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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-11

Chitna and runs through Copper Center to
the Matanuska coal fields, reaching the main
line at Matanuska Junction. In addition the
Copper River road may be extended to Fair
banks and further extension will probably he
made from there to the country north OF
the Yukon.
a very important survey is that which
has been made to connect the government
line with Fort McGrath at the head of navi
cation on the Kuskokwim river That line
will have branches to the Iditarod and IN
noko gold fields, and also possible con-
tnuation across the Yukon and about Nor.
ton sound to Nome on the Seward PENN
sula. There are some who prophesy that
the Nome branch may some day be extend
ed to Cape Prince Of Wales, and thence
cross Bering strait to Asia, and form part
OF a great trunk line connecting Europe
and North Ameica by means OF the rail-
roads OF Siberia
Most OF these extensions are a matter OF
the distant future, when Alaska, having de
veloped along the lines oil Finland, Norway
and Denmark. will have a population OF
one-fourth as many millions as it now has
thousands. The enthusiasts here claim that
the territory will easily support 100000
or 100000 people, and they look forward
to it as the great stock-breeding, agricultur-
al and industrial empire OF the north
A railroad across Bering strait would
seem to be the wild dream OF fantastic i'm.
agination but it is not an impos sibity III
these days OF tunnels and bridges BERN.
strait, between Cape Prince OF Wales
Alaska, and East Cape, Siberia, is only 90
miles wide, and there are three andin.e
places from one coast to the other. These
are Fairway rock, flat-top pinnacle with
an area OF seven acres, which is 20 miles
from Cape Prince OF Wales. Beyond that.
10 miles distant, is Little Diomede Island,
and still further over is Big Diomede Island.
which is about Is miles from East Cape,
Siberia Boring strait is SO shallow that
II the Washington Monument were dropped
into it, tWo-thirds Of the shaft would show
above the water. The bottom of the chan.
mel is solid rock covered with sand and SIT
and tunnels might be made running fr,,o,
North America to Asia connecting with the
two Diomedes and Fairway rock. The tun.
mel would have to be in four sections The
first would be 20 miles long, the second
about 10 miles long, the third. between the
two Diomede Islands, comparatively short.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-11


is doubtful whether the bridges could be
made on account of the depth of the strait,
and they would certainly be destroyed BY
the ice. Contrary to what many believe,
Bering strait is seldom covered with ice It
connects Boring sea with the Arctic ocean,
and there is strong current which flows
through it to the north. This keeps it open
III winter, but there are ice floes on each
side Of it, and the waters carry such masses
OF ice that it is navigable only in summer.
Today about the only ships that go
through the strait are small steamer or
SO and the Whalers which ply the Arctic
ocean to catch the right whale a single onc
OF which will often net as much as $4,000.
Some OF our revenue cutters also go through,
and there are regular steamers from Seattle
each summer which carry supplies to kotze-
bue sound and the northern ports of the
Seward peninsula
Moreover, it is questionable whether
bridges could be built from shore to shore
on account OF the difficulty OF connecting
the mainland and the islands Cape Prince
OF Wales and East Cape, Siberia, are both
bold and rocky headlands connected with
the mainland by a low neck of rolling tundra.
Cape Prince of Wales has on one side walls
about thousand feet high, and these rise
into uplands half mile above the level OF
the sea. When the weather is clear YOU
can see this cape almost anywhere inside
the strait The Diomede Islands have steep
shores which rise to flat-top SUBMITS that
occupy nearly their entire areas; and Fair
way rock looks like mighty haycock rising
out OF the water.
Bering strait was not discovered until
more than two and one-half centuries after
Columbus first crossed the Atlantic, and
there was no positive knowledge that the
North American continent came SO near
Asia until almost 100 years later The first
record OF any men going through this strait
was that OF Simeon Deshnef. Russian, who
rounded East cape. Siberia, and wintered a.
the Anadir river about Is years after Boston
was founded. The strait is usually foegy
and Deshnef did not see North America
About 90 years later another Russian visited
the East cape and brought back rumors OF
continent to the eastward. This was Popof,
Cossack, who was sent out to make the
Eskimos OF eastern Siberia pay their tribute
to the car. Popof described the Domede
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-11

only S26,OOO,OOO is to be spent on the rail
road now being constructed. The govern.
ment engineers have made large number
of other surveys. They have secured full
information concerning the country between
here and the Copper River railroad, which
was built by the Guggenheims at cost of
about S2O,0OO,oOo, and they have surveyed
a connection between that road and the
new government line. The latter begins 1T
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-11

