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Ity Associated Press Notes l ave been sent today to the
WAS Hi NiiTt 'X Aug., lo— Tl o M -xican vornment stating that the
'• an government is threatened
• tnplcte change of policy un
Mexicans furnish adequate
t|„. present. p-nioctlon to the Americans in Mexico.
H. L. .Morris and J. \V. Guckor,
traveling men. arrivals on the Alas!;*
are i« g»>tei d at the Hotel Overland.
K. K. Kiauteer, who came in iron
Anchorage two days ago and register
ed at the Hotel Seward, sailed out on
the .Vus \a.
('. K. C ark. inter* sted in the MabV
mine in tin* Witlow (. ret \ district. who
has been a guest at the Hotel Seward
for several days, saile i south on the
Alaska to purchase a t'. ty stamp
mill. Mr. Clark says he has sufficient
ore blocked out to keep a •>() stamp
mill at work for one year. Gophering
has previously been done on the pro
perty.
Mike la \ bar. one <*f the soldiers
formerly stationed here, who has been
discharged at Fort l.iscum. returned
to Sew art l on the Alaska.
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Kilwani wue unu uaugmt-i
Ib)rothy, are registered at tin* Hotel
Overland, from Alabama. The party
were tourists aboard the Alaska an l
will remain until the next steamer
south.
\Y. E. Abbott and Oliver Ornhnrt
are registered at the Hotel Sexton
from Katalla.
The (bid Fellows will give the Sat
urday night, dance tomorrow in thefr
own hall.
1\ J. Kelleher. formerly a p’ospect
or well known on Konai Peninsula, is
now on California Creek. Koyukuk
district.
C. A. Oleson. who came in from
Lvnn Creek seveial days ago and w.i
a guest at the Hotel Sexton, sail' d lo
Seattle on the Alaska.
J. P. Hannon, of the Radio station
left for Cordova on the Alaska.
Mr. Hannon has proven one of the
popular young men of the city sine*1
he has been stationed here and will be
missed from the various social func
tions.
Janus Wickersham came north as
far as Ketchikan on the steamer Alas
ka.
Mrs. Harry A. Law-cnee, wife of
the ticket agent of the Alaska Steam
ship Co., at Seattle, is making the
round-t I > on the Alaska and called on
friends during the stay of the steam
er hero.
WASHINGTON. An g.. 1 T> — Presi
dent Wilson has vetoed the bill repeal
ing daylight saving and returned the
bill with a message stating that he
had used his veto power with utmo^
oluetanee as he realized the serious
inconvenience the daylight saving
m< rs. Pi’i sident Wl ilson
added however that the country heeds
the product on by industry which dav
light saving aids.
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FORD IS (ilYKN
FIFTY HOLLARS
IN L1BKL St 'IT r
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Mount (lemons. Mich.. Aug.. L”»—
llenr> Ford has been able to ob
tain only s"»o and costs in a \er
' diet on six counts in the judg
ment awarded in the million dol
lar libel >eit against fhe Chicago
’ Tribune.
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C. 'A . Felch, traveling man who ha
bee a in Seward for a week, left fo*
Juncaa on the Alaska.
Falcon Joslin. well known Alaskan
cam** over f*om Cordova on the Ala*
ka and ictnrns to Seattle on the sanu
steamer.
Maurice D. 1 eehey, attorney for th?
Territorial Shipping Board, cam
north to Juneau on the Alaska.
J. D. McGowan, wife, daughter Al
mira and son William, left on th*
Alaska for Cordova. Mr. McGowan ha
been mining during the summer on th
lower lake district, formerly being em
ployed at the shops.
Seven hundred and fifty, cases o'
canned salmon were taken south from
•he San Juan dock by the steamer
Alaska.
A. A. Frazier and G. TT. Wolfor-’
left for Ketchikan on the Alaska bo4h
on their way to Stewart B. C.
T. W. Blake, who has been in Sew
ard for some time, left on the Alaska
for Olympia, Wash.
Sam Knutsen. wharfinger at Val
dez for some many years, none know
when he started on the job, came over
on the Alaska last night on a pleasure
trip and returned on the same steam
er.
Mrs. Fmmett McConnell who ha^
been visiting in' Seward for several
weeks, returned home to LaTouche or
the Alaska.
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DROWMM; OF DAVIDSON
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Fuither particulars of the drown I
ing of Charles K. Davidson, surveyo1
general of the territory of Alask: .
were received from Juneau last night
on the steamer Alaska. The Sundry.-:
Dispatch of Juneau had the following
article:—
Charles K. Davidson, surveyor gen
eral for the Territory of Alaska an 1 a
foremost citizen, perished in the icy
waters of Taku inlet on Friday nigh:.
