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No. 55 EIGHTEENTH YiAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1915
PRICK 10 CKNTS
THE COMMANDER
INTERNSVESSEL
Newport Xnn, V».t April S— !
• . ■tumaoder Thierichenn of the Ger
man crulstT Prinze Kit el Kreidrich,
interned the vessel early this morn- J
inj{, notice having been served on j
imu lost night by Hear Admiral j
Peatty of the Norfolk navy yard ,
that his tiiue limit in c neutral |
port would expire at midnight, April j
TtU. The eonuuander was given un- j
i i1 4 o'rlvck a. m. to leave the har- j
i«r, hit he sr.dly announced that!
a> the rxpected help had not arriv
al off tue coast he would b« farc
ed to remain until the end of tha
war. The men also appeared d»
pressed at the way things had turn
ed out, but as putting to sea un
til r the i ircuuistances, was to face
• ertain destruction of the vessel]
.>i.il the death of the crew by the i
allied battleships which have been
h iux in wait ever since »h« reach
ed Newport New*, the more was j
considered foolhardy and wu aba*- |
doned.
ltjr the Interning of tha Prima \
Kit el Freldrich a acora of allied !
s.'Up* will lie released for sailing. |
wildIeporis
CIRCULATING
London, April 8—ATUd report* j
ate in circulation here that Gstaaa j
aud Holland are quietly maaoing 1
troops on the international boon- j
dory; this, coupled with incredible j
tumors that Germany is about to j
invade Holland, comes fiom The j
Hague, where it is said to be known
11iiit ^uns have recently been put in [
place by both HolX\r<d and Gar
tnany along the border,
MOILED
FORTY WOUNDED
Paris, April 8—Twelve women |
3rd children were killed and forty j
others wounded by bomba dropped I
in Austrian aviators at Fodgortiza,
Montenegro, Monday. Many bolld
ir.gs were also demolished.
QUESTION OF
PROHIBITION
Landcot, April 8—Tlie British par
I lament will next week decide the
prohibition question in England If
tly cabinet fail# to tidjust the mat
ter to the satisfaction of the peo
pe. There la a growing impression
that prohibiten to the proper thing.
II noilisi
PASSES m
New York. April 8—F. Hopkin
Boa Smith, noted artist and au
thor, bora in Baltimore Oct. 23,
1838, passed away In this city
t</day. He was a contracting en
gineer in his earlier years and was
ike original oemeat bulkhead build
er, karlng »«t la the Mawall
ureua4 S4m«r'i island, the Race
Rook U«-kt hatue of New London,
and the foundation for the Bar
tkoldi >t*U« ef Llbsrty, In thi9
•ity.
a revulutTun
III NICARAGUA
Panama, April «—The United
States cruiser Charleston is being
rushed to Nicaragua on account of
a revolution beinv leoorted under
way there.
Washington, D. C.t April 8—
Secretary of State W. J. Bryan's let
te to Democratic Legislative Com
mitteeman Kennlngton has been
made public, In which the former
stated that bis demands stood
for a prohibition vote against the
officiate controlled by the liquor ln
tT«et*.
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 G-inghams. Mer
cerized Plisses, Peacales, Flaxons,
Etc. Ladies' and Misses' and
Children's Ready 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 good* over
H. J. LYNCH |
Up-to-date Haberdasher t
and Ladies' Furnisher 2
Broadway between Third and Feurth Pheae 41 T
• As a result of fisheries legislation
which has been stirred up in con
gress with a large sized spoon, Dr.
E. Lester Jones has been removed
from the office of deputy fish com
missioner, and Ward T. Bower has
been transferred from the luxury
of the Seattle offices, to the bar
ren shores of St. Paul island, where
the famouo Alaska seal rookeries
are located.
In a letter to the president,
Delegate Wickersham roasted the
administration of the Alaska fish
eries in bitter language.
Delegate Wickersham sums up
what he claims is "the remedy"' ir.
the following recommendations to
the president which was extended in
the Congressional Record, as fol
lows:
1. Pass an act of congress de
claring a national public policy of
reserving to the people of the na
tion, th® fisheries of Alaska, and
trap sites, fishing grounds, streams,
lakes, and waters frequented by
food fish for soawnir.g aud feeding.
