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The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-01
Seattle Woman Injured
In Texas, Train Derailed

Ell PASO. March Miss Ial
Stott, OF Seattle, Wash, was most
painfully injured of three seriously
injured and scores bruised at Eth
olene station, S5 miles from here,
when three cars beginning with the
diner on Southern Pacific Express
was derailed last night The aeci-
dent was caused by broken rail.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-01
BUY CANNERY
AT KETCH|KAN

SEATTLE, March IA group of
men, principally officers of the
Skinner-Eddy Company, have pur-
chased for 100000 the Sunny Point
Packing Companys salmon cannery
at Ketchikan. This is the announce
ment made here today by Victor II.
Ellendahl, President of the new
company,
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-01
AIR CRUISER
TESTED OUT

SANTA MONIACA. Cal, March /
Lieut.. Nelson, engineering officer
of the army globe flight, tested the
first Of the four airplane cruisers
yesterday pronounclng it highly eff
ficient except he found the tail
heavy and changes will take several
days to remake.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-01
Blackmailer of Movie
Star Sent to Prison

LOS ANGELES, March Herman
l.. Roth, Hollywood attorney re-
Gently convicted OF an attempt to
extort money from Arthur A. Sawyer,
business manager for Barbara La
Mari, movie actress, was today
sentenced to one to five years at
San Quentin.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-01
LEAVES ON MARCH IS.

GLOVER FIELD, Santa Monica,
Cal, March 1.-The army globe filters
will leave here on March Is, weather
permitting. A stop over for two
nights will be made at Sacramento
and Vancouver, Wash.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-01
Wheat Council Finishes
Work; Activities Ended

CHICAGO, March Termination
CT the activities of the Wheat Coun-
Gil of the United States "having ac-
complished the purposes for which
the organization was formed" is an
nounced by Representative Sydney
Anderson, of Minnesota, President of
the council. The council has func-
toned for eight months.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-01
UNION LABOR MAN
WANTS NOMINATION
FOR VICE PRESIDENT

COLUMBUS, O., March 1-George
l.. Berry, President of the Interna-
tional Printing Pressmen Union of
North America, has filed his appli-
cation to have his name appear on
the Democratic ballot in the Presi-
dental preference primary as can
didate for the Democratic nomina-
tion for Vice-President
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-01
Washington State Bank
Taken Over by State

OLYMPIA, Wash, March 1.-The
State Department of Banking has
assumed charge of the Excnan3
Bank of Washburgh which closed
yesterday due to over liberality tn
borrowers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-01
Ale and Liquor Seized
From Atlantic Liners

NEW YORK, March 1.-One hun
dred and thirty-eight bottles of ale
and keg of beer were seized by
Treasury agents in the store rooms
of the liner Olympic last week and
$500 bottles of ale and other IL
quors were seized on the liner Adj
ratio
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-01
Mexican Federal Have
Taken Jalaca Easily

VERA CRUZ, March 1.-Tfe Fed
eral forces have captured Jalaca
without opposition according 10 an
official report received here.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-01
Federal Judge Clegg Of
Fairbanks, Going Outside
Especial from News-Miner. J

J
FAIRBANKS, March Federal
Judge Cecil II. Clegg leaves next
Friday for Mayo's Rochester In
stitute for treatment for an in
growing goiter. He has been granted
ii two months leave of absence.
Court matters have been pot
poned to November 3. The term of
court at Flat has been set for
July 22.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-01
Judge Reed and Bride
Coming Home March Is

SEATTLE. March l. = Federal
Judge T. M. Reed of the First Di-
vision of Alaska, with his bride
will sail for Juneau on March 15.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-01
LAID BEFORE COOLIDGE.

CHICAGO, March 1.-John w.
Grim, Special Assistant Attorney
General in charge of the inyestiga-
tions resulting from the indictments
Of Forbes and Thompson, announced
The entire Gaze Will be laid before
President Coolidge and Attorney
General Daugherty with view of
further investigation.
The special report of the grand
jury alleged the payment of Ger
tain sums of money to two members
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-01
WEIcoMEs INDICTMENTS

WASHINGTON, March l. Col.
Forbes declares he welcomed the
indictments with clear con-
science" He said he is mot going
TO Florida"
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-01
POST EDITOR TESTIFIES.

