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The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-10

s situated about seventy miles Norln 6f the Arctic Circle and about two hundred and seventy miles rom Fort .Gibbon. the terminal or the mali route and the central news depot
 Gold was discovered on che tri butaries Of the Forks Of the koyukuk about 1898, soon hitter which settle. ments were begun and plans for min ing operations made; through Che de- liating course Of events, and ups and downs of mining successes. Of which lhe camp has experienced its share. ihe camp has produced over four mil, Gon dollars worth Of gold and for a numhe or recent years about one thousand dollars per copi,a. or from two hundred Co two hundred and iiity .housaad dollars per aanum There is a very hopeful possibility for the camp Co realize ions future, increased pop ulation and more exteusinve mining operations. when one takes into con
 alteration the vast territory of gold bearing formation that carries favor able prospects
 Let us consider Che various hind- rances that interrupt the regularity otI our mail service. which is the only means for communication with the outside world. these are as follows:
 Transportation Hopeless
 During May and June our rivers are breaking mp and the waters suo-I siding to a point possible for the bis seows Co travel usually during July and August the rivers are so low that the boats sail 10 make their trips as cheduled. September and October Che rivers are closing for the season again. ond the running ice makes itI impossible and dangerous for one to- attemtpt at that time of che year to navigate the streams. Such hindranc- es win ever continue to remain with us for they are natural consequences over which we have no control. but they win also continue to be great stumbling blocks in the way of progress by causing long delays and great losses n important business transactions. beides entailiug innum- erabIe other inconveniences. hardships and periis to be indured by our citi- ems. Therefore, can suggest no other reilef so reasonable. so plausi- ble and so reliable as the telegraph. and the wireless system seems to be lhe one preferred The installation of this system extending from Fort Gib- bon to Wiseman on the KoyuSuS wili' meet with the approval of every citi-' zen of this vast district. the true value Of which can only be realized and ap- preciated by those who have lived North of the Yukon. and in this great waterway of she Koyukuk. Life and properly would be better protected, as already a number Of serious losses in both can be cited, ic desired.
 Tells Of Murder
 "I will. however. relate one of the Instances Iu September. 1912, four persons. namely. John Holmberg, Frank Adams Thomas Johnson and Marie Schmidt left Wlseman to goi down the river in Q small boat. their ultimate destination being the out side. This party had quite treasure aboard. Three .oi the persons were murdered before reaching the mouth ! of Che river. and the murderer is still at large. with but slight prospects or ever being apprehended and brought .o justice. owing entirely to the lack Of communication; for over a year had . elapsed before word of their non-ar- -ipai reached those who were interest
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-10
PRINCESS MAoUiNNA
 ARRIVES FROM SOUTH

The steamship Maquinna, of the Princess line. arrived from Vancouver last night at 70 o'clock with mail and passengers after trip which was without exceptional incident The Ju- neau arrivals were:
 Mrs A. E. Maltby John Radmilo gich. Jas. w. Long. Mrs. J. w. Long, Milton Long, c. c. Bush, Mrs. c. C.. Bush, Isabel Bush Bonita Bush, c. C.. Bush, Jr.. c. Fullington, c. Logan, Geo Renshaw. l.. E Hodges l.. c. Shelf field. Albert T. Metcalfe, Nils P. Uei- son, Carl Hoaglaud, Paul M. Johnson, IF. Germini. Michaeli Ross Frank Henderson. Geo. w. HiclSe and Red vuich
 The Princess MaQuinna left for the North at l1 p. m She win depart from Juneau for the South Thursday morning
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-10
STEAMSHIP JEFFERSON
 ARRIVES FROM sEATILE

The $. S. Jefferson, of the Alaska Steamship company's fleet, arrived from the South at o'clock tihs morn ing with I4O tons of freight for ju- neau and subsidiary ports, mail and 7S passengers. The best of weather was reported on the trip. The Juneau ar- rivals on the Jefferson were.
 Mrs. !. H Handle r. w. Parsons Mrs. x. w. Parsons. Joseph Nezzetti, l.. Scott, l.. l. Newton 3. F. Lasher, D. S. Green. Mrs A. R. Barnard, J. A. Nolan. Roy ?. Dibbs, ). Anderson, Mrs. E. M. Taylor Nils S. Eognild Mrs. P. A. Nicholson, Irene Taylor, Mrs. Geo. F. Miller. Capt M Campbell, Ed. Cal iahan, S. Sonchreau, Pete Vulich, Ja- cob Bachman and James Gordon.
 For Douglas-Frauk La Rocheiio' Mrs. F. La Rochelle, Francis La Ro- cheno. Annie cnen, ]. saguiin and To Kirgin.
 The Jefferson leit for the North a5 8 ?. m.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-10
e;arApAY PARTY TONIGHT.

