®he JUrily j
No. 114 NINETEENTH YEAR SKAliWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY
JUNE 15. 1916
PRICE 10 CENTS
CEUMll IS
ASSURED By
S1AY0B
Gty Committee is Working Hard
on Plans for July
Festivities
DRILL TEAMS MAY COMPETE
Athletic Conte»t» Chief Feature of Day.
Big Dance in Evening. Gala time
Anticipated by All
Mayor Ashley has appointed a i
con uiiUto to arrange for the July
celebration. The committee as I
appoiuttd to represent the c'ty iu
"he feit\ities is X. O. Hardy, Os
car Se'rner, Wiu. Bunting. They
»re bunr at work bringing the vari
ous organizations to a realization of
the 'act that Skagway will be the '
host to our ueiglibor towns and that
so;j>e good brisk work lies ahead i
all *o make it a success.
file Mayor has requested all fra
'erual, social and religious bodies
to name committees to work iu co
i^'tration with the City in placing
•.he fC3tivtties before the i>e«-H)k'.
The Arctic Brotherhocd has ai-pont
ed a committee composed of G. W.
Powell, W. E. Burford at^d R. Ras- j
rauson to represent the camp in
the coroing festivities and to work I
with the council. Othor organiga-'
lie us are expected to inform the
ci'v committee of the personell of
.'eir committees when a.ipoinud. A
meeting will be calltd shortly of
all tbe committees to deteimiue the
program audd outline the woik of
tue various committee.-;.
The date which seems the most
logi-a*. to the commitee is on July
l»t. 'he first Saturday in the
niouCh. Invitations will be extend
ed to all towns in the interior and \
L> an Canal. A bid will also be
Sent to the Twin Island cities and '
the Capital. Many are the plans |
that 'he committee has irp its
sleevb for the entertainment ou that
d i»
There has been some talk of
holding a preparedness parades on
tha- date. Lodge drill teams have
been interviewed on the feasi, ility
of holding competitive Co-ills fe«r a
prUe on the public square. Ari
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TO t RING PARTY OX SEATTLE
The Seattle, whidh. left the Queen
City last uight carries a special
touring party under tha direction
o<" the Raymond & Whitconib Co.,
entente to witness the midnight
-)uu The party will arrive in Skag
woy on the Seattle and leava for
the interior. They will terminate
their trip at Fort Yukon, witness
tho beautiful sight and return to
Skagwav in time to get the south
bou; d sailing of the Seattle on
July 1st.
NE.W YORK, June 15—Massages
have been received in this city of a
naval engag<-mtnt iu tha North. Sea
yesterday wMet' proved disoster
i>u- to the Germans.
Tmrteen German merchantmen
cotuinj; from the north under ttfe
pro* etiou of several auxiliary jeruis
evs and to>rpeuo bouts were attacked
by a Russian squadron. The Rus
sians put to flight the body guard
oi rue muxchiut fleet and the flett
fled toward "he coast under full
steam. Details of the fight a\e
ll'CKltg.
RUSSIANS SWEEP
ma field;
Ft: FROG RAD, June 15—The Rus-j
iii'o sweeping relentlessly on !
to Ci'-ruowiu. A cieau sweau of
tte iit\l' has been accorded the Ru* j
si»'s and tho capture of lha alwyi'i
C'ty ■« only a matter of hours.
Thfw evacuation of Lemberg h:u- I
betu rumored. it is knowu that j
L.tuibeiY is tie goal for tho pres
ent Russian campaign and all move
ment uave hinged around a road
w uU'h leads fo that city.
OFF TO SEE MIDNIGHT SLX
-VI. P. Ifrowley, representing the '
Raymond Whitcomb Touring Co.,
left l.iis morning jvith his party of I
tourists for interior points. Tliel
1-artv will termiiuue their north- j
vard journey ;it Fort Yuikon, whe.e
I cy will witness the midnight sun.
Mr. I! row ley has nuule Uu trip6 to
the mterioT with touriug parties
and is familiar with the interesting
ulaots in the interior.
