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THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE
VOL. 1, NO. 25. JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1912. PRICE TEN CENTS *
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GERMANY HURLS DEFI AT RUSSIA
PHYSICAL SHOWING
ON ALASKA-JUNEAU
Usually the flrsi question by a
stranger. landing at the City dock
in Juneau, is about the activity on
the side hill almost directly facing the
questiouer. While still talking a
number of blasts are heard in rapid
succession and the stranger is in
formed that this is the portal of a
tunnel which is the terminal of a
tramway system, leading to a great
gold mine, and neairby is pointed out
the spot where the 150-stamp mill is
to be built and in operation during the
coming summer.
The Property.
The group of claims belonging to
the Alaska- Juneau Company are in
the same gold belt as the Persever
ance mine. Sheep creek properties,
and other claims of the Alaska-Gas
tineau Company.
For some time the Alaska-Juneau
Company has operated a 30-stamp
mill on one of it properties common
ly known as the "Little Treadwell."
The mine and mill are both under
the supervision of Mr. George Jones
When President Bradley, who is
the principal owner in the Alaska-Ju
neau Company, decided to build a
new mill on the beach in Juneau,
and to bring the ore from the mine
to it for reduction, he naturally
wanted the great undertaking In ca
pable hands. Superintendent Kinzie
said let George do it. therefore this
shall be a story of what George Jones
has done this past year.
Main Tunnel.
The main tunnel starting on the
south side of Snowslide gulch, has
been driven back under the moun
tain a distance of 4.350 feet. This
tunnel will be 6.000 feet long when
completed and at its inner terminal
a raise of 1.0f>0 feet will be made to
connect with the present levels of
the "Little Treadwell" mine. The
tunnel runs through a greenstone for
mation most of the way. but they
have now just passed a contact and
are working in what appears to be
a graphitic slate. They are using
timbers at this point.
This tunnel is 7x9 and is pro
greasing satisfactorily. There arc
two machine drills in use.
The Trams Completed.
All of the connecting tramways are
completed and in use. Following
along the tram 1,500 feet in a south
erly direction tunnel number one is
reached. This tunnel 250 feet long
is finished.
Another 800 feet of tramway brings
the observer to tunnel number two.
This tunnel will be 450 feet long. It
is being built by contract. The con
tractors are in about 90 feet on the
north end and back about 40 feet
from the south portal.
Tunnel Number Three.
Two hundred feet south of tunnel
number two is tunnel number three.
It is planned to carry water through
this tunnel and the floor will conse
quently be lower than the other al
lowing the car tracks to be laid on
trestle work above. This tunnel Is
to be 2.200 feet long terminating at
the beach. It will require consider
able time and skill to finish this
work. They are working on this tun
nel with hand drills.
Around on the south portal of this
tunuel an effort is being made to in
stall machine drills. The compres
sor is in position and the power is
at hand, but a certain bit of machin
ery is missing which, however, will
be here when the Spokane arrives.
The Flume.
A service flume has been construct
ed and is ready for use. This flume
3x3 is 12.000 feet long and is de
signed to furnish water for the bat
teries of the new mill and to help in
generating power.
The flume, and tramway with its
tunnel connections parallel each
other as to grade having an elevation
of about 430 feet at the main or
Gold creek tunnel, and 400 at the
end of the line near the beach.
There are about 90 men employed
at the present time on the work un
der way. All or most of these men
live in Juneau and board themselves.
BIG PAYROLLS FOR
JUNEAU VERY SOON
.Mr. J. A. Hellenthal of the firm of
Hellenthal & Hellenthal. who recent
ly returned from San Francisco, was
Interviewed by an Umpire reporter to
day. .Mr. Hellenthal says that Ju
neau is everywhere regarded as one
of the great quartz mining centers.
"Everyone seems to realize," he says,
that the development work now in
progress is bound to make Juneau a
city of considerable population."
When asked in regard to the Alas
ka-Juneau, Mr. Hellenthal said: "I
know of no change in the plans from
those already announced by Presi
dent ? Bradley and G teral Superin
tendent Kinzie. The work work out
lined in these plans is being rush* d
to completion with ail possible speed.
Both President Bradley and Superin
tendent Kinzie feel certain that the
company will have 150 stamps in op
eration by next fall. To these, 150
, additional stamps will be added as
the work progresses.
"President Bradley likes Juneau
and it his intention in connection
with his operations here to carry
out his general policy of upbuilding
the community in which he operates.
