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Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-25
STANDARD OIL NEWS

The U. S. destroyer Cory which
was in port Wednesday, took on 1850
barrels Of fuel oil.
The Orient, a halibut boat was in
port Wednesday, and took on 1900 gall
Ions of OIL
The Panama, Gladstone and Gray
ling, a Ketchikan boat, took on 1000,
1000 and $50 gallons respectively.
W. E. Moultray, general manager,
will arrive on Saturdays boat from the
states.
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BOAT STRIKES BERG
AND GOES TO BOTTOM
Petersburg Report

The gasboat Eurus, owned by Paul
Keegle of Ketchikan, was sunk Friday.
While travelling in the evening the
boat hit a submerged iceberg which
stove in the bow, Paul Keegle and as
sistant Immediately starting for land
at full speed. The Eurus sank little
way from Reed Island. Mr.. Keegle
had radio outfit on board and was
selling radio outfits to the fox farm
ers. The gasboat Ester, brought Paul
keegle to Petersburg, where he will
purchase material and try to salvage
the Eurus.
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ONE DEAD IN PISTOL DUEL
in DARK IN VIRGINIA CITY

NORFOLK, April 25-M. M. Her
rick, formerly an engineer in the en-
ploy of the Virginian railway, is dead
and telegraph operator named White
is under arrest as a result of a gun
battle in the dark before dawn today
at the White Thorne station on the
Virginian railway, forty miles from
Roanoke.
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CAPTAIN KLINGENBERG
FURS ARE SOLD

SEATTLE, Apr 25-No finer bunch
of fox furs ever reached Seattle than
those brought to this city by Captain
G. Klingenberg, who came outside this
winter via Fairbanks from far-off Vic
toria Land, on the shores Of the Arc
tic ocean in Canadian territory. 1t was
also the biggest bunch of fox furs
ever brought to the city by an indivd-
ual fur trader. There were over three
thousand fine pelts, chiefly of white
fox There were also some fine blue
fox pelts
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GAMBLING TO BE PROHIBITED
IN MEXICAN BORDER TOWN

MEXICALI, Lower California, Apr.
25-All forms of gambling will be pro
hiibted after May /, in Mexicali, Tia
Juana and other Mexican towns near
the California border it was announc-
ed here by Gov. Abelardo Rodriguez
of the Northern district of Lower Cal
ifolnia.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-25
KHAN HEADQUARTERS AT
PEORIA TWICE FIRED ON

PEORIA, H., April 25-Several
shots were fired into Ku Klux Khan
headquarters here last night from a
speeding automobile containing five or
six men. No one was hit. Another at
tack had been made an hour earlier.
Several hundred Klansmen were sum
moned to guard their headquarters,
while police instituted a search for the
mysterious automobile.
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PAPERS COVERING
|VvEST|GAT|ONARE
STOLEN FROM SAFE

WASHINGTON, Apr. 25.-The dis
covery was made today by the com
mittee investigating the affairs Of IL.
N. Daugherty, that vital papers and
records in possession of the former
attorney general have been stolen or
taken from the committees safe by
some person unknown.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-25
PROTEST AGAINST USE DOGS
TO DRAW CARTS AND WAGONS

BERLIN, April 25-Protest meet
ings against the custom of using dogs
to haul carts and wagons have been
held here and in other towns where
there are organizations for preventing
cruelty to animals.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-25

Attorney A. E. Rucker will deliver
an address at the schools this after
noon on Forestry and Fire Protec-
ton" Mr.. Rucker is authority on this
work having taken a special course
in forestry at the University of Cali
fornia, and his talk will be of great
interest to the scholars.
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I'M MISSING IN SLIDE
ON UTAH RAILROAD

SALT LAKE, Apr 25-Four or five
persons are missing and are believed
to be dead in snow slide in can
Won south of Salt Lake city early to-
day, according to reports received in
this city. Fifty persons are said tc
have been cauhgt in the slide but al
but four or five were rescued.
The mishap occurred at Bridal Veil
and bridge across the Provo river
was wrecked. A portion of the Den
yer and Rio Grande railroad tracks are
said to have been covered.
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OPTION TAKENON
CONVENTION SITE

NEW YORK, Apr. 25.--Chairman
Hull Of the Democratic National
Committee today gave a thousand
dollars for an option on Madison
Square Garden for the period Of the
Democratic convention. Tex Ritkerd.
manager of ire Garden, gave the com
mittee a price of 100000 for use Of
the place.
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JUCO SLAV|A WILL
BACK RUMAN|A
|NEVENT Of WAR

