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The Alaska citizen., 1917-05-14
SELDOM INN
 IS NO MORE

'Ye Seldom Inn" is no more That is, although the building still re mains and will probably be occu- pied again in the near future. the inn" has ceased to be, for the req son that all of it's former occupants, a number of heart-whole and fancy free young men, have quit it, perhaps never to return. That is the reason why the hospitable sign will be taken from the doorway of the house this morning. It will go into the pos session of Mack Smith, who is the last of the bunch to leave.
 For the past three years "Ye Sel dom Inn" has been the chief gather ing place of the young people of Fairbanks whenever there was any thing doing in the way of party or frolic, and many is the good time that the young people have enjoyed within it's hospitable four walls. IL was established late in 1913 by Roy Judkins and Harry Abercrombie who from time to time added to their ranks, until at times the inn" housed as many as five young men.
 During the past winter four young men made their homes at the inn" One moved away late in the winter, and the departure of Judkins for the Outside several weeks ago was the signal for the breaking up of the old crowd. When he went away nobody but "Smithy" and Slim" Packard were left, and now Slim" is going away.
 The result is that "Smithy' does not feel able to maintain the estab- lishment in all of it's former glory and all by himself Consequently,
The Alaska citizen., 1917-05-14
PUBLISHERS
 NOT PLEASED
(ASs OCiated preSS)

WASHINGTON, D. C.. May 1O.- That the newspaper publishers of the country are dissatisfied over the taxes which are proposed under the new war revenue measure was de clared tonight by the president of the American Newspaper Publishers Association in an interview given out 10 the local papers.
 He characterizes the provisions Of the bill whereby advertising and Col lections of newspapers are subject to taxation as being unfair and unjust" and says that it would add burdens to a business which is al ready so heavily burdened that it hardly pays. He declared that hun dreds of newspaper publishers are already hastening to Washington to ask that justice be given them.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-05-14
NOTED OHIOAN
 PASSES AWAY
 IN CINCINNATI
Associated Tress) tNIa Ashcroft and EgberD


 CINCINNATI, C.. May 1o.-After an illness of several weeks. ex-Sona- tor Joseph E Toraker, ot Ohio. oied at his home here this morning. at the advanced age of T years. The passing of Judge ForaHer takes way aa" Of Ohin's most prominent citi- zens.
 He was active in Ohio politics for more than thirty yeals. and was prominently identified with the Re publican national organizations. He was United States senator from Ohio from 1897 to 1909. and during that time was regarded a one of the ablest men of his paIty. It fell to the lot of Senator FoIaker 70 present the name of William Mckinley to the Republican national convention in 1896 for President of the United States, and the honor was again given him in 1900. He was one ol the closest rriond@ of President Me Kinley.
 At the age of Is, he enlisted in the Union army as a private, and in three years rose to the rank of breyet-captain, which rank he held when he Was mustered out of ser vice. Following the war, he entered Cornell University. where he took high honors in the law school. Af ter ten years practice of law. in 1879 he was made judge of the su- perior court of Cincinnati, which he held until forced to resign on ac- count of i'll health, in 1882. He was governor of Ohio two terms, and chairman of the Republican state convention from SS6 until 1900
The Alaska citizen., 1917-05-14
BILLINGSLEN SCRRENDERS:
 GIVEN BOND
Associated Prcss) (NIa Ashcroft and Egbert)

lVia Ashcroft and Egbert
 SEATTLE. May 10 Just when the public thought it was rough with Logan BIllingsIey. selfconfessed boot legger who escaped from the immi- grafton detention station jIst previous to the time when he was to have been transported to the penitentiary to serve a sentence of thirteen months, he returned here and sur rendered to the federal officials. He gave bonds on an appeal 10 the cir cult court of appeals from the deci- sion of Judge Neterer by which he was refused permission to change his plea of guilty" to mot guilty" The bonds were satisfactorily arrang ed. and he will be allowed his free dom until the appeal is decided
 Following the acquittal of Mayor Gill and others on charges of ac- cepting bribes from the Biilingslcy brothers and conspiring with them to violate the interstate liquor traf- tiC regulations, Logan. who was chief witness for the government, and who had testified that he paid Gill money for certain discriminating papers and other officials money to be allowed to peddle booze. asked permission of Judge Neterer to be allowed to plead not guilty. This was refused and he was sentenced to the federal penitentiary for thirteen months. l. was while being held for transpor- tation that he made good his escape. He had not been seen since that time until he gave himself up this morning. The other two BillingsIeys, Ora and Fred, are now serving out jail sentences in connection with the same cases
The Alaska citizen., 1917-05-14
WAR TAX BILL,
 RAISES RATES

WASHINGTON, D. C., May 10.- The war tax revenue bill which was introduced in the house Wednesday. if passed as recommended by the committee, will raise the rates to thirty dollars per capita This in crease comes mainly through income taxes, profits and internal revenue taxes, combined with the change in tariff schedules. There are a multi tude of minor assessments against so-called necessities of life, as well as luxuries which are consumed by all but the poorer classes.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-05-14
FOUR ARRIVE ON STAGE.

