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river. If Alaska could be lifted up and
dropped down upon the main body of
our country, with it's eastern end
touching the Atlantic ocean at Savan-
nah, the westernmost end would be in
the Pacific beyond Los Angeles. The
territory begins not far west Of Los
Angeles, and it extends Uncle Sans
dominions almost to Japan. When I
was at Nome, / was 5000 miles west
of San Francisco: and the mainland Of
Alaska is less than forty miles from
Siberia at Bering strait. The Island
of Attu, at the end of the Aleutian
chain. is not far from Asia. From
north to south Alaska reaches almost
as far as from Canada to Mexico.
This mighty territory is a world in the
Evening star., 1916-01-02

Copyright. 1916. 10y Frank G. Carpenter.l
7 HAVE discovered a new world. 1t
is the world of Alaska. 1t be-
longs to you and to me and is a
- part Of Uncle Sans big farm. We
have had it about fifty years and have
never realized the wealth under our
feet. The discovery. on my part, re-
minds me of the Hindu who was de-
voured with great lust for diamonds.
He lived on small farm upon the
plateau of the Deccan. He sold his
farm that he might hunt for these
precious stones. He travelled all over
the world and spent a lifetime in the
search At last he returned home to
learn that the diamond mines of Col
conda, the richest of the then world.
had been found on mis- own little farm
And so. for almost lifetime, l have
Travelled through foreign lands seeking
strange things to write about and l now
find the strangest right here in my own
country and almost under my feet.
/ went to Alaska last spring. shortly
after TIE breaking up of the ice. and
spent the whole summer and fall there.
making photographs and gathering
material for series of letters of which
this is the beginning. l found the
OF live human interest came to me at
every step The territory was so diff
ferent from what had anticipated.
aid withal 90 wild. that il made me
feel like pioneer, and at times l
imagined myself a Fernando de Soto or
a Columbus, rather than plain news
paper man. gathering plain notes of
tIavel fos' the plain people.
l have called Alaska 4 world.
wonder il you appreciate what a great
world il is the territory contains
more than one-sixth OF all the land
under the American flag 1t has so
much that If il were all divided
equally among the citizens of the
United States there would be eighteen
acres for every family and leave some
to spare. Alaska is almost three times
as big as Germany, or France. or Aus
tria-Hungary. or the Spanish penin-
sula- 1t is one-third larger than the
Atlantic states from Maine to Florida
larger than all of our territory north
of Tennessee and east OF the Mississippi
Evening star., 1916-01-02
Everlasting Flowers Are Imnport@d.

%OME of the flowers used extensively
- by Americans during the winter are
W of European cultivation and prepara-
ton. Large shipments of them have here
tofore come to the United States from
France and Germany. The supply was
much reduced in volume last winter.
but it more nearly approaches the nor
NAL this winter and the wholesale
prices are considerably lower than they
were last year. This season the flow
ers are coming only from France and
the export of them from that country
is probably heavier than it was before
the war.
The winter flowers which the United
States imports from Europe are
sometimes called cape" flowers. or
'strawfiowers," though most Ameri-
cans know them by the name of i'm
mortelles" and some of the laymen in
flower matters call the queer and hardy
little blossoms "everlastings." In all
the fields around Washington are sew
eral varieties of the everlasting and
perhaps this wild American plant is re-
grown in France and Germany and are
sold to the United States in great bulk.
Many persons looking at these flow
ers in masses in the florists usually
and In large set" flower pieces consid-
er them artificial because they are stiff
and their texture dry. They have
strange fragrance which seems not to
be the fragrance of sweet, fresh flow
erS.
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way" said recently one in authority in
the census bureau.
The decennial enumeration of the
population of the United States has
grown to be a mammoth undertaking
since President Washington ordered
the first counting of the people to he
made in 1890. The 100000 souls then
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chronicled have increased twenty-five
fold since then, bringing a correspond
ing. volume and compleXity of work
and the corps of about $50 employees of
that day had increased to fully $4,000
in the taking of the thirteenth census
in 1910
To gather and collate such stupen-
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dous figures with accuracy and in con-
iormity to present-day requirements is
a task of great magnitude and it is in
teresting to know that a woman has
been found capable of performing n
large share of the planning admins
trative and constructive work of this
great scientific bureau.
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However, these immortelles are nat
ural flowers, though some of them have
been subjected to artificial treatment.
They are generally divided into three
classes. In the first class are the flow
ers which have not been subjected to
artificial treatment. The pleasing nat
ural colors of these flowers do not
easily fade. In the second class are
those that have been dipped in a pre-
servative which causes them to retain
their colors longer than they other
wise would. In the third class are
those that have been dyed to produce
colors other than those which nature
gave them.
The immortelle may be cultivated in
the United States. In fact, a number
of the friends and patrons of flowers
have raised immortelles in American
gardens and they are just as bright
and sturdy as those which are import
ed, b1t because of the cheapness of
the foreign grown ones and the fact
that dealers in florists supplies have
Evening star., 1916-01-02

