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The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-01
The Development of Jumeau
 BY B. D. STEWART Mayor of Juneau

0NE WHO visits the Nations " capital cannot but be deeply
 impressed by it's stately bcu- ty. by the marvellous symctry of its design and by the harmony of that design with the beautiful sur roundings which nature has provid- ed. None, having visited il, can leave without sense of deep pride in the high degree it cmbodies that which is nOblest anl greatest in our civilization. And if one takes a further step and goes to the pains of studying the complete design of the city, which has been prepared and which presents the wonderful wohle of which the present Wash ington Is but an imperfect part. his wonder and priie increase ana the thought Of the Capital of Capitals as 1t is to be, becomes a splendid inspiration.
 l wish to emphasize tl.at that Washington is the result of well laid plan. Its present impressive beauty is but the fruitiOn of ideas conceived by the brain of George Washington and his associates more than a century ago. Indeel, the full scope of those ideas has not even yet been realized.
 In brief the growth of that plan is somewhat as follows: When. during the War of Independence mutinous soldiers caused the rcmov- al, in 1883. of the seat of the Conti- mental Congress from Philadelphia, the problem of the permanent loca- tion of the Nations capital became of prime importance. It was finally solved through the Congress being authorized by the Constitution Of 17S7 to accept the cession, on the part of particular states, of a dis trict to become the seat of govern ment. The site offered by Maryland and Virginia was favored by Wash ington, and in 17SO Jefferson, with the aid of Alexander Hamilton, sc
 
 thoriZing the President to select the site. The district lying between the Patomac and Anacostia was chosen. When. in 1900. the government was removed to Washington one wing only of the Capitol and the Presi. dents House were nearly completed. All else was q wilderness of tangle- wood and largely a marsh. There were no streets worthy of the name. the roads were very bad and the members of Congress were obliged to lodge in Georgetown. For many years such chGractcriZations as Wilderness City, Capital of Miser. able Huts,' City of Streets Without Houses,' City of Magnificent Dis tances.' and A Mudhole,' almost eq ual to the Great Serbonian Bog were common" Resolutions were frequently offered by some disgusted member of Congress for the rcmova, of the Capital.
 Such was the site chosen by Washington and approved by Con
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-01

art one of the primary attributes of it's parts must contribute their due share toward making an harmonious whole, and that these results could never be attained by allowing their city to grow haphazzard. as it would. anl become an agRlomeratiOn of in harmonious units.
 Their first move, therefore, before an axe had been put to tree, was to take steps to prepare plan showing in detail all that was to en- ter into the City of the Future. Major Pierre L'Enfant was engaged. by the three commissioners appoint el look after the execution of the plans and surveys, 10 prepare the details Of the design. His imagina- tiOn evolved a representation of that which, together with the additions made by the Commission Of 1891. is 10 be the worderful Washington O: the future.
 Thus by pre"ision. while the city's site was yet bog, were these men able to define the makeup of Ma tion's capital with such perfection as to satisfy the needs and pride of the country as it is today
 What l desire to make impressive, ton as an example. is the possibil- ity and dcsirability of planning a city during the early period of its growth; of forccasting insofar as expected to be the city's future; and to prepare a design upon the chos- en site outlining the most desirable and valuable features which can be when its design shall have been brought into reality.
 The idea of planning city in ad- vance of it's growth is not new: in fact it is as old as cities themselves Failure to adequately prepare, in advance for growth which may reas- onably be expected, is certain to re- suit in great waste and the neCes sity of expenditures many times greater than required. if future needs are foreseen and early provision not made to meet them.
 Any number of instances might be cited of enormous expenditures made by cities. in order to correct the errors of former times and re gain, to some extent, the opportuni- ties which had been thrown away through lack of foresight. through greed for the advantages of the present, or through obstinate oppo- sition to the plans of the far-sight- ed.
 Bogue says, London today is struggling to rid herself of wasteful confusion and evil congestion at a tremendous cost, price which measures the surprising indifference and short-sightedness of her earlier citizens, when, after the ravages of 1 the great fire of 1866, they turned deaf ears to the emphatic and earn est suggestions of Sir Christopher
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-01

