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The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-11
SHIP BUILDING

The announcement that San Francisco shipould- ing concern has taken contracts to build five ocean going steamships for American transportation compan- ies recalls that there arc more American merchant steamships under construction now than at any time in the history of the country Not only are all of the ship yards busy but they increasing tho capacity Of their plants and building new The head of Pa eic coast shipbundng concern said recently that he is not only working every that he can provide with room aud tools but euargng his plant as fast as he ean secure the material with which to do It. He said that if he could announce that he is prepared to take another contract to build steamship he would oe offered scores of contracts.
 This situation would indicate that after all tho La Toilette shipping law may be dangerous as some of It's opponents would have us believe At any rate there are many people who willing to take the chance that it win be amended if it should be proved that its operation would be unous to the uD-buiidns of tho American merchant marine.
 In spite of all that has been said about the Ameri- can merchant marine f VIC include vessels engaged in coastwse or interstate. commerce. the United States ranks second among the nations of the world The ton nage figures for 1914 of the leading nations were Great Britain ls7ssI1s United States. 792S6Ss Ger many 4Ss2Mo: Norway 2.425.47s; France. 2.17S.544 Japan 1s742s4; Italy l5issS7 Russia. 14ls1s; Hol- land 12s74o9 Sweden 111to4s; AustraHungary. sss- iso: Spain. s552s1: Greece S2ssss Denmark 77s,s7o Belgium, s2s,olS.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-11
WREN scmNcn ov1RTAEEs NATURn

Chicago Herald)
 A Chicago physician lately declared In lecture no an eastern city that girls with bahy eyes" pink cheeks and delicately downy faces make tho best wives
 Thus does science. after iimping along for million nium or so finally get up stream, make spurL ana overtake nature The poets and the romaneers record ing observation of on about them made the doc tors discovery before they "hewed the Spnxs vsage and before Homer twanged his boomin tyre
 Or # they didn't precisely affirm that such girls make Che best wives they recorded the solemn fact that such girls get tho most husbands. Or to put more accurately. and in a way which no lady of liking for tho poyandrous practices Of Thibet such girls get the first choice of husbands and other kinds of girls take what is left
 It is true that of late certain writers of fiction have sought to exaIt "the woman of certain age and even "the lady with past" Careful renders however know that the main aim and object of these interesting females is apt to be slightly different from that of get ting husbands, to keep permanently.
 Since the average marriage is reasonably happy and tho marriage that isn't ia the exception despite d vorce records t stands to reason that tho girls who get the most husbands and keep them make the best wives The observant physicans statsticay buttress ed procurement merely Illustrates how wonderful science is especially when h happens to catch up with nature
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-11
BROOKS IGNORED
fFairbanks Citizen.)
nature

(Fairb0nks Ctizeu.)
 Dr. Alfred Brooks may we'll feel nattered by having the first town in the Toovana district named after him. He had been SO persistent in his advocacy of the min era possibilities that section of the country that 1t encouraged prospectors to forth and seek and after proving beyond doubt that the Dr.s theories were right what more fitting that the main town of the camp should bear bis name?
 Teddy Hudson. the real discoverer of gold in the Tolovana section of the country was influenced solely by the maps and literature Issued by Dr. Brooks Just as soon as Mir. Hudson them he commenced to or ganize party for prospecting trip. Jap Lvengood was his partner and together they plunged into prac tically an unknown and uninhabited land
 After many difficulties they landed on what is now known Livengood creek and there found their first encouraging prospects. They staked their association and there they found sufficient gold start the tongues half the world waggng There was the discovery on Llvengood. and there Che birth of a new goldpro ducing camp that will yet starte the world with It's richness and it's extent
 Dr.. Brooks is entitled to the honor which has been thrust upon him in the selection of for the new town He pointed the way and the intelligent prospect or played his hunch.
 Messrs. Hudson and Livengood are entitled to the very best they get of the and no man in the country will begrudge them single penny of the wealth they accumulate from it.
 Long live Dr. Brooks and the two men who proved his theories
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-11
LUMBER DULL BUT OTHER LINES PROSPEROUS

