Subs Sink Six
EnglishShips
2 Destroyers
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♦ (By Associated Press) ♦
♦ ATLANTIC PORT, Sept. 22. ♦
♦ Passengers arriving from Kng- ♦
♦ land brought a circumstantial re- ♦
♦ ^M>rt that five British steamships ♦
♦ and two destroyers of a convoy ♦
♦ of a fleet of six, which left ♦
♦ Lough Swilly, Ireland, on Sep- ♦
♦ tember 3, were sunk by German ♦
♦ submarines a few hours after de- ♦
♦ parting. One submarine, and ♦
♦ probably two, were sunk by de- ♦
♦ stroyers. ♦
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II CREDIT BILL
GOES TO TIL
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22. — The
$11,000,000,000 war credit bill confer
ence report was adopted by the house
yesterday afternoon and the measure
will immediately be sent to the White
House for President Wilson’s signa
ture, as the senate passed it on Thurs
day.
TO INVESTIGATE
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22. — Chair
man Flood, of Ihe house foreign af-j
fairs committee, after a conference ,
with Secretary Lansing, said that pro-1
bably there would be a congressional
investigation of former Ambassador
Bernstorff's plans to influence the
house by expending $50,000.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22. — Secre
tary of State Lansing gave Chairman
Flood no new details in reference to
the Bernstorff message.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.—After a
confirenee with Chairman Flood, Sec
retary Lansing said: "I do not see
how the Bernstorff message reflects
upon congress or any member. Ap
parently it was the purpose to employ
agencies to influence congressmen, of
which they would have no knowledge,
and if they were influenced they
would be entirely innocent. I do not
know what the organization was, but
I have no intention of casting sus
picion on the members of congress.”
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STRIKE AT SHIP
SEATTLE, Sept. 22. — The ship
yard condition is critical and unless
progress is made in the negotiations
the Washington state metal workers
and steel yards will separate on Mon
day, tying up every yard except the
one owned by Skinner & Eddy, which
conceded the new scale in granting
thirty-three per cent advances in
wages.
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Mike Lucy is known to every
man, women and child in tho Idita
rod district. He is a typical Irish
tman and proud of it. Mike was called
as a witnes for Johnny Beaton, the
other night when he was being admit
ted to citizenship in the U. S. Judge
Pratt asked the customary questions.
Mike claimed citizenship in tho IT. S.
by naturalization. Then came, "What
is your native country?” Mike was
astounded. He strongly suspected that
there was some fun going on at his
expense. However, he threw back his
shoulders and said, “Olreland." Evon
Judge Bunnel smiled.
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Phil DeWere. a well known min
ing man in the Fairbanks section, tell
down a forty foot shaft on Engineer
creek recently and was badly injured.
He is reported to be Improving at the
St. Joseph' hospital in Fairbanks, and
it is expected he will be up and around
^ again within a short time.
.
(By Associated Press)
LONDON, Sept. 22. — The British
warship bombarded the Teer naval
works at Ostend with satisfactory re
sults. Three German seaplanes were
brought down by British aeroplanes.
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OSTENO ARE
(By Associated Press)
LONDON. Sept. 22.—The Germans
continued last night to launch heavy
counter attacks against the new Brit
ish lines east of Ypres and used large
forces without results, except the loss
of a great many men.
PKTROOKAD, Sept. 22. — The Rus
sian troops on the Riga front have re
tired to the right bank of the Dvina
river, in the region of Jacokstand.
LONDON. Sept. 22. — It is official
ly announced that during the first
two hours of Thursday’s battle low
clouds and a drizzling rain made fly
ing almost impossible. When the wea
ther improved our aerial activity be
came great and the contact mnlnt
tained with our advancing troops, both
aeroplanes and balloons, gave obser
valion for our army.
BUT 8 GERMAN
DIVISIONS 0|
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PARIS, Sept. 22. — Of the thirty !
five German divisions engaged in |
fighting In Flanders from the middle!
of July to the end of August, but eight
remain on the front line.