MAYOR BENJAMIN b. STEWART
 NIT. stewart is the first man to be elected Mayor Of Juneau by di- rect vote Of the people. He was chosen at the municipal election last April. He is a mining engineer. and United States mineral land sur vcyor. He is a native Of Missoula, Mont, and has followed mining all his life. For ten years he was con- ncctcd with the United States ec- ological survey. He has been at Juneau about six years, and, though
 maintaining Independent offices. he has been employed at various times by practically all of the big mining companies Of this section. Mayor stewart Is very popular in Juneau.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-01
HERRING

The imports of herring into, the United States during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1915. amounted to the sum of &2,926,s0I. Why not util. ize the millionc of pounds of fish in our bays and inlets to replace these imports? The new herring fishery at Port Walter Is moyc in the right direction.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-06-21

describe exactly what you saw" Lang
don moved nearer to her, and himself
listened attentively.
Il saw the body Of Jim Pollock ".
ing face down on the floor with drib-
Die of blood coming from under him,
ana a little ways off Mary Page lying
IN dead faint, with her face all twist
ed up, like person with stroke. Mr..
Langdon was lifting her up in his
arms. Daniels was there, and tho pret-
ty boy that played the lead in the Page
company. There was one of the hotel
officials, too"
The memory of the CHASTITY scene did
not disturb her at all. She was as
calm as though she had been entertain.
ing visitors at home
But you did NOT see, did YOU. the
short man whom Pollock had been ha-
r:'nguing a few moments before%' The
question was sharp and direct.
NO. Unless 1t was either YOU. Mr.,
Langdon, or Mr.. Daniels. There was
no other man there whom it could have
been.''
WAS the voice you heard mine?
Speak frankly"
No Unless you've changed vo,,r
elocutton teacher" There was slight
litter 1T was kind of thick md ma.
sal"
Would you recognize it again If vo,,
Heard IT," '0o
Yes. But haven't heard it stnce.~
What did you do during the excite
mentT'
Il was too Mortified to do ANYTHING
FOR a. minute: Them people kept pt,shl
Ing In, and so went across and took
another slant at the fre-escape..
Did you see anyone?"
Not on the fire-escane itso,f h,+
two men were in the alley staring nm
at the hotel. could see their faces
Two men-are you sure there were
tWo?''
Yes: OF course l am. I con,d 500
them plain. One was almost nn,,e,. 10
arc light"
Miss Hale" said Langdon. clearly
and calmly. weighing every word. as |
though he knew the sensation his cues
ton would create, was that man who
stood under the arc light dressed in q
light suit with a red tie?"
He was.''
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-06-21
"How long did he stand there 2


"Oh, minute or So At first l
thought he was going to open the door,
Then he shrugged his shoulders and
walked step away. Just then, Il
thought I heard the sound of a wit "
being closed and I ran towards lily
window. Before I got there, though,
there was a scream and a shot and
IAN out into the hail instead Old
Daniels was beating it down the cor
idor and Mr. Langdon here was
landing at the door of the gray room. "
did You join the crowd about the
loor?'
"Of course l did. / was one Of the
--rst to get into the ROOM"
"NVas the window still open?''
No" The witness was very en-
phatic. Her mouth shut in a tight
line. =? r IN.
"Now-be careful. Miss Hale-are
you sure Of that?''
.".sure? Of course i'm sure. One
widow was open, yes. The one to the
left hand side Of the room. but the
other one, the one through which had
heard the talk. was closed. I'm dead
sure of it-dead sure.''
Miss Hale. you say you! were one Of
the first to enter the rooms Will you
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-06-21
SHOOT AT HUNTERS REST

Some very good shooting was done
at Hunters Rest last Sunday morning
"sepp' Klaus agin proved his proves
by capturing the gold medal with !,
score OF 1911 on the king target and he
will have the privilege of wearing it
until next Sunday when it will be up for
competition again. Bill Pfeiffer who
had won the gold medal the previous
Sunday dropped to second place. Jos.
CHASER managed to connect with the
leather medal. A careful scrutiny of
the list of those who competed fails to
disclose the name of Charley Hauenstein
He will have to do considerable ex-
planning of his absence at last SUNDAYS
shoot when the sharpshooters get to-
gether again. The following scores were
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-06-21
DANIELS 70 DEFY 100000
TO REOPEN THE covlNGTot
WiLL ANNOUNCE
NAME OF PLAY LATER

