THE ANCHORAGE WEEKLY TIMES
AND ALASKA LABOR NEWS
ANCHORAGE PUBLISHING CO., PUBLISHERS.
CHAS. E. HERRON.
President
C. H. PACKARD, Editor. A G. THOMPSON, Bus. Mgr.
Anchorage, Alaska.
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RANGE OF THIS PAPER’S USEFULNESS ENLARGED
For tlie purpose of widening its range of usefulness as an
active factor in the upbuilding of Anchorage and Alaska, the
Alaska Labor News hereafter will appear as the Weekly Times
and Alaska Labor News. It is the aim of the publishers to
make this the largest and best weekly paper in the territory,
in harmony with its surroundings in the largest, most modern
and best city of the greatest and richest commonwealth of the
United States. Several new features are to be added, includ
ing departments devoted especially to mining, farming, stock
raising, fishing and kindred industries and while less space
will be given to the cause of labor than in the past, that de
partment will be one of the leading features of the paper, witl
quality of news and other matters given right of way ovei
quantity. For the benefit of those not favored with carriei
or daily mail service, the more important news by cable ap
pearing in the Daily Times will be condensed for the weekh
edition; while local and territorial news if importance wil
undergo like treatment.
TRUST IS VIOLATED.
James J. R\|m killed himself in Seattle Monday. ‘‘Will’
Collier is serving time in the penitentiary. Alaskans whc
know the story dan at once connect up these two. Collier quii
Alaska and started a bank in Seattle. Ryan, after spending
the best part of his years in Nome and other camps, managec
to save a few thousand dollars and went to Seattle. All Alas
kans like to help each other along. This is more true of tin
Nome camp, perhaps, than any other. The people there, be
ing isolated a greater period and thrown upon their own re
souces for social entertainment, form ties which find warm ex
pressions whenever they meet elsewhere. Ryan, the same as
many other Alaskans, wanted to boost Collier’s game and lie
deposited his savings with Collier’s bank. When the bank ex
aminers got suspicious and began systematic work on Col
lier’s books he was unable to account for large sums he had
received. He was sent to the pen for a short term of years.
Ryan found himself penniles. Threatened with blindness, in
ill health and worried because of the chances of becoming a
public charge, he killed himself. He had planned to return
to Alaska.
His many friends would have welcomed him without
money. Hut lie couldn’t face them. He knew that they would
take care of him. yet that very fact no doubt made him re
luctant to return to them. The actual crime of which Colliei
was charged and convicted is nothing compared with the trust
which he violated. The blood of James J. Ryan is on his head
just as surely as though his hand had pulled the trigger which
fired the fatal shot.
PRACTICAL SOCIALISM.
In its present war with Germany, the United States is
very near practical socialism. The control of food exports has
been taken over by the President. The government has ab
solute jurisdiction over the manufacture of liquors. It car
commandeer steamship or the railway lines. It has under its
direction all telegraph lines. In fact, the government is su
preme. All the great economic factors must be converged tc
serve the interests of the government for the benefit of the
people. It is hardly probable that even at the end of the wai
the government will ever go back to the old order of things
Sentiment has been growing for years for government control
of telegraph and cable lines, as well as of railroads and pub
lic utilities. The present war has shown us how easy it is foi
the government to step in and take charge, when the occasior
arises.
ANCHORAGE’S ANNIVERSARY.
Yesterday was Anchorage’s anniversary. Just two years
previous to that date the sale of lots was made. The townsite
was then a wilderness. No doubt many were discouraged al
the outlook and changed their minds about buying lots
Others, however, having faith in the country’s future and the
ability of the government to make things go ahead, prompt
ly responded. Soon order replaced chaos. Streets were laic
out and cleared. Later water was installed, an electric lighl
plant built, sewers constructed and cement sidewalks laid
Thus we find Anchorage today, the youngest city in Alaska, i
modern city humming with industry on every side. Here
after the anniversary should be fittingly observed. The citi
zens should prepare some appropriate program and make tin
day a feature day.
FARMING MACHINERY
Considerable farming machinery of a modern type has
been bought by Matanuska farmers. Still more would be pur
chased if there were roads to get it over the ground. Ii
short, the development of as promising a district as can b(
found anywhere, and of great extent, all comes back to the mat
ter of roads. This fact should not be lost sight of a minute
Instead of a few binders and cultivators and ploughs, tons of
farm machinery would now be going to homesteaders once
roads were provided.
