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The daily Alaskan., 1915-05-08

The monthly meeting Of the Fareut-T Teacher association was held last evening at the usual place, the assembly room at the schoOThouse.
 This was supposed to bs the laBt meeting until the beginning of the next school year, but 8 discussion c' next years work led to 8 pro posed amendment to the eorstitu- ton. This necessltatsd another meeting aRG In order that it might not interfere with the closing ex- erclses of the school, t was decid- s7 to holdkit on Monday evening, May 31, notice of which will be published later, as 1t has some es- pecially interesting features-
 Following the regular order of
The daily Alaskan., 1915-05-08

SuRiness the heads of departments gave their reports.
 ". c. Blanchard Of the horticul- Iural committee reported thirty six entries for flower and veg ttatle gardens, and while he said It was not to be expected that all of these would materialize into well AeIt gardens 1t was hoped that a creditable number would.
 Mrs. Pedersen reported that the Mothera' department has lately fed ernted with the National Congress ot Mothers, and is doing good work. She promised an interesting meeting for the afternoon of May 21gt. Mrs Suffeccol will have a paPer on Better Trained ParenthOOd." Mrs, Lowie a paper on tho "Montessori System." Mrs. Olsen will sing.
 Rev. L. H. Pedersea reported that the manual training department had suffered from the measles, and that 1t was hampered In not having tho right kind of lumber to work with. The lumber available was especially hard to handle. Never theless the boys were doing some credirabls work. An exhibition of one of the writing desks, which the bI are working on, convinced those that examinEd it. that Mir. Ppdersen had not exaggerated. It vas 6 piece ot work that no carpenter need blush tOl.
 H. J. LyRch having contributed foEty dollars In goods from hia store as prizes for work done un- der the auspices Of the P. T. A, 1t was decided to approIria ten dol lars of this gift tc the domestic science girls, ten dollars to the manual training boys, and since the horticultural department seem ed somewhat wider In It's scope and included both poyE and girls the remaining twenty to that de- pertinent.
 MT. Pedersen made a little s2eech. in which hA referred to the reputation skagway already has as A gardea town. It was his Idea that the P. T. A. shOald help sustain
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The daily Alaskan., 1915-05-08

At a meeting last night of the trustees of the W. P. A. club 1t was decided to accept the invitation of the baseball - enthusiasts of Whitehorse and participate ir the International Baseball tournament scheduled to take place there on the 29th of May. ~... =.
 With the exception of minor athletic contests the affair. will be practically the same Gs the May day observances of previous years. There will be a grand excursion ov,r the w. P. BY. R. from skag- way to Whitehorse and r-turn. the round trip fare being $500. -
 As usual on these occasions,
The daily Alaskan., 1915-05-08

London, May S-The total casu- alities caused by the sinking of the Cunard liner Lusitania yesterday off Kinsale on the Irish coast, are now estimated at 1902, and the to- tai of known saved at 65S. Capt. Turner, who remained on the bridge until the vessel sank beneath him, was rescued after he had bee three hours in the water. Of the other officers, but few are believ- ei to have been saved.
 The steamship was struck withou warning. Of the four torpedoes fired, two were effective, one striking the vessel near the bow and the other in the engine room.
 Immediately on being struck the steamer started to list, and al- though the vessel settled rapidly and went down in fifteen minutes nfterwGrd, there was no confusion among the passengers, who were at luncheon at the time.
 From advices so far received it Is believed there were only ten life boats launched, carrying between 400 and 500 neople.
 Tho spectacle of men, women and children crowding the decks as the Lusitania went down is said by the rescued survivors to have been a dreadful and heartrending sight.
 Naval charts show that the Lusi- tania sunk where the water is shal- low, the deptA being from 15O to 200 feet
 The names of Vanderbilt, Froh- man and Hubbard do not appear among the list of these saved, and 1t is believed that they have all per ished. Hubbard Is said to have re marked to friends before leaving New York, that If the Lusitania went down then he would go with 1t, thus entering his name in the Hall of Fame, as apparently that was the only way his name would ever appear there,
 Washington, D. C.. May S-The situation in regard to the Lusi- tania disaster is the grayest that has yet confronted the administra tion since the commencement of the war and Ambassador Gerald, United States representative at Der lin, has been asked to get a direct statement in reference to the dis aster from the German government.
 Syracuse, N. Y, May S-Ex-Presi- dent Theodore Roosevelt, in an interview here today, said the dis aster represents not merely piracy but piracy on Q vaster scale of murder than ever before known in the history of the world.
 Copenhagen, May S-Advices re- ceived here this morning state that the Berlin papers are proclaim ing the sinking of the Lusitania as 8 great German triumph over Great Britain.
 New York, May S-It is believed that but few Of the first class pas sengers on the Lusitania were saved.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-05-08
NFN. WOMEN AND CHI DREN GODOWN 10 DEATH
GRAND MAY DAY EXCURSION AND.
 INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT

