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The Alaska daily empire., 1916-05-02
ARMY BILL IS NOW AGREED UPON BY
 JOINT COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON. May 2.-The inior. nation was given out today that the Senate and House conferees had prac- ticany decided on the army bnl. This committee will recommend that thc army be recruited to 1SO.OOO.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-05-02
Duper Per Press vbisS 0m Empire

didates. all representing different is. sues. in the field for governor. The Democrats are united solidly behind one candidate for governor and one for each of the other prominent of- fees
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-05-02
SOMETHING ABOUT THE NEW HOME
 AND PREDICTING PRESS OF THE EMPIRE
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NEW FOUNDATION
 NECESSARY

The thawing of the ground under the front walls of the foundation Of The Empire Building, causing the walls to crack. disclosed that the con- tractor had mistaken the froz- en ground for bedrock. and that the foundations had not been laid sufficiently deep. The result was that about half of the foundation walls were torn down today and will be erected again with bedrock for the foundation.
 Olts and Gilpatrlck, the con tractors for the building, will build the new foundation. They stated today that they would not permit the miscal- culation to delay the comple. ton of the building. It is stat ed that it will probably be ready for occupancy by about June 18th
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-05-02
CANAL OPENS NAY IS

ALBANY. x. r.. May 2.-The Erie Canal will be opened for navigation on May 10. General Wotherspoon. the State Superintendent of Public works announced today.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-05-02

FL PASO, May 2.-It is un- derstood here that General Ob- regon positively refuses to make any statement regarding the United States determination to keep troops on Mexican soil.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-05-02
STOCK QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK. May 2. Alaska Gold closed today at 19% Alaska Juneau at sh.
 American Zinc at e1z. Butte and Superior at 92. Copper metal was quoted at 2sh.
 Yesterdays Quotations. American Zinc closed at 92l5. Chi no at 54, Ray at %. Utah Copper at S1k. Copper metal was quoted at 29is
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-05-02
BRITISH CRUISER SEEN

GALVESTON. Tex. May 2.--A Brit. lsh cruiser of the Essex type was off the Galveston bar for a short time today The cruiser did not communicate with the shore.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-05-02

FL PASO, May 2.-Maj.-Gen Funston stated today that but one more conference would be held with the Mexican repre- sentatives and this conference would be very brief.
 It is understood that both Maj.Gen. Scott and Maj.-Gen. Funston will tell War Minister Obregon that the American troops are in Mexico to accom- plish a purpose and they will remain there until this has been done.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-05-02

WASHINGTON, May ?. - The Cabinet, in regular session this afternoon, discussed the Mexican situation. Secretary of War Baker stated that he did not know when the final conference would be held at Fl Paso.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-05-02

WASHINGTON, May 2.-It was officially stated today that Secretary of War Newton D. Baker has instructed Maj.-Gen. Hugh L. Scott, that during his conferences with Mexican War Minister Obregon, the terms must contemplate no immediate withdrawal of American troops from Mexico.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-05-02

LAREDO, Texas, May 2.-It IS believed here that the govern ment is preparing for a possible unfavorable outcome of the Mexican situation by avowing to War Minister Obregon that the Americans will remain for time in Mexico. It is believed that an absolute embargo will be placed on arms and ammuni- tion in order that the latter might not be used against the American soldiers if further trouble results.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-05-02

DOUGLAS. Ariz., May ?. = Customs officials here. placed an embargo this afternoon up- on the exportation of arms and ammunition into Mexico.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-05-02
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
and Mall information
NOW BOUND NORTH.

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WEATHER REPORT

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The sun., 1916-11-20
SISTERS REUNITED
IN HOME FOR AGED
After Thirty Years They Meet
in Jewish Institution
on East Side.
ONE AN OCTOGENARIAN
Parted by Poverty, Sheltering
Hand Of Daughters Of Jacob
Claims Them.

