®hc JDailu Alaskan
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WHITEPASSCLUB
IKING INTERIOR
IMPROVEMENTS
The past two weeks huvu witness
ed a transformation at the White
Pass At i Jet to Cluo. The entire in
terior of the building inirf bene re
polluted in aai attractive light1 gray
color, tlt>at portion oX the floor not
covered by can,a® has been given
two coats'oif I'looi saint, the stair
way -ias been ooverod with! cork
linoleum with ur.isB finishing, a
now Mbie runway covers the bal
cony, and the reading room liae
been uewly papered and, painted.
A New Gerard piano has been
purcoased to replace the d** In
strument which h is done dluty for
the oa»t fifteen >ears, and will he
used at the danca <onight for "the
fins' t me. Otacr Improvements
will be made in the very near
futurt, and whet all baa been com
pleted the members of the club "will
have every reason *o feel proud of
this in.--.itutiou which has -meant
so mui h to Skyway iu past years
aud w. ich will mean even more in
the future^
The officials of the club are- to
le congratulated on all that has
been. accomplished within the oast
year. A -year ago the club was
nearly one thousaud dollars irt debt.
T\>day every cent of indebtedness
ha* b*>en paid, several hundred dol
lars cave been- spent in much need
ed improvements, aud there is still
a balance in the treasury. The
raenitx-rB of the club have stood by
lcyally during this time of financial
re,ileui->hm-ent, nnj In return the
infficers are doing all in. tllieir pow
er to make the club more attrac
tive. 4
One v* the club officials tcd;-y, in
talking with the Alasikani reporter,
said,
'"lhe Club necxls and solicits new j
mi-robei-s, -and we can say without
ht®itiitiou that new members will |
take advantage o' all that we have
ti; offer them. Clt'Zcus who havo
an Interest In the community
&b»uld Join willingly, even though
they mar not use the Club to any
great txtent. It is an institution
that Is a God-senJ, particularly to
the vcrng men of the town, and we
fe< 1 wt> aire entitltd to an evon
greater supiport than we have had
in the Dast." 1
Mrs. Louis M.. Zeschi of Fair
banks 's stopping In the -Garden
Ci'v for a few days.
BUPEBT IN WITH
119 TOUBISIS
The Prince Rupert clipped. 15
minutes oil' her scheduled time
and uitide "this pur' at 6:45 this
lno-rmug. Ofiicers on the boa* re
port a su>!e»lid tup up the Inside
passage aud a most enjoyable out
lujs for thei many tourls's 'who
made '±.e uurthein trip. One hun
dred lid ninteen, passei^jera made
the Garden City call and a total of
144 for 'he whole trip. It carried
about 50 toils for this port, it
wili cKa-r 'for the south at 6 p. m.
Satuidi-y. ' 4 J
A special pulled out from the
docks loaded to the'brim for the
Summit aiid Bennett at 9:30 a. m.
Sixty round "trippers made the ex
cursion trti» to the Summit and
back t! 'b evening on the In bound
tram. Six purchased tickets for the
Atlin ride, eight -are enroute for
Daw^ou aud twenty two left for
Whitehorse. All of'the round trip
peis will return in time to catch
the Dopular boat out of this port
tomorrow night.
XIIDLEBORO, Aug. 4—A big
clojd burst caused the deathl of
thirty tlx persons in this district
late ia&t night. During the day
the weather was hot aaid sultry.
Later it clouded u.n aiud. bt"San to
rain—a wind spratg upi and before
the j'lcyle were aware,'torrents of
water jegan to d«*cend from the
skies. Before those who were
caught out in 'tl'e storm could
reach a point of safety th«'y were
drowned or killeu by floating logs
and planks. "Many were injured but
rescued in time io prevent drown
ing.
RENEW NATIONAL IDEAS
LONDON, Aug. 4—Every- town
and village throughout England has
or will hold mee'mg* ia commem
oration of the anu»versary of the
the European war. The organiza
tion has'been star+td to renew na
tional ideaa It Is spreading to
every pleee of land over which,' fles
the British flag .
HAVE YOU A DOUBLE?
IjOW many men in town are
* * exactly like you in size,
proportions and personality?
You cannot reasonably expect
to get clothes that suit you as
perfectly as those that are
! "built around" your own par
ticular self.
Here it costs you nothing ex
tra to secure clothes made to
your measure from fabrics of
your choice, exactly as you di
rect— and by the best journey
men - tailors in the country.
Many desirable models and
hundreds of tasteful fabrics
await your selection.