WASHINGTON, March John
J. Spurgeon, editor of the Washing
ton Post, disclaimed before the Sem
ate Oil Committee this forenoon
all knowledge of private wire in
stalled when Mclean was at Palm
Geach.
John F. Major, author of tele-
grams to Mclean, which have be-
come famous, said all copies of them
were destroyed each night.
The Senate Oil Committee ad-
journed to next Tuesday.
Burns to Be Quizzed.
Director Burns of the Bureau of
Investigation, Department of JUS
tice, will be summoned to tell
whether the code used in the Nc
Lean messages was that of the
Department of Justice, and whether
Mclean was carried on the payrolls
of the Department of Justice as
special agent at a nominal salary.
Director Burns said he will tell
OF what he knows. He declared the
code used in the Mclean messages
was a former code used by the
Department of Justice but was now
no longer Official"
TO NAME SPECIAL COUNSEL.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-Presi-
dent Coolidge will soon appoint
special counsel for investigation of
the validity of the title of the
Standard Oil to sections of the
naval oil reserves in California.
MORE SUBPOENAS ISSUED.
WASHINGTON, March 1. = Late
yesterday subpoenas were Issued for
CONTINUED on Page Eighty
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-01
Col. Forbes and John w.
Thompson Indicted in
Vets Bureau Scandal.
CONGRESSMEN INVOLVED
ACCORDING TO REPORT
Special Assistant Attorney
General Plans to Make
New Investigation.

CHICAGO, March 1.-The Federal
grand jury has indicted Col. Charles
R. Forbes, former Director of the
VeteGansf Bureau and John w.
Thompson, of Chicago and St.
Louis. They are named in four
indictments.
Forbes and Thompson are both
named jointly in two indictments,
charging conspiracy to commit brib-
ny, an offense against the Govern
ment.
Forbes is named alone in the
third indictment, charged with ac-
,cnting a bribe.
Thompson is named alone in the
fourth indictment, charged indirect
y with giving bribe.
In the special report, with the
indictments, the jury Indicated
other sensational developments in
volving alleged graft which has been
uncovered but not within the juris-
diotion of the court and this evi-
dence was not pursued.
The grand jury Indictment charges
also that Charles F. Cramer, former
General counsel of the Veterans
Bureau, now dead, accepted a prom
ise from Thompson to pay "as pre-
tended attorneys fees 100000"
with the intention on the part of
Forbes and Cramer to divert con-
tracts to his company.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-01

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The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-01
TO NAME SPECIAL COUNSEL.
MORE sUBPOENAs ISSUED

WASHINGTON, March l. = Late
subpoenas were issued for
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-03-07
Health Slides for Pupils.

Lantern slides on health subjects
are lent to schools and other organ
izations by Montana's state department.
of health. Among the subjects Of
slides are conservation Of vision, good
teeth. care of the baby and school
hygiene.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-03-07
unsnortsmanIIke.

First Golfer-"I have injured a lig-
ament in my hand and the doctor for
bids me to play golf for the next month
or So" Second Golfer with feeling)
-"Oh the bounder-what a shamelT
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-03-07
When Brain Stops Growing.

There is no definite age at which
the brain stops growing; II depends
on how much and how wtolesomely
the brain Is used The more the brain
Is used (within reasonable health
boundaries) the longer it grows The
limit might safely be placed at forty
wears
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-03-07
Crops Of japan.

The principal crops of Japan in the
order of their Importance are rice,
barley, rye, wheat. tobacco and tea.
OF these the rice crop is by far the
largest, being nearly go per cent of
the whole.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-03-07

A farmer In West Wales says he
has never worn a watch In his life.
In the daytime he can tell the time to
within half an hour by the sun (even
when the weather is cloudy, and at
night he can tell 1t by the feel of his
beard growth to within an hour.-Car-
diff Western Mail.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-03-07

A silver map Of the world. exhfb-
tied by the Royal Geographical so
ciety, is said to be the best Of four
such maps In existence 1t is thin.
circular plate of silver. about three
Inches In diameter. and commemo-
rates brakes voyage around the world.
1577-15S0
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-03-07
Must Watch Their Talk.

French telephone subscribers who
become angry with the operators may
be suspended for two days from use
Of the service, according to a decree
issued by the ministry Of posts and
telegraphs.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-03-07
Aviation Taught In Schools.

