JOdNGETHE
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.—Laughing at
the variously colored and scented sug
gestions for changes in the manner of
conducting the annual world’s series,
John B. Foster, secretary of the New
York National league club, declared
today there isn’t really anything to be
done about it.
^ “If the magnates feel they really
have to have a change,” he said, “let
them give the winning club 90 per
cent of the players’ share and give the
losers’ 10 per cent of the winning
club’s share and give it to charity, and
give just the same amount out of the
club owners’ share.
“This idea of giving every club in
each league a whack at it is altogether
wrong. Do you suppose they would
go on through without pooling the sum
to be divided a different way ? Not on
your life. They’d turn it into a cinch
for some club and then the tail-enders
would cease to play their hardest.”
Foster went back to the days when
the world’s series was started.
“The players don’t realize,” he said,
^"that the world’s series was started
fafetheir especial benefit. They got
iimf the first cut because the magnates
wanted to give the championship
clubs a bonus for their work. It never
was the intention to have others par
ticipate. Now when the season ad
vances across the Fourth of July mark,
the only thing the first division clubs
can see is the dollar mark, and it
sticks in their craws right up to the
last game.”
Foster believes something should be
done and that quick, but he doesn’t
jibe with the suggestion that the num
ber of games or the rules governing
j? them be changed, with the exception
of the manner of dividing the gate re
ceipts.
NEW YORK, Feb. 3.—Robert P.
Dow, editor of the Brooklyn Entomo
logical society bulletin, gave a 20-min
ute talk before the New York Ento
mological society at the American
Museum of Natural History. Twenty
minutes seems a very short time in
which to expend even the most sim
ple theme, and in the present instance
the subject, “The Insect Progeny of
Adam’s First Wife” is certainly any
thing but simple. However, Mr. Dow
makes no complaint.
“It is true,” he said, that few peo
ple in this country are aware that
Adam was ever reputed to have had
more than one wife, but I anticipate
pleasure, and not difficulty, in assur
ing them that the familiar Eve,
though perhaps first in importance,
was second chronologically, and mpre
over, was probably of Ethiopian ex
traction.
“In Germany, people are more fa
miliar with Lillith, Adam’s first wife,
and, incidentally, the subject of my
talk. She is first mentioned in early
Jewish literature—about 700 A. D.—
as a blue-eyed blonde from some
where in the far north, and she still
survives in German folk lore, where
she plays a role somewhat similar to
our own ‘bogey man.’ According to
the most ancient of Jewish chronicles
she married Adam, but had no children
by him, and later, after securing the
prehistoric equivalent to a divorce, she
married a rich Phoenician by the
name of Beelzebub to whom there is
reference in the Bible.
“This desertion of Adam made his
followers very bitter, and they pro
nounced the first generation of Lil
lith’s children by Beelzebub ‘zebubs,’
or wasps, and the second generation,
^ith accumulated vindictiveness, they
hailed as ‘succo bees,’ or she-devils.
Nor did time soften their feelings for
throughout all subsequent Jewish
mythology constant reference is found
to Lillith, ‘the mother of insects.’
“Entomologically, the name Lillith
signifies Night and all evil pertaining
to darkness and deceit. In classic He
brew Lillith is the name of the screech
owl—a bird of widely recognized noc
turnal habits. But whether Lillith
gave the name to the screech-owl, or
whether the screech-owl gave the
name to Lillith is a matter upon which
I shall always remain undecided.”
AT THE EMPRESS.
“Sampson”—A Play of Tremendous
Force.
A motion picture far from the ord
inary, in fact a production extraord
inary, is to be the film offering at the
Empress this Tuesday and Wednes
day, February 20 and 21. To many
the title, “Sampson," may suggest a
biblical play, but it has no reference
to the holy writ whatever. It has to
do with a dock laborer who rose to be
a Sampson of finance, with terrific
power and at times with a primordial
ferocity that is positively stunning.
William Farnum (the Sampson in
the play), roused to titanic wrath by
the falseness of his friends and by the
fact that his wife that he worships,
spurns his devotion, pulls down the
structure of wealth that he himself has
erected, ruins the rake who is pursuing
his wife and crushes the crowd of
hangers-on that his benevolence has
enriched.
