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The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-14
saved rweIve lMfIlIenu.


 Failure of the Indian and postofice appropriation bills saved the govern. ment about $12,OOOOO0, as the appro, priatiOns for the present fiscal year, which were renewed for the coming fiscal year, were that amount short of the money carried in the bills which failed. But 1t is expected that this money will have to be made up in de, ficiency appropriations, so the saving is more apparent than real
 Will Have Their Trips,
 Of course 1t was understood that the last congress would have no junketS this summer. Junkets were denounced many times on the floor of the house and occasionally in the senate, but il is observed that many members are getting ready for nice trips with their families which will not cost them any. thing. Just how 1t happens no one can tell, but for one reason or another it has been found desirable-from the congressional point of vlew-that Ger. tain congressman should see things far away-inspect them, believe, Is the term-and of course the government pays the bill. Congressional junkets arc only equaled by the junkets of the federal officials, who will find methods this year of going across the continent in great numbers, And they will all inspect something for which the gov ernment will pay.
 Bold Ben Johnson.
 Congressman Johnson of Kentucky has no fear of anything. Not even the criticism of all the Washington papers has my terror for him, and he has faced that criticism since, as chairman of the District of Columbia committee, he has been trying to make Washing ton pay a lot more taxes. Ben John son not only does not fear newspapers, but he fears no man, whether armed with fists or gun. In his early days, 1t Is related, Johnson was given some kind of a police job and had to handle a gang of rOughs which had detied every previous official Johnson went among them, corralled the entire lot and had them convicted and set at work breaking stone. He has never lost any of his nerve.
 Watching Hughes.
 Ever since the talk about Justice Hughes as q possible presidential nom- inee people have been watching his decisions as a member of the court to see If there can be any political sig nlfcance in them. They wonder for instance, when he takes a position whether he had anything political tn view. It Is on account of these spec ulations that the supreme court does not want its members in politics and would like to have every man bar po-
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-14
BUILDING OUR BIG CANAL.
The Human Problem overshadowed
 tho Engineering Difficulties.

The Human Problem Overshadowed
 tho Engineering Difficulties.
 The general impression prevailed from the beginning that the building of the Panama canal comprised one of the worlds greatest engineering feats, and the tremendous scope of the work as 1t developed during the construction pe- riod served to mold this impression into a fixed belief, yet MT. Stevens, who for nearly two years had control on the isthmus not only of all con- struction, but of those various co-ordt- nate branches which were essential ad- juncts to the building of the canal, ex- pressed the opinion that the engineer ing features were the least difficult, describing them as 'of magnitude and not of intricacy." On the other hand, his experience convinced him that the administrative problems were the greater, presenting as they did many unusual features involving an im- mense amount of detail and extending into every branch of business, with ramihcations touching many phases of social and domestic economy.
 In every undertaking of an engineer ing character there must necessari- ly be a greater or less amount of ad- mlnistradve detail resulting from problems of supply, labor, policy and considerations arising out of them. In the case of the Panama canal not only were these problems present, but as compared with those of engineering they made the latter appear relatively small
 The very magnitude of the work im- posed difficulties which would have existed even had 1t been undertaken in any portion of the United States, but these difficulties were increased mate riaIly by reason of having to carry on the work in a tropical country sparsely populated, nonproductive, affording no skilled and very little efficient common labor, with customs and modes of liT- ing as different as the civilizations of North and Central America have been since the settlement of these portions of the western hemisphere, with Q heavy rainfall during the greater DOT ton of the year and with a reputation for unhealthfulness which placed Pan. anna in the category of one of the worst pest holes of the earth.-General George W. Goethals in Scribners.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-14
By ARTHUR w. DUNN.

Washington, July 14-(SpeciaD- D- President Wilson will necessarily be working under high pressure from now until the next election. He has reach ed a high place, almost high water mark, in his administration, and 1t is almost necessary for him to sustain his position before the people in order to win the election In November, 1916.
 Of course if there is war with Ger many or Mexico 1t would not be proba- ble that a change in the administration should take place. The tendency has always been to stand by a war presl- dent But if there should be nothing more than a rupture with Germany, such as breaking of diplomatic rela- tons, and a continuance of warning and advice to Mexico, then the present
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-14
THE ALIENS ERROR

