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The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
UNIVERSITY PUPILS
TO PRESENT PLAY
"All of a Sudden Peggy" Being
Rehearsed at G. W. u.

"All-of-a-Sudden Peggy" Ernest
Denny's comedy. will be presented by
the George Washington University
Players in the assembly hall of the
Arts and Sciences Department. BOZ
G street northwest, Wednesday even
ing. December l9. 1t will be the FIRST
production offered by the Players
this season.
Miss Ada Howell. who took a prom
inent part in the activities Of the
Players last season. has the leading
feminine role. She Will play opposite
W. Cameron Burton, a freshman
from Eastern High School. Miss
Phoebe Gates who played last sea-
son in "A Night on" is cast as
Lady Crackenthorpe. Clarence Freark
will play the role Of Lord Cracken-
thorpe. Miss Rachel Benfer will be
in the role Of a typical Irish widow.
The play has been in rehearsal for
more than a month.
The main production of the season
will be presented on the night OF
February l2 at one Of the local the
aters. The play has not yet been
selected
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

District Of Columbia and Maryland-Partly
cloudy today; probably snow By night. Tomor-
row snow not much change in temperature
light variable winds
Virginia-Snow today. Tomorrow snow in
east. fair in west portions; not much change in
temperature; light variable winds. becoming
easteriy.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES.
Midnight, ~ a. m, 1874 4. m, 10; a. m
ls; a. m. %: 10 a. m. n; IL noon, q; 2
p. m, q; p m, q; p. m. q; p. M, q;
10 D. m, 3. Highest. q; lowest. IS.
Relative humidity-s a. M, p. M, r;
p. m. 76 Rainfall ts p m. to p. m.), oG.
Hours Of sunshine. IS: per ent Of possible sun
shine Is.
Departures-Accumulatsd deficiency OF temper.
ature since January !, 1917, 49,; deficiency Of
temperature since December ]. 1917, 81. Aecu-
mulated deficiency Of precipitation since Jan.
uay !, 1911. -3.H: deficiency Of precipitation
since December ], 1917, OH.
Temperature same date last yesr-Highest, .;
lowest, 81.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
u. S. ASKED TO PAY
DEBT OF REVOLUTION

Uncle Sam has been owing New
York State $4,000 for 105 years, so
says the Empire commonwealth.
The money is said to be a def
cheney in advances made to the gov
ernment during the War Of 1872. So
Senator Wadsworth has asked the
Treasury Department to reopen
and adjust the claims, even though
New York received an appropriation
for the debt in 1906.
Readtustments have been made in
Delaware and Pennsylvania.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
FLIGHT OF MISS LAW
TO BE SPECTACULAR

Ruth Law, the extraordinary avia-
trix. who astonished even expert
aviators with her audacious exploits,
will delight the people of the Capital
city with an exhibition flight either
tomorrow or Saturday of this week.
Miss Law is endeavoring to convince
members of the Congress that wom-
en- are as competent flyers as men
She will show the most perilous
feats in modern aviation. among
them, several new spirals and specta-
cular stunts.
The flight will start from the Union
Station plaza, and the machine will
be keep in sight around and over the
Capitol. Reports from Chicago state
that Miss Laws curtiss-Stout ma
chine has already been shipped.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
High Cost Hits Case
OF Charities IN D. E.

On account OF the high cost Of neces-
sites and the general increases in
the upkeep of institutions conducted
by the Board of Charities of the
District Of Columbia. the deficiency
estimates now in course of prepara-
ton by officials Of the board. are
expected to mount to a higher figure
this year than ever before.
All prisons and reformatories in
the District and the institutions con-
Quoted by the local government for
the care of the poor and homeless
are under the supervision of the
Board of Charities.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
BEER. WILL CONTAIN
2s4 PER CENT ALCOHOL

A proclamation by President Will
son reducing the alcoholic content
Of all beer manufactured after Janu-
ary to 23-4 per cent was made pub
lie.
The present proportion of alcohol
is three per cent. The proclamation
further limits the amount of foods.
fruits. food materials and feeds used
by any person in the production of
malt liquor to seventy per cent
of such food stuffs.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
TENNESSEE BURNING
WOOD TO SAVE COAL

Tennessee is setting a example to
the rest OF the country in the con-
servation Of coal by substituting
wood. The United States Fuel Ad-
ministration urges that the efforts of
county fuel administrators there
should be copied.
In virtually every Tennessee coun-
ty, war fuel companies. have been
organized for the cutting and selling
fuel wood. which is obtained by
thinning out the beech, scrub oak
and ash in the forests at the edge
Of the towns and on uncleared lands.
The farmers are cooperating by
changing their coal stoves and CRATES
to woodworking ones.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
Tailor Says Sehmulevitz
Injuries His Bushes,

