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Anchorage, Alaska, Wednesday, May 3, 1916
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EL PASO, Texas, May Too
conference between General Hugh
Scott, chlef-of-staff of the United
States army, and Major-General
Frederick Funston, commander of
the American troops on the border,
representing the United States gov
ernment, and Genera! Alvarado Ob
regon, secretary of «»r, represent
ing the de facto government in Mex
ico, now being held at the U. S. cus
toms house at El P;i o, will not bo
fruitful of results, according to pros,
ent indications, and the outlook for
trouble botwoen the United States
and Mexico is portentious. it. is as
serted cn reliable authority that war
will ensue If the United Slates troop:;
are not Immediately withdrawn
from the southern republic, and this
step the Washington authorities
have no intention of taking until
General Villa is killed or captured '
If Villa is dead, as the reports say.
then the controversy will bo less
complex and easily adjusted.
General Obregon insists that the
American troops shall be with
drawn, asserting that the de aetc
government will complete the
search for the outlaw and his bandit
gang. Generals Scott and Funston,
on the other hand, declare that the
United States troop.; will not he
withdrawn until satisfactory -evi
dence 1b adduced that Villa is dead.
This is the situation at the time
this news ia Rcntl.
CABINET DISCUSSES SITUATION.
WASHINGTON, May ».—Thu
president and his cabinet held an ex
tended meeting yesterday afternoon,
the subjects of discussion being the
German submarine question and the
Mexican situation. Secretary oi
State Lansing said that no steps
would bo taken to hasten the Got
liian rer'y to the American note.
Secretary of War llaker said lie did
not know wiiou the Hoott-Obregon
conference at El i’aso would end and
that he had no definite aev3 to give
out.
MOLDING MUNITION SHIPMENTS,
LAREDO. May 3.- As an evidence
that the United States is taking no
chances with respect to the Mexican
situation, the local customs house
received orders today to hold all
war munitions consigned lo Mexican
points. A half million rounds ol
rifle cartridges, enrouto to Mexico,
wore, upon orders from Washington,
turned over to local military au
thorities.
DOUGLAS HOLDS MUNITIONS.
DOUGLAS, May .3.—Acting on in
structions from Washington, the
:ocel customs house placed an em
bargo on the exportation of arms
md ammunition from the United
States into Mexico. ,
SUPPLY TRUCKS DELAYED.
COLUMBUS, May 3.—One hun
dred and thirty-hvo supply trucks,
laden with supplies for the Amer
ican army invading Mexico, are stuck
in the mud between Colia, Ouhlan
and Ascension, in Mexico.
LIGHTING IN SOUTHERN MEXICO
WASHINGTON, May 3.—The Hirst
, liKilling in the Carranza campaign
against General Zapata and his law
less army occurred yesterday, in the
southern part of Mexico, according
to advices received 'today by the
i state department. ’
LONDON, May 3. -Premier As
quith. speaking in the house of com
mons yesterday afternoon, said that
the government would introduce a
bill tomorrow providing for com
pulsory enlistment in the Bri isli
army He declared that the volun
teer method of raising the army up
to tho limit required had been a
complete failure and said that the
revolt in Ireland had made an im
mediate call for men a matter of
extreme urgency.
In the course of his speech, the
premier staled that since the war
begun Great Britain, including over
seas possessions, had called out live
million men, for land and sea duty,
respectively.
M VERDUN FRONT
PARIS, May 3.—In the lighting at
the Verdun front, the French troops
i have advanced oio mile in the past
vthree days, the German troops re
treating accordingly. The French
(troops have been rein torced by large
, / bodies of fresh Russian troops.
William Foster, of the immigra
te tion service, who ha
been acting in
the capacity of stenographer lor the
Labor Commissionsailed for San
Francisco or. the Watson.
• Bert Stewart, foreman for the
Alaska Free Gold Mining Company
in the Willow creek district, is in
town.
WASHINGTON, May 3.—The Ger
man response to the American note
M3 expected to reach Washington-to
day, although it is no.t • likely that
tile contents of the note, if received,
will 1)0 made public until tomorrow.
