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Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-31
SITE OF THE CAPITAL.
Washington In the Days When John
 Adams Was President.

Adams Was President.
 When Adams came into the presi- dency the stately observances of Washington's day were not allowed to lapse. Even transplanting the seat of government from Philadelphia to the unfinished town on the Potomac had served only to jolt and rather humor- ously distort them. With the chill of new plaster prevailing the executive residence, Mrs. Adams despaired of getting sufficient wood cut either for love or money from the growing trees surrounding 1t to fill its yawning fire places and dispel the dampness. She put the great audience room to the only use its unfinished condition per mitted-drying the presidential linen.
 Looking from its unglazed windows over the sE;ll and scattered groups of houses. all that had yet materialized of L'Enfant's imposing plan, she re- tlccted that their inhabitants must subsist like fishes, by eating each oth- CT. But she played her role of presi- dents lady with spirit, maintained her hours for levees and answered the fishes" when they came to call that she thought the new capital had beautiful situation.
 It had indeed. Half way between Maine and Georgia. at that time our northern and southern boundaries; in- land. but at the head of tide water on noble stream; planned along gen. erous lines to cover d succession of hills upon which q city once built could not be hid. it was and seemed likely to remain fairly central. Even the most optimistic patriot could not foresee how far that mythical reality. the cen ter of population. was to travel west ward decade by decade during the next century. unimpeded by war or misfor- tune. until the city on the Potomac was left upon the edge of our great country.-Helen Nicolay in Century.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-31
THE BIBLE IN AFRICA.
1t Is Read There In 148 Languages and
 Dialects.

1t Is Read There In 143 Languages and
 Dialects.
 On the continent of Africa alone the New Testament or parts of it have been translated into 14S languages and dialects. The two latest additions are Dabida. language of British East Africa, and Limba. the language of a tribe in the hinterland of Sierra Leone.
 Parts of the New Testament have actually been translated into pidgin English. that strange lingo, half baby talk and half slang, which is the chief means of communication through all the east.
 The difficulties presented in translat- ing the New Testament into this bar barous hotch-potch must have been tremendous. but they have been sur mounted.
 Another language of the same sort is Chinook. This consists of about two-fifths Chinook. two-fifths red In- dian tongues and the rest English and Canadian French. It is the tongue of barter on the Pacific coast of Alaska and the Dominion. At least 5O.OOO In- dians speak it, and lately St. Johns gospel has been issued in this jargOn for their special benefit.
 There is also a version of the Scrip lures translated into the primitive Ian guage of the head hunters of Borneo.
 It was made by German missiona- ries, printed in South Africa. paid for with British money and circulated in Papua. London Answers.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-31
He Proved 1t.

My dear child." said the fond moth- CT, If you marry Henry, do you think he will have the force to lift himself above his fellow men to level with youT'
 "Why, of course do, mamma. Don't you remember how he climbed the eight stories to our apartment the other night when the elevator was broken?' St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-31
MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1916
BILLIONS FOR THE THRIFTY.

