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ALASKA AND NO tTIIWEST WITH REST OF WORLD
MEETING HERE MONDAY
MAY BE THE TURNING
POINT IN POLITICS
All the divisions except the Fourth
will be represented at the meeting of
the Republican Territorial Committee
here next Monday. Aboard the
Northwestern is Charles Kennedy
from the Second or Nome division.
He is the man who represented that
division in the first legislature. He
is a Candle man, is a particular friend
of the leading Republicans of his divi
sion and in all likelihood will bring
the proxies of the ether committee
men of that division to the meeting.
Valdez will be represented by K. E.
Ritchie and Jim Fish, and Cordova
will be represented by George Hazelet
and Tom Scott. All the four last
named have signified their intention
of being present. Committeeman J. J.
Finnegan says.
Mr. Finnegan this morning express
ed an entire lack of knowledge of
anything that has been done by the
other committeemen. When it was
stated that the wording of the cable
announcing the meeting in the Gate
way yesterday suggested that a
movement is afoot to bring all Re
publicans together, which could only
mean that Wickersham will be receiv
ed back into the fold, Mr. Finnegan
said he knows nothing about it.
Another interesting and significant
fact which has been learned since the
message was published yesterday is
that George Irving who is coming
with the First Division proxies, is a
strong Shackleford man. He has
been assistant district attorney at
Juneau. There is more than a strong
reason to believe that he is coming as
the political friend of the Juneau Dis
patch and the Juneau Dispatch is
THE Wickersham paper of the capi
tal city.
Mr. Finnegan as local committee
man expects to get the small A. B.
Hall in which to hold the meeting
next Monday. At this meeting reso
lutions may possibly be introduced
which will show clearly the trend of
opinion. Of course those resolutions
cannot be binding on the party but
the thin end of the wedge may be in
troduced far enough to tell us wheth
er it is capable of splitting the Re
publican block or not. It is interest
ing to speculate on the composition
of the committee ami how it will be
divided in case a pro-Wiekersham
movement is started in preparation
for the territorial convention at which
the nomination will be made. From
the statement that the First division
committemon, through the holder of
their proxies, are in favor of unity in
the Republican ranks it suggest*!
that an effort will be made to secure
the nomination for the present dele
gate but. on the other hand, it is dif
ficult to understand how Irving, the
friend of Shackleford, can support
Wickersham. Judging by events of
the past it looks like the lamb lying
down with the lion—like Patrodus,
the friend of Achilles pandering to
‘ Paris.
No one has been mentioned yet as
representing the Fairbanks commit
teemen at the meeting here next
Monday but it is hardly likely that
the great Thin! division will let the
meeting pass without representation.
Charles E. Herron, the chairman of
the Territorial Committee, had been
in Juneau for several days before
taking the Northwestern at that town
for Seward. Whether he has met
Shackleford, Bavless and Irving there
ami discussed it with them or not is a
matter for mere surmise but the fact
I
, that he had the selection of the date
! for the meeting and that he ar.d
Irving are coming on the same boat
rather suggests harmony. On the
other hand, as stated before, there is
| reason to believe that the Shackleford
I and Herron ideas are not coincident.
However all this might be, one
* thing is most probable and that is
that Seward may witness next Mon
day a sort of political revolution in
Alaska.
NEW SUBMARINE IS
CUTTING THE CABLES
LONDON, Feb. 3.—The startling
news has just become public that no
less than seven cables have been put
out of commission between Europe
and America and there is now dang
er that the commerce of that contin
ent may be very seriously interfered
with. The opinion in London to ac
count for the loss of the cables is
that the Germans have invented a
new kind of submarine which is equip
ped with cable cutting: implements
WAR ODDITIES
NEW PORT, Wales.—Rev. Hall
Wallis, leading Methodist minister,
was granted a six months leave of
absence by his congregation to do
war work in a shipyard.
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LONDON.—A chair factor}’ at
High Wycombs, Buckinhamshire, has
received a War Office order for 50,
000 “Windsor” chairs to be used for
wounded soldiers.
LONDON.—Labor estimates p’acc
the number of miners with the colors
at 270,000 while 170,000 are engaged
in munition work.
arul that this submarine, or more than
one, is operating off the west coast of
Europe. The loss of the cables one
by one has been known of here and an
investigation has been made but with
out any result except the creation of
the opinion- stated here. The United
States government is already being
urged to look into this matter and it
is reminded that no country will suf
fer as much as America by the loss of
cable communications.
