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Seattle, Jan. 17.—Hi Gill has an
nounced that*he. will, be a candidate
' for mayor of this city this spring, Gill
admits that''his policies were wrong
when he administered the affairs of
the city before*. but that he is now
convinced that he can guide the ship
of state along lines of safety and pro
gression. Gill has a large following
here. _
• OXYGEN KEEPS
THEM ALIVE
Plymouth, Jan.17.—A British sub
marine, No. 1 • , has signaled that she
cannot rise but says that all on board
are alive. The are keeping the oxygen
putnps at work and there seems to be
no immediate danger as long as the
pumps are in good working order.
Relief has been dispatched to the
rescue. ____
MORE ARRESTS
MAY FOLLOW
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Seattle, Jan. 17.—The “Munch
coal cases" are now being heard in the
United States District C ourt in this
city. From testimony brought out it!
now looks as though more arrests:
would follow as a result. The nature
of the testimony is damaging to the i
defendants.
• DEATH TOLL
- WILL BE GREAT
—
Tokio. Jan. 17.—It is estimated that
eight out of fifteen thousand inhabi- i
tants of Kogoshirai, Japan, have per
ished as a result of the earthquakes
which occurred on Tuesday last.
MILLIONS FOR
ART PORPOSES
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Copenhagen, Jan. IT.—Dr. Jacobsen,
the wealthy brewer, has bequeathed
forty million dollars for art purposes.
His children have consented to the !
terms of the will and will each receive !
small legacies.
Capt. Cramer, of Seldovia, will de- ;
i part on the Mariposa for Seattle. He j
will retnrn in March.
I Pop Corn Jim says Seward has the
five best dogs in Alaska. He knows it
because live ditYerent men have told
him they owned the best dog in Alaska.
Meet me at the Brancn.
Sleds for boys and girls; sleds for
Ik
men. At J. L. Graef's.
For reliable information write Can
non, Pioneer hotel, Knik, Alaska, t
WILL PROBABLY VOTE
ON THE ALASKA BILL
ON COMING TUESDAY
Washington, Jan. 17.—An effort was
made to fix Tuesday as the day on
which the senate would take a vote on
the Alaska railroad bill, but Senator
Works of California defeated the ef
fort. He agreed, however, that by
unanimous consent the question may
be renewed, which will probably come
up this afternoon and be granted.
The territorial committee will meet
today to consider amendments to the
Alaska railway bill, including Poin
dexter’s amendment, empowering the
president to establish a complete river
and rail system connecting with ocean
steamships and authorizing the gov
ernment to operate half of the coal
lands of Alaska and allowing private
individuals to operate the other half.
There is other amendments providing
for transportation and mining service
boards, and the employment of all of
the equipment used by the Panama
engineering corps in the construction
of the Panama canal for the bnilding
of the Alaska railroad.
Senator Poindexter says that he will
support the Chamberlain bill should
| these amendments be defeated.
TEN THOUSAND
WANT THE JOB
Washington, Jan. 17.—Four hundred j
collectors will be appointed 10 collect
the income tax, as required by the new j
law recently passed. There will dp no
trouble in filling these positions, as
there are ten thousand applications on j
lile for t he job.
NOUGH LEFT FOR
CHICKEN RANCH
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Washington, Jan! 17.—There is one
billion, one hundred and forty million
acres of tillable land in the United
States, of which only 27 per cent is
cultivated.
Services at the Methodist Church.
Last Sunday the pastor was very
sick and not able to preach, but now
he is well and able to hold services as
usual. The boat will he in some time
during the day, but that will not or |
should not let you be kept from church,
as we will only keep you an hour, from
11 to 12 in the morning, and from 7:30
to 8;30 in the evening. Sleigh riding
is a great pleasure and we realize how j
tempting it is to go. vet you can go to |
church and then have time for all the
riding you wish. The morning theme,
“Enoch’s Walk With God.” Evening, ;
“Character Building.” We will he j
pleased to welcome you to these ser-;
vices. C. T. Cook, Pastor.
