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The Tomahawk., 1919-04-24
Bent Castiron Pines.

Accustomed to bend pipes Of
wrought iron and steel for the sugar
mills, Cuban pipe layers are reported
to have applied their novel method to
castirOn material. Through mistake,
the 1O.inch castiron pipe for a water
main passing through crooked two
mile canyon to the town Of Present
was supplied only in straight lengths
IL feet long, with n thickness Of shell
of GIG inch; and to avoid a long
wait for bent sections cradle Of the
desired curvature was built with old
rails, six or eight pipes Mt time were
placed on 1t, when q hardwood fire so
heated the pipes that in about two
hours they bent and settled by their
own weight to the cradle. Bending
to various radii down to so feet Is
stated to have been effected without
q single broken pipe.
The Tomahawk., 1919-04-24
Can Only Guess at History.

Now that the Venus of Milo, back
from Toulouse, whittier she went on
an indefinite visit four years ago last
August, Is Mt home in the Louvre, she
is entertaining a more cosmopolitan
company of guests than has ever be-
fore thronged the galleries Of that ia
nous museum. Among those present
are soldiers and civilians of all the al
lied nations. Her flight from Paris
adds another notable episode, but her
whole eventful history, from about the
fourth century 3. c., when she Is held
to have been sculptured, to 1870. when
she was found by farmer in the
island Of Melos, can apparently never
be written. It must remain problem
atical, like the much discussed ques-
ton as to what she was doing with her
hands. LII
The Tomahawk., 1919-04-24
lackjnu In Respect.

A burly and bristling exemplar of
German militarism, with captains
knots on his shoulders and an iron
cross on his chest, was included In Il
bag Of prisoners that some American
soldiers made Just before the armis-
tice was signed. He was indignant, to
say the least, and his mood intensified
as he was marched back to the intel
ligence officer.
He had not heard the questioning
officer speak more than five words Of
German before he burst into the con-
versatiOn.
"Do you allow privates to call off,
GERS by their first names In this army?"
he demanded witheringly, according to
Stars and Stripes.
"Why?" asked the officer.
swell, this pig" said the Prussian,
"called me Heine every time he nd
dressed me.".-Youth's Companion.
The Tomahawk., 1919-04-24
WORLD WOULD Be CLEANER
Excellent Thing II the Profession Of
s the "spy" Can BE Altogether
Eliminated. ~ ~. @s

We pray God that the next big
thing the world will do will W to
eliminate forever from the face Of the
earth that unspeakable creature
known as the spy"
In war 1t has sometimes become
necessary for Il good man to be q spy,
but it was the direst necessity and
nothing else that could induce him.
Nathan Hale was spy, but he was
such only to save the liberty Of his
country. His last words when i.e
died were that he regretted that he
had only one life to give in that holy
cause. e. ~ -.
But, there are spies who are such by
profession as well as by nature. And
that kind of man Is q creature so low
In the scale of humanity that a pole
cat is respectable compared to him,
The spy is person who wih break
bread with you. eat your salt. accept
the kindly and hospitable shelter OF
your roof, worm himself into your af-
fectiohs. and then betray you. He
will bite the hand that feeds him as q
dog would do. He will send to death
those who have taken him to the
household of their hearts.
A sublime effort is being made il,
the worlds affairs now to let the light
in on all the dark corners. The win
dows are to be flung open and the sun
light let in at the door. And, when
this is done, the spy will disappear
He cannot endure In the light Of day.
His world Is the world of the shadows.
He must have the cover Of darkness
or he cannot work. '''.
OF all crawling vermin TINT infest
the earth the spy is the most detesta-
BILE. He Is the most poisonous Of rep
tiles. The rattlesnake and sidewinder
are scholars and gentlemen compared
to him.
Civilization will have taken almost
Its longest stride forward when the spy
Is removed from the scene Of earth
which he testers by his cOrrupting
presence.-Exchange
The Tomahawk., 1919-04-24
One Real Joy Ride.

Just before the first event Mt the
balloon circus at Arcadia the other
day, a rancher addressed Lieutenant
Colonel Mygatt, saying:
you're one of them government
fellows. can you tell me II I can buy
one of them war tanks, now that the
fights over?"
'"What in the world do you want a
tank for?" demanded the astOnished
Officer.
"Well, it's this way" explained the
rancher, "TIh tired of these here road
hogs in their big machine crowdin' my
fiivver OF into the bitches, an I'd be
willin' to pay good money just to jog
down the road q piece in one Of them
tanks, just to see what would hap
Den."-Los Angeles Times.
The Tomahawk., 1919-04-24
eneed in the Air.

