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The daily Alaskan., 1916-02-09
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

Notice is hereby given that all real estate taxes for the year 1915, as shown by the revised assess- ment book, will be delinquent on the last day of February, 1916, and unless paid prloz thereto pen alty and interest will be added to he amount thereof. All taxes pay able at the office of the Town Treasurer. Skagway, Alaska.
 2-7 to 2-2g, MARTIN CONWAY, .... Town Treasurer.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-02-09

The ElSs announce a dance their hall Saturday evening.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-02-09

Individual scores made by
The daily Alaskan., 1916-02-09
HOME MADE BREAD

From this date on, the Golden North cafe will sell bread to all those who may wish to call for same. The Golden North bread Is also on sale at P. II. Ganty s and Rapuzzi's stores. If.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-02-09

Zenith Oil for the sewing ma chine. It protects the life of all rrictiouaI points, making tEem work smoothly and surely. Prevents rust forming on tho metal parts Will not gum or become rancid. 1Oc. 25c. soc bottles. Keller Bros, Sole skagway Agents.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-02-09

ited States at cost of about $311,-
 Bismuth is used chiefly as a 900.
 constituent of alloys and amalgams, Combined with other ingredients 1t is also used as medicine and in face powder and paints.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-02-09
BROWNING DELIVERS THE
 GOODS

YCu can have all goods bought at my store delivered to any part of the city upon request. Remem- Der: New location, New goods same old courteous service. Phone 90.-BrOwniug a2-1O.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-02-09
HOME COOKED GOODIES"

The ladies of the W. c. T. U. and friends will kold a Cooked Food Sale" at Harrison's store on Saturday, Feb. 12tb.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-11

SEASON OF 1916
TO BE FULL ONE

Cleveland, JAN 10.-The Grand Circuit
season of 1916 will be one Of continuous
racing as result of an offer received
by the stewards here tonight from James
Tranter. who agreed to fill in any weeks
for which no application Is made. The
stewards are here for the annual meet
ing which will be held tomorrow.
Only one week. that Of Aug. I, Is in
doubt so far as the subject Is concerned,
and New York interests will fill that in
if a track can be obtained. Otherwise
Tranter has agreed to take the week,
staging the meeting at either Pough-
keepse or Goshen.
The rules committee tonight made 4
number of recommendations which will
be acted upon by the stewards tomorrow.
1t was decided to recommend $1,000 stake
race for trotters that have not won $1,000
gross nor have time or race record
faster than 214 IA If the recommends
ton is adopted each meeting will be re-
CURED to offer this stake. A number of
allowance changes were also rocem-
mended.
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ITALIAN ANIMAL
SCULPTOR BUGAT-
TT is A SUICIDE

Paris, jan 10.-The Italian animal
Sculptor. Rembrandt Bugatti, was found
yesterday lying unconscious in his studio
in Rue Joseph Bara. the result of gas
poisoning. A gas jet in the studio was
turned on. Signor Bugatti was taken to
a hospital, where he died.
The work of Signor Bugatti is repre-
sented in most of the galleries of Europe.
When the war opened he was modelling
animals at the geological gardens in Ant
werp. He gave up this work and devoted
himself to assisting the Belgian ambu-
lance corps. When Antwerp was evacu-
ated he went to Holland and thence to
Italy, but as his class was not modified
he soon left Italy, returning to Paris.
OF late Signor Bugatti was greatly de-
pressed by the sufferings of the Belgians
for whom he had great admiration. He
frequently pointed to the ribbon of the
Legion of Honor in his buttonhole and
said:
Il ought to give 1t to some mutilated
Belgian soldier"
Signor Bugatti gave up some time ago
his work in the speciality which won
his fame. saying:
This is not the time to make animals. -
He devoted himself entirely to a new
Interpretation of Christ. This work, now
in the foundry, is his last.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-11
FINISH TAKING
OF TESTIMONY IN
SILVER co. CASE

New Haven. Conn. Jan. 10.-Taking
of testimony in the proceeding brought
by the international Silver Co. Of
Meriden. to enioin it's former employees
now on strike from interfering with
the conduct of its business was fin
ished before Judge James Fl. Webb of
the superior court. late today. Argu-
ments will be made tomorrow.
BY the testimony of more than 80
witnesses, counsel for the respondents
sought to show that the strikers had
conducted themselves in an orderly
and lawful manner and that none of
the labor organizations named in the
petition had committed or contem-
plated any overt act against the COM
pany.
The Connecticut Federation of La
Dor named as co-defendant was
eliminated after it's president, julius
Stremlau of Meriden, had testified that
the organization had no director in
direct connection with the strike and
that the silver workers union was not
connected with the Federation.
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KITCHIN OPPOSES
OWEN BILL WITH
HIS COLLEAGUES

