OAL, COAL KEY TO WORLD
PEACE, SAYS PROFESSOR
Williamson, Mass.—World peace de
pends more upon coal than disarma
ment conferences, R. T. Haslam, pro
fessor of chemical engineering at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technol
ogy declared today before the Insti
tute of Politics.
One of the prime factors in future
international .relations, he said, will he
the conversion of coal into oil. Such
conversions,., in his opinion, would
form a satisfactory, solution of the pe
troleum supply problem, which at
present is one of the principal inter
national irritants. -
Applying the discussion Ao the auto
mobile industry, he showed how, by
ase of certain chemicals, tetra-ethyl,
ead, aniline, and iron carbonyl, the
efficiency of engines.has been greatly
increased by increasing the. compres
sion of the. gasoline and air. mixture,
at.-the same time nullifying the de
tentions
“It .is safe to say. thatfcthe develop
ment of these anti-detonine com
pounds, such as. tetra-ethyl; lead, will
permit the salting of -about .40. ner
cent of our gasoline," he said. “With,
our consumption of gasoline exceeding
11,000,000,000 gallons this year, this
chemical., development,.- undoubtedly
means saving,,to this 'country,, of
over $800^)0^.000 yearly, or enough to
pjay the interest of the entire, na
tional deht.of the United States. Thus,
at-one stroke, rhemistry Jakes the first,
ank in promoting national eronomy.”
WHY NOT A-FEW MILLION
FOR KUSKOKWIM SECTION?
Paris.—The departments of South
ern France, have decided to bring a
(eh ^million. iVgarnbuatxfi .patcuclis* a
tiny fish, from-Hawaii, in art-effort to
destroy the mosquitoes. An attempt
to. breed these small fishes in France
will be made, and if the venture
prpves successful they will be placed
,n all the ponds and water pools on
the' Riviera. . They eat the mosquito
larvae with avidity.
Two barrels of the fishes would be
enougTTTo kill all the mosquitoes in
Southern France, the,.officials declare.
They decided to try the plan after
reading an American Health Depart
ment report, in which-it was-claimed
that the “gambustia’1 taken, to. ■ the
Hawaiian islands, in 1904. succeeded
in. exterminating g the mosaujtoes
within twonty-tw®. years; •
A small native of the. Missouri,
backwoods interestedly . interrogated
art Eastern salesman, as- a being from
another world,- as to his life, connec
tions, etc.
“You got a brother?” he inquired.
“I had one, but. he died.”
‘Got' shat V’
No, he wasn't Shot.?
“Drink hihisdt' to death?” "
‘‘Certainly; not.”
‘T knowed yqa was a liar,” ex
laimed the ' boy y , triumphantly;
rhere's only them.two ways of dyin’.”
Tlx. .
“M Mother," said Johnny, “ifc it cor
rect to say you ‘water a horse’ when
he’s thirsty?”
“Yes, quite correct.”
“Then”—picking up a aamcer^-'T'm
going to milk the cat?’—Ex. .
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HRDLICK A TAKES HUNDREDS
SKULLS OUT OF THE NORTH
Nome.—Dr. Alex Hrdlika, anthrop
ologist. arrived here on the cutter
Bear from Point Barrow,. bringing
with him several hundred skulls
which he is taking to the Smith
sonian Institution in an effort to de
termine similarities and differences
of Asiatic and American Indians.
Hrdlicka found valuable data tend
ing to determine the racial origin of
the Eskimo. He said that because the
essential facts can only be divulged
by the Smithsonian Institution, this
summary must be considered strictly
unofficial.
Hrdlicka collected specimens along
the Yukon and seacoast of the Alaska
Peninsula, the Arrtic coast to Kotze
bue and to Point Barrow. He sought
‘races of ancient dwellings ond im
plements of peace and of war. Storms
have obliterated much of the evidence.
He believes that the. Yukon was a mi
gration route. He is leaving here to
day, and will stop at Diamond, Nuni
vak and St. Lawrence Island, and also
for several days at Unalaska, while
en route to San Francisco.
He made a minute examination of
two miles of the coast near here, but
was unable to find traces of ancient
graves known to have existed before
the storm of 1913. He believes that
all were washed to sea, and requests
that miners and excavators notify the
Smithsonian Institution or other gov
ernment agencies of any anthropolog
ical discoveries, retaining the speci
mens for examination.
SEVENTEEN O’CLOCK IN
GERMANY NEXT SPRING
Berlin.—Five o'clock teas will prolv
: ably pass out of existence in Ger
I many. There will be teas, but they
will be called seventeen o’clock af
fairs.
The German National Railways and
the postoffice department, following
the lead of several European coun
tries, have decided to adopt the 24
hour-time system, beginning next
May. Clocks in railroad stations and
postoffices will receive an extra circle
of numerals, so that 5 p. m. will be
17 and midnight 24 o’clock.
