PRICE 10 CENTS
MEXICO CIVEN
TILL TOIORROW
Seattle, April'IS—A bulletin here
today state® that President Wilson
has given President Huoita until
six o'clock Sunday night to salute
the American flag, and in case of a
failure to do so all the ports of:
Mexico will be blockadeO.
Washington, D. C., April IS—
Prwldent Wilson late yesterday
afternoon flatly rejected President
Huerta's proposition for a simul
taneous salute.
Mexico City, April 18- -The Un
ited State's reply was received by
the Mexican cabinet at a late hour
la«t night, but is believed to have
proven unsatisfactory.
ATTACK UPON
IOWA'S NEW LAW
Keokuk, la., April IS —Federal
Judges, Smith, McPhersua and Bol
lock are hearing the attack upon
Iowa a new law calling tor the
sterilization of insane and habitual
crlmnals by the state board of
parole.
The attack is beins made by
thirty conTicts in the state pen
itentiary at Fort Madison who have
banded together and employed a
lawyer. The state parole board has
already put the law iato force in
three Insane asylums, whtre fifty
operations have been performed.
The board Issued an order for op
eration® at Fort Madis>n, but it
agreed with the attorney for the
cjoariots to withhold action until
the law can be tested iu court. The
convict* claim that the law is in
violation of their rights guaranteed
by the federal constitution.
TREADWELL CO. PAYROLL
HINI>RED THOUSAND DOLLARS
Tomorrow will be payday by the
Treadwell company, the night men
drawing their salaries iu the morn
ing while the day men will be paid
Iu the afternoon. About ane hun
dred thousand dollars w.Il be the
amount of the payroll for the past
month, though from now on the
amount will be Increased consider
ably during the summer season —
Juneau Empire.
MAHOIEY NAME
OF assassin!
New York, April IS—Michael Ma- •
honey is the name of the man who
attempted to assassinate Mayor
John Mitchell yesterday. He si ill
lefuses to talk.
Washington, April 1S-— Register
of Wills Boyd Pursuit 1j e~v:iibiti:r,
to callers tho following remarkable
old will, bearing the pro'j tion il;
of April S, 1791, which he recently
came across while se-irching i-'r
some eighteenth century records:
"My- will and desire is that as
soon as may be convenient after my
death my remains be bulled in u
plain and private manner in a
white oak coffin, joined but not
planed, under the sugar tree in my
orchard; that no whiskey or other
spirituous liquors be used 011 t-ie
occasion, nor any of the usual and
customary griefs or mourning*,
those mere ostensibilitiet, extendi
parade of affection, hypocrisy and
dissimulation of mourning who.e
grief is absent.''
UNIVERSITY Sl'RUOl NDKI)
W ITH WATER POWER PLANTS
Seattle, April IS—The University
o Washington has wLhlu easy re.-'-h
more hydro-electric power plums <
engineering interest than ; uy other
university or technical school in the
country.
The power plants at ."<iiO<iualntie
Falls, Cedar river. Lake Tapps,
Electron, Xisqually riv^r and the
Elwha are examples of li*n d:i.
modern engineering. The several
plants differ, but each represents a .
important type of hydro electric de
yeloipient. Through the courtesy of
the owners, the students front thi
University of Washington .rire given
opportunity to see all the in.j ortant
features.
Teste are often made on the hy
draulic and electric nstch'ucry in
which students from the civil and
electrical department take part.
Seattle papers, P-I or Times may
be purchased at the Long News
stand at Depot. tf.
JOST A FEW NECESSITIES
Just a few of the Needful Articles
for parties going to the New Diggings
8 and 12 inch Rubber Packs—Hip Boots
Miners' Leather Shoes
Large Size Heavy Wool Blankets
Heavy Wool Sox Sheep Lined Moccasins
Fur, Wool, and Leather Lined Mitts
Heavy Wool Underwear—Blanket Lined
Coats and Pants and Sweaters
Fur and Cloth Caps
7 x 9 and 8x10-3 ft. Wall 10 oz. Duck Tents
IN FACT, WE HAVE EVERYTHING
FOR THE fllNER WITH THE EX=
CEPTION of Groceries and Hardware
H. J. LYNCH
I*he Up To Date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
PHONE 41 SKaGWAY
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ifiL lUixun
From the Wliilehorne Star of j
April 171 Ii:
As yet tin re re no Indications
of a brer, v iin ui tii<s river at <'l's
day morning \t <i-h mvstfy wont
broke here the isiu and last year
mil of April, in 1!K»!) It |
: -!tl i• i a Stls of May and
Ittil ii«n :i the 7 th of .May.
