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The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-09-07

City Express meets all boats and trains. Phone Maine 122.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-09-07

Bill Whittridge, of Knik, and his partner, Max Foster, located claims on Harris creek this summer that caused a small stampede from Tal- keetna. The property is located 65 miles east of the railroad camp and the discoverers are enthusiastic over the strike. They left Knik last Feb ruary and at the end of IA days pros pecting found good prospects on Kid creek which they traced to the head of the creek. The locations were made on the bench lands at the north end of the Talkeetna mountains al most due north of Anchorage. Mir. Whittidge reports that twenty claims have been located in the district which will be further prospected next sea son. Charles Ketchum fled on three claims on the extension of discovery and the ore which he brought in show ed very good values.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-09-07

It was adopted by the senate and sent to the house, on the floor of which it has not yet been brought up for con- sideration
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-09-07
MINING NOTES

Al Beet, who has been at Talkeet- ma and Iron creek mining districts. where he spent the summer in devel- oping his mining property, reports considerable activity in both camps and predicts big rush into that sec tion with the completion of the gov ernment railroad.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-09-07

That Keys & Sons are preparing to operate on a large scale next summer on Moose creek, a tributary of the Nenana river, is the information brought to Fairbanks by Jimmy Haney, the well-known quartz pros pector, who has just returned from one of his periodical trips into the Alaska range. They have purchased the in- terests of Joe Poggi, and will prob ably put machinery on the ground during the winter for use in opencut
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-09-07

Oyster cocktails at The Branch.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-09-07

Men at a camp near Mile 20 report seeing seven bears in one day, four brown and three black ones. They were at a distance above the timber line.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-09-07

Fred Bunce returned yesterday from a fish prospecting trip to vari- ous points and reports the salmon to be conspicuous by their absence.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-09-07

r. R. Van Camper and Louis Lev ensaler returned yesterday from a trip to Nyka bay to look over recent ly discovered prospects in that vicin- ity.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-29
TRIES TO HIDE
POKER POT IN
HIS BATH ROBE

When officers from the cleanup
squad entered rooms in tho Jefrer
son hotel. No. 1876 Je'erson.ave.
east. about 2.30 o'clock sunday
morning. they found two poker
games. IN adjoining rooms. going
full blast, according 20 the story
told Justice Jedriss. Monday
Each man was playing so close
20 his shirt front that he had 20
back away 20 read his hand and
several had Invested themselves Of
outer clothing and were attired IN
baibrobes. The siakes were high
and about 900 was on one OF the
tables
When the officers entered b, Ia
alleged. one % the bath robed play
ers swept the board clean. into his
lap. and sat pat. with feet far under
the a. Bile His action was seen.
however. and the money confisca,ed
Tho zane vas said ia be- staged
undAr The direction ~ Joe Orhan.
OTbAn. Winner Jsckish. i'srry
Rrendt. Bennett Morton. Charles
Weinstein, hay BsokoF. Orcar Yo1sI
Chavses Sohmk and Martin Foley
nsrs seeh fined DO ana costs,
The Detroit times., 1917-01-29
TAX ON PROFITS
BRINGS PROTEST
FROM BROKERS

Brokers in stoke and bonds. az
well az wholesale merc tanfs % Dc
troii arc yoicing protest against Tho
proposed iesying ~ tax or tho
proAts 81 Trims and corporations IN
excess o. eight per cent on tho cap
ital invested
The wholesale merchants bureau
Of ne Detroit Board N Commerce
has sen' ont letters advising is
members 10 urge congressman and
.enatorS to oppose he measure. nov
lending In congress-
The isster states that tho income
tax thi- year has been doubled and
there ~ now in force a TAX on cor
poration profits
The brokers assert that the 81
forts 81 tho sponsors of the measure
gill amount 20 little in the end az
corporations can readily get around
~ by issuing stock dividends until
their profits are reduced TO below
eight per cent
The Detroit times., 1917-01-29
County Auditors To
Ask Legislature To
Take Action
BUHRER REPLIES
TO DINGEMAN
Denies Tax Dispute
Has Any Political
Basis

