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The daily Alaskan., 1916-11-20
<" GUILTY" SAYS
 TRIAL JURY

Chicago, Nov. 2O-The jury, trying the Alaska land fraud cases, which have been before the various courts since 1913 has returned a verdict of guilty against Albert Frost, Oliver Bourke and Bert Wing whe were charged with conspiracy witE intent to defraud the govern ment of coal lands in the Treri- tory of Alaska.
 The jury arrived at a decision Saturday. and were instructed to bring in a sealed verdict. This morning the defendants in the case were brought into court and the yerdic4 made known to them.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-11-20
LAST N0ME BOAT
 REACHES SOUND

Seattle, Nov. 20-Tbe steamships yictolia and Umatilla are both in port, having completed their last trips 10 the northland for 1916. Each vessel made six trips to Nome and return, and all told, over six million dollars worth of gold bullion was brought down from the north on these two ships.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-11-20

". wv. Dickinson, the genial Wh!tehorse agent for the w. F. arrived in skagway Saturday even Ing and left this noon on the Prince Rupert for a three weeks well earned vacation, which will be spent at vancouver, Victoria and Seattle. This Is the first time that Billy has been out in four years, Mrs. Dickinson did not ac- compAny him but remained at home to look after the affairs there
The daily Alaskan., 1916-11-20
RUSSIAN SHIP
 WAS TORPEDOED

Berlin Nov. .20-It is given out here tha! the explosion which caused the destruction of the Rus sian ammunition ship Baron Ere ceni in Archangel haTbor last Fri day was due to submarine sending q torpedo into it.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-11-20
IN
 AND GOES OUT

The steamer Jefferson arrived in this port yesterday morning. at 3 o'clock and sailed for the south four hours later.
 She had '7S tons of freight for this port and a small passenger list, among whom was A. F. Zipf, >rafflc manager of the White Pass 6 Yukon Route.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-11-20

Traffic Manager Zipf of the w. P. & Y. R., was a southbound pas sengcr on the Prince Rupert.
 W. A. Anderson, 'employe of the w. P. Rail Divisionl at Wh1tehorse, left on the Rupert today for : his hcme in Newportbury, Mass.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-11-20
FOR SALE
ANOTHER BARGAIN

Neat two room cottage, partly furnished. Full corner lot 5Ox1OO feet. Perfect title for Seventy Five Plunks, cash.
 SEE WALKER.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-11-20

Athens, Nov. 2O'- Admiral Fouyret has issued an order to the Greek troops to deliver Iup their arms in an attempt to bring about complete dtsarmament Of Greece. ..
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-01
BIC PROFITS FOR THE
GEORGIA PIC CLUBS

ATHENS, Aug. 1.-According to re-
cords of pig clubs in the United States
which have just become available.
Georgia pig club members made the
largest net profit per pig and put gains
Ca their pigs at lowest cost of any pig
clubs in the United States. The corn
belt states represented have been ex-
celled by Georgia.
The average net profit per pig shown
by government figures is as follows
Georgia, $3.50; Alabama, $S41; In
diana, $500; Arkansas, S6.72; Ken
tacky, $641; Louisiana, $15.O3; Massa-
cbusetts, $3O1; Nebraska, $799; North
Carolina, $7.72; Oklahoma, $685.:
Texas, $697.
The average cost per 100 pounds of
gain is as follows: Georgia, 1915;
Alabama, $4.23; Arkansas, 1925; m
diana, $40; Kentucky, $444; Louis
lana, $3.50; Massachusetts,, $3.50; Ne
braska, SAIL; North Carolina, $500;
Oklahoma, $3.50; Texas (not shown)
According to figures from the census
bureau of the United States there was
an increase of 81, 300 hogs in Georgia
in 1915, as compared with 1914. This
is an increase of Is per cent-the larg-
est gain of any state in the union.
These facts taken together indicate
that Georgia is coming rapidly to the
front as hog state.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-01
JOINT DEBATE TO COME
WITH MANY OF CANDIDATES
(Conti.ued from Page IL

