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LETTER COST -I
THE CENTS
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I'OHTAI. ( ARDS MAY
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Senate Hnan<« < 'omnitttee l-'itinllv
Agree <>n Rates t't Postage for First 1
Class Mail—Two Cent Postage Re
legated to the Hnneyard.
WASHINGTON. D. C\. Jane 23.—;
Three cent postage on all letters was
adopted today by the Senate Finance
Committee, after a long and wordy:
conference. Post cards will still go j
through the mails at the one cent |
rate. The committee yesterday reoont-j
pended that a rate of a quarter of &i
cent a pound be added to third class
anil matter.
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KITTY WILL BE MARRIED
TOMORROW NIGHT |
"The Nlnjriage or Kitty" will occur
at the KinQreas theatre tomorrow.,
Sunday, night. Manager Gwen
Heals will give the bride away. This
» one of the greatest international
plays on the stage today, it having
•>*011 shown in every city in Europe a1
number of times. An introductory
picture of travel will he"shown, and
the happy event will be followed by
the applause of the audience.
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PIONEER'S PICNIC
FiE HELD TOMORROW
The annual picnic held by the Local |
Igioo of the Pioneers of Alaska will
l.e held tomorrow at Haztettville, at;
ihe west end of Hip hay. Scows will i
he provided for the accomodation of
thr crowd. leaving ilie Valdez Dock
n» 8:00 o'rlnck sharp. Picnickers are,
;«s|*.ed to hrt: g flUed lunch baskets.
hut the Pioneers have generously do
rated the coffee and the citizens of
Valdez are invited to conie out and
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«nend the day with this popular Al
askan organization. Boats will leave
the Valdez Dock at stated intervals
thruout the day.
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NATIONAL ARMY
TRAINING l*OSTPO\i:i>
WASHINGTON. D. C.. June 2d.
The indications cow are that the na
tional army of 050.000 will not be
in training by September f. as in
tended. but will dp six weeks later,'
as the cantonments are not ready. |
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WOULD FLY FOR ARMY.
I Ruth Law Wants to Enlist I
| In U.iitad Statas Aaro Corps.
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Photo by American Preaa Association. I
Ilian *<utli law. heroine of the rec
l .>rtJ breaking air flight from Chicago
'to New York, has gecently returned
. from the French front, where she flew
* over the opposing lines, and has of
fered her services to the Cnltad States
hi an army flier. She is shown with
fier French war dog, Pollu, which she |
Vjsjught back from the ’.'rent.
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NO MORE BANNERS
POI.ICK TODAY PI T
KXD TO PICKKTIXG
Maior Pullman Issues Order Agrinst
Militant Suffragists Standing lie
f in> White House Oates—K Jeters
Will he Severely Punished.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. June 23.—
Yesterday's riots put an end to pick
eting or the White House gates by
militant suffragettes, the police to
day issuing orders to the pickets that
they must move on and stand no more
in front of the President's ijuarters.
Major Pullman, of the guard, stat-|
ed that no more picketing would be
permitted. and that the women dis
obeying these orders would be ar-est
ed and prosecuted.
TAX OX CHECKS BEEN
KKJHCEO TO ONE CENT
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WASHINGTON. D. C., June 23.—1
The senate finance committee hat re-j
ducel the tax on hank checks to one
cent. An income tax allowance of
$250 for each dependent child of tax
able parents was made.
State Is 50 Tears Olrt
LINCOLN. Neh.. June 23.—The
three-da.' celebration of the semi-cen-J
tenniil of the statehood of Nebraska
betan here today w;th reunions fori
discussion of incident of pioneer days. *
Col. Theodore Roosevelt will deliver'
an address on "Americanism” on the;
closing day of the celebration.
U. S. VESSEL I
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Gl XNKIIS KXGHAXGE SHOTS;
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I'KKIStWF I-1 SHOT AWAY
Master of \merirau Jiliip Report* tliat
Gunner* Aboard Hi* Ye*.-el I nib
ably Sunk German l'nde»-»eu Koat
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on Voyage Across Atlantic.
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WASHINGTON. P. C.. June iZ.—
The master of au American vessel,
whose uarne is being withheld b> the
navy department, has made a report j
to the effect that, while his vessel was
off the Italian coast on its way to
New York he was attacked by a Ger
man suomarine After an interchange
of shots, the United States sailors
aboard the ship hit the periscope of
the submarine, which abandoned the1
chase. It is believed that the under-,
sea hoa.' was sunk.
