VOL. V., NO. 678. . : InjNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1915. PRICE TEN CENTS. SENATOR BRUNER KDEAD Senator Elwood Bruner, of Nome, died at Byron Hot Springs, Calif., on 1 January 15 and the body was ere mat- ! ed at San Francisco last Tuesday, ac- I cording to advices received In Juneau i this morning. i The Empire's Seattle correspondent I Interviewed Former Senator Conrad | Freeding, at Seattle, and learned that < Senator Bruner had passed away from i an attack of heart failure, white sit ting in a chair. Particulars were re- i celved by W. A. Gilmore of Nome from J. Allison Bruner, who is In San Le- J andro, Calif. Elwood Bruner. senior Territorial Senator from Nome, was In his sixty Cm year. Ho was born in Zanesville. 1 Ohio, on September 27, 1854. Senator Bruner came West when a young man and located in Sacramento. Calif., , wl-cre for a number of years ho prac ticed law. Mr. Bruner served several terms In the California legislature from the Sac ramento valley district. In 1903 he camo to Nome and with his brothers.;' Alvin G. Bruner and J. Allison Bruner. the law firm of Bruner, Bruner and Bruner was formed. Alvin G. Bruner : died in California several yeare ago I and J. Allison Bruner and Elwood Bru-j ner continued tho partnership with j'' Family survives rum. Senator Bruner Is survived by his: widow and several children, all of whom are in California except one daughter, who resides in Washington.: and two brothers. J. Allison Bruner" of Nome, and Evan S. Bruner. who was enrolling clerk in the last Territorial Senate. The latter resided at Juneau for some time after the adjournment of the legislature, but is now in the Valdez country. "The Old Roman," as Senator Bru ner was affectionately called by his friends, was just what his nickname implied. Dignified, highly polished and courteous. Senator Bruner was a forceful and eloquent speaker and one of the ablest attorneys in the Ter ritory Elected During Absence. Senator Bruner was elected to the upper chamber of the legislature on November 5. 1912, the voters of the Second division giving him a popular majority while Senator Bruner was away la Seattle. He arrived in Ju neau late In February, 1913, and took his seat in the Senate on March 3, 1913. serving throughout the session. Senator Bruner was an advocate of a strong taxation and revenue bill dur ing the legislative session, was op posed to code revision, and took an ac tive part in the debates on the im portant matters that came before the legislature at Its initial session. In politics he was a Taft Republican. He was a holdover Senator for the sec ond legislative session, having won the toss-up with Senator Conrad Freed-) Ing. Belonged to Elks' Lodge.' While the legislature was in session two years ago Senator Bruner became .t member of Juneau Lodge No. 429. B. F. 0. Elks, with Senator Millard, and Representatives Kennedy and Burns. The speech made by Mr. Bruner on the night cf his initiation will long be remembered as ono of the best ever heard In the lodgeroom, members who were present say. GOVERNOR AUTHORIZED TO CALL SPECIAL ELECTION Under tho Alaska organic act the Governor la authorized to Ibsuo a writ for a special election whenever there shall occur a vacancy in the Territor ial legislature, "giving due and prop er notice." Gov. J. F. A. Strong has tho ques tion of a special election In the Sec ond division under advisement today. Whether tho "duo and proper notice" should be construed to mean similar notice- to that provided for the general election, or whether the terms are stated generally In order to: give tho Governor discretionary authority in order to meet a situation such as that which Senator Bruner's death has brought about, has not been deter mined. THE WEATHER TODAY. Maximum?33. Minimum?13. Clear. JUNEAUITE BURROWED FROMSNOW Five hours before Ivor Holmqulst; was carried to his death by a snow-; slide In Granlto Basin Wednesday at-; :ernooii, J. B. Giovanettl, brother of: i Calhoun Road grocer, was caught under u torrent of snow and burled