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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-02

The Juneau gold belt is part of the great belt of bold-bearing rock that runs north and south along the western side of the hemisphere It begins here Tn Alaska and crops out in British Co., lumbia. It is found ill the United States in the Sierra Nevada and other noun tains, and from there it goes on south ward through Mexico and Central Amer ica to Panama. It crosses the isthmus and is found again in the Andes
 From this belt has come a great part of the gold of the world MT. Thane continued. The mines anout Juneau form one part of it, and it is probable that other great bodies of low grade ore will be discovered. The character or the ore and the conditions of mining make u so that getting out the gold is a nlanu- facturing proposition, and this will result Tn there being a population of miners working here for long time to Come These mines of southeastern Alaska have the advantage of cheap transportation The ore lies in the mountains close to deep sea navigation. The mountains are precipitous, and much of the work can be done by gravity We have also the advantage of a rainfall of nearly 100 inches per year. This gives us many cascades which can supply cheap cleo tf1c power to operate the mines and the mills. So far only a small part of the region has been thoroughly prospected"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-02
UP AND DOWN BROADWAY--By Allen Griffin Johnson

a New York man was employed to direct the rehearsals In "Olivette" it was necessary for the men of the chorus to embrace the girls thereof Some of the girls objected, much to the disgust of the New York director, who said after-i ward, 'It is different here from New York; there the girls do not mind being embraced on the stage with every one looking, but try it when you are talk .ing one of them home afterward, and you will find out something. Here in Nashville they do not ..Ae being embraced
 in public"
 We'll, he may have been wrong about the Nashville girls, but-agairl hitting at the harpy average-he was unquestionably right with reference to the Manhattan maidens And what they do in public that might call forth censure from people of another community, seems to be done, not so much to create the idea that they are game" as to prove that they are independent-that they feel they have a right to the privileges enjoyed by men.
 There is, too, another difference which I, do not believe is the result of anything akin to sexlessness. They assume a s'hello- old pal" manner. They make one almost forget that he is talking to one of the opposite sex and they sem to take pride in doing this very thing.
 In other. and in warmer climes. If mem ory serves me well, a man likes for a woman to realize that he is man, and wants to know that she is woman. In fact think he is still inclined to like the old '.clinging vine'' variety. which gives him the opportunity to assume the role of protector and thus softly saives his egotism.. But if he is looking for that type on Manhattan Island his quest is well nigh hopeless though I would not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-02

paper men access to Mexico. We air down heer representing the sovverain peepu theere agints to inform them exactly how the punny-tive. exp- dision is getting along.
 am sure, too sed, that I could be of service to the army-if it was known by Villa that both the army and myself camped upon his trail I be eeve that he would recognize that his finnish was close to hand I see no .reesun for deprivving us frum getting into the midst of the fray, I sed We'll, he sed if you air durned anxious to have your system so thoroughly purferrated with Mexican softnosed bullets that would take six nlnths hard work by competint taxerdermist to fix you up so you would hold saw dust you have my permission
 to proseed and sasate the longings of your esteemed reeders, but won't be responsibull for you. Oh no sed far be it frum me to violate enny of your regu lasons down heer sed, you air on the job sed and you ought to know hole lot moor about this mattur than do, sed, whethur you do or not Then besides didn't want to take advantage of his per mission to go ahed into Mexico, becawse athecre air "a lot of uther correspondents heer who would want to go too, and sum of them mite get hurt and then would be to blame. Sum of them air married men and if they were killed then theere would be lot of widders Not that widder is entirely helpless
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-02

