EXPERIMENTAL STATION TO BE
ESTABLISHED AT MATANUSKA
M. D. Snodgrass, who is connect
ed with tlie government experimen
tal station at Kodiak, is temporarily
stationed at Matanuska Junction,
and is of material assistance to the
new farmers of this section and is
doing everything in his power to de
velop the country.
.Mr. Snodgrass is making plans
now for the experimental station
that will be established on the direct
railway line running from Anchor
age to the north. The station win
he a first class one in every partic
ular. and not only a great help to
the farmer lint a credit to the en
tire community. The establishment '
of this station comes as the direct !
result of the detailed report made to
tlie Department of Agriculture by !
Messrs. Rice and Bennett after man- j
ing a thorough investigation of the
conditions existing on behalf of tnm
department last year.
It is gratifying to know that the
claims and assertions made by the
early pioneer farmer of the great
Aiatanuska valley have been substan
riaied and that their efforts have not
been in vain, but are to be recog
nized in the substantial manner of
this experimental station that will
be established as soon as the funds
are available from the Agricultural
Department, which will be in the
very near future. This is not news
to the old-timers in this section, as
they have always pinned their faith
to this country as being a farming
country surpassed by none, and An
chorage may as well commence now
to boast of the farming country of
the Matanuska valley as another one
oi' >ts many resources and can add
farming to its many assets.
ITEMS GATHERED
Jos. A. Burke, of Valdez, who is
in the government service, was an
arrival on the Admiral Watson last
night.
H. P..-Warren, district engineer,
made a trip of inspection up the
line today on business connected
with his department.
Geo. JO. Burleigh returned to Cor
dova on. the Watson, after having
spent several days in Anchorage.
J. R..Krumnr, the real estate man,
announces, the sale of Subdivision
No. -1, of Lot 12, in Block .r>0, from
H. T. Fowler to Mrs. M. J. Wilson.
W. E.- Kissel, a real estate man
from Seattle, expresses himself as
very favorably impressed with An
chorage and will probably locate
here. Mr. Kissel was a passenger
on the Alameda.
Mrs. A. Dunlap has built a small
addition to the west of her lodging
• house and has put in a nice line or
candy, cigars and tobaccos.
Glen. Wilcox arrived on the Ala
ueda and left this morning for the
Martin mine in the Willow creek dis
trict. Mr. Wilcox is a sophomore at
the University of Washington, where
he is taking the engineering course
and has been spending his vacations
f« r the. past two years in the employ
of the' Martin mine.
E. P, Uedberg, master mechanic
cf Anchorage terminals and O.
Sirande-, .foreman of Marine ways,
are also in line with the activity on
the waterfront.
Joe Richards, famous as being one
cf the best dog musliers and one of
Col. Revell's rel'able mail men, is
in Anchorage making preparations
for a summer prospecting trip
around the Inlet country. ,
E. 0. Archibald, the proud rather,
came ’down from Moose creek Sun
day to see wonderful new-uorn baby
r.oy.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Coffey, of Ju
neau, are.in Anchorage, with the
view of locating.
E. W. Young, an old-timer in
these parts, came in on the Watson.
Mr. Y-oung was in the Inlet country
longlbefore the railroad activity, and
was naturally very much surprised
at the development of this city. He
formerly ran a grocery store at Gla
<ier creel;, and established the Sew
ard Commercial Store at Seward 12
years-ago. Mr. Young will probably
,orate, in Anchorage.
Patrick Daly has sold lot 10 in
tlock 84 to E. M. Lovett.
F. Schaeffer came ill on one of the
last steamers and is stopping at the
Richter House. Mr. Schaeffer is as
sociated with Herman Lutz in a
placer proposition on Gulch creek, a
tributary fo Six-Mile creek in the
Sunrise country.
The . pile driver is being placed
today to drive the piling for the im
provements and addition to the snip
ways and they will be made 100 feet
longer and widened 40 feet. This
wiH’b'e a distinct advantage in hand
ling boats and river crafts.
A'. Substantial sidewalk was laid
Cfday on E street, between Fourtn
ahd Fifth.
Memorial Day should be observed
in Anchorage by a general suspen
sion of business, especially while the
p.xercises are being held.
