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The Washington times., 1923-05-14

a long term as a famous criminal
lawyer, injects himself into the in
vestigation, and, as all heroes
must, wins out in the end. Re-
suit. Raffles goes to Jail, Grumpy
is warmly congratulated by all.
and the victim of the whole thing
marries the heroine.
Grumpy" is good, wholesome
comedy and gets coolies of laugh.
G. s.
The Washington times., 1923-05-14
"SUGARLESS" MONDAYS
ON IN N. v; PRICE DROPS

NEW YORK, May 14.-Cuban
raw sugar today sold at 81 cents
pound. cost and freight, New
York, off "a cent.
Sugarless Mondays urged by
Mayor Hylan, were inaugurated to-
day, thousands of persons volun-
tarily abstaining from using sugar
one day a week
The Nenana news., 1923-05-26

The regular train will arrive from the coast this afternoon, a day late on account of the delay in reach ing the coast on the last trip. The Tuesday train will have mail from the Victoria ...... ......:.- ..... t.
The Nenana news., 1923-05-26
DECORATION DAY

In tae absence of any formal ae- tion on the part of local organiza- tions which usually take the lead in the matter of observing Decoration Day, a number Of people are pre- pairing to advance the date of the memorial to Sunday. and it is K pected that quite number will vi- sit the cemetery tomorrow for he purpose of placing flowers on the graves of departed relatives and friends An effort will be made to obtain some sort Of conveyance to take crowd out on the railroad
The Nenana news., 1923-05-26
LONDON WANTS TOURISTS

LONDON. May 26-American VI sitors 10 England may obtain infor- nation of a general nature, or ex- pert guidance on special subjects, from the headquarters Of: the Eng lish-Speaking Union at No. l. Char ing Cross, overlooking Trafalgar Square, according 10 Alfred E. Johns, the executive secretary. Such service to visitors will be rendered either upon their arrival or in ad- vance of the trip. ..-.
 "The scope of che Unions ser vice for American visitors is now very comphehensive,' said Mir. Jones ."We can give information on where to stay, both in London and the country, and lists are kept of hotels and boarding houses from which suitable addresses are given Coun- try tours are planned and travelling guides are recommended"
The Nenana news., 1923-05-26
IS FORMED
 BASEBALL PLANS SHAPING

The Nenana Athletic Association was revived at a meeting of ball enthusiasts held this week and plans are now under way for the organi- zation of one or more baseball teams 10 represent Nenana on the diamond during the present season. Captain C. c. Jones was elected president of the association and R. C. Morris secretary and treasurer, while the difficult task of organizing the ball teams and keeping them busy during the season was placed in the hands of Joe O'Connor, who is particular ly well suited for the work.
 It is the intention of the officers of the association .o sell member ships. as was done previously, for the purpose of raising funds need ed to start the season. The mem bership cards will be ready for dis tribution within the next day or two.
 Quite a number of enthusiasts have already made their appearance on the diamond, for practice. and al- ready there is promise of ample material for at least one good team.
The Nenana news., 1923-05-26
GAME WARDENs LOSE JOBS
 BECAUSE FUNDS ARE PELUK

Owing to the decreased appro- priation made by the last Congress for protection of game in Alaska, two of the game districts in the Territory will be discontinued a; least temporarily and the two war dens heretofore assigned to them dropped from the rolls, according 10 an announcement made recently at Juneau by Gov. Scott C. Bone In past years Congress has appropriat- ed s25,OO0 annually for game pro- tections, the amount being reduced by the last Congress to 10000.
 This reduction said the Governor made it impossible to continue the work with the same number of war dens that Is now employed. Each warden's allotment is the minimum on which the work can be carried on to any reasonable degree of sat isfaction, making it unwise 10 at tempt to maintain a full force on the smaller allotment for next year
 The Nome warden's office has been abolished entirely and no pro- vision made for that district. This has been held by John Hancock.
 The Anchorage office now held by Henry Dorman is the second one to be closed. The Anchorage game district, however, has been consoli- dated with the Seward district and placed under the supervision of Geo. Cotter of Seward
The Nenana news., 1923-05-26
CITIZENS INVITED TO MEET
 SUNDAY TO DISCUSS FOURTH

