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THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE
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VOL. III., NO. 351. JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JAN. 6, 1914. PRICE, TEN CENTS
ENGLAND IS BACKING UP AMERICAN MEXICAN POLICY
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Gov. Strong Takes Steps
To Remedy Laws
Gov. J. F. A. Strong has taken up j
with Delegate James Wickersham and |
Senator Key Pittman. of Nevada, j
chairman of the Senate committee onj
territories, the question of securing
from Congress an amendment or
amendments to the Organic Act, es
tablishing legislative government in
Alaska, designed to cure the defects
in the operation of the revenue laws of
the Territory that were disclosed by
the ruling of the Attorney-General and
the decision of the Circuit Court of
Appeals. The condition in which the |
opinion and the decision have left the
Territorial government has been set I
out in detail. He has not yet received
replies from either of the members ofj
Congress. He also has informed the
members of the Legislature of the sit- j
uation. and consulted with them con-1
corning the proper course to pursue, j
Following the receipt of the recent |
opinion of the Attorney-General, Gov.!
J. F. A. Strong sent a telegram to
each of the members of the Alaska
Legislature notifying them that the
Attorney-General held that the Legis
lature exceeded its powers in placing
the duty of collecting taxes on federal
officials, and that this opinion in ef
fect absolutely stopped further col
lection of revenue and practically puts'
the Territory of Alaska out of business.;
The message also asked each member
for his opinion on the advisability of
holding special session to correct rev
enue laws.
Answers have been received from all
the members except from Senators El
wood Bruner. Henry Roden. Conrad
Freeding and from Representative R.
O. Gray. There is a decided difference
of opinion on the advisability of hold
ing the session. All of the members
of the Fourth division that have been
heard from declared that it would be
Impossible to attend until summer.
Representative C. L. Kennedy of Can
dle. who lives the farthest away, says
he will come if necessary, and Rep
resentatives Thomas Gaffney, F. A.
Aldrich and C. D. Jones said that they
would try and come. All of the mem
bers of the Third division except Rep
resentative Gray declared their will
ingness to attend. There would be
no trouble in getting the full repre
sentation from the First division, but
all do not favor the special session.
Representative N*. J. Svindseth says
rather than have the Territorial insti
tutions go by the board he would fa
vor a special session. Representative
Charles E. Ingersoli states that he Is
not in favor of a special session, but
rather inclined to have Congress pass
a special amendment covering the de
fects. Representative Arthur G. Shoup
and Senator L. V. Ray are both of
the opinion that the fifteen days al
lowed by the Organic Act for special
sessions would not suffice to do the
necessary work.
POLL TAX LAW
IS NOT INVALID
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The decision of the Circuit Court of
Appeals rendered at San Francisco
yesterday. reversing the ruling of
Judge Fred M. Brown, and holding that
the Legislature had not authority to
confer the duty of collecting poll taxes
upon United States commissioners,
does not. according to the legal talent
of Juneau, involve the authority of the
Legislature to levy and collect poll
taxes. In fact, it does not in the tech
nical sense make the law null and void.
It does make it inoperative for the
time being simply because it leaves the
law without legally constituted officers
to enforce it.
The Circuit Court of Appeals has
held that Section 11. of the Organic
Act. making it unlawful for officers
of the Federal government to hold of
fice under the Territorial government,
disqualifies United States court com
missioners from serving as poll tax col
lectors.
It has been suggested that Congress
can remedy the defect by amending
the Organic Act. If this is no done,
a special session of the Legislature
could easily repair the damage by pro
viding other methods of collecting the
taxes.
It is conceded that the Legislature
has power to levy a poll tax law, and
to provide the means of collecting the
same.
Parties desiring lady to care for
their children afternoons or evenings,
phone 2133. Best references. 1-6-6L
TREASURER SMITH
AFTER MONEY
Although the courts seem to be
shooting great holes Into the revenue i
laws passed by the first session of
Alaska's legislature, efforts are being '
made by Territorial Treasurer* Wal
steln G. Smith to get in enough money
to keep the wheels of government turn-1
ing. One of the important measures
now under way is to secure all of the
money due the Territory of Alaska ac
cruing from the sale of timber from
the national forest reserves as provided
by the act of Congress in 1906.
