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Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-05
BOND MONEY BE
 SOON AVAILABLE.
.CONFEREES PASS
 INTERPRETATIONS
Telegram From Colonel Richardson
 to 'Olonel Returning.

A dispatch received by Major Davi- son of the Alaska Road Commission from Colonel Richardson states that the conferees of the House and Senate have agreed on the regular army ap- propriation bill carrying the S50O,OOO appropriation for Alaska roads asked for by the Commission The bill will now go to the President for signature and it is expected the money will be available within a short time
 Colonel Richardson directs that no further mail be forwarded from here to him at Washington and this is talk en to indicate that he will soon start back for Alaska. as he has announced that with the opening of spring he wishes the road work pushed just as rapidly as the conditions will justify.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-05
LIKELY CURTA|( PASSENGER TRAINS
TO EXPEDIATE MOVING
 OF FOOD ASD MUNITIONS
fense President of E. & Q. Says Every Possible Conveyance Must Be Pressed Into Service.

WASHINGTON, D. C.. May 5.- Secretary of the Navy Daniels ana President Daniel Willard of the Bal timore X Ohio railroad. speaking at the session of the Council of National Defense today. both predicted that the railroads of the country would be compelled to curtail their passenger service to expedite the handling Of foodstuffs. both for this country and the Entente Allies They stated that the need for cars was vital and that every available carrier would have to be pressed into service In France and Russia particularly the needs were immediate. and the United States must supply.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-05
EAGLES ORGANIZE MILITARY COMPANY MANY HAVE SIGNED
 ENLISTMENT ROLL. Valdez Volunteers Formed and All Citizens Eighteen Years Or Over Are Invited to Join-Wiil Have Regular Drills In Eagle Hall.

At regular meeting of the Eagle $ odge last night the report of the com mittee designated to prepare plans for he organization of military Organi- cation was unanimously adopted, and he Valdez Volunteers was formed Practically every member of the lodge signed the enlistment roll and T. G. Quinn was elected captain of the com- Dany. The roll will be kept at the of ice of the electric light company and all citizens of good health and habits over the age of Is years are invited o become a member.
 The object of the nation is to nave body of trained men in the vent of an emergency and to this end regular instruction in the manual of arms and military tactics will be had The use of Eagle Hall two or three evenings a week has been donated for this purpose and competent instruc- ;ors will be present. It is hoped that all of the able-bodied men of the town will join the organization.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-05
|GRANT DEMANDS
 GERMAN STRIKERS
MUNITIONS WORKERS
 RETURN TO WORK
Are Given Voice in the Distribution Of Food and the Promise that PuB- i>hment by Being Sent to Front Will Not Be Carried Out.

COPENHAGEN. May 5.-The lat est German newspapers to arrive hero including the socialist organs, confirm the semi-Official announcement that the strike has ended A settlement was reached after an almost unani.- mouse decision by the metal workers to resume work following the grant ing of their principal demands.
 Among the concessions made by the government are compliance with the demands of the union for the estabr- lishment of standing commission of labor representatives which shall have a voice in the food distribution in greater Berlin. d promise that strik. CTS will not be punished by being sent adequate food rations and effective measures against evasions of the food regulations by tine rich.
 Incidentally the German papers throw great light upon the accuracy Of semi-offical reports. A censored account which was telegraphed all over the world declared foI instance the intuition industry had not been affected. The Norwaerts. less han- pered by the censorship. heads the ac count of the strike Berlin Munitio, Workers on Strike" The paper says work ceased completely on Monday iU about 300 ntunition plants and that 2l0.000 strikers reported to the Metal Workers union This number was further swelled by strikers who fal! ed to report and by participants r other trades. As against these ti., ures the official news bureau in q statement for home consumption as. serted the number of strikers Wa, about l25 900.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-05
WOULD. REGULATE
 PRICE 0F FOOD
PRESIDENT ASKS FOR AUTHORITY
tiOn and Distribution of FOO<istuffs and Necessities tO Reduce Present High Prices.

