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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-30

Arcanan Council had several applications
for membership. and fourishing reports were
read concerning the sick benefit associate con-
nected with this council with balance on
hand OF more than $1,000. The council treas
ury Is also in a very healthy state.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-16
BlaIs(5 4bsi aIvs Heat,

:, We do not, as d rule, think of plants Es giving out heat, yet at certain times some flowers show an astonishing rise of temperature. Most remarkable in this respect are certain kinds of Arum. Just at the opening of the flower in these cases there is a great liberation of heat This is due to the fact that the respiration, or breathing, Is at such times very vigorous. Some very interesting experiments have been car ried out in connection with these Arums by means of placing a ther- mometer just inside the spathe. One of the most remarkable cases was that of a species growing on the Mediter- ranean coast and known as Arum Italicum. The temperature of the air was GO degrees at the time of the ex- pertinent. That inside the spathe was no degrees. At that time the blos- soms, which when expanded are prac- tically scentless, gave out a fragrance suggestive of wine. It is said that plants of this type are particularly common in Mexico.-St. Nicholas.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-16
Conclusive.

On one occasion Herr Steinltz, the famous chess master was discussing political economy with a distinguished professor in England, and the Nal thuslan theory came up. After the usual arguments the veteran chess player thus wound up the controversy:
 "Its all nonsense what they say. You tell me a poor man has no right to have a large family. You say his doing so is not honest, Is a positive in- jury to his country and to humanity. l tell you you are wrong, and I'll prove 1t. My father was a poor man-a very poor man. My father was an honest mana very honest man. Well, he had thirteen children, and I, Wilhelm Steinitz, the chess champion of the world. am the thirteenth"
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-16
Protects In France.

Mayors are appointed in France in much the same way as in England, but the prefeCt Is a permanent gov ernment official, with infinitely greater power and of much more importance. He Is the supreme head of a depart ment-Of which there are elghty-six- and 1t is his duty to see that the laws passed in Paris are carried out prop erly in every commune of his depart ment. He has control over the pO- Kce and even over the military should their services be required in an indus trial or political dispute. He sees that the taxes are collected, and every pub, lie improvement scheme is submitted to him in order that he may decide by whom the cost should be borne The post of prefect is well paid and often leads to higher things. For in' stance, NJ. Paul CambOn held three prefectures before he was given dip Iomatic post.-London Spectator.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-16
NEW PHARMACIST AT
 KELLER BROS. DRUG CO.

Mr. Curran left Seattle on the Jefferson, and upon his arrival at Juneau, he stopped off in order to secure his permit to practice in the territory, as provided by the Pharmacy act. Upon presenting his credentials, MT. William Britt, presi dent of the board of Pharmacy in formed MT. Curran that it was un- necessary for him to take an eX- animation, as his certificate from Washington was reciprocal with Alaska, and he was therefore grant ed his permit. Mir. CurraD was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and while a young man, together with his family moved to Tacoma, where he has resided for the past twenty five years.
 Besides his experience in the drug line, Mir. Curran is well up in Kodakery, and as this is one of the principle side lines carried by the Keller Bros, his services will be available at all times to the patrons of the store among the lines of photography.
 Mir. Curran is a guest at the Golden North hotel, and assumed his duties at the store this morn- ing.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-16
Jerry C. Qdinlan
 Answers Last Call

Jerry G. Quin1an passed away at the home of his sister, Mrs. Mar tin Conway, Sunday morning, April 15, at eleven o'clock after an ill., ness of more than one year.
 MT. Quinlan was one of the best known railroad men In the north' having filled the position as con ductor on the White Pass and Yu- kon Route from 1900 up to 1914, when he left this part of Alaska for Anchorage, where he was the first conductor on the new government railroad.
 In his capacity as conductor on the White Pass Route he has come in contact with almost every per sen who has journey in and out from the Interior of the Territory, and those who know him speak of him in the highest terms as friend and acquaintance.
 Mir. Quinlan was taken i'll over one year ago, and left Anchorage for the states to receive medical at tendance. He returned to Skag- way a few months later, and for the past six months has been con- fined to his bed. His death was caused by a complication of diseas- es brought about by chronic nephritis.
 Jerry G.. Quinlan was born in New Brunswick, Canada, September Il, 1860, and leaves two sisters Mrs. Martin Conway, and Mrs. Will liam Whalen, both of Skagway, and one brother, MT. John w.. Quinlan of Saltwater, Minn..
 The deceased was a members of skagway Aerie No. 25, Fraternal Order of Eagles, and the burial will be under the auspices of this order. The services will be held from St. Marks church Tuesday at- | ternOon at 2 o'clock. Theer VIII be six active pail bearers from the Eagles lodge, while six honorary pail bearers chosen from the large cir cle Of more intimate friends of the deceased will be present.
 Out of respect to the departed the merchants of Skagway will clcse their places of business be- tween the hours of 1:3O o'clock and 800 o'clock tomorrow after noon.
 The remains will be inferred in the Skgway New cemetary and the train will leave the corner of Fifth avenue and Broadway at 2 o'clock sharp Tuesday
 L. A. Harrison Is in chGrge Of l the burial arrangements.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-16
IA Thief of Health.p

