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claim. but on account of the high cost of packing he has been unable to de velop the property sufficiently to put it on a shipping basis. The cost of driving a tunnel was from $35 to $40 foot, but in the face of this draw. back he has a tunnel 149 feet long on his property. The North American Trading & Transportation Company has done considerable work on 30 or 40 claims for patent purposes, and numerous tunnels from 30 to 50 feet long have been driven. There are a number of other copper properties in the White River country, all of them carrying good gold values,
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that the government has made a mis. take in the selection of it's terminus for trunk line. There is no tonnage for a railroad to the westward and this is especially true since investiga. tions have proven that the reported rich quartz strikes in the Broad Pass section have proven a myth. The ground has been exported and no values found and thus Is another of the political reasons for selecting Seward as the terminal, exploded.
 The backbone of the territory is the mineral belt at the head Of the Copper, White and Panama rivers. Ir fact it Is the only section in Alaska
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at no distant time the whole territory will be thrown open to development and the patience and fortitude of its residents, who have nobly carried the bur den for number of years, will be fully rewarded '
 Questioned as to the reported purchase of a speedy 10000 ton steamer, by the Alaska Steamship company Mr. Baxter non committal He merely said: "We are in the transportation business and we will put enough boats to handle the business as fast as it develops. If We should decide to pur chase the boat referred to, and there was not sui cient business in Alaskan waters for it during the winter months, she might be sent to New York for a couple of trips, providing, of course that condi- tions warranted such move.'
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vessels as prizes of war The note will make it incumbent on Germany to change her submarine practice to conform to the rules of international law. The action which the United States will take
 if the torpedoing of passenger boats is not discon tnued will not be indicated in the note. In dplo matic phrase, however, the term 'unfrendly act" always carries an implication of fnality leading often to severance of friendly relations. Between the United States and Germany, this is all conjec ture however, and no one knows what course the will take in the event of another attack passenger vessels, nor is it known whether
 the cabinet has discussed the probable of the United States. 1t is believed that in the new note the request for reparation for the lives lost the Lusitania will be renewed.
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told the miners that he was sick at heart over the recurrent necessity of calling the attention of the people of England to the gravity of the present situa ton, and the tremendous seriousness of the British position in the war. Potential work and production of enormous value is being lost to the British empire, because of the failure of the English people to under stand what the war meant to them in case of defeat The miners cheered the speech of the Minister of Munitions wildly, and the meeting clesed with a tremendous ovation to the little Welshman
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from Mile 3S to the Boring River coal fields will naturally depend on the basis upon which the gov ernment intends to allow this vast area of fuel to be opened up and developed. If the present leasing bill is put into workable shape many of the claims will
 be worked and we are after all the ton mage We can get
 ''With the opening of the coal mines, coke would be available for smelter at Cordova. As you know Prince William Sound has the fluxing ore for the rich copper glance at Kennecott, but everything hinges on the marketing of your coal Just what will be the outcome of the government s plans no one can say but I share the hope of all Alaskans that
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miles, and although there is consider able grade in places the road would not be difficult to build, as there are no glaciers to cross or engineering feats to overcome. After crossing Scolai pass. the road can be built for $10.O00 a mile."
 MT. Wiley was the first prospector to locate claims in the White River country. It was in 1902, and against the advice of friends he took a horse and fifteen dogs and set out for that unexplored section. After a long and hard trip he reached his destination. where he spent the winter. On Beaver river he located copper
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that offers any tonnage for railroad. It Is generally believed in Washington and New York that after the road from Anchorage to the Matanuska coal fields has been completed that the government will direct its atten- tion to the opening up of the Copper River valley. The only thing that stands in the way of Cordova becom. ing the biggest town in Alaska is the lack of transportation to develop the mines tributary to your town.
 "In my opinion there will eventually be a railroad built from Mccarthy, via Scolai Pass, to the head of the White river, The distance is only 5S
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CHIEF FORESTER COMING I ]
 C0RDOvA