LUMBER DULL. BUT OTHER LINES PROSPEROUS
 The revival of cotton prices and activity leaves lum- berng practically the only American industry that has not recovered from the effects of the war Fruit rasers are not getting old prices but that is regarded rather as case Of over production than anything else In fact the numbering industry on the Puget Sound country collapsed in 1so7 and there has been but spas modic reviyals since that time. There were signs of improvement at various times but always one thing and then another ntervened to stay the upward move ment The last one before the war was the Canadian depression and the financial panic of South America, both due to reactions after periods of speculation and imitation. Then came the war and the destruction of the remnant of the foreign demand.
 Iumbermen Of Puget Sound say that there is now more or less active demand for lumber throughout the agricultural States where yards being restOcked and where there has been a revival in building How ever the circumstance that railroads not extend ing their systems largely of the fact that their owners are repurchasng European owned railroad stocks and bonds and the absence Of foreign market keep the demand far below the capacity produce.
 The inability to secure bottoms to carry lumber at prices which the industry will stand is of the po tent factors that are holding back revival of foreign lumber traffic The last cargo of lumber to be shipped from Puget Sound to Australia was freight rate of s2525 per 1000 fee,-about twoanda-half times the value of the lumber The lumber traffic win stand such rate It Is so high 1t discourges the use of lumber
 However other industries of the Pacific Coast. such as shipping ship building and repairing agriculture, Cexcept fruit rasing) steel works, foundres machine shops etc., show the greatest activity in hostory. In fact those industries which work in iron and steel are having more annoyance on account of their inability to secure the necessary machinery with which to en-
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-11
ONE OF LARGEST AND BEST.
lCordoYa Tlmesl


 The Daily Times acknowledges the receipt of a copy of the Development Number of the Juneau Empire which is one of the largest and best editions of the kind ever printed in Alaska It consists of forty pages of interesting articles on timely subjects profusey - lustrated and the information given speaks volumes of tho enterprise of the residents of Juneau and the sta bnity Of that section as a mining camp. Typographi- caly it Is a credit to the Empire force and Editor John w. Troy Southeastern Alaska debt of gratitude for the issuance of such stupendous publi cation which sure prove of ncalcuable benefit to that section of this great Northand.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-11

Cable advlces from Seattle to The Empire say that the exasperatlng delays the receipt of The Em- piros news dispatches Friday and Saturday were due to numerous government messages that were handled on those dates and to dispatches from Alaska mer- chants sending in Implications of orders for merchan- disc that was on the Marposa when she went on the rocks Those in charge of the cable offices at Seattle say that they think tho service win bo better Monday and thereafter
 Those who make The Empire have. without excep- ton handled the news quickly as possible and tho paper was on the street within few minutes after the recoip. of the telgraphic news on. both dates
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-11

The Kaiser has for some time been reported in proper frame of mind toward this country but Wash ington dispatches the extent of the satisfaction o be afforded indicate that he is in properer frame Of mind than was supposed Chicago Herald.(
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-11

largo their plansa chan anything eiao Recently the whole country searched for secondhand latnes ana other machinery without success The demand tor
 machinery and tools to work In iron exceeds the capae
 y of those engaged in their manufacture to produce.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-11

wih each of the teams in the worlds baseball ser les with victory and defeat to It's credit interest in Boston ia active in every section of the United States today.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-11

Work wins of course, as observed by Lord Read ns but when both sides ore working like baiy thun der. as on the west front tho trouble is to find out whose work Is going to do the winning
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-11

See announcement of Ari Needle work opening, Page 6, Miro. Albert Berry.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-11

r n waa tho intention to recognize the corranza government whom ], likely to cause little comment the announcement could not have been better timed Americans aro more interested in baseball now than in Mexico
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-11

Joe Cannon favors reserve army Of 100000 men, each paid s25o year. How many of the reserves would he Ike to appoint from his dstrict?- (Phiadel- phia Ledger)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-11

The man who believes in eternal punishment for those who do not think as he does has not business calling himself O Christian.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-11

The Czar knows how to starve the Germans into submission He's raising new army of 100000 for them to capture and board.-(St Louis Republic)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-11