MARKET PRICES
ROOTED IN
SEATTLE
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE. Sept. 22. — The potato
market is unchanged and shipping
light. Vegetables are selling strong,
with prices high. Fruit is beginning
to diminish, although a large supply is
on hand. Cranberry production in this
slate will keep prices down, as new
acreage has been included. The high
price of feed is seemingly having its
effect on the egg market, most small
raisers having cleaned their coops,
while large producers have begun to
make a regular business combating
high feed prices. Butter is firm anti
the cheese market strong, with little
chance of a drop. Grocery staples arc
unchanged. There will be no more
copper quotations, as the government
has set a price. Potatoes, Puget
Sound, are selling for $35 and $45;
cabbage, 1 3-4 and 2 cents; onions,
California yellow, 2 1-4 cents; apples,
Gravensteins, $2 and $2.25 a box; eggs,
ranch, 50 cents; butter, 47 and 48
cents; cheese, Oregon triplets. 25 and
20 cents.
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The assesed valuation of the tax
able property in the town of Juneau
Is $3,730,708 and the rate for the year
has been fixed at 10 mills.
No slacker will be found at Auk bay
las first reported, as all the men there
have registered for the selective draft.
They did not register at Auk bay but
all their names appear on the list at
Tee harbor.
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Juneau capitalists are planning on
Subscribing to a company to be form
ed for the purpose of making cans
for all the canneries of Southeastern
Alaska.
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Gustav Franzen was recently denied
citizenship papers at Fairbanks bv
Judge C. E. Bunnell, because when
asked if he would fight for his country
now that Germany and America arc
at war, he replied that he would fight
if America was invaded, but that it
was against his principles to leave
this country and fight in foreign
countries.
POPULAR YOUNG
I jr* ■ .
lamt evening at 9 o’clock at the
apartments of Mrs. A. V. Gray was
performed tl. ■ ceremony of holy mat
rimony. the contracting parties being
Mr. Wynn Abbott Nourse and Miss
Gertrude Lillian Gray. Rev. E. 1’.
Ziegler officiated.
Everything In connection with the
consummation of this affair was car
ried out In the quietest manner. It
comes as a great surprise to all of the
friends of this popular young couple.
It .was simply by the most dexterous
of detective work that we are able to
give the particulars of the event. By
manipulations of the most Sherlockian
character, the groom was able to sido
step publicity for one minute and
seven seconds after the spoken words
which bound them for life were ut
tered. Like a thunder bolt out of a
clear sky the resounding boom of con
gratulatory tins pans beaten by forty
one kids exacted a baffled smile from
the otherwise austere countenance of
"Bill.’’ The smooth work on the parb
of the bride and groom kept know
ledge of the affair from the rest of
their friends for two minutes. In fact,
congratulations have been pouring in
continuously, and it Is with enthusi
asm that we voice ourselves with the
general public.
Mr. and Mrs. Nourse will make their
home here In Cordova, and it Is our
pleasure to extend the best good
wishes for their future happiness.
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coioora WILL
John T. Thorndyke, son of C. M.
Thorndyke. a well known mining en
gineer, who died last September in
Juneau, recently returned to Cordova
from the property left by his fathet
in the Willow creek district, where he
has been located doing the develop
ment work, which has opened up a
large body of high grade ore, and has
left lor the south, where he will con
sult with some prominent Willow
creek and eastern capital with a view
to the sale of the entire property, and
the erection of a modern mill in the
spring, of which he will take charge.
He will still retain an interest in the
property, the price to be paid will be
$50,000.
From Seattle Mr. Thorndyke will go
to the Colorado School of Mines for
the winter, where he will continue his
studies, first taken up in the practi
cal field of mineralogy. Then he will
attend the University of California,
and later the University of Washing
ton.
