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Seattle. June t2.—About July
tentb Amundseu. tie eiplorer, plans
to hop off from Nunumak, near
Point Barrow and attempt a non
stop monoplane flight across the top
of the world. He will go via the
North Pole to Spitzbergen, and if
the weather becomes too thick at
the pole he will change hia course
and proceed to Cape Columbia. This
is the announcement made by his
Seattle agent. Mr. H. H. Hammer,
yesterday. The distances to be cov
ered are from Nunumak to the Pole,
1200 miles; from Lie Pole to Spitz
bergen. 600 miles, or from the pole
to Cape Columbia. 400 miles.
KKV1SK NEW
1KISH CONSTITUTION
Umdon. June 12.—The articles of
the uew Irish constitution have been
carefully gone over In the confer
ence between Lloyd George and Ar
thur Griffith, and so satisfactory
are the changes that Arthur Griffith
will return to Dublin with tht^ to
night. according to a statement by
the Evening Star.
MAJOR GOTWALS
TO OPEN OFFICE
Major John C. Gotwals of the AI- |
aska Koad commission. accompanied
by Captain Ward of the commission,
has arrived in Anchorage for the
purpose of initiating the season's
road work In the tallroad belt and
country adjacent thereto. It Is Ma
jor Gotwal's plan to open offices in
Anchorage for the season and. as
sisted by Captain V.ard, will have e
sub-headquarters at this point, thus
keeping into closer touch with road
construction. Among the projects
Major Gotwals is looking over to
day is the (Cagle i»ver road. It Is
planned to have this road swing
back from Knik .Arm and pass on!
the north shore of Otter lake and j
thence to the Whitney road, thusj
completing a circuit calculated to)
meet the needs of homesteaders and |
at the same time affording a spot j
for outing parties at Otter lake. I
where there is good fishing and good
scenery.
Speaking of the road program Ma-[
jor Gotwals said the Alaska Road
commission was endeavoring, wher
ever possible, to get the forestry I
service to take over certain roads j
entering the forest area and expend j
the funds of the forestry depart
ment In their completion and up
keep. The forestry service has am
ple funds, and uncer this arrange
ment a large fund would be avail
able in Alaska forestry road funds
for expenditure In the territory.— I
Anchorage Times.
Popular Fiction at Popalar Prices j
A large list of th« Tery latest hit* j
on the Edison An.bercola cyllndei j
have been received by Kellers anc |
may be heard at any time.
"5V SWlcVv 7>'vme Saves 9
STOP and flsrurr how much money you shall waste In nine
years, if you 1J0 not pot tome kind of a check on if; then RK
HOLVE to put away $5.00 per week in our SAVINGS AC'COl XT.
In nine years you shall have $-,840 and I per cent compound
interest added.
Is It not worth while? There Is but one answer.
Do yon not wish yon had commenced this system nln.- years
ago? Then shall you not rejoice many times nine years hence if
yon commence NOW?
Bfflflnk ©IF Masks
SKAQWAY, ALASKA
ON 1
Tientsin, June 12.—The array of
Chang Tso Lin is again on the run |
for the north, with Wu Pei Fu's ar
my pushing after it as fast as con-|
ditlons will permit ' Chang Is rush-1
Ing toward Shang Hai Kuan, with j
Wu in hot pursuit.
BUTTER RELATIONS
1\ BRITISH TRADES I
London—The trouble which seem-1
ed probable in the Itritish building
trade over the dei land of the em
ployers for an extension of hours has
been averted by a compromise. A
few weeks ago a reduction of two
pence per hour becume due under
the cost-of-living sliding scale. The
employers then proposed, in view of
the opposition to longer working
hours, that the men should cooper
ate in bringing down labor costs by
accepting an additional reduction of
two pence per hour for the higher
paid men. that is. those in the big
towns, three half-pence for those re
ceiving medium rates and a penny
for the small mino.ity of the lowes
paid men of the rural districts.
