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SKAGWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1914
PRICE 10 CENTS
BIS ABE DEFEATED IN !
GALICIA with heavy losses
St. ivtersbnrg, Dm'. Official j
11 nnouncetnent was uuutr this mom
1114; (hat the had been do* j
touted in tialicia by the Kuquaos,
with very heavy loam* by fort"- :
fr,
11 was also stated thai the Get*- j
mans art* now on the drfowiTC 0*1 j
the tattle line between the Vistula
an«l l'tlica rivers and that the
steady advance of th«s Ruwtlans
I.ad disorganized the German format
tiin and caused the latter to fall |
hack.
•iKI.lEVED TO 15F. CAPTURED j
l.onilon. Ihm\ 29—It Is believed
l.erc that Commander Hewlett, who
was reported lost in yesterday's raid ,
cf British airmen oil U»e German |
naval base at Ou.\ha\en, has been i
captured by the Germans, as when
he waa laat f»«w® German subma
rines were drawing near to hi* j
wrecked aeroplane.
STORMS STOP OPERATIONS
London. Dec. 29—Violent storms
are wported to have temporarily
stopped active military operations on
the battlefields of Northern Fran00 j,
anil Belgians.
PREPARING GREAT STRIKE
Ijondon, Dec. 29—The belief Is [
gaining ground in England that the
British fleet ia preparing to make j ,
a great strike at aa early date .
GETS SAD WORD
FROM IDE SOUTH
Fred Fouzo, formerly deputy L'u
ic-sU States marshal in Skagway, re
'• t-a the sad intelligence laet nigat
>'C the death of his daughter, Mrs
Myrtle Alvilda Weston, from pueu
luotiia. at her home in San Frau
oisco, .it 2 a. iu. Dec. 28th.
•Mrs. Weston was 24 years of age.
having been born in Berkeley, A'a
mcda county, California on Jan. Sta,
On the 9th of last Febru^r^
she w ..d married in Seattle to War
ren Herbert Weston of Boston, ciu't
master at arms of ike United Stat*
naval training station at San Fraa
uisco, and shortly afterward remov
ed to that city, where she has sia^e
lived. Her only brother, a young
man aged 22, was with her at
time of her death. He will probably
iome to Skag-.vay early in the ne>v
• ear and remain with his father.
l:i her girlhood Mrs. Weston liv
ed in Skag^vay and has many warm
friends here who will be pained U»,
learu of her unexpected and ua*'
timely death.
To the bereaved father the Dailyj
\laskun offers its heartfelt coa-|
I'olence. |
Washington, D. C., Dec. 29—I
Comptroller of the Currency Bur«tut ,
Williams in his annual report re
commends many change*. Directors
are wanted to assume mors contivl
of the national banks ai>d to limit
xht> deposits to tan time® their
combined capital and surplus.
CITY AFFAIRS ARE
AT A STANDSTILL
1— i
Tarre Haute, Dec. 29—Mayor 11
Roberta of this city, who was »r- 11
rested yesterday on a charge of i
being implicated ia election frauds j
on Nov. 3d, was this morning re- !
leased on baii.
The affairs of the city are at -i
standstill today on account of the j i
many municipal officials who bavo I
been arrested on the same charge 1
as that against the mayor.
Buffalo, Dec. 29—Walter Smith |
was killed and Cha-rles Dorsch seri- j
ously -wounded yesterday by can- j
adian troths. Both wero Ameri- i
cans and were ou the Canadian sido j
shooting ducks. When they wero |
ordered to stop by the Canadians j
they started to row for the Ameri
can ahore and were shot as abov®
stated. It te claimed by the sol
dier* who did the shooting tbat it
wa« not their intention to hit the j
fleeing men, only to fire close
tnough to cause them to return and
give themselves up.
The Princess May will be in at
* p. m. tomorrow and will leave at
S o'clock p. m. She is bringing to
Skagway one passenger and 16 tons
of cargo.
Just the Necessary Garment
To Protect You From the Cold North Winds
The
Proper
Styles
Heavy
and
Medium
Weight
Your Size
at the
Right
Price
H. J. LYNCH
Up to Data Haberdasher and Ladies'* Furnisher
Washington, D. C., Dec. 29—Offi
cial announcement was made tot'ay
that the first construction work on
tl»e Alaska government railroad aril?
t>e from Ship creek to the MaUi
iuska coal fields, with a later «c
:entlon southward to Portage Bay
ir Seward and northward to Fatr
>anks.
