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Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
KING OF NORWAY
 HONORS AMERICANS

SAN FRANCISCO: The Order of Commander of St. Olaf has been con ferred by King Haakon VII of Nor way upon Charles c. Moore. presi- dent of the Panama-Pacific Interna- tional Exposition: and the Order and Insignia of Knight of St. Olaf have been given to J. Nilsen Laurvik who was Norwegian art commissioner to the Panama-PacificI International Ex- position and is now director at the San Francisco Art Association. and to Peter J. Halse, who is president of the Norwegian American Auxiliary, which was responsible for the par ticipation of Norway in the exposf- tion. The Order of St. Olaf is the only honor that is bestowed by the king.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
WARM DEBATE
 0N LEAK PROBE
AS COLOSSAL FARCE
Mann Says Gross Impropriety to Em- ploy Hughes and Untermeyer As Counsel Complete Investigation of Charges Urged.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 18.- The investigation of the alleged leak of the German peace note was the subject of a lengthy debate in the House this morning. The House Con- mittee on Rules was declared to have fallen into disrepute through the de- lays and quibbling of Chairman Henry. The committee Is now squar- ing away for business and will carry on the probe with all speed and thor oughness. The Republican leader, Mann, told the House that he beliey- ed the committee will not consider the gross impropriety of employing Hughes and Untermeyer as special counsel to aid in the investigation Lenroot of Wisconsin made an ur- gent plea that the investigation be thorough and complete. Focht or Pennsylvania declared the probe so far to have been a colossal farce, and demanded the shelving of the two factions on the committee.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
GOLD EAGLES PAID FOR
 PANAMA CANAL RETURN

Brought back to this country after sojourn in France for nearly IS years $25,OOO,OO0 in U. s. gold ca gles which were shipped to Paris in April, 1904, during the Roosevelt ad- ministration. as a part of the pay ment of $4O.OOO,OOO made to the old French Panama canal company for it's equities in the canal, were depos- ited recently by the J. P. Morgan & Co.,, in New York and Philadelphia assay offices.
 This gold represented the first inn portation in the form of American gold eagles since the present move ment began, the bulk of earlier re- ceipts having been in bar gold and other forms.
 With the receipt of the gold eagles the total of gold imports for the year are brought up to $678,0OO,0OO, ex- ceeding by several hundred million the inflow for any former year.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
MORE ZEIGLER WEALTH
 GOES TO ADOPTED SON

New York: William Zeigler, Jr., adopted son of the baking powder manufacturer. who died in 1905, will soon receive $3,4S5,O16 from the Zeigler estate, according to an ac- counting filed in the Surrogates' Court yesterday. The accounting of the trustees, Mrs. E. Matilda Zeigler, the widow. and William s. Champ, shows that the toal estate was $11.- 392, 724, which was to be held in trust and the accrued income paid to the son when he became 21 years of age. One-quarter of the principal was to be paid to him at 25 and the other quarters in five year periods.
 The accrued income, less all de- auctions, which was paid to the son when he was 21 was $4,S02,2S2. The principal of the estate had increased to $13,94O,066 on July 21 last, on which date he reached 25 and be- came entitled to a quarter of this fund.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
ALASKA DRY BILL
 REPORTED TODAY
DOUBTFUL IF IT WILL PASS
House Committee on Territories Ffn- ishes Up Work-Wickersham Bill for Prohibition Come Up-Prob- ably Will Not Pass.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 1S.-- The House Committee on Territories mas completed it's work and will prob ably introduce the Alaska Bone Dry" Bill of Delegate Wickersham' s today. Considerable doubt is express ed as to the passage of the bill at this session, owing to the pressure of other business and the lack of time.
 The bill provides heavy penalties tor having liquor in ones possession, confiscates boats carrying same, pro- hibits druggists from handling alco- hol and alcoholic medicines without going through prescribed regulations involving much red tape, and would make Alaska the dryest spot on re-
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
CONDEMN
 LAVISH CORONATION

