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allied for payment ct 100 Sept. I. 1919.
FOREIGN MENT AM
VI
COFFEE MARKET.

The cowcc market Was nTsin narrow yesterday
and Is the selling was more aggressive than
the buying. prices developed a heavier tone. and
NJ the CLOSE showed net LOSSES Of . TO 6 points
Total sales were ~ an bags. The brazilian
markets showed n slightly easier tone. Cost and
freight offers were fairly numerous. Santos ~
auo,oi at n. -, while - and 4s were herr nt
n VI and Rio IL at 40 to s35, London credits
Ihc statistical position WAS looked upon ~
rather iuot" hulltsh than Otherwise. Local spot
market unchanged. with Rio IS quoted st s.sc.
sud Santos 4 at 1879.
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Liverpool cahlcs-Spot in more demand ssl"s.
1000 bales. speculation and export. l,SN
American. 5000, Imports. $,e". all American.
NIJdlinc upland, sTJd. Futures opened pui"t
v, , 10 ) points decline. closed quiet at y net
rd,ancc Of l TO g. points August; ) sol :
October November. sE' January ""rusa,'
/, toi.d March April. SD. May June, : iPd
Msnch.ster-fsir business In yarns, cloths
quiet.
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D1NIDEND s AND INTEREST.
The Cuban. American sugar Cempauy,

The Cuban American sugar COMPANY.
y quarterly dividend of one and three.
quarters per cent. NNGD was declared
this day on the outstanding Preferred Cap
itai stock payable October :. 1916. to stock
holders of record September Is, 1915.
checks for tho of the dividend
will be mailed.
Transfer books will not he closed.
A. j. AKIN. Secretary.
New York, August 10, 1916.
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CROWN RED y WHITE TRAINING
STAMP COMPANY. lNC -i:'S Thru
og,uue ami rs THIRD street lAeh!'it!'s'
NINrENYO M~ANZlONE Formerly. sho"
den'cr $500 Will Plains a,SGnc' Rom
riptl cllliust \. y Rates y 60, s'pot
pianou1 shoe Company. 1858, pr's'r
CpNclli, sl,ii0.
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INiIe-, KlO-No : KIn. tsa-l' on !" NFF
ENrh,rre. l. -y.Asd. Re,Vlpts. 1000 bass.
ivn dIy, >tocs. 3:ion santos No. T.
So. 10 rel, lower. Recelpts.. 500; two
J,y, stock. i692 90. Future- :. rels lower
pS,.io,a al ths Two norris over the hoilday
were 600 ba.s. AGAINST tS,"n last Neu:
Sac pia.o. s."H. against 5000; Jundiah!.
tuto1, aEalu-t i2hH.
sac paulo weather fine III all districts,
with temperatures .. 60 ="
Cleared from santos Ausu.t u me "lAcN
l,.o for New Orleans
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BOSTON MARKET.

BOSTON. Aus. 1.-THE MARKET for copper
shares was more active and prices were firm.
changes all being advances. The total OF trans
actions was larger than recorded recently. Rails
were quiet. Atlantic Gulf 4 West Indies and
American Telephone and telegraph reflected the
strength In New York. making Q new high at
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CHICAGO MARKET.

CHICAGO. u l. Union Carbide showed
n further advance nj : points on the tr".
iara'i"n ~ = ~ per cent. stock dividend
Booth Fisheries gained +. points and such
issues rs Swift, Sears .Roshuck and stewart.
Warner reflected a -trons tone. Bond market
UNCHANGED. Summary
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TINE BILLS on LONDON.
RANGES OF DEMAND RATES,
FRENCH.
Par 5lsS francs)
GER NAN.
Par yj.2s cents)

Prev.
Aug Il. HI,h. Low. ClOse. close.
Demand a.. IN 72u I2it l2A
RANGES Oh DEMAND RATES.
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Niddirs Praised as MRrksmen.

wAsulrNGroH. Aug lT-The short
range battle practice ~ the Naval Acad.
envy squadron WAS 50 satisfactory that
Secretary Daniels has addressed Y spes
cial letter Of communication to CaVA
Eberle, commandant.
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PENNSYLVANIA COMPANY GUARAN.
TIED al PER CENT. Trust CEN

