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The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-22


 Who knows anything about sne At asia Raveue No douht we all do Excepting the Sea. sum. there Is mo Naska bird with which wo ore more familiar hls bench antics. his funny iab6er and apparent enjoyment ol a loke on his ieilow6iud.
 Few birds ore more widely digtri. hutcd lie s found rom the Arctic ocean South aions the coast end clear ,hroush the interior. on the mountain to9s and olous the beach in lonely soiitldes and in avery village.
 He & given prominent mention in Alaskan history and biography poetry and fiction. and yet
 We know Che number color and the markings os the eges time. place and manner of nesting Of practically all Alaskan birds, but there Is no scien. tdc information about che Raven in that respect
 X govcmment ornithologist called my attention 10 this two years ago and have since saught in vain co prove him mistaken.
 The ueares, information could obtain from the Department of Agri- culture was In the yearbook for 1908 which says Ravens. Crows, and Jays do effective work in destroying pests. Occasionally. in localities, where they have increased out Of pro portion to the available food supply they become troublesome by killine small chickens. and by destroying eggs and nestings Of small birds Ra- ther remote.
 In the report or the Hartman AL aska Expedition which had a scien uflc party ot % members. John Bar rows. .wriung Of Metlakahtia. says; In reaching the land Of che Indian we bad reached the land oi Che raven. also @ few crows. but many ravens. We saw them upon the beach and around the wharf long before we land, ed In the village they were every where. on the roofs of the houses. and on the stumps and on the door yard fences. Six were perched upon one of the towers Of the church as ! approached. Their calls and croak' ings and jabberinss were in the ear
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-22

hotelman is ln the city He repre- senis Che Honeyman Hardware Co., of Portland.
 Councilman C " Fries hos return ed from business trip to st. Louis.
 The Rev Father G. M. Bailey has returned from a visit to sltka
 J. A. Snow. special govemment agent left for Wrangell on the A.KL
 J ). Kennedy, of Haines. has re- turned home after 9 visit to the Cap ital City
 J. J. Meherin is expected back this week rom Knik Anchorage He has been spending several weeks in the Southwestern part of Alaska in the interests of Folger & Co.,
 Former .. s. Marebal James A. shoup Is visitor in Juneau He ar rived from sitka Saturday and ex. poets to so to Ketchikan in few days
 Mrs. J r. Van Lehn is ID in st. Ann hospital She is under the care ot pr. L. o. Sloane.
 ? w Wright selling Pall Mall cigarettes is in the city on business.
 Mrs George Butzer Is the house guest Of Mr. and Mrs George w. 'Nelch. She returned from seattle Saturday
 j. Frederick Johnson and Andrew  Johnson returned to sumdum satur lay
 James Brennan has returned to after attending the Arc .lc Brotherhood convention.
 x D. Dunklo arrived Saturday from Seattle. on his way to sitka, where he s employed al the naval wireless sta ion He is accompanied by his fam.
 A son was born to Mrs. Al Wicks D st Ann hospital at lO:30 o'clock sunday morning The baby weighed tight pounds. Mrs Wicks is doing aceiy
 J. C. Black, of the BlumauerFrank 1 )rug company c c. King, Of the Ali en & Lewis wholesaie grocery firm, l nd C. N S,ockwell or the Marshall ! Wells Hardware company came over n the Georgia's last trip from Sltko md are stopping at the Cain They eport business better in Southeastern alaska than it was at this time last ear
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-22
STEAMER AL-Kt BRINGS
 FARMERS AND STOCK

