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The Alaska daily empire., 1922-08-30
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
 PATENT. In the United States Land Office

III the Uu1CeO SIdCcS Lana UUlCc
 at Juneau. Alaska. July 3. 1922.
 Serial 054o2.
 In the Matter Of the Application of
 The Chichagoff Mining Company,
 corporation for Patent to The
 Young Mill-Site, Embraced in U.
 s. Mineral Survey No. 1461, Sit
 uated in The Sitka Mining and
 Recording District and Precinct,
 First Judicial Division, Alaska.
 Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of the Act of Congress approved May 10, 1S7S, and all subsequent Acts of Congress and the regulations made in pursuance thereof, the CHICHAGOFF MINING COMPANY, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Washington, and having its prin- cipal place of business in Alaska at Chichagof, Alaska, by H. L. Faulk- ner it's duly authorized Attorney In Fact, whose post office address is Juneau, Alaska, has made ap- plication for a patent for the area embraced within the Young Mill
 ,. survey No. 1461, situated in the Sitka Recording District, First Judicial Division, Alaska, and de- scribed upon the official plat here with posted. and by the plat and field notes on file in the office of the Register and Receiver of the Juneau Land Office, District of AL aska, and being more particularly described as follows:
 "Commencing at corner No.
 1, identical with corner No. l
 of Big Four" lode mining
 claim; whence U.S.L.M. No. 2,
 cross on an exposed outcrop
 of bed rock 10x8x6 feet on the
 shore of Klag Bay, chiseled U.
 SLIM. No. 2 bears south IT
 deg. 46 min. 30 sec. E. 956.43
 feet; Thence North 43 deg. %
 min. E. 883.65 feet to corner
 No. 2; Thence South 34 deg. 37S
 min. E. 45820 feet to corner
 No. 8; Thence South 89 deg. 64
 min. w. 556.5O feet to corner
 No. 4; Thence South 0 deg. IA
 min. E. 549.30 feet to corner
 No. 6; Thence North 47 deg.
 Al min. w. 417.50 feet to cor
 ner No. 1, the place of begin
 ming; containing an area of
 4.769 acres. Magnetic variation
 30 deg. 30 min. E."
 The millsite is situated on ths unsurveyed public land, in latitude 57 deg. 39 min. 40 sec. north; and longitude 136 deg. O6 min. 46 sec. w.
 Adjoining claims as sbown by the plat of survey are the Young Plac- CT. Survey No. 864; Young No. 2 lode. Survey. No. 864:s and the Big Four lode, Survey No. 1047. Any and all persons claiming ad- versely any of the above described millsite, so described. surveyed and plated, are hereby notified that unless they file their adverse claims with the Register of the United States Land Office at Juneau, AL aska, within the period of publica- tion, or eight months thereafter, they will be barred by virtue of the provisions of the Statutes.
 a es.t FRANK A. BOYLE. "
 es a.F8A n Register. First publication. July s. lS2s. Last publication. Sept. 8. 1894. --is'
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-08-30

Sir Richard Squires, K c. M. G., Prime Minister of Newfound- land, has sailed for London for a conference with Premier Lloyd George. Sir Richard is only thirty-eight years of age and the youngest Prime Minister of any of the British Dominions.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-08-30
News of the Names Club

Speaking of color schemes Red Green and Violet Brown, of Kansas City, were married last week.
 Harry Gaskill, of Wilmington, was candidate for office in the recent Ohio primaries. There ought to be a wheeze in that.
 Eva Knife is visiting in Blue Hills, Neb We'll bet she's sharp.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-08-30
Name Probably Was Too Big a
 Handicap

(Glasgow (Scotland) Paper.)
 Great disappointment was caused in Prestwick this afternoon when John Wilson, the local ayduududu- ududduuuuuduS, was beaten on the green
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-08-30

It really doesn't matter whether Theodore Roose. Fet ever swore or not He had the happy faculty of creating that impresson-( (Brmingham Agouar.,a
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-08-30

Americans being thanked by the Russ;on noo pie for their famine relief but nothing of that char acter has been heard coming from the Soviet Gov ernment.-( Cincinnati Enqurer)
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-08-30

When William Z Foster, promoter of the idea of making the Unions radical by boring from within " Colorado and they prevented him from prac- tcing what he breaches by placing him without where he couldn't bore from within.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-08-30
Rear Shoulder All Riaht?

