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TEDDY BE MUE
WITHER BRIGADIER
OR MAJOR GENERAL
Stated that lie Will not be Permitted
to Rulse Volunteer Regiments as
Success Would Imperil the Con
scriptlon Plan.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. May 18.—
.t is currently reported that the Ad
ministration will probably make!
Roosevelt a Brigadier General or Ma-,
ior* General in the regular army, but
.vill not authorize him to raise the
four volunteer regiments proposed.
It is claimed by the enemies of the,
inscription measure that if the C ol
;nel were permitted to raise three;
regiments the success of the volun-j
eer plan would imperil conscription;
uid for this reason Roosevelt will
,iot be permitted to raise a volunteer!
force.
SENATE ADOPTS
CONSCRIPTION
BY A VOTE; OE' (i"> TO X
ACCKPT coxfkrknce: KK.POKT
Slated will take from 30 to 00 Bays
to .Mobilize Guardsmen for Service
Under tiie Act—Baker Keeping
Details Until Bill Signed.
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WASHINGTON. D. C.. May IS.—
The s&uite today adopted the con
lerence^report on the Conscription
measure and it will go to the presi
dent for signature as soon as adopt
ed by the House. The vote on the
'measure was sixty-five to eight. Gore.
Gronna. Hardwick. Kirby. Norris,
Stone, LaFollette and Trammell vot
ing against the report.
It is authoritatively stated that it
will require from thirty to sixty da>s
to bring the National Guardsmen in
to service under this act. Secretarv
of War Baker is said to have complet
ed the plans for the mobilizing of the
army under the conscription measure,
tut is withholding the details until
the President shall have signed the
bill. __
TEDDY IS SUAE
OF MISSIOK
PRESIDENT TOO WISE
TO VETO PROVISION
Asserted tk»l Wilson Would Lose
Prestige by Refusing to Give Roose
velt Command—Veto of Measure
Would Delay Legislation.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May IS.—
While the provision of the cijjiscrlp
tion bill providing authority for
Roosevelt to raise an overseas divi
sion is not compulsory upon the Pres
ident to grant, it is generally conced
ed that to veto the provision would
injure the President’s prestige, and
the President is too wise to make any
mistake of this kind, consequently it
is practically assured that within a
few days Roosevelt will receive the
commission and authority to go ahead
raising the troopB for service in
I^rance. It is further pointed out that
should the President send the bill
back to Congress It would greatly de
lay the passage of this and other leg*
inlation which is needed at once.
SENATE RAISES THE
htrkngth of navy
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WASHINGTON. D. C., May 18.—
The Senate yesterday voted to raise
the enlisted strength of the navy by
150.000 men.
ENLISTED MEN MAY BE
CALLED OUT THIS MONTH
WASHINGTON. D. C.. May 18.—
Enlisted men of the national guard
who are to attend officer’s training
ramp will not be ordered to camp be
fore May 20. Delay In designating
men has caused the postponement
which allows regimental commanders
to make better selections in picking
out twenty-five enlisted guardsmen
who will be sent from each regiment
and the camps will not be opened to
cfficers ot the National Guard, as the
secretary of war has ruled they are
seeded with their regiments. This
does not apply, however, to such na
tional guard officers as may be as
signed to instructors.
The war department urges that the
most capable non-commissioned of
ficers of the guard be among those
selected to attend camps.
HOUSE ADOPTS
TAX SCHEDULE
TAKES BIG TOLL OE
THE SWOLLEN INCOMES
As a Committee of the Whole House
Adopts Tax of 25 Per Cent oil In
comes from 840,000 to 81,000,000
and 45 pec cent on larger Incomes.
WASHINGTON. D. C\. May 18.—
Voting, as a committee of the whole,
the House has adopted the income
tax provisions of the Revenue Bill.
As adopted the bill provides for a
tax of 25 per cent on all incomes of
from $40,000 to $1,000,000 and a
tax of 45 per cent on all incomes in
excess of $1,000,000.
BITTER FIGHT
III THE SENATE
AIXKGK JOKKK IN
CONSCRIPTION BIIX
Conference Committee. Omits Senate'
Provision that Bill shall lie infect
ive Only During War—Denounced
Militarist Scheme.
