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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-08

BIG DolNoS AT SPRINGFIELD
TUESDAY ON SCHOOL LAWS
Next Tuesday is Set for the big
main hearing at Springfield on pub
lie school laws for Chicago. A. r.
Shannon, attorney for the school
board, and John L. Loyett, secretary
of the Chicago Public School league
Gil. Manfrs ASSN, were in Spring
field yesterday and today. So were
Ida L. Fursman and Nano T. Hickey
of the Teachers Federation execu-
tive board.
Ralph G. Otis and Max Loeb, school
trustees, have been over the ground
lately and will be at the hearing
Tuesday.
The two biggest things that will be
put in or left out of the Otis-Mueller
bill are a tenure clause for teachers
and authorization of school land
sales by the school board alone with
out check by the city council.
Rev. Rufus A White of Chicago is
one of the active lobbyists on the re-
hgious issue. He is said to have de-
. elared that the Otis-MueHer bill lis a
good anti-Roman Catholic bill. +"
Mrs. Ida L. Fursman, president
yof Teachers Federation, personally
a Christian Scientist, whose father
was a Methodist clergyman. insists
that the religious issue is unfairly in
jected into the legislative situation.
Teachers, parents and children
will all get more benefit from any
legislation enacted if it approached
without prejudice, is her statement.
'The right of a teacher to a trial and
a public hearing before dismissal is
a right that ought to be protected
by our state laws. The civil service
system should concern itself only
with efficiency and honesty of public
servants. Whether a woman is Cath
oTo Methodist OTa RontiSt ShOIIId not
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-08
ENTER! THE AUTO BUS!

ENIEh! NE 40 ~ bUO6
Fifteen-year franchise on boule-
wards and parks was granted Chica-
go Motor Bus Co. by south park
board. -Four routes are planned:
Grant park Rsndolph ST. to jack
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-08


a year guarantee.
-O-O
RICHBERG DEFENDS HIS GAS
PACT: GOOD TERMS, HE SAYS
The special counsel OF the gas, oil
and electric light committee which
is handling the negotiations between
the city and the Peoples Gas Light
& Coke Co., relative: to a change In
the standard and price Of gas, to-
day answered charges that the or
dinance offered the committee at its
last meeting was gift for the gas
firm.
Donald Richberg, the counsel, calls
attention to the fact that he didn't
start in to compromise with the gas
company experts with the idea of
getting lower prices for gas. The
cost Of material which the corpora
ton must buy for the manufacture
of gas has gone up so rapidly that
cheaper gas is quite out of the ques.
ton at present.
The best settlement he wished fol
was one which would hold the price
of gas about the same as it is for
few years, then give decrease as
the cost Of materials comes down.
According to Richberg, the gas
company has the right under an old
ordinance to raise the price of gas
by lessening its heat units, that is,
the heating power, and at the same
time filing all the requirements Of
its contracts with the city.
It was to avoid this that the ex.
perts for the city agreed to the scale
presented to the gas COMMITTEES
Tuesday.
Richberg says that one-tenth Of
the gas consumers viii lose by the
new scheme and nine-tenths VIII
benefit.
School survey committee recon-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-08

School survey committee recon
meaded four aids to SuP't Sboop,
Evening star., 1917-03-18

Tombs she rushed back to her home with
frantic questions, only to be met with
the same statement as before:
81 don't know his name-he didn't tell
me-"
"Alba! Alba!" she cried at last despair
ingly. "How can this man be so much
to you that you are willing to make us all
suffer for him-a man you have seen only
twice in your life!"
"But I'm not, seflora-I'm mott" Alba
pleaded. 1t was terrible to see the
sonora so unhappy, so unlike herself.
"I've told you all | know. | can't tell
you his friends name-I don't know it.
And can't say that | signed the papers
selling the mine to Sehor Gill. did
sign some papers that my step
father told me to. But | don't know
what they were-he didn't tell me that.
He said they We're papers he had to have
to take to Mexico"
"Mexico!"
"That was what he said, and | be-
lieved him. And / saw his ticket-he
showed it to me. | am sure the express
Evening star., 1917-03-18

