No. 248 SEVENTEENTH YEAR SKAttWAY ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1914 PRICE 10 CENTS
AMERICAN LAUNCH FIRED
UPON BY SMYRNA FOR'
London, Nov. 18—A wire receiv
ed in this city this morning states
that a launch from the American
cruiser Tennessee was fired upon
by the guns nam the Smyrna fort
and compelled t<> rotum to the
t Miiser.
ANOTHER BATTLE GOING
ON IX RUSSIAX.POLA.VD
London, Nov. 1»—Another batUe
is report«1 to be raging in Poland,
• he (Jet-mans trying to divert the
Hus*ians from their threatened at
'ack on Cracow and also m>m their
eastward advance into Prussia.
THREE IS XO CLOUD ON
THE NATIONAL HORIZON
Washington, D. C., Nov. 18—
President Wilson, in an interview
today, said that he could see no
clouds on the nation's horizon and
was very optimistic over the busi
ness outlook.
General Villa is reported to he
very active despite the effort of T.ae
Washington administration to re
store peace in Mexico. It is also
stated in official circles in this
city that General Carranza has not
yet officially notified the Mexican
government of his resignation from
the provisional presidency
jim Mcdonald off
KOK Sl'NXY SOUTHERN HOME
"Big" Jim McDonald, foreman of
the W. P. Ac Y. R. bridfce gang,
will leave for Seattle on tl>© Priu
cess May tonight. Unless something
unexpected happens, it is Jim's in
tent ion ;o continue en to his boy
hood home in North Carolina, via
the Panama canal "route, where he
win spend a few weeks. On hi3
return journey to Sxagway next
spring he win stop over and take
i:t the Panama-Pacific Interno.tional
exposition at San Francisco.
"Big" Jim's good-natured smile
u i 11 be sadly missed ">y his many
Skagway friends during the Cart,
dreary and lonesome nights of the
»inter months.
JACK JOHNSON AND JESS
W1LLAHD ARE TO FIGHT
London, Nov. 18—Articles were
signed in this city today for a
twenty to forty-five round fight
between Jack Johnson, the colored
heavy weight champion of the world,
and Jess Willard. The date for the
fray has not yet been announced.
MARY BERNHOFER CONCERT
KLJvS' HALL LAST NIGH'
! An appreciative audience fille
Elks' Jjall last night to Its full seal
> lng capacity below, while many ei:
I joyed the rare treat from the bal
I cony. The writer does not
: competent to act in the capacity c
a musical critic to an artist c
Miss Bernhofer's attainments, an
j hence we shall only speak of he
rendition of the numbers on th
I long program as it.sounded to ou
! uneducated ears.
' In the words of the Creator o
the universe when He looked aroun
| upon the result of His haudiwori
and pronounced it "Good," we a'
• so, as well as all others who lis
I tened to the ravishing cadences o
' Miss Bernhofer's voice, whet ha
jiheir ears were atrned to a jus
I appreciation of its merits fron
an educated musical standpoint o
! not, pronounced them "Good."
While thrilled by eueli iudiviil
ual effort of Miss Bernhofer
"Stille Nacht" was a gem of sue!
purity that, although in a grea
measure overshadowed by the reful
gent rays of a migl'ty surrounding
constellation, yet scintillated wit]
undimmed brilliancy in Its orbit.
The accompaniament by P. H
Ganty w'as all that could have beei
| desired and threw added lustre 01
I that gentleman's we.'l known abilit;
| as a musician.
The violin duet by Mobk>:s. Osca
I Selmer and W. C. Bl'inchard was <
j beautifully executed and artisti
number as was also the violin soi<
| by Mr. Selmer.
Applause, that was heartfelt am
: not perfunctory, greeted the reudi
tion of each number on the pro
| gram. Miss Bernbofer responds
to an encore when the en<l of th<
! program was reached.
As many people in the north eni
' of town were unable to atteni
last night's concert, and tave ex
| pressed a desire to near Miss Bern
I itofer, there is a movement 01
foot to get her to consent to an
j other appearance in Skagway befor
her departure to wh!ch it is possibl
she may be persuaded to consent.
After the concert was concluded
j Miss Bernhofer held an informal re
[ ception In which she met and greet
ed th© friends of her girlao'd day:
and was introduced to many whon
i she had never before seen.
! Selmer's orchestra furnishei
music and dancing was indulged ii
for an hour or so.
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PARENT-TEACHER ASS'X
CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS
As the Parent Teacher associa
tion is in nowise a secret or ex
clusive society, and as it is earnest
ly desired that all parents and well
wishers of the children of Skagway
_ becomo members of it, a fuller re
port of its inception and purpose is
r deemed expedient.
