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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-21
FINANCIAL OPINIONS

FINANCIAL:-Even OF the past
Few days have demonstrated the under
lying strength Of the generaf STOCK mar
ket especially as regards the seasoned
rails. cOppers. oil and steel equipment
issues.
Selling has been chiefly OF profess
siOnal origin. anu offerings have di-
mlnished on declines.
The technical position OF the active
list Is stronger than generally believed
Prices are In a state OF temporary
balance with points OF resistance great
er during declines than on advances.
Improvement In prices T. suggested
by latest developments after possibly
some frregularity.
Buying orders 0f more OF less suD-
stantial size are noted by room spc-
cialists from ! To points below ruling
prices In these specialfies-Car FOun-
dry. Smelling. Anaconda. Cructble: In
spiration. Mexican Petroleum.. MestinE-
house ana Great Northern ore. In
formation channels show an active bull
ish interest that may raise them sharp
ly at any time.
WALL ST. JOI-RNAL:-Theh rmnesx
indicates that the technical position -
good. Large interests apparently buy
stocks "a offered.
JOURNAL or COMMERCE.. - The
volume Of business offered the railroads
Is in some casey 10 large a. 20 be ac-
tually embarrassing.
CLARK. CHILDS A. 60. SAY.-Thero
Is no reason why the stock trader
should venture into an unknown coun-
try. Ample opportunity Is afforded Tor
operation In stocks Of the betser class.
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FINAL MOVES
WILL BE MADE
DURING WEEK
FOUR LOCAL conrnnERCuAI. oR1Ar.
NrzATIoEs TO MEET.
On wednesday Tor the Purpose OF Put.
ting Through The Proposed
Consolidation.

The final joint meeting of the officials
directors and members of the four local
commercial ORGANIZATIONS that are TO be
consolidated into The wheeling Com
mercial association viii be held in the
assembly room OF the Wheeling Board
OF Trade "Wednesday evening at O'Clock
IL Is urged that every member affiliated
with any Of the merging organizations
be present when II Is expected that the
consolidation viii be perfected and plans
made TO elect Officers early next year
and get the new association In running
order. which will be conducted under the
supervision OF the Board of Trade.
During the past several weeks n num-
Der OF meetings have been held. while
last week committees OF the four organ
cations met as n constitutional commit
tee and framed bylaws and constitution
for the new association.
The ORGANIZATIONS to be merged are
The Board OF Trade. The Wheeling Bus
mess Mems Association. The Retail Gro
GERS Protective Association and the
Credit Mems Association OF Wheeling.
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FesMng All Records Of Output in Steel;
Wheeling Pank Clearings Again are Boosted
or rKIRrY-rwo PER
CENT. II czEARlNGs MONDAY.
During Present Month Indicates
December May Smash An Records

Mondays bank clearings for wheeling
totaled sf5s.T4A7S. rs compared win
1886 1888 for the same day year ago.
'an increase OF sil3.0S0-so. or Sz.F per
'cent.
C1earings for the month OF December
no date. seventeen banking days. totalled
81. 31s. 372.O4 compared with $3.50, 2SS. 30
hn increase OF S2.O5s.07s.7i. or 3s.1 per-
kent.
The average daily clearings for De-
|cember to date are si30.375. With twen-
|ty-seven banking days for the month
this would bring total clearing of Si1.-
|620125. or approximately the total re-
corded for the 1915 record breaking
month OF November. but with the big
holiday business OF the pre- sent week 10
count upon. the average r. bound 10 in
crease materially. and II s. expected that
he total Tor the month will exceed
twelve millions.
The figures for the month to date are
KS follows.
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saH-PattsrscA Co.
WHEELING. W. Va. Dec. 20. 4.
CATTLE
OIL NOTES.

