LOCAL JOTTINGS
ABOUT UN
(From Wednesday’* Dally.)
Mias Mabel Schare, a tourist from
Seattle, is a guest at the Crescent.
Locating Engineer F. D. Brown,
with his party of 32 men, has reached
Kaswitna creek from Knik, via pack
train in charge of Frank Butterfield.
T. B. Watson, of the Admiral line,
left on the company’s steamer Admi
ral Watson for Kenai on business con
nected with his department.
The steamship Alameda will sail
from Seattle for Anchorage and Alas
ka points Sunday morning, August
the 27th.
A. G. Frenzell, connected with the
Deep Sea Salmon company at Goose
bay, spent yesterday in Anchorage as
a guest of the Crescent.
W. G. Strench, immigration officer
from Ketchikan, arrived in Anchorage
on the Admiral Watson and is regis
tered at the Crescent.
Mrs. J. T. Dunstan was a passenger
on the Watson yesterday and has
come to join her husband, Rev. Jack
Dunstan, during his stay in this city.
Terry Wible was an outgoing pas
senger on the Admiral Watson for Se
attle where he will purchase new
goods for his Anchorage and Junction
stores.
The surveying party under the su
pervision of Otis Ross has established
base of supplies on Kaswitna creek
and expects to continue work until
late in the fall.
E. Gustan, manager of the Union
Cigar factory presented the Anchor
age Chamber of Commerce with a
sample boxof 50 cigars of the “made
in-Anchorage” brand.
J. H. Brownlow, employed by the
Alaskan Engineering, Commission, is
now located at Kaswitna creek with
Locating Engineer F. D. Brov/n’s
party.
Willard Herron returned yesterday
afternoon from a very successful trip
to Knik and the Willow creek district
where he has been for the past few
days in the interests of The Daily
Times.
air. ana .urs. c.nas. Lina, oi Beattie,
who have been stopping at the Cres
cent for several days, left yesterday
afternoon on the launch Chase for
Hope, where Mr. Lind is interested in
some valuable placer claims.
Dr. H. 0. Schaleben, until recently
operating the Yogo quartz property
in the Willow creek district, has ac
cepted a position with the Alaskan
Engineering Commission in the capa
city of physician and surgeon.
Jimmie Lankin, the affable agent of
the Alaska Steamship company, re
ports that the steamer Mariposa will
reach this port at 7 o’clock this even
ing with a large passenger list and
375 tons of freight.
The ’rimes’ correspondent slipped
one over on this paper with respect
to the sailing of the steamer Maripo
sa, in that the dispatch was not clear.
As a matter of fact, the Mariposa is
due to arrive here today.
Mayor J. G. Watts, who also has
Uncle Sam's newest town, Matanuska
Junction, under his supervision, left
for the Junction on the morning's
train for a two days’ business trip in
connection with civic administration.
Dr. F. M. Boyle, one of the Tilli
cums of Alaska to take advantage of
the original Anchorage lot sale, ar
rived in the city from Valdez on the
Admiral Watson and is contemplating
improving some of his 4th avenue
property.
nert fcockett recently arnvea irom
the interior, is a guest of the Crescent
and reports that he found the Tolo
vana fields spotted,but that there were
many of the old-timers who were still
optimistic in regard to the future of
this camp.
“C Me” Felix Brown has moved his
stock into the new store on the corner
of 4th avenue and D street. This new
place has all the appearances of an
up-to-date clothing store and Mr.
Brown calls the attention of the pub
lic to the fact by a large sign on the
west side of the building.
F. Simpson, of San Francisco, rep
resenting the “57 varieties” as pro
duced by the Heinz Manufacturing
company, and F. E. Walker, of Occi
dent Flour fame, are stopping at the
Crescent during their stay in Anchor
age while calling on the local mer
chants.
