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No. 43 l A KNTV FOURTH YEAH
CUBHT BILL
\V.shiii;;to!i. May 12. — Doctor
S n.ili. the commissioner of the Bur
».• ti of Fisheries, iti testifying before
[he rio -o ( o:ti:t ittee on Territories •
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i ■ ,>n!y fur' tioti of the Secretary !
of the Interior under tiie Curry bill ■
t >r the administration of Alaska is ]
; i tt-iu. ■ :ii to t'o" tress the annual.
re._>o:t <>. ilie development board.
a--' ' • l'f ■ hied by trattsferrinp the
■ 1 i1 ;t>:t over Alaskan affairs
t .'.t i';o p" -eitt Federal form of
control to a centralized board stt
t las at Juneaft. He declare;! tho i
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I r • • 1'iiited States, but we :
tiUUe«. i:i>r ' e orCi>n r.atlan to dj
II •• wo: k ■ It'll for their iirutd--!
tion r 'ui d-. >:oi»iaeat.
Seailn. May I:.—Mrs. Muds*
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'>•■ r: tl b> a jti.y las:
•.s granted a no^ lr:ai
il "i ' • ■ jury were eipht women .
i.tst ni.cat that jur>
V»«rd.Cl ul u .1
a : in k;-W .:l i o'
tat fc^'icd tt-l e:. one |
ran! S ,v > -.1 >
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! • deserted t'.iSnp Lewis.:
1 t e tuxi driver Trait-:. |
•"! w I/ O l;:;ii;af of Taitlw. lie
li-.i.r- : r* i ilia d Tiuil.s with I
t roc!; ard t'.'v' ;.o, Slrtrji ana Per-j
:• ,.s ! 'ed i ':"sr i
and S* UUed 'urn. "iy
> >< ■ o i' >dy in the taxi av.l
■ •» : t ■ •»• »tr<s ts of s ■ : •.'
i> t uf !'• i t .-•jve mites d'i ' .1
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!:.»> nil-a :••:! t same story v.'irH
reieren. to i • crime. As the i r.t- ••
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rt-iswiff.l to Ta.-o'
Tho fl.'.x'.s sv that in :«<«r do
n.iii'ary discijdi". t!,. j
do< : • ...I! .ir's in nrd- ti.
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Wa»U;s:s?<>::. .May It.— "t :'."»r
testimony lit", re the !t ■ -.e f'orv it
!•" Colonel Iti ul ui.d .i j'
Kdgerton sa d ( ey t;u rod live Cur
ry bill and rs i-rorfs! as i >r Alas
ka. Their Many years in • itrri-.
t-ry and under--at diit\ of f s if >ds.
. s Members of t:.o iioad -<til':.is-,
sum made t: ■ :u fe-'l t»a' • K.nt.
1 !e contained i:i i'le L;U •» t a ,i..od
title fur Aitsi.a ,ad its rtp<i>,
Tacoma, May 11.—Larson the
President t'le defunc Scandinav
ian Atnt r . n Hank of Tacoma, was
found tui;1 • last night by a jury of
! orrov.i c -lO.hOO from ti:e bat: :
without t ■ authorization of ilic di
rectors.
V.': s!iin§ton. May 12.—Attorney.
rer.it.il Daut.herty bit out Slrai?iit
. ■ the unreasonable 1 prices and
differentiation, when l:e said:
"There is some trouble somewhere,
when a 1 . "ib tr-'.ls for 75 cents on ,
The plains and a latub chop sells for
t-r> cents on the table."
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gou government of Jlexico is vk
: roco;: n it Ion l>y T he govern . o:.'
of tho United States. TLe recogni
tion awaits upon :iu Iron clad agree
ment and guarantees l>y tho Mexi
i ::ii govenunul t •> i it will loo:; af
ter t!>e safety of i :e lives and prop
lUeoiisij '
vole and
.
i jetl • e Alii.'J Ultimatum last
r, t ;..:iee!lor Wirth spoke to t'10
•iistas last night prior to t!io
iri.ttitu thai t' o govern
;.:oni !i.iv;»ted t": •• Vllimstuii and
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mediate decision itt tiie matter.