German officials in Washington pro
[ less to believe that President .Wil
son's demands have been acceded to
by the German government.
LONDON, May 3.—Three of the
prominent leaders op the Sinn Fein
revolt in Ireland, taken captive by
British troops, were shot to death
this morning, according to the urn
nouncemefit of .Premier Asquith in
the house of commons today. Pat
rick H. Pearce, provisional president
under tile proposed new regime in
Ireland, and James Connolly, coin
lnander-in-chief of the Sinn Fein
army, were two of those executed.'
Three other leaders, among those
who signed too proclamation for the
independent government, were sen
tenced to servo three years in the
penitentiary.
Harry Duroerstein, of the firm or
Jacobs fr Durborstein, has tikised a
portion of lot 7, in block 2(1, through
12. J. Warner, of the Alaska Realty
and Investment Company Mr. Dur
berstein will have oh display,' at. his
new location, many and various ar
ticles necessary for both individuals
and business house?.
I'ITTSBUHG, May 3.—A pitched
battle between munition plant strik
ers, and their sympathizers on (he
one hand and guards employed to
defend the lidgar Thompson Steel
Company’s plant on the other, oc
curred yesterday afternoon at llrad
dock, where the big concern is lo
cated.
The mob that attacked the armed
guards composed a formidable army
of men, but the members were
armed only with clubs and brick
bats. The angry crowd attacked the
guards, who responded with gun
shots. Again and again the mob
charged the guards, only to be
driven back by the discharge of
weapons. In the meantime, the em
ployes of the plant, numbering
seven thousand men, hastily ap
peared on the scene, armed with
clubs and other similar weapons,
whereupon the strikers and their
followers withdrew and departed the
scene.
—Four dead strikers were found at
the scene of the rioting, and thirty
five strikers were wounded. Fight
of these were taken to the liraddoek
hospital for treatment, and little
hope is held out for t.ieir recovery.
The Edgar Thompson plant is one
of the Westinghouse Company con
cerns. The employes refused to
walk out when the general strike
was called.
CHAMBER MAY
ERECT BUILDING
The mooting ot' the Anchorage
Chamber of Commerce last night
was adjourned after a short meet
ing. This was mainly due to the
small number of members present,
ft was the sense of the meeting to
call a special meeting tor 8 o'clock
Friday night, to be hold, as usual,
in ,the school house.
This meeting should be attended
by every business and professional
mail uf Anchorage and by every one
interested in the welfare and future
of the city, as business of vital im
portance will be introduced and dis
cussed at this time. The present
status of this body is encouraging,
but. can, with a little effort, bo made
more prosperous. There are now
198 members, 65 of which are in
good standing, and, in the way of
digression, it is to be marked the
gplehdid showing that has been made
by the faithful few. The dues are
nominal, only ?8 per year, payable
quarterly.
While it has been fortunate in
having the school rooms at its dis
posal for its meetings, for which it
is duly grateful, still it is only
proper. that a commercial body
should have a place of meeting ab
1 solutely its own.
With this purpose in view, the
special meeting has been called for
Friday night, at 8 o’clock, at 'he
school house. In the early days the
citizens pointed with pride to the
town hall, where every meeting of
importance was held. Later it be
came known as the public or city
hail—the christening is a minor de
tail, but it is certainly up to An
chorage to hove a place for public
meetings. At present there is no
such place, that may be used for
commercial and social purposes for
the good of Anchorage.
The plans and manner of meeting
this issue have not been thoroughly
• threshed out. Several have been
suggested, among them a stock com
pany composed of the people of An
chorage, with the interest-bearing
bond as an inducement. However,
this will be open for discussion at
the special meeting to be held at
the school house at the hour of 8
p. m., and this meeting is much
more important than the landing of
some steamship or any minor matter
of individual business. We “pass
the.buck” until Saturday’s issue.
TO MAKE MAX OF HIM.
SEATTLE, May 2.—Marie Jacob
son, aged seventeen years, was mar
ried to John Station, a confirmed
burglar, in the county jail, here to
day. Mrs. Station, after the mar
riage ceremony, announced the in
tention of making a man oirt of her
husband.
