No. 76 EIGHTEENTH YEAR SKAGWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY
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MAY 4, 1915
Los Angeles, May 4—la an at
tonip last night to assassinate
ex-Chief of Police Sebastian, who
wag recently suspei.ded by the
city authorities on a charge of hav
ing contributed to the delinquency
of a young girl, two shots were
CireU through the .windows of his
residence, but failed to reach the
intended victim. Sebastlca Is a
candidate for mayor of this city at
ihe electiou for which primaries
are being held today
ALLIES OCCUPY
cirr or hiukos
Mitylene, May 4—Advice# from
Athena received here this morning,
state that the allies now occupy
the city of Maldos, which is about
twenty miles south cf the town of
Galllpoll, oh the peiilnsul* of the
same nam*.
FRAUD CASES
NOLLE PROSSEQ
Detroit, May 4—The Alaska coal
land fraud cases. pending since
19X1, were today soJle pressed on
account ol a lack of evidence.
TEXAS PHYSICIAN8 OOXVEXE
Fort Worth, Tex,. May 4—Promln
eut physicians from all over the
nation gathered here today at the
annual convention of the State
Uieilical association.
Among those to make speeches
are Dr. Rucker of the U. S. pub
lic health service; Dr. W. W. Grant
of Denver; Dr. Oscar Dowllng, presi
dent of the Louisiana state board
of health; President Elect Rodman
cf Philadelphia, of the American
Medical association.
Special attention will be given
in the three day session to ques
tions of municipal sanitation.
'BEEN DEFEATED
ON ENTIRE LINE
Vienna, May g—The Russians, It
is officially announced here, have
teen defeated along the entire!
battle front from the Vistula to the j
i Carpathians aud eight thousand I
prisoners have been taken. They j
have also been defeated on the bor- j
j der* of Bukowlna.
Traffic across the Austro-Italiaa
| frontier has been forbidden by the
j Austrian government and in many
j places heavy artillery has been
massed in positions of vantage.
russInTleet
m\mm
Constantinople, May 4—The Rus
j sian fleet which has been making a
J demonstration at the entrance to
; th« Bosporus has retreated toward
{the north
WHITE TO PACE MURPHY
Boston, May 4—Charlie White
j the clever Chicago lightweight, and
j Eddie Murphy the Boston fighter,
j meet in a twelve round bout at a
! show to be staged by the Atlas
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TEAMS IN ACTION
New York, May 4—The teams in
| the ten day campaign to raise [
| $250,000 for the Newsboy's Home'
j club began work today with a work
ing force of seven sections of sev
en teams each and seven men to a
team, all actively engaged In a can
vase for contributions. Fire Com
missioner Adamson is captain of
I one team. Responses were geuer
| oug.
LECTURE OX PRESIDENCY
| Madison, Wia., May 4—Former
j President William Howard Taft
! will lecture at the University of
| Wisconsin here tomorrow, Thurs
| day and Friday. His subject will
j b "The Presidency, Its Powers, Du- I
i ties. Responsibilities and Limita- j
tloiis," and iu the three lectures he j
| will touch on every phase of exe
We are now showing the Largest
Line of New!
Spring and Summer
Wash Goods
ever shown in Skagway consist
ing of Plain and Figured Crepes.
Ratinas, French G-inffhams. Mer
cerized Plisses, Peacales, Flaxons.
Etc. Ladies' j 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. I
If you" want to see Something that is
real nice come in and look the goods over}
H. J. LYNCH
Up-to-date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
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All ADVANTAGE
BY THE HANS
Paris May 4—There lias
been a slight success reported In
the. German offensive movement at
St. Joullen.
ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE
SECOND LEGISLATURE
Workman's compensation act.
A ballot la*, and a corrupt prac
tices act.
A law providing a bounty of $10
on wolves.
A uniform school law.
A law reducing Indian liquor sel
ling to a misdemeanor and maklnsj
•he Indian solicitor an accomplice.
