®he
No. 104 TWENTIETH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE. 6, 1917
PRICE 10 CENTS
ASKS PROVISION FOR ALASKANS
IT OFFICERS' TRAINING CAMP
Washington, June 6.—Candidates
from Alaska £o>r admission to the
officers' reserve corpSB will be ar
Jmoair those instructed at the aext
training camp at San Francisco if
the war department grants the re
quest made toduy by Delegate Sui
ter.
Iu his request to the department,
Sulzer asked that provision, be made
for Alaskans at the training camp
aud that arrangements be made so
that the necessary physical exam
inations could he conducted in Al
aska.
EAT LESS MEAT
E
New York, June 6. — Urging A
mericiuis to eat less meat and to
make a greater use of such, substi
tutes as rice, corn and barley, the
Americam, Medical association, in
convention here today passed a res
olution in support of the movement
for war time food economy.
coins II
MILITIA GALLED
Juliet, 111., June 6. — With the |
guards powerless to quell the out
break, the militia was called out
tcday to suppress a riot of convicts
iu 'he state penitentiary at Joliet.
Befire they were overpowered, the
rioters had set fire to five build
ing doing consderable damage.
London, June 6. — Two persons |
were killed and thirty were woundej
bjr bombs dropped froni German air-j
planes which last night made a Taid |
over the Thames estuary.
.MEETING OF EAGLES
The Eagles will hold their regu
lar meeting at 8.30 o'clock this ev
ening in Eagle's hall.
SMS 10 SEE
ALASKA EXHIBIT
Seat'le, Wash... Juno 6. — In, a
window of a Seattle store Is aa ex
hibit prepared by the Alaska bu
ret'u, Seattle Chamber of Commence
and Commercial dub, for the dis
play of the Community Advertising
Men's convention at St. Louis the
first week in Juve. In thig exhibi
tion each city is granted a space six
fe.»t square and the spacQ allotted
to Seattle will be devoted to adver
tising Alaska. From this exhibition
a display will be selected for a tuor
of the United States.
The exhibit depicts in a, striking
way the great extent, wealth of re
sources and scenic beauty of Alaska
and is made "up of facts acid figures,
illustrated with maps and photos.
I* features the area, climate,com
merce, production, mining, fisher
ies, marble, coal, timber, water pow
er, agriculture, scenery and homes
of Alaska.
Home building in Alaska ij3 il
lustrated with a photograph of the
interior of lorn McGowan'a beauti
ful liome at Fairbanks, while the
healtnfulness of the Noirtlv Zand is
depic'ed by a picture of a children's
lawn party at Fairbanks, under the
oaptirn, "A land of homes and the
wor.ds' healthiest babi.es."
JAFET LINDERBERG OF
NOME FAME IX SKAGWAY
Jafe' Liuderberg, millicunaiTa man •
iuc man, formerly of Nome and now
of San Fran disco, and Mrs -Uinder-,
berr, arrived here last night on the j
Alameda from Juneau where they
left the Spokane onj which they sail-;
ed frcm Seattle. They are staying
at tne Pullem house and expect to
remain here until the first Yukon
boa' leaves Whitehorse when they j
will start on the river trip to St.
Michael. He will spend two moavtlis
a+ Dawson, looking after recently
acq uired mining interests at Sixty
Mile.
BANK ANNOUNCES CHANGE
SATURDAY BUSINESS HOURS
Announcement was made today i
by the Bank of Alaska that, bagin
niim this week, the bank would j
close Saturdays, at one o'clock.
For convenience of patrons the bank ]
will be opened one hour Saturday j
evenings, from 7:30 to 8:30 o'clock.
Men's Summer
UNDERWEAR
B. V. D. Nainsook Union Suits at $1 and $1.35
"The most comfortable and desirable
suit ever worn"
Men's 2-piece Perfection Mesh, $1.50 garment
Men's 2-piece Bal-briggan Suits
Combination lisle and silk and lisle Suits at
$1.50, $2.25 and $3.50
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
FOR BENEFIT OF "MILITARY CANTEEN"
riioto by American Tress Association.
JIis. Oliver de L. Cosfer, in the nniform of the National LeagueForWomen's
Service. col!ect!nc money at a fete for the benefit of the "military canteen"
t<> he given to < ur soldiers as they pass through New York. A Belgian sol
dier "ii leave stands beside her.
Presenting tlie farce comody,
Who's To Win Him, the Skagway
School will give its annual play at
elg.' t o'cock tomorrow evening in
Elks hall. Music will bo furnish
ed by Selmer's orchestra. The cast
follows:
Squire Brushleigh - Edward McKay
Pra'Ueton Primrose - Doaiald Miloes
Arabella V&nno Millar
Musidora ------ Floris dark
Minnetta ----- —Vivian Talbot
Sylvia - - Etta Sundown
Rose - Bessie Coaway
Po lowing tho play, members of
the ninth grade,the first year of
the high school, will tell the future
ot the eighth grade graduates. The
prophecy will be given by Ruth Ped
e.rson, Ellen Rogers and Lela Mal
an.
C. J. Rogers, a brother of Clyde
Rogers and -purchasing agent for
the White Pass railroad, ajrivod
las* night ou tlie Alameda, from Se
attle.
