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The Alaska daily empire., 1913-07-09
Sparks From Douglas Community Enjoys
 the Fiiremen'S Dance

DOUGLAS, July 9.-The Treadwell Firemen's Ninth Annual Ball last night was the most ambitious social event ever to take place on Douglas island. No pains had been spared in prepar- ing for the affairs, and the results demonstrated that the preparations were not amiss. The spacious rooms of the great Treadwell club house were filled with the young people of the Gastineau cities that gathered to be guests of the generous hosts, the firemen of the greatest gold mine in the world" The floors of the two big dancing rooms were filled from the time the grand march began until the last dance in the wee sma hours" The hall was decorated in red and white. Imitation moons in the various stages of that Orb's de- velopment were hung on the walls, and other handsome decorations were everywhere present. The walk from the Club to the big dining room, where the elaborate banquet was served at midnight, was garnished with trees.
 The music provided by the Tread well orchestra was such as to woo the most bashful to the dancing floor and to make young and old pay ob- seiance to Terpsichore until tired and happy they sought their homes.
 In addition to a sumptuous ban quet at midnight. punch was served to the thirsty.
 The ball was given to the specially invited guests of the Treadwell fire men ire of cost. Some idea of the character of the entertainment pro- vided may be gained from the fact that it cost the firemen $500. The decorations alone cost $500.
 About 200 attended from Juneau. and many more hundreds from Treadwell, Douglas, Sheep creek and other Gastineau channel points.
 The following named constituted the committees upon whom the burden of the preparations fell
 ENECUTIVE-L. s. Ferris, chair man: Frank Mcdonald, NJ. V. Christ man. George Stevens, c. w. John son, Nels Anderson, and Jack Wilson.
 DECORATION - Leslie Foreman, Monte Snow, A. Rapp. Merl Thomas, Ray Smith and Jack Chesney.
 INVITATION Chester McKinnon, chairman; C. Russell and Fred Hebert.
 MUSIC-R. c. Wayland. chairman; Monte Benson and Mark Smith.
 REFRESHMENTS. - L.. s. Ferris, chairman; F. Russell, NJ. " Christ man, Guy Johnson and H. E. Cham bers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-06
WAS A FAMOUS VICTORY
Further Details of the Rebel Defeat
at Santa ROSaIia.

Ell Paso. Tex, oct. 6.-Additional details
of the federal victory at Santa Rosalia
were received last night by Guillermo
Porras, personal representative of Pres1-
dent Hue-ta in this city. IN a dispatch re-
ceived from General Marcado. military
governor of Chihuahua What remained
of Villas army of AGO men broke and fled
under the final assault of General cas-
tro's 400 troops Friday afternoon and
split into two parts, one flying south
ward and the other retreating to the east
General Marcelo CaraVeo with his COM
mand pursued those who fled southwark.
overlook the fleeing rebels and forced an
engagement The harassed rebels were
again defea ted with great loss.
The fate of the revOlutionistS who fled
eastward was even more disheartening-
General Jose Balasar had been sent TO
Conchos by Castro before Fridays assault
and the fleeing rebels ran into a surprise
They suffered severely. At last reports
they had swung and joined their comrades
in flight southwark.
General Mercado's dispatch reports the
ca pture of many horses. arms and NUM-
lions with the taking of Santa RoSalia- In
the final assault the town Castro
army moved forward with General CaraVeo
and General Landa on the left, General
Rojas and General Mancilla the right
and Castro himself on the right. The dis
patch did not say how much the federals'
suffered in taking the town
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-06
THE MANTLE OF JOSHUA
1t VIII Descend Upon the Highest
Bidder.

Does anyone wish to purchase a
buffalo robe? 1t is just as fine a robe
as ever faced a blizzard on the back
of any of the countless thousand of
buffaloes that used to roam the plains.
In short it is the hide of Old Joshua,
and Old Joshua was said to have been
as fine a specimen of the species as
ever lived Old Joshua was the re-
Gently deceased head of the Gage Park
herd
At present this robe covers most of
the floor of the office of Commits
sioner of Parks Porter. 1t was taken
out of the storage room at the city hall
this morning after Mr.. Porter had
asked the other members of the city
commission what they intended to do
with it. II had been carefully stored
away and is in excellent condition. The
city has no place in which to use it.
and so the commission today authoriz-
ed Mr. Porter to sell it. 1t will be
placed on display in one of the win
dows of the Mills store and will be
sold to the highest bidder. Sealed bids
will be received and the highest bidder
will get the rare prize, provided the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-06
STATE IN TROUBLE.
Board of Administration in Deep
Water Over University Salaries.