2. Amend the organic act of
August 24, 1912, creating a legisla
tare in Alaska, by giving It the
power of conserve aud protect the
fishe-ies and fur-bearing animals of
Alaska.
3. Pass an act of congress to for
bid, under penalty, fishing or work
ing in the fisheries of Alaska by
j anv person or persons except na-,
| tive6 of Alaska, of citizens of the
j United States.
4. Enforce the provisions of the,
I United States criminal laws against (
j the Alaska Packers' association
| a ad other fish tract corporations, j
] and all other persons engaged in
I t!:e peonage of imported fishermen i
I to Alaska.
5. Enforce the criminal laws of
I the United States for the punish- j
j ment of Detains and coporations ,
! guilty of acts of conspiracy in re- j
j gtraint of trade or violations of j
j the Sherman anti-trust act.
6. Pass section 8 of H. It. 18144,]
i amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 8. That It shall be un
| lawful to export from Alaska
or the territorial waters there
of, to any foreign country, any j
salmon or other food fish ex
cept in a frozen, canned, salt
ed, smoked, dried, or other
prepared condition."
7. Discharge from the public ser- J
vice every official who suggested, j
apreed to, or In anywise approv-1
ed the "tentative draft of bill suj,-;
gested by the United States bureau !
of fisheries, and the representatives!
of the various Alaskan fisheries,
•which has been agTeed upon and |
prepared by them in joint session |
after numerous conferences."
8. If It must continue its un
necessary existence, remove the j
branch office of the bureau of fish
eries now located In Seattle, Wash.,
to Ketchikan, Alaska.
9 Make an executive order for-1
bilding the officials of the bureau
of fisheries from appearing around
the Capitol or in committee rooms
as enthusiastic lobbyists for the I
passage of legislation for the fish I
trust, or not at all.
10. And finally, if the presidert
needs official, full, and fair infor
DANGER FROM
It NEW SOURCE
Chicago, April 8—Crime swept
Chicago is today finding a new
source of danger—criminals, wlioj
should he behind the bars, but who
through misapplication of the pro
bation law, find themselves free.
This misuse of the rule which per- ,
mils first offenders only to have.
a second chance comes in several |
ways. In mauy instances, lawyers
misrepresent the status of their
clieuts. In the rush of business, a
probation officer accepts the law
yers word that the prisoner is a
first timer. The man on probation
mingles back into the life of the
city, perhaps changes some of his
haunts and his home, but continues
his career of crime.
Again, the city has only twenty
probation officers to deal with hun
dreds of cases. Half their time
must be in court. During the re
mainder of their day, they are sup
plied to visit probationers, for the
law says they must make this call
at least once a month.
Five thousand men aud women
each year go practically free for
ever under the probation system.
Recent disclosures show that
in this number are many hardened
"habitual" criminals. Hence the
city now sees one answer to the
epidemic ol "stickups" murderets,
burglaries and many other crimes
with which it is afflicted. And
the city literally takes itself home
to bed via the middle of the road,
1-st thugs waylay, assault and rob,
perhaps murder.
Come to the W\ P. A. C. Friday
night and have the time of your
life.
AVKKS PLANTS ACT HI MANLY j
Los Angeles, April 8—Plants eat,
drink and sleep. Drugs have the
same effect on them as upon hu
mans, according to Prof. Jag a dish
Chunder Bose, East Indan sci n
tist, who left Los Augeles for
tlie north after enunciating this
piece of information. "A plant is
11 stationary animal and an animal
is a moving plant," he said.
mutton about the fisheries of Al
aska, 1 recommend that congress
send 'he chairman of the senate
committees on Canadian relations,
commerce, conservation of natural
resources, fisheries, and territorial,
and the chairman of the house
committees on merchant marine and
fisheries and the territories, with
the ranking republican member on
each of the said senate and house
committees, as a special committee
to Alaska to report both the facts
and a remedy for the control and
conservation of the Alaska food
fishe3, with recommendation. A
report, with recommendations from
such a committee would be accept
ed by the country as worthy of
confidence, and would result in sav
ing the Alaskan fisheries to the
nation and In preventing their mon
opoly or destruction by the fish
11 list.
Don't overlook the concert fea
ture at the Tennis club dance, April
Pth.
New Stock Albers Bros.
Progressive Chick Food
Now on Hand
Price 5c per lb.in small quality
501b. sack 4c per lb.
