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NaTs EIGHTEENTH YEAR 8KAUWAY, ALASKA. THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1915 '• PRICK 10 CKNTS
MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED
ON KWANGTUNG PENINSULA
Tokio, May 6—Martial law has
been proclaimed In the Kwang
tung peninsula, China. A Japanese
fleet of warship® is taking »up
i-lifcs to Sasebo.
Hankow, May 6—The Japanese
birracks here are being prepared
for a siege.
Mukden, May 6—A general
flight of the Japanese began here
tid&y. The exodua i» viewed with
stolid Indifference by the Chinese.
Pelting, May 6—A copy, of the
48-hour ultimatum glten by Ja
pan to China was received today
and Chinese troop* hare alre&dy
commenced to mount gun* at TWna'.
Washington, D. C., May 6—An
appeal from the Christian Chinese
tor the moral support of the Uftlt
td SUttB has been received at
the 'White House.
MAYOR ROBERTS
OUTJF OFFICE
Terra Haute, lad, May 6—Mayor
Roberts of tills city, who was re
coutly convicted la the federal
c-jurt it Indianapolis of election
frauds and coaspii-acy and sen
tenced to the penitentiary Cor a
number of years, his been tttpMCh
• ii and removed from offiot by the
city authorities hera.
INDIANA XLN'E GOES NORTH
Uloomingtoa, Ind., May S—The
Indiana university baseball nine
left today on iu annual northern in
vasion. While on the trip tbe
Hoosiers will meet Wisconsin.
Northwestern and Chicago.
ENXFRTAINS SUFFRAGISTS
Baltimore, May 5—Suffragist* af
filiated with lht Woman's Congres
sional union met here today in tbe
first of the state convention* plan
ned 'or every state is the union.
Mrs. Edward Latimer presided.
MUNICIPAL ART HAS INNINGS
New York. May 5—The municipal
art society began Its exhibitios Of
civic art today. The purpose Is to
show what the city is doing artisti
cally. The exhlbltloa will last un
til May 20 th.
Yukon river conditions today: Sel
kirk, small boats arrived, river
open to Lower Le Barge; Coffee
creek, ice holding; Stewart riveer,
Yukon open all the way between
hero and Dawson.
A RIVER BOAT
BREAKS RECORD
Whitehoree, Y. T., May 6—The
itnmer Vldette, of the Sldeetreams
Navigation Co. of Dawson, left
Lover LaBarge for Dawson yester
day, thus breaking all former re
cords for early sailing down the
rlrer.
The steamer Nasutlln will leave
here Saturday for the bead of the
lake.
Y. W. O. A. HOLDS CONVENTION
Los Angeles, May 6—The Young
Women's Christian association be
gan Its biennial convention here to
day. Sessions will be held every;
day until May 11th.
WIRE DRAG SURVIVE AT
KEY WEST, FLORIDA.
Washington, D. C., May 6—So
valuable are the results of the
wire drag work 4onwHf ttarfMtted
States coast sad Geodetic survey
in the vicinity of Key West, that
the navy department has requested
the extension of the work la the
region further to tli* westward. As
Key West 14 a naval base, besides
being a railway t&nulnus, and an
important ■ commercial port, the
necessity of having the whole re
gion syatMnatically examined wit ft
the drag 5s apparent. The princi
pal work of the past season was
a very close examination of the
west channel from a point west
uf Man Key for a distance of 10 miles
to a point south cf the eastern
side of Marquesas Kev and an ex
amination of the doubtful portions
of the channel from Key West to
Dry Tortugas. A depth of 28 f»et
We are now showing the Largest
Lane of New
Spring and Summer
Wash Goods
ever shown in Skagway consist
ing of Plain and Figured Crepes*
Ratinas, French Ginghams. Mer
cerized Plisses, Peacales, Flaxons.
Etc. Ladies' and Misses' and
Children's Ready Made Wash
Dresses at 75c to $2.25. The
newest things in 36-in silks at
75c per yard- •'..