Chapter S2 of the session laws au
thorizes the Treasurer of Alaska to
apply for and receive moneywln the
United States Treasury due the Terri
tory of Alaska on account of sales of
timber in national forests in Alaska.
Under the provisions of this act Treas
urer Smith applied for the moneys so
due and received $13,126.08, being the
25 per cent, of the total sales of tim
ber on the reserves in Alaska for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1913, only.
The comptroller of the treasury de- J
clined to forward the accrued sums J
that have been accumulating from this
source since the passage of the Con
gressional act in 1906 and prior to Au
gust 24. 1912, on the ground that there
was no legal authority for so doing
and holding in effect that prior to the
| passage of the act of August 24, 1912,
i providing for an Alaska Legislature,
| that Alaska was not a Territory within
i the meaning of the law and therefore
| not a beneficiary of it.
| Treasurer Smith took the matter up
with Delegate to Congress James Wick
J ersham and the latter advised that he
consult with Gov. J. F. A. Strong and
District Attorney John Rustgard and
prepare a statement to be submitted
to the Treasury Department. Acting
upon this advice matters have pro
gressed so far that District Attorney
Rustgard has already finished a brief
in behalf of the Territory of Alaska for
Treasurer Smith and the same will
be forwarded to Washington almost
immediately.
Of the amounts that have been for
warded to Treasurer Smith from the
United States Treasury all comes from
the Chugach and Tongass national for
est reserves. Eleven-twelfths of the
entire amount so paid comes from the
Tongass reserve.
MAY OPEN GENERAL
OFEICES IN JUNEAU
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D. D. Muir, well known mining en
gineer and Northwest representative
of the United States Smelting and Re
fining company since his return from
Seattle has opened offices in the Ma
lony building in Juneau. The United
States Smelting & Refining company
has closed its offices that were located
in the Hoge building in Seattle and
in view of the fact that Mr. Muir has
charge of that great organization's in
terests in this section it is possible
that the company will open general
offices in Juneau soon.
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ALASKA GASTINEAU CO.
CREATES NEW DEPARTMENT
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General Manager B. L. Thane of the
Alaska-Gastineau Mining company, has
created a new department for the pur
pose of increasing the efficiency in the
administration of the company's af
fairs here. The department of land
and surveys, as it is to be known, will
have charge of all surveys. The notes
taken by the various survey crews In
the field will be forwarded to the Ju
neau office of the department where
they will be copied and filed away for
reference. The department will also
have charge of the surveying for new
locations,' all mining claims, etc.,
which may be acquired from time to
' time. H. R. Ward will have charge
j of the field survey crews.
Richard J. Wulzen will be the head
of the department of land and surveys.
The selection of Mr. Wulzen to bo In
charge of so important a branch of the
executive management in the company
is a recognition of his faithfulness and
ability to do things. Mr. Wulzen has
been with the Alaska-Gastineau com
pany for nearly two years and as
chief of the drafting department has
earned a very enviable position in the
minds of his employers.
Empire want ads get resnlta.
JUALIN IMPROVES;
NADEAU TO PARIS
ThlngB are looking exceedingly
bright for the Jualln mines according
to Albert Nadeau, one of the heav
iest stockholders in the Jualln Mining
company and superintendent of the
mines. Development work has been
| progressing very satisfactorily right
along, increased depth showing mater
ial Increase to the ore values. Mr. Na
deau recently came down from Jualln
to make arrangements for a trip to
Paris and will bo leaving for the South
on the Spokane enroute to France.
Before leaving that section Mr. Na
deau visited the Greek Boy mines
nearby and states that it is also show
ing up well. It is his belief that this
property will become a great producer.
In speaking of the Jualln development
Mr. Nadeau said:
"An adit tunnel, to be 7,700 feet
long, which will tap the mine at the
600-foot level and drain the old work
ings, has been started. This work
will not bt? ruehed during the winter
months on account of the shortage of
water power. The main shaft, being
sunk in the diorlte between two large
ore bodies, is now down to a depth of
325 feet below the old workings. Large
ore bodies will be developed by driv
ing crosscut levels from this shaft. At
a depth of 200 feet in the new shaft
rich ore, milling over $32 to the ton.
was encountered. This will undoubt
edly constitute a new ore body when
developed by cross tunnels. The ore!
has shown increasing values with!
depth."
