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Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-30
STEfANSSON STILL EXPLORING
NEW LAND IN FAR NORTH

Ottawa, Ont. - An official report
from vilhjalmur Stefansson, the ex-
plorer, that he had discovered new land
in the northern waters of Canada,
reached the minister of naval affairs
here Wednesday in a message from
Nome.
The official report confirms the re-
port made at Nome three days ago that
Stefansson had discovered new land.
Stefansson's report briefly describes
his journey in the North, announces
the discovery of new land and states
that on August 23 he sailed for
Herschel Island in the Polar Bear,
which he chartered to establish base
on Prince Patrick Island. From this
point, he announces, he will continue
the work of exploring the newly dis
covered land. Regarding the discovery
and his plans, Stefansson telegraphed
the Canadian government:
LANDED south end Prince Patrick
Island June /, 1915. Proceeded north,
finishing mapping west coast Patrick
Island.
"June 18 discovered new land of
considerable but unknown size near 78
degrees north, lit degrees west. Fol-
lowed coast south-southeast by east
three days. Total demonstrable extent
coast over 100 miles, nearly straight
line. Land in parts rugged. Game
abundant.
Started south June 20, reached
Chronometers Bay of Mercy July IA to
20. crossed Banks Island diagonally
with dog packs. Reached home
Schooner Mary Sachs ten miles south
east of Killett) August 8. No accident
or hardship on trip"
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-30
OREGON STATE NEWS
Supreme Court Refuses to
20 Check Naming Boundaries

Salem -- Evils Of gerrymanderinR
school districts by county boundary
boards that the taxable area may be
increased, are not within the province
Of the Supreme court TO correct, but
are administrative questions, accord.
ing to an opinion by Justice Burnett.
A suit was brought by School District
No. 36, In Tillamook county, to re-
strain the board from annexing part Of
its territory to aid the school district
In which lies the town Of Tillamook.
The opinion sustains the decision Of
Circuit Judge Holmes and the suit Ia
ordered dismissed.
Efforts Of the town Of Tillamook TO
add to its taxable area for school pur-
poses led TO the boundary board ex.
tending the lines of the district en-
bracing the town about 80 miles out,
80 as to include valuable timber land.
The taxable wealth Of the district
was thus increased more than $1,000
900. Alleging that school district
Is municipality, School District No.
35, from which territory was taken,
attempted to restrain the board. The
complainants contended that only by
vote of the electors could the district
boundaries be altered. The changing
Of the limits, 1t was asserted, was
tantamount to the amendment of the
charter Of a municipality.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-30
John D. Rockefeller, k.,
Visits Colorado Coal Mines

Trinidad, Coolo.-John D. Rookie
feller, Jr., visited the mining camps
at Berwind and Tabasco on his first
days inspection tour of the Colorado
properties of the Colorado Fuel & Iron
company Wednesday. He talked
freely with the miners and went into
their homes, questioning the men and
their wives about working and living
conditions and making suggestions to
individuals for improvements. Mr..
Rockefeller apparently was greatly
interested in the work being done in
the public school at Tabasco.
''They don't sing very well, sir, "
apologized the pretty school ma 'am.
"You see they have just sarted to
school and haven't had time to learn
much. And then they are so little. "
They're doing fine-fine," replied
John D. Rockefeller Jr., smiling
broadly. And 60 sons and daughters
of Berwind an Tabasco miners of an
average age of years, and perhaps of
q dozen nationalities, sang Justify, in
good United States, the song in which
they had been so carefully drilled by
Misss Edna Campbell, teacher of the
first grade in the Tabasco-B Berwind
school.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-30
How TO Make 40 Per Cent Told
by Colorado Child.
CHILDREN MASTERS OF HIGH FINANCE
School Store and Bank Maintained
by Boys and Girls in Remote
Mining Town Big Success.

Trinidad, Colo.-A 12-year-old girl
Thursday told John d. Rockefeller,
Jr., how to deal in stocks and bonds,
how to run bank, and how to finance
a corporation that would pay Accent
annual dividend on 10-cent block Of
common stock. It was at Sopris,
where Mr.. Rockefeller, in the course
of his examination Of Colorado Fuel &
Iron company properties, stopped long
enough to visit the public school. In
the highest grade of the school the
teacher told the Standard Oil magnate
that the pupils had established a bank
and a store in which school supplies
were sold.
Really" said Mr.. Rockefeller, with
the delight of boy at country fair,
II should like to know something more
about this system of high finance.
Blanche, said the teacher, will
you explain it to Mr.. Rockefeller"
Then Blanche Macarthur, daughter
of coal digger, walked to the front
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-30
HAS LUTHER's WEDDING RING
Precious Relic, Authentic, That 10 In
the Possession Of New York X
Woman.

