®he gkrilg Alaskan
No. 52 SEVENTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY ALASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1914 PRICE 10 CENTS
THE TAXPAYERS'
CONVENTION
There was a fairly good attend
ance last night at the meeting call
ed to take place in the ^ity hall for
i he purpose of nominating candi
dates for Town counciUue* on the
Taxpayers' ticket.
Tiie meeting was called to order
..t 7:50 by J. M. Tanner, who read
the call, and stated that the el
• ction of a chairman w?s the fir»t
order of business.
On motion J. M. Tenner wa»
placed in nomination and there
being no other candidate he wai
clected by acclamation.
The election of a secretary then
t eing in order Henry Fredenthal
was placed in nomination and also
'•lected by acclamation.
Chairman Tanner made a few
env.irks during which he said that
the Taxpayers party had been in
control of the town's affair* for
the i'aot four years and duriag
t at time had increased the money
on hand in the town treasury
from a little over $3000 to cloae
to ? 10.000 at the present time.
As tar as he was personally con
cerned he was not ashamed of the
record made by the present coun
cil and was willing to rgo before
the people on that record.
He then read the following: The
taxpayers* party, in convention
assembled, urge the citizens of
Skagway to compare its record
during the last year with its prom
ises of the las$ campaign;
It has carried out Its pledges of
economy, by so administering the
affairs oi t-he municipality that
without extrfc HCcatfen* we hat*
accumulated nearly tea thousand
■lollars in the treasury;
Has supported the school board
in all its endeavors to give the
people a better School, and acted
In accord with it in voting all
moneys asked for;
And has been unceasing in its
vigilance in the protection of the
town from fire.
The taxpayers party in agaifl «e«k
ing the suffrage of the elector*,
pledges its candidates as follows;
To continue to administer the
affairs of the municipality and
schools in the same careful and
economical manner;
To. maintain the firo depart
ment in its present high rate of
efficiency; '
To not increase the tax levy but
*io reduce the same if possible;
And to at all times work for
'.he best interests of Skagrway.
IT WILL OPEN
T
The Popular Picture Palaoe, or.
as its proprietor, Geo. Mowl, has
christened it the "Three P" mov
ing picture show, located ou Fifth
aveiue, Just west of the postof
fice, will opes its doors to tha pub
lic tor the Cirart tme tomorrow night
at 8 o'clock. [
Mr. Mowl ha« been to large ex
pense to fit up the "Threo P" mov
ing pictur house, havng lengthen
ed the room 12 feet and repapered
and repaired it throughout.
Mr. Mowl ha« experienced con
siderable delay in getting his appa
ratus from the outside tut it ar
rived on the Jefferson this morn
ing and V. C. Gross, the Juneau
moving picture man arrived on the
boat at the same time to install
the machinery and put it in work
img order. The machine to be us
ed is a Power's Cazneragraph No.
6A and is one of the most power
ful ia use in the moving picture
business. In the room where the
machine is to be operated the
floor is of sheet iron and the walls
and ceiling covered with asbestos,
thus making it absolutely fireproof.
The screen upon which the pict- j
ures are thrown is also a patent-1
ed device and the latest thing in
the business.
The first performance will be i
given tomorrow night, but as yet
the photo plays have not been de
cided upon, but will, however, be
given in tomorrow's issue of the
Daily Alaskan.
The doora will open at 8 o'clock
and the performance commence at
O«oe.«| admJasion. 25c, chil
dren 10c.
After the offering of the above
declaration of intention for the
consideration of the roters the
chairmaa announced that the nom
ination for aereu councllmen was
ia order. The following names
were moved and seconded and there
being no opposition nor objection
j they were declared to ba the
ehoice of the meeting:
J. M. Tamnor.
Geo. Magee
H. Friedenthal
J as. Kennedy.
W. B. Batson
O. Selmer
A. C. Blanchard
For school clerk the name of D.
McKay was offered and there being
no othfcr names mentioned he was
declared the choice of the meeting
for that position.