Made byB. Stern &"Son,
New York
H| I \71VT/<>LI THE HABERDASHER AND
• Jt JU V l\wfl LADIES'FURNISHER
Broadway between fhird and Fourth Phone 41
The freighter Santa Ana, B&ltinf
under the colors 'oi the Alasikf
Steamship Company -will bring
north *he leff over cargo of the
Maiiptra. It is scheduled to'mala
ttiis port on or ae^-r the middle o]
t <e infnth., it wilJ make the firs'
'rip of theeeaeon for thip freightei
iu Lynn Canal waters.
It carries a cr.w of 25. It if
182 feet long, 'h is a 36 foot beaui
and urawa 12 feet oC water. A
grot-s tonnage of 1050 tons is reg
istered for the booi. It was built
about lifteen years ago at Marsh
field, Oiegon, and has beam su/piply.
ing canneries and fishdng stations
for the better uart al the summer.
NORFOLK, Au^. 4—The German
submarine Deutchland is now steam
inc: out on a wide ocean couiBe. Of
ficials feel certain that the subma.
rine w'Jl have littie diBficuItyt in
rcachiLs home saJely. Thei Ameri
cans ou watch to see that Ameri
can neutrality wj.s hoc violated,
reported that uo allied cruiser wag
visible when the merchantman sub
marine passed tlirr the capes and
if is supposed that by this time it
is safely in the broad Atlantic
ocean. •
Upon receiving t'ae news that the
German boat was 'hru; the -citpes
and out on the Atlantic there was
a general celebration amongst the
interned Germans In. this city. With
shouts of joyous langhter they
tossed their hats in the air over
the safe get awav of the boat.
Xaval authorities' at London ex
press little hope far its capture.
They say that 'here is ilitle chance
of sna'ine the vessel in nets owing
to the wide eKpause of watir of
fered In which to submerge and
escape, and that the chances of
sighting the submarine and making
target *jt her is still more remote.
N. tning more thaji a rumor' has
beeu received here that the Brem
en has boon reported as being: withii
safe distance of the America^ port,
yet many vessels and marine 'mer
are ou the lookou' for the Vessel
believing that 't will soon show uf
past Virginia Capes.
The transportation OH submarine
freighters pioneered by Germany it
looked upon as something; to b«
reckoned with even 'shouldl peaci
be declared sdnj® submarines, it ii
pointed out, may submerge ant
avoid the aurfaca storms 'whlcl
sometimes are so disastrous U
shipping. •
The Mariposa is due from th(
Westward on the 7'i .
MEXICO ACCEPTS
U. S. VIEWS
•I WASHINGTON, Aug. 4—Carran
ssa has Informed President: Wilson
that b£ Has -named three comrnls
1 siouers to sitoin the arbitration
board which, will *ry to settle* the
difficulties of the two, nations. Presi
dent Wilson will make known 'his
appoiu'tes some time next week.
The Mexicam heads s9< m favor
able to the acceptance o£ the' Am
erican viewB and. all that is lack
ing now is the calling ' -of the
meeting and the thresMng out of
the details o£ »ha settlement. -The
commissioners who will sit on the
respective boards will be) endowed
with fuil 'power to make a final
.settlement which! will tolnjdibotji na
. tlons. 1 |
INVESTIGATING
GOVERNMENT
I OWNERSHIP
WASHINGTON, Aug. —Congress
. has created a joint committee to
make un investigation of the rail
way situation,1 in the United "States.
This committee tuns also1 been in
structed to report on the adviaa
bility cf government ownership) of
all or j, art o£ the biggest transcon
tinental lines which rnnj across the
continent.
The Child Labor bill which ij$ -up
fur the consideration of the sen
ate is being; opposed -onlyi "by tlie
southern members of the body. The
oyposi-jon comes lrom the south
ern Democrats, who infer that the
passage of truch. <v law woruld work
a hardsMpi upon 'he vaiioua indus
tries which! demand child labor in
the'sou'h.:
President Wilson Is anPtious that
the Chiid Labor bill pasa in its
original form and has hia co-work
ers centering their efforts oni th(
passage of the bill. Other import
ant legislation Is being -cleared
thru the) senatorial chambers and
congress Is anxiously awaiting the
adjournment day . • [
, BIG BATTlTnOW
IN PROGRESS
PARIS, Aug. 4—Reports are
arriving at the war'office telling of
tue French; capture o£ several Ger
man positions In *he Verdun dis
trict Subsequent counter at
tacks maxle early tbis morning by
the Germans hag wrestled some of
the lost territory back. It seems
to be see-«awing from onei' side
to the other. A heavy battle is
now in progress with *he French
on the offensive.
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jj fELLY GLASSES TALL and COVERS
s 45c per dozen, Mason Jar Tops 30c doz.
3 Heavy Rubbers 10c doz. Para wax lb. 15c
I P. H. GANTY
RS. JELLY, GLASSES. ETC.