LONDON, Jan. 1S.-A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph from Am sterdam says preparations for the Hungarian coronation are almost completed and that the indications are that tine ceremony will be carried out with all the pomp of the days be- fore the war.
 "The dress of Empress Zita." says the correspondent, lis ready. It is of white satin covered with golden or naments, after the model of the robes worn by the Hungarian queens at all coronation celebrations. It represents the labors of fifty workers who devoted thirty days in making it at cost of 5O.OOO kronen. ($1O,O0O The dress will be handed to the queen by deputation headed by the Archduchess Augusta.
 "On the ground that the corona ton should not be celebrated lavishly in such times of stress the Creation opposition party. according to dis patch from Agram, has declined the official invitation to the ceremony received by the Croatian diet Dr. Pavelio, leader of the opposition, for mally declined the invitation in the name of the three opposition parties and the members of the opposition party then left the house"
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
DEWEY FUNERAL
 HELD SATURDAY
IN ROTUNDA OF THE CAPITOL.
Department Offices Will Close and Congress AdjOurn-Navy Building Is Draped in Black-Warships Will Fire Salute.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 1s.- Public services over the remains of the late Admiral Dewey will be held in the rotunda of the capitol on Sat urday. The departmental offices will be closed all day and Congress will adjourn for the day in honor of the hero of Manila. The Navy building has been draped in mourning and on Saturday at noon every senior ship of the American navy afloat will fire the AdmiraIs salute of seventeen guns.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
RELAY
 MAIL SERVICE PLAN

WASHINGTON, D. G.: A regular six to 14-hour aeroplane service between Chicago and New York will be established by the Post Office De- partment if plans under construc- tion go through. Establishment Of the service, if finally decided upon, will be done in connection with the of the $1OO,O0O appro- priated by congress for experimental purposes.
 Such an air mail service is en- tirely practicable, the statement says. An average of eight hours per trip can be maintained it is claimed. The plans include establish ment of emergency stations every 22 miles, each equipped with powerful lights, two landing stations and one relay station. Planes would leave ter minals at 6. p. m. and deliver mail at destinations before g. a. m. From 500 to 1000 pounds of mail would be carried each trip.
 The first landing station from New York westward would be near Williamsport, Pa., where it is plan ned to establish flying field with hangars, tools, spare parts, oil and gas supplies, etc. The first relay sta tion would be at Niles, O., where another machine would take up the flight, with :ts first stop at Napoleon.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
DESCRIPTION OF ALIENS
 NEW AERO MOTOR SLED

So many articles have appeared in print of late regarding "Scotty' AL lens new motor sled, which is to sup plant dog teams as method of trans portation in the Northland during the winter months, the following descrip- tion of the vehicle from the Nome in dustrial Worker may be of interest to our readers.
 A. A. Allen expec.s 10 test his aero, sled this week and has the machine practically assembled for this pur- pose. The machine is practically an aeroplane except that it glides along the ground and driving force has been chosen in the matter of propellers rather than lifting force. For that reAson a propeller of very wide dou- ble blare proportions is selected in- stead of the usual narrow four blade equipment of the aeroplanes. TWO small planes will give the machine stability under all conditions of wind and blizzard, and the machine is ex- pected to prove itself upon the first test. Great interest naturally will be attached to this new locomotive Ill vention for it has within it the pos abilities of success. The great differ ence between the Allan machine and the variety of motor sleds which have all been more or less an indiffer- ent failure is that the new type IS propelled through the action of a driving blade upon the air while the others are driven by variety of fric- tion contrivances upon the snow or ground. Accordingly the new ma chine is quite independent of the condition of the trail and will depend LOT it's successful forward movement upon the steadiness of the motor and the ability to overcome the air re. distance and ground friction under all conditions. The engine used is standard type of aeroplane engine, with the difference above noted in the type of propeller blade. Preliminary experiments made outside were all successful.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
Slight Changes Temperature.

