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The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-15
KEEPING CAPITAL AWAY
Fairbanks CltizenJ

It Is one of the curious phases of human nature that when a man has opportunity Co deal with a corporation in the way of selling it anything, the value Of the property immediately leaps to the sky Recently a large dredge company tried to get options some of the property nearby creeks but so much was asked for Che options that the corporation found
 itself prohibited from further action This corporation found that the country a good one for dredging, and was willing to commence prospecting next year f the high price of the options had not stopped them
 The curious part of the whole matter is that the same parties who quoted the high price to the cor poratons are willing sell for much less to private individuals. Now they have the property on their hands and no purchaser Nor is there likely Co be one on the basis that they demand It is work that demands a large capital, and the only way that can be secured is through corporation.
 The Guggenheims once before secured some op- to give it up without installing dredges doubt for the same reason that the recent representative of the corporation did
 Yet 1t is only by some method similar to this that the low grade ground be worked The com ing of dredges to this camp would mean great re- juvenatou It would again become great camp As matter of fact, it is only by ensting capital that some Of the ground can be worked at all.
 It is not necessary for the miner to give his property away but he at least ought to give the dredge man a fair shake. That is. he ought not ad- vance the price of his claims 10 point that it is prohbitiye for the dredge man to work. At least he shouldn't ask a corporation more for his ground than he would an individual. Nor should he ask more of corporation because it work the ground cheaper with dredges than t be worked by indiy idual mining methods such as in vogue here at the present time.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-15
WESTERN DEMOCRATIC SENATORS

The Democrats have added two-f not three Senators to the great Senatorial representation of their party from the far West Not only was for mer Congressman William II. King elected to the Senate Co succeed Senator George Sutherland but Wyoming has chosen her GOvernor-John B. Kendrick ito succeed Clarence D. Clark. The latest available indicate sso, that A. A. Jones' formerly first Assistant Secretary CT the Inteicr has been elected Thomas B. Catron lf the latter should prove to be States will have 14 Democratic ond e.Sht Republican Senators. And among them oic some Of the strong est members Of the greatest law.making body of the world" First among them. perhaps in point of ability is Walsh. Others Of greet force Chamber lain. Phelau. Thomas. Shaitroth. Newands Putnam and others. All Of them. those meatonel md Lane. Smith. Ashurst and Myers have thorough-going pro- gressiyely democratic records in the upper branch Of the American Congress The trio which will succeed three Republicans King Keldrck and Jones. all men of strong character and ability They will add to the strength of the Western contingent Of the majority party in the United States Senate.
 This preponderance of Democratic Senators in the West adds force 10 the suggestion of Senator Walsh that the spirit Of democracy finds its most congen- ial home in the West" For 20 years-beginnng with the Bryan campaign of 1896. t,e trerd in the far West has been toward democracy. Many of the Re publican Senators Of the West-witness Borah. John. sou. Poindexter-have held their seats by proclaim ing democracy.
 The indications are thct given another four years Of constructive progress in government and the West will be irrevocably committed to democracy H in- deed not to Democracy.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-15
TRUCKING" HIGH FREIGHT RATES
Seattle Times)


 A reduction in ocean freight rates is predicted by member of a prominent New York shipping firm, who returned Co the United States last night from Europe Britain. he says is seeking to reduce its im- portations and simultaneously is striving Co make its merchant marine powerful the one it possessed a the outbreak Of the Communicated vessels are being turned back to their owners fast as possible and the government is permitting the con stuCtion of ships in every yard not absolutely needed for warship work
 These are practical measures toward the desired end but they are not likely to make material change in the freight rate situation. Even it the volume of tonnage employed materially reduced, rates would remain high for two reasons. The first is the ee- ment of risk in transatlantic trading; the second is the demand in other services which would take care Of every vessel that decided to seek business else where.
 While the biggest money has been made in ship ping the Atlantic that ocean no longer dominates the situation In their mad efforts cargOes. firms operating between America and Europe stripped other of shipping. As result business has been accommodating elsewhere in point is furnished by the lumber situation in Western Washington number Of carriers could do a very satisfactory busi ness handling this product from Puget Sound the Orient and Eastern United States if rates scaled down.
 The top-heavy freights of the early war days un- doubtedly are gone for good. They were product of panic and exceptional necessity. Neither the panic nor the exceptional necessity exist Hence. duction is certain and will be welcomed by shippers when it comes. However charges for transatlantic transportation service will not approximate those Ob tainng in the early days of 1914 for several years after the conclusion of the war.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-15

some old oversnoes and some Bibles to the Heather in the South Sea Islands, we are supposed to forget that there are Christians in our own towns who are in need of bread and milk for their babies
 One reason why a girls hand kerchief is whiter looking than her petticoat is because she can wash the handkerchief in a bowl and iron it by pasting it on the mirror.
 We'll bet that the Angel who re- cords the Cuss Words used by men has had to put on a large force of assistants since the automobile tire was invented.
 And it is a safe bet that if Dio- genes had used a searchlight in- stead of a lantern the result would have been about the same.
 One way to boost your grocery bills about five bucks per week is to buy your wife a new cook book.
 Lots of men would like to be generous and donate something to a blind man or a cripple only they always leave their money in their other clothes.
 A man would rather hear you
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-15
GROWTH IS RAPID
(Nenana News


