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KI.MUtt \. FRIEND. EDITOR VND GENERAL MANAGER
Barry V. Hoben. PreaWent Vr&nk L. Hallmne, See.
tmtmr+i aa aao«..d-<Maa. matUr SapUmbar 2. 1916. at tha Po.t Offlr. at Seward. Moki,
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PORTO RICO
DAMAGED BY
EARTHQUAKES
SAN JUAN. Porto Rico, Feb., It—
By A. 1*.— I.oss of 200 lives and $*V
000.000 damages to property as the
result of the earthquake shocks lie1*'
in October and November. wu • du»
chiefly to the poor construction of
building." along the west coast ot t’»e
island, in the opinion of Harry I* iel
mg Reid and Stephen Taber, membe*
of the Seismological commission sun
by the federal government at the re
quest of Governor Yager to inNesti
gate and report on the disasters.
Shocks of a similar nature have oc
cm red in the past in Porto Rico an*
may occur again, in the opinion 01
these experts, but the possible loss
that may be caused can Eh* greatly re
duced by the erection of shock-resist
ing structures, their report states.
The members of the commission
are noted geologists. Dr. Reid, is from
Johns Hopkins University. Haltimore
while Dr. Taber is front the Univcr
sitv of South Carolina, at Columbia, S
c.
The shocks which ncc ured Imre, tV
geologist* report. were less in inter ;•
ity than that which occured in 1 DOS ».
than the Charleston earthquake in 1 >
SU. In th*'ir report to (lovernor Yag t
the geologists says in part:
“We believe the earthquakes due *•
fractures of the rock in tin* north* i
part of Mona Passage not for fr"
the northwestern part of the i la
of Porto Rico, and that the fracti •
which caused the shock of October ! •
(the first of the series) was accoi..
plished by a small vertical displace
meat of a limited area of the sea hot
tom, causing th' sea wave which ro
along the shores soon after the shoe!
Displacements of this kind are not u '
common, and portend no great disa>‘.
er to Porto Rico.
“ The damage done l»v the shock
wa • gr.'at^st in the v -tern part o:*
♦ h*» island and diminished progrc"
>ive’y. though r ** uni ormly. toward
the east. On s W't alluvia! soils it wi***
greater ♦ban on more so’ <1 founda*
ion'i in the same neighborhood.
“T he cha:lh<’ter of the construct »r
of th ' buildings was responsible fo;
the great destmetion wrought. \Y» I
made reinforced concrete huildin •
sn!"feied no serious injury even in tk
regions where the shock was strong
(HAS. GOLDSTEIN & COMPANY
of Juneau, Alaska.
OFFER TO THE TRAPPERS AND DEALERS OF THE NORTH THE
FOLLOWING PRICES FOR NO. 1 PRIME FURS:
Lynx, <‘\lra large No.I $30.00 to $$2..>0
Lynx, large No. I - 25.00 to 80.C0
Lynx, small 15.00 to 20.00
Mink, dark count skins .~..-.——... M0 ^ 0
Mink, dark coant skinn, small ..-.... 3.00 to 5.00
Mink. Iresh water *°
l.;md Oiler 12’0e io 1300
{ted Fox, No. 1 large —- -. 30.06 to 35.00
K roM Fox, according to beauty 50.00 te 100.00
Muskrats *^3 1’,0
Silver and Black Foxes, an to color
Wolverine • Ml t« 12.00
Wolves Mi t# 20 00
Ship us your Furs! As soon as received we will-grade same and wire our best
offer. If our prices are not satisfactory we 'will return the furs and pay tran.v
portation charges on same b«th ways.
References: Any bank in Alaska. Dextor Horton National Bank. Seattle:
National Bank of Tacoma, Wash.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
We operate the lurgest Fur Manufactory north of San Francisco.
, est. Wooden buildings and the smab
native huts, by yielding to the shock,
were not damaged.”
Suggesting types of buildings cap
able of resisting the shocks, the g» o
legists say: “Steel frame structure'
and cinforced concrete build ngs ai
i the strongest; the best cement shout
| always be used. Brick houses, whe ■-<
i the best cement is used, are fairK
t strong. Wooden houses are entirely
safe.
“All strong earthquakes are follow
H by af.e- shocks, which gradually
die oi t in strength and in number.
The a -’torshocks here have grown in
j frequ nt ar.d very light. There is cc’’
tainl.v no special reason for expecting
| an ther strong shock in the near fu
ture.”