his wife, after your acceptance of the
fee.
Sc. Your public expression upon
the prohibition question is equivocal
and your suggestion that the question
may be submitted to the white voters
Of Georgia is unsound as a matter of
law, since any submission of this
question must be to all the qualified
voters, BLACK as we'll as white.
The public press reports you as
denying the truth of the charges which
have made against you. am pre-
pared to support, by proof, every
charge which I have made.
You are also reported as having at
tackled my public record, though I am
not advised as to what official or pub
lie acts of mine you have criticised
1T is my purpose, at an early date,
to address the voters of your home
city of Atlanta, and 1 propose then to
reiterate these charges. 1t is also my
purpose to make these charges upon
the stump in other sections of the
state.
In order that the people may have
a fair opportunity to pass upon these
questions after hearing us present our
respective views, face to face, as well
as upon our respective qualifications
for the Office we seek, l invite you to
discuss the issues of the campaign
with me in Atlanta, and in at least one
other place in each congressional dis
trict in the state; the times, places
and terms of the discussion to be
agreed upon by our managers. l as
sure you that in these discussions,
shall criticise only your public record
and matters which, in my opinion, at
feet your cor potency to be governor
An early reply is requested.
Yours very truly,
JOS. E. POTTLE.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-01
HUDsON's OPENING
ASHBURN ON AUG. 8

Thomas G. Hudson, candidate for
congress from the Third district, will
open his speech-making campaign at
Ashburn, Turner county, Thursday
morning, August 3rd, according to ir-
formation given at his headquarters in
Americas this morning. He will also
speak at Sycamore, Turner county, in
the afternoon of the same day.
On the occasion of Mr.. Hudson's first
speech it is expected that he will re-
ply to the charges made by Congress-
man Charles R. Crisp in his first
speech in Stewart county Friday.
Mr.. Crisp is arranging a speaking
itinerary which will be announced in
few days, and both candidates will
speak in every county in the district.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-01
Mr.. DOrsey7s Acceptance.

Candidate Dorsey's letter is as fol-
lows:
Hon. ]. E. Pottle, Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Sir: Your letter of the 18Th
inst. has just been handed me, and /
assume, as matter Of course, that in
recognition of the proprieties of the
situation, the invitation therein con-
tanned has been extended to each cf
the other candidates for nomination
to the position Of governor.
On this assumption, will be pleased
to delegate a representative to meet
with representatives of Governor Har
ris, DR.. Hardman and yourself, at some
convenient time and place, to arrange
the details of such joint discussion as
nay be agreed upon among the candi-
Gates.
The so-called issues referred to IN
your letter are being fully discussed
in my campaign before the people,
and I believe to their satisfaction, but
il it should be the desire of the candi-
dates for governor to meet in a joint
discussion of any issues that have been
or may be injected into the campaign,
l will rearrange my present schedule
to conform to any dates that may be
agreed upon among the representatives
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-01

IL percent greater than the purchase
price. The bill further provides that
pupils moving from one local schol
system to another shall be given a
fair secondhand price for their books
by the local authorities of the system
from which they move.
Moreover, the bill requires publish
ers to give bond with the state board
of education for the faithful perform
ance of their contracts, and requires
that publishers who reduce the prices
of their books anywhere in the United
States shall make the same reduction
in prices in this state.
Similar school book laws are now in
operation in a number of the most
progressive educational states in the
union. The passage of this bill and the
passage of the compulsory education
kill, both of which will also pass the
senate, constitute long stride forward
in Georgia's educational progress.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-01
GETS 4
NUMBER OF NAMES

Over a hundred names were secured
to a petition to ]. E. Sheppard and
Crawford Wheatley, Sumter's two rep.
resentatives, in a short while, accord
ing to committee headed by G. Lester
Williams.
The petition was request for both
of these gentlemen to support and use
their efforts in securing the favorable
consideration OF the Veazey bill, which
allows inspections of all institutions
where people are confined, with GER
tain authority granted to the grand
jury. The inspection refers to all pun
tive, charitable, eleemosynary and
other institutions.
The rules committee in the house re-
fused to set the bill as as pecial order,
and in an appeal to the house, the
rules committee was overridden, al
though both of Sumter's representa-
tives voted ID sustain the committee.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-01
HOUSE PASSES MORE
EDUCATIONAL BILL