Try to learn at least one thing ev- cry day. Try and remember that you ere forgetting at least 100 things ev- cry day.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-11

Q 6 @ Q 9 G q e @ Q Q c g Q e Q
 Cincinnati Enquirer) It takes Q lot of strength to admit Q weakness.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-11


 e (By Luke McLulel Q 6 Q {, O G q @ @ Q Q c Q Q e e
 Cincinnati Enquirer)
 It takes lot of strength to admit Q weakness.
 Try to learn at least one Ching eY- cry day. Try and remember that you are forgetting at least 100 things ev- cry day.
 The man who believes in eternal punishment for those who do not think as he does has not business calling himself O Christian.
 Oratory may bo great stuff But when a man is shouting you have on idea that he isn't doing much think ing
 Tho only currency system that would suit some mon is one that would en- able them to spend their money and have it, too.
 Of course you can have things your own way if you try hard enough. But if you ever do try It you are going to be mighty lonesome.
 The man who thinks he knows it an discovers that ho doesn't know a blame thing when he gets stacked up against a small boy who has just grown old enough to ask questions.
 Handsome bed Davenport, wlth felt mattress, regular sq7.5o, now ss2o0. Loow we'll before you buy. See our show wlndows, and our dis play advg page 5 Chic paper F. w. o'Donnen, AlasSa Furniture Co.,. phone t52. 10 n tf -Order your Halloween decorations NOW. at Britts Pharmacy. 70 11 tf
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-11

Oratory may be great stuff But when 9 man is shouting you have on idea that he isn't doing much think ing.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-11

Tho only currency system that would suit some mon is one that would en- able them to spend their money and have it too.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-11

Of course you can have things your own way if you try hard enough. But lf you ever do try 1t you are going to be mighty lonesome.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-11

BITS OF BY PLAY t (By Luke McLuSe)
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-04-29
RAPE CASE CALLED FOR
TRIAL THIS MORNlMG

The cases OF the People Of Colorado
versus Harry Thomas. James Miller
and DAisie Rayburn Randall. In
which the defendants are charged
with rape and attempt to solicit.
we're called Tor trial before Judge
wilkin IN district court At 10 O'Clock
this morning. IL being impossible TO
secure . jury mutually satisfactory to
the district attorney and counsel fer
the defendants from the twenty-seven
men on the regular panel an order
WAS issued by the court at $3.50
O'Clock. this afternoon to draw n spec
iai venire Of ten names from the jury
boz from which TO complete 1t. The
order was made returnabie At 4
o'clock and the examination OF jur-
ora viii be resumed at that time.
There are three cases against Harry
Thomas and two against each OF the
other two defendants. The defend
ant Thomas is sick and unable 20 APP
pear in court. Gen. Maupin is coun-
sci for the defendants. The prosecu-
tion is being conducted jointly by
District Attorney Gilbert A. Walker
and Deputy District Attorney E. H.
Stinemeyer.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-04-29
RESERVOIRS ARE FULL
BUT WATERSHEDS DRY

According to Division Engineer. Z.
ID. Chew OF Pueblo. every storage
reservoir in the Arkansas valley Is
full OF water except the great Plains
reservoir near Lamar. and Il will be
ready to overflow within the course
OF the next four or five days. Altho
MIR. Chew is enthusiastic over the
prospects for plenty OF water for ir-
rigation from bitches having water
stored In reservoirs. he is pessimistic
In regard to the general weather con.
ditions during the summer.
This will be the dryest year in tho
history OF the state. said Mr.. Chew
few days ago. There is practically
no snow In the mountains TO feed the
rivers during the hot months Of sum-
ner. The warm spring rains have
melted the greater portions OF the
snow in The mountains and he fears
that those bitches depending upon the
regular now OF the streams for irri.
cation will experience scarcity. as
the rivers will be low. The dry farm;
ers are not worrying over the pros
pects. They feel that the ground is
20 thoroughly saturated with mols-
turs that little rain In the future viii
b necessary. The crops win have
such . start that Il viii take an On
csptional drought 70 spoil their
chanese..
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-04-29
FREMONT COUNTY MINE
PROPERTY DISPOSED OF
UNDER HAMMER

