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Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-08-30

Unsuitable a traveller as he was,
and brilliant a describer of what
he saw he never felt that his
greatest work lay in that field: it
was merely a foundation, an edu-
Gator for his real life-interest and
labor. Literature, poetry was his
aim. All forms Of Art appealed to
him and were made to contribute
to this end. He loved and prac-
ticed painting, and with some sue
cess, but the brush was always
superseded by the pen. The ma
ture-lover, the art-student were
but worthy landmarks of the
poet. That he was a poet par ex-
cellence none can doubt who reads
and studies his works. That he
was a keen, correct thinker, a
worker, with a practical energy
and a dominating will, only made
him the stronger, more virile poet,
that love of beauty, imagination,
affection and sunny, sweet trust
in the divine ordering of things
had prepared him to be. He was
| like workman with a fine chest
of tools which he knew how skill
fully to use. His words were his
tools and he fitted them cunning
ly and indissolubly to his might.
Much as he wrote of poetry,
travel and wells, (Hannah
Thurston, John Godfrey's For
Continued on page y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-02
One Leg Is Enough


1 that we're developing brain at the expense Of
bone structure.
The new dentists point to extraordinary rheuma-
tism cures through little tooth manipulation.
One expert Of note is sure that some folks become
intoxicated on meat diet and regularly indulge in
beef steak jags
Any number Of people are doing business at the
old stand with half their former kidney and lung
equipment and countless bowling swells have found
life easier because of the gold and silver additions to
their internal plumbing.
It appears though don't know very much
about the human machine. It's the oldest subject
with which we are acquainted and the one with which
we seem to be most ignorant. And now Peg) Oswelt
lifts the voice from Alliance, Ohio, to proclaim that
one leg, or less, doesn't count He skates plays
baseball football and basketball without the as
sstance of an artificial limb the help of crutch
A few years ago the surgeons sawed him off at the
hip but he pieced it out with will distributed his
billions and determinations through his remaining an
atomy and turned the rest of himself into such good
athlete that he qualified for his college team.
Now you loafng, tagging cutters, offer excuse
for inability to make good at your game. If you're
complete and can't compete it's because you haven't
tried. We used to think that there individuals
incapable Of getting along but Helen Keller changed
opinion and since then indomitabe souls kept
calling attention to their victories horrible
circumstances, until now that failure is
weakling's attitude of mind.
Oswelt insists that one leg is quite enough Cf you
know how to IT'D and there's the whole philosophy
of accomplishment in sentence.
You can't help people who won't help themselves
some couldn't win race with centipede's legs
Kaufman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-02

THE Portuguese once held the
seas
From John O'Groat's to Singa-
pore.
Her merchants traded with
Lahore,
Osaka, Lima, Mocha and
The caravans of Samarkand.
But when she thought her grip
was clinched
And all creation doubIe-cinched,
The English and the French and
Dutch
Sailed in and quickly broke her
clutch.
Take warning from her present
plight;
Success demands a constant
fight.
Supremacy begins to wane
When nations boast and men
grow vain.
ospyrlsht, is,s. HsEbs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-02
Every Pessimist Needs an Oculist
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-02
A Lean Year for Foreign Missions

WYE foreign The salvage Of
w heather civilization Gods
work the starving bodies of Europe.
muludes Belgium and Serbia and Poland
plight deans the peril the black brethren
Send for the of 1.-THE for the feeding
babies the clothing Of and helpless old folk the bhted
Kingdoms of Grief.
We neither time dipate evangeiss who
chief higher than otcas child Philanthropy bank
the Atlantic To
the d during frhtfu hour of white mans need
senmenta church who would deny
and yonde finance gospel the Jungle
S truese the Master
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-02
Patriotism at the Polls


