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The Washington times., 1915-01-20

'Reginertai.' the greatest social
event of the high school cadet
corps, will be given at Mrs. Overs
on Friday evening. The Dramatic
Club Of Business will give a dance
in the school gymnasium on the
same night.
Section 253 of Business claims
we record Of having every mem
ber a depositor in the school bank.
The Washington times., 1915-01-20

schools, the girls basketball teams
are practicing in large class groups
and the teams to represent the
classes have not been chosen. Soon
after the semester marks are Issued.
teams will be appointed and the
interClass series will commence
Business will Issue four-year diplo-
mas to fourteen graduates at com
mencement OH January -. The o.
fcers of the eighth semester class
are: President, Joseph Wise: vice
president. Lura Campbell: secretary,
H"ri""'s Johnson; treasurer, Will
IAN Hermann.
The senior class OF the George
Washington University Law School
Is planning for the issuance OF a
student yearhnok next spring. The
publication will be under the di-
rection of Janes +. Pierce. presi-
dent of the class. This will be the
first time the law school has issued
yearbook, The publication is
planned because OF the fact that
The Cherry Tree. the yearbook OF
the entire university. will not be
issued this year.
The Washington times., 1915-01-20

George Washington is to play a
return game with Ingram at
Epiphany gymnasium on Monday.
February ]. The last game was
won by Ingram by the score Of
16-14
The Washington times., 1915-01-20
To Quickly Remove
Ugly Hairs From Face
(Eeauty Notes


auty-dcstroying hairs are soon ban
ished from the skin with the aid of a
delatone paste, made by mixing some
water with little plain powdered della
tone. This is spread upon the hair sur
face for or minutes. then rubbed off
ana the skin washed to remove the res
naming delatone. This simple treat
ment banishes every trace Of hair and
leaves the skin without a blemish. Cau-
tion should be used to be certain that it
is delatone you buy.-AdVt.
Evening star., 1915-12-19
Mr.: and Mrs: Hoover

of every woman; and the priests with
the tom-toms for the encouragement of
evil spirits were merely Chinese safety
first device.
To this very day those priests are prob
ably silencing scoffers with proof of the
soundness of their doctrine; for the ter
rible Boxer riots broke out at that time.
When all the white people were fleeing
to the treaty ports, the Hoovers decided
to stay and throw in their lot with
the handful Of foreigners who held
Tientsin against twenty thousand armed
and enraged natives. Each member of
the little band was prepared to kill him
self if the besiegers succeeded in breaking
through the line of defense. Fortunately,
the military equipment of the Chinese
was not Of the best, though it was quite
sufficient to keep life exciting. For in
stance, it became necessary to remove the
dining-room into the far interior of the
building after cannon-ball blew in
hastily one morning, and, gathering up
the entire breakfast, rushed out again.
People who have at any time faced the
last great and inevitable enemy without
flinching have for all time to come sober
sense Of triumph over life.
Evening star., 1915-12-19
Their Next Adventure

THE next adventure Of the HOovers was
an invitation from thoroughly de-
moralized Russian prineipality to come
and set it straight. The estate had been
so mismanaged that the peasantry used
ground straw with the -four to give bulk
to their bread. Mr.. Hoover took lease
of the principality, cut the stubble out Of
the bread Of the poor, and began to reor-
ganize the vast property. He found the
slave-driving methods Of the Russian
foremen so intolerable that he tried inn
porting Americans for the job; but their
ignorance of the Russian language was
great handicap. Then Mr.. Hoover de-
cided to educate the Russian workmen
Evening star., 1915-12-19

~" THO is the head of the Ameri-
M can Relief Committee was
F." the question asked by thou
w sands of distressed Americans
east up in London by the swirl of the
Great War. "The Hoovers,' was the in
variable reply. "Who are the Hoovers?'
In this day of universal advertising, it
seems strange that the question is still SO
often asked; for the Hoovers are the
people who have managed the greatest
relief work ever undertaken-the feeding
of seven million starving Belgians.
In the days preceding and following the
declaration Of war on Germany, it was
impossible to obtain money in England.
Even the best banking paper in the world
can not be eaten; and it was quite i'm
possible in some places to exchange it for
the necessities of life Simple-minded
people were panic-stricken; their most
important signs and symbols suddenly
ceased to be backed up by substance.
Mr.. Hoover Puts an Advertisement
in the Paper
TT was at this time that Herbert G.
Hoover, an American engineer with a
house in Hornton Street, London, put an
advertisement in the London papers. The
advertisement stated that, as long as his
own funds held out, any embarrassed
American might apply to him and receive
enough gold to provide for immediate
necessities. Several other wealthy Ameri-
cans who wanted to be useful in the same
way wrote to Mr. Hoover, suggesting that
they pool their money and form COM
mittee for relief.
Meantime, in the temporary absence of
its president, Mrs. Hoover became acting
president of the American Women's Club,
which was besieged by terrified women
confronted for the first time in their lives
with the primitive problems of food and
shelter. The work Of both committees
was done in the Hoovers' house, and it was
Evening star., 1915-12-19

