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1 THE ALASKA EVENING POST
Volume XL Number 207. SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 25,1917._Ten Cents the Copy
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' ABOARD S. S. SANTA ANA AT SEA EAST OF
r'-’AlAK PASS, Ay?.’25.—Boat No. 3 from the wrecked
-..nese steamshh “ ' a Maru, containing twelve
Survivors, was pick. ~~.iay oil Scotch (ap light.
Thirtv-two survivors now on board will be brought
to Seward.
The missing now number nineteen, who are being
searched for by coast guard cutters and fishermen.
Scotch Cap light is nearly 400 miles from Amchacta
island on which it is reported that the Kotohira Maru -was
wrecked, showing that the crew covered considerable ter
, ritory.
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NEGRu' muOPS SENT AWAY FROM
SCENE OF FATAL RIOTING
(By Associated Tress Dispatch)
HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 25. — Negro soldiers, who
rioted here Thursday night, resulting in the death of fif
ten white persons, were started toward Columbus, N. M.,
today.
Among the contingent were thirty-four soldiers
charged with murder by District Attorney Crocker.
The entire hau<»lkm ektraiued without incident and
the departure of the negroes has lessened the tension in
Houston.
Ail but three of the participants in the shooting have
been accounted for and will probably face military court
martial.
SOCIALIST CHARGED WITHT REASON
(Bjr Associated Tress Dispatch)
PORTLAND. Aug. 25.—Victor McCone, secretary of
the Oregon Socialist party, has been arrested at Lewiston,
Idaho, on the charge of treason, for spreading I. W. W.
propaganda and opposing the army draft.
CALIFORNIA HAS LOST ITS GAMP
(By Associated Tress Dispatch',
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.—The war department has
announced to the Mayor of San Francisco that the order,
to transfer National Guard troops from California to;
North Carolina will be modified. j
BOARD WILL
SETTLE ROW
Shipbuilders and Laborers Will Have
Recourse to Representatives of
New Organization
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.—Wage
disputes in American shipyards aie
to be handled by a board which was
named today, on which the govern
ment, American Federation of Labor
and the shipbuilders are represented.
V. Everett Macy, president of the
National Civic Federation, was ap
pointed chairman of the board, Presi
dent Gompers of the American Fed
eration of Labor, as the second mem
ber and the third will be named by the
Emergency Fleet corporation. An
early adjustment of the disputes now
existing is expected.
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BISHOP OF IDAHO IS
DEAD AT PORTLAND
PORTLAND, Aug. 25.—Bishop Al
phonsus Glorieux, of the Catholic
Church of Idaho, is dead after an ill
ness of three weeks.
JAP SLAYER
MUST HANG
Fox Rancher Who Murdered His Wife
at Dawson Will Pay
Full Penalty
DAWSON, Y. T., Aug. 12. — Roy
i Yeoshioka, Japanese fox fanner, was
found guilty in the Yukon territory
court yesterday before Judge MacAu
lay and a jury of six men on the
charge of killing his wife, Hisa Yeo
shioka, on their ranch at West Daw
son, June 24. The jury was out two
hours. The trial lasted six days. The
prosecution put on forty witnesses,
the defense eleven. The defendant
was on the stand over ten hours ex
plaining his side of the story. The
evidence was entirely circumstantial,
but linked up strong with the mur
der of Percy James, whose body was
found at the same time on the same
ranch.
The condemned man was sentenced
last evening by Judge MacAulay to
be hanged November 23.
TAKE SINGLE
MEN FIRST, IS
WILSON’S RULE
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President Pens Letter to Secretary
Baker On Question of Drafting
Heads of Families
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(By 4ssociatcd Prcaa Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.—Presi
dent Wilson wrote to Secretary of
War Baker today saying that the
drafting of married men who are the
heads of families, should be avoided
and single men taken where possible.
The President's opinion favoring the
exemption of married men openly con
flicts with the interpretation placed on
the law by army officers administer
ing the draft directly.
The officers contend that as Con
gress rejected amendments exempting
married men, they have no legal au
thority to exempt them except on the
grourds of dependency.
