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Anchorage - - Alaska
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(Special Correspondence)
JUNEAU, April 4.—The members
of the house this morning spent two
hours in a committee of the whole
considering house bill No. 15, which
is for the purpose of changing and
amending the territorial banking law.
This bill has been recommended by
the committee to not pass, but as ob
jections were raised to its indefinite
postponement, it was placed on the
regular calendar for consideration
this morning.
Representatives McCormack, Nor
land and Coombs led the fight for the
bill while they were opposed by
i llurns, Murray and Speaker Hess.
jTwo amendments to the proposed bill
were adopted after considerable dis
cussion which allow banks with a cap
italization of $15,000 in towns or
communities having less than 1,000
inhabitants within a radius of five I
miles, and also increasing the amount
of deposits they are allowed to re
ceive from $100,000, as at present, to
$150,000, before increasing their cap
ital stock.
The two amendments were put in
the bill to favor the smaller towns,
many of which need banking facili
ties which they can not secure under
the present law. The limit of depos
its was raised as it was represented
that where deposits of only $100,000
are allowed a bank having a capital
of $15,000 is unable to make any mon
ey on the investment.
New School Bill.
A school bill prepared by the joint
educational committe was presented
this morning in the house for the spe
cial relief of Anchorage, Nenana and
other railroad towns. The principal
provisions of the bill are that any
I district having a population of 500 or j
more within a radius of 40 square
miles, and having 50 children between
the ages of 6 and 20 years may in
corporate a school district and may
i levy school taxes on the real and
personal property within the district.
When desiring to establish a dis
trict a petition signed by 50 citizens
I resident of the district must be pre
sented to the district court and an
election will be then ordered at which
five members of the school board
shall be elected, one being a clerk,!
one treasurer and one as assessor. |
The board shall have power to •
levy a school tax of 1 per cent on the
cash value of all real and personal ,
property in the district and after the
I levy shall sit as a board of equaliza- I
tion for a certain number of days.
The board may then collect the taxes
| and provisions are made for the ad
! dition of penalty and interest in case 1
■ of non-payment and of due process of j
the courts to collect the tax. The
j members of the school board shall
divide themselves into first and sec
ond class by drawing lots, the first
class to serve one year, and the bal
ance for two years. The following i
election; will be for two members
and three members on alternate |
vears.
I
Ill The Senate.
i Senate memorial opposing the pro
i visions of the Alexander fish bill and
the House Joint memorial providing
for the appropriation of funds from
the sale of lands in cities not incor
porated, passed the third reading in
the senate today and were signed hy
the chair and clerk.
Consideration of seven amendments
presented by Senator Gaustad to
house bill regulating and limiting to
eight hours, the labor in underground
coal, lode and placer mines, occupied
the senate in lively discussion for
; several minutes of the session today,
i By the first three amendments, Sen
ator Gaustad proposed to extend the
eight hour law to “employment in
every manual and professional occu
pation in the territory.” The fourth
amendment provided an emergency
for longer hours where “rain, drought
or other natural causes” made a case
exceptional. The fifth amendment
IT TNE EMPRESS
“THK BATTLE CRY OF PEACE”—
GREATEST WAR DRAMA
EVER FILMED.
Pacificists who shout against in
creasing the army anti navy for na
tional defense, receive a body blow in
“The Battle Cry of Peace,” the film
spectacle to be presented at the Em
press theatre, Tuesday and Wednes
day, April 17 and 18. In vivid pic
tures and through sub-titles those who
decry war preparedness are brought
face to face with the disaster that
might ensue should a powerful foreign
nation invade our shores in our pres
ent military state.
Every patriotic American will be
thrilled and inspired by this play,
which distinctly is an American pro
duction for American people, adapted
by an American from Hudson Max
im's book, “Defenseless Amerca.”
Hyphenated Americans will find
nothing offensive in the picture, for
the enemy comes from a mythical
country.
In the opening scenes Hudson Max
im addresses a gathering on the ne
cessity of preparedness, pointing out
how well prepared the belligerent na- .
tions in Europe were for the present
war and how poorly equipped this
country is in every way. Submarines
are shown in action and torpedoes are I
discharged at the foe. The boom of
the cannon from the battleships and
the disappearing guns on land are ab
solutely thrilling. After many reels
of instructive and inspiring film the
helplessness of innocents is depicted
The intention of this picture is to por
tray the great need of the prepared
ness of peace spelled P-O-W-E-R. It
stirs within one that inevitable spirit
of patriotism that is born within one,
and while many may, perhaps, feel
that the horrors of “unpreparedness” ,
are a bit overdrawn on the screen, it;
nevertheless has a tendency to instill
into all of us a little germ of thought
that will gradually assume propor
tions of magnitude. J. Stuart Black
ton, the author of the play, somehow,
has struck a timely theme for his
scenario that brings home almost too
vividly the total inadequacy of our
preparedness, without which the na
tion can be assured of “peace and
plenty” and “peace with honor.” The
photography of the play is all that
ould be desired, and the general effect
is calculated to please even the most
sxacting. • j
“The Battle Cry of Peace” surely
fulfills the every intention of the auth
sr, for it portrays a poignant truth
in a characteristic way that cannot
fail of appreciation. It is a feature of
•are merit that carries the unqualified
recommendation of the Empress thea
tre management. 810;
proposed to make “employers and j
employees equally liable for this act.”
