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The Washington times., 1916-09-06
POSTPONES CHOICE
OF POSTMASTERS
New York and Chicago Berths Va
cant for Time.

The two biggest postmastership
problems in the country. New York and
Chicago. will not be solved at this ses-
sion Of Congress. President Wilson has
decided not to make second nomina-
ton for New York. State Senator Wag-
ner having declined the offer. and ac-
ton will not be pressed on his nomlna-
ton of Dixon c. williams for the Chi
cago office. Senator Lewis 10 opposed
to Williams nomination.
The President today nominated Albert
H. Gillis to be postmaster at Kansas
City, Kan.
The Washington times., 1916-09-06
Mrs. Mary Watkins.

FUNERAL services Tor Mrs.. Mary
watkins. a resident OF the District
Tor twenty-hve years. who died yes
terday. RRed seventy-three years,
viii ke held at her late resid ence.
1f1e Clifton street. tomorrow at
O'Clock. Interment will be at AriinE-
ton Cemetery. She is survived By her
husband. George Watkins. clerk In
the Pension office. and four children.
Daniel Walking, Of Pittsburgh, Pa,
Mrs. Bwin. and Mary and Rhoda Wat
The Washington times., 1916-09-06
Ohioan Slated for
Judge Clarke's Place

Edward g. werts. United States dis
trict attorney. in Ohio. probably will
be appointed Judge. to succeed James H.
Clarke. recently elevated to the Su-
preme Bench, II was learned today fol-
Pomerene. and President Wilson.
The Washington times., 1916-09-06
Mrs Charles C. Clark.

Funeral services for Mrs. Charles c.
Clark who died on Saturday while
aboard a steamer returning from
held at her late residence. 1852 JEFF
ferson street. Brightwood. yesterday
She IL survived by her husband and
three adopted children. Raymond w.
% Clark, Mrs WIsSs Graee N; d., Mathews, - and ID
ter member OF the Lineal Society OF
Spanish War Veterans.
The Washington times., 1916-09-06
POLICE FIND A CLUE
TOCANOEDROWN|NG
Philadelphia Detectives Find
Rescuer Of Two Of Party Of
Four Thrown Into River.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. s.-The dis
covery Of the owner and captain Of
the launch that took the two boy
canoeists off the motor boat which
caused the death by drowning of Jen-
ME and Alice Maussner. Of Frankford
In the Delaware river Monday after
noon, is said by the police to be q
sufficient clue from which to determine
the identity Of the four men reponsible
for the fatality. The name OF the
launch launch to which the boys were trans
Charles Sweeney. and the engineer is
Sharles Stevenson. 1r.. both Of 1877
Detectives Ayres and T1mlen. Of the
detective bureau. reported the discovery
Farrasut had taken the men from the
motor boat that caused the fatality was
false. They said Captain Sweeney, who
Keeps his boat at Red Bank. N. j., did
not no,,,k know the names Of the men the
easily identify two of the four on tho
motor boat. They intimated that Cap
tain sweeney would be asked to assist
them In the search for the men. the
by thorough search OF every club and
penthouse along this section Of the
Delaware river.
The motor boat. which has been de-
scribed as dirty white. having no
cabin. and containing four foreigners. Ia
being searched for by the police of
Philadelphia and Camden. and Della
ware river shore towns Of Pennsyl-
vania and New Jersey. The two young
men. Elmer and George Milligan. Of
6sl3 Walker street. Wissinoming, who
were In the canoe and we're rescued by
the mysterious motor boat, were taken
off when the engine stalled. by another
ing Boat Club.
Meanwhile details OF men are still
dragging the section OF the river oppo-
the two sisters. Their parents are pros
trated at the news. which they received
early yesterday morning from neigh
bors. Mrs. Frederick Maussner moved
expecting her daughters to come. Mr..
Maussner was grief-stricken.
Only One Daughter Left
Standing all afternoon in the vesti-
bule Of the Maussner home. at 1910
Bridge street. was Madeline Maussner.
the only daughter left OF the four. since
Richard. married son. died two
months ago. leaving a small child. Miss
Madeline Maussner watched with tear
full eyes every visitor to the house. and
prevented their ringing the bell and
making unnecessary noise which would
disturb her parents.
The only description Of the motor
boat obtained from the Milligan home
Yesterday was from Elmer Milligsn.
who almost gave his life TO save Alice
Maussner. A 1.-the. pleasant looking
boy. tanned and we'll able to manage
a canoe, he told of the drowning, say
ing that he himself had givon up. His
only recollection Of the Doa. was that
II Is q dirty white. about seventeen feet
long. With no cabin. and containing four
men who seemed to be foreigners.
The Washington times., 1916-09-06
Plan Automobile Trim.

