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S. BLUM GEORGE C. HAZELET
M. BROCK FRED GLASBRENNER
A. E. LATHROP DELIA LYON8
JAFET LINDEBERG
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60 Watt Lamps.50c.
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FURTHER PAPERS
SAN FRANCI,8CO, June 23.—It is
now possible to weigh a persons
head without the fatal inconvenience
of detaching it from the body, accord
ing to a method announced by I)r. C,
1). Splvnk, of Denver to the American
Medical Association here today.
Dr. Splvak described the apparatus
which he has contrived by which it is
possible to weigh different parts of the
living human body. Hy means of a
pair of scales with sliding weights
made like a seesaw and by the aid
of complicated mathematical for
mulae, the separate weight of any part
of the body can be determined.
In his nddress ns chairman of the
Section on Obstetrics, Gynecology and
Abdominal Surgery, Dr. Thomas S
Cullen of Baltimore reviewed the
progress of abdominal surgery in the
last 26 years, pointing out that it is
now possible for any competent sur
geon to open and explore the abdomen
with perfect safety to the patient. He
told of the wonderful advances that
abdominal surgery had made In the
last 25 years and showed that the
death rate from abdominal operations
had decreased from 26 per cent to
about 3 per cent.
Two papers on ulcer of the stomach
presented before the Section on Sur
gery attracted general -discussion. Dr.
William J. Mayo of Rochester, Minn.,
stated that in his experience ulcer of
the stomach Is more frequent in men
than In women and that it is often mis
taken for cancer. Ulcers of the
stomach often cause deformities
which seriously Interfere with diges
tion and may be followed by cancer.
The relation between ulcer and cancer
of the stomach was discussed by Dr.
A. J. Ochsner of Chicago, who claimed
that there was increasing evidence of
the infectious nature of cancer.
Although local public health organ
ization in America is over 200 years
old. It is still the weakest part of our
defense against disease, according to
Dr. J. W. Kerr, of Washington, D. C.,
Assistant Surgeon-General of the
United States Public Health Service.
In many rural districts no attempt is
made at health supervision, while fn
other places, the compensation is so
small as to make satisfactory public
health work impossible. These con
ditions, Dr. Kerr said, are largely due
to lack of recognition by the public
of the value of full time health officers
to the community. Recent advances
in Maryland, New York and Massa
chusetts providing for sanitary dis
tricts and roaonably paid health offi
cers encourage the hope of better
things in the future. In Dr. Kerr’s
opinion, physicians should not only
advocate public health work, hut
should engage in it to a greater degree
than heretofore.
EXPERIMENTAL FARM
IN THE MATANUSKA
Two hundred and forty acres of
land located in the townsite reserve
at what is known as the Junction has
been ^elected for the government agri
cultural experiment station to be es
tablished along the line of the govern
ment railroad. The choice was mude
by M. D. Snodgrass, of the government
agricultural service, assigned to the
work, after an investigation of tho
various sites proposed.
The area is located in the north
west corner of Section 15, township
17, range 1 east, in the Matanuska
valley.
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LONDON, June 23.—Charges that
the expense of the officers' mess in
some of the new British regiments is
so heavy as to seriously Inconvenience
young officers without independent
means, are being investigated by the
Army Council. The charges apply
particularly to regiments which are
still In England. Commanding officers
of all regiments not at the from nave
been ordered to forward the lowest
and highest mess rates of their com
mands, together with the mess sub
scriptions charged to officers.
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Just received a new shipment of
3TYLEPLUS Clothes at 8. BLUM £
Co.
Work on the big government rail
way project is progressing satisfac
torily and the officials expect that
by September 1st, or soon thereafter,
the track will be completed • from
Anchorage to Eagle river, a distance
of some twenty miles. There is now
employed on railroad work, out on the
lino, 950 men. With those employed
In and about Anchorage, In vario'UB
capacities, the aggregate number will
reach 1,200 men.
The contractors engaged In clearing
and grading are doing a good quality
of work, according to the statement of
experienced railroad men wbo have
been over that portion now under
construction. The roadbed wiy, In
large part, be of gravel.
Official announcement Is made of
the appointment of Mr. A. M. Mc
Dermott as chief clerk, succeeeding
Mr. R. D. Chase, who has assumed
the Important post of store keeper in
charge of the commissary.