WASHINGTON. D. C.. May D. The Administration has asked Con. gress for absolute authority to regu late the production and distribution of foodstuffs and other necessities with a view of putting an end to the excessive prices now prevailing. Con- gressman Lever. chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture. has Introduced bill, supplement to the one he introduced last week, author izing a survey of the resources of the country and placing the authority to regulate production and distribution in the hands of the President It is declared that this will not affect legi- timate business in the slightest. but will give the President discretionary powers to combat monopoly, and will also limit the use of grain in the pro- ductiOn of liquors.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-05
ALI. SINGLE MEN ARE
 HELD TO BE SLACkERS

BUTTE, Mont. May 5.-Single men without others dependent upon them for support, will receive no cOnsidera- tion from Mayor-Elect Maloney when applying for jobs with the city.
 "I believe it is the duty of every man in Butte, or in any other city, who is unmarried and who is not tied down with others dependent upon him for support to enlist and do what his country wants him to do." said the mayor-elect. lam sure the ma ority of taxpayers in this community do not want to pay slackers when there are plenty of married men who need the work.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-05
TOOK vENGENCE
 UPON F|REBUGS
ENRAGED CITIZENS
 TORE THEY TO PIECE.
Six Men Engaged in the Firing of St. Paul Grain Elevators Caught and Literally Torn .Asunder by d Mob of Angry Men.

Gus Dgarf. who has, spent the past winter at Minneapolis and St. Paul and who just returned on the last boat tells gruesome story of an occur renee at St. Paul some weeks ago. in connection with the burning there of two huge elevators filled with wheat. The burning of the elevators and the destruction of the several million
 bushels of wheat they contained was jthe subject of press dispatches at the
 time. but so far as made generally
 public the perpetrators were not cap. Itured.
 MT. Dgarf gives different version.
 He states that local newspaper. fol-
 lowing the fire, stated that the perpe- |trators had been captured and had
 been disposed of in manner that had best not be dwelt upon. He says that it was a matter of common le- port, and that he was personally told by several persons who claimed to be present that six men were engaged in the destruction of the elevators. and that they were caught red handed. A mob of enraged citizens gathered about the culprits. took them from the officers and literally tore them to pieces with their hands.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-05
CENSORSHIP MAY
 BE ELIMINATED
ESPIONAGE BILL
 BEING DEBATED
House Objects to Rigid Censorship of News-Senate Discusses the Em- bargO Provision and Is Likely to Modify.

WASHINGTON, D. C., May B. he sentiment in the House against the rigid newspaper censorship. en- braced in the Espionage Bill. now be- :ng debated, will undoubtedly lead to its rejection before the bill is passed ,,ongremman Mann, of Illinois. is one of the leaders of the Opposition. and IS speaking against the provision. de- Clared to be unconstitutional. There S little doubt that the section will be entirely eliminated or greatly modi- jed.
 In the Senate, the provision of the Espionage Bill which provides that 'hePresident shall be authorized to declare embargoes whenever in his discretion such action shall be neces- >ary, is being widely discussed. The ear is expressed that the declaration ,f an embargo will have the effect of curtailing agricultural production. md it is suggested that instead of prohibiting exportation the regulation )f middlemen and dealers will bring about the desired result of lowering prices without resorting to an embar-
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-05
vAWTER TRIAL : |S IN PROGRESS
MURDERER PLEADS
 UNWRITTEN LAW
Sister of. Victim Produces Letters Showing vawter Countenancetl In- timacy and Demanded Payment of Liquor BillS-Insanity Defense.

CHRISTIANBERG. Va. May B. The trial of Charles Vawter. profes- sor in the Virginia Polytechnic school for the murder of Stockton Heth, one of the students of the school. commence ed here yesterday. The defense who did not deny the killing. stated that Heth had been criminally intimate with Mrs. Vawter and that the shoot ing had taken place when Vawter had caught him coming from Mrs. Vawters room late at night. The victims sis ter claims that Heth was the victim of conspiracy. and has produced let ters in court. written by Vawter. ap- proving the intimacy between Mrs. Vawter and Heth and demanding the payment of his liquor bills.
 The defense will probabl! set up the plea of insanity.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-05
SUBSCRIPTIONS
 ARE POURING N
AT THE RATE OF
 MILLION AN HOUR
First Loan of Two Billions Is Certain to Be Largely Oversubscribed-M lion DOllars--trance Next.

