No. 293 SIXTEENTH YEAR SKAGV/Al ALASKA, THURSDAY. JANUAL1 23,
price 10 omm
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LARGE IMPORTS
Washington, Jan. 22—South Afri
ca is not all a jungle, swamp, and
wilderness, and the natives and Eur
opeans there seem to have a strong
liking 'or American made motor
cars.
Figures just made public by the
Department of Commerce show that
the medium priced automobile made
in A merica has sprung into the
most astonishing popularity in the
past three years in South Africa.
During the year ending June 30,
1910, American automobiles valued
at |t'l,lS5 were purchased by South
Afriians. Three years later the
value was $1,167,371. Experts in
commerce declare that the success
in this market is a refutation of the
oft-rvpeated assertion that German
competition is driving American j
m£ nufactnrera from the foreign
trade field.
Britor.s engaged in the export
trade to South Africa and British
East Africa are showing alarm ov
er th; enormous gains made by the
American merchants in this end and
the cotton fieH, and the English
trade publications are repeated- i
ly warning the merchants of Eng- !
land that jne aggressive policy of
their American competitors is mak
ing huge inroads into the mar-j
ket of South Africa, where until re- I
cently England and G'.rmany had
monopolized the field.
MANAGER OF COPPER PRO
PERTIES TO TAJvi: IN SUPPLIES J
H. E. Morgan, manager of the j
Scolai Mining company, whose pro
perty is situated at the head of the ;
Whit.' river between Canyon City j
and Uoaver river, will in February,
take in a larce amount of freight j
.Whicii he now hits stored on tho
Donjek.
A RURAL (.REDIT SYSTEM
THAT HELPS THE FARMER j
Albany, Jan. 22—A rural credit
System that will actually help the
farmer, co-operative movements in
the development of agricultural re- |
sources, and the extension of agri-1
cultural education by state colleg
es as is now done in many Western
and middle Western states wiih
such good results, were the princi
pal topics discussed Tuesday when
the New York Agricultural Society
opened its annual convention here.
Detroit, Mich., Jan. 22—Farmers
of Middle Western states were con
fident of a come-back for their poul
try exhibits in the Michigan lireed
ers" Association show v.-hch opened
here Tuesday. For years, poultry
fanciers of Ontario, Canada, have
sent their prize fowls to this annu
al show, and they have never failed
during these years to pull down a
major portion of the blue ribbons.
The international rivalry is friend
ly but intense. About 1,500 birds
are entered in this year's compe
titions. One of the novelties which
attracted wide attention was a flock
of domesticated wild mallard ducks.
DISCUSS DECREASE IX CATTLE
IX WEST AND PREVENTION
Denver, Jan. 22—The decrease in
cattle production in the West and
how to prevent It was the prin
cipal topics discussed during the an
nual convention of the American
National Livestock Association which
began a three day session here
Tuesday. Several hundred stock
men, here to attend the National
Livestock show, were in attend
ance.
COOK OX THE "300" CAB
IS OFF FOR JAPAN*
Frank Muramatsu, who has for
years acted as chef on the private
sar of the president of the W. P.
Si Y. Route, left for the outside
last night on the Princess Sophia.
He is going directly to Japan, hav
ing purchased a through ticket be
fore his departure from Agent F. F.
\Y. L.ov."le of the C. P. R. He will
return about Juno.
PROGRESSIVE DEM. CLUB
WILL DRAFT ELECTION' BILL
Washington, Jan. 22—The Com
mon Counsel Club, a progressive or
ganization considered the draft of
a bill Tuesday, which. If passed, will
put into effect President Wilson's
plan for Presidential preference pri
maries. It will be shortly present
ed to Congre6B.
What's a Skagway Omelet? You'll
never find out until you visit the
N'ew Idea Bakery and Delicatessen.
^ INVENTORY SALE $
STARTS JANUARY 14th, 1914
And Will Continue For Ten Days
EVERY ARTICLE IN
Our Immense Stock
( With the exception of E. & W. Collars, Knox Hats,
Rubber Goods, Threads and Overalls)
At a 33 1-3 per cent. Reduction
Our Store "will be open early and late
Do your shopping when most convenient
Remember, we have no OLD
1-3 Goods to dispose of J-3
Off This Sale Strictly Cash Off
H. J. LYNCH
The Up To Date Haberdasher
and . Ladies' Furnijher
PHONE 41 SKAGWAY
"The Jolly Elk", a monthly journ
nal published at St. Paul, Minn.,
and devoied to the good of tl'o B.
P. O. E., has tho following to say
of Saru lioborts, well known to the
early set!.ler3 ir. Skagway, and a maa
liked and respected by all with
whom he carno in personal contact.