The stage of the Northern Com mercial company reaching Fairbanks last night from Chitina brought four passengers and a quantity of first class mail. The stage had not been expected to arrive before sometime tomorrow. The incoming passengers were W. G. Jack, c. Hickey, Tom Gardner and Red" Powers.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-05-14

he, too, is quitting, and will take a room at one of the hotels. He says that he hates to quit such good neighborhood. for the reason that, through all the reyels which have taken place at "Ye Seldom lnn,' there has never been a kick from any of the neighbors. For this reason he recommends the linn" to it's next tenant.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-05-14

One shipping company of Denmark recently declared a dividend of 70 per cent. It's profits for a year were nearly 2.OOO,OOO crowns on capital of 1,500,00O crowns.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-05-14
DETAILS OF LIBERTY LOAN ARE ANNOUNCED
 FOR THE FIRST TIME
Associated Press) (Nla Ashcroft and Eghert


 WASHINGTON, D. C. May lO-Sccretary of the Treasury NcAdoo today for the first time made public de alls regarding the Liberty bond issue In order that the issue may fulfil its purpose and be in truth made by the entire people of the United States for the good of hu nanity, has been decided that the bonds will have wide range in values, the denominations running all the way from $50 to SlOO,00O each.
 The date of maturity is placed thirty years while they redeemabe in fifteen years from date of issu In order that there will be strain felt by the with draWal of this amount of money time, 1t is also hounced that the subscriptions payable in four in Stalments. The department has decided that it will accept any subscriptions the authorized of S2OOO,OOOOOO
 Applications continue to pour into the department from all corners of the land Small investors taking up considerable portion of the issue.
 The above dispatch shown of the officials of the First National bank here yesterday afternoon He stated that 1t the first information the bank had celVed regarding the denominations and life of the bonds According to him, numbers of local people have been in qurng about this phase of the matter, and list of sub cribers has already been formed The amount of the subscriptions, excluding the banks for $5OOOO could not be asCertaned but 1t is we'll above $2O0OO this amount had been reached several days ago.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-05-14

THE fact that the United States Steel Corporato took $2500O000 worth of the Liberty" bond woul seem indicate that the is taking chance of running short working capital.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-07-18
ALL COAL BY ALLOTMENT
Operators Promise to Meet the Gov
ernmcnt's Needs.

Washington, July 17-Coal opcrat-
ors of four Eastern States at con-
| ference here today assured govern.
mcnt officials they would meet all the
governments coal needs and that they
would furnish amounts allotted to
them by any agency the government
might name.
The question Of price was not con.
sidcrcd, although Secretary Daniels
declared the operators should come
forward in the same spirit as shown
by the men in uniforms who go to
France. The prices finally to be de.
tcrmincd will be fixed after the Fed.
cral Trade Commission has comDlct-
cd its inv, .tigation Of coal proc uctio
The governments coal requirement.
for the next year were put at slight
ly more than five million tons. Much
Of it must be Of the so-callcd smoke
less variety for use by warships and
transports.
In agreeing to supply the govern
mcnts coal by system Of allotment
the operators bound themselves also
to take care Of each others CONNER
cial orders when they are taken over
by the government.
The plan adopted virtually amounts
to a pool to be sold to the govern
ment
More than 500 operators were at the
conference.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-07-18
PRATT HANDS IN HIS
RESIGNATION At THE
REQUEST OF REDF|ELD
Was in Charge of Operation of
Governments Control of
Exports.
REGRETS TO GIVE UP WORK
Wide Differences Existed Between
Secretary of Commerce
and Assistant.

