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The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-04
PAINTED THE OLD MILL.
Then the 5tingy Streak In the Artist
 Showed 3tse.f.

Then the Stingy Streak In the Artist
 Showed 3sseIf.
 During his protcssiannl work as a young engineer T-u.is Hopkiusou Smith used to go o' and take his rccre. ation painting recall am incident which he related al chat time
 Frank Smith EaI lYuud an old water mill with uvcrs'n. w'.H ucar some piece of his w.sE. a@.. having en- sconccd himself in a shady and favor able spot. he uro cg1rj 10 paint a pie. ure Of the mill His occupation soon drew the attention o' the miller who strollyI over and yaur1ed him across the fence with slowing interest. Ei nally on the SC ord Ga@, as his picture grew in rcsc1b.a-oc. JHc miller "sacI the painter. "W.st ar, guu going To do with that when il is 31-2:
 Sell IT," said smith, working at the finishing touches.
 After a pause of reelection:
 What do you ca''c.ata to get for it"" "Oh. SlGU," said smith chc2rtully "perhaus more"
 "A hundred GoIursr gasncI the miller.
 He walked away to reflect and pres ently returned. His manner had some what changed
 Hes you ast anybody's permission to paint that mill:" he asked, leaning over the fence.
 "NO: have not" said Smith prompt ly, whose picture was now about fin ished.
 Hes anybody ever give you permis- sion to paint it."
 No" said Smith
 "Waal. you know whose mill 1t isT "No; do not. but rather expect il Is yours" said the painter
 "It Is, said the miller decisiyeIy, and then as the painter made ready to leave:
 "Waal, don't you think you ought to divide what you get for that picture with the man who owns the mill?' "Weu, honestly, don't" said Smith, laughing, as he bale him good day and came away, leaving him still hanging over the fence poudcring the inequali- ties of ife.-Thomas Nelson Page in Scribner's.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-04
Piles Cured in 6 to IA Days

Your druggist will refund money il 2AZO OINTMENT fails 70 cure any ,ase of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or
 rotruIing Piles in 6 to IA days. Th' application gives Ease & &Rest. Soc
The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-04

voIopment. Clearly, if the terri tory of Alaska has joint control over the whole or any portion of such fisheries, the plans Of the de- partment of commerce for their growth and development may meet with serious interference and the re- sult may be most harmful to the industry. If, for example, the leg islature of Alaska may impose li- cense fees and taxes to an extent Uha' might seriously impair the industry by making it unprOfitable, the department of commerce, charged with the responsibility of caring for this industry would be practically helpless.
 Not even the responsibility of such a situation, much less the situation itself, should be allowed to exist. As long as congress sees i fit to continue the control of the Alaska fisheries in the department og commerce, that control should be exclusive. It is respectively sug- Igested that congres hould either repeal the proviso contained in section 8 of the act of August 24, I19l2, which authorizes the legisla- turs of Alaska to impose other and additional taxes or licenses, or so amend it as to exclude fisheries and kindred occupations in Alaska from its operation.
 This would leave the law as 1t stood before the passage of the act of August 24, 1912, and all license fees and taxes for carrying on the fisheries and kindred oc- equations in Alaska would then be fixed by congress.
 Tt may be urged that section 2V Of the act of August 24, l9l2' meets the situation. It reads thus:
 " All laws passed by the legi5- lature os the territory of Alaska islaII be submitted to the congress by the president of the United | States, and, if disapprOved by con- gre?s, they shall be null and of no effect
 "This provision, however, does not meet the case, for unless by it's terms congress actually disap- proves of the acts of the Alaska leg Iislature they are law. Applying it to tie case under consideration, it would mean that congress would Ihave to disapprove each and every license tax or law that might be passed by the legislature of Alas ka on the fisheries in that terri tory.
 "There should be no doubt on | this important matter, which is re specrrulIy commended to the at ! tention of congress. The difficulty appears to arise from the possibly double iuterpreta. ion of the pro- visions of section Of the act of August 24, 1912 l37 Stat, 5l2) which establishes the territory of Alaska.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-04
The Substituted Eqq.

