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No. 112 EIGHTEENTH YEAR SKAGrWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY
PRICE 10 CENTS
BRITISH 116 PREPARATIONS
FOR A LONG DRAWN OUT WAR
London, June IS—The British
ministry is preparing lor a long
war and as the . first step toward
meeting the conditions that .such,
an jvett will entail Increased lood
production will bo undertaken on a
large scale In the British posses
sions. I
Members of the British cabinet
claim they have been spied upon
by Oermaus and . Austri&ns and In
consequence a stricter internment
of the people of these countries
livius in England will be ordered.!
Juneau Daily Dispatch, June 15:
"1C. H. H. As is ever the .case in
ail new countries, wages are high.
t i Alaska, much .higher than they
«rs he*e. Yes, there is a great
demand for both laborers and me
chanics. I£ in no great hurry, write
to Gov. J. F. A. Strong, Juneau, Al
ajii ', lor literature on the subject.'
1 he above is a copy of a clippiug
f'.oui a number of papers printed ia
w.dely scattered parts tf the,coun
try, and which were enclosed in
litvrly all of between sixty 1 and
f-i^hty letters received by the
governor's office la th: .last two
mails, each and every one of them
expressing the writer's .desire to
come to Alaska and asking for in
formation about conditions.here.
The clippings were taken from
tU.'Chicago Examiner, Chicago Am
e?;. an. and papers from other cities.
T'cv were mostly printed on or
alwut Friday, June 4th, and were
a uttered by people of very caoder
its, means, inquiries coming from
lirooklyn, New York city, Chicago,
ai.d their .suburbs. Some of the
nv.teles were printed at an earlier
d.it? as 25 letters were received, all
c.iaiins from the same neighborhood
a d all written on the 31st of
May. Many of these, enclosed the
dipping.
Governor Strong expressed great
lad'guatlon. ovar the matter yes
terday and classei the author of
ta«i articles, as a swindler of the •
wcrst type, as the author could.not,
reap any pecuniary reward for htm- )
s>=]f, unless he were selling .tickets '
rnr) would receive a commission.
W. W. Short rill, governor's!
secretary, and Mrs. L. T. .Spray, |
mnoraplier, were busy all day yes
terday writing answerf. to I the
queries.
ITALIANS ARE II
SIGHT TRIESTE
Udiue, June 18—The Italian
outpcits are .reported this morning
to have arrived in sight of Trieste.
Rome, June. IS—Austrian avia
tors are said 10 be dropping mes
sages down to Italian soldiers,
asking the latter to desert..
cafeIner to
RAISEPRDDUGE
Haines, June 17—A. T. Spatz,
the proprietor of the Alaska Cafe
In Juneau, accompanied J>y .Mrs.
Spatz spent part of last week here
looking over his Tealty holdings
contiguous to Haines and perfected
arrpsgements whereby.strawberries,
raspberries, potatoes and other
vegetables and berries of his own
production will be shipped to his
restaurant In Juneau.
Mr. Spatz.is considering the ac
qurf'K: cX additional garden tracts
situated close to the town of Haines.
He wa3 one of the first Juneau
iaeq to realize the productiveness
of the soil in this valley, and is
enthusiastic regarding the future of
thfc section.for raising agricultural
product*.
Mr. Spatz Is also considering get
ting hold of and planting a cer
tain acreage to small fruits in
c-rder to determine experimentally
thj varieties which will grow best
in this section of Alaska.
The farmers h£.ve already demon
strated the .worth of the land for
berric9 and vegetables, and it Is
believed that many varieties of,
small fruit will do equally well." j
A Word About Shoes
There may be other good shoes made, but we handle the very
best makes that we have been able to find, and we have been
looking for the best for a number of years.
We handle the follow
ing makes:
(all guaranteed)
THE AMERICAN
LADY
For Ladies and Misses
SECURITY SCHOOL
SHOE
For Girls
CROSSETT
and
THE AMERICAN
GENTLEMAN
For Men
PLA-MATE.
SCUFFERS. and
SANDALS
For Children
THE A. A. CUTTER, BERGMAN, ZIMMERMAN & DEGAN
Makes in Heavy Shoes 8, 10, 12, 16, and 18 in height
H. J. LYNCH
Up-to-date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher J
Broadway^between^Third and Fourth Phone 41
P. H. Ganty and Capt. Larsen re
turned from Carcross yesterday af
ternoon. I They left here last Sat
urday with the launch Argo,. be
long'':i(r to former, which they
put into the water at .the head of
Lake Beniert Saturday afternoon,
and In which, with .three passen
tjerj, they left for Carcross the no\t
afternoon at 2 o'clock, making the
run down the lake to their destina
tion in record-breaking time. It
was during this .memorable voyage
ciat P. H. had "Admiral" tacked
Mto his name .by the passengers
in recognition, of his skillful
handling of the beautiful and speedy
craft, although there was not the
least danger of disaster at any
tim?, as.the )ake was calm and pla
cid as a mill pond during the en
tire run.
