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The Seward gateway., 1916-12-15
JAMAICA GINGER
FALLS UNDER BAN

LEWISTON, Idaho, Nov. 2S.-That Jamaica ginger is to be placed under the ban is the statement made by Prosecuting Attorney Harry S. Gray, when asked for ruling as to wheth- CT the selling of this beverage was in violation of the dry laws of Idaho. Since the abolition of intoxicating liquors from this state every conceiv- able connection has been mixed and it is stated that Jamaica ginger is the nearest approach to the hundred proof beverage and has been ire quently used.
 In commenting on the use of Ja- maica ginger, MT. Grey said: "I would no more hesitate to prosecute a druggist for selling a bottle of Jamaica ginger than I would for sell ing a bottle of whiskey. Under the Idaho law a single conviction on such offense would cause revocation of the druggists license"
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GOING ON ALAMEDA

The following are amongst those going out on the Alameda: c. A. Myers and wife, S. O. MorfOrd and wife, Matt Ryan, Frank Brown, W. B. Phelps and wife, - Mayfield -Hany, Miss Nate Long, - Will son, Geo. Alberts, Gustave Johnson M. Sato, Mrs. Mary Novak, Geo Niles, w. G. Whorf, Harry van 0rs' dale, J. Jande, T. Miles, Frank Gull len, E. Swanson, Bert Haug, c. Gun ningham, James Masory, F. M. Chow in, T. Gray, T. T. Wright, Otto An derson, P. L. Wayerick.
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THE HAGUE INTERESTED

THE HAGUE, Dec 14-DiplOmats here believe the greatest obstacle to the acceptance of the German peace would be the question of the territorial read ustmens in the Balkans and in Turkish territory Bull garia it is expected will insist on recovering Dobruda province and large slice of Macedonia which Roumania Serbia and their powerful allies can hardly consent to- The manner in which Turkey is likely to be treated is problem but it is generally assumed that her integrity must be preserved Germany and Austria become stut-
 fled before the world The greatest interest is manifested here as to the outcome of the proposals and already gestons are made that The Hague should be the scene of the peace conference whenever it comes.
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WHO'RE GOES TO GET
 PLANT FOR SELDONIA

w. G. Whorf leaves on the Ala meda for the outside to secure Q small plant for clam and salmon fish ing at ae!Govia and will retara in month or so. He has the most per feet confidence in the value of the fisheries up there. Some time ago he set one crab trap ad in two hours he caught thirty-six, not one of which was less than eight inches in length lb'. Whorf says it is much easier to get clans up near Seldovia thaa at Cordova because they are found 'n bays up this way. The beds are practically unlimited.
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WHAT BRITISH REQUIRE

LONDON, Dec. 14-Speaking in the house of com mons today BOnar Law said that the German peace pro- posal had not yet been received by his majestys govern ment He said this in to question and he supple mented the answer by declaring that the Entente nations will require adequate reparatOn for the injuries inflicted by the Central powers and will also insist on security in the future before making peace He also said that while Great Britain could not always continue the present fin anca strain it could do so long enough to insure victory
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ALASKA TRAVEL
 WILL BE HEAVY

Cal F.. Stone, of St. Paul, passen- ger traffic manager of the Great Northern system, arrived in Seattle yesterday on an early winter pleasure trip. He brings the information that the volume of passenger travel to AL lska for the season of 1917 will be the heaviest ever known. Company agents in the East have been sound ing out the summer prospects and all report that the movement beginning in June will exceed all former pro portions.
 "The Great Northern" he said, "is now in condition to meet any hard ships imposed by rigorous winter. The work of construction of two and a half miles of avalanche-proof snow sheds and tunnels in the Cascades will be completed December 10. Tbis will roake the line positively safe, and our traffic troubles are over in those al- titudes. We expect next season to do the largest passenger business in our history."-Seattle P.-I.
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BRAND DENOUNCES PEACE

