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" , 1A v SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 31, 1917 Ten (enls ,he (opy
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‘ SEATTLE. Wednesday.—Following the run of yester
day. the Geriuaa-Ainerieaii bank did not open for business
todav and the Fremont State bank, a small suburban in
stilution dosed us doors at noon. the former bank is
among the smali institutions of the city and was not in a
position to meet instant demands for so much cash, al
though a'oU to pay out iuily.
I p to t :*>0 o'clock this afternoon oilers of cash assist
ance had been tendered to tiie Seattle banks by outside in
stitutions in case of need which totaled several hundred
millions. San Francisco bankers offered to put £>0,000,
000 in cash on a special train.
Strong support was forthcoming early today for ali
local banks which have y i ii in an\ a% »
closing of the Xortuorn Bank and l rust company yester
day morning. The Seattle clearing house gave notice this
morning that ali s« lveiu banks, whether members ot the
clearing house or not, \vui 0e given support. ihis an
nouncement strengthened the situation among Tne bank
ers considerably, and it is believed that all but the weakest
institutions will be able t<> get by without outside assist
ance.
* The freakishness of the situation is seen in the fact
♦ hat there is a slight run on the Dexter Horton National
bank, the strongest insinuation in the Northwest, which
carries the largest case, reserve west oi ( hicago, and
north of San Francisco. It is estimated that this bank can
pay out cash as fast as the teller can count it for weeks.
There is also a si.ght run on tne aXtionai Bank of ( om
merce, which is almost as sir mg.
The run started yesterday on the People’s Savings
continues and there is Quite a run at tne Scandina\ ian
American bank. The officials have examined both of these
banks recently and report Uiem pertectly sound. All ol
the banks with the exception of three are experiencing a
heavy rush of business today but for some reason for
i which there is no ap >aroat cause there is not tne slightest
excitement around the Seattle National, l nion Savings &
Trust Company or Bank or ( alitronia.
FEDERAL RESERVE OFFERS 868,000,000
SAX FRANCISCO. Wednesday. — The Federal Re
serve bank here wired oilers to Seattle bankers amount’
ing to $68,000,000 today, stating that the money would oe
sent at once il needed to tide over the local panic, which
has occurred there, in spite of the general prosperous con
dition of the northwest and the country in general.
Graft exposes and general unrest, following the in
vestigation by the federal grand jury is believed to be the
real cause underlying the financial excitement.
SENATE PASSES “BONE
DRY” BILL FOR ALASKA
WASHINGTON, Wednesday. — The senate today
passed the “Jones bill” for prohibition in Alaska, effective
January 1, 11)18. This bill will when a law. prohibit the
manufacture or sale ot any i tox' at :g liquor within the
territory, and also lias drasti -' rovk'ion against the trans
portation of liquor to Alaska, or from any poic in Alaska
• to another port of the territory. 1 he bill lias not yet pass
ed the house.
(This bill which was presented by Sen. Jones in the
upper house is a duplicate of the Wickersham, “bone dry”
bill which is now before the house.)
FRANCE IS EXPERIENCING THE
COLDEST WINTER IN 24 YEARS
PARIS, Wednesday.—France is experiencing the
severest winter since 1893, and the suffering is intense in
spite of every effort by the commissary department. Of
ficials who experienced the cold of 93, however, say that
there is not so much suffering as there was then as the
country is so thoroughly under military rule that nc
family goes unlooked after for long.
The troops are in good shape for the most paO, ex
cept i nthe front line trenches where the hardships are
severe in s pite of all that can be done.
LAUNCH FIRST
MOTOR SHIP FOR
ALASKA RUN
I
I SEATTLE.—(Special) — The first
motorship of the Alaska Par it it* Navi
gation Company's line, named Oregon,
is about to take the water here! and
Charles Uurkhardt. of the Portland
aead of the company, says the second
-'hip will he christened after New
; Vork.