Fred Oliver, the infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. Edmond O. Archibald, was
christened last Sunday at the home of
ins parents at Moose creek. The ser
vice was performed by Rev. W. H. Ba
ker, A. M., pastor of the St. Paul’s
Methodist Episcopal church, of 'Ta
coma, Wash. About 20 friends of the
family witnessed the service.
Arthur Jett returned from a trip up
/ Turn again Arm this morning and will
be in Anchorage several days on
court business. Mr. Jett is a guest of
the Hotel Parsons.
Frank Cotter will return to Seward
on the Mariposa after spending a few
days in Anchorage on business con
nected with the Miners’ store, of
which he is a partner.
Dick Dawson, of the Crow Creek
Mining company, arrived in Anchor
age on the launch Brighton this morn
ing and is stopping at the Hotel Par
sons. Mr. Dawson will appear as the
defendant in the interesting case of
Maehl vs. the Alaska Crow Creek
Mining company that comes up for
hearing before Judge Brown tomor
row.
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Fowler, accom
panied by the Misses Fowler, were
among the Walton passengers bound
for the outside. Mr. Fowler is one of
the largest property owners in An
chorage and has done much to develop
the city, having two of the finest bus
iness blocks in the city to his credit.
Mr. Fowler’s interests in Washington
require part of his attention and he
will spend the winter in Everett, re
turning to Anchorage next spring.
(From Thursday’s Daily.)
Mrs. E. 0. Archibald from Moose
creek is a guest at the Anchorage ho
tel.
Mrs. Walter Howard came down
from Moose creek yesterday for a
few days’ visit with Anchorage
friends.
Mrs. H. W. Stoughton came in from
Moose creek on yesterday’s train in
company with her father, Rev. W. IT.
Baker, who left for Tacoma via the
steamer Maripos this morning.
J. H. Bartholf, of Knik, and a direc
tor of the Mabel mine entertained
Mrs. Marie Bartholf, Mrs. J. T. Bar
tholf, Mrs. B. S. Bartholf and Miss
Edith Bartholf at lunch today at the
Frisco Cafe.
Geo. M. Campbell, of the North Side
Lumber company, returned from the
Junction on yesterday’s train after
spending a few days at the Junction
and Moose creek in connection with
his lumber business.
Ray Larson, the glass man, shipped
a car load of sash, doors and store
fronts to Matanuska Junction this
morning. Mr. Larson recently closed
some big contracts at the Junction
and Moose creek and left this morn
ing to superintend the work.
On account of the district court us
ing the club rcoms and also awaiting
the arrival of the new piaru fiom
the outside, the semi-monthly dance
scheduled for tomorrow night by the
Bill’s club has been postponed until
Friday night, September 1st.
C. 0. Sanford, of Los Angeles, ar
rived in Anchorage on the steamship
Mariposa and is stopping at the An
chorage hotel. Mr. Sanford will later
make a trip to the Willow creek dis
trict to visit his friend Bemis Pnelps,
assayer at the Martin mine.
Commissioner F. Mears has notified
the committee in charge of the Labor
day celebration that the Alaskan En
gineering Commission will run free
excursion trains from the end of the
line to Anchorage for the benefit of
the men on the line.
James H. Condit, D. D., general
missionary of the Presbyterian church
of Alaska and located at Juneau, was
a passenger on the steamer Mariposa
coming to Anchorage to attend the
meeting of the Presbytery that con
venes next Saturday morning.
Fred Spengler came over from
Knik yesterday afternoon and spent
the day in Anchorage on business
connected with his transfer business.
Mr. Spengler says the initial trip of
the caterpillar was a distinct success,
and is very well satisfied with th.o
outlook for a successful business.
