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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
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Remnants of s6-inch Percales,
36-inch Covert Cloth. 3e-inch Dress
Ginghams. in plaids. stripes. checks
and plain colors. also 32-inch Laun-
dry-proof Suitings and other staple
cottons-reduced to 121zc yard.
Lengths suitable for women's and
children's wear.
Goldenbsrg'-First Floor. a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16

Women's Envelope Chemises.
soft finish nainsook; deep yoke of
val lace and insertion and ribbon
shoulder strap. Drawers trimmed
to match. Mostly all sizes.
Goldenberg 's-Third Floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16

Remnants and sample rolls of eN-
ira heavyweight palmed finish China
and 1s0-warp Japanese Mattings. in
stripes, checks and carpet designs.
Best colorings. Remnants from 5 to
80 yards and sample rolls from 20 to
40 yards.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-15
FISHERMAN GETS
 FIVE HUNDRED REWARD

SALEM, Ore. March 15-The Ways and Means Committee of the legIsls' ture yesterday voted the $500 state reward to Robert Gavin. a Portland fisherman, who said he spent year trailing Edward 'Bartholam amew. the . Green Trunk Murderer" across the tinted States and back, finally point ing him out in Seattle to detectives as the slayer of John Lind.
 The murderer was recently convict ed of the murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. He was supposed to have stuffed Lind's body in a green trunk and dumped 1t into the Villain cite river. Two Seattle detectives also asked for the reward but their claims were not approved.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-15
DAILY OO|NGS OF
 DISTRICT COURT

The grand jury yesterday afternoon returned not true bill in the case Of the United States vs. Tim Balishoft charged with assault with deadly weapon upon Harry Market at Seldo- via.
 In the case of the United States ys. Otto Kanitz and Caroline kanitz, mo- tion of defendants attorneys for d postponement of the trail of the case was denied, and the hearing was set for Cordova on April 9 or as soon thereafter as possible.
 This morning the grand jury had no report to make, and as there was no further business before the court a recess was taken until o'clock this afternoon.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-15
ALASKA COAL TO BE
 SHIPPED TO FRISCO

Triumphant after six years Iiti- gation with the government for the control of rich anthracite deposits in the Boring River, Alaska, district, Clarke Davis, vice president of the Alaska Petroleum and Coal Company and it's subsidiary company. the AL aska Anthracite railroad, is at the St. Francis. He was accompanied ly the company's chief engineer, George O.. Nelson.
 Davis is here to purchase equip minus at Controller Bay and taps the Boring river field, but twenty three miles in the interior and just across the canyon from the rich Cun- ningham field.
 Negotiations were completed yes terday for the purchase of equipment totaling nearly $1OO,0OO and includ- ing locomotives, coal cars and flat cars. The rails have been purchased from the Northern Pacific at Seattle.
 Nelson left for the North last evening. Davis will remain for the purpose of completing negotiations for bottoms to transport his con- pany's coal to San Francisco, and also to establish permanent connec- tions for handling his anthracite in competition with the Eastern and Australian coals Davis said last night:
 "Our road will tap 33,OOO acres of
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-15

coal in a bearing field at a cost of less than $5OO,0O0. This field is twice the estimated tonnage and con tains a superior grade of anthracite than that found in the MataLuska field, where that United States Gov ernment is expending $1O,OO0,O00 for a railroad and has asked for further appropriation of $2O.OOO,00O. In ad- dition the Government has 9 haul of two hundred miles to Seward, as against twenty-three for our road, The Government field also is 401 miles farther from San Francisco and ether coast ports than is our ter minus, Controller Bay.
 Our coal has been tested by DpI e. c. Martin of the United States Geological Survey, and he says it compares favorably with the finest Pennsylvania anthracite. We have Ilatted out over eight million tons and beginning August 1 can mine a thousand tons day for the next twenty years.
 The Alaska Petroleum and Coal Company has tine only patent for aE thracite coal mining in Alaska, and this was obtained only after six years of litigation and the expenditure of a fortune. All of the rest is under government control.
 The consumer in San Francisco is paying $19 a ton retail for anthra- cite no better than ours. and, since we can lay this coal down in bunkers at the wharf in San Francisco at $5 a ton, it should cost the consumer less than $10.
 We have carriers for 500 tons per day from Controller Bay to Seattle. but would like to get into the market in San Francisco.
 Our president, Thomas Lippy. was the first man to bring gold from the Klondike into San Francisco.
 It seems to me you San Francis cans are overlooking the Alaska busi- ness. You pay too much attention to the Oriental trade, and are losing big proportion of our $1OO,00O.OO0 worth of purchase we make yearly, and, consequently, the greatest pro- portion of it goes to Seattle, whereas firms in this city can undersell them San Francisco Examiner.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-15
Courtesy and Work.

