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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-27
vaIdez IoIoo'e New Officers

Valdez Igloo No. z, Order of Alas. lia Pioneers, held their installation the other night, says the ProsDector. Charles NJ. Day was installing off cor and with the aid of Guide Grant Remington and Sec Baxter, the brief but impressive ceremonies were car riel out and the officers duly in stalled in their respective offices. The new offices are Thomas Hunt past president; Joseph Mccoy, presl- dent: Joseph Dlermger, first vice president; Karl Miller, second vice president; F. G. Ames, corresponding secretary; Dan Ross, financial sec rctary; O. P. Hubbard, historian; Charles Schlosscr chaplain and Chas, loppus. trustee. Tn the absence Of Mr. Koppus, Frank Hudson acted as
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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-27

sksaMaY's AIpIne CIub


 An Alpine Club has been formed at Skagway with the following ofil- ,ers elected:
 President-Rcv l.. II. PCdersCn. Vice President, Miss Agnes Mofiat. Treasurer, W. L. Landsborough Recording Secretary Mrs. Jack Keller.
 Corresponding secretary Miss Kath- ryn Caskey.
 In order Co show honor to the Tuesday Hike Club, which was the inspiration for the organization of ,he Skagway Alpine Club, the char. ter membership roll will embrace all the names Of the old club.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-27
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PATENT
 No. O3f94

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, Juneau, Alaska, December 22, 1916.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that r. C. HaIlum, whose post office ad- Iress is Juneau, Alaska, in behalf 1t himself and his co-owners, r. D.. Iallum and A. O. Woven, has filed ID application for patent for the ode mining claims and millsi.es known and designated as the Ha' um Group and also known and des- .gnatcd as the Norman Taku Group, ituatcd on Noun. Juneau and on he sOutherly slope thereof, on the l0rthwes,ar,y side of Gold Creek and approximately one CD mile north from tho Poc. office at Juneau, M .ska, in the Harris Mining District Juneau Recording Precinct, Tcrr'
 3ry of Alaska, and described bl .ha field notes and official Nlat CI Tile ia this office as Mineral SUrvo! No. lU.s 4. & B. Said group ot claims consists 0C tbC following lode mining claims and mi.ls.tcs .owiJ
 Jack Pine Ground Hog, Rambler Maple, American Flag, UemlocE, 6ichlau2. IaEoma, lals0 known as .acIcwaT. Ar.m.'iiG, lU'sO known as l7mldia ArmiIto, ArmI'da, Amm' .IIa, Aru.IdeI, Monitor Queen, Una Ella, Omega, L0csema Fraction, and Monitor Fraction lode claims and File No. 2 and Hile No. Millsites.
 Said claims by the said survey are tied to United States Location Mon. umcnt No g, which is situated in Latitude 5So 1S' north and Longitude l34o 25' 90" west, and consists of a wooden post in mound of stones situated on the east shore of Gas .lneau Channel, just atOye the road to the cemeteries and approximate ly one-half mile northweSterly of Inc Post Office at Juneau, Alaska.
 Said claims end millsites are more fully described Gs to metes and hounds as follows, to-wit:
 Aiimidia Lode Claim
 Beginning at corner No, l whence U. s. Location Monument No bears 5. 33o 3S 3G" W. 537S.3 ft., thence N. 21' 19' W. 15O0 feet, 10 Corner No. 9, thence W. 7O' 59' E. 600 it. to corner No. 8, thence s. 2l' 1T D. 15OG ft. to corner No. 4, thence s. 7Oo 5g' ". GOO 1t. to corner No 1, the place Of beginning, contain ing an area of 2O.573 acres. Mag. netic variation 33o OO' E. to S1' 3O' D.
 American Flag Lode Claim
 Beginning at corner Mo- 1, iden- ticai with location corner and cor. ner Arimldla Lode previously de- scribcd, whenccU. s. Location Mon- ument No. bears S. 37o 12' w.. 5SCG.7 lt., thence N. 21o 19' " 1900 it. to corner No. 2, identical with location corner and corner No. 2 Arimndia Lode previously described, thence N. 63o 48' F. 242.OO 1t. to corner No. 9, identical with loca. tion corner, thence N 49' 5S E. $40 ft. to corner No. 4, identical with location corner, thence S. 2l' 19' E, 143S.9 1t. to corner No 3, identical with location corner, thence S. 49' 5% w. SAG f. to corner No. l, the
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-27
Dawson Moose as Front

