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No. 181 NINETEENTH YEAR SKAUWAY, ALASKA. MONDAY,
SEPTEMBER 11, 1916 PRICK 10 CENTS
AL10ST MILLION
THROW UP JOBS
NEW YORK. Sept. 11—Three
quarters of a million union work
ers ba»" thrown up their jobs and
relust to work until labor oondi
jlous become settled and what <ls
they term "a raproaentattve wage"
li> paid for their labors.
The general strfke Ij more or less
of a sympathetic strike In behalf
of »he street oair men who are de
mandlu< higher pay and shorter
hours for their labor. A mixed up
couditlou prevails in all of the
factories and manufacturing es*ab
lishmen's in the city.
All stage employes, longsbare
m«M. brewery workers ai»d bar
tender* have rCHpondtd to the'
leiju.'st issued far a syun»atht*ic
walkout on th«t part of thq labor
leaders. Conditions ou the wat^r
frou* are unsettled. Some of the
freight is belug moved by uom
uulou ibhor. |
PBEDICI VICTORY
m G.O.P.PflflTV
PORTLAND. ME., Sept. IX—Re-1
put'Jeau managers operating la this
t«u'* «r« preddctin< a big victory ■
for 'he Republican car'y here. both.,
nationally and looai'y.
Dumocratic leaders when quizzed
by a** .elated, press representatives
were icmewhat reluctant to give ou j
auy information from their head-'
nuarter* regarding the political coin
dIt ion in this state. They confess
that the outcome o£ the election Is
In >loubt and that W ii'gs seem to
be breaking in favor of the Re
puollcJii party.
FRKSH FRUITS OX MARKET
Marketing conditions have been
relieved by the arrival of the Spo
kane into this port with a full
ca-rgq of fresh fruits and vegetables
The supplies at the local stores
running low and the bottoms of
the vegetable bins were beginning J
»o shire for lack of filling. Now
the s'tu&tlon is completely -re- j
versed, every store has a big sup-1
ply of fresh fruits, but'er and
vt*.*ai,l«e for their paiTons.
OUR NEW FALL LINE
OF MILLINERY NOW
ON DISPLAY
Consisting of Ladies and Misses
Trimmed Hats and untrimmed Hats
Frames, Bandeaus, Hat Wire, Trim
mings, Etc., We have the most up
to the minule Line of Millinery ever
shown in Skagway,
PRICES VERY REASONABLE
HI | IT Tl Y /J) U THE HABERDASHER AND
• via L I 1\ W fl LADIES' FURNISHER
Broadway between fhird and Fourth Phone 41
IHOR IS ANGRY
WAKENS VALLEY
Somt thing must hare angered
Thor, me thunder God, during the
early morning hour®. He cut loose
with a vengeance and with his ham
mer w t;t driving over the rain
clouds pounding, slashing and stir
ring up a turbulent mess above the
clouds which hovered lew down up
on the earth. v
The lirst roaT was heard about 3
o'clock this morning. A bold flash
of lightning Uoslied across the val
lev from Mount Dewey to A B.
peak. A deafening boom of thun
der followed in its wake. Its echo
ran up the canyon like a streak of
electricity. This was followed by
another iu a few second;. The in
termittent light from tne streaks of
lightuire illuminated the heavens,
painting a perfect picture of an ap- j
preaching storm. Old timers of
this d.'strict report that it is the
aeaviest hghning and thunder
storm to sweep thru this section for
a score of years.
MARIPOSA OUT
FOR WESTWARD
The c. S. Ma»rft>osa made this
port Sunday afternoon around the
i.2o hour. It cleared for the
westward about 12 hours later. The
Ska?way passengers noted on the
passenger list were Mrs. Lolita Els
ma.v, Mrs. E. Miller, Miss Stella,
otoeliug. Besides being heavily
loaded with freight foe cities lying
to the westw«Vrd the popular boaz
supplied the coa^t cities with need
ed fr^vlit and many passengero.
It twill pick up a big cargo of
ore to the westward and call at
some of the caanerics ci» the 90ut^
b<>und trip. Many ca&is of salnon
awaits at the oannorits for south
ern transportation.