There was a clever reporter" said a lawyer, "who used to do the Albany legislature. If a session promised to be long the reporter would refresh him. self with a hard boiled egg. Taking the egg from his pocket, he would open 1t and drop the shells into the crown of his hat, which he held between his knees. He would finish this hurried
The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-04
TWELVE YEARS OLD

Just twelve years ago, in De cembcr, 1903. OrvilIe Wright made t.s first successful flight in an aeroplaue driven by mechanical DOW CT He remained in the air on that occasion but thtrty-sN sec ouds. Yet his machine rose from the ground unCer the impulse of the power and travelled a short distance, carrying a passenger over the sand dunes at Kitty Hawk, \. c. The problem of mechanical flight was then and there solved.
 It took nearly 100 years to de- yelop the automobile from the first steam coaches, which were prac- ticauy Iegislated out of existence. Inc modern auto came into exist encs with the perfection of the gas engine, but at that its development was slower than that of the heavier Jban-air flying machine, although i< use is still infinitely greater.
 T. is doubtful whether the au- tomobiIe, wonderful as has been Its growth and enormous as is the use now made of it, has had any
The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-04
A Gem of chiroaraphy.

The iIlegibility of Horace Greeley's s handwriting WAS notorious, but he has formidable rival in Joseph ChOate. Choate wished to obtain designs for q chimney piece for a new house he was having built from a certain artist, but being unable to get what he wanted wrote to the builder telling him to can eel the order
 Instead the worl,men Immediately began lho chimney piece The builder had taken Choate's letter to be rough sketch of it.-Ncw York Sun.
 Arabic Figures.
 1t is now known that Arabic figures were not invented by the Arabs, but by thp early scholars of India.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-04

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The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-04
"oH. WHAT A MESS THERE WASP

repast GsIma any one knew what he was doing. But on April the boys couldn't resist playing a joke on their egg eating friend. They substituted for his hard boi!cd egg a raw one. Oh, what mess there was, to be sure,
 when in the midst of an important de- bate the poor reporter hastily broke that egg in his hatT-BuffalO Express.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-04

young professional men keep bachelor quarters together.
 Not so very long ago one of the three called tl, dlrsy in to do some small repairing job about the apartment.
 "Boss," inquired the old man, in the midst of his work. "does you white gen'mcns live hcah in total depravity of de feminine seXY'
 eve do," was the answer.
 From the bottom of his henpecked soul the old darky fetched up long, deep, sincere sigh. , Well, suh," he said, "ef wuz ez you is I should suttinly remain sO."- Saturday Evening Post.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-04
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 Toledo, O. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon tae Sl0ud and mu- COus surfaces Of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price t5 cents per bottle. sold by all Druggists.
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-04
MEN ARE PoWERLEss
To Fight Against Disease Unless The8 Strike ut the Underlying Cause.

Strike ut the Underlying Causes To treat Dandruf, and Falling Hair, with irrtants or oils on which O para siuc germ will prosper, is like scOopins water from the ocean to prevent the tide from rising.
 You cannot accomplish a satisfactory cure without having Q right understand ing of the fundamental causes of the trouble.
 You must kill the Dandruff Germ. Newbro's Herplcide does this because 1t is specially made to do that very thing. when the germ is removed, the hair has no choice but to resume healthy growth and beauty,
 "Destroy the cause, you remove the cfIect.'
 Sold by leading druggists. Send 1oc: 1T stamps for sample to The Herplcide Co' Detroit, Mich.
 One dollar bottle, guaranteed.
 Ai all drug stores.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-04
Mistakes,

The best of men and the most earnest workers will make enough mistakes to make them humble Thank God for mistakes and take courage. Don't give up on account of mistakGs.-Dwight L. Moody.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-04
BlissfuI Depravity

In a border southern town lives an elderly negro carpenter who is locally distinguished for two things-his use of large words and his abiding fear of his wife, who is big, impressive and domineering. In this town a trio of
The sun., 1916-12-06
MISS GUTMAN SINGS.
she L. an Interesting Specialist In
Folk SONGS In NIddish.

Elizabeth Gutman. soprano. gave n re-
cital In the Comedy Theatre yesterday
afternoon. The singer. who is OF Rus
sian extraction. and comes from Ralti-
more. gave a recital here last season -
AeolIan Hall. when she attracted some
attention through Introducing on the
concert platform some iiddish folN
songs
Her lIet yesterday contained again sin
NJ these songs aud groups Of Russian
folk songs and Russian art songs. There
were also old German and English air.
and four songs Of Schumann. The fca-
ture Of the programme without doubt
was the Yiddish songs.
The intimate surroundings Of tho little
theatre served Miss Gutman well, ana.
though her equipment !, voice and tech
mic Is very limited. she was able through
unique resources in feeling To impart u
her delivery of these Yiddish songs :.
charm quite remarkable.
one Of the set called "Ach. nj
was given with n violin ohhllgat"
played by Gertrude Gerber, u thi'
song the audience long tried. but T.
vain. TO have repeated. The accom-
PIANIST Of the afternoon was Harry NJ
Gilbert. who gave the singer able sup
port.
The sun., 1916-12-06
FANS ASKED TO AID
SUNDAY PICTURES
Movie Men start Campaign TO.
day to Enlist Aid Of the
Public.

