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ALASKA IN NEED
OF LEGISLATION j
FOR DEVELOPMENT!
ADMINISTRATOR
• OF FUEL HAS A
BETTER POLICY
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2d. — Carry
ing out a new plan for fuel distribu
• tion, Fuel Administrator Garfield thi>
forenoon divided the United States in
to twenty districts. Kach district will
have a practical coal man at the head
as the producing and distributing
head. The plan of Gai field's has met
with instant approval.
MAY OUST ALL
I.W.W FROM A
MINER'S OROER
INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 26. — The
delegates to the United Mine Work
ers, now in session here, are consid
cring eliminating a!! Industrial Work
ers of the World from that organiza
tion if any belong. Many times I. W.
. W. members of the miner’s organiza
tion has been accused t>f fomenting
strikes. The United Mine Workers
have agreed to assist the government
in every way possible during the war.
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TWENTY COMING TONIGHT
Twenty left Leonhardt’s roadhouse
this forenoon for Mile 52 and are
coming in on tonight’s train. The ma
jority of the passengers are from An
chorage and other interior points.
SEATTLE. Jan. 2<i. — Chairman'
Julius C. Lang, of the Alaska Bureau!
of the Chamber of Commerce and |
( ommercial 1 luh, asserted today that j
Alaska needed much legislative assis-1
tancc tor tlu* present year. Mr. Langj
made a statement of tlu* needs ot
Alaska as follows:
Legislation permitting of tlu* dev
elopment of the oil lands, coal lands,
and fisheries; modification ot the
homestead laws; coast surveys, im
provement ol Dry Straits and Nome
harbor and also a better mail service,
especially to the interior of the north
ern territory.
“Alaska has contributed food and
metal products valued at ninety si\
million dollars to the war’s needs,
was the concluding statement of Mr.
Lang, “and that country must he re
cognized.”
John W. Troy, editor and manager
of the Daily Empire at Juneau, and
Charles K Herron, of Anchorage, have
been in Washington, D. C., assisting
to get legislation for Alaska accord
ing to reports received here. J. J.
Finnegan, of Seward, is also at the
capitol for needed legislation not only
for his section, but lor all ot Alaska.
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LONDON PORT j
MAY CLOSE TO
ALL COMMERCE
LONDON. Jan. 20. — The propos
al to clo>e the port of London to mer
chant shipping has created strong op
position from commercial interests. A
deputation of London commoners has
been appointed to confer with the
shipping controller as to the why tor
of the order.
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* NEW INCOME TAX LAW
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The new income Fax Law requires every single
* person receiving $1,000 per year and every married
person receiving $2,000 per year to make a report *!
to the Government.
* THE PENALTY
The penalty for failure to file a report of in
come for the calendar year 1917 on or before Mar.
* 1st, 1918, is *
* A FINE OF $2,000 to $1,000. *!
For making a false or fraudulent return, A
* FINE NOT TO EXCEED $2,000, OR NOT EX- *
* CEEDING ONE YEAR’S IMPRISONMENT, OR *
* BOTH. AND IN ADDITION 100 per cent of the tax *
Evaded. *
All good citizens will show their patriotism by
making reports promptly; also every good citizen
should be intersted in seeing that all pay their just
taxes and should report tax dodgei s to the Collector *
* of Internal Revenue, David J. Williams, Tacoma, *
* Washington.
* SLACKERS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.
* Get blanks at U. S. Commissiner W’hittlesey’s office
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MORE BARS TO BE LET DOWN 8-HOUR LAW *
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JUNEAU, Jan. 26—Editor of the Gateway, Sew- *
ard—At the suggestion of the Council of the Nat
ional Defense, public hearings upon petitions for
suspension of the eight hour law as affecting lum
ber and logging industries, steamship and railway
transportation, and the operation of the mines in
the Territory of Alaska, will be held at the office of
* the Governor, at Juneau, beginning at 11 o’clock, *
Tuesday, February Fifth next. Persons or com
panics desiring to be heard either for or against pe
titions should be present or arrange for authoriz- *
ed representatives to appear.
* (Signed) J. F. A. STRONG, *
Governor.
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ROBBER’S BATH
LEADS TO HIS
QUICK CAPTURE
YADER, Wash., Jan. 26. — A lone
thief, wearing overalls, slugged then
tied A. M. Cheney, cashier of the Lit
tle Falls State Bank in this city short
ly after the opening hour this morn
ing. and escaped with $6000. The
crime was discovered by a depositor
who went into the bank at 10 o’clock.
Cheney is not dangerously injured.
WIN LOCK, Wash., Jan. 26. — At
1:150 o’clock the robber of the Vader
bank was caught here by officers. The
robber went into a hotel here to take
a bath and was recognized by the
landlady from descriptions telephon
ed to the surrounding country. She;
notified the local police and the ar-j
lest followed. A search of the rob
ber’s clothes revealed the money stol
en. The man refuses to give his name
or reason for the crime.
whaleIS
BEING TANNED
FOR LEATHER
NEWARK, N. J., Jan. 26. — Ex
periments in tanning the hide of
whales, stirgeons, wolrus, porpoise j
and shark for leather are now being!
made by the Newark Leather com-!
pany. The request for the experi
ments came from the government.