The fall outing Of the membership
committee Of the Board Of Trade will
be held September 2s and "a. The fifty
automobile trip to River Sprinxs. Nd
Charles r. Crane 10 chairman Of the
membership committee, and Charles J.
waters 10 chairman Of the subcommit-
tee on arrangements for the trip.
The Washington times., 1916-09-06
FUNERAL RITES FOR
CAPITAL RESIDENTS
P1soes and Times Of Services Ar.
ranged by Bereaved Families.
Arthur A. Birney.

Funeral services for Arthur A. Bir-
nsy. who died suddenly on the golf
lipGs of the Warrington Country
noon at O'clock at bt. Thomss'
Episcopal Church. conducted BY the
Rev. O. Ernest Smith. Interment will
bS made In Rock Creek Cemetery.
FSntalpha Lodge. r. A. A n.
The Washington times., 1916-09-06
The Roll of Honor

[Liss Of Recruits for District National Guard
Wednesday, September for the Preceding "a Hours
= Arthur King 1912 Vermont avenue northwest.
James N. Coulihan t442 Vermont avenue northwest.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-08-03
FAMOUS HORSEBACK RIDERS.
Men Who Won Fame In the Days OF
the Old Pony Express.

Buffalo Bill Cody, it is believed, holds
the record for the longest horseback
ride Of which there is authentic rec
ord. He was one Of that gallant band
Of fourscore pony express riders in the
sixties. On one occasion young Cody
he didn't become Buffalo Bill until
some years afterward-rode without
rest for 322 miles.
When the pony express was started
for the purpose of carrying mail from
st. Joseph, Mo-, to Sacramento, Cal, a
distance of 1866 miles, it was planned
that each rider should cover seventy
five miles in a day on three different
horses.
1t was soon found that twenty-five
miles was too much for the horses for
a regular unbroken gallop, and the
distance was reduced to from ten to
twelve miles. For that distance ev-
cry horse was pushed to his limit.
The shortest time in which the en-
tire distance of 1866 miles was COW
cred by pony express riders was made
in March, 1861. They carried Lincoln's
inaugural address to the Golden State
in seven days and seventeen hours, an
average speed of o Ter ten and one
half miles an hour.
A rider named Haslam dashed of
100 miles in hours and 10 minutes.
Another pony expressman covered one
ten mile stretch in 81 minutes, which
is better than most Of the Rocky
Mountain railroad limited trains can do
The news that Fort Sumter had been
fired upon was flashed from ST. Joe to
Sacramento in eight days and four
teen hours.
Jim Moore once rode $50 miles at an
average speed of eighteen miles per
hour. The horses were the best that
could be obtained, and, as stated be-
fore, they made short runs of from
ten to twelve miles.
No wonder that sometimes a letter
had $27 worth Of stamps upon it when
carried under such extraordinary con-
Philadelphia Ledger
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-08-03
Tame Silk.

There is more silk in the world than
of fact. much of the silk" which is
worn is merely guncotton in a new
dress. 1t is merely cotton dissolved in
a bath of nitric acid. kept water free
by the strongest vitriol. The jelly
like result is then forced through very
minute tubes. and the fine threads so
produced are dropped into water and
rendered innocuous by ammonium sui
phide. This tame silk" has fine lus-
fer and has all the fexibility of the
worms work. In fact, so close is the
resemblance that it needs an expert
TO distinguish them.-London Chroni-
Gle
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-08-03
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL
RIVER FALLS, WIS.

Special courses of study are pro-
vided for High School graduates
as well as for those who have
completed the common schools and
grades in city schools.
The Diploma of the school be-
comes a Life State Certificate af-
ter the holder has taught success
fully for one year and received
approval of the State Sup erintend-
ent of Public instruction.
An Elementary course of two
and one-half years is offered which
leads to the Certificate which is
valid for five years, after the
holder has taught successfully for
one year.
The school has large reference
and textbook libraries and well
equipped physical and biological
laboratories. Excellep. facilities
are provided for special work in
Manual Training. Domestic Science,
Music Drawing and Physical Train
ing.
Tuition is free in the Model
Grades. The pupils in these grades
have the advantages of the cours-
es in Music, Drawing, Domestic
Science. Manual Training and Phys
ical Training.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-08-03
She Liked Gloom.

