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The Alaska Weekly Poat
Published Daily, Except Sunday* and Holdiays
r* By
GATEWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY. (Inc.)
ELMER A. FRIEND. EDITOR \M> GENERAL MANAGER
Harry V. Hoben. Preaidcnl Frank ^ Ballainc. Sec.
bund .. m.ttar S#rUmb*r t. 1916. «t U». Port at S**trd. Alaika.
un.Ur Art ot Marc* *. 1*79.
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WASHINGTON. May JO - About
one marriage in every nine is termi
nated by divorce. The number of mar
riages in proportion to the popula
tion has increased very muc.i
since 1S00, hut the divorce rate has
increased much more rapidly. 1 he re
turns for 1!Ht» show 1.0.'*0 marriages
and ! 1‘J divorces per 100,000 popula
tion. The it1 are >onie of the more strik
ing feature.' of a report on marriag *
and divorce. covering the calendar
wa» I'MO. which is soon to he issue I
b\ 1 lileeto! Samuel L. Kogers. of the
bureau of census, department of com
merce. This report was compiled un
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PREPARE THEM"
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FOR I.AOIKS
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bread cakes pies
Opvn All Night
FUS1CK \ JEN1CKE
Proprietors
Ill VMOND DICK’S
OVERLAND
CAFE
meals vt all hoiks.
Our Bill of fare consists ot
All the Market Affords.
HOME MADE BREAD and PASTRY
BO \RD BY THE MONTH
R. RHODES, Proprietor.
GOOD EATS
COMMERCE
WILL BE REOPENED WITHIN A
FEW MONTHS OK SOONER.
Loo. Jendy, Prop.
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• 1«*» tin* supervision of William C. I
Hunt, chief statistician for population.
Xceording to the returns, which
covered 2.>S."» counties out of a total of
2.0M) no data lining available for the
:>;» missing counties the number of
divorces granted in 1016 was 112,02.6,
oi 112 per 100,000 of population, a.?
against S4 in 1000. 72. in 1000. and >2, ;
in 1X00.
Kxcluding South Carolina, in which
.tate all laws permitting divorce were
repealed in 1S7K, the lowest throe di
vorce rates in 1010 are shown lor the
District of Columbia. North Carolina,
and New X ork— 1**, .’»! and *'2 per
100.000 population, respectively; while
the highest three rates are those for
Nevada. Montana and Oregon— 607,
2 ' and 2’>"*, respectively. The divorce
rates were higher in 1016 than in 10
06 for all the states except eight —
Maine. W"esf X'irginia, South Carolina
tin which there were no divorces ill
eithei year). Alabama. Mississippi,
North Dakota. South Dakota, and Co -
orado and the District of Columbia.
In 2,1.1 per cent of tile cases the di
vorce has been granted to th“
husband and in 6X.0 per cent to the
wife. The latter percentage compares
with 67.d per cent for 1006 and 56.1
for 1X06.
The principal causes for divorce
and the percentages contributed by
them to the total were: Desertion, 36.
s per cent; cruelty, 28.3 per cent; in
fidelity. ll.o per cent, neglect to pro
vide, 4.7 per cent: drunkeness, 3.4 per
tent; combinations of preceding caus
es. 8.6 per cent; all other causes, 6.7
per cent. Desertion was reported as
the cause of 50 per cent of the divor
ces granted to the husband and 30.8
per cent of those granted to the wife.
In only 37.7 per cent of the divorce
eases were children reported; in 52.1
per cent no children reported; in 52.1
per cent no children were repotted;
per cent no children reported: and
in 10.2 per cent the records con
tained no data as to children. Children
were reported in 27.S per cent of the
»:tM*s in which divorces were granted
to husbands: no children in ”>8.7 per
cent of the cases; and in the remain
ing 13.5 per cent the record contained
no data as to children. The correspond
mg percentages based upon divorces
granted to wives were 42.2 per cent
40.2 per cent and 8.6 per cent respec
tively.
The report shows, for 2.874 out of
2.080 counties—no information being
available in the case of the 100 miss
ing counties 1,040,778 marriages
having been solemnized during the
year 1010. This number represents a
rate of 10.~> per 10.000 population,
compared with 102 for 1000. 03 for
1000. and 01 for 1800. The marriage
rate, therefor*, is increasing, although
not so rapidly as the divorse rate.
The marriage rates for the var
ious states show considerable differ
ences. ranging from 8"> per 10.000 in
Oregon to 178 in Montana. The hig’t
Ost three rates 178, lf>0, and 140—
appear for Montana, Maryland, and
riorida. respectively; and the lowest
three - 8f>. 88, and 73,— are those for
Oregon. North I>akota. and Wisconsin,
respectively.
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SALONIKI IS
MELTINC POT
FOR HUMANITY
SALONIKI. May 20— By A. P.—
The American visitor finds here an ex
traordinary mixture of races, tongues,
beliefs and customs. Saloniki is liter
ally a melting-pot of humanity. No
other city in the world, unless it be
one of the great American centers, is
so thoroughly cosmopolitan. Greeks,
Mongols. Turks, Slavs , Teutons, Ital
ians and Europeans mingle and each
understands the language of the other.
