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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-31

\ lists and 0Lhcr WOEaelS III Lac V"SA-
j;netou navy yard, have made COM
plants and asked for q general in
crease in the wage schedule. Although
there seems 70 be general discomfort
among the laborers, there is as yet
no indication Of striking. The Navy
/ Department stated that since the
schedules were made for the entire
I Calendar year, the question could
not be regularly taken up again be
fore fall.
Winston Spencer Churchill was re-
elected yesterday member of the
British house Of commons for Dun
dee, the bye election being made
necessary by his recent appointment
to a cabinet position. Mr.. Churchill
pol!eG 1902 votes. His opponent,
Edmund Scry:ngeour, prohibitionists,
and laboritc, received 2,O36 votes.
An effort to have Congress give
the District of Columbia a law per-
hitting the sale oe beer and light
wines after November | has been
started. The passage of the food bill
eliminating the manufacture OF
spirituous liquors, but permitting the
sale of beer and light wines is ex-
pected to operate as an argument
for such sale in Washington.
One-man control for the Food Adj
ministration was agreed upon yes
terday by The conferees upon the
food control bill. One-man control
means Herbert c. Hoover. 1t was
President Wilson VINO forced the
agreement. BY insisting upon to'd
dictator, he bent the will of the Ser
ata conferees. Twice their body had
voted for a board of three.
i demand that negroes have re-
,,roso,t,tion IN the New York safe
assembly and the board OF alderman
nr New York city, was made N res
olutions adopted Sunday at mass
meeting of delegates from negro
cI,,hs churches and fraternal organ
;z,+ions of the city, which also aske"
that a squad Of negro firemen ana a
squad of negro police be appointed !"
New York. !,
Ono man was burned to death ana
two others we're seriously INJURIES
whom Jersey Central passenger
train ran down motor truck last
NIGHT near Long Branch, n. J. In an
exn,osion of gasoline two coacneS
caught fire and were destroyed. ]
One more obstacle in the way Oh
mick building of wooden sh1ps mas
hoon removed by the arrest IN oPo-
kane of alleged leaders in the l. W.
w movement to paralvze American
INDUSTRY in behalf of Germany. C''i
r crossman, known to have been on
+bo staff of the German Embassy
l,oro and two companions were ar
o,tod !, connection with the m
vcstigation conducted by the Depart
ment of Justice.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-31
GENERAL OTIS DEAD
Los Angeles Times Manager J
Stricken II Breakfast.

Los Ansei,s. Ca, July 3l.-Gen.
Harrison Graz Otis. president and
general mana ger If the Los Angeles
Times. died Yesterday at the home OF
his son-in-law. Harry Chandler, OF
heart failure.
General Ol:; had noted Civil
War record sra vas twice wounded
He also served in the Spanish-Amerl-
can War and held several Govern
merit positions: His aggressive att''
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-31

tude toward la6or unions and the
dynamiting of the Times Building,
with the loss Of dozen or more
lives, were ctl.er episodes N his
stirring carear. Re was over so years
old
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-31

If Won want to reach the people of
Alexandria Use the Gazette. 1t goes
into every worthwhile home in the
city every afternoon.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-05-31

SCULLY GIVES OUT DOPE ON
HOW TO REGISTER
How to register under the seIective
draft law on June was explained to-
day by Judge Thomas ScuIly. Cues
tons regarding the following must
be exactly and fully answered:
Trade, occupation or Office.
Married or single.
Race: Describe applicants as eau
casion, Negro, Monaghan, Indian,
etc.; not nationality, or "black,"
white, yellow" etc.
Description: Tall, medium, short;
color of hair and eyes.
Disabilities: Not to be noted unless
they are glazing, such as leg or arm
missing or hUnChback.
All registration cards are to be
sorted in distinct groups: (a) Persons
not of African descent-(D Citizens,
(2) Declarants first papers, except
those from Germany. (b) Persons of
African descent-QJ Citizens, (2)
Declarants Except from Germany.
(c) Aliens, friendly and enemy-(D
Aliens, except Germans, without first
papers; (2) Germans with or with
out first papers.
Applicants must affirm their an
swers under signature.
If the registrar doubts the truth of
any answer, proper space is pro-
Vided to record his suspicion.
A corner will be torn from cards
of citizens of African descent.
Certificates will be issued to all
persons registering, showing they
have obeyed the law. These should
be saved, as any policeman may de
mand that they be shown.
ELKUS LEAVES TURKEY
Paris, May 31.-American Ambas- !
sador ElkUs, envoy to Turkey, is en-
route to Zurich, according to word !
received here today. Twenty of en- !
hoccyy -to ~ accommodated hin,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-05-31

