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No. 94 SEVENTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY ALASKA, FKIDAY MAY 22, 1914
PRICE 10 CENTS
IS INCORPORATED
The Daily Alaskan has just re
ceived a card announcing that the
H. M. Bob reads bank of Juneau has
been incorporated under the laws
(>£ th,» territory of Alaska, with
the fi Mowing officers: B. M. Behr
ends, president; J. R. Willis, vice
president; Guy McNaughton, cash
ier. The tank is incorporated with
.. cap tal -5tvH'k of $30,000, full>
paid in, has a surplus fund of
$20,0*>o and deposits amounting to
SS70. 'i'O.
New York, May 22—Both sides
•sled in "lie Becker trial yester
ernoon. the arguments in the 1
:.:ra -: i'ig at a late hour.
PENROSE IMS I
BIS MAJORITY
l hiladelphU, May 22—Penrose
i.« a majority of nearly 160,000 i
■ r Benjamin Dimmick.
t.KKAT FLOATING DKViHW'KS
IN GERMAN* SHIPYARDS
The latest floating drydocks in
H.imburg Harbor show improve
ments in convenience and capacity
< ver older installations. Not only
is the size increasing, ltade nec
essary by the greater tonnage of
the newer vessels, but the mechan
ical arrangements shurren the
time i a-iired for docking the great
Tiistls. and lighten the labors of
the men employed in that arduous
occupation. The May Popular Me
s Magazine, which contains
:• fine views of the docks, says:
Thes« docks are of two designs,
L' and the "l" typo's, as they
-ailed, both of which have the
led advantage of permitting
' dockiug of shi[>s whoso length
greatly exceeds that of the dock.
For Instance, in a 2S0-ft. dock, the
Hamburg steamer 'Modestis' was
docked, the vessel projecting 30 ft. |
fore and a*', over the last keel I
block, while in exceptional cases 1
vessels 240 ft. longer ihau the
dock have been handled. The floating
drydocks are built in two or more
sections, to facilitate towlnjj through
canals when it is desired to bring
them to other ports. So powerful
are tho pumps with which tiiese
floating docks are equipped that it
is but a matter of 40 or 50 iuiu
utes after the vessel is secured in 1
its place that the dock has lifted
it out of water, in shape for over
hauling.''
Worchester, Mass., Mny 22—Ja- !
cob Riis Is reported to be critical
ly ill at his home hero today.
E. J. WETZLER, SKAGWAY,—
"THE CONVENTION CITY."
That "Wetz" is a booster is I
shown by tl>e above, being a cor
of the manner in which he 's wout !
to sign hotel registers when rost-! i
l«i? away from his old home town. <
whether it be iu Ketchikan or s
Xake.
Mr. Wetzler Is officially known ;is
ti'c Alaska Railway Postot'ice In
spector, and as such is continually
on the job, smoothing out the rough
places for Uncle Sam's mall not j
only in the large congested dis-'
tricts of Alaska's many metropoli
t~ i cities, but also to the small •
mining camp and the fishing village,!
to the end that the patrons of Uncle
Sam's mail service gets his letters
from "her" or she gets her letters i
frr m "him" in the minimum of •
time. Considering the large amount
of mail distributed over the vast j
territory of Alaska, and the limit
ed facilities for the work, the ser
vi( > is mighty good, and the effici
ency is largely due to this same
man.
We thank him for his "boosts '
and for the letters we receive from
"her" whom, to a large extent, their
safe delivery is due.
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Gentlemen: Our
Spring* and Summer
Suits
Hats, Shoes
Rain Coais, Furnishing Goods, Etc.
Are Now On Display
Suits Hade to Your Heasure
At $18 and Up
\\ hen in Need of Goods in Our Line Come In
and Look Over Our Stock
No Hard Feelings and No Harm Done
If You Do Not Buy
STORE OPEN EVENINGS
1 H. J. LYNCH
' The Up To Date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
PHONE 41 SKaGWAY
WANT SOLDIERS
10 REMAIN
Washington, D. C., May 22—Peti
tions are arriving here requesting
that tho federal troops be ordered
to remain in tho Colorado strike
Motion.
