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THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE VOL. in., NO 428. JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, Al'IUL 9, 1914. PRICE, TEN CENTS White Pass Buys 97 j Yukon Craft From N.N.Co SEATTLE. April 9.?The sale by the Northern Navigation Company of Its tieet of 97 Yukon river steamer* to the White Pass & Yukon was officially announced yesterday by Leon Sloss. president of the Northern Navigation Company. The announcement falls to mention the Alaska Steamship com pany. which was reported to be a par ty to the deal. President R. W. Baxter, of the Alas ka Steamship company, says his com pany is not Involved in the transac tion. Tho sale, which involves more than $2,000,000, will stop the possibility of a general rate war on the Yukon this year, such as prevailed last year. The Sloss Interests retain the com mercial business of the Northern Com mercial company. THINGS DOING IN JUNEAU BASE BALL The new baseball grounds in l^ast Chance basin will receive the finish- < ing touches Monday and a manager < for the Juneau baseball team will be chosen by the board of managers this evening. Senator H. T. Tripp, with a crew of forty-five men and two teams, has been vigorously pushing the improve ment of the baseball grounds until the work is now well in hand, in fact ready for the top layer of earth. It is con fidently expected that with this fine 1 weather prevailing that the finishing 1 touches will be added before Tuesday of next week. 1 Chairman J. C. McBride of the board ' of managers has called a meeting of ' the board for 5:30 this evening and at 1 this time a team manager will be chos en and he will be given instructions to I secure players Immediately for the ' 1914 team to represent Juneau. JUNEAU WOMAN LEARNS ! OF SISTER'S DEATH Mrs. Matthew Button, of this city, has learned indirectly of the death of her sister, Mrs. E. A. Smith, in Co lombia recently. Mrs. Smith, whose home was in Seattle, went to the South America country recently to vis it another sister, whose husband is engaged in mining there. The United States consul telegraphed the news of Mrs. Smith's death to Secretary of State William J. Bryan and the latter notified Seattle relatives. Mrs. But- < ton. of Juneau, has been notified, but ( has received no particulars of the , death of her sister. , ? BUSTER" FINISHES POSING IN MOVING PICTURES [ ? I "Buster." the prize dog of the string , of huskies that have been posing in ( moving picture productions at 1 ruckee, ( California for the past sevearal months passed through Juneau on the Admir al Sampson last night enroute to his 1 home in Katalla. "Buster" is the ex clusive property of Walstean G. Smith Jr.. ("Buddy"), and is one of the hand somest dogs in the country. Several months ago, Ben Durkee 1 of Katalla was commissioned by a big ' moving picture concern to bring out a 1 dog team for certain work in a mo tion picture production of the famous Jack London work, "Smoke Bellew." ' Mr. Durkee took out a string of eight fine huskies and they have finished their work. The owner of "Buster" is the son of Territorial Treasurer Wai steln G. Smith, and is now attending school in Tacoma. 1 TRINITY CHURCH GETS MOTOR FOR ORGAN The organ of the Trinity Episcopal church will be operated hereafter by an electric motor. The motor arrived this week and is now being Installed l It will be used for the first time East er Sunday. ? ? ? i WHIPPLE GOES TO i KENSINGTON MINES I James R. Whipple, assistant general 1 manager of the Alaska Gastineau Mln ? ing Company, left for Eagle River and Kensington last night on a trip of in- ] spection. He expects to return in a few days. i Get your fresh vegetables at The Royal Fruit Co.. Phone 2S0. Augustine & Kyer chocolates. 75 cents and $1 a pound; always fresh; weekly shipments from Seattle. Ju neau Drug Co. Phone 250. Imme diate delivery. 4-3-tf. Spots and stains removed at the Renavotary. Phone 394. 