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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-07
ISLAND NOTES

The Treadwell Committee of Safe ty held a regular monthly meeting yesterday afternoon. Only routine business was transacted.
 The ladies of St. Luke's Guild will meet at the home of Mrs. H. A Finger Thursday afternoon Rev and Mrs. Butcher will be present their first appearance with the church workers of the Island.
 Mrs. Carroll, postmistress at Treadwell has a fine crop of straw berries ripening in her garden
 The present bright weather has caused decided revival of feeling on the Island and the general belief seems to be that the bed rock of depression has been reached and that the tendency will be upward from now on.
 Monte Benson was in from the Red Diamond property lately and reports prospects there as being very flat tering. He is foreman of crew of men doing development work there.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-07
SMASH GESTURES TRANQUILITY OF
 DOUGLAS NIGHT

DOUGLAS, Aug. 7.-'Twas night, and between low tide and half past ten. All was quiet save for the ticking of the silent watches. Cats had been shooed out, clocks had been wound and doors were being locked when-Smash!
 Aha" said Chief of Police John in his office chair, trouble stalks" "
 Emerging into the night the off cer stealthily stopped and listened. Borne on the night zephyrs from down the street came in shrill af- feminate tones:
 Yes, you did. You broke my window and you gotta to pay for it."
 Investigation proved two things: First-William Meyers, horny handed son of toll, had neglected to put squirt of lemon in it. Second-He had driven toll hard ened fist through a window of the Bon Ton Bath House. (Just why a bath house should be called Bon Ton" is one of the wonders of the age.'
 The evidence was conclusive. The window was broken and there was blood on Williams hands. City Magistrate Bennett, regardless of the lateness of the hour, was in his office and thither the refractory and glass-crashing William was ta- ken, exclaiming in rye-tinged tones as he entered the temple of justice, Soak me, l pray thee. and let me go, for they are short of men at Treadwell and my detention would greatly retard the wheels of indus try"
 And the magistrate hardened to Williams plea and decreed that he should pay for the punctured window and also come across with five sim oleons with which to appease the outraged dignity of the municipal ity.
 And quiet again reigned throughout the town. Howbeit, the zephyrs of night ever and anon chased each other in and out through the broken window of the Bon Ton bathhouse
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-07
AVIATION CAMP FOR WOMEN IS
 MINNESOTA PLAN

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Aug. 2. = Mrs. T. S. Byam of the Minnesota branch of the woman'5 auxiliary Of the Navy League has announced that woman's military training camp at which will be taught aviation, driv ing motor ambulances, telegraphy and wireless, languages and knitting will be opened here this fall.
 At least 100 students will be re cruited from all parts of the state The camp, it is announced, will be similar to that at Chevy Chase. Mrs Byam said. that the camp will be io cated near Lake Minnetonka.
 The course will last for several months.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-07
AT DOUGLAS THEATRES.

DOUGLAS. Aug. 7.-Bessie Eyton who has been seen here many times. will be the star at the Douglas Orpheum to- night in 'The Cycle of Fate. Seiig production of merit At the Lyric Char lie Chaplin in 'The Cure" is an early attraction.
 The experience of sitting in a chair. tied hand and foot and gagged by tightly fastened handkerchief. while a hand, blindly working a knife was stretched through hole in door and cut the handkerchief. was recent Iy felt by one of the players in "Blind Justice" the Vitagraph Blue Ribbon feature, written and directed by the star. Benjamin Christie. which is to be at the Orpheum the latter part of this week.
 The strongly dramatic plot of the story called for this scene and there was no choice in the matter. It had to be filmed. Of course. the boy who is imprisoned behind the door had no way of telling whether he was moving his knife about near his fel- low-player's eye, ear or nose. Tor the hole was only big enough for him to put his arm through and the cap tive was unable to talk or move his hands owing to his bonds
 There was no rehearsal Of this scene as the danger incurred was too great to permit one. All concerned hoped that the film in the camera wouldn't break or do anything like that until after the scene was well over Their hopes were realized. fortunately. and the first take was realistic enough even to suit Ar. Christie. who demands per- lection to the smallest detail.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-07

threatened to crowd the sheep from the grass ranges. Now, 1t jumps over the prospective meat famine and promises plenty Rabbits are supplementing New Zealand's ex- ports to England of frozen mutton. Great Britain is also raising vast quantities of them7-not., the Welsh rarebit--but the Belgian and the French varieties, giants, which, when four months old, will furnish
 more delicious meat than an 0rdin- ary roasting fowl, and at less cost.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-07
HORNER CALLED OUT

