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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-01

For in 1902 a French engineer suggested to
him the idea of attempting ~ invasion q
England by boring a hole under the chan
mel. The great Corsican thought the mat
ter over, but decided that the plan was
hopelessly visionary.
Nevertheless, In 1860 the Calais to- Dover
tunnel was actually begun, and $500, 900
was spent in digging shafts at both ends.
1t was planned at that time to propel train,
through it BY compressed air, in order q
avoid the smoke Of steam locomotives. and
a scheme was partly worked out for
employing tho tides to furnish power a.
the purpose. Nowadays, Of course. there
would be no difficulty Of this sort. tna..
much a. the electric locomotive would SOLE.
the problem satisfactorily.
AL the plans for the tunnel-vh,I..s.
eventually, it is likely, will DO twinn.dT
were made and completed long aso.
an engineering enterprise 1t does not -.
any very extraordinary difficulties 1t Il.
bottom Of the English Channel wers a. ~
substantial material, mud or silt -. =,
would b ono q q most troublesome cha.
acter but, 4 = z matter Of fact, It IL !.
smooth floor Of chalk, swept clean h., ~
rapid current passing through it nom y.
North Sea. ~ ~
tbs stratum Of chalk IL over an u.
Thick. It affords material Of great S..:.s
and uniform Nconsietency, vet es.r :. .en ~
throush. and waterttsht. It Is reckon.s
that : tunnel eighteen feet in di.m...A u
b. dug BY machinery at I rats - 'el cal
four miles q year. To finish - ~ neatly
ays years, and the COTS viii be ,houts %
ooo 600 Z mile. The total .,n.lsss, -
ehopld not exceed $77, ooo, 900. ana aa4tu
from trafhc ought to Yield = aaa return'
cent tosin, ytrs II the enterprise. =
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-01
More Work
n =
for
Niagara

(NONGRESS pretty soon will be called
upon to consider an international
agreement with Canada for augmentinx the
usefulness of niagara Falls as a source of
power. The project, as worked out by
engineers represents by far the most I'm.
por.ant hydro electric development now
~mpla in this country-though nee.
essafllyN the benefits obtained would be d..
,'"eu oetween ourselves and our neighbors
VI tne ether side of the boundary.
objection has been offered to the n,on
on the ground that it would mar the scenic
euect OF the falls-the proposition being to
."Ae OUT OF the river twice as much water
aN IS now diverted therefrom for nave,
ploouct1oh. This notion, however. is de.
e'afed ny the engineers of our Wan na-
partment to be a mistake. Thew sov tb..
The thing could be done in such a .
.soas ~ improve and render more i'm
ptsss''e our greatest natural wonder.
me crest OF the Canadian, or Horsesbo.
ran is about 2600 feet across: that ~ ~.
American fall is 1000 feet. Sixteen t,,.as
as much water passes over the Ho,sasho.
Eau as over the American fall Tho n,s
dle part OF the Horseshoe crest ,s aoa.
IN a curve, and more than four. -,
.ne no" plunges over the cliff behind .
!n'eA cloud OF mist. That portion is ..,.
oom more than partly visible, AMI tbon
only "nen a favorable wind blows III. .nr.-
10 one side. Thus much more th., -.
OF the water of the cataract odds no+h,NS
u. al 10 ITS grandeur. unless BY increas.
lug inc volume of sound, while it NJ.
.eans INJURIES the scenic effect BY the mist
Inc general effect of the falls ,ro,,,
'e n'och improved If more Of n. wo.."
IaSsed over tho cliff on the A,nerico, s;s'
~ otler words. it would be an adr.n.as.
J.. Tue how were. cqualizcl to some ertor.
''s' say the engineers. could be brop oh
''out oS the simple cSpcdient of dunn;,.
"'se qoahtltles OF rock, into the ,;na-
above the falls to form a Inv s,h,,.-.-,
""" between the upper end Of f,oot 49,
"nd the Canadian shore. The Iom "
"err. thus created would f,isa IL W
VI tue water above the falls nnd snro., :.
"I"' !''" 'he middle toward the sides.
enhancing the'scenic beauty of the catar,ct
an less than eight miles the river f.us
.'1N1 reef. At the American fall Il iron,
'ns feet sheer. The water. as - ,.s.s.
over the Horseshoe, is eight fcet doon
loth the Horseshoe and the American lila
ere vertical precipices. The river r,n,
'"enty-three miles an hour, and under ever
ase conditions has a flow of 210, 600 cub,.
ieet per second. ITS total potential ener.,
is 800 900 theoretical horsepower.
AT the present time 800, 600 horsepowe
mas been developed on the American side
or thereabouts, and $1,000 horsepower o,
cie Canadian side. The total quantity o
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-01
How Science is Developing Alaska