Washington, July 17.-Dr. Edward
e. Pratt, chief Of the Commerce De-
partment's bureau Of foreign and do
mestic commerce, resigned tonight at
the request of Secretary Rcdfeld No
reason was announced, but it is known
wide differences have existed between
Mr.. Redfield and his assistant over the
administration Of the export control
clause of the espionage act.
AS chief of the bureau, Dr.. Pratt
was in active charge of the operation
of the governments control Of cx-
ports, which went into effect Saturday
morning. He had just organized and
started working division of export
licenses with G. A. Richards, Il New
York exporter, at it's head.
DIR. Pratt's Statement.
In announcing his resignation, DR..
Pratt tonight issued this statement:
cat the request of Secretary Red
field l have forwarded to the Prcsi-
dent my resignation to take effect inn
mediately. ! would have regretted
leaving the Bureau Of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce at any time, but
| particularly regret it at this time,
because of the war activities that have
been placed in it's care"
DR.. Pratt also made public the fol-
lowing letter he wrote tonight to Sec
rctary Redfeld:
"In accordance with your request ]
have transmitted to President Wilson
my resignation as chief of the Bureau
of Foreign and Domestic Commerce,
taking effect Immediately. ! regret
to leave the important work which
has recently been entrusted to the
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce, because 1 had looked upon it
as an opportunity to serve my coun,
| try.
/ 81 want to take this occasion to eX-
press to you my sincere appreciation
of your many courtesics extended to
me during the last three years"
Redfeld is Brief.
Secretary Redfeld declined tonight
to discuss the reasons for DR.. Pratt's
dismissal. All that he would say was
contained in this brie; statement:
"While DR.. Pratt has many excel
lent qualities and much ability, it was
deemed wise for administrative rea-
sons and for the good of the service
that change be made. There viii
be no other readjustmcnts in the serv-
ice. The matter had been for some
time under consideration"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-07-18
WHEAT SUPPLY FOR ALLIES
United States and Canada Must Ex-
port 3O0,OO0,O0O Bushels.

Montreal, July 17.-Hnts that some
form of compulsion and price fixing
might be necessary to converse the
food supplies of this country and the
United States so that the home popu-
lation can feed and the necessary ex-
portation take place TO the entente
allies, were made today by w. j.
Hanna. Dominion food controller, in
an address before the Canadian Club.
The total requirements of the allies
in wheat reach 1,105,00O,0OO bushels.
The production of Europe is Gas ,OOO,-
600 bushels, leaving 460,000,000 bush
els to be exported from North Amer
lea.
1t was estimated that the United
States and Canada would have for
export 300,000,000 bushels so that
100,000,000 would have to be made up.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-07-18
TO THE PEOPLE OF CLARENDON COUNTY:

You will recall that time a was held in
the Court House in the interest of the Red
elected chairman for the
auxiliary to the Sumter Chapter Chapter County
After canvassng the situation and talking number
of the leading citizens throughout the
Clarendon County Chapter Ten persons of various
sections Of the County snifed their becoming
members and paid their dues these names
to headquarters Committee on organization
am just in receipt of authority to form County
1t IS necessary that have meeting
purpose of eecng transacting
business be order perfect
With this in view meeting Of all citizens
County, interested in joining the Friday
afternoon, July 2Oth at five o'clock in House.
We expect to have with that time
directors of the National Red Headquarters
explain the work Of the Chapters expected
and the benefits to be derived by becoming a
Thousands of soldiers in France Red
Cross is the medium by which they
after Within few days hundreds of
will be called to the oors, and the work of the
should appeal to of SO let
attend the meeting in the Court House Friday
make the Clarendon County Red Cross Chapter
F. p. BURGESS Chairman
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-07-18
N.-O|."H.TE ROCK INQUIRY

Washington, July Ex-senator
Fletcher today asked President Will
son to determine whether phosphate
rock is included under the general
name Of fertilizer in the list of arti-
cles whose export to neutral countries
has been curtailed by the export coun-
Gil. The Senator said large portion
of the phosphate rock produced in
the United States comes from Florida
and some of it has been going to neu-
trail countries, like Spain. The Presi-
dent promised to refer the question
to experts.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-07-18
POISONING OF LIVE STOCK
Federal Agents Conducting Investiga
tion in Oregon.

klamath Falls, Oregon, July IT,
Evidence of wholesale poisoning of
live stock and Attempts to burn farm
buildings in this district has been un-
covered by federal agents who are
conducting an investigation into a fire
which last Sunday destroyed large
flour mill and quantity of grain.
From the farm of j. Frank Adams
a report was made that twenty-five
horses and 200 cattle had died recently
of poison and fifty head Of cattle and
forty sheep died in the same manner
on two other ranches. Adams, it is
said, has been engaged for the last
two years in supplying horses and
cattle for the Entente Governments.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-07-18
DUAL EMPIRES
IDEAS OF PEACE
All People Should Have Right
to Decide Internal
Destinies.

Vienna, July II. (Via Amsterdam)
The Lower House has adjourned in
definitely. The president in conclud-
ing his speech said: eve again have
freed the way for constitutional life.
We have strengthened the assured
position of the House. May it have
strength to fulfill the great task of
rebuilding the empire"
Austria -Hungary's ideas on. peace
were made known to the constitution
al committee of the Reichrath in an
address by the premier, DR.. Won Seyd-
Ter. After referring to the unbreak-
able unity between Austria and her
allies, DR.. Won Seydler declared Par
lament would work for the aim for
which Austria is fighting, namely, the
unassailable, sacred right of her peo-
pies to decide for themselves their in
ternal destiny. This task at the same
time will be a long stride in the di-
rection of an honorable peace which
we desire to create on the basis of
justice, moderation and Cancellation
the firm unity of all civilized peoples
and THE uniform cndcavor to abolish
those circumstances which brought
about the world war. We are all
longing for this peace. Until then we
are determined to hold on in firm CO.
operation between front and home
land"
DR.. Won Seydler referred to the use
lessness of all past efforts to carry
out the principle of equal rights of all
nationalities laid down in the consti-
tuition. This, he said, was the cause
of the political troubles which made
Austria appear sick, state which
however, every clear minded person
knew to be untrue. aAll peoples of
Austria were united externally and
internally by common tie, by love
of the dynasty and the uniformity OF
all vital interests.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-07-18
"SILENT SENTINELS"
GET STIFF SENTENCE