A general mining law.
A law providing for the assess
ment of unpatented claims.
An 8-hour day law for placers
(Quartz passed in 1913).
Acts referring to people the li
iuor and general 8-hour questions.
A new mine Inspection act.
Five new banking bills.
Twelve acti correcting defects
In the statutes of 1913.
An act pensioning aged and in
ilgent prospectors.
An act severely punishing traffic
ir& in women.
Acts revising the laws of muni
:lpal elections and taxes.
An elective attorney general
ict.
An act establishing the political
status of Indians.
An act providing local govern
ment in certain native villages.
An act preventing professional
jurors.
An act compelling travelers to
register at roadhouses.
An act providing for incorpor.i
:ion of second class cities.
A restaurant food inspection act..
Memorials asking congress to re
move limitations on legislature, par
:!3ularly In regard to "Alaski
fund," fish, fur, etc.
Memorials asking for a full form
>f territorial government, for post
11 savings banks, for equitable par
:cls post rates, and for wireless
stations in various parts of the
Interior and the north
(Note)—About 27 senate bills
were passed at the session, and
ibout 60 house bills. The govern
or vetoed two bills, one abolishing
capital punishment and the bill re
pealing the Sunday closing law
with the exception of schools.
TENNIS STARS PRACTICE
San Francisco, May 4—Califor
nia's thrwj tennis cracks, Willie
Johnston, Maurice McLoughlin and
Lynn Murray are now hard at work
preparing for the 1915 season.
Johnston la the latest of the trio
to begin loosening up. He does
not Intend to start East, however,
tor participation In tournaments
there until all of the big events on
the coast have been decided. John
ston will compete In the exposition
championship, -which means he will
not get East before July at the
earliest.
■A BEING
ENCOURAGED
Peking, May 4—It is stated here
that the British are encouraging
the Chinese government to resist
j the demands of Japan.
Ihohse
| EGGjlBI
Lafayette, lud., May 4—Eggs,
j from tho common garden variety
j up to the aristrocratic eggs used
I for settings only, were exhibited
I here today iu a show said to be
the only one of its kind iu this
| part of the country. Not a hen was
allowed to look on. it was strict
ly an egg show.
I "If egg shows should become as
common as poultry shows now are,
I another stimulus would be furn
ished the poultry Industry which
J would result in the production of
j more and better eggs," said Prof.
George T. Christie today. Christie
is superintendent of the department
if agricultural extension of Purdue
university. The egg show is held
| at Purdue.
f EWISTON CELEBRATES CANAL
Lewiston, Idaho, May 3—In hon
or of the opening of the 8'/£
mile Dallas-Celilo canal, which for
the first time will permit uninter
rupted navigation of the Columbia
and Snake river from the Pacific
ocean to Lewiston, 450 miles, a
huge celebration was held here
today.
Thousands of visitors were here.
A committee of senators and con
gressmen, representing the U. S.
government, and the governors
and committees from the legisla
tures of the Pacific northwestern
states, added dignity to the oc-"
cusion.
SEEKS PARENTS OF GIRL
Mandan, N. 1)., May 3-—Out in
Frisco, William Holbein of the
Ntrr'h Dakota commission of fie
Panama Pacific exposition, has en
tered the "lost ani found person''
businc-ss. He has taken charge of
Elfriede Rathmann, pretty young
girl from Hamburg, Germany. She
sought an uncle supposed to live
in this country but the records
show no such person. Reports
reaching here today said Holbein is
contemplating placing the girl on
f-xhibititm as a means of finding the
lost relative.
OREGON CLEANS HOUSE
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Salem, Ore., May 4—Today and
the following days will see Oregon
undergo a thorough cleaning and
renovating. Governor "Withycombe,
by proclamation, urged the citizens
to improve the physical appearance
not only of their own. property but
of the various communities, so that
j hcm 1th may be improved and the at
tractiveness of the state added to.
