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No SFVENTEENTH YEAR SKAGWAY ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1914 PRICE 10 CENTS
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ABE BLAMED
Detroit, March 28—"A lack of
knowledge of the value of money
on the part of women is the most
powerful enemy to domestic hap
pness that exists," declared Judge
Arthur Lacy, of the domestic re
lations court today when he made
publ c figures showing that 26 per
cent of the cases that come before
his court are due to extravagance
on tiie part of wives. Other causes,
according to Judge Lacy, are as
follows:
Faults of the husbands alone—
25 per cent.
Faults of both man and wife,
as the principal trouble—49 per
cent. J
IIS ILL OFF
hth you, JOHN
Juueau, March 27—The Daily
Alaska Dispatch will say today that
the Juneau democratic club is to
immediately ask the administration
to demand the resignation of Dis
trict Attorney John Rustgard for
political reasons. Recently Rust
gard filed charges against Com
missioner J. B. Marshal because
the latter had dismissed an action
brought by the district attorney
against a brothel woman.
The case was dismissed because
hen it came to trial the chief wit
ness when placed on the stand
knew nothing ot the alleged facts.
Juneau, March 28—The demo
cratic club last night pasBed a
resolution demanding the resignation
of District Attorney John Rustgard
and United States Marshal Faulk
ner. 1 —
A resolution submitted to the
club asking it to go on record as
being opposed to the <*ndidacy of
James Wickersham for re-elec
tion .is delegate from Alaska, w3a
defeated.
Jack Benson, < one of the most
uoted natives in this vicinity, who
has been very sick for the past
several months, •will leave on the
Spokane Monday, accompanied by
his daughter, Cora, fo- Juneau,
where he will enter the sister's
hospital there. Dr. Maloney, physic
ian in c'aarge, wrote on the last
boat for him to come.
SAYS WE MUST
DISCRIMINATE
Washington, March 28—Repre
sentative Oscar W. Underwood of
Alabama in a hot speech tefore the
house today said that as we had
built the Panama canal for the ben
efit of the American marine we
must adopt a polcy of discrimina
tion in favor of American ships. We
must not surrender to free tolls.
The debate is now limited to
twenty hours.
the Stop
SPRING SERIES
St. Louis, March 28—Back from
their spring training trips, the Car
dinals and Browns were scheduled
to meet this afternoon in the first
of seven games of the spring city
series. The stands were crowded
with fans, out to "look 'em over"
in hopes that at least one team
would pull itself out of the cellar
this seasou.
sewarTreal
ESTATE ACTIVE
Real estate is beginning to boom
in earnest in Seward. Several
wires have been received in the
la«t few days from parties on the
outside asking the lowest cash pric
es on different blocks of Seward
real estate, and the parties to
whom the wires were addressed
were forced to reply that it was
impossible to get quotations on the
properties mentioned. Mr. Frank
L. Ballaine refused five thousand
dollars for the corner opposite the
Bank of Seward, on Fourth and
Adams streets. Owners of proper
ty in Seward are confident that the
value of their holdings will be
greatly increased in the immediate
future and are in no hurry to let
go at this time or even sot a price.
—Seward Gateway.
Experienced seamstress would
sew at your home. $3.00 per day.
Address K at the office. 3-28-lw
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£ Coats and Pants and Sweaters *
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SMS THE COAL
IS UNSUITABLE
Washington, March 28—Secretary
of the Navy Josephus Daniels to
day repported to Congress that the
Bering river coal is unsuitable for
use, incapable of generatng suf
ficient steam and of only fifty per
cent efficiency.
MANY HUNTERS
SETTING READ!
The corning season promises tr
be one of the busiest in the history
of the Kenai peninsula, from a big
game hunter's standpoint. Even at
this early date almost all of the
regular guides have been retained,
and unless more applications for
guide licenses are sent in, some of
the hunters will be short of guides
when they take the field.
Col. Revell has two parties for
this year, one to land on the hunt
ing ground at the opening of the
season and the other party billed
to land in Seward one month lat
er. Andrew Simmons has a party
coming and Chas. Emsweiler will
have a party out early in the fall.
Ben Sweazy is engaged upon the
recommendation of Dr. Elting of
Albany, N. Y., whose guide he was
last season, and Henry Lucas re
ceived ;*n offer on the last boat.
There are numerous other parties
making enquiries, and it is possible
that every guide on the Kenai pen
insula will be afield as scon as the
season opens.—Seward Gateway.
THE BOATS
The Spokane is due here some
time Monday.
Th Humboldt arrived this morn
ing at 6:25 with 22 passengers
and 40 tons of cargo. She left for
the south ot 9 o'clock.
The sailing of the Peterson this
morning on its regular run between
Ft. W. H. Seward and Skagway
was postponed until 2 o'clock this
afternoon to occommodate quite a
number of people from the army
post and Haines who are desirous
of attending the W. P. Hospital
dance here tonight.
ROOSEVELT IS SAFE.
New York, March 28—Advices
were received today that Col. Roose
velt was not with the party when
its boats upset and were lost in
the Amazon river rapids. It is also
learned that several members of
the party were drowned.
Fred Young was one of the ex
cursionists from Whitehorse yester
day. I
Ransom Alguire, proprietor of
the White Pass hotel at White
horse is here.
E. .J Hamacher, Whitehorse
photographer came over on the ex
cursion yesterday.