There are TWO ways by which
property owners OF Wayne county
ready and willing 90 pay their
taxes. may escape penslization Ne
cause OF tho iAngle that has arisen
in the preparation az tho tax rolls
thru The dispute between the coun-
~ board OF supervisors and the
state TAX board about he proper
tion which Detroit should pay
one method. which has The ~rit,
ter approval OF Auditor General or
amel 3 Fuller requires mat tho
property holder 40 20 the once -
the county treasurer aud state that
ne wishes 20 pay mss taxes he
can ge, FROM the treasurer state
m-nt that he has appeared 20 meet
his bill 90 the county and he stale,
anu this would eXemp' him from
paying The four per cent county and
The one per cent state peualizaticn
in The opinion OF Mr. Fuller
The other method and toe one
which probably Will be followed by
county officials j. 20 have an en-
ablinz act PASSED in the legislature
which would give the soions power
20 temporarily revoke The penaliEa.
ton clause ~ the state TAX Law FOR
WAYNE county. because o, the OF.
traordinary situation which exists
here
Meanwhile. Corporation Counsel
Harry DingemAn. who started the
proceedings ia the state supreme
court for the purpose OF knocking
our the state boards equalization.
has come forth with charges that
Auditor Buhrer h trying 70 settle a
political score by giving The i'm
preston that II was his fDlnge
mans action In asking delay IN
the court proceedings which side
tracked the preparation OF tho tax
roll until II is too late FOR property
owners 10 pay without being penal
ized He charges that Buhrer IL
trying 70 discredlt him because he
supported Robert " Rntter FOR
county auditor last August against
Auditor Guiman. Buhrers colleague
III Mr. Dingemsn thinks he can
inject personal political dispute
into matter OF such importance
20 The citizens as this tax problem
he's mistaken. said Buhrer We're
going 20 settle this affair so that
The taxpayers will not suffer for
something for which hey are not
N hlar,e"
The Detroit times., 1917-01-29
MeXicans Resume Pro-
test Against Fumi-
CATION At Border
SOLDIERS CLEAR
MOB FROM BRIDGE
Women Prominent In
Insurrection In
JuareZ

lEL PASO. Ter Ian - SERIOUS
i1oIng by Mexicans At The -I4sasez
end ~ lie bridgs was resumed ct
: O'Clock today A crowd ot 800 mca
and women. tncen sod a. nor being
allowed 70 cross The bridge until
bsthed. began throwing stones and
BOTTLES ~ The American soldier. 80
n- dut a. cusro IS guards Two
Of ne suards ere injured os ihe
missiles As the mob advanced
across thc bridge company Of
soldiers charged them with ciuo5ed
rifles driving them hscA-
Sergt Peck 81 Company 4 TWEEN
~ third r. : Infantry vas struck
hy The shower ~ stones and in
ured about The head ROY Schuy
ler % no customs guard vas
s,rucs bl bottle and slightly in.
.ured
company \ charged the mob ana
pushed fhem back across the Ger.
Ter % The bridge Aoout : O'Clock
Mexican cavalry With whips
charged tho mob and drove all OF
ths bridge. on, were unable 10 dis
perse the crowd
The street car company did not
resume service across The bridge
today and Americans are not al
lowed 20 cross The line shouts OF
death 70 grlnEoes" are heard az
frequent Intervals
The -iotinE started yesterday A.
The result OF Misunderstanding
when United States officials began
enforcing s'ricter quarantine regu-
!afion because % The Increase 81
typhus A. JuareI More than 400
women employed al this side o, the
border gathered AZ the International
bridge Under the new order they
were NOT allowed 20 cross until a.
n and then only after rigid inspec-
ton and baths The women object.
Cd streuuousiy, and most % them
returned 70 the Mexican side and
organized mob which held up
street car trafic and wrecked sey.
eral cars
As the result % the outbreak the
stewards o. the Juarez race track.
owned BY Americans. issued a state
men, that racing had been discon
tlnucA FOR the season. as pre-
cautionary measure The meeting
had been only half com 9ieted The
owners % the 200 horses are bring
INK their stables across The river
today
The Detroit times., 1917-01-29
NOrthern's Doors Are
Opened; 1900 Are
Enrolled
AUDITORIUM HAS
CAPACITY OF 1000
Kitchen and Lunch,
Run BY City, Covers
Top Floor

