**n r.tf,
No. 27" SEVENTEENTH YEAR
PRICE 10 CENTS
HEM LOSSES ON BOTH
SIDES 11 ROSSI MO
St. Petersburg. Dec. —KvtfOn®
ly heavy loss's are ®ld 'o h**e
occurred on both sides in ^
fighting tlial luw recently been r"
in £ iu around W»n#w in Rimtan
Poland.
WIKKLKSS DFSTROYED
I Minima, 1V<\ 23—The UnlUwl
suites cruiser Tacoma, which !•
:it t Yistobei to enlorc* neutrality,
today destroyed ti e wireless ap
:>iir:itus of the British steamer Pw>
lesilaus. This action was «*k*»
lieciiuse the British teswl had bewi
detected sending code imsswages.
\ \ r human party
London, I)cv. S8—Acconlli|
late a<I vices from Ooostantlnople *"
iinti-tieniiaa party is being farmed
iu Turkey which is saining a strung
following. ' - '
THOl'SANn KlLLlJ) IX WRECK
London, I>eo. "J.'*—Over a thous
dimI Austrian soldiers were killed U>
•lay when a troop train wan wreck
ed by :i mine explosion near KaJlsz,
Kussia. ) :dW
TIKKS ARK IN KGYP1
fonstautinople, Dec. 23—Turkish
troups are reported to have cross
ed the K^optiaa bottler today.
hkavy fighting
l.oiulon, Deo. 23—According «o
the latest official advices heavy
tisihtinj; is now ^oing on along
both tlie eastern and western bat
tle fronts.
lilSSlANs FALLING BACK
Berlin, Dec. 23—There is hard
fighting reported between the
B/ur» iuid Rawka rivers and It is
said the Germans have succeeded
in breaking through the Russian
Hue and that the latter are falling
back.
T
Ol-D KLPS SONS TROD
the boariw at ALBANY
Albany, Dec. 22—The Yale Dra
matic association will produee tterr
tonight four playle's. The offerings
win combine comedy and trag«dy
Yale alumni of this ci'v and vicinity
will entertan the players before and
a '?r the performance.
I
Scott Proposes
Neutral Strip
N'&co, Arizona. Dec. 23—General
Scott who w*a sent here by the fed
eral government to look after Am
erican affairs along the Arizona
border, has made a proposition to
the Mexican commanders that a
j neutral strip be created on each
aide of the border in the vicinity of
this town, which is divided centrally
by the international boundary.
Carranza Has
Narrow Escape
Vera Cruz, Dec. 23—General Car
ranza yesterday while enroute to
jtha Isthmus of Tehuantepec nar
j rawly escaped death when hostile
troops sent a wild engine crashing
into the train on which he was
J making the journey.
HAINES XATIVE BAND
IS NOW IN Jl'NKAU
i The Haines Native band, und-r
j the leadership of Alfred Gordon, the
t well known Indian musician, arrlv
| ed in Juneau on the Georgia this
afternoon and will spend a few
days in this section. It is their
purpose to visit the different^ tflBvns
' iu Southeastern. Alaska. It is
possible that they will give a pub
lic concert while in Juneau, sev
| eral selection® were played en the
| dowc town streets this afternoon
and the band attracted much atten
jtion.—Juneau Empire, Dec. 21.
PARENTS A.VD EOTOATORS
MEET IX EUGENE, OR.
Eugene, Ore., Dec. 23—Fifteen
hundred teachers, superintendents,
J educators and parents were attend
' lag a conference which convened at
jth» University of Oregon Monday.
I The conference will undoubtedly
bring about a better understanding
j between educators and parents. It
will last for three days during which
j educators of national fame will de
S deliver .address**,
YES
There is ONE Store in Skagway
Where You can do ALL of Your Xmas
Shopping,
We Have Beautiful Gifts
Suitable For
Man, or Woman Haiti or Child
Our assortment is the largest ever
Shown in Skagway
Values to suit every purse
Bring Your packages to us,
We will gladly wrap them up and
Help You get them ready to post.
DO YOUR SHOPPING WHEN J
MOST CONVENIENT FOR YOU.
WE ARE HERE TO SERVE YOU
STORE OPEN EVERY EVENING UNTIL
TEN O'CLOCK.
H. J. LYNCH
To Be Decided
.• .■ .
in a Few Days
Los JVngel^. Dec. S3—The fed
eral circuit court sitting hefo will
In a few days • decide as to to®
legality of the recently passed Ari
zona prohibition law. • "j
•*
Col. Goethais
Is In New York
New York, Dec.^,23—Col. Goethais,
governor of the Paliama canal zone,
arrived ia this city ' today1 en route
to Washington City, where lie is
going to urge additional aPPr°Pria^ (
tipiis by congress for canal work. j
—
Behrends Bank
In Its New Home
The removal of the B. M.