. SIS > >
. LOCAL WAR NOTES
. - #a -
Naval reserve examinations held at
Chi. Yachtmen's Naval auxiliary, 12O
w. Adams.
Two hundred boys take part in
drills and drama, The Spy" for war
benefit, ST. ViatOr's school, Addison
and Kendalejav., Sunday.
Univ. of Chi. officers in training
corps held sham battle at Clearing.
Two ambulance bodies for Univ, of
Chi. ambulance corps arrived.
Base hospital, unit 10, nearly CONS
pleted Want five CoGHs.
Nellie DriscoII and Margaret Sui
Ivan going to Wyo. to learn how to
handle horses. Believe they may do
their little bit"
Armored tanks to perform at
Speedway Country club, June 16.
Hyde Park Presbyterian church
sent two dozen baTrack bags to
Squads Is and 16, Co. Is, Fl. Sher-
idan. Note from Mrs. Ogden Ar
mOur, and Mrs. J. J. West.
Marshall Field & Co.'S 35 auto
trucks arrived at Fort Sheridan. To
be used in camp.
Capt. w. P. Moffett, mess officer,
has potato peeIer which peels pota-
toes for 5000 men in hour.
Major /. E. McLaren is in charge
of Co. I. Lieut.. z. L. Drollinger or
dered to rejOin regiment.
Co. 3 claims youngest candidates
at Fl. Sheridan. Average less than
25.
Wallace A. Bell, Co. 7, released
when given commission in marine
corps.
Jewish war relief fund making
swift progress toward million-dolar
mark.
EXPIRES. Taft speaks on "Ameri-
cas- Part in the War" Tues. at meet
-, ~ II, Auditorium
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-05-31
ELKUs Leaves turkey

ELkUS LEAVES TURKEY
Paris, May 31.-American Ambas-
sador Elkus, envoy to Turkey, is en-
route to Zurich, according to word
received here today. Twenty of en-
bassy staff accompanied him.
New York. - 11e American refU-
gees aboard first liner which has
sailed from Holland since Jan. %
and which has arrived in an Ameri-
can port.
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-23
Saturday, March 3rd, 9p. m.

If you haven't attended this sale. be sure and
come as there are great bargains for everybody.
If any store will sell you these goods for less buy
them If hot, we will appreciate your order
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-23


! section of land of John Minter
near the Thompson ranch
See tile ad. of the North Fork
store. The store is under new
management and has boen newly
stocked.
Leonard Owens Of North Flats,
Wednesday forged ]. N. Jett's
name as an endorsement on a
5000 check; turned over to his
father.
Merchant Patterson the first
! of the week took a trip into the
eastern grain belt of the county
and bought 81. 600 worth of seed.
See his ad elsewhere.
FOR SALE.-4 choice milk
, cows, good work horse and good
work mare. B. ]. nellie.
CO Springfield.
Half way Springfield Villas road.
Frank Hair. our genial cobler.
who has been long confined to his
he'd and home with rheumatism,
is again able t. be at his shop.
though still having to walk by
the aio of canes.
There was a phone meeting
held at r. /. Johnson's of Pilot
Point Friday for the purpose Of
considering new phone line
from Springfield to Maxey. The
prospects of building the line
are good.
Monday morning "a R. C. Haskin
pulled the rope the bell fell from
its cupola fastenings. crashed
through the. ceiling and came 10
rest after bouncing the third time
on the floor. The bell weighs
about 200 pounds and fell about
20 feet before it hit the floor Had
the ante-room been full of child
rem, some or a number of them
would undoubtly have been kill
ed. The bell has been hanging
there a great many years. 1t
was found that the bolt in the
top of 'he bell had an old crack
in it, and finally broke clear
across.
Stonington has an Esq. Jones,
Constable Jones, Chas. Jones
and Mary Jones, and Mary Jones
has a Fori. She brought the
Ford to the Thomas garage for
repairs. Mary paid the olll with
her check) and then notified the
bank to stop payment. Thomas
sued before Esq. Jones and won
the suit. Then Mary said the
car belonged to ma NINA, and
Constable Jones went to attach
the car. Chas. Jones swore mo
man living could take the car and
llve," and started for a gun.
Constable Jones came back and
phoned to Sheriff Long to come
and get Chas. Jones. When the
sheriff arrived Chas. and Mary
had gone, leaving mamma alone.
Sheriff Long still carries war.
rant for Chas., anxiously waiting
his return. BY our regular cor
respondent.
A Wedding.
Several f.cm Villas attended
the wedding of Miss Lillian Ter
ry and Millard Am rine. The lit
tie church was beautifully deco
rated. It being Valentines day
some Of .he decorations were
those representing Cupid's mes
seIgers, beiIg very appropriate.
Ior the occasion. Those who at
tended pronounced it a very pref
ty wedding. Here's wishing
them many long years of happi-
ness.
A party gath red Wednesday !!
night to charivari the young
couple. all the old tin cans, rusty
guns. etc., being brought forth.
AZ they gave the first salute all
the lights went out. Then some
one crawled ento the house. put
. tin pail over the flue. Millard
then came out. invited them in.
treating them generously with
candy, oranges, etc. All came
home happy and wishing them a
long and successful life.
Contributed.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-08-20