"The man who coughs or sneezes in your presence without covering his mouth with a handkerchief is q thief, the bulletin of the St. Louis health de- partment says.
 He Is a thief of health and com fort" continues the bulletin. "Of course he does not know it, and he does not mean to injure his friends and companions, but he does that very thing every time he coughs or sneeZeS without protecting his mouth and nose with his handkerchief.
 Watch the people who are afflicted and take note of how few persons use a handkerchief when SnCeZing or cough. ing. They scatter grip germs in of fees. workshops, stores and within twenty-four to forty-cight hours thou, sands of persons are infected. Nobody seems to think it worth while to use handkerchief"
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-16
Gamest Fighters.

SparrOws are proverbially pugna- cIous. Sometimes a tree will be a sparrow battle-ground, and for ten mlr- utes 1t will be as lively as q dog fight.
 Probably the finest fighter in the world, quadruped or biped, is the game cock. He Is a match for anything his size in the world if he gets fair field and no favor. He Is as quick as flash of lightning, and his spurs are terrible weapons, quite as effective as pair of bayonets, and used much more scien- tifcaIly and forcefully.-LondOn Tele- graph.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-16
PRoGREssIvEs JOIN THE DRYs

st. Louis, April 16-The Pro- gressive national convention, which is now in session here, named new national committee today to ar range plans for amalgamation with the Prohibitionists. The conven- tiou also busted the committee which endorsed the candidacy of Hug es last summer.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-16
TO CLOSE CLUB WITH
 DANCE SATURDAY

In order that the season may be brought to an end at the Elks club, the l9l7-191S house com mittee, which has only recently been appointed, will give a closing dance to the members of the Elks fraternity and their friends on Sat urday night, April 21.
 This will not be a formal af- fair, but just a good, jolly dance, with the latest music, and open hospitality, for which the Elks are known lar and wide. The tickets will be $1.OO each.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-16
TO HUNT BURROS

Mexico City, April 16-A con- cession has been asked of the de partment of Fomento to hunt the wild burros of the state of Tam aulipas for their skins and tallow, It is asserted in the petition that there are in that state more than 500,0OO wild burros which cannot be domesticated and which do much damage to crops.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-16
CANADIANS CENSOR
 MAIL ONCE MORE

Censorship on Canadian mail to American cities again has been es- tablished. Letters received here from the Canadian side bear the "Censored" seal. The censorship was established soon after the out break of hostilities, dropped for time and now has been again estab- lished. |;
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-16
Inhn Adams, rnauauration.

John Adams, the second president saw more persons weeping at his inan- guration than he had ever seen at any funeral and said of it:
 Whether 1t was because of the loss of a beloved president or the accession of an unpopular one, cannot say"
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-16
EAGLES ATTENTION

There will be a special meeting of Skagway Aerie No. 25, F. O. E. tonight (Monday) al S:3O o'clock for the purpose of making arrange ments for Bro. Jerry Quinlan's funeral. All brethren are earn estly requested 10 be present.
 J.. M. GriesbhGh, W. P. s. E. Guyot, Acting Sec'y.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-16
AMERICANS TO BE
 FREE IN GERMANY

Berlin, April 16-The German government has decided that the treatment of Americans in Germany will be the same as that suggested in President Wilson's proclama- ticn concerning Germans in America They will have almost every free dom but will not be allowed to reside in fortified places.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-16
NUNS ORDERED NATURALIZED

Chicago, April 14-Members of the Sisters of Nazareth, 76 of them were among the applicants for 1a- turalization here today.The sisters teach in the parochial schools in south Chicago and assert they were taxing the steps as the result of orders from Rome.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-16
Locality.

