No 299 SIXTEENTH YEAR SKAGWAY ALASKA, THURSDAY. JANUARY 29, 1914 v. PRICE_10 CENTS
THE ALASKA ilROAO BILL
NOW IIP BEFORE THE HOUSE
W -.shiugton, D. C., Jan. 28 At
ternits in the house today to sub
stitu e the senate Alaska railroad
l>ill just passed for the measure
now pending in the house, failed for
lack of ur.animous consent. The
rules committee is expected to vote
tomcrrow on a rule to make the
change.
Tt is afternoon Representative Wi
E Humphrey of Washington stat^
delivered a long speech extolling
the various parts of the country
[which the proposed construction of
' the Alaska railroad w ould benefit,
| 3nd offered plenty o" genuine sta
tistics in proof of the truth of his
statements.
Washington, D. C., J&u. 29—Fol
lowing Representative W. H. Hum
phrey's speech yesterday in the
house on the Alaska failroad meas
ure, Representatives J. A. Falcon
er, A. Johnson and J. \V. Bryan, a'l
of Washington state, spoke in favor
o the passage of the bili.
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St. Mary's Pa., Jan. 29—For his
part iu one of the bravest acts of
the Franco-Prussian War, Charles
Cha,- :ot, of St. Mary's, has just re
ceived recognition from the French
Government. And today he is
proudly exhibiting a handsome
bronze meUal pendant on a green
and black striped ribbon.
It was 42 years a?o and one of
the hottest battles of the long con- ,
flict that Chagnot and sixteen com-1
rades distinguished themselves. The
Prussians had captured their ban- j
rer and they made a successful |
sally and retrieved it, Chagnot and j
thirteen of them returning to the i
ranks alive. The record of their
deod was entered but it was only
last Marcn, tnat tae Fromrn
Depa.'.ment rewarded the old sold
iers.
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Washington, D. C., Jan. 29—It is:
said aero that the next step in the |
Cnitei States government's Mexi
can policy will be the raising of
the present embargo and allowing
of the free importation of arms
and i-iunitions of war by the Con
stitut ional forces.
Rome, Jan. 29—The feminists of
Italy, in which the progress of fem
inism has not been ts marked as in
the northern countries today are
rejoicing over two new victories. A
license was granted to the first
woman notary today w *ieu Siguorina
Elena Sadowska succcedcd in wrest
ing, for the first time from the gov
ernment's board of exnmining engi
neers a diploma for a women engi
neer. Si.snorina Sadowska's success
ful thesis dealt with tlie construc
tion of bridges of masonry.
BOV OF TWELVE JAII.ED
I OK ATTEMPTED MURDER
Paris, Jan. 29—Raymond Mag
twelve veara nf i« today
the most studied prisoner in France.
He jegan serving today a long sen
tence .or attempting to murder an
old woman by cutting her thro.it ]
with a jagged edged razor. When
he was arrested he told the gen
darme, "Foot"; the worst can hap
pen to me is to be placed in a re
formatory until I am twenty. Then
I'll become a soldier for three years.
After that they'll free me. I havo
no home now, so why should 1 wor
ry."
SEVERE EARTHQAKK SHOCK
AT ME.VDOZA, S. AMERICA
Buenos Ay res, Jan. 29—A severe
shock of earthquake is reported |
here to have taken place at Men-1
doza.
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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===B!anket Lined
Coats and Pants and Sweaters
Fur and Cloth Caps
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CEPTION of Groceries and Hardware
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Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 29—In
their anuual report, officials of the
Federation of American Motorcycl
ists, present figures which show that
the organization during the year
just closed enrolled 5,000 new mem
bers irrm all over the country.
T1.0 ljlj additions to the member
ship brought tile tottl up to 25,000
who fc"ve joined since tu? o<-i»anl
zation ol tae P. A. M. toil years
pgo. The F. A. M., it is explained
in the report, is purely a rider's
organization, which governs all mot
orcycle competitions, ai;d which, by
t!ie establishment of a now bureau
la»t ve:ir, affords motonysle tourists
all sortj of valuable information in
regard to routes and accommodation
trips art; to be made. Inducted in I
on such routes when extensive
trips nro to be made. Included in
this information are the best roads
to follow, hotels where best accom
odation cr.n be hnt', the average
price o4" g..soline in different sec-;
tions, ut:d the location of sundry
shops along the routes, where re- j
pairs' cm be made.