Amendment 6 put the time for be
coming a law as October 1, 1917.
Amendment 7 proposed to strike out
the word “underground” from the ti
tle and all sections of the act. The
seven amendments were lost with
four against them each time and only
two in favor. The original bill was
voted to its third reading and en
grossment.
In the consideration of the daily
file by the committe of the whole,
senate bill providing for the build
ing and maintenance of public roads
was returned by the committee on
roads with a request from Senator
Aldrich that it be carried on the daily
file. Senate bill pertaining to an
amendment of the compiled laws,
1913, referring to evidence of jury in
civil and criminal cases was recom
mended for passage to its third read
ing. Senate bill providing an amend
ment to the act for local seP-govern
in certain native villages of the ter
ritory, whereby white residents would
be exempt from jurisdiction in aid
communities, was passed to its third
reading. Upon motion of Senator
Aldrich, the general eight-hour bill
was carried over on the daily file un
tii tomorrow.
ANCHORAGE CABINET WORKS
BUILDING CONTRACTORS
Joe Casali
537 Sixth Avenue.
Palace of Sweets
Next to Empress Theatre.
lee Cream,
Light Lunches
And—
Home-Made Candies.
ALL CREAM MADE
FROM FRESH MILK
Palace of Sweets
FREIGHT AND DAILY AUTO
PASSENGER SERVICE
WASSILLA TO WILLOW (
C REEK MINING DISTRICT.
Pack and Saddle Horses for
Rent.
H. T. SHOUGH & CO.
HOWARD WILMOTH,
Wassilla. Agent.
Store and Roadhouse!!
MILE 32, KNIK.
WILLOW CREEK ROAD.
All Necessary Supplies for
Miners and Prospectors.
sam McMillan, prop.
FREDERICKeNELSON
SEATTLE
Invite you to send to them for
such items in FURNITURE and
DRY GOODS as cannot be readily
supplied by the merchants in your
own community
All such orders received by
FREDERICK & NELSON receive
the prompt, personal attention of
an expert shopper, and Parcel Post
shipments are sent POSTAGE
PAID to any point in Alaska.
Inlet Soda Works
W. A. TAYI.OR, Proprietor
Manufacturers of all kinds of
MINERAL WATERS, SODA
CIDER, SYRUPS.
AGENTS FOR GRAPE JUICE
Anchorage - - Alaska
l Tony’s Cafe j
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t OPPOSITE EMPRESS 4
I THEATRE. }
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TABLES FOR LADIES— t
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NOTICE TO PARENTS.
Youths’ and children’s clothes just
arrived. C. Me Felix. 793
FOR SALE
CRESCENT
HOTEL
COR. FOURTH AND C.
ALSO 24 x 130 FEET
ADJOINING HOTEL.
SEE OWNERS
F. W. Redwood & Co.
Tex Joxes
R. C. Jeffery
The Panhandle
.CIGARS
CANDIES
TOBACCOS
FRUIT
NUTS
4th AVE. NEAR C STREET
Taxi and Transfer
CITY AUTO SERVICE
PHONE 89-R.
LAUNCHES FOR CHARTER
Office: Next to Labor Temple
FRATERNAL ORDERS.
MASONS
Anchorage Masonic Club
meets first and third Thursday
in month. G.C.HAMMOND, Sec.
L. 0. 0. M. 1534
Regular meeting every Wed
nesday night at 8 o'clock,
at A. L. U. Hall.
JAS. L. CORT, Sec.
BILL S CLUB.
J. T. WESTERMANN, Secy.
Meets at Club Rooms every
Friday evening at 8 o’clock.
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DANISH CLUB
HAMLET
Meets Every Friday, 7:30 P. M.
A. P. Rasmussen, Sec’y.
EUREKA HOUSE.
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NOTICE
To all Carpenters: United Broth
erhood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America. Local No. 1 475 meets at the
Anchor Club rooms, 4th and H St ev
ery Tuesday evening: at 7:30 p. m.
J. S. BALDWIN, Sec.
Get your eyes examined free at
George Osborn’s, the leading jeweler,
by Fred Carlquist, graduate optician.
Satisfaction guaranteed. 260
Having bought our Wall Papers
previous to the advance in prices we
are in position to sell at the old prices,
which means a saving to you of 25 per
cent. Our line is new and complete.
Our stock of Paint is the largest and
best in Anchorage. Our work is al
ways done right. We are practical
Painters and Paperhangers. See us
when you want a good job.
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4th Ave. Near H.
EVANS
FRANTZON CO
Dohrmann—Herning & Co.
BUILDERS’ HARDWARE
TOOLS AftD SPORTING GOODS.
HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS.
PHONE 76R.