Citizens of Nenana who are IT, terested in proper observance of Independence Day are invited to attend a meeting which will be held at the office of Commissioner C. D. Leckie tomorrow, afternoon at two o'clock. The meeting Is called by Chairman Joe O'Connor, of the Fourth of July committee and whether or not the Fourth of July celebration this year will be a worthwhile one will depend upon the action taken at this meeting.
 Chairman O'Connor firmly be- lieves Nenana can put on the best celebration this year in the history of the city, but success of the plans depends upon the cooperation received.
 The meeting starts at two. and everyone is expected to be there.
The Nenana news., 1923-05-26
COUNCILMEN MEET STEESE;
 TALK OVER CITY BUSINESS

Col, Jas. G. Steese, head of the Alaska Railroad, who passed thru Nenana yesterday enroute to his headquarters in Anchorage, was met at the depot by Mayor Frank Teufel and Councilmen Louis Johnson, and the three conferred on matters of importance to the city during prac- tically all the time the train was at the depot. .. -......-.1.
 The eonfernece had to do largely with the Nenana hospital but Colonel Steese informed the aldermen that he was not in a position to state de finitely what action ultimately would be taken. He said he would go into the matter thoroughly upon his re- turn to the coast and advise the council later of his plans ..
 The cost of operating the hospi- tai is such he said. that the Alaskan Engineering Commission cannot con- tinue to put up the funds beyond the time the hospital is actually needed for railroad purposes.
 Colonel Steese spoke enthusiastic cally regarding the outlook for the development of large volume of
The Nenana news., 1923-05-26

A. T. Willett has bought the Jones bunkhouse property on Mar ket street and will mo- his mach inc shop there, it being more cen tral location than his present quart CTS. Dave Sweet, who had the Jones proper.y under lease during the win ter, is moving back into his cabin on First street. -.-: :.-:
The Nenana news., 1923-05-26
CITY TO HAVE BALL PARK
 WORK ALREADY UNDER WAY

Baseball grounds, aviation field and recreation park are in the mak- ing in Nenana as result of the re- cent decision of the city council to make immediate use of the large reserve set aside for park purposes when the t5wnSite was created. The reserve is in the southeast par, of town, the ground is high and dry and the location is ideal for the purposes for which the park will be used.
 The work of getting the park ready for the seasons uses already has started. The ground is being dragged and leveled and the grand stand and other fixtures are being moved from the school grounds, Theo. Thompson having been award eu IiS GOHLIdtl U OISNldHl4S tliS stand and rebuild it on its new To- cation. When rebuilt the grandstand will face -he south and the diamond will be arranged so that the sun will not interfere with the players as it does on the school grounds.
 There is ample room at the park for a landing field for airplanes and for track for auto and other races.
 The landing field will make it pos sible for Nenana to accomodate the airplane which is now enroute to Fairbanks and which will be used for aerial traffic betwen the two towns and for exhibiting purposes. possib- Y with the initial flight at Nenana during the Fourth of July celebra- ton. It will also be available ia case Government planes should ac- company the Presidential narty on the trip through Alaska ~..
The Nenana news., 1923-05-26

Of course foresight is a good thing, bu. it won't keep a man from being stabbed in the back.
The Nenana news., 1923-05-26
CLEARING BEE TO SPEED
 WORK ON NEW BALL PARK

In order to expedite the neces- sary work on the new baseball park steps have been taken to organize a clearing bee for tomorrow morn ing, starting at ten o'clock. and everyone interested is urged to show up for work. Tools will be provided by the committee, headed by Cap. C. C. Jones, Mayor Frank Teufel, Manager Joe. O'Connor. of the baseball club, and others and the necessary work can be done in a few hours if there is any kind of a turn out.
 There is some work to be done on the street leading to the park, and some work on the park itself, and 1t is the desire of those at he head of the movement to get the work done without delay, so that the park may be put to use immed- lately, both for baseball and for the airplane which is expected from the States shortly. a<
 Volunteers are asked to meet at the new park at ten o'clock.
The Nenana news., 1923-05-26
MEDICAL AID BY AIRPLANE