men made mistake about the trunk. ;"
mo; it was not mistake. He meant
to cheat my husband and run away
with the money"
"Well-I suspected nothing. l have
been honest with you," Alba insisted.
"I've told you everything. I've told you
things | did not tell the police You
know that, sefora!"
"The police still believe there was some
thing between you and that French girl,
Mrs. Gil answered, catching in her ex-
cited state at any opening
Because l looked frightened when |
thought she was going to tell them about
my leaving the church." Alba declared
in a patient, reasoning tone. "And |
was frightened. knew that if she told l
should have to explain. But I've told
you about that, sonora. Surely you re-
member | thought | had seen Mr..
Brown go into hotel as | was passing it
the day before. | wanted TO be sure-to
know if he were in New York. l only
telephoned to ask that. didn't mean to
speak to him. | only wanted to be sure
Evening star., 1917-03-18
"V you must tell me, Alba-you
" must!"
Blanca Gil stood before the
nr;,.l NTH ann1liS bod ouoc Sha


Blanca Gil stood before the
Il girl with anguished eyes. She
was dressed for the street-indeed, had
but that minute come in and gone di-
rectly to her guests room. Her face was
white and wasted from the hours of dis
tress through which she had passed since
her husbands arrest.
"But don't know, seilora He didn't
tell me his name. Oh, please believe
met" Alba implored. "I don't know"
Blanca turned away with a gesture of
impatence. She did not believe the
denial-had never believed it. But until
now, the identity of her guests caller, the
mysterious messenger from Brown, had
been of no real concern to her. Now
everything was changed, and the name
and whereabouts of Browns friend" had
become vital to the Gils, as a possible
clue to the whereabouts of Brown HIM
self For, until Brown was captured and
the guilt of the Welles-Hewitt murder
fixed upon him, Valentin Gil would be
held by the police.
That was the thought that half mad
dened his wife, when from his cell in the
"rhe Other Brown" began in issue of Felruary4
Evening star., 1917-03-18

that he was here-that I might see him
soon. But how could explain that to
strangers? l told you, because trusted
you. But-no girl wants all the world
to know she is in love with man Who
can't marry her.
AT the end Albas voice was hardly
audible. She had forced herself to repeat
the confession of an act of which she was
ashamed. 1t seemed to her very bold
thing for girl to telephone to a hotel
and make inquiries about man, and she
had been driven to it by the fear that at
the convent the message she was expect
ing from Eric Brown might not reach her.
ALL this Blanca Gil understood. But
obsessed by her own trouble, she saw
everything only in its relation to that
Alba, she began after slight hesi-
tation, shave you never wondered why
it is he can't marry you?"
Wondered? OF course | have. I've
thought and thought
mo"
"Has it never occurred to you that he
might be already married.
"Maried9"
The word was startled whisper, and
drawing back, Alba fixed her companion
with shocked eyes,
"Isn't that the obvious reason?" Blanca
asked. what other reason could there
be that he wouldn't tell you? My poor
child, of course he's married"
Alba did not answer Her wide eyes
had drawn together as if she were trying
to focus them upon some mental image
After a moments wait Mrs. Gil went on:
"They told you when you 'phoned to
that hotel that there was a Mr. Brown
stopping there with his wife, and you
took it for granted that it could not be
Eric Brown"
"But it was not! That mans name
was Fred Brown-they said sol"
"My dear-Frederick- -Eric-don't you
see? | am sure they are the same man
They described Fred Brown to me at
that hotel. And they described his WIFE
She was your maid Amelie-I am sure
of that. And they told me that on the
night of the murder the two left the hotel
very hurriedly, without notice"
"But that doesn't prove anything
sefora" Alba broke in.
ISu bIOWu away
proof?' Blanca Gil retorted. "If he is
innocent, why is he hiding? Oh, can't
you see, child, that he has simply used
you? He deceived you, and now you're
deceiving yourself. But you mustn't be
silly girl and let yourself be played with!
For that was what he did-he played
with you! Can't you see that? He is
unworthy of you. Put him out of your
mind and-think of others.
"Others?' Alba echoed, not catching
the drift of the plea. you don't under
stand, sefiora. You have made a mistake
/ don't know who this other man is--or
his wife. But he is not Eric Brown. he
is not married to Amelie, or to anybody
else. | know that. And, even if never
see him again, shall never think of any
one but him. Why, don't you under
stand, senora-I love him!"
"Love! What do you know about
love?" Blanca exclaimed bitterly, dis
heartened by the failure of her attempt
to goad the girl to a betrayal of the man
,,,bp fllaJ har baarf GNp1I moot n man
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-01

