SAYS PROPHET
Gabriel Neith, astrologer, who made
ome rather startling predictions t'oi
he year 1917, when viewed by the
■vents which took place during 1911
ollowing her forecast, is out with i
.forecast for 1918 and claims that th<
war will end in March, and that there
is likely to be trouble in Alaska.
For instance, the chief points of thi
forecast for 1918 are as follows:
War should end in the first half o
1918, the month of March being :
crucial point in world affairs; peace oi
commercial treaties may be signed it
the spring and summer of 1918.
The end of January may bring som
loss or check abroad, affecting Car
- ada and the United States; and cor
spiracies plotted in 1915 and 1916 com<
to light in the end of January or th
1 summer, 1918.
During the year the negro questioi
' will come up for adjustment. Publics
tions, inventions and scientific me
will receive honors, and public inter
est in these matters increases.
Epidemics that especially affec
children may occur during the sprin
and summer.
Excessive heat and destructiv
storms are foreshadowed for the wes
ern half of the United States an
Canada for the summer.
Troubles that affect the possession
of the United States may develop, es
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pccially in the Philippines, the West
Indies and Alaska.
Great fluctuations on the stock ex
change are shown for April, July, Au
gust and December.
Martial excitement is shown in Feb
ruary, June, August and December
for the United States, though these
occurrences may be celebrations.
February tends to bring disasters to
Russia, with temporary settlement
later in the spring; but no permanence
until 1922-27.
Danger and disaster to German rul
ers is forecast for January and April
! to May, 1918, with tendency to revolt
of the people.
Economic state of the people ol
!i England benefits; but difficulties
arise through shipping, Irish affair?
f and workers.
1 Austria may gain by treaties oi
agreements. Violence and death
1 threaten the ruler of Turkey.
The Spanish king is under grav<
aspects of danger to his throne
■*l through intrigues of the aristocracy
■*l and his own relatives.
! | Many difficulties for the senate ar<
i shown, and party breaches tend t<
i widen; investigations take place, ant
1 difficulties affecting navy, armv an<
• civil service come to the fore. Change:
1 and new regulations may be made.
The year 1918 should bring increase
of trade, prestige and power to th<
1 United States.
5 Referring to Alaska, this astrologe
! says:
a The autumnal quarter, to Decembe
.- 21, warns the United States to be oi
i -guard against the treachery of foi
j eign powers, plots and schemes, witl
s possibly a sudden threat of war or o
- new movements of troops. Difficul
and dangerous relations with neigh
boring nations on foreign matters are
indicated. This may come about by
trade matters, the death of citizens,
| or broken agreements; but it may also
be with the possessions of the United
States, the Philippines. Alaska or the
West Indies, rather than actual hostil
ity for the United States. It may
bring troubles affecting transporta
tion, and possible wrecks, storms and
losses of life on the coasts.
: COAST FOOTBftLL TERMS
i ARE HARD HIT BY WAR
(By Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23.—“Big
' Oames" promise to be as scarce as
hens’ teeth in Pacific coast football
next season. The University of Cali
fornia was forced to eschew its main
1 contest when the University of Wash
■ ington refused to come to Berkeley
Standford's big matinee is threatened
by indications that Santa Clara is to
s quit playing Rugby. The University
• of Washington and Oregon will still
have their Pacific coast conference
1 “big games” with the Pullman and Cor
; vallis agricultural institutions respec
I lively,'' but since Mars started on i
s scouting expedition for talent to bud
3 the line “over there,” the football ma
I chines of these four big schools are
i* expected to be merely shells. Ne
| vada and Idaho always have gooc
r teams, but they will be as hard hit a;
i the rest.
There is a thin silver lining to the
i cloud hanging over California’s grid
f iron as a result of reports that Stan
t ford may get into the American foot
ball field again. The "Big Games”
between California and Stanford were
nationally famous. in Heu of this con
1 test California is said to have an at
tractive offer from Notre Dame uni
( versity which would bring the eastern
team to the coast for the big annual
frolic. Nebraska is also being men
tioned for a trip to the coast, but the
government is not including football
teams in its list of necessities to be
transported, and that may have some
effect on these arrangements.
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HOUSING PROBLEM
BECOMING SERIOUS
Seattle. Jan. 24.—Civic organizations
of Seattle are now wrestling with a
| rapidly growing housing problem. La
borers attracted by high wages paid
in shipyards and other war industries
here have filled the city. There are
few vacant houses and practically no
I apartments. Plans now being made
I to speed up the production of ships,
| it is stated, will add between 30,000
1 and 40,000 men to Seattle payrolls in
the next few months, and the problem
is to provide them and their families
with homes. The construction of bar
racks, patterned after army camps,
1 for the single men has been sug
gested.
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NOT GUILTY OF LOOTING
The charges against Captain J. E.
Koseth and members of the crew of
the wrecked halibut steamer Manhat
tan were dismissed by the grand jury
at Juneau on January 17. The men
were under $200 bail each to answer,
the charge of plundering a vessel In
distress. The charges grew out of
the looting of the steamer Al-Ki.
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VICTORIA..JANUARY 10th
NORTHWESTERN .JANUARY 16th
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ALASKA . JANUARY lltli
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The freighters Cordova, Latouche, Juneau, Valdez
and Ketchikan also make regular trips.
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gage or freight will not be received at the dock later than one hour
before sailing time.
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coal delivered after 5 pm.
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