Is the daughter OF Monterey banker.
She went to Leland Stanford to study,
and took a course in mining engineering.
Herbert G. Hoover, Westerner of
Quaker parentage, took the same course
in engineering. Having completed their
co-education, these two decided to see the
matter further, and were married. Their
subsequent teamwork has taken them
into every corner of the uncivilized globe
They have also translated together an old
engineering work that for centuries had
lain entombed in impossible Latin. No
engineer had ever been sufficiently erudite
to unearth it, and no person of erudition
had ever been enough of an engineer to
understand it. For this work they re-
ceived a medal from the Royal Society.
Facing Death at Tientsin
AFTER their marriage the young couple
turned their undivided attention to
life as great adventure, and fate met
them more than half way. Mr.. Hoover
having been appointed chief engineer of
the Chinese Imperial Bureau of Mines,
one Of their first undertakings was an In
spection of the mines of China. The
Chinese government, to facilitate their
work, conferred upon them the rank of
mandarin. This was all very well until
they discovered that 3 palanquin followed
the rank, borne on the shoulders of coolies.
MIR. Hoover, true to his Quaker origin,
objected to riding in a palanquin; SO they
set out mounted upon two stout horses,
and followed across China by the empty
palanquin. Mrs. Hoover noticed that
whenever they came up out Of mine.
they were greeted with wild walls and
fierce onslaught on the tom-toms. In
quiry revealed the fact that Mrs. Hoover
was the first woman who had ever de-
scended into Chi, Sc nine. In China
band of evil spirits follow in the wake
Evening star., 1915-12-19
By MOLLIE BEST

soon evident that they were overlap
ping. Mr. Hoover's committee and Mrs.
Hoovers committee therefore decided to
combine and thoroughly organize the
work of relieving their compatriots. By
the time Congress had appropriated big
fund to assist the stranded Americans,
the Hoovers had perfect organization
running smoothly, and as matter OF
course the government money was turned
over to the American Committee.
The Hoovers On the Job
1T was after the last American had been
put aboard ship for home that the Bel
gian Relief Committee was formed. Now,
Mr. Hoover is a fnancier; but he has also
been, in his rather crowded life, a mining
engineer in Europe, Asia, Africa, and
Australia, as well as in America, and he
has had unusual experience in transport
ing food for great mining camps. More
over, the management of the American
Relief had been a marvel OF quiet eff
cheney, absolutely unhampered by red
tape Again, it was most natural that
the Hoovers should be put in charge OF
the Belgian Relief. An American woman,
an authority on the cooking and distribu-
ton of food in large quantities, who re-
Gently returned from Belgium, added
her testimony to that of hundreds Of
others. Al went,' said she, "to offer my
services to the Committee; but when
saw the work that was being done, |
should as soon have thought Of offering
to assist the United States Navy
Outside of California. where they live
from time to time. very little has leaked
out about these people, who have made
so much romance out Of the ordinary
business Of their peaceful lives that
by comparison the life Of the average
military commander seems as dull as the
life of traffic policeman. Mrs. Hoover
Evening star., 1915-12-19

eVV HO is the head Of the Ameri-
Nv | can Relief Committee was
" the question asked by thou
sands of distressed Americans
The Keota news., 1915-12-03
What the Doctor 4
KIDNEYS MUST BE R,er
INSURE HEALTH

Few people realize to what .,...
health depends upon the condais !!
kidneys.
The physician in nearly all ~, j
rtous illness. makes chemist ~
pf the patients urine. He knor. !,
less the kidneys are doing ,h
properly. the other organs c,nrs @ .!
bs brought back to health and ,,,,'!
When the kidneys are u.,,,,s'
abused in any way, serious result, ~
to follow. Therefore, it is n,r;.i
necessary to pay more a,,en,iss ;,
health OF these important Organs.
An ideal herbal compound th,, y,
remarkable success as kidney r,.a
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp. Root.
The mild and healing inaueu., =,
preparation, in most cases, !, m
ised, according to sworn s,aten,,.
verified testimony of those who In,
the remedy.
When your kidneys require ,,,.
get Swamp-Root at once from am
macy. II IL sold by every druggist 4
ties Of two sizes-5Oc and sl.O0.
However, II you wish first to tu
great preparation. send ten cents 1
Kilmer 4 Co., Binghamton. n. vi
sample bottle. When writing be On
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Keota news., 1915-12-03
GRABBED the LADY's HOUSE
Nevada Man Moves Il Away. but n.
naneiaily 10 Not Able 20
Return Il.

