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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-23
WHERE SHE GROUNDED

Idol Point, where the Spokane grounded, is about midway down Seaforth Channel, towards Bella Bella from MilIbank Sound. The point is fairly well protected, a swell sets in there from the ocean, but not nearly as great as at Ivory Island. The Spokane grounded dur ing a thick fog. A light is located at Idol Point, but as it is a small one and was invisible ,on account of the thick weather. The coast at this point is low and rocky and the wide beach is lined with a num- Der of reefs which set off from shore.
 FATAL THIRD TIME
 This is the third time the Spo- kane has been in trouble. In 1904 the steamer was wrecked in Sey- mour Narrows. She struck Ripple Reef in the middle of the Narrows, but was beached in Plumpers Bay. At that time at least one tourist woman lost her life through becom- ing excited and jumping overheard. Several years later the Spokane nearly turned turtle in the Gulf of Georgia through an accident to one of her sea cocks which could not be closed and which caused the ship to fill with water. At that time no lives were lost.
 VALUE OF CARGO
 The Spokane had cargo consist ing of POO tons of copper ore from cordcva valued at $6o,oo0; 50 tons of concentrates from Thane valued at $4,500; 5000 cases of salmon from Chatham and 4,4oo cases of salmon rom Rake valued at $65,0OO; 30 boxes of fresh fish from Petersburg valued at $4,o00; and 12o boxes of frozen fish from ketchikan valued at $6,ooo.
 The Spokane had a full list of 269 passengers. She had 121 passen- Jers from westward ponte, 12 from Juneau, 10 from Petersburg, 50 from Port Walter, 30 from Point Ellis and 40 from Rake. Agent Howard EWing IS inclined to doubt the state nent that any survivors of the Mari posa were on board as it is known here that the Spokane had her limit of passengers before reaching Wran- 5ell.
 JUNEAU PASSENGERS
 The passengers leaving Juneau Tor the South on the Spokane were M. A. Obradovic, Ward Eskey, j.. ?. ConIey and wife, Perce PuIIen, R. Jeliffe, A. Brewsdal, p. BoradIand, Miss A. Johnson, c. s. Luder and L. ?. Bergman.
 The officers of the Spokane were Archie Mckay, captain; George crockwel and A. Olson, pilots; Louis Coughin, purser; H. C. Proctor, steward; Glenn Dumette, chief en- gineer.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-23
PASTOR WHO AIDED
 HILLQUIT IN RACE
 REN0UNCES PULPIT

NEW YORK, Nov. 23-The Rev Allen w. McCurdy, pastor of the Morningside Presbyterian Church at this place, renounced the ministry
 Mr McCurdy, who is a socialist made many speeches in the interest for Mayor.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-23
WOODEN SHOES WILL
 BE USED IN GERMANY

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Nov. 23-A standard shoe is to be in- troduced in Germany this winter, according to the German papers. Millions of pairs will be manufac- tured, being made of a leather sub wood and small pieces of leather.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-23
FORMER PRESIDENTS GRANDSON TO WE'D
 GENERALS DAUGHTER

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 23. -
 Major Gen. Edwin $F. Glenn, U. 5. A., and Mrs. Glenn have an- lounced the engagement of their
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-23
IS LIGHT THERE

VICTORIA B. C., Nov. 23.-Idol point, where the Spokane grounded, is IA miles north of Bella Bella. There is an acetylene light on the point, unWatched.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-23

kane is in bad position from which to work.
 The Victoria, Grace Dollar, Ad- miraI Wainwright, government yes answered the distress call.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-23
SPOKANE STRIKES DURING FOG ON
 IDOL POINT

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Arizona republican., 1917-01-01
FIRE LOSSES
 ARE SMALL IN
 THE PAST YEAR

The following summary Of the work of the Phoenix Fire Depart ment for the period of 1916, com piled by Fire Chief A. F. Wright. indicates the high state of efficiency to which that branch of the city has been brought since the advent minute methods of fighting fire. Tho observations, too. are particularly good and if followed cannot help but mean a reduction in the fire losses in the future.
 By Fire Chief A. F. Wriuht).
 From fire extinguishing point of view the year has been exceedingly gratifying In no instance did fire spread from the point of kindlins to adjacent structures, although, we had several dangerous starts. The Commercial hotel fire in June was by far the heaviest loss and this might have been worse
 Fire prevention has been given more attention than ever before with the result that Housekeeping Meth ods" nave improved greatly Particu larly Is this true of business houses.
 Fire protection has been installed in many of our stores, garages. thea ter and hospitals with the result that number of fires were ex- tinguished before the arrival of th- department by those in the building where the tire started.
 We hope during the coming year to greatly enlarge our scope of use- fullnes to the city by inaugurating
Arizona republican., 1917-01-01
POOR PlTIE[MEiTS PllITI[ MI MS 4
 TAX O|V THE USER