Some expert says that it takes fully fifteen minutes to shear a sheep by hand"
 Not if the operation is performed in Wall street."-BaltimOre American.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-16
Forqetful.

Caretaker-Sir Walter Scott spent a night in this room. Ere we ave complete set of Is works. Intelligent Sightseer-Left 'em be'tnd, supposeP Passing Show.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-16
Oulta Different.

Miss Oldgirl (simpering) That nice young man said I was quite a mural decoration of the occasion. Miss Pert He meant you were a walliower, all right.-BaltimOre American.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-16
She Didn't Understand.

"Galahad"- he began.
 "Cut it out" interpOsed the young lady. Its bad form to talk about a girl you charlottesville Courier. Journal.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-16

What is experience? A poor little hut constructed from the ruins of the palace of gold and marble called our illusions,
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-16
No meeting at the Eagles Hall this evening. Service Tuesday ev- ening as usual.
 D. 1T. Hanson,
 w. T. Hilgert
 Ministers.

T. R. Sewell, who has had charge of the pharmacy department Of the Keller Bros. Drug store for the past year has resigned his position, and will leave for his home in Haiaes within a few days, where he will take up his ranch life there and remain on his land until he has secured a patent from the gov ernment..
 The position thus made vacant at the popular Keller Bros. store will be filled by Lawrence Curran formerly of Tacoma, who arrived up on the Spokane last Friday.
 MT. Curran entered the practice of pharmacy over thirteen years ago, the last eight years of his prac- tice he has had in the Michaels Bros. store of Tacoma, being there almost continuously for the en- tire time.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-25
CAREFULLY PLANNED
TO COMMIT SUICIDE
Pioneer South Dakota Resident
Shot Self With His Favor
lite Hunting Rifle.

Webster. S. D.. Oct. GA coroner's
Jury returned q verdict of suicide In
the case of Thomas Harrison Butler.
aged 83. a prominent pioneer resident
OF Day county. who ended his life by
shooting himself through the heart with
a ~.44-caliber WINCHESTER rifle. He had
owned the weapon sine he was a
young man, and with it had killed nu-
merous deer and other wild game dur
ing the early days when wild animals
We're plentiful in South Dakota and
other states of the northwest.
No reason Is known for the suicide.
1t Is supposed his mind may have been
unbalanced by his advanced years and
the infirmities of old age. He was alone
In his home at the time. his grand
daughter. who kept house for him.
being temporarily absent. The aged
mar ended his life in a very m~ethodical
manner. He tied q string to the trigger
OF the rifle. then passed it back through
the lever, and pulled 1t up along the
barrel OF h gun. wrapped it around
and tied 1t a few inches from the
muzzle, stripped himself to the waist,
laid down and placed the muzzle of the
gun against his heart. holding it with
one hand. while he pulled the string
attached to the trigger with the other.
The town of Butler, n Of IN thirty
ing communities of Day county, was
named after him.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-25
ALL REGISTERED
To Be EXAMINED
AND CLASSIFIED
Those Most Important to War
industries Will Be Last Ia
ken in Draft, 1t Is
Announced.
DEPENDENTS REMEMBERED
Presidents Approval of New
Plan Probably Means That
Younger and Unmar-
ried Men Go First.
DEPENDENTS REMEMBERED
Bv Associated Press.