The sttamer Admiral Watson, of
the Admiral line, reached port at 9
o’clock last night, and sailed south
hound at 11 o'clock this forenoon.
The following is the tirst-clasa pas
senger list for Anchorage:
Max Kolm and wife, J. W. Allen,
H. Dnnkenston, Frank Fridle, Frank
Mortimer, I)r. I. fi. I^eeson, T. Cal
lahan, D. W. Thomas, Mrs. A. 1).
Smith, Mrs. K. Miller, Mrs. E.
Brown, A. E. Thompson, Martin
Hickey, Mrs. D. O'Connell, Mrs. H.
Thomas. Mrs. Dann, Bert Smith, it.
Donaldson, S. Feldman, John Duero,
A. Edwards, R. Klemmer, Ed. C.
Smith, W. A. Johnson, F. W. Brills,
A. H. Bower, R. Lindstrom, Fred
Martindale, T. Thompson, II. E. Mc
Dough and wife, I,. C. Moss, R.
Walker, M. Reno, R. Jones, A. L
Putnam, John Hunter, H. Polovich,
N. C. Skinner, R. E. MeCourtney, J.
Dandroski, A. Rhein, Jeannie Kline,
Annie Surnecke, Jack Payne. E. W.
Smith, H. T. Fowler, L. Rohinson,
E. McDonald, Robert Shankel, G. E.
Austin, Mrs. J. E. Beattie, Mrs. F.
McGivney, Mrs. J. J. Sturgis, W. H.
Murphy, F. F. Duprcy, Wm. Bar
tholf. J. L. Veach and wife, Mrs.
Ross Hickey, Ida B. Spown, Mrs. It.
E. Davis, Lillian Lattre, Jennie
Jones, H. Olsen, C. O. Phranz and
[ wife, Felix Brown and wife, J. E.
| Cravis, Al. Davis, C. A. Johnston. C.
Guerno, Charles Tripoli, F. L. Wag
ner and wife, M. J. Paulson, J. T.
Gruber, J. N. McKay, Nick Goaki, J.
F. Himate, George Marr, Oscar
Ostrander, James O'Donnell, and 3 4
steerage.
Murder will out. His friends
kney there was something doing—
some signifcant reason for building
and furnishing the new bungalow;
a reason tor the perpetual smile, the
new blue serge suit, and especially
the donation to the baseball club;
Q. E. D., Mrs. Ray C. Larson has
written Ray C. Larson, the glass
man. that she and daughter, accom
panied by her sister, Miss Celia
Thompson, will sail for Anchorage
on the Northwestern, leaving Seattle
May 5th.
A special meeting of socialists was
held at Union hall last Sunday after
noon, at which nominations were
opened for candidates to the next
erritorial legislature. Ballots may
be secured of the secretary and must
be in by May 10th. The regular
meeting will be held tonight at 7:30
for transaction of important busi
ness.
The Federal Commissioners of
Conciliation, composed of John A.
MofBtt, Hywel Davies and Benjamin
Squires, departed for the effete east
on the steamer Watson.
Supplemental to the wage scale
satisfactorily adjusted on the rail
way project, the Federal Commis
sioners of Conciliation, Messrs. Mof
fitt, Davies and Squires, have sub
mitted recommendations to the
Alaskan Engineering Commission
with respect to the matter of ac
commodations, comprehending liv
ing quarters, etc.
These recommendations arc con
'ainod in a letter to Commissioner
Mears, and through the courtesy of
the Federal Commissioners tne Pio
neer received a copy as follows:
Frederick Mears, Esq.,
Commissioner in Charge at An
chorage,
Alaskan Engineering Commission,
Anchorage, Alaska:
Dear Sir:
Supplemental to the wage sei d
ile decided upon by the Federal
Commissioners of Conciliation and
promulgated by them on April 2 7th,
mil revised April 2!ttb, 191G. wc
herewith submit for your careful,
and we hope your favorable, consid
eration the following recommenda
tions:
First—Government quarters tor
employes should ho models or object
lessons of possibilities of what the
best practical methods of housing,
feeding and sanitary condition
should he, with full consideration
for the temporary as well as the
permanent locations on the govern
ment railroad.
