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The Alaska daily empire., 1914-09-02
AT THE LYRIC TONIGHT
 -coMPLETE CHANGE


 DOUGLAS, Sept 2. = The Lyric theatre. tonight will show the follow ing pictures:
 Quality of Kindness" story de picting the strong love between fee ble and friendless old man and lit tie child.
 Love that Never Fades"-an inter spersed.
 estlng romance, with comedy inter.
 Life or Death''-modern surgery an educational film of merit, the story of a wonderful operation.
 "Napoleon"-a comedy that does not consist of dull momeut-one of our best, (''C
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-09-02
BRITISH TRY TO
 ELIMINATE GERMANS

LONDON. Sept. ?. - The British Board of Trade has issued a warning to holders of American and Canadian railroad shares to examine their cer- tifcates and if the registered owner Is German or Austrian to take inn mediate steps to have the stocks trans ferred into their own names.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-09-02
THE oRPHEuM.

presents the same show as last night with an entire change tomorrow night "The Moonshiner's Last Stand" in reel.
 Tonight-"Bill Boyd, the Confeder- ate Spy" is a clever drama of the Civil War; a pretty scenic picture of China is also shown, and a Imaginable comedy by the Edison Co, entitled Rule Thyself" ('"')
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-09-02
ROTTERDAM CUTS OUT
 ENGLISH AND FRENCH

NEW YORK, Sept. "A Rotterdam cable says that all French and Eng fish words have disappeared from the shop fronts there, and that 1t is con sidered unpatriotic even to use them in conservation. All menus at the ho- tels and restaurants appear in Ger man.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-09-02
SENATOR URGES R. R. DIRECTORS
 PERSONAL LIABILITY.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2.-Proposal to make railroad directors criminally liable for negligently suffering a cor poraton's funds to be misapplied was urged by Senator W. S. Kenyon, of Iowa, as an amendment to Clayton antitrust bill
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-09-02
LEAVING ON GEORGIA.

The Georgia, leaving for sitka this morning took the following named pas sengers from Juneau: For Tenakee- F. Kruger; for Sitka--W. P. Mills, Dan Lee, Herbert Scott, J. E. Gamble, Mrs. Ralph Young, Bernard Hirst, c. G. King and Gibson Young.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-09-02
TONIGHT.

Skating tonight Jaxons rink. The usual large crow is expected out, 1t being perfect weather for the sport. The roller polo boys will practice Thursday evening for a game in the near future. (''')
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-09-02
KANGAROO ORGANIZED.

J.. F. Mcdonald, U. S. jailer, says that the boarders in the Hotel de Mo Donald have organized kangaroo court within the past few days and things are running along smoothly.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-09-02
WILL INSPECT THE
 EAGLE RIVER MINES

B. L. Thane, general manager, and President E. Y. Mallory, of the Eagle River Mining company, left for Eagle river this morning for the purpose of inspecting the development work that is being done at the mines.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-09-02
THE WAND COMING.

The Portland Steamship cc,npany's freighter Thomas J. Wand will arrive in Juneau Friday with about fifty tons of merchandise and 5O,OOO feet of lum- Der for Juneau.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-09-02
PERU ADOPTS PLAN
 TO EXPAND CURRENCY

LIMA, Sept. 2.-The Peruvian Con cress has authorized banks to issue S5,OOO. 900 in bank checks, guaranteed as to S5GS by gold. the remainder by mortgages.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-09-02
PORT GRAHAM BANNERS
 souTHBoUND ON EVANS

Otto Sutter, manager of the Port Graham cannery. and his entire can. nery crew are aboard the Admiral Ev. ans enroute to Seattle after having a very successful season.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-09-02
THE KNEES LEFT THIS
 MORNING ON NORTHWESTERN

TREADWELL, Sept. 2. = Many of the friends of R. A. Kinzie and fam fly were assembled at the Treadwell dock this morning when the North western landed here for the purpose of saying farewell.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-09-02
we ARE EQUIPPED

to take care of your optical needs From the examination of your eyes to the delivery of the glasses, we rank with the best city service. We solicit trial Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Whereelse in Juneau can you get such an iron.bond guar antee?
 ALASKA OPTICAL co.
 Opposite Alaska Supply)
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-09-02

with friends in Juneau and Treadwell for the past few weeks, left for her home in the States on the Northwest ern this morning.
 There will be no band practice to- morrow night.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-09-02
NEWSPAPER MEN MUST
 BE VERY CAREFUL

PARIS, Sept. "A Belgian cores pondent of a Paris paper says the Kaiser has ordered that all war cor respondents who fall into the hands of Germans be shot without trial.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-09-02
w. e. r. U. MEETING.

