AND ALASKA LABOR HEWS
VOL. 1. NO. 44.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1917.
PK1CE TEN CENTS.
DEMENTED IN
SHDOTSPBLICE:
KILLS HIMSELF
CITY MARSHAL CHARLES J. WIL
EY IS SUFFERING WITH
BULLET IN ABDOMEN.
POOR CHANCE FOR RECOVERY
Miner from Kennicott After Inflict
ing Injury on Officer Turns Gun on
Himself and Fires Shot Into His
Heart.
SEWARD, Oct. 3. — T. D. Dority,
who arrived in Seward yesterday on
the steamship Watson went at 2
o’clock yesterday afternoon to the re
stricted district and threatened to
kill two of its women residents if they
failed to go with him on the steam
ship. It is not known where he de
sired to take them. After some ar
gument he was induced to leave the
district and went to the Overland ho
tel where he engaged a room and re
tired.
Entered With Pass Key.
^Deputy Marshal Evans was notified
of the affair and he and Night City
Marshal Charles J. Wiley at 5 o’clock
in the af ternoon went to Dority’s room
and entered it by unlocking the door
with a pass key.
Dority at once opened fire and his
first bullets struck Wiley in the abdo
men and the hip.
Wiley returned the fire^ounding
Dority but not fatally. Dlitv th“n
killed himself by shooting I|m; elf ir
the heart. He was about 28 years old, j
neat and well dressed. He was a for-1
eigner. His remains are in the estab- j
lishment of Undertaker Mclvor. He j
has a sister in California. He work- j
ed at the Kennicott mine near Cor
dova during the last two months. He
had been here before.
Slight Chance for Recovery.
Wiley is in the hospital with only a
slight chance to recover.
Dority had not been drinking, but
* probably was insane. He evidently had
made preparations to kill some one,
for he had a big supply of ammunition
and a foity-five calibre revolver. In
quest will take place tomorrow. About
$60 and some old papers were all that
were found on his person.
MRS. MEARS HEADS
PATRIOTIC LEAGUE
The Anchorage branch of the Alas
ka Woman’s Patriotic league met yes
terday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the
Presbyterian church and in the course
of the meeting which was well attend
ed fully outlined the work to be done
by the Anchorage branch of the
league.
Mrs. Cornelia T. Hatcher, the presi
dent of the Alaska Woman’s Patriotic
league and who has been president of
the Anchorage branch, owing to her
trip to the outside, resigned as presi
dent of the local branch, and was el
ected vice-president instead. Mrs.
Fredrick Mears was elected president.
Mrs. Viola Murphy who is chairman
of the flag committee reported to the
league and in her report was incor
porated the suggestion that all mem
bers of the league show their alleg
iance to the principle for which the
league stands by wearing the nation
al colors at all times.
Plans were considered for taking a
registration of all the women of An
chorage and recording their capabili
ties, so their services may be available
to the nation if necessary. The list of
occupations includes all branches of
industry from domestic work up to ac
tual duty at the war front. It is hoped
that all women will enroll and thus
show to the league in what manner
they may serve their country.
Plans were perfected for a lecture
to be given in the Empress theatre
Sunday afternoon, October 7, by Mrs.
t Cornelia T. Hatcher. The admission
charge will be 25 cents. The proceeds
are to go toward paying for an Alas
kan bed at the Neuilly hospital in
France. The cost of establishing this
ried is $600, of which it is expected
that Anchorage will contribute $100.
CAPELLA DRAGS HER ANCHOR
IN STORM AND HOLE STOVE
IN HULL BELOW WATER.
MAY POSSIBLY BE RAISED.
Story of Wreck Is Brought Here by
William Woodruff, Motion Picture
Operator, Who Tells of Hazardous
Trip to Seldovia and Return.
Dragging her anchor in a terrific
storm that swept McNeil’s bay, the
steamship Capella was dashed
against the rocks and a hole stove in
her hull. She is now lying on her
side in shallow water. It is thought
probable that she may be raised.
The story of the sinking of the
Capella was brought to Anchorage by
William Woodruff, moving picture
operator, who tells a tale of repeat
ed storms and maritime grief since
his departure for Seldovia more than
a week ago.
Woodruff’s first hard luck was en-;
countered soon after leaving Anchor- j
age on the launch Beluga No. 1, in
company with McGill of the Beluga
company.