the excursion train will leave Skag- way at 5:3O or 6 o'clock on sat urday morning and the excursion- ists may return from Whitehorse to Skagway either on Saturday evening ur wait until the evening of the following day.
 There will probably be large turnout of people from Gastineau Channel towns as well as from those of Haines and Skagway, and each town will likely be represent ed by baseball team to take part in the international tournament.
 Arrangements have also been made for the Skagway brass band 10 go over.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-05-08

ism of those on board the ih-fat- ed vessel are being related here today.
 There was no panic and the req son given for so many first class passengers having lost their lives is because they refused to be- lieve the steamer would sink before assistance could reach them.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-05-08
PARENT TEACHER MEETING
 ESPECIALLY INTERESTING

Skagway's Reputation AS a Garden Town Being Fostered-The Ado Iescent Period, that Trying and Misunderstood Time in the Boy's and Girls Life, Ably Discussed by Miss Reenan and Mir. Peder- sen.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-05-08

Ice cream served with Sunday dinner at the Pack Train restaur- ant.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-05-08
PORT CAPTURED BY THE GERMANS

Berlin, May s--AdTiees have been received here that Libau, Q Russian port oR the Baltic Sea, has heeu captured by the Gsrmans.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-05-08

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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-21

The Merehants' Adjustment Co. are known
from ocean to ocean a. the worlds greatest
bargain divers. Our orders are to cell the
stock at any price Il will bring.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-21
Public Notice

This Entire $4,000 Stock 10 now In the
hands Of the Merchants' Adjustment Co..
who are under bond to close out every.
thing In Fourteen Selling Days.
The Washington times., 1915-11-11
SAGE TEA DARKENS
HAIR TO ANY SHADE
Don't stay-Gray! Here's an
Old-time Recipe that Any
body can Apply.

The use OF sage and Sulphur for re-
storing faded, gray hair to its natural
color dates back to Crsndnother's time.
She used IL TO keep her hair beautifnnv
DARK. glossy and abundant. Whenever
hcr hair fell out or took on that dun,
faded or streaked appeara nee. this sim
pie mixture was applied with wonder
ful effect.
But brewing at homo is mussv and
ouf-of-datc, Nowadays. by asking at
any drug store for a 60 cent bottle Of
"Wyeth's Sage and SULPHUR Hair REM
edy." you will get this famous old
recipe wit - can be depended upon to
restore natural color and beauty to the
hair and is splendid for dandruff. dry.
fcvcrish. itchy scalp and falling hair.
vcn-known downtown druggist says
II darkcns the hair so naturally and
evenly that nobody can tell II has been
applied. You simply d3mpcn sponge
or soft brush with II and draw this
through your hair. taking one strand at
time. l}y morning tn" gray hair dis
appears and after another application
or two. II becomes beautifully dark,
glossy. soft and nbundant.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1915-11-11

that is the method the French have
been using to learn OF the approach
Of German airships. but an American
inventor has developed the idea until
the gunners can tell exactly where In
the heavens the hostile airship Is To-
fuses OF their shells accordingly. The
English are now using this system"
Just how Is II done, Uncle Harry
asked Joe.
"Tll tell YOU. Instead Of having only
one negaphone. three or four are used.
several hundred yards apart. In the
small end OF each megaphonc is placed
a mcrophone."
What is u microphone'" interrupted
Joe.
It's a device somewhat like a tele-
phone receiver. that makes very small
sounds much more audible. You know
the sound In the receiver when You
scratch the cord with your nail. Without
the telephone receiver you would hardly
be able to hear It. but through the re-
Ceiver it sounds almost like some one
saving wood
Nv hen an airship approaches. tne
meEaphones at all the stations are
aimed at It: the men know when their
megaphoncs arc aimed right, because
the sound Of the motors and propellers
is much louder. When the sound is
equally loud at all stations-there are
Instruments which enable the men to
know just when the volume OF sound
n all megaphones Is the same-the men
distance from all atations-that is, di-
rcctly over the spot on the ground mid
&Hv between the megaphones
''1hen the gunners estimate the height
% tho a!rship by reckoning according
to an algcbra!c formula-you know
The Washington times., 1915-11-11
CHANGES ANNOUNCED
BY PUBLIC PRINTER
Number Of Separations, Ap.
pointments, and Transfers in
Office Made Public.