IN 1867. our Secretary Of State. Mr.
seward, made an arrangement for the
purchase OF a patch Of territory about one
third the size of the United States which
was known at that time as Russian Amer
lea. The price agreed upon was ST, 200, 600.
Most people in this country deemed it al
together absurd to put all that money into
Arctic real estate, which could not con-
ceivably be Of any real use or value to us.
The bargain was commonly spoken Of o
Stewards folly"
Since that date there has been shipped ont
Of the territory in question, now called
Alaska, about one billion dollars worth Of
fish, gold and other products. incidentally
our Government has received from that
source $21, 00O, 900, derived mainly from
fur seals and fishery taxes.
The development Of the country has been
held back for lack Of transportation facilities.
Winter travel nearly everywhere is OF
the toughest pioneer description, and people
Who visit Alaska 80 there with the expeeta-
lion Of enduring much hardship, picking
IN as much money a. possible in q short
time, and getting out again, Also, the
Federal Government, by the adoption OF
short sighted and restrictive policies, has
thrown hindrances inSthe way Of progress.
These policies, however, have recently
h..n reversed. The Government is trying
,ts utmost to promote the development OF
this Arctic province Of ours, and the help Of
.c;ence has been enlisted in the business Of
a.y,sinr means whereby its varied resources
-.v IS utilized to fullest advantage. A
-. tc~ayd soIvins the transpoptatton
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-01

e A IL aboard Tor the planet vspus"
"a Most Of US would like 10 80 there,
now that the astronqsaers say thet vspus
probably is inhabited. How intoxicating II
would be to take a look around and meet
the folks, who may be altogether different
from ourselves! Besides, there must 20
many species Of animals strange and un'
familiar.
Suppose that we could take ( train for
Venus and travel thither. II the passenger
rate were the ordinary three cents q mile
the trip would be rather expensive. But It
would surely be worth the money. Entering
the booking Office Of the Earth and Venus
Railroad, one would pay $4,000 Tor a
one way ticket. For the distance from
here to that planet when Il y nearest to
us) is about $4,000, 900 miles.
There probably would Do a stop'over
privilege for trippers Wishing to sss tho
sights on the moon. But that IL . mere
detail. a
Let us suppose that the train was . fast
express. travelling sixty miles an hour n!sne
and day. 1t would reach the moon (240, 600
miles) in 166 days, or about five and 2 bali
months. There the passengers would have
Ar opportunity to- inspect the fsmoua ezra.
ters'' and find out whether they really arr
hu,lt Of snow, as some lunar theorists now
allege.
\ The tourney to Venus is Ions and tlFs.
some, A boy ten years OF age would. In
the course Of the trip at an uninterrupted
.,v+v miles an hour. arrive at manhood,
ms. through middle life and find himself In
Ii, sixtieth year BY the time he reached
his destination
yet. at that. be would not be too OLD to
.nreciote the marvels Of a planet which.
rh,le about the same size as the earth and
:. m,nv ways similarly conditioned, ~ in
other respects very different.
Venus has an atmosphere like ours. bpt
.x.ra !. much more Of 1t. On high terres-
.r,a, mountaintops the air is so thin that
..o,,e have trouble to set enough oxygen
p ~.n their lungs to breathe. There can be
- I,a,cu,ty Of that sort on Venus. because
atmosphere is at least twice az dense
'ne - Ais. it is much higher Il. g..
40 SsrI than the gaseous envelope Of tho
earth. -.,,,,. ,,h.. /, d,T.,.n..
-,st make. 1t must modify to- great
'1a ,,+ all the conditions OF life. Even tie
e,. Sa;c.l makeup Of the people must be
tnauenced thereby.
H. the most striking popularity !:
Venus, from our point OF VIEW !. Its wet
ness. 1t must be an extraordinarily watery
nlanet, Judging from the masses OF clouds
rhtch at all times envelop 1t. Because Of
these clouds, no human eye ever has behell
spy mart Of the surface Of Venus.
Venus is 81 600 900 miles from the sun !;
the earth is o3,o0o,ooo miles distant
tsor that lumainary. She gets twice as
..,c,, heat and light from that source as we
rsceive. Evaporation must. therefore, be
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-01
A Trip to Venus