The launch ran into rough weather,
at the Forelands. The crank shaft of
the boat was broken under the strain,
but despite this handicap the men j
managed to operate the engine and
with the help oi an incoming tide they
made Kenai.
At Kenai they found the steamer
Capella, which after losing a barge
with 100 tons of coal in a heavy storm
had been forced to seek shelter at!
that port. According to the crew of
the Capella they had had a hard
struggle with the elements in an ef
fort to save the barge and cargo, but
the heavy sea had broken the fasten
ings and the barge was washed upon
the beach where it is a total loss.
While the Capella was attempting
to save the barge, the intake to her
boiler broke, and in order to keep wa
ter in her boilers, it was necessary to
pour it in with a teakettle.
The Capella, after repairs, towed
the Beluga No. 1 to Seldovia where
Woodruff and McGill took the Mag
net for Halibut cove. At Halibut
cove Woodruff took some pictures.
The Magnet was scheduled to meet
the Capella off the mouth of Mc
Neil’s bay, but when the Magnet look
ed for the Capella the latter did not
appear and it was supposed that she
had not waited.
Later members of the Capella’s
crew made their way to Seldovia,
where they told the story of the
wreck. According to them had the
Magnet gone into McNeil’s bay imme
diately after having left Halibut cove
£he could have pulled the Capella off
the rocks.
Captain Berry, of the Capella, sus
tained a broken hand, caused by a
large piece of coal rolling onto him.
He came to Anchorage on the Magnet
and is now receiving treatment for
his injury.
Woodruff reports having taken
some excellent pictures of natives
while on his trip. He obtained pic
tures of native dances, which were
performed by the Indians for his ben
efit.
The herring industry in Kachemak
bay, he asserts, is assuming large
proportions, hundreds of persons be
ing engaged in catching the fish.
Bronson & Co., at English bay, he
says, have already mined 500 tons of
high-grade chrome, worth now $100
a ton. They will ship the chrome out
side on the first boat.
Wives Divide Pension.
PARIS, Oct. 3.—The military
authorities have had to settle a knotty!
question. In the case of a military
polygamist being killed, how should
the widow’s pension be allotted? The
question has arisen through France
having brought many native soldiers
from Africa belonging to tribes where
polygamy is the recognized practice.
Every polygamist widow will have a
share in the pension, the total of
which will be the same as that grant
ed to the widow of a monogamous sol
dier.
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MARSHAL IS RENOMINATED
WELL-KNOWN LAWYER HAS SUPPORT OF DEMO
CRATIC LEADERS OF TERRITORY, AND OF SENA
TOR GEORGE E. CHAMBERLAIN AND SENATE IS
CERTAIN TO RAISE NO OBJECTION TO PRESI
DENT’S ACTION.
By Anchorage Radio.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.—William A. Munley, of Anchor
age, was nominated for United States district attorney and F.
H. Brenneman, of Valdez, was renominated for United States
marshal for the third district of Alaska. The nominations were
sent to the senate late yesterday by President Woodrow Wil
son. Confirmation by the senate is expected to be merely a
matter of form and will be voted within a week or ten days.
WILL SUCCEED WILLIAM N. SPENCE.
Mr. Munley will succeed William N. Spence, of Valdez,
who recently resigned, to take effect October 1. Numerous
complaints had been made against Mr. Spence’s conduct of the
office.
Mr. Munley, who has been assistant United States district
attorney with headquarters at Anchorage, came to Alaska
from Oregon. He was private secretary to Senator George E.
Chamberlain, democrat, when the senator was governor of Ore
gon.
HAD CHAMBERLAIN’S SUPPORT.
When opposition first developed to the continuation in ;
office of Mr. Spence, many democratic leaders in Alaska urged j
that he be succeeded by William Holzheimer, of Juneau, but
Mr. Munlev was also suggested for the place and his candidacy
at once enlisted the approval of Senator Chamberlain.
Recently the democratic leaders in the territory together
with ki'Viegate in Congress Charles A. Sulzer united in the sup
port of Mr. Munley.
There was no opposition to the reappointment of Marshal
Brenneman. He was really the only active candidate for the
marshal’s office.
CAME HERE EARLY IN 1916.