- Quart Jars $1.10 per Dozen
Pint Jars 80c per Dozen
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4—Evi
dence placed before th«j county
Grand Jury, "which is in, sessions in
this cit», 'leads fo the belief that
Thomas Moouey, JabQr agitator, and
charged withj murder 'inf the first
degree, had' planned toj inaugurate
a geneial reing of terror *all over
'he Pacific Coast.
A fiendish plot toi dynam/itej towns
al] u;> and down the coast has been
unear'hed' by 'he policy and wit
nesses attending the Grand Jury.
Th« movement was to start in this
city by importing of direct' action
agitators and reds ' from1 i coast
cities. Having accomplished, their
purposes here thoy ware to( move
an 'to other coast cities.
Indictments have beenj returned
against Warrets Billings, ex-convict,
Thomas Moon^y, laboit agitator,
Mrs. Mooney, nis wife^ Edwin, No
lan and Iserai Weinberg, with! mur
der in 'he firs* degree in, connec
tion with the ■ omb explosion at
t'ne'9«n FranclGco preparalnesa par
ide.
JUNEAU, Aug." 4—Special—The
Democratic Convention) finished! its
political program late yesterday, af
;exnoon and adjourned. T-hfij plat
form adopted by the delegates en
iorse Senator sulzer for) Alaska's
delegate to coisgresa, Bhowa 'its
Taith in Wood row Wilson and all
Democrat lcf legislation) 'passed! by
:hc national body.
An economical administrationrof
the affairs of Aiaslcaj was advocat
ed, strong support fori a. community
property law was una.nlmo.usly voic
ed by all of tha attending dele
gates, c fey oppose granting of fran
chises to private fish! concerns and
advocate a code form o£ court pro
cedure so that neediest. expense will
be done *awa{y with in) litigation.
J.. M. Tanner was the unanimous
choice for senator. Tlioea nominat
ed for »he House are: J„ J. Con
nors, Juneau;' J. G. Baylee, Thane;
N'els Anderson, Tread well; W. W.
Casey, Juneau^ and 'for Road Su
pervisor, P. S. Early of Juneau.
C.P.R.USE MOVIES
IK BOOSIG
• ALASKA
The .Canadian; Pacific Railway Co.
is laying soated plans lor
a muiJBttrous adveilisinq campaign
ol scenic Aiaaka. JLiuwug tue
summer moutaa Uie transcoji.tuie.it
al railway iiutj li.<b iurea two w»v
lux oicture tjxpeiu to taute pictures
ox every point of iniweat oi Ai
•isJta aua the famous Yukoii) Terri
,ory • i
Representatives ironi tiie Ks
sanay Film Aliig. Co., oi Chicago
Having linishttl try: wort in tue
interior have peon taking interest
ing i«Piiic views xnths .Garden, City
vicinity. The. dredges working on
the side creeks la tut Dawsoq coun
try wero snapped by 'lie movie men,
the river boats, showing tue crowds
getting on and of' the White Pass
Tourist trains, heavy freight ttraina
steaming -over the summit and
thousands o$ scenes ( which will
appeal to. the globe trotter have
been woven into the film service
which tile Canadian Pacific will use
to advertise! the great 'territory of
Alaska. .
Freeman Owens and Roy -Spark,
two 'men detailed to do iliy work
have had experience in placing on
tnq circuits advertising films for
the Santa Fe and other'big lines
operal'ng in the States. Their ex
perience has 'au'j'ht them tixe art
uf choosing the most interesting
and attractive scfnes. The C. P
R. has especially requested' that
the true andi representative spots
be snapped so that misrepresenta
tion would bo mpossible.
In, the immediate vicinity the
movie men. have snapped Den
ver Cilacier, Dead Horse Gulch, the
Summit, Bennett, Lynn Canal, the
roaring waterfall® around Skagw-ay
and other Important andf attrctive
natural acenest
The film service will be released
thru tbe Essanay Film Co., and
be flashed 011, he movie screens of
every city throughout the 1 United
States and1 Canada. The railway
company believes tlia* it'will serve
two purposes; i« will educate the
general publiq on true conditions-in
Alaska and the Yukon and be au
incentive for added travel toi this
country. -From here the| operators
will go to Ketchikan end take
movies of the Immense fishing- in
dustries wWchi are carried on iu
that section, of 'he country. J
Who's Your Tailor?
YOU can arrange to have your
tailored to order suit and ov
ercoat for Autumn delivered
whenever you want them-but we ad
vise you to
Come in and Se
lect Your Pat
tern Today I.
Get first choice of the (fi
handsome and exclu
sive woolens from Ed.
V. Price & Co/s line
and have us send them
your measure.
Reasonable
Prices
WILL CLA YSON