“The Oregon is being built princi
pally with Oregon capital by an Ore
gon corporation, and Portland will be
iar home port, while she may ulti
nately operate from Oregon, but that
lepends on what is done to draw tram*
iv the residents of this district,’’ ai t
i! p’khardt. “As soon as the irst
.hip is in the water a second will he
aid down and more will follow so
ong as we have use for them. ’
Unlike auxiliary schooners being
milt throughout the Northwest, the
‘regon is to he propelled at ail times
»y her engines, of which there will !>»•
wo of the Southw ick-Harris type*,
•ae’n of bOO-horsepower, and she will
»o a combined passenger and freight
essel. having accommodations for 80
ravelers in the cabin and 40 in the
.teerage. In the way of lumber she
\ill carry 1,300,000 feet, or 2700 tons,
>f dead-weight cargo. She i? 240
Vet long, with a beam of 12 feet ami
lepth «d* hold of 22 feet. The second
;hip will be 205 feet long, 4.* feet
earns and 25 feet depth of hold.
;iEV. MUNRO AM)
REV. MRS. Me NRO
WILL RECEIVE
There will be a reception of special
nterest to all at the Communit:
hurch this evening, at which I' v.
Mrs. Munro and Rev. Harry Munro
.vill receive.
Only a few persons here have
tnown that Mrs. Munro i.- an or ’ lined
nisister of the gospel as well as hei
uisband. They are botii graduates “r
he same college ol theology, an<
Mrs. Munro was ordained just be*ore
•oming north.
Rev. Munro expects to visit Hope
md Sunrise at an early date, taking
vith him reading matter, which i
always in demand and while away
Mrs. Munro will be in charge «>! the
.vork here.
ANCHORAGE SPORTS
TRYING TO GET
BACK BALL COIN
From the following item in the An
jhorage Times it will be seen that
Frank Cotter is upholding the inter
ests of this camp over at Anchorage
and that the inlet sports have not yet
forgotten the drubbing they received |
on the local diamond last summer: ;
“With the appearance of Frank!
Cotter in Anchorage the yearly bets
on the date of the lirst steamer to
reach Anchorage are being placed,
with Art Shunbeck as bookmaker anil
stake holder. Frank says he misses
Billy Xonrdle and Georg ' Campbeu
but is experiencing no trouble in get
ting his bets placed. It is understood
that Frank represents Seward money j
in addition to his ow n. Chief NichoJij
advises the Anchorage enthusiasts tc
stand pat and says this spring will
break all records for early steamers
Present favorable weather indications
bear him out and it may be the Sew-;
ard fans will have to disgorge som*. !
of the Lee-Williams baseball money
j of the Anchorage-Seward series.”
1 Frank probably annexed some
“kale” when the tug L. Roscoe was
! unable to make Anchorage ow ing to
• ‘ conditions below the Forelands.
I’OET SCOUT IS
NEAR TRAIL END
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CHICAGO, Tuesday.—Capt. Jack
, Crawford, poet scout is reported dy
I ing at Woodhaven, Xew York.
ALASKAN IVORY
GAVEL USES) IN
EASTERN TEMPLE
At tv. Leon C. Looker received an
official letter of thanks in the Iasi
mail from Orak Temple of the Mystic
Shrine to which he recently sent an
Alaskan ivory gavel. Orak Temple
is Looker’s home shrine and is af
Hammond, lnd. Toe letter states Ihai
the gavel was installed in office along
>ith the new potentate with great
<*ei emony.
JOIN PLAN TO ■
SAVE HALIBUT
SEATTLE. — (Special) — Advices
from Washington, D. C. announce
that a subcommittee of the House
neivhant marine committee reported
favorably on the bill to establish a
closed halibut season in all Lactic
Coast and Alaska waters during Dc
e -mb r and .January, as urged by the
Fi.-hing \Vsscl Owner’s Associatior
of Seattle. The bill passed the Senate
at the last session. When enacted in
to law the enforcement of its pro
visions will be conditioned on the
Canadian government also declaring
a dosed . easou in Canadian waters
(hiring December and January.
The movement for a law providing
for the closed season originated will
the Fishing Vessel Owner’s A.socin
lion, composed ef the owners of Be
attie’s big independent fleet of halibut
schooners with headquarters in Lioi
s. Capt. .John Gibson is manager of
tin* association.
