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thorities, and in mining and fluan- cial journals advertised mining stocks for sale, either in whole or in part, on the installment plan. Customers who made final payments and asked that the gtocks be transferred to them were unable to obtain satis- faction, it is alleged Postal inspec- tors, on receiving complaint, discov- cred that Pearce had closed his two offices here.
 Pearce was a former stock sales man for the International Lumber end Development Company, which operated in this city seven years ago resulting in the conviction of num- Der of it's officers, who were sen tenced to federal prison terms at Atlanta, Ga. Trego, according to postal inspectors, was convicted of using the mails for fraudulent schemes several years ago and was released on payment of small fine.
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old papers for sale at-The Empire office, Second and Main streets.
 "All the News All the Time"
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BRlTISHER'S DRINK CUT IN HALF AND
 PRICE IS DOUBLED

LONDON. Feb. 3.-Britishers this year will be allowed to drink only half as much beer and whisEcy as they consumed the year before the war began and each drink will prob. ably cost them twice as much as it did then. This will be the result of the food controllers's drastic re- strictions on the output of beer and whiskey, according tothe representa- lives of the licensed trade defense league. An advance in prices will take place some time before the new regulation is effective at the be. ginning of April
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-03

91S1 guests during the past season only 1851 came by railroad.
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ARRESTED ON CHARGE OF
 THREATENING MANS LIFE

DOUGLAS. Rcb. &.-Thc case of James Dixon, arrested on a charge Of threatening tO Kill Thos, M. Dix on, a fellow workman at Treadwel, will come up for hearing before U. S. Commissioner John Henson at 4 o'clock this afternoon. The case vas prOstpoDed from n o'clock this morn ing until afternoon to give the ac- cused opportunity to obtain legal ad- vice in Juneau Attorney LeFcvrc will appear for the defendant.
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BOYS CALLED FOR TRAINING.

LONDON, Feb. 3.-The War Office announces that all youths from IS years Of age up have been called to
 train for home defense until they reach the age of nineteen years. Hitherto youths have not been call ed until they reached the age of IS years and seven months.
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In Douglas Churches
 Tomorrow
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CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH !, (Rey. E. s. Bollinger, Pastor) 10 a. m.-Sunday school. II a. m.-Worship: Gods How Much More"
 7:SO D. m. - Worship "The Gate way to the Highest" Mouday, 7:45 D. m.- Rehearsal. "The New Minister" Wednesday, 7:3O-Hour of Prayer. Address: "A History of Faith Heal ing Helps"
 Thursday, 7:8O-Choir If the cold weather continues all the services will be held in the base ment room which can be made com fortable in spite Of the Taliu.
 q. % e DOUGLAS CATHOLIC CHURCH Communion Mass a. m. High Mass-10:OO a. m Evening Service 7:3O p. n.
 s % 2. ST. SABRA'S SERBIAN CHURCH (Rev. A. p. Kashevarorl, Rector) a. m.-Diyine Liturgy St. John Chrysostom. ST. LUKEs (EPlscoPAL) CHURCH
 (Douglas)
 (Rev. G. D. Chrisuan, Priest
 in charge) Sepmagesima tor Third Sunday Before Lent.
 Evening prayer at 8, with sermon. Subject: As Christ Himself Gas we'll as man and the whole unlverse) is a sacrament-the spiritual in the material-so the Church, His Body, is @ sarcament--use of visible meaos to convey grace.
 The public is invited.
 q. .+ 2.
 LUTHERAN IM. CHURCH. Rev. Martin L. Larson, pastor. Sunday School at 1O:OO @. n. Divine services at 7:8O D. m. DOUGLAS CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ! Christian Science services at II a. m. at Lyric Theatre. Subject: Love"
 DOUGLAS PRESBYTERIAN
 NATIVE MISSION
 (David Waggoner, Pastor) 1:3O D. m.-Bible service. 7:OO p. m, Thursday - Prayer Meeting.
 All invited to these services.
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Alaska Electric Light and Power Co.