The government Alaska railroad!
ommission before completing its J
report to congress will probably j
'r.k an appropriation of $5,000,000 |
o proceed with the work during.
he coming year. i
Tiia above is confirmatory of
a telegram which appeared in 'he
Daily Alaskan several weeks ago,
in w'iJich it was Btated that the
members of tie commission had
recommended the asking of a $5,
000,000 congressional appropriat;>n
for the establishment of a supply
base at Ship creeic and for the
purchase and repair of the Alaska
Northern and its equipment, a
railroad that was built several years
ago, but was later forced to suspend
active operations owing to lftck of
business.
SUM WINS
TOURNMEIIT
Tho final game in the series be
ween bowlers ropreseatiisg tho
ikagway and Juneau Elks took
ilace Sunday. In the3e three
rames Skagway's total was 2429
'ins against 2458 made bv Ju
leau. The grand total of the
2 games played is:
Skagway—9526 pins.
Juneau—9438 pins.
The local team wins the tourna
ment by S8 pius.
The next event in bowling circles
'ill be tho International Telegraph
ouruament which is expected to I
ommence shortly. Teams from |
towson, Whitehorse, Skagway and
i neau will compete in r. series o:'
irobably is games. Details ace
iCw being arranged hetween the
cums foncerned.
VILLA IS GOING
TO NORTHWARD
Washington, D. C., Dec. 29—Gen- j
eral Villa was reported here to
day to be on his way north with
his troops in order to prevent the
interruption of communication oy
the Carranzistca.
The menu card of the Christmas
dinner at the Golden, North eafo
was a thing of beauty and artistic
merit. It consisted of two piece?
of white Bristol card board, 4x5
inches la size, bound together at
the top by a red ribbon, in the
bow of which was inserted two
sprigs of green—one of mistletoe
and the other of holly. The printing: I
was done at the Daily Alaskan job
rooms. tL sufficient guarantee that
the work was neat and up to diwe.
Washington, I). C., Dec. 2!)—i>el«"-j
;a<e James Wiekersliani today in- j
roduced an Alaska road building )
>U1, which includes the construe- j
ion of a wagon ron<l from Stag- j
vay to tlte iateruatfonal boundary I
it White l'ass summit along u j
lurvey made by 'ho Alaska road j
•omniission last summer, tl>e sam-j
o be built at a cost not to exceed J
>25,000.
Mr. Wickersham also proposed a
icw Alaska bill which provides tiiat
ifter the first of July, 1910, all !
uoneys derived or collected from
he liquor business of tlie territory,
>utside of incorporated towns, bo
leposited in the treasury of the
territory and devoted solely to tbe
purposes of Alaska.
Camp Skagway No. 1 Arctic
Brotherhood will have a regular
meeting tonight at which there wi. 1
bo two inltations. A full attend
ance is desired.
The Jefferson was reported ».*■
\vrangell early this afternoon and
Is due In Skagway tomcrrow after
noon about 5 o'clock.
liAST DREDGE 18 SHIT
DOWN FOIl THE WINTER
Dawson News; The Canadian
Klondike dredge No. 4 shut down
day before yesterday, and was the |
last of the dredges of the Klondike
to cease operations this seaso.-.
The same company operated !l
dredge later in December last >e..r,
but this year found it necessary to
shut down earlier for various rea
sons. No. 4 dredge was found to
have a number of parts in need of
repair, and it was thought best
not to undertake the trork before
spring. No. 2 dredge, which sank
in the pond near Bear creek, is 'u
about the same position it was se—
eral weeks ago. Work on it will be
resumed later.
D. J, Rich, who has been suffer
ing for some time from a bad ccsj
of rheumatism, left on the Georgia
i Sunday for the Ten*ikee hot springs.
Chas. Armstrong cam© over from
the Fred Story mine on Lake Ben
nett on today's train.
New Year Dinner Hints
Preferred Stock Corn on Cob
Preferred Stock Asparagus Tips
Preferred Stock Pumpkins
Sweet Potatoes
Large Head Lettuce
Tomatoes Green Peppers
Pineapples Winter Melons
Johnston's Chocolates
Atmore's Mincemeat
Hills Bros. Cofiee
P. H. GANTY. GROCER
STATEMENTS OF HAINES HEN
AS 10 CROP PRODUCTIONS
Tlie annual report of C. C
Georgesou, special agent In charge
of Alaska agricultural experiment
stations, for the year 1913, has
been received at this office. tu
the report, so far as we have seen,
there is no mention whatever made
of any of the floral or agricultural
products of Skagway, or of the
terries of various kinds that are
propagated here so successfully.