In 1900 Mr. Roberts was associat
ed with Oscar Dunbar m the publi
cation 01 the Skagway Daily Bud
, got anu continued witn hiui until
I Dunbar discontinued it and went to
I Pendleton, Oregon, where a year or
I eo later he died. Mr. Dunbar first
i caa:o 10 Skagway from Astoria, Or
egon, itail on Fab. ldt, 1898, corn
raeuccri the publication of the Skag
war TVsHy Alaskan, t!io first daily
paper ever iseued in ibe t'.en dis
trict, now territory, of Alaska.
When Mr. Dunbar left for Pend
leton, 11.. Kouerts acrmi I'.iin
and shortly after the former's
death a fow years later, wis united
in marri'L.io to Agrrr -Mr *"io M"»
Dunbar's only child. Lctcr Mr. and
Mrs. Roberts went to Billings, Mont,
where Mr. Roberts took charge of
and h3j "Jnco conduced tf»» Vi£fet
In the Elks club. The article in
"The Jolly Elk" Is headed by a half
tone cut of Mr. Roberts and his
little so:. Sheridan, whom he is
holding on bis knee, and after men
tioning this goes on to f>ay:
"Sara Roberta has been not only
au Elk lor many years, but also a
life member. He belongs to Skag
wny, Alaska, lodge No. 43!, and
Is all Elk from the elk tooth but
tons on his vest, to the zing on
hla hard, fhe fob on h!s vatc'u, the
charm in Lis coat lapel—heart, soul,
worn a.ii deed, a true Elk and a
pood fellow.
"C^e of the most unique rffairs in
ElkCcm *s Ms register. !t i~ a book
ou wfifcS !;e has inscribed. "A Few
E!l3 "t.'liom 1 Have Met". There,
each brother of his acquaintance,
jots down his name, ac'dreas, louge
number and some ramark. The Reg
ister now contains several thousand
nan03, acjong whoea are Ex-Presi
deni Tan, Col. Cody and others of
prominence, but, as Sam says "there
is nono more honored than the man
ii< the blue overalls."
"Sheridan, or "little Sani", as the
boys prefer railing the junior mem
ber of the family, was presented,
on his fi'St birthday, with an Elk's
visiting card, to extend ever the
twenty rears, legally signed by the
Exalted R'Jier and Secretary of No.
334.
"Sam's twe little daughters, Le
onora and Agnes, aged 8 and 6 year*
respectively, have been the favorites
<~*t the lodge for many years. They
are elocutionists of note and are
remarkable for their dialect work,
and the Elks' concerts and minstrels
are not complete without them.
"Good boy, Sam; it is a pleasure
to meet the likes of you, and an
incentive for us to say to every bro
ther: "Go thou and do likewise!"
Watch our windows; if you see
what you want buy it. After eating
if you are not satisfied simply tell
us, we'll return the money, Our
money back guarantee holds good in
every thing we handle. The New
Idea J^k^ry and Delicatessen.
GET M FOR
TRIP OP WHITE
I According u> the Daweon News of
I the 13th, J. C. Griffith, who passed
| through hero a few weeks ago on
His way inside, was to leave Daw
son the next day for the Chisana
via White river. He is taking up
two tons of supplies with him and
I will thoroughly prospect the claims
| he located last summer. Mr. Grif
i flth is also Interested in copper
properties at the head of White
river.
SlWiVEN
TIOS OF HOBOS
I St. Louis, Jan. 22—That Uncle
I Sain shall furnish employment to
| all the unemployed at all seasons;
furnish transportation free to the
place of employment and a Federal
eight hour law are the principal
demands which the Missouri dele
gates, who left today for Cleveland,
will present to the convention of the
National Brotherhood Welfare Asso
ciation, which convenes Jan. 27.
Among other demands formulated b
the state convention of hoboes here
under the leadership of Dr. James
Eads How for the amelioration of
the condition of the unemployed are:J
That the vagrancy law shall be I
so defined that it will not apply to
the unemployed. That the consti
tution be amended so that the gov
ernment shall be compelled to fur
nish work. That equal suffrage
shall be granted to all adults. That
the privilege of votiu? be extended
to all citizens, who, in pursuing
their employment are away from
their homes on election day. That
an industrial army be formed, un
der the direction of the Secretary
of abor in which unemployed men
and women can enlist, and be as
signed work for periods of three
months with the priv'.'.°ge of re-en
listing. That every post office be
converted into an employment bur
eau.