BELGRADE, Apr. p -Jugo sIavia
has notified France that she will CO.
operate with Rumania in case Of war
between Rumania and Russia over
the seizure by Rumania of the prov
ince Of Besarabia.
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ITALY'S KING VISITS SCENE
OF LANDSLIDE DISASTER

AALFI, Italy, April 25-King Vic
tor Emanuel arrived here early today
from Naples and Immediately embark
ed on a fishing smack to visit the
scenes Of desolation along the coast
caused by the recent land slides.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-25

Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Harmon enter
tanned at cards last night in honor of
DR.. III. Romig. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Blue, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Hinde, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.
Root, Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Urbach, Mrs.
Alvah Eames and DR.. J H. Romig.
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VARIETY STORE
IN HIS STOMACH

CHICAGO, April 25-Dr. Max Tho
rex, operating today on William Bar
tell, professional "swallower," remov-
ed 275 objects ranging from pins to
bolts from Bartell's stomach. The col
lection included dime and a beer
check. Bartell did not suffer loss of ap-
petite nor any indigestion until a nail
penetrated the wall of his stomach,
causing paronitis. DR.. Thorek said the
patient is resting nicely.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-25

The May Queen voting contest is
creating much interest. Several votes
for the different contestants have al
ready been cast. The proceeds of the
voting contest will go toward furnish
ing the new home for the Legion as
we'll as helping to pay for the dele
gates expenses to Sitka this April.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-25
STEAMBOATS, FLIGHT
FINALLY ABANDONED

SEATTLE, April 25-Lieutenant H.
B. Wyatt, who arrived here two
months ago to start preliminary work
on the proposed flight of the dirigible
Shenandoah from Alaska to the North
Pole left here yesterday for San Diego
where he will spend some time. His
departure is taken to mean the final
abandonment of the project for this
year at least.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-25
FRANCE ENTERS RACE
FOR AIR SUPREMACY:
HOPS OFF FOR JAPAN

PARIS, Apr. 25.-France today en-
tered the race for the long distance
flight supremacy, when military
airplane took off today secretly head
ed for Japan. The flyers hope to
establish a record for sustained dis
lance flights, the first jump to be to
Constantinople, a distance of 1850
kilOmeterS.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-25
TWO NEGRO MURDERERS
DIE IN ELECTRICAL Chalk

HUNTSVILLE, April 25-Enest
Lawson and Blaine Dyer, negroes,
were electrocuted at the state peniten-
tiary here shortly after midnight.
Lawson was convicted for Staying
John R Cain, a nightwatchman, and
DYER for killing J. C. Gibson, a police
man, in drug store hold-up in Dallas
last year.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-25
CONGRESS MAY ADJOURN
LATTER PART OF JUNE

WASHINGTON, Apr. 25-Senators
Lodge and Gillette, and Representa-
tives Longworth and Madden inform
ed President Coolidge today that Con
gress might possibly adjourn in June.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-25
RAILROAD CLEANS UP
BEACH OF YEARS DEBRIS

A crew of men with crane and
flat car have been at work the past
few days cleaning up the waterfront
Of it's usual debris and now the beach
in front of town looks spic and span,
and ready for tourists.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-25
MACLAREN FORGING
AHEAD RAPIDLY;
TOTALS 1900 MILES

KARACHI, British India, Apr. Is
Major Stuart MacLaren and two com
panions covered 100 miles in the last
nonstop yesterday, totalirg 1900
miles, ending the first section Of the
Hight
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-25
TRAINS ARRIVES TONIGHT

The mixed extra with passengers
and freight will arrive late tonight.
On Sunday the mixed extra will leave
Seward at one p m. instead of nine
a. m. Everybody asked to carry
plenty of lunch. The regular train
will leave at six a. m. Monday.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-25
JOHN NASH WILL Be
OUT HOSPITAL SOON

SEATTLE, Apr 25.-John Nash, Of
Seward, who remaining foot was am
putated at the Columbus sanitarium
is doing fine and will be able to be
out in three weeks
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-25
SEVENTEEN THOUSAND
DIE Of PLAGUE IN
PROVINCES Of INDIA

ALLAHABAD, India, Apr. 25.-Sev-
enteen thousand persons died of the
plague in the last fortnight, an cpl
demic raging in Punjab, according to
statistics made public today
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-25
CHLORINE GAS USED
IN FIGHTING EPIDEMIC

