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VOL. 1. NO. 193.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1916.
PRICE 10 CENTS
IAP KILLS 11;
, DESTROOLIERy
VALDEZ, June 21—The news of
a triple crime committed at Sanborn
bay on the Shumagin islands on June
11 has just been received at the
United States marshal’s office from
the commissioner at Unga.
A Jap employed at one of the can
neries, runs amuck and before he
c^fuld be checked in his frenzy to
take human life, he had fired into a
crowd of fishermen, killing two of
them and wounding three others.
He then set fire to the buildings of
a saltery, which were totally destroy
ed. The Jap then committed suicide.
CLEANUP WILL
» BREAK RECORD
Superintendent J. L. McAllan and
Harry Landers, traffic manager of
the Gold Bullion quartz property in
the Willow creek district, arrived in
itachorage direct from the mine last
uijght and spent the day here on bus
ideas.
The Gold Bullion property is under
a two-year lease to a syndicate of
Montreal capitalists known as the
Willow creek Mining company and
under the able supervision of Super
intendent McAllan. Mr. McAllan
said today that they were employing
70 men at the present time and the
mine would not close down until the
middle of next October. This plant
truthfully boasts of the farthest
north cyanide plant in the world,
hieing a 45-ton capacity plant and a
source of material revenue for the
season. They are running 12 stamps
this summer and Mr. McAllan is par
ticularly gratified with the outlook
says that this season's clean-up
will pass all records.
He further said that he would
send down a fair sample of the ore
for the display window of the An
chorage Chamber of Commerce at
his earliest convenience.
The steamer Northwestern arrived
port early last evening and sailed
a couple of hours later for the states,
going direct from Cord'.va, via the
outside passage. There were 58
passengers aboard for Anchorage
as follows:
*G. H. Carlin. J. E. Rcy. Minnie
Norris, Mrs. D. R. Nymore, E. N.
Vanderlip, J. R. Nicholson, J. F.
Chamberlain. C. P. Glaeder, Tillle
Sturdall, H. Summerfield, F. S. Dia
mond. E. E. Hurja, Wm. Collander,
W. H. Ransome, Geo. Main. Cora
McVean, L. L. Brader, Mrs. Fay Bul
lock. V. S. Seiffert. R. K. Hugg, H.
F. Nelson, H. W. Nettleton, Durand
Mosser and family, Wm. H. Munley,
C. S. Gantz, Elva Falk, A. Christen
sen, R. Ashland, Mrs. S. M. Duggan.
Mrs. H. F. Drais, Harry Drais, Gus
Gillis, J .A. Kissel!, Joe Morris. Jed
rtomilton, Katherine Roycroft, A.
t^ck, F. W. Small, J. W. Smith, A1
Harris, and 16 in the steerage.
LIEUT. MEARS EXAMINED
FOR A CAPTAINCY
Information has been received
from Valdez that Lieutenant Freder
ick Hears, of the Alaskan Engineer
ing commission, is there taking an
Examination for a captaincy in the
army, which promotion is due on
account of his length of service. Ma.
jor Davidson, Captain Nolan and
Lieutenant Duckwall are the exam
inng board.
Chas. David and A1 Beet left Mat
anuska Junction this morning for
Talkeetnh. They took three pack
4-mrses and a mining outfit with them
and intend to do some prospecting
this summer.
■A
ATTORNEY GENERAL GREGORY
TO BE ASSOCIATE JUDGE
WASHINGTON, June 21.—Attor
ney General Gregory has been ap
pointed to succeed Charles Evans
Hughes, who resigned as associate
justice of the supreme court. The
new appointment was given to the
senate today for confirmation. So
licitor-General Davis will be named
attorney-general.
OF BALL TONIGHT
This is the longest day of the year
and in order to properly commem
orate the event the Commission and
Shamrock ball teams will play a
game on the commission grounds at
7 o’clock this evening. It was in
tended to play the game at mid
night, but on account of the prevail
ing cloudy weather it is necessary
that the contest start earlier. This
will in no way interfere with the
spirit to celebrate the fact that we
are living in the land of the mid
night sun.
Tn order to avoid the usual criti
cisms, two umpires will officiate,
and as both teams are determined to
win there will likely be considerable
“pep" injected into the game.
The following will be the line-up
of the teams:
Shamrocks, Rouchon, ss; Van
Houten, 2b; Amuleson, c; Dunkin,
lb; Devine, cf; Loudermilch, 2b;
Agee, if. Aumann. rf; Dor win, p.
