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The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-11
AMERICAN DOLLARS AT A PREMIUM
 (New York World

The American dollar at premium in the currences of every principal country Europe These erences m o5 CT words are discount in terms of the Aercan dollar
 The premium discount only exists and persists but it is of etradordnary proportions At the par exchange So will buy one English pound sterling At the prevailing quotation in this market only S4S0 will buy pound sterling Ordinarily e cents will buy four German marks Now less than 84 cents
 will b1, four marks Ordinarily American silver dollar will buy in this market 519 Italian lire Now dollar will buy as much as 5.75 lire
 International for years without number has been f nanced through Credit in English pounds sterling has been standard and desdeatum of the worlds commerce Fms is now turning to York, and in terms of the dollar
 The scramble American dollars American credit IS practically universal has become acute To get either the becerant and other peoples offering unheardo prices m their own money They do not want the dollars to take away They want them here and be spent here Unable or unwl ing to their gold in payment of the enormous pnrc @ made to supply and other needs they are wiling to sacrifice great sums of money substituting promises to pay gold later on.
 During January alone they from the United States Sl45 OOOOO worth of goods above what paid for in exports in the United States After making all allowances for our current invisible indebtedness abroad this represents an accumulation of American credit against the outside world at the rate o over billion dollars year. represents continued and unprece dened command of the worlds exchanges from New York an increasingly powerful tendency from sterling to dollar exchange in settlement of the worlds trade balances
 We have suffered much from Europes seinicted mseres and the fact has not been ignored The advantages which have been forced upon to be ignored The financial centre of the world remotely oown the westward course empire has been given tremendous push this direction with in few months remains for Americans through liberal pol icies of trade and finance that this financial centre stays where the great war has planted it.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-11

The school exhibit that will be presented at the City Council chamber Friday evening and Saturday afternoon should be q matter of interest everybody in the city There IS no pubic institution any that quite as important as the puohe school and there few things that count more for the efficiency of the public school than lively community interest in it and its work Such interest returns to the community hundredod and through channels It causes the cn- dren to take seriously to recognize the resp0n
 ity that involved in the preparatory work of life and simu- ates ambition The ultimate result is better men and women ana more efficient citizens It also encourages the teachers because n recognizes the great importance of the work they are dong
 The people of should show their appreciation o the exhibit that Prof Henderson his capable staff of assistants have arranged for Friday evening and Saturday afternoon by visiting the City Hall and inspecting it. And if the evidence o the work performed satisfactory and pleasing tell the young folks that it is-and tell the teachers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-11
CAPT. KING RETIREs

The retirement from active newspaper work of Capt Henry King until last week editor The St. Louis GobeDemocrat IS of more than passing interest newspaper makers Capt King is entitled to the fecations due the who leaves active serve with the honor of community the affection of the
 members of his profession and the respect of rghhng men everywhere He fought with courage for the things in which he believed In his ngleheared devotion to his work be mas been an example and reproof the indifferent and the slot u His writing has always been informed and show deep and genuine enthusiasm for country and it's growth He was worthy successor of Mccullough.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-11

TO John Tupela:
 You are hereby notified that we have expended one hundred dollars in labor and improvements on each of the following named lode mining claims, to-wit: lover the Hill," Pa cific," Golden West" and Rising Sun" all of said claims being situat- ed at Chichagolf, on Chichagoif lsl- and, Sitlya Mining District, Div. No. l. Territory of Alaska, and each being first of record in tho records of the SitSa Recording District, Territory of Alaska, as follows lover the Hih' as No. 1279. page 535, Book 2 of Min- ing locations; Pacific" as No. 1886, page 32, Book of Mining Locations; "Golden West as No. 1878, page 175, Book 9 of Mining Locations, and eRis- ing Sun as No. 1579, page TIT, Book 8. of Mining Locations, of said rec ords. This expenditure was made in order to hold said premises and claims under the provisions of Section 2S2f, Revised Statutes of the United States, and the Mining Laws Of the Territory of Alaska, being the amounts required to hold the same for the year ending December 31, 1914 And # within nine ty days after this notice of pu5lica- tion you fail or refuse to contribute your portion of such expenditures as Q co-owner your interest in the said claims will become the property Of the subscriber.
 CHICHAGOFF MINING CO.,, Inc. First publication, Jan. %, 1915.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-11
CATCHING UP WITH BRYAN

