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PRIMARY LAW
FOR THETERMTORV
NOMINATIONS FOR OFFICE
TO BE BY DIRECT VOTE
Beginning Next Year People Will
Designate Candidates for All Elec
tive Positions In Alaska by General
Public Ballot.
The material provisions of the pri
mary nomination law enacted by the
recent Alaska legislature are as fol
lows:
Section 1. All candidates for the
office of Delegate to Congress from
Alaska, for the office of Attorney
General for the Territory of Alaska,
or for any other office created by Act
of Congress or the Legislature of the
Territory of Alaska, shall be nomin
ated by direct vote of the people.
Section 2. Each person desiring
to become a candidate for election to
such office shall, not less than sixty
days before the date of the primary
election file with the Clerk of the Dis
trice Court for the judicial division in
which that candidate resides, a de
claration of candidacy signed and ac
knowledged and certified to be a cer
tificate of five electors of the judicial
division in which such candidate re
sides, and who are members of the
political party to which such candi
date belongs, and shall pay to said
Clerk of the District Court the prop
er fee.
Section 3 provides that the candi
date receiving the highest vote of his
party in the primary for each office
shall be the party nominee and have
his name placed on the official bal
lot at the general election.
Sections 4 and 5 detail the forms
of declaration and other routine pro
cedure.
Section 6 fixes the date of the pri
mary election for the last Tuesday of
April of each even numbered year.
Section 7 provides that separate
ballots shall be provided for the dif
' ferent political parties, and that the
Australian system shall govern.
The remaining sections govern the
notices *of election; supplies and
printing, conduct of election, returns
and canvass.
Section 13 provides that “each
candidate shall pay a fee of one per
cent of the annual salary for such of
fice, but in no case shall such fee be
more than $40.” which shall go into
a fund for payment of the expense of
primary elections.
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CITIZEN’S MEETING
A citizen’s meeting will be held at
the City Hall Thursday night at 8
o’clock for the purpose of discussing
the proposition of bonding the city to
erect a new school building. All tax
payers, citizens and parents with chil
dren are especially urged to attend.
Ladles are Invited. This Is a subject
which should Interest everyone in
town and if you have any arguments
for or against the subject you should
attend.
’ tf By ORDER COMMITTEE
Alameda Due This Evening
The steamship Alameda will arrive
in Valdez about four o’clock this ev
ening from the west. The following
passengers will sail on her, Wm.
Bain, Joe Baldocchi, Miss Hilma Hih
nala, Mrs. Louis B. Douglas for Se
attle; Attorney Capers for Cordova.
ARE OVERCOME BY
ESCAPING GAS l'l .MES
Arthur H. Miller, superintendent
for the bureau of education in the
Third Judicial Division, and C. W.
Cook, teacher of a native school at
Tatitlek, had a narrow escape from
being asphyxiated while coming from
Ellamar to Cordova on the launch
Rainbow last evening, after having
visited the Indian fishing villages and
fishing reserves in Gravina bay. When
within- sight of Cordova Mr. Miller,
who was running the engine, was ov
, ercome by the gas fumes, and for a
time his condition was quite serious.
Upon arrival here he was removed
to the Windsor hotel, and Dr. Chase
summoned, who placed him under
the care of Mrs. H. F. Ballard, a
trained nurse. He Is still confined to
his room, although greatly Improved
today.—Cordova Times.
DISPOSED OF MANY CASES;
DISMISS JURY UNTIL SATURDAY
Non-Arrival of Steamship Santa Ana
from the Westward With Witnesses
in McLean Murder Case, Holds Up
Case.
Court convened at Seward accord
ing to a wire received at the mar
shal’s office, and disposed of half the
cases on the calendar. This niorning
the jury was discharged until Satur
day, pending the arrival of the Santa
Ana with the witnesses in the Mc
Lean murder case aboard.
MEN REGISTERED IN STATES
MUST PAY FARE OUT
U. S. Attorney of Seattle Tells Men
Registered in States and Now in
Alaska to File Application for Ex
amination witli Alaska Boards.
United States District Attorney of
Seattle, in a dispatch today to Mar
shal Brenneman, head of the exemp
tion board for the Third Division,
states that men who have registered
in the States and been called for
draft since coming to Alaska, should
file application for examination with
Alaska exemption boards or should
show home board excuse for failure
to appear at the time called and re
ceive subsequent examination.
All men who have been registered
in the states and have since come to
Alaska must furnish their own trans
portation if they are called for draft.