Commission, Fleishmann. 2b;
O'Neil, lb: Moat, If; Plaskett, ss;
Knutson, 3b; Ryan, rf; Cossello, cf,
rLewitt. c; Thompson and Shell, p.
The umpires will be C, T. Strath
coaa and "Blackie'' Webble.
The navy collier Nashua, which
has been designated to serve as a
supply ship and tender for the Alas
kan Railroad Commission, is under
going repairs at the Vallejo navy
yard, and is due to sail north soon
with material needed at Anchorage
in the construction of the new road.
The United States army transport
Crook, which has been in service be
tween San Francisco and the Phil
ippines almost continuously since
the Spanish-American war, is also
to be transferred to the service of
the Alaskan Engineering Commis
sion. Orders from the war depart
ment to this effect were received yes
terday.
The interior of the vessel will
have to be remodeled at a cost of
nearly $100,000 to adapt it to the
requirements of the Alaskan com
mission. It is to be used for the
transport of laborers and supplies
for the construction of the railroad.
DEVELOPING QUARTZ CLAIMS
WILLOW CREEK DISTRICT
Frank B. Cannon, of Knik, and W.
.1. Conroy, of Anchorage, have start
ed work on their quartz claims on
Archangel in the Willow creek dis
trict. They have two groups of
claims, and under the management
of Chas. Ward, are tunneling on the
Webfoot group and the property is
showing up very favorable. The
ledge has been stripped for 800 feet,
showing values as high as $50.00 a
ton and as this property is within the
vieinfty of the Mable and the Tal
keetna and other proven quartz
mines and The Daily Times sincerely
trusts that these gentlemen may soon
be numbered among the balance of
the quartz kings of the Willow creek
district.
Mr. and Mrs. Woodhouse, of Knik.
are town visitors today.
COLUMBUS, N. M„ June 21.—
The Carranzista troops and General
Pershing's command are on the verge
of open hostilities, and as the Car
ranzistas have their mounted artil
lery in positions that are menacing
to Americans the situation is very
grave.
SAN ANTONIO, June 21.—Gene
ral Funston. realizing the seriousness
of affairs in Mexico, has asked the
war department for all available mi
litia and cavalry. Seventeen thou
sand Carranzistas are now en route
to Namiquipa and the declaration of
war is likely to come at any moment.
MATANUSKA FARMERS TO
LOCAL MARKET
At a regular meeting of the cham
ber of commerce, held last night,
there was a large attendance of
members and much enthusiasm
shown in the proceedings. A com
mittee of three, F. F. Winchester, J.
M. Eakin and M. Neklason. repre
senting the Matanuska Farmers' as
sociation, met with the chamber to
try and arrange for a local market
for their produce. It is also desired
to have the commission place a cold
storage car on the run between A.n
chorage and the end of the line, for
the transportation of vegetables to
this point during the summer
months.
The Matanuska farmers have
adopted the New York standard for
the grading of potatoes and will
thus be enabled to furnish the con
sumer with a better and more satis
factory grade of "spuds” than it was
possible to market, under the old
system, last year. There are more
than 100 aires of land under cul
tivation in the Matanuska valley at
the present time, and the farmers
expect a crop of 1,000 tons of pota
toes this summer. The committee
assured the chamber that 98 per
cent of the crop would be first-grade
PROTESTfflGAlNST
SALE MORE LOTS
Two petitions are in local circula
tion directed to the Alaskan Kngin
ering commission. Industrial Agent
Christensen and Mayor Moore, pro
testing against the sale of lots reserv
ed t'or park purposes and any further
.--ale of lots, as it would have a ten
dency to further scatter the city over
a wider area. Copies of these peti
tions are herewith printed in full:
W'e most earnestly protest against
the sale of any lots in blocks 13-19,
inclusive, which should be preserved
fcr park purposes. We consider this
park important as a public recrea
tion ground and a protection against
storms.
We further request that the U. S.
marshal’s office be requested to take
charge of the park and see to it that
no more trees are cut, as they are
needed for shade and ornamental
purposes.
We also suggest the importance
of a park between Ninth street and
Chester creek, near the Arm, where
an attractive forest is yet available.
The undersigned desire to file a
protest against further sale of lots
in Anchorage until such time as they
are required for improvement, for
the following reasons
1st. A small percentage of lots
already sold are improved.
2nd. Scattering the city over use.
less territory where water, sewers
and lights will surely be demanded,
which will attach a useless and last
ing expense.