!T.\lil.A\" CHIEF OF "OI.ICE
CENSORS OVERDRAWN PLAY
Turin, Italy, Jan. —The locul
chief of police, who is also the An
thony Comstock of the city, has just
iolved '.ha problem of censoring an
overdone French play without pro
hibiting it entirely. The drama in
iuo3tion was "Mrs. President".
Where the liues were considered of
fensive to public decency, the chief
suppre^ssd them entirely, but where
the lines were satisfactory and only
the dramatic action was too much,
cite their parts but with the stage
darkened so that tho audience coulu
r.ot see what accompanied the Unes.
STRENGTH RECORD BROKEN
A WASH. UNIVERSITY
Seattle, Jan. 29—The present
freshman class of the university is
stronger than any class that ever
entered, according to the strength
lest r ~i.it made by Dr. D. C. Hall,
physical director. The highest
strength test of the freshman class
last year v. as made by George Grim
stvL'Jt, w":o made a total of 2,069.
Five of tills year's freshmen have
passed that mark.
bk; automobile show
OPENS IN CHICAGO
Chicr.go, Jan. 2D—With more
floi'r «*r"ce and a creater number
of exhibits than ever before, the
anruai Chicago automobile show op
cm J here Saturday. Tha exhibits
t are be::;£: housed in tl.e '"'"".ceum
I and Firs'. Regiment. Armory. As at
ihe New York show held earlier
this month, much more spnee than
usual w? given over to motorcycles
and accessories. Record crowds at
tended the opening and an even
larger one was in attendance at
r.'eht. 'Hie show will close Satur
day el,pni;<g, Jauuary 3!.
A. Lesperance, of Glacier creek,
brings news of the opening of
ground along the left limit of the
wide valley of the Sixty-mile river
which promises to become a rich
producer, says the Dawson News, of
tho 19th.
"The Miller creek sourdoughs,"
says Lesperance, "became excited ov
er the finds and stampeded the lo
cality several days ago and staked
for miles along the extension. The
ground aow staked extends from All
Gold down stream, and soon will be
to California. It is expected they
also will be staked soon from Bouch
er up Btream.
"Something like fifty claims, I
should judge, have been staked
and more are being acquired right
along. Probably 25 men are pros
pecting there already."
»NE SENTENCED TO JAIL
THE OTHER TO DEATH
Berlin, Jan. 29—Franz Unnert,
until some years ago one of the
Kaiser's personal body guards, has
commenced serving a sentence of 6
months for stealing. Unnert left
the Kaiser's employ to take a pos
ition with a bank which paid a bet
ter salary. He became hard up and
deliberately appropriated a bag con
taining $25.0 in gold. Another of
the Kaiser's ex-bodyguards is un
der sentence of death for murder
ing his wife. The Kaiser has re
fused to interfere with the heads
man.
THE ULSTERITES HAY E
* -^OBCYIXE CORPS
Belfast, Ireland, Jan. 28—At head
quarters of the Ulster Provisional
Government, which is fighting Home
Rule, the "army of Ulster", com
posed of 500,000 men, who have
been secretly drilled to oppose the
Dublin Parliament, will be supple
mented with a motorcycle corps,
and in some instances act as scouts
corps, which will carry dispatches
in the event of actual hostilities.
The corps is composed of fifty men
a* present. This number, it is
said, wiil be increased to more
than 200 if the threatened break
occurs.
Los Angeles, Jan. 2tf—An anony
I rnous letter received by a morning
paper here says that Clark, the
Spokane millionaire, who disappear
ed mysteriously abou' ten days ago
at Santa Barbara, and for whom
ever since an unavailing search has
Ven made, is being held a prison
er by a black-mailer who intends
to demand ?75,000 for his safe re
turn to Ms home.
