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III ??Ml IIMUUM 0Commencing Saturday morning, September 4tb, we will permanent ly inaugurate a 15-cenf rate lor pas r T senger transportation between Jun eau and all Channel points.. P P P The Juneau Ferry 8 Navigation Company GERMANS WOULD LIKE TO SELL INTERNED SHIPS NEW YORK, SepL 2.?It Is stated here that banks affiliated with the German financial institutions are anx ious for the United States to provide for the purchase of the German ships that are interned in American waters. It is stated that the proceeds of the sale would be left in the United States and expended in this country if the sale could be made, the Ger man government caring for the Ger man stockholders. That there would be plenty of American bidders for the German ves sels in case they were guaranteed an American register is stated by those who are urging the acceptance of the ships. It is stated that the American line would take several of the German passenger ships if they could use the same as American ships. It is believed here that if the ship purchase bill is passed by Congress next winter, that the American gov ernment would buy several German vessels that would be satisfactory to the South American trade, and that would result finally in the sale of the big passenger ships to Americans for the European trade. DON'T forget tile Namee? OLTS & GILPATRICK. Contractors Concrete or frame construction. (5-17-tf.) The rule of three in full measure ? Fit, Style and Comfort School Shoes. tf B. M. BEHRENDS Look at oar Circassian Napolean suite, worth $140. Specially marked down. $87.50. Alaska Furniture Co. Two regular $45.00 massive Colon ial dressers, one mahogany, one blrds ye maple. French plate mirrors, 32x 37 inches, regularly priced $45. Spe cial for Saturday and Monday, only $30.75. Alaska Furniture Co. 3IG COASTWISE STEAMSHIP LINE IS NOW FORMING BOSTON. Sept 2. ? The Boston Post says that Timothy E. Byrnes, ] former vice-president of the New Ha ven road. Is planning the organiza tion of a new $12,000,000 steamship line?Boston owned and Boston con trolled?to run to the principal ports of the Pacific coast via tj?e Panama Canal. The plan calls for the building of 11 steamships from 10,000 to 11, 000 tons, and weekly sailings from Boston to San Diego. Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland and Seattle, the vessels to carry freight and pas sengers. Mr. Brynes says: "There is a wonderful opportunity for such a line of steamships. It costs less to ship goods from Chi cago intended for San Francisco by rail to Boston and then by water through the Panama canal from this cltw than all the way by rail from Chicago to San Francisco. Such a lino as I contemplate would havo all the New England states and the Mid dle West to draw upon." WEEKS IN HIGH FAVOR FOR PRESIDENT BOSTON, Sept. 2.?An official of a large Boston Industrial corporation, just back from a trip to the Pacific coast, says: "Everywhere I found a very strong undercurrent In favor of Senator Weeks of Massachusetts as a second choice for President. Almost every state has a "favorite son' who Is be ing groomed for first choice, but there Is a surprising unanimity of opinion that the Massachusetts Senator should be the Republican candidate if the | local man cannot win. "I believe that the tide is running strongly toward Senator Weeks, not withstanding the disadvantage under which he labors in being a resident of an Eastern State. "In the extreme West, Wilson stock is away below .par, chiefly because of the Panama canal toll and the La Follette shipping bills." "All the News All the Time." PROTEST CLOSING OF RADIO STATION SEATTLE ? Officials of steamship companies operating to Alaska ports, and cannerymen of the North, have been protesting against the action of the navy department in dismantling the government wireless station at Unalga. About two months ago, in the mid dle of the cannery season, this station was abandoned, navy department offl j cers explaining that a more powerful station would be erected on St. Paul Island, in Bering sea. | With the closing of the Unalga sta tion the station at Kodlak is burden ed with all of the wireless business from the Seward peninsula and the Aleutian islands of Western Alaska. The large number of messages have ! caused the Kodiak station to get from three to four days behind in the han dling of wireless business, causing great Inconvenience to steamship lines, with vessels plying to Nome, St Michael, Kotzebue sound ana ports in Western Alaska. The Unalga station was of great value to vessels on the Nome and St Michael route and to canneries in Western Alaska, on the Seward pen insula and on Bering sea, which have wireless stations for the handling of business messages. The steamers Santa Ana, Victoria, Senator, Rodondo, Pavlop, Windber, Cordovo and Seward worked with the Unalga station, which relayed their messages to the North Head Btation, on the Oregon coast. The cannery stations of the Alaska Packers, Lib by, McNeil & Llbby and the Colum bia River Packers usally worked with tho Kodlak station, which relayed' their messages to North Head. The government is building a 25 kilowatt station at Cordova, but it will not be completed this season. The chief objection to the abndonment of the Unalga station is that the government did not wait until after tho now station on St. Paul island was clompleted. DOLPHIN SAILOR GETS A FINE GOLD WATCH SEATTLE, Aug. 28.? Just before | the steamer Dolphin, of the Alaska! Steamship Company, left her berth1 at pier 2 last night bound for South-; eastern Alaska ports, there was an ; interesting ceremony on board, the j presentation of a gold watch and chain to Victor Petersen, a member of the crew for heroism in the saving of the life of one of the vessel's passengers on her last voyage. While the Dolphin was at Haines on August 7, Miss Helen Kopner, of Denver, Colo., fell from the pier and was in danger of being drowned when Peterson leaped from the deck of the steamer and rescued her. In the fall Miss Kepner's head struck on the rail of the steamer and she was so badly stunned by tho blow that she would havo lost her life had it not been for the quick work of Pet ersen. Passengers of the Dolphin on the way back to Seattle took up a collec tion and appointed a committee, con sisting of Ben. Blewett, of SL Louis,; Stephen KnlgbL of Denever: John R. Bell, of Greeley, Colo., and H. V. Kep ner, of Denver, a brother of Miss Kep ner, with instructions to purchase a watch and chain for Peterson. The presentation was made last night aboard the vessel at pier two by Kenneth C. Kerr, editor of the Rail way and Marine News, who was sel ected to represent the Alaska Steam ship Company by John H. Bunch, gen eral freight and passenger agent Un der orders from Supt. R. R. Picrson, the ship's company, Including Capt. John Livingston, the officers and crew assembled in the vessel's dining room Rough Dry?55c per doz. Flat Work?50c per doz. THANE STEAM LAUNDRY Phone 175 7-28-tf HIKE KIM".* NAT where the cremony was held.? (Se attle Post Intelligencer.) KENNECOTT MAY PAY $3 ANNUAL DIVIDENDS NEW YORK, Aug. 25.? President Stephen Birch and engieers who have been Inspecting the mines of the Ken necott Copper Company in Alaska are expected home within the next week or so. Interests in control of the company say that development work which has uncovered tho most wonderful copper deposits in the his-1 tory of the mining world add mater ially to the life of the mine. When the Kennecott company was organ ized it was intimated that dividends might bo started at the rate of $3 annually. As the result of recent de velopment work, enlarged production and earnings, it is admitted that the rate will bo considerably in excess of $3 a share annually. PROSPECTOR IS DROWNED. FAIRBANKS. Aug. 1?W. B. Con nell, an Alaskan prospector, was drowned recently while attempting to swim across the Koyukuk river near the settlement of Wiseman, miner in tho district attending. Con nell was an oldtme miner In the dis trict. He has some relatives in the States, but it is not known where. A Compromise Uncle (to nephew playing a war game with a chum)?If you take the' fortress within a Quarter of an hour I'll give you a quarter. Youngster (a minute later)?Uncle, the fortress is taken, now let me have the quarter. Uncle?How did you manage to take it so soon.? Youngster?I offer the besieged ten cents, and they capitulated.?(Chris tian Science Register.) Nu Bone Corset ? Miss and Mrs S. Zenger ? JUNEAU CORSETIERES Fitting in yonr own home. A perfect At Is guaranteed. For appointments Phone 136. Addreea 288 Main Street. ?> MADE IN JUNEAU Concrete Dry and Watertight Floor* and Cel lars. Concrete plain and ornamental Walla and Fen era. Concrete ribbed or travel finish ed Sidewalks and Steps. All work guaranteed. ESTIMATES AND PLANS FREE. H. D. BOURCY, Box 8*4 Contractor /' Ih?McKannaTransfer I FREIGHT?COAL?BAGGAGE R SADDLE HORSES FOR RENT A Light and Heavy Haellng of all Kinds fl Office 127*129 Front St, phone 65 Q m the ^ MECCA Quality and Service Our fit Motto M JUNBAU DEPOT FOR MECCA FIZZ The Fruit Canning Season is Here ! Fancy Elberta Peaches 60c Box We will have Damson Plums, Silveran Crab Apples and j Bartlett Pears, Extra Fancy Graxensteen Apples 51.50 Per Box. GIVE US YOUR ORDER EARLY | I H. J. Raymond Co, * Phone 28 | J W???W?M?m?H?MW?I???^????? [ TREADWELL FOUNDRY] Our plant is VERY COMPLETE in jj its equipment, and with melts every few days, is able to turn out custom || work promptly. ^ p | Hardware, Iron and Steel | jj Our stock of necessity is very com- . . ;; I jj plete, ranging from heavy mining i: I and Milling supplies to Shelf Hard- 1; I ware in our General Store, including large Supply Tools for machine shop, :: | carpenter, electrical and mining work. Electrical Supplies iSame applies to our Electrical Sup. ply Department. fi fi t Q I 17 C Will be made from any of the above < ? \jslrdepartments through store. ? ? o Alaska Treadwell Gold Mining Co. i! gas MERCANTILE DEPARTMENT \ j