PARADE SEME
In speaking of the many noted
men of Alaska who participated in
the recent preparedness parade in
Seattle, the Daily Times of that city
says:
Scattered through the parade
were many former Alaskans, but
only one carried a banner to indi
cate that he had qualified as a sour
dough.
Among the six-footers was P. H.
Watt, manager of the Hotel Frye, a
former member of the band of “rag
and-bobtail mendicants” that limp
ed into Nome from the Arctic when
the Bering sea gold fields were first
discovered nearly two decades ago.
Among the doctors was another of
the Kobukkers. Dr. Waldo Richard
son, w'ho recently returned to Seat
tle from the European front. Like
wise Dr. Bates was among the first
of the northern practitioners to at
tend men who were frozen on the
treeless, wind-swept plains of the
north.
Sam Magids managed to “horn
in" among the unattached brigade.
While other marchers were perhaps
feeling a little leg-weary at the fin
ish Magids was just getting nicely
warmed up. Magids reached Seat
tle about a month ago after making
a journey from Kiana, which is sev
eral hundred miles north of Nome.
He walked or, rather, ran behind a
dog team—from there to Cordova, a
distance of abput 2.000 miles, A.
walk of a few blocks on city side
walks didn't bother Magids. Inci
dentally on his trip from the far
north he was accompanied by his
bride, a sister of J. A. Berger, a
well-known Alaska mining man.
In the unattached division was
Joe Sliscovich, the hero of a Hex
Beach story—“That Night at Slis
co’s.” N. B. Solner, yice-president
and trust officer of the Union Savi
ings and Trust company, is another
Alaskan who “did his little bit” for
preparedness. In the pioneer days
of the north—the time when you
could arrange a shooting scrape
while you wait—Solner ran a bank
at Nome.
More than 1,800 Alaskans have
left the town within the past ten
days for the open season of the
north was Upon them. Some of
them had spent the winter at Wash
ington, D. C„ endeavoring to induce
congress to pass a law allowing
Alaska to recruit a few battalions
of national guardsmen.
There were also in line for Alas
ka, W. H. Passage, “Doc” Andrews,
A. H. Wilmore, William Barrett, A.
A. Everman, F. F. Farrington, Paul
Denhart, W. V. Rinehart, Jr., W. H.
Parsons and Col. William T. Per
kins. M
WILL NOT REBUILD THE CAN
NERY BURNED AT METLAKATLA
Since the recent destruction by tire
of the Metlakatla cannery the gov
ernment officials here have been in
communication with the depart
mental officials at Washington in an
endeavor to have the cannery re
built. However, through unavoid
able delays, it is reported that the
idea of rebuilding in time for opera
tion this year has been abandoned,
and the construction of another
building will not be started until late
in the fall and everything will be
made ready for next season’s work.
MONEY AVAILABLE SOON
BELIEF RAILROAD OFFICIALS
That work will be started full
blast on the railroad again by the
first of the month is the belief of the
officials of the Engineering Commis
sion. R. J. Weir stated this morning
the belief that the new appropriation
will be available by that time or that
some means will be found of getting
around the money question suffi
ciently to proceed with the work.
The work which has been done this
spring was all blocked out for ac
complishment with the emergency
fund money, but the greater amount
of work blocked out is arranged so
that a much larger sum will be re
quired. The impression conveyed by
a talk with the officials is that the
work under the two different appro
priations is divided into distinct
classes which will be finished sepa
rately. The rumor that the car would
be able to go to the end of the line
in about ten days is without founda
tion. The middle of next month will
probaDly be reached before that dis
tance can be traveled.—Gateway,
Anchorage Realty Company after
June 15th -will be located in new of
fice on corner of Third avenue and
E street. 6 12 tl
Born In a Lake,
Marries Rescuer
In Lake
BONTON, N. J., June 20.—Miss
Alary Barbara Richter was born In
an open boat off the coast of Norway
eighteen years ago. Last summer
she was saved from drowning in
Lake Champlain by George Charles
Schmittberger, son of Chief In
spector Max Schmittberger, of the
New York police. Today she is to
be married to Mr. Schmittberger in
the center of a lake on the estate of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George F.
Richter, here. Inspector Schmitt
berger and other inspectors and sev
eral captains of police will be pres
ent in uniform. So will Company G
of the Seventh regiment, N. G. N. Y.,
of which George Schmittberger is a
member. After the ceremony the
party will return to the Richter lawn
for the wedding breakfast. The best
man will be Oswald O. Schmittber
ger, and the ushers Joseph CUhlon,
Alexander G. Reagan, Charles Kra
mer, Jr., George Richter and Werner
H. Schmittberger. The maid of
honor will be Miss Gertrude F. Rich
ter. and the bridesmaids the Misses
Bonnie Halpin, Helen Messkill, Gene
vieve Battersby, Josephine Messkill
and Omia Joy, and the whole party
will be in boats in the middle of the
lake.
Divine Sarah’s Kin
Is Poor Old Man
CHICAGO, June 20.—Maurice
Bernhardt, first cousin of the world’s
greatest actress, Sarah Bernhardt,
lives today by himself in a dingy
rooming house in North Chicago. He
is 82 years old, nine years older than
the "divine Sarah.”
Bernhardt is a hero of the Civil
War. His ancestors served under
Napoleon. His father was, in his
time, the most prominent oculist in
Paris.
Maurice Bernhardt came to Amer
ica as courier of the French Ambas
sador Lascases in 1856. Some years
later Bernhardt was appointed offi
cial interpreter by President Lincoln.
Maurice speaks nine languages—
English, French, German, Spanish,
Italian, Flemish, Yiddish, Portu
guese and Dutch.