Everybody knows that more power Is required to haul a load on a poor pavement than on a good one. It is only recently, however. that definite figures of the effect of the condition or the pavement on it's resistance to traction have been obtained. The in- formation long desired has been fur nlshed by the Massachusetts Institute Of Technology. which obtained it by running an electric delivery wagon over pavements and measuring the amount of power required at different speeds. These tests show that it takes 20 per cent more power to run at the rate of twelve miles per hour on a poor asphalt pavement than on good one On a poor, soft. bituminous macadam pavement, it sometimes takes as much as 125 per cent more power than is required on a good pavement of that type, while such pavement that is soft but otherwise good requires about 40 per cent more power than hard one. A poor water bound macadam pavement requires SO per cent more power than one in good condition.
 The tests show that the increase in power made necessary by deteriora- tion of pavements mounts up as the speed Of the vehicle increases As most motor vehicles run at the rate ! of at least fifteen miles an hour the figures given may be considered ap- proximately true of average condi-
 tions- They are particularly inter- esting as enabling the automobile own
 CT to estimate what good pavements are worth to him. It is usually esti- mated that the average automobile runs 5000 miles year and consumes 900 gallons of gasoline. If 1000 miles are made on bituminous roads and
 half of such roads are in poor condi | tion, and 1000 miles are made on
 macadam roads of which two-thirds
 are in poor condition, and if it is further assumed that the poor charac-
 ter of the roads increases the power requirements by 50 per cent then about
 l2O gallons of gasoline were used on ] account Of the poor, character of these | pavements. At 21 cents a gallon this means an average annual tax of about
 s25 for gasoline to pay for poor roads. | The case is different with horse | drawn vehicles, for with them the loss
 IS not measured In extra feed for the horses, but in the slow speed main
 tained by such vehicles on poor pave
 ments. In other words, the loss lies in
 the reduced amount of work it is poss-
 lpie to perform under practical condi- | tions
Arizona republican., 1917-01-01

q campaign Of fire prevention in the schools and the homes of the city The instruction to be tmparted will be on practical lines and we believ', of great value to all.
 Sixty per cent O. all fires occur in the homes of the people and if we are able to assist in reducing this percentage we shall feel that our eff forts have been successful. We re- alize that it is imperative to have the cooperation of every housewife as well as the business man to in sure success. We are grateful for the earnest support given during the last year and we cherish the hope that the coming New Year may witness greater ard better results than the last.
 We have enlarged our fire alarm system. placed in service a splendid motor bumper, and added to the eff ciency of our fire department by in- spection. drills etc. We are making over one of the old hook and ladder trucks into motor driven city service truck This apparatus will carry lad ders and life saving equipment. The work is being done by members of the department as far as possible.
 The following report will be of in- IeTeSL BlNlftE as II uOeS lne uetdll Ol our work during the past twelve months.
 There were 152 alarms during the year, of which 9S were telephone calls, 49 box alarms. and still alarms.
 There were 77 lines of hose laid which totals 50,S50 feet of hose laid during the year; 627 gallons of chemical was used; 3S1 feet of ladder used during the year.
 The extra duties performed by the department during the year were as follows: 96 company drills; III or ders issued to clean up and every one was readily complied with; 101 permits to burn rubbish were issued; ; 1926 buildings were inspected; 16 orders issued to place gas storage tanks under ground which were all complied with; 46S hydrants tested; i; 26 times the steamers were tested. automobiles and steamers were painted. On recommendation of the
Arizona republican., 1917-01-01
7IESsK|Wfb Dap Cupia |u$Sq ",:1 @ 1 G.:

