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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-29
LAST CALL OF WIRELESS MAN
 ABOARD SOPHIA
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en from his room at 5:20 o'clock and before that time he had said the water was coming into his room
 His first & o. s. call was sent out at 4:50 o'clock, and asked the Cedar to come and help us, i've are laundering" He continued to talk with the Cedar operator until 5;20 when he said, flor Gods sake, come we are sinking"
 The Princess Sophia's operator was evidently working under great distress, said the Cedar operator because he continually called for helr until 5:20 p. m. After that time the Cedar operator called and called but was not again answered.
 The Cedar wireless operator, it is said, thought that possibly the storm was causing water to slush into the room, and told the operator to hold his juice, in order to conserve his batteries. It was not thought possi ble the boat was sinking. although the Cedar at once put out into the storm, and was forced back
 No bodies have been received at Juneau since last night. A South westerly wind today interferred with progress in all but sheltered places
 Twisted Plate Brought In
 Victor Hansen. cook on the can nery tender Monaghan, left al Bar
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-29
Record of United States Weather Bureau Bears Out Captain Locke
 of the Sophia.
STORM NOT EXPECTED
Expected That Weather Would Moderate from Signs of the
 Barometer.

A rising barometer all day Thurs
 lay would indicate that those on the
 Princess Sophia, which was impaled
 ,n Vanderbilt Reef, had the hope
 hat the weather would moderate
 md the waters become calmer, while
 Ill day Friday a falling barometer
 indicated the coming storm.
 M. B. Summers, in charge of the
 weather Bureau service in Alaska, prepared the following statement at
 he request of The Empire:
 "The barometer at Juneau on Oct ,ber 24th rose from minimum )f 29. .69 inches at a. m. to a maxi
 mum of 3005 inches at 12 midnight. It reached it's crest at 3 a. m. of rapidly at an almost uniform rate until 4:30 p. m.., when the reading was 29.49 inches. The fall was more gradual after this hour, the pressure being 293S at 12 midnight. It was practically stationary on the 18th. lntil 3 a. m., at which hour it began sallng slowly, at practically uni form rate, until p. m., when the minimum reading of 29.12 inches was recorded. One hour later a reading If 2S92 inches was reported from Sitka.
 Throughout this period, from the ,4th. to the 26th. inclusive, the pres ,ure was relatively high over the up ,er Yukon Valley and low over the fluff of Alaska, as shown by the barometer at Eagle, Juneau, Valdez md Sitka The highest reading re- ported from Eagle was 30.44 inches 1t p. m. of the 24th., and from this he barometer fell slowly to 2980 1t g a. m of the 26th. Low tempera- +ures attending these relatively high pressures, Eagle having a reading of 3 degrees below zero at 9 D. m. of The 24th., g below at 9 a. m., and 3 below at 9 D. m. of the 18th, and 20 below at 3 a. m. of the 18th. It was these steep gradients of both emperature and pressure that pro- Iuced the blustery winds in Juneau )n Friday and Friday night and that probably blew with equal or greater 'orce in Isynn Canal.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-29
Lashed To Raft

The Lone Fisherman and Amy ar rived in port last night, the former having seven bodies aboard and the latter seventeen The crew of the Lone Fisherman report having found seven bodies between Lost Creek and Young's Point, most of them evi- dently members of the Sophia's crew, one body being identified as the chief cook of the Sophia, while the others were of the engine room crew. Some of the latter were badly burned, showing evidence of fire on board or an explosion of a serious nature
 On board the Amy were eight wo
 men, four small children and five men. These bodies were found on the Northeast side of Shelter Isl and, five bodies lying in one small blight or cove, the others all lying close together in another small cove close by. The four children were dashed to a life raft, all the others with the exception of one man. be- ing found without life preservers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-29
RED CROSS ASSUMES. ALL THE BURDEN
 FOR A SICK WIFE

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 29.-How the Red Cross took all the burden from the sick wife of an American soldier. even breaking up housekeep- ing for her and packing her house. hold effects. is told in a letter re- ceived at Pacific Division headquar- ters here. aEf
 The soldiers wife was stricken with typhoid fever while he was in camp in this country and he was unexpectedly sent abroad before he could obtain furiough. This wor. ried the young wife and retarded her convalescence The Red Cross home service workers did all pos sible to make her comfortable and cheerful. Funds were provided and she was sent to live with her mother as soon as she was able, the Red Cross taking over tho entire respon. sibility of caring for her affairs.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-29
GOV. RIGGS
 ORGANIZES A
 SEARCH QUICKLY
He Arranges for a Syste- matic Hunt for the Bodies of the
 Survivors.

