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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-05-11
Congressman Royal c. Johnson Announces Candidacy

congressman Royal c.. Johnson, in
announcing his candidacy for renomi-
nation submits the appended state
ment concei ming his views ON cues
lions now receiving public attention)
On the sixth day Of December, 1915,
4 took the oath of Office as a repre-
sentative ii congress, with the hone
of fairly representing the wishes of
b electors of the second district Of
South Dakota, and with the knowl-
edge that if did not fairly represent
the voters of that district | would be
succeeded by some one who would.
Up to and including January s, 1916,
1861 bills and resolutions have been
introduced in the house, while | had
voted but three times on matters in
volying legislation or legislative pol
icy 1 was present at every session
and but three legislative questions
were presented for a vote.
On January eighth, in spite OF the
fact that it had been impossible for
me to either represent or misrepe-
sent the voters Of the second district,
an opponent to my denomination an
'nounced himself. No one he's a mort
gage on any political Office, but it has
to me that / should be given
la chance to make some kind of a rec
ord and cast more than three votes
on public questions before a change
should be made.
Only Three Votes Cast.
1t is plain that opposition 10 me
no " nat arJ ts ppf@ y aeAI ~. /, 4 i, ~,
ord, but that my opponent simply de-
sires to hold the office. So Tar as /
have been able to determine, We agree
on the matter of rural credits, child
labor, fedenal aid for good roads,
pension matters, and other Legislative
questions so far presented, except the
Question Of preparedness. ! voted for
the massage OF the Hay Bill. as did
other member of the house, pa
cifst or militarist, except two. / be-
|lieve in a reasonable degree of pre-.
paredness. AT the present time, the
United States has three aeroplancs in
service. The Mexican campaign has
demonstrated the fact that we should
have many more. In 1914 FRANCE
had 1,400 and Russia 300 n 1915, In
la test of submarines, the United
States had but one submarine that
would dive. In my opinion. i ceast
|defenses require the building 0f many
more.
Army and Navy.
Forty per cent OF the ships Of iIhe
American navy are either not prsper.
NJ equipped for service or are Insult
icientiy manned. We need greater
efficiency. more transports. Aad .
navy that Will give an adequate arst
line OF defense. Ny opponent states
that he would call a halt 81 further
expansion OF the navy and army and
|states that II this nation insthe slight
degree mcrrzsss its ARMY or navy
III VIII rif.ft does not rcpsnt. AZ
|sveTfakon sooner or later BY ne Same
divine wrath that shattered DAbyi0I
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-05-11

to pieces and hurled Rome from a
throne that was supposed to be eter-
nal. l do not believe that the army
ana navy should be disbanded, and /
cannot agree with my opponent that
I'VE ought not to have at least a suf-
Hclent lumber of men in the Amer
scan arny to successfully oppose the
Aexlcan bandits who are making a
practice Of invading the United
States, and have contracted the habit
OF numbering our citizens. radical
ny disagree with the Mexican policy
OF The present administration. if in
TACT it can be said to have had any.
n believe that a firm policy adopt
ed at the beginning of the present adj
m~ln1stration would have obyiated
many OF the difficulties with which
We are now confronted.
Administrations Foreign Policy.
do not believe that the foreign
policy of the present administration.
IF 1T can be said to have one. will be
sustained by the American people.
In n breath, the president has OBJ
posed preparedness, in the next adj
yocated a policy that calls for the
greatest navy on earth, and at the
present time no one knows what pol
Icy he does advocate. At one time.
he warns Americans to stay outsof
Mexico. In January Is, 1915, the
president, in his note to Germany.
says that the right to arm merchant
vessels is a doubtful legal right,
and in the next breath, regardless of
the fact that the legal right is doubt
Ill apparently desires to involve this
country in war to sustain it. Last
week the president reversed himself
again and through his secretary Of
state announced that persons embark
ing on armed b~elligerent boats will
take passage at their own risk.
These positions are absolutely incon-
l~sistent, and if the administration is
fright in n instance, it must be
wrong in the other. As a result. no
foreign country or citizen of the Unit
led States can definitely state that
this country has q foreign policy.
a Republican Policy.
/ believe in the republican policy
loo protection; in .ke republican pol.
icy of a tariff commission; in stand
ing for American rights firmly when
there is . definite American right to
stand for; and in a policy OF neutral.
lily that will not involve US in war
with any foreign country to sustain
lany yague. indefinite, or doubtful
fright. True neutrality mean the
adoption Of . policy that we can adj
yertise to the world as fair and lust.
IL poMcy that does not depend on
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-05-11