Gr ths South Penn Ou company has
completed If1 so. - o. n ritter farm
o. lne tn foot sand and it vii make a
lH barrel pumuor. Located on LONG
Drain. Of Buffalo Greek. u he old
litrW pool Warrington district. Ws-
clayton a. Cocmrauv has completed
.HUir No. Ambrn.r ffr.Hurrf form.
'' MnE0n sand and vI make about
10 barrel uumT0r located ur
warriors Fork OF Buffalo creek Nau-
rInFfuu district Marion county
The Dcfnar on .umr4us Hra drilled
Ife so 90. q. o. Iiafa f.ru. into fha
~ foot rlnI and hole hHs fUrf uu
INNI ff.f Located .u IinrfnIHfus.u r
Run. of Hufnf1 CracK Manning ou
district Marion county
ln trrnnhrIrr district. DndIrIfer
haH completed iiH $50. s uu tHr stafun-
ker hcir1 farm. and eos showing fnr
Two barrel rumprr from IIE fnIuu
Tio Hope Natural uaa company
Bee compieted boz So. e on the Nev
mfE. f'nut ll barrel. rrr frv flom tfr
IIr fnIIr sand Located Iu Ola irrrI.
fUrW b mII0H ur.f off IIrr Grove. Green
District MrfErl county,
ON Sugar Tree I.rr. Union district
lincoln county. t1. Nr'l .u.f 900 come
completed to Hrr.1 .rnd arI showing
fnr barr o. per f1r
lnrirr Shoots company $50. Do
WILLIAM IHrrin Irrrr. completed In
NHrun rlnl ard viii rInHr H Hn barrel
Irwr.r located .n T.n $500. district.
Iarrir0n county fu ths Same district
simon a. Pond f1rm completed in g0r.
d0n r1ri end VIII mnfe harrci
Iumrrr
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HAY AND GRAIN
ouotationu bv G a.. Brauniieh A @.
nay Grain q Farming Impisfnehts,
ioI2 MarEst street.


NEw YORK. Dec 1o COTTON fr.
lures opened firm January sfr o..
March sil25. May Sass. July ftge-.
october fIeaS
TradirF was Vert Quiet later Dob be
morning and arler aarrIrr bsss 10
$3.50 Tor January fIGts Tor March
and ti2tl for Nar nlrtuatIurs wen.
narrow and IRREGULAR
lncrN waH taUk OF Uttfa southern.
HrIEe selling dIrIur tns middle I'd fn.
moon. Iut HfurIHH comments seem.
90 70 Do thiffIl concerned uIfr fnr
uni 9fnfuulc expert situation. and fn.
market continued quiet with Narcn rtr,.
Ira'l rnunE around ffl.G .r about .
pulnts over lari ulEhtr Uluainr nrurrr
. rrnt cotton Iuirf wlddfIur unfrnIn
Ala.l0. sales 900 bales.
COTTON fufurUa closed rfHHT.. fla......
Der ST. H.. January 80. I'd fr....
81 l0 Mar fi1tf. fuu fIgss. Or.
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DIVIDENDS ARE
PAYABLE SOON
TRANSFER BOOKS ON SEVERAL
STOCKS CLOSED YESTERDAY.
was IN Good Demand Yes
terday AZ 16s-Pays Three Per
Cent Dividend Jan. a

Neuralgyline was the leading stock on
the local market. yesterday and wss In
good demand at ISIS. The transfer books
OF this concern closed yesterday for a
per cent extra cash dividend, payable
January }.
l.aIselle Iron stock was stronger. yes
terday. preferred selling at 1875 and COM
mon Al 5&ia. Sales OF Hazel-Atlas glass
al l1O was reported by one broker.
\ dividend OF per cent on Central
Glass stock was payable yesterday. and
another dividend OF 1 per cent on the
same stock Is payable January 3.
The books OF the Imperial Glass Com
pany closed yesterday for dividend OF
"a per cent, payable January 1. Books
were also closed yesterday for a divi-
dend or / y per cent on Whitaker-Gless-
ner common. payable January 1.
n dividend OF i per cent on LaBelle
preIerIed IS payable tomorrow.
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FINANCIAL
WARRINGTON

