DAILY EDITION
Gook Inlet Moneer
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VOL. 1
Anchorage, Alaska, Monday, May 8. 1916
NO. 1G0
MARTYR AN HOUR
BEFORE HIS DEATH
DUfiUN, May 8.—Thomas Plun
kett, one of the martyrs of the Sinn
Fein revolution, who wan shot !o
death by a British firing squad, and
Q Ilford were married one hour
before the shooting of Mje victim.
The widowed bride 1h a sister of
Mrs. MacDonough, tho widow of
Thomas MaeDonough, who was the
first man shot as a resi’iH of the re
volt.
Kftocts to obtain the release of
James Sullivan, formerly United
States minister to Santo Domingo,
will probably prove successful. He
is confined In Dublin castle. United
State* Ambassador iW has inter
ested himself In the case.
COUNTESS AMONG
REVOLT lEAffiRS
4 -- '
DtTUblN, May 8.—Countess Mar
klovlch, of Oerman descent, who was
an active participant in the Sinn
Fein revolution, was sentenced to
death by tho court martial, but
higher authorities have commuted
her sentence to penal servitude for
lire,
Henry O'Hanrahan, one of the.
signers of the proclamation Tor Inde
pendence, and who was sentenced to
death by a court martial, has also
bad his sentence reduced to life Im
prisonment, ,
PltOORAM AT'
LABOR iMov kmok MR
t A ' ••v.t.t' -
^ If any memberi of the large attdl
an*v which attended the benefit
Hinokcr of the Alaska Labor Union
at their hall Saturday night were
disappointed In the brevity of the
•program, the fault la not chargeable
to the committee of arrangement*.
Only two of the seven mimical nutn
bera wore rendered. These were
vocal solo* by Mrs. Turner, and were
well rendered, Mis* Kthol McIntosh
kindly responded to the call for vol
fTfitoerH, ami with piano solos kept
the crowd In good humor during the
Intervals between the athletic events.
Several of thou t events alone were
worth the price of admission, ospe
claWy the wrestling exhibition be
tween Andy Martin, of Heattle, and
the Young Viking, both holders or
championship medals. Another
classy bout which brought excitable
spectators to their feet several times
was the extra between Saralla, the
^nld reliable, willing worker, and
The Russian Lion." The stage
was not protected by ropes, and on
several occasions the wrestlers canto
near going over tne edge and land
ing on the floor. This event followed
an exhibition by Saralla and Ueg
striim. The preliminary bout be
tween Leahy and Qualasky, two
local lads, was won by faulty.
Mrs. Ramsey's recitation of "The
Cremation of bam McUen” was the
lone and excellent number of that
part, of the program.
(f ||. I’ackard and .1. W. Pramo
furnished tho “talkfont," their sub
jects being the recent strike, the les
sons and tho labor question In gen
eral. I
H( H00\I:R IIRIN’OH IAJMBKK.
Tim steam schooner Wellesley, a
freighter of the Admiral line, with
Capl Llnqulst In charge, reached
Anchorage yesterday, bringing 1,000
* tons of freight for Anchorage mer
chant* and tho Commission, the most
Important being lumber for the An
chorage Hupply and the Alaska
Transfer companlos, powder and oil
for the Commission, Hrown * Haw
kins and the Pollejr Uros.
Him unloaded miscellaneous sup
plies at Otiose hay for tho Deep Hea
Halroon Company today, and will
1 ogive for the outside tonight. The
Wellesley left Heattle April 27th,
taking the outside route via Port Al
blrnla on her trip to Anchorage.
Subscribe for tho Pioneer^
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., May 8.
The republican state convention
convened at North Yakima Saturday
forenoon, Charles II. Kbbard. a Spo
kane attorney, being made tempo
rary chairman and making the key
note speech, h,. C. HughM, the Se
attle attorney, was made permanent
chairman, and made a powerful plea
In behalf of the republican party, di
lating on the optimistic chances for
success at the ensuing presidential
election.
The platform adopted favors a
large navy, as large as any other na
tion, and urged that half of the navy
be stationed on the I’acillc coast,
favors an Increase In the standing
army, so as to make It a real protec
tion to the country, and urges com
mlsory military service.