3-23-tf. Royal typewriters. See W. H. Case. ?3-17-tf. THE WEATHER TODAY. Twenty-four hours ending at 3 p. m.: Maximum?67. Minimum?32. Clear. GREAT PROGRESS AT PERSEVERENCE The Perseverance ore body has been ' developed from the tenth level (Alex ander tunnel )to level No. 5, a height of 1000 feet, and has been crosscut on level No. 13 (Sheep creek tunnel). On each successive level from No. 6 down the ore body is found to grow larger and better. The ore recovered in this develop ment work is being stored in the open stopes that were left from previous operation and by the time the mill is ready to commence operations next fall there will have been accumulated over 400.000 tons of milling ore as a reserve to be drawn on) as required in! order to keep the big* 6.000-ton mill; steadily grinding. The Perseverance mine employs at j present a crew of 280 men and this crew will be Increased as room in [ which to work to advantage Is madej in the mine. The finishing of the Alaska Gastin eau Mining company's Sheep creek tunnel has made moie power available; for other branches of development and In the new distribution of power Per severance will profit to a great ex tent. The acquisition of new machin-: ery is also an advantage and from this time on the mine development will' progress with increased strides. A careful summing up will show that Supt. H. G. Jackson with his well organized forces has done a tremend ous amount of mine developing. Dur ing the month of March 2500 feet of drifts and crosscuts and raises have been made in the mine and this sort of thing has been going on for more than a year. While the finishing touches to the t;rent Sheep creek traffic tunnel was1 absorbing the principal Interest on ac-' count of It being a special feature of the general development plan, the steady progress in mine development; has continued, although little public; notice has been given it. As a mat-! ter of fact the work at the Persever ance mine has been prosecuted with i the same vigor that characterized the ( ooring of the hole through the moun ain connecting the mine with Sheep :reek basin. someone is breaking fire alarm boxes Chief of Police William McBride romplaius that someone has contract ?d the habit of breaking the glass coy ?ring to the front of the fire alarm box ?s, either through excessive curiouslty >r maliciousness. Chief McBride says inyone caught at the practice will be irrested and. if he has influence with :he City Magistrate, he will be given ;he limit Four boxes have been brok ?n, some of them down town and some >n the hill. 11 alaska presbyterians complete their labors ? The Presbytery of Alaska, which las been in convention since Monday, *111 come to a close this afternoon, md die delegates who have been in i attendance will leave for their several , tomes. Some will have, to remain for boats either north or south, but sev eral who camo in the cruising launch | 'Good Tidings," belonging to the Rev. Dr. Edward Marsden of Ketchikan, vill leave this evening on that boat, rhose included in this party are Rev.;' Edward Marsden, Ketchikan; George,^ Eaton, Kasaan; George Haldane, kVrangell; Andrew Thomas, Saxman; Rev. George j. Beck. Kake. I CHANGE OF PROGRAM AT THE POPULAR ORPHEUM ?+? The following bill will be shown at ] the Orpheum tonight: < Pathe Weekly. "The Risen Soul of Jim Grant," 1 shows how poverty and bad company ] so weakened a country lad that he was ] tempted to do wrong, but through the 1 confidence of an innocent child he was lead to the awakening of a better man. "The Sheriff's Wife." is a strong, ' Western drama by the Essanay com pany. "Yankee Doodle Dixie," is a laugh- : able comedy by the Selig. Save your coupons. YAKATAG PEOPLE ABOARD THE ADMIRAL SAMPSON Kay Smith, the Yakataga placer, placer miner is aboard the Admiral; Sampson enroute to the Westward. | Vic Blodgett and family are also on | board bound for the same place and B. H. Von Mllllgan. There are 14 working men travelling second class to the Yakataga mining camp. Our good name on the label; our good quality in the package. Juneau; Drug Co.. Opposite Alaskan Hotel. Phone 250. Immediate delivery. 4-3-tf. RUTH PRESTON, Teacher of piano. 138 Franklin. 