So. 19 SEVENTEENTH YEAR SKAGWAY ALASKA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1914 PRICE 10 CENTS
THE FIREMEN'S
BENEFIT BALL
The Annual benefit ball of the
Skagway Volunteer Fire Department
tame off as per announcement at
the Elks hall on Saturday night and
was an unqualified success in every
particular.
When the grand march, the first
number on the program, was call
ed ut 9:30 the hall and reception
room were filled almost to their
capacity with dancers while the
gallery seats were almost all occu
pied by those who were in attend
ance merely as onlookers.
As the program was a lengthy
one, consisting of 21 numbers, be
sides four special selections rend
ered by the Skagway brass band,
things were kept moving pretty live
ly b<-- the floor committee until
11:30 o'clock, when supper was an
nounced.
The supper was a pass-around
and consisted of several kinds of
sandwiches, varieties of delicious
cake too numerous to mention and
coffee, all in superabundant quan
tities, and to which every one did
ample justice.
Shortly after 12 o'clock dancing
was resumed and kept up until
nearly three.
Notes.
The refreshment booth, presided
over by Williams Simes, who
deftly served out ice cold lemon
ade and punch from cavities cut in
two huge blocks of ice, was a uni
que conception and was frequently
patronized by the dancers during
the whole of the entertainment;
That the booth was designed es
pecially for the occasion by C. 0.
Walker and was a work of art, de
serving of special mention.
In the earlier part of the even- j
inj; there were seldom less than 60
couples of dancers upon the floor
during the rendering of each num
ber.
Tiie decoration committee was de
serving of much nraise for its artis
tic worlt.
And the dance committee certain-,
lv knew what the Skagway people
liketl when it got up the program;
And the floor committee was as
siduous in seeing that every one
who desired to dance had a part
n or;
And say, that bunch of fire Jad
s '.vho looked after the wants of
the people at supper time, were
certainly all to tho gcod, and nev
er overlooked a single individual
in i . hill, or in the reception room,
FOR ENLARGING
OF STATUARY
i
San Francisco, Feb. 23—The
pointing machine, a mechanism for
the enlargement of statuary from
models, U being used for the first
time in the art department of a
great exposition at the Panama
Pacific International Exposition stu
diios. The machine was invented
by Robert Paine, who, as assistant
to August St. Gaudens at the time
of the Chicago World's Fair, con
ceived the idea that the laborious
work of preparing colossal sculptur
al figures could be done more quick
ly by mechanical means. The ma
chine allows the completion of work,
which before consumed a year or
more, in one month.
BANKERS TO GIVE PRIZES
FOR ESSAYS OX ECONOMICS
Seattle, Feb. 23—Students of the
University of Washington are offer
ed two prizese of $15 and $10 by
the Washington Bankers' association
for the best essays on the new fed
eral reserve act. Thee subject of
the essay will be: "Will the Adop
tion of the Glass-Owen Currency
Bill, Known as the Federal Reserve
Act, Benefit the General Banking
and Business Interests of the Na
tion?"
The following passengers arriv
ed in Skagway on the Spokane Sun
day morning. George Gagnor, Wel
don Tolzner, R. W. Christensen,
Chris. Hanson, R. M. Becker, Alice
Williams, Maude Williams, Mrs. G.
W. Williams, Miss Strand, D. A.
Rohde, H. E. Morgan, Ella Church
and 10 second class.
For Haines: P. Tlllotson, H. A.
Anderson, Alfred Holboyd, R. E.
Nolan.
There will be a regular weekly
practice ot the Skagway brass band
tonight at the W. P. A. club rooms.
Wm. Ward will leave tomorrow
morning for Dawson.
or in the gallery or in the bowling
alleys annex;
And Selmer's orchestra furnish
ed excellent music;
And the Skagway brass band boys
did themselves proud in their initial
appearance before an audience and
are entitled to commendation for
the rapid advancement they have
made since their organization.
