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N 119 EIGHTEENTH YEAK 8KAGWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1915 PRICK 10 CENTS
That Skagway is to have a
Fourth of July celebration! this
year, and that no effort will be
spared to make it cue of the big
gest and best yet, was assured last
night when the general celebration
committee met and formulated plans
for the big event. Nor .did the
committee stop with formulating
plans. Ten minutes after , its ap
pointment, the finance committee
was taking iu the money and .the
publicity committee was doping out
a posti r calculated to bring .the
crowd frcm every town between
W'rangel and LeBarge.
Saturday, July 3rd, is the day
agreed upon for the celebration,
with the idea that some of the
events mav continue over to the
following day if necessary. The
special rates from Whitehorse will
be good from Friday until the fol
lowing Tuesday, with a special
train each way on Saturday.
GEN. GONZALES
IN MEXICO CITY
Xew Orleans, June 26—Consti
tutionalist troops, under the
leadership of . General Gonzales,
;;re now in occupation of a consider
able oortion of Mexico City accord
ing to .wireless advices .received in
this city today.
DANCE AI ELKS
HALL TOD
Tbe rainy weather of last night
aud today has made it impossible
for >*ic Elks to give an open air
dance as originally planned, but
the d.tace will be given indoore at
♦ie Elks' hall, commencing at 9:15
p. m. Music will be furnished by
S-?lmer's orchestra, and the public
are invited to attend. The open
air dance will be given at a later
date wbe^Xhe weather man.is more
lilndl" disposed.
At last night'B meeting A. .C
Blauchard was elected chairman, of
the general committee and P. H.
McClelland, secretary. Mr. Blanch
ard waa also made chairman of the
executive committee, .composed of
himself, Colonel Stevenson and N.
O. Hardy. The following . sub-com
mit teta were named:
Finance: N. O. Hardy,.chairman;
H. C. Putnam and Bert McKanzie.
Reception: Colonel Stevenson,
chairman; W. .B. Bats on and Louis
Ender.
Sports: E. J. Barry, chairman;
Vic Soarks and Robt. Evllle.
Dance: Theodore.Van Hook, chair
man; Oscar Selmer and Wm. Bunt
ing. J
Publicity: H. C. Putnam, chair
man; P. H. McClelland .and Theo
dore Van Hook.
Decoration: .Bert McKenzie, chair
man; Louis Ender and Vic Sparks.
Music: Oscar Selmer, chairman;
■*V. B. Batson and Vic Sparks.
TAKEBOOY OUT
TO PORTLAND
Mrs. Abe Laska and son Louis,
of Cordova, passed through Skag
way last night en route to .Port
land, Ore., having In their care the
body of Belle Laska, the 15 year
old daughter and sister, who re
cently died in their home town from
a disease of long standing.
The .Laska faaily at on«j time
lived in Skagway, the father being
the .proprietor of a cigar store lo
cated in the building on the ,e>ast
si.le of Broadway, adjoining the
Kirmse store on the nafth.!
JUDGE DEIS
the mm
Seward, June 26—Judge Brown
of the district court of the .Third
Division today denied Frank L. Bal
laine's demurrer in the Alaska
Northern railroad case.
A Word About Shoes
There may oe, other good shoes made, but we handle the very
best makes that we have been able to find, and we have been
looking for the best for a number of years.
We handle the follow
ing makes:
(all guaranteed)
THE AMERICAN
LADY
For Ladies and Misses
SECURITY SCHOOL
SHOE
For Girls
CROSSETT
and
THE AMERICAN
GENTLEMAN
For Men
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PLA-MATE,
SCUFFERS. and
SANDALS
For Children
rHE A. A. CUTTER. BERGMAN. ZIMMERMAN 5c DEGAN
Makei in Heavy Shoes 8, 10, 12, 16, and 18 in height]
H. J. LYNCH
Up-to-date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
Broadway^betweeniThird and FourtK
Phone 41
SOOIf SHIP ORE
FROM 6RAFTER
Sunt. V. I. Haha -returned Thurs
day from Whitehorse, where he
had been to look over the spur
of the W. P. & Y. R, to the copper
mines and put it iu shape (or thy
hauling of large quantities .of ore
which It la expected will be sent
out from that district this summer.
Of the Grafter mine, owned by
J. P. Whitney, E. A. Dixon and
George Armstrong of Whitehorse
which had much development work
done on It iu 1903 and 1904, but wa
finally closed down cui account of
tbe low price of copper, Mr. Hahu
says: I
"After the Grafter min§ was
clo*-! down several years ago, the
shaft .partly filled with water and
irachinery was installed a few
days ago for the purpose of puiup
lnr It out. As soon as that.work
is accomplished, which will prob
ably be by the middle of next week,
active mining operations will again
3tart on the mine.and regular ship
ments of ore be made. There are
now about a dozen men employed
there and as soon as things
get running smoothly there will be
at least twenty.
"There are approximately 200
tons of high grade ore on the dump
from the old working of the mine,
and this is being loaded onto the
ore ca/re and will be shipped over
'he spur to the main line tomorrow
and from there to Skagway.
"With the price of .copper soar
ing 3s ii is there Is no reason why
the Whitehorse district should not
become one of the most important
mining centers in the whole north
at no distant date.
PRESENT BRYAN
WITHAWATCH
Washington, D. C., June 26—Em
ployes of the state department today
presented former Secretary of State
William Jennings Bryan with a gold
watch as a token of.their continued
esteem and confidence.
THE UPPER RIVER
STEAMER REPORT
Whitehorse, June 26—Water 40
inches.