J. J. Spier, who was arrested last
Saturday for pulling a knife on a
man in the postoflice, was tried be
fore Judgefllavid yesterday and fined
12(1 and costs.
Mrs. Chas. Bronson was a passeu
g-r- on the Watson, coming to An
i borage to join her husband, who is
employed as conductor on the rail
road here.
Purser T. J. Kehoe, of the Wat
son. was on shore this morning for
a Jew hours' leave on business and
meeting his many Anchorage
friends.
'Wm: J. Rafferty, a railroad man
from Seattle, is in Anchorage, ana
will probably accept employment
with the Commission.
C.-E. Robinson, of Seattle, arrlveu
in Anchorage on the Alameda and i»
stopping at the Crescent. Mr. Rob
inson represents the firm of Brown
_ a. "jnMui -* bn»l
A. Martell, R. Martell, O. P. Ashain
and E. L. Asham ere registered at
the Crescent as coming from San
I'rancisco. These young men intend
getting employment with the Corn
n ission and staying in Alaska ana
to be referred to in the future as
i ioneer -ailroad men.
Mrs. Barney Simons was an ar
lival on the Alameda to join her
husband, who is erecting a large
hMding on Fourth avenue, where
he will engage in business.
Capt. Le Clere and Joe Morris,
two prominent mining men from
Spokane, arrived on the Alameda
and are stopping at the White
House.
C. E. Flye, general freight anu
passenger agent for the Admiral
line, with headquarters in Seattle,
came ashore this morning from the
steamer Watson for a personal visit
with his many Anchorage friends
and to look affer company business.
N. O. Anderson, a mining man
from Sunrise, is in Anchorage on a
business trip.
It was with a feeling of regret
'akin to pain" that Harry Hoben ana
Frank Cotter said goodbye to their
' any Ancnorage friends and board
ed the Alameda bound for Seward,
out it is only a question of a short
•.me until they both return to make
•his their permanent home and place
ji business.
The proposed amendment to the
by-laws of the Alaska Labor Union,
raising the initiation fee from $1 to
$2.50, which was offered two weeks
ai o, was defeated at Tuesday night's
meeting, after a spirited debate.
Way and Charles Bowker leave to
night on the Swan for Knik, where
they will outfit for a prospecting
trip to the north. The boys expect
to cover this field thoroughly, espe
cially in the region of Montana
reek, and have their maps and plans
so arranged that it will save much
nnecessary work. They will take
pack horses and a complete outfit,
and will be in the hills until Sep
tember.
The cookg and waiters held a
meeting last night at the Labor
Temple and appointed a committee
to draft a new wage scale and hours
of work, to be reported at the meet
ing next Monday night. This meet
ing has no connection in any way
with the Commission, and is intend
ed only for the employees in Anchor
age.
E. S. Hewitt, of Juneau, is stop
ping at the Crescent.
The first fresh strawberries seen
in Anchorage this season are on dis
play in the show windows.
Balch & McDonald have received
the contract to erect the new Cham
ber of Commerce building on Fourtn
avenue.
The launch Alaska is undergoing
a complete overhauling in addition
to c new pilot house and cabin. The
Alaska is used for Turnagaln Arm
points. The Cache creek lighter is
bei.' g treated to a coat of paint ana
otherwise put in shape for immedi
ate service.
The Northwestern left Juneau at
4 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Lumber is on the ground at Recre
ation park for the erection of the
grand stand.
The steamer Aeroline. of the Ad
miral line, is due here at 8 o’clock
tomorrow morning.
The Evans cleared the Juneau
dock yesterday afternoon at 6
o dock.
B. Nicholls has placed a new and
attractive sign calling attention to
his jewelry store on Fourth avenue.
The Fowler building, opposite the
postoflice, is rapidly nearing comple
tion, and will be occupied by Barney
Simon’s up-to-date Bon Marche store.
The new fire equipment also boasts
of a fire bell which has been placed
on top of the new fire house, where
all may ring in case of fire.
Frank Pearce, Fat Hinds and R.
S. Koch have completed the erection
of a substantial dwelling in the
southern part of the city, which they
recently took under contract.