The largest shipment of parcel post
packages ever received by the local
office and possibly in Alaska was
brought in by the steamer Mariposa
last night. The shipment was billed
to the Carroll & Co. stole and con
sisted of the latest styles in the fa
mous John 15. Stetson hats direct
from the factory. There were 20 par
cel post packages in the shipment.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Lawshe, of Se
attle, weie among the arrivals on the
steamer Mariposa and are guests oi j
the Crescent. Mr. Lawshe is interest
ed in some placer claims on Resurrec
tion creek adjoining the Matliewson
property and left this afternoon, ac
companied by his wife, on the launch
. Wilhelmina for Hope. Mr. Lawshe
will do the assessment work on his
I claims before returning to Anchorage, j
Commissioner h. Mears accompa
nied J. C. Cotton as far as the Broad
Pass on his trip to Nenana and Fair
banks. Mr. Cotton is the personal rep
resentative of Secretary Lane and
will inspect the development work in
the Talkeetrja district on this trip.
Commissioner Mears will not go any
farther than Broad Pass and will re
turn to Anchorage in about two
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Morse were
ashore last night from the steamer
Mariposa taking in the sights of An
chorage. This is the third trip of Mr.
and Mrs. Morse to Alaska and Mr.
Morse said, in talking to a number of
Anchorage boosters, that in company
with Mrs. Morse he recently made
the trip inside, visiting the important
cities and taking in the various points
of interest, but that Anchorage was
by far the most interesting place in
their itinerary and that he was agree
ably surprised in the cosmopolitan ap
pearance of the city.
POSTMASTER AT FORT LIS
CUM IS UNDER ARREST
VALDEZ, August 24.—On com
plaint of Postal Inspector Neil, J. B.
Keene, formerly postmaster at Fort
Liscum, has been arrested on a
charge of being short in his accounts.
A hearing had before U. S. Com
missioner Love resulted in the finding
of probable cause and the binding
over of the prisoner to the grand jury
under bonds of $1,500.
Inspector Neil was the only witness
in the case. He testified that a short
age in the accounts of the Liscum of
fice, amounting to $1,044.13, had been
discovered, of which amount the ac
cused had made up $226.00. The ac
cused waived his privilege of making
a statement.
Keene’s friends believe that he can
easily explafh the shortage to the sat
isfaction of the officials, and that
there has been no intention of wrong
doing.
The Yukon Gold company’s dredge
of Greenstone creek, started up ten
idays ago and is employing about 60
men.
Alaska Brevities
From All Parts
J. J. Hill and Lee Jensey are oper
ating a hydraulic plant on Sergeanl
creek in the Chisana district.
Three insane persons were recently
sent from Juneau to the Momingsidc
sanitarium near Portland.
Prof. W. A. Knox, of Central ia
Wash., has been selected as principal
of the Ketchikan public school, vic<
Miss Neita Mitchell, resigned.
Word has been received from Ne
nana to the effect that A. G. Pearsor
and I. P. Taylor of the land survey
narrowly escaped drowning recently
when their boat capsized in the Ne
nana river. Pearson is said to have
saved Taylor’s life.
Charles Spurgeon, who for the pas!
year has been engaged in placer min
ing in the Taylor bay region, south
eastern Alaska, reports having made
a strike near Baird glacier. He tool
out ten ounces of gold in six day*
with a rocker from his find.
The Fairbanks school board ha*
made announcement to the effect tha!
about 5,000 tablets of paper8xl0 in ■
ches, will be used by the school chil
dren during the next school term. The
announcement was made for the ben
efit of the merchants of the city.
Miss Zetta Mary Williams, of Fair
view, Wash., and S. Alexander Buch
anan, of Thomaston, Alabama, were
recently married at Haines. The brid<
is a granddaughter of Chief Seattle
former chief of the Seattle tribe ol
Indians, from whom the city of Seat
tle was named.
W. S. Pekovitch, manager in charge
of the development in the Funter bay
mines in southeastern Alaska says the
work is tied up on account of the
strike of the Seattle longshoremen
which has prevented the shipment oi
machinery for the mine now lying or
the Seattle wharf.