The regular meeting of the W. c. T. U. will be held in the Presbyterian church Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o. clock. MRS. HYDE, Rec. secy.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-09-02
UNITED STATES GRABS
 A VANDERBILT YACHT

NEW YORK. Sept. 2.-Vanderbilt's yacht. the Tarantula, has been held up by the United States government. She was to have been turned over to Canada for use as a scout cruiser.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-09-02

Dr. Beyis' office is in the offices formerly occupied by Dr. ]. K. simp- son on Second St. 9-2-St
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-09-02

FOR SALE - Four.hole Banquet range, used only three months, price S25.0O. Call at 72O E. 9th st. 9.2-St.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-09-02
TREApWELL NOTES

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11
Philadelphia Is shopping Early

ACCORDING to managers Of both the
kAlarger and smaller stores of Philadel-
phi0. Christmas shopping this year has been
sufficiently brisk to warrant tho assertion
that the shop early" campaign is meeting
with success. There is abundant reason,
therefore for congratulation to customer and
clerk alike.
The do your ChrIstmas-sh shopping early
idea originated in this city and has extended
70 Virtually all parts of the nation. Originally
designed as a measure of relief for the
clerks. its scope has been so broadened that
It takes IN the welfare and best interest of
the customer.
To the Philadelphia shopper there is the
additional incentive of possessing the best
department stores in the country Two OF
rhiladelphia's department stores have estab-
lislsed branches In New York, but Philade-
phia has yet TO learn OF New York depart
ment store establishing branch in Phi'ade-
phla.
Phiiadelphlans are buying early and buy
ing right. the only thing left IS how to obtain
The coin to buy with, and that the optimism
81 business is providing for rapidly, The
main thing Is that trade is better, and Phila-
eelphia Is getting its share
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11
Public Policy Requires Cheap
PASSENGER Rales

TET II he admitted that the railroads are
- earning less than 2 per cent on their
passenger business, and there remains no
reason whatever why commutation rates
should be Increased. 1t is we'll known OF
course, that railroads for years have re-
garded tho passenger business as an incum-
brance. president at one time declared
that his road would be willing to pay 100000
a year for the privilege of sboshng pas
senger service entirely.
It is passenger service that makes freight
traffic. A passenger in general makes two
payments. one direct and one indirect. II
1000 persons move from the city to the
suburbs supplies for them must be carried
by freight from the city to the suburbs, day
in aud day out A large and remunerative
trafhc is developed. The profits on It must
be considered in computing the cost Of trans
porting the commuters themselves. Every
community Of commuters means more freight
traffic for the roads, and very profitable
freight mileage,
1t is against public policy to penalize facl-
ity OF communication. 1t is probable that
eventually freight traffic will be expected to
pay all dividends and passenger service be
offered at cost. Certainly the great benefits
to the nation resulting from such of
transportation would justify the condition.
The Interstate Commerce Commission, 1t is
true has taken the opposite view and has
even urged the roads to make their passenger
service more remunerative but the commits
sion apparently gave no consideration TO the
broad public interests involved and was not
influenced in the slightest by modern con-
cepts of the functions of railroad,
The contention that one two had years
Justihes raising rates is scarcely worth
refutation. There are fat and lean years
in every business, and at least one of the
pettionlng roads is far too prosperous to
present poverty plea 1t appears that the
roads are acting in concert without any re-
gard whatever to the necessities of individual
lines. 1t would not be just to penalize the
patrons Of one road because a competing
road needs money.
Public sentiment will not permit any radi-
cal change in commutattnn and general pas
seuger rates 1t is perfectly willing to ap-
prove the per cent. advance in freight
rates or even a stronger advance than that;
but a heavy levy on individual travel will not
be permitted That will be shown at the
polls if argument elsewhere fails.
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Simple Arithmetic