He slipped from the forward part cm
tin' cruiser built gasboat Jaka Dan
and beyond a cry for help he was not
seen or heard.
Cone*al Davidson accompanied by
his wife and Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Simpson left for Turner Lake' two
lays previous. They anchored in the
sheltered cove in the inlet near ih>*
mouth of the stream coining from
the lake and portaged their supplies
tiid tent across . On the first trip
across the lake they met with an
accident and lost their outfit forcing
the two men to return to the boa*.
They then decided to return to Ju
neau after more supplies. Roth men
were thoroughly worn out .by reason
of their strenuous experience, :\ 1
Simpson took charge of the gas en
gino while Davidson remained f »•
ward to watch for floating ice.
Shortly after passing Annex cry'k
Hie cry for help was heard. Simpson
immediately reversed the gas engine,
dashed to deck and heaved over the
skiff. Ho then to nod the boat and
• raised in the dark in hope that
Davidson had managed to lceny
afloat. Realizing the hopelessness
of the situation the gasboat was run
to Annex creek and a telephone ines
>ag** rush041 to Junoau.
The subchaser at Juneau immed
Satedly responded under full speed to
*lv' scene, and with the aid ol
powerful searchlight cruised ttw
nearby waters without result. Mrs
Davidson and Mrs. Simpson wot
taken aboard the subchaser and re
turned to Juneau. w'hile Mr. Simn
son remained to continue the search.
Mr. Davidson was c’ad in outin.r
clothes and high top rubber hoots.
He had extra clothing to protec:
him from tho cold as he perched or
the cruiser deck forward wntebin*
for floating ice. In tvs heavy cloth
i iY\cr and chilled condition he bar
little chance to survive the ice cob1
waters of the Taku.
Those associated with him on his
fishing trip are prostrated at its sad
ending. Mr. Davidson was an ex
perienced boat man, and it is hard
to account for the accident. . The
fact that the cry was heard indicates
he was not tak r suddeVy HI* an^
loads to the theory that ice formal
fv0m his wot clothing and lvs slin
nerv rubber boots made bis footing
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uncertain. The how 91 tne gasnout
on account of its cruiser type affords
uncertain footing.
Another sad part of the accident
is the uncertainty of securing the
body . Taku is the most dangerous
body of water in Alaska. On ac
count of the wind sweeping over the
water, and as far as known the waters
have never released the dead.
1 \CK DEMPSEY IS TO
MEET WILLIE MEEHAN
NEW YORK, Aug., 15— Willie
Meehan’s manager said this afternoon
that Jack Dempsey has agreed to meet
Meehan in an eight round no decision
bout in the east in November. Meehan
is a San Francisco heavyweight.
BANDITS ROB MINE MILL
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo., Aug., 13
_ Bandits this morning overpowered
two watchmen and robbed the Inde
pendent mill at Victor, Colorado of a
large quantity of gold concentrate.
Bv Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Aug., 15— 'Hie
Senate Agricultural committee lias
blocked action on the amendments t.)
the food control act. Attorney General
Palmer suggested that as a means ot
reducing tin* high cost of living legis
lative acts of various kinds were need
ed. Chalrn |n Gronna hopes the com
mittee will act finally, possibly on
next Tuesday.
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MONEY WANTED TO
EIGHT THE HIGH
GOST OF LIVING
\Y VSIIIXGTON. Aug.. 13—The
A gricult ii 1*4* Depart men! has ask
ed for >-i\ hundred thousand dol
lars to light the reducing the *
high cost of li\ing work.
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SEATTLE, Aug., 15— A Post In
telligencer dispatch from Washington
says that Delegate Grigsby, of Alas
ka, has rejected Wickersham’s pro|>os
al that the two combine in taking tes
timony during the ninety days Con
•;ress has allowed for the delegate eon
est. Grigsby insists that Wickerslian*
is using bis forty days alloted him.
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M. I,. Morgonthau. millionaire ol
Ww York City, accompanied by his
wife, is a round tripper on the Alaska,
h*. Morgonthau is a brother of the
ormer Ambassador from the United
<4at s to Turkey, Henry Morgonthau.
h<' latte!1 now writing a hook upon the
and of the horrible Turk.
M. L. Morgonthau is well pleased
w ith his trip and last night stated that
ho would come north again. The tour
ist did say that Alaskans and others
were making a mistake in calling the
territory “the land of ice and snow
and polar bears.” Alaska is not that,
aul the New Yorker, although one can
say there are glaciers and wild game
5n Alaska to satisfy the tourists and
hunter, hut the gold mines, copper
nin's. fishing industry and coal and
oil lands should he boosted and “the
frozen north” phrase forgotten.