az my views meet with the common
Idation OF a majority of the republican
voters of the district.
Royal G. johnson.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-05-11
MISCELLANEOUS

BRICKELL CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY
aeKtfEcTs, CONTRACTORS AMa,
BUILDERS
Plans and Estimates Furnished.
2dice and shops ia LIST Ave. 9. W.
Phone 2ASS
The Seward gateway. (Seward, Alaska) 1914-1917, 1916-08-01
Submarine DEUTSCHLAND HITS OUT FOR OCEAN
SEWARD STARTS COMBINED
EFFORT FOR SMELTER HERE

mediateIy starting the erection of
copper smeter at Seward and Gus
toms gold mill at Valdez.
1, 10 imperative tnal prompt action
DC taHen Dy ali independent mining
ana business interests 70 erect ana
operate u smelter as the Tacoma
smeIter is running to full capacity and
Viii not purchase any ores rom mines
outside the Guggenhem control. they
generously otter to loan IA cents per
pound on independent ores delivered
to them and olIer 20 settle the balance
If any may be Guc at some indefinite
future date. Meanwhile they penauh>
all ores to the extent of l.03 Pc: cent
of wei assay value oEd charge the
usual smelling rates.
Copper has recently dropped from
ground Is cents pound to p cents
and Las a falling tendency because Of
the enormous output from copper
mines throughout the United States
.., Alaska. 1t Is very gratifying to
note the greatly increased output
from the mines controlled by the same
interests which also control the
steamship lines and the Copper River
Railroad. Independent interests out
side the Alaska trust have no oppor-
tunity TO realize on their copper ores
except by combining and maintaining
smelter for their ores. 1t is up to
the citizens of Seward to express their
sentiments in regard to q smelter at
Seward and they can rest assured Of
the hearty cooperation Of the Reyn-
olds-Peabody organization, and of
many of the most substantial Of the
independent copper mine owners of
Prince William Sound.
All citizens of Seward should attend
the meeting tonight in Pioneers Hall
at eight o'clock.
The Seward gateway. (Seward, Alaska) 1914-1917, 1916-08-01
Fire Breaks Out in
Black Tom Again

NEW YORK, August 1. - Fire
again broke out yesterday in the ruins
caused by the explosions and lire ON
Black Tom Island last Sunday morn
ing Half the fire department OF Jer-
sey City with fire boats from New
York and, New Jersey fought the
flames which centerel about a pier
where large quantities Of shrapncI
and shells were stored. The shells ex>
ploded in almost a continuous cannon
ade but no new casualties are report
ed.
The Seward gateway. (Seward, Alaska) 1914-1917, 1916-08-01
HUGHES TELLS
HIS PLATFORM
Comes Out Strong Against
European COnSpiraCieS In u. 5.