SYDNEY. \. s. W. May 26- A movement is on foot here 10 sup ply medical aid 10 the remote sections of New South Wales in conjunction with the use of radio and airplanes.
 Radio would be used to summon help, and airplanes would carry the doctor 10 the patient, wherever the latter might be, from any one of ten strategically located medical bases.
The Nenana news., 1923-05-26
TO HONOR RUSSIAN SOLDIERS

LOETZEN, East Prussia, May 26 The Russian soldiers who, during the world war, lost their lives in countless numbers in the marshes of the Mazurian region are to have a mausoleum erected in their honor.
 The memorial will be at Leotzen and will serve also as an orthodox church for the local Russian colony.
The Nenana news., 1923-05-26

The Tavern Cafe is being given a spring overhauling, carpenters, and decorators having been busy most of last week. New hnoleum of attractive pattern has been laid throughout. greatly altering the ap- pearance of the interior and adding to the general attractiveness of the cafe.
The Nenana news., 1923-05-26

An imported counter has just been installed at the Northern cafe
 completing the renovation of that establishment. New linoleum was re- gently laid throughout the building and chair stools installed, giving the cafe the most attractive appearance.
The Nenana news., 1923-05-26

The native reindeer herders of the Akiak region were in conference at Akiak this spring, over fifty of them being present Ten of the chief herders sat as a jury to settle disputes.
The Nenana news., 1923-05-26

Mr and Mrs. Harry Martin are going to the mouth Of the Tolovana river where they will start a trading post, and general store. They are both oldtimers of the Interior with a fund of knowledge of conditions which fits them admirably for their new enterprise.
 Vance R. Mcdonald came down from Fairbanks yesterday. ..-
 William Grogin was among yes terday's arrivals from Fairbanks,
The Nenana news., 1923-05-26

river traffic in connection with the railroad and said a fleet of six Government steamers might be op- erating from Nenana within the next year or two. If the necessary authority can be obtained from Con gress, two passenger steamers may be put on the upper Yukon river run next summer for the accomoda- tion of tourist traffic.
Palisadian., 1923-09-21
Byron Had q Club Foot.

The following from the autobiogra-
ply Of Miss Frances Power Cobbe may
be Of interest. "Shortly before my
visit to Athens an article, or book, by
Mr.. Trelawney had been published in
England. in which that writer asserted
that Byron's lame leg was a most por-
tentous deformity, like the fleshless
leg Of satyr. mentioned this to
Mr.. Findlay, who laughed and said i:
THAT reminds me Of what Byron said /:
of Trelawney: IF we could but make
Trelawney wash his hands and speak
the truth, we might make gentleman
Of himp' OF course continued Mr..
Findlay, 4 saw Byron's legs scores OF
times, for we bathed together daily
whenever we were near the sea or a
river, and there was nothing wrong
with the leg. only an ordinary, and not
very bad clubfoot.'" DR.. Samuel
Smiles writes in Character: "Nor
would 1t at first sight have been sup
posed that Lord Byron was affected
with shyness, and yet he was victim
on q visit to Mrs. Pigot at Southwell
when he saw strangers approaching,
he would instantly jump out of the win
dow, and escape onto the lawn ia
avoid Them" Sir Walter Scott was
lame as the result of an accident In
early childhood.
Palisadian., 1923-09-21
pIowa and Practically.

An enlightening and perhaps a
Christening experience to Carolinians
who deride "theorists" and experts"
in agriculture, but put all their faith
and hope for progress in practical
or "dirt" farmers, would be some
reading in the history Of SO universal
and useful an implement as the turn
plow. practical" farmers had been
unable through generations to design
Just right the curves Of the mold
board and no appreciable progress in
that matter was made until theorists
applied to the problem the laws Of
higher mathematics. Thomas Jeffer-
son, in a study prepared for the
French academy, calculated the
curves and reported the results Of
field tests, and on these lines. almost
unchanged, lines evolved by pure
theory and checked by practical use,
moldboards have been constructed
from his time. practical" farmers. a
little later, when the cast iron turn
plow was introduced. which preceded
the chilled steel plow, insisted that
the cast iron would "poison the soil,
inJure the fertility and promote the
growth of rocks From the Columbia
State
Palisadian., 1923-09-21
HEALTHY BABIES OF JAPAN
They Seem to Have Hard Time, Ac-
cordino to Our Ideas, but Thrive
Nevertheless.