houses near the great buildings which lie at the wharves Take Petersburg situated on the mainland opposite Kupreanof Island. It lies in a little iharbor with long wharves of wood, erected on piles. running out into the sea- The chief street runs around the harbor. This street has a boardwalk, facing which is a bank, a newspaper office and a half dozen stores. Farther back on the hill is two-story hotel and perhaps 15 fine two-story cot tages.
 Petersburg is. the headquarters of a mosquito fleet that brings in halibut all the year round. It has a large cannery, and it ships many thousand pounds of salmon during the season
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 Just below Petersburg is Wrangell. one of the oldest. towns in Alaska. It was established by the Russians S5 years ago. and was named after Baron Wrangell, a Russian official, who did much to keep the Hudson's Bay company out of Alas la. That company tried to establish a trading station, and when Wrangell drove it's men off, it brought in a claim against the Russians for damages of $100,0 GOO. Wrangell fought this. claiW in the courts and won it, with the result that the Hudsons Bay company was forced to keep away from the Russian dominions, and to pay rent of 2000 otter skins every year for certain territory it was then occupying. The WranZel of to- day has stores, hotels, saWlnils and can neries. It has three churches public school and an electric light plant. Its chief industries are fishing, numbering, mining and fur trading.
 I have already written of Sitka. It's latitude is a little north of that of Pe- tersburg, but it is situated 60 or 80 miles to the eastward on Baranof Island, facing the open Pacific ocean. but guarded there from by it's harbor and islands. It has of the centers from which prospectors go out every season.
 Juneau, the capital of Alaska. is situ- ated on the mainland near the mouth of the Lynn canal, wide ford that runs far into the interior, ending at Skagway, the chief port for Dawson and the mines of the Klondike. It is more than a hundred miles almost directly north of Sitka. the two great islands of Baranof and Admiralty lying between. It is the largest city in Alaska and is also one of the chief mining centers great part o fthe trade of the territory passes through it, and it does much of the banking and financing It is a live, up- to-date little city, and it will continue to grow for many years to come.
 At Skagway begins the White Pass railway, which leads over the mountain to White Horse, at the head of naviga- ton on the Yukon. It is. the end of the usual tourist route through Alaska, but
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-02

The situason in Mexico is extreemly delicate; the plain peepul of Mexico air rule about painest peepul that enny country boast of They have not had the advantage of college educasion, and gnerense and prejudise air large and potent facurs in theere lives. Sitting the governmental lid in Mexico as has been demonstrated in the past, is about safe and occupason as shooting fire rockets in powder maggazeen; mattur how ernestly the authorities, such as they air. in Mexico desire to cooperate with the U s. in cap turing Villa at the time authorities must be extreemy careful they air liabull to go out of the authority bizness in mannur detrimental to heere future career. Theere air bold scheemers on both sides of the border inturrested in seeing the U. s. and Mexico in gennerel scrap who air taking advantage of this situasion doing heere best to start sumhing It will be almost mirricle if it is avoided.
 This is an unfortunate situasion-whch mite have been avoided but for Villas climax his attrossities at Columbus-theere is nutnng left to be dun but to get his goat hope it be dun without getting mixed up with the esteemed whiskurs of Carranza and think he hopes so too
 Yours trooly,
 BILL VINES.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-02

Miss Prim slap John Smiths cheek and kiss Bill Jones' lips, yet both men had approached her after identically the same fashion. No, these deductions have come in from various sources, but I believe them to be accurate insofar as they carry the idea that the New York woman has less of the sex idea than has the average girl from Dixie; that she is no worse than she actually appears to be, and that she is, in reality much better than appearances indicate to those from else where who are not familiar with her and her ways-and with the ways of her city.
 And now that you know her as she is perhaps you'll touch glasses with me across the Mason and Dixion to-the ladies.
 The department of health has just com pleted moving picture theatre investiga- ton in which it discovered that only 77 such theatres here were properly venti- lated. Unless the others get busy with the ventilation hundreds of them will be closed. There are said to be only 1000 here now running.
 Seven suicides in one day were reported in Manhattan this week. This is said to be record, and the coroner incidentally brought out the statement that March is productive of more suicides than any other month. No reason was given. and if it isn't the result of spring poetry. then I give it up.
 New York children evidently read the newspapers. Standing on an uptown cor ner the other day, I saw a little fellow wearing broad brimmed hat, probably his father.s-come dashing by. Don't
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-02

