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"noT337~SEVENTEENTH YEAR SKAOWAY, ALASKA. MONDAY, MARCH 8, 191A I'KIL'K 10 CKNTS
Koine, March 8—It in reported a!
British fleet Is bombarding the f(*ts
of Smyrna uo the c-uost a/ the j
(•ulf of Smyrna, Turkey la Asia.
Constantinople, March 8—Th»
bombardment of the fort* on the j
Smyrna coast by the alliea is re
l-oi ted to have b«en without •eriou*
results.
Six ail led warahipa bombarded'
t'ie Turkish batteries In the Dar
ihuielles Sunday. The batteries are
said to have replied successfully,
ami some of their shells exploding
ot the deck c-f a French cruiser
•nre believed to have killed many. A |
Hritish cruiser Is also reported to j
liave been badly damaged.
DISAGREE ON THE:
Athens, March 8—Disagreeing
with the king on the war question,
the Greek cabinet resigned today.
The situation in Greece is critical,
and Premier Vanizelou, in resigning,
baa asked the king to name M. j
/ainuvs as premier, who it is un- ]
dentood favors a policy of neutt-al-!
,fJ"- . ' .3 J
A*ter having repaired it, a gans
of men are today trying out the
steam shovel of the W. P. & Y. R.
company preparatory to putting It
to vrork In the cut In the gravel
bank north of the shopa, on the
east side of the valley.
It is the Intention to take mater
ial from this gravel bank to fill in
the space bet-ween the new dock
anj the bluff, over . which several
si :l«tnicks are to be cgpstructed for
the expeditious handling of all kinds
f>f freight, heavy machinery and ore
shipments.
LA THINE IS
BEING CONVOKED
London, March 8—The French
steamer La Touraine, which was
reported Saturday to ho afire off
Brest, is being towed into port by
steamers sent out to her assistance,
the fire having been subdued, ac
cording to reports received here.
Seattle, March 8—Captain Le
t>allister, a well-known Yukoner,
was arrested here this morning
charged in a. complaint received
from Fairbanks, with padding the
payroll of the steamer Robert Kerr,
in August, 1813, to the amount of
oae hundred dollars. Leballister,
who was all ready to start for
the Alaskan interior on Tuesday,
says he is innocent.
POOR LITTLE GIRL'S
DREAM COMES TRI E
Boston, March S—To be a poor
little girl with the poor little girl's
dream of some day becoming a
princess with untold wealth and
then to suddenly find that the
wealthy part of the dream has
come true, is the experience of
fifteen-year-old Josephine Romano,
whose father is a laborer in the
employ of a gas and coke company I
In Everett.
Josephine's dream of wealth
came true Just the either day when
she was awarded $16,000 by a Suf
folk county Jury for injuries sus
tained several years ago when 3he
was hit and tripped by a. live wire
which was dangling from one of the
Boston elevated poles. She was so
severely burned about the head,
face and hands, that the marks will
remain on her body for life. A
•car extends acroeB her neck from
ear to ear, and both hands are
diafigured, only two fingers are of
use on her right hand. "It fe do
m'.ch money that I don't know
what to do with It," she said, "I
think I'll put it in the bank and
then be a real lady. j
SPRING MILLINERY
Ladies: We have a nice line of
Spring Millinery now on display
consisting of the latest in Ladies
and Misses Trimmed Hats. Also
untrimmed Shapes, Wire and
Buckham Shapes, Hat Braids and
Straws as well as Trimmings.
We take Your Measure for Suits
Coats, Dresses, Skirts, Etc. A Big
line of spring samples to choose
from made to your measure- Style
the Latest; Fit Guaranteed. Come
and look them over.
H. J. LYNCH
Up-to-date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
YUKON ELECTION
FOR COUNCILORS
Complete returns hove net yet
been received from Thursday's el
ection In the Yukon for members to
the territorial council, but the in
dication are there will bt six liber
als and four conservatives.
In the electoral district of White
horse, from which two members are
returned, there were three candi
dates—W. L. Phelps, present lib
eral member, Capt. P. .Martin, pres
ent conservative member, and E. A.
