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EDITORIAL
J'iOLD GLORY"
"America For Americans
HACK YAUDS OF 1017
"The City With the Cleanest Alleys"
U a description w hich Las been ap
plied to Davenport, la., since that city
inaugurate J Irs annual yard and gar
ileu contest four years ago, says O. R.
«ieyer In the American City. Under the
impetus of cash and honor awards sev
eral thousand citizeus of Daveuport
uro joluiug bauds each summer In a
movemcat to make their city one ol
the cleanest and most beautiful cities
lu the country. Tii'.s competition has
succeeded t < su- 'a rti extent that It has
attracted uatlonal attention. and Its In
fluence is doing much to Introduce a
new municipal spirit throughout the
west.
XLe Uaidctt club Is the outgrowth of
a sa^seSiiru made tLree years ago that
the business mm get behind a city
beautiful cam; algn of some sort. The
members of the Iti tary • lub promptly
subscribed J?;}'*' for . ash prizes and set
about conducting a p bli ity campaign
which left no one in the entire city In
ijtuonutve coni'crua.g the new move
meat. Novel sioga...--. Suih us "I>e It
Ever So Mumble, *!a'.o It Attractive."
"You Win If You I. se" and "Make
Your Xelgl: or Sit t'p and Take No
tice." stirre.l up euough Interest to
start the contest with a bit: seiidoff.
The tlrst contest was so successful
that one out of every seven homes was
entered in the contest the following
summer. One out of every live persons
in t!ie city, or a'«mt S.'0'.> persons, took
jiart in the third annual contest last
season, which not on'y established a
new record for conff,sts of this sort,
but resulted in untold benefits for the
city, lu n'l there were J.:;uu entries in
this contest, 1.714) l'or yards and COO
for gardens. All classes, from the
poorest to t.-.e ivenUUicst, were repre
sented among the contestants, and
there was the keenest Sort of competi
tion on all sides.
Extraordinary steps were taken to
keep tho yards and alleys clean and ta
plaut good vegetable gardens. Hun
dreds of holm's which had not t>een
ab!o to lay si>eclal claim to beautiful
surroundings have blossomed out each
year In backgrounds which are making
city life more attractive. And above
all, the hundreds of new gardens which
have been started in all sections of the
city are doing much to cut down the
hl^h coat of living.
The good that Davenport is doing
with this contest, conducted under the
auspices of the Rotary c'.nb, has been
reflected in almost a score of Iowa
towns and cities. Some of the Iowa
towns have copied tlie Davenport plan
in Its entirety, while others are using
the same plan on a much smaller scale.
The clubwomen of the state have given
this new municipal movement consider
able Impetus through the work of the
state federation, which has 17.000 mem
bers. In a number of the cities the
clubwomen themselves are conducting
these contests and offering prizes. Iowa
State college at Ames in the work of
its extension department is spreading
the new gospel through the medium of
a special bulletin issued a year ago
and by lectures which members of its
staff are giving in all parts of the
state.
"How do you manage to get so many
■urgical eases?"
"I recommend motoring to my pa
tients for the sake of the open air,"
replied the doctor. "Tlnni it's only a
question of time."—I'uck.
'must draft men.
Volunteer System Cost Britain
Specialists and Inventors.
TO SAVE AMERICAN BRAINS.
Sir Ernaat Shackleton Says That No
Matter How Long War Laata, No
Matter What Burden of Suffering She
Placea on Reat of World, Germany la j
Beaten.
New York.—The selective draft finds j
a strong advocate In Lieutenant Sir j
Ernest H. Shackleton, the antarctic
explorer, who arrived here on his way |
to report at London for duty on a spe
cial mission. The world, he said,
would have to look to America for the
next thirty years for Its specialists, In- j
ventors and scientists, and only by sav
ing these by selective conscription
would the United States be able to per
form this great service.
"Selective conscription," he said, "as
signs these specialists to the posts
where they will do the most good for
the country instead of sacrificing them
Photo by American Press Association.
SIR ERNEST H. 8HACKLETO.V.
In the trenches. I am satisfied that
volunteering Is the costliest system in
the long run. The volunteer system
falls at the crucial moment, for there
comes a time when ail of the high
hearted have volunteered and recruit
ing dwindles away.
"That is what Is happening in Aus
tralia, where conscription was defeated
by popular vote. Australia already has
contributed 2SO.OOO men out of a total
population of nbout 0.000,000, but it re
quires a monthly quota of 12,000 to
keep this force up to strength, and al
ready there are signs that the supply
of men to be secured by volunteering
is approaching exhaustion. The Aus
tralians are learning their lesson, and
I think that Sir William Hughes, the
premier, and his supporters will carry
conscripton.
"England's losses in brains under the
volunteer system have been incalcula
ble. Our specialists are being destroyed
on the battlefield. America should
profit by the mother country's mistake.
"Xo matter how long the war lasts,
no matter what burdens of suffering
she places on the rest of the world,
Germany is beaten."
BEAVERS ATE HIS TREES.
But State Doesn't Have to Pay Dam
ages to Barrett.
Mount Vernon, X. V.—Following a
contest in the courts for five years,
William G. Barfett of Katonah has lost
his claim for $1,000 against the state of
New York for destruction of poplar
trees by beavers on his game preserve
in the Adlrondacks.