Syracuse Post-Standard)
 The force of the collision knocked three of the four iron shoes from the horses feet and probably frac- tured the front left hip.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-08-30

The consuming public is always relied on for a complete surrender before the strike starts-(wash- ington Star)
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-08-30

clergyman calls fellow clergymen who believe in evolution 'baboon boosters" This must ho tho retort clerical-(New York Post
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-08-30

One reason why the Russian Soviet Government mates to taii IS us intimate understanding of what it would land on.-(Chcago News
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-08-30

It is suggested that Sun Yet Sen change his name to Sun Set Soon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-08-30

Coal mining seems to be Americas most inefficient ly managed industry.-(Chicago News)
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-08-30

Speaking of seniority rights where does the right Q. the puohc 10 railway service come in?- Detroit Free Press.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-08-30
ARMY SHEETS, $3.50.

You can get a genuine, all-wool Khaki army shirt now for $3.50 at the store of H. s. Graves, "The Clothing Man" adv
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-08-30
Write Your Own Head to This On
You've Met Him

How does Gabley your new neigh bor strike you asked Blinks.
 "As a man whose brain had gone one a strike and who had hired his Jinks.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-08-30

Old bundles of newspapers at the Empire, 25 cents.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-08-30
 6 e:yTBs VETCyN
 ~ U -
 1AD1N NGA

Observations of Oldest lnhabitant What has become of all the rats the girls used to wear in their hair?
 Capitalize It
 You say he lives on the fat or the land?"
 Yes; he makes barrels of money by selling quack reduction dope to the super-stouts A New Hammock at Their Home
 (McCreary Co., Record.) MT. and Mrs Fred Hammock are the proud parents of young daugh- ter, born last Friday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-08-30

Pas Idea of One Pa, what is a miracle?" asked Clarence.
 Something out of the ordinary For instance a day on which l am net called down for something by your mother" snapped Pa. Clarence, just for that you come into the kitchen and help me wash dishes" snorted Ma.
 Fool Questions
 B. O. B. asks: Do the dry laws prohibit moonshine for courtships too?"
 Write Your Own Head to This One (Diyorce Court Note in Houston (Texas) Post.)
 Hattie Texas vs. Squire Texas divorce (Eightieth).
, 1922-12-22
Advertisement.

dds are requested for the following
articles which are needed in the ad-
ministration of the Christiansted
Municipal Hospital, Insane Asylum at
Richmond and the Leper Asylum dur
ing the months January, February and
March 1923.
Christiansted Municipal Hospital:
Bread, about 1900 lbs. per month.
Meat, Veal, Beef, Mutton & tork)
about $50 lbs. per month.
Insane Asylum at Richmond:
Bread, aoout 1850 lbs. per month.
Meat, Veal & Beef about 400 lbs. per
month
Leper Asylum:
Bread, about 1900 lbs. per month.
Meat (VeaI & Beef about $50 lbs. per
month.
Bids should be addressed to Chief Mu
mic pal Physician, St. Croix, V. / and
to hand not later than December Oath
1922.
All supplies to be best quality, and
satisfactory 90 Hospital Officials.
H. M. STENHOUSE,
Chief Municipal Physician,
st, CroiG.
, 1922-12-22
Advertisement.

