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Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27

Adelaide, Australasia, Feb. 26-Dr
Douglas Mawson, the Australasian ex-
plorer returned here today from the An
tarctc on board the Aurora He said his
expedition had been eminently successful.
DR.. Mawson declared that dredging had
yielded the best collection of biological
specimens ever obtained in the Antarctic
Many mineral deposits had been exposed,
some of them rich. Their extent, howev-
err was not traceable owing to the ice
Occasional rocks exposed indicated the
existence of a vast coal bed.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27
Nathan Straus, long a leading ngure l

Nathan Straus, long ieaolhs Hgure III
the mercantile world, will devote the
greater part of his time henceforth, 1t Is
said. to benevolent enterprises He is
deeply interested in extending the work
of the relief bureau and other charitable
undertakings which he has inaugurated
in Palestine. He was born in Bavaria in
1s4S and was brought to this country by
his parents in 1854 After graduating from
a business college he Joined his father in
importing pottery and glassware In which
business he is still interested. He origi-
mated In 1890 and has since maintained at
his own expense a system of distributing
sterilized milk to the poor of New York
City.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27
BYRNES WILL RETURN FROM
WEST TO TESTIFY ON N. H. R. R.

Boston, Feb. 26.-Former Vice Pres
ident Timothy e. Byrnes of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford Rail-
road, .telegraphed Chairman Mcleod of
the pablie Service Commission from
the West today, that he would return
/, to Boston. May l. and would be glad
to give the commission any informa-
ton that he had if they wished to
hear him.
The commission during the hearing
of the publicity expenses of the New
Haven twice asked Mr.. Byrnes to APP
pear. the second time promising i'm
munity. The hearings were closed two
weeks ago and arguments are to be
made next week.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27
WALSH TO CONTINUE THE
FIGHT FOR A CONVENTION

Boston, Feb. Ex-Governor Walsh de-
clared today that he intended to con-
tinue his fight vigorously for a Con-
stitutional convention regardless of the
recent adverse action of legislative
committee.
The Governor said he considered
such q convention necessary in order
to bring about reforms in taation.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27
Equal Rights for
American Fishermen

Washington, Feb. pa. Piatt An
drew, former assistant secretary OF
the treasury, talked with President
Wilson and Secretary Bryan today
ah7ut obtaining equal rights for
American fishermen in New England
and Canadian waters. Secretary Bry-
an said he was looking into the mat
ter and promised that an effort would
be made to secure such privileges. Mr..
Andrew was accompanied by Capt.
George Peoples, president of the Mas
ter Mariners of Gloucester, Mass.
Captein William Thomas and Thomas
Carroll, president of the Gloucester
Board of Trade.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27
Nav Fulfil Wish
OfGeo. Washington

Washington. Feb. 26.-George Wash
ingtons wish expressed in his will that
a university of the United States be
established in the District of Colum-
bia may be fulfilled by a bill intro
duced by Senator Blllingham. The
university would provide the highest
possible instruction in the sciences, art
and letters, to promote the advance
ment of knowledge by original re-
search and so relate itself to state
universities as to encourage elevation
and uniformity of standards.
The bill would appropriate not more
than $500, 900 for grounds and buildings
and a fund of s5,000000, the income
Of which would be used to maintain
the university.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27
New Worlds Record.

Chicago, Feb. 26.-John P Lychter,
former University of Illinois star, set
a new worlds record for plunging OF
u 3-5 seconds for sixty foot tanks In
the Central Amateur Athletic SWIM
ming championships here last night.
The former record was % seconds held
by NJ. Kaiser of the Missouri Athletic
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27

This story Is told of young man in
Blue Rapids who was making regular
calls on the schoolmistress-so regular
indeed, that when he quit it was notice
able to his friends. and one of them
asked him why he had so suddenly
stopped his calls. Couldn't stand it any
longer he said. "The other evening
when | arrived Is minutes laee she told
me must bring an excuse signed by my
mother."-Kansas City Star.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27
BoWDoIN TIGERS WIN RUBBER

Richmond, Me-, Feb. 26.-(SpeciaD.-The
Tigers of Bowdoin defeated the Rich
nond A. A here tonight in the third
game of a series, the two previous being
won one game by each. The score was
25 to 49, The game was snappy and clean
and fast playing prevailed.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27
Late Sports.
BOUTS THIS WEEK.

