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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-31
Two Suits are Brought.

Efnest HUI mas Drought suit
against William Kopsicker, John
Cameron and George Sherwood. ask
ing for $3.50 judgment. 1t is claimed
In the petition that the defendant
Kopsicker violated his indemnifying
bond, in replevin suit, and that
plaintiff was damaged to extent Of
judgment asked for
Five hundred dollars actual dam
ages and $500 punitive damages are
asked in the action brought by Jesse
R. Pollard vs. Charles Bowles, Will
liam Bowhes and Mary Bowles, charg-
ing them with careless1y, wantonly
and without giving any warning Of
their approach running into plaintiffs
minor daughter with an automobile
and injuring her.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-31

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Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-01
FEATS OF DIVERS.
Remarkable Endurance of the Pearl
 Fishers of Torres.

Remarkable Endurance of the Pearl
 Fishers of Torres.
 The greatest depth recorded of work done by diver in a suit is 1S2 feet. This depth was reached by the Spanish diver, Angel Erostarbe, who recovered S45. 900 in silver ingots from the wreck of the steamship Skyro off Cape Finis- terre The sponge divers of the Medi- terranean work at q maximum of 13O feet and the Australian pearlers at 12O feet.
 Tue greatest depths reached by div CTS without apparatus are used by the pearl fishers of Torres, mostly Malay ans from the smaller islands. They go down with the aid of a stone and a loop in the rope thereto attached which they clutch with their toes, these or gans being far more prehensile than in races normally shod. They seldom venture to descend below fifty feet, a depth at which they can remain for two minutes. The stone enables them to remain at the bottom while they are sweeping the pearl oysters into a bas- kct attached to the stone. When the diver feels that he must come up to breathe he releases his toes from the becket ill the rope and at once floats to the surface.
 Young and healthy Malayan divers working oyster beds below six fathoms make four descents an hour during four hours i'll the morning and tht same during four hours in the after noon following a four hour rest A civilized man at a depth of forty-two feet finds such a dive intolrr;ible after single minutc.--New York sun.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-01
Quicksiiver.

The ore from which quicksilver is obtained is a brilliant rcd rock known
 as cinnabar. When of high purity it is actually vermilion in color. Cinna-
 bar is the original source of the pig
 ment known commercially as vermil- ion. It is a compound of sulphur and quicksilver, and In order to separate the latter from the sulphur the rock is
 roasted. Passing off in the form of q gas, the mercury is afterward con densed and flows out in fine stream, like a continuous pencil of molten sil- yer. Like gold and silver. mercury is occasionally found in a native or pure state. Sometimes the miners pick
 penrtatcs a cavity that c"n'HinS l cupful or moro of the elusive and hr1u- tifuI fluid. Miners suffer much from the poisonous effects of the quicksilver fumes. Extreme cleanliness is the best safeguard for workers in this danger Dus occupation.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-01
THE MALTESE DERBY.
Its Curious Race Course With Go as
 You Please Rules.


 You Please Rules.
 Horse racing is Il favorite sport the world over, but it is doubtful whether any nation can boast of such curious race course or claim more remarkable ideas of the sport than the Maltese.
 Once a year the road skirting Slic1na harbor is reserved as a race course. and the people turn out ill thousands There is no regulation of the course. The crowd simply clears out of the way as the horses come along.
 The jockeys ride without brides or saddles, and each carries whip in either hand--one for his own mount, the other to keep back any horse which may try to overtake him. We saw one Of the spectators deliberately trip d horse up by putting his leg out, at grave risk to himself.
 | These things, however incredible as I they seem to sportsmcn in this conn- try, are taken as quite q matter of course, and consequently hardly q year goes by without fatality of some kind. All things considered, it is not 1 likely that the "go as you please rules of this Maltese derby are likely to com mend themselves to other turf authori, ties.-Wide World Magazine.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-01
Notice of Reqlstratlon.