WASHINGTON. D. C.. May B. Subscriptions to the new S2.OOO.OOO,- 900 loan are pouring in at the rate of s1,000,00O an hour, according to the report given out by the treasury de- partment today. Three thousand banks are among the subscribers. and it is certain the loan will be largely over-suLscribed.
 Secretary McAddo has loaned one hundred million to Italy and will loan France a similar amount within few days.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-05
RUSSIAN GENERALS
 REPLACED AT FRONT

PETROGRAD. May 5.-As a result of the visit of War Minister Guchkoff to the southwestern front. twenty three generals. including some gener- als of divisions. have been replaced. On all fronts IA officers holding headquarters commands have been re- moved.
 Workmen in munitions factories, who were sent to the front under or ders issued under the Romanoff re- gime for participation in strikes. are being recalled. The ministry of fin ance has enlisted the service of Cor ky, Andree and other writers for war propaganda.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-05
Chester F. White Dead

SEATTLE. May 5.-Chester F. White. organizer of the Metropolitan Building company and of the Metro pOlitan bank died today at his home in Seattle, after a long illness. aged 65 years. He came to the State of engaged in numbering on Grays liar bor, with headquarters at Cosmopo- lis. where he managed the Grays Harbor Lumber company. The White building in Seattle was named for him. He leaves a large fortune.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-05
SlAMESE TWIN MINES ARE
 BEING USED BY GERMANS

COPENHAGEN. May 5.-The Nor wegian bark Thekla owes her escape from sinking in the war zone to the fact that the "warning shot" from a German submarine smashed both of the bark's lifeboats. This led the sub marine commander, who was unable to take the crew aboard. to spare the vessel.
 The Germans are said to be employ ing along the British coast a new sys- tenn of Siamese twin mines. result ing in a double explosion which is said to insure the instant destruction of any ship. no matter what her size.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-05
DON'T CALL NATIONAL.
 GUARD "TIN SOI.DlERS''

BOISE. Idaho. May Sam Far son was fined $40 in municipal court yesterday for referring to the Nation al Guard as "tin soldiers. Farson made the remark in the presence of a private of the Second Idaho, who immediately seized and rushed him to the police station, where he ad- mitted his judgment of the soldiers had been obscured by fumes of "stom- ach bitters." three bottles of which were found upon his person..
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-05
WOULD TRY MAN
 WHO SANK LUSITANIA

PHILADELPHIA, May 5.-The captain of the German submarine which sank the Lusitania should be brought to trial before an American tribunal at the close of the war. was the demand made today before the American Society of International Law by E. P. Wheeler of New York.
 The opinion was generally express ed that a durable world peace must take into consideration a just control of the economic intercourse of na- tions.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-05
WRITER'S ARE ENLISTED
 TO HELP RED CROSS

CHICAGO. May 3.--Some of the leading writers of the country have been enlisted in a campaign to help raise the Chicago Red Cross branch to 15O.0OO members. The writers who will help in the recruiting of the Red Cross by writing stories about the progress of the movement are George Ade. Irving Cobb, Booth Tarkingt0n, George Barr McCutcheon. Herbert Kaufman. Arthur Brisbane. Hamlin Garland and 5. E. Riser.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-05
NO BOYS UNDER f7
 WANTED FOR NAVY

WASHINGTON, D. C., May B. The appeal of war afioat to the American youths has brought the navy such a flood of enlistment applica- tions from boys that Secretary Daniels issued a statement today announcing that no one under 17 years of age would be taken into the service.
 A total of 1,O03 additional recruits were gathered for the navy yesterday. making S1.269 now in the service ex- elusive of apprentices and hospital corps men.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-05
|BR|T|SH RESUME THEIR ADVANCE
CAPTURE SEVERAL
 STRATEGIC POSITIONS
After a Lull of Several Days Haig once
 More Resumes Offensive Along an
 1S-Mile Front and PenetrateS Him denburg Line 600 Yards. ....-. ....-..-

