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I FIGHTS UK Hlf
Washington, Tuesday — A cable
gram receive^ by the War I'er-art
lneii' this moimiiw-' from G>ner®l
Fcsning states that a posth 111110113
a\*>rj for distinguished sen-ices to
Lieu* Frank P. U»Ke of i'tuo.iix,
Arizona, has been made.
Lwvt buke w«s with the An* ri
, aii aviation corps, and is cred
ltte4 with having destroyed two
Ueiui-'n balloons "4 vfii'U, time he
killed six Germans. He was at
tacker by oijjht Herman aviators
au-» fou.eht fhein until he was killed
Thos? who witnessed the fight say
♦ha? his enemies surrouudled him al
ter he h:ij fallen am{5 although ho
fought the eight Hiujis single hand
ed. ihey finaJly succeeded in shoot
ins him to death.
San Fr&iuiaro, Tuesday — Mrs.
1'hot-bg Appersou Hearst, widow cf
the late U. S. Seir.tor George
Hearst of .California. ai»d mother of
William Randolph Hearst, died, at
her hoia? at Hacienda. Del Pozo da
Verona, at PVeasanton, California
yesterday afternoon. of pneumonia,
following an attack o£ Spanish in
fluenza.
Mr. and Mrs. Williams, Randolph
Hearsf were at her bedside when
she passed away.
Mrs. Hearst wag born in iM'em
bar 1842, and sinoe the death. <>1
her husband in 1S91, she hap de
votf ' her life to kindergarten work,
estaMishng and maintaining'' many
training schools; for tnaehiCirs iu
this branch of ©diucaticm, while llt
the sanu. time maintaining' several
kindergartaa classes.
She now has a kindergarten at.
Lead, o. IX where the class numbers
nearly 300 pupils, and Iter whole
life hag been devoted to the pro
motion of kindergarten teaching
and the teaching and) training ot
girls.
umu. TROOPS unii n MMISK
STREETS ITU CHUB
Berlin, Tuesday — Tii^> light
Lu? between c ammonia ta and loyal
jcoyernmeixt troops continues 1'or
the possession of Munich,
The post office, railway station
and telegraph office changed
hands sexeral times yesterday, hu<l
ut) to noon today there been
aharn fLgihts in various parts of
the city.
Berlin, Tuesday — Travelers ar
riving here from Bud&piest, accord
ing to two Berlin morning papers.
report iliat the communists at Bud
apsst have executed' Archduk^ Jos
eph, 1 loctur Alox-ndi'r Woke; le
former prime minister ami Baron
joseidi Szteprenyi, minister of com
merce
Pctiofe-rad, April 15 — This city
is h uoor i>lact for rats. The}"
aie 'lij last resort of the food1 hunt
; ers. who hav« killed practically all
! donie^ic p:tp, hrrs.es and even spar
row, to; food.
i Ki»«* revolts rat*> are a common
dii* there.
We have been telling you
For some time that we want you to come
in and see our safe deposit boxes.
It wont cost you a cent
To come in and see them and besides that
we will be very glad to see you.
BANK OF ALASKA
Have You Tried
"GOLD CREST"
Brand Butter and Eggs
Just what you would expect when ordering the very best
Fresh shipments received on every boat
The Eggs sell at 60c per dz.
Butter 75c per pound
These prices subject to market changes
P. H. GANTY
SAYS GAME LAIS FAVOR 116
HUNTER-HARMS ALASKA SETTLER
I
Juneau, April 1& — Governor |
Higgs in his annual report ot (
tiir admiuNstration of the Alaska
game laws to the Secretary of Agi-i- |
culture states that both lUs Prede
cessors in office. Gov. Clark and
Gov. Strong recommaiKled that tihe
Alaeka HMne lawg were umsuitod to
tluneo-ds of the territory and that
they both recommended 'he control
of same be vested' in the Territor
ial Legislature. To this he says
j that he heartily* concurs, stating
iliar !• seems absolutely impossible
for those not personally familiar
jwlth Alaska to grasp the immensi-j
i fy of the Territory, the totally dris-'
similar condition, existing In dif
ferent localities, and tho noeda of
the populations in different sections
Continuing, the Governor says;
It seems absolutely! impossible for
♦hose not personally fiaimiliar with.