TREADWELL, Aug. 7.-Chas. Hor ner, for long time engaged in con tract work at the Ready Bullion was notified yesterday of his ap pointment as an army officer and was instructed to report at Train ing Camp No. ? at his earliest con venience. He will leave for the out side at an early steamer.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-07
THEY'RE SUCKERS, EH9

BROWNSVILLE, Texas. Aug. z.
 -Is a soldier in a bathing suit a soldier in uniform in the eyes of the Federal law against the sale of intoxicants to soldiers in uniform? This question has been put up to Department of Justice agents here. The .Question arose out of charges that soldiers have been donning bathing suits. getting them wet, and then going to saloons to quencn their thirst.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-07
DOUGLAS AND TREADWELL NEWS NOTES

location of the Home Bar, it was said that some church or prohibition crank" was the instigator. It has since "leaked out" that the com plaint originated from others en- gagged in the sale of booze and for the reason that the Home Bar was retailing beer over the counter at ) cents per glass, the other dealers charging 10 cents for the same bev- craze.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-07
BERRY PACKERS BUSY

DOUGLAS, Aug. 7. Scores berry pickers infest the hills of this locality these days and full pails reward their labors. Fifteen cents per pound is the price paid by those who are too busy or toe lazy to go after them.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-07
COMFORTS OF HOME

DOUGLAS, Aug. 7,-The Home Bar, which, owing to its proximity to the Serbian Church, was refused license. has moved to where the former Opera House Bar was con- ducted and is again appeasing the thirst of itss patrons. When it was first reported here that complaint had been registered concerning the
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-07
HAD POOR LUCK

DOUGLAS, Aug. William Me Cormick and Olghe Anderson, who have been fishing for the past three weeks, returned to town yesterday, having had poor success in their venture.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-07
BENEFIT OF RED CROSS

DOUGLAS, Aug. 7.-There will be card party at Odd Fellows Hall of the Rebekahs' auxiliary for the benefit of the Red Cross. An ad mission of g cents will foot the bill, including refreshments.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-07
BRITAIN ARMS 300 SHIPS.

LONDON, Aug. 7.-Three hun dred British merchant vessels al- ready have been armed and large number are being armed each week. said T. J. McNamara, Financial Sec retary to the Admiralty, in reply to a question in the House of Com mons.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-07
TRAINMEN TO LEAVE

TREADWELL, Aug. '. = August Lindstrom of the Treadwell rail road and Oscar Johnson of the Thane road, left on the Humboldt for the south last night.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-07
RABBITS ARE
 NOW PUT ON
 EMBARGO LIST
Australian Pest Comes to the Front as a New Food Supplements
 EnqIand's Mutton

NEW YORK Aug. '. New Zealand's embargo list includes wheat, flour, and-vrabbits. Until recently all Australians regarded the rabbit as pest because it had
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-07
A RUTHLESS PROGRAM.

Johnny says he didn't start the fight"
 He didn't" replied Jimmy. "I had to start it myself. He wanted to keep on heaying rocks at me and pretending he wasn't fighting" = Washington Star.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-07
We'll, wsIIl

Maybe you are superstitious. and may be you are not. But. anyway. there are 13 letters In Kaiser WDhem's name.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-07

q An honest statement of facts, placed in type in an attractive manner, will bring de- sired results when a wise choice is made of the medium employed to place before the buying public the goods you wish to dis pose of. The Empire has always given satis: faction to buyer and merchant
 q You read this advertisemeat, others will read yows.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-07-23
LONG TRESTLE
 10 BE DRIVEN
Grade North of Mile 5 Will be Raised Above Gravel to Avoid
 Overflow
No. 64

