ASK PERMISSION
WOMEN TO FIGHT
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British Columbia Cities Petition Gov
era men t for Permission to Raise
Battalions Amazons
MINNEAPOLIS. Sept. 1.—Many
British Columbian cities are petition
ing the government for permission to
raise battalions of women for service
in the trenches in France. It is be
lieved that several thousand women
will enlist as soldiers if they receive
assurance they will be sent to the
front.
GRAND JURY TERM
FOR VALDEZ OCT. 15
A grand jury will be drawn for
the October term of court, beginning
October 15, by Clerk. Lang and Jflry
''commissioner Ed. Wood, upon the
return of the former from Seward.
Bubonic Plague Breaks Out
LONDQN, Sept. 1.—It was an
nounced today by the secretary of the
local government board that the
British steamship Mahana had arriv
ed at Gravesend from Bombay Aug
ust 13 with three convalescent cases
of bubonic plague. There had been
nine cases on board. Six of the vlc
time died and were buried at sea.
No Trouble in Yakima
NORTH YAKIMA. Sept. 1.—There
is no I. W. W. trouble anywhere in
Yakima county, according to reports
from all agencies and officers watch
ing the situation. If any man obeyed
the order to strike they were so few
in number and so scattered that em
ployers thought the matter too un
important to report. No exceptional
calls for labor have come to the fed
eral employment office. Hafvesting is
proceeding and “busines as usual
prevails.
Japanese Build New Liners
SEATTLE, Sept. 1.—Four passen
ger liners with cargo capacity of 12,
000 dead weight tons and accomo
dations for fifty-two first cabin and
300 steerage passengers each are now
under construction at Nagasaki for
the Osaka Shosen Kaisha, and will
be placed on the run between Japan
ese ports and Puget Sound in 1918,
according to mail advices from the
Orient. The first cabin passenger
quarters of the new boats are des
cribed as luxurious. The smaller boats
now in the Puget Sound service prob
ably will be transferred to the South
American trade.
Labor I)a.V Dance Monday
The Order of Alaskan Jfcloose will
give a dance Monday, Labor Day in
their hall. Dancing will start at 9
o’clock sharp. Good music will be pro
vided. __
COMMISSIONER LOVE READY
TO SERVE DAN CUPID
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Commissioner George J. Love stat
ed today that parties need hesitate
no longer about rushing into the tu
multuous state of matrimony mar
riage licenses on hand, and they
were cheap at half the price. The law
requiring parties to secure a license
to wed from the nearest U. S. Com
missioner is now in effect, and the
Judge Is anxious to see if the mar
riage sticks better than the old kind
where Just a preacher and a girl’s
consent were all the impediments to
a happy marriage.
GEORGE KIRKE SECURES
CONTRACT GRUBBING ROAD
George Kirke, a local contractor,
was the successful bidder for the
clearing and grubbing of the road to
Mineral Greek, starting at the foot
of McKinley street and running to
the span bridge known as Millard
•Bridge on Mineral Creek, a distance
of about 23,000 feet, or about four
miles. Mr. Kirk will commence work
immediately upon the road, having
to make minor repairs on his donkey
engine and get his men together*
Road Commissioner James Wilson
is making every effort to push work
on the roads before cold weather sets
In, and is insisting that the work be
rushed.The fact that local men are
getting these contracts is a good
thing fofr the town, as It gives many
men employment at a time when oth
er'work has slackened.
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Qav* Up His Horn* ta Dia
tingui«h«d Franah Visitor*.
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When J off re and Vivlaul were the
guests of New York city Henry O
Frick, the steel king, guve up his pala
tini home to the distinguished French
men. The British commissioners, head
ed by Balfour, were quartered in the
home of Vincent Astor.
AIDES PURCHASE
AIRPLANELUMBER
Italian Government Claims Tlial
Fir is Nearly as Good
as Spruce
SEATTLE, Sept. 1.—The Italiar
government today completed a pur
chase of 25,000,000 feet of Wash
ington and Oregon fir to be used ir
airplane construction. Repeated tests
have demonstrated that fir is nearlj
as good a substitute for spruce ai
can be found, and for many uses ev
en surpasses the spruce.
1. W. W. l»l'T A.C1D
IN RANCHER’S SHOES'
STOCKTON. Cal., Sept. 1.—Joi
Arada. a ranch hand employed ii
the Delta region, near Stockton, ii
under treatment in a hospital hen
today. His feet are badly burned fron
acid. Arada claims that I. W. W
members placed acid in the shoes oi
ranch hands who refused to heec
their propaganda. He claims that
the other ranch hands sustained onlj
slight burns. The authorities are in
vestigating.