HarIis Schmulevitz. a tailor, IL
Twentieth street northwest, has filed
application in the District Supreme
Court for a change of name. Through
Attorney J. A. Moriarity, he asks the
court to change his name TO HArTls
Smsllwood.
His presnt name, he states. is a
bushes handicap and embarrasses
him in his social life. He came to
this country in September. 1904. he
states. and moved TO this city IN
1905. He was naturslized in 1918, he
states.
Carl Vincent Habenicht filed his
own petition for a change Of name.
He assigns no reason in his petition
for the desired change. He asks the
court to change his name 10 Carl
Gordon Harding.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
Americas Part In War
To Be Discussed Tonight

Americas part in the war will be
discussed by James T. Du Bois at a
patriotic meeting of all employees of
the Capital Traction Company to-
night in the auditorium OF the COM
pany's main building, Thirty-sixtn
and NJ streets northwest.
Although this will be the annual
Christmas meeting OF the Capital
Traction Section. No. s. American
Electric Railway Association. it viii
be made the occasion of a patriotic
rally this year. and a big attendance
is expected. Many employees of the
company have already entered the
military service of Uncle Sam and
others are preparing to go in the
next draft
The meeting will be presided over
by Attorney Frank J. Hogan. A
musical program will be rendered and
the program will include a number
of holiday features. Refreshment
will be served.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
What Causes Wrinkles!
What's the Remedy!

Stop> 10 consider what produces
wrinkles and sagginess OF skin.
Premature aging, msl-Rutriuon, etc,
cause the flesh 10 shrink, lose Its
youthful plumpness and nrmness
The skin then is too large for the
flesh underneath: doesn't fit tightly
and snugly as it used tot wrinkles
or says.
II must be plain that to tighten
the skin, make IL ft the face per
fectly in every place. viii enectual- :
iv remove the hateful wrinkles and
bagginess. This is easily and harm
lessiv accomplished by dissolving an
ounce Of powdered saxolite in a half
pint OF witch hazel and using the
solution as a face wash. The ingre-
dents YOU can get at any drug
store. The skin Immediately tightens
UP becoming firm and fresh as in
youth. Every wrinkle and sag is az
feCted at nce.-Advertisement.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
Registered d Men May
Join Aviation Corps

, II you want to fly in a balloon or
be chauffeur for an aeroplane, Provost
Marshal General Crowder amended
the selective service regulations 10
exempt you from the draft. This
ruling, which was wired to COVER
nors Of all States. says:
Under such regulations as the
Chief Signal Officer may prescribe
and upon receiving permission from
the chief signal officer to do so, can
didates for commissions as flyers and
observers and balloonists, Aviation
Section. Signal Corps, may be enlist
ed in the Aviation Section, Signal En-
listed Reserve Corps, by duly con-
stituted aviation examining boards"
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
GIFTS FOR NAVY men.

Illustrative of the general spirit %
cordiality and coordination prevail
ing in almost every section of the
country in connection with the gov
ernments war efforts, Mrs. W. Col
son. of Herndon. Va, sent a
generous supply of sweaters, scarfs
and woolen mitts as a donation to
the men attached to the main re-
cruiting station of the navy, 3O6 Ninth
street northwest. Needless to saw.
the gifts were appreciated greatly.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
By HERMAN BERNsTEIN.
Editor of the Ameriean Hebron