Here's Happy New Year Dan Cupid, and many, many more.
 But if this same little god is as sue cessful in the future as he has been in the past. what will become of the younger set of Phoenix.
 Will there be any belles and beaux to grace the social affairs-there's the rub.
 During the year 1916 Cupid's vic tories reached many hundreds-so many, in fact, that it is almost impos- sible for even a debutante to entertain and not include "marrieds" in her guest list.
 According to the record of the clerk of the superior court, 671 marriage licenses were granted during. the past twelve months.
 Six hundred and seventy-one men and women promised to love and honor one another. Not few were even willing to have the word obey included in the marriage service.
 All of which tends to prove that marriage is happy institution in the capital of the Sunshine State.
 Joseph B. Kuy Kendall, of Tempe believed it at the age of "A, when he secured license last April and mar
Arizona republican., 1917-01-01

ried Minnie F. Chiffon, 3S years of age
 MT Kendall had lived nearly three quarters of century and he saw his one chance for happiness in taking a bride
 And it has been pretty much the same way with the boys who have been under age and had to have their parents consent before they could se- cure license. There have been a number of such marriages, and ac- cording to all accounts the majority of them have been successful.
 The average Phoenix man marries when he is 90. the girl when she is 23 But for all the marriages there have been but few smart weddings dur ing the year. The only large wedding was that of Miss Emma Luhrs, who became the bride of Dr. Reginald Stroud last June. Another June mar riage was that of Miss Katherine Ken nan to Harry L. Hurley, but only the i immediate family was present at the 1 ceremony. When Miss Elsie Munger 1 married Fred B. Gregg not a half dozer guests witnessed the ceremony. The most interesting marriage of the early autumn season was that of Miss Maudt Campbell to Bert Clingan and only their closest friends were at the church wedding.
 l While Cupid has succeeded remark ably without any assistance, it has been suggested that he be given a gen. fle hint about a certain few confirmed bachelors who have evaded his ar- rows. The marksrnan will never win the complete respect of local society unless he accomplish something today The shooting. they say. will be excel lent at the Country Club this after , noon. where the men members will preside at jolly tea.
Arizona republican., 1917-01-01

chief the following places of busl- ness installed fire protection equip ment Elks thea.er. Empress theatef. Naticna, Bank of Arizona building Childrens Detention Home. Deacon ess Hospital. Pacific Gas and Eiec- tric Co, Valley Flour mills, Lamara thcater Goodrich building. J. F. Re- der Barber shop. Columbia theater, Grand and Central schools.
 The following figures will show the estimated value of the buildings and contents, total amount of insurance involved, our estimated loss on build. ings and contents, end our estimated insurance loss for the past year where fires occurred
 Estimated valuation Of
 Buildings and contents. .s1, ,165, ,665.Oo Insurance carrie,l on
 buildings and contents 977,S25.0O Estimated loss of build
 ings and contents ... 69.46l.f5 Estimated insurance loss
 cn buildings and con-
 tents ............. e7,126.75
 -(Happy New Year)-
 MADE S2.4o0 OFF TWO ACRES
 GREENSBTEG, Pa.-Four West moreland county young women, daughters of MT. and Mrs. c. H. Smith. of Ruffsdale. have established new agricultural record in the yield and rrcfits to be derived from a 2-acre plot of cabbage.
 The Misses Smith, the eldest of whom is IS, now have a bank ac- count Of s900 with accounts due from Pittsburg commission men amounting tn S900 and a fourth of their cab bage yet remains to be cut and mar keted. Buyers estimate the value of the entire field at about $2,400.
 Early this bring Smith turned the 2-acre plot over to his daughters. telling them 10 make any use of it they desired. The girls, after closely scanning the market reports for weeks. decided to grow cabbages. They set about 1S.00o plants
 When the time arrived to cut cab bage the scarcity of the vegetable and the skyhigh sauerkraut quota tions made the realization of S2.400 for the two acres merely a matter of patience and good salesmanship.- Philadelphia North American.
Arizona republican., 1917-01-01

other members of his family, his brother Barrett O'Hara, lieutenant governor of Illinois, having leased a residence here for the remainder of the season. The lieutenant governor, his wife and small sons and daughter will arrive from Springfield in fortnight anc remain until late in the spring.
 The young author plans to return to Illinois the end of the week and begin at once on the story that will feature the glories of this great western coun- try. While here MT. O'Hara is the guest of his sister, Mrs Benjamin Yaeger.
Arizona republican., 1917-01-01
-lHappy New Year)- FRANK U 'HARA
 VISITING HERE

