GOV. RIGGS’ NEPHEW
AWARDED WAR ROSS
Governor Thomas Riggs, Jr., has re
ceived a telegram Informing him that
his nephew, Lieutenant Francis Rotch,
Jr., a resident of Alaska, has *been
awarded the British War Cross for
gallantry and distinguished service.
The telegram did not state what par
ticular service the award is based
upon. Lieutenant Rotch was serving
with the engineering corps of the
forces.
Lieutenant Rotch has been an Alas
kan for many years. He was with
Governor Riggs when the latter had
charge of the Alaska boundary survey,
and was with the Alaskan engineering
commission when the United States
entered the war. He immediately en
tered the service, and was quickly or
dered to France. His mother was a
guest of Governor and Mrs. Riggs for
some time last summer, and is well
known in Juneau.
Francis Rotch, Sr., father of the dec
orated American army officer, died
early last summer. He was a pioneer
of Washington territory and state, and
was a member of the first state legis
lature from Thurston county, of which
Olympia is the county seat, and of
several subsequent legislatures from
a Seattle district. He also resided in
Alaska for some time, his headquar
ters being Fairbanks. He was a half
brother of Governor Riggs.
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LEGISLATURE SHOULD
PROVIDE FOR SOLDIERS
"Reports from Seattle and elsewhere
are coming to us that Alaskans who
enlisted in the service of the United
States are broke and without work,
and it is the duty of the territory to
see that they are cared for,” said
Thomas J. Donohoe, Valdez lawyer
and Democratic national committee
man. “I would like to see the legis
lature which will meet next month
make an appropriation of $100,000, if
necessary, to be used to see that not
a single one of Alaska’s men who went
to serve their country when it needed
them suffers on account of his pa
triotism,” continued Mr. Donohoe.
The territory of Alaska is ricti
enough to see that none of her sol
diers are in need, and Mr. Donohoe
believes it to be the patriotic duty ol
, . le*l»latura. to nrtie a«tpl« j prov|
sion for them in some manner thai
will be fair and equitable.
ALASKA SALMON PACK
IS THIRD OF THE WORLD
The canneries of Alaska packed
more salmon than has ever beer
packed in the history of the industry
in the year 1918. The total pack foi
the season was 6,667,669 cases af
against 5,922,320 for the year 1917
which was the next biggest year.
The total salmon pack of the world
was 10,100,127. It will be seen thai
Alaska packed two-thirds of the
salmon of the world. By district
Southeastern Alaska leads the rest ol
the territory, as 3,385,740 cases were
packed here, while 1",404,238 casee
were packed in Central Alaska anc
1,887,591 were packed in Westerr
Alaska.
HIS FAMILY SUT
Early English Home of
Washingtons, Manor
of Sulgrave.
ALTHOUGH Warton, In Lan
cashire, can claim to be the
earliest of the discovered Eng
lish homes of the Wnshlngtons, it is
not until the family settled at Sul
grave, in Northamptonshire, that they
emerge definitely Into history. Even
with that restriction the story Is car
ried back to the sixteenth century, and
introduces us to the Lawrence Wash
ington whose curious brass effigy is
Manor House at Brington, Now the
Washington House.
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He received a grant of Sulgrave
manor from Henry VIII, and on a pic
turesque corner of his estate he car
ried to completion that manor house
which the American pilgrim now seeks
with such affectionate Interest. Part
ly, no doubt, this picturesque building
embodies the shell of an old structure,
but in the main It stands today as
finally remodeled by Its most famous
owner.
As at Sulgrave, so at Brlngton, It Is
In the village church that the memo
rials of Washington’s English ances
tors are to be seen in richest abun
dance. The most notable of these Is
the long stone slab in the chancel floor,
now partly hidden by pews, the sur
face of which is carefully protected
by a wooden cover. • This Is to the
memory of that Lawrence Washing
ton who was the uncle of the great
president’s American ancestor. Here
again is the Washington shield, but
the family arms are Impaled with
those of the Butler family, one of
whose members became Lawrence
Washington’s wife.
FAMOUS AS SWIFT RUNNER
Few Men, When Washington Was In
His Prime, Could Successfully
Compete With Him.
“As to running,” said Parson Weems
in his book on George Washington,
“the swift-footed Achilles could scarce
ly have matched his speed. ‘Egad,
he ran wonderfully!’ said my amia
ble and aged friend John FItzhugh,
Esq., who knew him well. ‘We had
nobody hereabouts who could come
near him. There was young Langhorn
Dade of Westmoreland, a clean-made,
tight young fellow and a mighty swift
runner, too; but, then, he was no
match for George. LaDgy, indeed, dirt
not like to give up, and would brag
that sometimes he had brought George
to a tie. But I believe he was mistak
en, for I have seen them run together
many a time, and George always beat
him easy enough.’ ”
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NOTICE
Any person taking fire apparatus
from the fire stations without permis
sion will be prosecuted.
D. T. PHILLIPS, Chief.
BARGAIN SALE OF
LADIES' FUr||I»HINQ8
In order to dispose of dor entire
stock of ladles’ furnishings, am selling
same at prices that will interest y°u
MRS. J. O* fUNK,
Windsor Hotel.
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Advertise In »hn Dally 'rtoes.
Mrs. T. N. Hubbert
Teacher of Voice and Piano
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RESIDENCE
Street Leading to Dock
TOKENS OP RESPECT
A well conducted.funeral Is a
token of reepect to the deceased.
Our methode of conducting a
funeral have given us an oppor
tunity to serve you In a manner
that will command respect. We
are equipped to serve you sat
isfactorily. '
K. E. HOLDEN PARLOR
Second Street, between !
A and B Ave.
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Auntie Keating’s
Wee
Shop
has outgrown its original
location, and has removed
into the
WILLIAMS BUILDING
First Street
with a complete line of
Men’s, Women’s and Chil
dren’s Goods.
Come in and look my
stock over.
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CHUTTER &
INGALLS
Producers—Selling Agents J
Fresh, Frozen,. Salt
and MMm *
FISH
Correspondence and Consign
ments Solicited.
COLMAN BLDG. SEATTLE
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made of our JOB DEPARTMENT one*
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even more neatness and dispatch than
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