”“ * SI-:\V A Kl>. ALASKA. S.VITItl»A\ HVKXIX<i. DMC'KM ItKIi !!T. I!>i:i N<>.~>
BANDIT LOPEZ
STILL AT LARGE
Hire ham. I’tah, Occ. 27. — Lopez, the
bandit who secreted himself in an old
mine mar here after committinc a
series of murders, is still at lar*re. It
was thought that, having him cooped
up in the tunnel of the mine, that they
could starve him out, hut an old shatt
lias been discovered by which he ma\
have made hL escape, i iie sheriff
will into the mine, however, ami
tind out w hether the lutndit is dead or
whether he has made *rood 11U escape.
LET THEM 00 TO
IT FOR SURE
LosAn*ele>, Pec. 27.-A number of
Industrial Workers of the World
clashed w ith a hand of Mexicans here
last uiiflit and when the scrap was
over it was found that several of the
combatants were dead, while thirty
were more or less injured,
tired were arrested and taken to jail.
MOYER MAKES
SERIOUS CHARGE
t a!um»*t. Miid... 1 • * c -• • Moyer
claims »hal a member of the Citizen^’
Alii tree rased * he cry of tit*t t h* i f*
mus eve, cans.t-j so many c »tibren to
lose their* li' ♦ i he * * * * l i« j i; is v* ry
intense, ami it would uroluibh l’o hard
^ith the person w > ca used this • r v it
disaster shou d he be found.
OUR PRESIDENT
TAKES HOLIDAYi
Passchrist ian, Dec. ~7. -President j
Wilson and family arrived here j
Wednesday to spend the holidays, rhe '
president is wearing that smile that
won’t come otT > nee the currency hill
was safely tucked away in his ( hrist*
mas stocking.
SEVERE STORMS
New Voik, Deo, 27. —More than a
million dollars damage has been
caused by the recent *torm* that have
swept the Jersey coast. It is the
worst storm for many year*, and much
damage ha* been done.
SAID TO BE A
BIG SUCCESS
The aeroplane invented by Sikorskis
is said*to be a great >ucee». It has
•leeping quarters for twenty passen
gers. The machine weighs three and
%me half tons.
Alameda in Seattle.
Seattle. Dec. 27.—The Alameda ar
rived in Seattle yesterday and will
•ail on her return voyage December 3d.
Augustine & Kycr’s famous candies
at W. VV. Butts'. t
Imperial candies, the finest erer, A
full line at \V. VV. Butts'. t
WATCHES! WATCHES!
Prices cut in two. The very best in
market. Solid gold and gold filled. 1
George the Jeweler, j
Lee* dietaaee telepkese boot* at the
Btafteb.
MANY INJURED
IN A COLLISION
Los Angeles, Dec. 27. Forty merry
makers were seriously injured here by
an auto collision. They were cele
brating Christmas and were so en
gaged in the pleasures of the evening
that they paid little attention to where
thev were going, and before anything ;
could he done to avoid it, the collision
occurred. No one was killed, bow
BLIZZABO RAGING
IN MIDDLE STATES
St. Louis, Dec. 27— Much suffering
is being experienced on account of a
blizzard that is sweeping over this
and adjoining states. A large num
ber of horses and cattle have died from
exposure to the weather. It is the.
worst storm experienced in this state j
for years. ___ _
BULGARIANS >
ARE STARVING
London, Dec 27. A cal! for aid lias
been received from DulL’aria. 1 be j
situation is critical and if aid is not
givt-ti at once thousands «*f refugees,
will >?a!\A\ Manv have already died
*
from ac ual starvation.
Mexico City. Dee. 27. Huerta, the
dictator, lias *ho\vn that he has one
tender spot in his heart. He ha* or
dered free bread distributed to the
poor._
SAY SCHMIDT
IS SHAMMINC
New York, Dec. 27. -At the trial of
Schmidt, '.he man accused of murder
ing his sweetheart, alienist* testified
that Schmidt was feigning insanity
and believed tha» he was sane at the
time he committed the full! crime.
OCEAN PARK
IS FLOODED
Ocean Pack. Cal., Dec. 27.—The
highest tide ever recorded prevailed
here yesterday, and as a consequence
the bulkheads along the water front
gave way and the city is flooded. A
large amount of damage to the city
will result.
Koenig’s candy in plain and fancy
boxes at YV. YY. Bulls'. *
Field glasses at J. L. (iraef’s.