Pursuant to terms of an agreement dated
september !. 1897. tho undersig ned Invites
tcniers OF above certificates for sale and de-
livery as Of september 1. 1915. at a price not
exceeding par and interest, to the extent Of
Soo 600. The sum now pa va bic to sinking Fund.
scaled tenders. stating specific numbers OF
rertihcates oncred should be addressed -
GlRARD TRUST COMPANY. Trustee. sink
irg Fund Pennsylvsnis Company Guaran-
teei ala per cent. Trust Certificates. Series
"A" and will be received until 3 r. ". Al.
gus u, 1915. Accepted certificates must
be delivered on september 1. or security
furnished that day, II required. that deliv.
cry VIII be nHds within ten days.
GEoRaE il. s1rTrNHRrTT "a. 1res .ur.r.
Philadelphia, Pa, August IL. 1916.
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SILVER

.A'sra.r rFice OF silver IN New York IN
aN-A'' '', Was use an oun,e; IN August.
az. te" IN August, 1873, 10. 30 in Auyu
ass Va '.ci ~ August, 1911, j-l,c.
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CNENCELIED MNNCFNCTVRING co.
MNnl MOKru nI'lIllNG

View NOfK tIiy, AuSusl 2, 1915
The Board OF Directors of this Company
have this Gay declared = dividend OF si,ss on
the canitsl stock out STANDING, payable on
september /. 1915. 10 stockholders of record
On Ag-Usi ~, Wlf. At @ o'clock l. NJ. The
Board Oi Directors. have also approprI atrd Q
sun. Tor Payment of .'.oc interest on Septen.
her /. 1876, on The Ouis,antin. funding t~rtt-
il"ates Of the Company 10 holders of record
thereof on Au. lst %, 1916.
En- j BlNGLE. Treasurer.
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>OUTHwE>TERN POWER 4 LIGHT CO.

PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND.
The regular quarterly dividend Of one
Hnh thre~- quarters POI cont as. "a on the
lr"fCrrrI SOCK ~ Southwestern Pow er 4
Light company has been do Jared. payable
September !. l"lS. 80 ~to, Ehpi ieIr OF record
at the close OF business August 81. 1916.
N. II As\lN,i. Treasurer.
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hxiHWAS coMPkNY"
EQulpment Series "F' Ann BESIDE

due April !, 1877.
Notice Is hereby given. as provided IL
Article. XIII. Of the fndenture. dated April
Isl. 1907, made by the BuTsio, Rochester
Y Pittsburgh Railway Company to the
..iu' ranty Trust Company of New York. as
Trustee. that bonds bearing the followtAo
serial numbers have been drawn for ~.
dcmi ton by the sinking Fund. and will -
paid On and after October LIST. 1915. at par
anu acrrucd Interest. upon presentation At
rigncd. After October I, 1915, interest on
the above bonds will cease. bonds should
have tho October LIST. 1915. coupon at
tachcd. 8. 10. 81. 50. ~, so, 81. as. lo7.
ll3. ll6. 1:2. 40. l7g. 49,. is3. 1se. 1871.
zoo. EOS. I'll. 2as. ?s5. 49,, 900. ais. asa.
tss. tos. t2s. b3s. sac. as. 7so. 7s2, esS.
sos. s2s. s3?. sSS. 1911. 1i22. li%o, llse.
It's, ZOE, 1905. 1914, 1850. 1887, 1859. 1921,
iati, 1886. 1854. ts73. 1894. 1%i7, 1879. 1893.
1870, 1929. 1911, 1852, 1898. 1874. 1873. 1906.
1911. 1915. 1924. lS<s. 1857. 1893, 1883. 3est.
soio. ao3s. 2oas. .oti. 1859, ?ose, sofa. 3eai.
.oss. 2og2. ?los. :1i2. 2ii5. ALI. 2le?. 2123.
sl:!. ?l2s. ?12s. ?lbi, 2lst, 2l7s, 1900. 2209,
s2lt. ego. c22i. 22t3. 22is. 2:t7. 1855. 22ss.
23O7. .30s. :3ls. 23l7, 25t0. 2St5, 23s3, 2365,
nv. 200. ?ilA 2t?s, ?t3s. ?tSt. 2t36. 2SSt.
.eJ2, 1855, 1854. 1913, 1850. 2727, 273S. 279e,
YORK,
by CHARLES II. sABlN. Pre.idsat.
Dated. August 18th. 1915.
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PITTSBURG MARKET.