Alaska to grasp tlia immensity of
th'- Territory, the totally dissimilar
conditions existing1 in different lacaj.
ities, an1 tlio n.oed)s of the popula
tion in the* different sections. Laws
governing the iuse of game seem pro
bacly to ha\iei been advised by sports
mea viewing the aquation through
spoitsroens' glasses and attempting
to cov6r the whole) field ) [from im
uression:) gathered within their limf
ed ranee of vision.
OFF WEDUf
I iu a conversation held with Dr.
| Johnston this morniiwr, ho told a
representative of the l>aily Alaskan
tha* if there wore no new cases of
iufl jci.za <l<evdope today, he os the
government health oiffieer, would de
Icla-* the quarantine off, as he could
j give Skagway a clean bill of health,
| ea-'. ''"M h© «ud his corps of nurses
j would1 leave for Juneau.
Dr Johnston stated that all pa
j tlens with the exception of one of
j the Etkert children had returned to
I their home, and that all of the later
cas. ? wore rapidly colv-aiescing.
j Mr Geo. MqwI ts still con lined to
his home, but Mrs. Mowl, who did
sot have the flu, is out, and all
danger from flu is past.
When questioned' as to whither
ol not churches, lodges, and other
puUic places would be opened, Dr.
[Johiistou said that in all probability
they would,
i ' _
He was not backward a.tout giv
I in- the pi3ople of Sk<i£-\va)j credit
| for their co-operation during the
j Quarantine, and while he admitted
that there were 8Om0 few cases of
stuobornness in reporting the exist
ence of the disease to the heajth de
partment, oil the whole he paid that
the law had been willin&ly lived up
to.
Mayor Ashley, when spoken to
over the phone, said that h© thot
that the schools would reopen on
Monday, but that hQ wag not posi
tive and would make an announce*
meht Wednesday.
The various fraternal orders are
preparing to hoOd meetings, and it
is said that the band will hold prac
tice later iu the we«eik.
Many Warships
Steam Into
New York
New York, Tuesday— One hun
dred and three warships of the At
lantic fleet, constituting the Victory
Aramda, the greatest number of
vessels ever assembled In any one
American port at on® time, steamed
into the North River today in or
d«r that the thirty thousand, sailors
and marines of these ships,' may
havs a vacation.
A great number of the wen off
011 shore lefliye will go to their
I hom«-s throughout the eastern states
to enjoy *h«ir v»oa<tions.
Germans Steal Food
Intended For Poles
■
Berlin, Tuesday — Advice waa
recei>ed here this morning that an
! American food laden steamer, carry
' ing a c;treo of food! for the Poles,
was pilliaped at" iiamburg by
[Gfriusns, t u
j #\Vith the influenza epidemic
over, and their services no longer re
quired here, ^nd with urgent calls
demanding:' tluir presence else
where, Mrs. M. MoKenzie, Mis. D
M. Bo'hwel], Mrs. Shaw and Miss
'Irundy, together with Dr. John
ston, will all depart for their re*
spectivc- hornet tomorrow. ,
| Tho first four mentioned ladles
are nurses, and they, came to Sfcag
way wi«h Dr. Johnston on March
22nd, when th© S. O. S. call was
ne;it. out and! have nursed various
case.'' of influenza at the White Pass
! hospital and1 the hospital aitnex.
| Locking back over the situation
covering the past month, Stag-way
has reason to congratulate itself
u;ioa having obtained Dr. Johnston
and this coprg of compaUntf nurses,
I and the Alaskan, takes this, means
j ou the eve of their departure, (?X
thankinr them one aud all for the
j .painstaking attention given to their
| duties in caring for the residents
,o? the city, wh<j iof necessity, re
jquiieiJ their services.
Treasurers Report
j For Month Of
March
Resources
Balance cash on haiud last
report « $4746.33
Refund* from Flu ex
pense - - 169.40
License money ending March
Sis* quarter ... ... .1183.50
Refund from School Ap
propriations to Mar. 31st . .2055.43
\V«»or coll actionsfoli<
March 222.15
Real tax, ponalty and ia
tercst for 1913 12-65
Real Tax, penalty and in
terest for 1917 ... ... ... 1.45
Real tax for 1918 ... ..304.85
Personal Tax for 1918 .. .. 3.50
| Do/- Tax for 1918 „ .. 2.00
J Tr-fal $8701.26
Disbursments
I Ucneial Warranty paid
to March 31gt .. ... ... ..3374.23
iia'ance Cash on hand to
date $5327,03
Since April 1st, an additional
refund of $1031.03 haa be9n re
ceived from the territory on. account
Of tie expense incurred! by refiooK
of tv,e influenza quarantine, - am4
t'n total balance therefor* reax>rted
la-' ni^-ht by Treasurer Abraimlna
wss $6,358.31 With warrant#'mi
paid' uncalled for amouaMn^ to
$75.00.
