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ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1»1«.
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FAIRBANKS, June 1.—Division
Engineer Bailey, in charge of the
work in the government railroad
north of Broad Pass, has arrived at
Xenana. where he established his
headquarters, and is starting to
build docks. Disbursing Agent Cra
mer has opened his office in Fair
banks. Every man in the district
will be given work, says the en
gineer. and the scale of wages will
be from fifty to eigbty-tive cents per
hour. Thomas J. Riggs, Jr., a mem
ber of the Alaskan Engineering
Comm.ssion, is expected here June
10, at which time the construction
of the road will start from this end.
Xmv President U. P. Road.
NEW VORK, June 1.—At a meet
ing of the board of directors of the
I’nion Pacific railway Edgar E. Cal
v in was elected president.
MOVEMENTS ALASKA STEAM
ERS OP LOCAL INTEREST
SEATTLE, June 1.—The flagship
Alaska sailed yesterday afternoon
with fifty passengers for Anchorage.
Tue steamers Senator and Victoria
will leave on their first sailing of the
season for Nome on June 2, with
eighty-five passengers booked.
BIG MONEY LIKELY
FOR NEW TRAILS
Washington, June 2. — Col.
, Richardson will leave here Sun
day for Alaska, to take up the
season’s work of the Road Com
mission. The military bill will
not be reported to Congress until
later and will likely carry half a
million appropriation for new
roads and trail work in Alaskh.
JUXEAU1TE MAY ESTABLISH
JOBBING HOUSE HERE
Geo. E. Forrest, representat
ive of the American Radiator Co.,
Bowles Plumbing Co. and Fair
banks-Morse, is stopping at the
White House and will be in An
chorage for at least ten days in
the interests of his various com
panies. He is going into the mat
ter thoroughly as to the practic
ability of establishing a jobbing
house in Anchorage. Mr. For
rest has been established in Ju
neau for a number of years and
it is to be hoped that he receives
the proper encouragement neces
sary to make Anchorage a branch
of that establishment. Mr. For
rest has been connected with the
business interests and the vari
ous enterprises of Juneau for
some 20 years and prior to leav
ing for Anchorage he was the
guest of honor of the Elk’s lodge,
at an enthusiastic smoker at
which his efforts on behalf of the
Juneau lodge were appreciated in
the shape of a beautiful diamond
studded Elks’ emblem, as a gift
from home lodge, No. 420.
COVPI.E HAD NARROW ESCAPE
FROM DROWNING IN RIVER
Captain Balderson brought tthe
launch Hustler in Monday from a
successful trip to Susltna Station
and McDougal, 36 miles above the
etation on the Yentna river. The
captain had ten passengers and five
tons of freight on his trip up the
river and brought back six passen
gers to Anchorage. Among the pas
sengers on the trip to McDougal were
Jim Murray and M A. Ellis, big op
erators in the Cache creek country.
He reports a very narrow escape
of a man and his wife who are run
ning the roadhouse at Happy river.
They were on their way to Knik to
lay in a supply of provisions and
were making the trip in a poling
boat when the swift river current
overturned the boat, and they had a
hard struggle saving their lives, and
lost seven line malamute pups by
drowning.
Capt. Balderston took a bundle of
the Daily Times with him on the
trip and he says the people of both
the Station and McDougal were cer
tainly glad to get them, as favorable
reports of the paper had already
reached there.
*
CORDOVA, May 30.—The salmon
are running strong for this time of
the year, and live canneries here are
working full crews of men. The
Clark-Graham Company has also put
on a night shift In order to handle
the catch.
HUGHES THROWS
POLITICAL BOMB
CHICAGO, June 1.—Considerable
flurry was created in political circles
when It became known that Justice
Hughes was besought yesterday af
ternoon. over the long distance tele
phone, in reference to the negotia
tions be<ng carried on here in his
behalf for the Republican presiden
tial nomination. It is reported that
he repudiated Frank Hithcock as
being in a position to appear in any
capacity as representing him. The
conversation took place from Con
gress hotel, but the Chicago end of
the wire who appealed to Justice
Hughes to know’ by what authority
plans ars (being made in his behalf
by Hitchcock has not been disclosed.
