FREIGHTING SUPPLIES TO
SLATE CHEEK
Charles Swanson, the Slate Creek
placer operator, has a crew of men
at work freighting supplies from Chi
tlna to his property for the coming
summer's operations. He is among the
first to break trail and will be fol
lowed by a number of other property
owners in that district, who are anx
ious to land their supplies for the
coming summer before the snow in
the Interior becomes too deep. It is
reported from Chitina that there are
several hundred tons of supplies and j
•uachlnery at that point ready for
shipment to the Slate Creek and other
interior points.
NOW MAKING A NEW KINO
OF WOODEN SHOE
BERLIN, Tan. 10.— A furniture fac
tory in Hallerau. which before the
war devoted itself to the manufacture
of art furniture, but finds its market
dead during the war, has started the
manufacture of shoes without leather.
These are not wooden shoes of the
Dutch and South German peasant, but
a substitute for the usual leather shoe.
The uppers are made of gray or black
waterproof linen sail cloth, which at
a little distance is not easny distin
guishable from leather,' and the soles
are 'built up of layers of wood veneer
glued together with waterproof glue,
the process making a flexible, water
proof sole which follows the shape of
the arch of the foot.
The shoes have been given several
months trial and arg soon to he placgd
on fhe market. They are said to wear
well, the undersurface of the wooden
sole soon develops a felt like surface
which gives little noise, and best OT
all, the shoes are said to cost little
more than the present price for half
soling leather shoes.
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District Attorney W. M. Spence and
stenographer, W. B. Bennett, left on'1
Sunday morning's train for Chitina,
where the former will prosecute a
criminal case for the government.
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POSTAL INSPECTOR GRABS
TWO AAAIL HITLERS
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Jan. 10.—
San Juan's two, and only two, letter
carriers are under arrest following an
Investigation which Postoffice In
spector Hathaway says shows that
the letter carriers had been engaged
in a wholesale and systematic theft
of letters and valuables from the San
Juan postoffice.
The two letter carriers are Fran
cisco Cnlverin and Panlo Gonzales,
both of them federal civil employees.
In a trunk belonging to Calverin
the officers found a bundle of cur
rency containing approximately $2,—
000, and composed of bills of from $10
to $50 each. Watches, revolvers,
jewelery and other articles tvhlch are
believed to have passed through the
San Juan postoffice were found in thrf
possession of the two carriers. Much
of the supposed stolen goods the post
office authorities claim came through
the mail from the United States.
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ficers, Wednesday, January 12. Geo.
Dooley, Secretary.
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RE-SURVEYING MINE IT
FIDALGO BIT
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P. V. Cooper, the mining and hydro
electrical engineer, has been engaged
to make a resurvey of the under
ground workings of the Alaska Mines
Corporation property at Fidalgo Bay.
Manager Ed Reiter and Superinten
dent A. G. Stahl are developing a big
copper mine for the company, which
Is composed largely of Seattle capi
talists, and have uncovered a vast
quantity of ore which guarantees a
bright future for the property. The
services of the engineer have been
employed in order to check up the
estimates of the amount of ore which
has practically been blocked out by
a system of tunnels and crosscuts.
Mr. Cooper has acquired a reputa
tion in the western states for effi
ciency as a hydro-electric expert, and
has the credit of having been in
charge of the installation of some of
the largest plants on the Pacific
coast. The hydro-electric plant of the
city of Medford, one of the most pro
gressive cities in Oregon, was one of
the latest tasks undertaken by Mr.
Cooper before coming to Alaska.
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The Blum, O'Neill Company is to
day placing a handsome ejectric sign
in front of their Front Street store.
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BATCH OF
NOTES I._ !
Anchorage, Jan. 6. — The records
of the commission show that 75.000
tons of material were handled over
the dock here from June 20 to No
vember 20. Bids are to be opened on
January 15 for the construction of a
warehouse containing retail stores,
commissary, storekeeper and clerk’s
offices and two store rooms. A plat
form will be built alongside the rail
road track also, and a two storey
building erected there. One hundred
and eighty thousand feet of lumber
will be required for the work.
Bocal Serbs are taking great In
terest In the war In Europe Hlnce
King Peter and his army have been;
driven out of their native land by |
the Bulgar-Austrlan forces. They
have organized a relief fund and are j
collecting funds from all Serbians for,
the Serb Red Cross fund to help the j
suffering women and children who
are refugees in Albania and Oreece.
The Alaskan engineering commis
sion has installed a regular passenger
and 'might service from Anchorage
to the end of the present line at
Eklutna river, 2fi miles out. The one
way passenger rate is $1.55. while the
freight rate is 35 cents per 100 pounds j
for the full distance, with proportion
ate rates for local stops. Carload
rates on freight to the end of the line
are quoted a* $2.75 per ton.
The trail from the end of construc
tion to the Matanuska and along the
branch coal road to Chickaloon has
been staked and the trail broken for j .
hauling supplies for next season’s!
work. This will he started as soon as |
the emergency appropriation is passed ;
end the money available.
Ernest Royden Ramsey, clerk for
the commission, died yesterday of j
spinal meningitis. Ramsey was ill 1:
only a few hours and was unconscious |:
after the first attack. He leaves a jj
wife and two children.
The municipal water system is near- :
ing completion and it is figured that :
a pressure of about 60 pounds to the :
inch can be maintained in the bust- ■
ness section. The tank, which has j
been completed, has 100,000 gallons ■
capacity. |:
The completion of the water sys-1:
tern will he welcomed by all, as it j>
will end the water famine, during!;
which drinking water from Ship j
Creek has been retailed at ?1 per>:
barrel. j i
An Ice skating rink has been opened •
and is being liberally patronized.
The picture show has been closed !
owing to lack of new films, the ser-! ,
vice by dog sled via Seward having •:
been delayed for some reason.
The masquerade ball New fear’s :■
eve was a splendid success. It was i::
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held under the auspices of the Ladies’! :■
Guild, and some 40 prizes, donated by | ;j
the local merchants, were awarded j
for the best costumes.
The sportsmen of the town are very
much interested in a series of wrest- i;
ling events which are being staged •:
here. The bouts have been drawing §
quite a crowd. ^
WILL FEED WHILE
NEWSPAPERS
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 10. — "Don't §
burn your old newspapers; save $
them," urges Prof. Hugo Mehner, In $
the Hamburg Nachrichten.
The professor explains that he Is :>
perfecting a scheme for turning pa- $
per waste into a substitute for straw, 3
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which is largely used as fodder, not §
only In the ordinary way as chaff, but ^
also in fresh way3 after treatment by S
chemical processes.
“So we come to this,” adds Prof. 3
Mehner. "that the masses or old |i;
newspapers which have already fed 3
men's minds in town anil country will
they feed cattje, and old brown paper S
and cardboard boxes will yield milk -5;
and beefsteak.”
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he Blum, O'Neill Co.
Job work of all descriptions turned
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he Dally Times office.
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Empress Theatre
TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1916.
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Pathe Weekly News, No. 71.
THE PRODUCT.
A Yitigraph Drama.
THE LADY OR THE TIGRESS.
A Selig Drama
THE WINNING WHISKERS.
A Kalem Comedy.
Admission 25 Cents. First Show 8 p. m.