The Alaska citizen., 1916-08-21
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CAM p AIGN ON.

CAMPAIGN ON.
 DAWSON, Aug. 14-There is a red hot prohibition campaign on nere The effort is being made to make Dawson and the Yukon terri tory dry on and after the 14th of next July. The election will be , held on the thirtieth day of August.
 NEWS OF EXPLORER
 NOME Aug. 15.-Coming from the Arctic, Explorer Stefansson's boat the Polar Bear, which he purchased last year from Captain Louis Lane arrived here today enroute for the States. The explorer and ali his party are well. The explorer is sending an extensive report to the i Canadian government. in whose in ,tI,sl uo made tnc trp 10 ,.c Ait tic, and the three years spent in the north is described as being q big success.
 RATES REDUCED.
 SEATTLE, Aug 16.-The Alaska Military Telegraph officials today an nOunCed that commencing on October first there would be a reduction or 40 per cent in the telegraph rates between Alaskan Dints and Seattle.
 This will effect commercial mes sages, but will Eae no effect on the press rates of the official busi- ness messages. Southeastern Alaska points will enjoy a one dollar rate with the usual reduction for night l messages The rates from Fair banks to Seattle will be as follows ] Ton -unrH day tittyword night letter ,.......$2,OO 1 Ten word night message .....$1.50
 KsTCHlkAN PROTECTED. 1 WASHINGTON. D. C., Aug 16.- l The revenue bill as reported to the senate today contains d clause which 1 is designed to stop the shipment of Alaska fish through the Canadian port of Prince Rupert The clause provides that no such fish shall be admitted to the United States unless shipped through Prince Rupert in i bond from an American port The fish cannot enter the States from any foreign country
 The clause bss inB4ted to protect the town of Ketchikan, which was practically losing the fish trade to the Canadian town. The Grand i Trunk Pacific offered special rates and faster time to the east, and the 1 liaI Was all h-1s routed Via Prince Rupert all of the fishing boats putting in there
 AUTO TAKES PLUNGE. 1 PORT TOWNSEND, Aug. 17-An auto driven by Senator Dayids, con taining Mrs. Troy the aged mother | nf Inhn W 'rrnyr of ha | pire his brother. C. Troy. and Mr and Mrs. Allen Weir of Olympia, plunged over the wharf into the Wa ter tonight. All were rescued MT Troy is seriously hurt, and his moth CT is suffering from the shock hay i ing floated a long way in the Wa ter before she was rescued
 TRY TO BURN PER-
 SEATTLE, Aug. 1S.-An attempt to burn the Alaska Steamship com pany's pier, No. ?, was made at an early hour this morning. James i Murphy, a striker was caught throw 1 ing phosphorus, which started the i fire. Murphy tried to shoot the officer who arrested him, but was finally overpoWered and taken to ! the police station. The entire city l is aroused by the lawlessness of the striking longshOremen, and are demanding that Murphy be summar- fly dealt with. It is believed that Murphy may have had some con nection with the attempt to destroy 1 the DodWell X BOrderline Trans portation company's pier at an early hour yesterday morning. Murphy refused to talk after he had been l arrested.
 THE FIGHT IN DAWSON. 1 DAWSON, Aug 18.-The fight be tween the vets and drys goes mer- ! rily on in this city. The large min, ing companies are strenuously fight ing for prohibition, while the large mercantile companies and the smaller merchants of the town are putting forth their efforts to keep the sa- looms open, Much interest is be- ing taken in the election, and the battle of words in the Dawson papers { is causing much comment.
 ALASKA FOREST FUND.
 WASHINGTON, D. c. Aug. 1S.- Announcement was made today by Chairman Houston, of the territories committee, to the effect that the allotment of the federal government 1 for the maintenance of roads in the national forest reserves of Alaska would be $46,200