A direct referendum TO the people OF
the issue of the Sunday closing OF the
motion picture theatres will he started
to-day by the National Association Of
the Motion Picture Industry and its al
lies. The first move in the propaganda
will be n plea on the screen of every
theatre In the state inviting signatures
to protest cards which will he gathered
into a petition representing the sentiment
of the 3.000.O 600 motion picture patrons
Of the state. This action was deter
mined IN at n meeting yesterday OF the
executive committee OF the National as
ISOLATION. 4 committee composed OF
william A. Brady. Adolph Zukor. Walter
w. Irwin and Lee \. Ochs was named
tn secure the cooperation Of all other
interests and organizations in the city
and state opposed TO sunday closing.
A statewide campaign to enlist imam
c!sl and political support for conducting
the fight against sunday closing will be
conducted. Arthur James OF tho Metro
Corporation Is NJ tho head OF the COM
mittce which will have charge of the di-
rect appeal to the people.
The legal phase OF the Sunday closing
situation is heing discussed. but no an
nouncements have yet been made con-
corning what action will be taken first.
The names Of some Of the most promi-
nent lawyers will he associated with the
counsel of the National association and
the allied organizations in the legal bat
tie.
Among those. present yesterday were
william A. Brady, Walter W. Irwin.
Louis r. Blumenthal. J. T.. Brulatorr.
louis l.. Levine. Arthur James. \. A.
Powers. William l.. Sheriff.. Samuel II.
Trigger. Adolph Zukor. Lee A. Ochs.
william N. Seabury and Frederick II.
Elliott.
The sun., 1916-12-06

has @ heard here with her own music
organization. the Vicelpian Trio. In con-
certs Of a seini-private character. and
as soloist with the Peoples symphony
Concerts. D..
The programme comprised Mozart's c
minor sonata No. Is. Beethoven's c
sharp minor sonata. opus %. No. 2. and
three groups OF other compositions. in
Guiding Chopin's Fcmiur fantasy and
LISTS eighth Hungarian rhapsody. In
The W sonatas the players ~interpreta.
ton was carefully planned, and In many
respects well executed.
In the Mozart sonat some heaviness
OF tone and style precluded the achieve
nient of a highly polished delivery. and
In tho sonata by Beethoven the same
qualities were at times apparent as we'll
rs technical Inaccuracies. shown chiefly
in false notes.
As a performer. however, Mime. NAL
let-rrevost demonstrated that she Is a
serious artist in all hat she UNDER
.akes. and. moro than this, that she pos
sesses a good schooling. musicianiy in
telligence and SAM taste.
The sun., 1916-12-06
KNEISEL QUARTET
IN BRUCKNER WORK
String Quintet Has First Hear
ing Here Twenty Years
After Writer'S Death.
CHARACTER REFLECTIVE
It Possesses a Poetic Qualit!
and a Strong Personal
Note.