Friday-At Milwaukee, Ad Wolgast
VS.. Charley White; at New York, Jack
Britton VS.. Young Shugrue.
Saturday-At New York, George Ro-
del VS.. Jack Connors; at London, Joe
Borrcll VS.. Bandsman Blake; at Kan
sas City, Jack Dillon VS.. Jim Flynn
at Sandy Creek, Pa, Hughey Madole
VS.. Young Jack O'Brien; at Philadel-
phia, local bouts; at New York, local
bouts.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27
HighIanders Start South

New York, Feb. 26.-Members of the
New York American League Club
started for their training quarters IN
Houston, Tex. today. The players who
left are Eschen, Quinn, Rudd and
Maisel.
A dozen other players will join the
party at Cincinnati, while Manager
Frank L. Chance will go direct to
Houston from his home in Glendora,
Cal
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27
Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, Feb. g.
Although wheat prices today felt the ef
fects of the crop deficit in Argentina.
Australia and India, export demand fall
ed to come up to what was looked for.
Accordingly the market had a weak fin
ish at to aGi net advance. Other spec
ulative articles closed irregular-corn a
shade off to s6a up, oats unchanged to
lie higher. and provisions varying from
10c. decline to a rise of "a.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27
GIRLS RESCUED FROM FIRE
DESTROYED OHIO DORMITORY

Gambler, Ohio, Feb. 26-Many girls,
scantily clad. were rescued in zero
weather early today when fire partial
ly destroyed Lewis Hall, the dormitory
of Harcourt Seminary.
+. The fire gained considerable headway
before it was discovered and male
students began the work of rescue.
The flames were under control a half
hour later. The dormitory was badly
damaged.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27

Dr. William C, Carl in New YORK city
played the march and other music for a
wedding which was performed 700
miles away in Augusta. Ga. The music
was transmitted by telephone and in
cluded selection composed specially for
the bride.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27
Chicago Cattle Market.

Chicago, Feb. 3.
HOGS-Receipts 10000; higher; bulk of
SS2a; pigs 700GS65.
CATTLE-Receipts $500; steady; beeves
7206I795; stockers and feeders 550d600:
cows and heifers 365aS50: calves 700G1075.
SHEEP-Receipts 2600: steady; natives
4s5d645; yearlings 5909735; native lambs
6S5nS0O
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27

A steady volume of imports of cattle
from Australia into the Philippines is
evidenced by the overhauling and refit-
ting in Hong Kong shpyards of two yes
sells for this trade, one of which is now
fitted to carry about 400 head OF cattle
and the other about 500 head. Each is to
make 12 round trips year in the Wynd-
ham, Manila cattle trade
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27
Falls Under Wheels
OF Train==Is Killed

East Foxboro, Mass, Feb. 26.-Miss
Florence Rowser. an employe OF
shoe company in Boston, was killed
under the wheels of a railroad train
at this station today. Whether she
fell or jumped from the platform could
not be determined. She had been in
poor health, according to friends.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27
md unchanged; re-
New York Cotton Market.

Galveston steady, 12a; New Orleans
steady. 49,; Savannah quiet. 13; Charleston
steady, 12s; Memphis steady, Is.
Net receipts for six days 117,Sn
Exports to Great Britain 81, All; to
France 20.0S9; to the Continent 9,384; to
Japan $500; to Mexico 1868.
Stocks n20 SO
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27
New York Produce Market.

New York. Feb. Is.
FLOUR-Firmly held.
BARLEY-Steady.
WHEAT-Spot steady; No. Q hard WIN
ter 101s elf to arrive; No red l0l eleva-
tor domestic: No. l northern Duluth and
Ne CoRMnsnnt bara,v eseaSvt nt iue new ahSs Nn
yellow 70s elf to arrive.
OATS-Spot firm.
PORK-Steady.
BEEF-Steady.
LARD-Steady.
BUTTER-Firm and unchanged; re-
ceipts 6255 tubs.
cases; state, Pa. and nearby hennery
whites fine to fancy 33: do. gathered
whites 32sd33; European fresh 21@26.
POTATOES-Steady and unchanged.
SUGAR-Raw steady; muscovado 2S9;
centrifugal 3S9; molasses 2e4: refined
steady.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27

A justice of the peace in Salem,
Mass, recently married two couples,
in each of which the bride was a
widow. Each bridegroom forgot to
procure a ring and used that one given
to the bride in her first wedding cere-
Iony.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27
New York Money Market.