Delegates at. large to the repub
lican national convention were elect
ed as follows: Scott 0. Hone, editor
of the Post-Intellgencer, from Se
attle; Millard T. Hartson, an attor
ney, from Tacoma; K. T. 81ms, a
wealthy cannery man, from l’ort
Townsend, and C. P. Inind, an attor
ney. from Spokane. S. A. Perkins,
proprietor of the Tacoma Hedger and
News, was elected as delegate at
large, but declined, declaring Mart
son should be honored.
District delegates elected are:
First E. C. Hughes, 0. I), Howies,
Seattle. Second- Howard I). Tay
'or, of Eagle (iorge, and T. H. Sum
ner, of Everett. Third Alex. Poi
son, of Hoqualm, and N. H. Coffman,
•>f Chehalls. Fourth .lohn D. An
keny, of Walla Walla, and A. 1J.
tloan. of North Yakima. Fifth A.
i I, Rogers, of Watervllle, and Alex.
Alexander, of Wilbur.
I Hand was elected chairman of the
Washington delegation, which will
depart for Chicago June 4. The del
egation goes uninstructed, but favors
the nomination of Col. Theodore
Roosevelt.
CUMMINS BEGINS
OREGON CAMPAIGN
PORTLAND, Ore., May 8. United
States Senator Cunmmlns, of Iowa,
h scheduled to apeak In Portland to
night. He will make a two-weeks'
ampaign In Oregon. Cummins Is an
ivowed candidate for the republican
presidential nomination and Is mak
ing a campaign In an effort to gain
delegates.
HANK OK ANCIIOItAOK
TO Ol’KV AIIOIIT I.VHI
An item of particular Interest to
the people and merchants of Anchor,
age Is the establishment of the Itank
jot Anchorage, who temporarily will
occupy the space adjoining the office
of the Wells-Fargo Express Company
iti the Km press Iliillding about the
16th of this month. Their perma
nent home will be in the Krnpress
Theater Building, which Is to he
constructed by Captain Latbrop, on
Fourth avenue. The bank will be
under the territorial bunking laws,
with a paid-up capital of $8t>,000,
with Charles K. Brown president,
Hldney Anderson vice-president, and
li. H, Dalderston cashier, and will
conduct a general banking business.
The personnel of this bank insures
worthy patronage, as these gentle
men are (lie pioneers of the banking
business In this part of Alaska, and
uro well and favorably known In the
banking und business circles of tills
community. The board of directors
will bo augmented by lit least two
local business men and will bo an
nounced later. I lie furniture and
fixtures and safe are on board the
Northwestern, which is duo hern
about the 12th or Hits month.
Frank Manley and K. J. Ivos are
on their way to the Htowart river
country, where they have options on
large tracts of ground on Duncan
creek.
SAN ANTONIO, May H.—A hand of Mexican outlaws made
a raid on (lloun Springs, Texas, Saturday night, according to
official reports received at Fort Sam Houston from Lieut. (It.
Norton, mf the Fourteenth cavalry, stationed at Alpine, the
nearest settlement to the raided town. Three United Scutes
troopers, Cohen, Colne and lingers, and a civilian, the son o''
a man named Compton, were killed l»y the raiders. Two other
civilians are missing and believed killed.
TWO HUNDRED IN RAIDING PARTY.
EL PASO, May 3. General Funston, commander of the
American tivmps on the border, says his official information is
that two hundred Mexicans participated in the raid on Glenn
Springs, Texas, lie has ordered four troops of IT. S .cavalri
to proceed post haste to the raided town and go in purs iP of
the bandit gang.
Nl'iW YOKK, May S. Many «l‘ flic foremost ministers of'
New York city field Lusitania memorial services in their
eliurefies yesterday. In almost every instance, the ministers
urged it. as a duty of the Lnited States to -ee that those who
lost their lives in this sad sea tragedy did not die in vain,
lost their lives in thi ssud sen tragedy did not die in vain.
NAVY LEAGUE
WASHINGTON, May H The- Navy
League, an organization that has
taken tho Initiative In urging pre
paredness, has filed a nil 11 in libel In
the diatrict court of (lie District of
Columbia against Henry Ford, the
auto manufacturer, leader of the pa
clflcistH. Damages is claimed In the
sum of $100,000. The alleged libel
was published at the instance of
Ford, who In statements In the press
Is carrying on a campaign opposing
preparedness.
PIONEER WOMAN
REACHES THE END
TACOMA, May 8. Mrs, Louis II.
Coats, a pioneer resident of Tacoma,
passed away at the Tacoma hospital
yesterday. She had reached an ad
vanced age and death wns not unex
pected.