3rd. These frequent sales disturb
values and are an injury to people
who have, in good faith, endeavored
to build up the city of Anchorage.
4th. The sale of any portion of
the public reserves would be a
EAGLE PASS, June 25.—Two |
thousand Yaqui troops, commanded!
by Murgia Carranza, have arrived
here.
COLON1A D1JBLAN, June 21.—An
American negro soldier, who was
held by the Carranzistas, has been
released upon a warning from Gen
eral Pershing to the Mexican com
mander, The soldier was divested of
his uniform and quizzed as to the
strength of the American forces.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 25.—The
torpedo boat destroyers Stewart,
Whipple, Paul Jones and Preble are
steaming up to start for Mexico.
potatoes and as fine an article as is
! grown anywhere. There are two va
rieties—the Matanuska and Gold
• Coin. All of the produce from this
j valley will be properly stamped so
| that if any ‘ culls" are found in a
; shipment they will be duplicated by
I the rancher.
; It was generally agreed by the
merchants that if tho supply of pota
toes raised in the interior was suf
ficient to supply f.he demand they
would make no shipments of pota
toes from the states to Anchorage,
giving the local farmer the benefit of
their trade Mr. Winchester stated
most of those who own farms in the
Matanuska valley are members of
, the association and before the close
of the summer it was expected ts
i have all 06 them enrolled. In order
| to lend every encouragement and
also to co-operate »t*h these local
| people ,u their laudable effort to till
the soil the chamber appointed a
committee of three, composed of
Messrs. Fowler. Wendler and rihou
be:k. to take up the matter ot trans
por‘at.ion with the railroad comtnts
j sion and to render any other asstst
| ance to the farmers that lies In tue.r
■ power.
breach of good faith so Ions as par
ticular attenton was caked to these
reserves and their influence on val
ues at the time of sale.
ALASKA BOYS GET
PLAGES OF HONOR
WASHINGTON. June 21.—Dele
gate Wickersham has appointed El 1113
3a b> oi v. of Valdez, a cadet at West
Point, anl Sampson McKinnon, of
Juneau, a midshipman at Annapolis.
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MEETING EVERETI
i
EVERETT. Wash.. June 21.—The
! Washington State Federation of
Women's clubs convened here yes
terday and the program for the,
| weeK is one of the most comprehen
sive ever attempted by this organi-;
zatiou. Among the prominen
! speakers are Gov. Ernest Lister. 1
I Mrs Josephine Preston, state super
intendent. of public instruction; |
Mrs. R. C. McCredie. of Sunnyside;
( Mrs. Edmund Bowden, of Seattle, |
' Mrs. N. S McCready, of Snohomish; ;
j Donald Olson, superintendent of
'the state reformatory at Monroe;;
' Dr. E. A. Bryan, former president i
J of Washington State college. Prof, i
' Edmond S. Meauy. of the University
of "Washington: Mrs. Frances C. Ax
tell, former state representative
I from Bellingham, and many others.
i Messrs. Miller and Newman, of
irWillow creek, are spending a couple
of days in town.
HOMESTEAD IS STAKED
OV FOX ISLAND
SEWARD, June 21.—L. M. Olson,
a fox farmer for T. W. Hawkins, has
filed a homestead location notice on
160 acres of land on Fox island, at
the entrance to Resurrection bay.
This land is included in the presiden.
tial withdrawal order No. 1 and there
is some question as to its validity.
The Carstens Packing company
thiH morning started the construc
tion of a new building on Fourth
avenue, between C and D streets,
which when completed will be used
as a market. The building is to be
25 by 50 and .1. J. Hales says that he
intends to equip the market in such
a way that it will be strictly up-to
date in every respect, including glass
counters for ail cut meats. A cold
storage plant will also be installed.
Guy Gardiner has the contract to
erect the building, the lumber for
which was purchased from George,
Campbell, the new owner of the j
North Side Lumber company
In order to facilitate the delivery ■
of meat a horse and wagon arrived j
on the Northwestern last night for,
the Carstens company.
R H. Hogg, representing the Pal-;
mer Perfume company, is registered1
at the Crescent.
GABLE IS AGAIN TKLI II
OTHER SII>E OF -1TK \
The cable is again out of ornmis
sion and a lim'ted cress service was
received today b- wireless from Se
attle to Juneau, the break in the gov-'
eminent line being between Sitka;
and Seattle. News was also received
over the Canadian Lne.
