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The Lamar register., 1918-12-11
NOTICE OF sHERIFF.s SALE

First Pub.. Dec. I. 1918.
asst Pub, Jan. 4. 1913.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15
u. S. COMMANDERS
ALL PLATINUM Held
Government Issue. Notice to Re.
liners. Importers. Dealers.

The government yesterday COM
wandered al the platinum in the coun-
try held by rehners, importers, manu-
featuring jewelers. and dealers. The
action was taken by the War In
dustries Board jointly with the War
Department, and approved by Presi-
dent Wilson, because of the scarcity
OF the metal and the growing demand
for war purposes.
Incidentally It became known that
the United States had obtained the
last quantity Of platinum that left
Russia. An attache Of the American
Embassy In Petrograd. when the
growing scarcity was seen, bought UP
large quantities and left for this
country with 10000 ounces. The pres
ent market value Of the metal is S105
an ounce, which makes the value of
the packages something more than
S2ooo.Ooo. Five years ago platinum
was worth so an ounce.
Five days Is the time set BY the
government for all the trade having
platinum. to send inventories. The
government will not seize the stock at
once. but will draw upon II as the
demands arise. Manufacturing jew
eiers may use 25 per cent Of their
present stock. provided they sign q
waiver OF claims for compensation.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15
QUICKER,
FEWER TRAINS
FOR ECONOMY
Railroads to Run Passen-
gers from Chicago to Coast
in 72Hours.

Seyenty-two-hour passenger trains
and sixty-nve-hour mail trains be-
tween Chicago and the Pacific Coast
terminals will be put into effect
by Director General McAdoo begin
ming June ..
Abandoning the duplicate service
on passenger trains will effect q
reduction in the mileage Of trans
continental passenger trains. start
ing from Chicago. aggregating IL
72s.000 miles q year. The fastest
through service will be assigned "a
the short and direct routes to each
city.
Under this plan the Atchison, To-
peka and Santa Fe will be the pre-
ferred route to Los Angeles; the
Chicago & Northwestern, Union Pa
cific and Southern Pacific, 70 San
Francisco: the Burlington and
Northern Pacifc to Portland; ano
the Chicago. Milwaukee 4 st. Paul
to Seattle. The fast trains win
make the run In ~ hours. and sec
ondary trains carrying all classes
Of equipment viii cover the run in
rs hours. The other trans-continen-
tai roads will operate such service
as may be necessary to accommo-
date their intermediate travel.
The mail schedules viii be ad-
tusted, so there will be q parity of
service between Chicago and each
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15
Inpertant Change Schedule

Train No. IS. Memphis Special. for
Lynchburg. Roanoke. Chattanooka,
and Memphis, will leave Washing
ION. go a. m, effective Sunday.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15
MARSHALL'S BABY
To POSE IN MOVIE
Secretary Houston's Boy and Girl
Also Aid Children's Campaign.

Little Morrison Marshall, twenty
one-months-old. the baby who has
found cozy home with Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Marshall. was weighed
and measured by the Children's
Year Committee today. Morrison
is thirty-two and one-haIf inches
long, and weighs twenty-five
pounds, eleven ounces. the regula-
tion length being thirty-two and
seven-eights inches. and the regula-
tion weight that of twenty-five
pounds, twelve ounces, so that Nor
rison Is very nearly a perfect baby.
Helen Houston, aged five, and
Lawrence Houston, aged six, the
children of the Secretary of Agri-
culture and Mrs. Houston. were
also measured and weighed TODAY
and found to be in perfect condi-
tion.
Morrison, Lawrence and Helen
will make their debut next week
on the Moving Picture Screen for
the purpose of furtherfng the work
Of the committee.
Already between thirteen and
fourteen hundred children have
been examined, a number of whom
have been recommended for "fol-
low up" work. such as going to dis
pensaries, etc.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15
RAILWAY OFFICE MEN
MAY MAKE PROTEST
Employees of Southern Meet to Dis.
cuss Wage Increase.

At a meeting of the general ofice
employees of the Southern Railway
system. held at the Perpetual Build
ing Association Hall. Eleventh and Z
streets northwest, yesterday after
noon. between 500 and 600 responded
for the purpose of considering the
proposed wage increase recommended
"a the Railroad Wage Commission,
as II will affect the general Office
employees, and to consider further the
advisability Of laying before the Di-
rector General grievances or pro-
tests, II any there be. with respect
to the hardships that would result
to certain employees.
A spirit Of loyalty and patriotism
predominated at the meeting. 1t was
not the purpose or expectation Of the
meeting to formulate demands. but
simply to consider whether the ap-
plication OF the proposed wage In
crease would result in any inequities
ployes.
NJ. z. Martin and c. e. LIE Foe
were elected chairman and vice chair
man. respectively. and ]. P. Koerner
secretary Of a committe composed Of
representatives of the several de-
partments OF the general office build
ing to take up the entire question
Of the proposed increases, as they
may affect the employees, and to pre-
pare and submit to the Director Gem
eral . petition setting forth what
may be considered injustice.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15
CORPS
WILL MOVE TO
new BUILDING
Will Combine Divisions Now
Located in Ten Sepa-
| rate Offices.

