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The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-02-06
PAYMENT FOR
 CROSSWALKS
 IS CONTENTION
Adams Street Lot Owners Want Price Deducted
 From Assessment

Revision of the special improve ment assessment along Adams street was the "piece de resistance" at the regular meeting of the council last night.
 Councilman Dougherty contended that the cost of cross walks on Adams should be met from the general fund as the cross walks were of general value and not chargeable to adjacent property.
 Atty. Finnegan appeared for the Dickerman estate and asked that the assessment for grading and sidewalk ing on Adams street be investigated. He also claimed that the cost of grad ing intersections of streets should be met by the general fund as the work was of just as much value to the peo- pie with property on streets inter Secting Adams as to the Adams street holders.
 Mayor Sauers took the stand that the petition for improvement recited that two-thirds of the cost of grading be born by adjacent property owners and one-third by the city as whole. He also said that it had been under stood at the time that the city was to pay for all of the intersections and crosswalkS or the ordinance providing for the improvement would not have been passed.
 An extensive argument followed and when the question of deducting the cross walks from the assessment as a whole and charging that amount to the city, came up for vote, the council stood two to three in favor. Atty. Green quoted the law which says that four votes are necessary to pass resolution or ordinance and the motion was declared lost.
 The matter will be taken up again at the next meeting. At the same time the claim of Councilman J. l.. Graef against the city because he was not allowed to put the kind of side walk door he desired in front of his place of business, will be taken up.
 Atty. James appeared for J. O. Patton and requested an explanation for a charge of $9.12 over the final cost per lot for the sewer back of his property. The matter will be investi- gated.
 A refund of $40 was given to w. P. Henry on taxes because house as sessed as on his lot was not on the | lot.
 The school board was given $l ,oOO to defray expenses for the month, and the regular bills allowed.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-02-06
NOTICE OF SPECIAL STOCK HOLDERS MEETING OF THE POST PUBLISHING co.

Notice is hereby given for special meeting of the stockholders of the Post Publishing company, a corpora tion at Seward, that special meet ing will be held in the office of the Post Publishing company on Feo- ruary 7th, for the purpose of selling the assets of the Post Publishing com pany paying off it's liabilities with the proceeds and dissolving said corpora ton.
 The calling of this meeting has been authorized by the board of di- rectors under the bylaws of the cor poration.
 R. G. CHAMBERS, Sec. Treas. Date of first pub, Jan. 24th.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-02-06

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The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-02-06
COLDEST DAY IN
 VALDEZ ON SECOND

Men arriving on the Admiral Evans Sunday state that Valdez like Sew ard, experienced the coldest day in it's history on Feb. 2nd, ground hogs day"
 The mercury registerd 24 below zero over there, or ten degrees colder than here.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-02-06
NEW DAVITS ON
 ADMIRAL EVANS

Davits for lowering life boats, of the most improvel pattern were in- stalled on the Admiral Evans during her prolonged stay at Seattle. These lower straight out from the side of the ship and are claimed to be wonderful improvement over the old time turn in the socket" type.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-02-06
ANOTHER CALL FOR RAILS BY
 ALASKA LINE

SEATTLE, Monday, Feb. 5.-BidS for another 10000 tons of 70 pound steel rails for delivery in 1918 have been called for by Purchasing Agent Dole for the Alaskan engineering commission.
 From the Baldwin Locomotive Works switch engine has been pur- chased for use on the Nenana divi- sion.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-02-06
BENEFIT DANCE
 COMPLETE SUCCESS

From the benefit dance given under the auspices of the good fellows of Seward, Saturday night, $261 was netted, and will go to aid a most worthy cause.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-02-06
RAIN FOLLOWS
 COLDEST DAY

Seward has been visited by radical extremes in weather during the first five days this month, the mercury switching from 14 below on the sec ond to 40 above and rain on the 5th.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-02-06