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THAT tjt'RMAV PRISONERS
HAI> ARRIVED IN PORT
Palters Staled Yesterday Tl«at Bitisli
Vessel Amttvsuiith Had Arrived
With tlerinan IVis.uiet- From Haid
er Humor Denied by Naval Often.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. June 13.—
The Navy Department dated today
that ther* was no truth lu the report
by yesterday's papers that the B-ttish
steamer Arrowsmith had arrlvtd In
an American port with German pris
oners raptured on a raider. The De
partment stated that tho Tumor was
without ftundatioa and had em mat
ed from some irresponsible papers.
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EVEN CITY FIREMEN ARE AWAKE TO FOOD CRISIS
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Photo oy American Press Association .
Everywhere throughout the country the iieopie have become amused lo shoulder the hoe as well aa the gun.
The big cities are very much awake to the situation, tad back yard gardening bae become tbe spirit of the boar.
Here are ■ -itv ' emen working a vegetable farm hack of their engine house
SON WOULD ENLIST.
FATHER SUICIDES
SEATTLE SHINGLE BROKER
GRIEVES OVER BOV
Worried Over the Determination of
HU Son to Enlist in the Army, Pro
minent Shingle Broker Drowns
Self in Snoquaimie River.
SEATTLE. June 23.—Fred Traill,
a shingle broker of this city commit
ted suicide here today by drowning
himself in the Snoquaimie river. Mr.
Traill, who was a member of the She
pard-Traill Brokerage Company, with
offices in the White Building, resided
at 1635 Second Avenue.West. For a
number of days he had been despond
ent over the determination of his son,
aged 24. to enlist in the army. Leav
ing his home last evening he made
his way to the Snoquaimie river and
jumped in. drowning in a few min
utes.
His family knew nothing of the
suicide until the body of the father
had been Carried to the Undertak
ing Parlors, where the son identified
his father's body.
FOOD (MU
HAS OPPONENTS
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MAN Y CONGRESSMEN WILL
VOTE AGAINST MEASURE
Sharp Fight Promised Before Bill
Comes Up for F'inal Reading—Spe
culators Reaping Harv est Off Amer
ican Peeple— President Plndorses...
WASHINGTON. D. C., June 23.—
A sharp fight is expected iu the House
tonight over the passage of the pro
posed food bill, to prohibit specula
tion and fix a price on staples. Many
Congressmen from the farming dis
tricts are opposed to the bill on the
grounds that it will prevent the farm
er from making a profit, the first in
many years, on his produce, while
others point out that the farmer gets
very little for his stuff, the profits go
ing to the middlemen and speculators,
who are reaping all the benefits of
the high prices. The bill will prob
ably reach a vote some time tonight.
President Wilson has strongly en
dorsed the bill, stating that no at
tempt will be mad* to control food
stuffs, but simply to prevent stocks
being com. lied by unscrupulous spe
culators, who are making millions out
of the needs of the people.
REITER INTERESTED IN
SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA
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Former Valdez Man Takes Hold of
Sea Level Mines Near
Ketchikan
The Ketchikan Progressive-Miner
of recent date has the following to
say regarding E. D. Reiter, formerly
a resident of Valdez and connected
with the Alaska Mines Corporation
operating the Schlosser mine at Fi
dalgo bay:
• Mr. E. D. Reiter, a prominent min
ing man of vast and successful ex
perience has cdst his lot with the min
ers of this precinct, and from what he
has seen, his usual success shall not
fail him here. Mr. Reiter has just left
a splendid position as superintendent1
of a mine which he worked until it:
reached a paying basis and now he is
to try something else.
Farsighted, enterprising and with |
capital, he took hold of the Sea Level |
mines including what is known as the i
"Nuckolls group.” Work will be com-'
menced immediately and prosecuted
with all vigor.
Mr. Reiter has been here in the vici-<
nity for several days, has seen con
siderable of the mining possibilities,
and according to his opinion, the min-j
ing prospects look good enough to
develop and that is what he proposes
to do.
He said this morning that he was
not here to float any stock corpora
tion, or anything like that: but that
he was here to develop the mines in
which he intended to become inter
ested.
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DRY ISSUE
BIG FIGHT EXPECTED
OVER PROHIBITION ISSUE
Fight Over Suppression of Uquor
Traffic is Again Issue in Congress—
Dr.vs Would I*revent Use of Grains
, lu Manufacture Spirits.
