®he SJaiiij
No. iy4 NINETEENTH YEAR SKAGWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY
Alaskan
SEPTEMBER 23, 1916 PRICE 10 CENTS
LIGHT FINGERED
ARTIST FOILED
The well laid plans cf a smooth
fingered lifter were nipped in; the
bud b* Mrs. Pull?a this morning.
ThwriKliy afternopa She was show
lug *, uu ruber at tourists and pas
r ejige:s, staying a» her house, some
ct th» itxoice collection) of curios
which sht haa gathered during her
stay Ju *-hf uorttand. In the course
of the exnihitloa Mrs. Pullen, dis
played her beautiful ermine coat
•o the crowd. Tt was put uAray in
♦ h© customary place and' nothing
was thought about, it.
Thla mcrning shei happened io be
looking tor something and discover
ed that it was gone. She imme
diately iuat'tuted a seairch and as
luck would have It the plans of
the ll'ter had failed to work and
she recovered h-r coat thru the
Hud aid aX on© of hex guests. The
lifter had slipped into the room,
taken the .-oat and secretly wrap
ped it up withj the iateutionsi of
matting ;t toi her destination and
there cafilcg for the same. Evl
•5 tartly the post of flee was closed
and U could not l>e mulled that
night. It was handed to a gentle
man with the requests that he
mail n io har and have it insured.
It was represented to be some soil
ed llQfen which she did not wish, to
place in her gripa. Tha gentle
man learned of the and as a
r«®ult the coat has been returned.
LONG BRANCH, Sept. 23—Presi- |
dt>a» Wilson met yesterday with
England's ambassador and together
*l*ey discussed thje oroa and ;ona of
the British black Hslt and interfer
eoce with American trade and
mailsi.
The retaliation policy adopted
by the United State« may Involve
Britain. Recent actions on the
part of 'he British government has
bordered on th© line of discrimina
tion witn the United States. No- j
thin? definite has beery announced I
a« the result of the cotiiferenoe with
tn© British representative.
J Qormaji. will be a returning
jtfisaenger tonight on the Prince
G«-orae.
GERMAN DIVER
SIS CARRIER
BERLIN, Sept. 23 — It took a
.German submarine just, forty two
| seconds to sink a ho&tile traus
{vxrt shiD ia the Mediternanaen this
morn ng. Not one soul from th«i
transport was saved1—all found a
wittry grave ia the Mediterranean
Sea
The German submarine was bask
ing off the southern cocst of
Italy. it sighted am( enemy ship
at a dsitance of twenty miles,
s'baming westward. The captain
o* the diver shot his1 engines for
ward, skimmed along the top of
the water until h© could make
out that it was a transport. The
diver was submerged aad a torpedoe
sent into its hull. One shot did the
trick, sending th« transport to the
bottom in forty two seconds .
INSISTS VILLA
LEAD ATTACK
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 — Villa
still remains a vexing proposition
for tne Mexican, authorities to
handle and quiet. Tho Mexican I
wsr office hardly believes that I
Villa lead the attack si Chihuahua.
Geneial Bell insists, however, thai
Villa was in personal command of
th<> attacking troops.
General Funston beers out the
statements of General Bell and i
supports the contention of the
form -r geaeral. General Bell in- j
forms the war department that he
ha befn keeping close cab on the
action c' Villa and that hie is posi
tive tii"» Villa planned audi load
the altack.
RAISES APPLES HERE
That Skagway has a rich, fer
tile ground, capable of bearing
fruits and vegetables, is evidenced
bv the diaplay made by A. J. Achi
sci! in Tony Dortero's window. Mr.
Achison received an apple tree^
lasf. spring from Sitia and i®-_
mediately im(beddect it in tUo rich'
soil oti his place on 13th) street.
As : -osult a nice shaped apple has
ixen plucked from one of the
branches of the; tree ?nd ia hanging
u" in Dortero's Cigar stcne as prooSj
Store Closed
For a Few Days
While Taking
Inventory
HI I \7 1VT /<> LI THE haberdasher and
• «J . Li i\ W ri LADIES' FURNISHER
Broadway between fhird and Fourth Phone 41
POLICE FIGHT
OFF RIOTERS
LEWISTON, Sept .23 — Inde
pendent Workers of the World are
stirring up trouble at every change
I in this s'ate. PracticaJljj every
low„ along the railway lines have
I been )>othei|ed; with the I. W. W.
i tlemti-i. Brakemen and condiuct
I crs are having a hard time to keep
i'hem from riding cn the trains.
