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The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-17
LANE URGES
 ENACTMENT OF
 LEASING BILL

WASHINGTON, Dec. F (by -Asso- ciated Press).-Fuller utilization of national resources in coal, oil, water power, land, and in human beings, is urged by Secretary Franklin K. Lane of the interior department in his an nual report, just issued. From the observation post that his office af lords over varied governmental ac- tfvities he draws the conclusion that "far beyond all our possessions . is the American man." in a strong appeal for Americanization and edu cation.
 "To him, to his spirit and character to his skill and intelligence, is due all the credit for the land in which we live" MT. Lane said. That resource we are neglecting. Twenty-Five per cent of the 1,6OO,000 men between 21 and 31 years of age who were first drafted into our army could neither read nor write our language, and tens of thousands could not speak it or understand it."
 Turning to the motive power facili- ties of the nation, the report says:
 "The measure of a peoples indus trial capacities seems to be surely fixed by it's motive power possibility, and the coal strike has brought con- cretely before us the disturbing fact that we live virtually by unanimous consent. Let less than one-half of 1 per cent of our population quit their work of digging coal and we are
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-17
coRDovA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1919

to profitable use, and raise from the dead the once vigorous agricultural life of our abandoned farms"
 This does not mean more federal appropriations, the report explains, but assistance to local districts which will provide funds by pledging the value of lands within them.
 MT Lane says that 150,000 demobi- lized soldiers have applied for public lands. He reasserts his belief that the government is justified in doing for soldiers what it would do for no other class, as he has proposed in pending measures.
 Alaska Road Economically Built
 The Alaska railroad, Secretary Lane says, has been we'll and solidly built, for "as little money as private parties could build it." Though total costs have been rising, due to general price situation, the report places ex- penditures at $70,000 and sS0,000 per main line mile so far, as compared to $151 ,000 per mile reached recently by some private roads in the United States.
 In a summary of the departments work the report shows that the Osage tribe of Indians collected last year s17 ,000 ,000 in returns from oil and gas land leases. Up in Alaska the depart ment mined $500 tons of coal. In Washington the patent office issued 37,259 grants to inventors, while the pension office paid out $222, ,159,2 ,292 to veterans of the Civil and Spanish wars.
 At the national parks 755,527 wis itors were recorded during the year,
 On irrigated lands last year $66,- OOO,0O0 in agricultural. products were grown, and MT. Lane remarks that a federal expenditure of $100,00O,OOO has added close to $500,0O0,000 to the tax valuation of Western states. The Salt River project of Arizona, where crop values totaled $1S,1S8,000, was the banner producer of the reclama- tion service.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-24

never hang table linen on the
clothes line. iron 1t right from the
wash tub, as 1t we're.
When I'm washing, Pm careful to
fold the table-clothes and napkins
straight and wiring them as dry as
possible. This saves a lot Of work and
handling OF the clothes.
Then / put them through the IRON
ing machine and they come out with
q beautiful gloss and smooth, satiny
finish.
Table linen should always be very
damp to iron nicely and it is hard to
sprinkle it to make 1t Of au even
dampness all over.
If one irons linen by hand it's 4 long,
hard process, almost an hour to do a
long heavy cloth. But with an ironing
machine an hour will do the entire
flat ironing.
Menu for Tomorrow.
Breakfast = Cereal with bananas,
cornmeal mullins, coffee.
Luncheon-Stuffed baked tomatoes,
potatoes with cheese, bread and bu:-
ter, preserves, tea.
Dinner-Clear soup, pork tender
loin, baked sweet potatoes, fried ap-
pies, celery, bread and butter, date
pudding, coffee.
My own Recipes.
Until the sugar shortage is over,
desserts will have to be sweetened
with something else. Prunes, figs,
dates and raisins all contain a large
amount of sugar, and will help out,"
Stuffed Baked Tomatoes,
/ cupfuI dried bread crumbs.
l small onion.
/ tablespoonful butter.
1-2 teaspoonful salt.
IA teaspoonful pepper
Wash tomatoes. Cut slice eff the
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Feel vrey Small and Realize the Great Job Ahead.