The sriencs and acQuainJances Of Iomes w. Buder have planne1 a lt- tie surprise party for him tonight on the event Of his twenty-nrst birthday. Mir Butler has been with Marshal & Newman. plumbers, for the last year. having come here from Seattle. Just what tangent the festivities in his honor may take tonight. win be ieil to the mood Of the gathering' but his friends promise that it shall be sucn that he will have good reason Go re- member the date Of his majority.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-10
NIsS GuLIeK TO
mn sT0Ras AeALN

Wasnt Chat tho greatest 9iory you ever heefd-lhat one Miss Gui'ck told at lhc studio Inst e'dag2 Wcl, you know. after those little boys had an been put to bed snd had the wings Che black.bird gave shom aii folded up close against their gAoulders and every body though, they were all asleep. somethine awful happened, And 1t made the biggest difference in the world For just imagine having 2 blaokbird give you two nice aiey wings and then losing only one of chem! What can a person do with only one wing anyway? How did it happen2 We'll you see it was thla way one little boy was awfully tired alter he'd been caught In tho net that tho mothers stretched for them, and he was llttle bit cross, too. And when he got into bed one of his wings wasn't comfortable and the cross little boy just damned his head into the pillow and wished he didn't nave any wings
 And what do you supposed happened3
 Miss Gullck is going to tell you ali about it on Friday at four o'clock ot her studio on Second street AM the little boys and girls will be there, so don't forget the time and the place.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-10
TO
SWIM AT TREADWELI

Members of the Territorial Leglsla- ture. and their ladies, members of the Press. and the employees of the Sem ate and House will be guests Of Supt. p. R. Bradley, of the Treadwell mine, on swimming excursion to the Treadwen Natatorium tonight.
 The visitors will leave Juneau at T:0O D. m.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-10

of injuries sustained while running at the New York Athletic club games at Madison Square Garden two weeks ago He holds eight world records
 and has won more than 500 medals.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-10

Otto Yack. now of Cleveland, sub stiuting for Del Potter of Cleveland, was awarded the decision over Roger OMalley Of Toleda, on foul in the second round of their scheduled eight round go at Sandusky recently. The mill up Go that time had been in favor of O'Malley.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-10
ALASKA sLUicEs ARE
 USED iN SIBERIA

Alaska siuices were introduced last year for the first time in the history of the Lena Goldfields property si- beria. and recovered from s6 to se per cent or the gold. compared with ee to 93 per cent by the trommel machines and other Siberian methods employed
 It has been decided to supplant all washing machines and siberian sluic- es. (lunbinasl by the Alaska type sluiees as fast as possible.-(Mining
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-10
YounQ Pcoplc.

The Lakerim Athletic Club. by Ru- pert Hughes; Lisbeth Longlrock, by Hans Aarud (trans.atiom old Moth CT West Wind, by q. w. Burgesa' An old, old Story Book. by Eva March Tappan, lcomp) The Sandman, His ShiD Stories. by Wm. J. Hopkins The Young Alaskans, by Emerson Tough
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-10

PhR Brock, Cleveland lightweight is chalked up with another defeat- his second in two weeks. In an eight round bout at Windosh, Ont, Brock was outboxcd and outfought by Patsy Drouillard. Canadian lightweight cham pion. Drouillard won six of the eight rounds.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-10

oThe 2l men reduction will hit us hardn said President Jim Gaffney, of the Braves, "aa we have a lot of fine young players whom we do not care to turn loose. Still, ] was heartily in favor Of the move from the start and never considered voting for its repeal think it fine thing for the league. as it will help to equalze our strength
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-10

Notice is hereby gwen that ] win not be responsible for debts contract. ed by my wife, Mary K. Brewer.
 Dated at Juneau Alaska Feb. eS. 1915. J. S. BREWER. 2S,tg
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-10

Jack McGil, a Racine bantam, who is matched to box Frankie Roman of Milwaukee next week. was completely knocked out recently when he was discovered to be suffering from small pox. He WAS taken to the Isolation hospital at Racine.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-10

President Gafney of the Boston Braves. denied that Johnny Eyers, the second baseman of the worlds cham pions, Is seriously ill President Calf. ney further stated that be had re- ceived 9 letter from the little Trojan in which EYers declared that he was in Che best of health and anxious for tho season to begin.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-10