Lawrence KAN Oct. 6.-The Uni
versity of Kansas like many an indi-
vidual is likely to find itself EN- bar
raised financially in making an effort
to hold expenses down below income.
before the first day of next July rolls
around.
The new salary rule adopted by the
board of administration, that all sala-
ries will be paid in nine installments
instead of twelve as heretofore, will
be one of the principal causes of the
stringency.
The board of administration found
when it came into power in July that
one-sixth of the salary roll for the
work done last year had to be paid
out of the budget for 1884. This
| included the payment of salaries Tor
the months of August and July
The board believe that there should
be no hangover by which the work
done in one year is partly paid for
from the appropriation for the next
expenditures made from one years
budget sharply to service rendered in
that year.
This brought about the new order
which will cause a stringency before
next July 1. The budget when orig
inally made contemplated that the old
system of payments would continue.
Under the new rule, all university sal
aries for the year will have to be paid
out OF this years budget. or a sum
one-sixth larger than was originally
contemplated.
1t will take close figuring TO make
the money available reach over this
additional expenditure before July l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-06
STEEL PRICES DROP.
The Decline Is Attributed to the New
Tariff Law

New York Oct. 6.-According to re-
ports current in the financial district
today independent steel and iron
manufacturers are quoting further
reductions in prices of manufactured
products to consumers in this market
in steel plates and sheet steel was re-
ported today and other reductions are
said to be in contemplation. So far
as is known the United States steel
corporation has not deviated from its
recent schedule, nor has it in any way
intimated any change of policy in this
respect
Price reductions have been more or
less general for several weeks, but the
ed to be directly responsible for the
lower prices of the last few days. Unit
ed states steel common and similar
issues were weak in today's market
steel declining to SO as in the first
hour it's lowest price in some months.
Some of the leading representatives
of the trade unheSitatingly declared
today much of the adverse comment
and rumor dealing with conditions
was manufactured for Interior pur-
poses.
The steel corporation and some of
the large independent companies were
said to be working their mills at be-
tween so to 80 per cent of capacity.
The steel corporation il was authorita-
lively stated has enough business on
hand to warrant work up to at least
80 per cent of capacity until well into
1914. Officials of the corporation are
law with considera bic interest but are
unanimously of the opinion that they
will be able to hold their business
against foreign competition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-06
HE DOES NOT LIKE 1T.
President Wilson Objects to Con-
tracing Civil Service Rule.

Washington. Oct. 6.-President Wilson
indicated today he did not favor exempt
internal revenue and deputy United States
marshais as provided in the urgent
deficiency bill passed by the senate. He
told callers it was originally intended that
only special agents should be exemptei
because of their necessarily confidential
relations with collectors.
The civil service commissioners pro-
tested to President Wilson today. charac-
terizing the exemption as detrimental to
the civil service. Objections have also
been raised by many organizations. Com
missioners McIlhenny and Galloway con-
ferred with the president and an effort To
amend the provisions in the house was
suggested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-06
At THE PICTURE HOUSES
At the Gem.

