OFFICE SEEKERS
1UEHT TO HAVE
BRITISH PHRENOLOGICAL SOCI
ETY SAYS TESTS WOULD SAVE
EXPENSE TO STATE.
BLUNDERS COULD BE AVOIDED.
System, it Is Declared. Was Tried
With Satisfactory Results on Some
Candidates for Brighton Town
Council Recently.
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LONDON, Jan. 5.—A proposal that'
all candidates for parliament should
submit to examination by a phrenolo
gist and “have their bumps told,” is
one of the features of the annual re
port of the British Phrenological soci
ety. which has just completed its an
nual meeting here.
“The state’s need of phrenology is
evident in nearly every department of
^ government administration,” said one
of the speakers at the convention.
“Particularly in the election of mem
bers of parliament, it seems to us that
the best-fitted candidate, according to
" the formation of his head and the vol
ume and quality of his brains, is not
always elected. A phrenological e -
mi nation of all candidates won is
'' immense amount of unnecc ' w
^ .^understanding, blundering and ex
pense.
"The system which we propose was
tried on some candidates for the
P, ighton town council recently with
> isfactory results. Phrenology
■uld be utilized in this way in e;v
/ town and city.
"We have heard a good deal lately
political circles about ‘brain effi
iency,’ but it has all been talk, be
cuuse the authorities have no scien
tific formula by which they can cal
cinate a candidate’s brain capacity or
his intellectual grip and ability, nor
will they ever have it until they call
us pin enologists to their assistance.
“Cabinet ministers ought to be all
selected according to the formation of
their heads, and not merely upon per
sonal influence, credentials or reputa
tion.
“Phrenology ought to bs taught in
our schools—instead of German.”
M. J. HEALY TENDERS RESIGNA
TION AND WILL BE SUC
CEEDED BY H. R. BROWN.
The office of the United States
marshal at Ivnik has been discontin
ued and Deputy Marshal Harry R.
Brown, v.ho has been stationed there,
has been transferred to Taikeetna, ac
cording to Deputy Marshal Clarence
H. Mossman, of Anchorage,
i Deputy Marshal M. J. Healv, who
has been the deputy in charge of the
1 alkeotna office, has resigned.
Deputy Marshal Brown has been
located at Ivnik for several years.
Deputy United States Marshal A. F.
Hoffman, with headquarters at Mata
nuska, late yesterday brought down a
native named Negafil from Ivnik, who
Jk\was convicted of the charge of va
* -.rancy and sentenced to serve 120
-'rfi's in the Anchorage jail.
JAPANESE WARSHIPS
DEFEAT SUBMARINES
\ A DO’S VESSELS BEAT OFF
BOATS THAT ATTACK BRIT
ISH TRANSPORTS.
-10, Jan. 5.—Genman submar
*hich attacked British transports
convoy of Japanese warships
repulsed, the Japanese war of
’inounced today.
'|| le ^e warships was damaged.
ILLINOIS METROPOLIS SUNDAY
EXPERIENCES WORST BLIZ
ZARD IN HER HISTORY.
AUTOS STALLED EVERYWHERE.
Thermometer Drops to Ten Degrees
Below Zero and Wind Attains Velo
city at Times of Sixty Miles an
Hour.
CHICAGO, Jan. 7.—Chicago today
is digging herself cut of snow drifts
after having experienced yesterday
one of the worst blizzards in the his
tory of the city.
There is scarcely a block in the out
lying districts without its stalled auto
mobile, hood-high in the snow wait
ing its turn to be excavated.
A week will be required to clean the
streets.
Telegraph and telephone communi
cation is badly hampered, and train
service is very irregular at the best.
The wind yesterday, with the ther
mometer ten deegrees below zero, at
tained a velocity of sixty miles an
hour for a brief while and all day
re;, v y went below forty miles an
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FIVE Hl'NDRED MEN AND WOM
EN SHAKE HANDS WITH
DEPARTING OFFICER.
l ive hundred men and women of
Anchorage gathered at the railroad
depot at 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon
to bid goodbye to Major and Mrs.
Frederick Mears, who, with their four
little children, left on a special train
for Seward, where they will sail on
the steamer Alaska due to arrive
there early this week.
The crowd \v§.s truly representative
including all types and classes of An
chorage’s cosmopolitan population.
There were many women present as
well as school children.
Major Mears shook hands with all
those </ the station platform.
He and Mrs. Mears and their chil
dren will arrive this evening in
Seward.
R1TISH WIN AND
ENGLISH REPULSE ONE ATTACK
BUT ARE DEFEATED IN
ANOTHER ASSAULT.
LONDON, Jan. 5.—Britsh troops
today repulsed an attempt by the en
emy to raid the nieghborhood of
Holebeke.
Another hostile raiding party suc
ceeded in rushing a British post east
of Zennebeke, but only a few British
troops are missing there, according to
today’s official report issued by the
British war office.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Jan. 5.