Th meeting then adjourned.
JUST A FEW NECESSITIES
Just a few of the Needful Articles
for parties going to the New Diggings
8 and 12 inch Rubber Packs—Hip Boots
Miners' Leather Shoes
Large Size Heavy Wool Blankets
Heavy Wool Sox Sheep Lined Moccasins
Fur, Wool, and Leather Lined Mitts
Heavy Wool Underwear—Blanket Lined
Coats and Pants and Sweaters
Fur and Cioth Caps
7x9 and 8 x 10-3 ft. Wall 10 oz. Duck Tents
IN FACT, WE HAVE EVERYTHING
FOR THE HINER WITH THE EX
CEPTION of Groceries and Hardware
H. J. LYNCH
The Up To Date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
PHONE 41 SKAGWAY
ARE SETTLED
Washington, JD. C., April 3—The
announcement was made today by
the commission that regional banks
would be established in the cities
of Boston, New York,- Philadel
phia, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlan
ta, Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapol
is, Kansas .City, Dallas aud San
Francisco. A bauk in the north
west will come with the growth of
population and business.
»RS, LYONS VERY
III iU NEW YORK
Chas. T. Lyons, local agent of
tli Alaska Steamship Co., returned
to Skagwav this morning on the
Jefferson. Air. Lyons, in company
with Mrs. Lyons, went outside sev
eral weeks ago on his annual va
cation, but instead of t'.e trip be
ing one of rest and recreation it
was filled with sorrow and anxiety,
for when he left New York Mrs.
Lyons was lying very low at the
home of her mother, from the ef
fects of an operation which she
had undergone at Dr. Walter
Crump's private hospital soon af
ter they reached that city. For six
weeks Mr. Lyons was in constant
attendance at the bedside of his
wife, with the ever present fear of
a fatal termination, and it is only
through the urgent call of duty to
his employers' Interest that he is
now here.
Mr. Lyon will only remain in
Skagwav until his successor can
reach here from Seattle and take
charge, which will probably be in
the course of the next two or
three weeks.
The news of Mrs. Lyons' precar
ious condition will be received by
lier many Skagway friends with
extreme sorrow and the sympathy
of the entire community 'will be
extended to Mr. Lyons in his heavy
affliction as soon as the fact of Mrs.
Lyons illness became known.
2,000 REACH
NEW YORK CITY
New York, April 3—Two thous
and Greeks, Balkan war veterans,
arrived i;ero today.
CHIXESE REPI'BLIC It.
MEXICAXIZIXG OFFICIALS
Peking, March 30—Two Secre
taries to the President, five form
er members of the National Assem
bly, and twenty lesser personag
es were court martialed and exe
cuted for complicity in a revolu
tionary plot.
SOLDIERS SLEEP
III THE STREET
Juarez, April 3—General Villa
has occupied Torreon since 10:30
last night. The streets of the
city are strewn with federal sol
diers who were so.tired with fight
ing that they foil asleep wherever
they happened to be when it was
announced that the city had been
captured by the rebels.
10
II
For some time the question of
the issuance of a retail liquor li
cense to the Board of Trade sa
loon of Skagway has been under
advisement by Judge Robt. W. Jen
nings of the territorial court at Ju
neau and In the meantime petitions
b th for and against the sam® have
been in circulation around town,
each of which was numerously
signed and forwarded to Judge
Jennings for his consideration.
The question of the issuance of
a license to the Board of Trade in
its present location has been decid
ed adversely already, but a new
application has been presented to
the court by the proprietor of the
Board of Trade for the privilege of
opening his bulness In a different
location. 1
Th* matter has assumed such
shape that Judge Jennings has
deemed It advisable to come to
Skagway and make a personal in
vestigation into the merits of the
case and also to allow of a hear
ing of each side of the controver
sy. He will arrive here for that
purpose on Wednesday next.
