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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-10-26
OH, NO RETURN FOR US.

The Democrats, in platform and
speech. calmly urge return to the
glorious day of Democracy from 1909
to 1916" II it means anything. this
pleads for a return to:
a SIS 100000 labor strike.
lnsurrection.
Federal troopers in the state.
The militia called out.
Mines. smelters and factories idle.
Smokeless smokestacks.
Payless pay rolls.
Starvation of workers.
bankruptcy of capital.
Lawlessness.
Weeping women.
Hungry children.
Cannons on the hilltops.
Destruction In the valleys.
Treasury deficit.
State disgrace.
Incompetent officials.
Nix. pleased Pardon us. but We
don't want any encore OF those days!
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-10-26

Mrs. w. D. MCGEE OF 604 Green.
wood avenue left this afternoon for
Salt Lake City where she will visit
her son. Frank McGee. and wife for
several weeks.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-10-26
GOOD BUSINESS!

GOOD BusiNESSl
II you had an honest. capable en-
ployee and there was a vacancy one
round further up the ladder. you'd
think it only fair and just to boost
said employee onto said ladder round.
wouldn't you? Harry +. Mulnix. pres
ent auditor. is Republican candidate
for state treasurer. Nun said.
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THEY ONLY WAITED.
The trouble with the Colorado Dem
ocIats is that they're too much like
the national Democrats. During the
Industrial troubles of two and four
years ago they were given too much
to "watchful waiting And some
times they even forget to watch.
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CARRIED BY AccLAMATloN
In one of his recent speeches Julius
c. Gunter said: Il know ] would not
be the best governor in the world.
but.
Doesn't that make 1t unanimous.
!. ~
THERE'S A DIFFERENCE.
A glimpsing of the peaceful and
prosperous industrial progress during
Governor Carlson's administration
ana tne Sau. Etu. pdNieSs udsS ior
labor during the last Democratic re-
gime would indicate: The Republi-
cans solve Industrial difference be-
fore hate and injury have had an
opportunity to develop. The Demo
Gratis wal. until passion. prejudice and
tumult are aroused. and then stand
around and do some tall shiyering.
xwx
PROMISES We. ACTION
The Democratic candidates are
quite vociferously explainin. how
they will care. humanely and salts.
factorily for the states unfortunate
insane. II the said candidates viii
take trip to Pueblo they will see
that the thing has already been done
by the Republicans. Done and paid
for!
MMM
BEWARE the PoRcAcllMDERs
Alas. We are NO longer safe! The
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-10-26
PROMISES v.. AcrloN

BEWARE THE PoRcAcLlM9ERs
Alas, We are NO longer safe! The
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-10-26
THEY ONLY WAITED.
CARRIED BY AccLAMATIoN

c. Gunter said: Il know ] would not
be the best governor in the world.
but. -"
Doesn't that make II unanimous.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-25
JUNEAU's GOLF LINKS ARE WELL ADVERTISED
 BY PEOPLE IN SOUTH

Establishment of golf course near Juneau has given Alaska the
 bug." according to John r. Purdon of Juneau. The Juneau course Is the only one actually completed. says the Seattle Times
 Purdon is in Seattle with J. Me- Michael on his way to Spokane to register for the Colville Indian Res eryation land drawing After reg istering he will go to his home at Mantone. Ala. while McMichael will 20 Co California
 Alaska is a great sporting coun- try" said Purdon "The residents of the North take well to baseball football and all the outdoor sports. Golf. however. is new but it has sprung into popularity with such rapldity that already it promises to be one of the most prominent sports of the North.
 "In its new role as a tourist at traction. Alaska does well 10 take to golf. There is nothing more pleas ant to the rich tourist who has been confined to a boat for several days than to stretch himself and get his limbs into condition again with a round of golf. Therefore I believe golf has come to stay in the North. "
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-25
JUNEAU REGISTERING SAYS U. s. OFFICIAL
 VISITING IN SEATTLE

With many new concrete build ngs going up and many new wood en structures being erected, with It's mines all working to full capacity and preparations being made to in- crease their tonnage, Juneau, Alas ka is fairly on the road to prosper ity, in the opinion of John J. Req gan. assistant federal attorney for the First Judicial Division of Alas ka, He is registered at the Hotel Butler, says the Seattle Times.
 Reagan says that the Alaska-Gas. tineau. Treadwell, Alaska-Juneau, and other big mines are employing large crews of men and that in some instances the mine managers are unable to get out their full tonnage capacity because of a shortage of miners.
 He predicts close fight for the office of delegate to Congress from Alaska. now held by James Wicker. sham. Reagan believes that Charles Sulzer. the Democratic nominee, who has large following among the miners, will certainly carry the First and Second Divisions and that Wick ersham will carry the two other dis tricts.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-25
BREAKS ORDINANCE
 AND FOUND GUILTY
 BUT FINE SUSPENDED