When want to find fault with my men l say nothing when I go through their departments. If I were satisfied would praise them. My silence hurts them more than anything else fin the world, and it doesn't give offense. It makes them think and work harder.
 Many men fail because they do not see the importance of being kind and courteous to the men under them. Kindness to everybody always pays for itself. And. besides, it is a please are to be kind. I have seen men lose i'm portant positions. or their regulations which are more important than any positiOn-by little careless discourte- sies to men whom they did not think 1t was worth while to be kind to- Charles Nj. Schwab in American Mag azine.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-15
GOOD AND BAD MANNERS.
And the Brand Used In the Privacy of
 the Home Circle.

There are three sorts of mannerk-- good, bad and the sort that are used in the privacy of the home circle. The last named sort are usually the worst.
 Good manners seldom come naturally to any male. This is proved by the fact that they must generally he ham, mered into small boys with q large. TO- bust calIe, the fiat of tine hand or the rear side of d bairbrush. As the bo. grows to manhood he displays his na- tive bad manners by telling his wife what he'd like to say to the tireso!ne folk who come to call and the people who give parties which he is expected to attend. His carly training, how ever, prevents him from exhibiting his male child is blessed with good man. ners from birth, but he usually expires with exceptional thorOughness shortly before or immediately after his fifth birthday.
 Men<with bad manners are generally very successful in life because their competitors and opponents lose their tempers, thus making it easy for the persons with the bad manners to dc- feat them. Before had hammered per son becomes wealthy he is known as a selfish boor. Afterward he is said to be eccentric.
 There is grave danger that while bad hammered person is still in the boor class some strong minded and strong muscled individual may resent his bad manners and spread his fca- lures hlther and yOn over his face with few brisk and well directed blows of pair of No. II fists. If one cares to run the risk, bad manners are great things on which to gamble.-Kennet.l l.. Roberts in Life.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-15
The Land of the kurds.

Kurdistan appeals to the archaeOl- ogist. It was ruled successively by the Persians, -Macedonians, Parthians, Sas- sanians and Romans and is exceeding ly rich in antiquarian remains, most of which are still uneXamined. The Kurd,; are wild. pastoral. partly nomadic people. are mostly Mohammedans and are very hostile to Christians, their cruel massacre of the Armenians being only too we'll known. Kurdistan he longs to both the Turkish and the Per sian monarchies, though chiefly to the former.-LOndOn Chronicle.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-15
HIS SMUGGLING TRICK.
A Mexican Traders Way of Evadins
 .hs Customs Inspectors.


 There are ways of evading duty down on the Rio Grande impossible to the port of New York. The Mexican found way. He was merchant just on the other side of the Mexican bor- der. He had two vases which had caught the fancy of an American GUS, toner, but they were dear, and with the duty added-not to be thought Of The customer told the Mexican SO The Mexican fell $5. But the price was still too dear. The Mexican fell again. But still there was the duty staring she customer in the face. Then sud denly, without explaining how, the Mexican guaranteed that the vases should he delivered free of duty on tha other side of the Rio Grande-ncxt morning at breakfast time.
 And" the Mexican add in char lcteristic manner. "I will be there to collect"
 At breakfast next morning, as the customer was eating lesurcly, the McS- can appeared.
 Where are the vuSes:" the cllstonr. inquired.
 "In the next room, senor," replied the Mexican, smiling blandly.
 And the dutyY'
 ''There is no duty, senOr."
 How in thunder did you manage 1t 2" asked the American, amazed.
 T paid greaser dollar, SenOr. he swam the Rio Grande. See, senor" -hnrrying to bring ill a vase from the next room and touching it gently with his fingers-"they are whole, perfect" New York Post.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-15
THE ThRICE-A-WEEk EDITION
 OF THE NEW YORK WORLD
IN 1917
IN 1917 Practically a Daily at the Price of a Weekly. No Other Newspa- per in the World gives so much at so low 8 price.

