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SKATTIP. July J ‘.— “The primary
need and the one essential tor the !«*al
development ot Alaska is steamship
transportation to take the people in
and hr»ng the product out, thus sup
plementing the government rail toad.
This will solve the problem,” declared
Secretary of the Interior Payne when
he ami Secretary Daniels and partv
returned here last night from a trip
to Seward Alaska.
“Too many things are reserved.”
continue*! Secretary Payne. “What
Ain ska needs is more men and women
and less governmental regulations.
“The opening of a vast territory is
assure*l through the government rail
road especially for agriculture, mining
ami fishing.”
Secretary of the Xavy Daniels said
he ami Secretary Payne were enthus
iastic over the possibilities for the de
velopment of the country and he was
satisfied with the coal fields, satisfied
with the quality of the coal. Secretary
Paniols said he was ready to rush and
push the work for th*e mining of the
coal.
Secretary Payne predicted the
Shipping Hoard would establish a l ne
and that a coaling Nation would also
lv. established to the westward per
haps on the Aleutians where the Pa
cific (Vet and commercial vessels
could secure fuel, besides coal hunkers
at other locations.
The Secretaries praised tin* Alaska
people working under difficulties and
promised to do everything to assist
development.
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WONDERS
LONDON. July 22— The Daily Mir
ror yesterday printed pictures of the
yacht race at Sandy Hook which took
place Wednesday, the pictures were
transmitted by photo-telegraphy. It is
admitted they are imperfect and not
wholly accurate but nevertheless a
wonder scientific achievement.
St. Johns, July 22— The Marconi
company, conducting experiments in
wireless telephony, announce they
heard a message from C helmstord sta
tion, near London, over 2000 miles dis
tant. and recognized the voice of the
captain and identified several words
hut was unable to pick up the connect-1
ed sentence. Twenty years ago. Mar
coni received the first transatlantic
wireless from the signal station here.
\KW DESTROYERS WILL BE
CHRISTENED PERRY. DECATCR
VALLEJO. Calif., July 23— Two
new destroyers under construction
at the Mare Island Navy \ard will
be christened the Perry anil the
Decatur in honor of two American
naval heroes. Sponsors for the de
stroyers have not as yet been sel
ected but it is planned to have des
cendants of Robert Perry and Stephen
Decatur act in that capacity at the
launching. Neither will be launched
for several months, according to Navy
Yard officials.
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I)r. Pryor will open a drug: store
in Tcnakee when his stock arrives.
BKLFAST. July 2:5— Ten were
killed in last night’s hostilities. The
soldiers used machine guns against
rioters. Sinn Feiners sniped soldiers
and police from roofs and windows.
The soldiers today complained the\
were fired upon from a monastery b\
Sinn Feiners. Sinn Fein scouts on
bicycles furnished reinforcements dur
ing the rioting. Three Unionists were
shot dead by Sinn Fein snipers. It is
estimated 100 were wounded in the
trouble last night.
Shooting was resume early this
morning.
CORK. July 2:5— Armed raiders
entered the Coast Guard station near
Kinsale during the night and killed
one sailor and escaped with rifles and
ammunition.
Two young men were shot to death
near Mitchellstown. county of Cork, in
an encounter with soldiers.
MILK USED TO FIGHT FIRE
GUNNISON, Colo., July 2:5— Twen
ty gallons of milk, worth ten cents a
quart, were used to extinguish a blaze
on the roof of the dwelling on the
Cornwall ranch near here.
The blaze was discovered just as the
hands finished the milking. A bucket
brigade was being formed to pass wa
ter from Ohio creek, which flows
nearby . but the milkcis; fearing that
this method would be too slow threw
the milk on the flames. What little
blaze was left after the milk attack
was extinguished with water.
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George* W. Folta is now private
secretary to Gov. Kiggs.