The Territorial Board of Denta1
Examiners is composed of Dr. W. E
Zuber, of Ketchikan, president; Dr. E
H. Kaser, of Juneau, secretary-treas
urer; Dr. E. 0. Hale, of Cordova; Dr
L. W. Fromm, of Nome; Dr. Roberl
R. Myers, of Fairbanks. .
On August 1 the city of Juneau
through its city council, assumed the
responsibility for the operation of the
public library at that place. The li
brary was originally started by the
Draper club, and later taken over by
the Library association, which hael
found the burden too heavy to con
tinue.
j. ^. jvicuonaia, oi l.os Angeies, a
tourist, met his death recently at
Ketchikan by falling off a bridge over
Ketchikan creek. The swift current
bore his body away and it had not
been recovered at last reports. This
is the second death at that place from
the same cause. The bridge has no
side rails.
The Juneau dog pound is located in
the cemetery and the people of that
city are making a kick. The sexton
of the cemetery is poundmaster. A
member of the city council is quoted
as spying that people kick if the dogs
are placed anywhere near the living,
and are dissatisfied when they are
placed near the dead.
C. W. Cook, school teacher at Ta
titlek, states that the natives at that
place are taking advantage of the sal
mon run, and many of them are mak
ing the first good money they have
ever made in their lives. Several of
the natives are reported to have av
eraged as high as $159 per week dur
ing the recent salmon run.
J. E. Clarke, clerk of the district
court of the Fourth division, under
Judge Bunnell, has resigned, and has
been succeeded by Sidney Stewart,
ms cftiel deputy, it is rumored that
the resignation, following so close up
on a visit of a special agent of the
department of justice, may have been
asked for by the department.
N. Farcelli, under arrest at Juneau
on the charge of murdering Mike De
fino, at Douglas several months ago,
has been adjudged insane and has
been sent to the sanitarium at Mom
ingside. Since his confinement the
prisoner has been steadily growing
worse until it is necessary to have
guards constantly watching him.
When T. M. Case, a woodchopper
who has a camp at the head of Boul
der creek, in the Iditarod, returned to
his cabin on evening recently, after
working all day in the woods, he
found that a forest fire had crept up
on his home and completely destroyed
it ^together with about 75 cords of
wood piled near it. His lass amount
ed to between $800 and $900.
Pay gravel of more than ordinary
richness is reported to have been
found in a shaft on the A. C. Stewart
property, on Boulder creek, near
Nome. The streak carrying gold is
200 feet wide, and seven feet deep. No
bedrock was encountered. One of the
peculiarities of the new discovery is
that the gold shows no signs of ero
sion, indicating that the deposit had
close connection with the quartz de
posit discovered by a flood on the
Cochrane deposit last fall.
George Johansen, an ^Id-timer of
the Dawson country, was brought to
Fairbanks by Deputy Marshal Berg
recently. Johanson is charged with
majitiously shooting a dog in Rich
ardson. He is out on bonds furnished
by Bill McPhee and Gus Burglin.
The run of salmon in Icy straits,
although fully two weeks late, is re
ported to have been an immense one,
swamping the canneries. The Funter
bay canery has put up 60,000 cases
and at the time of the report had
200,000 fish in their traps.
A temporary contract to carry the
mail between Juneau,, Skagway and
way ports has been let to the Gasti
neau Transportation Co.
no CLAIMS
LABOR SHORTAGE
SEWARD, August 23.—Council
man Hugh Dougherty has issued a
public statement in which he says
that 1,000 men may find employment
at Seward. He points to the fact that
private contractors are unable to se
cure labor here; that plumbers have
to dig their own ditches, in installing
plumbing work. Harry Hoben, one of
the most prominent business men
here, is working on a ditch, with pick
and shovel, because he can get no
help.
Proceedings in
District Court
District court convened at 10 o’clock
this morning, Judge Fred M. Brown
presiding. The case of Curley vs.
White which was set for hearing was
carried over to a later date on repre
sentations of the attorneys that a
settlement might be reached.
Motion for continuance Jn case of
Meleff vs. Crist was denied.
Naturalization cases will come up
before the court at 5 o’clock this aft
ernoon.