Fairbanks, April 3—J. C. Hel
ium, an attorney her, well known |
to all sourdough Alaskans as 'judge'
died in this city today.;
INHERITANCE TAX
YIELDS BIG SUM I
New York, March 30—Since J in. |
1, 1913, inheritance taxes aggregat
ing $13,000,000 have been paid to
New York state on wealth of fully
$1,000,000,000 passed on to next
generation by rich men who have [
died.
SUFFRAGETTES BURN
GENERAL'S COUNTRY HOUSE j
Belfast, March 30—Suffragettes
yesterday burned the country house
of Ma j-Gen. Sir Hugh McCalmont.
To Our Patrons
We beg to inform you that we have received
a full line of imported Fourres or Austrian dainties
made by Hartwig & Vogel, of Dresden and Vienna,
which contain the true fruit juices the moulds re
present them to be, or if in other forms contain Al
mond Paste, Chocolate and Nut centres.
These goods are are the highest of the eonfection«r's
art and besides being very delicious to use as
table decorations for all occasions.
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
SKAGM'AY, ALASKA.
IS IN FAVOR OF -
THE DEFENDANT
Cordova, April 2—Iu the trial
here today of the case of Dan
Sutherland vs F. W. Purdy. invol
ving the title to claim No. 2 on
Big Eldorado iu the Chisana dis
trict, which was located by G. L.
Gates for the latter through a pow
er of attorney, given him by Pur
dy, the plaintiff's attorney object
ed to the introduction In evidence
of the power of attorney because it
had not been recorded in full, the
mining recorder having only made
a memoranda of it. . Judge Brown
decided that the neglect of the
mining recorder to perform his
duties does not operate against the
defendant's rights".
The case willgo to the jury to
morrow. 1
I infill
Washington, April 3—A Tenessee
delegation is here to recommend
to President Wilson the appoint
ment of Hunter McDonald of Nash
ville, president of the American
society of civil engineers, as chief
engineer for the construction of the
Alaska government owned railroad.
Seattle, April 3—Harry Malone,
deputy clerk of the United States
district court, at Juneau, is dead
here today from heart failure.
ARMY* APPROPRIATIONS
RILL I'ASSES SENATE
Washington, March 30—The ar
my appropriation bill passed the
Senate today carrying $100,000,000,
an increase of $7,500,000 over
the appropriation in the House of
Representatives,
The Georgia is due here at 4
o'clock this afternoon.
Chihuahua, April 3—Edward Pow
ers, American consular agent at
Parral.was arrested by the rebel
Authorities today, charged with pass
ing counterfeit rebel flat money.
ELKS' ANNUAL
INSTALLATION
The following members of Skag
way Lodge No. 431, B. P. O. E.,
were inducted into office last
night at the regular annual in
stallation ceremonies of the order:
Exalted Ruler, J as. F. Kennedy;
Esteemed Leading Knight, Lee C.
Gault; Esteemed Loyal Knight, F.
J. Van&ewall; Esteemed Lecturing
Knight, W. B. Batson; Secretary,
Geo. D. Magec; Treasurer, P. H.
Ganty; Trustee, W. C. Blanchard,
Tiler, H. Un^efroren.
Past Exalted Ruler Howard G.
Ashley conducted the ceremonies
and Major Brook© of Ft. W. H.
Seward, by request, filled the sta
tion of Grand Treasurer.
After the Installation a danco
took place in the Elks hall, which
was a well attended and very en
joyable affair.
Quite a.number of officers from
Ft. W. H. Seward and one lady
from the same place, Mrs. Capt.
Miller, came up on the Peterson ,in
tutt afternoon and were present
at the festivities. There were al
so several members of the order
from the Juneau lodga. j
SETiiTioy
TO ENTERTAIN
Seattle, April 3—The commercial
club of this city is making prepara
tions to entertain Pittman and
■\Vickersham when they come west.
FIRE MEETING.
There will be a meeting of the
Skagway volunteer fire depaument
at the fire hall tomorrow (Satur
day) night at 8 o'clock. A full
attendance is requested.
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