TALK ABOUT
ALASKA
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SKATTI.K. July 2:1— Construction
| of a large washing plant at Sutton to
1 wash mined coal for commercial, rail
i road and naval consumption and the
erecting of suitable houses for the
miners of the Chickaloon are among
the Alaskan development for the fu
tile as outlined by Secretary Daniels
and Secretary Payne, at a noonday
luncheon today. Doth spoke enthus
iastically of the ten course dinner at
Anchorage at which Alaska products
predominated. Secretary Payne said
he gathered extensive data on the p»o
in-sed coaling station on the Aleutians
o supply merchant vessels enroute
between Seattle and the Orient. He
spoke highly of the Chickaloon coal
and said the Kska mine was producing
• good bituminous grade and anthra
cite was also found in two undeveloped
fields. He expressed belief that the
Shipping Board will very probably
take favorable action on all Alaskan
recommendations.
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i SEW ARP SNAPSHOTS1
Judge F. AI. Brown, Arthur Lang j
and wife and A. K. Rucker, the dis
trict court party which has been at |
Anchorage for the past two weeks, ar- ]
rived on the train last night and left
on the Alaska for Valdez.
The coast and geodetic survey
steamer Surveyor returned to port
this morning and got all mail for
Uyak and Chignik. The Surveyor is
hound for those places and left out
during the day for the westward.
Steamer Alaska got away for the
south last night at 11 o’clock utter re
maining in port for 20 hours.
The pioneers will hold a meet ng
tonight at R o’clock and all memb*s
are requested to attend.
Nearly every youngster in town
.vas at the movie last night the guests
,»f Anchorage and Seward twins. Can
dv was distributed to the little ones
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which added to the enjoyment of the
evening.
. Dr. H. A. Blyth has taken apart
ments at the Hotel Seward during the
i time he will remain in Seward.
Judge George T. Harlow is in from
Trail and registered at the HoW Sew
1 ard.
1 The Gateway City limited will leave
I on schedule time tomorrow morning
for the interior.
G. C. Henderson and wife, from
Sawmill Bay, arrived on a fishing
boat last night and are registered at
the Hotel Seward.
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WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS
( AMP KEARNEY ABANDONED
WASHINGTON, July 2.1— The War
Department today issued orders for
the abandonment of Camp Kearney
near San Diego, California, and
Camp Dodge, Iowa. The Fourth
Division at Camp Dodge will be
sent to Camp Lewis near Tacoma,
Washington.
FLASH— SANDY HOOK, July 2?.
— The American cup defender Ueso-1
Into won today's race. The Resolute
has now won two and the Shamrock
two races.
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SANDY HOOK, July 22— Fog de
layed the start of the fourth cup race
iv‘cesfcitnting a fifteen minute post
ponement. Only a three knot breeze is
blowing. The starting signals were
hoisted for the triangular course race
at 12:20 o’clock.
As the result of new sails, the
Shamrock allows the Resolute six min
utes and forty seconds time limit.
The Resolute crossed the starting ;
line at 1:01:22 o’clock.
The Shamrock crossed the line at
1:01:56.
At 1:11 o’clock .the Resolute was a
quarter of a mile ahead and gaining
constantly in beats to the windward.
The Resolute turned the first mark
at 2:24:47 and the Shamrock at 2:26:
r>8 and more than a quarter of a mile
behind the defender.
WEST LEADS
WASHINGTON, July 23— The j
states of Wyoming, Montana and Ida- j
ho h'd all other states on May 4th in j
the number of bank depositors per j
thousand population. Wyoming had
:;;i4 depositors out of every 1000 popu
lation; Montana has 349 and Idaho
293. California had 24S. Alaska 30 and
Hawaii 24. The average of all states
was 190 depositors out of a thousand
population.
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ADRIANOPLK IS BURNING
CONSTANTINOPLE . July 22
Airplanes flying over Adrianople to
day report that city burning. The
Greeks have advanced east to Seidlar
and Lula Burgas fifty miles south of
Constantinople and encountering vir
tually no opposition. The Grand Viz
ier has urged the commander of the
Nationalists to sui rend and prevent
further bloodshed.
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SKA K\ MAJOR GENERALS,
22 BRIGADIERS NAMED
WASHINGTON, July 23— Under
the new army reorganization hill
President Wilson appointed the fol
lowing seven Major Generals: Adel
boit Cronkhite, William B. Haan,
Charles T. Menoher, Charles H. Muir,
George W. Read, William H. Wright,
and Omar Bundy.