New Contracti Awarded
Contracts for clearing right of way
and grading roadbed awarded during
the week are as follows:
Contract No. 61—A. Zulanl et al.,
nine men, station 4440 to station 4460.
Grading.
Contract No. 63—8trigleh et al.,
eight men, station 4468 to station
4479. Grading.
Contract No. 64—Juravich et al..
thirteen men, station 4360 to tatlon
4440. Grading.
Contract No. 66—G. W. Scott et al.,
five men, station 4620 to station 4673.
Clearing.
Contract No. 74—Olsen et al.. fifteen
men, station 4340 fo 4360. Grading.
Wills et al., have been awarded a
clearing contract between Knlk river
and the Matanuska coal fields.
Contracts for Residences
Contracts for building residencies
for permanent employes of the rail
way project were let In the early part
of the week, as follows:
M. Lind et al., for the cottage to be
occupied by Lieut. Mears, Commis
sioner In charge here.
Handon et al.. for three cottages for
employes.
McGIlvary et al., for three cottages
for employes.
G. Seaburg et al., were awarded a
contract to install a pipe line to con
vey water to the residences of perma
nent employes.
Jack Thom et al., were awarded a
contrnct for grading north and oppo
site the townslte bridge.
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NEWOASTLE-ON-TYNE, Eng., June
23.—This center of the coal Industry
In the North of Englund Is becoming
perturbed regarding the recent order
restricting exportations of coal and
coke to neutral countries, and the de
lay in granting licenses, whjch Is said
to be diverting considerable business
to the United States. Buyers In neu
tral countries who usually absorb sup
plies here are advising their agent*
that they cannot stop their factories
to wait for English coal, and must
look elsewhere for supplies, presum
ably the United States.
American representatives are said
to be offering prompt supplies of fuel
and endeavoring to secure contract*
over long periods from neutraU cus
tomers of long standing.
Advices from Genoa state that GtJ
steamers are now on voyages and
chartered with coal from America tc
Italy, which means a large slice taken
off England’s trade.
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The French military; authorities hav*
arranged for real war films to be taken
at the front by the big Paris moving
picture firms, Some of the picture*
will bo sold for exhibition abroad as s
counter to the German Klnetna propa
ganda, while others will bo shown tc
the public.
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Ono of the latest rumors In connec
tlon with the political future of Secre
tary of State Bryan Is to the effec
that he will be a candidate for Presl
dent In 1916 on the Prohibition ticket
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PARIS, June 23.—Sun bathe for the •:
treatment of wounded soldiers are •:
said to have greatly facilitated the ’<
healing of wounds. Monsieur d’ArRon- 4
val recently explained the system de
vised by Joseph Vallot to the Acad
emy or Sciences. The pntlonts are )
sheltered from the wind, and they i;
rocelve sky radiations as well as rays ij
of the sun, the air being raised to a $i
temperature of from 100 to 110 do- j:
grees Fahrenheit These conditions :•
are obtained by the use of absorbing i
screens of canvass painted white and \
stretched on wooden frames. The •
bath is formed by three vertical j:
screens, six feet high and five feet j
wide, set at an angle of 100 degrees |i
so as to reflect the sun’s rays Inside, ::
(he (op being left open. J
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PEANUT ROASTER
EXPLODES IN STORE
The peanut roaster sent over from
here to Axel Frodenberg, at Anchor
age, blew up In his store last Thurs
day evening. The machine was parti
ally wrecked and the proprietor nar
rowly escaped a physical Injury.
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Restoration to Entry of Lands in
National Forest
Lists 6-1496,-1512,-1513,-1541.
Notice is hereby given that the
lands described below, embracing
469.88 acres, within the Chugaeh Na
tional Forest, Alaska, will be subject
to settlement and entry under the pro
visions of the homestead laws of the
United States and the act of June 11,
1906 (34 8tat., 233), at the United
States land office at Juneau, Alaska,
on August 16, 1915. Any settler who
was actually and in good faith claim
ing any of said lands for agricultural)
purposes prior to January 1, 1906, and
lias not abandoned same, has a pref
erence right to make a homestead
entry for the lands actually occupied. •
Said lands were listed upon the appli
cations of the persons mentioned
below, wtio have a preference right
subject to the prior right of any such
settler, provided such settler or appli
cant is qualified to make homestead
entry and the preference right is
exercised prior to August 16, 1915, on
which date the lands will be subject
to settlement and entry by any quali
fied person. The lands embrace a
tract of 160 acres, described by metes
and bounds as follows; Beginning at
Corner No. 1, situated on the bench
immediately north of the town of
Nlnllchic, east shore of Cook Inlet, a
post marked H-l whence U. S. L. M.
