yOL SEWARD, ALASKA. TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, 1914 NO. 100
IDENTIFIED MEN
WHO RUINED HER
San Francico, Feb. 3.—Miss Ida
Pearring, seventeen years of age, and
a daughter of a prominent physician
here, has positively identified two men,
Diggs and Walter Gilligan as the two
who enticed her into a hotel and ac
complished her ruin. Diggs, it will be
remembered, was tried and convicted
with Camminetti under the Mann
act a year ago. At that time Diggs
and Camminetti took two young girls
from Sacramento to Reno, Nevada,
and registered as man and wife. Ihey
also rented furnished cottages in
Reno and were living together when
ihev were apprehended and taken back
to San Francisco, tried and convicted,
Diggs is a married man.
JAPAN WILE
PARTICIPATE
Tokio, Feb. 3.—Japan has notified
the management of the Panama- Paci
ffc International Exposition that the
Japanese government will participate
in the biif show to be held in San
Fransisco in 1915.
OLD ALASKAN
PASSES AWAY
Candle. Alaska, Feb. 3.—William
Meyers, an old sourdough, is dead.
Meyers was engaged to be married to
a Kentucky girl aod the wedding was
to take place in a short time, when he
took suddenly ill and died.
GOOD CHANCE TO
GET THE MONEY
San Francisco, Feb. 3.—The Fair'
managers have hung up a very entic
ing purse for the person who wilt cir
cle the globe in a flying machine in
May 1915, the amount being $300,000.
There will probably be many of the
professional aviators who will make
an attempt to secure this prize.
Dr. Schaleben has returued from a
visit to Knik, Tyonic and Susitna Sta
tion, where he has been looking after 1
the health of the natives. Dr. Schala
ben reports that the recent epidemic
of measles has apparently run its
course and that he anticipates no fur
ther sickness from that source.
Ben Sweazy who has been acting as
watchman for the Kenai Mining Co. at
Cooper creek this winter, is expected
to arrive in Seward this week to meet
Frank E. Youngs on his return from
Seattle. __
For Sale--Uand scrip which can be
used for locating government land in
Alaska. Fully guaranteed. For price
and particulars address L. W. Hubbell
it Son, Springfield, Missouri. X
Ladies, try a NuBone Corset. Mrs.
T. R. Needham, general manager for
Alaska. Phone 132.
THE $ NATE ILL WILL
BE THE NE VOTED ON
Washington, Feb. 3.—The com
mittee on rules in the lower house of
congress has reported the spiral rule
substituting the senate bill for the
house Alaska railway bill. The meas
ure will come up tomorrow.
WASHINGTON
NEWS IN BRIEF
Washington, Feb. 3.—Senator Cham
berlain has introduced a bill in the
senate creating a commission consist-J
ing of three members who are to ad
minister the entire resources of Alaska.
The bill provides that the president
shall appoint the board and the mem
bers shall reside in Alaska. The board
is not to have jurisdiction over rail
roads or steamships.
Gals Besiege the President.
Washington, Feb, 3.—Four hundred
suffragists arrived on special trains
today and fairly besieged Presi
dent Wilson and petitioned him to aid j
them in their efforts to gain the atten
tion of cougress in their fight for equal j
suffrage. President Wilson told them \
** . .
that he cannot advocate legislation j
which the national committee has not
approved, _
Navy Experts Charged With Juggling
Washington, Feb. 3.—The house
naval committee, after a careful in
vestigation, has charged the navy ex
perts with having juggled the figures
in the books of the past year, making
it appear that the United States is in
ferior to Germany from a naval stand
point. In computing naval statistics
they have omitted altogether the bat
tleships Oregon, Massachusetts and Jn-!
diana. __
Shop Girls See President.
Washington, Feb. 3.—Accompanying
the suffragists were over one hundred
shop girls who called upon President
Wilson today to tell him their tales of
hardships endured, and asking that he
do something to aid them. The pres
ident was much depressed by what he
heard, but told them that he was pow
erless to act.
Declines Ambassadorship.
Washington, Feb. 3.—After being
confirmed by the senate, Pindeli has
declined the Russian ambassadorship, 'j
No reason is given for his refusal to
accept the post.