N'o company store will be established
nor will the company build any board
ing houses. Since the mill will be
built close to town, it will be possi
ble to operate a train between the
mill and the Basin mines to take the
: employees to and from their work,
and enable the entire mine crew as
well as the mill crew to live in Ju
neau.
"These plans if carried out will of
i-ourse add largely to the population
of Juneau and do much to Increase
; its general prosperity.
"I predict that within the next year
: this city will at least double its pop
ulation."
TAG DAY WAS
VERY SUCCESSFUL.
Russcl Casey is looking for a safe
place to put the overs resulting from
the tag sales of Friday and Satur
day. which was instituted for the pur- >
pose of raising funds for the new
football suits of the high school lads.;
FROM MRS. McFARLAND'S
The display windows of Goldstein's
dress goods department certainly at
tracted some attention from Satur
day evening shoppers.
One of the windows contains a col
lection of leather goods and art novel
ties of marked originality, both in de
signs and workmanship.
An investigation discloses the fact
that these goods are made and de
signed by Mrs. McFarland formerly
of Juneau but now in Everett. Wash.
Their Institution is selling goods
throughout the East.
Royal Typewriters, for rent or sale.
W. H. CASE, the Typewriter man. tf.
WHOLE HOUSE RESERVED.
It will be a matter of almost three
weeks before the new Orpheum Is
finished yet there has already started
a great clamor for reservations for
the first or opening night Manager
Spickett has no chart as yet showing
the locations of seats and boxes, and
has become so bewildered with
pledges and promises to so many dif
ferent people on the subject of good
scats, that he has decided to reserve
the entire house for the first night's
performance. This announcement is
made to assure the public that all
will have a chance to choose seats
as soon as the chatrs are ready.
Harry Malone has received word
from Mrs. Malone, in Seattle, to the
effect that Miss Helen is recovered
and is out of Providence hospital.
L. E. Buell, the veteran commercial
man traveling out of Juneau, left on
the Dolphin last night for Ketchi
kan. He will return on the next
Humboldt.
GERMANY
TO RUSSIA
BERLIN, Dec. 2.?In the Reichstag
today Herr von Bethmfcnn Hollweg,
the German Chancellor hurled a dell
at Russia. The Chancellor said It
Austria's rights In the present Bal
kan war were not respected or an
other power attacks her, or should
Germany's position become en
danggered. Germany would tight.
This utterance is regarded as of
ficially coming from the Kaiser.
SIGNING PROCTOCOL POSTPONED .
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 2.- The
signing of the peace proctocol, agreed
upon by the plenipotentiaries on Sat
UBday, has been postponed until Tues
day.
THE MERGER
DISSOLVED
WASHINGTON, Dee. 2.?In a decis
ion handed down by the United
States supreme Court today, the .
court holds that there could be no
legal merger of the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific railroads. An order
for the dissolution of the merger was
entered.
$18,000 FOUND
ON DEAD MAN ;
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SEATTLE, Dec. 2.?J. Frleman, a .
Russian miner of Fairbanks, Alaska, ?
died Saturday night in the Emergency i
hospital, where he was a charity pa
tient. After his death SlS.000 in cur
rency was found on the body. Noth
ing is known as to his relatives.
REV. DR. COLLYER DEAD. !
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NEW YORK, Dec. 2.?Rev. Dr. Rob- ,
crt Col Iyer, for many years a promi
nent Presbyterian clergyman of this
city Is dead at the age of 8S years.
Samuel Collyer. a son, is a resident
of Seattle, Wash.
LULU GLASER WANTS
$50,000 FOR WOUNDS j
PITTS BURG, Pa.. Dec. 2. ? Lulu
Glaser, prominent in vaudeville, who
in private life is Mrs. R. C. Herz. '
has begun suit against Mrs. Richard
Thomas for alienating the affections
of her husband. Miss Glaser wants
$50,000 as a salve for her wounds.
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FORMER BANK CASHIER i
CONFESSES CRIME.
WEST POINT. N. Y.. Dec. 2?H.
W. Parker, former cashier of a Win- |
nebago. Minn., bank, when arrested
here, confessed that he stole $17,000
from the bank.deserted his wife and
married Miss Florence Bauer, an ac
tress of Cleveland, Ohio. <
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DYNAMITE DEFENDANTS
ORDERED DISCHARGED.
INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 2. ? Today
on motion of the government attor
inevs Benson, Davis, Caroll and Mead
ows. Indicted in the dynamite conspir
acy cases, were discharged.
BREAKS KNEE CAP
Tom Razant, a well known old
timer, fell and broke his knee cap
this afternoon, while carrying a pail
of water. Capt. Martin picked him
up and sent him to the hospital for
treatment.
THE WEDNESDAY SHOW.
The ladies of Trinity church will
give an entertainment at the mov
ing picture show on Seward street
on Wednesday night. In addition to
the three reels depicting the fal^ ofr
Troy there will be many special fea
tures and numbers by well known lo
cal talent.
To Juneau patrons:
I wish to announce that I am pre
pared to give prompt and efficient
service in delivering, coal hauling
freight, baggage, etc.
HILARY McKANNA TRANSFER
Phone Order 5-7 or 55 tf
TURKEY FIGHTING FOR
HER VERY EXISTENCE
LONDON. Dec. 2.?The report from
CoiiBtnutinople to the effect that the
peace protocol, arranged by the Bul
garian and Turkish plenipotentiaries,
would not be signed until TueBday,
has given rise to a suspicion that
not oven u temporary armistice has
been agreed upon, a situation that
may be duo to the peremptory de
mands of the allleB.
Turkey, it is known, is anxious for
peace, almost at any price, but there
may have been demands made, (lint
she cannot accede to, and which may
include the surrender of Constantino
ple to the allies.
Turkey'3 plight is a pitiable one.
Her army is demoralized, her ex
chequer Is empty, disease and death
are decimating soldiers and people,
hundreds of whom are dying daily.
It Is therefore concluded, in he ab
sence of definite news that Turkey
is fighting lor her existence as an Piu
ropean nation.
THE STEAMER
COMING NORTH
SEATTLE, Dec. 2.?Steamer Mari
posa ot the Alaska Steamship Com
pany, sailed for Juneau and Western
Alaska ports last night, among her
passengers for Juneau being the fol
lowing: It. A. Gunnison, wife and
mother; Mrs. Ralph Oakley, F. P.
Outhwatte, B. Wilson, L. Erlckson,
Mrs. K. Ashball, It. J. Davis and
wife.
TITANIC SURVIVOR
NOW A MOTHER
CINCINNATI. O., Dec. 2.?Mrs. El
lis Smith, daughter of Congressman
James A. Hughes, of West Virginia,
i survivor of the steamship Titanic,
but whose husband was a victim of
that disaster, gave birth to a bay at
ier home in this city yesterday. Mrs.
lohn Jacob Astor, who also is a sur
I'ivor of the Titanic, wired congrat
ulation to Mrs. Smith. ?
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NAVY YARD BETTERMENTS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.?The bud
jet introduced in Congress today pro
l ides for an appropriation of $500,000
tor navy yard betterments at Brem
erton, Wash.
DIVORCEE GETS A
LUMP OF ALIMONY.
Denver Colo., Dec. 2.?Mrs. D. W.
Thompson, who was granted a divorce
from her husband, Alonzo, has been
awarded $125,000 alimony nnd her at
torney gets a $10,000 fee.
GREAT RELIGIOUS
COUNCIL TO MEETl
CHICAGO, Doc. 2.?The federal
council of the "Churches of Christ,"
representing thirty-two denominations
ivill meet here on Wednesday, Dec.
L
PEEVED MINISTER
OF WAR RESIGNS.
TOKYO, Dec. 2?Minister of War
Uyesera has resigned because the
jther members of the Emperor's cab
inet declined to increase the military
forces in Korea.
LUMBER COMES?
CARPENTERS WANTED.
E. H. Sherman, the building con
tractor received 30,000 feet of lum
ber on the Bertha today and he is now
looking for carpenters.
Mr. Sherman says he will have em
ployment for two weeks for a large
force.
FEMMER & RITTER.
See this firm for all kinds of dray
lng and hauling. We guarantee sat
isfaction and reasonable prices. Coal
delivered promptly. Femmer & Rlt
ter's Express. Stand Burford's Cor
ner. Phone 314. Residence phones
402 or 403. ???
COMMISSIONER INDICTED.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 2.?Henry
Ford, United States Commissioner at
Eureka, Humboldt County, this state,
has been indicted for accepting bribes
in connection with his office.
HODGES, DEMOCRAT, ELECTED.
