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The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-25
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lseattle Post.IntellIgencerl

Seattle Postlntellgencer)
 Mr Taft the foremost American authority today on the science of government, invited last week to give his views on the proper structure state constitutional convention. Mr. Tafts knowledge on the subject is not academic merely He speaks from the weight of experience.
 In common with many people who have given thought study the question and with the weight of his experience behind him, Mir Taft stood strongly and uuequvocay for the short ballot for the appoint tive rather than the elective plan for state officers oth CT than governor He was profoundly convinced that the plan of the federal constitution for the federal goy ernment was the best practical working plan for a state government
 On the question whether the attorney general should not an elective officer the ground of his semi judicial functions in connection with various depart mcnts Mr. Taft said
 "If were governor J would have use
 for an attorney general independent of me. or
 course if you are going to have your state gov
 ernment composed of a ot of independent men,
 paddling their own canoes then you want
 judicial officer in the attorney generals of-
 flee But if you center responsibility in
 as you should do, then all you want is
 counselor"
 TO the suggestion that 1t possible that the State might have bad governor. unftted to be en. trusted with such great responsibility Mr. Taft re- piled. "Yes you may have a bad governor But if you are going to act on the theory and put shackles and handcuffs him to prevent him from going wrong then you will have any sort of executive government If you want a governor Co do the peoples work, you have got to give him power. opposed to an in- surance against dishonesty heavy that it nterieres with the efficiency of government"
 Why a governor in his sphere should have less power than the president his sphere has never been satisfactorily explained
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-25
THE DEMAND FOR GOLD

The demand for settlement of European balances due the United States is becoming a serious problem ac cordug to eastern dispatches Notwithstanding that more than SloOooOooo gold has been shipped to the United States since the first of the year and uotwith standing that Americans are buying back large Quant tcs of their securities the shipments of supplies and other American goods Europe have been in such quantities ,hat the American bankers arc demanding sold in settlement Of ,he balances they have accumulate cd in Europe The pressure has become great that the British and French governments are encouraging holders 0, American securities in their countries to trade .hcm ior government bonds that they might become available for hypothcaton in this country for loans rom American banks so Co create credits here against which the governments draw in payment for goods shipped from here to Europe.
 Even in spite of this scheme. it is becoming more and more evident that the European countries must begin to draw more heavily upon their great gold re- serves for the purpose of settling for purchases in the United States The gold reserves in this country are said to be greater than they have been but if the
 war should continue for another year likely that it will the gold shipments to this country must continue to increase more rapidly. In the meantime American gold production is growing and the product win remain in the United States. All things are con- spring to bring about condition in America that must create condition of prosperity that will be en during.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-25

structlon, the principal explanation k
 that the ship builders are tired oi
 working for love and that this year
 anyway they are welded to the ma
 terialistlc policy of making q profit
 on their orders Although necessity does not stop at price, it ia under stood that some shipping interests are reluctant Co order at Q higher range of marine values One large shipping yard on the Atlantic coast could take contracts for dozen ships tomorrow ! if 1t would name the prices a little lower than those stipulated.
 As a matter of fact there is little question but that some of the Eur opean nations particularly England, would if 1t were practicable, hasten to add to the already large 'war or ders" indebtedness against them by ordering mercantile shipping from the American yards on an extensive scale, # there were any margin of available capacity here The deflection of the mercantile craft into the transport and supply service has reduced the volume of the worlds tonnage at the service of commerce by at least 20 per cent and the congestion at var ious ports has reduced the effective carrying power perhaps another 10 per cent below normal: while war los es of the British to date approach 8 per cent of the ante bellum British mercantile tonnage. Foreign ship yards; now almost communicated for naval service. offer no means of im- mediate replenishment. But also the American yards are practically all mortgaged ahead one to two years.
 Current enormous business of ship building companies will last certain ly while the war lasts and probably thereafter New construction does not begin to replace the wastage due to the war, although the effects up- on the British merchant marine ser vice Of tho German policy of attri- tion are popularly overestimated lt is figured that England is losing each month 1-4 of per cent of its mer- chant fleet. a serious loss of course but one which does not yet threaten the extinction of the fleet
 But rom the standpoint of the American shipbuilder that important fact is that the war has put up the wage of British mechanics almost on a par with that of the American la- borer. After the war we shall have the competition of the British yards to reckon with. but unless Britain can accomplish the liquidation of la bor. which is much in odubt we shall compete moro nearly on even terms (Boston News Bureau)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-25
PMcHor SUGGESTS X NEw PARr1
lTncOma Indror.l

