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New Britain herald., 1915-12-06
THOUSANDS ATTEND
 CONGRESS OPENING
(Continued From First Page.)

war problems are to be tnaugurated
 and an interesting fight will ensue in the Senate over proposed clo- ture rule
 Election of Leader.
 The first business before the House today was the election of @ Speaker. South Trimble, the clerk, called the body to order. Members then pro- ceeded to the election of the Speaker. The Democratic majority made the reelection of Champ Clark. of Mis- souri. a foregone conclusion. Rep- resentative Mann, o. Illinois, the Re- publican candidate for Speaker, was the choice of the Republicans for their leader.
 Two hundred and twenty=nine wemocrats, 197 Republicans, six Pro- gressives, one socialist and enc ihde- pendent compose the new house. The death of Representative Witherspoen leaves one vacancy The Democrats have majority of twenty-feur. The dozen or more republicans of the "old guard who went down in defeat three years ago only to be returned to the SDwer house over Democratic oppo- nents last fall, formed an interesting group. Joseph G. Cannon, former Speaker of the House, and now well on toward 80 years of age. stood out prominently. If he finishes his pres- ent term he will have served forty years in Congress, eight years as Speaker. Other Republicans who re- mained at home during the last Con- gress to reappear today were Nicho- la.s Longworth, of Ohio: William B. Mckinley, w. A. Rodenberg. William w. Wilson, George E. Foss John A. Sterling and Charles E. Fuller, of Illinois; Ebenezer Hill, of Connecti- cut; Cyrus A. Sulloway, of New Hampshire, and Benjamin K. Focht. of Pennsylvania. Meyer London, the | first socialist elected to Congress from | New York, attracted much attention.
 Old Faces Absent.
 Senate proceedings always are 1 quieter than those in the House. As l striking as the return of old faces to 1 the House was the absence of fa- miliar countenances in the Senate.
 Senators Root, of New York; Bur toS of Ohio; Bristow of Kansas; Crawford, of South Dakota; Perkins of California, and Stephenson, of Wis consin, were missing from the Repub- lican side. Democratic ranks missed l Alabama, and Camden, of Kentucky. The first business was swearing in the new senators. Most of them already are we'll known in political circles.
 New Republicans.
 Among the Republicans came James w. Wadsworth, of New York. successor to Root, who attracted at- tention as the youthful speaker of the New. York assembly; Charles Cur tis of Kansas, who succeeds Bristow, and Warren G. Harding, of Ohio, who succeeds Burton. Oscar w. Underwood, of Alabama, former majority leader of the House, led she new Democrats. Other Demo- crats who took the oath were James D. Phe1an, of California; J. c. w. Beckham, of Kentucky; Robert F. Broussard, of Louis1ana; Edwin s. Johnson, of South Dakota and Paul 0. Husting, of Wisconsin. The Sen- ate now stands Democrats ffty-six and republicans forty.
 <1 Joint Session Tomorrow.
 Tomorrow shortly after noon the House and Senate will sit in joint session in the Hall of the House to hear President Wilson deliver his an- nual address.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-06
TOO LAME FOR CLAssIFTCATI TIoN:

WANTED-Grocery clerk with cx- per1ence, outside work married man preferred. Address Clerk, Herald
 O1nce 12-6-3dX
New Britain herald., 1915-12-06

Recent movements of the Japanese knce are not listed in available 4pping records The steamer is of 76 tons gross and was built in
 II. She is owned by the Prince
 limited, of Newcastle.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-06
ESCAPED SUBMARINE.
-itish Steamship Japanese Prince At
 tackled By German U-Boat.

London, Dec. 6, 2:1o p. m.-The titish steamship Japanese Prince re- fntly was attacked by German [bmarine but succeeded in escap- [g from the undersea boat, accord
 g to information received here to- [y.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-06

TO RENT-SiX room tenement all modern improvements. Steam heat. 1S3 Elm street. 12-6-W1
New Britain herald., 1915-12-06

war problems are to be inaugurated, and an interesting fight will ensue in the Senate over proposed clo- ture rule
Douglas Island news., 1915-04-14
J. B. MARTIN, '. \. Land Office. Juneau. AIaslkn,
SERIAL NO. uli5l Mineral Application