There are many who believe it was
Chairman Hlllis, of the national
committee.
WASHINGTON, June 1.—When
an attempt was made by local re
porters to interview Justice Hughes
in reference to Hitchcock's authority*
to represent him at the Republican
national convention the best they
could do was to reach the Jurist’s
prlvare secretary. He answered all
tjueries to this effect: ••Justice
Hughes cannot be disturbed by such
matters." ,
GARDEN PRIZES
10 BE AWARDED
Mrs Ivy Q. Chase, chairman of tne
Garden Contest, which the Ancorage
Woman’s Club is conducting, an
sousres that four prizes will be
awardel. asd the following rules
have been adopted for the costest:
Eight dollars for the best vege
table garden, open to children of all
ages.
Ten dollars for the best flower
garden grown by a girl or boy be
tween the ages of ben and nineteen
year*.
Five dollars for the best flower
garden grown by a boy under the
years.
In making the award of prizes the
following points will be considered:
The largest variety of flowers or
vegetables; the largest output of
vegetables; the neatness of the gar
den; the artistic arrangement of the
flow ers about the house and grounds.
Inspection of gardens will be made
once each week and a record kept of
vegetables picked at the time of
inspection. This record will be
turned over to the Judges at the end
of the contest. No record will be
kept of vegetables picked except at
the time of inspection.
The final inspection of the Judges
will be made on the following dates:
Vegetable garden, September loth;
flower garden, August 31st.
Children may receive assistance in
preparing the ground for planting,
and those under ten years may re
ceive assistance in the planting.
After that all children must assume
the entire care of the garden.
Fertilizer may be obtained, it de
sired, from the load placed in the
school house grounds for this pur
pose.
Rules for the flower gardens: The
flowers may be located about the
house, as desired, where they will
grow best. Any or all or the follow
ing flowers may be planted. Sweet
peas, nasturtiums, pansies, popples,
daisies, mignonettes, pinks, pe
tunias, verpenas, marigolds, flox,
canterbury bells, gypsphila, or other
flowers growing well in this country.
Rules for vegetable gardens: The
plot of ground must not exceed six
teen feet square. Any or all of the
fallowing vegetables may be plant
ed. Lettuce, onions, cabbage, rad
ishes, carrots, parsnips, kale, brus
sels sprouts, turnips, petrowskls,
rutabagas and peas.
Any child may compete for both
vegetable and flower garden prizes.
Children wishing to enter this
contest will please report to Miss
Clark, at the school house, before
Monday, June 5th, 3:30 p. m.. and
leg'.ster name, age and address, and
for what prize they wish to compete.
“Any little girl under ten entering
the contest for the flower garden
prize will be given a vote, as to
whether a doll dressed by the
Woman’s Club shall be substituted
for the five dollars offered.
The following is the list of out
going passengers that left at 8
o’clock this morning on the Mari
posa: J. J. Qrady, Geo. Leighton,
II. Vallrush, G. E. Knott. Sidney Ah*
dersoc, P. Vucetlch. and Mr. and
Mrs. W. D. Flinn.
ROOSEVELT LEADS
IN MBETTING
Chicago, June 2.—In the bet
ting in the Republican nomina
tion for president it is even mon
ey on Roosevelt, two to one
against Hughes and forty to one
against the favorite sons.
Chicago, June 2.—This morn
ing’s Chicago American says that
the old guard leaders of the Re
publican convention arrived here
to find that the Roosevelt tide is
rising so rapidly that it is apt to
sweep everything in its way
when the national convention
convenes. With nearly a score
of favorite sons in the race for
the presidential nomination,
Roosevelt is the second choice of
all the delegations instructed for
them. The Hughes boom is on
the wane and is being battered
to pieces.
CHICAGO, June 1.—The Repub
lican national committee met yester
day to hear forty contests involving
the right of sixty-two delegates to
sit in the convention.
ST. LOUIS,’ June 1.—In address
ing the City Club Col. Roosevelt paid
his compliments to President Wilson,
by characterizing his Memorial Day
spteeh as weak. Roosevelt declared
that Wilson used weak words which
3uckeu the life out of his phrases
aud made them meoningless.
