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The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-04
LIGHT KEEPERS
 WIFE IS DEAD

Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Charles Bohm were held from the Young Chapel at o'clock this afternoon. lnterment was held in Evergreen Cemetery. Mrs. Bohm died Wednesday at her home on Sentinel Island 40 miles North of Juneau, where her husband is employed by the government as hghtkeeper The cause of death was cancer. The body was brought to Juneau yesterday. ac- companied by Mr. Bohm, Mrs. Flora l.. Peterson. daughter, and Peter Elliott and family. of Yankee Cove.
 Mrs Bohm was born In Bath Maine. on January 19. 1883. The Bohms have lived in Alaska for a number of years.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-04
15-CENT FERRY
 RATE IN FORGE

When the ferry Alma" left at 6 o'clock this morning for Douglas. Treadweil and Thane the 15-cent pas senger rate went into elfect Commu- tatiou books of tickets, sold at the rate of two for twenty-five cents, will be sold only at the office of the Ju- neau Ferry & Navigation company Manager Margrie announced, and many of the books have already oeen disposed of
 The reduction of the passenger rate on the ferry between Juneau and an channel points has been popularly re- ceived and travel on that line is ex-
 pected to increase from now on, as the rate is to be permanent
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-04
PINK FlSH
 LIKELY TO
 COMEHIGH


 If tho scheduled run of pink fish fails Co materializc on Puget Sound and it is now twenty days overdue -Southeastern Alaska salmon can ners this year will make fortunes.
 Only in this district has Che sal mon industry fared well this season. according to cannerymen now in the city. From Yaiutat to Bristol Bay where the industry depends solely on ihe "red" fish. the season has been the poorest In many years. the pack falling 50 per cent short of its aver age mark. In some points in Bristol Bay. and at Chignig and Afognak. the pack is' said to have been but 30 per cent. Of what was canned last year
 Great @Pink" Year Here
 Pink salmon in unlimited numbers have been the catch in Southeastern Alaska this summer and it is because Of the great abundance or that varie- ty of salmon that has enabled all Southeastern Alaska canneries to reg ister record packs. If the pink run is failure on Puget Sound. and oli signs point that way Southeastern Alaska's pack win control the mar ket-ac the expense of the Sound and Westward canners Reports from Se- atile are that only 10000 cases of red salmon have been packed for the en- tire Puget Sound district. which has @ canning capacity of 5.000.000 cases. About 100000 cases has been the av- erage. pack on Puget Sound.
 7inSs May Go Soaring
 A prominent canneryman told The Empire last night that he would not be surprised to see pink salmon quot ed in the opening prices at $500 a case. Sixty-fiye cents @ case is the usual opening price for that species of salmon. but as the red salmon pack in Southeastern Alaska this sea- son fell off considerably. the pinks win be the headliner. it is believed
 Don. Davis. captain of the Tee Hor- bor cannery tender Alexander who was in Juneau last night says that the Tee Harhor plant has packed 4S,- 900 cases. and is now winding up it's affairs for the season. The Alexander brought In 250o salmon Co the Juneau Cold Storage Company. which were caught in that company's trap near Tee Harbor.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-04
MANITOBA GOVERNMENT
 ACCUSED OF CORRUPTION

WINNIPEG. Man., Sept 4.-Charg- es that enormous oyerDayments were made to Che contractors who erected the new parliament buildings of the province of Manitoba, that these ov- er payments in part at least were de- signed to provide campaign fund for the recent Robin government. and that some members of that gov ernment were cognizant of what was going on. were reported today in the report of the royal commission that inquired into the charges.
 Thomas Kelly & Sons are the con- tractors named in the report as hav- ing received the enormous oyer-pay- ments.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-04
COLUMBIA MAY
 HAVE ELECTION NEXT MONTH

VANCOUVER, B. C.. Sept 4.-That Premier Sir Richard McBride has de- termined to call the provincial elect ion for October G. is claimed to be a positive fact The Morning Sun says he will make the proposed prohibition plebiscite the issue of the campaign.
 The prohibitionists are not satis- fled with the proposed plebiscite, and demand a referendum on an act sim- liar to that recently voted for in AL berta when that province went dry. They want the prohibition law to be- come effective July 1, 1916.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-04
BERNsToRFF TRIED TO
 PREVENT ENEMIES FORMING

LONDON, Sept 4. - Letters pub lished in London Daily Chronicle show that in 1904 when Count von Benstorn was stationed in London and there were rumors of a coming entente between France and England he tried to get Lucien Wolf, political writer for the Chronicle to print an attack on proposed alliance. Copy was sent by Won Bernstorf to be writ ten ostensibly by Wolf from British point of view.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-04
TANNERY MACHINERY
 FOR SOUTH AMERICA.

