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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-26


A NON-BELIEVER.-The holy
book of dreams tells us that God
made man after His image, but the
truth is man made God after the i'm
age of man and gave him his own
propensities and judgments. Thus
the black mans God is as black as he
is, and the other Gods are the same
color as the men that made them.
Their likes and dislikes are the same
as the likes and dislikes of the men
who gave them their existence.
The doctrines of the different Gods
are most essential to the salvation of
the men who worship them. The
old-time Jew would rather die than
work on the Sabbath; the Persian
would endure starvation, suffocation
or freeze before he would blow the
fire with his breath; the Indian lays
up vast stores of supreme perfection
in besmearing himself with cow-dung
and pronouncing mysteriously and in
secret the word "Aum"; the Mussul-
man believes he has eXpiated all sins
when he washes his head and arms,
but will fight to the death anyone
who differs with him whether the
washing should start at the elbow or
finger tips; the Christian has turned
all vice and crime into sin and the re-
mission of which can only take place
after a certain thing has been done.
The Catholic has an infallible pope
to look up to for safety, while the
Protestant has an infallible book.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-26

PROSTITUTION AND EcONOM-
lCS.-The report of the O'Hara vice
commission says that poverty is the
cause, direct and indirect, of prosti-
tuition.
Without questioning the truth of
the testimony upon which this con-
clusion is founded, a wider view of
the subject discloses that only one
side of the subject is considered. 1t
is probably true that vice, like all
other human action, is not the result
of any one cause.
No doubt can be entertained but
that poverty is the fundamental cause
of many evils. Other causes con-
tribute, however. Poverty is hard to
endure, and where it exists side by
side with enervating and corrupting
wealth its evils are doubly intensified.
Low wages for women and girls
surely weakens them physically and
morally, but if all wages were low one
great element in vice production
would be eliminated. To make pros
titution it is necessary to have the
rich or well-to-do man to present the
temptation of easy living through the
route Of immortality.
If all we're equally poor or all
equally rich commercial prostitution
would be impossible and the moral
instincts of humanity would have
free sway. To corrupt the poor and
weak girl requires the presence of the
poor (morally) weak man with more
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12
LOTS OF WORK
 SOON TO COME
QUESTIONING SEEMS TO SHOW THAT SEWARD WILL HAVE
 A BUSY TIME.

Last evening after the first cable was received by the Gateway telling that Chairman Edes wants the emer- gency appropriation to work from Kern creek a second cable was receiv- ed confirming the statement and there can now be no doubt that the Seward line is soon to be connected up. The representatives of the Engineering Commission were asked this morning to state whether or not there is a large amount of work to be done i'm mediately right close to the city. There was good reason for putting the question directly but the Commis- sion people did not wish to give direct negative or positive answer. It is about safe to say, however, that when the emergency appropriation is granted winter work will be done near this city.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12
GREAT MONTENEGRO FORTRESS FALLS AND
 NATION CONQUERED
CONSCRPTION WINS

LONDON, Jan 1.-The conScription bill passed the second reading this afternoon by overwhelming major y This time the Irish party supported it and Redmond the chairman of the party supported the government but on the condition that Ireland is entirely excluded from the operations of the measure. His wishes granted and conScupton will not apply to Ireland In his speech on the second reading Redmond reviewed the past rela onS between Great Britain and Ireland He pointed out that the two islands have become recnced to each other but that Ireland would not submit forced military service until she had her parliament and voted voun ay as separate and independent part of the empire In other words he sad Ireland would not be forced to fight by the votes of the representatives of Great Britain His party however, voted for conscrption in Great Brit ain and the majority in favor of the bill far greater than it was at the first reading
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12
Interference of
 Bryan Gets Wilson
President to Take Steps to Stop Bryan's Work Against
 Big Army.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11'-It is understood here that President Will son has told the chairmen of the senate and house committees on mili- tary affairs that he believes that the contemplated plans for a great army are doomed to defeat. He is said to believe that the sentiment will be found to be in favor of an increase in the regular army and militia and that the country will stop there. The president is now known to be in favor of taking steps to counteract the in' terference of William Jennings Bryan whose work is supposed to be chiefly responsible for the opposition to the administration plans. That the two leaders will separate with an un- bridgeable abyss between them over the question no one now doubts.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12
READING BY A GREATER MAJORITY THAN EVER
Seattle People All
 Working For Alaska
Following Request of Alaska Bureau Citizens are Writing Many
 Appeals.

