LUMBER : : COAL
Coining—300,000 Ft.
Cargo to Arrive
About April
7th
Remember, This is the class
of stock we have the rep
utation of handling
A COMPLETE LINE OF BUILDERS’ SUPPLIES,
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John Johnson, of Nome, famous dote
team musher, driving his equally fam
ous team of thirteen Siberian dogs,
'passed through Anchorage, departing
this morning, en route to Marshall
City, on the Yukon river. Johnson,
with his racing team, has passed the
winter in the states. For ten weeks
he was employed by the Vitagraph
Film company, in motion pictures, and
earned $IiOO per week and all expenses
for himself and dogs, while in this ser
vice. The motion picture scenes in
which Johnson and his racing dogs
composts! the features, were taken in
the mountainous regions of Canada.
Johnson and his Siberian dog team
sprang into fame by winning the All
Alaska sweepstakes race between
Nome and Candle in the winter of
1910. The purse for first prize was
$10,000. Johnson and his little flogs
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accomplished the course in the fastest
time that has ever been made. In 1914,
his Siberian dogs again won first
money. They have participated in
seven All-Alaska sweepstakes races
and in all but one,.took first, second or
third money. The thirteen dogs that
Johnson drove through Anchorage
participated in the record race and
subsequent races. He lost three ani
mals while outside this winter. John
son has a leader, an Albino, that he
picked up on the Kolyma river, in
northeast Siberia. It is worth its
weight in gold, in the owner’s eyes.
The remainder of the team were ob
tained at Anadir bay, Siberia.
In the course of his racing career,
Johnson has won thousands of dollars
for friends who backed him as against
his opponents. He wears a sold gold
watch, given him by a friend who won
a very large wager on his team in
the record race, and also a solid gold
medallion, presented by a group of
friends because of his achievement in
accomplishing the course in the record
time. In the course of his racing ca
reer, Johnson’s chief opponent has
been “Scotty” Allen, now a member of
the Alaska legislative assembly.
Johnson first went to northeast S
bcria in the year 1902. He was a
member of an exploration party, at
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the head of which was Aron Kricson,
game warden, stataioned at Anchor
age. The friends had not seen each
other until Johnson’s arrvial here
VVe<lnesday, since 1901. Another old
friend whom Johnson met here, is
Jack Sutherland, former Nomite.
AT THE EMPRESS.
Charming Woman in a Beautiful
Picture.
That “Purity,” presented at the Km
press theatre last night, is an excel
lent speciment of high class film por
traiture, artistic in every detail,
charming to behold, amazing in beau
ty, and masterful in manner of pro
duction, no one will say.
The subject involved is a difficult
one to handle without giving slight of
fense to strict moralists, but in this!
instance it is so delicately and intelli
gently outlined that the most captious
critics can scarcely find cause for at
tacking the film as a shock to con
servative sensibilities. Praise must be
given Miss Munson for her sweet por
trayal of Virtue and Purity Worth.
Her charming personality, perfect tig
ure and simplicity in every movement, j
arouse enthusiast and sincere admir
ation from all.
The picture is one that pleases all
and offends none because of its super
ior photography, excellent acting and
a beautiful story whirh holds its in
teretjj from beginning to end. "Purity”
C Me Felix bought the entire line
of Gent’s furnishings from Frank
Cotter. Among those goods are the
finest line of silk and sport shirts. Fe
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TO BUSINESS
(Special Correspondence)
JUNEAU, March 28.—The houses
of the legislature are now beginning
to get into their swing and the bills
are starting to come from the com
mittees. Several have been returned
to both bodies with recommendation.-.
The compensation laws of the ter
ritory will come in for an inning now
that the bills providing for the repeal
of the act have been introduced in
both houses. The mining companies
here are well satisfied with the bill
although they claim that they have
paid out over $100,000 more during
the past year for injuries and deaths
than they did under the old law.
When asked point-blank why the
companies favored the bill in that
case, 11. 1„ Thane, manager of the
Gastineau company stated, ‘Because
money paid out under the act all goes
to the men and not to shyster law
vers.”
It lias been pointed out that in .sev
eral cases where the companies and
the injured party have been unable to
agree on the extent of the injure
and the case has been taken to the
court, the lawyer gets one-half of the
amount collected. Thane contends
that this is the only drawback to the
bill. It is the opinion of some of the
members of the legislature and also
some of the managers of the mining
companies here that a territorial of
ficer should be appointed for each di
vision to appear for the men in court,
and that he should receive a flat fee
from the territory.
The compensation law works very
well in this section. Of the hundred
who have been injured since the law
went into effect, less than 20 have
brought suit to recover under its
provisions from the three large com
panies operating here. Of these 20,
three or four have been found to be
rank fakers and the rest have receiv
ed the damage- according to the
schedule after the jury had fixed the
extent of the injury.
