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VOL. 2. NO. 63.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, SATURDA Y, JANUARY 13, 1917.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—Chas. E. Herron, publisher of
the Anchorage Daily Times, was in Washington yesterday, con
sulting with Chairman Edes and Commissioner Mears with re
spect to the Alaska railway project and especially with ref:
crence to the proposed harbor work at Anchorage. The mem
bers of the commission informed Mr. Herron that the appro
priation of ten million dollars, asked for by them for this year’s
construction work, would be granted by the congress and that
the harbor improvements at Anchorage would be inaugurated
this coming spring. Mr. Herron has interested Major L. H.
french, a widely-known Alaska mining man, in mining prop
erties in the Willow creek gold camp and on Bear creek, on the
Kenai peninsula. Major French will accompany Mr. Herron
on his return to Alaska.
MORE EQUIPMENT FROM PANAMA.
Reliable information obtained by The Times is to the ef
fect that still another big shipment of railway equipment is to
be sent from the Panama canal zone to Anchorage, upon the
opening of navigation in the spring. This shipment is in ad
dition to the one referred to in a previous issue of The Times.
Arrangements are now being perfected for the transportation
of this shipment and more information will be available within
the course of a very few days.
The Times was informed from a very reliable quarter,
some two months ago, that H. P. Warren, of the Commission
forces and who served in the capacity of district engineer in
charge of the terminal work during the summer season, and
who went to the outside on business for the Commission, would
go to the Panama canal zone this winter for the purpose of se
lecting a big dredge for the purpose of the proposed harbor
work at the mouth of Ship creek. There are a number of ocean
going dredgers that were used on the canal work and it is possi
ble that one of these dredgers will be employed in the dredging
operations at this point. These monster dredgers move under
their own steam and could accomplish the trip from Panama to
Anchorage, under ordinary conditions.
It is hardly possible that the congress will do much on the
big appropriation bills before February, and hence the railway
appropriation bill will not come up for consideration before
that time. But there seems to be no opposition from any par
ticular source and it is safe to predict that it will pass without
difficulty.
MURRAY, Ken., Jan. 13.—In line
with his announced intentions to give
the mob “a chance to lynch the gov
ernor of Kentucky first,” Governor O.
A. Stanley arrived here today and
took personal charge of the serious
situation growing out of the threats
of a mob of citizens to hang Circuit
Court Judge Charles Bush and Com
monwealth Attorney Denny Smith.
The anger of the mob was aroused
vesterday when the judge and the at
^ -ney for the state granted a contin
uance in the case of Lube Martin, a
colored man, charged with the killing
of Guthrie Duiguid, a prominent white
THEN HERSELF
GREELEY, Colo., Jan. 13.—Insane
ly jealous of her husband, Mrs. Ev
Perett Crozier, aged 43 years, killed, by
poisoning, her five dauhgters, and
then took her own life. The shocking
tragedy occurred last night, in the ab
sence of the husband and father, just
before the daughters were to retire
for the night.
ALLIES'ANSWER
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—The en
nte answer to President Wilson’s
Htace note reached the state depart
*Wnt at noon yesterday. It is being
decoded, after which the answer will
be made public.
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VALDEZ, Jan. 13.—Angus Chis
holm, a prominent business man of
Valdez, committed suicide yesterday
morning, by cutting his throat with a
razor. No motive is known for his
self-destruction. The suicide was a
pioneer resident of this town and was
a former member of the common
council. He leaves a wife to mourn
his loss.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—The
transmission in the United States
mails of liquor advertisements in the
form of circulars,newspaper adver
tisements or otherwise, in states
which prohibit such advertising is
barred in a bill introduced in the sen
ate by Senator Bankhead of Alabama
and which passed that body yesterday.
The bill is now up for action by the
house.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—Wayne
McVeigh, a member of two presiden
tial cabinets and prominent in the po
litical life of the nation, passed away
at his home in this city last night.
He had reached an advanced age.
Following the example of the fed
eral authorities several energetic bus
iness houses have cleaned the ice and
snow from in front of their places of
business.
I- MATTHEWS
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SEATTLE, Jan. 13.—In inducing
his brothers, Fred and Ora, to enter
pleas of guilty and go before the
grand jury and tell about the graft
conditions in Seattle, Logan Billings
by is relying upon the aid of Dr. Mat
thews, pastor of the Presbyterian
church, to gain their immunity. Mat
thews has promised to exert his in
flunces in their behalf.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—The riv
esr and harbors appropriation bill, as
reported by the house committee, con
tains an item appropriating $45,000
for the deepening of the channel at
the mouth of the Yukon river, in Alas
ka.