United States Land Office at Juneau, Alaska.
 February n, 1915. Notice is hereby given that J. B. Martin, of Cincinnati, Ohio, through his duly author ized attorney in fact John W. Dudley, whose postoftice address is Juneau, Alaska, has made application for @ United States patent for the BIRTHDAY lode mining clnim, min eral survey No. 9j5, situate on the southwest shore of Gastineau Channel on Douglas Island, about one mile southeast or Tread we'll, Alaska, in the Harris Mining District, Juneau Land District. Alaska, and more particularly described as follows:
 Beginning at Cor. No. ]. at high water mark of Gastineau Channel, rock in place marked X \ 965 B, whence U. S. l.. NJ. No. l7 bears S 33 deg. 59 min. E., 4O6J tt. dist; thence S. S5 deg. min. W. 5b9.4l tt. to Cor. No.2, identical with Cor. No. of Mineral Queen lode, Survey No Si2; thence S- 42 deg Ol min E., 12l3.6O ft. to Cor. No. g.; thence N. 8S deg. 46 min. E.. 85lAO ft. Co Cor. No. 4, at high water mark of GoStiueau Channel; thence aloug said high water mark, North 36 deg S9 min. w., 49&7Oft. to Cor. No. 5; thence N. % deg. 56 min. w., 33360 ft. to Cor. No. 6; thence N. 30 deg. % min. w., 299.lO ft. to Cor. No. z; thence N. a deg. 46 min. W l43O tt to Cor. No. l. thel place of beginning. Area 12693 acres. Variation of all courses N. 52 deg. co min. East
 Area in conflict with Mineral Queen lode, Survey No. Si2, O2l3 acres, which is excluded from this application for patent, leaving a net area applied for of l242O acres.
 The notice Of location or the aDONe oe- scribed lode claim is of record in the office of the .. S. Commissioner and eN-OMcio Re- cOrder of the Juneau Recording Precinct, at Juneau, Alaska, in book 19 of lodes, on page 562. The adjoining claims are the Mineral Queen lode on the northwest and unknown and uuSurveyed claims on the southwest and southeast sides. On the northeast side the claim abutts upon Gastineau Channel.
 J. B. MARTIN.
 U. $. Land Office Juneau, Alaska.
 February n, 1915. It is hereby ordered that the foregoing notice be published for the statutory period in the Douglas Island News, a weekly news paper printed at Douglas, Alaska.
 c. B. WALKER, Register. First publication Feb. 17, 1915.
 Last publication April 2l, 1915.
Douglas Island news., 1915-04-14
He Was Thankful

Johnnie went to Sunday school last week. The teacher of the primary class asked her children what they had tO be thankful for. The first girl of 2 said she was thankful that her papa and her mamma were SO good to her. Mo- ? hadn't forgotten Christmas and it's ioys-she said she thanked God for Santa Claus. The question was then passed on to Johnnie. He was little younger than the girls, but he was ready with bis answer "Ill thank God when ] can go home" he said.
Douglas Island news., 1915-04-14
Alaska Pictures

The Lyric Theatre will show on Thursday and Friday nights the finest collection of animal pictures ever taken in the North.
 Conqueriug wild animals atop of the world; hunting polar hear, walrus, seal and mountain sheep; beautiful water falls, monstrous ieebergs, millions of Arctic birds; railroad power supplied by dogs; Eskimos, their homes and amusements; also the wreck of the Delhi-a crowniug achievement of photo-motiou pictures. Admission, 10 and 25 cents.-Adv.
Douglas Island news., 1915-04-14
C. w. WINSTEDT ARCHITECT SUPERINTENDENT
 Office-SecOnd Floor
 Next New POstOffice JUNEAU, ALASKA
NOTICE 10 CREDITORS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the United States Commissioners Court
 Territory of Alaska Division Number
 One, Juneau Precinct, in Probate. In the matter of the Estate of Theodor
 HunziSer, deceased.
 Notice is hereby given by the undersigned eNecutor of the estate of IheOdor Hunziker' deceased. to the creditors of, and all persons having claims against said dccensed, to eN- hibit them with the necessary vouchers within six months after the first publicotion of this notice. to the eXccutOr or said estate at his place of business at Douglas, Alaska.
 Dated at Douglas, Alaska, this 10th day of March. 1915. DANIEL HARDING, Executor of the estate of Theodor Hun zilIer. deceased.
 WYNN & GORE, Attorneys for ENecutor. First publication, March 17, 1915. Last publication, April lA, 1915.
Douglas Island news., 1915-04-14

The people of the States are fighting eats. Douglas folks should fight dogs. With our narrow streets, we have scarcely room enough for the children God bless 'cm. But why should we have dogs9 It takes as much to feed a feed a dog as 1t does to feed a pig-and the pig will grow up to be hog and you can eat it. If we had no dogs on Douglas Island we might raise sheep and goats, and the abundant yerdue of the hillsides would make them fat. There is no excuse for a dog on the streets of Douglas unless he works; pulls a meat or laundry cart. All the little, barking beasts are a curse Co the community. Kill him and buy a goat or a pig or sheep and you'll be ahead at the end of the year
Douglas Island news., 1915-04-14