Dixon, conservative. E. A. Dixon re
ceived the highest number of votes,
viz, 1S6; W. L. Phelps, 174, and
Capt. P. Martin 75, the latter los
ing his election deposit bj 12 vote.;.
This makes three tinus in suc
cession Mr. Phelps has been rhosea
by popular vote to the sr nu» Oi'fica
of trust. It will be My. Dixon's
first term.
Dawson, March 4—Complete re
turns have been received from but
one election district. North Dawson,
which gave O'Brien ISC, Guite ISO,
Laehapelle 163, Pearce 163. O'Brien
and Guite, tho candidate? elected
are both liberals.
South Dawson, with Sixtymile and
1 lacier to hear from, gives Bennett
2t)0, Gillis 249, Radford 276, Watt
352. The latter two are evidently
elected. Radford is a conservative.
Watt a liberal.
With five polls to he « from Klon
dike Fraser 157, Martin 95, McCi Hu
ron 117, Landreville 9S. Fraser is
a liberal, McCrimmon conservative.
With six polls to hear from Bon
anza gives Robinson SI. Hale 73.
Turner 73, Willianms P7. Robin
son is a liberal, Williams conserva
tive.
THOS.A. EDISON
ISSUES WARNING
West Orange, March 8—Thomas
A. Edison, the noted American in
ventor, has issued a statement warn
ing the American nation that a
large navy is absolutely necessary
for the preservation of peace, and
that to prepare now for the first
step to that end it is essei^ial
that we be stronger than those
who would attack.
HE WILL REFUTE
INSANITY CHARGE
i\"9v, York, March 8—Harry K.
Thaw's trial for conspiracy was be
gun in the court here today. It is
understood that ho will take the
stand himself and endeavor to re
fute the charge of insanity that he
is under.
ILL MOVE ON
MEXICO CITY
Guadalajara, March 8—General |
Villa lias announced that lie will
move on Mexico City next Instead of j
Tmnpico, as previously stated.
YESIEBOAY
A quiet wedding took place yes
terday morning at 11:30 o'clock at
tiie homo of the bride on Third
avenue, between Main and State
streets, the contracting parties be
ing Albert Burton and Mrs. I.eona
Kellogg. The ceremony was per
rormed by Commissioner Martin Con
•vay
Mrs. Burton has been a resident
">1 Skagway for the past year, and
d.iriiig the greater part of the
time has been engagod in the lodg
ing and boarding house business.
Mr. Burton, who has been here for
two years, is the operator for the
I . S. military cable.
The best wishes of tile Daily Al-:
as'-an are extended to the happy
couple.
GOlNCi TO RELIEF OF
NATIVES TO WESTWARD
The oower schooner Bender Brotli
era left Seattle last week on her
way north as a relief ship to carry
food supplies to the famine strick
en natives of the Pribilof seal is
lands. j»>li(^»tharter w«s made by
the government through the bureau
o*' fisheries, which has jurisdiction
over the seal islands. Captain Kna?
lich, veteran Bering Sea and Arctic
ocean navigator is in command of
the vessel. It is necessary that the
schooner reach the Pribilof group,
consisting of St. George and St.
Paul islands, at the earliest mo
ment possible.
The condition of the Pribilof
natives hns been a matter of grave
concern to the United States gov
ernment since last fall, but it was
believed they would be able to pull
through the winter without addi
tional help. Advices received, how
evor, show that the condition of
ti'e tribes has become desperate and
that relief must be furnished within
a short time or the entire tribe
will be threatened by starvation.
Bi ll,DING BIG EXGIXE
Pittsburgh, Pa., March 8—The
Westingliouse plant at East Pitts
burgh is placing finishing touches
ou the biggest electric passenger en
gi.ie in the world a steel monster 156
tons in weight and capable of pull
ing a full train sixty miles an hour.