NEW YORK, August /. - Senator
Harding Of Ohio, chairman OF the Re
publican National convention, notified
.iugacs formally yesterday OF his
nomination for the presidency and the
candidate outlined in u speech his a
ceptance OF the issue upon which he
vii conduct the campaign. lie as
sailed the administration for the
course it has pursued with reference
10 Mexico and the failure to maintain
American rights during the European
war as we'll as on the question of pre-
paredncSs and other great questions
Of the day. He declared for new
policy of "fmness and consistency
toward Mexico, for "the maintenance
unnnchingly Of all American rights
ON land and sea- and for adequate na-
tional defence and adequate protcc-
ton on both eastern and western
coasts.
I'VE denounce all plots and conspir-
ators in the interest of foreign ma
tons" he said "and it is utterly in
tolerable to use our soil for alien i'm
trigues. Every American must un-
reservedly condemn them and support
every effort for their suppression"
Hughes also assaied the adn'inis-
tration for its direction of diplomatic
intercourse" from the beginning. He
declared that where there should have
been conspicuous strength and eX-
pertness there had been weakness and
inexpcrtness. He also endorsed the
platform in favor Of woman's suf-
frage.
The Seward gateway. (Seward, Alaska) 1914-1917, 1916-08-01
NEW RATES ON
SEWARD R. R.
Passenger Rates In Effect TO'Ody
Are About o Gents a Mile
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERlOI
Alaskan Engineering Commission

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOE
Alaskan Engineering Commission
Seward, Alaska, July p, I9lo.
temporary local passenger express
ana uelgnt tault, no. L ehevCNc
August /, 1916, ON this Division, lor
the accommodation ol the puU9t, be-
u,,cn seward and end OF track.
Subject TO Change Without Notice
Cancel all rates now in elleyO
Children under five years viii be
carried free when accompanied by
their parents or guardian. Those be
tween live and twelve years of age re-
Qure a half ticket and those over
twelve years of age a full ticket.
Conductors are not allowed to vary
from this rule.
A special round trip excursion rate
of one and one third times the regular
one way fare will be charged on days
excursion trains are operated To
take advantage of this special rate,
excursion tickets must be purchased
in Seward before the departure of
trains.
Tickets will he on sale at Depot
foot Of Adams street before departure
of trains.
Baggage consisting of ordinarS
wearing apparel and not exceeding
$50 pounds will be carried free on each
full fare tickets; IS pounds on each
The Seward gateway. (Seward, Alaska) 1914-1917, 1916-08-01
MEETING TONIGHT
AT PIONEER HALL

All the representative business men
and others who so desire are expected
to meet at Pioneer Hall this evening
at : o'clock where matters connected
with the development of Seward will
be discussed H. d. Reynolds will be
present and the question Of the estab-
Gshment of smeIter in this city will
be gone into. Mr. Reynolds is said to
bc strongly i'm favor of the project
The Seward gateway. (Seward, Alaska) 1914-1917, 1916-08-01

Rome and forwarded here assert that The Germans are
withdrawing their heavy artillery aud food supplies and
also the munitions depotS from hoyy in face of the Rus
sian enveopng movement The same report states that
Vladimir and ohyusay i'm tine same sector have already
been completely evacuated Ii was reported some time
ago that Koye had been captured W the Russians but this
is found not to be fact although it cannot long remain
out of Russian hads. is made evident however by dis
tanning stout resistance.
The Seward gateway. (Seward, Alaska) 1914-1917, 1916-08-01
Fell Into Boiling
Clue And is Dead

PORTLAND, Ore, August 1. - A.
E. Otto, night foreman of the glue de-
partment of the Union Meat Com
pany, was knocked into "a vat Of boil
ing glue last night by fellow en-
ployee named Dan O'Connell and ne
died almost instantly. The pair Lad
quarrelled over money when O'Coanell
struck at Otto who lost his balance
and fell into the vat.
The Seward gateway. (Seward, Alaska) 1914-1917, 1916-08-01
HOW THE ALLIES PROGRESS

LONDON, August In the house of commons this
afternoon Lloyd George Stated that the British had adj
yaneed five miles at point since the beginning of the
great offensive He warned the people against looking for
miracles and reminded them that the Germans have
eral fortified lines behind the other He declared that
the victory depended the manufacture of munitions
particularly Shells almost as much as on the numbers Of
the fighting men.
The Seward gateway. (Seward, Alaska) 1914-1917, 1916-08-01
CAME ON NORTHWESTERN :

