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Evening star., 1917-05-16
FUNERAL TOMORROW
FOR JOSEPH H. CH0ATE
Body of Former Ambassador to Be
Buried at Stockbridge, Mass.
British Bench Pays Tribute.

NEW YORK. May 1s.-Funeral serv-
ices for Joseph H. choate. former am
bassador to Great Britain. who died late
Monday night, will be held at $3.50
news Protestant Episcopal Church.
Burial will be at Stockbridge, Mass,
where Mr.. Choate had his summer home
for many years.
Of St Bartholomew. will officiate at
the church here, apd the Rev. DR.. George
Merrill at Stockbridge. BY direction Of
Mayor Mitchell. the American flag on the
city hall was hung at halfstaff yester-
day. and this example was followed gen.
orally throughout the city.
Mr.: Choate's death, according to DR..
William K. DRAPER, was due to heart
disease, induced by his great exertions
last week The last appearance Of Mr.:
Choate in public was at the Cathedral of
st. John the Divine on Sunday. less
than thirty-six hours before his death.
His last social function was a dinner
which be gave Saturday night. at which
Arthur J. Balfour, head Of the British
war mission; Nicholas Murray Butler
and Henri Bergson. on the immortality
OF the soul.
Mrs. choate has recovered somewhat
from the first effects of the shock
| caused by her husband death, and, with
her daughter Mabel and her sons, George
and Joseph, jr.. is able to receive great
number of messages of coincidence that
continued to pour in today. 49,.
LONDON, May 16.-An the Judges at
the higher courts gathered in the king g
bench division this morning to pay re-
spect to the memory of Joseph. H:
Choate. Eiscount Reading, lord chief
justice, who presided. paid an eloquent
tribute to the distinguished American. =
Mr.. Choate, said the chief justice, was
a lawyer above everything. He was
Graded in the law, loved his profession,
and his thoughts were Influenced by the
study of the law. He was not only an
American lawyer, but a bencher of the
! middle temple. He also was a great am
bassador and one of the most distin-
guished citizens of the United States.
ing continued, as one who was graceful
and eloquent in his orations and digni-
fled and lofty in his more serious utter
ances. He had charm and humor in his
lighter efforts, and through all there
could always be traced one great ideal
"co-operation between our two nations.
Evening star., 1917-05-16
Sentenced to Jail; Fought in War.

Herman Won Barring. who formerly
was employed as a bellboy at Penn
sylvania avenue hotel, was in Police
Court yesterday charged with the theft
Of a cornet from the residence of Ar
thur Cowsill, 1924 Harvard street. where
he roomed, and was sentenced to sixty
days in Jail. He was born in Minnesota,
he stated. his father being German
and his mother a Swede.
In conversation with Detective Brad
ley of the tenth precinct. who arrested
him. the young man said he went to
Canada. enlisted in the army and was
taken to France, where he participated
In the war.
The young man had many magazines
and newspaper clippings of war stories
in his trunk. and Inspector Grant had
two agents Of the secret service ex-
anime his effects and investigate his
conduct. They were satisfied he was
not a spy. Inspector Grant stated, and
he was taken to court for the theft.
Evening star., 1917-05-16
SWISS TO BE CITIZEN.
Albert Neidhart Expects to Join Sd
Regiment, N. G.. D, C,

Albert Neidhart. Swiss, twenty two
years old. Monday made formal deciara-
tion of his intention to become an
American citizen. Neidhart returned to
America six weeks ago after serving
eighteen months of guard duty on the
frontiers of his native land. He came
originally to this country when seven
teen years old. but returned to; Switzer-
land shortly after the outbreak Of the
European war. He has passed the phys
ical test for admission to the Sd Regi-
ment, N. G. D. c., and needed only the
formality Of declaration of intention
In order to enlist under the Stars and
Stripes.
Neidhart is a striking example OF the
results of universal training. He stands
six feet two inches, and while only
twenty-five years old has the appear
ance Of a seasoned soldier. He will en-
ter the camp at Fort Myer at once.
Speaking of his experiences on the
Swiss frontier, the young soldier said
he could hear the heavy eannonading-
around Vcrdun, 1t resembled greatly
the noise of distant thunder. he de-
ciared.
Evening star., 1917-05-16
LOAN FARMERS 81, 900, 900.
Land Banks Aiding Producers at
Rate Of Sl5O, 900 a Day.