much more rapid and 1t seems o s.syss n.
this sister orb Of ours must pc aSs i ~.
cred BY seas. There may, ndeeq.AXs@M
paratiyely little dry land. SW.,..A
with 90 much warmth and unAua.ss
mo,stnre what land there's Is must m No.
bred with a vegetation OF ext1sas Sasr.n
INSURANCE. 1t is possible to imaElas
that, in the dense and water-'aoeu b ss,,.
phere. plants Of light and delicate st.u sS...
may grow while floating in the air. 49,.
after all. is the chief requirement 81 5p' sn..S
and the nitrogen in the air would $3.50.
them with what else they needed IN 1nsS1..
Of food. In our own tropics many 49, tpsiss
Of plants, particularly orchids, a1s....
suetsined-though, of course, they canus.
No,t .hout in an atmosphere SO tenuou' n
ours. { ,, ..stha
One NAV conceive 1t possible thassaa.
neople of Venus derive their tooo a.. N....
from such aerial plants, which may DC 80
nosed to reproduce themselves Without N MI
handing any sort of cultivation. Inc pl1Mss
lem Of Twin. on that planet may thereoygn 1s
rendered much easier.
If there are beings at all Ike our's 49,
IN Venus. the conditions 'of lite for tneI
must be very different from those wn.es
~ know. They must be suitably moo. n
by nature, physically and OTHERWISE: ~
could easily imagine them to Dc ampn. .,aur
finding themselves equally at ZONE N ~
wafer ar on land. With 90 .mucn Watsh
evervvhere. it is possible that whole CON- H.
rn~,ni+,e. NAV reside on floating islanas ~
,rti6ci,l construction. DIN
Astronomers are disposed to think ~
rt.,v +bat Venus is inhabited for the simple
....or that It possesses all the requisites FOR
supporting the highest forms OF life. IN tins
resnect it is like no other planet save our
own. Presumably its seas, lakes ana rivers
arc az we'll stocked as our own WITH nsnes
80 other living creatures. Corresponding
differences as regards land animals would
r.+ural]v amply. To suppose that there are
th,nbtro reasoning beings on Venus isStao
.s.um. what is probable rather than mere
possible. a&aa
II tbe imaginary train that has landee
no IN Venus were to keep on at the same
r.te. sixty miles an hour. it would cover the
distance from Venus to Mercury IN ntty'
nine years and would arrive at the sun q
127 years. NJ
Mercury is The smallest planet in the
solar system, being only 5000 miles IN al
.meter or about three times the size Of the
moon It receives from the sun thirteen
times o. much heat and light per square
mile of surface as we get. Apparently its
density is much greater than that Of the
e,rth-or else it Is made Of different ma.
ter.al-for it is as heavy as would be 2 ball
of lead of equal size.
Life on Mercury is an tmpossihjlity. It
is a veritable furnace. If there were any
water there I'll of 1t would soon boil away.
the temperature on its surface being q good
deal above o2O degrees Fahrenheit. y
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-01

have been much crumpled by wrinklings OF
tha earth's crust, so that the sans are badly
broken up. This makes the mining OF the
coal much more costly. and up to the present
date only $4,000 tons have been dug.
Nevertheless. the coar, which 10 high
grade bituminous with some anthracite).
is the only good coal on the Pacific c%oast.
and 1t has got to be mined. Our navy needs
1t for the Pacific feet and has already done
some experimental digging for It, though
Handicapped by lack of funds. Before many
years both of the great fields will un-
doubtedly be opened up on an extensive
scale, supplying many millions OK tons
annually to the cities of the Pacific Slope.
for Industrial and other uses.
The Geological Survey has also been
looking up the possibilities Of oil.pro-
duction on the Alaskan Peninsula. Ho"
far they may be expected to develop cannot
be told until wells are put down, e1piolta :
ton of this important resource having Deeh
forbidden by law, the Governments lnten-
zion being to hold the petroleum as q
reserve for the use Of future generations.
Now. however, the oil lands have been
on.ned for leasing. The petroleum is de-
scribed as a high grade refining oil,
The most important Industry of-AlasHa
"a represented by its fisheries. which SINGS
1867 have produced nearly $~45O,9op,oOo
worth Of products. They employ Nabout
1000 people and s71,o Q 900 is invested
i, canncries: Salmon is the fish OF chiek
Importance, and for the preservation OF that
c,oducer of wealth resort 10 had to scien-
tide expedients, which include the artificial
hatching Of four Or five species tnat are
most valuable commercially~
The United States Fisheries Bureau ITO
live the latest figures %obtainablej planted"
IN Alaskan rivers 124,4S4,00O salmon In
1920: Of which o 1000. 900 were Of nnzerlins
size. This gives . notion Of the scale on
which the work is conducted, half . dozen
hatcher.ies being maintsined for the purpose
The fishing in various rivers Of the territory
Il strictly resSl1aSgds especially a. regsrds
traps, which might easily be constructed In
such 1 way9 % u prevent any salmon IRON
getting up streams TO the headwater lakes
II which they spawn. To obtain requisite
data, tic Yisheries Bureau has eyen had
rlsort 10 tasenious methods Of counting the
sa,non p4ssfns No certain rivers.
NEXT In importanes To the salmon fishery
sin Alaska II ~ Ashery ~ hslibtt, which
q }of coprps msrins. Theirs u 4 srest cod
56sisssy. assysk hnAsvsloped, which promise,
! prodnetivsssas sauai y that Of ouf North
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-01
Hookworm. Remedy