Nearly Sl,UUU,UUV,UUV IS oH uo- posit in the 14O savings banks of New York State. Of this sum $18,OOO,- 900 was added during 1915. This vast amount, running into the bill lions, is owned by people of moderate means, many of them classed as poor.
 The aggregate deposits in the sav- ing banks of New York outstrip the combined fortunes of all the consrjc- uous men of wealth in the United States. Why the demagogic outcry against those who have accumulated riches?
 Some have genius for acLumulat- ing wealth. Some have a genius for invention and others for scientific research. There are conspicuous stars in every orbit-in literature, science and business, as well as in astronomy.
 If all men were created alike, am- bition would be as dead as grave yard. Those whose talent, industry, and assiduity win their due reward shou.u be commended, not rebuked. The wealthy are those who began early to save, keeping their funds employed, adding to them yearly and seeking new opportunities for invest ment. Thus by their genius for busi- ness they developed their fortunes.
 Every man of wealth is a conser- vator, a builder and constructive force. He must seek the mainten- ance of good government, of law and order, for he has most at stake. Con- serving his own interests, he helps to conserve those of every other man rich or poor.
 No railroad can be built, no in- dustry established, no public utility created, excepting through the init iative of those who command the nec- essary capital for enterprises. These enterprises are no longer monopolies belonging to one man or few. The shares of all great corporations can be purchased by any one who believes they offer opportunities for invest ment.
 Many with little savings own one or more shares in the Standard Oil properties, the Vanderbilt railroads, the transcontinental lines, the Steel Corporation and the prosperous com panies engaged in the manufacture of war munitions These corporations are all owned by thousands of share holders, and in the case of the Steel Corporation by hundreds of thous- anls, many of them the company's g own employees.
 Nor should it be forgotten that in the securities of these great organi- zations, savings banks find their best opportunities for conservative investment of the banks deposits, so that indirectly every savings bank depositor has an interest in the well fare of the railways, the industrial corporations and public utility enter prises.
 Cripple these, destroy their earning power, regulate them to death, put them in the hands of receivers Gas one-sixth of the railroads in the country now are) and the savings bank depositor, the worker in every shop, the keeper of every store, all suffer alike.
 These impressive facts are begin
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-31

Rumors of a gold strike somewhere to the westward have agitated the placid surface of our municipal pond the past week, but we would advise our citizens to hold on to their jobs until something definite is heard. In these dull times a bird in the hand is worth forty thousand in the tree.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-31

ming to be felt by the people of the country. This explains the growing demand for constructive legislation and fair play for the railroads and the industrial corporations.-Leslie's.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-31
Puzzled Him.

Uncle Ben. a very careful old darky. was a witness in shooting case. Were the shots simultaneous. uncle7" inquired the prosecuting attorney.
 Well. boss. you see. hit wuz dis way.' replied the witness. with great deliberatiOn. "Dem shots come so close togedder dat l can't be sho' ef dey wuz or not."-ArgOnaut. {.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-31
Fixed.

Super = No, sir. the ghost hasn't walked for two weeks. Crfttick-l saw the leading man with a wad to. day. He must have got his salary. Super-Oh. yes: he's the star. Crit. tick-What you might call a "fxed" star. eh7-Philadelphia Ledger.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-31

When you grumble about these nice sunshiny days, stop and think of the poor people who live in Mon- tnana, where it is sixty below zero.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-31

The ground hog will not see his shadow, but we'll gambol that he stays in his hole longer than six weeks yet.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-31

One paper speaks of Roosevelt as ! passive" candidate. Wonder what hey would consider an active candi- ".
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-31

How we pity those poor people in Los Angeles who are suffering from the intense cold.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-31

The man who ia fortunate enough to be able to give receives more than tho oOOr tAksr. '"t' E
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-31

In time of Bryan prepare fol Krupp.-Columbia State.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-31

United we stand-for whole lot State.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-31

Beach parties should remember that Valdez has an ordinance prohib- iting bathing au natural.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-31
Practical Way.

aS~,a, Practical Way. t.
 Gladys--l wonder which is the cas- fest way to acquire a 6ne sweeping gait2 Mother-Just go over there and take that broom. Baltimore American
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-31

Looks like England realizes that if she avoids draft she will lose her grip.-North American.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-19
RESERVES
FOR ISLANDS PLAN
A. R. Todd, Head Of Tuna Canning
Company Would Make Sup
ply lnexhaustibIe

