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asitan
No. 252 EIGHTEENTH YEAR
SKAttWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1915
PRICE 10 CENTS
PRESIDENT WILSON BHDS HIS
MESSAGE TO G4TH CONGRESS
Washington, Dec. 7 — President
Woodrow Wilson read his message
before tiie joint sesion of the
Sixty-fourth congress of the Un
ited S'ates this morning.
Tbe message deals chiefly wit a
the i;uosUou of national defense,
md significant importance was at
tached to special modes of defense
which in Air. President's opinion
should receive careful attention.
•Mr. Wilson, to uuote him, said,
"Important poinu to l>a considered
in the matter of national defense
must be taken within your view
point and permit full significance
of national defense to command
yoirr thought.
"i cannot reach a conclusion nor
can l lind a president setting forth
a solution of this particular mat
ter by any ot the great democracies.
Belligi rente do not seek or desire
war, so they cannot throw light
upon I he subject.
"We insist upon security; ln pro
secuting self-chc-eea, lines of na
1 tloual development War has never
been a mere matter of men and
guus, it is a tiling ol dlciplined
might by. mutual consent of citizens.
If they must know how mod
ern fighting is done they must be
prepared."
Mr. President asked for certain
reform laws for the Philippine Is
lands, and said that he would help
Mexico to gain peace within, her
borders, but would make no at
tempt to coerce her to secure it.
Mr. .Wilson, ended his message by
by again appealing for national de
fense saying, "There are many
citizens in the United States today,
who blush to admit they were born
under other flags, but were wel
comed under our generous naturai
zatlon lawB, who have poured the
poison of disloyalty into he very
arteries of our national life. Such
creatures of passion, of disloyalty
and anarchy must be crushed out."
COLONEL STEVENSON
DISCISSES ALASKA
According to a Washington dis
patch dated Nov. 23, appearing in
the Juneau Empire of Dec. 3 Hen
ry J. Pierce, cX Seattle, gave an
extended talk to the executive com
mittee cl the chamber of commerce
ot the United States last night, ex
plaining the need of water power
legislation and describing existing
conditions that is retarding water
power development in the Pacific
Northwest.
Col. \V. L. Stevenson, president of
the i.: -mber of commerce of Skag
n iv, Alaska, explained to the com
mittee the needs of Alaska in the
way of legislation and fairer treat
ment at the hau.ls of the govern
ment. |
No aition was taken by the com
mittee, the chamber of commerce of
the United States taking definite ac
tion only after a referendum on the
subject. Nevertheless, the speeches
were of value as convening informa
tion to a group of leading business
men oi the country.
CHAMBERLAIN" WANTS TO '
■V1X>1T SWISS SYSTEM
Washington, Dec. 6—Senator Geo.;
E. Chamberlain, chairman of thej.
senate committee on military af
fairs, who will handle the adminis
tration "preparedness" measure, wii
also introduce & bill for the adop
tion of the Swiss system of train
ing the school box's as a measure
la reserve.
One of the President's closest
advisers says: "The President be
lieves the people yant the country
prepared for national defense. He
will put the responsibility for ac
cepting or defeating such prepara
tions squarely up to congress. He
will not suggeut any plans for rais
ing the money. This essentially is
the duty of congress. If congress
shall decide to overturn the pro
gram, toe President will from time
to time in public utterances define <
Ms own position, so that the 're- -
sponsibility can be placed."
LO RIMER IS TO
BE PLACED OX TRIAL
Chicago, Dec. 7—Former Senator [
William Lorimer will be placed on
trial for alleged complicity In the
wrecking of the La Salle Street
Trust & SavlngB Bank, next Janu
ary, State's Attorney Maclay Hoyn«?
announced today. Charlei B.
Munday, who was senior vice presi
dent of the institution, was convict
ed at Morris, 111., last >eek and
sentenced to five years in prison.
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GREAT COUNCIL OF WAR LORDS
if II SECRET SESSION
Paris, Dec. 7—At n'oon ' today
the great war council, with Mem
bers irorn Serbia, Italy, Belgium,
Franco, Russia and Great Britain
present begun tlieir deliberation a3
i to just what tho concerted action
! ol tho Allias would be lor the fu
i ture in tho great struggle against
[the Teutons. The sessions are
behind closed door and no informa
tion is given out.
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AGAIN ME
London, Dec. 7 — Reports re
ceived here this morning from Con
stantinople state that once more the
British submarine which caused so
much havoc with tho Teuton war
ships a short time ago, is again
active, and that Beveral Turkish
supply ships had been sunk in tlie
Sea cf Marora.
MOSlSHOCKiNG
OF MASSACRES
Rome, Dec. 1 — Gener.il Corini,
who for the last six years has
held the position of Itali.i consul
at Trebizond, a large city on the
Black sea In Turkey in A ia, ar
rived here yesterday. In ; peaking
of the conditions in that country,
the General said that from a popu
lation of several hundred iuousund
inhabitants in the city or Vrebizon
a few month ago, there remains
about fifty thousand today.