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Water power Is at present usea to
run a 400 h. p. compressor and furnish
ing power for drills nnd pumps during
the greater part of the year, but an
auxiliary plant will soon be Installed
to furnish power during the winter
months. This plant will consist of oil
storage tanks, oil burning boilers and
a 500 h. p. steam turbine.
An accident to the pumps used in
sinking has caused a partial shut down !
of that feature of the development and
thus enabled Mr. Nadeau to make the
trip to Europe where he will have a
conference with his associates. The
i controlling interest in the mine Is held
by Belgian capital. Mr. Nadeau will
1 attend a meeting of the directors while
in Paris. The shut down on the sink-!
ing will last from sixty to ninety days |
but other development will keep a
! crew of forty men busy all the time.
J Leo Kennedy, general manager of
I the company left On the laBt trip of the
Georgia for the mines and will make
preparations for an early start on
the development work next spring.
JENNINGS ADJOURNS
COURT TILL TOMORROW
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While at Ketchikan Judge R. W.
Jennings made an order adjourning
the January, 1914, term of court until
Wednesday, January 7, 1914. The or
der was cabled from Ketchikan to Jay
W. Bell, clerk of the district court this
morning. Under the federal statute
Judge R. W. Jennings could have de
layed the January term of Court,
which was to convene' at 10 O'clock on'
the fifth, until four o'clock this after
noon. The making of this order on
reaching the judicial division over
which he presided complies with the
Federal statutes.
In the meantime acting under the
Territorial act. Clerk Bell in the ab
sence of the district judge convened
court at the hour set in the call and
has adjourned the same from day to
day in compliance with that Btatute.
By a curious coincidence he adjourned
the court this morning until two to
morrow afternoon Just prior to receiv
ing the cabled court order from Judge
Jennings.
G. H. MILLER GIVING
EXPERT TESTIMONY
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Judge H. B. LeFevro and Judge R. A.
Gunnison will leave for Skagway on
the Spokane for the purpose of taking
the deposition'of G. H. Miller, auditor
of the White Pass and Yukon, on a
case now pending at Quebec. The suit
is by Richardson Sons Co. against the
Canadian Pacific-Railway Co. over the
loss of wheat by fire. Mr. Miller's evi
dence is in the nature of expert testi
mony on wheat. Judge LeFevre rep
resents the plaintiff and Judge Gunni
son the defendant in the Skagway
matter.
THE WEATHER TODAY.
Twenty-four hours ehdlng 3 p. m:
Maximum?34.
Minimum?28.
Precipitation?Trace.
Everybody assured a good time at
Juneau Athletic Club dance. 1-5-4L
Anti-Public Ownership
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People an Obstacle
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.? Congress
man Will E. Humphrey, discussing
the prospect of the passage of the
Alaska railroad bill today, said "the
strongest opposition will come from
ihoso opposed to government owner-1
s'-lp. There are iqany of them strong
men of deop convictions and It wlll^
ba necessary to convince them that
Alaska presents an exceptional case,
and that the government construction
of a railroad there cannot be taken
as a step toward the government own
ership of railroads. They Include Dem
ocrats and Republicans In both the
Senate and the House of Representa
tives.
JOHNSON TO RUN
TOR GOVERNOR j
SACRAMENTO, Call?, Jan. 6.?Gov. j
Hiram W. Johnson t,oduy announced
that he will seek re-election as Gover
nor of California. Int the statement j
he gave out he saldjth^l |io would pre-i
for to run for United Slates Senator,
but, he said, the majority of the Pro
gressives of his State seem to deslro
that he run for Governor instead, and
that he will be guided by their de
sires in the premises.
It is believed that Francis J. Honey,
will now be a candidate for the Pro'1
gresslve nomination for Senator.
