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The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-21
NABS
 BIG CONTRACTS

SEATTLE, Aug. 21-A contract has been let in this city to the Dry Dock Construction Company for tne building of steel cargo steamcgs. The first contract calls for all outlay of two and a half millIoI. dollars on the steamers. Other contracts are pending which if let to this company will place this city on the map. for ship build ing.
 The officers of the company re- port tLGt work will be commenced on the building of the ships i'm The subsidiary con tracts tor materials and finishing work has already been let and the material is expected to be in the yarls shortly.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-21
WRECKED
 BY EXPLOSION

MONTREAL, Aug. 21 - Five dead. fourteen near deaths door, is the result of a terrific explosion which occurred in powder factory In this city early this morning The workmen were engaged in the manufacture of high, explosive powder to be shipped across the ocean for the Allies. Without sign anL without warning, a smash ing explosion wrecked the working quarters of the factory. Not one pane of glass is left in the build ing. The damage done will run into the thoucands of dollars.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-21
RECORDS
 RAPID GROWTH

4 holiday was declared at the Bank Of Alaska on Saturday after hoOn. The entire working force Gf The financial institution joined with the president in celebrating the record set by the the Bank TOT the usriOd ending. which covered five months of it's rapid deTel- CbmeIt.
 Wben the books were closed the dspnsIts fer the period Yre balanc- ed off q S3O4,SO6.OI. This is an mersase of $44,3S9.O1 over last months record which. closed on Ju- Ey goth. The opening day the deposits began at $9,l51-6l, mak- lag an increase of $295,754.4O anoe the opening Of the Bank on March 2oih.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-21
HEADS ASK FOR MORE
 TIME TO CONSIDER

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 - De- layed-Railroad heaus in confer enCe with President Wilson have asked for additional time to con- slider the plan which has been pro posed by the President for ayerting the railway strike. It is now th- ught that it Is quite likly that they may reject the proposed plan. h that event the issues will be clearly formed and a strike will in all probabilities be called.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-21
PREDICTS CLOSE
 ALASKA FIGHT

SEATTLE, Aug. 21-Judge J. R.. Tucker, from the Second Division ill Alaska, arrived in this city yes terdav on the shdp which arrived from Nome. He says that c. A. SuI,er ruLning on the Democratic ticket will press James Wicker sham closely for the Alaska berth In congress.
 Senator Sulzer Is now finishing a whirlwlnd campaign thru the in- terior and the westward. After he finishes campaigning those sec tions he will campaign around Skagway, Douglas, Juneau and KetchikaE.
 Nome Is enjoying a steady growth and business conditions are look ing better than they have for a number of years.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-21
I3 US. TROOPERS
 ANSWER TAPS

CORPUS CHRISTIE, Aug. 21 - The ninety mile gale which swept this par of the country left in it's wake the dead bodies of thirteen Uaitet States troopers. Communi- cation at best Is In a delayed con ditioL. The exact status of con- ditioAs cannot be ascertained until better communicative methods are established. Hundreds of persons in Th, path of the tOronado have not been heard from. Smaller towns in its path are believed to have been razed to the ground.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-21
WOULD FLOAT
 SUNKEN SHIP

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21 - Another project is afloat in this city which has as its purpose the raising of the sunken treasuTeshtp Brother Jonathan. This ship was sunk off Crescent City some fifty years ago. It carried a valuable shipment of gold and silver. Num- erCus attempts have been made to float the sunken ship but all have failed. Its location is known by the salvage company which seeks to flcat it.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-21
PRESIDENT vETOEs ARMY BILL

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 - De- layed-President Wilson has used his Yetoe power and has refused to sign the army bill. He sets forth his reasons for not signing, that the bill exempts retired army of ficers from court martial discipline. The President believes that re- tired as well as active officers should be held to strict military las
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-21
LOSING
 FRENCH HOLD

LONDON, Aug. 21-The Kaisers hold on French territory is sei- ously threatened by the singing defeats rendered him by the Brit ish operating in the Somme re gions. Terrific blows have been dealt the TeutOns within the last two days in this region. A big bat tie Is now in progress with t1e British flag advancing into new terri ".
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-21
MOVING
 FROM GREECE