The Border Line steamer Al-KE Capt Charles McGregor, arrived in port at 3:vO this morning bringing 75 passengers and 65 tons of freight for Juneau and subsidiary ports.
 The Al.Ki departed for Hoonah two hours after her arrival with John A. Davis and party Of six who are talk ing horses, farm implements and household utensils to Strawberry Point where they are to engage in farming.
 The AlKi leaves at 10 o'clock to- night for the South, and will return North on the 29th
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-22
WHO KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT
 TiE ALASKA RAVEN
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.at ali times. The raven Is a muel more loQrac,ous bird than the crow ] His tongue is seldom still. When he
 has no fellow Go talk to he talks 2, lh.usoic and his soliguy ls often ful iot really musical notes. Tn Aiaska ! settlements they appear Co act as Iscayengers. like lhe buzzards in Che I south And in writing oi Sltka be
 says Ravens were very common : everywhere In the town and about it
 and were talking and eroakiug alI the
 time often solitary bird seemed tto be soHloquizing and repeating over
 to himself every note he knew.
 Prof Charles A. Keller Director Of
 ihe Museum Of the California Acad. cmy Of Sciences. and member of the
 Hartman Expedition wrote or the raven as follows
 erh northwest crows and ravens
 forced themselves upon our attention
 rom the outset We are aceustom-
 ed Co think of ravens as shy birds,
 dwelilag in remote and desolate plac-
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 on dreary rocA.bound sea coasts. but at every village in Alaska they are as ahundan, and tame as chickens in Q farmyard.
 .it Is not strange that the raven has been bird held in superstitious reverence or fear among men Of many races and in various parts of the world-that t has been theme for poets and study for scientists as well as a sacred being among the Thlinket Indians In appearance it is wiser than an owl It is more full o5 strange antics than parrot and quite as iai6atlYe in It's own peculiar veruacular
 It is well ,hat it is held in yenera- ton by the Indians and in contempt by the whites. for the unudy habits oi the people make these scayengers quite indispensable. There Is some thing inexpressably dron and quaint about their siding hops and curious prgncing walk Of these bigl black, .ustrous black fellows. with their sharp eyes and strong. black peaks; they turn their heads on one side in such a knowing fashion when they look at any strange object and their cries are so expressive of their var fed emotlonh Their typical call is p deep. gutteral rattiing squack, not wholly unmusical. although long and oud wrote down some of the calls { lhey uttered Quaak- Quaak! an old fellow would call rom the top Of a sitka spruce. and then suddenly he would change to a low deepvoiced woop. rolling it out Ike an Indian Again he would vary the note to a milder yup-quook with a persuasive liquid quality in his voice !
 They spend much time on the low beaches where refuce is plenty and seem to live 9 happy independent lie there. with nttle Co worry them and much Co make merry over. The raven Is about two feet long and may be distinguished from the crow not 1niy by it's much greater size. but al 30 by the distinct and pointed effect 1 lf the feathers of the throat Alto sether have found them among the most entertaining and intelligent of ' airds have had the good fortune to snow"
 In the large two-volume report of he expedition. while the eggs and iestings of many birds are described | he above quotations contain all they
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-22

PERSONAL MENTION s
 H G. Young. general manager of he Aleunican Development Co., and consulting engineer for the Jualin-Al- aslsa mines. is at Jualin. on business.
 Mrs C. 4. sulzer. wife of Senator ! Sulzer is expected to arrive from the South on an early boat, to remain l lhere during the Legislative session.
 Billy Aikens. travelling for schill- lngs Best, is in from Sitka and stop ping at the Occidental
 George Betles arrived rom South western Alaska on the Mariposa
 Mrs Ray C. Day is rapidly improy- ing and is expected to leave st. Ann hospital che latter part of this week.
 Supt W. G. Beattie, of the divie- ionel bureau of education, has return ed from an official trip to the South. ward. He expects to move to Oregon this sumner probably In June
 Steve Ragan and John Fairfield re- turned to Haines Sunday morning on the Georgia.
 John J. Sandman. @ local carpenter and boat builder, came in from Koot zanhoo Inlet Saturday on the Georgia to undergo treatment for wrenchcd hack
 J. M Keller has returned to Sksg- way after attending the A. B. Con vendon Mr Keller is editor Of the Skagway Alaskan.
 Ralph p. Robertson, prominent To- cal attorney, has returned from fly- ing business trip to Seattle
 Dave Femmer is expected back from Seattle on an ee-ly boat He went to the Sound to purchase two auto trucks.
 Bruce l.. Hines is moving from Sal- mon creek co Thane, where he will continue to be employed by Che Alas ka Gastneau Mining Co.
 Mir. and Mrs John C. Bayiess ofI Thone were visiting relatives and friends in the city Saturday
 Charles Hey, a skagway capitalisLi who was in town several days last week, has returned home.
 J. ". sledman. formor ketchikan
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-22
EUNDRERs ARRIVE.