Asia-Tunnels and Bridges Across Boring Strait
The Empire Of the Kuskokwim and the Gold
Mines Of the Iditarod What the Engineers Say
Farming Possibilities Potato Land That Yields
$1,000 an Acre-Stock Breeding and Dairying
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-11
Copyright 1917 by Frank @. Carpenter)
NOME, Alaska

IL railroad now building
from Seward to Fairbanks
is only the beginning of a
system that will eventually
cover a great part of Alas
ka. Congress has proposed
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-11

sion will be in the opening up of the mineral
territory. The main road will pass through
the Yentna gold district, which has already
produced several hundred thousand dollars
and where there are large areas Of gold
bearing gravel fitted for dredging. It will
open up the Skwentna MINERAL territory and
that along the south fork OF the Kusleokwim.
Mr.. Mcpherson said he found gold grain
half the size of pnhead in the gravel bars
there.
AS to the 1nnoko-Iditarod gold country.
that has long been known among the gold
producing camps of Alaska More than
100000 have been taken out Of the
plaeers OF the 1ditarod. They get there bv
way OF the Yukon and Iditarod rivers. The
latter IS small stream that can be nav;-
gated only by gasoline. The river curves
SO, the miners allcge, that on some Of the
bends the pilot at the prov can reach back
and shake hands with the cook in the oaI-
ley.
During the winter these gold regions are
reached from Seward by dog teams. which
go across Rainy pass to Fort McGrath. Tn.
mails are carried the same way The di..
(Csontlnued on pa ue Eybt
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-11

while the fourth, ending in Asia, would be
only little longer than the first. The first
two tunnels would be on American territory.
Fairway rock and Little Diomede belong to
the United States The third would unite
us with Russia, to which nation Big Do
mede belongs, and the fourth also would
belong to the Russians.
There have been those who have talked
of bridging the strait, or OF running a rail-
road ferry across from continent to CONT
nent. 1t is claimed that there are many
places in the channel where the water is
not over 20 feet deep, and pillars could be
erected to support the bridges which might
be so made that they would swing to allow
the floating icebergs to pass through. This
seems ridiculous to any one who understands
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-11

Continued on Page Eiyht.l
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-12
P{NR0SE VICIOUS IN
UHPbTRIOIIc ATTACK
Stand-pnt Element fuJcctS Par
tisanry in Wnr Discussion.

WASHINGTON. July 1l.-Chargea that
the administration was packing de-
serving democrats" into military COM
missions while performing civilian du-
ties were made This afternoon ~ SEN
otor Penrosc, OF PeunsyIvania. Pen
rose said in the senate that he would
introduce a resolution later asking the
secretary Of war who these persons
were lie said he would add taat these
persons whether volunteers or not
should he considered "a civilians and
not he commissioned or enlisted In
the naval or military service.
II suppose the loyal war horses
must be cared for" said the Tennsyl.
vanian. And by clmin1tlng civ.l SER
vice. the administration can crowd the
food control with them.
II dare say the conscript army will
be composed Of Republicans, while
Democrats have easy Jobs in desk
chairs.
Il have no doubt that-the food CON
troller will be commissioned brIga-
der general or something like that.
and will have a uniform with shiny
buttons. Perhaps he will draw his
sw ord on the farmers who do not move
quick enough to suit him
Senator Chamberlain explained that
the government had commissioned as
majors various engineers and other
experts.
Yes, but they can't lrli ten men
without getting their feat all tangled
up." snapped back Pcnrose.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-12
GOOCH PRE-NUPT|Al
AGREEMENT STANDS
Widow Must Accept It's Terms Ac-
cording to Ruling OF Federal
Court of Appeals.

