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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-04-25
FOR SALE.

J. w. Bats will sell you lots In
Hillcrest at from s57 to $50 each;
$500 cash and $500 per month. No
interest. Only 75 lots unsold.
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and not permanently injure the land.
Fourth. In cultivated fields use
the long sharp sweeps that will cut
the grass just beneath the surface
of the ground. The few punches left
in the rows will have to be cut with
hoe.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-21
REPORTED VILLA
 BEEN CAPTURED
Dispatches Received from Mexico are Conflicting and are Not Be-
 ieved by Americans.

FL PASO, Jan. 21.-Private ad- vices have been received here from Jaurez stating that General Villa, leader of the Mexican rebels, had been captured by Carranza soldiers, and that he now faces execution. Con- flicting rumors are in circulation here and the news of the capture has not been confirmed although the of ficials have made every effort to get into communication with the Maxi- can officials.
 According to the dispatch receiv- ed here this morning General Villa was wounded in a fight and was un- able to escape when his army was routed. Other rumors are to the ef- feet that he was seized by some of his own men and turned over to the Carranzaistas to secure the reward of- fered for his capture by the Mexican government. The reports are discred- tied here by the officials.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-21

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 20.- Brigadier General Wood, command ing the Eastern Division, appeared before the Senate Committee on Mill itary affairs yesterday and informed the members that a foreign army of one hundred and fifty thousand men could easily invade the United States. General Wood told the committee that the British had landed an expe- dition of one hundred and twenty thousand men on the Galipoli penin- EsIla, >sl although the Turkish < govern 'ment' had taken the precautfon. to mine and fortify every landing place along the coast.
 The general urged increasing the regular army to two hundred thou sand men and If this number could not be secured through the plans d. ready outhned that some sort of con- scsiptions might be necessary. He favored the creation of continental army; the men to receive three months each year for three years.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-21
CHA RIVER SWEEPS
 MANY TO THEIR DEATHS

WINKLEMAN, Ariz., Jan. 21.- The Gila river has overflowed its banks and is sweeping down the val ley, bringing death and destruction to scores of prosperous towns in this district. The city Is under water and the residents have sought safety on the housetops. A number of build ings have been undermined by the flood and have collapsed. Ten per- sons are known to have perished and scores are missing.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-21
yAI.DEZ PEOPLE. ARE. --,.. ....r -...
 COMING ON ALAMEDA

SEATTLE, Jan. 21.-The steamer Alameda of the Alaska Steamship company, sailed last night for Valdez and other Southwestern ports. She carries one of the largest lists of pas sengers of any steamer leaving for the north since last summer and ;s taken to indicate that the tide of travel northward has begun. The passengers for Valdez are: Miss L.. White, c, J. Lawson, Mrs. q. J. Law son, w. Cuddy, H. Ashby. Mrs. Ar thur Lang, Raymond Meyer and Dr. Smith of, Latouche.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-21
GOVERNMENT WILL REBUILD.

Seward, Jan 21-A careful estimate of the damage done by the here last night which destroyed the wharf and warehouse places the loss at thousand dollars The loss of the shipments of freight awaiting the arrival of the Dora from the westward will work great hardship the people of the section of the western coast served by her may be several weeks before the shipments be renewed The local agent of the Alaska Steamship com states that the Dora will be enabled to coal at Valdez or Cordova to make the trip
 The Alaskan Engineering commission suffered the loss thousands of dollars when the wharf destroyed and has announced that the work of rebuilding the structure will begin at once It is reported that much of the mate rial for bridges in the Anchorage district which brought back last fall when the ice prevented it's being loaded will be used in rebuilding the wharf and warehouse and that the structures will be ready for service in two weeks.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-21
REPUBLICANS ARE FIGHTING BILL 7 Make Determined Effort to Strike
 Alaska Appropriation from
 the Emergency Bill.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 2t.-- The Republican members of the House made a determined fight to have the emergency appropriation of two million dollars for the Alaskan Engineering commissions railroad work stricken from the urgent er'er- gency bill. The Alaska rail:cad the minority members declared, Was a luxury which the government could not afford at the present time when it was resorting to special taxation to provide revenues.
 Representative Gillette of Massa- chusetts, led the fight against the Alaska appropriation ard declared that the government had been de'rd- ed into buying the Alaska Northern railroad which had been found to be practically worthless. He stated that more than one-half of the Alaska Northern track would of necessity have to be abandoned as the grades prohibited tonnage being brought fram the interior to the coast. .oper4it.
 Representative Mann of pennsyi- vania, characterized the construction of the government railroad ill Alaska as a "sumptious enterprisc,' and urged that the two million dollar item for continuing the work be stricken from the emergency blll.
 Chairman Fitzgerald of the House committee on appropriations who or iginally opposed the government un- dertaking the construction of trunk
 line from tidewater to interior Alas ka, now favors the emergency appro- oriation and declares that the go 'ern- ment must complete the en;erl, rise 10 matter what the cost
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-21