XOW IS THE TIME TO THINK
OF STEAM-HEATING PLANT
George F. Forrest, of Juneau, rep
resenting the American Radiator
Company and Bowles Company and
the F'airbanks-Morse Company, is in
Anchorage and will furnish free
plans and specifications concerning
heating materials for business
houses and residences. Mr. Forrest
is stopping at the White House.
fi-2-4t
WANT NEUTRAL CANDIDATE
NOMINATED FOR PRESIDENT
CHICAGO. June 1.—Representa
tive Gernian-American leaders from
twenty-nine states and Alaska held
a rousing meeting in this city, after
which they issued a statement call
ing upon the Republican and Demo
cratic parties to name such candi
dates for president as would not De
cbjf ctior.able to them.
Victor H. Wilhelm, U. S. sur
veyor with the division of sur
veys of the general land office,
has arrived in Anchorage and is
stopping at the Crescent hotel.
Mr. Wilhelm will engage in town
ship sub-divisional surveys along
the line of the railroad in the
vicinity of Anchorage. The bal
ance of his party will arrive on
one of the early boats and work
will commence at once. The sur
vey division will have two par
ties in the Susitna valley this
summer and U. S. Surveyor Ross
will have charge of this work and
employ about 20 men in the two
parties. J. P. Walker, assistant
supervisor of surveys, with head
quarters at Juneau, will be here
soon and will have direct super
vision over both parties.
BIG CONTRACT FOR PILING
HAS BEEN COMPLETER
C. David and sou have completed
a large tie and piling contract for
the Commissicn, and are in Anchor
age today on business connected
with same. Work on this contract
was commenced last October and
finished the first of June in which
time they got out 24,000 ties, 3300
telephone poles and 1000 piling,
which were delivered on the right
of-way of the railroad. The head
camp was stationed at Otter creek
and 8 to 15 men were employed.
ST. LOUIS. June 1.—Moral trea
son to the United States was charged
by Col. Roosevelt In an address here
yesterday, against the German
Americans who seek to make their
government representative act
in the interests of Germany rather
than this country. He characterized
the German-American alliance as an
anti-American alliance and advocat
ed America for Americans, whether
born here or abroad.
Shuckicton Reaches Port Stanley.
LONDON, June 2.—Lieutenant
Shackleton, the explorer, has arrived
safely at Port Stanley, on the Falk
larl islands.
American Troops to
Remain in Mexico
Washington, June 2.—The Sec
retary of State’s reply to Presi
dent Carranza’s latest request
for the withdrawal of the Amer
ican troops from Mexico is to the
effect that no such action will be
taken until the Carranza forces
demonstrate that they can con
trol the situation.
APPLE TREES BEING PLANTED
ON CHESTER CREEK
Mr. McMann, the Chester creek
horticulturist, has. a farm that is
well worth the trip to see. This
farm is located on Chester creex
about two miles southeast of An
chorage, and in addition to 15 acres
of potatoes and the usual garden
truck Mr. McMann has set out
strawberry plants, raspberry, black
berry, gooseberry bushes and a few
apple trees. These plants and ap
ple trees came from the Sitka
experimental farm and should be
well adapted to this climate. That
Mr. Me Mann has farmed before is
apparent from the exceptionally
clean and thrifty appearance of the
whole place and his farm is oue of
the show places of Anchorage and
vicinity.
COAL LANDS IN
ALASKA ARE NOW
OPEN FOR LEASE
Washington, June 3.—The reg
ulations under which 33,930 acres
of coal land in the Matanuska
valley and 33,370 acres in the
Bering river field may be leased
for commercial mining were'made
public today by the Interior De
partment. The applications to
lease may be received until the
end of this month at the general
land-office. *
Will Review and
March in Parade
Washington, June 2.—When
the local committe of the prepar
edness.parade to be held on June
14, called upon President Wilson
and invited him to review same,
the members were told by him:
‘I will not only review the par
ade but will march in it. You
can rest assured the White House
will be well represented.”
HOMESTEADER MAKING
GOOD AT CHICALOOX
Chas. W. Johnston, who is run
ning the road house at Chicaloon,
is in Anchorage on a few days’
business and pleasure trip. Mr.
