HEW BELGIAN
ENVOY RECEIVED
■ BY MR. WILSON
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I WASHINGTON, D. C.—Mr. E. De |
Cartier, the new Belgian minister, was j
Ireceived officially by the president;
Wednesday. In addressing the presi
dent, the new minister said:
j; “Mr. President: In handing you
|hese letters by which my king had
ijfceen graciously pleased to accredit me
*s his envoy extraordinary and min
ister plenipotentiary to your govera
|inent, I embrace this opportunity, sir,
to say how highly honored I feel to be
intrusted with this mission.
I “What'your generous country has
done for Belgium will be ever ren ( n
bered by all true Belgian hearts— |
from the king to the humblest citizen, j
Your people have not only given free- j
ly of their substance, to relieve the
helpl^s and starving, but they have
given their sympathy and moral sup
port to the desolate and oppressed.
Belgium will never forget the active j
interest that you, Mr. President, have
taken in the work of the Commission
for Relief in Belgium, nor your gen
erous intervention in behalf of my
unfortunate fellow countrymen who
have been tom from their homes and
deported to work for our enemies.
Above all, we can never forget the no
ble action of your government in en
tering the war for the cause of liber
ty, humanity and civilization. This
action, sir, forms an epoch in the his- i
tory of humanity, and unites us to you |
more closely than ever, by bonds of i
admiration and gratitude.
“I am charged, Mr. President, with j
the agreeable mission of conserving
these sympathetic relations which al- ]
ready, ^happily, exist, between the'
United States and Belgium, and of
aiding much as possible to develop
the interests which the two countries
have in common.
“I am also specially charged by the
king to present to you, Mr. President,
the assurance of his majesty’s high
esteem and faithful friendship; and I
ask the privilege, sir, of adding the
expression of my own deep respect."
The president’s reply was as fol
lows:
“Mr. Minister: It gives me pleas-j
ure to accept from your hands the let
ters whereby you are accredited as en
voy extraordinary and minister plen- j
tipotentiary of Belgium to the govern
ment of the United States, and to give
you recognition in that high charac
ter.
r our expression ol appreciation ot;
the relitg afforded by the people of
the United States to the war-stricken
people of Belgium, while highly grat- I
ifying, is but an addition to the many j
evidences I have received of the grat
itude of the people. From the outset,
the government and people of the
United States have had the deepest
sympathy^ for the unfortunate people j
of Belgium, whose territory, in dis
regard of solemn treaty engagements,
was invaded and devastated and is
held by an unscrupulous foe. When j
the history of the war comes to be ■
written, the valiant defense of their
homes and country by the noble Bel
gian people will furnish one of its
greatest and most inspiring chapters.
That the United States was in some
small measure able to render succor
to them in their dire need is a source
of real pride to the American people;
and the entry of this government into
the conflict as a belligerent causes us
no regret greater than that arising
from the fact that thereby American
citizens h%ve been required to relin
quish supervision over the relief work
in Belgium.
“The United Sttaes and Belgium
have ever maintained relations of the
most friendly character. Their rela
tionship in the future cannot fail to
become even more cordial by the
knowledge on the one part of the
courage with which Belgium has met
oppression and on the other part of
the warm sympathy and good will of
the Uni^pd States.
“For your noble king, king indeed
|in the active defense of his country,
[ entertain the greatest admiration. I
hope that you will be so good as to
assure him of my high appreciation
of his friendly sentiments and of my
sincere wish that when this war shall
have come to an end Belgium will,
under his enlightened reign, and by
the industry, energy and stamina of
her people, early repair her disasters
and resume her place among the pros
perous and peace-loving nations of the
world."
IOFFRE TELLS OF
BATTLE OF MARNE
CHICAGO, May 5.—Marshal Joffre
entranced a great audience of fifteen
thousand people here today by his re
lation of the story of the battle of the
Marne when the Germans were driv
en back almost from the gates of Par
is. Joffre declared that in the battle
the French army was ill-equipped and
poorly munitioned but that in spite of
all this they whipped the enemy de
cisively. While the famous general
was speaking a fire occurred and de
stroyed a building near the meeting
place but the firemen muffled their en
gines to avoid alarming the audience
listening to the genral and the meet
ing remained undisturbed.