While in Carcross "Admiral"
Ganty took.out several parties on
short voyages to places of interest
on the.lake as well as down the
river as far as Conrad. He says
tne wgather was ideal all the time
of hi* stay and .his great regret
w*>* »hat pressing business matters
called him home so soon.
He left the launch in the care
of Matthew Watson, .who will en
deavor to find a buyer among
the many who are anxious to own
iU
Cordova, June 17—Cordova is
now the "Copper City" of,the Unit
ed Siatss, as it leads in the value
of ore shipped to the smelter. Dur
ing tho month of May the produc
tion of the Bonanza and Tumbo
mines amounted to 11,500,000
pounds of ore which runs from GO
to 78 oer ceut copper. At the
market price of this ore, the value
would be J 1.932,000. With a.stim
ulated market the output of these
mines has beeu steadily increasing
and they arc now handling their
capacity, which means that the
June shipments will be worth more
thau $2,000,000.—Cordova Times.
MRUS
AND KILLS TWO
Paris, June IS — Lieutenant
Warneford of the .Canadian aero-^
plane corps, who recently destroy
ed a German Zeppelin, was killed
today by his machine falling. Henry
Mecdhara, an American writer, who
was making a voyage on the air
shio as a passenger, was also
killed. I
RECEPTION TO
THE BISHOP
Wont w.is received this morning
that Bishop N. Luccock, D. D., ac
c-.tupunied by his two daughters,
will arrive on the City of Seattle
Saturday morning. ;
The following program will bo
rendered Saturday evening at the
reception given In iiouor of Bifhop
Luccock and daughters, at the M.
| F. church from 9 to 11 p. m.
Anthem—By the choir. Mrs.
L. A Harrison, organist.
| Reeding, "A Sisterly Scheme."—
Mis. Frank Suffecool.
Address of welcome on behalf of
U>; "Woman's. Church Auxiliary"
—Mrs. L. H. Pedersen.
Weal Solo—Selected—Mrs. H. G.
Kirmse.
Ad lress of welcome on behalf of
the church—G. V. Zinkan.
Vocal Solo — Selected—W. C.
8 la in-hard.
Response-—Bishop K. Luccock, D.
D.
Mrs. \V. C. Blanchard, accom
panist. I*
Rr-v L. H. Pedorsen, chairman.
Reireshmonts.
Announcements about Sunday ser
vices will appear in tomorrow's is
sue cf this paper.
Wellington, D. C., June 18—W.
A. F. Ehengren, envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary to the
Uiii:od States from.Sweden, today
s&rved formal notice on the state
deoaitment that American mail
pouches destined to . Sweden had been
broken open in England, while, en
route to their destination, and asked
that prompt action be taken , in re
Sard tc tlie matter.
Al.lSKAXo IMSCHAKGKD FROM
MOKXIXGStDK SAXITAUIl'M
The governor's office at Juneau
is in receipt of a report from Morn
inssMe sanitarium tolling of the dis
charge lrom that institution of sev
eral patients "who wore committed
from Alaska.
Andrew Harper, sent to the asy
lum from Tanana in August, 1913,
was discharged as cured 011 May
2i)th, and sent to his home.
Mary ISriee, committed 1 from
Fairbanks in October, 1914, was
discharged as cured on May 26th,
and is living with a family in Port
land.
Henry Kmile, committed from Ju
uenu in June, 1911, was discharged
on Aoril 1st and is working at the
instjtutiou for the present. .
The City of Seattle is due in Skag
way from Seattle tomorrow morn
ing at 7 o'clock with 60 "Midnight
Sun Excursionists." a number of
other tourists and passengers for
Ssngway and the interior and 20
tons of freight.'
For Cold Luncheons
Premium Boiled Ham, 40c per lb.
Lunch Tongue, 30 and 50c tins.
Sardines, Imported and Domestic, 15c to 25 c.
Fish Flakes, 15c, 2 for 25c.
Preferred Stock Salmon, tall tius, 30c.
Preferred Stock Salmon, small flat tins, 20c.
Preferred Stock Salmon Steak, oval tins, 35c.
Preferred Stock Lobster, tall tins, 45 c.
Preferred Stock Crab, 30c and 50c tins.
Preferred Stock Shrimps, 20 and 35c tins.
Roast Beef, Corn Beef, 30c and 50c tins
Libby's Canned Chicken, 40c per tin.