The following passengers arrived
on the Northwestern last night:
From Seattle: Mrs. G. Ragsdale,
Mary Gaugstead, G. w. Ragsdale. f.
r. Wilson, G. H. Danford and one
steerage.
From Alaska ports: H. B. Reyn-
olds, F. H. Hancock, Tom Coiehan,
Jas. Robinson, John r. Watson, Mike
Tozo and five steerage.
The Seward gateway. (Seward, Alaska) 1914-1917, 1916-08-01
MAY STRIKE IN Ny. LINES

NEW YORK, August New Yorks vast surface
system of street car lines comprising total mileage of
1910 is threatened with the most complete te-up in the
cys history because of the question of the right of the
employees to form unions Some smaller issues are in
voIved but this is the most important The walkou
may occur at any time.
The Seward gateway. (Seward, Alaska) 1914-1917, 1916-08-01
SAY OVER 500 DEAD
IN The FOREST FIRE

HAILEYBURY, Ontario Canada, August l. - AS
of the people who destroyed by the great for
est fire between Ramoees and Cochane have been buried
in deep trenches there is every likelihood that the real
truth about the number of people killed will never be
known The relief workers believe that more than five
hundred lives were lost
The Seward gateway. (Seward, Alaska) 1914-1917, 1916-08-01

naIf fare ticket. Baggage in excess
of l50 ponnds will be charged for in
accordance with the freight anu eX-
press tariff. Baggage received al
stations, whether under check or not
and not removed under twenty-fom
hours is subject to a charge of twenty
(25c) five cents per piece, for the
second twenty-fOur hours, or fraction
thereof, and ten Q0c) cents for each
succeeding twenty-four hours, or frac.
ton thereof, thereafter; except that
baggage received at any time Saturday
will be held until the same hour Mon
day without charge, and baggage re-
ceived any time Sunday will be held
until midnight Monday without
charge. For this exception, legal
holidays shall be considered in the
same light as Sundays. 1t is held at
owners risk from the time of its ar
rival at destination.
New passenger rates:
Seward to-
Woodrow-40c.
Summit-70c.
Primrose-$1.10.
Kenai-$1.20.
Roosevelt.-$1.40.
Falls Creeln-$1.50.
Trail Lake-$155.
Moose Pass Station-$1.75.
Sunrise Station-$2.O5.
Hunter Station-$2.4O.
Grand View Station-$2.65.
Tunnel Siding-$S.O5.
Spencer Glacier-$3.2O.
Portage River-$3.SO.
Kern Creek-A.25.
Train. will leave depot at foot of
Adams street at Z a. m. on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Saturdays. Freight,
baggage and express must be deliver
ed at the depot not later than a p. m.
of the previous day.
There are other regulations about
freight of different kinds.
The Seward gateway. (Seward, Alaska) 1914-1917, 1916-08-01

LONDON, August L. - Another raid by ZeppeInS
took place the eastern counties last night but the dam
age is not stated in the official statement is believed
probable however that one of the Zcppons was baggcj
The raider was engaged by British aircraft was DOM
barded by anti air craft guns and was later seen to drop
Her fate has not been definitely learned
The Seward gateway. (Seward, Alaska) 1914-1917, 1916-08-01
Train Sunday

A special train will leave Seward
next Sunday at 9 a. m. for Woodrow
and Roosevelt. Leaves Roosevelt at
-5 p. m. on the return trip. The fare
to Woodrow and return is 55 cents.
The fare to Roosevelt and return is
$1.S5.
The Seward gateway. (Seward, Alaska) 1914-1917, 1916-08-01
NO CHANGE REPORTED IN The
WEST BY EITHER WAR OFFICE
DEUTSCHLAND STARTS OUT