BOSTON. Sept 4.-There was ship ped from Lynn on Friday seven tons Of leather-making machinery for Buenos Aires and Montevideo. Hem ingway Machine Co. was the producer and shipment was the second within a fortnight Previous to the war leather-making machines were manu- factured in Germany.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-04
1. S MADE SUBS ARE
 IN BATTLE

t NEW YORK. Sept Operating under their own power and without rofueling or revictualing, and without tho slightest mishap.' aays the New York Herald todoy "ten submarines designed by American naval archi- tects and built by American arlisans have within the last few months crossed Che Atlantic and are now do- ing yeoman service for the Allied cause in German and Turkish waters. While the rest of Che world has been dreaming of the day when tans-At- ianhc submarsibles would bs m ac- compllshed fact the thing has been done by American genius and Ameri- can craftsmanship.
 Continuing, The Herald says: Tn four months from the time Charles M. Schwab signed contracts for sub- marines, with the British government, the little vipers as the little boats came to be known, were turned over to British crews at the Vicker-Maxim yards, Montreal, where they were built jointly by the Bethlehem Steel Company and the Electric Boat Com pany. and started Tor the war zone. Five of the boats are now operating near Heligoland, behind which Island Che main German fleet has been in hiding since the slart of the war. The other five are with the Allied fleets in the Dardanelles
 Prom every standpoint the ach- ievement is a remarkable one and its chief value to Americans is that it demonstrates what American naval constructors can do towards strength ening the national defense if called upon"
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-04
GRAND JURY RETURNS
 BUT FIVE INDICTMENTS

RETCHIKAN, Sept. 4.-The grand jury adjourned yesterday, after hav- ing returned five indictments four of which charged the giving or sell ing of liquor to Indians. A. l.. Brown of Craig was indicted on two counts, charged with felonious assault on an Indian girl at Craig.
 Jose Riviera. indicted for selling liquor to Indians plead guilty and was fined S20e
 Judge Jennings has announced that he win not announce his decision on the liquor license question until Mon day
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-04
CREDITORS FILE
 SUIT TO RECOVER
 ALASKA DEPOSITS

SEATTLE. Sept 1.-Two suits were filed today in the King county superior courts by creditors against the defunct Washington-Alaska bank of Fairbanks. The first was brought by Elizabeth Smart who asks the re- storation of $S56.25 In deposits. The second was filed by W. A. Shinhe, who asks s2S0452 and the appoint ment cf a receiver for securities held in this state by the bank and it's par ent company the Fairbanks Banking Company.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-04
SHUT WATER
 OFF SUNDAY

Water will be shut on by the Ju- neau Water Company Sunday morn ing at 7:8O in order that the pipe line may be repaired. Superintendent George ziegler said this afternoon: CT don't know whether it will be shut of for three hours or three days. We will work as rapidly as we can."
 Repairs were necessitated by dam age done by pole-line crew. It is said the mains were ciogged with debris.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-04
SEATTLE TO GET AFTER
 SHORT LINE PROMOTERS

SEATTLE. Sept. 4.-Failure of the promoters to complete the Seattle Ia coma Short Line for which a fran chise was granted to Merle J. Wight man and c. D. Huclslef of Tacoma, in 1907, may result in the city attempt ing to claim as forfeited three de- posits made by the promoters aggre- galIng Sl3l50O.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-04
TWO HUNDRED
 DIE IN WRECK

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-Two hun dred persons, including many women and children were killed in train wreck this morning 200 miles East of Mexico City, American Consul John R. Snliman reported today in a dispatch to the state department. No details were given.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-04
Four Want Pensions.

