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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-02

POISON BY ACCIDENT

DOUGLAS. May 2.-The jury em- paneled by Commissioner Henson to the death of Remi Soen- ems, who was found dead in his bed yesterday morning. returned yer to his death through poison admin istered by himself through accident. The funeral will be under the aus pices of the Eagles and will take place at 10 o'clock tomorrow fore noon. Interment will be in the Doug las cemetery.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-02
MRS. HATCHER LECTURES

DOUGLAS, May 2-Mrs. Cornelia T. Hatcher, Territorial president of the w. c. T. U. delivered an illus trated lecture in the Congregational Church last night entitled: "The High Cost of Low Living" into which she has concentrated large number of the most telling and vital arguments for prohibition. While not as large as the subject and speaker were entitled to, the au dience was very appreciative and gave Mrs. Hatcher unanimous vote of thanks for the instructive en tertainment at it's close.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-02
PLANS MADE FOR RED
 CROSS MEETING FRIDAY

DOUGLAS, May g. - The execu- tive committee of the Douglas-Tread, well Red Cross met yesterday after noon at the home of Mrs. H. A. Pin ger to plan the work for the next meeting of the society, which is to be held at 200 o'clock Friday after noon in the Labor Union Hall. To do the work planned for the day the ladies are asked to all bring their needles. thimbles and scissors. Also, donations of old linen, sheets. pillow slips and counterpanes are solicited.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-02
RAIL ROAD PARKS
 TO BE USED FOR
 RAISING THE EATS

LIVINGSTONE. Mont, May ?. - All station grounds, parks. and flow CT gardens on the Northern Pacific line will be seeded to potatoes and other vegetables, according to an made here by George T. Slade, first vice-president. and Ha- zen J. Titus, superintendent of the dining car department The latter instructed managers of all lunch counters along the line to take per sonal charge of the garden work IS--
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-02
BAND CONCERT

DOUGLAS. May 2.-The Treadwell band was out in full force last night, marching down St. Ann Avenue to Douglas about 7:30 o'clock and bring ing most of the population of that thoroughfare in it's wake. A number of lively and patriotic airs were dis coursed in front of the Orpheum Theatre and the town and residents under went general awakening as the result Before coming to Doug las the band serenaded the homes of Manager Bradley and Supt. Way land.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-02
PATRIOTIC LEAGUE MEETING

A meeting of the Womens' Patriot ic League was held yesterday after noon at the home of Mrs. J. F. A. Strong and business of the order was transacted. An interesting program was rendered. the principal address being delivered by Prof. L. D. Hen derson.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-02
C. B., A. T. G. DRILL
 AT NATATORIUM TONIGHT

DOUGLAS, May 2.-The Douglas Island Military company, now known as Company B., Alaska Territorial Guards, will meet tonight for drill, beginning at 7:30, in the Natatorium. All members are urged to be pres ent as more thorough and syste- matic work will be undertaken from now on. The big hall will be made comfortably warm for both members and visitors.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-02
BASEBALL SPIRIT

DOUGLAS, April ?. Baseball spirit is awakenning here and every evening sees number of boys on the ball grounds. The latter, how ever, are in bad condition and re- quire considerable cleaning up before fit for use.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-02
ENoRAvINo AND EMB0ssING.

Engraved visiting cards, WeoolnS invitations and announcements, and other society and business station cry; monogram dies and monogram quire stamping; and embossed so- ciety and business stationery-the best on the Paciflc Coast. Leave or ders at the once of EMPIRE PRINT ING COMPANY. If
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-02
CASKET MAKER IS A
 SUICIDE IN MORGUE

SEATTLE May 2-Ceci, M. Clark, casket maker, committed suicide in the morgue of an undertaking establishment here during the night. His body was found this morning. No cause is known for the act.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-02
FINE COMMERCIAL PRINTING

The Empire Printing Company Job Printing Department is better equipped for fine commercial and so- ciety printing than any printing office in Alaska. New machinery and equipment has recently been in- tailed. and more is under way. Make us prove these statements by giving us your order. tf
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-02
NO WHEAT TO GRIND.

