BLONDE ESKIMOS
ARE ARRESTED
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NORTHWEST MOUNTED ON
WAY TO EDMONTON
Members of Tribe Wrlio Are Accused
of Murdering Catholic Missionaries
in the Great Beatf^pMR Country
Taken Into Custody.'
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Blonde Eskimos.
Inspector D. La Noize, R. N. W.
M. P., is on his way down the Mac
Kenzie with the two blonde Eskimos
who are said to have murdered the
two Catholic missionaries in the
Great Bear lake country nearly three
years ago.
The men will be tried for murder
at Edmonton on or about August 12.
The party was due to arrive at the
chutes of the MacKenzie on August 2
and will make the last le^ of their
long trip in quick time.
y The story of this man-hunt is an
other illustration of the oft-proven
perseverence of the mounted police
farce. About three years ago the
Catholic authorities reported that two
missionaries in the north country
were missing. Tentative inquiries led
to the belief that they had been mur
dered. A year ago last May Inspector
Denny La Noize was sent from Ed
monton to locate the murderers if
there were any. He was given the
powers of a justice to assist him. Last
winter he spent at Great Bear lake
getting his outfit ready, and when
spring broke he went back toward the
mouth of the Coppermine in company
with Corporal Wright, R. N. W. M. P.
and an Eskimo interpreter.
T*he officers were especially fortu
nate because from the first band of
Eskimos they encountered they learn
ed where the alleged murderers were.
Passing on they met Dr. Anderson,
who is in charge of the southern part
of the Steffanson party, and with him
found Corporal Bruce, of the mount
ed" pdlice post at Herschel Island.
Bruce had been sent in to assist La
Noize and had gained most of the in
formation necessary to get the mur
derers.
Together the party, with the ex
ception of Dr. Anderson, pressed on
clear into the country at the mouth
of the Coppermine where they took
their prisoners.
Inspector La Noize then look the
two prisoners on a boat to the scene
of the murder. This was, strange
enough, at Bloody Falls, the spot
where Samuel Hearn’s Crees massa
cred the party of Eskimos when
Hearn was exploring the northland in
the latter part of the 18th century.
They found the remains of the priests
almost destroyed by the weather and
animals.
The murder was committed accord
ing to the Eskimo, because on the
the'priests had promised one of the
Eskimos a rifle and had not carried
out his promise. Both the victims
had .been shot, and the police think
thdy jwere really killed in order that
thgir rifles could be taken.
The Eskimos were given their pre
liminary hearing before Inspector La
Noiz& at once, and were committed
fdP' trial at Edmonton.
While in the Eskimo country, In
spector La Noize received word of
the whereabouts of two men who
murdered the explorers Radford and
Street on Chesterfield Inlet. He saw
the men who^did the deed and after
hearing their story decided that they
had acted in self-defense and that it
wras not necessary to bring them out
for trial. Radford started the trou
ble by lashing his Eskimo driver with
a dog whip.—Whitehorse Star.
M. B. Vaughn is in town from his
home at Teikhell.
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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
thf proposition of bonding the city to
erecifa new school building. All tax
payers, citizens and parents with chil
dren are especially urged to attend.
Ladifs 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
MOO TONNAGE IS
NOT UP TO MARK
SAULT STE, MARIE. Mich. Aug.
22.—Despite the activity in shipping
circles the amount of tonnage carried
through the Sault canals during last
month does not equal the record
made in July last year and is only
about 425,000 tons more than the
total freight handled in the moiAh of
June.
Of 13.650.047 tons locked through
during July 10,854,130 were east
bound and 2, 371,033 west bound.
Passenger traffic shows a favorable
increase over June, but it is away be
low that for last year.
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GERMANVESSELS
DOLLAR LINE AND
PACIFIC MAIL COMPANY
President of Dollar Line Returns
From Manilla Where He Has Com
pleted Arrangements to 0|>erate 12
Interned German Steamers.