livery district deserves its Congressman. Wher-
II. ever an Incompetent has been delegated to rep
- resent his fellows, more capable men either
profting through his weakness or are too intent ON
their private advantages ITO waste time on outside
affairs"
If community is ignorant Of its best interests It
only because those who know better are lazy or too
selfish to alter conditions.
Therefore, misAt legislator typiies the territory
from which he is elected and his constituents must
share his opprobrium.
Every voice is equal in Republic. One mans
vote powerful as anothers and because this is So
America can neverbe greater than its judgment at the
polls
carelessy cast ballot is civic treason. Bad citi-
zens menace country as much as foreign foes Ma
lions die at the heart, not In the trenches.
1t is just as important to extend the power Of
America IN times OF peace as to defend it in hours Of
peril Congress makes the laws, but we make Con-
gress; product never excels the capacity Of the
machine.
We have no occasion to fear for tomorrow If we
fulfil our responsibilities to-day. When begin to
fail in ourselves have half fought the invaders bat
tie for him.
Armies fleets and forts cannot protect the state
that does not respect itself.
Masks Off!
BE craven betrays craven sires,
The blood of the coward will out;
The summons to arms wakes proud fires,
Bedimmed in the veins of the lout
Peace peddles her honors to bag-men;
But titles cannot change the plan
On which God made lenders and rag-men;
War reads not the crest, but the man.
Ancestry alone is measure
For lickspittle, snob cad and fool;
God pity the weaklings who treasure
The inches of so short rule!
What you're born doesn't count for tittle
Distinction by birth is lie.
And we know not the great from the little
Until we behold how they die.
One Leg Is Enough
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-02

Hesitation IL tho
silent partner of
failure. Many a
cause has been lost
by q pause.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-02

The right type
of man will start a
grove of fig trees
in a desert.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-01
SERIOUS CHARGE IS AGAINST
 WATSON

AUGUSTA, Ga, Dec | - Thomas F. Watson, one time candidate for the presidency on the Populist ticket, is on trial in the federal district court here on d charge of having sent ob scene matter through the mails. I Is the third time Watson, a publisher. and author of historical works. has faced trial on the same charges The first indictment was quashed nearly two years ago on technicalities He was reindicted and last December, af- ter a lengthy trial the jury disagreed
 The publisher. whose home is at Thomson, Ga. near here. is under an indictment containing four counts based on articles published in his magazines which the indictment states violate the federal penal code At his previous trial which began a year ago tomorrow. Watson claimed immunity for the matter objected to on the ground that it consisted of eX- cerpts from works on Roman Catholic theology which had gone through the mails without question. The matter was used by him in attacks on the Roman Catholic church and it's off. cials.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-01
TWO CHILDREN ARE BURNED
 TO DEATH

FAIRBANKS, Dec. 1. - Two child ren, James sherman, aged ten months. and Mary Porter, aged four years. were burned to death, and Irene Sher- man, aged six years, is at the point of death as a result of burns sustained in a fire at the home of J. G. Sher- man. Mother sherman was absent from home and in attempting to start fire in the stove, little Irene set fire to the house. As soon as the flames started to lick up the building Irene dragged Mary and another Potter child out of the house, but could not rescue her baby brother. He was later carried out by Jack Hansen, q fireman, but both of the rescued child ren were so badly burned that death soon relieved them of their sufferng8 Jake O'COnn0r a fireman, was over come by the dense smoke in his at tempt to get the baby, and he had to be dragged out by Hansen, who was badly scOrched about the hands and face.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-01
GAME IS BEN G PROTECTED IN
 THE STATES

DENVER. Nov. 29. - Cooperation between the United States forestry service and the game wardens of the several western states has resulted in a marked increase in big game in the Rocky Mountain region. according to an announcement made by Smith Riley. district forester. Except for remote regions of Wyoming, where hunters have been particularly numer- ous recently. there has been a marked increase, according to reports now be, ing compiled.
 The sentiment of ranchmen and others resident in the mountain re gions toward protection of game has changed in the last few years.
 'It used to be very difficult" said MT. Riley, to obtain convictions for violation Of the game laws. Recently, however, we are receiving generous cooperation in the protection Of big game"
 Several men have been employed by the forestry service to assist game wardens north of Yellowstone Park in protecting animals. who stray from the national preserve, and foresters generally are acting in reporting yio- lstions,
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-01
TIRE THREATENED DESTRUCTION
 BUILDING