JDSI A FEW NECESSITIES
Just a few of the Needful Articles
for parties going to the New Diggings
8 and 12 inch Rubber Packs—Hip Boots
Miners' Leather Shoes
Large Size Heavy Wool Blankets
Heavy Wool Sox Sheep Lined Moccasins
Fur, Wool, and Leather Lined Mitts
Heavy Wool Underwear—Blanket Lined
Coats and Pants and Sweaters
Fur and Cloth Caps
7x9 and 8 x 10-3 ft. Wall 10 oz. Duck Tents
IN FACT, WE HAVE EVERYTHING
FOR THE HINER WITH THE EX
CEPTION of Groceries and Hardware
H. J. LYNCH
The Up To Date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
PHONE 41 SKAGWAY
THE CIII OF LOS ANGELES
VISITED BT DESTRUCTIVE STORM
Highways Obliterated and Lowlands
Converted into Lakes—Five Lives
Lost—$1,000,000 Worth of Prop
erty Destroyed—Traffic Demoralized
A wireless press dispatch from
San Francisco, picked up by the op
erator on the Northwestern Satur
day night whllee that vessel was ly
ing to off Cape Spencer waiting for
daylight to navigate the dangerous
waters of Cross Sound and Icy
Straits, gave out the information
that the city of Los Angeles had
been visited Friday night by the
mot disastrous wind and rain
stormms that had ever occurred in
California, entailing a loss of five
lives and tlie destruction of over a
million dollars' worth of property.
All the means of outside com
munication were out of commission
except the wireless station.
The highways had beer, obliterate
and the lowlands had all been
converted into lakes.
Thousands of oeople have been
rendered homeless as a result of
the storm aftd the subsequent floods.
INTERNATIONAL
BOWLING SERIES
Tomorrow night at S o'clock at
the Elks club will commence the In
ternational bowling series between
teams of Juneau, Treadwell, Skag
way, Whitehorse and Dawson, the
scores of each team being reported
by telegraph after every game.
After tomorrow night there will
be a game every Friday and Tues
day niguts until the whole of the
series of 18 games has been play
ed.
The Elks club of Skagway, one
of the contesting teams, has just
finished trying out iU members to
determine those whc are to represen
them, which resulted in the follow
ing being cho6eu: A. C. Blanchard,
V. A. Peterson, W. 0. Blanchard,
O. Selmer and E. Barry
FASELPROPERTY
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Frank Suffacool, of the Alaska
Transfer Co., last week bought from
J. M. Tanner the large dwelling
house on Third street, between
State and Main, known as the Fasel
place, which he is haviing overhaul
ed and repaired preparatory to oc
cupying 1*. as a home. Mr. and Mrs.
Suffacool will take possession of
the premises about the 1st of March.
Mrs. Ella Church of Dawson ar
rived on the Spokane and is stop
ping at the Pullen house.
Mrs. J. D. Sharp of Whitehorse
left on the Spokane Sunday morning
for the south.
W. B. Robinson of the Olympia
Brewing Co. of Seattle, who has
been here for several days, left for
went south on the Spokane.
I P. HOSPITAL
BENEFIT DANCE
Arrangements are now under way
to give a dance at tl> W. P. A.
club gynrnasium on Saturday, March
28th, 1914, for the benefit of the
White Ppss Hospital. This laudable
undertaking should receive the
hearty nnd united support of the
entire community. When plans for
the entertainment are fully perfect
ed we shall announce them thru
the columns of the Daily Alaskan.
Yesterday, Sunday Feb. 2 2d, was
the anniversary of Washington's
birthday and a legal holiday thru
out the United States. Inasmuch
as it came on Sunday the observ
ance of it was transferred to today,
the 23d, in consequence of which
the postoffice and other federal of
fices have been closed tor the great
er part of the day.
THE BOAO.S
S. S. Humboldt left San Fran
cisco Feb. 14 and will sail for
Skagway and way noits March 3d
arriving in Skagway either the
7th or Sth of the mouth.
The Northwestern reached here
from the westward last evening at
5:25 and continued south at 12
o'clock.
The Spokane on her last north
ern voyage brought up two cannery
crews from Seattle, one of 41 peo
ple for the Funter Bay cannery
and the other of 13 *cr the Hawk
Inlet cannery. Both crews were
composed almost entirely of whites.
NEW GARDEN SEEDS
We handle FERRY'S and MAN
DEVILLE & KING seeds; the seeds
that helped make Skagway justly
famous for its flowers and vege
tables. For the convenience of
those ■wishing to plant indoors,
we will place these seeds on sale
beginning Friday morning Feb. 20th.
An extra ten cent package given
with every dollar purchase.
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
SKAGUAY, ALASKA.
