Eook Iknlet ; Wir-merk
AND KNIK NEWS
WEEKLY EDITION
VOL. 1
Anchorage, Alaska, Saturday, May 13, 1916
NO. 45
ADMINISTRATION
SENDS DEFIANT
\
WASHINGTON, May 13.—The
administration has sent an ulti
matum to the de facto government
in Mexico, which declares that the
United States will give no furthe*
concessions and will refuse to with
draw American troops from Mexico
until the Villa gang of outlaws is
disbanded. The ultimatum say;
that the United States will be glad
to have the co-operation of the de
facto government in the search for
the Villa bandits, but will continue
tiie hunt regardless of the attitude
of the Mexican government.
The war department is preparing
for any emergency that may arise
growing out of the sending of the
ultimatum.
The Scott-Obregon conference, it
is officially stated, resulted in the
failure to reach an agreement with
respect to the American troops of
invasion. „
SEVERE FUNG
IS IN PROGRESS
\ ARIS, May 13.—The attempt on
the part of German troops to recap
ture lost ground at Dead Man’s hill
last night, met with a repulse, ac
oru“i.-„ ~o French official reports to
day.
German artillery fire continues in
<le region of Ivi )■ court wood tod ty,
and the German bombardment of
Vaux continues unabated.
GERMANS CLAIM VICTORY.
BERLIN, May 13—German troops
claim the capture of British posi
-tions east of Hohenzollern redoubt,
following a vicious engagement in
wh:ch many on botn sides were
slain.
GLASS DEALER
GELS DIG CONTRACT
Mr. Ray C. Larson, the popular
glass man, in his usual energetic
manner, nas landed another big con
tract, and this is a big one, possibly
the largest plate glass contract ever
awarded to a single firm in Alaska.
This contract calls for the plate
glass for the new Goldfinch building,
the Empress Theatre building and
the J. H. Smith building. The sum
to*al of plate glass to be used in the
three buildings will be over 3,000
f sare feet, and it is important to
,ow that Anchorage has a house
lat is big enough to handle a prop
!tion of this kind and the builders
.at lave to send outside for their
.iiateria » In addition to these three
buildings, Mr. Larson will manufac
ture all frames and put in the half
circle glass in the arch for the new
Presbyterian church.
Mr. Larson nas a large shipment
of plate glass and 32 tons of sash
and doors on the steamship Mari
posa, so will not be delayed for ma
terial and will start on his contracts
as soon as the buildings are ready.
Realizing the strides Anchorage is
making to be a metropolis, and in
■ j order to meet the ever increasing
demand in his line, Mr. Larson has
a wire in to Portland for the imme
diate shipment for machinery, con
sisting of morticers, rip and band
3aws, etc., to establish a modern
sash and door factory in Anchorage.
What helps any business houre
here helps Anchorage, and the rapid,
substantial growth of the city is due
to the energy and public spirit of
such business men as Mr. Larson.
WASHINGTON, May 13.—A bill
has been introduced in the senate
which provides that the Alaskan En
gineering Commission shall have the
same powers with respect to policing
of the railway lines and the towns
established along the route as that
held by the Panama Canal Commis
sion with respect to the canal zone
The bill, if passed, would give the
Commission police authority over
Anchorage, the first town established
by the government on the railway
route, but would not change the
status of Seward or Fairbanks,
which are private sites, established
before the railway was projected.
Senator Key Pittman, of Nevada,
chairman of the senate committee on
territories, is the author of the bill.
SUSPECT FOUL PLAY
SAN FRANCISCO, May 13—Own
ers of the steamer Roanoke, which
sank off the coast of California, be
lieve that the accident that befell
the vessel was caused by a bomb
placed in the cargo by a mad man
bent on the destruction of the ship,
acting on the belief that the ex
plosives aboard were consigned to
European countries. The cargo was
consigned to South American deal
ers. A federal investigation has
been called for by the owners.
No word has been received of the
forty-eight people that were aboard
the Roanoke and that are believed
lost. '
URGE SUBMARINES
FORPANAMACANAL
WASHINGTON. May 13.—Sor,,
:ary of War Barer, Secretary of
S'avy Danie's and the 1‘anama can-1
authorities hove joined in a rdfcoai
mendation t> congress that an ap
propriation to: .node for the con
struction of thr'-e types of sub
marines, to be employed on nit 1 «r
ama canal fo • t' e protection of the
big waterway, i: is figured tr.at
submarines may i t used to good ad
vantage in lhe canal.