SALONIKI, Aug. 21 - Greek mllitray officials have agreed to the withdrawing of troops from IS of the villages along the frontier. Dur ing the summer the invading forces erased the line and placed arbi- trary military rule into operation in tho Greek cities. The Greek central government was for a time In hot water. This announcement is expected to be followed by the withdrawal of practically all of the Invading forces to the border line.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-21
FRENCH STORM
 TEUTONIC POINT

PARIS, Aug. 21-French forces stOrmed and carried an impo, tant point near Combles yesterday. For over ten hours the forces clashe7 in brilliant military maneuVers be- fore the French were able to run thetr flag to the uppermost ram parts of the fort. Thecapture of the fort carried with 1t the sur render of many rounds of muni- tions and valuable field and heavy cannols.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-21
TROOPS SEEK SHELTER
 IN COURT HOUSE

CORPUS CHRISTIE, Aug. 21-De- layed-In gale which reached a velocity of 100 miles an hour the troops eDcamped at Brownsville were forced to seek shelter in the cour' house. The high winds ore ated havoc with the soldiers quart CTS. Hardly a tent is left stand ing. The storm has now subSided and the soldiers are busily rear ranging their former quarters. The storm tied up communication in this district for several hours.
 Miss Stella Prechering of Ju- neau passed thru this city.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-21
NEW ARMY BILL INTRODUCED

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 - Re preventative Hay has introduced a Rew army bill which included prac- tIeally all of the features of the army bill which was vetoed by Will sen and in addition carries court mar'ial features which the PreSi- dent fsVoB.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-21

A number of Garden City peo- pie scaled the heights of A. B. mountain Saturday. They rsport a splendid climb filled with all of the wonders of outdoor life.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-21
ACCEPT PRESIDENTS PLAN

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 - De- layed-The employees have an nounced that they are willing to accept the proposed plan placed forward by President Wilson. The eight hour working shift and straight time for overtime suits them.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-21

Mrs. Dan Mckay and two chil- dren were soutbward bound passen- gers with Juueau sa their final destination. They left on the Ala meda.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-21
SEATTLE MAKES THIS PORT

The City of Seattle steamed in to port Skagway yesterday after noon around the 3:45 hour and cleared for the south via Sitka at 1I:l5 D. ID. It carried 40 round trippers and 30 one way passengers Over 100 tons of freight cargo were uuloaded from the holds of the ship. V. c. Under and wife, Prof. H. $. Herring and wife were noted as hlving left on this boat for the south.
 T. MOlyneaux of Atlin was reg istered at the Dewey Hotel.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22

grass, in fact, many forage crops es-
pecially adapted for swine feeding
grow readily in nearly every section of
the East. Rye, oats, barley and wheat
also are grown, and these young, grow
ing cereals make excellent early spring
pasture for pigs. In the trucking sec
tons there is wasted annually a vast
quantity of unmarketable products
that might be used to advantage and
with profit in feeding hogs. The dairy
districts offer a further advantage to
the hog raiser by furnishing such by
products as skim milk and buttermilk,
which are especially relished and
profitably utilized by growing pigs.
While there are many advantages in
favor of profitable pork production in
the East, on many of the farms these
advantages are overlooked and hogs
are confined within a pen about by
10 feet during the entire year. Eastern
hogs are fed largely on mill~feeds, such
as cornmeal and middlings, which are
expensive feeds.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
WHY WE STAND ON ONE LEG
Few Understand That the involuntary
Action Is to Rest the Bones OF
the Hips.

Naturalists have distinguished us
that we stand upright on two legs.
But do we? Watch a crowd standing
about street orator, and see how
many are really standing on both legs.
Or try yourself to stand on two legs,
and see how soon you are ready to
fall from fatigue.
The truth is we have not yet abso-
lutely acquired the upright position
ascribed to us by the scientists. Even
in the army, where comfort is always
sacrificed to trim appearance, the COM
mand, "Stand at ease," which allows
the soldiers to throw one leg back and
prop themselves upon it, shows how
impossible perfectly upright position
is to maintain for any length of time.
AS any anatomist will tell us, we are
still built very much like the monkeys.
Standing perfectly upright can only
strain, one set of muscles pushing for
ward, another holding back. With ev-
cry movement we make new adjust
ment of these muscles takes place.
The trouble is all with our hip
bones. Therefore, to rest these
muscles we place one of them at rest
by throwing one leg to one side, al
lowing the other to do the work. When
one leg has rested sufficiently, it takes
up the strain and the other takes q
spell. Nor does it matter how much
we strengthen our leg muscles by
walking or other exercises, the per-
fectly upright position is still hard
one to keep.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
| ASIA MINOR HARD TO BOUND
Geographical Names There Have FIRE.
quently Only the Vaguest Meanings
for the Student or the Traveller.

