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The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-30
Interior Weather

Skagway, cloudy, n. W. 24 above. Whitehorse, clear, S. W. above, Lower LeBarge, clOddy, n. w. 22 below. ... ...s~r. Big Salmon, clear, calm, 24 be- low.
 Carmacks, clear, calm, 25 below. Yukon Crossing, clear, calm, %5 below.
 Sellirk, cloudy, calm, 32 below. Stewart River, clear, calm, 2S be- low.
 Ogilyie, cloudy, calm, 27 below. Dawson, cloudy, s. ", 20 below. FIVE GOOD ONES TO DRAW TO. Pe6blerord aud Gibson Rye. Bud weiser, Blue Ribbon and Pale Rain ter Beer at the Board of Trade.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-30
EDITORIAL P A GE

$46,S9S,332 in 1912; that of Por.o Rico, from $4,169,912 in 1897 to SS1,344,3o4 in 1912; that of Hawai-! rom SIo,5S 6S74 in 1897 to $'9,- 72S,975 in 1912. The figures for Alaska are not given.
 ] The feature Of these excellent ar ticles which will strike the aye.as" Alaskan reader will not be that tnc territory is ciassed with these "oyerseas dominions, so mucn as that the interest Of the IeueraI government has been suown to sGch great eN- tent in the welfare of the in habitauts of these countries in all instances except Alaska lllustrt- lions are given of the splendid roaIs built by the government, one ol them at a cost of $S,0OO,OO0. Trails have been cut, school houses bunJ, and playgcOunds provided. HosDi- tuls and dispensaries nave been furnished, and a pIlernaI inter35, has been taken not only in the mor- al aud men.al uptitt. but also in the bettermeut oG their material sa: 'Iouudings. This is as it should be, end the UuiJeI States is entitled to great credit GOT the things accom- plished.
 But why, one asks, in this inter esting review Of accomplishments, Is Alaska not represented? The territory contains more undeyeloped country and is far more accessible to the residents of the UniJed States proper for colonization than any of the other "possessions mentioned, and yet there are no completed public enterprises to point to with pride. The puohc work so far done in Alaska is rep . resented by system of road coh- struction which has produced a, best nothing more than trails, whi'A can be utilized only at certain se1- sons of the year. When the pro posal was made to eNpend money for the mode of transporta'on that would be of greatest value 10 ihe country-railroads-such a nuO- bub was raised as to almost mahe an apology necessary for having the temerity to suggest such a thing let Alaska is sparsely populated by 2 hardy class of citizens of the re- public, engaged in building all en- pire in as promising a land as any oS the possessions" in question The comparatively few millions whie it is proposed to eXpend in provid- ing transportation facilities for Al aska will, it is safe to say, result n more direct benefit to the coun- t-y at large than all the many mil lions expended on the alien races inEabiting the islands which have been Uncle Sam's special care for so many years.
 When the Alaska government raj. road shall have been completed more attention will be paid to this great section of the domain of the United States and it's Dpople will De in a position to work out the details for the upbuilding of a mighty commonwealth without the assistance of a paternal govern ment, just as the states comprising the great West have already done since the government made the way clear for them by making possible the construction of railrOad5.-- lOiCarOd Pioneer.
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The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-30
Piles Cured in 6 to IA Days

Your druggist will refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in s to l4 days. The first application gives Ease &Rest. soc.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-30
SAYS MEASURE IS VERY DANGEROUS

Boston, Dec. 29-National prohib! ton is a very dangerous measure for congress to approve according to ex-President w. H. Taft, who last night delivered an address be- fore the bar association of this city.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-30
l,s CkAB MEAT COOK TAILS
 A& ' E The Pack Train Restaurant
 service . Ia carte. .

Bonded wnBkeyB-I1ibso MouR Vernon 7and Belmont. The best Of Reer-Blue Ribbon, Budweiser and Pare RanIer. at Ehe Mascot. Tele- phone CT.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-30
1915 CALENDAR PADS

Several sizes and styles of cal endGr pads just received at Keller Bros. 12-11-tf
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-16
COOPERATION or STOCKHOLDERS
NECESSARY SAYS HARRISON