LONDON, May 5.-After four days of comparatice calm. General Haig German positions. An advance was made this morning along an 1S-mile front and several strategical positions taken. In the vicinity of Bullecourt the British penetrated the Hinden- burg line to a depth of six hundred yards.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-05
Naturalized American Arrested

Naturalized American Arrested
 SEATTLE, May 5.-H. H. A. Van Derck, a naturalized American citi- zen, was arrested last night by the military guard on a wharf in this city on account of suspicious actions. and is held at police headquarters for in- vestigation. Van Derck formerly was manager of the Ell Paso, Tex. branch of large Chicago packing house and has relatives in Chicago.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-05
COMMITTEE APPROVES OF
 INCREASE IN NAVAL PAY
t'ayorably Reports Measures Giving
 Enlisted Men in Navy S3O.

WASHINGTON. D. C., May B.. The Senate Committee on Naval Ar fairs has approved of the measure in creasing the pay of enlisted men in the Navy to thirty dollars a month to correspond with the increase in pay granted to the enlisted men in Army.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-05
DANCE TONIGHT IN
 MOOSE HALL.

The Moose will give their regular Saturday night dance tonight in their nall. The floor has been put in good condition and the music will be up 10 the usual high standard. Lunch will be served at midnight.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-05
MITCHELL BE NAMED
 MEMBER OF COMMISSION
Noted Labor Leader Will be Sent witt,
 The Commission to Russia

WASHINGTON, D. C.. May 5.-.- It is rumOred that John Mitchell. the famous labor leader, will be appointed as a member of the Commission which President Wilson will send to confer with the ussiOn Provisional govern ment. ~-.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-05
Ice Jam Continues.

The ice jam in the Panama river at Salcha still continues. but the water is going down. It is expected the jam will break within a short time.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-05

Three inches of snow fell at Copper Center from o'clock last night until & o'clock this morning.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-05

w. H. Garner who came up from the Granite few days ago. will leave on the Alaska for a trip to the States.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-05

Nick Meckem and Fred Reese ar rived at Teikhell yesterday morning
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-05
Go to Hunts

Tomorrow for your Peach Ice and
 SundaeS. q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-04

Write Sattery & Co.. Inc, 40 Exchange Place,
New York. for current issue of their fortnghty pub
LEGATION, Investment Opportunities, which describes
many sound and attractive investments. Ask for
35-E, including booklet explaining the Twenty
Payment Plan.
The popularity of partial-payment plan by
which you can buy as few shares as you wish Of
steadily growing. Write Sheldon Morgan & Co..
members of the New York Stock Exchange, AZ
Broadway. New York. for Booklet LIZ, entitled The
Partial Payment Plan
The Citizens Savings & Trust Co., of Cleveland,
Ohio will furnish to readers, upon request,
Booklet P, which contains very interesting
information on banking by mail
John Muir & Co., members Of the New York
Stock Exchange, whose main Office is at 81 Broad
way, New York City, devoting special attention
to helping investors who hold securities to place
their funds on permanent investment plane. Cir
cuar Q-33, dealing with the subject will be sent
request.
Every one interested in securities should have a
of bonds thoroughly and ntelligenty and is adapted
to the purposes of the large small investor E. F.
Coombs & Co.. 120 Broadway, New York City, will
send you copy on request.
A new circular, showing how to obtain a dividend
every month through the Odd Lot method, has been
issued by Hartshorne & Picabia, members of the
New York Stock Exchange, Wall Street, New
York City: Ask for circular OLA. The firm also
offers special inducements in the way of advice to
small investors.
The odd Lot Repieao presents concisely and in a
readable manner financial news and views written
tersey and in plain English such will interest the
average man and which he understand. Sample
copy will be sent on request to 81 Broadway New
York City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-04