BY merely modifying wing curva'
mre. airplanes Of to-day could be made
to fly at a speed of 25O miles an hour.
according to British captain who Is
considered ON aeronautical authority.
The obstacle that this would present.
however. would be q minimum land
ing speed Of about $50 miles an hour.
Greater speed in the air Is much to
ne desired, but no pilot Is particularly
anxious to bring his machine to earth
st n rate such as that indicated.
The Tomahawk., 1919-04-24
SchleswIQ Rich Land.

Schleswig, the northern portion of
the province, Schleswig- Holstein Of
Prussia, is adjacent to Denmark. The
northern part of the former duchy is
peopled mainly by Danes. Excellent
harbors are on the eastern coast and
the agricultural land is there also. The
western coast consists Of marshy but
fertile marine alluvium. Agriculture
Is the chief occupation and much rye.
wheat, barley and hay are produced.
The province is famous for Its excel
lent cattle, which are exported the
world over for breeding purposes. Man.
ufacturing industries are little devel'
opedI Its position relative to the Bal
tic sea and the North sea has increased
its commercial importance to great
extent. b. "a.
The Tomahawk., 1919-04-24
Concrete FIume In Hawaii.


+ Owing to the scarcity of steel in the
Hawaiian islands during the war, sub
stitutes for steel had to be used as far
as possible. On one of the sugar planta-
tons a concrete flume was used to
carry water across n gulch. The flume
was formed as an inverted siphon, con-
sisting Of rectangular box resting on
concrete columns. It is about 6h
feet wide and nearly 5 feet deep
and is supported about IS feet above
the bottom of the gulch. A bell-and-
spfgot expansion joint connects the
horizontal portion of the flume with
one of the inclined stacks, the space
between. being filed with asphaltic &C.
ment. This joint has operated satis-
factorily without any signs OF leakage
for q number of Notwithstanding
American. ,... e. Is. "a
The Tomahawk., 1919-04-24
NOW BUT MEMORY
CabaIleros Of California Prao-
ticaHy Extinct.
Passed With the Disappearance OF the
Wonderful Horses Which Were
Their Pride-Noted for Court
illness and Hospitality.

The persistent disappearance OF the
horse from the life and labor of Cali.
fOrnia. and the substitution of the au-
tomObile and auto truck in its place.
must serve as mental depression to
the old-timers. For there was u time
In California when the horse was not
only indispensable, but also the chief
ornament of the country.
In the old days before the gringo
came" and indeed for many year
after that, the horses of California
were both a wonder and delight.
They were the Joy Of the caballeros.
that Is to say the Spanish gentlemen
Of California.
With the disappearance of the horse
1t seems that the caballer0s are also
disappearing. 1t. is high time that
Jackson A. Graves gives us his long
promised book, 1.-THE Passing of the
Dominant Race" book that no other
man is so well qualified to write.
The California horse was truly
wonderful creature-a cross between
the pure Arabian strain and the native
wild horse. It was on the backs OF
such horses that a band of Californians
under command of Gen. Andres Pico,
armed only with lances, defeated sig.
nally a troop of United States soldiers
under Gen. Stephen Watts Kearny at
the battle Of San Pasqual in San Diego
county.
The caballerOs who bred and used
those horses were also wonderful
class Of men. The saddles and brides
they used were nearly always very
beautiful and Of great cost. They were
ornamented with silver trappings, and
the spurs on the cuballeros' heels were
also Of silver.
Courtly and hospitable were the ca
balleros. Their homes We're like the
old feudal homes of Europe. Indian
and Mexican servants were there to do
ones least bidding and to anticipate
ones slightest desire.
But we never see them now except
when Los Angeles holds an all-too-in'
frequent fiesta. Then few Of them
emerge. from their obscurity. riding
down the shining highways of the town
with memories Of the happy days Of
the past glowing like embers in their
dusky eyes.-LOs Angeles Times.
The Tomahawk., 1919-04-24
FEW CIRCUIT RIDERS LEFT
Picturesque Figures Of the Religious
~ Life Of the Rural Districts Are
St'"%i Rapidly Passing.

