SKWAKI). THE GATEWAY TO ALASKA. TUESDAY. MAKCH 28. 1910._Ten Cent, the Copy
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NAVAL BATTLE
LONDON, March 28.—In an encounter between Brit
ish cruisers and German destroyers in the North Sea one
German destroyer has been sunk. I his is the only detail
given out by the admiralty. The date is not mentioned
and nothing is said about any turther losses on either side.
GERMANY WILL DISAVOW
WASHINGTON, March 28—All the evidence neces
sary has been secured to show that the Sussex was hit by
a torpedo and not by a mine but it is stated with authority
that if a German submarine was responsible the imperial
government will disavow the act, punish the submarine
commander, make reparation and satisfy the United
States government that the torpedoing was a violation of
instructions. Thus it seems the issue will narrow down
to the question whether the United States is willing to ac
cept such a declaration.
SHOOTING SPIES
NEW YORK. March 28.—Travelers yesterday from
Liverpool state that several German spies have been shot
recently in the tower of London but that the newspapers
are prohibited from mentioning the fact. It is said by the
British authorities that spies are still numerous in the
British islands and espionage by the police has become
irksome to many American tourists.
SLA UGHTE RING R USSIA NS
BERLIN. March 28.—The Russians are now deliver
ing attacks against von Hindenburg along a hundred
miles front and they are suffering frightfully. They are
being hurled again and again at the barbed wire entangle
ments which the marshal has placed all along the front of
his winter line and the Slavs are being slaughtered in
great numbers. Not since the retreat from the Donajec
a year ago have they suffered such frightful losses.
WILL QUESTION GERMANY
WASHINGTON. March 28.—The state department
has decided to ask the German government directly if it
was really a Teuton submarine that torpedoed the Sus
sex. A negative answer would be regarded as a dis
avowal.
. SCOTCH MACHINISTS STRIKE
LONDON, March 28.—Lloyd George, minister of
munitions, informed the House of Commons this after
noon that a grave state of affairs has arisen in the work
of manufacturing big guns by strikes which have been
called by the machinists in the munitions factories on the
Clyde.
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VERDUN HAS NO DECISION
LONDON, March 28.—Nothing decisive is recorded
from Verdun in today’s dispatches. Artillery fire is pro
ceeding but no infantry attacks are spoken of.
TWO OF COMMITTEE
LEADING LABOR MEN
ANCHORAGE.—Two member* of
the committee named by Secretary of
Labor Wilson to come to Anchorage
and investigate the labor situation are
leaders in the American Federation
of Labor, according to information re
ceived by J. J. Ross, late secretary
of the Alaska Labor Union. One of
these, Mr. James MotTit, of New
Jersey, is especially prominent in
labor circles. He is the man chosen
by President Samuel Gompers, on
most occasions, to go aobut the coun
* try and adjust labor troubles, and has
been very successful in this work. Be
fore taking up the cause of labor,
Mr. Moffit was a practicing attorney.
Less is known about Mr. Davies, of
Kentucky, other than that he is a
member of the American Federation
of Labor Both gentlemen were en
dorsed for this special mission by
President Gompers and Secretary
Morrison, of the American Federation
of Labor, and upon that recommenda
< tion they were appointed by Secretary
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of Labor Wilson. Mr. B. Squires, the
remaining member, is statistician for
the department of labor.—Cook Inlet
Pioneer.
TO OPEN COPPER LEDGE
DOWN AT PORCUPINE BAY
Frank Skeen has relocated the cop
per ledge which was formerly held by
Likes on Porcupine bay and expects
to do development work on it in the
spring. He has a specimen of the
ore now in the city and it certainly!
looks good. The ledge was located
when the price of copper went down
r.nd the property was abandoned. Be
cause of the high price of the metal
now there is a good chance that the
ledge can be proven worth working.
G. Loussac, an extensive druggist
of Juneau, is now in the city. George
Vinger, of Caro & Company, went
west yesterday.
Joe Kennedy and Martin Griffin,
two oldtimers of the Nome country,
came up on the Evans to settle around
here.
Big Billiard Game
Comes Off Tonight
Bruner, Winner of Class A, to Meet
Evans, Winner of Class C.
The first game of the “play-off” in
the Northern billiard tournament will
take place this evening at 7 o’clock be
tween Allison Bruner, winner of the
j Class A series, and Ike Evans, winner
I of Class C. The handicap has been ar
ranged according to the averages
made and Bruner will have to play
1 231 to Evans’ 100.