The systematic search for the Princess Sophia's dead which is re sulting so satisfactorily was organ ized at Juneau Saturday afternoon and night under the personal direc ton of Gov. Riggs. Dozens of peo pie and many boats volunteered for service. and Gov Riggs and others acquainted with Lynn Canal and ad iacent waters mapped off on the chart the waters and shores to be covered by the ten boats which were dispatched early Sunday morning for the search.
 Gov. Riggs left on the King & Winge, and at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon, he was transferred to the Cedar
 I The following ten vessels were manned and given beats as outlined
 King & Winge- Shelter Island, in cluding Aaron Island.
 Monaghan = Captain Robert B. Griswold- patrol and sup ply boat, covering all territory South of Eagle River and Shelter Island Deputy Marshals H. F.. Morton and Geo. Johnson.
 Lighthouse Tender aCedar-General patrol and supply boat, covering all territory North of Eagle River and Shelter Island, including Chatham Straits.
 Elsinore-Jack Harrington. captain, A O.. Abrahamson, engineer; cover ing Lincoln and Hump Islands.
 Nameless-Capt Dick Harris. Judd Bags and John Harris; from Gas tineau Bar to Tee Harbor, including all islands, except Portland Island. Lone Fisherman-Crew and Chas. Gilbert, Ali, Barrow. Jim. Hagen, E. c. Guerrin, George Anderson and Henry Bersie and L. J. Johnson; from Young's Point. all of Young's Bay and Aux Cove.
 Six Sisters-Capt. A. Franzen, A. c. Blaney, F. G. McCashen and Ned Moe; from Young's Bay to Symonds Psint. Left II p. m. Bad weather, anchorage Horse or Colt Island. , Savo - Capt. K. Raatikainen, J. Hayes and A. Hakala; Douglas Isl and from Fitz's Cove to Point Hilda.
 Phyllis w. R. Bayers, Lloyd Bayers. Clarence Cove. Wm. Powers and w. A. Bruner: from shoals North of Eagle River to Tee Har- bor.
 May-Capt. J. Leedy, Jim Lee, NJ.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-29
GEORGE MARCUS, OF
 NENANA WIRES ABOUT
 HIS WIFE. AND CHILD

A message received from George Macus, with the Alaska Railroad En, gineering Commission at Nenana, the husband of Mrs. Doris Marcus, who, with her daughter, Virginia, were lost in the Sophia disaster, conveys the wish that the bodies if found be inferred in Juneau, in metal cas- kets for future removal, unless the mother of Mrs. Marcus. Mrs. Couch, now residing in Seattle, desires to have the remains sent South for bur ial
 The message was received by MT. Couch, the father. who is now at Skagway, and forwarded to Mrs. Ethel Mclean. sister of Mrs. Mar GUS ff
 As yet the body of Mrs. Marcus and her baby have not been identi. fled, although further examination will be made this evening. A small handbag or purse evil dently belonging to Mrs. Marcus was found on the body of one of the Yu- kon river steamer captains. and the conjecture is made that when leav- ing the foundering steamer. Mrs. Marcus had given the purse to the man to take care of for her. Mrs. Mclean is prostrated with grief over the loss of her sister and child A. Couch. the father, is ex. pected to arrive from Skagway on the Princess Alice tomorrow.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-29
WOMAN IS NAMED
 GAME WARDEN FOR
 CALIFORNIA DISTRICT

LOS ANGELES. Oct. 29.-Miss Helen Pratt has just been named a deputy game warden for Los Ange- les county by the audubon society, of which she is a member.
 Miss Pratt's duties will be the protection of useful and song birds from depredations by either boys or adults.
 She served as nature guide, at Radford camp, near Big Bear Lake, in San Bernardino county. where she made guests acquainted with sixty species of birds. sixty-five spe- cies of wild bowers and twenty-five kinds of trees native for that local- fly.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-29