Washington. Jan. l0.-Representa-
tives of Southern cotton mills. headed
by former Rep. kitchin of North Caro-
lima, before the House Labor commit
tee today opposed the Owen bill to
prevent interstate shipment of goods
manufactured with aid of child labor
Mr.. Kitchin said the bill was opposed
as unconstitutional, and unwise
We first sought to oppose this
measure because we believed our peo-
pic who have to work should be per-
mitted to do So" he said. We have
many Of this class, and the cotton
mills afford them good opportunity
for earning a good living. The poo
pie of North Carolina, South Caro-
lima and the South generally are just
as humane as any member of this
committee. They are making rapid
progress in their efforts to better con-
ditions in the mills. Let them do it,.
recall a dispatch from Boston on
Jan. 5. 1915, that US persons were
cleaning food from garbage piles. If
the North cannot support it's poor,
you should not expect the South to
do it. Nobody eats garbage in the
South"
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Potatoes in the Parlor.

Potato-growing as a draW1ng-foom
hobby sounds rather quaint, but Pro-
fessor Bottomley, who has wrested
new secret out of natures soil, sug-
gests that the notion is not all absurd.
He has discovered that ordinary peat
treated with bacteria forms a substi-
tute for manure which is fifty times
more valuable. Potatoes dealt with by
this process grow in seven and a half
weeks: all that is necessary being to
water the potatoes with an extract Of
bacterized peat.
This makes it as easy as growing
mustard and cress in a box
1t is certain that when we have
learnt more concerning bacteria we
shall be on the eve Of great discov-
cries. Soil lives, just as do the plants
that are born out of it. There are
100000 bacteria in every grain of
fertile SOIL and by separating the good
from the bad. modern science is work.
ing to secure the very highest results.
One of the principal virtues of bac
terized peat, from the drawing room
point of view. is that it has no smell.
Still. if garden patch is available, At
would be preferable to grow the pota-
toes out of doOrs.-Answers.
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The Trembling Aspen.
(Oil City Derrick)

1t is easy to distinguish this tree
from it's neighbors in the woods. 1t is
also easy to find 1t. Watch a myriad
of shiny green and yellow leaves
trembling and shaking like man with
the ague. There may be not breath
Of wind stirring at least. none that you
can notice. Leaves on other trees are
as still and motionless as though they
were dead. Yet this tree is all af1ut
ter from base to top. 1t is the aspen:
also called quaking asp. You'll, want
to know why it is seldom ever still.
Break off a branch and examine the
leaves. Youll find that the stems are
flat and the fiat surface joins the
blade of the leaf at right angles. Thus
there are four fiat surfaces to- catch
the slightest breeze, and the aspen tree
lis continually trembling. The aspen
is a slender tree and grows from forty
to eighty feet high. It's bark Is rough
and dark at the base Of the trunk. The
upper part Of the tree is pale green
ish brown, or nearly white. The pop
lar tree belong to the same family. but
the leaves Of the poplar have round
stems. In May. the seeds Of the aspen
tree ripen. They are oblong and are
covered with long white hairs. The
wind picks them up like little bal.
looms and scatters them broadcast
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-11
BIG THREE NOT
TO HAVE THREE
CORNER SERIES