The dramatiza ton of SCOTS famous
novel. Ivanhoe, affords the subject for
the feature film at the popular show
house at the beginning of the week.
This picture comes in four parts. The
battle scenes are terrific, the costum.
ing lavish, while the setting is pictur
esque to a marked degree. King Bag
got, the leading man, plays 1vanhoe,
Arthur Scott Craven as King Richard,
Miss Leah Baird who went to England
for the purpose of playing opposite Mr..
Baggot as Rebecca, and Miss Evelyn
Hope, an English actress, assumed the
role of Lady Rowena.
THE Greenhorr' Excellent Film
Today and tomorrow the Best theater
is showing a Broncho feature film in two
parts which is most interesting from
start to finish. The Greenhorn' is
the title of the picture. which deals
with the enlistment of. backward,
awkward boy whose life is made miser-
able by the taunts and jeers of the 9TH
er soldiers in the command. Saving an
Indian maiden from the insults of 4
drunken trooper, he is thrust into pris-
on by one of the sergeants. who hates
him for his apparent lstlessness and
stupidity. However, when a battle
tests the mettle of every available men
the recruit is found fighting desper-
ately at an important point, the hold
ing of which saves the command and
loses his life. In desperation the In
dian maid takes her own life, and his
now sorrowing comrades accord him
the highest military honors.
J. Warren Kerrigan at Cozy.
The popular motion picture star, J.
Warren kerrigan, is appearing today
and tomorrow at the Cozy theater in
a two-reel military feature For the
Flag" captain who jealousy hates
young lieutenant conspires' to show
the latter in a compromising situation
with the wife of a colonel The lieu
tenant is court martialed, is discharged
from the army and enlists in the island
service under an assumed name. Res
cuing the flag il a desperate encoun-
ter. he again wins honor and his good
name
Vitagraph Comedy Feature-Aurora.
A two-reel comedy at the Aurora to-
day and tomorrow shows how some
women lead their husbands a merry
chase, so that everybody has a misun-
derstanding- The title of the piece is
Our Wives and is staged under the
personal direction of James Lackaye
of the Vitagraph company featuring
Harry Morey. The Aurora is also
showing Our Daughter" a Selig dra-
matte offering that is unusually strong.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-06
COMPARE TACTICS.
National Guardsmen Meet to Study
Military Situation.

Chicago, Oct. ga careful study of
the military situation in the United
States is to be made at the convention
of National Guard association which
opened today. Army tactics in vogue
in this country are to be compared
with army tactics put through the test
of war in the Balkans. Three hun
dred commissioned Officers are in at
tendance.
Tomorrow night the officers will
view the mimic battles and cavalry
maneuvers shown in a mile and a half
of film photographed by Major Thos.
J. Dickson, chaplain Sixth field artiI-
lery, L. S. A.
Among those who will speak are
General Leonard Wood, chief of staff
L. S. A, Henry Breckenridge, assist
ant secretary of war, and General
Thomas J. Stewart, president of the
National Guard association. A mill
tary ball will be given tonight at a
hotel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-06
GETS BACK HIS MONEY
Cashier Robbed of $4,000 by Two
Hold-Up Men.

Stonington, Conn, Oct. 6.-karl A.
Koelb. cashier of the American velvet
company was held up at the point of
a gun and robbed of $4,000 this
forenoon by two masked men, He
was driving with the money from the
First National bank TO the mill. At
ter taking the money the robbers dis
appeared.
The money was later found hidden
in a crevice in a stone wall a short
distance from where the holdup took
place.
The money found intact had been
hidden by the highwaymen when the
pursuit became too hot. Later a re-
port was received that the men were
believed to be hiding in a cemetery
and posses were hurried there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-06
WHITE HOUSE TRAGEDY
Horned Owl Gets Tangled i'm Water
Lilies and browns.

Washington, Oct. 6.-Trag edy
stalked abroad in the White House
grounds last night and employees to-
day are specializing whether the body
they fished from the basin of one of
the fountains was that of a suicide
or an unfortunate, drowned accident
ally under the cover of darkness. In
any event, President Wilson is to
profit and the executive office will
have a new decoration.
VIM. Strauss of the White House
force discovered the corpse. 1t was
that of a great horned owl and its
claws were entangled in the water
lilies that filed the basin. The ma
rauder evidently had designs on the
gold fish when it suddenly found it
self prisoner.
Strauss today set about mounting
his find. He will present it to the
president
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-06
WRITE PER CONTRACT
National Commission Extends Privi-
Iese to Certain Few.