SEATTLE, Aug. 22.—Robert Dol
lar, president of the Dollar Steam
ship Line of vessels, arrived today
from Manilla, where he perfected ar
rangements with the Shipping Board
for the Dollar Line and Pacific Mail
Steamship company to take over the
twelve German ships seized at Ma
nilla, which will be placed in the Pa
cific trade. The vessels are all large,
magnificent ships, and will be a wel
come addition to the Pacific fleet.
RANCHER KILLS
HJS NEIGHBOR
(JIAHHEL OVER WATER
RIGHTS ENDS FATALLY
Man Hides lieliind a llowlder and
Tumps Lead Into Neighbor Who
Has Interfered With His Irrigation
Bitches.
WENATCHEE. Wash., Aug. 22.—
As a result of a bitter quarrel over
water rights along an irrigation ditch
near here, J. W. Conn this morning
hid behind a bowlder, and when his
neighbor, Joseph Charlton, attempt
ed to deflect the water from his fields
fired a shot into him, killing him in
stantly. The two men had been neigh
bors and close friends until the quar
rel arose over using the water from
the ditch.
WILL EXAMINE NOTE
IN BENEVOLENT SPIRIT
LONDON, Aug. 22.—Great Britain
today presented a formal note to the
Vatican stating that the peace pro
posals of the Pope would be exam
ined in a benevolent and serious spir
it.
NO GOVERNMENT REWARD
FOR POTASH DISCOVERIES
The government has offered no re
ward to the discoverer of deposits of
soluble potash. When it is realized
that soluble potash is now selling in
the United States for ten times the
price asked for it before the outbreak
of the European war, and that no
more than one-twentieth of the
amount commonly used before the
war is now produced in this country,
it will be seen that the government
has no need to offer a reward. The
discovery of commercial amounts of
soluble potash is its own reward.
STEAMSHIP ALAMEDA IN
PORT FROM WESTWARD
The steamship Alameda arrived in
port about 2 o'clock this morning
with several passengers. Those going
out on her were Miss Hilma Hihnala,
Mrs. Louis Douglas, Jos. Baldocchi,
D. J. McCartney, George Mead, Sr.,
Prank Dougherty for Seattle; Frank
Armstrong for Juneau, ind1 Attorney
Capers and Harry Irving for Cordova.
United States Dreadnought Michigan |
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Photo by American Press Association.
The Michigan Is a 16.000 ton battleship, 400 feet long. She carries eight I
twelye-inch guns and a complement of 869 officers and men.
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MAY NOW LOAN
GOVERNMENT SAYS WILL
GIVE MORAL SUPPORT
American Bankers have lieen Notified
that the Carranza Government lias
Been Reinstated in Good Graces
of United States.
NEW YORK, Aug. 22.—The gov
ernment today issued notice to the
American bankers that it regarded
the Carranza as safe and stable, and
would give its moral supoprt to any
loan made by American banks to the
Mexican government.
WUili DRAFT AMERICANS
IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Aug. 22. -
Negotiations with the allies for draft
ing their citizens in the new rational
army will be entered ntto^immediate
ly by the state department in accor
dance with the resolution recently
passed by the senate. This will re
quire revision of treaties in the case
of Italy and Japan, ami a common
understanding with the other nations
involved.
If the United States asserts the
right to draft aliens here the allied
governments may insist on military
service for Americans resident among
them. To avoid having Americans en
rolled compulsorily into foreign ar
mies, some sort of exchange system
may be evolved similar to that now
in operation between England, Rus
sia and France. Under this plan
Americans abroad liable to military
service would be returned to this
country, while aliens here would be
sent to their home armies.
GOVERNMENT GRANTS
INCREASE WAGES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 22.—
The government today granted an in
creased scale of wages to all work
men on government contracts in the
steel shipyards throughout the coun
try. _
CANADIANS WREST TRENCHES
FROM TEUTONIC FOES
Two Thousand Yards of Positions
on a Mile Front Are Captured in
a Desperate Attack by the Canad
ian Troops.
LONDON, Aug. 22.—The war of
fice reports that west and northwest
of Lens the Canadian troops, after a
desperate assault, wrested two thou
sand yards of important positions
from the Germans. The latter are
sending wave after wave of infantry
against the Canadians in an endeavor
to recapture the positions.