MANNINGTON. W Va. Dec 90
The girls OF 90 were entertained at the
home Of Mrs. prim Coleman on Clarks-
ternOon was spent in fancy work. The
club presented Mrs. Coleman with a
beautiful chair.
Miss Virginia stewart is home from
West Virginia Wesleyan "a Buckhannon
Tor the holiday vacation.
Maynard Thistlewait OF Brownsville.
has returned home after a weeks stay
here.
NJ. c. Clayton has returned to Mt.
Lake. with his family
Miss Nora and Margaret oauEnan
were business visitors in Fairmont sat
urday.
Mrs. Coke Hamilton and daughter. OF
f1aggy Meadows. were visitors in town
T. w Bartlett was a business visitor
In Fairmont Saturday.
Thomas Hanley Of LoEansport was a
business visitor in town Saturday.
Miss Bertha Beatty OF Loganspoft. has
last week
Aiiss Lillian Hamilton spent SUNDAY
Mr.. Russell Hamilton has returned
home from Nashville, Tenn warre ne
has been in school. after a serious op-
Many people are gong home for
Christmas
Miss Ema Norton has returned TO
her home - Whitslone after attending
AIR. Henderson Of Fairmont. b. a bust
ness visitor Boz town.
George Bowers Pottery co. will give
their entire force Of men a holiday on
Christmas Day.
claude Garrison. OF wheeling. was
business visitor in town yesterday
The Baker girls Of Metz. were bust
ness visitors in town yesterday.
Air Brooks OF Fairmont. was a bust
ncss visitor ia town yesterday.
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UNDER ADJUSTMENT
Judge Robinson Hears Arguments In
City Appeal Cases Of a. ~.
Wasserman ct al.

Judge Alan " Robinson took the
city appeal cases 81 the city against
a. ~. Wasserman Of al. under advise
mcnt yesterday. and instructed the
city solicitor TO file additional auth0ri.
ties Arguments were submitted b.
j. H Handlan and W. O.. Hamilton. In
favor OF The defense, and J. A. Bren-
nan. city solicitor.
This action began over certain
stamp propositions in which the CITY
claimed the defendants had not paid
the clty license TAX
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MEXICO STOCKS
WERE FEATURES
Interest In stoefs Barkst rr.nsfsrrsd
PROM Europs To Msztco-Amsriean
smsitsr Mig Feature.

NEW YORK. Dec 20-TntereSt in to-
Jay market was transferred from Eu-
ropeAn affairs TO Mexico. shares of com
panies operating In that country. nota-
Oily American smelling and Mexican pc
troieum being the most prominent faa-
lures. Smelling rose ~ points 10 103ft
ana Mexican Petroleum ~ 10 $50 The
activity OF these stocks was naturally
ascribed To the withdrawal OF the revo-
luuonsry forces and the disintegration
or the movement against the de faeto
Government. Incidentally another ad-
vance In oil prices by the leading produc-
ers accounted for the strength OF the oil
stocks. Texas Company rising 81 TO
zSI with an extensive demand for Call
tornia Petroleum common and preferred
as well as kindred rises on the curb"
Other metal shares followed smelting's
lead IN smaller degree and war stocks
Ike Studebaker. Baldwin Locomotive
Crucible Steel and New York Air brake
were Internationally higher by to ,
points
L. s. Steel rose 7. a SEA. but lost much
OF Its advantage in the final hour when
realizing sales in melting and peiroieums
caused general recessions. Rails. were
IN steady request on moderate scale
especially New York Central Fries and
some OF the Paclfic's and grangers. To
tai sales OF stocks. were 4iO.O shares
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BUTTER, EGGS AND CHEESE

NEW YORK. Dec. 2O-Butter firm:
creamery. extra (s2 score) 36ac: cream
cry (highor scoring) 37d37iAc: firsts
20 Il 35c. seconds asa a CSC.
Eggs weak. fresh gathered. extra fine
81 u 5sc: extra firsts So sec: firsts $40
sac. seconds 3Ou32c: nearby hennery
whites. fine TO fancy 5OQ54c: nearby
hcnnery browns 80 o sec.
Cheese steady. state, whole milk held
flats. specials. IKE; do average fancy.
16 = "a lie; do current make. specials.
16 sc: do average fancy. 16i4 M16Lc
Live poultry prices unsettled: dressed
firm: fresh killed chickens 15M27c:
fowls 13U17tac: turkeys 23a &c. Flour
firm
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sUaAn nAREEr.