A. D. Estes arrived on the train last night from Mile 54.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-01-12
OGDEN BOY MAKES IMPORT
ANT WIRELESS INVENTION

lie Roy Leishman of Ogden. n
nephew of Mrs. Carl Spongberg of
this city. has invented a wireless
transmission system for sending pho
tographs. letters and other CORES
pondence over long distance. Thor
ough tests of the invention were re-
Gently made by representatives OF
the government. who pronounced It
absolutely practicable and stated Il
filled a serious need in governmental
service. Immediately after the in
vestigation, the government plac-
ed an order with Mr.. Leishman
for two Instruments. which were
recently completed and are now
Installed IN hS navy yards at Wash
ington. Since The first instrument
was completed Mr.. Leishman has per-
fected device which makes IL poasi-
BILE to provide secrecy for the govern
ment messages and yet utilize the
instrument for commercial purposes.
An interesting feature In connee-
tion with the invention is the fact
that Mr.. Leishman is only Is years
old
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-01-12

Of the state over intoxicants there Ia
no reasen To think that this law was
In anywIsc repugnant TO the due pro.
cess clause of tho fourteenth amend
mcnt 20 the constitution of the Unit
cd Statea, II, however. decides that
unloss the state authority has an or
ceptional application TO shipments
OF Interstate commerce az the re-
suit Of the act OF congress known aa
the Webb Kenyon law, the provia-
ions Of the state law restricting ship
monts OF intnxicanta into the state
from other stat6a would be uncons,t.
tutional because of interfering with
tho power Of congress- to regulate
commerce among the states. and con
aeauently would be direct burden
upon such commerce
2, Considering the Webb. Kenyon
act. the court holds that there ls no
foundation for the contention that
tho act only applies to shipments
from one state into another for a
use prohibited by the state 20 which
the liquor Is shipped on tho con-
trary. II ia decided that the webb.
Kenyon act. to use the words OF tho
act. applies TO shipments Of liquor
intended 10 be received, possessed,
sold or Ia any manner used" ir vlo-
latlon of the laws Of the state. Az
this eonelnaion causes every prohl-
bition OF the Wont Virginia lnw 10 bo
embraced and come under the right
conferred by congress by the Webb
Kenyon act II In decided that the
West Virginia Law was not In con
fliet with the commerce. clause OF
the constitution and the power OF
congress to regulate commerce II
congreaa had power to enact the
Webb-K Kenyon law.
;. DIspoaing of that question. Il
In decided that congress had she pow
or under the constitution To adopt
the Webb Kenyon law whether con-
sidared from tho point Of vtew az
original reaHonlng or In the light
Of the previous legislation by con.
greBs and the decisions Of the court
holding that Legislation valid Il In
therefore decided that by virtue OF
the Webb Kenyon Law there ID no
power TO ship lntoxicanta from ono
state into another In violation Of the
prohibition OF the law Of the state
into which the liquor IL shipped. In
other words II IL decided that since
the enactment Of the Wobb- Kenyon
Law the channels of interstate com
merce may not be used TO convey
liquor into state against the prohl-
bition OF It's laws or TO nae inter.
sstato commerce a. the basis for q
right % receive. posaass. sell OF IN
any manner use liquor contrary to
the state prohibition.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-01-12
SECOND ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS
FOR FEDERAL AID ROADS

Ogden. Jan. Announcement
was made today at Ogden headquar-
ters of the forest service that the sec
retary OF agriculture has approved
the allotment of funds for the sec
ond year under section Of the Fed
eral Aid Road act
Under this section OF the Law. the
sum OF $4,000 ,00O is appropriated.
to be expended In yearly instaIlments
in cooperation with the states and
counties, for the construction and
maintenance Of roads and trails with
in OF partly within the National for
ests.
Under the allotment for the fiscal
year beginning July /. 1917. Idaho
receives s1Os.730: Utah s41.1G7,
and Nevada s19.2e6. These amounts
are practically equal to those aIIot-
ted 10 these states during the present
fiscal year.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-01-12
CARIBOU CATTLEMEN'S
ASSOCIATION To MEET

The directors OF the Caribou Cat
tlemen's association met on the 2gth
OF last month and arranged for the
annual meeting of the association.
which will be held in the Montpelier
city hall on Monday. Jan. 15, at 10
o'clock a. m. Business OF import
ance is to come before the meeting
and everyone interested in the rang
ing OF stock on the reserve is invit-
ed to be present
There Will be a program and gener-
al discussion on questions OF import
ance to stockmen. such as finance.
report of herder. land leases, round
up and gathering cattle. state asso-
citation and conventions. range con
ditions, sailing. etc.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-01-12
NEW COUNTY OFFICIALS
SWORN IN LAST MONDAY