Notice is hereby given that the reg istration books for the registration of voters at the municipal election to be held in and for the Town of Val dez, Alaska. On the 9th day of April, 1915, will be open at the office of the Town Treasurer, in Coppe.
 Block, in said Town, on the 1st day
 of February, 1915, between the hours of 2 and i o'clock in the afternoon
 of said day, and will remain open for such registration between like hours
 on each and every day thereafter ox-
 cept Sundays, until and including the 27th day of March, 1915; and on the
 last two days on which such regls-
 Uation may be made, viz. the 26th
 and 27th days of March, 1915, said
 books will be open for such registra- i tion between the hours of 1 and 6
 o'clock in the afternoon of said days. Town Treasurer E. G. Ames has been named registrar, and will enter in said registration books the names
 of all persons, residents of the Town
 of Valdez, who are qualified voters.
 or who will be such voters at the l date of said election, upon their ap- plication in person at his said office
 within the office hours and between l the dates mentioned; and no voter
 who does not personally appear and ] register at said office between said 1 dates will be permitted to vote at said election.
 ! RANDALL F. ASHBY, | Town Clerk.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-01
Movinu Picture Tricks.

Some of the most thrilling scenes in the moving picture dramas arc taken with the aid of small models. which are considerably less than life size It is much cheaper, of course. to burn up toy building or to sink a minia- ture ship than to destroy an original to make a moving picture holiday. The models used for this work are carried out with great attention to detail, and the pictures are taken with the cam- era very close to the ground to get the proper perspective. The moving picture audiences, even when paying the closest attention, are completely deceived.-Boston Herald.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-01
Notice of Settlement of Account.

 In the Commissioners Court for the
 Territory of Alaska, Third Division. 1 In Probate.
 In the matter of the estate Of l. D. Flynn, deceascd.-Notice of settle ment of account.
 Notice is hereby given that ". T. l Scott the administrator Of the estate 1 of l. D. Flynn, dereISed, has rendered and presented for settlement, and til ed ill the above entitled court, his final account of the administration of said estate. and that Wednesday, the 24th day of February, 1915, at the hour of two o'clock In the afternoon of said day, at the court room of said court, in the Town of Valdez, A tska, has been duly appointed by me, the | undersigned, as the Judge of said court, as the time and place for the settlement of said account, at which time and place any and all persons interested in said estate, may appear, | file exceptions in writing to the said account or otherwise contest the al- lowance of the same. Dated at Valdez. Alaska, this 23rd day of December, 1914. (Seal) GEO. J. LOVE, U. S. Commissioner and Ex Officlo Probate Judge, for the Recording Precinct of Valdez, Alaska. Date of first publication December "A, 1914.
 Date last publication February 24, 1915.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-01
TESTING CONCRETE.
Experiments to Show the Action of
 Sea Water and Frost.

Sed "dICT dI0 TDoots
 One of the largest construction com panies in this country is making ex. periments to determine what is the ac- tion of sea water and frost upon con- crete. According to Science Conspec- tus, the company made twenty-four concrete columns. each sixteen feet long and sixteen inches square, re-en- forced with iron bars near their cor ners, and in January, 1909, immersed them in the water at the Boston navy yard.
 At high tide the water almost entire v covers them, but at low tide they are completely exposed. Thus in cold weather the columns are alternately thawed and frozen as the tide rises and falls. The columns are made with various qualities of concrete-mixed dry, plastic and very wet-and also with different qualities of cement. FIX perts are studying the effects of the addition of waterproofing materials. Clay and other substances are added from time to time, and the effect is Ob- served.
 Many years must elapse before it will be possible to tell with certainty what kind of concrete is most permit nent. When last examined many of the columns were virtually unaffected, but others were badly eroded. The columns that contain the largest pro- portion of cement. mixed wet, have so far shown the least wear. Of two col unns made with one part of cement to one of sand aud two of stone the one mixed dry was badly eroded over its entire length, whereas the other. which was mixed very wet, was only slightly pitted.
 The experiment, it is expected. will throw much light upon a problem that has long perpleXed construction en- ginecrS.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-01
Notice of Special Meeting of the Stockholders of the Valdez Electric Company.