In the case of McDaniel vs. Culbert
son which was up before the court
yesterday afternoon, on motion of de
fendant to dismiss appeal. The court
overruled the motion and as this is a
jury case it went over until next year.
The case of the United States ver
sus Otis Osgood and Jack Hennesy
was heard in the commissioner’s court
yesterday afternoon. Judge David
found for the government and the de
fendants were held to appear before
the grand jury and their appearance
bond fixed at $1,500 and $1,000 re
spectively.
James Winn,
Juneau Pioneer,
Reaches End
(Juneau Empire)
James Winn, one of the first resi
dents of Juneau, and a general pio
neer of Alaska, known familiarly to
his friends and acquaintances as
“Slim Jim” died at the family resi
dence this morning at 5 o’clock from
a complication of diseases.
Mr. Winn was 76 years of age,
having been born at Cornwall, Eng
land, in 1840. He came to the United
States when still a young man. He
has been an invalid for the past three
years, the last year he being com
pletely paralyzed.
In 1872, James Winn went to the
Cassiar country by way of Wrangell
and Telegraph creek. He had claims
on Dish creek. He arrived in Juneau
in 1882 and was the first white man
to ever cross the Chilkoot pass. He
was accompanied on that trip by
John McKenzie. lie was also the
first white man to ever run the Five
Finger rapids and the other rapids of
the upper Yukon river.
During his residence in Juneau he
had been engaged in mining and pros
pecting. He had made his home here
continuously, with the exception of a
trip to me interior in usvo, at wnicn
time he went straight down the Yu
kon and returned by the way of the
outside, catching a trading boat south
from the mouth of the Yukon. He
was interested in much real estate
and mining property in Juneau and
vicinity.
Mr. Winn is survived by Mrs. James
Winn, a brother in Wisconsin, and a
sister in Illinois. He was the uncle
of Milton, Grover, John and Burdette
Winn, all of Juneau.
Janies Winn is the third member of
the family to die in Juneau, Isaac
Winn, a brother, having died/ here
about four years ago, and Col. Will
iam Winn, having died here two years
ago.
James Winn leaves a host of friends
in Juneau and all parts of Alaska. He
was of the type of pioneers of this
country who made their homes in
Alaska and helped to develop the
country. He was known as a man of
sterling character and was generous
to a fault.
It has frequently been said of
James Winn, that “he always had his
hand in his pocket to give something
to someone.” He was always ready
to answer a call of distress, whether
it required money or physical effort.
“He did his duty to his fellow man”
is a fitting epitaph for James Winn.
The funeral services will be held
from Odd Fellow’s hall tomorow aft
ernoon at 2 o’clock under the auspices
of the Pioneers of Alaska. John E.
Stevens will conduct the services and
the interment will be in Pioneer’s plot
of Evergreen cemetery.
CREEK MAN IS SUICIDE;
DRINK WAS THE CAUSE
FAIRBANKS — Despondent over
his inability to quit drinking, accord
ing to the story told by some of his
friends, Dan Shaw has ended it all by
blowing out his brains. His body was
found in a bam on the upper end of
Engineer creek Thursday night. The
face and upper part of the head of the
corpse was almost entirely blown
away. The weapon used was a iSQ-30
rifle, which was found close by the
corpse.—Ex.
Attorney Gorham
Gathering Data
In Freight Case
JUNEAU, August 16.—William
H. Gorham, Seattle attorney for the
White Pass & Yukon route, the Amer
ican Yukon Navigation company and
the old Northern Navigation compa
ny, is in the city in connection with
the coming hearing of the interstate
commerce commission, which will
take place in September. Mr. Gor
ham stated today that he is here in
the interests of the companies he rep
resents, gathering necessary data to
prepare the answer to the commis
sion.
"The charges were filed by one of
the large merchants in the interior
and nearly every company operating
in Alaska was made a defendant,”
said Mr. Gorham today.