❖ SEATTLE UNDER *
* PROHIBITION ❖
•5* - $
(Special Correspondence by Mail)
SEATTLE, March 16. — Although
we have prohibition in this state
Seattle is by no means dry. There
have been over a hundred drug store j
licenses taken out since the first day
of the year and those who are on the
inside are getting all the whiskey
they want. The price of whiskey does
not seem to bo any higher than it was
before the state went dry, although
the quality has deteriorated. Some of
the cafes are selling whiskey to those
whom they can rely upon, although a
stranger cannot get it. Cocktails are
25 cents, which were formerly 15
cents. It seems too that quite a
number of sta;d business men carry
bottles in their pockets and make
their own high-balls when they order
ginger ale at the former saloons
which have been converted into soft
drink emporiums.
The son of Sheriff Hodge who ;s
a former deputy sheriff, is running a
cafe called the Thalia. Although a
number of the former saloons are
patronized by men only, using old
fixtures, others have converted theif
places into confectioneries and ice
cream parlors, catering to the best
»ple, and as a result some
>f the former ice cream parlors which
had hoped to profit by prohibition
have lost, for the ice cream business is
over-done.
Under the law it seems to be hard
to convict druggists as they are al
lowed to bring in as much as they
wish. A favorite practice is for a
patron to get a prescription from a
doctor and leave it on file so in case
a “stool-pidgeon” should happen to
be around the druggist can hand out
the prescription and say: “Here is
your prescription which I have just
filled.”
At that the police force seems to be
fairly active. However, as was to be
expected, it is a singular fact tha$
some of the hotels and cafes which
are selling openly are not molested.
From personal information we know
that one of the policemen delegated to
“pinch” “blind-piggers” was remov
ed because he arrested the wrong
ones.
ANOTHER CANDIDATE
J. B. Slater, an oldtime prospector
and operator, has announced himself
a candidate for election to the ctiy
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council.
Neil, the postal inspector, arrived
on the Evans. He is a courteous,
well-bred official. The phrase “well
bred” may look out of place but it is
applicable in this case.
Mr. Murphy has received notice to
move his cabin from the .water front
on First avenue and has got until
April 1 to do so. He says he will re
fuse to move.
Ray Walsh has returned to the city
[after an absence of several months.
* SEWARD TWELVE ♦
* YEARS AGO TODAY ❖
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Twelve years ago today when Judge
S. 0. Morford landed in Seward the
city had less than thirty habitations
i of any kind. The Judge is reminis
cent this morning and with good reas
on. At that time the upper end of
town consisted of a cabin, which still
stands behind Jack Stotko’s, and a
cabin where the federal jail is now
situated. The only business houses
were the McNeiley hotel, one at the
Northern corner, Mrs. Gordon’s, now
Mrs. Hettcl, and the beginning of
! Brown & Hawkins’. At the same
1 time landed a force to begin work on
the Alaska Central railroad.
judge RULES THAT LABOR
IS NOT A COMMODITY
Indictments Against Gary and Other
Steel Magnates Dismissed.
YOUNGSTOWN, March 28. — The
indictments against E. 11. Gary of
the United States Steel Corporation
and other Steel defendants were dls*
; missed today, Judge Anderson ruling
! that labor was not a commodity and
that it therefore could not be placed
under the terms of the State and
Trust Act.
BIG MONEY FOR AVIATION
WASHINGTON, March 28. — The
appropriation of half a million dol
lars for army aviation in 1917 is now
assured. Baker, the new secretary of
war, gave out this today.
PRINCE HIGH AMONG
GERMANY’S GENERALS
fPRlriCt ALBRgCHia
lAmong th* recent numerous and Inter
esting rumors about the German crown
prince—emanating from French and
English sources, however—was one to
the effect that the German military au
thorities were dissatisfied with his con
duct of the attack at Verdun and would
supersede him by Prince Albrecht of
Wurttemberg. The latter Is one of Ger
many's most famous royal generals and
has commanded a division, consisting of
several army corps, of the army operat
ing In France. He Is a member of the
ducal line of the royal house of Wurt*
tetnberg and Is forty-nine years old.]
Banjo Bill was quite a bright spot
on the program of the A. B. Low
Jinks last evening.
