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The World Has Only Contempt for the Knocker, but Everybody Lauds the Booster
Änrlxomge Baily Timeg
AND COOK INLET PIONEER
VOL. 1. NO. 206.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, i SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1916.
PRICE 10 CENTS
ALLIES DRIVE GERMAN TROOPS OUT BELGIUM
FREIGHT RATES
AGAIN ADVANCED
SEATTLE, July 8.—The Pacific
Alaska Navigation and Pacific Coast
Steamship companies have advanced
their freight rates to southeastern
Alaska another dollar a ton, owing
to the higher wages paid sailors and
longshoremen.
LONGSHOREMEN'S STRIKE
LIKELY SOON SETTLED
SAN FRANCISCO, July 8—The
labor leaders declare that the end of
J the longshoremen’s strike is In sight
and unless there is some hitch in the
present negotiations there is every
indication of an amicable settlement
being reached next Tuesday.
The commission has made arrange
ments to have tomorrow's excursion
train wait over for the baseball game
between the City team and the Mat
anuska Junction team at the Junction
tomorrow and have also provided
dinner for the excursionists at the
nominal price of 60c a plate.
The round trip fare on tomorrow’s
train will be $2.90; the train leaves
the Terminal yards at 9 o’clock to
morrow morning and will leave the
Junction for Anchorage at 4:30
o’clock in the afternoon.
Russians Captured 250,000 Austrians
LONDON; July 8.—The British troops are encountering
furious opposition, as ammunition is being used lavishly by
the Germans in Belgium, which is being stripped of German
soldiers who cannot resist the attacks of the allies. The rail
road stations and even the larger towns are being guarded by
reservists.
The Teutons admit the withdrawal of the line from Ga
licia to Volhynia, before the rapid advance of the Russians.
The Russians-having cut the easternmost lines of retreat
across the Carpathians are on the flanks of the Austrian new
defensive lines, running through Stanislau and Halicz, and
Bothmer may be compelled to fall back further, as the Rus
sians threaten Kovel from three points.
During the past month the Russians have captured nearly
250,000 prisoners.
PARIS, July 8.—The French troops advanced further last
night in the vicinity of Belloyensanterre and Estress. The
British are unable to advance further until the heavy French
guns are installed inside the French salient trenches, where
the German positions are opposite. The British will be en
abled to have its guns mounted on railroad trucks in the time
required to lay the tracks, which will be ready soon.
PETRiOGRAD, July 8.—The Russian advance from the
Czartorysk region is being pushed further and the villages of j
Dol and Zycagruziatyn have been captured by the Russians!
who are still taking many prisoners.
i
PETROGRAD, July 7.—The Russians have advanced to;
the region lower than the one they occupied to the villages
and railway station.
Kasloff Held for Murder First Degree
TtOTEST AGAINST TAX
OX COPPER >IINIXG
BUTTE, July 8.—The copper man
ufacturers have entered a protest
against the special tax on copper
mining In the house revenue bill.
They point out that one Montana
company alone would be taxed $3,
000,000 annually
* * Carranzistas Burned at Stake
NOGALES, July 8—Two hundred and fifty Carranza sol
diers and camp followers were massacred by Broncho Yaquis
early this wedk in lower Sonora. Those not killed by gunfire
were burned at the stake.
JUAREZ, July 7.—It is officially announced that a Villa
band is operating in the vicinity of Jiminez, commanded by
Calixo Contretras, but thus far there is no evidence that ^ ilia
is alive.
WASHINGTON, July 7.—Carranza has suggested that
the American troops patrol carefully between Boquillas and
Ojinaga and he promises that every possible effort will be
made by the Carranza forces to apprehend and destroy the
bandits.
GRADING AND I CONTRACTS FOR _
$112,000 AWARDED BY COMMISSION
That the Alaskan Engineering
commission is doing business is be
ing daily evidenced by the different
contracts' that are being awarded and
the amount of permanent work un
der way and In the stage of comple
tion.
The contracts entered into during
the week ending June 30 amount to
$112,000 and have received the final
O. K. by H. B. Wilkinson, the effi
cient chief account of the Alaskan
Engineering commission and have
been tabulated in his office for the
benefit of The Dally Times.