The following changes in the Govern
mcnt Printing Office for the week end
cd yesterday. were announced today by
Public Printer Ford:
Appointment.
Greenwood Mills. temporary unskillcd
laborer.
Separations.
Miss Joanna c. flanagan. press feeder.
resigned: Frank A. cannon. monotype
keyboard operator. resigned: Miss Elma
q. Holman. skilled laborcr. resigned:
Harry X. Bryant skilled laborcr. re-
signed.
Transfers, Etc.
Marcus +. jackson. compositor. mono.
type section to linotype section: VIII
X. Martin. compoaitor. Job section. IA
linotype section: John V. Smithson
compositor. hand section. TO limo ''pe
section: hlcysiuP y. Eichhorn. 1. =
senRer hoy. proof section, TO limo, yl's
section. Mrs. Mary +. Simmons, skilled
! laborer. state, War and Navy section
TO ruling and sewing section: Mrs. Ada
The Washington times., 1915-11-11

them so easily at n-n., can tney?"
questioned Jimmy.
No said Uncle iInI.'.
But how about Ii searchi gh,S."
asked Joe. Cannot / English gun
ners flnd the zcppeins BY using .hci:
searchliehts?'
1T is harder than you can ina gnc
to do so successfully, and, OF course,
searchlights are useless on fogEy and
stormy nights. But ways have been
devised to find the exact position OF
attacking airships even when. due TO
log and rain, they cannot he seen"
The boys looked al Uncle Harry aues-
tionlnsly, Uncle Harry likes to Joke
whether or not he actually meant that
aiIShips could be shellcd ~ night when
they could not be seen. Then Uncle
Harry smiled.
Yes mean it. boys" he said. "Ill
tell YOU how 1t is done. You know
what a megaphonc is-one of those big
horns which makes your voice many
times louder when you shout through
It. Rave YOU ever held a megapnone
to your car and listened carefully? An
The sounds in the direction in which
you hold the megaphone are magnilIcd.
Suppose. for instance. 7 am standing
car aud Jimmy is driving nails in a
hoard back near the garage. II [ holo
the megsphone toward the front road
] will hear the noise OF Jimmy's ham
mer only slightly; lf | hold the mega
the road and the garage I viii hear
,he sound more distinctly. But n [
hold the megaphone directly toward
Jimmy. ! win hear the raps OF his
hammer very loudly. much moro loudly
than without the meFaphonc.'
80. then" said Joe. catching Uncle
tIarry's meaning. II could lie a hand
kerchicf around your eyes and turn YOU
around several times. and still You could
tell in just what direction Jimmy is by
holding the meeaphone to your carr"
Yes" answered Uncle Harry. and
The Washington times., 1915-11-11

what that is:" - and Uncle Harry
laughcd--"by taking into considerati ion
the directions in which the mega phones
arc aimed. Here"-snd he reached for
II sheet Of paper and drew picture
showing four meGaphones held by lit
tie men in :he direction Of an airshp.
midway between them. but apparently
several hundred feet in the air.
"A. b, c, and d are four mega
phones, connected by telephone with
the gunner at Il. Away M IN the sky
~ the Zeppelin, directly over tho mid
die spot. which have marked +. You
can sec that the meSsphoncs are all
aimed IN different directions, but they
are all pointing straight to the airshirs.
So. you see, even II this big cloud does
hide the airship from sight, the gun
ners can tell cxactly where II Is and
direct their fire accordingly"
''Will this invention enable the Eng
lish and French to fight the Ieppelins
aucCesstully"" asked Joe.
1T is impossible to say positiveiN.
This is one oi the many inventions for
which the war Is responsible. Without
doubt. II will be great help to the
allies"
Copyright. 1915. BY The NC S!ndicste.J
The Washington times., 1915-11-11
CREAM OF CATARRH
OPENS UP NOSTRlLS
Tells How To Get Quick Relief
from Hesd-Colds. It's Splendid.

