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The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-07
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 D. R. Montgomery who arrived from Sltka on the last trip of the Georgia is at the Gastlneau He has been transferred from the Sitka ca- ble office to Seward.
 Chris Hougen and wife. of Funter Bay, are at the Gastineau. They were going Go Funter on the last trip of the Georgia. but missed connections. Hougen is employed by the Barren Packing Company in the Funter Bay cannery.
 J. l.. Fozard of Perseverance and Tom Macdonald of Treadwell were in the city yesterday and registered at the Alaskan.
 A. J. Jerkins of Gypsam is a recent arrival In the city and is at the Occi- dental for a few days.
 Byron Meriheld. Q recent arrival in the city from Tenakee, is registered at the Occidental for @ few days.
 Earl Naude of the Commissioners office, is expecting to leave for the south on the Princess May. He re- ceived word that his mother is seri- ously iil at Seattle.
 Mrs. George Kostrometinon, of Sit ka is a returning passenger on the Ai-Ki which left Seattle Saturday night. She has been in the States since the death of George Sergius Kostrometlnog, at Victoria last sum mer She is returning to her home in Sitka where Mir. Kostrometinog had charge of the Russian church.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-07
ST. NICHOLAS ARRlvEs.

The St. Nicholas arrived from Ten. akee and way ports on Saturday eve. ming bringing sixteen passengers for Juneau. Captain Davis reports the weather SO rough at Tenalyee that the crab fishers were unable to work dur ing the past week. Among those who arrived were John Nelson, A. J. Per lyins. Lawrence Barrett, William Elan niean. Mr. and Mrs Chris Houger F. O. Teideman. Jack Merrineld and D. Rogers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-07
APPOINT ALASKAN AGENT.

For the purpose of summons and service in case Of suit, the Barton & Company. a foreign corporation has appointed Cunnison & Robertson their agents in Alaska The appointment was filed with Secretary Charles Da- vsdeon today.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-07
DESPATCH BRINGS FeeleHT.

The Border Line steamer Despatch arrived from the south this morning early and has been in the channel all day unloading freight Her cargo consisted of 200 tons of dynamite 200 tons of coal and about 100 tons of general merchandise. The Des- patch will sail south with passengers some time tomorrow.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-07
slTKA LIGHTS oUT

The electric lights at sitka were an out the night The Georgia was there last trip on account of wires being blown down by the high winds The picture shows were unable to op- crate and business was practically suspended
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-07
aooNAH ELoAr SMASHED.

The crew of the Georgia report that during one of the recent storms which have ragged tho wind and waves combined smashed the float at Hoon- ah SO badly that it will have to be rebuilt before boats can use it again.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-07
KercHIKAN PIONEER DEAD.

KETcHIKAN, Feb. w. P. Pow CTS. a real estate man and resident of Ketchikan for 16 years, died last week The funeral was held under the auspices of the Eagles.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-07
ruRNER FAIL

For Rent Saturday nights or any night in the week at reasonable price.
 -G2-7.s0
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-07
AL-Kl IS COMING

The steamer M-Ki cleared for the North Saturday night via Port Arm strong Her passengers for Juneau are A. Rogers and wife, J. Reppar A.. Gorean. Emil Rosan, Mrs. D. Dillon Mrs Kostrometlnon and son, w. J. Benson. G. Gustafson, John Stevens, l.. Rikaia, c. samyich, Mrs. Newton and child and Mrs. H. B. Stevenson
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-07
NOTICE

Tho regular meeting Of the Loyal order of Moose tonight. Business of importance. THOS J. McCAUL.
 Tenakee crabs at Gran's. Phone 2O6 l-26-u
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-07

olympia oysters ot Grad'a. Phone 2O6. l-l5-ti
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-07
Personal Mention

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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-04
"ANNA sTEARNs" IN AGAIN

Once more Anna Stearns," who
is really Agnes Russell, is in again.
This time she accuses a minister Of
aiding in bringing about her down.
fall
Rev. Fortesque Gardner of the st.
MARITIME Episcopal church of Austin
is the ministerial gent He offered
her a home when she was in trouble
here before; she says he was infatu-
uted with her,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-04