3-10-tf STEEL ERECTION BEGINS AT THANE The erection of the steel oarse crushing plant for the Alaska cas#,*i eau Mining company's ore red ion works at Sheep creek, or Thar *s it is now called, will begin almost immed iately. Nearly all of the steel for this work is here now and the concrete foundations have been completed for some time, waiting and ready. Thomas McCurnln, who will superin tend the steel erecting for the Alaska Gastlneau Mining company at Sheep creek, arrived on the Admiral Samp son last night and took apartments at the Alaskan hotel. Mr. McCurnln is with the Kansas City Structural Steel company and comes direct from Kan sas City here. He brought nino assist ants with him from Seattle, and the remainder of the help will bo employ ed here in Juneau. Mr. McCurnln stated last night that he expected to start work this morning. The forms are now being set for the foundations of the main mill build ing and It is expected that the pouring of the concrete for the same will be gin within the next week or ten days. This Is an immense structure and it will take some time to get it complet ed. All of the steel for this building has been ordered and is now being fab ricated. It is planned to have the steel on the ground and ready for erection to begin by the time that Mr. McCur nin has finished with the coarse crush ing plant VALENTINE READY TO AID NEW COUNCIL "We have a good city council," said former Mayor Emery Valentine, de feated candidate at Tuesday's election, today. "It is composed of sensiblo meu of business capacity. The peo ple should be very reasonable and very generous with thorn," he continued, "because they have many grave prob lems to meet. If there la any way in the world that I can be of assistance to them I shall feel it my duty and pleasure to render it. Every citizen of Juneau should feel the same way about it" Mr. Valentine was at his store yes* terday evening and early this morning. He takes his defeat philosophically, and accepts the verdict of the people gracefully. MISS MAMIE MORGAN RETURNS TO JUNEAU Miss Mamie Morgan returned home Dn the Humboldt Tuesday evening, after an absence of several months in the States. For six months she at tended Blair's Business College in Spo kane. Completing the course and grad uating with fine honors. Miss Morgan returns to Juneau a full fledged ste nographer and intends to remain here and follow -her adopted calling. Be fore sailing North Miss Morgan spent several days visiting friends In Seat tle, but is delighted to be home once more. SLATE CREEK OPERATORS TAKING IN SUPPLIES John Hazelett and John Miller, two veil known mining men of the Slate :reek section, passed through Juneau last night on the Admiral Sampson en route to the diggings. They aro tak ing in supplies for the season's opera tions. "What we need in there," said Mr. Miller, "is transportation facili ties. Give us a railroad and the coun try will be a great wealth producer." Slate creek was discovered in 1900 md has been a constant producer since 1901. In the earlier years there were, some sensational clean-ups, but it the present time that portion that paid to shovel into tho sluice boxes [8 worked out It Is conservatively es timated that Slate creek has produced $2,500,000 through the old methods of mining, but there are many more mil lions in the benches to be worked by hydraulic or other economical methods of mining. The creek pay is about three miles long and the one producing tribitary known as Miller gulch is one mile long. The benches are wide and con tain. It is said, thousands of acres that will pay to hydraulic. The creek Is now owned by about a dozen opera tors all told. The Chisana, heading on the oppo site side of the Slate creek divide, is said to have auriferous gravel deposits of about the same character as Slate creek. John Hazelett owns about 2000 acres on this stream and much of it has been proved by drill prospecting. All told there are each season about 50 to 60 men in the Slate creek sec tion. LEAVING ON HUMBOLDT. ?+? The Humboldt, sailing for the South last night took the following passen gers from Juneau: For Seattle?Ed. Rlchnrdson, W. F. O'Connell. H. Berg, Lee Nathanson, M. Kacrtler, Charles Polndexter, R. F. Soos, H. Moses, B. O. Isaacson, J. G. Olson, R. O'Nell, E. Gauthrat For Ketchigan?D. A. Epsteyn, Louis Levy M. Krocger and H. C. Hunger ford. MARYLAND SAILS NORTH MAY 15th I ? ? 