CHICAGO. May 22.—Mrs. Sarah
E. Flannigan ,of Spokane, delegate
from that city to the Progressive na
tional convention, arrived today and
was given an ovation as the lrst Bull
Mnrvae, Hptptfltd pprmrttnp
MUCH Ml?
ATJLKEE1NH
Talkeetna will soon be on the rail
road construction map in big letters.
Geo. R. Vause, superintendent of Su
sitna river transportation, left on
the river boat B. & B. today for Tal
keetna. The B. & B. was loaded to
the gunwales with men, provisions
and camp equipment. The crew con
sisted of Captain Volker, Pilot Nei
son. Engineers Mason and Malberg.
District Engineer, F. H. Dose, oi
the Talkeetna district, in charge of
a party of engineers, left Anchorage
today and will establish district
t eadquarters at Talkeetna and com
mence active operations.
Ralph Kuney, locating engineer
end a brother of K. K. Kuney, dis
trict engineer of the MatanusKa
branch, was in the Dose party and
will have charge of the line revi
sions. The resident engineers will
be Ward Hall and E. A. Smith, each
in charge of a surveying party of 10
men, and C. H. Bennett will be sup
erintendent of construction. The
.ommission will also establish a
commissary at once and Bert Schaef.
frr will be in charge as store keeper.
COMPREHENSIVE REPORT OF
THE WOMAN’S CLUB DOINGS
Through the courtesy of Mrs. P.
’dears, president of the Anchorage
Woman’s Club, the Daily Times will
oe able to publish in tomorrow s
issue the president's report, giving a
general resume of the splendid worn
accomplished and the many oppor
tunities for future activity. This re
port, as written by Mrs. Mears, is an
excellent article and was read by her
bt fore the club last Thursday, and
it is with pleasure that the Daily
Times publishes this article for tne
pleasure and benefit of the people
of Anchorage.
ANCHORAGE SPEED BALES ARE
TOO MUCH FOR SEWARDITE
Carrying a copy of Goldsmith’s
‘ Deserted Village,” Ed Whittemore,
ov/ner and proprietor of the Over
land Hotel, of Seward, and president
of the Republican Club of that place,
made the round-trip to Anchorage
on the Watson. Mr. Whittemore
may well be termed the last of tne
old guard of Seward, and really In
tended to remain in Anchorage tor
several days, but in an interview
this morning acknowledged that the
gait was entirely too swift for him
and spoke particularly and ve
hement! yin regard to the all-night
pace as set by several of Anchorage's
pace-setters that he tried to follow.
COPPER MAGNATE
10 SOON MARRY
NEW YORK, May 24.—Announce,
ment has been made of the engage
ment of Stephen Birch, president c
the Kennecott Copper Corporation,
to a St. Paul young lady, the wed
ding to take place on June 25. Mr.
and *Irs. Birch will leave on their
honeymoon, going direct to Seattle,
and from there they will sa.l July 5
on the steamer Mariposa for Cor
dova.
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COMMISSION’S FLAGSHIP
IS PLACED IN WATER
The flagship ‘‘B. B.,” the speediest
craft of the Alaskan Engineering
Commission fleet at Anchorage, was
removed from its winter quarters at
the foot of Second avenue yesterday
and placed in the water. A com
modious pilot house has been erect
ed on the forward part of the upper
deck, since the craft was purchased
from the original owners. Last sea
son the pilot occupied a raised plat
form near the stern.
Porto Rican Bill Passes.
WASHINGTON, May 24.—The
House today struck from the Porto
Rican bill the amendment designat
ed to grant woman suffrage to the
Island. The bill then passed with
out a roll call, being the measure as
originally introduced.
Rabbi Is Sent to Jail.
AMSTERDAM. May 22.—Adis
Block, Grand Rabbi of Belgium, has
been sentenced to sir months’ im
prisonment for preaching a sermon
inw hich he invoked a blessing on
the Belgium royal family and er
pressed the hope for their speedy re
turn.