The federal court of appeals, sitting
at Asheville, N. c., yesterday reversed
Appellate Judge Pritchard's decision
of last summer by ruling as valid the
agreement, signed by
Mrs. Margaret Radcliffe Gooch a few
moments prior to her marriage to
Wayne H. Gooch. of Clarksville, Va.
The contract stipulates as the widows
legacy the income from trust fund
of $500 as long as she does not
re-marry.
The marriage occurred in October,
1918, and Goach committed suicide a
month later while still on his honey
moon. He left an estate valued at
$3.50. 006. one-third of which would
have gone to the wid6u hnt daS the
nre-nupti&l contraci
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-12
Washington. July 1.-THE federal

Washington, July 1.-THE federal
trade commission today assured the
h ouse- holders of the East thar there
should be plenty of anthracite coal for
all this winter. The production VIII
equal or exceed that Of 1915.
The commission advises consumers
that they should spreaI their demands
over a reasonable period during the
coming months. giving the dealers
their orders for next years supply for
delivery as the dealers are able to get
the coal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-12
RICHARD BtAlE DAVIS
FUNERAL TO-DAY
many NtH Pay Last Tribute of Re-
>pc"r tu Hi. Memory This
AftcrFas-en

'ettrT-7-E e.. July rurerai
ncrv1Cey sad T5ss}e r1.,.-e- :, ~,
L.. oo,,..... "'''
-He ""shlngton
street Aet1h Episcopal church. OF
which he han 4~x faeo = vaI,sl
: n, m her. .~4 1a
,r,,,...,.
Mr.. DAVIS WAS r9~n In Norfolk
county Feh~e- ,..- -
,,t anu was
49, -. -'+oFa year OF
mis- age He AS = son Of the late
William Thors4 n-.v.s go,,aar of
the Souther- t-... g..
t,,,-a,.., ana OF
liza 1'e iaN toE #Enin 3eale Davis.
Mr.. Davis was grad a.atad from Ran
dalph- Macon coIiae. IL. 1.et - ~
daerr.o 90 - '4'e
% - j.. from lN'2 10 63
ne was a member Of Company f.
Twelfth Virginia regiment uabo,e.s
brigade. and participated IN tlfe va
rous battles in which that brigade
took part. including the battle If Inc
Crater.
In 1870 Mr. Davis recof-oa Tho
l.. L. B. degree from tho I-ntt,arsit>,
of Virginia and hogan ~ go ~
practice Of law. He was q r,sr,I ~
of the Virginia house of 4alnsl,tas
1851 and again 1902 W.. IN,
attorney Of Petersburg iS7a-3o ara
from January. 1911 10 lamar, "a,
was assistant attorney ganc~aj ~ - W
ginia. Mr.. Davis wa m bona.a3
member Of the Virginia Rar assnn,,
tinrt American Bar asaccf. t{g, a,..td
itary member Society of f,inot,,,,,.,
in Virginia; member Of the ~; phi
fraternity. and member of Wa "a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-12
RIP VAN MANHATTAN HEARS ABOUT PROHIBITION

More than half Of the 1000 saloons
and cafes in Greater New York will
be obliged to close. according to the
New York Morning Telegraph. II Con
gress abolshes the manufacture and
sale Of vhiskey. Economic pressure
viii force this action within thirty
days after the bill becomes law, in the
opinion Of men in the liquor business
who were interviewed by the Tele-
graph.
II appears that the profit on whis-
key was about all the real margin
many Of the saloon men had The
brewers have handled their business
with such thoroughly Teuton one
sidedness that the saloonists barely
make expenses on that branch of the
trade
But another angle presents itself
II SO many saloons close. where will
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-12
CANDIDATE DAVIS MR.. SHEPHERD, THE FARMERS
UNION AND THE SOUTHERN PLANTER AGAIN


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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-12
Held for Murder.