On Wednesday evening about II o'clock a gasoline tank used in con nection with a coffee urn at the Alas kan Grill exploded, and within a very few seconds the entire interior of the restaurant was mass of flames. Jack Terry was the first one on the scene with fire eXtinguisher and through his efforts the flames were held in check until the department arrived and quenChed the fire with the Chemi- cal
 For short time it looked as though the entire building would be destroyed and the occupants of the Alaskan ho- tel were aroused and some of them made a nasty escape, scantily clothed One of the rOOmers threw his trunk out of window, and was in the act of saving the personal property of others when the flames were gotten under control
 The fire burned the paper off the walls and ceiling, scorched the fix lures and charred much of the wood work, as well as destroying the drap cries and table linen. NJ. B. Hoben owned the grill, which he had insured in companies represented by A. J Adams
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-01
ARMY OFFICE RS RIDE UP TO
 FORM

DOUGLAS, Nov. 30. - Unusual in terest was shown this year in the an nual Russian ride" of many officers here. which took place recently. All the officers finished in the required time of g to II minutes. Brigadier General T. F. Davis and staff and all the officers of Camp Henry J. Jones witnessed the ride,
 The course of three miles required jumping of nine prescribed obstacles These included stone walls. fences, hedges and ditches. Colonel Brooke rayne and his adjutant, Captain James Marley, Of the Sixth field artillery. led off. the other officers of the regiment following in pairs. After them came the non-commissioned officers of the regiment. carrying the guidons of A and F. batteries,
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-01
TOWNSMAN DIES SUDDENLY AT
 S|TKA

On Wednesday afternoon w. J Shepard received a telegram from Al Low and II. w. Ross. former Cordoy- ans, announcing the death of Arthur B. Cooper at the Sitka Hot Springs sanitorium, where our we'll known and highly esteemed townsman went to recuperate his failing health about two weeks ago. No particulars were received, but as MT. Cooper was suf- fering from organic heart trouble. his death no doubt resulted from that cause
 The sad news was a great shock to Mir Cooper's many friends in Cordova, where he has been resident ever since the town started. Prior to that time he resided at Nelson, and has been in this part of Alaska for a great many years, and was we'll liked and respected by all of the Oldtimers. But little is known of the early his tory of Mir, Cooper or his family ties, excepting that he spent his boyhood days in Pennsylvania. He was about 65 years of age, and for the past six or eight months has not been in the best of health. Believing that a win ter spent at the sanitorium would prove beneficial, he left for Sitka shortly after the election. That the change was proving beneficial is evi- denced by the following letter re- ceiyed today by the editor of the Times from MT Cooper, and which was writ ten on November 23: Arrived here safely and health is improving. This is a mild climate. If my health con ! tinues to improve 1 will be back to Cordova in about a month. Please
 send me the Daily Times and give my
 regards to all inquiring friends"
 MT. Cooper was appointed postmas ter at Nelson, seven or eight year, ago. but as the townsite never mater ialized, the office was finally abol lished. He then entered the employ
 Of the local postnffice as mail clerk
 which position he held until this sum
 mer. having at all times proven faithful and efficient employe. MT Cooper showed his faith in Cordov'
 by investing in several residence lot'
 and at the time of his death was vice president of the Cordoya Cooperative
 Company. His sudden demise is keen Iy felt by large circle of friends.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-01
W|S| N C ALIENS ] HOW BECOME
 CITIZENS

Denver. Dec. I. -- Methods new to the Rocky Mountain sections of the country have been adopted to assist in acquiring the necessary knowledge of the institNions of the United States for citizenship, Paul L. EHerbe. chief examiner of Ie Denver office of the bureau Of naturalization. reported up- on completing a trip through Wyom- ind and Colorado
 District Judge J. C. Raymond. of the seventh judicial district of Wyoming, at Newcastle. and Judge \ W. Me Hendrie of the district court at Trini- dad. have volunteered to assist the superintendent of schools of those towns in teaching classes newly formed to instruct aliens.
 Upon graduation" Mir EIerbe said the scholars are awarded certificates, which, countersigned by the chief eX- aminer, will exempt the aliens from the usual examination in court, dis liked by the applicants" Only in Los Angeles and Pittsburg, he said, does this system now prevail.
 One applicant for naturalization. stood in a class by himself Among the questions asked was the color of the American flag. The subject Frank Smrcka. hesitated a few minutes, and then ventured upon green, Judge Neil F. Graham, of Fort Collins. sit ting in the case, replied
 No, the American flag is not green, neither has if any yellow!'
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-01
CONCERT DANCE VAS DECIDED
 SUCCESS

