SKAGWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MAY 3. 1919 PRICE
10 CENTS
8G MILLION 968 THOUSAND 353 $$
SUBSCRIBED III WEST BP TO DATE
Si»u Francisco, Nay 3. The ^s
tric« t)auk reports that eighty
million nine hundred llnd sixty -eight
thousand three hundred and fifty
dollars haw been subscribed! to the
Vic.cry Loan iu the 12th Federal
d'vtru up to last night.
These subscriptions ha\-e come
from 291.842 individual sub
scribers. San Diego is l ading the
NIEEI IN JUNE
Washington, May 3.-—Intimation
that a speoal session of congress
would b$ called by Prjsidenc WiJ
son on June first is contained in
coniidetial dispatcher received in
Washington todny, from Paris.
It is possibly that if the situa
tk.:i in Paris should develop** rapii
ly the session might be called be
fore the first of June.
1HE RUN AGAIN
Helsingfors, May 3.—Defeated a
long the entire eastern front by
the Siberian armies, led by Admir
al Kcleh.ik the Bolshveiki forces
a* a retiring in disorder, is the sto
xy iold today by the Russian news
paper Russkanta Pjisni
VKT>ltV LOAN
COMMITTEE MEETING
Members of the Victory Loan
Committee are reminded that a
meeting will be hied' at the Bank
of Alaska tonight at S o'clock sharp,
to reoort progress to date. All
are urged to be present, or if
th-tf la impossible, to phone results
either to the Bank or to thB chair
mas.
cities Of the district, having' sub
scribed 0119 hundred fier cent of
ltd quota.
Billy Sunday, the noted evangel
ist is aiding Seattle in th© work of
sre't'ng bond subscribers.
The Seattle Labor Council en
dorsed the Victory Loan, yesterday
and subscribed for » on0 thousand
dollar bond.
GOV. Rises ASKS
ALL 10 HELP
Chairman W. C. Blauchard and
the Snag way council of defense have
received the following iable from
Gov. Riggs today
"The foil owing1 telegram just re
ceived from the treasury deuartiuetit
lu Washington:- 'From. th$ reports
we receive here, it i§ evident that
the success or failure of the Victo
ry Liberty Loan campaign, from
the standpoint of distribution, now
depends on the ability of thg or
ganization to reach the individual
by means of c^rsoni'l soli otitis and
emphasizing to him big responsibil
ity for helping to pay for the ®x
oenditures which contributed so ma
terially to an eariy ending of the
yar.
Public demonstrations and enter
tainments may help to create an at
mosphere, but will not reflected
In sales ■without the strongest kind
3f ltrlividual salesmanship.
"You should the»x?fore, enlr«t for
tho i.ext week eutliusi.'tjii in your
arganization and evt;ry possible sol
icitor and make sure that your en
tire district is thoroughly canvassed'
in order that every uossible buyer
may be enrolled.
This Is the final tfgt and perhaps
the hardest test of the great organi
sation which we have created. Let
Uj uuf fall. .
TRAIN Ol"r MONDAY
A White Pass and Yukon Route
train will be run 011 Monday, leaving
th.a Broadway station at eight o'
clock.
Come and See
If your Liberty Bond is in.
We just received a shipment of 106 of them
and want to deliver as many as possible.
Perhaps yours is here, Come in and see any
way, and don't forget the
BANK of ALASKA
Safe Deposit boxes only 25c per month.
BANK OF ALASKA
Have You Tried
"GOLD CREST"
Brand Butter and Eggs
Just what you would expect when ordering the very best
Fresh shipments received on every boat
The Eggs sell at 60c per dz.
Butter 75c per pound
These prices subject to market changes
P. H. GANTY
CITIZENS PARTY HUE S
CANDIDATES FOB ClTr COUNCIL
1
I Firemen's Hall was comfortably |
filled last night, when Martin Con
j way, chairman of the Citizen' par
ty called the meeting to or^or.
Alter reading the call, Mr. Con
i w»y wag elected temporary chair
| chairman and J. K. McAlister was
I elected temporary secretary, and up
| on ui' f ion the temporary officers
J were elected as asrmanent officers.
I The resolutions o£ the party as
i framed and read last ye«r were u-]
naaimotisly adopted for this year's
platform.
Un.ler nominations for office, Mr.