1 VAU,EJO, Calif., April 9.?The Unit ed StntoH armored cruiser Maryland has received orders to sail for Alaska May 15th to test the coal from the Matanuska coal fields, 900 tons of which has been delivered at tide wa ter. ?f-? MARYLAND HAS ORDERS TO TEST ALASKA COAL BREMERTON, April 2.?The armor ed cruiser Maryland, Commander Phil ip Andrews, commanding, will arrive at the navy yard upon the completion j of her repairs at Mare Island. At this' yeard the cruiser fill take on a full: load of fuel coal and proceed to Con i troller Bay, Alaska. At Controller bay there are two large barges hauled up on the bank at Chllcat, near Katalla. The Mary land will hoist these barges on board and steam to the head of Cook In let and take on board approximately 900 tons of Matanuska coal, which has been transported from the coal beds at Knlk, at the head of Cook Inlet. The Maryland then is under orders , to make a series 'of complete and ex haustive tests on the Matanuska coal. | which is claimed to bo far superior to! tliut tested by tho navy department.1 < Claimants for the value of Alaska coal; < for use of the nayy have entered a < protest against the recent adverse de- , clsion of the Department in that they claim that tho copl tested last year by the Maryland hhd been exposed to the elements for a considerable time i [ and was mixed with rock and dirt in the careless handling and sacking - of it. The Maryland has instructions to be at the head of Cook Inlet by June 1. In order that the tests required may. - be completed by August, when tho|; Maryland will be cnllcd upon to con- ? vey the submarine tender Alert and ( the newly designated flotilla that is , to be stationed at Pearl Harbor. The I, submarines comprising the flotilla will j be the F type, two of which were con- . strutted in Seattle. ? U. S. CRUISER BUFFALO COMING TO ALASKA i VALLEJO. Calif.. April 9.?The U. S. l cruiser Buffalo will sail May 1 for Alaska with equipment for wireless i stations. i KANSAS MAN AF*TER MONOPOLIES* PATENT RIGHTS ( ?+? I WASHINGTON, April 9?A bill pro- , posing that all patents and copyrights ( controlled by a so-called trust shall be forfeited to the government has been < introduced by Representative Camp- t bell of Kansas. t ( POPULAR SKAGWAY NATIVE AT ST. ANN'S HOSPITAL t ?( Jack Benson, commonly known at j Skagway as "Chilkoot Jack.' and. though an Alaska Indian, one of the ' most popular residents of the Lynn canal metropolis, is at St. Ann's hos pital. He was brought to Juneau on the Humboldt by his daughter, Cora < Benson. He is suffering from the re-' suits of a stroke of paralysis. Cora . Benson, who accompanied her father j t to Juneau, is a graduate of the Skag- t way public schools, and for years she i has been chief assistant of Mrs. Pul len in the conduct of her popular Skag- *] way hotel. .] ? ? * ! ( ALASKAN HOTEL ARRIVALS. f The following arrivals are registered >? at the Alaskan hotel: W. Weigle, Ketchikan;" Carl WIck.lt Hawk Inlet: C. Itutherford, Mrs. A. 0. | Slemmons, H. S. Shook, Seattle; Thos. f McCurnin, Kansas City; Mrs. E. Her itage, Seattle. ?-?. NEW CORPORATION FILES i + A The Arctic Mining company, of ( Youngstown, Ohio, has filed articles 1 of incorporation with Secretary of the t Territory, Charles E. Davidson. John P. Hazelett is president and B. Hlrsh- . berg Is secretary." The capital stock i is named as $150,000. i ? ? - I McCLOSKEY RECEIVES ROADSTER i ?j I James McCloskey this morning re-1 eelved a fine roadster and carriage 1 from Seattle that were shipped to Ju- i neau on the Rochello. The horse was purchased in Bellingham and is one ] of the nicest looking animals ever brought to Juneau. LEAVING ON SAMPSON ] The following took passage for the ( Westward on the Admiral Sampson j i last night: !: For Cordova?W. A. Lempke, C. B. ( HarL Sophia Suomela. C. panicls, S. I Gust, Ernest Gust. J. McSweeney, F. H. Tascher, P. M. Picrsol. ] For Valdez?W. Simmons, Mike Mc Ginn. For Seward?J. H. McCallle. ? ? ? i Mothers. ] We carry In stock a complete line of baby foods, toilet and nursery nec essities. Telephone us your smallest , wants. Phone 3. 