ASIA Minor" is a geographical term
of vague extension. 1t would puzzle
anyone to say exactly where it leaves
off.
The name dates only from the fifth
century, A. D., when Orosius used it,
evidently as a novelty. The Roman
empire knew no Asia minor; indeed.
the Roman province of asia" was
actually smaller than this Lesser Asia.
The alternative name Anatolia Gland
of the sunrise or East, which has
found favor with the Turks, is equally
indeterminate.
1.-THE Levant," which means the
same thing as "Anatolia"-region Of
the rising SUMS even wagner in it's
geographical scope. 1t includes Con-
stantinople and everything anywhere
near the eastern Mediterranean.
Few geographical names have in,
Cured more unfavorable association.
'FLevantine" morals, particularly iE
the matter of honesty, are bywOrd,
as might be expected from such a
tumble of people. Our words ''levan-
ter" and ''to levant." on the other hand,
testify to the fact that dishonesty is
not unknown even in the West. They
originate from the disappearance of
men Who could not pay their gambling
or other debts, and were reported to
have gone to the East.-American Car
pet and Upholstery Journal
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
Quaint Raineoat.

When rain falls In tropical countries
there Is no mistake about 1T. The rain
comes as if it meant to sweep away
all such trifleS as trees and bushes.
A man who goes out in this deluge
must protect himself, but he finds that
a macintosh of the lightest kind has
its disadvantages, for if it keeps the
rain out, it also keeps the heat in.
The raincoat devised by the Next
cans is called a "chino," and is so por.
Gus that the heat of the body readily
escapes, while owing TO its construc-
ton it keeps the wearer dry. The
chino is made of numberless long, mar
row strips of dried palm-leaf, one end
of each strip being woven into a light
fabric and the rest falling loose. The
wearer of this garment rustles as he
walks. and the rain pattering upon it
makes a pleasant sound. Arrived at
the house, he takes off his palm-leaf
hat, shakes it, and hangs it up to dry.
Then he slips off his chino. shakes
that also. and hangs it up. He him.
self is untouched by the rain. but the
chino, as it hangs up. looks like a
huge, damp. brown cassock. Surely
this raincoat is the Quaintest in the
world.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
Industrious Knitter.

II never saw a more Industrious
woman than that Mrs. Crum," the
teacher remarked, before the Ken
lucky mountain boys and girls gath
cred at the school dinner table. "Why,,
even when meet her on the road she
pulls her yarn and needles out of her,
pockets and goes to knittingr'
Teachers manifestation of surprise
brought forth volley of calculations
from the children, each of whom had
mother, aunt or cousin who was
equally ardent at woodworking.
"Oh," exclaimed one little fellow.
reaching the climax of the discussion,
81 had a grandmother who was the
knittiest woman l ever knowed. She
used to take her knitting to bed with
her, and every few minutes she
woked up and throwed out a pair o.
socks. Harper Magazine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
Instinct of Birds.

While residing In the country, some
years ago, and walking out one eve
ming, l found a nest of young black
birds. The young birds were almost
fledged. Taking them home with me,
l put them in cage, and the next
morning hung them out under a tree;
and in about an hour 1 saw the Old
birds at the cage, evidently delighted
to find their young. The old birds
came regularly every two hours and
fed them with worms and grubs. This
continued for two days, the old birds
trying all in their power to get the
young ones out. On the third day I
noticed the old birds bring berry,
which they gave the young ones, two
Of whom died that evening and the
the rest next day. The old birds then
left off coming. The berries on ex-
animation proved to be the seeds of
the Atropa belladonna or deadly
nightshade. This convinced me of
what l had heard about these birds
destroying their young If allowed to
feed them in Imprisonment. / am told
that other birds have the same in
stinct-Liverpool Post. -
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
POWER or THE HuMoRIsT
Tercentenary of cervantes RecaIls to
Readers of History Memory OF
Other Satirists