New Perishables
Old perishables are dear at any
price. We believe in selling them
while in first-class condition. Our
next shipment will arrive Tuesday
on the "Seattle," and will include
Stawberries. On these we are
going to make an especially low
price during the berry season.
P. H. GANTY
LABOR LEADER
FOUND GUILTY
| Trinidad, Colo., May 4—John
Lawson, chief labor leader of the
sin.te, waa found guilty this morn
ing of the murder of a deputy
sheriff during the great coal min
ers' strike of 1913. He waa sen
tenced to Imprisonment for life but
w!l appeal. His ball was fixed at
$20,000.
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KANSAS GOT
Kansas City, Mo., May 4—Con
vinced that they are pioneers lu a
new field of rapid transportation,
jitney delegates from San Francisco
to New York, and from Winnipeg
to Atlanta, gathered here today to
pool Ideas and organize for de
velopment of the motor bus trans
portation idea.
From the experience of the vari
ous jltaey associations over the
United States, the delegates hope
to get some definite figures on the
(oast figures o* the cost of opera
tion, the per cent profit, and the
length or routes advisable.
Experience with various kinds
of buses will also be exchanged.
Automobile manufacturers are
watching the meeting closely. The
jitney business has develops a new
outlet for their product, both in the
demand fcr new cars and for the
second hand ones which for years
have been a drag on the market.
Whether the heavy touring car
rhassis or the light truck is best
on which to build a bus will prob
ably be settled. The recommenda
tion of the jitney organization will
no douat be followed by the auto
manufacturers In designing their
auto buses which many are plan
ning to put on the market.
Three days will be spent in con
ference by the motor transportation
men.
TO ABSORB BRANCH LINE
St. Paul, Minn., May 4—Reliable
reports circulated hero today were
that the Chicago, Milwaukee & St
Paul railroad Is about to take over
the Midland Continental between
Eugeley and Wimbledon, N. D., thi6
month.
IHt bUIIH
LAST IHT
The town council held its regular
meeting last night, Mayor Ashley
and all the councilmen being pres
ent.
Tiie P. W and P. P. commutes
reported having ordered from the
manufacturer the lumber necessary
for the building of contemplated
sidewalks. Also reported they
had empl>yel W. S. SparkB to erect
a bell town- on hose house No. 3
and made arrangements for the
rep? 1 ring of the roof on hose house
No. 2.
A resolution was passed changing
the present manner of drawing mon
ey from the town treasury to a
voucher check system.
E>r. W ,G. Gabie was appointed
health officer of the town.
The following claims were al
lowed and warrants ordered dra?.'n
in payment:
i Home Power Co J273.30
V H. Ganty 4.55
John Wood 27.25
B. Martin 22.25
W. W. Tate 24.00
Alaska Transfer Co 6.00
Martin It Jan 30.00
Wm, Britt 2.20
Alaska General Electric Co. 13.00
D. McKay 1.90
Seattle. Wash, May 4—More
than 160 special trains, each con
taining from eight to ten Pullman
cars, have already been scheduled
1 via different transcontinental rail
roads to bring the special delega
tion from eastern and middle west
ern Shrine temples to the annual
session to be held in Seattle July
13, 14, and 15.
The majority of these have ar
ranged tours, taking In Spokane,
Tacoma, Portland, San Francisco,
Loa Angeles-, San Diego and other
points on the coajt, besides Seat
tle, the imperial council meeting be
ing only a portion of the contem
plated trips.
Just what the presence of this
body of Masons will mean to the
west Is Indicated by the fact that
wherever they have gone, the bank
clearings have jumped from $1.
000,000 to $5,000,000 during their
sojourn. More than 100,000 nobles
end wlvee are expected to come
weBt for the trip.
Safe
You'll never be "put out" by shape
losing fabrics in your clothes or
poor wear if you'll choose
Hart Schaffner & Marx
or
iEd V. Price & Co.
[CLOTHES
Drop in and lood them! over
Will Clayson
The Clothier