Judge Lindsey of Denver today
Lad a personal conference with
i resident Wilson, during which he
liked that the federal soldiers be
Iv.'pt in Colorado.
ewTweo
07 A BOMB
Lima, Peru, May 22—A bomb
yas exploded in the office of the
•".1 Commercio, a newspaper, here
oday, doing great damage, a;««l fa
i.llv injuring one of the editors.
Juarez, May 22—Advices received
Lcre yesterday afternoon are to
lit effect that the federals are
vacuating Saltillo and retreating
routliward.
:\(iAGK NOTED SPEAKERS
FOR SI MMER SESSION
Seattle, May 22—A series of gen
eral lectures, so arranged aa to
■over a wide range of interests,
ind in themselves a short course
3f collegate character, is announc
ed for the summer session of the
L'uiversity of Washington this year,
riie list is not yet complete, ac
cording to Dean Bolton, director of
the scisuou, but tho following have
been scheduled;
Frederick Jackson Turner, pro
fessor of American history in Har
vard university, and a teacher fam
ous especially in the subject on
which ho will lecture at Washington
will deliver 14 lectures on "The
History of the West." These lec
tures 'Rill be given daily at 1
o'clock during the first half of the
summer session. They will be open
to the public without registration,
but may be taken for credit by
making the proper arrangements.
Edmond S. Meanv, professor oi
history in the University of Wash
ington, will give the following
lectures at 1 o'clock during this
last three weeks of the seseion:
The Provisional Government of Or
escon; the Wilkes Expedition; th<
Organization o£ Washington Terri
tory; Arts and Legends of North
western Indians; tho Adams Family
John C. Calhoun; Abraham Lincoln
the Panama Question in Diplomacy
the Gadsden Purchase; Samoa
Vitus Bering; Two Heroes; the Am
erican Historical Association Meet
'ng at Charleston.
Thomas TC. Slduey, associate pro
fessor of Latin, will givo three il
lustrated lectures, on Pompeii, tho
Roman house, and Roman public
buildings, Dr. Hans J. Hoff, assis
tant professor of German, will lec
ture on "The Slavic people, where
they live, and the language they
speak," and "An international lan
guage as a factor in tho establish- j
ment of an international mind." I
Augustus William Tret'ien, of thf
University of Kansas, will lecture
on, "Arrested Development;" Curt J
Ducasse, instructor in ohllosophy, i
"The practical value of philosophy; ' |
Vt illiam P. Gorsuch, associate pro-)
feesor of nublic speaking and dc-1
bate, a lecture on Moliere and his
plays, and a series of readings from
Moliere, Arnold Bennett and Rost
and.
John W. Hotson, instructor in'
botany, will give two lectures: j
Diseases of the orchard (illustrat
ed): and Diseases of the truck gar
den (illustrated). Harlan Leo Truin-1
bull, instructor in chemistry, will j
lecture on "Fire."
eooilcisi
TOLLS REPEAL
Washington, D. C., May 22—Sen
ator Root In a speech today cham
pioned the repeal of the Panama
tells measure.
THE BOATS
The Alameda came in at 12:13 I
•Us afternoon from tho Westward
a.':d continued on ssouth at 2:1 «> j
p. m.
The City of Seattle reached Skag-j
way laat night at 10:45 with 55 '
tons of carfo and tho following pas
sengers: R. T. Dean, and wife, F.
Law, J. G. Margraf, C. S. Doser, A.
E. Bender, C. M. Farrer, A. Dale
burg, C. W. Wilson, K. U. Olseu,
ud one second class. The boat on
hei last voyage made the round j
! trip to Seattle and return in eight
I rr.d one half days. She left on her
, return south at 1:25 this morning,
I with two passengers from Skagway,
j 0. R. Robinson and A. Lufever.
MAN'S LITTLE DAY.
First thiug a fellow knows at
morn
He's born:
Then, say, at 10 o'clock the nest
He's vexed
By readln', 'rltln*. 'rlthmetic.
Till sick.
At noon he has to go to work
Or shirk.