It will be shown on a special
t :ratable at the San Francisco ex
position next month. Later it will
be placed in active service by the
Pennsylvania railroad The engine
consists of two units and is the
first siderod, gearless machine to
be completed.
for the Lenten Season
We have a large variety of the finest
canned fish in the market.
Salmon [salt and kipperrd]. Norway
Mackerel. Boneless Codfish.
Strictly Fresh Eggs, Skagway and
Washington ranch
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
POLITICIANS
BEING TRIED
Indianapolis, March 8—The po
litical grafters of Terra Haute, Ind.,
who were indicted and placed under
arrest shortly after the election last
November for being implicated in a
conspiracy to corrupt the election,
are on trial in this city today.
RAILROAD ON TRIAL
Detroit, Mich., March 8—After
numerous postponements, trial of
the Michigan Central Railroad com
pany for alleged violation of the
Elklns act of 1903, was started last
week in the United States district
court here. The government charg
es unfair discrimination by the rail
road in making demurrage charges.
The Michigan Central was indict
ed on five counts by a federal grand
jury on June 20, 1913. Conviction
on all counts would entail fin©-*
aggregating $2,000,000.
Panama, March 8—Col. Geo. \V.
Goethals, governor of tho Panama
canal zone, in a speech here l ist
night said that ho would probably
lesign his position within a year an
give the place to a younger man.
WANTS PUBLIC DEFENDER
Chicago, March 8—A public de
fender for poor persons accused of
crme in Chicago is advocated by
Pi of Robert H. Gault of North
western University, in a report be- j
fore the crimes commission of the
city council.
'•Attorneys appointed by the court
recf-ivc no recompense and con
sequently have little inducement to
make proper defense," roads the re
port of Prof. Gault. "They are gen
erally attorneys of mediocre ability
or young attorneys who hope to
gain experience in criminal law."
The precedent of Los Angeles,
whtre public prosecutor and pub
lic defender work in harmony to
secure the unhampered administra
tion of justice, was cited by Gault
as an example to be followed.
FORECASTING
INTERVENTION
Washington, D. C., March 8—Ur
gent representations, amounting t
a warning practically forecasting in
tervention in Mexican affairs by the
United States government, was
30! t to General Carranza. today by
the administration, demanding an
improvement in the conducting of
affairs in Mexico City.
All the embassies and legislation*
here have received reports that
conditions in Mexico City are de3
lierate at the present moment and
hourly becoming more so.
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LEGISLATURE
Juneau, March 8—Senator Sulzer
| today Introduced a resolution iu
I Lho senate providing that Governor
[ J. F. A. Strong be empowered to
j name an attorney for the legisla
ture at a salary not to exceed $500
| per month, who shall act as advisor
for that body until the national
government provides one. The do
cument was presented anticipatory
.'£ the failure of paseage of
th6 three cttorney general
bills already before the legislature.
Senator Sulzer also introduced a
bill to compensate Dr. H. Wilber
force in the sum of $500 for eer
\ ices rendered last summer during
tli-> smallpox epidemic at Hoonah,
Alaska, as well as one for a $15.00
bounty on wolves and a. $1.00 boun
ty on hair seals.
COMMUTERS' PLAN HEAIU)
Trenton, N J., Mar*"- 8—Counsel
for both the reading ard the Penn
sylvania railroads and the South
jersey Commuters' association are
prepared to continue their bitter ar
gument before the Public Utility
! commission in connection with the
[ freight-rate case and South Jersey
J commuters' demauds for lower com
j mutation rates.
I The Utility commission recently
conducted its investigation at Cam
den and there heard the testimony
of railroad officials and commuters.
The commission is expected to hand
! 0 ■ vn a decision as soon as their
I va)e suspension order expires.
Who's Your Tailor?
J^ever mind if the robins haven't
arrived yet -Spring is on the
way, and you'll be wise to leave
your measure for your custom-tail
ored clothes today—then they'll be
Ready When You
Need 'Em
Get the first choice of Ed V. Price
& Co.'s exclusive woolens and have
the clothes delivered"when you want
them—at a price you'll like to pay.
Will Clayson
The Clothier