J. O'Grady and Robert Kirk; iron Point Retreat to Symonds Point, in cluding Barlow Cove. q
 Sewarnee-Jack Lund and Jack Nc Donald; Benjamin Island.
 Other boats that were engaged ir the search, and which were to be spoken to by the fleet which Jeff Juneau and to be assigned parts o1 the ground when met, included the Pacific, Sitka, E. A. Hegg, Wilson Amy, Anita Phillips, Apex, Adolphus Elinor and the light house tender Cedar.
 Two dozen craft, all told, have been engaged in picking up the bod ies of the dead, since Saturday morn ing.
 Osprey-Oliver Inlet to Point Ar den; Bob Keeney in charge of shore party consisting of Chas. E. Naghel R. G. Green, J. w. McDaniels, Wal lace George, P. M. Snyder, Sam Rad fel, E. c. Huppen, Emel Ulset.
 Estebeth-Point Young to Oliver Inlet; captain Davis.
 Excursion-Point Arden to Grand Island. Doty Cove and Taku Head Crew of vessel and Henry Green stoje, J. Eichorst and H. E. Halvor sen
 Grace E-Tantanllion Point to Point Hilda, Oliver Inlet and inter vening' waters. Captain Jimmy Clark engineer; Jacob Clark. Henry Ander son, Charlie Gray, Herbert Martin
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-29
BELGIAN CABINET
 WILL MOVE TO OWN
 COUNTRY TOMORROW

PARIS, Oct. 29.-The members of the Belgian Cabinet tomorrow will return to Belgium after having re sided here since the occupation ol Belgium by the Germans.
 They will take formal leave and will pass resolutions thanking France for her hospitality and assistance.
 Bruges has been selected as the capital for Belgium and already ad ministrative officers are there as suming the duties of state. under the supervision of King Albert. Many plans are being devised for the res. toration of trade in Belgium.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-29
Men $ Heavy Wool
 Underwear MedIicott Union Suits

These union suits are one of the very best garments made; all wool. We have these in
 Silk and wool union suit of Royal Court brand -..-. - S6.OO
 Also silk and wool union suit, Royal Court brand ~ ..-... S7.OO Mems natural wool union suits - S5. .OO
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-29

fOrd's Corner this morning, a piece of steel plate from the Sophia which tells mute story of the force of the storm. The plate is from near the keel and shows marks of being twisted by the rocks, one end be ing curled over as though done by a mechanic after heating the metal It weighs about 30 pounds and is 30 inches long by six inches wide.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-29
BRING THEIR OWN SUGAR.

BERKELEY, Oct. 29. Guests were asked to bring their own su- gar to the annual faculty reception given by President and Mrs. Ben- iamin Ida Wheeler of the University Of California here a few days ago.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-11-21
DEMAND FOR MINES.
Denver Mining Recordl

Denver Mining Record)
A substantial inquiry is developing
for mining properties and many mines
and prospects are being groomed for
inspection by those wishing to sell.
Good mines with an ore tonnage
blocked out are always In demand, the
great difficulty In making sales being
the low net value at which these ore
bodies are appraised by engineers of
those big companies in the market for
mines. AS result the man with a
mine for sale presents his proposition
to the big companies only as last
resort. For this reason the mine OBJ
orator developing mine for a sale
welcomes new buyers in the market.
as this makes competition for the
mines he Is Offering and brings new
blood in the business of mining.
Every man VINO has made money in
scme industrial effort sooner or later
turns his attention to mining to try
his luck In a big mans game--that is.
If he has any backbone and any gam
Ding spirit. Some of our eastern
friends have more money than thew
know what to do with right now and
they are turning their attention to
the mining and oil fields in an effort
to further increase their bank rolls.
They know that the revenue from SELL
Ing war supplies will end with the
coming Of peace and they also know
that for long period there will be a
world wide demand for mineral pro-
nucts so necessary in reconstruction.
me metal shelves of the old world are
oare, and those door knobs, hinges.
etter box fixtures and hundred and
'ne other metal utensils confiscated
or war needs will have to be replac-
%. Europe can keep the mines OF the
Rocky Mountain country busy for
'ears replenishing Its depleted sup
'iies OF copper. iron, zinc, steel. tin
IND lead. This is why shrewd bust
less men Of the country are looking
WITH longing eyes at the mines Of the
vest and the reason also why the |
Western man with mine or a PROS |
'ect Tor sale does not have to sacri- |
zee II because OF a lack Of buyers.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-11-21
HOW THE REPUBLICAN VICTORY
WAS WON.

