WOULD COME
BY AiRBOAT
Alaskans Want to Try
New Service Between
Seattle and Juneau.
Seattle, Aug. 21.—The Pacific
Airway Company, which inaug
urated a service with a 400
horsepower flying boat today
between Seattle and Vancouver,
announces that it will probably
make a one-way flight late this
month from Seattle to Juneau
between dawn and night fall.
Seveial well known local per
sons, including a trio of Alas
kans, have expressed a desire to
go as passengers.
New York, Aug. 21,—A flight
around the world by the new
dirigible SR-2 has been suggest
ed by Charles R. Glidden to Sec
retary of the Navy Denby. Glid
den is president of the World’s
Board of Aeronautic Commis
sioners.
STANDING OF CLUBS
Up to aud including August 20.
National League.
Won.
Pittsburg
New York
Boston
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Philadelphia
75
70
64
62
57
51
47
36
Amercan League.
Won.
Cleveland
New York
Washington
St. Louis
Boston
Detroit
Chicago
Philadelphia
73
67
64
58
53
55'
49
42
Lost.
40
48
48
56
57
65
68
80
Lost.
43
44 ,
54
58
60
64
66.
79,
Macon, Ga.—Eleven people perished
in the flames when the Brown Hotel
here burned today.
CHARLIE’S
LAUNDRY
Shoe Repairing
Sign Writing
Paperhanging
CHARLES REBHUN
The Handy Man
HIGHTOWER
IN CUSTODY!
He Is Charged With the
Murder of Father
Heslin.
San Bruno, Cal., Aug. 21.—
The police are gradually closing
in around the murderers of
Father Heslin.
William Hightower, though
still clinging to his story of
chance information which en
abled him to lead the police to
where Father Heslin’s body was
buried in the sand hills, was to
day formally charged with mur
der, his alibi having first been
shattered by Doris Shirley upon
whom he had relied'to establish
it. Other associates of High
tower are also under surveil
lance. and more arrests are ex
pected in the near future.
__»__
San Francisco, Aug. 23.—After a
brief preliminary hearing this morn
ing, Hightower was held to answer to
charges of murder in the Snperior
Court of San Alateo county.
ACCUSED OF
BLACKMAIL
Threatening Letters Re
ceived By Prominent
Seattleites.
Seattle, Aug. HI. —’Michael
Placania was arrested here to
day, charged with blackmail.
The police believe him to be one
of a number of black-hand oper
ators who have been mailing
threatening letters to prominent
citizens of this city. Dr. Mat
thews and Banker J. D. Hoge
received letters this week, each
demanding $10,000. Matthews’
letter said: “Come across, you
hypocrite, or you will go to
heaven by the dynamite route.”
Tana and Quickstep.
A wireless from the Ozmo reports
the steamers ranis- and Quickstep as
having left Bethel on Aug. J9. Both
boats are expected to arrive here not
later than August 26.
ATTORNEYS
Albrecht and Taylor
Geo. W. Albrecht, Iditarod, Alaska.
Chas. E. Taylor, Seattle, Wash.
Practice in all theGCourts.
Seattle Law Office: L. C. Smith Bldg
Elliott 1642.
NORTHERN COMMERCIAL CO.
j -.. . .
Everything From a Needle to a •
Porcupine Boiler. Prices Right. 1
\
• t
Out New Drop-Head Republic Sewing Machine
At a Bargain.
BLACKBURN & ELDB1DGE
New Stock Has Arrived
Prices Right
$
McGrath Roadhouse 1
{
f
Excellent Meals I
i
i.
Service Prompt and Efficient
|
1
Flat’s Quality Restaurant
The Best the Market Affords
Prompt Service
(
Henry Durant :: Frank Keenan
Watch,|Clock and Jewelry
Repairing
ARTHUR J. DOWNER i
The Kusko Times ::: $2 -Per jMonth