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No. 101 EIGHTEENTH YEAR SKAQWAY,
GRADUATING EXERCISES OF THE
EIGHTH GRADE SCHOOL PUPILS
The graduating exercises of the
eighth grade of the Skyway pub
lic school too. .place at Elks'.hall
ii'it night, coiamoucing at S:30. Tho
sua oi tilt- audience was dia^p
uoiutiug, Jor although there were a
goodly number present, the excellent
work oi the ^t'flciant corps of teach
ers who kavv had charge of the
school fox the term just ended has
not bOiu justly appreciated if last
night's gathering is to be taken
as an indication of the feeling of
.-'kagway parents, .for it show
e» an apathy for the. ad
vancement and well-being . of
the rising generation, their own
children included, hardly.conceivabl
Alias Margaret Keen an, the prin
cipal of the school, was in .charge
u£ the exercises. Shortly after the
time announced for tha commence
ment. of til© program, the graduat
ing class composed of Emerson
Rogers. Gertrude Liddicuat, Sarah
Fi ied en thai, Joseph Federsen, Lois
.McKay and Harry Achison filed in
upon the stage, which had been
tastefully decorated .with a stand
oi potted plants and was thickly
liu;ig with tho new pennants of
the Skagway public school,
took 'heir seats, followed by Miss
Keeuan, Miss Moffat and Miss
Sowerby, teachers, C. W. Ask,
1). McKay, ai:d V. L Hahn, mem
bers of the school board, and tha
Rev. L. H. Pedersen, all of whom
tock their places on the platform to
the rear of the pupils.
The progTam was opened with
a musical selection by Prof. 0. Sel
mer's orchestra, followed by an im
pressive invocation by the Rev. L.
II. Pedersen. j
Tae four epochs In "An
Historic Review," as portrayed
ia recitation by Emerson Rogers,
Gertrude Liddicoat, Sarah Frieden
ti»al and Joseph Pedersen, ware
all warmly applauded and showed
that much care had been tak
en by the teachers in tha training of
the graduates and that the.latter had '
responded in a manner to reflect
credit u-jon themselves as well as
up< n their instructors.
-There were two numbers that
arv deserving of more than passing
n'ti e. The recitation of "The
Cultured Daughter of a Plain Gro
by Lois McKay was a revela
tion "and a delight to the audience—
ih- sweetly modulated, girlish voice,
the clear enunciation, the graceful
s^slures—wouM have been hard to
Improve upon iu the first appearanca
if a youthful amateur, and vocifer
oua and prolonged applause testified
to -he appreciation of her effort.
T>ie recitation of "Mother's Gone
A-Marching," by Harry Achison,
was exceptionally good, and met
with pronounced and hearty ap
proval. !
The vocal solos by W. C. Blanch
ard and Mrs. ,W. D. Fischer evi
dently struck responsive chords in
the heorts of the listeners, for
they would net rest satisfied until
the singers had gratified their
Jouging bf acceding to encores. Mrs.
W. C. Blanchard, in, her usual hap
py manner acted as accompanist
during the evening.
V. L Hahn, president of the
school board, in a ehort but ap
propriate address, presented the
diplomas to.the graduates, and the
exercises were concluded jvith a
bfueditlon by Rev. L. H. Pedersan.
Hugh Molyueaui, commissioner
of public highways for Northern
British Columbia, .who passed
through here yesterday on his way
to the Rainy Hollow .country,
brought word of a rich placer
strike that had recently been made
on "Wilson creek, in the Atlin mill
's, .district. by Wm..McDonald, Lar
ry O'Connor and Jack Molloy, all
old-timers in that section .of coun
try.
Wilson creek was staked.in the
early; days of the district and
many of the claims on it have been j
re-located and abandoned several
times since. It is situated 22 miles
east of Lhe town of Atlin and S
miles west of O'Donnell river.
Tha discoverers of the pay
Btreak, which is • i shallow ground,
only 18 to 24 inches to be rock
staked last fall and getting rich
prospects took ou' leases this spring
and have ?one to work in earnest
to profit bv their find. !
The news of the strike was soon
voiced around amon.j the minors
and prospectors and the creek is
now staked with leases from . one
?nd to th» other.
We are now showing the Largest
Line of New
Spring and Summer
Wash Goods
ever shown in Skagway consist
ing of Plain and Figured Crepes,
Ratinas, French Ginghams- Mer
cerized Plisses, Peacales, Flaxons.
