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BANK 10 OPEN SOOI
CONORETE BUILDING TO
BE ERECTED AT ONCE
Headquarters of the Hargrave
Engineering Co. and Allied
Stevenson Mining and De
velopment Interests Located
in Skagway.
Application for charter and evi
dence of paid in capital for the
Dank of Alaska, with home office
aud principle pla^e of business in
Skagway and branch offices in vari
ous towns in Alaska was this after
noon i resented to the Alaska Ter
ritorial Banking Board at Juneau.
The application was presented by
Herbert L. Faulkner, as resident
attorney for the corporation. Air.
Faulkner came to Skagway last
night on the Spokane and held
the first meeting of the corporation,
-with Di J. T. Westermann, \\*. H.
Henson and himself present as
incorporators.
Mr. Andrew Stevenson, formerl;
of Chicago, but who will in the
next few days take up his resi
dence iv Skagway, will be the presi
dent of the new bank, and Andrew
Benton, a capitalist oi New York
city will be the vice president.
Mr. Stevenson is uuw enroute to
Alaska and upon tte arrival of the
Princess May in Juci>:i., ill im
mediately call a m nin;; of tlie
stockholders, at wLich t.iuc the
officers and directors of the Bank
cf AlasKa will be e»eUed.
The capital stock of the cor
poration is 550,000.00 fully paid
in, and there is a surplus and
build<ng fund of S30,000.00.
It is uuderstooil that the new
bank nil] open its doors in tem
porary quarters oii'or about the
first d.y of Alareii, und that as
soon ;'s possible thereafter a per
awui ::t concrete building will be
erected which will be the home of
the Bang of Alaska, the Har
grave I-.rgineerini: company and a
secu.ii.tes company.
It is understood that the huge
steel vaults and other office fur
niture of the new bank is now en
route, and.,that Immediately upon
the a.rival of Mr. Stevenson, work
up^n :ne» arrangement of the tem
porary quarters will be begun.
COALITION IX VIEW
OX 1*R EP.YREDXESS
Wash leg Ion, Feb. 4 — The fact
is beginning to impress itself on
tiie anderstanidng of democrats
party le.ii.ers that the preparedness
sj cc'h made recently by James R
Mann, republican floor leader in
the he use, paves the way to a
coalition en tho preparedness pro
gram.
So fr.r there has been no lead
en-hip on the program on the
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AMERICAN GOVERIENT PUZZLED
-GERMANS REJOICE OVER
CAPTORE OF IDE APPAM
Washington, Feb. 4—The patsan
I gere of the British steamer Ap
pam, which wae brought Into Nor
folk 011 Wednesday by a German
prize crew, were allowed to land
I today. The state department is
' giving further consideration, to the
question of what disposition shall
be m<ide of the iteamer and the
Qermau crew which brought her
Into port.
Berlin, Feb. 4—The people of
Berlin are celebrating with great
enthusiasm tha daring capture ot
the British liner Appam on the
west African coast and the success
'■•t the prize crew la taking Iier to
au American port.
GERMAN MICE EXPECTED
ON WESTERN BflTTLEFBOHT
Lonfl.-.n, Feb. 4—From informa
tion gathered at many points along
the Belgian and French, frontiers,
it is believed that the Germans
are p'snning on making a heavy
assault cn tho left wing of the
allies' '.ne In an effort to break
through to the Belgian coast and I
ODen 'he way for a direct attack on ;
England. The developments of the
c&mpulgn are being watched with
Intense concern and interest and
the British fighting line is beias
strengthened in every way possible.
I
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Oitawa, Fob. 4—The parliament
ouildiug of the Dominion of Can
ada was destroyed by fire last
night. Six persons were killed and
two are missing.
The rapidity of the spread of
'ho flames gives rise to the belief
t.hn- the fire was of incendiary
origin.
Thb Ottawa fire department was
aided by a fire company and ap
paratus from Montreal, which was
rushed to this city on a special
train, but the flames could not be
brought under control until the
magnificent structure was praclteal
ly a total lose.
LonfiOD, Feb. 4—I* Is reported
here t^a4 German shipyards are try
ing to get orders from neutrals, and
that they are bidding on two
cruisers for Brazil.
AIjCOKOL SPECIAL CARS
DISCONTINUE SERVICE
Seattle, Feb. 4—The "alcohol
specials," as the last owl cars
were familiarly called by rOysterers,
were withdrawn on many of the
street railway lines beginning
early tnis morning. In a more
dignified way the traction com
pany gave notice of the new sched
ules lu the following announcement
last Saturday.
"The rearrangement of car Ber
rlce schedules operated after mid
night will become effective due
to changed traffic conditions since
the first of the year. "
To be blunt, 6ince the dry law
became effective fewer of the
"boys" remain out late at night
A* least this Is advanced as the
reason for the decrease in the
traffic on the owl cars recently.
Because of the scarcity of passen
gers the company finds 'hat it is
not necessary to run late cars on
all lines.
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HOT SOUP AND
HOT TAMALES
Sounds pretty good this kind of weather t j
We make a specie,1 price per doz. on
Cambell's soups of $1.40 per doz.
straight or assortad varieties.
We offer you I. X. L. Chicken Tamales,
thf b9st made, at 20c per tin 3 for 50c or
$1.85 per doz I. X L. Chili Con Carne
15c per tin 2 for 25c or 1.40 per dozen.
Buy a dozen, they are good
things to have in the house.
P. H. GANTY
MYSTERIOUS lit HOVERS
OVER DO PO| POWDER WORKS
.Wilmington, Del., Fob. 4—A mys
terlojs airship was observed hov
ering over tlie im Pont powder
works today. Whether it was on
an errand of mischief is not known,
but the Du Pont officers and many
others think they see in. its ap
pearance an explanation of at
least Home of tho mysterious fires
and exulosions which have occurred
recently at the works, as the drop
ping of incendiary tombs without
detection would !<e an easy mat
ter at night, since the Toar of
the machinery of the powder mills,
which are working night crewa,
would prevent the workmen from
hearing any nois® which the air
craft might make.
s
6Y ZEPPElii
London, Fob. 4—A British col
lier was sunk at anchor in the
lower Tnames river last night by
a Zeppelin. The crew of the col
lier perished before aid could bo
given from the shore.
Berlin, Feb. 4—The government
has ordered the requisitioning of
all stocks of clothes, textiles and
woven goods in the empire for tbe
use of the army and navy..
gill nuns
FOR MAYOR
Seattle, Wash., Feb. 4—Hi Gill,
easily (be most unique character in
the political life of the northwest,
in facing, in the Seattle city elec
tion of March 7, the fifth and. in
many ways the most important of
his mayoralty campaigns.
This is Hi Gill's mayoralty re
cord to date:
1910 elected.
1011, recalled.
1312, defeated for election.
19H, elected by the largest nuu
joriiy ever given a Seattle mayor
alty candidate.
1;116, candidate for re-election.
In spite of the overwhelming na
ture of .Mayor Gill's victory in
1014, his supporters this year are
by no means over-confident Ob
tho other hand, they are inclined
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Lincoln's Birthday, Feb. 12
YOU can't tell, of course, "What Lincoln
would do" if, he had to face the great
world=probloms of the present time;
but we are quite sure that he would try to act
wisely in consideration of of all the facts, for
the best interests of our coutrj and humanity.
As for ourselves, we dont have to settle questions
of international conduct. We have to keep alive and
ready the true spirit of service to others.
That's what we're trying to do in this clothing buisness.
Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes are a help in doing it.
WILL CLAYSON
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