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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-03-04

 ternoon Judge c. E. Bunnell ren. dered his decision in the case of the United States vs. the Northern Commercial company. charged with the infraction of the eight hour law The company was convicted in tife lower court and fined the sum of $250. A demurrer on the findings of the lower court was presented to the district court last week, and the decision of the court was read from the bench yesterday afternoon Seventeen closely typewriter pages were necessary to contain the re. port, and nearly an hour was occu. pied in reading it.
 After making citation of the de murrer and act, the court quotes the passing of the defendants demurrer, which was on the following grounds
 q. That the matters and things set forth in said complaint or infor- nation do not constitute a crime or public offense.
 "2. That the act of the Alaska legislature under which said com plaint or information is laid and upon which it is based, to wit, Chap. ter 55 of the Session Laws of Al. aska for the year 1917, is unconstitu tional and void, and is contrary to and in violation (of) the provisions of the 14th Amendment to the Consti. tuition of the United States and of Section 10 of Article 1 of the said Constitution of the United States and the act of congress of March 4th, 1907, relating to Interstate Com merce.
 "3. That said purported act of the Alaska Legislature, under which the above prosecution is had, to wit, Chapter 55 of the Session Laws of Alaska for the year 1917, was not passed in accordance with the pro. visions of Section 13 of the Organic Act, under and by virtue of which said Alaska legislature was created and performs its functions; all of which is shown by the Journals of said Legislature, to which reference is hereby specifically made, the said particulars in which said section 13 of said Organic Act was violated be. ing as follows, to wit:
 "(a) That in the Senate the said bill was not read a second time and after it had been amended by a Conference Committee was not passed in the manner prescribed by law.
 "(b) That in the House of Repre- sentatives said act was only read once, was never given a second or third reading, and was never passed by said Hous eof Representatives.
 The court further stated that judi cial notice might be taken of the Session Laws of 1915 in which the attempt was made to authorize or direct the enactment of Chapter 55 of the Session Law of 1917 at "the next general election held for the purpose of electing the members of the next legislature" in which the enactment of such law was left to the wish of the people. The Or. ganic act for the Territory of Al. aska, approved August A, 1912, con- tains no provisions, through the ini. tiative for obtaining an expression
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-03-04
LOUIS K. PRATT
 IS REGISTERED

In the office of the clerk of court Louis K. Pratt yesterday filed his announcement of candidacy for sena- tor on the Republican ticket.
 Mir. Pratt has been practising law in Fairbanks for a number of years and would be a valuable adjunct to the legislative body. owing to his legal knowledge, his friends maintain that a person of his calibre as member of the legislature would be for the making of good laws.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-03-04
REVOLUTION ON
 IN COSTA RIGA
Associated PressJ

VAsfOCIated PfeSSD
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 27.- Messages received tonight by the state department show that an in- surrection of uncertain force is in progress in Costa Rica. The Ameri- can minister wires that two Ameri. cans have been killed during the in- surrection.
 The state department has ordered an investigation of the case. and if the American representative thinks the situation warrants. an American warship will probably be ordered to proceed to the scene with marines.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-03-04
EIGHT HOUR LAW DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL; BUNNELL
 GIVES NUMEROUS CITATIONS