Loans to farmers by the federal land
banks have passed the one-million-d dol
lar mark. and are being made at the
rate Of s15o,000 q day. II the present
rate Of increase keeps up the farm loan
board estimates the total loans during
May at $3.000.000.
lows: Nebraska, S16s.750: South Caro-
lima, $167,700: Kansas. 163.700: Cali
fornia. $153.65os Mississippi. $i05. .325;
Kentucky, $4,000; Washington. $50. 0.150;
Montana, .$47, 500: North Carolina, $38,-
500: Texas. $33.40o. and Virginia, $3.50.
The board estimates loans during the
first year OF it's operation will exceed
$3.50, 100000. The first issue OF farm
will be placed on the market within .
month or six weeks.
Evening star., 1917-05-16

Washington barracks
Capt. Arthur r. Dalton, retired, will assume
charge Of construction work at Fort ogfethorpe,
Georgia.
Maj. Charles L. Furbusi, Medical 0nicers' Re
serve Corps, is assigned to duty in this city.
Leave OF absence for one month on account OF
Field Artillery.
The following named officers Of the Corps Of
Engineers will report for examination for pro
notion: Lieut. Coils. Edgar Jadwiu. Charles
Keller and Herbert Deakyne.
The following named ofncers Of tAe Medical
Officers Reserve Corps are assigned TO duty
Evening star., 1917-05-16

at Fort Wright, n. T.: First Lieuts. George
N. Acker, "a, and George q. Reiss.
The following named efleers Of the Quarter
master Ohlcers' Reserve Corps are assigned to
duty: Capts. Marx II. Thomas. George 3. Bal
lard. Otto Fl. Goldstein. Hugh r. Johnstone,
Heary Hallauer. Loren D. Ferguson. Arthur r.
tssh Eurnhap. Hon Homer D. Go,s, nsynona u; cslsns.
Aubrey, Frederic l. Lothrop, Algernop Crofton.
Ellis 3. Cook. Carroll A. Nye. Joseph q. Miller.
Ira v. Maffet. Edward O. Mears. Clarence L.
Middleton, Francis B. Laramie. James R. Wat
sen, Geerge a. Maliatfatt, Fred A. Thonpson.
Edward Maher. Walter b. RuddeiI. Percival
Evening star., 1917-05-16
Coming to Fort Myer From Border.

The I'd Battalion of the Sd Field
Artillery. which has been on patrol
duty In Texas for several months, has
been ordered to return to its regular
station at Fort Myer. Va, for the pur-
pose of assisting in the organization
at that post of the proposed 18th Regi-
ment of Field Artillery. Maj. Charles D.
Heron has been in command of the I'd
Battalion of the Sd Field Artillery on
the Mexican border and probably will
accompany it to Fort Myer.
Evening star., 1917-05-16
ARMY ORDERS.

First Lieut.. Linsly r. Williams. Medical Re.
serve Corps. now in England. is assigned 10 duty
in connection with the research wurk for the
council Of national defense.
Capt. Max b. CARRIER, infantry. at Douglas
Wyo.. will proceed to Cheyenne, Wyo.
Sergt. Edward R. Kenneson Of the Signal En-
listed Reserve Corps. will be discharged, by rca
son of his having accepted a commission as first
lieutenant in the Signal Officers Reserve Corps
First lieut.. Howard L. Tayler, Medical Ofi
GERS Reserve Corps is assigned to duty Al
Evening star., 1917-05-16

Companies Of the Ben telephone sys-
tom have subscribed for 5000, 900
wartl1 of bonds of the government
liberty doan issue.
Evening star., 1917-05-16

B. Kaufman. Angus A. oles. Frank ". witwer.
Alien +. Narsh. Frank ]. Beatman. Clinton q.
Alcnxo L. Ldttell, John n. Rhodes. Chester ].
Ferguson Frank w. Rea. Laurance s. Gordon.
Ctarense q Lonssere. lawrence O. Galbr,itn, frank
Dan. Robert ID. kercheval. Arthur II. Atkinsoa.
Robert Z. Hastings, Arthur A. Jones and Paul
D. May.
Evening star., 1917-05-16

An Englishman has invented q cover
for hatchways on vessels that operates
on the principle of a rolI-top desk.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-07
WATCH OUR SMOKE
Seward Gateway