IN letter addressed to all stock
holders. Pres ident Harrison says: And
the cooperation of the stockholders is
necessary TO that end The principal
officers viii bc in attendance to answer
questions directed To the policy Of the
infringement. or Ia any detail of it's
business ana tho report Of the opera
Tons during the past year will he
before the stockholders for discussion
The principal business TO be trans
acted VIII be the election Of Ave di-
rcctors, four To I'll vacancies due to
the expiration of tcrinas Of directors
OF the 1911 class. among them being
Mcssrs. Finley and Fahnstock who died
during the past year, and one 10 fiji
the vacancy In the 1915 class. due TO
resignation.
1t is expected that this meeting will
be largely attended, and that the gath
cring OF the stakeholder Of the south
cru Railway Company viii br an event
OF great Importance in Richmond
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-16
POLICE WANT REPORTS
OF CASES OF VIOLENCE
Ordinance, II Passed, VIII Require
Hospitals to Notify Authorities
OF Injured Patients.
CORONER ADVOCATES PASSAGE
Such Law, it Is Pointed Ont. Will
Greatly Facilitate Criminal Inves-
LEGATIONS, and Aid in Securing
Ante-NfOrtem Statements.

Efforts 10 have Richmond hospitals
make prompt reports to the Chief OF
Police OF all patient. brought to them
suffering from bodily injuries took
dehnif shape Yesterday when the City
Attorney returned to the Board OF po-
lice Commissioners tho draft OF an ordi-
nance covering tho situation The
paper was transmitted to the Board
or Aldermen last night. and referred to
the Committee on Ordinances The
police have been planning to Introduce
Such an ordinance for some time but
delayed doing So that it might come
before the new Council rather than be
tabled by the old
Coroner Taylor has also advocated
the passage OF such an ordinance for
some time and agrees with the police
mat II viii greatly facilitate the work
ready in operation at the Memorial
Hospital. having been Inaugural, cd
there recently when a change in tho
management OF the institution oc-
Cured Several cases have been
| brought to the attention OF the police
by this means, and the department has
hccn enabled ia make PROMPT inces-
LEGATION. In one OF these cases the
police were able la make an arrest re-
garded as OF considerable importance.
III has been pointed out that when such
reports are delayed the police are nre-
vented from making Investigations at
/ once, and that frequently guilty par
ties escape the arm OF the law
WOULD PUNISH ALI.
VIOLATIONS WITH FINES
The ordinance provides:
That 1t shall be the duty OF the
BOARD OF managers ana other persons
In charge OF hospitals, publicly or pri-
vately maintained in the city OF Rich
inond to which are brought for treat
inent persons suffering from bodily in
Juries. 10 report promptly In writing
10 the Chief OF Police OF the city Of
richmond the receipt AS we'll as death
OF all such patients occurring In sucl,
hospitals under rules ana regulations
made by the Board of Police Commits
sioncrs OF the city OF Richmond and
upon form to be- furnished by the
said board. Any person or corporation
violating the provisions of this section
or the rules and regulations made by
the said board shall he liable to a fine
! OF not less than $40 nor more than
500 for each ofrense, recoverable be-
fore the Police Justice OF the city OF
! Richmond
The ordinance shall be In force from
its passage"
Should the ordinance he passed by
the Council it will mean that all hos
pitfalls viii be required to report promp-
ly to the police when paticnts are
brought to them suffering from in
juries resulting from accidents. self
inflicted, or other wounds. When the
injuries are the result OF felonious
assault or from suicide, the police will
be enabled TO secure statements from
victims.
The ordinance Is regarded by Chief
Of Police Werner and his force as one
OF the most important. from police
standpoint. which has been drafted in
some time, and they have expressed
confidence that It's results il adopted,
will be felt immedia tely
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-16
STUDENTS COMING IN
New Session at Virginia Mechanics In
stitutc IIus bright Prospects.

Although the 1914-l5 session of the
Virginia Mechanics Institute will not
he formally opened until Wednesday
morning. September 30. the enrolment
OF students began last Monday night,
and present Indications are that the
approaching term VIII he one of the
most successful in the schools history.
Last year the total enrolment was $50,
and II is confidently believed that it
viii exceed that number this year
Each night from $50 to $3.50 o'clock
superintendent Frank w. Duke with
his assistants is busy with the regis
tration of students. and last night it
was stated that u large number have
already enrolled for this years work
Since the past session many improve
ments. which ii is thought will prove
or great benefit to students of the in
Stiiutc. have been made. New courses
in practical banking, commercial law
and in chemistry are attracting stu
dents.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-16
Appoinfs Nnfary.