tell 'em you saw me- he yelled at me as he dashed on
 Two minutes later eight or ten little fel- lodws, in military formation came along son a run. Did you see him?''. they asked.
 ''Who?" said l.
 Villa. He had on broad hat and was about my size.''
 Who are you?' I asked him.
 General Pushing"
 well. General, Villa just beat it around tbat corner
 ''Cm on men" he called to his soldiers. and they were off at double time the next instant.
 There is much agitation here in an ef- fort to change the name of the Bowery This name is said to be associated with all things bad, whereas the Eowery is no longer that kind of locality.
 It now seems possible that it's ancient name of 'aBouwerie Lane' will be re- stored.
 One of the most unique restaurants in upper Manhattan is, ''srhe Campus It has reputation for some speed and is one, of the kind into which no man can come unless accompanied by a woman Its interior represents garden, by moon- light. In the center is a great apple tree. the branches of which spread out above the heads of the diners, while real apples cling to its boughs. Above Is an electric moon and stars cleaning from the ceiling The cabaret ranges from grand opera to half clad broilers in modern rags" It specializes on sea shell food-and liquids It is located at 104th street and Columbus avenue and is well worth visit--it Ia really more interesting than the soldiors and sailors monument
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-02

public will also grant me 'favOrs in pri- vate. I've seen it work too often." And that is where lie is wrong oftener than he is right.
 What has he seen for instance? Per- haps he saw skirt so abbreviated that the knee was exposed in nigetting on a bus; perhaps he entered a cafe and~ saw the girl drinking something stimulating; per- haps he even saw her smoking a cigarette at one of the restaurant tables, but ii never once occurred to him that her vls- avis was her husband.
 Again, the visitor might be sitting al. a table near that occupied by the girl. and hearing her tell her friend lots of things in a loud voice. he will decide that she Is talking '.at' him, and will act accord ingly, taking the loud tones for sort oi invitation. Once again, he will get in wrong in the majority of instances.
 He doesn't know that those who live upon Manhattan Island have to acquire voices that will compete with the roar of the subway, or the rash rumble of the s.L,'' and he is therefore too quick to conclude that lack or meditation in the tones of voice means lack of culture and refinement and therefore the pres ence of another quality that does not oh- ject to many things resented by q gen. uewoman.
 One can judge by appearances here, to great extent, of course. but one must not make. the mistake of thinking that ap- pearances here mean the same that the whore-if you know what mean. For in- stance, fl you heheld Q pretty woman ca resstng a cigarette with her lips at Rec tors, you must not conclude that she Is the same kind If 8 woman who would de- liberately light up Mecca In the amen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-02

