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No. 143 EIGHTEENTH YEAR
SKA Or WAY, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 191R
PRICE 10 CENTS
CITY BOOSrERS
GET Ml HER
Commercial Club Reorganized
with Enthusiasm and Con=
structive Program Outlined.
The unanimity and enthusiasm of
the gathering of business men who
met last night in the city hall for
tha purposa of re-orgaDizing the
Skagway Commercial club, was cer
tainly an inspiration for those who
ire desirous of the city's growth
»ud advancement.
The meeting was called to order
>y Air. l'hil Abrahams, who stated
J:e puriH>6« of the meeting, and
m nomination by'George Mowl, sco
rn dtd by Howard Ashley, Col.
>tevensou was unanimously chosen
omporary chairman.
lu a few words of greeting, Col.
Stevenson pledged his loyalty to
lie club and our little city, and
aid that his individual efforts would
ilv.ays be exerted in behalf of
skagway. Ha further stated that it
vas the purpose of himseli and his
issociaifs to establish. 'here the
leadquartera and office forces of
bcir mining and development corn
»ar.ks and to induce others with
vhom they had Influence to do the
ama
lie emphasized the importance of;
aking advatnage of every oppor- j
uu't.v to increase Skagway's deslr
■bility and faxae as a tourist • re
ort, and spoke of knowing of the
oatcmplated organization before
Le nest season, o' a Tourist Rout
ng association which would build
■ export 3 and hotels at various points |
u Alaska.
Harmonious and united action on
ue onrt of the members of • the
lub, will, in tha Colonel's opinion,
lake it possible for Skagway 10
;-Te a ' large 6hare la the up
uilding and future prosperity of
.laska.
Phil Abrahams was then chosen
jmporary secretary. He spoke
riefly in -approval of the remarks
f Col. Stevenson.
Permanent officers were then
chosen, each by unanimous vote,
(is follows:
President: Col. \V. L. Stevenson.
Secretary and Treasurer: .Phil
Abrahams. '
Trustees: Frauk Suffecool, Geo.
Mowl and R. Browning.
The trustees "were directed to
consider the matter of incorporating
the club, and given authority to
take such action as they thought
advisable.
An crder of business suggested
by Phil Abrahams was adopted.
After a brief, but enthusiastic
discussion 'of the aims of the club
and its opportunities for successful
advancement of the interests of
the town, a resolution was adopted
empowering the president to create
such committees as h© deemed ad
visable and appoint members there
to. *
It was the expressed sense of
th» meeting.
All interests in any way related
to Skagway -will be fosttred and
the earnest co-operation of every
one in Mie city is desired.
The meeting then adjourned sub
ject to the call of the president.
The following is the list of mem.
btjra who have already signed the
roll cf the Skagway Commercial
club:
Phil Abrahams
George Mowl
Tony Dortero
Ribert Browning
Win. Clayson, per J. Kennedy
J. McBrien '
H. J. Lynch
John A. Clecak
Herman Grimm
F. C. Flaherty
E. Foreman 1
W. B. Batson
C W. Ask & Sons
£Iux Gutfeld
Estate of Kirmse
A Word About Shoes
There may be other good shoes made, but we handle the very
best'makes that we have been able to find, and we have been
looking for the b«t for a number of years.
We handle the follow
ing makes:
(all guaranteed)
THE AMERICAN
LADY
For Ladies and Misses
SECURITY SCHOOLS
SHOE
For Girls
CROSSETT
r and
THE AMERICAN
GENTLEMAN
For Men
PLA-MATE,
SCUFFERS: and
SANDALS
For Children
THE A. A. CUTTER, BERGMAN. ZIMMERMAN & DEGAN
Makes in Heavy Shoes 8, 10, 12,16, and 18 in height'
H. J. LYNCH
Up-to-date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
Martin Conway
L. A. Harrison
J. Ikuta
12. H. Richter
Can Pac. Ry., per F. F. W.
Lowle'
Albert Reinert
Fred H. Story
O. Selmer
Win. Britt, per Frank Fearo
W. L. 'Stevenson
A. E. Kindell
F. Suffecool
Chas. Nye
A M. Rousseau
R. H. Pratt
Athens, July 2S—Exceeidug in
interest the war Itself, is the" ques
tion acw being fought out in the
chamber of deputies, of whether
and how soon Greece will enter the
war. The first few days of the ses
sion have bten taken up 'with rou
tine busiuess concerning internal af
fairs, but the real issue is coming
to tho front very rapidly, in spite
of all efforts of the peace and pro
Teuton elements to delay action.
With Venizeles, the avowed
triend of England and Prance, at
LUo helm, backed by a tremendous
majority of the chamber, it is be
lieved there can be no great delay
in declaring Greece an ally of the j
quadruple 'entente. The Helenic
mini is mado up, and nothing can |
stem the popular demand for imme
diate participation in the war. Tho
Greek anny, trained and hardy
fighters, is -anxious to get into tho
campaign against Turkey. A hun
dred thousand men are In training
and the reserves have been no
tified of the governmnt intention to
call them to the colors.
