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The Washington times., 1929-11-14
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CHICAGO, Nov. 14.-The calen-
dar Of today is a product of the
hunting and agricultural ages,
the toy of superstitious Caesars.
and is unfit for modern business
use, Meridith N. Stiles, representa-
tive Of the National Committee on
Calendar Simplification, told the
National Conference on 1mproV-
Ing Government today.
The League Of Nations is pre-
pared to call an international ccu-
conference as soon as it can be
shown that enough nations desire
Q calendar change, Stiles said.
National committees have been
formed to ascertain public opi1l-
ion on the subject. The United
States committee already has re-
ported that "a large and repre-
sentative body of public opinion"
1RvorS q change.
The Roman calendar, based on
lunar movements, said Stiles. was
composed of 10, then IL month,
with no weeks. 1t fell IL days
short of measuring the true year
and sometimes an extra month
had to be added.
Liked Odd Numbers
Julius Caesar, finding it, three
months behind, constructed q
new one, of IL months OF 80 and
81 days alternately, making July.
which he named for himself
because it was his birth month.
a S1-day month because he liked
odd numbers
Augustus Caesar named August
for himself and took a day from
February to make August odd
numbered. He also took q day
from September and put it on
October and one from November
to put on December.
a'This is the capriciouS arrange.
ment Of the months Of the
calender which after 1000 years
we still use, monument to the
vanity and superstition OF two
pagan autocratS" Stiles said.
The inequality Of months and
auarters and the fact that the
weeks do not fit in the months
makes comparative accounting
extremely difficult and the
monthly estimate OF net profit in
large industries almost impossible,
Stiles declared.
He outlined one plan before the
league which involves 13-month
year, the new month to be placed
between June and July and called
Sol. The months would be %
days each, beginning with Sunday
of the first week and ending with
Saturday of the last. The extra
day would be June 20, an extra
Sabbath or holiday.
Holidays All Fixed
"If this plan is adopted. the
calendar will be fixed and prac-
tically uniform" he said. The
months will be equal and, there
fore, comparable. Every month
will contain four complete weeks.
the split tWeek eliminated.
Holidays will always fall on
the same dates and same days of
the week every year. Or, if de-
sired. they could all be fixed to
fall on Monday, and so afford
two or two and a half days for
rest and recreation. If the
churches agree, the wandering
date of Easter can be fixed.
Business conducted with such
rational calendar as this will DC
able to gauge accurately what it
has done in the past and what it
may do in the future"
Representative Porter (R.) o.
PENNSYLVANIA, chairman of the
House Appropriations Committee
has q resolution pending in Con-
greSs recommending that the
President call an International
conference for calendar change
d VI !.
The Washington times., 1929-11-14
EIGHT GET CERTIFICATES

Certificates will be presented to
eight candidates in music at the
Washington Conservatory Of Music
and Expression, Ninth and T
Streets Northwest, tonight at 8
o'clock. Those getting certificates
include Alice Tildon, Annie Young,
Eleanor Dixon, Altena Thurston,
Evelyn Ware, James Carter and
Odeil shumGte. N Y
The Washington times., 1929-11-14
Pike Citizens Form
Association Tonight

ROCKVILLE, Md, Nov. IA
The Rockville Pike Citizens AS
sociation will be organized tonight
at the Harper Country Club, The
body is being formed in hopes
that those who live along the
Rockville Pike will benefit by
more close contact with each
other.
The Washington times., 1929-11-14

use the word 'snooper' inreferring
to prohibition agents, because. Mr..
Editor, is it not necessary for a
newspaper man to be a prize
snooper' If he is to be successful
in digging up dirt to print about
other persons?
''I don't believe that you will
have the honesty to print this
letter.
"Very truly yours,
John Arthur Shaw,
1919 r st. N. W."
speaking Of wet diners and
many interesting wet articles in
your paper, may suggest a few
instances that have and are exist
ing In our dry washington.
Have some one investigate the
wet party that threw
for the boys on the hill. After
ALL of them got stewed. they
signed a paper declaring that
they would fight a bill to keep
Washington from closing all cafes
ana CneaCerS on sunday.
ASK Mr.. --- of the ----
Hotel about the extremely wet
party that he threw for General
-, with a bunch of our
fair sex gold-digging Mr..
and General It was a
great time and they were all
protected great.
Have the District Attorney
find the butler that buys the at
taches' liquor every quarter AMI
keeps our society well supplied.
i would love to be in the busi-
ness that you are in and really
show some Of our wonderful law
makers up q little, for T am in a
position to see these things
nightly.
Just a friend Of The Times +.
The Washington times., 1929-11-14
TAX DODGERS ARRESTED