Waycross. Ga. July II bryant lee.
was today held for the murder of John
Nixon. Mrs. Nixon. wife of the dead
man. was also held as an accessory
Lem Nixon, son. and Joe Saunders
a friend. were held as witnesses All
the parties are proinent
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-12

Atlanta. Ca. July 11,-Alexander
Berkman. anarchist, convicted Monday
in a federal court in New York, for con-
spiracy to obstruct the CONSUMPTION
law and sentenced to two years i'm.
prisonment and to pay a ine Of &c..
600 began serving his sentence in the
Atlanta &AAAxal prison today
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-12

New York, July 1l.-This was the
coolest July II in the history of the
weather bureau, The thermomete.
- stered IS degrees and heavy wraps
aha overcOa4a were naUah Ia evidence
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-12

We see thst Luther Rurbank = OK
pertmentng with wheat 70 develop
tho grains 10 twice their normal size,
which. # accomplished. @H greatly
accommodate the food CATERS IN
that IT VIII offer them the opportunity
Ia sell II much -Aezera thus
stopping the nuisance ~ heaWne a
s.essaFe rs ting faW r9~ r' qs1 pcs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-12

Somehow or other that regiment Of
Il Aaan women Al the front and the
~ stories OF the trench rats in the
s1w area don't smack OF any degree
Of consistency.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-12

Capt Won Salzmar, ona of Ger
many leading war critics, comes for
ward with the notion that the Ameri-
can officer doesn't hold Light with
tho German officer. Black Jack
PcrShinR. the crown prince!
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-12

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.,.....t-,.-- r,7a,+rr md
-. x ,..~.o- ~ y.rxtnia
,-,--.4.- s....no,+o- ~ .4,s
-, = ,,o~r., ebarberd
-. 49,. Southern Planter.
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go, ust.a -. printed vestor-
s ,, z..tor~ sea ,v
e,.-,.-, t.. ns,,.
-. ,..,l. ,,,-. ,.srza.4r..
on,u t,,ers saws.
~ ,,5q,t add that anyone ~ IN.
,nars NJ Da,.ts knows maj eo
.o,,d re,or have resrn4tsa the
..lat- e..an4ea.-..s--
~rsr..tnr n aodorsa r. ot as
.o,,.to.4 candidate .rn,.r 9ssa
,s - ~o,-a t~,n4 q, com
us,aa.r, e"
The annual statement OF me Q" tI.'
the southern fiah'fr b''"'e' ~. -S
May hoh'oef' l'l : s''sS VI - .'''''
Kan ehepheFa az one % '''' =" f''.'
vi 'ha' eNce''e"' Fn'''s"''"' ai#''
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-12
Rive Rive Club Note

Although the Loudoun Mirror
dcosn / mention II IN so many words.
We suspect that the evening Mrs X
". Fry spent with Mrs. J. r Heater
was whlted away IN the kitchen.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-12

Just to prove It. when Robert Lee
came up before him during the same
session he set him scot free.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-12

The fact that Judge Crutchfield
fined George Washington ten and cost
for riding skinny horse has nothing
in this world to do with his honor's
patriotism
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-12
The COuntrN's Safe.
I'N VVHT'FT 'H"f''
Emma Goldman
Now gets her mail,
w re glad 10 say,
At the city jail

Tn" kaiser has called a conference
of the neutral ambassadors. We
imagine tho echo. at least, was re-
spOnSiVe
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-12

Tha weight brothers got their idea
fag The dying machine from the bird.
h1r Edison didn't gct his notion fo.
the talking machine from anything
like Mat
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-12

The editors IN solemn convention
assembled. proclaim against free pub
licity; hat we notice a lot Of It gets by.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-12

The Elks are not worried over Viz
ginia's bone-dryness. for they have
PICKED Nirginian as their grand ex-
asted ruler.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-12

Congress IS putting off tho food bill
VITA q deliberation that leads one to
NnloVe that there must have been a
secret anti-frauking rider pinned to H.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-12

What's more pathetic than a man
of military age singing and hopping
about in the chorus of girl-an,-
music show?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-12

or course, the mere fact that Mr.
Early Day and Miss Keta NJdeawake
Of Whitehall y. Y were quietly mar
ried has nothing to do with the month
" light bin.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-12

rs duh village. indeed, that has
not enjoyed the thrill Of spy scare.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-12
Pass the Bricks. Please This Is
Carrying the Matter Beyond Human
En1uranpp

The banks Of dim grass
Along the lyric river Of my blood
Are filled with little chipping crickets,
And through the spaces of my lungs
Dart the swift swallows twittering.
Richard Hunt. in
The Poetry Journal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-12