inder a covering two fceet deep, at a plont a half milo from whore Holm julst died. Glovanettl's rifle, a Win Chester of .32 calibre, was found by A. J McLean, a teamster, and through an article published in The Empire yes terday. the gun was restored to its < jwner and details of what might have been another tragedy of the snows .vere obtained. ! Giovanettl and Morris Giovanettl, tils brother, were hunting ptarmigan Wednesday morning In Granite Basin.! The men were about fifty font apart when Morris shouted a warning to his brother. Tho latter turned in his tracks when a wall of snow boro him Blown. "I was bowled over and over like a ball." said Giovanettl to an Em pire reporter this morning, "and 1 grabbed at rocks and roots in an at-! tempt to stop myself. Finally. after it seemed to mo that I had traveled about a mile, I. stopped, and. after a few minutes of twisting I succeeded In getting out. I was covered with otherwise 1 believe I would have been unable to get out." While Morris Giovanettl was franti cally searching for his brother the latter broke from his tomb and the men searched an hour for the lost gun. Giovanettl has scratches all over him! as evidence of tho punishment he took while hurled over tho ground beneath the slide. Holmquist was caught at 3:30 in the afternoon. Giovanettl wasl struck at 10:30 in tho morning. REDF1EL0 HAS TILT WITH JAMES J. HILL ST. LOUIS. Jan. 23.?James J. Hill and Secretary of Commerco William C. Red field discussed tho administra tion ships purchase bill at this place yesterday before the National Foreign Trade Convention. Hill read a paper in which he assert-1 ed that a government-owned shipping I line would "almost cortainly drag tho United States sooner or later into op en conflict with foreign Nations." Secretary of Commerce Redficld ?e-j plied, saying that Hill's paper was has-: ed on surmise and not facts. Tho Sec retary said that it has been advertised over tho world that wo would meet trouble if we bought German ships, yet the government had been ap proached to purchase British. French and Russian vessels. He closed with the assertion that tho "extortion of the shipping interests Is closing Amer ican factories." and the "violation of written contracts by shipping com panies makes the robbera of the mid dle ages look like public benefactors." AMERICAN SHIPPERS TO MAKE TEST SHIPMENT NEW YORK. Jan. 23.?The Ameri can-owned steamship Wilhelmina, fly ing tho American flag and loaded with foodstuffs consigned by an American commission firm to an American citi zen in Gormany, sailed yesterday eve ning for Bremen, Germany, on the first voyage of the kind. The purpose is to make a test of whether or not such shipments shall he considered le gitimate. The United States will be asked to protect the shipment from seizure by the British navy. HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL INSURE BIG WHEAT CROP ?*? CHICAGO, Jan. 23.?A heavy snow fa'l throughout the winter wheat grow ing States is believed to have increas ed ?hc chances for another great jie'd, next year. HOUSE PASSES MILITARY APPROPRIATION MEASURE; WASHINGTON, Jan. 23?The House | of Representatives passed tho army: appropriation bill carrying $100,000, 000 last night DUTCH LOAN OVERSUBSCRIBED ??>? THE HAGUE, Jan. 23..? The an nouncement is made that the govern men war loan of $110,000,000'hr.s bevn oversubscribed. AC ROAD BILL FAIRBANKS, Jan, 23. ? Tho Fair- j banks city council has gone on roc-1 ord In opposition to tho Wickershnmj wagon road bill, and particularly that portion of it which proposes that af ter July 1. 1916, tho liconsc or occupa tion tax shall bo transferred from the present manner of distribution and turned over to the Territorial legisla f v ?*? ?% 4* ?*? ?> *J? ?3? ? REPORT TO BE READY ? BY FEBRUARY 1ST ?