Washington. d. c.. Oct. 22.-Presi-
dent Wilson has approved the new
draft regulations which will be promul-
gated soon. to govern the selection OF
the remainder of registered men for
the national army. The new plan aims
to classify each of the 5000, 900 not yet
drafted. in his place in the national
scheme of defense, and to postpone the
drafting of men most needed in war
Industries and those having dependents.
Must Answer Questions.
To every registered man a question
eire will be sent for him to fill out and
return to his local board. Upon perusal
Of the QUESTIONABLE he will be assigned
to one Of five classes. If he Is dissat-
isfied with the position assigned him
by the local board, he has the right
of appeal to the district board to
change his status.
Glass No. L, the first from which tn.
physically fit men, who have nothing
to keep them from serving. Glass No.
2, will include those less fit or those
engaged in an industry necessary to
the prosecution of the war. Glass No
8, those still less fit or highly skilled
operators. Glass q, will contain men
who should De the last to be AIKEN.
Glass No. 5. will be known as the dis
card class" and in it will be placed
those wholly unfit for military service,
either On account of total physical
disability or indispensability to the
government in other service.
Changes Draft Numbers.
The local boards will Immediately
compile a list of all the registered mer
unde their Jurisdiction and to each of
these they will mail a QUESTIONABLE re-
sembllng Il very rigid cross examina-
ton. Men will be allowed seven days in
which to return the QUESTIONABLE to the
board which will Immediately assign
them to their respective classes. Each
mans draft order number will be
entered on his QUESTIONABLE and will
determine his order in the class coll.
umns at the local board headquarters.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-25
ELEVATOR MEN TAKE
TOO MANY POUNDS
Warned by Market Commission
err They Must Follow
the Law.

Pierre, s. D., Oct. 1s.-Mr. Simonson.
of the market commission, has been out
in the state investigating elevators. and
finds that they do not comply with the
law In many instances as to the mum
Der Of pounds to be considered In a
bushel Of barley or oats. The federal
law and state law prescribes that r
ley has 4S pounds and oats 80 pounds.
Consequently the elevators have been
notified by the commission that they
must comply with the statutes and use
these measures, or be prosecuted &C
cordingly. The railroad commission
has also taken up the matter, and mott.
fled all scale inspectors to watch out
for the differences.
The elevators were chiefly requiring
the farmers to furnish SO pounds In
stead Of the proper 4s to the bushel Tor
barley, n in oats were asking them
23 pounds instead of 80 per bushel.
In addition to this act the federal
and state laws require dockage OF
grains to be by per cent. and the ele-
vators q been docking by pounds, this
also being a disadvantage to rme
The market commission has notified
all states attorneys concerning these
various matters, and prosecutions Will
be brought at once for my elevators
dfsregarding the laws.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-25
HOME GUARDS ARE TO
DISCUSS FUTURE pi M

Mitchell. S. D.. Oct. 22.-Officers Of
ABOUT 90 active companies Of the South
Dakota home guard will meet at
Mitchell Tuesday, October 30, to dis
nuss plans for the centralizing Of con-
troll of the state regiment, according
70 information received here from C. J.
anderson. chairman Of the state coun-
Gil or defense. Ad1t. Gen. w. A. Morris
VIII preside at the conference. Expenses
Tor the representatives at the meeting
Will be stood by the state.
Those who are expected to be pres
ent are:
COMPANY B, of Mitchell: Capt. f. w.
Mitchell, First Lieutenant Harold and
Second Lieutenant Roy Langley.
Company D, OF Tyndall: Capt. c. H.
and G. II. Hallberg.
Company r, of Cresbard: Can't. f. ].
Fedderson and Lieutenants Paul e.
kreaschman and N, G., Klein.
Company I, OF Viborg: Capt. d. NJ.
Jorgenson and Lieutenants c. H. OIL
son and Obed Skola.
Company j.. OF Madison: Capt. James
Robertson and Lieutenants Frank G.
FULLER and MERIT H. Colgrove.
Company M, Of Lake Andes: Cant.
Harry Hartman and Lieutenants A. J.
Woitha and Charles Robinson.
COMPANY Four. Of Woonsocket: Cant.
". D. Brown and Lieutenants J.. I.
Ferguson and Edward J.. Theisen.
Company Eight, Of Huron. Cant.
William F. Schmidt and Lieutenants +.
E. johnson and J. G. Coolers.
company Ten. OF Gam Valley: Cant.
]. II. Drips and Lieutenants Ashley A.
unham n Fred III. Minnick.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-25
CALIFORNIA SLhCkERS
ATTRACT SUSPICION
Fruit Men Told It Would Be In
t%eresting to Know Origin
of Their Resolution.