BALTIMORE, August 1.-(Fiash)-Ihe German
submarine Deutschland sailed at 5:55 O'Clock this after
noon 1t is thought probable JhaJ she viii make stop at
the capeS before making great dash pass the allied
warships in waiting. The channel WAS dragged for pos
Sib.c mines before the submarine sailed
The Seward gateway. (Seward, Alaska) 1914-1917, 1916-08-01
TONDICTBO0IB THR0WERs

SAN FRANCISCO August being fully pre-
pared to submit letter files kept by Thomas j. Mooney one
of the suspects the suitcase dynamite case District At
tOney Fickert will go before the grand jury and ask the
Indictment of Mooney his wife Warren Billings Edward
Nolan and Israel Weinberg ON the charge Of murder
The Seward gateway. (Seward, Alaska) 1914-1917, 1916-08-01
HUGHES FOR WOMAN's SUFFRAGE

NEW YORK, August 1.-Charles L. Hughes today
out openly in favor of amending the constitution 50
as to include suffrage He made this declaration
in telegram sent to Senator Sutherland of Utah "My
view is that the proposed amendment should be submitted
and ratified" he said in the message
The Seward gateway. (Seward, Alaska) 1914-1917, 1916-08-01

BERLIN, August 1.-The official announcement to-
day says that fierce fighting took place last night along
the British front north of the Sone The British pene
trated on narrow front towards the west side Of Foure
aux wood but were driven out by German counter attacks.
The Seward gateway. (Seward, Alaska) 1914-1917, 1916-08-01
TAKE TROOPS FROM VERDUN

PARIS, August l. - The Germans have apparently
taken large forces from the Verdun sector to oppose the
allied offensive further west and no Teuton attacks the
Verdn Notifications have occurred in the past twenty
four hours.
The Seward gateway. (Seward, Alaska) 1914-1917, 1916-08-01
BETTING ON DEUTSCHLAND

NEWYORK, August 1.-Geman sympathzers are
now betting to that the Deutschland will make her
way safe to Germany. The odds about the that
the Bremen will appear soon in some American port.
The Seward gateway. (Seward, Alaska) 1914-1917, 1916-08-01

asAan INNING mOeresIs amt yOnJl!
laken perpetual lease on tne mining
properties OF .heynoldS-Alaska Deyel-
opment Go. ana Peabody Alaska Cop
per Corporation.
senator Hubbard has been retained
Is counsel by Mr.. Reynolds anG Will
proceed at once to incorporate the
Reynolds Alaska Corporation to cor
troll and operate the combined hold
ings of the Reynods-Pcabody inter-
ests.
The Reynolds Alaska Corporation
will be Incorporated under Alaskan
ana be managed entirely by AL
askans, with the best interests of AL
aska as the keynote of the business
policy.
Following are the proposed officials
of the Reynolds Alaska Corporation:
Henry d. Reynolds, chairman board
of directors, ,s .f
Blaynev Stevens. nresident
Archie Hancock, vice-president &
general manager.
Charles l.. Peabody, vicc-presidcnt
& New York manager
Senator o. p. Hubbard, general
counsel.
Derrick Lane, Seward director.
William Hemple, Valdez director
DR.. f. NJ. Boyle, secretary and
treasurer.
Omar j. Humphry, Seattle Director.
Charles II. Kingsbury, Boston
director.
William j. Lotta, Philadelphia di-
rector, John Wilson, Latouche director
Robert PringIe, Chicago director.
With coordinate Alaskan mining in
terests represented on the Board Of
Directors to strengthen the organiza-
ton and assure harmonious and ellici-
ent conduct in the affairs of the cor
poration.
The Reynolds-Alaska Corporation
will have an authorized capitalization
of 100000 shares of no par value in
accord with modern corporate
practice.
All stock will be treasury stock with
no promotion shares or bonus stock,
all charter stockholders to come in on
the same basis at a market price for
the shares based upon the book values
of the corporate assets and their pres
ent earning power.
The properties at present controlled
are those of the Reynolds-Alaska De-
velopment Company at Horseshoe
Bay, Latouche Island and at Boulder
Bay and Landlocked Bay, Alaska, and
those of the Peabody Copper Corpora
ton in Sulphide Gulch and Port Well.
district.
There is an enormous developed
tonnage of pyritic copper ore develop
ed in the various mines and at Horse
shoe Bay alone there are approx
mately eight hundred thousand tons
of ore averaging in assay value over
$1,000 per ton. Present development
on this ore body is opening up addi-
tional tonnage at the rate of over ten
thousand tons per day.
The Peabody Copper properties are
only partially developed but engineers
estimate large available tonnage of
low grade and medium grade chal-
copyrite ere.
On invitation of the leading COM
mercial organizations of Seward, H.
D. Reynolds came to Seward from i a
tOuche on the Northwestern last night
and conferred with local business men
at the Commercial Club. An organiza-
ton was effected and a meeting called
for eight o'clock tonight at Pioneer
Hall.
1t is proposed thai the citizens Of
Seward cooperate with those of VAL
dez and of Prince William Sound
through the Reynolds-PeabOdy organ
izatinn with the nrior object of i'm
The Seward gateway. (Seward, Alaska) 1914-1917, 1916-08-01
LADIES AID TO MEET