As a photoplay “Sampson” is de
cidedly noteworthy, being enhanced Dy
the genius of Edgar Lewis, the pro
ducer and the realistic atmosphere of
a lavish and painstaknig producton.
475
GEQRGE OSBORNE
The Leading Jeweler and Optician.
We are closing out our entire line of
Gorham’s Sterling silver ware. We
have on hand a complete line in the
two most up-to-date and artistic pat
terns. Don’t fail to take advantage of
the big sale in Gorham’s sterling sil
ver ware. Our stock is complete and
up-to-date. Closing out at cost. 391
FURTHEST NORTH
RADIO STATION
SEATTLE, Feb. 3.—The farthest
i north radio station on American soil
I
now open and doing business is oper
ated under the auspices of the Federal
Bureau of Education at Norvik, on
' the Kobuk river, according to an an
nouncement just received by the Alas
ka bureau of the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce and commercial club, says
the Post Intelligencer. This is the
new native settlement established by
the bureau on a native reservation
made for that purpose. Last year a
teacher who also understood radiogra
phy, arrived from the outside, and
with him was shipped a wireless out- j
fit.
Nome was startled later on by the
bureau radio man sending down noti
fication that his station was in work
ing order and asking for the news.
The wireless men, who had overlooked
the fact that this station had been
erected, first thought that they were
being joked by someone with a trans
mitter apparatus. After a while, how
ever, they realized the fact in receiv
ing a regular message in due form
from the Norvik station.
It is reported that the bureau of
education has under consideration
the erection of another wireless sta
tion at Barrow, whereby regular
communication through Norvik may
be had with this point on the Arctic
ocean and Nome and the outside. Any
important news which might be well
to make known from the north could
then be transmitted from Barrow.
Arrest—You may rest assured that
the best meals are at Cameron’s
Cafe. 354
Fancy cakes to order at the North
Pole Bakery. 429
MOBILIZATION
Of COLD PLAN
OF BANK BILL
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Mobiliza
tion of the gold in the United States
and a basis for credit expansion to
taling nearly a billion dollars is pro
vided for in a bill agreed upon Friday
by the house committee on banking
and currency. This is to be brought
about if the bill passes, by reduction
of the per cent of legal reserves re
quired of member banks in the federal
reserve system at the same time that
the present option given banks as
to the proportion of this reserve in
federal reserve banks is withdrawn
and the deposit of all the reserve in
federal reserve banks required. It is
estimated that this will bring an ad
ditional $354,000,000 of gold into the
control of the federal reserve banks.
The present law requires 12 per cent
reserve of country banks, 15 per cent
of banks in reserve cities, and 18 per
cent of banks in central reserve cities.
The proposed law changes these per
cents to 7, 10 and 13, respectively; but
the lower per cent of reserve wall be
required to be deposited entirely in
federal reserve banks instead of' al
lowing 4, 5 and 6 per cent respective
ly, of the country, reserve city and
central reserve city banks to be kept
in their own vaults; 5, 6 and 7 per
cent respectively in federal reserve
banks and 3, 4 and 5 per cent, re
spectively, to be deposited in either a
bank’s own, or federal reserve, vaults
in the discretion of the bank deposit
ing it.
“The object of this provision,” as
explained by Rep. Otis Wingo of Ar
kansas, a member of the committee
who had an important part in the pre- j
paration of the bill as finally accepted
by the committee, “is to enable the
federal reserve banks to get hold of!
the additional gold reserves and thus i
put the federal reserve board in a po
sition to control the outflow of gold.
Although I do not think there will be
any ‘gold raid’ on the United States
after the war, this bill would put the
federal reserve board in a position
to meet such a condition if it arose.
It will nearly double the gold in the
federal reserve banks. Since only 40
per cent reserve gold need to be be
hind federal reserve banks credit op
erations, the $354,000,000 of addition
; al gold which this bill provides for
will mean a potential extension of
credit by $885,000,000.”