According to our modern scientific
ideas as to the careful treatment of
babies, those Of Japan would seem to
have hard time, and yet there are no
healthier, nor fatter looking little NOR
tails on the face of the earth. We in
sist on fixed temperature. on steril-
lied milk. on all sorts Of improved
things, while the Japanese baby gets
a good dose Of nature, and seems to
thrive on 1t. 1t is dressed and un-
dressed in a frigid temperature in
winter, and in summer its tender little
eyes are always exposed to the full
glare Of the sun. as it is carried on its
mothers back. 1t is to be feared,
however, that this latter treatment
often does, affect the eyes of the chill
dren, though they get over it later in
life. At Nagasaki, among the women
coalers who coal the ship, you may see
many with babies on their backs. The
mothers work all day in the rain or in
the sun, or the snow, and there baby
sleeps, Indifferent to everything, the
top of its head alone visible, while the
movements of the mother do not seem
in the least hindered, and she as if the
babies of this class were born stoicS!
Palisadian., 1923-09-21
Culture and Letter Writino.

Letter writing Is custom of CIV
ilized races. The more cultivated the
individual, the more 1t Is second ma
ture with him to attend to his bust
ness and personal correspondence.
With individuals as with races, 1t Is
largely a matter Of custom and habit.
Some persOns-yOu may know some
such-boast they do not write letters.
Some men who avoid this irksome duty
merely shift the responsibility. Posi-
bly, they are so situated in business
that they are not required to attend to
any correspondence. Social and per-
sonal letters they leave to their wives
or daughters or sisters. 1t is an inter-
esting thing that the more important
q man is the more particular he Is to
attend to seemingly unimportant cor
respondence. If he does not have time
to attend to it himself he employs a
secretary to do it for him. The dis
tinguished writer sees that every let
ter addressed to him concerning what
he has written, whether it is sympa-
thetic or hostile, receives courteous
and suitable answer. The poor or
mediocre writer often throws such let
ters in his waste basket.-New York
Sun
Palisadian., 1923-09-21
Modern Jerusalem.

The ancient city Of Jerusalem, where
Christ did so many of his mighty
works, now has modern waterworks
system. The reservoirs known as the
Pools Of Solomon were not really
Solomon's at all, but were made by
Roman engineers. These have been
cleaned out and their leaks stopped.
Now two Of them are at work again.
They hold 4O,OOO,OOO gallons.
The pools are supplied from spring
in cavern called Bir Darash. A
large quantity of gravel and stones has
been removed, and the aqueduct and
tunnels between the spring and the
pools repaired; and Jerusalem has its
up-tO-date waterwOrks-a splendid
tribute to the science Of ancient Rome
For many years the origin of Jeru,
salem's water supply was secret.
During the siege Of Jerusalem the be-
siegers were disappointed in their hope
of the city surrendering through lack
Of water.
Palisadian., 1923-09-21
BASKlNG SHARK NEVER BITES
This May Have Been Fortunate for
Men Who Caught Monster
Off Long Key.

The 40,OO0-pound sea monster
caught off Long Key has been identi-
fed as an Indo-Pacific basking shark
by L. L. Mowbray, vice president Of
the New York aquarium. The bask-
ing shark, Mr.. Mowbray announces, is
harmless when let alone. Permit him
to bask placidly on the undulating
bosom of the sea, and he bears no
creature i'll will.
1t is fortunate for those who 60
down to the sea In ships or down to
the surf to swim that the creature Is
thus disposed. 1t required an all-day
struggle and so shots from high-pow-
cred rife to subdue him, once his
wrath was stirred by the stab Of a
harpoon. He was 35 feet long, % feet
In greatest circumference and had a
tail span of IL feet.
Were such creature of an aggres-
sive nature the sea in his vicinity
would be hardly safe for the average
submarine, while pleasure boats would
afford no protection whatever from
his fury, and If he used the waters of
the North Atlantic coast as a basking
ground surf bathing would soon be-
come obsolete
Hitherto the children Of the earth
have found abundant reason for graft
tude that rattlesnakes cannot fly like
hawks, or tigers run like antelopes, or
houseflies sting like wasps. To this
list of blessings we may now add the
fact that basking sharks do not bite.
New York Times.
Palisadian., 1923-09-21
Size Of Sea Wavea Given.