MR. ANI) MRS. ItAl.t II
KNTKRTAIN Fill KNI IS
Mr. and Mrs. ilulch entertained a
numher of their friends In u most
delightful manner at their home on
flungalow Hill Saturday evening.
Auction bridge occupied the alien
lion of the guests during tne earlier
part of the evening, which was fol
lowed by music and ilancinK. A
dainty 1.2 o'clock luncheon was
served. Thu following wore the
guests: Mr. and Mrs. George M.
Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Nor
iidle. Dr. and Mrs. U. H. Ileedy, Mr.
and Mrs. K. .1. Warner. Mr. and Mrs.
Htamtlford, Mr. and Mrs. Manning
Mr. and Mrs. McDonald, Mr, and
Mrs. J. O. Watts, Mrs. Herbert Davis
and Mr. Maxwell.
<'AltltA\/A AI'I'IMIVMS,
MRXICO CtTV, May 8. President
Carranza nan approved Dip Heott
Ohrogon agreement, with slight and
unimportant modifications.
AS AN INCENDIARY
IIKLMNQHAM May 8.—The scn
imUori of I ho day in ItnlllnKham |h
thn arrest and conflnoment of Mrs.
Mlnnlo Harlan, who confesses to the
i crime of HottltiK nro to thn homo or
George Tltcum. a wall Known resi
dent of Bellingham. According to
[tlm woman'R story, Tltcum ami A. A.
lingers, an elghty-year-old pioneer of
llolllngham, employed her to Imrn
Iho house, presumably that they
might recover iho Insurance money.
Kho says she dressed In male attire
and under cover of darkness tired
the home, whicn was entirely de
stroyed. lingers haH been arrested.
Tltcum is mlsHlng.
PRESIDENT JIMINEZ
RESIGNS OFFICE
SANTO DOMINGO, May 8. Presi
dent Jlmlnez of 8'anto Domingo has
tendered his resignation, to prevent
armed Intervention on the part of
t!:o United Staton. The president'll
resignation will bring an end to the
revolution.
mtOWNIOI* IN SKATTI-K IIARIWHt.
HFATTDK, May 8.—Walter Oootz,
a mechanic, wan drowned In Seattle
harbor yesterday throtiKh the capsiz
ing of the launch Kewpll.
The Nadn Club, which Includes in
Its membership the pupils of the
grammar grades and the pupils of
the hii:h school, met at the school
house Friday night and enjoyed a
candy pull. The ohjocts of the club
are both educational and social.
Under the arrangement of Miss
Clark, principal of the schools, the
club has enjoyed a series of moHt
| interesting lectures, after which ro
I ireshinents and a social evening aro
| enjoyed.
D. A. Brown Is solicitor for the
Ship Creek meat market.
PORTLAND, Ore., May X.. I ndia
mayed by the failure of previous at
tempta to eatabllah u freight service
between Portland and Alaska, Ohas.
Sears, member of a wealthy Heaton
family, and James Crichton, of Port
land, have organized a barge and
tug boat line with the Idea of main
taining regular sailings between
Portland and Anchorage.
For this purpose they have ac
quired the seagoing lug Samson and
three barges. The Samson Is being
rclltted with new boilers and wire
less and Is being generally over
hauled. It is hoped to establish the
service the middle of May and to
maintain a twenty-day round trip
srhedulo. If the venture prospers, it
is proposed 'o enlarge it with addi
tional tugs and barges and eventu
ally with passenger nnd freight
steamers. I; - , *
Oregon mills have been awarded
orders for 6,000,1)00 feet of ties and
bridge timbers for the government
railroad in Alaska and these will be
shipped over the new barge line.
AMOR SAVES
8KATTL.E, May 8 Aviator Ma
roney rescued iroin a watery grave
A. Goddard and his hou, Harold
K. Goddard, who were out on a Hying
boat on I-ako Union, yesterday. The
boat capsized and the occupuntH were
struggling In the water when the
aviator appeared on the scene. God.
dard Is a brother of former Council
man Goddard.
ATHLETIC ( I,I I! OPENS
TONIGHT WITH IMIOGIIAM
The program of the events to he
pulled off under auspices of the An
chorage Gymnasium and Athletic
Hub In itoharts hall tonight Is as
follows:
Hope skipping, shuilow boxing and
bag punching Hurt lluglieM and Len
lloladay.
Iloxlng match (four rounds)
Lawrence ('ole and Donald Do Hear.