Will H., Hays, chairman of the re-
publican national committee, has had
the goodness to credit the republican
press of the country with winning the
splendid victory of November g. He
says without the trenchant editorial
support it gave to republican princi-
Piles, and the candidates who espous-
ed these principles, and the generous
lating to these principles, the results
of election day could not have been
obtained. This voluntary commenda-
ton from the head Of the national or
ganization is of course most crafty
ing to republican newspaper men, but
they will nevertheless take friendly
issue with Mr.. Hays upon the accur-
acy of his statement That the re-
publican press rendered most essen
tial service and is entitled to much
credit for republican success is true,
but without the splendid, inspiring
and aggressive leadership of Mr.. Hays
the fight would have been lost. From
the day he was placed at the head Of
the national committee his fine abil-
ity as an organizer was in evidence.
His first task was to bring all ele-
ments of the party together to make
common cause without regard to past
differences. This accomplished he
visited all sections of the country, get
ting In touch with state leaders and
local conditions, but above all else APP
pealing to republicans to make win
ming the war their first and supreme
purpose. support the war; was his
watchword, and at no time during the
campaign did he vary from that
course. Although practically I'M
known outside the state of Indiana,
the rank and file of the republican
party soon recognized in him real
leader, and they rallied to his support
as they have not done before in many
years. In acknowledging with due APP
probation the praise accorded them
by Mr.. Hays, republican newspaper
men will insist upon at least dividing
the honors with their brilliant leader.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-11-21

immigration and citizenship and
the form of government 1t pre-
fers."
The colonel does not contemplate
disarmament as a corollary Of his
plan for world peace. On the con-
trary he says that the United States
should maintain a navy second only
to that of Great Britain, and that a
system of compulsory military train
ing should be immediately devised
and placed in operation. This should
consist of at least nine months in
tensive training for every young man
during some year between the ages of
10 and %. Such an international
a agreement as the colonel outlines we
could keep. What Colonel Roosevelt
thinks of the league of peace lingo
now emanating from the White House
Is lily camouflaged in his closing par
More essential than anything
else is 1t for us to remember that
in matters of this kind an ounce
of practical performance is worth
a ton OF windy rhetorical prom
ises."
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-11-21

Every alien in this country should
be given a reasonable time to become
@ citizen. Failure to do SO should be
taken as conclusive evidence that he
is not in sympathy with our govern
ment and Is here for no good purpose.
There Is no room here for the foreign
er who refuses to learn our language
and become Americanized In thought
and act. If our government fails to
take this position, then one OF the
most important lessons of the war
has been lost.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-11-21
THE WAR WAS WON WITHOUT
EQUAL SUFFRAGE.

President Wilson said of the equal
suffrage amendment, Il tell you plain
ly that this measure which l urge up
on you is vital to the winning of the
war and to the energies alike of pre-
paration and of battle" The war has
been won and equal suffrage has not
been adopted.
Not from any viewpoint. therefore,
can anyone defend the statement Of
the president that the equal suffrage
amendment was vital to the winning
Of the war His argument was mere
ly one more illustration of the work.
ing of the pedagogic mind. Accustom-
toned for years to speak to youths in
the school room, and to have his die
tum accepted without question, he
formed the habit of speaking without
elaboration and without analysing his
own line Of reasoning. In fact, he
speaks often without reasoning. Such
is the only explanation that can be
given for his statement that America
was too proud to fight, that we had
no concern with the causes of the
war; and that we must have peace
without victory.
There is abundance of good reason
in support of equal suffrage. Women
have as high a standard of intelli-
gence as men, as loyal a patriotism
and a far higher standard of morals,
That being true. it is unnecessary to
appeal to any other principle than
that fundamental of popular govern
Of the people, for
the people. by the people. That Is the
substance of sound argument for
equal suffrage, and the attempt to
place 1t on the basis of war necessity
had no other effect than to cast a
doubt upon future utterances of the
president.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-11-21

auent news reports that Great Brit
ain has been giving close and con-
tlnuous attention to the after-war
economic problems relating TO devei-
opment of home industry and re-
sumption of export trade. We OBJ
serve that Japan has been increasing
her manufacturing output and secur-
ing a larger hold upon trade IN the
United States and other lands. But
we have been doing practically moth
ing to make substantial preparation
for the keen commercial competition
that awaits us as surely as peace
treaty shall be signed.
Shall we continue in a state OF leth-
argy only to be awakened few
months hence with an excitedly an
nounced discovery that 1.-THE world is
on fire" with trade competition? Shall
we be as dilatory In preparing for
peace as we we're In preparing for
war?
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-11-21
THE COST OF VICTORY.

