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The Ordway new era., 1915-08-06
Agricultural Products.

It Is not probable that agriculturaI
products are going to be raised In
too large quantities. Both population
and rate OF consumption are increas-
Ing. ....
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-17
WEALTHY EASTERNER
 VISITING HERE IS
 NOW REAL ALPlNlST

Gaspar G. Bacon. wealthy Boston ian. and D. w. Lombard, O New York fnancier. were introduced to Alaska mountain climbing Sunday in dead earnest. The Eastern capitalists, who are here with Sanford Makeever, nda are interested with him in the Alaska Gold Belt mine. accompanied a num- Der of Juneau men on deer hunt to Twin Point
 Over the hills up and down-but mostly up-Lombard and Bacon trudg. ed. guns and ammunition channg their waists and shoulders. But they didn't mind According to the local men who accompanied them on the trip. they are "rare good sports"
 Once. during the trip back down the mountainside, Bacon and his com panion had to crawl along a narrow ledge of rock and then drop several feet. suffering smokes. if those Bos- ton friend of mine could see now they would train a moving picture machine on me for fair" Bacon epaculated, as he clambered down the clin with the agility of the deer that he sought but failed to get.
 Only once did he get shot at one of the animals which he was hunting. And then he got buck fever By Che time he got his rife to his shoulder the deer was gone.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-17
CATHOLICS CHANGING
 PRIESTS AT DAWSON

DAWSON. July 80.- A change is being made In the clergy at Dawson Rev. Father Allard, who has been here for years. and who is temporarily up the Stewart River, on visit to the Lansing Creek Indians, will be back in a few days. and will be transferred soon to Prince Rupert, where he will be promoted to an important charge, reward for many years of appiica- ton and successful labors in his field in this territory. Rev. Father Lewis is coming to succeed Father Allard. Rev. Lewis is on the steamer Casca, which sailed last night from White horse.
 Rev. Father Schuster, who has been here the last year as assistant to Father Allard win leave on the Casca for the South. Father Schuster has been in m health for some time and will remain in the South indefi- nitely. He will visit the East immed. lately after going outside, and then will go to San Antonio. Texas where he will be stationed Father schuster came here first several years ago and spent three years here, after which he was outside for some time He returned last fall, and has been sta toned here ever since. A new clergy man is expected to arrive before long to assist Father Lewis.- Dawson News.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-17
WAITER SHORTAGE TROUBLES MINERS
 or FAIRBANKS

FAIRBANKS. July 26.-From Inin- ing men who arrived in town from the creeks it is learned that tho wa ter shortage is causing some anxiety among the operators. Immediately after the labor troubles were settled. and full crews were put to work. and then new trouble. in the form of a drought appeared. Yesterday a mum ger of the outfits, at the head of some of the better producing creeks, were compelled to shut down for part of the day.
 One operatoor said yesterday that unless there Is a good rain within the next few days. there will be little sluicing on some Of the creeks. At the hend of Cleary Creek. on Ester creek. on Goldstream and some of the oper- ators on Pedro are suffering from thc shortage.
 The light rain which fell yesterday helped out somewhat but did not remedy conditions entirely. Between the shutdown occasioned by Che wa ter shortage. the output will be cut down somewhat. With favorable con ditions from now until the freezeup, however. some of the operators think that they could make up for the set backs (Fairbanks Times)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-17
SEMI CENTENNIAL
 ROUNDLY ENDORSED

J. L. Mcpherson. secretary of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, will eb among the passengers on the stoam- ship Victoria. due to touch horo to- morrow. on her way South from Nome
 On August B. at a well attended, en- thusiastc mass meeting at Nome, May or Diamond presiding, Mr. McPherson made an enectlve address regarding the holding of semi-annual Alaska purchase celebration in 1917 Many citizens made addresses in favor Of the proposal and tho council and Nome chamber of commerce have pledged organized efforts to bring about such a celebration.
 With Nome's endorsement of Me. Pherson's plan, every city in South eastern Alaska. excepting Petersburg, which has not been visited by MT. Me Pherson. and every city in the inter for. coast and North, have o.k.'d the arrangement which Mir, McPherson suggested. His plan Is to have all towns celebrate Alaska's purchase, on different dates during the summer of 1917. A big excursion from the Out. side win take part. travelling from city to city. Carniyals lasting two days will be held in the population centers of Che North.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-17
IT COST SOUTH
 AFRICA $67, 100000
 TO TAKE COLONY