Grass Valley. Nev.-L L. johnson.
q local rancher. was taken into Gus
tody by Sheriff Martin and now 10
In tho county Jail on charge Of steal
ing house from Miss Eleanor Hoeft.
Nevada City milliner. johnson ad.
mitted the theft.
Several months ago Miss Hoeft pur.
chased q tract Ut land east OF this
city. On the tract was fair-stzed
residence. A few days ago Miss Hoeft
visited her property and found the
house had disappeared.
There was no indication that II had
been destroyed by fire. SO the sheriff
Was notified and search was insti'
tuted. The missing house was found
on Johnson's ranch. near Marsh's
sawmill.
He admitted to the officers he
had torn the house down and had re-
moved It piece by piece to his own
property. where he 'ebuilt 1t. He
stated he Is not In position to return
the house to Miss Hoeft's property.
The Keota news., 1915-12-03
TO MARK GRAVE OF POE

In almost every walk Of life. from
those high up In the councils Of the
government to the very lowest laborer
who earns his living by the sweat Of
the brow. the stories by Edgar Allen
Poe have thrilled the hearts of count
less readers Great as this American
author has become since his death.
his remains lie in an obscure little
cemetery on Fayette street In the city
Of Baltimore. Md.
Virginia Pearson. an actress Of
prominence. has taken upon herself
the organization Of q campaign to
raise a fund of $4,000 with which to
erect q fitting memorial over the al.
most neglected grave Of the great au.
thor.
Miss Pearson finds time from the
arduoas duties Of her profession to
study the lives and habits of the VI.
rious animals Of the zoo. and very of.
ten she can be found. as the camera
The Keota news., 1915-12-03
Minimum Wage in Massachuss.s


A minimum wage schedule for q
en- department store workers Of "
chusetts has been decided on and 1
60 into effect January l next i
Frank N. Hallowell, president q I
State Consumers league; Carrua
D0ten Of the Institute OF Technics
and Preston b. Clarke. president al
Plymouth Cordage company. reRss
ed the public on the minimum n
commission.
The board has been sitting n
March. and though it has no pova
enforce the wages decided on II Z
publish the names OF employer
refuse to comply. The minimum u
for an experienced woman employa1
q department store is $3.50. The =
mum wage for inexperienced woua
81, while for a minor between *'d
teen and eighteen 1t is s.. Girls :
der seventeen years OF age may !
be paid less than IS per week.-M
York Sun.
The Keota news., 1915-12-03
German Doctor Gives Vivid De-
scription Of Air Raid.
One Feels Just 40 Defenseiess Against
an Attack by Aeropianes ~ Against
the Power Of . Thun.
oerStorm.

Berlin.-The vossische Zeitung con.
tains vivid account Of an air raid
by French squadron Of aer0planes
from the pen Of q German doctor, who
says:
Il was at work in my room Tin the
top floor Of hotel) when l suddenly
heard the sound Of firing. which grad.
ually came nearer and nearer. Ha!
Ha! That's an enemy aviator some
where near. and he's getting greet
Ing from our antiaircraft guns. but
the short. sharp shots became more
and more frequent and followed more
closely one upon the other. And now.
tack-tack-tack. the machine guns
Join in. Whatever is up?
y go to the window which, being on
the top story. gives me a view of q
good stretch Of sky. True enough,
there's the beggar already in sight.
lie hovers at great height. amid a
::egular collection of white shrapnel
clouds. But what's. this now? Here
comes a second. and third. Yes, and
fourth and fifth. More come up
from the side. more and more
There's a whole squadron over the
town. count. fourteen, sixteen,
twenty-in serried column they
come flying up with regular Intervals
between the machines, with an ad.
VANCE guard and flank guards is It
to be regular attackY Come down
0elow. blares trumpet. Its the Gig.
1al; for everybody to clear out Of tie
streets and take aviation cover.
The. trumpet signal becomes more
imperative. In twinkling the streets
are clear. and It is high tir1e. for al.
seady there is a rafting on roofs and
2avements Shrapnel bullets are com,
ng down. And now-and I shall new.
sr forget ft-a fearful. horrible crash.
,r rather roar, like the roar Of an ami.
nal Those fellows in the air have
lropped their first bomb. i begin to
hfnk that my room Immediately un.
aer tho roof is not altogether suita.
,le' place In such circumstances. On
he stairs ! meet Others OF tho same
'.pinion. They are officers who had
some from the front and bad just tain
Town fora long. inaccustoned but
we'll earned. sleep. and were cursine
Freely. ~ this ifnconsiderate distuB1,
tnce' 'Aai we go down the stairs the
:. 'east roars as,secoHd; time. The next
bomb had fallen. Then We hear. in
The Keota news., 1915-12-03
SHELLED FROM SKY