Again the question of the maximum
height that great waves attain on the
storm-swept ocean has been answered
in at least a semi-scientif1c manner
The photographic office at Washing
ton has been at the pains to compare
many of the most trustworthy OBJ
servations on record relating to waves
on the Atlantic. The conclusion ar
rived at is that, on the average, what
are called great waves attain a
height of about 291s feet In tempests
of extreme fury waves sometimes at
tain height as great as 47h feet.
Such waves can hardly be called
mountainous" but to castaways in a
small boat they would seem to be pro-
digiously high. The length of great
waves, that Is. the distance from one
hollow to that before or behind 1t,
varies from 600 to 2.600 feet.
Palisadian., 1923-09-21
GIVES UP HIS TITLE.
Prince Insists on Marriage to
American Girl.
Grandson Of Late King OF Montenegro
to Become Plain "Mr." When
He Weds Detroit Woman.

When Prince Oleg Vladimir-Rodo-
mar Voucotich, grandson of the late
King Nicholas Of Montenegro, and
cousin of Queen Helena of Italy, mar
ries Miss Louise MacLachlan, former
ly of Detroit, Michigan, he will
drop his title and become plain Mr..
Rodomar This was the wish of Miss
MacLachlan, who refused to become a
princess by her marriage.
Miss MacLachlan will be married In
Athens, probably in the palace In
which the Near East relief bureau has
tts headquarters. Since the devasta-
eion of Smyrna, Miss MacLachlan has
been a worker for the bureau.
Miss MacLachlan Is twenty-five
years Of age and the prince Is twenty
seven.
Louise went to Smyrna year ago
In May" Mrs. MacLachlan. mother OF
the princes fiancee, said in Detroit
recently, ION visit to her uncle, Dr.
Alexander MacLachlan, president OF
the American college there. From the
first she wrote us about Prince Rodo-
mar She said he was young and
handsome, but so naughty that she
felt inclined to be Independent with
him, because no one else apparently
dared to be.
"Then she began to write of him as
'Roddy.' They had known each other
only short time when the prince
himself wrote asking our permission to
marry Louise. At first we would not
give in because we do not approve OF
international marriages. But in spite
OF our opposition they refused to
break their engagement.
Louise wrote that she had taken
Rodomar In hand and was teaching
him how to economize and save money
She said he had lost all his property In
the war, but now that they had become
engaged she told him she would not be
married until he could provide home
for her, as American men do for the
girls they marry. His wardrobe was
once source Of extravaganza, she
wrote, but she amused us by saying
she had made him promise not to buy
any new clothes until they were mar
ried
Another proviso of their engage
ment, she said, was that he drop his
title and renounce its claims Louise
did not want to be princess. She
always had contempt for girls who
marry for titles. She wanted bust
ness man for her husband, and She
will have one, because the prince Is
now In the employ of the Standard
Oil company at Salonica, where they
will make their home"
The prince was born in Russia while
his parents were in exile from Monte
negro. He was educated in military
school in Russia, but ran away to joiI
the army of the czar at the beginning
of war. He was decorated for bray
ery.-Philadelphia Public Ladger.
Palisadian., 1923-09-21
Uncle JASPER,

proverbs amt always correct" be-
gan Uncle Jasper. "Pll cite you a
case. Some years ago Rothschlld de-
cided to add to his collection OF
mosses and lichens from many parts
Of the world, but he wanted more. He
wanted moss from the Urals, from the
Arctic circle, from the tip end Of Pata-
gonia. He was ready to pay q good
salary. And who did he employ to
gather this moss? A rolling stone
Louisville Courier-J Journal.