Fiffy shots were tired in open
battle with, them in thi» city yes
[terday. Three of tbe band were
shot and seriously wounded before
they gave in and obeyed the orders
of 'ie city officials. The trouble
started when a band of them board
ed a train and retused 'o pay their
fares. The train men refuBedi *o
movn the traju aaid tried to expfcl
them frcm the train. The city of
ficials were summonted and a free
for all ensued. In the course of
•he fracag a shot was fined this
lead to another aad before; the
{rane was rounded uj* over fifty
she's had been,' fired. More trouble
is expected; from the Independent
Workers.
I
BERLIN, Sqpt. 23 — General
Von Mackeiiseji, leading and com
manding German and Bulgarian,
forces on the eastern front has
succeeded in driving bajck the Rus
sians who were advancing upon the
frontier lines.
Besides checking the Slav ad
vance he has directed charges
against the Rumanian® at Dojbrrud
ja, which has thrown theni in dis
order and made their fighting line
weak and vacillating.
SIMS DIVER
B1MLIN, Sept. 23 — A si^ectacu
lar cnaaigenteat occurred In) the
south i»art of the Alrfattic Sea
wb'.'u a Teuton aeroplane and a
Freucb suibroarinfl began activities.
An a-.ro gun mounted on the peris
cope platform of *iie sea, ddver at
tempted to bring t.ho aerial orea
ture to th» wat"r. It cootid not
locate its proper rwge in time
and a bomftd seat !♦ to the bottom.
ALLIES CLOSE VP LINES
LONDON, Sept. 23—Dispatches
reaching the war office tell of the
movements of the Allied troopa
anJ the drawing of lines closer
abou> Comiblee.
BOWLING ALLEYS
The dull tlxu'dj of falling plna pn&
da'ed by a rumlbliug, roaring sound
of balb as they spin down the al
loys directed fry an aaixious bowl
er tryh'g toi scone a spare or a
sfWit*r 'will be heard in the Elks
Club In a short time. The formal
optniiig aC the Elks Club will be
held Octolber 2nd . It "will be a
bi<- oftair In the Garden City. An
•nounf-e^ientg of a opecing dance
staged by til© jolly Hello Bills will
be cir:uaied in, duo time so that
all of rkagway cam join in on the
f(-stiv» occasion.
Charles Durkee leads a commit
tee .fur thje opening event and' is
new laying plans for thg aiffai'r.
Toe c<*iitral attraction iu the Gar
den <v'y last winter was thie bowl
ing alleys at the Elks. Some good
bowl-'is wene turned out at the
club and they ar^ c.ixious to get
tiieir arms limbered up and spin the
bails ccWa thie allye3.
L
LONDON. S€ft. 23 — The Ber
lin war office admits) tlDat they
have had fiurthfer losses in the
Carpathians and) that H**4e can- be
done to check the storm ugainst
their lines in that region.
I» further admits that hard fight
ing is now in, prog.esa fa Galicia
and Volhynia, British) forces are
giving the TemtonB a hard rub in,
all *he campaigns. Russian
forces are sweeping onward' mak
ing slow steady gains In most of
the campaign points.
ORDERS PILE UP
11 MIES
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 — Reports
compile J, by Br ads tree ts Commg. ci; 1
Agcncy tells a o'ory of the extra-1
ordinary expansion, of thq American
manuf-H'tunera business. Trad-e
secKS to be growing from every
quart*r. Most afi <ae factories are
bshir.* in thiedr orders and cajmot
enlarge rapidly enough to take
care of their ever i»creas>ing busi^
li ess
SHIP BULLETIN
The Spokane will arrive in Skag
way tonight at 11 o^clock. It
carries a big dispatenmemt of mail
for this city .
Gordon Johnson, personal friand
o* Go-don Fotwell of this city is a
returning round tripfper on the
Prince George tonight.
Canning Fruit and
Pickling* Goods Etc.
