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, 1919-08-01

Program
GRAND CONCERT
BY CHRISTIAAsfED NAVAL BAND
ON THE WHARF TONIGHT
AUGUST l, 1919.
First Musician ]. w. Paulus, Leader.
March. America My Country James
K. Grondahl.
Oriental Fox Trot. Wondrous Eyes of
Araby. Herbert Spencer.
March Song. We Never Did EIhat Be
fore. -. Edward Laska.
Waltz. Impassioned Dream j. Rosas.
Part II.
March. Bavaria 49,. Herman Strake.
Overture. Light Cavalry Carl Fish
,er's Edition.
serenade. Sweet Thoughts Mackie-
Boyer.
One Step. After You've Gone; .Cremer
& Layton.
NATIONAL ANTHEM.
Company St. 1t is reported that an up.
to-date hotel is going to be established
on the former premises.
The theatre was, like Monday evening,
scantliy attended last night. The cine
exhibition itself was all right, and de-
served better patronaged.
This morning witnessed a new sight
in the opening of the dairy and the num-
Der of people gathered there for milk.
The western wing of Government
House is being repaired preparatory to
converting it into a Court House.
Everybody is asking questions about
the town-clock and wondering if it ever
will be fixed. the public is grateful for
the method now employed for furnishing
the town with the time, or more correctly
speaking, with a starting point but the
flag hoisted at the radio mast is not viSi-
BILE all over the town, and many persons
never see it because they are not con
veniently located to derive what advan-
a it affords. Perhaps, after all, it
might be better to send the clock away,
as once proposed, to have it repaired,
rather tn4n continually to be without the
use of it, local efforts. at putting it in or
der being apparently baffied. The town
clock is of i~nestimable value to the com
munity as a whole and particularly to the
poorer working people who cannot afford
~ ho,l watrhqS and clocks. but are
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In order to give additional warning of
thu aDDroach of storms and hurricanes,
arrangemenIs have been made by the
Government to secure the reports of the
San Juan Weather Bureau, and as soon
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The recent thunderstorm is reported
as having put some telephones out OF
commission.
DR.. j. r. Mayhem is in these days re-
moving his residence and optical parlor
from No. 10 Church Street to No. 3
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Company St. 1t is reported that an up
to-date hotel is going to be established
on the former premises.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-07-28
MANY NATIVES KILLED IN THE
 DISTURBANCES
GENERAL ALLENBY SENDS OFFI- CAL REPORT TO ENGLISH COW
  ERNMENT REGARDING REGENT DISTURBANCES IN EGYPT-SO0 NATIVES ARE KILLED.

LONDON, July 4.-(P)-An official report frfom General Allenby, com mander of the British troops in Egypt, was read today in the house of com mons. The report gives the casualty statistics of the recent disturbances in that country.
 Eight hundred natives were killed and sixteen hundred wounded in the fights occurring in the past few weeks. The British civilian military casualties, rom the same cause, total sixty persons killed and one hundred and tfty-nine wounded.
 Thirty-nine natives, says the report have been executed for melting the riots and participating in the murder of several people, Twenty-seven oi the Egyptians have been sentenced to life imprisonment for their part in the trouble. General Allenby states that two thousand natives are now serving short terms in jail ranging from few weeks to year or two.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-07-28
MRS. WHITNEY IS
 RETURNING HOME
"DOCS" BACHELOR DAYS ARE ALMOST CONCLUDED AND
 HE'S NOT SORRY.

In a message received yesterday by Dr. P. s. Whitney from Mrs. Whit ney, at Seattle. he was informed that shr was leaving there on the steam ship Alameda July 24th. This boat is supposed to be On the Skagway run and Doc Looks for Mrs. Whitney to come via Whitehorse and Dawson.
 Mrs. Whitney has been visiting her relatives in California since the doc tor came in over the trail last winter and Doc, working day and night dur ing the week, has been doing a little fishing on the side when the rain doesn't spoil the Sundays. He is not the least bit sorry that his bachelor days are about to end, and is look ing too darn cheerful to suit his com- panions in misery.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-07-28
ELMER DEEER
 HIT BY SHELL
LOCAL BOY IN HOSPITAL FOUR MONTHS AS RESULT OF
 SHELL WOUND.