Copyright 1910
The first battle of this war wal
not fought on Belgian front; not In
Alsace-Lorraine, but in Palestine.
1t was a bloodless battle, but II
registered the first defeat for Ger
many in its campaign to Teuton'
ize the world. Seemingly 1t wal
merelD q contest for supremacy be.
tween two languages-German oil
Hebrew-in Palestine and those who
fought the. tight for Hebrew were
not aware .of the imperial ambitions
that led to the conflict. r.
Nor did the Jews OF the world who
looked on and marveled at the de-
votion of the colonists Of the Holy
Land, their children and the devot'
ed teachers who preferred starvation
to the substitution Of German for the
holy language understand that in thi.
fight was involved the great plar
for which Germany had been prepar'
ing for over forty. years.
German Hebrews In Palestine.
The chief representative in Pales'
tine of German Jewry was Tho
Hilfsverein Ger Deutchen Juden
which has established numerous edu'
cstional institutions in Palestine
The Hilfsverein is not Zionls
body, but q philanthropic association
of German Jews. Under the in
iuence of Zionist suggestion and ol
the atmosphere of Jewish life in Pal
estine, the Hilfsverein was induced
for a time. to cultivate a thoroughly
Jewish type of education in its Pal
estine schools. which should allow
boys and girls to develop according
to Hebrew ideals. free from foreign
influence. Therefore the Hilfsvereir
early emphasized the necessity oi
using Hebrew as much as possible
in the schools, making 1t the children's
mother tongue.
But gradually a change came
The directors-chief among whom
was DR.. Paul Nathan. since deco,
rated by the Kaiser-were slowly
undermining the position of He,
brew, introducing German as the
language of INSTRUCTION and givinl
what the later Jewish settlers haC
come to Palestine to avoid: a non,
Jewish view of life and trend o.
thought.
Move Against Boche.
The first criticisms of the new
tendency of the Hilfsverein dat,
from August. 1912. when a genera
meeting OF teachers from all part.
Of Palestine was held. That meet,
ing adopted the following resolu
ton:
. This meeting considers it tn,
duty of every member OF tn,
Teachers Association to figh
against any attempt to teach secu
lar subjects. in a language othel
than Hebrew"
Dissatisfaction with the Hilfsve
rein's methods thus was obviou!
long before the open breach oc
CURED; caused by the opening o.
the technical school at Haifa. Il
be the nucleus Of a Jewish Techni
cal University.
Money for this institution hat
come from all parts of the world
chiefly from Russia and America
The chief executive power hap
pened to be vested in the Hilfsve
rein, in Berlin.
The executive committee hat
come to no conclusion as to whether
German or Hebrew should be tn,
language OF instruction. The Ques
tion was definitely raised on Octo'
Der 26. 1913, when three advocates
of the Hebrew revival resigned from
the committee owing to their inability
to indorse the program of technica
instruction in German.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
LOCAL MENTION.

Our best tea. sec, Wonder coffee
20c; Star cocoa, Csc; pure pepper
40c; E; 2. +. salt, &c; Mammotb her
20 ozs. baking powder, ,15c; cocoa.
nuts, SC and 10c; Knox gelatine, 15c
peanut butter. 1Sc; Is lbs. white po.
tatoes, 40c; yellow onions. &c ID. s2t
Pa. Ave. and all the J. 7. d. Pyles
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
OTHER TEMPERATURES.
TIDE TABLES

TlDE TABLES.
Compiled by United States Coast and
Geodetic Suryey.)
Today-Low tide, 20 m. and In p m.
high tide. 4 m. and 7ls p m.
CONDITION OF THE WATER.
Temperature and condition Of water last
night: Great FaIls-Tempersture. 20; condi.
ton, very clear. Dalecariia reseryoir-Tempera-
ture. -; condition at north connection, clear
condition at south connection misty. Georre.
town distributing ressrvoir-remperature, So
condition at influent gatehouse. clear; coudi.
ton at efluent gatehouse, very clear.
Automobile lamps must be lighted By s:I7
p. m.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
Harvard Men

In, Any Kind. OF War Service.
send Names addresses and occupations to
WALTER r. TUCKERsfAN, ss Connecticut
ward Cluh. q 7,-- =.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-19

per Panama basin may have had its origin in the Chisana As the story goes, two prospcctors penetrated the Panama wilderness before there was any white settlement. One was kill cd by the Indians. The other, though wounded, escaped. He final ly turned up in Chicago with a strange story and a pockctrul of nuggets to verify his story. He made rough map from memory and from that the location was thought to be in the vicinity of the confluence of the Goodpaster and Panama Rivers. The map made by the prospcctor differed from the sub seuucnt government maps, since the latter showed the Goodpastcr flow ing into the Panama from the south. The prospcctor's map proved cor rect. Many of the early government maps were in error.
 After Fairbanks had established it's reputation as the center Of a considerable placer camp, and the country had been thoroughly stakcd, one of those queer characters pecul- far to the Northland used to come to town periodically with enough gold to keep him in liquor for sev- eral months.
 Cunning About His Find
 No matter how drunk he might become, however, or how much he might suffer from lack of stimu- lants after his money and credit were gone, he could never be made to talk about the origin of his find. lie was almost uncannily cunning on this point. Even "trailers' soon gave up the idea that he could be followed Figuring out the time he was away each trip sOme now be- licve that he may have anticipated the Toloyaua strike by a few years.
 In the Koyukuk district numcr- oUs "pots of gold" have been uncoy- cred In fact. nearly every year an unusually rich pocket is found by some one. Most old-timcrs remember the fabled creek whose waters were said almost to run gold, 1t was re- puted tO be so rich. It was supposed to be at some place in the great Koyukuk divide. Many outfits were stranded on the financial breakers looking for it.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-19
.OId Placer Miners For mer Experience Leads Him to Think He Is
 on Right Trail.
UNTOLD WEALTH VISION
Believes That Dredgers WiII Drag Rivers More Than Ever
 Before.