The second concert Of The kncisel
Quartet took place last evening In
Aeolian Hall. The programme COM
prised Anton Bruckncr's string quintet
In NJ major. Mozart's Il fiat quartet, opus
$50 In the Koechel list. and Tschalkow-
sky's r major quartet, opus 20. The
assisting viola player In the Bruckner
work. which calls for two violas. was
Louis Boestelmann.
Bruckncr's music Is played infrcduent-
~. chiefly because Of its frankly con-
fcssed character as the product Of study
rather than inspiration. Vet In several
Of his larger creations there are move
e OF ~indisputable beauty and Gu
riously enough these are generally slow
movements. In the development OF first
movement forms Bruckncr's mental
processes buried his themes under mas
sive structures Of labor.
This was much the case with the puin-
tet heard last evening for the first time
in his city. II Is a striking commen-
tary oil the mans art that twenty years
idu eldpNtu dlNl IVA "a '''' CIV
OF his most important compositions In
the field Of chamber music found Its way
to the local platforms.
The SLOW movement Of the quintet Is
finely felt and wrought out with bcauti-
full expression. II IL reflective and per-
haps somewhat interpretive. as most Of
his writer's music Is. hut 1t has poetic
quality and a strong personal note. Fur
thcrmore 1t technically excee the other
three movements in the fucncy and spon-
taneiiy Of It's treatment of the Ave iu-
strumcnts and In the enforced nature of
Its harmonic plan.
The frst movement. marked moderate.
the scherzo and the final allegro are all
crowded with ingenuities and hammered
progressions. They make cNacting de-
mands upon the listener and reward him
In a niggardly fashion. The composition
was well played. II was not the fault
Of the artists that some of B~ruckncrs
| combinations sounded out OF tune.
The other two works on the evening
list were old friends. and certainly the
Mozart must have sounded especially
fresh and free to most hearers coming
as IL did Immediately after the Bruck.
ner work. The audience was of good
size and. as Is usual at these concerts,
showed no hesitation about clearly mark
ing it's differing degrees OF satisfaction
The sun., 1916-12-06
NetEger-Mackaye.

Newport. II. l.. Dec. Miss Dorothy
harkaNc. daughter of Mrs. H.. Goodwin
Mackayc If Middletown. was married to
lieut. Earl Harrison Metzger. L. s. A..
mis- evening in the home OF her mother.
Lieut. M"tzger was formerly attached 20
For, Adams here, hut now is on duty in
connection with the artillery school at
Fort Monroe. TIL ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. Stanley 4. Hughes,
rector u Trinity Chuch Of Newport. ih
the presence Of a small party of wedding
guests, The bride was attended by her
SISTER. Miss Mary MacKaye. and Lieut..
John Is. Wogan. y. s. A.. OF Fort
wight acted as best man.
The sun., 1916-12-06
NOTES OF THE SOCIAL WORLD.

Mrs. Charles Albert Smith will give a
luncheon to-day at Sherry's FOR her
debutante daughter. Miss Elise Provost
Smith.
Miss Elizabeth Minot Clarke. dauEh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Il. +. clarke,
will be introduced on Friday afternoon
by her aunt. Mrs. l.. T.. Clarke Snow,
at Al Park avenue.
Mrs. Douglas Henry will give a
luncheon tomorrow afternoon AZ her
home, A. East Forty-ninth street. for
her daughter. Miss Honor s. Henry.
A dinner dance will he given for Miss
Katherine Turck at her home. ~ East
Fifty-third street. on h night OF De-
cember %.
A Christmas sale for the benefit of
the New York Association for the Blind
IL being held at the headquarters, Ill
East Fifty-niuth street.
Mrs. Joseph i. Grace will give n
dance on January . for her niece, Miss
Katherine Kent. daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. George T.. Kent.
Mrs. r. Skiddy Won Stadc will give a
dance at her home In Westbury. l.. J..
on Saturday night. and some OF her
guests will come from a dinner. which
Mrs. Charles Steele will give at her
country place. Sunridge Hall.
Mrs. Jacob l.. Philips gave a small
supper dance last evening at her home,
~ East Slxty-seventh street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christopher Morley OF
Queens, l.. J., are receiving congratula-
tons on the birth OF a son. Mrs. Nor
ley was Miss Helen %F'airchild, daughter
of Mr.. md Mrs, George Winfield Fair
child of this city.
The sun., 1916-12-06
pea rsOn-Beggs.

Ms Marguerite Beggs. daughter OF
The late Mr.. and Mrs. r.. John Beggs,
was married TO Joseph wild Pearson OF
Staten Island last evening I'm 81. Johns
Episcopal Church, brooklyn. The Rev.
Or, 7. Bond Holland performed the cere-
non}. assisted by Canon Pascual Har'
rpwcr Of the church OF the Ascension.
Staten Island, 4 reception was held In
N" home of tho bride, s76 Carroll street.
BROOKLYN. Miss Jeanette Beggs was
her sisters maid of honor and Miss Lille
Pea .ou and Miss Kate Hayes OF Man
hattdI, were the bridesmaids DIR.
charles T. Pearson. a brother OF the
bridegroom. served a. hest and the
ushcrs were Arthur Beggs. Grosvenor
Wrlgh'. Henry b. Parmele and Anton
ra's.dy Edward Begss gave his sister
The sun., 1916-12-06
A AND PLAYERS.