Pueblo, April 27.-The mine of the
Colorado Central Coal and Mining
company on which 100000 in bonds
are outstanding, was sold under the
hammer Saturday by Sheriff J. NJ.
Mckee for $4,000. The property was
bought in by John Voorhees, and
Miles G. Saunders. two Pueblo attor-
neys, who represent the bondholders
In the district court Saturday the
receiver for the mining company,
Samuel ]. Burris, filed his final report
The intentions to have the receiver
resume the operation of the mine
which is the Canon City coal field in
Fremont county. were not carried out
because of the deprecated condition
in which the mine was found. But
that the property can be made a pro-
fitable one was stated in the report
of an expert mining engineer whose
statement on the physical conditions
of the min was made to the receiv-
of the mine was made to the receiy-
er. and in turn by the receiver to the
bondholders. The receivers ad-
dress 10 the bondholders was
appended to his report to the court.
The mining engineer found that
the mine property contains approx
mately 100000 tons of coal. TAX
ing all expenses into consideration
the engineer estimated that the mine
could be made to produce 400 tons
of coal daily at net profit of forty
cents ton to the operators. He bas-
ed this conclusion on the grounds
that the coal would be mined at a
maximum expense of $1.S5 a ton. the
average price for Canon coal at the
mine being s2-25.
In executing his duties as receiver
Burris states in his report that the
property is under a lease from the
Wolf Park Leasing company. which
holds its lease direct from the state.
The provision Of the suitcase to the
Colorado Central Coal and Mining
company is that the Wolf Park Leas-
ing company shall receive two and a
half cents a ton royalty on all coal
removed from the mine. At the time
the receiver took possession Of the
property. $2.70o was due the state in
royalties and sso5 was due the Wolf
Park company. These amounts still
are due.
Burris states that he found the
mine in a deplorable condition. It
being what il known as wet mine. .
II was entirely Hooded and the en-
trance was blocked with cave-ins. de-
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-04-29
GOVERNOR CARLSON
LEFT THIS MORNING

Governor and Mrs. Carlson motor
ed to Colorado Springs at an early
hour this morning In company with
Warden lyman. in order TO spend a
few hours with Governor Elliott w.
Major, of Missouri. who was sched-
uled to arrive there from jefferson
City at o'clock en- route to the
Panama-Pacific exposition at san
Francisco.
At noon on Tuesday Governor Carl
son talked to the prisoners in the
chapel of the peniten4ary and was
followed by Mrs. Carlson. who ad-
dressed the convicts at some length !.
admonishing them to accept their
punishment with patience and resig-
nation and emerge from the institu-
tion reformed and better men. deter.
mined to be lawahiding and useful
citizens. Both the governor and his
wife were listened to with the keen
est interest and were applauded for
what they said.
Tuesday afternoon the governor
and party visited the prison road
making camp at Five Points on the
Parkdale-cotopaxi cdt-oF. They left
here about 1880 and returned to town
about o'clock. Later in the evening
the governor was the suest Of honor
At the director's luncheon At the Y.
NJ. c. A.. who're he made an address.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-04-29

bris and wreckage. The state mine
Inspector has refused to permit the
mine to be opened Until extensive re-
pairs can be made. The machinery
and pumps were in bad repair. After
the receiver took hold of the proper
ty. he succeeded in getting the mine
cleared Of water SO that the expert
could make an inspection.
The receiver, raised ss.75s by as
sessing the hondholders two and a
half cents on the dollar. This amount
was expended during the tenure Of
the receivership.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-04-29
HERE FROM SIOUX CITY, IA.