Matanuska District—Station 5205
x457-5216x30, Christ & Co., grad
ing; 5216x30-5222x00, Romoff & Co.
grading; 01x00-8x50 Wye, Samis &
Co., grading; 1352-1357, Mike Price
& Co., grading; 1655-1679, Kinoff &
Co., clearing, 982-1000, Prank Svar
ko & Co., grading; 1040-1055, P. F.
Reinhardt & Co., grading; 1055
1080, Sam Harris & Co., grading;
1092-1101, Geo. Able & Co., grad
ing; 1101-1134, G. Zhoocovich & Co.,
grading; 1134-1144, Dan Horigan &
Co., grding; 924-947, Christ Pappa
dis & Co., grading; 947-961, G. Pas
tro & Co., grading; 1147-1150x50,
Fred Johnson & Co., grading; 795
813x25, Harlow & Co., grading; 795.
813x25, Christ & Co., grading; 1392
-1396x04, Nick Davis, grading; 1233
-1244, I. Erickson & Co., grading;
1267x50-1271, Pete Iverson & Co.,
grading; 729x50-750, Christ George
& Co., grading.
Turnagain Arm District—A2854.
A2900, P. McCormick & Co., clear
ing; A2950-A3000, Swan Adrin &
Co., clearing; 3196-3220, Chas. Skog
lund & Co., grading and grubbing;
3196-3240, Emil Nelson & Co., cul
vert; 3256-3280, John Klonas & Co.,
clearing, grading and grubbing; 3280
-3304, John Guatafson & Co., clear
ing grading and grubbing; 3220
3138, George Bakas & Co., clearing
grubbing and grading; 3375-3382,
Swan Swanson & Co., tie contract;
2900-2950, H. Anderson & Co., clear
ing.
Talkeetna district—Station 9450
9595. Milo Jonovich & Co., clearing;
Headquarters, W T, Parsons & Co.,
clearing; 10765-1082), Tom Kovan
& Co., clearing; 10820-10875, V. M.
Radovich & Co., clearing; 9700
9743, John Porter & Co., grading;
10390-10460, Frank Antovich & Co.,
clearing; 10084-10195, Nels Nichol
son & Co., clearing; 10003-10084,
John Alsos & Co., clearing; 9892
9940, Frank Daniels & Co., grading;
10875-10913, Frank W. Guest &
Co., clearing; 10952-10990, J. P. Pe
cersan & Co., grading and clearing;
10913-10952, Alfred Gustavson &
Co., grading; 9940-9970, Arman As
lin & Co., grading; 10084-10130,
Louis Pupkin & Co., grading.
In running down the circulatory
rumors in connection with the killing
of Alex Takoff Thursday night the
statement in regard to any former
trouble between Takoff and Kasloot
was unfounded. The Daily Times
has seen and talked with several men
who knew both parties and they all
make the same statement that Takoff
had never been mixed up in any pre
vious brawl or shooting scrape and
the information received about Tak
off having killed Kasloof's brother ir,
Canada was reported hv some of
their countrymen who were excited
and had the wrong man in mind.
From all accounts Takoff seems tc
have been a law-abiding citizen and
bore a splendid reputation for hon
esty and sobriety among his country
men and all who knew him. Funer
al services have been arrauged tor
Takoff’s burial and will be held to
morrow pf‘,>r.ioon at the Ureek Cath
olic church at 3 o’clock Fatrer Shep
pard ol relating.
