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aloes and represental ives of his
former stale.
The Democratic territorial
committee gave him no aid, as
National Committeeman Cheney
was for Frank Keenan, the Niz
ina operator, and the local cinn
milec were divided, some favor
ing Al. Dowling, of Valdez, who
had the support of the divisional
committee, of which he was a
member, others favored Holn rt
Ferguson, the local business
man, who was backed by the Mis
souri delegation and by Speak
er Clark, (ieorge Drcbelbis, of
Seward, was also a candidate,
having the backing of I he Mon
tana delegation and ol James
Wickersham. J. A. Bradley, of
Idaho, was a candidate, support
ed by the Valdez Chamber of
Commerce and local influences
besides the Democratic organiza
tion of Idaho. \V. E. Wood, of
Cordova, was in the race, backed
by Secretary Daniels of the Navy.
Dr. Vance, of Cordova, and E. L.
Dwyer, of Strelna, asked for the
place, I he latter backed Dy the
Alaska syndicate.
Trip (iavigan, of Valdez, was
also an applicant, and it was re- J
ported that T. E. Wikidel was an
applicant, but he has denied that
he desired the psition. Attorney
,(ieorge Love was also after the
plum, but entered the ring too
late.
The list of men who desired the
position of marshal of this divis
ion was so great that we have not
the space to print them all, and
mention only the more promi
nent.
Fishermen Propose Organization.
An association of local fisher
men of Wrangell have proposed
o ganizing a co-operative com
pany; lo that end have formed a
temporary associalion for the
purpose of incorporating, accord
ing lo a circular. If is proposed
to incorporate with a capital
'stock of $1(10,000. The entire
capital to be treasury stock which
shall he issued solely lo bona tide
li hcrmeii owning tln ir own boat
and gear and only in exchange
for cash or its equivalent at par
value. An agreement has been
made with a Wrangell firm for a
c Id storage warehouse capable
of storing fifty tons of fresh or
mild-cured fish, which shall be
under the exclusive control of the
co-operative company. The cir
cular'says further: "The larger
our membership, the greater and
more immediate will lie our suc
cess. We appeal to every ho mi
lido independent lisherman to first
satisfy himself we are nlTcring
a sound business proposition and
tin'll join us.” .1. II. Melihee and
A. II. Lawrence arc president and
secretary respectively.
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION.
In the United States District
Court for the Territory of
Alaska, Third Division.
Fred I,. Peck, plaint ill', vs. An
nie Peck, defendant.—No. (MO.—
Summons for Publication.
The President of the United
States of America, greeting:
To the above-named defend
ant, Annie Peck:
You are hereby required to ap
pear in tbe District Court for the
Territory of Alaska, Third divis
ion, within thirty (30) days after
the completion of the service of
this summons upon you, and an
swer the complaint of tbe above
'name'd plaintiff, the original of
said complaint is on tile with the
clerk of the above court, at Val
dez, Alaska, and unless you so
appear and answer, the plaintiff
will apply to the Court for the
relief demanded in said com
plaint.
This action is brought to se
cure a divorce from the defend
ant upon the grounds of deser
tion and abandonment, and this
summons is served upon you by
publication thereof, pursuant to
an order of the above Court,
made and entered on the 271b day
of June, 1913.
Witness the Honorable Fred
. M. Brown, Judge of said Court,
this 30th dav of August, in the
yelar of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and thirteen, and of
our independence the one hun
dred and thirty-seventh.
ARTHUR LAND,
. (Seal)- -- Clerk.
First pub.-Aug. 30, 1913. »
Last pub. Oct. (>, 1913.
1 JAMES NARAY, THE j
SHOEMAKER
Hm moved to the Phoenix Block
in Keyetone Ave. where he will do
BOOT ft SHOE Repairing
in fint cltn order end rOeeoneble.
' POWER OF VIBRATION.
Buildings May Be 8wayed by the Use
of Musical Tones.