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FACE STRIKE
NEW YORK, Jaiie 15—A big
black cloud is rising cm the hori
zon of transportation in the east
and middle west. t*s shadow is be
ing cast toward the west and a gen
eral tie up of all transportation
lines is likely to follow as the re
sult ol the decision reached by the
strikers who have rem&lued at their
poet c-f duty until a decision, was
reached by the committees ^ ap
pointed to arbitrate the difficulties.
The rwilroad men of the whole
lana ar° near a strike. At the
coiuereuce held iu ijiis city yes
te.i day the labor representatives
llatly rejected the railroads tenta
tive compromise. It baa been pro
no.-ed that the conference be con
tinued toduy. Leaders are trying
U'eir beet to bring about a settle
ment w ithoiut a genei^al strike b1'
iiii; called.
NORTHWESTERN IX AT
AN EARLY HO UU
The Northwestern, stesuned into
port a* seven thirty this morning
with a healthy passenger list tor
tue (garden City. This is its
fir i trip into Skagway bay
this season; and old timers down at
tne wbanf greeted it 'witlh a deal
of enthusiasm.
1< unloaded 117 tons of freight
for this port, five horses, thirty
eight head of wteere and one cow.
It lifted anclicr at 11 £. m. and
•ail d for the westward carrying
• wo passengers from tnia port.
CABLE BRINGS GOOD NEWS
A twelve pound baby gi 1 has
been presented to Mrs. Curit. lioug
er V Se:ittle. Mr. Houg r ha? re
ceived the news of the m w adeli
• ion to hie family and has i>asB&l
•ue cigars to ail the boys in the
I'ltLKet Packing Company of whic..
li _■ is foreman.
'1 ho massage states that f'.e
m tLer and baby ar doing nicely
uuoer the care uf Seattle phys.cians*
c'h< is confined one of t la hospitals
in 'nat city.
ROOSEYELT I'XDER PIERCING
ELECTRICAL HAYS
NEW YORK, June 15—Theo
dore Roosevelt underwent an X-Ray
exam ■ n&tion in this city yeateixkiy
evenu-g. He was advised by his
family physio'un to h'ave a thorough
nied t-al examination by the leading
experts In this city. Nothing ser>
oiis Is repoiWrd to be found as a
resul» of the examination.
COREdlNG EKROK
An error was made In last night's
' ue in the Item, referring to P
J. McAbeer, supreintendei t of the
Five Fingers Coal Mine. It was
reported that he was accompanied
b" h's wife. Mr. McAbeer recent
I" lost his -vlfe and daughter thru
illness and 1 'returning to the in
terior with a spirit that only those
who have experienced the same sad
condition will understand.
Mrs. Breeze left an the morn
ing's train for the Interior.
SIR ROGER CASEMENT.
Irish Rebel Conduct*
Own Trial For Treason.
Mr»
H10 MB
NEW YORK, June 15—Charl.s
Hughes, the republican nomiiue for
'he president of the United States,
Is in this city and has applied the
torch, firing the first shct in his
campaign. He is busily engaged
choos ng his campaign manage s and
expects to have his schedule re<tdy
far publication before the week
.oils cfi the calendar.
He will make an extensive tour
ef »he largest metropolitan citiea
In tile United States and his itin
era rj calls. Lor a trip to the Pacific
Coast. ,
SMILK is <JIVK-AWAY
That haippy smile covering the
whole countenance of Rev. L. H.
H«.<dt-r>t;u this morning, was a jjivL
d.wity that sonii thing had h pptn
e.l to gladden his heart. *1 he A1-'
askan reporter was tco mo(.e> t to
directly inquire the occasion lor all
t ie happiness .so b<gan to run down
the various uhanneuti ct mws to
loca* the cause.
A call at tile hospital revealed
the cause. During the nig- t the
s>!oi h lu-d made a vifcit and pre
sented him with a dandy baby boy
and who wouldn't smile and be
Mckled clean to his boots. -Mother
and biioe are doimg nicely under
'he care of Dr. Gable.