/ ed Daddy's instructions we decided t.
continue our activities to the rescue
of Bsbs.
'srhe Curtis hacIenda?" repeated
Don Pedro. tho tnn-keeper, replying
to my inquiry. ''Why, at the very edge
Of the town. The towers are visible
from the church"
1t was s great estate, and Don
Pedro gave me its history. Ten thou
sand poems had been attached to 1t
| in the old days. In that day the mon
astery had been built-and the church
and afterward, house by house, and
street by street, San Jose had come in
to existence. But the hacienda was
there Tristan original grant at the
time Of the conquest, The dukes Of
Rtminez had always owned It until
lately-very lately, in fact, since the
ar1nistice, It had passed to DR.. Curtis,
But whether Curtis" was a Mexican
or an American or a Spaniard, Don
Pedro would not say. he had vehicle
to take me to the hacienda at my
convenience.
It suited my convenience to go a
once.
The administrator received me, the
hacendado was away frtn home.
had come from the States, sa9
gravely, to take charge Of the little
ward whom the hacendado had re-
Gently adopted.
1t was long chance-and was
amazed to see 1t win.
There was such a child, the admin
lstrator admitted and they had been
expecting q goyerness for week!
But 1t had been reported that the
sonora had been seized by bandits
only q few days previous to my ap-
pearance. But reports? The admin
istrator shrugged his shoulders and
regarded me gravely. might remain
If l would condescend to accept hos
pitality. The doctor himself would re-
turn in three days. He would decide
whether was the right governessi
From which wisdom knew that
within three days / must have Baby
Babs in my arms, somewhere up to-
ward the border.
And not even Morrison could help
me. must manage it alone!
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Patty had little trouble in learn
ing to read, so Mamma had the doc
tor come and look at her and they
decided to have her tonsils and
adenoids taken out. Patty was very
brave about it, and didn't get cross
till about the second day when she
began to get very tired of laying still
while the rest of the children were
in school. She asked Mamma for her
hand glass SO she could see If she
was still all swelled up, and Mamma
gave it to her. She was 50 quiet that
Mamma peeked in to see if she was
still asleep.
Mamma, I've got something that
comes to play with me, but l can't
make it stay 1t keeps going home to
its mamma See, there it is now!"
And Patty pointed to something
bright that was dancing on the cell
ing
Mamma laughed. "That's a sunshine
FAIRY, sne SAID. I'm going TO put
you In the wheel chair now and show
you how to keep her with you"
So Mamma fixed Patty in the wheel
chair and wheeled out to the west
window and showed her how to keep
the sunshine fairy with her all the
time. Patty played happily for q long
time then Mamma heard her call
again.
"she's gone clear off now and Il
can't make her come back at all".
That's because Mr.. Sun, who ia
her papa went off to bed and made
her go, too. You wait till morning and
she'll come back and maybe I'll have
q surprise for you"
That's just it, grumbled Peter.
Mamma makes it so nice for the fell
Ter that's sick that the rest of us
wish we were sick too.
Helen Carpenter Moore.
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San Jose proved to be an attractive
town. 1t had the usual characteristics
Of a Mexican town-a plaza with a
garden, church at one side, an open
market and an inn. All wele done in
high colors, and the beauty Of the
picture was extraordinary. Moreover
the place was extraordinary in its
cleanliness, compared to "the dirty
Mexican town" had expected to see.
The population was cordially, but
most politely interested in me,
couldn't fail to observe, as my cab
trayersed the short distance between
the station and the hotel | ascribed 1t
to the rumor OF the hold-up, which
was, l believe, the only rapidly NOV
ing thing to be discovered in Mex
leo.
1t was relief to turn into the
patio of the inn, and to get away from
the curtously attentive citizens, and
it was equally a comfort to see Nor
rrison, the coffee merchant get down
from an ancient vehicle in the same
patio. I
| had not recovered from the ner-
yous irritation which followed the
hold-up nor from the shock of see
ing the dark edition of Hamilton
Certeis' ghost. The extreme polite
ness of the inn-keeper prolonged the
process Of obtaining room and made
it possible for Morrison to drift into
the conversation Backed up by his
preserce. l made inquiries concerning
another American girl-Mfss Miller
who ought to be somewhere in San
Jose.
No such young lady had appeared
at his hotel. Don Pedro shook his
head She could not be in San Jose or
he would know, be asserted.
At last l Was Installed in a vast
apartment having ceiling twice the
height Of any had eevr slept under.
l was housed, it appeared, in por-
ton of an ancient monastery or con-
vent. And ! felt very small and for
lorn and helpless therein.
Why should not feel weak and eff
efficient? A new duty had been added
to the load l was carrying:
First must find Baby Babs. And
then | must hunt her mother!
didn't like her mother. Sometimes |
positively mated her, nevertheless, she
had been lured to what might PROVE
shocking fate by DaC's diplomacy.
The Lorimers were responsible.
Morrison wire Daddy at once, using
a code which was>supposed to cover
the coffee business. Until we receiv-
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casion OF this kind, and the men and
women hurried from the dining room,
thinking perhaps an airplane was
about to pay them visit.
However, it proved to be nothing
more than a gasoline speedboat, which
climbed out of the horizon and hurtled
toward the yacht. When it was only
few yards off, one Of the young men
of the yachting party, who was an
ardent motor enthusiast, became so
interested in endeavoring to identify
the strange craft that he fell over the
railing and sank from sight in the wa
ter.
Look" cried Evelyn, selling the
marquis by the arm. Somebody fell
overheard. I'm sure it's Jimmy Rey-
nolds, and he can't swim stroke"
my world" gasped the marquis.
whats to be done? Where's Ben
jamin? Find Benjamin, somebody, and
have him tell the captain to stop the
ship!"
The marquis was conscientiously ex-
cited. He got red in the face and CUR
gIed, and finally when no Benjamin
appeared he started off himself in
quest of the servant
Meanwhile the motor boat had ar
rived. The young man in control in
the bow had sensed trouble of some
kind, and the frantic gestures OF the
excited persons on the yacht directed
his attention to an object in the wa
ter. 1t was Jimmy Reynolds, who had
come to the surface after the first i'm
mersion.
Without hesitation, the young man
threw out the clutch, called to some
one in the stern to take the wheel,
leaped to the gunwale of the boat and
propelled himself over the side. a
few brisk strokes and he had Jimmy
Reynolds by the hair.
The marquis of Downsberry must
have located his Benjamin, and Ben
jamin in turn must have carried his
order to the captain-or else the cap
tain acted on his own initiative. Any
how, the yacht had stopped. The res
curer, with the rescued in tow, at once
nedQeu lot the yacht anu SoOn was vi
board.
"Marvin!" cried Evelyn Haskell in a
bystander's ear. ats my brothers
partner"
The next day Mrs. Haskell's beam
returned, only it was at least doubled
in intensity-If a beam may be in
tense. She rushed to her daughters
room and proceeded to hug her at least
five times before she announced
breathlessly:
Evelyn, you win! The marquis has
picked you for his bride. Just think!
You're going to wed royalty!"
Evelyn did not appear excited. She
was seated before dressing table
combing her hair, and she continued
with the task, although she did look
up and smile. Surely it must be a
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smile of exultation, thought Mrs. Has
kell.
do tell" said Evelyn languidly.
That is very interesting, but, mother,
will you be so kind as to send the
marquis my heartfelt appreciation,
and inform him that he will have to
make another decision in favor of one
of the other 'possibilities?' Just tell
him this one is an impossibility. Pm
going to marry Marvin Stonewell.
Royal blood is all right, but l prefer
on American-some one who an do
things for himself. thought the little
cruise wouldn't do any harm, and
acted as hateful as could so the mar
quis wouldn't pick me for his victim"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-24

