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
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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.
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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.
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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.)
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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.
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