The market place is a babel of tongu
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The Culinary Department is under the management of
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es. The lowliest street peddler speaks
at least four languages.
lint these diverse races associate
together only for business purposes.
In their religious beliefs, aspirations
and sentiments a great gulf separates
them. Kach has a different ideal and *i
distinct viewpoint of life. In Macedon
ia all religions are tolerated, baloniki.
or Thessalonica, as it was called in
early times, is said to have been the
door bv which Christianity entered
Kurope. Indeed, devout residents re
late with pride that it was here the
Apostle Paul, after having evangeli: -
.hI Syria and Asia Minor, came t»
preach th<* gospel to the unbelievers of
Macedonia.
The money-changer has neon a hx
t.ure in Saloniki from time immemoi •
ial. During the war he reaped a rich
harvest on the fluctuating value of th •
currency of the war-affected count
ries.. The American dollar was the on
ly currency that he could not buy a'
a profit. It resisted all the vicissitud
es and varying fortunes of the war
and held steadily at 100 cents when
all the other money of the world w;i>
fluctuating.
Saloniki is essentially a Jewish eitv,
for there are more than 100,000 Jews
who make their homes hen*. They con
trol the hulk of the business. About SO
percent of them are Spanish Hebrews
whose ancestors wen* driven front
Spain by Ferdinand and Isabella in the
fifteenth century. To indicate the wide
diversity of other races, however, it is
sufficient only to say that there are
five Greek newspapers, seven Spar.
ish-Hebrew, four French, three Ser
bian, one Turkish and one Knglish.
The lone Knglish newspaper is pub
lished by tin* British Army foi tie*
use of its men in the Levant.
If the Apostle Paul could come to
Saloniki today, he probably would
preach to the Thessalonians a gospnl
of cleanliness as well as of piety, foi
dirt seems to he an insepcrable part of
th.* city and of the people. Hygienic
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and sanitary methods, as the Allied
military authorities soon learned, arc
woefully primitive. During the allied
occupation thousands of Dritish,
French, Italian and Serbian soldier*
succumbed to malaria, typhoid and
other diseases arising from lack of
drainage and sanitation. Through ah
the centuries plagues and epidemic.*
have visited the cify and carried off
thousands of its inhabitants. Doing >r
the ptincipa! thoroughfare from Asm
into Kurope, Saloniki has been the
means of spreading Asiatic cholera t<
the towns washed by the Mediterran*
can. The* city itself has suffered grea;
losses of life through this great
scourge.
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ROHBKRY AT SKATTLK
SKATTLK, .May 20— An unmaske.l
10—hi or entered the store of the Law
fence Jewelry Company, on First ave.,
blackjacked the proprietor, shot a:
two other men, grabbed $100 in cash
and several watches and backed out of
tin* store. He commandeered an au
tomobile and made his escape, and i;
as yet uncaught.
TRAPPERS ATTENTION TRADER''
SHIP TO
GEORGE R. GOSH AW, INC.,
Dealers in Raw Furs.
• Seattle, New York'
Alaska Building. >27 W- 27,h Strwl'
Me do business direct with you and solicit all Raw I urs. All shipments arc
handled by expert graders and New \ork Market Prices are paid on correct
grading the day received. II desired, your shipments wilt be kept separate in
order that our prices may be appro\ed by you. Providing our valuation does
not prove satisfactory, the lurs will be returned to you. 1 ransportatior.
charges prepaid. Ship by Parcel Post or Express. Ship in a Dry Condition.
Special instructions if any, must accompany the shipment. Always enclose
itemized list of contents with name and postoffice address. Place duplicate
list of contents on outside oi bale or package. All payments made by check on
the Seattle National Bank, or in any other manner desired.
SHIP NOW
CHAS. GOLDSTEIN & COMPANY
of Juneau, Alaska.
OFFER TO THE TRAPPERS AND DEALERS OF THE NORTH THE
FOLLOWING PRICES FOR NO. 1 PRIME FURS:
Lynx, extra large No.l_«0.00 to $32*0
Lynx. large No. 1 ---
Lynx, small.-. 15.00 to 20.00
Mink, dark coast skins--—..—.— —■ - *° 7*^
Mink, dark coast skins, small ’*-00 *° *>.00
Mink, fresh water — - - - 5 00 t0 10 00
Land Otter - - 1200 to
Red Fox. No. 1 large . — .- - 30.00 to 33.00
Cross Fox, according to beauty .-..-.-...— 50.00 to 100.00
Muskrats.-. . .—.-.. *75 to 1,50
Silver aad Black Foxes, as to color
Wolverine . ..— — - -. 5.00 to 12.00
Wolves *. . ^ *° 20.00
Ship us your Furs! As soon as received we will grade same and wire our best
offer. If our prices are.not satisfactory we will return the furs and pay trans
portation charges on same both ways.
References: Any hank in Alaska, Dextor Horton National Bank. Seattle;
National Bank of Tacoma, Wash.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
We operate the largest Fur Manufactory north of San Francisco.
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For regular ports in Southeastern and Southwest
ern Alaska, also to Anchorage and Kodiak.
Company reserves right to change schedule without notice.
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In the above sailings, the Vlanteda will call at Anchorage.
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