New York Nov 6-No baseball player
or manager may write for the ne t',. ab
with contracts with newspapers signed
PTi9r to fhi MAJ Tb 80 w ane1 the de
cision reached by the National baseball
commission this afternoon
So far as is known all of the player
writer's made their contracts prior 10
Sept %, so none will be affected by
the decision today: in other words, the
ban against playing baseball and re-
porting it at the same time will not
be enforced until the season of 1914
Chairman Hermann explained the
commission was not attempting to
regulate the newspapers but had rul-
ed against players writing at the re-
quest of the Baseball Writers associa-
ton. At the request of the same as
sociation, the commission decided
also to appoint an additional scorer
to be selected by the newspaper men
This will make three scorers in all for
the worlds series and in case of
disputed point the majority Will rule
The third scorer Will be named by the
writers at a meeting this afternoon
Ban johnson president of the Amer
lean League said he had Connie Mack
on the telephone today and Mack had
assured him that Collins, who has
been doing considerable newspaper
writing would be glad to abide by any
ruling of the commission. However, he
signed the contract before Sept %
and doesn't come under the ban.
New York. Oct. 6.-The members of
the commission said after the series all
the player writer's would come be
fore them and show their contracts.
Those who cannot produce bona hde
contracts before the twenty-seyenth
will be penalized- What the penalty
viii be was not announced The rules
were gone over with the umpires for
the series. then the commission ad-
iourned.
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citizen, native and foreign, for assist
ance and support We place within
your reach the instruments of redemp-
ton. The door of opportunity stands
open and the event, under Providence,
is in your hands,"
Manuel QueZon. Filipino delegate to
congress, translated the inaugural ad-
dress.
Every reference to independence was
greeted with applause.
Received Enthusiastically.
Washington, Oct. 6.-Secretary Gar
rison today received this cabIegram
from Governor General Harrison at
Manila:
1.-The reception of the presidents
announcement in regard to the COM
mission and the general policy for the
future was most enthusiastic
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-06
FIND MORE EVIDENCE.
Board of Managers Are Allowed to
Reopen Case Against Sulzer.

Albany, Oct. "a new unreported
campaign contribution of $4,000 devel-
oped in the impeachment trial of Gov
ernor Sulzer this afternoon. 1. V. NC
Clone testified that he handed the gov
ernor ten $1,000 bills for his employer
Allan A. Ryan, a son of Thomas r.
Ryan, last october.
Despite the protest of Cover
nor Suffers counsel, motion
by attorneys for the assembly board
of managers to permit them to reopen
their case and introduce further tes-
timony was allowed by Presiding Judge
Cullen this afternoon. This new tes-
timony was expected to be brief
The request was made by Attorney
Stanchfield who said the evidence the
managers desired to place on the rec
ord had come to their attention since
court adjourned last week Judge Her
rick. of the governors counsel, lnqulr-
ed the names of the witnesses the man
ayers counsel wished to testify.
Allan A. Ryan, / V. McGlone, Rol-
and B. Mahaney and Mr. James, re-
piled Attorney Stanchfeld.
Mr. Ryan is the son of Thomas F.
Ryan and Mr. McGlone is the elder
Ryan's secretary. Mr.. Mahaney is
former congressman from BuHalo-
Judge Herrick protested against admit
ting this evidence. He said that the
week.
Il think it should be admitted de-
clared Judge Cullen
This was the opening day for the de-
Tense. According to the agreed Mon
day program only an afternoon session
of the court was held, beginning at 2:t5
p. m. and lasting until o. m Senator
Human planned to occupy half this
time with his opening address. much
of which he said would be extempora-
neous-
Louis A. Sarecky was selected as the
first witness. AS campaign secretary
to the governor Sarecky handled much
of the money contributed to the cam
paign fund and many checks intended
for Sulzer We're made out to Sarecky.
He said on his arrival here that he
could prove that at least s21, 600 which
the governor is charged with not hav-
ing reported as contribution really
was not such but came to Sulzer from
an entirely different source.
Counsel for the governor have main
tanned since the beginning of the trial
that attorneys for the board of mana
gers were not anxious to have Sarecky
testify and today the legal advisors of
the defense said they expected his
cross examination would be brief.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-06
WILL YET BE FREE
New Policy in the Philippines
Is Outlined
In Inaugural Address of Gov.
ernOr General Harrison.