ment, and should utilize as far as is practicable any existing organization of trained men of the Territory.
 In taking leave of this work--to which l may not return by reason of the need of my services elsewhere and ot Alaska at this time, after twen- ty years of close association with Its people, which association has farried much affectionate sentiment on my part, wish to say, in no spirit of ma lice or resentment, that the Board of Road Commissioners and myself, per sonally have, unfortunately, net al- ways received the united support that should have been given us in this work in order to have produced the maximum of benefit to the Territory; largely on account of wiIfuT misrepre. sentation, and lack of understanding on the part of many people. of the diff faculties that confront the Board lu the matter of obtaining funds, as we'll as the cost of construction and main. tenance of roads in Alaska. E
 The Board needs no defense of its work. I speak with no egotism, but rather with an intimate knowledge and understanding of facts, when say that the results obtained or the Cmoney expended so far are charac ter to challenge any analysis or com parison, and no credit to the energ, and faithfulness of the superinten dents, assistants. and employees Of tht Board in the field in various parts O the Territory.
 In case I should have the good for tune to return to Alaska. I shall do st with an eager pleasure, but in case
 do not shall hope to see this impor tant work, now but fairly begun, g forward. and I shall not fail to giv, encouragement and support to 1t oi every occasion that may arise wher, can do so.
 W. P. RICHARDSON,
 President of the Board
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-01
ZEN. RICHARDSON TELLS PLAIN
 FACTS

Gen. w. P. Richardson, President of the Alaska Board of Road Com missioners, who has received orders to report to the Adjutant General at Washington City for temporary duty on account of the exegencies of war, Saturday gave out an open letter to the people of Alaska The letter fol- lows:
 The close of the season of road work in Alaska for 1917 brings with it change in conditions and future outlook, and gives propriety to this letter. This is due in measure to the existing state of war, but aside from this fact, there were all ready indications of coming change
 Most notable was the inclination of the Secretary of War. during the past winter, to have the work transferred In the near future to some other de- partment, largely on account of the persistent opposition from certain quarters in the past to the depart ment's efforts, unless-as set forth by the Secretary of War in letters to the Committee Chairman, after the pre- sent appropriation had been lost upon a point of order on the floor of the House,-Congress should enact some more specific law, authorizing the submission of proper estimate which would not be subject to the point of order"
 The Secretary gave support and ap proval to the existing appropriation of $500, 100000 for the fiscal year 1918 and this, with numerous and urgent representations from commercial bod ies and residents of the Territory as to the need of the appropriation, anG with the assistance of Delegate Sul ger, who arrived in Washington be fore final action, procured the rein sertion of the item in the Army Bill by the Senate Committee. and it's sub sequent passage by Congress. The ap propriation was made available fol two years and 1t was understood tha the same was to be used for the com
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-01

pletiOn, as far as possible, of work un- der construction, and for the mainten- ance of roads already built.
 Approximately s15O,000,O0 of this sum will be carried over for field work next season, and an additional estimate of $1O0,O0O.00, all of that could be asked for under the circuin- stances, has been submitted for the next fiscal year to meet the increas- ed cost of labor and supplies Thus with the Federal appropriations and the amount expected from the Alas ka Fund" together with the Forestry and Territorial funds, there will be a. vailable for the season of 1918-if not as much as could be desired for expenditure to meet the many needs yet, a fairly good working fund, and the work will go forward as us- ual
 Recent changes in the organization of the Board embrace the appoint ment as Engineer Officer, of Captain William H. Waugh of the Bureau of Public Roads, Department of Agrieul- ture, and the appointment as Secre- tary and Disbursing Officer. of Capt. John zug, Engineer Officers Re. serve Corps. long associated with the l Commission in different, capacities. The work will fall into competant hands, and the distribution of the l funds expected to be available has | already been agreed upon as far as practicable. and following out the previous policy of the Board, to deal
 equitably with all sections.
 Tt is hoped that certain amend
 ments may be made at the next ses
 sion of the Legislature to the exist
 ing Territorial Act for Roard Con struction, to make the same more eff fective; and it will be fortunate i
 the sentiment of the Territory ant
 of the Legislature shall recognize tht auVantage or cooperation with Fed
 ersl agencies concerned in this work or else the Territory may find itsel
 in the position of having all Fedora aid withdrawn. It has already fallel
 to me on more than one occasion tt
 defend the Territory before a commit
 tee of Congress for it's past attitud,
 in this respect.
 + In case the local roads should pas
 generally under control of the Terri torial organization, as they must do il time. that organization should seel the cooperation and support of tn, Forestry Bureau, and of the Bureal . of Public Roads. Agricultural Depart
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-01
MONTANA SILVER MINES WILL.
 START UP
fRy Associated F.ressl