On Sunday afternoons the Home Of
the Daughters or Jacob. which Ii found
by walking through East Broadway and
Its swarms of fur pedlers until one
almost reaches the East River. always
with the voices OF young people.
Throughout the week one hears little
but the murmur of the old men as
they doze over their Talmuds and the
sharper voices Of the old women as
they discuss the food.
But Sunday. visiting day. brings the
children and grandchildren OF the aged
folk. and the place is a little more
CHEEKY. Yesterday there was a little
reunion In the hospital Of the institu.
ton. and thereby hangs the story OF
Mrs. Jennie Horowits and her sister,
Mrs. Hinde Leibowitz.
The Daughters Of Jacob. whose help
goes out to all the old and infrm OF
their race who ran be Quartered within
the small building at 302 East Broad.
way, have gathered together their CO.
~religionists from Russian Poland, from
G~alic!a. from Germany and all Other
parts OF Europe.
The sun., 1916-11-20
SEES FAMINE IN SERVANTS.
War Has Cut or the Fresh supply
says r. e. Howe.

A famine in domestic help, increasing
as the war continues until no servants
are TO be employed In this country. was
predicted last night by Frederic &. Howe.
Commissioner OF Immigration. In an adj
dress at the Free Synagogue Forum. SO
West Sixty-eighth street.
mo M likes to be a servant Mr..
Howe said. land as soon as they are
able most servants In the United States
set into some other occupation. The
cessation OF immigration during the past
two years n the larger wages paid In
many industries have resulted In a
dearth of servants. which II continued
may materially change our manner OF
living. Many Of the women servants are
marrying and others are drifting into
the munitions and other trades.
II think many immigrants are going
to take revenge Oh the mine and mill
operators who have worked them Tor
long hours under poor conditions in the
past said Commissioner Howe. '.They
are going back to the countries from
which they came. after the war. for they
expect land to be cheaper and most OF
them dream Of a little farm where their
social condition will be much bctter
than In MS country.
The sun., 1916-11-20
A. F. OF L. SEES PAPER PLOT.
R~es"lution Urges Action by a.. .. to
save Printing Industry.

BALTIMORE, Nd. Nov. 19.-When the
American Federation OF Labor begins
tomorrow the second week OF its con-
Nention 1t is understood a favorable re-
port will be made by the resolutions
committee on a resolution ~instructing
the Federation executive. council to take
such steps as may he necessary to OBJ
tain action by United States authorities
TO the end that the printing industry
may be rescued from the clutches of the
oonspiracles which are successfully ma
nipulating the prices and supplies Of
2apers used In printing"
A resolution brought to the conven-
ton from the Illinois State Federation Of
Labor sets forth that conditions In all
warning countries have resulted In filling
trades hitherto supplied by men work.
ers only with numbers Of
nnderpaid women, u~norganixed and vote
less"
II Is foreseen that when the men re-
turn TO civil life there will be grave Ian
ger that these exploited m will be
used to lower the wages Of men as we'll.
permanently and everywhere" Indorse-
m'nt Is given to the movement to obtain
from all governments at the time of the
SIGNATURE Of the treaty OF peace the es-
enlistment OF International agreements
einbodyins the following principle:
The wage paid for DEFINITE work mus,
he absolutely Independent OF the sex OF
Inc individual performing It."
The sun., 1916-11-20
JEWS SEEK 100000
IN CHARITY APPEAL
Will Campaign From Dee. 3 to
10 to Raise Balance Of
$2,OOO,O 900 Needed.