NEW YOHk uoc e0-par sursr
firm. rrnfrIrurn Sfs1. moiaaaoa sffq-
refined uuiof cue loaf sGst. crushed
ffIa. mould a $3.50. cubes 81 10tNNNN
powdered ffI0. powdered ff0f. fine
rrnuuinfrd ifat. diamond A $685. con-
fectluuore q ftNfs No. u $50
SUGAR futures opened firulcr TO-DAY On
covering and arfIVr huvinr "A non
Later fhr ffrt declined unHrr rrrre
D FOUNDATIONS and closed easy ana .rrnra
p 90 lN points lower Sales NJ zoo Ianr
December $685. March f3.f1. May 81 81.
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Logan q Bryan's Closing stock Isss.r.

NEW YORK. Dec. 20.-Prices better
oil shares were conspicuous bv their
strength. ~ being said that the demand
Tor refined oils at this period is show
ing a tendency 10 over-shadow produc-
ton with tho result that prices are be-
ing advanced In nearly all directions
The reported intention on the part OF
Villa to retire from Mexico acted as n
sttmuiant TO the shares Of those cor
porations having interests OF conSe-
ouence in the Republic south OF the Rto
Grande This WAS particularly the case
IN the instance OF Mexican Petroleum.
SHELTERS and Southern Pncihc. Evil
dencc was obtainable Of an improved
demand for copper metal sales being re-
corded at 30it cents The frfnness OF
security prices tends 20 discourage the
bear element hut at the same time the
bull crowd appear to be awaiting some
new incentive. especially as the long
interest In some directions Is pretty
we'll extended
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WV NUEkH Dee 1a M.r.arflfr
s.ter ulsc rierlnE 90 day rUa
lranD9. demand $3.50. cables $3.50.
MarkH demand rT.. cables .gtr tn.ff.
cra. demand fafs cables aHf-r rfr..
demand 81 90. Cables o. ssh Umhfra d..
uItud ans r. cables n1r FAR aIrv.r
IS Mexican dollara CSC
IiuN IunuH easy $50 Hnra 81 =. rr..
20 daye sG3ar. air monfrs ~ r-..
MnnoF un CalL steady high ~. low
lar. ruling rate lar taef loom Co..
closing Did 40. offered 90 &c
ffrrIrnn TrWnrn fHr s.... q.
bonds aIeHdf. Railroad h1nda Irregular
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METAL

NTN fNEN. Dec 10-Thr metal ok
OnHnr. quotes lead offered 600. suelter
rnf quoted 40 LONDON lead f2s. 11s.
Gd surIfsr 800
Copper firm. slrrfroivtlc. 5000
Iron fIUU. Nn. d northern $3.50 q
$40 Hn 500 r 5000 n f11 20. mo D.
eeuln,u $3.50 u 5000. No. 2. $500
m nfn
Metal ,xehanee quotes tin firm. spot
$40 Bod nIH
80 InUIuu spot copper fka 11a. sd
Spot uu llfN. IN. Futures ff6e. Anti
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FLASHES TO 1AsrrNs

NEW YORK. Dec. zO.-With the po-
htical prospect clouded and the export
movement Of commodities showing
some signs OF being retarded as a result
OF congestion at eastern terminals. we
believe that long lines should be re-
duced around prevailing levels.
On any sharp break In prices this
week. stocks should b. a purchase. Re
ports OF bank clearings industrialz and
soundness OF our present prosperity and
point the way TO higher prices In time
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WALL STREET SUMMARY