PRESIDENT FIXES
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$3.23 PER TON HIGHEST
PRICE CAN BE CHARGED
Government Will Control Distribu
tion and Kix Price for Wholesalers
und Retailers—Price Will be Fixed
at $6.23 All Over Country.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 22.—
President Wilson announced today
that the government had taken steps
to control the distribution and price
of coal, and fix the price for whole
saling and retailing this commodity
to the people. It is said that the price
of |3.25 per ton will be the highest
price allowed to be charged any
where.
UNITED STATES HAS
LOANED TWO BILLIONS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 22.—
Including fifty millions advanced to
Great Britain today, the United States
has loaned the allies two billion dol
lars for war purposes.
Seattle Fish Prices
SEATTLE, Aug. 22.—Seattle price
at noon, August 22: halibut, 14 l-2c;
sable fish 4c; red rock fish 2 l-2c;
pickled herring, first grade, $16 per
barrel; pickled sable fish $14 per bar
rel; pickled pink salmon $14.50 per1
barrel.
RESERVE BANK TO BE
ESTABLISHED AT SEATTLE
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22.—Re
serve bank officials wired definitely
today that a branch would be estab
lished at Seattle.
Funeral of John Anderson
Funeral services were held over the
remains of John Anderson, who com
mitted suicide Sunday night, while
in a lit of despondency, at the under
taking parlors of George Robbins, af
ter which the remains were interred
in the city’s cemetery near the lake
stream.
SENATOR LAFOLLETTE
WOULD CONSCRIPT WEALTH
Wisconsin Senator Advocates Making
Men Pay For War Who Are Re
ceiving Swollen Profits—Would
Take Wealth from Millionaires.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 22.—
Senator LaFollette, the progressive
Senator from Wisconsin, today intro
duced a resolution in the Senate urg
ing the conscription of all wealth to
pay tot the war. Senator LaFollette
urged less bonds and more taxes on
those able to pay tor them.
CANADA NOW SPENDING
•830,000 EACH DAY
OTTAWA—Canada's war expendi
tures are now about $850,000 a day,
the total to July 20 being $623,000,
000, according to figures made public
recently. The sum includes the up
keep of Canadian troops in France,
for which Canada owes Great Britain
$272,000,000. Advances to the muni
tions board amount to $288,000,000,
while $22,000,000 was spent for hay,
cheese, flour, etc. Canada is supply
ing about $10,000,000 a month to
buy cheese and contributing $2^,000,
000 a month to the imperial treasury
for the purchase of munitions in Can
ada.
MAYOR GILL SAYS
GEIJGHER-UPS
CRITICISES SPANISH VETERANS
EOR BITTING INTO GAME
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Says Instead of Going After I. W. W.
Had Better Get Higher-Ups Who
Are Hindering Government in Pre
paration for War.
SEATTLE, Aug. 22.—Mayor Hi
Gill, replying to the movement of the
Spanish War Veterans, who appoint
ed one hundred members of the or
ganization, to suppress Industrial
Workers' activities and seditious talk,
stated that instead of going after the
Industrial Workers the members had
better go after some of the higher
ups who were hindering the govern
ment in its prosecution of the war. i
SILVER REACHES
REM PRICE
Government Makes Extensive Pur
chases of Bar Silver and Sends the
Price up to 87c, The Highest Price
Ever Known in Tills Country.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 22.—
The government purchased a large
amount of bar silver today, causing
the price on that metal to reach 87
cents, the highest ever known in the
history of the country. The capacity
of the mints to coin silver will be in
creased immediately.
KILL WOULD MARK
ALL FIGHT OK WORK
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 22.—
“Let them go to work or go to war,”
said Representative Johnson of
South Dakota, introducing a bill in
the house today authorizing the pres
ident to draft all able bodied males
in the United States between 25 and
50 years of age who are not engag
ed in some useful profession. Alien
enemies and aliens who have not de
clared their intention of becoming
citizens of the United States would
be exempted.