The ncw Northern high school On
Woodward ave. between Joseph ins
ami Owen-aves. was opened this
n,ofnins. with an enrolment OF o.
500.
Artistic. spacious. with Windows
running fro mthe ceiling almost 10
the floor the new echool f. entire
~ nrc proof being constructed ~
steel and concrete. practically no
aood work being used
one 81 It's most attractive features
Is the beautiful auditorium which
seats goo persons and is built along
Greek lines. with j long ovsraang.
ms balcony and sufficient pitch 70
give an evcellen, view ~ the large
stage The stage will be equipped
with al the modern pAraphenalia OF
stage craft
George G. Bechte, is principal az
the school and there is corps ot
81 teachers. The course covers sir
years. beginning with The sev.nth
Erade and going thru the twelfth
There arr 81 class rooms and one
assembly room which aocomn odates
t90 pupils
The hoys and girls ARE IN separnts
assembly rooms. but meet in the
recitation rooms
The lunch room and kitchen GOV
crs the entire top floor and is spa
Dous light and entirely sanitary. Il
vii be operated hv the boar1 o.
education
The school cost he city o~twses
$500. 600 and $50 .090
The library. nm enormous ROOM
with one side composed 81 windows
and the oTces. cccupy the front n
the building on the second floor.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-29
LOCAL MARKET
CONTINUES DULL

Added 20 the usual Monday morn
Ing dullness. tho undated effects OF
he "lcak" probe and the peace pro
rossls 81 The president continued TO
have a deterriuK influence IN the
early transactions on the T~troit
Stock exchange aales were ~cat
tered and we're made fer email
amounts with mo prices ANYTHING
rut strong
The new Continental common was
listed al bid price ~ ~ with tho
Offering II SO The old was CT.
changed for The new on the basis Of
three ~ the old TO- ono Of tho n-a
and 3 In cash The old sold for
5s and a fraction Saturday
Paige sold JUST about 80. while
Rec Car fingered around 81 and n
frar'ion
The Detroit times., 1917-01-29

STOCK MARKET
TURNS SOFT
Period of Firmness Is Follow
ed BY Sharp
Reaction

NEW YORK. Jan % The New
York Evening sun financial review
today said
"Follo1ing a briei period Of firm
ness In the FIRST hair hour OF trading
tooay's stock market iarned soif
and developed con iderah'e weak
meas thru sheer neglect
Everybody is looking forward 20
ihs meeting 81 the United states
Steel directors al which dividend ac-
lion viii be taken for ihc year 'ih
and earnings for he same p'.iod
published
, Prices in the industrial and rail
1pad lists alike we're below Satar-
oay's close. In some cases there
we're declines OF % points among
The Specialties. but movements were
quite devoid OF significance. EariN
m he day United States Steel sold a
point higher than re previous clos
NIX. bat IN the afternoon % sold
down 20 The neighborhood OF ITS.
"The copper group moved hstlfs--
~ near the closing price OF last
week and the shipping shares. A.
well as the motor issues nor only
lost their early gains bur reacted
stiH lower The equipment and
munitions specialiies held firm for
the most part The railroad stocks
we're Inclined 10 sofiness
prices continued 70 yield 10 the
iate trading Rails reaced a point
or 80. New Haven stocks and bonds
were weaS.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-29
Will Take Place Early
In Wilson'S Second
Term
MAY AFFECT
STATE PORTFOLIO
Treasury, Agriculture
and Commerce Bureaus
Slated For Change
BY ROBERT J. BENDER