JAPAN WILL
PARTICIPATE
San Francisco, Feb. 23—The Min
istry of Commerce of Japan has an
nounced officially that Japan will
participate in the Panama Pacific
International Exposition, at San
Francisco in 1915. The amount for
the Japanese representation which
has been recommended by the Jap
anesee authorities is $b00,000.
PROBLEM OF GETTING OUT
LUMBER FOR SLUICING
The problem of getiins; out lum
ber for sluicing the coming season
is now confronting some of those
ntfio plan to work on the pay creeks
in the heart of the Chisana. Recent
arrivals report some ot the men In
the camp are whlpsawing lumber.
They have peeled their mackinaws
and have gotten down to the drag
in good old Klondike fashion.
It is understood the whipsawed
lumber brings 18 to 20 cents a foot
or $180 to ?200 a thousand in the
camp. This is not considered ex
cessive considering the cost of ma
teriial laid down in the camp un
der present conditions.
Some who wiill operate on Bon
anza in the canyon this spring are
considering the likelihood of be
ing washed out by freshets. It is
understood that prior to the fif
teenth of Jilne a heavy flood of wa
ter goes down Little Eldorado and
Bonanza to Johnson, and it is fear
ed it will carry everything before
it.
Heavy rains in summer, it is fear
ed, also may cause floods'of water
to rush down the canyons, and pos
sibly take out sluice ^bayes, and fill
workings with tailings. But the
boys on the richground are willing
to take chances, and will prepare as
best they can against the contingen
cies. Most of the olaces in the Bo
nanza canyon are narrow, wide
enough for only one or two sluice
boxes to be set up parallel and
leave room for the men to work. It
was early in May when the James
party found the gold on Bonanza
last year, and the snow then was
not all off the ground. Sluicing is
expected to begin in June.
It is understood some of the pros
pectors sinking on O'Brien creek
are down so far they are thawing
no longer with with wood fires, but
are using hot rocks.—Dawson News.
The Spokane got into Skagway
Sunday morning at 1 o'clock with
22 passengers for this place. She
sailed south at 3:50 a. m. with all
of her accommodations taken.
J. P. Rogers, superintendent of
the Spokane, Portland & Seattle
Railway, has resigned, effective
March 1. Mr. Rogers has been
with the Hill interests for years
and has made his headquarters at
Vancouver, Wash. His Jurisdiction
has covered the main line of the
North Bank from Vancouver to Spo
kane and also the Oregon Trunk
from Fallbridge to Bend. His suc
cessor will be selected in a few days.
—Portland Telegram.
In the early days of the W. P. &
Y. Route J. P. Rogers was a well
known figure in Skagway and South
ern Yukon. He was for years sup
erintendent of the W. P. & Y. Route
and was one of the most popular
railroad men that was ever in the
north. Hfe severed his connection
with th<? W. P. & Y. R. company
in 1905, and for several months
thereafter was manager for J. H.
Conrad in his mining operations in
the Bennett Lake and Little Windy
Arm country. After leaving here
he went to Vancouver, Wash.,
where he has since been identified
with the Spokane, Portland and
Seattle railway.
NARROW TREAD CYCLE CARS
ORDERED FOR NOME, ALASKA
Auburn, Ind., Feb. 23—Alaska,
the Yukon and other British Colum
bia points where the narrow 36
inch wide dog and sledge trails
predominate offer a new field for
the light weight, narrow tread, air
cooled cycle car. An Indiana firm
reports the sale of ten of these
cars, for immediate shipment to
Nome, Alaska, in the Arctic Circle.
In addition to the regular equip
ment these ten cycle cars will have
spiked rear wheels and runners in
front for winter use. This Alaskan
order shows that the field of the
cycle car and its possibilities know
no geographical limit.
PERSONAL
The following peoplt are regis
tered at the Golden North hotel:
Win. Ferguson and J. McKenna, Ju
neau; M. B. Robinaon, Miss Strand,
Anton Strand, P. W. Cbristensen, C.
Hansen, Miss F. W. Williams, Mrs.
G. W. Williams and children, Seat
tle; George Gagnon, Quebec; H.
Smith, Cordova; Dave A. Rohde and
H. E. Morgan.
R. .M. Becker, who has been vis
iting in Seattle for the past three
months, returned to Skagway Sun
day morning on the Spokane.
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Spring Samples for 1914
WILL CLAYSON—Clothier