The final drive OF the Federation for
the Support OF Jewish Philanthropic So
cicties for the remaining 100000 Of the
s. 1000. 900 needed to get the organization
under way will be made from December .
to 10. Two thousand persons will be asked
to do something specific to obtain SUBJ
scriptions. and volunteers are sought.
Two hundred and nifty of the leading
Jews In the city have agreed to spend
at least an hour a day campaigning for
money. Some will call upon those who
have not subscribed: others will tele-
phone ~delinquents. N still others will
hold meetings.
1.-The spirit Of cooperation that is being
displayed is extremely pleasing to those
who have charge Of the campaign" said
Felix NJ. warburg. chairman OF The
organization. I'VE are receiving offers
OF assistance from all quarters. and l
have never known a more harmonious
movement thai the one In which We are
now engaged"
A partial list OF those who have al
ready pledged their time to the fedora
ton Is:
Mrs. Samuel Eikeles. Mrs. II. fucker
man. q. Richard Davis. Samus, Dorf. MIS-
Bernard Poilak. Mrs, samuel LYMAN. DR.
waid. Airs. sidney G. Borg. Joseph l.. But
tenwieser, Max ID. st.uer. Robert r.. simon.
william y Cohen. Mrs. Henry Moskowitz'
Mrs. stephen s. Wise. Mrs. Daniel Gug-
genheim, Leopold Plaut. Mrs. william Is
Einstein, Mrs. Leopold Plaut. Julius J.
Dukas. DR.. Lee X. Frankel, BENJAMIN r.
Feine-. Or. Harry q. friendman. DIT.
julius Goldman. Abraham Baskt. Joseph
Spector. Walter L. Beer. Bernard Naum-
berg. Magistrate Samuel d. Levy. Louis
Heiibroner. Myron /. BorE. =. A. l.e~isohn:
Bernard q. Gimbel. Walter T.. Sachs, Emil
Goldmark. Paul NJ. Herzog. Lee kohns'
Edwin $. Lorsch. Harriet %. Iowenstein.
Mrs. Israel Unterberg, Macmillan .Toch,
Jacob wcrthcim. Dudley n. Sicher. +. NJ.
Cattle. Emil Carlebach. Harry =. samstag.
Mrs. Meyer Hecht, Representative Meyer
London, Samuel Leidersdorf. Arnold Brun-
ner. Arthur Upper, II. Il. EnElander. II.
NJ. SHERMAN. Adolf Lehman. Louis Bor-
gcnnicht. William Goldman. Herbert
strsus. Jacob Goldman. Arthur Refs. DR.
W. II. Frsuenthai, Rabbi NJ. $. Margoli,,
Martin Beck. Abraham Erianger, Mrs
Leopold y. Bache. Mrs. Henry l%ttleson,
Mrs. Max l.. 8. Rossbsch, Mrs. A. y. Blur.
Mrs. Harmon August, Mrs. Henry Boden-
heimer. Mrs. A. Kassel. Mrs. Lazarus
Kohns. Mrs. y. Leerburger, Mrs. Max Lev.
enson. Mrs. Mortimer ~. Menken. Mrs. q
NJ. Mimzesheimer. Mrs. Henry Moskowitz
Mrs. Harry Kraft. Mrs. william Scheuer
Mrs, Joseph II. Silverman. Miss Carl,
Tekulski. Miss Carrie Wise.
The sun., 1916-11-20
PREACHER
ASSAILS FUNSTON
DR.. Goodchild Discusses Gen.
erals Order Concerning
Revival Meetings.
CRITICISES WILSON ALSO
Pastor Says He Will Advise
Men Back From the Border
to Quit Army.

.r... ,..,. r,-,., would not he al
He" ''N oar
lowed to preach In a camp "he'o "e
Frederick Funston was in authority II
H.. nr..oh.a ,rov tho text For the Son
mo. that
Vi MAJ" ID eo'ne u SOU" INV
which is lost"
That abatement was made in the course
of n sermon last night by DR.. Frank NJ.
G%oodchild, pastor of the Central Baptist
Church. DR.. 0oodchild preached on the
subject Gen, Funston's Rule Against
tho Baptists." discussing the army COM
mander's permission TO Texan church,
men to hold %evangelistic services for SOL
diers on the border, provided they did
not tell the soldiers they were lost and
would not conduct an emotion stirring
revival
"Baptists have been burned at the
stake for their faith said the pastor.
For preaching the very same gospel
that Gen. Funston says shall not be
preached In the army preachers in old
Virginia were sent to Jail. In Who's
Who Gen. Funston's address Is given as
Fort Sam Houston. | wonder II he
knows that Sam Houston was Il vigorous
Baptist, who took part in prayer meet
ings?
Gen. Funston was a fine botanist and
an intrepid explorer and he is n brave
soldier. For his valor we must have the
~profoundest respect. But he goes be-
yond his sphere when he attempts to rule
the truths Of the New Testament out OF
the army. Cromwelrs 'Ironsides' were
men who Understood these truths. and
they were invincible. So were many oil
our Revolutionary troops.
Gen. Funston In apparently an OBJ
durate man. But he will find the Bip'
fists equally stubborn. and the Metho'
dists and the Disciples and the Presby'
terians n the Congregationalists-
some $4,000. 900 members OF evangelical
The sun., 1916-11-20
RABBI HITS TRACTION HEADS.
DR.. 3. 3. Wise Blames shonts snd
whitridge for strike.