Frank O'Hara, member of the facul- " of the University of Chicago short story writer of note. arrived in Phoe- hlx yesterday for a brief stay.
 MT. OHara passed few days here recently enroute for the coast His preference for Arizona led him to cut snort ms visit in California and return to the valley He is gathering local color for series of articles that will shortly appear in an eastern publica- tion.
 Mir. OHara stated that he hoped some day to make his home in Phoe- nix. His wish, he said was shared by
Arizona republican., 1917-01-01
You are invited to join in an old
 fashioned English Paper Chase
New Years Day"

palo Alto Stables will give one of the most exciting entertainments tha. the Phoenix horseback riders have ever experienced, on New Years Day, Jan. 1st, 1917, called a Paper Chase. It is an old English sport followed by the English four hundred for years. Every one wish ing to attend the chase will meet at crosscut Canal and Mcdowell road between 10 a. m. and 11:3o. Anyone wishing to go in machines to that point can have their horses led from the Palo Alto Stables for soc per head. Anyone renting horses from Palo Alto Stables will be taken there free of charge. People wishing their horses taken to the chase must be at the stable at 9:30.
 4 box of candy and a pair of gloves will be given to the two ladies who keep the trail of the paper. There will be three competent judges who will watch the riders from start to finish.
 Everybody is cordially invited. Spe- cialinvitation to country people and
 ranchers. The Shase is for white people only.
 This sport is gotten up by Geoff England, an old Enslishman. He knows he should be at home fighting Tor his country but would sooner be putting in his time trying to give
 his Phoenix friends pleasure out of
 horseback riding.
 | Palo Alto Stables
 Fine Riding Horses Speciality.
 Riding lessons given by expert.
 Teaching ladies and children spe-
 cialty. Lady or men guides to any
 part of vally. Phone 1873.
 N. 4th Ave. Between Adams and Washington
Arizona republican., 1917-01-01
TEA 

1734 4243
 Total for 1915 90 permits for business bldgs-, valuation .....s79,O 9,O45.OO T6 permits for residences, valuation .....s.....sSs sSs. .ss47C Total permits issued during 1915, 29S. valuation .S316.911 70
Arizona republican., 1917-01-01

29 permits for business Dlegs.. valuation sS1, ,241 .06 Al permits for residences,
 valuation ..............s47,s 7,ss1Oo Total building permits is
 sued during 1916-200,
 valuation ...........s s244, PIP. .OO
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-18
CITY HALL 220 YEARS OLD
punoeon and Cell In Dundee Structure
Show Severity Of Punishment
! Two Centuries Ago.

In the High street Of the city and
royal burg of Dundee is an ancient
structure, within which the town coun'
Gil still transacts the business of the
city. This building was erected some
200 years ago and cost $4,000. In the
underground basement is the "con-
demned CELL" seven feet six inches in
height and eight feet by seven feet,
and without light, ventilation, or SAM
tary provision Of any kind. In this
gruesome dungeon the old-time GRIM
inal condemned to death awaited his
end.
In the upper portion Of the build
ing are % cells, once used for ordinary
prisoners. One of these cells, under
the sloping roof of the facade, Illus
trates the severity Of methods of pun
ishment two centuries ago. TO
strong iron staple in the center of the
apartment the unfortunate prisoner
was attached by shackles on his
ankles, the roof overhead being so low
that he could not stand upright. Only
the worst type Of criminal was con-
fined in this cell. The ponderous key
of the heavily studded door which ad-
mits one to the cells has quite me-
diaeval appearance, being eight inches
long, with wards Of ~ inches.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-18
JAPAN IS SELF-SUFFlCIENT
Country Has Preserved Its National.
ism and independence Thanks
' to Anti.Foreiqn Government.

Japanese egoism has caused much
trouble and misunderstanding. It has
doubtless also caused much progress
In Turkey, the young men from Ar
menia, Persia, Syria and Egypt dare
not call their souls their own. Ma
tiOnalism in the Syrian Protestant col
lie Sc has to give way to international
brotherhood, and no matter how much
emphasis is laid On the development
of the individual talent for leadership
in those small lands, which are denied
nationalism by the powers not of
heaven but of Europe, there is little
hope that the young graduate can
ever really lead his nation to better
things.
Japan, thanks to the anti-fOreign
government, has saved her national
ism and independence; and methods
similar to those used in Turkey or
China do not apply. If unity and
strength come to China or Turkey,
conditions there will become similar.
While we exclude the yellow men
from America, we cannot hope eternal
ly to dominate their souls at home.
Christian money, sent to Japan, will
be administered by the ones for whose
use it is given, teaching democracy
and not autocracy in a land which
denies foreign domination in all things.
Maynard Owen Williams, in the
Christian Herald.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-18
SUM MONS.