With a. little whistle Of surprise
Langdon dropped into his seat and
scanned the article, which was an In
terview with Daniels. Its details were
non-essential, dealing mostly with the
question of the. superstition ciinging
about theatres connected in any way
with tragedy, but the main fact stood
out boldly. Daniels had secured fresh
backing and was to start again.
With the paper cruhpled In his hand
Langdon stared out Of the window,
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-06-21

Wheeler Bros. circus has been granted
license to exhibitin New Tim on july g..
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-06-21

mind saying that this rnlng mas go.
my goat. For while 1 didn't read
the papers, but yesterday did and !
found that-that things didn't look as
bright for the little girl as l had i'm
agined. It looks, in fact, as If she was
up against 1t hard. AS if-unless some
thing Is done she'll go to the chair"
And he calmly pufPed his cigar.
NO! No" cried Langdon with a
shudder. Never that. It won't come
to that, can promise you. They can't
prove her guilty, but there are lots Of
different degrees Of murder, and es-
Gaping the chair doesn't mean setting
her free's
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-06-21
SILK THIEVES AGAIN
VISIT SPRINGFIELD
GET AWAY WITH A VARIETY OF
GOODS FROM NEIGHBORING
TOWN
YOUTH TELLS OF STRANGE Elk.
PERIENCE WITH BOLD BAD
MEN

Burglars are again active in this vi
entity and some of the authorities are
of the opinion that the gang of thieves
which robbed several stores in New
Ulm last summer and fall is at
it again. The recent robberies were
at St. James where several bolts Of
choice silks We're carted away during
the night and last week burglaries oc-
cured at Springfield and Sleepy Eye.
The sheriff and police were notified
hast Wednesday night by the Spring
field marshal that two suspicious charac-
tiers were aboard a freight train which
reaches New Ulm about midnight
but although thorough search was
made OF the train no trace of the sus.
poets was found. The next day, how.
ever, a case containing ten pairs Of
shoes was found near the right-of-way
and it is thought that the burglars
II such they were, caught sight of the
ficials and took to the tall timber.
Tracks were found leading in the direc.
ton OF the Eagle Mill bridge and it
is possible that the men struck out
across country and made their get
away.
The police in the neighboring towns
were at once notified, but nothing has
sbeen seen of the suspects.
A weird story is told by young
fellow who got off the train searched
by the officers. He said he was beat
ing his way east, having boarded the
; train at Tracy. Somewhere between
Sleepy Eye and New Ulm' he claims
to have been held up at the point OF
a gun and robbed of the few cents he
had in his pockets. He says the hold
ups forced a pair of shoes onto him.
The young fellow is an innocent appear
ing lad and was perfectly willing to 60
to work when informed that he could
secure employment at the brickyards.
An effort was at first made to connect
him with the robberies but the police
decided that he was harmless and
innocent Of wrong doing.
It was later discovered that the case
of shoes found in New Ulm had been
shipped to Springfield, but transferred
at Sleepy Eye. 1t was stolen from
the depot platform at Sleepy Eye We'd
nesday night.
The burglary at Springfield was COM
mitted at the Muessle store, where a
variety OF articles was taken, among
them several boxes of cigars, pipes and
bolt of silk The latter fact connects
the burglarics committed in St. James
earlier in the week, the authorize S
believe, and also may have some con-
nection with the entering Of the store
OF Crone Bros. in this city last fall.
In all three cases silk seems to have
been the article the burglars were after.
When the silk thieves were arrested
and convicted in the northern part
of the state last winter it was thought
that this gang Of burglars had been got
ten rid OF, but it seems not. Extra
precautions are being taken by the
local night police and if the gang is
ever caught in New Ulm it will receive
a warm reception.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-06-21

The two men sat Silent for long
time, facing each other across the
desk antagonistic, yet linked by some
thought that neither would put into
words At last Daniels spoke
I'm no Snitcher'' he said hoarsely.
Il don't believe in telling all you know
and stirrin' up lot of mud when you
amt sure 1t will do any good. But I'd
do lot for Mary Page She's on the
level. She didn't shoot James Pollock
I'm dead sure of that, And I won't
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-06-21

