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The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-05-04
National Forest Timber Fer Sale

Sealed hids will be received by the '>orest Supervisor, ketchikan, Alaska, ui: 10 and iacludins April 2ith, lel6, for a!l the merchantable dead. timber stlutiue or down, all the live tin ber ilRriVd of rsignated for cutting on au area eaa>rscing about 240 acres, boo; ;"rio" f.t t;le head of Burnett In. let {, la eAtenGn! @'cnr the east shore enc mils, t extcnain .nnofeet back from tfe , cie, estiu.a 'd 'o contain l,0oJ,' ,'M0 tee; E Nj. of srrrcf -hw' tim. Ter, 35. eoG fst' B NJ. of red co,lar .qv titnb'f, ae 5Goo feet h. = oi te.5- lp'i -a=. ,. >.o h.s ,s ...sa jhgr sl.oo pes At. for spruce ard red cedar l.. 1.s T! y ". .t1;'. henlock ,tw umherw wi . be considered. Derosit with hi' ernn no. The riprt to rai~rs
 :, ,-. .s.. ,e,, D.ls aro e"Hmit'ed tu.t il.C...-...,l, concerning the timber, conditions Of .-i. -s ' sHhrul,.'o' 'f i1s Shcrh be oi.,aiue,, 9in the e'ot, .r aperviser. t<etchil,an,A A aska.
Evening star., 1916-05-07
NATIONAL PARKS OF U. S,
DESCRIBED BY GLEASON
r.. B. Marshall Also Tells of Gov
ernment's Work at university
Club, Entertainment.

lecture by Herbert W. Gleason on
The National Parks" was the feature
provided for the usual Saturday even
ing entertainment at the University
Club last night. Mr. Gleason, who has
visited practically all of the parks told
Of their scenic beauties while illustrat-
ing his remarks with a series of pho
tographs taken on his various trips.
The place OF Stephen T Mather, as
sistant secretary of the interior, in
charge of the national park system of
the government, who was to have
briefly described tho work that is go
ing on In the development of the parks,
was taken by r. B. Marshall, who. as
chief geographer of the geological sur
vey. had personally surveyed many of
the sections depicted.
Among the various expedients to
which the government through Mr..
Mather is resorting to get every citi-
zen OF the United States to visit the
campaign launched in conjunction with
tho railroads. plans for q park to- par k
highway. and the opening Of such
parks as is possible to private motor
lists.
Mr.. Gleason took his audience on a
the fourteen national parks Gfhi and thirty ti
national monuments Of the country.
Among the parks shown in a frequent
ly .applauded series Of pictures were
Lake, Yosemite. General Grant and the
Grand Canyon. typical series OF
views of each reservation was shown.
Evening star., 1916-05-07
D. C. MILITIAMEN WIN.
Defeat MILDLY Rifemen for First
Time in Eight Years,

For the first time in eight years the
team representing the National Guard OF
the District of Columbia defeated the
team representing the midshipmen OF the
Naval Academy at Annapolis. Md, in
their annual rifle match held at Annapo-
lis Yesterday. The success of the local
team. according to Lieut. Col Thomas S.
King. team captain. was due to the supe-
riority of the local team over the naval
men in rapid fire. The final score stood
1856 for the guard team and 2,103 for the
Annapolis team. Sergt. Harry F. Rich
ardson, Company X. Sd Infantry. was the
high man on the local team. finishing
with a score of 1SS to his credit
If the Annapolis men can obtain the
nermission of their superiors they are 60
ing to come to Washington May 27 for
return match with the local team on the
Congress Heights range OF the guard,
according to Col. King. The scores:
National Guard-Two hundred yards.
56s: 500 yards, slow fire. 534; 500 yards.
idshipmen-Two hundred Yards.
rapid fire. 52s: 300 yards. rapid fire.
64i: 800 yards. slow fire. Sis. 500
wards. slow fire, $40.
No prizes are given in these matches
The members of the successful team
are Lieut.. A. G. Schmidt. Corp. F. A.
Livingston, Company H: Capt. H. c.
Earnshaw. Private Gooch Myers. Com
pany F: Lieut.. E. H. Gerber. Lieut.
Z. c. Sweeney. Lieut.. William B.
white, Corp. C. S. Shields. Sergt. J. C.
Jensen, Company 1; Lieut.. Thomas
Brown. sergt. Richardson and sergt.
o. G. knight
Capt. Ralph Alderman was team
coach. while Capt. E. H. Brian was
team sootter.
Evening star., 1916-05-07
MRS. ROBERTSON HEADS
COLLEGE WOMEN'S CLUB
Officers Elected at Annual Meeting
of Observation-Disclosures
Home Planned.