RlDS are requested for delivery of
following articles of fuel from Jan
uary LIST 1928 to March Dist 1923.
Chrtstjansted Municipal Hospital.
WOOD: about 3 loads per week.
CHARCOAL: about bags per week.
Frederiksted Municipal Hospital:
WOOD: about 5 loads per week.
CHARCOAL: about 2 bags per week.
Insane Asylum at Richmond:
WOOD: about 6 loads per week.
Leper Asylum:
WoOD: about 4 loads per week.
A load of wood to be a : size cart we'll
packed with ordinary good burning wood
4 feet long. and q loa6s shall make one
CD cord.
A bag of charcoal to hold c kerosene
tins of good hardwood coal,
Delivery of Wood and Charcoal must
be made at the Institutions and placed
as requested by Hospital Officials.
Bids should be addressed to Chief
Municipal PhrSiHan. Gnri~tiansted, St.
Croix, and mist be to hand not later
than December 24th 1922.
H. M. STENHOUSE,
Chief Municipal Physician,
St CRAIG.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-17
Poole Cites Audit.

Here IS what the auditors report
says on this subject: sAs only a
small portion Of the city's expense on
street improvements was charged to
property owners, were these inn
provements properly financed the city
governments dedeit for the period
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-17
RUSSIANS GIVE
APPROVAL FOR
HAGUE MEETING
Propose Notifications, However,
Which Are Taken Under
Discussion

GENOA, May II (By Associated
Press) Russia has accepted the
proposal Of the powers for the meet
ing at the Hague to discuss the Rus-
sian situation, it was announced this
afternoon.
In accepting the Russians protoed
certain notifications in the plan,
which will be discussed at memot-
ing during the afternoon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-17

At this point the chairman ruled
that Mr.. Jones motion to appoint Il
committee to draw charter changes
was precedence and called for
standing ote. Very few failed to
stand. On the call for opposing vote
two stood. The chairman declared
the motion adopted and stated he
would appoint the committee today
after comforting with Chairman War
ren. The announcement of this conn
mittee appears at the beginning Of
this article.
Alderman Poole rose to suggest
that it might be borne in mind by
those considering refnancing the city
that the present three mill special
levy for paying debts has only two
more years to run, being limited 70
five years.
Mr.. Dykes renewed his motion.
Frank Lanier spoke in favor OF
the Dykes plan and explained the
fact that he had voted for the Jones
motion did not bind him to vote Tor
the charter change when submitted
should he decide not to do SO. Frank
Sheffield made the same point All
derman w. r. Taylor declared him
self for the Dykes plan as Of the
greatest Importance to the city at
this time and approved the proposa q
to change the plan of governments
Thos. Harold made the pc;sst that
to liquidate the city's debt 4we@ld
put it on a cash basis again IND per-
NIT a great saving in purchases Hs
stated that at present dealers siiafge
the city top prices because they
know they will have to wait foe
months to get their money.
The Dykes motion was alnoSE
unanimously adopted and the meet
ing adjourned, subject to the call ct
the chairman
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-17
Committee Of Three Also Authorized To Work
With Mayor and Council in Effort to Fund
Present Floating Debt and Put City
( Back On Cash Basis

At meeting of citizens the city hall last night for the
of discussing the replace the of city
with following
place:
"A committee headed by j. T. Warren, authorized
' for the drawing the charter
charter establishing the government
cation rejection.
"A authorized work conjunction with the
Z4 proposal city to
the floating indebtedness and to place the
city basis borrowing permitted under the cnsu
debts forbidden
made interesting
claimed that the
charged
eliminated has lived within its income for the last 12
of the full
mills special levy three has been spent qdang old
debts
sinking fund had been by the council well the
the
the three mill special levy its actual deficit
the years $02,21701 instead of the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-17
FRENCH READY TO SEND
SPECIAL DEBT MISSION

PARIS, May II (By Associated
Press) The French government has
informed the American war debt
funding commission it is ready to
send special mission to the United
States to confer regarding the pay
ment of the French debt
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-17
PARDON RECOMMENDED
FOR HARRY MCCOY HERE.