Preparations are under way to start work on 5000 feet of new trestle across the Placer River flats at Mile 54 at an early date. The bridge gang sched- uled to do this work is now being as sembled at Mile 52 and piling, which has been cut at available points, will be shipped to that section.
 When the original line was built the Alaska Northern engineers put tres tie across the flat eight feet above ground and in the intervening years the flat has filled with gravel up to the level of the old girders.
 The new trestle will be put ten feet higher, which is estimated as sufficient, as the fill will not increase so rapidly in the future owing to the receding of Spencer glacier.
 There was considerable trouble in this section last fall from overflows.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-07-23
CHANGE LINE
 TO AVOID CUT
Shift in Matanuska River Will be Followed by Line Change on
 Coal Branch

Svarko & Co.,, Hanson & Co.,, and Johnson & Co. finished their contracts during the week. Satisfactory prog ress is being made by all gangs along the Branch.
 High water in the Matanuska River cut away about fifteen acres of flat at uper end of Hole-in-the-W Wall, includ- ing about 1000 feet of cleared right of-way. A change in permanent line, introducing some other sharp curva- ture in getting away from the area washed out, will probably have to be made. At the date of this report the bank was still falling, but the indi- cations are that the wash will not continue long, owing to a change of material in the flat.
 Grading, Ballasting and Tracklaying
 Steam Shovel No. L., on the branch line, moved 9120 cubic yards of rock, of which 3920 yards were used for bank widening between Stations 1130 and 1l6O; 4110 yards for riprap be- tween Stations 1277 and 1926, and 800 yards between Stations 1400 and 1410; $40 yards were hauled to the Mata nuSka Bridge for bank protection.
 A small force of carpenters began the framing of 12O-foot Howe truss span. The Eagle River bridge repairs were finished Filing was driven at Mile l32 and in various places between Birchwood and Eklutna to prevent slides.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-07-23
NOTICE OF CALL FOR BIDS
 FOR STREET IMPROVEMENT

Notice is herby given that the Com mon Council of the City of Seward, Alaska, calls for bids for the grad ing and levelling of Third Avenue, so that loaded vehicles can pass con- veniently thereover, from Jefferson Street in the City of Seward, Alaska, to the North limit of the Frank l.. Ballaine Townsite in said City of Sew ard, also the improvement of Fifth Avenue from Jefferson Street in the City of Seward to the north line of the Frank L. Ballaine Townsite of said City of Seward, by grading and levelling the same so that loaded ve- hicles can pass conveniently thereover. There must be separate bids for each street, any bid including the improve ment of both streets will not be con sidered. The work on each street must be done according to the specifications therefor which are on file with the mu- nicipal clerk, open to the inspection of all persons desiring to bid on said contracts or either of them, said work to be done under the supervision and direction of the street committee and approved by said committee before ac- cepted by the Council.
 All bids must be accompanied by certified check payable to the City of Seward, in the sum of 10 per cent. of amount of bid, or like amount in money, which will be forfeited to the city by the successful bidder in case he shall fail to enter into the required contract and furnish the required bond in five days after the award is made by the Council. Money or checks of unsuccessful bidders will be returned. The work to be completed within thir- ty days after contract is signed unless extended by the Council upon proper showing.
 All bids must be filed with the mu- nicipal clerk by eight o'clock P M. on the tenth day after the first publica- tion of this notice. Bids filed there after will not be considered.
 The council reserves the right to re- ject any and all bids
 o. H. POEHLMANN,
 (SeaD Municipal Clerk
 First Pub. July F, 1917.
 Last Pub. July 27, 1917.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-07-23
A. McIver, licensed undertaken.
NOTICE OF SALE.