Seward Gateway
 Seward is the of a prosperous year. Now is the time to let people know what you have to offer theM, Let us all pull together and begin campaign based on facts that outsiders know of the won derfu undeveloped resources surrounding Seward
 Nature has provided the material and it is up to the people to do the rest With Seward smelting center the first necessary thing is coke It has been proved to the satisfaction of everybody that we have abundant supply of the best coking coal in the United States situated in the Matanuska coal fields, about 175 miles haul by the government rail road to Seward.
 For Aux have vast deposits of limestone located along the line of the railroad, six miles from town.
 For have dozens of independent copper around Prince William Sound, to draw from, the ore from all of which can be landed in barges carrying thousands of tons at minimum cost. We also have ores from undeveloped copper properties laying on the shores of Resurrection Bay. Then there the of the interior which in time will be the great est mining country earth. and enough development work has already been done to prove this and it all lays tributary to the governmentoWned railroad that we know will transport at a moderate cost
 The and number of these properties are too numerous to mention. Commencing four miles out of Seward you are in ore deposits or coal until reach the Broad Pass country, which is known by prOspectors to be the biggest and best mnerazed zone in Alaska, and it only awaits the coming of the railroad to furnish reasonable transportation for their ores to jump into prominence as mining center and become large producer of all kinds of which will keep shelter at Seward working overtime.
 The big undeveloped copper properties of Iliam- Chatham and vicinity.
 It is the conclusion of people who posted that there is plenty of material in and around Seward to supply shelter.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-07

have overlooked entirely the story of his railroad experience. And a matron of forty might want to know something about that before we'd ding Barney McGee.
 Long ago Barney McGee was one of the best-known conductors on the Canadian Pacific and he took the first train over the Montana Central He has signaled engineers from plat forms all over the Northwest aud keeps up an extensive acquaintance among railroad men.
 Here is the way the Los Angeles Times starts trouble for Barney Me Gee in the matrimonial line, begin ming by making a slight mistake in his name, rambling through a biog- raphical sketch that occasionally hits facts and ending with the perfectly correct statement that he and "Bil- ly" King are in Los Angeles:
 Ben J. McGee, one of the pion- ger hotel men in Alaska, is in Los Angeles looking for a wife to take back with him in May. MT McGee is Fl years old and has never been married. He makes only three re- quirements. The woman he marries must be more than 40 years old, she must be good looking and must
 be willing to live in Alaska.
 MT McGee went to Alaska in 1886 and built, in Dawson, the second ho- tel in that icy country. Bill" Nc. Phee beat him there by two years, erecting the first hotel in Fairbanks. Since then Mr. McGee has built an other hotel in Whitehorse. And he owns, in Alaska, a herd of 5000 rein deer. One year the food ran out in Alaska and MT. McGee says he and all other inhabitants lived on willow buds, going five and six miles for their breakfast, until the snow melted and provisions arrived He says the price of food in Alaska now is com paratively not as high as it is here. The price of potatoes there this win ter was 10 cents pound.
 MT. McGee declared he never married before because he could nev- CT find anybody who would live in Alaska. But he says conditions have changed and it is much easier there for women than it was. And condi- tions, he says, will be far better when the government railroad is finished two years from now.
 MT McGee is accompanied by William King of Seattle and they are at the Angeles"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-07
AN UNWISE EXPENDITURE
{ Anchorage Times)

tAnchOrage IlmeS)
 The Alaska Legislative assembly has passed a bill appropriatng $60000 out of the Territorial funds for the establishment of agricultural college at lege may be all right Practically speaking especial ly in new country such institution is about useful the prehensibe tails of and re- spected forbears would be to of this day and gen eraton, because we have need of such appendages This measure is purely and simply sectional ure designed to loot the limited funds of the Terri torial treasury. This college will useful purpose at this time and the advocates of the bill assuming that they have ordinary intelligence well know it. They know-at least ought to have members in the Alaska Legislative assembly with brains enough to know-that the crying need of this Territory at this time is and trail building and more and better common schools.
 In this connection, The Times wishes to take off its hat to Senator John Roman of this Division This paper did not support the candidacy of this Senator but it is big enough recognize merit and give due credit to whom credit is due In the upper house he towers above his colleagues and he is fighter He led the fight against the vicious bill, and while defeated. he gains in the estimation of the peo- pie because of splendid showing made against big odds Of course, it without saying that the Cook inlet Representatives and Price-opposed this farcical bill and did Day Much to the surprise his friends and supporters-The Times among them Murray went over to the and voted for the bill such useless and might say almost criminal ex- travagances, at time when we need every available dollar for roads and trails and good common schools the people of Alaska have little to hope from their legislative bodies. It teach however, elect men of common business judgment and prudence in stead of narrow provncials who thing only. of their particular district
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-07
MIR. RITCHIES SECOND LETTER