The British are not the only people
who this year may celebrate the ter
centenary of a great writer. Madrid is
erecting monument to the author of
"Don Quixote." Ceramics was mora
than man of letters; he was more
than a great humorist; he was an
epoch. Master of ridicule, he laughed
the defunct age of chivalry out of ex-
istence.
People often forget the social func-
ton of the humorist, a New York
Tribune writer states. He restores
sanity. He clears the atmosphere of
extravaganza and humbug. Bergson
says that laughter has survival value"
as a corrective of social abuses. Ger
tainly some of the worlds most eff
fectiye reformers have been its mas
tiers of ridicule and satire. There ara
humorists, like Mark Twain, in whose
laughter there is no sting, and there
have been bitter satirists, like Jona-
than Swift and La Rochefoucauld, who
have simply Knocked the 'all too hui
manneSs" of mankind at it's noblest.
But in almost every age there has
been some bold nonconformist spirit
whose laughter in the face of soma
traditional scarecrow has ended the
tyranny of a truth which had out
lived its usefulness and become a lie.
KnighthoOd in the days of Chaucey
had still its noble aspects, but knight
hNnd N M 80
Quixote" could never quite escape q
touch Of the burlesQue. Therefore, men
turned to less antiquated and more
real avenues of human service.
Similarly, the laughter of Aristo.
planes wrought confusion among the
ancient Greek sophists. Lucian's mock,
cry corrected much of the sentimental.
ism of the effete Greco-Roman So
ciety. The sound laughter of Eras-
mus, the humanist, spread the infu.
ence of the Renaissance in norther
Europe. Buffers "Hudibras" helped
correct the extravagances of early
English puritanism. Voltaire laughed
the last remnants of medievalism out
of the eighteenth-century France and
cleared the ground for modern democ.
racy. Carlyle's "Sartor Resartus"
made nineteenth century romanticism
ridiculous. The sly humor of Thack-
cray brought common sense into early
Victorianism, and the sardonic spirit
of Bernard Shaw in these times has
left little in modern commercial So
ciety unchallenged.
May the CervanteS monument stand
as reminder to moderns that there
have been reformers with sense of
humor!
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22

A novel life preserver has been de-
vised to supplement the ordinary cork
jacket in rough water. BY its use the
person in distress is able to breathe,
even when the waves sweep over his
head. The appliance adds to the cork
jacket a light metal chamber which
floats high, spout leading from it
rising two or three feet above the
water level. A tube leads from this
chamber to face mask, through which
the wearer of the jacket breathes.
Even if the water sweeps over his
head the spout of the air chamber is
still clear and the air supply unim-
paired.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22

the glimpse of an instant: then pad
balanced on the crest of a wave AMI
,, went over.
| was conscious of cries. shrill. In
stantly smothered. and then | sank,
struggling hard to keep above water.
yet borne down by the weight Of the
canoe. | came up again. choking ana
half strangled. and sought to grip the
boat as it whiried past My fingers
found nothing to cling to. slipping
! along the wet keel. until | went down
again. but this time holding my
breath. My water-soaked garments
and heavy shoes made swimming al
most impossible. vet struggled to
keep face above water. Two men had
reached the canoe. and had somehow
found hold. One of these was an In
dian, but they were already too far
away TO aid me. and in another mo-
ment had vanished in the white CREST
ed waves. Not another of cur boats
crew was visible, nor could be sure
of where the shore lay.
twice L went down, waves Dreak-
ing over me, and finging me about
ike cork. Yet, l was conscious.
though strangely dazed and hopeless.
I struggled. but more as if in a dream
| than in reality. Something black.
| shapeless, seemed to sweep past me
through the water; it was borne high
on wave, and flung up my hauds
in protection; I felt myself grpped.
lifted partially, then the grasp failed.
and l dropped back into the churning
water. The canoe, or whatever else
it was. was gone. swept remorselessly
past by the raging wind, but as |
came up again to the surface hand
clasped me, drew me close until l had
grip on broad shoulder.
| Beyond this I knew nothing; with
the coming of help. the sense that
was no longer struggling unaided for
| life in those treacherous waters. all
strength anC consciousness left me.
When l again awoke, dazed. trem-
bling, a strange blur before my eyes,
was lying upon a sandy beach. with
cliff towering above me. its crest
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
q % iEatiarE ,sss., ll-lsfs--4,
Irrigation In Egypt.