PARIS, Dec 14-A tremendous ovation greeted Pre- mier Brand today in the chamber ot deputies when ne warned France Soemny against the peace proposals O1 Germany He called the people ot the Republic to look out and to remember that Germany IS now haYg gen era mobilization and is preparing for more determined campaign than ever The speech of the premier was m effect direct denunciaton of peace until France feels that the allied nations have the advantage. He reconed the French victories at Verdm and on the Somme and as he did so the deputies cheered again and again.
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TORREY GETS MOOSE

E. Schloman came in from the lake yesterday with the information that Frank Torrey and Victor Dunbar have two moose out there but have been delayed in getting here by the freezing of the lake. They will prob ably arrive on the next train. Mir. SchlOman says that several were frozen in when the ice came and they had to make the trip around.
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CLYDE ALEXANDER'S BODY
 MAY BE SENT OUTSIDE

Telegrams have been sent out to Robert Ashland and to Mrs. Clyde Alexander inquiring if it is their wish to have the body of Mir. Alexande4 buried here or shipped to the out side. No answer had been received at ? p. m. today and the interruption of the cable service may cause further delay before the place of burial can be decided upon.
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FIRE DAMAGES WATER TANK

The water tank located on Govern ment Hill above the Anchorage rail way yards, and which furnishes the auxiliary water supply for the build ings at the Terminal, was damaged by fire on the afternoon of November 2S. The origin of the blaze is attri- buted to a Superheated stove pipe. The loss aggregates about $5OO.-Al- aska k. k. Record.
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BRITISH RAISE MILLION MEN

LONDON, Dec H. - The supplementary estimates
 filed today provide for additional million soldiers or all ranks Law confined his speech to the financial aspect o1 the matter and hned that further credit of two billions may be asked The additional million men can easily be raised as millions have been exempted for various reas ons chief of which is the necessity for having men to manufacture munitions. Lloyd George is recovering and vii, be able to take his seat in the house day or two.
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MAY APPOINT COUNCILMAN
 IN PLACE OF TORREY

1t is possible that a new council man will be appointed by the council at the next meeting in the place of Frank Torrey who wishes to resign. Mir. Torrey rendered his resignation some time ago but the council refus- ed to accept it. If he declines to serve, however, it will be necessary to fill the place.
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FRANCE TO GO DRY

PARIS Dec 14-That total prohibition of all alco- hoc beverages excepting beer will be adopted through out France seems certain to result from the plea made m the chamber of deputies yesterday by the premier The majority of the members of the chamber strongly in favor of the plan and little opposition is looked for except in the wine districts.
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'. $. SUBMARINE Is
 ASHORE IN CALIFORNIA

EUREKA, Calif., Dec. 14.-The United States submarine H-3 with a crew of twenty went ashore in a fog early today on shoal two miles north of the bar in Humboldt bay. She is rolling heavily but vessels are standing by ready to rescue the crew if the necessity arises.
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SUMMARIZING STOPS

LONDON, Dec IA. - Reports from various sources indicate that the German admiralty has ceased submarine warfare until the reception given the peace offer of the imperial chancellor has been learned It is certain that no ship has been moesed by undersea boats and that submarine has been sighted since the chancellor startled the world by his speech in the Reichstag.
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NEW HEATING PLANT
 READY IN K. R. SHOPS

The new heating plant is now in op cration in the railroad shops and tho place is warm as a glove The gas and steam power plants are also working and no more shut downs be cause of lack of power will occur.
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PRES WILSON RECEIVES OFFICIAL TEXT OF PEACE PROPOSALS AND TRANSMITS THEM 10 1HE ALLIES
IMMIGRATION LITERACY
 TEST PASSES SENATE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-The Im- migration bill which contains a clause providing for literacy test and which the President formerly rejected passed the senate today and now goes to conference as it has also passed the house. It passed in the senate by sixty-four to seven.
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PHELAN AMENDMENT
 REJECTED BY HOUSE