I WASHINGTON. D. C., May IS.—
'The conference report on the con
scription bill ran counter of a most
| unexpected opposition in the Senate
when a bitter fight, lead by Senators
Hoke Smith. LaFollette. Hardwick
and Reed, was precipitated over the
omission by the conferees of a clause
inserted by the Senate limiting con
scription to the period of the war. As
is now stands the bill provides for con
scription permanently. The omission
was teclared by tihe speakers to hare
been Vilfully omitted in furtherance
of a militaristic scheme. LaFollette
bitterly arraigned the conference com
mittee and insisted that the clause
be re-instated in the measure.
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C APTAIN NOLAN BEEN
ORDERED TO STATES
To Leave Next Week for Seattle where
he Will Receive Further Orders
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Captain Robert M. Nolan. Officer
in Charge of this divisloh of the
Washington-Alaska Military Cable
and Telegraph system, received orders
today to report at Seattle for further
orders, and will leave next week for
that place. These orders are not un
expected. Captain Nolan Having been
instructed some time since to this ef
fect. although the date had not been
fixed.
Captain Nolan has held the pres
ent position something over a year,
during which time he has made a host
of warm friends who will regret to
learn of his early departure, and who
will wish him. every success In his new
field.
FOR SALE—Carpet-sweeper, mor
ris chair.'writing table, oil stove, gui
tar, mandolin, dictionary and stand,
groceries. Please call between 10:00
a. m. and 12:00 m. tomorrow. It
F. G. DAVIS
PUBLIC HEARING !
C0ME5 T0 EDO
MANY PROTK8T8 TO
PROPOHKI) TAXATION'
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—
Hundred of Representatives of Kusl- t
ness Concerns Ap|>ear Before the |
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Senate Committee to Halit Pro-j
posed Revenue Kill.
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WASHINGTON. D. C., May IS.
The public hearing before the Senate
finance committee on the revenue bill
was concluded yesterday afternoon.
Hundreds of representatives of all
classes of manufacturing and other
business concerns appeared before the
committee. They stated that they were
perfectly willing to assist the govern
ment in every way during the crisis
now facing the country, but they de
clared the projected tax schedule was
ruinous and confiscatory, and if put
into effect would tend to so obstruct
business that the incomes would be
far smaller than if lower rates of
taxation were imposed. They offered
a vigorous opposition to tlie proposed
excess profits and extreme income tax
schedules. The newspapers of the
countrj were also largely represented
and a strenuous objection was inter
posed to the proposed increase in the
rate of postage on second-class mat
ter. They declared this meant the
I muzzling of the press.
RIGGS ENDORSED
FOR GOVERNOR
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.JEN MNGK. 1*REKERK
I REMAIN ON BENCH
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Organization of tlit* First, Third and
Fourth Divisions Favor Appoint
ment of Member of Alaska Kngln- j
eering Commission for Office.
Thomas Riggs, jr., member of thei
j Alaska Engineering Commission, has1
! received the unanimous endorsement!
of the Democratic divisional commit-!
jtees of the First, Third and Fourth1
divisions of Alaska, the majority of
| the Democratic Central Committee
land of the National Committeeman,
for the office of Governor of Alaska.
Judge Robert YV. Jennings, or Juneau
j who has to this time been promin
ently mentioned for this position, has
signified his preference to remain on
the bench of the First Division, and,
In fact, has been nominated by the
president to succeed himself to that
position, and as he has made-in that
position a most enviable record for
himself, it is only reasonable that his
preference must naturally lie in con
tinuing In the judicial branch of the
territorial government.
Mr. Riggs, who thus becomes the
leading candidate for the executive
office, is a man admirably fitted for
the position, and in fact could have
undoubtedly have had the appoint
ment four years ago had his friends
insisted, but his name was withdrawn
out of consideration for the friends
of Governor Strong, who were urging
his appointment.
YVith the endorsement of the Dem
ocratic organization in the Territory
and consequently the support of Dele
gate Sujzer, the appointment of Mr.
Riggs is practically assured.
NEW PUBLICATION
MAKES APPEARANCE
“ALASKA" is the name of a new
monthly magazine published at Ju
neau by the Alaska Publishing Com
pany, of which Sidney Charles, form
erly of the Alaska Dispatch, is edi
tor. and E. P. Pond associate editor.