For addressing a threatening Ie--er to President Wilson, Ru- dolpa MaIick, described as "an Austrian salesman who has been in
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-14

high pressure would relax, and the next campaign would be fought along lines relating largely to the conduct of the government as 1t affects the wei fare of the people of the country.
 Wants to Avoid War.
 There Is growing evidence that every man, from the president down, wants to avoid war. The people became much excited over the destruction of American lives on the English ships, but time cools everything, even heated atmosphere and imaglnationS, and 1t Is quite possible that the serious conse- Quences Of war, either with Germany or Mexico, has reached the sober sec ond thought" Of many people, as well as the mind of the president. It may be assumed that no one connected with the administration, least of all the pres ldent, would be responsible for a war even for the purpose of re-electing Mir. Wilson.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-14
What Might Have Been.

If Senator Beveridge had returned
 to the Republican party last fall in- stead of running independent and de- featlng the Republican candidates he might now be figuring as one of h. diuna's dark horses in the presidential race. Indiana Republicans now assert that they will be strong enough to car " the state with an Indiana man at the head of the ticket even If Bever- idge still remains a Progressive. At the same time it Is acknowledged that
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-14
CRITICAL TIMES IN
 WILSON'S TERM
High Water Mark In His Ad- miniStratiOn Is Reached.
TRYING TO AVOID TROUBLE

Politics Can Gs Seen Above the Hori- zon and Beyond the War cIouds-lf the Worst Comes, President Is Sure to Be -slseted-Exeitement Over Mexican Crisis.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-14
Her Methods.

Her Methods. "LOok out for that girl or she will catch you"
 "What makes you think sO?" "She has a spring to her step, a catch in her voice and general air of Bnap about ."-Baltimore American.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-14

Baveridge will always carry quite a large vote with him.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-04-23
ROOSEVELT ON WITNESS STAND

Syracuse. N Theodore Roose.
welt resumed the witness stand in the
Supreme Court Wednesday and con.
tinued to tell the story of his dealings
with William Barnes. in an effort to
prove he Was justified III making the
statement upon which Barnes is suing
him to recover $4,000 for alleged
libel
Four chapters of Albany politics
were related by Col Roosevelt. The
former President gave what he con.
tended were details of the election by
Barnes Republicans assisted by
Murphy Democrats" of an official
leader OF the Republican party in New
York; the cause of the hostilIties be.
tween Barnes aud Governor Hughes.
the defeat OF the Hart-Agnew racing
bin by the Republican organization
and the fight he said the combined
Democratic and Republican machines.
the latter led by Barnes. made against
direct primaries legislation.
He also identified a letter written by
Barnes in which the latter told him
the idea of getting rid of bosses is
absurd so long as you have party gov
ernment."
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-04-23

He was in his seventy-fourth year.
Senator Aldrich will be buried in
Swan Point cemetery, Providence. r.
l., Sunday.
DR.. John S. Thatcher, the family
physician, had left Mr.. Aldrich less
than half an hour before he died.
When Dr. Thatcher left the patient
appeared to be recovering from the
slight attack of indigestion. Ten min
utss after the physician left MIR. Aid
rich suddenly became unconscious and
died within few minutes.
Members of his Immediate family
were hurriedly summoned when he De-
came unconscious and were at the bed
side when he died. They included his
wife, Miss Aldrich and Mrs. John d.
Rockefeller, Jr, his daughters. and
Winthrop Aldrich, his son. John d.
Rockefeller. Jr, was notified within
a few minutes after Mr.. Aldrich died.
Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich held a
seat in the United States Senate con-
tinuously from 1881 to 1911. The in
fluence exerted by him on govern
mental affairs was best illustrated by
the fact that when he was satirically
introduced to an audience as the
general manager of the United
States,'' that appellation lived through
the administration of Mckinley, Roose.
welt and Taft
Probably the greatest parliamenta-
rian that ever served in the Senate,
Mr. Aldrich had no difficulty in main
taining leadership of his party. While
he gave special attention t the tariff
and financial legislation in committee
on the Senate floor his ear was open
for all that was said on any subject
of general Importance.
Born in Foster r. l.. Nov. 6, 1S41. he
first appeared in public office as mem
ber of the common council in the city
of Providence. He was elected to the
Rhode Island Assembly in 1875, and
four years later sent to Congress
After two sessions he was elevated tC
the Senate as successor of Gen. Am
brose e. Burnside.
Former Senator Aldrich's death has
d. Rockefeller. Jr.. his son-in-law, foi
the immediate future.
Mr.. Rockefeller had arranged to
leave New York for Colorado to in
spect the properties of the COLORADO
Fuel G. Iron Company there, in ac
cordance with a promise given labor
leaders at the time of his testifyine
before the Federal Industrial Rela
tions Commission here.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-04-23
LEO NJ. FRANK MUST DIE.
For Murder of Mary Phasan. an At.
ianta Factory Girl.