While the committee will meet
again Wednesday next to consider the
bill it seems fairly well assured that
the bill in its present shape will have
practically the unanimous support of
the committee. Under these circum
stances it is thought by committee
members that passage of the bill at
this session is probable, despite*the
congestion of business in the remain
ing time. ^
Central Barber Shop
Modern Equipment Throughout
New Sanitary Bathroom in
Connection.
417 4th Avenue.
3 IN 1 LAUNDRY
AND BATHS
Now Reopened on the New
Premises.
Between G and H on 5th Ave.
Next to Harry Cribb.
P. H. RINGSTAD - Prop.
Pioneer Sheet
Metal Works
YUKON STOVES
— AND —
HEATERS
Corner Fifth and C Sts.
Anchorage - - Alaska
150 per cent Advance in Mohawk Shares
ON MARCH FIRST
THE DIRECTORS OF THE MOHAWK COMPANY HAVE AUTHORIZED ME TO ADVANCE THE PRICE OF MOHAWK SHARES FROM 10 CENTS TO 25 CENTS A
SHARE ON MARCH 1st. ON ACCOUNT OF SHORT NOTICE, PARTIES LIVING IN THE STATES WILL BE ALLOWED 15 DAYS EXTRA AND ORDERS FOR STOCK
WILL BE FILLED IF MAILED ON OR BEFORE THE 15th OF MARCH.
THE MOHAWK TUNNEL WAS SAMPLED A SHORT TIME AGO BY MR. C. H. HOLMES, OF ANCHORAGE, A REPUTABLE MINING ENGINEER.
THE VEIN SHOWS A CONTINUOUS ORE SHOOT, FOR OVER 159 FT. IN LENGTH AND STILL RICH ORE IN THE BREAST OF THE TUNNEL AT A DEPTH
OF 500 FEET, AND THOUSANDS OF TONS IN SIGHT.
n h'“n * first placed the Mohawk Stock on the market in the mid
dle of November, I had nothing to back me up, not even an assay,
from the property.
AH I had on which to base my calculations was what gold pan
rung I had done myself on the surface croppings of the vein; until
November 2oth, when John Aho, one of the miners, came down from
the mine) and brought some samples of ore, which were assayed.
Then a few days before Christmas two of the directors of the
company went up to the mine and brought down more samples of ore.
Now, in my opinion, I was fully satisfied with the samples brought
down by these gentlemen, but all of them were interested parties.
Dozens of people, here in Anchorage, told me that they would
buy some Mohawk stock, if they were sure that the assays were not
picked samples of the ore. So finally I persuaded the company to send
a disinterested party to sample the mine and they selected Mr. Holmes
to go to Willow creek to sample the vein in the tunnel.
Mr. Holmes took 28 samples across the vein, every five feet apart,
beginning 23 feet in from portal of the tunnel. This part was tim
bered, so on that account he was unable to sample same.
Following are Mr. Holmes’ assays, taken by number:
No. 1 .
No. 2 .
No. 3 .
No. 4 .
No. 5 .
No. 6 .
No. 7 .
No. 8 .
No. 9 .
No. 10 . 3.33
No. 11 . 12.59
No. 12 . 6.05
No. 13 . 3.74’
N... 14 . 8.10
.$ 5.66
. 22.49
. 50.17
. 129.69
. 43.10
. 30.46
. 28.61
. 8.76
. 17.05
No. 15 . 14.73
No. 16 .. 25.06
No. 17 . 8.93
No. 18 . 10.11
fto. 19 . 26.20
No. 20 . 19.25
No. 21 . 16.19
No. 22 . 21.85
No. 23 . 21.62
No. 24 . 26.45
No. 25 . 23.41
No. 26 . 22.57
No. 27 . 50.08
No. 28 . 31.16
Has Examined Mines in All Parts of the World.
Mr. C. H. Holmes, C. E. E. M., is a graduate of Frieburg, Ger
many, and also of Harvard and Yale. Was employed as mining en
gineer by De Beers & Rhodes Mining company, i*nd also exported
properties for Buckingham, De Beers & Co., Syndicate, of London,
England, one of the largest mining syndicates in the world. During
that time he examined mines in South Africa, India, Russia, Peru.