Notice is hereby given that a spec ial meeting of the stockholders of the Valdez Electric Company, will be held at the offices of the company, in he town of Valdez, Alaska, on Thursday, the 22nd day of April, 1915, at the hour of o'clock in the after noon of said day, for the purpose of considering the question of increasing the capital stock of said company, from it's present capitalization, name ly twenty-five thousand dollars, di- vided into twenty-five hundred shares of the par value of ten dollars each, to the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, which shall be divided into one hundred thousand snares of the par value of one dollar each. Also authorizing the company to amend it's articles. of incorporation, so that l;s indebtedness may be increased to a sum not to exceed fifty thousand dol lars, with full power to issue bonds in payment of all of it's indebted ness, and to mortgage or otherwise hypothecate it's property or any part thereof, for the purpose of securing such indebtedness. Also authorizing the company to amend it's articles of incorporation, so that it may acquire by purchase or otherwise water rights, water power, and the lands incident al thereto, and that it may reduce the number of it's directors from seven to three.
 And you are hereby notified to be present at said meeting either in per son, or by your regularly authorized proxy or attorney in fact for the pur- pose of considering said questions.
 This notice is hereby served on you by publication thereof, in the Valdez Daily Prospector, a newspaper published at Valdez, Alaska, which Is the principal place of business of said company. Said notice will be published in said newspaper for eight consecutive weeks, beginning with the issue of February 24th, 1915, and end ing with the issue of April 21st, 1915.
 Witness our hands as directors of paid company, this 23rd day of Feb ruary, 1915.
 F. M. BOYLE,
 B. B. RITCHIE,
 w. M. FINICAL, ., GEO. J. LOVE,
 ' Directors.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-01
The Gorgons.

The GorgOnS were creatures of Greek mythology. mentioned by Homer and EuripiGes as being of peculiarly abhnr- rent aspect. Their hair was composed of scrpents. their bodies covered with scales and girdled with reptiles with heads erect, vibrating their tongues thrcateningly, while the hands of the Gorgons, adorned with sharp talons, were of brass. The gaze of the mon- sters was deadly. all upon whom they fixed their eyes being turned to stone. One of the three terrible sisters was conquered and beheaded by Perseus, and as he took flight in the air en route for Ethiopia, holding the severed head in his hands, the drops of blood which fell from it became serpents, which ever after infested the sands of Lybia.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-01
HENRY SHRAPNEL.
inventor of the Deadly War Missile and His Reward.

 His Reward.
 Shrapnel was originally the name of a British general who, about hun dred years ago, was begging the board of ordnance of luis native land for some substantial recognition in respect of the new and deadly missile he had placed absolutely at their service and was being told that the institution in question had no funds at its disposal for the reward of merit"
 Henry Shrapnel's invention was probably first employed at Surinam in lS04 and was then "favorably report ed on," but eleven years later Sir George Wood, who commanded the ar tillery at Waterloo, declared that shrapnel had won that famous battle. Without it, Wood asserted, no effort of the British could have recovered the farmhouse of La Have Sainte.
 In 1914 the government granted Shrapnel a pension of f1,2OO year for life, but this was interpreted by his paymasters to cover all the 1nven- tions Shrapnel had given to the army, including an ingenious gun mounting whereby the 1ecoil was utilized to bring one gun into action at the same time as another was put under cover. Shrapnel was thus placed at q disad- vantage, though he had the satisfac- ton of drawing his pension to ripe old age. He died in 1872. aged eighty one.-Argonaut.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-01
The stronoer Material.

A crockery dealer was just closing up his store for the day when one of his customers. grocer, came in in a great hurry.
 "Here," said he, II packed this jar full of butter and the jar split from top to bottom. Perhaps you can ex- plain the phenomenon"
 "Oh, yes; I can!" was the ready re ply. "The butter was stronger than the jar."-Atlanta Constitution.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-01
HNot Like us.D

Mrs. Anderson's husband is Scotch. Mrs. Anderson is an American woman, and she has in her employ as black a cook as ever descended from Ham. One day the cook said to her mistress:
 "Yo' husband he ain't no 'Merican, is hep
 "Oh, no, Phoebe, he is Scotchman." replied Mrs. Anderson.
 "Well," said the cook, II could see he wasn't like us. missus." York Post,
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-01
Qouht.

