Cocck Iknlet Pioneer
VOL. 1
Anchorage, Alaska, Monday, May 22. 1916
NO. 172
WANT ROAD BUILT
Tfl COAL FIELDS
WASHINGTON, May 22.—T(jo
Senate Terr torial Committee has de
cided to ank the opinion of Secretary
or tile Interior Lane ns to the advis
ability of building a branch line from
the Copper . River ii Northwestern
railway to the Kerins river coal
fields. The Cordova Chamber of
Commerce petitioned President Wil
son for this government extension
of fifty miles, and he submitted the
matter to the Senate for its consid
eration. It was then referred to the
territorial committee, and at the
hearings held Donald A. McKc;i7.ii’,
representing tlie Cordova organiza
tion, appeared and presented same
strong arguments in favor of the
construction of this branch, estimat
ing that the cost would he $20,000
per mile.
FUSION PEEVED
SLOW HUH
WASHINGTON, May 22.—General j
Funston’s largo border patrol i3 be
ing delayed, according to officials of
the War department, by the slow
mobilization of Arizona and New
Mexico national guards and by the
disappointing showing in numbers
and equipment, although some guard
companies have reported for service.
Secretary Daniels has appealed to
the president to use his influence and
save the navy’s reserves in the Cali
fornia oil fields as a vital step in
the campaign for national defense.
CHICAGO, May 22 - The plat
form which will be submitted to the
republican national convention is
now in course of preparatioon, ac
¥ cording to Fred W. Uptaam, chair
man of the local committee of ar
rangements for the convention, who
has just returned from New York,
after a conference with Chairman
Hillis. There will be embodied in
the platform strong planks favoring
Americanism, country preparedness,
and a tariff for the protection of
the American industries.
WILL BUILD NEW
The public spirit ol' George M.
Campbell and E. .). Warner is again
* in ovidcnec. These gentlemen, who
compose tho enterprising real ontate
firm of the Alaska'Heal Estate and
Investment Company, have agreed to
construct a suitable building for the
Anchorage Chamber of Commerce on
lot, 7, block 2(i, and from the fact
that this firm has tho plans under
their supervision is sufficient to
know that the Chamber will have
suitable and appropriate rooms for
meeting and otherwise carry on the
business this body will handle. It
i'j due to the courtesy of the mem
bers of the school hoard that the
Chamber has had a place of mooting,
and now this long-felt need will bo
supplied and tho Anchorage Cham
ber of Commerce will have a home
they can call their own.
This building, upon completion,
^ will he turned over to tho Chamber
at a nominal monthly rental, and
will consist of-two rooms. The front
room will ho used by tho secretary
and a display and c.vhib.tioi^ room,
Special to Cook Inlet Pioneer.
GENEVA, May 22.—The fighting between Italy and Aus
tria is progressing in the region of the Rovereto and Sugan
valleys, while there is every evidence that tin* Austrians have
begun a general offensive movement against the Italians’
front from the Alps to the Adriatic. Many of the bodies of
the Austrian soldiers, killed in fighting, are st.(.n floating
down the river Adige. The Austrians' have brought several
batteries of their heaviest guns from Germany .and installed
them near Garritz and Monfalsone, where the staff of Arch
duke Frederck has arrived.
ITALIANS EVACUATE TERRITORY.
ROME, May 22.—An Italian official communication admits
the evacuation by the Italians of Zegnatorto and also the line
from Montenaggio to Saggliadostio, between Tarrangnolo val
ley and upper Astieo, after several bombardments.
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY ASSEMBLE SHIPS.
PARIS, May 22.-—A hundred and fifty steamships have been
assembled at the Hungarian seaport of Flume, for the purpose
of transporting troops and munitions, under the protection of
Austria Hungary, to Burazzo, Albania.
RUSSIANS SINK GERMAN SHIP.
LONDON, May 22.—The Gennajn steamship Kolga Bian
tana was sunk by the Russian submarine Baltic, and so far as
known all the crew were saved, the captain being a prisoner
aboard the submarine.
SUBMARINE DESTROYS S. S. HERA.
STOCKHOLM, May 22.- A British submarine sank tlu*
German steamer Hera, with a great loss of life.