The first conviction in Juneau un- der Che new ordinance making it a to deliver or take It. Quor to house of lll-fame was se- cured yesterday in the police court when D. A. Wood, transfer man entered a plea of guilty to the or gense.
 Wood was hired by the Heidel- bcrf Liquor Company to deliver three sacks of goods to one of the houses in the lower end of town. Chief Harding found the goods and arrested the offender When brought before City Magistrate D. W. Petit, Wood stated that he was hired to deliver the packages and did not know what was in them, or hat there was an ordinance regu- lating the character of goods eX- lressmen handle.
 In consideration of Woods state ment, the fact that it was the first lrrest under the ordinance, Magis- rate Petit levied a fine of $iO and hen suspended half of the fine bending his good behaviour.
 The ordinance making it a mis- lemeanor to deliver and spirltuous lQuors Co any house of ill fame was passed by the city council several weeks ago and this is the first ar-
 est since its passage.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-25
CONSOLIDATION
 OF TWO STORES IS
 BEING PERFECTED

The work of moving the stock of the Juneau Hardware Company from the old store on lower Front Street to the new location in Che Alaska Supply Company building started today. The stocks of the two stores will be consolidated and after the work is completed the Juneau Hardware Company will have ull charge and control of the combined stores. The Alaska Sup ply Company will then move its offices and records to the Shattuck Dock and will engage in the gener- al wholesale buildHg supply busi- ness.
 The new store of the Juneau Hardware Company will be under the direct management of Walter G. Johnson and Sim Fireman These men have been in charge of the bus mess Of that company for some time and are the ones who put the deal through whereby they acquired the business and stock of the AL aska Supply Company to consolidate with their own business.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-25
COST OF LIVING
 IN ENGLAND HAS
 SCARED AWAY UP
Statistics Show, hOweve-. that the Rate of Increase Diminished in Certain Directions
 Like Animal Food.

BOSTON July 25-The London Sta list says that during the war the rise in living cost ras not stopped but the rate ot increase has dimn- ished. the index number for May. 1916, working out at 1854. against 134.2.
 In certain directions, however. the further advance has been appreciable. In animal food there Is a further ad. vance Of S.2 per cent. and in sugar. coffee and tee. 2.5 per cent Veget- able foods have been distinctly cheaper. with a general decline of S.6 per cent The most noteworthy fall has been in potatoes. which in april rose to high figure.
 English wheat has fallen abou, 8 per cent, while American wheat has declined per cent. This fall in cereals is due in some measure to the slight decline in freight rates. the cost Of bringing grain from Amer lea recently having been 16 shillings per quarter against IS shillings. 6 pence. earlier in the year.
 The appreciable rise in animal food was in beef and mutton. bacon hay. ing been slightly cheaper and butter appreciably lower The current prices of beef and mutton are higher than for at least a century Among min erals. tin and lead are cheaper, but coal dearer Cotton. wool and hemp are dearer. while flax. jute and silk have been cheaper
 Leather, petroleum and timber are again higher. but hides. tallow and oil and seeds are cheaper. Since the war began the rise in vegetable foods has been 93 per cent. in animal food nearly 70 per cent. in mineral 623 per cent. in textiles fS.6 per cent. and in sundry materials 64.7 per cent.
 The aggregate prices Of foodstufls show an increase in May of 2.4 per cent and rise since the beginning Of the war of 79 per cent Materials in May showed practically no change and since the war began the advance has been 59.4 per cent.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-25
ALASKA USES OIL FOR POWER FUEL
 IN BIG QUANTITIES
Over One Thousand Tons Shipped Already This Season and Much of This Is for the Camps
 in the Interior.