Judge William A. Munley came to Anchorage early in the
spring of 191(5. Before coming here, his home was in Oregon,
but he had previously lived in the territory, llis first trip to
Alaska was about the time of the Klondike rush twenty years
ago. He has three sons in the military service of the United
States at the present time. Judge Munley is now at \ aldez
in connection with legal business pending before the district
court.
Judge Munley is an attorney of ability, an able but just
prosecutor, a most affable and likable man, and his appoint
ment as district attorney will undoubtedly meet with general
approval.
END HAPPIU
GEORGE S. LEE AND MRS. SUE W.
WILLIAMS ARE CITY’S LAT
EST BRIDAL COUPLE.
WEDDING IN COURT ROOM.
United States Commissioner Declares
Matrimonial Ceremonies Performed
by Him Seldom Result in Divorce
Litigation.
George S. Lee and Mrs. Sue W.
Williams were married late yesterday
afternoon by United States Commis
sioner Leopold David in the commis
sioner’s office here. Mr. Lee is a car
penter by trade and is well known
here. Mrs. Williams formerly lived at
Matanuska, where she was postmis
tres for a while.
Judge Leopold regrets that the eth
ics of the legal and judicial callings
inhibits him from advertising his pro
fessional qualifications. Otherwise,
he said he might buy newspaper space
to inform folks intending to embark
on matrimony’s uncertain sea that the
bridal couples he sets afloat enjoy
quite uniformly delightful voyages.
Of more than thirty marriages that
he has performed in Anchorage since
^the foundation of the city, only two
have suffered wrecks in the divorce
court.
BE ERECTED IN
COIL DISTRICT
ALBERT CARLSON, REALTY
OWNER WILL GO INTO BUSI
NESS AT CHICKALOON.
CONFIDENT OF GOOD TRADE
Supplies and Material Are Being Ship
ped From This City and Work on
Building Will Be Commenced Next
Week.
Albert Carlson, owner of valuable
real estate holdings here has decided
to venture in the road house business
and has purchased all the necessary
supplies to erect a road house at
Chickaloon in the heart of the coal
fields.
Mr. Carlson regards the coal fields
as one of the chief means of develop
ing Anchorage and says that with a
substantial coal tonnage there is no
question about the future of this city.
He believes that in the course of the
next summer there will be splendid
business for a first class road house at
Chickaloon. He is shipping his sup
plies up this week and expects to get
the building under way next week.
Mr. Carlson is one of the pioneers of
Anchorage having come here early in
1915. He was one of the purchasers
at the town lot sale in July 1915.
FORCED BACK
RUSSIANS STOP ADVANCE OF
ENEMY ON PETROGRAD AND
COMPEL THEM TO RETREAT.
SUCCESS HELPS GOVERNMENT
Victory Strengthens Morale of Mus
covite Troops and Is Received with
Great Enthusiasm by Residents of
Capital.
PETROGRAD, Oct. 3. — Russian
troops have not only stopped the ad
vance of German soldiers from Riga
region toward Petrograd, but today
forced the Teutons backward. There
now seems not the least likelihood of
an investment of the Russian capital
by the Kaiser's soldiers.
The success of the Russian troops
operating in the Riga sector has
greatly strengthened their morale,
and has been received with enthusiasm
by the people of Petrograd. It like
wise has inspired the utmost confid
ence in the government.
STRANDED CRAFT
CAPSIZED BY TIDE
KUMBAK LOSES VALUABLE CAR
GO BUT PASSENGERS ESCAPE
WITHOUT INJURY.
The power boat Kumbak, in com
mand of Charles Nutter, which was
scheduled to leave here last night for
Turnagain Arm points, sank as she
was preparing to depart from Ship
creek. At the time the launch had a
capacity cargo aboard and many pas
sengers, among whom were Judge
Alfred S. Moore, Charles E. Herron,
D. B. Patterson and Deputy United
States Marshal N. S. Ohlsson, of Gird
wood.
The cargo was lost but no injury
was suffered by any of the passengers.
The Kumbak was moving out of the
creek with full power when she nosed
into the soft mud of the bank and was
unable to back off. The tide was run
ning out fast and turned her upside
down, filling her with water and de
stroying the cargo. The work of re
pairing is now under way and in all
likelihood she will be back on her reg
ular run in a day or so.
