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Daily Edition, and The Alaska Weekly Post
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VOLUME XIV, NUMBER 3.-- ------ — ■ -- ■ — ■ --:-:-—
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LEON SLOSS DIES
SUDDENLY AT IIIS
SAN FRANCISCO HOME
Loon Sloss, President of the Nor
thern Commercial Company and lor
thirty veavs prominent in Alaska
commercial arid navigation affairs,
died at his home in San Francisco,
of heart failure. He was apparent
ly in the best of health until 24 hours
before his death. The day before
his death he was at the Northern
Commercial Company’s office in San
Francisco, said good-bye to Volney
Richmond, Alaska manager of the
company, and later went home.
Word was received at the office dur
ing the afternoon that he had suf
fered an attack of heart failure,
but he recovered and it was l>e
lieved he would be out within a day
or two. It was not taken seriously
by his family or physician. and la
ter in the evening and the next
morning he had, apparently, passed
the crisis. At 10:r.0 o’clock Sat
urday morning he experienced an
other sinking spell, from which he
never recovered. He died that af
ternoon.
Leon Sloss was associated with
his father, one of the organizers of
the old Alaska Commercial Company
and spent some summeis on the seal
islands before he had attained his
majority. Later he succeeded hi*
father as President of the Alaska
Commercial Company, and after the
reorganization which resulted in the
Northern Commercial Company, no
was made President of the latter
company and retained as President
of the Alaska Commercial Company.
He has made trips to Alaska every
year or two for many years.
It is assumed that Louis Sloss
younger brother of Leon, will suc
ceed the latter as President ot the
Northern Commercial Company
which controls stores and other in
terests all along the Yukon and its
tributaries from Dawson to St. Mich
ael, and on the upper waters of the
Kuskokwim.
The Alaska Commercial Company
and the Northern Commercial Com
pany have been the leading business
institutions in Alaska for several de
cades. Formerly they owned the prin
cipal river steamer line on the Yukon |
but sold that a few years ago to the 1
White Pass & Yukon Route.
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SEWARD MUSICIANS WILL
GIVE CONCERT AT ANCHORAGE
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Under the auspices of the Woman’s |
club of Anchorage, several Seward j
musicians left on the train this morn
ing for Anchorage where they will
give a concert tonight at the Empress
theatre. The local musicians going
over to Anchorage were Erich Lucas,
D. C. Brownell, Mrs. Ira S. Bailey, \
Mrs. H. E. Ellsworth, Mrs. A. H. Me-1
Ncer and Miss Wilhelmina Bazant.
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EIDE GOES TO INTERIOR
Antone Eide left on the Gateway
City limited this morning for Anchor
age where ho will join Col. Gotwals
and Major WauRh of the Alaska Road
Commission. The three men will look
over proposed road work to he done
this season.
WASHINGTON, May 19— Hisses
and cat calls of “Sit Down” and
“Throw him out” greeted Chairman
Hays of the Republican National
Committee at the meeting of the Re
publican women when he tried to ex
plain why the Rcpublica legislature of |
Delaware rejected suffrage.
Mr. Hays said: “The party officials
do not cany legislatures in their pock
ets.”
“Then how can you make good your :
promises," asked the women.
Chairman Hays said that such ex
hibitions on the part of the women
made it hard to ratify suffrage.
During the time Mr. Hays was talk-1
ing. two women stood and yelled ques
tions at him while others hissed. Many
shouted disapproval of the entire pro
ceedings.
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OI.SON FOUND INSANE
John Olson, arrested last week by j
Deputy U. S. Marshal Reed and chief j
of Police Guest, was yesterday after- j
noon found to be insane by a jury of ;
six men in U. S. Commissioner Whit-!
tlesey’s court. Pioneer Smith repre- j
sented Olson at the hearing. Dr. Ro-1
mig, Chief Guest and Tom Osbo testi- j
fied. After the hearing U. S. Commis
sioner Whittlesey committed Olson, j
The jury was composed of Gus Borgen
Frederick Broad well, Charles Craw
ford, John Gilpatrick, W. A. C. Bald-1
win and M. A. Homer.
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MAY BE A WEDDING
F»ank Butterfield, who has been j
chief packer for the Alaskan Engin
eering Commission, now a guest at the j
Hotel Overland, is on his way outside!
and if all rumors are correct, a cer
tain young lady at Ketchikan is aux- j
iously awaiting his arrival there. Dan
Cupid is reported to have shot his lit-!
tie arrows and accomplished his pur
pose. From Ketchikan, according to1
the rumors, Mr. Butterfield will con* J
tinue his journey as a benedict.
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BOAT ON LAKE KENAI
The gas boat Fern will leave Rooso-1
velt on Saturday for Cooper landing .
and return. Special trips will be made;
to any point on the lake at any time, j
Louis Bell is the manager of tho
transportation service.