In one minute your cioggod nostrils
will open. the air passages Of your head
will clear, and you can breathe freely.
No more hawking. snuffling. blowing.
headache. drypess. No STRUGGLING for
breath at night: your cold or catarrh
viii be gone.
Get a small bottle OF Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now. Apply
a little Of this fragrant. antiseptic heal
Ing cream in your nostrils. 1t pene-
trates through every air passage Of the
head, soothes the lnhamed or swollen
mucous membrane and relief comes in
stantly. .''
It's Just fine. Don't stay stufYed-up
with cold or nasty catarrh-Relief
comes so quickIy.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1915-11-11

NJ. Mojonnior. skilled lsborer. ruling
and sewing section. TO state. War ara
schgcr boy. IS cents an hour. monotype
section. TO skilled laborer. % cents an
hour. BENJAMIN +. Dorsey. skilled la
borcr. $50 per annum. office Of super
cents an hour, John J. Bronnd, ,nessen-
ger boy, u cents an hour. nonotype sec-
tion, to skilled 1aborer, 25 cents an hour:
David c. Serrin. skilled laborer. Is cents
an hour ruling and sewing section, to
helper ~ 70 cents an hour. carpenter
and paint shop section: William, +:
Holt. imposer. 80 cents an hour, hand
section. to maker-up, 90 cents an hour.
william, ~. Webster, messenger. ~
cents an hour. Office Of the superin-
tendent Of work to linotype section.
The Washington times., 1915-11-11

and its production both rs q play
and az an opera. He also announced.
for the first time over his signature.
the important news to photoplay
patrons that all the Belasco plays
that have 80 Tar been produced and
that will be produced with the single
exception OF The Good Little
Devil" are the work OF the I.asky
Company.
Considerable interest has been
awakened by the announcement that
Miss Pickford is to bc given the
leading role in Madame Butterfly
because of the popularity OF the play
and the opera and the general In
terest that is always felt in anything
Miss Pickford docs. She has made
an important place for herself in
popular esteem and her appearance
In almost any production is usually
worth more than an ordinary amuse-
ment note. In Madame Butterfly"
she will have difficult character,
because It Is one that has been fairly
well fixed in the minds OF practically
every person who has seen the play
or the opera. For these reasons.
The Washington times., 1915-11-11
=. THE BEST
Photoplay Department in
WASHINGTON
PhotoplayMd From
Story and NotFrom
A Stage Version
Or An Opera

In explaining a rather curious sit
uation that has arisen concerning
the adaptation of story that has
become widely popular as both
plav and q grand opera. one of the
larger producing companies makes
a statement that will be very inter-
esting to photoplay patrons. In ef-
feet 1t Is that for photoplay purposes
an adaptation OF u story Is not to
be considered by any other standards
except those OF the photoplay itself.
This explanation of the producers
Is made for the purpose OF clearing
up any confusion that might occur
in the minds of people attracted TO
the play bv the title and then ex-
pressing disappointment because the
production they saw was not what
they expected from the character OF
the stage version with which they
were familiar.
The announcement In this case is
rather wise move on the part OF
the producers. II would be a wise
move on the part Of any producers
The difficulty Is that too many of
them want people to come to tho
version adapted for photoplay pur-
poses when the producers haven't
either the right nor the facilities for
producing photoplay made from
the dramatic version previously
used, II Is also wise on the part
Of the producers for the reason that
emphasis cannot too often be given
the fact that photoplay standards
are seoarate and distinct from the
Slwavs.
The case in question Is an excel
lent opportunity for bringing out
this fact because II csn be brought
out without disparaaement of either
the play or the story or the pro-
ducer. II concerns the Mary Pick
fford ford nroduction OF Madame But
pleted and will probably be shown
Eutterfily" has become very familiar
to theatergoers through tho dra-
matte version which David Belasco
made from the John Luther Long
Bates. snd from the Puccini opera.
by which Geraldine Farrar gained
her greatest success In this country.
and which, bv the way. was based
upon the Belagco play. II Is in
teresting to note that this Is the
FIRST American play ever used by
foreign composer. as the basis for an
opera.
The Mary Pickford photoplay Is
entirely different from the Belasco
version. II Is an adaptation OF Mr..
Longs story which follows the gen.
eral idea Of the story. but was made
especially for Mary Pickford. Daniel
Frohman. the head OF the Famous
Players Company. which produced
the picture, thought tho occasion was
OF sufficient Importance to make
special announcement in these terms.
At the same time David Belasco
made an announcement along the
same lines. MIR. Belasco referred to
the history Of Madame Butterfly"
The Washington times., 1915-11-11
TODAYS BEST FILMS
BY GARDNER MACK.