The wedding ring OF Martin Lu-
theirs bride IL one Of the treasured
possessions OF Mrs. Hiidegard Pinkert.
wife OF Macmillan Pinkert. who has
charge Of the German branch Of st.
Bartholomew's church, 200 East For
ty-second street, and IL also superin-
tendent of the Seamen's institute, In
South street, says New York dis
patch to the Detroit Free Press.
1t bears the inscription. ID. Martino
Lutheros-C Catherine v. Bora. Den IL.
Juni, 1925"
Doctor Luther met Catherine Won
Bora at the home Of the duke OF Sax
ony after the convent OF which she
had been a member had been dis
solved. They were married soon att
erward by Doctor Bugenhagen, Luz
theirs closest friend. M 4
The ring is quite large and fits the
thumb OF an ordinary hand. 1t is set
with brilliant ruby. 1t had been
Luther's personal ring. given to him
when he was ordained.
For 400 years the ring remained In
possession of the Anhalt-BernDurg
family Of Leipsic, of whose family Luz
theirs bride was a member and from
whom Mrs. Pinkert is descended. For
100 years 1t was In possession OF that
branch of the family of which the vile
of Rev. N. G.. Walters OF st. Lukes
church, Leipsic, was a member. AZ
few years ago she gave the ring 70
Baroness Won Georgi, her niece.
There has been a tradition that the
ring should never be worn except py
the eldest daughter of the direct de-
scendant; also that 1t should be worn
only on the hand OF the daughter VINO
became the wife OF clergyman. Bar
oness Won Georgi, although the eldest
daughter. gave this ring to her sister,
Mrs. Pinkert, last summer when Doc
tor and Mrs. Pinkert visited the OLD
home of Waldenburg, near Leipsic.
Doctor Pinkert, desiring to be as
sured of its genuineness. consulted
Carl Jensen Of the Leipsic institute
OF art, and he gave 1t as his opinion
that 1t was genuine.
This ring was referred to by H. Noel
Humphreys. an authority, In an article
In the Observer In February. 1862. In
which an illustration of 1t appeared
He described 1t as the betrothal rms.
but the Pinkerts have always UNDER
stood that 1t was used at 'Luther's
marriage. He says: h M as
The betrothment ring OF Luther,
which belonged to family. at Leipsici
as late as 1917, and is doubtless still
preserved with greatest care as ma
tional reli: of great interest, Is COM
posed OF an intricate device OF gold
work, set with ruby, the emblem OF
exalted love. The gold device repre-
sents all the symbols of the passion
In the center Is the crucified Savior.
on one side the spear with which the
side was pierced and the rod Of reeds
of the fiagellation. On the other is a
leaf Of hyssop."
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-30
Naval Board Urges Building Of
Six Sea Masters.
APPROVAL OF PROGRAM IS PROBABLE
Fast Vessels Declared to Have Fully
Proved Their UsefuIness-Ex.
pets State Their Views.

Washington, d. c. - The building
program Of the general board of the
navy will call for at least six big
ships, 1t was learned Saturday from
authoritative sources at the Navy de-
partment. At least one, and possibly
two, of these will be battle cruisers,
and the rest super-dreadnaughts.
At present the navy has no battle
cruisers, but experts Of the general
board are convinced that the develop
ment of this type by nations against
which the United States is obliged to
prepare makes ii necessary to provide
ships Of this type without delay.
Japan, Great Britain and Germany
have experimental with the battle
cruiser and have amply demonstrated
its usefulness. 1t has been shown that
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-30
Suggestions for Handling Bees.