PASSENGERS WHO
CAME OX MARIPOSA
The following first-class passen
gers arrived last night on the
steamer Mariposa:
Elizabeth Forker, Paul Forker,
Frank Forker, Celia Forker, Mrs.
Ray C. Larson, Anna Egtvel, Percy
Egtvel, R. C. Albritten, M. Soloness,
Mrs. Soloness. M. D. Davis, Mrs.
Davis, C. H. Fuqua, F. N. Barker,
It. W. Feltham, Frank Lee, Geo. C.
Bradley, Ted Williams, Mrs. May L.
Kelly, Charles Renfer, R. J. Kinney,
O. Daniels, E. S. Robinson, William
Tooth, II. C. Kiel. Mrs. Kiel, Helen
Kiel, Mildred Kiel, Ed Lee, It.
Baird, D. J. Rub, F. H. Copeland, D.
Couture, L. Betargar, D. R. Green,
Gus A. Naud, John A. Mart, Mrs.
Mart, J. swalley, C. J. George, W.
E. Bazinet, F. Phiscater, H. J. Camp,
bell, Dr. F. H. Burgis, Howard Bur
gis, Dr. I. F. Burgis, Mrs. Burgis,
Lena Foster, Miss Jacques, W. F.
Burnett, Mrs. J. J. Lankin. E. S.
Hall, R. Worcester, Wm. Ray, C. E.
Cox, Ernest Eggers, John J. Miller,
Axel Pearson, E. Eriksson, E. B.
Celi, Mrs. D. Smith, Arthur D. Jett.
L. R. Norman, C .V. Frazier, Ida J.
Grosse, H. Holtz, P. H. Gorman, B.
Rosenstein, G. Gilbert, F. Keever,
W. R. McDonald, F. B. Geddings.
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WOMEN Of ANCHORAGE TAKE IHE
INITIATIVE IN MOVEMENT EON A
PLAYGROUND El LITTLE FOLKS
There are some people (cynics) 1
who will always maintain that .t
was Eve’s fault; Virgil lays the Tro
jan war to the beauty of Helen;
Shakespeare insists that Anthony's
downfall was due to the wiles of
Cleopatra, and so on down the ;
paths (not aisles) of history to the '
late lamented Carrie Nation and the ,
suffering Miss Pankhurst. There
are but few men, and no bachelors, j
but what will admit that woman has
been the inspiration for most of the
world’s good and advancement; that
hers has been the guiding hand that
has steered so many worthy projects i
to achievement. It is not the inten- !
tion of the Pioneer at this time to !
go into detail in regard to woman's
work or endeavor to tell of even an ]
infinitesimal part of the great things
woman has accomplished or the
wonderful good she has done in the
world’s history, but would like to
bring home to the people of Anchor
age what the Parent Teachers Asso
ciation are striving to accomplish
and the worthy cause they are moth
ering—the children’s playground. i
The children’s playground scheme
probably originated in London,
where it soon grew to become a na
tional auair; New- York and the
larger cities of the United States
followed the lead of London, and in
New Y'ork alone in the year 11102,
110 playgrounds were established,
and since then have reached a much
larger number. These playgrounds
in the different cities are not neces
sarily established on _ the school
grounds proper, but on any avail
able, suitable ground, and even on
the roofs of buildings and piers.
Emulating the example of the cities,
the smaller towns and even villages
have established these- playgrounds.
The old commons of the Revolution
ary days, where the older men
wrestled and pitched horseshoes and
the children romped and played
marbles and two-old-cat, carried out,
in a measure, the same idea of the
children’s playground of today. Pri
marily. in the big cities, the idea
was for saving the school children,
especially those that lived in the
lower quarters and the tenement dis
tricts, from the evil influences of the
streets and the congested district in
which they lived, giving tuem ample
room for their play and the fresh,
pure air. As the idea advanced, new
and modern metnods of sport were
introduced, swings, sliding boards,
turn-arounds, in fact every sort of
amusement was added to make the
children happy and contented and
keep them out of doors. Still later,
branches of useful works were insti
tuted, and in many cases children
have found their vocation from this
course, which was so managed that
it lost the feature of work and be
came a pleasure; but perhaps the
most good that has been attained
has come from a physical standpoint,
and while there are no statistics
available, it can readily be seen that
it has done wonders in throwing- off
diseases and the building up of the
school children into splendid young
man and womannood. Also, the
moral atmosphere has done much to
create the desire for better things
and in shaping and moulding the
destinies of the school children for
their life's work.