That speech delivered by Senator Underwood at New York yesterday is another by which measure the speed of the progressive movement that has been under way for de- cade It was only decade ago that William Bryan raised storm of protest from conservative America wen upon return that ess the railroads of country would submit to govern nent regulation government ownership would be inevitable
 Among those that thought the statement visionary and menao y radical was Representative Underwood the able but away" conservative Congressman from Aabama iron and steel dis et Yesterday Mr. Underwood also in New York gave utter ance to exactly the sentiment that expressed by MT Bryan ten years ago. and Mr. Underwood is still regarded as conservative.
 Gradually the whole country catching up with Mr. Bryan.
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First publication, March 6, 1915. Last notification. --
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
 Sitka Mining District Territory of Alaska,
 LanuarY 2l. 1915.
I'd LeIand V. Brldgeman

TO Leland M. Bridgeman
 and Wm. A. Peers;
 You are hereby notified that we have expended one hundred dollars In labor and improvements upon the 'Big q" lode mining claim, situated at Chichagoff, on Chicagoff Island sitlsa Mining District, Div. No. l., Ter ritory of Alaska, and particularly de- scrlbed as land parallel and joining on North side of Young claim No 2' and Young claim Mo- 9, of the Chich. agoff Mining Go, as will appear Of record In the records of the Sitka Re- cording District, Territory of Alaska. as No 1864, page 16S, Mining Record Book 9, in order to hold said premises under the provisions of section z5z4' Revised Statutes Of the United States and the Mining Laws of the Territory of Alaska, being the amount required to hold the same for the year ending December 8I, 1914. And if within ninety days after thls notice Of publi cation. you fail or refuse Co contrl bute your portions of such expendi' ture as co-owners, your interest in
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-11
LEGISLATIVE AND THE PRIEST
 nENT
lsan FrancIseo sLar.l

(San Francisco Star)
 There has been much crazy-quiit legislation in the last quarter cen mry-laws that do not match one an- other and do not match conditions or causes because legislators have seem ingly been content to deal with eff fleets. As the President says "the truth always matches piece for piece with other parts of the truth and that is as applicable to legislation as to anything else.
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within thirty days after the expira- Lion Of Che period Of publication.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, ] have hereimto set my hand and affixed the seal of the above entitled Court lhio 21th day Of February 1915.
 (SEAL) J w. BELL, Clerk, Flrat publication March 1. 1915 Last publication. April 8, 1915
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-11
Hlrs FRoM SHARP WITS.

The man who isn't known when he gets out Of his own house always puts up the loudest holler when Q news paper spells his name wrong (Cin- cinnati EnQuirer.)
 Every man admits that he is fooi- ish at times. but he is always glad that he isn't os foolish as other men-Cin- cinnat Enquirer)
 There's no change in the military situation at Mexico City. except that General Panic has succeeded General Chaos Washington Post)
 Love is not the only thing that can level ranks. For instance, there IS leaving a Duke out of father-in-law's win-(New York World)
 stll undetermined how much space Ohios five Presidential booms win oc- cupy at the Panama Exposition.-tAn' aconda Standard)
 
 Prosperity would advance faster if it did not stop to chat with the poli- ticians-tWan Street Jounol)
 Neutrality is 9 national duty but it seems to be an individual impossi. bility.-(B (Boston Advertiser)
 The shipping hill seems to have a great deal of difficulty in weighing anchor- Cwashington Star)
 In order to make the effect com plete the Lusitania might have sum moned an hands to sing "The Star Spangled Banner" - (Washington Star.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-11