PREFERRED STOCK
OYSTERS
These f>ro very select largo east
ern oysters. If you have not yet
tried any of these, you hare miss
ed a tr'opt. Sold in 1 lb. tins at
25 eents and 2 lb. tins at 45 cents
each.
P. II. GANTY, GROCER
SKACftVAY, ALASKA.
HE REGIONAL Bill COMMITTEE
REACHED SEATTLE YESTERDAY
Seattle, Jan. 29—Secretary of the
Treasury TV. G. McAdoo and Secre
tary of Agriculture D. H. Houston
arrived 111 this city yesterday from
Denver, and were bunqueUcd last
night by the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce They will give a region
al bank hearing here today and
then continue on to Portland, Ore.
Ls.zt night, while the banquet was
in progress, Dr. Burns of Sew&rd,
Alaska, entered the room and step
ped up to a table, where he was
surrounded by fifteen Alaskans
clad in parkas and carrying snow
shoes, who listened attentively
while he recited "The Spell of the
Yukon." At the end cf the recit
ation they all save a steamboat yell.
Secretary McAdoo, iu an address
I during the evening, statel it as his
■ belief that Alaska should also have
I a regional bank.
is at ii 01
RATE CHARGES
Geo. F. Jolinson in a recent let
ter from Seattle to the Dawson
News which appeared in that paper
on Jan. 20th, speaks respecting
freight rates over the W. P. & Y.
R. the coming summer. He says:
"I was speaking with Traffic Man
ager Dempsey, of the White Pass
& Yukon, and he told me that he
is at work upon changes in the
:lassification of the tariff and rates,
ind that the people of Dawson soon
will be advised of the result. From
A'hat he outlined to me as to the
lature of the changes, it seems
hat the? people of Yukon are to
•eceive the consideration that is
lsual in dealing .with any reputable
)usiness house. Mr. Dempsey having
ull charge of this traffic problem,
t certainly will be a surprise to
ne if he does not make good."
il'KOX MIXING LAWS
MUST REMAIN THE SAME
Ottawa, Jan. 29—Dr. Alfred
Thompson, member of parliament
For Yukon, when seen in rgeard to
a. telegraphic query gent recently
by the Dawson News regarding the
proposed Dominion Mines Act, said:
" fou can say to the Dawson
News that so far there is no offic
ial announcement tha- such a bill
will be introduced this sesion. I hav
no objection to a Dominion mining
code, but if one is introduced the
placer laws of Yukon must be in
corporated in it as they are at pres
ent under the Yukon Act. The laws
of the Yukon, In so far as placer
mining is concerned, must remain
as they are. I understand the de
tails of the proposed till are not
yet worked out".
PLUG 1
OROUS WARFARE
Philadelphia, Jan. ".tf—Alarmed
at the reports of investigations, the
Bureau of Medical Inspection and
Licensure, is planning a vigorous
warfare to be waged on the 80C or
ticing illegal midwives who are prac
ticing in Philadelphia. The major
ity of these women, according to of
ficials, have never taken any course
that would fit them for the medi
cal profession or even to act as
nurses in obsterical cases. In the
coal regions, investigators learned,
there are hundreds of these "mid
wives" who advertise in the various
languages "and ply their trade with
110 knowledge of the most important
and physical and medicinal laws
they should understand". Accord
ing to the investigates, Pittsburgh
is the center, even more than Phil
adelphia, of illegal midwifrey.
corenc ununn
OS 1ERIC1S
Home, Jan. 29—Pope Pius today
ordered official notification to be
pent to Dr. Edward F. Keyse, of
j New York, and Thomas W. Hynes,
! cf Boston, that he hag conferred
upon them the cross of a knight of
the Order of St. Gregory. The Pope
recently announced his intention of
honoring these men. Monsignor
John Baptist Murray, vicar gener
al of the arch-diocese of Cincinnati,
was today sent official notification
o£ his appointment as a Protonotary
Apostolic, by His Holiness.
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