That gasoline and fuel oil are rap idly displacing all other forms of fuel for power purposes in Alaska. espec- tally in the Seward Peninsula camps and the interior camps of the Yu- kon river. is evidenced by the heavy movement of those products now in progress to Boring Sea The freight CT Burlington. sailing June 25 from Seattle, will have nearly 1000 tons of gasoline and fuel oil for Nome and st. Michael. the latters ship ments including one of 500 tons of fuel oil for one mine in the lditarod.
 The mine in question shipped a Diessel engine to St. Michaels on the Pacific Coast Steamship Com pany's liner Umatilla earlier the season. It is the first Diessel perhaps ever taken to Alaska. lt will be used in furnishing power for hOisting the mines pay dirt from the shaft and for any other work where pow CT can be utilized. The up-riyer ship ments are being handled by the American-Yukon Navigation Company, operating a fleet Of sternwheelers on the Yukon.
 Since the Boring Sea season opened more than 1000 tons of gasoline and fuel oil have been shipped to Nome and St. Michael The Burling tons shipment will bring the total up Co nearly 1000 tons.
 The movement is one of the re- markable features of the present
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-25
AUTO OWNERS OF
 FAIRBANKS ORGANIZE

FAIRBANKS. July t.-The auto- mobile owners of Fairbanks have organized a good roads club, which will become affiliated with similar organizations in other sections of the country The officers are:
 Thomas A. MarQuam, president; Dr. R. k. Myers, vice-president: Rob crt F. Burns, secretary and treas urer.
 The members of the club include the following: G. A. Coleman, R. R. Myers. E. R. Peoples, R c. Wood. G. E. Beraud. N. A. Shaw J. D., Barrack. J. IT, Groves, Walter Bar thel, R. P. Burns, Cha.s l.. Thomp- son, Roy Rutherford. T. A. Mar quam. H. B. Parkin, C. D. Lake, Fred Carter. Johnny Kane, Arthur J. Williams. K. D. Menzie, G. B.. Erwin. Peter Lorentzen, Fred B.. Johnston, W. T. Pinkerton, Hal Bail ey. D. Courtemanche. W. A. Cog hill. c. C. Frame, Robert Sheldon.
 The Citizen says; Tt is expect ed that within a short time the membership of the club will reach 70. ten more people having signi- fled their willingness to join the gauizatiOn
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-25
CANADIAN CABINET
 OFFICER VISITING
 NORTHERN DOMINION

Dr. William J Roche, Minister of the Interior in the cabinet of Sir Robert Laird Borden. Premier of Canada, and Dr. Alfred Thomp- son. member of Parliament for Yu- kon Territory, were visitors in Ju- neau Saturday They are on their way for flying visit through Yu- kon Territory to Dawson. They will spend three days at Dawson and the Klond!ke creeks and return to Whitehorse and thence back to the coast and south.
 This will be Dr. Roche's first trip to Dawson. He said that there is nothing particularly important in connection with his visit, but the administration of the Yukon comes under his department. and he desires to get a nearer view of the country so that he may be better able to be of use to it.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-25
DUPONT DOCK REPAIRS
 WERE STARTED TODAY

Yesterday afternoon the Webster pile driver was moved from Juneau to DuPont and this morning the work of rebuilding the dock struc- ture at that place was started. The new work will be in the line of re- pairs to the old dock entirely. Eighty-eight creosoted cedar piles arrived from the south recently on the Redondo and were landed at Thane. They were towCd to Du- Pont recently and will be utilized in making the repairs to the wharf.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-25
IOLD DECKER BUILDING
 NEARLY READY FOR
 TENANTS OCCUPANCY

The work of rebuilding the old Decker property on Ferry Way is about completed and the rebuilt portion of the building will soon be ready for the tenants who have leased quarters The building has been extended to the street line and the lower floor divided into two large store rooms One of the downstairs stores will be occupied by George Simpkins with the Alaska Bindery. and the other by Ken drlcE & Ferte with the sign shop. The upstairs portion of the building will be occupied by the Alaska Bro kerage Co.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-25
HEWITT HAS NEW AGENCY.

T. c. Grimths. who arrived from the South several weeks ago and established a local agency for the International Correspondence School, left for the south oa the Princess Charlotte this morning, leaving the local agency in the hands of ]. II. Hewitt. Mir. Hewitt has had sew eral years experience as selling agent of life insurance financial and Industrial commercial paper and
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-25
ALASKA ANTHRACITE
 SOON TO BE ON SALE

KATALLA. July 11.-Alaskan an tbracite coal will be on sale here and probably in other Alaskan towns within a few weeks, accord ing to Clark Davis. manager Of the Alaska Petroleum & Coal Company, who reached here today from the fields
 '.We are now taking out ten tons of coal a day. and have only two or our twenty men working. said Da- wis. The coal measure Is widening rapidly as we go in. At the end of the tunne i've have a vein Of sol i'd anthracite ten feet wide. lt is practically smOkeless.
 We have no dynamite. our old stock being worthless, but as soon as our supply arrives from Se9ttle
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-25
HAYNES REPUBLICANS
 ARE FOR WICKERSHAM