Boston, July 28—Fully 20,000
Greek reservists in New -England
are in training ready to embark for
service against the Turks. It is
estimated at their headquarters
here that fully 100,000 Greek re
servists will go back from America
when the call comes, In the mill
cities the 'men hold parades every
evening, perform military tactics
and engage in rifle practice. I
SINK 150
TURK SHIPS
Fetrogriwl, July 2S — Rus
sian, destroyers today eva<l«I
the Turkish fleet and success
fully parsing the mines In thci
harbor entrances, made a dash
intoi the Turkish ports of Ri
zan and Siunsun and sunk
one hundred and fifty Turkish
merchant ships and transports
lying at anchor.
The destroyers then returned
to join the main Russian fleet
In the Black Sea.
Samsun is a small seaport of
about 10,000 inhabitants on
the north coast of Asiatic Tur
key. Rizan Is a smaller city
near by.
Amsterdam, July 28—Aeroplanes
with their wings covered with in
visible material are being built
by Germany and a few of them are
already being DUt In service along
the western front. Their advant
age lies in being able to approach
much closer to the enemy before be
inij observed than the 'machines
formerly in use could do.
Senator Ben Tillman, the famous
Southern statesman, accompanied by
his wife, arrived on the Princess
Sophia toe'ay.
He has come for a glimpse of
Alaska's beauty and greatness and
to get a first-hand view of the ex
tent of Uncle Sam's domain in this
direction. 1
THE VIDLETTE
EXCURSION
Mr. E. K. Violette with a party
of twenty select tourists from Kan
sas City, St. Louis, Milwaukee and
Portland, is at tlie Pullen House,
intending to return southward on
the Princess Sophia. :
They have Just Teturned from a
trip to Lake Atlin, Dawson City
and intervening 'points, and ex
press great delight with their jour
ney.
Mr. Violette, 'who has visited
thirty-five foreign countries in the
past fifteen years and traveled
ever a million miles, says that for
Fruit Jars, Jelly
Glasses, Etc.^
OUR STOCK IS COMPLETE.
We offer the fallowing special
prices during canning season:
Mason Pints, 80c per dozen.
Mason Quarts, $1.00 per dozen.
Mason V2 Gals. $1.25 per dozen.
Small Jelly Glasses, flat, 25c
per dozen.
Largw Jelly Glasses, tall with
top, 60c per dozen.
Mason Jar Rubbers, heavy 10c
per dozen.
Mason Jar Tops, 25c per dozen.
Parawax, 15c per pound brick.
P. H. GANTY
TEUTONIC ARMIES ARE
• BROUGHT fll STANDSTILL
London, July 28 — In the
campaign nga,iiist Warsaw a
lialf million (Jeniuuv and Aus
trian soldiers have l>ecn killed
to date.
London, July 28—The attempt
of the German and Austrian armies
to envelop the Russians defending
Warsaw has been brought to a
standstill and they are making
gains only yar.l by yard.
The fighting has resolved itself
into trench warfare as 'desperate
and sanguinary as that in progress
all along the French, Belgian and
British battle liues on the western
and southern frontiers of Germany.
Petrograd July 28—The Russian
lines in Poland protecting Warsaw
ar» still holding and as the ammuni
tion shortage of a few weeks ago
has been almost entirely overcome,
military experts claim that the Ger
man forces will soon have to begin
to retreat.
sublimity, beauty and grandeur,
tho lofty mountains surrounding
Lake Atlin, and their reflections in
the clear water below, outclass any
thing he has ever -seen.
Besides his activities as a lead
er of tourist parties to all coun
tiies of the globe, Mr. Violette
finds time to be an active member
of the editorial staff of the Chris
tian Standard, which is published
at Cincinnatti, 'and is the largest
denominational newspaper in Am
erica.
STfilKERSAT
■ AGAIN
Bayonne, 'N. J., July 28—Fifteen J
hundred strikers in the Standard
Oil works returned to work yester
day.
Bayonne, July 28—The strike
here has been called off and all
of the 7,000 men Who have been
out will return to work today and
toraorrrw.
1E5ME
OTHER BOATS
Chicago, Julv 28 — Governor
Dunne is being urged to call a spec
ial 'session of the legislature to ,
probe the steamship Eastland acci
dent, and to investigate the con- |
struction, condition and seaworth-'
in ess of other boats on the great j
lakes.'
Washington, July 28—Carranza's
forces, which captured the town of
Naoo, Scnora, about a week ago,
and at that time showed their con
temnt for the United States by
trampling in the dust an Am
erican flag round in a business
house there, and have since given
great annoyance by firing random
shots across the border, yesterday
evacuated the town very promptly
when tho American commander
trained the guns of the artillery di
vision on their positions and gave
warning that further depredations
wonl(i not be tolerated. '
Xaco is a small town across the
bonier from Bisbee, Arizona.
Tho famous Juvenile Bostonlans
will uresent "My Tango Maid" at
Elks' hall tomorrow night. And
tho nest evening another play
equally good. Many Skagway peo
ple will remember the good time
they afforded everyone attending
the'.r performance hero on June
3rd. 1
The Bostonians hold the world
travel record for operatic organiza
tions and the merit and popularity
of its ulays has enabled it to hold
together and play more consecutive
seasons than any similar organiza
tion has ever done.
The Heat
Decides
That it's up to you to seek relief. You
can get it here in abundance in these
Cool Union Suits
They're the loose fitting garments, in the
softest of fabrics, 'which assure the
greatest measure of comfort. The same
is true of our two-piece suits should you
prefer them.
Will Clayson
The Clothier