To the People of Anchorage:
Greetings and Best
Wishes for
1917
A. A. SHONBECK
ANCHORAGE
PHONE 47-R
MATANUSKA
RED-LIGHT DISTRICT OF
DOUGLAS MAY BE CLOSED
BY THE CITY COUNCIL
DOUGLAS, Dec. 14.—Mayor M. J.
O’Connor stated last evening that he
now has under consideration an ordin
ance to be presented to the city coun
cil which will close the restricted dis
trict of Douglas and force its forty or
more female residents and the several
male leeches who make that district
their hang-out, to seek new fields.
The underworld residents of Doug
las, both women and men, have long
been the cause of more trouble to the
city than all other departments of the
city combined. Recently an ordinance
was passed making it a misdemeanor
for any person to deliver intoxicants
to the restricted district and that ord
inance has been constantly violated re
gardless of the vigilance of the police
force. In fact, nearly all the lawless
ness in the city can be traced directly
to the red-light district and to those
who frequent it.
The mayor and members of the
council have grown weary of the whole
combination of lawbreakers and an
ordinance wiping out the district is a
possibility of the near future. In fact,
it is more than a possibility, it is a
probability.
The horrible murder of a woman in
the red-light district yesterday, Mayor
O’Connor considers, the last straw
and further tolerance of the commun
ity is not likely to exist for long.
While chopping wood at Gilmore,
in the Tananaa, a tree fell on Vincent
Mussano, dislocating his shoulder.
He was taken to St. Joseph’s hospital
at Fairbanks for treatment.
While trying to board the schooner
Progress at the Seward dock recently
one of the fishermen fell overboard
and was in the cold water for half an
hour before being rescued.
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ECKMANN’S
Furniture Store
FOURTH AND K STREETS
Palace Clothing Store
OPPOSITE HARMONY THEATRE.
H. SEIDENVERG, Prop.
All the stock of the former Seidenverg store has been con
solidated with the goods in my new store.
It will cause me great pleasure to greet my many old
Friends and customers and many new ones in my new
location
We specialize a few items:
Adler Collegian Clothing
John B. Stetson Hats
Florshiem Shoes
Stephenson Underwear
Stag Shirts
Crossett Shoes
Summit Leather Shirts
Duxbak Riding Pants
Medlicott Underwear
Oregon City Shirts
NEW GOODS : NEW LOCATION : SATISFACTION
DAILY DDINGS
—
Hermann Gentsch left on the morn
ing train for Rabbit en route for Sew
ard where he spent several days vis
iting friends.
The steamship Mariposa, which
sailed from Seattle January 2nd is
due to arrive at Seward next Monday
January 8th.
The local order of the Pioneers of
Alaska have leased Robarts’ hall at
which place they will hold their
meetings until further notice.
The Parent-Teachers’ Association
has postponed its next meeting until
Jan. 12, 1917. MRS. I. BAYLES,
Secretary-Treasurer.
Oscar Christensen and Frank Cur
rans arrived yesterday afternoon with
BOO pounds of Wells Fargo Express
from Seward and are registered at
the White House.
C. I. Strathcona left this morning
for a trip to the Turnagain Arm dis
trict where he will be gone several
days in the interest of the Mutual
Life Insurance company.
Arthur Eaton left this morning for
Seward on his way outside aftfer
spending a couple of days in Anchor
age visiting his old friends from the
interior who have located in the city.
The trustees of the Pioneers of
Alaska have recently purchased lot 1
in block 69 and arrangements are be
ing made to erect a substantial Pio
neers’ hall on the property in the near
future.
Mrs. Bud Whitney entertained Mrs.
Helen Bell, Mrs. Grace Merton and
Arthur Eaton last evening at the
Whitney ranch. Mr. Eaton is an old
friend of the Whitney family from the
Nome days.