First publication May Ii. 1917. Last publication Aug %. 1917
The Alaska citizen., 1917-08-20
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To Sidney Ridge, his heirs, eXecu- tors, administrators and assigns: You are hereby notified that dur ing the years of 1913. 1914, 1915, 1916 and 1917 I expended five hun dreG dollars in labor and improve ments upon the Queen Bee lode min ing claim, located on the right limit of Wolf creek, in the Fairbanks min ing and recording precinct Territory of Alaska.
 In order to hold your interest in said claim under the provisions Of Section 1924 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, said expenditure being for your share of the annual assessment work for said years, and if within ninety days after the last publication of this notice you fail or refuse to pay to the undersigned as cO-Owner your said proportion Of the expenditures aforesaid, your in terest in said claim will become the property of the undersigned as CO., owner under Section 2324, Revised Statutes of the United States.
 DAVE SORETT,
 Co-Owner. First publication May 2S, 1917. Last publication Aug. 27, 1917.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-08-20
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To l.. NJ Compton Diebold and Ray
 F. Compton, their heirs, executors,
 administrators and assigns:
 You are hereby notified that dur the years 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915 and 1916 l expended the sum of twelve hundred dollars ($l,20O) in labor and Improvements on the Comp ton and Woodring placer mining claims, situated on Goldstream in the Fairbanks mining and recording pre- cinct, Territory of Alaska, said labor and improvements constituting the annual assessment work for the years mentioned.
 In order to hold your interest in said claim under the provisions Of Section 2324 of the Revised Statues of the United States, said expenditure being for your share of the annual assessment work for said years, and if within ninety days after the last publication of this notice you fail or refuse to pay to the undersigned as cO-owner your said proportion of interest in said claim will become the
The Alaska citizen., 1917-08-20
MAN KILLED
 AS JAS GAR
 JUMPS TRACK

John RolIa, a section foreman of the Tanana Valley railroad. was so badly injured Saturday evening by ,hr turning over of d gasoline car on which he was riding that he died about o'clock Sunday morning. He was coming up from Cinema on the little car, which ran into an open switch al the junction. turning the car over on him. IL was thought at first that he was merely stunned, but an examination made after he was taken to the hospital revealed the fact that his neck had been broken and that d rib had pierced 5ne of his lungs
 The accident was first discovered by J. W Neal, superintendent Ct the government farm. and Andrew Xinc who Is working there M" Neal telephoned word of the occurrence to town and Wade II Joslin, gen eral manager Of the road, accom- Fanied by William Christensen. went out and brought the unfoitUnore man 10 the hospital Even then il was thought that Rolla had not sustained serious injury, but after pr. NJ. F. Hall examined the man al the hos pItal he announced that the neck had been broken and that Eolla could met possibly live
 Rolla was d professional railroad workman and had been in the om- Hoy of the Tanana Valley railroad fer d number of years II" had ais" worked on rhe White Pass X Yukon Bourc. Practically all of he time he Nus working for the T, Y. R. R. lc held down forem9n'S position On the Outside he had worked on the Great Northern and other roads
 Nothing is known concerning Rol- las family connections. He was a member of the Masonic lodge at Blaine. Washington. and his funeral will probably be held here under the auspices of Panama Lodge No. 162, F. X A. M. No date for the funeral has been set, but it will probably be held next Sunday.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-08-20
LETTER IS DECLARED
 TO BE FRAUD