At a luncheon at the Philadelphia Country club notoriously poor golfer said to a noted woman champion:
 q am improving. I did the difficult fourth hole yesterday in three."
 The champion smiled.
 "Three what-hours?" she said.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-01
Not In His Line.

"They tell me-" said the new report CT, who was doing an interview. "that you have succeeded in forging your way to the front"
 "Sir," said the self made man coldly, "you have been misinformed. Pm no forger"
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-01
Side Stepped.

T can give you cold bite." said the woman.
 "Why not warm it up?' asked the tramp.
 "There ain't any wood sawed" "So? We'll. give it to me cold. d."-New York Sun.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-01
Flooded Dous for Sale.

Two airedale terrier puppies, breed. ing unsurpassed. Fine bead. ear. eye and coat. Pedigrees furnished. Eight champions in three generations. En- quire at Prospector. tt
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-01
RutnouS,

Crawford-I hear 1t was bad fall ure. Crabshaw-Very. Even the re- ceivers didn't make anything out of 1t. Puck
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-01
Accident. All Riqht.

Oficer-Did you get those bruises in an accident? Sad Guy-Yes; didn't think the other fellow would fight New York Globe.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-01

What part of the club paper is Emmeline going to look after?" Well, she's such an expert on the subject that I suggested that she at- tend to its makeup"
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-01
Accommodatinq Him.

Youth-Oh, don't want to take that character. I'll make n fool of myself sure. Maiden-Well, you said you want ed an easy part.-EXchange.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-01
Somebody
 With MOneu

always has been found to back" a good plan, a good idea, a good busi- ness venture or a good mining prospect-other- wise a good many of to- days successful business enterprises would still be mere dreams.
 Advertising has brought about a majority of the introductiOns of the man with the idea, the man with a prospect or busi- ness to the man with the dollar.
 ADVERTISE IN THE PRosPECTCR FOR RE- SUITS.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-01

We are slow to believe anything that, if believed. would hurt our feel inGs-Ovid.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-01

Virtue consists in avoiding vice and is the highest wisdon.-Horace.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-01

If you want all me news all tAs time. read the Prospsctsr.
The Washington times., 1915-04-11
Porcelain Lined

30xl8Izx44; ice, 80 lbs, $1,000
32xleIzx45; ice, 100 lbs, S22.75
35x19 Nx46; ice, lis lbs, $24.75
3sx20Lzx4s; ice, l30 lbs, $26.50
The Washington times., 1915-04-11
Nursery

A combination of refrigera-
tor and water cooler packed with
mineral wool; handy for the
bedroom or nursery. a 40
S2.48 size. .Ql. 20
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-10-08
TAXPAYERS MUM ON
1916 CITY BUDGET
Special Meeting Called to Consider
Estimate of Municipal Expenses
Fails to Attract Citizens

Not a taxpayer of Pullman re-
sponded to the call of the city Off
Gals for a special meeting last Mon
day evening to consider the budget
of estimate expenses of the munich
pality for the year 1916, and the
council after waiting In vain for the
interested taxpayers to put in an APP
pearance to discuss the budget pro
and con, proceeded to adopt it as
drafted. The budget places the
total amount to be raised by taxation
to meet the city expenses, over and
above the estimated receipts, at $21,-
200 or $1,000 more than the 1915 es-
innate. A tax levy Of q mills will
be required to raise this amount, as
against a l9-mlll levy for the present
year.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-10-08
Council Meets in Brief but Busy Session

cent order to remove the present
board walk along that street and re-
place 1t with a better one, and per-
nit the owners to repair the present
walk, thus greatly reducing the ex-
pense to the property owners. The
council voted to grant the request
The light committee was instruct
ed to investigate city lighting CON
ditions. complaint having been made
that the present service is made
quate.
The request of j. B. Sanborn for
an extension of the water system in
Garden City addition was referred to
the water committee, with full power
to act.
No objections being raised to the
assessment roll for District No. %.
the roll as prepared by the city en-
gineer was adopted and a confirming
ordinance given its third reading
and passed.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-10-08
FEW SAVE INTEREST