One of the largest crowds of the season attended the benefit ball at Eagle hall last night, which was given under the auspices of the COrdova band. and the money realized will be used for the purchase of new music and instruments.
 The concert started at 9 30 o'clock. and the several selections rendered demonstrated that the band is rapidly attaining an efficiency that is grati- lying to the public and reflects great credit upon Bandmaster Tingley's ef- forts to furnish Cordova with a musi- cal organization of which We may all feel proud.
 Promptly at 10 o'clock the grand march took place It was led by Mir. and Mrs. George Dooley, and partici- pated in by large number of couples, after which nine piece orchestra fur cellent strains the young people en- joyed themselves for several hours.
 During the evening punch was served and the floor committee saw to 1t that all the guests had a good time
 The COrdoya band, through its direc, tor, w. G. Tingley, desires to extend it's thanks to the public for the gen, erous patronage at its benefit ball, which all of the boys thoroughly ap- preciate.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-01
INSANE TRAPPER MURDERS ONE,
 WOUNDS TWO

SEWARD, Dec. l. - Walter Stoker. a tie cutter and trapper, who is be lieved to be insane, killed John Hen dricks and fatally wounded E. K. IT. wing and section man named Moore. Stoker is still at large fourteen miles north of here and is armed with a high power rifle and plenty of ammu- milton. 4 special train fer the bene- fit of the posse in search of the mur- dered, has the right of way over all other traffic on the government rail road out of Seward today.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-01
INCREASED COS7 OF OPERATING
 STEAMERS

SEATTLE, Dec. l. - In a hearing here before the Interstate Commerce Commission yesterday, officials of the Alaska Steamship Company testified that the expense of operating steamers had increased ten per cent during the present year, owing to the higher wages paid and the larger crews ne. cessary, due to the Seamans law They further stated that the repairs and maintenance had increased one hundred per cent
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-01
INCREASED RATES PREJUD|C|AL II
 SHIPPERS

SALT LAKE, Dee. 1. - Shippers who are seeking readjustment of transcontinental freight rates are here today to attend tue important meet ing before representative of the In terstate Commerce Commission, which probably will conduct other hearings on the same subject in other western states. The shippers contend that re- cent rate adjustments permit the rail roads to change their tariffs to higher rates from eastern territory to Salt Lake City and other in ,5rmountain points than through to he Pacific coast.
 The traffic bureau of Utah, repre- senting the shippers, also contends that rate adjustments affecting in creases in freight rates from eastern points on more than 500 kinds of com modities are prejudicial to the ship, pers in the interior because they auto, maticaIly increase the interior freight rates.
 The validity of the long and short haul clause provided in the Fourth section of the act to regulate inter state commerce also will be attacked by the shippers.
 The traffic bureau has made elabo rate preparation of its case, and is | ready to make a determined fight or behalf of the jobbers and distributor, of the intermountain territory against the rates of which they complain.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-01
GERMANY IS READY TO END THE WAR
NO CESSATION OFFER WITH ENENFY ON AlLIED GR(NMD

BERLIN, Dec In address the rpichstag ntroduc- ing the man power b Chancellor Betnann announced that Germany is ready to end the by peace Istence and future Q the natfon % bill he &1vocang pro- Hi for 1e compulsory service of civilians war purposes
 Betmann says that the four enemies the central powers do not yet desire they have superior numbers at their command and almost the whole world delivers material to them He urged the necessity of doing everything in Ger many power to manufacture munitions war; saving that idle hands assist the enemy War Minister Stein has also pointed out the paramount role of war material
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-01
INTERIOR MINES BE DEVELOPED
 LARCE SCALE

