Md hinrnttum
No. 67 SEVENTEENTH YEAR
SKACtWAY ALASKA, TUESDAY. APRIL 21, 1914
PRICE 10 CENTS
Washington, D. C., April 21—At
the joint session of congress yes
terday afternoon President Wilson
road a uuasage in which he stated
s facts that American r.mines had j
been arrested and then released at !
fampico, and that Admiral Mayo
had ordered the Mexicans to sal
ute tho American flag ami they had
refused to do so. President Wilson
told of an incident which he knew
to be veracious, where a marine
mail carrier had beeu arrested and
thrown into jail aud subsequently
released.
He said that the situation in Mex
ico h.is grown from bad to worse,
and that Americans are always
picked out for hostile demonstra
tions: he asked that ih^ govern
ment empower him to go ahead
with a plan now under .way for the I
enforcement of a complete apology, j
The present trouble i» not with !
Mexico iu general, but with Huerta
himself, who has set up his power
in Mexico City over a nation al- i
ready torn by civil strife
Every Senator aud Congressman
was present and tho diplomatic;
galleries were packed.
Senator George E. Chamberlain !
of Oregon introduced a bill ap-!
propriating $50,000,000 for Presi
dent Wilson to use at his disere- j
tion for the national defouse.
Resolutions are also planned em- ■
powering and directing the presi
dent to use the entira land and
nuval forces, to call organized j
militia into service and to take
any other ctcps necessary to ea- j
force respect for the honor and ■
dignity of t ie United States.
Washington, D. C., April 21—The
! ouse passed the war resolution
The senate started to debate but
took recess from midnight until
noon today, when a substitute res
olution was prepared leaving out
the nam® of Huerta and making ;t
:Mexican government.
Offers of volunteers ari coming
in to the Presideut from all sec
tions of the United States
Advices received here state that
the battleship fleet is maintaining
a speed of 13 knots an hour on j
:"s w iv to Tampico.
Mexico City, April 21- President ;
luerta denies that the American
flag -.sas flying on the launch which
had on board the marines who were
! laced under arrest, and says that
he is going to prove to the world
that his government of .Mexico has
been moral as well as civilized an.l
that it is his intention protect
all foreigners, including Aiue. ica.-. .
Vera Cruz, April 21 —Women
refugees in large uuuibvrs art
being placed aboard iA',;>n lin ' • -
here.
Berlin, April 21—The cic.rtuu:i
press has little mention of t'i-*
•Mexican strife, and wh if. r d<
say is not unfriendly to the i n*
ited States.
Sau Francisco, April -1 i'
1) ha6 been ordered fro: i A!o ei
to Calixieo. and other tr" >|'s of t.>
First Cavalry have bee. o de: e : t<.
be in readiness to niov at a n:< ■
ent's notice.
Carranza and Villa me: ; ■ v fo:'"
ally today, for the first
four years.
Washington, D. C., Apn! 21 'i' ■
house committee on forei.rii itVai
is willing to accept the senate'^,
amended resolution in order tli
war preparations may ant be o1
structed. j
Forty-five hundred nui. s ha
to go to Mexico.
To prevent two liundr i • e'i ;
and sevi ai million roun ;rt atnu>>
ition falling into the h:ndj \
'
ed today to seize t . i • jii
house at Vera Cruz. T". • u> r ap
proach of a German su\> carrji
supplies was the reason for U
order being issued. It
arily expected that word > ill be i
ceived that a detachment of r
iues has been 1 aded d
ficials here will not be surprise
position. It beiievi
order to get an extra supply i>,
munition and guns.
The cabinet is now Itc»l
meeting.
Springfield. April 2! Governor
Dunne promise* ;o.i>--o nun wi"!i.
30 days as volunteers, ami vithi'-,
another 30 days will u c •"
more. I
The outgoing mem.'t • .• of the
town council yesterday
In company with the i>
cd ones, paid a visit of in ;>e,-iio'i
to the wingdam that is I>ui!di:.<r n i
the river it the foot o;* hiy'-'ii •
Street.
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Heavy Wool Sox Sheep Lined Moccasins J
Fur, Wool, and Leather Lined Mitts
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Coats and Pants and Sweaters *
Fur and Cloth Caps .J.
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CEPTION of Groceries and Hardware *
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just ii'tviveil here thai. lni»««l
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Miss ti .o\ iove Clerk, l :< Si. :tk
or's was one of the
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las Fu r of Winchester, Va., ami
i'.'iii'i, (laughter of Senator
Hart in of Va.
Le.iutv—one of the sis' el's known
as among tie prettiest j;irls o''
The regular meeting of Do town
council was hold last night-with
.Mayor Guuty and coaiiciliueti G-t
fvldt. Tanner, lira wand. Friedea-:
Dial and Condor present.
Roll call.
Minutes of previous meeting
read and approved.
Report of the school hoard for
month ended March 30ih, and ask
ing for an appropriation ior April
of $5-5, was read and cn motion
. ccepte.l, and a warrant ordered
drawn for the amount asked for. !