when they would be placed on fur tough subject to three months addi- tional training before taking the field. He wished the regular or con- tinental army to be divorced from the militia. "' F'''
 General Weaver, chief of the Coast Artillery department, followed Gen eral Wood in offering advice to the committee regarding the national de- lenses. While agreeing that for eign army could be landed at many places: on ,thet coast of the United States he took exception to. General Woods statement that troops could be landed at any of the fortified cit. ies. @''@ '-" '--'''' '' ,' ~ . ," Many congressmen who gre in fav- or of increasing the army arc not In sympathy with Secretary Garrison's plan to create | continentxf drmy as they fear 1t would sub6 6fdinAts the militia which has always been re. ceiyed into the service. in advance of any other force in time of war.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-21

Seward Jan. 21.-Fire which started in the warehouse the dock here at 030 last night destroyed the hundred thousand dollars. The fire originated from heated stoveppe of the warehouses where per shabes being kept for shipment to the westward the Steamer Dora.
 The fire department was prompt in responding to the alarm and fought the flames all night until they were ex- tngushed after daylight this morning. They ham, pcred by intense cold weather the stood several degrees below
 The freight in the warehouse which destroyed had been unloaded from the Northwestern and Admiral Evans and was awaiting shipment the steamer Dora to the westward The supply of coal for the Dora also de- stroyed and will prevent her sailing until the arrival of freghter from Seattle with fuel.
 When it realized by the fire department that the dock and warehouse doomed dynamite squad was ganzed and the dock approach destroyed in order to vent the flames reaching the city, Many of the remen severely frostbten in their long fight to control the flames
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-21
Card of Thanks.

We the undersigned, most heartily thank the members of the Valdez Fire department. the citizens of Fal.ez generally and our kind friends for their efforts in our behalf during the fire which destroyed our home today. We realize that under great difficul- ties and hardship that the depart .ment and citizens by their heroic work saved the city from a greater disaster.
 MRS. AL WHITE. ALBERT WHITE.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-21
VALDEZ HAS A $20,000.00 BLAZE
FIRE THREATENS ENTIRE BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY

FABLE QUEEN BAKERY AND DELICATESSEN, LOUIE'S CAFE AND APARTMENTS OF MIR. AND MRS. ALBERT WHITE DESTROYED BY EARLY MORNING FIRE WHICH ORIGINAT- EDIN BAKE SHOP-FIRE DEPARTMENT DOES GOOD WORK IN PREVENTING FLAMES SPREADING TO LIBERTY THEATRE AND LOVE-WHITLEY BUTCHER SHOP-HIGH WIND AND FOURTEEN BELOW ZERO MAKES FIGHTING OF FLAMES DIFFICULT.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-21
MATTER WHICH sHOELDs -. j
 NOT BE NEGLECTED

The owners of hand chemical fire extinguishers. whose tanks were emptied at the fire this morning. are requested to bring them to the Fire Hall without delay in order that they may be rsohsrsed. No charge will be made for service. "'
 W. n. FINICAL, Fire Chief.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-21
WAREHOUSE AND DOCK
 AT SEWARD DESTROYED