No. 1, bears 3. 49 deg., 45 min. W„
17.88 chs.; extending thence N. 14 deg
E., 15.15 chs.; thence meandering east
shore of Cook Inlet 60 feet back from
line of ordinary high itde, N. 41 deg.
E„ 7.63 chs.; thence N. 28 deg. E.,
17.27 chs.. to Corner No. 3; thence E.
36.17 chs.; thence s. 35.75 chs.;
thehce W. 51.82 chs., to the place of
beginning, listed upon application of
Alex Roman, Homer, Alaska; List
6-1496.
A tract of 153.60 acres, described by
metes and bounds as follows: Begin
ning at Corner No. 1 a spruce post set
In ground 60 feel distant from mean
tide line on east bank of Laida Creek,
east shore of Cook Inlet approxi
mately M mile northerly from Apex
of Anchor Point, marked H-l, whence
Forest Service Monument No. 10 at
Granross Creek east bank Laida
Creek, bears N. 20 deg. E., 44 chs.;
extending thence along the east bank
of Laida Creek N. 51 deg. E„ 7 chs.;
thence N. 21 deg. E., 14 chs.; thence
N. 28 deg. E., 4.44 chs., to Corner No.
2; thence E. 66.81 chs.; thence S.
21.40 chs.; thence W. 79.27 chs., to
the place of beginning, listed upon
application of Jacob l’etaja, Homer.
Alaska; List 6-1512.
A tract of 86.78 acres, described
by metes and bounds as follows Be
ginning at Comer No. 1, Forest Ser
vice Monument (hereinafter de
scribed) bears N. 24 deg. W., 90 links;
extending thence along the east shore
of Forberg Bay 60 feet back from line
of ordinary high tide S. 54 deg. W„
2.90 chs.; S. 43 deg. W„ 5.16 chs.; 8.
34 deg. W.. 5.80 chs.; S. 22 deg. W„
3.33 chs.; 8. 60 deg. W„ 6.88 chs.; S.
46 deg. W., 6.33 chs., and S.. 40 deg.
W„ 9.60 chs.; to Corner No. 2; thence
8. 24 deg. K. 18.30 chs.; thence N. 68
deg. E., 36.68 chs.; thence N. 24 deg.
W., 29.55 chs., to the place of begin
ning. Forest Service Monument con
sists of a post set in mound of stones
on top of bluff 10 feet above high
tide line on east shore of Forberg Bay,
marked F. S. M. H. whence Passage
Point bears N. 7 deg. E.. and Observa
tion Point bears N. 48 deg. E. Listed
upon application of Peter Forberg,
Cordova, Alaska; List 6-1513.
A tract of 69.50 acres, described by
metes and bounds as follows; Begin
ning at Corner No. 1 situated on the
south shore of Boswell Bay a post
marked H-l; extending thence N.
63 deg. 45 min. E.. 10.59 chs., to Cor
ner No. 2, identical with Forest Ser
vice Monument, whence Northernmost
point of Boswell Rock, a conspicuous
lone rock 80 feet high on mud flat
near south shore of Boswell Bay,
bears N. 87 deg. 30 min. IV., 86.43
chs.; thence N. 45 deg. E., 9:41 chs.;
thence E. 24 chs.; thence S. 26 deg
30 min. E„ 20 chs.; thence 8. 76 deg.
30 min. W„ 1.69 chs.; thence W. 49.12
chs.; thence N. 7.15 chs., to the place
of beginning listed upon application of
William Boswell, Cordova, Alaska;
. List 6-1541.
C. M. BRUCE.
Assistant Commissioner of the
> General Land Office,
r Dated April 17, 1915.
First Publication June 16, 1916.
Last Publication July 7, 1916.
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