ORGANIZATION ATHLETIC CLUB
HAS BEEN ABANDONED
Billy Morris, who started the An
chorage Gymnasium and Athletic
club, has decided to abandon tne
idea and disorganize the club and re
quests all persons who have signed1
up for the benefits of the club io
call on him at Robart’g Pool Hall
and he will refund their money
This was a worthy undertaking and
one that would have been vast bene
fit to the business and professional
men of Anchorage and it was only
the lack of patronage that decided
,M.r .-Mpiris.JoJfike this apt Ion
BASE BALL FANS
All it needed was a beginning, a
starting point, an impetus,, ttie sound
of the crack of the ball against the
hat, the bellow of the real fan and
the screech of Young America to get
the game started And Sunday’s prac
tice game brought out all or these
points. A real game has been ar
ranged for next Sunday afternoon
tetween the Commission team and
Robart’s Shamrocks to be played on
tbe Commission diamond and a game
for the following Sunday will be ar
ranged with some outside team ir
possible. Mayor Moore is doing all
In his power to get Recreation Park
ill shape for games on Decoration
Diy, and from now on the fans or
Anchorage may look forward to at
least one game a week.
Manager Steele, of the Commis
sion team. Is putting the Commis
sion diamond under a thorough
treatment of raking, railing and rol
ling and announces that the diamond
will be in fine shape and his team
uill be in trim to put up a credi' >
ble game. Jack Robarts is also do
ing a little bragging on some of the
material he has lined up and while
the spirit of rivalry, which Is so
necessary even in the the game ot
ring pong, is apparent, it is of a
friendly nature and is creating mat
small word of mountainous meaning
and absolutely necessary enthusi
asm.
PROFESSIONAL PLAY ER TO
DON SHAMROCK UNIFORM
Jno. SJ, Grady, of Pyrene fame,
was an Alameda passenger and will
spend two or three weeks in Anchor
age endeavoring to start a little tire
apparatus enthusiasm. Mr. Grady
expects to make .the Y'ukon river trjp
into the interior with a party of
traveling men going to Nome and
back to Anchorage next fall via the
Iditarod dog trail. Mr. Grady is a
tall player of international fame
and the fans will have the pleasure
of seeing him in a suit of Shamrock,
not fig leaves, Sunday afternoon
against the Commission team.
L*»T OX FOURTH AVENUE
HAS CHANGED HANDS
G. E. Burleigh, of Cordova, sold
the east one-half of lot 9 in block
to Fred Wright, proprietor of the D.
D. restaurant.
The west one-half of lot 9 in block
24 was sold by Mr. Burleigh to
George Blouen.
Above deal was put through by
Emard & Lynch, of the Anchorage
Realty Company.
MEXICAN TROOPS
MOVE TO BORDER
WASHINGTON, May 24.—Jacinto
Trevinto, a Carranza officer, is com
manding 30,000 troops in the Big
Bond district, according to official
advices received here today, and the
war department is uneasy over the
presence there of such a large force
of soldiers. General Funston is pre
paring an order for the Second and
Fourth Texas militia to patrol the
Brownsville district.
EL PASC, May 24.—The Texas
Rangers have telephoned here that
a large number of Mexican bandits
are approaching Leobo, Texas, eight
miles north of the border.
AMBASSADOR ACCUSED OF
SMUGGLING ARMS IN IRELAND
CHICAGO, May 23.—James Lar
kin, an Irish labor leader, in a heat
ed address asserted that Anglo
Saxon Ambassador Spring Rice had
smuggled many rifles into Ireland.
Thomas Newman resented this critl
cism of England, and Larkin jumped
from the stage and choked him, after
which he was ejected from the hall
MERCHANT MARINE BILL
IS PASSED BY CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, May 22.—The bill
tr rebuild our merchant marine and
strengthen the navy has passed the
House virtually in the form '.n which
it. was introduced. This measure
bad the support of the administra
tion and is likely to become a law.
MANY MONTANA PEOPLE
ARE COMING TO ANCHORAGE
E. V. Parrish, of Three Forks.
Mont., formerly connected with the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul rail
road at that place, came in on one of
the .last boats. Mr. Parrish says that
Anchorage is well advertised in his
section of the country and has numer
ous friends who are contemplating
making the Alaska trip this summer,
with Anchorage as their objective
point. He further states that he is
not at all disappointed with the in
formation received from the Anchor
age Chamber of Cotnmerce and will
nrnhablv locate her! permanently.
