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The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-06-11

A serious fire recently at Sunrise destroyed eighteen cabins according t' adviceS reaching here on the Admiral Watson today. A forest fire got be yond control of the men and before Il, was stopped from spreading the cab ins were destroyed. The majority ot the cabins were vacant at the time ir ;s said
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-06-11
FORMER SENATOR SPOONEK
 OF WISCONSIN PASSES AWAY

NEW YORK, June H. Formei United States Senator Spooner, wh" represented Wisconsin many years q, Washington. D. C. died suddenly this forenoon. after short illness.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-06-11
OFF ON THE ALASKA

Cable operators Pouch AImgren and Hoover received orders this morn ing that they would leave on the Alas ka. Operator in Charge Montgomery will not leave until the Alameda.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-06-11
QUIET AT FRISCO

SAN FRANCISCO. June H. The telegraph companies here announced at noon that nobody had answered the ,all for a general strike.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-06-11
ASK RATIFICATION

NEW YORK. Junell- The Na- tional Woman Suffrage Associa- tion is asking twenty two gover- nors 10 call a special session of legislatures to ratify the suffrage amendment recently passed by Congress.
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The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-06-11
BERNARD STONE GOING TO
 START ANOTHER NEWSPAPER IN KETCHIk AN HAD TROC Bl.E

SEATTLE. June H. Bernard Ston" and Edward c. MorriSScy are he," and have purchased 8 newspaper plan. which will bc shipped to Kctchikan' Alaska. The two ncwSVapcrmGn in- tend to start the Daily Evening Jour nal before July iSt. Politically th' Journal will be independent,
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-06-11
FULL FORCE WORKING

NEW YORK. June H. The West ru Union announces a full force IS ontinuing to work in offices here and elsewhere.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-06-11

 IFA CAPTURED

LONDON. June H. The Bol- sheviki forces after three days fighting are reported to have cap turcd Jfa from Gen. kolchak'S troops.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-10-10
Sustained Nervous Energy
Always Demands an Outlet

1t has been discovered that cases
Of people who have been exposed to
the fear of being torpedoed are suf-
ferlng from symptoms suggestive Of
shell shock. Doctor Clunet, in COM
munication to the Neurological society
of Paris, has described the mental
effects observed when on board ship
which was torpedoed. After the first
excitement following the attack 1t was
observed that several passengers dis
charged guns into the air or into the
sea. In other words, the sustained
nervous energy found relief in letting
loose the immense energy concentrated
in explosives. Similarly, 1t was well
known at the front that long day Of
waiting In the trenches was productive
of more cases of shell shock than a
day of active engagement with the en-
emy. Next there were few cases OF
suicide among the passengers. These
passengers were on the whole calm
enough, even on the life rafts. 1t was
only when they were on the rescuing
ship that psychoneural phenomena be-
gan to develop, including mutism, spas
modic weeping, laughter, tremors, spas
modic movements of the limbs, etc.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-10-10
Poison Root, the Wheat of
Barbados, Is Turned Into a
Wholesome, Nourishing Flour

The cassora root, or manioc, is the
wheat of Barbados. Before it comes
to be eaten, it suffers strange con-
version; for. being an absolute poison
when it is gathered. the natives sub
NIT 1t to a process by which it Is
trans-substantiated into wholesome
and nourishing flour. The outside Of
the root is washed clean and 1t Is
then held against a wheel. turned
around with the foot, the broad sur
face Of which is made rough like a
large CRATE. The grated root falls
down in large trough, appointed as
receiver for the purpose.
The thus obtained powder, or pulp,
is rank poison, but it is now put
into a strong piece Of canvas and
pressed hard until all juice is squeezed
out. This dried poultice is then
spread upon cloth to be yet more
dried in the sun, until 1t is ready for
use. The dough, or ''pone," as the ma
tives call it, is then put in kind of
pan standing on three legs, and about
six inches high. This pan is about
20 inches in diameter and slightly
followed in the middle. 1t Is half an
inch thick at the edge, but thicker to-
ward the middle. When the pan is
getting hot, the dough is spread out
on it and the natives keep pushing it
down with their hands. This is to
make it stick together, it being nearly
dry. They then turn it round and
round with kind of battledore until
1t Is done. The cakes thus produced
are about as thick as pancakes.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-10-10
Where to View at a Glance
ScotIand's River System