Etc. 1 Ladies' and Misses' and
Children's Ready i Made Wash
Dresses ;at 75c to '$2.25. • The
newest things in 36-in silks at
75c per yard
If you want to see something that is
real nice come in and look the goods ov:r
H. J. LYNCH
Up-to-date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher!
Broadwayjbetween Third and Fourth [ Phone 41
London, June 5—German advices
received today, while admitting the
fall of the for'rers of Przemysl to
be a satisfactory achievement for
Germany, warns the German people
that the i event is greatly ovor
s had owed by thu present attitude
of America, Bulgaria am! Rumania.
Germauy hr.s r.jiologized to Nor
way for the sinking of the steamer
Beldrldge. I
A DAUGHTER
OF THE NORTH
In the Seattle .Times of May 23,
1915, is a comprehensive write
up of.the "Student Yeai Dook," of
the University of Washington, and
included in it Is a half tone group
picture of the editor, Miss Lena
White, and her five able assistants,
among whom is Emil Hurja, .well
known in the north as a descrip
tive magazine writer. Miss White
comes honestly by her abilities in
tae line of her work, for she is the
daughter of one of the best known
aaid most versatile newspaper writ
ers in the north, E. J. White of the
Whitehorse Star. Of this talented
and accomplished daughter of the
great region which lies almost
within Uie confines o1 the Arctic Cir
cle, for having lived tie major part
of her life in Skagway, Dawson, and
Whitehorse we feel we can right
fully give her this title, tlie Times
says:
Numbering about 500 pages re
plete with excellent features,. the
1915 Tyee which will make its ap
pearance on the cnmpus during the
first week of June is said to be the
most attractive annual ever issued
in ihe history of the university. In
the opinion of those who have seen
advance copies of the book, the
general excellency of the .makeup,
photcgraphs and material has few
equals 'u the annals of other col
leges.
Miss Lena White, editor of tlie
Tyee ha* endeavored to make the
19X5 y°ar book distinctly different
from preceding annuals. An at
tempt was made to obtain snap
shots of campus celebrities and hap
penings and this department is ex
pected to prove very popular with
the students.
To untiring efforts of Miss Lena
White, editor of the 1915 Tyee,.the
success of the annual is solely at
tributed. Although carrying a par
ticularly heavy scholastic course,
Miss White has sacrificed a great
deal--of U in order to edit a book
which would surpass any former an
nual and it is the belief of tliose
who havn seen the 1915 Tyee, that
she has been, successful. Miss White
!s a senior in the department in
journalism and a member of Tlieta
Sigma Phi, honorary women's jour
nalism sorority. Her home is in
Whitehorse, Y. T. Mis*; White is
the third coed to edit the Tyee in
the past three yaara.
BLACKMAILER
LANDED IN JAIL
New York, June 5—Frederick
StMlwagon was aivested by United
States secret seivice men today
ch:'.rg».d with sending fourteen let
ters to officials of .the Cunard
steamship line demanding large
sums cf money us indemnity for
his not dynamil'us the passenger
vessels of the cowpt ny.
Petrograd, Ju:.c E—Airerican of
ficials wlio are nov. in this co-un
try have been permitted to visit
the detention camps in Siberia.
Paris, June f — Premier Asquith
of Great Britain has concluded to
visit the battle front in France and
Belgium in order to see at first
hand liow the war is progressing.
Wm. Taylor, who was recently
appointed as a&ent of the \V. P.
& Y. U. at St. Michael being
ill and unable to come north, N. E.
Black, of Skagway, the traveling
auditor cf the company, will fill
the position this summer..
The City of Seattle is due to ar
rive in Skagway from Seattle on
.Monday at S a. m. with 17 passen
gers for this port and the first
crowd of P. C. S. S. Co. tourists
of the season rf On her re
turn trip she will go via Sitka and
the Taku glacier.
Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Williams are
in Skagway on their way back into
the Koyuukk, where the former is
engaged extensively in mining. Mrs.
Williams lias teen on the outside
two years and Mr. Williams one
year, and they both express them
selves as being glad to return to
t'-e north. Mrs. Williams is . one
of the advance guards of a tem
ptr.'neo crusade which she says is
going to sweep over Alaska .beore
ti't- lapse of many months..