The circuit rider. that most pic.
turesque figure In the religious life OF
the country in the rural districts, is
passing away almost as rapidly as is
the cowboy. In the earlier life Of the
country, with his saddlebags, his
tracts and his Bible, travelling on
horseback through the wilderness, he
was vital factor In the life of the in.
habitants along the frontiers and In
the sparsely settled districts. Without
him many community would have
heard no preaching from years end to
years end unless it were from the lips
of lay exhorter; many bride would
have felt herself but half married with
no minister to perform the ceremony.
and the dead would have been laid to
rest without religions comfort to the
survivors.
The circuit rider Of the early days,
though his visits might be few and fan
part in the religious and social life OF
the communities ON his circuit. His
coming was eagerly expected and the
pioneers in the wilderness were l0ath
to see him go. -.
The rapidly with which he is dlsap'
pearing may be gained from a study
Of the circuit system in rural Method
ism as shown by the annual conference
minutes, using the number Of churches
per charge as a basis. OF the rural
charges $3.50, or 81 per cent. are sta
lions; 1924, or 26 per cent, are cir.
cults having two churches; 1920 have
three churches to a circuit; 815 have
four; 282 have five, while but 1T cir
cults. or 1 per cent. have more than
five churches to q circuit. In other
words more than half Of the rural
Methodist churches now have minis
ters who do not have to devote part
of their time to other churches. The
figures show that 1900 or more
charges included in this study have
not more than two points to circuit.
The surviving circuit system is most
marked in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indi-
ana, Teni.sssee, southern Missouri, ILL.,
nois and West Virginia. The cente-
nary movement of the Methodist
Episcopal church will doubtless have
the effect Of Fastening the departure
into oblivion of the circuit rider In
some sections of the country, as part
Of the money derived from the joint
centenary drive for $8O,OO0,OOO fol
world upbuilding. mission and church
extension will be devoted to the rural
church. In ctiier sections, however,
1t has been found that the efficiency
of the Methodist Episcopal church will
be. materially increased by extending
the circuit system on the parish plan.
This applies, however, to the less
favored sections Of the country; in
the more developed sections a pastor
with but two churches to care for has
more than he can look after II he con-
siders his task one of community up
building as we'll as Of community serv.
ice.
The Tomahawk., 1919-04-24
Dec Gratia2.

The city officials of an arfstocratfc
western city during the recent "flu'
epidemic placed ban upon all public
gatherings. Both theater and church
assemblies suffered as result.
On the bulletin Of a fashionable
church 1t had been a custom to display
q suitable text beneath the announce
ments OF the week. -...- = -
Near the end Of the quarantine the
usual announcement, mo Services
Sunday" appeared, and to the amuse-
r,ent of passers-by and to the conster-
nation of the church members Il was
supplemented by the text, BE Ys
Thankful"
The Tomahawk., 1919-04-24
c.esar.s Errjno wife.

Bearing the name Of Julius Caesar,
q business man applied for divorce In
the Edinburgh tScotland) court on the
ground Of desertion BY his wife.
He said they were married In Lon
don IN 1895. His wife left him twice
once in 1898 and finally In 1900. The
differences between them were largely
due to temperamental antagonism.
Petitioner took up residence In Scot
land ii years later, and she wrote
that after such a long separation she
could not return to him. Caesar Wa
GRANTED q decree nia.
The Tomahawk., 1919-04-24
Silk Hats Not Popular.

Although silk hats have made their
reappearance since the armistice
brought about partial return to eve
ming dress in Paris theaters and res
taurants, there is growing feeling
among well-dressed men that q sub
stitute for the ancient and ugly stove
pipe must be found.
Today a correspondent Of the sris-
tocratic Gaulcis suggests that q soft
felt hat to match the color Of the
evening waistcoat and ornamented
with an artistic buckle should be
adopted. This, It is suggested, would
be discreet and distinguishes but
the newspaper asks with anguish !:
"What can be worn with IL frock
coat or morning jacketr
The Tomahawk., 1919-04-24

The Oh ~ q beast of burden IL com.
Ing into its own again in the farming
communities of Maine and. the oxslins
and apparatus used by blacksmiths In
shoeing the animals, long ago thrown
into the discard, Is in use again. The
sling consists of . rude frame OF tim.
Der into which the animal Is fastened
by . pillory. Straps are then drawn
under the body, the ends being made
fast to upper tfmbers Of the frame.
In blacksmith shops 20 years ago the
sings were common.
The Tomahawk., 1919-04-24
Submarines Are Old idea.