~PITTSErRG. Aug Columbia Gas md
Electric WAS active and fracticnally higher Vt
Ella, Ia Ecll- Iron and Steel closed !. M,
while other stocks were little changed On fail.
active trading. Summary:
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Eote-Agricultur al and live stock paper ma
Turtles OF from VI days to six months.
Trade Commodity
AcCyntauces Paper.
Accepts noes
DAYS of Mnturtt

10 six months has been authorised by San
Francisco bank. A rate OF 3uSi3% on pur-
t',ases OF trade ncceptances by New Orleans
branch of Atlanta bank IN the Optn market
without the Endorsement of any bank was ar:
proved December Is, 1915. Atlanta Federal
Reserve open marke rates for bills OF ex,
change Az r5Hqs. Ara;e' of Iss for ten days
and cas- for from eleven TO ninety days on
. commercial paper for New Orlea ans branch
has been approved. A, reduction from ~ 20
New Orleans bank was approved August IL.
A rate of 2 TO $50 for bills with or without
member bank Endorsement has been author
lied for ~. Louis bank Authorised rates
for discount of bankers acceptsnces are from
: TO &c. Dallas rates for commercial paper
purchased In" open market, . to IN. 49,
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MINING NEWS.

COPPER RANGE cO.-Has declared
extra dividend OF 81 In addition TO regular
diyIdend of 40,
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c. /. { New York.
BARLEY Market steady; feeding. Sc,
e. t. T New York.
\ Market steady. prime. 20 NJ
!. So; 50 g siloa ll;, 10. = &IOj.
shipping, - SO,
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,,F standard Oh issues not found 10 this
s7 zee ta'b list OF sales.
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BALTIMORE MARKET.

BALTIMORE. Aug. i7-Pric~ changes were
confined to fractions on small transactions;
Cosden declined 4 To l3k. while Cosden oil
and Gas lost y at la. Bonds were quiet,
tsp .,
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ED j BlNGLE. Treasurer.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
THE AM t.RlcAN Gas COMPANY,
lOi MARKET ST,
CAMDEN y

August IS. 1915
\ quarterly dividend II ce ~ 81. 90 per
share, has been declared on the capital
STOCK Of this company, puyah'e september
ist 1915, to the Stockholders OF record at
'hr"e o'clock T. NJ. August 10Th, 1915.
Checks viii be r'sil'd.
J u TOWNSEND, 81. Treasurer.
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FOREIGN E~xCHANGE.

iGA loan an this: countfy resulted tn hrmer
rates for sterling and. franc exchange yes
tsrdsy Paris, checks advanced 10 within
!. Of their high fxure for the month. clos.
Ing ut 5i9ih. the days top. =,
in the following tables. when the dem and.
. sight. or check" rate Is quoted IN United
States currency II il said TO favor this
country II less than par but when quoted
IN foreign currency II IL said 10 be "ag ainst'
.thi. country If less than par. For the con.
yenience OF readers such rates are marked
F. when in favor of and when against
this country. .' 't.
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ELECTIONS AND MEETINGS.
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY
NnVlst IN - n nERs

Tho Ihlr,y-Nfth Annual General Meeting
OF the Shareholders Of this Company. for
the election Of birectois to take tho places
of he retiring Directors ana for the trans
action OF husiuves generally, will he held
on Wednesday the fourth dav OF October
uo\t. At the pr u.iptl rfu'e ~ the CONF
many. At Montreal. AZ Twelve O'Clock noon.
Tho common stock Transfer Books will be
closoI in Montreal Sew York and London
at 4 n. m. on FritHy. the trst day of Sep
trmhor. Ihr IreIrirhtr STOCK BOOKS VIII
he closed iu London at the same time. All
hooks wiz no re opened on Thursday. the
ttth day ~ br'oher.
Ky order OF the Board,
W. X, RAkER. secretarH
Montreal. Aus u.s. ltth, 1915
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RAILROAD NEWS.