They are* probably now recorded as
psysically qualified and subject to call
for service.
BOARD PUT IT
UP TOJUILDERS
SAYS NO MORE CONTRACTS
UNTIE STRIKES STOPPED
Shipping Board Asks Contractors to
Demonstrate I. W. W. Activities
been Curbed and Show Have Mater
ial on Hand to Work With.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 21.—
Portland contractors were notified to
day by the federal shipping board
that no more contracts for wooden
ships would be placed on the Pacific
until they had demonstrated that In
dustrial Workers of the World activi
ties had been curbed and they sh6w
ed the board they had plenty of ma
terial on hand to carry the contracts
to completion.
SOLDIERS TRANSFERED
TO VANCOUVER BARRACKS
The following named men of the
Detachment Companies “A” and “C”
14th Infantry, Fort Liscum, Alaska,
are ordered to Vancouver Barracks,
Washington, for duty:
Sergeant Luke Brooks, Co. "A”
14th- Inf., Sergeant Allen C. Miller,
Co. “A” 14th Inf., Private Thomas
Burke, Co. “A” 14th Inf., Private
John Devine, Co. “C" 14th Inf., Pri
vate Ralph E. Empey, Co. “C” 14th
Inf.,Private Ewln Fortner, Co., “C”
14th Inf., Private John Holly, Co.
“A” 14th Inf., Private Martin Lang,
Co. “A” 14th Inf., Private Tarrip
Lewis, Co. “C” 14th Inf., Private
William F. O’ShaughneBsy, Co. "A”
14th Inf., Private Frank Phillips, Co.
“A*’ 14th Inf., Private James Rudide*
Co. “C” 14th Inf., and Private Em*
eat Solberg, Co., “O” 14th.Inf.
United States Flagjhip Pentyl vania
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Photo by American Press Association.
The Pennsylvania, one of the most powerful warships afloat, of 81,400 tons,
succeeded the Wyoming as flagship of the Atlantic fleet She carries twelve
fourteen-inch guns and cost more than $7,000,000.
MEN ESCAPE
SEATTLE JAIL
devolved smuggled
IN BY AN ATTORNEY
Six Prisoners Confined in King Coun
ty Jail Escaped I-ast Night, After
Knocking Out Turnkey With Re
volver Butt.
SEATTLE, Aug. 21.—Six prison
ers confined in the county jail, escap
ed late Saturday night, and up to
date but two have been recaptured,
four still remaining at large. Turn
key Allen was struck over the head
with a revolver in the hands of E. G.
Brown, one of the prisoners, and is
in a seriouj condition. It is believed
the weapon was smuggled in to the
prisoners by an attorney who visited
the jail a short time previous to the
men’s escape.
McLEAN ARRIVES AT
SEWARD FOR TRIAL
H. G. Bennett, assistant U. S. At
torney for the Third Division and
Deputy Marshals’ Bouse and Casler
arrived from Valdez on the Admiral
Watson to prepare for the coming
term of court.
The deputies brought with them A.
E. McLean, charged with the murder
of his wife at Nushagak last winter.
McLean will be tried at this term of
court.
The McLean boys, little chaps still
in knee pants, will be brought here
from Valdez on the Alameda. They
are the principal witnesses against
their father.
Judge Brown, U. S. Attorney
Spence, Ike Hamburger, Clerk Arthur
Lang, and Deputies John Miller and
Charles Wilcox will come over on the
Alameda from Valdez.
From westward on the Santa Ana
will come the following witnesses in
the McLean case: Dr. L. H. French,
X. H. Mittendorf and Otto Larson,
Nushagak merchants; Nick Chris
tlonsen, Gregory Keparin, Oscar Carl
son, Mrs. Maria Symes and Mrs. Ma
thalia Hoidahl. The Santa Ana is due
about August 22.—Gateway.
Transplanting Bone
RINGLING, Okla., Aug.—Ten in
ches of bone that supported his leg
between the knee and ankle now are
filling that amount of space in the
forearm of Jim Herring, stockman of
Gorday. having been transplanted
there by a surgeon as the only rem
edy that would save the arm. The
leg, now bearing a silver plate, has
healed, and the arm promises to be
as good as new before long.
Ten months ago Herring sprained
his arm. Not having ready access to
a surgeon and thinking the injury
slight he set the member himself. At
length a bone trouble developed and
continued to grow more and more
malignant for eight months. Taking
out the impaired bone was the sur
gical cure decided upon and the space
was filled with bone from his leg.