HONS
New York, March 28—The appel
late aivision of the supreme court
today affirmed the decision of the
lower court that Robert Fltz
siaamona, the ex-charopion prize
fighter, is too old to re-enter the
ring. 1
THE IMS
HOSPITAL DANCE
The committee haring in charge
the arrangements for the \V. P.
hospital ball tonight is doing ev
erything in its power to insure the
success of the undertaking in a so
cial way, and there is every reason
to believe that the large number
of people who will be in attend
ance will make it a financial suc
cess as well. Today the hall is
being handsomely decorated and
especial pains being bestowed up
on conveniences for the comfort of
(hose who will attend.
The board of trustees of the W.
P. Hospital association, under the
auspices of which the affair is
given, is well pleased with the in
terest being taken in it and wish
to return, their thanks to the peo
ple of Skagway for the many vol
untary offers of assistance that
have een tendered.
The corumittee also wishes to es
pecially thank the ladies of the var
ious committees for their untiring
work and zeal in their endeavor to
promote the certainty of its suc
cess. ■
GOLFERS OFF
Boston, Mass., March 28—Amer
ica's pride and hope for retaining
the golfing honors which the young
ster Ouimet won from these sea
soned veterans, Vardon and Ray, at
Brookline last year, were to sail
from here today for the British
Isles. In the party are Ouimet,
Max R. Marston, Heinrich Schmidt,
who did so well at St. Andrews in
1913, and Arthur G. Lockwood. Je
rome D. Travers and Frederick Her
eshoff, of Garden City, twice run
ner up for the United States ama
teur championship which Travers
holds, and once metropolitan title
holder, sailed two weekB ago. These
six and possibly more will all tie
up at Sandwich when the coming
British American golf conflict opens.
It was thought probable among golf
ing circles here today that Charles
Evans, Jr., may change his plans
and find it possible to be among
Americans who will be on the fir
ing line at Sandwich.
The Georgia got in at 3:30 p. m.
today. I
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: To Our Patrons
We beg to inform you that we have received
a full line of imported Fourres or Austrian dainties
made by Hartwig & Vogel, of Dresden and Vienna,
which contain the true fruit juices the moulds re
present them to be, or if in other forms contain Al
mond Paste, Chocolate and Nut centres.
These goods are are the highest of the confectioner s
art and besides being very delicious to use as
table decorations for all occasions.
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
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THE REBELS ARE
VICTORIOUS
Juarez, Mexico, March 28— Ad
vices received here this morning
state that the business center of
the city of Torreon is in the hands
of the rebels and that the federals,
who are trying to escape, are being
driven back by the most furious
battle of the war that is now being
fought with tremenduos loss to the
federals. *
Washington, D. C., March 28—
The senate today confirmed the
appointment by President Wilson
of .William Spence of Georgia, as
United States Attorney for the
Third Judicial division to supersede
George Walker, the present incum
bent of the office.
Chicago, March 28—Scientists at
the University of Chicago announce
today that the earth's core is as
solid as steel, dispelling the an
cient belief that it is a moulton
mass.
INFORMATION* WANTED.
Mrs. John Napier, of Reston,
Manitoa, is anxious to get some
news of her brother, Dayid James
Schultz (or Schultis) as their fa
ther is dying and she would like
lo hav«! him return home.
Schultz is a railroad engineer
and ran an engine on the Crow's
Nest Pass road in B. C., he was
also at one time an engineer on
the White Pass & Yukon Route.
Besides his sister, Mrs. Napier,
be bus a brorher living in Winni
peg, Manitoba. Mrs. Napier's maid
en name was Abbey M. Schultis
and her home was at Virden, Man.
The Woman's Church Auxiliary
will meet on Wednesday afternoon
at 2:30 with Mrs. W. B. Batson.
H R. OFFICIALS
BERfflE I. C. C.
Washington, March 28—Testi
mony from railroad men on the
question of freight storage at ter
minals, and loading and unloading
freight, was taken today by the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
This was part of the Commission's
inquiry into the subject of free
sen-ice of carriers to their ship
pers, and on its conclusions will
rest some of the body's decision as
to the requested five per cent ad
vance in rates in Eastern territory.
Oral arguments on the "spotting
service" are looked for March 30
and 31. '
HISTORIC^BOUT
RAGE FOR FOOAf
London, March 28—The Thames
banks from Putney to Mortlake to
day were crowded with hundreds
of thousands of spectators who
were out to witness the annual
"naval battle" between' those an
cient rivals, Oxford and Cambridge.
The river course is 4^ milse long
and along both banks for this dis
tance men and women were on
stands and on foot from the river's
edge to a distance of 100 yards on
either bank. Thousands of 6mall
craft including row boats, canoes,
houseboats at anchor, and costly
launches and yatchts were closely
-packed along the shores and as
close to the open courge as the au
thorities permitted. With light and
! blue favors displayed everywhere,
| swung in the hands of land specta
tors and flying from mastheads ~.nd
oars, the scene was a veritable
rainbow of color. Cambridge col
j.ors- predominated slightly, but as
usual the crowds were less rowing
experts than spectators attracted by
one of the greatest sporting events
ot the English year.»
Today's contest was the 71st
"battle of the blues", Oxford hav
ing previously won 39 and Cam
bridge 30, the race in 1877 re
sulting in a dead heat. Although it
had not tasted the joys of victory
since 1908 Cambridge was the fa
vorite. Its crew had been working
together for sometime whereas the
Oxford captain had considerable
difficulty in filling his boat, owing
to illness of candidates.
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