After taking a ballot, the men
have accepted this and the Joint
Wages Council has agreed to stabil
ize the new conditions until March.
1»2". The permanent reduction in
wages which this arrangement ef
fects, should materially reduce the
cost of dwelling houses in Great j
Britain, especially as the output of i
the operatives is 3aid to have in
creased since the establishment of
better relations wi:h employers.
JEFFERSON' AltRIVES
AMI DEPARTS
The steamship Jefferson of the Al
aska Steamship company arrived
yesterday afternoon at 3 p. ni. and
left for the south at 10 p. m. She
bad on board a number of iiasseii
gers for Skagway. among whom
were Tuck Flalierty and Mrs Fla
herty. who are well known in Slug-'
way. Forty round tripners were
aboard and went by special train to
Bennett while the boat was in port.
Those leaving Skyway ">n the Jef
ferson were Mr. and Mrs. T II. Kun
nalls and family, bound for Seattle
Father Kdgar Gallant off for W'ran
gell to look after the Cat!..ilk
church in that place. The survey
Ins party which came north to si.r
»ey the farms of A. J. Achison and
llarn Matthews, and O. II. Dillon,
bound for Juneau.
RICKENBACKKR Ql IT
TRANS* ONT1VE.VTAI, TRIP
Omaha. June 12.—Eddie Ricken
bucker. the airman who started to
make the transcontinental trip and
had one or two mishaps before
reaching this city, had a fall of a
hundred feet with his plane here and
smashed the plane. He has aban
doned the trip. He himself was not
injured by the fall.
LOUISE CARRIES
USTNZE
The recent embargo placed on the
transmission of booze thru American
territory by Collector of Customs J.
C. McBride will affect the residents
and visitors of the Yukon, which
is tributary and dependent for its
thirst quenchers coming thru Skag
way. Heretofore this port and the
eond.lions peculiar to it have been
excepted from the general principle
as laid down in the law. But when
the U. S. Supreme. Court declared
that no exceptions could be made,
the Collector informed the men in
Yukon that no further shipments of
liquor would be allowed after Juno
15th. This will virtually force the
Yukon to become dry after the large
shipment now coining in on the
Princess Louise is consumed. And
rumor has it that the shipment Is
of considerable size—enough to
quench several parched throats. But
after that—well, why worry about
something that will not worry the
Yukoners until this shipment is
gone?
INDICT THIRTY-FIVE
Kl' KLl'X KLANERS
Los Angeles, June 13.—The thir
ty-live men who were arrested on
the charge of having participated in
the Ku Klux Klan raid at Ingle wood
in which Constable M. B. Mosher
was s'lot and killed, were indicted,
and when called in Superior Court
today pleaded not guilty.
rctllDA REMAINS
FOREIGN MINISTER
Toklo, June 12.—Viscount Uchida, |
who held the portfolio as Foreign I
.Miuister under Premier Takahashi,
will retain the san.e position under
Kato.
KM1M.OYES AT
WASHINGTON HAVE SNAP
Washington.—One of the reforms!
in the interest of economy and ef-,
Ik'iency in the administration of pub |
lie affairs which the present admin
istration may inaugurate consistent
with its plt'dge to put more busi
ness into the government. is ac In
crease in the length of the working
day for the government employes in
Washington. At present the maxi
mum working day for the govern
ment employe in Washinglon 13 sev
en and one-half hours. In practlcce.
however, the major.ty of the depart
ments and bureaus in Washington
work only seven hours a Jay.
The seven and one-half hour day
for federal employes in Washington
is fixed by law and civil service regu
lations. When applicants 'or posi
tions under civil service lie their
application it is in the agreement
made on the part 01 the government
that they are to work not over sev
en and one-half hours a day. Oov
ernment employes Vn Washington
get Saturday afternoon of for 13
weeks during the summer months.
This gives them a working scncduij
of 45 hours a week during the win
ter months and s 41-hour week
schedule during the surompr months.