THE Philadelphia and Camden Ferry Com
i pany paid stock dividend of 37la per
cent. in 1910. in addition to a cash dividend
OF l2 per cent The percentage on capital
stock earned in 1911 amounted to 16 per cent. ;
in 1912. to 1s per cent. in 1918, to 10 per cent
From 1904 to 1909, inclusive never less than
20 per cent was earned.
on November II the Philadelphia and Cam
den Ferry Company doubled it's rates on
sightseeing autos, motor tricycles and tally
hos and increased the rate on motorcycles
from to cents. The statement of the COM
pany's earnings through a period of years,
taken in conjunction with these increases, is
likely to arouse suspicion in regard to all pro-
posed advances in passenger rates
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11

TTEALTH and morality are at stake in the
a Il housing conditions Of Philadelphia.
Everything else can be left out Of account
because these two things are vital to civilized
ilfe, II the conditions in which people exist
make health impossible then how is society
going to continue? If the shelter in which
they herd worse than cattle makes morality
impossiblc, then how can America flourish
Among the nations2
Phlladelphas death rate Increased from
1bi7 thousand to 1918 for the first II
months of 1914 The increase in infantile
mortality, in whooplng cough, Influenza
grip tuberculosis Of lungs and broncho-
pneumonia tells the tale Of overcrowding. lack
Of sunlight, impure air and defective sanitary
provisions Old tenements dark and dilap-
dated, without ventilation or convenlences
for cleanliness, are full of germs. They are
yeritable shambles to which the poor and un-
fortunate are driven by necessity and civ
ilized community must protect itself by
abolishing them.
Archbishop Prendergast has characterized
them as "plague spots" ut is a serious
Danger TO morality" he says, ito crowd too
many people or families into house The
congestion which forces SO many of different
habits into constant contact is a danger TO
rsyHllty in particular to the children who
forced to see and hear what Will mplant
their Innocent souls the beginnings of vice
hich will ruin their-lives."
Archbishop Prendergast does rot speak
astily or without n full knowledge OF the
subject. The report OF the city Board of
Health Is impartial and purely scientific. If
Councils disrsgards such testimony, II
stands chargeable with wilful blindness or
culpable evasion Of duty.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11
Attack Unemployment Scientifically

Attack Unemployment Scientifically
T1I4E problem of unemployment is bearing
4 down hard on the great Industrial COM
mnnitles. Philadelphia is no better and no
worse IN this respect than other places. The
irritation, however. has fully demonstrated
oue point. and that is our utter unpTepared-
ness for conditions OF this sort. We are in
clined 20 take things as they come i'm Amer
lea and make the best OF them after they
arrive for We have too recently emerged
from agrarianism 70 be purged Of the fatal
ism that results from dependence on the sea-
SONS and the weather
s.It is dlficult," said MIR. Little in his COM
nrshensive article IN the EVENING LEDGER
slerday 'to arrive at the number of un-
employed because we do not have a system
state labor exchanges" Germany. France
aaa England have The older industrial
fsanlfses after frequent occurrences OF
nerlnds Of unemployment attacked the prob
lem scientifically. There is nothing indefinite
in their knowledge, They know exactly at
~ times just what the employment situation
81 They are able 70 provide for scientific
distribution Of labor to meet peculiar exi-
fsaeiss Just as our hnaneiers az last are
abIs fa meet the deficiencies OF one section
ht fbs suFpluses Of another 50 in Europe
a labor exchanges are able 70 keep unem-
tI69nsnt a 2 minimum by seientihe as
0IHatie1.
y thing to which the Legislature
p19nfably direct It's attention II is not
Asat4fleal suggestion as 50 many pro
als in fhis reform m-maa age are On the
e1afIE Il Is pfactical and certain 20 be
eauelife % excellent results
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religious episodes, from which sprene modern
drama. But now, except for the municipal
theatres OF Germany and France. Il is even
ss Jane Adams, Of that same Chicago has
written: only in the modern industrial city
have men concluded that 1t Is no longer
necessary for the municipality to provide for
the Unsuitable desire to play"
Philadelphia has made great strides In the
field Of municipal music, with concerts on the
City Hall plaza, city bands and It's public
sings" Chicago is pushing the same spirit
into new and profitable fields.
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Teuton ANATOMY