O1 lue eleCtOTS OI tne territory COu- corning proposed legislation, so it is apparent that wholly unauthor- ized act of the Territorial Legisla- ture of 1915 to ascertain by ballot the views of the electors was not binding upon the next succeeding legislature and should not be pre- stunned to bind the courts. When a legislature thus attempts to act en- tirely beyond the scope of the Or ganic act or constitution which gives 1t life, there is at least a suspicion that it was actuated by some undis- closed motive.
 Much was contained in the docu- ment on the ambiguous word con- struction of the law as passed, the court stating: Although ably assist ed by counsel in this case, I con- fess myself unable to find, and coun- sel are unable to produce, any act of any legislative body in the Unit ed States which, from the stand point of word use and word con struction, belongs in a class with this act. It is fairly entitled to the unique distinction of being alone though in a multitude In passing on the penal section of the act, which says: Any person, persons, asso- citation or corporation who shall vio- late or cause to be violated any of the provisions of this act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor," the court makes the observation that the words "agent," manager" or "em- ployer" are omitted, and states: This is indeed significant and com pels the belief as heretofore indi- cated that the legislature deliberate ly intended to exclude the employer"
 In making his citations the court makes known a decision of the su- preme court, in which decision that court has determined: First: Labor is property" Citation of the Slaugh- ter House cases, S3 U. S. 36; second "The general right to make con- tract in relation to his business is part of the liberty protected by the Fourteenth Amendment, and this in cludes the right to purchase and sell labor except as controlled by the state in the legitimate exercise of it's police power"
 Many other citations of the same tenor were given. The court, in con- clusion, states: Some other ques- tions have been raised by the de murrer, but I do not consider it necessary to pass upon them at this time. An examination of the Jour- nals of both the House and Senate discloses the fact that the procedure leading up to the approval Of the Act was, to say the least, irregular
 q am satisfied beyond all doubt that Chapter 55 of the Session Laws of 1917 is plainly and palpably be- yond all question in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States am also of the opinion that it is class legislation and prohibited by tained."
 "The demurrer is therefore sus tained.
 The findings of the district court will be made known to the Attor- ney general and no appeal will be taken unless upon his authorization.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-03-04
EIGHT MEXICAN
 OFFICERS SHOT
Associated Press,

JUAREZ, Feb. 27.-Eight Mexican federal officers were executed today at Chihuahua City as members of a gang which recently abducted sev- eral young society girls of that place. The girls were kidnapped and taken away in autos and detained for sev. eral days.
 The crime aroused the anger of the citizens of the town, and only the prompt arrest of the kidnapers and their immediate trial and con- viction prevented serious outburst.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-03-04
MOTHER OF MERCHANT
 DIES IN NEW YORK

Photographic advices received by Alex Simson yesterday notified him that his mother, Mrs. R. Simson. had passed away in New York. In observance his store was closed yes terday. The deceased is survived by eight children. two girls and six boys.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-03-04

Chas. Watson, the Chatanika min ing man, is in town for few days.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-03-04

'OlSheVlk1 government.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22
SON REPORTED DEAD;
 STILL AFTER GERMANS

SALEM: Early this week. MT. and Mrs. Jos. Martin, of Salem, received notification from the federal treasury department that their son. Jos. Ar thur Martin, had died aboard Uni ted States naval vessel on January 20 and that $5,0O0 war risk insurance would be sent his mother. His parents believed mistake had been made and that their son was still living, because they had received letter from him dated February 8. United States Sem ator McNary, at Washington, was asked to investigate. and today mes- sage was received from Senator Nc Nary that the Salem man is still liv- ing and that his name had been con- fused by treasury officials with Jos. Martin, of Massachusetts. who recent ly died.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22
SPEECH HAS
 WASHINGTON TALKING

WASHINGTON: All official Wash ington was talking today about lit tie speech President Wilson made last night from his box at the theatre. It was the first time within memory of any one here that a president had done such a thing.
 The President had enjoyed play depicting the conversion of disloyal German-American into loyal citizen. When one of the leading actors ex- hausted his curtain speech and the au- dience demanded more. he suggested that probably the President might say something.
 Rising in his box, as @ wave of ap- plause of cheering swept the theatre, the President thanked the actors for an admirable performance and said how much he had enjoyed the theme of the play.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22
Rattle Raging Ffiercely

LONDON, March 22.-The greatest battle of the war is raging along the Western front today, the Germans having started their big drive under a heavy barrage fire. The allies met the shock bravely and hand to hand fighting ensued. the Germans striving desperately to break the allied lines. Time after time they were forced back and time after time they brave ly advanced under a hail of bullets up to the very entanglements of the Brit ish lines before their lines crumbled and melted away. Artillery, grenades, rife fire, machine guns, and every form of death dealing device invent ed by civilization to make war deadly is being used today and the death roll will mount into the thousands. The allies are standing their ground firm ly and giving blow for blow.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22
Heated Air in Medicine.