SEATTLE, July 21.-Chief Forester Graves sailed for Alaska last night for the purpose of inspecting the Chugach National Forest in the Third Division, whose headquarters Is at Cordova. The chief forester will also inspect the Tongass forest reserve before pro- ceeding to the westward. He has never seen either of the two reserves and his trip is partly for the purpose of examining the forests and eliminat- ing from the reserves all those DOT. tions of the land which are not adapted to forest culture.
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BIG COAL STRIKE IN WALES IS NOW OVER

LONDON, July 21.-The miners went to work in the South Wales coal fields today. Lloyd George whose ntercession with the workers resulted in the strike being settled, received an encouraging wei come when he arrived the scene of the trouble A
 final conference bewteen Lloyd George and the presi
 dent of the Miners Federation has been held. The president of the union said today that Lloyd George had performed great service for the miners of the empire who would now do everything possible to hasten the termination of the war Lloyd George
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INCREASED ? 4 '. FUR GARMENT
 WORKERS i

NEW YORK, July 21.-Thirteen thousand of the 21OOO garment work. CTS who went on strike last week re. turned to work today. the master tailors having agreed to pay the in- creased wages demanded by the work ers' most of whom are residents of the crowded east side, and of Jewish origin. The wage scale for ar branches of tailoring work has been raised approximately I2 per cent. Most Of the remaining 5000 will re- turn to work within a few days.
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BELG|ANS M ] $ I REGISTER IN
 ENGLAND

LONDON, July 21.-Hereafter any Belgians in Great Britain who fail to register their addresses will be liable to punishment by $500 fine or six months Imprisonment. Persons with whom Belgians are lodging are sub ject to the same penalties if they fail to see that the order Is carried out. This rule will bring a large number of Belgians to account who have managed to escape the call of King Albert for military service.
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Special to The Times By Associated Press.

Special to The Times By Associated Press.
 LONDON, July 21-The strike of the Welsh coal miners is officially ended today. The men get higher wages and return to work at once. The adjustment is satisfactory to both sdes as the mine owners have not had their property taken over by the government, the government has not been forced to test the Munitions Act and the workers have received an increase in wages The settlement of the strike is considered due to the personal nflu ence of Lloyd George with the miners
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SMEL TER HINGES ON OPENING OF COAL

R. W. Baxter Vice President of the Alaska Steamship Company and the Copper River North western railroad arrived in Cordova this morning and will continue to the westward on the steamer Northwestern, stopping at Ellamar Valdez, Latouche, Seward and Anchorage Upon his return Mr. Baxter will stop over here long enough to make trip over the local railway far as Kennecott Mir. Baxter is on his annual tour of inspection and while he has nothing definite to give the public in reference to the plans of the Alaska Syndicate he expressed most optimistic view of the future for Cordova.
 "The extension of the Copper River railway
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CONDITION OF LEU r RANK |S
 |MP PROVED

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga, July 21.- Leo Frank is greatly improved in health, and the attending physicians said this morning that his recovery was now practically certain. The danger of blood poisoning has passed, and the administering of sedatives is no longer necessary. His assailant, Green, Is still in solitary confinement, and the prison authorities have not decided what action to take against him.
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GERMANY WARNED AMERICAN RIGHTS

WASHINGTON, D. C., July 21-President Wilson, and his cabinet after a meeting yesterday which lasted over two hours, have approved the
 final draft of the next note to Germany on the points at issue between the two countries over the sub marine warfare. Either today or tomorrow the note will be ready for dispatch to Germany but it has been decided not to give the contents to the Amer can public until it has been officially received at Berlin.
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FRANCE ID HAVE
 MONUMENT FOR :. THE DEAD

PARIS, July 21-T.he governing committee of the Republican Alliance proposes that a single design be adopted for a monument to the French dead of the European war, to be selected, reproduced and erected, in different sizes, in all the cemeteries of France. Artists and sculptors have risen up against this proposition, hor- rifed at the monotony of a uniform de- sign of monument in every town and village.
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On Visit to His Parents

Attorney P. NJ. Tamany and his at. tractive young wife. of Seattle, were Northwestern passengers and will spend couple of weeks here, as the guests of the formers parents. Mir. and Mrs. P. Tamany.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., July 2l-The note to Germany will probably be finished tomorrow or Friday and it is not thought that another cabinet meeting to discuss the contents will be necessary The message should be on its way to Berlin by Friday at the latest
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The Irish standard., 1915-09-11
The Home Circle
By CELIA HoRD KENNY
PROBLEM OF JELLY MAKING
Something Which Interests Every
Housewife and Vet Seems Not %
Be Perfectly Understood.