Governor Stuart yesterday directed
the issuance of n commission to Yuill,
Holt, OF Lynchburg, to serve ms II notar,
pubic for term OF four years, be
ginning on September II.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-16
GERMAN GLOVES RECEIVED
First Consignment to Itench Here Sine.
Declaration OF WRr,

DcCIUritfOn OF WNr.
The first importation shipped in Ger
many and consigned to a Richmond
concern to arrive since war was de-
clared. was passed through the Gus
toms House yesterday.
The shipment, IL case OF gloves. left
Munich on August II and reached Rich
mond last Monday, three days less thar,
one month which is regarded as quic X
time in view OF the serious Interrupt
ton to commerce due to the war. The
gloves had evidently been ordered and
manufactured prior to the breaking out
OF hostilities. and had been prepared
for shipment
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-16
HIDS ARE LOWER THAN
PRICES PAID RECENTIY

The bids. according to Henry T. Rccll
are substantially lower than prices paid
hy the city for like work in recent
months. For smooth paving they range
from $l5S for asphnltlc- concrete, to
$2.Sa for asphalt block Many OF the
bidders submitted alternate bids for
privately controlled pavings. and for
paving 10 be laid in accordance with
certain special provisions
The bidders for smooth paving in
cludc the Atlantic Bitulithic Company,
the Central Construction Company, the
Washington Asphalt Block and Tile
Company, Lewis Lawson. and the Con-
tinental Public Works. There were
four other bidders for this class OF
paving. 4.
Chairman Whittet introduced 4 reso-
luton which was adopted unanimous
~. requesting each bidder to file with
the City Engineer, as supplementary
to his various bids. figures showing
what extra charge would he demanded
TO guarantee the paving for ten. years
instead of five. II was the purpose of
! Mr.. Whittet In Offering this resolution
TO secure the city against deterioration
III the new paving for the length of
time that Will be required to retire the
recent 100000. bond issue which pro-
vidcd the funds for these improve
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-16
CONTRACTS FOR PAVING
TO Be AWARDED FRIDAY
Administrative Board Opens Bids for
Surface Improvement Work and
Refers Them to City Engineer.
COST wILIA BE OVER s275,ooo
Prices Submitted Substantially Low,
er Than Those Paid by City i'm Re-
cent Months-NIay Require Ten
Year Guarantee Instead of Five.

hids Tor paving and surface improve
ment work valued at more than s275.O0o
were opened yesterday hy the Admin
lHtrative Board and referred to tho
Guy Engineer Tor tabulation and re-
port Mr.. Boiling stated to the board
that the tabulation would lie complete
ny tomorrow and tho board voted TO
make the final awards on Friday.
the work is the most extensive nm
dertakcn by the city at any one tirn. If
includes $4,000 yards OF smooth nav
Ing ana approximately 5000 yards OF
Belgian block paving. an imposing
program of granite block and spall
paving, and Eranolithic curb and gut
tering. The improvements will be we'll
distributed over the city, the eastern
section receiving the bulk OF the curb
ing and Suttcring, ana the western sec
zion the greatest amount Of smooth
u1viuIr
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-16
I'ootc Is Dismissed.

Bert w. Fooi". II young man arrest ed
on a warrant charging him with OBJ
tanning 50 under false prctenses, was
dismissed in the Police Court ycstcr-
day. II appeared that he had given n
check without sufficient funds In bank
to meet payment, and had been called
ont of town before he had i'm opportu-
nifty to settle thc>matter.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-16

The annual meeting of the Southern
Manufacturing Company. which was
scheduled TO take place Yesterday, was
postponed until September 30
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-16

NiirS i.c,YtS.ISin-d.

TIas Lewis, arrested by patroiman
f'lI'hn on 2 charge ot &ssaultinp and
wcunding Mary Scott Win sone blunt
irerurnout. was yesterday Gucd $40
"nd costs by justice CrutchhCld
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-16

~. s. Mason. colorcd, was Yesterday
fined $50 and costs by Justice Crutch-
iicid on II charge OF trcSpaSsng OH the
property of J. y. Nuckols and with
cursiuE and abusing j. Il. Nuckols. Jr.
Evidence offered by several Witnesses
was conflicting and Mason appealed the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-16
NEE TING Marks NEW ERA
FOR SOUTHERN RAILWAY
Month Will Have Opportunity
20 Vote Directly.
In Letter, President Harrison Says
That Cooperation OF All Share
holders Is Sccessary-Fivc Direc-
tors VIII BE Elected

= now era in the history OF The
Southern Railway Company will be
marked at the next annual meeting of
the stockholders, which is TO he held
at the principal Offices of the company
N The Tlmes-pispatch Building OF,
October ~. II Will lac a new epoch in
railroad management, because ii Will
be the hrst meeting i'll which the l2,-
cpr stockholders VIII have the oppor-
tunlty TO vote directly, the voting
trust III existence since tch organiza-
ton Of the company in 1891. now in
process of dissolution.
IN effort viii he made TO make this
meeting more than the conventional
routine which current criticism finds
10 bc characteristic Of the meetings OF
the stockholders OF American railway
companies
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-16
rrohibttion Meeting in swnnshoro.