3-21-tf. DORAN'S DRUG STORE. ) + + ? I Stampede?Some grub. JOHN RUSTGARD TO RETIRE JUNE'1st' John Rustgard, United States dis trict attorney for the I-'lrst Judicial Di vision of Alaska, this morning an nounced that ho would retire from tho oilico which ho now holds and begin the practice of law on Juno 1. "Yes," J' ho said, "I shall remain in Juneau and open ofUces here. I expect to leave j for Seattle immediately after tho Ket-1 chikan term of court for tho purpose ] of buying ofllce furniture." Mr. RuBtgard stated that under no: circumstance would he continue In of-1 flee after June 1st. ? PEOPLE'S PARTY TICKET ' WINS SEWARI) ELECTION ?+? SEWARD, April 8.?The entire Peo- I pie's party ticket was elected at yes-; torday's election here. .The following were elected: City Councilmen ? Charles Craw-; ford. G. B. Boe, John Noon, E. E. Cham-11 berlain, J. F. Graof, C. F. Howett and 1 I.. 0. Patton. School Board?Dr. J. H. Roinig. ; | GEORGE iJRIGSBY TO BE MAYOR OF NOME NOME, April 8.?Tho election here; ^ yesterday was very quiet. George B. j. Jrigsby was at the head of the sue- j t, jessful ticket and will be Mayor. The following were elected to the council: i f G. B. Grlgsby, W. H. Webb, Andy j, Anderson, H. H. Mollcr, Henry Bou-1 j rough, Philip Murphy and A. W. Or- ' land. ;. TICKETS BREAK EVEN IN FAIRBANKS ELECTION t, FAIRBANKS, April 8?There was ? in even break between the two tickets j ^ it this place?three being elected onj( he Business Men's tickot, three on ( lie Citizens' ticket and one on an in lependent ticket. Mayor Smith was re-elected, and Dan Callahan, running ? ndependent, wus re-elected for a ninth successive term. The now council will consist of the tallowing: j Murray Smith, F. S. Gordon. Peter -orentzen, Dan Callahan. Dr. R. R. j. dyers. George M. Smith, Andrew Ner and. The school election, iwo wonwii run ling, takes place today. Women are y /otlng strong. ^ Long List of Candidates. y There were 21 candidates at' the i ^ 1 I 'lection yesterday?seven on the Bus-; { ness Men's ticket, Ave on the Citizens' ^ icket. eight on the Socialist ticket and ' >ne independent. . The highest vote for a candidate vus 527 and the lowest, 37. that being he number cast for the lowest candl late on the Socialist ticket. The high- ( st Socialist received 118. u The total registration was 964 and 1 (] he total vote 874. The women regist- [ ?red to the number of 233, and all but ^ line of them voted. NONPARTISANS WON ELECTION AT VALDEZ > VALDEZ, April 8.?Every candidate 0 >n the Nonpartisan ticket except one i ^ John Biggs?was elected yesterday. t; VI. White was the succe^.,ul man of he opposition. There were several ^ ickcts. Thoso elected were: James H. Patterson, William 11. Thomas, John Lyons, Harry E. King, j L C. Martin, Al. White nnd E. E. Rit-1 ^ :hle, the last named being the pres-1 ?nt Mayor. i R C. E. Russell was elected to the v ichool board. Nearly 600 votes were polled, and , he election was hotly contested. ,1 'ETERSBURG ELECTION WILL BE CONTESTED t. | , PETERSBURG, April 9?It has boon lecided that the Petersburg election () vill be contested. Two of the candi lates were Judges of tlie election. The t| 3usiness Jlen's party elected six of t] he seven councilmen S. L. Hogue, 0 F. I.rcnnan, J. Stoft. H. S. Finch. J. j, Fohnson and C. Haarberg. The Citi-\ g :ens' ticket elected J. Otness council-' a nan and Mrs. T. S. Elsemore and E. ,, P. Refling for the school board. There n ,vas one vacancy in the board and E. a P. Refling's term expired. ? The registration numbered 185 and 0 nost of those registered voted. There ,vas great activity in the contest. t MISSOURI FARMERS WANT J 25,000 LABORERS QUICK b ST. EOUIS, April 10.?President 1* Firth, of the Missouri Federation of p Pommercial Clubs says there Is work ? n Missouri immediafely for -28,000 c Farm laborers. He says the demand exceeds the visible supply to that ex :ent. P. C. KAUFFMAN, PIONEER I TACOMA BANKER, DIES |r lf TACOMA, April D.?P. C. Kauftman, I ? i pioneer banker of this city, died here 11 last night. . ! ( P. C. KaufTman was a brother of the | late Moses