Bl'NCH OF HOME
GUARDS KILL SALAZAP
JUAREZ, Mex., Sept. 1.—Jos*
Ynez Salazer, a revolutionary leadei
and former chief of staff to Franclscc
Villa, was shot and killed at the No
gales ranch a short distance from
Ascencion, Thursday. Americans ar
riving here today from Casas Grande*
brought the details of Salazar's deatt
at the hands of a small band of horn*
guards, who were organized to pro
tect the Casas Grandes-Ascencion
district.
The story, told the Aenlircans, tva*
that three of Salazar’s men wer*
mistaken for raiders by guards at the
Nogales ranch and killed, and when
the leader went to see why his men
were detained, a like fate befell him
His body was recovered and will b*
brought here for burial. Salazar’s
family is living here.
MANY VALDKZANH WILL
WINTER IN STATES
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Many Valdezans will leave on the
Mariposa to spend the winter in the
States, among them being Mr. and
Mrs. A. J. Mealj, Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter Pascoe, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Ben
nett and Jacob C. Hepfinger.
Sheldon at Donnelly
Word received from Bob Sheldon
today is to the effect that he reached
Donnelly about noon and will prob
ably pull into Fairbanks some time
this evening, making the trip in a
little over two days actual time, and
a little over 30 hours actual driving
time.
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REGISTRATION ROOKS
* * WILL CLOSE TONIGHT
The registration books will close
at 9:00 o'clock sharp tonight, and
parties not yet having registered are
warned that this is their last oppor
tunity. Registration cards may be se
cured at the Prospector office up to
the hour above mentioned.
TWO MULES TO MAKE
SAN DIEGO DRY
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 1.—Two Uni
ted States army mules will make
most of San Diega dry tonight, ac
cording to a ruling of the department
of justice. The orders provide for the
discontinuance of the sale of all li
quor within a distance of one mile
from the aviation school barracks.
Later this ruling was also interpret
ed to apply also to a stable of the
quartermaster corps at State and F
streets, where two army mules are
quartered. The half-mile zone from
this stable includes all the principal
hotels and cafes and all except half
a dozen saloons and wholesale liquor
houses in the city.
Raid Over Belgium -
LONDON. Sept. 1.—Another of
the series of aerial raids over Bel
gium which have been made at fre
quent intervals for some time was
carried out Sunday night. The follow
ing report was made oy the admiral
ty: "At about midnight, the royal
naval air service dropped many
tons of bombs on Middelkerke dump
and the Brogeoise works. All the ma
chines returned safely.”
“BLACKBIRDS" PICTURIZEB
AT EMPRESS SUNDAY
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Miss Laura Crewes. the noted dra
matic star, will present “Blackbirds"
adapted from the drama of the same
name in which Miss Crews appeared
a whole season at the Lyceum The
atre, New York. Leonie Sobatsky
(Miss Crews) is a young American
adventuress who joins a band of
smuggler* She is, as the title of the
play suggests, a blackbird. The trans
formation from a criminal to a good
citizen forms the basis of the plot.
12 Resisters Held
M’ALESTER, Okla., Sept. 1.—One
hundred and twenty of the alleged
draft resisters, held in connection
with the draft trouble in Central Ok
lahoma a fortnightilgo, were arraign
ed before United States Commission
er R. P. Millen today. Fifty-two
waived preliminary hearing and were
'held to the grand jury on charges of
"engaging in conspiracy against the
government.”’ H. C. Spence, alleged
organizer of the Working Class un
ion, and nineteen others charged with i
"inciting rebellion." demanded a,
hearing. Charges against forty-eight
prisoners were dismissed, but they
were held as witnesses on bonds to
be fixed later.
KATALLA QUEEN ARRIVES
IN PORT YESTERDAY
The Katalla Queen, Capt. Otto
Elfstrom, arrived in port last even
ing with the following passengers
from down-sound points. Mrs. Mc
Donald, George Brooks, Chas. Spon
berg, from Betties bay; Alvah Strong,
Harriman Fiord; Billy Garety, Pigot
Bay; Roy McDonald, round trip pas
senger.
“EARTH CURRENTS”
DISABLE LAND WIRES
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1.—
“Earth cufrents” hampered operation
of all telegraph wires between Winne
mucca, Nev., and Omaha, Neb., for
several hours today, according to re
ports received here. This phenoom
enon was caused, it was said, by on
uneual distribution of electricty on
the earth's surface. Some disturbance
was felt in the vicinity of Spokane.
Wash.
NTRIKE PREVENTS FIXING
PRICES ON WINTER COAL
CHICAGO, Sept. 1.—A troublous
setting was provided today for Chief
Justice O. N. Carter when he assum
ed his duties as director of coal for
Illinois, under appointment from
Governor Frank O. Lowden. It was
reported that miners a He now on
strike at twenty different places in
the state, causing a situation sa acute
that Immediate adjustment of prices,
such as was hoped to result from the
efforts of Justice Carter, appears tQ
be barred.