At the corner’s Inquest held this
morning in the chambers of Judge
Leopold David the following ver
dict was rendered:
We, the jury, duly impaneled and
sworn In, find that the deceased was
named Alexander Takoff, a native ol
Russia and aged <T5 years: that he
came to his death on the 7th day ol
July, 1916, at Anchorage, Alaska,
from the result of gun shot wounds
inflicted by one Afi Kasloof and thal
said wounds were inflicted by said
ivaoiuui put i-fusei^ anu wuu uc
liberate Intent to kill Alexander Ta
koff. (Signed)
J. H. SMITH,
JAMES L. McBRIDE,
R. W. SILVER,
RAY C. LARSON,
W. C. JOHNSON,
F. B. TRACY.
These well known and reliable
business men of Anchorage who serv
ed on the Jury came to their verdlex
after hearing the evidence of, Neil
Van Houten, J. H Brownlow, Ralph
! Reed, Mr. Loudermilch and Q. Con
ley, who were witnesses to the shoot
ing, Dr. Reedy, the attending physi
cian, and Mrs. Lydia Weber, as
nurse. The testimony of the eye-wit
nesses was similar to the account
that appeared in yesterday’s Daily
Times and the statement given out
by Takoff on his death bed furnishes
no further light on the murder but
substantiates the testimony of the
witnesses at the corner’s inquest.
Kasloof still continues his attitude
of absolute silence and when seen
again this morning would not say
anything about the shooting or what
prompted him to commit the mur
der. However he may divulge some
interesting evidence at the prelimi
nary trial Monday morning and is
he.d In close connement at the fed
eral jail upon the grave charge of
murder in the first degree.
As reported yesterday in this pa
per Takoff called for Judge David to
make a death-bed confession and The
Daily Times publishes same in full:
I, Alex Takoff, of Anchorage, Alas
!
ka, believing that I am mortally
wounded and that I am about to die
and that there is no hope for my re
covery and that 1 make this state
ment under the sense of impending
death, oi the facts in connection
with my shooting. I am conscious,
I can understand English. I under
stand I am to die.
Question. Who shot you?
Answer. His name is Afi Kasloof,
American name is Jim.
Question. What did lie do?
Answer. He killed me. that is all
Question. Where did it happen?
Answer. I took a walk to Robarts’
I hall. I went in to see the players
play pool. Stayed in there a few
minutes, probably ten or fifteen min
utes. I then came out and was on
my way to the Alaska pool room.
I started to walk down the street and
at the corner I saw Jim and I say
“Hello Jim” and ne say “Hello, Hel
lo.” I said “Where are you going
Jim?” We were friends before. He
said, “You are bothering me.” 1
say nothing. He said “What in hell
are you bothering me for?” 1 say
“I am not bothering you” and he say,
“I heard from somebody you talk
] hard language of me.” I say, 'No,
I never talk anything of you” and 1
j say “Come down and see that friend
! that say I talk bad of you.” And he
| would not come down and see that
| friend and started to shoot right
| away.
Question. How many shots did he
I fire?
Answer. I do not remember, but
I believe five shots.
Question. Did you have a gun on
you?
Answer. No. He shot me three
times and I started to walk to the
store and I fell down and got a half
pound rock under my hands and aft
er he sftbt I tried to hit him and he
ran back.
Question. Did you ever have any
argument with him before?
Answer. We never had any trou
ble before.
Question. Do you understand you
will die?
Answer. I believe I am going to
die.
Question. Everything you say is
the truth?
Answer. Everything is the truth.
I swear to God it is the truth, and I
believe I am going to die.
Question. Do you realize that
there is no chance for you to get
well?
Answer. I know I will not get
well and I am telling the truth.
Question. That is right, is it?
Anser. Yes
(Signed by)" ALEX TAKOFF
And proper witnesses.
Harry Tosoki, proprietor of the
U. S. cafe, has sold his cafe to Tan
aka and Kirnura, who took charge of
the place yesterday morning. Harry
will leave in a few days for Talkeet
na, to look that place over with the
view of locating.
t
ASHLAND MAKES GOOD
REAL ESTATE DEAL '
Robert Ashland is a Arm believer in
i the future of Anchorage and says he \
knows of no place in Alaska where t
| one can make money easier in the s
! real estate game. Yesterday he f
bought the west half of lot 3, in I
block 44 from E. J. Warner and two d
hours later he leased it to Messrs. 3
Reid & Dahl, making 60 per cent in- a
terest on hi3 investment. Mr. Ash- v
land, being a business man of con- t
siderable sagacity, is willing to ac- t
i quire more property here if he see9 v
j anything that looks good to him. n
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DEATH CLAIMS
MANY CHILDREN
NEW YORK, July 7.—The total
death roll from Infantile paralysis
has reached 196, The police today
closed the playgrounds and only cool
weather will kill the epidemic, al
though an early abatement is unex
pected. The Rockefeller Institute is
importing 100 monkeys from the
Philippines for experimenting, and
seeking a remedy for the disease
which has gotten such a hold in this
city.