Applications for Pioneers pensions have been filed at the office of the Governor by the following men: William Henry Robinson, s4 of Val dez; John Kerr, "A. of Nome, Manel Batard Ss of Nome; and Cap King, 6S, Of Nome.
 These applications will not be pass ed upon until Professor c. c. George son returns from Southeastern Alas. ka.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-04
SUBMARINE DAMAGES
 STEAMER w. r. LEWIS

LONDON, Sept. 4.-Lloyds receiv- ed word today chat the British steam CT William T. Lewis had been tor pedoed by @ German submarine, but that she was still anoat and was on her way to port in a leaking con- didon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-04
KILLS HIS NEleHsoR
 AND ENDS OWN LIFE

SEATTLE. Sept flames Crock CT. a subarbanite. wont home in a drunken condition last night and be- gan to abuse his wife. Mrs. Crocker called Morris Cole. a neighbor, to her aid. When Cole approached Crocker shot and killed him and then turned the weapon upon himself, with fatal results.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-04
AMERICANS TO MAKE
 CHEMICALS FOR ALLIES

BOSTON, Sept. 4. - The plant of the New England Manufacturing Co. in North Woburn that is to manu- facture chemicals for the Allies, will be fully under way within few weeks and will then be able to manu- facture 10000 pounds a day.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-04
LOCK UP CASHIER
 AND SECURE $500

NORTH YAKIMA. spet 4-Bandits held up the selaah State Bank late yesterday afternoon took $500 from the vaults. locked Elmer Dahlin, the cashier, in the vault and made their escape.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-04
MEMcANs GOOD WHEN
 WARsHiPs ARE NEAR

WASHINGTON. Sept 4.-Rear Ad- miral Mclean has reported that no demonstrations have oc- cured in Mexico since the battleships Louisiana and New Hampshire ar- rived there.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-04
YOUTHFUL HUSBAND
ACCUSED OF THEFT

IFDOUoLU OT- TILT TACOMA, Sept. 4.-only r years old and groom for year, Lee Rose a mill hand, living in the East End, has been arrested on a charge of chicken stealing. John sortis, who re- sides near Rose, swore to a complaint and Rose was arrested by Constable Martin. The youth denies his guilt. His wife is staying with friends.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-04
LEND OF WAR ONLY
 WHEN ALLIES WIN"

MONTREAL. Sept. 4. - Robert L. Borden, prime minister of Canada returned today from London. He said; 'The war will never terminate until the entente Allies win com blete victory over the Germans"
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-04
FRENCH NOTES AT
 PREMIUM IN BELGIUM

LONDON. Sept. 4. - French bank notes are selling in Belgium at 25e6 premium and Belgium bonds issued before the war at 995s, payable in 19l1 are selling at ss, according 10 a Paris despatch
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-04
ONE CANDIDATE WHO
 THOUGHT HE HAD QUIT

BOSTON Sept. 4.-Former Lieuten. antGoyernor Barry failed to with draw as candidate for second place on the democratic ticket, and his name will therefore be on the ballot. Barry had announced his withdrawal
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-04
MASSACHUSETTS CORPORATIONS
 MUST PAY OR QUIT

BOSTON. Sept 4-Fifty-one cor poradons were enioined Friday for do- ing business in Massachusetts until they have made tax return to com missioner of corporations.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-04
AMERICAN
 WOOL CLIP SHORT

BOSTON. Sept 4.--south American wool clip for the coming season will be about SO,O00OOO pounds smaller than for last year. according to cable adviccs. Argentine and Uruguay will each be about i5,000 bales short
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-04
STOCK QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, Sept 4.-Aaska Gold closed today at 82 %, Chino at t5. Ray at 22h, Utah Copper at 6sM, and Butte and Superior at 6t3k. Cop per metal is quoted at IS,
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-04
ANOTHER BUSINESS
 MEMS TRAINING CAMP

NEW YORK, Sept 4.-Another mil itary training camp al Plnttsburgh for business and professional men will follow upon termination of the pres ent camp.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-04
GAIN RusH EXPEcTED.