Dawson Lodge No 1898, of the Luy- al Order of Moose, has A of its members now serving with the col DTS in the defense Ot the Empire. During the absence of these loyal gons of the Empire the lodge has undertaken 10 keep mp their dues without any tax on the cnlistcn men. since the dues eu,'tle the men at tnc front 70 lodge benefits in case ruythiug happens to them while in the service, the lodge virtually is for them a pension fund.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-27
Commission RunG School

Anuchorhgc-The local schools a"c now being conducted under direction of the Alaskan Engineering Commis- sion. territorial school funds having been exhausted prior to January l.
 Manager Christensen or the land and industrial department took the
 i.uation in hand and the second term commenced January s with he full corp of teachers on duty.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-27
JUNEAU SCHOOL
I-. no c,rcrsI Ccr,r7ceors:

Notice TO General Contractors: The School Board of Juneau, Alas Ea. will receive bids up Go l2 o'clock noon Of Monday. February twelfth IgL-. for the Genera. Contract Cin- clu5irg heating. plumbing. and cleo tr.caI wo~NJ: separate b.Is will also De received tg- Che general contract . .oyc,ussre of heating, plumbing and electrical work aal for the heating p,awhsGg and electrical contracts. all for rle erection oC thc now Juneau S.r-0I ca the school property at Juneau, Alaska. ia accordance with .Er plans and specifications prepared b- Harlan Thomas, A-ga.,cct, fI&g Arcade Building. Seattle, Washing. .g1.
 Eu bids shall In made on forms -ppHea by the Architect a2d must ae accompanied by certified checks payable tl ,he order Of the Sch Board e. Juneau. and i9.amoUut equal lJ live per cent. O5l.D Ol the amount. O. tHe hI. A surety bond satls.a". tor. Go .ag S..... 5.dIN I" me -N.. amount ct .le contract w.l be re- au,-ed or thc successful bidder,
 Plans and specifications may be secured 8, the office O. the Archt .a.- n Seattle and at the office al .r. Secretary of ..a School Board n re City Clerks O.I-e. in un Ci.E Ha.L Juneau, Iia"Ea h~ deros.ang sasg 1.lra as a "ra.aa,gc of tne asa return of the plans and speci.. cations as agreed The School Board reserves the righ. ;0 reject any and a.l bids
 F. ". PETIT,
 Secretary School Board,
 Juneau. Alaska. First publication, January % 1917 Last publication, February T. 1917.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-27
rolctoi To Come un

J. F. George" Riley, well known operator from Idi;arod, who has two dredgas at work on Otter Creek, is here with n potato" from the strike 1t Tolsto. in the form Of a hunk of gold weighing 10 ounces, says Lac Seward Post. It looks like a potato and Riley says he expects that tae boys over on Boob creek in the TO.. stoi will uueorth a. few hills with larger ones during the winter, but so lar this is the largest discovered.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-27
CIaNson Qnitc SkanwaY

After almost twenty years Of con- tiuuous occupancy of the mercantile field Of Skagway Will Claysou has decided to withdraw from there and devote his entire time to his cXtcn- s.ve business interests in COrloya, having sold the SEagwgy interests 60 James Kennedy.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-27
P-hv,. NnlL. WrL

Two aaso..ao lanterns have been
 ,ruug on wires across the road oI Front Street at Ruby giving a sur prising amount Of light, They also give the street quite an air and the merchants of Ruby refer to tho street now as Ruby's Great White Way
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-27
KIondIker Eor MaYor

WHITEHORSE - JChn Patterson Of Dawson, who went Co the interior mining camp in 1899, passed through Inst week en route to the outside for the first time since he mushcd over the Dyea trail He is on his way to Rochester, MiUn, where he will enter Mayo Bros. sauatarium for treatment.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-27
10 Open 2 MLns

Owncy MrFadIon, Carl Anderson Jim Higgins, Pete Patterson and Jna. l.. Thompson. aII of whom have boon employed uatI recently ou ,ha Iucb. To mine. have taken laare and op- ion for purchase on tho EmDraa uf India copper claim, iu the White horse district, belonging Go Miss Katherine Ryan.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-27
In thc Good Old pays

A Folk Dance contest was held recently in Anchorage at which the Greek KalamagIos, the Swedish Pol ka and Hambut Polka, the Highland FImg and Scottish Reel and the Prrgsiau Polka, accompanied by 'hc Bolltlilla were the winning features
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-27
CoId Stcpe TraffIc