Rich deposits caused the Slat2 Creek stampede in early days, and later few rich spots were found ncal there at the head of Valdez Creek
 Mackenzie Has Its Legends,
 The Mackenzie River system, pouring it's flood of waters into the Arctic Ocean, furnishes the setting for Host mines" ranging from almost solid cliffs of gold and placer boul- dcrs too big to carry, to mysterious tribes of natives guarding the same, as well as almost tropical hOt-spring vegetation the year round, and even great shut-in valleys through which strange animals roam.
 Both in the Ruby and Iditarod dis tricts rich spots of placer have been found. The Nome Third Beach Line" is an old story.
 Even Southeastern Alaska, where there is very little placer digging at present, has it's lost rocker" and Host cabin" myths In one in- stance, at least, decayed sluicc box cs were found to bear out the yer sion of fights with the natives, of bloodshcd, trials and rough sketches of the scenes. Many Juneau resi- dents believe the accounts, having known some of the principals.
 Gold Stub Pounded Out.
 For that matter, great "gobs" of gold" or. more properly speaking, gold slugs, have been pounded out of quartz stringers within the sound of Juneau whistles and at Sumduw and other nearby places.
 De Fries carries with him as a pocket piece a nugget three parts gold and one part quartz half as big as a mans fist. It was found in the tailings of his Nome pla- cers. It hints at great possibilities and speaks cloQuently of the lure of gold
 The discovery of Alaska rubios was made by De Fries, and he said that small chips of diamonds have been found in the blue clay in Alas ka. He, at least, is confident that untold treasures still lie near the surface in Alaska, and that he is on the right track this time.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-19
NEW CARD PARTY SERIES
 AT THE PARISH HALL

A new series of card parties will be played every Friday night at the Parish Hall for the benefit of the Catholic School until February 21st when they will be discontinued for the holy season of Lent. The first game will be played tonight at 8 o'clock, followed by awarding of prizes, musical program and refresh mCnts.
 The prizes for the series of four games are a gold watch for ladies and an elegant writing outfit for gentlemen.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-19
s. BLUM 6 co. TO
 REBUILD VALDEZ STORE

What is probably one Of the best possible pieces of news that can be given out to the people of Valdez is the fact that the magnificent mer- cautilc establishment of s. Blum X Co.,. destroyed in the fire, will be re- built, says the Valdez Prospcctor.
 Imbucd with the pioneer spirit that brooks no obstacle. undismaycd by the great catastrophe which has Ovcrtakeu them, the management Of this establishment with charactcris- tic enterprise will not only rebuild but state that their plans contcm- plate the erection of a vastly greater structure than the one destroyed by fire.
 In an interview this morning with Mir. Meyer Blum, a member of the firm, he stated that while the concern has sustained a heavy blow by the destruction of its store and the big stock therein, they were not undismayed, and despite their heavy loss they would not only rebuild, but would commence at the earliest possible moment the erection of 8 building which would surpass even the beautiful structure just de- stroyed; a building which would be a source of pride not only 10 the concern bat to the people of Val dcz, and second to none in all AL aska.
 Already plans for the building are being discussed and MT. Blum as sured the representative of the Pros pector that no time would be lost in bringing the structure to completion.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-19
IURE0F LOST MINES I'M ALASKA BECEONS OLD TIME
 PROSPECTOR BACK TO TIE NORTH ON FURTHER SEARCH
Northern Lore Rich in Tales
 of Hidden Gold

Northern lore is rich !n legend of lost gold mines. The search to be under taken by John D. DeFries is only one of many similar quests, somo of which have pointed the road to wealth and many others to discour- agement. even to tragedy. The central theme of all is much the same, but there are variations in the details, as there are shades of difference in human tenn pcramcnt. The lure of gold is old but ever new, and every camp has its tales of those who have fought pcuurious Nature for her jcalously-guarded secrets.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-19
JUNEAU WOMAN'S CLUB.