CHICAGO, Sept 4 - The North Western has notified its agents to in- duce coal shippers to stock up quick ly and get the tracks clear for the im- pending grain rush.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-04
JEWISH NEW YEAR
 NEXT THURSDAY

Thursday of next week is the Jew. ish New Year known as Rosh Hash. anah which. with Tom Kippur which comes ten days later and which is tho Day of Atonement. are perhaps ,he two Jewish festivals most rlgidly obsewed.' The latter festival is ceie- brated by a last which lasts from sun down of the day just previous until sundown of the day itself
 in observation Of these festivals an og the local Jewish business houses win be closed all day September 9.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-04
MlssoURl JUDGE DlEs.

SIT LOUIS. Sept 4-Judge John c Brown, of the Missouri Supreme Court died here this afternoon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-04
NO EMPIRE MONDAY

Owing to the circumstance
 that an of the public offices. in. cluding the United States mili-
 tary cable office, and most of the places of business will be closed Monday Labor Day and in order Go give the em- ployees of The Empire an op-
 portuniiy to enjoy the holi- | day there will be no issue Of The Empire Monday lt will !. appear Tuesday evening as usual.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-04

Mrs. Marie Brennan. night operator at the Juneau Telephone Exchange, win leave tonight for a vacation trip to Seattle.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-04

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The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-04
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-12-15

dejartment. IN effective navy consist
ing Cf 81 battleshipS of the first line,
battle cruisers, p battleships of the
second line, 10 armOred cruisers. Is
scout cruisers, ) first class cruisers, 3
second class cruisers. 10 third class
cruisers. 1OS destroyers. Is feet sub
marines, 157 coast submarines, 6 mon
itors, 20 gunboats, supply ships. 10
fuel ships, transports, tenders to
torpedo vessels, s vessels of special
types and two ammunition ships. This
would be a navy fitted TO our needs
and worthy of our traditions.
But armies and instruments of war
are only part of what has to be con-
sidered if we are to consider the sU-
preme matter of national self sufficien-
CT and security in all its aspects.
There are other great matters which
will be thrust upon our attention
whether we will or not. There is. for
example, a very pressing question of
trade and shipping involved in this
great problem OF national adequacy.
Ii is necessary Tor many weighty rea-
sons of national efficiency and devel-
Opment that we should have a great
merchant marine. The great merchant
feet we once used to make US rich.
that great body of sturdy sailors who
used to carry our flag into every sea,
and who were the pride and often the
buIwark Of the nation. we have almost
driven out of existence by ineXcusable
neglect and indifference and by hope
leSsly blind and provincial policy of
so called economic protection. It is
high time we repaired our mistake and
resumed our commercial independence
on the seas.
With a view to meeting these press
ing necessities of our commerce and
availing ourselves at the earliest posi-
ble moment of the present unparalleled
opportunity of linking the two Ameri-
cas- together in bonds of mutual inter-
est and service. an opportunity which
may never return again if we miss it
now, proposals will be made TO the
present congress for the purchase or
construction of ships TO be owned and
directed by the government similar to
those made to the last congress, but
modified in some essential particulars.
| recommend these proposals to you
for your prompt acceptance with the
more confidence because every month
that has elapsed since the former pro-
pOsalS were made has made the ne
cessity for such action more and more
manifestly imperative. That need was
then fOreseen. 1t is now acutely felt
and everywhere realized by those for
whom trade is waiting, but who can
find no conveyance for their goods. l
am not so much interested in the par
ticulars of the program as | am in
taking immediate advantage of the
great opportunity which awaits us if
we will but act in this emergency. In
this matter. as i'm all others, a spirit of
common counsel should prevail. and
out of it should come an early solu-
ton of this pressing problem.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-12-15