 While it is not an uncommon thing in this country for towns to spring up overnight, it were. the rapidity with which Nenana buildings are taking form exceeds even the expectations of those farsighten in vesors put their money into property at the time of the lot sale And the growth of the town is Of
 most substantial character the majority of the build ings now under construction having more the appear ance of permanence than frame structures usually seen in Northern towns
 The growth of the town has been remarkable in everyway. but greater progress would have been made had the lot sale been held month earlier and if building material had been plentiful Scores of property owners unable to build this year on account ot unfavorable conditions and many of the structures and business blocks now in course of construction have been greatly delayed, all of which acted as a check to the growth of the town. But for that Nenana today would rank among the first cities oi the Territory in every respect.
 These things mentioned, not as an apology for the absence Of buildings that might have been but to direct attention the building activity which is to be expected with the coming of another The indications are that where there is one building now there will be at least a dozen year hence The fact that sixty-four permits for permanent buildings issued during the first two months of the towns existence shows that confidence in the future of Ne mana is lacking and the steady advance in the value of property is further evidence of solid growth
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-15
PTARMIGAN DISAPPEAR
Seward Gateway)

Ptarmigan have disappeared in all parts of Alaska this winter evidently The theory that they have only by the coming from other parts of the Territory The birds have disappeared altogether from the Nome district and also from the lower Yukon as well as from Southern Yukon Territory which means the head of the Yukon In neither of these places have the papers been able to tell the reason. In Nome it is said that the birds disappeared in the same manner about thirty years ago but back or were reborn more plentiful than ever on the following year In protecting it's animal life is it that Providence has ignored the Alaska and all other codes to make a far more effective law a law perfectly effective and so mysterious in it's working that its divine or. gin is proven?
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-15
TRAIN IS HELD UP.

KANSAS CITY. Nov. 15. - Two masked men robbed the sleeping car occupants on the Missouri Pa cific fast train last night. secured yaluables and coin and escaped.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-15

Nenana,is one of the new towns of Alaska that is going straight ahead demanding a permanent place on the map. It is a product Of the government rail. road. and one Of many that will result from that enterprise It has reached the proportions of An chorage yet but has hopes and proposes to work them out.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-15

The newspapers of the East-and of the West. too for that carrying advertisements Of British and French bonds for sale. The European countries are now out after money as well as war munitions
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-15
AsASEA's GROWTH

The great growth Of Alaska during the last two years Indicated by the vote cast last week is grati flying to the people Of the Territory And the growth is also indicative Of what the Wccn administration has been doing for the Territoy That is that part Of the groh that is represented by the increased popu- lation Of the Third and Fourth Divisions is due to the efforts of the administration open up the Terri tory The First Division growth is. ot course due to otrer causes It bro2g-t about largely by mining development on Gastineau channel, though all sec. tions Of the Division show subs;aata progress. The fisheries industry has made progress well as the morning industry. and it is constantly aiding to AL askas population It has been adding to the per manent inhabitants of the Territory as fast as we could wish. is but it is adding to them never theless.
 With a continuation of the Wilson policies in Alaska for another four years, Aasl;a's population should double.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-15

Once upon time sixyearod boy. who after hard fight was rescued from drowning, was asked how he managed to keep afoat for so long His simple reply "I just kept my mouth shut and worked my hands" It would be a good plan for the citizens of Valdez to emulate that boy Let's for njure each other, and buckle down to work for the old town We have the site for a wonderful city here, if we forget oud animosities and develop OUT latent resources- lNaldez Prosnactorl
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-15
Luke McLuke Says.

Luke McLuke Says.
 A widow simply cant spend her insurance in a way that is satis- factory to her female neighbors. A farmers idea of tough luck is to have the Stork bring him a fam fly of girls.
 Foreign Missions may be all right. The trouble is tha. if we send
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-15

At any rate nobodys going to contradict the King of Greece when he gets out his White Book saying he didn't start the war.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-15

The United States should invade Canada with her army and attack that country with her navy. Canada has put ban on the Hearst papers, and they will not be allowed in that country hereafter That is worse than the Mexican requirement. that Hearst pay taxes on his Mexican farm
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-15

the live wires Of the Presidents Cabinet will retire the Spring and return to Cleveland to practice law
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-15

One hundred villistas were killed in one day from which we infer that 1t is wiser to be Villa than a vilista
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-15

It takes an architect to plan a sky-scraper, but any one can build castles in the air.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-15

Don't butt in. The greatest mis- take a man can make is trying to fix other peoples.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-15
MANlcURlNe
WHY ARE ADS IMPORTANT
 TO WOMEN?