ATLANTA, Ca, Aug. Further ad-
vance for Georgia towards her rightful
place among the states in the matter of
education is made by the text book bill
which passed the house of represen-
tatiyes yesterday and which is expected
to pass the senate by large majority.
The bill provides that all text books
aside from the basal elementary text
books now provided by the uniform
text book law shall be adopted by the
local school authorities from an APP
proved list published by the state board
Of education.
It provides that all publishers Of
text books offering their books for use
in the state shall file copies of the same
with the state superintendent of
sCHoOiS anu ME sworn statements
showing the lowest net wholesale
prices at which the same looks are
sold anywhere in the United States.
1t provides that local school auth
critics, after making selections from
TIE approved list published by the state
beard of education, shall purchase
books for their schools direct from the
publishers, at the lowest net whole
sale prices to be had anywhere in the
United States.
1t provides that these books, so
purchased, shall be sold, rented or
furnished free to the pupils of the
schools in the sevral local school sys-
tens. Where books are sold, they
shall be sold at price not more than
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-01
SENATE HAS 4 FUNNY
IDEA Or REFERRING

ATLANTA, Ca, Aug. lin keeping
with the usual tendency of the Georgia
legislature to play joke, the senate
yesterday referred the marriage Ii
cense bill to the committee on hygiene
and sanitation.
TIE bill was prepared by a commit
tee of the American Bar association, on
which served some of the ablest law
yers in the United States, and is in
dorsed by ministers, educators and
students of social conditions, as we'll as
by judges who are acquainted with the
evils growing out of the present lax
marriage and divorce laws.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-01
OF all of the candidates for the gov
ernorshop. Yours very truly,
HUGH NJ. DORSEY.
TURKS SEND BIC MAN
As ENVOY TO HAGUE

THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Aug. J.
The appointment as Turkish Min
lister at the Hague of Muktar Bey,
who, according to advices from Con-
stantinople is one of the best diplo-
mats of the Young Turks, is interpret
ed by the Dutch press as showing that
the Porte imputes a special Importance
tn this port in connection with the role
which Holland and it's Queen are ex-
pected to play in eventual mediation
for the opening of peace negotiations,
and with the probability that such
negotiations will take place here
Muktar Bey was Under Secretary CT
State at the Ministry of Foreign At
fairs in Constantinople at the time Of
his appointment and before the war
Minister at Athens. He is just over
forty, and is described as an excellent
public speaker and cosmopolitan by
nature.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-01
SHERIFFS
DEATH IN FIVE DAYS

A gentleman from Calhoun county
in Americas recently related the fol-
lowing rather uncanny story:
A few years ago negro Killed a
white man on a turpentine farm in that
county. The negro escaped and was
at large until about four months ago he
was located at Clear Water, Florida.
He was brought back to Calhoun
county, put on trial, was convicted and
sentenced to be hung on the 18th day
of July.
During his Incarceration in the coun-
ty jail he was of course looked after
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-01
Dog
Was Killed By
An Automobile
Mildred,s Niger is dead.

Mildred's Niger" is dead.
An automobile ran over the little
dog belonging to little Miss Mildred
Clarke, the daughter of Manager G.
w. Clarke, of the Western Union, this
morning, and Mildred is heartbrokeA.
Her countless friends will mourn af-
fectionately with her in the loss of
Niger" and hope that another will
be found to take her place.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-01

and waited on by the sheriff of the
county. During this interim the negro
became somewhat attached to the
sheriff. Just a few days prior to the
execution, he told the sheriff that Re
had received a presentment, and re.
cdested the sheriff not to commit the
act of hanging him, insisting upon
some one else discharging this duty,
saying, Il like you, you have been good
and kind to me, and if you hang me
you will die in five days. The good
Lord has come to me in dream and
told me this. You are a good man and
l don't want you to die"
The sheriff of course hooted at the
idea, and when the time came, execut-
ed the negro.
Now comes the sequence of the ne
eros warning. TWO days after, he was
stricken with paralysis and on the fifth
day after the negro was hung he died.
The above story is told-as it was re-
lated to us. The solution of which we
leave to the superstitious.
Evening star., 1916-11-27
Street Car Congestion.