Wrestling match (exhibition)
Voting Viking and Young Hegstrom.
Iloxlng exhibition (four rounds) -
Tom Shea and Charles Do Morris.
Boxing exhibition (four rounds)
Bert Hughes and Lcn lloladay.
The hall will he open at 7:30 and
the first event start at K p. in. sharp.
This promises to be good, as the An
chorage people have seen some or
the performers in action, mid
two of the new ones come with (mite
a reputation, which they hope to Jus
tify.
Tlio club Is under the management
of Billy Morris, who Is well known
In sporting circles as one of the
clean ones, having been connected
with various athletic clubs through
out the country mid an athletic In
structor for forty years. The age of
(he "forty four or light” has passed;
especially In the east havo the people
awakened to this fact, and are rap
idly taking lip the art of self defense
Ir their clubs, schools and colleges,
.hut In this movement are only emu
lating tlio example of manly sport
that has been in evidence In Great
Britain for several centuries.
Mr. Morris will outline the plans
of the organisation at tho meeting
tonight, and there Is no doubt out
that the result of events will he
ample for additional membership to
this worthy enterprise.
The Deep Sea Salmon Company,
Angus! Busman manager, have the
machinery on the grounds to double
tho capacity of their Goose bay
plant. This means the output of
2.000 cases of salmon dully, and
further goes to prove that the sal
mon Industry Is to he reckoned
among the muny commercial assets
of this remarkable country.
ARMY TRANSPORT
WASHINGTON, May K. Arrange,
menls have been made with the war
department by the Alaskan engi
neering Commission by wtilch the
army transport Crook In to be loaned
to the Commission to carry em
ployees, equipment and supplies
from Beattie to Anchorage and Rew
ard. It Is probable that the Com
mission will keep the transport for
several years.
Chairman Rdes, of the Commis
sion, estimates that It will take six
weeks to equip the Crook for ser
vice.
KILLED BY AUTO
LAWTON, Ok In., May x Ueuls.
Harold H. Naylor and Kdwin K
Prlehett. of the Cnlted States liold
artillery, were killed in an auto
wreek yesterday.
COMMISSION IMtVH
FORM ASSIK IATION
The Commission, with their iisniil
consideration for the benefit of mak
ing thlH life agreeable and pleasant
for their employees, have formed an
organization known an the Welfare
Association, witli (lie idea of foster
ng and promoting athletic* and for
social advantage*. There Is no mer
cenary motive connected with the
movement: the nominal tines of
per quarter go to defray necessary
•xpensoB attached to suelt organIza
tloriH. At the present time Mil of the
employees liave taken advantage of
this opportunity, and at a recent en
thusiastic feeling perpetuated the or
ganization by the election and ap
pointment of the following officers
arid committees:
President -Walter DeLong.
First Vic<' President il P. War
ren. ,
Second Vice-President .1. A
Moore.
Secretary J. Steele.
Treasurer II. li. Wilkinson.
J. 10. O'Reilly, Or. 10. S. Reedy, T.
Cunningham. (1. ('. Hammond. I <1.
Watts and 10 ttedherg, with the offi
cers as merahors. w ill act ns trustees;
I. Steele, manager of the baseball
team, and R. N. Moyer manager ol
the tennis team. Suits for the hall
team and all other paraphernalia for
various sports haVo been ordered.
The hall Held and tennis grounds are
rapidly being put in shape for ac
tion.
It Is their idea to arrange a Morion
of games with the Anchorage elty
teams, Seward and surrounding
towns. As soon ns convenient, the
trustees will meet with the trustees
of the Anchorage Athletic Associa
tion and perfect the season’s sched
ule and at the same time make ar
rangements for appropriate observ
ance that will make Decoration Day
conspicuous and the echo of the
Fourth of July celebration will reach
the most remote mining camp In
Alaska.
They all return: some for one rea
son. some for another. At any rate.
In Mondays Issue of this paper, F. I.
Iteed ami J. II. McAllister left An
chorage for the Cache Creek coun
try. yesterday they came mushing
hack. They will remain until Die
second call of the original ark man
as all creeks and rivers between
Knlk and their purl of the country
are full to overflowing.
The Holiday evening service of the
Presbyterian church was auspicious
of tho occasion. The music wan good
and the subject of Mother and
' Mother's Day" wus exceptionally
well handled by the pastor. Dr. Mc
Ilride. The service was well attend
ed, and each person received a how
of white ribbon In remembrance of
the day.