1-Petrograd reports the Russian
forces within a short distance of Ko-
vel, important railroad center, and
about ready to take the city.
2-PetrOgrad also reports the Rus
slams drawing nearer Lemberg, cap
itaI of Galicia, and the main objec-
tive of the great drive on the Stok-
bod front. The Austrians are report
ed to have been driven beyond the
Bug river.
3-Russian and Teuton forces re-
ported deadlOcked just west of Bus
zacz. This Russ movement is in
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-04

against Lemberg on the north, and
Stanislau, the railway center, in the
south.
ITALIAN PASSENGER SHIP SUNK
MANY BELIEVED LOST
London.-BetWeen 80 and 100 per-
sons missing, many of them women
and children, and are believed to
have persisted in the sinking of Ital-
ian mail steamer Letimbro by sub
marine in Mediterranean. Only three
boatloads of survivors landed thus
far.
The Letimbro is the first large
passenger liner sunk by submarine
in several months.
Paris.-ln violent battle northeast
of Verdun last night, Germans suffer-
ed, enormous losses in repeated coun-
ter attacks. Fighting continued early
today with no gains held on either
side.
London. - Left wing of British
army engaged in great Somme Of
fensiVe gained some ground during
night west Of village of Poziorto.
Other minor operations occurred
during the night north of Bazentine
La Petit and also northwest of Del
vile wood. Few German prisoners
taken. Further north along British
front raiding party destroyed Ger
man mine shaft east of Loos.
Petrograd.-Driving in toward Ko-
vel, Russian detachments crossed to
left bank of Stochod river in region
of LubechO, capturing series of
heights, where they fortified them
selves.
1870
GAMMA STEARNS" IN AGAIN
Once more Anna Stearns," who
is really Agnes Russell, is in again.
This time she accuses a minister of
aiding in bringing about her down.
fall.
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acreage the crops increased but IL per
cent.
"One In naturally prompted to ask.
Why did the value OF the crops aug
ment so disproportionately?' Simply
because our population had zone on
increasing year by year.. bringing In
Its train a steadily growing demand
for foodstufs. Our farming industry
rs a whole did not keep stride with
the needs OF a multiplying population
and their very prosperity, strange as
It nay seem. was mainly the direct
consequence OF their indifference.
THE public Is to-day paying the
cumulative penalty OF this course.
Also the farmer Is feeling the reflex
OF his failure to foresee the inevitable.
He has simply given the middleman
an opportunity to dominate the situa-
ton and the farmer is fundamentally
to blame.
THE public is often given to under
stand that the farmer Is unduly op-
pressed by debts and more often than
otherwise Is laboring under the burden
OF n heavy mortgage. In 1900 the
number OF farms free from mortgage
was 2.5l0.6 5i. and In 1910 there were
1881 ,283. an increase OF mortgage free
farms OF a. per cent, TN the other
hand. the mortgaged farms in 1900
numbered 1.127.7i?. and ten years later
had grown to 1,327,439 an increase OF
III per cent.
I'm the previous decade, from 1890
to 1900. the increase In mortgaged
farms was 27.l per cent. while the in
crease in farms free from mortgage
during that period q l1.3 per cent
The reason for the mortgage figures
Is primarily that n large percentage OF
the land owned was untitled. The
farmer added to his acreage but did
not make the added acres productive.
Let us make this even palmer.
In the case OF farmer-owners the
average area per farm in 1900 was
1922 acres. OF which 1879 acres were
Improved or under cultivation. In
1910 the average farm consisted of
The sun., 1916-12-10
Bad Farming One Cause of
the High Cost Of Living

the case Of the tenanted lands than
that shown by the two sets Of figures.
This Ia disclosed by Government
data giving the added acreage in i'm
proved land in the farms Of the United
States between 1900 and 1910. The
total Of this improvement amounted to
1914 per cent. Owners added to their
titled and ia per cent, managers in
creased their crop bearing acres 1919
per cen and the tenant farmers
swelled the size Of their fruitful fields
Eat per cent.
Now let us see what was the meas
ure Of financial betterment a%ccruing to
all Of u farmers during the ten year
period represented by the fiscal years
1899 to 1909. and as a general index
let US take the standard cereals as a
basis Of calculation.
I'm 1899 the crop amounted to 4.43S.-
s57,013 bushels and ten years later the
harvests netted A.512.464,465 bushels.
the actual increase In product!vcness
amounting to only IL per cent! In
1899 the value Of that crop was sl.4s2,-
sos. 049. as against $2.665. 539, ia in
1909. an increase Of 79.S per cent.
There Ia a very striking lesson to be
drawn from these figures.
"ManifestlV. the entire farming in
dustry OF the country during that
decade produced but little more at the
end Of the term than It did at the be-
ginning, and yet the value OF the crops
mounted steadily until they showed a
gain at the end Of ten years OF nearly
so per cent. During tina interval the
area Of improved lands had widened
l5.@ per cent. but despite the greater
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dent among those farmers who have
inherited their lands from "A thrifty
farmer father. These IONS of sturdier
and more industrious parentage have
acquired habits of luxury. They want
to hold on to their farms and To place
the burden Of making them profitable
upon the shoulders Of tenants. Fail
ing in this. their productive acres
either decrease or those that are sown
are not worked Ia advantage.
Probably n OF the hest indices Of
the present day habit OF mind Of farm
ers lies In the fact that something Ike
800, 900. II not more. own motor cars.
These are not So much an aid In bet
ter farming or farm administration as
they are to pleasure and convenience.
II was told ME not long ago that near,y
every farmer In Kansas has his auto
mobile. and that n farmer thinks Moth
ing Of motoring miles to town, fire.
~quently in order to go 10 the theatre.
The motor car has thus displaced
the horse, yet the animal returns n
The sun., 1916-12-10

