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Gov. Thomas Riggs, Jr., arul his
wife , are making die trip to the in
terior from Cordova according to
v>ord received oil the Admiral Sch.ey.
Gov^ Riggs will go to 1 airbunks an;
* > Tan ana, then to Ruby, Idicurbtl, M
Michael aud .Nome and come to Sew
* ' ard on tfie next trip* of the Steamer
l Victoria.
Gov. Riggs is making an inspect on
ot the Home Gutmls at all places he
visits and at Cordova, he a as met at |
the wharf by the Home Guards and
escorted to his hotel. Gov. Riggs wi»
ed to I'liitiaiiks that he jatpeiltsl to
inspect the Home otiai^ls while theV
f and it is understood /• that the miii- ,
tary unit is making plans for his re-1
'* I'-ceptiorv. Ort the present" trip Gov '
Rixgs i» making the permanent ap
pointments of "the officer* of the r,u
i jjqip Hone Guard. c*>nir>i.*~ie» under
authorization of the War Department.
At Juneau Gov. Riggs is a private in
the guards and attends the diills,
which are twice h week. , j
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TO 1MIROVK VAIL SERVICE
CORDOVA, July 12— (By Mail)—
it •! Governor Riggs, informed a Daily
Times representative tiiat he was do
ing all in his power to remedy the 1
present deplorable mail service being
given Alaska, whereby the first-da**,
mail is being*. routed ‘0y *e*prcsb an-t
.the secviui-cias^ and pa.cei post by
freight, lie ha* taken up tile mattei
,M witu tho autiiunUe> at Washington
with reference to the failure oi the
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portation lius operating between Al
aska and Seattle on a proper remun
eration for carrying the mailrthr-rtr1
termination of whe postoitiue depart
ment to transport the malt ‘between
r Seattle ami Alaskan ports by freight I
ami express, the consequent eliminat- j
ion of the mail clerks ort the Alaska
steamers, and the hardship that will
devolve upon Alaska as a result of the
rhamres.
The announcement that there will
•be no mail boat on the westward run
from Seward to the Alaska peninsula
and. Aleutian island ports, and the
hardship thai would result therefrom '
* were also taken up at the same. time.;
,J •* It has been explained that a result j
of the new arrangemen s will be tnc
» ^necessity of delivering the mail as |
freight or eipivss at the dock at 4
o'clock on the days before the night
sailings of at earners, and another re
gyl|» vn account of the lack of mail j
* clerks, will be delayed in the distribu
tion of mail arriving from the south
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\IORK A BOLT THE MAIL.
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In the Jast Post-Intel I igencer re
ceived from Seattle, the.following re
4 ganUng the express age or freighting
,v of mail to Alaska appears;
^ According to a notie'e seived on the
«wfal Mb > f» * * iit 5 . t * ?'•. *
| officials oi the Alaska Steamship O
uut liie Pacific Steamship Co. yestei
•lay, the Alaska mail service a bo ay
he vessels of their respective fleet
..nl be discontinued by the postoffic
ucpurtmejit Aug.l, the date of tlie ex
hiutioti of the present mail contract
.. .la u.c Ua!u;/ui tau<m corn panU*£.
Ine action taken by the postal au
ihor.tiis was brought about by tne re
jectioo by the government of the bin
or thi.> service, which is held to b
xoibitant in comparison to tlie form
i contract, inc decision moans th
withdrawal of mail clerks aboard th
steamships Alameda, Alaska an
< or ill wester, of the Alaska Steamship
Coiupanyks ileet, and from tlie Cit.
»f Seattle, Spokane and Admiral h'U)
i gut, of tin- Pacific Steamship Con.
^my 6 fleet.
inc order will aflect Alaska ma i
xmaalerably, as under tlie contrai
astern man for Northern points w.
received up to within an hour of th
>ailu4t time of a vessel. Shipping tl
uail as freight or express will men
that a|i packages must be on hand a
•> o’clock the rngiit before a vess*
.-ails. °
* The steamship companies justil;
heir bids upon the continued eno;
nous increases in the cost of oper;
ions of vessels in the Alaskan servic
a hich also resulted in a federal iuve'
vigution of» the petition of the con
.glides-to raise freight and passemge
ates. A idecision on this investigate*
s ex peel ed shortly.