E. J. Shaw nominated Howard Ash
ley for Mayor.
In nominating Mr. Ashley, Mr.
Shaw paid a glowing tribute to
Skagway's mayor and commend* d his
mnay administrations as mayor, men
! Honing the economcal hand'ling- of
j the peoole's money and' the care and
attention paid to the welfare of the
J city. Mr. Shaw's remarks were ac
corded hearty applause.
Oscar Selmer was nominated for
treasurer Clyde Rogers f°r clerk,'
am' the following citizens wore nom
inated <is candidates for councilmi 11:
J. N. Hansen, jr. E. Rogers, M.
Uodiuj;. L. S. Keller and L. C.
jCiault.
Only three of these nominees are
I to 1-c r>'ert il
C. C. Cole was nominated for
School treasurer.
j The nomination of more than th 1
requisite number of candidates
j is p.i. inovation and one which will
no doubt meet with the aDproval of
the voters, as it gives them a chance
I to select members to the council
from a number of men who have
bean vouched for by the Citizens'
Varty. I
Skagway today mourns the loss of
one of its oldest and honored' cit
izetis.
John Hogan, resident of Skag
way since 1897, passed away sud
| dcnly at his home at about midnight
[ A!tho Mr. Hogan has be?a suffer- 1
line uf late with stomach trouble, no
fears were felt of his Immediate
j passirg away, and yesterday lie was
I at his a customed work.
AboJt midnight, Mrs. Hogan no
j tlced that something wa« wrong, but
j before medical attendance could be
I hai'' , .Mr. Hogan had passed away. J
Dr. Gable, who arrive shortly af-j
te>- bis eoea.se, pronounced it heart'
failure.
John Hogan wag born in Chate- j
augay, Franklin county, N. Y. on
Christmag day, 1840, and had he1
lived until next Christmas, would
Up to the time of going to press, j
the only contest# that there will be i
are those for the office of; city trcas I
uror and the coiuicilmen.
Oscar Selmer, the Citizens' Par
ty candidate, is well and favorably
Jiuown in Skagway, as lie hag spent
almost twenty years of his life here,
and lias a large family, the largest
In the city, all of whom, but one,
were born in Siragway,
U elected, Mr. Selmer intends to
have a separate office for the treas
urer's office, whch will be kept op
en at all reasonable and seasonable
hours. Mr. Selmer'g record as a
councilman is splendid, ag he de
voted much of hifl time fop the wel
fare of the city and, at all times
worked for the good of ail.
Councilmen nominated are al
so well known, four of whom are
employes of the W. P. and Y. R.
Ro.ite, J. N. Hansen being foreman
of the bridge gang, M. E. Rogers,
shop carpenter, M. Goding, locomo
'ivc engineer, L. C. G?-ult, telegraph'
operator and ticket agent. Dr. L.
3. Kfclltr is a dentist and business
mau.
Clyde Rogers, the Citizens' Par
ty candidate for clerk has held the
ofiicft for one year and his wor]£
is jus good*, if not better than any of
lii3 ^reject ssors and' no mistake will
be made in returning him to this
office.
C. C. Cole, the candidate lor
School treasurer, is a graduate of
Washington State University and
is in every way com pen tent to fill
this office, for aside from an edu
cational standpoint, Mr. Cole Is an
expert accountant, and will keep
the reeorda of the school funds iQ
perfect or<!er.
have been 80 years of ag°
Mr. Hogan came to Stag way in!
the iall of 1897 and in tho spring of
189S commenced to work on the con.'
st ruction of the W. P. and Y. R. |
an has been a valued and steady
employe ever since.
In June, 1899 Mr. Hogan w«
married to Mrs. ftog0 Welch, of
Deliver, Col-, and' *he survive® him.
By hig honorable and upright
character, John .Hogan heldj the
Jove aiKj esteem of all those who
knew him, and he rounded© out a
useful and industrious life in a
peaceful and paining death.
The funeral will b$ held from St.
Murk's church, on Monday at ten
thirty o'cloek.
As Mr. Hogan v.ag a member of
tho Pioneers, Skagway Igloo No. J
12 will haro char go of the funeral,
aiui the services of this order will h 1
read at tho grave.