his lands, improved and otherwise.
have greatly increased in value. and
yet Instead Of making the most Of his
chances for his W good and for the
good OF society at large. he has simply
laid down on the public.
Again. the poor farmer by his own
~extravaSance. or his own inactior. M
the case may he. naturally makes him.
self an easy target for those who osn
advance him money while helping
themselves disproportionately. Her
We are face Ia face with the intensely
human side of This whole question.
"Gripped in this fashion. the farmer
is virtually helpless. and the mar tha.
has the hold upon him is too often
the primary intermediary or first Ink
In the chain of foodstuf distribution.
In his way the farmer pays dearly ~
his sacrifice Of independence, surrcn.
dered w.lfully, and the ultimate con-
sumner pays many times more for the
farmers shortsightcdness or dcpior1ble
lack of business acumen."
The sun., 1916-12-10

1916 acres, of which 1S.5 acres were
yielding crops. The average erant-
farmer In 1900 had 9S.3 acres and OF
these 6l.9 were improved. Ten years
later his farm averaged 96.2 acres. but
66.4 OF them were cultivated.
in 1900 at that rate the farmer
owner worked so per cent. OF his acres
and ten years later he had bettered
this by only 2 per cent. The farmer
tenant, on the other hand, had 63 per
cent. OF his acres under cultivation in
1900 and by 1910 he had improved upon
this 6 per cent. Again We see the
tcnant-farmer in the lead.
But ever so neither of them was at
tending To his business properly he
cause the net increase in the total
crops Of the country. measured by the
standard cereals. vas hut IL per cent.
in the course OF a full decade. To put
II bluntly the farmer to-day has little
IL any general Improvement to show in
the way of better agriculture during
the past six years. He has missed his
golden opportunity and in proportion
to the acreage at his disposition he has
actually gone backward.
Some rme assert tnat CipltillS-
tic ownership has interfered with their
prices and 10y way of support for their
contention cite the fact that there are
millions Of acres Of land held by a few
people here, in some cases individuals
controlling an area equal to one-half
of New England or the whole OF South
Carolina. But as a matter OF fact
q of these great tracts are not
under cultivation and therefore not in
competition with farmers. Besides
these great holdings are really only II
very small per cent. of our total farm
lands.
ITO revert to the matter of mort
cages, II must he borne in mind that a
mortgage does not Of necessity repre-
sent poverty nor "A hampering burden:
T. may he the necessary means toward
social bcttcrmcnt. ont of the total
number Of farmers in the United
States 4,763, $50 were born here and
The sun., 1916-12-10

helpful measure Of fertilizer TO tho soil
ana draws much of his s%ustenance
from the roughagc on the land. The
machine, on the other hand. is a ron
tinual source of expenditure, costs
much more than n horse in upkecp
II returns nothing OF benefit To the
soil. This has nothing To do with motor
trucks owned by some farmers and
actually engaged In uscfu, and re-
muncrative service.
"And. finally. the oppressed farmer
abusing his opportunities, comes to the
Government and asks for loans when
he finds it difficult or impossible to
obtain money from the people who
know him hest, and the Government,
catering for votes, passes a bill de-
signed To make it easier FIR the farmer
To procure financial assistance at n
low rate Of interest
The Government either docs not
know or deliberately ignores the real
situation. Prosperity has smiled upon
the farfncr, his indifferent crops and
The sun., 1916-12-10
This ~SiXteen-Year-Old
Wins Honor in France