AAISS OLIVE M. RIDDLEBERGER Instead of Fleeing From
Figures Delights in Them Enjoys Statistics and Prefers Her
Work to Any Oher-Unlsra Tasks for Woman-Taing the
United States Census-The Right Hand Man. of Her Chief
Work in the Census Bureau
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thejwork of compilation, and under the
direction of the chief statistician she
planned the tabulations for the Philip
pine census of 1902, was charged with
similar duties in connection with the
Cuban census of 1908 and figured large
ly in the planning of the work of tabu-
lation and compilation for the federal
census of 1910.
Evening star., 1916-01-02

Miss -Riddleberger is possessed of an
unusually fine mathematical mind and
absolute accuracy in continuous and
consecutive thought Many persons
progress in statistical work up to a
certain point. but she goes all the
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-18
EoosENELT GIVES MS o. X.
Tells Secretary OF state lie Did
Right in Withdrawing
His Name

LANSING. Mich, Jan H.. Sccre-
tary of State Vaughan today received
from former President Theodore
Roosevelt letter uphpIding Socrc-
tary Naughans recent action Iu with
drawing Colonel Rooscyclrs name
from the national Progressive and
Republican Michigan presidential pri-
mary ballots. A few days ago. after
Secretary Vaughan had received a
letter from Colonel Roosevelt notify
ing him to withdraw his name from
the national Progressive primary
ticket the secretary informed the
former president he also was elm
mating his name from the Repub-
licau ballot, believing such was the
desire of Colonel Roosevelt I'm his
letter today the colonel made il clear
he did not want his name ON either
primary ticket
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-18
SCHOOL HISTORIES
BEING GATHERED
snc.inl 10 The world.

Special TO The World.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Jan. IL
Brief history of graded schools in
the state is being asked 10y state
Supcriutendent Wilson of all the
county superintendents in the state,
also with the names and addresses of
the teachers employed i'm them. He
asks the superintendent to express
an opinion of the schools of this
tvpe. The superintendent is also
asking if there are any. "teacherages"
i'm any of the districts. This is where
a district has employed a teacher and
i'm addition to the salary paid fur
nishes a house near the school for the
teacher and his family to live in. 1t
is being done in some places i'm the
country and is said to bring good re-
suits. II helps hold a good teacher
and furnishes comforts that might
not otherwise be possible. This sys-
tom has been adopted and found ad-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-18
GUTHRIE MECCA
FOR ALL MASONS
Winter Com OcatiOn Of Scottish Rite
Opens: Many from Tulsa Go on
Special Train.
Special to The World.

Special TO The World.
GUTHRIE, Okla, Jan. 17.-Th,
winter conyocation of the Scottish
Kite Masons of Oklahoma opened ir
Mesonic temple i'm this city today anu
win continue four days There ar,
$50 candidates for degrees which will
be the largest reunion of that body fol
several years. Nnety-eisht will re.
Ccive the royal secret. Special trains
from Tulsa, Woodward and other
cities arrived this afternoon, Every
city in the state will be represented a.
this meeting Sovereign Haley of Nc.
Alester has charge of the CercmOnie
Every member of the tran crew from
Tulsa as well as every man ON tho
train was a COnsIstOry Mason on
booked to take the degrees at TIM.
meeting.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-18
DENY PERMIT TO CARRNNzA
state Department Won't Allow Troops
to Cross Into United States.