Washington.-Leo NJ. Frank, the
Brooklyn man under death sentence
for the murder of Mary Phagan. an
Atlanta factory girl. lost another step
in his fight for life. in the Supreme
Court of the United States
In decision. from which Justices
Holmes and Hughes dissented, the
court dismissed Franks appeal from
the federal court of Georgia, which re.
fused to release him on writ of ha.
beas corpus
Frank contended that alleged mob
violence at his trial, and the fact that
he was absent from the court room
when the jury returned its verdict had
removed him from the jurisdiction OF
the courts of Georgia.
The majority opinion of the Su
preme Court rejected all these conten
tions. and declared Frank enjoyed all
his legal rights in the Georgia courts
Seemingly no other avenue of es
cape from the death penalty is oper
to Frank through the courts. The state
pardon officials might relieve him.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-04-23
Villas losses Total 5000 Men.

Washington. Consular dispatches
partment confirmed the Carranza
claims of great victory for Gen.
Obregon over Gen. villa at Celaya,
and told of the latter's retreat north
ward, destroying the railroad as he
went. Villas losses in the six days
fighting were estimated at 5000 killed
and woundeh THE Villa movement
on the west coast is apparently col
lapsing. and indications point to the
control of the entire west coast by
Carranza in few weeks
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-04-23
.s1,5OO,OOO TOCAARITY|
MRS. ROCKEFELLER LEAVES Es-
TATE VALUED At $1,000 900.
Relatives and Friends Get $500, 900
and Jewels, and Balance to Be
Distributed by Executors
to Charity.
western esspaper t.nlon News service.

western Newspaper rnlon News Service.
New York--Thc will of the late
Mrs. John d. Rockefeller was filed in
the Surrogate Court. She leaves be
quests in the neighborhood of $500
600 and valuable articles of jewelry
to friends and relatives. The rest OF
her estate, which is estimated in all
at about $2.000.000. is bequeathed to
charitable institutions.
The charitable bequests are to be
distributed at tie discretion of her
executors. who are her husband. her
son, John ID. Rockefeller. .Ir., and her
daughter. Alta Rockefeller Prentice,
wife of f. Parmalee Prentice.
The will was dated March 5, 1918.
Sums of 100000 each are left to
John ID. Rockefeller, Jr.. Mrs. Prem
tice and Mrs. Edith Rockefeller Nc
Cormick. her other daughter. wife of
Harold r. Mccormick, and $4,000 to
Miss Lucy NJ. Spelman, Mrs. Rookie
felfer's sister.
To her granddaughter. Margaret
Strong, daughter of Bessie Rockefel-
Ter Strong, deceased, 100000 is left
in trust.
A sum sufficient to produce a net
income of 81 00r is left to Mrs. Rookie
felier's friend. Caroline p. Sked
The charitable institutions named
as beneficiaries of the residuary es-
tate are the Euclid Avenue Baptist
church, Cleveland. Ohio: the Baptist
Home of Northern Ohio; Woman S
Baptist Home Missionary Society:
Woman's Baptist Foreign Missionary
Society; Spelman Seminary. Atlanta,
Ga. and the Bureau of Social Hy-
giene.
The said trustees may give to said
institutions so much of the property
as they shall see fit the will reads,
With the exception of few be-
quests to friends, the will gives Mrs.
Rochefeller's jewels to relatives. To
John ID. Rockefeller is left ruby and
diamond ring. while John ID. Rockefel-
Ter. .Jr,. inherits his mothers wedding
ring and an emerald and diamond
ring. Her daughters, daughter-in-law,
sister, granddaughters and nieces
also are remembered with gifts of
jewels.
Mrs. Rockefeller's dresses. books
and other personal belongings are be-
queathed to her sister and her two
daughters to dispose OF as they shall
see fit.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-04-23
WILSON SEES WORLDS AFFAIRS
NEAR CLIMAX, IN WHICH
AMERICA MUST ACT.
RESTORE WORLD PEACE
WILL BE CHIEF FACTOR IN SET
TLING EUROPEAN WAR BY
SYMPATHETIC STAND.
western Newspaper Union Sews Service.