Mining and Scientific Press)
The blood of helpless noncombat-
ants, on sea as well as on land, of in
nocent women and children, cries to
heaven from under the waves and
from amid the ruins of devastated
hearths far from the battlefield. We
are as little willing to shake hands
with our defeated enemy as with
burglar that has been caught in the
act Of murder; when we think OF the
millions of happy lives sacrificed to
stay his bloody hand, we feel less like
a victor than judge putting on the
black cap to pronounce sentence. No
sentiment of generous admiration for
fallen foe mixes with our joy today;
on the contrary, that exultation Is
crossed with contempt for an oppon-
ent that did not play the game But
enough of him, let us turn to think
of the immortal dead that lie in Elan
GERS field and elsewhere in the wake
OF the victorious battalions that have
borne our flag to victory; to them we
rise today In silent salute the
thought Of them restraints our hilar-
ity, making us deeply sensible of the
cost of victory and firmly determined
to conclude such a peace as shall be
worthy of their sacrifice in the cause
OF human freedom. To the hosts OF
the living, now standing to arms
while the terms of capitulation are
being enforced, to them we can not
say all that we feel, to them and to
the gallant sailors that kept the seas
against submarine piracy. we reach
forth the warm hand of unspeakabie
gratitude.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-11-21
DEMOCRATS DELAY PREPARA.
TON FOR PEACE.

So far as economic preparedness Is
concerned, we are now almost exact !
iy where we were at the outbreak OF
the war. Because the war cut Off i'm
ports and gave us a larger market for
our goods. we have left the free trade
tariff law on the statute books. Be-
cause the war afforded our industries
the greatest protection and aid in
their history, We have been content
to leave the gates Of our markets
wide open. We acknowledge that
with the war over we shall be con-
fronted with problem of surplus la,
Dor. but we have taken no steps to
prevent the flooding Of our markets
with the products Of the labor Of Eur
ope and Asia. We learn from fire.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-11-21

It is a fairly safe guess that for
while officialdom at the national capt.
tai will not be SO self-assertiye. This
thing of directing the activities OF the
people in every little detail, and CIV
ing peremptory orders in matters OF
small consequence, with belated dis
coveries that mistakes had been made
became intolerable. The people re-
scented it at the polls and they will re-
sent 1t again when they get a chance
in 1920 Autocracy in America has
not been entirely overthrown but 1t Is
topping to its fall.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-11-21
AMERICANS NOT DECEIVED BY
CRY OF "KAMERAD."

Americans are generous and SYM
pathetic people, so much so that they
are often misled into bestowing unde-
served charity. But they are not GO
ing to be deceived by the hunger APP
peal that is now coming from Ger
many. Not that they will refuse to
feed starving Hun, but they must
first be shown that the Hun Is starry
ing. The cry for food, following so
closely the acceptance of the armis-
tice, partakes too much of the cring-
ing, hypocritical cry of "kamerad," so
familiar to our boys in the trenches,
many Of whom now sleep in France
because they showed mercy to the foe
only to fall victims to his treachery.
No doubt there is a shortage Of food
in Germany; so there is in France,
and Belgium, and Servia, and Poland,
and in other lands whose people have
been crushed by the cruel and merci-
less heel of the German invaders Our
first duty is to these unfortunate peo-
pie and Americans win gladly deprive
themselves of food In order to feed
them. Germany could provide food
for her army and civilians as long as
there was hope of victory; is it not
singular that the food supply failed
coincident with the defeat? Let Ger
many wait until Mr.. Hoover has time
to look over the situation. He is an
expert on the food question, and up
on sailing for Europe he significantly
stated that he was more interested In
the distress Of our allies
than he was in the condition of Ger
many. Ii he finds that relief is need |
ID the American people will provide
I on the broad principle that no hui
nan being should be permitted to
'tarve. But II they have the means to
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-11-21

With a republican governor and
both branches of the legislature in
control Of republicans, the farmers of
Idaho will find that their demands for
legislative relief will receive attention
and such laws passed as appear prac-
tical, sane and necessary. But the
farmers will not be favored class.
Every other element of our popula-
ton will receive the same fair con-
sideration.