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The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-26
COLLEGE DEAN
 YLsIIINe JUNEAn

Prof c. L Cory, Dean of lhe Col. leee of Mechanics of the University
 of california for 2S years arrived from
 the South on the Mariposa and ex-
 poets Go remain untn the AIarlposa returns from the Westward He is
 taking advantage or Che examination preceding commencement exercises. to be held May 12th, at Che University to visit Southeastern Alaska and in. yestigate the economics of production and use of water power in connection with the mining of low grade ore.
 The course of instruction at the Col. lege of Mechanics of which Prof Cory is dean embraces mechanical and electrical engineering. hydraulic machinery and gasoline engineering the general field Of power engineer ing and he has been instructor to such noted local mining men as P. R. Bradley of Che Treadwell mines. P. K. White. of the Alaska-Juneau, B. L. of the Gastineau properties, Srpt E. L. Daveler, of the Gastineau min. Downie D. Muir of the Ebner mines. J. Kennedy R A. Kinzie. J. Whipple. n. A. Wollenberg and others now connected with mining properties In this region.
 H. r. Cory. a brother of Prof. Cory's, was the civil engiueery in charge of the Colorado river project in 1906 when the Imperial valley irrigating dam gave way, flooding the country. and is the Willard Holmes' of Harold Bell Wrghts story Barbara Worth" which was founded on the incident. Prof Cory states Chat the California company now have 7OO,- poo acres of land under irrigation and in the Imperial valley .hc largest tract in the world. Egypt done may duplicate 1t some time.
 Prof. Cory who was associated with Che first gold dredging opera ions in 1901 at Oroville, Calif, il a personal friend of'the celebrated writ IT. Jack London, whose story The Valley of the Moons is to be shown 'n the moving picture screen in Ju- ieau next Saturday night. He and london were once members of the .6:SO Club" an association of literary md other geniuses who met for a  inner and yariagated discussion once
 month He relates many interesting eminescences of the ilustrious writer nd newspaper correspondent
 Prof Cory is staying at the Alas .au,
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-26
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
 WILLING TO BE SOLD

4 S6-page handbook of Che Second Alaska Legislature written by Earle C. Jameson as souvenir of the ses- sion was taken from the presses of The Empire saturday and half of the edition has been taken by members Of the Senate and House
 The manual contains photographs of the members. of Governor Sr5ng and Delegate Wickersham, accomIau- jed by biographical sketches. A page is devoted to the absence Of the late Senator Eiwood Bruner of Nome. X brief history of the cession of Alas Sa and figures showing the wealth of the Territory completes the book. Tho photographs are the work of 4. c. Mercer, and were poses in Mir. Mer- cer's new studio early in the session. The half tones were made by the Seat tie Engraving Company.
 Like the lemonade vender this is "the last time around
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-26
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70 GET IN JAIL


 Vasi Naniga let hls home in RoU
 mania two wears ago in the heliel tha
 wealth and happiness could be his h
 "the land ol freedom. almost for th,
 commit crime to beat on deatn by
 starvation tie was arrested here Sat
 urlay by Special Officer Blakeslee. on
 q charge of selling houor Go Indians
 At the courthouse he signed a comics
 sion admitting his guilts Through an
 interpreter he told ,be court that
 hunger had driven him 10 lfausgross ihe laws of the Nation
 Someone. somewhere is responsible
 for Vanisas pitiaole condition in @
 foreign land without ability to care
 for himscf By every law Of human
 ity Nmlga was entiaed to a chance
 But vaniga cannot speak English Day lafter day be wandered the streets of Juneau, without friends without work and without food A cup Of coffee a day and vaniga considered that he WAS in LUCK. bNl 70 get the cup or coffee. Sometimes be didn't get it but occasionally by washing dishes In the restaurants. for an hour or more a bowl of soup and cup of coffee were his But Che restaurants hadl their regular kitchen force. usually. Now, Vaniga loves the law that win permit him to eat Maybe he will go Go the penilenlNry His viewpoint Of Amer tea by ,his time is chat jail is prefer able Co freedom when hunger is a condition of liberty
 Vaniga came to Alaska last sum. mer He went into the Fairbanks country walking the entire distance rom Cordova A months work. the hardest lind in placer camp, and Vaniga anticipated that this indeed was the promised land. But the claim petered ori and Che cabod shod for eiguer turned hacl, toward Juneau He has been unable Go secure work here
 Five. months ago vaniga was ar rested for giving bottle of liquor to an Indian Judge Jennings heard Nan igas story and promptly freed him. The Indian had employed the Rou- manian Co cut some wood. in return for which Vau.sa was given the cor uer of a dirty hoyel in which to sleep. His food he eristed' Day by day the Indian stayed 0ii paying his good worker The circumstances showed tba, voniga had given him the liquor ia the belief that he would hasten the payment Of the wages due him. But the law caught Vaniga red-handed ! and he went to jail There he was ! happy. and when the Court ordered { his release. he left the house of cor rection or the hin with sinking heart There are about ten words To Vaniga.s English. lie spoke them .o on Empire reporter one day down town They were job. 'work," sleep cabin money and mo friends. Tho only one he had was sleep the kind that a man can get by dozing in chair in some bar. room.
 Naniga did not ask for charity. He eanted work. He would not beg. ln- 'tiuct and pride as old as his race iad taught him Chat beggery was wrong Had Naniga been 8 physical ! md mental weakling. the slow starya ' ion that was gnawing at him prob ibly would have brought about his ieath some time ago. But his birth tight gave him health and strength . These saved him What is Go be come oL Nanigaa
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-26
sITKA sANlrARIuM I'd
RISE FROM THE ASHES