SET FOR Will
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Pope Benedict Says Seems More
Etrmly Set for Continuance than
Kuro|»ean Rulers
HOME, Sept. 1.—Pope Benedict in
an address here today stated that
President Wilson was more firmly set
on a continuance of the war than any
European rujer. The Pope is greatly
disappointed at President Wilson's
refusal to work for peace.
OYSTER CULLERS
GO ON STRIKE
OLYMPIA, Sept. 1.—Japanese oys
ter cullers in Olympia, at Oyster bay
and in other Olympia oyster growing
districts, have joined the ranks of the
strikers. They have been paid for
years past the uniform price of $1.25
a sack, but are now demanding $1.75
a sack for their work on the'oyster
beds. They are the men who gather
the oysters, separate the ripe ones
for market from the others and re
turn the balance to the beds.
Workmen are busily engaged in
fitting up the new posfbffice building
with frames for the boxes, and when
the lock boxes arrive, which may be
any day now, the office will be ready
for occupancy.
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SANTA ANA LEAVES
SEWARD FOR WESTWARD
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The steamship Santa Ana left Sew
ard this morniwg at 3 o'clock for
Bristol Bay and points to the west
ward.
Quiet in Spain
MADRID, Sept. 1.—Official news!
has been received from throughout
Spain that tranquillity reigns every-,
where and the general strike is ex-;
pected to end today. A meeting of the:
cabinet has been called and it is thot.
martial law will be annulled.
WAR CAUSES PEOPLE
TO DEMAND COMEDY
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CHICAGO, Sept. 1.—The war has
caused an increase in motion picture
comedies, according'to Adolph Zuk-'
or, president of a large producing
company. “We are making mostly
comedies now.” he asserted today.
"People want fun and laughter in the
films. They take their tragedies from
the newspapers.”
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Mining Company is Sued
PORTLAND, Sept. 1.—The Ameri
can Smelting & Refining company to
day brought suit in the federal court
here to enjoin the Bunker Hall &
Sullivan Mining company, an Oregon
Corporation, operating mines in Ida
ho, from smelting its own ores in a
new smelter recently built at Kellogg
Ida. The complaint alleges that the
plaintiff holds a twenty-year contract
for the smelting ores- mined by the
defendant company, and that the con
tract still has twelve years to run.
Offer Increase in Wages
SEATTLE, Sept. 1.—A 10 per cent
increase in wages is being offered to
striking mill workers of Wlllapa
Harbor by all the large operators of
that district, at a meeting of employ
ers and employes in Raymond today.
The proposal will be put to a vote
by the men. Local labor leaders to
day expressed confidence that the
Wlllapa Harbor men would continue
to hold out for the eight-hour day. '
“HELENE OE THE NORTIgT
AT EMPRESS Tffc^lLHT
Marguerite Clark’s latest screen
production. "Helene of the North"!
will be presented at the Empress the
atre tonight. It is a pl^y of thrilling
interest, depicting scenes in the
Frencli-Canadtan northland, and the
society rooms of the Londan aristoc
racy! It will be stet by a travelogue.
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Sharp Calls on Poincare
PARIS, Sept. 1. —William G.
Sharp, the American ambarador, call
ed on President Poincare yesterday
to present his felicitations on the oc
casion of M. Poincare's fete day.
President Poincare in re|>ly asked
Mr. Sharp to transmit to President
Wilson his warmest wishes for hiprf
and the United States.
REPRESENTS ARMY.
General Soett. Chief ef
Staff, td Aid P|ueela’e Army.
Photo by American l.’ruay Association.
To represent the United States army !
in the Amerlcun mission to Russia |
President Wilson chose Major General .
HuK'h L. Scott, chief of staff. While j
he is abroad Major General Tasker H j
Bliss will take his place.
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FLOUR UPS
$4.00 A BARREL]
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Commissioner's Price on Wheat lias
Tendency to Bring Hour Down
With a Rush
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MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 1.—The fix
ing of the price of wheat by Cornmis-,
sioner Hoover of the Food Control >
Board, has caused the price of flour |
to toboggan downwards at a tremen
dous rate. The price on hard wheat
flour today dropped $4.50 per barrel;
with a tendency to go still lower.
M’LK.W FOUND GUILTY
OF MANSLAUGHTER!
Archie McLean, whose trial for the;
murder of his wife has just termin-|
ated at Seward, was found guilty of,
manslaughter, and sentenced to not i
less than one, nor more than twenty
years imprisonment at McNeil’s Isl
and. United States Deputy Marshal
Paul Buckley of Unalaska, will leave
with the prisoner for the states on]
the steamship Mariposa.