PETTIT AND HARVEY
FORM NEW COMPANY
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E. W. Pettlt, city'clerk and magis
trate and formerly clerk of the United
States district court, and F. M. Harvey,
for nearly four years with the busi
ness institutions' of B., ST. Behrends,
have opened a real estate, collection
and auditing and expert accounting of
fice. They are located in the Cheney
building at 142 Front street.
The members of the new firm are
both well and favorably known In Ju
neau and have established reputations
in the line of work in which they are
engaging.
"RIP VAN WINKLE" AT THE
ORPHEUM THEATRE TONIGHT
The Orpheum Theatre tonight of
fers one of the strongest bills of the
season and one that should be highly
entertaining to all. "Rip Van Wink
le" an adaptation from that grand old
play of the tame'iume which has
amused both old and young for so
many years, and immortalized Joseph
Jefferson on the legitimate stage, will
be reproduced and presented in two
picture parts by a specially selected
cast of Vitagraph players. All should
see and enjoy these pictures.
"The Beach Combers," a Pathe pic
ture drama featuring Betty Gray and
J. A. Johnston presents scenes of the
operators of sea coast bandits and an
eventful capture by revenue officers.
This picture has good scenes and
[plenty of life and. excitement.
"Timid Mary" is a good Vitagraph
'fttrcc comedy of Western life.
"The Darktown Duel," a Vitagraph
comedy is some laugh producer and
closes a fine show.
UNDER ARREST FOR
CRIMINAL TRESPASS
W. Hyde and Mrs. W. Hyde are
charged with criminal trespass in a
complaint sworn to by W. S. BayleBS
on behalf of himself, -L. P. Shackle
ford and Mrs.' Alyce Anderson, owners
of the "Chief Johnson House" and
property. It 1b alleged in the com
plaint that defendants took forcible
possession of the property yesterday
morning, January 5. Warrants were
issued for the arrest of the defend
ants this morning.
JEFFERSON BRINGING
BIG PASSENGER LIST
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SEATTLE. Jan. 6. ? The Jefferson
sailed for Alaska last night with the
following big passenger list for Ju
neau and Douglas:
For Juneau?J. M. Cramer, G. W.
Delo. G. E. James, Robt. Wicks, L. L.
Clay, F. B. Watson, J. F. Everett, Hel
en Salisbury, M. T. Riley, J. E. Moul
ton, G. A. Farrey, S. T. Chandler, F.
M. Bailey, G. A. Thayer, A. L. McDon
ald, W. E. Wilson, Claude Conaurey,
C. A. Sayler, T. C. McHugh, Mrs. K.
A. Kabler, Mrs. William Bagnoll, Mrs.
Bertha Davis, Mrs. T. E. Sayers, Olaf
Lystad, and nine stoorago.
For Douglas?Jeanette Duval, G. W.
Gustafson and wife, Mrs. Mable Mlch
aolson, Odol Vernon and wife, Alfonso
Verstillo and wife, and four steerage.
Eat at the Pioneer, and die happy.
NOME'S SALOONS
CLOSED ON SUNDAYS
j NOME, Jan. 6.?The Sunday cloning
of saloons has been inaugurated at
] this place by Judge John Randolph
Tucker, Jr. He Is operating under
a section ot-Jhe Oregon code which
| he suya is in 'effect in this city. The
! saloons were closed Sunday for the
; first time.
GOVERNMENT MAY PRESS
[ PUBLIC OWNERSHIP PLAN
; BOSTON, Jan. 6.?A late Washing
ton dispatch states that the agree
jment between the Department of Jus
tice and the American Telephone and
Telegraph company will not affect the
plans of Democrats for the govern
ment ownership of this public utility.j
In fact, settlement of this suit outside j
of court clears tfie way, in the opinion (
of those who have charge of the gov- J
eminent ownership program, for!
prompt consideration by Congress of j
the Lewis bill.
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Telephone Company Keeps Promise. '
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.?The American
Telephone officials are at work on'
plans to make toll connection with
independent telephone companies all
over the United States. There are
some 20.00(7 such companies and work-'
ing out of physical connection will be
a stupendous Job.
FIRST BASKETBALL
GAME ON TONIGHT
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Tonight the first great basketball
game between the Douglas and Ju
neau high schools will take place at
Jaxon's rink beginning at 8 o'clock.