Less than 10 per cent of the prop
erty owners of Local Improvement
district No. 10, the Maiden Lane dis
trict, took advantage of the oppor-
tunity to pay their paving assess
ments in full and save costs and in
terest, according to the report of
Treasurer j. S. Clark. The 30-day
period for the full payment of the
assessments concluded September
81, with only $2953.71 of the en-
tire assessment of $33,126.22 paid
the big majority of the owners elect
ing to take advantage of the 10
yearly payments plan rather than
parting with the entire amount at
this time Bonds will be issued in
the amount of the balance unpaid in
the district, $30,172.51.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-10-08
wRIGHT-sENECo NUPTIALs

Miss Maud Seneca, daughter OF MIR.
and Mrs l.. f. Seneca, Saturday
morning became the bride of Mark
II. Wright a well known young at
torney OF Toppenish. The ceremony
was performed at the Congrega-
tional church at IL O'Clock, by the
Rev. c. H. Harrison, only the rel
atives and intimate friends of the
young pepole being present Dr. V.
w. Wright of North Yakima, a
brother of the groom, was grooms-
man. MIR. and Mrs Wright have re-
turned to Toppenish, where home
has already been prepared for them.
Miss Seneca is we'll and favorably
known in Pullman and has many
friends. For several years she has
been teacher in the Toppenish
schools. Mr.. Wright is a law part
ner of D. II. Bonsted.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-10-08
JACKSON FILES
FOR REELECTION
Mayor Would serve Another Year
Clerk, Attorney and Treasurer
Ask Re-election-Coun
Jobs Fail to Attract

Mayor Harley Jackson will ask the
voters of Pullman to return him to
olllce for another year, having filed
MS declaration of candidacy for the
position Wednesday afternoon. City
treasurer ]. S. Clark was the first
10 affix his name to a declaration of
candidacy, and was followed by City
clerk M. F. Cannon and City Attor-
ney M. S. lamar, all of whom ask re-
ID the present time have failed to at
tract, and with five retiring council
men, no candidates for the positions
nave announced themselves, al
though the time limit expires tonight.
All of the outgoing councilmen,
scott, Kruegel, Walters, Nye and
watt, have announced that they will
not enter the race for reelection,
and there is some talk of general
caucus to select a full ticket.
Two councilmen are to be elected
from the First ward, one for one year
ana the other for a three-year term.
one city father will be elected from
the Second ward for three years and
one from the Third ward for two
years. A councilman-at-large must
De selected to serve one year.
Present indications are that Mayor
jackson will be unopposed, although
the friends of J. B. Sanborn and M.
d. Henry are mentioning these men
as Possibilities.
The municipal primary election
Will be held November 9 with the
general election December Z.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-10-08
DR. HAYS, PIONEER PASTOR,
RESIGNS, ILL HEALTH CAUSE
same moral support with which you
have so greatly honored us.
Affectionately, your pastor,
w. G.. M. HAYS.

DR.. Hays came west to Waitsburg,
Wash, in 1866, where he built a
church and parsonage and organized
the first United Presbyterian church
in the state of Washington He also
organized the Waitsburg Academy
and built two buildings on the
campus.
In April, 1895, he received a call
to Olympia, where he built a new
church building and after serving
there three years he accepted the in
yitation of the Spokane Presbytery
to start United Presbyterian church
at Pullman. He arrived in this field
September /, 1898. Under his min
istry Il building costing about $4,000
was built and when that was out
grown the present building was
erected
He has served this church a little
membership has increased to 800.
DR.. Hays suffered a nervous break
down last year and his congregation
granted him a years leave of alb
sence in the hope that he would re-
gain his health. After the year spent
in California he is very much i'm
proved, but he does not feel that he
has made a sufficient recovery to
warrant the resumption of the ardu-
Gus duties of this pastorate.
DR.. Hays expects to make his home
in Pullman for the present and hopes
to be able within year to resume
active work in a field which will be
less exacting than this. The work
will continue under the care of the
Rev. Leo l.. Totten, who has been in
charge of the church during the alb
sence of DR.. Hays, until a successor
is chosen.