Both the Mable and Gold Cord pro
peiUes in the Willow creek section
have surpassed all expectations for the
summer work. In fact, all the claims
in that section have opened up so arf
to make those interested feel it Is no
longer a prospect section, but a per
manent camp, and one which is a
"poor man’s country,” on account of
transportation facilities, which is
drawing the attention of permanent
and conservative investors looking for
good, high grade, free milling propo
sitions. The ltarthoff claims will work
as late as the weather will permit, as
they have just opened up a rich vein.
These claims adjoin the Thorndyke
property, making them a chain of very
valuable claims that are improving
with depth, and will be the center of
a great coming mining district.
NEW THEATRE BUILDINGS
FOR CORDOVA AND SEWARD.
Our townsman, Cuptain A. E. Lath
rop, lias purchased for cash lots 39
arid 40, In block 9, at Seward, from
! rank I,, ltallaine, for the purpose of
"reeting a new theatre building In our
| neighboring town. Captain Lathrop
owns and operates a chain of Empress
theatres in southwestern Alaska, and
it Is his intention to leave Anchorage
on the steamer Mariposa for Seattle,
where he will place the contracts for
materful for the erection of modern
show houses ut both Cordova and Sew
aril in the spring. The plans for the
building here have already been
drawn, and when erected it will be one
of the largest and finest theatres in
Alaska, entailing an expenditure of
about $05,000.
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A shipment of 200,000 black spotted
trout eggH is expected soon at the
Southeastern AIiihUu Fish and Game
dub of Juneau. The eggs are com
ing from Colorado from the Bureau
of Fisheries.
GERMAN REPLY
PIPE'S-PUCE
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♦ (By Associated Pres*) 4
4 V.MHTERI:AM. Sept 22.- Ger- 4
4 many's reply to the pope's peace 4
4 proposal declares that special 4
4 care was taken by the govern- 4
4 ment, In the closest contact with 4
4 its preparation by the German 4
4 people to discuss the answering 4
4 questions raised, proved how ear- 4
4 nestly Germany desires to find 4
4 a practical basis for just and last- 4
4 Ing pein e. Germany fully recog- 4
♦ ni/.es the pope's peace producing 4
4 effort by arbitration to Interna- 4
4 lional differences of opinion 4
4 Go many is ready to support 4
4 every proposal compatible with 4
4 the vital interest of the German 4
> empire's people. Germany also 4
4 gleets with special sympathy the 4
4 leading Idea wherein the pope 4
4 expresses conviction that the ftt- 4
4 turo material power of firms be 4
4 superseded by the moral power of 4
♦ right. 4
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TROUBLE AMONG
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(By Associated Brest})
BEI-tNE, Sept. 22. — The kaiseJf
pase.l through Budapest on his way*
on Sofia and it is believed he is seek!
ng to smooth over the difficulties be-|
tween Bulgaria and Germany. Aus-j
ria demanded military aid which BuM
garla refused, and Bulgaria askedl
similar aid, which the central powers!
refused. I
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V .A-.'.'
I
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_
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22. — The in j
formation possessed by the govern I
ment shows conclusively more direct I
connection by the ministermachine in j
America with the Irish question than
Is indicated in former Ambassado
Bernstorffs message to the German
foreign office. The records of the do
uartment of justice are reported to
contain the names of men implicate''
In this intrigue conducted by Bern
storff and bis emissaries while in
America.
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SURVEY AND ESTIMATE BE
MADE EYAK LAKE DRIVEWAY
W. H. Waugh, senior highway enai
neer of. the office of public roads and
consulting engineer of the Alaska road
commission, was in Cordova today
and arranged for a survey and esti
mate of the cost for the construction
of five miles of roadway around Eyak
lake, which will be built in the spring
■rom the forestry fund of about $150.
000, which w'ill be available next Iu 1 >
for roads in the Chugach and Tongas
forest reserves. The new road will
connect with the territorial road nov
being constructed from Second street
to Oldtown by Commissioner James
E. Wilson, and will be the opening
work for a driveway around Eyak
lake.