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GOVERNOR OE ARIZONA
ASSAILS BOTH SIDES
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PROENIX. Ariz., Sept. 1.—Both
sides In the controversy between al
leged I. W. \V. members and the Citi
zens’ Loyalty league of Bisbee, which
on July 12 deported more the 1,200
strikers and sympathizers, were tak
en to task today by Governor Camp
bell in his first public statement since
a personal investigation of the War
ren district troubles.
Methods of deporting men without
due process of law were declared by
the governor to be without justifica
tion, while the tactics alleged to have
been adopted by members of the In
dustrial Workers of the World were
characterized as a "stench in the nos
trils of decent Americans.” The gov
ernor's statement was in the form of
a letter to Sheriff Wheeler and Coun-I
ty Attorney Ross, of Cochise county
and Mayor Erickson, of Bisbee.
100,000 TONS OE
V SUGAR IS ORDERED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 1.—
Contracts for 100,000 tons of sugar
have been placed by the government
for army and navy requirements at
a price to be fixed by the food admin
istration. At present prices the order
will total between $12,000,000 and
$15,000,000.
Quartermaster Sergeant Odle re
ported for duty today at Fort Llscum,
having been relieved from duty In the
local quartermaster office.
Privates John A. Montague and
James O. Murphy have been trans
ferred to points on* the trail and will
leave tomorrow for their stations.
PEACE COOM
MAYBE HELD
I’trlBsti Determined to Hold Meeting
in Milwaukee Despite Refusal
of Governor
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 1.—Prepara
Lions made by the People’s Council
of America indicate that an attempt
will b% made to hold a meeting here
Sunday despite the refusal of Gov
ernor Emanuel L. Philipp to allow
such meeting to be held. A delegation
of officials left yesterday for Wash
ington. D. C., to demand of Congress
the constitutional right of the peo
ple to meet and discuss matters per
taining to peace. It is believed that
any attempt to hold the meeting will
result in rioting and disorders.
MELT. FAUST LEAVES
TOLR OF INSPECTION
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Lieutenant M. H. Faust, officer'Tn
charge of the local Signal Corps, will
leave Monday for Fairbanks and tlie
interior on a tour of inspection, last
ing several weeks. Lieut. Faust will
take Quartermaster Sergeant Ayre3
in to Fairbanks, and will bring back
Harry Shuttes of Fairbanks.
KATALLA QUEEN SAILS
FOR KNIGHT ISLAND
The Katalla Queen, Capt. Otto Elf
stronx, sailed this morning for Knight
Island, with J. L. Steele and son. and
Frank Gustafson as passengers.
The Valdez Transfer Company has
moved Into its new quarters next to
the Prospector office, and Mr. Dier
inger now has one of the finest liv
ery and garage establishments in tho
north.
STRIKE IS CAM,ED IN
NEW YORK NAVY YARD
NEW YORK. Sept. 1.—As a move
to force all shipyards in New York
and vicinity to grant a $4.50 wage
day. delegates at a meeting of ship
yards strikers today voted to instruct
the Marine Trades council to call a
general strike in all New York yards,
including the New York navy yard.
liascgull Magnates Discharged
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.—Declaring
that instead of being summoned into
court to answer a charge of violating
the Sunday law, they should be com
mended for rendering service to a pa
triotic cause, Police Court Magistrate
McQuade today dismissed summons
against John McGraw, manager of
the New York Nationals, and Christy
Mathewson, manager of the Cincin
nati Nationals. They conducted a
baseball game Sunday, the proceeds
of a band concert following it going
to dependents of a regiment that is
soon to go to France.
Conserve Dairy' Products
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Sept. 1 —
Warning that conservation of dairy
products must be not only a war
measure but must be carried on af
ter the war was given tou*/ by the
Food administration.
Movies For Soldiers
NEW YORK. Sept. 1.—Enough
motion pictures to stretch on one
him from New York to Fargo. N. D..
ind provide a program that, if put
Into one performance, would last
more than three years, are to be pro
vided by the National War \\ ork
council of the Y. M. C. A., in the Uni
ted States, to the soldiers training at
the 343 cantonments, camps anil
posts, the council has announced.
Eight million feet of hints a week
will be provided for the entertain
ment of the national guardsmen and
recruits of the national army.
To Test Seales Jointly
OLYMPIA, Sept. 1.—For the pur
pose of testing railroad track scales
In Washington with the end in view
of ascertaining exact conditions, the
Washington state public service com
mission has made arrangements with
the federal authorities for a joint test
by the federal and state officials. L.
R. Boyer, of the United States depart
ment of commerce, is now in the west
and the commission hss provided for
a join test^wlthhijDp^^^
Just redtrrad all the latest popu
lar songs at Q. 0. Reinfce’s.