Birth Rate Decreasing,
Death Rate Increasing
Washington. —b'he birth rate is de
creasing and trh© death, rate is increas*
iug, according to statistics just made
public by the census bureau covering
the lirst quarter of the year.
The birth rate in the states from
which camparative figures were avail
able showed an average of 23.3 for each
thousand of population iD the lirst
three months of 1922, ogainst 25.3 in
1921, while the mortality average in
the first quarter this year was 13. it
against 12.0 last year.
North Carolina, with 29.2, reported
the highest birth rate for the first
three months this year, and the state
of Washington, with 10.5, the lowest.
The District of Columbia had the high
est mortality rate, with 17.(i, and W v
sming the lowest, with 9.6.
Author ot Volstead
Act Quite Popular
Washington.—The resignation of
Representative ^ olstead, republican,
of Minnesota, as chairman and as a
member of the House judiciary com
mittee, because of help alleged to have
been given him in the last election by
the Anti-Saloon League, was requested
In a resolution read in the House by
Representative Tinkbam, republican,
Massachusetts.
When reading of the resolution had
been concluded, Representative Mann,
republican, Illinois, moved that it be
laid on the table, and the motion was
adopted with a loud chorus of ayes.
After the resolution had been laid on
the table, which move amounted to
killing it, there was a demand, led by
Representative Dyer, republican, Mis
souri, to strike it from the record, and
this was ordered, 141 to 3.
London.—The tinal return of the in
ventory of the Northcliffe estate esti
mates the wealth of the dead nobleman
at $17,600,900. •
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Weeks Asks 13,000 Of
ficers and 150,000 Men
Washington, Oct. 21.—Re>.'retary of
War Weeks today again represented
to the President that the nation’s mili
tary policy cannot be sustained iy a
regular army of less than 13,001’ ollicers
and 150,000 tneol
An instructor in English once re
ceived an examination paper which
contained the seuteuee:
“At this time ,hb emperor hatched
out a scheme.”
“That’s a fine sentence'.” he ex
claimed, sarcastically, “Jones, you
wrote this. Is that the best English
you know?”
“It seems all right to me,” ventured
the offender, humbly.
“It does, eh? Do you think the em
peror was a hen? If not, how could he
have hatched out a scheme?”
“Well.” ventured the pupil, “he
might have had his mind set upon it.”
—American Legion Weekly.
Order and Notice of Election to
Be Held On Tuesday, No
vember 7 th, 1922.
In the Office of the United States
Commissioner at McGrath, Alaska,
Fourth judicial division
Now, on this day, pursuant to an act
of Congress approved May 7, 1.X16, en
titled "An Act providing for the elec
tion of a Delegate to the House of Rep
resentatives from the Territory of
Alaska,” and an Act of Congress ap
proved August 24, 1912, entitled "An
Act to create a legislative assembly in
the Territory of Alaska, to confer leg
islative powers thereon, and for other
purposes,” and in conformity there
with.
It is hereby ordered that for the pur
poses of the general election to be held
ou November 7th, 1922, all the territory
in the recording district known as Ml.
McKinley recording precinct, outside
of incorporated towns, is hereby divid
ed into voting precincts, in each ol
which a polling place is hereby speci
fied. The said voting precincts are
designated, described and bounded at
follows:
McGrath, Precinct No. 1. as hereto
fore established. Polling place, roou
rear Pioneer Pool Room, McGrath
James Downey, W. N. Stanton and D
E. Clough are hereby appointed a
judges of election.
Tokotna Precinct. No. 2, as hereto
fore established. Polling place, real
A. Higgins’ store, Tokotna. A. Hig
gins, Chris Peterson and GusGulliksoi:
are hereby appointed judges thereof.
Nixon, Precinct No. 3, as heretofon
established. Polling place, Treadwel
ollice building, Nixon Mines. Llo\
Bullard, Charles Boyd and M. O’Meal)
are hereby appointed judges thereof.
Notice is hereby given that a gene
election will be field on Tuesday, N(
vember 7th, 1922, for the purpose o
electing the following officers, to-wit:
A Delegate to ihe House of Reprt
sent.atives from the Territory of Alaska.
Two Members of the Senate of th
Territory of Alaska
Four Members of the House of Rep
resentatives of the Territory of Alaska.
Two Road .Commissioners for Road
District No. 4.
The said election will be held in the
voting precincts above named and ai
the polling places therein specified.
The said polling places will be open
between the hours of 8 o’clock a m.
and 7 o’clock p. m. of said day
Dated at McGrath, Alaska, October
6th. 1922.
[SealJ W. F. Grekn,
U. S. Commissioner for the Mt.
McKinley Recording District,
Fourth Division, Territory of
Alaska.
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Alaska Salmon Pack
Exceed That of 1921
Seattle.—The report covering the
Alaska salmon pack and shipments to
the Stales was made public today by
the bureau of fisheries. It is shov n
that, the total number of cases packed
by all concerns operating1 in Alaska
waters was 7.112,uOO. In this number
is included the pack of the Bering sea
industries.
The total gain for the year 1022 over
the pack of 11)21 is given as 2,180.817
cases and the value as fifteen million
dollars.
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