It is matter for thankfulness that
widows of this generation are mort
sensible than the dowager Countess of
Buchan. who passed away in the year
1856.
On the death of her husband she
dressed herself entirely in black Grape.
engaged two black servants to wait
upon her, ate nothing but black pud-
dings and drank for one whole year
nothing but black cherry brandy. Yet
she survived this gloomy diet twenty
one years before the grim reaper gath
cred her int. P.'S London Weekly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-08-03
TOLD BY THREE FIGURES.
A Sum In Arithmetic That Would Take
Many Lifetnes to Work Out.


Many Lifetimes to Work Out.
What is the highest number that
can be expressed with only three fig
ures2 Such is the question put by
the Journal of the Astronomical So
ciety of England. At first glance il
would seem that the number was 900
But it is nothing Of the sort; 900 is far
away too small. What, then, is the
number? 99'-that is to say, the ninth
power of the ninth power of 8.
To ascertain what this number actu.
ally is we must refer to a table OF
logarithms, for it would take several
lifctimes to do the multiplication. The
number contains 369,G93, 100 figures
To write it out we should have to fill
% volumes of 800 pages each, with
$4,000 figures to a page, and the num-
Der would be greater than that of all
the atoms in creation.
Henri COupin points out liz La Ma
ture that there are stars so distant
that their light, travelling at 18632O
miles a second, takes a million years
to reach the earth. Astronomers have
taken this as unit and called it a
million light year" The number of
atoms in a sphere Of platinum that
had that radius would be 225, fol
lowed by SO zerOs. Now, a sphere that
contained the number of atoms ex-
pressed by the ninth power of the
ninth power of 9 would have to have
a radius lin million light years. Of
1920, followed by 123, 231 900 zeros.
And yet this colossal number can be
expressed by three figures.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-08-03
ASSESSMENT NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that on the
oath day of July, 1916 the Board OF
Directors of tn S company levied ar
assessment upon all its policy holders
who were members on July 18th
1916, of one annual premium, tota
amount of $4,000. Such assessment
to fall due September 1st, 1916 and
payable to Jay H. Grimm, Secretary
RIVER FALLS CITY MUTUAL
FIRE ms. co.
By Jay H. Grimm, Secretary.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-08-03
CusIlnrarl Binder Engine

The Cushman a Fl. P. is the one Sue
cessful Binder Engine. Thousands are
muse every harvest. Fits any binder.
Engine drives sickle and all machinery.
Since horses have only to pull machine,
two horses will easily handle 8-ft. binder
in heavy grain. In 2 wet harvest Cush-
man Engine saves the crop, as it keeps
sickle going when bull wheel slips.
Very important weight of the en-
CINE on the rear of the binder, only 167
lbs, is balanced by the simple cone water
cooler on the front Of the binder. This
balancing, anc the water cooling, to pre-
vent Overlooking on all day runs, are
necessary to successful work in ahot field.
After harvest Cushman engine does all other
work. Very light weight and easy to move
around, yet runs more steadily than most
heavy engines, because of Throttle Cover
nor and perfect balance. A H. P. weighs
only 100 lbs.: when stripped for binder
only 167 lbs. 8 H. P. only 800 lbs. Also
Is aud &c Il. +. sizes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-08-03
Diplomacy.

at takes diplomacy to get on with a
husband" said the woman who speaks
her mind freely.
II believe it does" replied Miss Cay
enne. ''As l understand it, diplomacy
consists largely in seeming to be de-
ceived whether you are or not."-St.
Louis Globe Democrat
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-08-03

| hereby announce myself as can
didate for the office of Register of
Deeds of Pierce county on the Re-
publican ticket, to be voted for at
the primary election of September
5, 1916, and respectfully solicit the
consideration and support of the
voters of this county.
I. c. LAUDER,
River Falls, Wis.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-08-03
Why She Took Him.

