ANCHORAGE DAILY TIMES
AND COOK INLET PIONEER.
ANCHORAGE PUBLISHING CO.
Anchorage, Alaska.
CHAS. E. HERRON, Publisher.
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Entered in the Anchorage Postoffice June 5, 1916, as second class matter
under the Act of March 3, 1873.
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will be discontinued. All mail subscriptions must be paid in advance.
The progressive women in the states are taking a hand in
a fight on the high cost of living. In several of the leading
cities, and especially Chicago, the women have organized boy
cotts against those firms and establishments that are seeking to
gain a corner on the necessities of life. One old egg king in
Chicago, named Wetz, has several hundred thousand cases of
eggs in storage in Chicago, holding for the price of 70 cents the
dozen. He stands a good chance of having the lien product
spoil on his hands. It would seem that the federal or state gov
ernment should have some means of taking hold of a situation
like this, either by confiscation or some other equally effective
method, and distributing this food product to consumers, giv
ing old reprobates like Wetz a fair return on their money, and
no more. It is a crime against humanity to permit food prod
ucts to spoil, just because some old hog seeks to make an exor
bitant profit.
The Times is advised that one of the big coal companies in
the states proposes to lease coal lands in the Matanuska fields
and develop the coal measures upon an extensive scale. This 1
company, which is now concerned in Pennsylvania coal fields,
will devote its energies towrard the mining of the high grade
coking coals and will ship the product to the states. This cok
ing coal is not adapted for domestic purposes because it will
burn out the grates of the ordinary stove. But for steaming
and coking purposes, it is a very desirable coal. The coal com
ing from the Eska Creek company’s mine on Eska creek ap
pears to be giving satisfaction to consumers. According to
geological survey reports on the Eska fields, this coal is adapted
to domestic purposes and may be used in the ordinary stoves
without injury to the grates.
Gubernatorial candidates are springing up all over the
territory, due to the announcement that Governor Strong will
wot seek a reappointment, which lie can gain for the asking. So
far, John W. Troy, of Juneau, editor of the Empire; E. W.
Griffin, a prominent business man of Fairbanks, and Thomas J.
Ponohoe, of Valdez, democratic national committeeman, are
mentioned, and if it should develop, as now seems probable,,
that Charles A. Sulzer is defeated for delegate by Judge
Wickersham, he, too, will probably wish a reward for leading
the forlorn hope, so to speak. And if the governor should not
care to serve another term, and Sulzer is defeated for dele
gate. the chances favor him for governor.
In common with the remainder of the consumers of the na
tion, newspaper publishers find themselves handicapped by the
ever-increasing cost of print-paper and other paper materials
necessary for commercial printing. In an article on another
page of this issue, it is revealed that 700 newspapers through
out the country have been compelled to suspend publication
because of the exorbitant cost of paper stocks of all kinds. As
a consequence, in order to avoid a similar catastrophe, news
paper publishers find it absolutely necessary to raise the price
of their product. Tt is either that, or close the doors, in most
instances.
Senator Stone’s arraignment of stock jobbers of the 1 jaw
son type will be endorsed by those who have followed the ca |
reers of some of these scheming individuals. Some years ago, j
it will be recalled, Lawson began a series of articles in Every- j
body’s Magazine, in which he stated that he would eventually j
give the remedy for the evils of the stock exchange, which he;
frankly admitted needed correction. After stringing the pub
lic along for several months, making several fortunes in stock
jobbing in the meantime, this sensational schemer suddenly
ceased his articles. The “remedy” was never forthcoming.
With a total of something less than 100 miles, says the
Kailway and Marine News, of Seattle, Alaska will have the
unique distinction of occupying a foremost place in railway
construction during the year 1916, in the United States, for
even with so small a total of new track on the government rail
way system, the report by states will result in showing the
smallest total of new construction for a great many years past.
The public schools of Anchorage will not close, but will
continue until the expiration of the school term. This official
announcement tends to relieve the worry of parents having
children in the schools and further convinces the skeptical that
Uncle Sam is a good old father who will not suffer his children
to be denied common school advantages.
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A chain of department stores in Alaska, to be established
in all the live towns, is the purpose of a scheme now under way
at Seattle, according to Seattle papers. Of course, Anchorage
is on the list as among the places where it is proposed to estab
lish the big stores.