With Broncho Bill Spencer driving
in the lead three teams left Anchor
age yesterday loaded with the capaci
ty of mail for the states. The Anchor
age drivers meet the Seward boys at
1 Mile 25 where the mail is transferred.
“The disciples of single cussedness” :
recently gave a dance at the A. B.
hall in Seward. The dance was giv- |
| en in honor of their married friends ;
and Neil Sexton, Hermann HaUsch !
'and “Sandy” Cotter were the commit-;
; tee in charge of the successful affair. I
i
A1 and Charlie Harper returned
yesterday from Seward where they
have been for the past six weeks.
The boys are stopping at the White
House and will remain in Anchorage
until the last of February when they
j will start freighting their summer
; supplies into the Cache creek country
j and resume operations on Nugget
j creek.
The last Seward mail brought in a
large number of belated Christmas
packages and this was due solely to
the courtesy of Colonel Harry Revel 1
and Postmaster Wood. The Anchor
age mail contract is limited to the ex
tent of weight and also calls for let
ter mail and single wrapped packages
only. The efficient postoffice force is
still busy finding the different stock
ing addresses for the packages that
came with the eastern mail.
E. R. Christensen was discharged
from the government hospital this
morning and left with Bob Mathew
son for Seward where he will take the
first steamer for the outside. Mr.
Christensen came from' Iditarod the
25th of November and was taken to
the hospital on account of heart trou
ble. He spoke very kindly of the
treatment he received while confined
in the hospital. Mr. Christensen is
largely interested in placer claims in
the Iditarod country and says he will
make Anchorage a lengthy visit on
his return next spring.
Wm. C. Mitchell, who accompanied
the Iditarod gold shipment, is in the
lumber business at Iditarod and re
ports the camp in a flourishing condi
tion and business very good. He says
that Tolstoi will unquestionably make
a rich camp as all indications and re
cent developments are exceptionally
promising. This is his first trip to
the coast in 12 years and he expres
sed himself as being very much sur
prised at the substantial development
of Anchorage. Mr. Mitchell will go
as far as Seward on this trip and ex
pects to return to Anchorage as soon
as possible on his return journey to
Iditarod.
The local members of the Fraternal
Order of Eagles met with Chris Eek
mann and put new life in Eagledom.
It was well attended and ultra enthu
siastic; 28 members were present, of
which number 26 sgned the charter
roll to organize a local Eagles’ club.
J. L. Waller was chosen chairman pro
tern and Jack Peterson acted as secre
tary. The question of obtaining suit
able quarters for a meeting place was
taken up and a committee appointed
to attend to the matter. Mrs. Chris
Eckmann, asssted by Mrs. Elms and
Miss Murphy, gave the members a
pleasant surprise of coffee and sand
wiches during the evening. The next
meeting will take place Thursday
night, anouncement of place and time
will appear in a later issue of The
Daily Times.
testing!
LIGHT PUNT
“Licht, mehr licht”—light, more
light, and let it be electric. Today’s
test of the government electric light
plant will determine whether or no the
system is a success or a failure.
So the people of Anchorage may
know, one of the employees high in
authority, has given out the informa
tion that the test would be made to
day. The plant, weighing several tons,
was purchased from the General Elec
tric Company and was shipped to An
chorage from Schenectady, N. Y. 'Af
ter many transfers and much handling
the machinery was finally landed and
installed by Mr. Gaytes, in charge of a i
crew of electricians.
The job of installing an electric sys
tem of this magnitude is complicated,
and after the installation it was found ;
that some part of the machinery was >
out of balance, and she didn’t run j
true. Whether this was caused by j
some fault of the shipment or installa
tion is not known, but in order to stay
within the bounds of the guarantee
from the manufacturers the head of
the Commission wired the General
Electric people for permission to try
and adjust the trouble, using local tal
ent and thereby save the delay in
sending an expert to Anchorage. The
manufacturers denied the request, but
did offer some trivial information asj
to parts and what might be the cause |
of the trouble. Taking the initiative j
in the matter the local authorities
went ahead and with the result that j
the plant was put in motion yesterday i
and ran satisfactorily, with the pos-.
sible exception of some minor trouble j
that will no doubt eventually be erad- I
icated. The mechanism is rather deli- .
cate and it is necessary to run at a:
high rate of speed to supply the power
to light the city and government build
ings.
