DRAFTED MEN’S
PAY FIXED
High Scale of Pay Will be Received
By Men in New
Army
The War Department has author
ized the following:
As a convenient reference and a re
ply to numerous queries as to the pay
of enlisted men and non-commissioned
officers now in force the forthcoming
statement might be of use. These fig
ures are based on the United States
Army bill approved by the President
May 18 and which went into effect
June 1.
Briefly, it rovides that men of the
Army whose base pay does not exceed
$21 a month shall receive an increase
of $15 per month: not exceeding $24
a month an increase of $12 a month;
receiving $30. $36, or $40 a month an
in crease of $S; and $45 or more an
increase of $6.
Raised from $15 to $30 a Month
The new scale means that privates
of artillery, cavalry, infantry, signal
corps, or quartermaster corps receiv
ing $15 a month according to the old
scale will now receive $30 a month.
First-class privates of engineers, ord
nance, signal corps, and quartermas
ter corps receiving $18 will get $32.
Second-class privates of engineers and
ordnance receiving $15 will get $30.
Corporals of engineers, ordnance,
signal corps and quartermaster corps
who formerly received $45 will get
$51. First sergeants of artillery, cav
alry, infantry, and engineers who
were paid on the same basis will get
a similar increase.
Sergeants of engineers, ordnance,
signal corps, and quartermaster corps
ptid $36, according to the old scale,
will now get $44.
Pay of Sergeants
Sergeants of artillery cavalry, and
infantry paid $30 will get $*38.
The general term “sergeant” in
cludes supply, mess, and duty ser
geants.
Bandsmen were formerly paid as
follows: Sergeant*, $36; corporals, $30
and privates $24. They will now re
ceive $44, $38 and $36, respectively.
Hospital corps members received
$50 for sergeants, first class; $30, ser
geants; $24, corporals; $18, privates
first class; and $16, privates second
class*. The new scale makes the pay
for sergeants, first class, $56; $38 for
sergeants; $36 for corporals; $33 for
privates, first class; and $31 for pri
vates second class.
Enlisted men of the United States
Army are now receiving the benefits of
the pay increases provided for in the
National Army act approved by Pres
ident Wilson May 18. The new p: y
schedule went into effect June 1.
The act calls for increases of $13
a month where the base pay does n t
exceed $21 a month; $1‘4^ a month
where it does not exceed $24; $8 a
month for $20, $26, and $40 grad* s;
and $6 increase for grades pa. ?,.t~ $‘3
a month or more.
NATIVES OUT
WEST VOTEII
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T. J. Donohoe (lives Out Statement
After Extended Investigation in
Which Fraud Is Charged
On returning from a tour of investi
gation into possible frauds at the last
election, T. J. Donohoe, of Valdez, gave
out the following statement covering
alleged wholesale election frauds at
Afognak and Seldovia, which he says
will be submitted to Congress and set
tle the Wickersham-Sulzer contest in
favor of Sulzer.
The statement says:
Depositions in the election contest
case at Afognak show that not more
than 15 votes of the (>2 cast were
those of white people. Xot less than
17 votes were cast by Aleuts living
under tribal relations, and o4 of the
voters could neither read nor write
nor understand the English language.
Most of these testified that they had
voted for Wickersham and others tes
tified that they did not know for whom
they voted. The testimony, undisput
ed, show that they were rounded up
by John Taushwak, an educated Aleut
and Wickersham agent at Afognak
and that he went into the booths with
i them and marked their ballots for
Wickersham, and that they had not the
remotest idea for whom they were vot
ing nor what they were doing. Taush
wak, who marked the ballots, was not
even a member of the election board.
The testimony in the case taken at
Seldovia show that 27 of the voters
were members of the Kenai tribe ol
Indians, living under tribal relations,
and that every one of them voted for
Wickersham; that they were rounded
up in their native village by Wicker
sham agents who brought them to the
polls and voted them; that they could
not read nor write or understand the
English language and that they had no
dea of what they were doing nor for
what they were voting.
The evidence is plain that most of
the Wickersham voters at Afognak
and Seldovia were plain, wild and
wooly savages . As a part of the proof
of this contention photographs haw
been taken of them and their habita
tions and will be submitted with the
j other evidence, particularly that as to
their methods and habits of living.
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BUSY SEASON
AT SELDOVIA
Now Huildings Boinp Erected and New
Dock Will Soon ho Ready
for Use
SELDOVIA, July 15, (Special).—
The dock which R. V. Anderson has
been erecting at Seldovia will be com
pleted by the first of August and an
arrangement has been made for the
docking of the boats on the Seldovia
side. This will bring more business
to Seldovia, and also be of conven
ience to the general public.