“Delegate Wickersham concurred in
the complaint and signed it. The
commission, then acting on their own
initiative, took the matter ijp and no
tified the companies named as defend
ants, that they would be allowed until
September 15 to make their answers
to the complaint and the charges filed.
“After the answers are filed with
the commission that body will set
the date for the hearing and the tak
ing of testimony. That is all I know
about the matter.”
Mr. Gorham is at the Gastineau and
will remain until the Princess Sophia
returns from the north, sailing south
on her to Seattle.
Prospector Has
Narrow Escape
(Juneau Empire)
Bringing back a story of hardships
in a mountainous country, a narrow
escape from death, and also the infor
mation that the fabulous mine sup
posed to exist in the Berners bay re
gion, has not been found, H. R. Shep
ard and Grover Winn returned this
morning from their prospecting trip.
Mr. Winn did not make the trip over
the mountains, but Mr. Shepard * and
“Berners Bay John” made a trip 20
miles into the mountains and return.
Mr. Shepard brought back several
samples of rock which show free gold
in small quantities, but says that he
found nothing which would warrant
anyone returning to the spot.
The two men, Shepard and “Bern
ers Bay John,” were on the mountains
for five days and were without food
fcr the greater part of that time.
They were unable to carry blankets
with them and Shepard spent two
nights behind a rock between a gla
cier and a snow bank in the rain. The
two were well above timber line and
could have no fire. The only food they
had for three days was a handful of
dry tea. There seemed to be plenty
of game there but they did not kill
any as there was no way of cooking
it.
“It is a likely looking country,” said
Mr. Shepard this morning; “but there
was nothing there which would war
rant going back at the present time.
“I was nearly dead from exhaustion
when I returned to the beach and old
John was as faithful as could be. If!
it had not been for him I would have
perished, as the mountains were cov
ered with fog during the greater part
of the time and *if he had left me I
would not have been able to fu'.d my
way out again.
“At one time when I was on a gla
cier I lost my footing and slid down
ab'out 500 feet, ending up in a pile of
rocks at the foot. I was fortunate
enough to land feet first, or I would
have been killed.
“During the trip we crossed three
mountain ranges averaging 5,000 feet
in elevation, and we returned the
same way. It is a nice country in
there but it is tea hard a trip for me
to make again. I found a little rock
but nothing to get excited about and
I did not find any lead which looked
as if it amounted to anything.”
Millionaire Tramp
on His Death Bed
MILWAUKEE, August 22.—Will
iam Newman, “the millionaire tramp”
is dying in the National Soldiers'
home here today. A few years ago
he was one of the most widely known
and most romantic figures in Ameri
can trampdom.
‘Big Ben” as he was called, was
bom in Denmark and graduated from
the University of Copenhagen. He
came to the United States when 18
and traveled about the country, mak
ing his expensec by lecturing on re
form ideas.
He visited nearly every city on the
face of the earth and paid only $1.28
railroad fare. He was arrested 608
times.
He lectured on child labor, prison
reform and abolition of white slavery.
In 1913 he was instrumental in hav
ing 250 children removed from sweat
shops in Joliet, 111. For three years
he was the companion of Jack Lon
don.
“I have done my best to make the
world see its evils add correct them,”
said Newman. “I have fought the
good fight and I am near the end o.
my race. I can’t win against the!
white plague.”
Big Beil’s Jife is going out very
rapidly. It is believed he can sur
vive only a few weeks. One of the
most romantic character stories in
American life will be written to its
end when he dies.
Noted Contempt
Case Against
U. S. Attorney
WASHINGTON, August 23.—A
phase of the United States house of
representatives’ contempt proceedings
against U. S. District Attorney H.
Snowden Marshall, of New York,
comes up in the United States su
preme court here today.
The contempt proceedings grew out
of the U. S. indictments against Con
gressman Frank Buchahan, of Illi
nois and other members of Labor’s
National Peace council in connection
with alleged German bomb plots said
to have been hatched in the United
States.