At a meeting of the Indiana Bull Moose state com mttee last week resolution Co dsband the party in that state was defeated Some of the leaders in the committee resigned but 1t was decided maintain the organization and keep up the fight for social and n- dustria justice" Meanwhile the policy seems to be watchful waiting. or in the language of Oyster Bay to "sit tight"
 Amos Pnchot dsgusted with Col Roosevelt George w. Perkins and other moose leaders is now talking about the formation of a political party to be made up Of like himself and of socialists who are dis satisfied with program "composed only of vague yearnngs with no specific and immediate program at- tached thereto He voiced his hopes in speech made the other day in New York City Incidentally. he said that his brother Clifford Pnchot and William Allen White were on the same side of the Bull Moose fence himself and indicated that purified Progressive par ty might result
 While criticisng the extreme socialists Pinchot ap- proves many Of the socialist ideas but objects to the demand for immediate government ownership of every thing and the abolition of capitalism. He would begin with government ownership of railroads then would coal, oil, copper and and then electric light and power plants and plants He advises labor un- ions to give up the strike and organize better for pol tical action to accomplish their aims He would have the labor unions become part of the purified Pro- gressive party which would move to break the vast estates that lie idle in the hands of the rich owners by a super idle land The new party would al- be dedicated to the cause of removing the labor plus.
 With program of this sort he thinks Che new par. y would really be dreaded by conservative interests The Bull Moose party of Col Roosevelt Amos Pinchot seems 10 think was not dreaded sufficiently. It had bark much bigger than bite and was not taken ser iously enough.
 Amos Pinchots opposition to Roosevelt was made known several months before his brother ran for United States Senator in Pennsylvania. Now he says Clifford is with him in the aspiration for new political organization which will drop the reaconares of the old Bull Moose party and get rid of of the numerous varieties of political thinkers who made it impossible to formulate feasible program.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-25
MoRE SIS NEEDED

In spite of the rapidty with which the balance o trade in favor of Che United states is growing would grow much faster we had Che shipping facilities to carry promptly Che goods that made here and the raw material that produce that are cremming Che warehouses in our seaports awaiting transportation to foreign shores. American shipyords are working as mover before to build ships with which to carry our wares to those who chem and to bring back Che gold that is The life blood of commercial activity.
 This is one of the problems that must be consider ed by Congress- at is next session. The demand for ships is becoming so pressing that the need for in. crcasing the supply is now admitted by everybody. With contracts on hand to Keep all of our ship yards busy for more than year. and orders ready to place when they will accept Che contracts to keep them busy for an additional year. the shipping interests will act, in al probability. offer the strenuous opposition to the administrations proposal purchase ships for govern meQt lines that was encountered last winter In fact Great Britain and France and Russia suffering so greatly for che need carriers that Is likely that consent win be readily granted for our government to purchase some Of the German steamships that are n termed in American ports. The German tonnage that is lying idle in American ports amounts approximately to 50oooO tons-enough to relieve materially the strain on the carrying capacity on Che sea-
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-25
WAR CAUSES
 BOOM IN U. s.
 SHIP BUILDING