"rhe clay feet OF Germany will be revealed
when we take off the gloves."-Mr. Arnold
White in the Sunday Chronicle
So that's where they wear them,
OF course, it is a little hard to see how SO
mastodontc and impossible a war could be
taken seriously after the press bureaus and
the censors got into working shape. And
there again Punch catches the spirit of
things:
Among other public buildings in a certain
town which for many reasons Il will be pru-
dent 10 refrain from mentioning a
day and date which l need not trouble to
repeat ."
tive behind the Front II is the opening passage
or oliver Twist, and shows what a splendid
War Correspondent Dickens would have made
But a war-worn world need not depend
on the humorists for recreation, The or
dinary news columns are enough The in
ventors alone supply a pretty steady stream
OF harmless diversion The crop Of epoch
makers exceeds all past records. Italians
II seems, so about with pocket wireless
meehansms OF their own invention, caves
dropping, Of course, on destroyers OF ever
lasting peace on earth. Marconi seizes
the occasion TO set out the wireless phone
Tesla, ever seeking the spotlight, proposes
10 establish ole over the whole Atlantic
out in Chicago a professor has been demon
strating a toughened steel that can go on
getting tougher and tougher till forts made
OF it would be indestruetible Beside the
inventions Of war, The Italian faksr who ex-
pIoded boating mines by ultra-red rays isn't
in it.
The news product of a single day Is enough
10 supply merriment fer a whole week Of nor
mai peaceful life, Yesterday for Instance
We learned that French artist experiment.
ing with gunpowdsF blew himself up IN
an attempt 10 get realistic model Of battle
smoke An aviator OF the Allies varied 5he
monotonous security Of bomb-dropping BY
turning a loop-the-loop over Antwerp Ger
man competitors get batch of the popular
iron crosssa for bombarding the cllns at
Dover from the air Russia Announced that
L Was holding lQo.ooo prisoners with 4 hand
ful Of guards - the simple process of putting
fhem 50 a Hiea weFm barracks GA the iea-
blown stsppes ana daring them 70 stay aul
after dark. Germany II sas rumorea. told
Italy that as reward fer psutfalitf Sd
mIshl ha,e esN s. the austrian pras'aees
anIeh ths AHiez eese ans s'te her Aaa
~ Eteaet a1tefnH1tn5 us hask
~
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Culture for Kansas

KANSAS has trained host OF $4,000 music
IN lovers. This standing army Of music
for concert seats are naturally rather scarce
on the wind-swept prairies-haS been raised
through campaign waged by the State Nor
NAL School. Printed lectures on the appre-
clation OF music in all its forms, from
Brahms symphony TO The Arkansaw Tray
eler," accompanied by photograph records.
have gone the rounds of Topeka, Wichita,
Emporia and the wheat-sown spaces be-
tween.
Its sole intention" so they say OF the
movement was to enable the ordinary citl-
zen who knew no notes OF music 10 go TO
concert and enjoy the music" Somehow the
reputation OF Kansas for agriculture, rather
than boot ana shoe manufacture, suggests
that railroad ticket to town would be much
more effective.
But the Normal School has not worked In
vain. The winds Of harvest time shall not
blow over the wheat fields without finding
ardent listeners TO the aeolian strains which
il draws from the whiskers and the crops Of
the cultured inhabitants.
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s. thin. 50 frail The opaleseant ice
Mhsfe Yesterday, in lordiy pageant rose
The monumental naflons-the renosa
81 continents AZ peaeei Realities
aqaa ~ fafth they seemed set in q frlee
nslt pastions ernmblsd IA ths susgihe does
ol nneoneelyable nhuman uoss
1atsd q mad aHmeaniHk sacriack
we survive hat aQrla-quake auail ma
eearehins our hidden sanlz aith fsst .....s.
t 81 Htl Fse1t FeHe1f afI
~ hes seq Eate "a He
1hr
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IllIss supplying Recreafion

IaIeAGo s hayins gratifying success
th - municipal dances Aireaay the
shQu q proht of $40 the admission
been reduced and a free eheckroom
Moreover the peoples response
p s. hearty that cig onieiais are
- introducing free movies FOR an
before tie daneins begins
aeat eiiy 0f lhe United states
= tae safh century tQ Junction
iaealsaea the maneipaHtiss Of Old
Iaa 7l 81 ezsh. SITTER ihe dsys
ee aa tarls pnhdQ fa9
aa A satafi Hia#tt
haef aaHsfa
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Our Problem