CorVaiilB-~DeRinner OF Dee-kceplnR
should use hives Of the Langstroth type
because Of the simplicity Of both con-
struction and handling, is the recon-
mendation made by Professor II. F.
Wilson, entomologist Of the Oregon
Agricultural College. The hives hold
ing eight or ten frames are generally
used, and the beginner should first try
the eight-frame hive. These can be
made ut home more cheaply than they
can be purchased, but the factory-built
ones are more satisfactory.
All hives and parts should be of the
same size and we'll painted, preferably
white. This will protect the parts
from decay, which will be further pre-
vented by raising them slightly above
the surface Of the ground. In Oregon
where II Is not necessary to put the
hives in cellars during the winter, or
to protect the bees by putting them in
cases, the hives should be put under
shelter. A stand for housing six or
eight hives may be made for from six
to eight dollars. Tops and sides are
detachable 80 that they may be re-
moved in summer without disturbing
the bees.
If a smoker is needed, the larger
size is recommended, since it does not
have to be replenished with fuel often.
Bee wells may be bought ready-made
or made at home. A piece of black
netting in the shape of a sack open at
both ends serves well. A better one
is made of wire screen, rolled into a
cylinder that will 60 over the head,
covered on top by a piece of canvas,
and finished by attaching two pieces
of canvas to the lower end 30 that they
will fall about the shoulders and pre-
vent bees from crawling under the
screen.
A small tool for prying open the
hive covers is needed; screw driver
will do.
Queen excluders are placed between
the body Of the hive and the supers to
prevent the queen from entering the
extraction frames and depositing eggs.
They are zinc sheets containing per-
forations large enough to permit the
passage of the workers, but too small
to allow the queen to pass through.
They may be plain, or fastened to
wooden frames to stand about fourth
of an inch above the frames of the
main body.
Wire embedders are used to press
the wire of the frames into the wax.
They are toothed rollers.
A small brush, similar to dining
table scrap brush, will also be needed.
A pound spool of No. 80 timed wire
and a pair of gloves without fingers
should also be provided. Professor
Wilson thinks that certain amount
of equipment is essential to success in
handling bees.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-30
Bankers for National Defense.

Denver-Hearty support of the ma
tional administration was pledged in
a resolution adopted by the convention
of the Investment Bankers association
of America here Wednesday. The
resolution urged "a complete program
for national defense" and urges en-
ployers to give employees sufficient
time for participation in annual mill
tary or naval maneuvers without loss
of pay or prejudice of position" in
addition to their regular vacations.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-30

there is no effective way of combat
ting battle cruiser except with ships
of the same type, and for that reason,
experts say, it is absolutely necessary
for the United States to construct
them. Submarines are considered as
auxiliary only. %f
The board is at work on a compre-
hensive battle cruiser program, which,
it is hoped, can be followed from year
to year until the navy is equipped with
an adequate number. Certain men,
bers of the board favor building two q
year, beginning at once, and continu-
ing at that rate until the required
ratio to other navies is reached.
"It is all question of what nation
we are going to fight" said high
naval official. 'If we are preparing
for defense against first-class naval
power we might as we'll have no navy
at all as little one."
The secretary of the navy will rec
ommend substantial increases in the
navy, but it is generally believed he
will not go as far in this direction as
the general board will recommend.
Members of the board refuse to be-
lieve there is any considerable senti-
ment among the chiefs of the admins
tration for keeping the naval esti-
mates down to the customary level.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-30
Army Airmen Loop Loop.

San Diego, Cal.-Sergeant William
Ocher and Corporal Albert Smith, at
tached to the United States Army avi-
alton corps at North Island, Saturday
made Is loops each while engaged in
flights, shattering all army and navy
aviation records. Both officers used
the same machine. AS it is of the
heavy army type, designed solely for
long-distance flying, the feats of the
two army aviators are considered re-
markable in aviation circles.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-30
Monareh,s Rsbuke.

/: Charles the Second, for whom the
earl of Rochester made this epitaph.
"Never said foolish thing and never
did a wise one" could convey re-
proof with wit and gentleness. When
Penn stood before him. with his hat
ON, the king took off his own.
rFriend Charles" said the Quaker.
@why dost thou not put on thy hat?"
/" 'Tis the custom of this place" re-
turned the king, that never more than
one person should be covered at a
time"
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-30
sl4o. 600 Mill Is Burned.

Tacoma, Wash.-Fire of unknown
origin Thursday night wiped out the
plant of the Lindstrom Handforth
Lumber company at Rainier, 20 miles
south of Tacoma, destroying the saw
mill, shingle mill and lumber shed and
5, 900, 900 feet of lumber. The loss is
estimated at more than $140, 600,
partly insured.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-30
Wanted a Change.

The little boy had bad habit of
running off, so his mother tied him to
clothesline and just let him play
along the clothesline. and said to
him: Mother will have to tie you
just like little dog until you learn
to stay at home" This remark was
overheard by his little sister and
brother. who we're playing close. but
after about ten minutes time the other
little boy tired OF his girl playmate
and said to her: Olga, won't you
please be the dog while? want
Teddy to play wifi me"
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-30
Have Small Desire to Roam.