She Knew That the Agony of Her Suf-
fering Was Doubled by That of Lang.
don.
see her harmed if 1 can stop it, no
matter what the price is -,
"Thank you," said Langdon, but
Daniels frowned.
You've got no cause to thank me-"
be said; u just wanted you to know.
I want to Be kept posted. don't want
to tell anything that amt necessary,
l b9t /, + Tgfse comes to the worst ~
is that your promiseY; -.
yes Abruptly Daniels put on bis
hat. and without word of parting
marched out Of the door leaving Lang
don staring through narrowed lids aft
er his retreating form. as he reached
for the telephone
He was late getting into court, but
whatever conflicting emotions the
promise made by Daniels had reused
in him were hidden by the smiling
mask OF confidence and ease with
which be reassured not only Mary but
the spectators.
10 Mary, that smile and the deem
ABIDING tenderness in his eyes were the
two things that made It possible to
bear with patience the weary strain Of
the passing days. The first shuddering
horror Of the tragedy had passed, it is
true. and In spite Of fits occasional re-
turn m the quiet Of sleepless nights,
II mad given place to a less poignanf
though bitter enough suffering.
To be Continued.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-06-21
DANIELS PROMISE

z ANGDON surveyed the huge pile
Of mail on his desk With a
half rueful half whimsical
50 smile. Despite the fact that he
had worked half the night, his cold
plunge and cup of strong coffee had
sent him down town early, filled with
energy, and he had planned to '>clea1
up" his letters at the Office before pro-
ceeding tQ Court ...s...,.<>
He had not. however, counted upon
the sympathy and the antipathy that
the now famous trial Of Mary Page
was arousinS
Nor had he counted upon the pro-
pensity OF the American public to
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-06-21

OF Sl9nln9 tbs name.
write letters, and in CONSEQUENCE If
was rot a few hours work, but the la
Dor OF days that lay before him in that
multltudinous array of envelopes.
There were letters denouncing him
because the writer's thought he was
aiding in the miscarriage of Justice be-
cause of his efforts Oh behalf of Mary
Page: there We're others praising him
eXtravagantly for his efforts in her be-
half; there were s;;.ll others threaten
ing him with death if he persisted in
his efforts to clear Mary Of the charge
of murder, efforts which would expose
certain members of the under world in
the great city. There were letters
from sane people and insane people,
letters from sentimental girls and
equally Sentimental young men who
had been impressed with Mary's beau
ty and innocence; there was even one
letter from a man who declared that
he himself had committed the murder
and would 60 on the stand and confess
all for five dollars. This man omitted
the usual forma1ity Of signing his
name.
Beside the letters lay the morning
papers, all Of them, with the accounts
OF the trial marked heavily with blue
pencil ready to be clipped and pasted
in the office scrap book. AS Langdon
drew out his chair and sat down the
headlines of the topmost paper caught
his eye
DANIELS 70 DEFY 100000
TO REOPEN THE covlNGToN
Defyine the Theatrical Hooaoo Whleh
the Superstitious DecIare Hangs
Over the Famous Old Govington
Theatre, Mr.. Daniels AtfHounces
That Plans Are Now Under way 20
Reopen the Playhouse Early Next
Month With Musical Comedy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-28
Shall Fight Till Decisive
Victory Is Won, Says
George V.
NEW WAR CREDIT
WILL BE DEMANDED
Budget to Contain Plans for
Additional Taxes, London
Believes.

London, Jan. 27.-Parliament was
prorogued to-day until February -. In
the prorogation. King George said:
1--WE shall not lay down our arms un-
carries with it the future of civil =
ton"
The royal assent and Other formal
tiles giving statutory force 20 the M
tary service bill, the trading with the
enemy bill and the bill prolonging the
life Of Parliament were concluded in
the House OF Lords to-day.
At the reassembling next month,
after an urusualiy short recess, the
House Of Commons. owing to the neces-
sity for financing 'he war. will be en-
gagged almost excluaively for some
weeks in financial business. A new war
credit vote will be necessary. as the
sums already voted will be exhausted
before the end Of February.
IL is Understood that the budget VIII
be submitted a. the earliest possible
moment and that il is likely TO con-
tain drastic new taxation proposals, in
Guiding probably "a scheme for compul-
sorry investment in the war loan OF a
proportion of the earnings of the com
munity, the aim being thus TO reach
the greatly enhanced earnings of work
ers engaged in the manufacture OF M
nitions and other government neces-
sitirs.
The speech of the King probably was
the bricfest on record on such an &C.
casion, bat his references TO the war
were regarded as highly important.
For eighteen months my navy and
army have been engaged, in concert
with brave and steadfast allies, in de-
Tending our common liberties and the
public law of Europe against unpro-
voked enc~oachments by the enemy" he
said. 81 am sustained by the determi-
nation of my people at home and over
seas to carry our flag TO a final de-
cisive victory. In this struggle, forced
upon US by those who hold in light es-
TEEN the liberties and covenants which
we regard as sacred. We shall not lay
down our arms until we have vindi-
Gated the cause which carries with 1t
the future of civilization.
81 rely with confidence upon the loyal
and united efforts of all nay subjects,
which have never failed me. and | pray
that Almighty God may give Us His
blessing"
The King thanked the House of Com
mons for the ungrudging liberality
with which it had provided for the
heavy demands of the war. The speech
was read by Baron Buckmaster Of
Cheddington, the Lord High Chancellor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-28
GERMANS IN LILLE
FACE STARVATION
Cannot Hold Line Longer than
Two Months, Is Report.