HAYNES, July 25.-The Repub- licans of this place last night elect led A. F Mclean, II. O. Banta and Tx. o. Johnson to be delegates to the Republican Divisional conyen- tion that will be held at Juneau, August 9th. The delegates are pledged to favor the endorsement of Delegate James Wickersham as the Republican candidate for reel lection as Delegate to Congress.
 A Republican club was formed with II O. Banta as president and R M Odell as secretary-treasurer.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-25
STRAWBERRY POINT RANCHERS REPORT A
 BACKWARD SEASON

John A. Davis, the well known homcsteader at Strawberry Point, ley Straits. arrived from there last night accompanied by his family and is registered at the Alaskan for a few days. Mir Davis reports the crops about month behind sche- dule. but that the prospects for good yield are promising. He also says that the best kind of weather has been on tap there for the past several weeks and that the hay crop is on the high road to being cured Davis was accompanied by E. Swan son and Charles V. Henry. who also have homesteads in that section
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-25
CORSE GATHERING DATA FOR EASTERN TRAVELLERS
 AND TO BOOST ALASKA

G. H. Corse, jr, foreign passen- ger agent of the Union Pacific Sys- tenn. passed through Juneau yes terday on the City of Seattle Mir Corse is gathering data of all kinds on Alaska regarding hotels. points of interest to be visited and general data which will interest the trav- cling public The efforts of the Union Pacific System next year will be to induce travellers to visit AL aska instead of spending their mon ey in foreign travel
 Mir. Corse is immensely impress ed with the natural scenery and the resources of Southeastern Alaska and while in Town yesterday made a trip to Mendenhall glacier
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-25
.SEATTLE'S PASSENGERS
 BOUND FOR THE NORTH

The following passengers left last night on the City of Seattle for Skagway and Sitka: Miss Fl. A. Cannon, Miss W. c. LeSeure, R. w Earle and wife, Harry A. Lawrence Mrs. c. M. McGrath and Miss Ger trude McGrath for Sitka; Rev J J. Crimont. D. G. Wetzler, J. A. Moore, p. Wilhelm, P. II. Farrell, Miss Madge Case, Jack Smith. O. l.. Coward H. w. Johnson and wife, Mrs. A. W. Rhodes, Dr. F. L. Nell or. Mrs. William B. Black, T. T. Edwards, G. W. Sherwood, J. D. A. J. McCallum and A. Shyman for Skagway
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-25
NorIce ro coNrRAcroRs

Sealed bids will be received by the City Clerk at the City Hall Juneau. Alaska, until o'clock D. m., July 2S. 1916. for the furnishing of all labor and tools for replanking Front Street from the intersection of Franklin place and Front Street to the City Cafe within the limits to be defined by marks on the Street.
 Specifications may be seen at the City Engineers office.
 The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
 B. D. STEWART. Mayor iy27 E. w. PETIT. City Clerk
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-25
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed bids will be received by The City Clerk at the City Hall Juneau. Alaska. until o'clock D. m., July 2S. 1916, for furnishing all la Dor and tools for the construction of plank sidewalk and intermed- fate street crossings on the South side of 12th Street from Lot Block 205 inclusive to E. Street
 Specifications and profile of the street may be seen at the City Engineers office.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-25
THOMPSON PLEASED WITH
 JUNEAU.

This was Dr. Thompson's first vis- it to Juneau for some time. and he was greatly impressed with the great growth Of the place. "Ju- ueau is becoming a fine little city. " said Dr. Thompson. and all the in- dications are that it will not be long before it is a good big city.
 Both Dr. Roche and Dr. ThOmp- son are pleased with the turn of events in Europe. and are confident of the early success of the Allies in the war in Europe They expect a marked improvement in Canadian development to follow the close of the war.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-25
NELs RING IS DEAD.