The newly elected county officers
took formal charge Of their offices
last Monday morning The Officers
reelected also filed new bonds and
subscribed TO the oath Of office
As the constitution OF Idaho pre-
scribes that county comm lhaionera
shall be elected for . term III two
years" the attorney general adYia-
ed the governor that a vacancy would
exist In the commissionership from
the Second district. Acting upon this
advice. the governor. last weak. ap-
pointed John T. Peterson TO the Of
flee. the appointment 10 take effect
last Monday
Mr.. Peterson presented the letter
from the governor advising aim 0f
his appointment. but as the com
mission signed by the secretary Of
state had not arrived. Il was decided
not to administer the oath Of office
TO Mr.. Peterson. He Immediately
got I'm teiegraphlc communication
with the governor and learned that
the commission had been forwarded
to him at Ovid that day. whereupon
Mr.. Peterson took the oath and the
board organized sy sIeetinK Ezra
Howell chairman.
The time Of the board Monday a.
ternoon Was spent sin approving
bonds and allowing bills agRlnat the
county.
The board adjourned antil nast
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-01-12
PAVILION sTOCKmoLDRns
HOLD ANIMAL MEETS

Al the annual meeting Of ths
stockholders Of the Montpelier Pa
yiIlon Co. held last "Wednesday
night, the old board Of directors wns
reelected, With the exception Of ?.
L. cruikshank. who retired II his
request Henry Dalrympls was
elected a director In bis place. The
board II nov composed of Va G Rich.
~. II. Hoff Sidney BurKoyns. Harry
Hun. Thos Mumford. WIN o CLARK
and Henry Dalrympie Al tha con.
eluslon Of the stockholders. meeting
the directors met and elected the fol-
lowing officers
President I'D C. Rleh
Vice presideut-H II. Hoff
sscretary-treasurs Sidney Bur
goyne
Manager Vim. o Clark
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-01-12

Wednesday. at which time the matter
Of appointing q county physician viii
be taken up We understand that
practically every physician In the
county has filed application for ths
appointment TO that office. and the
board ~ill probably find & difficult
70 agree upon ths selection Of =
physician.
Al justices af the peace and eon-
stables. who we're elected last No
yember. must file thetr bonds with
The beard ne1t wednesday. n they
intend 70 quality.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-01-12
U. S. DRY LAW HELD
VALID BY HIGH COURT
West Vrginia's Prohibition Amendment Held to
be Valid by U. S. Supreme Court Two JUS
tees Write Dissenting Opinions.

Washington. Jan, Sin the most
sweeping OF all decisions uphoidlng
prohibition laws. the supreme court
today upheld as constitutional and
valid the Webb-Kenyon law prohib-
iting shipments of liquor from wet
TO dry" states. II also sustained
West Virginia's recent amendment
to her law prohibiting importation
In Interstate commerce OF hquor for
personal use.
After having beon vetoed BY prea-
ident Taft. who held Il uhconntitu-
tional. and having been repassed hy
congress- over his veto, the law was
sustained by the supreme court by
a vote OF to q.
Cut Out By RootN
THE aIl-reaching power OF gov
ornment over liquor In settled" said
the chief justice In announcing the
decision. There was no Intention
OF congress to forbid individual use
Of liquor The purpose Of this act
was to cut out by the roots the prac.
tice of permitting violation OF state
liquor laws. We can have no doubt
that congress has complete authorI-
~ TO prevent paraiyzinR OF state
authority. Congress exerted a pow.
er to coordinate the national with
the state authority"
Attorneys for national liquor or
ganizRtions who we're IN court said
the decision uphold and applies the
Webb-Kenyon Law I'm its broadost
sense"
Wayne L. b. Wheeler, con nusei for
the Anti-Saloon league of America.
who. with Fred Blue, state prohibit.
tion commissioner OF West Virginia.
argued the case before the court,
made this statement ON the courts
decision:
The states may now prohibit tho
possession. receipt. sale and use OF
liquor and not Ne ham
pered by the agencies of Interstate
Opinion of the Court
In an official abstract bf the
courts decision IL was stated that
the court holds:
/. That the West virginia law.
besides prohibiting the manufacture
and sale OF all intoxieants except az
10 that which Is permitted fdr med
lcal. sacramental and manufacturing
also forbids all traHsportn.
ton of liquor and all receipt and pos
session OF liquor transported IN the
state. whether originating in or ont.
side OF the state. and. although IL
does not prohibit personal use. puts
serious restrictions upon the power
TO obtain for such use
The court holds that In view of
The weli-established police authority
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-01-12

panied by the necessary fees and
commissions.
Residence IL required under the
homestead laws generally. but IN lieu
Of the cultivation now required under
the homestead laws. improvements to
the extent % ~ least sI.sB per acre
may be made.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-01-12
COL. CODY CROSSES
THE GREAT DIVIDE

