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The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-28
Auspices of EIks

Under the auspices of the Elks, and with the Eagles and Arctic Brotherhood cooperating, it is ex- pected that the rally will be at tended by an audience that will tax the capacity of the hall.
 Members of the local lodges of Eagles and A. B., it is planned, will march from their respective club houses, with flags giving, to the hal The school children, forming their line f march at the school build ing, and carrying flags to be proyid- ed by the Elks, will parade down Broadway and thence to the Elks' clubhouss on Sixth street.
 Mayor Ashley will preside at the rally. A request was sent this afternoon to Fort Wm. H. Seward that orc of the officers from the post attend the meeting.
 To Begin at SID O'Clock
 The meeting will open, the com mittee announced, promptly at S:l0 o'clock. Following is the program:
 Introduction - Mayor Howard Ashley, chairman.
 Invocation - Father P. H. Tur- nell.
 America Sung by school chiI- dreu.
 Address - ". B. Batson, exalt- ed ruler of B. P. O. F,
 Address - Phil Abrahams, sec
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The Yale expositor., 1917-08-16
PROPOSE TO INSURE SOLDIERS
Bills Introduced Aim to Give Fighters
Families Protection.

Washington-The administration 8
program for insuring soldiers, sailors
and marine has been placed before con
gress in identical bills introduced by
Senator Simmons and Representative
Alexander.
Under the terms OF the bill, sol
diers. sailors and marines would be
enabled to obtain insurance during
the war in sums from 1000 to 100000
the government taking the risk and
the men paying the premium. The
rate would be approximately So per
81 900 of insurance and the premiums
would be payable by installments out
of pay.
The chief innovation in the bill is
the proposal to compel men and Off
GERS to allot a minimum of SIS a
month out of their pay to dependent
wives and children.
Authority also is proposed to com
pei the men to be insured to deposit
at four per cent interest, with the gov.
eminent and at the discretion of the
war and navy departments, so much
of their pay as is represented by the
difference between the SIS family allot
ment and half their regular pay.
Provision is made for payment OF
allowances Of So to $50 monthly by
the government to families of men in
service.
Indemnities for partial and total
disability would vary from a minimum
of $40 a month for privates up to 5000
for higher officers. The education of
injured men in vocations by which
they could earn a livelihood also is
provided.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-16
CUT IN COAL PRICES PREDICTED
Federal Trade Commission Condemns
Exhorbitant Profits.

Washington-Predi a cut in re-
tail hard coal prices and condemning
a September / boost of more than 10
cents unless miners wages are in
creased, the federal trade commission
has declared that dealers who raise
their prices will be guilty of profiteer'
ing.
The statement was issued after a
heated session between the commits
sion and representative Washington
coal dealers whose profits, in the opin'
ion of the commission based on the
dealers own figures. have been exces'
sive on both bituminous and anthra.
cite coal in the last few months.
According to the figures, gross pro.
fits on bituminous coal sometimes
were as high as SIS a ton and the net
profits on anthracite were $1.25 to
$1.35 a ton. These profits were de-
clared unjustified.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-16
M. C. FLYER HITS AUTO, KILLS a
Car Stalls in Path of Train-Oecupants
Instantly Killed.

Grand Rapids-Mr. and Mrs. Nose
Rosenberg, of Cornith, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Rosenberg, of Caledonia,
were instantly killed Sunday morning
near Caledonia when their auto was
run down by the Detroit-bound VOL
VERNE passenger of the Michigan Cen
trail railroad.
The automobile was carried about
100 feet and thrown into a ditch. One
of the women was ground under the
wheels of the locomotive. Two others
were found on the roadside.
At the Michigan Central crossing
south of Caledonia there is a clean
stretch of a mile on either side of the
track II is believed that the two men
were in conversation when one of the
women noticed the approach of the
Wolverine flyer.
She called attention to the on-coming
train, and it is thought that Frank
Rosenberg, who was driving, threw
in the clutch as the automobile hit
the track. killing the engine and STALL
ing the car in the path of the flyer.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-16
REAL DEPENDENTS EXEMPT MEN
n Wife Has Other Means Of Support,
Husband Must Serve.