The value and need of a newspaper in the household was never greate! than at the present time. The great war in Europe is now halfway into its third year, and whether peace be at hand or afar off the events to fol- low will be world shaking. The ProspectOr Publishing Company cffers the Thrice a Week World, Tie Daily Prospector and The Weekly Miner, one year for only $500 cash in advance. You get 156 copies >' the World, SIS copies of the Prospec- tor and 52 copies of the Miner for this price. Can you afford to be without them.
 The Thrice-a-Week World,
 The Daily Prospector.
 The Weekly Miner,
 ALL FOR $13.OO PER YEAR
 The Prospector and the Weekly Miner are the only papers published at Valdez, and are replete with local and world news. The Miner makes 8 speciality of Territorial News in cen densed form. The World is too well known to our readers to dilate upon it's field of usefulness.
 SEND IN YOUR ORDER NOW.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-15
Object of the visit.

Did the titled foreigner call on you to ask your consent to his marrige with your daughter?"
 "I don't think sO," replied Mir. Cum rox. My impression is that he came to look me over and decide whether WIS sufficiently good form to be invited to the wedding. g."-Washington Star.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-15
OFFER THEiE
 SERVICES YOUNGEST 7G

PT"ALLUP, March b. The l.. C. I.add Post No. IT has offered ,.s ser vices to man in the even; of war and not member of the Post is under 76 years of age.
 Mir. Edward Whitworth, comman- der. said that the veterans had been discussing the breaking off of the re- lations with Germany, aud while they did not approve of it, they would all stard by the President iii case of war. as Whltworth are veterans of the Civ il War.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-15
He Got the Job,

II understand that you told my clerk you were seeking employment:"
 "Your clerk misinformed you. tOlT him I was looking for work"
 "Take off your coat. Houston Post
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-15
Stewards Must Live.

Knicker-Smith regards himself as the steward of his wealth. Booker That's just the trouble: he expects tips New York Sun.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-15

The launch Pathfinder, Captain Smith, returned late last night from Fidalgo, Landlock and Ellamar, bringing several passengers. Capt. Smith reports a very rough trip be- tween Ellamar and Valdez
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-15

WANTED-Millm mans job as first amalgamater. References to prove for several years, handy with tools espe
 cially wood work. Inquire at the Prospector for K. LahZ. k-2?
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-15

It is we'll to value people for whai they are without expecting perfection.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-15

J. D. Mccormick of Cordova, was excused by the court yesterday after noon from further attendance and left today on the Admiral Evans for his home
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-15

A new stock of Al Fruit Tablets Candy Kitchen. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-15

FOR SALE-Female canaries. In cuire Mrs. l.. A. Depuy. 3t
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-15

The best of everything in box Chocolates at the Candy Kitchen If
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-15

For 1rst-class meals and good serv' ice at reasonable prices try the Mer- chants Cafe. u
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-15

A new line or heaters priced right, at Mead's. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-15

Webster's New International DIG tionary, strictly up to date; come in and look it over. Valdez Drug Co. II
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-15

Have you tried our Boston Mints in bulk at the Candy Kitchen. u
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-15

Complete line of Bulk Chocolates. Candy Kitchen. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-15

Hot drinks are Tn full swing at the Candy Kitchen. u
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-15

Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland's. Prices reasonable.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-15
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Just received, new line or Toilet Waters and Perfumes. Owl Drug Co,
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-15

Anything in nugget and ivory jew elry at Valdez Drug Go.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-15

CITY EXPRESS, Phone S2; ready to transfe. tat bags.sc for you. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-15
Positively No Coal Delivered Un.
 less Paid for in Advance