ABOUT PATRIOTISM
The United States at the present time has a form of gov
ernment nearest high ideals of equality and humanity. All
thinking men, of course, know it is far from perfect. It will
never be quite so, and yet Americans will never be satisfied
short of perfection. We shall continue to strive to improve
conditions. Just now the great need is a unified spirit of na
tionalism—in other words, * patriotism towards those higher
ideals for which we are striving. In our present war with
Germany expressions of patriotism are not lacking. At mov
ing picture shows and wherever crowds gather the appearance
of the American flag and national airs bring forth spontaneous
applause. This spirit should be encouraged everywhere. It
should be taught in our schools, from the platform, preached
from the pulpit, breathed in our newspapers and expressed con
tinually. Those who took the oath to defend this country are
now on trial. They have been accorded all of the benefits of
full citizenship. This country has kept its faith with them and
they in turn must now keep their part of the contract. In this
materialistic age we are dealing with facts, not theories, and
must be prepared to stand together as a nation and defend it
and the ideals for which our forefathers fought, or else be
exploited and enslaved by other nations. There were dissen
tors during the revolution. We had them with us during the
civil war, and they are with us in the present struggle. Both
Washington and Lincoln had them to deal with. Each patriot,
in his time, however, held steadfastly to American ideals and
triumphed. American patriotism is just alive today as it was
then, and those foreigners who are building their hopes on the
seemingly indifference of the American people will find how
badly they are mistaken when the occasion arises.
The latest news from Berlin indicates that the Hohen
zollerns and Hapsburgs should take our insurance against un
employment. All signs indicate that the German people are
going out on a big strike that will put the “umpirers” out of
business.
W. T. Kerr and E. J. Luttrell have
returned from a prospecting trip in
i the Mt. McKinley region. They left
( Anchorage in April with sled and
dogs and prospected the country
. along the east side of Mt. McKinley.
They report the country to be well
mineralized, having found plenty of
, evidences of copper, iron and galena.
Most of the streams panned “colors,”
but they found no placer deposits,
and believe the country is best adapt
ed for lode mining, although they
found sluice boxes and evidences of
placer mining which was done years
ago. The country i* brushy and dif
ficul to travel through in the sum
mer time.
J. R. Krumm, real estate man and
one of the pioneer residents of An
chorage, who removed to Portland,
Ore., last fall ,is again in the city. He
reports cdnditions very good in Port
land, with the exception of real
estate, which has not as yet felt the
effect of the wave of prosperity
! sweeping over the country. Labor
I conditions are good, and especially is
skilled labor in demand. Mr. Krumm
will be in the city lor a few days.
Installation of the new Curtis steam
turbine generator was begun Wednes
day with the placing of the machin in
the power house. It will be lowered
to the new concrete base prepared for
it and bolted in place and leveled.
Cook Inlet sunsets at Sidney Lau
rence. 40
CAN’T TRADE WITH ENEMIES.
WASHINGTON, July 12.—The
house today passed the war bill, auth
orizing the president to prevent any
firms in the United States from trad
ing with enemy countries.
E. Richter has completed the in
stallation of a modern, up-to-date
Turkish bath house in the basement
of *the Richter hotel at the cost of
over $5,000.
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IMMEDIATE DELIVERY OF
ORDERS
A general merchandise store for
all the people. Carrying complete
Lines of:
STAPLE and FANCY GROCERIES
LUMBER and SHINGLES
BOOTS and SHOES
KEROSENE and GASOLINE
PAINTS and OILS
PUMPS, PIPE and FITTINGS
TENTS and TARPAULINS
At prices that have no equal on
the Inlet.
The “Lucy” Does It
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SAVE 25 TO 50 PER CENT
ON YOUR DENTAL BILLS
BY SEEING
DR. E J. HALFORD
HIGHEST CLASS PLAINLESS DENTISTY AT
LOWEST PRICES
CROWN AND BRIDGEWORK SPECIALIST
CONSULTATION FREE
Peterson Building, Between C and D. Fourth Avenue, Anchorage.
Phone 59K.
TONY CHIMENTO & CO.