The regular scmi-monthly meet. ing Of the Juneau Woman's Club will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:3O o'clock in the council cham bcrs of the city hall. The follow ing program will be given.
 Roll Call, answered by quotations from Don Quinotc"-Alrs. s. Long.
 Address, South American Journal ism-John W. Troy.
 Papcr-"A Cruise Through the West Indies E. A. Mctcalf.
 Father Kashcvaroft will speak about the Russian Orphanagc at Sitka.
 This will be an open meeting and cordial invitation is extended to the ladies of Juneau to attend.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-19
RUSSIA HAS PLACED
 NEW ORDERS IN U. s.
 FOR WAR MUNITIONS

NEW YORK, Jan. l9.-New orders for munitions have been placed by Russia in this country, among them one for many thousand shells with the Canadian Car Foundry Co., Kings land, N. J.. which has been making shells for Russia for the last two years. The new order involves sey, eral million dollars and means the employment of another foo men, bringing the force up to 5000 opera. tiyes. who will be kept busy another year.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-19
POTATO GROWERS
 LOLL IN PROSPERITY
 AND INSPECT AUTOS

NORTH YAKIMA. Jan 19.-Yaki. ma farmers with any considerable tonnage of potatoes on hand are spending their idle time eXaming the latest models of automobiles, be- tween times lodging the representa- tive of the produce dealer Buyers were offering $40 per ton, but the growers say that since they have waited this long and the weather is bad for hauling they may as well wait for $50, which they never have received, while $40 would not be a record
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-19
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PATENT
 No. O3494

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, Juneau. Alaska, December 22, 1916. ! NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that TT. C. Hallum, whose post office ad.
 dress is Juneau, Alaska, in behalf ] of himself and his cO-OWncrs, ?. F.. Hallum and A. o. Woven, has filed an application for patent for the 1 lode mining claims and millsiteS known and designated as the Hal ] lum Group and also known and des- 1 ignatcd as the Norman Taku Group, situated on Noun Juneau and on . the sOutherly slope thereof on the |northwesterly side of Gold Creek and 1 approximately one CD mile north l from the Post office at Juneau, Al lska, in the Harris Mining District l Juneau Recording Precinct Terr! 1 tory Os Alaska, and described by | the field notes and official plat on l file in this office as Mineral Survey ] No. lOiS A. & B. Said group Of claims consists OC the following lode mining claims and millsites tOwit Jack Pine, Ground Hog, Rambler. 1 Maple, American Flag, Hemlock, ! Richland, Lakcma, (alsO known as ! Lackema), Armildia, (alsO known as Nrmildia, ArmildO Armilda, Amar. l llla, Armildc), Monitor, Queen, Uma- ] uIla. Omega. Lackcma Fraction, and ! Monitor Fraction lode claims and 1 lille No. and lille No. 9 Mil!sitGs, Said claims by the said survey are ] tied To United States Location. Mon- Iument No. 8. which is situated in ] Latitude 5S' 1S' north and Longitude l 134' @5' 30" west, and consists of wooden post in a mound of stones situated on the east shore of Gas tncau Channel, just atoye the road to the cemeteries and approximate. 1 ly Oue-half mile nOrthwcSterly Of the Post Office at Juneau, Alaska.
 Said claims end millsites are more fully described cs to metes and bounds as follows, to-wit:
 Arimldia Lode Claim
 Beginning at corner No. 1 whence U. s. Location Monument No. bears $. 33o 3S' 3G" w. 537S.3 ft, thence N. 21o 19' w. 15OO feet to Corner
 No. 2, thence Y. 7O' 59' F. 600 ft.
 to corner No. 9, thence s. 21' 15'
 E. 15OC it. to corner No. 4, thence S. roc 59' w. GOO ft. to corner No. |, the place of beginning, contain
 ing an area of 2O.573 acres. Mag. netlc variation 33o OO' E. to 31' 3O' .E
 American Flag Lode Claim
 Beginning at corner No. 1, iden.
 t!cai with location corner and cor ner Arimildia Lode previously de. scribcd whenccU. s. Location Mon- ument No. bears s. 37' 12' w. 5SGG.7 it., thence N. 21' 19' w. 15OO it. Co corner No. 7, identical with location corner and corner No. SI Arimildia Lode previously described, thence N. 63o 4S' F. 242.OO it. to corner No, 3, identical, with loca- tion corner, thence N. 49' 5S' D. $40 ft. to corner No. 4, identical with location corner, thence s. 21o 19' E. l43S.9 ft. to corner No. 5, identical with location corner thence S. 49' 5S' w. 5S46 f. to corner No 1, the
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-19
WHEN YOU DRINK

take a little Of our pure rye whiskey and it will never harm you. in fact it will do yOu good whether you are tired in body or in mind. Good thing to have a bottle in the house both for social and medicinal use. If it is good enough fer doctors to recommend it cer- tainly should be good enough to drink.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-19

Give US your aexr order for trans fer work or coal. Juneau Transfer Company. Phone 4s.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-19

Let me give you an estimate on your carpenter work. w. Engberg phone 1903, dl2ti