This mornings weather report shows colder weather at Fairbanks. the thermometer having dropped : degrees there in the past 24 hours. to 27 below zero. Donnelly and Mo Callum also report drop of about 5 degrees in the same time, while Ho- gan shows a drop of 12 degrees to 8 above zero. Salcha, Richardson, Nc Carty and Paxson show rise in ten,- perature of from 1 to 19 degrees. On this end of the line Gulkana shows q drop of 10 degrees and Teikhell, Beaver Dam, Thompson Pass and Wortman also record lower tempera- lures ranging from to 6 degrees lower, but all above zero. Copper Center registers 12 degrees colder than yesterday. It Is snowing at Beaver Dam and Wortman.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
REFORMER MUST FACE
 DISSIPATION CHARGES

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.-From treasurer of the island of Mindoro in the Philippines and superintendent of the Iwahing prison farm coloney, op- erated in connection with the Bilibid prison, Manila, to an army private charged with desertion, is the record of Charles H. Lamb, who today "a waiting the outcome of his court martial in the guard house of the re- cruiting depot at Fort Mcdowell. Lamb did some remarkable prison reform work in the Philippines and he is in hopes that his previous good record with mitigate his charges.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
German Bonds Are Held.

LONDON, Jan. 18.-Sir Samuel Evans, president of the British prize court, ruled today that German bon:is come under the reprisals order ard that German securities valued at 30- 900 marks which were seized while on their way in a letter to the State Commercial and Savings Bank of Chi 2ago should remain in court as prop Srty of enemy origin until the decla- ration of peace or until dealt with as the court might direct subsequent ly. The securities were seized on board the Danish steamship Freder- ick VIII.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
OIL SIGNS FOUND
 IN SOUTH GEORGIA

ATLANTA, Ga.-Considerable in- terest is being displayed in parts of Georgia as a possible oil field and prospecting is in progress. Interest seems to center largely in Ware County, where a we'll has been bor- ed, and in possible oil deposits in Ben Hill, Wilcox and Jeff Davis counties. The State geologist of Pennsylvania has looked into the field and reports that he found evidence of oil seepage in South Georgia. He believes further investigation might warrant development.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
Colonies Bear Burden.

LONDON, Jan. 1S.-A meeting of the Imperial Council has been called for next week, to which the premiers of the various colonies have been summoned to discuss affairs connected with the war. The couD- cil plans to give the colonies greater voice in the conduct of affairs be- cause they must shoulder large plo- portion of the war debt. Premier Lloyd George is determined to utilize all the resources of the nation to bring the struggle to a successful conclusion.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
COMMERCE RAIDER
 |S MOVING NORTH NORFOLK RECEIVES WARNING Wireless Message Says German Vessel Is Moving NOrthward-Br1tish Cruisers Are Going South to Inter- cept and Destroy.
NORFOLK RECEIVES WARNING

NORFOLK, Va, Jan. 1S.-The wireless station here received a mes sage this morning stating that the German commerce raider which has been operating off the coast of Brazil, is now raiding northward and was re- ported to be about 1,500 south of Cape Henry. British cruisers are re- rorted to be moving southward in the hope of intercepting and destroy ing the raider.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
CONSIDER HUGHES
 SPECIAL COUNSEL TO ASSIST IN INVESTIGATION House Authorizes Rules Committee to Employ Counsel and Hughes and Cntermeyer Are Being Considered for Position.
TO ASSIST IN INVESTIGATION

WASHINGTON. D. C., Jan. 1S.-- The House Committee on Rules, in- vestigating the alleged leak of the German peace proposal, is consider ing Charles Evans Hughes and Sam- uel Untermeyer as special counsel terday unanimously authorized the committee to employ counsel to carry on the probe.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
PIGEONS LOSE LIVES
 IN CONFEDERATION

Out of the flock of fourteen pigeons which made their headquarters about the Pinzon and were great favorites with the patrons, becoming so tame that they would eat from the hand, |only one remains. The rest of the flock lost their lives during the fire of last week, having been burned to death when the flames destroyed the PinZon.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
AMERICANS ON
 SUNkEN SHIPS
REPORTED BY BRITISH CONSUL
Sixty American Horsemen, a Foreman and Doctor Aboard GeOrgic and Three Aboard the King George. Sunk Off Brazil.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 18.-The British consul here reports that there were sixty American horsemen, a foreman and a doctor aboard the Georgic and three Americans aboard the King George. The British vessels are reported to have been sunk by a German commerce raider off the coast of Brazil,
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
LOSS OF LIFE
 UNCONF|RMED MAY HAVE BEEN EXAGGERATED Rio de Janeiro Reports that the Ger man Commerce Raider Is Said to Be the Converted Steamer Saint Theodore.
MAY HAVE BEEN EXAGGERATED