It is a curious bit of irony that the prosuate American shipbulding in- dustry could regain its feee only by the aid of conditions arising from the greatest war in the history of the en- tire world. There are building in the American shipyards today about fifty merchant ships with an aggregate tonnage of between l5O.OOO and 5OO,- OO0- A year ago at this time there were hardly a half dozen ships on the stocks. aggregating 5O,OOO or GO,OOO tons burden. Even this comparison does not adequately express the i'm proyement, because last year the ship builders were glad to take contracts on almost any basis short of an ac- tual loss. Today it is sellers mar ket in marine tonnage.
 American shipyards on both the At- lantic and Pacific coasts and on the Great Lakes are booked ahead from 15 months to a year and half The prices in current contracts are from 10 to % per cent. higher than a year ago While the increase. of course, reflects the higher prices of some of the metails entering into ship com
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-25
BETTER LET HIM ALONE

Leaders of the Congressional Union the suffrage body criticised recently by the main organization for attempts to "hecke" President Wilson said to be stn hopeful that they win be able to bring about enough pressure bear induce him to back the out. and.out suffrage amendment in Congress-
 We have an idea 1t would be well for these ladies. before proceeding further to make careful study of what is known of the Presidents psychology. They really ousb, ,o secure all the information available as to the welsnowu scotch-Irsb character They should also collect the data be had the subject of the Presbyterian backbone.
 Having disposed of these preliminary but highly important matters. tbey will probably conclude that the one way not to persuade President Wilson is to rely too much on pressure that the best to rouse his real effective ansagonism is try force him to do anything; and that in this, well as in most other matters an ounce of persuasion that to the merits of tho question is worth ton of arguments based on political expediency
 These ladies are quite correct in pointing out that President Wilson has changed his opinion on public questions and may change them again. They are well within bounds when they cite his change in views on Che Panama tolls question. Where they make mis- take however in confusing the pressure that brought about these changed views with the sort of pressure which they propose to exert
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-25
TIE BOY AND HIs CHANGE

This is the season Of college commeneements, whom thousands of young men and women are start Ing out to prove what stuff is in them. Into what sort o world do they go-nto one where the doors oppor ,unity are closed in which they may reasonably hope Co find employment for their utmost powers!
 They are going out into life which is richer in opportunity than it has ever been before. The idea that opportunities have been cornered-that all the doors of success have in some mysterious way been partly closed by economic conditions-that the poor boy or any other of boy hasn't as good chance as his father his fathers generation had-is great mistake.
 Never were there more opportunities of every kind than there is In America today New avenues. unsus- pected by previous generauons have been opened The old avenues instead of being ehoked up in any way, are seen to be wider and promising than ever And as tbe structure a0airs become more complicated, opportunities increase because social demands increase
 We may be sure that the typical American story of the rise rom small beginnings to substantial achieve ents has not been told for the last time The eondi- lions which render she telling possible still exist For
 .i4aua college. as well for those who lack
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-25
Juneau. Alaska, April 7th, 1915
 Notice


 Notice
 Notice is hereby given that the AL aska Gastlneau Mining Company. a corporation organized and existing mder the laws of the State Of New York. and qualified to do and doing business as a corporation, at Juneau, Alaska. has made application for pat. ent for the "FG" lode mining claim, Survey No. 1920. which said claim is situated on the summit of the range of mountains separating the water sheds of Gold Creek and Sheep Creek in the Harris Mining District, Alaska, in Latitude 5Se 17' 80v N. and in Lon gitude 134o 19' 2O7 W. and particularly described as follows:
 Beginning at Cor. No l, identical with Cor. No 3, of the Wolf lode, sur vey No. 9S6; whence U. S. NJ. M. NO. 9 bears N. 34o 1T 16" w. 7972.59 feet distant: thence N. 53' 50' 2. 35.4O feet to Cor. No. 2, identical with Cor. NO. 6 of said Wolf lode; thence $, 3lS 34 E. S109 feet to Cor No. 3; thence ;. 58o 50' w. 4.26 feet to Cor No. 4; thence N. 5S' 22' w. S7.57 feet to Cor. No. I. the place of beginning, contain ing an area of 0.OS7 acres. Mag. Var S1' 4O East
 The names of the adjoining claims are the Norway lode mining claim, patented. Survey No 935, and the Wolf and Apex lode mining claims, Survey No. 9S6. all belonging to the Alaska Gastineau Mining Company So far as is known there are no conflicting claims.
 The location notice of the "FG. lode mining claim was filed for record on Nov. 12. 1912, and recorded 10 Booh 20 of Lodes at Page 47S of the Rec ords of the Recorder for the Jpnea'
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-25
thls preparation tor tho struggle of e thc putin a paved with chances which insight pluck and perse- yerance can change to solid success.
TEMPERAMENT