TWO IN ONE - The EMPIRES way for everybody. The EMPIRES ads" keeps the housewife informed of all sales and the news columns are right up to the minute on the days news.
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AUTOMOBILE VERSUS
 THE RAILROAD AND
 THE AUTO IS WINNER

BOSTON, Feb. 3.-A sidelight on the ability Of automobiles and the substitution Of their use for travel by railroad, may be had from re- port just issued by the Kicker Hotels in Maine, which says that out of
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FRIENDS SHOWER eRI0E.To.sE

DOUGLAS, Feb. a.-Undauted by the TakU, Thursday evening, friends of Miss Mollie Wiitanen assembled at the A. C. C. Hall and shOwered that young lady with a variety Of useful and dainty gifts.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-03
DOUGLAS PRESBYTERIAN
 NATIVE MISSION

(David Waggoner, Pastor) 1:3O D. m.-Bible service. 7:OO D. m. Thursday Praycl Meeting.
 An invited to these services
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WHY use dirty sand and gravel when you can get good, clean sand and gravel at the Juneau Sand and Gravel Bunkers. Gravel and bar sand $1.75 per yard. At Tread well, S1.5O.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-03
ARSENAL
 IN ILLINOIS WILL BE
 LARGEST IN THE WORLD

ROCK ISLAND, Il., Feb. 3.-Eigh. teen new building will be added to the government arsenal here this year. making it one of tho largest in the world.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-01-13
CANAL TRAFFIC
 IN SEPTEMBER LARGE: ---
 ONLY TWICE SURPASSED

Pacific News Service. Wash. Bureau.
 WASHINGTON.-The cargo carried through the Panama Canal in the month of September 1918. amounting to 662,170 tons, was the greatest that has been passed through since the re- opening of the canal. and has been exceeded but once since the opening of the canal in 1914, the department of commerce has announced In July of 1915 the number of tons of cargo which passed through was 705, 469.
 The number of ships passing through the canal in sea going or commercial service was 154. This number has been exceeded but twice-ln July md August of 1915-when the numbers were ITO and 161 respectively. the re-
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SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION.

In the District Court for the Terri tory of Alaska, Second Division.
 Freeda Alexson. plaintif. vs. Gus Alexson, defendant.
 The President of the United States of America. to Gus Alexson. defend ant above named, Greeting:
 You are hereby summoned and re- quired to appear and answer :he com plaint of the plaintiff on file in the office of the clerk of the above e'.- titled court In the city of Nome, In the territory of Alaska, Second Divis- io1. within thirty (3o) days from the da:e of the service of this summons upon you, to-wit, thirty (30) days from the 18th day of January, 1917, or Judgment for want thereof will be taken against you;
 And you are hereby notified that if you fail to answer said complaint the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded therein. to wit, for a decree of court dissolving the bonds of matrimony heretofore and now existing between plaintiff and defendant upon the grounds of will ful desertlon; for the care and GUS tody of the minor children the issue of marriage of plaintiff and defen- dant, and for such other relief as the court may deem proper, as prayed for in said complaint filed In the office of the clerk of the above entitled court.
 The date of the order for the pub lication of this summons is December 2. 1916: the date of the first pub lica ton Is December 2. 1916, and the date of the last publication is Jan- uary 18th, 1917.
 Witness the Honorable J. R. Tuck CT, judge of the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, Second Di- vision, and the seal of said court sf- fixed hereto at Nome, Alaska, this End day of December. 1s16.
 Court seal) c. A. ADAMS, Clerk of the District Court, Territory of Alaska Second Division
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WAR DEPARTMENT ASKS BIDS FOR
 HYDROP!ANEs
Pacific News Service, Wash. Bureau.