DILLON. Mont, Now. F-High pri- ces of silver may cause the resumption of operations in a number of aban- doned silver properties in this sec tion.
 In ttte vicinity of Argentine, min ing men say are many that would prove profitable under the present prices, In the old days this was one of thx, largest silver4producing dis tricts in the state.
 The slag dump from an old silver shelter is being shipped for resmelt- ing. It is said the returns from this are high in silver with small per centase of gold.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-01
LABOR LEADERS TO
 STUDY MODERN LANGUAGES

LONDON, Oct. 31. A course in modern languages is being urged at Central Labor College as a result of the difficulties experienced by the delegates to the recent Inter-allied So- cialist conference in understanding one another. The ability to write and speak French, German and Italian will, be of great value to the labor. leader of the future. 1t is agreed.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-01
OF THE INTERIOR. United States Land Office, Juneau,
 AIAsoka.
August 25, 1917


 August 25, 1917.
 Notice Is hereby given that Nels Hawkfnson, of Cordova, Alaska. has filed application under the provisions of Sections 2306-2306, R. S.. as as- signee of Jcel w. Hevern, to make entry of the lands embraced in U. s. surveys 1216 and 1217. situate on the north shore of Miles Glacier Lake and on the west side of the Copper River & Northwestern Railway at Mile 50, Lat. 50 degrees fl minutes 24 seconds N, Longitude IA degrees 45 minutes w., and latitude 60 degrees 42 minutes % seconds N., Longitude IA degrees 45 minutes ", and more particularly described as follows, to-wit:
 Beginning at M. c. No. 1 on Miles Glacier Lake. whence U. s. L. Nj. SAH- NH bears s. 3S degrees O5 minutes w. Al chs, thence w to Cor. No. 3 SIS chs, thence s. 28.97 chs to Cor. No. 3. M. c. on Miles Glacier Lake thence meandering N. 56 degrees 30 minutes E.. 6.93 chs; No. 27 degrees 50 minutes E., 4,72 chs; N. degrees 53 minutes E., 5.12 chs; N. degrees 21 minutes w., 1895 chs, to M. C.. No. 1, the place of beginning. contain ing an area of 1884 acres, Mag. Var. 29 degrees Is minutes E., and known as U. s. Survey 1216.
 Beginning at Cor. No. 1, whence U. s. l.. Nj. SAH-NH bears s. degrees 31 minutes w. 36.14 chs, thence N. 15.O8 chs. to Go. No. ?, thence w. 4.82 chs.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-01

To be prosperous YOU must ad. vertise. Inform the public just what merchandise you have for sale. and the respective merits Of said goods. The Daily Times is the medium em- ployed by all successful merchants in Cordova-How about YOU?
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-01

to Cor. No. 3, thence S. 15.08 chs. to Cor. No. 4, thence F. 4.82 chs. to Cor. No. l, the place of beginning. contain ing an area of 7.27 acres, Mag. VaE 29 degrees 45 minutes F., and known as U. s, SurEey 1217.
 c. B. WALKER,
 Register. First publication, Sept. 4, 1917. Last publication, Nov. IA, 1917. Times Want Ads Bring Results
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-01

Times Want Ads Bring Results
Evening journal., 1917-11-17

sorbing interest, and that is to get on
with the war.
Evening journal., 1917-11-17
DARING BRITISH Officer
CAP. .UEES 20 GERMANS
By The United Press.

- AAA~ CAAAbt4 ELCcds
LONDON. Oct. 2s.-CBy Maill-In g
dense fog, British officer with an ac-
tive machine-gun looked so much like
tank that twenty German soldiers
surrendered TO their lone opponent in
one OF the recent Flanders battles
In the thick Of the engagement the
officer rushed a hillock seventy or
eighty feet high outside Poelcappelle
and began to spray with his machine
gun a group Of enemy about thirty
strong, who were keeping Ut. sweeping
volleys against the slopes Of the rise.
Three Of his companions crawled
from hole to hole, bringing him fresh
supplies Of ammunition. He quickly
wrecked the hostile advanced post and
the surprized Germans could not be-
lieve that a single man was holding
them in check. A dense fog added "a.
their bewilderment and fear and one Of
them declared he saw a tank standing
behind the hill.
The others fastened to accept this
fable and suddenly twenty Germans
were seen to raise their arms, crying
"Kameradr The embarrassed ofilcer, to
secure his prisoners, mad to summon
the assistance Of another English sec
ton
Evening journal., 1917-11-17
BY c. c. LYON.