WAPAkONETA, Ohio, May D. For the first time in 30 years the Home Milling Company Of this city has suspended operation of it's mill by reason of it's inability to secure wheat.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-02
SCHOOL CHILDREN PICNIC

DOUGLAS, May 2.-The children of St. Anns Parochial school en- joyed a picnic yesterday in the neigh borhood of Thane, going by way of Juneau and hiking to Thane.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-02

New line Package Goods at Miss Wahlgren's Needlecraft Shop. Stamp ing to order. m2.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-02

Get your garden seeds before the assortments are broken; all kinds at GOldstein's Emporium. m2.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-02

Many mans only claim to being a hero is that his ancestors fought fought In the Revolution.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-02

Just received shipment of ladies' 1 white kid and white new Buck shoes Call ill and see them. Goldstein's Emporium.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-02
Plant creen onions

Goldsteins Emporium just received a lot of fancy onion seed. m2
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-02

fer work or coal. / Ineau Transfer Company. Phone 4a.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-02

Try Mrs Lynchs homemade bread. $40 Franklin St. Phone 2S1. If
 Everybody reads THE EMPIRE
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-23
MAKE THE DRAFT THOROUGH.

Exemption boards in district.
where there are long lists of miss
ing registrants and even longer list.
OF unadjudicated exemption claims
should stop calling up new men TO.
examination and make their immedi
ate task that of settling finally tn,
status of the first groups. In tn,
trend of affairs in certain district:
there lies danger of grave unfair
ness. Governor Lister is bringin,
this fact to the attention of board
throughout the state, and his warn
lngs cannot be made too emphatic
First, the missing men. The mum
Der OF these varies greatly in tn,
different districts, being greatest il
localities whose population is large
ly transient. Spokane's second dis.
trict is an example. 1t is much NOR,
difficult for the examiners in til,
second district to get complete re.
turns than for the officials else.
where in the city. Many who reg.
lstered in this district are itinerant
laborerS, many are foreigners will.
ha>Sf ideas of what it all is about.
many have enlisted. But as soon as
the board has certified for service
enough men to make up its first
training camp quota it should SETTLE
down to resolute search for the
missing ones, calling no new regis.
trants until all the men on the firsl
list have been traced.
The same rule must be made to
apply to men whose exemption
claims have not been passed on. II
these claims are allowed to acculnu-
late while new lists of men are be.
ing called, the ultimate result, as the
governor points out, will be tina!
quotas will be filled in many distri
cts entirely from men who do moi
claim exemption; men, moreover,
whose turn would not have come
otherwise.
Keep the draft fair. Round up
the missing men, weed out the eX-
emptable men and let every man
wait his legitimate turn.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-23

unless the government fixed a fair
price. 1t was stated more than 70
per cent of the wheat last year
brought the farmers less than $1.2
per bushel.
Almer McCurtain of Davenport
made the suggestion that the cooper
ative warehouses operated by the
farmers should not be classed with
those used for storage and speculat-
i've purposes. To stop speculation,
he said, the food administration
would make it necessary to sell all
wheat within 80 days of the tine it
was delivered at the warehouse. He
said this rule would work hard
ship on the farmers who owned
their warehouses on cooperative
basis.
City folks spend more each day on
either cigarettes or moving pictures
than on bread, according to several
farmers yesterday, and are not con-
slstent in their protests against the
nigh wheat prices increasing the
high cost of living.
About 100 warehouse organizati-
ons were represented yesterday.
They realigned themselves behind
the union and pledged to support its
campaign next winter to increase
the membership. Unqualified in.
dorsement of the terminal ware.
house company, owned and control
led by the farmers union was voted
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-23
OLD CAP COLLIER" IS
OUT HERE IN PERSON.