iSfG0 t0frcSpoudcn JnsfSd Press
WASHINGTON Jan. % A big
cabinet shift will take place early
in Presiden, Wilson's second term.
Il was learned today This will be
in addition TO the diplomatic shake.
up which viii take place about
March :, or very soon thereafter
These expected cabinet changes
however will not begin u is he
hevod until several months after
the presidents second Inauguration
In all cases. 81 j. stated the cabinet
destinations 10 come will be "volun.
tAry
The contemplated changes will
AFFECT tho treasury agriculture, com
merce and probably state portfolios
OF The four probable changes. that
az the state department Is the most
uncertain Reports that Secretary
lansing might succeed Ambassador
PAGE al London have been rife bg,
talk % MS shift Is said 20 be based
only on report
Secretary OF Agriculture Houston
will leave his post probably in the
summer. +, is reliably stated
Secretary Of Commerce Redheld
will accept a position With large
manufacturing concern in the early
fall. and Secretary McAdoo will on
ter private business about the same
time
There are the usual rumors OF
other changes. but there appears
little likelihood that beyond the -four
men mentioned there vii be any
other designations during the FIRST
year os the presidents second term
As successors. Carl Vrooman had
been mentioned Tor Hous'on's place
and Rep Carter Glass for the port
folio now held BY Secretary Nc
Adoo.
The president however. has been
so engaged with international mat
ters 'ha, he has been able 10 give
the cabinet question little thought.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-29

TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN,
Take notice. that on Tuesday IN
s0th day % January, a. -. 1911 ct
o'clock g. m. az No li9 MichiGal
avenue. IN the city 81 Detroit. Count
- Wayne and STATE 81 Michigan. Al
articles or things from Number fsl.
TO iIs37, inclusive. left IN pawn Will
The Avenue Loan Office. az No. 4
Michigan avenue. Detroit. Wayn'
county Michigan. which said loar'
julius steinhsrg & Company. OF ~,
said city % Detroit I'D recentil
purchase said Avenue Loan Ofrrs
having now gone out OF bushes
shall b sold at public auction 4
Ascher Moss, Auctioneer. 81 the Ci.S
), Detroit. Michigan. IN accordani
with chapter 10 section 3 Of N
1879 Compiled Ordinances OF tho Gu
of Detroit
Dated Detroit. Mich. Jan - fsil
JULIUS aTEiNBERG a co.
Nv JULIUS STEfSRERo
The Detroit times., 1917-01-29
East BIFFNLo LIVE STos II.
nu1ufor a sfeNrua

FAST Rfff NfaD Jan 20 Catfie
Iff .srs steaiF prime steers. SO 81
Ii5 fair fc good s. $50 Ie-s.
PLAIN fr coarse SSonuS.5e best
haudr steers Ss-5N e. no f~-s.
g 5000 COVE yiRS bulls s. 80 .
IrEr rars srsatf heavy
ami workers. tietbu l-e5 pigs.
sheep 90 avs sfrorE
ten. Eawrs ssassrTh NearltaEs.
wnthers So sfg SOL.
aw. tGtInrn calves So .H.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-29
ASKS COURT TO
KEEP DAUGHTER
FROM HIS HOME

Joseph PichlacI, OF M 5O5
Orandy-ave- grey haired and
stopped by 81 years Of hard labor.
MonSay morning petitioned Judge
Murphy for an injunction 10 restrain
bis daughter zohs. q years I'D,
from coming into his home. lie
charges that Z0fa spends all her
earnings as cigaunaker for cloth
INK. and contributes nothing To the
family. Because Of the dispute with
hla daughter. the father fears she
may turn his wife against him.
Arguments on the injunction viii
be heard Feb. 3.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-29