Councilman Friedouthal, for the
public works and public property
. oiuiuitiee, reported work on the
also said that the last enisignraont
■i lumber ordered by the council
for the use of the tow u ha 1 fc^ou re
irived on the last voyago of the
Humboldt from Seati
Councilman lira wand, tor the
health and police commit'10, mad '
statement in reference to the
town council by physicians,
laidwircs and nurse.-, and .-aid tlr.it
• f. 3. commissioner here aid
hardship on the people ■■■■') we! •
and 011 motion allowed ami warrants
ordered drawn In payment
IJ. .M'irtin 8 40.50
Win. Matthews 17-00
\V. \V. Tate 43.25
Ooo. .Matthews .. .. 11.501
J. Kckhv-rt 52 50 !
P. II. fianty 20.21?
W. After .. 17-90
Jo# J. F. Ward 311.00
Dally Alaskau 57.95
H. J. l..vi;ch 240.S3
\V. L. Spoor 33.00
C. Fifinef 29.00
Fred Kailing .. 4(5.25
Geo. Wright 35.00
11. C'ouger 113.00
J. M. Tanner 23.2?»
Chan. N'ye 2S."0 J
Joe Edgar . . .. 52.50 J
P. McXichol 40.50 i
Alaska Transfer Co 71.25 |
On motion of councilman Tanner
a vote of thanks was tendered to
Mayor Gaii ;. for the ab'.j manner
in which lie had filled that posi
Christies Soda Biscuits
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1 hese celebrated Canadian biscuits
Can now be Bought from Us At
40c per iin-2 lbs.
Will keep fresh for months
P. fi. GANTY, GROCER
SKAfiVtAV, ALASKA.
London, April 21—Th-2 secret of
the British! War Office's strenuous
mid spectacular campaign for re
cruits is out. It lwd been suspected
that the army wasliard up for men
when the authorities a couple of
moi ;hs ago began Inserting full
;iage advertisements in newspapers
throughout the country po. tiling out
ihe delights of Uio army life, and
rap; ieinenied this appeal with a
flood of posters and pamphlets and
linally a moving picture film which
ii imw develops, Is now ly;".ig shown
in almost every town la the United
Kingdom. The reason, it now dev
elops, is that Hie military estab
lishment, including regulars, spec
ial rescrv's, unl territorials (mili
tia) is short nearly 100/-00 men.
rhe regular army enlistments alone
fell 2,2i5 in tlie past year, accord
in •; to the annual report of the War
Office, j iit- published, and the pres
ent strength of tliis branch—247,
-•">u—is less than it has been for a
e. Officials attribute the slump
(i i .i £ !y i::0teased emigration
of young men to Canada, Australia,
id c 'kt ouil.iug dominions, com
i-.i by the navy, and the better
! i' - : o\v afforded for getting
:aplc. mcnt in civil Jifs through
t ion for the past year and for his
'0'irlt' y upon all occasions, to
major responded in a
brief ami appropriate manner,
i'.:i i-o.incil as a whole
and the (own treasurer and town
dork individually for tHc.ir readi
sa to assist whenever called u„
on to do so.
I'jioii nic on the council then ad
journed and the members vacated
i.lected members, who were all
present?.
Tin.- New Council
f; 0 Ic:':. elect o' 11)0 HOW
• ouncit, Messrs. Jas. Kennedy, W.
Bat n C. Blanchard, George
Magee, Howard Ashley, W. R. Hil
lerj and O Selmer took til-sir seats
•it ! v. t> administered the oath of
office by P'uil Abraham-', after
which, on motion, Howard Ashley
wits unanimously ehose.i as tem
porary chairman.
.Air. As'aley, upon taking the
■ i :f. nounced that the first order
of bu i.it- would be nominations
for pi-, nunt president, and thp
ie of J une., Kennedy lici- g pro
po'cd a :<l seconded, and no other
nominations offered, ha was upon
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WESTERN STATES
FACE PROBLEMS
By ARTHUR W. DUNN'.
Washington, April 21—(Special)
Tiiat I lie west has its trounie la snown
by important legislation which is pend
ing.
"If the western men would get to
gether and the rest of the country
would let us settle some of our ques
tions. Just as New York and New Eng
land have settled their questions, we
would evolve something satisfactory."
So said Senator Sutherland of Utah,
commenting upon the several bills re
lating to coal lands, radium and the
disposition of lands In Alaska.
Senator Shafrotb of Colorado has
pointed out that all the public lands In
western states are not taxable, which
makes a burden for the tax paying
people of the states. Senator Borah
of Idaho often breaks in with his com
plaint that the large forest reserva
tions are virtually Independent govern
ments within the states and are re
tarding the development of those
states.
I" the western questions should be
settled it would save a lot of time in
congress, but these western questions
include conservation, waterpower and
all of the many complex matters that
have arisen In the name of conserva
tion. It will take some time to settle
them.
Are These Political Straws?
One day Senator Chamberlain, a
Democrat, commended the American
ism and courage of Theodore Roobv -
velt. On the same day William Alden
Smith, a Republican, said something
of a like nature. The query naturally
arises whether the political straws
which show the direction of the wind
(loafed through the Senate that day.
Senator Smith quoted Mr. Roosevelt as
favoring American control of the coast
wise tolls question. Senator Lodge ex
hibited Intense surprise and questioned
the accuracy of any such statement.
I.ndge was pretty close to Roosevelt
during Ids entire administration, but
occasionally the president said things
which did not have the approval of
the Massachusetts senator.
Kitchenette Cabinet*.
We have often heard of kitchen cab
inets in connection with administra
tions. Nearly every administration
has one. One can readily see that
there Is no such attachment to the
Wilson administration; but there are
little circles, councils, boards of
strategy and smaller organizations
which may be called kitchenette cabi
nets that meet from time to time in
Washington and formulate theories,
plans and suggestions to be carried to
the president if any of the kitchenettes
should ever see him. It is not likely
that these suggestions would have
much weight with the president.
Conspicuous Texan*.
Texas has made herself rather con
spicuous in the house of late by rea
son of the fact that Congressman
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" 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 oyer the line.
Spring' Hats and Shoes
Now on Display
WILL CLAYSON—Clothier