The Temperance League Of swans
boro w.ll hold an open air meeting to-
might at o'clock on the vacant lot
ut the corner Of Hull Street and the
Broad Rock Road. Several prominent
speakers VIII make addresses in favor
OF state wide prohibition.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-21
WILL FIGHT PAYMENT OF TAX
Executors Declare Altman Foundation
Ii Charitable Institution.
TSnocial N Tba frirpau niana fCh

lCpcCldi " He
Now York, January 2o.-.rhe Altman
will of Benjamin Altman, who left an
estate estimated at from s40.000.000 to
$50. 100000. will resist the attempt OF
the State Comptroller toe collect an in
heritance transfer tax.
Tho executors Of the Altman estate,
the tax on the ground that the Altman
Foundation Ia a charitable institution.
The state Comptroller has already
begun proceedings to collect tho tax.
Within three weeks. the appraiser
John V. Coggey, will begin to hold
hearings Mt which experts Will be ex-
an'ined to fix the value OF the holdings
OF B. Altman &c Co. The executors of
the, estate have not given the comp
troller an estimate of the value Of this
stock, claiming that It Is not legally
subject to tho transfer tax.
why should Benjamin Altman's gift
when charitable gifts to others are ex-
empt2" asked representatives of the
executors.
'"rne Altman Foundation. we contend.
is purely charitable institution. Its
purpose is to improve tho conditions Of
the employees Of B. Altman 6 Co., and
to aid other public charities"
The state Comptroller. however con-
tends that the primary object of the
Altman Foundation Is to conduct and
direct n private business, and that it's
charitable features are only secondary.
Tho Altman Foundation was created
by act Of the Legislature just prior to
will of the great merchant provided
that all his holdings In the firm Of b..
Altman tS Co. should be transferred to
tho foundation after his death.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-21
CLARK WON'T ATTEND
Speaker Tells why He Declines Inv1
tntIon to Democratic Dinner.

Speaker Tells why He Declines Inv1.
tntion to Democratic Dinner.
Washington. January 20.-Speaker
Clark.s declinatlon Of an Invitation to
attend Democratic dinner tomorrow
evening at Calvert Hall, at which Sec
retary Bryan Is to be a guest. stirred
up 80 much commotion that tho Speak
er ISSUED characteristic statement.
published reports had connected the
Speakers decl!nation with the pres
ence of Secretary Bryan and echoes Of
the Baltimore convention. The Speak
er did not dignity this suggestion with
reference.
II have cut all dinners and functions
except those feel under obligations to
attend In my official capacity" said the
Speaker. II did this for two reasons:
i. Because | have not time to attend
them. l have too much to do. 2. Mr..
Spofford. so long librarian OF Congress,
once told me that most public men and
army and navy officials who died In
Washington dug their graves with
their own teeth a saying which took
to heart.
"The people of the country are not
interested to any considerable extent
about dinners in Washington. but they
are interested very much as to what
Congress does and when it does it. and
am trying my best to expedite busi-
ness SO that we can get away from here
and give the country rest. That Is
a good policy for both the country and
the Democratic party.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-21
BEGs HUSBAND TO KILL HER
Aged Man Tells How He Ended Suf-
fcrfnEs of His Wife.


fcrfngs of His Wife.
Philadelphia, Pa, January 2o.--Tot-
tering under the weight of his eighty
years. William Eberwein stood in Grim
tnal Court here to-day and told of how
his wife. fifteen years younger, had
pleaded with him to kill her, and how
he committed the deed. Judge Wall
ing fixed the crime at murder In the
second degree, and imposed the mini
mum penalty, solitary confinement for
not less than seven years, or more than
fourteen.
hEberwein, who is a veteran of the
War Between the States, told the court
that his wife was an invalid and that
one day last October he came into their
home and found her lying at the bot
tom of q stairway, down which she
had fallen. He offered to have her
sent to hospital but she wouldn't
go.
You do IT, William" Eberwein al
legged she said.
"'Do what? sald," the prisoner con-
tinucd. r
;. End it all for me. It's no sin when
I'm suffering So"
Il had board in my hand that
had brought I'm out of the yard look
ed at her and guessed 1t wouldn't bo a
sin"
GO on, William she said, go on
II tapped her on the head with tho
board and I tapped her again She
didn't moan much. and once when T
stopped she kind o. whispered, Go on,
1t won't be long
uuict" e0'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-21