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ALASKAN AND DAUGHTER
MEET AFTER 18 YEARS
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15, (By
Mail).—Charles I). Slocum, an Alask
an gold seeker, is rejoicing today over
a reunion here with his daughter after
an absence of eighteen years. This
restoration was brought about by a
marriage notice Slocum read in a
weather-worn newspaper that found
its way into the icebound country. He
was so sure that the “Lois Slocum,
Oakland, California,” was his daugh
ter that he traveled by dogteam from
inland to port and sailed for Califor
nia, in all a journey of many thou
sand miles, taking many months. His
daughter had believed him to bo dead. |
RECTORY FOR
ST. PETER’S IS
AUTHORIZED
Officials of the Episcopal Church
Pleased with Outlook in this
Section
Authorization for the construction
of a rectory in connection with St.
Peter’s Episcopalian church here, is
promised by John W. Wood, secretary
of the board of missions for the Epis
copalian church, who is here from New
York, in company with Archdeacon
Stuck.
Both are highly pleased with the
outlook here, and see a splendid fu
ture for the work in this vicinity and
along the line of government railroad.
Archdeacon Stuck has just complet
ed a tour of the missions throughout
the interior, including the Koyokuk,
and Secretary Wood has visited all
missions on the route from Skagway
through the Yukon territory and down
the river.
Both were guests of the Chamber
of Commerce at a luncheon this noon.
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MEMBER OF FIRST
STAMPEDE IS DEAD
SEATTLE, Aug. 25.—John M. I
Riggs, 73, member of the first Seat
tle party entering the Klondike after
gold was discovered there, died here
last night. He had been a resident
of Alaska for eighteen years.
ARCHDEACON STUCK
TO PREACH SUNDAY
The sermon at the Episcopal
church at 11 a. m. on Sunday will be
preached by The Venerable Hudson •
Stuck, D. I). The service is open to
all. You are cordially invited to at
tend.
WHO ARE THE“ BONEHEADS”?
In an article entitled “Alaska Coal and the Pacific Fleet,” the Mining
Congress Journal, published by the American Mining Congress at Washing
ton, D. C., makes the following comment on the situation here, which has
just been investigated:
“The country at large is fretting considerably because of the confusion
in the management of national affairs at Washington which have special
relation to the present war conditions. The common sense of the nation,
however, fully appreciates the fact that the nation is grappling with unusual
problems, and problems of magnitude never before contemplated. It there
fore expects there will be much of hesitation, and that perhaps some errors,
even blunders, may be made. The country is rpepared to excuse and pal
liate such errors as may be made, to bear the consequences with patience,
and to stand by the administration and condone all mistakes made in new
conditions and without ample time for a careful examination of all the
1 facts. The country is not so well prepared to overlook blunders, long con
tinued and premeditated, and for which there can be no possible intelligent
, excuse. Just at this time the Government of the United States is shipping
! one hundred cars of coal weekly, by rail, from the Atlantic to the Pacific
I seaboard, a distance of three thousand miles of railroad haul at an expense
of $8.59 per ton for transportation, in order that its Pacific Coast Naval re
quirements may be cared for. At a time when there is a general feeling of
unrest because of the belief that the railroads of the country will be unable
to deliver coal from the mines to meet the great industrial requirements
of the great centers of the east; at a time when the demands of our Allies
in the great war are demanding coal more rapidly than the railroads are
able to deliver to the seaboard for transportation; at a time when there is
threatened to be a great congestion of railroad traffic, because of the extra
ordinary movement of food products in order to supply our own people
and meet the needs of the Allies, this enormous amount of transportation
service is being used by the Nation in order to supply the Pacific Coast
requirement of the Government, when upon the Pacific Coast, in the Ter
ritory of Alaska, are mountains of coal of both high and low grade, which
is not being mined because the Government of the United States will not
permit it to be mined under reasonable conditions. At the time of the en
actment of the Alaskan Coal Leasing Bill, it was freely predicted that no
coal mining could be carried on under its conditions. Notwithstanding this
fact, those having the matter in charge worked the best part of a year, in
devising a form of contract more restrictive than the law itself. The law'
has been in effect nearly three years. We understand that there has been
but one effort to operate under its conditions, and that resulted in failure,
and that the Government has now taken over the lease, and is undertaking
to operate upon government account. It also is understood that the admin
istration is proposing to undertake the opening of a mine on tract twelve in
the Matanuska coal field because no practical coal operator has been found
willing to undertake operations under the onerous provisions made by the
government. During recent months responsible parties have been in Wash
ington begging of the Department to so amend the lease, as to make it pos
sible to induce capital to undertake a coal mining enterprise in Alaska. The
lease has been amended, not by making it more liberal, but by making it
more restrictive. In the present crisis, the silly effort of those administra
tion officials w’ho with wTise demeanor prate about the conservation of Alaskan
coal, is worse than ridiculous; it is a crime, it is costing the nation on the
basis of one million, five hundred thousand dollars annually in freight
| charges. It is taking coal from the industrial centers where its lack will be
keenly felt and is directly contributing to one of the greatest dangers which
is imminently facing the nation. A future issue of the Mining Congress
Journal will name some of the boneheads wfho are responsible for the tying
up of Alaska’s coal resources and who still persist in the inane policy even
in the face of the present war emergency.”