L’nder tiic proposed law, the hali
but li.king industry a mi suspend al
li.-h.ng operatino. in Coast and Alas
ka waters during ih months mention
,*d. Violation of tl e law would Ik
punishable b\ a i.ue o: M.000 or >
prison term of mm ,y days or botn
nil i - has th<
s pport of tit* Lastern lishing in
dustry and the measure, when enacted
into law, will app y to i tit coasts.
Measure I> Necessary
•The measure” aid Captain Gib
. on this morning', “embodies the p o
v'sions tha’ our a.- oci:u:on knows to
ho uec(v ar\ i->r prol«vting tl'.c hal<
but lishing industry m this coast
The halibut spawn in December and
January. If iislting is allowed to con
tinue for the full twelve months ear*
year, as in the pa.-t, the banks will
become depleted.
••The bill also reserves the shoal be
tween Noyes l.-dand and Cape Lynch
olf the west coast of Prince of Wales
L-lard as a halibut nursery. These
v ; ..*r ai e usually -pokea of as t*u
Timbered Islands waters. Only young
halibut are ca ight there, hundreds of
catches having been taken in which
the lish ran between seven and nine
inches «n length.
‘‘The area in* question is about
twenty miles each way and has been
know n for years as a natural nursery
or young halibut. b ndor the pro
prsed law, fishing in the reserved r.vea
will he forbidden for all time.
W ASH IN(:ton troops
ORDERED HOME IS
REPORT RECEIVED
SEATTLE, Tuesday. — Reports
v.» re circulated here today that the
Washington National guard has all
been ordered home. Troop It and
, rpany A. are >aid to he already
e nt cute.
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« BOATS ANI) TRAINS M
i* « ti n n n » n « ti it n k « i;
The Alaska is due in Cordova at 5
o’clock this afternoon.
The Admiral Evans is in Jui.niu.
The train wilt >pave -r'norrow
morning for Mile 40.
'SEWARD GIRLS
IN BIG CARNIVAL
! TO HELP NEEDY
Money was raised at Anchorage re
cntly for the care of needy within
the new city on the inlet, by a carnl
al which was attended by over .'5,000
>eople. The following excerpt from
in* Anchorage Times, gives the
tames of many Seward residents who
< re prominent in the event:
The feature of the evening was the
u rival *»f the Snow Queen, Miss Babe
A’hite, accompanied by her court,
j ompr ed of Prime Minister Ban
Vucetich; Maids of Honor Mrs. Fred
•olley. Miss Marian Fitzgerald, Miss
da» ; .ni t Dalton, Miss Hattie Mai thy
md Mi.. I’na Forth. Miss Gladys
\ * . .!>’ y and Miss Maxine Policy act
train hearers to the Queen.
Immediately after the arrival of the
«»: \ Mayor Watts, on behalf of the
i ii ii. of Anchorage, presented the
"icon with tlie Key to the City, rn
. . pro rotation speech Mayor Watts
aid: ' ! present you with the key to
1. • i\: te.s of Anchorage. Enter for a
!'*•';it of fan. frolic, pleasure and govl
\ 'iowship with the knowledge that
> * city is yours. The key is given
* you with the knowledge that the
•vnt really i> devoted to those noble
t? !' of mercy and charity to the
• i !y. under the guise of frivolity.”
In accepting the key on behalf ot
Quc-m, Prime Minister Vucetich
*: "In accepting this key for her
-i 11: .l ions Majesty l feci that 1
in a dim' not only the key to the
•ity of Anchorage, but to the adjacent
ui if x . which 1 am sure is the great
• In the North American country.
This k< v will unlock not only that
h‘. b i to bo the greatest harbor in
\ as!:a, hut also the undeveloped
. jntr; adjoining, which some day
ill not only produce its millions in
;,! i I other minerals, with its won
ier d fertility, hut will e\\ ntually
, >ve the* granary of Alaska.
.ALdl'ER HELD
l EXAMINATION
INTO HIS SANITY
.i.ihi! S’rom, who has been at work
;• the railroad for sometime was
• x'Mi into custody this morning on
I - charge of being insane. Strom
brot.ier now believed to be in
lie Iditarod and he made statements
inch made it apparent that he is la
, > :g under the delusion that his
rot her was here last night and en
gaged in a battle with another man,
ising a knife.