In n:a!;&tg i s {;<Mvh the Reit'is
tag, Vv'irth pt>i:r.« J uul tile alter", i
ti\es in c >nm-.tioa with t'.ie Ultima
tum. lie said, t'..it (lermatty ivu'.d
sisii tiie agreement tints putting on
tier many a hurt1 't. Uto end of whie'i
..•aid not lio i u'i'i or she liu !
d l
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.itKls v:
today. I
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J:g has I;
rani ! r 11 ■" jI i . ■ here 111 ur
t->r :i> i t ir.oney
. <Jed m y tn a charge ol
:r (1 Saturday.
< - M I" i : .1, entered
j>1m.
>ud<»r Ilarvev, made i; is maiden
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Britain on I;:s arrival at Southamii
i.'as ii.ere «.:.;e •viien America fell
so keenly the moral obligations she
tow u-y< t i li e uotl.er country."
liid fir.'iif in i. nddt\ 3 l\o stated
■■ if a .1 tfec - J States
•'.«» ll,cm Ives ...It ■ world. Iii
-t'Oci-h it. ;d« a f.Mwi ii.ti'f' -sion and
• • s well r.' . ved l»y the press.
ittih. :■ luti. May 10—Harvi-v
M.e new \Amorieiia ambassador to
' • IV'irt of f=. i James, arrived
here tod.y on t'.o Asquit uia.
Indian.polis, Ind , May 11.—Pres -
ident llatdi:djnatc.1 twenty-five'
floUar.- to tiio A:.terica t Legion fund
for the cleoraiion of the graves of
\Moricnri soldiers, who gave their
War, at:d who ate s>,: 1 sleeping In
Europe.
The Prudent Man
The prurient man prepares for t'»e lean years l»y
husbanriing firs ri'sourt t*s <2 urin£ the yo u5 that aio
plenty. The easiest simplest and safest way to do
this i* to open a Saving*.' aiTimn; which will pny you in
terest on your money.
OPEN YOUR ACCOUNT HERE
BanK of AlasKa
Washing!Slav 11 —S-'crelii'T
of the Navv, D'.i.ny, ilvcii'.itU to Pu
nish engineers from the navy lor
vessels which 'ire up by i- :■ u
i!:.> strike in or.lor to move freight
to Alaska. !u t|(vl'ni!>T[ to fi:ri?h
the tnon the Sacre'ary divlired t :nt
i >>e emerspney rti'l not warrant su'li
action. and (hat ho w.-ull not n!;o
it unless lie received a direct order
from President .-iTdiM to do so.
The statement by i;'.j s>viv-.:-.iy wis
made to S-'iiator roindexter or Wash
ington, v.ho had Interviewed the f-.-e
relnry with this object In vtTv.
Washington. May 12. — Orders!
ha> e eoiiio from \\ asliiiigton to tho:
Seattle branch of the Shipping
Hoard to assign llio first engineers!
recruited for sea service to the
Steamships Alameda of the Alaska
Steamship Company and the City of I
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panv for the Alaska service. • I
$1510 Verdict Given
Larson In Case
Jut.v Initially Autoes hi J i.niui','
Case After Oi'lilxTiil
ini; 7." Hour-.
Afti-p licing out for 75 hours, tlic
< ry I:i llto ease of Juitti Larson
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";!.*20. growing out oi the lui.d^'.idt
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c" i'i favor of karson lor
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' D;nut Waggoner, foreman, ; vu
i . tio in I'.o I'nltt d States Disir''
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■ re given:
Question — V. as water |»J : :
; i t':i! din-h, tttinto or j> ■nsfo
'i. >• \i.'i:ate > use of tUo tOide?
. '11 I ll'v " ?
t.'ii'-iioti—11' so. in what ttcd i .at
"ico consist?
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i! i or I'ipfl to ' any o .'!!}"
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■: vc of safety.
•• l'.T ■■■.! loss 1 »>«:.!
[> rty and i: t for loss on t' •
!; z of tlie plain:i. as i.c li; d
• ■ roporlv complied with 'e la.