PRICE OF BAR SILVER
STILL CLIMBING SKYWARD
NEW YORK, Aug. 21.—Bar silver
was quoted at 87 8-4 cents today, the
highest price known in nearly half
a century.
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TWO THOUSAND SHELLS
DO GREAT DAMAGE
Serbian City Bombarded by Bulgurs
and One-Fourth of Town Destroyed
With Great Ia>ss of Life—City of
Salonika Destroyed by Fire Today.
CORFU, Greece. Aug. 21.—The
Bulgarians today hurled two thous
and shells into the Serbian city of
Monastir, causing destruction of one
fourth of the city and great loss of
life.
Salonika Destroyed
SALONIKA, Greece. Aug. 21.—Ov
er half the city was destroyed by fire
today, and over 80.000 persons are
homeless.
TWENTY DEAD IN
CANADIAN EXPLOSION
OTTAWA, Aug. 21.—Twenty per
sons are known to have lost their I
lives in the explosion and Are which |
occurred in the powder plant of the
Cirtiss-Harvey company last week.
FRENCH AND BRITISH
TAKE GERMAN LINESj
PARIS. Aug. 21.—The great drive1
started Monday against the Germans
on both sides of the river Meuse has!
been quite successful, as the French:
have captured 4000 prisoners and
penetrated the German lines a mile
and a quarter on a front of eleven
miles.
THOMAS EDISON CONFERS
W^TH PRESIDENT TODAY
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Aug. 21.—
Thomas A. Edison, the inventor, con
ferred with President Wilson and Sec
retary Daniels today.
GERMANS FIGHTING
WITH RAW RECRUITS
BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE
AND BELGIUM, Aug. 21.—Prussians
and Bavarians and Saxons, all have
given of their number to swell the
total capture in the Flanders drive,
and no more dejected appearing men
have been seen in British prison sta
tions since the beginning of the war.
Particularly noticeable was the scar
city of veteran non-commissioned of
ficers and the large number of troops
from the 1918 class, who are nothing
more than raw recruits.^One veteran
of many battles freel^ expressed con
tempt at these youngsters, who he
said, lacked stamina to stand up un
der the hardships of war and could
not be depended upon in a tight place
such as they have found themselves
facing recently.
A majority of these prisoners were
a miserable, sorry looking lot, many
of them suffering from internal com
plaints caused by exposure and the
majority from hunger. Few of them
have any hopes of Germany winning
the war and one officer ventured the
opinion that the time of the father*
land’s downfall was near. He based
his opinion largely on the scarcity of
men, and certainly boyish tfccee no^
in prison cages appear to be indicative
of a lack of human material.
ULTIMATUM SENT
MIST HANDLE ALL FRESH
FISH SHIPMENTS OFFERED
Unless U. S. Steamers Guarantee to
Handle Fish Shipments Canadian
Steamers Will Be Given Right to
Trade Along Alaska Coast.
SEATTLE, Aug. 21.—W. L. Clark,
head of the Pacific Fisheries com,
pany, now in Washington, D. C., wir
ed the Seattle steamship companies
today that unless they can demon
strate their ability to handle all the
fresh fish shipments offered, that con
gress would vote to extend the rights
to Canadian lines to engage in the
Alaska coastwise trade.
W AR VETERANS ORGANIZE
TO SUPPRESS* I. W. W.
SEATTLE, Aug. 21.—The Spanish
War Veterans of this city today ap
pointed one hundred of their number
to act as special officers to punish se
ditionists and suppress the activities
of the Industrial Workers of the
World.
INDUSTRIAL WORKERS’ STRIKE
FAILS TO MATERIALIZE
SEATTLE. Aug. 21.—The I. W. W.
strike planned to occur yesterday
throughout the mills and factories of
the Northwestern states, did not ma
terialize to any great extent, hut few
workmen walking out.
COL. BLETHEN WILL BE
COMMANDER DEFENSE FLEET
SEATTLE. Aug. 21.—Col. Blethen.
proprietor of the Seattle Times, will
succeed Col. John Hayden, as com
mander of the Puget Sound coast de
fense fleet. Col. Hayden having re
cently been promoted to a brigadier
generalship, and ordered to take com
mand of the fifty-sixth brigade of
field artillery, at Macon, Georgia.