The May number, its first issue, has
just come to hand, and speaks well
for the future of the venture. It is
ably edited, is filled with interesting
articles descriptive of the Territory
and its resources, and. in fact, tills
a gap In the Journalistic Held of the
North which has never before been
attempted. May its succe^i be great, j
Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Davis will leave!
tomorrow for a visit to the States. J
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OKK THK MOtTH OK
-NT'S H AO A K RlVK.R
Reported Cannery Ship Standard,
with I.K) Men Abonrd, la*st off
Ca|»e Constantine—Only Twenty
nine Reported Rescued.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 18.—Ad
vices received here state that the Lib
by. McNeill & Libby cannery ship
Standard, loaded with cannery sup
plies and men. has been wrecked ofl
Cape Constantine, near the mouth ol
the Nushagak river. Bristol Bay. and
is a total loss. Twenty-nine of the
V50 men aboard the vessel have been
rescued, according to the advices re
ceived here, the fate of the remainder
being unknowns as the details are
very meagre.
The Standard was a full-rigged
ship of 1534 tons displacement. She
was 212 feet in length. 40 feet beam
and 24.5 feet depth of hold. She was
built at I’hillipsburg. Maine, in 1878,
and her home port was San Fran
cisco.
EMPIRE SHIES
IISP0SII1
URGES UNITED SUPPORT
OF DELEGATE SULZER
Takes Position Delegate Been Chosen
to Leadership and Demoeratle Par
ty .must Follow Lead—Governor
Must Work In Harmony.
JUNEAU, May 18.—The Empire
today takes the position that the Dem
[ocratic rank and tile of Alaska has
| chosen Delegate Charles A. Sulzer as
; the party leader until the next pri
| inary and the choice of that primary
I has been approved by the voters. It
i the party is to be useful; if the party
! is to be anything but a mob quarrel
1 ing over offices, it must follow Sul
zer's leadership. Any attempt that is
made now to go over his head but
gives aid to the enemies of the Dem
ocratic party and constitutes party
treachery. Sulzer’s leadership is em
phasized by the circumstances that
is is approved by the decision of an
overwhelmingly elected Attorney Gen
eral. the National Committeeman, the
Territorial Central Commltte and a
majority of the Divisional Committees
and the Democratic press of the Ter
ritory. it is further emphasized by the
circumstance that it oiferes the only
way for concerted action in Alaska
and in Washington that is so essent
ian to good government and progress
in Alaska.
The Empire, therfore, believes that
none not in harmony with this idea,
or who will not work in accordance
with this program should be consid
ered as a candidate for governor of
the territory. The Empire favors
Judge Jennings if he will accept the
position, otherwise it favors some one
who will work, aggressively for and
in concert with the Delegate and oth
ers for Alaskan progress.
BOVS OF 1» CAPTUftED
BY BRITISH IN BATTLE
LONDON. May 18*.—Prisoners are
being taken by the British at Bulle
court, Reuter’s correspondent at the
front telegraphs in his account of the
heavy fighting in progress today. Al
ready 700 Germans have been sent
back to the cages.
"Elsewhere along the line there is
little news of Importance,” the corres
pondent wires, "but our guns thru
| daylight and darkness continue to
pound the German positions.”
Among the prisoners taken from
two divisions in the earlier stages of
the present fighting, 60 per cent were
boys of 19 and under. Their morale
waft very poor.
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Jo^ftNuals has been absent .from
! his duties at the Blum store for the
| pask two days on account of illness.
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BELGIUM ANII SERBIA
APPEAL TO RUSSIANS
PETROGRAD. May 18.—Gen. Gur
ko, commander on the western front,
has Issued an order declaring that
the fraternizing of Russians with the
enemy troops which has become a
common practice, must be stopped.
Gen. Gurko says that three divi
sions of Germans have been trans
ferred from the Russian to the Trench
front and that others are following,
including artillery and aircraft.
Representatives of the Belgian and
Serbian embassies have published an j
appeal to the Russians recalling the!
sufferings of their respective coun- j
tries and asking the Russians not to)
leave tlieni to their fate. The touncii i
of deputies have voted to support the j
Russian “loan of freedom" by a large;
maority.
ORDERS PROBE
HIGH PRICES
AIjIjKGKI> hayk bkkn
L'X.ll'STI.Y ADV.W'CKU
I After Conference with Assistant At
torney General Orders Grand Jury i
Investigations of High Prices—j
Prosecutions .May follow.
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WASHINGTON. I). C.. May IS.—
After a conference with several of
his special assistants. Attorney Gen
eral Gregory ordered a probe of the
abnormal high prices of foodstuffs by
the federal grand juries. It is alleged
that the prices have been unjustly
advanced on most of the articles of
loud by speculators, and if this is
found to be true prosecution will fol
low. The Attorney General directed
that the investigations should be of
the most thorough character.