SET m SAID
j TO HAVE SLAIN
ALASKA NATIVE
(I'r<>m Juneau Empire)
I;i yant McDavitt, watchman at tin
Chilkoot cannery, at Haines, accuss e«
of the mu Her of Theodore James, c
Native, was brought to Juneau on the
Kstebeth in the cutody of Deputy
United States Marshal Georpre I.
Johnson. He has been placed in the
federal jail.
Information received fiom Haines
uives the following1 account of the af
fair:
On Thursday morning January i>
Theodore James and two other Indian
went to the.cannerv to get a piece o'
iron for some repair work. When to’<
that they wanted it ready made. Me*
Why be s: tisfied v/i~i > ’ wear you
get iron ordinary boots
w hen you get so much from “I li-Prossr
This is no iuie cL* m, but a f. d proven bv miners,
farmers and const *uciiv)n v/orkerj from Ahmia to
Mexico. ‘TTi-Prc A i> made by a i :.r am! better
method—thegreate t advance in footwear i:i fA / years.
We use the toughed ruVAcr ever c vul-red—actue. y trie
same kind that goes in! > Goodmen Auto 1 irer. i here
seems to be no wcar-out to n. A ad t * r boat i' r .olucd
lEYlO U...S o~iA.)
Can’t ha.!: cr eerie apari—and
it’s wondcrlullv comfort'’ 'o.
«
When next y ou ! h the t?r.!l try the
Shupac- ' here. White
Hip is best f »r ih : she Ices, cm1 there A
are many other styles. As!; for the y
footwear with the iloil Line ’Round
the Top—that’s Press.'
Af\ tC) T'^rJrre
^ ^ V v,' ^ ^ . 14 • C I v
%
the B.r.sc35?.;-::;:~:a cohpaky
n->Av/. .
o.r.D
*
.
Davitt, the* watchman told them t<
wait until he had it done for them
They then went to the cannery buil’.i
ing to look for the iron, and Jam »
started to open a certain door, w:
the result that opening the* door,
gun discharged and James was sli*
The gun had. been placed in front c
the door, with a string or w ire attad
ed to the trigger, in such a mam
that it would be discharged should tl
door be opened. The gun was aim •
at the center of the door and was evi
eiently set for the purpose of killin;
or injurying anyone who might try t*
break into the building.
The bullet entered James’ left h;C*
passed through a portion of the int*
tines, and lodged near the spinal co’
umn. He was immediately taken ‘
the Post hospital and cared for b
Major Evans, the Post Surgeon. 1>
William G. Gabie, of Skagway, \n
sent for to assist I)r. Evans . Jam.*
however was past all help and died o*
' the operating table.
Deputy United States Marsha'
W. Combs filed a complaint again
McDavitt, charging him with murdei
He was arrainged before Commi
sinner Kennedy’s court Saturday mor
' -ing and on examination the commi
sioner bound the defendant over to tb
grand jury.
McDavitt is an old-timer in Ala.sk;
I he first came to the Territory in 1DC*
1 and since then has been in all pa
| of the country'. He was engaged a
[ watchman at the Chilkoot cannery ■.
; the time of this affair, with ilu:.
Rutzebek as assistant watchman.
ACCIDENTS IN
I COALMINES
I ON DECREASE
HARRISBURG, Feb„ 14— By A.
P.— The number of industrial acci ,
dents in Pennsylvania has steadily do j
creased in the last three years. Thi^
is attributed to improvements in ma
chinery and the exercise of greater
care by workers.
Accidents in the mills, mines and:
railroads during 1918 resulted in in
jury to 184,844 employees, of whom :
3,402 died from their injuries. Thi? ,
total is 43,036 less than the numbei
injured in 1917 and 70,772 less than i'l
1916. The fatalities of 1918, however
exceded those of 1917 by 333 and 19
16 by 733. The fatal accidents record^
have been affected in the last two
years by fires or explosions in muni
tions plants. The amount of work
men’s compensation awarded for fa
talities and disability claims in 191“
was $10,036,712. In 1917 the total was
$7,161,194 and in 1916 , $4,224,875.
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NOME’S GOLD OUTPUT
IS ONLY ONE-THIRD I
The gold production of Seward
pensinsula, which includes Nhme. for
the season of 1918, was only about
one-third of the normal output, ac- ;
cording to the records of the custom
house. The output is given as $1,139,
868.36.
Frost and water shortages account
ed for the decreased gold output. The
winter of 1917 was unusually cold and
the lack of snow until the middle of
February resulted in the ground be
ing frozen to such depths that a!1
forms of open-cut mining were redu*
ed to a minimum.
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