! Famous for its fish. the little island
jof Marken, on the Zuyder Zee. Is in
habited by a sturdy folk who have no
desire to travel. Indeed. so satisfied
are the people with their little island
home that many OF them die without
ever having seen any other part of
the world.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-30
A Mean Device.

What are you buying so much dis
infectant for? Are you afraid Of
germs?"
mo. but l hope to establish tenn
porary peace zone"
I'm what way?"
AFTER disinfect our premises thor
oughly the wife doesn'. have any call
ers for day or two"
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-30
Polk County Prunes pisappoint.

Dallas-Polk county prune growers
are much disappointed over this years
crop. Prior to the picking season it
was generally believed that an ordin-
ary yield would be harvested, but with
the picking practically completed in
dications point to the fact that hardly
more than half crop has been real
ized.
Many growers contracted their prunes
at prices ranging from a cents to 81
cents pound.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-30
Mountalna rhat arc Maanets.

The mountains Of Porto Rico are so
magnetic that they attract sarveyor's
plumb lines, and 1t has been found
that some old surveys are incorrect
by half q mile or more.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-30
Oregon Normal School Starts Well.

Monmouth = The Oregon Normal
School closed its first week of the year
1856 with total enrolment of
three hundred and ten, being an in
crease of 80 per cent over like period
last year. The outlook is very favor
able for a total enrolment of at least
four hundred during the year.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-30

o-~-~-~~~-~.~~~~~.~~~~~N
of the room, shook hands calmly with
Mr.. Rockefeller, and gravely began
her financial lesson.
"You see," she began, II am CASH
ier of the bank. We already have $5
on deposit, all brought by the chill
dren.
Give dollarsp' exclaimed Mr..
Rockefeller. Wonderful"
"We have part of this lent out to
pupils-on good security, of course.
We are looking around for perma-
nent investment for the rest of the
money"
Blanche then branched off into dis
cussion of stocks and bonds. Mr..
Rockefeller listened gravely as the
child detailed the elements which
make bond issues safe or unsafe.
1--WE have store, too, Mr.. Rookie
feller,'' she continued. 1T was
formed by some of us boys and girls,
who each subscribed 10 cents to the
capital stock. We buy school supplies
pencils and tablets-at wholesale
and sell them to the pupils, Last year
the store paid between 80 and 40 cents
dividend on each 10 cents in stock. !"
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-30

10 devoted To tho bcst interests
Of SPRAY and WHEELER
COUNTY. The liberal patron
nge Of tho citizens Of this Soc
tion 10 respectfully solicited.
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-22
Automatic Justice.

The trainers Of our State Constitu-
tons were moro kccnly influenced by
tho fear OF tyrannical power than the
crnment. They wanted ours to be :,
government Of laws and not OF men,
forgetting that laws must he admin
istercd by men. This attitude is largely
responsiblc for the present structure
OF our proccdural law. under who's lie.
fects aud INACCURACIES we arc labo' INK
We have tried to construct a Jud teal
machine which. when facts and la ~
arc poured into IL. VIII AUTOMATICALLY
turn out jnsticc-a machine from which
the human el"men; is eliminated except
in so far az II Is To be found in a body
of tho twelve good men and true who
supposedly. determine disputed uucs.
tons Of fact
WI have placed our faith in this
machine by tying the ha nds OF him who
should be the directing personality
INC Judge presiding at tho trial. For
IN most Of our States tho presiding
Judge ~ forbidden TO help the jury's de-
liberation By expressing trained
opih'on upon tn" complex and confus-
ing Jumnlc OF facts. even though tho
ultimate findings are left to the Jury
IN several states he may not even mar
shal evidence with sterile neutrality-
On the one HAND and ION the other
nut Is confined to the statement or alb.
stract propositions OF law which be-
wilder rather than help Juric s.-New
R-public
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-22
OterheAH uir...