corner. of the Sixteenth Methodist church during the reHdition of Lead Kindly Light" .S%
 No, these women, are Manhattanites., they have 'e4rned' what Manhattan teaches and they are acting accordingly and with the approval of Father Knick- erbocker. Transrlant one of them to the on the water det-and she would very likely behave itl the becoming modesty of a woodland violet, though, like the violet she would soon droop and die.
 As stated in the beginning, when we go into motives we may go astray at any moment where women are concerned but do know that, in the majority of cases. appearances only are against the woman cf New York city. and those ap- pcarances are not held against her save by those who are not familiar with the ways cf Gotham. Being free from the thought of guilt, the guilt itself Is nom existent. This is not all-inclvsive. If we didn't have the other kind of women the city might SC on be depopulated, but 1t does Include 6 great many. and we are endeavoring tc strike a sort of av- craze from. the standpoint of appearances and general public behavior. .i w
 Not few men from elsewhere have actually been incarcerated in New York jaiis as result of their nasty con clusions relative to the conduct of metro politan women in public places. They zee invitations where no invitations were intended, and they think they see ulterior motives. sin-thonghts. where what they behold upon the surface is ''all they are to it.''
 Once. in Nashville. took part in an opera put on by Miss Minnie vasey-who. by the way. Is making an unqualified success here In New York city today-aud
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which in the future will probably SUD- ply the newspaper demands of the states As it is, the Indians use the cedar bark to make rope, and they tear out the inner part of it and weave it into baskets and cloaks.
 And then the wild flowers They grow everywhere. There are Alpine gerani- ums, goldenrod and buttercups, and blue bells with cups an inch long. There are yellow violets and red daisies. and lilies as black as ink. There are rosy laurel and pink biyanthus and little blue forget me-nots such as we have in the states Southeastern Alaska has three varieties of orchids, and it has other air plants as we'll
 Southeastern Alaska is land of bel. ries. The salmon berry is ripe through out the summer. It is twice as large as the largest raspberry, and it tastes much the same. There are also rasp- berries that grow on the ground. and cranberries of several varieties, There are wild strawberries and blueberries and red huskleberries. I have already written of the cultivated fruit. telling you of the many crosses with the na- tive strawberry that have been made at the Sitka experiment station. Straw berries are raised commercially at Haines and they are exported to Juneau and other towns. They are ripe throughout the summer, and are of a character that would command ready market in any United States city,
 As to the cultivatedG parts of south eastern Alaska, they are so few at this writing that they are hardly worth men, tioning. In the thousand-mile ride on the steamer from Seattle to Skagway you do not see a dozen farms as big as a bedspread;' and in most places the land is so steep that it reminds you of the farms of West Virginia, where it is said the corn is planted with shotguns from the opposite hills. Nevertheless, if you go back into the valleys you will find little cultivated patches where the farm CTS have settled.s Mr.s Edward C. Rus sell the editor of the Alaska Dispatch, tells me that 50 homesteads have beep taken out about Haines. and that there are many small farms and vegetable gardens near Juneau. s.
 I took a photograph of a dairy farm the other day during an automobile ride to the Mendenhall glacier. MT. B. H. Behrends. the banker, who was my host, told me that another farmer near by was clearing s2000 or $30OO year in raising beef for the markets of Juneau. and he pointed out chicken farm or so on the way
 All of these farms seem. to me piti- fully small and I doubt if they offer any great opportunities to Nheir own ers. The land is so rough and so wooded that it costs several, hundred
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-02

most of them don't stay that way long. I remember that met lady when was in UTope reporting that little affair." who told she had lost two perfectly good husbands in the war. Early in the hostilites she lost her first one and then she got anuther and he went to the frunt and foolshly tried to intercept a shell rum little Bertha before it was reddy to stop-and it proved fatel to him She now had a thurd husband, she sed, and she was thinking of sending him to the frnt also in the hope that histery mite repeet itself. But digress-I frequently d
 gress-that is of the cheef charms of my riting Enny how l am heer at Fl Passo, wheere if enny things happens in Mexico will find it out neerly as quick as the folks back further ill the states
 Fl Passo is located rite on the border between Mexico and the United States-t sertainly is fool ish phase to locate town. Reel estate in E Passo has suffered becawse of it's locasion Theere air menny Mexicans in the town and just across the river-the Rec Grandee-is the Mexican town of Wariz This town also has the rong name-they left sumthing off when they named it--it should have been Warizhell. The Rec Grandee is at sum periods of the yeer raging torrent that would floate the Atantic feet and at uther seesuns of the yeer it is meerly large and inturrestng hole in the ground Theere is inturnasionel bridge across the rivver
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-02