In *he Sivas, Vin, Bitlis and
Kharput, and all throughout these
provinces, there are scarcely niue
hundred and fifty thousand inhabi
tants alive today, the other hun
dreds of thousands have been vic
tims of the butchering Turks "It
may be news ?o the outside world,"
said the consul, "but I wish to
raise the veil that covers the
worst massacre the world has ever
known."
JAPAN WHITS
MANY SHIPS
Tokio, Dec. 7—Premier Okuma
announced today that the Japanese
government, would, without ono
day's delay begin, the construction
of a great navy.
ARTICLES FILED
Juneau, Dec. 7—H. O. Batita, a3
Arctic Chief, has filed tlio articles
of incorporation of the Arctic Bro
therhood at Haines. The papers
reached the Office of the Secretary
of Alaska yesterday..
Wilmington, Dec. 7—The officials
o£ the Du Pont Powder company
after a thorough investigation de
clare, that the explosion which
Killed several and wounded others
was purely accidental.
At first it was feared that the
explosion had been caused by out
side uarties with criminal intent.
Pittsburg, Dec. 6—Emissaries of
the Chinese government spent the
latter part of tae month 01 Novem
ber in 'his cit) negotiating for the
purchase of sud rails for the con
struction of four thousand miles of
railroad. 'Hie government is plan-1
uiug to build a system of .strategic I
lines running t .rough the more im
portant provliu i s, with tern inals 0:i I
the sea coast, and it is hi ped to
commence const ruction as >oou af
ter the first o*' the year as the rail3 |
can be delivered. The steel mills
are working tweaty-four hours each
day, running three shifts, and the
problem of getting this huge order
of rails out In quick time is com
plicated by the large quantity of
war orders that are being turned
out for the allies.
WINDHAM MINK IS
YIELDING (JOOD RETURNS
Windham, Dec. 2—Peter Hansen
is taking out rich ore from his
claims on what is known as the
Townsite. This property is on the
same zone as the Bald Eagle at
Sumdum. It is very rich in gold
and silver and it is reported that
it runs $75.00 to the ton.,
ISLAND A. li.'S WOULD
JOIN JNUEAU CAMP
Douglas, Dec. 2—Camp Treadwell
Number 14, of the Arctic Brother
hood met Tuesday night, at the
Douglas Island Labor Union hall.
It is reported that there were about
fifty members present, and that
they voted unanimously to surrendeB
the charter of the local organiza
tion, and join the Juneau Camp in
a body
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LANE ASKS FOR EOT AND
QUARTER HUJOfi FOR ALASKA
Washington, Dec. 7—Secretary °f
the Interior Laue this morning
asked congress for an appropria
tion of nearly eight and one-quar
ter millions of dollars for tho
purpose of pushing the railroad
work hi Alaska.
This appropriation 1s asked in,
addition to the regular Alaska ap
propriation, -which in amount is
about the same as that asked for
in former yeare.
Washington, Dec. 7 — Delegate
Wickers ham, of Alaska Territory,
introduced a measure iu congress
asking for a commission form of
government.
THIRTY-TWO
IE OATHS
Washington, Dec. 7—Before the
United States senate perfected its
organization this morning, thirty
two new Benatora took the oath of
office.
REWARD IT
DUE CARLSON
Ketchikan, Doc. 2—Erick Carl
son, manager of tha Northern ho
tel lodging department, who waa
one ot the men who talked with
Edward Krausc during the time ho
was masquerading here two weeks
ago as Ole Moc, has been refused
the $.o0u reward posted for "Mil
ler," and has bien sharply repri
manded by Uniud States Marshal
Harrv A. Bishop for failing to re
port his i.iform ition sooner than
he did.
Carlson demanded the reward as
soon as he learned Krause had
been taken from the Jefferson. at
Seattle. The r^ply he received *was
as follows:
Juneau, Alaska, Nov. 19, 1916.
•Mr. Erick Carlson,
Ketchikan, Alaska,
Dear Sir:—
1 am in receipt of your letter of
the lflth inst., claiming the reward
of $500.00 for information leading
to the arrest of Krause and en
closing affidavit of youreelf and
McQuill'an In connection therewith.
In reply I wish to advise that
th? reward was for the arrest of
one Miller who took
William Christie from Treadwell on
a purported subpoena for attendance
on the district court at Juneau, and
was not for "Information leading
to the arrest," You had knowledge
of Krause's prescace In Ketchikan,
and had you arrested him and be
proved to be Miller (which there is
very little doubt he Is) you would
have been entitled to and would
promptly have received the reward
of $500, but you waited until he
departgd from Ketchikan and then,
as you claim, reported the facts
although your affidavit shows that
you conversed with Krause over
the Christie matter and you must
have known that he was at least
wanted by the authorities of the
federal government.
There is a serious question,
whether you are not yourself ll&ble
to prosecution for not divulging
your information promptly on learn
ing 8>ime.
Very respectfully,
H. A. BISHOP,
U. S. Marshal.
SEATTLE SLEUTHS
.WILL GET REWARD
In all probability Detectives Ben
Cornie'.son and Ralph Jones of
Seattle will receive the reward of
$500 for arresting Edward Krause,
i» wag said at the United States
marshal's office today, Oa infor
mation first published in The Em
pire, and cabled to Seattle by lo
cal news correspondents, Cor
nielson end Jones met the steam
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