Writing from Chicago, where he is back on his old job with Marshall Field, Elmer Deiser, the we'll known Fairbanks boy, son of MT. and Mrs. Peter Deiser, says he saw enough of the world during his military service and would be content to stay at home for the rest of his days.
 Young Deiser was in the big Ar. gonne drive, and during some of the heaviest fighting was hit in the shoulder by shell fragment which put him down and out for some time. His buddy" was killed by the same shell and he himself had a very mar TOW escape. He was in base hospital about three months before leaving France, and after arriving in the Un- ited States was sent to another hos pital for thirty days. At the time of writing he had about recovered from the effects of the wound and the hole left in his shoulder entirely closed uD,
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-07-28
STORK VISITS
 TAYL0RS' HOME
SON BORN TO MIR. AND MRS. IKE TAYLOR, AT NENANA, YES
 TERDAY AFTERNOON

Fred Lewis was yesterday advised that a son was born in the after noon to MT. and Mrs. Ike Taylor, at Nenana. Both mother and child are doing well.
 Mrs. Taylor was formerly Miss Laura Lewis, one of Fairbanks most popular girls, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Fred Lewis, of Garden Island. Mrs. Lewis is at present making a visit at the Taylor home in Nenana and will probably remain there fol >veral days longer. Fred is wearing the smile that won't come off and there is no telling when he will make a break for the lower river to sae that his grandson is given a square deal from the start.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-07-28
SHELDON BACK
 FROM TOLOVANA
ROAD COMMISSIONER RETURNS FROM VISIT TO THE TOLO-
 VANA DISTRICT.

Divisional Road Commissioner R. E Sheldon arrived in town Thursday evening from the Tolovana district where he has been visiting on an off, cial trip. MT. Sheldon was busy with road commission affairs during his stay and did not get to visit the mines to any extent.
 He reports that the road work in that district last spring aided the camp considerably and that he re- gretted that it was impossible to al lot more funds to do some more work and assist the camp even more than the Territorial bureau has done in the past.
 MT. Sheldon closed up the affairs Of the Divisional board and stored all thu road machinery which it has been using in the Livengood region. This section from now on will be entirely under the Alaska Road Commission as part of the cooperative scheme which has been adopted by the Ter ritorial Road Bureau at Juneau.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-07-28
MARCH ADMITS FEW OFFICERS
 ACTED BRUTAL
THE CHIEF OF STAFF TESTIFIES BEFORE THE SPECIAL COMMIT TEE APPOINTED BY THE HOUSE TO INVESTIGATE THE ACTS OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT

WASHINGTON, July 24.-P)-It was publicly learned today for the first time that several instances have occurred since the American army first went to France where it be- came necessary to punish officers for their brutal treatment of enlisted men.
 Testifying before the special con- mittee appointed by the house of representatives to investigate the acts of the war department during the time of hostilities, General Fey ton c. March, chief of staff, admit ted that several American army of ficers of a minor rank were convict ed by a courtmartial for mistreating the men under them. General March stated these cases occurred in pris- on camp maintained by the Ameri- cans within 8 few miles of Paris.
 The general informed the commit tee that such conduct on the part of an army officer is very unusual and the guilty party is always severely punished when it is pfoven that the charges made against him are true. The committee is considering call ing a number of high army officers as witnesses to testify regarding these cOurtmartials.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-07-28
SAYS
 GRAIN IS GOOD
BIG CHENA RANCHER SAYS GRAIN CROP AND VEGETABLES
 SHOW UP WE'LL.

Grant Courtnay who, with Mrs. Courtnay, was Fairbanks visitor Wednesday afternoon, stated that all the crops on his Big Cinema ranch are doing fine and showing up even better than could be hoped for with the present brand of weather. "If we get two more weeks, or even more, of good warm sunshine next month carly" said MT. Courtnay, i've will raise one of the best crops in the history of the ranch"
 Oats and wheat, he said, were in ex. cellent condition. Some Siberian wheat, the seed for which were procured from the government farm, was said to be shoulder high and heading out nicely. "I have some of the finest barley I ever saw" said MT. Co,Htnay. "It stands about shoulder high and is we'll headed, all the heads being full and large"
 Smaller crops, he said, were show. ing up as good as the grain crops. Vegetables were in abundance and of the very finest quality. MT. and Mrs. Courtnay returned home Wednesday evening.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-07-28
HICKMAN TOUR OF ALASKA IS
 ALL POLITICAL
REPUBLICAN SENATOR FROM THE FIRST DIVISION BUILDING UP HIS FENCES OVER THE TERRI TORY-MAY BE OUT AFTER DELEGATE POSITION.
(Juneau Empire.)