CAPE TOWN. July 1O.-The cost to South Africa of the war in South west Africa, which resulted in the loss of that country by Germany, is esti- mated in official circles at S67OOO,OOO The suppression of the rebellion at home was responsible for the expen- diture of an additional S2O,0OO,00O
 The close Of the war in Southwest Africa has led to Q discussion as to the future of the conquered German colony. When Gen. Botha was invit- ed by the British Imperial govern ment to undertake campaign into Southwest Africa last August 1t was stipulated that any occupied territory should be held unreservedly at the disposal of the British government The belief here is that the Imperial government under no circumstances will allow any of this territory to so back to the Germans at the conclus. ion of peace, nor is 1t likely that Eng land will care to add to the direct re- responsibilities by creating 1t separate Crown colony. It is generally regard ed inevitable. therefore, that the great part of Southwest Africa ultimately will be included an an additional pro- vince of the Union of South Africa, with the exception of the Caprivl strip which may be added to the Chartered Company's territories in Central Afri- ca.
 For the immediate future temporary arrangements will be made for the ad- ministration of the new territory's ad- ministration during the remainder of the war by a governor appointed from Cape Town with the approval of the London government.
 Plans already are being discussed for the further development of cer- tain parts of the conquered colony. The construction of a railway from Livingstone to the west coast, which would open up the rich cattle coun- try of Northern Rhodessia by a short CT route to the sea, apparently will be the first big engineer work to be un- dertaken. Later will come the devel- opment of the great mineral wealth of the country, while it is expected that those patrs which are suitable for pasturage will be occupied by the Boer Trekkers from the Transvaal and Orange Free State.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-17
SENATOR WEEKS CHANGES HEART
 AS 10 ALASKA

FAIRBANKS. July 26.-That sena- tor Weeks, of Massachusetts, who is mentioned as Republican candidate for President, has changed heart regarding Alaska and is now booster instead of a knocker, is stat ed by J. l.. McPherson, secretary of the Alaska Bureau of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce. The change of heart came recently at a banquet while in Seattle, according to Mr. Mc- Pherhon
 Senator Weeks, in making the trip from the East to San Francisco fair, dropped off at Seattle for O short time. While there he was the guest of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce at a luncheon. Mr. McPherson was asked to find a few prominent Alas lSans for the dinner and he rounded up c. K Snow, of Ruby, and Repre- sentative Moran, of Seward Peninsula. These men were placed on either side of the Senator and during the lun- cheon the greater part of his time was taken up in talking Alaska with men who had spent fifteen or sixteen years in the North.
 After the luncheon the Senator told Mir. McPherson that he had been op- posed to Alaska fin the Senate, and had fought the railroad bill and other matters. but in the future he would be with those fighting for her inter- ests.
 As the Senator lias an excellent chance of being the Republican can didate for President. 1t is important to Alaskans that he feel friendly dis posed toward the Territory and when he pledged his support to the cause of the Territory, the members of the Alaska Bureau were much pleased.- (gairbanks Times.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-17
FIND MOLXBDENUM AND UNCOVER AN
 INDIAN LEGEND

FAIRBANKS, July 26.-From Rainy Spirit Mountain. o small consignment of molybdenum sulphate is brought to town by W. II. Newton, the Healy Riy- CT trader, who arrived in Fairbanks yesterday aftornoon At this metal is very valuable. selling in New York city for S16O @ ton. the discovery of molybdenum is of interest.
 Molybdenum Is used as a dye color for expensive crockery and chlnaware and tho total production of the world is small. Although valuable, Mr. Newton says that it is 80 located that it is difficult to obtain, and possibly lt would not be any get-rich-quick proposition.
 An Indian legend is wound around molybdenum, which is of more or less interest According to Chief Healy, of the upper Panama river tribe. there was mighty hunter in the early days who paid no attention to the usual festivals and at the pot latches had no eyes for the maidens, although many of them tried to be- guile him.
 After some time the maidens be- came angered and would not even pay any attention to him. That suited the hunter for a time. but finally he de- cided that he wanted to take unto himself a wife He set out, at the next potlatch. to make love to sever al, but they would have nothing to do with him, while they lavished their affections on the other young men of the tribe
 Knowing of the desposit of moly- bdenum on top of Rainy Spirit noun tain, he journeyed to the summit just before the rext potlatch and obtaining some of the metal, made @ paste and polished his body with 1t, until he shown like silver from head to foot Going to the potlotch he proved fires tible. the molybdenum demonstrating that it had charms to attract the young the like of which had never been seen before. The young hunter then had no trouble in taking the pick of the tribe. and as the story went lived happily ever afterward
 Other young men of the tribe let it be known that they would attempt to get some of the metal from the mountain top. but the hunter warned them that it was protected by the Spirit of Rain, and if they tried to climb the mountain they would be drowned. A number of them did try to get to the summit but all lost their lives, after being driven back by a torrential rain.
 When Mir Newton climbed the mountain tho Spirit of Rain was evi- dently sleeping, but he awakened be- fore he got down the mountainside and for fourteen hours, Mir. Newton was forced to fight against a terrific storm.
 The molybdenum will be placed in the Northern Commedcial Company window today. and will be exhibited for several days Fairbanks Times)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-17
U. S. ON EVE or
 BIC TRADE BOOM