E. M. Goddard, son Of Dr. Goddard, owner of the Sitka Hot Springs san itarium. arrived on the Al-Ki from the south and is staying at the Occidental
 until the next trip of the Georgia when he will return home. Speaking of the fire which destroyed a part of the buildings at the institution while he was away. he said.
 "The greatest loss was that of per sonal effects and heirlooms of the family which cannot be replaced as though they were lumber However. we expect to rebuild at once. In fact, the work has already begun. and the new buildings will have improved con. venieuces added to them which those destroyed did not possess.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-26
lN aANKRUprcY No. 1z.
In she District Court for the District of Alaska, Division Number
 One, at Juneau.

in the Matter Of the Voluntary Bank
 ruptcy of Rake Trading & Pack
 ing Company Corporation -
 Bankrupt
 TO the creditors of Rake Trading & Packing Company a Corporation of Rake, Alaska, Bankrupt:
 Notice is hereby given that on the 9th day of April A. D., 1915. the said Rake Trading & Packing Company, a Corporation was duly adjudicated bankrupt; and that the first meeting of its creditors will be held at the of- flee of the undersigned in the First National Bank Building. at Juneau, AL aska. at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m. on Saturday the Sth day of May 4. D. 1915, at which time the creditors may attend prove their claims, appoint a trustee. examine the bankrupt. and transact such other business as may properly come before said meeting
 Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this 24th day of April, A. D. 1915.
 A. II. zIEGLER,
 Referee in Bankruptcy First publication, April 26. 1915. Last publication, May 9, 1915.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-26
4 WITH THE BIG LEAGUES < {; $
SATURDAYS SCORES:

HiucTiSaU -cdHuS At New York-New York, 4 Wash ington. O. At Cleveland-Detroit. G. Cleveland. At Chicago-Chicago 5; St. Louis. l. At Boston-Philadelphia, 6; Boston. 8.
 National League At Philadelphia-Boston. 10; Philadel- phia, Q At Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh. cincin- natl, l. At Brooklyn-Broohyn. 2; New York, At St. Louis-st Louis, 8; Chicago O.
 Federal League At Newark-Newark. '; Brooklyn, 2. Kansas City-vs. Chicago; rain At St. Louis-Pittsburgh, 2; St. Louis, Q.
 At BuGalo-Baltimore. 10; Buffalo, f.
 Northwestern League. At Standardization, 9; Spokane O. At Vancouver-Vancouyer 9; Victor At seattle-Tacoma, 8; Seattle l.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-26
WEl FTHITR.E

that is you invest s5 a month in 9 Kirkland business lot at SS75 that at the end of a year you have paid less than s75 on it and if the completion Of the Lake Washington Canal should make lt double or treble in value, you would be making good interest on Che money how do you figure?
 JUNEAU REALITY co.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-26

William Aiken, Schillings Best rep resentatiye, is staying at the Occiden- tal, having come from the South on the Jefferson last night
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-26
NOTICE.

AlI parties owing biils to the Doug las Cooperative Store are requested to settle with Harry Neville. the treas urer. l-1-1mo.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-26
YEsTERpAWs scoREs
Northwestern Leaoue.