WASHINGTON, Apr. 25-Chlorlne
gas will be used to fight the cpl
demic Of foot and mouth disease in
California, the government announced
today.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-25
REMEMBER SEWARD BEAUTIFUL

Seward citizens should not forget
the campaign by The Woman's 2.ub TO
beautify Seward. AS soon as the
snow gets off the ground sufficiently
10 start work, plans will - an
nountsd
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-25

Two boats left for Nuka Bay this
morning with supplies for the Alaska
Hills Mines Company. Messrs. An
drews. Lindquist and associates lift
for the property.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-25
AMERICAN MARINES
KILLED HONDURAS
ACCORDING REPORTS
SAN SALVADOR, Apr. 25.-severaI
American marines have been killed
in Honduras, according to adyices re-
ceived here.
No Word Received Washington

WASHINGTON, Apr 25-Adyices
to the State and Navy departments,
contain no word of casualties among
American naval forces at Tegucigalpa
the capital Of Honduras.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-25
TAMMANY LEADER DEAD

NEW YORK, Apr. 25.-Cha2les F
Murphy, leader of the Tammany
forces, died here today.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-25

BRITAIN RECOGNIZES GREECE
ATHENS, Apr. 25-England has
recognized the government of the new
Greek republic.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-25

Ray Lewis has rented the Peterson
residence on Third Avenue.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-25

DR.. 0. A. Braafladt, who is in Ne
mana, is expected to arrive in Seward
on the next train.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-25

The Redondo leaves tomorrow even
ing for westward points.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-25

A freight is due to arrive from the
north tonight.
Evening star., 1924-03-30

and then look for it in the twilight.
for soon II is too low to be seen. After
April 16 Mercury Is closer to the sun
each night, and is soon lost in the sum- S
rays again. While April 16 is the best
night, the planet may be seen for a
rev nights before that time and for
a smaller number of nights after
ward.
The other planet, Venus, closer to
the sun than the earth, is also now at
its best. figure showing the motion
of this planet was given last month.
Venus is at it's greatest eastern elon-
cation on April 81 On that evening
1t VIII set at l0:42 I'm. in the latitude
of Philadelphia, and nearly at that
time anywhere in the United States
Qocal, not standard time). Although
Venus is often too close to the sun to
be seen, there is not the same lack
OF opportunity for seeing the planet
that we have in the case of Mercury
Venus has a much greater brilliance
and also having a larger orbit than
Mercury, may be seen much farther
from the sun. Mercury is never more
than rs degrees away from the sun,
while Venus may be as much as Al
degrees away. On April 81 il is near
ly 46 degrees away. At that time it's
magnitude is minus four. which means
that IL is nine times as bright as ST.
rius, the brightest of the fixed stars.
There is no difficulty in seeing it in
the broad daylight, except it is hard
to locate on the bright background OF
the sky. When the location is aocu-
rately known. Venus is not hard to
see. On April it has d phase like
the moon at first quarter. After that
which cannot be seen except with a
telescope. The brightness will in
Evening star., 1924-03-30
BERGD0LL SAYS u. S.
CHARGE IS ILLEGAL
Denies Preparing to Return as
Deserter, Declaring He Never
Took Oath.
SKEPTICAL OF OFFERS
Several Propositions Made to Draft
Evader. He Admits.
By the Associsted Press.

By the Associated Press.
EBERBACH, Germany, March 2s-
Contending that the charge of deser-
ton against him is illegal, inasmuch
as he was never sworn in or wore
the uniform of the United States
Army, Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
made emphatic denial today of the re-
port that he was preparing to return
to the United States and the rumors
that he contemplated embarking at
Hamburg this week.
The draft evader, returning to his
hotel here after a motor trip to the
Black Forest, admitted that several
unauthorized propositions had been
put up to him by third parties whose
credentials failed to impress him, al
though they are alleged to have car
RED American passports in blank,
duly signed by Secretary of State
Hughes and bearing the official red
seal.
These documents. it was said by
BerSdoll, were supplemented by 9TH
erS from the Departments of State
and Justice requesting American con-
sular officials in Germany and else
where to expedite his passage.
SkepticaI of Proposition.
The parties who approached me,
said Bergdoll, limited that in all
probability the desertion charge
would be quashed, and | would be
given a light sentence for evading the
draft in case 1 surrendered volunta- :
rily, but l was Skeptical of the whole
proposition"
He confessed that he would not
mind returning to take his medicine
but could not see the way clear while
fiye-year sentence confronted him.
He reiterated that his conviction was
RI
brother was serving a sentence under
the same charge, as he had never
taken the oath as soldier or donned
a uniform.
1t is said. that the alleged docu-
mentS with which the third parties
were equipped when they approached
Bergdoll were issued in the name of
Bryant"
Evening star., 1924-03-30