AS part of a plan to advance the
study of designing and utilizing the
commercial airplane New York univer-
sity's college of engineering has estab-
lished courses in aeronautical engi-
neering and Industrial aviation.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-03-07
Difficult Situation.

Control of thought cripples the In
tellect, and without control of thought,
your mouth is in danger Of betraying
you.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-03-07
And He Often Fails.

Too often a man will do q mean
act merely because he has confidence
In his ability to square himself by
offering an apology.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-03-07
Don't Understand Ice.

Ostriches do not seem to understand
the slipperiness Of ice and may fall
and break their legs II allowed access
to frozen ponds.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-02-07
Edible Birds Nests
Found in Great CaUes

Far up in the great limestone caves
of North Borneo are found, glued to
the sides in hundreds of thousands,
the edible birds nests so loved by
Chinese epicures for making soup.
The nests are built by a species of
cave-haunting swifts which breeds in
colonies. They are formed not, as the
natives believe, from sea foam, but
from a glutinous substance produced
from the large saliyary glands of the
birds themselves.
There are two kinds of nests, the
white and the black The white nests
are clean and semi-transparent, the
fine threads of which they are inter-
woven being not unlike those of
shredded wheat cake.
The black nests are discolored and
have grass and feathers mixed with
them The black nests predominant,
but the white, from which the best
soup is made, fetch from ten to fifteen
times as much as the others.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-02-07
Importance of Recreation Movement to the Farm
and the Small Town
By W. covERDALE, American Farm Bureau Federation.

~ ~ O1IEN slain by drudgey at the
WN Of forty years 1t economic murder which be pre-
WV vented by giving these the modern home COM
forts possible by electricity enjoyed by city wo-
add twenty to their lives Elec-
therefore inevitable and the problem all inter-
d rural ement to hasten the day when each farm will have
its complete electric plant
mpasoned pleas long been made that the farms Of the United
should develop brighter attractive form of life and thus
menacng drift of rural life to the big cities It has been said
the bright lights the if keep the farmers
coming to the bright lights That all correct.
that the farmer the price OF the bright
lights be done by legislation believe but by
intelligent cooperation and leadership
The future lies providing recreation which
keep the boy girl the industry The Of this recreation
must be secured efficiency country recreation and education
should 90 this the recreation and efficiency
bring each other.
The Importance recreation movement the farm and small
be oyeresmated 1t the binder through winch the
given It's fully recognized by
the widespread good which it is already dong
by girls enrolled
in boys and girls work for education and recreation
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-02-07
Accuracy Of Weights
Is Revealed by Test

An instance of sustained accuracy
in the weights which are now being
submitted to the bureau of standards
for test was noted. In shipment OF
nine sets, containing total of 216
weights, all were within the required
accuracy. Only once before has a
larger number of sets been submitted
without some of the weights having
errors greater than the prescribed
tolerances. The fact that such ship
ments are now received, even if only
occasionally, is an encouraging indica-
ton of the good work done by some
American makers. 1t need not be said
that such sustained accuracy would
have been entirely out of the question
as recently as ten years ago.-Scien-
tific American.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-02-07
''Abe''
Lincoln
as an
Inventor