Parson-Do you. Liza, take Rastus
for bettah or for wuss? Bride-Well.
II All got to tell the truth, pahson,
Ah'm takin' him cause he's de fust
man what even axed me. - Boston
Transcript.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-08-03
Ara You Sauinn2

The little savings bank in the home
means more for the future Of the chill
dren Of family almost than all Of the
advice in the world. 1t gives them the
right start.-William Mckinley.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-08-03

FOR SALES room house, cleo
trio lights, city water, cistern. 2 lots,
good garage. North Main Street.
John A. HaddoW. --adv.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-08-03

WANTED-Man with team tc
haul cream for River Falls Creamery
Co. Apply at creamery. R. P. Col
well, Mgr.-adv.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-08-03
Unattainabie Happiness.

"If I could get my wife everything
she wants I'd be perfectly happy"
"Shucks! No man ever is as happy
as that."-Datroit Free Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-08-03

Office stationery of all kinds
printed on the best Of stock, at
the most reasonable prices at the
Journal office.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-08-03
ANNOUNCEMENT

Advertisement published in behalf
OF 1. Z. Lauder, candidate for regis
ter OF Deeds, Pierce county, Wis,
whose address is River Falls, Wis,
Route l. Amount paid-legal rates.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-08-03

Duty and pleasure make a bad team
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-08-03

By Jay H. Grimm, Secretary.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-02-29
L. E. BUTTERICK'S
SCHOOL OF DANCING
Euclid Hall. Phone w 2e7

WIN t"uch you the four popular dance,
lor 3l0O. Glass starts every Monday at
\ y m Private ella S's. Q Ia f. peopl,
H no per hour private lessons daily rv
appointment Learn 10 he toach,.
pecinl price for IN" course The Inrgr
nuclng academy In Oklahoma Cnt.ru
'nly to private clubs, invitation dance
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-02-29
MONKS IMPRISONED ey SNOW.

GENEVA. switzerland, Feb 2s Ul50
a. nj. via Paris Feb. rs. J.l5 D. m.. de-
hycdD The monks aud travellers are inn
prlsoued ON Mount Saint Rcrurd 10y
twelve feet Of SNOW, which is banked up
TO the lower windows Of the monastery
So deep lisa the SNOW tnt tine famous
Saint bernard dogs ary NOT abb. To maE,
their way through 10 Huge ayllau,hcs
have Interrupted telegraph and telephone
communication with the monastcr, n
has been showing steadily for eight days
and nights aud the monks win hr isolated
for month. They are plcnuflly sup
Piled with food
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-02-29
AUDITORIUM DANCING

Popular Fairgrounds for Erown.ups Al
popular pr.ec, Every Night
nnAnm- lIn-n nrnhn.trn
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-02-29

10 Be Continued
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-02-29
POISON ALLEGED
CAUSE OF DEATH

a coroner's Inquest was arranged
this morning TO be held over the re-.
mains OF c. 7. Ferguson In Justice
7. F ponrells court In the lee
building at O'Clock Tuesday after.
noon. The authorities believed they
would find evidence to show that
Ferguson, who died shortly after tax.
Ing a drink OF whisky Monday eve
nlna, was poisoned
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-02-29
LINES WORTH REMEMBERING.

The rule 900 carving hold. good "a. IN
criticism; never cut with knilc what
you can cut with spoon - Charles
Buxton
Evening star., 1916-12-08
VIOLENT BREAK IN COTTON.
Widest Decline Ever Recorded in
Market Session at New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS. December s.-A
violent break of more than So a bale.
one of the widest declines ever record
ed in. single session in this market.
resulted in cotton today from liquida-
rion anu short selling. following the
census bureau report on cotton ginned
to December /.
The bureau returns showed $4,000
bales ginned between the middle and
end of November, as against trade eN-
pectatitions of not more than 6Se,000
baIes. = rumor on the exchange that
Greece had declared war on England
also increa sed the disposition to sell.
The early decline of 35 to ~ points met
good support, causing reaction. but
later weakness Ge Eeloped, bringing out
much ion cotton, And about the mid
die Of the day there was a wild break.
At the lowest old crop months were
103 to l13 points under yesterdays
closing prices. loss of from about 50
to $3.50 bale.
NEW YORK. December S.-The most
rand and excited break of the season oc-
Cured in the cotton market here today
under heavy general liquidation. II ap-
peared that ginning returns 10 December
| had caused a revision OF MINIMUM
crop views, while weakness IN LlNefpooi
and the unsettled ruling of other markets
served to stimulate the selling movement
Little support was in evidence and large
stop orders were uncovered on the de-
cline. which carried Ma" contracts off to
1894 or more than s. a bale under last
nights closing figures and about sll a
bale under the recent high record
Evening star., 1916-12-08

fiuenced the stock as shown by the re-
cent sharp upturn in values.
No announcement has been made as
yet, however, but bankers feel that
such an issue may be expected and
would be readily marketable.
Evening star., 1916-12-08
Arlington Fire Insurance Company.