western Newspaper Union Sews Service.
New York.-President Wilson in an
address at the annual luncheon of the
Associated Press here gave a definite
statement of his idea OF true neutral.
ity and of the duties that devolve
upon Americas connection with the
European war. Referring TO the war
situation. the President said:
The times behind us, gentlemen
before us are likely to be more diff.
cult Because whatever may be said
about the present condition of the
world affairs, 1t is clear that they are
drawing rapidly to climax and at
the climax the test will come. not only
for the nations engaged in the present
colossal struggle-it will come for
them. OF course-but the test will
come to us particularly.
DO you realize that, roughly
speaking. we are the only great nation
at present disengaged? Therefore, is
1t not likely that the nations of the
world will some day turn to us, for the
cooler assessment of the element en-
gagged?
Il am not now thSnking so prepos-
terous thought as that we should sit
In judgment upon them-no nation is
fit to sit in Judgment upon any other
nation-but that we shall some day
haze to assist in reconstructing the
process of peace.
I'VE must put our money, our en-
eray, our enthusiasm, our sympathies
into these things; and we must have
our judgment prepared and our spir-
its chastened against the coming of
that day. So that | am not speaking
in selfish spirit when | say that our
whole duty, for the present at any
rate. is summed up in this motto:
America First
Let us think of America before we
think of Europe, in order that Amer
lea may be fit to be Europe's friend,
when the day of tested friendship
comes. The test of friendship is not
now sympathy with one side or the
other, but getting ready to help both
sides when the struggle is over N
The basis of neutrality. gentlemen,
is not indifference; 1t is not self inter
est The basis of neutrality is sym
paths for mankind. 1t is fairness; it
is good will at bottom. 1t Is impartiaity
of spirit and of judgment. l wish
that all of our fellow citizens could
realize that. There is in some quar-
ters disposition to create distemper
in this body polite
I'VE cannot afford. therefore, to let
the rumors of irresponsible persons
| and origin to get into the atmosphere
of the United States.
There are groups of selfish men in
the United States; there are coteries
where sinister things are purposed.
but the great heart of the American
people is just as sound and true as 1t
ever was. And i. is single heart: it
is heart OF America. 1t is not a
heart made up of sections collected
out of other countries"
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-04-23
obreson Takes Old villa sass,

El Paso. Texan official Carranza
statement received from Gen. Obre-
gon by way of Vera Cruz. said his
troops had occupied Irapuato. Villas
abandoned base in the central Mexico
campaign. obregon reported also that
the villa troops had continued their
flight northward. Gen. Cesaro Castro
Obregon's cavalry chief. has arrived
at Vera Cruz for a conference with
General Carranza He Is said to have
verified Obregon's estimate of the
Villa losses in the fighting about
Celnya.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-04-23
Wilson to Review Fleet NAY II.

Washington.-With May II selected
as the date for the review of the At
lantic fleet in New York harbor by
President Wilson. Navy Department
officials were working out the details
of the review and of events to follow
ashore. These include water car
nival on the night of May II and a
land parade the next day by blue
jackets and marines from the fleet.
federal troops and other military or
ganizations.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-04-23
Rock Island Put in Receivcrship.

Chicago.-H. U. Nudge, president OF
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Railway Company, who, with Jacob NJ.
Dickinson, former secretary of war,
was named receiver of the property in
the United States District Court here,
will depend on the present excellent
physical condition of the road and the
prosperity which he thinks is return
ing to the country to rehabilitate the
corporation wniie tine court affords it
protection from its creditors.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-04-23
GEeMAMs LOSE 1900 BUT KAISER
cENTERs EFFORTS TO STOP
THE BRITISH ADVANCE.
FIGHT LINE SPREADING
BATTLE IN cARPATHiAHs HALTs
WHILE AUSTRo GERMANS
HOPE TO cETNEw MEN.
Western Newspaper lfnlop New. Service