For reliable information write Can
non, Pioneer hotel. Knik, Alaska, t
Meet meat the Brancn.
Budweiser beer at the Branch. * N
Meet me at the Branch. *
Pabsts blue ribbon beer at The
Branch. _ *
Field glasses at J. L. Graef ’s. *
THE CITY DADS
HOLD A MEETING
The city council met at th? town hall
last night in regular session. Mayor
Crawford presided and all members
were present excepting Councilman
Tecklenburg.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and accepted.
8. O. Morford appeared before the
council and notified that body that he
would go to Valdez at the opening of
the district court to oppose the town
of Seward in tax cases where delin
quents had refused to pay the penalty
and advertising costs which had been
imposed. Re also stated that he would
represent the Seward Water & Power
company in the appeal from a judgment
of tFie town magistrate. As City At
torney Ray is absent from the town
and will probably not return in time to
appear in court, the mayor was in
structed to communicate with the
court and ask that the case be post
poned until the city attorney could be
present to represent the town.
City Treasurer Romig was present
and stated that the books to be used
for keeping a record of all births and
deaths as well as other vital statistics
would cost about $56, and that he did
not think that the books ordered pur
chased at the last meeting of the coun
cil would answer. The mayor sug
gested that the matter go over for a
time and the subject was tabled.
Fire Chief Horner was instructed to
purchase six small fire extinguishers
and two gallons of fluid to be used in
cases of fire where the large fire ap
paratus could not be used. The chief
stated that the cost would be $42.
There being no further business be
fore the council, a motion to adjourn
prevailed.
FRENCH BANKER
IS IN THE TOILS
Paris, Feb. 3.—Banker Leconte, a
prominent banker of this city, has
been arrested for fraud and the situa
tion is peculiar. He is accused of de
frauding the people out of more than
a million dollars by the “Blue Sky”
promotions. Twenty bishops and arch
deacons are among his victims. It is
found that his books have been
cleverly manipulated and only he can
unrayel them.
LIBERALS LOSE
LABOR VOTE
Johannesburg, Feb. 3.—Jt is stated
that the Liberals will lose the labor
vote here because of the drastic meas
ures resorted to by Premier Botha
during the recent strike. He is charg
ed with having been instrumental in
deporting several of the prominent
labor leaders who took part in the
strike.__
WHO WORLD NOT
LIVE IN ALASKA
Seattle, Jan. 3.—The bankers of
Seattle estimate that at least two hun
dred million dollars will be spent in
Alaska within the next five years if
the government railroad is built.
HAVE REDUCED
THE DAMAGES
San Francisco, Feb. 3.—The Federal
court lias reduced the damages against
the steamship Alameda for sinking the
steamer Telegraph, from forty-five
thousand to twenty-five thousand
dollars._
MANY AFTER
AERIAL PRIZE
San Francisco, Feb. 3.—Many in
quires are being received by the man*
agement of the Panama Exposition
concerning the aerial prize and no
doubt there will be many who will
enter the contest. The ronte is to bo
via Greenland, Europe, Kamchatka,
Prince of Whales Island, Sitka and
Vancouver.
Judge Morford, Attorney for the
Skeen-Lechner Mining Company, has
tiled an appeal bond in the case of
Silverman vs the Skeen-Lechner Co,
It will be remembered that Commiss
ioner Conroy gave Messrs. Sam and
Sol Silverman a judgment against the
defendant company several days ago,
and it is from this judgment the appeal
is being taken.
The meeting of the W. C. T. U. will
be held this afternoon at the residence
of Mrs. C. T. Cook.
The Ladies Aid Society will resume
the monthly teas on Thursday next at
at the residence of Mrs. Frank L. Ball
aine.
Col. Revelle arrived with tne U. S.
mail from Hope and Sunrise last night.
He reports a good trip. Col. Revelle
will make one more trip over this
route before leaving for the interior
to make preparations for establishing
the Sawara-Iditarod mail route.
Twenty-gauge, 1913 model shot guns
at J. L. Graef s. J
Finch’s Golden Wedding rye at the
Branch. *
Meet me at the Branch *
I