Johnston is the advance guard
of the large number of people
who will eventually settle in this
vicinity and is running a splendid
road house for the comort of
travelers and his guests. His
road house is located on the
homestead he has recently taken
up in this country and will be
situated right at the Chicaloon
camp. Mr. Johnston says he ex
pects to raise enough garden
truck to supply his table during
the summer and the supply of
meat has been substantially in
creased by two fine young black
bear, killed a few days ago by
one of his guests.
INFORMATION IS WANTED
ABOUT MISSING PEOPLE
The governor’s office at Juneau is
seeking information as to the
whereabouts of the following per
sons:
Charles Sumner Carter. Has
spent several years in Alaska. Sup
posed to be interested in copper
properties in the Prince William
Sound country. Only description
given is “large man with gray
hair.”
Frank J. Coffey. Last heard
from when at Dawson in the latter
part of 1913. Description: Medium
height, dark hair and eyes, high
forehead, Irish descent and speaks
with Irish accent. Worked as elec
trician in the states.
WASHINGTON, June 1.—The sec
retary of state is in receipt of an
other note from President Carranza
regarding the situation in Mexico,
grow nc out of the pursuit of Villa
by American soldiers, which is not
looked upin with much favor in ad
ministration circles. Carranza asks
for an explanation of the continued
presence of American troops in Mex
ico and renews his request for their
withdrawal.
NEW PRESIDENT OF
WOMAN’S CLUB
New York, June 2.—Mrs. Jo
siah Evans Cowles, of Los An
geles, has been elected president
of the National Federation of
Woman’s Clubs, now in session
here.
RESUMES DUTIES AFTE
BEING IN HOSPITAL
The Daily Times is glad to an
nouuce that H. W. Knight, who
has been under Dr. Reedy’s care
since the first of May, is able to
assume his duties with the Com
mission. Mr. Knight is employed
in the capacity of division line
auditor in the office of Chief Ac
countant Wilkinson and has
charge of all the time keeping
work on the entire division and
is well qualified for this import
ant position, having been con
nected with different railroads in
a similar capacity in addition to
his experience in the U. S. aud
iting department and city audit
or’s office in Denver.
WILL LRECT BUILDING
NEXT TO PILGER’S STORE
The Daily Times is always glad
to announce the sale or lease of
business property especially
where it calls for the immediate
construction of a substantial
building. E. S. Hewitt, of Ju
neau, has just closed a long time
J lease on the 25-foot lot on Fourth
: avenue adjoining Pilger’s gener
: al store on the east and will let
j the contract for the immediate
! construction of a two-story frame
■ business house complete in every
detail and equipped with all mod
jern conveniences. One-half of
j this building will be occupied by
I an up-to-date haberdasher store
i and the other half will be occu
! pied by E. S. Hewitt & Co., for
a retail store in which they will
carry a complete stock, but make
a specialty of Burrough’s adding
machines, L. C. Smith & Bro’s.
typewriters and a full line of of
fice equipment, including the fa
mous Globe-Wernicke desks and
filing cabinets. Mr. Hewitt has
been in business in Juneau for
two years and comes to Anchor
age with splendid recommenda
tions of those qualities necessary1
to make a successful business
man and the kind that Anchrrage
welcomes to this city.
Harry Challstrop is here from
Knik river on business connected
with his mining property and
will be in the city until Monday.
Challstrop and associates have
thirty-six quartz claims on Knik
river about thirty-two miles from
Anchorage and the development
work is showing up some good
ground. The boys will drive a
tunnel this summer and the de
velopment work already done
gives them just cause for further
prospecting. The original lead
of this property was found last
summer by Carlson and Ander
son who were in a party of con
tractors doing station work for
the Commission in that neighbor
hood.
The assays of fair samples show
an average value of $24 per ton,
but the owners expect bigger
values as they proceed with the
tunnel and tap the contact. Sev
eral parties have visited the prop
erty lately with the view of buy
ing; but no deal has yet been
made, although all express them
selves favorably in regard to the
proposition. The development
of this and other property in the
vicinity of Anchorage should be
encouraged, as it all helps to
build up the community and di
versifies the business interests.,
ITU GENERAL
BEENSUSPENDED
Rome, June 2.—General Bur
soti, commander-in-chief of the
Trentino armies, has been re
lieved from command as a result
of the Austrian offensive move
ment, because he was so elated
by the Italian rapid advance to
wards Roverto that he neglected
to build trenches lest time be
ost.