Word has been received here that
the state prison commission has rec.
commended pardon for Harry Me-
Coy, serving ter mon the Sumter
county chain gang for bigamy as q
result of an alleged marriage in
France to a war nurse, and Governor
Hardwiek has stated that he will pass
upon the recommendation shortly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-17

would have been very nominal
amount in excess of the three mill
tax levied in 1919, 1920 and 1921,
to reduce the floating debt. This
levy increased the city's revenue for
the period covered by this report
$51, 1,210.43; therefore, the actual
deficit for the period, disregarding
this additiona ltax, would have been
| $102,217.01.' | make the statement
that if the council had not taken the
bond moeny and the additional 8
mill levy it would not have gotten
anywhere.
II tried for the last three years
to put the council on notice that it
was deeply in debt and had no mon
ey. | tried to get expenses down,
but failed in several attempts, and
got a resolution throuhg with great
difficulty limiting the expenses in the
street department. We've got to cut
the cost of the street department to
limited figure if we are going to
save anything, but can not see but
what it will be as heavy this year as
last. My experience has been that
the city always spends more than its
income. ! am sorrw the members Of
the council have just walked up to
find the city is in debt.
! As for the system, | don't know
what is best. AS we are going, we
will not get in any better shape.
like all the members Of the council;
they are my friends. But the city
is not being operated in business
like form"
Alderman Allison interrupted.
"How long were you on the coun.
eil?" he asked.
Twenty years." replied Mr. Poole.
"And / want to say that when Cal.
Hawkins was mayor we had only
8 1-2 mills to spend. This council
has had 3 mills more than any other
ever had"
John Sheffield poured oil on the
I slightly ruffled waters. ''At a meet
ing of this kind" said he, "it is al
most impossible to keep criticism out.
But the fact is that almost any body
of men will make mistakes. But the
whole problem looks simple to me.
An Example
''If any of you men living in
Americus had a very large business
in Valdosta, say, and could not at
tend to it yourself, you might pick
couple of bankers, couple Of
merchants, a couple of lawyers and
another man or two, the best men
sou could find in the town and tell
them to run your business for you,
paying them couple of hundred dol
! lars a year apiece. If after few
years you check up your business
there and find it several hundred
! thousand dollars in debt, what would
you do? Hire some more men on
the same term? You would not, for
already you would have had good
men. You would go out and hire the
best man you could find, pay him a
good salary and tell him to run that
business for in business way and
that you held him responsible for re-
suits. That is parallel ease to the
city's condition today. We have
good men now running the city's
business, but it isn't their main BUSH
ness and we find our city deeply IN
debt. / would like TO see us have
a business manager, and am heartily
in favor Of the proposed change.
AT this iunstafe W. u. Jopes NOV
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-17