The Fourth of July committee is
actively at work and have succeeded
in already raising IbOo to defray the
expenses of the celebration and tnetr
labors are not ;-vt completed. It is
believed tha’ thi- t,.i;d will reach
$1,200, which will allow ample mon
ey for prizes and other expenses, of
this latter amount ,t i- expe.ted in'
the commission employes will sub
scribe from $4 )) tp 530 ).
A special rep test is made that the
merchants and • genera.ly will
decorate the r b. .dings, th is shoe
ing the proper patriotic spirit. Ow
ing to the lack of dags and bunting
in An :horage ar the present time the
chamber of commerce ha? wired to
the states for a liberal supply, which
will be furnished those desiring
same.
The program of events has not as
;-et been completed, l.-.t the com
m.ttee Is working on it. .ind w ill an-1
nounc-e the res tit of these labors ;
through the columns of Tbe Daily]
Times within the coming week. j
MIXER AT GOLD Bl l.LIOX
IS .SERIOUSLY INJURED ^
Dr. E. M. Spaulding, who has the
whole of the Willow creek district
under his medical attention and rep
resenting the tug quartz properties!
ia the capacity of attending physl- ]
cian. is making his semi-monthly vis-,
it to this section The doctor was
especially called at tats time to at-1
tend to the case of Take Young who
was seriously injured in a snow
slide while working ar. the Gold Bul
lion mine. Several days ago Young
was caught in a slide, being carried
200 feet over a high bluff.
Join the crowd and read the An
ehorage Daily Times.
M STEAMERS
SUNK BY GERMANS
LONDON', June 21.—The admiral
ty reporta that the British ship
Beachey and the Italian steamers Co
vinga and Olga have been sunk by
German submarines.
NEW CHIEF LAND
Andre* Christensen, chief of the
the newly created department of
publicity and lands for the Alaskan
Engineering commission, arrived in
Anchorage last night and will re
main here for a or ten days.
He has just returned from Washing
ton, where he spent several months
transacting business with the deld
division of the general land office.
Mr. Christensen said that before
he left Washington his appointment
by the commission was approved by
Secretary of the interior Franklin
K. Lane and that, the object in cre
ating the new development of the
natural resources tributary to the
government railroad, and to bring
about closer co-operation among
the merchants, miners and farmers.
He said he hoped to induce a
larger farming development in the
country adjacent to the new rail
road. Such development, he de
clared, would supply the merchants
with foodstuffs which now’ have to
be shipped from the states. Obtain
ing and distributing accurate infor
mation concerning the resources of
that section will be one of the ob
jects of the n«»w . enactment.
Mr. Christensen is one of the best
known interior department officials
on the Pacific coast having first,
come from Washington, D C, to
take charge of the United States
land office at San Francisco. He
succeeded Louis G[avis in charge of
the Portland office, and later was
assigned to Seattle. where he ipent
mere than five years before the
change of head i ci-ters to Juneau.
The regilar meeUng of '.ha Soc al
>t local will be held at. Union hall
e ry Wednesday at 7:30 p m All
interested are requested to attend.
6-2 1-11 P. H. SI MOST AD, Sec.
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HOTEL ANCHORAGE
10 OPEN IULY15
The Hotel Anchorage is the name
of 1 new hostelry being erected on
E street and Thirl avenue, by B.
War- The building is 30 by 56 feet
and will be three stories high, and
contain 30 rooms, 10 x 12 feet each.
It Is to be a modern hotel in every
respect, well furnished throughout
and heated bv steam. Bath rooms
will be provided and the lobby, IS
by 24 feet, equipped with writing
desks, typewriters and stationery, la
order to accommodate the omm^r
elal travelers there will also be a
good-sized 'ample room, waile plate
glass windows will add to the at
tractiveness of the ground door.
Mr. Wark is having the new struc
ture built by day labor, with a fore
man in charge, and is rushing the
work to completion in order that the
doors of the Hotie' Anchorage m iv
be thrown open to the public on July
IT
MAN IS STRUCK BV
\ 1’Al.IJNl. TREK
A man by the name of Green was
brought down from the Susitnu river
day before yesterday for surgical at
tention and is being cared for at the
government hospital If seems that
Green was badly hurt by a, failing
tree hitting him on the forehead;
Drs Reedy and Beeson took eight
stitches in the wound and he is rest
ing comfortably at the present.
Attorney Ohas. G. Gantey. of Val
dez, has arrived to attend the federal
court.