William Rhoade, a native of Ger
many, who has been a resident of
southwestern Alaska for the last MO
years, passed away July 11. He is
survived by his wife, Barbara Rhoade.
Interment will take place at Seldovia.
Frederick Bronson, who is in
charge at Port Chatam for Whitney
and Lass, reports that they will soon
be ready to make another shipment of
chrome ore. This prospect is reach
ing the expectations of the owners.
The Blufr Point trap belonging to
the Fidalgo Island Packing Co., yield
ed 22,000 red fish at a recent lifting.
This is the largest trap on Cook In
let and supplies the cannery at Port
Graham with the fish for the greater
part of their pack.
J. A. Herbert has sent lumber to
Joe Farladeau’s ranch at Fox creek,
where he will build several houses.
The new residence that Anton Jo
hansen is erecting on Beach Boule
vard will soon be completed. The Doc
tors Burgins and families will occupy
it in the near future.
The Triangle saw mill located at
Seldovia, and the saw mill belonging
to Keller and Dunning at Sadies Cove,
are cutting lumber to the full ca
pacity of the respective mills, and can
not supply the demand.
Two field parties, under F. W. Wil
liamson’s direction, are making consid
erable headway in the sectionizing of
the country on the north side of Kat
chemak bay in spite of the unfavor
able weather conditions. This is a
wonderful fertile country, and after it
is laid out in sections, the locator will
have but little difficulty in making out
his application, and getting patent.
NOTICE
Dog tax is due, payable at Treas
urer’s office on or before the 25th of
July.
Order CHIEF OF POLICE. it
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C1TA HON TO HEIRS AND ALL
INTERESTED PARTIES
In the Probate Court for the Kenai
Precinct, Third Division, Territory
of Alaska.
In the matter of the Estate of Auna
Nimmo, Deceased.
It appearing to this Court by the
petition for Order of Sale of real
property, filed herein on the 17th day
of May, 1917, by Leon C. Booker, ad
ministrator of the Estate of Anna
Nimmo, deceased, that it is necessary
to sell all of the real estate of said
decedant in order to pay her debts and
the expenses and charges of adminis
tration; therefore,
IT IS ORDERED that ail persons
interested in the said estate appear
before this Court on Wednesday, the
25th day of July, 1917, at the hour of
two o’clock, P. M., on the aforesaid
day in the court room of this court,
in the town of Seward, Alaska, and
show cause, if any cause there be, why
an order should not be granted said
administrator, authorizing him to sell
said real estate for the purposes afore
said; and it is further
ORDERED that a copy of this Or
der be published once a week for a
period of four successive weeks in the
Seward Gateway, a newspaper of gen
eral circulation, published at Seward,
Alaska, and the one most likely to give
notice to all parties interested in this
cause; and it is further
ORDERED, that a copy of this Ci
tation shall be posted at three public
places within Kenai Precinct, one of
which three places shall be the U. S.
postoffice in the town of Seward,
Alaska.
WITNESS MY HAND and official
seal this 19th day of June, 1917.
(SEAL) FRANK G. ENNIS,
U. S. Commissioner and Ex-officio
Judge of Probate.
Jun-19-26—Ju.-3-10-17l24.
TAX ON LIGHT IN
MEXICO IS REDUCED
MEXICO CITY, July 21.—The tax
of ten centavos on each electric light
globe throughout Mexico has been re
scinded by President Carranza and re
placed by a tax of 10 per cent of the
cost of current to the consumer for
lighting purposes. On current con
sumed for power purposes a tax of 3
per cent on the price paid by the con
sumer is imposed.
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Serial 01G8G, Sur. 184
In the United States Land Office, Ju
neau, Alaska, May 24,1017.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT
NOTICE is hereby given that An
drew Grosvold, as assignee of Deborah
A. Luthy, being entitled to the bene
fits of Section 2308 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States and the
amendments thereto, has applied to
make entry of the lands embraced in
United States Non-mineral survey No.
184 situate on Northerly shore of Bird
Island, Shumigan Island Group, Dis
trict of Alaska, more particularly de
scribed as follows, to-wit:
Beg. Cor. No. 1 on beach at ordi-,
nary high tide Pacific Ocean, cor. not
set, wit. cor. bears South 1.59 chs.,
from which wit. cor. top of Twin Rocks
bears North 22 deg. 05 min. W.; U.
S. L. M. Sur. 184 bears N. 89 deg. 17
min W. 3.81 chs.; thence from true cor.