Chile.
In the United States he has examined properties in Montana, Ida
ho, California, Oregon, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada and Alaska.
In Colorado he was one of the first mining engineers to make a
report on Stratton’s Independence mine of Cripple Creek.
The mine was later sold to an English syndicate for $9,000,000.00.
He also reported on the Clark Copper Consolidated mine of Ari
zona.
Such is the record of the mining engineer who sampled the Mo
hawk tunnel, and says he believes that further explorations would
result in the discovery of important ore bodies.
These assays show beyond a question of doubt that we have the
making of one of the largest and richest mines in the Willow creek
gold camp.
Just think of it, a continuous ore shoot, already exposed for over
159 feet, and rich ore still in the breast of the tunnel. And a depth
on the ore body of 500 ft. at the breast.
Mr. Holmes says the assays will average 90 per cent gold and
10 per cent silver, and no other metal in paying! quantities.
He further says that the geological horizon for several miles in
any direction from the Mohawric mine is composed of granite rocks,
alternating with grandiorite, and quartz diorite, and that the vein
system cuts the formations at right angles, and the veins occur as
fissure veins there are frequent porphyry intrusions through the ore,
and often several inches of talc, and kaolinite selvage on either wall.
The evidence given, therefore, points conclusively to a true fissure
origin of veins.
The slick and well-defined wall of the vein evidence extensive
plane faulting.
The strike of the vein, as determined in the tunnel is N. 22 de
W. and the dip is 41 degrees W. The elevation of the mine ia
3,185 feet above sea level.
40-Ton Mill to Be Installed by July 1st.
The manager of the Mohawk Mining company has authorized me
to state to the public that the 40-ton Mohawk mill will be installed,
and m operation, by July 1, 1917, or not later than August 1, 1917.
A 40-ton mill should grind out a lot of gold bullion daily. The
first seven assays taken in the tunnel show an average of $44.00 per
ton, for a distance of 36 feet. This part of the vein I know is free
milling, as I panned some of the rock myself, given to me by Mr.
Holmes. In fact some of the richest ore panned over $100 per ton.
With such rich, free-milling gold ore, the possibility of the Mo
hawk, as a bullion producer may astonish the mining world.
Running the mill 24 hours per day, with ore milling $44.00 per
ton would be a gross daily output of $1,760 per day; that would nearly
equal the output of the Martin mill Best Run.
At any rate should the mill run successfully, in this grade of
ore, the Mohawk may produce over $60,000 Der month.
I am now placing on the market 100,000 shares of Mohawk stock,
part of which will be offered for sale to the public at 10 cents per
share for a few days only. The price March 1st will be 25 cents a
share.
With all these assays taken by a reputable mining engineer, every
five feet on the ore shoot, proves conclusively that we have something
worth while to sell stock on.
Mohawk stock is cheaper today at 10 cents a share than it was a
month ago at 5 cents.
Over 57 feet more of ore has been opened up in the tunnel, and
the assays taken are conclusive proof that we have rich ore in the
mine.
Anyone who has a $10.00 bill, may become a stockholder, and get
100 shares. Everybody has this chance now. In a few days the stock
will cost 25 cents.
^ ®uys . 100 Shares
1^0-00 Buys . 300 Shares
£®®.00 Buys . 1,000 Shares
|500.00 Buys . 5,000 Shares
$1,000 Buys . 10,000 Shares
Now is the time to get some of this stock. Don’t delay, but come
and see me, at my office in the Campbell building, at 4th and F street,
or if you cannot spare the time to visit me now, write me a letter,
stating how many shares you wish to take, and enclose check, payable
to George Anderson, Fiscal Agent, or currency, to cover the amount
and I will have the stock issued to you in your name, and forward
same to you, by return mail.
A blue-print showing how the vein was sampled by the engi
<eer, can be seen at my office.
GEORGE ANDERSON, Fiscal Agent,
Office Hours From 4th and F Street,
10 a. m. to 10 p. m. Campbell Building,
Anchorage, Alaska.