Three thousand clerks Of the United
States Signal Corps. now scattered
throughout the city in ten buildings,
will be grouped together in the new
War Department structure, located
at Four-and-a-Half and Missouri ave-
nue. northwest. This structure con-
ttains about 10000 square Feet Of
floor space, and includes eight wings.
Offices Of the Signal Corps are now
located in the Arcade Building, the
Banister Building. the old Masonic
Temple and at 1607 H street north
west. 17i9 Pennsylvania avenue north
west. 1ss X street northeast, 1888 +
street northwest, 221 F street north
west. 1877 F street northwest, and
1Tos New York avenue northwest.
The new building has been erect
ed in about three and a half weeks
IL Is constructed Of wood and
lined with Compo Board. The CEN
tral plant which furnishes heat for
the Ordinance Corps and Surgeon
General office buildings will heat
the new structure. Eighteen hun
dred men were at one time working
on its construction.
The Washington Railway and
Electric Company has installed q
switch at Four and q half and 3
streets. which will help to relieve
car congestion at this point.
The work Of transferring ofiices
scattered all over town to the new
structure will begin June /. The
War Department will still continue
to occupy the buildings vacated by
the Signal Corps.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15
u. S. TRADE BOARD
ACCUSES 8 FIRMS
Charges Attempt to Monopolize
Concrete Hardener Business.

Complaints Of unfair. methods of
competition have been filed By the
Federal Trade Commission. It was
announced last night. against the
Ironite Company and the United
Products Company of Chicago. and
the Master Builders Company Of
Cleveland. These three firms are
combined in the production and sale
Of concrete hardener.
The alleged unfair methods include
threats Of suit against competitors
for patent infringement. made not IN
good faith. but for intimidation; ad-
vertising q misconstruction Of q tu-
dicial decision to make 1t appear that
they have exclusive manufacturing
rights in crushed iron concrete hard
ener: circulating false and disparag-
ing statements against their competi-
tors, and maintaining q system of
enforced resale prices.
The association OF these three COM
panies, it Is charged also, is for the
purpose Of obtaining a monopoly of
the manufacture and sale of cement
and concrete hardener and in the
method Of its use.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15
YOUNG BOB'S illness
|. STOPS SENATE PROBE
La Toilette Disloyaly Charge Not
to Be Acted on Today.

Because Of the desperate illness OF
Senator LaFolette's son, It IL anticipat-
ed that no action will be taken upon
the case involving the Senator'S alleged
disloyalty. when the Senate Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections holds
its meeting today. Robert NJ. LaFol-
lette. jr.. has been very i'll for weeks,
and his father spends his entire time
at his sons bedside.
The investigation Of the Senator's
speech at st. Paul, Mimi, last winter.
was undertaken months ago By a
subcommittee Of the Committee on
Privileges and Elections. No action
has ever been taken, nor has the Sep
ator ever been in attendance upon the
committee, except upon one occasion.
when he. made a momentary and
purely formal appearance.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15
Is Dark Pairs win We'd,
Against 4 Mere II White

For the hrst time in many moons
III t. ever happended before--the
negroes outnumbered the whites
yesterday In applications for mar
riage licenses, Is couples from the
dark race mobilixing before Col.
Kroil. commander -in-chief of the
municipal matrimonial bureau, al
against IL for the other side. In
short the score stood 10 to II, and
II any divorces should ever occur
between the dusky pairs that lined
up at the license counter yesterday,
IL VIII be attributed to the hoodoo
number, coupled with the fact that
their rabbit hoofs were left in their
other pants when they applied for
a license.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15
Power to Seize Oh Land
Struck from House Bill

The House Public Lands commit.
tee yesterday reversed itself and
struck from the on Land Leasing
bill the communicating section
which would have given the Presi-
dent power to commander and op-
crate oil properties throughout the
country.
The action was taken at the in
stance, of the President, who in
formed Representative Scott Ferris,
chairman OF the committee, that lie
believed It unnecessary. The COM
mittee had inserted the section al
the request Of the oil administrator
believing he expressed the wish OF
the administration in the matter.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15
Tax Sale and Coal Laws
For Capital Reported

The measure drafted by the Dis
trict Commissioners, to provide new
methods of sales OF property for
taxes and the measure requested by
the sealer of weights and measures.
changing the weight OF standard
ton OF coal from 2,240 to 1000
pounds. have been favorably re-
ported to the House by the District
Committee.
The latter is said to enable pur-
chasers of coal to calculate to a
nicely the amount of money spent
for q ton Of coal and the amount in
pounds received.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15
DISTRICT ASKS sz7S,o 900.