DOUGLAS. Arizona, Jan. 1.-THE
state department at Washington has
denied a request of the de facto Mexi-
can government that six hundred cav
airy troops be permitted to cross
United States territory from Naco,
Arizona, to FL Paso to aid in running
down bandits in the state Of Chihua-
hua. it was announced here today by
Ives c. Lelevier. Mexican consul. The
refusal, he said. was based on the eX-
cited - of residents In FL
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-18
Snpulna Rcprescnled.


NOHCIIT TO Inc WUIIU.
SAPULPA, okla, Jan. Sapulpo
is nearly stripped of Masons today in
consequence of a general exodus OF
the wearers Of the compass and
square headed for Guthrie to attend
the midwinter consistOry There was
one car of Sapulpa candidates and
tueir wives, one from Tulsa and one
from OkmUlgee.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-18

HASN'T A CHANCE
Jim Finds Himself Floun-
dering Due to "DoubIc
Cross" Methods.

Special to The World.
AEUsKOGEE, Jan. 1.-THE des-
Nl perate straits to which jim
Harris is being put to have himself
reelected national Republican com
mitteeman from oklahoma, without
anyone running against him. is illus
trated by the numerous deals he is
making with the various alleged
managers" of every man who is men,
toned as a presidential possibility.
His latest alliance is with certain in
diyiduals claiming to carry the re-
mainder of the Bull Moose party
around i'm their vest pockets.
About Mcdonald.
Notably among this contingent is
Alva Mcdonald, who, on the west side
of the state, is directing the activities
of two or three FOUNDERS and fix
ers" travelling up and down the Santa
Fe railroad, framing up" county
delegations in behalf of Charles Fair
banks, while the Information is given
out by L. G.. Disney, who was paid
organizer of the Bull Moose party
until the funds of the national head
quarters ceased to be forthcoming,
that Harris is for Roosevelt In the
meantime Harris is carrying on a
Irritation with every other presiden-
tial possibility, and in the Socialistic
counties he is probably carrying on
underground negotiations to land the
Oklahoma delegation for Eugene
Debs.
Real MOoscrs Resent II.
The real friends of Roosevelt in
Oklahoma resent the effort to use
his name to pull Harris through, and
if they get a chance to land on Dis
ney. Mcdonald and others for trying
to "sell them OUT to the Harris Ray
mond- Runyan combination, they will
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-18

INVESTIGATE CAUSE
Hereafter New Machinery
Will BE Used Until
Given a Test.

WAsHINGToN, Jan. ia court
w Of inquiry was named by
Secretary Daniels today "to inyesu-
gate determine the cause and fix the
responsibility Tor the explosion
aboard the submarine e." in New
York navy yard Saturday which
caused the death of four men and
serious injury to ten others. A navy
yard board appointed by Rear Ad-
miral Usher Immediately after the
accident reported TO the department
tonight that the investigation was
continued today but was not COM
pleted.
The court Of inquiry will be COM
posed of the following officers, all Of
whom have had wide experience in
the various phases of submarine
work:
Captain William II. G. Bullard
Lieutenant Commander II. G.. Spar
row, Lieutenant Clyde S. Mcdowell
and Lieutenant Joseph O. Fisher
Members of the court will leave
Washington tonight for New York
and will begin the inquiry tomorrow
\ report is expected before the end
of the week.
Safety First Hereafter.
The tragedy served to emphasize
the need of a laboratory equipped for
experiments with batteries. engines,
ventilation and other important parts
of naval vessels. The submarine had
been used for testing the Edison sub
marine storage battery, because the
navy had no other equipment suitable
for such purposes.
Mr.. Daniels said today he had asked
congress for an initial appropriation
of one million dollars for the erect
ing of a laboratory and hoped that it
would be authorized this year. He
said that hereafter experimental work
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-18
He ILnd the Snnd.