october returns from railroads IN
United states show income OF 34s5 per
mile in 1915 compared with S333 last
year.
Bank statement shows decrease in
surplus reserve OF S2O.2b7.SlO largest
decrease reported since July 3
Average price OF II industrials 12S.-
%, or 0.O4es.
20 railways 1850. up O.i5G.
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cssh Quotations:
Whest--No. . red st.eoisai.22: No. }
red si.len liz: NJ. hard - isn 20;
No. hard Sii27s Gl.II
Corn-No. yellow nominal. No. 4 yell
low 6s asT :. &. No. white s5is a CO 7. q.
oats-No- white .sois ~ ili.e: stand
ard ~ = q 4Sc.
RNe-No. =. f4n see
Barley-Go "a zee
Timothy--S5 eco 80.
cloVer-Slo.oeW is.gr
Pork-SIC.es
l.ard-Ss 81
libs-Ss.S9a
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on saturday evening. December IS at
the home Of Reverend Malcolm. OF Iso-
Eansport occurred the wedding OF Mr.
llrl Mackev OF WhitEtone and Miss
Euelah tsopCh of Rymer
Mr.. Mackey is an cmploye Of the
south Penn OIL Company and Miss
GuoCh 3D. teacher in the rural school
Roth Young folks are we'll thought OF
in this vicinity and their friends wish
them e. lonE and prosperous life.
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tD-Trausfcr books close Dec r1fh
lor = O. cash dividend payable Dec. Zend.
t2-Divideud % o.. Eouka close Dec
1ith. payable Dec 1s
tal-Eouhs close Dec. % for per
cent divid.ud payable dee 20 aud / pcr
cent dividend Jan 3rd.
tat- kHtra cash dividend OF &C. de-
lier 20. 1915.
%. EuuEF close Bess fnber 90 for
. $40 dividend. pal able Jan T. 1919
tGl-HHuuEr close December -H Tor
a. q, dividend. PAYABLE Jan. D.. 1915
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PETROLEUM

OIL CITY. Pa. Dec. 2O.-Credit bal
ances S2.t5. runs 153. s33. average S.,
9Ofts shipments 1O9. 1921. average 61.19s
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WHEAT REACHES
NEW HIGH POINT
Immense Export Trade csussd the Mar
kst 90 lCioss 3roax-oass Up
An1 Coru Unchanged

CHICAGO. Dec. eo.--whoat to-day
mounted to the highest. prtro 80 far on
the 1915 crop. An tnlnlehsc export trace
was IN progress and the market closed
strong &c to 5Ic net higher. with De
eember at si.2l. and MAJ at Si.sets. Corn
up q ~ To re. aud prov i~ivuS varying
from i2hc decline to n rise Of Ice
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

LONDON. Dec. 2O-Bar silver. rs lis
] per ounce
Money az per cent
Discount rates: Short bills and three
months Is per cent
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CHICAGO. Dec. 2O.-HoEs. receipts
$1,000; unsettled, lower. but closed
SIS; mixed S6.1Og6.T5; heavy Ss.25a
ESQ; rough S6.25 q 6.35; pigs S4F5dBeO.
Cattle. receipts %. OO0: weak: native
ers S2.s0Gs2O: calves S6.25G9so-
sheep. receipts 1900. steady: wetherr
S6.l0 q $50; lambs S6.9OQ9.sO
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PITTSBURGH STOCKS

WHEELING. ". Va. Dec. 20. 10.
The active Pittsburgh stocks corrected
daily by \. L. Nastcn A Co bankers
and irokors. National Isank oI West
Virginia building.
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WHEELING. ". Va. Dcc. 20. rs.
Corrected by 4. f.sMssten d Co. T.. T..
Erand Mgr-. !t"uuis .cot-205 National
Bank Bldg. Wheeling y. Va
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LOCAL STOCKS

WHEELING, W. Va. Dec 20. rs.
hauy quotation Ais; " the Wheeling
stock Exchange.
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PITTSBURGH. Pa. Dec. 2O.-Cattle
steady; supply 20 cars: choice $500
SIS: prime 1856 q $50.
sheep steady; supply ~ double decks:
mon S2.50M 400; lambs $3.50 u IO.OO;veaI
calves SIO.5OT11.OO.
Hogs higher; receipts IS double decks
Prime heavies $3.50: mediums S6Tb6
$50; heavy workers S6.TOD675: light
workers. $1,000 $50; pigs S6OO0S,25:
roughs y6.OO6626
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PARIS Dec. 2O-Trading was quiet
1n the boursc today. gentes 63f. 75c.
Exchange on London. 27f. &C.
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N. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE

WHEELING, W Va. Dec 20. rs
Range Of active stocks on the New
York Stock Exchange. corrected daily by
a. T.. Masten & Co. brokers.
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COFFEE MARKEr.