To a good many thoughtful peo
1 Pie who know something of the
_ j trend of modern education, it has
. been a matter of regret that Skag
. j way has had no organized parent
I | association. Many of our sister
j [towns in the states have such organ -
£ j izatious, and they seem to be pro
j | ductive of good in many ways,
p I This fall we have as principal of
i our school, a woman of large heart
r J and wide experience. We also have
j among us a broad minded man who
[. has had practical experience in
(i educational work, not only in some
i: of the western towns, bui in the
.1 metropolis of the eastern cities. The
. time seemed propitious to start
t such an organization, and in response
r to an invitation by the school board
l a goodly numbf- of men ami women
i ! met at the school house on the
r! evening of Oct. 16.
The meeting was presided over by
■j Judge Conway, chairman of the
;' board. After a social get-acquaint
1 fcd-with-our-teachers sc-reion was
; ! held. Miss Keenan addressed the
• meeting. Her remarks were in
' the nature of a heart to heart talk
1 with tho parents and others who
j have the interests of children -it
■ j heart. sh© pointed out the fact
1 | that it was not necessaril; a dis
i ! advantage for a child to live n
' j Skagway, since in the isolated
schools the studeut has a chance to
' develop more independence and or
w iginality than he dees under the
■ school system of a larger city, pro
» cceding, she said that thfc child
i should be trained in school to the
I standard that the business- wor!d
• win reijuiro of him. Tho teacher
• should mark him on what !>e has
' done, not on what he has tried td
! do, That privilege belongs to the
mother. The teacher's duty is to
1 train tho child to efficiency, first,
' last and all the time.
.Touching upon uie leacwng 01
manual training and domestic
■ science, Miss Keenan said that the
city school has an advantage over ]
' the smaller towns, inasmuch as they ,
i i have special teachers for the work;
hut much had been accomplished in j
■ other places and she believed th'it
much could be done here by giving
" the pupil credit In school for work j
1 well done at home. The eld way was
1 to give John and Mary credit for ;
what they got out of their text j
' books at home. The new way was ;
' to give them credit for any work j
well and systematically dene at
home, be it bringing in wood or
raising potatoes, sewing or washing
dishes.
She dwelt upou the interdepend
ence of home and school, and ifl
that connection urged the parents
and friends to organize.
Poultry men, wooi. growers, cattle
men, form societies for the raising I
of better cattle, better sheep, |
and better chickens; why, she ask
ed, should not those interested in
raising children unite with a simi
lar object in view? Any person is
eligible to a mothers* congress, or
la parent association, who has the
j spirit to love and foster children.
| The true teacher, said Miss Keenan,
j lias that spirit more than some par
ent.
Rev. L. H. Peders«n folllowed witl
a strong endorsement of an organ
ization and discussed some of its
lKSslbllitee, others spoke briefly in
favor of the idea, and on motion It
was decided to organize a Parent
! Teachers' association. Forty one
j (41) members joined.
The election of officers followed,
and was as follows:
President, Mrs. A. M. Rousseau.
Vice President, Mrs. H. D. Clark.
Secretary, Margaret Keenan.
| Treasurer, Mrs. D. McKay.
Mrs. Ftank S<iffe«ooi.
Direotors Mrs. C. E. Olsen.
Rev. L. H. Peuersen.
A brief discussion of some of the
work that the association might
take up witli the ethool followed.
Some generous otters of prizes
were made. Mr. II. J. Lynch head
ed the list with an offer of prize3
in goods to the value of forty dol
lars ($40) $20 to girls and $20 to
boys, the kind of work and the de
tails to be left to the discretion of
the organization.
Mrs. Dedman of fche Golden North
hotel offered ten dollars ($10) in
cash prizes; five dollars to boys
and girls for the best loaf of bread,
and in the same way five dollars for
the best cake and cookies, exact
details to be arranged later.
Mr. Pedersen offered to ^»ve some
of his time to manual training if a
room could be fitted up in the
school house for that purpose.
After the president, had requested
a meeting of the executive commit
tee for Oct. 19, tlie meeting ad
journed and the participants took
their way homeward with a feeling
that something had been started in
the right direction.
Since this first meeting, the wor«
of organization has been going on.
The official board met and appoint
ed a committee to draft a constitu
tion. Regular meetings were arrang
ed to take place at tb.e school
house the first Friday of each
school month. The committee sub
mitted its report at the first reg
ular meeting of the organization
Nov. 6. The report was read as a
whole, then taken up in sections,
discussed, in some instances amend
ed and then adopted. A copy of
this constitution is now offered to
the public through tho columns of
the Daily Alaskan.
After the adoption of tue con
stitution, a meeting of the executive
committee was called for Nov. 9th,
at the president's borne. At this
meeting the work of appointing the
chairmen of the stanliag commit
tees was taken up. In due time a
report of these committees will be
given to the paper.