RANCE has cited for bravery
r. New York boy Of IS. who has
been driving an ambulance at
the front. He is Julian Broome Liv-
ingston Allen. son Of Frederick II.
Allen. a lawyer Of this city. who
brought him up on a Spartan plan.
Learn to do things for yourself"
was the principle which ruled the fam
lily Of two boys and three girls. Julian
Allen learned to act and think for
himself when he was q little boy. A
picture reproduced here shows him at
the age Of s riding his pony UP at
Pelham Manor, where Is situated the
country home Of the Aliens. Bolton
Priory. He was Injured early to the
athletic life. 1t wal not unusual for
Mr.. Allen and his I'VE children to be
up at dawn for Q canter owe the roads.
The boys were proficient in all kinds
Of sports before they were in their
teens.
When Julian was IL he was sent
out 10 visit an aunt at Colorado
Springs. He went all by himself and
without even being commended to the
good offices Of the conductor. When
he arrived he had the air Of an ex-
%perienced traveller.
Another influence for efficiency in
the bringing up OF the young ambu-
lance driver was st. Paul's School.
Concord, n. II. 1t was out Of a mill
The sun., 1916-12-10
his ambulance at the front.

only 669.556 were born abroad. The
latter represent a large per cent. OF our
farmer mortgagers.
These people had to borrow to come
to this country. and they borrowed
again TO get their farms. The great
majority OF them succeed in their
work. and in the end are able to own
the land. But. c%uriously, there is an
aftermath TO this struggle which
hampers progress.
THE immigrant farmer OF certain
nat!onalitics hates to part with his
land later on. and n a time when he
must turn TO his sons to manage his
acres. He wants To make his boys
tenant farmers and not owners and
frequently rather than help them TO
independence he will drive them away
from home by his stand. his fields be-
ing left untitled to a considerable ex-
tent in consequence. Cases Of this
sort are sufficiently numerous to have
Il direct bearing pom the agricultural
situation OF the nation.
The farmers cost Of living has in
creased no doubt. and even II We put
this at 80 per cent. We must place OPP
IoSitt ~ the VASTLY u flcHttu value
OF his crops. The farmer has never
lacked for food. speaking generally.
and II is safe TO say hat his added
outlaws have gon principally TO Sc
cure luXurics. Within reason. this is
quite p%ardonable. but his higher stand
ard OF living liz generally out Of all
proportion TO his administrative ef-
forts.
prosperity has in too many cases
turned the farmers mead instead Of
squirting him on to attend more in
t~elligently to his business, Here Is
where the personal equation has come
in. and the result is not to boast
of.
Abundance has caused these men to
be gripped with the desire to become
gentlemen farmers, in other words to
get away from the drudgcry Of work
ing and even the labor of directive re-
sponsibility. This is particularly evil
The sun., 1916-12-10

tary encampment intended originally
for students Of st. Paul's hat there
developed the Junior training camps
which were held at Plum Island last
summer under the direction Of officers
Of the United States army.
Julian was too young 10 carry a
rifle when the European war began.
but from the nrst he would have liked
to enlist. His older brother, Frederick
:. Allen. who has since returned to
Harvard University. Joined the ambu-
lance service. At the age OF IA Julian
had become n capable chauffeur. lie
had a small runabout which he could
AXE apart and put together.
He finally managed to get into the
French ambulance service. although he
was then barely 10. He has now been
driving ambulances and aiding the
wounded at the front for more than a
year. His fellow ambulance drivers
call him The Kid" The sobriquet fits
his age. but not his appearance, for he
is 5 feet 9 inches in height and weighs
The sun., 1916-12-10
And Prof. Binder Finds That the
Agricultural Halo Slipped When
Middleman Was Eliminated

