DEPREDATIONS IN 3 MONTHS
TOTAL 136; THIEF CARRIES AN
UMBRELLA AND DESCRIBED AS
STOOPED.
TACOMA—All hough a small army
of police were rushed to the district
when news of his activity was first
sent to headquarters, “Inch and a
Quarter Jimmy,” house breaker, re
fused to be driven from his field of
operation and calmly proceeded to rob
eight homes in the upper Albina dis
trict Saturday night.
He was careless in keeping him
self concealed and five persons caught
glimpses of him. None of the five,
though, was a policeman or a detec
tive.
Starting work at nine o’clock Jimmy
continued without interruption until
eleven, worked in a comparatively
small area and collected $65 in cash
for his efforts.
The police learned one thing about
Jimmie. He carried an umbrella
while slipping through other folks’
bak yards and avoiding the police. He
is stooped and bent, in all liklihood an
old man. whose back has been bent
by hard labor in some penal institute.
Jimmy’s first visit of the night was
to the home of James Cherkezoff, 895
Garfield avenue. The house was dark
and he supposed that the occupants
were away. He jimmied a window,
entered and stepped into a bedroom
where the owner was asleep. He
turned the rays of his flashlight on.
and Chekezoff awoke and screamed
for help. “Jimmy” fled.
Fourteen year old Victor Ivraeick,
894 Garfield avenue, saw the phantom
criminal jump from the window, stop
and open his umbrella, and slip away
in the darkness.
He forced a window in the home of
Mrs. H. Oelsner, S61 East Eighth St.
The woman heard him and stepped
into the room just as “Jimmy” started
through the window. She screamed
and the burglar dropped through the
window and disappeared.
He jimmied the house of E. G. Al
brecht, 564 Going street, and found
a small savings bank. From the home
of R. A. Backus he took $10. At the
home of Ed Kulkis he got $25.
He thoroughly searched the home
of Walter Gray on Mallory avenue,
but found nothing. Mrs. D. A. Smith
heard him working at her window and
screamed for help. Again he fled.
Mrs. Martha Werner went out to
her garage a few minutes after 10
o’clock and while she was away he
slipped through the open door and
searched the house. As the woman i
returned she saw a man slip away i
in the darkness.
The night’s work brought the total
cf looted homes up to 136. The po
lice are convinced that he cannot be
caught by ordinary methods and have j
offered a reward of $50 who furnishes.
information as to Jimmy’s identity.
MAY EE FUTURE CZARINA
The Grand Duchess Cyril, of Rus
sia, whose husband is the cousin
of the late Czar, may be the future
Czarina of Russia. Her husband has
proclaimed from London that he is
“Emperor of all the Russians,” and
will work to rid Russia of the Com
munists.
FEMALE SIAMESE TWINS IN NEW YORK CITY
Violet and Daisy Hilton, of San Antonio, Tex., female “Siamese Twins”
who are now visiting New York. This startling case of two who live as
one, does not feaze them. While one in doing one thing, the other can
do something else. They are beautiful girls of sixteen, having been born
in England, their parents dying at the They toured the world, settling in
Texas, this being their first visit to Gothem. Photo shows Violet at the
piano, while Daisy helps her “jazz up a bit” on the clarinet.
Chief of Police Jenkins has station
ed two plain clothes men in the dis
trict.
HINDOOS ARE ATTACKED
BY WHITE WORKMEN
LINNTON, Jan. 19.—Labor and ra
cial troubles are blamed by the po
lice for an attempt on the part of un
identified whites to gas a crew of
Hindoo workmen at the West Oregon
Lumber company’s mill near Linnton,
late Saturday.
A quart fruit jar, filled with amonia
was hurled through a bunkhouse win
dow, occupied by eight of the East
Indians. The eight men, scantily
clad, succeeded in escaping before the
fumes of the chemical did any dam
age. Police investigation failed to
reveal any trace of the persons respon
sible for the outrage.
'•CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY,”
ASSERTS FOSTER FATHER
OF MILLIONAIRE ORPHAN
(By Associated Press)
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M„ Jan. 19 —
William D. Shepherd, foster father
and principal heir of William Nelson
McClintock, ‘‘millionaire orphan,”
said yesterday that he is consider
ing filing charges of criminal conspir
acy against those who are responsi
ble for the McClintock death investi
garding the health of Dr. Oscar Olson
garding tdheeath of Dr. Oscar Olson
a brother of Judge Harry Olson, of
the Chicago municipal court.
“Judge Olson’s reasons for start
ing an inquiry into the death of his
brother are absolutely groundless,”
Shepherd said. “His statement that
I visited Dr. Olson for the first time
in nine years shortly before his death
is false. I had been in the habit of
visiting Dr. Olson frequently.
NEW. UNITED STATES
CONSUL AT AMSTERDAM
(By Associated Press)
THE HAGUE, ja. 19.—William H.
Gale, of New York, has been grant
ed the royal exequator as consul
general of the United States at Am
sterdam. Until recently he was con
sul general at Hongkong.
The most successful show window
is one that contains nothing to ob
struct the mirrors at the back.
If they can’t decide who shall di
rect prohibition, why not turn it
over to the department of the Inte
rior?
The Alaska Railroad !