New York. Feb. g.
Mercantile paper Sad4a per cent -
Sterling exchange steady; 6O day oliis
49, rs; for demand 4S5.90.
Commercial bills 4s3.
Bar silver 57a.
Mexican dollars IS. 80 s
Government bonds steady.
Railroad bonds steady.
Call money steady. 1sd2 per cent; rui-
ing rate Il, last loan q closing 1aa2
Time loans firm; 60 days a. 30 days 8,
he 2ltT23
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27

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The Chitina leader., 1914-12-29

as his fall was caused by the giving away of the bucket rope with which Mayhood was lowering himself from the surface. As the. shaft was with out ladder, Parquette was several hours working his way to the top by cutting notches in the ice with his pocket knife and using the two thawing points as foot rests. He obtained help from Cleary City, to which point the injured man was conveyed.
 The body of MT. Johnson, tele- graph operator at Donnelly's, on the Fairbanks-Chitina trail, 191 miles from Chitina, was found on Decam- her 23, on the trail by travellers from Nome He apparently had died from exposure after his horse had been drowned while crossing the Delta river. The travellers notified Tom Gardner, the mail carrier, who was at Rapids, and he brought the body to Rapids. Lieut.. c. A. Dougherty, in charge of the tele- graph office at Valdez made arrange ments to have the body brought in by the mail carriers.
The Chitina leader., 1914-12-29
MC CARTHY NEWS

Mir. Robert Marshall left Monday for the new diggings at the head of the Chitina River, accompanied by Fred Cope and others, who are. going back to look after their interests there.
 MT. Fred Young, who accom- ranied Mir Ira Hurd and MT. A. S. Johnson on their trip into Chisana, lost his life on the glacier. The men were travelling after dark and had been warned to make camp and not travel any further that night They decided to go on further before making camp and not being able, to see the stakes of the trail, stepped over in the crevasse instead Of making a right angle. Mir Johnston succeeded in getting MT. Hurd out and Young managed to get out by himself, but collapsed after he got out and death overlook him before the other two could get him to the roadhouse. MT. Young's relatives are in Sweden. He was buried at Mccarthy on Wednesday afternoon
 Guests at the Hotel Golden in clude: Phil. Medallion, Pete Mile, l.. Wick, R. NJ. Clark, J. Warnald Valdez; J. NJ. Steel, Bonanza; H. A Stantice, Carl Whitman. J. S. Ken yon, Sam Sanderson, Ole Berg, A. s Johnson, Ralph Rothe.
 December 22, 1914.
The Chitina leader., 1914-12-29

Harvard. Yale and Princeton will play three games with each other ln baseball next spring, according to an agreement recently reached by the authorities of the three univer- sites. The championship of the three institutions will be decided on percentage basis under the new arrangement.
 The rumor will not down that Rube Oldring may be dropped from the Philadelphia Athletics as the re- suit of his bad play against tho Braves in the worlds series. It IS freely predicted that he will be sue ceeded next year by Jimmy Walsh, who was with the Yankees early this season.
The Chitina leader., 1914-12-29
Cordova, December 23


 The Rainier-Grand hotel will send out on tomorrow's train 20 live tur- keys as Christmas presents to the section crews along the line. This is custom which has been fol- lowed since Harry Thisted and Geo. Dooley took charge of the hotel and enc which the boys" look forward to with pleasant anticipations.
 The Seward Gateway claims to have information from reliable sources to the effect that the Gug- genheims have acquired large hold ings of quartz properties in the Broad Pass district, including those of the Wells boys.
 The annual report of the second assistant postmaster general for Alaska shows that the appropriation for the fiscal year was s450,000. The amount expended to September 30, 1914 was S249,094.42, leaving an unexpended balance of $2O0,- 905.5S, out of which unsettled ac- counts must be paid. The large part of the balance is due that more money was allowed for transporting = parcels post than was needed.
 The appropriation for the fiscal year of 1915 is s304,000. The amount estimated as necessary for the fiscal year ending June 3oth. 1916, is s350,000.
 The contracts for service on star routes in Alaska expired on June 30, 1914, and during the past year new contracts have been entered into for four years from July 1. 1914. The annual rate of expendi- ture on July 1, 1914, under the new contracts was s259,393.50, an in crease of s6S,576.12, or 35.s3 per cent over the annual rate of expen- diture on June 30, 1914, under the expiring contracts. The new con- tracts cover 20 routes, representing 4,454 miles of length and 246,651.1 10 miles of annual travel on. July 1, 1914, a decrease under June 30, 1914, of 37 miles of length and 222 miles of annual travel The rate of cost a mile of travel on June 30, 1914, was 92 cents. Under the new contracts it was s105 on July L, 1914, an increase Of 13 cents, or 14.13 per cent. Increased service on certain routes and higher cost of service on other routes under the new contracts account for this in crease.
 During the winter season of 1913- II the department provided addi- tional facilities to the interior of Alaska by authorizing the dispatch of not exceeding 27,00O pounds of mail additional to Fairbanks via Cordova and the Copper River & Northwestern Railway to Chitina, thence by stage. The cost of this additional service, including the de- livery at points beyond Fairbanks, was S16, ,096.10.
The Chitina leader., 1914-12-29