DARING AVIATOR MAKES RECORD.
PARIES, May 22.—Sub-Lieut. Navarre, who 'reeently en
j gaged five German aeroplanes in battle, today broughl dow n
! his tenth machine in aerial combat at Dohynte, Argonne.
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BRITISH BOMBARD EGYPT.
LONDON, May 22.—A fleet of British warships and aero
planes bombarded El Arisli, Egypt, near the border of Pales
tine.
SUBMARINE CONTROVERSY CLOSED.
LONDON, May 22.—Advices from Germany are to the of
feet that the controversy as regards the submarine warfare
has been closed and that country will make no further response
to its attacks on vessels.
WANTS WAR CREDIT ETENDED,
LONDON, May 22.—Premier Asquith will tomorr w a i: for
a one-half billion dollar war credit.
AMERICAN SAILORS ARE SAVED.
WASHINGTON, May 22.—The three American members of
the crew of the British steamship Engroser, which was sunk
off the Isle of Dyen, were saved, according to*a dispatch re
ceived by the state department.
the rear will be used by the Cham
ber as a plare of meeting; in addi
tion, it will carry the social feature
and be used as a reading room and
a place for entertainment. Work
will commence at once and be rushed
tc completion as fast as possible, and
be opened to the public by a genuine
old-fashioned ‘house-warming.” A
committee will be appointed to look
alter this end of the affair, and it
promises to be propitious to the oc
casion. ]
PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE
WAXES WARM IN OREGON
PORTLAND, May 19.—The bitter
est campaign in the history of Ore
gon came to a close tonight. The
contest was over the election of dele
gates to the Republican national con
vention, and the Cummins support
ers worked hard to corral every pos
sible vote, in order to knife Hughes
and thus .fid Roosevelt.
PORTLAND, May 20.—Through
the votes of the women, Hughes
seems to be in a favorite position
as the candidate for president. The
effort of the Progressives to switch
all votes for Cummins in the hope
of the delegates finally rallying to
support of Roosevelt came to naught.
PORTLAND, May 22.—The vote
of Hughes exceeded that of Cum
mins and Uurton combined. Wilson
was unopposed as the Democratic
candidate and Roosevelt as the
choice of the Progressives.
Alaskans Banquet in Seattle.
SEATTLE, May 22.—Adolph Beh
rends, Peter Each, E. Singram and
twenty other of the early stampedera
to the Kobuk district held a reunion
and banquet at the Frye hotel Satur
day night. ,
Political Boss Is Dead.
CINCINNATI, May 22.-—George* v
B. Cox, the Republican political bosa
of Ohio, died at his home in this city
on Saturday.
Death of Prominent Young Lady. j
SEATTLE, May 20.—Mrs. Emily
Nelson Ritchie Mcuean, wife of Don- !
aid McLean, of New York, and past
president general Daughters of
American Revolution, died here to- 1
day.
WASHINGTON, May 20.—Anibasr-j
sador Page has cabled that the scn-j,
tence of Lynch cannot be confirmed
and asking for information regard-'j
ing nature of sentence.
Expedition to He Continued.
MARSTON, May 20.—The order i
of withdrawal sent to the Sibley ‘j
Langhorn expedition two days ag(v J
bas been countermanded.
The troops stationed at Fort Lis
som will not go to the border, it is*
stated.
TWO BALL CLUBS
ENTER THE FIELD
The season is open; the baseball
season is on. The practice game yes
terday afternoon between liobarts'
Shamrocks and the Commission on
the Commission grounds brought out
some fifteen or twenty aspirants on
both sides, all of whom had an op
portunity to get a “tryout.” it was
really the first enthusiasm displayed
in baseball this spring, and started
off under favorable auspices. The
boys showed up well in practice and
entered into the spirit of the game
in such a manner that justities tlie
belief that at least two good teams
will be in the field this season.
The Knilc team is after a date for
next Sunday, but arrangements will
probably bo made for them to play
on the diamond now being put in
shape at Recreation park at a later
date, and the game next Sunday will
be between the Shamrocks and the
Commission team on the Commission
field.