Because OF war conditions. ;he
Commissioners when making out
their estimates for appropriations
for the District for the fiscal year
ending 1919 were not able to in
clude certain items. An additional
appropriation of $275, 900 was asked
for yesterday by the Commissioners
in the name OF urgent deficiency
and the request was appended to
the District Appropriation bill.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15

Of the rival comnercisI esntsrz. ~
trains making the distance from
Chicago 20 the coast In e5 hours.
The public win be sdequateiy
served. the administration assures
but more upper berths VIII be used
than heretoforc.
Important economies VIII also BE-
effected TO the southwest a. soon
az schedules can be rearranged-
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15
ciI Aesui.s.d Of Murds.

Richmond. va. May it.-Mis
LueIia Foley. aged IS. was acquitted
by q jury late today Of murderins
lie Alexander. Testimony was ad-
duced showing Mrs. Alexander had
beaten the girl and threatened %
kill her. The dead woman's nus
band ala not blame Miss Foley.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15

.ONTRIALSHOWS
NO VIBRATION
The Faith, Built in San Fran
cisco, Proves to Be
Success.

""Not one sign of vibration, despite
most delicate instrument tests con-
Quoted by the government ITSELF" Is
the report on the trial trip Of the
first seagoing concrete ship, the
Faith, now on her way with cargo
to Vancouver, preparatory to making
her maiden sea voyage to Honolulu
and New Zealand.
Copies Of the official report of the
tests of the Faith have been sent
by its builders, the San Francisco
Shipbuilding Company, to every mem-
Der Of Congress and to the United
States Shipping Board. whose ON.
basis for the contemplated $50O00, 900
concrete hull program.
Exceeds Speed Demanded.
The Faith. which left San Fran
cisco Saturday for Vancouver with
a cargo of bulk salt, had aboard
various specially designed instru-
ments to register results Of stress
and strain and particularly vibra-
ton. the latter being cited by oppo-
nents OF concrete shipbuilding as one
OF the dangers OF rapid deteriora-
ton, especially with q triple expan-
sion, reciprocating engine, which
Makes even the heaviest steel culver.
According to an official of the
builders tonight, the Faith. a vessel
of 5000 tons. so far has met every
severe test, exceeding expectations
in some respects. .....
Made II IL Knots.
Although she signed for only nine
knots speed. she made twelve and
quarter on her speed trial, and,
due to the smooth hull. will make
an ordinary cruising speed of ten.
Further tests under actual con-
ditions of sea service with varying
cargoes will be made, however. be-
fore the Faith enters the trans
Pacific trade. She will be laden
with deadweight in each Instance,
that being the most dificult cargo
to carry.
After discharging her burden of
salt at Vancouver. the Faith win
take on bulk coal for her return
trip to San Francisco. Then she
will carry iron and steel to Homo
lulu, leaving on that voyage in
about three weeks. and bring back
a cargo of sugar.
Going to New Zealand.
Her final test will be on her
maiden trans-Pacific voyage in
about two months, when she will
take to New Zealand a cargo of
case oil and return with her holds
full OF wheat
The San Francisco Shipbuildins
Company Is building three other
concrete hulls for private charter,
all like the Faith. free OF requisi-
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15
Air Appropriation Retained.

In the forenoon, the Senate by a
vote of g to "a. retained the m
priation of 100000 for aeropIane mail
delivery.
The Senate will probably finish ard
vote upon the postoffice bill today.
The proposed salary increases ranging
from ten to twenty per cent have yet
TO be debated. and this will no doubt
consume the entire day. ~,
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15
SENATESAYS
MAIL TUBES
ARE TO STAY
Vote Of 80 to q Rejects
Advice Of Postmaster
General.