ed the appointment by the chairman
of committee of seven persons,
with j. t. Warren as chairman, to
draft an amendment to the present
city charter or new charter if
necessary, establishing the commits
sion manager form of government
for Americus, the same to be pre-
sented to the legislature and submit
ted to the people for adoption or re-
lection at referendum election.
Major James L. Fort wanted the
assurance that this committee would
report back to mass meeting with
it's draft. He said he was in favor
of business government and lower
taxes, but said there were other con-
siderations, such as courteous treat.
ment, etc, which he priced. He said
he didn't know much about the COM
mission-manager form, but as he saw
it the only way for the city to get
out of debt was to spend less than
it took in, which he thought might
be done with care under any form
of government.
w. w. Dykes declared he thought
the meeting was missing the mark;
that the most important problem
facing the city was to make proyi-
sion for paying the debt of the city.
He stated that if the cred tors of the
city toorrow should decide to force
paymetn of their claims they could
go into court, secure a mandamus
and compel the council to make a
levy sufficient to pay the entire sum
at once. Then there would be some
squirming sure enough, he comment
ed. He said the state constitution
authorized the mayor and council
of municipalities to borrow money,
and suggested that this might be
done, the city issuing long time notes
for the entire amount of the present
floating debt, thus reducing the in
terest rate from per cent, now be-
ing paid, and thus saving large sum
in interest annually, and distributing
the payment of the principal over a
term of years. He said the auditors
report showed the money all honestly
spent and wisely. He declared the
Playground great asset to the city
and said the money spent in obtain
ing Souther Field had paid the city
big profits. "The more / hear of the
exact condition of affairs" said he,
"the less ground / see for criticism.
move that the chairman appoint a
committee to work out plan of re-
financing the city SO it can get on a
cash basis and stay there"
Mayor Sheppard interrupted TO
suggest that such committee, if APP
pointed, be instructed to work in
conjunction with the mayor and the
council, which suggestion readily met
the approval of Mr.. Dykes.
C. J. Clark criticized most those
present for failing to declare them
selves on the subject under discus
sion. IF we continue under the
present form Of government and pay
these debts as suggested by Mr..
Dykes" said he, what assurance
have we that the debt will not occur
again. have been in Americas for
% years and the debt has been con-
stantly accommodating. Elsewhere the
comnlission-manager form has been
tried and found satisfactory. The
system under which we are operating
has not been satisfactory. I'm for
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-17


is largely one of fixed expense, that
is, the largest item of expense is
salaries, and you all know those men
were paid no more than a living wage
during the high price period. And
say, what mans business was oper,
ated over the period of the last IL
years without an increase in cost?
Nov, l show that with these con-
siderations we have lived within orr
income and have surplus of $50, 900
besides, except for the purchase Of
permanent improvements which are
charged to current Indebtedness and
which would have been almost Grim
inal under the circumstances had the
council not spent the money.
Where Three Mills Went.
Now another item. The question
has been asked, what have we dore
with the three mills levied with
which to liquidate the city's floating
debt? Ere is a list of debts listed
in 1918 audit which have been paid.
(Here Mayor Sheppard read a num-
Der OF items and gave the amounts)
Add to these the interest charge Of
$22,986.03, which rightly is part
of the floating indebtedness, and you
have a total of $52,731.50. The 8
mill levy for the period it has been
IN force has totaled $51, ,210.45,
which leaves a balance of more than
81 500 which we might be said to
have overpaid. Therefore it will be
readily seen that we have applied
every cent of the special levy 10 the
floating debt"
Mayor Sheppard in closing went
into an item in the auditors state
ment of $15,394.17, listed under liza
bilities as reserve for tax adjust
ments, it being half years income
Of the 5 mills levy of ad valorem tax
for the year when start of the fiscal
year was shifted from June 30 to
December 81. He disagreed with the
report in listing it as a liability, and
said he thought it should be placed
to Offset that much debt, but ad-
mitted it should be listed somewhere
and made no serious objection on
that score. When the mayor finished
he was perspiring freely, having
talked at considerable length and
much earnestness. He was heartily
all 'aUded as he took his seat.
w. M. Jones called for j. E. Poole,
who was chairman Of the councils
finance committee for number of
years, and who left the council last
January /. Mr.. Poole said that while
Mayor Sheppard had gone into the
auditors report quite thoroughly, he
did not entirely agree with him and
his conclusions. Referring to the
street department cost figures quot
ed by the mayor, he said that the
cost of labor had decreased two years
ago and that all the street force labor
costs should have been reduced in
stead of increased to far the largest
figure of the period last year. He
said the council had had three mills
more to spend than any other council
ever had before, and had spent that
$4,000 and in addition S45, 900 that
belonged to the bond fund.
Poole Cites Audit.
Here is what the auditors report
says on this subject: sAs oulv a
small portion Of the city's expense on
street improvements was charged to
property owners, were these inn
provements properly financed the city
governments dedcit Cor the period