Fine lot Oregon Yellow Onion
sets just recieved price 17c per lb.
P. H. GANTY
IKS SLED TO
CARRY IRE ill
A sled, driven by an air propel
ler, for the transportation of mails |
in Alaska, is the invention of i. S. :
McGregor, of Spokane, who will j
leave shortly for St. Michael, Al-1
aska, with the first completed mod-1
el of the new invention. The ma
chine, known as the Gale power
sled, was built at the Novelty
Carriage works, and the motor
which was formerly used in a Cur
tiss biplane here, is oi the eight
cylinder, air-cooled type, generat
ing 4 4 horsepower.
The new sled is 13 feet long and
the widest part is 3 fen. The
body is made of 22-gaug<j steel.
The drawings provide for five pass
tngers, or for 147 cubic feet of
carrying capacity. The runners of
the machine are detachable and a're
4 inches in width. Two runncs,
G feet long, are attached to the
front o* tike machine and one it
feet iong in the rear.
The inventor has alrti.dy tried
out his model and claims that he
has proved its ability. The com
pleted machine, which will be
shipped to Alaska, will be used to
carry the mail between Valdez and
Fairbanks and St. Michael.—Spo
kane Chronicle.
"CLOSE" SEASON" FOR CLAMS
St. Paul, Minn., April 7—The si
lent and heretoforo ignored clam,
ha? come forth and asserted hi.<
rights as a non-co:nbatant. The
stat of Minnsota is attempting to
gain the co-operation of Iowa, Il
linois and Wisconsin, to crente a
closed season for clam hunting on
the Mississippi river. The princi
pal revenue from the clam is the
$20 a ton paid by button-makers
for their shells, although some
times pearls are found in
the clams. In the four states,
Carlos Avery, state game and fish
commissioner, estimated today that
the revenue is $1,000,000 annually.
BOOM FOR "MADE IX U. S. A."
Washington, April 7—The
"?>lade in U. S. A." movement was
given a big boost today when
plans for furthering the •"home
patronage" campaign were made
a* a genera] meeting of the na
tional committee oi the Woman's
National "Made in U. S. A." league.
Don't miss it!
What?
Why, the Tennis club dance and
concert Friday night, April 9th.
m BEAUTIFUL
CHICAGO WORK
Chicago, April 7—When God gets
ready to establish a paradise on
earth He will come to Chicago, ac
cording to Mrs. S. H. Newton, chair
man of the Municipal Art league's
committee to beautify the citys
streets. Mrs. Newton proposes to
inane Chicago the most efficiently
|)rc.djctive city in the world and to
have gardens growing on every va
cant lot.
Mrs. Newton has a creed of but
tine article. And that binds the
subscriber to the belief that trees
should grow before every house,
iliat every vacant lot should pro
duce vegetables and flowers and
that plants should grow wherever
there i3 room enough for them to
inks root.
Instead of being- for the "city
beautiful" plan, Mrs. Newton in
sists on a city productive program.
favora municipal condemnation
of houseless lots upon which ther#
is no cultural vegetation.
"Over in Germany they have no
vacant lots.," she said, "and it
is my ulan to Germanize America—
so far as vacant lots are concerned.
Why give unemployed soup tickets?
U'h>- not give them work improving
vacant property?
"GANG SHOOTING"
CHARGE ON TRIAh
Wichita Falls, Tex., April 7—Sen
sat.oi al possibilities in the trials
of Judge K. W. Fry, Pete Fry, R.
.U. Todd and John Lischke, which
op.ned here today, attracted a
large audience. The four were in
dicted in connection with, the shoct
i.i' of Deputy Sheriff Cherryholmes
nt Graham, last February, when a
oartv of armed, masked men attack
ed the court house there. Cherry
liolmes and another deputy were
guarding records in the indictment
ti£ Judge Fry, now state represen
tative, for alleged embezzlement
whIV on the county court bench.
Pete Fry, a brother, was after
ward found in wounded condition iti
Judge Fry's house a)cng with Todd,
also wounded, and Lischke.
The case was brought to Wichita
Falls on a charge of venue. Some of
the ablest counsel in the 6tate were
employed by the defendants. Friends
ol Lischke, who Is an expert lock
smith, said that he was hired to go
to Graham and open a safe. They
assert he was innocent of any com
plicity in the attack on the court
house.
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