“The bill is not intended to make
any one go to war,” he said. “But if
enforced in will make every man go
to war or go to work. It will be im
partial and will strike no particular
class of loafers. The regiments so re
cruited will consist of the idle sons
of wealthy men and I. W. W.’s and
all other brands of slackers. All of
them are consuming and not produc
ing, and are a menace to democracy.
“We can draft several regiments of
loafers right in Washington, without
the slightest difficulty, and get at
least a division of the I. W. W.’s in
the Northwest.
Alaska Passes Juneau
The steamship Alaska passen Ju
neau, west bound at 11 o’clock yester
day morning and is expected to ar
rive in Valdez Saturday or Sunday.
SPAIN IN THROES OF
ANOTHER REVOLUTION
BARCELONA, 8paln, Aug. 22.—
Great disturbances are reported thru
out Spain, the war office having re
ceived reports of a republic being
claimed at Balboa.
SCHOOL EXPENSES
HEVENTY-KIVE PER CENT
BORNE BY TERRITORY
An Act Passed by the l-asl Territo
rial Legislature Will be of Great
Benefit to lncor|»orated Towns In
Alaska.
House Bill No. 4, passed by the
recent Territorial Legislature, pro
viding for the maintenance of public
schools and high schools In the Ter
ritory of Alaska is as follows:
Section 4. That seventy-five per
cent of the total amount expended for
the maintenance of public schools,
including high schools, within the
limits of any incorporated town, city
or incorporated school district, now
existing or hereafter established, in
each school year shall be refunded
to tne scnool fund of said lncorporat
ed town or incorporated school dis
trict front the monies of the Terri
tory of Alaska, as hereinafter set
forth. Provided, that no expense in
curred for the construction of a new
building, purchasing building sites,
or other real estate, shall he consid
ered expense of maintenance within
the meaning of this act. and not more
than ten per cent of the total amount
of the expense of maintenance shall
consist of expenses incurred for re
pairs. alteraiions, or other improve
ments on buildings or other real es
tate. Provided, further, that no in
corporated town, city or incorporated
school district shall receive more
than $l5,00u from the Territory of
Alaska under the provisions of this
act, during any one school year of
nine months.
section 2. Nothing in this act
shall be construed to prevent an in
corporated town, city or incorporated
school district from expending an
amount in excess of ten per cent of
the expense of maintenance within
the meaning of this act for repairs,
alterations or other improvements of
buildings or other real estate. How
ever, such additional expenses shall
not be considered within the provi
sions of this act.”
The City of Valdez now appropri
ates about $7000 for maintaining
the schools. Should the city now ap
propriate $10,000, which it legally
has a right to do, the sum of $7,500
would be repaid by the Territory and
the city would in reality be out but
$2,500, thus effecting a saving over
previous years of $4,500. By spending
$2,000 per year for twenty years on
a good high school building the city
would still be $2,500 per year ahead
over present conditions.
In other words for every dollar
spent in Valdez from now on for
school purposes, 75 cents is return
ed by the Territory. This will enable
the city to still pay off Its indebted
ness at the present rate and have
$2,500 saved over present expenses
each year, providing the city expends
$10,000 per year on its schools.
CONTEST DEVELOPS FOR
OFFICE SCHOOL TREASURER
At an early hour this morning Mrs.
Wm. Kramer was induced to run for
the office of school treasurer, and a
very pretty contest has developed,
the friends of both parties working
hard for their candidate. Mrs. Kra
mer had been asked to run previous
to the election but had refused, but
after considering the matter allowed
her name to be placed on the ticket.
She is a splendid educator and if elec
ted will make a good officer. Walter
Elliot, the regular candidate, whose
name was printed on the ballot, was
only induced to run after much per
suasion. He is a young man of fine
habits, and with either one of the
candidates in office Valdez can be as
sured of an excellent board.
Corporal Julius Hale was a passen
ger for the States on the steamship
Alameda.
PRICE OF WHEAT
FTXED ON BEPT. 1
WASHINGTON. D. C., Aug. 22.—
Commissioner Hoover announced to
day that the price of wheat for thla
year's crop would be fixed September^
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