KETCHIKAN, July ITO his friends here, Senator Heckman made no secret of the fact that the trip he has started upon turnout Alaska is strictly for politics. It is ad r,itted that Senator Heckman wants to be republican national committee man or delegate to congress. It is said he will decide which after his return from the proposed visit to the other three divisions. It is believed here that he will try to make alliances wherever possible that will count most for himself
 One element of the Wickersham supporters is endeavoring to make a trade with the Ketchikan capitalist and acknowledged representative of the cannery interests in the last three legislatures, offering him support as national committeeman in exchange flor support for Dan Sutherland, self proclaimed opponent of all things capi- talistic, for the delegateship. The willy politician capitalist is said not to be turning down any offer for support for anything from any source.
 Senator Heckman's well-known pen chant to get support for himself from any source that is available was illus tiated by his conduct in the late cleo tion contset. Shortly after the nomi- nation of J. L. Jones for delegate to congress by the Ketchikan fishermen Senator Heckman was emphatic in his declaration that he would support George B. Grigsby, the democratic nominee for delegate. "I'm agains, socialism wherever I find it." he an. nounced, and he promised many demo. cratic leaders that he would do all in his power to boost MT. Grigsby. and that he would vote for him. When it became evident that Jones was not only getting the support of the labor. ing voters at Ketchikan, but that the Wickershamites were lined up behind him all over the territory. Senator Heckman right about faced, and went out on the strsets and fought "his head off" for Jones. He was one of the principal Jones shouters On cleo tion day and for several days before the voting.
 It is true that Senator Heckmar gave as his reason for changing front on the Jones candidacy the clrcum stance that former Representative Shoup had been succeeded as super intendent of the Pioneers Home al Sitka. But he knew at the time he promised to support Grigsby that the Sitka change was going to be made It is believed here that the real req son behind his about face was tt carry favor with the labor vote ol Ketchikan on one hand and on the other, and more particularly, to pre- vent the alienation of the Wicker shamites.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-07-28

Prof. Eastwood, mechanical engineer of the University of Washington, and R. H. Thompson, formerly chief en- gineer of Seattle, have judged it thoro. !y practical.
 "If we attempt this work this sea. son I will return to Juneau this sum- mer.."
 MT. Dawson left this morning on the Alaska for Seattle.
 With cargo estimated to be val ued at more than $1.0OO, ,OOO. the Cana, dian Pacific Navigation company's ship Islander was sunk on the morn ing of August 15. 1901 between Doug las and Admiralty Island. The boat went down sixteen minutes after it struck a submerged iceberg. Thirty. nine people were lost in the wreck. The boat was valued at $175,OO0. An
 animation of it was made some time ago by diver off Henry Finch X Sons, submarine divers of Seattle.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-07-28
BRIDGES QUITS HIS PORT JOB
PRESIDENT OF SEATTLE PORT COMMISSION RESIGNS FROM
 HIS POSITION.

SEATTLE, July 25-P)-Presldent Robert Bridges, of the port commits sion today rendered his resignation. There is no doubt of its being ac- cepted. Since his taking the office, Bridges has experienced more or less difficulty with the other members of the commission. Being in the min. ority, he oftentimes had to give in on questions which did not meet his approval.
 When speaking of his resignation, Bridges said the commission is un- der political control and that is one of the reasons he is forced to re- sign. He is recognized as one of the leading authorities of the country on port problems and his appointment to the presidency of the commission was popular one.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-07-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior

Oepartment of the Interior U. s. Land Office at Fairbanks, Alas
 ka, July 5, 1919.
 Notice is hereby given that Arthur J. Campbell, of Panama, Alaska, who, on July 6, 1904, made Homestead Lo- cation, Survey No. 397 and Home stead Application, No. 01008, for the following tract: Beginning at Corner No. l, 50 links south 32' 55' w. of U. s. L. M. No. 397; thence E. 21.95 chains to Cor. No. 2; thence s. 3.68 chains to Cor No. 8; thence D. 1899 chains to Cor. No. 4; thence N. 5000 chains to Cor. No. 5; thence w. 40.00 chains to Cor. No. 6; thence s. 61.20 chains to Cor. No. q; thence s. S0' 3O E., 4.10 chains to Cor. No. 8; thence s. 14.69 chains to Cor. No. l or the point of beginning. Situate north of Town of Panama, Alaska, about 12 chains north of the Yukon river. Area 3O4.36 acres. Plat of survey approved Aug. 16, 1918, Fair banks Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make Final Five Year Proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before Joseph c. Dehn, U. S. Commissioner. at Panama, Alaska, on the 18th day of October. 1919.
 Claimant names as witnesses:
 Theo. Diederick, George F. Bemis, David Kay, William Corning, all of Panama, Alaska
 H. CLAUDE KELLY,
 Ex-Of1ci0 Register. First publication July 21, 1919. Last publication Sept. 22, 1919.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-07-28
COMMITTEE IN
 FAVOR OF BILL.
BANKING COMMITTEE REPORTS ON MEASURE PROVIDING EX-
 TENSION OF CREDIT.