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WASHINGTON, D. C„ June 23 —
The prohibition issue is again before
the house and promises to become
very bitter before the bill is brought
to a vote. The drys are attempting
to introduce a bill preventing the use
of grains in the manufacture of in
toxicants. while the wets consider
stimulants necessary for the soldiers
in the trenches. Both sides are busy
marshalling their forces in anticipa
tion of a long struggle. The bill as
presented will only suppress the li
quor traffic during the time of the
war.
NEW COMMANDER OP
WASHINGTON O. A. R.
SEATTLE, June 23.—Captain J. J.
See. a prominent Grand Army man of
Anacortes, was chosen Department
commander of Washington and Alas
ka posts G. A .R.
FATHER ASKS
ARREST OF SON
YOl'XG SLACKER HAI)
REFUSED TO REGISTER
At the Request of Father, Police Ar*
rest Fred Rockwell, Seattle Youth,
Who Had Refused to Place Name
oo Honor Roll.
SEATTLE, June 23.—John L.
Rockwell, 4739 Thackery Place, this
city is a patriotic man. Since the out
break of hostilities John has repeat
edly expressed the wish that he was
young enough to help whip Germany,
and .has tried hard to inculcate his
patriotism into his son Fred, aged
24, but it did not take. When regis
tration day rolled around. Fred was
conspicuous by his absence, and mani
fested no desire to append his cog
nomen to the registration blanks.
When the elder Rockwell learned of
his son's defection he hastened to the
telephone and called the police sta
tion.
“Hello, is this the police station,”
he queried.
It was.
“I've got a boy here who refuses
to register; I wish you would come
and get him.”
They did.
And now Fred is facing a prison
term or the army; and if Rockwell
Senior's wishes prevail it will be the
army.
The big bell at Moscow, Russia,
weighs 202 tons and next iu size
comes a Burmese bell weighing 117
tons.
SENATE CHI
GREETS^ MS
GREAT OVATION' GIVEN
COMMISSION' YESTERDAY
Huron Monchuter Expresses Gratitude
for America’s Aid and Sympathy in
Great War—Senate Chamber Scene
of Great Demonstration.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. June 28 —
The^ Belgian commission was receiv
ed today with a great ovation when it
appeared in the senate chamber. The
tumult lasted for many minutes and
it was with great difficulty that the
Chairman was able to restore ordgr. j
Baron Moncheur, chairman of “The
commission, spoke feelingly of Bel
gium’s gratitude to America for her
assistance and sympathy in her hour
of peril.
SEWARD DOES
HERSELF PROUD
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
RAISED fAG DAY
Anchorage Raise* Another Hundred
on Exhibition Hall Game—Mer
chants of City Give All Ten Cent
Pieces Received During Day.
SEWARD, Alaska.. June 23.—Yes
terday was Red Cross Tag Day in
this city, and so successful were those
selling the litt'.r- Upel decorations that
five hundred and fifty dollars were
raised for the cause. Anchorage rais
ed another hundred by giving an ex
hibition ball game in the Commission
City. The merchants of the city donat
ed to the Red Cross all ten cent pieces
received during the day’s sales. A big
dance tonight concludes the Red Cross
campaign, from which it is expect
ed that a large sum will be realized.
NAVAL ORDER REQUIRES
LICENSING ALL CRAET
Every Ve.vsel. Pleasure or Otherwise,
Must Have S|>ecial
Permit
WASHINGTON. D C.. June 23.—
Under the date of June 1. Capt.
R. E. C'oontz, commandant of the
Thirteenth Naval District, has issued
a general order governing the licens
ing of all vessels, including yachts
and launches, which order is the out
come of the national defense act per
taining to regulations governing sea
areas in the navigable waters of the
United States.
The regulations are not designed to
handicap boating and the license re
quired is calculated to work no hard
ship on the owner of a craft of any
kind, hut registration and licensing
are required. These licenses will be
issued only by the commandant of
the naval district and applications
can he made through yachting or
boating clubs as applying to small
craft. Vessels or craft of any kind
failing to acquire such licenses will
result in the owners being summoned
before a naval board of inquiry.
Capt. C’oontz announces that of
fices for the licensing of vessels will
be established in Ketchikan. Alaska;
Bellingham. Aanacortes. Friday Har
bor. Port Angeles. Bremerton. Seat
tle. Tacoma. Aberdeen. Portland, and
Astoria.
VANDERBILT IN NAVY.
Son of Lusitania Vic
tim Is a Reservo Officer.
Photo by American Preen Association.
Billy Vanderbilt, the flfteeu-year-OM
■ou of Alfred G Wynne Vanderbilt, one
of the Lusitania victims. Is a member
of the naval reserve. He Is now at
the naval training atatiou at Newport,
R. I.