BOSTON, Aug. 4.-It is stin an open question perhaps, whether the country is entering upon one of its old-time eras of speculation. but despite all the froth and excitement there are grounds for believing that the United States is on the eve of one of its periodical booms.
 Back of the tremendous wave of speculation, which has already pro- duced two million share" days in succession with an activity on the scale of the April rise lies the infa- tionary force of cheap money and un- paralleled bank reserves, a combin- ation that in times has never failed to produce a stock-market boom when the industrial tide at the same time was rising
 To be sure the brakes need to be applied as some of the so-called war order stocks are selling well beyond their worth. But this is not true of the better class, which according to the known profits are in no wise in- nated. The banks can be trusted to regulate this situation through dis crimination on collateral.
 The steel industry continues to move forward with giant strides both for export and domestic consumption. Practically every day brings reports of price advances. Accompanying this activity is the greatest activity in iron for years. All of this manufacturing activity is bound to have its effect up- on the country's prosperity in the near future-( (Boston News Bureau)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-17
LOSSES IN WAR
 NEARLY $15,OOO,OOO

The French ministry has compiled and issued a statement showing the total losses of all countries from the beginning of the war to May S1 to be tf.S9S,000. as follows.
 France - killed. 46o.000; wounded. 660000. prisoners. 1S0.OO0; total, l. S0O00O.
 England-Kined 1S1.O0O; wounded, 100000; prisoners, 9o.O0O; total, 47i.- 900.
 Belgium; Killed. 5000; wounded, 49.- 900; prisoners, 15Oo0; total. 11S.0o0.
 Russia; Killed. 1.250,OoO; wounded, 1.6SO.Oo0. prisoner. S50.0O0; total, B. 7S0o.O00
 Germany: Killed. 1.6S0000: wound- ed. 1.SS0,O0o; prisoners. 490.0oO; total. 100000.
 Austria: Killed. 161o.0Oo; wound ed, 1S65.00o; prisoners. 91oOO0; to- tai. 4.SS5.000
 Turkey: Killed. 110.00O; wounded. i44oo0: prisoners. 95.OoO; total. s4s.. 900.
 Grand total: Killed. 5.2so.ooO: wounded. 6.f7S.0O0; prisoners. 26SO.. Ooo; total. 14s9S0oo-
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-17
HUNTER MINING
 MAN ILL HERE

William Hunter. a pioneer mining man og Funte- Bay. was brought to Juneau last night seriously il with pneumonia. lie was taken Go st. Ann hospital and is under the care of Dr.. L O. Sloane.
 The sick man arrived herc OF the Thlinget Packing company's tender Buster. accompanied by James T. Bar ron. president Of the cannery company. 3ir. Barron win return home tonight on the Georgia.
 Hunter is the owner of a mine al Funter which recently was bonded md is now under development. A stamp min on the property which has not been in operation for twenty years, is now working. on experimentation.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-17
NEw PLANT EoR

NEW FLAW TOh
 UNeA IS READY
 ~
 SEWARD. Aug. That the cyan idle plant which is to work the tail ings of the A. c. Company's mine at Unga. has probably started operations today is the statement of G. K. Car ter, the contractor and builder who returned from Unga on the Santa Ana after having fulfilled his contract with the owners of the big plant Mir Car. ter built the lighters. dredges. etc.. which the company uses in it's work. When he left the scene of operations the plant was fully equipped and was about ready to work The tailings to be worked over came from the mine operated by the A. c. Company. They crushed the ore but the values remain in the sand to a large extent. The tailings amount to SO0.OO0 tons which are estimated to contain dol lar and a quarter a ton, meaning a million to the whole. There is work for the plant for eight years.-(Sew- ard Gateway)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-17
ANOTHER AUTO STAGE
 FOR FAIRBANKS TRAIL