KaufTman, of Tacoma, and, c uncle of the Kauffman brothers, early s day merchants of Juneau and Skag- C way. ^ GOV. STRONG HELPS TACOMA CELEBRATE 30V STRONG HELPS hcor..lr TACOMA. April 9. ? Tacoma cole-j >rated the passage of the Alaska rail ?oad bill lust night. Gov. J. H\ A. Strong, of Alaska, and tho Right Rev. ?eter T. Rowe, Episcopal Bishop of \laska, were the guests of honor. | Chicago Man Urged for Alaska Job. j WASHINGTON, April 9.?John Eric-' ion, for 15 years city engineer of Chi- j ingo, has been recommended to Pres- j dent Woodrow Wilson for the post Ion of chief engineer in Alaska rail- j oad construction. GOV.AMMONS HITS FOREST SERVICE DENVER, Colo., April 9.?Gov. Ellas' I. Ammons, of Colorado, attacked thej orest service yesterday In an address! lelivercd at the conference of Gover-j tors. He declared that "under the ostering care of the forestry bureau j he government has built a great lum-1 ier trust." JNSUCCESSFUL WOOER SHOOTS SEATTLE WOMAN SEATTLE, April 9.?As she was re- ( urning to her home, Mrs. Carl L. Ten-! ren was waylaid and shot three times | y Victor Hammer, a former cook In he Hotel Savoy. The latter then at 1'inpted suicide. Both Mrs. Tengren nd Hammer will recover. ? ? ? JOWAGER EMPRESS OF JAPAN DIES AT TOKYO TOKYO, April 9.?The Dowager Km resB Haruko died here this morning. JRGES CO-OPERATION IN IRRIGATION ? DENVER, Colo., April 9.?Assistant iecretary Jones in opening the Irri ation Conference today called upon i Iecretary of the Interior Franklin K. -??ne"to urge the financing of Irriga- j ion projects jointly by the State and j 'ederal governments. [ING OF SWEDEN IS OPERATED ON FOR ULCER STOCKHOLM. April 9.?King Gus-! if was operated on this morning for leer of the stomach. He came out of | lie operation strong. VHITE HOUSE WEDDING MAY BE IN MAY * WASH INGTON, April 9.?Washing-1 on society has figured that the mar-i iage of Miss Eleanor Wilson, daughter' f the President, to Secretary of the | 'reasury William Gibbs McAdoo will nke place in May, 1AME LAWS MAY BE MORE LIBERAL ?? FAIRBANKS, March 25.?When J. \ A. Strong, governor of Alaska, was it Fairbanks last summer, a number f the hunters and lovers of guns and unning in this city, called upon him I , ith a view of having the shooting of i crtain kind of game, especially wa erfowl and grouse, changed so that lie season would be made longer. The overnor at that time stated that he could do all in his power to aid the 'airbanksans and that ho is doing so, s evidenced by a letter received from iin on last night's mail by Game War en Andy Hoey. The letter to Mr. Hoey states that] he Governor, in his annual report to he Secretary of Agriculture, has rec mmeuded that the date of the open ng of the season be advanced from leptember 1st to August 15th. He has lso recommended that the license fee f $40 for thd" shipping outside of one noose head be reduced In the case of II bona fide Alaskans. He also asks like reduction on all other trophies f the kind. Just what will be the result of he recommendations of the Governor b not yet known. However, the chief xecntlve of the territory stated that io would keep the local game warden dviscd in the event that the propos d changes in the laws were made.? Fairbanks News-Miner. 1UINAULT ARRIVES IN DOUGLAS AFTER FAST TRIP ?? DOUGLAS. April 9?Steamship Qul lault arrived In Douglas this after loon with Capt. G. W. Morgan in com mand. This boat demonstrated on her Irst trip to the North that she is a fast ailor, having made the trip from As oria to Ketchikan in three days and iight hours, coming via Hidden Inlet. LADIES HAIR GOODS, remodeling ' >f switches, puffs, etc., in modish itylos at "The Vogue Shop". Opp. lrpheum Theatre. Mrs. Albert Berry. -20-Tuos. Thu, Sat Senator Lodge Supports President's Tolls Policy WASHINGTON. April 9. ? Senator Henry Culjot Hodge, of Massachusetts, today urged that the bill repealing the tolls exemption clause In favor of American coastwise shipping through the Panama canal be passed. He said that he had concluded that the clause was not In violation of the Hay-Paunce fote treaty agreement, but he thought, legal or otherwise, the foreign rela tions of