Ole Berg, manager and one of the directors of the North Midas Copper Company, is in town, accompanied by his wife, and will leave for Boston on the next steamer. Mir. Bergs com. pany is operating on the Kuskulina river. and he is very optimistic as to The mineral outlook for that section in fact, lie i5 ao wei pleased with the showing on their property that he is hastening back east to share the good news with his associates and intends to return in February with the neces- Sary machinery to develop the claims on more extensive scale. In order to drive the tunnels further in and block out the ore a compressor will be installed
 The North Midas Company owns twelve copper claims and thus far have driven sixteen hundred feet of tunnel and done some open cut work. During the past summer two hundred feet of tunnel was driven on the Col "onda claim; q new lead being struck which carries more gold quartz than copper. The ledge is about two feet in width and they are now drifting in ore. On Sunrise claim No. l there is a big body of Iow grade copper. which is from thirty to forty feet wide. On Sunrise No. there is a nine foot lead which runs twenty-five per cent cop per This property is located about twelve miles from Strelna. but from Mile 154, on the Copper river railway it is only eight miles.
 The adjoining group of claims. known as the War Eagle. are being gotten in readiness for development. \ force of men and several teams are getting out logs for the camp, and ac. tive work on the property will start in the spring.
 The Alaska Consolidated Copper Company, operating on Nugget creek, sank shaft 3o0 feet below the tun. nel. where they struck a big body of hoFnite ore. During the past summer a crew of forty men was worked and considerable ore blocked out.
 The Tacoma-Cordova Mining Com panN which owns a group Of twenty four copper claims on Flemming spit,
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-01
Fl ID |S ALMOST PROHIB|T|VE IN
 IN PRICE

WASHINGTON, Dec. l. -- The re tail prices of foodsuffs in the United States advanced three per cent from September 15 to October Is, and six teen per cent for the past twelve months. Potatoes show the highest increase they having gone up seventy five per cent.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-01

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-President Wilson and Secre ay of State Lansing yesterday discussed the to Germany concerning the del oration of Belgian cvi The administration is determined exnss to Germany its a prehenson oVee the of the Beans in more positive form than the inquiry made by which the charge grew at Berlin
 BERLIN, Nov 30.-The Russian troops have attacked places along the northern Roumanan front gaining local advantages at heavy cost The ROmanians in Walachia before Bucharest, forced to retreat in disorder
 LONDON, Nov. 3O-Admira Sir John .JeIlcoc command of the British fleet has been succeeded by Sir David Beatty who commanded the battle cruiser squadron in the uand tc Jcicoe became first lord of the admiralty.
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 3Ot is officially stated that the American steamer Chemung sunk by shell fire and pcdocd by submarine carrying the Austrian flag There loss of c the had opportunity leave the ship
 VIENNA, Nov. 3O-The kaiser has left Vienna Owing to slight cold his physicians persuaded him to attend Empcr Francis oseph funeral The king of Bulgaria has arrived to be present at the funeral
 LONDON, Dee. 1.-The government today assumed ol of all the coal mines in South Wales under the defense the realm The and miners have been quarrcg the scale and the threatened to strike When the action of the government became known yesterday the news struck the coal interests like a bomb shock.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-01
HOW PRESIDENT SPENT THE
 HOLIDAY

WASHINGTON, Dec. l. - President Wilson passed Thanksgiving day with the members of his family, and in the morning attended services in the Pres byterian church. Last night he was an interested spectator at the ball for the Naval Relief Society at the navy yard.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-01

Ramon Gomez. who during the past four years has passed three and one half years in various jails of the First division, was recently convicted of lar eeny from a dwelling and sent to Nc Neill's island for term of five years.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-01
VILLA $ FIT I H AT I ACk |S
 SUCCESSFUL

FL PASO, Nov. 30. - Two Syrian refugees from Chihuahua City have arrived here. They state that Villa attacked for four days and was each time repulsed. but returned on the firth day, Monday last, and captured the city. Trevino then went south with part of his command.