FIRE WHICH STARTED FROM OVER-HEATED STOvE-PIPE CAUSES LOSS OF HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF PROPER TY-FREIGHT AWAITING SHIPMENT TO THE WESTWARD ON THE DORA LOST TO- GETHER WITH HER SUPPLY OF FUEL-AP- PROACH TO DOCK IS DYNAMITED TO PRE- VENT FLAMES SPREADING TO BUSINESS SECTION OF FCITY-DEPARTMENT FOUGHT FIRE ALL NIGHT IN INTENSE COLD.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-21
AMERICA NEEDS BIG ARMY DECLARES GENERAL WOOD

SENATE COsBnT1En MILITARY AFFAIRS THAT Fot' E1GN ARMY OF HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND MEN COULD BE LANDED ANYWHERE COAST OF UNITED STATES FAvoRs INCREASING REGULAR ARMY AND CONTINENTAL FORGE IF DIVORCED FROM nIIgA-GENERAL WEAVER OF COAST DEFENsE TAKES EXCEPTION TO REMARKS REGARD ING FORTIFIED CITIES
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-21
Notice to Eagles.

Notice to Eagles. The regular meeting of Valdez Aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagles has been postponed owing to the ii element weather.
 ,~.r C. I. TODD. Secy.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-21

WANTED: Experienced woman de sires work as cook or maid. Refer ances given. Address Prospector.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-21

Valdez Drug Com Jany nave a me line of Sche ol Stationery. tf
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-21

Jack Callin, of the Arcade Cate. was thoughtful in providing au abuh- dance of hot coffee for tho tire hski- .ers this morning. He decided not ito move the contents of his restas-
 rant until the last moment and for escaped any damage.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-21

NOTICE: The regular monthly
 indoor meeting of the Chsechaco Le rerary Society is inaehnitely posspsn- led on account cf ld weather t
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-21

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The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1916-01-08

A perplexing problem in bovine jul
risprudence recently taxed the legal
attainments of local jurists, ssys the
Portland Oregonian. A buil and an
automobile tried to occupy the same
space at the same time, in conse-
quence of which the bull went to his
final reward to appear before the
great high court whence no appeals
lie, while the owner appeared before
more mundane tribunal, claiming
damages. The theory of the defense
was that the collision having occurred
at night the bull was guilty OF contrib
utory negligence in not having lights.
The plaintiff promptly pointed out that
the bull had no horns to serve as chan
deliers. Thereupon the defendant in
sisted that tail lights should have been
furnished. Charles j. Schnabel and
]. B. Diner, attorneys for the plain
tiff, Immediately called the courts at
tention to the fact that the bull had
two bulls eyes, which served the same
purpose, in which view Judge Joseph
II. Jones concurred.
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1916-01-08

used as a stable and threshing barn.
In 1857 the building was conveyed by
the British government to Napoleon
III and it is now restored so as to re-
semble, as nearly as possible, its ap-
pearance as it was in 1851.
Close to Longwood, in a shady val.
ley where Napoleon often quenched
his thirst at spring of water, is the
tomb where the emperor was first
buried and where his body lay for
nearly twenty years. The little glen
Is shaded by beautiful Norfolk pines,
expresses and frs. The vault itself is
covered by fiat stone, twelve by six
feet, now run over with cracked ce-
ment and bearing no name or inscrip-
ton. 1t is surrounded by fence out
side of which is a privet hedge and a
wooden sentry box in which an at
tendant keeps a visitors book. The
grave and it's surroundings, like the
house, are now the property of the
French republic.
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1916-01-08