Then, round 'bout 2, he takes
"for life"
A wife.
i From 2 till time to bring in
lights
He Bghts
And struggles with bis fellow
men,
And then
He sits around awhile and thinks
And biinkg,
^nd when at last it's time for
bed
He's dead.
—W. W. Whitelock In New York !
Times.
Quality Candy
Wo have Just opened another
consignment of the epleadid "John
ston" lint of package chocolates.
This candy Is the mo«t popular la
Skagway, due to the eplendld qual
ity of the good# and originality of
the package. Bold froiu COc to
$1.00 according t« size.
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
SKAGWAT, ALASKA.
Niagara Falls, May 22—The peace
envoys who arc In conference here
;lrlm that the reports that Iluerta
'laa made a proposition to resign is
incorrect.
The mediators in an informal con
;erer.ee here yesterday endeavored
:o sound the Mexican envoys re
garding tentative pea "e plans, but
lid not gain much information.
Oyster Bay, .May 22—Colonel
Roosevelt today started plans for
:l;o progressivo campaign. He will
Lour the country from coast to
;oast in the interest of tlis party.
Seattle, May 22—Munday, Shields
and other Alaska "coal land opera
eterjuined finht for
|
1
To public SP' il:ers and orhers de
pendent on Ti.'j t., ;>roval of the pub
lic for the decree of popularity
Sfbu'i ihey 1'■ j03 # whether it ho
much or little t e applause of the
multitude for specific act or
expression 01 ". ii.iou 13 an exhilirat
ing as .. d:. s.lit of old v. ine. Ath
reptibie to these influences, aud
often a word of pr.'.ise or approval
bestowed. at the right moment has
turned defeat into victory.
I ■
to this rule and are, in many in
stances, mora sensitive to its in
fluence than are those in other
spheres of action. T/hen a ball play
er reaches up and "pulls" one
down out of the atmosphere where
it is sailing swiftly along two or
t.iKo feet overhead, he wants every
one to take notice, and moreover
he wants them to express their
approval in words that he can hear
and that can be head as well by
alt within a half mile of where the
stunts is pulled off.
And negatively, he wants a "root
er" who is in sympathy with him,
who has a nice sense of the fitness
of things, and who will "soft pedal"
on his speil, when a "muff" is made,
os is sure to happen even among
ihe most expert players.
The Skagway Athletic club team
is 'jracticing every evening now on
the heme grounds, but there is not
the enthusiasm displayed that there
would be if the seats in the grand
stand were filled with spectators
critically watching every play. Every
player who has good red blood iu
his veins is onhis metal when be
fore a crowd and always on the
lookout ♦o~~ make some "grand
pfand" stunt as it is called by
those who are not familiar with the
rudiments of the game, but which is
i- reality only the throwing open of
a safety valve for the escape of
superabundant energy and vitality.
"Which brings us back to where we
sinrled from, and the point which
we desire to make, viz., that if we
are anxious for the home team to
w.'n iu the match games that are
scheduled for this summer, we will
have to encourage them by our
presence at their practice games
on the home grounds, show our
cippreeiation when anyone makes a
brilliant play and keep mighty quiet
when they fumble.
THE RAIDERS
London, May 22—Tho police to
di.v broke up a gang of suffragette
1 raiders, who were marohlng to Buck
I i&gham palace for the purpose of
j handing iu a petition for "Votes
for Women" to King George.
The Northwestern is In Juneau
I and expected to reach here to
| niht at 12 o'clock, with 118 tons
| o." cargo. She will remain about
i five hours.
The Princes May was reported
iu Wrangell this morning and will
be here at 4 o'clock p. m, tomorrow
with 57 passengers, 250 tons cargo,
i and 6 horses.
" Hard to Fit"
Some men are called
"hard to fit;" others
just think they are.
But any man, of
whatever figure, can
be fitted in clothes
here. We haye made
special preparations
for men of odd and
unusual sizes; stout
men, very large men,
tall men. Drop in and
look over the line.
Spring' Mats and Shoes
Now on Display
WILL CLAYSON—Clothier