Representative Noon, of Seward, has introduced a resolution to have the capital of Alaska moved over 10 his home town. This is generally looked upon as a joke by tbe people of South. eastern Alaska, and one paper publish ed at Juneau declares that there is DO possible danger that congress will do such a terrible thing without consult iug the people of Alaska. It begins to look as if the matter of consulting the people of Alaska may not be much of a safeguard for Juneau in the very near future, as the people who will land at Seward, drawn by the railroad excite meut, may soon hold the balance of power when it comes to a popular vote. Rep. Noon is no joker, but is only firing the first shot in wbat may prove So be a terrible battle
Douglas Island news., 1915-04-14

Now that it is decided by act Os the territorial legislature that the liquor question shall be submitted to vote of the residents of Alaska at the No vember election in 1916, local advocates of the dry measure can be content to bend all their energies 10 supreme effort at tSst time and cease the eternal elamor that is not only disturbing bus fuess conditions in most of the ineor- porated towns, but is keeping the school boards guessing because of the uncertain question of revenue. Doug las is spending over 5lOOOO a year on her schools, and the entire revenues of the city from direct taxation will not net oue half of that amount. The school board must employ teachers for the l9l5-l6 term within the next few weeks or be content to accept second choice, and school teachers must be paid. In the event that the drys win in Alaska tn 1916, the law allows a reason able time for town councils and school boards to adjust themseves to the changed conditions, which will either mean a reduction in tbe teaching force or the discovery of some other method of obtaining revenue.
Douglas Island news., 1915-04-14

The legislative nightmare that is taking place at Juneau will do more to eliminate this afull territorial form of government" idea ont of the minds of Alaskaus at large than any other argu meut that can be presented to them.- Fairbanks Citizen.
Douglas Island news., 1915-04-14

It is now a matter of record in the territorial legislature, based upon the statement of Senator Sutherland, that John W. Frame is the recognized head of the democratic party in Alaska.
Douglas Island news., 1915-04-14
SERIAL NO. 0l7jO Mineral Application

United States Land Office at Juneau, Alaska.
 February IT, 1915. Notice is hereby given that J. B. Martin, of Cincinnati, Ohio, through his duly author ized attorney in fact, John ". Dudley, whose post office address is Juneau, Alaska, has made application for United states patent for the REYNOLDS lode mining claim, mineral survey No. 999, situate on the east slope of Douglas Island, about one mile southeast of Tre0dwell, Alaska, and about goo feet from the beach, In the Harris Mining District, Juneau Land District, Alaska, aud more particularly described as follows;
 Beginning at Cor. No. 1, a post marked S-999-C-1-R, whence .. <. L. M. No. l7 bears N. 59 deg. O6 min E., QSl.O5 ft dist; thence s. 3S deg i6 min w., 57O feet to Cor. No. 2; thence S. jl deg. ll min. E 1900 feet to Cor. No. g.; thence N. 3S deg. l6 min. E. 5ll tt., to Cor. No. 4: thence N. 5l deg. n min W, 1jOO ft. to Cor. No. 1, the place of beginning. Variation of all courses N. 33 deg. 0O min. East Area 1962S acrcs-leSs area in conflict with Father de Smet lode, 1.io2 acres, which is excluded from this application for patent, leaves the net area applied for l7 .5i6 acres.
 The notice of location of the above de- scribed lode mining claim IS Of record in the office of the V. S. COmmlSSiOner and eN- OficiO Recorder of the Juneau Recording Precinct at Juneau. Alaska, iu book 19 of lodes, on page i76. The adjoining claims are the Father de Smet lode, survey No 243, on the northwest, the Reynolds Fraction lode, unsurveyed, on the northeast, and on all other sides are unknown and uusurYeyed claims. .-..
 J. B. MARTIN,
 US. Land Office, Juneau Alaska,
 February IT, 1915. It Is hereby ordered that the foregoing notice be published for the statutory period i'm the Douglas Island News, @ weekly news paper printed at Douglas, Alaska.
 C. B. WALKER, Register. First publication, Feb. 17 19ij.
 Last publication. April 2l, 1915.
Douglas Island news., 1915-04-14

It has come to light that house cats are very dangerous animals, carrying all kinds of diseases, and besides they kill birds. Why don't the legislature Innk inin if2
Douglas Island news., 1915-04-14