Sourdoughs and chechakos, you
are invited to the Commerce Cafe.
Service every hour in 24.
___
Pabsts blue ribbon beer at The
Branch. __ *
Three meals for One Dollar. Open
day and night. Commerce Cafe
let erttpers tail ice tkatee at J. L.
traef’s.
Service for 10c up and meal tickets
that last forever at $7.
Commerce Cafe
LIVES ARE NOW
WORTH $75 PER
New York, Dec. 27, - Seventy-live
dollars each is lie* value placed upon
those poor unfortunates who lo>t their
lives in the if real Triangle lire. I his
is tie* sum paid to tie* heirs of nine of
the people who perished. Tle se are
the first damages paid for lives lost
in this lire.
MUST PAY FINE
OR ELSE GET OUT
Jefferson C ity, Mo., Dec. 27.-The
lumber trust of this state is in had.
The supreme court has just imposed a
line of four hundred and thirty-six
thousand dollars on this gigantic trust
and says that the line must he paid or
t he corporation must cease to do busi
ness in the state.
DISTINGUISHED
GUEST OF JAPAN
Tokio, Dec. 27.- De Labarra’s ar
rival was the occasion oi a great dem
onsiration in honor of tDe dis
tinguished guest. In a tew well chosen
words he thanked the people of Japan
for their participation m the .Mexican
centennial.
< 'hicago. Dec 27.-- Two and one-half
million packages have been hat died
here during the pasf live davs. Tins
heats the record for this city.
WOULD SELL
Home, 1 )»*(*. *27. Perugia, the man
who stole the painting Mona Liza,
| has testilmd that he tried to soil the
picture to Morgan representatives hut
failed to do so.
FOURTEEN LIVES
LOST IN STORM
New York, Dec. 27.—Fourteen lives
have been reported lost during the
storm that has prevailed here for the
past two days.
WILL SOON 8E
IN OPERATION
|
Washington, Dec, 27.—At a hearing
; of tiie committee yesterday it was de
jcided that fourteen regional hanks
would be instituted under the new cur
rency bill, and San Fraffcisco, Port
land and Seattle had been selected, and
that regional banks would be estab
i lished in each of these cities.
See the large and beuutijul selection
! of dolls at Butts* 9tore. t
Bread for sale— 10c a loaf or 12 for
$1. At Commerce Cafe
For reliable information write Can
nes, Pioneer hotel, Knik, Alaska, t
Meal Meat the Braaoa.
THE MAIL AND
EXPRESS SAVED
I Vi vale advices slate that the mail
and express,was saved from the wreck
ol the steamer *.Jeanie. It was taken
back to Seattle and will be returned
north on tbe Alameda.
Washington. Dec. 27. It is amazing
the number of trusts that, are willing
to reform, especially since they have
found that the laws against this evil
are to he rigidlt enforced. Scores and
scores of them are clamoring to teli
the president that thev will he good in
the future if the prosecutions are
stopped. _
PRESIDENT IN
A NEW ROLL
Passehristian, Pec. 117. PreMdent
WiUon eUtinguiPi* d bin sell yester
day by a H.lying Mrs Neville tbal b.er
house was on lire and pacifying her
while deltctives and cbautleurs ex
tinguUdrd tiie liames. No particular
damage was done.
FOUND ITS GOLDEN HEAD.
Riddie of n Marble Column in Italy
Road by a Liegg .r.
Near tin* monastery of han V ito. In
XT !es. moe i a marble eolumn that
had lv *ii e: *ted by an ee.vntrlc
Frenchman about tin beginning of the
last century. On it were wrineii in
French the following enigmatic words
“On May l every year I have a golden
head.”
The inscription sorely puzzled the
inhabitants ol Naples On May l the
year after the erection of the column
a great crewd came to it in the hope
of finding the top covered with gold
pieces Needless to say. they went
home with their pockets as empty as
they were when they came.
For several years people came to see
the promised wonder and went away
disappointed. At last the authorities
had the eolumn taken down iti the be
lief that treasure would be found be
Death it Nothing but earth was
found, and so the column was set up
again. Obviously the words had a
mystic meaning, but no one was clever
enough to guess it. and tor years the
riddle remained unsolved.
Finally in ISP a ragged beggar
named Annibale Tosci noticed the in
seription. lie stood looking at it for a
long time while he pondered its mean
Ing. Then suddenly tlie solution of
the puzzle flashed into his mind. He
waited patiently until May 1 before lie
tested the accuracy of his interpreta
tion of the mystic words
On the day mentioned in the inscrip
tion Tosci. bearing a pick and shovel.