luo VOICE OF command: rake ava
ton cover The group breaks up. l
stand for moment irrecolute. don't
know the ground. Then a young cap
tain laughingly takes my arm. saying:
Come with me. doctor: it's no bravery
to wait till thing like that falls on
your head
And so we 90 down narrow stair.
case leading into little corner Of the
cellars under the house which. 40
now find. ia built on a very ancient
foundation Of extensive vaults. Under
massive stone arch We have a com.
Portable room. the captain who took
my arm. . first lieutenant. a stan sur
seon. two landsturm men. a college
professor and myself. There is even
an electric light.
The racket and din outside gets
worse and worse. Clearly we can Der.
ceive that the hideous row comes
nearer and nearer. And now II 10
quite close. Then . fearful bans and
roar. There must have been an ex.
plosion quite close to me. The house
and oven the massive cellar arches
trcmble. It 10 Just as in q Wild thun.
derstorm. when the thunder follows
close at the lightning's heels one feels
certain that struck something quite
close. and one feels Just as defense.
less against such an aviation attack
as one is against the power of q thun.
derstorm
"Dang! This time still wilder and
nearer. Through tho crannies of the
cellar there drifts in from the street
something misty. At first one cant
tell whether 1t is smoke or dust. II
1t Is smoke from confagration close
at hand. tho position 10 not exactly a
pleasant one. The problem becomes
the more problematical owing to the
electric light gotnE Aou.. The wire
must have been hit. E
Bang! Bang! Worse and worse
come the roars around US In our he.
roes' cellar We think the next min.
ute the hotel itself will hs struck. and
tnen now are we going to get out of
our suntcrranean wigwam? But grad.
uaAy the din becomes less. The fel.
lows have evidently gone Quickly up
aid out. in the hopo of still seeing
something. Yes. there they are, over
.ne railway station. which is some dis.
tanco off,"
the doctor then proceeds to de.
scribe some Of the damage dol,s.' The
houses on both sides Of his hotel had
Deen struck by bombs. In one tho
wnoio interior was wrecked, and II
was from hero. h4 aava %h.. 80.
s-Ianke mist came. Five Of the &C.
Tapants ~. had been killeo on the spot.
me; market, presented a horrible
spectacle. a lumber ofs horses. vhich
snc,e nad eeen no ttmo tn rsmove.
having eeen blown to pieces.
The Keota news., 1915-12-03
Carlo the sufferer:

N0TtO bUO 0N''S .. ~
Doctor-Well, Johnnie, doh' =.
feel better since / gave you tne NV
cine? .,t
Johnnie-Yes; forgot all o."
being i'll. u
Doctor-That's what l though
It wasn't hard to take, was III "
Johnnie-Well, 1t was, ra'ho'' NJ
It took both Sammy and mo 10 "
Carlo while we gave 1t to HIM.
Red Gross Bag Blue. much bet.er s.am 4
farther than liquid blue. Get 'io'1
grocer. Adv.
A good many men are remenDu MA
only. for the reason they wo'0
taches.
The Keota news., 1915-12-03

A corpuIent One. ~
Its rather curious about the VI
bys."
"Yes?"
They have family skeleton.
Nearly all families do I'd
But the funny part about 1t u -
the Gadsby's family skeleton is ~.
tive Of Mr.. Gadsby, who once tra''"!
about the country as fat woman y. .
q side show."-Birmingham Age Nv
aid.
The Keota news., 1915-12-03

Weeks Break-Up-A-C !a0w' y
A guaranteed remedy for Coias
La Grippe. Price 25c Of your afues
its good. Take nothing else.-A'"
The Keota news., 1915-12-03

important to Mothers J
Examine carefully every botM |,
CASTORIA, q safe and sure remed
Infants and children, and see u
s,:s:ss.: s::s: IL; ss;;ZM0zz
In Use For Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Fletchers Csfai'
The Cordova daily times., 1915-05-13

River field, and that the surveys of the Alaska Engineering commission Tn that region this summer will be di. rected with a view to reaching this reservation with a line of railroad.
 Drafting form of commercial lease Tor Alaska coal lands, under the law of last year is proving a perplexine problem.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-05-13