Viviani and Joffre both directed
their remarks largely to the working
people. The former expressed assur
ance that the American workingmen
would stand together to help France
and the Allies in the war for justice
and democracy.
ALASKA NOW
TO WAR LOAN
WASHINGTON, May 5.—The pro
posal of Representative Moore of
Pennsylvania to tax each bale of
cotton two dollars and a half in the
war revenue bill started a sectional
controversy that is described as rath
er warm. The ways and means
committee failed to complete the bill
tonight as expected and tonight the
southern members are in arms and
predict that the Moore proposal will
never carry. Though the house bill
totals far under a billion eight hun
dred million dollars it is desired that
when the bill is finally enacted it
will carry that amount. The demo
crats are again looking favorably on
the graduated excess profits tax as
McAdoo suggested. The avalanche of
subscriptions to the liberty loan
has quickened Friday’s pace of twen
ty million hourly to nearly half a
million a minute and it is becoming
apparent that the two billion offer
ing will be over-subscribed beyond
all previous estimates. Up to 2 o’clock
this afternoon the total subscriptions
for two days was over three hundred
and eleven millions. The offerings so
far only represent six per cent of the
banks with which the issue was plac
ed. The subscriptions today includ
ed fifty thousand from Alaska.
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JUNEAU, May 10.—Professor L. D.
Henderson, A. M., was elected com
missioner of education for Alaska last
night by the territorial board of edu
cation. The salary is $3,600 a year
and Mr. Henderson will assume his
new duties on the tenth of the month.
The other candidates were: Miss Floy
Tracy, Douglas; Miss Margaret Keen
an, Fairbanks; F. G. Davis, Valdez,
and F. X. Karrer, formerly of Fair
banks and Nome. The bill creating
the office was passed by the territorial
legislature at the session just conclud
ed.
The members of the board of edu
cation that elected Frofessor Hender
son are the governor, who is presi
dent, and four senior senators of the
four divisions, Senators Heckman, Al
drich, Hubbard and Gaustad.
Max got his first experience in
shooting rapids on the St. Lawrence
in a birch bark canoe, many years ago
and later came into prominence as a
shipbuilder, duly recognized by the
Canadian government, when he de
signed the lieutenant-governor’s pri
vate yacht. Clyde explored the
treacherous Falls river on a raft and
found it emptied into the Verdigris,
which in turn flowed into the Arkan
sas. For this feat the state of Kansas
pinned a mariner’s badge on his breast
and his friends mentioned him in the
same breath with LaSalle, Mark
Twain hnd Columbus.
These events happened just prior to
the gold stampede to Alaska.
It was doomed that these two ad
venturous spirits were to meet in the
land of gold and unexplored rivers.
Max left Canada and Clyde told his
Kansas friends good-bye and they met
on the banks of the Yukon in the year
1899. Drawn together by river affili
ation they soon became fast friedns
and formed a silent partnership in
which Max was to nin the river
steamer and Clyde followed the
streams for gold. Both were success
ful and the bonds of friendship more
closely cemented by the patient en
durance of hardships so closely asso
ciated with the hazardous life of the
Alaska pioneer.
Called the Damon and Pythias of
the north they were inseparable for
years in a friendship which seemed
eternal when, as is too often the case,
entered the woman.
Even today, her beauty, symmetry
of form, accomplishments and grace
are drank to the toasts of the old tim
ers, who in their retrospection, see
the vision of the “Queen of the North
land,” as she was aptly called.
From where she came no one knew
and unconsciously she was the cause
of many quarrels, some of which had
a fatal ending. She attracted men of
all classes as a magnet and they suc
cumbed to her charms; they fought i
for and died for her but she played
no favorites. Novels and poems have
been dedicated to her and the muse
has sung her virtues for she was with
out sin or wile.
Many of the interior gold camps
knew this woman of mystery and she
stole away as silently as she had:
come; but not until she had entered as
a wedge between Max and Clyde, who
equally divided their Hour, bacon and
nuggets, and took different routes.
This was ten years ago and Max con
tinued on down the Yukon in the river
steamer while Clyde plunged further
into the heart of the northern hills.
