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ST Lons, Aug 1’:;. Steamboat
tliar during the days id' Mark Twai
land since lime plied lhe Misslssipp
performing perfunctory duties not a
all commensurate with the river'
possibilities, are to he put to work t
help win ilii- war, and will In- am
I men led by boats of modern type, li
j barges and towboats powerfully pn
Helled and moderiily equipped, caps
| hie of greatly relieving the hcav;
transportation burdens of the rai
roads
A Heel i7f freight carrying boats run
ntug between New Orleans and Si
Louis and on up the river as nece:
sity demands has been designed, am
j the federal government has backei
j the project with millions of dollars
I The Mississippi Valley Waterways As
sociation, representing varied intei
ests tilrougitoot the valley, is excreta
mg general supervision of the project
Revival id' river traffic on a largi
freight congestion on the railroads be
freiht congestion on the railroads bt:
came acute. Business men begun ti
wonder why the broad expanse of tin
Mississippi could not tie used to trails
port their freight expeditiously, am
tlie idea took form in an applicatioi
to tlie government for financial assist
mice to Imild and maintain a rive
fleet. The government appropriate!
in.'.inn,poo to he expended between .Si
Louis and New Orleans and f3.U0O.uUi
to be used mi the upper Mississippi
between St. Louis and Minneapolis
These amounts, it Is explained, an
considered merely expressions of goot
will, and if the project gives promist
of being successful as many million:
a.- may be needed will be forthcoming
After the general scheme had beef
worked out by the business interest:
in various river cities, co-operatitif
with government officials, M J. San
lers of New Orleans was appointee
federal manager For years he ha:
been identified with Gulf shipping
Working with him are A. W. Mackie
regional manager. and Theodor*
Brent, who will supervise traffic de
tails.
Mr. Sanders assumed his dutle:
>■ July. and immediately insti
tuted a search for Available craft wltl
which to begin operation. He de
dared needs were (oo pressing t<
await construction of steel barges
After a survey of the district lie an
nounced that forty barges and sevet
towboats had been found, and that b;
September 1 the barge line betweer
Si. Louis and New Orleans would lx
in operation on a weekly schedule
Meanwhile orders for additiona
barges and towboats were placed am
construi lion of docks begun The lat
ter, like the barges, are for the mos
part temporary makeshifts. In St
Louis, for instance, it was decidet
that the proposed municipally ow net
dock, costing $300,000, would requiri
too long to build. Accordingly a smal
landing was erected at a cost of $15,
out) to meet present needs
Advices from other river cities in
dictate similar activity New Orleam
Is making tremendous preparation:
increased business, and according ti
figures presented by its chamber o
commerce, will probably expend $35.
000,000 within the next year for dock:
and other terminal facilities
Memphis has announced that $50o,
00b will he expended on docks am
equipment for handling freight. Cairo
111, will spend $100,000; Greenville
Miss. $100,000, and small towns it
Arkansas will expend at least $35,001
In docks. These are merely first tig
ures, based on conservative estimate:
of increased business that will com:
to these towns. Pledges have bee:
made for more money as necessity de
I tnands.
The Mississippi Valley Waterway
Association, which is an outgrowth o
the traffic revival movement, ha
compiled a formidable array of ev
deuce.
One 1,000-ton barge, association oi
I'tcers say, can carry as much freigh
as fifty cars, and If each to whoa
* convoys three barges, the Meet as
enters Now Orleans Is equivalent t
j 150 cars, which arc thereby release
for other service If seven towboat:
each escorting three barges, ar
placed in operation on September
as has been planned, il will be see
that the transportation by water wl
have released 1,050 cars lor other di
lies.
Shippers have shown a wlllingnet
t< co-operate. Director Sanders esl
mates that 2,000.000 tons a year wi
he sufficient to make the line a final
clal success.
It Is hoped further that a Joint ra
and water rate may lie obtained under
\ hich shipments may be made over
•‘ilher transportation system This
' ild im iease greatl> the territory
' I ibut.ij y In lie line
"What I want understood." said !>i
, rector Sanders, “is that this is not
I ' iiiparalde to any previous effort to
revive river traffic. What we are do
ing will la* done in a w bolls modern
i way. backed bv tie* credit and war
^ j energy of the greatest country in the
i v orld.
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‘ I he cost of transport by water is
{ approximately one third lie* cost by
rail. There is scant difference in th«
( time retpiired to deliver freight Our
upkeep is tremendously less than that
of a railroad lu short, we have every
opportunity to handle all classes of
shipping at less cost than do the rail
roads and every whit as satisfactorily.
“Revival of traffic on the Missis
sippi is only part of the federal
scheme to utilize its waterways. We
are going to make a tremendous ef
fort an effort that is going to do its
share to prove that the waterways
I ol this country can assume one-third
the burden that has at time all but
broken the railroads back."