ROOSEVELTS KPEIH II TORCHES
HEART ELDERLY MOTHER
DETROIT, May"*22.—During Col.
Roosevelt's address bore today an
elderly woman interrupted his ex
pression of approval of a universal
military service, wnen she cried out:
"I have two sons whom 1 offer."
The speaker replied that if every
mother would make the same offer
there would be no need for any
mother to send their sons to tile
front.
Alaskans Banquet in Seattle.
SEATTLE, May fl.—Adolph Beh
rends, Peter Esch, E. Singram and
twenty other of the early stampeders
to the Kobuk district held a reunion
and banquet at the Frye hotel Satur
day night.
Political Boss Is Dead.
CINCINNATI, May 22.—George
B. Cox, the Republican political boss
of Ohio, died at his home in this city
on Saturday.
Death of Prominent Young Lady.
SEATTLE, May 20.—Mrs. Emily
Nelson Ritchie McKean, wife of Don
ald McLean, of New York, and past
president general Daughters of
American Revolution, died here to
day.
RATHER THAN SELL BODY,
SCHOOL TEACHER SCHTDES
PORTLAND, May 23.—A very pa
thetic suicide occurred when Miss
Ella May Harris, a school teacher,
took her life by jumping into the
river. She was unable to secure em
ployment and preferred death to a
life of shame, as the following note
left by her explains: I won’t sell
n:y body.”
OCR MILITARY STRENGTH
INCREASED TO 424,000
WASHINGTON. May 22.—The
House today adopted the conference
report on the army bill previously
adopted by the Senate. It authorizes
a regular combatant army of 175,
U00 at the end of five years and pro
vides for 37,000 non-combatants,
and forms a military organization
wi|th a max,mum strength of 124,
000. The bill now goes to President
Wilson for his signature.
WASHINGTON, May 20.—Ambas
sador Page has cabled that the sen
tence of Lynch cannot be confirmed
and asking for information regard
ing nature.of sentence.
Expedition to Ho Continued.
MAHSTON, May 20.—The order
of withdrawal sent to the Sibley
Langhorn expedition two days ago
has been countermanded.
Troops to Remain in Mexico.
WASHINGTON, May 20.—It has
been officially announced that the
American troops which invaded Mex
ico to search for the Glenn Springs
bandits will remain there indefi
nitely.
Mayor Dies From Poisoning.
SPOKANE, May 22.—A. C. Bil
lings, mayor of Harrington, died here
Saturday, after suffering great agony
from an attack of gangreen.
Will Not Go East.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 22.—The
University of Stanford crew has
abandoned all intention to go east
for the regatta, which will be held
on June 17.
CORDOVA 01 ART/ CHAIMS
BONDED FOR $100,000
CORDOVA, May 22.—George C.
Hazelet has bonded a group of
claims in the McKinley 1-ake dis
trict, about eighteen miles from
Cordova, to Eastern capitalists, for
$4-00,000. There is a big body of
low grade quartz ore in sight, and
the property, which is within three
miles of the railroad, will be pros
pected this summer.
Republicans Getting Together.
WASHINGTON, May 22.—A tent
ative draft of the Republican nation
al platform lias been prepared joint
ly by the Republicans and Progres
sives and it embodies the ideas of
the leaders of these parties, which
principals have been enunciated by
Roosevelt and Hughes. Copies of
the platform have been forwarded
to both candidates.
Sick Prisoners to He Cured For.
BERNE, .May 23.—An agreement
between England and Germany has
been made through the efforts of
the Pope whereby a number of sick
and convalescent prisoners of both
countries are to be sent for treat
ment through Switzerland and is
now being put into effect.
HANK OF ANCHORAGE ADDS
LOCAL PEOPLE TO BOARD
A meet'ng of the board of trustees
of the Bank of Anchorage was held
today and the number of directors
was increased from three to seven.
The following directors qualified as
stockholders and were elected as
directors: Harry V. Hoben. Austi
E. Latlirop, J. E. Orieley and Leo
pold David. The other directors of
the Bank of Anchorage are Charles
E. Broun. Sidney Anderson and H.
S. Balder&ton. » l ,
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ONE OF 10 MED MURDERED
WOMEN IS LOCATED IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, May 24.—Whjit may
result in unravelling a mystery, in
which an Alaskan is implicated, is
the appearance in this city of Mrs.