Refusal was made by the Senate
yesterday to accept the advice of
Postmaster General Burieson that
the pneumatic tube service in New
York. Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago
and st. Louis be dispensed with.
= Instead. the Senate, by a vote of
80 to q, included In the postoffice
bill an appropriation of s.22622 for
the purchase Of the tubes. The ap-
preparation is to be paid at the rate
Of sf76.oo0 yearly and the Interstate
Commerce Commission Is to indicate
the value Of the tubes. the stipula-
tion being made that no more than
the A.0ooO00 indicated shall be paid
for the properties.
Against Department Advice.
The House has yet to act upon the
proposal. for the Senate Postoffice
Committee inserted the item. against
the advice Of the Postofice Depart
ment.
Sharp criticism was made Of the
Postofice Department by Senators
who spoke for the purchase of the
tubes. Senator wadsworth. of New
York, said that when the DEPART
ment wished to prove motor truck
delivery more expeditions in Boston
than the tubes. IL selected o'clock
in the morning on a Sunday, when
the streets were calm and compara-
lively free from traffic.
I don't like to impugn the motives
Of any executive department" said
Wadsworth. but it's exceedingly
difficult to explain why this particu-
a g.
test. 1t could not have been a casual
selection. The only explanation 1 can
adduce is that the department was so
deeply anxious to prove its point, it
chose this time. The New York test
was under similarly advantageous
conditions 1t was held in August,
and II is well known that traffic con-
gestion in that time Of the year. Is
much less than in other months
Other speakers for the tubes were
Weeks and Lodge Of Massachusetts,
Bankhead. chairman Of the Postoffice
Committee, and Hardwick, a promi-
nent committee member. Beckham.
of Kentucky: Shafroth, Of Colorado,
and Kirby. of Arkansas, sided with
the Postmaster General.
Senator Beckham said that there
was no demand for extension of the
present tubes anywhere, but Senator
Wadsworth replied that there was
persistent demand for tube extern
sion into the borough of the Bronx.
New York City. and into parts of
Brooklyn.
Senator Calder. of New York, said
the business men OF his city had made
plea after plea that the tubes be
taken over. as they were necessary
for fast transportation of the nails.
Air Appropriation Retained.
In the forenoon, the Senate by a
vote Of 3 to "a. retained the mn
priation Of 100000 for aeropIane mail
delivery.
The Senate will probably finish ard
vote upon the postoffice bill today!
The proposed salary increases ranging
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15

tion by the Shipping Board. ana Isl
building one concrete hull Of 1900
tons deadweight for the Emergency
Fleet Corporation. which is consid-
ering the letting of contracts OF
several more of the same size to
the same Arm.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-30
LIST OF CASUALTIES
 IN NAVY

The Navy Department reports the l following casualties: | George Dewey Sinks, musician sec | ond class, 22 Pioneer Street, Dayton, l Ohio, accidentally killed while play l ing baseball March 10. He was at | tached to the U. s. s. Nevada. William Emil Buefger, coxswain, | College Point, L. l., died March Il; skull fractured by fall from smoke.
 stack of the U s. S. Burroughs. | Charles John Fazio, machinist's | mate second class, 109 Lawrence
 Street, Rome, N. Y, died March 10 | as a result of fall from seaplane
 at Pensacola, Fla. His skull was | fractured. The following were killed by frag- | ments of a shell which exploded while being fired on the U. s. s. Von Steuben. | Emmette Joseph Shields, seaman | second class. Mother, Mary J. | Shields, 1257 Effig Street, Hannibal, Mo.
 | Valentine Przbylski fireman, third
 class. Father Leon Przyblski 15o Bother Avenue, Buffalo, N Y. Eroell William Martin, mess at | tendant, third class. Father, William C. Martin, 1912 Chadwick Street, | Philadelphia. Ensign Leslie M McNaughton, Unit | ed States Naval Reserve Force, died as the result of a fall in a seaplane | which occurred at Norfolk, Va, on | March 13 Ensign McNaughton was
 born in Fort Edawrd, New York, on | October 2, 1894, and was enrolled
 in the United States Naval Reserve
 Force as an ensign on January 23, l 1918, while serving at the naval air
 station, Pensacola, Fla, as an en- | listed man. On February z, 1918,
 he was detached and ordered to the
 naval aid station, Hampton Roads, \ Va, and was on duty at this station ' until the date of his death. Next of
 kin mother, Mrs. Julia Maria Mac | Naughton, Fort Edward, N. Y. Ii The following casualties are re-
 ported by the Commanding General
 of the American Expeditionary Forces
 Reported March IA. 6 killed in action. died of wounds. died of disease. | 2 wounded severely. II ii wounded slightly. 28 total. Killed in Action Pvt. Harry L. Anderson. | Pvt. Homer Dawson. | Corpl William F. Gehring 1 Pvt. Homer w. Klein.
 Pvt. John De Gall.
 Sergt Paul H. Ludwig.
 Sergt. Paul H. Ludwig.
 Died of Wounds
 Pvt Guiseppi Fanouchi Corpl Rudolph o. Hoff, trauma- tism by cutting instrument II Died of Disease | Pvt Fern w. Bristol, pneumonia. Pvt. John Bailey Gill, diptheria. 1 Corpl Clyde B. Jones, pneumonia. | Pvt. Loren H. Mitchell, pneumonia. II Pvt Jess E. Moody, humps. II Pvt George Washington Rutledge,
 meningitis.
 II Pvt Maurice L. Schwartz, pleurisy. II Wounded Severely II Sergt. Virgil H. Brady.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-30
 WILL MAKE A
 TRIP OUTSIDE