One whole side of the mammoth rink
has been set aside for the people of
Douglas and it is expected that the
rootors will attend from "the Island
town in force. Juneau can always be
counted on to take an lnterst In home
sports and there will consequently be
a banner crowd in attendance. Admis
sion to the > alcony will be 25 cents.
INMATE OF PIONEER
HOME IS VERY LOW
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Advices received in Juneau state
that E. F. Booker, an inmate of the
Poineers' Home at Sitka, is very low
and not expected to live long. Booker
was sent to the institution from Ju
neau. He has been In the North a
long time.
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PICTURES AND SKATING AFTER
BASKETBALL GAME TONIGHT
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After the basketball game at Jax
on's rink tonight between the Juneau
and Douglas high school teams there
will be skating and motion pictures.
Good pictures will be shown. Seats
will be reserved for the Douglas peo
ple in a body. Admission for specta
tors, 25 cents. Skaters the same as
usual, 25 cents and 50 cents.
IGLOO WILL INSTALL
NEW OFFICERS TONIGHT
Igloo No. 6, Pioneers of Alaska, will
meet In regular session at 8:30. The
newly-elected officers will be Installed
and other business transacted. A full
attendance Is requested. All visiting
Pioneers cordially invited to attend.
"J. T. MARTIN, President.
E. L. COBB, Secretary.
SON FOR MR. AND
MRS. H. P. JONES
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The good old stork vlBlted the home
of H. P. Jones, Sixth and Kennedy
streets, at 3:10 this morning and left
a handsome baby boy. The lusty
young Alaskan weighs 9% pounds.
Dr. Egginton was in attendance. Moth
er and son are doing fine. The proud
father, who is in the .accounting de
partment of the Alaska Light and Pow
er Co.. is handing out cigars to his
friends In honor of the litest Alaskan.
FURUSETH QUITS
SAFETY COMMISSION
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NEW VOKK, Jan. 6.?Andrew Furu
seth, of San Francisco, appcinted by
President Woodrow Wilson to repre
sent American seamen at the Inter
national Congress for the Safety of
Life at Sea, which recently convened
at London, arrived here yesterday to
tender his resignation to the President.
He said that he will visit the President
upon his returp to Washington and
tell him why ho resigned. It is due,
he suid, to the fact that he cannot
agree with his American colleagues
at the Congress regarding the recom
mendations for manning lifeboats at
sea.
Andrew Furuseth is president of the
Seaman's national organization, and
has refused to accept greater com
pensation than an ordinary seaman's
wages for his services. He was re
cently eulogized by Senators Robert
M. LaFollette and John Sharp Will
iams on the floor of the Senate as one
of the country's really groat men.
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RIVER BOAT WRECK
KILLS 75 PEOPLE
Winnipeg, Man., Jan. 6.?Sev
enty-five railroad laborers per
ished in the wreck of a river
flatboat here this morning.
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J. HAMILTON LEWIS'
SECRETARY INDICTED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. ? Sidney
Moulthrop, former private secretary to
Senator James Hamilton Lewis, of Il
linois, was yesterday indicted for forg
ing the name of Senator Lewis to
checks and for pawning the Senator's
diamonds.
SCHMIDT'S SECOND TRIAL
BEGINS NEXT MONDAY
NEW YORK. Jan. 6.? The second
trial of Rev. Hans Schmidt for the mur
der of Miss Anna Aumuller has been
set for Monday, January 12th.
DEPUTIES AND STRIKERS
CLASH AT TACOMA
TACOMA, Jan. 6.?There have been
several clnshes between the strikers
at the Tacoma smelter and the deputy
sheriffs today. Many shots were ex
changed, but it is not believed that
anyone has been injured.
JACKLING PROPERTY
INCREASING CAPACITY
Tho News Letter, published by
Thompson, Towle & Co., the New
York, Boston and Chicago brokers,
speaking of the Chlno Consolidated
copper property, one of the companies
controlled by Col. D. C. Jackling, says:
"We understand that the Chino man
agement is considering an Increase In
capacity of its concentrator.