The Ladies Aid of the Methodist
church will meet at Mrs. J. Lindley
Green's next Thursday.
The Seward gateway. (Seward, Alaska) 1914-1917, 1916-08-01
MERRY THIMBLE CLUB

The Merry Thimble Club will meet
at Mrs. F. Browns next Tuesday.
The Seward gateway. (Seward, Alaska) 1914-1917, 1916-08-01

NEW YORK, August 1.-The heat wave which caus-
ed five deaths and nnetyhee prostratons in this city
has abated.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-30
SINCLAIR FINISHES
HIS LATEST NOVEL
AUTHOR ALSO RECEIVES MEGA.
TlVES OF THE JUNGLE"
FILM.

BILOXI, March Sod W. Mckinney,
OF this city, has received letter from
Upton Sinclair who is now in Coronado
Calf, stating that he has purchased
the negative Of The Jungle" film.
The Jungle is book written by Mr..
sinclair relative TO the stOckyards in
Chicago, which brought the author
INTO popularity. Mr. Mckinney will
submit Mr.. Sinclair a proposition in
regard to marketing the film. In his
letter the author further states that
he is settled in Coronado for the win
ter and that he has finished his Colo
RADIO novel. He adds that he has been
having some good tennis" at Coro-
nado. Mr.. and Mrs Sinclair were Wis
itors on the gulf coast last year. spend
ing several months at De BUYS. be-
tween Biloxi and Gulfport. On account
OF his frequent visits to the Nissis-
slppi coast he is known by a number
Of people in this city and at Gulfport
in personal way. He is an enthus-
iastic tennis player and engaged in
many games with enthusiasts on the
coast while in this section. The fact
that he has completed another novel
viii arouse much interest in coast
literary circles. and his new book will
be received with appreciation by those
WHO like his works.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-30
WOULD REQUIRE AGENTS
TO PAY PRIVILEGE TAX
REPRESENTATIVE ANDERSON IN
PRODUCES BILL PLACING
SUM AT $40.

A bill requiring privilege taxes on
all agents doing business in the state
Of Mississippi and who are not other
wise paying a privilege tax, either
themselves or through the firms which
they represent, has been introduced
III the lower house of the legislature
by Representative Z. A. Anderson. of
Forrest county. The act is:
Be it enacted by the legislature of
the state of Mississippi that on all per-
sons engaged in the business of agent
ana who solicit orders from house to
house for the sale of any commodity.
either for present delivery or for de-
livery at some future date, shall paw
an annual privilege tax of ten dollars
t$1O), and that said tax shall be paid
IN each county in which the said agent
operates. Provided, however. that this
act shall not apply to those persons
representing firms which are already
paying a mercantile tax in this state
nor shall it apply to those agents al
ready paying a privilege tax on the
business OF agent or peddler.