H. J. Raymond Company, a corpora tion, Plaintiff, vS. John w. Dudley, Defendant. Notice of Sale.
 In and by virtue of Writ of Exc cution issued out of the United States District Court at Juneau, Alaska, in the above entitled cause, and dated the 3rd day of July, 1917, 1 have levied upon all the right, title and interest of the Defendant in and to the fol- lowing real property, to-wit: Lot Twenty-nine (29) in Block Thirty (30) of the Town of Seward, Alaska, as the same appears of record in the Recorders Office for Kenai Recording Precinct ............
 Notice is hereby given that l will on Thursday, the 23rd day of August, 1917, at II o'clock in the forenoon of that day at the office of the United States Marshal in Seward, Alaska, sell all the right, title and interst of the defendant, John w. Dudley, in and to the following real property: Lot Twenty-nine in Block Thirty of the Town of Seward, Alaska, at public auction, to the highest and best bidder for cash, to satisfy said execution and cost.
 Dated at Seward, Alaska, this 21st day of July, 1917.
 (SeaD F. R. BRENNEMAN,
 United States Marshal.
 By ISAAC EVANS,
 Deputy. First Pub, July 21.
 Last Pub, Aug. Is.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-07-23
GOING GOOD
 ON MAIN LINE
Progress of Work North of Matanuska Junction Shown In Weekly
 Report

In order to insure the early com pletion of contracts between Camps 174 and 1S0, it has been found advis- able to take away portions of assign ed areas and re-let them to other con tractors. Four of the five contractors who secured awards in the section north of the Kashwitna River are on their stations and will commence grad ing as soon as supplies reach them.
 The wagon road is in good condition as far north as Mile 193, and the two lower road camps have been practi- cally closed. It is planned to have a good road to Camp 195 within two weeks.
 Steam shovel No. 2, on the main line, near Mile ITO, moved 17000 cubic yards, 10000 yards of which were used for widening the grade between Sta tions 56S0 and 632O.
 Extra gang No. raised and sur faced track from Stations 59S5 to COCO and gave a second lift of ballast be- tween Stations 5675 and 57S5. This gang also full-tied the siding at Wa silla. At the end of the week they moved to the Little Susitna River to make the fill between Stations 6SSS and 6404.
 Extra gang No. 2 worked on the re- vised line between Stations 1265 and 1295.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-07-23
ACREAGE

Having for sale at a most reason able price some of the choicest land in Resurrection Valley I therefore invite inquiries from those that contem- plate the purchase of any number of acres. The success with which all of those who have already bought acreage in the Ole Martin homestead are meeting in cultivating these lands is the best evidence you can secure of what the soil can do.
 J. A. Stewart
 Phone: Madison 147.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-07-23
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS OF
 POST PUBLISHING co.

Notice is hereby given of special meeting of stockholders of the Post Publishing company to be held in the office of L. V. Ray in the Hartman Bank Building, at eight o'clock in the evening of August 2, 1917, for the pr- pose of devising means of payment of remaining liabilities of said corpor- ation.
 E. O. SAWYER, JR., President.
 First Pub. July IS.
 Last Pub. Aug 2.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-07-23

Proof of labor blanks for sale at Gateway.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-07-23

2 c. Kodak, Jr., Kodak s12.0O- Seward Drug Go.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-07-23
Meet me at The Branch.

If your sweet tooth is your wisdom tooth you will buy your candy at the Key. tf
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-07-23

City Express meets all boats and trains. Phone Maine 122.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-07-23
NOTICE

Dog tax is due, payable at Treas urer's office on or before the 25th Of July.
 Order CHIEF OF POLICE. ti
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-26
TALK OF THE TOXIN

Two hundred pairs women's odd size
storm rubbers, first quality, at Shea :
soc pair.
William H. Rock Of Farwell street at.
tended sale OF western horses in Bur
lington to-day.
Gordon Riddell, the South Barre watch
mender, left this morning for business
visit of several days in Springfield, Mass.
Perfection oil heaters and stoves. All
kinds of wicks. Wash boilers and wiring
ers. Special sale on Andes heaters. f. A.
Prindle, Depot square.
Charles Mills and Leroy Kenneth, who
are members of the klark- Urban com
pany, which is billed in several Vermont
towns, arrived in the city this morning
to visit relatives.
Teacher training students from God
dard seminary conducted profitable
children's hour at the Aldrieh public IL
brary Saturday afternoon, when a large
number of pupils from some of the lower
grades in the city schools came together
for story telling. The training students
took turns in relating specially prepared
stories and they were amply compensated
for the time spent by receiving careful
attention from the youngsters. Story
telling hours each week were instituted
by the Spaulding training school during
the fall term and whenever the Saturday
gatherings have been announced many
children have been prompt to respond
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-26
TALK OF THE TOWN