Although the so-called "seyen square
feet rule" adopted recently by the pub
lie utilities commission as standard
Of street car service for standing pas
sengers is in effect, there is no notice
able difference in the amount of space
available for each unseated person in
the cars during the rush hours. There
can be no difference, i'll fact, unless the
traction companies put on more ears,
for there are no fewer people to haul
and the public is in just as much of
a hurry "a ever. But those who stand
in the cars can AT least lessen their
own discomforts and those of others by
distributing themselves more evenly in
the available space. They can acquire
the habit OF moving forward toward the
front of the rear end entrance cars or
toward the center in those that admit
passengers at both ends, or toward the
two ends in the center entrance ears.
The tendency to stand by the point of
entrance causes most Of the discomfort
in the cars today. II slows the traffic
by making entrance and exit more diff
cult 1t thus adds to the track conges-
tion as well as the car congestion.
The scar fun" sign is rarely displayed
by motormen, even though the registers
may show an excessive number of pas
Evening star., 1916-11-27

worse in the matter of provisioning and
equipping the army. A condition SINH
lar to that which sapped the Russian
armies of their strength in the war with
Japan prevailed. Then changes were
made and in few months Russia had
renewed her resources and was in po-
sition to resume the offensive, which
carried her once more into Galicia and
pressed back the German line in Po-
land.
Whether there is any connection be-
tween the administration of Stuermer
and the late slackening, for a second
time, of the Russian offensive is not in
dicated. That suspicion has been di
rected against him of oGerman tend
ensies is. however, frankly stated in
dispatches that have reached this coun-
try. As to Trepoff's loyalty and deter
mination to prosecute the war to a mill
tary rather than diplomatic conclu-
sion there is apparently no question. All
talk OF separate peace on the part or
Russia. so persistent few. weeks ago.
has ceased with the recent change at
Petrograd.
Russia has long way to go before its
government fully reflects the will of
the people but this war has carried it
far on that way Absolutism prevails
no longer within the cars realm. The
duma has become real force and hu-
reaucraey is becoming democracy.
Evening star., 1916-11-27
Russia's Late Crisis.

Indications are coming in dispatches
tlL,, have slipped through the censo ship
ti;i: Rus>i;. ha- Just passed serious po-
li-ieal crisis. which at one time threat
cIeA not merely i serious domestic dis
rdpt.ou, bat = possible breach between
il is now evident. the relations between
Premier Stuermer and the dunia had be
come severely strained Suspicious Of
StGermer's loyalty were voiced with re
marka5le frankncss. Talk of separate
peace between Russia and the central
powers was continually started. under
the inspiration, it was whispered of the
premier AT Petrograd. At last came ii
time Of Outspoken statements and the
ear was faced with the necessity of
choosing between the popular will as
represented by the duma and the sup
port of his principal minister. The re
tirement of Stuermer and the appoint
ment of Trepoff as premier was his an
swer He decided in favor of the peo-
pie, and for the first time in modern
Russian history the sentiment of the
Russians themselves dominated in the
determination of national policy.
This is at least the second crisis
through which Russia has passed since
the war began. When the great initial
offensive of the czar's forces, which car
ricd them into East PRUSSIA, and
even into Silesia and far into Ga
hcia in the south, began to flag it
was found that the army administration
was seriously at fault. Officials of high
rank were accused of slackness and
Evening star., 1916-11-27

sengers. As rule, it is shown only
when the car is behind time and the
motorman wishes to make up his schedule,
in which case the "car full' sign gives
him a reason for running past waiting
persons. If the conductor would order
this sign displayed whenever his reg
lister shows certain number of persons
on the ear the loads would be more
equally distributed, even though some
persons would be delayed in their
travels But the registers do not show
the number of passengers accurately.
They take no account of transfers. Many
a car that shows only sixty fares is
carrying ninety or more.
Obviously the remedy for the street
ear congestion is 70 add to the service.
The passengers, however, must do their
part and make available all the space
by obeying the "movc forward injunc-
tion, which is issued as much in their be-
half as in that of others.
Evening star., 1916-11-27
Kentucky and Prohibition.