Several of the best hides obtained
from walrus and whales of the Alas
ka regions are among those being ex
perimented upon.
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WOMAN ELECTED TO
B. C. LEGISLATURE *
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VANCOUVER, B. C., Jan. 2G. *
—Mrs. Ralph Smith was elected
yesterday as a member of the *
Provincial Legislature. Mrs. Smith
will succeed her husband, deceas
i * ed.
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ALASKA ORGANIZER
OF EAGLES LODGE
DIES IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Jan. 26. — John R. Call
well, of Nome died here at the age of
63. He was the organizer of the
Eagles' Lodges in Alaska.
PLANES HURL
BOMBS DOWN
UPON THAMES
LONDON, Jan. 2(>. — An official
statement issued this forenoon says
that during the last 48 hours ending!
at six o’clock this morning, seven tons
of bombs were dropped aiound tin
former German cruiser Goeben. Sev
eral direct hits were obtained. Noj
other damage was done by the raid-1
ers which appeared and disappeared
without any loss being caused by the
British air patrol. The nights for the j
past week have been misty.
RESIGNATION
OF FERRIS IS
NOW ACCEPTED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. — Chair
man Hurley, of the Federal Shipping
Board, announced this forenoon that
he had accepted the resignation ofi
Theodore E. Ferris, chief ship design
er of the Emergency Fleet Corpora
tion. Mr. Ferris designed the Ferris'
type of wooden ships and also helped
to design steel ships, which are now
being constructed by the government.
Mr. Ferris resigned, as he said, for
the reason that as the wooden ship
program seemed to be in ill-repute,
his services were no longer required.
FLOUR SALES
TO PROBABLY
BE REDUCED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. — To cre
! ate a largo export surplus of flour
for the Allies, the Food Administra
tion is considering forcing a reduction
in the floui sales. The millers, whole
salers and retailers will probably be
asked to hold sales to seventy five per
cent of the amount now handled. The
Allies are demanding about one hun
dred million more bushels of wheat.
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ROME, Jan. 26. — The Italian gov
ernment has promulgated a decree
prohibiting the making and sale of
cake, pastry and confectionery under
whatever shape or form.
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ESCAPED OEEICER
INEORMS BRITISH
OE BIG UPRISING
LONDON, Jan. 26—A German naval engineer, with
the rank of lieutenant, who deserted after the Christmas
holidays, arrived here last night on a British transport
from across the English Channel, a prisoner. Today he
made a signed statement that dissatisfaction among the
German sailors was more serious than among the soldiers,
although the latter are constantly in rebellion, principally
on account of the extreme hard work and the lack of food.
“Many important revolts have occurred among the
German sailors especially among the crews of the mine
sweepers and submarines. One squadron of mine sweep
ers recently entered Hamburg. The crews were given
one hour shore leave. All asked for more time and when
they were refused the men threw the commanding lieuten
ant into the water. The revolt alarm was sounded and a
motor boat armed with machine guns was sent to the
scene and opened fire upon the men who protested. The
machine guns killed forty four and seventy three were
wounded.
_ . . • m ni < i ty 1 li l _
The crews ot the uerman iieei at tuei revolted un
December 30th. One hundred men were strung up to the
yard arms as ringleaders as a warning to their comrades.
But when I deserted the men were planning on a revolu
tion that should break any day now if it hasn’t before.
The world will not hear of the revolt for weeks after it
has happened and then the report will be that an incipient
riot occurred but was easily suppressed. • ,
“I say honestly that hundreds of German sailors have
committed suicide by drowning rather than remain aboard
the German dreadnaughts and warships and hundreds
have deserted or else killed themselves who were members
of submarine crews.
“I want to prepare Great Britian now, however, and
that is a great naval battle is being planned. The kaiser
must let the German fleet go out, even to disaster, in or
der to keep men aboard the big fleet.”
The lieutenant would not say anything of a general
discredit to the Germans but only gave the above state
ments. He stated that he deserted because he believen
he was going insane from inactivity on one of the warships
and fearing that perhaps he might be forced into the mine
sweepers squadron or the submarine service. The lieu
tenant refused to say anything about military operations
or give any particulars regarding his escape and safe en
try into the French and British lines and finally stowing
| aWay on a British transport. He will be kept interned in
; a special prisoner’s camp until the end of the war.
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* PORTUGESE NOW
| * WITH THE FRENCH *
| * PARIS, Jan. 26. — Two new '
j * contingents of Portugese troops
' * have arrived in I' ranee during the
i * past twenty-four hours and have
* left for the front.
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BRIEFS BY CABLE
i OTTAWA—Indians and Japanese
j residents of Canada will be exempted
from tbe present draft.
HOUSTON—One was killed and
several injured in a collision this af
ternoon a short distance from here,
of passenger trains.
WASHINGTON—Edward R. Stet
tinius, of New York City, has been ap
pointed surveyor general of all army
; supplies.
PARIS—Premier Lloyd George and
| Viscount Miller, members of the Brit
ish War Council and now enroute here
| to confer with Premier Clemenceau.
The visit is coincident v/ith the meet
ing of the Supreme War Council at
Versailles,