Charging President Theodore +. Shonts
Of the Interborough Rapid Transit Com
pany. Frederick W. Whitridge. head Of
the Third Avenue system. and other
transit leaders in this city with having
coerced, inundated and terrorized labor
In this city for the last ten years. Rabbi
Stephen s. Wise. speaking before the
Labor Forum last night in the Stuyve-
SAINT High School. Fifteenth street and
First avenue. challenged those execu-
tives to appoint a commission for the
investigation OF the street car workers
grievances.
Or. Wise offered to let the railroad
officials 60 on the stand and tell their
side and then he would put on fifty or
100 OF the surface car and I~nterboroush
men. He asserted that the public. after
hearing all the testimony. would lose
no time In forcing the traction authori-
ties to come to terms with their workers.
1.-THE street car strike of New York.
began DR.. Wise. "is not settled and will
not be settled until II Ii settled Alright
lie accused Messrs. Shonts and Whit
| ridge OF "moral anarchy" and said their
despotism was enough TO have caused a
strike long ago.
The sun., 1916-11-20
GALLONS OF HONEY IN
CLOSED UP FIREPLACE
A. p. Boehm Finds Four Years
Work Of Bees Too Heavy
to Move.

M~oNTcLAiR. N. J., Oct. IA. p.
Boehm. vice-president Of B. Altman 4
Co., New York. closed up q big open
fireplace At his residence. al Midland
avenue. Montclair. four years 6 for
two reasons He did not care to use
the fireplace, for n thing, and bees in
tho chimney frequently went down into
his dining room.
Recently Mr.. Boehm decided to use
the open fireplace. but found II impossi-
BILE to lift h sheet Of iron he had
placed over the outlet to keep out the
bees. Believing some bricks from the
chimney had fallen down. he set a man
TO work making the clearance. Opera
lions from the roof stirred up a fuss
among the bees. which still inhabited
the chimney.
The workman decided to chloroform
the bees. and placing a saturated ras
upon the n Of a long pole went about
the task. When the stick was pulled
up again. however. h rag was dripping
! with honey. the weight OF which had
made impossible the easy rcmova Of
the sheet iron.
The next thing was the boring OF
hole in tho iron to allow tho honey Il
run out. q big tin pail being used e
catch 1t. That quickly filled up ant
another pail was procured. This vesse
also filled up and some kitchen pans an
kettles were used. There was M
dimlnutlon in the flow n q wash boilel
was next used to catch the honey. Thu
also was hlled. Before the honey hat
all run out a dozen vessels. large ant
small, were sitting around the room. al
filled with delicious honey.
The sun., 1916-11-20

Recently the board OF managers took
in Mrs. Horow.tz. a Russian, Ga years
old. who had lived In 255 Cornelia
street. Brooklyn. until she found none
to care for her properly. She was ad-
mitted to the hospital in the home. for
her heart IL weak and she has to he
looked after. She was able TO do odd
Jobs In the hospital. though. n help
feed other patients too weak TO leave
their beds. Last Thursday night she
was called by the nurses TO give supper
to an older woman. a %paralytic. who
had Just been admitted.
What followed Immediately afterward
was described with great simplicity
yesterday In the home:
Mrs. Horow.tz began to cry. and so
did the other women. The doctors did
too, and the nurses. There were lots OF
people crying In the home when they
heard H."
1t was just that Mrs. Horowits had
recognized In the crippled woman her
elder sister. whom she had not seen since
leaving Poland thirty-ave years ago.
Come Now the GraudchiIdren.
The two sisters had been separated by
poverty. and although they both came
to this country about the same time and
were married. they had lost sight Of each
other. Not until the Daughters OF Jacob
brought them under the same roof did
Mrs. Horowitz know whether Mrs. Leibo-
witz was alive
Yesterday Mrs. Lcibowitz's grandchii-
dren dropped In at the home TO visit her
and found the lost sister with her. Not
even a combination OF Yiddish and selec-
tons from the American tongue like
Good night" and "Wha do o know
about that served to express the grand
children's establishment.
Mrs. Leibowitz Is so years old. She
lived at I227 Forty-eighth street. Bor-
ough Park. until her ~neighbors laid her
case before the Daughters Of Jacob. She
is helpless from paralysis. and her sister
watches over her most Of the day and
night.
The sun., 1916-11-20
MILK INQUIRY TOMORROW.
Wicks Committee IL Anxious
Have Consumers Testify,