Col. Cody fBuffalo BILL died in
Denver on Jan 10. Next Sunday his
body will be placed In a vault In a
Denver cemetery. where II will re-
main until next spring. when IL viii
be inferred In a tomb hewn from
the rock at the top OF Lookout
mountain. near Denver.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-01-12

Confined On page ~
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-01
No Man Indispensable.

We are reproducing in this issue,
from the Anderson Daily Tribune, Il
letter from Senator B. r. Tillman t.
NJ V. Sullivan and the latter's reply
thereto. The Greenville Piedmont, q
paper which tries to be fair and just
to both political factions in South
Carolina in commenting on the let
ters expresses the opinion that ii
fears this presages an unusually
dirty, mud singing campaign in 1918.
Well. what else could anyone expect
campaigns we're just orgies Of mud
Singing vituperation and with the
single exception of the 1912 cam
paign when he played shut-mouth un-
| til the eleventh hour, were all con-
Quoted in like manner. AS to the cor
rectness Of the charges Of Mr.. Sulli-
van. the ballot box is the place where
good and true men will return their
verdict and we confess to an over
whelming desire to see Tillman get
his there. The opinion expressed by
some that he is the only one to sue
ceed himself is all nonsense. Even
| in these critical and trying moments
Of war time no one man is indispens-
able. There are plenty Of men in
Sout Carolina just as patriotic and
capable as Tillman. The water is fine
lump m.-Clover Messenger.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-01
HUNTING OUT SLACKERs.
lansing TO Present Plans Before Cor.
-tF ~
gress for Reciprocal Drafting.

Washington, Nov. 26.-NegotiationS
between the United States and the
Allies regarding the Stacker problem
have progressed to such stage that
day Secretary Lansing will be prepar.
ed to submit a number Of treaties au
thorizing the reciprocal drafting fo"
military service Of the citizens or
subjects Of one country resident with
in another country.
Approval of such treaties by the
senate has been foreshadowed by a
general demand in congress for ac-
ton to reach aliens in th,s country
Of draft age. Several measures had
been launched in the senate and
house requiring the drafting Gf such
persons, but at the suggestion of the
state department. and upon it's prom
ise to accomplish the purpose by the
regular method of treaty stipulation,
that legislation was postponed.
In the meantime, great many
foreigners resident in the United
States have fastened to file their dec
laration of intention to become
American citizens, in many instances
with the express purpose of escaping
military service under their own
flags in the event of roundup in
the United States by British, French
and Italian recruiting officers. By fl
ing these first papers," the declarant
makes himself liable to draft into the
American army.
The British American military SER
vice treaty will be framed as q model
for those between the United States
and other entente countries, though
there will be some minor differences
because Of varying laws fixing eligi-
bility for military service. Because
Of the differences in the standards
regarding age of eligibles, 21 to 81 In
the case Of Americans, and IS to Al
in the case of British subjects, some
difficulty has been found in reaching
an equitable agreement on this point.
1t is probable that this will be ad-
justed by a mutual acceptance Of
the laws Of both countries as applied
to their own citizens and subjects, so
that all British subjects between the
ages Of IS and Al found in America
after the ratification Of the new
treaty will be subject to draft into
the British army.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-01
>HANy AND ARGENTINE.
blomntic Relations Except
dsh the Argentine Minister mt
Film. ~