During the past few days many FairbaEksans have been recipients of letters from their friends. That is, they were from friends in one re. spect and in another they amounted to no more, according to The Live Church" a religious publication of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, than an at tempt to filch the unwary out of two bits of their hard earned coin.
 The letter is purported to have originated in the office of the French consul in Seattle It asks that it's recipient send the letter, with twenty five cents, preferably n stamps, to Mr. L. Herrittee al certain post office box address in Seattle. II further asks that the recipient of the letter make four copies of it and send it to his friends. In this man her the letter is kept circulating by fours among the unsuSpeCtirg peo- pie, gathering momentum as il tray els. It is numbered, and every per son receiving it is asked to number those sent out by him, one higher than the letter which he recelNed. The numbers, the letter says, should end at 100, those receiving letters with that number doing n1thing more than sending in the two bits as requested
 The purpose Of the letter is pur- ported to be the founding of hos pital in Paris for fighters in the al lied armies sustaining wounds in the face and jaw. It further states that the National Red Cross has promised to give 5000 toward the hospital for every $1S,000 raised by the chain letter.
 As far as can be learned. nobody has yet tried to figure out just now much the originator of the scheme would receive were every one of the 100 letters and their muluples to bear fruit in the shape of two bit piece. little figuring, however shows that fifteen letters, distributed as is intended by their originator would yield the neat little sum ol $259, 9,019,776. It is thought probable, however, that the originator of the scheme was astute enough not to start the letter off with No. l, but that he took a number further up the line toward 100.
 The Live Church" copy of which has just been received by Rev. H. H. Lumpkin contains full expose of the fraud. It does not say who is the originator of the scheme, but states that full in vestigation of it has been made and
The Alaska citizen., 1917-08-20

that it has been found to be alto gether fraudulent Ii is also under stood from other sources that thc postal authorities Of the United States government are making an investigation of the affair. The Live Church further says that t has made m investigation of the claim con tainrd in the letter that the Red Cross would give $2ooo for every SIS 6oo collected by the methods used in rhe letter. and that National Red Cross headquarters al Washington, D. C.. has branded the scheme as one of the frauds of the age
The Alaska citizen., 1917-08-20

jhc annual assessment worl. for the years mentioned
 You are further notified that Il within ninety t90) days after 'he last publication of this notice you. as coowner having an interest m the above named claim. fail or rr. fuse to pay your proportion ui the expenditures to the undersigned. required To hold said claim as aforesaid for the years 1911. 1915 and 1916. your interests in said min ing claim for which }ou failed to pay your share will become the property of the undersigned, under the provisions of Section 232i. Re yised Statutes of the United States.
 H. RINGDAIII.
 JOHN CARLSON.
 First publication May II. 1917. Last publication Aug % 1917.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-08-20
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To Chas Carlson, (.d Strom. Fred
 Hcrmanson and Wm Hcrzberg.
 their heirs. executors. admlniStTa.
 tors and assigns.
 You are hereby notified that dur ing the years 1911. 1915 and 1916 We have expended the sum of three hun drcd dollars in labor and improve ments on placer mining claim No. 9 above discovery on CleaTy creek. in the Fairbanks mining and recording district. Territory of Alaska. said la bOr and improvements constituting
The Alaska citizen., 1917-08-20

R. C. Wood. president of the First National Bank, and II. E. Parkin. of the Fairbanks Meat company. re turned home Sunday night from a visit to the Toloyana country. Luther C. Hass. the third member of the party which went to Brooks, will leave there on his return trip about Thursday.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-08-20

property of the undersigned as co- owner under Section 232i. Revised Statutes nf inc United States.
 VAI. DIEBOLD First publication May 21, 1917. Last publication August 27. 1917
The Alaska citizen., 1917-08-20

Charles Fisher has just about com. pleted the contract of riprapping $50 feet of river bank at the radio sta ton here
The Alaska citizen., 1917-08-20

Three Jack London stories for st.50 Inquire Citzen
The Alaska citizen., 1917-08-20

James Funcheon, the upper Fair banks creek mining man, has op- toned his ground to the Fairbanks Gold Mining company and has left for the Outside.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-19
THEIR MARRIED LIFE"
Copyright by International News Service