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GENERAL TERM OF
DISTRICT COURT CALLED.
A general ter mof tho district court
for the territory of Alaska, third divl
sion. has been called by District Judge
Fred M. Brown, and will be held in
Valdez beginning the ISth day of Oc
tober and will continue thereafter
from day to day until the calendar Is
cleaned up.
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BANK OF SEWARD DECLARES
10 PER CENT DIVIDEND.
At a meeting of the board of trus
tees of the Hunk of Seward, held the
other day. a 10 per cent dividend was
declared on the capital stock of the
Institution.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: Charles E.
Brown, president: Sidney Anderson,
vice-president; 11. S. Balderston, cash
ier; Robert H. Romig. aslstant
cashier.
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Try u loaf of “Sun Maid" Raisin
Bread. It's really fine. City Bakery.
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SERIES
(By United Press)
NEW YORK, Sept. 22. — Two of the
tightest fielding and smartest infields
haHetiull has ever Recn since the erup
tion that shattered the Athletics will
be seen in opposed action when the
filauls and White Sox mingle in the
world's series. Each is balanced at
second base by a fast thinker, a
speedy, certain fielder and a veteran
of hard-fought championship games.
■Eddie Collins, prince of the second
sark,, s ts field c«ptain for the While
Sox. Charley Herzog, McGrow's vet
eran of many campaigns, holds down
the same job on the Giants.
Man for man, compared from every
angle, the White Sox have an edge
at infielding. despite the comparison
that Is always being made between
McGrow's quintet and the slugging
bunch that once performed for Con
nie Mack. Infields of the $100,000 sort
have gone out of fashion since Mack
used his axe. but the nearest approach
to it since hns been the aggregation
thrown Into the pennant fight by ( has
Comiskey.
Gandll and Holke at first base com
pare closely, despite Gandil's experi
ence and an old reputation for heavy
hitting. I,Ike all the White Sox of
former years and present days. Gan
dil's heavy bat has been lost. He is
still hitting them regularly as is one
of the game's most dangerous pinch
batsmen, hut his .300 average has
gone. Holke is the same sort of hit
ter. but is more youthful. Their field
Ing offers nothing to favor either man.
Each Is steady under fire,
it. Comparisons never offered more in
a world’s series than the respective
merits of Charley Herzog. Giant sec
ond baseman, and Eddie Collins, the
brilliant second baseman of the White
Sox. A terrific hitter, speedy lease
runner, brilliant fielder, and lfghtn'ng
thinker, Collins stands out as the
greatest second baseman the game i
it a k ever known. Even now. after a
‘p&iMXi of batting depression, the for
mer wonder of the old Athletics, is
striding into .300 form with a vim
that holds nothing good for the Giant
pitchers.
Like all the great batsmen, l oilins
work with the mace is natural. Hitting
left handed pitching Is only slight 1
more of a task for him titan smashing
the right handers. McGraw’s trio of.
sterling southpaws will have little ef
feet on his average, provided he plays
in championship form. Collins has
been accused this year of slowing up
as a fielder and of playing stupid base
ball, but this charge may be classed
with the declaration that Ty Cobb was
slipping. Ty slipped into the Aineii-;
can league's batting leadership.
in Herzog the Giants have a second
baseman the equal of Collins as a
fielder and thinker. The clash of
wits between this pair should lie fully
as interesting as the battle of bats.
Herzog's batting falls far below Col
lins' mark, however, and It hardly can
be said he exercises the same judg
ment in base running.
The best baseball in Herzog's ca- j
reer will come out in the forthcoming j
series, if the injury to his back does
not prevent. He is purely a fighter.
The short series will bring every !
iunce of effort from his nervous body, j
\t shortstop the Giants have the edge i
',n experience, fielding ability and hit
ting. Fletcher's hitting will carry him
over the rough spots where Kisberg
might stumble. Fletcher’s fielding,
likewise, tops that of the coast gradu
ate, mainly because he is more ccr
tain of himself.