POLES MUSI
WARSAW, Jan. 13.—To encourage
agriculture and to teach the Poles, es
pecially those of the peasant class, to
farm along modern and up-to-date
lines, arrangements have been made
to open five agricultural schools in
various parts of .the kingdom.
If everyone who has signified their
intentions of arriving in Anchorage on
the first steamer in the spring pro
cure passage she will be some over
loaded boat and can qualify in the
class of the Mayflower.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 13.—Harry
K. Thaw slashed his throat with a ra
zor and cut his wrists as the detec
tives were breaking into his apart
ments in West Philadelphia at an
early hour this morning. Reports as
to his condition are conflicting. One
report is-.to the effect that he is at
death’s door, while another says he
was conveyed to St. Mary’s hospital
for treatment and will recover.
SILENCE IS
WATCHWORD
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—Silence
is to be the watchword of the admin
istration regarding peace movement.
The policy of silence regarding
peace negotiations has been adopted
by the state department, and future
steps will be regarded as confidential.
TAKE CHANGES
BERLIN, Jan. 13.—To save space
in the trains, reduce their size and
thereby diminish the amount of coal
used, the German railways are soon
to abolish the time-honored compart
ments foV women only. Likewise the
compartments “for passengers with
dogs" are to go.
A large force of laborers has been
switched from the Matanuska branch
to the main line of the government
railroad.
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1LOYO-GEORGE
LONDON, Jan. 13.—Premier David Lloyd-George told
cheering thousands last night, in a great speech at Guild hall,
that the allies had reached the grim determination to rid the
vvoild ot the unspeakable despotism that had been prevalent
under the reigns of the Holienzollerns in the German empire and
the Hapsburgs in Austria-IIungary. “With proper support,”
said the premier, “our gallant armies will clear the road to
victory in 1917.” Llovd-George declared that President Wil
son had been informed that all desired peace, but that war was
preferred to Prussian domination in Europe. “The best se
curity for peace in the future,” said the premier, “will come
when nations are banded together to punish the first peace of
fenders.” Continuing, Lloyd-George said: “We did not re
ject the Teuton peace terms; no terms were offered. We were
offered only a trap baited with fine words. The kaiser told his
people that the allies had rejected peace, so as to drug those
whom he could not drag on.”
Referring to the conference of representatives of the en
tente allies at Rome recently, the prime minister said that all
the allies felt that if victory was difficult, defeat was impos
sible. Arrangements were made there, he said, to deal with the
whole situation.
SMI Bill J FIT OF
SEATTLE, Jan. 13.—Samuel Blum, Alaska merchant and
banker, committed suicide by jumping from a window in his of
fice on the third floor of the Pacific block to the paved sidewalk
below. The deed was committed at 5:30 o’clock last evening.
He lingered ten minutes after falling. Death was due to in
ternal injuries. The dying man was hastily moved from the
sidewalk to a store a few feet distant and physicians sum
money, but the injuries proved fatal. All the physicians could
do was to alleviate the intense pain suffered by the victim. Mrs.
Blum was notified by telephone, but did not reach the sad scene
until too late. Mr. Blum had been feeling very despondent ever
since the recent fire at Valdez that destroyed the big mercan
tile establishment of which he was the controlling owner and in
which he suffered severe losses. For years he had not been a
well man. While he retained his big mercantile and banking
interests in Alaska, Mr. Blum had taken up a residence in Se
attle, for the purpose of educating his three children. He had
built up a fine residence here. He. is survived by his wife and
three children. TIis brother, Meyer Blum, was his active mana
ger in Alaska, having charge of the Blum stores at Valdez,
Cordova and Cliitina, and the banking institutions at Valdez
and Cordova.
The 14th Infantry basketball team
went through a strenuous practice
last night and are the favorites in to
morrow afternoon’s match at Labor
Union hall against the City. This is
the second match in the league sched
ule and a big turnout is expected.
The City team will miss Captain Pow
ery who is still unable to play and
Tiffany is out of town.
Veach will again captain the team
and says he will make one or two
changes in the line-up. Both Veach
and Gubert are confident of winning
and the game will be hotly contested.
The members of the Bill’s club de
lightfuly • entertained 30 couples last
night in their club rooms at dancing.
Miss Marion Redd furnished the mu
sic for the dance that was thoroughly
“njoyed by everyone. A light punch
was served during the evening.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 13.—
every male citizen of the United
States between the age of 18 and 55
years is liable for service in time of
war without further act of congress,
and service can be imposed by the war
department regulation authorized by
the president under the new national
defense act. Where the national guard
is called for war service a reserve
training battalion shall be organized
by voluntary enlistments and if not
enough voluntary enlistments the
president may then authorize the war
department to issue a drafting order.
A circular setting forth details of '
the new national defense act, enacted
by congress some time ago, has been
prepared by the war department, and
is being mailed today.