Warren, I wish you would try
to get home early" Helen said, as
he was leaving.
We'll what on earth for?" War
rem growled unsympathetically.
'Oh, l think the people would like
to see you, and it's so nice to have
you here" Helen said lamely.
You know very we'll that l de-
test a lot of women paving around.
l never could stand it. OF course l
won't come home early"
But Frances is going to bring
Viva Nesbitt and neither of them
cares very much for the others l am
having. We really have so many
different kinds of people that it's
hard to entertain them all at once"
You ought not to try to have
these hen parties" Warren re-
turned. Il never did approve of
them"
But everybody does it, dear; a
women has to entertain once a year,
anyway. You see last year we had
the dance, but there are so many
women that l owe things to this
year that l thought it would be bet
ter to have an afternoon affair"
We'll go ahead, I'm not saying
anything against it, only don't drag
me in for heavens sake!"
Helen had planned to have an
afternoon party to try to entertain
two different crowds. OF course,
Frances was coming simply because
Helen liked her, and several other
women whom Helen really wanted
But of course Carrie could not be
neglected and several others whom
Helen felt it incumbent upon her to
invite. She had divided her affairs
into two parts. In one room there
was to be a guessing contest, and
in the other three tables of bridge.
Everything was all ready for the
affair. She and Mary had worked
ceaselessly since the day before
making delectable things, but there
were still little cakes to be baked,
all the sandwiches to make, and ice
cream to freeze. Helen rushed
around busily all morning. The
prizes were all ready, and at 1880
she couldn't think of another thing
to do, so she dropped into chair
for a few minutes rest. The tinkle
of the telephone brought her hur-
ridely to her feet. and she has
tened to answer it. Mary was still
busy in the kitchen with the things
that had to be attended to at the
last moment and Helen, as she took
up the receiver, felt intuitively that
something was wrong. Mrs. Thurs
tons voice came to her, sweet and
highly pitched.
"Oh, Mrs. Curtis. I'm just awfully
sorry to haveto call you up the
last minute like this, but l really
can't manage to get over this after
noon
Helen's heart sank to her boots.
"Oh, you're not going to disap-
point me, surely" she said quickly.
That's Just what I'm afraid
shall have to do. have been in bed
with a sick headache for the past
few days and l really don't feel
able to get over there"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-19
ssThe InSider''
BY Virginia Terhune Van de Water

eyes She hid her face against my
shoulder and ] could feel her slight
form shake with suppressed sobs.
| pressed her close to me, and. when
her father did not notice. furtively
wiped away her tears and whispered
to her to be my brave little girl"
Soon she was her gentle self once
more, but an awkward silence had
descended upon us all. leaned
back in a comfortable seat and
wondered what had wrought this
change. Why should our having to
take one road instead of another
annoy my employer to such an ex-
Ell severity to his favorable child?
Anyway had Toms manner shown
such intolerance of his fathers irri-
tation?
a Poor Question
After a while Grace was once
more prattling merrly, and I was
answering her. But Mr.. Norton sell
dom spoke. His face had settled into
lines of gloomy lmpassivity.
1t was when he had gone in ST.
lence for some miles that an excla-
nation from Grace reused him from
his brooding.
A sharp turn in the road brought
us close to a high iron fence sur
rounding huge brick building.
"Oh, Daddy. Grace exclaimed.
See that big house! Who lives
Even where sat I could feel the
mans sudden start. One of his
hands, lying on the outside of the
lap-robe, was clenched until the
knuckles were white. His face was
sterner than ever and he did not
cast glance at the building in
question.
who lives there, Miss Dart?" the
child repeated, appealing to me. She
evidently attributed her fathers 81
lence to a lack of knowledge.
Il do not know" ! said, looking
at the place which we had now al
mCst passed. "It has the appearance
Of some public place-a hotel, or
something like that-perhaps sons
sort of public home"
who lives there, Tom?" Grace
called, with a child's pertinacity.
Tom pretended not to hear, but I
saw a dark flush creep up above his
collar. Still he did not turn his
head.
Who lives'-- the child began
again, but her father checked her
BE quiet, Grace!" he ordered for
the second time within the hour "I
suppose a great many people live
there. You must not ask so many
foolish questions!"
Then, as we turned another cor
ner, thus shutting off the view of
the house, he sank back into his
corner, and l fancied that he drew a
deep breath of relief.
ITO Be Continued)