Aenos Aires. Argentina, Octo. 81.
(,orrespondence) e)-Germany has
Y no diplomatic representative in
fgentinc since Count Luxburg re-
yelved his passports. German gov
'ernment is without means OF APP
pointing n minister.
The secretaries and attaches at the
German legation In this city have no
fiiplomatic standing. being merely
clerks to the accredited minister or
charge d'annaires. When Count Lux
burg received his passports from the
Argentine Foreign Office. ne could not
invest the secretary OF the legation
with the rank and diplomatic charac-
ter OF charge d'affaires, as he had
never been presented to and recog-
nized by the government In a diplo-
matte capacity.
Moreover. IL the German govern
ment should attempt to put the le-
cation I'm charge OF persons who are
already In the field, IL is not consider
ed likely here that the Argentine gov
ernment would accept either as min
ister or charge d'affaires any of those
who have followed Count Luxburg in
the capacity of accomplices, or who
have simply been his Instruments.
Therefore any diplomatic relations
between Germany and the Argentine
republic will have to be carried on
through the Argentine Minister at
Berlin.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-01
CUBAN SUGAR CROP COMING.
America Considering Offer OF $3.50
Per 100 Pounds.

New York, Nov. GA satisfactory
agreement relative to the shipment to
the United States the bulk of the new
Cuban sugar crop is expected to be
reached soon after the arrival here
the latter part of the week of a COM
mission from Cuba to confer with the
international sugar committee. of
which George NJ. Rolph. chairman Of
the sugar division of the national
food administration is the head.
The international committee is con-
sidering an offer of S4.60 per hundred
pounds free on board at Cuban ports
This price, it is said. will adjust rea c.
lily to $S40 wholesale rate now in eff
feet here, and would permit retailers
to sell at fixed price not to exceed
II cents a pound.
Mr. Rolph said tonight that sugar
bought for the Russian government
ond released in New York through
confiscation last week, would be ready
for distribution i'm another week. This
amounts to between 10000 and 5000
tons.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-01
FARMLAND ISLANDS ISOLATED.
No shipping Since War Began AMI
lsIands arc Being Ovcrrun with
Rats.

Fort Stanley, Falkland Islands. Oct
81 -tCorrespondence) = The war
mas completely isolated the Falkland
Islands from the rest OF the world
as far as commercial intercourse is
concerned. in spite of the fact that
the Islands are the naval base of the
British fleet for the South Atlantic
and South Pacific.
Since March 10 of this year not q
single ship has stopped at the Falk
lands on its journey to England and
correspondence for Buenos Aires and
Montevideo has been sent by way of
Punta Arenas. while passengers for
Buenos Aires or Montevideo have had
to go around to- Valparaiso on the
Pacific liners and then across the
Andes by train to get to their destina-
ton.
The British government has bough.
up all the wool OF the Falklands, Civ
ing the owners 90 per cent. above
pre-war prices. Some of this wool sold
as high as two shillings, sixpence a
pound. Flour has risen to fifty shil-
iings n sack and bread is selling at a
shilling a loaf. weighing less than
four pounds. Sugar is selling at
eight pence pound.
The Islands have become SO over
run with rats that the government
has offered an English penny head
for all those killed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-01
SCIENTIFIC WORKER DEAD.
fr0f. Hull Was Foremost GeoIosist
i'm the British Isles.

London, Nov. 26.-The death is
announced here of Prof. Edward Hull
ne foremost geologist in the British
Isles. He was born in 1929 in Ire
and. In 1888 he was the leader of
scientific expedition to Arabia and
Palestine, and his chief assistant and
Seometrist was Lord Kitchener. then
d captain. Prof. Hull has recently
devoted his time to the work of the
War Coal Commission.
His last scientific work was in con-
nection with the bed of the Atlantic.
by which he discovered that the
continental platform on which Wes-
-ern Europe and the British Isles are
planted is eroded by old river valleys
continuous with those of the. Loire.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-01
GAIN BY BRITISH CAVALRY.
Station Close TO Jerusalem Reported
Captured.

London, Nov. 26.-British. cavalry
have captured Bittir station, about
six miles southwest. and Ainkarim,
three and half miles west of Jeru-
salem. according to. British official
communication issued this afternoon.
This evening the text of the COM
munication reads:
"our mounted troops have captured
Bittir station and Ain Karin. three
and half miles west of Jerusalem.
Strong bodies of Turks are holding
the high ground west of Jerusalem,
and covering the Jerusalem -Schehem
road to the north"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-01

London. Nov. 26.--The Russian
army on the northern front has been
without bread for several days. ac-
cording to reports sent by the corre-
spondent OF The Daily Express Army
delegates are reported to have rec
ommenged the withdrawal OF troops
in order to prevent a general flight
with its consequent excess.