In a sand pit william fell,
Swallowed earth from out OF the pit;
Father smiled and calmly said,
pro,-o howl win IS ful of crit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-31
GOVERNMENT OPERATION
RAILROADS.

conspiring 10 prevent other men taking
the places they had left.
Senator Hoke Smith, of Georgia,
while favoring the trainmen against
the roads, was insistent that the broth
erhoods would forfeit all public sym
pathy and subject themselves TO the
use of force by Congress, If they did
not postpone the strike long enough 20
give Congress time for calm delibera-
ton.
"They cannot afford TO bring this
trouble upon their fellow citizens" he
said. "They may have just grievances
against the roads, but they have no
right to impose hardship and suffering
on 90,0O000 people not connected with
the railroads.
children in this very city will be
suffering for food within two weeks II
this strike is called Monday. Thou
sands and thousands will be brought 10
the direst distress. The sympathy OF
other laboring men will pass from the
brotherhoods when the workers sec
their children hungry and when the
places where they work are closed be-
cause of the railroad strike.
1.-THE representatives of the brother
hoods should meet at once and call off
this strike, or at least postpone it until
Congress has had time to consider leg
islation to solve it. If the strike is
started it can be stopped by legislation,
Just as it can be prevented by legisla-
ton My sympathies are with the men.
They have friends in Congress who will
see they get justice. But they will lose
their friends if they press this strike
without giving Congress proper oppor-
tunty to settle il. If they do not post
pone the strike. | do not believe two
weeks will pass before they are made to
stop it."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-31
Republican Senators Absent.

Senator Cummins and Senator Bran
degee. of Connecticut, were the only
Republican members of the committee
present. Absent Republican members
were Clapp. of Minnesota; Lippitt, of
Rhode Island; Townsend, Of Michigan;
La Toilette, of Wisconsin, and Poin-
dexter, of Washington. Senator Gore
is the only Democratic absentee on the
committee.
Chairman Newlands announced, after
a long meeting late to-day, the bills
considered so far are purely tentative,
and nothing will be definitely formu-
lated until after the hearings to-mor-
row.
1.-THE entire programme outlined by
the President should be put through"
said Senator Newlands, because 1t is
balanced programme. Both the Repub-
licans on the committee are looking
seriously and earnestly into the prob
lem. | see no signs OF politics at all.
This is a question OF patriotism rather
than partisanshiD."
Mr.. Newlands admitted he was in
formed by Chairman Adamson Of the
House Interstate and Foreign Com
merce Committee that all the House
would pass would be the eight-hour-
day bill, the provision for a commits
sion TO investigate wages and condi-
tons and measure to give the Presl-
dent power TO take over and operate
the railroads. Mr. Newlands and other
administration Senators hope, however,
they will get the entire programme
through.
Chairman Adamson's position was
taken also by Democratic Leader
Kitchiu in the House. He approved
Adamson's programme, as outlined to
the President last night.
1.-THE immediate thing before us"
said Mr. Kitchin, 'is TO avert strike.
| believe this substitute measure will
do it, Other legislation suggested may
wait until December, or until there has
been an investigation and report to
Congress"
Following a conference between sew
eral labor Democrats" Of the House,
I including Representatives Lewis. OF
Maryland; Casey, of Pennsylvania;
Heating, Of Colorado; Buchanan, OF
! Illinois, and representatives Of the
| trainmen, il was declared there would
be no strike If the House should pass
the Adamson- Kitchin programme by
Saturday. The labor representatives,
| however, declared their opposition 10
compulsory arbitration on the Cana
dian plan and TO the proposed increase
in freight rates to compensate the
roads.
Senator Simmons Offers Plan.
A solution of the entire problem was
proposed on the floor to-day by Sena-
| tor Simmons, chairman of the Senate
Finance Committee. He suggested the
present mediation and Cancellation act
I be amended TO empower the Mediation
/ Board to investigate the situation, even
/ If both sides should decline its Offices.
/ During this investigation, he pointed
/ out. lockouts and strikes could be
made unlawful. After the boards re-
port, the men might strike il they
wished, but they could be barred from
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-31
BOLD TUG CAPTAIN
OFF to SLAP J. BULL
Sails from Norfolk to Provision
and Coal Blacklisted Ship.