Lansing-For the purpose OF assist
ing the local and district draft boards
in interpreting the meaning of the
draft law relative to dependencies,
Provost Marshal General Growder for
warded to Governor Sleeper a state
ment touching on the selection OF the
law affecting drafted men who are
"in a status with respect to persons
dependent upon them for support
which renders their exclusion or dis
charge desirable.
Such dependency" says General
Crowder, Ordinarily renders discharge
advisable, because since the drafted
person loses his civil income and thus
loses his means of support, the wife
is left without support, and this lack
of support is the effect which the act
aims to avoid, but wherever such ef-
feet does not in fact follow, and the
wife is not left without reasonable
adequate support, but will receive
such support from other sources,
there is no real dependency rendering
discharge advisable.
THE following classes of cases are
within these rulings: In the case of
wife and children where the parents
or other relatives of the wife or hus-
band are able, ready and willing to
provide reasonably adequate support
for her and children during the alb
sence of the husband.
Where the wife owns land which
has produced income by the husbands
labor, but which could with reasonable
certainty be rented during his absence
to other persons so as to produce an
adequate support.
Where there exists some arrange
ment by which the salary or wages of
the husband continue in whole or in
part, by a third person, being en-
ployers or insurers or others. and
such portion of the salary or wage,
either along with an allotment of his
soldiers pay or with other definite
income, will furnish reasonably ade-
quate support"
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-16
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF

A. NJ Deland, 20 years old, Flushing,
was instantly killed, his wife badly in
jured and his son, Ralph Deland slight.
ly hurt when their automobile was
wrecked by a Michigan railroad inter.
urban car on a crossing at Mt. Morris.
Albert Tyrell. SO years old, of Di.
mondale, went from his noon day meal
to the writing desk to send card to a
relative. Instead he took out a re-
volver and blew out his brains. He
was in i'll health and feared his wife
would die before he did.
The following five Michigan men at
Fort Benjamin Harrison have been
given commissions, as second lieuten.
ants: Bertram Giffels. Laingsburg;
George M. Fitzpatrick, Alpena; Carl s.
Bloomshield. Bay City; Merritt ID.
Miller, Alma; Walter F. Perkins, De
troit.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-16
W0MENS WAR BOARD NAMED
Governor Sleeper Appoints Auxiliary
Body to State War Board.

Lansing-Governor Sleeper has ap.
pointed a women's war preparedness
committee as an auxiliary body to the
state war board. The new committee
will organize the women of the state
for foo dand economy campaigns and
other war service by working through
state declarations. clubs and Red Cross
organizations already existing. The
war board has allowed the women's
committee $4,000.
The committee follows: Mrs. Caro-
line Bartlett Crane, Kalamazoo; Mrs.
o. II. Clark, Kalamazoo: Mrs. G.. Ed
gar Allen, Detroit; Mrs. w. L. Uren,
Houghton; Mrs. Florence j. Bulson,
Jackson; Miss Georgia L. White. Ian
sing, and Mrs. Frances e. Burns, st.
Louis.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-16
SEVERAL new AUTO
LAWSN0W NFORCE
FIVE ACTS PASSED BY LAST
LEGISLATURE WILL AID
CAR OWNERS.
SEVERE PENALTY FOR THEFT
Others Cover Closing Roads Under
Repair, Weight Of Trucks and
Defacing Numbers.

Observation-Disclosures has five new
laws that are of interest to the auto
mobile owner and maker which are
now effective. These regulate the
weight of trucks which are permitted
to use state reward roads, the defac
ing of serial numbers of motor cars
the driving away of car without ar
roads under construction and the pro
viding of suitable detours.
Senator Bryant's bill makes it un
lawful to place motor vehicles in ex
cess of Is tons and having a tread OF
more than rs inches on state reward
roads. Permits for heavier vehicles
can be issued by highway officials
having jurisdiction.
One of Senator Fosters bills which
became a law makes it a felony to
"wilfully and wantonly" take posses
sion of and drive away a car left stand
ing in ANY street, garage, stable or
other place" 1t provides that convic'
ton shall carry maximum fine OF
$1,000 or Imprisonment not to exceed
five years, or both, at the discretion OF
the court. This law should make ii
easier for the police to curb the theft
of cars.
Two other acts that will curtail the
stealing of cars are Rep. Copley's bill
covering the altering or defacing OF
manufacturers serial numbers and
Senator Fosters bill covering the de-
struction or defacing of the motor We
hicle, or any part thereof.
Senator Covert's measure applying
to the closing of roads under construc'
ton and the requiring highway Off
Gals to place in good repair and to
mark by proper signs suitable detours
around roads, or portions of roads,
which are closed" will be hailed with
delight by motorists, clubs and others
using the highways. 1t further pro-
vides that construction work cannot
be undertaken until such detours have
been provided, and stipulates fine or
Imprisonment for the evasion of the
provisions of the law.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-16
N. Y. DRAFT BOARD ARRESTED
Two Members Charged With Taking
Brides to Exempt Men.