crude the usus! deficiency estimates IL
1917. and these additions would make
a total deficit of some 1927, 100000. If
the present taxes should be continued
throughout this year and the next.
however. there would be balance ID
the treasury of some S1G.JO0.OJO at
the end of the present fiscal year and
a deficit at the end of the next year OF
only some $50.0O0.O00. or. reckoning in
SG2,OOO,OOO for deficiency appropria-
tons and q safe treasury balance at
the end of the year. a total deficit OF
some S112.O00,OO0. The obvious moral
of the figures is that it is plain coun-
sci of prudence to continue all Of tie
present taxes or their equivalents and
confine ourselves to the problem of
providing S112O00,O00 of new revenue
rather than S297,000,000.
How shall we obtain the new rev.
enue? We are frequently reminded
that there are many millions of bonds
which the treasury is authorized under
existing law to sell to reimburse the
sums paid out of current revenues for
the CONSTRUCTION Oh tie HuudLld Cdndt,
and it is true that bonds for the
amount of 5000, 49,, 0O0 are now avail
able for that purpose. Prior to 1913
S13S, 100000 Of these bonds had ac-
tually been sold to recoup the eXpendi-
lures at the isthmus, and now con-
stitute a considerable item of the pub
lie debt. But for one do not believe
that the people of this country approve
of postponing the payment of their
bills. Borrowing money is shorts1ght-
ed finance. 1t can be justified only
when permanent things are to be ac-
complished which many generations
will certainly benefit by and which it
seems hardly fair that single genera
ton should pay for. The objects we
are now proposing to spend money for
cannot be so classified. except in the
sense that everything wisely done may
be said to be done in the interest Of
pOsterity as well as in our own. 1t
seems to me q clear dictate of pru-
dent craftsmanship and frank finance
that in what we are now. / hope. about
to undertake we should pay as we go.
The people of the country are entitled
to know just what burdens of taxation
they are to carry and to know from the
outset now. The new bills should be
paid by internal taxation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-12-15
SHOULD AGREE ON POLICY
IN THE PHILIPPINES.

Recommends Early Adoption of Meas
ures Giving Them Fuller Justice.
The president recommends the early
adoption of bills for the alteration and
reform of the government of the Phil
ippines and for rendering fuller pOlit-
i-al justice TO the people of Porto Rico
which were submitted to the Sixty
third congress. The president refers
10 the increased cost of carrying out
the plans for the armed forces of the
nation and tells of the fiscal problems
confronting the government.
On the Both of June last there was
an available balance in the general
fund of the treasury of $1O4, 10. 105.7S.
The total estimated receipts for the
year 1916, on the assumption that the
emergency revenue measure passed by
the last congress will not be extended
beyond its present limit. the 31st of
December. 1915, and that the present
duty of 1 cent per pound on sugar will
be discontinued after the LIST of May.
1916. will be $670. 365.500. The balance
of June last and these estimated rev.
enueS come therefore to grand total
of STA, 535. COSTS. The total estimated
disbursements for the present fiscal
year. including twenty-five millions for
the Panama canal. twelve millions for
probable deficiency appropriations and
$4,000 for miscellaneous debt redemp
lions. will be 1888. S91 900. and the bal
ance in the general fund of the treas
ury will be reduced 70 S20,644.605.7S.
The emergency revenue act if cOntin-
ued beyond its present time limitation
would produce during the half year
then remaining about fOrty-One mil
lions. The duty of cent per pound
on sugar if continued would produce
during the two months of the fiscal
year remaining after the 1st of May
about fifteen millions. These two sums.
amounting together to tifty-siX mil
lions. if added TO the revenues of the
second half of the fiscal year would
yield the treasury at the end of the
year an available balance of $76.644.-
6O5.7
The additional revenues required to
carry out the program OF military and
naval preparation of which have
spoken would. rs at present estimated
be for the fiscal year 1917 500. 100000
Those figures. taken with the figures
for the present fiscal year which !
have already given. disclose our finan-
cial problem for the year 1917 AS
suming that the taxes imposed by the
emergency revenue act and the pres
ent duty on sugar are To be dScOntin-
red and that the balance at the close
Of the present fiscal year will he only
S20.G44GOj.TS. that the disbursements
for the Panama canal will again be
about So. 100000 and that the addi-
tional expenditures for the army and
navy are authorized by the congress.
the deficit i'm the general fund of the
treasury on the Both of June. 1917
will be nearly S235.OOO.OOO To this
sum at least S50.OO0OO0 should be add
Cd to represent a safe working balance
for the treasury and S12.OOOO00 to in