MT. and Mrs. Silas Hellenthal are leaving Monday on Sophia for an ex- tended visit at Spokane and Chicago
 Mrs. Hellenthal and the children do not expect to return before Sep tember. Mr Hellenthal will be out six weeks or more.
 At Spokane they will be present for the homecoming of their four nephews, the sons of Mrs. Helen thal's brother, J. E. Cunningham.
 Three of the boys are aviators who have been in training at Fort Worth, Texas. The oldest son is a First Lieutenant at Camp Lewis.
 From Spokane, the Hellenthals will go to Chicago to visit at the home of Mrs. Hellenthars parents.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-30
GUS JOHNSON CAUGHT IN A SNOWSLIDE AND
 BODY NOT RECOVERED

The Seward Gateway says: Be wildered by cries to Hook out, Gus Johnson, station man at Mile 78 for Peterson & Company, ran di- rectly into the path of huge snow slide on Turnagain Art and in the twinkling of an eye was buried be- heath tons and tons of snow which kep sliding out into the inlet.
 A crew of between 60 and 70 men kept digging in the slide in the hopes of finding Johnson but all efforts have proven of no avail.
 It is thought probable that John- son was caught in the first mass and pushed with it into the inlet and during the high tide his body
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-30
 NOT HEAVY AT
 THE CITY HALL

The registration of voters in Ju- neau for the city election this after noon amounts to 935 voters. It is expected that by the time registra tjon closes this afternoon over one thousand voters will have their names on the books This is an ex- ceedingly small registration for Jul neau The registration books closed this afternoon at o'clock. The elections will be held on Tuesday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-30

The Serbian National Defense League of Ellamar recently turned in forty dollars to the Valdez Red Cross chapter.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-30
CORRECTION NOTICE

Attention Knights of Columbus On Monday evening, April 1st, the Knights of Columbus are giving a dinner in honor of the newly ordained priest, Rev. Fr Gallant. All of the members should be present at 8.30 D. m, not at 7:30 as formerly an nounced.
 MAURICE CASEY,
 Financial Sec'y. F. w. HEBERT,
 Grand Knight.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-30

to be about the only persons in Alas ka who are making big money. It is in fact stated that man carry ing a pack on his back can make al most as much per day at Dime creek as he could packing over Chilkoot Pass in the early days. In the short distance of six and one-half miles the freighters are clearing $50 per ton because the trails are practical ly impossible on account of the lack of snow.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-30

Al Gawn of Nome, has been mak ing a new motor sled and will soon have the machine ready for a try out which it is hoped will prove far more successful that the majority of sleds The sled is combination of new ideas which he has gained from working on other makes and models and those who have viewed the article say there is no doubt of 1t being successful. Il will be driven by a Ford automobile engine of 2i horsepower, the power being applied to both drive wheels situated near the near. and also to propeller in front.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-30

The Fairbanks council recently made the report that the indebted will soon be wiped out with the ex- ception of a very few dollars
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-30
SPOKANE OMITTING CALLS

Word has been received by Agent H. P Gallagher that the Spokane, sailing from Seattle on April 5th will not call at Skagway or Haines The Spokane will come north by way of Chatham Straits and then to Ju neau, sailing southbound from here by way of Petersburg.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-30
Pvt. terrell E. Jennings.

Pvt. terrell E. Jennings.
 Wounded Slightly Capt. Archibald B. Roosevelt. Pvt. Nicholas ChriStOw. Pvt. Willie N. Cornelius. Pvt. Edward B. Garland Pvt. Jacob Keller. Pvt. Robert M Mater. Pvt. Edward $. Parry. Corpl. William Seibert. Corpl. Charles R. Simmons. Pvt. Howard l.. Spidel. Pvt. Joseph TeZensk.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-30

might have been washed out with the snow.
 Johnson was single man and for number of years.