A lot of people in Seward will be
sorry to hear that Vance Stine of
the government cable service has re
signed and will leave soon for Anchor
age to take a position with the tele
graph operating force of the En
gineering Commission.
Dr. H. 0. Scnaleben and Mrs.
Schaleben returned yesterday after
noon.
F. H. Polley, the prominent young
merchant of Anchorage, arrived yes
terday on the Evans after a business
trip to the outside.
The Governor’s office has issued a
shipping license for one brown bear
skin to F. R. Van Campen, of La
touche. The skin will be sent to
George Horace Lorimer, editor of the
Saturday Evening Post, in Philadel
phia, in which magazine a number of
stories written by Mrs. Van Campen
| have appeared from time to time.
SALCHA WOMAN
SHOTHUSBAND
TELEGRAPH OPERATOR IN TAN-j
ANA COMMITS CRIME THAT j
IS A MYSTERY.
FAIRBANKS, March 27. — Mrs.
Charles J. Field, the wife of the tele
graph operator at Salcha, shot her
husband today twice but the cause of |
the occurrence is a mystery as both j
refuse to talk about it. The wounds
are not fatal and Field is expected to
be fully restored to health in a week
or two. The couple were married re-1
cently and Mrs. Field has been in
charge of the Episcipal mission at
Salchaket for some time. No arrest
has yet been made.
WAITE EXPECTED TO
CONFESS TO MURDER
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NEW YORK, March 28. — Dr.
Arthur Warren Waite is expected by
the police to confess to the murder of
his millionaire father-in-law, John E.
I Peek. Unless he goes further than
i his statement to the detectives indi
j cates it is not thought that he will
implicate Mrs. Waite. She, it is said,
persuaded him to tell everything.
IMMENSE MOVING
PICTURE MERGER
NEW YORK, March 28.—Confirma
tion of the forty million dollar mov
ing picture merger was obtained to
day. Most of the large producing
corporations will join forces to elimi
nate unecessary expenses. A formal
announcement will probably be made
tomorrow. Mary Pickford and
Charley Chaplin are the stars engag
ed. Pickford has already signed a
three years contract which will bring
her six hundred thousand dollars an
nually. Chaplin’s contract will bring
him six hundred and seventy thousand
dollars a year.
ONLY ONE VOTE CAST
AGAINST ARMY BILL
WASHINGTON, March 28. — By a
vote of 337 to 1 the House today
passed the army deficiency bill ap
propriating $8,000,000 to cover the
cost of the American expedition to
Mexico and to enable the administra
tion to recruit the army to the full
strength. The money "'ill also be
used to buy aeroplanes, motor trucks
and equipment; The action was taken
as an endorsement of the move
against Villa. The opposition vote
was that of the socialist member
from New York.
FAIRBANKS AVIATOR
Samuel V. Schermerhorn, a mem
ber of the U. S. Signal Corps, former
ly stationed at Fairbanks, has been
promoted to the rank of Master Sig-‘
nal Electrician in the Aviation corps.
He is a qualified aviator, having pass
ed his examination at San Diego a
few weeks ago. Jack McRea, also a
Signal Corps man, formerly stationed
at Fairbanks, is now ranking non
commissioned office in the aviation
corps.—Ex.
ERWIN GETS NEWS
OF CRUEL DEATH
FAIRBANKS, March 7.—The fol
lowing message was received yester
day morning by Marshal L. 1.
Erwin:
“Frozen body of Jack Lahey found
by Peter Kokrinc, native, in cabin 100
miles up Koyukuk river, February 29.
Note left by Lahey, addressed Evans,
trader, Koyukuk. ‘For God’s sake;
come quick. Send sojno one to bring
me in town. No grub for 43 days.
Wilson gone to Kolcheks for help. In
case my death notify B. A. Moore,
413 N. Sheridan avenue, Tacoma.’
Believe Wilson’s body between point
where Lahey found and Kolcheks.
Please advise.
“McCORMACK.”
II. S. AVIATORS ARE
SCOUTING FAR AHEAD
ON VILLA’S HEELS
CASAS GRANDES’ March 28.—According to the
army reports Villa is fleeing with the greatest rapidity to
wards the mountains and the Americans are following as
fast as horses with supplies can go. All arms of the ser
vice are being used to force him into a corner and one
favorable fact in connection with the pursuit is that the
people of the district are willing to give the Americans all
the assistance in their power as their lands have been
ravaged by the bandit in former times. They give every
information rgarding his flight, his supplies and arma
ment to the Americans.