FAIRBANKS. July 27.-w. P. Ter rin. the pioneer freighter has sue cumbed at last to the wiles of ae automobile and is making his first efforts now to break into the auto stage business between here and Chit ina. He knows the big trail like a policeman knows his beat Yesterday he purchased the big Packard car from Anderson across the river. and win place 1t on the coast run at once Fairbanks News-Aliner)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-17
ANCHORAGE LOT SALE
 IS OPENED AGAIN

Yesterday morning the government sale of lots in the recently opened townsite at Anchorage was resumed under the direction of A. Christensen of the Field Service. The sale will probably continue for three or four days. The same regulations prevail as before in regard to the disposal and use of the lots
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-17

IF YOU have plenty of good coal in the bin these damp days do not in- terfero with your comfort. Ladysmith coal is the best and The Juneau Trans fer Co.,, has lots of 1t. Another cargo just in. Get some today. BEST FOR HEATING BEST FOR COOKING ~ GOES FARTHER. S-12-tf.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-17

Call in and look at the sweHest line Of HATS ever shown In Juneau eoldstein's Emporium. S-li-tf
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-17

New Fall hats, just arrived, and they're beauties-coldstein's Empor- ium. S-l4-tf
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-17
SUBMARINES AND
 AlRsHiPs WANTED

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1f.-Secretary Josephua Daniels. of the Navy De- pertinent, declared today that che sen. timent In the United States was over whelmingly in favor of increasea in the army aerial craft and in the num- Der of submarines.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-17

The Empire circulation leads. Try advertising in it.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-17

In men's "head gear0 we are lead ers. Fall styles, just arrived-eold- steln'o Emporium. S-14tf
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-17

Tho gmDIre haa mOst roadera
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-17
Hnr Aear

Her Heart Knicker-She's @ peach. Bocker-Cling or freestone?-( (Nev York Sun. You saw it first in The Empire
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-17
BIG LEAGUE SCORES:
 -i,-- YESTERDAYS GAMES:

Northewstern League. At vancouyer-Vancouver 3, Spokane 4
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-09-23
A New York Marriage.


The marriage of DR.. Allen w. Porter
field. instructor in German al Columbia
University, and Miss Elsie de Valois
Chesley, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur c. Chesley, of New York, took
place in St. Pauls Chapel, Columbia
University, and the ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. William Walker Rock
well OF the Union Theological Seminary.
Neither DIR. Porterfield nor the bride had
attendants, and none except the family
was present.
The bride wore the gown her mother
wore at her marriage, green and white
frock topped by hat TO match, and car
RED shower OF orchids and lilies of the
valley. The wedding breakfast was
served at the Aston DR.. Poherfield and
his bride will spend their honeymoon in
the White Mountains, and on their return
will live at La Touraine, so Momiugside
Drive. DR.. Poneriield was graduated
from the West Virginia University in 1901,
and did graduate work at Cornell, Munich,
Berlin and Columbia, and in 1911 took
the degree of Phi. d. He Isl member OF
the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, contribu-
tor TO scientific magazines, and has writ
ten much on German literature in the
nineteenth century. Mrs. Porterfield was
graduated from Barnard in the class OF
1915. She took honors in German. and
was active at college in the plays given
in French, German and Italian.-New
York Times.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-09-23
Fire In The West End.

There was a lively time in the colored
settlement in the west end OF town last
Friday afternoon, when the dwelling
house belonging to d. Frank Hill and oc-
cupied by Charles Schley, an industrious
colored man, was destroyed by fire.
The fire started from some unknown
cause in an upper room, and when dis
covered had made so much Roadway that
there was small chance 10 save the house
or IFS contents. The alarm was sounded
and in a short time the colored people
were on hand, swarming like bees, help
ing TO save property. The flames spread
so rapidly that only few articles were
gotten from the lower floor, most OF the
furniture, all OF the clothing and bedding
and a small sum OF money upstairs being
burned. The nearest water supply for
the fire engine was at Beltzhoover's cor
ner, and there was just about enough
hose TO reach TO the fire. The doomed
house, which was of frame, burned very
fierceIy, and the adjacent dwelling occu-
pied by Mrs. Mary Hopewell was in i'm
minent danger of catching fire. A num-
Der OF coIored men, however, formed a
bucket brigade, and, bravely disregarding
danger and the scorching heat, managed
to save it until welcome stream from
the engine quenched the flames. In the
meantime many busy hands had carried
out furniture from the threatened houses,
and there was rare assortment OF house
hold goods littering the street and yards
it must have taken many hours to
straighten out the possessions. Mr.. Hill
had an insurance OF $500 with Harrison
SchleY on the burned building, and there
was no question but that il was a total
loss, for the chimney was about all that
was left OF it. There was no insurance
on the contents.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-09-23
Notes of the Churches.