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| FEDERAL BOARD
SAYS INTKKFKKING
PR1VATK SHIPPING
‘Shipping Hoard and Council of Na
tional Defense Clayed in Secret
Session of Senate—Powers are not
I
^ Increased During War.
WASHINGTON. D. C., May 18.—
The Senate yesterday held a flve-hour
session behind closed doors. Informa
tion that has leaked out is to the ef
fect that the Administration shipping
board and the Council of National De
fense was vehemently assailed by
some of the speakers, and the charge
made that these boards were inter
fering with private shipping. Presi
dent Wilson was also severely criti
cized. Senator Sterling’s amendment,
declaring the powers of the Council
were not enlarged because of the war.
was passed by the Senate.
(ilKL IJ11T8 SCHOOL TO
HKliP DAD PliANT CROPS
FARGO. N. D„ May 18.—In res
ponse to a telegram received yester
day from her, father, a farmer at
Mott.. N. D„ requesting her to "come
home and help seed the crops." Vesta
Steer, the only girl student registered
in the agricultural college of North
Dakota, is preparing to leave today
for her home. Miss Steer has won
several honors in agricultural work,
including third prize Is a stock Judg
ing contest at the college last year,
competing with 100 male entries. She
will receive full credit in her school
work fo the remainder of the school
year.
Ham and Kgg Latest
PORTLAND, Ore.. May 18—Port
land restaurants and hotels today be
gan printing “ham and egg” on their
menus instead of the usual "ham and
eggs” as a result of the increased
cost of foods. For the same price they
usually paid for two eggs and a gen
erous bit of ham because of the In
crease. Patrons now receive hut one
iegg and u smaller piece of meat.
HUB REFUSES
TO STATE TERMS
UKI URKS WOULD OF
DKTRIMKVTAL GKRMA.W
In Address Itefore Reichstag Virtu
ally Offers Peace Russia, Saylnjs
Germany Would Submit Terms that
Would not Prevent Friendship.
AMSTERDAM. May IS.—-Ad vies*
received here Ironi Berlin states that
[Chancellor von Hollweg yesterday,
in his speech before the Reichstag,
' refused to answer interrogations re
lative to Germany's peace aspiration.-!,
which it had been asserted he would
j make public. The Chancellor decla'--’*
cd that the publishing of the German
terms at this time would not servo
German interests. In his address la
virtually offered peace to Russia, say
ing that if Russia would renounce
all aims at conquest the demands
which Germany would submit would
not prevent permanent friendship be
tween the two nations.
BALTIC HftfiROWLY
ESCAPES TORPEDO
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I’ASSES WITHIN TEN
FEET OF HER STURM
White Star Liner Ke|»orts Encounter
with German Submarine Whir'i
Fires a Torpedo at Short Range—
Esca|>es try Narrow Margin.
NEW YORK. May IS.—The White
Star liner Baltic arrived here yester
day and reports an encounter with
ja German submarine shortly alter
1 leaving England. The submarine ap
peared a few hundred yards away
and fired a torpedo at the liner. For
tunately the lookout discovered tho
sub at once and by skillful maneu
vering the torpedo was evaded, pass
ing within ten feet of the stern of
the liner. Under full speed the ship
[succeeded in escaping further at
1 tacks.
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KILLS ANOTHER
WERE PLAYING WITH
A LOADED RIFLE
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Took Ijoaded Rifle to Make Game Re
alistic with Result that One Child
was Instantly Killed and Others
had Xarrow Kscape.
—
While several native children of
Tatilitlik wefe playing at hunting a
few days ago. one of the players con
ceived the idea of gettings his father's
30-30 rifle to make the game more re
alistic. He took the gun unobserved
by his parents and the game proceed -
ed with fatal results to the little fel
low taking the part of the bear. The
hunter drew a bead on his victim
and pulled the trigger. As usual In
such cases, the presumably empty guu
was loaded and an explosion follow
ed. As is also usual in a case of this
character the shooter's aim was per
fect, and the bullet entered the fore
head of the younger boy. causing in
stant death. The bullet passed en
tirely through the boy’s head and
crashed through the window of an
adjoining house, where llt narrowly
escaped striking a mother and threo
children in the room. Anally finding
lodgement in qome underclothing
packed on a shelf in the next room.
Band Meeting
• The Moose Band will hold their
regular Friday night practice in Moose
hall tonight. All players are request
ed to be present.