No. 1 South 9.17 chs. to cor. No. 2,
thence West 12.91 chs. to cor. No. 3;
thence North 14.44 chs. to cor. No. 4,
cor. not set, wit. cor. bears South
1.82 chs.; thence from true cor. No.
4 meandering beach Pacific Ocean at
ordinary high tide (1) S. 51 deg. 38
min. E. 3.28 chs.; (2) S. 88 deg. 48
min. E. 4.18 chs. (3) S. 74 deg. 49
min. E. 8.72 chs. to cor. No. 1 place
of beginning. Area 14.48 acres. Var
iation at all corners 20 deg. 00 min.
East. Latitude 54 deg. 49 min. 58 sec.
N. Longitude 159 deg. 44 min. 00 sec.
W.
As additional to original homestead
entry of Deborah A. Luthy, widow of
Godfrey Luthy, No. 5199 and 5973 en
tered at Boonville, Mo„ which said
scrip is filed in Juneau Serial 01854.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely any portion of the above de
scribed tract of land are required to
file with the Register and Receiver i
of the United States Land Office at
Juneau, Alaska, their adverse claim
thereto under oath, during the period
of publication, or withing thirty days
thereafter, or they will be barred by
the provisions of the Statute.
ANDREW GROSVOLD,
By NEWARK L. BURTON,
Attorney in Fact.
First publication June 25, 1917.
Last publication Sept. 5, 1917.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the
foregoing Notice be published for the
stautory period in the Gateway, a
newspaper of general circulation,
printed at Seward, Alaska, the near
est newspaper to said above described
claim or survey.
_C. B. WALKER, Register. ,
Serial 01854, Sur. 1109
In the United States Land Office, Ju
neau, Alaska, May 24, 1917.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
Andrew Grosvold, as assignee of De
borah A. Luthy, being entitled to the
benefits of Section 2308 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States and the
amendments thereto, has applied to
make entry of the lands embraced in
United States Non-mineral survey No.,
11109 situate on Sand Spit at Sand
Point, Humboldt Harbor, Popof Island,
i Shumigan Group, District of Alaska,
more particularly described as fol
lows:
Beg. cor. No. 1 at ordinary high
tide beach Popof Straits, cor. not set,
; wit. cor. bears North 1.35 chs. dist.;
from which wit. cor. Sand Point Post
Office bears N. 35 deg. 31 min. E.;
thence froi^ true cor. No. 1 North
19.37 chs. to cor. No. 2, cor. not set,
wit. cor. bears South 0.87 chs.; from
which wit. cor. U. S. L. M. Sur. 1146
bears S. 78 deg. 01 min. W. 13.03 chs.;
Astronomical Station bears S. 75 deg.
29 min. W. 13.01 chs.; thence from
true cor. No. 2 meandering beach at
ordinary high tide, Humboldt Harbor
and Popof Straits (1) S. 85 deg. 58
min. W. 5.19 chs. (2) S. 84 deg. 29
min. W. 6.04 chs. (3) S. 77 deg. 41
min. W. 1.76 chs. (4) S. 59 deg. 13
min. W. 1.08 chs. (5) S. 31 deg. 48 min.
W. 1.02 chs. (6) S. 1 deg. 12 min. W.
0.92 chs. (7) S. 31 deg. 11 min. E. 6.70
chs. (8) S. 36 deg. 01 min. E. 4.06 chs.
(9) S. 45 deg. 27 min. E. 3.32 chs. (10)
S. 54 deg. 45 min. E. 7.55 chs. to cor.
No. 1, place of beginning. Area 17.82
acres. Variation at all corners 19 deg.
10 min. East. Lat. 65 deg. 18 min.
44 sec. N. Long. 150 deg. 31 min. 00
sec. W.
As additional to original homestead
entry of Deborah A. Luthy, widow of
Godfrey Luthy, No. 5199 and 5973 en
tered at Boonville, Mo., which said
scrip is filed in Juneau Serial 01654. j
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely any portion of the above de
scribed tract of land are required to
file with the Register and Receiver
of the United States Land Office at
Juneau, Alaska, their adverse claim
thereto, under oath, during the period
of publication, or within thirty days
thereafter, or they will be barred by
the provisions of the Statute.
ANDREW GROSVOLD,
By NEWARK L. BURTON,
Attorney in Fact.
First publication June 25, 1917.
Last publication Sept. 5, 1917.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT
the foregoing Notice be published for
the statutory period in The Gateway,
a newspaper of general circulation
printed at Seward, Alaska, the near
est newspaper to said above described
claim or survey.
C. B. WALKER, Register.
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