What is good and beneficial for
other places and for other children
is good and beneficial for Anchorage
and for Anchorage children; what
has been done in other places can
be done in Anchorage; what has
been accomplished by other women
can certainly be accomplished by
Anchorage women, and with this
end in view the Parent Teachers As
sociation was organ.zed, and as his
tory repeats itst\f, the women of An.
chorage have undertaken a worthy
cause, establishment of a children’s
playground here, and have labored
faithfully and incessantly to ‘this
end.
The matter of finance for the pub
lic schools of Anchorage is peculiar,
and as there are no available funds
for this purpose the -matter of
finance must necessarily be met in
other ways, and ft is for the purpose
of raising funds for the children's
playground that they are giving the
dance at Robarts’ hall tonight. The
social committee, consisting of Mrs.
A. J. Wendler, Mrs. Keith McCul
laugh and Mrs. Milliken, have ar
ranged a program to precede the
dance that will be a treat in itself.
This program will begin at 9 o’clock,
end is as follows:
Instrumental solo—Mrs. Moyer.
Reading. "The Two Portraits”—
Mrs. L. Dixon. ,
Vocal solo, “Just a Little Love’’—
Mrs. J. Turner.
Reading, "The Girl I Loved’’—
Mrs. \V. T. Normile.
Vocal solo, "Just a-V.Tearin’ for
You"—Mrs. Manning.
Reading, "Seeing Things’—Alyson
Turner.
Vocal solo “May Morning"—Mrs.
F. Mears.
As in the beginning, the women of
the world have made and unmade
history; crowned kings and emper
ors; theirs has been the guid.r.g
hand that has ruled the destiny of
the world; religion, temperance,
schools, colleges, the cook book, in
fact in everything that points to the
betterment of life and conditions,
.<-he has been the inspiration and the
leader.
It doesn’t particularly follow a .
h- it necessarily essential that tr.o
must be a fond parent to support
their latest movement in Anchor
age—the establishment of a chil
dren's playground.
LEVFASALER GOES WITH
NEW MINE CORPORATION
\V, It. Rust, former president of
the Tacoma Smelting Company, has
organized the Tacoma Exploration
Company, for the purpose of investi
gating and developing mining prop
erties in the Northwest and Alaska.
L. A. Levensaler, a mining' en
gineer, for many years associated
with the Kennicott Copper Company
and later with the Tacoma Smelter
as ore buyer, is manager of the new
organization. G. W. Dutican is sec
retary.
The new company is said to. be
backed by abundant capital and
; probably will take up a numbei| of
1 properties in Alaska this summe.’.
CONGRESS BEGINS
TO REALIZE NEEDS
OF TERRITORY
SEATTLE, May 12.— Previous to
departing for Juneau on the steamer
Alaska yesterday, Governor Strong
gave out an interview in which ho
declared that the big appropriat.or.
for the railway project would he
passed by the congress without any
particular opposition. In fact, the
the attitude of the congress is rad
ically changing with respect to Alas
Kan affairs. The solons are begin
ning to realize that the big territory
c a land of vast possibilities and
needs some assistance from the red
oral government in order that 1 tie
resources may be developed ‘o il.ei:
fullest extent. The increased no
propriation for road and trail well;
in Alaska, said the governor, nil'
probably be allowed by congress.
The governor had encouraging in
terviewg with President Wilson and
Secretary Lane with respect to
Alaska. He says that both oSitdais
take a keen interest in the develop
ment of the territory. The governor
expects to have some changes made
in the Alaska game laws. The pro
vision giving protection to the brown
bear will be eliminated, in all prob
ability.
USE TEXAS PONIES
EL PASO, May 18—Generals Scott
and Funston today wired Secret a r>
of War B; i recommending ini'
tv n thousand t Lt.urymen, detaile i
to duty on the .Mexican border, e
mounted on Texas lionies, to fac’li
tale the patrol work and make r.
more effective The recommend,v
rn.n will be toj'pl ed with immii -
ifely, says tie it notary.