~ Tor no other reason Than "A needed
object lesson, IL ~ fortunate that the
mayor veto Of an ordinance permit
ting the strinSing Of power current
wires over and along Ridge Avenue
was upheld by select council The oh
jet may have been a worthy one, they
USUALLY are, hut az result OF our
easy going ac1uiescence in the interest
OF what is considered physical up.to-
dateness the streets Of most American
cities. our own included. are a dis.
grace to civilization.
Every one knows that all wire.
SHOULD be under ground. but the gaunt
( specters of the cross rmed telegraph
telephone, electric light. trolley and
electric power poles still arc the dis
tnEuiShtng feature OF our street ,f-
fects. Naturally. tho cry is that the
cost OF complete system OF under
! ground wires is prohibitivc This |.
! only half truth, for III the thing is
, gotten at properly. the first costs. in
, other than the centcrs Of cities are
J soon cqnalIzed. while the convenience
: and satisfaction. to say nothing Of tho
csthetic side OF it, arc worth the initial
! expenditures. But We let ourselves be
over-impresscd. yielding public prop
crtE TO private companies without AIDE
ouate return. and then. sirdled and
encha VIC point TO the enormous
J extent of the incumbering system MS
reason for doing nothing. or next to
Nothing. SO accustomed are we to
I these concessions that have made our
towns and cities examples Of the cult
OF the ugly. that We do not realize just
! what il means to be free of the curse
| OF pole and wire and high cable. But
the fact is that all the efforts to have
! orderly civic centers." better public
| buildings. better. churches. better pri-
! vate residences parkways. boulevards.
etc. rejecting the splendid achieve
: ments OF American architecture and
{ American landscape gardening, are
often. negatived by the hideous side
walk .cXcrescenceS which obtrude
everywhere and prevent facade or even
park entrances from giving their true
effect.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-22
Incmrient ..x..

From $4,000 acres in MASSACHUSETTS,
~ 1918 were produced $1,000 tons OF
hay'-about one and onc-hfth tons psr
acre According to experiments. VERT
ned by actual productions. Says the
state experiment station, the produc-
tion OF hay per acre can be Increased
TO TWO and even to three tons. II
seems scientifically sound computa-
ton. therefore. that the $4,000. 0no es.
timated as the value Of the hay crop
on the farm December /. 1919. might
have ranged around $4,000. 900
Hay has lonE been a standard crop
in New England. but one OF the most
promising varieties OF il is scarcely
grown at all-alfalfa. Last year Mas.
sachusetts grew about 500 acres OF al
falfa; all New England grew about
900 acres. Kansas grew l.l32.Q0o
acres. Had the acreage been in pro-
portion to the area OF the two states
Kansas would have grown but 5000.
about 6."o0.o0l acres were grown in
the United States. valued In hay at
slht,000,000. The small acreage of al
fa!fa III New England cannot Justify be
ascribed TO any unsuitability. In the
crop for our soil and climate. for where
il has been tried 1t ha. proved thor
oughIy adaptable TO NeW England con-
ditions.
Three hundred New England alfalfa
growers recently met at North Easton.
Mass. They reported that. notwith-
standing the unreasonable year OF
1914, the acreage OF alfalfa throughout
the section js increa sing. and that from
1000 to S.3nn acres arc now growing
Oeca sional failures cannot offset the
general success OF the crop. Fields
planted az long as seven years aao
are still in excellent ondition without
| renewal. and the Yields are high
Boston Transcript.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-22
A. Changed Puri..


Paris. is safe nov, and, like an in
valid just out Of danger. is able to sit
up and see q few friends; The Foiles
Bergeres! How like old times! Surely
you won't he able 20 help laughing
there: In that slim and preoccupied
audience there Is Il dry laugh or two
.occa sionally but mostly they dream at
the ceiling. Comedy scenes go for
pathos and path os--4men rise. yawn
and walk out. Is this "a dress re-
hearsal. college boys theatricals. or
what? The house drifts further and
further away until. suddenly-"I.a
Marse iiIaise" and the crowd Is on its
feet, electrified. joining in the chorus.
shouting ''Nive Ia France" with the
waving tricolor for a spur the show
picks up for while until "a shudder
runs through the spectators--oh. that
fancy bayonet drill by the chorus!
And now the women leave; their faces
are little white.
No. the city has LILLE appetite for
GaSety; IL is gripping realities, 4
myriad. poignant needs keep, Pa:Is
operating room :. not laugh or ask
questions but silently passes the in
struments, so anxious. obedtent Rnris
is training every nerve to assist Che
surgeon and. has no. thought for any
thing hut WAT. And. stimulated by Its
great peril, that thought has been so
concentrated by, suffering; by sacrifice
and service, that Paris has been lifted
into "a new order of being. II has gone
on, it has gone up.-TThe. Century.