our problem is not the same?
It is not; it is different-and simpler.
The only foe we have to fear must come
10 US By way OF the water. And II he comes
there are two things We can do; Meet him
on the water or stay him on the land Thess
are the only peihts the council OF defense
will have 10 consider Can our navy de-
fend as at sea Are our land defenses worth
the ground they stand on? The war has
demonstrated that there are no fortresses-
not even a Tsing-Tao that can be held to-
day There Is not a fertilization on our
coasts. / dare say, that Is worth anything
against the guns that could be brought
against H. And We do not know what our
ships are worth. The resolution Of the Ma
tlonaI Civic Federation is plain and ex-
plIelt declaration that these are the things
We have a right 10 know. And the man IN
the street II have been talking 10 himl has
made up his mind that he Is going to know
them He sees. as every one else does. thar
national defense ana miiltarlsm are not the
same thing because they are exactly op-
posite things There Is no DANGER thar q
demoerecy wiz ever become 4 nintarist na-
ton unless Il p Kept ia The dark. unless L
psFnils a hooded oe1uit ana secret war of-
rec 70 daeide in 8 star ahsmber What shau
ns dqas fog re pnhae safety Il is folly te
believe taat laess tAinss can he hId lrom
fha eaeme. ana Ihe hrss man wha ahaula
saoH aosf he.as atas n lhe msn 5 ne
~ - sHs 81 dans
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is war to be made he is the man-being less
hysterical than the admirals and diplo-
matists-to settle the question, too.
These are not my thoughts. They were
put to me as / talked with men in colleges
and trains and clubs. It's public opinion
and that is a formidable thing.
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Conclusions of Thinking Men

As nearly as I can state it, thinking men
and all men today are thinking of national
defense as a normal duty in times Of peace
and war-thinking men, I say, have come
to three tolerably unanimous conclusions:
They want a frank and precise statement
of the state OF our coast defenses; and they
will not tolerate any star-chamber ihvest-
gation-it must all be done in the open.
And they want to know what our navy is
worth-especially the defensive value Of our
submarines and torpedo craft; with, as well,
a report on our air fleet.
The third thing they want to know is the
status of our army and our militia.
And when once these things are definitely
known-it seems to be the public opinion
that whatever steps are taken shall be taken
openly and with full knowledge of the people
do it openly. without any childish attempt
to hide either our weakness or our strength
from friend and enemy. Personally. I am of
the same opinion 1t is a better protection
against burglary to have a policeman on the
doorstep than a detective crouching in the
coal cellar
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11

PROM the Springfield Republican
Belgium, AZ least. does nos have 10 arnf.fa
70 the world what e g ashting for
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KEEPING WAR CHEERFUL

The Valiant Efforts of punch" and the News
Columns.
ANYHOW, it's rather cheerful war. Ger
"A many and England turn the pencils of
their cartoonists into sticks for testers
bladders. as the 'scrapple" of the EVENING
LEDGER testihes Even Punch--that under
study to The Thunderer when national
honor is at bat-waxes funny. And at the
expense OF its countrymen
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five weeks, you say, and grin.
swilzerland'slWay

And this brings me bluntly up to the point
l want TO make in this article. II is a mere
hint, of course-a mere intimntion of what
a democracy can do in the way of defense
without falling into the Dlack pit OF mill
tarism. The least military country in the
world-at least of those knows Switzer-
land. There are only about 100000 people
in the whole country. And yet when her
frontier. facing Alsace and Baden. was
threatened few months ago 100000 troops
were moblized there in week.
II was all that was needed. The democ-
racy OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the assistance
of military camarilla, class or caste-had
estimated exactly what forces were needed
for defense; and they are on the frontier
today-a perfectly efficient army OF democ-
racy
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For q National Council

The only people who have been kept in
ignorance are the people Of these United
states.
And when a Council OF National Defense
is created there are two things IT should do
make public exact statement of our means
of defense and let the public decide precisely
what measures must be taken. So surely
as the power OF the people is in the hands
OF the people that power will be made ade-
quate for defense and will never be used for
aggression. So long as democracy has the
last word there will be no war-waged either
for territory or trade or diplomatic indiges-
tion. That is a thing The people of
Europe believe they are fiRhting to gain this
very end-to take militarism out of the hands
of the feudal classes and castles and hier-
arches and give it into the hands OF the
people; and they have a tepid hope that when
that is done there'll be end Of this dirty
and persistent game of war. At all events
that seems to be the best way out. Six
months ago YOU could not have got a popu-
lar vote for war in any country in Europe
not even In Germany. And just such vote
should be the only sanction for war
And what armaments do we need?