Behrends bank of Juneau into its
new quarters on Monday of this
week, says the Daily Empire, marks
the achievement of an epoch-mak
ing career in the history of the in
stitution; the transition'from pion
eer days and primitive surroundings
to the modern; from the temporary
to the permanent. The building
symbolizea in its beautiful classic
architecture and enduring qualities
the realization of all that is, and
has been hoped for in this great
territory. It stands as a monument
cot only to the enterprise and faith
and labor 0f its fouuder, but also
to the town which has the honor to
be the capital of Alaska.
The new homo is one of the
beet bank traHdtngu- on the- pacific
coast, probably the best north of
San Francisco, certainly the equal of
any on the coast and of those to be
found in other large cities °f the
country.
Quiet Wedding
At Court House
At 8:15 on the night of December
21st, at the court house, jn the
town of Skagway, Roger O. Bryant
of Haines was united in marriage to
Miss Loraine Sundeen of this city.
Commissioner Mart'n Conway offici
ating.
The bride is tho daughter of
Capt. and Mrs. Matt Sundeea and
lias lived here with her parents the
greater part of her life. Up to
jtba time of her marriage she had
[ been for a long time in the employ
of the Alaska General Electric com
pany in tfie telephone department.
The groom is also well known in
Skagway, having belonged to the
30th United States -nfantry, station
ed at Ft. W. H. Seward, until his
time of enlistment expired,-when
he passed the civil service examina
tion and became a member of the
crew of the government boat Pet
erson of Ft. W. H. Seward.
The Daily Alaskan extends its
heartiest congratulations to Mr.
and Mrs. Bryant.
Ws*MHgton, D. C., Dec. 23—Clear
Christians weather is promised by
tho W wither bureau for the United
States and Alaska territory.
FUtfDs FOR OFFICE
OF SURVEYOR GENERAL
Washington, Doc. 23—The •'em
ergescy deficiency" bill, which pass
ed Saturday, carries an appropria
tion for the Office of surveyor
geuerai pi Alaska.
Failed to Get
Two Third Vote
Washington, D. C., Dec. 23—The
Hobeon amendment to the national
prohibition measure*, which csme up
yesterday, was ^defeated for the
reason that it failed to get a two
third vote in Its favor, which would
have been 1ST for and 89 aga'nst.
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND A
CLERIC FIFTV TWO YEARS
St. Paul, pec, £3—Archbishop j
Ireland observed the fifty-second
anniversary of hia ordination to the
priesthood on Monday. No formal
ceremony *-aa held but Use day
was passed quietly. Thjji anniver
sary leaves Archbiahep Ireland the
third oldest bishop ,iu the United
States In point of aerric*, The oth
er old members are Cardinal Gib
bons, Archbishop Ryan and Bishop
Hogan.
• CKB18TMA8 PROGRAM
Methotto»6 BpL<K«|«l ShjmUjt School
Thiirmfej tiflilof, Dec. a*. 1&I4
7;8o ^cteck.
1. Opening Mare*—Ruth Peder
Sen.
2. Christmas Choru*—Sunday
School.
3. Bible Lesson and Prayer—The
Pastor. . j i - ' -
4. "Joy to Iba World."—Song,
Congregation. '*->■•_ -
5. Recitation—Kenneth filanch
urd.
G. Recitation—Willifred Godding.
7. Manger Song—Primary Claas.
8. Recitation—Dopothy Clark.
9. Duet—Neta priedenthal and
Edna Ikuta.
10. Recitation—Ivy Johnson.
11. Class Exercise—Mrs. Ken
nedy's Class.
12. Solo—Ivy Johnson.
13. Recitatiou—Floris Clark.
14. "The Chlldraa-a Christ.."—Il
lustrated, Mrs, M. Johnson.
15. "All Hall The P<*iwq£- J«u».
Name."—Bongy Congregation. r
16. Solo—Irengt-Aiiwaa
17. Kxarcisa- and T*bJ«aui~.with
solo intermission.—23 children and
Beatrice Olaon. x
18. Recitation—Ralph Lowle.
19 "Our Chrlstmaa Money."—The
Superintendent
20. Remembrances from the Sun
day School.
21. Doiology,
Everybody is cordially invited to
the exercise*.
A Fev of Oar Xmas Specialties
R & R Plu.n Pudding in I and 2 pound tins, 35c aad 60c
Fresh Cluster Raisins, full weight, 1 pound 25c
Atmore's Mincemeat, 25c per pound *
. Fancy Layer Figs, 20c
Calarad Candieb Figs, 30c
Persian Dates, 20c
Fresh Nuts, 20c to 30c
Imported Malaga Grapes 30c f
Preferred stock corn on cob j
National Biscuit Co. Fancy Biscuits in packagM.
Johnson's Chocolates, unexcelled, from 50c to $1.50
Spilzenberg Golden Ortley and Delicious apple*, $2 box.