Word has been received at the Governors office that Nels Ring, @ patient at the MOrnlngside Sanitar- jun, died at that place on July 18th of pulmonary tuberculosis. Ring was committed to the sani- tarium on January 13. 1906, from the Interior
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-25

we will have three shifts of men at
 work on the crosscut to pick up our
 No east vein-a five-foot vein Of clean. hard coal with a depth of
 400 feet. Superintendent Hutchin- son. in charge. is preparing to en- large the tunnel to standard size and fit it with a double track. as
 No 1 vein will be driven 1000
 feet this year"
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-25
ERsKlNE GOES TO WESTWARD

Among the passengers on the Ad- miral Watson Sunday was W. J. Erskine who has large commercial interests on Kodiak Island. and Felix Freyhold. a government official, the latter being en route to Cordoya Erskine last winter acquired the wreck Of the former schooner liar old Blekum and rebuilt the vessel for operation in connection with his commercial enterprises.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-25
The Boston Store
M. Michael, Prop,

Introduction Specials - For Two Weeks Ladies waists. $i.25 val ues for S5c; ladies' waists, SIT values for S1.35; Middy Blouses. $125 values for 95c; House Aprons, $100 values for 65c; House Aprons. soc values for 35c; Night Dresses, S100 values for Csc; Might Dresses. SIT values for SI.25; Gingham Underskirts, S10O values, Toe; Mems Work Shirts, 75c values for 40c; Mems Work Shirts. S1.00 values for 75c, 65c; Night Dresses, S1.75 values for S125; Mems Underwear. S150 suits for S1.OO: Mems Woolen Un. derwear. $3.75 suits for S2.75; Mems Cashmere Hose, 35c grade for 25c.
 Opp. Dispatch Blk, Front St.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-25

When you want something any thing-in Printing that is really fine. let The Empire do the work for you.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-25
TEXAS DEMOCRATS MUST
 HOLD ANOTHER PRIMARY

ALIAS, Tex, July 25-A second primary will be necessary to settle the nomination for United States Senator. None of the six candi- dates for the Senatorial nomination to succeed Senator Charles A. Cul- person received a majority in Satur- days contest. Former Gov. Oscar B. Colquitt lead the poll, but his vote lacks great deal of ma jority, and the nomination is still lin doubt.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-25
Prohibition MaY Be Submitted.

The proposal to submit an amend ment to the constitution providing for the prohibition of the liquor traffic is leading by 5000, and will probably carry
The Washington times., 1916-11-23
CORN GROWERSAT
ROCKVILLE SHOW
Prof. sohmitz, Of Agricultural
College, Presents Prizes
to Winners.

There were more than fifty exhibi.
.ors at the corn show held here yes
terdsy under the direction OF y. J. van
Hoesen. county agent for Montgom.
cry county. Prof Nicholas schrnitx,
OF the Maryland Agricultural College,
sceca a. Judge, and talked ON Corn"
IN tne course OF which he gave his
aessssons Tor awarding the prizes a. he
The prize winners were AZ follows;
heuow corn-First prize, IS, donated
psny,. Rockville, Mortimer o. stabier,
o o. Spencerviile; second prize, ribbon,
william j Thomas, OF Hdnor; third
prIse, q ribbon, Francis snowden, of
Ashton: White corn-First prize, 80,
donated by Farmers Banking and
Trust Company. OF Rockville, Richard
Il saunders, Of Potomac; second prize,
a ribbon, Myers Brothers, OF Brooke
vluei third prize, q ribbon, G. w.
Fawley, OF Poolesvilie.
state Game Warden LcCompte has
appointed the following deputy game
wardens for Montgomery county: J..
stanley Gingell, Joseph Waters Bowie,
Mason Miller. and Lucian q. Swim
Sheriff Frank Gathers has appoint
60 william Clark Wye q deputy shsr-
III Tor the county.
The Washington times., 1916-11-23
D. G. Employees
TO URGE RAISE
Union VIII Petition commIs-
sIoners Today for Salary
5t Incrsase.

Providing for an increase Of from
. to 20 per cent In the salaries Of the
employees Of the District, bill pre-
pared by the Legislative committee Of
the District branch Of the Federal
Dmployes'' Union 10 70 be presented TO
the Commissioners today for ap-
prevail
The bill has met the approval OF At
least one Of the District heads. Com
missioner Browniow, 90 far a. II re-
iates to the feolassihcation OF the Dis
triot employees a. to salary and the
placing OF them under the civil ssrv-
commissionsr Browniow expressed
his approval last night at . meeting
OF the District branch Of the union At
the Chamber OF Commerce, when the
bill was presented By the legislative
committee for the approval OF the or
Ths Ccmmissionsr stated that .
much moro effective working force
would result from the enactment OF
such legislation, and that he thought
IL very desirable. The association
voted approval OF the bill. and au-
thorfnsd its presentation to the Com
missionsrs for their consideration.
A resolution was adopted thanking
the nswspapers Of Warrington for
the interest they have taken In the
fight for Increased pey for the clerks.
CONGRESSMAN Ben johnson OF Ken
tuclry win be invited TO address the
union al its next meeting.