The consolidate income sccounts Of rail.
43ed OF the country'e total. which have been
so far reported for the hscsl year ended June
1915 figures on the correspondents mileage
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srsI>E ss OPPORTUNITIES.

LIFE INSURANCE, bought r!ght. pays
Won. needn't die 70 win, redneet informe-
,inu. s,ute age INEEplr, sos Park Ave.
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RATES ON OTHER COUNTRIES.


'"t'HF ''''''''''''-Vv INV INV
..ApIroK. mate parties OF above are: Holland.
WIZ cents; Italy. Greece and Switzerland.
~, lllc, draclma and francs respectively
Russia, 81 cents Austria, ~ rs cents ben.
marx sweden and Norway. 20 ~ cent. Brszil.
-" cents Argentina payer, cas- cents
Ais'hilia gold, ! o36S pesos India. ~. " cents
"By6,NE'ssfftc' F EeixstHANGE-chicnro 100. ai..
count. 81 Louis. l5c. discount bid. Toe. dir.
Souht asked Montreal. $50 premium; San
tIanDlsrO. lIc. nremlum.
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ed Btates Gan Districts).

ports Of all import ant American steam rail:
ways-companies nov operating . total OF
approximately go, 900 miles Of road. The
mile average" 10 obtained By dividing total
earnings by total m!lcsge.
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NUt TTcTHutu IN INC tbove nHutts Gre the
returns OF railroads which have reported
gross and net after taHes for the year but
not the details Of their respective expenditure
accounts. Their gross IL 90. s0o. 63t. an increase
increase Of 4s.0T7. %3i.
In considering preliminary weekly Asnrcs for
August II will he we'll to note that the com.
bined reports Of all important roads In Au.
rust. 1915, showed an increase In gross for
that month Of ! 3.ioS n. mile - compared
with August. 1914. but q decrease Of I los n
decrease Of 3s% as compared with August.
1912. similar nsures for July. 1918. showed =
decrease In gross Of one third OF ~ . mile
1915, there was shown q decrease In sross OF
twothirds OF I% a mile - compared with
June. 1914.
The weekly and monthly mileage bases, be.
ginning with the hrst week OF August. have
been increased BY the addition OF reports OF
earnings on i,2is miles In the Eastern district
hitherto not reported.
l,nlAad SAnAsa IAN ni.AsAsAsA
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The Asnefican Sugar
Refining Company

pHryrRnEp DIVIDEND NO. -
COMMON DIVIDEND NO. 100
Jersey City NJ. J.. August 9Th. 1910!
The Board Of Directors have this dsy
declared alasss dividend on the Commen
and Preferred Stock. payable October2S
1916. to the stockholders Of record
September u. 1916.
The Transfer Books viii not be closed.
JOSEPH Z. FIREMAN. Sss.sss-y.
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Customs rccc,pts, sl,o53e.s; internal rev.
enur ordinary, 81 600, income tax. SIS, ,6e:
mi sc,llancous, Sill 49,, national bank notes
received for redemption. Si,OS3, 1C5.
Statement OF United States Treasurer for
Douglas Island news., 1916-01-12
Some Good People

Governor Strong in bis report Go congress makes some good suggestions. Here is one that is strong argument for statehood;
 "The population of country should be judged by its character, end not by mere numbers. Efficiency is tbe cri- teriou of its worth, and in this respect Alaska has been fortunate. Among the white population illiteracy is at @ min imum, although among its people many nationalities are represented. Its people are self.respectiDg and law. abiding and although frontier coun- try, their moral and intellectual status is of a high order"
 There is no country in the world where the material for self-goTernment is stronger than it is in Alaska. Only the brave, the independent, the indus trious, the adventurous of any nation ever come to Alaska And she pOpula Sion is very largely American. Nneeds DO Benevolent Assimilation.1-Ex.
Douglas Island news., 1916-01-12
Alaska Furniture and Under
 taking Co.,, Inc.