Trdops to Remain in Mexico,
WASHINGTON, May 20.—it has
been officially announced that the
American troops which invaded Mex
ico to search for the Glenn Springs
bandits will remain there indefi
nitely.
Mayor Dios From Poisoning.
SPOKANE, May 22.—A. C. Hil
lings, mayor of Harrington, (llfid here
Saturday, after suffering great agony
from an attack of gangreen.
Will Not (in Hast.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 22.—The
University of Stanford crow has
abandoned all intention to go east
for the regatta, which will he hold
on June 17.
Deputy Marshal Harry Schultz ar
rested J. Goodman last night, and
charges have been preferred on the
charge of attempted robbery and
display of firearms. Judgi Uavil
bound Goodman over for a pre lim -
nary hearing until tomorrow morn
ing on the charge counccU d with
firearms, and the robb ry cha ge
will come up later.
6ns BtipoVitch failed to heed t le j
warning cry that came from Valdtz 1
that "Hoffman will get you if you j
den't watch out." Deputy Marshal 1
Frank Hoffman brought tins down '
front Moose creek Saturday, and b j
was arraigned before Judge David s
on tho charge of gambl ng, who lined
nim S20u and costs for his ultu- |
disregard of tho statutes mak'ng j
gambling a felony. Gus paid the
fine.
NEWS NOTES OF
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Under the wing of Mrs. Timothy
: O’Connor as chaperone, the An
| chorago Boosters gave a delightful
.lu>p at Xlio "Home of the Edison'' in
(he Fowler building, Saturday night.
The work of preparing the play
[ ground for the children is going
! steadily forward. Mr. Balch, who at
I tile request of the chairman of the
| playground committee of the Parent
Teachers’ Association, is overseeing
1 the work in an eflicient manner. The
dirt for lilling in the depressions on
| the ground is being supplied at the
: present from the Fowler excavation,
and more dirt has been promised by
(’apt. Lathrop and several contract
I ors, all of which is greatly appreci
ated by the association.
The winners of the picture, given
as a reward for good attendance by
rooms, goes to Mrs. Keith McCul
lagh’s room for the ensuing week.
The regular bi-monthly report
cards were given out. this week, and
we trust all parents will carefully
examine them, as by so doing you
may know what the school is doing
for the children.
i The regular meeting of the^Nada
Club was held in the high school
room Friday night at 8 o’clock.
Judge Adams, of Cordova, gave a
most interesting and really instruct
ive talk on the discovery and develop
ment of the Copper river country and
the construction of the railroad into
that region. lie paid a glowing
tribute to the memory of M. J.
Honey, contractor, and E. C. Haw
kins, general manager of the Copper
River railroad. After the talk the
club enjoyed a social time, while
dainty refreshments were servod by
the girls of Miss Bennett's room.
Deputy Marshal Frank Holfman,
who is stationed in the Matanuska
and Moose creek districts, left for
the Landing today. Mr. Holfman re
ports that the camps are all orderly
and only one or two minor otl'ens s
have come under his eagle eye.
The telephone wire between Ap
ace and Seward was in shapo for
hearing thing? at 12:SO p. m. The
steamer Watson left Seward at noon
today for Anchorage. The steamer
Alameda Is reported due in Seward
at 11 o'clock tonight.
Lesson In Patriotism.
TACOMA, May 22.—Judge Cardy
has sentenced Haffer to serve four
nt/mths in Jail for libelling (Jcorge
Washington.
Douglas has a tennis tournament
in full swing.
ABOUT THE TOWN
Attorney Jeremiah Murphy made
ta business trip to Knik yesterday.
E. H. Tiartholt' and it. L. Hatcher
left tor Knik and the Willow creek
district yesterday.
Little Ruth Itamsey, who has has
been quite sick for several days, is i
feeling much better today.
Max Nelson, formerly captain of
the 1!. A- I!., and well known in navi
gation circles, has signed on with
the Commission to handle one of
their river boats.
MesdaThes Harry Landers, (leorge
Smith, H. Bomlroau and Miss Eliza
beth Bennett, were among the Knik
shoppers who spent Saturday in An-*
ehorage buying their belated Easter
bonnets.