Try our satin-finish hard candies in bulk at the Candy Kitchen. If
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-16
Expert Advice on Food Gardens
Daily Hints How to Make Profitable
Back Yards Profitable.

the city and see some of the methods
used by the gardeners there, who must
make every inch of ground work all
the time to pay q decent interest on the
heavy cost of the land.
For instance, one may see dwarf
peas planted early in the spring. As
soon as these have received sufficient
cultivation, sweet corn will be planted
between the rows. The peas axe har-
vested and the vines ready to be
turned under to enrich the soil with
their humus by the time the corn is
ready for cultivation. When the corn
is titled enough, turaips will be planted
broadcast between the rows, and they
will be ready just when frost comes in
the fall.
In a small garden a degree OF atten-
tion can be given to intensive cultiva-
tiol that cannot be equalled in the
market garden because Of lack of Ia.
Dor For that reason the hand gar
dener should use his ingenuity and dc
better than the commercial gardener
in the volume of food produced on 9
square foot of soil With sufficient fer
tilization plants may grow SO thickly
together that the gardener has Only
room enough to get into the beds foi
cultivation.-Daily food garden Letter
No. IS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-16
LIVES UP TO RECORD.
Norwich Sends 35 Per Cent to officers
Training Camp.

NORTHFIELD, May lG.-From all
indications, Norwich university, the
oldest military school of any kind in
the United States, West Point cx-
cepted, which has furnished more Of
ticcrs for the army for every war in
which the country has been engaged
since the war Of 1912. West Point
gain expected, will no doubt live up
to its past record. Norwich is sending
80 per cent of its undergraduates to the
officers training camp at Plattsburgh
and other points, in addition to sup
| plying a number Of officers for this
marine corps, navy and regular army
| In addition to this, - undergraduate
are now engaged in giving military
instruction to home guards, high schools
and other military units. Ten under
| graduates, who are too Young for tn,
| Plattsburg training camp, have left III,
university to take up work on the farm
in assisting in the matter of food pro
duction.
Norwich university is attempting Il
continue its academic courses, and vii
carry out its full college schedule fol
the year. The class attendance hal
been greatly reduced, and some claSsc
have had to be abandoned. as there ar,
no students for them. For those Win
are still in attendance, no part Of TIN
academic or military instruction is be
ing neglected.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-16
Net Amount Due From Approved Reserve Agents
in Other Reserve Cities.


who
i,
in
of
the which THE VERMONT NATIONAL to
of the there example the
O
example
bills,
falls
charged
But the the
MONT NATIONALS deposits Boston
they of ability
THE VERMONT NATIONAL BANK
Banking Ma
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-16
PUBLIC SAFETY NEWS.
Decrease in Acreage of Improved
Land in Vermont

1890, 2,655,9l3 acres Of improved
land.
1910, l,C33,965 acres of improved
land.
Decrease, 1,02l,97S acres in twenty
years according to the United States
census, or an amount nearly equal to
two-thirds of the present acreage e
improved land in the state
1t is probable that the foregoing de
crease IS somewhat greater than the ac.
tual decrease as the classification Of
improved land made in 1890 was differ
emit from that made in 1910.
The decrease i'll acreage Of cultivated
land III New England during the past
fifty years was 5,I03,073 acres.
1t is stated that Massachusetts does
not produce enough food products r.
feed onc-fiftieth of its population and
that all New England supplies only
about one-ffth it consumes
. Hang up the fiddle aud the bow;
Take down the shovel and the hoe.
Is transposed b., Governor Graham.
MASON s. STONE.
Director Of Publicity.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-16
MOTORS ON FARMS
REPLACING HORSES
City Bank Report Shows Steady De-
cline in Number of Animals-More
Food for Man.

