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WASHINGTON, D. C.—Secretary
Houston of the department of agri
culture made a recommendation to the
senate Friday that the Council of
National Defense be empowered to
fix the prices of foods.
The secretary said this is not a time
for experiments in “new areas or
processes,” and pointed out that pro
duction this year must come largely
through efficiency “on farms and
ranges already in operation.” He said
‘ there should be some assurance of suf
| ficient labor to handle crops, particu
larly at harvest time, and called at
tention ^to the fact that there are 2,
000,000 beys in cities between 15 and
19 “not engaged In work vital to the
nation” who might be so used.
The authority asked, if granted,
will practically place the country’s
en^re food production under strictest
government supervision. In addition
to a preliminary nation-wide investi
gation in food markets, the depart
ment asked authority to “license and
supervise operations of all plants,
mills, packing houses, canneries,
slaughter houses, breweries, distiller
ies, storage houses, all other estab
lishments or factories in which food
or feeds, agricultural implements and
machinery and materials thereof, fer
tilizers and any other articles required
for agrictultural purposes, are pre
pared, manufactured, or kept for sale
or distribution.”
This authorization requested is the
greatest of any asked in the history
of this country. It is said to be far
more drastic than any power asked
even by European governments, ex
cepting, perhaps, in Germany. In case
of extreme emergency the govern
ment* would have power to purchase,
stor^ and subsequently dispose of
food products to groups of people or
communities organized in some form,
and to fix maximum or minimum
prices.
Coincidentally, Friday the Federal
Trade Commission announced that it
plans shortly to institute its nation
wide food price investigation. Bills
authorizing this inquiry have passed
house and senate. The former body
appropriated $400,000 for the work
and the senate $250,000. The bill is
now in conference.
Secretary Houston asked that the
appropriation and authority be made
immediately available. As to organi
zation, he said: “In the federal de
partment, state departments of agri
culture and land grant colleges, the
natio^ already possesses official or
ganized agencies which, for many
years, have been actively studying all
agricultural problems. These agencies
are all working in closest cooperation.
The nation also is fortunate in hav
ing many important farmers’ organi
zations, such as The Grange, Farmers’
► Union, American Society of Equity,
The Gleaners, Farmers National Con
gress, American Live Stock Associa
tion, American National Wool Grow
ers Association and many others.”
Plans are under way in the depart
I ment to create in each state, county
I and township a division of food pro
W duction and observation composed of
members of the State Board of Agri
culture and farmers’ organizations.
Proposals that high schools and
colleges in rural communities suspend
sessions in harvest times to aid in the
gathering of the crops, was included
in the plan. Consideration of an idea
: for the mobilization of groups of labor
in certain places for emergency was
asked ^>f farmers’ organization. Re
garding increasing of production
through maximum efficiency, Secre
tary Houston said:
“The time of special stress will be
during the harvest season and every
step should be taken by state and
federal agencies and organizations
|| to furnish relief when it is needed.”
Discussing the general question of
food conservation, Secretary Houston
hinted at the advisability of regula
tion prohibition of the manufacture
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Judge Fred M. Blown, of the dis
trict court, has issued a most sweep
ing order affecting the saloons of the
Third division, in which he specifies
the hours they may remain open and
reguiates the amount of liquor that
may be sold and upon what conditions.
The order fololws:
In view of the unsettled conditions
prevailing and the tendency all over
the United States to curtail the sale of
liquor as a matter of public policy, to
prevent disorder and crime—
It is ordered that from and after the
15th day of May, 1!)17, every saloon in
the Third division of Alaska shall
close at 12 o’clock midnight of each
day and remain closed until 6 a. m.
the following morning. All saloons
shall remain closed from Saturday at
12 o’clock midnight until 6 o’clock
Monday morning.
It further appearing to the satisfac
tion of the court that certain saloons
j in this division, being conducted bv
, virtue of licenses issued by this court,
j are selling fermented, vinous and spir
j itous liquors in large quantities, to be
taken away from the premises where
sold, and that considerable of said
liquor is taken into “dry” territory
where no saloons are licensed, and as
a result there is a great amount of
drunkenness and disorder and viola
tion of law:
Now, therefore, it is ordered that no
person holding a retail liquor license
shall sell more than three quarts of
beer or one quart of wine or spiiitous
liquor, whether whiskey, brandy, rum,
gin or other spiritous liquor, unless
there is executed before a notary pub
lic and left with said liquor dealer, an
affidavit signed by the person to
whom said liquor is delivered, which
affidavit shall give the date, kind and
quantity of liquor purchased, the
name, residence and occupation of the
person to whom said liquor is actual
ly delivered and the name of the per
son for whom said liquor is actually
j purchased, together with his residence
i and occupation.
Said affidavit must be kept by said
retail liquor dealer where a deputy
marshal or other authorized off icer
may inspect the same at any time and
make a copy thereof if he so desires.
A retail liquor dealer is not author
ized and will not be permitted to act
as a distributing center and sell
liquors without discrimination or care
as to their destination and the purpose
for which they are bought, and any
violation of this rule will result in the
forfeiture of any license issued.
of liquors, saying: “Some European
nations have secured a considerable
addition to the food supply by reduc
ing production of malt liquors or by
reducing or prohibiting production of
distilled liquors. It has been roughly
estimated that the value of food ma
terials entering into the manufacture
of alcoholic bevbrages in this country
in one year on the basis of prices
lower than those now prevailing, is
approximately $145,000,000.”
VALDEZ WILL BE WET
UNTIL NEXT JANUARY
The census recently taken to ascer
tain the opinion of the people of Val
dez on the question of license or no
license from June 30, until the ter
ritorial prohibition law goes into ef
fect on January 1 next,* resulted in
an overwhelming victory for the wets.