With the Arrival of the "Steamer Spokene" we will receive
a complete line of Perishable Goods, including all the
necessary Fruits and Vegetables for canning pur
poses. We have placed a large order for Peaches
Plums, Prunes, Crab Apples, Grapes and
Tomatoes, to be shipped when the Mar
ket prices for these goods have
reached the very lowest point.
During the canning season
you will find our prices
are very attractive
P. H. GANTY
600.000 ILK
OUT ON SHE
Nli ,V YOfRK, Sept. 23 — Organ
ized workers in, virtually fcyery in
dustry in this city weie served with
formal notice to* walk out oa strike
Wednesday morning. When the
clock in the business factories
swung around to the eightj o'clock
tio.ur over six hundred thousand
workers failed id shew up, for the
j day's bfind.
J \rbi'ration hag failed tq bring the
utiikers and the employers together
in any kind of n, satisfactory agree
[ meiit. Strike breakers -haves been
j placed on the forte's of some of
t' • establishment and they are try*
ing to turn out their woTk with the
green and inexperienced "worker.
LEADERS CULL
SEATTLE. Sept. 23 — A big
mass meeting of the striking long
shoremen in, tlKis city ha* been call
ed for noon, today. Every mem
ber of thei union will be given a
cvance to air hia views on, the
strike and' advise the leaders as
to the course of actirn which) they
should take.
The leading stevedores -wit* are
heading the moves made by th^ un-i
ion hive promised to listen, and' not !
direct the meeting. It is done
with tne pu-iTxjee of finding out
the w'shaa of th«i brotherhtood. The
meeti-vg will be heldi at the Dream
land, on Sixth and Union. ...
GOVERNOR 1Y
GALL MEETING
NEW YORK S'.spt. 23—An ex
tra Bession of the legislature
is beduc considered' }<v the govern- J
or. Labor troiu/bl-es necessitate! &c- ,
tic.n on the part of the authorities
alcnr some protective line. A com
pulsory arbitration; l»uw la being'
advocaud by some of the leading;
members of the atote legislature.
J. WIGKERSHAIK
STIRSJUNEAU
JUNEAU, Sept. 23 — Special—
Dlgaate Wioikeershaiw E(po(ke in, the
Colesium theabr in, this city last
night *o the largest gathering in
the] history of this city. He was
introduced by Mayor Stewart. His
speech v/as directed along clear
lines to his record* in congress and
T/ha: be Liad done lor the Alaska
people.
Mr. VVickersh&m tcld the aiudienc
th.'M the Dcmiocraticj administration
was against statehood for Alaska
and fuller Territorial government.
He accused the Democrats of be
ing in favor off conserving Alaska
for lt-ase to. corporations audi toit
terl" denouncd' the Alexander Fish
eries Bill.
Tbt* Daily Dispatch has an
nounced itself as fa voir able to
Wickersham ana will com® out in
open support for the Delegate. Mr.
Wickersnam will leave ho re Sunday
tor Cordova, making a direct cam
paign 'n Cordova and VaJdez and
t an tier the trail to Fairbanks.
iUSflfflE
OR DRAW SWORD
LONDON, Sept. 23 — RPpuibli
can sentiment seems to be growing
in Greece. Every, indication! points
*o Vi-nizelos heading th§ new Re
public in the event that the Ring
does no<t show his hand and com
ply with the wishes of the people
Venizelos has told the King that
he mu-v draw his sword and fign*
cr elsp abdicate tie throne.
It ,• quite likely that the king
will of.'er to abdicate; andi political
lndicatii n$r point to the eleeetion of
Venlzetos aa president of the new
Republic.
RKTOHOTAG IN SESSION
ONE MORE YEAR
BKRIIN, Sept. 23 — The Im
perial cbanpelloT has announced
that the Reichstag will remain in
session, another year before ad
journing. It has enough business
oof or & it to keepi it in constiani
sea: ion until October 1917.
Miss Ellen Johnsciv and Missi A.
Mercjrtau, leaive for Seattle on the
Spokane.
Old Age Isn't A Crime
BUT It's a Crime To Be
Old While Still Young
NOW TO PLEASE YOU! \
We sell Hart, Schaff
ner & Marx Clothes
That includes a range
of models Tempered
with dignity—But not
without spirit. We have
just received a large ship
ment of Fall Models at
the same old Prices and
Guaranteed as usual.
LOOK THEM OVER
WILL CLA YSON