The Egyptian ministry of public
works, which has been experimenting
in cotton raising during the past ten
years in the Gezia region in the Sudan.
has issued an optimistic report to the
effect that it will be possible to do
better than double the yield of cotton
in the Nile Delta by means of sys-
TEN of dams for irrigation in connec1
ton with the White Nile and the Blue
Nile.
Vast quantities of water have been
stored already, and during the past 30
years nearly q million acres Of en-
tirely new land beve been added to
the taxable soil of The country. 1t Is
estimated that in his newly explored
region about 100000 acres of land
could be made capable of growing cot
ton. This, as matter of fact, would
give more land than is now planted
with cotton in. Egypt. Irrigation,
works are now being constructed, and
a plot of 10000 acres Is being treated.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22

'7r'sny Kept Within Sight.
~ = I1 w., he saw him come down
IA, t-. Even if he did not do the
aa h1 t'uSe'N ne must have discovered
ITsc g!e' he voiced no alarm"
hs va. %as Silent and my eyes fell from
-, NV 10 the green water.
Van, ' y, ~ be hard to explain" he
:, w. But he shall have a chance f"
All ,S S-@hce. You will question him;
s9 &c aesi'ated whether to answer m.
hin lips eruei smile on his
b, 'l ill.,. l do not know. It's like 70
vs ~ S'ql' |, at the Rock. if ever
,,e M p5s e INN there; though the chances
vssS ~ :. Fellow . Will take to the woods
duh, - ~ uads himself suspected. No
anv ne me, Best thing I can do will he
esDcb U i.'l until We hold him safe.
arllsi, ~ aaTd to pretend with such
pal. I so3 as If hoping I might
Bsh IL ny u silence angered him.
cocse,e,, Il l had my way the Young
ea2 Az. would face a file at our first
W.. !. ne does not" D -
Tut hat ! IS Four meaning, monsieur p
sS .Our LII ufed Of your play-act-
e'NA kS;ot1 making eyes at this forest
u :sae END zrI.i ny back. Sang dieu! !
havo ~ this-do you hear?-
ale !ou ts,. : grip now which win
~ Junk twice, my dear. before
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
HOGS IN RAPE AT MISSOURI AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION

(F'rom the United States Department of
Agriculture)
While the South and West are awak-
ing rapidly to the merits of the hog,
and these sections are increasing their
output of pork and enlarging their
bank accounts, few farmers in New
England or the middle Atlantic states
are raising hogs on large scale.
Many of the farmers in these sections
hold that hog raising is not profitable,
and on many farms the hogs that are
raised are regarded as side-line rath-
er than as offering an important source
of income In these eastern states 1t is
estimated on January 1, 1916, there
were only 2.6S7, 900 hogs, or about
per cent of the total of 6S,000000 re-
ported for the entire country.
The principal reason why hogs are
not raised more largely by eastern
farmers, the animal husbandry experts
of the department say, is that many
farmers in this section have not yet
realized the value of cheaply grown
forage and pasture in swine produc-
ton. The general conditions in the
East offer opportunities for profitable
pork production, but not where hogs
are kept in pens 6 by 10 feet ana fed
on grain alone, with no green feed ex-
cept occasional waste vegetables from
the table.
There seems also to be an impress
sion throughout the East that only
those farmers who have rich, level
land should raise hogs. AS a matter
of fact, the specialists say, hogs are
most easily handled on farms that are
somewhat rolling. For the production
of grasses the upland farm is often
about as good as the level one. There
is generally better water supply, and
billy farm is likely to have more
shade. This does not mean that the
hill farmer has the better situation,
but in a great many instances he has
certain advantages which he does not
appreciate.
Advantages Offered by East.
The eastern farmer is in the midst
of top-notch markets for hogs. The
prices paid for hogs on the New York,
Jersey City, Philadelphia and Pitts
burgh markets are on an average high
er than the prices paid for hogs on
any of the western markets. The
East is peculiarly adapted to hog rails
ing, in view of the fact that markets
for fresh pork and cured meats may be
found in local communities as well as
in the larger cities and the various
coast resorts.
Corn is being grown successfully in
the East, and in some sections the av-
erage yield per acre is greater than
that of the middle West. Glover, blue