TRAINS LEAVE SEWARD
8 AM.
Monday and Thursday
TRAINS ARRIVE
8 P. M.
Wednesday and Saturday
Pacific Coastwise .Service
^ADMIRAL LINE
IM P ALFVAKHPB. PBPCinPNTSS
Arrives
Seward
Jan. 15th
Feb. 12th
STEAMSHIP ADMIRAL WATSON
South from
Seward
Jan. 7th
Feb. 4th
Jan. 18th
Feb. 15th
Calling at all regular Southeastern and South
western Alaska ports in eluding Seldovia and
Kodiak.
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
Telephone Main 81 Res.. Madison 40
Sails from
Seattle
STEAMSHIP STARR
STEAMSHIP STARR WILL SAIL FEBRUARY 1
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.
G. C. HENDERSON, Agent
PHONE MADISON 13». SEWARD, ALA8KA
RETIRED POSTAL CLERK
IS COMING TO ALASKA
A. R. Randles, veteran postal clerk
connected with th eAlaska mail ser
!vice made his final trip on the Decem
Jber Yukon, and was put on the retir
ed list January 1, after nearly 3(5
years connection with the Railway
Mail Service. He performed service
on various runs in Washington state
and Idaho until 1898, when ho was
transferred to the Manila P. O. during
the Spanish War. Following this he
was stationed at Tacoma for 8 or ten
years where he had charge of the in
terior Alaska service. For the past
few years he has performed service
on the steamers running to this sec
tion ot Alaska. Mr. Randles has made
many friends in the Territory who
will be glad to know that he intends
to return to this country and make
his home here.
SANDWICH PEDDLERS FEED
BUSY BERLINERS WITH
NO LOSS OF NOON TIME
(By Associated Press)
BKRLIN, Jan. 19.—“Eat while you
walk to your office” is the slogan
ol a new species of street peddlers
which has recently invaded the down
town section of Berlin. Imitating
Swedish models, these peddlers wheel
an immaculately white cart through
the city, on the top of which, under a
glass globe, are exhibited appetizing
sandwiches at a price of three for 50
or 75 pfennigs, depending upon the
quality of the meat or cheese offered.
The peddlers themselves are also in
white, iq the familiar garb of a chef.
They report a good business thus far.
Hustlers who are disgruntled at the
slow method of serving which is char
acteristic of European restaurants
generally, welcome this means of
getting away with a noonday lunch
as they rush from one appointment
to another.
Anybody can swindle his friends;
A financial wizard is one who can
swindle strangers.
Fruit cake seems to keep longer
when it hasn’t been soaked with any
thing naughty.
It is all right for the girls to go
out riding if they wont go too far.
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BACK TO NATURE
Two colored men were standing on
| the corner discussing family trees.
‘“Yes, suh, man,” said Ambrose, “Ah
! kin trace mah relations back to a
| family tree.”
“Chase ’em back to a family tree,”
| said Mose.
j ‘‘No, man! Trace ’em! Trace ’em!
j Not chase ’em.”
“Well, dey ain’t but two things dat
i lives in trees—birds and monkeys—
an’ yo’ sho’ ain’t got no feathers.”
THAT OLD GANG OF MINE
School Teacher to boys—Now, all
who desire to go to heaven stand up.
Jimmy remained seated.
Teacher—Why, Jimmie! Don’t you • 1
want to go to heaven?
Jimmy—Not bad enough to go with
that bunch.
Doubtless there are dreary days
when the former kaiser knows how
useless an adenoid feels.
That tramp who fainted when ar
rested may not have been afraid.
Perhaps the cop spoke to him kind
ly.
George King married Mrs. Jennie
Ertel and his son Robert married
her daughter, Mildred, in a double
wedding at Xenia, O.
One obstacle to education is that
t< o many prefer sea’skins to sheep
skins.
Correct this sentence: “When the
children are at home for a holiday,”
said she, “they seldom leave the
house.”
Eaton, Crane, Pike Stationery afc
the Alaska Shop. tf
Gas Launch
KENAI
FISHING AND HUNTING
PARTIES CARRIED DOWN
LAKE KENAI FOR THE
DAY OR TRIP. TELE
PHONE ARRANGEMENTS
TO MILE TWENTY
Louis Bell, owner
ALASKA STEAMSHIP
COMPANY
Southwestern Alaska Route Schedule
Scheduled Scheduled Scheduled Sail
Vessel— Lv. Seattle Ar, Seward from Seward
Alameda
Alaska
Yukon
Alameda
Alaska
Yukon
January 10
January 17
January 24
January 31
February 7
February 14
January 17
January 24
January 31
February 7
February 14
February 21
January 17
January 24
January 31
February 7
February 14
February 21
Steamers jn the above schedule will make all regular ports of call
in Southeastern and Southwestern Alaska.
J. H. FLICKINGER, Agent
PHONE MAIN 125_ SEWARD. ALASKA
AN EMPIRE BUILDER
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contributing factors in development of the regions through
which they passed, so also is THE ALASKA RAILROAD each
day accomplishing much towards the building of an empire.
In place of the old, tremendously expensive and inconve
nient methods of transporting supplies of whatever character
over rough trails from the coast, there is now a modern rail
road that carries supplies and equipment in greater quantities
to and from the Interior, and along the way, in much less
time and at far less expense than was formerly required.
This great steel highway offering regular twice weekly
freight and passenger service between Seward, Anchorage
and Fairbanks; and tri-weekly mixed service over the
Chickaloon and Chatanika branches, is at your service. For
further information write
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