Every effort has been made by the
Commission to get the system in work
ing order as they are just as anxious
for electric lights as the people of
Anchorage. Yesterday’s results were
satisfactory, running light, and the!
power will be turned on in the com
mission buildings and connected to
day. If today’s experiment proves a
success with the Commission buildings
connections will be made and the pow
er turned on for the city. “Let there
be light.”
EARLY KLONDIKER PASSES.
(Iditarod Pioneer.)
There died at Los Angeles, Cal., re
cently a man who may be remembered
by early Klondikers. He was Jay B.
Barber, and he was the man who
brought the first linotype to Dawson
in the winter of 1901-02. The machine
was for the Dawson News, and was
brought in by sled. It was considered
quite a feat in those days. Mr. Bar
ber remained in Dawson for about a
year. But this was not his first ex
perience in the North. In 1895-96 he
was on the upper Yukon ,and prospect
ed in the vicinity of the Klondike and
other streams that later became fam
ous. His resources becoming exhaust
ed, he floated down the Yukon in a
small boat, and reached St. Michael in
the summer of 1896. At that point lie
shipped on board a homeward bound
whaler for San Francisco, and when
he arrived at thaat city he heard the
news of the Klondike strike, the gold
ship Portland having arrived at Seat
tle in the meantime with its sensation
news of the biggest gold strike in his
tory. Mr. Barber was 60 years of age,
and his death was due to paralysis.
Clad in his night clothes and in his
bare feet, Jimmy Chisholm, proprietor
of the Birch Lake roadhouse, on the
Valdez-Fairbanks road, was compel
led to mush about 30 miles in 20 de
grees below zero weather and through
an ankle deep snow to the nearest
road house, following the burning of
his place recently. His feet were
badly frozen.
Wood—Phone 40-R. 186
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PRICE & BENNETT
Plumbing and Sheet Metal
Works
PHONE 29-Y
5th, near G. Anchorage g
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Special Reduction
On the Balance of Our
Overcoats
Including the Hart Schaffner &
Marx Line
Jaffe&Bayles
The Home of Hart Schalfner & Marx Good Clothes.
RAY C. LARSON
Dealer In
SASH, DOORS, GLASS
Tel. 88-R.
5th Ave. and K St.
YOU NEEDN’T BE A
JUDGE OF CLOTH
in order to appreciate the good quali
ties of the fabrics we are tailoring
into classy suits for men of discrim
ination. Their tone and exclusiveness
are apparent at a glance. Their qual
ity is evidenced at a touch. Join the
classy class who will wear suits from
these cloths tailored in our high class
manner.
BJORNSON & GANTON
Merchant Tailors.
TEL.21-R
Cor. 4th and 1
SHIP CREEK MEAT CD.
Anderson & Jensen, Proprs.
WE ARE VERY
GLAD TO SAY
we handle high grade meats
only. It’s not just a claim, it’s
a solid fact. Yet we do not
charge high prices. On the
contrary you’ll probably pay
less for meat here than you
have been paying heretofore.
Give us a chance to prove that
high-class meats can be sold at
low prices.
'HICH
CRUDE
HERTS
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Also Sugar Cured Hams and Bacon,
Home Made Sausage, Butter,
_ Eggs and Fish
1917 CALENDARS.
Anderson & Jensen
Fourth ave, between D and E sts. Anchorage, Alaska
NORTH SIDE LUMBER CO
Do you realize that the lumber situation is getting se
rious! Only a short time and you will not be able to finish
your house. Our stock is going fast.
NOW IS THE TIME.
GET 9USY!
ROGER SUMMY, Manager.
Phone 35-R
Fine Job Printing at The Times office