If there be one place north of the
Tweed where, at q single glance, one
may view and comprehend the CHIEF
river system of Scotland, Stirling Is
that place. From this point one notes
the main streams, the affiuents, and
the gathering of the waters which
make the Clyde, the Forth and the
Tay. He can then realize how great
and important in the political and eco
nomic history of Scotland has been
that great central valley, which
stretches from the North sea to the
waters Of the Atlantic ocean.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-10-10
THE CELESTIAL ARMY

1 stood by the open easement
And looked upon the night,
And saw the westward going stars
Pass slowly out of sight.
Slowly the bright procession
Went down the cleaning arch.
And my soul discerned the music
OF their long triumphal march.
Till the great celestial army,
Stretching far beyond the poles,
Became the eternal symbol
OF the mighty march of souls.
Onward. forever onward,
Red Mars led down his clan;
And the moon, like mailed maiden,
Was riding in the van.
And some were bright in beauty.
And some were faint and small.
But these might be in their great height
The noblest of them all.
Downward, forever downward,
Behind Earth's dusky shore
They passed Into the unknown night,
They passed and were no more.
No morei Oh, say not sol
And downward is not Just;
For the sight Is weak and the sense Is dim
That looks through heated dust.
The stars and the mailed moon,
Though they seem to fall and die,
Still sweep with their embattled lines
An endless reach Of sky.
And though the hills Of Death
May hide the bright array.
The marshaled brotherhood OF souls
Still keeps its upward way.
Upward. forever upward.
see their march sublime.
And hear the glorious music
OF the conquerors of Time.
And long let me remember,
That the palest, faintest one
May to the diviner vision be
bright and blazing sun.
Thomas Buchanan Read.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-10-10
Spiders and Gold.

One of the many quaint supersti
tions of the sixteenth century was tha
spiders be true signs of great store
of gold" The saying arose in thii
way: when q passage to Cathay 9TH
China of today was being sought b.
the Northwest, a man brought home 1
stone which was pronounced to b.
gold, and caused such ferment tina
several vessels were fitted out for thu
express purpose of collecting gold
Frobisher, in 1877, found in one Of thu
islands on which he landed, simllai
stones, and an enormous number o.
spiders"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-10-10
Notice of Final Settlement and
Determination of Heirship of
the Estate of Lewis L. Roberts,
Deceased

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday.
the 20th day Of October. A. D. 19ls l will pre-
sent to the County Court of the County of Clear
Creek, State of Colorado. all accounts for final
settlement of administration of the estate OF
LEWIS L. ROBERTS, deceased, when and where
all persons may appear and object to them. II
they so desire.
NOTICE is ALSO HEREBY GIVEN that in
the matter of said estate at said time and place.
the Conrt will proceed to receive and hear proofs
of heirship, and will enter decree in said es-
tate determining who are the heirs of the said
deceased person. and the descent of lands. tene-
ments and hereditaments of said deceased at
which hearing, all persons claiming to be heirs
of law of the said deceased, may appear and pre-
sent their proofs.
JOHN c. ROBERTS.
Administrator.
First Publication, September 10, 1919.
Last Publication, October II. 1913.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-10-10
Silver Plume Notes

Miss Annie Macleod spent tn,
weekend with her home folks il
Idaho Springs.
Mrs. M. Magnetti is visiting hel
children in Denver, and expects te
leave for Salt Lake soon to visit q
daughter.
George Wetzel and Paul Davis
are repairing the mill at the Wal
dorf, and will soon have it read,
for operation.
The G. & S. dining room has
closed for the season. Mrs. Mel
son will spend the winter in Den
yer, but expects 10 return in the
spring.
The Rebel family and Earl Viii.
liams returned home from Monte.
yuma Friday after spending the
summer there. They came over
by way of Montezuma pass.
The hunters of Silver Plume
were unfortunate, as not one deer
became the victim to their prowess
Denver men, however, captured
two fine ones.
DR.. Linn of Nebraska is here to
take the place of DR.. Templeton,
who is to leave soon. DR.. Linn
has been an army surgeon. and
comes to us highly recommended
Mrs. Maggie Edwards, who has
been i'll for several weeks, was
able Wednesday to accompany her
sister, Mrs. Grenfel, to Denver,
where she will remain until her
health is better.
Mrs. Eliza Pomeroy returned
Saturday from Golden after a
months visit with her daughter
Mrs. Reynolds. She was accom-
panied by Fred, who returned the
next day to Golden.
Mr.. Albert Carkeek and Mrs.
Cora King of Denver were united
in marriage there about two weeks
ago. This couple are we'll known
in Silver Plume, and have many
friends who wish them we'll.
James Buckley, who has been
in Europe for several months,
landed in San Francisco Monday
He will wait there for Thomas
May, who is expected to land soon,
and they will return home together
The moving pictures being
shown at the Washington Park
Community church, will be shown
here al the Movie Hall every Sat.
urday night. We saw them Sat
urday for the first time, and they
were very good.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-10-10
The Rubber Tree.