crease o little until it reaches a maxi
mum On May Is.
Venus is the earths twin as a
planet. 1t resembles the earth more
than any other planet in size, density,
atmosphere and other characteristics.
Because of the unfavorable condi-
tions under which it is seen, less is
known about Venus than about other
planets. We are not even sure yet as
to the manner in which ii rotates on
its axis.
Other planets shown on figure l are
Neptune, which is invisible to the
naked eye in the constellation Leo.
and the planet Saturn, which is in
Virgo. Saturn and Spica, the bright
star at near it, are conspicuous OBJ
jects Saturn is brighter than Spica
but not quite as bright as Arcturus at
ID. Saturn is south at midnight April
10. After that time it is west of
south at midnight, and, therefore, is
called an evening star. 1t is nearest
TO the earth at this time. This planet
may be seen well for the next few
months. Mars in Sagittarius and Ju-
piter in Ophiuchus cannot be seen in
the early evening.
In figure we have shown the orbit
of Mercury in the same plane as that
of the earth. There is an angle of
degrees between the two planes. In
that part of the orbit of Mercury
shown with the full line, Mercury is
above-that is, on the northern side
of the plane--of the earth's orbit. In
the dotted line part il is below the
plane Of the earths orbit. The points NJ
and n at which Mercury crosses the
plane of the earth's orbit are called
the nodes of the orbit, descending node
at NJ, where il goes from above to be-
low, and ascending node at n. 1t will
be noted from the figure that we have
an exceptional condition presented in
that Mercury is at it's descending
node on May :. and that on the same
day the earth lies in the same direc-
tion from the sun; that is, the three
bodies lie in a straight line. Hence
as Mercury is exactly in the direction
Of the sun, we shall see it Is black
spot crossing the sun. This we call a
transit of Mercury. AS the earth
passes the line of nodes MN on May
Evening star., 1924-03-30

planet has been east of the sun by an
increasing angle. This angle reaches
a maximum of nearly 20 degrees on
April Is, as shown in the figure, and
the planet will be seen best then
1t was just possible to mark the
position of Mercury on April 16 on
fgure l. 1t is on the horizon about
20 degrees north of west. This map
IS made for o'clock. One should
look for Mercury earlier than this
when it is higher in the sky 1t is
seen best in the twilight not long
after sunset. Higher than Mercury
Is venus. It's position is shown for
the first, sixteenth and thirtieth of
the month. There is no mistaking
Evening star., 1924-03-30
LONDON STRIKE MAY
FAIL OF ADJUSTMENT
Graduated Wage Raise Seen as
Possible Obstacle to Pro-
posed Settlement.
By the Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
LONDON, March 29.-Althoush
terms have been reached between
the delegates of the striking trans
port workers and the companies
operating the tramways and busses,
London will have to do without these
services until Tuesday at least, as a
ballot among the men is to be taken
Monday.
While it is believed the terms ar
ranged will be accepted, It is not al
together certain that another hitch
will not arise, as, according to an
official statement concerning the
terms, issued today, some grades of
the strikers employed at indoor work
in connection with the tramway serv-
ices will get only a four-shilling
increase in wages. while the other
work will receive six The men
have insisted all along on equal
treatm for all grades.
Evening star., 1924-03-30

and November 3, it Is only near these
times that such a transit could occur
If Mercury passes the earth at any
other point of it's orbit than, NJ or N,
then, as II is above or below the plane
of the earth's orbit, it is not directly be-
tween the earth and the sun, and no
transit occurs.
The orbit of Mercury is not q circle.
and. as is apparent from the figure, it
Is nearer to the earth's orbit when at
NJ than when at n. Mercury moves in
it's orbit faster when closer to- the
sun at N For these reasons the
transits are not equal in number at
the two points. There are thirteen
transits of Mercury during this CEN
tury, only three of which occur in
May. All of the transits are not Wis
ible from any one place.
The coming transit will be discuss
ed more fully in the May article.
Figure 2 should be kept for reference.
Evening star., 1924-03-30
THE STARRY SKIES IN APRIL


This month affords the best. oppor-
tunity of the year FOR seeing the
planet Mercury in the evening. The
paths OF the earth and Mercury are
shown in figure .. AS is evident
from the figure, the orbit of Mercury
being much smaller than that of the
earth, the planet lies nearly i'll the di-
rection of the sun, so nearly so that
for the greater part of the time it
cannot be seen in the suns glare. For
the same reason we do not see the
stars, even the most brilliant ones. in
Evening star., 1924-03-30
FAIL TO PICK UP KDKA.
Argentine Radio Fans Have Little
Success in Effort.