Washington, July 17.--Thc l6 mem
bcrs of the woman's party arrested
Saturday in an attempt to picket the
White House were sentenced today to
pay a fine of $25 or serve sixty days
in the District Of Columbia workhousc
at Occoquan, Va. They decided to
take the sixty days sentence. An ap-
peal will be made.
Dudley Field Malone, collector of
customs at New York, was witness
in behalf Of the women and will act
as their counsel. 1t was reported Mr..
Malone would resign his post at New
York to take charge of the work.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-07-18
MOUNT ETNA ACTIVE AGAIN
Most Recent Eruption Caused Panic
Among Natives.

Catania, Sicily, July 1G.--The most
recent eruption Of Mount Etna, al
though very brief, caused a panic
among the population of the nearby
districts in consequence of the enor-
nous quantity of lava discharged,
which surpassed the previous records.
Prof. Pond, an expert on volcano ac-
tlvitics, on returning ICON visit to
the crater, said the volume Of lava
reached height of $500 feet above
the crater and in thirty-fvc minutes
the area for mile around was COW
cred to a thickness varying from ten
to twenty feet.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-07-18
OUR LATEST DESTROYER

Philadelphia, July 17.-Thc torpedo
boat destroyer Stockton, the latest ad-
dition to the United States navy, was
launched from the Cramp Ship Yard
here today. The craft was named in
behalf of Commodore Stockton of
Civil War fame.
4 Miss Ellen Emile De Martelley
eight years old, a defendant of Com
modore Stockton, was sponsor of the
new destroyer
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-07-18
DRAWING TO Be
HELD This WEEK
CrOwder Hopes Preliminary Stage
Will BE Over in Forty Eight
Hours.
ONLY CAB DISTRICTS ARE NOT
YET READY
Local Exemption Boards May Com
plete Their Organization
Today.

Washington, July 17-With only
ten states remaining to be heard from
on the organization of local exemp-
tion boards and with the serial num-
Der lists of registrants from all ex-
cept CAB of the 1850 exemption dis
tricts on file in Washington, provost
Marshal General Crowdcr was hope
full today that the preliminary stages
of the war army drawing would be
completed within 48 hours. He pre-
pared to take up with Secretary Bayer
late in the day details of the lottery
process for final approval.
If there is no unexpected delay it
seems likely that the drawing can be
held Friday or Saturday. A single
district, however, can hold up action
indefinitely.
Once past the drawing stage, Gen.
Crowder pointed out today the neces-
sity for concerted action by the state
ceases, and the examination of regis
trants and their assignment to the
army or exemption can proceed in any
state without regard to progress made
in any other community.
May BE Complete Today.
The ten states not having complct-
ed their preparations for the drawing
are Alabama, Illinois, New York,
Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Ken
tucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Vir-
ginia. The group includes the States
having the largest population. The
fact that reports from only G48 indi-
vidual districts of the 1850 are miss
ing, however, shows that even in the
ten states the work is we'll advanced.
The entire list may be completed to-
day.
The Census Estimates.
Gen. Crowder declined to make any
comment on the statements made yes
/ rday in the Senate attacking the fair
ness of the census bulcau population
estimates upon which the allotment
of quotas under the draft law is bas-
ed
Other officials pointed out, however,
that the revised estimates of the cen
sus bureau were not intended to fix
the actual population of any communi-
ty. The estimates are preferred with
the statement that they are for use
in conenction with the draft only.
They are based upon registration and
represent the distribution over the
country of men between the ages fixed
in the draft law as liable for military
service. Large figures for many of
the cities the accounted for by the
concentration of men of the draft age
there for work in munition or other
plants.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-07-18
TWO CONVICTS DROWNED
Double Tragedy in Florence County
.&npOL lsonbuI

Sumter, July 17.-Ben Murray and
I,urtis McCiary, convicts on the coun-
ay chain gang, were drowned today
in hole near Gains Mill, six miles
from Sumter. Both were in washing,
the former having chains on his feet.
Murray's body was recovered late this
afternoon. The coroner's inquest, to
be held tomorrow, promises to bring
out startling developments as to the
cause of the tragedy.