ASSIST A XT CASHIER EX ROUTE
B. M. Ross, assdstan* cashier for
the Bai-k of Alaska, is on board
the Si-vha iand will arrive to take
over his new duties with the Bank
of Alaska ia this city nextW ednes
day. Mr. Roes, is from San Fran
cisco and eomee tx> the officials of
thp Bank with, highest recommenda
tions. . | 111 j
ALASKA KNOWN
ALL OVER GLOBE
Al&s-Ka Is rapidly pushing! itselJ
before the eyes of the 'whole world.
Men in efvery nation are anxiously
wati-h.rj; develapmwi's in this
couiitr\ and awaiting a chance to
l.iuS in 'he coveted region. The
lates' arrivals to come from &
foitign nation are Messrs. Anton
Smit* Hiid Wilfer Gabforielsen, both
of Skaragaji, Norway.
They arrived in S kagway on
the ~p kane and are stopping at
the Pullen Hou^e. B>»h men are
anxious to engage in business in
Alcska and are looking o ver the
field icr an opening. In all orob
abilit'Ps they will locate in South
east'™ Alaska, prolvibly south, of
Juneau. They are espert foresters
aud more *han likely will engage in
some form of lumbering Industry.
Braving the dangers of a tur
bulent war zone, 'hey set sail from
Bergen nnd made their way to the
Americi-n continent. They have vis«
ittd iu practically all of the cities
to the fouth of us and seam pleased
wi'h the po>ss4bilitk» cut Juneau and
near by towns. While they have
been Btre but a short time, never
theless, 'hey are enjoying the beau
tiful li'tle city of Skagway and be
lieve (bat it has unlimited possi
bilities.
FEROCIOUS FOE
SMASHES LINE
LONDON, Sept. 11—Official! war
communications received at .the w*ix
office inform the military officials
that Humaujau trcc'ps have "taken"
Siliestria and arc driving on oyer
the plains with, victory in their
hands. The Rumanian troops are
euthufciajtic and frot-h and are
proving able fighters. Their foe
is running up against a ferocious
machine wh«ui they attack Ruman
iou troops.
LONDON, Sept 11—Sharp ex
change notes have passed between
Sweden and Britain over the sedzuTo
of mails in transit between. Eng
land and Russia. Diplomats of
the respective nations are work
ing out rpelies and counter re
plies to the official communica
tions which are now under way.
NOTED TOl'HIST KNROUTE
Mr. Bosworth, hroth-tr of G. M.
Bosworth, vice president of the C.
P. R., will be a round tripper to
this ?i'y next Wednesday. He will
arrive on the Sophia.
Full Line of
Perishables
on Humboldt
PEACHES ARE CHEAP
P. H. GANTY
CAPTAIN PULLEN
Army officials from all oxer
the Utii'ed States ore pending let
trs of congratulation to Mrs. H.
S. Pullen. prosprietor of the fa
mous Pullen House of this city,
over 'or appointment of bar
Daniel to the rank of captain. Cap
tain i'ulkn is & product of this
town and all Skagwains join with
the ii. oud mother in wishing him
continued sucwbs in bis climb to
j the top of the army rr.nks.
The Spokesman Review in corm
; mentjng on the appoitiment of
| Captaii, Pullen says:
*'Dtu Pullen, Alaska's first cadet
to be graduated from West Point,
erstwhile football hero of the Uni
j versity of Washington, who was
; graduated from the military aoa_
J demy at the bead of his class in
lKO, is now a full-fledgocl caj>
'taln of that most intellectual of
ail of the America^ army corps,
the come of egnineers.
"He was i>romo'ed recently, his
nomination to be captain going to
the ren&te last Saturday. Captain
Pullen ia now serving at West
Poiut."
CHICAGO, Sept. 11—Gifford
Pinciirt, fanner chief forester of |
the Ui.lted States, has. come out
in the oi»eii and declared himself
for Charles Evans Huglies and the
general Republican slate.
Mr. PiJiehot in -a sterling ad
dre>s I nthis city sn&d, "The safe
ty, conor andt welfare of the I
tion is at stake." Mr. -Hughes is j
tho loeical moil to t>o th^hlemaman
of the nation's affairs for the
:ieM four years.