The first step in the evolution of
the automobile is said to be made by
French engineer, Joseph Cugnot, who
in 1850 conceived the idea of trans
porting war material in type of We
hicle in which steam should be the
motive power.
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stem end. Scoup out the seeds, and
soft pulp. To the pulp add bread
crumbs, onion minced fine, butter, salt
and pepper. Fill tomatoes with stuff
ing, fit on tops and bake 90 minutes
in a hot oven. Put little water IN the
pan they are baked in and be care
full not to bake them long enough to
make the tomatoes fall apart
Fried Apples.
apples.
2 tablespoonfuls butter and lard.
1 tablespoonful sugar.
2 tablespoonfuls corn syrrp or
maple syrup.
A few grains salt.
Wash apples. Cut in slices and core.
Melt butter in frying pan. add apples
and seasonings, cover and cook slowly
for 20 minutes or until the apples are
tender. Turn frequently to prevent
burning.
Date Pudding.
8 tablespoonfuls butter.
IL cufful molasses.
10 cupful milk.
IL cuptul Wnlte Hour.
la cupfuls graham flour
1-2 teaspoonful soda.
IA teaspoonful salt.
IA teaspoonful each CHINA
mon and nutmeg.
IL pound dates.
Melt butter Beat eggs, add mo-
lasses, butter, milk and dry ingredi-
ents mived and sifted. Stone dates
and cut into small pieces. Stir into
dough. Put in a buttered mold, cover
and steam 2 1-2 hours. Serve with
lemon sauce or marshmallow cream.
This recipe will serve eight people,
but the pudding will keep and it can
be steamed half an hour to reheat it.
Every cloud has silver lining.
Would that pocketbooks were clouds!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-24