TIME horrible hook worm fastens itself upon
/ the intestinal wall and sucks its victims
blood. The wretched physical condition OF
the typical "poor whites OF the South IS
mainly attributable to this parasite.
But the Public Health Service has re-
Gently discovered that doses Of carbon
tetrachloride given in capsules will banisn
hookworms- from the sufferers internal
economy. At all events, experiments with
monkeys and dogs, and also with fur toxes'
have been highly successful. The. remedy
is harmless, but the capsules must be swai
lowed quickly. If one Of them were to open
in the moutl, or throat and the dru: enter
the windlipe consequences might be serious.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-01

er. the Horseshoe Fall wearing away the
cliff over which it drops so rapidly that
within a century IT has reached something
like 800 feet. 1t is, in fact, the river
that has created by erosion the Niagara
Gorge.
The water that passes over the fall reR-
resents the drainage. of an area somewhat
larger than the State Of Texas and hall
as big as France. The water surface alone
within that area is 95, 205 square miles,
with a shore line exceeding $500 miles In
length. &
An Interesting fact well worth considering
is that the hydro electric developments as
they exist today present a spectacle Of
beauty, grandeur and sublimity almost
rtvaling that of the falls themselves.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-01

water taken out for the production of power
is $4,000 cubic feet per second.
The hydro ELECTRIC development at Mag
ara has already made possible the growth
of chemical industries indispensable to the
welfare and prosperity Of this country.
There is plenty of demand for the additional
power, which would be furnished by a total
diversion of $4,000 cubic feet per second
around the falls. and 10000 cubic feet per
second around the Whirlpool and Lower
Rapids.
One advantage of taking away the excess
water would be a consequent lessening OF
the, rate Mt which the cataract eats it's way
backward. 1t operates as q gigantic grind.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-01
Saving Our Gas

y Sfeekcned BY the Bureau :,
that 10000 ep sailons 81 ss.,,,.. s.'aes
recovered at srcfheries in 1891 t.1se vsfs
densed- still ynpors. Such an uncon-
strong stpsal for motorists, inasnn,h -. .
4 nas z bearing upon the price s. tbs 8 8
dlspensaels liquid fuel. But Il 4 t.'..ha.
esttnstsd thatsif 4 Ike syltem IA. . $780,
y az refneries more than twice 1870
Y eaaltion might Be saved, ny i2ooonoca
asel.oas s!togsther, which would IN. Z.
sddsd ysAIsys TO the country,s tos., " q
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-01

the bow and stern to admit Dir for brtathA-
ing.
Thus it can be drAsgsd to the shore
through the widest waves. Suspended from
rings travelling on 4 hawssr,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-01
A Boat Car for Life Saving

circumstances resort Il, had to- the 'life-
ear
It is aIsmall, rooted boat. biz enough to
hold seven or eight persons, and is made
water tight, save Apr a few little holes in
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-01

YI1FERE people ara to be rescued from
w wrecks By men on shore. the most
efficient continuance known Is the breaches
impracticable to use II, and under such
The Cordova daily times., 1922-01-28
B. E P School Notes

a small automobile victrola which ran across the floor playing a song. William Laurie was the proud owner We are reading new book. Spark" is the story of a small dog. The first grade are helping Mr. Mckenzie feed the birds They save their scraps in tin box and he gives them to the birds
 The honor students for the last month in arithmetic were Betty Weedin, Evelyn Henderson, Paul Thorstenson Leila Wilcox and Julia Braxton and Milton Pratt. The best average for reading dur ing the past month were those of Pearl Dverseth and Ann Ziegler.
 ROOM THREE
 D.. By Betty Foster r- In the reading test given last week Phyllis Downing made per- feet score.
 By verla Grcenig
 The sixth grade was given geo. graphy test Wednesday. To their surprise the questions were not as hard as expected.
 By George DooIey
 Alice ONeill has returned from
The Cordova daily times., 1922-01-28
Editorial Staff

