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BANK EARNINGS ARE HIGHEST INU.S. HISTORY Income of National Banks For 1916 Reaches $600,000,000 WASHINGTON, Thursday, Feb. 22. In a report made public yesterday the comptroller of the currency gives the earnings of national banks for last year at $600,000,000. This * is the largest amount earned by banks in America since the organization of the banking system. GUARDSMAN OF WASHINGTON HOME AT LAST SEATTLE, Thursday, Feb. 22.— Washington’s contingent to the bord er patrol returned this afternoon, and the guardsmen were welcomed up roariously. A great parade partici pated in by all who could find room to march escorted the men from depot to armory. REFERENDUM CLAUSE ON DRY LAW LOST OLYMPIA. Thursday, Feb. 22.—A final attempt to put a referendum clause in the Washington “bone dry law” failed late yesterday. WARNED THIS STEAMER WASHINGTON, Thursday, Feb. 22. —Reports have been received from Consul General Hurst of the sinking of the Swedish steamer Skogland on which five Americans were employed. He says that the crew was given ten minutes to take to their boats by the skipper of the submarine and that all escaped, and were landed at Rar celona. WIVES JOIN ; STRIKERS AND KILL A GUARD I - One Dead and Nine Hurt in Sugar Mill Riot at Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, Feb. 22.—Wives of striking employees of the Franklin Sugar Refining company engaged in a riot with the police and company guards today in which one man was killed and nine seriously hart. The police finally succeeded in j dispersing the women. Cheer Up Folks TUBBED MOKE LN THE KITCHEN I Oh, Joy! 1 like to get a postal card In my mail. It is fun Because 1 know a postal card Does not contain a dun. Police In jail 1 called on my clerk Stout, And he said with a grin: ‘*1 know that you have found me out That’s why you find me in.” The Mysterious Bride The wedding bans of the three couples were announced last Sunday j at St. Mary’s church, and the wed-t dings will take place in the near fu ture. Those announced were: i Charles Leahy and Miss Barbara Sommers, of Deer Grove; Peter Me-1 Guire, of Hahnaman, and Miss Kath erine Haley, of Winona; Fred Muschie and the girl who works for Fred Foy. —Tampico Tornado. -’ I When some men meet an obstacle in their path they hunt for the shade of it and lie down in it. The little factory often has the big gest whistle. When a man says two can live as cheaply as one, it means he is not i married, but thinking about it. WAR CRISIS IS MENTIONED AT CELEBRATION President Hints at It But Senator Is Very Open In His Remarks i WASHINGTON, Thursday, Feb. 22. —Frequent reference was made to the acute international situation at the Washington’s birthday exercises, which were attended by the president this morning. “It is much less an adventure to write history than to try anti enact ’ it,” saitl the president in presenting a gold medal to Harold F. Stose, a high- j school boy for his essays on history. The president pledged allegiance to 1 Lhe American flag and stood at salute i along with the school children. “The president is doing nothing to force war but on the other hand is go ing far to prevent war, but if Ger many wants it she shall have it,” de- j dared Senator Pomerene in his ad- J dress. lT-53 SANK HOUSATONIC NEW YORK, Thursday, Feb. 22.— Detailed reports received from the crew of the American steamer Housa tonic, torpedoed within the barred zone on Feb. 1, show that she was blown up by the \l-53, which visited : an American port hist fall and then sank several allied merchant .ships off | Nantucket light ship. The U-53 tow- i ed the life boats of the Housatonic j toward the British coast until a patrol; boat was sighted. i Waterfill & Frazier whiskey at The Branch. Long distance phone at The Branch. Butterkist popcorn for sale at the KEY. tf Andy’s Express, phone Madison 143. City Express meets all boats and trains. Phone Maine 122. Mail your letters at The Key. . --—-——————————— Map Showing Mountain Ranges, Navigable