Not in 1860, when Lord Verulam
first made a vague allusion to the
subject, but in 1913, It seems, was
first mention made of the submarine;
and then at some considerable length
in a memoir published at 'The Brazen
Serpent, in Paul's Churchyard." And
with this discovery comes another,
that the submarine, or ARK for Sub
marine Navigation" ~ the author,
John wilkins, terms It, had been tried
and found a practical possibility II
the days of the civil wars.
The Tomahawk., 1919-04-24
Reversed Ruthlessness.

Does your orchestra play German
muster
ayes" replied the manager. AT
6rst I was going TO stop It. But It
isn't very good orchestra And the
way It plays German music wonld be
.nough to break the heart OF any Ger
nan who happened to h,ar II"
The Tomahawk., 1919-04-24
The lmSoosiblo

Every man should attend strictly to
his own business"
TOO much to ask" said Mr.. DustiD
Stax, after a moments reflection.
"Nearly every man I know was obliged
to call in an expert to help him with
his income tax return
The Tomahawk., 1919-04-24
Problem Of the Future.

Problem Of the tutUves
"The air Pullman has arrived.
so I hear"
"What will be the status OF the aix
Pullman porter? There win be no dust
and cinders to brush OF. What legiti-
mate reason will he have TO extract .
quarter or more from each serial pae
seaserr'-6irninghaD Age-Hesal6
The Tomahawk., 1919-04-24

Duluth. - Duluth journeymen paint.
ers who went on strike for an increase
of wages from so to 80 cents an hour.
agreed to arbitrsto and returned Is
work
The Tomahawk., 1919-04-24

pairment of property value, as but
few purchasers of land on the White
Earth Reservation under that act knew
for years whether he had good title
to the land he had bought. Six years
later Congress included provision
in the Indian Appropriation Bill ap-
proved June 30, 1913 (38 Stat, 8s),
authorizing the appointment Of COM
mission to make roll of all allottees
on the White Earth Reservation show.
ing the allotment number, a descrip-
ton of the land allotted, the name,
age, sex, and quantum Of Chippewa
indian blood. The commission has
now been ct work preparing said roll
for six years and the roll is not yet
complete. The roll now being pre-
pared by the commission does not
show, as the law directed, the guam
tum Of indian blood, but In most cases
shows only that the Indian Is q
mixed blood" or Q "fullblood."
Under the act. OF 1907 the restric-
lions upon the allotments made to
more than ninety per cent of the In
dams on the White Earth Reserva-
ton, on which reservation seven
twelfths OF the Chippewa Indians were
allotted, have been removed, and much
of the land has been sold. Some of
the Indians whose restrictions were
thus removed were admittedly 'fncom-
petent, but by that act they were lib
Grated and It would be difficult now
to bring them back within the re-
strfcted class.
Practically all q the allottees are
The Nenana daily news., 1919-02-12
I'M HAGEN HOS1
 Al DINNER PARTY

Deputy Marshal James Hagen was host last night at a dinner party given at the Tavern Cafe to several young ladies of Nenana.
 Those present at the dinner were Misses Alta and Queenie Russell, Betty Foster, Lucille Diven, Luella Shaffer and Mrs. Leon Kellum.
 After having partaken of an elab- crate repast, the entire party was escorted by the host to the Coliseum where box had been reserved for their accommodation, and the pie ture show was enjoyed.
 The pictures shown last night were entitled "The Stampede" and "Their Divorce", both of which were of a high order.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-02-12
TELEGRAPH CABLE IS
 OUT OF COHESION

The telegraph cable was reported to be out of commission yesterday at a point somewhere between Sitka and Seattle, and it was expected that the cable ship would make the necessary repairs in short order.
 Press despatches came in late yesterday afternoon by wireless via Bremerton and Cordova, and it was expected that the same service would be available today, but up to late hour this afternoon, no press mess ages were received at the News office.
 The break in the cable will, it is expected, be repaired today, and press messages ought to come thru in the ordinary way tomorrow.
 As result of the interruption no news of the happenings on the Outside was received today.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-02-12
TRAFFIC GROWING
 ON NEW RAILROAD

ANCHORAGE traf- fife over the completed sections of the government railroad has proved much heavier than officials of the Alaska Engineering commission anticipated. Travel from the In- terior especially, is larger than in former years, most of it being per sons destined for the States. Trav- elers coming from the Innoko, ldit- aord, McGrath and Cache creek dis tricts come by trail to Sunshine, where they board trains for An chorage and then change cars for Seward.
 This years exodus has included not only owners of summer gold placer diggings, but operators of winter diggings. Winter mining in the Interior, therefore, is at low ebb this year.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-02-12
NEARBY CAMP iS
 BEING FIXED UP
 FOR OCCUPATION