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, Juneau, Alaska, February 26, 19i5
 Nosiee.
 Notice la hereby given thnt tho Al- asko GaelinoQu Mining Company a corporation organized and existing under tho iawG Of the State ol New York, and qualified to do and doing business as 8 corporation at Juneau, Alaska. as assignee of John M Ran kin who was tho assignee of Riawortn "A. Grey, and entitled to the benefits of sections 2306 and 2807 Revised Statutes of tho United States grant ing additional righia to soldiers and sailors who served in tho Civil War, by and through 8 J.. Thane, as It's attorney in fact, has made applca- ton for patent for @ Soldiers Addi- tional Homestead claim, Survey No. l078. which Is situated approximately 300 feet from the tide water Of Cas- tineau Channel, near the Sheep Creek wharf of the said Company and de-, scribed as follows, to.wit
 Beginning at Corner No. ], from whence o. S. l.. M. No. lf bears s.. 25e 84' OS" w. 75.12 chains distant; thence $. 62' 51' D. 1898 chains to Corner No. o. thence N. IF 17 D. 2O.8S chains to Corner No. g. thence N. 4.S2 chains to Corner No. 4; thence ". 22.f7 chains to Corner No. 5i thence S. SSs 21 w. 9.10 chains to Corner Mo- 6; thence S. 49' S1' D. 11.29 chains to Corner Mo- z; thence S. S8' 06' w 2.S1 chains to Corner No. l. the pMce of beginning. Containing an area of 46.09 acres. Mag Var. North S0' 10 D. The latitude is 5S l6' N, and Longitude 1S4' 20' W.
 The names of the adjoining claims are the Homestead Homestead No. j., and the Homatead Extension patented lode claims Survey No. 500, and the Homstead No. 9, unpatented lode lode claim, Survey Mo- 979, belonging to the Alaska Gastineau Mining Com pany. and the Waw Waw lode claim. lunpatented. Survey No. 991-A. belong ing to the Alaska Treadwen Cold Mining Company So far as is known there are no conflicting claims.
 This notice was posted on the ground on the 26th day Of February 1915.
 ALASKA .GASTINEAU MINING
 COMPANY
 By B. L. Thane, its Agent and Attor- ney in Fact
 It Is hereby ordered tEat the fore going notice be published for the full period Of sixty days in the Empire, a newspaper of general circulation pub lished at Juneau, Alaska
 c. B. WALKER,
 Register. First publication, March 6, 1915. Last notification, ---
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-11
4 REMINpER ERoM lAMEs sRYoE
M Yorl. Worldl

Defending the United States gov ernment against the British critics and justifying the Presidents policy ol strict neutrality Viscount Bryce indt dentally calls attention to a king oi service which this country is render Ing to humanity and for which it hos received scanty credit:
 doubt whether we in England
 have yet fully realized either the
 magnitude of the service which
 the United States Government
 and its representatives abroad
 have rendered in protection of the
 British subjects in the belliger-
 ent countries or the noble spirit
 that has animated them in that
 service
 Their embassies and legations
 have become enormous business
 offices. manned mainly by volun.
 tary workers The looking after
 our prisoners Of war in Germany
 alone has become gigantic task.
 What this country is doing for the British in Germany it is also doing for lhe French in Germany for the Ger mans and Austrians in Great Britain and France. and for the British and French in Turkey. There has been ot fcial recognition on the part of Great Britain of the extraordinary services Of Mir. Gerard in Berlin and Mir. Mor ganthau in Constantinople; but in the main. British. French, Germans and Austrlans alike have displayed little evidence of gratitude to the United States for its assumption of the dip lomatic burdens of the world in this
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-11
CRIM SARCASM

CFrom Philadelphia Ledger)
 Typhoid inoculaion has banished tho fever from the European troops; but it seems grim sarcasm for science to protect men from germs and then to use an itse ingenuity to invent ex- plosives to kin them by wholesale
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-11
INDIANS AND INDIANS.
M Yorl. MorIdl

more aro Indians and Indians. While the Flutes arc on the warpath. the Northwestern Federation of Amer ican Indians is in session at Tacoma to suppress the liquor traffic among their race and secure government aid for old and needy Indians.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-11
LucK