Tan an a sailed 2 a. m. with 13 pas
sengi-re. 1
Selkirk arrived 4:30 p. m. on.the
25th wit* nine passengers.
Selkirk sailed 10 p. m. .with 12
passengers* Down Lower LeBarge
at 4 a. m. !
Nasutlin up Yukon Crossing at
7:30 a. m. [
Dawson in Dawtcm.
Next sailing, Canadian, Monday.;
WILL BE HEARD
ON WEDNESDAY
Mrs. Ella Hoover Thatcher .of
Washington, D. C., will arrive in
Skagway from Dawson \on "Wed
nesday's train.
Mrs. Thatcher is national and
world superintendent of soldiers'
and sailors' work in the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.
3he is a woman of culture and
refinement, an able speaker, and
has visited all the army posts and
navy stations in the United States
Mid abroad.
Mrs. Thatcher will be heard at 8
n. m. Wednesday, June 30th, in
the Methodist church.. The . full
P"ograni will be found elsewhere to
day in the columns of the Daily
Alnskcn.
NOBTH ELECTED
AS COMMANDER
Centralia, Wash., .Tune 2G—H. W.
North of Everett, Wash., was. today
elected department commander of
the G. A. U. for Washington and
Alaska..
Washington, D. C., June 26—H. S I
Graves, federal foruster, will soon
leave this city on his first inspec-1
lion tour of the forests of Alaska.
Rome, Juno 26—The .Bulgarians |
in Italy have been ordered to be
in readiness to join their colore at
a moment's notice.
Demy Wheeler, a multi-million
aire o£ Terre Haute, Ind., who iiao
been spending several months in the
wilds of Yukon territory in the Al
sek and Desedeash regions in
search of restoration to health
from tne outdoor life and the excite
ment of hunting big game, arrived j
jn town a few days ago accom
panied by. Fred Zastro, John Si
guards and Frank Dick, the latter [
an Indian guide from the Alsek
country. The party, after coming I
to Skagway stopped at the :
Pujlen I House, but sailed south
on the Mariposa last night, enroute
to Seattle.
^ For a good time go to the Elks'
dauc; tonight.
Map of Italy Olive Oil j
•
We carry this in 3
Quart tins ♦♦♦♦♦♦ 95c - 3
Half GaL tins ♦ ♦ ♦ $1*85 :
:
The finest grade of oil we put up. •
Especially suited for mayonaise
dressing. Very mild flavor does
not get rancid. 100 per cent pure. ■:
:
P. H. GANTY !
••
MOST VALUABLE CARGO THAT
' EVER LEFT ALASKAN PORT
lno Alaska steamsnip company a
ocean liner Mariposa arrived In
yirt at 10 o'clock last evening,
having been delayed over 30 hours
to the westward .In loading copper
ore from the Kennecott and Ella
mar mines. . She sailed south at
midnight carrying perhaps 1 the
most valuably cargo that .over left
an Alaskan port. In her hold were:
PRECAUTIONS
BEING TAKEN
Atlanta, Ga., June 26—Exten
sive precautions are being made by
bMh state and city authorities for
the protection of Governor Slaton
from acts of violence threatened In
letters he has ! received and also
from the carrying out of threats
against him made over the 'phone.
LATER—Atlanta, Ga., June . 26
—Extra police have been sworn In
to guard the city and the state milt
ii.\ is all in readiness to act If nec
essary. The beer saioonB have all
been closed. ,r
Governor Slaton's term of office
expired at noon today and Nat Har
ris, his successor, was inaugurated
this afternoon. I
PROGM
I E CHURCH
The .following program will be
given on Wednesday June 30th, at
8 p. m., at the Skagway .Methodist
church:
Opening song—"America.."
Reading, "Helene Thamrl,"(from
Sealed Orders)—Mrs. Harold .Tal
bot. .'
Vocal soJo, "The E>j«ary."—Mrs.
W. b. Fisher.
Address, Mrs. Ella Hoover.Thatch
er cf Washington, D, C.
Silver offering.
At the close o* the program a
social hour and refreshments served
(free of charge). I
COME ONE OOME ALL
UUU tons copper ore, StHU.UUU
Raw furs from thq In
terior via Skagway .. 60,000
Gold dust and bullion . 700,000
Total . $1,600,000
She also carried 2 6 . passengers
southbound from Skagway.
MOVING TROOPS
WESTERN FRONT
London, June 26—The Germans
hare closed the Belgian frontier and
'there is now a movement of Ger
man troops from Galicia to tho
western battle front.
British aviators today dropped
bombe near Roulers, Belgium, caus
ing an explosion Ln au ammunition
deipot by which fifty German sol
diers were filled.
^ Heavy siege guns arc being- ship
ped from the Krupp gun works at
Essen to the Bzura river, which it
?e believed are to be Lsed by the
Austro German armies in their ad
vance upon the city of Warsaw.
London, June 26—In Flanders
the allied armies are making great
preparations for defense and will
be able to jvithstand any attack that
can be made by the Germane in
their present contemplated advance
upon the sea coast.
RUWWER
IS NOW BROKEN
Berlin, June 26—It is believed
here that the power of Russia for
an Invasion of Germany has been
effectually broken by the recent se
vere reverses she has undergone in
G«tlicia.
Miss .Marie O'Brien, of Juneau,
who has been in the city on steno
graphic, work, and incidentally tour
isting, will leave shortly for her
home in the capital city.
Safe
You'll never bel'put out" by shape
losing fabrics in your clother or t>oor
wear if you'll choose
Hart Schaffner & Marx
or
Ed V. Price & Co.
CLOTHES
Drop in and look tbem over
Will Clayson
^The Clothier