WASHINGTON, Dec. l4.-Phelan's amendment designed to exclude cer- tain Japanese at least was rejected by the house today.
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ROUMANIANS HOLD FAST

PETROGRAD, Dec 14-The Roumanian line on the Buzeu has been strongly organized and the retreat has been virtually brought end according to official ad- vices from the Russian commander in that region.
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CIVILIZATION" PICTURE
 POSTPONED TO SUNDAY

As the Alameda did not arrive as soon as expected it will be impossible .o present Civilization" tonight as mad been intended, and postpone ment haS been announced until Sun day.
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THE CABLE WAS STILL
 ON THE HIKE TO-DAY

At ? p. m. today the cable had not yet been put in commission and all the messages received up to that time were ones sent yesterday.
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LIQUOR SALE POSTPONED
 FOR A WEEK AT LEAST

Deputy Marshal Ike Evans decided today to postpone the sa'e of the ii- uor seized at Anchorage for at least a week until he finds exactly what can be done with it.
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WAR STOCKS DROP

NEW YORK, Dec IA. - The market opened strong this morning but during the day war stocks declined from two to seven points as result of increased confidence that peace proposals may really lead to the conclusion of hOStitieS.
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NOTICE

Starting Saturday night the store of Hallett & Scott will remain open until 9:SO o'clock.
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AUSTRIAN CABINET RESIGNS

AMSTERDAM, Dec 14.-Reports from Vienna are to the effect that the Austrian cabinet has resigned
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DORA LEAVES SATURDAY The Dora will leave at midnight on Saturday.
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ALAMEDA 8 P. M.

The Alameda is due to arrive at eight o'clock this evening.
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Mayor Myers and Mrs. Myers leave on the Alameda.
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Old papers for sale at the Gate way"
New Britain herald., 1916-04-20
A GrOtesQue
(New York Evening Sun.

(New York Evening Sun.) Tn MT. Donald Evans latest book of verse ("Two Deaths in the Bronx ; Philadelphia: Nicholas L. Brown) we are introduced to a gentleman who has a sudden whimsical desire to shave at o'clock in the morning. Wandering in the direction the wind is blowing, he comes upon a lighted portal and goes down some stairs. We quote the rest of the delightful fan tasy:
 Flight after flight I wound down, And the lights increased in number, I was almost forgetting my errand in
 my excitement, When suddenly I saw a sign-"Bar-
 Der Shope de Luxe"- Over the door of a still more brilliant
 ly lighted room. Many barbers and many patrons I
 noticed as I entered And 1 vowed I would never patronize
 any other eStablishm ent But as I glanced about I could see no
 chairs.
 Then an attendant came up to me,
 Shave, sir?" "Yes, but where?" I replied, there
 are no chairs.' "Ah, they are not needed,' he ex-
 plained. Just look" I followed his finger and behind a .s client,
 Who had entered just ahead of me. He had removed his cravat and collar, And his barber had given him a razor. With a deta ched nonchaIance He deftlV cut off his own head And gravely handed it to the barber, Who quickly lathered the face and
 began his ministrations. Then I perceived the other barbers Were all busied in the same way,
New Britain herald., 1916-04-20
Porto Rican Citizenship.
(NeW Haven Union)

Like the Suffragists, the Porto Ri- cans are asking full citizenship in the United States, not as a privilege, but as a right. A bill before congress pro- poses the change and should be kept apart from any proposed legislation concerning the Philippines as the status of the two dependencies is diff ferent, although each has territorial commissioner who sits without a vote in the house of representatives in Washington.
 Under the treaty of 1899, whereby the United States took over the insular possessions of Spain, the Porto Ri cans were designated as "citizens of Porto Rico," and the right to legislate for them was reserved to the American congress. Tn 1900 the Foraker Porto Rican act was passed, and with slight amend ment is in force today Under it Porto Rico elects it's own legislative assem- bly, but it's upper house is made up of officials, who like the governor, owe their offices to the president of the United States.
 Porto Rico has fared well under this arrangement, but it now feels that, in the absence of any partisan desire for separation, it's people should have full citizenship.
 At present these people must obey all the laws of the United States, pay taxes, are liable to military service and yet are not citizens in the constitu- tional meaning of the term.
 The largest political party in Porto Rico is the unionist, which in the past has supported an Independence plat form" Although in the majority, this party has not had enough influence to carry out to any extent the program of separation, but it could and did block
New Britain herald., 1916-04-20