> FAIRBANKS. Jan, 23!?A ca- ?! I- blegram received hero from Thomas Riggs, Jr., says tho re ? on the Alaska, government rail- * ? road will be ready Fobruary * -t- 1st. Tho telegram says, that de- ? ? Unite action will follow fast 4 after the report is proparcd. + -> -t- v -!? -,- v United States Senate to day tho admin istratlon purchase bill was finally cn- ! dorscd by unanimous vote. A resolution was adopted with the affirmative vote of all the Democratic Senators, making tho bill a party mea- < PATRONAGE FIGHT ENDS. WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.?The en- - thuslasm Inspired among the Demo- i crats In Washington over the "call to arms" to do party battle for the ad ministration In the chips purchace bill, which resulted from the Cabinet meet- ' I Ing last night, has resulted In aban donment of the patronage fight by i certain Democratic Senators. Evi dences that the fight has been either I In official action when In the Senate 1 every Democratic vote was cast In fa- 1 vor of the Indefinite postponement of tional powers in making recess-appoint ments. The Indefinite postponement defeats further progress of the In quiry. ? BY PRESIDENT WILSON will bo complete harmony between thc| Democratic Senators and the Demo cratic majority in tho House of Rep- j resontatlvcs In pressing the adminis-j tration ships purchasing bill for pas sage Is conceded to be the result of j a Cabinot mooting last night and con-; fcronces botweon Congressional lead- J ers and members of the administration today. The Democrats will prosont a1 solid front against the flllibhsterlngi Republicans, and if .necessary, the President and mombcrs of his Cabinot. will make several speeches in which: they will appeal to tho public senti ment of the Nation to force Republi can Senators from desisting In tholr light. The Democrats take the position that tho Republican opposition to the shipping bill is in the Interest of sub sidies, nnd that the talk of Interna tional complications that might follow Is not offered in good faith. GOV. WHITMAN DISCHARGES 400 STATE EMPLOYEES ? ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 23.?Governor Charles S. Whitman, of New York has discharged 400 employees of the State Englnecriu g and Surveying Depart ment on the ground that no need of their services existed. ; NEW YORK MAKES $2,000,000 ON ACCOUNT OF EXCHANGE turing obligations to the European holders this month American bankers and tho municipality of New York cleared $2,076,587 on-account of tho increased value of American exchange in Europe, so great is tho demand ances that are running heavily in fa for the the United States; CAPT. DODGE'S WIFE APPEALS TO SENATORS SAN FRANCISCO,?Capt. Frederick sea November 14, on the revenue cut Dcnce, and shortly after applied for sick leave. This was granted by the Works that conditions at the Marine Injure him. She asked tor an lnvostl "unparalleled." treatment, but fail reliance may be NEW YORK CONCORD, N. H., Jan. 23.?After one of the moct sensational legal bat tles In the history of the country and 3 series of adventures that have held the Interest of a Nation covering a per iod of a year and a half since his es cape from the Matteawan asylum for the criminal Insane and spectacular Plight Into Canada, Harry K. Thaw was today turned over to the authorities cf the State of New York, fortrlat cn an Indictment charging him with conspiracy to escape from the opera tion of the law. Thaw fought to the last ditch to es-. cape being deported to New York, where he feels that public sentiment Is against him. In his flght for lib erty the Thaw millions have carted to his aid the services of many of the brilliant attorneys of the country, In truding thoso of former Attorney-Gen era I and former Secretary of State P. Tho brunt of the legal battle against Thaw has been borne by former Dis trict Attorney William Travcre Je rome, who conducted the prosecutions against him for the murder of Stan ford White. ? ? ? * ? * <- *? * ?> + -> V ? * HARRY THAW TO BE * *? IN TOMBS TONIGHT *j .? XI:\Y YORK, Jan. 23.?Harry ? * K. Thaw will bo brought to +j ?> -Now York tonight from Now ? * HampBhlrc and lodged in the ; Tombs. Thus will terminate * ?> in success New York's long *? y ?*? *** M ?