MARCONI FORESEES
AERIAL SERVICE
LONDON, June 23.—In future,
when giant aeroplanes are making
non-stop mail and passenger runs
between New York and Chicago and
between other American cities, air
passengers will be kept in minutest
touch with the day’s news by wire
less, and officers of the aircraft will
receive their orders that way, too.
This dream is legitimatized today
by Signor Marconi, the youthful
father of the wireless, here from
Italy.
Through a series of experiments
carried out in Italy, Marconi an
nounced that the problem of trans
mitting wireless messages to aero
planes has been solved. Hitherto
this has been impossible. Explain
ing the invention, Marconi said:
"Before now aeroplanes have
been at a disadvantage with airships
in wireless work because, while they
were able to transmit messages, they
have not been able to receive them. 1
This was because the receiving sig
nal was too faint to be distinguished
over the noise of the motor. We
have been able to strengthen the re
ceiving signal sufficiently to enable
messages to be taken.”
Great commercial opportunities
are open to the wireless after the
war, Marconi also announced. Long
distance transmission has been sig
nally improved. The wireless tele- j
phone already is praying its part in
the war. Marconi is a soldier, and
therefore, cannot give details of his
new discoveries. But he added sig
nicantly: “The war has by no means
hindered the development of wire
less science.”
Marconi is expected to make im
portant announcements after the
war.
MONTANA TRUST COMPANY
PROBED RY UNCLE SAM
GREAT FALLS, Mont., June 24.
—Postoffice inspectors were called i
before the federal grand jury here
today to testify in the investigation
of the affairs of the Northwestern
Trust Company, which is controlled
by high officials of the state of Mon
tana.
Two officers of the company, Rob
ert S. Sidebotham and J. G. G. Wil
mot. already have been arrested and
charged with fraudulent use of the
mails in transacting the company’s
business.
The president of the company is
A. M. Alderson , Montana's state
treasurer, and ex-Governor Edwin
L. Norris, of Montana, is its attor
ney.
UNCLE SAM WILL
WASHINGTON, June 23.—When
Mr. Robin Red Breast and Mr. Rob
ert Thrush swing on the branches
near their homes, enjoying the
spring breeze and singing and brag
ging, »hi8 month, census enumerat
ors from the United States Bureau
of Biological Survey will count them.
A really accurate count of a bird
population can be made by one bird
lover going over a 60 or 80-acre
unit, says the bureau. The females,
busy with spring housework, are
often missed, but it’s a scientific
fact that the males are so swagger
and conspicuous that it is hard for
a counter to miss them. So the
method to be employed in this cen
sus—the survey’s third—is to count
the males of each species and then
multiply by two to get the total.
The survey is calling for volun
teer hunters. Especially it wants
data on the fruit districts of the Pa
cific coast and the South Atlantic
and Gulf states. Reports are want
ed, too, on mountain, prairie and
semi-arid regions. It doesn’t ask
expert knowledge. If bird lovers
will take a walk over the fields just
as the sun is getting up, they’ll find
every bird worth counting in any
sort of census singing, the bureau
further advises. This is a prelude
to an extejisive campaign to per
suade the country that when a bird
is ki’led the nation loses an as3et.
Electric, Turkish End tub baths.
Steam and slower bath, 50c.
Lady attendant for ladies. Fur
nished rooms. K street, between
4th and 5th. 6-21-tf
THE MODEL
Has fresh stock of cigars, candles,
photo goods, stationery, etc.
Catcher Rariden Has Done
Brilliant Work For the Giants
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Photo by American Press Association.
MUCH credit must be handed to Catcher Bill Rarlden of the Giants for
his splendid work behind the bat this season. William has had much
to do with the brilliant showing of several of the New York pitchers.
He has handled them all In masterly style. Not alone has he done
well behind the bat, but his all around playing has been exceptionally good.
Manager Johnny McGraw says that there are few catchers in the National
league who have anything on the former Bostonian. Layout shows two vlewa
of Rarlden.
CAUSE OK FREQUENT
CABLE INTERRUPTIONS
A circular letter issued by Captain
B O. Lenoir, in charge of the gov
ernment cable system, with head
offices in Seattle, "has been received
by the local operator and transmit
ted for publication. It is to be re
gretted that fishermen should be so
careless. Interruption of communi
cation should at all times be avoid
ed, as the amount of inconvenience
is inestimable—or rather may be so
at times. The letter follows:
To: All companies operating ves
sels in Alaskan waters.