DEBATE HAS CLOSED
GENERAL REVENGE BILL
WASHINGTON July S.—Speaker
’'lark closed the general debate in
avor of the administration revenue
till, with an appeal for non-partisan
iction. He said he rejoiced in the
'act that republicans like Longworth,
Jardner and Hill, all rampant pro
ectionists, see their duty as Ameri
an citizens and will vote for the bill
o help the country.
Dr. McBride's sermon tomorrow
■ ill deal with the subject of “What
o Do in Difficult Duty,” and the
ervices wiiT he held at 8 o'clock
unday evening at Robarts’ hall.
>r McBride is constantly making
etermined efforts to make these
srvices interesting and entertaining,
s well as instructive. He has de
oted considerable time and atten
on to the church music and has no
fied The Dgily Times that a large,
ell-trained choir will furnish the
lusic for tomorrow night.
Check Germans In Far East
Tokio, July 7.—Tlie signing of the Russian and Japanese
alliance will end a long period of hostilities and strengthens
the Japs’ position as a first-class power. It also frees Japan
and Russia from the necessity of regarding each other as pos
sible enemies and from the maintenance of armies on the re
spective borders.
The impression prevails that the treaty framed meets the
attempts at expansion of the German influence in the far East,
and both powers are strengthened in dealing with the situa
tion in China. The Japanese are elated over the alliance.
BELUGA WHALING COMPANY IS
FORMED 61 LOCAL BUSINESS MEN
j That the resources of Anchorage
; and this community is not confined
to railroad building, farming or
mining is being evidenced in many
different ways, and hardly a week
passes but that some new enterprise [
is opened, si me new resource devel
oped. With the additional develop
ment of this country's many re
; sources the benet -morally goes to
! Anchorage.
The latest movement fostered and
promoted by Anchorage people is
the Beluga Whaling Company, which
has recently taken out articles of in
I corporation under (lie laws of the
[ territory and filed same with the
secretary. The Beluga Whaling
Company is capitalized at- $2!>,noo,
and is a close corporation, composed
of some of the most influential busi
ness men of Anchorage, together j
with men holding important offices
with the Alaska Engineering Com
pany, with J. A. Magill as president
and Clyde C. Coleman secretary and i
treasurer. A. A. Shonbeck, J. T. 1
Westermann, H. R. Warren and
James O’Reilly are the other stock
holders.
The company has established fish- i
ing headquarters at the mouth of j1
Beluga river and Kachemak bay and
have purchased two power boats to '■
be used in the business
Operations will commence at once,
and a net with a £ 2-inch mesh will
be used. The beluga fish is no doubt
a specie of the whale, as it is warm
blooded, suckles its young and is
peculiar to Alaska waters. This
fish swims in schools and is carniv
orous, feeding on tne smaller fish
with which these waters abound.
The beluga is commonly called
the white whale, and while It doe3
not grow to the magnitude of a
whale it is common to catch one
twenty feet long, but the average
length is about nine feet, weighing
about 800 pounds. The marketable
value of the beluga is confined to
the skin, which tans to a very pliable
stage and commands a good price.
The blubber ia rendered for fine lu
bricating oil and soap, while the
bones will be ground and pulverized
tor fertilizer. Arrangements have
been made for the' market for the
eather wdth some Scotland firm, and
;here is always a steady demand for
he balance of the products.
This is a new venture, but one of
treat possibilities, and it only need
ed such wide-awake and ambitious
nen as Mr. Magill and Clyde C. Cole
nan to put the idea into execution,
ind with the balance of the company
somposed of representative business
nen it stands a splendid chance for
mccess.
Read the Daily Times and be an
\nchorage booster.