X good many persons treat their temperament as if it were wart or a nmor over which they had no contro
 q simply can't do it." man will say; q guess les matter of temperament" Or man who is a 'wet cher on the rair-who takes wife as pardner and then quits her the trail-excuses himself on the score of temperament
 There is temperament of course And it's good thing is chiefly that which keeps us from being all alike Life would be dreadfuly eQuable and boresome if it were not for temperament.
 But to m0tase cold feet" for temperament. or to let the real thing in the way of temperament master you instead of being mastered by you-thats bad It's worse than bad it's stupid.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-25
euLo NEW HOME.

Robert F Hawes is plamig to build new home on his property at Tenth and D. streets. Casey-Shattuck addi- tion He will erect a small house this year, but expects to construct a hand some residence later.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-25

MT. and Mrs l.. D. AIulligan have moved to Treadwell, Mir Mulligan having taken position in the 1lexi- can mine ne formerly worked in the Alasl1a-Juneau mine here.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-25

SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION z
 Number i265-A. In the District Court For the District of Alaska, Division Number
 Cne;. At Juneau
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-25
ELIN CARLSON Plaintiff;


 vS.
 FRED CARLSON. Defendant
 To FRED CARLSON, Defendant, GREETING;
 In the name of the United States of America, you are hereby command ed to be and appear in the above entitled court holden at Juneau, Alas ka, in said division of said District, and answer the complaint filed against you in the above.entitled action with in Thirty (2O) days after the comple- tion of the period of publication and service of this summons upon you, and if you fail so to appear and answer for want thereof the Plaintiff will ap- ply to tho Court for the relief de- manded in said complaint, copy of which complaint Is filed with the clerk of the abovc.cntitled Court.
 The relief prayed for in said Com. plaint Is a dissolution of the bonds of matrimony existing between plaintiff and defendant.
 The order for publication of this summons was made and dated May 27. 1915, and the period of publica- tion is six (6) weeks, Lhe first publication to be made on May 2Sth, 1915. and tho last publication July
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-25
DEVELOPERS AT WORK
 ON wlNoHAM CLAIMS

Gudmund Jensen and crew of men are at Windham bay where they are developing the Fred Trumpf claims The work of trenching the property is in progress.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-25

Trade relations with the South American republics are being considered with earnestness that means practical advancement of the cause of peace.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-25

Eugene N. Foss candidacy for the Republican nom. nation for governor of Massachusetts aplatiorm of liquor prohibition said to be making poor headway Possibly this distinguished Hopper has shot his wad Pittsburgh GazetteTimes)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-25

Senator sulzer is entitled to considerable credit for the securing of favorable action by the Alaska mission in the matter of road and bridge projects in this division The $SoOOO allotted for the work is to be used at widely seperated points in the division and should therefore be of eQuable benefit (Petersburg Report.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-25
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WAR sloELleHTs