iL* ei.'tvt tu.'t all i!ie {,'Ood
nsiifci, lo ba procured are being
emplo.cJ and that e.voiioni work
is beinj dv'iie. Itobt. I.owf's teams
• ■ re -i 'II hauli.ig wood to the mines,
■ »voive houswcul eonls (f which are
I'fliy ■ ot! .1 tho
U. 1'. Cvldv. ell, the e.ve prising
> e co i nest. Mr. j
il-i' H;.i \ '.u;i, IJtfii ii i vluiubia
plW : t ti'.O :
eh.li": : \ I ■>. . ^
C\:!>' ■ j• i_i''i'i, J. \ ii i. . A. \V.
G. r. • l. il«ln. " linlaid
.
;<> H.e future!
t>i the ter
ritor.i'.
Tliomp- j
A .Ol.:e f.i'.lpijgjt Ot G. W.J
Car: . J. .\. :hi. and 1'. J. Whit
v as 1 I 10 11 p 0 of ccim
, ••• i<h t j »>o c.il ■- of trade
H. ii. Vtin , lueai'jcr of tlie British
urliameu i'o Ailin; also,
v. i' h gt'r Iti ■ ard Ateiirit. >, premier
of Brit": u Columbia, soli<;,i!ig their
co-opeiv n i.i tire nvu er of bring
ing about*the* coiislruction of the
desired bighwiy.
ANXIOUS ABOUT
THE 1*100
Valdez, April 18—Fears are enter
tained here for the saCely of the
tu- Tatoosli which, with 'he barge
America in tow, is seve.i tlays\over
due from Seattle.
Uesides the crews there are forty
carpenters aboard the barge bound
for the Granby Mining and Smelt
ing company's plant.
GLEANINGS OF GREAT
NORTHERN KM I'I UK
The Fairbanks Commercial Club
lias sent telegrams to Seattle and
other outside points warning labor
ers that there will be no work for
them In case they go into that
country.
Oliver Field, a Ketch'lran boy,
is winning athletic honors at Ice
land Stanford, Jr., University. Ho
recently won a two mils race in 10
minutes, 54 seconds.
Word has been received at Nome
th it. Peter Yeager and Floyd Whecl
c r have the mail contract to Koug
arok, that Erick Johnson has the
tontrxct from Nome to Unakleet,
:md Atkinson, of Kaltay, lias the
'•"ig river contract.
There are 500 miles of roads
leading out of Fairbanks cn which
automobiles may be used, accord
ing to the Fairbanks News-Miner.
Dr. L. S. Sugden, who went out
aide early in the winter to adver
tise the Skagway-Whitehoise route
to the Chisana with motion pictures,
is going to Washington. It is re
ported that the President has ex
pressed a desire to s"e his col
lection which portrays nil phases of
Northern life and activities.
Last Saturday the girls in Mrs. Li.
fllanchard's Sunday school class met
to decorate the Methodist Church
for Easter, aided by their teacher.
This done, they invited Mrs. Blanch
;>rd to the Parsonage, where she
was surprised to find a table spread
with a palatable lunch in the Annex.
When asked what this meant she
was told her girls had been invited
to meet to celebrate her 70th birth
day, with a delayed celebration of
Ruth Pedersen's 12th birthday, Mr
L. H. Pedersen being the hostess.
Both wsre pleasantly reirenibered
Lv a number of tasty presents.
Those in attendance were: Mrs. E.
HI. nchard, Gertrude Liddicoat, Vei n
Miller, Lela Malan, Mavis Hukill,
Sarah Friedenthal, Ermine Latham,
Ellen Rogers, Birdie Sein er, Fran
ces Kennedy, Myrtle Dixon, Ruth
Pedersen, Floris Clark, Mrs. J.
Kennedy, Mrs. L. A. Havr'son.
For Sale—Second hand lumber
and fence posts. Inquire of Mrs.
Mary Barnard, 15th Street. 4-16tf
-
iristie's Soda Biscuits
c: . xr ^i^^^asaiiii ■iimbi—i—hbb
i
celebrated Canadian biscuits
Can now be Bought from Us At
4Gc per tin-2 lbs.
Will keep fresh for months
P. fh GANTY, GROCER
TOLLS BASIS OF
COMING FIGHT
By ARTHUR W. DUNN.