"The plans as now contemplated will
be to enlarge the plant from Its pres
ent capacity of 5,000 tonB to 10,000
tons. The feature of the proposed en
largement which should be of Interest
j to stockholders of the company Is that
; when the Increase will be made out
of earnings and that no new stock issue
will be necessary. Although we are
; unable to state when this news will
: be given out officially, we believe that
; some announcement In connection with
the proposed increase will be made In
the not distant future.
"To anyone who has carefully ana
lyzed the Chino situation, with Its 94,
000,000 tons of ore reserves and Its
! present rated capacity of contrator of
6000 tons per day, which has developed
an actual capacity of 5,500 to 6,000
tons, it must have been evident that
it was only a question of time until an
enlargement of this plant would bo
made, as the developed tonnage gave
a life of approximately 45 years and
the plnnt was not commensurate with
its ore reserves. ?
"Moreover, the present reserves of
94,000,000 tons do not represent the
ultlmnte possibilities of ore develop
ment at the property, where already
scout drill-holes which have been put
down indicnto the probability of a con
siderable addition above present fig
ures,"
Britain Removes Minister
Cardens From Mexico
LONDON, Jan. 6.?British Minister
to Mexico Gardens has been ordered
transferred to Brazil. The ch'ange will
be made soon.
Britain Helping United States.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.?The remov
al of Minister Cardens by the British
government is regarded here as a man
ifestation of the purpose of Great Brit
ain to remove every obstruction from
the execution of the plans of President
Woodrow Wilson In dealing with the
Mexican situation.
Cardens Opposes Americans.
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 6.?It Is no se
cret here that British Minister Car
den's ideas have been at variance with
the policy of the American govern
ment in ^lexico. He has thought all
the time that the United States should
recognize the government of Huerta.
Constitutionalists Withdraw from At
tack.
MAREA, Tex., Jan. 6.?Gen Ortega
has withdrawn the Constitutionalists
forces from the attack on OJinaga and
they are now seven miles from that
place awaiting reinforcements. The
battle continued for nearly seven days.
ANOTHER MURDER
IS PUT ON EARRISS
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6. ? Ralph
Farriss, confessed murdered of Hor
ace Montague in the Southern Pacific
hold up, was identified yesterday by
Mrs. George Duvali as the man who
shot and killed Edward Driscoll, aged
17, during the robbery.
FarriBS has been sentenced to hang
within ninety days for the murder of
Montague by the Los Angeles courts.
AMERICANS GIVE
MUCH TO CHARITY
WASHINGTON, Jan. C.?Charitable
gifts and donations to educational in
stitutions in the United States during
the last 12 months amount to $S0,135,
476.
PEOPLE PATRONIZE THE
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.?At the end
of the last fiscal year there were 331,
006 depositors in postal savings banks
and deposits of $33,618,870.
STEEL TRUST NOT
SEEKING DISSOLUTION
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.?A Washing
ton special says that the steel trust
is not among those trusts which are
mentioned by President Woodrow Wil
son as making overtures for peaceful
dissolution under the Sherman law.
LARGEST BEEF SHIPMENT
ARRIVES AT NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.?The largest
cargo of beef ever shipped to the Unit
ed States has arrived in New York,
consisting of 3,400,000 pounds of Ar
gentine beef consigned to wholesalers
and butchers in New York.
HERRMANN AGAIN
HEADS BASEBALL WORLD
CINCINNATI, O., Jan. 6. ? August
Herrmann was yesterday re-elected
president of the National Baneball
Commission. This commission Is the
supreme court of professional baseball
in the United States. It has complete
jurisdiction on all matter that con
cern the relations of the various pro
fessional baseball leagues with each
other.
FORD EMPLOYEES TO
SHARE IN PROFITS
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DETROIT, Mich., Jan. 6.?The Ford
Motor Company has announced the
adoption of a profit sharing scheme
?hrough which *10,000.000 will be dis
trbuted annually among the employ
es of that company. It is said to
L" the most gonerona and largest profit*
sharing plan ev.r to be put Into exe
cution.
HEIDELBERG LUNCH COUNTER
READY.
Thc Heidelberg lunch counter Is now
open for business. Try IL 1-3-tf