Orm Brann came In on the
train this morning, from Log Cabin, j
Mr. Biann is. a life time friend of
the late John Hogan, both of whom J
lived in Mount Vernon, Wash., 36 [
years ago. Mr. Brann will remain u
til after the funeral. |
THIS ADVERTISEMENT CONTRIBUTED THROUGH THE
PATRIOTIC CO-OPERATION OP
PHIL ABRAHAMS
SECRET SERVICE AGENT SUDDENLY
DIES AFTER GATHERING EVIDENCE
Seattle, May 3.—F. A. JDowsey,;
of Now York, who w^ at the head
0.' th« secret service of the United
States Shipping board, and has been
ia Seattia for the past seven weeks
directing the investigatin of former
officials in Seattle and the north
Pacitlc district, dropped dead yes
terday noon in the Securities build
ing^
CABLED
Geneva, May 3.—It is officially re-1
Dorf.cd here that the Rumanians andf
Czecho Slavs are continuing their'
mirch on Budapest
New York, May. 3.—The first uj
nit Xop the new American army of
occupation will sail for Franc
from here on Tuesday next, the 6th
Paris, May 3.—Preparations are
in progress for the reception of
th» Austrian delegates who a.re ex-1
pected to arrive here shortly.
Washington, May 3.—The total
subscriptions reported herig up to
noon today from all sources amount
to three quarters of a billion dol
lar8.
Paris, Max a-—i"etrograa nas pro
bably been taken and ia now in the
possession °f the Finns, according
to reliable information received bare
today. No particulars have ®a yet
arrived.
Washington, May 3.—The depart
ment ol gtat« announced today that
If »he peace treaty wap pigned
promptly President WligOn hag utat
ed that he hoped that every; Ameri
can troop would/ be out °f Europe
by September next.
Vienna May; 3.—The app'al of
Beia Kun to the Rumanians, Czcho
Slav? and Jugo-Siavp to ce3^ op
eratiojis against Hungary as inter
preted here In Bolshevlki edrdea as
preparation for the capitulation of
th fiela Kun mtnistery.
Paris, May 3.—At the Italian
headquarter tbia morning it *as
declared that th$ American, Brit
ish 'and French ambassador in Rome
are making overtures to the govern
ment for the return of thQ Italian
dtl gates to Pari?.
Versailles, May 3.—The Gorman
delegates to the pea-oe treaty con
ference here have expressed tbem
selvs as much pleased by the recep
tion given them.
They say that the first meeting
indicates that they will receive fair
play at the hand# of the Allied
delegates.
Mr. Dowsey wag known to have aa
6 em bled damaging evidence against
several former district officials and
both steel and wooden shipbuilder.
Very jjenftatlonal disclosure* wer
expected and he had Jugt completed
his worli.
The cause of his death has not
been made public aa yet.
LOS ANGELES
MBMED
Los Angjeles, May 3.—Mayor
Woodman, who hag been on trial
for the past week, charged with
bribery and corruption, waa today
acquitted by th» trlai Jury,
The Jury waj out oaly & nhort
time before rendering their verdict.
The trial has be^ n attended) by
many stratling disclosures an<i much
Interest was manifested by the cit
izens.
Paris Saturday—According to pre
sant InSicatlona the term# of the
pe&ce treaty will not bg presented
to Germany before next Wednesday,
important progrefls hag been made,
however, in. solving the problem^
remaining before the flaal shaping
of the treaty. j
Berlin, May 3.—MarlTn.lllian Har
den today declared) that Germany to
save herself from deaructlon by tte
Communists inuet accept any term*
offered by the Allies.
dwittle, May 3.—"This U quite an
adventure" were the dying words'ol
Fremont E. Boyer, a high school ptu
dent, who wrote them, on a eh«et ol
caper directly after taking a d<X»
of strychnin© with suicidal Intent.
The hoy wag deteocted in forging
his mother'? name to an excuse for
absence from school, an# not being
«ble to endure the humiliation of
I exposure rashly took hta own Ufa.
Ridiculous Shoe Prices
A big line of
Oxfords and High Shoes for
Ladies
We have placed on our
Bargain Tables
Oxfords At - $1.50
High Shoes At - $2.00
There are Blacks, Whites, Tans
and Patent Leather Shoes in good
styles and large range of sizes
You will have to come quick as they will not last
long at these prices
JAMES KENNEDY