NEW YORK, May I6.-Thc an
nounccment that grains suitable for
human food would no longer be fed
to horses in Great Britain, caused the
National CITY bank to call attention
to the possibilities of gradually enlarg-
ing the production Of the world s food
supplies by utilizing for that purpose
the vast areas now devoted to pro-
ducing grain for horses, for which the
world is rapidly substituting power
driven vehicles and cultivators.
A compilation by the bank showed
that this process of substituting the
motor for the horse on highways and
farms had already made rapid prog
ress in the United States. According
to statistics the number Of horses on
farms in this country in 1917 was no
greater than in 1910.
Meantime said the bank S state
ment, ''the transfer of production
from oats, chiefly used as food for
horses, to that of wheat as food for
man, seems to have made even more
rapid progress The number of acres
! devoted to the production Of oats III
1916 showed an increase of less than
| IL per cent over that of 1910, while
the acreage devoted to wheat in 1916
made an increase of - per cent over
that of 1910, corn also showing an in
crease, though not as great as that of
wheat
. During the 1910-1917 period in
which the horses III the country
showed Il slight decline, and the acre
age devoted to the production Of their
food showed a less gain than that OF
food for men, the production OF petro-
leum used as food for the road and
farm machinery taking the places of
horses shows al enormous increase
The quantity OF petroleum produced
in the United States was in 1910 s.
i sol, 100000 gallons, and III 1916, II,
264 100000 gallons.
The compilation pointed out tn,
enormous growth in the number OF
pOwCrdriven road and farm vehicle.
: and tractors, the federal census Of
1915 revealing &5oO,000.00 worth OF
: automobiles produced in 1914, against
a production Of less than 5000, 000,0t
in 1910
Figures of world production of thu
=, various ctfcalS Indicate tllaI the SUD
, atitution Of petroleum-ted power ma
, chimes for the granted horse could al
SO materially increase Ia other coun
tries the area available for production
} Of food for man. In the Unite,
| States where oats and wheat grow sid
r by side on lands capable of produciQ,
5 grain. the area devoted to oats was. i
5 1915. the banner crop wear. ! 600 90
e acres, and to wheat, 60,oooo GOO acres
0 suggesting that the gradual substitu
G ton of the pctrolcum-fed roadster an
: farm implement for the granite
horse, as the present generation @
horses passes ont OF existence. NIGH
largely increase. the wheat prothaern
area, while 4 similar Substitution
might follow in other parts Of til
= world, as a whole. in which the are
devoted to the production of oats
about one-half as great sthat d,
voted TO wheat
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-16
AUSTRIA AND TURKEY STARvE
Teutons Suffering Great Hardships
from Lack of Food.

PARIS, MAY l6.-Groups of Amer
can blue Jackets were seen along the
bouleyards this week for the first time
during the war, mingling with the
French and English sailors i'll the capt
tel and everywhere being accorded a
welcome of the hearticSt kind. The
Americans comprise the first contingent
from the gunboat Scorpion which they
left at Constantinople upon the dcclar-
alton of war between the United States
aud Germany, and had been on the way
tor more than a month, owing to de-
tentlon8 by the Germans and Austrians
along their route. Commander Morton
OF the Scorpion, is also due here. he
having escaped internment with the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-16

Scorpion at Constantinople. Two other
American officers and all the remain
der of the crew of about fWcnty men
remain informed at the Ottoman capi-
tai. These last men tried to board out
going trains, but were taken by Turk
ish gendarmcs aud placed in an intern
ment camp.
The sailors say the Germans subject
ed them to many hardships and indig
mites at Nish, Serbia, which they de-
scribe as entirely under German con
troll. The Americans were detained
there for two weeks, under an armed
guard, and with insufficient food-a
plate of noodles daily, the men report.
When they protested, the German Of
ticers threatened to place the entire de-
tachment III irons, according to the
sailors, who added that many other
American civilians were being held by
the Germans at Nish, including DIR.
/ Post and others previously connected
with Red Cross work.
When the sailors crossed the Aus
trian frontier they observed an imme
date change, the Austrians giving
them the best of treatment, with prop
er food and good accommodations, dur
ing the two weeks detention.
The men describe general food con
ditions III Austria as worse than those
in*Turkey, the entire population, they
say, being deprived of necessities OF
life, while III TurkcF, there is still con
siderable food. but at such excessive
prices that only the rich are able t.
buy IT in any quantity and the poor arr
slowly starving, thirty deaths a da,
from starvation being the average il
Constantinople, according to the men
They report the Turkish troops in
: ragged dirty condition and marchin,
barefoot through the streets of Con
{ stantinople.