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WORK, AT ANCHORAGE
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(Anchorage Times.)
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fifteen or ’more persons represent
tuy “varfoiSs' toCal organizations 'vk
sembted at the Anchorage courthouse
hist* night and took important steps
looking to further relief for'the' un
employed and needy of the city." It
was reported by the members of the
canvassing* committee of the pnem
doyed that, nearly 300 men‘are‘with
out febrk in-the city apd Vicinity, and
of this number 51 an/ fharne&T hden
with' families. A fist of unemployed
women is being prepared, which, will
add materially to tb^ total.
The meeting last evening was pre-;
sided, over by Harry. F. Moron, presi
dent'of he Chamber of Commerce, dnd.
Uobdrt S. Bragaw, secretary- of thr
samtr'organizatio'fi, acting .as secre
tary; Werner S. Ohis, cbmtnander,
represented the" American. Lfegion.
Mrs. Winfield Ervin and Mi^i. Valdp
Herman, the' Woman’s’’ C3iub;v Jack':
Fulton, W. D. Hawman and Mrs.;
Leucanway, the hherraployed commit- |
tee; arul several others the various j
branches of the yailway* employes.!
Chief of Police W/ L. firevringtop,
who 'ha& Bddn. Assisting- in' gathering
data' also w'a's- present,' as’ were a
number of others.
One of the unemployed committee;
reported that in the canvass of the
city ft was found tfhab- living, -eondi-j
tions1 are becoming mpre severe, in a'
way, and tltkt caBfns' are scarce, and
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; the rents have advanced on man;
1 cabins from $5 a month last year t<
$10 and S12 at present. One mai
| told .of going into houses of the uni
I employed and finding children am
mothers; nothing in the house bu
salmon and crusts of bread for eacl
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meal.
■ After much discussion, in a verj
-deliberate and businesslike way, if
was decided to* have the secretary pi
the Chamber of Commerce wir<
Washington statins the seriousness
of the situatdorL. heretjf and to ask tht
Delegate for Alaska to dialed a spe
cial effort to obtain’a grant for a fed
eral‘building to be started in Anchor
■age, and to ask tor special road funds
and to endeavor to get a shgre of tht
big national relief program funds
The wires “were* sent oday. Wires alsc
are o be sent to Governor Troy askipg
if some 'Territorial road,, or other
funds cannot ba obtained, and setting
,ou,t the facts 'in regard to conditions
here.
1 Work- on the Eklutna. road was dis
cussed in detail, and Secretary fera
gaw said that splendid progress. in
being made and the work will he ro
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tated as much as possible. , All the
management is being donated by the
Chaiph^rQf :rOinag,yi-ce comnl^tee, of
which, Mgssrsv"v^p^ton apd Braga.w
are most active, edch devoting much
of their time “daily in handling the
triatter.
Sopie suggested that an effort he
made Lte get "a lot. of seed potatoes
and other vegetables and 'let the un
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Races at 1 F*. M..
Children up to 8 years old ... 50 Yard .Dash
Girls up to 8 years ©Id . 50 “
Boys up to £ years old'.50 il;
Children up to'12'^years old 1.75 “
Girls tip to t? >e|ijs iHd .75 «•; “
Boys up to 12 75
Children up to 15 tfgars old''.;....,-'.. 100
Girls up to *5 fei^s:/|l^ 100 “ “.
Boys up, to. 1^5 years'•old '-.l:..,:...:..-. 100 “ “
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' l employed plant them and have thej
>' products for the winter's relief. The
i. time for planting is short now. Also
othcrr, suggested possibility of get
1 ting .the fisheries commissioner to
. extend the time for fishing for the
ij unemployed—fish taken to be used.;
I only by the local needy, apd. t^he pos
| sibilit ydf making some arrangement
.to have such fish packed.
I The meeting, adjourned utitij 8 p, ni !
! Monday at the same place, x and in
, | the meantime .every organisation in
tovv r^js to be .asked to send, .ope u.r1
j more representatives.
j no vvo^tK *>»r tnumoNja.
MEN flN^THE Rl BY DISTRICT
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FAIRBAN K.S.—There, is absolutely
i no work for ijny.. additional r^en in
: Ruby, United States Commissipjier
| William ,N. Gro^den of that com
! munity telegraphy, the Fairbanks..
| News-Miner. .“Rlease give- thus fact'
l publicity,” he asks:
| “Even ^Idtinpers in tfie camp are
1 unable to obtain steady' employment,”
the- message says, “Road work has,
bCisn cut down to skeleton forces.
New n\eu .ajriying from up-river can
not obtain, odd jobs, even. Any' new
arrivals, unless J&nanciajjy able i to
care for themselves, would be sub
ject tm eharity, whicjn.alceady. is hard
pressed.”
Ernie Gove was a> yesterday arrival f
from the Yankee dl'edge, for a brief:
town visit.
Knows How.
Bandit—Now, then,, put ‘dm ppj
quick! .
Postmistress ( keen, student of
American gangster thrillers):—Now
that’s entirely , wrong to start with.
Yota should say “Stick ’enu up, baby-,
and make it snappy!”—Humorist
(London )
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She-^And when ■ /\ye’re married,
darling, well^havej a nice little home
right near mother, so she, can. dr^j&ia,
any time.
He—You bet. We’ll^ getr </n« £igbV.
by the river.—-Pathfinder (Wa^h.J^
Dr. C. D. Garter
DENjTIST. . . -
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jin the summer, .after, ,whjeh;:fcev
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The lecturer was emphasizing tie’
demoralizing effect of divorce.
’‘“Love,” he s%id, “is a quest; a pro- j
posal, a; request• the.., •giving, q£
daughter, in marriage, a beqppst; and
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“No,” said thei«$.her.
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“No.” ■
The; first sailor thought hard for a
Moment.
“Well,” he -said at length, «“we'd
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o Notary Public
Tafcetna. Alaska
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