—The navy estimates of the Nether
lands for 1918 provide for the building
of three submarines and a mine-layer
for the mother country, and three
submarines for the Netherlands East
Indies. A number of submarines al
ready are under construction. The re
fusal of the United States to sanction
the building of three such boats at
San Francisco on Holland’s account,
makes the carrying out of the modest
program very problematical at pres
ent.
HE PLANS ARE HE
UNITED STATES SURGEON GENERAL IN CHARGE OF
FOREIGN FIELD ISSUE& STATEMENT ANNOUNC
ING COMPLETION IN EUROPE OF ARRANGE
MENTS OF MOST ELABORATE CHARACTER.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE, Jan. 7.—Plans of the
most elaborate character have been
completed for the care and treatment
of sick, wounded and blinded Ameri
can soldiers in the European war zone,
according to announcement made to
day by Surgeon-General Bradley, head
of the United States medical and sur
gical work in foreign fields.
Ample hospital accommodations
have been provided. They include first
aid service in the trenches and on the
battle lines; hospitals in the battle
zones; base hospitals just at the rear
of artillery activity and treatment and
convalescent institutions in France
and England.
Fifteen hospital trains have been
arranged for in England and two in
France.
WELL-KNOWN OFFICIAL, IN ADDRESS AT BANQUET..
REFERS TO MESSAGE FROM CHAIRMAN WILLIAM
C. DDES, STATING HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS
WILL BEGIN HERE EARLY IN SPRING.
* Expression of Thanks. +
*■ Major and Mrs. Frederick *
* Mears thank their hosts of last +
* evening and friends for their *
* kindness and courtesy and as- *
* sure them of their deepest ap- *
*■ preciation of both. *
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Active operations early in the
spring will begin on harbor im
provements here and another com
plete season on the government
railroad will finish the line be
tween this city and Seward and
extend the system north toward
Fairbanks until “only a small
gap” will remain between that com
munity and Anchorage, were salient
features of an address that Major
Fredrick Mears, at the banquet in
the Labor temple auditorium last
night, delivered in response to
speeches by prominent citizens ex
pressing regret at his retirement as a
member of the Alaskan Engineering
commission and well-wishes for his
immediate future which will witness |
the resumption of his duties as a
soldier.
Importance of Completion.
The major’s discussion of the rail
road project, with which he has
been associated as a directing official
since its inception in 1014, emphasized
the importance of the system as a I
means of developing the country and
consequently the necessity on the part
of the government of achieving its
completion as quickly as possible.
As tokens of esteem, a suitably en- ;
graved gold watch with a fob of old
ivory and nuggets from citizens of
Anchorage, and a jeweled-hilted saber ;
from employes of the Anchorage di- !
vision of the Alaskan Engineering 1
commission were presented ^o the
major.
Every Seat Is Occupied. .... ,
Three hundred persons—the num
ber limited by the facilities of the
hall—attended the banquet which was
given by citizens of Anchorage in hon
or of Major and Mrs. Mears. The au
ditorium was artistically decorated for
the occasion. Five long tables were
arranged for the service of the dinner.
During the banquet musical selections
were given by Dolliver’s orchestra.
Fred Tracey was toastmaster and
acquitted himself in his usual pleas
ing manner.
Rev. T. P. Howard, the Episcopal
clergyman, responded to the first
Surgeon-Geenral Bradley announces
that the American expedition has just
placed the largest order for drugs
ever received in England. The sur
geon-general, on instructions from
Washington, is buying in England all
the medical and surgical supplies that
he can possibly obtain there. The pur
pose of buying the supplies abroad, it
is explained, is for the purpose of sav
ing cargo space on transatlantic ships
in order to give room to supplies that
cannot be obtained in Europe.
Evidence of Big Operations.
Surgeon-General Bi-adley’s an
nouncement regarding hospital facili
ties evidences that American troops in
large numbers will participate at an
early date in important operations
against the Germans on the French
front.
toast, and in a most forcible and elo
quent manner depicted the scenes in
the world war in which Major Mears
would soon be a participant.
Newspaperman Makes Address.
John Coffey, newspaperman, was
the next speaker. In a few words he
called attention to the work left be
hind by Major Mears, in the matter
of town building. t
Judge Leopold David, United States
commissioner, then presented the
watch and fob to the major.
Andrew Christensen, temporarily
acting as a member of the engineer
ing commission in place of Major
Mears, reviewed the work accomplish
ed by the departing officer and on be
half of the employes of the Alaskan
Engineering commission presented
him with a saber, the physical deliv
ery of which will occur in Washington
city immediately upon his arrival
there. Owing to the limited time, it
was impossible to have the saber sent
here.
Loyalty of Employes.
James A. Wilkinson, an employe of
the engineering commission, in ex
pressing the regard in which Major
Mears is held by the laboring men of
Anchorage and along the railroad,
said that if necessary “every working
man connected with the railroad
would gladly follow his guidance.”