New York-Two members OF exemp-
ton board 80, Louis !. Cherry and DIR.
S. j. Bernfeld, were deposed and arrest
ed in the ALLEGED conspiracy to evade
the selective draft law. A third man.
Kalman Gruber. said to have been a
Ego between" was also nabbed.
Intimation that the federal authori-
ties would take action came from
John c. Knox, assistant United States
attorney. False and incorrect physi-
cal examinations. exemptions, enlist
ments, enrollments and discharges.
false statements as to fitness and liza
bility to aid men to avoid the draft
law and failure to perform their du-
ties, are specifically charged against
Cherry and Bernfeld.
Mr. Knox said that involved in the
investigation in the case by federal
agents was evidence that bribes of
5000 to $500 had enabled drafted men
to obtain exemption. There were indi-
cations, he declared, that a go-between
has acted for the men seeking ex-
emption
All of the men exempted from mill
tary service by the local exemption
board in district SO will be re-examined
by a new board.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-16
LEGALITY OF DRAFT
LAW To Be TESTED
U. s. SUPREME COURT TO DECIDE
WHETHER GOVERNMENT CAN
CONscRIPT MEN.
SOCIALISTS BRING UP CASE
Will Go to Trial with Opening Of
Fall Term of Court-Oecision
Expected in October.

Washington-The constitutionality
of the selective military CONSUMPTION
law is to be settled once for all by
the United States supreme court.
The test is to come up in connection
with the conviction before Judge West
enhaven of the United States district
court at Cleveland of the three social
list party representatives charged with
conspiring to defeat the CONSUMPTION
law.
The case will go to trial with the
opening of the fall term of court. All
aside. A decision is expected in DC
tober.
The announcement that the con
scription law would go before the SUI
preme court came from the depart
ment of justice.
In a dozen or more cases over the
country where the constitutionality OF
the CONSUMPTION law has been assail
ed the protests of this character have
been thrown out of court.
There is supreme confidence among
all officials that the case will be set
tied by a unanimous vote Of the court
sustaining the power of the govern
ment to raise armies under the selec'
tive system. In fact, government Off
Gals regard the case largely as a for
mality so far as the decision is con
cerned.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-16
CONTROL OF BREAD
COST STARTSSEPT.I
GOVERNMENT READY TO SEIZE
WHEAT CROPS If NECESSARY
TO CONSERVE SUPPLY.
SPECULATION WILL BE CURBED
Elevators and Mills over 100 5arrels
Daily Capacity Must Take Out
Government License.

Washington-Th food administra-
ton announced Sunday night, its plan
for controlling wheat, -four and bread,
revealing that the government is pre-
pared to take over the whole 1917
wheat harvest If necessary to conserve
the supply obtain just prices for Am
erica's fighting forces and their Allies
and reduce costs to the public in the
United States.
Establishing OF buying agencies at
all the principal terminals, licensing
of elevators and mills, fixing Of price
to be considered fair, regulation OF
the middle man and of grain ex-
changes, with the elimination of trad
ing in futures, are the chief features
of the plan. The licensing will begin
September I.
The minimum price OF 50 for wheat
fixed by congress does not become
effective until next year, but the adj
ministration proposes to exercise a
thorough control over this years crop
through powers conferred under the
food and export control bills.
The government will prosecute all
persons who hold more wheat or -four
than is. required in their business. In
order to eliminate speculation in wheat
and -four, all elevators and mills over
100 barrels daily capacity will be re-
quired TO take out government Ii
cense. No wheat shall be stored for
more than 80 days, without the APP
proval of the government.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-16
SPAIN UNDER MARTIAL LAW
General Strike Of All Workmen Puts
Nation Under Strict Rule.