Cambridge. Mass. Jan. 10-Harvard,
Yale and Princeton baseball teams
have abandoned the three -cornered Sc
ries Of three games each played last
year, it developed tonight when the
Harvard mines schedule was an
nounced. Thirty games are provided for
the team but two of these will be
played only in cases of ties result =
ing from the first two games with
Princeton and Yale. The schedule fol-
lows, the contests being held at Cam
bridge unless otherwise noted:
April II, Bowdoin Is, Maine: Is.
West Point at West Point: II. Uni
versity of Virginia at Charlottesville
~. Annapolis at Annapolis: 20, Cath
Ollie University at Washington: 81.
Johns Hopkins at Baltimore: %, Col
umbia at New York; 25, Bates -,
Colby; %, Vermont; May =, George
town; 4. Virginia; 6. University of
Pennsylvania at Philadelphia: 10,
Brown; l.. Amherst. II. Holy Cross ;
20 Princeton at Princeton; "a, Dart
mouth p, Holy Cross at Worcester
80. Brown at Providence: June /. Will
liams; June 8, Princeton; Z, Boston
College: 10, University of Pennsylva-
MIA: Is. Tufts: Is, Princeton lin case
of tie. place undetermined: 20. Yale
at New Haven: y, Yale a Cambridge;
"a. Yale Gin case of tie, place unde-
terminedD.
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suggestions regarding certain desires
VI the United States to be embodied
IN the final settlement
lnese suggestions it was stated had to
uo solely with questions involved in the
SUBJECT OF reprisal and the British block
ade OF Germany which the United States
ana Germany both declare to be illegal.
Considerations of public opinion in the
united States and Germany is under
s'ood TO be playing an important part in
hastening a settlement Germany con-
tends that the destruction of the Lusi-
lama was an act of reprisal, and while
oepior1ng deeply the fact that Americans
iost their lives in the commission of this
ACT, at the same time considers that pub
TIC OPINION in Germany would adversely
crllclze any action which would admit
lhe lllegality of torpedoing the vessel I'M
oer the circumstances. Germany also is
SAID 10 admit the right of neutrals to
projection and safety. In word. the
Berlin government is understood to in
sist upon form of settlement which de-
MES that it was illegal to sink the Lusi-
tanla but admits it was wrong for that
act to cost the lives of Americans.
1T is said that no definite agreement in
regard to indemnity has yet been reach
ed Germany has agreed to pay an in
demnity and this. it is believed will be
considered sufficient for the present. No
sum has been agreed upon, nor has it
been determined whether the amount
shall be fixed by a commission or other
wise
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WOMEN READY
WITH PROTEST
ON PREPAREDNESS

Washington, Jan. ia plan for hold
ing mass meetings of women all over the
country on Washinston's birthday to pro-
test against unnecessary war prepara-
tons by the United States was launch
ed here tonight at the closing session OF
the annual convention of the woman's
peace party. The task of arranging for
the meetings was entrusted to a central
committee which will have the assistance
of the l55 sectional branches of the party.
Officers Of the party were reelected as
follows: {
President. Mrs Jane Adams, ChiCa-
go; secretary. Mrs. Lucia Ames Mead,
Boston; treasurer. Miss $. =. Breckin-
ridge, Chicago. Mrs William Kent of
California and Mrs. Frederick Taussig
of St. Louis We're added to the list of
vice presidents. i.'sf .''- "".
While the peace advocates were dis
cussing congressional program. an
nouncement was made that the Senate
foreign relations committee and the
House foreign affairs committee would
grant public hearings TO their represent
atiycS
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AGAINST ASKING
PRESIDENT F o II
PLOTS EVIDENCE

Washington, Jan. TO- Unfavorable
reports were returned by the House
judiciary committee today on resolu-
tions asking the President for details
Of unneutral plots mentioned in his
annual message and seeking informa-
ton from the department Of justice
about any steps taken by the govern
ment in connection with increase of
gasolene prices. The committee re-
ferred to a letter from the President,
saying it would be contrary to public
interest to give details concerning neu-
trality violators and one from Attor-
ney General Gregory advising that the
rise in gasolene prices are being in
vestigated, but that no evidence had
been developed so far to warrant pros
ecutions.
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EXPECT REVENUE
DISCU SSION AT
McADOO DINNER

Washington, Jan. 10.-Democratic
leaders of the House have been in
vited by Secretary McAdoo to a dinner
at his home next Saturday night which
is expected to furnish an opportunity
for an administration conference on
legislation to provide additional rev.
enue, and the new merchant marine
bill.
Mr.. McAdoo issued statement to-
night to clear up misunderstanding
of one of the new taxation proposals.
He explained that the tax suggested
for horsepower on automobiles would
be imposed upon the manufacturer
before the machines left the factory.
NO yearly taxation of automobiles
and motor cars similar to the license
taxes of states and municipalities, is
contemplated, said the statement.
Nor has it. at any time. been sug-
gested that federal tax be imposed
on automobiles already in use by pri-
vate owners"
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FRENCH