J. Thwaites, the mail clerk on
board the Ma'iposa hurt himself
quite severely as that vessel was
getting ready to leave Knik An
chorage. lie jumped from the
steamer into a launch lying along
side and received such a shock
when he alighted he thought for
a moment someone had hit him with
a club. Upon an examination being
made by a physician it was .found
he had burst a blood vessel in one
of his less. He.is partially disabled
but has hepe that when he gets
to Seattle he may find relief.
For Cold Luncheons
Premium Boiled Ham, 40c per lb.
Lunch Tongue, 30 and 50c tins.
Sardines, Imported and Domestic, 15c to 25c.
Fish Flakes, 15c, 2 for 25c.
Preferred Stock Salmon, tall tins, 30c.
Preferred Stock Salmon, small flat tins, 20c.
Preferred Stock Salmon Steak, oval tins, 35c.
Preferred Stock Lobster, tall tins, 45c.
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 65c.
P. H. GANTY
COL. W. P. RICHARDSOl
PAYS SKAGWAY A VISIT
Colonel Wilds P. Richardson,
chairman of the Alaska Road com
mission, arrived la Skagway today
on the Mariposa, and left this af
ternoon on a freight train for
Whitehorse, where be will take
a hoat fot lower rlrer polnta A
representative of the Alaskan call
ed on Coi. Rlcaardsou at .the Pul
len House and la response to the
query as to.the status of the Skag
way wagon road received the fol
lowing statement:.
'The Alaska Road commission
has allotted money to build a bridge
over the Skagway river at some
point, p-obably 22nd Btreet. I
have beer: up looking over the
situation and 03 22nd street is
on .the proposed line as surveyed
last summer the britge will In all
probabliitv be built there.
"Our commission is favorable to
the construction of & wagon road
INSULT OFFICER
GE1 3 MONTHS
Amsterdam, Jui-e 5—The Coun
tess Helene and her grand mother
were today arre6t<?il and .sentenced
to three months' ir'priBonment {or
insulting a German officer.
Milan, June s—Tbj» Countess
Tarnovsky, sent* need to prteon on
May 19t.h for complicity In the-mur
der of Count Karmarowaky, haa
been pardoned a»i<l waa released to
day.
NOTICE TO ELKS
The house committee of Skag
way Lodge No. .461, B. P. O. E.,
have made all arrangements for the
social session tonight at the hall In
honor of Past Exalted Ruler ICeel
ar, and request the presence of the
brethren at 8:30 p. m. A good
time is assured.
at leiBt as far aa White .Rasa
City, oud from there to the giim
mtt in case definite agreement la
made with the Canadian government
to extend the road to the Interior.
"A load as far as White Paaa
City wvuld be a benefit to Skagway
locally and open far settlement
the agricultural land of the Skag
way valley. I
'The bill, which proposed the
expenditure of }25,00(-.00 on thia
road, Introduced by the delegate
from Alaska last winter did not
pace .and the fundii at .the dis
posal of the Alaska Road com
mission will not permit any more
than the proposed bridge this sum
mer.
"I .hoped to be able io stay In
Skagway two or three.dayB, but
find that ■ I can get over to White
horse ob a freight tra'n this after
noon, making connections there
whereby I can save eight days."
SAILED OVER
THE OUTSKIRTS
Berlin, .June 6—A Zeppelin air
ship reached Flnckley, on the nor
thern outskirts of London today,
but dropped n© vt>cmbs, although it
3ailod over a sreattr portion of
the city. _ t i
The American oifcb&asador today
requested Infctruation fiom the gov
ernment of the torpedcitg .by tho
Germans o' th« AmeHcar Bteamer
Nebraak&n. !
REPLY WILL
RE FRIENDLY
Vera Cruz, June b—Appreciative,
friendly and serene will bg the tone
of the note forwarded to President
Wilson by General Citxrajiza in an
swer to the note of warning of the
former to the Morican leaders of
a few days ago. General Carranza
will make an effort to occupy the
tapilal and bring about bettter con
ditions in Mexico.
Safe
You'll never be'put out" by shape
losing fabrics in your clother or poor
wear if you'll choose
. Hart Schaffner & Marx
or
iEd V. Price & Co.
CLOTHES
Drop in and lood tbem over
Will Clayson
[The Clothier