Madrid-The government Monday
declared a state of martial law
throughout Spain as a result Of the
declaration of a general strike of all
workmen.
The strike began last Friday night
by the railroad employees became gen
eral when the masons. printers, car.
penters and other workmen quit work
AS the men received their orders to
lay down their tools they went quiet.
ly home and no incidents so far have
been reported.
Some of the strikers declared the
general strike would last only "a
hours and the movement was one in
sympathy with the railroad men.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-16

Escanaba-Dr. w. A. LeMire. repre-
sentative to the state legislature. has
filed suit for $4,000. as administrator
of the estate of his brother. whose
body was found in Little Lake, against
the Northwestern railroad. He charges
the road with negligence in leaving a
sinlxhole unguarded.
Lake Orion-Descendants of Eben.
ezer, Gideon and Simeon Dewey. who
fought in the American Revolution.
held a reunion here August Is.
Muskegon-A member of company
G, Thirty-second infantry, who after
being pronounced physically sound
asked for second examination in an
effort to escape service. was the cause
of a. near riot at the armory here.
More than 100 members of the COM
pany carried the Stacker through the
streets on stretcher heading for the
lake to duck" the offender. Captain
Carl M. Field halted the proceedings.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-16
Foreign

The Canadian CONSUMPTION bill sue
cessfully passed its last legislative
stage when 1t received third reading in
the senate at Ottawa, Ont. 1t becomes
effective after the formalities of royal
assent and government proclamation.
Eight thousand miners attended a
mass meeting at Essen, Germany, for
the discussion of coal production, food
and wages. The meeting developed
into an impressive demonstration in
favor of peace by agreement and DEM
ocratic reforms.
Lawyers of Brussels have unani-
mously elected Adolphe Max, the he
roic burgomaster of Brussels, impris-
oned by Germans, president Of the Bar
association, according TO news received
at Havre.
Acting President Fong Kwo-Chang
of China approved the unanimous de-
cision reached at a special meeting of
the Chinese cabinet at Picking to de-
clare war on Germany and Austria
Hungary.
Demanding an increase OF 30 per
cent in wages, 10000 workmen en-
ployed at the Mitsuhishi shipbuilding
yards at Nagasaki, Japan, went out on
strike. The men claim they should
share in the nations prosperity.
There was slight increase In the
loss of British merchant vessels by
submarines or mines during the last
week, according TO the official summary
issued at London. Twenty-one British
vessels of more than 1,600 tons and
two vessels Of less than 1000 tons
were sunk last week.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-16
THIRTY-FIRST Is AT CRAWLING
Detroit Troops Leave for Training
Camp Sunday Night.

Detroit-war's reality was brought
home to Detroit as never be-
fore Sunday evening, when, to
the strains of "Auld Lang Syne,"
members of the Thirty-frst Michigan
infantry marched from their armory
through streets banked with cheering
men and weeping women, to the Mich
iean Central depot. where they en-
trained for camp at Grayling on the
first stage of the journey that will
take them to France.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-16
PLANES BOMB ENGLAND, 20 DEAD
German Raiders Again Visit Coast Of
Britain.

London-About 20 German airplanes
again raided the southeast coast of
England Sunday evening. Twenty
three persons, including nine women
and six children, were killed and so
persons injured at South End.
An official statement says some
bombs were dropped in the neighbor-
hood of South End, 40 miles east of
London, and on the seashore resort
of Margate, so miles southeast of the
capital.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-16

Hastings-In order to learn what a
factory laborer has to do and the con.
ditions under which he works the Rev.
ID. r. Bloske, rector of Emmanuel
Episcopal church. is spending his va
cation as a laborer in one of the local
furniture factories.
Lansing Private employers are
very careful to see that their employees
get compensation when injured, but
cities are very neglectful, says a re-
port issued by William M. Smith.
chairman Of the industrial accident
board
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-16
European Var News

Another merchantmen has sunk a
submarine, but, because Of the fate Of
Capt. Charles Fryatt Of the British
steamer Brussels, who was executed,
the name of the vessel and its COM
mander are kept secret.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-16

Beulah-Mrs. Gilbert Perkins. an
aged widow, was seriously injured
when her automobile, driven by Miss
Joie King, plunged over an embank-
ment, Miss King was slightly injured
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-16
WORLDS EVENTS
IN SHORT FORM
WST OF THE NEWS BOILED
DOWN TO LIMIT.
ARRANGED FOR BUSY PEOPLE
Notes Covering Most Important Hap
penines Of the World Compiled
In Brlefest and Most Succinct
Form for Quick Consumption.
U.S.-TeutOnic War News

