Attrfforag? Batin
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VOL. 2. NO. 70.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY, 22, 1017.
PRICE TEN CENTS
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GAINS IN CANVASS BY ELECTION
BOARD AND BRISTOL BAY RETURNS
REMOVE ALL DOUBT IN MAHER
JUNEAU, Jan. 22.—Delegate James Wickersham has been
re-elected by a plurality over Sulzer of between 50 and 75
votes. The official canvass of the election board in the First
division of Alaska gives Sulzer a lead of 481 votes, 12 votes
lesg than the newspaper reports gave him. The count of the
Second division returns, so far as heard from, gives Wicker
sham a lead of 302 votes in that division. The returns from
Marshall City, Willow, Unalakeet and Utica have not been
received by the canvassing board. The returns so far indicate
that Corrigan, democrat, has been elected to the assembly in
the Second division, defeating Tom Reed, republican. Corri
gan has 724 votes, while Reed has 687, with the missing pre
cincts to report.
Figuring on this basis on the Third and Fourth divisions,
which have not been canvassed as yet, Delegate Wickersham
will have a plurality of about 50 votes.
In the First division, certificates of election will be issued <
to Heckman, seiuuor, ana Held, Benson and McCormick, re^t
publicans, and Casey, democrat, as members of the legislature.
DELEGATE CARRIES BRISTOL BAY.
VALDEZ, Jan. 22.—Election returns from the Bristol bay
region show that Delegate Wickersham comes out of that part
of Alaska with a lead of 25 votes over Sulzer, as follows: Chog
giung, Wickersham 25, Sulzer 3; Nushagak, Wickersham 10,
Sulzer 3; Nanek, Wickersham 0, Sulzer 9. There was no elec
tion at Koggiung, the remaining precinct in that section.
BERLIN, Jan. 22.—It is officially announced by the Ger
man admiralty today that the British steamship Yarrowdale
was captured by an auxiliary German cruiser in south Atlan
tic waters December 31. The steamship was en route from a
South American port to Europe and e irried 6,000 tons of mu
nitions of war. After capture a prize crew of 16 men from the
cruiser brought the vessel to a German port. She carried 469
prisoners of war. \
It is further publicly announced by the admiralty that sev
en British vessels and one Norwegian steamer have been cap
tured in south Atlantic waters byftke German cruiser.
THOUSANDS DIE OF STARVATION IN
COUNTRIES OF SYRIA AND PALESTINE
ROME, Jan. 22.—Five hundred and ten thousand people
have died from starvation in Syria and Palestine, within the
•>fn;t few months, according to reliable information published
today by the Rome newspapei', Corriere D’ltalia. With the |
advance of time the situation in the strickeii countries grows !
worse and unless relief is sent, practically all of the inhabi- i
tants, who cannot get away, must succumb to the pangs of hun
ger. American residents are asking relief from the American
ambassador at Constantinople.
MANY KILLED IN EXPLOSION.
LONDON, Jan. 22.—The remains of 40 persons have been
taken from the demolished remnants of the big munitions
plant that was destroyed by an explosion here Saturday night.
A hundred employes were injured, mail}’ of whom will die as
a result of injuries received. The cause of the explosion is
not known.
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SEATTLE, Jan. 22.—Purchasing Agent Dole, of the
Alaskan Engineering Commission, who returned from an offi
cial trip to Washington Sunday, announces today that he has
placed contracts for 10,000 tons of 70-pound steel rails and fit
tings for the Alaska railway project to be delivered here in
July and August. Seven thousand tons of railway supplies,
etc., are now stored in Seattle warehouses, awaiting shipment
to Anchorage. It will be forwarded as soon as navigation opens
in the spring.
There is much material here awaiting shipment to the Ne
nana division of the railway project.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.—President Wilson this forenoon
sent word to Vice-President Marshall stating that lie wished
to address the senate on the subject of foreign relations. Ar
rangements for his appearance were at once taken up, with the
l’esult that he was scheduled to deliver his talk at 1 o’clock to
day. It was announced, in his letter to Vice-President Mar
shal, that the president wished to discuss an outline of the at
titude of the United States toward future arrangements for
permanent maintenance of world-peace. No pending ques
tions between the United States and other nations will be
touched on. No other president since Washington has made
such a request.
-EXCITING GAME
iv-'-s
Manager Wilford guessed the score
14 to 11, but put the wrong team on
the big end. Yesterday afternoon’s
basketball game was exceptionally
dose and excitir.g, first half ended
9 all, and it was ;r.ly at the lpst few
minutes of play in the second half
^ that the 14th nosed out a Victory by
the narrow margin of three points.
The games are becoming more popu
lar hnd yesterday’s attendance was
very satisfactory. Still the hall could
have accommodated a few more and
the game deserved many more specta
tors.
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To the delight of the crowd the
game started about on time and Cap
tain Magnus partially proved why
he was chosen by scoring the first
points for his team, receiving the ball
on a long pass from Ryajb With the
ball out of bounds Henkle threw to
Sherwin who evened the score. These
basketball teams show what practice
can do and the next few plays ^devel
oped some splendid blocking and
jguilding. Costello to Ryan and Ryan
to Costello and then Mickey to Joe
again put the Commission boys in the
lead. Engle missed on a free try and
■on the very vfiext play ' Sherwin to
Henkle again made the score horse
and.