Che wicks committee. which has been
Investigating milk INC dairy products
conditions In upstate counties, will
start tomorrow morning what promises
to be a long series OF city sessions In the
rooms OF the Merchants Association In
the Woolworth Building. 1t will seek all
possible information bearing on the dis
%tributing end of the milk business.
And We are most anxious said
Judge George w. Ward, counsel to the
committee. yesterday, ito hear what the
consumer has to say. III the consumer
has no representative. let him come be-
fore the committee and speak for himself
by ones or tens"
The investigators will devote to-mor-
row and probably Wednesday TO wit
nesses from the Department OF Health.
The sun., 1916-11-20
START PAYING WAY
FOR BILLY SUNDAY
Committee Chosen to Prepare
for Campaign Which
Begins March 1.

Plans for the advance work for the
Billy Sunday campaign In New York
are rapidly progressing. and long be-
fore the evangelist extends on March l
his FIRST invitation to hit the trail In the
local tabernacle. committees will be hard
At work preparing the public for his
coming and putting those whom they
can In a religious franz Of mind.
II was definitely announced last night
that Sundays tabernacle will be located
Just west Of the subway entrance at
Broadway and l6Sth street.
Long before the tabernacle Is opened
eighteen committees will be at work.
The city will have been divided into dis
tricts, and to each committee a district
will be assigned. Other committees will
be at work In Columbia University and
the College OF the City Of New York.
Prayer meetings will be held In each
district. two each week. None will be
held In churches or parish houses. but
wherever possible In private homes. In
the business district offices will be em-
ployed for thess meetings.
Below Chambers street will be the
business district, and the prayer meet
ings there will be held In stock brokers'
offices-if the committee a borrow
them-lawyers' libraries. stores and
banks. Next to the north Is the whole
sale district, and other districts are
Greenwich. Chelsea. Times Square. Man
Madison Square. Plaza. Lenox. upper
and lower Harlem. Riverside. West Side
and Washington Heights.
Sunday has waived his previously In
variable rule of insisting that churches
In a city where he IL working be closed
during his campaign. lie hopes that
upon occasion the churches In one dis
trict may close. but he does not insist
upon this.
New features for the work OF getting
trail hittcrs to Join the churches are
being worked up.
The Sunday committed was announced
yesterday. 1t is overwhelmingly Pres
byterian. A few additions may be made
to 1t. II Is as follows:
Presbyterian Ministers-Thc Revs.
Wilton Merle Smith. wilbert W. White.
A. f. keigwin and Arthur J. Smith.
Presbyterian Laymen - James NJ.
Speers. chairman George Arnold. who
was chairman OF the Paterson. ". j..
committee William L.. Amerman Of the
Central Church. Nolan r. Best OF Chi
cago. Henry w. Jessup and John Nicol-
son. both Of the Fifth Avenue Presby-
terrain Church.
Reformed Church-The Revs. Henry
r. Cobb. Eben +. Olcott and James NJ.
Montgomery.
Methodist - District Superintendent,
McRossie. the Rev. c. /. Goodell. William
b. Millar. the Rev. c. +. Reisner and w
II. Van Benschoten.
Congregational-The Rev. II. A. Slim.
son Of Manhattan Church.
Episcopal-The Rev. James Empring'
ham Of the Anti-Saloon League, the Rev
Charles p. Tinker. superintendent Of tn,
City Mission Society Alexander NJ
Hidden OF st. Thomas's Church ant
Stephen Baker Of ST. James's Church.
The sun., 1916-11-20
MRS. ELLSLER, OLDEST
ACTRESS. % TUESDAY
stage Folk Will Help Her
Celebrate Birthday-Her
Debut ut Q Months.