further consolidation with the United States
 However, the unionist party now has taken into consideration the seventeen years of prosperity which the island has enjoyed under American patron age. It finds that the property of Porto Rico is today largely increased in value, that the island has public schools, churches, fine buildings and roads and year by year is increasing it's foreign commerce. So the party has renounced it's independence policy and Is standing for home rule and real union. Tn some degree the island pos sesses this already, but it is not con- tent with the absence of citizenship.
 And really we cannot blame the Porto Ricans.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-20
The Fried Egg.
(Meriden Journal.)

Some of these scientific chaps are never satisfied unless they are takingA the joy out of life and hanging crape on some poor chap who tries to do right and avoid the pitfalls that lie in his daily path. We have been warned against so many things that we have despaired ever finding any foodstuffs that are palatable and wholly sani- tary. The one thing that we haye hitherto pinned our faith on was fresh hen fruit.
 We have firmly believed that the egg, cooked in any way, was perfectly free from deadly microbes and that it was one thing in which the goulish health prober could find no flaw. Now we learn from the Rockefeller insti- tute which has produced more alarm ing discoveries than all the other schools in the world, that the egg is no longer to be trusted. If you eat an egg you must cook it just right, scientifically speaking, or your whole campaign for pure food comes to naught
 This Rockefeller man says that one of the most dangerous ways to have eggs cooked is to have them fried on one side for in this way all the deadly bacteria take refuge on the unified side and remain there, sort of in statu quo until taken into the system. If you want fried egg cooked scientifi- cally it must be fiopped over and the germs drowned in the hot fat. No real egg eater likes a fried egg in any oth- CT way except sunny side up and therefore the fried egg must be aban- doned as a breakfast dish or else spoiled,
New Britain herald., 1916-04-20

While the decapitated leaned against
 the walls Leisurely waiting The return of their heads. A barber finished-hot towel, cold
 cream, massage, perfume, And with the head the hair immacu-
 lately brushed And mustache waxed, On a silver tray, He smilingly passed it back to it
 owner, Who placed it on his neck with both
 hands, Nodding thanks, while he dropped
 silver In the barber's palm It was my turn and my collar was off, l held a razor and it all seemed Much the better way to he shaved. I raised the blade to my throat, but
 then I stayed my hand, For at my feet I saw great pool of
 blood. Why is that?" I asked the barber. He showed a, little shrug: It was nOth1ng. A customer was
 careless. He put his head on insecurely, And it fell off. It was slightly
 bruised, And it did not become him as well When he put it on again" "One cannot be too careful In ones care of ones person." I
 thought. '"The man has lost much blood. He will be very pallid tomorrow" And then I changed my. mind about
 being shaved. I covenanted with myself: T will raise beard"
New Britain herald., 1916-04-20
GOOD ARRAY OF NEW BOOKS NAMED
 IN INSTITUTES LIST THIS WEEK