Heated air is reported by Dr. c. G. Cumston to be of considerable impor- tance in war medical and surgical practice. At temperatures of 100 de- grees to 300 degrees Fahrenheit 1t eases pain. produces an increased blood flow to the wound and greatly aids healing. At such high tempera- lures as 700 degrees to 400 degrees the air jet is pronounced the ideal sterilizer. At pressure of ' to To pounds the heated air may be used for massage by simply directing 1t upon the wound and in some cases useful results are obtained by alter hating with hot-air and n cOld-air douche.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22
ALASKANS ID BE
 CALLED JUNE 3O
Territorial Quota Will Not GO to States for Training But Rc-
 port in North

Jas. l.. Patterson, chairman, Board No. IA, Valdez. Alaska.
 You are instructed this office is in receipt of telegram number E 307 from Provost Marshal General as fol- lows:
 Secretary of War has directed that Alaska quota will be called to the colors about June 30th, 1918, and that they will not be sent to the Uni ted States for training but will be re- ported to the commanding officer. First Battalion, 14th Infantry, now stationed in Alaska. This is not an order for mobilization but is advance information in order that you may make your plans accordingly"
 STRONG, Gov"
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22
LOWER PRICE ON COAL.

by the fuel administration for lack ing preparation or because it contains a high percentage of impurities. will be sold at 50 cents ton less than the fixed government price. In making this announcement tonight the fuel administration said it had authoriz- ed it's district representatives to ap- point the needed number of inspectors for their districts to enforce the regu- lations governing clean coal.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22
GERMAN RAIDER
 TAKEN BY J. s.
United States Cruiser Towing Sc0urge of tEe Seas Into Pacific Coast
 Port

PACIFIC PORT, March 22.-A German raider operating in the Pa cifc Ocean has been captured by Tinted States cruiser and is being lowed into Pacific coast port accord ing to a report received here today. It is stated that the presence of the raider has been known for some time and United States warships have been searching vigorously for her, finally running her down and capturing the vessel.
 This is the first raider operating in the Pacific that has been captured and there is much rejoicing here.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22
DUTCH MEMBERS
 DON WAR PAINT
Advocate Handing American Ambas- sador His PasspOrts-Seizure of
 Ships fingers Holland

AMSTERDAM, March 22.-A dis patch from The Hague to the Handel seblad of this city, says that one of the prominent members of the Dutch parliament intends Co ask the gov- ernment whether it is not time to re- call the Dutch minister at Washing ton and hand the American minister at The Hague his passports.
 The seizure of Dutch steamships by the allies has intensely angered the Dutch nation.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22
BULGARS FIGHT WITH GERMANS Participation of Bulgarians in Fight .On the West Front Means War be
 Declared on Country

WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 22.- that Bulgarians are taking part in the battle on the West front against the allies is true it will probably result in a declaration of war against that country by the United States. It has been stated that Bulgars, wounded enemy soldiers, but no verifcation of the report has as yet been received
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22
EXPLODING BOMB
 KILLS FOUR MEN
Lieut.. Commander Richard Mccall Elliot and Three Men Succumb
 to Injuries

WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 22.- Lieut.. Commander Richard Mccall Elliot of New York and three enlist ed men were killed when a depth bomb exploded on the United States destroyer Manley. The bomb was set off by the force of a collision with a British man-of-war the night of Mar 19, in European waters.
 The navy department announced this morning that seven enlisted men were seriously injured. and four slightly.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22
.REDF|ELO WILL
 REPRESENT J. s.
American Fisheries Conference Will be Held in Seattle and Victoria
 Next Month

SEATTLE. March 22. -Secretar? will represent the United States at the American Fisheries Conference to be heid in Seattle and Victoria next month The hearing will be held first in Seattle and will thea proceed tu Alaska. where fisheries COT ditionS will be fully investigated, after which the commission will return to Vic toria.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22
RUMANIA MUST GIVE UP DOBRUDJA

WASHINGTON: Count Czernin the Austrian premier. the state de partment today was advised, told the Rumania premier in the peace nego- tiations now in progress that unless Rumania yielded she was to be crush ed, but if she ceded Dobrudja and agreed to rectification of boundaries, she might preserve her integrity and her present ruling dynasty.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22
"Justice."