Congressman Buchanan, charging
irregularity in the actions of Marshall
in handling the case before the feder
al grand jury, got a congressional in
vestigating committee appointed to
come to New York and probe Mar
shall’s acts.
The investigating congressmen, dis
pleased with what they considered '
Marshall’s snippy attitude toward :
them and their investigation, haled 1
him before the house of representa- 1
tives for contempt. 1
Marshall sought a writ of habeas 1
corpus before Federal District Judge 1
Hand in New York to prevent the
house compelling him to appear and
answer the charge. Judge Hand dis
missed the habeas corpus proceedings
after a hearing on its merits. Mar
shall has until midnight today to per
fect an appeal to the U. S. supreme
court from the dismissal of his action
by Judge Hand. Marshall’s petition
stated that he had serious doubts as
to the jurisdiction of the house in hal- ]
ing him before it for contempt. He ,
also questioned the right of Speaker
Clark to issue a warant for his ar- i
rest.
Velvet Hats to
Be Style For the |
Ladies This Fall1
1
CHICAGO, August 23.—Her hat 1
will be purple velvet. Fashion dicta- (
tors at today’s session of the Chicago ^
Garment Manufacturers’ Fall style j
show at Bismarck said so today.
If it isn’t purple velvet it will be *
brown velvet, or black velvet. There 1
will be a great deal of velvet in worn- ^
en’s hats this fall, especially for the '
milliners. *
Women’s fall wearing apparel con- *
tinued the center of attraction today *
for Chicago visitors attending the *
show. 5
Not the least of this show was the *
display of hats. The purple ones 1
seemed to attract the most attention, (
probably because the wholesalers had (
whispered, “Women will like the pur- *
pie ones,” and “They are all the rage,” 1
and a few other well-directed re- 1
marks that make “this year’s styles” s
always the prettiest. (
After the purple velvets, buyers 1
planned to take home with them for '
their trade brown velvets, black vel- 1
.-els and a lot of chic, wide-brimmed ^
white hats with a bright-colored *
crown and a narrow ribbon to match j
the crown, on the brim.
The sport hat this fall is a floppy
felt affair with not much of anything
on it but a band.
“They’ll take, though,” wholesalers ^
said. .
ANCHORAGE PLANS TO 1
OBSERVE LABOR DAY ja
_ 1
Labor day will be. appropriately ob
served in Anchorage and Monday,
September the 4th will be one of en
tertainment and pleasure, according
to the plans of the members of the
Alaska Labor union who will have
charge of all arrangements. The spe
cial committee appointed to formulate
the details are busy now putting their
ideas into execution. Arrangements
have been made with the Alaskan En
gineering Commission for special
trains from the end of the line to An
chorage and in other matters have the
authorities promised to lend assist
ance.
One special feature of the day will
be floats of all descriptions repre
senting the business houses of the
city and appropriate prizes will be
The committee on arrangements is
composed of A. D. Warner, S. Mandle,
H. Saarila and Jack Sutherland and
The Daily Times will give the occa
sion due publicity both through its ad
vertising and local columns,
given to the most attractive. All
kinds of sports have been ar
ranged for, including baseball,
rock drilling, foot and horse races,
broncho busting, tug of war and other
sports, a detailed account of which
■will appear later in the columns of
The Daily Times.
This promises to be a big event and
will be extensively advertised
throughout the- surrounding country
and a record crowd will no doubt be
the result of the efforts of the Labor
Union boys to make Labor day one
that will go down in history.
Alaskan Killed.
SEATTLE, August 22.—Walter B.
Sheffler, formerly of Fairbanks and
Nome, met his death by falling over
acliff in the Olympic mountains while
hunting. He was manager of the
Hammond warehouse in Seattle for
some time.
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GREAT DEMAND
FOR COPPER ORES
AIDS THE MINERS
NEW YORK, August 23.—The aa
touncement was made late this after
loon that American manufacturer of
upplies for the allies are negotiating
or the largest copper purchase ever
nade. The copper in the order
mounts to 250,000,000 pounds.