connecting the two towns for the gennere use of the Vox Populi-so far 1 have not availed myself of my privilege Americon citizen by using this bridge; in fact, so far nturrested at present they can remove it. 1 have veewed Wariz thro' telescope which l borrowed frun army offiser who had carelessly left it a sect in park heer and must say that Wariz resort did not appeel to me. The telescope was a verry powerful one and brought Wariz up close to that I could detect the garlick the breath of fair seenorreetur and it mpressing that had, to turn the telescope round and look thro the uther end to get breath of fresh air.
 Theere is no trubble in getting heer in spite of the rigid censorship. Most enny boddy you meet the street has brand sorry tell you about Villa and what is going the border All in one day we herd that Villa had euded all persuers and had escaped to the mountains; had been entirely surrounded by Carranza soldiers; had been captured by Gennerel PerisEng; had murdered all the Nor mans: had been shot by of his followers and was making, rade on seventeen different points along the border from Bronsvle to Callifornier The yuns and active newspaper correspondint, if he will only stop and listen may rite enuff dope to fill the entire paper and drive the edditur into eppeeptick fits in one afturnoon, and sum of them air doing it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-02
SHALL ALASKA BE DIVIDED?

committee of six has been appointed to investigate the subject, and it will prob ably be brought up before Congress this session.
 There are many reasons why south- eastern Alaska will eventually, be sep arate territory. In size it compares favor ably with Indiana or South Carolina I have already shown that it is larger than some very important states of the union. It is cut off geographically from the rest of Alaska; and it has interests which are different from those of any other part of the territory. It has it's own climate, and in comparison with the coun try north of the Yukon river it might be called tropic or temperate Alaska.
 The Japanese current. the gulf stream; of the Pacific, sweeps through it and forms a great hot-water plant that holds Jack Frost in check and seldom allows him to approach zero. even in the midst of winter The coldest weather of the region is as mild as that of many of our states south of Mason and Dixon S line. Juneau, where I am writing. has Januarys warmer than those of St Louis and the climate of Ketchikan is like that of Seattle. Throughout the whole re- zion the summers are pleasant and the rainfall is so heavy that the land is grees all the year round. Indeed, there are but few signs of winter, except the snow on the mountains The slopes of the hii's near the water are so warm that the snow melts as it falls and the sleddre. Of the children is due to the heavy fros.s which cover the boardwalks of f.
 and not to the snow.
 iI wish could show you the yegeta- tion of southeastern Alaska. For the past month have been travelling along the coast and in and out among the islands, and the flowers and trees are a series of surprises. The topography of the country is much like that of the Alleghenies or the Blue Ridge. but the forests are thicker and the vegetation is denser. Nearly everywhere the bushes are so thick that it would be impossible to make your way through them wjth-. out an ax or a knife, The forest be- gins at the waters edge and runs to the, snow line, which is about thousand feet above the sea. For that distance but above it the heavy vegetation dis appears, and there is a patch of grass or moss that runs up to the line of perpetual snow.
 There is moss everywhere in the for est, and this is so thick and so spongy that your feet sink in to the ankles. Many of the trees are hung with mosses, and the bushes beyond the tree line seem to bend over and cling to the ground, caused, suppose. by the heavy snow which lies upon them during the win- ter. The chief trees are evergreens. There are many spruce, and red and vel low cedars, including vast deal. of tim Der that would make wood pulp and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-02
Skyscrapers Don't Pay
From the Philadelphia Ledger.


 Erecting skycrapers in New York is costlier diversion than building cas- ties in Spain. The assessors find that every time an extra tall building goes up real estate values in the neighbor- hood decline.
 So it happened that while tens of millions of dollars went into buildings in Manhattan last year the result of it all was that the total value of the borough was $S2.OOO,OO0 less than it was in 1914.
 Ultra high buildings do two i'm portant things: They pay a very poor return upon the money invested in themselves and they tend to deterior- ate the value of all surrounding real estate.
 Three hundred 10- story buildings would be vastly preferable to 100 build lngs of 30 stories each. Robbing neigh bors of air and light and congesting a particular spot with too many ten ants to be handled quickly by cars are sad features of the 40-story structures.
 Now that for three years total prop erty values in Manhattan have fallen nearly $40,000,000 in face of the many scores of millions spent for steel, gran ite, bricks and concrete. it would profit Gotham to stop bragging about it's sky lin elong enough to adopt sensible building regulations.