E. E. Ritchie the Valdez lawyer, has written a letter in which he accuses The Empire of "sdestep- ping" his argument against the workmens compensa- ton law his suggested amendments to it because it his letter and did not attempt to an the points he had made against the present law or in favor of the amendments suggested
 The Empire did not side step. It did not com ment on the merit Mir Ritches amendments and did not pretend to. It did defend the pres ent compensation law in detail and did pretend to- It commented on only assertion of Mir. Rtch- e, and that is all that it assumed to comment gffn- his letter to Senator Sutherland, a copy of which was sent The Empire by MT Ritchie, the latter said that the best evidence that the present law a false pretense" the fact that it approved by the mining companies The Empire criti csed that position and told why it thought it just It contended that the circumstance that min ing companies and their managers favored propo- ston not evidence per of false pretense' It contended that if the support of anything by the mining companies evidence per of the false preense' of the thing when the mining companies should be put of business. It's position and those who support it oppose it. but by the results under its operation.
 The Empire has refrained from discussing the details of the workmens compensation act It has approved of the rncples of workmens compensation and has conended that if there any way to make the operation of the law direct and less costly to make it that Mitigation and would be les sened and the time between injury and the pay of damages could be shortened, that it should be amended.
 We shall not Mir. Rtche of side stepping however his letter misses only the point but the whole Empire editorial.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-07

following in the footsteps of his father.
 It is hard to make man believe it. But many fellow has picked up 3 nice piece of change by merely keeping his mouth shut for while.
 They can knock riches all they please. The worst thing we know about riches is their scarcity
 It always makes a man indignant to discover that his children have grown old enough to think for themselves.
 What has become of the old-fashioned girl who couldn't dress without sticking about dozen pins in the vicinity of her waist line?
 Another good bet is that man who is satisfied with himself is a man who is easily pleased.
 The reason why Cures get a bigger play than Preventves in this world is because Cures cost more than Proven lives and are harder to find.
 Some men won't let the mere fact that they agree with you keep them from arguing with you.
 Before a girl picks up anything that she hasn't paid for when she is in a store she should remember that the Law is hard on a Shoplifter and that the folks at the Police Station never even heard of the word 'Kleptomani- ac."
 In a newspaper write-up of the aver age prominent wedding the Bride is given a three column cut and the groom a one-column inset. This is a waste of space. The groom should be indi cated by small cross in the lower corner of the cut.
 What has become of the oldfashion ed man who used to engrave the Ten Commandments on the head of a pin?
 After the average woman makes ur her face it looks S if it had been mark ed down.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-07
TRYING TO GET
 WIFE FOR WELL
 KNOWN ALASKAN
Ca|ifornians Are BusiIy Engaged Attempting
 To Marry Off
 Barney M'Gee.

SEATTLE, April 2S-Somebody in California is trying to wish wife onto Barney McGee, one of the best-kpown "sourdoughs" who ever came out of Alaska to tell the crowd at the Arctic Club about the past season, says the Times. Whether he wants one or not, the Caiifor- nians have determined to give him buxom helpmate of forty or mere, who can withstand the rigors of an Alaskan climate.
 Barney McGee has several very successful means of withstanding the Alaskan climate when it becomes too rigorous. He tries the climate at his North Yakima ranch for change and comes to Seattle to get used to the mild salubrity of the Arctic Club and the Savoy Hotel and oc- cassionally seeks rest in California The rest of the time he spends run Whitehorse and in looking after his other Alaskan interests.
 These are some of the details they have not explained in California. For the purpose of getting a wife inn mediately, they have boosted Barney McGee's age a trifle. He probably would admit sixty-fiye years of un- tanned bachelorhood. but the Cali fornians have saddles six more years of experience upon him. But then they sent him to Alaska, in the pub licity campaign dozen years ear Her than he did go North and they
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-07
GERMAN NAMES