Paris. Jan. IA French business
woman caught in Lille at the beginning
of the war and just repatriated says
that the reason why the Germans have
been not only willing but anxious 20
send so many French back from Lille
is because the civilian population -
little better than starving, and would
be actually starving If it were not TOR
American help. She says that the ci-
villains receive absolutely nothing from
the army, for the very good reason that
the German soldiers in Lille are them
selves almost without food.
According 70 this woman six oihcers
ouartered in her house AT Lille told her
that the Germans would be unable 10
hold Lille and that sector OF the ron,
two months longer, as they could not
feed the men. She says that the Ger
man soldiers uniforms are IN rags ana
their shoes are dropping from their
feet. They have meat only once week.
while horses have no hay or glaln, put
are fed on chopped straw mixed "itn
sugar. The men steal sugar from me
horses
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-28
MOrgenthau, Penfield and
Page Will Confer with
Wilson Delegate.
COLONEL WILL TALK
TO BERLIN NOTADLES
Engagements Arranged with
HOllWeg, JagOW and
Zimmerman.

Berlin, Jan. 27-American diplo-
matte representatives in capitals other
than London, Paris and Berlin are
planning trips to confer with Colonel
f. NJ. House, personal representative
of President Wilson. Mt points along
his route. Ambassador Penficli VIII
came from Vienna to Berlin this week
for conference with Colonel House;
Ambassador Page, from Rome, will
meet the colonel in Switzerland. while
Ambassador Morgenthau. the furthest
removed Of any of the ambassadors
from the route travelled by Colonel
House. will make the long trip from
Constantinople to meet the Presidents
representative.
Colonel House. therefore, will be
able to convey TO the President fairly
complete reports on the situation as
seen through the eyes of American rep
rcsentatives in the capitals of the bel
ligcrcnts. He will also have the fullest
opportunity of learning the German
view Of the situation direct from lead
ing German statesmen at dinners
which Ambassador Gerard has ar
ranged. These dinner engagements
will put him in contact among others
with DR.. Won Bcthmann-Hollweg, the
Imperial Chancellor; Foreign Secre-
tary Won Jagow, Under Secretary Zim-
mcrmann Of the Foreign Office and
such prominent leaders Of German in
dustry as DR.. Walter Rathenau, the
head Of large electrical interests.
Colonel House arrived in Berlin yes
tcrdav morning and was escorted to
the American Embassy by Secretary
l.. /. Winslow, taking quarters there
as the guest of Ambassador and Mrs.
Gerard. Pleading indisposition, he re-
ccived only two visits during the day,
one from Count Won Moltke, a descend
ant of the field marshal. and the other
from Dr. Benjamin Battin, unofficial
peace propagandist. lie spent the
greater part of the day in conference
with Ambassador Gerard.
To newspaper men Colonel House
was exceedingly reticent regarding his
mission. declaring merely that he had
come 20 Berlin as 70 other belligerent
capitals to consult with the American
ambassadors and to infrm himself and
them more fully and clearly on condi-
tons than was possible through cor
respondence. He had nothing to say
regarding the result of his investiga-
lions in London or in Paris nor as to
prospects of peace. Asked whether the
United States would take the initiative
in this direction, Colonel House re-
piled by referring to President Will
sn's repeated announcements that he
would wait for limitations from bell
ligerents that a tender of good Office