TOPEKA, Kas., Dec. 2.?A certifi
cate of election as governor of Kan
sas has been issued to George F.
Hodges, the Democratic candidate for
thnt position.
ALASKA MINER
TAKES HIS LIFE
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i SEATTLE, Dec. 2.?W. F. Woodward,
an Alaska miner, committed suicide
here Saturday night in a local hotel.
Four hundred dollars In cash was
found on the body. Woodward was
said to have been despondent on ac
count of ill health.
ALASKA MARINER
DEAD IN VIRGINIA
SEATTLE, Dec. 2.?A telegram re
ceived here announces the death of
Cnptaln P. H. Mason at Norfolk. Vn.
For many years Captain Mason was
a master ol vessels plying In Alaska
waters, and he was also engaged in
the whaling business. He retired
from seafaring life a few years ago.
AERONAUT FALLS
TO DEATH
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Deo. 2. ?
While giving an exhibition here yest
I erday, Richr.rd Frayne, an aeronaut
fell a thousand feet to his death.
$350,000 for the Canal
SEATTLE, Dec. 2.?General Bixby,
chief of the government bureau of en
gineering, has recommended to Con
gress an appropriation of $350,000 for
dredging the laike Washington cana!
below the locks.
ENGLISH ACTOR COMING.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 2.?Sir Herbert
Beerbohn Tree, the eminent English
actor, sailed for New York yesterday.
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: ^Personal Mention; ?
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Chnrles Cruig proprietor of the
Peerless has recovered from a ser
ious attack of la grippe.
Miss Cordelia Jennings, who came
from Seattle last Wednesday on the
Humboldt with her parents, entered
the Juneau high school today.
Clyde Abercromble took the Dol
phin today for Ketchikan.
Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Smith took the
Dolphin enroute to Washington, D.
C.
Wm. Cookson, government postof
flce inspector left on the Dolphin.
Clyde Guptil, formerly agent of the
Alaska Steamship Company at Skag
way, is acting purser on the Cordova
for this trip.
V. A. Peterson and wife are return
ing on the Spokane, which left Seat
tle last night.
L. P. Mulligan, of Douglas, was in
Juneau today.
SPECIAL Apple Sale Saturday and
Monday. $1.00 and $1.25 per box.
Sanitary Grocery, Phone 85.
NOTICE TO MASONS.
A special communication of Mt.
Juneau Lodge, No. 147, F. & A. M.,
will bo held this (Monday) evening at
8 o'clock. Work in the third degree.
W. W. CASEY. W. M.
DOLPHIN'S PASSENGER LIST.
The following were passengers on
the Dolphin sailing South today:
Gust Halvor.ien, Wrangel; L. B. Lar
son, Q. Rodlltig, H. J. White and wife,
V. Wilhelm, C. .E Lambert, John
Gordon, Petersburg; H. J. Wiestley,
Jno. Wood, O. W. Abercromble, Ket
chikan.
CONGRESS CALLED TO ORDER
AT HIGH NOON TODAY
WASHINGTON, Doc. 2?The last
session of the Sixty-second Congress,
met at noon today, the UBual ceremon
ies being observed. The Senate waB
called to order by Senator Galllnger,
of New Hampshire, and Speaker
Champ Clark occupied the chair in the
HouBe.
Secretary of the Treasury Franklin
McVeagh, through Speaker Clark, j
submitted the budget, or estimates of
tho expenditures for the next fiscal
year. The budget calls for appropria
tions of $823,000,000, and Include the
necessary sums for the construction
of three dreadnaughts.
The United States Senate adjourned
immediately after convening out of
respect to. the memory of the late
Vice President Sherman.
INAUGURATION CEREMONIES APR. 24
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Doc. 2.? |
in an article published in a local j
newspaper, President-elect Woodrow,
Wilson is quoted as saying that al l
though he would be sworn in and as
sume office on March 4, the Inaugu
ration ceremonies would not be held
until the last Thursday of April.
Underwood Would Revise
Every Schedule of Tariff
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.?Among
members of Congress there is con
siderable talk of the nature of the
tnrlit revision that will be the chief
work of the special session of Con
grets, when it is convened next
Arp!l. The consensus of opinion
seems to he that while the revision
v/fll be strictly downward, it will not
be extremely radical. In this con
nection, Oscar W. Underwood, chair
man of the ways and means commit
tee said in a published interview: "I
am in favor of going through the
Payne-Aldrich tariff law and revising
and reforming every schedule."