State of North Dakota, county of
Rurleigh. In district court, Sixth ju.
dicial district
James d. Mcdonald, Plaintiff
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-18
ADVERTISEMENT.

ii Sealed bids for the construction of
a lateral sewer on Avenue A"between
Raymond street and Hannifan street
in Sewer Improvement District No.
One, City of Bismarck, North Dakota,
will be received by the Board of City
Commissioners of said city until eight
o'clock p. M, June 25, 1917. Certl-
fed check for five hundred ($5OO.W)
dollars drawn to the order OF A. W.
Lucas, president Of the City Com
mission, must accompany each bid.
Each bid must also be accompanied
by a, bidders bond in a sum equal
to the full amount bid. Plans and
specifications are on file with the City
Auditor, and the City Engineer. me
City Commission reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
C. L. BURTON,
.ity Auditor
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-18

FOR SALE-Three bushels of choice
81, flax at 1926. Call Rosser, street
or phone 364. 618-3t
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-18

not yet due. There will be due on
said mortgage on the date Of sale the
sum of one hundred twenty eight dol
lars ($12S) besides attorney fees and
the costs of this foreclosure.
Dated at Minot, North Dakota, this
18th day Of May, 1917. r..
INTERSTATE SECURITIES COM.
PANY,
81 ID Mortgage.
FRANCIS MURPHY,
Attorney for Mortgage,
Minot, North Dakota:
"a 5-28:6-4-11-18-25:7-2
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-18
F.E. Young Real Estate Company

FOR SALE Six-room house with
bath, basement, furnace, screened
porches and range, with barn, three
blocks from down town for s., 100000.
Terms, $4,000 cash, balance month
ly payments on easy terms.
FOR SALE Seven-room house with
furnace, bath and. other modern i'm.
provements, nice yard with trees.
Can be rented for two families;
near the schools of city Price
$4,000. Terms s1,200.0O cash, bal
ance reasonable. Sss n.
FOR sALE-Six-room house, modern,
with hot air furnace, full basement,
bath, nice yard and trees, between
north ward school and high school.
Price $3,2OO,O0. Terms, $4,000
cash. balance reasonable. IS.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-18
NOTICE OF REAL ESTATE MORT.
GAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.

Notice is hereby given that that Ger.
tain real estate mortgage made, ex
ecuted and delivered by Andrew Ha
gen, unmarried, mortgagor, to Inter
state Securities company, corpora
ton, MORTGAGE, dated September g.
1913, and filed for record in the office
of the Register of Deeds within and
for Burleigh county, North Dakota, on
the 18th day of June, 1915, at 400
o'clock p. M, and duly recorded in
Book 1923" of Mortgages at page
$40" with the power of sale therein
contained, will be foreclosed by a sale
of the premises in said mortgage and
hereinafter described at the front
door of the court house in Bismarck,
Burleigh county, North Dakota, on
Saturday, the 21st day of July, 1917,
at 200 o'clock p, M, to satisfy the
amount due on said mortgage at the
time of sale. - -
The premises named in said mort.
gage and which will be sold to satisfy
the same are situate in ,Burleigh coun
ty, North Dakota, and are described
as follows, to-wit: 1T
Southeast quarter (SE W Of sec.
ton six (6), township one hund. Ell
thirty-nine 1897, range eighty 1907
and the east half (E w of The north.
west quarter INV ~ Of section four
teen 90, township one hundred thir.
ty-nine 139), range eighty-one (SD..
Said mortgage has paid certain
sums thereon, to-wit: Interest due
upon a prior lien, which with interest
thereon, will, on the day of sale,
amount to ninety and 35-10O dollars
($90.35) and which amount is includ-
ed in the amount hereinafter claimed
be due at the time of sale. !.
This foreclosure and sale is for past
due installments only and is subject
to all installments OF said mortgage