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LADIES AID MEETING
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The Ladies Aid Society of the Me
thodist church will meet tomorrow af
ternoon at 2 o’clock in the Sunday
School room of the church.
RETURNS TO ANCHORAGE
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Sidney Anderson, of the Bank of
Anchorage, who has been in Seward
for several days, returned to his home
on today’s train.
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GRAFF’S ARE RETURNING
S. M. Graff, of the Seward Light
& Power Company, accompanied by
his wife, are returning home on the
Admiral Watson which sailed from
Seattle yesterday morning. Mr. and
Mrs. Graff have been visiting in the
' states for several months.
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WASHINGTON, May 19— Repre
sentative King, Republican of Illinois,
member of the banking commission,
read in the Homo today the proposed
plank on finances. King is a recognized
authority on finances. Representative
Fowler, of New Jersey, also an
authority on finance.:, said he pro
posed a sound money. ‘‘Last year Four
Hundred and thirty million dollars in
I gold left this country," said Reprc
' sentative Fowler. “There is also in
this country five hundred and sixty
ml lion dollars in Federal Reserve
I bank notes. Added to this sodden mass
1 of I. 0. Us. the present system is dan
gerously unsound."
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DIE OF THE FLU
Among those who have died at Ne*
nana and Fairbanks as u result ot
flu arc the following:—
Ralph Waechter, Mrs. .loo Burns,
Mrs. Joe O’Connor, Lottie (\ W h
l-irry O’Keefe,. Jones the h iirl.-r,
M»*s. Mike Cooney, Mr. McG'rm*, »i).
Instrom, Mrs. Hanrington, Mr;. B ft
johnson, Mrs. Borden, Mrs. fayl »’*,
Mrs. Bostrom, Mrs. Petrie, Mis. Beat
eau, Harry Sciglcr, Harry tVitPams,
Stanley Hess, George Hobart. Perry
Willoughby, Alice Warner, and k in m
named Kleinschmidt.
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SERIOUS GASOLINE
SHORTAGE BEFORE
SUMMER END SEEN
WASHINGTON, May 10— Warning
of the probability of an actual sho>t
age of gasoline before the end ol
next summer, as the result of the
disproportionate increase in gasoline*
production and the number of auto
mobiles in use, is given in a state
ment issued by the bureau of mines.
While an increase in stock at the
end of February of more than 100
000.000 gallons, or 20 percent, as
compared with a year ago, shows
that the situation is not yet acute,
it is probably, the statement said,
that before the “summer season is
over it will become tight, if indeed,
it does not become short.”
Heavy drafts were made in March
on the reserve stocks of crude pe
t: oleum notwithstanding a 20 percent
increase in production, according to
a report by the United States Goo
lotficial Survey. The total' increase
in output in the United States in
March as compared with March 1010,
was six million barrels, but the in
creased consumption made necessary
the importation of 6,500,000 barrels
from Mcx’co. An additional million
barrels was drawn from the reserves
to meet the demand.
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WHEAT WILL BE HIGH
HUTCHINSON, Kan., May 10—
The Wheat Growers Association of
the United States has declared that
$313 a bushel will be the basic price
for the 1920 crop.
OMAHA, May ID— The state demo
ciatic convention indorsed the admin
istration of President Wilson and the
adoption of the peace treaty was de
manded without the nullifying reser
vations . Senator Hitchcock was in
dorsed for President. Former Con
gressman Shallonburger was the tem
porary chairman and in a speech he
extolled the work of the administra
tion both in peace and war. Bryan was
not in attendance at the meeting. Vf
ter a sharp fight his delegation fiom
Lancaster was seated.
KICK IS SEIZED TO
PREVENT HOARDING
MANILA, May 19— The govern
ment has seized all 1 ice to prevent
hoarding.
w K A I’ ll i* it k r o it T
The following is the weather repott
;'ui the 24 hours ending at 7 oVtoelc
‘.hi morning:—
Seward 46, Cloudy, Calm.
Anchorage 40, Clou<ly , Calm.
Matanuska 44, Cloudy, Calm.
Chickaloon 26, Snowing, Calm.
Wasilla 28, Cloudy, Calm.
Talkeotna 55, Light Rain, Calm.
Goldcreek 46. Light Rain, Calm.
Hurricane 42, Cloudy, Cairn.
Summit 20, Cloudy, North.
Bains 26, Cloudy, North.
1 Ilealy 50, Cloudy, Calm.
Nenana 45, Cloudy, Calm.
Fairbanks 48, Clear, Calm.
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FISH QUOTATIONS
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SEATTLE, May 19— Halibut is
* quoted at twenty four and three eights
I cents, there being only two boats in
with small catches; sable five cents;
1 red and ling cod two cents.
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PEACE ACTION FRIDAY
WASHINGTON, May 19— The Re
publican leaders of the House have
! agreed to accept the Senate substitute
| peace resolution for action next Fri
I day.