WASHINGTON, July 25.-(P-A favorable report was returned today by the banking committee of the sen ate on the bill providing for the or ganization of American corporations for the purpose of extending credit abroad and financing foreign trade. The measure was introduced in the senate by Senator Edges.
 Realizing the necessity of American capital playing large part in fin ancing foreign trade, the framers of this measure are of the opinion it will benefit both the American credit ors and European debtors if the Yan- kee corporations can work as one unit.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-07-28
GENERALS MAY
 MAKE SPEECHES
PERSHING AND WOOD ARE FIX. PECTED TO ADDRESS SPAN
 ISH WAR VETERANS.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 25-(R)- Those in charge of the 21st annual encampment of the Spanish war vet erans stated this evening that they expect Generals Pershing and Wood to address the assembled ex-soldiers during some day of the meeting.
 The encampment will open in this city on the second day of September and it is expected that twenty-five hundred veterans of the Spanish American war will attend. In case it is impossible to procure Pershing or Wood as speakers. an attempt will be made to get one or two other distinguished army officers to ad- dress the encampment.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-07-28
MINERS
 SETTLE STRIKE
QUARTER OF A MILLION ENGLISH COAL MINERS WILL RETURN
 TO THEIR WORK

LONDON, July 25.-P)-The strike of 25O,O0O coal miners, which has tied up coal production for the past few weeks, is now satisfactorily set tied and the men are returning to their labors.
 The settlement comes as the result of conferences held between repre- sentatives of the miners unions, coal company officials and government, in cluding the premier. Pending a set clement of the strike the government ordered the exportation of Cardiff coal stopped. Now that the miners are returning to work, it is believed the shipping of this fuel will be al lowed.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-07-28

strate that the good work is bearing fruit, that Alaska is community united for common good-"and just watch her grow"
 The good friends of Alaskan de- velopment in the senate, Jones and Poindexter of Washington; Chamber lain of Oregon; Warren of Wyoming; Smooth of Utah; Phelan of Cali fornia; Mark Smith of Arizona; A. A. Jones of New Mexico, do not intend to let Alaskan enterprise be denied government encouragement In the house the friends of Alaska are num- erOus, her enemies few, and those few created by whispered words of lying import by persons too coward ly to come out into the open with a declaration of real motives and in tention, but masquerading under a pretense of protecting the treasury.
 McPherson's report on the work performed by the A. B. c. showed that the amount expended on rail- road construction to March 31, 1919, was $17,O99, ,42S.36; on purchase and reconstruction of the A. N. and T. V. railroads, $2,97O,532.39, and that to complete the railroad in 1921 would involve a total expenditure of $31,- S94,523.S8, which was originally esti- mated to cost $24,512,117. The pro- ject as a whole is estimated to cost $5O,436,971 which sum includes, in addition to the amount named above: Purchase and reconstruction of A. N. railway, $4,S69, ,127.36; purchase and reconstruction of T. V. R. R., $445,- 6O94S; terminal facilities at Seward, Kern creek, Anchorage, Mantanuska, Eska, Chickaloon, Talkeetna, Summit, Nenana and Fairbanks, $2,183, 1896; rolling stock and equipment, $3,891,- S11.S3; public buildings and en- ployees' residences, coal mines, etc.,
 
 revenues during the construction of the road, $4,423,991.98. Allowance is also made for an accumulation of materials and supplies for use in operating and maintaining the road after construction is completed of an estimated value of $1,20O,000. This is of course equivalent to a cash reserve to meet expenses after the road is on an operating basis.
 Congress far from being alarmed by these figures was manifestly inn pressed by the fact that the railroad had been well and economically built, for congress has had some experi- ence in railroad building since 1914 outside of Alaska and has some bases of comparison which make the Alas kan railroad appear to be cheap by comparison.
 But it is doubtful if the cost of the project had as much influence with congress as the very evident fact that Alaska needed the road, needed it badly, needed it quickly, and that no good could result from delay-that delay meant only increas ed cost and deferred returns from the investment and putting off the one great object of the enterprise-the opening of Alaska's interior to set | clement and development.
 Fairbanks ought to erect a totem pole to the big-minded men who have been influential in forwarding Alaska's interests.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-07-28
COMPARATIVE FIGURES OF COST 0FN0RTHERN RAILROADSSHO
 IN STATEMENT MADE IN SENATE