LONDON. — Private Albert
Bamber, 8th Irish Regiment, *as sent
home from the front when it was dis
covered his age was 15. James
White, of Sowerby Bridge, met a j
similar fate when they discovered he
was 70.
LONDON.—Soldiers in the trenches
during the Winter will wear golf
stockings instead of wool puttees.
LONDON. — British hospitals at
present need 750,000 fresh laid eggs
per week, it was revealed in an ap
peal just issued.
Dr. Roraig made a trip on dog sled
to Mile Four this afternoon to attend
Victor Swanson who is suffering with
la grippe.
Minnesota to Run
Again on Pacitic
Reported Famous Ship Has Been
Chartered to Stay at
Home.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3.—It is
reported that the steamship Min
nesota has been chartered for the
Pacific trade and that her former
charter for the European run has
been abandoned since the time when
she was compelled to put back. It
has been rumored that the question
of insurance has had a lot of bearing
on the reasons for the change of in
tention.
FAIRBANKS DEMOCRATS
START A CAMPAIGN
FAIRBANKS, Feb. 4.—The Demo
crats have started a campaign and
are forming plans for the establish
ment of a primary committee to be
named by Roth, the territorial com
mitteeman. (Note: The message
does not say what the purpose uf the
primary committee would be).
OAKLAND HAS
BIGROBBERY
HIGH M W A YM EN GET AWAY
WITH DIAMONDS AND
SHOOT OFFICER.
OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 3.—Three
robbers smashed a jewelry store win
dow in this city today, grabbed dia
monds valued at four thousand dol
lars and escaped with the booty.
Police Sergeant Thornburg attempted
to stop and arrest them but one of the
thieves shot him in the shoulder. The
wound is not serious. Later one of
the robbers was captured and it is ex
pected that he will give the remainder
of the gang away.
PRESIDENT’S ABSENCE
MAY DELAY MONEY
According to the cables received
yesterday President Wilson is in
Iowa and his absence from Washing
ton may delay the signing of the
Urgency Deficiency bill. As the bill
has passed both houses and as no
amendments may bo necessary it is
likely that it is ready by this time for
the signature of the president It is
quite possible, in the opinion of many,
that we shall hear no more about the
bill until we wake up to find it in the
hands of the Engineering Commis
sion.
TWO FIRST PATIENTS
IN GENERAL HOSPITAL
The first two patients to be received
in the General Hospital are now being
treated there for slight indispositions.
One is John White, well known resi
dent, and the other is a man named
Oavanagh.
NOTHING ABOUT EVANS
Agent Wayne Blue had heard noth
ing about the Admiral Evans at 2:.'j0
this afternoon.
MOOSE MEET TONIGHT
The Moose lodge will hold its
regular meeting this evening.
MORGAN MAY
MAKEA LOAN
(JOES TO EUROPE AND MAY
LEND ON AMERICAN
SECURITIES
NEW YOKE, Feb. 3.—J. P. Morgan
has left for Europe and it is rumored
that he is going to negotiate a loan
with American securities that are
held in France as collateral. It is
perfectly well known that people in
this country are getting slower and
slower in subscribing to loans which
have no security other than those
which the belligerent nations can of
fer of their own. In this respect it is
worth recalling that a suggestion has
been made in England that the gov
ernment should compel the British
people that hold American securities
to exchange them for British govern
ment bonds so that the government
could go to America and secure loans
with collateral in which the Ameri
cans themselves could havo perfect
confidence. Such American securities
aro held by people all over Europe in
immense sums. The French are large
investors in American activities and
on the possibility of securing those
securities as collateral a loan by Mor
gan will now depend.
FAIRBANKS INSANE MEN
ASK FOR HABEAS CORPUS
Unprecedented Effort Made in Inter
ior Camp to Keep Out
of Asylum.
FAIRBANKS, Feb. 4.—Two men
who have been convicted of insanity
here have applied through their at
torneys for writs of habeas corpus to
prevent their incarceration in the
asylum at Momingside. The write
are asked for on the grounds that
their conviction was obtained con
trary to the facts in the cases. The
applications are said to be unpreced
ented.
BLIND BALL TEAM
PLAYS EXCELLENT GAME
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COLUMBUS, 0., Jan. 28.—Colum
bus has a basketball team that liter
ally, can shoot baskets with its eyes
shut. Fans who’ve seen the boys in
action say they’re wonders. The lit
tle squad of sightless lads wear the
colors of the Ohio State School for the
Blind.