Western Newspaper rniop News Service
pathian peaks and passes the violent
encounters OF the war have, for the
present at least. been transferred to
Belgium and France. The most san
culinary engagements ever reported
by any of the war chancelleries are in
progress in Belgium southeast OF
Ypres, where the Germans are en-
deavoring to wrest from the British
a strategic point known as hill No. so.
which the Britons took from the Ger.
mans several days ago with extreme
ly heavy casualties to both sides Re
Inducements have been received and
the Kaiser is using all efforts to stop
the advance of the enemy
London declares that violent and
continual counter attacks are still
being made against the position, two
OF which were repulsed with great
loss to the Germans Since April II.
Paris says the Germans have lost in
defending and attempting to recapture
this hill 1000 men.
The airmen are still busy dropping
bombs. The Germans have thrown
more than 100 explosive missiles upor
Biaiystok. Russian Poland: the Rus
the railroad station at Soldau Eas
Prussia; the British have attacked
the German airship hangers at Ghent
Belgium. while French airmen have
thrown bombs on the headquarters o
the German General Won Strantz ir
the Woevre and attacked German
conveys in Baden and an electric
power plant at Lorrach, Baden, short
distance north OF Basel, Switzerland
Washington The United States
government replied Wednesday to the
recent memorandum in which Count
Won Bernstorff, the German ambassa
dor declared that ''If the American
people desire to observe true neutral
ity they will find means to stop the
exclusive expectation OF arms to one
side or at least to use this export
trade as means to uphold the legiti
mate trade with Germany. especially
the trade of foodstuffs.Y
The American note, which is signed
by Secretary Bryan. was drafted al
the State Department but was finall,
penned by President Wilson himself
After pointing out that the language
used by Count Won Bernstorff ''is sus
ceptible of being construed as i'm
spu8ning the good faith OF the United
States in the performance OF its du
ties az neutral the note takes il
for granted that no such implication
was intended" and suggests that cyl
IDENTITY the German ambassador 'is la
boring under certain false impress.
sions."
1t is then declared that while the
relations of the United States with
any one of the belligerents cannot
wisely be made subject of discus.
sion with a third government such
correspondence between the United
States and the allies as has been pub.
lished shows .'the steadfast refusal
OF the government ITO acknowledge
the right of any belligerent to alter
the accepted rtIes OF war at sea in Sc
far as they affect the rights and in
terests OF neutrals."
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-04-23
MRS. JOHN B. M'MANus

Mrs. McManus is the widow of the
american who was slain in Mexico
by the zapatistas. She also was In
great danger but steps were taken to
protect her and bring her back to the
United States. Her former home was
in CHICAGO.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-04-23

WeFtern Ne"spaper Union News serVIce
New York.-Nelson w. Aldrich, for
thirty years United States senator
from Rhode Island and Republican
leader, whose name was stamped
upon tariff and currency Legislation OF
his party. died of an apoplectic stroke
at his home in Fifth avenue here on
the 18th. He had been i'll of indiges-
ton since Thursday afternoon. Until
then he had been in excellent health.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-04-23
MexIeans Elre =. U. S. Army Avia.ors

Brownsville. ~+x.-A United States
army bipiane. flying over Fort Brown,
near here, was fired upon by Carranza
soldiers in Matamoros. About twenty
rifle shots and fifty shots from ma
chine gun on the Mexican side, 1t is
believed in army circles here, were
fired at the air craft. The machine
landed safely
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-04-23
Rehearino Denied Midwest OIL Co.

Washington.-App for re-
hearing of the Midwest OIL case was
denied by the Supreme Court. The
decision upheld the validity of former
President Taft's order Withdrawing
from entry millions of dollars worth
OF public oil lands In California and
WYoming
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-04-23
John cudahy Seriously m.

Chicago.-John Cudahy. board OF
trade leader, banker and former pack
er, is seriously Ill. He has been con
fined to his home under the care Of
Dr. William f. Quine since his return
from his California ranch, two weeks
ago.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-04-23
Frank Appeals to eeoroia peopI..

Atlanta. Ga.-Leo NJ Frank will ap-
peal for his life to the people of
Georgia. His case is out of the courts.
No further move at law will be made
to save him, according to his chief
counsel.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-04-23
Ship Creek rown.ite reserve.

Seward. Alaska.-Seventy-fiv men,
many accompanied by families, have
located on the government townsite
reserve at Ship Creek, the Cook inlet
terminus of the government railroad.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-04-23
Ladies' World Publisher Dies.

Pasadena. Calif.-Stuart Hull Moore,
publisher of the Ladies' World for the
last thirty years, died at his resi-
dence here.