Cst Louis PostDlspatch) Luck means rising at o'clock in the morning
 Living on dollar day il you earn two.
 Mlnding your own business and not meddllng with other peoples. Luck means trusting in God and your own resources.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-11
TEE eREArnR DIseRAoE.
IphiIndeIDhia L0dgor0

They may have voted sheep in Col orado, but that is not so disgraeeiul as 1t is for men to vote like sheen, as they have done for years in Philadel- phia.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-11
NOTICE oF ERECTION

TO THE ELECTORS of the City of Juneau, Division No. ], Territory Of Alaska, Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Ordinance No. 1S5, of the City Of Juneau, passed and approved by the Common Council on February 20 19I4, general election, for the purpose of electing seven Councilmen and one school director for the City of Juneau, as provided in said ordi- nance, will be held on Tuesday April Sixth. nineteen hundred and fifteen, between the hours of nine o'clock a.. m. and seven o'clock D. m. Of said day; That the voting place for the above stated election will be in the Fire Apparatus room in the City Hall building, located at the corner of Fourth and Main streets. in che City of Juneau, and that the entrance to said room is on the Fourth street side of said building; That the Qualiiica- tions of the electors at said election are as follows
 Any citizen of the United States whether male or female, and any per son who has filed declaration Of intention to become such. is entitled to exercise the elective franchise in the City of Juneau; Provided, such person shah be of the full age of twen- ty.one years and shall have been bona fide resident of the Territory of Alaska for one year and of the City of Juneau for six months next preceding the date of election.
 Dated at Juneau Alaska, this 10th day of March 19l5
 D. W. PETTlT,
 Clerk of the City of Juneau, (SHAI1 Territory Of Alaska
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said claim will become the property of the subscribers.
 CHICHAGOFF MINING co, Inc.
 and JOHN II. PETERSON. First publication. Jon. %. 1915.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-11
SUM MoNs No. 1225-A

In thc District Court Tor tne efrtoFy
 of Alaska; Flrst Judicial Dl-
 vision, at Juneau MINNIE J. NEWSUM, Plaintiff
 vs.
 zIfsA B. NEWsUM, Defendant
 To ZINA B. NUMSUM, DEFEND ANT; GREETING:.
 IN THE NAME or THE UNITED STATES or AMERICA, You are here by commanded to be and appear in the District Court for the District oi Alaska, Division No One at Juneau in said Division within thirty days from the service of this summons up- on you then and there to answer the complaint of plaintiff filed against yon in the above entitled action, and # you fail to appear and answer for want thereof the plaintiff will apply Co the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint, tO-Wit' for 8 dispo- lution of the bonds of matrimony OK isting between plaintiff and deiend- ant, a copy or which said complaint is served upon you.
 The order for the service of this summons by publication Is dated Feb- ruary 24th, 1915 The period for pub ication prescribed is six weeks; and the defendant is required to answer
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-11

When g woman's husband stays In the house an day it is a relief for her whom the bright lights lure him down town at night.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-11

or course, apartment house dwell lers are considerably toIerably trans tent, but probably there are more changes on Easy Street than in any other district
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-11
DARING

some editors wlll tackle anything. We have come across one who, in a long editorial, tries to fathom the mo- tives or Turkey.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-11

The reason a man likes to labor for reform without remuneration is be. cause rats decline to leave sinking ship.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-11

David Lloyd George says the United States not so well prepared for War as Great Britain when the present struggle began probably forgot that we have The Cooneand Ken nS Beaton.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-11

A strain is no longer than its weak est sins
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-11

e TIPS FROM TEXAS e
 (Dallas News) Politeness is one luxury that aii oi ms may Indulge In.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-11

The position of neutral may not be happy but take one consideration with another it's great deal happier than that of any of the beligerents.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-11
NOTICE oE FoRFEITURE

sitka Mining District Territory of Alaska.
 January 21, 1915.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-11

The shipping hill seems to have a great deal of difficulty in weighing anchor- (washington Star)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-11

Neutrality is 9 national duty but it seems to be an individual impossi- bility.-(B (Boston Advertiser)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-11