Tentative plans are under considera,
ton by the men back Of the recently
organized Mid Pacific Tuna Canning
Company, to take up with the United
States government the question of ere
lting a fish reserve around the Islands
which are now, or shall become bird
reservations in the future. A. X. Todd,
who is at the head of the men organic
ing the company in statement to The
Advertiser last night, said that such
A plan If carried out would undoubted-
ly work TO the benefit of both the
birds and the fish, to say nothing Of
the men who hope to make a fortune
by canning the latter.
"Tbis is the age of conservation, "
said Mr.. Todd, land l have seen
enough in the past to realize that there
IS danger, if industry is permitted to
run riot, of exhausting the natural re-
sources of the country.
'Personaily 1 believe that these
things, the timber in the forest, the
fish in the sea and the animals of the
field, are put here for our use-not for
our abuse. The Mid.Pacifc Tuna Can
ming Company intends to take n good
many Hsn Out OF lne sea wnen we get
down to hard work, which 1 hope will
be soon now, for the organization of
he company is progressing quite salts.
'actorily, and the prospectus will be
sent out Monday morning in the mail
Even if the government does not act
in the matter it would be years and
years, may be a generation, before the
supply Of fish in Hawaiian waters could
be exhausted. But there is no reason
why the supply should ever be exhaust.
ed that l can see.
~ intend to propose as soon as we
are in a position to do so, that the
government create fish reserve around
such barren islands as Johnson Island
and the like, where bird reserves have
)een created already. Such places are
she natural spawning places Of the fish.
They are protected in such localities.
There is good food for them, and their
only enemies, the birds, would not
materially lower their numbers.
This, or a similar plan has been
followed on the Columbia River by the
State of Oregon. There for a time the
fisheries threatened to drain the river.
but the State authorities got busy, built
hatchPries, and now the yearly catch
3 larger than ever and the supply Of
fish appears to be increasing ruthcr
than diminishing.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-19

title whatever is necessary. Titles to
land become liquid assets like stocks
and bonds, and may be transferred as
easily. This is the desideratum of the
Torrens system.
When the title is first registered it is
examined by the public office just as
the title company examines title, and
an assurance premium is paid into the
the public treasury. The cost Of these
two items is about two-ffths of what
the title companies charge, but the
great advantage of the TOrrens method
is that the title having been once OK
amined it need never be examined
again; and the assurance premium once
paid assures the title for all time and
for all future transactions. The title
companies, on the other hand, although
they search title but once, yet charge
new search fee and require a new Az
surance premium to be paid for each
transaction even though only few
weeks apart.
The only charge under the Torrens
iystCm for future transactions IL 50 for
exchanging certificates when the prop
Try is sold and 81 for registering
mortgage. These small fees are paid to
the Registrar.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-19
NATIONAL GUARDS
NOT LIKELY TO .
BIZ BEERfPf Of PAY

That the order passed to the national
guard to recruit all infantry companies
up TO one hundred men win not have
any effect on the pay Of the men for
the last six months is the opoinion of
Maj. Charles L. Lincoln, Infantry, in
charge Of militin affairs of the Hawa.
ian department.
This order has no ex post faeto bear
ing on the guard, in the opinion of
Major Lincoln. 1t is a routine order
changing the organization Of the com
pany personnel and increasing strength.
He sees. nothing in it TO Infer that
the guard = pay for the semi annual
period ending on December 81 win be
withheld because of the non,recognition
Of the regiments. Every company al.
ready accepted by the federal linstrue.
tors Inspectors is recognized unit, he
Says. It is stated at the guard that
he date of recognition for the local
regiment as such win probably be in
November, but nothing definite Is known
If il.
The procedure to be followed under
the new order probably will allow the
guard the coming six months period to
recruit up to the new strength At the
md Of the period il certain companies
have not succeeded in making it, con
solidation of units may have to be re-.
sorted to.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-19
Fourth Section of
Drydock Base Is
Ready To Be Placed

Another section of the base of the
Pearl Harbor drydock is ready to be
lropPed into position this week. 1t
was launched Friday and will be low
cred during the next few days
This is the fourth of the immense
concrete monoliths completed for the
base. of the drydock. 1t is fifteen
feet thick, sixty feet wide and one
hundred and fifty feet in length. 1t
is solid concrete and weighs six thous-
and tons.
Sixteen such sections will be placed
lengthwise across the width of the dry
dock floor, four feet apart. Concrete
will then be poured into place to make
the entire base a solid concrete floor.
Work has been rushed on the dry
dock construction and the contractors
are now making progress Mt the rate
of section every forty days.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-19
VICTIM OF THANKSGIVING
SHOOTING GETTING WELL

