Historic A. B. Building
In Skagway Ravaged
By Conflagration
WAS MOTHER CAMP—HARDING
TOOK OBLIGATION THERE
WHILE ON TOUR.
JUNEAU, Alaska, May 25.—(JP)—
Fire originating in the United States
immigration office at Skagway, just
before noon Saturday, almost im
mediately attacked and almost im
mediately destroyed the historic and
picturesque Arctic Brotherhood build
ing, Mother Camp, No. 1. All rec
ords were saved, but many historic
articles were lost. The building cost
approximately $20,000.
The immigration office which is
on the second floor of the Canadian
Pacific Steamship offices sustained
a slight loss, estimated at $2,500.
High pressure water and the good
work of the Skagway Volunteer Fire
department saved the Alaska Steam
ship office which is situated across
the alley. Next to the Alaska Steam
ship office, on the corner of Third
and Broadway in the far famed Gol
den North hotel. The strong south
wind which was blowing at the time
made an aggravating situation.
Among famous personages who be
came members of the Mother Camp
of the Arctic Brotherhood in Skag
way were Former President Wm.
H. Taft, former Speaker of the
House of Representatives “Uncle”
Joe Cannon, and President Hard
ing, the latter taking obligation into
the order on his trip to Alaska re
cently.
This is the first big fire Skagway
has had for many years, and boasts
of being the only town that has nev
er had her townsite laid into a vast
sepulchre by conflagration.
The fire previous was when the
new Pack Train restaurant burned
to the ground in -the winter of 1917,
which fire at the time threatened the
entire town, but for the work of the
firemen was brought under control.
FLOATING CANNERY SOLD
The Orca Packing Company has
purchased the Star Cannery, a float
ing concern formerly operated by
Hays & Graham, at Cordova, and
will operate the same this season.
The outfit was sold at marshal’s sale
to satisfy a judgment held by the
Bank of Cordova.
NEW FLOATING SALTERY
The seine Blanche, 85 feet long,
was launched in Seattle last week
for the North American Fisheries
Co. Capt. Thomas will be in com
mand of the boat which will tow the
old schooner Rosamond north to be
operated as a floating saltery.
Workmen are stuccoing and finish
ing up the outside of the home of
Fred Miller on Third and Washing
ton. Mr. Miller recently placed a
basement under his home.
SANTA ANA TOMORROW
The steamship Santa Ana, Capt.
Wallace Langley, is due in port to
morrow. The Santa Ana was in Ket
chikan Saturday night. Frank Joa
chin and children will leave on the
boat for Bethel.
TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE
MEETS JUNEAU, AUGUST
The annual Alaska Teachers’ in
stitute will be held in Juneau just
prior to the beginning of the next
school year as a result of a refer
endum taken among the teachers
of the Territory, according to an
announcement made recently by L.
D. Henderson, commissioner of edu
cation. The week beginning August
31, has been fixed as the time for
the sessions.
Heretofore the department of edu
cation has arbitrarily selected Ket
chikan as the meeting place for thc
institute. Suggestions were made to
it since the last meeting, Mr. Hen
derson said, that it be shifted far
ther north. To derermiie ihe sen
timent of the teachers in the mat
ter it was 50t>init<®i to
Arrivals at the Seward hotel yes
terday included Ben Arwen and Mrs.
William B. Black.
At the Overland hotel were Andy
Dunbar of Mile 3 1-2.
Guests registering yesterday at
the Sexton hotel include E. Ander
son.
WATSON OUT OF VALDEZ
The Admiral Watson left Valdez at
7:30 o’clock this morning.
ALASKA OUT KETCHIKAN
The Alaska left Ketchikan at 9 a.
m. this morning.
James Wickersham, former delegate
to Congress and one of the most prom
inent attorneys in Alaska, arrived in
Seward on Saturday's train on his way
to his home at Juneau. Mr. Wicker
shaw was the principal speaker at
Anchorage last week at the banquet
in honor of George A. Parks.
William Lind and P. Morich, both
of Latouche, departed on this morn
ing’s train for Anchorage.
Ed. Erickson, a guest at the hotel
Overland, left for Anchorage this
morning.
H. Lambert of Seattle, an arrival
in Seward on the S.S. Northwestern,
departed this morning for the Inte
rior.
VALDEZ OLDTIMER DEAD
Heber Smith, an oldtimer of Val
dez, for years a guard at the city
jail, died at Valdez last week. Mr.
Smith was a member of the Anchor
age lodge of Elks and was also a
Pioneer. Rev. Fr. McMillan left
Cordova to preach the funeral ser
vice. Mr. Smith was born in the
east, and leaves a wife.
About 100 striking clam diggers at
Cordova returned to work Saturday.
The companies are importing more
diggers to take the places of strikers
still out.
TEDDY BEAR TO SAIL
Capt. Jos. Bernard, of the Arctic
trading vessel Teddy Bear, is pre
paring for his summer’s cruise and
will sail shortly for the far north.
The Teddy Bear broke her rudder
last fall while on her way to Se
attle, and was laid up for the win
ter at Cordova with an Eskimo in
charge.
GOVERNOR SETS NEW STYLE
Gov. Elect George Parks has evi
dently set a new style and a large
number of men who arrived on the
steamship Northwestern yesterday
wore the comfortable “Parks’ Stet
son.”
DOLACK-LA VALLE
Miss Anna Marie Dolack of Taco
ma, and Mr. Frank LaVhlle of Ju
neau wrere married recently by the
Commissioner there. Mr. LaValle is
the operator of power house No. 2,
in the Salmon Creek Basin and is
wel known in Juneau.