% GOLD COMING FROM CANADA TO NEW YORK NEW YORK, Jan. 23.?Gold la now moving from Canada to Now York, not withstanding tho large Canadian mun icipal and other loons that have been placed thfe month in this city. Ameri can shipment!, of manufactured goods to Canada for military and other pur poses has created a halanco of trade that is so great that tho millions that have been loaned Canada, Including the Montreal, Vancouver and Domin ion public securities, do not offset KAISER'E NEPHEW BECOMES INSANEi Franz Josef of Hohenzollorn, ncphow of tho Kaiser, lias gone mad as a ro fight between H. M. A. S. Sydnoy and the Eraden. according to a private let ter receiver hero fro mLicut. Pitt, of tho British navy. by two six-Inch shells. straight jacket on the troopship Or-| WHEAT MUST GO HIGHER AND HIGHER NEW YORK, Jan. 23.?An exporter of wheat says that sales abroad con tinue to average 1,000,000 bushols a day; and ho looko for ??.60 or $1.70 before tho end of tho season. There is some danger that bread may be ad vanced from 5 to 6 cents per loaf. COTTON CROP MAY BE LARGE NEXT YEAR WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.? Roports brought back to Washington by sklll .*1 observers who have been visiting the cotton-growing region of tho south :;:iy there Is as yet little indication of a limitation o.' acreage for the com PRESIDENT SELECTED NAME FOR HIS LITTLE GRANDSON WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. ?It was President Woodrow Wilson who sug d that his grandson be named Francis Sayre without any middle name, and the suggestion was accept ed by tho parents who wcro disposed to- name him for his mother's distin GERMANS' EAST PLAN LONDON. Jan. 23.?Petrograd die-! patches report that a complete change In the eastern campaign, such as would I mark a new period In the war Is ex- i pcctcd by the officers of the Russian , General Staff. Thoy say that German and Austrian military chiefs have abandoned aggres- , slve moves against Warsaw, and arc j concentrating their troops In Hun- I gary to repel the Russian Invasion In 1 Bukowina, Eastern Gallcla and North ern Hungary. It Is in this section rather than on ; Warsaw that heavy fighting in the i next few weeks Is looked for In Pe trograd. i HOSTILE FORCES ONLY SIX MILES APART. I Bucharest, Jan. 23.?Austrian and i Russian forces are within six miles { of each other In the vicinity of Dorna Vatra near the Roumanian frontier In < the Carpathian mountains, and the be ginning of a battle Is expected at any minute. I The Russians are seeking to carry; out an enveloping movement In the, Blstrltz valley on the Transylvanlan, side of the mountains'for the purpose; of capturing the Hungarian army that has been sent forward to check the In-' vasion. ; TURKS CLAIM VICTORY. Constantinople, Jan. 23.?An official j communication given out today, re-j gardlng righting In Caucasia, follows; "The Russian main forces which failed In an attempt to encircle our left wing have retreated before our counter attack. , "Our troops are now pursuing the enemy." GERMANY MUST HAVE A NORTH SEA PORT COPENHAGEN, Jan. 23. ? Albert Ballin, managing director of the Ham burg-American lino, who Is in Copen hagen, says it must be admitted that Hotligoland 13 not a desirable base of operations for tho German fleet, and that Great Britain has brought to a standstill Germany's overseas trade. Ho says there can be no lasting peace until Germany has a naval station on the North Sea that will give her the same advantages in Europe as Great Britain now enjoys. CHINA AND JAPAN FACE CRISIS OVER KJAUCHOU ??