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STORMS OFF COAST
Storms off the coast raised havoc
with the halibut fishermen. Several
boats are now in port. Besides losing
their catches, by spoiling, on account
of having had to run for shelter and
lav too for many days, " others lost
their gear in those storms which came
up suddenly.
JAPAN IS AGAINST AID
FOR GENERAL KOLCHAK
IN FIGHTING BOLSHEVIKi
TOKIO, Aug., 15— Japan has in
formed the Kolchak government that
that nation is unable to grant General
Kolchak’s request that several Japan
ese divisions be sent to fight the Bol
sheviki.
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ALAMEDA ON
WAV NORTH
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SEATTLE. Aug.. IS— Steamer Al
ameda sailed for Alaska ports ini lad
ing Anchorage, at *2 oclock yestcide.N
afternoon with 200 passengers. The
passengers for Seward an* as follows:
Col. Alfred H. Brooks
Colonel Cl. T. Slade
J. H. Hallowed
J. E. Hill
Colonel K. W. Mears.
A. H. Miller
C. E. R obeli and wife
Thomas Gillellose and wife.
J. M. Jackson
George H. Gamble
J. N. Ninnis
Ira S. Luce
Miss M. Hugge
Mrs. H. L. Hugge
One steerage.
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RAILROAD WILDER*
In Everybody’s magazine for Ajig
st, is an interesting article written by
Ecbvard Hungerford entitled ‘ I be
Yankee Locomotive ii\ f ranco.” 'I b"
story is one of the yet untold stories
•if American achievements in the war
‘lie story of the vital part the Yank***
railroad genius played in the foituni
if Prance and the winning 01 U1‘
struggle. Under tin* caption of Rail
roaders who came across” mention v
made of Col. Slade, one of the mem
bers of the Mears party now coming
north on the Alameda v„ inspect the
Government railroad in Alaska.
“They* were men 1 ik«* Slade, the op
erating head of the Northern Pacif’c,
and others, with operating men under
them, each with military rank and
each with executive authority and long
railroad experience."
The article, goes on to relate how
real railroad men decided quickly and
built railroads in a few months linn*
which perhaps under other conditions
would have taken years.
CONGRESSMEN IN
A NEAR FIGHT
WASHINGTON, Aug.. 15— Mem
bers of the House were forced to in
tervene to stop a fight between Blan
ton and Hardy, of Texas, both Demo
crats. Hardy resented his colleagues
charge that he was a “mere rubber
! stamp always defending the adminis
tration.” i
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WEATHER REPORT
The following is the weather re
port for the 24 hours ending at 7 o’
clock this morning: (
Seward 56, Clear,' Calm.
Anchorage 54, Cloudy, Calm.
Matanuska CO, Cloudy, Calm.
Chiekaloon 53, Cloudy, Calm.
Wasilla 60, Cloudy, Calm.
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Bv Associated Press
SEATTLE, Aug., 15— A special
dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer says
that Col. Frederick Meat’s, now chair
man of the Alaskan Engineering Com
mission, has been awarded a distin
guished service medal.
The citation said that Col. Meats
was awarded the medal for exception
ally meritorious ami distinguished ser
vice as commanding ofticer ol the
Thirty First Railway Engineers; lat^c
as assistant general manager, then
general manager of the transportation
corps of the Railway Department Ov
erseas.
The citation also says the Ameri
can Expeditionary forces of the Rail
way Department operated with rare
success and the huge transportation
piohlcms wen* solved on account of
Col. Meal’s remarkable executive abil
drv and his skill as an organizer.
WILL CALL
AND TALK
TREATY
WASHINGTON, Aug., 15— The
Semite Foreign Relations committee
lias notified President Wilson that the
members will call upon him at the
White House at his convenience to
discuss the treaty. It is agreed to
make all the information secured from
President public. It is not indicated
when President Wilson will receive the
commission. The President is under
stood not to have receded from his
position against reservations to the
treaty.
cincinnatT and
NEW YORK ARE
IN FINALS
NEW YORK, Aug., 15— Cincinnati
is four and one half games ahead of
the New York Nationals. The two
meet this afternoon in the last of *i
series of thiec double headers. In the
past three days Cincinati won the first
and New York the second double head
ers.
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EDITORS MEETING
SEATTLE, Aug., 15— Two hund
red and fifty editors and publishers
are here attending the National Edi
torial Association session. Man/
climbed Mount Rainier yesterday re
turning here this afternoon to attend
the launching of the steamer Editor.
Tomorrow the Editors are going to
Victoria. Sunday the final session will
be held. The Editors will probably
choose Boston for the next convention.
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The Treadwell company has been
sending hand miners to their prop
erty at Shakan to work in the tunnel
beir.g driven.
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