BUENOS AIRES, March 2s-Radio
fans in Argentina report little sue
cess in repeated attempts last night
to tune in the Spanish language pro-
gram broadcast by KDKA. the West
inghouse radiophone station at Pitts
burgh. Pa. So far as can be learned
the program was not received in this
city.
Fans at many points in the interior
and also at places outside the city
of Buenos Aires report having partly
picked up the radio program, but
with some distortion and interfer-
nnce
Evening star., 1924-03-30

the daytime. But at the times at
which Mercury's direction differs
most from that Of the sun it may be
seen shortly after sunset near the
sun in the west or in the east before
sunrise in the early morning.
In figure the positions of the earth
and those of Mercury on the same
dates are shown. On March % Mer-
curry was on the opposite side of the
sun from the earth and nearly in line
with the sun. Since that time the
Evening star., 1924-03-30

Venus Its brilliance exceeds that of
any heavenly body except the sun and
moon. The brilliance of Mercury at
this time is nearly the same as that
of the star Capella at A and brighter
than that of Aldebaran at B. AS Mer-
curry lies in quite a. different direc-
tion from Venus, il should not be con-
fused with these bright stars. Mer
curry is easily seen if conditions are
right. One must have a clear view of
the western horizon and a clear sky
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13
Wild Burst of Enthu-
siasm Reaches Max
imum Intensity In
Industrial Shares
SINCE
NOV. IL, 1919
Number of New 1924
Highs Established
During Day was SO

All recent stock exchange rec
ords in New York were swept off
the boards Tuesday in a wild burst
Of bullish enthusiasm that reached
lis maximum intensity in the in
dustrial shares, net gains in which
ran from to nearly 10 points.
The days total sales, falling
just below 100000 shares, were
the largest since Nov. II, 1919. The
total number of shares traded in
-545-was the largest in all time
and eighteen above the previous
record, established only yesterday,
The general price average Of the
industrial shares broke through to
the higsest level stree the spring
of 1920, while the general rail-
road average was the highest in
seven years
The number of new 1924 highs
established during the day was
sixty-nine. fifty-two Of which were
industrials, and in addition eigh-
teen other stocks duplicated their
maximum quotations of the year.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13
Baraboo Traveller Finds
Much OF Interest In South

morning there was small vaude-
vile show out in front, training
their horses and one big elephant.
They had two colored men training
the elephant and we sat and laugh
ed at them the whole forenoon. We
didn't leave until one o'clock and
so we only made about eighty miles
that day.
''The people down here are very
kind and accommodating The
land isn't very good. Most of the
land is densely covered with second
growth timber. lots of pine and
sycamore. The older men tell US
that the land where the woods are
now was all farmed before the Civil
war and you can see the burrows
right through the woods. They
say that the freeing of the negroes
made the plantations SO short of
help that the land was permitted to
grow up to timber.
1--WE saw lots of cotton fields, just
in blossom, peanut fields in harvest
and sweet potatoes being dug. We
bought peck of sweet potatoes for
fifty cents.
"They don't have any high test
gasoline down here. One man said
he never heard of high test gaso-
line but if high was better than .ow,
then he had high
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13
No Dance AtDane; Party
Called OFF In Tribute To
Teacher Killed In Crash

Waunakee at 8 o'clock Wednesday
morning from St Johns church the
Rev. C. ]. Hausner officiating. In
.erment at Westport.
Mrs. Meyer, mother of the girl,
S Frustrated at her home as re-
suit of the tragedy. Others who
survive her are her two sisters, Le-
Ia, 10, and Dorothy, 5; and three
brothers, Irwin, IS; Harold, II, and
Donald, 5.
She graduated from the high
school at Lodi in 1921 and in the
fall of the same year went to the
Columbia county training school for
teachers at Columbus.
This was her third year in the
teaching profession. She was in
charge of the Harvey school in the
town of Vienna
Corcoran was employed for the
last four years in the McWatty gar
age in Waunakee.