LONDON, Nov. IA IN.So-
Police raided the native quarters
OF Durham today and arrested $50
natives charged with defaultine
the poll tax. an Exchage Tele.
graph dispatch from Durham de
clared.
The Washington times., 1929-11-14
CASE
TO Be OPENED
MONDAY

A grand jury investigation Of
the murder Of Detective Sergeant
Arthur Scrivener in q Georgetown
alley on the night Of October Is,
1925, will begin next Monday
afternoon. according TO announce
rnent by District Attorney Leo A.
Rover.
In order to have the present
Grand Jury undertake this inveSs
tigation, it will be necessary to
add considerable speed to the
progress it Is making in the probe
Of the Mcpherson murder which
started Tuesday morning. In two
days fewer than 20 witnesses have
been heard.
AS there are approximately 100
to examine, it will take eight more
working" days at the present
rate. thus consuming all of this
week and next in the Mcpherson
inquiry alone.
MaragOn TO Testify
Rover announced that, with
the help of The washington
Times he has located and sub
poenaed in Chicago John r.
Maragon and his wife who the
Times has recently shown can
be very material witnesses in
the case If the Government calls
them.
Maragon was close friend
and pal of the murdered detec.
tive. Mrs. Maragon was his
fiancee ct the time Of his death.
A little over a year later she
married Maragon. The two have
indicated very strongly that they
can throw additional light on
who killed Arthur Scrivenef.
Scriyener was found in an
alley near where he stored his
automobile for the night, shot
to death. Nearby lay someone's
| pistol, with which he had been
murdered. In his holster his own
revolver. fully loaded, was found
Called 1t Suicide
In his right hand was tightly
clutched q mans necktie, ap
parently the murderer'S. In spite
Of these facts, the police called
1t a suicide" although q Coro
ner's jury, hearing more thai,
one witness, said murder"
Detective Lieut.. Edward Kelly
working comradc Of the deat
man, whose actions in trying tc
brand Mrs. Mcpherson as q
suicide" were bitterly excoriate1
by the Grand Jury that indicted
Robert A. Mcpherson, jr., was
the chief exponent of the 'sSui
eide" theory.
Rover said that a subpoena
had also been sent to For
Ieavenworth eniten iary Il
bring before the District Granc
Jury kid" Savage, alias Henr,
Miller Moore. to testify regarding
his alleged ownership Of the re
volver which killed 6criyener.
The Washington times., 1929-11-14
Letters Laud and Rap
Times Rum Expose

The Washington Times expose Of prohibition law violations
Of apparent axness the part of enforcement oce
has stirred the entire city.
The Washington times., 1929-11-14

SIR RONALD LINDSAY
WHO WILL SUCCEED Sir
Esme Howard as British Ambas.
sad0r to the United States. He
was formerly British envoy to
Germany and has been serving
Of late as under-Secretary Of
oaato O TIE EA-eign Office.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-01-21

EASTMAN KODAKS AND PHO- TOGRAPHIC SUPPLIES. Schaller. CTS Alaska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-01-21
MC CORD ARRIVES IN PORT 0N CHARTERED
 BOAT, WEsT-B0UND

The schooner Decora, with J. w. McCord aboard as well as a num- Der of other men comprising his party, arrived in port rom Seat tie Saturday leaving early Sun- day morning for Chirikof Island on which McCord has placed number of cattle.
 The deisel schooner had about 90 tons of freight and supplies on which will be distributed among the various Westward islands which the McCord Alaska com pany control. The Decora was chartered in Seattle for a period of two months and it is expected MT. McCord will return to his local office in a few weeks.
 It was stated that he has inter ested Charles Frye, large meat packer and owner of the local market, in the venture of cattle raising on the islands which they plan to develop the industry thru breeding and proper care Pure bred Galloway bulls from the herds of Mr. Frye are to be sent to the island later and after the cattle, as they are now, are sep arated, the work of improving the stock will be started by cross breeding.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-01-21
PAUL SVEDEEN LEAVES

Paul Svedeen, who last week dis posed of his interest in the Sew ard hotel to Oscar Dahl. now sole proprietor, departed today for the Interior on a brief business trip. MT. Svedeen states his future plans are more or less indefinite at the present time but he expects to return to Seward.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-01-21
A GREAT SHOW