LONDON, Sept. 11—A big Rus-j
sian drive is now oil. Th® advanoe j
wings of the main division is near- |
ing V»rna and defense lines aire I
throwing shot and shell into the |
advancing ranks trying to check
the s-weep. Military critics look
for the Russian troops to occupy
Varna before morning.
S''I*PLIES FOR RAILROAD
A big consignment of supplies
and equipment for use on the gov
ernment raih"oad at Nenana ar
rived on the Spokane and is now
a» tbe docks waiting for transmis
sion over the summit ot its fin/al
destination.
Dr. J. P. Maanoy of Knofrville,
Tenn., and Mrs. Lulu A Evans of
I Phoeulx, Arizona, arrived on fbe
[ Spokane and registered at the Pul
len House, leaving on this morn
ing'struln for tbie Interior. They
are euroute to Koskokwim, where
thev will establish, a hospital and
government school fcxr th« natives
in that section of the country.
Beth are working under, and by
the authority of the Liu ted States
government, it will be more or less
of a miaBionaj-y; project, however,
as both are represents lives of the
Presbyterian ChAiirch. n ia under
stood that the government is fin*
ancing the proposition and turafcig
it over to thecn to establish, and
run. Both are experienced in this
line of work and will no doubt be
welcomed by Ulterior people.
SPOiEMS
mis 111
Toe Spokane made this port
Saturday afternoon with a big car
go of freight for this port an in
terior places. It oarriedpart of
the caigo of the Humboldt which
was rammed in the fog off Port
Townsocd a fortnight ago. It fin
ished unloading its oargo and clear
ed for the south,1 aroiuid the oao
o'clock hour this moruging.
Among the incsomig upasseng^j-s
noted were Airs. L. A. Evans, J as.
Moonev, Mrs. R. Xichcls, Mrs.
Sheff, Ldgar Sheff, Mildred H^nry
•Mid H. Shoemaker. It cleared
form this port witl» li passengers,
the mi>el of whom were for Ju
neau.
BIG MAIL SHIPMENT
Letters, papers, packages and
parcel post articles made up a
big mail consignment for down tho
river points this morning. The
mail car waa filled with mail and
a box car was loaded to the top
with bags sandwiched la every nook
and comer of the box car making
a good sized postal shipment for in
terior people.
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
[LOCAL FIRM MS
I CHANGED HANDS
The doors of the II. J. Lynch,
haberdashery and ladi-js furnishing
store, this city, will be closed t<*
tne geuwaj puolic tor lour or five
days. Albert Reiner', manager of
tue Nugget Jlovles, kaa purchased
tine s'ock and good will of the busi
ness and will open the doors of
tue institution alter inventory hua
been taken.
Mr. Reinert has been in business
in the Gardeu City for 17 years
and needs no introduction to th^
ueople of this city aud near by
towns, which, do considerable shop
ping in this district. Mr. Reinert.
plaus on taking ovar the entire
business and running It, building
and expanding as time £<nd capital
affora*. •
The firm which, he has purchased
has stood beiifie the Skagway peo
ple as one of the most reliable, pro
gressive concerns locaud in thia
city. Under tie able supervision^
of »he late H. J. Lynch, the busi
ness grew and prospered for eight,
cosnccutive years. Mrs. Lynch,
who hag been running the estab
lishment since her return to this
ci»» lat© last Spring, will con
tinue to make her home in this city.
The Daily Alaskan joins with the
many friends of Mr. Reinert in
wishing Lim a most prosperous year
a* the liclm of the new enterprise.
POLICE FIRE ON
Oil MOO
NEW YORK. Sept. 11—Police iu
Mi is city were forced to open fire
upon oarticipants to a riot in the
streets of this city before law and
order couid be maintained. Extra
police r.ave been added to the force
to keep order.
Street quarrels and wrangling
has b?en breaking out for the last
three days. Not until yesterday
did 1* assume such, gigantio strides
that it was necosary to wound sev
eral of the rioters b.-fore the si'ua
tion could be manned by the police.
A huriv up call was sent Into the
general station and soon the mob
was dispersed. The mayor has or
dered the chief of police to nip
In the bud ajiy signs of mqjy or
riot whichi is discovered. If neces
sary the state guard will be ordered
out.