Arlington Fire Insurance Company.
The trustees of the Arlington Fire
Insurance Company, now in liquidation
have notified shareholders that the re-
insurance of all risks has been COM
nleted and that all claims have been
settled with the exception of $4,000
which probably will be settled later on
concessions.
Furthermore the trustees hold that
/ the value of the shares is about sl2
each or SO a share above the bid for
the stock en- bloc: also considerably
higher than the last sale price on the
! local Stock Exchange.
4 financial statement has also been
mailed to stockholders in which invest
quality, of cace value of S129.o0o
are listed. the market value being
$126.9715o.
Many of the well known local bond
issues figure in the assets-all bonds
and such high grade issues as Atchison
d Topeka As. Southern Railway IS. In
terborough SIS. Louisville e Nashville
As, etc.
Three parcels of real estate are still
owned by the company. of a book value
of SI2.6oo and an assessed value of
slo.l29, yielding gross annual revenue
of s136S
First mortgages on improved real es-
tate in the District held by the COM
panN tOtal S9o.oof. ana there are cash
deposits totaling S4.6s6.15. making total
assets of S242. 95309; yielding an annual
income of S12.23437
William T. Lipscomb vice president
of the District National Bank. is to en-
tertain the officers. directors and en-
ployes of the bank at dinner at the
Hotel Lafayette this evening. The oc-
casion marks the crossing OF the four
million dollar mark in deposits by the
District National, each million obtained
being given like recognition.
Several large New York banks have
made use of the rediscounti!fs privilege
of the federal reserve system. to the
extent of several millions of dollars, for
the first time since the Inauguration of
the system.
Among others the National City,
Bank of Commerce, Liberty National
and American Exchange National fur
niShed bills for rediscount. 1t was ex-
planned that the action was mot because
of requirements OF the institutions, but
rather on suggestion of the reserve
board. in order to encourage small in
stitutions to follow the example
Evening star., 1916-12-08
AMERICAN GRAPHoPHoNE CO.

COMMON DIVIDEND No. a.
A dividend No Al Of one and three-qua rters
1acl1 ppr cent has been declared upon the
common capital stock of the American GRAPHIC
ptone Company, payable January >. 1877. to
stock holders of record at the close of business,
pecrmler 10 1915. Transfer books will not be
closed = W. Ntl'Dltof.
Treasurer.
Evening star., 1916-12-08
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.

CHICAGO. December S.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts. 81. 600 head: slow. Is under yes
terday's average: bulk. 9.30a9.So: light.
SS0a9 10: mixed. 9.20al6.oo; heavy. so
aI0.00: rough. 940aa 50: pigs. 5-l5aS.6o.
Cattle-Receipts. 5000 head; steady;
native beef steers, I-90ai2.15 western
steers 7.ooa10.50: stockers and feeders,
4.60a765: cows and heifers. 3.S5a19.25;
calves. 9.50a1325
Sheep-Receipts 5000 head: strong;
wethers S.50a9.50; lambs. 1o.25a13.0o.
Evening star., 1916-12-08
Coppers Fail to Respond.

The coppers did not respond TO the
rise in the war shares nor did the
steels.
Among the specialties creating more
or less sensation. Atlantic Gulf rose
7A points and Ohio Cities Gas had
meteoric career. breaking from ll' 10
i05. and coming back again to ia.
Interborough preferred moved up
IL: Harvester preferred, Z, and
Enamelling. l u.
Action in the rails was rather more
active than on yesterday, with more
positive tone and many point advances.
Canadian Pacific. Reading. Union Pa
cific and Illinois Central moved up
about a point. with fractional gains
scored in other rails.
In the second hour of the afternoon
the market again showed weakening
trend with losses averaging one-hail
to one point in the industrial list. al
most without exception.
The rails remained moderately STEADY.
The payment of foreign bonds as part
of excess dividend distribution by p
number of munition makers has caused
weakness in these issues.