Saturday Evening Post readers will recall the story East Side, West Side" which appeared in that publication some years ago. Tonite, at the Liberty theater the picture version will be shown for the last time. This bare announcement should be sufficient to theater fans who appreciate shows above the ordinary.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-01-21
ALAMEDA EXECUTE

The s. s. Alameda, of the Alas ka Steamship company, may ar rive in port late Tuesday night night, according to today's report, and is scheduled to depart for the south Wednesday night, at mid night.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-01-21

The Anchorage high school boys basketball team left Anchorage last Thursday for Fairbanks to play a three game series with Interior teams.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-01-21

United States District Attorney w. N. Cuddy, pro tenn, departed today for Anchorage where court is in session.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-01-21

The regular weekly business meeting and luncheon of the Sew ard Chamber of Commerce takes place tomorrow at noon.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-01-21

Children in the Wasilla district have been warned by their parents to remain near their homes on ac- count of wolves in the region.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-01-21

William Conley, proprietor of the Golden North hotel at Valdez has purchased the Southern Rooms reports the Cordova Times.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-01-21

MT. and Mrs. P. Sather, well known fox ranchers of Nuka Bay Island, are among the out-of-town visitors in Seward.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-01-21

CARL ZIESS BINOCULARS AND FIELD GLASSES. Schallerer's AL aska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-01-21

LEDGERS. JOURNALS, INDEX ED FILES ETC. Schallercr's Alas xa Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-01-21

Al meat anu morning else in the frye. .6ruhn Meat Market.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-30
Last Day. Floor Sample
FURNITURE SALE
At Savings Of 1919 to 500

This once.ayear sale of floor samples ends
tomorrow. The savings are extraordinary.
Practically everything for the home is included
Living Room Suites Tea Wagons
Dining Room Suites Bufefs
Bedroom Suites Serving Tables
Desks and Secretaries Dressers
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-12-18
Shutdown

A parcel shower was given for
Mrs. Willie Meyer at the home
Mrs. Lars Meyer Saturday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Meyer spent
several days last week with their son,
julius, and family at Rochester.
Andy Rudy of Morris was the
guest Of his uncle, Wilbur Evans,
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Tonak were
county seat shoppers Wednesday.
Rose Nelson visited over the week.
end at Austin, the guest of friends.
Erwin Lawrence is employed near
Sleepy Eye.
Henry Show and Milton Lawrence
motored to Comfrey Sunday and vi
sited the Ed. Norell family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Croft and Mrs.
Farley and children visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Emil Nelson at Milroy, Sunday.
Clifford Nelson left Friday for
Mankato where he will spend the
winter months.
Ervia Lawrence is employed near
Morgan at the present time.
Mrs. Otto Bredvold was hostess to
the members of the Ladies Aid at
her home on Thursday and on the
week previous entertained the Moth
ers' Club.
Walter Thompson of Kenmare, N.
D., is visiting relatives here and at
Clements.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-12-18
Walnut Grove

Arthur Whit and Bob Egge, stud
ents at st. Olaf College at Mortified,
came home Tuesday to spend their
Christmas vacation at the parental
F. o. Egge home.
Mrs. w. M. Roush of Tracy visited
at the Sarah McGinn home Saturday
evening.
Richard Wilkinson of Truman
visited at the James Pervius home,
Sunday.
Vernon Prail and Harry Hegger-
son, students at st. Olaf College at
Mortified, carse Tuesday to spend
Christmas vacation at their respec-
tive homes.
Mrs. E. w. Zieske and children
were Tracy callers Monday forenoon.
R. Finn of Slayton called at the
Fred Prail home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. J. Virgins and
Rebecca McGinn were Tracy callers
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Lidenberg were
Tracy shoppers Friday afternoon.
Otto Hanson left Wednesday for
New York from where he will sail
for Denmark, where he will visit for
a couple of months.
Miss Dickinson of Minneapolis,
field secretary Of the Congregational
church, spoke at the Congregational
church here Tuesday.
Mrs. L. J. Aarthun entertained Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Hoyt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Carlson, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Nelson and Mrs. Abel Anderson at
six O'Clock dinner Tuesday evening
in honor of Mr.. Aarthun's birthday.
Henry Kramer of Bookings, S. D.,
was business caller in town Tues
day.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. N. L. Mykkel-
tvedt at the Tracy hospital, Deem
Der 3rd, a son.
The Pleasant Hour Club met with
Mrs. Ed. Zuidema last Thursday.
Miss Clara Olson of Lamberton
spent Sunday at the Geo. Baum home.
Emil Klingberg sailed from New
York last Saturday to spend the win
ter in Sweden.
Mike Maquire who was quite badly
burned while fixing a gasoline lamp
last week is getting along nicely.
The Twentieth Century Club met
with Mrs. E. A. Harting Monday eve
ming.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-12-18
III. NJ. HITCHCOCK PRESENTS
SERIES OF ARTICLES ON
MINNESOTA HISTORY