Manufacturers of all kinds of turni- ture, store fixtures and show cases. We also manufacture our own cloth covered and vanished caskete. We are the only licensed smbalmers and fun eral directors who make their own goods in Alaska. We have been on Douglas Island for the past thirteen years and our work has always proved satisfactory. We are in a class by our selves in this line of business, aud if you deal with us you are dealing with sober and industrious firm. When need- ing anything in our line call or phone No. A. Morgue at St. Ann Hospital.
 Alaska Furniture & Undertaking Go. Inc. by l.. c. THOMAS.
Douglas Island news., 1916-01-12
The Fairbanks Hope

The future of Fairbanks will depend entirely upon the railroad, and until that is completed, or, at least, the Fair banks end, mining meu will have to mark time, according to Chas. II. Dett mer, Fair banks operator.
 "The richest ground has been worked out at Fairbanks" be said, "and until we get cheap fuel there is not much use of trying to operate. Wood is at a prohibitive price aud there is no profit left after paying s15 and Sl6 cord. If coal were laid down at Fairbanks at even SlO a ton it would enable us to work our ground. I understand, how ever, that the railroad will make it possible for us to get coal much cheaper than that. Quartz aud placer mines are equally affected, for, while the quartz mines need fuel for power, we need fuel to thaw the ground"
Douglas Island news., 1916-01-12

The Territory of Alaska, according to the statement ofTreasurer VIC. Smith, enters the year 1916 with a balance of almost SlOOOOO to the good. This is not such large amount, but it is remark able just the same, because it sets standard that the great states of the union cannot approach. The policy of states and cities to create as soon as possible large bonded indebtedness has not been followed in Alaska. where the business of the territory and of the various municipalities is done on a cash basis. In the case of the incorpo- rated towns of Alaska, congress has wisely provided that they shall not incur any bonded or Otber indebted ness. Working under this plan, the towns have kept pretty we'll within their means. A few have allowed their expenditures to exceed their incomes, but not to any great amount
 Itis troe that some towns are clam bring for the right 70 sell bonds, and 1t is also true that if congress had not strictly prohibited it, many of them would even now be struggling under burden of debt with it's attendant bur den of interest When a boom strikes an Alaska town the needs of the com munity are for a time greater than the revenues, but if allowed to mortgage the future and then the boom dissolVes the whole weight of the municipal debt and it's eternal interest falls on few of the faithful who stand by the town until, after 8 long period of yeaFs it begins to grow again. The careful bus iness man win always pay as be goes aud avoid tbe payment of beavy inter est charges. Why will not tbe same plan work for the welfare ofa city or state?
 Municipal Improvements bought with borrowed capital coss double, because before the debt s paid the interest equals the first investment. It is true that Alaskaus are restless, energetic people, and their wants are many but if they will practice economy for few years they and tbeir children after them will be better o9 by millions of dollars, the sum of the interest they did not have to pay. What a ane thing it would be for Alaska if she would adopt as her mOtto-CasbI
Douglas Island news., 1916-01-12
Pornes

The papers of Interior Alaska every now and then drop into @ homemade jingle which, through courtesy, we call poetry. At the same time 1t is not One- hslf as rotten as the stuff that is usually called Alaska poetry. The following samples are from the Fairbanks Times: Mused sunburnt brunette from
 NenaUa, As she pensively chewed a banana: When the choo-choo cars run Dad will have lots of nun And I'll make him buy me a piana. Seeking fortune, a waitress named
 Hannah With pink cheeks and a quite fetching
 manner,
 Pound a job out at Brooks And caused with her looks Some sensation in gay Tolovana.
Douglas Island news., 1916-01-12
Wanted: A Master Mind

Now that the old year is behind us and a long year ahead of us, let us the newspapers of Alsska-federate and work together, that our power for good may be greater, and our influence stronger.
 The immense distances of our coast line prevent a newspaper club or as sociation from being formed, but the editors of the Territory could, by cor TespOndence, acqDaint each other of their community wants and inform each other wherein we could be a help in attaining their desires.
 Federation is essential if we are to work Go a common end. Only by unit ing, under the direction of a master mind, can we hope to attain any one of those things which the territory needs SO badly.-Valdez Miner.
Douglas Island news., 1916-01-12