(The Wenatchee Daily World.)...
Mayor and Mrs. Wright of Mans
ield motored down Saturday to
aeet Mrs. Wright's father, Captain
V. E. Chester of Warrensburg, Miss
,uri, who accompanied them home.
Captain Chester is one of the best
nown characters in the central and
'astern states, having spent over
fifty years in the government and
all / DAD secret service. Scores of
lirle novels, dear to the hearts of
mall boys have been written about
Old Captain Collier Chester" as he
is farniliarly known, and he has the
equation of having captured and
broken up more bands of train rob-
bcfs than any other man in the serv-
ice.
Nh. Chester was captain during
the Civil War and is one of the two
survivors of the band of $500 men
at Lexington, who for nine days
held out against the enemy, with a
shortage of the water supply. Only
173 came out of the first fray. He
has always taken an active part in
politics and a few years ago was au-
thor of the articles in the New York
papers under his pen name of Lynne
G.. Doyle.
This is the Captains fist visit to
the Wenatchee valley and he is
greatly surprised and pleased with
the country. He expects to visit in
California before returning east.
His son, William f. Jr., though not
yet of age, is a member of Troop C.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-23
CUBA GIVES U. S. 4 PRIZE SHIPS.

HAVANA, Aug, 21-At the presi-
dental palace today, in the presence
Of General Marti, secretary of wal
and navy, and William E. Gonzales.
United States minister to Cuba. Pres.
ident Menocal signed decree trans
ierring to the United States govern
.nent four large German ships, the
Bavaria, Olivant, Adelheid and Con-
,tania, of an aggregate of approx
nately 10000 tons, which were Sc.
.zed as prizes of war by the Cuban
government on the day this country
declared war against Germany.
Minister Gonzales, acting as the re-
preventative of the United States
shipping board, when asked the am
ount the United States was paying
ror these ships, replied: absolutely
nothing"
"President Menocal," he said, ode.
lined to consider offers to purchase
)r lease, whether made by govern
nents, navigation companies or in
lividuals. He regards these prizes
If war not as agencies for commerc
ial profits, but to be used, as he say:
in his decree, for the common bene
fit in bringing the war with Ger
many to prompt and victoriou:
end.
president Menacol would not sci
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-23
ADRIAN COUPLE WAIT
FOR MARRIAGE LICENSE.

About 10 o'clock Monday night A.
mos Barr and Miss Marion Wigs
both of Adrian, showed up at the
auditors office in Ephrata in search
of some one who could grant them a
marriage license. However they
found that they could do nothing
with the auditor at that time of the
night and were told to show up the
next morning.
Tuesday morning when the court
house force arrived to open up a;
eight o'clock they found sitting on
the court house steps the self same
couple of the night before. They gol
their license without a moments de-
lay which goes to show that they
believe in the old adage, "a bird in
the hand is worth two in the bush.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-23
COLUMBIA GIVES UP
SUICIDE VICTIM.

Late Tuesday afternoon as Jack
Hilliard was working on the bank of
the river below the Will Galbraith
place, he discovered the body of
woman in the water. 1t was near
the shore and he waded out and
brought it in. He phoned to town
and Mayor, acting as coroner, went
out and viewed the body.
The body was towed to the boat
landing and placed in a casket and
then inferred in the cemetery.
Investigation proved the woman
to be Mrs. Snyder, wife of the man
who died a couple of weeks ago at
Condon's ferry.
AT that time application was made
to the county for aid for the man
and DR.. Smith of Waterville was
sent to attend the case and was ac-
companied from Mansfield by Dep
lty Sheriff Sshmidt. Before leaving
they were warned to be careful of
some savage dogs on the place.
When they arrived they found the
logs chained and upon entering the
cabin found the man lying dead and
10 one with him. Inquiry was made
If neighbor and it was learned that
woman had visited the house and
ound note on the door written by
'nyder's wife saying that she would
ommit suicide. A search of the pre-
lises found tracks leading to the
liver, and it was believed the woman
arried out her threat.
The finding of the body proves
hat the woman's grief was more
han she could bear and the solution
t her troubles lay in the mighty
Columbia.
A chain found around her waist
ave the impression that rock had
cen used as weight to hold the
ody down. The body was in
air state of preservation.
"A son of the woman was notified
Mansfield and he was here We'd
esday. The only other relatives
nown are in California.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-23
GATHER AT CHEHALIS.