"Ikey Meachem was found guilty of stealing one onion, and was sen fenced to six months in jail at hard labor. key, however, was suspected of a number of other offenses, and the unctious onion affair was the eli max.
 "A white woman was fined s4OO for selling one bottle of whiskey without a license to another white woman.
 Jimmie Kingston, who was arrest ed in Chisana on the charge of mur. reding Louis Sshornborn, was taken to Valdez, and reports recently reached Chisana that Kingston had been be- fore the grand jury and had been bound over for trial at the next term of court. It is also reported that his brother Jack had arrived at Val dez, and was in charge of the work of gathering evidence for the defense. In Chisana the prevailing opinion was that Kingston was not guilty, and there was strong suspicion that he had been jobbed by others who were try ing to make him the scapegoat. Kingston was held on the testimony of Indians. They spoke English very poorly, and it seemed their stories were told very largely in pigeon En-
The Cordova daily times., 1915-05-13
SKAGWAY WELCOMES
 CORDOVA MERCHANT

Will Cayson, head of the big mer- cantlle establishment of the same name in Skagway, of which James Kennedy is the manager, arrived in town this morning on the Alameda from Cordoya, where the main branch of the business is located. He will look after things in Skagway for the next two months while MT. Kennedy is outside. While we are sorry to lose Mir. Kennedy and his estimable family from our midst even for the short time they are expected to be absent. 1t Is a compensation to know that we shall have MT. Clayson with us in the meantime.-Skagway Alas kan.
 The Mr. Kennedy referred to is brother of our townsman, George Kennedy, and he and his wife and daughter have gone to the states for an extended stay. MT. and Mrs. Ken nedy will go to Rochester, MInn.. where the latter will enter Mayo Bros. sanitarium for surgical treatment Mir Kennedy will remain with b,s Vile until she is recovered, and then
The Cordova daily times., 1915-05-13
BRITISH CONCEAL
 STRENGTH OF NAVY

LONDON, May 13-The first navy list ever issued without the names of the ships has just appeared. It was evidently considered necessary to conceal from the Germans any data which might reveal the full strength of the British navy.
 The list of officers and men on ac- tive service covers eighty pages of double columns, while the Royal Navy Reserve and the Volunteer Naval Re serve occupies S7 pages more. A large number of the volunteer reserv- ists hold temporary commissions. Among them are the following rated as Lieutenant Commanders: The Duke of Manchester, the Duke of Westminster, Filson Young, novelist; D. c. Calthorp, novelist; Lord Lough- borough. of Olympic game fame; L.. c. Choizza-M Money, the writer on eco nomics; and others.
 There are several pages of names of ladies composing Queen Alexan- dra's Royal Naval Nursing Service. Tho list of sick uuo rtarg in oil narts of the United Kingdom covers eight pages.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-05-13
SURVEYS BEFORE GOAL LEASES
 GRANTED

A telegram from Washington says: Aside from it's railroad work in Alas ka this year, the government propos- es also to do rather more public land surveying than ever in the territory, and to survey first of all, the several coal fields. These coal surveys are essential to carry out properly the leas- ing policy for those lands.
 Not yet has the government deter mined what parts of the Matanuska, Boring River and Nenana coal fields 1t will reserve for its own use. Sur veys are necessary for the accurate description of the government reser- vations. Of course the executive or der holding all coal lands in with drawal, is still in effect, except in so far as the new free-use, small area leasing regulations apply, but as soon as the form of lease and the regula- tions for leasing in large areas are promulgated. the need for surveys will be felt keenly. Hence the necessity for early work this year.
 Will Announce Plans
 Frank NJ. Johnson. supervisor of surveys in the general land office, has started west to lay out the survey work for the year in the public land states. He is now in Denver, but will be in Seattle soon, and from there, 1t is expected. will announce his plans for the Alaska work.
 The results of the naval tests which determined the superiority of the Mat anuska coal over the Boring River coal have not convinced the govern ment that the Boring River fields do not contain good coal. Secreta ry Lane is authority for the statement that a considerable government res ervation is to be made in the Boring
The Cordova daily times., 1915-05-13

o. c. MEYER, secy.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-05-13
RECEPTION IN HONOR
 OF MRS. SOPHIA SCOTT

On Saturday afternoon Mrs. w. H. Chase will entertain a number of friends in honor of Mrs Sophia Scott
 who will leave on the next boat sall- ing south for an extended trip to the states. Mrs. Scott expects to be gone about three months, and will spend much of the time in Seattle, but will make visit to San Francisco to at tend the Panama-Pacific exposition.