SEATTLE, Jan. 1.-The appeal of the Alaska Bureau of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce to the people of the city to get busy with members of congress in the effort to secure needed Alaska legislation and appro- priations is meeting with spontan- eouS and enthusiastic response. The business men and professional men are writing many appeals to members of congress and to all others whom they might know and who nigh, have influence. The feeling here about developments in Alaska this year is optimistic.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12
PROGRESSIvES MEET
 WITH REPUBLICANS
Choose Same Date and Place For the Holding of National
 Convention.

CHICAGO, Jan. 12.-The national committee of the Progressive Re publican party today chose Chicago as the place for the party's national convention and selected June as the date. The Republicans will hold tleir convention at Chicago on June z so that both conventions will be proceed ing in the same city at the same time unless some arrangement is arrived at between the two wings of the party before that time. The members of the Progressive committee express the hope that they and the Republi- cans can agree on certain conditions and there is hope in some quarters that reunion is imminent. The Pro- gressives are strong for the prepared ness program.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12
Committee Meets
 Here January 27
Former Cable in Error When 1t Said It Was Territorial
 Convention.

A cable direct from Charles E. Her ron, chairman of the Republican ter ritorial committee, to the Gateway to- day shows that he has called meet ing of the committee for Seward on January ? and not the territorial convention. The committee at that time will decide the place and date of the convention. Heron says he will be here at that time. In the former cable the mistake was probably due to the many changes which messages have to undergo while the cable is down.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12
INCENDIARISTS BUSY
 IN STATE OF IOWA

OTTAWA, Ia., Jan. 11.-A block in the business district was destroyed by fire last night and the loss is esti- mated at seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Incendiarists set fire to three other business houses, prcb' ably with the intention of footing, but the matter is rather a mystery. It is generally supposed, however, that the destruction of the block was also due to incendiarists. Some arrests are expected today but up to the pres ent the general public is rather mys- tifed.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12
THE RESOURCES IN MEN

LONDON, Jan. 11.-COlOnel Maude the military ex- pert in review of the conditions at the beginning of the year points out that by the resources men alone the Entente allies may rest assured of victory He estimates the combined European population of the Central powers at slightly less than hundred and fifty million people Entente alliance at two hundred and fifty million at least which can be drawn from The combined Entente popula ton he says is greater than that but to be conservative he excludes those who may not be available for one another for military service He also excludes the British colonies.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12
RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE TERRIBLE

LONDON Jan. 11.-ReportS from Vienna show that Austria and Germany have thoroughly awakened to
 sense of the enormous proportions of the Russian offensive In the north of the eastern front the fighting the most desperate and reckless since the begin ming of the far as Russia Is concerned Every thing shows that the TeuOns had realized the pos sibity of Russia recuperatng so fast and all accounts indicate that the Germans and AuStanS are being press ed hard they in the early days of the conflict The chief fighting is proceeding around Czartorysk and CzernOwitz where the SayS evidently intend again to break through and Oyer-run Austrian territory
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12
TAFT MAY BE MADE A
 SUPREME COURT JUDGE Seven Former Presidents of American Bar Association Seek His
 Selection.

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-That Will liam Howard Taft, former, president of the United States. may become a justice of the United States supreme court in the place of the late Justice Lamar is now made likely by the fact that seven former presidents of the American Bar Association have writ ten to President Wilson urging the appointment of Taft. It is taken for granted that the former president would accept the position or the re- quests would never have been sent.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12
ROMANCE HAPPENS ON
 THE NORTHWESTERN
Captain O'Brien Marries F. J. Nun son and Lady Who Had to
 Choose a Ship.