Kisberg specializes in long hitting
He has b^en hailed a coming nation-il ,
star, but hasn't yet attained that form, j
It was his acquisition, however, that
supplied the championship for n fot
White Sox.
In Buck Weaver and Ilelnie Zimmer
man it is difficult to reach a basis of j
comparison. The men are vastly d'f
ferent. Weaver is undoubtedly the bet
ter, faster fielder, and a faster thinker. 1
Zimmerman’s aggressiveness, heavy
hitting and personality give him an
edge over many infielders.
Zimmerman's batting punch, com
bined with that of Benny Kauff. will j
be the main reason for bets on the
Sox. He is playing the best ball of j
his career and is holding his temper.
Weaver is generally conceded to bej
the best third baseman in the Ameri
can league. He is a good pinch hitter
fair baBe runner and a brilliant fielder,
but given to erratic throwing.
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Quartermaster Sergeant Schwecht
en, at Fort Liscum has received offi
cial notification that he has been pro
moted to the rank of captain.
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The steamer Admiral Evans arrived
from the westward late this afternoon
and was only in port a short time be
fore sailing south.
ID CROSS IS IN
NEED “HOME"
NURSES
(By Associated FTess)
WASHINGTON. Sept. 21—Amerl
ca’s health nurses have gone to war in
such numbers that the Red Cross to
day anounced a plan to recruit their
ranks in this country to meet the ur
gent need for them in the homes. A
scholarship fund has been establish
ed through the Red Cross bureau of
town and country nursing work need
only apply to the Red Cross. The
children's bureau of the department
of Gabor has pointed out that unless
the supply of public health nurses Is
kept up during the war the haaltn of
the country's children will be men
aced. It recommended that public
health nursing, he officially recogniz
ed as war service.
That is vlrtualy what the Red Cross
has done. The public health nursing
course for graduate nurses is one
year. Several of the larger city
chapters have voluntered to pay the
expenses of graduate nurses who wish
to take the one year course.
The special training required for
this work includes the study of rural
sogial problems, public health nurs
ing, municipal health problems, foods
and dietetics for social workers, so
ciology, and work in connection with
the care of dependant families. The
work of the nurse includes not only
bedside nursing at farm houses far
removed from the cities, but work in
bygene in connection with country
schools. Special attention is given
also to the general welfare work a
mong the farming communities and
in towns under 25,000 population.
GIFT OF IIOUDH
IS II GIF
What Is believed to be the first al
leged violation in Alaska of the presi
dential proclamation, forbidding the
selling or giving away of intoxicating
liquor within five miles of a naval or
military reservation in unincoi porn ted i
territory or within half a mile of such
reservations in incorporated cities, is j
charged against Zeke Perivich, of An- |
chorage.
The case presents a new phase in
connection with intoxicating liquor in
that city, which is not incorporated ;
territory and ail parts of which are j
within five miles of a military reser- j
vation. It presents the Issue of merely
giving away liquor, and emphasizes |
the fact that violations of the presi
dential proclamation are regarded
more seriously than the old offense of
selling liquor In a prohibition com-'
munity.
Persons accused of violating the j
presidential proclamation, if evidence j
is produced tending to establish their |
guilt, are bound over to the United
States district court, instead of hav j
ing their cases finally disposed of by
the United States commissioner.
Perivich is accused of merely giving !
away, not selling, liquor in Anchorage !
and within five miles of a military re i
servation. The complaint against him
was filed before Commissioner Leo
pold David. The accused man has not
entered a plea, and is at liberty on
bail.
President Wilson, under authority
of an act of congress, issued the pro
clamation regarding the selling or giv
ing away of liquor last July. The same
proclamation also forbids selling or
giving liquor to a soldier or sailor In
the federal service at any time or
place.