wise determines business relations. We
have got to take human nature pretty
much as we find II. We cannot lesis-
late II into being or legislate It full
Of virtues, but by wise laws We can
regulate II provided we back those
laws with the machinery Of execution.
This concerns the farmer Just a. II
docs any n else. and he has to learn
that It Is his duty to make the most
Of his acres and in turn to give honest
Measure and quality to those that
trust him. This will always be pos
sible. and he will ind II profitable II
he works his land as ia done by the
most industrious farmers abroad.
Things have changed greatly here
In the last half century In our agri-
cultural life. Fifty years ago a farmer
had TO spend three hours working the
soil to produce a bushel of wheat; to-
day. he can do this In three minutes.
thanks to engineering cunning. In
other words. one man to-day, In the
production OF a bushel of wheat, does
what would have required the joint
lsbors Of sixty men in the field two
score years and ten ago.
- Ns . "'eue '"'S
s""" u"o s,es' 'haJor''y oi our
nave iuilea 10 cohsioer the
80 .' " uo' oHnS "orkeo IL 70
they have failed dlsmally to utilize
their acres with a view to their future
a. we'll as to their present Yield ca
pacities.
'su'es m ABUNDANCE nave peen
~. N"e "n'en H"aNe u clear
80. S,N. FARMERS are eehera'iy
800 Du '"e jest OF tneir Euro
~. zee" 'o,hpe'I.ors III MAXIM the most
ou.oI men aereS. Inc uit'mate con-
sumer must pay price OF this In
vi "eoi"pete"c! call II
aA ".
niue s.uoy OF conditions m
N urue Am.r,car ,arr.s.s $500
their onor,. o,sr $500 sp,e
III ,h,na 20 A. 4. o.. .S.".
The, 4, =. no..,.,a =" A.. r." $3.50
v,,,h ~. e.,ss =. $780,. 'Ne
inc ~ "
.co,,r,-,
,~a,io. .ha, o., 20 -
aro or.ara 90 w. LA @ puo
roaa ,na .on..-. a
80 o. ~. h..... $3.50.
dacas.. III. W.
do,.s ~. ~. oee
u,,,h ,ha par,, y, 1870. W. p.
,ra 90, III. .,.,an.s :. msa o-s
80. ..u
,hat ~. az ,H...ass
neJghhor CO.. arora -, - III
direc,ed ornr, S
"s,x,osr yoor. ooo .,.-. v.- .
a7o Torm. and ~ vaar. 49,. .h.r.
wer. A AZ, sOo So,m. .ho,,i,. a. ,no
crea.. in a dscad. ~ .-,h.,on,1.,Iv no
nor c.rt TN. .,r.o.. o.,,.a a. ,onn
was 5ss olo OK. ana hi. w.s amn,,sss
in tho cour.. ~ IN. .uccoad,,r a.,
year. N EOS ERA Az mere, on inc,.o..
NJ "a mar cent
..ope' We" ~
.-,..n ,onn ..s ,a,n
60 on.r.,aa 49, .s""~..Ss
~ ner cent humber ~ ou,ners In
creased Al ner cent and tia number
of tenants working farms WAS aup.
mented 16.3 per cent. II will he No.
ticed how siderab le was the growth
Of the army Of tenant farmers. and
to these men as n class the nation Ia
indebted for a conspicuous betterment
in agricultural progress. This Is not
hard to understand when we realize
their original status and their objec.
tive,
ITO a great extent the best OF these
tenant farmers are either immigrants
or the o Of immigrants. To put II
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-21

ing. tired. Next take two nve-grain tablets of ordinary nuxated iron three times per day after meals for two weeks. Then test your strength again have gained. have seen dozens of nervous, rundown people who were aiIing all the time double and even triple their strength and endurance of dyspepsia, liver and other troubles In from ten to fourteen days time sim ply by taking iron in the proper form and this after they had in some cases taining any benefit. You can talk as you please about all the wonders wrought by new remedies. but when you come down to hard facts there Is in your cheeks and good sound, healthy flesh on your bones. It Is also a great nerve and stomach strengthener and the best blood builder in the world. forms of inorganic iron like tincture of iron, iron acetate. etc, often ruined peoples teeth, upset their stomachs and were not assimilated, and for these than good. But with the discovery of the newer forms of organic iron all this has been overcome Nuxated Iron. for example, is pleasant to take. does not diately beneficial
 NoTE-Ths nannufacsurcrs oS Nurnfsd Irou have such unbounded confidence in its poteney win forfi. sIOoOo to any ChAritahis inssitltioS if they cannot take any woman under sixty who lacks iron and incrcase their strength 210 per cent or over In four weeAS time pro- vidod they have serious organlc trouble Also they will refund your money in any case in which NuxAied Iron dos not at lesst double yOul this ciy by chaA osSOod. Lee 6 ossOod. and sIl other druEp19-| -,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-21
GRANITE WORKERS GIVEN RAISE
Cutters Sharpeners and Poshers Receive Fifty Cents an Hour After April Five Local Companies Signed Articles of Agreement.

worlfmen leaving voluntarily are to give 24 hours notice.
 Eight hours is to be the working day and the week will be a five day week, Saturday of each week to be a four hour day.
 All work done outside the regular working hours shall be counted time ard a kalf.N Double time is to De paid for all work done from the time darkness sets in until daybreak Double time for Sundays. holidays, those named to include Decoration Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, ? Thanksgiving Day and Christmas. No overtime is to be worked without the approval of the adjustment commit tee.
 Any manufacturer or quarry oper- ator who sells finished or rough stock to unfair firms shall be declared in opposition.
 Tn regard to possible disputes the agreement states:
 Should a dispute arise between em- ployer and employe as to the faith full performance of this agreement which can not be settled by them, or should any other subject be in con- tention which is not fully or specifi- cially provided for in this agreement such dispute shall be referred to 6 committee on arbitration said com- mittee to select a disinterested per- son 70 act as umpire whose decision shall be final and binding on botl parties.