It is reported that movement is on foot in Chi cago to change the names Of there because they are German. Let hope that the movement will fail and that the example will not be followed. If there is Hohenzolern street of Tirpitz street in Chicago. they mighat be changed to Humboldt or Goethe streets. if this did not meet Chcagos fan. cy Steuben or Schurz might be appropriate, but just we have no quarrel with the German people so we have no antipathy to the many great German names which have been chosen for towns and streets The German should stand acknowledgment of the debts undoubtedly owe to the German peo- pie and as testimonials to admiration the best thers is in the spirit Our quarrel with the
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-07
A GOOD APPOINTMENT

The Empire believes that the Board Education could not well have done better than it did when it selected Prof L. D. Henderson to be Commissioner of Education Prof Henderson is not only man who has had special technical training in his profession. he is not only young and ambitious but he has lot of practical sensethat quality often called morse sense and that is required at this stage of educa- fonal development in Alaska greatly as anything else
 It is conceded that Prof Henderson has done good work at the head of the Juneau public schools and is no violent prediction assert that he will continue to make good
 The Empire congratulates Prof. Henderson. and it will underwrite without the Board of Education against regret for it's action.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-07
GERMAN TOLL OF DEAD
 1900, 0,00O.

AMSTERDAM, May 7.- One million, three hundred thousand Germans have per ishcd in the war, according to statement made by Jo- scph Friedrich Neaunann, formerly conservative member of the Reichstag. Neaunann, featuring on the Influence of War on Pop ulation," said in part:
 Until now the war has caused loss of 100000 dead. This, together with the decrease in births. gives a reduction of 3,SO0,D0O. The surplus of females has increased from S00,00O to far more than 2,000, 1000. The nation has bled as nev- CT since the Thirty Years War"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-07
NEAR TO TREASON
est. Louis ReDublic)

Misprison of treason is expression rarely heard in this country, but 1t has definite meaning in the laws of the United States. It consists in con cealng the reasonable acts of others and is cassed crime not much less than treason itself
 It may be committed by citizens of the country or aliens who enjoy the protection of American law. There is no doubt that what little disoyalty there is in this country was largely planted here by the Ger man authorities in pursuit of their welknown meth ods of friendly diplomacy long before the began but it may be worth while to remind all persons that no motive of personal friendliness and of tenderheartedness will any conceament of disOyalty.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-07
QUAKER QUIPS.
Philadelphia Record.)


 X large part of diplomacy consists of an ability to say nothing at the right time.
 You never can tell. Many a man that will taste as good as it smells pretty tame.
 It doesn't require hot weather to prove that even the ba seball fan can't always raise the wind.
 When a lot of gossips indulge in the anvil chorus it proves that birds of a feather flock together.
 No. Maude, dear; when a man refers to his wife a jewel it doesn't neces- sarily mean that she is set in her ways.
 A poor excuse is better than none except in the case of the man who doesn't stick to his colors because he says he is color blind.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-07
JENNINGS RE-APPOINTED
Anchorage Democratl


 News was received Wednesday of the reappont- ment of Judge Robert w. Jennings as United States District Judge of the First Judicial District
 Judge Jennings has made splendid record as a Judge and he has never to be asked the question to where he stands politically. The Judge is one of the who fought for the Democratic party Alaska for years without reward.
 This is the first major appointment made by Presi- dent Wilson during his second if all others of this high standing there will be no criticism of the Federal appointments made in the Territory
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-07
OFFICERS OF NATIONAL GUARD TO ASSIST IN
 BIG TRAINING CAMPS

WASHINGTON, May 7.-Twenty- five National Guard officers from each guard regiment will assist regular army officers in instruc- tion of reserve corps officers when the training camps open May i5, it was announced today.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-07
FIVE MEN KILLED BY
 EXPLOSION OF ENGINE

PHILADELPHIA, May Five men were killed and one injured when shifting locomotive ex- ploded at the Philadelphia termin- al
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-07
Great Scheme.

We herewith offer a plan to raise all the coin we need during the war. Just place a tax on feminine beauty W om- en who admit that they must be class ed as beautiful will pay yearly tax of s10O Women who admit that they are good looking will pay a yearly tax of $50. This is one tax that will not be avoided and should easily net the gov ernment about $500 0000 .00o0 900 year.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-07
Well It Is About Time.

Sign in window of a sore on Central avenue. Cincinnat:
 Ladies Ready To Wear Clothes.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-07
BEACH IS CHOSEN.

NEW YORK, May 7.-The Au- thors' League of America has elect ed Rex Beach president and Col Theodore Roosevelt vice president for the ensuing year.