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 18.-The report received here yesterday that four hundred persons had lost thcr lives on vessels sunk by the German commerce raider has not been con- firmed, and may have not been gross ly exaggerated. It is reported here that the raider is the converted Ger man steamer St. Theodore.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
GERMAN ATTACKS
 REFUSED SOMME
BY COMMANDMENT
Teutons Attack In Force But Are
 Bear Burden War Debt.

PARIS, Jan. 1S.-Following se- we're bonn mbardment the Germans at tackled the French positions near Bi- aches, on the southern end of the Somne front, but were repulsed with heavy losses. French patrols attack ed and entered the German trenches on the heights of the Mouse on the Verdun front.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
Hawaii Wants Elections.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 1S.- Popular election instead of presiden- tial appointment of the governor and secretary of Hawaii and exemption O.: the Hawaiian and Porto Rican trains used exclusively for carrying sugar can from provisions of the federal safety appliance law were proposed in bills introduced today by Delegate Kalaninaole of Hawaii.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18

Basket Ball Tomorrow Night.
 Two games of basketball will be played tomorrow night in Moose hall commencing at o'clock between the first Moose team and the first Liscum team and the second Moose team and the second Liscum team. A very close contest is looked for in both games.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
I. w. w. OPERATE IN
 IDAHO LUMBER CAMPS

SPOKANE, Jan. 18.-Industrial Workers of the World made demands today for an eight-hour day, a mini mum wage scale, revisions of the en- ployment system and improved liv- ing conditions on the lumber manu- lecturers and logging contractors op- erating in Bonners Ferry, Standpoint and St. Maries lumber regions in Ida hO
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
Japs to Send Sympathy.

TOKYO, Jan. 1S.-at is reported that number of the leading Japa- nese propose sending a popular coni- mission to the Entente countries in April to express the sympathy of Jap an personally to the governments of these countries.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
HEAVY PEANUT CROP
 VALUE IN TEXAS

DALLAS, Texas.-Twelve million dollars is a conservative estimate of the value of the Texas peanut crop for 1916, according to investigators of the agricultural committee of the Texas Bankers association, conduct ing the safe farming and high priced cotton campaign under direction Of William G. Breg of Dallas.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
MAN, 73, LICENSED TO
 MARRY MISS OF BUT 19

MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo, Jan. 18.-County Recorder Meyers today issued a marriage license to Michael Rinkle, 73 years old, and Elizabeth von Vain, 19. It's Rinkle's first marriage. He is a farmer.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
To Control Greece.

LONDON, Jan. 1S.--Advices re- ceived here from Athens state that the Italian military commission has arrived there to cooperate with the other Entente Powers in controlling Greece.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18

J. L. Steele, who is opening up the Standard Copper property at Land lock bay, returned to town last even ing from a visit to the mine.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
REAR ADMIRAL BENSON
 WILL SUCCEED DEWEY

WASHINGTON. D. C.. Jan. 1S.- Rear Admiral William s. Benson, chief of naval operations, and rank ing officer of the navy. has been ap- pointed to succeed Admiral Dewey as President of the General Board.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18

The roof on a cabin at Alaska and Fifth avenue fell in from the heavy weight of snow on 1t yesterday. There are several cabins in town whose roofs are threatened by the huge masses of snow on them.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
NEW SYSTEM PLANNED
 FOR ALASKA CABLE

Experiments which will revOlu- tionize the methods used in the op- eration of cable telegrams through the use of the type of receiving in struments employed in radio commit nication have been conducted by the war department in Seattle and have proved remarkably successful, ac- cording to officers of United States Signal Corps today.
 The experiments were made un- der direction of Lieut.. Col. George O. Squier, who has been seeking 8 new method of receiving messages over the government cable lines. A series of tests were made in Seattle on the Seattle-Sitka cable, 1,086 miles long, by officers of the United States Signal Corps under the direction of the war department.
 The use of type of receiving i'm strument employed in radio commu- nication is said to permit the recep- tion of ordinary Morse signals by ear, eliminating the necessity for cable readers and per the operations of ocean cables under conditions that would make impossible under the present system. It is expected that the new appa- ratus will be installed in Seattle and at all of the Alaska cable stations in the near future as 2 result of the ex- periments just completed.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
American Ship Now Greek.