Washington, April 18--(Special)
House leadership inay he mroivea m
the lli-'lil that occurred over Panama
canal tolls. There are now two impor
tant p!::ccs in I lie house, tiie speaker
ship sui'l ill •' i.iinuanship of the ways
and means committee.
o.-var W. Underwood wijl not be In
the next house. but tfie nest ranking
man on the committee of ways and
means is Chunk' Kitchen of North Car
olina. who h- s stood with Underwood
against lie administration on the Pan
ama canal question.
In all | : .illy. Champ Clark will
be in the next house and will be a
candidate for speaker. The interesting
questic n .-Irises whether some ambi
tious !>(.;iioi-rat who supported the
W-.isi.n ]> 'liiy a regard to I'anama ca
nal t' «x:1 i n|i[ ■ ;e Ciark for speaker.
K and Texas Men.
J.i oaiiiiK up : ilmiutatratlon lead
ers in ill*' !is>i: arp Sherley of Ken
tu . :iii(1 i;•: of Texas. Henry had
speak. 1 i'Setis heretofore, and
Pheiley ''. si 1 in lie among the lead
er- and t >" •• lime thought that he
stiuiii 1 I' Ii.i*t the chairmanship of
the • 'in appropriations^, If
tlu- lii. ; • *. . c:t ( lark and hia close
and the admin
is;:• • ti* ii li • adherents on the otlier
should '«■ to split the party
tin* Si> v ' Hi ciii^T'-ss will witness
a ii • >-1 ii.i .i^iit la the Demo
i rati*' i :n I■ I *u*=e control and lead
ership.
Win Lhc First Bout.
<"■>(:u e i i.-.lner of Massachu
setts •:n* those men who believe
th it the !V°'*i\\ who wins the first
tru i; i ! I' t nr takes the first
pI:i''e i:' . is i is destined to con
<|mi lii i y 11;;lit Gardner believes
that ■ ii . tlie ! r ; round is a great
adv:iin:«.:'e. .\iul that is the way he
coml ;• hi - ur 'fssional battles. Get
in t! ti: I 1 w. t."ke every advan
tage. win whenever you can, is the
way i lie M eli use I ts congressman
makt his tights. "Cot what yoa can
when . i • tin'," was the maxim
- i; lii man I once knew, and
Canlir-i- :s to be carrying It out
Getting R-en With Frear.
S.\ I meii its of the house did
net il r. eritieism which Congress
man nr' Wisconsin made In eon
neiii n uiin items in the river and
ha1*1.1. At one point Congress
n ii flin >>!■••*•>< of Mississippi spoke
of the wonderment he had at the
lueiital pr - "C (he Wisniusiii man.
"i can only explain it," said Hum
phreys. "t>n tii.* old theory announced
by in ii : pnphet— that man Is
fearfully : ! wonderfully made."
V lit: • i.-it*-r <''iiipivssnian Itooher of
Mi '.ii w : | •■•liiiiir into I'rear, and
llie ' ' i:i Hi"ii a-linl if Booher
v. -r I ■ ii -i* tli it he might explain.
".Nil." viH i!i>i*ii'.*r. "The gentleman
In- . i'lree nr fiuir days ex
(Continued on Page 4.)
RITCHIE WIS
FROM MURPHY
San Francisco, April lU—Willie
Ritchie was given the decision last
night over Harlem Tommy Murphy
at the end of the twentieth round.
The champion defended his title in
a convincing fashion white Murphy
fought a courageous and aggres
sive battle.
Nome, April 18—Scott/ Allan
got in second yesterday in the dog
race and Fred Ayer finished a poor
third. Seppala, another of the con
testants, withdrew from the race at
an early stage of the proceedings,
he having lost the trail and fell
over a cliff, badly injuring several
of his dogs.
mmr
DEAD IK TJtGOH
Tacoma, April 18—George Riley,
the only survivor of Dr. Kane's
farthest north polar expedition 'n
1853, died here today from a para
lytic stroke.
LUTHER HESS
All ASPIRANT
Fairbanks, April 18—Luther Hess
is an aspirant for District Judge
Fuller's position in the event of the
latter's resignation being asked on
account of political reasons.
MAY DAY SOCIAL.
The Woman's Church Auxiliary
will give the first of Kay a May
Day Social, to aid in painting the
Methodist church. Keep the date
open.
^ W0
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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