At the outbreak of the Civil War
Maurice joined the Union forces and
was appointed first lieutenant of *he
cruiser Kearsarge. He was assistant
in command on the memorable cruise
which resulted after two years in the
sinking of the Confederate raider
Alabama off the coast of Cherbourg.
After six years in the navy Bern
hardt was given his honorable dis
charge. He lost a small fortune in
New York in the perfumery busi
ness, and then came to Chicago. He
ekes out his existence here by the
sale of perfumery. His $90 pension
quarterl: goes to the maintenance of
his son's three children in an orphan
asylum. Bernhard thas not heard
from his cousin barah since the war
started; before the war they were in
constant communication.
Fur Prices Are Firm.
Tom E. Bee, a returning trader
from the interior, says that the fur
trade has more than held its own
during the winter. Prices have been
top notch, and a ready market hat
been found for all of the fur in the
interior. The principal pelts shipped
have been fox and lynx. The natives
have had good luck the past wintei
and the catch has been heavier that
for several winters. He reports that
the winter was exceptionally cold.
THE MODEL
Has fresh stock of cigars, candles
photo goods, stationery, etc.
THE MODEL, 4TH, E AND F STS
Power boat offices at The Mode
for Knik and Matanuska, Kerr
creek, Hope and way points.
C. F. PETERSON, Agent.
Elmer Erickson returned from i
trip in the Willow creek district las
night.
If you have a case, suit case 01
any kind of case, let the yellow ca:
handle it. 6-14-6
A REWARD
Of one $15.00 meerschaum pip<
for high score on Robarts’ Bowlin!
alleys for month starting June 19th
Postoffice opposite. 6-16t
Fresh vegetables from our owi
garden. Tacoma Cafe. 6-15t
Cotton felt mauresses, bed springi
and linoleum, at Crocker’s.
WASHINGTON, June 20—Twenty
five of every one thousand employees
in American industries are constant
ly incapacitated by sickness. The
average worker loses about nine days
a year on that account..
Much of this loss is preventable
waste. The waste can be reduced by
a system of governmental health in
surance. These are the conclusions
reached today by the public health
service, after an investigation of
working conditions in the Ignited
States. This is what the service says
about health insurance:
“Any system of health insurance
for the United States or for any state
should have at its inception pre
vention of sickness as one of its fun
damental purposes. This country
should profit by the experience of
European countries where preven
tion is being recognized as the cen
tral idea necessary lo health insur
ance if health insurance is to attain
its greatest success in improving the
health and efficiency of the industrial
population.
“The system in this country ought
to provide these five things:
“1. Cash benefits and medical
service for all wage-earners in times
of sickness at much less cost than
now is possible. Adequate medical
relief thus would be placed within
the reach of even the lowest paid
workers, who are most subject to ill
health.
“2 Distribute the cost among em
ployers. employee and the public as
the groups responsible for disease
causing conditions, and afford these
groups a definite financial incentive
for removing these conditions. This
can be done by means of small week
ly payments from employees, sup
plemented by proportionate contribu
ly payments from employes, sup
ment at a rate reducible in propor
tion to the reduction of sickness.
"3. Link the co-operative efforts
of the three responsible groups with
the work of national, state and local
health agencies, and utilize these
agencies in the administration of the
health insurance system.
“4. Afford a better basis for the
co-operation of the medical profes
sion with public health agencies.
“5. Eliminate the elements of pa
ternalism and charity-giving by mak
ing employees and the public, as well
as the employers, joint agents in the
control of this fund.
“A governmental system of health
insurance.” the statement concludes,
“can be adopted to American condi
tion and, when adapted, will prove
to be a health measure of extraordi
nary value.”
Alaska’s Commerce
Shows Increase
!
Following an increase of from 30
per cent to 40 per cent Alaska com
merce for the fiscal year ending
June 30 will eclipse the record of
any previous corresponding period.
The total for this commerce is ar
rived at by taking the valuation of
all shipments from ships’ manifests
passing through the United States
custom house. Roughly grouped,
these represent the value of ship
ments to Alaska of all equipments
and supplies, and southbound the
value of the products of the mines,
fisheries and other Industries of the
north. Each separate group shows
a heavy increase, which this year
run ahead of the previous year by
more than $10,000,000. The do
mestic gold output will show an in
crease of $1,500,000, and the north
bound shipment of supplies will
show an increase of more than $6,
000,000.
The gross total valuations for
north-bound and southbound ship
ments for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1915, was $62,205,983. Official
figures are at hand for the nine
months ending March 31 to which
are added a conservative estimate
for the last three months, indicating
a gross total for the present fiscal
year amounting to approximately
$85,000,000.
She won’t be sore if you forget
all about her at the "Movies” to
night.
The famous Monopole cigar at
Robarts’ Biliard and Bowling Par
’ lors. Postoffice opposite. 6-16tf
Singer Sewing Machines sold on
i easy terms. C. B. Wark, manufac
facturer’s agent. 6-13ti
Marche
Opp. Postoffice
Are opening up NEW GOODS every day. t
Watch our Ads. for Special Sales This
-
week. Our
Men’s Clothing
and Furnishings
must be slaughtered regardless of cost
on account of want of room for our large
stock of dry goods which we expect to
arrive soon. Therefore, come and take
advantage of this opportunity.
300 Men's Hand-tailored
Worsted and Woolen
Suits
>
will be sold at factory cost.
500 pairs of Men s Trousers
at factory cost.
BOYS’ SUITS
The Latest Styles at Factory Cost.
Special This Week
Men s Silk Lisle Hose, 2 Pairs
for 25c
Men’s, Women’s and Children’s Straw Hats
will be opened tomorrow.
The BON MARCHE
Opp. Postoffice
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