JUNEAU, Jan. 12.-F. J. Munson, a mining man from the westward, and Mrs. Rose Fetterley were married by Captain O'Brien aboard the steamship Northwestern after the ship had left Seattle on Monday night. According to the account received here by Wire less the bride was divorced only three months and could not be legally mar ried in Washington, so had to take the steamer trip for the purpose.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12

Photo by American Press Association. Oscar s. straus of New York. appointed by Governor Whitman chairman of the public service commission in New York city. was formerly secretary of com merce and labor and also ambassador to Turkey In his new and important office he succeeds Edward K. Mccall. who was removed by the governor. MT. Straus has the unusual distinction of having been honored by five presidents. Mir. Cleveland appointed him minister to Turkey Presidents Harrison and Me Klnley reappointed him. and when Theo- dore Roosevelt as president needed head for the department of commerce and labor he called on Mir Straus to take the place. When. in 1909. the crisis in the Ottoman empire became acute Presluent Taft persuaded Mir. Straus to go back to Turkey. this time as an ann bassador, the rank of the post having been raised He resigned in 1910 In 1912 MT. Straus was the Progressive nom. inee for governor. having played q prom inent part with Roosevelt in the forma ton of that party.l
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12
Report Seventeen
 Americans Shot
Taken OG Train by Villa General
 and Slaughtered.

FL PASO, Jan. 12.-Seventeen peo- pie, all supposed to be Americans, have been taken from a train near Chihuahua by orders of General Rodriguez and have been summarily shot. No reason is assigned for the act. The account of the affair has been dispatched to Washington but further details are awaited before positive information as to the identity of the murdered men can be given out. Rodriguez is a Villa general.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12
To Build Standard
 Lines From Seward
Two Small Contracts Let For Poles
 For the First Unit.

The Engineering commission has be- gun the work of building standard telephone line and telegraph line be- tween this city and Anchorage and two small contracts have been award ed for getting out the poles for the first unit of the lines. One of the contracts was given to J. D. Johnston of Mile Seven and the otker to George Laughlin of the same neighborhood. Both contractors will cut poles on their own homesteads.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12
CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE
 OPPOSES NEW ARMY
Hay Says National Guard be Strengthened Instead of Con-
 tinental Army.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.--Chair- man Hay of the House committee on military affairs proposed today 60 President Wilson that the idel of creating a great continental army be abandoned and that the National Guard be strengthened instead. Ihe opposition of Hay and other leaders is taken as bad omen for the sue cess of the administration plans. 1. ;s assumed that Bryan is yielding in- fiuence over most of the democratic n embels of congress.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12
BARNES WILL NOT GO
 TO G. O.. P. CONVENTION
As Roosevelt is Considered as a Pos sible Candidate He Will
 Stay Away.

ALBANY, Jan. 12. -- William Barnes, Jr., stated today that as Roosevelt is being considered at all as a possible candidate for the presi- dential nomination at the Republican convention he, Barnes, will refuse to attend the convention as a delegate. He says he will attend as national committeeman but will refuse to be a delegate as a protest against even mentioning Roosevelt's name.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12
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The Portland Journal contains an interview with Delegate Wickersham in which he says he introduced his own Development board bill in con gress. This coincidcs with the cable to the Gateway some time ago in which it was stated that he had actu- ally introduced a commission form of government" bill. It is probable that the bill of the delegate will take precedence but it has never been stat ed which bill is sponsored by Secre- tary Lane.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12
BECOMES YOUNGEST JUDGE
 IN OHIO TOMORROW

CLEVELAND, Jan. 11.-Pierre A. White, aged 26, will become the youngest judge in Ohio tomorrow. He was appointed a municipal judge by Governor Willis. White looks even younger than 26. White was born in Sandusky, O., Easter Sunday, 1SS9'
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12
LOCAL MEN GET
 CERTIFICATES
FOUR SEWARD HOME STEADERS GET WHAT
 IS NEXT TO PATENTS.