Every man admits that he is fooi- ish at times, but he is always glad that he isn't as foolish as other men-Cin- cinnau Enquirerl
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-11
MINING RATIFICATION
 NO. 1l8Q6.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, Juneau, Alaska, February 26, 1915.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-11

Prosperity would advance faster ii it did not stop to chat with the poll ticians.-( (Wan Street Jounal)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-11

E, w. fEIIliJ
 Clerk of the City of Juneau, (SEAL) Territory Of Alaska
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-11

There's no change in the military situation at Mexico City. except that General Panic has succeeded General Chaos- Washington Post)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-11

ney in Fact.
 1t is hereby ordered ttat the fore going notice be published for the full period Of sixty days in the Empire, a newspaper Of general circulation puD' lished at Juneau, Alaska.
 c. B. WALKER,
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-11

ALASKA GASTINEAU MINING
 COMPANY
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-11
AS Ever D Declares the West Vir-
GINA Board of Trade in a
I Public Statement

WHEELING, Aug. 10.-The West
Virginia Board of Trade has issued
the following:
on behalf. of the West Virginia
Board Of Trade, the only general as
lsociation in the state, Including In
ITS membership numerous leading
organizations ana repre-
ssentatiyes Of every department OF
commerce and Industry, we desire 70
make the following statement:
! West Virginia is not now, and never
mas been, financially emparrasseo, as
by numerous reports
broad cast over the country. based on
idle rumors and misintormation. Like
many other states, West Virginia mas
lost revenues by reason of the enact
;ment of prohibition laws, and has also
been called upon to meet some unus-
EEual expense in connection with labor
disputes in one small section, such as
occur in any great industrial com
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-11


shows the free and Independent spirit
of its people, while its responsiveness
to enlightened infdences is evidenced
In the public service commission law,
Other legislation, designed to protect
and advance the best interestssof the
whole peop4e.
West Virginia has been unique
among the eommonweaIths of the
Union In its freedom from any bonded
debt, No such Obligation can be IN
CURED under the constitu ton, and the
country may rest assured that the
virginia debt problem now confront
ing us VIII be solved honestly and
eunitably.
west vfrginia,s splendid resources
It's record OF achievement and the IN
tegrity and enterprise OF It's people
srs A sSft, Gent guarantee that 1t is ann
ply able to take care of itself ana
meet fairly and squarely Its dpsy,
when its duty is plain.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-11
WEST VIRGINIA
IS SOUND NOW

munfty. but successive sessions OF tae
legislature have met these dimcul-
ties by proper legislation, and Wess
Vfrginia's credit should and does
stand as high in the field Of f1nancs
and government as any state in the
Union.
It is not true that West Virginia
has in any way failed to meet any OF
its obligations. On the contrary, tho
state is going forward as usual, meg
ing its expenses, paying ftss Just DEBTS
and looking forward to the future
with confidence.
West Nirginia's position Is soltdiy
founded upon natural resources and
individual enterprise which have
given it an enyiable place among the
states Of the Union. 1t stands second
in coal production with T2,80O,0DQ
tons to its credit last year; first as
q natural gas producer with an out
put valued at $35,0QO,0 900 last year:
near the top as an OIL producsr;
among the first in the lumber indus
try and manufacturer of growing
Importance of iron, steel, tin plate,
glass, pottery, leather, wood pulp and
many other staple commodities.
The bankstof West Virginia reflect
the states financial soupdness
with total deposits which have nearly
doubled since 1905 and now stand at
upward of $131. 600. 600.
west Virginia is not controlled BY
any clique or ring and its changing
front II state and national elections
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-11
Homen Have Been Rolling Women

A protecetve tarfn will be the issue
a, - +t1a nsrf Campaign is the opinion
81 almo1 every man here whose opin-
ion IS worthy very much. It cannot
he prevented, STAYED on put aside or
1t Is going to be as
paramount as it was when MCKINLEY
ran the first time say the prophets
And that is saying much, for II was
one STAYING big issue in that cam
paign, with an outcome that was fore
ordained. -