Eloise Dennis, sister of Miss Beatrice
Nelins, of Atlanta, both of whom
have been missing from their south
oin home for several years past.
Mrs. Dennis was traced to Seattle
and Snohomish City. In the latter
city Mrs. Dennis was known as Mrs.
Patrick Buckley, having left there
for Dawson last summer. Buckley
! as been in the Klondike for some
time, having gone there from the
alleged murder of these two women.
Victor E. Ennis and his wife, Bis
ter of the Nelins woman, were tried
in the Texas courts last year for the
murder have just been removed to
itlanta for trial on the charge of
alleged frauds in connection with tne
handling of the property interests of
the missing woman. Buckley ran a
saloon for six months in Snohomish
Pity and from Dawson he wrote sev
eral letters to his attorney, M. J.
McGuinness. The last heard from
him was in August, when he stated
that he was leaving for the mines on
a nearby creek.
EDITOR DOI'GLAS NEWSPAPER
PASSES \0\V IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, May 22.—Charles A.
Hopp, for eighteen years publisher
of the Weekly News at Douglas
Island, Alaska, died in this city Sun
day evening, and the funeral was
held today, being largely attended
by friends from the north. Hopp
sold his newspaper on April 1 to
"Stroller" White, of Whitehorse.
Eighteen Killed in Storm.
DENNISON, Texas. Matt 22.—In a
terrific wind and rain storm, which
swept this section on Saturday night,
eighteen people were kit ed.
lava Flowing in Hawaii.
HONOLULP, May 23 - Streaks of
lava are flowing from the volcano
Manna Loa on the island of Hawaii.
Turkey to Sell Palestine.
CINCINNATI, May 23. Former
Ambassador Morgenthati, in an ad
dress here last night, said that Tur
key told him she was willing to sell
Palestine at the close of the war.
WANTS COAST A It’l l I I.Fin
FOR MI NK V\ KORIIER
WASHINGTON, Maf 23.—General
Funston has told Secretary of War
Baker that he wanted to send every
available unit of the toast artillery
to the border for the iresent. The
request is said to lie d ie to the tar
diness in the arrival o the national
guards from the border states.
Many Hats Are In Ring.
CHICAGO, May 23.—The follow
ing candidates for the presidential
nomination will open headquarters
this week: Cummins, LaFoliette,
Loot, Fairbanks, Barton, Weeks,
Sherman, Lawrence, Coleman and |
Dupont.
E
IS SHORT LIVED
The many Alaska friends ot
William M. Wise, manager of the
l'otel Granada, San /raucisco, and
formerly a resident of Candle, on
Seward peninsula, will he surprised
to learn that his wife has sued linn
tor a divorce, after laving lived to
gether exactly thirty- tive days.
The wedding, which took place
December r> last, was a social event
olid was the sequel to a romantic
courtship. A few days after the
wedding the young, couple discov
ered that there was not that tem
peramental affinity between them
lilt they had believeld existed during
I the courtship. «
in a few days th'e friends of tue
! young couple, who had predicted
1 much happines for them because of
1 ti cir great love for ihaeh other, began
i hearing the rumors: of discord. Ac
cording to the wifei’s divorce action,
Wise frequently declared that ne
had made a mistake in getting mar
i: ed, as any man isj better off single.
Also he told heir that his family
! : ted lier, and always would hate
her. On several occasions he spoke
l arshl.v to her, particularly on De
cember 24, when, she says, he au
dressed her in an;
in the presence
greatly humiliated
At the time of
ill couple in February Wise lilamea
his wife's family
insulting manner
if friends, which
her.
the separation oi
for the domestic
Doubles. Mrs. wise denied this ana
void it was Wlse'is family that haa
interfered in their* marital affairs.
Wise stated thajt he did not Intena
to contest the actifon. lie said: "My
w fe is a splendid; girl, but I am not
the man for hen We are botn
young, and there, is no reason why
wc should blight ‘our futures by re
maining together: I shall not con
test tlie action. ' '
This is the second divorce of Mrs.