In the kitchen Sister Mary cooks daily for a
family of four brought her kitchen an understanding
Of the chemistry cooking gained of domestic science
Consequently the advice she offers is napp
combination theory practice. Every recipe she gives ID
her own first tried out and at her family table
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-30
T)R. I'D. BACHAM
HAS OPINION ABOUT
DIRECT PRIMARIES
Contends that We Will Become Mere
Figure-heads Again in
State Elections

Shall Vermont go forward In the
system of choosing its state officials
or shall it return to it's packed con-
ventions? No citizen appreciates and
loves his State more than | do and
no citizen appreciates more than | DO
the opportunity to choose directly his
State officials. No citizen worked
harder in favor of the direct pri-
maries prior to it's adoption than l
did, for my friends remember that !
sent, at my expense by mail, litera-
ture pertaining to the primary sys-
TEN. If I remember well, the ques-
ton was seriously agitated in. our
State soon after the republican ma
tional convention in Chicago at which
and his friends refused to
accept the verdict of said convention.
Some Of cur most important news
and certain republican leaders,
recognizing the fact that packed eau
cuses and conventions were entirely
wrong, advocated the new system
with the result that it became law
through a referendum. 1t is said that
the present Legislature is inclined to
be reactionary and if this is so, the
primaries viii 60 It means that we
viii be mere fgureheads in a State
election. It means to US republicans
that we must vote for candidates i'm
posed by \ convention of a few hun
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-30
Russian Question Is Still Giving Trouble Because Some
Russian Factions Refuse to Sit
With BOlsheviii
BOLSHEVISTS ISSUE DECREE FAVORING PRO-
HIBITION WITH DEATH PENALTY
Belgian Socialists Refuse to Meet Any Labor Delegations
at Which German Socialists
Are Present &H&&

London, Jan. 30-The peace confer
ence has settled many important
points regarding German war in
IDENTITIES. The correspondent of
The Evening Mail says he has rea-
sons for reporting that the confer
ence has eliminated any intention of
calling upon Germany and her assoc
iates to pay the Allied countries the
whole cost of the war or to impose
heavy indemnities on enemy nations.
Paris, Jan. 30-As yet the peace
conference has not received any for
NAL reply from the Russian Soviet
government regarding the invitation
sent all the Russian governments to
meet in conference with representa-
tives at Princes Island, but the Rus
sian committee in Paris will proba-
bly, make response on behalf of the
various other Russian governments.
The committee is now considering the
proposals, but prospects seem to be
It viii decline to sit in conference
with any Bolsheviki representatives.
Stockholm, Jan. 29-The threat to
punish inebereity among Bolshevilu
officials by death is. contained in the
Soviet decrees printed in late issues
Of the Pearograd newspapers. The
decree points out that drunkenness
among officials is increased and pro-
poses curative measures If this
proves ineffective the ofense will
bring infection of the death penalty.
Paris, Jan 30-Belgian Socialists OF
the Emile. Vandervelde Socialists
members of peace delegation, again
refuse to take part in international
labor and socialist conference as
sembling at Berne NJ. Troklee for
the Belgians stated that Belgian
Socialists Nould not sit in confer
ence at which Germans were present.
Washington, Jan. 29-War Saving
Stamps sales this month are increasing
over the record of lst month. Total
receipts frcm this source are now
above a billion dollars.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-30
MORRILL,
OF ADELPH SCHOOL.
DIES IN BROOKLYN
Registrar of Academy Would Have
Been Connected With It so
Years Next Saturday