James 4. Smiser, the new district at- torney at Juneau, declares that he likes Alaskans. Now if the people of Alaska will only take fancy to Smiser.
Douglas Island news., 1915-04-14

The march of education is ever On- ward and upward. Student chess players at the University of Washing ton have started a tournament.
Douglas Island news., 1915-04-14

The good people of Fairbanks have inaugurated a crusade against "rag- ging." Why not submit it to secret ballot at the next general election9
Douglas Island news., 1915-04-14
TERMS, Do Advance.
ruetisHED EVERY WEDNESDAY

Statement of theOwuership, Management, etc., of The Douglas Island News. published weekly, at Douglas, Alaska, required by the Act of August 2{, 1912.
 Editor. Managing Editor, Business Mama ser and Publisher. Chas. A. Hopp, Douglas, Alaska.
 Owner. Chas. A. Hopp Douglas, Alaska.
 CHAs. A. HoPP. Sworn Co and subscribed before me She Fith day of April, 1915. JOHN HENSON, lsEALl Notary Public, Douglas. Nly commission expires May 10, 19l6).
Douglas Island news., 1915-04-14

4 circular of the Seattle Fur Sales agency says: The results of the Lon don fur sales, held on the 23rd to 27th of March, were very disappointing, and as a matter of fact very little was sold at all 1t was hoped that these sales would show a cleaning up of at least the cheaper lines of furs, which have accumulated in London, but nothing of the kind developed, which showed more clearly that there is no hope from the European markets for a long time to come It is the general opinion of all fur houses in the United States that even lover prices must prevail in this country.
Douglas Island news., 1915-04-14

Wickersham has come and gone, but he left Bro Troy in a very bad humor.
Douglas Island news., 1915-04-14

President Wilson announced last Saturday that Seward has been selected as the coast terminal of the government railroad. The Alaska Northern rail- road has been purchased by the govern ment at price of s1,15O,OOO A spur will be built to the Matanuska coal fields. The railroad work will be under the direction of the Alaska railroad en- gineering commission, of which w. C. Edes is designated as the chairman by the president. Lieut.. Frederick Mears and Thomas Riggs, Sr., are other mem- bers.
Douglas Island news., 1915-04-14

Law making bodies meddle with too many things that could be more prop erly and effectively left to community regulation.
 The new town council of Ketchikan, has memorialized the territorial legis- lature and prays that the law regulat' ing the election of the mayor and coun cil of incorporated towns iu Alaska be changed so that the mayor shall toe elected annually toy the people and the members of the town council shall serve for three years.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-01-28

Now that the price Of cottor foE
some time past has been much bet
ter than formerly, 1t seems that
many Of these who havecotton to
sell are likely to stampede theniar-
ket BY dumping AL their holdi1gs
'at once. 1t needs nothing more
than the average mind to perceive
that such action will prove disas.
trous.
Isneit time for the farmer to
become sane and reasonable in
their conduct Of such affanrs2
Ism It it time for them to have cut
their eye tooth and to have assum-
ed more reasonable attitude to-
ward the handling ofsuch an I'M
portant commodityas cotton? To
ask the question is but to answer
it. The main thing thing needed
now, it appears, is not merely a
reasonable view Of this matter but
also putting into action Of such a
belief.
The law Of supply and demand
has been elaborated and talked
about long enough for it to become
thoroughly understood BY all. II
the supply is too great for the de-
mand, is it not inevitable that the
price Of cotton will fall? The cot
ton market las. been weak ever
since the first gun was fired in the
European war, Figuratiyely, il
has been staggering around like a
drunken man Yet the farmers
in their shortsightedness would
give the drunken man another
man another lick!
1t does seem that it is a time for
the greatest judgement and COM
mon sense to be exercised by the
people. Many believe that it will
be a good thing for the farmer if
the price Of cotton remains low I'M
til after the planting season has
passed. But why strike panic into
the market now BY dumping every
available bale of the staple over
board? ISM it better to sell only
what each farmer is compelled to
sell?
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-01-28
A Knockout Blow For Bad Credit