Haines, however, has received we'.l
merited recognition and in view ol
the interest that is now being mani
fested in that section of Alaska by
people who are taking Up home
steads and others who are making
inquiries with a view to settlement,
we re-produce tlio reports made to
Mr. Georgeson by Steve Ragan and
A. C. Goddard, both of which ap
pear in the 1913 report;
STEVE RAGAN'S STATEMENT
I desire to report on my garden
experiments for the year 1913, and
thanks you for tlio seeds you sent
me last spring. j also want «
thank you for tlio report cf tie
work for 1912, whirli I very recent
ly received .
My garden was on the brcfc part
o£ two loLs, or about J00 by 80 fejt.
My total expense, counting all seeds,
except those you ~e:it, also counc
il, g the expense of hiring the ground
I lowed and all outsido help during
the summer, was $12, while the
produce reaped was easily worth
$60. My work was done at odd
times and was recreation af'-?r
work done in my office.
My potato crop was my most suc
cessful crop. My patch was absj'c
80 by 40 feet. One-half of one row
was planted in tlio seed j-ou. sent
me last spring,, Burpee Superior,
and these were by far the best
potatoes 1 had, both in yield and
Quality. The balance of my patch
was planted In Auway Early Alas
kans, a potato crosso.l by Mr. Chas.
An way, our pioneer rancher. The
l;.tter is a pale pink-skinned potato
and a good one. On the whole I
gathered about 32 bushels. On tha
half row in Burpee Sjperior 1 gath
ered 2 bushels. If I had had tli-3
rthole patch in this variety and til?
yield had averaged ihe same I
would have had 4S bushels instead
of 32, or about 625 bushels per
acre. Wo cooked a few of these,
but saved the most for seed for
next year. They are dry and mealy
and cook very quickly, and will be
a great seller on the market, aa
they are a good size and smooth
and uniform. I think they"are bet
ter than the Irish Cobbler, and that
is going some. Potato©^ were all
flanted April 2R. Wo had • new
potatoes August 1. They would
fcave done just as well planted three
weeks later.
Cabbage could have been better,
i. e., it was not as good as that
of some of my neighbors. Mr. H.
0. Bunta had the prize cabbage, on J
weighing more than 32 pounds. Hal
good string beans from Golden Wax
(Ully) seed. From three other
kinds received no results. Edmuni
Blood Turnip beets did well. J
planted Chatenay and Danvers Half
I>ong carrots. Both did well. I
would recommend the long ones. En
dive, kale, kohl-rabi, lettuce and
salsify did fine. My onions were
the best I have seen in Alaska. Dur
ing the summer X experimented with
tomatoes, cucumbers, and corn, this
year. The two former I kept coh
ered. The first planting died from
the effects of some insect, and the
other planting came on too late. £
was encouraged in my experiments
with all. The corn was British
Columbia "suuaw corn'' and had
tasseled and put out nice Bilks
when, the frost came. This was the
c-arliest frost we have had in years.
It came September 1.
One o" the greatest treats of the
season was our peas. We had peas
Irom June 10 uutil the heavy snow
covered them and they were frozen
•solid. The first frost killed only the
top of the Tall Telephone. All oth
f rs were killed outright. I planted
Alaska, Horstord, American Wonder,
and Tall Telephone. All produce/1
good results, but the last named
are the best for all uses.
The only turnip I have found to
do any good, from all standpoints
least, is the yellow turnip. Eith
er the Eetrowski No. 22755 or the
Yellow Aberdeen is trood. The
former is preferable.
This locality shipped to the Seat
tle markets this year over 1,000
sacks of yellow turnips and rutabag
as, There have also been several
tons of cabbage and potatoes ship
ped from here. The turnips and
rutabagas brought the producers
$1.25 pi.- sack, and the sacks furn
ished f. o. b. wharf at Haiues.
My flowers did beautifully this
year. I think the poppies were
the most beautiful. Tha calendula
and the pausies were the most
lasting, and wife has some in the
house today which grew out of
doors. • 1
I appreciate all the seed you
sent me and will appreciate any
sent in the future. Will try any
thing according to your directions
that you desire to have tried here.
A. C. GOniMTUVS STATEMENT
The -Apple-trees, and fruit bushes
(Continued on last page)
DoVou MeveJIiis Creed?
Then Act On It
We believe in construction, not de
struction.
We believe that only a fair price for
ciotiiing is fair to all concerned.
More than a fair price is uniair to you,
the customer.
Less than a fair price is unfair to us, the
retailer.
WILL CLAYSON—Clothier