CONTINUED from Page One.)
lower river, below Lake Pepin, jour-
neyed to Montreal, headquarters OF
the Hudson Bay Fur Company, and
secured trading relations with his
tribe.
eur trading then rapidly extended
until Minnesota Indians supplied
greater quantities, and more kinds OF
peltries at less cost than had been
done by any other people at any
other time or place.
"After the United States purchased
most of Minnesota from Napoleon
early in the 10Th century, there was
formed the first American trust to
monopolize the fur business of the
United States by locating a line of
trading posts from Lake Michigan to
the Pacific Coast.
"John Jacob Aster of New York
City, the first merchant millionaire,
invested million dollars in this en-
terprise.
Washington Irving in hundreds of
pages of one of his books describes
the adventures, difficulties and hard
ships of a jou.ley across the CONT
nent to establish the western termi-
nal. Ships were employed to carry
furs to China and from New York
to the markets of Europe so their
business would nearly encircle the
globe.
The most successful point of this
system was Sibley's Post at Mendoza
near the head of navigation of the
Mississippi River. Here, was market
and shipping point for furs of Min
nesota and surrounding territory,
and Fort Smelling was Government
headquarters for directing Indian af-
fairs of the same region.
At this time, Congress at Washing
ton had not been informed that Min
nesota was fit place for white fam
lilies to live, so seriously considered
a bill to solve the Indian problem by
granting them exclusive right to this
domain to be reserved permanently
as an Indian territory.
"The Indian supply of furs was then
the ultimate source Of this commod-
ity and when the Sioux were induced
to cede most of their Minnesota lands,
and soon after were transferred far
Their West, the foundation of the
American Fur Company collapsed.
'The memory of Indian fur trading
days has not entirely passed.
"After the Sioux outbreak in 1862,
a new trading point was established
at the head of navigation on the Min
nesota river by Louis Roberts, a
trader at st. Paul.
'This was at Redwood Falls, the
first permanent settlement and then
the farthest West on that frontier.
Indians came long distances from the
West and North. A Minneapolis resi-
dent recently related that while he
was manager of that trading store
the cash sales for one year were $3.50.
At the close of the same year, one
item. of this big fur stock shipped by
steamboat to St. Paul was one thou
sand buffalo hides at the cost of 81
each. Muskrats skins, stretched and
dried for the market, now used to
make Hudson seal coats, were priced
from three to FIVE cents EACH"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-12-18

Minnesota Western station.
The drill is a gigantic affair, and
shows indications that it has struck
gusher wells before because it is COW
cred with oil and dirt. The steam
engine has no wheels, and will have
to be moved directly to the well loca-
ton on the railroad car. The engine
and drill will remain on the siding
here until work on the spur being
built to the well location at Cosmos
is completed. This construction will
probably be completed within a week.
The well will be sunk one-half mile
west of Cosmos between that village
and Thompson Lake.-Hutchinson
Leader.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-12-18

Chas. Cantine was Marshall call
er Wednesday.
Mrs. G. H. Fordham gave a quilt
ing Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Martin Cantine of Revere
spent few days in town the last of
the week.
Edward Wiuff of Tracy called at
the McGinn home Sunday.
Tom and William McGinn were
Lamberton callers Saturday evening.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-12-18
OIL WELL DRILL
ARRIVES AT COSMOS

Hutchinson citizens saw the first
results Of his attempt to materialize
his latest dream Thursday when two
fiat cars loaded with steam engine
and drilling equipment which will be
used in sinking an oil well at Cosmos
were placed on a siding near the
The Indianapolis times., 1929-02-05
20 Entrants
in Davis Cup
Net Drawings
Yanks to Meet Canadians
First and Winner Takes
on Japan.