:i ting forth his ownership.
e jury was secured in r j. ca. -r
oi the afternoon of April 21 and
:s on t: daily until i T -
d a.lernoon, May .1, v. jn t!io
:ry was finally instriued l»y 1'iiil
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.1 nines.
*" e Jury in the case cou .isii d of
Vi*. II. SnKu. otto Bernard, Pavid
!•:. Jaeger. A. F. Knight. <'. .1.
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V.". Folta. I'. K. Xickelsuu. and A.
S. Brown.
Cable Briefs
I.os Angelas, May II.—Admir:
{'iaV'-'irc Williams will sue xd A<
■ .: :il Uodman. on May a*
; : !er of tho Pacific flr-it.
iVrlin, May 11.—nr. Wirt if. tUo
ju'.v Gorman Chancellor has formed
a now cabinet with himself as chan
cellor and foreign minister.
Washington, May 11.—P u b 1.1 c
; 'iter Carter has designated num
erous men and women employes of
the government who are pl.Tyins ,:ie
horse races.
Cambridge, Mass., May 10.Four
brothers, I.edger, Ernest, Warren
and t.ester Tremble, aged twelve to
twenty were burned to death in tUoir
home today.
Washington Majr 12.—Congress
today began the task of plugging up
sonic of the leaks in the Volstead
law. The intention of Congress is
to supplement tho enforcement of
National Prohibition with such no ;1
ful ligislation as shall make it more
effective.
Publicity Bureau
Closes 'Saturday
J.ii' k of FiinN < ii'im-s Sits
I i)l' Territory's
(HUi i: I AdtmtelMSi
T'io Territorial I5:ire*iit of Ptib
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n;.'y i:r J ittird.i" liisht according
to . :i anHDStiicemput tjmI
ti ,! . . '1 : o c: i of its activities is
li. : t ;.! i. • t • failure of t.
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. :>n longc; li.an j
."' i c. »rt was n>.'iio by members j
of t .(■ IXouso Uej:rcesntuUvcs Iu ,
Inrlnd • • oiiry ior publicity war!. fu
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■ i : 1 in cor.ci(ii>r i
|> ■.'! (01 I'.O :■( of tJi.» So! I? ;
I : . it!;« t I . !!? •■! T vlucft i ■■■•
LlliO.
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: it>»! ji i J o business of the i
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• i . v 1.it" !■=. UllJ pub
lii . y mutter trr.:...erred to Storage j
or j'.ve.i «lo.'o i y can be of i
! I . • . ' |o t e Territory . ,
i. \ liite \v : not r>- ily tu i
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:»i*'y there and j
" Oilfd !' o 1 If i to JlltlLMI.
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r r;; :- ro.is;' jjojik
i would J.avo a hard time !
•••:. a • .ill f?j out" Pacific coast i
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suinind: J l.y a hish concrete wall,
' ■ «•»)•>* one il-ior. sn>d that btiiil
•I' it : vy i i:,. !n r reinforced with j
steel i otls. T g>> vtral aspect of j
.
!■ of an old fori. Tiic door in
'i'.r 'I is ic'Tt :■ ,'i!rely locked, and |
i j. ardi d from a tiny window. j
y.i-\\'<o ("it;.-, .May 12.—The fiov-1
cr* i r o "'i''' >n in Jie: icn today
received v-ord that i! e Austrian fie
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! eii a n .loverament.
V, ashiagton, May }".—i'rerdent
Far re 11 of tbe I nitcd States Ste»l
Corporal ion i.;i: signified his ivill'
inpness t:> accept the chairmanship
of i! e Shi'-pir.g Board. 11; ir.dii.ud
his decision to Pros.d<-"t Hcrdin:;.
■Washington, May 11.—The natian
il Geesraphic Board today decided
unanimously that tlie name of Mt.
(tainier shall remain. There was a
Bfrcns effort made on the part of the
people of Tacoma to change it to
5!t. Tacoma.
"Washington, May 10.—The policy
■ ii r e administration is going to
pursue i'i tiio Mexican imbroglio, has
:><• .;i determined upon. This was the
statement given out today, hut Offi
cials wheu approached were unwill
ing to onnuncialo just what form
that policy would take, or what had
been determined in the secret coun
cils of slate.