AVIATORS SCOUTING
WASHINGTON, March 28.—The announcement has
been made from the war department that a large aero
corps has been established in connection with a new mili
tary base located a hundred and twenty miles south of
Casas Grandes. The planes are now in operation scouting
at the extreme front around Namiquipa for a distance of
250 miles. There have been no engagements and quiet
prevails at all points of the American line.
NO MAN KILLED
WASHINGTON, March 28. — The war department
states that not one American soldier has lost his life
since the invasion of Mexico, so far as the department has
been informed. No official information has been given
out even to show whether any shots have been exchanged
between the United States troops and the Mexicans.
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•> EVANS COMES WITH *
❖ HUNDRED PEOPLE *
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The Admiral Evans arrived last
evening with a few passengers over
the hundred. She went west and will
be back in a day or two. The toilow
ing were the first class passengers
for Seward:
W. T. Gill, G. Loussac, G. Vinger,
A. Northway, W. L. Durham, C. W.
Gardiner, M. J. Griffin, Joe Kennedy,
C. Gardo, W. Ketcham, W. Monsuith,
Mr. and Mrs. IlafTner and daughter,
F. H. Polly, A. Horton, Dr. H. 0.
Schaleben and wife, J. J. Hales, Wm.
McDonald, B. C. Delzelle, P. L. Neil.
Miss June Peterson, It. Keir, R. Bye,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Martin, P. Thorn
ton, A. NickofF, M. EliefF, A. Horst
man, Mat Aho., G. Aho, H. Aho, V.
Griflin, T. Carlson, M. Sustor, A.
Bunting, J. Leach, J. Bert, E. Bisoff
and GO steerage.
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❖ PETE OGLE IS *
❖ OUT WITH BELLS *
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Pete Ogle permitted it to be an
nounced today that he is a candidate
for election to the city council. He is
so well known that nothing else need
be said.
FIRE BREAKS OUT
An incipient blaze broke out this
morning in the Fairbanks hotel but
It was quickly extinguished by Lucky
| Baldwin, the proprietor.
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* THREE TWENTY *
* REGISTERED *
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Only three hundred and twenty
voters had registered last night for
the city election at the office closing
hour.
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ALASKA TOMORROW
The steamship Alaska was schedul- j
ed to leave Cordova at 4 o'clock this
afternoon.
VESTRY TO MEET
The vestry of St. Peter's church will
meet this evening at Mr. John Nel
1 son's at 8 o'clock.
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❖ LOW JINKS WERE ❖
❖ A ROYAL TIME *
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The Arctic Brotherhood maintained
| the great name of the order for ho
| pitality last night when the Seward
! Camp entertained at Low Jinks in
honor of the men who helped to make
the Minstrel show a success. To go
over the program in detail would
hardly be advisable. It would be im
possible, anyhow, to mention all the
splendid items. J. J. Finnegan acted
as toastmaster, if one could call it
such a name, and the fine voices of
Lucas, Moses and Sinclair were heard
to advantage once again. A very nice
lunch was served, but it would never
do to let it go without nn utioning the
touching addressess delivered by
Derick Lane and Steve Shuman, and
that reminds one of the fact that Leon
Booker, the pivot of the Minstrel
show, also became the center of a
most artistic musical comedy sketch
last evening. Heinic Haasch eased
himself of some of the witticisms that
have made him famous, and a pathetic
incident was the reading of a mes
sage from the siek bed of Lcander
James, who showed his thoughts were
with the order to the last. Alex Mc
Donald told one of the neatest little
stories ever recorded but Gus SeiiTert
fell down,, that is artistically, not
physically, thank heaven. Bert
Denny presided at the piano, and the
word “presided” is used advisedly.
George Mitchell, a sweet singer, add
| ed something to the harmony and
there is a rumor about town that Leo
Margules furnished some of the re
freshments. It was a good time and
others whose names may be overlook
ed contributed to it.
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❖ FRANK YOUNGS OUT *
❖ FOR SCHOOL BOARD ❖
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Frank E. Youngs, a member of the
present city council, has announced
his candidature for the school board.
The announcement was made last
night for the first time.
REGISTRATION BOOKS
TO CLOSE SATURDAY
The city registration books will
close next Saturday night at 10
o’clock. They will be open from 7
to 10 p. m. on Friday and Saturday.