CHEMICAL AND DRUG EXPO
SITION' IN NEW YORK
New York, Jan. 20—Legislative
action to aid in the prevention of
accidental and intentional self ad
ministration of bl-chloride of mer
cury, and more rigid law« and their
actual enforcement, governing the
:raffic in cocaine, morphine, heroine
and other habit forming drugs, was
strongly urged by speakers at the
Chemical and Drug Exposition which
opened in Madison Square Garden.
The exposition will continue thru
next Sunday.
The Mariposa arrived from the
westward at 3:50 this morning and
left at 5 a. m. for the south.
The following passengers from
Skagway were on board bound for
the outside: E. Richtor, L. Balch
man, and Wm. O'Connor.
The Northwestern is due here
Saturday morning.
PREFERRED STOCK
OYSTERS
These »re very sele.t large east
ern oysters. If you have not yet
tried any of these, you liavo miss
ed a trcflt. Sold in 1 lb. tins at
25 cents and 2 lb. tins at 45 c«nUi
each.
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
SKAGWAY, ALASKA.
THE ALASKA BILL
Washington, Jan. 22—Speaking
yesterday on the Alaska railroad
bill Senator Lippitt asserted that
neither the Guggenheim or Morr. n
interests have ever contemplated a
monopoly of Alasak's present trans
portation facilities.
Senator Norris' amendment to the
Alaska bill, providing for a govern
ment owned steamship line between
Pacific coast ports and Alaska, was
rejected by the committee.
Later— Washington, D. C. Jan.
22—Ballotting Jn the Senate on the
Alaska railroad bill started today
at four o'clock, after Senator Pitt
man had made a stirring speech in
favor of the measure.
Vancouver, B. C., Jan. 22—Sir
Richard McBride, premier of the
province of British Columbia, said
here today that he was very much
in favor of the province taking ov
er and including as a part of the
province, the who!e of the' Yukon
territory.
SWIMS THROUGH THE
PANAMA CANAL
An American professional swim
mer swam through 30 miles of the
Panama Canal last November, cov
ering this distance in a total swim
ming time of 16 hours and 35 min
utes. It is estimated that a vesse)
will require 10 hours for psSsage
through the 50 miles of the entire
canal. The swimming feat required
parts of two days for its completion.
On the first day the 22-mile stretch
from Gatun Locks through Gatun
Lake to a point near the north end
of culebra Cut, where the swimmer
was compelled to leave the water
on account of weeds, was covered.
Government regulations prohibit
swimming in Culebra Cut north of
the Curaracha slide and, after rest
ing a day, the swimmer started
again at the south side of th« slide
and swam to Balboa, the Pacific
end of the canal. On this stretch
are the Pedro Miguei Lock, pass
ed in 15 minutes, and the Mira
flores Locks, where a rest of 35
minutes was taken.—From the Feb
ruary Popular Mechanics Magazine. |
OUIFIT LOST
ON ftTUN LAKE
Lact Saturday while enroute to
I OXonnell river from Atlin with
two tons of supplies for the Ruff
ne; mining company, Todd Ruff
ner, t'ue driver, lost the entire out
fit at a point on Atlin lake about
two miles from Hot Springs and
a .lalf mile from shore, when the
team broke through the ice. The
[horses that were attached to the
sled were a pair of magnificent an
iaiuis and tha especial priue of Mr.
J. M. Ruffner, the head of the min
ing company. j
SHU I DID
NOI MAKE REPLY
Washington, D. C., Jan. 22—Tie
recent address of Baron Makino,
Japanese foreign minister to the
parliament of Japan waa made pub
lic here today. In It Baron Makino
mr.kes a vigorous protest, declaring
that Secretary of State Bryan had
failed to reply to a note cm Calif
ornia legislation submitted to him
by the Japanese foreiga office last
August.
j|
That interior bustseM for the,
! approaching season la commencing
! to open is evidenced by the 135 ton
shipment of freight that arrired la
Skagway yesterday on the Princess
Sophia, all of it being consigned to
interior points. A largf part of it
was for Robert Lowe of Whltehoree,
and consisted of feed for the hors
es He is using on hig Whitheoree
Chisana freight outfit.
The Princess Sophia left Skagway
at 11 o'clock last night.
lr. addition to those mentioned
in yesterday's Daily Alaskan the
followiug people were on board
southward bou.\d: Mrs. H. S. Pul
Icp, Royal S. Pullen, J. W.. Boyle
and wife, and Jas. Coots, chief
electrician of the C. K. M. company
of In-wscn.
Headquarters For
Smart Overcoats
You will find your over
coat here in a variety of
fabrics
Beautiful Weaves,
Scotch Tweeds, Chin
ch i lias—all made up,
A Large line of O'Donnell Shoes for Hen
Viz and Dunn Shoes for Women
WILL CLAYSON—Clothier