There’s Joe Arndt of Lima, Ohio,
whirlwind forward; Joe’s left eye has
only 3-200 normal vision and his right
eye 5-200 normal vision. Yet Joe, in
the three games he’s played this
season, has averaged 15 Vz baskets a
game. B. McQueen, captain and
center, has a cataract on his right
eye and his left eye is 1-25 normal.
But he hfiS’ a wierd, uncanny sense of
where the basket is and stick ’em in
the pan, one ,two, three.
Thefe isn’t a man on the squad who
can read even poster print. Totally
blind students are the team's backers.
They can tell when a basket is made
and their rooting would shame a col
lege bunch. Are they winners? The
squad has secured 205 points thus
far this season to its opponents 68.
NORTHWESTERN MAY BE
HERE TOMORROW MGlIT
It has been learned at the cable of
fice that the Northwestern left Juneau
yesterday morning at 1 o’clock. As
the run from there to Cordova is
about thirty-two hours she could have
made that port this morning at about
9 o’clock and could reach here to
morrow if she has not a very large
amount of freight to unload at other
%
places. Agent McDonald has receiv
ed no direct news.
ONLY ONE WIRE EO SEAEEEE
EEFE IIP BY IRE SNOWFALL
Willard And
Moran Matched
Have Signed to Fight Ten Rounds.
For Forty-Seven Thousand.
CHICAGO, Feb. 3.—Willard and
Moran have signed articles for a ten
round fight for a purse of forty-seven
thousand dollars of which Moran will
receive twenty thousand. The fight
will be brought off to decide once for
all whether Moran and others arc
really in the Willard class or not.
Should Moran stand up well for the
ten it is certain that a championship
light will then be arranged.
MINN KIM. TO OPEN COURT
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FAIRBANKS, Feb. 4.—Thc jury
men arc coming in for the term of
court which will begin next Tuesday.
ORGANIZING PIONEER
WOMEN OF ALASKA
FAIRBANKS, Feb. 4. —William
McPhee, president of the Grand Igloo
of the Pioneers of Alaska, is now 1
organizing the pioneer women of the
territory. It is hoped and expected
that the movement will start to other
towns of the territory.
VICTORIA IS
ALSOSHUT UP
WORST STORM FOR FIFTY
YEARS STOPS ALL THE
STREET TRAFFIC.
VICTORIA, B. C., Feb. 3.—The
worst snow storm for fifty yours has
visited this city and every attempt to
carry on the street car service has
been abandoned. The most remark
able effect of the storm is that sever
al business houses have been closed
up entirely. Information coming
from other parts of British Columbia
is similar but does not show quite so
serious results.
THIS POET, PLAYWRIGHT,
BURGLAR DREAMED ROMANCE
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 27.—Poet,
playwright, and author by day; burg
lar by night—that’s how Frederick
Glanz describes himself. Upon a lot
of hard-hearted editors he blames the
combination. He didn’t have the
nerve to face the blue pencil, after
several rejections, but he had the
nerve to turn burglar.
“I dreamed of romance,” he said,
“but none came my way. I found my
manuscripts turned down. Then
something happened. Just how, I
can’t explain. The poety, the art was
there, but a Frankenstein monster
had overpowered me; I had been hotel
clerk, gardner, bum; then I was a
burglar. I hated to do it at first, but
it. didn’t seem so bad after I’d done
my ‘jolt’ in the San Quentin ‘pen.’”
Now he faces the prospects of another
term.
DOCK WILL BE READY
FOR NORTHWESTERN
The work on the dock will have
progressed far enough to enable the
Northwestern to tie up. The gap be
tween the ends is being closed up fast
and eVerything is going perfectly.
Foreman Sullivan is now in charge in
the place of D. 0. Carter.
Job printing of every description at
The Gateway.
SEATTLE, Feb. 3.—Only one wire
now connects the northwest and,
therefore, Alaska with the outside
world owing to the storms of the past
few days and it is almost impossible
to secure information of what is going
on at a distance. It has been arrang
ed to devote this one wire to the work
of the Ur.ited Press and Associated
FAIRBANKS NAS
ITS OWN FIRES
TWO ALARMS IN HALF HOUR
AND CLARENCE PORTER
HOUSE GUTTED.
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FAIRBANKS, Feb. 4.—The tire de
| partment responded to two alarms
yesterday in half an hour. One of
the tires occurred in the residence of
Clarence Porter and the house was
gutted. He estimates his loss at two
thousand dollars. The damage from ^
the other fire was very slight. ;
The Story of
Mohr Murder
PROVIDENCE, R. I., Jan. 10.—
Mrs. C. Franklin Mohr and three al
leged negro accomplices were to be
placed in trial in Superior court here
today on the charge of murdering Dr.