Mrs. Mable DeHofT leaves for the j
outside on the Mariposa tomorrow, j
after spending almost a year in Sew
ard visiting her mother and brother, j
Mrs. DeFIoff will spend the remainder
of the winter on the Sound and in Cal
ifornia.
The Mariposa arrived at Valdez at
10:30 this morning and is due to sail
for Seward at 2 o’clock this afternoon.
Twenty-gauge, 1913 model shot guns
at J. L. Graef’s. t
THEY ADORESS
SOURDOUGHS
Seattle, Jan 17.—VV. H. Whittlesey,
deputy U. S. District attorney at Sew
ard, and Kdround Smith, another Alas
kan, addressed the University of Wmsh
in syton Sourdoutfh club last nijgfht.
TAKING RADIUM
CANCER CURE
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Baltimore, .Ian. 17. —Margaret, dau
ghter of Bishop (Juaile, the eminent
Episcopalian, is taking the radium j
cure for cancer.
James Drennan. of the K. A. G. pro
perty at Falls creek is in Seward for a j
few days after supplies. Mr. Drennan
reports that the work at the mine is
going along cicely and that the con-j
tract for the driving of the raise taken
by himself and associates will be com
pleted in good time and all will be in
readiness for milling as soon as the I
water runs in the spring.
Our dispatches of today brought the
news that a young lady named Beryl
Biil had been run down by an automo
bile and killed. It also states that the
young lady’s father was a prospector
in Alaska. It now developes that the
young lady mentioned is the daughter
of Mr. Bill who is living at Snug Har
bor, at the foot of Kenai lake, Word
lias been sent out to Mr. Bill inform
ing him of the sad affair.
That a woman is not afraid of a bur
glar is proven by the fact that her
mind is aw ake only to the fear that he
may see what she isn’t wearing scat
tered all around the room.
Pabsts blue ribbon beer at The
Branch.__ _
Meet me at the Branch
Finch’s Golden Wedding rye at the
Branch._
Field glasses at J. L. Graef’s. *
ALRSKAN'S GIRL
KILLED BY AUTO
Seattle. Jan. 17.—S. Boswell a liquor
dealer in this city, has been arrested
and charged with manslaughter for
running down and killing Beryl Bill,
a young lady twenty-two years old.
Miss Bills father is said to be a pros
pector and is now living iD Alaska.
CANNOT FIND
CARDINAL'S WILL
Rome, Jan. 17.—Every effort has
been made to find the will of the late
Carninal Rampolla, which it is be
lieved he left. Every nook and cor
ner of his apartments has been search
ed. even taking the furniture apart,
thinking he may have secreted the
will in that manner.
GREAT INCREASE
IS POSSIBLE
Ith.ica, Jan. 17,—Experiments are
now being made at Cornell Univei
sity which, if successful, will greatl
increase the quantity and richness ( f
milk. By injecting serum into goat
it has been demonstrated that 1
enriches the cream five times. An ex
periment will now he made with cow?.
RULE OF REASON
IS ELIMINATEI
Washington, Jan. 17.- Presiden
Wilson in approving the amendmen
to the Sherman anti-trust law, iutro
dnced in the house, prohibiting n
straint • of trade, says that thi
amendment will eliminate the “rule o
reason,” which has served as a loot
hole through which guilty offender
have escaped heretofore.
Frank Roycroft came in from Mil
29 last night, bringing in one of th
Kuskokwira stampeders who found tin
going too hard for his liking.
To those who inquire how much the;
must pay for exhibit space, the answe
is given emphatically at the Panama
Pa ci tic exposition headquarters tha
exhibit space is absolutely free in al
the main exhibit palaces of the expo
sition.
The road system of the Panama Pa
cific International exposition site ha
advanced so satisfactorily that one ma;
go in a buggy or an automobile to al
most every part of the grounds, in com
fort, and in any kind of weather.
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vinced of their superiority. No ob
ligation to buy if not perfectly satis
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MRS. T. R. NEEDHAM.
Budweiser beer at the Braneh. *