Applause greeted this expression of
loyalty on the part of the laboring
men.
C. E. Cone, the local poet, recited a
poem of his own composition and was
followed by John H. Dunn, who told
in a pleasing manner the great work
done by Major Mears in the building
of the government railroad.
Mrs. J. B. Beeson, on behalf of the
women of Anchorage, spoke of the
interest always shown by Mrs. Mears
in matters that pertained to the social
and educational growth of the com
munity.
Dr. F. M. Boyle, felicitated Major
Mears and expressed the wish that
he might after the termination of the
war return to Alaska.
Address by Major Mears.
Major Mears was then called on by
the toastmaster. The major on be
half of himself and Mrs. Mears ex
pi'essed his thanks for the manifesta
tions and expressions of esteem. He
voiced his appreciation of the gifts
presented to him. He then reviewed
the entire work of the Alaskan En
gineering commission from the time
of its organization to the present
moment.
The major in referring to the pro
posed harbor improvement said he had
just received a message from William
C. Ecles, chairman of the Alaskan En
gineering commission, who is now in
Washington city, stating that work
on the Anchorage harbor would begin
in the spring as soon as weather con
ditions permit.
Among the details of railroad con
struction the major mentioned was
that $3,000,000 had been expended in
buying and putting in condition the
old Alaska Northern railroad between
Seward and Ivem creek. This amount
means an average outlay for this
stretch of the government system of
$43,000 a mile.
Regarding War Issues.
Labor disputes are likely to arise
during the development of the coal
fields near here, said the major, un
less early attention is given the mat
ter of Wages. He advocated the es
tablishment here as was done in the
Panama canal zone, where he was su
perintendent of the Panama railroad
during its construction and afterwards
for a period of its operation, of a
wage scale similar to that obtaining
in coal fields in the states, with an
added percentage to workers here to
cover the increased cost of living be
tween the states and this country. He
declared that on arriving in Washing
ton city he would urge the adoption
of such a policy by the government
in the operation of its coal properties.
It is conceded that private coal oper
ators will follow the example of the
government in the matter of wages.
Private Capital Needed.
Major Mears said that private cap
ital should be interested in the busi- j
ness of marketing the products of the !
coal fields. Particularly, he declared,'
should adequate shipping facilities be
provided for the transportation of the
coal to the states.
At the conclusion of the major’s ad
dress the hall was cleared of tables i
and dancing was enjoyed.
Major and Mrs. Mears and their
four little children will leave Sunday
morning for Seward. They will take
passage for the states on the steam- ;
ship Alaska next Tuesday. Major
Mears will go to Washington city to
confer with officials of the war de- j
partment. He will soon be commis
sioned a colonel and directed to raise |
a regiment of railroad engineers for
service in the European war zone.
CONDITIONS PECULIAR.
A candidate may not have a leg to
stand on and yet imagine he is run
ning.—Toledo Blade.
SURE THING.
If it’s a newspaper that never has:
anything interesteing in it, the ex-!
change editor usually finds two copies
of it in his mail.—Kansas City Star. !
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STRENGTHENING
BATTLEFRDNT
MAXIMILISTS WILL SEND HOME
ALL SOLDIERS THAT DO
NOT WANT TO FIGHT.
ONLY LOYAL TROOPS WANTED.
Efforts of Petrograd Government to
Have Peace Conference Transferred
to Stockholm Fail, Germans Fear
ing Intrigue There.
LONDON, Jan. 7.—Maximilists are
definitely strengthening the Russian
war front, according to reports from
Petrograd. The Maximilist govern
ment intends to send home all soldiers
who do not want to fight so that the
Russian army will be composed of
only soldiers willing to fight for their
country.
Russia’s efforts to have the Ger
mans acquiesce to the transfer of the
peace conference from Brest in
Litovsk province, Russia, to Stock
holm, Sweden apparently have failed.
It is reported the Germans fear in
trigue by allied agents in Stockholm.
Leon Trotzky, Russian minister of
foreign affairs, went to Brest in a vain
attempt to persuade the Germans to
go to Stockholm.
SELECTIVE CONSCRIPTION MIL
ITARY ACT IS DECLARED TO ..
BE CONSTITUTIONAL.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 7.—
The supreme court of the United
States today held that the selective
military draft law is constitutional.
The court sustained the govern
ment’s contention that the power
granted to congress to declare war
included the power to compel citi
zens to render military service both
at home and abroad.
Chief Justice Edward D. White,
who delivered the unanimous opinion
of the court, declared that the court
had reached the conclusion that the
reasons advanced in oppositon to the
law were imaginary rather than real.
SUSPICIOUS MILL FIRE.
YOUNGSTOWN, O., Jan. 7.—Fire
of mysterious origin destroyed the
lumber yard and mill worth $75,000.
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The Treasury Department
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supply of
United States War-Savings
Certificate Stamps
and
United States Thrift Stamps
which will soon be offered
as part of
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