Pacific News Service, Wash. Bureau.
 WASHINGTON,-Bids for 150 mili . tary hydroaeroplanes will soon be in- vited by the War Department, it has been announced. These machines will in adition to the outstanding order for 150 aeroplanes for use at training schools, 53 reconnaissance machines and 12 pursuit machines.
 The hydroaeroplanes will be used In the equipment of aviation organiza- tions to be formed for service in the Canal Zone, Hawaii and the Philli- pines, and they will be sufficient for four squadrons, allowing 36 machines to a squadron-12 for active service. I2 as a first reserve and 12 as a second reserve-adapted for flying over the water.
 The specifications state that the hydroaeroplsnes shall be of two-place biplane or triplane, with a power , plant consisting of two motors and two propellers. It must be capable of carrying a load that includes a pilot and one other, supply of gasoline, lubricating oil and water necessary for flight of five hours duration with motors running continuously, the the number of revolutions per minute required for their rated horsepower and instruments and equipment The power plant must develope between ITO and 800 horsepower
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port states. Of the 154 ships making the transit of the canal during Sap- tember 1916, 77 were British, 37 Am erican, 10 Norwegian. Peruvian, 6 Chilean Japanese, and 1 Dutch. Slxty-nine of them were bound from tho Atlantic to the Pacific and S5 from the Pacific to the Atlantic.
 The tolls earned in September amounted to s493,603. Of this amount $20o,672 was for ships passing from tie Atlantic to the Pacific. and s292.- 9S1 for vessels from the Pacific to the Atlantic.
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Visiting Cards at .he Nugget Office
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Waiting cards at the Nugget Office
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foiture under the food and drugs and insecticides acts.
 The report of the solicitor of the de- partment shows there were 978 cases under the food and drugs act trans nitted to the Department of Justice, in 401 of which criminal proceedings were had and in SIT of which seizures were recommended. The 401 criminal cases embraced S7 alleged violations ot the food and drugs act At the
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Pacific News Service, Wash. Bureau.
 WASHINGTON.-W American exporters have been sending an en- ormous amount of goods to Europe and piling up a huge balance of trade in Americas favor, but little atten- ton has been given to the fourishing condition of Japanese commerce, with the result that the great majority of American business men have been
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ENFORCEMENT OF FOOD AND DRUG
 LAW RESULTS IN MANY FINES---
 CONCENTRATIONS AND F0RFEITUR

clcse of the fiscal year 1915 435 cases were pending, of which 233 were crim- incl prosecutions and 202 were seiz- ues.
 There were 372 cases pending at the close of the fiscal year 1915 and 664 reported during the fiscal year 1916; in all, 1.O36 were terminated in 1916. or those terminated 434 were criminal and 602 were civil. In 330 of the 4s4 criminal cases fines amounting to s15,
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JAPANESE BUYING i. $. SECURITIES WITH TRADE BALANCE FAV0RIMG
 HER HUNDRED MILLION YEARLY Y

lures, formerly imported from Ger many. Many other oriental products, principally silk have been pouring into this country at a greatly stimulated rate because of the slackening of the European demand. The natural re- suit of such a condition has been steadily growing trade balance and the accumulation of Japanese credits here.
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Since the money market in Japan is at present easy, the Japanese have elected to invest their profits in this country rather than transfer the gold to Japan. This explains a recent Wall street report to the effect that in the last six months Japanese have bought $50O0O,000 worth of American securities.
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startled to find that by reason of chaaged conditions brought about by the war a trade balance of about $1o0OO0,O00 a year is now being en- joyed by the Japanese Empire in trade with the United States.
 Department of Commerce statis- ties show that Japan has been ship ping to the United States a great amount of goods. mainly manufac-
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BRITAIN REQUIRES INVENTIONS
 ID INCREASE MUNITIONS

communication of particulars relating to inventions or processes of manu- faCtured articles which may facilitate the production of war material, the re- pert states. It is further provided. however, that no communication 80 made shall prejudice any rights of the inventor or owner to apply subse- queatly for a patent for the invention
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-01-13

wASHINGTON,-G Britian has reQuisitioned all inventions designed to facilitate or increase the production of munitions. or improve any design of destruction. This was learned from a report by Consul General Skinner, at London, to the State Department.
 A British Order in Council author isIs the government to require the
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905.56 were imposed.
 In 132 of these cases fines amount cd to $50 or higher in IS cases fines amounted to s1OO or more in each case. and ia 19 cases $2oO or more in each. The highest fine imposed on a single defendent was 5000. In addition to the fines imposed costs generally were as ses sed.
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Pacific News Service. Wash. Bureau