London, January 21.-Lord Strath-
sioner for, Canada, died at i:55 O'clock
this morning.
Lord Strathcona had been uncon-
scious since Yesterday afternoon. Death
severe attack of catarrh He had been
ailing. however, since the death of
his wife last November. which proved
a great shock to him.
Lord StrathconR's life spanned nearly
a century and his active career n fun
hree-quarters. The best way, to live
found ut work at his desk i'm London
on his ninety-third birthday anniversary
on August last, 'is by not thinking
Ing your work"
From his eighteenth year, when as
Donald Smith, sturdy Scot, he sailed
for Canada. to his ninety fourth year.
which would have been completed next
work
His first years in Canada were those
was a real wilderness. From a clerk
ship he grew to be head of great
corporation.
After thirty years in the Eastern
wilds he took what he called slight
rest. as resident Governor in Montreal.
and then accented the offer of lead :
Northwest. Lord Wolseley said of him
that his tact Of confidence so won
lie iHulanS eOI tnat WnOIe region that
his word was law among them.
Later Lord, Strathcona bent his en-
cpd he is-csedited with having pressed
lie Canadian Pacific Railway TO com
pIetion, across the continent.
In 1856. Lord Strathcona's fellow
countrymen sent him to London as
High Commissioner. AT seventy six
years of age. he set himself the task
Of making Canada better known in
Europe. It was uphill work. but Lord
Strathcona's untiring energy won, and
he remained as High Commissioner
long enough to find his Dominion the
best known In the empire, drawing
from British investors a goodly share
of capital that formerly went to the
development of foreign countries.
These last years in London We're as
full OF work as were the days in Can
ada.
From the vast fortune he accumu-
lated. Lord Strathcona often dispensed
large sums for educational and char
tables purposes, and he also was a
patron of many branches of sport.
Lord Strathcona had received several
decorations from his sovereign and
many honorary degrees from learned
institutions. including LII d. from Yale.
He raised and supported a troop of
Canadian rough riders. Strathcona's s
Horse, to serve against the Beers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-21
LANDLORDS WILL FILED


Nearly Half of Estate Goes TO Woman
TO Whom He Was Engaged.
New York, January 20.-Nearly half
the estate OF RichardlD Landlord. vice
president of the Southern Railway. who
was asphyXiated by gas last week at
his home i'll Brooklyn, goes to Miss
Nellie B. Patterson the Brooklyn girl
to whom he was engaged.
The Will. dated May II. 1913, and filed
for probate to-day, divides the prop
erty equally between Miss Patterson
and Landlords mother, after giving
the testators home in Princess Anne,
Md. to Mrs. Lankford, and leaving his
brother, Columbus. $1,000.
Miss Patterson also will receive the
books and photographs in the apart
ment where her iance died. The will
does not give the value of the estate.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-21
LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Judge Rules Against Wisconsin EuSenic
Measure.

Milwaukee, Wis. January 20.-The
Wisconsin eugenic law. which provides
for the issuance of marriage licenses
only upon a certificate Of a clean bill
of health. was this afternoon declared
unconstitutional by Judge f. z; Esch-
weller. OF the Circuit Court The case
will go to the Supreme Court.
Judge Eschweiler held that the eu-
genics law was OF unreasonable statu-
tory limitations, so far as physicians
fees were concerned. and that IL was
an unreasonable and IL material i'm
pairment of the right of persons to
enter into matrimony.
The law was praised because of Its
movement toward suppression of dis
ease. but condemned because it's en-
ioTSememt Tha mtg IN inp9ss,qie; n,% tb f 3he state
wishes to exercise it's right for pre-
venting undcsirables from marriage. 1t
should weed out the unit, and thereby
not cast upon the ii an unfair de-
mand.
Alfred Peterson and Miss Hattie
Schmidt made application for a mar
riaee license on January 3 the day on
which the law went into force. Clerk
Widele refused the petition because
the man did not have "a certificate of
sought recourse in the courts.