The rubber tree was discovered by a
Jesuit missionary, Father Mancelde
Esperanca, on a journey among the
Cambelas Indians of South America
He named it scrIngueira, because he
remarked that the savages used the
sap of this tree, which hardens quickly
to make rude bottles shaped like sy'
ringe.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-10-10
Smoke a Little Hastily.

John Brougher tells this one: One
colored gent said to another: "Ev'y
time I hugs my feeanzay and kisses
her, she just giggles and squirms
alarming" To which the other re-
sponded: II say she does "HuhT
asked the belligerent swain, as his eye
took on glitter, 81 say, does sheT
was the eager change in the response.
Houston Post.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-10-10
EIne Old Hen.

Lord Fisher tells of this blunt but
amusing compliment paid to his coun-
try by an American admiral. 1t was
at a dinner. Fisher had made a
speech In which he said some nice
things about America, and at the con
clusion of 1t the admiral arose and
reciprocated by saying: at was Il
fine old hen that hatched the Ameri-
can eagle."-Boston Transcript.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-10-10
Wire for Ocean Sounding.

A very fine steel piano wire is used
in making ocean soundings. The
ocean at its deepest point as far as is
known is 81 ,614 feet-about six miles
deep. This hole in the ocean is near
the island of Guam. A wire must be
very fine and very strong to support
six miles of itself in making these
soundings.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-10-10

In country where every man
carries a revolver it is only natural
that revolutions occur.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-10-10

Some people tell fortunes with
cards. Others lose fortunes with
cards.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-10-10
NeWSy Notes From
Georgetown Vicinity

>. M. OoPelapd was mere Iuc ~ 81
of the week on important matters
Walter Hancock visited the
valley on business the fore part of
the week.
j. A. Noone was a visitor tc
the valley during the week, for
few days with Ray and Pat.
Water Commissioner Ed Butts
has completed the work of repair
ing the water mains on Sixth ST.
1t is not reported that any of the
Georgetown hunters were success
full in bagging a deer during the
open season.
Claud McFadden, manager of
the ST. George mine in Douglas,
Montana, was passenger to Dem
yer during the week.
C.G. Brectenbach of the George
town tunnel has returned from
Chicago, and is now prepared to
carry on more extensive exploita-
ton work.
The ladies of the Catholic aid
society wish to thank those who
made their concert and dance of
last Friday night social and
financial success.
Col. j. 81. Robson motored to
Denver the first of the week, from
which place he expects to go on to
Leadville on important mining
matters.
j. j. White went to the valley
Tuesday on legal matters. He is
receiving the congratulations Of
his friends on his success in the
Sauer-Lamb controversy.
The county commissioners held
their regular monthly meeting this
week. After the allowing of bills,
etc.. an audit of the books of the
county officials was made.
Thomas Randall has returned
from the valley, and has taken
provisions and mining supplies to
his property on Bard Greek, where
he expects to spend the winter in
development work.
G. G. Oliver returned the last of
the week Il. his home in Washing
ton, Pennsylvania. after, a thorough
examination of the strike in the
Capital mine, in which he is in
terested
At the last meeting of the execu.
tive committee of the Red Cross
Judge r. r. Graham was elected
secretary to fill the vacancy caus-
ed by the removal from the city of
Herman Crist to Fort Logan.
The Students Literary club
met on Wednesday evening in the
reading room of the public library,
and resumed their regular monthly
meetings to be held during the
winter. The topics of the year
are japan and China.
The marriage of Miss Lucille
Catren in Denver to Mr.. J.O. Trow-
bridge was surprise to her many
friends in Georgetown, her for
mer home. 1t is reported that
Mr.. Trowbridge recently inherited
a large fortune thru the death of
a grandfather in Cincinnati.
Late reports from Hugo R. Len
decke, who was severely burned
at Dubois, Wyoming, by the ex-
plosion of gasoline lamp, are
that he is rapidly imp proving, and
that his eyes are not injured. He
was with the government road
survey at the time of the accident.
A surveying party of eight men
from the Office of the federal bu-
reau OF public roads is now engag-
ed in the preliminary surveys for
the new road over Berthoud pass
Much of the present road is very
steep, the grade being from ten to
twelve per cent, while the maxi
mum grade of the new road is to
be six per cent. 1t is estimated
the cost of construction will be
1925, 900, to be paid by the federal
and state pOVerutn tnentS.
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american Parnbloid Type acoustic Detector