Natural Holly Wreaths
Mistletoe
Full line of everything in
Perishables on Seattle"
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
WILL PROSPECT FOR COAL
BENEATH FAIRBANKS TOWISITE
As a parting evidence of his pub
lic spirit and confidence in his
home town, Delegalee James Wick
Wickersham authorized the Fair
banks News-Miner 'o announce that
he would head a subscription list
with $250 to make tip a fund to
prospect for coal under the town
site, or near there. Not even
the government geologists will say
that there is coal underlying the
city, but Alfred H. Brooks, head of
the Alaskan Geological survey, be
lieves there is a strong probability
of it and ev®n went so far as to
suggest that Fairbanks business men
drill and find out.
• Last year Delegate Wickersham
made the suggestion to President
JOBlln. of the Tanana Valley railway
company, but" he was engaged with
other matters and cave it no serious
attention. The delegate says that it
is of cpurse a mere gamble but that
when such an able man as Brooks
Ig confident that coal veins can bo
uncovered in the valley that the
citizens of Fairbanks should take
the "hunch" and risk a little find
ing out. Ke is perfectly willing to
put $250 into tile fund and if it
doesn't uncover coal, it will, at least
have been well risked.
Fairbanks has drills which can
make the deep bore that will prob
ably be necessary and it can be (lone
just as well in the winter as in
the summer, and probably cheaper
because fuel would cost less. At
present there are no deep wells in
'he «ity or in the Tanana valley.
There are several that range from
75, 90 to 100 feet and in every case
ag soon as they went through the
frozen gravel they opened plenty of
Whter. Mel Sabin'ac Well Ktj-uck
water .at the at-, a
U£pm o£ 92 feet, water rising im
mediately to within 10. fe«ft of the
surface.
Thero are ileoper wells but tms
is a fair indication c.f what tney all
show. Some people -irgue that if
coal were found there would be so
much, water present that the mining
would become impracticable, but
this, too, is guesswork. Brooks ap
pears to belieye that if coal, is
found it can be handled easily.
This district has been closely
surveyed by the geologist, but not
at any depth beyond thjU of the lo
cal wells mentioned jind shafts
sunk on the creefs. The Nenana
coal fields lie to the- south and west
and curiously enough prospectors in
that district are using coal from
the outcropping veins in thawing and
for heating purposes. In Bulletin
525, Fairbanks Quadrangle, the
geologist says:
"Coal has been '.eported on th«
lowor Salchaket river, but the lo
cality of its occurreac® ha» not
been visited by any survey geologist.
It is not impossible that a part Of
the Tanana lowlaad may be under
lain by lignitic-coal-bearing rocks,
but the depth ot ttie alluvial valley
filling is unknown and the coal beds,
it present, may be so far below the
surface as to have no value for
mining."
Delegate Wickefaham believes
that the discovery of coal her*
means so much to* the city and the
local miners that there should be uo
difficulty iu raising a fund sufficient
to drive a hole on the chanca of
uncovering a vein. * He has uo par
ticular location'for the drilling in
view, saying that he will he satisfied
to have it .done anywhere that is
acceptable to the subscribers to
such a fund. Ho believes that
the leading business concerns and
transportation companies operating
into and out of Fairbanks will look
with favor upon the proposition.
In this connection finally he be
lieves in the fullest publicity being
given to the work, no attempt what
ever to be made to cover it with
secrecy until the result is known.
1 He would like to see daily reports
; in the press and believes that the
government geologic curvey would
be so glad to have the information
connected with such a bore for
■ scientific data that it would i?ir»
I every . possible assistance and aaar
lyze. the results as often ag
| of soil and ro:k taken out were
available. Dr. Brooks may be wrong
in his belief that there is coal ua
derlying the Tanana valley, but for
one. Delegate Wiekereham. woul*
like to see hia suggestion followed.
the STEAMER, DORA
STRIKES 05TA ROCK
Tho steamer-Dorav. which is oper
ated from Seward lo the westward,
struck a rock or submerged wreckage
on Xavember 17 in Shelikoff strata
northwest of Kodiak islaDd. Tfc*
vessel was leaking some aft, a&d re
turned to Seward, where- repair®
were made.
The master of the Dora did a<>t
know,whether the obstruction
a.rpok.or wreckage. He gave the
location of the: accident as seven
miles. off Shuyak island, and ex
plained that the charts show
rocks or shoala at that point. t&Z
- -
OUR HOLIDAY STOCK
For This Season Is The
Most Attractive It Has
Ever Been Our Good
Fortune to Offer
NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
Silk Shirts Silk Pajamas
Silk Neckwear Sllk: Handkerchiefs
Silk and Wool Underwear
Silk Hosiery Bath Robes
Wool Blankets
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothing
O'Donnell Shoes Utz & Dunn Shoes
See Window Display
LADIES' FUR SETS
WILL CLAYSON—Clothier