• J
J. C. Ilayes, of the Alaska. Road#
Commission, is in seclusion, getting
ready to tak« the next boat back
j to Juneau. Mr. Hayes ia not
sick but Just isolating himselfl so
aa to aooniply- with tfcg quarantine
regulation.
m POLICE iOLKE
IN BBf U f
Seattle, "Puesday — Police Ser
geant Gun/uds V: Hasselblad/ aud Pa
trolman W. F. Pattaa aitfi fo,ur oth
er members of the Seattle polloJ
for*' were arrested this morning' by
Fed ere 1 authorities charged' with
robbing the United St&t"$ apprais
er's store in Seattle on. M«rch 31th
Of three thousand Quarts of whis
key.
The authorities believe that thi's
same syndicate is implicated in
3150 quarts which were seized' at
the Meacbows yesterday attjnioon.
The arrest of HasseiUad b
oping « police seandiel of th<
est magnitude. It 1^ dav
tint well known police i
instances instead of arrestin
l^pi.ers, simply relieved tl
their liquor, and then sold i
selves. it is also claimed.
Federal agents that a nut
patrolmen hav© made large f
duruix the P^t year, tome <
retiring on the mxxney whit
liavp made through selling t!
or they hava seized; from 1
gers.
TREATY READY FOR SIGNATURE
OF GERMAN ENVOYS ON APRIL
Paris, Monday — it wag learned
today that th® date Hfunnnoningr the
oeace congress to Versailles to
which the German delegat p will be
admitted, )iaa been fxied for some
time betwoen the twentieth) of April
and the first day of M^y
Premier L4ojd Oeoige may an
nounce the exact date wften he ad
dresses the British. Parlaiment up
on his arrival in England on Wedr
nesdajf.
However, the date is so near at
hand, that probabJy President Wil
son will remain for the opening of
thB Peaoe Congress at Varsailles.
It was learned today that in ad
dition to the fire billions to be
paid during the first two years,
the peace terms as they Jiow stand,
stipulate that Oermany must is
sue to the Allies twenty billions
worth of interest bearing bonds
Paris, Tuesday — President Wil
son. 011 behalf of the Council of 4
announced this morulnjr that Apr.H
25 is- \e date at which the German
nlenipoten'tiaa(will -put in aji
appearance at the Versailles peace
congpTess.
President Wilson states that the
questions of. pe*tce are now so near
to settlement Chat the treaty will
l/f finally drafted at au early date.
The Allied. peace delegates are
said *.o haine decidiede to compel G:-r
msnw to withdraw all troops from
a zone extending for a distance of
twenty m.ilpg back from th,e right
baat of the Rhine, and that the A3
liod armies of occupation w
main on the lo£t bank ui
first installment of the lu
has been paid.
Berlin, Tuesday •— A/u \
German announcement ga-ys
German governmet will rej
proposal which will giv^ Fra
riph*. to opiar&te the coal n:
the Sa:«r valley'perpetually.
New Yo:!:, Monday—A 1
; 3. Army Transport arrived.
| port at an early hour this r
brlajriiiE back from Fr®B
thousand, men who have b
the service of their couattrj
of the men brought back U
from the Western states s
.leave here for their r<
homes at an early daa.
Ered Fonzo Sr. arriwodj h<
latter part of the week fj
neau whero ho has be'ii se;
| thi retit jury
The work on che 22i
bridge is progressing well a
finished will ba better tha
Most joyfully we welcome you back!
May the days as well as the years aheac
you ever keep fresh in your memory
appreciation 4nd pride which mere words al
cannot express* You did the job right!
*¥T1 y Military training has certainly w<
vv llO S wondera with your physique—your
^T clothes to properly fit your bigger <
A Otir - smaller waist, more muscular limbs, s!
T O be made expressly for you by E'
1 CLllOT. Price & Co.
Our new fashions and woolens await your inspec
tion and we will gladly measure vou and arrange for d«
livery of the finished clothes to suit your convenient
JAMES KENNED!