the United States required that the canal should be offered to the ships of ull Nations on an equal basis. He said, further, that he believed that the United States could exempt Amer ican foreign shipping from the pay ment of tolls without violating the treaty, but he thought It would be an unwise foreign policy to carry it out. He contended that If the United States is to take the position among the Na tions of the world that its best in terests required that it take it should adopt a broad policy such as would commend the country to foreign peo ples. He also contended that the granting of exemption to American ships using the Panama canal would be an illogical and unfair discrimina tion in the manner of bestowing fa vors to American shipping. Tolls Hearings Begun. WASHINGTON, April 9.?The Sen ate Inter-oceanic canals committee to day commenced hearings for and against the passage of the free tolls repeal bill. They will continue for two weeks before the bill will be re ported. Friends of the administration expect (hat the sentiment for the re peal will increase with the progress of the hearings and debate. The general debate on the proposi tion in the Senate will proceed with the hearings. Carnegie Applauds Repeal Advocate. WASHINGTON, April 9. ? Andrew Carnegie was a visitor in the House of Representatives today and atten tively listened to a speech by Rep resentative Vollmer, the new Demo cratic Congressman from Iowa, in sup port of the free tolls repeal bill now pending in the Senate. He applauded the points made for the bill. Later, Mr. Carnegie called on President Woodrow Wilson at the White House. PRESIDENT BAXTER ON MERGER TALK SEATTLE, April 2?"I only know about the proposed deal for the pur chase of the Northern Navigation Company's holdings on the Yukon Riv er in a general way," says R. W. Bax ter, president of the Alaska Steam ship Company and of the Copper Rfter & Northwestern Ry.. and who was reported in dispatches from San Fran cisco to be negotiating with the Sloss Brothers for the purchase of the Northern Navigation Company, oper ating a number of steamboats on the Yukon River. Mr. Baxter reached Se attle from San Francisco this morn ing. "I learned that a deal was pending by which the Sloss interests are to be taken over by another company," he said, "but we aro not the parties who are making the deal. I have not been advised whether the negotiations were completed. 1 have been to Salt Lake and San Francisco on a business trip, and the newspapers in San Francisco printed the story that we were negoti ating for the purchase of the Northern Navigation Company's holdings on the Yukon. There was no truth in the story, but I understand that a deal was being made by other parties. "We have already very large inter ests in the Alaska transportation busi ness. and, now that the Alaska rail road bill has passed, we are planning to increase and improve the service by adding more ships as they may be re quired. We are already figuring on a number of changes for the coming summer's trade." Mr. Baxter says business in San Francisco is very good, and expresses the opinion that construction of a gov ernment railroad in Alaska will have a good effect on trade conditions all over the Pacific Coast. "1 look for a tremendous increase in the production of gold, copper and oth er mineral products of Alaska," he said, "and it Is certain that as the rail road progresses, farmers will settle ahead of it. and, while it may seem improbable, it is within the realm of possibility that within a few years Al aska will send a large quantity of ag ricultural and farming products to the United States. Anyhow, It is certain that Alaska will grow enough vege tables and cereals for its own use and that the population of the Territory will be greatly increased." A large shipment just received on the Humboldt. Fancy cabbages, head lettuce, rhubarb, bananas, peppers, parsley, spinnach, butter and eggs. Fancy cauliflower 15 cents per head. Royal Fruit Co. Phone 280. KEEP CLEAN. Ladies ' and Gentleinens' clothing, cleaned, pressed and repaired at the Renovatory. We call for and deliver. Front SL Phono 394. 2-23-tf.