THAT Abraham Lincoln once Serl-
ously devoted his attention to me-
chanical invention and pursued 1t so
far as to obtain patent, may be, news
to some who are unaware of the many
activities that engrossed the great
presidents mind.
In the forties and later the matter
of navigation was the big problem in
the West. Nearly all the settlements
of Illinois and Missouri anywhere near
a stream were hopeful that in some
way those streams could be made
navigable for steamboats,, and 1t seems
Lincoln shared this hope regarding
the Sangamon river.
The Lincoln patent was recorded:
Model of sinking and raising
boats by bellows below A. Lin
coin, May 80, 1849."
1t was stated that at one time there
was a wrecked boat In the Sangamon
river, about four miles from Spring
field. H., as the result of an attempt
Of Lincoln's to show that the little
river was navlgable 1t was the dream
Of the pioneer planters that If boats
could voyage up the little streams
near their holdings they would become
wealthy from the proceeds of their
crops. They then could get them to
the big markets. where big prices were
paid, and throughout the states of the
Mississippi valley craft of various
kinds made many experiments at up
state navigation on small streams.
When he lived In old Salem 1t is
said Lincoln had great faith in the
future of the Sangamon river as
material arm of western industry. The
big problem as he and others saw 1t
was in getting the boats over the shall
low places The time was far in adj
vance of appropriations for river i'm
provement, and some other means had
to be devised for overcoming obstacles
to navigation. In the Sangamon river
were numerous stretches of compare
lively "easy water" for boats, and
then would come lot of sandbars or
shallow places.
1t was this problem on which Lincoln
worked The model he made may still
be in the patent office, or on exhibit
ton somewhere. 1t would be almost
priceless now. 1t never was demon
strated in actual work, however.
Under the guards of the boat was a
battery" of blacksmith bellows. When
the boat reached place where the
bottom would strike the river bed the
bellows were supposed to act as lift
ers' for the boat, like an air-infiated
bladder. 1t was figured the bellows
would raise the boat so it's draught
would slide over the bars like raft.
Once over the shadows the air would
be released from the bellows and the
boat would proceed until it came to the
next bad place.
Soon after Lincoln obtained his pat
ent his mind was diverted to weight
Ter matters, though he never forgot his
safety first" invention for boats. 1t
is said that soon after his Inaugural
ton as president he got one of the
patent office officials to look up the
model for him.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-02-07
Perfect Illustration of What We Have to Expect
From Foreign Competition
By GLENN GRIswoLD. in chieago journal Of Commerce

They tell that the brick cost but 81 thousand b. Amster-
the another 81 This lays
York 49, price less than the actual cost OF
that line the Hudson The American
brcmake receives approximately the for single days
paid the Dutch laborer at the end of week
This perfect illustration of what have to expect by OF
foreign competition Furthermore demonstrates the pauc thought
those hold that labor cannot be Debated present
continue labor this country will debate itself The
of other labor that violates fundamental economic laws IN
the toll it takes of industry
important lesson to be learned
this brick few miles along the Hudson
bring the Atlantic Again prove to ourselves
the great industry not in the production of the stuff
W use but in its distribution
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-02-07
knowing as We Do That Life Without Beauty
Is Mutilated Existence"
By RALPH ADAMS CRAM, in Arts and Decoration

Beauty is test value when it lost there nothing
the live
and die together Beauty natural right of
electoral franchise the Fright of free speech 1t is not
amen essential of good living but it great JOY
great compensation For both these need back know
that without it life only muted existence while false
reign unchaenged their thrones Beauty myriad its mani
festations with dish doghou it does with
canvas cathedral You cannot produce
of picture galleries. public lectures and schools if
life uglness takes its place
BY miracle Of reversal and spite Of the fanboyant
appearances beauty has begun back and
able this magazine do what
foster this desire and to meet it
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-02-07
Thirty Years Ago Government Decided to Make
the Indian Self-Supporting
By SENATOR LAWRENCE c. PHIPPs, of Colorado.

appalling that spite of the great amount of
which expended all these for salaries for
number 5000 white besides 900 Indians the
advancing appecabe extent The amount
paed by for the Indian bureau for 1887 was $ooooo the
1920 budget called for $15,0000O0
authorities credited with the statement that this
Of expenditure due to msmanagemen
to a system unsuited to the object to be accomplished
thirty 1887 that the decided
the Indians uppng and women and promised that
when they capable holding property the
they should receive sayidu grants patents Must it
be all a farce?
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-02-07
Abraham Lincoln

RIcH In the reverence of na-
tion's heart.
Thou rnartyred oneI thou firm and
rugged rocki
Like valiant knight didst thou per-
form thy part,
Despite all envy, malice, jeer and
Dark were the shadows, deep the
grief and care
That fell to thee, heroic, honely
soull
Belied, condemned, but now with
splendor rare
Thy fame CLOVIS radiantly from
pole to polei
Could we our fsted tasks as 6tly
As thou didst thine, o peerless
man of menl
Fearless the great assassin, Death,
we'd greet,
Scoring his shaft. Life were a
victory theni
A. Rosenthal in Globe-Democrat.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-02-07
when He Was Barely 3d. on a Dazzling Height
of Irresponsible Power"


premature death of his father the Emperor Fred
of the
Hohenern dynasty placed him. when he barely thirty daz-
cling irresponsible power His grandfather through the agency
Motke had for the old Kingdom Of Prussia the
imperial and united Germany The secular enemy France
crushed muated and for the tme put
The Hapbug monarchy longer danger had
become, indeed docle if not a subservient friend.
had been, from first to last Bsmarck persistent
policy prevent the possibility of quarrel England sat remote
m isolation almost lit seemed) far aoo the United
from the sphere of continental politics
modern times had young ruler succeeded splendid
ands seemingly inheritance.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-02-07
An InspIratIon.