/ Charge it!p has perhaps wreck
ed more otherwise good business
firms, than any other unfayorable
business condition. Among the
nations Of the earth who have beer
greater sinners in thisparticulthar
the American people? We have
come to think that there is no
Iother way to live except to have
bills showed into our faces each
time new month comes in.
Lee county probably is no worse
than many other counties in this
regard, but sometimes we areprone
Is think that it is. At any rate its
reputation is not what it should
be-not what ii reasonably ought
to be. The beginning Of the year
il Il goodtime for every Lee coun-
tian to take stock Of his record as
regards credit. Especially should
the people Of Leesburg and Lee
county consider this matter most
carefully at the beginning of this
year, when every recommendation
Of common sense and good bust
ness principles demands that they
turn over a new leaf and begin to
pay as they go.
If present strenuous financial and
business conditions will serve to
give knockout blow to the vicious
habit of indiscriminate credit, we
believe it will have brought one
virtue that we have long needed
There is nothing that hur,s every
business firm so much as the credit
system which has been practiced
in many places. There win al
ways be a certain amount OF credit
business done, but it ought to be
judiciously restricted. When a
man receives credit he SHOULD
COME TO KNOW THAT 1T is A
SACRED OBLIGATION TO PAY
HIS BILLS AT THE EARLIEST
POSSIBLE TIME. We would
like to see that principle adopted
by every business house in Lee
county and put into practice.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-01-28
Think HOver

The weekly newspaper promotes
the interests OF the town in which
it is published to such an extent
that il becomes impossible to place
an estimate upon its worth. There
is no enterprise that does so much
for the corporation or the indivi-
dual citizen as the paper. 1t stands
opposed to the town knooker, the
town fanatic and the town drones.
1t stands for acticn against dry rot.
1t stands for progress against stag
nation. 1t is ever ready to combat
the schemes of Missionaries and as
ready to aid the constructive plans
Of the wise and level-headed citi-
zens. 1t is for the upbuilding Of
the community. The paper has
not yet come into its OWL, how
yer, because it is never apprecia t.
ed to the extent Of its worth>by the
people at large. Yet when the bat
ties ore to be fought for town or
county rush is made to the news
paper Office always to find the loyal
editor ready, frequently without
hope of reward. Many other en-
terprises arc encouraged by 8 bon
us, but rarely is the newspaper Of
fered any such help and still more
often not given the support is en-
titled to. Communities frequently
lose sight of their real benefactol
when they fail to recognize the
weekly journal as such. The edi.
tor and his paper stands as the bull.
warks Of defense against the at,
tacks of evil or designing scheme,
affecting the good of the individual,
or the town, and for these and
other reasons the newspapers of the
town and county should receive
the support of the public at large
in a very liberal degree, for it is
really the most important business
enterprise of the community.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-01-28
Support The COunty's Educational
Work

With the beginning Of the, new
year it becomes the duty OF the
people of the county to give addl-
tional help and sympathetic co-ope-
ration to the educational work that
the county isattempting to do. 1t
is generally believed that the per-
iod of unfortunate conditions in
the educational affairs Of the ceun-
ty has begun to pass. It is hoped
that there will never be REPETITION
of such conditions here.
In lee county it has been espec-
tally true that the work that MEM
bers of the board Of education and
the county have attempted to do
has not been properly appreciated,
There has not existed between the
people and their duly appointed
educational representatives the
hearty cooperation which alone
brings the greatest measure Of sue
cess. In the past, especially in the
very recent past, there has been
some excuse for this lack of inter-
est. But in the future there
should be none.
The new county superintendent
has taken up his work with energy
and with an understanding Of what
is demanded of him. Superin-
tendent Mckinney is man who
should receive the support and CO.
operation Of every citizen Of the
county. Every patron Of every
school should feel a special interest
in furthering the efforts that are
being made by the board and by
the superintendent to re-organize
and to reviialize the county school
system. There is no more impor-
tant work before the people Of the
county today. For it is always
true as Victor Hugo once said +;
THAT he who opens a school closes
he doors of a Jail. "
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-01-28
The state papers carried the news

The state papers carried the news
Tuesday that former Agricultural
Commissioner Hudson was in
Washington seeking the appoint
ment of Judge 2. A, Littlejohh OF
Americas, for the position of Judge
of the new Federal court, soon to
be created. We see no reason why
Judge Littleiohn should not be
honored with this appointment, as
he is one Of the most able jhrists in
this state. His appointment would
be gratifying news to his numerous
friends throughout the state.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-01-28

Out of the mysterious deeps of
this war question shines but one
little spark of light: All the ma
tions and all the people Of the
world are getting their dose Of adj
yertisity out of this war. When
it is over, one and all will assured
~ get together and lay plans to
protect themselves in the future
from a REPETITION of such annoy
ances and Affections. The world
canuot afford to permit the nations
ty fly at each others Threats. The
destruction and waste of it is Zoo
unhearable-too fantastic and too
insane to be permitted to continue.
When the International brain
storm spends itself, there will be a
consultation Of physicians for the
prevention Of another such pa
Foxysm,