The chamber of commerce is already discussing plans for
a publicity campaign, in anticipation of a heavy tourist traffic
to Alaska next season. This is a move in the right direction.
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HOW CONRAI) FREEDING
CAME TO SAD ENDING
The following is a more detailed ac
count of the loss of Senator Conrad
Freeding, taken from a Seattle paper:
“Freeding had taken his wife and
child to the springs and left nine
days ago for Taylor creek, a distance
of 12 miles, on foot and alone. A se
vere blizzard has been raging in the
Kougarok, and the temperature has
been 50 degrees below zero.
“The route followed by Freeding
from Serpentine Hot Springs to his
roadhouse and store on Taylor creek j
is across a trackless waste of snow I
and ice, with no trees for shelter, and 1
all hope that he is alive has been \
abandoned by his friends, who have
been for searching for him on snow
shoes and skiis, accompanied by dog }
teams.
“Freeding was found to be missing j
by A. E. Hastings, who went to Ser- j
pentine Hot Springs to get the min- j
ing man, his wife and child in accord
ance with an agreement entered into
before they left Taylor creek.
“Hastings learned that Freeding
had left the springs a week before on \
foot saying that business affairs made
it imperative that he be back at Tay- i
lor creek as soon as possible. He
started from Serpentine Hot Springs
Thanksgiving morning. It was 25 be
low zero at the time he began his
journey. Later in the day the wind
reached a high velocity, and the air
was filled with snow. In a few hours
the temperature had fallen to 50 de
grees below zero, and the Kougarok
was in the grip of the worst blizzard
in years.
“As soon as Hastings learned that
Freeding was missing he gave the
alarm and a searching party was or
ganized. A score or more of men on
snowshoes and skiis, with dog teams,
went over the trail carefully, but no
trace of Freeding could be found. The
search continued all day and night
without success, the party of men
with their dog teams returning to
Taylor creek, but determined to re
sume the search as soon as the weath
er should moderate.
“Victor Anderson took Freeding
and his wife and child to Serpentine
Hot Springs two weeks ago, where it
was believed the water would benefit
Mrs. Freeding, who had been ill. She
is now at Taylor creek in a state of
collapse.”
Try a Times Want Ad for results.
SEWARD LIQUOR IS
SEIZED AT SEATTLE ‘
SEWARD.—On the 11th of Decem
ber the dry squad in Seattle went out
of its way to seize liquors consigned
to people in Alaska and amongst the
consignees is Charles Benson, of
Seward. Mr. Benson first saw an ac
count of the seizure in the Seattle
Times of December 12 and he has now
taken up the matter with Attorney L.
V. Ray to proceed against the author
ities. The liquor was in bond. Mr.
Benson has his bill of lading and ev
erything in connection with the ship
ment was perfectly regular, so that
the seizure w-as a most high-handed
and unjust procedure. The following
is the story in the Times telling of the'
{•ensure:
“Dry squad agents yesterday seized
51 cases, a carton containing two bot
tles and a five gallon demijohn of
whiskey, all addressed to persons in
Alaska, at the Great Northern freight
sheds. The shipment was consigned
to Char’es A. Benson, Seward, and C.
A. Smith, Ketchikan. A five gallon
keg of claret wine addressed to the
Flora Co., 421 Twenty-fourth avenue
south, also was seized.”
A SALE OF MERIT
TO THE INTEREST OF ALL: We will put on sale our entire stock of merchandise at greatly
reduced prices all during the month of January. Suits, separate coats, skirts, furs and millinery, all at
one-fourth off the original price. Petticoats specially priced, dress shoes and slippers 10 per cent off,
dress goods of wool, corduroy and silk also velvets for trimming, extra special. Wool caps, tarns and
scarfs must go now. Gents’ ties, formerly to $3.00, now $1.50. Ties that were $2.00, now $1.00. Silk
hose for gents now 60c a pair. Bath towels, large size, now 40c a pair. Kitchen aprons and cotton
middy blouse suits for house wear cut in two. Just a few corsets left. Brassieres 10 per cent off. A
few party dresses that will go below cost. All art goods and cottons for crochet at cost. Our patrons
will receive the same courteous treatment during this sale as before, although we are sacrificing our
merchandise. COURTESY AND QUALITY IS OUR MOTTO.
The Style Shop
Comer Fourth and C