HARDWARE MAN
IS SERIOUSLY ILL
CARL W. BOLTE UNDERGOES
SURGICAL OPERATIONS AND
IS EXPECTED TO RECOVER.
Carl W. Bolte, of the Bolte Hard
ware company, was operated on yes
terday afternoon at the government
hospital by Dr. John B. Beeson. Mr.
Bolte passed through the operation
successfully and is now resting com
fortably at the hospital.
Mr. Bolte has been in good health
during the past two years and it was
only within the last week that he be
came impaired physically. Owing to his
great vitality he was able to with
stand the operation and in the absence
of any immediate complications he
will in all likelihood fully recover.
Dr. Beeson said today that while
Mr. Bolte’s condition was very serious
there was a strong chance for his re
storation to health, but that however
he would not be out of danger for
several days.
Mr. Bolte is one of the pioneer mer
chants of Anchorage. He came here
in May, 1915, establishing his store in
a tent in the old town at the place
where C street now crosses the term
inal tracks. ' He was one of the first
to erect a permanent building on
Fourth avenue and personally con
ducted his hardware business until
early this spring when the incorpora
tion of the business took place under
the present name of Bolte & Company.
E. Edlund is here from Sunrise on
business and is staying at the White
House.
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SENATORS ARE
CHARGED WITH
DISLOYAL ACTS.
CONGRESS URGED TO EXPEL
LA FOLLETTE, GRONNA
AND STONE.
PETITION BEFORE SENATE
Demand Is Made by Residents of New
York Who Say Legislators Have
Forfeited Seats by Opposition to
Country’s War Poliey.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.—Expulsion
by the senate of Senators Robert M.
La Follette, republican, of Wisconsin;
Asle J. Gronna, republican, of North
Dakota, and William J. Stone, demo
crat, of Missouri, is demanded by pe
titions that were presented late yes
terday to the upper branch of con
gress. The petitions are from various
organizations in New York state, and
were submitted to the senate by Sena
tor James W. Wadsworth, jr., republi
can of New York.
The petitions set forth that Sena
tors La Follette, Gronna and Stone
have forfeited their right to sit in the
national legislative body by reason of
the opposition to the nation’s war
policy.
FOUR MORE ALLEGED
SLACKERS ARRESTED
QUARTET OF RAILROAD WORK
ERS ARE BROUGHT HERE
FROM MATANUSKA.
United States Deputy Marshal A. P.
Hoffman arrived from Matanuska on
last night’s train, bringing with him
four alleged slackers, who are now
confined in the jail here. The prison
ers are William Kiboff, Alexander
Yoroff, George Miller and Alexander
Koroff. They were employed in sta
tion gangs along the main line of the
government railroad.
Deputy Marshal Hoffman returned
today to his headquarters at Mata
nuska.
The prisoners will be given a hear
ing before Judge Leopold David with
in the next few days.
They are accused of having failed
to register under the provisions of the
selective conscription law.
PIONEER MERCHANT
SAVES GIRL’S LIFE
MAX PAUL DIVES IN BAY TWICE
AND RESCUES MYRTLE
WENDLER.
Myrtle Wendler, aged 7 years,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Wend
ler, of Wendler & Larson, grocers,
was rescued from drowning about 5
o’clock yesterday afternoon by Max
Paul, who lives at the Crist house,
and who is one of the oldtimers of
Alaskan.
Myrtle with four of her playmates
wer engaged in a game of marbles on
a scow and failed to notice the tide
running in. Soon the scow was afloat.
Their screams and cries attracted
the attention of Mr. Paul. He went in
search of a dory and came alongside
the scow. By this time the surf was
pounding the barge and dory heavily
and in the effort of Myrtle to jump
from the scow to the waiting arms of
Mr. Paul she slipped and fell and was
at once dragged under the barge by
the current.
Mr. Paul immediately dived from
the dory. At first he was unable to
locate the little girl and was forced to
come to the surface without her. He
made another attempt at rescue and
the second time managed to grab her
clothing and pulled her into the dory.
Many women who heard the cries
of the little ones watched the rescue
from the shore. Myrtle is no worse
for her experience and is attending
school today.
Fred M. O’Neil and Mr. and Mrs. H.
L. Hunt are recent arrivals here and
are registerd at the Crist Hotel.