Again each was successful in his
operations which finally brought them
to Anchorage; Max by the sea and
Clyde by the north. Time is a great
healer and effaces bitterness especial
ly after men of this calibre have so
often taken the bitter with the sweet
and shared poverty and opulence in
the land where friendship is greater j
than riches or a woman’s love
The reunion took place in Anchor
age this spring and the friendship re
newed on even a firmer basis. Max
and Clyde have concentrated their
love on another feminine, equally as
graceful, perfectly proportioned in
symmetry and form and superb in
line and contour.
She will be used on the Susitna riv
er run, w’ith Max as captain while
Clyde will act as city agent. She will
be launched in the very near future
and will be christened Cli-Max.
Fred Carlqulst, wno la a graduate
optician from San Francisco, is per
manently established with George Os
born, the C. St. Jeweler, and will ex
amine eyes free. 260
Free ride in the Yellow car for all
children after the ball game Sunday.
Joe. 45
The popular North Pole Bakery for
your noon lunch. Why not? 15
WOMAN GIVES TIPS
TO CONSERVE FOOD
BERKELEY, Cal., May 1.—Miss
Ethel Moore, a member of the Cal
ifornia State Council of Defense, has
issued the following seven sugges
tions to housewives for food con
servation:
1. Don’t buy food because of its
attractive appearance. The most
economical food is that which sup
plies the most nutrition at the least
cost. Study food values to learn
how to substitute cheaper for more
expensive foods.
Select things which are in sea
son, and therefore favorable in price.
3. Poor preparation reduces food
value. Prepare your food with a
view to getting all of its value on the
table.
4. Don’t throw away any good
food that might be used on taking a
little thought.
5. Care for the food that comes
into the house. Study methods of
preservation.
6. Eliminate the extravagant ex
pense of delivery to the home. Don’t
require delivery of small orders twice
a day.
7. Plan menus to conserve fuel.
For instance, if meat is being cook
ed in the gas oven, most of the oth
er dishes for the meal should be
also baked. Bad construction of
oven and lack of suifTcient flow of
air through the gas burners also
cause waste. Save it by caring for
your stoves.
ASTOR BABY COSTS
MOTHER $75 A DAY
NEW YORK—It has cost h~r $75
a day to bring up four-year-old John
Jacob Astor, according to his mother
Mrs. William K. Dick, former widow
of Colonel John Jacob Astor, who
lost his life aboard the Titanic.
The New York Globe publishes
these facts which it obtained through
the filing by Mrs. Dick, in the Sur
rogate’s court, of her first general
accounting as guardian.
She states that, in accordance
with the advice of her counsel, Hen
ry A. Gildersleeve, she has charged
the infant one-third of the cost of
the maintenance and taxes on their
Fifth avenue residence.
His clothes, prior to his birth,
cost $1,011.50, his high-priced toys in
cluded such items as a $30 camel, a
$15 loan, a $6 donkey, a $3.75 bear,
rollomobiles, a fish pond, athletic
slides.
His clothes include a mink robe
worth $580, a mink robe of two hun
dred skins valued at $2,000 and so
on.
Courtesy and Fresh Goods at
Robarts’. 984 j
Alligators never leak. Sold by
Brown & Hawkins.
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Peterson's new solo parlors now
open. 2
Only best of everything and courte
ous treatment. North Pole Bakery. 15
Dr. W. A. Kystrom, dentist, over
Harmony theatre. 810
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Stoves and Ranges. All kinds. At!
Bolte Hardware Co. Phone 90R. 46
TEMPLE AUDITORIUM
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Bowling Alleys and Pool Parlors
YOUNG VIKING H. HEGSTROM
Next to Harmony Theatre.
COSMOPOLITAN MARKET!
The people of Anchorage by their liberal patronage
have shown that they realize the advantage of having a
market which makes a specialty of handling fresh green j
goods. j
We make a specialty of fresh greens and fruits, and i
give all our attention to the proper care of these goods, j
Our experience in this line has made it possible to land
these goods here in better condition and at a lower cost
than others.
“Go to the Market for Your Vegetables and Fruits.”
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The most beautiful shades of Corduroy ever brought into the city for Sport
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