NurLsY. N. j.. Nov. 1s.-Actors and
actresses from all parts Of New York
ana New Jersey will gather here Tues
Gay to assist Mrs. John A. Ellsler, who
lives In the Nutley Park section. In cele-
orating her ninety-third birthday. Mrs.
EIlsler 10 the oldest living ACTRESS Of
me English speaking stage n is In ex-
cellent health.
Mrs. Ellsler vas born In Philadelphia
In 1873. Her name was Euphenia MUIR
ray. and ~ far back a. the family can
trace lite history Its members were n
nected with the stage. When but nine
months old Mrs. Ellsler made her debut
on the stage. She was carried on in
the old Walnut Street Theatre in the
arms Of Francis Weems. q popular actor
OF that day. The play was "Jones's
Baby"
Her rise was rapid and before she
was out Of her teens she had appeared in
some Of the great productions and had
achieved brilliant success. She has hun
dreds Of theatrical friends and many OF
them will Journey here Tuesday to Join
In the celebration.
The sun., 1916-11-20
WIFE DEAD FROM GUN WOUND.
Edward Cook, Her Husbs nd. IL Ar
rested at Bordcntown n, \. J.

BoRDENrowS, y. j.. Nov. la-Mrs
Bertha Cook, wife OF Edward Cook .:
this town. was found dead to-day on the
kitchen floor OF her home with the back
OF her head shattered az the result oi
a discharge from a shotgun. The shoot
ing Is "A mystery. Coroner GiSkill OF
Noun. Holly will call a jury to inves;i-
gate the case.
Edward Cook, the husband. was taken
to the Burlington county jail to be held
pending an investigation. Mrs. Cook be-
fore her marriage was Bertha Smith
daughter Of Harry Smith OF Whitehill,
and was % years old. The Cooks had
been married but a short time.
The sun., 1916-11-20
TO WASHINGTON BY AIRPLANE
sep'uaEenarian COngressnaa-elsct
VIII Attempt Trip To-day.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 19.-If weather
conditions are favorable c. d. Bleakley.
seituagenarian banker of Franklin. Pa.
and elected to Congress at the recent
election, will tomorrow ny from this city
TO Washington In an airplane.
The air trip. according to William c.
Ocker Of the United States Army Avia-
ton Corps. who will pilot the craft. Will
J." made at the rate of n mile n minute.
That will BE- fast enough for y Con-
sressmsn." said Ocksr to-day when dis
cussinS the tTtA
The sun., 1916-11-20
CONGREGATION GETS APPLES.
1900 Given Away In the REV. o. ~
Reisner's Church.

The big red Western apple was the
text Of the sermon last night Of the ReN
Christian r. Reisner in Grace Methodist
Episcopal Church, 104th street near AM
sterdam avenue. Twelve hundred aps
pies were given away to the congre6as
ton.
DR.. Reisner used the apple to illuss
trate that as sunshine. proper nourish.
ment and care will grow hne apples -
will clean living. good government ana
religion develop hne citixens. A. worms,
so the saloon will kill a c%itIxsnry. he sail.
He praised the efforts of Billy Sunday 70
stamp out the saloon. and said the svans
gelist has been so successful that he has
even got Boston awake inc interested In
[ is rrJtlcn,
The sun., 1916-11-20
100000 Fire Near Ithaca.

ITHACA, N. T., Nov. 1.-THE plants Of
the Remington Salt Company and the
Crystalline Salt Company at Remington.
two miles from Ithaca On the east shore
OF Cayusa Lake, were destroyed by fire
tonight with ar estimated loss of nearly
100000. The Ithaca power plant was
threatened by the flames. and this city
was in darkness. The fire was caused
BY sparks from a passing tugboat.