Private Christ Johns, Headquarters
Company, Field Artillery, the man who
was shot as a burglar by Lieut.. Dexter
c. Rumsey of the Fourth Cavalry,
Thanksgiving night, is gradually get,
ting well, according to report from
the Schofeld hospital, A strict guard
has been placed over Johns, who has
not yet made a statement regarding the
shooting. A report was current in Ho-
noluiu yesterday afternoon that Johns
died. This was denied last night at
the hospital.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-19
boy KILLED BY
FUMES OF GASOLINE
Especial to The Advertiser by Mutual
WirelesS)

HILO, December l6-Thc BODY Of
Kaimi Iokia, a Hawaiian youth, was
found yesterday lying in the bottom Of
I gasoline launch on the WairkeA
River daath having resulted FROM g,So,
I'm" qsphyxiation.
Kaimi disappeared from his home on
Wednesday, and II search fpr him had
been kept up since Thursday by his
al iOus parents. The dead body was
din 'overed by Policeman Kalua, the
owner of the launch, when he went to
overhaul his boat for use.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-19
DEFIBS LONDON'S WILL
First Wife Refuses to Surrender
Custody of Authors Daughters

OAKLAND, December 2-Mrs. Bes
sic NJ. London, first wife Of Jack Lon
don, said today that she would not
turn over the custody Of her two
daughters, Joan and Bess London, to
Mrs. Charmion X. London, the widow,
as requested in the writer = will Mrs
London said that she had been amply
provided for in a property settlement
made with her former husband years
ago.
II have means to support my two
daughters and myself, and we will con
tinue to live quietly here. Under no
circumstances will I ever give up the
custody of my daughters" said Mrs.
London.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-19
Hawaiian Killed
In Train Accident

A Hawaiian named Num- was
killed Saturday afternoon on the o.
r. 4 L. Co. near Cashier. Num-
who was a freight brakeman, was
riding on a freight car loaded with
stone, when he fell from the NOV
ing train. Before the train could
be brought to. stop he had been
dragged more than 400 feet. When
picked up it was found that one
arm had been cut, Of and that he
had sustained a number of deep
wounds on, his right side. -. :"
A coroner's inquest will be held
on the remains at Waialua on Wed.
nesday.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-19
FORMER STAR KILLED

NEWARK, New Jersey. December
2-The body of man killed in an
explosion in the Aroma Chemical Com
pany's plant last night was identified
this afternoon rs Stanley p. Pennock
famous Harvard football player and
All American guard in 1913 and 1914
His home was in Syracuse, N. Y.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-19
THE BEST COUGH MEDICINE.

Chamberlain = Cough Remedy is the
largest selling cough medicine in the
world today because it does exactly
what u cough medicine is supposed to
do, 1t stops coughs and colds speedily
and effectually. For sale by all deal
ers. Benson, Smith 4 Co., Ltd, agents
for Hawaii.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-19
APAN'S ROYALTY SEES
BIRD WOMAN'S FLIGHT
Special cablsgram to Hawaii shinpo)

NopoclaI OaDIoBIaW % HAWAn DnnPUI
TOXIC. December 1.-THE fight of
Miss Catherine Stinson, the American
birdwoman will be held today in the
same place and all princes of imperial
blood will see the fight of the Ameri-
ian girl. Lieut.. Gen. G. Nagaoka ac-
cePted the offer of the aViatrix to make
fight with the girl in the same
machipe.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-19

service all citizens of the Territory Any produce
Division obtanab
marketing charge Of five cent made is sgh desirable that
and about when will be ready to ship T3e Shipping mark Of the
T. Honolulu o. box 1887 Saesroom
Waikiki Maunakea anil Queen streets Telephone ls4O Wireless ad
lreT
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-19
Honolulu Wholesale Produce Market
q q Quotations q g
TERRITORIAL
Wholesale Only MARKETING December 49, 1915
POULTRY