If you want to see something that is
real nici com* in and look the geods over
H.J. LYNCH
Up-to-date HabenUalwr
mod Ladies' Finisher
Rroadway laetweea Third aad Fourth Phoae 41
UN INTERNATIONAL BASEBALL
TOURNAMENT AT WHITEHORSE
I Whitehorse, Y. T., May 6—At a
meeting held her* last night to ar
range for oa international baseball
tournament at this place on Satur
day, May 29th, the sum of $200
was guaranteed by twenty business
men and citizens without solicita
tion. There will be baseball purses
amounting to $150 and $50 for
the Skagway brass band, but no!
expense money for visitors. A big
dance is also scheduled for Sat
urday night.
It is expected that tliere will be j
| competing teams coune from Juneau
and other Gastineau channel towns
as well as from Ft. W. H. Seward i
and Skagway.
The proposed International base
ball tournainotit has nothing in
| common with the usual annual cele
bration of the King's birthday,
j which will not be held this year
(at Whitehors© on account of the
j European war.
UMPHREY 8AYS REPUBLICS
SHOULD MAKE MEXICO BEHAVE
University of Washington, May
6—The abandonment ot the Mon
Toe doctrine by th> United States,
or its modification into a Pan-Am
Wican policy, was termed "a more
Important question, if less press
ing for solution," thaii the rights
of neutrals during th present war
in Europe, by Professor George W.
Umphrey of the Spanish depart
ment in a lecture before the class
in contemporaneous history this
week. The situation in Mexico was
one avowed occasion foi the utter
ance.
"With regard to international
policies, I mean as between the
various republics of • America, a
definite policy should be agreed up
on for the supression of political
i.isorder in the more turbulent re
publics, a. Pan-American policy
that would make impossible chang
es of government by revolution,"
said Professor Umphrey.
."The immediate application of
this policy to Mexie > would help
to solve a most troublesome ques
tion. Because of tho Monroe doc
trine, the Ui ited Stf.les has had
lo assume i ntire responsibility, a
responsibility that brought us a
year ago to the brink of war.
"If this can be made a Pan-Am
wican question, if all the Ameri
can republics can be- made to recog
nize the common responsibility, how
much more satisfactory the solu
tion is going to ba for Mexico, for
the United States, for democratic
government throughout the world.
"Arbitration by a Pan-Ameri
ran court would seera to be the solu
tion—arbitration to Lo brought
about by the moral persuasion if
possible, by the coercion, if neces
sary, of all the American republics."
AHIOIIS KURD LEADER IS I
CAPTURED ..RY HE RUSSIANS'
London, May 6—Slmko, a famous
Kurd leader, has been captured
by the Russians lu the Dilman river
district
There 16 heavy fighting reported
la Flanders, where the Germans
are said to be using gas bombs.
The British steamship Cathay
'an' the British trawler Stratton
I were sunk in the North Sea today,
and tlie British schocner Karl of
Latham was sunk iu the Iris'i
iea. The crews of all the vessels
r.re safe.
Advices from The Hague wo
man's conference, now in session
there, state that the delegates
will first visit this city with a re
quest to the British government
to uso its influence in putting (l :
stop to the European war.
were found. The coral formation In
that region abounds In abrupt pin
nacles which It is Impossible to de
tect wRh certalnity w'tb the sound
ing lead as they are of very small
area and project Irregularly from
the general contour cf the bottom.
The United States engineers are
Improving the priucipal channels by
blasting and dredging.
In all about 100 Bhoc.1 spots were
found with the drag during the sea
son and of these 13 wore discovered
In a single day. 9o numerous and |
so Irregularly located were these
shoal spots that they could not be
described adequately by positions
and bearings, and In order to show
them It was necessary to publish
sections of the chart with correct
ed soundings In the Notices to Ma
rines.
Key Wect is the terminus of the
Florida East Coast railroad and is,
connected by steamship lines with
New York. Tampa, Mobile, Galves
ton and Havana. The harbor is
west and north of the city, which
U on the west eni of the island,
and is navigable for deep draft ves
sels. Th? anchorage is due west
of the city and north of it in a
pocket between the shoals is Man
of War harbor. The wharves along
the west side of the city belong to
the navy department and lightliouse
service; north of these are the com
mercial wharves and tne railroad
wharf Is he most northerly of all.
Large vessels may go to most of
these wharves. Tiierc- arc marine
railways for hauling out vessels up
to about 1,900 to;is.
Some of the principal channel
approaching Key West have been for*
proved by the United States en-(
gineero by blasting and dredging to
the required depths end the drag
work ' as been utilized by them in
verifying the results of their work.