Bill \are, who recently made an
assault on Honest John Doe, was
fined So and costs in Judge David’s
court yesterday afternoon.
EXERCISES
(From Wednesday's Daily.)
Dei oration Day in Anchorage for
the year 1916 was appropriately ob
served The day was perfect and a
large crowd attended the services.
The business men as a whole dis
played the proper spirit of patriot
ism in the way of decorations and
in closing their places of business.
The program as arranged was well
carried out. The platform Just in
front of the Elks Club room was
decorated with bunting, flags and a
lane picture of the immortal Abra
ham !,incoin was conspicuous. Two
members of the Grand Army of the
Republic, Edw. Rawsan and W. J.
Bishop w-ith two members of the
C onfederate Army. Dr. J. N. McCallie
and a J. Barnes, occupied the seats
of honor on the p’att’orm. Lieut. F.
Mean- Mayor Moore. Mrs. Gay, Mrs.
O'.N'eii; Dr. McBride, Mr. O’Neill,
Spanish war veteran W. H. Griggs,
Attorney J. L. Waller and President
W. T sormile also occupied seats on
the platform.
The Anchorage brass band of six
teen eces furnished patriotic, soul
inspiring music, and are entitled to
the Hunks of the whole of Anchor
age for their services. Mr. Normile.
as president of the Elks Club, acted
as m.i ter of ceremonies.
The fire department had sprinkled
the d ot on the Elks' lot, which made
it much more pleasant for the crowd.
The opening number was the na
tional air by the band, followed by
'The Vacant Chair,” beautifully ren
dered by the Commission quartet,
compo ed of Messrs. Vint, Manning,
Koberlv and Oldfield. Dr. McBride's
openiner prayer reached the hearts ot
everyone. Secretary W. H Grigg
delivered Lincooln’s Gettysburg ad
dress in a masterful manner. Attor
ney J. L. Waller made the address
of the day. The school children
sang "Columbia.” and the audience
joined in the chorus. Dr. McBride
touched the responsive chord in the
heart- of the audience when he in
troduced the gray-haired veterans of
the tw0 armies, the north and the
south, in a voice trembling with
emotion, and with words that rang
true a'ited the audience to take oft
then hats and pay their respects to
the veterans, representatives of the
remaining members of those gallant
armies who fought in the civil war
of this country.
Mayor Moore, as marshal of the
day- outlined the order of parade
and line of march, in which the band
led, followed by the old veterans in
an auti mobile, school children from
the kindergarten, boy scouts, Span
ish war veterans, school children,
firing squad, members of the Elks,
Masonn and Odd Fellows lodges and
business men of the city. The pa
rade rr.arched from the Elks Club
room d"wn Fourth avenue to C, and
down C to the bridge, over Ship
creek, vhere other services were
held. The band played a selection,
then assembly wak called, the quar
tet san “Tenting Tonight. ’ Presi
dent Normile made an address so
beaut ill. 1 and true and patriotic that
ihe Daily Times will publish it to
morrow for the benefit of the people
of Anchorage who were not permit
ted to oe present. And in closing
Mr. Nurmile cast the Elks wreath,
an.i the school children scattered
f owers wreaths asd American flags
upon the silvery, running waters of
Ship creek, to be carried to the
ocean.
The tiring squad, under Captain
Steele, ired the salute, the bugler
sounded taps, and the services were
over, and the patriotic people ot
Anchoiage carried out a program
which appropriately observed Me
morial Day and paid their respects
to ibe dead, and honored both living
and dead who made it possible tor
the people of America to have one
flag, o'ie country and one God.
ENGAGES ROOM AND BOARD
AT THE HOTEL AVAR DELL
Upon the recommendation of his
attorneys, Stowe and Coffey, Andy
McDonald plead guilty to the charge
of hocking a borrowed watch. Andy,
better known as the ‘ Panama Kid,"
has been keeping the court busy
since his recent advent into court
circles, and after rendering that pa
thetic little ballad entitled, "Every
little bit added to what you've got
makes ju-t a little bit more," Judgt
David ad ied another thirty days to
his other sentence and Andy will
spend the better part of the summer
in Anchorage as a guest of Uncle
Sam.