Young BOOSTERS, lb. ....... 30 to 40
Hens, ID. ................. 90 to %
Turkeys, ID. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 40
Ducks, MusrOvy, 10, ....... 81 to .2s
Ducks, Picking, ID. ......... .27 to %
Ducks, Hawn., dOz........ $50 to 600
Y Ii pDnnIrnn
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-19

IN" TOrrenS system once established
is simplicity itself. After all the titles
in til" county are registered, even the
plant in the public office will fall into
diSuse, because under the Torrens sys.
tenn each certificate is automatically
kept posted to date and no searching Of
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18

auto ride to many of the forty-nine manufacturing establishments in Tex arkana and that the editors were sur prised and amazed at their size and the volume of annual output is putting it mildly. These 49 manufacturing plants turn out finished products to a number greater than one hundred One of the greatest advantages of Texarkana as an industrial center is the fact that the territory contiguous furnishes an apparently inexbaustible supply of wood and other fuel, such as natural gas, oil and Ignite. The available timber supply can be safely estimated at 1,500,000 acres. principal ly of hardwoods, such as hickory. oak, ash, and gum-all within convenient distance of the city.
 The 49 factories employ approxi- mately 2.000 men. It is estimated there are employed as wage earners within the Twin Cities a total of 5000 persons, entailing a monthly pay roll
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18
q. FRANCIS GETS
 NEW BOND ISSUE
BOARD PROVIDES FOR RAISING SUM OF $1,500,0oo-FEDERAE
 AID ANTICIPATED.
FINANCES IN GOOD SHAPE
President TomIinson Recommenue hmphatcaly That First S5oo,ooo to Be Issued lmmedi iately After
 Passage of Bill
Bridge Junction


 With the view of preparing to meet the possible action of the Congress ln passing the $45, 100000 flood control bill at Washington, the St Francis Levee Board at it's annual meeting at Bridge Junction passed a resolution To meet the prospective government aid of $4,500,000 to extend over a series of five years with local bond issue of S1,500 GOO to be expended during the same period.
 Thus S6,000000 from the eeopeHat, ing sources would be available, which would complete the entire l60 miles of St. Francis levees and raise it to the maximum standard, as planned by Chief Engineer Harry N. PhaFr, and then the magnificent leYee which de fled the February high water so nobly would be Of such Gibraltar propor- tions that it would easily withstand 51 feet at Memphis.
 Unanimous action by the F out of 24 members present approved reso- lution to this effect, resultant from President H. D. fomlinson's recon mendation He explained that under the terms of the pending act. House Bill No 14777, it was necessary for the St. Francis people to prepare to provide the S1,500.000 in order to SC. cure the government proffer of s4,, 300,
 President Tomlinson recommended emphatically that the first $50o,000 of the proposed $1,500o0o be issued i'm mediately after passage of the bill and without increasing the tax rate, in others words, from present revenue, which will be available after 1916. The interest on an additional $500,000 can be paid without being required to in crease the tax rate. This $50O,0oO would enable the St Francis levees 10 secure from the government for levee construction purposes $1.500,000.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18
lexarkana Host to Editors It0in City of TtUo States-Center of Wealth
 and Industry

"Texarkana is the gateway to the Golden West. but it is Hy belief it all. so is the Very center and heart of q section of golden opportunities,o re marked one of the editors at the for 'ty-fourth annual convention of the Ar kansas Press Association in that city the early part CT this week. and this belief seemed to prevail generally among the editors. their wives and their guests. who were given an op- portunity to judge for themselves as to the exceptional opportunities which are found in the Twin Cities.
 Opportunity knocks but once" is an old saying, but literally this does not apply to Texarkana, inasmuch as the opportunity is ever present there. rather seeking the man than that the man should seek it.
 Following the Monday afternoon business session of the press conven- tion, through the generosity of the au- tomobile owners of Texarkana-and