Manila. Oct 6.-Francis Burton Har-
rison of New York, the newly appointed
governor general of the Philippines. ar
rived here today on board the steam
ship ManchurIa- He was GREETED ny
several thousand people, many Of them
from the provinces Traffic IN the
streets was brought to a standstill
The Manchuria was met by fiotilla OF
steam launches. one of which took out
Newton W. Gilbert of Fort wayne
Ind, the vice governor.
Governor General Harrison drove
from the pier by a roundabout route 10
the Luneta, where he delivered his n
augural address Governor Genera
Harrison's address embodied instruc-
tions received from President Wilson
through Secretary Garrison, stating
broadly the administrators policy TO-
ward the Philippines. The instructions
declared every step would be taken
with a view to the ultimate independ-
ence of the islands. Also II was an
nounced the first step, to be taken at
once, Will be to give native citizens the
ma jority in the appointive commission
and thus a majority in both houses II
the Philippine legislature.
The instructions of the American
government, as thus embodied in the
governor generals address, were as
follows:
I'VE regard ourselves as trustees act
ing not for the advantage of the United
States but for the benefit of the people
of the Philippine islands Every step
we take will be taken with view II
the ultimate independence of the is
lands and as a preparation for that in
dependence and we hope to move to-
ward the end as rapidly as the safety
and the permanent interests of the IS
lands will permit
The administration will take one
step at once. 1t will give to the native
citizens of the islands a ma Iority in the
appointive commission and thug in the
upper as well as in the lower house CT
the legislature.
1t will do this in the hope and ex-
pectation that immediate proof Will
thereby be given in the action Of the
commission under the rev arrange
ment of the political capacity of these
native citizens who already have come
forward to represent and lead their
people in affairs
Governor General Harrison added:
With President Wilson's sentiments
and policy I am in complete accord
Within the scope of my office 1 shall
do my utmost to aid in the fulfillment
of our promises and 1 am confident we
shall thereby hasten the coming day OF
independence
of you that dignity of bearing and self
restraint which are the outward evil
dences of the daily increasing national
consciousness. I remind you that we
are for the present responsible before
the world for your welfare and prog
ress-
You are on trial before an interna-
tional tribunal and We eagerly await
convincing proof that you are capable
of esta blishing a stable government,
not necessarily a reproduction of our
institutions. but one which will guar
antee complete security for life, liberty
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-06
WORLDS SERIES PLAYS.
Best Theater's Electric Score Board
to Show Every Play.

By sending imaginary plays over a
wire from the Western Union office
to the Best theater. the final testing
of that theater's big electric score
board has been given SO that all plays
will be shown without hitch as fast
as they come from the big league dia-
monds- Balls. strikes, hits, runs-in
fact, every play will be recorded in
stantly SO that fans may watch the
progress of every game Even the
fouls and direction of hits Will be
shown The board will be in opera
ton during each game.
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New York Money Market.

New York, Oct 6-MONEY-Money on
call steady, 3d5 per cent; ruling rate. 34
per cent; closing bid 4Q434 per cent;
Time loans. strong; 60 days. 41zG44 per
cent; 90 days and months. 5Q5A per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper 5s4 Q6
per cent.
Sterling exchange heavy. s4s1.70 for 60
days, As5-75 for demand. Commercial
bills. s4.s13s-
SILVER-Bar silver. sic. Mexican dol
lars. 47c-
BONDS-Governmentb bonds steady. rail-
road bonds, easy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-06
LOOKING TO union.
Political Harmonizers Want a National
Convention in February.

washington, Oct 6.-Repu blicans
and Progressives who worked for the
meeting of the Republican national
committee which Chairman HilleS has
lust called for December, are now
launching a movement to induce the
committee to call a convention for
next February to revise the party
rules methods of state representation
and other controversial points.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-06
HIS RIGHTS RESPECTED
Folk Holds Canada Justified in De-
porting Thaw.

Washington, Oct 6.-None Of Harry
K. Thaw's treaty rights as an Ameri-
can citizen were violated when Cana
dian immigration authorities forcibiy
tieported him a few weeks ago That
was the ruling today of Joseph w.
Folk, solicitor of the state department..
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IN CHICAGO SERIES.
Play Will Begin Observation-Disclosures
Forecasts UnfavorabIe.

Chicago, Oct. 6.-Final arrange
ments and rules for the city baseball
champion series, which will begin to-
morrow at p m. were made today.
Umpires will be O'Day, O'Loughlin,
Sheridan and Orth. Showers tonight
and tomorrow are predicted.
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bid is what the thing is reasonably
worth.
The head of Old Joshua will be re-
moved from it's obscurity in the Audi
torium and will be busted and cleaned
and also placed on display along with
the robe. but will not be sold.