WITH THE FRENCH RANfY.-Sud-
denly. above the FIRST line German
trench, the crown OF helmet gllsieu-
ed under the bright autumn sun.
Zing Zing
Almost simultaneously, two rifles In
the FIRST line French trench cracked.
The German helmet disappeared.
! was watching the performance from
. ooAout station in the French front
line.
By Jovel believe we got him that
time" exclaimed the French guide who
was with me.
A derisive shout arose from the
German trench.
No admitted the guide, disap-
pointed. 81 guess was mistaken. They
wouldn't be poking fun at lis tnat way.
But well get that German yet. Only
last week one Of our snipers nicked
-s
Only 20 feet separated the French
anu ue, man trenches at thu point
where / spent my FIRST day IN the
line
Just the distance from the home
plate to FIRST base on an American base
ball diamond.
remarked to a French porfu the
nc"r0eee o. the enemy
He shrugged his shoulders, reached
down. mcavd up a small stone and
tossed it across into the German
trench.
Presently, one Of the Germans threw
t back into the French trench.
Later In the morning we were in an
other section Of the French line.
"You can get a fine view from here, "
be said.
| was in the act Of joining him when
the whistllng Of a bullet over our
heads caused me TO duck back. He,
however. calmly continued TO survey
the German territory.
You won't be taking many chances
here" he said. reassuringly. THE Ger
man snipers across the way are very
poor shots. They haven't hit any of us
for nearly a month"
Their luck Is likely to change any
Time, ISN'T lT?' asked, as I crouched
still lower in the trench.
There is absolutely nothing romantic
about a first line trench
It's a far cry from the pleasant bpu-
levards Of Paris, where officers and
men on leave promenade in their spick
and snan uniforms, with their swag-
ger sticks and their kid gloves, to the
rain and mud and stencil Of the bat
tle-front where the earth shakes and
where the hills have been pulverlzed
into ducf and oynrxy frpa and ofhar
Evening journal., 1917-11-17
Push BUTTON Ships
NO LONGER A dream
Rv The limited press

By The United Press.
LONDON. Oct. 2s.-(By Mail) Britain
is becoming very much interested in
the electrically propelled ship, which
was first developed on a large scale
by the United States Navy.
The Editor Of the Electric Times,
in a recent interview said:
"The electric ship is no longer a
dream but a reality and l should not
be surprised to find, within a few
years Of the close of the war. every
new vessel Of any size driven, steered,
stopped. reversed or tuned. merely by
pressing a series Of buttons on the
bridge.
British shipbuilders now have their
eyes on the possibilities Of the electric
drive for big liners and merchant ships
and 1t is hardly to be questioned that
our Admiralty is less alive than the
United States Navy Department to the
superior merits Of the system
Evening journal., 1917-11-17

A feature Of the coming testimonial
concert to the late Win NJ. S. Brown,
composer and organist, which is to be
held at the Garrick Theatre, Sunday
afternoon. November 25, viii be the
singing by Herman Gossen, Of the last
composition by Mr. Brown, entitled,
Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled"
This composition. in fact, was in
tended by Mr.. Brown to be dedicated to
Mr.. Gossen In reward for the latter's
work as sololst at his oratorios, and,
although Mr.. Brown died before being
able to append his name to the original
copy, his partner, Charles 7. Edwards,
has seen to 1t that the proper dedica-
ton will be made In print.
Not only did Mr.. Gossen take promk-
nent part In virtually every production
Of Mr.. Browns works for the past 1--WE
years, but he was one Of the closest
friends Of the composer in the city,
ever ready to assist in some new Of
fering and often called upon to sug-
gest Improvement in some new work.
Arrangements for the concert are
forging ahead rapidly, and there is
every indication that the Garrick will
be filled from parquet to gallery. In
fact, demand for seats is exceeding all
expectations of the committee in
charge. as did the offering Of services
by the leading choruses, choirs and
soloists exceed its expectations when
It proposed a testimonial concert.