The decision of the court of appeals
reverses the appellate division, which
affirmed a Judgment for that amount
granted by the court of claims. The
case was the first action of its kind
ever tried in the state. The court of
claims found that the destruction was
caused by four beavers liberated on
Eagle creek and their descendants that
used the branches for their houses.
The claimant claimed that the beavers
were wards of the state.
Not One Graduate Divorced.
Lafayette, Ind.—Ilecords of gradu
ates of Purdue university show that
not one young woman graduate of Pur
due has been divorced. The records
show that an unusually large percent
age of the girl graduates are married.
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WHOLE FAMILY TO <1
SERVE UNCLE SAM <i
-(
Cincinnati—Cincinnati boasts it 4
is the only city in Ohio to have 4
an entire family enlist for war 4
service. The family is that of 4
James A. Vine. The son is a <
member of a guard regiment 4
His father has joined the regi- <3
ment band. Vine's wife and <i
daughter, evidently not of the <S
"clinging" type, have enlisted in i
a Red Cross unit. i
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Daily History Class—June 1.
171)2—Kentucky admitted Into the
Union; second state under the con
stitution.
1541 sir David Wllkie, celebrated
Scottish painter, died; born, 1780.
1879—Napoleon IV., Vlr of Napoleon
III., killed in South Africa.
1915—Anti-German rioting and pillage
in London. British casualties to
date were 258,069 ouc of 750,000 to
tal sent to the front.
1916— Italians started big counter of
fensive ngaiuat Austrian iuvadcrs
in Treutiuo.
astronomical events.
Juno coustellnHoua visible In the
evening: Bootes, Cisa M:ijor, Ursa
Minor, Draco, Cassio;;e!u, Cepbeus, Ly
ra, Aquilu, Hercules, Scorpio, Libra,
Virgo, Con-us. Hydra, Leo, Gemini
(setting), Auriga, OpblucMus, Serpeus,
Sagittarius (rising).
High S:hool SolJiers.
Ullttary traiulug among blgb school
boys Is being advocated strongly by
the official school publications of the
high schools of Kansas City, Mo. An
idea of what this military drill is ac
complishing among the.se youths may
be gathered from the following extract
from the Ceutral High School Lumi
nary of the Missouri city:
"'Attention!' One hundred 'tummies'
stuck out till they nearly burst, a hun
dred heads flew back till the same
number of necks nearly broke, a hun
dred faces flushed to a reddish hue.
One thousand girls looked on to the
disgust of the recruits, but they bit
their lips and stood the test.
" 'F-o-r-w-a-r-d, march!" One hundred
boys marched forward. There were
girls to the right of them, there were
girls to left of them, who tittered, and
the boys felt like 'thunder.'
" 'Attention!' It was four weeks later.
One hundred chests arched out a hun
dred heels clicked In unison, and every
move was one. One thousand girls
looked on with eyes wide In undis
guised admiration. Yes; they did look
fine, but Just wait till the uniforms
como."
"A smooth tongued stranger offered
to let mo be his partner In a proposi
tion that would make me rich in six
months."
"Well, did you accept his offer?"
"No. I got rid of him by saying the
doctors had given me only six months
to live and there was nobody I cared
about leaving n fortune to."—Birming
ham-Age Herald.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE OP
SALE OF REAL ESTATE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
That ia Dursuance of an. order of
Fdward A. Rasmuaaii, U. S. Com
missioner for the Territory of Al
aska | Division No. 1, sitting In
I probate In Skagway Precinct, made
oa the 23 day of May, A. D. 1917,
In the matter of the estate of John
P, Brawand, deceased, the under
signed as administrator of the said
estate, will sell at public vendue
'o the highest ami best bidder, and
subject to the confirmation of the
said Frobatg Court, on Friday the
22nd day of June, A. D. 1917, at 2
o'clock in the afternoon on tho
front steps of tfcie U. S. Court House
In the Town and Precinct of Skag
way and Territory of Alaska, all
the right, title and interest and es
tate of the said John P. Brawand at
the time of his death, and all the
right, title and interest that the said
#dtat« ihai, by operation of law or
otherwise, in and to all those cer
tain tracts, lots or parcels of land,
situate, lying being in the Town, and
and Recording District and Pre
cinct of Skagway and Territory ot
Alaska, narticularly bounded and
described as follows, to-wit:
Lots Three (3> and Four (4) in
Block One Hundred and One (101);
Lots Two (2), Three (3), Fout (4),
Five (5), Six (6), Seven, (7), Eight
(8), Nine (9), Ten (10) and Eleven
(11) in Block Ninety-five (95) of
the townsite of the Town of Skag
way in the Territory of Alaska as
the same ia shown, and designated
by a survey of thie said towmsite and
by a Plat thereof made by Hill &
Wettrlck, surveyors, and approved
by the Trustee for said towns! te
on April 29, 1909, and duly filed
ia the office of the District Record
er for the said Skagway Recording
District.
The terms and conditions of said
sale are, alternatively, as said ad
ministrator shall judge most bene
ficial for the estate, n$ follows:
To one person for all of the land
and lots herein described; To sev
eral persons, respectively, for the
several parcels or lots herein above
described;
For cash.
For cash and on part credit to be
paid in time;
For part cash and on pan credit
to be paid in installments.
P. H. Ganty,
Administrator.
First publication May 24, 1917.
Last publication June 21, 1917. [
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it 8:00 o'clock.
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