 JUNEAU, Jan. 12.-The land office has issued final certificates for their homesteads to Vim. McPherson, Ole Martin, Gaston Smalley and J. John ston, all of whom live close to Seward This is the first group of final certifi- cates issued from the Juneau office. Final patent was issued today to the Brooklyn Development company for a group of five claims in the Susitna valley.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12
PROGRESSIVES MEET
 AND WILL HAVE TICKET
National Committee of Bull MOOsers to Name Time and Date for
 Convention Yesterday

CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-The national committee of the Progressive parry met here today to select the time and place for the national convention. Perkins asserted positively that a ticket will be placed in the field and campaign of the most determined kind made.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12
MILLIONS FOR CANAL SOON

ALBANY, N. r., Jan. 11.-Barge canal completion contracts, calling for the expenditure of $S,243,S61, shortly will be awarded. State Engineer Williams made this announcement here today. Of this amount SPOOL S51 will be paid out of the $27,OOO,OOO bond issue, authorized by the Novem- Der electorate. Settlement of the re- mainder will be covered by old canal funds.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12
NEWLANDS ATTACKS HIS
 OWN PARTY IN SENATE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Senator Newlands of Nevada attacked his own party's record severely in the senate today. He delivered a long address during which he criticized the tariff and bank reform measures.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12
MONTENEGRO OVER-RUN

LONDON, Jan 12-Montenegro's great fortress, Mount LOvchen which supposed to be impregnable, has fallen and the country is almost completely crippled Serbia. In the early days of the war the Montenegrns aided from Mount Lovchen the attack Cattaro but the attack failed The Italians refused to send aid to the Montenegrns and the Italian army in Albania is waiting the expected onslaught of the AuStrianS
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12

The granting of final certificates means practically the granting of all rights to the ground. It gives the homesteader an equitable right which permits him to transfer the property if he so desires. The granting of final patents comes almost as a natural se- quence to the giving of the final cer- tificates.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12
HOMES DESTROYED BY
 STORM AROUND SEATTLE

SEATTLE, Jan. 11.-Eleven homes were destroyed and many others were undermined at Alki and Ballard as a result of the great storm last Monday. A number of vessels were also blown adrift and hundred yards of muni- cipal grading was washed away. It was the worst storm of the season.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Senator Clark of Arkansas today introduced a resolution in favor of withdrawing from the Philippine islands and giv- ing the Filipinos an independent govt ernment.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12
RETIRED WITHOUTLOSS

LONDON, Jan. 11,-Premier Asquith in answer to a question yesterday in the house of reiterated the statement that the British retired from the Suva Bay region with only the loss of three wounded He gave most of the credit for this to Admiral Wemyss who com manded the fleet that covered the retreat The Turks not that retreat was in contemplation until too late to take full measures against it.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12
COLD IN STATES

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Heavy snows are the rule now from the Sierras to Kansas. The weather aii over the region is extremely cold.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12
ITALY HAS 100000 MEN

PARIS, Jan 11-Italy is now organizing it's new army of one million men which will bring the total num- Der of Italians under to three millions Many of forces t f6a Gnstans are s abe o o tbe rson and send in supplies by railroad which is kept open
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12
SEATTLE PIONEER
 WOMAN KILLED

SEATTLE, Jan. 11.-Mrs. Bright Haines, a pioneer woman, was run down and killed yesterday by Mil waukee train near this city.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12
ANOTHER BRITIsHER SUNK

LONDON, Jan. 1.-The British freighter McFar- land has been sunk by submarine with loss of thirteen lives. The admiralty has followed the usual custom in such cases by refusing to tell where the occurrence took place. The Mcfarland was vessel of five thousand tons
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12
FIGHT POSTPONED

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-The fight between Welsh and Dundee has been postponed. The new date has not been announced.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12
JUNEAU LADY DIES

JUNEAU, Jan. 12.-Nlrs. Vim. M. Ebner, formerly a prominent resident of Juneau, died last night at Los Angeles.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12
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FL PASO, Jan. 12.-Victoriano Huerta, former president of Mexico, is at deaths door in the residence of his wife in this city. The doctors de- clare his chances are almost nil.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12
CoNFISCATED LIQUOR

SEATTLE, Jan. 1.-The large quantity of beer and whiskey seized by the authorities in Grants Cafe has been confscated,
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12

The Pioneers of Alaska of Seward have 94 members at the present time in good standing,
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12
ICE BLOCKED ABOVE
 CITY OF PORTLAND

PORTLAND, Jan. 12.-The ice in the Columbia is blocked above, this city and some uneasiness exists that an overflow might occur which would inhict serious damage.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 11.-Frank Change will be manager of the coast league next year.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12
CHAMBER COMMERCE.