Harry Rotten, the Seward baseball
magnate, returned to Anchorage this
morning from Knik where he has
been for several days attending to
business. Incidentally, Mr. Iloben
has been proselyting among the Knik
ball players, but without success.
Tom Neely, the famous navigator,
has associated himself with ('apt.
Halderstron, of the hustling ‘Hus
tler.” The “Hustler” will make the 1
trip to Susitna Station and Mclfoug- |
al today carrying a number of pas
sengers and a capacity cargo of
freight.
Mr. and airs. A. P. Davis and their
young son Hadley, will leave on the
Alameda for Seward where they will
make their future home. Mr. Davis
has been in business in Knik for
several years and goes to Seward to .
assume duties with the Alaska
Transfer Co., with whom lie is asso
ciated in business.
The popular “Pennant” of Knik
has changed hands. Misses Howard
and Shea have sold the business to
Clark Davis, who has moved the
stock to one of George W. Palmer’s
store buildings and will continue the
business at the new stand. Mr.
Davis expects to make a leader of
the Pioneer.
Husiness on Fifth avenue is pick
ing up. W. T. Murray and Walter
illandon have just opened a clothes
cleaning shop at the corner of Fifth
and G streets, next door to the Ta
coma Cafe. These boys will put in
the very latest machinery necessary
to successfully carry on their lino of
business, and, while they aro now
open for business, the machinery will
not be Installed until its arrival on
the Alameda, at which time they
promise something new and modern
in the clothes cleaning and pressing
line.
Treadwell has installed a now fire
alarm in the shape of a steam siren.
WASHINGTON, May 20.—Among
the appropriations reported in the
civil sundry hill l'or Alaska, in addi
tion to the $0,217,Out) for the-gov
ernment railroad, were $25,000 for
medical relief, and as this was a
smaller amount than was asked for, %
no provision is made for the pro
posed hospital at Kuskokwim. The
amount for educational purposes
outside of incorporated towns in the
territory was fixed at $25,000, which
means that the schools at Nenana,
Russian Mission and icy Gape must
remain closed.
!IS
GIVEN HARD JOLT
DETROIT. May 22.—The fialiwick
has published a message of warning
from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry
Ford, in which he denounced the
latter’s pacificism and excoriated the
Wilson administration for its "make
believe preparedness.” The colonel
announced that only a policy of
staunch readinosh would keep Amer
ica in the forefront of the world's
affairs. He accused influential Ger
mans, who reflect the views of the
German government, of approving of
the plans of the Gernmn-Americnn
pacificists in the United States, with
flu1 idea of keeping America unpre
pared while maintaining Germany 3
readiness.
*•>
A mass meeting of Anchorage citi
zens was hold yesterday afternoon at
the Labor Temple. The meeting was
called by R. H. Uingstad, secretary
of the union, in regard to the bill
introduced in the House by Con
gressman Houston advising the po
licing of the railway line under con
struction by the government during
the construction period and also
after completion. Judge A. F. Stowe
presided at the meeting, vv th It. H.
Rfngstad acting as secretary. Judge
Stowe, Attorney Coffey and John W.
Frame addressed the meeting and
spoke against the measure, and as
ii was the sense of the meeting the
chair appointed a committee to
draft a sot of resolutions protesting
against the move, and the necessary
money was raised by popular sub
scription to send the protest in by
v ire to President Wilson, Delegate
Wiekersham and U. S. Senator Key
Pittman. This will bo followed by
copies of the resolution sent by mail
to different public men at Wash
ington. Thero wore some 500 men
present at the meeting, and the ac
tion of the meeting was heartily en
dorsed by all present.
MKMIIKItS CHAMHRIt OP COM
MI'.KCK, XOTICK.
Your attention is called to Articlo
1 of the by-laws, as revised at a spe
cial meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce May 19, 1910:
“Upon a person being elected a
member of the organisation he shall
pay $25, that shall constitute his or
her initiation fee. All personas now
members of the organization shall
hnvc 10 days from the adoption of
these revised by-laws to pay said ini
tiation fee and if the amount is not
pu'd by them the secretary shall
strike their name from the roll with
out any further action.”
r,-22-3t A. S. KOCH, Secretary.
Valdez has three baseball teams
organized for this summer,
f