An exchange headline says, Hin
denburg Sees Foes Suing for Peace"
Another argument for world wide
prohi bition-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-12

to give to their country and to
the world the best and fullest pos
sible measure of service, and that
both Will need more than they
viii get Of that high type of serv-
ice which only men and women
o. tho hcgt education and train
ing can give. Patriotism and the
desire to serve humanity may re-
quire Of these young men and vo-
men the exercise of that self-re-
stralnt that will keep them to
their tasks Of preparation until
tho time comes when they can
render service which cannot he
rendered by others"
The call to this kind of service
means more than for the duration
IF tho war" To answer it is to en-
list for life in a form Of service tina,
should appeal to the hest impulses Of
every young man and woman.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-12
Qnick. the FamiIy Doctor,

>ast Monday morning as Mrs G
winters was driving along the road
me buggy missed the culbert ana IN
set, II thre" Mrs. Winters out ana
h0ft har uncle quite ba7.-Ctay Har-
Dor tphio) Exponent
address, Macon Telegraph.
ola Johnny Spencer.
The dean Of them all.
~ raragr1phin'
Sho' 90 swat the ball
IL. : H.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-12

More Truth Than Poetry.
When you get broke
And run down at the heel
You cant cash in
The I'm sorry but" spiel
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-12

Tec-hce, We Knew II All the Time.
How 10 manage your wife. Let
her do as she pleascs. She'll do il
anyway.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-12

the breweries dispose of their prod
uct? VIII they attempt to handle
business direct with the consumers
by peddeling their bulkier booze from
house to house? It is more than half
way probable that they will try.
Anyway the retailers are going to
complain to Governor Whitman about
II and try to have him persuade the
legislature to lower their licenses and
give them possibly further, even if
precarious, lease on business life.
Whitman may find some way to re-
lieve them temporarily, but he is not
rotudiced in favor of their business.
az he showed last winter in helping
force through a local option law for
the entire state. something which
many Manhattanese believed never
could happen So there's much down
heartedness In the retail liquor trade
OF the big little town on the Hudson.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-12

y vIRGlNIAN PHONES;
Advertising-Ran. 222.
Business Mad. 1888.
Society---Mad. 1898
Editortai---Mad. 1924.
General Ran 221.
Circulation-Ean. 2.2.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-12

Yes, but they can't dcli ten men
without getting their feet all tangled
up" snapped back Pcnrose.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-18
l. 0 c A l..

Let us wash your plankets-we know how. Amcrican-Excelsicr Laun- dry Co.,, phone 146. IT. If you are interested in truck. call N. A. Anderson, telephone 1435 for demonstration of Ameston truck.
 ex 12-13-tf. To prospective Buyers of Popular Priced Cars-See the Cr0w.Elkharts! Another carload will arrive in a few days. Motor Sales conspany, 1119 Main street. Telephone 946 3-1-tf
 Send your laundry to the old reli- able. all work guaranteed. American Excelsior Laundry Co.,, phone 146. tf Awnings and upholsterlng. Call E. 4. TOussaint, phone 1850 or leave orders at Knox Walker Fnrn. Co.
 Mr. Ford Owner-Sp discount prices on Firestone and Goodyear tires and tubes while supply lasts :'t Motor Sales company, 1119 Main Street Telephone 94G. 3-1-tf d --Uur Press Process Is unexcelled Amerlcan-E Excelsior Laundry compa' ny, phone 146. u
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-18
"FALL OF A NATION"
 TO BE SHOWN HERE

With the exception of "The Birth
 of Nation," to which the same author provided a scenario, no other spectac- ular film drama has had such a world wide appeal as Thomas DiXon's, "The Fall of Nation" This great cinema was introduced to the public by sim ultaneous runs at $2 prices in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. After capacity engagements in these cities, forty touring companies were organ ized to show it throughout the length and breadth of the Union. Meantime, South America clamored for the play. In response to the South American demand, elaborate productions were made at Buenos Aires and Rio de Jan eiro, marked by the same eXtraordl- nary success as the play won in the states. Now arrangements are rap idly making to show it in Europe, the Orient and Australia. Within year of it's inception '"The Fall of Ma ton" will be carried to every part oi the civilized world. To be shown at the Hauber theater April 2, and 5.