No. 50 NINETEENTH YEAR SKAGWAY, ALASKA. THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1916 PRICE 10 CENTS
Party Platform Adopted by
Convention Touches Every
Phase of Local Conditions.
History was made last night in
Firemen's Hall, when Martin Con
Tray tapped the covered table and
called the Citizens Party to order
for the purpose of nominating
candidates and drawing up a party
platform. The convention, convened
at 8 o'clock sharp and immediate
ly proceeded with the nomination of
candidates.
Nomination of Officers
Martin Conway, former chairman
of thv party, Teceived the unaui
rnou# vote of the convention to
*C*. a* chairman of the convention.
Mr. Couway took up his duties and
called for nomination of City. Treas
urer, the convention gave its unani
mous indorsement to H. C. Putnam.
The question of a party plat
form wag settled by giving the
chairman power to appoint a com
mittee to draft a party platform.
Thfl chairman appointed E. J. Shaw,
V. A. Peterson and William Bunt
ing. They were instructed to as
semble in the committee room and
proceed with plankiug the plat
form. W. R. Hillery was nominat»
ad for city clerk, P. M. Hern for
City Treasurer and W. C. Blanch
ard for School Treasurer.
The committee on platform re
ported and submitted the following
platform which received the hearty
support of the conventiong The
ayes responded In unison to its
adoption.
Platform
The CITIZEN'S party now assem
bled In convention once more ask
the Buppor- of the electors of
SKAftWAY of th*;ir candidates for
Municipal Council and School Board
for the election April 4th next and
In so doing feel confident that the
measures for the public gocd en
acted by the council now retiring
have iuet with the general approba
tion of tho people.
The Public School
The CITIZENS party; would espcv
ially call attention to the great
improvement accomplished by the
present School Boiud <ii the man
agement of the school, efficiency is
evident iu all the grades and there
is greatly renewed Interest among
the scholars in their studies and
duties, such is the record iu our
public school at present. We be
lieve Skagway should havo the be^t
iu the way of thoroughness iu edu
cation and we shall work with that
end in view in the future as iu the
past if supported by tho people
ne^t Tuesday.
The Fire Depm-tim ui
The Fire Department being one
of the most importaut factors in
tne government of any city or towu
the Citizen party will continue its
policy of developing by ways and
means available every advantage
that, will safegurd the town inter
est. We have be9n fortunate the
past year in exemption from many
fires tut when our present Volun
teer Department has jeen called up
on th»y have responded with such
efficient™ as to win the confidence
of all.
Public Iuiproveinciut.s
In view of some criticism that
have been voiced oil tho present
Couucils course in the construction
a' public expense of certain side
walks for the general safety and
apptarance of tha towu the Citi
zens party lieTeby endorse what
has been undertaken and accom
plished iu that regard, and promise
if again placed iu office to con
tinue this policy if means are
available for such purpose Skag
way's importance as a Tourist City
is growing yearly and it behoves us
to see that our principal thorough
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CANADA if BE SCENE OF
GERMAN 111 EXPEDITION
New York City, March 30—Count
' Vondcrgoltz has issued a statement
which has stirred the eastern, part
| of Canada. He says that Count
! vou Tapen has planned a military
expedition into Canada. He furth
er points out the stragetio posi
tiou *nat Canada would occupy if it
fell into the hands of the Germans,
If would not only act aa a l>asia
of food supplies for Germany hut a
place to make an entry Into the
United States if Germany wanted
attack this country.
Paris, March 30—'The French
war otfice has admitted that the
j German drives and wedge has
I oiereed Malaiicourt and that it is
J utoless to try and stop their
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capture of this place. They are
strengthening their farces and
throwing up trenches so that any
further attempts to advance! are
under control and would be useless
on the part of the Germans.
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MENQH mm si VERDUN
London, March 30—To relieve
ths tired and worn out Freacii
troop.-i-s, who have been holding the
trenches on the west line of Ver-;
dun for a fortnight, tins British
trrops have been u!ace>d In thofr
stead . The French troops have1
been taken into the city for light,
duty and to held in reserve in
case of a break through] the Brit
ish lines by the Germans.
The British troops are fresh! and
the* war department hopes to be
abie to check any advance made
by tho Germans. The Germans will
rim up against a new proposition
wheu they cut loose on the British.
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Iiii|M)ilnnt Issues Jiofore Conunra
cial Clnl>
The Commercial Clutb, at its
Iniettiug Friday night, will carry to
couiiiietlca the several prropcse.i
plans, which have been smoldering
on th«'- fire for 'he past month. The
! meeting will be short and snappy,
j Committees are ready to report. All
| tha* Is lacking is the meeting and
a definite decision as to what
course will be followed.
The committee of transportation
will make a recommendation to the
club for its consiileraatiou, the na
ture o' which will be to the ef
lect of forming a joint sto<k com
pany for the purpose of financing
the completion of a boat. This
boat will then be under the con
! trol oJ the joint stock company
and under the management of their
duly appointed agent. The commit
tee fu.'ly realizes 'hat we must be
; prepared to give the tourist a wears
of transportation and after making
a careful study of the situation, this
seems t . lie the most feasible plan.