Rivers in Heavy Black, and the Route of ' the Government Railroads under Construction. (The principal known mineral and mining districts are indicated in the numbered circles, as follows: 1, Port Dick district; 2, Sunrise district, gold; X Resurrection district, copper; 4, Falls Creek district, gold; 5, Latouche district, copper; 6, the Bering River coal fields; 7, the Valdez district, gold and copper; 8, llliamna district, gold and copper; 8, the Bonanza mining district, owned by the Alaska Syndi cate, copper; 10, the Matanuska coal fields, and Matanuska iron and gold district; 11, Willow Creek district, i gold; 12, Yentna district, gold; 13, Talkeetna district, copper and gold; 14, Mt McKinley district, gold; 15 Broad Pass district, gold and copper; 16, Nenana coal fields; 17, Kantishna district, gold; 18, Hot Springs dis trict, gold, silver, and tin; 19, Fair banks district, gold; 20, Circle dis trict, gold; 21, Rampart district, gold; 22, Chandlar district, gold; 23, Eagle district, gold; 24, Koyukuk district, gold and coal; 25, Kuskokwim dis , trict, gold; 26, Ruby district, gold and coal; 27, Ophir district, gold; 28, Iditarod district, gold; 29, George town district, gold; 30 Nulato coal fields; 31, 32, and 33 Seward Penin sula districts, gold. From Cordova to Kennicott, the Copper River & North western Railroad, 199 miles owned by the Alaska Syndicate. From Seward to Nenana, Government railroad route, 412 miles, with 38-mile branch to Matanuska coal fields, and project ( ed branch of 395 miles through the I Kuskokwira valley to the Yukon.) oooooooooooooooooooooooooo 1 ALL-ALASKA NEWS OoooooooooooooooooooooooqS On January 6 at Birc?ies, on tne Yukon river below Tannaa, the mer cury registered 86 below zero. Kev. Jack Dunstan, formerly of Valdez, hatf opened the People’s church at Anchorage. Sixteen residents of Petersburg re cently made application to the district court at Juneau for citizenship pa pers. At the expiration of the first week of the recently established school sav ings bank at Cordova the pupils had deposited the sum of $40.35. Frank Whalen has a large herd of reindeer corralled near Ruby and is doing a good business in disposing of their meat to the miners. * The school board at Cordova is considering the charging of pupils from outside the incorporated town the sum of $10 per month each for the school privileges. Bjorn Gasperson of the Yes Bay hatchery, is the inventor of the latest novelty, a postcard made of fish skin which is reported to be very neat and attractive. Rev. G. G. Bruce, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Fairbanks, has received a call from the Presby terian church at Juneau and has ac cepted it. One of the largest icebergs ever V seen in Gastineau channel floated in with the tide recently and laid for some time between Juneau and Tread well. A Taku wind visted Juneau recent ly and after it hud subsided the city resembled an English town after a German aerial raid, according to the Dispatch. The Cordova Packing Company has disposed of its site, building, water right and launch to the A*aska Sea Eood company. The plan" is iocated near Cape Whitshed and the new own ers will commence putting up clams as soon as the weather permits. John Nichols, Pete Brenwick and Dick Woodman, arrived at McCarthy from Chisanu recently. They report the Chisana camp practically out of provisions and the residents are Ttv ing on wild meat until supplies are received. A. H. Dood, superintendent of the Gold Belt Mining Company and Capt. J. H. Cann of Juneau, have organized a salmon cannery company, and will build and operate a cannery on Icy Straits during the coming summer with a capacity of 50,000 case.-. We carry Symphony Lawn Station-; ary the Seward Drug Company. _ _ - EQUITABLE LIFE ASSUKANCE SOC’TY ol the lrnili*<l Stutr% H. A. (SKIER. Kkpkkskntativk Sfward. Alaska , ■ ■ --- ■■ — __! H. V. Hobf.n A. F. IUvis ALASKA TRANSFER H. V. HOBF.N, Ma.vackk Coal, Wood and Ice General Transferring. 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