trade winds combine to make st. Hell.
ena health resort that is almost I'M
surpassed. Generally the temperature
is decidedly pleasant, but twice a
year, during the short periods known
as the ROLLER seasons" the ocean
current sets strongly from the equa-
torial regions, a stagnant calm pre-
walls and Europeans suffer from head
ache and WEAKNESS. Then in a few
hours the wind shifts again to the
southeast and brings GOODNESS and
comfort. When this breeze Is stiff
called the parish doctor" for 1t
sweeps all impurities from the island.
At times high clouds hang over the
island, yelling the sun and making
what the natives call covered days."
the most delightful days for the sight
seer.
On the north shore of the island, be-
tween two great fortified rocks, Mum
dens and Ladder Hill, lies the little
city of Jamestown, the capital and
only town of st. Helena. It's white
houses nestle prettily in narrow val
ley and conspicuous among them
stands white, high-spired church.
1t has good sea wall, deep moat
and drawbridge, a portcullised gate
way and a spacious parade ground,
for a garrison is always maintained
there. The fort on Ladder Hill is
connected with the town by a flight
of 700 steps. Among the points of in
terest in the city are the Castle, where
the governor resides, the fine botan-
ical gardens, a museum and an excel
lent civil hospital.
Where Napoleon Lived and Died.
1t goes without saying the place Of
greatest interest to visitors is Long
wood, the house in which Napoleon
liTe1 during his exile and in which
he died in 1921. This is called Long
wood Old House, because just before
the emperors demise a new and more
pretentious residence, known as New
House, was designed for him and
nearly completed. The Old House
was merely a farm building of the
Longwood plantation in the east CEN
trail part of the island, and until the
arrival of Napoleon was used for some
time as the residence of the lieuten-
ant governor of the island. After the
death of the great exile it fell into
ruinous condition and for time was
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1916-01-08
MADE POLICE WORK
Philadelphia BIuecoats Had Job
Rounding Up Goats.
Youthful shepherd" Had Neglected
His Duty, and the Guardians of the
Peace Were Called on to Re-
Iieve Distress.

Must a policeman in the faithful per
formance of duty chase stray billy
goats? Must he round up lost man
MES" and carry them to the station
house, SO they won't eat rubber plants
on Blue hill? The question has the
goat" of all the policemen in Ger
mantown and Chestnut Hill-and
there's a reason.
Likewise the goats that Craze on
the greensward of an Italian colony in
Cosgrove street, off Haines street,
'have the goat" of many residents Of
Germantown and Chestnut Hill.
Recently the police have been irri-
tated by telephone calls from irate
householders telling how goats were
chewing up the landscape.
Matters came to climax when Mrs.
Helen Carr of $50 Cosgrove street
telephoned to the Germantown police
station that her. daughter could not go
to school because she was afraid to
venture where the goats would shove
her off the sidewalk and chew up her
dress. The police decided to suppress
the goats then and there. A patrol
wagon loaded to the gunwales started
for the goats.
The policemen knew where the
goats belonged. They knew that Fe-
lix Puscano, SIS Haines street, kept
the goats for the milk they gave for
the poor people of the Italian colony.
And the policemen heaped maledic-
tons upon the head of Joe Puscano,
the seven-year-old shepherd of the
herd, whose duty it was to keep the
goats off the lawns.
After half an hours exercise the po-
licemen got the eight goats into the
police wagon and took them to the
station house on East Haines street.
They were locked up in horse stalls,
like any other prisoners Came an
hour later Felix and his shepherd son,
begging for the goats. 1t was supper
time and the colony wanted it's daily
rations of goats milk.
After much parley the "billies" we're
released-under bail to keep the peace
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1916-01-08
RoNer's Lesson.

For some time after the interurban
was built through our place." related
the farmer, 'our dog would chase the
car every time it passed. He would
tear after it, raging and roaring, until
It crossed the line, and then return
strutting and putting with Importance
over having driven the intruder of
the dear old farm. But one day while
ne was ripping along behind it some
thing went wrong, and the car stopped
rather suddenly. Faithful Rover ut
tered yell Of surprise and apprehen-
sion, and streaked for the house. New
er afterwards could he be induced to
chase the car. He evidently imagined
that he had bluffed it once too often
and it had turned on him" kansas
City Star.
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1916-01-08