According to ihe latest advices from El Paso. Frank Noel n San Antonio sport writer. probably will be the third man in the ring in the Johnson Willard fight in Havana, April 8. The promoter of the light said Noel had agreed for nominal figure. The mat ter will be put up to Johnson.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-10
snort sauee

Johnny Laven, now a full.nedged physician, and sorlstop of the st. Browns. recently in Hiclville, O., mar rled Miss Hazel Seibert coed, at the University of Michigan when La ven was a student there.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-10

George A. Davis, Of the worlds champions Boston National League team who pitched 9 no.hit norun game last year, broke all strength test records at Harvard college Davis, who Is student in Che law school scored 1lS7 points The best pre- vious mark was 1881 set by Hunting ion R. (Tack) Hardwicl, the football alar.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-10

ed ia any Of the members Of the party Sufficient evidence, after the elapse of such a tImo. could not be gathered to justify lhe proper legal investlge- tlon due such calamity.
 eWith violation Of the laws and in- creased population, unless tho means tor protection be increased, there must naturally follow nexcusabie consequences and unlimited expense.
 Doubtless the district court has become cognizant of the fact of miss ing link in securing evidence for the administration of Justice in the Roy ukuk district The people in this district in turn have endured greyious conditions on account of the lack or means of rapid communication with the judicial authorities of the Fourth Division.
 Know No Politics
 under the present conditions of the mail service. the people are ignorant Of the political issues and party can didates for the various offices, and therefore they feel unable to vote with that degree of intelligence and Interest that ought to mark and cha acterize a true citizen of the United States; for this reason, the greater number Of people in the past elections have refused to vote.
 or therefore. feel that the govern ment should institute every practical means for safeguarding those sacred principles of equal rights and priYi' leges to all as early as possible rest our political integrity be held in con- tempt and we become subject to tax alton without representation. Oilc' iaIs succeed to power not always by merit but by vote
 q trust you will not decree this guilty Of exaggeraung the present conditions, over-estimating the possibilities, nor overdrawins the qualifications Of the district"
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-10

Melvin w Shepard, probably the greatest middle distance runner ever. developed in America aud perhaps in the world has announced his retire menl from competitions as the result
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-10
Non.Elollon

Appleton's new practical Encyclo- pedla, six vols, 19l4 Coal and the Coal Mines, by Homer Greenei Eng.
 fish seamen in the 10th Century by James Froude; The Gentle Reader, by Samuel McChord Brothers; Handy Book Of American Government. by Wm H. Bartlett; Handy Book of Authors, by Louis F. Peet; Handy Book of Card Games. by Belle M. Walker; Handy Book of Proverbs by Joseph Walker: Handy Dictionary of Poetry, by George W. Powers; The Northwest Passage. by Roald Amundsen; The Right TO Belieye by Eleanor Harris Rowland.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-10

.An the Nawg AII the TIme.'
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-10
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The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-10
MORE NEW BOOKS FOR
 JUNEAU PUBLIC LIBRARY

Mrs. Dell z. NfcClelland. our cordial librarian, gives out the following list of books recently received at the Ju' neau Public Library:
 Fiction.
 The Danger Trail by J. c. curwoodi Historical Novels of Louae Muhlbach, The Empress Josephine, Frederick the Great and His Court Henry the Eighth and Catherine Parr Marie Antolnette and her son. Napoleon and Che Queen of Prussia, and Queen Hortensei Opal and Pa Flickinger's Folks by Bessie R. Hoover; The Mayors Wife, by An- ma Katherine Green.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-09-10

of being at the front, he came from
the back. He, also, lay fiat on his
stomach and raised the already cooked
pistol. He steadied 1t in a two-handed
grip against a tree trunk and trained
it with deliberate care on a point to
the left of the other mans spine just
below the shoulder blades.
Then he pulled the triggeri He did
not go down to inspect his work. 1t
was not necessary. The instantaneous
fashion with which the head Of the
ambassador settled forward on its
face told him all he wanted to know.
He slipped back to his horse, mounted
and rode fast to the house of Spicer
South, demanding asylum.
The next day came word that II
Tamarack Spicer would surrender and
stand trial in a court dominated by
the Hollmans the truce would con-
tinue. Otherwise the war vas IN"
The Souths flung back this message:
Come and git him."
But HOLMAN and Purvy, h~ypocriti-
cally clamoring for the ~sanctity of the
law, made no effort to come and git
him." They knew that Spicer South's
house was now a fortress, prepared for
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-09-10

thing is quite all right. The gin
looked at him with a choke in her
throat.
"Wilfred," she said, laying her hand
on his arm, I'm not worth worrying
over. Really, I'm not. If Samson
South proposed to me today. know
that | should refuse him. I am not
at all sure that ! am the least little
bit in love with him. Only, don't you
see / can't be quite sure I'm not? 1t
would be horrible II we all made q
mistake. May l have till Christmas
to make up my mind for all timer I'll
tell you then, dear, If you a to
wait"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-09-10
Evans Express:
We Move in the Best Society
Long Distance Moving
General Hauling
Phone 274-R
CAPE MAY
COUNTY DIRECTORY