NEW YORK. Dec. 20-Coffec. Rio No.
:. 7tsc; futures Irregular; January e.c2c:
July case.
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BOSTON COPPER STOCKS

WHEELING. va We uer 20. 90.
Corrected o. A D. Mraisu a CO.. mem-
beers uuetou Stock Exchange
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NEW YORK CURB MARKET
WHEELING. W. Va Dec 20. Is
Reported ~ A. -. Nnsttn q Co. 1. r.
Brand. manager. members New York
etOck Exchange.
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Total shares 3as.0Oe.
tD-EN-div. -. per cent.
t2)-EN div. per cent,
(5)-EN div. IL per cent.
The Seward gateway., 1915-01-20

on the next trip of the Watson He will make an early start in his min ing operations this spring and all who know the ground are sure he will have a very successful season.
 Mrs. Wayne Blue and her children will leave Seattle, probably, next Mon day for home.
 Frank COtter, Guy Whitehead and James R. Hayden with two teams piloted by Al. Chamberlain and Jake Westby left for the Oasis this morn ing. Mir. Whitehead carried out some lumber and supplies for the erection of a building on his fox ranch. Mr. Cotter will be absent ten days or so'
 E. G. Anderson, commonly known as Ed. Anderson, an oldtimer in these parts, has arrived from Juneau Mir. Anderson went up the Susitna to the Station thirteen years ago, with dogs and alone, and passed over the range via Rainy Pass to the Kuskok- vim. Five years ago he went in over the same route.
The Seward gateway., 1915-01-20

maps and paid cash for them, as did people in other parts of Alaska. Speaking about Canines a weak sense of humor always suggests something about tying a can to a tail of a cer. tain cautankerous sort of domestic animal. Can you beat that?
 II. C. Hall who had parts of his feet amputated because of freezing is now progressing well, according to Dr.. Romig who performed the opera ton. NIr. Hall lost half of one foot, part of the heel of the same foot and all the toes of the other foot
 Maps of the surveyed routes for the government railroad have arrived in the city. The route from Seward to the interior goes directly with a branch line to Matanuska.
 The Pacific Alaska Navigation com pany sent north on the Watson pow CT boat for the use in landing pas sengers, freight etc. in small places.
 Gus Seifert may return to Seward
The Seward gateway., 1915-01-20
MAY MAKE BELGIANS
 GO BACK TO FIGHT,
English Labor Unions Object to Re- fugees Working For Small Wages.
lBy The Associated PressA

(By The Associated PressA
 LONDON, Jan. TIA general cen sus of Belgian refugees in England has been ordered that King Albert's cabinet may know where the Bel gians subject to military service are quartered.
 It has been estimated that 10000 Belgians of military age came to England, but such estimates are nee essarily inaccurate. In the rush from Antwerp and Ostend it was impossible to keep any accurate records. Many of the refugees wha had money came independent of any organized agency and consequently the government of Belgium and England have no knowledge of their movements.
 The employment of Belgians in England has raised many stubborn questions. Relief committees have not encouraged Belgians to accept em- ployment where they would compete with English labor and there has been a studied effort on the part of Eng fish committees throughout the island to prevent Belgians from accepting a lower wage than that ordinarily paid to EngGshmen or Englishwomen.
 In France the refugees have almost invariably found employment, especi- ally the men of all ages. The French men have nearly all gone into the service, with the result that Belgians who have any knowledge of railroad ing, bridge building, electrical con struction or engineering work of any sort are instantly put to work.
 Some Belgians have been leaving England for the United States, but
The Seward gateway., 1915-01-20

FAIRBANKS, Jan. 9.-H. c. Mor- gan, son of J. P. Morgan, jr, the New York banker, reached here last week from the Mount Mckinley coun- try, where he had gone to hunt. He will go outside over the government road as soon as his companions reach here from the hunting camp. They are expected in a week. The party consists of the sons of a number of prominent New York milliOnaires who came here last July and spent six months in the Mckinley region.
The Seward gateway., 1915-01-20
U. S. AGAIN QUESTIONS BRITISH

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2O.-The state department has sent to the British government request for an eXpana- tion as to why the American steamer Greenbner from New Orleans to Bremen Germany with cotton cargo certified by the British consul at New Orleans mas been stonDed by British cruiser and sent under British flag to British port where detained for two days be- fore being permitted to proceed its journey to the Ger man coast This incident is regarded as the most SeouS of all the incidents connected with shipping since the war began Cotton shippers and public men from the cotton attacks on the administration for permitting such inter- ference with cotton shipments and the administration is evidently being placed in a position where it must act promptly.