interior are great eXpanses Of beauti-
full woods and pastures. In reality
the gorges are valleys that narrow as
they wind inward toward the central
ridge, which, rising i'll places to up
wards Of 5000 feet, crosses the island
from southeast 10 southwest, dividing
1t distinctly into ro parts. On the
slopes Of this ridge are the most fer
tile spots, the richest pasture lands
There are a number of picturesque
peaks that are clothed in forest Of
,Old-world flora-tree ferns, dogwood,
gum and cabbage trees. The sharp
contrasts afforded by the fertile fields,
the forests, the rugged heights and
the huge ravines make st. Helena a
scenic marvel
To the south Of the central ridge
lies Sandy bay, an enormous basin
four miles across, part Of the crater
which existed at the volcanic period.
The view over Sandy bay from the
ridge is most delightful. To the right
are Diana's peak and Action, richly
clothed with trees to the SUBMITS,
and to the right rugged black noun
tains whose naked SUBMITS are split
into fantastic outlines. In front is a
vista of ridges, eminences and "a.
vines conyerging towards the sea into
one common valley. In the center OF
the basin Lot and Lots Wise, two
rocky pyramids, shoot their weather
worn pinnacles abruptly out Of the
surrounding scoria, the former being
nearly 800 feet high and the latter
about ESQ feet, this one being narrow.
er at the base than at top. Not far
from them is strange columnar for
nation called the Asses Ears.
Fine Health Resort.
Two hundred springs of fresh wa
ter, climate as fine as any in the
world and the purifying sweep of the
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1916-01-08
His Needless
Fears
By
Fl. NJ. EGBERT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Copyright, 1915. by w. g. Chapman

Copyright, 1915. by w. g. Chapman.)
The man who gets his salary from
a distant city lives under the Damo-
clean sword. Jenkins was no excep-
ton to this rule. The leather COM
pany employed agents in several
towns, and Jenkins, newly posted at
Sequah, drew his forty dollars weekly
out of the mailed letter with fear and
trembling. What If the company
should suddenly dispense with him?
Once the letter failed to arrive, and
Jenkins, who always waited for the
check to pay his weekly bills, was in
despair.
To complicate matters there was
Mrs. Jenkins, frail, weakly woman
without the least ability to earn a
living If anything happened to her
husband. Jenkins had this possibility
upon his mind all the time. To crown
his troubles, he was a "one-job" man.
He had been with the leather COM
pany, which was a soulless concern,
since he entered their service as an
Office boy thirty years before. Shy
and retiring, he did not see the ghost
of a chance to earn anything If ever
he lost his position.
No, that did not crown his troubles,
but he had another trouble mixed with
joy, the two SO interviewer that he
did not know where one began and
~ I. - II
hospital, had presented him with a
boy, their first child. Jenkins had
looked in awe, and partly in fear, at
the extremely red atom of humanity,
then at his wife's weak figure. He
saw the radiant happiness of mother
hood upon her face.
At such a moment most men would
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1916-01-08

!" Ar OUT in the middle Of the
- South Atlantic ocean, 1000
miles from the coast of Africa
and 1900 miles from South
America, lies the rocky little island Of
st. Helena, one of the many outposts
OF the British empire. Discovered by
the Portuguese about 1902 and settled
by the Dutch in 16+5, 1t was taken by
the English in 1867 and almost con-
tinuously since then has been held
by them as naval station. Its eco
nomic and commercial Importance is
almost nil, and its population is only
about 5000, but its name will live for
ever, for to that distant rock one hun
dred years ago Napoleon Bonaparte
was taken by his conquerors. there to
spend his remaining years In exile
under strictest guard.
There for six years the man who
had dominated and re-made Europe
lived in such state as was afforded by
the somewhat meager allowance made
him, and there, on May 5, 1921, he
passed away During all this time
several thousand troops and a feet of
warships were maintained at st. Hell
ena to prevent the escape Of the great
Corsican
Once again, many years later, the
island was put to similar use by the
British, for during the South African
war Of 1899-19O2 nearly 5000 Boer
prisoners, among them General Cron-
Je. were sent there.
The island is a crown colony and is
administered by a governor and a
council.
Among Oldest Land on Globe.
Because Of its isolated position, its
peculiar fauna and its very remark
able insular flora, together with it's
geological character, scientists believe
st. Helena Is amongst the oldest land
now existing on the face Of the globe.
It Is said that out of sixty-one native
species only two or three are found
In any other part Of the world.
The natural strength Of the island
lies In it's compact form and size to-
gether with its inaccessible coast,
formed by an almost uninterrupted
belt of rocks which rise perpendicu-
larly to a height Of 600 to 1 200 feet
From the sea the lofty hills divided
by huge assures and deep gorges al
most without vegetation make the is
land seem grimly barren, but in ths