Manley Mayhood, young miner working on Cleary Creek, fell 20 feet to the bottom of the shaft and sustained serious and possibly fatal internal injuries, one day last week. Tn falling he imprisoned himself and his companion, John B. Parquette. in the shaft, which was 45 feet deep,
The Chitina leader., 1914-12-29

Harvard has a track wonder on it's football team named Wilcox. He is a sophomore. Last spring he turned quarter in AS 4-5 seconds, being the sensation of the track team season. Wilcox is quarterback.
The Chitina leader., 1914-12-29

It will take every bit of victory that the enormous Yale bowl will hold to quench the Bulldogs thirst when things do finally come his way. It has now been five long, parched. dusty twelvemonths since the God dess of Victory has perched over the ramparts of a Blue eleven after a Harvard game. Imagine a drought Of five years.
The Chitina leader., 1914-12-29

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-It is easy to find the reason for the vote of the minor leagues recently at Omaha to remain loyal to organized baseball. During the four seasons of 1909, 1910, 1911 and 1912, when the Federals weren't cutting up such didoes. the major leagues shot into the coffers of minor leagues mag mates a total of $1.553,220 in ex- change for players. Some of these men were gold bricks. but the money stayed in the bushes just the same.
 Last year these same minor leagues received s224,305 or s61,- 900 less than the yearly average for the four preceding years. This money doesn't include sums that were spent by certain big league magnates from "war funds" to save some of the minor league clubs, especially those of the International League from being engulfed com pletely.
 Minor league magnates also re- member that throughout all of last year the magnates gathered a five per cent tax on the gate receipts of all major league clubs, the money to be used to provide means of harassing the invading Federals and to keep the minors intact.
 Some industrious person has fig ured it out that Harvard took II exactly s197,0O0 at football during the season just closed. Total expen- ditures, including s10,000 to Percy Haughton. amounted to SzO,065, leaving net profit of Sl77,000 n the Crimson coffcrs. If we were asked for the best way to spend thls surplus we'd say without hesitation, Raise. Coach Haughton's salary S177,000 a year."
The Chitina leader., 1914-12-29

Butcher-boys, caustic fans and easily riled umpires to the contrary notwithstanding, T. Raymond Geor- gia Peach Cobb, be it noted, belted out enough basehits to flash acress the American League batting pan some 24 points in front of his near est competitor, E. Collins, of Phila- delphia. who hit for .344. If Cobb ever gets through season without running afoul of anyone his average, at this rate. ought to stand for all time.
The Chitina leader., 1914-12-29
Cordova, December 24

Here, briefly stated, are some of the amazing results and good things for Alaska to follow the recent fav- erabie naval test of Matanuska coal:
 The end of the Pocahontas naval coal monopoly, fostered by Clifford Pinchot
 The saving of millions of dol lars to the government.
 The probable saIe annually on the Pacific coast of Alaskan ccal valued at s45, 100000.
 The maintenance of a fleet of American battleships on the Pacific,
 The establishment of a line of colliers, similar to the ore carriers Of the Great Lakes, between Alaska and Seattle.
 The installation of steel works on the Pacific coast.
 The assurance that the Alaska railroad will be constructed immedi- ately.
 The return to the government in about six years of the entire cost of construction of 1000 miles of rail- road in the territory.
The Chitina leader., 1914-12-29

1t is probable that as result of the postponement of the Interna- tional yacht races at San Francisco next year from April to August, a larger number of Eastern entries will be made. In fact the change will benefit American clubs intend ing to enter, and permit several boats to participate. Fhe foreign clubs for whose benefit the earlier date has been chosen, are more or less eliminated from consideration by the European war.
The Chitina leader., 1914-12-29

AS far as we have been able 10 learn Jimmy Gilmore, Johnny Ward, and Charles Weegman have not yet received invitations to the 10th birthday party of the National League, which will be celebrated some time next spring.
The Chitina leader., 1914-12-29