The agreement regarding the price
s the only detail that is holding up
he order according to the statements
nade by those in a pcstyion to be con
emed.
It is stated that some of the copper
vill be shipped abroad but for the
nost part the copper will be used in
his country for munitions being man
ufactured for England, Russia,
France and Italy.
CHICAGO, August 23.—It was re
>orted here this afternoon that repre
sentatives of the allies, with plenty
>f financial backing, were now in this
:ountry endeavoring to secure by pur
chase certain copper claims not only
n Michigan but in the Minnesota dis
;ricts.
Cow Man’s Sons
Seeing Alaska
The passengers on the Admiral
iVatson had the unique experience of
laving their baggage “rustled” by a
:ouple of real live millionaires.
Vmong the passengers on the liner
vere two boys from Colorado named
Ulen. Now down in the cow country
)ld Man Allen, as he is called by all
;he cowmen in that section, has' the
•eputation of owning more beef than
le can count and in order to overcome
his trifling mathematical shcrtcom
ng has started the two young Aliens
o school, and when the term was fin
shed last spring Allen Pere was so
deased that he told the boys that
hey might do as they pleased for their
'acation. He also enclosed a bank
heck, with only the signature of Old
dan Allen at the bottom and told the
>oys to "go as far as they liked.” Be
ng sensible youngsters they decided
o see Alaska, and in order to make
he trip even more interesting they
lave been doing longshoring and stev
idoring ever since the Jensen raft left
Seattle. At each port of call they
lave reported to the mate clad in dun
garees, have turned to and soysed the
iinnacle» swabbed the port hatch,
hoved a truck and done all of the
hings that the overall clad native us
lally does. When the lines were cast
IT they would line up at the purser’s
ffice and take down the hourly wage
hat their labor entitles them to.
Yhile the ship was at sea, they lolled
bout the deck in flannels and sport
hirts and generally played the part
f tourists, in accordance with the us
lal custom. The boys were delighted
rith Anchorage and assert that they
.re having the time of their young
ives. Some stunt for a couple of em
ryo millionaires!
1RINGS SUIT AGAINST
SANITARIUM COMPANY
FOR BEING KEPT THERE
Word has been received in Juneau
hat a suit to recover $24,003 has been
iled in Portland against the Sanitar
11m company there, and naming Dr.
lenry Waldo Coe and Viola May Coe
s defendants. The suit was filed by
Irs.| Sanford Zuckerman and asks
or $20,000 damages and $1,093 for
rages lost while she was confined in
he Morningside institution, having
een committed there by the Alaskan
ourts.
Mrs. Zuckerman was sent to the
sylum from Otter precinct on Sep
smber 8, 1911 anti was released as
ured on September 1, 1914. A search
f the records in the governor’s office
hows that Mrs. Zuckerman was suf
ering from an attack of peranic and
ras laboring under the delusion that
he was being persecuted. At the
ime of her release she was taken in
barge by the Ladies’ Jewish society,
f Portland.
Mrs. Zuckerman was a trained
urse and claims that she could have
amed $25 a week during the time
f her confinement, and also claims
hat her general health suffered from
er confinement.
OX SKINS FROM THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS
The United States Bureau of Fish
ries announces that the fox skins
iken last winter on the Pribilof isl
nds were shipped late in June by the
»ast guard cutter to Unalaska and
lence by coastwise steamer to Seat
e, consigned to Funsten Bros. & Co.,
t. Louis, Mo. The shipment was as
jllows: From St. Paul island, 211
lue and 18 white skins; from St.
eorge island, 209 blue and 2 white
kins; or a total of 420 blue and 20
hite skins. It is expected that these
kins will be sold at public auction
arly next fall and the proceeds cov
red into the treasury.
This year’s shipment is larger than
rat of last year, which consisted of
73 blue and 39 white skins from St.
’aul and 80 blue and 1 white from St.
[eorge, a total of 253 blue and 40
diite skins.
Fine Job Printiug at Times Ofllca.