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UHIUAUO. July 20— The Railroad
lad or Boaul this morning announced
the r wards for neatly 2,000,000 or
ganized workers, the increases total
• .**g $£00,000,000 annually. The in
crease average approximately 21 per
cen* of the present wages paid and
ar»* retroactive to May 1st of this
year. The decision grants the workers
approximately £0 per cent of the bil
lion dollar increase sought. I he lead
. ers of the sixteen railroad Brother
hoods who were present when the
award was made, left immediately to
- present the award to the 1000 general
chairmen gathered here to pass on the
acceptability. The Union officials re
fuse to comment before the meeting.
The chairmen believe the men will
stay in line at least until the referun
dum vote is taken which will take
tifaiix one month. The railroads, it is
said, plan to file new tariffs with the
Interlude Coimneioe Commission im
mediately .
The Hoard's decision was not un
animous some members dissenting on
nearly every >ection.
John Giuneau. President of the
Chicago Yaidsmcn Association, one of
the unions which struck last spring
and which demands were ignored by
the board, said the award decision
duly nominated. Kvare was endorsed
inconsistent. Other union men as a
\. hole are apparently dissatisfied but
theic is no talk of a general strike un
til the referundum vote is taken.
ANCHORAGE TWINS HERE
Helen and Maty Dempsey, the An
chorage twins, came over last night
on the train and will visit tor several
days with the Seward twins. Jack and
Bill Stotko.
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Ed Tegart came over on the train
yesterday to meet Thomas D. Harris,
from California. Willow Creek operat
or. The two will go to their propei tv
on tomorrow’s train.
C. A. McDougall, from Port Chat
ham. arrived last ni”ht on the Tvee
and is registered at the Hotel Seward.
Mr. McDougall will return to his port
ns soon as he completes his business
here.
K. A. Rapp is registered at the Ho
tel Seward from Anchorage and will
leave for Port Chatham on the gas
boat Tvee.
C. J. Von Maur, wife, son and
daughter, from Davenport, Iowa, in
terested in mining property in the
Willow Creek district, are registered
at the Hotel Seward and will return
south on the Alaska.
The old commission machine shop
is now being torn down and much of
the material will be used for shops at
the northern end of the division.
LINCOLN, Neb., July 20— The
opinion is freely expressed among
prohibition leaders that if Bryan re
fuses to accept the nomination for
presidency on the water ticket, it will
he forced upon him. Apparently the
prohibition delegates are unanimous
for Bryan and Billy Sunday, neither
of whom will attend the convention.
Delegates are arriving for the conven
tion which opens here tomorrow. They
decline they will fight the wet and dry
is<ue to the finish.
HOOD RIVER, July 20— Billy
Sunday is ready to accept the prohi
bition nomination of Vice President
with Bryan heading the ticket, he
announces.
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STEAMER NEWS
At press time no advices had been
received at the cable office regarding
the steamer Alaska. Should be in Cor
dova this afternoon late if call was
made at Skagway on the way west
ward.
The,Admiral Watson was at Alitak
yesterday loading fish, was then to gc
to Kodiak, where there would be si>
hours work, then to Seward. Agenl
Blue looks for the steamer in south
bound tomorrow morning.
JACK SUTHERLAND GIVEN
COAT OF TAR AND FEATHERS
HY THE PIONEERS AT HYDER
The following article, under date of
July 8th, is taken from the Ketchikan
Chronicle:—
STEWART, B. C. — Jack Suther
land, organizer of the Alaska Lnhoi
Union and active in its work toi moit
than a year, was tarred and feutheicd
at Hyder yesterday morning by the
Pioneers ot Alaska. It was alleged
that Sutherland had not only tailed
u account for charity and other
money collected hut an offendei
against the code of the North lor
several years in different places
a., well as having been active in
labor disturbances.