Washington, May 12.—Under the
terms i)f tlio ultimatum wliich Ger
many I;a9 ; she has obiisat
eil herself tn pay thirty-three bil-1
loon three hundred seventy-five |
Million dollars Bold. She is lefi
witif nothing in the way of an army
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i.ir a Quarter ei' n century s'le will
eii.u-1 c illicit;/ industrial and fi
nancial.
Washington. 11.—President
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and liiird class postmasters. His |
older was that the one standing
lii-. ..ost in the civil service exaiuina-1
linn would receivo the appointment. :
I'll jidn it liardiny • id..led thai old
er so ii at o in oi' I lie three standing ;
.1 l.y tiii administration for:
any pi::;t!l IiSHTSilip.
F.f. - i I,ills passed Ij;- llicj
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i- i»ti i r in iV.o oflieo of
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•j: i :• ::.tdc this
o: liur. t lily n « Mil \v'..:e!l passed
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The I ■ :cr niPHsnio is liouso Bill.
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•r.ra.l-.i". "I.vy 11,—Tl:? Lord May-!
. 12—rresidont
i • • ( • "... " ^ • itiiii'd
• :: .V rciiri-i'..
• ■ noliliod t'lc |
it ' i!o corryi:i5 appro
■ ■ 'i b.:.Id,':isa would
d:ii g il: • r.e< session '
Nov.- York, May 12.—Tex Itick
iiid, the promoter of the big fight
o i»f pulled off in New Jersey, is
iii i'.i" no chances on his men. A
ifilicy issued hy Lloyds, of London.
f<t:' ?1 DO.OOD each on Dempsey and
_'a:i»Mlier, were taken out by the
>ro.,'oter. This announcement was
made loda.v.
\\ Islington. May 11.—General
■ ar ti e chief of staff of the Unit
, i H. res Army, informed the House
i i. iilee which has the Bergdoll
iin its l.ands that the two Am
erican sergeants who attempted to
;;i<!n;ii> Bergdoll the Philadelphia
draft dodger had his entire svmpa
tliy. He also added that he wotild
never have apologized to the fier
ma.i .government whatever ii :?rnn
tloual-iaw had been violated.
Tl.rc" decisions were handed
' i this morning by United States
I'sirii-i .lud.-ic ItobertW. Jennings
.11 of the I'nited States against
S-•:iMl.ird Oi! Company grooving
(nit of licenses alleged due to the
Territory. Technically the three
cat-'.-s are known as 1404-B. 1405-B.
and HOii-n.
It appears that the Standard Oil
i:pany iri 1915 and 191fi paid a
license tax of $500 for selling oil
and other products in the First Di
vision. in 1:»1T. the $500 was
offered lo Cl^rk J. \V. Hell, of the
I'nited States District Court, iiut
upon advice of tiie I'nited States
tistii: t Attorney he demanded li
ir.oi.cy for every town in ti e
i: ■:t Division iu • ich the Stand
ard Oil Company maintained an
L-JiVi.c l ioney was paid, with
string attaclTCd. but no licenses
In iii" decision made today, the
onn«"iy >»us upiield in tlie 1915
■ . d •:»; oases but decided against
J M 7 case and required to
y > :l litioiinl licenses of ?.r>00 for
nperating at Juneau; JSDo for oper
ating a' ■ Ketchikan; $50 each for
pnralii.g .ii Waterfall and Sitka.
1 it! and liellenthal indicated
' ■ oy would appeal In tlie last case.
ul I'nited States District Attorney
?s A. Sniiser indicated he would
l fro i i •<» decision in the two
foimer c;<ses. Ninety days was
'•ranted eu. li s?«t« iu make a bill of
exceptions.—
- i'oiri.e for (lie Daily Alaskan
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THE GATEWAY ROUTE OF
SERVICE SAFETY
for
Territory, Atlin District and
Interior Alaska
;ni-v.Yekly Train Service between Sbagnay
iVuilehorsc during tlie winter season
L' ill information ropanlins passenger and freight rates
upon applying to
hi. Wheeler, General Hanager
Skaguay, Alaska
or
510 Alaska Building, Seattle. Wash.