PORTLAND, Me.-P. H. Doyen has sold the freighter America, built here two years ago at cost of $S0- 900 to a Greek syndicate for $126.- 900. The freighter which is now in New York has been renamed Olga and will sail under the Greek flag.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18

Driver Rowbottom and the govern ment dog team left for Wortman this morning in an endeavor to get over the Summit.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18

The steamer Mariposa sails frOrl Seattle for Valdez and the North to- morrow at g o'clock
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18

George Strixner has resumed his position as captain of the launch May Lee. after a vacation of two weeks.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18
Alameda Due Tonight.

The steamer Alameda left COrdova about noon today and is expected to reach here between 6 and o'clock this evening.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18

Porter King went out this morning and succeeded in bagging five fine .nallard ducks.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18

Guy Banta of Ellamar, came up to Valdez last evening and return ed home this morning.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18

Chris Peterson shoveled the snow off the walk on Front street yester- day.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18

A party of Signal Corps boys were out after ptarmigan this morning. but with little success.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18

John Wiles of Ellamar. is visitor in town, having come up last evening.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18

Frank Kempfer reports about nine feet of snow in the vicinity of the Gold King.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-18

Miner Ads. bring RESULTS.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-23

Library hours: 8 a. m. to p. m.
daily except Sundays when the read
ing room is open from to 6 p. m.
The children's room is open every aft
ernoon from $3.50 to $3.50. and every
Saturday afternoon from 1880 to $3.50.
At this time Of the year, when the
reading lamps and warm rooms have
an appeal OF their own, the tide Of
human interest swings again to books.
Now the public library is thronged
with borrowers, and the reading rooms
are seldom otherwise than fully oc-
cupied. That last phrase will also de-
scribe the condition Of the desk at
tendants. There were $50 books issued
from the loan department on Satur-
day, and a total of l,4SS during the
past week.
Some force, almost as uncanny as
that which impels the small boy to
Unexpectedly bring forth the game OF
marbles in the first bleak days Of
spring, is potent in these days to urge
men to contemplation of vacation
sports. Now, as all wise women will
agree, while yet there is no hint of
spring but only blowing snow and
wintry cold, the man of the house
will be seen to hunt up the dusty box
of fishing tackle and patiently
straighten out lines and arrange with
loving. touch the disordered flies and
hooks: he cleans and oils and polishes
a beloved gun; he also selects books
on camping, and fishing and hunting,
or "reminiscences to his long suffering
family about ''the big one that got
away" There are many books or
travel and adventure and hunting ex-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-23
LIBRARY NOTES

petitions in the library, and they will
be very popular during the coming
weeks.
IF the boy is carefully guided in his
reading during the first IL years of
his life, little fear need be felt as to
his book selection afterwards" 1t may
be that the reading of boys is being
emphasized in this library, to
the neglect of that for girls. II this
is the case, we are convinced that the
real reason is that the book world
in general is laying. more stress son
that side of the matter, and that more
books for boys are being published
and more attention given to boys
reading. 1t is not entirely peculiar
personal idea of ours that books for
boys should also interest the average
girl, instead of the often wishy -washy,
spineless literature that has in the past
been issued as specially appealing to
girls. In this respect, il in no other
more regrettable fashion, have girls OF
today departed from the ideals of their
grandmothers.
There is a big shipment Of chill
dren's books that will be made ready
for the shelves as fast as attendance
upon an unprecedented large daily
circulation will allow. Some of the
more beautiful of these books will be
placed upon the display ledge before
being given to the children. so that
adults who never "darken, the doors"
of the chiidren's room may see what
lovely books are being printed and
purchased nowadays for their boys
WINNIE BUcKLIN
Librarian.