Although there are many house.
wives who can make the finest kind Of
jellies it is probably true that the
majority cannot tell Just why Jelly
"jells."
Jelly.making as practiced in the
home is an art founded upon scientific
principles and consists in so control.
ling conditions with sugar and boiling
that the whole mixture sets.
Jelly "jells" because of the presence
Of q substance called pectin, which
may not be present in the fruit Juice
but becomes present after boiling.
These pectin bodies can utilize Just
90 much sugar and IL 1t is increased
beyond certain limit continued boil.
ing will produce only gummy mass.
The correct amount Of Juice to sugar
varies from XII to III by volume.
Currants and partially ripened grapes
should have IL and raspberries, ap,
pies and cranberries should have %:1.
Those juices which require the most
sugar need to be boiled only from
eight to ten minutes. the others from
twenty to thirty minutes.
The much reported statement that
Jelly cannot be made from beet,
sugar" is groundless. Both beet,
sugar" and "cane-sugar" often come
from the same bin. the coarse crys'
tails being labeled the former and the
dne crystals the latter.
The Irish standard., 1915-09-11
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

To remove ink spots from marble
mix we'll equal parts Of spirits of Wit
riol and lemon Juice, wet the spots
and in few minutes rub with soft
cloth and then wash.
To clean dingy glass, wash 1t with
warm water and sal soda. Dry and
then brighten with salt water.
To clean nickel silver ornaments
dip piece Of flannel In ammonia and
rub the article.
To clean raincoats. sponge with q
mixture Of alcohol and ether, to which
is added q tablespoonful Of Ammonia
to pint Of the liquid.
To clean black silk, sponge with
household ammonia and press while
damp on the wrong side Of the goods
The Irish standard., 1915-09-11
For Young Hou,ekeeper,.

II your white enamel furniture be
comes soiled or discolored it may be
quickly and satisfactorily cleaned and
restored thus: Melt one tablespoon,
full of bicarbonate of soda in one quar-,
Of boiling water; when cool, wash the
furniture with the solution. using an
old flannel cloth for the purpose.
When reed or cane seats sag, wash
them on both sides with warm soap
suds. Make the under side quite wet:
dry in the air and sun.
Burnt coffee will free the house
from cooking odors. So will smoul
dering string. A handful Of lavender
flowers In bowl with lemon or on
ange peel and covered with boiling
water tmparts gentle fragrance Il
an entire apartment.
To prevent white clothing or mate
rails from becoming yellow, wraI
each piece carefully in blue paper Of
old muslin we'll covered with house
hold laundry blue.
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FASHIONS FOR THE SCHOOL GIRL
Her Suits for Morning and Afternoon, on Norfolk Lines
in Tweed or Serge
ann i rriu nnan ,unnnn M cnnn1 ~ o1Ilrn
AND A FEW GOOD WORDS ON SPORT CLOTAE'

fall, will not come amiss in any school.
girls wardrobe; it is the handiest
thing in the world to slip on over the
one.piece frock Of serge, or over the
suit for cross-country walk or a
motor trip. Our shops are showing
some charmingly colored sweaters,
too. for the out-of-door girl, in stripes,
checks and plain materials; for the
girl who likes something different
attractive materials come by the
yard, to be made up, sweater coat
fashion. with any colored collar and
cuffs she may desire. No school out.
fit is complete without a suit of
boomers of serge or lightweight fan.
mel for basketball, bar vaulting, and
all the other gymnastics demanded of
the healthy, athletic schoolgirl Of to.
day.
To wear with these sweaters and
top coats there are round hats in
wooden mixtures. with a short quill
or stick-up by way of trimming, which
defy snow, rain, and all kinds Of
weather most satisfyingly.
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ODD suPERsrITIoNs