Second—Ancnorage mess md
deeping quarters being permanent,
should measure up to, and if l
dble Improve on the best practices
>f corporations in Alaska.
Third—The camp mess and si
ing quarters after the tirst win! -r s
experience (with its financial line.ta
ions) are to be made as comfort
tide and sanitary as the conditions
Aill warrant, and, further, that a
military and camp inspector
lave full supervision, so that < 'in
lilaints can bo promptly adjusted
and causes eliminated.
Fourth—Section men on mainten
ance of way are to be housed in
frame buildings, rent free, on the
different sections of the railroad.
Fifth—Seniority rule, with duo
consideration to efficiency, should
prevail an to mechanics.
Sixth—Should any employee or
any number of employees hare a
grievance they shall be lirst submit
ted for adjustment to the foreman
in charge, and, if in the opinion of
those having the grievance a proper
redress has not been made, the same,
shall be taken up with the superin
tendent or district engineer of tile
division wherein the aggrieved are
employed; still failing to agree, then
with the commissioner in charge for •
the final disposition of the matter,
in every instance there shall be a
continuance of work pending the ad-t
justment of such grievance or griev
ances. j
Seventh—All men are to bo paid .
as per classifications of work per- ,
formed. ' "
Eighth The scale of wages pro- ■
mulgated on April 27th, and revised
on April 29th, i01(i. by the Federal .-1
Commissioners of Conciliation shall
continue in force until June 20.
1017. Respectfully submitted,
Hated at Anchorage, Alaska,
The 2nd of .way, 1010.
JOHN A. JtOFFlTT,
HYWi-t* DAVjJ-IS,
B. M. squires;' • ■ , ;J
Federal Commissioners of
Conciliation.
SECRETARY WESO.V IM F,ASCII.
‘ Washington, May 2- ISTfiv
Jno. A. Molfitt, Anchorage;
Convey my congratulations to the
Commission and all interested par
ties of the successful issue at your
mediation.
(Signed) IV. I!. WILSON,
Sec’y Dept, of Labor.”
SAN FRANCISCO, May 3. ^’res
idential primaries were li id
throughout tne state of California
yesterday. A big vote was polled,
but at the time this message was
sent the result was not known
STATE TROOPS
BEACH PITISBK
PITTSBURG, May 3.—Forty-live
thousand munition workers, em
ployed in munition plants controlled
by the Westlnghouse Company in
the Pittsburg district, are out on
strike, demanding an increase in
wages. State milit’a and cavalry
troops arrived in Pittsburg this
morning, to prevent disorders.
Wu J. Henry has recently arrived
from Opjhir, bringing glowing re
ports of that section, which will be
published in detail in a later issue
of this paper. Mr. Henry expects to
leave for Seattle on the Alameda,
returning to Anchorage in the near
future However, he will bo kept
well informed, as he has subscribed
for the Pioneer to be sent to Seattle
during hi8 absence.
Mr. H. T. Fowler, of Everett,
Wash., considered one of the most
progressive citizens of Anchorage,
arrived here from the outside on the
Watson last night.
NORTH YAKIMA. May 3,—The
democratic state convention con
vened at North Yakima yesterday,
and a largo number of delegates are
in attendance. The first part of the
convention was given over to oratory
and to routine business.
PROMINENTWQMAN
FLIES OVER SEATTLE
SLATTL13, May .3.—Miss Lucy
Burns, vice-chairman of tho Con
gressional Union, as the guest of
Aviator jjmroney, (lew over the lakes
and hills of'Seattle yesterday, scat
tering cards bearing tho words,
"Vote for Women."
They are always 'on the job.
Thoso picture meat, noting the dis
satisfied expressiotttuii their patrons'
faces last night,, havo decided to
change the reels and give the public
an entire change of program (not
clothing) at tonight's show. As their
paid ad was already set up, and thi3
seenm to be an ago of conciliation,
this local appears. In other words,
In tlie language ol the inimicable
Larry Byrne, “Tonight’s show will
be good."
Mr. Lucas will be the fwegt of
Mr. and Mrs. George M. Campbell at
a 7 o'clock dinner tonight.
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