Twenty two Brigadier Generals
were named. They are: George B.
Duncan, Jesse McIntosh, Carter Will
j iam Lassiter, William R. Smith, Ro
bert L. Howze, George Hutcheson,
Ernest Hinds, Dwight L. Ault, Eman
Fox, Connor Johnson, Hagood Han
son, E. Ely, Walter H. Gordon, Mark
L. Horsey, Ulysses G. McAlexander,
Fred W. Slayden, Harry H. Brand
holtz, Dennis E. Nolan, W. D. Connor,
’ Robert C. Davis, Malin Craig, Hugh
A. Drum and George Vanhorn Mose
ley.
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The U. S. Radio station on Japon
ski island has been building a new
wharf and a number of buildings at
Sitka.
ARE SI KKOI MM V.
I RAM I SCO VILLA
MEXICO CITY, July 2:1—- The
official statement is made that
bandit Francisco Villa is trying to
surrender but the government *ill
not negotiate with him. More than
8000 federal soldiers are opposing
\ ilia near 1 hihuahua and occupy
ing all of his supply bases. The
forces are gradually surrounding
Villa and his forces.
ALAMEDA
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SEATTLE, July 2:1— Steamer Ala- j
mcda sailed for Alaska ports at {J o -
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clock yesterday morning with l‘J4 pas
sengers the following being for Sew
ard:
Mrs. F. L. Lesli,
Mrs. A. Radolsvich,
J. M. Reiter,
Mrs. F. A. Sholin,
Lilly Rivers,
Mrs. H. Rivers,
Rose Rivers,
Carl Weiss,
Mrs. Weiss,
Louis Weiss,
Mrs. 0. Comb ret,
R. Combret,
One steerage.
SEATTLE, July 23— Steamer Jef
ferson sailed for southeastern Alaska
poits yesterday had four passengers
aboard who will take the steamer
North western from Juneau oq her
next trip for Seward. The four are {
Mrs. W. S. Humphrey, Miss Cora
Humphrey, Mrs. R. L. Royer and Mrs.
A. f>. McCoy.
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GERMAN WARSHIPS ALLOCATED
TO U. S. SAIL FOR NEW YORK
WASHINGTON, July 23— Five
German warships, all surface craft,
allocated to the Hmted States undc'i
the peace treaty, have left Brest
and are due in New York August 3,
the Navy Department announced to
day.
LINCOLN'. July 2d— Ohio got the
third presidential candidate for the
national election next November when
the delegates to the Prohibition con
vention late yesterday nominated Aa
ron S. Watkins, of Geimnntown, Ohio,
for President, after learning from
William Jennings Bryan that he pos-^
itively would not accept the nomina
tion which had been given him.
D. Leigh Colvin, of New York, au
thor was named Vice- President.
The convention permanently ad
journed after the nominations were
completed.
Nominee Watkins is professor of
literature at the Germantown Military
Academy. He was horn in Ohio. For
17 years he was a Methodist preacher.
He ran on the Prohibition ticket for
governor of Ohio in 1003 and 11>0S and
was the Prohibition candidate for Vice
President in 1008 and 1012.
POLES ASK
WASHINGTON, July 23— Poland
has asked the State Department to
formally announce to the world the
“moral support” of the United States
to Poland, in the battles with the Bol
sheviki. It is suggested that a similiar
expression from President W ilson will
be welcomed and will do much to
stiffen the morale of the Polish
people.
WARSAW, July 23— Poland has
sent armistice proposals direct to the
Soviet government at Moscow.
• The Bolsheviki has captured Pub
no and Slonin.
A new Polish coalition cabinet un
der the premiership of M. Witos has
been fcrmed. The cabinet has the sup
port of the Socialists.
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A native named Noel was arrested
in the Second division for imbibing
too profusedly and running amuck in
the village. He ran his wife out of his
igloo and annexed another man’s wife
by force.
If a girl is really pretty she does
not mind being told that some other
girl is.