There will be no DIETING Married on
Christmss day, William Faversham has de
cided 10 allow the members Of the company
siyinx the shaw play TO have Christmas din.
uer At home. hut there will be = special
matinee on Friday following. ,,
si,.ns Witness,'' the Misleading Lady
DADDY L0nglegs'' and The Pink Lady =
Truth" viii be offered the Austrslss,an and
south African public. The rights have been
purchased by J. y, Williamson. LAD
Drama Irsxus haa announced that the two
mstinees q American plays will b. stven on
rrhs nrst public showing OF the William
Fos production. THE Honor system took
place In Ptttsburs last night.
In Holly Cal. pisns TO sive q series Of
ons Act. pisys for charity, the Mr.t oaerng
6SlnG thS rehoaroal sosne from bhertdar's
~ cdMei.. -Isrss. pore, Vsnnis W1rd.
ErSiG Nsrpkili.. Iysnk Reicher and Theodorc
isSssis $ ~ hsdisg spirits.
The sun., 1916-12-06
Mr.. LORTAT'S RECITAL.
French Pianist Offers n "a M nsc
Of Unfamiliar Nusic.

Robert Lortat. a French pianist, gave
his second recital yesterday afternoon
in .\eol,an Hall, His programme wa
interesting. as 1t was composed chiefly
OF works not 10 the familiar list. II
consisted Of DuIas variations. inter
Jude and finale on "A theme OF Ramcau
an allegro de concert by Guiraud. tw'
short numbers by pehussy, faur' :
Vase Caprice" No, /. Scverac's "Los
Fctes.'' Ravels "Scarbo" ,sugges,ed 10y
"A massage In Hurmann's Tales Of The
Night"I n a Chopin group
Mr.. I.ortat played with n great dca'
of brillIancy and in some passages Wit
much clarity and beauty OF tone. III
il a good pianist and has interesting
qualities. but dellcacy and repose are
sometimes wanting In his performance.
The sun., 1916-12-06
INEZ BOISSEvAN BURIED.
4 mOnE Floral Tributes IL One FrOn
Sing Sing Welfare League.

WEsTPoRT. y; Y. Dec. 5-Mrs. Inez
Milholiand Boissevain. who died In Los
Angeles, was buried to-day In the family
plot at her childhood home here. In her
honorsthe mountain peak that for gem
erations has been known as Old Discov-
cry hereafter will he called Mount Ircz.
Most conspicuous among the floral
tributes was one which bore the letters
M. W. La token from her convict
friends OF Sing Sings Mutual Welfare
League, When her body was carried TO
the grave II a enshrouded with an
American nag. her dead fingers clasped
the Bible her mother W her many
years ago and her fathers last gift. a
crimson rose. was pressed within II.
The sun., 1916-12-06
LEE-sHAw.
Marriage Ia broadway Tabernacle
Eo,Iow. CI>u Ceremony.

Miss Geraldine shaw. daughter OF Mrs.
Eugene shaw. was married to Maurice
du lout Lee Yesterday afternoon In the
Broadway Tabernacle by the Rev Dr.
Charles jefferson. pastor OF the church'
Tho bridal attendants were the Misses
Margaret and Fugcnia Shaw. sisters OF
the bride, and he best man was Case
move Lee
The bride wore a gown OF white satin
smbellished with point lace and a ven
Of tullc. She carried a bouquet OF INES
of the valley. Mr.. Lee n his bride Will
start on Friday for Europe. where he
will represent the Du Pont powder IN
tercStS. \ few days ago Mr.. Lee and
bis bride We're married by IA civil cere-
mony IN tho city Hall chapel In order
that they might obtain their passports
as man and wife. their trip to Europe
being unexpected. After yesterdays
ceremony a small reception was held at
Shcrry :.
The sun., 1916-12-06
ENGAGEMENTS ANNOUNCED.

Mrs. John +. Tupper OF fonkers mas
announced the engagement OF her
Miss Florence Upper. to OIL
yer Ashton, also Of Yonkers. No date
has been set for the wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Reed Moore an
nounced yesterday the engagement OF
their daughter, Miss Anna Moore. to
Howard Carter Davis Of Elizabeth, y.
]. Mr.. Davis, son Of Mr.. II Mrs.
Frank Howard Davis. Is a graduate OF
Yale. class Of 1909.