All teamsters running between and NCnana have post 7Oned their schedules until the yeath ar mOderates. With the temperature ranging between forty-tive and fifty degrees below zero at both places, .t is not considered good travelling weather for either man or bea5t,
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-27

basis, sufficient money having been raised to develop these mines. The Tjoseyig.Kennecott Company also eX- poets to expend over $1OO,OOO in open. ing up It's claims. while the Alaska Copper Exploitation Company has struck rich lead of copper ore on the Westover group and has blocked out a large body of ore.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-27
Radio Work stopo

All work on tho new government
 ad,o station at Mile 14 on the Copper River e Northwestern rail- way has been suspended for Nc win ter. Tho work has been practically nomDIctcd
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-27
Counterfeit Ccing CircuIatinu

Advices received today from Dep. lty Marshal A. P. Hoffman at An. .ho-agc Co United States Marshal F. R. BTeuucmcD announce that large quantities oi various counterfeit sil. ger coins are in circulation aJ tEa. place. The commercials have made .heir appearance wltain the past two weeks, and consist ot silver dollars halves and C1artg.s- lNa.dga Pros. rgctOrD
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-27
Notice To Public

During the absence of Dr. L. O. Sloane, his patients will be cared or by Dr. ?. J. Malone, whose of ice is on the fourth floor of the Goldstein Building Attendant always n office. Phone S@2. '-Ott
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-27
rMN-AL.-L- mrw.-
Nsw canra-y 2. Valdez

Mayor Patterson Of Valdez is m receipt of q telegram from J9l. Emil a- Sua.l.. which contains a orar-.. a.sure-ca chat #r. E9. ra. secured the necessary capital Jn install a c3Iue~y ou tho city dock .h.a spring in readiness for the sum me- season. 1Ir. Emil left for the States about two months ago to ia- te-cst capital in the venture, and from his telegram it is dejuced that he has been successful iD his at- tempt.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-27
Skagway Masons

The following officers have been installed by the Masons at Skag way: H. Talbot, Worshipful Master; r. J. Standish. Senior Warden: P. II. GauCy Junior Warden; James Wallace, Secretary, and W. C. Wright Treasurer.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-27
Develop Copper Mines

The high price of copper and the great demand for this metal has gIv. en an impetus to the mining industry in Alaska, and particularly the Cop per river section, which is tie rich. est known copper belt in the world, says the Valdez Prospector. Many properties that have been undcyeloD- ed owing 70 the lack of capital for this work are now to be opened up on a large scale and the coming season promises to be the most ac- tive one in the history Of the interior country tributary to the Copper Riy- CT and Northwestern Railroad.
 While the production at the Bon anza and Jumbo mines is averaging from S2,OOO.OOO to $3,OOO.OOO every month, the Mother Lode mine i5 al- so freighting @ large quantity of cop per to the railroad and arrangements have been consummated for the put ting of the ole Berg and Peter properties on a shipping
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-27
ALASKA NEWS FROM
 ALL SECTIONS

the Klotassin country He afterward went to Dawson, but recently quit work there for one of the companies, declaring that prospecting suited him better.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-27

Let me give you an estimate on your carpenter work. W. Engberg paone 1903. d12ti
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-27
Strikes Ledge on sandOn

For the past four years, says the Whitchorsc Star. Ransom Alguire has been putting iu much Of his spare time in prospecting for the ledge on the Sludon copper claim. which lies north of the Pueblo and between that and thc War Eagle miuosG and the other day he struck a twelve inch vein Of fine looking ore with a rosa-cut tunnel at So depth of about twelve feet from the sur face Of the outcrop. In addition to copper the ore carries both gold and silver in small quantities.
 lrr. Aiguirc is aD old-,imcr in Southern Yukon. a hustler of the moss pronounced type, and it thc s9ud0n claim turns out as he anti cf9atea !, will, tbc Wh'.chorae Gig- r,cJ win soon have another prolUc.
 ing copper mine
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-27

TWO IN ONE - The EMPIRES way for everybody. The EMPIRES ads" keeps tan housewife informed of all sales and tle news columns are right U9 60 tGu minute 02 the days news.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-27

EMPIRE ads have thousands o' .nadprs
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-27
N-, Price Same as Eer

