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TELEGRAPHIC
RAILROAD STRIKE
Washington. |uly 29th, The
leaders of the railroad strike
have today agreed with Harding
to a basis of settlement of
the fight and the question of
peace is now up to the railroad
executives whose chairman has
called a conference of railroad
presidents to be held in New
York next Tuesday.
Washington Later. Harding to
night expressed the conviction
that his plans for the settle
ment of the railroad strike as
they are being presented to both
sides next Tuesday are such
that neither party can evade the
immediate resumption of work.
Henry D. Spencer, well -known
railroad man wras tonight ap
pointed federal coal administra
tor for the duration of the pres
ent strike emergency.
NIGHT FLIGHT
WASHINGTON to NEW YORK
Washington July 29th. On the
first night ever attempted in
this country army dirigible C-2
winged from Washington to
New York via Philadelphia in
six hours reaching the metrop
olis last- midnight.
WOULD ASSASSINATE -
FRENCH PREMIER
• Paris July 28th. The French
Government has announced to
day that it has positive evid
enceof a plot being arranged in
the German monarchist circle
to assassinate premier Pion
care.
BIG OIL DOINGS
Seattle, July 29th,Special toNews
The Associated Oil Company
of California will send nofth 18
men headed by G. L. Jones on.
the next Alameda to develop
Pe^rl Creek Dome, which is fif
teen miles inland from Kanatuk
a little further to the wTest of
Cold Bay. Five thousand
acres about the dome will be
worked for oil.
VOTE ON TARIFF BILL
vyjasningcon juiy zycn. me
leader of the Senate today agreed
that a final vote shall be taken
on the completed tariff bill
about September first.
William Urlass, Archie Me
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Comb and Pete Craig went in to
Chisana with Harry Boyden on
his last trip, they will be employ
ed there till the end of the season '
and then expect to go across to '
Mayo. '
Miss Beulah. Jarnagin enter
tained a number of ladies very
delightfully at a sewing party !
at her home last week. 1
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Mrs. Barrett and Miss Ham- *
iltou with Ben Jackson as 1
guide took a hiking trip to Mt.
Regal this wreek, climbing to the
topmost peak.
Twelve men came in from the ]
Palmer camp on Chititu yester- <
day. i
A train will arrive tomorrow
bringing mail and freight from
the Admiral Watson.
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Mrs. Johnson has gone on a
three weeks visit to Pete’s ranch
U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
The U. S. Geological Survey
party, Messrs. Moffitt, Hunter
and Holland, have now reached
McCarthy, having worked up
From Sfcrelna, they are making
camp today on McCarthy creek,
where they will spend a short
bime. Then they .will go over
to the Nizina river and work on
up the Chittistone.
HUNTER TO ARRIVE NEXT
•; WEEK
Mr. William Rindsfoos, (of Col
imbus, Ohio is a passenger on
jhe.Northwestern leaving Seattle
oclay, en route to McCarthy on
i hunting trip to the White Riv- 1
jr country- A. M. Taylor will :
neot him here and act as guide
rhey will be about six weeks
>n the trip with Jack Erickson
is chef and Jimmy Brown in
charge of the 8 horses.
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Cap. Hub rick left last Sunday *
or Nizina glacier and the Sco
ai Basin with his panorama cam
ira to make some pictures.,
limmy Brown and John-Nickell ■
,vent also.
Con Miiler and D. McGilvra
ire leaving on the next train
'or Chitina where they will take
lorses and supplies for a sixty
lay prospecting trip to Robin
son Creek.
Yesterday W. Lubbe was fined
£50 and costs by U. S. Commisa
oner Copper noli for driving
stock off the public range.
Complaint was laid by G. C.Gwin
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PERSONAL
Wm. Neece arrived on last
Wednesday’s train from Chitina
for medical attention having
sustained an injury to his should
er while employed as axeman for
the A.R.C. at Ernestine on the
Valdez trail, Dr. Gillespie found
the shoulder fractured and dis
located, and the patient will re
main some weeks in his care.
The following is from the Se
attle Times of July 12th.
A dozen horses to be used as
pack animals in the parade, illus
brating the sourdoughs’ method
)f packing over the Alaska trails
ir rived in town today in charge
>f J. A. Pagerberg and soon
if ter the celebration will be
}aken north for actual work in
\laska.
Mr. Pagerburg plans to obtain
i collection of wild game anim
1.1s in Alaska for the University
>f Washington Museum, if ar
rangements nowT pending witli
ifficials of the student body can
3e completed.
Jack Erickson and Con Miller
mnounce that they are no long
ir connected with the Alaska
Jafe, nor will they be respons
ble for any debts contracted
:rom this date.
NOTICE
Thru my Banking Connection
n Cordova, the Bank of Alaska,
[ am prepared to handle Tele
graphic Transfers, and make re
nittances by Bank draft to any
>oint in the United States or i
foreign Countries.
R. L. H. Marshall