With a passenger list or 25O. ihe largest ship load Of northbound peo- p'e this season. the Alameda arrived in Juneau harbor Saturday night In addition to l4 passengers for Casiin- eau ports. the Alameda had 100 tons Of general merchandise for Juneau and i25 tons of machinery and mer- chandise for Thane There were 70 passengers aboard fer cordova 56 for Valdez and 80 for Seward
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-22
cANNERY rue ARRlvEs.

The onburner tug Sachem, belong port at s.30 this morning bringing 75 came in from Excursion Inlet cannery last night. The Sachem and Warrior have but recently arrived at the can nery from Seattle with new pile driver to be used in the construction of a new wharf and other accessor- iea.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-22
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S. Evans Hodge, of the Nesting
 house Electric sales force, is back in Juneau, to remain week on busi
 ness. The Alaska business of the Weshtinghouse Company will here after be handled by the Seattle office and Mr. Hodge expects to make sey. eral trips to Juneau this summer al'
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-22
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Hold olympic Games
 Qhe American games of l9l6 will be held In America Instead Of Berlin. This important decision was reached ot a special meeting Of the interna- aonal Olympic Committee, held in Lyons
 The committees decision Is in ei- feet a reply to tho German auggss- tion that the gomeg be held in Der. lin, as planned, neutral athletes one ly competing In cancellng the fran- chise granted Co Che Deutsche 0iym- pische Verband and transierrng lt to America Che lntenationel Corr. mittee and to tho Amateur Athletic Union in selecting the city where the games shall be held. but it made the provision that the program must inc clude every one of the events voted In Che Olympic Congress held at the Farms sorbonne in 1913. No events must be dropped or others added. Shortly before death, James Sullivan LNA-ii1A afal lt-tl VI tliA ANlti-NAN Jli't ion. personally applied Go the presi- de1t of the games, Baron Pierre cou- bertson, to have the games transferr- ed to Che United States on account of the war Il was Mr. sullivan's idea to have the games advanced two or three months and held in the San Francisco Stadium
 The applicant was refused. as Bar on coubertin wanted to hold the games in Antwerp. After the fall of that town several cable mossages passed between Mr. Sullivan and Bar on couberlin. As result of these Indirectly the action Of the lntema- tlonal Committee at Lyons was tak- en.
 The International Committee has decreed that the 1916 games win not count as regular games and the rec. ords put up VIII not be described as Olympic records
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-22
AAMsURe 10 auY STOCK

Fred Hamburg, manager of the shoe department of Goldstein's Emporium, leaves this week for Seattle and Portland, to buy stock He will meet the representatives Of Eastern shoe manufacturers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-22
HALIRnr -pRIcEs ao uP.

Hafibut has jumped up in the last few days from Sik and S% cents, ac- cording to reports from the cold storage office.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-22
RETURN FROM FAIR

Fred D. Stevenson, and his little brother" Master Elliott Fremming, returned Saturday from their trip to the San Francisco Exposition.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-22
Another Funny One