Paris. Jan. 10.-The following Off
cial communication was issued by the
war office tonight:
There has been general artillery
activity along the front. On the heights,
of the Meuse a violent bombardment
of enemy positions in the Bots Des
Chevaliers has occurred. our fire OPEN
ed extensive breaches in the German
trenches and caused some of them to
fall in.
In Champagne the battle continued
during the course of the day A series
of counter-attacks enabled us to re-
occupy successfully almost the whole
sections lost.
1T is confirmed that the German
attack was, as much by the import
ance of the effectiveness engaged as
by the means employed, an action on
a large scale. destined to produce i'm
portant results but it has ended in a
very abrupt check. We know from an
undoubtable source that one entire
brigade was launched against sin
gle. point of the extensive front of the
attack
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MONTENEGRO

Paris, Jan. 1O-The Montenegrn con-
sulate today made public the following
official communication:
Our troops took the offensive on the
9TH on the eastern front near Lepenac.
The Austrian troops resisted desperately
and some positions were taken and re-
taken several times. We finally remain
ed masters of the field of operations. Our
losses were appreciable and those of the
enemy considerable.
desperate combats took place in the
direction of Rozaj and Berane The en-
envy. thanks to the superiority of his
forces. succeeded in occupying Tourika.
Our forces retired upon a position to the
left of Les NitZa.
1.-The Austrans attacked violently in
the direction of Ipek-Rugovo but were
everywhere repulsed.
''Our front at Lovcen (neaf the Adri-
atic) has been furlously bombarded by
all the forts and mobile batteries at Vat
taro. as well as by cruisers but no in
fantry attack has been attempted
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Eighth Cotton
Ginning Report
for the Season

Washington. Jan. 10.-The eighth cot
ion ginning report Of the season COM
rilad from reports of Census Bureau
sorrespondents and agents throughout
ne cotton belt and issued at 10 A. M.
today. announced that 10,643. lS3 bales
.: cotton counting round as half bales,
Of The growth of 1915, has been ginned
rior to January /. That compares
with l444G.li6 bales, or 90.S per cent. OF
Inc entire 1914 crop ginned prior to
January last year, 13,347, 721 bales, or
us per cent. Of the 1913 crop and H.
a1,415 bales. So per cent. of the 19l2
crop. The average quantity of cot
tol ginned prior to January 1 in the
las, u years was 1865 3S bales or
1854 per cent. Of the crop.
Included in the ginnings were los,
rolnd bales compared with 44,904 In
El., Si,265 in 1913 and 1899 in 1912.
Sea Island cotton included number
Fl @9-l bales compared with 1851
en l}4, '4.SS-O in 1913 and 67,257 in 1872
Gnnings by states:
! Alabama. 1,00l Aus; Arkansas. 154, 442;
Florida, 54,171b; Georgia. l ,001 ,09S; Lou
rsana, 53299,5755; Mississippi, S90.646; No.
taFollna, s96o12; Oklahoma. sci, 4s2; So.
Carolina, 1l2i.059: Tennessee, PSI 1893:
Texas. .,93s, g.. All other states, s4,-
H.
Sea island cinnings by states:
Florida, 2t,>o3; Georgia, 55,531; South
Csgol.na. So.
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SUSPENSION OF
SIERRA NEVADA
FREIGHT SERVICE

Sacramento, Cal, Jan. 10.-Trans-
continental freight service over the
Sierra Nevadas was suspended today
and passenger traffic went through in
diminished volume while extra crews
fought heavy SHOWS which have fallen
within the last "a hours.
Overland passenger trains on the
Southern Pacific came over the noun
tains with a rotary pillow ahead Of
each train and three engines apiece.
There was IL feet of snow at the sum-
nit.
The Western Pacific, which runs up
an easy grade through the Feather
River canyon, was blocked altogether,
with one train reported nearly stalled
IN the canyon and slowly creeping out.
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COACH BROWN AGAIN
SIGNS WITH HARVARD

Cambridge. Mass, Jan. 10.-The
signing of contract for another
years services by Reginald W. p.
Brown. advisory coach for the Har-
ward football team. was announced.
today. For more than 20 years. Brown
has been associated with football at
Harvard and his work has been that of
strategy expert.
1t is understood that definite selec-
ton of a head coach will not be made
for several weeks. 1t is not yet known
whether Coach Percy D. Haughton's
purchase of an interest in the Bos-
ton National League Baseball Club
will prevent his return to his position
at Harvard.
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Reports About
the Kaiser Are
Exaggerated