NorthWe5tern Lca9ue. At Seattle-Seattle, 1; Tacoma, O. n innings At spokane-spokane, 8; Aberdeen, l.
 National League At Cincinnati-Cincinnati, I Chicago, 1. The game was called at the end of the fifteenth inning on ac- count Of darkness. At st. Louis-St Louis, s Pittsburgh.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-26
American League

American League At cleyeland-cleveland 8; Detroit, |. At Chicago-Chicago 1; st. Louis, O..
 Pacific coast League. At Portland-Salt Lake, DO; Portland, At Los Angeles-san Francisco, 2-4; Venice. O--8 At San Francisco-Oakland, 9-9; Los Angeles, 1-1.
 Federal League At st. Louis-Pittsburga 8 St. Louis Q. At Newark-Newark, 2; Buffalo, l. At Kansas Chicago 10--2; Kan sas Cflv 9-l
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-26

Releree in Bankruptcy First publication, April 26, 1915. Last publication, May 9, 1915.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-26

Alaskas legislative family is about to disband The Second Sessions ad- iournmen is but three days away and by tho close of the week it is eX. pected that @ majority Of the members VIII have left Juneau. some Co retrace their steps to their homes, others to take trip to ihe outside while the opportunity is favorable and others with various plans for the immediate
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-26
Fota Of Submarines Showing How These Adjuncts Of the
Naval Service Might Pass Through q Canal Connecting
Important Strategic Points on the Coast. Y 4

distance Of about 81 miles. TWEEN
.ty.tiye feet deep. and with a bottom
width Of 200 feet, 1t would cost $45,.
100000. This, in the view Of the war
and navy departments, is the piece
OF. engineering work that needs lrst
and most Importantly to be under.
taken. II it were now completed
troops and war material could be
transported from Philadelphia to
New York, orylce versa. In eight and
o half hours.
rather to complete an intra-coastal
waterway than to make one. Nature.
fortunately, has provided most OF 1t,
ready-made. Thus. from Borden
town, the Delaware river continues
IL to a point below Wilmington
from which Chesapeake bay may DC
reached via the Delaware & .chesa-
neake canal. But this canal Is not
rnite Zig enough. The war depart
ment wants to buy it, to transfer i.s
east entrance lrDtH Deia We" -
Reedy island (where that entrance
will be protected by the guns OF q
forth. and to give It a depth OF %
feet, with bottom width Of 120 tee.'
Direct ..lnside passage commune
cation Thy way of Chesapeake bay)
would thus be established all the
way from New York to Norfolk. And
II should BE realized that the impor'
lance Of the waterway for bringing
troops 10 Reedy island and the head
oflChesapeake bay, in case Of threat
ened land attack, is hardly to be
oyerestimated, inaamuch as a failure
Of defence in that region would mean
the seizure Of the great trunk rail-
roads and the cutting Of commu
nication between North and South
incidentally a vast area productive
Of many kinds of supplies in unlim
tied quantities would be placed un
der control Of the enemy.
Now, IN SO far as the waterwa,
from New York to Boston is con
cerned, there is no need to explain
that nature has provided 1t to larg,
extent, by way Of the East river an,
Aboard Transpo rtation Ship.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-26
Ammunition and Other Sup
plies, Gould Be Shipped Quickly.
by Canal from One Point on
the Coast to the Other.

j.. .
Jors could be successfully brockaded.
even by the most formidable enemy,
SO long as it had an outlet through
an inside coastwise waterway.
Take New York for example. How
could that seaport be blockaded when
tas proposed) there was a canal con.
Meeting the harbor with the Della
ware river. and thereby establishing
and maintaining direct communica.
ton between the metropolis and
Philadelphia, the two greatest manu-.
featuring centres?
The canal, as planned, would ex'
tend from Raritan lay across the
state Of New Jersey to Bordentown,
United States Troops Going
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-26

