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I THE WORLDS WORLD'S W ORLD S 'S PRESS I LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE In his Chicago speech Mr Ml Taft de defined defined de- de fined his position as somewhere be bet between between be- be t tween veen Mr Bryan Mr Roosevelt and others That is fully as definite as asa asa a a. location somewhere between the north pole and the south From From the New York World Dem ANOTHER ER GOOD MAXIM Quite as sensible ible and practical as as' shop early Js a the advice to mail early in connection with the Christmas Christ Christ- mas mae season In neither case cake does it intimate undue undu haste or inconvenience inconvenience for the public It means only to avoid unnecessary delay For years It has been drilled into holiday shoppers shoppers shoppers shop shop- pers that early buying means for them a better selection from which to choose and an easier time for store during the rush of Christmas Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas business The constant harping upon the theme has done its work and an all round advantage has followed Mail Mall early should become equally popular and general The inevitable I ble congestion t Christmas time time may may maybe maybe be avoided If it holiday presents are mailed as soon as ready for shipment and not held on the theory of Df having I them delivered on on Christmas day dayi The The department has hM ruled that packages i may bear the words Not got to to be opened until Christmas which removes removes re- re moves the sentimental objection to early mailing Do your buying as early as convenient nl and lose ni no notime time in iii mailing malUng the parcels you purpose sending away The tw two maxim work well In double harness From From the St St. Paul Pioneer Pioneer- Press I GONE ONE GLIMMERING v I The Georgia prison from wl which Frank was now now has has a machine machine machine ma ma- mai i chine gun with instructions to use it I in case case of of future attempts to remove prisoners prisoners It must mUll be admitted d that this is somewhat more spectacular than reassuring What has become of the determination to bring to to justice the mob that lynched Frank From the Springfield Republican GEOGRAPHIC NAMES S It is good to see that careful attention attention atten atten- tion is being given to geographic names in the the- West The University of Washington Is collecting information information information tion abo about t minor place names as well as the names of great geographical I importance Oregon has a state board of geographic names and V Washington should have ave such a board Thew rk I should be done while the pioneers are yet living and can give m I that might be forever lost The Investigation Investigation being made under the direction I tion of the University of Washington n may yield as reliably a all as I that which could coul l be gathered by a a. I state board but sometimes there ther arises a need of The decision of a a. state board of geographic geographic geo geo- i graphic names would be defer deferred ed t toby toby to to- by the national board in many cases eases S A A. A mighty entertaining book might be written about geographic names in this state It would be history Strait of Juan de Fuca Columbia river Grays Grys harbor Grays harbor harbo Tumwater Stel Stel- Tacoma Tacoma- Seattle I Spokane Walla Walla Valla and hu hundreds more have an entertaining story I A g geographic society has just been formed in Montana Mon with Governor Stewart Senator Clark and many I others members work The-work of the so society society society so- so will be done Under linder the direction of Dr Jesse P. P Rowe Bow pf the he University University sity of Montana Its purposes are set forth thus To Investigate clarify and supervise the geographical place names of Montana Montana Montana Mon- Mon tana to collect crystallize and preserve preserve pre pro serve the historical associations c connected con connected con con- n with the towns streams mountains highways passes and other geographical features of the state to eliminate te meaningless ambiguous ambiguous am am- contradictory or otherwise undesirable place names and to fix forever throughout the state a nomenclature nomenclature nomen nomen- which will associate with It the history character relations of ot the locality or be otherwise appropriate appropriate appropriate to establish all official and amI unofficial maps publications and other records of the geography of ol the I state to operate co-operate with the United States geographic board and officials of governments g societies societies- associations and organizations on the subject of Montana place names and In general to do everything Incidental to in aIdor aid nid of or or connected connect d with Its principal purposes purposes pur pur- ur- ur poses as a's as above outlined It Is observed that one of Its purposes purposes pur pur- poses posts is to operate toco-operate with th the United States geographic lIc board and other societies on the subject of Montana place names Every state and especially especially espe espe- daIly every Western Vestern state should have a board of geographic names From the Tacoma Ledger |