Committee reports were read and or
fcers were elected for the coming year
at the annual meeting Of the College
Women's Club. held last night in the
oak room at the Raleigh Hotel. A re-
capitulation of the membership OF the
club showed that it has reached tota!
of 37s. representing eighty-hve univer-
sites and colleges.
The report on the Elizabeth v. Brown
nemorial fund for the establishment
of a scholarship in George Washing
ton University showed that s65S has
been raised toward the prospective
fund of $4,000.
The work of the trade sewing schoo!
at Neighborhood House WAS ordered
Continued for another year. The newly
elected president was authorized to ap-
point a committee to consider and
formulate plans for clubhouse for a
nermanent home for the organization.
The officers elected were: President.
Mrs. Thomas E. Robertson: first vice
president, Mrs. Eugene e. Stevens; sec
ond vice president. Mrs. William +.
Woolard; corresponding secretary. Mrs.
Hugh NJ. Adams: recording secretary.
Miss Carrie NJ. Davis: treasurer, Miss
Musa Marbut; members OF the execu
tive committee, Mrs. John Barber. Miss
Jessie j. Brainerd, Miss Helen Hughes.
Mrs. Martin A. Morrison, DR.. Ada II.
Thomas, Mrs. Otto'L Veerhoff and Mrs.
David White.
Evening star., 1916-05-07

employees get a pension. She urged
that the men take their wives into their
confidence and enlist their support. pre-
dieting that pensions will come to them
more quickly.
Mrs. c. II. Russell of New York and
Mrs. J. F.. Donohue of. New York also
spoke of the force which could be
brought to bear by the women in favor
of retirement. Both said the women
could be of material aid in getting pub
licity for the movement
Pointing out that opposition to re-
tirement legislation in the House is
very small. Representative keating of
Colorado predicted success for any such
Evening star., 1916-05-07

FORMAL protocol covering the subject
of the expedition is expected to be re-
sumed here after the Scott-Obregon
agreement has been ratified. While
the latter deals with the military
features, it Is thought necessary to
work out diplomatic features through
regular diplomatic channels.
Elated at Ojo-Azules Victory.
Gen. Carranza's note of April Il, sug-
sesting that discussion of the with
drawaI of the American forces be
taken up, suspended negotiations then
in progress for protocol II these
are to be resumed. the ground will
have to be gone over again in the light
of the border agreement.
Administration officials We're elated at
the success of Mai. Howe and his men
in surprising Villa band, Furnishing 1t
severely and coming off without any
casualties. The dash, army officials
said. was in many respects unsurpassed
IN brillancy. The facts that at least
forty-two bandits were slain. that the
remainder were effectually scattered
and that a number OF Carranza soldiers
held prisoners by the outlaws were res
cued is expected to lend to the prestige
OF the American troops among the Mex
leans. The official report from Gen.
Pershing telling of the fight was the
only Mexican dispatch made public yes
terday a I the War Department
Evening star., 1916-05-07
MISS PAULINE FLOYD
WINS DEBATE HONORS
Adjudged Best Speaker in Washing
ton College of Law
Contest.

Miss Pauline Floyd won first honors
in the annual public debate given by
members of the class of 1918 of the
Washington College of Law, in the au-
ditorum of the Business High School
last night. The negative team. consist
ing of o. P. Roepke. Miss P. NJ. Mccall
and Miss Floyd. which argued that mill
itary training should not be given in
American colleges. was adjudged win
ner of the contest by the judges. Mrs.
Louis F. Post. Mai. Harry Coope and
Ernest H. Daniel.
The losing Affirmative team was COM
posed of NJ. A. Mussman, who was
awarded second prize for Individual de-
bate; H. n. Foss and Miss c. j.. Kelley.
Mr.. Roepke of the affirmative was given
honorable mention for individual de-
bate.
Subject Closely Treated.
The victory of the negative was due
to closer treatment of the subject
and more real arguing than was dis
played by the Affirmative. Miss Floyd,
in particular. in the opinion of the audi
ence as upheld by the judges decision.
was happy in her argument that the
proposition to install military training
in American colleges Is thoroughly "un-
American" and opposed to the great
democratic ideal of the republic.
There is nothing in common be-
tween the educational system of this
country and a war system" she de-
clared. deploring the suggestion to
bring the military ideal into the cradle
Of the democracy" the school system.
Miss Floyd was graduated from the
Business High School with the class
Of 1915, and was awarded a scholar
ship to the Washington College of Law.
Miss Nellie M Crock. vice president
Of the class. presided. DR.. Paca Ober-
lin presented to Dean Emma NJ. Gill
let of the Law School a framed copy of
Justice Stafford's poem. "Inyocation.' -
on behalf Of the class Of 1918. Dancing
followed the debate.
Evening star., 1916-05-07