A Female Samson
Wrecks a Jail
A young woman of Craig, rejoicing
in the nnmi! of Uebecca Young was
arrested, according to advices re
ceived today by Marshal Faulkner, on
charge of misconduct and taken to
the Craig jail, it is reported that
she wrecked the building in a few
minutes after being placed therein.
The deputy down there is getting
nervous.
COMMISSIONER'S COURT.
The jury trying Clias. Gunlach for
pointing a gun at Richard Dorwaldt.
disagreed late Saturday afternoon
and wore discharged by Judge Gro
ver Winn. This afternoon Dorwaldt
is being tried for assault and battery
in the same court.
NEW CAPE TO BE
OPENEDON DEC. 9
A now cafe is to be opened on Dec.
9, in the Occidental Annex at the
corner of .Main and Front streets.
The new establishment is to known
as the Occidental Cafe and has a
floor area of 2,000 square feet, which
will enable the institution to take
care of all patronage.
The new enterprise Is to be owned
and managed by the well-known ca
terer, Ernest Warren. Special at
tention lias been given to the kitchen
so that it shall be sanitary In every
respect. There will be a private din
ing room and six boxes in addition
to the regular dining room.
Have you seen them? Beautiful
IVORY CARVING SETS at W. H.
CASE. tf.
THANKS TO FRIENDSfl
?Mr. and Mrs. John Richards and
family, of Douglas, wish to thank all
those friends both in Douglas and Se
attle, for their kindness and sympa
thy during the illness and death of
their son.
Beautiful sets ladies' furs for the
wife, sister or sweetheart, at W. H.
CASE. tf.
JEWELRY proclaims the refine
ment, dignity and character of the
wearer. By the jewelry you wear you
are judged. The choicest assortment
of rich, fashionable jewclr??the dig
nified, elegant kind?and all moder
ately priced at I. J. SHARICK'S.
Hot chill beans all the time at
Lockie McKinnon'8 Mayflower. tf.
The Daily Empire delivered in Ju
neau. Douglas and Trcadwell for $1.00
a month.
UNIVERSITY MEN
ORGANIZE CLUB
The banquet hall of the Alaska drill
was occupied last night by a crowd
of university men who had met for
the purpose of eujoynicut unji. organ
ization.
;The tables were tastefully decorat
ed with potted plants and the gay
colors of the college. There were
fourteen university men seated at the
banquet table and a right Jolly good
time was had. The hours sped with
the yarns, songs and reminiscences
of college days.
The seriou3 part of the evening con
sisted of organizing the Alaska-Wash
ington club which is composed of U.
of W. students and alumni.
Those present and enrolled as mem
bers are: C. R. Homer. '0.1; H. (1.
Way land. '06: Geo. B. Welch, '13:
Geo. O. Hallock, *12; Geo. L. Swarva,
*11; A. M. Macklem, '14; F. A. Itapp,
?13; E. M. Ridenour, *14; W. R. Lind
say, '09; Guy L. Smith, '08: E. K.
Allan, '11; Guy J. Johnson, '12; Jef
ferson Davis, '12; Harold Cogswell,
*12; Grover C. Winn, '10.
The permanent organization was
completed by electing Judge Grover
C. Winn, president; R. C. Wayland.
vice presidev an-l R. W. Welch, sec
retary.
It is hoped and expected that this
nucleus will result in the formation
of a more substantial organization.
It is helieved that in time it will
will grow into a large society of uni
versity men; that it will have its own
clubhouse and develop into an im
portant factor in the upbuilding of
this session.
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.
Any subsecribers to The Daily Em
pire not receiving papers regularly
either by carrier or mail, will confer
a favor by promptly notifying The
Empire office.
An L. C. SMITH visible Typewriter,
of the latest model, for sale; in good
condition, apply H. M. Brown, box
"D" Juneau.
SCARLET FEVER CASES
OVER AT DOUGLAS.
Seven cases of scarlet fever have
been reported to Dr. De Vighne at
Douglas and three others are said to
have been confined at a Douglas hos
pital. but not reported for several
days, making ten cases in all.
Whereever found the cases have been
Immediately isolated.
SOMETHING now every day at the
WINTER & POND STORE.
SO POPULAR and fashionable are
bracelets that many ladies are wear
ing them on both wrists. You will
find a nice assortment at I. J. SHAR
ICK'S.