The list shows 283 persons in favor
of license; 67 opposed to license, and
35 with no opinion. Under the rules
the latter is counted as against li
cense, making 102 against and 283
for.
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Peterson's new solo parlors now
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Only best of everything and courte
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SEATTLE, May 7.—John Miller,
the well known Alaska mining man,
for whom .Miller gulch, in the Slate
creek district was named, died her"
yesterday following a lingering i'.l
ness. He is survived by his wife and
two daughters, aged five and nine
years.
John Miller, as “Jack”, as he was
better known here, was one of the pio
neers of Valdez. He was a pioneer
of ’!>8 having for some years made his
home hero. He was among the first
i that visited the Slate creek section,
and staked the first claim in what has
since been known as Miller gulch. II
has operated this and other claims in
that section ever since, for several
years past operating a large hydrau
lic plant on Slate creek. He had made
all arrangements to operate the
claims this season, having sent in a
large outfit ami a number of men sev
eral weeks ago. Mr. Miller also mar
ried a Valdez girl, Miss Jennie Schaef
fer, in 11)06, and for several years
they resided here later moving to
Seattle. Two children Nancy and Ruth,
were the fruits of this union.
“Jack” Miller had a host of friends
in Valdez, for everyone who knew him
called him friend, who will sincerely
miss him and who extend to the be
reaved wife and children their heart
felt sympathy.
Recent private communications
from Seattle state that Mr. Miller had
been suffering from an attack of ap
pendicitis ami gravel and that he had
been operated upon, and while his con
dition was serious, it was believed that
he would recover.—Valdez Prospect
or.
VALDEZ COUPLE E1ND
IT ALL IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, May 9.—Unable to se
cure employment, broke and despond
ent, A. J. Wilkie and wife, formerly
of Valdez, are dead as the result of a
“suicide pact.” From investigations
it is learned that Wilkie and his wife
come here from Valdez not long ago
| and took rooms in the Agincourt
apartments, where the tragedy occur
red. The couple had evidently spent
all their money, and after weeks of
walking the streets searching for a
i job that never materialized, they re
I solved rather than beg to end their
lives.
Closing the doors and windows of
i their bedroom on Friday night they
i laid own upon the bed to wait the end.
The odor of gas escaping from the
room attracted the attention of other
inmates of the house, and the door
was broken in when no response was
received to repeated knocking. Mrs.
! Wilkie was dead, but Wilkie still
showed faint signs of life, and he was
immediately removed to the city hos
pital, where several doctors worked
over him with a pulmotor for hours,
but to no avail, as he expired without
regaining consciousness.
NEW GOLD STRIKE IN
THE KLONDIKE COUNTRY
DAWSON, Y. T„ May 3.—A new
strike has been made in Ivlotassin tri
butaries, near Rude creek, 75 miles
northwest from Selkirk. Twenty
claims have been staked on three
creeks known as Jupiter, Saturn and
Mars. Values are not known here.
Half the Klondike dredge fleet is now
operating, and the other half, com
! prising the Yukon gold fleet, will
start in ten days. The Canadian
Klondike company’s dredge No. 2 op
erated all winter in the Klondike riv
er for the first time in the history of
the north.
Courtesy and Fresh Goods at
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Try a Times Want Ad for results.
The following bill is before the
congress and will probably pass:
A Dill granting leave of absence to
homestead entrymen.
De it enacted by the senate ana
bouse of representatives of the Unit
ed States of America in congress as
sembled: That all persons who have
heretofore made homestead entry or
may hereafter make such entry under
any of the homestead laws of the
United States and subsequently there
to may enlist in the army or navy of
the United States shall be excused
from the provisions of the homestead
laws touching residence and annual
improvements or cultivation required
under said laws during the period of
the pending war and for one year
thereafter.
INVENTORY IS FILED
OF ALASKAN’S ESTATE
SEATTLE, May 10.—The estate of
Samuel Blum, Valdez merchant who
; died in Seattle, is valued at $149,
088.72, according to an inventory and
appraisement filed in the probate de
partment of the superior court Thurs
day by H. W. Carr, J. Chester Dyer
and M. D. Haynes. The estate is
community property of Blum and his
widow. It includes Seattle real estate
to the value of $22,500, stock in S.
Blum & Co., of Valdez, amounting to
$31,075; $15,750 in stock in the First
Bank of Cordova, $11,000 in stock in
the First Bank of Valdez, and other
property in Seattle and Alaska. One
of the items listed is a United States
Spanish-American war bond of $20.
Dr. W. A. Kystrom, dentist, over
Harmony theatre. 810
The popular North Pole Bakery for
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Hot a,id cold water wash rooms both
floors at Peterson’s. 2
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior, V. S.
Land office at Juneau. Alaska, April 7,
1917.
NOT I is hereby given that Oliver
o. Miller, of Knik. Alaska, who on Oc
tober 14, 1916, made Homestead applica
tion No. 03320, for Mb SKV4 Sec. W b
| SW 1, Sec. 4. K‘<2 NK\\ Sec. 8, W ‘2
XW'i, Section 9, Township 18 X.. Lange
| I I', Seward Meridian, has filed notice
of intention to make five year Proof, to
I establish Haim t«» the land above de
| scribed, before Leopold David. I'nited
States <’omniisswner, at his office at
Anchorage, Alas.Ka, on the loth day of
.1 tine, I 91 7.
t’le.imant names as witnesses.
Albert ‘TocKer, Dari Johnson, Kd
Mullin, all of Knik, Alaska.
L. S. Se;irr.. of Matanuska, Alaska. ♦
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