Constitution, am! By-Laws
ARTICLE 1
Name
The name of this organization
Stan be Skagway Parent-Teacher
Association.
article II.
Object
The object of thi3 association
Bhali be:
1st. To develop wiser, bettor
trained parenthood.
2nd. To bring into closer relation
the home and thy school.
3rd. To suggest and promote laws
which will adequately protect and
wire for children.
ARTICLE III
Membership
AH individuals interested in the
(Continued on l«rt page)
Sweet Cider
Just opened our second barrel; i'ts good
50 cents a gallon
Beginning November 9th until fur
ther notice store opens at 8 a. m.,
closes 6 p. m.» Saturday 8 p- m.
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
story or mil panic
IN COAST TOWNS A CANARD
REPORTS THE FINDING OF
CURIOUS TRIBE OF ESKIMOS
From tlie Nome Nuggej, of Oct.
10th; A find of great interest to
otlinologigts and antiquarans was
made by Joe Bernard while on his
long journey to the east oi Corona
tion Gulf in tlie Arctic ocean. Mr.
Bernard reports the finding of a
curious race of Eskimos wlo differ
In many respects from the aboriginal
tribes farther to the West, being
far more primitive and still using
to#lg and uteusils made of hammer
ed copper, as well as tows and
«arrows for hunting.
Steel is very rare and highly
prized for making sharp edged tools.
Mr. Bernard relates that he has
witnessed these natives carefully
hammering an old gun barrel into
knife blades, an exceedingl;; difficult
operation, owing to their primitive
tools.
In addition to other strange char
acteristics, these natives, who are
migratory in their habits, make
their homes on the ice of the Polar
sea in the winter season subsist
ing almost entirely on products of
the sea and journeying far into the
interior during the summei.
The white man is almost un
known and Mr. Bernard wes enabled
to come in contact with them only
because their curiosity led them to
visit him.
Mr. Bernard has an extensive col
lection of the weapons and uten
sils of this strange race, including
stone dishes °f everal sizee, stone
lamps, ladels made from the horns
of the muskox, copper knives and
daggers, arrows with copper tips
and various other articles of use
and adornment.
SUPREME COURT DISCHARGES
HAND-PICKED GRAND JURY
Seattle, Nov. 18—The local fed
eral grand jury was discharged
today under a ruling from the state
supreme court that hand-picked
juries are illegal.
THE AMERICAN FEDERATION
ADOPTS EIGHT HOUR DAY
Philadelphia, Nov. IS—The Am
erican Federation of Labcr at to
day's session of the 34th annual
convention which is being held here,
adopted a resolution providing for an
eight hour work day, with a proviso
that it shall ultimately be changed
to six hours.,
[ The Princess May arrived in Slc&g
j way shortly before 11 o'clock tlUa
t morning with five passengers and
| 07 'tons of cargo. She will sail
j south tonight at 8 o'clock with 20
: passengers from Skagway.
Capt. McLeod, purser McLaugh
| Hn and the other officers of the
j Princess May pronounce ca utterly
] ridiculous and without any founda
tion whatever in fact the news that
! was sent north in the press report
about an order from Ottawa beiQC
enforced forbidding northbound ves
sels from using the insid.e paseag*
in Britih Columbia waters, as well
| as the story that Victoria tanked
and business men were sending their
moneys and other valuable over
to Seattle for safe keeping whila
the inhabitants of that tity were
burying their treasusres in th»
ground -for a like purpose.
As most of the officers on board
the Princess May have their hom«a
in Victoria, where their families
live, there can be no question but
what they are fully posted on tha
situation.
Capt. McLeod says that Brough
ton strait, on the regular 'route to
northern ports and located near
the northern end ol Vancouver Is
land, has been mined by order of
the Dominion government, and ves
sels of any description are not
lowed to pass through. Boats are
permitted, however, to pasc to tha
eastward o£ the island that form3
the east shore of Broughtoti
strait and go through Biack.'ish bay,
which is fully as good a route, as
the one through the strait, although
it takes about 30 minutes longer to
get back into the regular run.
With the exception above noted,
all vessels bound for northern ports
are allowed the same privilege they
have always enjoyed. Neither 1*
there any alarm or excitement what
ever for fear of a German attack
on either Victoria or Vancouver.
THE THIRD DIVISION' IS
CARRIED BY WICKERSHAM
Valdez, Nov. 18—Complete «1
ection returns from this division
show that Wickersham has carried
it by COO majority.
Hubbard, fusionist, for senator,
and Day, Noon and Tansey, pro
gressive democrats, have been elect
ed by 200 majority.
All the newly elected members of
the territorial .assembly are Wick
' ersham supporters with the excep
tion of Holland.
The third division polled 3,000
I votes.
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