This commitee on trails, after
personally investigating the condi
that now exist, will make a
report and recommendation to the
assembled body. They find that
ihe I rails, at the present time,
are in a very daageroua condition
and net safe for pedestrians to
travel over.
Other committees, which have i«
vtstigated their field, will report
U the club Committeemen have
been very enthusiastic in their work,
and at loss of time and money to
make these investigations. The
Commercial Clu>b is right on the
I'erge of starting iu on a prosper
ous and successful year—but the
work cannot be left to on© or two
individuals, as has heretofore ex
ited. It is the duty of every
citizen to be present at this meet
ing and voice his opinion. Action
will be taken and you will be ex
pected to co-operate with thaf ac
tion. Are you willing toi sacrifice
a few minutes of your time and be
present at this meeting? The meet
ing will be called promptly at eight
o'clock. Now that we have start
ed let us stay together ju the
movement of making Skagway the
Garden City of Alaska. Let us all
work in harmony for the accom
plishment of making our city beau
tiful and indirectly helping our
selves thereby.
Normana Mackerel
Imported Fresh Mackerel in Oval
Tins—a Delicacy
During Lent we will make a Special
Price on this of 25 c. per tin; $1.40
for & doz.; $2 75 per doz.
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P. H. GANTY
BANK OF ALASKA BUYS TWO
FINE SKAGWAY CORNERS
Two 'mportant documents were
placed 011 file In the office of the
Skagway recording district this
morning the ultimate result of
I W-'iich, will have an immediate ten
dency toward the prophesied sud
den revival of business in this city.
Tiie documents referred to are the
deeds which convey the title to. the
corner lots technically described) as
Lot 12, Block 3, situated en the
northwest corner of Broadway and
Sixth avenue, having a frontage of
50 feet on Sixth avenue and 100
feet on Broadway, and the north
40 feet, 9 inches of lot 6, Block
24, situated at the southeast corn
er of the same streets, with a front
age of 50 feet on Sixth Ave., and
40 feet 9 inches on Broadway, to
the Bank of Alaska. There was a
third deed placed on file which al
so conveys title to the Bank of
Alaska, of the east 34 feet of lot
8, block 23, which is the parcel of
land immediately west of Elks hall,
facing on Sixth Avenue.
The first and last pieces of
property mentioned were convoyed
to the bank by Phil Synder, while
the other piece was formerly owned
by Phil Abrahams.
In securing this property the
Bank of Alaska has secured some
of the best property in the busi
ness district of Skagway. Lot C,
block 24, is occupied by the old
Mondamon hotel, vrhile the other
corner is that which is immediately
north of the Alaskan building.
When questioned relativo to the
building, which the Bank of Alas
ka proposes building here, Presi
dent Stevenson was unprepared to
state which of the two corner lo
cadoi.s would be chosen for tho
site of the new edifice. If the corn
er adjoining the Alaskan building is
selected, then the building will,
in all probability, bo two stories in
height, while if the corner now
occupied by the old hoiel is chosen,
tho building will be but one story
but will be of greater floor dimen
sion
The Alaskan was shown a sketch
of the front elevation of the pro
pr:=ed building which has just been
forwarded by Colonel W. L. Steven
son, i>ead of the Hargraves T£ngi
neering Company, which, organiza
tion will supervise the erection of
the new structure. It portrays a
very beautiful and substantial build
ing of the straight Doric style of
architecture, and it will bo of re
inforced concrete with tho smooth
sail-' finish of the most modern and
fire proof type.
Jus* when the directors of the
■ bank will decide upon tile location
or the bank, Mr. Stevenson was
[ not prepared to state when seea
'his morning, nor was he able to
state just when the work of erec
tion would begin, but it io presumed
that there will be no delay, as he
expressed himslf as being anxious
to get into permanent quarters.
In speaking of the purchase of
the property, Mr. Stevenson stated
that tiiq bank held options on sev
jeral other pieces of property in
Skagwoy, prominent among which
was the west 25 feet of lot 11,
• block 3, which is now occupied by
j Fire Hall No. 1. This property is
! owned by- Lee Guthrie, and if the
I bank lakes it, they will be required
'o mave the fire house.
Seattle, March 30 — Robert
Bridges, member of Seattle's Port
[Commission aud prominent in poli
tics of this city, has wired Senat
or Poindexter, who is representing
| -.ha States of Washington in con
grass, urging that the United States j
government charter vessels and j
Dlace them on the Alaska run.
Bridges claims that there ex- \
ists a combination among the steam
ship companies and this move is j
h(>ped to be a factor in bilking
Ihe combination. The government
will be the shippers of a vast
amount of supplies to tho west
ward as soon as conditions will per
mit. The president of the Port
Commission would have government
control of all boats operating in
Aluska waters.
Xo response ha3 come from the
Poindexter quarters., steamship
companies have issued no state
ment a& to the effect it would have
on their business interests.
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