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ODD FELLOWS START
BUILDING AT SEWARD
Excavations are being made for the
handsome new building to be occupied
by the Seward Odd Fellows. It will be
located on the lot net ween the Marri
man National Hank building and the
postoffice. The building will be of
wooden construction and will provide
a spacious lodge room and other eon
veinenees. plans for which have not
been fully completed.
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Quartermaster Sergeant F. Kidwell
has received notice of his promotion
hs Captain. Q. M. C. at Fort l.iscum.
find is receiving the congratulations
of his many friends on his promotion.
Captain Kidwell will probably he call
ed outside in the near future.
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* Chief Engineer of the steamship
Mariposa, Karl Kalinond. has been
promoted to Chief Port Engineer for
the Alaska Steamship Company at Se
atle, and has entered upon his new
I duties.
CIS TO SEND
TUPS TO
FRANCE
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♦ (By Associated Press) e
♦ PEKING, Sept 22 The pre g
♦ sMent end esbtnet here agrded t*» a
♦ the plan Of sending a trial divl- a
♦ sion of 24,MO CUaase soldiers to ♦
♦ Prance, If money, equipment and ♦
♦ ahlpplng is available, and aj>- a
♦ proved of the proposition. Prance ♦
♦ is eager to receive a contingent ♦
♦ of Chinese and the) m .11 probably a
♦ bt lUe to reach Prance by Janu a
♦ ■" > 1 An abundance or fairly a
v are li .d lately a
♦ available for the expedition and ♦
♦ the premier favors sending |300,> ♦
♦ "00 men. »
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No assessment work Is required un
III six months after the war on mining
claims owned by persons in the naval
or military service of the United
States. The exact status of legisla
tion regarding assessment work is giv
en by Representative i-ark as follows:
"A joint resolution, which was adop
ted at this special session of congress
and approved by the president, pro
vides that the requirement of the min
ing law for the performance of one
hundred dollars' worth of labor per
year upon each location 'shall not ap
ply to claims or parts of claims owned
1>> officers or enlisted men who have
been or may be. during the present
war with Germany, mustered into
the military or naval service of the
United Slates to serve during their
enlistment in the war with Germany.
" ‘a° I hat no mining claim or any
part thereof owited by such person,
which has been regularly located and
recorded, shall be subject to forfeiture
for non performance of the annual as
sessments during the period of his
servise or until six months after such
owner Is mustered out of the service,
or until six months after his death In
the service, provided that the claim
ant of any mining location in order
to obtain the benefits of this law must
give notice of his muster into the ser
vice of the United States and of his
desire to hold said mining claim under
(his resolution.”'
ELLIOTT JOINS
STUFF OF TOE
LI. Of C.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 23—Pat
ffllliot, eoach of last year’s victorious
freshman elevn at the University of
California, has been engaged to in
struct the first year men for this sea
son in the finer points in the game.
The signing of Elliott completed the
university's coaching staff.
Walter Johnson, a member of last
year's varsity squad, is to assist El
liott.
Andy Smith, head coach, has been
putting the aspiring youngsters for
football honors through stiff rehears
els recently. The first university
game of the season was played last
Saturday on the Berkeley campus be
tween the freshman and sophomores.
Later in the day there was another
game betwen the juniors and seniors.
Smith and his asistants said the in
terclasss brought out some exclient
varsity posibilities.
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James Pike, a prominent Pedro
creek operator, arrived in Fairbanks
recently with a cleanup of $20,000. and
announced that it was the last clean
up he would make this season. High
priies of supplies makes mining of
low grade ground unprofitable Mr.
Pike stated, and he would quit mining
until prices reached a lower level. The
ground he has been working averaged
about 30 cents, and under normal con
ditions and the economical methods
of working employed should yield a
handsome profit.
Billy Taylor, old timer and pioneer
in Anchorage, Is now known as the
Soda Pop King, having recently pur
chased the interest of his partner, Mr.
Wheeler, in the inlet Soda Works. II?
will Introduce to the public a nutri
tious and delightful beverage to be
known as Life Saver.
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