C. Franklin Mohr as he rode with a
young woman in his automobile, past
a lonely spot near Nyatt, R. I., on the
night of Augst 13, 1915. The Mohr
family is wealthy and socially prom
inent in the summer colonies here
about
Dr. Mohr, of Providence, well
known in Newport and New York,
was murdered about 9 o’clock. He
was shot in the head and right should
er and died at the Rhode Island hos
pital a few hours later.
With Dr. Mohr at the time of the
murder was Miss Emily G. Burger,
young and pretty, for several years
his housekeeper. She also was shot
in the head and right shoulder. She
recovered. Dr. Mohr and Miss Burger
were on their way to Dr. Mohr’s New
port home. Their machine was
operated by George W. Healis, a
negro, who had been in the employ of
the doctor a short time. Healis called
for help and gave the police the first
story of the crime.
During her ride to the hospital
Miss Burger told all she could re
member of the shooting. She said
that soon after the car left Providence
Healis complained that the motor
was working badly. When the car
reached the top of the hill, at the
bottom of which the crime was com
mitted, she thought Healis flashed the
lights. He stopped the machine in a
spot overhung by trees, according to
Miss Burger, got out and lifted the
hood. Then, she said, there was a
crackling in the underbrush followed
by flashes and revolver shots. The
doctor stood up, half turned and fell
across the back of the machine. She
tried to get out of the car. There
wer more flashes and then she knew
no more until just before she was lift
ed into the ambulance.
EXPECT MILLION FROM
TOLOVANA NEXT YEAR
FAIRBANKS, Feb. 4.—That the
output of the Tolovana next year will
amount to a million dollars is now
the firm belief of all those who know
the camp. The latest reports from
that district are even more encourag
ing than the earlier ones.
Press and to i pi portent commercial
business. It will probr.bly not be pos
sible, therefore, for the Northwest to
secure its full quota of news from
other parts of the world and ordinary
telegraph massages must be pigeon
holed. It is expected, though, that
the wires will be in normal condition
tomorrow (Friday.)
GREAT SEATTLE
DOME BROKEN
ST. JAMES CATHEDRAL SUF
FERS IMMENSE LOSS
BY STORM.
—
| SEATTLE, Feb. o. — The great
dome of the St. James cathedral, the
j finest work of its kind in western
America, has been broken down b>
the storm and has completely conaps
1 ed, causing a loss of seventy-nve
: thousand dollars but no lives. This
; dome was a replica of tiie world's
greatest dome, that of St. Peter’s in
Rome, and l’or that very reason had
been a work that drew visitors from
far and near. It had evidently not
been constructed with a view to ho*d
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ihg up so tremendous a whig hi oA
snow as that which lias fallen. The
cathedral has been built only a few
years.
WEARS NO COLLAR
SULPHUR SPRINGS, Tex.. Jan.
22.—“Cyclone" Davis, congressman
from this district hasn’t worn a collar
for 22 years. He says they interfere
with his talking. And he’s some
talker. That's how he got his name.
FORMER UNIVERSITY BOY AT
FRONT WRITES WAR POETRY
“Sing me to sleep where bullets fall
“Let me forget the war and all;
“Damp is my dugout, cold my feet,
“Nothing but bully and biscuits to
eat.”
OAKLAND, Cal., Jan. 24.—Before
he went to war, Jack Barnet was a
student at the University of Cali
fornia. His college companions often
have wondered about how fortune has
served him since he went back to fight
for King and Country. Today they
have heard from him and he’s a
lieutenant “somewhere at the British
front.” In a letter to an old college
chum he writes his impressions of
trench warfare in verse. Among
other things he remarks in prose,
however, is this: “The Hun gets
rough and hurls buildings, bridges,
shells, gas, fire, bullets, whizz bags
and a few other incidentals at us,
but bar spilling a bit of good British
blood, he doesn’t accomplish much.”
But still Barnet goes on:
“Sing me to sleep where bombs ex
plode,
“And shrapnel shells are a la mode.
‘Over the sandbangs, helmets you”ll
find,
“Corpses in front of you, corpses be
hind.”
Barnet writes of a lot of “close
shaves,” but not close enough so he
could get a trip back to that “dear
little nurse at the base.” And then
again:
“Sing me to sleep where the camp
fires glow
“Full of French bread and cafe Beau
“Dreaming of home and nights in
the west
“Somebody’s ‘overseas’ boots on my
chest.”
“This game is 'ell and no mistake,”
the cheerful poet concludes.