measures. At the hearings before the
committees. he said, there was no OPP
position to be found.
You may not get retirement at this
session." he said. but it's coming as
sure as death and taxes. Just keep at
il in the way you have and your ef-
forts will be rewarded with success.
Advocates Organization.
He advocated organization among the
government employees. and said such
organization indicated to him the first
evidence of the ability of the people
to goveren themselves. The man who
works for Uncle Sam. he said. is just
as much entitled to make his demands
and present his grievances as any
others
Mr. Keating said he wanted to see
the day when every postmaster would
be under the civil servie. and would
endeavor to eliminate partisan poll
tics from the government service.
II am for retirement" he said. Il
want to see Uncle Sam the best and
most enlightened employer in the
United States. When you get thai
other things that you have been striv'
hing for will necessarily follow"
He spoke briefly upon his bill pro-
viding that the board of mediation and
Cancellation should handle disputes OF
government employees as it does for the
railroads Some officials are against it
| he said. because they believe IT is in
| terfering with discipline, but he said
| that when a man at the top is given
authority protection also must be pro-
vided for the man at the bottom ano
| the man between the top and bottom
He said he had received letters from
all over the country in favor Of the bill
Increases Per Capita Tax.
| The association increased its per cap
ita tax from 25 to so cents. Responding
to the appeal of George Burnhousel
of New York for contributions o
money to be used inia campaign fo
retirement. the delegates literall!
stormed the stage and fired green
backs on the seeretary's table.
The following officers for the ensu
| ing year were elected:
| President, Andrew W. Mckee; frs
vice president, w. Tate: second vic'
president. J. j. Connolly: third vic
president. A. L. Fribour&: fourth vic
president. Frederic AR Dele Dowsey
treasurer. L. E. Swartz; secretary
John j. Deviny; executive COMMITTEES
George T. Morgan. chairman; NJ. H
Donohue. George j. Kleffner, R. c
keenan,. Charles Il. Weigand. j. D. Hol
land and Charles F. Lewis.
Evening star., 1916-05-07
"ANT|-AMER|CAN SPIRIT
IN MEXICO DECREASING" J"
Methodist Bishop Says Presidents
Policy Has Been Effective in
Convincing Mexicans.
SARATOGA SPRINGS. N. Y. May G.

SARATOGA SPRINGS. N. T.. May 6.
-Anti-American sentiment in Mexico
is decreasing, in the opinion of Bishop
Francis j. Mcconnell of Denver. Col,
who reported to the Methodist Epis-
copal general conference tonight the
results of missionary work in that
country over which he has episcopal
supervision. He visited the Mexican
churches frequently during the trouble
there and was in Mexico City at the
time of the Villa raid on Columbus. N.
NJ. He was escorted to tho northern
border by Alfonso Herrera, Carranza
leader who is member of the Mexican
Methodist Conference.
whatever may be said of President
Wilson's Mexican policy" said the
bishop. "it is true that this policy has
done more to convince the Mexicans
that the United States does not want
Mexico than have all our other policies
put together.
The stories of outrages committed
upon Americans as the result of anti
American spirit are very greatly ex-
aggerated. Scores of Americans have
been killed, but not because they were
Americans. After four trips to the in
border l have been unable to learn OF
more than one American killed just
because he was an American, except
| those who have died by the recent
| outrages Of the followers Of Villa"
Many Dead From Typhus.
Except for a brief interval. when
President Wilson called Americans out
| of Mexico, all of the Methodist mission
aries have remained at their posts un-
der conditions which Bishop Mcconnell
characterized as almost insuferable
For months they obtained no mail from
| the United States. and through lons
periods they were compelled to work
10 relieve the hunger of their parish
toner's After armies had overrun the
| country and the crops were destroy
ed, typhus appeared. and In one towE
| of $500 inhabitants. where q Metho.
dist mission was located, 1900 persons
died from this disease.
| He asserted that the lever presen
specter OF Intervention Is distressing I,
tie Mexican mind" Only $4,000 a yea
il Available for Mexican religious and
educational work. he said.
Bishop Homer c. stuntz Of Bueno
Aires, Argentina, and Bishop Frank W
Warn OF Lucknow. India. reported fo
the missionary work In South Americ,
and southern Asia
Evening star., 1916-05-07
GEN. SMITHS SUPPORTERS
MAKE MOVE IN HIS Behalf
Will Endeavor to Have Senate Re
verso Vote Rejecting His
Nomination.