Rome, Jan. 9.-The latest reports re-
celVed here regarding the illness of the
German Emperor minimize the serious
ness OF his condition and contradict wild
rumors circulated not long ago These
reports received from Germany through
switzerland say that the Emperor is af-
1ected by malignant growth in the
throat which required d small operation
Although the operation was slight, /. IS
SAID the greatest care was indispensa BILE
owing to the delicate nature of the Or:
cams affected
A nigh church official who undertook
TO secure this report was assured thar
the doctors believed that if compiled tons
90 not arise, contingency they think
unlikely, the Emperor will be able to re-
sumo work this month or early in Feb.
ruary.
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MORE DRASTIC
LAWS WANTED
IN S. CAROLINA

Columbia. S. c.. Jan. 1o.-Bills to make
illegal in South Carolina employment Of
children less than IA years of age. and
to amend the new prohibition laws SO
that only one quart of liquor per month
may be shipped into the state to any
one individual instead of one gallon as at
present allowed. are expected to come
before the South Carolina General As
sembly. which will convene here Tuesday
in annual session. 1t also was said eff
forts might be made to make it illegal
to ship any liquor into the state.
Creation of a state board of arbitraton
and Cancellation to act in industrial dis
putes also has been proposed. The AS
sembly will have before it the task Of
disposing of large quantity of liquor
left in state dispensaries Jan. / when
South Carolina changed from it's (Nspen-
sary system to statewide prohibition.
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AUSTRIAN

Berlin. Jan. 10.-OBy Wireless to
Sayville>.-Continuation of compare
tive inactivity along the front in
eastern Galicia and on the Bessara bia II
frontier is reported by Austro- Hunga =
rian army headquarters in the officia
statement received here today from
Vienna. The statement says:
I'm Eastern Galicia and on the Bes-
sarabian frontier there has been no
fighting of importance. Near Topo-
ROUTE an enemy advance was repulsed.
ION the Italian front there were ar
tillery duels at GuraZia Col Ii Tama
and Folcarone.
In the Balkans, Austro- Hungarian
troops advancing against Became drove
the Montenegrns from several heights
and reached Bioca. The east bank Of
the Linn, to the north of Bioca, has
been cleared of the enemy.
Combats arc progressing on the
southwestern frontier of aiontenegro =
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The Final *"
Belongs on
Merrimack

Manchester. n. H., Jan. 10.-The
spelling Of 'Merrimack" with final
* has been authoritatively estab-
hshed by the United States geographic
board, so far as concerns it's applica-
ton to the river which turns the
spindles of many manufacturing cities
In this state and Massachusetts,. In
view of the fact that many persons
had been in the habit of dropping the
final TX" in writing the word, Senator
Jacob H. Gallinger recently the asked
the geographic board for ruling.
1t was announced today that the
senator had received letter from the
board giving it's decision as follows:
"Merrimack river, Massachusetts
and New Hampshire. Not Merrimac).
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IN ENCOURAGING OUTLOOK BUT NO
FINAL settlement YET REACHFD
ON THE LUS|TAN|A CONTROVERSY

.hioc1on. Jan. 10-Difficulty in
"~; npon details is delaying a
~. .s' settlement of the Lusitania con-
a.''' Count Won Bernstorff, the
H''o ambassador, and Secretary
t'''' 'i,c had another conference to-
'Ai'' 1nd il vas said later that no final
va. .,or,ent had been reached. although
,,..lnok was encouraging.
~. .,..;,, the uited States and Ger
virtually have agreed upon the
1'"' .;o, PRINCIPLES involved. it was
t'' ,nod tonight ;hat until q method of
Sa.ssirr these principles is found
.,>tory la both sides. announce
49, = q settlement will be withheld.
''- ,,, Won Errn@torff was Informed in
,1.. i,v secretary Lansing at today's
..a,anr, that wording of the tenta-
'''' nr,u,s,4i submitted last week by
',r, 4n, since onsidered by
'..5.n; W.Suu was inadequate in
..g.n RESPECTS.
t.slir. az optimism regarding the
...,,. ,t,t,unlt Of the negotiations
c,I,- ln.1 ais both in official
v.gi,n.c diplomatic circles. 1t is
..,, tr,al'od that a settlement ac-
M. =. n.fn governments should
49,. he'd h} hrN Monday unless I'M
-, ,A..rt- Intervene.
e., NH5i., rmnt Won Bernstorff
,,5 r-,..n 1t reply 10 a dispatch