Detroit bank cleRriugs for Monda
were is55sf77ts Total ciearins
Tor 1879 "a date arc f2Istes.i3s n
against tlf7.09}.ZG43 sor the cor
responding period IA 1918
The Detroit times., 1917-01-29

Tho soda Fountain TeEner ~
SEATED. Inaaau aud ri serve Fea
sBiek a. xfnk
The Custamsr sui IA not Sosae
3" wink daat tsdslge IN Thai kinc
~ aflpt-
The Detroit times., 1917-01-29
Bio Dividend Reported.

According 20 uncanar'nea reports
Federal Truck declared 200 per
cent stock dividend and suhstan
rial cash dividend Saturday. ON.
GERS ot tho company declined 20 com
nsnt on the report owing 70 the ab.
tence from the city OF &c NJ. l..
Pulcher. vIcepresldent.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-29
The retlovins nrus ar. privileged

90 exec Ite orders on the Exchange.
" r Moss a Co. Carlyle 4 Poysh.
Geo. VI West A. Co. r z Msccroas
Co. VI " Noble 4 Co D l. Sey-
mour CO. W q Mclaughlin. Aer-
rili. Lynch q CO. W A Hamiin a
Co VIVA Nesr a Co. Slnclai- A
Couls Emmett L. Spragps. Wm- X.
Rose & Co. T. h. Peitou & Co. Joel
Stocksrd Co. Bennett smith 81
Co. Le Wis c. Gorton. " T. Reilly
a Co. Matthew Finn. A. ". wallace
& Co.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-29
Jeuapdc7 FINANCIAL AND MARKET NEWS Lod
Grain and Provisions

CHICAGO Jan 30 Reports that
british agents in Ninnipes 0ere To
selling heatetoday. sent Ma, Va heat
um llinc $40 cents May opened
az ~ T.. and closed at l7i 80 luly
"a heat dropped as. 0hue Sepfem.
acr declined 60 cents
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-29
LIVE STOCK INTERESTS
OPPOSE RATE INCREASE
Declare They Cannot Make Support
ing Profits If Freight Adj
vance Is Added
FARMERS ALSO IN PROTEST
Revision Asked by Railroads, They
Assert, Would Seriously Handicap
Whole Food-i'roduction Campaign
Initiated by Government.

WASHINGTON. May 2S-Agricul-
tural and livestock interests. protest
ing to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to-day against. the raiiroad's
proposal for "A - per cent general in
crease in freight rates. declared that
Such revision not only would I'M
Justly burden food producers. but would
handicap seriously the whole food pro-
duction campaign initiated by the gov
eminent as "a war measure.
During the days hearing representa-
tives of the American National Live
stock Association and Of the National
Council of the Farmers Co-Opcrative
Association submitted "a mass Of evil
dence calculated to show that stock
raisers and farmers already are bear
ing unusually heavy expenses, and
could not make a supporting profit if
a freight increase were added
Speaking for the Live Stock Associa
ton. y. W. Tomlinson told the com
mission that Western cattle producers
Will have TO get - per cent more than
last year for their product. even under
present conditions. in order TO make
living. Even then. he said, many
cattlemen doubtless would have to go
out of business and with an increased
freight rate TO market the effect was
sure to be felt in decrease in mea,
production
Both Mr.. Tomlinson and Clifford
Thorne, who appeared for the farmers
association. pointed out in detail how
the price of everything entering into
grain and meat production had in
creased. The Middle Western farmer,
Mr. Thorne said who would have to
pay much Of the proposed rate in
crease, now has an average yearly
income Of only about $3.50.
Mr.. Thorne and other shippers rep
resentativcs urged that rates be ad,
justed rather than increased by fat
- per cent.
Counsel for the roads explained dur
ing the session that all existing prefer
entails would be taken into considera
ton aud preserved as far as possible
IL the Increase was authorized. That
was one of the considerations on which
the original petition by the roads was
based.
southern lumber and fruit interests
opposing the increase will be heard
by the commission Tomorrow.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-29
LEE WARD.
First Precinct. Harrison and HrUnd