The matter Of Gen Robert G. Smiths
nomination to be excise commissioner
Of the District will be finally settled
by the Senate tomorrow. II is expected.
The Senate has rejected the nomina-
ton, but tho supporters of Gen. Smith
are seeking q reconsideration of the
vote by which he was rejected. Sem
ator Hughes Of New Jersey has re-
quested that he be allowed to change
his vote from aye to mo-" so that.
being one OF the majority voters. he
could move the reconsideration under
,he rules. He has claimed since Sem
ator Pittman has been allowed to have
his vote recorded tho whole matter is
axzin open
Evening star., 1916-05-07

which he met on his western trips All
the reports. they say. indicate that he
will receive a substantial vote from
among the delegates from the western
states.
1t is the expressed opinion of those
close to Senator Burton that he will
go into the convention with as large
an element of first-choice strength as
any of the recognized candidates. The
peculiar strength of his position, how
ever, it is claimed. is the wide distri-
button of his second choice support
Evening star., 1916-05-07
Zeppelin Badly Crippled.

dispatch from Rotterdam to the
Daily News says that Dutch fishing
boat. which arrived at Ameland. re-
ported having sighted the Zeppelin
L-9 hying extremely low across the
North sea yesterday and apparently
badly crippled.
A dispatch from Saloniki says that
the entire population of the town wit
messed the destruction Friday morn
ing of the German Zeppelin, which was
shot down by the French heet in the
harbor. The dispatch says that the
airship was one of the newest and
largest type known as super -Zeppelins
There was great jubilation IN Salonlki
over the destruction of the raidinc
Zeppelin, says Reuters dispatch
from that place. since Saloniki has
been for a long time in nightly terror
of raids.
Evening star., 1916-05-07
Senate Takes Recess.

Senator Hughes request that he be
permitted to change his vote was be-
fore the Senate again yesterday after
noon during executive session. but SEN
ator Hughes was absent. and the mat
ter was allowed to go over. In order
that the question might not be fore
closed. the Senate recessed while in
executive session until IL o'clock to-
morrow morning. This step was neces-
sary since, under the rules. II two ex-
ecutive sessions go by after vote,
without a motion 10 reconsider being
made, the original vote automatically
becomes hnal AS the Senate had held
an executive session Friday, yester-
days session. had II not been prolonged
BY recess, would have been the sec
ond since the vote rejecting Gen. Smith 8
nomination.
The opponents of Gen. Smith are con-
hdent that the original verdict of tht
Senate cannot be reversed.
Evening star., 1916-05-07

In the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
New York city, an Egyptian nobleman's
tomb. built $500 years ago and trans.
ferred in it's entirety, has been placed
on public view.
Evening star., 1916-05-07
OPPOSES CHANGE
IND. c. F|SCALPLAN
Continued from First Page.)

CONTINUED from First Page)
purposes of taxation and a proposal for
the establishment of a separate board of
tax appeals and annual assessments.
For River Dredging Plan.
A resolution from the Southeast Wash
ineton Citizens Association favoring the
dredging of the Anacostia river to a
depth of thirty feet as far as the navy
yard was adopted, as was recommenda-
ton to the effect that the District con-
meet up it's sewerage system with that
of the Maryland suburban communities,
so as to prevent the pollution of streams
flowing through Rock Creek Park and
other sections of the District. 1t also was
voted to favor amalgamation of the cross
ing police with the regular metropolitan
police force. -,
At its next meeting the federation will
take up the question of suffrage of the
District, giving special consideration to
a plan advocated by the Petworth Citi-
zens' Association. This has been made
the special order of business for the June
session.
Evening star., 1916-05-07
Mon Should Ask Wives Aid.

Men should enlist the aid of their
wives, Mrs. X. L. White of New York,
temporary national secretary Of the
ladies' auxiliary, said. She is an an
ploye Of the city Of New York. and said
that she soon will get 4 pension. but
she wanted to see all governmental
Evening star., 1916-05-07
Mr.. Burton in City.

Former Senator Burton was IN the
city yesterday on his way east He 10
taking little respite from = very
strenuous speaking trip. From the
first of January until the first Of May
he has spoken on an average Of more
than once a day In the course Of two
trips across the continent.
The friends of Senator Burton are
very much pleased with the reception
Evening star., 1916-05-07

There is a curious contradiction be-
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-06-30
THE PAY FOR 4 SOLDIER.
Schedule Of Salaries for Uncle Sans
Officers and Enlisted Men.