Another Funny One
 cone should know Jim Lafitte and his peculiar way of talking to under stand how funny the following incl dent seemed to the rest Of us" says Darrell Pratl, second baseman for the st. Louis Browns Lattice is a bit tongue tied and added to that he has the New Orleans French dialect that breaks out when he is bit excited.
 rhls happened during a game be- tween New orleans and chattanoga in which Lafitte and shoeless Joe Jackson took part
 Tn tho eighth inning New Orleans was leading by what seemed a safe margin. but Chaltanoga rallied and filled the bases after two men were out and Pete Lister came to bat With the count three balls and two strikes, Pete connected with fast one and drove it on a line to left cented Jackson made 9 desperate effort to get the ban but only sue ceeded in blocking it.
 Tn the effort he fell and lost sight Of the ball which rolled only few feet away Two men scored.
 Lafitte, thinking Joe had the ball yelled Trow dat ball. Joe ran around In circle looking for the lost pellet and che runners kept going.
 Trow dat ball, man., screamed Lafilte Lister was nearing third when Joe iinally apied che balI and made a dive for it just as Lafitte screamed;
 "Jee cripes man trow dat ball; hero dey all come:'
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-22

his name win not fan immediately in- to silence. It will adorn many a tale for the next generation"
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-22
Popularity of Bseebali

I Popularity of Baeeball
 The hold baseball has on the Amer jean people Is evidenced by the fact that the metropolitan newspapers Iconstantly devote great deal of ger lious editorial space to the game. and to indyidual players. Recently the ] Cincinnati Enquirer devoted its lead
 ing editorial to Home Run" Baker the retired hnrd hitting third baaeman Of the famous Philadelphia Athletics. iThe editorial, which bore the caption "Home Run Baker" was as follows:
 The retirement of Home Run Ba. ker from baseball is certain to cause ! genuine regret not only among the Philadelphia fans, whose particular hero he was but among the lovers of the diamond the country over. Baker enjoyed unique position in latterday baseball Despite tho mod ern tendency Of coaching to make the team a nicely organized smoothrun. ming machine reducing the individual i player to an inconspicuous coz Ba- 1 ker managed to project himself above 1 the shoulders Of his team mates and ' became a popular idol Sport experts have come to believe that better re- suits in the long run. are obtained from nine men of fair ability trained to the last word In team work than from an aggregation boosting two or three stars. but working roughly to- gether
 "It is easy to see how this tendency discourages some of the spectacular individual performances that mdae tho idols of yesterday. Yet despite the fact that Baker did not enter the game until after the team-play became the altar Of individual sacrifice, he ieaves it perhaps the most taiSed-of player today And the explanation of it is that he possessed that rare combination Of q hard and a consist ent hitter In the old days, Che play CT sought was the man who could .wallop' it over the iencei in these latter tines effort Of that sort ia rathed disparging in favor Of com sistent safe drives. Baker satisfied both demands he 'walloped them over the fence, and he 'walloped 'em there with fair deeree of consist. 9ncy This made him the hero of both the l9ll and 1915 world series Two home runs at critical periods are to his credit in the 1911 series, and In the 1913 series he sent the ball oyor the fence in the opening con- test
 Baker announces that he is going back ic his Maryland form He isI stiii under thirty Not many of us can boast his degree or fame at twice his ags Not many ol us, either, would have tuned our backs on it and walked away into seclusion. But
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-22

though his headquarters will be in se- attle.
 Mrs. Hodge remained in Seattle. She recently returned there from a visit to Council Bluffs, Iowa.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-22

Baker announces that he is going back tc his Maryland form He ia still under thirty Not many of us can boast his degree or fame at twice his ags Not many ol us, either
 would have tuned our backs on it and walked away into seclusion. But
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-22

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The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-22

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The daily Nome industrial worker., 1915-12-22

CHICAGO, Dec. 21.-The various railroad organizations are now sur- hitting the eight hour day question to the members. It is believed that the vote will carry for the eight hour day overwhelmingly
 The companies have reduced their operating crews so extensively that the number unemployed now in the railroad industry is increasing all the time Larger engines carry larger trains with less help than ever before, and the tendency is to- wards a still further decrease. In
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1915-12-22