>-? TOKIO, Jan. .23.?China and Japan -are now declared to be on the verge of a diplomatic crisis. Tho Poking government baa abolished the war zone in the Shantung peninsular and this action Is regarded by Japan as nn un friendly act Klaochau is on tho Shantung penin sula, and tho Japanese government sees In China'a Sudden and unoxpected move an attempt to force tho aban donment by Japan of the town fee ontly takon from the Germans. MISTAKEN FOR SUBMARINE WHALE IS RIDDLED ROTTERDAM, Jan. 23.?A dead whalo, which drifted ashore on the northern part of tho Dutch coast was found to have been riddled with thrco lnch shells. It had obviously been mistaken for a submarine. ENGLAND AND THE VATICIAN ROME, Jan. 23.?The belief is ex pressed here that England will con tinue to maintain a diplomatic envoy at the Vatlclan after the war. Sir llenry Howard, who recently arrived to represent tho British government, Is well satisfied with the success of hlc mission. His presence here will give a closer relationship between the Vatican and tho-British government. DEPUTY SHERIFFS ARRESTED FOR MURDER IN STRIKE ROOSEVELT, Jan. 23. ? Deputy sheriffs to tho number of 32 were ar j rested last night charged with mur der In connection with the rioting at the agricultural chemical works hero. Two of tho strikers have died and two moro cannot live. BIG BATTLE PENDING IN BELGIUM LONDON, Jan. 23. ? Germans are massing troops in the vicinity of La basse in preparation for another bat tle between Ypres and Courirai. The Allies are strengthening their posi tions all along Northern France and Flanders. These preparations lead to the in cvitablc conclusion that another des perate struggle for mastery will soon begin between the great armies In tho West. ALLIES MAKE GAINS. Paris, Jan. 23?The War Office this afternoon gave out the following state ment: "In the region of Lombaertzyde we gained 1,000 yards. "In Sectors, Ypres, Arras, Albert, Roye and Soissons regions there havo been heavy artillery exchanges In the course of which we at several points gained advantage. "Berryaubac was violently bombard ed by Germans. "To the northwest of Bease our ene my delivered an attack which .we re pulsed. "In Argonnc we administered a com plete check to the Germans at Fon taine Madame. "In Alsace infantry fighting in the region of Hartmann and Wielerkopt continues. We are in close touch with the enemy, and there hae been no In terruption to fighting." GERMAN AIRMEN LOSE ONE MA CHINE. London, Jan. 23.?Germans raided Dunkirk with aircraft this morning- **" One account says that ten aeroplanes took part in the attack. British aeroplanes assumed the de fensive, and succeeded in bringing down one of the visitors. Eighty bombs were thrown and the victims number 20. of whom six were killed. ONE ZEPPELIN LOST. London, Jan. 23.?Fishermen arriv ing at NoordwIJk today saw an airship founder in the North Sea Friday night. The description of the airship given Indicates that the lost craft was a Zeppelin of the German air fleet BRITISH AIRMEN AT WORK. Amsterdam, Jan. 23. ? British air men dropped bombs this morning on Important docks of Bruges, Belgium. Although the aircraft were attacked by German long range guns they escaped uninjured. DARDANELLES FORTS ARE CRUMBLING ?t? ATHENS, Jan. 23^-The fort Tchnnak-Kalossi. guarding the South side of the entrance to tho Dardan elles, hau been abolished by the con tinued bombardment by the Allies' wan hips and has boon evacuated by tho Turkish garrison, according to word from Salonika, brought there by merchant ships. Forts Ellis and Sod dil were expected to fall when tho ships left tho war zone. Tschnak-Kalessl Is known as "the castle of Asia." Tho fort there, Kale Sultanle, was of old construction, but now guns of tho largest types had boon mounted within the last two years. RUSSIA IS PRESSING THROUGH CARPATHIANS *t* ? LONDON, Jan. 23.?In their cam paign against tho Austrians, the Rus sians arc advancing In force through Bukowina and have reached Dorna, on tho Dorna river, half way between Kimpolung, thoy have taken thousands of prisoners nnd vast quantities of munitions. At Klov alono 16,000 captured Aus trians have arrived, including 250 of ficers, 40 being colonels, A Klov dis patch says tho Austrians are believed to have lost 70,000 men in their unscuc ccssful attempt to relieve the pressure in tho western part of Gallcla, by open ing an offensive campaign in Buko ALABAMA OVERTURNS PROHIBITION VETO MONTGOMERY. Ala., Jan. 23.?Tho Alabama legislature has passed the prohibition bill over the Governor's veto. Tho new law goes into effect 1 July 1, 1915.