The foregoing wire was received
this morning from the Portland
Canal town and refers to a man
who is well known in Ketchikan,
Juneau, Anchorage, Nome and Sew
ard. He was in Ketchikan a few
days ago and left for Hydei by way
of Prince Rupert.
Sutherland was also active in at
tempting to organize a company to
build a dock at Hyder.
Jack Sutherland is well known
through Alaska coast distiicts and
in most sections of the Interior. He
was for years considered one of the
most influential laborites in the An
chorage district. He was drafted for
service during the war and served at
Fort Liscum until discharged. He pro
moted a dock company at Hyder and
recent mail advices received from
there stated that he had been instruct
ed by Seattle people interested in the
scheme to go aheud with construction.
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FIRST COMPLETE SALMON
CATCH FOR SEASON BEING
TAKEN SOUTH ON STEAMER
There is nothing so uncertain a.>
the fish run of Alaska. This fact was
demonstrated in Seward yesterday af
ternoon when the cannery boat Rush,
the former well known revenue cutter,
arrived in port southbound to Seattle,
from Port Moller, with 18,000 cases of
salmon aboard, the result of the sea
son’s catch. Last year the run was a
slim one around Port Moller and man)
cans were shipped out at the close of
the season. The can supply was limit
ed this year at the start and when
fish began running, they ran in l» g
numbers. Every available can was
filled and there was no way of secur
ing more cans, the cannery was clos
' ed the pack and cannery crew were
loaded on the Rush and are now bound j
for Seattle. Instead of a one line can
nery, the Port Moller company could
have operated as a ten line cannery
this year.
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PHILADELPHIA, July 20— A ten
per cent reduction of the working for
ce of the Pennsylvania railroad will be
i made during this week in the eastern
region. Between 11,000 to 12,000 work
ers will be laid off. The reduction is
• necessary because the expenses have
been cxceding the income,
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Tlu* navy is going to mine the coal
in the Kska and Chickaloon districts
for both commercial and naval pur
poses. A coal washer, to cost between
$250,000 and $.*100,000 will he installed
on the mainland of the government
railroad below Kska to handle the coal
from Kska and Chickaloon. Sumner
Smith estimates that when work is
started with a full force, 1,000 tons
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can be mined daily from the two plac
es.
This is the word brought back by
K. L. Whittomore and John Noon, the
two representatives of Seward who
made the trip with Secretary Daniels,
Secretary Payne, Admiral Rodman
and other government officials, to the
coal fields and return to Anchorage.
Many people will perhaps say, why
is the coal the important issue when
there are so many other matters, but
when they ship coal, it will mean
there will be fuel for the country and
the navy and bunkers on Resurrection
Bay.
Mr. Whittemore ana Air. .\oon ms
cussed with the two secretaries only
important matters for the discussions
were with hig men and trival issues
were banned.
Mr. Whittemore and Noon returned
on the train last night from Anchor
age. The government party left An
chorage Sunday morning, at 6 o’clock
and arc now well on the way towards
Seattle.
“Last Thursday, Mr. Noon and my
self intei-viewed Secretary Payne for
two hours”, said Mr. Whittemore to
day. “We talked over fishing, forestry
matters, homesteads, withdrawals and
many other matters trying to give him
an insight into the way the laws, rules
and regulations were used. We re
ceived very little expression from him,
otherwise than that Alaska should be
developed and laws should be made
that will permit of development,
thereby bringing to Alaska a perma
nent population. Secretary Payne is a
very reticent man and has but little
to say. He is an intentive listener and
desires the people to make sugges
tions along the line for development
of the entire territory.
“We interviewed Secretary Daniels
on Friday for one and a half hours
and found him to be very affable and
pleasant. The Secretary stated the
coal is what he was mostly interest**
iii as the navy needs fuel, both coal
and oil, and must have it. The only
naval coal on the Pacific Coast is in
Alaska and the only question is to the
quantity and that will be determined
as fast as possible. While not commit
ting himself to any certain policy he
did state that all resources should be
developed under liberal laws and rules
and regulations should be modified
so as to be an incentive to investors to
try their luck in Alaska.