With the ball in play in the center
of the court Sherwin passed to Hen
kle who missed an easy shot. At
this juncture the Commission five
fairly outdid themselves and fouled
repeatedly, most of which David
Crockett Henkle turned into singles
for his team. In fact the next six
minutes of play resulted in six fouls,
four by the Commission and two by
the soldiers. Henkle made three out
of four attempts and Leahy failed to
count. Captain Magnus should de
velop another Henkle; the City has
Veach. The floor undoubtedly is slip
pery, and possibly some of the specta
tors think the players should keep
their .feet better; it’s too bad they
can’t have jtjve opportunity to try.
The slippegf floor accounts, in a meas *
are, for a. number of fouls and makes
real accurate footing practically im
possible. Sherwin made a splendid
shot and Leahy to Mickey duplicated.
They cdme Magnus again who scored
from center field on a long pass from
Ryan. This tied the score 9 all, end
ing the first half.
Manager Wilford announced the
next game for Tuesday night between
the City and Commission; this will be
followed by an informal dance, a du
plicate of the one last Tuesday night
that was well patronized and very
much enjoyed.
As the ball was put in play again
the 14th rushed things but were shy
on sight, missing three attempts in
succession to score on easy shots.
Young America displayed their pa
triotism at this stage and coackwt by
Lieut. Ross came through with a real
yell that had a swing and a rhythm
to it and was dedicated to the sol
diers. Captain Gubert acknowledged
this unsolicited support of America's
greatest critics and passed to Henkle
who shot a perfect basket.
The Commission rooters also inspir
ed by the youth of the land came back
strong and howled for a score but pos
sibly they directed to much of their
lung power and so-called wit to per
sonalities.
Henkle pulled off a stunt about this
time that was a real corker and wj^
recognized as the best play of the
tfame. Cleverly ducking and dodging
the combined five Henkle put himself
fy position 'for a long shot which he
barely missed. The play was excep
tional and he deserved to score,. but
then Henkle is not infallible. Engle,
playing a great rushing game and
getting in all the plays was a trifle off
on his shots yesterday and in an at
tempt ufter the next few plays shot
and missed, but Ryan was there
with the long arm, recovered on the
rebound and scored. It was the Com
mission’s time to burst forth in yells
of delight, nor did they miss the op
portunity.
This brought the score to a tie
once more and the play was certainly
fast and furious, both sides playing
their best but erratic. The 14th were
playing the best game and were best
on passes which the Commission
bbys were not able to break up. Es
pecially was this true on the throw
outs; almost invariably some soldier
boy was standing in ah unguarded
posltioh to receive the ball.
On one of these throws Henkle re
ceived the ball from Sherwin and shot
a basket. The next mix-up gave Lea
hy another chance for a free basket,
which he missed; Engle duplicated.
Henkle scored on the same kind of a
try, making the score 14 to 11 in fa
vor of the soldiers.
Both teams played splendid ball
with the 14th having the edge. They
were strengthened by Henkle who
played the star game of the day ably
assisted by the balance of his team.
The Commission were radically off on
their shots, especially from the foul
line.
Roy Veach refereed and Dolliver
called his attention to the oversights.
Ray Scott scored and Werner kept
time.
Following is the line-up and in
passing it might be well to mention
that neither team put in a substitute:
A. E. C. 14th
Leahy .R. F. Henkle
Engle..L. F.Gubert
Ryan.C. Sherwin
Costello .......R. G. Riley
Magnus .L. G. Sullinger
Scores from the field—Ryan 2, Cos
tello 1, Magnus 2, Henkle 3, Sherwin
2.
Scores from foul—Leahy 1, Henkle
4.
ARMY AVIATOR
WILL RECOVER
WELTON, Ariz., Jan. 22.—Bishop,
one of the two lost aviators, was
brought in to this town late yester
day afternoon, from the Sonora coun
try in Mexico. He is very weak, but
the chances are that he will recover.
SEATTLE, Jan. 22.—Frank E.
Nicholls, a California chicken ranch
er, was taken into custody last night,
charged with operating a silver-dollar
counterfeiting plant on an extensive
scale on Capitol hill, a fashionable
residence district of Seatle.
' SEATTLE, Jan. 22.—Besides As
sistant Chief Gillam, who was burned
to death in the Grand theatre fire Sat
urday morning, other firemen injured
by the falling in of the roof of the
burning structure were George Boyd,
who sustained a broken leg and who
is in a serious condition: Charles A.
Hull, who had a shoulder broken, and
Otto Rooney, who broke an arm.
Boosting Williams,
JACKSON, Miss., Jan. 22.—A com
paign for the election of John Sharp
Williams, senior Missippi Senator, as,
leader of the senate after March 4 is
now in full swing in Alabama, Missis
sippi, and Louisiana. Senator Willi
ams" supporters are active1 in other
southern states also.
FUNERAL OF
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.—With
all the honors a grateful nation can
bestow, the funeral of the late Admi
ral Dewey was held in Washington
yesterday, the services being conduct
ed under the dome of the capitol.
President Wilson, Vice-President Mar
shall, all of the members of the cabi
net! hU of the members of the United
States supremA court, nearly all of
the members of both houses of con
gress, most of the members of the
liptomatic corps, and others high in
sfflcial life, as well as commanding
afficers ift the U. S. navy ahd army,
and civilians by the thousands were
In attendance. After the impressive
public funeral services, the remains
■vere taken to the Arlington National
:emetery, to rest with those naval
leroes who have gone before.
SPOKANE, Jan. 22.—St. Luke’s
lospital in Spokane was entirely con
sumed by fire late last night. No
lives were lost.