WearaOles for yourself and for all those whose buying agent you happen to be your home folks-form a dominant topic in the store advertising in these days. Read the ads, and you will know more about what to buy, what to pay, and where to spend your money.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-15

We will wager however that Ohio will not be with out Cabinet member-not after that SOOOo plurality.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-15

There's a lot of false modesty in the world. Many a girls blushes are all put on.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-15

Had Nels Anderson been known off as well as on the Isuand. there would have been a different story to tell-(Dougas Island News)
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-15
FoR sALE-Mlscellaneous

WITH SOMETHING TO OFFER to m investor-some proposition which will stand the fire test of analysis-you can make classified your broker in securing needed capital.-EMPIRE ADS have THOUSANDS OF READERS.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-15

roast his enemy than hear you praise his friend.
 Your wife may never have appear ed on the stage. But that doesn't prevent her from being a leading lady.
 And the eneighbors are almost cer- tain to accuse a widower of joy riding home from his late wifes funeral.
 It is none of our business. But it is hardly fair for the jurors to have fixed look when the Prosecutor is summing up his case.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-15
QUAKER oUIPs.

Philadelphia Record.) The woman who says her face is her fortune is apt to admire her own cheek.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-15

Social distinctions are queer things. People may live in the same square and yet not move in the same circle.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-15

Names Is Names. Mrs. o. Roloff runs a candy store at Milwaukee, Wis.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-15

Several good men were defeated but few DOC ones were elected.-(Douglas Island Newsl
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-15

Our Daily Special. Stretching Your Imagination Won't Make Both Ends Meet
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-15
BITS OF BY-PLAY By Luke McLuke Copyright for Cincinnati En-
 quirer.

Things To Worry About The safest tree in a thunder storm is the beech.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-15

When it comes to running, those two independent candidates. Eight Hours" and Dry" can so some- Douglas Island News)
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-15
PALM READING

PALMIST-Come 70 the palmlst. I tell you about work. business. mar riage and the future. Get your for. tune told. 3O6 Front Street. 4-5-1m.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-02

York IN freighteza. Now, after Eve
months the restoration has been NJ
This is but predatory to the Fox
purpose.
Now that It has been rebuilt Ft
Angustn Is to pc Destroyed AND The
t6sk 81 Destruction fills 20 the KIT Of
sthe west Indian sqnad Ton % the Brit
Sisit navy. me West dian feets tos
tlfer with several sot the ships that
nave BEEN lying OF Sandy Hook, NJ
SY.F and policing foreign:b ound ship
ping from AmerIce ever since the war,
began viii lombard IT. Augusta, us
ing real poWde eli, real shells. real
chemicals and ali OF the paraphernAlia
OF actual warfare 5
Gunners OF the Royal Navy will
have the finest BIT Of target practice
that has ever fallen to their lot, for
the B.itains on this side Of the world
have been policemen rath than light
ers insofar as actual guntire expert.
ence at real targets Is concerned.
Experts on the naval stan regard
the work of destruction as big task
from which they can learn valuable
lessons. These trained observers
will carefully adjudge and tabulate
into efficiency records the operations
of the squadron's gunners and these
viii so back to England to show the
Navy experts that the colonial service
men are not rusty or inefficient
through lack OF practice.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-02
New York

I NEW york; Feb. An expIana'
5t,on Of yesterdays sudden and general
recovery OF the stock market from
Sits protracted ?esstmism. various rea !.
! I sons, and theories we're offered. Prim
sarily. It was declared that the purpors
81 president wilson's recent speech
~ had been misinterpreted, that they
had not been intended to convey q
sense Of immediate danger but ram ran:
ser 10 awaken feeling OF patriotism
IN latent quarters. ~
4 81 Moreoyer-and this was the rea'
/ soning Of the bulls for long account
itiSwas evident that standard STOCKS
had been oversold to levels where
tschnical conditions on the bear SIDE
we're no less vulnerable that they nao
previously been for the constrnStiye
aeeount. In any event, prices rallied
easily from low levels OF MONDAY
which marked the minimum oil re-
cent weeks.
\ cessation Of foreign liquidation and
some more remarkable statements OF
railroads earnings. notably those OF the
100 strong to be ignored. Weekly re-
views dealing with industrial con9l-
lions also were taken into the recK-
Soniug.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-02
FOR:KsBU {,