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CHICAGO, May 19— Fire losses in
i the United States in 1919 totaled
j $325,000,000, John C. Camber, pres
ident, of the Fire Marshal's associa
tion of North America, said at a
meeting of the executive committee.
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WOOD IN
THE LEAD
MONTPELIER, May 10— General
I Leonard Wood polled seventy per cent
of the vote yesterday at the president
ial primary. Hiram Jonnstfti and Her
beit Hoover are running close lor sec
ond pluce.
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PALMER LEADS IN PRIMARY
PHILADELPHIA, May ID— At
torney General Fanner’s leaders claim
a cican sweep in yesterday's primaries
of regular Republican state organiza
tion. The presidential preference was
not an issue.
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j MATA Nil SKA COAL WILL
BE FOR THE U. S. NAVY
SEATTLE, May ID— Commander
E. C. Downing, head of the navy com
mission going to Aiuska, which sans
tomorrow on the steamer Alameda,
says: "The coal wo take from the
mines in the Matanuska dstrict will be
for the exclusive use of the Pacific
fleet. We will start mining operations
on a small scale and gradually expect
to enlarge operations. The commission
will remain in Alaska all summer and
perhaps longer."
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BOLIVIA GETS LOAN FROM
✓ CONCERN IN NEW YORK
WASHINGTON, May ID— The de
partment of commerce has been auvis
ed that Bolivia has arranged a loan
of $10,01)0,000 with a xNew York con
cern, for use in conversion of French
loans of 1010 and 1913.
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FAVOR CONFIRMATION
OF HUNT FOR MINISTER
WASHINGTON, May ID— The
senate committee on foreign relations
has recommended the confirmation ol
the appointment of former Governor
Hunt of Arizona to be minister of
Siam.
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ROUMANIAN ROYALTY
POSTPONE THEIR TRIP
TO UNITED STATES
BUCHAREST, May 19— King Fer
dinand and Queen Marie have post
poned their proposed visit to the Unit
ed States until next spring, owing to
domestic problem, and because, as
Queen Marie says, “the American peo
ple have no time to receive & queen
while they are busy electing a Presi
dent.”
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WILSON SIGNS BILL
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WASHINGTON, May 19— Presi
! dent Wilson this afternoon signed the
army and navy incrased pay bill.
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SUGAR GOING UP AGAIN
SAN FRANCISCO, May 19— Su
gar advanced fifty cents a hundred to
day and is now $23.76 wholesale.
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WASHINGTON. May 19— Presi
dent Carranza, of Mexico, is reported
moving southward into Pueblo state.
It is believed, according to advices
' from Mexico City, Carranza is trying
to get to the coast ami with the in
tention of hoarding a small steamer
and «scaping from the country.
WASHINGTON, May 10— The ad
hesion of Yacatan .-tat** to the provis
ional government of Mexico City is re
ported in dispatches* to the State De
partment. The governor and millitary
' commander have fled presumably for
| Cuba. Progresso is now lost to Car
ranza, the last important port.
EL PASO, May 19— General Pel
las Calles, Provisional Minister of
War of Mexico, has summoned Fran
cisco Villa to appear at Chihuahua
City and explain his reported action
in holding the American official of
the Alvadaro Mining Company for
ransom at Boquillas.
MEXICO CITY, May 19— “We are
are lost. Goodbye gentlemen." These
were President Carranza’s final words
before his flight from beseiged trains.
The inventory of the captured funds
shows great quantities of gold and
silver bars but little coin. One motor
truck, in Carranza’s caravan, loaded
wth gold, broke down and the soldiers
apropriated most of the loot.
DEADLOCK
OVER BILL
WASHINGTON, May 19— The
House and Senate conferees are dead
locked on the army reorganization
bill. The Senate provisions for the re
organizing of the forces caused the
breach despite the offer of the Senate
conferees to strike out the provision
for voluntary training of youths from
18 to 21 years of age.
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IS KNOCKED OUT
WHEELING, W. Va., May 19
Bob Martin knocked out Tom McMa
hon, of Newcastle, Pa., in the filth
round last night. General Leonard
was at the ringside.
UNION MEN GUILTY
OF ROITING LAST
FALL AT KETCHIKAN
KETCHIKAN, May 19— L. L. Hall
W. Lynch, Charles Mehringer and A.
Apendo, the principles in the so-called
| Ketchikan dock riot cases of last Fall
[ were found guilty by a jury of roiting
and have been sentenced by Judge R
| W. Jennings to two years in McNeil
Island penitentiary. The rioting oc
curred during the strike on the Heck
man dock last Fall.
Robert Walker and Karl Branden
burg pleaded guilty of the crime of
impersonating an officer.
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ALASKA DUE AT 7
Steamer Alaska is due ton;ght at
7 o’clock according to advices receiv
ed Agent McDonald this forenoon