Miss Luna Bferce of Sioux City,
Iowa. is here visiting her uncle and
aunt Mr.. and Mrs. A. McFarlane.
Miss Bierce formerly lived in Canon
City. but for about twenty years has
lived in Sioux City. where she is a
trusted employe of large banking
institution.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-04-29
.'eRANDMlis GATLIN CALLED
BEYOND MONDAY AFTERNOON

Mrs. Mary A. Catlin, familiarly
known to her friends and neighbors
as Grandma Catlin. died at the fam
lily home. 1912 South Second street,
South Canon at ) o'clock Monday af-
ternoon. after long illness from the
infirmities Of old age.
She was born in Boston, Lincoln
shire. England. December 26, 1926,
consequently was in the eighty-ninth
year of her age. She came to the
United States with her parents in
1853 and settled in Medina county, o.,
where they resided for couple of
years whan they removed to John
son county, Nebraska, then on the
frontier of American civilization. In
1856 they were lured to Colorado by
the reports OF the discovery of gold
and located at California gulch, now
Leadville, in 1860. They made their
way across the plains in a covered
wagon to which was attached a steer
and a COW; that being the only means
of travel at their command. For
some time after their arrival at Cali
fornia gulch Mrs. Catlin was the only
woman in tire camp. although seven
hundred men were employed there in
mining enterprises.
In 1860 Mr.. and Mrs. Catlin came
to Canon City and resided here un-
til their death; the former dying
about eighteen years ago. The jour
ney from California Gulch to Canon
City was made in a rude wagon to
which was titched two cows. Mrs.
Elizabeth Fillmore, the mother OF Mrs.
Catlin. died here twelve years ago at
the age OF nearly one hundred years
and was laid TO rest in Greenwood
cemetery
Few people in Colorado had a
richer or more varied experience Of
pioneer life In the west than Mrs.
Catlin and she underwent it's vicis-
situdes and hardships with heroism
that such characters made possible
the winning Of the country from saw
agery to q highly organized society.
She knew Colorado when 1t was peo-
pied with Indians and possessed the
requisites for dealing with red man
SO as TO live in peace and harmony
with them and pursue the even tenor
OF her way unruffled by the difficult
ties and strangeness of her environ
ment Her life in Colorado covers ali
Of the states history and goes back
into the dim mist of territorial days
OF which there remains but the tradi-
ton Of an older and almost exu
generation
There we're but four or ave people
in Canon City when Mrs. catlin|
came here and nearly all Of them have
long since passed to their reward. Her
son. Harry c. Catlin. still living in
South Canon. was the second white
child born in this community; Anson
Rndd being the first The other chill
iren are Mrs. Mary A. Thornton Of
South Canon and Mrs A. E. Ford
OF Colorado Springs. all Of whom
were present when their mother pass
ed away on Monday.
The funeral viii take place from
the catlin home in South Canon at p
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon and will
.e conducted by Rev. Joseph H Oar
ling. rector in charge OF the parish
OF Christ Episcopal church OF which
faith the deceased was a communi-
can't
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-04-29

The company will be reorganized
and funds raised to proceed with the
operation. The officers and promot-
ers of the mining company were the
Littell brothers OF this city. Tho
plaintiff in the receivership suit was
the Pueblo Trust and Savings compa-
ny, as trustee for the bondholders.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-04-29

The sangre de Cristo mountains
are covered with snow and at the tops
to a greater depth than has been
known for several years. which prom
ises an abundance of water during
the summer months for irrigation.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-04-29

Mr.. Lyman Hayden and his son
Louie. met with quite an accident
last week while enroute to Cotopaxi
from the home farm. They had pass
ed the Warren Eggleston ranch and
while descending small hill the har-
ness broke which let down the shafts,
which frightened the horse into a
run. and the buggy coming in con-
tact with a fence post demolished
the vehicle and threw both occupants
out. AIr. Hayden, lighting on breast
and shoulders. Jared him consider
able. Louie. however. received the
brunt of the accident and suffered
quite severely from a nervous shock.
He recovered. however. shortly af-
terwards. but having been indisposed
before. he went to Salida for con-
sultation. and 10 now there. receiv-
ing treatment. A recent letter from
him states he is doing nicely and will
be home In few days. Mr. Hayden.
while able to be about is suffering
more or less from the accident. but
IS thankful that It was no worse.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-04-29

Just received, fresh stock of Dow
& Latimer Arsenate of lead. Prices
are right. Thomas & Kirkton.
97t6d-1tw
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-04-29

George Houle Of near verdemont,
was in the city last Saturday on
some business matters relative to
his farm operations up the valley.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-04-29

1t is stated that As more men viii
be put at work on the Rainbow route
up the Arkansas and that the road
will be ready for travel about July !.