! The stage is being set in Kentucky
| performance even i'll that stirring cid
commonwealth. A legislature will be
elected next year, with state wide pro
| hibition the leading issue. If prohibi
/ ton wins-that is, if majority of the
body chosen favors that policy-the
question Of prohibition will be sub
preston.
! In all but few counties of the state
| the drys are now in control. But they
want full state control, and are moving
to secure it. Both parties are divided on
the question; but as the democratic is
| the dominant party the division within
| its ranks is the leading consideration.
And here we find two very interest
ing men, both democrats. in conflict
They have measured swords before.
Twenty years ago they faced each other
for the first time. Since then truces and
shindies have alternated. But this time
it will be 'go'' for fair, and the coun
try will give appropriate attention.
Henry Watterson is the author of the
dictum that mo democrat can be a pro-
hibitionist" He has laid it down and
emphasized il with all the force of u
/ famous vocabulary. William J. Bryan
responds with the statement that every
democrat should be prohibitionist, and
with the announcement that he will de-
vote his whole time during the coming
four years to an effort to bring about
that extraordinary Transformation. He,
too, is a man with a famous vocabulary;
and when vocabulary meets vocabulary
two such vocabularies-there should
be something doing every minute.
And, of course. they will meet. The
warmest corner is always Mr. Bryan's
favorite resort; and Kentucky next year
should be warm. Last year when a state
, race was on. with the drink traffic the
issue. Mr. Bryan bore no part for lack
of an invitation But next year, with
many of the most prominent democrats
in the state urging prohibition. an invi
tation Will probably be forthcoming, and
as likely accepted.
Mr. Bryan in his activities has 1920
in mind. BY that time he hopes to have
converted so many democrats to pro-
hihition the result will show at the dem
ocratic national convention in the max
ing of platform And what a tall feather
kentucky would be in his cap, As great
sums of money are invested i'll distil
leries and breweries. and large numbers
of men are employed by such establish
ments, a dry Kentucky-dry as powder
horn-would send prohibition stock
everywhere soaring
Evening star., 1916-11-27
The Constitution and the Ash Heap

At meeting of the Intercollegiate
Municipal League, held at Springfield,
Mass, last week, one of the speakers de
elared that n revolution may not be so
far off as some people think" He was
advocating the abolition of the electoral
college, and said:
''The people are bound hand and foot
by a Constitution written by aristocrats
in a philosophy fit only for the ash
heap. The people are going to have
what they want If they are not given
o system of government which provides
for their getting it through peaeeable
evolution, they are going to get it
through revolution.
The extravaganza of this Identifies it
as the deliverance OF a young and mex
perienced man; and it comes from such
a source. The author is well educated,
well conditioned, and at present well
placed in an institution of learning.
But his remarks would probably have
escaped particular notice except that he
is a son-in law of the President. 1t was
Francis B. Sayre of Williamstown, Mass,
who spoke.
The Constitution has been referred to
disrespeetfuHy before. and by men older
and more widely known than Mr.. Sayre
Indeed, a man of great eminence, find
ing it athwart his notion of things, once
characterized it as "a league with death
and a covenant with hell" But it sur
vived his malediction.
On the other hand, there have been
those who loved it. obeyed it and pros
pered under it One of the greatest of
English statesmen-a profound student
of government-onee praised it as a
wonderful performance testifying 20 the
deep wisdom of its authors. Surely we
can afford to listen to. and should be
heartened by. the words of Mr.. Glad
stone His tribute would be an inspira-
ton, even if we did not draw from the
higher sources of Hamilton, Marshall,
Webster and Lincoln.
When adopted-and there was fight
over tit was not perfect instrument,
and it is not perfect now. Seventeen
amendments have been made, the last
four in the past half century. and agi-
tation is afoot for several more. But
tie foundations remain untouched Upon
the whole it is carrying its age marvel
ousiy we'll. The 'ash-heap" is about the
last place on earth for it.
No. while there is a good deal of I'M
rest in the country. and good many
schemes under discussion for correcting
undisputed evils, the great body of the
people are holding fast to the Constitu
ticu and to the PHILOSOPHY which die
tatcd IT, They have no thought of con-
signing either to the lash heap" Rather
are they guiding by the old lights in
rnarl:in. their new courses. Evolution
is 50 natural and 50 easy. revolution is
no. 'n the calculation in any influential
q"s,rtel.