Along Frances river of romance the
 Loire; the chateau country; it's
 personality; it's architecture it's
 people and it's associations by
 Douglas Goldring. Cost of living, by w. E. Clark.
 Simply, briefly, with freuuent il lustrations, the writers explains the cause of rising prices and discusses effects and remedies "A. L.. A. BOOklist
 Forces mining and undermining
 China, by R. R. Gibson. Highways and byways of New Eng
 land, by Clifton Johnson.
 Pleasantly written, gossipv sketch es ot typical and picturesque scenes from the New York border to the main woods"-A. l.. A. Rooklist
 by William w. Polk
 A gift.
  On the trail of Stevenson. by c. Primer of peace and war, by Charles
 Platter
 The work of several English writ CTS, arranged as a text for the Cath ollie Social Guild. this little book studies international law in the light Of it's growth. with less attention to actual usages than to the moral principles on which these are based Full of information ably and com pactly set forth, it fills a distinct place as textbook on war from Christian standpoint."- l.. A. Booklist
 Typical newspaper stories, by H. F.
 Harrington.
 "A compilation of representative stories clipped from newspapers from day to day or rescued from office files where they have long been buried,' with general introductions and brief comments. Intended as a companion volume to Essentials in Journalism.' "A. l.. A. Booklist
 Business. Advertising selling the consumer, by
 J. L. Mahin. Correct business letter writing, by J.
 T. Baker. Essentials of business English, by P. L. MacClintock.
 "A handbook for those who need training in grammar and everyday the whole made interesting by the authors always friendly some times humorous advice. "A. l.. A. Booklist.
 Indexing and filing, a manual of
 standard practice by E. R. Hud-
 ders.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-20
Flying Over. the Atlantic,
(New York Press.

The time is at hand when it may be expected that almost any day will bring the announcement that some body has flown across the Atlantic Ocean. Since the war broke out pro- gress well-nigh unbelievable has been made in the construction and also in the handling of aircraft
 Originally the greatest problem was to make men learn the feel of flying; to give them the hang of the thing; to make them sense the pos abilities of air support and resist ancc; to give them confidence in the stability of the seemingly unstable ele ement on which flight depended The first contribution of the wrights tc the art of flying was made before they had perfected .an engine: when they were still experimenting with their first biplanes on the sand dunes of Kitty Hawk coasting in the air. it might be called.
 The war has changed all this To- day there are thousands of men who know the art of flying; who handle a set of wings and an engine with the same confidence and nonchalance as another man toys at the wheel and gears Of a motor car They "know tlS dlT dS d uIlVSI KNOWS d ldmlllar road. They are as native to this formerly unknown element as hawk CT a condor.
 Along with this development Of an army of men who know the art of flying and the lanes of the air there has been marvellous advance in me- chanical construction of heavier than-air machines. They are con- structed with duplicate engines, that if one goes out of commission it does not become necessary to lose all power and descend. Their stability has been vastly increased, like size and lifting power. Much of the progress in these mechanical direc- tiOns has been concealed from the outside world by the aircraft builders of the warning countries; but much also, is we'll understood.
 Several projects for flying across the Atlantic are now under discus sion. Two years ago the Rodman Wanamaker enterprise was much in the public attention but the wars coming distracted all thought from il. Now flying machine with OOO- horsepower, capable of 100 miles an hour, and easily able to remain aloft for a day and a half, is being con- structed in Massachusetts. War con- ditions, rather than anything else, will determine when it shall under take the trip across the ocean.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-20

considers our wonderful resources and forgets the fact that we have a small army and navy, will not take the step which must mean her eventual dis solution. It would seem foolish to even suppose that Germany would want to enlist in the ranks of her enemies the greatest neutral power on the face of the earth, and this alone presages a bright outlook for the future.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-20
BRYAN'S BODY BLOW.

Of the returns reported from the Nebraska primary it is seen that the Great Grape Juicer is running a poor sixth, and only four delegates-at
 large go to the convention It looks as if it's back to the Chautauqua for him. MT. Bryan has been severely scratched in his encounter with the people of his native state. Every thing he advocated has been heavily trounced He tried to force upon the people his brother as governor; he demanded that his party stand up as the sponsor for Prohibition; he vas out to knife the candidacy of Senator Hitchcock; he insisted that "Cowboy Jim Dahlman be set up as a National Committeeman, while he himself was a candidate for delegate at-large to the National Convention. With the exception of his own can
 oidacy all his other plans have fallen. He may nose out by narrow margin. But what a blow!