Norfolk, Aug. 30.-on the tug W. ;.
TAYLOR, laden with water, provisions
and coal, Captain Theodore krumm
steamed out of the Virginia Capees last
Sunday ito give John Bull slap IN
the eye" by revictualling and recoaiing
the Norwegian steamer BjornsterJerhe
Biornson, now lying at Bermuda,
"blacklisted" off the seven seas by
England. ~. -
The Biornsterjerne Bjornson's Of
fence in the eyes Of the British govern,
ment lies in the fact that she is said
70 have carried goods for firms on the
blacklist. Accordingly when, after but-
feting a storm on the Atlantic on hef
return trip from Cette, France, she pu'
into Bermuda for water, food and COAL
sll help was refused her. Since August
10 she has lain there. -, q.
What spare space on The tug W. ,.
TAYLOR is not filled with inanimate pro,
visions. Captain Krumm has stocked
with lawyers. These are prepared 10
argue the case on the basis of inter-
rational law, if the government OF
Bermuda should refuse to allow the
TAYLOR to rescue the stranded steamer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-31
SHERIFF, in ROPE,
GIVES UP NEGRO
Continued from pnge l

Ely. finding all attempts TO reason WIN
the mob vain, disappeared, ana the re-
port was circulated that ne mao si"ue
gled the negro out OF the Prlsoi' n''u
taken him TO the new Lima state hoSf
pital for the Criminal insane, one u
the strongest institutions OF the MIN
in the world. h;1os
left tho citv for the hospital, two
miles north Of the city, while another
crowd. armed with shotguns, rlfes ana
revolyers, stood guard about the JAZZ
20 prevent the egress OF the negro Il
he was still held there.
This contingent, constantly aug
mented in the mean time, had grown
tired OF their vigil by $3.50 O'CLOCK
They overpowered the police ana tne
Sberiff's deputy and entered the jan;
The Sherif's wife obligingly opened all
tbe cells for them, but they failed to
find the negro. They took possession
Of the Sheriff's house and office, now
ever. to await his return.
Sheriff Ely got back to Lima at 9;4o
o'clock, TO be met by the mob demand
ing the negro. He refused TO tell where
he had taken his prisoner. taking pains
TO retreat further into his house as he
talked. He and his wife managed to
slam the heavy front doors in the mob s
face. but rush was made and the
doors broken down as the Sheriff es-
capped through a rear door, followed by
Mrs. Ely and her sister, carrying Mrs.
Ely's small daughter, who is seriously
i'll.
At this juncture the mob divided.
part of it continuing the pursuit OF
Ely and the rest proceeding to the
courthouse to search the clock tower,
where twenty years ago a mob found
negro hidden and lynched him in
similar circumstances. Those after
Ely were more Immediately successful,
finding him in hiding at the Elks Home.
II was from there that they conveyed
him 10 the scene Of his surrender.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-31
ENDS LIFE OF BACHELORHO0D

Singleness was not bessedness for
Samuel Hirsch, of O. Second Avenue.
He was respondent because he could
not find wife. His loneliness was in
tensfed by the sight of his two broth
ers, with whom he came to New York
fifteen years ago from Kiey, Russia,
happily married.
Yesterday Hirsch went 70 the Office Of
the s. & II. Novelty Company, l67 Cros-
by Street. Of which he was proprietor,
wrote two notes 10 relatives and turned
On the gas. lie was still alive when
found but died while efforts were be-
ing made to resuscitate him at ST. Vim
cents Hospital.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-31
RUSSIA SEEKS MORE
TRADE WITH AMERICA
Would Welcome Renewal OF
Treaty Relations After War.

Petrograd, Aug. 3O.-Russia desires
renewal of trade treaty relations with
the United States, and would look with
favor upon any effort in that direction.
especially at the end Of the war. A
high authority in the Foreign Office
said to-day:
1--WE know the power Of American
manufactures, and as our needs are
very great in that direction we should
like to have those things we get from