United yesterday Strom has been al
cork for Krick Norbcrg, station con
raetor at Mile 11. This morning he
ent into the Seattle bar and taking
,ir his <^-at opened a pocket knife and
aid it on top of the coat. Then ne
•ommenced commenting about his
mothers light and those present he
mming alarmed at his actions called
’hief Guest who took Strom into
•uslody.
TAX PAYMENTS
DELINQUENT AFTER
DATE, EXPECT RUSH
Ml payments of the last install
ment on this year’s taxes will become
delinquent after today and City
Treasurer Uomig expects to spend a
mther busy afternoon taking in the
each.
Property holders who live »it» 'hs
Iqivc been rather slow in paying this
fall but advises have been received
, that there are amounts of money en
: route now to cover the principal out
| side holdings.
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FIRST EARL OF
CROMER IS DEAD
LONDON, Tuesday.—Evelyn Bar
ing, first Earl of Cromer and former
ly British agent and consul general in
Egypt, died today.
FOUR HELD FOR PLOT
TO SLAY PREMIER AND
ARTHUR HENDERSON
LONDON, Wednesday.—England received its great
est thrill since the death of Lord Kitchener today, when
a conspiracy to murder Premier Lloyd George and Arthur
Henderson was unearthed and the alleged conspirators
imprisoned.
Mrs. Alice Wheeldon and her two daughters, together
vith Alfred George Mason, husband of one of the daught
ers are charged with plotting the murder of the cabinet
i jfficiais.
All the details as to the motive lying back of the con
; spiracy are witheld by officers of the crown but the press
i ias taken it for granted'that it was a plot of Tuetonic
jrigin for the purpose of killing off these members of the
■ Government.
Lloyd George declined to be interviewed, while Arthur
I Henderson, union leader and member of the war council
;aid he knew nothing of the matter.
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KAISER WILL USE
HIS SUBS REGARDLESS
WASHINGTON, Wednesday.—Ambassador Bern
itorff handed a note to Sec. Lansing this afternoon where
in the Kaiser informed the l nited States that all restric
tions are off cm submarine warfare and the Teutonic allies
ire prepared to do their utmost in the destruction of allied
commerce and shipping, regardless of life.
The German ruler stated that because of his failure to
open peace negotiations with the allies he would open an
unrestricted warfare on the seas. The note says in part :
“The Imperial German government, therefore, is
i force dto do away with all restrictions which until now
ha- been impressed upon the use of its lighting means or.
the seas.” __
NIGHT ATTACKS BY
FRENCH ARE REPULSED
BERLIN, Wednesday.—Four furious night attacks
by the French in an effort to occupy Hill 304 were repulsed
last night, according to announcement made by the war
office.
A surprise attack was attempted but was detected in
time for the front line forces to prepare and reserves
were rushed to the scene sufficient to handle the situation.
EIGHT HUNDRED RESCUED
j PARIS, Wednesday. — Eight hundred soldiers, who
! were aboard the French transport Amisal Magor, when
that vessel was torpedoed in the Mediterrain on January
25th, were saved. The rest of the detachment consisting
of 140 officers and men perished._
BELGIANS EMPLOYED BY AMERICAN
RELIEF ARE DEPORTED TO GERMANY
THE HAGUE, Wednesday. — Over a thousand Bel
gians, who have been employed in connection with the
American Relief commission work have been deported to
i Germany over the strong protest of the commission.
These men were used in the distributing department
1 of the commission, and knowing the country were of great
1 assistance in placing food supplies where they were most
needed in the least possible time. They were mounded up
by the German provo marshall and sent to remote sec
; tions of Germany to work.
The military authorities at Fort
j Gibbon are preparing to erect a large
coal-burning, central heating plant at
the post next summer in anticipation
of receiving fuel from the Nenana
' fields (or next winter.
Crad Williams .formerly part owner
of the Seward Grill is reported ill in
the hospital at Anchorajre.
The new Federal weather station at
Juneau is now in partial operation.