“Both Secretary Daniels and Secre
tary Payne were agreeably surprised
at what they had seen in Alaska, in
stead of snow and dog teams, they
found grass waist high, green trees
and wild flowers on every side, and as
they passed through to Chickaloon Inst
Friday they looked at the little farms,
potatoes in bloom and grain as high
as the fences.
“All hands went underground at
the Chickaloon mine, which is now un
der the supervision of the navy. The
party found a well defined ledge of
high grade naval coal perfected to a
depth of 600 feet shoving 250,000 tons
blocked out. The party did not enter
the Eska mine but the amount blocked
out there was stated to be 500,000
tons.
“Admiral Rodman decided that Port
age Bay was not feasible figuring
from a financial point of view that at
least one million tons of coal would
have to be transferred each year to
justify the expenditure for a naval
coal bunkers there.
“None of the party would commit
themselves as to where any coaling
station would be, stating the quantity
of coal must be determined first which
v.’ould be done as fast as possible.
Both Mr. Noon and myself believe the
visit of the officials will mean much
to Alaska in the way of releasing her
resources, from government control as
the two secretaries seemed to believe,
like the people there was too much
government control at long range.
“We were treated well by the A. E.
C. officials who did their best to see
that we were taken care of on the
special train. We remained through
the fireworks and closed with the ban
quet at Anchorage given last Satur
day night by the citizens, to which we
received invitations.”
Mr. Whittemore stated that the An
churago Chamber of Commerce was
given about 20 minutes for a confer
ence with Secretary Daniels and Sec
retary Payne, and when any matter
was broached, not in the department
official’s hands, the delegation was
told so. Mr. Whittemore also gives
much praise to Cov. Thomas Higgs,
Jr., for the arrangement of the var
ious interviews with the two secretar
ies.
At the banquet Saturday night, Sec
retary Daniels in closing his remarks,
turned to Commander Dowling, of the
naval commission ami said: “Dowling,
got the coal.” The remark received
thunderous applause.
RACING
SANDY HOOK, July 20— The
Shamrock crossed the line at 12:15;48
and the Resolute at 12:16:26.
At 12:22 the Resolute passed tho
Shamrock to leeward the Challenger
having had trouble in breaking out the
jin topsails.
A seven knot breeze is blowing.
At 12:30 the Resolute increased
the lead to 200 yards.
At 1 o'clock the Resolute ran into a
soft spot and the Shamrock passed
her ten minutes later.
Shamrock turned the first mark at
2:28:28, the Resolute being 600 yards
astern at 2:32:41.
The Shamrock is leading at 2:45 by
half a mile, but is only half a mile
from the first mark. Without a
stronger breeze it is doubtful if the
racers finish within the time allow
ance.
Shamrock rounded the second turn
at 4:26:29. The Resolute at 4:43:36
was more than a mile astern.
BULLETIN— SHAMROCK WINS.
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JACK JOHNSON ARRESTED
SAN DIEGO, July 20— Jack John
son, the colored pugilist and former
champion, crossed the boundary be
tween Mexico and the United States
this afternoon and was arrested on the
old white slave charge by a Deputy
U. S. Marshal.
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Chairman McNeer, of the glacier
stream committee, wants experienced
placer miners for work on Lowell
Creek.
Mayor Chamberlin is rapidly im
proving and will probably be down
town within the next day or so.
Frank E. Youngs came in last night
on the train to remain several days
before returning to Talkeetna.
The Gateway City limited will get
away on schedule time tomorrow for
Anchorage.
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WARSAW, July 20— The long
waited attack by the Bolsheviki along
the river Styr in Volyhnia commenced
Monday forenoon and has been repuls
ed by heroic work of seven Polish div
isions. This is according to an official
statement.
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