PEARY’S SHIP
ROOSEVELT TO
BE AUCTIONED
SEATTLE, July 8 (by Associated
Press).—Admiral Peary’s staunch old
ice ship, the Roosevelt, which carried
the noted explorer to the northern
edge of Grant Land on his trip to the
North Pole, is lying in the Puget
Sound navy yard at Bremerton, Wash.,
waiting to go on the auction block to
be sold to the highest bidder:
Possibly the Arctic will lure the
Roosevelt back to do battle with her
old foes, the ice seas and the white
floes, for she may be auctioned to bid
ders who will convert her into a trader
for service along the Siberian and
Alaskan coasts. There is also a pos
sibility that she will be converted into
a fishing boat for work in the North
Pacific.
' i The Roosevelt’s prow always point
ed north. Admiral Peary once said in
telling of his trip to the North, and
it would not be surprising if the boat
w'ent back into her own element. Ad
miral Peary said that no matter how
hard a battle she might have with
the ice or how hard a storm she might
ride, she would always be found head
ed toward the top of the world.
Although the Roosevelt may live up
to Admiral Peary’s statement that she
was the “ablest ship ever built for,
Arctic exploration,” she has outlived •
her usefulness in the service the gov- i
ernment has used her in on the North j
Pacino since caim nw
pacity is too small and her speed too
low for good work, it has been said.
Since 1915. when the Roosevelt
came through the Panama canal after;
being sold to the United States bu-j
reau of fisheries, she has been male- j
ing three or four voyages each year
with government supplies to the fur
ami fish stations in Alaska and on the
Pribiloff islands. This year, on ac- >
count of the growth of the stations,,
the bureau decided the Roosevelt was j
not large enough to handle the sup
plies.
So, while the Roosevelt’s small size
was an asset in her Arctic work, it
became a liability when she enteied|
the carrying trade. She is 184 feet
long over all by 35 feet beam and 16 j
feet draft. Her builders figured the;
smaller she was built the stronger she
would be.
The Roosevelt was designed in 1904 ’
by Captain C. R. Dix, a noted ship
builder. She cost about $50,000, and
was built by the Peary Arctic Club.
Peary used the Roosevelt when he
went to the then farthest north, 87.06
degrees, in 1906, and also three years
later, when he made the pole.
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Notice is hereby given that the ac
cumulated baggage at Smith’s Room
ing House will be disposed of unless
claimed by its owners within thirty
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the United States Commissioner’s
Court in and for Cordova Precinct,
Territory of Alaska.—In Probate.
In the matter of the Estate of Michael
James Costello, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un
dersigned, administrator of the estate
of Michael James Costello, deceased,
to the creditors of and all persons
having claims against the said de
ceased, to exhibit them, with the nec
essary vouchers, within six months
after the first publication of this no
tice, to the said administrator at the
office of Frank H. Foster, at Cordova,
Alaska, the same being the place for
the transaction of the business of said
estate. WILLIAM HAYES, •
Administrator.
July 8—5w
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that I, the
undersigned, have been duly and
regularly appointed by the district
court for the •Territory of Alaska for
the Third Judicial Division, receiver
of all the property of Alaska Anthra
cite Railroad Company in the Terri
tory of Alaska. All persons having
claims against this company are re
quested to present the same with
proper vouchers to me at the law
offices of Donohoe & Dimond at Cor
dova, Alaska, within thirty days of
this date.
Dated at Cordova, Alaska, this first
day of July, 1919.
CHARLES A. SPONBERG,
Receiver of Alaska Anthracite Rail
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Adventure of Evanston’s Juul of a Policewoman
EVANSTON, ILL.—The adventure of Mrs. Georgiana Juul with the disor
derly man on the lake front is probably told in episodes, so to speak.
By way of preliminary let it be understood that Mrs. Juul is Evanston’s
policewoman. Evanston, known far
and wide as the “City of Churches,”
really needs little in the way of po
lice. However, a stranger occasionally
enters and misbehaves, so Evanston
feels it advisable to have a police de
partment. Besides, women policemen
V hO are a11 tlie st-v,e 3ust now and Evans
PG * ton is always ill the front ranks of the
procession.
«=s=^.(^v/ 4? \ //„ Well, the occasional stranger ap
--“ ** * peared in Evanston. He appeared on
the lake front at the foot of Davis
street. He was deporting himself in a disorderly fashion, according to
Evanston standards. Being a stranger, he picked out a singularly unsuitable
place for his performance.
Episode 1.—Policewoman .Tull promptly arrives upon the scene and
puts the disorderly stranger under arrest. In honor of the occasion she is
attired in a costume which includes a new hobble skirt.
Episode 2.—The disorderly stranger, after a detailed inspection of the
policewoman’s costume, laughs and runs. Mrs. Juul undertakes to pursue, 1 i
bat her skirt just will not let her.
Episode 3.—The policewoman pulls her trusty revolver. She aims it.
She pulls the trigger. But the trusty revolver refuses to go off.
Episode 4.—The policewoman grabs her police whistle. She puts it to
her lips. She blows. But the whistle declines to whistle.
Episode 5.—The policewoman makes her way to the station. She reports
the disorderly stranger. She reports the arrest. She reports the revolver
She reports the whistle. And she whispers in the desk sergeant’s ear.
Episode G.—The desk sergeant enters the report and margins it,“ DoaT
give out to reporters.” But the marginal note refused to work.
Well, these things happen, even in the best-regulated police depart
ments. Even in Chicago several hold-up outfits may get away in one day.
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