The system may be extended gen
erally. The German air service al
ready operates on 24-hour time, and
reports that it eliminates confusion
and simplifies printing of time tables.
A Chills-and-Fever Job.
Foreman—Now, Murphy, what
about carrying some more bricks?
| Murphy—I ain’t feelin’ well, guv’
nor; I’m trembling all over.
“Well, then, get busy with the
sieve.-—Progressive Grocer.
FINDS UNKNOWN VILLAGE
IN REMOTE ARCTIC ZONE
Riga.—A hitherto unknown village
in a remote interior of the Arctic
zone is reported by the Russian officer
E. Popow, in the “Russkoje Wrenja.”
On his wanderings through North
ern Siberia, I’opow stumbled on a vil
lage of 38 male and female inhabit
ants who had never seen a stranger
before. Their village is thousands of
kilometers from any human habita
tion and enclosed on three sides by a
vast bog.
I’opow, who lived among the vil
lagers for two years, describes them
as being almost primitive in their
hahits and instincts and as having but
a vague notion that they are Russian.
They speak Russian, but so profusely
interspersed with old Slavic words as
to be almost unrecognizable.
John Simpson was carrying ammu
nition up a muddy trench to the boys
who were trying to deliver it at the
kaiser’s home address, and, being of
unbleached distinction and witty, he
decided that he would ascertain if the
records were clear in his case, since
he was carrying around two hundred
pounds of shells at each trip on his
back. He turned to his sergeant as
he passed him en route to the front
lines and said:
“ 'Souse me, sergeant, but how is
you got my name down dere on dat
rostrum ?”
“John Simpson,” replied the ser
geant; “ain’t that correct?”
I “Yas, suh, dat sho is right, but I
| ’lowed maybe you done made a big
mistake and put hit down Sampson
I,
stead o’ Simpson."—Ex.
New York housing: report says thatj
five persons can live in a two-room j
kitchenette apartment without bad
! effect. Before subscribing: to this we'd
j like to see it tried on a test five, com
posed of Senator Borah, Mussolini,
General Butler, Pussyfoot Johnson,
and John Barleycorn.—Arkansas Ga
! zette.
Traffic Epitaph.
He made a swift and reckless turn—
His ashes now ar« in an urn.
—Detroit Motor News.
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Flat City
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ORDER AND NOTICE OF ELEC
TION
To Be Held On Tuesday, November 2,
1926.
In the Office of the United States
Commissioner at McGrath, Alaska,
Fourth Judicial Division.
Now, on this day, pursuant to an
Act of Congress approved May 7,
1906, entitled “An Act Providing for
the Election of a Delegate to the
House of Representatives From the
Territory of Alaska,” a.id an Act of
Congress, approved August 21, 1012,
entitled “An Act to Create a Legisla
tive Assembly in the Territory of
Alaska, to Confer Legislative Powers
Thereon, and for Other Purposes,”
and in conformity therewith;
It is hereby ordered that for the
purposes of the general election to
! be held on November 2, 1926, all the
j territory in the recording district
known as Mtt. McKinley Recording
District, outside of incorporated
towns, is hereby divided into voting
precincts in each of which a polling
place is hereby specified.
The said voting precincts are desig
nated, described and bounded as fol
lows:.
McGrath Precinct, No. 1—United
States Commissioner’s Office.
Takotna Precinct, No. 2—Pioneer
Halt
Medfra Precinct, No. 3—Spencer’s
Store.
Notice is hereby given that a gen
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eral election will be held on Tuesday,
November 2, 1926, for the purpose of
electing the following officers, to-wit:
A Delegate to the House of Repre
sentatives from the Territory of
Alaska.
One member of the Senate of the
Territory of Alaska.
Four members of the House of
Representaives of the Territory of
Alaska.
Two Road Commissioners for Road
District No. 4.
The election will be held i the vot
ing precincts above named and at the
polling places therein specified. The
said polling paces will be open be
tween the hours of eight o’clock a. m.
and seven o'clock p. i .of said day.
Dated at McGrath, Alaska, October
1st, 1926.
W. T. VANDERPOOL,
U. S. Commissioner for the Mt.
McKinley Recording District,
Fourth Division, Territory of
Alaska.
It is said that a lady named Ada
line Moore invented the postscript.—
Inkhorn.
PROFESSIONAL
Mrs. Jean McLean
Notary Public
Tokotua, Alaska
VOTE FOR
Thomas A. Marquam
Independent Candidate for Delegate
to Congress
If elected, he will get something for Alaska besides unfavorable
and false notoriety by the public press of the United States.
Paid Advt.
John W. Dunn
OF Rl'BY
Independent Candidate for
Territorial Senator
Paid Advt.
Dan Sutherland
Candidate for Re-election
for
Delegate to
Congress
Thrice elected, he has served you 3 terms,
faithfully, conscientiously. His record
proves him an Alaskan who works for
Alaska. Keep him there. Show your
appreciation of his efforts—do this
Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 2,1926
Paid Advt.
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