The Ketchikan Progressive Miner, in its zeal to serve the people of Alaska and serve them right, declares that all whose ambition Is to become a delegate to congress from Alaska should come forward and give the people a chance to study their qualifications and stand ing, to know to what party they belong and all that. The Miner does not stop at this, but goes right ahead and pre- sents the name of John Rustgard as the republican candidate and then turns around and presents the name of Sem ator Charles Sulzer to represent the democrats.
Douglas Island news., 1916-01-12
SPECIAL NOTICE
 TO DOUGLAS FOLKS

We wish to announce we are ex
 clusive Douglas agents for the simple mixture of buckthorn bark, glycerine, etc.. known as Adler-i ka. This remedy, used successfully for appendicitis, is the most THOROUGH bowel cleanser we ever sold. It is so powerful that ONE SPOONFUL relieves almost ANY CASE of constipation, sour or gassy stomach. Adler i-ka never gripes, is safe to use aud the INSTANT action is surprising. Guy l.. Smith, druggist.
Douglas Island news., 1916-01-12

object to granting statehood. Now if Mir. Gilmore has any more ambition in the political line he will have to change bis tune insofar as Alaska is concerned, for the people of this Northland will hammer on the outer wall until con- gress tires of the clamor and lets us in to statehood.
Douglas Island news., 1916-01-12

"sITKA HOT SPRINGS" Accom- modations, American or European plan, For terms apply to Dr. l.. F. Goddard Sanitarium, Alaska.-Advertisement.
Douglas Island news., 1916-01-12
A AMODERN WIFE

will at all times keep small supply of liquors on hand, not only for a stimu- laut, but for medical purposee. A bottle of good whiskey or brandy in the house may save yon a score of doctors visits. We have on hand the finest line of liquors ever shipped to Alaska or any other country. All our goods are guaranteed under the Food and Drug act of June 3Otb, 1906.
 Free delivery to all parts of Douglas.
Douglas Island news., 1916-01-12

The Hon. Wm. A. Gilmore, 8 former mayor of Nome and a former republi- can candidate for delegate to congress, declares that Alaska is not a part of She United States, and says that Alaska is non-eontiguous territory and for that 1sason congress will always seriously
Douglas Island news., 1916-01-12

The carpenters ofJuneau have organ ized for protection-for the home builders we suspect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-08
The Schwerdtfeger Case.

The District Supreme Court has de-
cided that Fireman Schwerdtfeger, dis
missed for disability after the fire of
December "a, 1913, is not entitled to q
pension on the ground that he was a
sufferer from a chronic malady at the
time he entered the department. This
case has always appealed to the public
sympathy, and it is unfortunate that
the court has had to rule that the tardy
findings Of the District in the matter of
this mans condition must govern rather
than the Districts acceptance of him az
in good health when he was admitted
to the department. If the case is al.
lowed to stand at this stage, without an.
peal, or il on appeal the present de.
cision is affirmed, it will certainly seem
to justify q special act to admit the
disabled fireman to the pension rolls. In
any case il makes . sorry showing for
the District. II an error was made Al
the beginning In accepting this man,
while he was subject to . chronic all.
ment. the District undoubtedly assumed
ths responsibility which subsequent die.
eovesy did rot entirely correct. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-08

service, an employee may request retire
ment, or he may be compelled by the
head Of the department to retire if the
good of the service demands it. The
age limit mentioned is too low. In any
retirement system that may be adopted
there should be q clause permitting COM
pulsory retirement when the service will
be benefited by It. This might occur at
fifty or again not until seventy. There
are today in the government depart
ments scores of clerks we'll over sixty
years Of age, and some over seventy
who are competent in all respects and
who should be retained as long as they
are able to perform their duties salts
factorily. To empower department
heads to retire at so low point as
sixty years under the good of the serv-
ice" provision would tend to increase
the number of retirements without cor
responding benefit to the service.
With more liberal scale of annuities,
based not upon average pay, but upon
the maximum pay or that received at
the time of retirement. and with the
age limit of compulsory retirement ex-
tended, the bill just introduced com
mends itself as practical and wisely
liberal measure. 1t is to be hoped that
it will receive favorable consideration
soon by the House committee, and be
brought forward for action by the House
at this session.