eSSAtts ASiuhu rbSuAu. C1oa sAS 49,
to Narragansett bay, there would
have to be some digging to connect
various lagoons, big ponds and tidal
streams, and SO make the inside pas.
sage Continuous The latter would
be. completed via the Taunton river.
by canal connecting. the latter
stream with bingham. on Massa-
chusetts bay. This canal, rs feet
deep and with a bottom width of 200
feet, would cost about s40.0o0,0O0.
From New York TO Boston.
1t will be seen. them that the max.
Ing of a continuous "inside' water
passage all the way from Norfolk to
Boston would be an affair Of no great
difficulty; from an engineering stand.
point, and It's total cost ought to be
well within s15o,ooo,ooo.. The war. de.
partment has prepared all the plans
lo' II, complete in every detail. and
1t only remains for Congress to an.
propriate the. money. The Boston.
END OF the proposed enterprise is
relatively rather expensive: but II
'.ne waterway were constructed only
from Narragansett bay to Norfolk Il
would render almost impossible tha
landing Of enemy. troops anywhere
between those two points, Isl
u Is an accepted military princfn,.
mat, where a frontier Is to be IA.
Tended, the forces Of the defsnce
must he concentrated within the
frontier line at points from which
Iney can be rapidly moved. to anv
place that is threatened with attach
This is as trne Of "a sea frontier Ne
OF a land frontier; and it is obvious
mat adequate means for such rand
transportation must be furnished
me proposed waterway would afyord
such means. sfs. sis.s ~ ,A'- ~
Expensive Fortifications. ..,lS
From Boston to Norfo,k extend.
the strategic line. Immense snma
OF money have been spent, In Tho
building OF Notifications for its do.
fence. But the fact is fully ,recos.
nized that these Qualifications for.
midable though they are to an Al.
lacking fleet, could offer no resist.
ance worth mentioning to assault hy
troops landed few miles away and
advancing in their rear. Hence the
absolute necessity OF adopting some
means whereby troops Of Uncle sam
can be swiftly carried to any poins
Of the strategic line that isi,threat.
ened. ,assl. J vs. =.
It has been suggested that the
government might considerably
\ cheaper the, project by PURCHASING
the Cape Cod canal, but this would
not make the Inside passnge to Bos.
ten continuous. Vessels carrying
troops and supplies would have to 70
out 10 sea, and would thus be az.
posed to attack.
The intracoastal waterway would
render convoy by swarships unneces.
sary, and there would be no danger
iscr delay from storm, or fog to craft
pursuing the sheltered route whichsit
provided. -
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-26
The Proposed Short Cut Canal
Across New Jersey, to Connect
Long Island Sound and New York,sI
Harbor Nth Philadelphia and
Norfolk What Its Advocates
Believe the Nev Waterway Would
Do for Atlantic Coast Defence.

NVNaNN e. lttNx nv a
-.
'es" sosss"'se ma.e'" wy
as o means OF national defence
10 urged upon Congress by the Presi-
dent, backed by the executive heads
u Tue war ana navy departments.
~ .a..,s. -, ~.
= 1 passae' sonnseene A,os'
soh win Sortolk. ana its most I'M
portant single feature Will be a canal
clear across the state OF New Jersey
and affording direct inland commu-
nication by vessel between Philadel.
phla and the harbor Of New York.
The project Is no new one; 1t has
been under consideration for many
years. as an engineering enterprise
Of commercial importance. But now.
for the first time, It assumes mill.
tary aspect. Almost suddenly the
TACT has dawned upon the United
States government that such water.
way for the protection Of the At.
iantic coastline would admirably
serve the same purposes as are &C.
complished by the strategic railroads
which run behind and parallel with
the battle fronts Of the German and
French armies.
se y oE
For, be It realized the waterway
would AFFORD means whereby troops.
guns, ammunition and all sorts Of
military supplies could be- rapidly for.
warded to any threatened point with.
out danger of attack or capture by
an enemy fleet. Such facilities might
OF landing BY hostile forcesNespe .
sially in case Of an attempt by the
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-26

The business would be simpllfied
and delays eliminated. Three ordl.
nary excursion burges. with one tug
to pull them, would suffice to trans.
port an entire regiment with oil its
war outfit, including field guns. ma.
chine guns, ammunition, horses.
wagons, automobile searchlights, ra.
tions, etc.
This in itself is rather striking
statement, but the idea may be put
much more vividly. A division OF
troops comprises nine regiments OF
infantry, one regiment Of cavalry,
two regiments Of artillery, one bat.
talon of engineers. two signal corps
companies and four hospital corps
companies total OF. 1883 enlisted
men, $50 officers, 577 civilians and
S265 horses and mules, with guns,
caissons, ambulances. carts. etc. It's
transportation by rail would require
395 passenger cars. rs baggage cars,
344 stock cars and 141 freight cars.
BY the waterway 1t would call for Is
big barges and five tugs.
No Successful Blockade.
These are war department figures,
and may therefore be accepted as au.
thoritatlve. But the navy depart.
ment also has good deal to say on
it's own account in behalf Of the
waterway. inasmuch as the latter
would furnish a ready means where.
by destroyers. submarine boats and
torpedo boats. as well as other small
warcraft could make their way swift.
ly from one part Of the coast to IN.
other without going out to sea.
Incidentally 1t is to be considered
that none of the United States har.
'nded from Land Attack by
Faterway.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-11-26
FLOUR MILL AND
ELEVATOR PROJECT
GRAIN ELEVATOR \ STRONG
PROBABlLrrN-BuY 1T
MADE IN SNYDER