James Sterling left this morning for
Bethel, where he is spending few days
with relatives.
James r. Riley Of East street. who has
been associated with his father in the
contracting business while conducting an
orchestra in Barre, left this morning for
Albany, n. Y, where he is to enroll as a
student in business college.
Miss Ruth L. Waterman Of upper
Washington street. who has been pass
ing a vacation of 10 days with Mr.. and
Mrs. p. ID. Waterman in Cambridge,
Mass, returned home last evening and
resumed her duties in the office of DR..
d. c. Jarvis this morning.
Roderick Summers of New Haven
Conn.,, who is passing an enforced vsca-
tion at the home OF his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Summers of Hill street, spent
the week end with friends in Mortified
Falls. Mr.. Summers is suffering with
blood poisoning in his right hand as the
result of slight injury which he re-
ceived while working for the Winchester
Repeating Arms Co. Oil penetrating a
slight abrasion caused by piece of steel
aggravated the infection until the me
chanic was advised by his physician to
leave the shops for a time. A number
of Barre young men who found employ
ment in the munitions plants of Connee
tieut are said to have contracted blood
poisoning as a result of the oil used in
gun manufacturing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-26

Universe has in His infinite wisdom re
moved from among us our worthy and
esteemed brother, William L. Randall
and
Whereas, the pleasant relations held
with him as member OF Williamstown
lodge, No. 81, |. @. o. r., makes it emf
nently fitting that we record our appre
citation of him, therefore,
Resolved, That the sudden removal of
such life leaves a vacancy and shad
ow that win be keenlv realized, and will
prove a serious loss to this order and the
community.
Resolved, That with deep sympathy
with the bereayed relatives, we express
our hope that even so great loss to us
all may be oyerruled for good by Him
who doeth all things well.
Resolved, That as token of our re-
spect, the charter be draped for period
of three months and copy of these reso-
buttons be spread on the records Of the
order, copy be printed in the Barre
Daily Times and a copy be forwarded 90
the bereaved family
H. S. Drury,
H. M. Jeffords,
w. H. Norris,
Committee on Resolutions.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-26

and duplicate boxes placed in their stead,
while the counting board retires under
proper safeguards, empties the first set
of boxes and counts the ballots. After
another interval the boxes are exchanged
again and the counting proceeded with in
this manner Of simple relay throughout
the day.
The old method which still obtains in
all the states except Kansas and West
Virginia. requires the casting of the bal
lot before any counting is done, and this
involves in some places from six to As
hours, delaying still greater time the
completion of a state or national vote.
The act of the West Virginia legisla-
ture in following the Kansas example is
called the Wier bill, after James w. Wier,
a newspaper man. who is a member OF
the West Virginia legislature and who
deemed that some OF the clerical and me
chanical handicaps of election reporting
belonged to the days when folks depend
ed upon the stage coach mail for their
news, instead of the present era of the
telephone and wireless telegraph. In
West Virginia, for example, at the last
election it was week before it was
known positively how the state had gone,
and it was six weeks before the exact
figures were compiled and published
What little opposition was met with
in West Virginia in suggesting adoption
OF the Kansas method was to the effect
that the double election board involved
additional expense, but in the argument
OF the author of the bill, it is as mex
pensive to work two sets of men one day
as it is to work one set of men for two
days.
Ohio. Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
several of the middle and western states
have for many years been particularly
slow in completing their returns and 1t
Is such conditions that have handicapped
The Associated Press in announcing the
definite results of presidential elections
IN the night of election day. The Sc
-iousness of such delays as were eneoun
erred last November, when various news
papers announced the result before it was
Known. has impressed itself upon Gov.
OK of Ohio In an address before the
members of the Associated Ohio Dsilies
It Columbus recently the governor sug
rested an adoption OF law similar to
hat of Kansas SO that the general result
night be known carly in the evening OF
lection day. instead of, as he said,
about Christmas time"