It is now about half a century
since Chomet demonstrated that a
long sustained and very. Jiigfi musi
cal note could, under :<sbrtiin cir
cumstances, kill' a dog. Recently
experiments along the same line
have been recorded in a scientific
periodical of Paris with reference
to the extermination of mosquitoes.
The violin and the flute were
brought into requisition with al
most equal results. The mosquitoes
were in the vicinity of a swamp dis
trict in southern France and were
found first to be attracted as the
moth to the flame and then to die
in numbers.
One musician goes so far as to
say that buildings may be made to
tremble at the sound of certain
notes and that each one of these
has its corresponding “shock” or
“jar.” Ife has devoted many years
to the study of vibrations produced
by music and very strange facts
have come to light as the result of
his investigations.
“One evening,” he says, I was
playing the violin with a friend
when all of a sudden we heard a
note sounding longer than its nor- j
mal ‘life.’ We looked at each other
in consternation, for the objects !
about us in the room were vibrat
ing. So upset were we that we
stopped playing. Since then my
friend has often had similar ex
periences. It was this that induced
me to study the subject.”
His investigation was most de
tailed and extended over many
months. Before applying his the
ories he would first study the idio
syncrasies of a given structure. His
most convincing experiment was
i made on a tower of considerable
height in the French chateau dis
trict. On each of the first four
stories he stationed men at equidis
tant points, with instructions to
sound a dominant note on the violin
at a given signal. He left the fifth
story vacant and provided for the
sixth in th$ same manner, following
this method to the top of the tower.
At the signal agreed upon the men
on the various floors sounded and
prolonged the note. It was found
that the sound ascended in a circle
and that there was a horizontal
| swaying of the tower.
! The music of the organ, and more
j particularly the trumpet, has more
j striking effects than that of the vio
! lin, at least so far as the crumbling
' of edifices and engineering works is
considered. This is one of the rea
sons why troops are forbidden to
cross bridges and viaducts playing
! music and marching in step.—Ilar
! per’s Weekly.
Genesis of Men of Straw.
Mr. Englebach, an English au
: thor, in a volume on humors of the
| law, relates the following queer bit
i of history:
“Some years ago men used to
walk about openly in Westminster
hall with a piece of straw in their
boot. By this sign attorneys knew
. that such persons were in want of
! employment as false witnesses and
j would give any evidence required
j for money. For instance, if an ad
| vocate wanted an obliging witness
j he would go to one of these men
and show him a fee, which, if not
sullicient, the witness would not
take any notice of. The fee was
then increased until its weight re
called the power of memory to a
sufficient extent. By this they de
rived their name, ‘Men of Straw.’ ”
A Well Meant Suggeation.
! At an “at home” given by a
Yorkshire gentleman’s wife an out
side manservant had to do duty for
I a butler. The man was astonished
| at the thin slices of bread and but
i.ter with which fie served his mis
tress’ guests. As he was serving an
ancient dowager for the fourth time
he said to her in a voice that was
meant for a whisper, but which was
audible to the whole room, “If yer
slaps three or four slices together,
mum, maybe yer can get a bite.”—
j London Telegraph.
A welcome Attention.
! The Youth—Sir, 1 came to ask
j your consent to my marriage with
j your daughter.
The Old .Man—Is your income
j sufficient to support a wife ?
I The Youth—It is. And in ad
; dition to that, it is sufficient to en
i able me to stand an occasional
! touch from my wife’s father,
j The Old Man—Say no more,
| young man. She’s yours. Bless you,
! my son.—Kansas City Times.
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A Tactful Answer.
! “Like to join 'us in a game of
! bridge?” asked the polite gentle
j man in the Pullman to the gentle
! man across the aisle.
“No, thank you,” replied the oth
• er. “It’s very good of you to ask
me, but I never play with strangers.
You know you never can tell wheth
er a chap’s a bunco steerer or not.”
—Harpar’s Weekly.
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