The LT. S. Geodetic Survey boat,
Discoverer, Captain C. L. Garner in
command, arrived in port today at
noon from Port Graham to take on
fuel oil at the Standard Oil dock.
She will return to Port Graham im
mediately.
The Jesse Lee Home received a
fine auto truck on the Northwestern,
purchased through Chas. Lechner.
CONFERENCE OF GOVERNORS
DECIDED NOT TO COME WEST
The annual meeting of the Con
ference of Governors will be held in
Maine this summer instead of in
Seattle, according to word just re
ceived by Gov. Scott C. Bone. The
conference had been invited to visit
Alaska at the conclusion of its meet
ings if held in Seattle.
It is unlikely that the Governors
can be induced to come to the Pa
cific Coast for two years, in the
opinion of Gov. Bone. Owing to
Congressional elections coming up
in 1926, he said it was almost cer
tain that the eastern members of
the conference would not feel justi
fied in coming across the continent
this year.
It is possible, however, that it
can be brought west in 1927. Gov.
Bone has written personal friends
on the Executive Committee urging
that the Conference visit Alaska in
that year. He believes there will
be no dificulty in bringing Gover
nors north if they decide to stage the
annual meeting anywhere on the
Pacific Coast.
This year’s meeting wTill be held
at Poland Harbor, Me., lasting from
June 28 to July 4. It will be ad
dressed by President Coolidge, ac
cording to the program received by
Governor Bone.
POLLEY, TAX MAN
HERE FEW HOURS
E. M. Polley, Terirtorial tax col
lector, was a Seward arrival yester
day and will leave for the Westward
on the first steamer. Owing to the
uncertainty of sailing time, Mr. Pol
ley is unable to say, at this time,
! just, how long he will remain in the
city but anyone wishing to transact
business with him will find him at
the Van Gilder hotel, up until the
time of his departure.
The present trip is being made
primarily for the purpose of attend
ing to fishermen’s licenses but in con
nection with this, while in the Bris
tol Bay district, will collect the Ter
ritorial school tax. This office was
affixed to his department during the
recent Territorial legislature, at Ju
neau. From Unga, Mr. Polley leaves
direct for Ketchikan on one of the
P. F. A. vessels. He will not be back
to Seward again until sometime next
August, he states.
SURVEY PARTY LEFT
FOR MATANUSKA SPUR
Walter Jones, resident engineer in
charge, B. Wennerstrom and Her
bert Fink, instrument men, left An
chorage this morning to do survey
work on the Matanuska railroad in
connection with the extension of the
line to the Howard-Jesson coal mine.
J. L. Waller, district attorney, de
parted for his Anchorage office this
morning. Attorney Waller arrived
Saturday spending the week-end on
legal business.
SANDE DIDN'T FARE
OUT WITH SARAZEN
NEW YORK, May 23—(/P)—Joc
key Sande, riding the famous Sarazan,
finished in seventh place during the
Metropolitan handicap race here.
Sting won in one minunte thirty
seven seconds, which is one and
three-fifths slower than the record
being held for a mile.
AT THE HOTELS
Seward—Mr. Albiano, Miss Alvina,
A. Rynning, Carl Johnson, T. Pear
son, O. Pearson, Mrs. P. Bartholo
mew, Anchorage; Mrs. E. Hedlund,
Anchorage; James Bovaird, Carl
Erickson, Portland; Gust Wickland,
Portland; John Bangs, D. Sail, Port
land; Nels Swanson, Mrs. J. Eng
land, Cordova; George Shimilk, J.
Kaski, Anchorage; S. F. Swanson, A.
Neylin, Walter Chambers, Seattle;
O. M. Cass, Seattle; Geore S. Cass;
Edith Letcher, Los Angeles.
Sexton—Pete Anderson, Mrs. Mor
gan, J. L. Peary, San Francisco;
Charles F. Miller, San Francisco; H.
M. Conrad, La touche; Pete Haraff,
Alex Agaff, George Tavitoff, Juneau;
C. J. Koegel, New York; Edward Mil
ler, W. B. Lawing, Lawing; E. E.
Ritchie, Valdez; W. O. Millinna, E.
L. Kepner, W. E. McDonough, Otto
Geddes, Anchorage; Isaac Smith.
Van Gilder—J. C. Black, Portland;
Charles Simonstad, Seattle; J. H.
Brokaw, Seattle; E. B. Gibbs, Spo
kane; Norman C. Wimmler, Berke
ley; P. M. McNiel, Latouche; W. T.
Stewart, Valdez; D. B. Chea, Valdez;
H. S. Forgerson, Los Angeles; C. L.
Lake, Los Angeles; A. W. Worvel,
Valdez; W. N. Cuddy, Valdez; E. M.
Polley, Juneau; Ray C. Larson, Anch
orage^ Edward F. Medley, Cordova;
B. Landsdowne, Anchorage; Mrs. J.
F. Kenyon, J. L. Waller, Anchorage;
Janies Wickersham, Juneau; Mr. and
Mrs. A. P. Moehring and son; Mr.
and Mrs. R. C. Hurley and two child
ren, Anchorage; Mrs. E. F. Krueger,
and daughter, Matanuska; Mrs. E.
D. Pomeroy and babies; Mr. and
Mrs. Leo Speybrook, Woodrow; C. S.
Schieber, Mrs. L. E. Ely, Indian; Mrs.
Frank Joaquin and children, Tocot
na.
Overland—W. H. King, N. Bickers,
Anchorage; Mrs. J. H. Bell and chil
dren, Anchorage; Charles Motsick,
Anchorage; J. F. Kaller, Trail; Geo.
Kennedy, Anchorage; George Bdlger,
Anchorage; Oscvar Hultman, Ketch
ikan.
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