II you shiver, someone Ia walking
ver your future grave.
When your nose itches something
will happen to vex you.
When your right eye itches It is q
sign Of good luck; when your left
eye, Of bad luck.
When rocks desert . rookery It fore
bodies the downfall of the family on
whose property 1t is.
J, A spider descending upon you from
the roof is token that you will soon
have legacy from q friend.
Candle and other lights are sup
posed to burn blue and dim when in
visible beings are present, especially
II they are evil spirits.
1t Is good omen for swallows to
take possession Of a place and build
their nests around It; while It is un.
ipropitious for them to forsake q place
which they have once tenanted.
The maybe 10 deemed bird Of evil
omen. Its unluckiness has been &C
counted for by it's being the only bird
which did not 60 into the ark with
Noah.
: II you have any white marks on
your nails, commonly called gifts,
you may expect as many presents al
there are marks, as soon as these gel
up to the nail ends, in the course Of
their natural growth.-Exchange.
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Sponge Fingers.

Measure the weight Of three eggs II
butter, sugar and flour. Beat the egga
and sugar together for Is minutes,
Melt the butter and add alternately
with the -four to the other Ingredients
stirring gently all the time. Then add
half teaspoonful baking powder and q
few drops Of vanilla or other havoring
Bake in we'll creased tin for 10 OF
is minutes. Turn out and allow to
cool. Then split in half and spread
with Jam, jelly or lemon curd. Coat
the top with white, pink or chocolate
icing and cut into fingers. In the sum
mer fresh raspberries or Strawberries
are delicious used as q filing. Timed
pineapple, pear or other fruit can bl
used satisfactorily.
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CONVERSATIONS

Great Britain alone takes 100000
tons of fish from the North sea annu.
ally-22 pounds per capita.
Cottonseed oil production Of tho
United States Is now more than 200.
100000 gallons a year. or i've times %
much as In 1890.
Attention is called to the fact that
no ono ever thinks Of bee as bug.
Insect IA about the worst thing they
are ever called.
Doctor Pearl, poultry authority OF
Maine, says that a hens egg Is simi-
lar to the human skull with regard to
variations in size and ahape.
The anableps is a Brazilian fish that
has two sets of eyes. one for seeing
IN water and the other for seeing In
air as 1t swims at the surface.
The Vanderbilt hotel in New York
has hired girl rs taxi starter. The
new plan Is called the Virginia Moon.
ey system, after the young woman en-.
ployed.
Shore-line property has increased in
value $5,OO0.000 since the war on mos
quitoes. according to d. Thomas ].
Headlee Of the New Jersey experiment
station.
There are now $4,000 barrels Of
apples in chemical storage in western
New York state, $4,000 barrels more
have been disposed Of since March 20;
$4,000 Of these barrels are In Albion
county.
Great Britain has carried on an en-.
tensive trade with Turkey in recent
years, British imports from that coun.
try being given at 100000 yearly,
and exports to Turkey, $40.000,000.
Frederick L. Hoffman, an insurance
statistician, recently told the Ameri
can Public Health association that
cancer Is on the increase in this coun
try despite the modern agencies fol
combating the disease.
Gown Pri1.cess Cecilie of Germany
no longer claims as her chum hel
cousin, Grand Duchess Olga of Russia
or as her little friend, her cousin
Princess Mary of England. War hal
severed the ties that bound in friend
ship most Of the royal folk of Europe
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CHILLING Your Fudoe.

SnlIIln0 YOUR Fudge.
You will never again. make fudge
and similar candies IN the old way
taking from the fire and beating till
cold-if you try this way cnce. Take
the candy from the fire when tie soft
ball stage Is reached, rlace the pot q
Q large one containing cold water, then
stir till firm. It will be creamter, and
less granular, than you ever hal A
chemist tells me that is because the
contact Of the pot with the cold wa
ter Immediately arrests crystalliza,
ton. It may also be that the motion
Of stirring, rather than beating, tends
to prevent graduating. At all events
chill your candy In the cold water
Good Housekeeping Magazine.
The Irish standard., 1915-09-11
oNcE-oyERs ~