GREAT STRONGHOI)
OF AUSTRIANS FELL
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
ROME, Aug. 25, (Official).—The Italian flag has been
flying since late yesterday from the summit of Monte
Sano, heretofore the principal Austrian stronghold on the
Isonzo front.
The second Italian army has broken through the Aus
trian lines of defense at several places and is pursuing
the enemy in open battle on difficult ground. The retiring
Austrians are resisting stubbornly and continue to dis
pute the Italian advance yard by yard.
The capture of Monte Sano by the Italians is a bril
liant feat. The mountain lies seven miles north of Go
rizia and dominates the broad plain beyond the city. By
retaining, the Austrians were able to hold up the Italian
advance to the east ever since Gorizia fell into Italian
hands.
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TAKE THREE REDOUBTS NORTH OF “304”
PARIS, Aug. 25, (Official). — French forces before
Verdun scored a new victory last night in an advance in
force north of Hill 304.
Three fortified works on the Malincourt-Forg road
in the vicinity of Bethincourt were captured by assault
following artillery preparation.
Prisoners captured in the Verdun operations now to
tal 8,100.
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GERMANS ADMIT DEFEAT AT YPRES
BERLIN, Aug. 25, (Official). — The German line in
the Northern fringe of Herenthag Wood in the region of
the Ypres-Menin road, has been pushed back by the Brit
ish.
German forces have captured Gillenmont farm south
of Vendhuille.
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NOT SO DRY AT TEMPORARY CAMPS
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 25.—The war depart
ment has modified its order prohibiting saloons within
half a mile of military camps, to be effective only where
camps are permanent. Many leading saloons in Kansas
City, Mo., have been closed on account of the temporary
mobilization of troops within the city.
SUIT MAY BE
SENSATIONAL
Woman Asks $10,000 As Result of
Affair la Stateroom of
Steamer
The case of Thora Reed vs. The Pa
cific Coast Steamship Company, which
was argued on technical points in the
district court yesterday afternoon and
again this morning, threatens to be
sensational when it comes, to trial.
The plaintiff is suing for $10,000 and
alleges among other causes, that
while making a trip on one of the de
fendant’s steamers she was the vic
tim of an attempted assault within
her stateroom by a man wearing the
garb of a steward. The plaintiff al
leges that when she resisted the ad
vances of the white-garbed individual,
he fled.
Motion made by Attorney E. E. Rit
chie for the defendant to make the
complaint more definite and certain
was granted and the plaintiff granted
thirty days in which to file an amend
ed complaint. Attorney L. V. Ray rep
resents the plaintiff.
The jury was excused until Tues
day at 10 o’clock.
Licenses to conduct a saloon for the
remainder of the year were granted
to Thompson & Murphy and Gott
, schalk & Cloninger, of Cordova.
BOOK PAPER
MENCAUGHT
Twenty-three Firms Charged With
Concerted Effort to Boost
Prices
(Bf Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.—Charge
that a concerted action has been taken
to raise the price of book-paper was
made by the federal trade committee
today, and informal complaints were
filed against twenty-three manufac
turers and the head of their bureau of
statistics.
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Scratch pads—for hcnooJ, for your
desk, for the counter, for the work
room—10c at The Gateway.
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THE WEATHER
Yesterday.
Maximum.—65
Minimum .50
Current.-.—52
Precipitation; trace.
Cloudy. South wind.
WEATHER TOMORROW
Rain.
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