Miss Charlotte Morrill,, registrar of
Adelphi Academy, and one of the
best known educators in this city,
died yesterday in sanatarium at
Bay Ridge, after short illness. Miss
Morrill, was born in St. Johnsbury,
on January 8, 1841 and had been con-
nected with Adelphi Academy for SO
years, joining its teaching force when
the academy was organized in 1869,
under the Board of Regents. Her
home was at 307 Adelphi street. The
funeral services were held in Trinity
church and interment was at St.
Johnsbury.
Miss Morrill, was a graduate Of
Mount Holyoke College, and was for
number of years a trustee Of that
institution, and for several years
was president Of its New York Al
umnae Association. She came to
Brooklyn after a period of teaching
in the West, and was at first
an instructor in Lockwood's Academy
which later became the Adelphi,
where she first taught mathematics,
becoming later secretary to the facul-
ty and later registrar of the academy
The alumnae of Adelphi Academy
were making arrangements to cele-
brate her 50th anniversary of connec-
ton with the school on February 1.
Miss Morrill, had during her long
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-30
HALF MILLION R. R.
employees SECRETLY
HAVE ORGANIZATIONS
Clerks, Maintenance Men, Shopmen
and Dining-Car Employees
Have Come Together

Washington, Jan. 29-Nearly a half
million railway employees or one
fourth of the entire number of rail
road men in the country have effect
ed some sort of an organization in
recent months, according to reports
reaching labor leaders here today.
Most Of these had been wholly unor-
ganized previously or had belonged to
trades which were only partially or
ganized. A large proportion are clerks
Maintenance of Ry. Men, Shopmen,
and dining car employees.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-30
LOCAL NEWS

George Chamblain is moving into
the LeClerc building, he will open a
general hardware and plumbing store.
The name of Corp. Gerald Briggs
of 165 Railroad street, appeared on
yesterdays sacualty list, as being
slightly wounded.
Sergt. Lambert Ward, who has
been in Washington, D. c., has re-
ceived his discharge and is at his
home here.
Everett L. Gould of the Medical
Supply Depot, Finance Dept, has
rece;evd his discharge and is spend
ing a short time with his aunt, Mrs.
C. E. Somerville and other friends.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-30
RATIFIES
THE SHEPPARD BILL
VERMONT In Line
By Vote of 2o to Three 1t Approves
of Federal Prohibition
Amendment

Montpelier, Jan. 30-Suspending
the rules after short but crisp de-
bate the Senate yesterday afternoon
adopted in concurrence the joint res
olution ratttffying the Sheppard feder-
al prohibition. amendment by yea
and nay vote of 26 TO 8. The reso-
luton came to the Senate early in the
afternoon session from the House
where it was adopted by an over
whelming majority IN the forenoon
and on ssatoxs alas a re-
cess Of thirty minutes was taken until
the resolution could be considered
and reported back to the Senate from
the committee on Federal relations
TO which it was referred.
Senator Villas moved the calendar
rules be suspended and the resolu
ton taken up fer immediate actionl
He contended that practically every
member OF the Senate had come to
the General Assembly pledged to
vote for ratification of the Sheppard
amendment and argued that it would
be useless to waste more time in COM
nittee inasmuch as he felt that with
out exception every member Of the
Senate had made UP his mind how
he would vote. Senator Ballou sec
onded the Chittenden county Sena-
tors remarks but Senator Root of
Bennington and Senator Kingsley of
Rutland told the Senate in unnlis-
takeable manner that they had not
been pledged to vote for that resolu-
ton or any other and opposed the
motion to suspend the rules. Sena-
tor Maurice of Lamoille stated that
he opposed the motion although he
was in favor of the resolution being
adopted.
Senator Villas, speaking for the
second time by permission of the body
said his reason for the motion was
due to the feeling that Vermont
should hasten to join the other states
which had already ratified the amend
ment and could see no logical reason
for delay.
A roll call Of the Senators, re-
quested by Senator Maurice resulted
IN the rules being suspended 23 to 6.
Senators Hall, Kingsley, Maurice,
Root, ScbNff, and Steele voted against
the motion and Senator Tenney was
absent. The bill was ordered to q
third reading but Senator Kingsley
arose ito say "that before the State
OF Vermont voted to write into the
Constitution of the United States a
police regulation, with provision as
to what the people are to eat, drink
and wear" he wanted yea and nay
vote on it. His remarks caused a
ripple of laughter and the vote re-
suited in the concurrent adoption of
the resolution &c to g. Senator Ten
ney was absent and did not vote and
the three Senators voting in opposi-
ton were Hall, Kingsley and Root.
The only other business the Senate
transacted during the session was to
order to third reading the bill en-
powering insurance commissioners to
hold hearings and subpoena witness
es. The bill was amended so as to in
clude several sections of the General
Laws and given favorable considera-
ton without debate
After adjournment the Senator'S,
including Lieut.. Gov. Mason S. Stone,
Secretary Page and other officials of
the upper branch of the Legislature,
had group picture taken in front of |
he State House.