Wise, who is still! in her early twen
ties. Her first husband's name was
( t-church.
DAILY TIM UK fllRCULATOR
GOK.-d TO MATANUSRa
William Greer, one of the circu
lators for the Anchorage Daily
.1.
limes, left on this morning's train
for out the lino; and will go as far
as Matanuska. Mr. Greer will make
a genera] canvajss of all the camps
along the railroad for subscribers to
tnis paper, and lais trip will undoubt
edly result in a largely increased cir
culation list.
PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE
WAXES WARM IN OREGON
PORTLAND, May 19 —The bitter
est campaign in the history of Ore
gon came to a close tonight. The
contest was over the election of dele
gates to the Republican national eon
vent ion. and the Cummins support
ers worked hard to corral every pos
sible vote, in order to knife Hughes
and thus aid Roosevelt.
PORTLAND. May 20.—Through
the votes of the women," Hughes
seems to be in a favorite position
as the candidate for president. The
effort of the Progressives to switch
all votes for Cummins in the hope
of the delegates Anally rallying to
support of Roosevelt came to naught.
PORTLAND, May 22.—The vote
of Hughes exceeded that of Cum
mins and Burton combined. Wilson
was unopposed as the Democratic
candidate and Roosevelt as the
choice of the Progressives.
DETROIT, May 22.—The Batlfcrtck
lias published a message of warning
from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry
Ford, in which he denounced the
latter’s paciAcism and excoriated the
Wilson administration for its “make
believe preparedness." The colonel
announced that only a policy of
staunch readiness would keep Amer
ica in the forefront of the world's
affairs. He accused InAuentlal Ger
mans, who reAect the views of the
German government, of approving of
the plans of the Geramn-Amerlcan
pacificists in the United States, with
the idea of keeping America unpre
pared while maintaining Germany’*
readiness.
WASHINGTON, May 20.—Among
the appropriations reported in tba
civil sundry bill tor Alaska, In addl- /
tion to the $6,247,0j0 for the gov
ernment railroad, were $25,000 for
medical relief, and as this was a
smaller amount than was asked for,
no provision is made for the pro
posed hospital at Kuskokwim. The
amount for educational purpose*
outside of incorporated towns in th*
territory was fixed at $25,000, which
means that the schools at Nenana,
Russian Mission and Icy Cape mast
remain closed.
WASHINGTON. May 22.—The
Senate Territorial Committee has de
cided to ask the opinion of Secretary
of the Interior Lane as to the advis
ability of building a branch line from
the Copper River & Northwestern
railway to the Bering river coal
fields. The Cordova Chamber of
Commerce petitioned President Wil
son for this government extension
of fifty miles, and he submitted the
matter to the Senate for its consid
eration. It was then referred to the
territorial committee, and at the
hearings held Donald A. McKenzie,
representing the Cordova organiza
tion, appeared and presented s>me
strong arguments in favor of the
construction of this branch, estimat
ing that the cost would be $30,000
per mile.
CHICAGO, May 22.—The plat
form which will be submitted to th*
republican national convention ts
now in course of preparatioon, ac
cording to Fred W. Upham, chair
man of the local committee of ar
rangements for the convention, who
has just returned from New York,
after a conference with Chairman
Hillis. There will be embodied in
the platform strong planks favoring
Americanism, country preparedness,
and a tariff for the protection of
the American industries.
WASHINGTON, May 22.—General
Funston’s large border patrol is be
ing delayed, according to officials of
the War department, by the slow
mobilization of Arizona and New
Mexico national guards and by th*
disappointing showing in numbers
and equipment, although some guard
companies have reported for service.
Secretary Daniels has appealed to
the president to use his influence and
save the navy’s reserves in the Cali
fornia oil fields as a vital step th
the campaign for national defense.
WILL DEDICATE PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH ON JUNE 2HTH
Rev. McBride, pastor of the PMa
byterian church, announces that aer.
vices dedicating the new church on
Fifth avenue and F street will take
place June 25th, and in the mean
time Sunday school will be held
every Sunday morning, with church
services every Sunday evening. In
Robarjts^totJl.