JAPANESE IRE PLANING
EOR WORLD'S CONVENTION
TOKIO, Aug. 4—Plans for welcom
ing the International Sunday Confer
ence which will be held in Tokio in
October, 1916, have been formulated
at a meeting of prominnent Japanese
led by Premier Count Okumn whc
have banded themsel es together into
the "Association of the Supporters ol
the World's Sunday School Conven
tion." That the government Is show
ing a great interest in the coming con
ference is indicated hy the fact that
the meeting was held at the official
residence of the prime minister.
REFUGEE POPULATION
SUCCUMB STARVATION
LONDON, Aug. 4—Dispatches re
ceived from British Consul Oreig at
Monastir, Macedonia, Indicate that the
situation of the refugee population in
that district is very serious. “Sc
many people have succumbed to the
effec's of exposure and starvation,’
says Mr. Greig, “and the crop pros
pects are so bad, that despair has
quenched all Initiative. Everywhere
the distress is increased by the enor
mous prices of foodstuffs, by the lack
of medical assistance, by the need of
Clothing and housing. The situation
is equally precarious for Christain and
Moslen population.
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HLDEZITE LEWES
MORNINGSIDE ftSYLUn
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Gov. Strong hns received a lettf
.from Dr. Henry \V. Coe. of the Mon
| ings'ide Sanitarium stating that Wil
: iam Ripsteln, who was committed t
j Morningside in December, 1909, froi
j Valdez has left that institution an
: has been committed to the care of
sister, Mrs. H. R. Phllpott, of Por
land, Oregon. Dr. Coe writes that i
his opinion this patient never was ii
sane although a jury of six Alaskan
declared him so and the Judge con
mitted him.
ltipstein who is a well known Ala
kan was a resident of Ellatnar an
for many years had been bedriddei
There was no way of giving him th
proper care in his own home and h
was taken to Morningside in ordf
that he might be given the attentio
necessary.
According to the report of the Sai
itarium for the quarter ending Jun
30th, there have been tweve patient
received from Alaska during that p<
riod. Five of these were discharge!
three died during the quarter, an
three eloped. The number of patinet
remaining in the institution at th
present time totals 180. Of this num
ber 156 are men and 24 women.
1 Thera patients are cared for by the
FedfcT.l {'overnment, the expenses of
the Institution being defrayed by
moneys in the Federal fund.
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i- Water Is Receeding.
I- The water out the rrliroad line has
o gone down from seven to eight feet
n and the work of clearing the track
rt thropgh Abercrombie Canyon will be
P Completed in a day or two.
ST, BERNARD PASS‘
AGAIN AN ARMED GAIiAP
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d ZURICH, Switzerland, Aug. 4—The
i. famous Saint Bernard Pass, between
e Italy and Switzerland, which was tra
e versed by armies in Roman and me
r dleval times, and by Napoleon’s army
a in 1880, is again an armed camp. The
Hospice, or monastery, at the sura
>• fnlt of the pass, whence the monks
e send out their famous dogs to the suc
s cor of travelers in winter, is occu
■- pied by an outpost of Swiss soldiers
L who took up their abode there in mid
1 'Vinter, arriving on skis.
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In nn Interview with W. P. Lass
this afternoon it was learned that J.
Pierpont Morgan Interests had bought
into tlie Speel River Project and that
the transfer of authority was made
during his recent visit to San Fran
cisco.
As announced by The Empire last
spring it was the intention of Messrs.
Kennedy and Lass to install an in
itial hydro-electric plant at Speel riv
er this summer and to this end a cor
poration was formed in which all out
standing interests were offered their
full share of the stock.
The matter was then laid before the
Department at Washington who ap
proved the plans as outlined and
granted the corporation a permit to
develop the power. At the time liti
gation was begun against the com
pany asking that the entire property
be sold Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Lass
were completing final details for the
development of one of the largest in
stallations on the Pacific Coast. They
■ had already purchased ten thousand
horse powder electrical machinery and
were actively investigating the supply
of iron and aluminum ores for use in
the electrical furnaces.
Mr. Lass states that due to the liti
gation and opposition of the outstand
ing one-quarter Interest, their plans
plans have been abandoned and that
the machinery and large generators
that had been purchased for the Speel
River Development are now stored in
San Francisco.
The plan of their associates, as
represented by the new board or di
rectors, will not be made known un
til after the arrival of their engineer.
Mr. Frank Drum, the newly elected
president of the Speel River Project,
| is also president of the Raclfic Gas
and Electric Company, which is the
dominating power company for a large
i portion of California. This Company
has a total liability capitalization of
$77.4^1,500.—Juneau Empire.
All the Real News In the Times.
INSPECTING ARMY
POSTS Of ALASKA
Major John M. Jenkins, Inspector
general for the United States army,
western department, with headquart
ers at San Francisco, has just finished
an inspection of equipment and ac
counts at Ft. W. H. Seward. He fin
ished an inspection at Ft. Liscum and
Valdez just the day before the Val
dez fire, but on account of the burn
ing of the rercods of the road com-'
mission, which operates under the
war department, he has been ordered
to, return there. From Valdez he will
go by auto to Fairbanks and then
make an inspection of Ft. Gibbon at
the mouth of the Tanana. From Ft.
Gibbon he will hurry to St. Michael
and Nome as soon as his work is fin
ished in order to catch a boat for the
south and avoid being frozen in for the
winter.
haines¥path
DISASTROUS FIRE
All of the citizens of Haines and
every available soldier from Ft. Sew
ard were engaged in a desperate fight
with the forest fire last week, and
the town was in great danger.
The fire is burning practically all
over Mt. Rippinskl, making it appear
a mountain of flames, and the in
tense heat from so large a burning
area makes the work of the fire-fight
ers extremely difficult. *
The fire progressed into the town
almost to the saw-mill, but at last re
port the mill was still unharmed.
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NEW YORK LOOKS FOR
BIG BUSINESS INCREASE
NEW YORK. Aug. 4—The store
keepers of the country are taking
their inventories preparatory to buy
ing their fail stocks and the Jobbers
and manufacturers of this city have
pt:t ci double steam to get ready for
them. Alfred Fantl. who is one of
the biggest buyers in the world’ pre
dicts' that within the next few weeks
the town will he crowded with buyers
from all over the world and that their
purchases will be more than was ever
known in the history of manufactur
ers.
LIQUOR IS BARRET
BY NATIONAL GUARD
FISK HILL PLAINS. N. Y„ Aug. 4—;
Many important inovations in the way
of manoeuvres will be introduced at
the encampment. The camp has its
nvn water system, street cleaning de
partment, health department, post
ifflce. police and public amusement.
Liquor of all kinds are barred.
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Fire Apparatus O. K.
The members of the City Council
nade a through investigation of the
ocal fire department last night and
•eport that the apparatus is all In
Ine working order.
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One black fox; a beauty; either
nale or female. Price $500. Five
■ross female foxes go at $50 each,
rhree extra dark cross male foxes
it $50 each. Sixteen mink, $7.50 each,
s’oxes were most all raised on my farm
ind are 14 months old. Address H.
'hrlstie, Aiganik Fur Farm, Alganik,
Maska. *
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 3
PATHE WEEKLY NO. 12
THE UNWRITTEN PLAY
A Vitagraph Drama
A LEAP FOR LIFE
A Kalem t)rama
THE SERVANT QUESTION OUT WEST
. A Selig Drama
DOC YAK AND THE LIMITED TRAIN
Regular Admission Show Begins at 8:15 Sharp
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