Mir. John Galsworthy. who recently refused |; kniGhtliood and remarked that Literature was it's own reward" once told an interesting story aprOpos his great play. Justice"
 A certain business man had decided to prosecute a swindler. One night his wife returned from seeing a perform arfce of Justice" so disgusted with the then horrors of the English penal sys- tem (which the play was instrumental in getting improved) that she persuad- ed her husband not to prosecute the swindler.
 This may have been super-sentimen- talism, but 1t was fine tribute to Mr. Galsworthy's art.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22
Holding Enemy Back

LONDON, March 22.-We are hold ing the enemy in our battle positions, General Haig announced today. The battle continued well into the night Thursday, and hand to hand fights were frequent, British soldiers occu- pying strong points in the line, fight ing it out with knives, bayonets, gren- ades and machine guns.
 The war office states that during the enemy attacks his massed infan- try offered remarkable targets to our rifles, machine guns and artillery, of which full advantage was taken by our troops.
 All reports testify to extremely heavy losses suffered by the enemy. No serious attack has as yet develop ed, this morning, but heavy fighting is still to be expected.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22
GERMANS MAKE
 HEAVY ATTACKS
Allied Line Bent But not Broken- Hand to Hand Fighting-Ene-
 my Losses Very Heavy
BRITISH ARMY HEADQUART.

BRITISH ARMY HEADQUART. FRS, March 22.-Fighting still con- tinues, but the first stage of the of fensive has passed. The enemy sig nally failed in executing his program as attested by captured documents found on the bodies of dead officers showing what he proposed to do m the earlier hours of his offensive. Vig' orous counter attacks late yesterday afternoon restored some of the posi- tions which the British lost tempor' arily. The Germans are bombing the British troops in the region of Crois' elleS.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22
MAJ. WEEKS IN FRANCE

A letter received by A. L. Single tary of this city on one of the last boats states that Colonel Weeks, for merly stationed in this city, has been promoted to a major and is now in France. The letter was dated Paris, and stated that the writer was well and enjoying French life.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22
MAGAZINE TO BE WATCHED

WASHINGTON: The postmaster of New York was today instructed by the postoff1ce department hereafter to examine the Metropolitan Maga- zine and certain other publications before permitting them to pass thru the mails. The instructions resulted from complaints to the department that an article, "Is America Honest. " in the March issue of the Metropoli- tan violated the espionage act.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22
MECHANICS REGISTER

WASHINGTON: Figures received at the department of labor today showed that 100000 mechanics have registered for work in the shipyards and that many states have already ex- ceeded their quotas. Illinois, with 8 quota of 23,662. now has 2s.o00 en- rolled. New York City has passed ita quota of 10000. Many of these vol unteers already have been sent to tho shipyards in the vicinity of New York and to Hog Island, Pa. California has passed its mark of. Il, ,310 and Oregon has exceeded it's quota of 3204 by 400.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22

LONDON, March 22.-The German attack begun yesterday acording to General Haig's report. developed along a front fifty miles long. and Is the greatest since the war started. with the Germans penetrating the British lines at certain points between the Scarpe and Vendevil.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22
CANAL EQUIPMENT
 FOR ANCHORAGE
Steam Schooner and Large Barge will Leave Seattle With Cargo of Can
 al Machinery for Alaska

SEATTLE. March 22.---The steam schooner Port Angeles and the big Barge Rufus F.. Wood will take car goes of canal equipment to Alaska for use on the government railway. The steam schooner will tow the barge.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22
THREATENS WAR 0N HOLLAND Germany Much fingered Over Trans. fer of Ships to Allied Nations
 May invade Country