Pacific News SerVlce. Wash. Bureau
 wASHINGTON,-A total of SIG, 42058 was recovered in fines and dam ages by the Department of Agricul- tnre during the last fiscal year in en . forcing the food and drug act and other regulatory statutes administered by the Department. The courts were invoked In 2.622 violations, exclusive of e53 cases of condemnation and for ..
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-01
WILL NOT TALK PEACE
UNTIL after VICTORY
VIII Not Consider War Ended
Until Germany Is
Conquered
BY Carl D. Groat.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, Aug. l. = The United
States will talk specific terms only
when Germany is beaten.
This is the decision of the government
as the allied democracies enter upon the
fourth year of the world struggle.
Behind it are found the reasons for
America 3 refusal to support, now, re-
tention by France of Alsace-L Lorraine
peace proviso. 1t further reveals the
United States is committed to press
through to the finish, side by side by
her allies. And it may be stated with
authority that there is an understand
ing among all these nations-Ameriea
included-that there will be no separate
peace.
The government today is concerned
only with victory.
The government refuses to state even
what terms it has in mind-if any
though the belief is that the allies now
have common understanding with this
country as to how far the war should
proceed mad what must be wrested from
Germany when victory comes.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-01
President Wins Food
Control Fight Completely

Washington, Aug. |. - Yielding Il
/ President Wilson s demand for elimi
nation of the so-ealled congressiona
war committee" house and senate con
ferees on the food control bill reached
an agreement this afternoon
In forcing a one-man food admins
tration and compelling elimination OF
the war committee, the president won
a signal victory.
The bill now goes to house and SEN
ate for final approval
While there is certain to be storm
in both branches, against the confer
ees' action on the war committee, it is
believed further discussion of the meas
ure will not be prolonged.
The bill as agreed upon prohibits dis
tillalion or importation of distilled spir-
its, authorizes the president, to deter
mne whether beers and wines shall be
manufactured or imported and permits
him to seize all spirits In stock or bond
needed for re-distillation for govern
ment purposes. lie is not expected to
take advantage Of this
The control features of the bill in
clude food, feeds and fuel, kerosene,
gasoline, all implements and tools used
in farm workk or mining and authoriz-
cs the federal trade commission TO fix
prices on coal.
1t prevents boarding or speculation
in foodstuffs.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-01
Stock Market Dead
From Too Much Heal

New York, AUG. 1.-The New YorE
Evening Sun financial review today
says;
Today S stock market was dead. The
extreme heat moi only reduced the at
tendance, but on the floor Of the ex
change and in tho commission houses
but sapped what little energy those
who were at work possessed.
The result was a sluggish market of
wholly professional inspiration. The un-
dertone in tine industrial department
was strong and at intervals some of
the standard shares like United States
Steel, Bethlehem Steel "B'', Stude-
baker Wylls Overland and Crucible
Steel made substantial gains, although
net changes were not considerable.
The late afternoon trading was prae-
tically at a standstill with prices well
maintained, however.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-01
Has No Encouragement
for Embryo Movie Folks

A word of warning to those think
ing of becoming "movie actresses
was given this morning by A. E. Lar
lar, manager of the Oregon theater,
who has been in San Francisco and Los
Angeles for few weeks of mvestiga-
tion into the "movie business.
.'Tell them there are thousands OF
people waiting to become actors and
actresses, he said. ssThe cities where
the movie studios are, swarm with wo-
men. girls and men out of work, looking
for place before the camera. Chanc-
es are very few, and pulls are hard
to get"
Mr.. Laflar said that life off the
screen was anything but what one
would imagine. Film favorites who ap-
pear short of stature in the pictures,
tower above a common man, while Char
lie Chaplin in real life is scarcely rec
ognizable without his mustaehe and
cane.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-01
SEATTLE CARS WILL
RUN AGAIN TOMORROW
President Of Company Signs
Agreement Strikers Will
Ratify II

Seattle, Wash, Aug. LA peaceful
victory fer 1000 Tacoma and Seattle
street EAR men, and the resumption OF
following a complete shutdown for
more than two weeks was assured at
noon today when President A. W.
Leonard of the traction company
signed the agreeemnt which resulted
from peace negotiations begun yester-
day. All HAT remains is the ratifiea-
tion of the agreement by mass meet
ings of strikers in Seattle and Tacoma
The Seattle carmen will meet at 9
o clock and in Tacoma it is said a
meeting will be held at the same time
There seems no doubt as to the accept
-ance of the agreement by the strikers.
As soon as the agreement is ratified by
the strikers arbitration plans will be
laid. Attorney Charles Reynolds for
the strikers has asked 10 days to pre-
pare their case for presentation to the
board of arbitration.
The peace terms provide:
All disputes between the men and
the company over wages and hours to
be settled by board of arbitration.
The reinstatement of all men dis
charged in Seattle and Tacoma for
joining the union.
Both sides agree that employees shall
have option as to union affiliation.
Company will show no prejudice
against organized workers, and unions
will not discriminate against non-union
employees.
The company to Immediately assem-
bic all imported strikebreakers at the
barns and as soon as pos
sible, deport them.
All employees to return to work be-
fore 8 a. m., Aug. 5.
The agreement to remain in force
from August I, 1917 to August |, 1918.
All awards under the arbitration |
% date from August first.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-01
School AppOrtiOnment
Is $l.S6 Per Capita