CHEESE—Cream, Imported Swiss,
Roquefort, McLarens, Orgeon Brick
PICKLES—Sour, Sweet, Mixed, in bulk and in glass.
OLIVES—Plain, Stuffed and Ripe, from 15c per bottle to G5c.
P. H. GANTY
10 ME II BEAUTY 3P0I
FROM A TANGLED WILDERNESS
j Tin- fame of the Pullen House,
Ska»\vay, as a place of public enter
tainment has become world-wide
Under the efficient management, of
i's proprietor, Mrs. H. S. Pullen,
ai-dmauy people distinguished for
ttifir mental attainments, a3 well
fis these who are equally well knowai
f'>r their wealth, have rested be
ueath its iqof and pertaken of. its
bounteous hospitalities while tour
ing for knowledge and pleasure the
vast <mpire that is now but in the
uiakfus;.
Not satisfied with the wonderfu
giowth which this enterprise of her
own conception has made since she
first started to carve its future out
of its crude surroundings of . the
frontier wlderness, Mrs. Pullen now
seeks an outlet for {lie expansion
of bir superabundant energies in
!ne conquering .of another wilder
ness, just as wild and unbroken as
the c.ne she has already.subdued,
and which she will likewise seek
to m:ike blossom aa tbe rose.
A short time ago we announced
her purchase of the Ernest, Richter
farm of 160 acres located at Dyea,
and now wo have to.chronicle the
acquirement by her of the Emil
iClatt place, also .comprising 160
acres, and adjoining her former pur
chase, which will practically.' make
her tt e sole owner of the entire
townsitf: of Dyea, and .with only
one neighbor in the entire Dyea
valley, viz. a man named Matthews,
who has taken up a homestead
about a mile and a half north of
Mrs. Pullen's holdings..
In addition to purchasing the
rights of Richter.and Klatt to the
320 acres above described Mrs.
Pullen last week went to Juneau
and filed on the land as a home
stead and today, gathering her per
sonal effects together, she left for
her Dossessions, where she will niak
her home until the property is
oaiented, although she has a fine
motor launch and will spend a
go d deal of her time in looking
after her business in Skagway until
the arrival of her son Royal from
Dawsou, about the 1st of July, when
she will turn the management of th
Skagway branch of her . business
over 10 him and devote her entire
attention to a .scheme that has
been growing more clearly defined
in her mind for years until it has
finally reached a point where she
can see the way clear to Its con
summation.
Her iiloa contemplates the erec
tion of a tourist hotel equal, If not
larger, In size than the Pullen
Housj; the building and furnishing
ready for occupancy of numerous
aicali cottages for rent to people
who iite:,d remaining .for a time
and would like more privacy than
thev could find.In a hotel; the cul
tivation of a big farm, -where she
will raise all kinds of garden truck,
strawberries, gooseberries, rasp
berries, currants, etc., for her own
consumption as well as a surplus
large enough to Bupply the Skagway
market; the raising of horses, cat
tle hogs, chickens, ducks and
geese; a dairy outfit; the raising of
hay and grain to feed the live
stock; the Installation of a water
system- the connection of the farm
w::h Skagway by telephone; the
building of a landing at the beach;
tlie DUtting in of a nine hole golf
course, covering a distance of
3.000 yaids, and a tennis, court;
and later, when she has fully
demonstrated the feasibility of her
plan, and her ability to put it
turough successfully, she .will ap
ply to th<) government for aid in
building c wagon-roa*l.over the five
miles of low divide Intervening be
tween Skagway and Dyea.
Mrs. Pullen's idea is to provide
a >)lace for the entertain
ment of the public general
ly, but more particularly the
people of wealth who are turning
their ores Alaskaward more and
moi e every year, i A place where
they will be supplied with every
nodein convenience and comfort;
where they will be in close touch
with the doings .of the outside
wor'.il, yet net disturbed by I its
activities, and where they may be
as secluded as they desire.
She nag already commenced on
the herculean task which she has
assigned herself, and has 40 acres in
oats and barley, which are almost
ready to cul; and a field of.hay
from which she expects to get 300
tins. Of live stock Bhe has six
cows and four calves, four horses,
several nigs, and a lot of . chickens,
ducks and geese, and will keep add
ing to the number until she gets as
many as she can look after pro
perly. I
Instead of tearing down and re
moving the buildings that were
erected in Dyea In the early days, it
is Mrs. Pullen's intention to pre
serve them as far as possible . in
all their picuresque dilapidation as
a reminder of the Klondike rush
and of a time that truly tried men's
souls.
Safe
You'll never bel'put out" by shape
losing fabrics in your clother or poor
wear if you'll choose
Hart Schaffner & Marx
or
Ed V. Price & Co.
CLOTHES
Drop in and look them over
Will Clay son
'.The Clothier