Washington, d. c., Oct. 22.-Reso-
buttons adopted recently by the Califor-
MIA Fruit exchange, settis 5 forth that
the farmers are Handicapped by short
age of labor INC proposing a national
movement to convince President Wilson
of the necessity of exempting farmers
as a class from the army draft, have
drawn a sharp reply from the food ad-
ministration declaring the outlook for
sufficient farm labor in California good.
pointing out that the produce handled
by the fruit exchange is not essential
war food and significantly suggesting
that 1t would be interesting to know the
origin of the resolutions.
1T would be interesting to know the
origin Of the resolutions passed by your
organization" the settlement says. In
two other cases coming under .obserya-
tiona at Washington, resolutions 9
pressed in somewhat similar language
petitioning for exemption of farmers.
have attracted the attention of the de-
partment Of justice. You doubtless
have noticed the suspicious
ment Of the Non-Partisian leaugue at
ST.. Paul. Pacifism, and pro-German
may be looked for as operated behind
the scenes in unexpected quarters and
misleading loyal, innocent victims Of
conspiracy.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-25
NEW BRIDGE OVER THE
MISSOURI ASSURED

Mitchell, S. D., Oct. 19.-Orders for
material to build q, suspension bridge
over the Missouri river at Chamberlain
on the property of the Chicago. Mil
waukee & st. Paul railroad were wired
by President Harry E. Byram after he
had visited at Chamberlain. An act Of
congress requires the erection Of a
reliable bridge at that place.
The orders are to take effect i'm
mediately and construction or the new
bridge will commence within the COM
ing year according to the opinions Of
railroad officials.
The old bridge will be taken out and
the new one will be built on a site
near it. A suspension bridge has been
needed over the Missouri because Of
the changing course of the river. Dur
ing the spring freshets traffic has often
had to be abandoned. Ferry boats and
a pontoon bridge had to be resorted to
during the past spring because of dam
age done to the bridge by the floods.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-25
PAlNLEVE REPEATS
RESTITUTION DEMANDS

Paris, Friday, Oct. 19-Tn the discus
sion preceding the passing Of a vote of
confidence in the government by a
great majority, in the chamber OF dep
uties today. several members criticised
the policy Of the ministry as being in
coherent and lacking energy.
Il have already said. when %expound-
ing our war aims" Premier Painleve
replied. that it is h restitution of AL
sace-Lcrraine that we are determined
upon. There must be restitution, what
ever may be the fate Of battles. For
this we should push the wal to the BIT
ter end"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-25
SERIOUS SHORTAGE Of
FLOUR IS imminent
South Dakota Mills Supplying
Farm Communities Badly
Handicapped.

Pierre, 8. D., Oct. 2o.-serious short
age OF flour is going to result in the
northwest portion Of South Dakota un-
less the order to down the output
OF. at least the Belle Fourche mill 10
not rescinded by the government. The
situation is that the Belle Fourche mill,
which has been putting out about COY
barrels per day. has been ordered to-
reduce to 20. This mill supplies the
anc Of Meade and other northwest
ern counties. where there Is absolutely
no railroad. n consequently the farm
ers must put in their complete supply
IN the fall before bad weather comes.
and roads are entirely impossible with
SHOWS. Consequently. IL the mill can
not this fall supply their needs for tha
winter they will be unable to get mord
hour until late in the spring and thus
De entirely without during a good share
or the winter. If the mill could run at
capacity. 1t even then cannot supply
the demand for this winter storage,
which Is imperative in that region. Last
year some ranches ran out of flour,
even with the opportunity to lay in
supplies In the fall to the extent they
desired, and they could not get to town
anywhere to get more.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-25
INSURANCE COMPANY
RESlSTS PAYING CLAIM

Verm11ion, s. D., Oct. 20.-The court
has taken under advisement an import
ant life insurance case arising in this
county, and will render a decision in
the near future. The plaintiff is Mabel
M. Albers, while the defendant is the
Security Mutual Life Insurance com
pany, The question involved is the pay
ment OF a life policy for which applica-
ton had been made by Mr.. Albers, hus-
band OF the plaintiff. just before he was
killed in an automobile accident near
Elk Point about a year ago. The in
surance company claims that no policy
had been Issued at the time of his
death n that therefore the company
is not liable for the policy for which
application had been made.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-25

The assumption Of the phrase Tho
United States OF America first appears
n Jefferson's draft OF the declaration
of Independence, and In this particular
the first draft was not altered by con-
gress In o%rdaining the declaration. The
words are found in the final paragraph
n thus appear In the official copy IN
file: I'VE. therefore, the representatives
Of h United States Of America, In gen
ernl congress assembled" On Sep
TENDER 3. 1776. congress first officially
designated the new nation by the title
and style Of the United States OF
America.