chief. Henry &. I;icly. 1924 PARK
Avenue; Frank Lou,ham. l7lo Floyd
Avenue; Heath J. Isawlcy. George II.
g. Miller. 1905 West Avenue; l.. G.
Caldwell. w. $. Workman. S3l West
Grace Street: Charles II. Burnett, Dcanc
Maury, Harry Is. Cullen, John ii. Guy.
"0i Park Avenue: W. Brydon Tenant.
~ West Franklin Street.
second Precinct. Ti5-1i0 West broad
street.
chief. y. NJ. Cannon. j. w. Pcrcival.
i. Il. stone. Irving T.. Campbell. owen
i. Marin. J. w. .Atksson. Maxwell q.
Wallace Hugh StockdelI j. l.. Pey-
ronnct. John Howard. \. l.. Richard
son. James J. Hickey.
Thlrd Precinct. Robinson and Broud
Streets.
Chief, 'enry Taylor. Jr Il. y. by
land !. j. Ballou. Jr.. George c. Bid
good. idwin l.. Levy. G. l.. Fairbank.
W. Creed Davis
Fourth Precinct. .nI -..; West Urond
Street.
Chief MURRAY Mcclure. l.. W. Glaze
brook. Jr.. r. :. Wh"rry. \. l.. Archcr.
II. y. Taylor. w H. Clack. Andrew
krouse. j. 81. George Bryan.
Firth Precinct. f0G Brook Avenue.
Nhi'i' = H. N"icN' =. - Miller. l..
VI. Richards. James Mullen. Few. Davis.
Ernest o. Cosby. Charles * Eryant
Rev. Frank Pratt. William GrimrneIl
Sixth Precinct. school House, GIntcr
Park.
Chief j. u. Moore. Jr.. r. G. Bell.
Robert NJ. Kent. Jr. r. c. Kohler. c.
&. Pinckncy.
seventh Precinct. Rndy's Drug store.
Burton Heights.
Chief Garland y. Taylor. w X
Bache. w. stewart White. Cabell
w. Rady. a. V. Russell. l.. w Ryland.
". l.. RaSland j. g .Seelinger.
Eighth Precinct. Fire Engine Hou,c,
HiEhlnnd Park.
Chief John a. Devine. Davis Bottom
w. w Lear. w. J. Sicr Harry e.
Rohclcn. Milton G. Coac. Rev r. NJ.
White.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-29
CHILDREN HATE
PILLS, CALOMEL
AND CASTOR OIL
Give Fruit Laxative when cross,
bilious, feyeriSh or
cOnstipated.
california Syrup OF Figs" cant
harm tender stomach,
liver, bowels.

Look back at your childhood days
Remember the dose" mother insisted
on--caS tor oil, calomel. cathartics
How YOU hated them. how you fought
against taking them
With our children it's different
Mothers who cling to the old form OF
physic simply don't realize what they
do. The chidrcns revolt is well
founded Their tender little "insidcs"
are injured by them.
IL your child's stomach, liver and
bowels need cleansing, give only deli
ciouS "California Syrup of Figs" Its
action is positive, but gentle. Millions
OF mothers keep this harmless fruit
laxative" handy: they know childrc II
love to take ii: that il never fails to
clean the liver and bowels and sweeten
the stomach. and that "A teaspoonfuI
given to-day saves a sick child to-
morrow.
ASK your druggist for 50-cent bot
tie OF "California Syrup of Figs"
which has full directions for babies
children Of all ages and for Srown-ups
plainly on each bottle. Beware of
countcrfeits sold here. Sec that it is
made by "California Fig Syrup Com
phny. Refuse any other kind with