Phelps Eastman Company Farm Mortgage
Bankers, 500 Mcknight Building. Minneapolis
Minnesota, are specializing in the best farming
district of the prosperous Observation-Disclosures
the great wheat State. This company will select
per cent. mortgages to cover specified amounts
and send full description. Write for booklet
Questions and Answers"
Scientific Saving is the title of booklet COM
pairing different methods of saving and showing how
quickly small amounts accumulate. This booklet
and a copy of Bond TAR. bi-monthly magazine
quest. Ask for booklets e. and w" by P. W.
Brooks & Co.. lis Broadway, New York City.
Investors desiring to acquire 500 bonds OF the
best known issues. and of class that is legal for
investment by Trustees and Savings Banks, should
send for the special list ES that has been prepared by
Merrill, Lynch & Co, members of the New York
Stock Exchange Wall Street, New York City.
OF special interest to investors is the January
Public Utilities Letter, issued by Williams. Troth
& Coleman, 60 Wall Street. New York City. This
may be secured without charge by writing for
Report -"
Any one interested in the security market should
send to L. r. Latrobe & Co., No. III Broadway,
New York, for their statistical books on Copper
Stocks, Motor Stocks, Standard Oil Stocks, Invest
This firm will mail you any one of these books free
request. Partial Payment Plan.
A special letter on Argentine Conditions and
available to all investors without charge. Send to
York City. for letter "E."
Have you read Mr. Atwood's financial booklet
Making Your Money Work for You'3 1t is writ
ten especially for readers and if you will write
him, inclosng five cents in stamps, at 50 Madison
Avenue. New York, he will send you copy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-04

be had around 1913, and pays almost z
per cent, provided it is paid off in 1920.
The American Foreign Securities Com
pany three-year notes may be had at 800,
and the return on ones money is about
$40 per cent. There is no question here
as to their safety, because the British
Government has deposited valuable Amer
lean stocks and bonds in New York City
as security
Bonds of the cities of Lyons, Marseilles,
and Bordeaux are to be had to pay
nearly per cent. Any one who has
confidence that France will "come back
should consider these bargain.
Among the safest of small bonds are
those of gas and electric companies, whose
earnings naturally are not affected by
the war. Fortunately, there is a wide
choice.
Among the larger companies are Ameri-
can Gas G. Electric debentures, $100.75, to
pay 5.9S per cent; Standard Gas & Elec-
trio notes at $96.25, to pay 6.34 per cent;
and United Light & Railways first and
refunding bonds, at $92, to pay SIT per
cent.
All of these bonds and many others
equally good are to be had from numerous
dealers in high-class securities.
The Partial-Payment Plan
RUT it is not necessary to pay for such
bonds outright, Many of the bankers
will sell them on the partial-payment plan,
often for as small sum as 500 or $25
down and SIS month. Of course, the
broker keeps the bond until it is fully
paid for, so it is necessary to be careful
to deal only with house of good reputa-
ton. But if the investor has no means
of discriminating, and is nervous about
such an arrangement, he can usually
make similar arrangement with his
local bank.
Nearly all banks would be willing to
lend up to 60 per cent. of thevalue of good
bond. That means, if you have as little
as 1925 or $50 in cash, you can buy hun
bred dollar bond by giving note for the
remainder to the bank and buying the
bond from broker for cash.
There is really no excuse in these days
of 500 bonds for person investing small
sums rashly
Further information on 500 bonds is
given in Making Your Money Work for
will be sent to any address for five cents in
stamps. Also in Mr.. Atwood's article in the
July 8, 1916, issue of this magazine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-04
SMALL PAYMENT SERVICE
A RECOGNIZED
SAVING FACILITY
Frequent Expressions Of Appreciation
Received From Investors

NEW YORK-If the old adage is still true that
The proof of the pudding is in the eating" GER
tainly the Small Payment Plan ofinvesting demands
a public acknowledgment of approval The vol
ume of business handled in this manner has gone
beyond the most hopeful original expectations.
Letters from clients who have been buying bonds
in this way for months. and even years past indi-
cate the approval of the manner in which their
business has been handled and the self satisfac-
ton acquired in the accumulation Of substantial
reserve funds.
Many of these people volunteer the information
that they have never before been induced to save
in any other way