Steps are being taken by the Alaskan Engineering commission to clean up and fix up camp 415, ly- ing across the Panama river from town,and at the Nenana end of the Nenana-Fairbanks railroad.
 The roundhouse, blacksmith shop and pumping plant are in course of erection, and it is expected that the camp buildings will also be thoroughly renovated and will be made habitable for large force of men almost immediately.
 Camp 415 will serve as division headquarters for the Nenana-Fair- banks line until such time as the line is converted to standard gauge It will also be headquarters for Resident Engineer J. J. Kestly and his party during construction.
 A messhouse is running there now for the accommodation of the men who are erecting the buildings and fixing up the camp generally, and it is expected that when the camp is occupied by the force of the A. E. c. propose to station there the messing arrangements will be extended.
 Camp 415 is likely to blossom into a small sized town during the construction period.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-02-12
PORTO RICO HIT
 HARD tY PLAGUE

SAN JUAN. - Five thousand deaths, the department of sanitation fears, will be the toll taken by in fluenza in Porto Rico More than 5000 deaths it is estimated, have already occurred and the acting commissioner, Dr. Font y Guillot, believes that in spite of every effort that will be made from 1,5OO to 2,000 more may be expected
 At the same time Dr. Font an- nounces that the reports received at headquarters from the island show that the epidemic is steadily decreasing Recently there has been a decrease of approximately 25 per cent. One hundred, twenty-five thousand cases is given by the act ing commissioner as an estimate of the number of persons 'in Porto Rico attacked by influenza, and he points out that 5000 deaths cannot be regarded as a very bad record.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-02-12
NEW ROUNDHOUSE S BENG BUILT
 Al CAMP 415

A gang of carpenters commenced operations this morning on the building which is to serve as a roundhouse for the narrow gauge locomotives which will be in use on the construction work on the Nenana-Fairbanks line.
 The roundhouse is being built near the Y, close to camp 415, at the foot of the bluff across the Panama river, and it is expected that it will be completed and ready for the locomotives by the time the rails have been laid across the river.
 The temporary roundhouse which was built shortly after the destruc- tion by fire of the old roundhouse, was taken down a few days ago to furnish the material for the narrow gauge roundhouse now being built at camp 415.
 The first warehouse erected in Nenana by the A. E. C., a frame structure, has also been taken down and the material sent across the river. The building is being re-erected near camp 415 and will, in future serve as blacksmith shop for the Fairbanks line.
 A boiler and powerful pump is now on it's way to camp 415 from Fairbanks and will be in- stalled in few days; it will be used to supply water to the camp and locomotives.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-02-12
NEW MEXICO E
 MAKING RECORD
 IN GOAL MINES

ALBUQUERQUE, N. M-CoaI mining has been New Mexico's most important war industry. In this activity, the state has made cred itable record, without more than touching her vast deposits.
 An increased coal production of 600,000 tons in 1918 over that of 1917 is reported by the state coal administration. Miners wages have been raised from 60 to 65 per cent Sevently-five per cent of the in crease in the price of coal is due to the increase in wages, it is off cially stated
 This augmented output has re- leased immense quantities of fuel oil for naval and military pur- poses. It is expected that in view of the present shortage of oil, coal will continue to be used as fuel by larger industries, especially mines and smelters.
 Among New Mexico's war plants is the zinc oxide factory at Waldo. in Sante Fe county. It has oper- ated continuously on ores from New Mexico, Arizona and Colo rado. Its product has been used in the manufacture of paints for Americas warships and in making rubber tires for Yankee army trucks.
 Since New Mexico is not man ufacturing state, it is not con fronted with the problems of re- adjustment of war industries to peace needs. Its mines and smelt- CTS can continue in full blast, for a world under reconstruction needs metals and minerals as much as a world at war.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-02-12
SAN FRANCISCO SCIENTIST
 WILL WATCH QUAKE SIGNS

SAN BERNADINO, Cal.-To act as a sentinel in warning the people of the United States of earth quakes, which he says, he can de- tect the day before they occur, Orlis Kennedy, a lawyer and scien- tist of this city, has given up the practice of law and will soon leave for point on what is known as San Andreas fault, in the Cajon Pass near here.
 Mir. Kennedy will spend the re- mainder of his life in studying this fault, he says. The San Andreas fault runs from point in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, to the Imperial Valley, he declares.
 The lawyer-scientist claims to have predicted on April 13, the earthquake which destroyed the towns of Hemet and San Jacinto, April 21, last.