With 3465 less school children in the
state than last year, the apportionment
of the state school fund among the var
ious counties is the largest ever made
by the state treasurer and amounts to
$4,000 more than last year, according
to report made public today. The
amount apportioned is $l.S6 per capita
and with 205,363 persons between the
ages of four and twenty years it totals
1862, ,012.3S.
Multnomah county, with 5l,O92 reeei-
yes $95, ,S40.22; Marion county with l3,-
092 receives $24,351.12; Clackamas,
with ll,617 receives $2l,60762 and
Lane county, with l0,9SS receives $2O,-
344.6S.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-01
Taking Precautions
Against Forest Fires

Portland, Or, Aug. Added precau-
tions against renewed forest fires are
being taken today throughout the Pa
cific northwest after several days OF
cool weather and showers.
Warmer weather and rising nerther-
ly wind are predicted, and timbermen
fear that fires, now smoldering, VIII
blaze up again.
The district forester's 5 office here to-
day estimated the total loss this summer
in Oregon and Washington due to recent
forest between $500 and $S0.0OO..
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-01
Rnildinr Damn Fremont.

Camp Fremont, Menlo Park, Cal. Aug
Actual construction work began to
dav at Camp Fremont, the national
suara training camp, when 100 car
penters started work on ten big ware
houses. Within a few days fifty build
ings viii be under way.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-01
9'The northwest leads everything in

1.-The northwest leads everything in
theaters west of Chicago, - he declared.
!" Those OF the south are jokes. While
the buildings are filled to capacity all
the time, the little nieeties, the deco
rations, the equipment is very poor
compared to that of the northwest. The
California theaters do a wonderful
business.
Mr.. Laflar went to Portland yester-
day morning to see the new Liberty
theater there. This, he insisted, was
the greatest theater in the west.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-01
Ritchie Training.

San Francisco, Aug. 7 Willie
Ritchie is training hard for his four
round bout Friday night with Johnny
Mccarthy. Mccarthy was substituted
as Ritehie s opponent after Joe Rivers
and Frank Barrieau declined to box
the former lightweight champion.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-01
using the Movies.

Havana, Aug. laid of the movies
was enlisted today in the Cuba-wide
hunt for Miss Ruth Armstrong, school
teacher, of Youngstown, Ohio. and Los
Angeles. The police made arrange
ments to have her picture thrown on
the screen in moving picture theatres
all over the island.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-01
Court House News
\ 4 \ Z : !: I = 4 ** = = \

Charging false representation in re-
gard to a deal in land and a conspiracy
to defraud, z. 4. Bogard has filed suit
in the circuit court against J. B. and
n. n. Kennedy for the recovery of a
promissory note given for $4,000. He
also asks an accounting of the sum of
$5554 and interest, and interest on the
sum of>$6000, and that the defendants
be declared trustees of the $4,000 for
the plaintiff.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-01

Miss Anna Arms, boolskeeper in the
county clerk S office has returned from
her ten day vacation at Newport. She
says that it certainly was cool at the
beach and that as a result she did not
do much rolling around in the sand.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-01

IS Are Missing

New York, Aug. l.-Captain Ernst
Stratton Of West philadelphia, com
manded the Standard Oil steamer Mo
tano, destroyed by a submarine
Standard oil offices said today the
Officers and crew totallcd ~. Only %
have been reported landed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-01
Geo. cohan,s Father nies.

Monroe, N. Y. Aug. 1.-Jere j. Cohan
SO, father of George NJ. Cohan, and
himself one of the best known actors
in this country, died today of arterio
selerosis
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-01

Suit for divorce on the ground of de-
scrtion was filed this afternoon by Fer
dinand Mickenham against Georgia
Mickenham. 1t is stated in the com
plant that there are no children, and
no property rights They were married
here in May 1916.