The commander of the armed guard
of an American merchantmen has re-
ported to the navy department at
Washington that his crew sank a sub
marine after the Germans had made an
unsuccessful attempt to sink the ship.
Through the courtesy of the London
war and foreign offices, a correspond
ent has been permitted TO visit the
American troops at their billets in Eng
land. They were found encamped In
a valley with British officers ana
squads Of noncommissioned officers In
tensively training them.
More than $500 training camp stu
dents at Fort Sheridan, Ill., were MADE
commissioned officers in the new Amer
ican national army.
The regular army is at full strength
When recruiting began Thursday only
500 enlistments were needed to make
the total in this branch 313,89S, the au-
thorized strength. Since April over
$4,000 men have enlisted, says a dis
patch from Washington.
United States agents at Seattle,
Wash, uncovered gigantic plot to
break down the selective service army
plans by engineering wholesale ex-
emptions. Propaganda is being mailed
TO men called for physical examina-
ton.
DR.. Fritz Bergmeier. president of the
st. Paul Volks Zeitung, was arrested
by order of President Wilson under the
proclamation of April 6. The general
policy of the Volks Zeitung has been
TO "cast aspersion by innuendo" on
American war measures, it is charged.
Local exemption boards will be in
full charge of assembling the men
called to the colors September 1, says
a statement issued at Washington. The
civilian control of the men will con-
tinue ZIP to the time they march through
the gates Of the environments and re-
port to the commandments.
Revised regulations to govern ply
steal examination of men registered
under the selective draft were issued at
Washington by Surgeon General Cor
gas of the army and communicated to
the governors of the states for infor-
nation of local boards. The changes
deal for the most part with questions
of proportionate weight and height but
may result in the recall of some men
rejected heretofore on physical
grounds.
Four Americans were among those
lost on the British steamer Belgian
Prince, which was sunk July 81 by
German submarine. The submarine
submerged while the men were on the
deck. The Americans who lost their
lives were William Crissy, James Shew,
Detroit. Mich; Thomas Gilmore, Mer-
rick, Mass; Ben Cain, negro.
The war tax bill finully revised to
meet latest estimates was favorably
reported by the senate finance commit
tee at Washington. 1t proposes to
raise $1,000, 100000 by taxation.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-16

Rioting broke out in the street car
strike at Lima, o. Three men were
shot in a clash between strike sympa-
thizers and armed guards on the city
cars Of the Ohio Electric Railway COM
pany. Two street cars were burned
during the battle. Police dispersed
crowd of 5000 persons.
Distillers at Peoria, ILL.,, agreed to
close their plants when they heard that
the food bill had been passed. The
distillers are expected to continue OPP
Grating at capacity-250,000 gallons of
whisky q day-until the lid" goes on.
American citizen soldiers may vote
at the fall elections If their respective
states establish voting machinery at
the camps, says a statement issued by
Provost Marshal Crowder at Washing
ton.
Over 200 slackers, handcuffed In
three corrals in the federal building at
Chicago, while awaiting arraignment,
secured little sympathy from United
States commissioners. The cases were
disposed of at the rate Of about five
minutes to case.
The Illinois state council OF national
defense at Chicago recommended TO
Governor Lowden that the state Of I'LL
nois seize the coal mines in the com
monwealth and operate them during
the war. 1t further called the councils
of defense of the states of Indiana,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Ohio and
other states to meet in Chicago August
10. TO consider the feasibility of joint
action by all coal-producing states TO
reduce the price of coal.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-16
Washington

Creation of labor adjustment COM
mission" of three representatives each
of the government, employers and la
Dor, was officially announced at WASH
ington. 1t is designed to have jurisdic'
ton over all labor disputes concerning
wages or employment conditions on
government contracts.
The American steamship Navajo has
been burned at sea, according TO ad-
vices reaching the navy department at
Washington. The entire crew and
naval armed guard were rescued and
have been landed at an unnamed port
Oversubscription of the $500, 100000
issue OF short-term treasury certifi-
Gates of Indebtedness. Secretary Nc
Adoo announced at Washington, was
SCI ,525, 900, more than 20 per cent.
The senate at Washington con-
flrmed the nomination of cambridge
Colby of New York to be member OF
the government shipping board.
It was announced at Washington
that the treasury's offer of $3OO,OOO,-
600 in certificates Of Indebtedness ma
turing November Is, first financing I'M
der the projected second Offering Of
Liberty bonds, was largely oversub'
scribed when subscriptions closed.