N#'# h.R hHHa
 BG1 Whitney, o. "Whiueg-el-Shin. Creek" seven miles northeast Of hn- saogage, i3 rcapmg @ harvest this winter according t0 the Anchorage Times, by supplying the elite of the inlet metropolis with fresh eggs from his ranch at 12lA cents per egg, and 1t is declared his customers are glad 10 pay any old price. This is about I5O per cent more than the cost of the kind they sell over the coun- ter in that vicinity.
 Bud, the article goes on to say, was formerly a Montana cowboy and old time range rider He located above Ship Creek long before any one f. gured on it as a construction head quarters for the U. S. railroad.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-27
oround Hog Lode Claim

Beginning at corner No. ], lGen' tical with location corner and cor ncr No Jack Pine Lode and cor ner No. Maple Lode, previously described, whence U. g. Location Manument No. bears S. 4S' 1$ W. 6519.7 it., thence N. 49' 5S' E. 5S1.6 1t. to ccrner No. 2, identical with location corner and Cor. 1 Hemlocll, Cor. Jack Pine and Cor. Rambler Lodes previously de. scribed, lhc=ce s. 5S0 1G' E. 12Gl.5 1t. to corner No. 3, identiea! with location corner and Cor Hemlock Lode previously de. clibed, thence S. 49o 5S' w. 1898 ft. to corner No. {, identical with location corner, thence N. 6lo 43' w. 12S9.A 1t. to corner No. l, the place of begin. ming, containing a. area of 14.S72 ceres. Magnetic variation 32' 1O' F.
 Queen Lode Claim
 Beginning at corner No. l, identt
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-27
AdIolnlnq Claims

The adjoining claims are the Dora 3rd and St. Paul Lodes Sur. 545 on the Northeast of the Omega, the Stone Cabin, Stone Cabin No. and Eureka Lodes, unsurveyed, Wm. Eb. ner, reputed owner. on the South. east of the Lackema Fraction; the Nos l, 2, and Mammoth Lodes, Chas. Goldstein, ct al, owners, cn the Northwest of the Richland, American Flag and Arimildia Lodes, respectively; Survey Nos 156, l57 and 15S Last Chance Placer on the South and S. A. H. Sur. 1OS4 on the West of the lille No. 2 Nillsite; and Survey Nos 154, 155. and l56 Last Chance Placer on the South of the lille No. Millsite. Any other adjoining claims are un. known. c. B. WALKER,
 Register. First publication, Dec. 2S, 1916.
 Last publication, Feb. 26, 1917.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-27
F. ". PETTIT,

First publication, January %, 1917 Las. publication, February T. 1917.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-04
BILL TO REGULATE
 FOOD OF COUNTRY
 BEFORE CONGRESS

(Continued from Page One)
 other necessities, and the articles re- quired for their production; To prescribe regulations to govern the production of these commodities and if necessary to requisition the producing factories, mines or other establishments;
 To compel holders of necessities to release them in amounts insuring equitable distribution; To regulate exchanges in such way as to eliminate market manipu- lation;
 To compel railroads to give prefer ence to the number of necessities; To levy such importation duties as he finds necessary to prevent exces- sive dumping" of foreign produc- tions; and
 To impose limitations or prohibi- tions upon the use of grain in the manufacture of liquor.
 TO ESTABLISH FOOD GRADES
 In addition the Secretary of Agriculture would be empowered to establish stand ard food grades, to license and control the manufacture, storage and distribution of foods, to prescribe the percentage of flour to be milled from wheat and to regulate the mixing of wheat flour with other flour in the making of bread and other food.
 It was declared that there was nothing in the measure to disturb legitimate busi- ness activities because it is hoped that the mere conferring of more extreme powers would be sufficient without it being necessary to enforce them"
 Tt is known that officials hold the same view
 The bill is supplemental to the admins tratio food measure introduced earlier in the week, for a survey of food re- sources and conferring certain powers to prevent food speculation. This measure was ordered favorably reported from the agricultural committee today after the committee had reduced the appropriation carried from $25.000,000 to approximately $2o 0OO, ,0Oo and had eliminated a section authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to order the immediate sale of any rooo in such condition that unless promptly disposed of it will become unfit for use. The section will be incorporated in a coming third measure which is to confer broad powers on the council of national defense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-04
MEETING TO PROTEST TO BOARD OF REVENUE WILL
 BE HELD THIS MORNING
Civic Organizations Unite in Effort Cattle Dipping and War Against Tick Resumed-President Brown, of Fair
 Association, Makes Strong Statement About Board