CHEHALIS, Wash, Aug. 21.-Mem
bers of the State Press Association
are arriving here for the state press
convention to open tomorrow and
continue the rest of the week. A
program of addresses has been pre-
pared.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-23
BOY is
SECOND LIEUTENANT.

John E. Ray, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
d. d. Ray of Waterville, formerly Of
this city, is paying his parents a
visit Of few days before he is call
ed to join his company at American
Lake August Goth. Mr.. Ray came di-
rect from the Preside, where he has
been attending the training school
for officers for the past three
months, receiving the commission of
second lieutenant before leaving.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-23

large splotches on every hand to
where she fell some hundred yards
! down the stream. The bullet which
killed Mr.. Charlton entered the
breast near the heart and no doubt
caused almost instant death though
he may have run some fifty feet be-
fore he fell. There was very little
blood spilled by Charlton's body and
where he fell, no doubt with some
force, his head struck good sized
boulder which broke the skin on his
forehead and at first sight appeared
to be bullet wound.
That shots were fired from both
sides is evident fom the fact that an
empty % cartridge was found near
the spot where Mr.. Charlton stood.
GruesOme Scene.
At the point where the shooting
took place the gulch leading down
from Wheeler Hill widens out in the
form of delta and is strewn with
rocks and large boulders which have
been washed down the mountain
side. Here and there is clump OF
bushes struggling to gain susten-
ance from the barren and sandy sol.
and pitiful little stream of muddy
water trickles down among the
rocks and through the thirsty sand
on its way to the green alfalfa fields
and fruit laden orchards not a hun
dred yards away.
Over this murky pittance of water
dispute arose which brings to an
end two lives and untold sorrow and
suffering to many others.
Found Boy Crying for Mother.
In the Charlton family were four
girls and three boys, the only one at
nome at the time being the youngest
son, child of some six years of age.
The youngster becoming alarmed al
the absence of his parents and moi
knowing where they were had crawl
ed under the bed in fear and was
found there at 9 o'clock crying bitter
ly for his mother and complaining
that he was hungry. The little lad
was taken by kind hands and given
something to eat not yet knowing OF
he happenings that had SO recently
made him an orphan.
Two of the girls are married and
there are two others in the family of
fifteen years or older, who are liv-
ing in town. Two grown sons reside
at Cashmere and all have been mott
led of the sad happenings.
Mrs. Coon Frustrated.
In the Coon family there is the
wife and two daughters and two
sons, one daughter married and the
other grown to womanhood. Of the
boys the youngest is lad of about
Zen years and the other is grown.
Mr.. Coon had very little to say
and seemed to take the affair as
matter of course. He is a man of
IS years of age and has always been
aeld in high esteem by his friends
and neighbors, being a good father
and a man of religious convictions.
His wife, woman near the same
age as her husband, is shocked and
almost distracted at the action of her
husband.
In Charge of County Coroner.
The murdered man and wife were
lbout so and 46 years old respect
ively. They were we'll known thru.
out the valley and have always been
leld in the highest esteem. They had
a pretty little place with young
orchard and were hard working and
Industrious people. Both bodies are
n charge of County Commissioner
Templeton. No arrangements as to
burial had been made Wednesday.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-23
TEXAS CANTONMENT is READY.

FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug, 21-
Construction of Camp Bowie has
been completed. 1t is stated that this
is the first of the 16 national train
ing camps to be completed and ac-
cepted by the war department.
WILL THE PARTY WHO TOOK
the green plaid auto cap that was
left in front of Albert Franks house
Sunday night please return to the
Dispatch office.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-23
WILL ASK
$3.50 FOR 1917 WHEAT.