In addition to this, the employes
are given thirty days' vacation on
full pay. They are also given a min
imum of 15 days and a maximum of
SO days' sick leave on full pay. The
differential is optional with the
heads of the bureaus. It is the cus
tom for all government employes
who have not used up their sick
leave by actual sickness to add it
to their vacation period so that at
a minimum government employes In
Washington have1 45 days away
from the office on full pay in addi
tion to their Saturday half holiday
during the summer.
The distinction Is sharply drawn
between government employes in
Washington and government em
ployes located elsewhere In the Uni
ted States. At piints outside of
Washington federal employes work
eight hours a day and do not have
other privileges accorded the'Wash
ington employe.
FIFTY-FIVE MILES ROAD
WILL COST $532,500
Washington, June 12.—Secretary
Wallace has given bis approval for
the construction cf 65.3 miles of
road in the forest divisions of Alas
ka. This mileage of roads will be
constructed this year and will cost
$532,500. The funds will be pro
vided from the forest and highway
funds. The roads are of primary
importance to the communities ad
joining or adjacent to the National
forests. Seven of the proposed roads
are in the First judicial district and
In the Tongass National forest, the
other two projects «re in the Third
judicial district and are in the|
Chugah national forest. j
PRESIDENTIAL PARTY
RETURNS FROM CRl'ISE
Washington, June 12.—President
Harding and hiB guests. Secretary
Mellon of the Treasury and Attor
ney-General Dauglierty, returned
this morning from a cruise on the
Potomac.
WOMAN SLAPS NAVAL
COMMANDER, AND HE!
Los Angeles, June 12.—At a court
hearing this afternoon it was dis
closed that commander John J. Hy
land of the naval repair ship Vestal
of the Pacific fleet had his face slap
ped by Mrs. M. Leland Stanford, Jr.,
the commander retaliating by strik
ing the woman several times. The
whole affair Is the result of a youth
ful row between the sons of the com
mander and Mrs. Stanford, Jr.
AL. W. ROBERTS
DIES AT MILE 2.1
A1 W. Roberts, a pioneer road
house man, died at his home at
Roosevelt early this morning, fol
lowing a stroke of apoplexy. Mr.
Roberts had been in ill health for
some time, and his passing was not
unexpected. Deceased was a pio
neer of Alaska and the Yukon, hav
ing resided in nearly every camp
for Dawson to Fairbanks. Of late
years he has been conducting a road
house and postofflce at Roosevelt on
the Alaska railway, near Seward. He
also rau the sawmill at Mile 3 4 of
late years, leasing It to its present
managers.
Mr. Roberts was a member of Sew
ard Igloo of Pioneers and had many
friends in the Territory. He was 65
years of age at the time of his death,
and leaves a wife to mourn his loss |
It is reported by those intimately
acquainted with Mr. Roberts that he
was a direct descendent of Abraham
Lincoln, the great emancipator, bui
of thlB matter he was very reticent
and the story was never verified
The remains will be brought to Sew
ard on one of the next trains, it is
stated, and may be taken to Kansas,
his former home, for interment.—
Seward Gateway.
CANADA'S FLOURISHING TRADE
Canada Is fast becoming a great
trading nation. With a population
barely exceeding 9,000.000, Cana
da's yearly purchases from other
countries are valued at $1,240,000,
000, while she exports goods to the
value of $1,210,000,000. Thus her
total trade with the world amount*
to $2,450,000,000, or $272 per cap
ita.
The Uunlted States trade per cap
ita Is $125, or less than halt that of
Canada.
To manufacturers, who are looking
for broader outlets for their pro
ducts, Canada calls for first consld-l
eration. Here is a wealthy, active,
accessible and rapidly-growing mar
ket possessing all the machinery for
efficient and economical merchan
dising.
In Canada's major market, repre
sented by the prosperous farmers
and other rural dwellers, the de
mand is for the best of everything
in farm machinery, farm equipment
and farm home conveniences.—Ex.