BERLIN, May 13.—The Austro
Hungarian passenger steamship I' i
brovenik was attacked by a sub
marine witaoat warning in the Adri
atic sea ytsiert :tj. but escaped with
out serious damage, and no lives
were lost. The attack is believed t
have been mad - oy a French sub
marine.
COMMISSIONER RIGGS
OX WAV TO FAIRBANKS
SEATTLE, May 18.—Commis
sioner Thomas Riggs, Jr., member
of the Alaskan Engineering Com
mission, in charge of the Fairbanks
division of the railway work, is in
Seattle, on his way to Fairbanks.
Commissioner Riggs say3 that work
will be begun on the Fairbanks end
of the system as soon as the large
appropriation bill is passed. lie
says he has no doubt of the passage
of the appropriation.
HIGH TANKS IN IRELAND.
Rev. E. H. Motony, formerly of
Valdez, but now in Seward, lately
received a letter from Dublin, Ire
land, in wb;ch some of the causes
leading to the recent outbreak were
given. The letter had been opened
by the censor. It was stated in the
letter that property in that city was
taxed over 50 per cent of its valua
tion because of the war. Some prop
erty is taxed ten shillings and i)ine
pence in the pound and other prop
erty is taxed over eleven shillings.
In this country that would mean
that a man with one tho’usand dol
lars’ worth of property would pay
over $500 a year taxes on it.
n nr is
UNDER MOL
LEADERS SHOT
CORK, Ireland, May 12.—Thomas
Kent, prominent in the Irish revolt
and found guilty of treason in a
trial by court martial, was shot to
death by a British liring squad yes
terday morning. Kent lived at
Cooiv, in Fermoy county. This is
the first execution outside of Dublin.
Major General s:r John Maxwell,
commander of the British forces in
Ireland, has the revolt situation well
in hand. The most prominent mem
bers of the Sinn Fe;n have been
taken into custody, and in some
twenty cases, were summar.ly shot
to death. Others got life sentences
at penal servitude. Stilj otners got
lesser sentences, according to their
activities as disclosed by trials.
The royal commission delegated
to inquire into the cause of the Irish
revolt is expected ;n Ireland one day
next week, to begin the inquiry. One
of the prime causes, it is understood
from information gained from mem
bers of t.ie Sinn Fein, is the exces
sive taxes imposed since the war
oegan. Taxes have increased at
least fifty per cent.
PREMIER ASQUITH
GOES TO HMD
LONDON', May* 13.—Premier As
quith departed for Dublin, Ireland,
today, where he goes to rake chargp
of Irish affairs until order is brought
out of chaos. One object of the pre
mier’s triji is to sound Irish opinion
with respect to a compromise on the
home rule bill, to see if an amicable
agreement can be reached. The
premier has issued an order sus
pending further court martial pro
ceedings against the revolt leaders,
pending a conference with oilic.ala
in immediate charge of affairs in
Ireland.
SEATTLE POLICE
MAKE BIG SEIZURE
SEATTLE, May 13.—The police
authorities raided and seized
mventy-five dollars' worth of vari
ous kinds of liquors consigned to
Seattle drug stores last night,
tlayor Hi Gill says he will destroy
he booze, unless the consignees can
make a showing that it was legally
brought here.
PORTItAlT OK NOME
WOMAN IX LESLIE'S
The current Leslie's contains a
picture of Mrs. C. E. Darling, who
has been interested in many dog
team races, and one of her famous
dogs. The picture contains the fol
lowing legend:
“Mrs. C. E. Darling, of Nome,
Alaska, author and lover of dogs,
sold last winter some of her linest
sledge dogs for use in the Vosges
mountains of France, where the
French army are experimenting
with dog teams to move supplies
through deep snows. Mrs. Darling,
not only rears these dogs, but has
compiled a book of stories about
Alaskan dogs.”
The steamship Mariposa, ot the
Alaska Steamship Company, reached
this port at 11 o’clock last night
with 157 first-class and 135 steerage
passengers and 450 tons of freight,
|and she left for Seattle and the out
s'de at 3 o’clock this afternoon.