Drs. Reedy and Beeson opened the
swelling on Young Viking’s neck
yesterday, and report they were well
satisfied with the result, and the
many friends of the Viking will be
glad to know that they do not antici
pate any serious trouble.
SEATTLE STRIKE
TIE UP BOATS
COMING ALASKA
SEATTLE. June 27.—The union
longshoremen of this city and other
Puget round ports went out on a
strike yesterday. They demand an
inere>ise in wages of about hftetn per
cent, and their action ray affect the
sailing of steamers to Alaska and on
the Colitornia rhn unlss some am
icable settlement is reached.
McXeill Gets Life Sentence.
DUBLIN, June 1.—President Mc
Neill, of the Sinn Eeinns, was sen
tenced to life imprisonment for his
participation in the recent revolu
tion here.
WESTERN DELEGATES LEAVE
FOR BIG CONVENTION'S
SEATTLE, June 1.—A special
train of eight solid steel car8 lett
here today for Chicago, with the
combined delegates of the Republi
can and Progressive parties, a ma
jority of whom are Bull Moosers. At
Pasco the party will be joined by a
similar delegation from Oregon. It
is also expected that former Senator
Dixon, of Montana, will join the pol
ticia-.is at Missoula.
GETS
The new commission tug. Koscoa,
arrived in Anchorage Wednesday
morning bringing a 400-ton barga
from Seattle, on which wa3 loaded
tile liver boat B. & B., No. 2. Tha
B. A; B., No. 2 was built last winter
and will be used by the Commission
on the Susitna river run. Captain
Valbusch was in temporary charge
of the Roscoe.
Captain Brownilelu, 01 tha tug
Crosby, brought in the sea going
barge Lawrence from Portland early
Thursday morning. The Lawrence
was loaded with one 6o-ton Marion
steam shovel, two eighteen-ton lo
comotives, steel rails and equipment
for the Commission.
~he Crosby will leave for Hoonan,
Alaska- and pick up tne fast river
boat Omenica, which will also be
used on the Susitna run this sum
mer.
The lug Biddle, towing barge No.
40 of the Eagle Lumber Company,
anchored at the government dock
Thursday morning. Barge No. 40
was loaded to capacity with bridge
timher for the Commission The
Biddle left yesterday for Portland,
and will return at once with an addi
tional barge of lumber from tha
Eagle Lumber Company, to be used
by the Commission.
The tug Sampson is on the way
with a baige of lumber in tow from
the Eagle Lumber Company, ot Port
land, for the Commission.
118.000 MORE PAID
io corns
Thirteen contracts were settled
during the week ending June 1st
through the office of chler account
ant of the Alaskan Engineering Com
mission, totaling $18,000, and are
as follows:
Turnagaiu Arm District—P. Mc
Cormick & Co., nine men, rignt of
way contract. Stations 3090 to 3140;
Dwyer & Co., four men, right of way
contract. Stations 3390 to 3340; J.
W. Wilson ft Co., eight men, rignt
of way contract, stations 33 40 to
3403.
Matanuska branch—Oscar Lake ft
Co., eleven men. grading contract,
stations 1615 to 1637, O. Olannlnni
ft Co., eleven men, right of way con
tract, stations 1892 to 1910.
Townsite—Roy Bogue ft Co.,
grubbing contract.
Terminal District—Jacob Lane,
tie contract; Arthur Enbem ft Co.,
tie contract.
Main Line—Walter Sahlstrom ft
Co., tie and piling contract; Frank
Raive ft Co., piling contract; John
Aho ft Co., piling and tie contract;
Barnes ft Co., twelve men. grading
contract, stations 4491 to 4496 and
Sutherland and Brooks, right of way
contract, stations 5466 to 5570.
C. L. Magill, commissioner and
school teacher of Kenai, is spending
a fe.v days in Anchorage on busines*
and will make the return trip to
Kenai on the Tyonic.