Too many people act upon the suc
gestion that Silence 70 golden" when
they are called upon to speak up for q
friend who is, perhaps, IN trouble.
You might have besn . positive ele
glnent to stop the waSging tongues In.
stead Of mere negative quantity. had
you moral stamina 70 stand firmly
TOR the good in your friend.
"A few words from you might have
Strengthened matters out.
! You did not speak because you
thought, maybe, that your own Mans
might get mixed up u the story. And
yet q few words Of yours might have
sldispslled the cloud On tho name Of
your friend.
4 Il Jon are right ana square, have
gyou not faith enough 81 your own
standing to defy yvho might try to
bslittls youi
The Irish standard., 1915-09-11

Demand for the one-piece Frock.
It stands to reason that If the suit
skirt is worn in the classroom, it will
soon become shiny and shabby while
the coat remains perfectly good; here
is where the one-piece dress of serge
or gabardine is most practical aside
from it's convenience and becoming
ness. There is nothing more suitable
or comfortable than one of these sim
pie frocks in some dark shade, with
one Of the new sashes or belts in q
contrasting fabric, and collar and
cuffs, or perhaps guimpe or chem
isette of organdy, wolfe or crepe de
Chine. The washable guimpe, which
may be removed and laundered, ap-
peals to many because Of the possibili-
ties It offers of freshening up the
dress with variety Of guimpes.
A Word or Two on Evening Wear.
One of the daintiest, most becom-
ing frocks seen for many a season,
was developed in maize colored crepe
Georgette with double skirt, a sim
pie V-neck bodice, short sleeves and
wide sash of taffeta with hand col
ored ends, repeating in the large con-
ventionalized rose design, the color of
the frock combined with soft pink,
and Just touch here and there of
African brown by way Of contrast.
This frock was designed for a pretty
New York girl to wear at. an evening
party. 1t was perfectly suited to the
occasion and was suited also to din
ners and the other social demands Of
the young girl who has not yet made
her debut. The girl who prefers the
top coat with one-piece frocks for aft
ernoons and more dressy occasions,
will find simple frock Of dark blue
taffeta smart and convenient.
The Irish standard., 1915-09-11
MINK niaculta.

Required, one gill (one-fourth pint)
Of milk, one ounce Of butetr, one-half
pound Of flour, one teaspoonful Of bak-
ing powder. Put the milk in q sauce.
pan. add butter, and put 1t on the fire
to warm. Put one.half pound Of -four
into basin, with one teaspoonful Of
baking powder. When themilk is hot
pour in the -four, and stir into q
smooth paste; roll ont very thin, and
cut out with q tumbler Toured at the
top. Grease a tin and place biscuits
In the oven to bake for 20 minutes.
The Irish standard., 1915-09-11
Hanana croquette ealad.

Banana croquette Salad.
A dainty way to serve the nutritious
banana 10 to peel and cut in halves
across the fruit. Tako a fork and dir
the bananas in mayonnaise dressing
then in equal parts Of chopped wal
nuts and pecan nnts. Serve on let
tuce leaves, with q few Of the nuts "a,
garnish. Three-quarteis Of cupful
Of chopped nuts win bread three
bananas. ~
The Irish standard., 1915-09-11
FROM THE PENCILS POINT

Many a floating debt looks like /,
yacht.
Is man cool IL he shivers in thu
hour Of danger?
But the thorn remains long after thu
rose has withered.
Think twice before purchasing any
thing offered at q sacrifice.
The veracity Of the woman who tell
her correct age is above par.
The average man believes in fu
ture punishment only for his neigh
bors.
Many are willing to give advice, but
few are willing to lend assistance.
The reason some people talk q
much is because they have 90 littl(
to say.
II man Is unable to discover hil
weakness his wife will discover 4
for him.
Anyway. people who are Away
looking for trouble seldom meet witt
disappointment.
The man who says that he neve,
had an opportunity probably wouldn't
recognize one II he saw II.
It is reported that there are few
men in Chicago who make NOR
money than their wives can spend.
You can make Q little truth 60 {
long way by stretching It.
Lots Of excuses are not worth thu
trouble It takes to make them.