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COPPER PRICE
WASHINGTON. Aug., 13 — Tl»
.naximuif? pPice of copper is to remaiu !
it 2'» cents per pound until Novembei
I, through an agreement understood!
to have been reached between the wa> j
mittee and the copper producers.
The agreement is subject to tho.ap
proval'uf President Wilson.
CAHI.fi CUT TOMORROW .
The United States cable will be ci
tomorrow morning at 7 o'clock aVv
will be spliced again * tit night. O*.
Thursday morning the cable will b
• ut again and spliced when the ie
(Kiirs are made. The day press wjll
come via radio tomorrow and the
night press as visual over the table.
The cut is on the Puget Sound end of
the cable. ..
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As a general thing a fat man is
willing to do anything to cut down
hi* weight exept to cut down Tut oats.
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ant eater has gas mask so
CAN FOLLOW OWNER IN BATTLE.
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EL PASO, TEX. Aug. 13— A Mexican ant eater
which was taken by one of the recruits for tne U.S. mui in
•s when he enlisted here and went to France, was in tin
second battle of the Marne. His owner writes how Jimmy,
he ant eater, followed his master into the thick of the
fighting engaged in by the marines and how he is now
! equiped with a minature gas mask for future engage
j meats at the front. The ant eater has been officially
adopted us the mascot of the regiment to which toe L
Paso hoy belongs.
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1 COAL RATIONING WILL NOT BE
NECESSARY IN SALT LAKE CITY.
SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 13— M. Bailey, secretary
of the federal fuel administration in Utah, has just de
dared that Coal rationing in this city will not be neces
’ sary during the coming winter. The statement is based up
on the fact that Salt Lake cirizens have heeded the warn
ings of the fuel administration and prepared for possible
coal shortages by laying in their supply during the sum
mcr, when fuel wras obtainable. Other Utah communities
have followed the example of Salt Lake, according to Mr
Bailey, who says that in Utah practically 75 per cent oi
lhe homes have stored sufficent coal to meet any whitei
hortage.
BIG CRANE PUSHED TO SEATTLE. i
SEATTLE, WASH., Aug. 13— “To all railroad men ■
! am going to a shipyard. Please push me through.”
This notice painted on the side of a big locomotive
jiane recently arriving here from the East for a loca
shipyard, tells the story of a new co-operative effort tha,
stretches across the continent to help yards keep up tin
u eduction of ships for the government. General co-oper
on from railroad officers and men, it is said by shipyarc
b reman, is having a big effect in enabling the yards to
ccep full crews busy.
GIVES BOY TO THE MILITARY.
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YAKIMA, WASH., Aug. 13— By selling her home
Mrs. Mary Hecox has made it possible for her to offer an
>ther sacrifice to the nation her son, Raymond Hecox,
her only son, had been placed in Class 4 by the exemption
hoard because of his dependent mother, but Mrs. Hecox
-old her property so her boy could enlist. She expects to j
.import herself on the proceeds of the sale.
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AMERICAN ROSE GETS A MEDAL
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PARIS, Aug. 13— A rose of American origin was!
■warded the gold medal the highest award, yesterday at i
the annual competition of new roses at Bagatelle, the fam j
•us • me garden in the Bois de Boulogne. Varieties had |
come from i'1 parts of France, England, Holland and.the
United State the winning rose being ono named from
the‘city of: rigip, Los Angeles.
The jury, composed of celebrated rose growing ex-'
pCrts, considered.the claims of an English climbing rose,!
ho Paul Scarlet Climber,.
PRAY FOR SOLDIERS EVERY NOON. !
EL PASO; TEX. Aug 13— Reviving an .ancient custom
a !vg •! m the belltower of the Presbyterian church here
v ib re neal to thepeople of the city to stop and say a pray;
American soldiers in France. The bell is being hung
lurch tower and will bo rung each day. at noon.
Seward Light &.
Power Company
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NORTHWESTERN AUG. 16 Turn* back from Scwanl.
ALAMEDA AUG. 14 Outside passage both directions
Alameda September 1st.
Northwest* in, September 8th.
On the September trips t!»e Alameda and Northwestern will
make the regular ports of call.
A. H. Me DONALD, Agent.
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