Farmers of Washington, Idaho and
Oregon, representing so to rs pei
cent of the wheat tonnage of the 8
states, went on record in Spokane
yesterday for $3.50 wheat as a mini
mum price to the farmer at the pri-
mary market for the 1917 crop. This
dicision was reached at a meeting
of the farmers union, held at Couer
d'Alene hotel, after lively discuss
ion in which most of the 1875 farmers
present participated.
:. ). Based on Crop Yields. ;. =.
Union officials last night stated
that the farmers were anxious to
cooperate with the government in
establishing reasonable price and
were not antagonistic in any way to
the government program as already
announced. In arriving at the $3.50
minimum it was stated that the un-
ion had given careful consideration
to the increased cost of producing
this year, the necessity of reseeding
and the low yield.
Farmers present were unanimous
in declaring that the 1917 crop
would not be more than 40 to so pei
cent of normal, with the exception
of Walla Walla and Columbia count
les, where reports indicate that &C
per cent crop will be harvested. The
figures are not estimates, it was
pointed out, but the actual returns
OF threshing now under way.
A telegram was sent to C.. S. Bar
rett, national president of the farm.
ers' union and member of the price
fixing committee of the food admin
istration, giving the results of the
days deliberations.
Consumer Not Affected.
Farmers call attention to the fact
that a price of $3.50 for wheat will
not necessarily affect the price of
flour to the consumer, as the present
rate of $3.50 per barrel is based,
they say, on $3.50 wheat.
A. V. Swift, Baker, Oregon, vice
president of the national farmers
union, was chairman in the absence
of Riley Rice, President of the Wash.
ington state farmers union. a
J. E. Mansfield of Endicott said
| that wheat at So means SIS per
capita per year for wheat for every
man, woman and child in the United
States, or cents day for flour. He
declared he could feed So wheat tC
hogs when they were S16.25 per hun
dred pounds and break even, while
he might lose money on cent hogs
while wheat was at ST.. He declared
he had seen instances where the gro
Ger got bigger profit from barrel oil
flour than the farmer got from ar
acre cf wheat.
Says Farmers Face BANKRUPTCY.
In support of the $3.50 price it wa
stated that buyers were offering
1920 in Grant County and they hat
been able to buy not more than 100I
bushels at that figure. Some speak
ers declared IS per cent of the whea
farmers faced BANKRUPTCY this yea
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-23
GERMAN AIRMEN FIRE
ON RED CROSS NURSES.

PARIS, Aug. 22.-About 10 O'Clock
last night two German aviators flew
over two hospitals behind Verdun
which are joined by wooden
bridge over road separating the
buildings Four incendiary bombs
which were dropped set fire to
three wooden wards crowded with
wounded.
Fire on Wounded.
AS the personnel were making an
effort to save the survivors who had
not been killed by the projectiles or
the fire the German airmen returned
and from low altitude turned their
machine guns on the men and nurses
who were cutting the bridge to pre-
vent the fire from spreading, killing
seven and wounding 20.
The Red Gross workers on the
building could be plainly seen in the
light made by the blazing fire, but
the raiders returned for third time
and dropped bombs on and fired
their machine guns at the hospitals,
Seven wounded soldiers were killed
in their beds. Two Red Gross nurs-
IS in their wards were killed.
Two other hospitals were similar
ly bombarded, a number of persons
being killed. One camp where Ger
man prisoners were collected ais :,
was bombed and many Germans
were injured.
Germans Are Desperate.
The second day of the new battle
Of Nerdun was taken up, as was to
be expected, by the desperate efforts
Of the Germans to recover their lost
positions. The long artillery pre-
paration of the French had given
The Germans time to mass reserves
tor counter attacks. They had with
drawn forces from their advanced
lines which were too greatly expos
ed to the French artillery, massing
these men together with reserves
around the eXtremities of the sector
attacked, between Avocourt and Be-
| zonvauX, in readiness for counter
| attacks.
Not less than eight of these count
| er-attacks were made in the evening
| and repulsed. The gains of the
| French were maintained entirely,
further advances were made and a
large number of prisoners were add
ed to the previous total. The Ger
mans began to weaken before the
bombardment ceased and many of
hem surrendered. One complete
platoon gave itself up. A new batch
followed the next day and thought
fully brought along the letters of
the first platoon.
i IL q. L l. L.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-23

them, but he has given them to the
United States. 1t is just another ill
ustration of Cuba's generous spirit
and of her earnest support to CO.
operate with her allies to the fullest
extent of her power"