AMSTERDAM, March 22.-Ger- many has increased her coercive mea- sures against Holland today to the eX- tent of threatening war against her for the stand taken by the Dutch gov ernment towards England and Am erica in the shipping controversy.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22
Heavy IsOmbartlmentS

PARIS, March 22.-The Germans are carrying out heavy lombard ment along the several sectors. It is officially announced that three infan- try attacks near Vurtus were broken up by the French.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22
TROTZKY WANTS HELP
 FROM UNITED STATES

MOSCOW, March 22.-Minister Trotzky has asked American military officers and engineers to aid him in recognizing the Russian army for the purpose of driving the German troops out of Russia.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22
Rritish Front Line Taken

BERLIN, March 22.-The British first line has been captured by Ger man troops attacking from southeast of Arras as far as IeFere. It is an- nounced that heavy artillery fighting continues in Belgium and French Flanders.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22
ELEVEN MILLION TONS
 OF SHIPPING SUNK

WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 22.- British official figures show that Ill., 000,000 tons of allied shipping have been sunk by enemy submarines since the beginning of the submarine war fare. Six million tons have been built. leave a deficit of 5,O0O,000 tons.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22
Attack Cambrai Front

LONDON, March 22.--The enemy is employing his best troops and stra- tegical maneuvers on the Cambrai salient; the German Hanks seeking to straighten it's line and pinch off en- ormous bodies of British men and guns.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22

Some of our business houses are nearly buried under huge drifts hurl- cd before the wind of the past few days.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22
PCNTA ARENAS WILL
 SAIL FOR NORTHLAND

The Pacific Coast Steamship Com- pany's steamer Punta Arenas will sail from Seattle on April 5th with ex- plosives and general freight for AL aSka
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22
Planes Attack HcligOland

LONDON, March 22.-It is an nounced here by the war office that British monitors are bombarding Os- tend and that large number of sea- planes are attacking Heligoland.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22

Rev. Fr. Van der Poi Will remain in Cordova until after Easter Sunday. returning home on the first boat af- ter Easter.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22
Night Attacks Fail

PARIS, March 22.-Local attacks
 were made by German troops at var ious points during the night, but
 they achieved no success the war of- flee announced today.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22

Several launches will leave for down sound points as soon as the present gale abates.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22
the enemy artillery on the British front announces the beginning of the long-heralded offensive.
Battle Starts Again

BERLIN, March 22.-Heavy artil- lery firing began again along broad stretch of the western battle front early this morning, army headquar- ters announced today.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22
Fighting in Italy

ROME, March 22.-Fighting has increased on the whole Italian front the war office reports today. A heavy battle is going on near the Piave riv- or
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22
DAILY FISH BULLETIN

KETCHIKAN, March 22-Halibut. firsts. thirteen cents; Halibut seconds. seven and one-half cents: sable fish, four cents; red rock, two cents.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22

Cold and stormy weather prevaila at most points along the trail today. 35 below at Salcha is the lowest tem- perature reported.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22

Jos. MacLaren is in town from the Granby.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22

The usual good time promised at the Moose dance tomorrow night.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22
German Lines Destroyed

AMERICAN ARMY, March 22.- The enemy's first and second line po- sitions on part of the sector east of Luneville have been destroyed by American artillery fire.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22

Twenty degrees below zero is an nounced at Fairbanks today.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-22
Long Heralded Offensive

AOu8 Aox~x0oA OAo0AsO
 LONDON, March 22.-It is regard ed here that the extreme activity of
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Sees Rheims Cathedral.

Il never had seen the cathedral We
went to visit it. Even after the born
bardment it is one of the most bcanti-
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-09
ONLY PART OF.U.
GRAIN MARKETABLE
Large Quantities Of Corn
Fed to Hogs.

WASHINGTON, March S.-Only about
three -fifths OF last years record break
partment OF aerh,ulture's grain report
today indicated. Not since 1883 has
the percentage Of the crop merchant
able been so low.
Large quantities of the corn was 50
soft that It had to be Ted to cattle and
hogs at once to prevent total Apss
About 1.905.7a3.000 Bushels OF the