Plans have Just about matured for
establishing a flour mill In Snyder.
The Signal learns that the necessary
money fer the enterprise is in sight.
The promoters, however, want to
carry their undertaking further and
plans are belnglaid to raise a fund
to erect large grain elevator. Such
an Institution is badly needed now
There are thousands OF bushels OF
maize needing to be threshed, but
the owners realize that II they should
sack the grain the rat would cut the
sacks and there world be a heavy
loss. An elevator would furnish the
necessary storage room without 80
much waste,
with a mill to grind the wheat
and storage room for maize and oth-
o. grain the people could hold their
products until satisfactory market
condition come
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-11-26
SNYDER OBSERVES
THANKSGIVING DAY.
UNION SERVICES HELD At ME-
THODIST CHURCH IN TUE
FORENOON


lhursuay was the uay TOT 'ne AM
orican people to meet and give
thanks sor the blesslnps of liberty
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the Methodist church IN Snyder to
express their recognition Of fayors
extended to us by an Anwlse Proyi-
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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-11-26

The Methodist Auxiliary meeting
last Monday was pleasantly spent In
sewing for our Bazaar. Quite mum
Der took lunch with them and spent
the entire day
Al the usual hour a business SEES
sion was had and everything OF in
terest to our Auxiliary discussed.
Our membership contest closed.
We fcel that We have added largely
to our force of Missionary Workers
We are now well into our last quar-
ter and will soon be- entering q new
year We hope 90 do much for the
bringing Of Christs Kingdom on
earth during the year of 1916.
Next Monday We meet with Mrs
Cnrnutte in open meeting Bring
your sewing and come prepared to
enjoy TO the fullest the hospitality of
the losing side lu the contest Just
closed
Three o'clock i- the hour Don't
forget
supt Of publicity
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-11-26
DRAGGED TO DEATH
At CAMP SPRINGS
ELEVEN YEAR OLD son OF MIR.
AND MRS. =. ID. BOONE KILL
I'D on STALK CUTTER

A peculiarly shocking and sad ac-
oident occurred near Camp Springs
last Saturday afternoon.
Leonard Boone, eleven years old,
son OF Mr. and Mrs. J. d. Boone was
operating a stalk cutter and in eome
way fell or was thrown from the
machine and was dragged for quite
a distance, with no person present to
rescue him. Ills brother coming In
sight noticed that Leonard was not
on the cutter and hurrying over,
found him tangled in the machine,
dragged and cut to death.
The family are torn with grief over
it and have the sympathies Of many
friends in their sorrow.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-11-26
NEW R. sap. AGENT
INSTALLED HERE
i. l.. ROBINSON ASSUMES THE
AGENCY FOR ROSCOE. sNY-
DER A. PACIFIC

Mr.. j. l.. Robinson. late Of Mid
land has been installed at depot
agent for the Roscoe, Snyder & Pa
clnc railroad at snyder lie arrived
here last Friday In company with
Assistant General Manager W. S
James and took cha .e OF the sny-
der station. II Is understood that he
T. practical railroad man though
he has been engaged in CONNER
cial work recently a, Midland. He
comes to us with fine recommenda-
tions. Hi' family will Join him here
as soon az he can procure a suitable
residence. We extend to him cor
dial welcome to our city.
The Midland Reporter in noting
Mr.. Roblrson's departure from that
city says
cone evening this week the direo
tors Of the Midland Commercial
Cub were called upon to accept the
resignation Of our esteemed citizen
and secretary. j H. Robinson, who
had accepted a position as agent for
the Roscoe. snyder and Pacific sta
tlcn Snyder The directors Of the
club accepted Mr.. Roblnson's resig-
nation aud rendered him n vote Of
thanks for his efficiency and hdel-
lity to duty. and he left yesterday ey-
enlng to take mp biz new duties.
I'm every respect his citizenship h
of the highest type. iIl' manner Is
one Of inyariablo courtesy an d not
only the a. 5. & T.. but Snyder VIII
|nnd In him an addition Of much
soolRlly morally CoWmer'lall{ and
otherwise. 4
Mrs. Robinson and the children
win remain In Midland, at least for
the present
Mr.. Rohinson's place a. secretary
of the Midland Commercial Club viii
be efficiently filled for the persent
by our townsman W - starr who
Ihas agreed to look after the ohice