In his homely rugged honesty, in his
whole-souled devotion, to right" in
plotting the nation through the rocks
that threatened its destruction Abra-
ham Lincoln becomes enshrined eter-
nally in the hearts of the people and
serves as an inspiration down through
the centuries.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-02-07
Roads Employ Many Men

There are 77,UOO trolley car motor
men employed in this country every
day on the electric railways. It re-
quires $4,000 conductors for their cars
Approximately 10000 other men are
employed on the tracks and in the
shops and car houses of these electric
railways.
The wages of this large group of
men are derived from the receipts of
the electric railways from fares paid
by their passengers.
Being loyal to ones self may In
yolve some self-conceit.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-02-07
LINCOLN SAYING
ssTF YOU once forfeit the c,

ssTF YOU once forfeit the con-
4 fidence of your fellow cit
izens,' Lincoln said to caller
at the White Huose, you can
never regain their respect and
esteem. 1t is true that you may
fool all the people some OF the
time; you can even fool some Of
the people all the time; but you
can't fool all Of the people all
the time"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-02-07
One Reason
for Nervous
Disorders

VOUR doctor can tell you that
nervous disorders are very COM
mon among Americans. One reason
for this is found in the fact that they
are great coffee drinkers.
Coffee contains caffeine, a drug,
prescribed by doctors as an emergency
stimulant for the heart and nervous
system. 1t has tendency to increase
blood pressure, develop heart irreg-
ularities and cause digestive dis
turbances.
If you feel that coffee is not good
for you, serve Postum as your meal
time drink.
Postum is a pure cereal beverage
that refreshes and satisfies. It is alb
solutely free from caffeine or any
other irritating drug.
Try a cup Of Postum with your
dinner or supper tonight. Postum is
sold everywhere.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-02-07
Running a Boarding Gaze

Officer Stonebat-You got awfully
beat up. Some enemy do it?
Widow Bonechisel- suitors; I
killed and dressed an aurochs and
served my boarders with real porter
house steaks. Then they all proposed
TO me at once.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-02-07

A single dose Of Dr. Peery's Dead Shot
will expeI Worms or Tapeworm. No second
dose required. s72 Pearl ST. N. 7. Adv.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-02-07
Cure for Insomnia

Insomnia victims have found strange
cures, such as counting imaginary
sheep passing through a gate, but an
innkeeper in Europe. when she discov-
ers one of her guests has not slept
well, turns his bed so that it will
face in another direction. She main
tains from her long experience in ca
tering to the comfort of travellers that
some are least and westers," while
others are north and southers," or
west and casters when it comes to
sleeping.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-02-07

One may proudly point cut bis
birthplace, especially if later owner
has put twelve-room front on it.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-02-07

Ask questions enough, and by and
by one will get snubbed.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-02-07
Not Quite

slows the married couple? AS de-,
voted as ever?"
"well, they have separate umbrel-
las
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-13
TRY TO GUST
CARPEN TIERS
FROM UNION
by United Press Leased Wire

FL PASO, Texas, Nov. l3.- The
building industry of the country to-
day faced with a chaotic labor stu
alton as Il result of the attempt now
being made by the building trade
unions to force the United Brother
hood OF Carpenters and Joiners out
of the American Federation of La
Dor.
This was the statement of Off
cials of the carpenters organization
here for the annual convention of
the federation which starts Monday.
The difficulty grew out of attempts
to force carpenters to do metal trim
work assigned to sheet metal work
ers by the national board of awards.
Union officials has announced it
will be finish fight and probably
will come up for an airing at the
conference next week.
Defiance of efforts of the build
ing trades unions to force the car
peuters out was voiced by William
hutchinson, president of the latter
union.