Subject: Interruptions to cables.
1. The United States government
cable between Sitka and Valdez has
been interrupted three times this
year by fishing vessels anchoring in
waters more than 100 fathoms deep.
2. The British government some
time ago compelled British steam
fishermen to use a patent traw to
prevent damagfhg cables to the
west of Ireland.
3. It is thought that if the fish
ing vessels liable to anchor along
the route of the U. S. government
cable would use mushroom anchors
the cable would not be caught and
much expense and annoyance to the
government would be saved, com
munication with the people in Alas
ka maintained, and prosecution of
companies for injuring cables pre
vented.
4. It is the request that this in
formation be given as wide publicity
as may be practicable.
Remember the Qrand Excursion
to Knik with the Anchorage Band
in attendance. See posters. Faith
fully yours, JOHNSTON’S FERRY.
6-21-4t.
THE MODEL, 4TH, E AND F’ STS.
Power boat ottlces at Th© Model
for Knlk and Matanuska, Kern
creek, Hope and way points.
C. F. PETERSON, Agent.
Elmer Erickson returned from a
trip in the Willow creek district last
night.
POISONED
By mosquitoes? We make the
screens to keep them out. Balch and
McDonald. 4th bet. D and E Sts.
6-23tf.
NOTICE.
A meeting will be held at the
Union hall Sunday, June 25th, at 8
o’clock, p. m., at which Mr. Chas. G.
Ganty, Territorial Secy. S. P. A., will
deliver an address on Industrial
Unionism and Socialism. All are in
vited to attend. 6-22-6-24
P. H. RINGSTAD, Secy.
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The Nome Nugget states that the
native village of Norvig has taken
on the appearance of a city, streets
well laid out and cabins placed on
nearly all the lots. Fift^four cabins
completed. One building and more
to be built. Sixty-eight lots have
beeji located up to date.
The Charles H. Lilly Company, of
Seattle, capitalized for $300,000 and
empowered to engage in a general
seed and feed business, have filed ar
ticles with Secretary C. E. Davidson.
Harold H. Post is designated as the
Alaskan agent for purposes of sum
mons in case of suit.
Reports from LaTouche island are
to the. effect that Archie Handcock
'who is opening up the Horseshoe
Bay mines for the Reynolds-Alaska
Development Company, has struck a
j rich body of copper ore, and will
have a large crew of men at work
within a short time.
The Nome Chamber of Commerce
has protested through the Alaska
Bureau of the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce against an increase in
freight rates. Instead of a raise, a
reduction is demanded, particularly
on coal and salt, northbound, and
ore, fish and reindeer, southbound.
A coroner’s Jury inquiring into
the death of Alfred Boots, a wireless
operator who died suddenly at Ket
chikan, returned a verdict that death
j .as occasioned by unknown causes.
The stomach of the deceased will be
sent to Seattle for examination to
ascertain if he had taken poison.
Skagway citizens will have to deny
themselves the delights of the seduc
tive cocktail and other alcoholic bev
erages the coming year, as a small
majority of the residents of the
i town voted on the dry side at the
| recent election. It is safe to say
j Skagway will not be popular with
the tourists this summer.
Report has it that the pay recent
! ly discovered by Al. Jorgensen, in
the Dexter section near Nome, is of
considerably greater value than the
j first indications would suggest. Pans
running as high as four and live dol
lars are said to have been found,
and indications point to the pay body
bejng extensive.
John Kelley, a resident of Ketchi
kan, placed four boxes of powder
which he thought too old to be very
effective, under a stump he desired
to blow out. When the explosion
came up came the stump, several
sections of sidewalk, and scared the
people in the vicinity almost to
death. Mr. Kelley says he was fooled
by the. quality of the powder.
I Bl Marche*
Opp. Postoffice
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Have just opened up
100 dozen Men’s, Women’s
and Children’s
STRAW HATS
These are the finest selections of Straw Hats that
left the States.
Ladies, you better hurry and
make your selections
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Men's and Women's T
Garden Sun Hats 25c
Watch our for the
Great
Slaughtering Sale
OF
Men’s and Boys’ Clothing
The BON MARCHE
_ Opp. Postoffice