The law has been found to work
with great dispatch here even as to
the cases taken to court, in these
cases they are all settled within ,'i0
days and the actual time in court
consumes never more than two days.
The mining companies make no effort
to deny the injury or the cause as
they have to pay anyway. Their only
chance to fight is to produce expert
testimony as to the extent of the in
jury and that is the only question put
to the jury, with the exception of the
question of the number of dependents
which frequently comes up in the case
of foreigners having parents in the
old country.
Several of the legislators from the
interior section say that the bill does
not work very good in that section,
and that in some parts it is practical
ly inoperative. It is the intention of
the sponsors of the bill, Daly in the
house, and Sutherland in the senate,
to open the question for the widest
discussion and investigation and then
to amend the bill to make it suitable
to all sections of the territory, or pass
a new one patterned after the old one.
The committee on education is hold
ing daily sessions, Chairman Snow of
the house committee being the busiest
man in the legislature, as he is on
nearly all of the important commit
tees? Andrew Christensen, of the land
department of the Railroad Commis
sion, appeared before the committee
today and made a long talk in favor of
an appropriation from the legislature
for the maintenance of the schools at
Anchorage anil Nenana, where he
states there are large numbers of
children. The position of those towns
is peculiar as they are incorporated,
which brings them out from under the
Nelson law, and they are unable to
levy taxes or raise revenue for the
support of schools. The joint senate
ind house committee are working on
committee bills which will be intro
iuced within the next few days cover
ng all phases of the school queston.
ALASKA NEWS
Work on the big steel bridge aero
the Ohena slough, being constructed
by the Alaska Road Commission, is
progressing rapidly and the structure
will be completed within a few weeks.
AI C. Nelson, assstant time-keeper
for the Alaska Kngineering Commis
sion at Nenana, died recently at the
Commission hospital after having un
dergone a serious abdominal oper
tion.
Recent storms are reported to have
Hone a large amount of damage to the
plant of the whaling company at Port
Armstrong, the wind having torn off
about 100 feet of the roof on the main
building.
Heavy and continuous storms in the
Nome section have seriously hamper
ed the work of the miner- on the
creeks who have been unable to
freight tin1 necessary .applies to
their camps.
Chief Clerk Alvali Fame.-, ha.s re
oiverl authorization to dispatch a
thousand pounds of accumulated mail
at McCarthy to Chisana. The rate
paid for freighting same will he la
cents a pound and the mail started for
it destination on Tuesday.
Jack Whalen, who ha. been em
ployed by the Craham <k Clarke can
nery at Cordova driving piling, was
found dead in his room a few days
ago. Commissioner Medley has ord
ered an inquest held to determine the
cause of death.
Thomas Barclay, a miner in the
Jumbo mine at Kenneeott, fell from
the top of the stops in which he was
working, breaking one of his legs and
having his side caved in, from the re
sult of which he died a few hours
later. He was buried at McCarthy.
According to announcements made
i a few days ago Irene Sherman, the
little girl who was so severely burn
ed when the home of her parents ni
Fairbanks was destroyed by lire is
now out of danger. For several weeks
her life was despaired of.
Andy Carbin, who some time ago
located 21 claims on Central creek, in
the N'oi” district, is reported to have
discovered rich pay on the ground.
The ground had been prospected be
fore, hut nothing was found worth
staking. Central creek is a tributary
of Squirrel river.
Simmic Fiendle, the veteran stage
i driver on the Whitehorso-Pawson
! route, recently made the trip between
those points during the coldest weath
er of the winter. One day he covered
seventy miles while the thermometer
was 70 to 7a degrees below zero,
driving from li in the morning until
: 12 at night. His nose and chin were
badly frostbitten.
Charles Kagle. \vh<> left Nome for
Council had a narrow escape when he
drew near to the storm belt around
Solomon. He encountered the usual
blizzard and got lost. He traveled
way out on the ice and when he real
ized that he was lost and that his
dog.-, were all in he decided to un
hitch them and strike with the ani
mals for a camp. He was nearly all
in before he reached Solomon anil
was badly frostbiten. A native was
sent to bring in the sled but return
ed with the report that he could not
find it. At last accounts it had not
been recovered and is believed to have
been blown away.
NOTICE.
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ple may be rented for social affairs
and entertainments, also-club rooms
and offices on the upper floor. Call on
the secretary or phone for particu
lars. 512
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Anchorage Masonic Club
meets first and third Thursday
in month. G.C.HAMMOND, Sec.
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Regular meeting every Wed
nesday night at 8 o’clock,
! at A. I.. U. Hall.
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Meets at Club Rooms ever>
Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock.
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erhood of Oirpentera and Joiner** of
America. Local No. 1475 meets at the
Anchor Club rooms, 4th and H St. ev
ery Tuesday evening ut 7:30 p. m.
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