To Succeed Lasker as
Shipping Board Head
Washington.—The White House in
dicated this morning that Edward P.
■ arley, of C hicago, will be Lasker’s
successor as bead of the United States
Shipping Hoard. Parley has the in
dorsement of Lasker and the Standard
Oil Company.
The democrats are at sea about a
presidential candidate. Hut Mr. Bryan
tfillsee that no one is picked outside
the three-mile limit.-—Norfolk Vir
ginian-Pilot.
ft is Senator Borah’s great good for
tune that while his party has a creed
none of the party bishops seem to know
exactly what it is,—Norfolk Virgiaian
Pilot.
CHARLIE’S
LAUNDRY
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I AJBath in a Real
! Rath Tub
^ i Shoe Repairing
Sign Writing
Paperhanging
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CHARLES REBHUN
The Handy Man
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Murder Theory Re
places Suicide Pact
Manila.—Murder and suicide, with
the woman in the dominant role, re
placed the suicide pact as the police
theory of the deaths of George Bald
win, actor and composer, who formerly
lived iD Alaska, aDd Mrs. Ann Schles
singer. middle-aged stenogr^r»her.‘'
The two nad quarreled frequently,
and. the police are of the opinion that
the- woman, in a fit of jealousy, had
placed poison in the wfcisky-.which she
gave Baldwin.
The state department at Washington
gives out so many authorized state
ments correcting falee iaipressione that
prebty soon perhaps we shall be able to
find out what our fordigD policy is by
the sheer process of elimination.—Go
tumbus State Journal.
The followiog poem, submitted by
Miss Flora Clark, ofSkagway, won the
prise offered by the Bellingham Amer
ican- Reveille for the best poem on
*‘Mother. ”• The poem bore the title,
Mother’s Valentine”:
Because yeur love has been, through
all the years,
y: The truest and tenderest r have
r, known;
'Because 1 know your hopes and prayers
; ‘ and fears,
'/ L send this message now^ for you
alone.
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Growing with every year more pure
and bright.
Forever in my heart the love shall
shine.
.That calfs my thoughts back home to
you tonight,
, To bless you for your love, dear Val
entine.
Receiving and sending hours at the
McGrath station are as follows:
•, 'Week Days—10 a:. m. and 4 p» m. •
Sundays and holidays—9:45 *. m. aud
4:30 p. m.
For Sale—Hand sewing machine. In
quire Times office.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Bennett James, John Holmgren,
Charles E Taylor, George W. Al
brecht, and Edward MeArdle and
Charles Knell, and their and each
of their heirs, executors, adminis*
trators, successors in interest, and
assigns: *
You and.each of you will please take
notice that the undersigned, a co-ownen
in placer mining claim No. One above
Discovery on Moore creek, in the Mt.
McKinley mining and recording pre
cinct, Alaska, has caused the annual
assessment work to be done on the
above described claim for the years
1920 and 1921, amounting to one hun
dred dollars for each year, and for each i
of said years has paid for said work, .
including the proportion due from the •
above named parties;
And you are further notified that,
^unless you and each of you pay your
proportion of the assessment work done
•on said ground for each of said years,
within ninety days after the last pub
Jieation of this notice; your and each of
.vour interests in and to said property
will become forfeited to the under
signed, as provided by Section 2324 of
the revised statutes of the United (
States and amendments thereto. •
Joseph H. Smith.
Date of first publication. April 14, 1923..
Date of last publication, July 14,1923.
NORTHERN COMMERCIAL CO.
OF ALASKA
Stores at McGratti and Tacotna
General Outfitters of Trap
pers and Prospectors
Ball Band and'-Goodyear Shoepacs
6 and 8-irich Hydraulic Hose
12 and ;14-inch Flume Hose
Plan to buy your merchandise of us next summer.
We wifi'have the largest stock of goods
ever shipped up the Kuskokwim.
We Buy and Sell Fur
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