GMOIII OF
EIGHTH GRADE
I Distinguished ae the largest class
evi.r graduated from the Skagway
publ'.i school, the 1917 Eighth grade
i class will be graduated Friday,
i The graduation exercises will be
held at eight o'clock that evening
; iu Elks hall. The eleven, members
I of <he easp are Birdie Selmer, Viv
i ia:i Talbot, Edna Achisom, Donald
j Milx.es, Mavis HukiU, Vgmo Millar,
Bessio Conway, Esther Friedenthal,
l Floris Clark, Edward McKay and
Fr<xl Blanchard.
T ■» v original songs w ill featur^ th
musical program at the commence
ment. One will be the Skagway high
scliiA-l sor.g, written by Miss Ben
thien, principal, and dedicated by
j.'i 'o the school and the ether will
be Alaska., the work of Room 4.
Open house will be kept at the
school tomorrow, for the reception
of visitors. Exhibits will be made
at the class work of the pupils.
Subscribe for the Dslly Alaskan.
&l EVINRUDE
Saves that long row or paddle to the marsh
and gets you there fresh and smiling—with
keen eyes and elastic muscles.
Portable, easy to attach, simple to operate, de
pendable always. Speed, 7 to 8 miles an hour.
Evinrude Magneto—Built-in Flywheel Type,
Automatic Reverse, more speed and power.
DETACHABLE ROWBOAT &CANOB MOTOR
For Sale by
P. H. GANTY
Over 80,000 sold—used by 25 Governments
MAPS WANTED 1
FOR ROAD WORK
!
That the Road conumis^ic®. of the
First district contemplates a®i Lnspec
itiou of Skagway's road noeds withr
in the neari. t>vo or throe weeks
l wants rnapa of tho Skagway
country, is stated in a letter receiv
ed by Phil Abrahams, secretary of
the Commercial club, from E. C.
fluj'lbutt of Juneau, chairman of the
commission. A part of the letter,
in reply to a letter from Mr. Abra
hams, follows:
"I would ask that you furnish,
this office with further description
and any drawing or map; that you
may be able to find in Skagway.
"Owing to the rush of work, it
wll! be at least two woeks or more
before 1 will bo able to get on the
ground, and', as the season A3 far
advanced, any; information on 'he
subject will be appreciated."
siekebTis
GALLED 10 WAD
Co 1. W. L. Stevenson, head of
the Alaska corporation, has been
called for service at the front, ac
cording to a letter received from hii
last night by Phil Abrahams, re
cently appoint^ his assistant sec
retary. j
Thb letter wag dated May 30 at
Victoria, A cablegram', sent later
by b'a secretary, informed Mr. Abra
hams that Col. Stevenson had start
ed 'or Washington,
Col. Stevenson -was in. Victoria on
his way north whesn the order call
ing him to the front was received.
It '« understood be had expected
to suwid the summer here and at
the mine® now being operated by
the Alaska corporation, the Porcu
pine. Rainy Hollow and Big Thing.
Mr«, William Whalen, who bad
been visiting at the home of her
brother-inn-1 aw and sister, Mr. and
Mrs. Martin Conway, left last night
on the Alameda for her home in Cor
dova. Her daughter, MiSs Genevieve'
Whalen was on the steamer, return
ins: from a trip to Eastern Canada I
j-C'"" ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ — ■ ■ ■ ——
Washington, June 6.—Indicating
tfcat registration day yesterday; re
sult* i in a highly; satisfactory en
Tollmen*, reports arq being assem
ble I today on, the returns from the
difieren' parts of the country. The
grand to'al- is not expected to be
complete before late this afternoon.
Except in Butte, Mont, Wher«i
foreign miners raised a disturbar.ee
and in Indian reservations in Arizo
na registration day; passed1 quietly
Six hundred foreign miners, car
rying red flags and banners, inscrib
ed wi" the words, Down With War,
paraded in Butte. Soldiers dis
persed them. Navajo and Ute In
dia ni in Arizona refused to regis
ter and drove the government of
ficials frooi their reservations.
Seattle, Wash., June 6.—Twenty
six thousand men registered, here
yesterday under the selective draft
law, according to the report today.
workersTiot
IN STOCKHOLM
Stockholm, June 6.—While a de
bat« was in progress today in the
Riksdag on demands of Socialists
for information on the government's
plans to insure food for the people
mobs of workingmen stormed' the
building. The police were over
powered and the riot was quelled
aalv after soldiers had been called
out. . j
F0REIMIP5
IN COAST HE
Washington, June 6-—To relieve
Pre'ght congestion, the administra.
ti&n is considering the suspending
during the war of the provision in
the navigation laws which forbids
foreign vessels from engaging in
American coastwise trade..
Anions the passengers who were
making the round rtip on the Ala
meda were F. M. Jordan, president
or th« Ellamar Mining company, Mra
Jordan and their daughter, Helen.
*" 1 ' 1 ' ' - s
THINK OP IT!
The Price Hasn't Gone Up For
These Fine Clothes
Styleplus $17 Clothing
YES I THINK OF IT! It w:ll pay you to look into
this, 8«e the fine clothes, try them on and then be as
tonished that such fine style and sturdy wearing quali
ties can still be bought for $ 1 7.
A great demand centered on this suit of one nationally
known price has enabled the makers to effect great
economies and keep the price $1 7 as before.
GET YOUR SUIT TODAY
JAMES KENNEDY