ROOM ONE
 Room one has had five visitors tilis week.
 John De Leo and Dicky Downing have been promoted from the be- gtnners class to the first grade. Last Friday afternoon, just before sofng home we were entertained by
The Cordova daily times., 1922-01-28
Plain Pastry

l1a cupfuIs four
 l teaspoonful salt
 1a cupful Crisco
 4 to 6 tablespoonfuls cold water
 Sift flour and salt and cut Crisco into four with knife until finely di vided. Finger tips may be used to finish blending materials. Add grad ually sufficient water to make st!f paste. Water should be added spar ingly aud mixed with knife through dry ingredients form lightly and quickly into dough, roll out on slightly tloured board. about onc-quarter inch thick. Use light motion in handling rolling pin and roll from center out ward. Sufficient for one small pie.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-01-28

voice inquired "Is this the butcher shop"
 Mrs. Field and Mrs. Sellen visited the High School Thursday afternoon.
 We find that one must visualize accurately, else solid geometry is very difficult.
 The current history test showed that Earth O'Loughlen, Harry O'Neill and Billy Fields 52, Eugene Tibbs 51, Dorothy Dooley 47. These were the five highest grades. ..<.
 Our reading test showed the High Schools comprehension is much above the average, but in several cases was below in the rate of read ing.
 Mr Goodman is reading the Pup pet Crown" written by MacGrath.
 Latin II class has finished read ing book II of Caesar.
 The general science class has re- ported on special tops. Some were very good.
 The pupils of the High School have bought a book and after 1t Is read it will be donated to the library.
 The Phipical geography class is going to make some relief maps soon. They will be made of flour salt and then colored.
 Professional kodak finishing. Scar
The Cordova daily times., 1922-01-28

will be proud of when you begin Crscobecause the quality of shortening has to do with the of pie crust than any other single factor
 Crsco is the perfect cooking fat just pure vegetable oil of the highest grade brought solid white by the special process There nothing else like it. Crisco contains neither sa mostue aduteans preservatves the
 richest shortening that be made This richness makes your pie crust telldel
 Csco taseess and ooresstherefore Crsco pastry tastes smells of the shortening Instead brings out the full flavor of the delicate fruit clstard filling. You pie every day if the crust is made with for Crsco easy digest the other ingredients which go into pies.
 Use Crisco for aU yor cooking t makes baerke cokes, featey biscuits greases croques and ers And H stays fresh and vhe and sacee until tue last spoonful n tue
 sed One package o Crsco just he another package. You rely upon any time and anyaOhee You pay about tue tor Crsco @ its proued superiores tor ats sold m JaAk
 Get of Csco from your dealer and how much better it is for all kinds of cooking. Crisco in sanitary tainers holding pound net weight. When you have used all the Crisco you will find many for the empty cans with their carefully fitted lids.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-01-28

Mile IA, where she was the guest of Mrs. Fellows.
 The pupils of the sixth grade are writing business letters this week.
 By Alice O'keilI
 Edith Catherine Smith has been absent from school for several days on account of illness,
 Mrs. Sellen visited our room Thursday afternoon.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-01-28

Professional kodak finishing. Scar borough Agency at Cordova drug store
The Cordova daily times., 1922-01-28
ROOM FIVE By Carl RossWoo

ROOM FIVE
 ey Carl Rosswoe
 Miss Spence found some addresses in a magazine, so for language yes- terday the fourth grade wrote to some of them. She found three different places. There were nine in the class so three wrote to each place. We had very much fun writing them. We have some new books in our library. Miss Spence brought them down from upstairs. They are very interesting. We can take one of them home every Friday.
 Once upon time a little boy was running down the street. He was running very fast A man asked him why he was running so. He said, "A bad dog is after me" The man said, There's nothing bad in the whole world. can see good in all things" The boy answered. "I bet you can't see good in fog"
 HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
 Another name for it. The High School telephone rang on Thursday a. m. When it was answered a
The Cordova daily times., 1922-01-28
Faculty

Faculty
 HIGH SCHOOL George M. Goodman. Principal Elleonora Frandsen................. Assistant
 GRADES Vera Haggland G, T, Room Elsie Spence (4 and 5)..-.-...-.....Room 5 Nita Johnston @ and 3).....,......Room 2 Verna Eastman U...-...-...-.-.....Room
The Cordova daily times., 1922-01-28
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Another name for it. The High a. m When it was answered