Geraldine Farrar. In Carmen"
adapted from the Prosper Meri-
NEE story by william c. and Cecil
DeMille U.asky). Loew's Columbia.
Twelfth and i streets.
Frank Keenan,, in The Long
Chance. adapted from the story by
Peter d. kync tunivcrsaD, the
Strand. Ninth and d streets.
Beulah Pointer and Arthur Donald
son. In The Hearts OF Mem
World Film Corp.), Crandalrs,
Ninth and r streets.
Marguerite Fischer. In "'The Miracle
OF Life" tMutual Master Plcturc),
the Garden, 40 Ninth street.
The German Side OF the War" mo-
ton picture made by Edwin F.
Weisie. photosrapher OF the Chi
Seventh street,
Billie West and Ralph Lewis, In
'rhc wolf Man" Mutual Master
Picture, the Olympic. 1881 u street.
Hazel Dawn. In The Heart OF Jen-
infer" Famous Players). the Cir
Gle. 2l0j Pennsylvania avenue.
John Mason. In Jim. the Pcnman"
Famous Playersj. CrandalTs
Apollo, 62t u street northeast.
IIolbrook Blinn. in THE Family
Cupboard" from the play by owen
Davis world Film Corp). the Ma
sonic Auditorium, Thirteenth street
and New York avenue.
Helen Rosson and f. Fo"rr-' Tay-
lor. in The Trail OF the S.rpent" $
iMustanR), the American. First
street and Rhode Island avenue.
Art Accord. in Bucks Lady Friend"
adapted from the Buck Parvo"
stories by Charles II. Van Loan
tMustangl, the Empire sl6 II
street northeast.
Lorraine Hulins. In The Scoop at
Bellevilic" (Tnnhouserl. the Staun-
ton, Sixth street and Massa chu-
sets avenue northeast.
Vera Sisson and Jose Ruben. in His
Hand and Seal tBiosraphJ, the
Revere. Georgia avenue and Park
road
Jeanette Horton. in The Guilt"
tKalemp. the Georgia, 3I2 Georgia
avenue.
Dorothy Donnclly. In Sealed VAL
ley" MctroI. the Lafayette. u. be-
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets
The Washington times., 1915-11-11
Uncle Harry Tells How Hostile Airships Are REFUSED

Zeppelin Drops Bombs on London.
Jimmy VAS reading the headings aloud
from the newspaper.
Uncle Harry" sad he. 'Zeppel.ns
are such big airships that | should
think the English could hit them easily
with their guns. How is 1t that the
German Ienpelins can ny right over
London ana drop bombs without being
hito"
Jimmy answered Uncle Harry,
during the first part OF the war the
German Zcppeiins did sail right over
England by daytime, but thcy found
that the English gunners could hit
them with such accuracy that they
stopped attacking by day. Now they
attack by night only"
THE English gunners cannot see
The Washington times., 1915-11-11
Home of Walt Whitman
Will Go Under Hammer

NEW YORK. Nov. 1.-THE birthplace
OF Walt Whitman. the Good Gray
Poet" Is to 60 under the hammer next
Wednesday. when Auctionccr Theodore
+. Archer will knock II down 10 the
highest bidder on the old Whitman
place. north OF Huntington. l.. l. The
Good Gray Poet is said to have
pcnned some Of hts hest verses beneath
The trees On the old farm.
The Washington times., 1915-11-11
Two Examinations Listed.

Examinations will be held December 7
s and . by the Civil Service Commission
to M vacancies in the grade OF marine
engine and boiler craftsman at the New
York navy yard ut S5oi a day. An cN-
animation will he held Dccember to
ali vacancies in the grade OF my in
spector Mt $50 ycai In he Bura A. OF
kanimai Industry. Department OF Nsri.
culture.
The Washington times., 1915-11-11
Father Gavan Speaks.

The Rev. r. C. Gavan. pastor OF the
Scored Heart Church. the new spiritual
director OF the HOLY Name society Of
the District will address the Holy
Trinity branch OF the organization to-
night In Holy Trinity parish hall.
The Washington times., 1915-11-11

Note-These selections are made
from programs prepared by the
managers Of the theaterE concerned,
and no responsibility Ia assumed for
arbitrary changes without notice 10
The Times. They are based on the
personality Of the players and the
producing company and not per-
sonal inspection. except In special
cases. q. N.
The Washington times., 1915-11-11
By GARDNER MACK.

therefore, there is added interest to
her performance In this particular
case-especiaiIy in view OF the Froh-
man and Belssco announcements.
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