There will be meeting of the Chamber of Commerce this evening at 8 o'clock at the Fire hall.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12

Heinie Haasch has returned to work after quite spell of La Grippe.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-12

Jan. 10 Max. 39, Min. 3l, at 4 p. m.
 34, w., calm, Cl., Prec. .32 in. Jan. II Max. 3S, Min. 8, at P. m.
 B, N. wind, clear, prec. none.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-20
BEEOIN ON GRAND JURY.
New Britain Man to Be One of Those
 to Decide on GiIIigan Case.

New Britain Man to Be One of Those
 to Decide on GilIigan Case.
 Fred Beloin of this city is one of Ehe grand jury to be impannelled to- morrow morning to decide for or against Mrs. Gilligan when States At torney Hugh M. Alcorn asks for an indictment charging murder in the first degree.
 Yesterday the states attorney threw out a number of cases that had been bound over from the local court. Among these were George Nelson and William Wise, charged with picking a drunken mans pocket and two men Named Carroll and Anderson, charged with indecent assault. F'rederico Ban izelli pleaded guilty to the theft of brass and the bonds under which R. l.. Bennett and William Young were at liberty were forfeited when they did not appear.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-20
REPUBLICANS JURILANT OVER
 WINNING PROGRESSIVE VOTE
Moose" Favor Endorsing
 Whitman Rather Than Sea-
 bury in New York Pri-
 maries-B Bacon Calder Contest for Senatorial Nomination Not Decided.

New York, Sept. 20.-Incomplete returns from yesterdays primary elec- ton in New York state fail to decide the fight for the republican nomina- tion for the United States senate be- tween Robert Bacon, former ambassa- dor to France, and William M. Calder of Brooklyn, a former member of congress. The vote in 4,303 districts out of total of 5,719 gave Calder to- 7day majority of 4,661, but Bacon's campaign managers hoped that later returns from outside New York city would wipe out this lead.
 Republican leaders today attached great significance to the success of Governor Whitman in winning the progressive nomination for governor over Samuel Seabury who was un- opposed, for the democratic nomina- tion for that office. The 3,6S0 districts thus far counted give Whitman 9,4O8 to Seabury's 6,346.
 The republican leaders declare that Whitmans victory in the progressive primaries proves that the bulk of the progressive vote in New York state will be republican at the coming na- tional election.
 Governor Whitman was opposed for 1enomination in the republican pri- maries by State Senator William M. Bennett Returns from 4,158 dis tricts out of 5,719 give Whitman 179,558; Bennett, 31,659.
 William F. McCombs, formerly chairman of the democratic national committee, won the democratic nomi- nation for United States senator by a l ma jority of about two to one over his | opponent, Thomas F. Conway of l Flattsburg, formerly lieutenant gov- I ernor Returns from 3,887 districts | give McCombs 77,052; Conway, .38,- 129 @' r. The only other contest on either ticket was for the republican nomina- ton for comptroller. Eugene M. Ira wis, the present incumbent. was re- nominated by an overwhelming ma- Jority over James F. Hooker.
 Yesterdays election also named candidates for the house of represen- tatives, state senate and assembly. a chief judge and one associate judge of the court of appeals and a number of county and municipal offices Later returns gave the following results:
 Republican governor 1888 out of 5719 districts missing-Bennett 3D. 472; Whitman, 183,64S
 Republican UnitedI States senator 1273 districts missng-Calder, 116,- 401; Bacon, 112, ,129.
 Democratic United States senator 1494 districts missing-McComb IT, 172; Conway, 3S,372.
 Progressive governor-1724 dis tricts missing-Whitman 943O; Sea bury, 6,389.