Justice of Supreme Court-Charles
G. Black, Democrat. Term expires.
1921
/. Circuit Judge-Howard Carlow, D.
1920.
Law Judge-Henry.H. Eldredge, d.
1916.
Prosecutor of Pleas-James r. Car
row, D.
Sheriff-Coleman F. Corson, d. 1915.
Coroners-Mark Lake, Ocean City,
1916; b. G. Ingersoll, Wildwood, 1917;
William S.Thompson, Cape May, 1915
County Clerk-A. Carlton Hildreth.
Republican, January, 1920.
Surrogate-Edward L. Rice, D., No
vember, 1917.
State Senator-Harry q. Wheaton,
D., 1915.
Assemblyman-Lewis T. Stevens, r.
County Superintendent of Schools
Aaron w. Hand, r., October, 1917.
Terms of Court-Second Tuesday in,
April, September and December.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-09-10
Board OF Chosen Freeholders
Terms expire January LIST

Terms expire January LIST
Director-Charles H. Clouting.
Vice Director-Joseph P. MacKissic.
Clerk-Frank w. Fowkes, Sea Isle
City.
Collector-Joseph I. Scull, Ocean City
Solicitor-Joseph Douglass, Cape May
Court House.
Road Supervisor-Daniel Schellen-
ger, Erma.
Sea Isle City-Charles H. Ciouting,.
1917; James f. Eustace, 1917.
Upper Township-Hope w. Candy.
Tuckahoe, 1916.
Wildwood-Charles w. Saul, 1915
Augustus Hilton, 1918.
Cape May City-John T. Bennett,
1915; Henry s. Rutherford, 1918.
Dennis Township-Levi Wentzell,
Dennisville, 1916.
Lower Township-Joseph P. Mac
Kissic, Wildwood Crest, 1918.
Middle Township-Robert S. Miller,
Cape May Court House, 1917.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-09-10

Use the Cent-a-Word column in the,
Journal and get results.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-09-10

loA AAA0 - RAA@ 6AAA8O 0kO EA0 RAON
and thrashes the conspirators.
Would it?" asked Samson, simply.
He glanced at his watch. Two min
utes up he announced. "The model
will please resume the pose. BY the
way, may l drive with you tomorrow
afternoon"
The next afternoon Samson ran up
the street steps of the Lescott house
land rang the bell, and a few moments
later Adrienne appeared. The a was
waiting outside, and, as the girl came
down the stairs in motor coat and
veil, she paused and her fingers on the
lbanister frightened in surprise as she
looked at the nan who stood below
holding his hat in his hand, with his
face upturned. The well-shaped head
which 1t had formerly worn, but was
close cropped, and under the trans
forming influence of the change the
forehead seemed holder and higher,
and to her thinking the strength of
the purposeful features was enhanced,
ihho JOtg a ONO hlOUA IL IAC AAaA
felt that he had for the first time sur
rendered a point which meant an aban-
Idonment of something akin to prin-
iciple.
She said nothing, but as she took
his hand In greeting her fingers
Ipressed his own in handclasp more
lingering than usual.
Late that evening, when Samson re-
turned to the studio, he found a mis-.
Isive In his letter box, and. as he took
1t out, his eyes fell on the postmark.
1T was dated from Hixon, Kentucky.
and, as the man slowly climbed the
stairs, he turned the envelope over in
his hand with a strange sense of mis-
giving and premonition.
The letter was written In the
icramped hand of Brother Spencer.
Through its faulty diction ran a plain.
ly discernible undernote of disapproval
for Samson, though there was no word
of reproof or criticism. 1t was plain
that 1t was sent as a matter of cour.
tesy to one who, having proved an
~apostate, scarcely merited such consid-
Grafton. 1t informed him that old
Spicer South had been mighty pore.
ly," but was now better, barring the
breaking of age. Everyone a "tol.
cradle" Then came the announce.
ment which the letter had been writ.
ten to convey.
The term of the SOUTH Holman truce
had ended, and it had been renewed
for an indefinite period.
Some of your folks thought they
ought to let you know because they
promised to give you a say" wrote
the informant. But they decided that
1t couldn't hardly make no difference
ito you, since you have left the noun.
itains, and II you cared anything about
1t, you knew the time, and could of
been here. Hoping this finds you
WELL"
Samson's face clouded. He threw
the soiled and scrubbed missive down
on the table and sat with unseeing
yes fixed on the studio wall. So, they
had cast him out of their councilsl
They already thought of him as one
who had been.
In that passionate rush of feeling
everything that had happened since
he had left Misery seemed artificial
and dreamlike. He longed for the
realities that were forfeited. He want
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-09-10
Continued from last week
SYNOPSIS.


SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER Lon Misery creek, at the
foot OF a rock from which he has fallen
Sally Miller finds George Lescott, a land
Hoape painter, unconscious, and after re-
iVtvtRg him. goes for assistance.
CHAPTER II-eamson South and Sally,
baking Lesoott to eamson's home. are met
81 spioer South, head Of the family. who
tails them that Jesse Purvy has been shot,
and that Samson is suspected OF the
crime. Samson denies IT.
CHAPTER nr-The shooting Of Jesse
Rurvy breaks the truce In the
South feud. .
CHAPTER Iv-6amson reproves Tama-
rack Spicer for telling Sally that Jim
HOLMAN is on the trail with ~bloodhounds
bunting the man who shot Purvy.
CHAPTER v-rhe ~bioodhounds lose the
kraiI at Epicer south's door. Lescott dis
eovers artistic ability in se m Wnhe
ETamarack discovers Samson to a jeering
lorowd OF mountaineers. Samson thrashes
him and denounces him as the truce
buster who shot Purvz-
CHAPTER vI-Lescott tries to per-
Isuade Samson to go to New York with
Dim and develop his talent. Sally, loyal
but heartbroken, furthers Lescott's efforts.
The dance at Vile McCager's threatens
trouble to Samson and Lescott.
CHAPTER What the dance Samson
tells the South clan he is going to leave
1.-THE mountains. Lescott goes home to
New York. Samson bids Spicer and Sally
farewell and follows.
CHAPTER vIII-In New York Samson
studies art and learns muc of city ways.
Drennie Lescott p~ersuades Wilfred Hor-
kon. her dilettante lover, to do q mans
work In the world.
CHAPTER IX-Prompted by her love,
Sally teaches herself to write. Horton
throws himself into the business world
and becomes well hated by predatory
financiers and politicians. At a Bohemian
resort Samson meets William Farbish,
sporty social parasite, and Horizons enc
my.
CHAPTER X-Farbish sees Samson and
Drennie dining. together unchaperoned at
the Wigwam ~roadhouse. He ~conspires
with others to make Horton Jealous and
succeeds.
CHAPTER xI-Farbish brings Norton
and Samson together at the Kenmore
clubs shooting lodge, and forces an open
rupture, expecting Samson to kill Horton
and SO rid the political and financial thugs
lof the crusader. Samson exposes the plot
and thrashes the c~onspirators.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-25

California, after a visit to her sister,
Mr. and Mrs. w. L. Stickel and
their children, Miss Edna Stickel. Miss
Daphne Stickel and Walter Stickel of
Kearney, Neb., will be guests of Mr..
and Mrs. G. c. Bowman next week.
The family started on the trip in their
car but on account of bad roads they
are making the rest of the journey
by rail.
Kelly of Emporia will come to To-
peka to make their home about the
middle of July. They will live at 1914
Topeka avenue The Rev. Mr.. Kelly
and Mrs Kelly are the parents of
Mrs George NJ Crawford
Miss Clarice Zirkle and Miss Estelle
Eller gave a slumber party Wednes-
day night A white and gold break
fast was served Thursday morning.
The centerpiece was a basket of field
daisies and plates were laid for Miss
Edna Ekstrom, Miss Ethel Hill, Miss
Mavme Mitchell, Miss Margaret
Schmidt. Miss Mary Winder, Miss Ida
Heinly. Miss Clarice Zirkle and Miss
Estelle Eller.
Miss Lizzie Schafer, editor of the
Ledger, Meriden, Kan, was in town
Thursday and joined the n. E. A on
the special train to Los Angeles. Cal,
where the thirtieth annual convention
will be held. Miss Schafer was ac-
companied by her sister. Miss Anna
Schafer of Meriden, and Miss Edna
Ward of Perry
Miss May Eddie and her sister, Miss