We are sorry to report the death OF
Aida vangilder. She died early Fri
day morning. The funeral services
were held at Mt. Zion Sunday and it
was sad one. S
Lesley vangilder from netr here.
who Is In Ohio at present. is suffering
from white swelling. He had his les
amputated Saturday. :
Will Goodman was visiting 7. n.
Vangilder Sunday last 81
Miss Ruby Moran who has been
staying with her sister in Fairmont
for some time, was visiting friends
and parents at home Sunday.
Mrs. Bessie vangilder's mother, Mrs.
Robinson, Is visiting her ut present.
Geb Huffman was visiting at John
Mundell's Sunday last
John Vangilder was visiting at Atha
Vangilder's Sunday last.
Hilda Boyce. daughter Of Boyers
Boyce, is very Ill at present.
Rev. Anthony Catanese is having
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-02

European war? John Dayey, big broth.
er to the birds and tree physician.
Kent. Ohio's abiter of lawn and stream
has found out what 1t is.
Human life" says he' depends up
on vegetation. We would all starry.
If vegetation ceased for year. But
vegetation depends upon the birds.
who protect it from destruction by in
sects. .5s
Human life, therefore. depends up:
on the birds. All insectiyort,Is birds
in this country are decreasing 10 per
cent. each year. Unless we start at
once to increase their numbers, -
protect them and kill their enemies,
within decade will occur, the disas-
ter to humanity which have spoken
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-02
Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 2.-Amertcan
window Glass Machine common once
more constituted itself the leader IN
gt6e upward movement in the local mar
slSet and opened at $1.4o above Mon
days closing price. For a time 1t not
only maintained this gain, but rose
even beyond that figure until about
noon. when It sagged off under pres
sure, ,receding to AIN. AT this perlo ~
iE began another ascent, reaching ~
ifs EFFORTS the highest price Tor the
div at Al; when once more II ans
Wered the signal OF retreat and closed
9af431 s !, a gain of So. There were rumors
that SanotiIar dividend on the preferred
was a probability for this month"; and
tI1isSmay have caused the more than
ordinary active trading in that issue.
There were 610 shares Of that class
dealt in the transactions resulting IN
ma Fcuimination OF an advance at the
close of half point. The other glass
SissnG Is were not 30 prominent IN the
TRADING.
IN the oil and gas group strength
was not the prominent feature: Pure
4 OIL was the most active in this list,
and 1t held up pretty well. It sold
within a narrow range an dadvanced
assnall fraction at the close Columbia
Gas 70 Electric sold at the same figure
throughout the session. which was also
m advance over the previous price.
Total sales, shares, 1882; bonds,
. ls b j
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-02
Annette Kellerman and Part
NH. Of the British Navy
In It.

For the first time 10 the history OF
Great Britain the services OF a por-
ton OF the British navy in full action,
firing real shells and doing real dam:
age, will be utilized IN the making OF
spectacular feature film.
Replete as the present European
wa Fare has been with battle pictures
exhibited to millions Of Americans
there has nevertheless been q COM
nlete absence OF British naval action
scenes.
William Fox, the American produc-
err, is making at Jamaica mulh:reel
picture OF fantasy and reality on which
he is spending $1,000,000.
tits no exaggeration to say that the
island Of Jamaica, in the British West
Indies, virtually had to be made ov-
err to give the picture directors OF the
Fox Film Corporation the settings and
facilities that were required.
Annette Kellermann, the famous
vaudeville and aquatic star. whose
swimming and diving feats have been
witnessed all over the world, was the
artist chosen by Mr.. Fox to excel her
previous motion picture feats for the
central figure OF the new and as yet
unnamed picture.
Herbert Brenon, who has gained
worldwide fame by reason OF his work
In the making OF great picture spec
lacles, went to Jamaica last August
taking with him four steamship loads
of actors from New York and the
States"
His technical, carpenter and gener-
al construction STATS, at once began
laying out portions Of the island to
suit their own convenience and dra-
matte purposes. .-fz,
one OF the first available sites that
challenged their attention on arrival
was the historic old fortress OF Au-
gusta.
been historic but useless pile OF
crumbled stone for more than cen
fury. The last martial service per-
formed by this far-distant unit Of Eng
lands military equipment was almost
two centuries to the rearward.
But the Fox directors saw possibili-
ties In the fortress with relation to
the picture they intended to make.
Negotiations were at once begun
with the Colonial Governor and the
Foreign Office in London granted per-
mission for the Fox forces and Fox
money to restore FIT, Augusta to q
close resemblance to its original mill
tary Importance.
Work began at once In rehabilttat.
! ing the pile. Concrete, iron, steel
ali OF the stuff OF which fortresses are
Imade-was shipped down from New
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