The pay of officers and enlisted men
of the national guard, when In active
service, Is the same as that Of regular
army officers and men, being rs fol-
lows:
Major-general, $4,000; brigadier-
general, $1,000; colonel $4,000 to S5,-
300; lieut.. colonel, $500 to $4,000;
major, $4,000 TO $4,000; captain, 81
400 to $1,000; first lieutenant, $4,000
to $500; second lieutenant, $l,1O0 to
s., 400.
The pay of enlisted men ranges
pending on rank and length Of SER
vice. A private gets SIS to $25;
first-class private, SiS to $3.50; cor
poral, $2l to S42; sergeant, $50 to
Sts; sergeants OF engineers, ordnance.
signal or quartermaster corps, $50 TO
$50; sergeants, frst-class and first
sergeants, S45 to 500; firemen, $50 to
$4S; color sergeant or electrician SER
geant, second class, S36 to $50; mas
ter gunner and battalion or squadron
sergeants major, $40 to $64; regimen
tai staff sergeants and frst-class cleo
trician sergeants, $45 to 500; engi-
neer. coast artillery, $65 to $50, and
master electricians, $40 to 500. Bands
men get S2a to 800 and hospital corps
men, SIG to $74.
The new army law will provide
some other noncommissioned grades
and increase the pay of some of the
existing grades.
Additional pay for expert marks
manship or extra duty ranges from So
to 50 a month. Enlisted men on for
eign service get an addition of 20 per
cent to their pay. This applies to the
Philippines or Mexico.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-06-30

swcrcd the call, going rs first licuten-
ant of Company l. from Mound City.
Because Of a technical error In the
conduct of Elmo's recent school bond
election, u new election will be called
u, once. and the proposition voted on
once more. In the meantime the con-
tract has been let, work started on the
building and the bonds sold. 1t was
in making out the transfer OF the
bonds that the legal defect was found.
Petitions for the paving Of portions
of five streets in Albany were pre-
scatcd and passed at the meeting Of
the city council last Monday evening.
Last Friday night about II o'clock,
q citizen Of the county driving along
the road south Of Darlington, found
n big st. Joseph auto moving van
stuck in a mud-hole. and five or six
barrels Of whisky piled out by the
roadside. Driving on into town, the
Darlington man called up one or two
of his neighbors, and they phoned to
Sheriff Ross and Prosecuting Attor-
ney Reeves, who went down, and, af-
ter the big van had been pulled out Of
the mud-hole and the booze reloaded,
ordered II driven into Albany, arriv-
ing here after daylight. A man Civ
ing the name of C. o. Buzzard, and
who claimed to be druggist at
! llidgeway, was in charge of the booze.
lie stated that he bought the stuff In
st. Joseph and had hired the big van
to haul II to Ridgeway, intending to
use the booze for filling prescriptions
in his business there. On looking up
the law, Prosecutor Reeves could only
find four counts on which action can
be brought against violators of the
local option law in Missouri. These
are: Selling liquor. Keeping liquor
for another. Storing liquor for an
other. Delivering liquor to another.
As the Ridgeway druggist could not
he convicted in Gentry county on any
of these counts, Prosecutor Reeves
phoned to the prosecuting attorney of
Harrison county, telling him that Bug
zard and his booze were here; that
they were headed for Harrison coun-
ty, and asking him IL he wanted to
hold him. After taking an hour or SO
to look up the law, however, the Har-
rison county prosecutor phoncd that
he knew of no charge upon which he
could hold the man and the van, and
so they were turned loose. After
studying over the matter for Q time,
however, Buzzard seems to have de-
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-06-30
Should Teach Dairying In the Rural
Schools.

Teaching Of the principles of dairy
ing in the rural school is advocated by
Professor p. NJ. Brandt, assistant "a
the dean Of the College Of Agriculture
Of the University, at Columbia.
Prof. Brandt believes that dairying
can be made intensely interesting to
the pupils II the right methods are
pursued. II the youth while in school
studies the relative efficiency of cows
and efficient dairy administration, he
will know how TO remedy abnormal
conditions and thus greatly enrich the
dairy interests Of the state.
Every school that attempts to
teach this branch of agriculture" says
Prof. Brandt, SHOULD have in its
equipment Babcock tester to ascer.
tain the amount of butter-fat in milk
and should have milk scales"