' set out at daybreak for the column.
He arrived before any chance visitors,
and as soon as the monastery’s bells
! tolled 6 he started digging in the
; ground covered by the shadow of the
top of the column He had not dug
long before he came on a satchel that
I contained 80,000 francs. The inscrlp
tion was a true one—the head of the
column covered the golden treasure
every year on May 1
Annibale Tosci, the beggar whose
sharp guess had given him com para
tlve wealth, became a landowner near |
Mantua. He died at the age of nine
ty-four.—Youth’s Companion.
Hubby-Why didn’t you come to the
door and let me In? Wife—1 couldn’t,
George Our neighbor was talking to
somebody, and I was at the phone.—
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Dog harness at J. L. Graef V *
Meet nit ut tht branch
Twenty gauge, 1913 model shot guns
at J. L. Graef a. X
New silver goods reeeived on last
i mail. George the Jeweler.
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Ice cream at Hut ts\
Alex Rolan is spei dintf a few days in
Seward from Mil" IM.
William Kairman will la* an outwo
rn;!' passenger on the Northwestern.
Mail Carrier Rill arrived from Su
sitnn xesterday with mail from Susitna
and Knik.
Lee Hice of Mile ’JO came in yester
day to spend a few days ami swell the
merry Yuletide celehralors.
The steamer Northwestern is in
Vnldez and is scheduled to sail from
there at 6 o’elonk this evening.
Brown N' Hawkins remembered their
friends and customers by sending them
a small souvenir in the form of deco
rated china ware. They arc* very neat
and will he appreciated hv the recip
ients. _ _
! The prizes to he awarded at the
Firemen’s masquerade hall New ^ ear s
eve*, are or* exhibition in the window
of Brown «Sr Hawkins -tore. I hey ara
worth competing tor.
A1 1 Vel and I‘ete Johnson returned
from ( row cret *\ vt storcay. i he ho\s
have been away about t wo months en
crji/t d in doin' as-e—ment work on
mmin/ claims on ( row creek, .dr.
Johnson says that snuwslides are of
frecjuent occurrence in that section
and In* was /lad to /et awa) without
bavin/ to dod/e th*‘in.
Damn Br»ce, a well known oh*, timer
in this sect ion. arrived in Sew aid the
eventn/ before (‘hristmas alter a lonjf
mush from a couple nf hundred mil**
heyomi Iditarod. Mr. Brice will de
part lor the out-id** on tl •* next boa'
enroute to New* \ork. win re he ex
ports to finance a hi/ n.inin/ deal that
he h.;s been work in/ on for tie* past
year. __
K. K. ( hnmbcrlain and Dr. Schalebefc
will leave for Knik.Susitna andTyonik
on the first of th** month with two do#
teams and a load of disinfectants to
fumigate the native villages after
tiie recent epidemic of measles. They
will he #one about a month.
O. R. Kbberly, the well known min
in# promoter, has made arrangements
with ft. K. < ’hainberlain to take him
into the Nelchir.a the hitter part of
January. Mr. fhamberlain expects to
be able to make the trip from Seward
to Discovery. Albert creek, inside ot
seven da\s. He will go via Old l\nik,
and not call at Knik at all #oin# in,
thus shortening the distance of the
trip about thirtv six miles.
WILL LOSE THEIR
LONG STRUGGLE
Philadelphia. Dec.2J.—The garment
workers who have been out on a strike
since July, will probably return to
work without having won their de
mands. Three hundred thousand dol
lars of a st rike fund has been expended.
Budweiser b##r at tbe Branch.
Fresh Lake Trout at the Commerce
Cafe.
Slsds for boys and girls; sleds for
men. At J. L. Clraef s.
Notice to Creditors.
In the l States Commissioners Court.
Third I *. Territory of AlanUa. Knik
Precinc. obate.
In the ma the estate of John Travis, de
ceased,
Notice is * given, by the undersigned,
administra be estate of John Travis, de
ceased. to t itors of, and all persons hav
ing claims k the said deceased, to ex
hibit them t \ necessary vouchers within
six months ve first publication of this
notice, to t —d administrator at Knik.
Knik Precinct* Terrirory of Alaska.
W. A. SHKRMAN.
Administrator of the estate of John Travis.
deceased.
Date of first publication December 27. 1913.
Date of last publication January 25. 1214.