OF heavy commandments. All useless
sounds and jars we're filtered out so
that only the sought-for vibrations
could come to the central recording
mechanism.
In this country we had two expert
mental stations for the development of
sound ranging apparatus. We began
experiments in this work in June, 1917.
Before we had perfected any satisfac-
tory instruments the British had met
with great success with the Bull
Tucker system, and we adopted that
type for the use of the American Ex-
pcditionary Force. From plans and
models sent to this country we pro
duced an American Bull-Tucker ma
chine, utilizing standard American cleo
trical equipment wherever we could.
AT the close of the war we had in op-
Grafton along the American front
twelve complete American outfits. The
six microphoncs OF each recording
machine in action were set about 5000
feet apart along the front, so that each
sound ranging section covered n front
age of approximately five miles. The
twelve outfits in use were sufficient TO
locate the guns of the enemy on n
sxty-mile front
About month before tho fighting
stopped we sent to France q new model
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furnishing each observer with an out
post switch set. As soon as he OBJ
served the flash through his telescope
he closed the switch, and that action
turned on a small electric light at the
headquarters station, which might be
miles away. Then. as soon as he could,
Re telephoned in the direction of the
fash observed. If the operator at the
switchboard saw two or three of the
lights flash simultaneously he knew the
observers at the front had probably
caught the same fash Lights that
came on little ahead or a little be.
hind the simultaneous lights were dis
regarded when the observers tele-
phoned reports.
When the fighting stopped our mil
itary scientists and others cooperating
with them were developing a type Of
ground sound-ranging apparatus which
it was hoped could be utilized to give
troops warning Of the firing of heavy
artillery shells in their general direc-
ton. Preliminary experiments show
that at distance of Al miles this
mechanism could record the firing of
gun some 10 seconds before the ar
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/ V