Proprietor
Montana Pool Hall
For
Tobaccos, Cigaretts & Cigars
Fresh Fruits & Candies
Pool—Billiards
and
ENTERTAINMENT
ENTERTAINMENT
MASONIC LODGE IS INSTITUTEI
Installation of officers of Anchor
age Masonic lodge, number 211 wa
held last Saturday in Masonic Tem
pie, Grand Master George R. Mai
colm, of the grand lodge of vVash
ington in charge.
The following officers were install
ed for the ensuing Masonic year
John H. Dunn, worshipful master
Andrew Christensen, senior warden
Winfield Ervin, junior warden; Car
W. Bolte, treasurer; C. Berne Mar
shall, secretary; Melvin H. Baker
senior deacon; Ralph M. Moyer, jun
ior deacon; Robert S. Temme, senio
steward; Edward T. Lindner, junio
steward; Rev. Thomas P. Howard
chaplain; Ashley W. Jones, marshal
Harry Laskey, tyler.
The installation ceremonies wer<
followed by a sumptuous banquet ii
the banquet hall adjacent to thi
lodge room.
With the progress the commissioi
is making on the railroad work, har
bor improvements and telephone line
the city is following suit, and Carrol
& Co. have been compelled to enlj^jg
their place of business and have bar
red no expense in improving thei
store to make it convenient for thei
customers to make their purchases
and as their enormous fall stock i
now coming in, their customers cai
b esatisfied that they are going to ge
what they want when they call for it
without having to go from store t
store and then, possibly, not beinj
able to get it in the end. 4
One of the most popular places o
PTlt.Prfflimnpnf in Vrmrn ic +Vi a AT nnfo n
Pool rooms. It is here that the la
boring men congregate when the;
come in off the line, and almost an;
evening you can see several differen
nationalities gathered in groups abou
the big pool hall, talking in their dif
ferent tongues. The management o
the place is very popular with th
men, and Tony has a pleasant wor<
for everyone. Poular music is al
ways on tap, and a fine line of cigars
candies, and fresh friut is convenient
ly displayed in the front of the hall
The Anchorage Realty Co. report!
that business is picking up and tha
the prospects are good for a prosper
ous fall in the real estate business.
News of the departure of anothei
well known pioneer of Alaska ove:
the long trail trip, for which no re
turn tickets are issued, was receive<
in Anchorage this week. Laun Rich
ards, long a resident of Fairbanks
and who is said to have built th<
first cabin at Circle, died in the hos
pital at Fairbanks two weeks ag(
from cancer of the stomach.
Work on the city sewer system i:
progressing satisfactorily since it ha:
been taken over by the city adminis
tration. The trunk line, some 80(
feet long, of 15 inch pipe, has beer
laid, and work on the lines through
the alleys on each side of Fourth
avenue has progressed as far as 1
street. The alley lines, which will be
the mains through the town, are laid
with 12 inch glazed tile pipe.
) A big drive is now in operation
against men’s working clothes at the
s Bon Marche, and the prices are sim
- ply cut to pieces.—Adv.
Laurence makes portraits. 40
- PROFESSIONAL CARDS
RAY AND BOOKER
I LAWYERS
Lathrop Bldg., Anchorage, Ala
LEOPOLD DAVID
r ATTORNEY-AT-LA^
NOTARY PUBLIC
. Office, corner 5th and E
Anchorage - - - Alaska
| DR. M. C. COBLE
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Alaska Building
Comer 4th and G Streets, Anchorage
; C. H. SUNDMACHER
1 . LAWYER
? Notary Public.
Bolte Bldg.
Anchorage, Alaska
Sjj WILLIAM PALLISTER, M. D. S
tfi SPECIALIST jjj *
ijj Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat 5fi
■jj Glasses Fitted |jj
yc W ill be here in Masonic build- ifi
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S mg about two weeks. ^
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R. C. MATHIS
Dentist
PHONE 60-Y.
MASONIC BUILDING,
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
P. 0. Box *7
DR. F. A. ROSS <•
DENTIST
Fowler Bldg. Anchorage
Opposite P. O. Alaska.
ROBERT SIMPSON,
Joneaa, Alaska.
Glasses Fitted; Lenses Ground
Anchorage \ foncj Z. J. Lonsaac
DR. F. M. BOYLE
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Hewitt Bnliding, Fourth Are.
Phone 97K
Dr. W. A. Rystrom
DENTIST
Office Over Harmony Theatre.
City Bakery
and
o ffee Ho use
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C Bet. 4th Avenue and 5th.