Heretofore the owners of East ern coal fields have been able 10 maintain their grip on the throat of the navy department and force the government to pay any old price for coal for it's warships. The test of the Matanuska coal from Alaska will end all this, and it will end the prac- tice of carrying coal from the At lantic to the Pacific at tremendous expense to this government.
 "Misnamed conservation is dead so far as Alaska is concerned. Now begins the era of real conservation
 the development and use of nat ural resources"
 This is what two members of the naval committee of the House told a newspaper correspondent at Wash ington, D. c. This fact that the government was being held up for millians of dollars each year in this laval coal supply business. was first pointed out three and half years ago when it began it's fight for the
The Chitina leader., 1914-12-29

Abe Attell in his stage debut cut out the time-worn sparring contest and did some real dancing and mon ologue stuff.
The Chitina leader., 1914-12-29
.OF GENERAL INFORMATION

opening of the Alaska coal nelds to development.
 It was on the facts that the gov ernment was being harassed and the Pacific coast left subject to attack that the fight began.
 For many years the Pocahontas Sales Company has been selling coal to the government for use of the navy on the Pacific coast .t rates ranging between SS and s11 the ton. This coal was brought around the Horn in foreign bottoms, in defiance of the coastwise laws. A similar grade of coal could be de livered at the naval stations at cost of approximately S5 the ton. There is at least a strong suspicion that the movement to conserve the Alaskan coal for future generations was made in behalf of the monopoly held by the Pocahontas Sales Com pany.
 The test of the Matanuska coal has changed all this. Within year or two at the most, naval coal, domestic coal, blacksmith coal and coke used on the Pacific coast, will come from Alaska, says a Seattle paper.
 The government will make saw ing of at least S3 the ton on it's naval fuel. and, as Secretary Daniels figures that, under present con ii- tions. the government will use E. 500,000 tons of fuel annually. this will mean a saving to the govern ment of s7,500,000 per year. ln five years it will save the cost oi constructing 1000 miles of railroad in the territory, the estimate for the work being $35,000,000.
 With this urgent demand for naval fuel on the Pacific coast there can be no reason to doubt that the construction of the proposed gov ernment railroad in Alaska will be commenced as soon as the snow leaves the ground next spring.
 Another effect of the opening oi the Alaskan coal fields will be the burning of anthracite coal in the cities of Puget Sound and Califor- mia, a commodity now held at such high prices that only wealthy citi- zens can afford to use it.
 According to estimates made by Alfred H. Brooks, head of the geo. logical survey in Alaska, who, in his modest scientific way did more than any other man to refute the statements of the onservationists in regard to Alaska, and who has made a most exhaustive study of Alaskan resources covering a period of seventeen years, the following markets for Alaska coal are possible of development:
 The Pacific Coast states and ter ritories, including Hawaii, want more than 4,5O0,O00 tons of coal annually.
 The United States navy wants F. 500.000 tons of coal.
 The development of steel in dustry on the Pacific coast will use more than 2.0O0,U0o tons of coal in the form of coke.
 Dr. Brooks estimates that this co2l can be landed at Seattle at ap- proximatelv s5 the ton, making 8 total Of s45,00O,000 per annum.
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The Chitina leader., 1914-12-29

Long delays il repairs to that DOT ton Of the government cable in Alaskan waters, will soon end, as the Kukui, lighthouse tender equipped for the laying and repair ing of cable. is to be transferred from Hawaii to Alaska. The Col umbine, a much smaller and slower vessel than the Kukui, is ordered to Hawaii The latter is now due ct Ketchikan, where it will be sta toned
 Among the passengers on the steamer Mariposa sailing from Seattle Thursday night for Alaska ports is Governor J. F. A. Strong, who is returning from a trip to Cali fornia.
 W. s. Wilmot, passenger from Chitina on yesterdays train from the interior, said the Mother Lode mine had ten teams employed haul ing ore down to the railroad at Mccarthy.
 E. E. Kerwood, associated with $. Blum & Co.,, received telegram late this afternoon announcing the death of his wife Mrs. L. D. Kerwood in Seattle this morning. Mrs. Kerwood spent the spring and summer here, visiting her husband and son Richard and only returned to Seattle a month or so ago.
 Alex. Chrighton, an old sourdough pioneer Of Dawson, Fairbanks and other northern camps, died at Chit ina Thursday, of cancer of the stomach. The. funeral will take place there tomorrow with Rev. James Mcbride of Cordova officiating.
 Alex. Creighton, the old sour dough who died at Chitina last week, was buried there yesterday. Almost every adult in the place turned out to pay their last respects to the old pioneer. Rev James Mcbride of Cordova officiated.