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 X Globe special writcr says that after months of insistance to Lord Kitchener by Sir John French backed by Lloyd-Gcorge upon the need of high explosive sheIls and Che useless. ness of shrapnel for trench fire, the work of misunderstanding high oxplos- i've shells at the national factory, un- der the establishment at Leeds Eng- land had not started up to June |. It is figured that this factory can pro duce 1000 4.5 high.explosive shells a week, A blunder was made in not organizing English industries for the shell production. the United States war department for instance, having ascertained by canvass several weeks ago that there were not less than 11O0O American manufacturers who by but very slight changes in their machinery and equipment can fur nish arms and ammunition. The ex- perience of firms that have tried to deal with the British war office and the admiralty has disclosed an abso- lute chaos in these offices, resulting in insufficient and contradictory in- structions. One of the greatest ques- tions that the new ministry of mu- nitions win encounter will be the se. curing of the consent of the trades unions to the employment of unsbill. ed labor and women in munitions fac tories
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-25

See that Miss Jane Addams is in Berlin to demand cessation of the war. Pass the cotton wool Hate to hear what the Kaiser will tell Jane.-(New York Tee. praml
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-25

One of the best arguments for arbitration is that 1t is the only way to get results and get wages while getting them that has yet been invented
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-25

New line of black and White stripe neclsware at GoIdsteins G.2l-tf
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-25

The announcement that Japan is to increase her standing army by 24OOO men ought to be good for other sQuawk from Hobson-( (Houston Post)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-25

9th. 1915. The time in which you are required to appear and answer is on or before August 9th. 1915.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, | have hereunto set my hand and seal or the above court this 27th day of May A.
 J. W. BELL, Clerk.
 z. R. CHENEY, Esquire,
 (SeaD Attorney For Plaintiff. First publication, May 2S, 1915. Last publication, July 9. 1915.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-25

Following is a list of neutral yes- sells torpedoed or sunk by mines since February IS, when Germany's war zone decree became effective: United States. 3 aggregating 1A27i tonnage; (of which one the Nebraslan, return ed to por0 Norway. IS, aggregatIug 29,711 tonnage (of which one was beached) Sweden 9, of which 7 az gregated 1896 tonnage Gone was burn ed and one returned to porD Den mark z. aggregating 1O96O tonnage; Holland. 6; of which . aggregated 12, 400 tonnage; China, 1e Greece, l. Of 1923 tonnage
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-25

Perhaps the Russian general staff is trying to en tice the German army into Siberia and freeze it to death
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-25

But don't overlook the fact that Huerta has merely settled in not with, he United States Boston Trans ,ript)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-25

The United States State Depart- ment received by mall from Consul General skinner number of pieces of metal taken from the hull of the American steamer Nebraskan tor pedoed or mined off the Irish coast together with photographs of the ey- tent Of the damage done to the vessel and a detailed report by naval at- tache of the American embassy The proofs were submitted to naval ex- perts here, and the State Department announced the substance Of the report would be made public after it had been thoroughly read
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-25

A Rome cable says that the latest returns from elections in Greece, giv- ing the party of former Premier Ven. izelos 19S seats out of total of 316 in Parliament, is accepted as meaning that the entrance of Greece into the war on the side of the Allies will not be postponed much later than July 20. the date of the meeting of the Chamber of Deputies.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-25
MINING APPLICATION
 No. of7e5

In tho U. S. Land Office for Inc Juneau
 Land District
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-25


 Secretary of War Garrison has de. nied that he had ever had any cor respondence direct or indirect, or any meeting with Mir. Myer or a Mey- CT Gerhard or Gerhard who, reports stated sought to buy the 350,0OO dis carjed Krag.Jorgensen rifles from the War Department He added
 At the outbreak of the war l real ized that if we sold any of these dis carded rifles, and any of them got in- to the hands of any of the belliger. cnts, we would be able to convince any nation that the sale was inno. cent on our part. Accordinly is- sued an order withdrawing all these rifles from sale during the war.0
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-25

That the Lusitania was unarmod when torpedoed is said to have been established by at least three witness es before the federal grand jury at New York their testimony being a refutation of the affidavit of Gustave Stahl and other Germans that they saw four hidden guns on the liner before she sailed. Two of these wit- nesses are believed to have testified that the actions of Stahl did not bring him on the afternoon in Ques. tion anyway near the steamship