SOCIALIST CAMPAIGN TO BEGlX
J.ena Morrow Lewis of Juneau,
socialist referendum candidate for
delegate to congress, is planning on
making a stumping tour of Alaska.
She will cover every judicial distiict
winding up her campaign at An
chorage. She will open her cam
paign at Fairbanks going by the
wav of Dawson.
Dr. Young was a morning's pas
8"Jyer to the interior.
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Crackers, etc.
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article of food from us.
We carry a full line of National Biscuit Packages goods at
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See Window Display
P. H. GANTY *
IJQUOR LICENSE GRANTED
The final count of the votes to
determine whether or1 n'ot Juneau
would be granted saloon licenses
has been finished. The wets have
ivin out in the capital city and,
n license hat- been Issued toi the
Juneau Liquor Company for the 4>er.
iod of one year.
The official vote was 1,135 votes
••ast favorable to issuance of 11
2ensep and 382 not favorable to the
issuance of licenses in the capital
city.
WASHINGTON, June 15—Presi
dent Wilson in a flag speech last
light in this city, gave a brief his
'orical setting of the flag, the
►ur,.ose of the Hag and the attitude
hat the American citizen should
ake toward the flag and ilien
aaucned Torih. on the chief thome
>f Tiis aat'ress.
He nocusei foreign born citizens
>f an open attempt to blackmail
he United S'ates government and
indermlne the national government.
HUl BATTLE
II BililC SEft
AMSTERDAM, June 15—Dis
taibches have re;ichtd 'his. city of
iavaii "engage n^fciit in the Baltic
Jea yesterday. From fndioatkMiis
iv'dfcUtiy an escorting' gnaixl was
•iloting a German merchant fleet
o a porl of safety when a Russian
quadron swooped down m>on tham.
The German auxiliary cruiser
lerzman is tepoited as sunk, sev
•ral torpedo destroyers found a
k-aitery grave and some of the
florchantmen have been aeut to
he bottom.
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> STRIKE RUMORED +
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* Rumors are out to the ef- ♦
:• fect that six hundred men have *
i* walked out on strike ati Thane. +
'> lTp to the time of going to *
> i»r<se our correspondent has +
'r ao* cabled»the details. *
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BLACK MIL PLOT
IS CKAROFO
Bit WILSON ■
Wilson's Pet Plank Charges Foreign
Born Citizens with Attempt to
. Blackmail Government
PRESENT TARIFF LAW PRAISED
Platform Steers Clear of Mexican Policy
Advocates no Change in Methods
Now Used
ST. LOUIS, June 15—The Demo
cratic convention is in a seething
m:u>g of turmoil over tlie framing
of the party platform. President
Wilson has wired a plank that he
hay urged to be inserted in the
platform by the committee appoint
ed by tiie chairmail to present the
final draft before tlie convention.
I* is considered by the delegates
as Wilson's pet plank and will be
inserted into the party platform. It,
iu the main, deals with the subject
o* Americanism. It charges for
eign born citizens with an attempt
to blacKinodl the United States
government and thereby undermine
the fundamentals of the republic.
As a remedy for the evil the party
advocates patricUc allegiance to the
.Vmeiican principles of democracy
and representative government.
The platform pral-es the present
tariff laws and advocates a contin
uance of the law as it now stands.
The party will handle the suffragt?
movement in a similar manner as
♦ he republicans. They endorse the
genera] movement b"t believe that
it is a state's right and fill ton Id not
be brought into national politics.
The olatform makes no direct
men'-ion of the democrat'c method
of handling the Mexican situation
nor «. e. ;t recommend aaiy change
iu the pooHcy as followed by the
president and his cabinet. Har
mony seems to be the key note of
♦he convention throughout. Wil
son Is the controlling factor thus
far. Baker is keoping the presi
dent in close touch with the move
ments before the delegates. Soec
ial phone service and wire com
munications have been made for
the President.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Confederation of Labor,
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