DAYjWEEK
PROSPECTS GOOD FOR
NATIONAL FAST DAY
Food Commissioner Hoover States
That With Present Meat Famine
Staring C. S. in Face-May Have to
Abstain From Flesh.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 21.—
Food Commissioner Hoover issued a
statement indicating that the pros
pects for one meatless day a week
were pending in view of the great
shortage of meats in the country. Mr.
Hoover stated that he would issue an
order for such abstinence in the near
future, as the task of supplying the
allies with m^at devolved mainly up
on the United States.
TUG RECENTLY HERE IS
SOLD TO EASTERN FIRM
SEATTLE, Aug. 21.—The tug
Arctic, now engaged in the Alaska
towing trade, has been sold to a New
York concern and will be taken to
the Atlantic coast.
The Arctic was in Anchorage only
a few days ago, having brought the
barge Henry Villard into port.
Farm Loan Association to Meet
Mount Vernon, Aug. 20.—An elec
tion of new officers will be a feature
of the meeting of the Skagit County
Farm Loan Association to be held in
the armory at 1:30 o’clock Saturday
afternoon. Other Important business
matters will also be brought up at
this meeting, which will be held in
the armory.
Ptarmigan season opens September
first and many of the nimrods about
town are preparing to wage war on
these birds'wiilch have made Valdes
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CITIZENS MEETING
THURSDAY NGHT
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DISCUSS QUESTION OF
NEW SCHOOL* BUILDING
Ways and Means to Induce Federal
Government to Proceed With Con
struction of Signal Corps Building,
Which is Needed Badly.
A meeting of citizens of Valdez
has been called for Thursday night at
8 o’clock in the town hall to consider
ways and means of inducing the fed
eral government to proceed with con
struction of the signal corps commis
sary building in Valdez which was or
dered last year but has been placed
on the waiting list with many other
public buildings because of the big
war.
The meeting will also consider the
question of issuing city bonds to
raise money for a new schoolhouse
for Valdez. This will require special
authority from Congress. It is be
lieved that this will not be difficult
to obtain through the aid of Dele
gate Sulzer. Juneau last year easily
secured enactment of a special act of
Congress for the same purpose by
sending a special lobbyist to Wash
ington.
A preliminary meeting was held
yesterday evening In ther Prospector
office, at the call of Dr. Merritt, presi
dent of the Chamber of Commerce.
Mayor Patterson was made chairman.
After discussion it was agreed that
the only way to achieve any result
on the commissary would he through
congressional influence and that the
matter should be put up forcibly to
Delegate Sulzer. A committee was ap
pointed to prepare a statement and
have it signed by everybody in town.
John Lyons, C. C. Rudolph and W.
A. Dolan were named as the commit
tee.
The matter of the school bonds was
also discussed but it was agreed that
<t ought to be subject of a generally
attended meeting of the people. The
desirability of a new schoolhouse for
Valdez is admitted to be beyond argu
ment. the only issue being how far
the town can afford to go in getting
a new one. The old Broadway school
house is very nearly one of the things
that were. It lias been patched and
doctored until it requires as much at
tention as a chronic invalid. It needs
a new roof as badly as most folks
need rnone'y. Extensive patching of
the roof this fall will be necessary to
keep out the wet. The building is al
so old, shabby, poorly ventilated and
hard to heat steadily.
It is also considered desirable to
have all the schools together. As all
old residents know the Sherman
street schoolhouse was built as an ad
dition to the Broadway school, 1911.
That was before the Reservation was
annexed. At that time Reservation
pupils were attending the town
schools and the money allowed for
the Reservation was put in with the
city fund and the Reservation school
board and the town school board act
ed together in managing the joint
schools. About 1912 some wisenheim
raised the point that the federal gov
ernment couldn’t legally furn'sh mon
ey for a school conducted within the
lun<ts of an incorporated town, so
the town loaned the schoolhouse an
nex to the Reservation and the build
ing was moved over to the Reserva
tion, where it has remained.
An interesting feature ol' ibis red
tape fuss is that after the school
house annex was shoved over to the
Reservation the schools were con
ducted as before, all pupils from both
sides the line being united accord
ing to grades, the lower grades going
to the annex ou the Reservation side,
and the two school boards managing
the schools as before.
But red tape was saved, unripped,
unraveled, and only slightly scarred.
In 1914 the Reservation was annex
ed to the town and red tape dropped
Into the ash barrel.
MANY RETIRED OFFICERS
CALLED BACK TO SERVE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 21.—
Eight retired major generals and
brigadier generals were called back.
Into active service today.- •1‘i