day R. A. Brown, president of the Ala bama State Fair association, which or ganization led in the campaign which placed the voters of Jefferson county on record by an overwhelming majority in favor of cattle inspection and dipping, said:
 The stopping of cattle dipping is the worst blunder that has been made for years. For the sake of a few fanatics, it is robbing the defenseless children of proper nourishment, for sthe ticks live on the blood of the COW, thereby impov- erishing the milk and rendering it al- most worthless as a food. Tn addition to this. milk from a tick covered COW is filthy and unfit for human being to drink.
 Such milk will be fed to innocent infants. thereby robbing them of their strength and vitality, rendering them less able to combat disease.
 "It will put Jefferson county back 19 years
 Tt will destroy the cattle industry and will prevent the holding of any credita- be cattle show, thereby practically de- stroying the State Fair plant
 Tt is a crime against the respectable and decent people of this county, and those who are responsible for it should drop their heads in shame.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-04
SURPLUS RAILROAD
 EQUIPMENT ID BE
 SENT 10 EUROPE
Schedules on AmericanLines Will Be Changed So As to Release Passenger
 Rolling Stock

Washington, May 3.-Immediate assist ance to Russia and France in strength ening thei railroad systems is planned by ehe American government. The first step will be the dispatch of a commls- sion of four railroad experts. including John F. Stevens, consulting engineer who was chief engineer of the Panama canal commission before General Goe- thals.
 The plans for aiding France in solving her railroad problems, which have been drawn up in detail by the council of national defense, will be made public within a few days. The question was discussed here today by a group of rail- road heads in conference with members of the defense council
 President Wilson had planned to make Mir Stevens a member of the political and economic commission headed by Elihu Root, which is to leave for Russia soon, but at the request of the council, MT Stevens was released for service on the special mission. Other members will be John c. Greiner of Baltimore, Henry Miller, former president of the Wabash railroad and an official of the Burling- ton road.
 The plans of the defense council call for sending the entire American surplus of rolling stock and expert employees abroad. The commission to Russia will give ex- pert advice there, and will seek to do everything possible to coordinate that nations transportation system for the movement of supplies and troops.
 American railroad schedules will be al- tered so as to run only necessary pas senger trains, to free equipment for the movement of freight and leave as large surplus as possible.
 Louis W. Hill of the Great Northern railroad and Howard w. Elliott of the New Haven system were among the rail road officials in today's conference.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-04

prohibitive and the profits to the own CTS and operators of coal mines have become notoriously out of all propor- tion to the increased cost of produc- tion and sale; and.
 Whereas, The shippers who use the railroads, including the coal operators. are the beneficiaries of the proper and adequate equipment of the railroads and many among those opposing in- creased rates to the said railroads be- fore the interstate commerce commis- sion are largely responsible for the avowed necessity for such increase in freight rates by virtue of the exor- bitant increase in price to said rail- roads of material and equipment neces- sary to render the public the maxi mum of transportation efficiency: and,
 "Whereas, The unprecedented and ex- traordinary profits of some of the in dustrial and manufacturing establish ments of the country should be made to bear their proper proportions of such increased rates by proportionate reduction in prices as the investiga- tion of the profits and prices of such concerns might indicate shall be falr to the various interests concerned; :; and,
 Whereas, It Is most essential i'm mediately to place the railroads in a position to be properly equipped ard efficiently operated for, the rapid transportation of troops. munitions, factory products and foodstuffs in this time of war and necessary thereto, 1t is essential that only just and fair prices be charged the railroads by the producers for the various articles of equipment and supplies employed 5y them in their operation and mainten- ance to the end that rates for trans :. portation may be fixed upon a basis adequate for their needs and based on normal, just and fair price conditions"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-04
Local Data
Marshal Joffre Pays Pretty Compliment to Bankhead While Visiting the Senate

Washington, May Especial )-Marshal Joffre, when face to face with Senator Bankhead today, expressed surprise that one who fought through the civil war was able to serve his country today in the Senate and present such robust appear ance
 Members of Congress at the time were filing before the French commissioners and shaking their hands. Senator Lodge, in French. informed Marshal Joffre that Senator Bankhead was the only senator who had served the Confederacy through out the civil war. The marshals face lighted up with smile, one of the few he has displayed in Washington.
 Putting his hand on tine Senator s shoulder, he earnestly expressed in French, the following sentiment: T con- graduate you. sir. God bless you. May your days be long and continue to be full of usefulness
 The incident, decided break in the monotonous routine of the presentation, attracted and held the attention of the crowded galleries.