A REMARKABLE contribution ~ the
United States TO searchligh' see
ence was the production Of "A saiisfae-
tory metal mirror for projecting the
beam. The metal mirror not orir
weighed little less than the e'ass
mirror, but it cost only ono-'hi-d rs
much as the glass one, could be pro-
duced in one-ffth the time. wa mgch
less fragile. and extended the noaei-
bility of manufacture TO wide NUM-
Der of industries. The metal va rr0r
possessed 81 per cent of the refcciirifv
of the glass mirror. The 81 ght dulrcss
is inappreciable in searchlich, work
and more than compensa for hy the
other qualities OF the metal reflector
This type of mirror, however. had not
yet been put in production when 'he
war ended.
The searchlight section Of the Corps
of Engineers also developed onfical
finding devices, which doubled the range
of all searchlights without requiring
any modification of the lights them
selves. Neither the ordinary telescope
nor night glass is suitable for target
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tected at a distance beyond the hear
ing range of the unaided ear, but,
what is more important, its direction
can be determined within an angle of
three degrees. The use of these sound
detectors greatly increased the chances
of locating airplanes at night by
searchlght
The Engineering Department con-
Quoted extensive experiments in the de-
velopment of aerial sound detectors.
One form developed consisted of set
of long horns with listening tubes at
tached to the small ends and leading
20 receivers on the observers head set.
These horns were mounted on a turn
table which the observer could revolve,
so that the horns could be turned in
the general direction of the sound.
Four horns were used in this mechan-
ism-two to indicate the direction of
azimuth) and the other pair to indi-
cate the direction on the vertical arc
Gin elevation). Under favorable condi-
tons the sensitiveness of this device
was three times that of the unaided
ear, and the airplane could be located
within an angle of one degree. The
| horn detector, however, was large and
cumbersome and not satisfactory for
mobile unit.
For field sound ranging, when the
listener may wish to move from place
to place, the parabloid sound reflector
was developed. This hemispherical OBJ
ject, like huge fountain basin in
shape, was made of material similar to
building board and shaped in parabolic
lines. Such a sound collector echoed
or reflected the sound from every point
CT its surface to focal point where
the listening instrument was located.
The observer turned the parabloid on
its universal mount until the sound was
equalized in his ears, and then the
exact direction of the airplane would
be indicated by the azimuth and eleva-
ton pointers on the machine. The par
abloids developed by our Engineering
Department had sensitiveness three
times that of the unaided ear and could
locate sound within three degrees of
arc.
Although valuable work in detecting
gun positions was done by sound rang
ing, yet both sides located guns by
watching their flashes. We improved
flash ranging sets of the Allies. These
were simple in principle. A number of
observers at posts commanding good
views were equipped with observation
telescopes mounted on tripods to watch
for the flashes of enemy guns. When
ever two or more of them observed the
same flash and reported its direction
the position of the gun could be deter
mined by ordinary triangulaton.
However, in operation the system
was not so simple because of the fact
that the observers reporting might not
have turned their instruments upon the
Same dash, This difficulty yss met By
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New York Soldier Karl Illava Has Modelled in Plas-
ter One of His Northern Friends i'm the Twenty
seventh Division Marching Beside Southern
Fighting Man of the Thirtieth Division

artist. He served six years in the
National Guard, seeing service on
the Mexican border and in the bat
tering of the Hindenburg line, and
is thirty years old. Gutzon Borg
lum is the master sculptor who
taught him. He shares with that
noted artist the studio at 166 East
Thirty-eighth Street..
Illava served as sergeant major
with the 1o2d Trains headquarters,
and first attracted attention as an
artist when "New York's Own" d.
vision was encamped at Spartan
burg for the intensive training i'm
mediately preceding the "hop-off"
for France and glory. Colonel (r'Sow
GeneraD De Bevoise, Of the old list
Cavalry, knew Illava could paint
little, so he collared the "doughboy"
one day outside headquarters.
"Illava," the colonel asked him,
"do you think you could make my
mess hall look more like an eating
place and less like barn?"
"I'll try, sir" the willing Illava
replied. And forthwith he repaired
to the implanted, unfurnished off,
GERS mess hall and wrought what
was pronounced a miracle.
The dull, raw pine walls we're
coated in a shimmering mantle of
buff and blue, the cavalry colors,
while about the border near the
ceiling there pranced and cavorted
fiery chargers with their soldier
riders, done in silhouette. Ali
Spartanburg, at one time or an
other, trooped out to camp to see
this decoration, which was destined
to win for the artist a commission
of prime Importance.
For after the war ended and
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lllava returned to this country with
his comrades the city of Spartan
burg decided to build a war memo
rial which was to grace a memorial
park, for which 140 acres had been
granted by the state. Who was to
design the memorial was the ques
ton confronting the art committee
appointed by the City Council. Who
indeed?
"Why not that soldier who deco
rated Colonel De Bevoise's mess
hall?" one Of the appreciative citi-
zens queried Of the other members
Of the committee. And so, the
others agreeing, it came to pass that
lllava was asked TO submit a model
for the Spartant urg memorial.
1--WE want a memorial showing
the firm solidarity of the North and
South" they wrote the "doughboy
sculptor. Eve love the 9th Divi-
sion and want always to remember
it, and we want to honor our own
boys, those of the 3Oth Division.
who came from South Carolina,
North Carolina and Tennessee. We
want it to be real"
And Illava, unabashed by the
first real commission Of his brief
career as sculptor, went to work
with a will. He has finished his
model and critics are unanimous in
acclaiming it one of the most pleas
ing pieces of statuary the war pro-
duced.
There is nothing remarkable
about Illava personally. He is a
native New Yorker, having been
horn at 130th Street and Fifth Ave
nue. thirty years ago, of American
parents. He is a product of the