L. McPherson introduces interesting facts in record when Alaska railroad appropriation being considered- Friends of Territory making fight to assist in getting necessary funds-Westerners giving valuable sistance-If money is available road will be completed and equipped by end of 1921.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-07-28
FUR SHIPMENTS
 LAST YEAR ARE
 OF HIGH VALUE
DURING SEASON 1917-18 ALMOST $1,OOO,OOO.OO WORTH OF FURS SHIPPED FROM ALASKA; RED FOX LEAD IN THE VALUES SHIPPED.

Furs valued at $899,S03, exclud- ing the seal skins which are export. ed by the government, were shipped from Alaska between November 16, 1917, and November IS, 1918, accord. ing to a report by the Collector of Customs from H. M. Smith, commits sioner of the bureau of fisheries.
 Following is list of furs and their value:
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-07-28
HOUSE OF LORDS DROPS
 WOMAN sUFEFRAGE BILL

LONDON, July 24.-(R)-The house of lords today dropped the bill which provides that women shall be given the right to vote when they attain the age of thirty years
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-07-28

The beat usually wasted after steam is> generated in a residence heating plant is collected in a new boiler in such way that 1t can be utilized to supply additional heat.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-07-28
PRESIDENT NOMlNATES BOYLE
 AS REGISTER OF LAND OFFICE

WASHINGTON, July 25.-(P)- President Wilson today sent the nom. inatfon of Frank Boyle of Juneau, Alaska. to the senate for confirma. tion as register of the general land office in that city. At present Boyle is the receiver of the Juneau land office.
 A-.
 l.. w. Rogge arrived last night from Goldstream and is stopping at the Nordale hotel.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-07-28

J. A. Sullivan is a Nordale hotel guest for few days.
 H. c. Burns is stopping at the Pioneer hotel during his stay In town.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-07-28
SALVAGE
 OUTFIT ARE TO
 RAISE ISLANDER
AFTER RAISING PRINCESS SO- PHIA DEEP SEA SALVAGE COM. PANY WILL ATTEMPT TO RAISE TREASURE SHIP SUNK YEARS AGO.

Bringing word that the Deep Sea Salvage company had completed plans for the raising of the Princess Sophia, as we'll as the treasure ship Islander, wrecked in 1901, opposite Douglas Is- land by hitting an iceberg during the night, c. B. Dawson, jr., treasurer of the company, arrived in Juneau Sun. day on the Alameda, to confer with his brother, A. J. Dawson, who has charge of this end of the work.
 MT. Dawson also brot the informa. tion that the company had disposed of the services of Robert Smith, the diver, under whose name the work was being done. His place as diver will be taken by Selmer Jacobson, Juneau diver.
 Six barges, three tugs and general equipment necessary to raise the Princess Sophia will arrive in Ju. neau for the Deep Sea Salvage com pany during this month.
 "Affter the work is begun, I believe it will take about thirty days to finish the job," MT. Dawson said yesterday. "It is our intention to patch her up here, then take her to Seattle to be repaired.
 TO RAISE ISLANDER.
 we intend to do more salvage work in Alaska, the next probably on the Islander. We have in our outfit a submarine dredging device with which to work in deep water. and believe we will be able to raise the boat. Both
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-07-28

James A. Haney arrived from the Kantishna last night and is register ed at the Pioneer hotel for few days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-18
RESTAURANT MAN
PREDICTS RAPID
DROP IN PRICES

The cost of living is about to
come of the pinnacle, and Is even
now on the first slant, OF q rapid
drop. according 70 A. b. Sunderlin.
manager of the Martin cigar store
luncheonettes, who is Just back
from Chicago. where he spent con-
siderable time at the club rooms Of
the International Stewards asso-
citation.
Mr.. Sunderlin states that it is the
consensus OF opinion among stew
ards, restaurant and hotel men
there that food prices are bound to
drop rapidly. Restaurants In Chi
cago are about to lower the price
Of foods and have already done SO
in many cases. following the lead
OF the Hotel LaSalle; which has
come down on prices. both in rooms
and fare.
I'VE are coming back to- the days
Of real sport when coffee and sand
witches can be bought for 10 or 1;
cents" said MIR. Sunderlin. He pre-
diets that the Chicago action is Z
forerunner to a general drop, from
which the public will begin to rear
the profit shortly.