five of these stations, Topeka,
Wichita, Dodge City. lola and Concor-
dia, as well as at Kansas City and ST.
Joseph. Mo-, commissioned employees
are on duty under the direct supervi-
sion of the Chief of the Weather Blu
reau, Washington, d. c. At these sta
tons complete record of weather con-
ditions is maintained.
Instruments That Record
the Weather
visit to any of the first class sta
tons is usually treat to a person who
is interested in weather or weather
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-12-18
Helping the Boy on the Farm

e DO not know who origi-
mated the interesting game
of billiards. That this game
is fascinating there can be
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-04
A VERMONT ARTIST
Lillian Fisk Thompson, Daueter
Henry Fisk of Morrisville

A reproduction of painting by a
distinguished Vermont artist appears
in the August number of the Century
The painting is of Miss Jean Webster
the author, and it is the work of Lii
liam Fisk Thompson, daughter of
Hon. Henry Fisk of Morrisville and
one, sof Yermont's most interesting
summer visitors. The subject of the
portrait, Miss Webster, is well known
for her Daddy Long Legs" The
portrait, reproduced in full color.
shows full length standing figure in
a gown of black and silver against
brilliant blue background. set off by
a great Persian plaque of the head
and syy-blue Persian bowl in the
hands. II is a shrinking conception
made yet more appealing by the ex-
tremely in teresting Interpretation of
the sitter's personality, with the
strains of qnaintness, charm and pow
er which her works reveal.
Miss Webster is a grand niece of
Mark Twain, and one of the several
portraits of interesting and promin-
ent people whom Miss Thompson has
painted during the winter just ended
in New York. a portrait OF Rose
O'Nein, now on exhibition in a FIFTH
avenue gallery, one of Jermoe TRAY
ers now open golf champion of THE
United States which hangs in. his
home at Upper Montclair, N T., tins
also was reproduced In. color, in Golf
illustrated), one of D.iZ. Dotty, editor
of the Century and several children.
including the two grand children Of
Mrs. Donald Mclean, formerly presi-
dent of the d. A. r., are some of
these.
Mrs. Thompson, her husband and
little son are spending the summer at
her studio on her fathers summer
place The Pines" near Morrisville,
where she is painting few portraits
this summer, amongst them one of
the late Mrs. p X. Greed, on Of the
interesting and powerful women of
the state. mother of Hon. f. c. Fleet
wood, former secretary of State
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-04

the nations must stand as it is, save
as it is affected by the present war
The submarine is an effective action
to tuiet all title of all nations to
their colonies. 1t robs Great Britain
of the command of the seas, bit it con
firms her in what she has gained by
it-unless her Colonies revolt and
use the submarine to defend their
shores.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-04

plaintiff seeks to recover damage for
the loss of her husbands life, alleging
that the defendant company was neg
ligent. The case is returnable at the
September term of County court.
Weber & Weber are counsel for
Mrs. Stockford,
The declaration, which includes
two counts covering a number of type
written pages, alleges that on August
80. 1913, Mr.. Stockford, while in the
employ of the railroad company as a
conductor, was caught between two
cars and injured to such an extent
that he died within a short time.