COPENHAGEN, Dec. 20.-In ad- dition to the Lokal Anzciger two more papers in other sections or Germany have been suspended for severely criticizing the governments s method of distributing food. It was held that the government by it's par simonious methods was creating a panic among tho people that the supply was short when there was no shortage and no necessity for stint ing.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1915-12-22

LONDON, Dec 21.-Prime Minist- CT Asquith is now asking for an other million men. over three million eight hundred thousand have been recruited and another million according to the Asquith demand will be needed.
 Lloyd George stated today that the permission of organized labor to allow unskilled labor to perform the work heretofore done by skilled tradesmen practically controls the issue of the war, and without Goubt will solve all remaining difficulties in the munition supply.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1915-12-22

George said that the government had faced and overcome practically all of its difficulties. tho labor ques- tions involved, the sufficicncy ot voluntary enlistment, the munition supply and the financial difficulties. He admitted that the latter white not so important, was presenting some formidable problems but the way he and his colleagues regarded it was that the money was in the United Kingdom to support this war, and it would have to be sup ported.
 The political atmosphere in Great
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1915-12-22

U
 CHIHUAHUA, Dec. 21.-Villa evidently finds his practical surrend- CT . nasty mess to swallow for he is today explaining that the leaders of the Carranzists with whom he ar ranged the peace negotiations agreed to eliminate Carranza.
 SAN DIEGO, Cal, Dec. 21. Mex ican dispatches report that the Yaquis are still active in northern Mexico and are still in the field. marauding bands threatening every one. The interventionist press of southern California is bitter over prospects of peace and declare that it can't last.
 MEXICO CITY, Dec. 21.-Amer- ican firms and business men are again resuming operations in Mexico City where practically normal con ditions again prevail. The work oi restoration in many lines has again commenced. An era of unprecedent'
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1915-12-22

MT. Shields the local official of the Bureau of Education says that the report published to the effect that reindeer in the north were stricken with some fell disease is probably due to the fact that forty animals were killed by the teacher at Kavalina, new man, who seeins the deer aflicted with the common, disease of the hoof slaughtered them thinking that 1t was 2 serious contagious affection.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1915-12-22
THE LAST BOAT

ra t " ( , ' t s .r t of the season IS gone, but we still remain, and will be pleased to meet our old friends and to make new ones Give us chance to prove to you that we do the best work in Nome.
 We make suits to order. We make alterations. We make and repair furs. We do cleaning. pressing and re- pairing for Ladies and Gentlemen. We guarantee all work and our prices are reasonable.
 NOME TAILORING %. Between segerstrom [ Haesn and 1slmsus Jswsasy sesFeeL
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1915-12-22
DRY SUNDAYS TO STAY
 PERMANENT IN CHICAGO

both the state and city government and the Sunday closing law will be' strictly enforced. While blind tiger prosecutions have increased greatly in Chicago the consumption of all alcoholic beverages shows a great falling off.
 There is not likely to be any agl-- tation to renew the opening of sa- looms on Sunday and the repeal of the law thereupon. It is conceded that this is final and any attempt to fight it might only harm the H. |quor interests by starting 2 gen. eral dry campaign throughout the state.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1915-12-22

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2i.---Ac- cording to advices received by lead ing Chinese upon the Pacific Coast five of the most populous, thriving and prosperous provinces of China have declared away from Yuan's yoke and will cooperate as inde- pendent states against any effort
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1915-12-22

CALAIS OFFENSIVE vo tr shrds
 LONDON, Dec. 21.-With the continued concentration of Germans fin Flanders, the papers forecast another drive upon Calais.
 It is officially reported that the Ypres gas attacks upon the part of the Germans were fruitless and the following assaults beaten back with terrific losses. Poisonous gases are now practically rendered innocuous by the suitable equipment furnished every soldier.
 NEW YORK, Dec 21.-Arrivals from Europe state that Great Bri- tain is preparing to make huge aeroplane raid upon the Kiel Canal.
 PARIS, Dec. 21-It is rumorel