By JfItted Press
PARIS, Feb. 5.-The United
States and Canada will meet in the
first round of play in the American
zone of the 1929 Davis cup tennis
matches, the result of the drawings
here showed today.
Twenty nine countries took part
in the drawings, each represented
by member of its foreign ministry.
The ceremony took place in the
presidential palace.
According to the draw the wir-
ner of the United States Canada
match will meet Japan, and the win
ner of this match will meet the
winner of the Mexico Cuba pairing
Ambassador Myron r. Herrick
represented the United States.
Minister Roy Drew for Canada and
President Doumergue of France,
presided.
Only five countries were included
in the American zone. The pair
ings for the European zone follow:
First Round-Austria VS.. Czecho- slova-
hid1 DCASAum Vs. DChH4aih VSs
Chile, Greece VS.. JugO Slavia, Norway VS..
Hungary, Monaco VS.. Switzerland, Fin
land VS.. Egypt, Holland VS.. Portugal.
Second Round-Germany VS.. Spain. Ire
and vs.. italy. Sweden VS.. South Africa,
England VS.. Poland.
The winners in the European and
American zones will meet for the
right to play France, defenders Of
the cup.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-02-05
Elimination of
Junior Title Is
Aim ofPronote1

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-Believing that
boxers should fight either as feath-
erweights or lightweights, Promoter
Jim Mullen has begun a campaign
which he hopes will result in elimi-
nation of the junior lightweight
title.
1.-THE junior lightweight title is
superhous," Mullen said, "it draws
the poundage line too close.
There is a fine opportunity to
get rid of it now because the good
boys who are fighting within the
junior lightweight ranks could get
down to the featherweight limit"
Mullen believes he can put on a
series of elimination bouts which
will include both Tod Morgan, ju-
nior lightweight title holder, and
Andy Routis, featherweight cham
pion.
Fighters Mullen would include in the
eliminations besides Morgan and Routis
are Bud Taylor, Tony Canzoneri. Benny
Bass, Joey Sanger, ROneyboy Finnegan, Al
Singer, Al Br.tman, Earl MAESTRO, Eddie
Shea, Eddie Mack, Armand Santiago and
one or two others.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-02-05
Butler Raps
Illinois in
Hot Battle
Bulldogs Subdue Big Ten
Five Minus Services of
HiIdebrand.
Times Special

BB Times SDecidl
URBANA, H., Feb. 5.-The
powerful Butler university basketball
team of Indianapolis invaded the
stronghold of Coach Ruby's Univer-
sity of Illinois Big Ten cagers Mon
day and walked off with a 33to-28
verdict after a desperate battle.
Hildebrand, star Butler center, in
jured in Evansville Saturday, was
unable to play and the Bulldogs
lineup was cleverly revamped by
Coach Paul Hinkle Christopher
played the center of the court, Bugg
jumping center and moving back to
guard.
The Indianapolis collegians' fast
breaking cffense had the Illini puz-
zled and the locals fought desperate
ly to keep even with the visitors dur
ing the initial half, the period end
ing with the count knotted at IA.
Butler swept into a siX-point lead
at the resumption of play, but ILL
nois tied it up again and Butler once
more was forced to put on steam.
ErYY1oY11or orU.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-02-05
German Cue
Star Plays
Yankee Ace
HagenlaCher Meets CoCh-
ran; Jap Flash UpSetS
Defending Champ.
BIZ United Press


NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-Two for
mer worlds billiard champions faced
each other in the second match of
the championship 1872 balkline tour
namentA here today. Welker Coch-
ran of California was pitted against
Eric Hagenlacher of Germany.
Cochran was a slight favorite.
The opening match of the tour
nament Monday night resulted in a
complete reversal of form when
Kinney Matsuyama, dilninutive Jap
anese, defeated Edouard Horemans
of Belgium, the defending cham
pion, 400 to 292, in sixteen innings.
HoremanS entered the match a
5 to l favorite, only to falter be-
fore the steady play of the tiny
Oriental, who weighs only 100
pounds.
Matsuyama, who has been in this
country eight years, has improved
his game tremendously since he ap-
peared in the 1927 tournament at
Washington.
1t required three hours ana forty
minutes to complete the opening
match. Horemans was badly off
form early in the match, but rallied
towards the end and cut down
Matsuyamas lead.
The third match in the tourna-
ment will be played tonight with
Jake Schaffer of Chicago opposing
Felix Grange Of France. Fifteen
matches will be played, with each
of the six players meeting the other.
Two matches of 400 points each will
be played afternoon and night.