The mid-year meeting OF the board OF
missions ofthe Baltimore Conference will
be held in Charles Town Wednesday
and Thursday, September % and 80.
Bishop A. w. Wilson, Of Baltimore, will
preach the opening sermon on the even
ing OF the 10Th. DR.. John M. Moore, OF
Nashville, Tenn, secretary OF the Cen
eral Board OF Missions Of the Nj. L.
Church South, will be present and make
several addresses. All the presiding
elders and district lay leaders OF the Con-
ference are expected. 1t is probable that
the meeting OF these missionary leaders
will close on the night of the Both with a
missionary banquet.
Rev. Charles GhiseIin, D. D., is al
tending the stated fall meeting OF Win
chester Presbytery this week, in session
at Hanging Rocks Church, Hampshire
county. Rev. John c. Siler and Mr..
Nelson T. Snyder are representing Elk
Branch Church at PresbYtery.
Rev. Edward L. Folk, who has been
pastor Of The Lutheran Church OF Harri-
sonburg, Va, for some years past, has
rendered his resignation, TO take effect the
first OF next November. Rev. Mr.. Folk
is a native of this vicinity.
Work is being pushed on the improve
ments at Bethesda Southern Methodist
Church at MoIer's. The order for the
church furniture, including new pews,
etc., has been placed with the Stafford
Company, OF Chicago.
Southern Misunderstanding by the
pastor in Shepherdstown at 1920 a. m.
and 100 Pm Special service for boys at
night. Marvin Chapel service at p. m.
M. E. Church-Service Sunday at Mt.
Wesley at 1890 a. m, sacrament OF the
Lords supper. Shepherdstown, Epworth
League at $50 p. m, preaching at 100.
There will be services in the Presby-
terrain Church Sunday, if Providence per-
mits, in Shepherdstown at 1920 a. m.
and at KearneYsvilIe at 3 p. m.
The Junior Mission Band Of the Luth-
eran Church will meet at 4 o'clock Friday
afternoon at the home of Miss Catherine
Boswell.
There will be no services in the Elk
Branch and Zion Presbyterian churches
on Sunday.
Lutheran-Service Sunday at Uvilla al
II a. m. and in Shepherdstown at 100
p. m.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-09-23
OTHER WEDDINGS.

Miss Bette L. Grove, popular and
attractive young lady OF Martinsburg. a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. c. g. Grove,
and Mr.. Earl L. Hammond, OF Baltimore,
eloped 10 Hagerstown on Monday and
were married at Trinity Lutheran Church
by Rev. DR.. J. S. Simon. The wedding
was witnessed by the brides brother,
Mr.. Roy Grove, and his wife, and after
ward the party drove TO Shenandoah
Junction in Mr.. Groves car, where the
happy couple took b. & o. train for
the east. The wedding was to have taken
place in December, but in order TO avoid
the worry and work of formal affair the
young folks decided to take matters in
their own hands and get married At once.
Mr.. Arnold B. Magruder, o. The kear-
neysville neighborhood, and Miss Bar
bara Linton, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
lack Linton, of Berkeley county, slipped
away TO Hagerstown yesterday, where
they were quietly married by Rev. Mr..
Howard. They have gone TO house
keeping at "Woodside," which was all
ready for the bride and groom when they
returned. Best wishes.
Mr.. Martin d. Welsh, of Bakerton, and
Miss Laura E. Lewis, OF Frederick coun-
ty, Md, were married in HagerStown last
Friday, the ceremony being performed by
Rev. Ernest w. Aaron, OF Shenandoah
Junction.
Mr.. Robert Franklin Sewers and Miss
Daisy Virginia Burkhart, both OF Martins
burg, were married in Rockville, Nd,
last Saturday by Rev. S. r. White.