Dainty Biscuits
Adora (Vanilla flavor) Baronet Wafers (Plain)
Anola (Chocolate) Water Thin (Plain)
Nabisco (Assorted flavors) Cheese Tid Bits
Lorna Doone Short Bread
Social Teas
Five o'clock Teas
Chocolate Wafers
Price 25c each; two for 25c
Zweibach
Graham Crackers
Arrowroot Biscuits
P. H. GANTY
UTILE CHANGE FOR II JOB
ON TflEALASKA RAILROAD
Seattle P-I., April 28: Thomas
Riggs, jr., of the Alaska engiceer
ing commission. Is engaged In out
fitting for his trip to the north. He
will take In a party of twelve men
from Seattle. Two parties, one un
.iler the leadership of JR. J. Weir
and the other under F. H. Bailey,
will do the .field work this summer
under the general supervision of Mr.
Kiggs, the territory to be covered 1
^steading from "Nenana canyon to
Fairbanks.
According to Mr. Kiggs all help I
lequired has been tecured and there
will be no more jobj» open. The fol
lowing statement was issued by the
commission yesterday: .
"There will be very few positions
to offer to men on a salary or daily
wage basis on the construction work
at Shio Creek, Alaska. A limited
number of railroad statlcn men, ex
perienced in the worfc'of clearing
right of-way, culvert building and
railroad grading may find work at
or near Ship creek, Kulk arm, ou
terms usually offered by rail
road contractors. Gangs will com
mence clearing about May 1 and
grading about May 15 or June 1.
*'There will be work at Ship
creek for a limited number of ex
perienced carpenters and carpen
ter. helpers (having their owa
tools) in the .erection of dock-sheds,
buildings, living quarters and store
houses, as soon as'the necesary (ma
terial has been assembled.
"The carpenters and carpenter
helpers will be paid on an hourly
basis and charged for their board
fct the "rate of $1 per day. The
commission will not engage large
numbers of men on a force account
basis, and those gclng to Ship
creek, Alaska, with the idea of
finding ready employment on the
new work will be largely disappoint
ed."
IKE MONUMENT
IS DEDICATED
Genoa, May 6—The Garibaldi
monument was dedicated yesterday
at Quarto San Elena, Italy. There
were thousands of people In at
tendance.
THE ELECTRIC CHAFING DISH
The electric chafing dish differ®
but little from th* alcohol-heated
dish. In design tho two types are
■#fcry much alike, only the electric
chafing dish is handier and safer, to
tally eliminating the dirty and dan
gerous open alcohol flame.
With an electric chafing dish
therfe Is no danger of ruining furni
ture by spilt alcohol, of flames
blowing out or la«1r of fuel. A cord
and socket is provided with every
dish, which may be attached to any
light outlet In the house. Two
ouarts of water will bo brought to
a boil in about seven minutes af
ter the current Is turned on.
KANSAS WOMEN'S CLUBS MEET
Emporia, KanB., May 5—The an
nual meeting of the state federa
tion of Women'8 clubs convened
here today for a three days' session.
DROPS DEAD IN
SAN FRANCISCO
San Francisco, May 6—Mrs.
] Isaac Cooper, a wealthy and well
tonwn resident of Seattle, Wash.,
dropped dead on the Btreet here
her® today
NEWSIES SLIGHTLY MIXED
St. Paul, Miim., May 5—News
hoys today threaten a revolt. Dur
ing the sensational publicity giv
en the Rer. James Morrison Darnell,
they accustomed themselves to call
ing him "Mister Darneil." Then
along came the bombardment of
the Dardanelles. They thought they
were right, and when two ships
were sunk in the 'Dardanelles the
other day, the kiddies adopted the
cry, "Wurtry, British ship sunk
L'X Mr. Darnell."
AUTO MEN MEET IN DETROIT
Detroit, May. 6—The National
j automobile chamber of commerce is
in convention here today at the
Statlor hotel- Topics relating to
service to be rendered to users by
the maker# and dealers, standariza
tion of capacity Tating, shows etc.,
will be discussed by experts.
Safe
You'll never be "put out1' by shape
losing fabrics in your clothes or
i-poor wear if you'll choo»e
Hart Schaffner & Marx
or|
Ed V. Price & Co.
CLOTHES
Drop in and lood them over
Will Clayson
- |The Clothier