Eversharp lead* for Evariharp
lead p«nclls In hard, soft and lndal
| libit at Kellsrc. SB# a box.
STORM AND CLOUDBURST
KILL MANY IIN. I
New York, June 12.—This city
was swept by a severe storm, ac
companied by a cloudburst. Seven
teen people were killed and a num
ber injured by the storm and t'ne
water.
Later—
The death toll o< Sunday's hurri
cane and cloudburst has reached
sixty-five. Great trees in Central
Park were uprooted and hundreds
of pleasure craft wore driven ashore
and wrecked. Thousands of par
ents stood vigil at the docks thru
out the night await.ng the arrival of
rescue police boats.
COLLECTOR PLACES EMBARGO
OX LIQUOR THRU ALASKA
Dawson, June 1.—Officials here
have been notified by Collector of
Customs John C. McBrlde of Juneau
that an embargo wlil be placed June
15 on all liquor shipped thru Amer
ican territory for the Canadian Yu
kon, except that intended for medi
cal and scientific purposes. It is un
derstood here the embargo is the re
sult of a recent interpretation of the
liquor laws by the United Slates su
preme court, which ruled that liquor
could not be shipped through Amer
lcal territory from one foreign port
to another.
PUBLIC MEN GET FAT
PI,I'M IX MINNESOTA
Minneapolis, June 12.—William
Howard Taft, George B. Lock wood,
secretary of the Republican Nation
al committee, and other prominent
public men are numed as the re
cipients of a distribution of $2,000,
000. by the Twin City Capital Rapid
Transit company in recent years.
The names appear In a report by
Delos F. Wilcox, tlie public utilities
expert who has been going over
matters of the Twiii City company.
COAST CITY ON
KNEES WITH 8HRINER8
San Francisco, June 13.—San
Francisco is on her prayer rug in a
long low salaam to the Mystic Shrine
whose members are arriving by
thousands from all parts of the na
tion for the convention which is to
be held in this city.
Snbscrib* for tti* Dally Alaskan
THIIEE BOYS DP.OWNED
WHILE PLAYING OX RAIT
Seattle, June 12.—William and
James, sons of James Graham, and
llieir cousin, Vernon Seabury, all un
der six years of age, were drowned
here today. They had fallen from
u raft on which ttiey were playing.
WASHINGTON' W INS BOAT HACK
Madison, Wis., June 13.—The Uni
versity of Washington won the boat
race with the University of Wiscon
sin at this place last evening Wash
ington won by the safe margin of
e.glit lengths.
UAROX JiATO
ACCEITS PREMIERSHIP
Tokio, June 12.—The offer of the
premiership to Baton Kato by the
Council of Elder Statesmen was ac
cepted hy the Baron. He will select
his co-workers in the cabinet.
LOOSE Ul*E «:.!« TOMORROW
The Princess Louise of the C. P.
R. line will arrive in Skagway to
morrow morning at 6:30 with a
capacity cargo of freight and a big
booking of passengers. She will be
in port Wednesday and Thursday,
leaving Skagway 011 Thursday night.
ELKS, ATTENTION
Flag Day exercises in the Lodge
Room Thursday evening at regular
meeting. All Brothers requested to
be there. By order
dan Mcdonald,
Exalted Ruler.
The
White Pass &
Yukon Rout^
The DS<n>ontt<s tt® ttHne taiterS©r
The Gateway Route of Comfort, Service and Safety
To and Frotn Atlin, Dawson ami Interior Alaska and
Yukon River Points
'R.&vV awdi "R.\x>ct Semce
During season of navigation our fleet of modern steam
ers will operate the entire length of the Yukon River.
Daily Train Service (except Sundays) between Skaguay
and Whitehorse. Parlor observation cars on every train
For full Information regarding passenger and freight
rates apply to
H- Wheeler. General Manager
Skaguay. Alaska
Or BIO Alaska Building, Seattle ,\Vash.