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J 1 * A11 IS. Aug 2:'., Paris is of course
j not tlie old "gay I’aree" of peace time,
I ait it has suffered surprisingly little
from the war when other cities and
! countries are considered Pretty
nearly everything one needs to live
is still available, though in restricted
and reduced measure
Probably no one but Parisians
themselves has been able to keep
track of the decrees and regulations
governing food and other consump
1 lion Americans may be interested
to know just how their allies In the
great capital—and many of their
, countrymen, too—are faring these
days. Here is a list of tile restric
tions:
Moat may not be purchased nor
eaten on three days in the week —
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday.
( N'ot more than 200 grams (two-fifths
of a pound) may be purchased on
Tuesday, so there can lie no hoard-!
ing, and not more than loo grams
| may lie served in a restaurant on
Tuesday
Bread is limited to 200 grams
(three fifths of a pound) daily for all
| people between the ages of 12 and
j 61). An additional allowance of 100
I grams a day is made to manual la-j
j borers and women in delicate health.
| Persons over 6<> receive but 200 j
grams daily.
Of Hour, cakes and pastry, would-be
purchasers of flour are entitled to half
the amount of flour allowed them in
bread form. i. e . 150 grams a day. if
they are willing to go without bread
, entirely. Pastry and cakes are for
bidden
Sugar is limited to one pound per
month, and half a pound to person*
over 60.
Coal for families of one, two or
three persons is allowed at the rate
of 120 kilos (220 pounds) monthly;
families of four or five persons, 150
kilos; of six or more persons, 180
, kilos
The gas consumption likewise has
. been considerably cut down, so that
I he who In 1913 used two cubic meters
a day may now only use 1.4 meters
Similarly with electricity.
[ Petrol, otherwise kerosene, and
1 gasoline for Illumination, are permit
. ted In the following quantities—two
, quarts a month to persons who have
. no gas in their homes; five quarts a
, month for those who cook exclusively
. with kerosene
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; CHINKS IRE LONC ON
' THE “I 0 U” SYSTEM
tj I’KKINtl, Aug 23.—The "chit'' is
•the Joy anti the bane of life In China.
1 [ The word means either the hastily
1J scribbled note which Is forever pass
i|it K by hand from one person to an
Mother in lieu of a telephone message,
e lor the "I O U" that one signs at his
. i flub, or his tailor’s, or for his losings
a I at bridge.
1 Kvery houhehold has a “chit-book.”
I The result is a bewildering exchange
of such notes.
s The baneful feature is the ease with
> which one puts oft the day of reckon
II ing in financial matters by means of
i the "chit.” only to have them pile in
on the llrst of each month for settle
il m“nt.
VILLA RESEMBLES AN i
N
KI. PASO. Texas. Ann L’T Much
ciuuiishllie has heen \vrilt*»n of Kran
cisco Villa's ferocious personal ap
i i-nance, yet it would In* difficult for
a stranger to select the bandit leader
, Irom alnong a crowd of Mexican l.t i
borers, artisans and small shopkeep |
• ■rs At times Villa has worn the*
dress Of the Mexican horseman light
leather trousers, bolero jacket and j
high felt hat. Again he has appeared |
in hip boots, bandoliers of cartridges
strapped across his chest, and with a
wide-brimmed hat on his head.
Villa's every-day dress consists of
a cheap gray suit of the hand-me-down ;
variety, a soft flannel shirt and a I
fawn-colored hat Neither Is there
anything in Villa's face which would
indicate the bandit unless it he his
small eyes, which appear smaller be
cause of the hundreds of little sun j
wrinkles which pucker around them. •
His mouth is partially hidden by a
curly Ida k mustache, which hides hisi
blackened and badly stained teeth ex-)
< ept wh-n he grins, which he does
often The flattened lobes of the nos
trils and the high cheek hones mark
his Indian ancestry. Villa's forehead
is well developed, hut his head ap
pears round, without visible protru
sion in the hack
Vill is five feet ten inches in height
and weighs 1 fi.", pounds. His legs are
slightly bowed from much riding and
his arms are short and his hands
plump He rides well and shoots
straight A characteristic pose when
he is in deep thought is for him to
stand with his feet far apart, his
mouth open and his hat thrust hack
on his head. He speaks rapidly, hut
raises hh voice only to give a com
mand or shout a Spanish oath at
someone who has aroused his anger.
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The job printing department of the
Times is equipped with the latest and
best type* faces for artistic work.
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Open day and night. Lindig’s Grill.
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Alaska Public Utilities If
For Fairbanks and Interior Points
Travel via Sheldon Auto Stage Line, the pioneer auto
line on the Chitina-Fairbanks trail. Carrying l\ S. mail
and assuring patrons the very best auto service to Fair
hanks obtainable. For further particulars call on or ad
dress communications to
ROBERT E. SHELDON
i tuner and Manager, Chitina, Alaska
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Would You Help?
Time Is Precious
War has a way of driving on with
out regard to the desires or
conveniences of the
individual.
....This is no time for hesitation....
If you are going to do your part to bring
victory nearer, you must get started.
The Government wants what your
money will buy—and wants it before it
is too late to be of use in this war.
Join a War Savings Society. Decide now
to cut down the unnecessary things and
lend what you save to the Government.
^ Do Your ^
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