WILL EMEND SYSTEM OF
THE STftTE CROP RETURNS
Washington, D. C., Nov. IS—As a
result of requests from editors and
editorial associations in many states,
the U. S. Department of Agrieulturo
has announced that the November
crop reports for each State will be
supplied to the newspapers in all
States through the Central Weather
Statiou located *n each of the states.
This is an extension of the ex
periment of telegraphing the State
crop returns to the Central Weath
er Stations in t-ach of nine States,
and having ihtge telegrams dupli
cated at onco aud mailed to the
newspapers and agricultural publi
cations. Under this plan newspap
ers in 39 additional states will now
receive full details of the state
crops 'at more quickly than would
be possible if these State crop de
tails were put ia the mails in Wash
ington and had to travel by train
long distances to the more remote
states.
Under this plan the general sum
mary of the crops for the United
States will, as heretofore, "be issued
in Washington for telegraphic dis
tribution. It h;is been found, how
ever, that ths conditions of crops
within their particulra States are
of especial value to the farmers and
producers, to vhom the conditions
in their own State are important in
the marketing of their produce.
Under this plan the Department
sends oue teKgram to the Central
Weather bureau in each state, and
within a few minutes after the crop
figures for tha state are completed
in Washington, the weather bureau
is enabled to mail copies of the fig
ures from a central point within
the State to all papers in that
State. f
AX EVEN BET WHICH
IS THE BIGGER FOUL
Baltimore, Nov. IS—To marry a
woma.i he has ,lever seen, and whose
race he will not look upon until af
ter two wed-ling ceremonies have
united them, Dr. Francis W. Hart
ley obtained license here. His
bride to be is Mrs. Mariou C. Arn
ett. a widow of Philadelphia. Their
wedding will fellow a romance be
gun when a triend of Dr. Hartley
introduced him to Mrs. Arnett over
the long distance telephone. The
doctor began a courtship by tele
phone and mail. Ii was .Mrs. Arn
ett wish that they meet face to
face, when sne said "yes" to the
long distance proposal, but Dr.
Hartley insisted that they not see
each other until the day of the
ceremony and that she should not
allow him to see her face until af
ter the wedding. In accordance
with his wishes she will wear a
heavy veil from the time she ar
rives in Baltimore until after the
second ceremony. Hartley insists o
two ceremonies, because his real
name is James H. Hellver, he hav
ing assumed the name of Hartley
because that was the name of his
foster father.
Dr. Hartley, who is 56 years old,
says that he does not wish to see
the face of his bride until fater the
ceremony becaus their weddiug has
been planned by Providnce.
I'ERSEYERAXv E MINE LAYS
OFF ABOl'T SIXTY MEN'
Juneau, Nov. IS—The collapse of
an old compressor used for a num
ber of years by the Perseverance
company at the miue last week, cut
off the aid to a number'of the
mine development drills and as a
result ovre 60 machine men, help
ers and muckers have ben laid off
lor at least a month, wheu it is
expected the new 3t)-drill compres
sor, now iu transit from the east,
will have been installed and ready
for use.
KETCHIKAN KI.KS ORGANIZE
SOCIAL CLUB FOR WINTER
Ketchikan, Nov. IS—Ketchikan
Elks organized the "11 o'clock club
last week. The club will maintain
suitable quarters for the winter. The
prime mover ia the organization of
the club was Captain Will Gregory,
of the L*. S. lighthouse tender Col
umbine.
The membership consists of Elks
trom other lodges in Alaska, Wash
ington, Oregon tnd California hav
ing members i esiding in Ketchikan.
Location Notices, placer and
quartz, 50c. a dozen at the Dai!>
Alaskan office. tf
OURCNEW FALL LINE OF
Ladies' and Misses'
La Vogue Coats,
Suits and Skirts
ARE NOW BEING SHOWN
AS WELL AS
Fall Millinery
SEE OUR
"WINDOW
DISPLAY
STYLES THE LATEST
PRICES ARE RIGHT
H. J. LYNCH
Leading Ladies' Furnisher and Haber
dasher of Skagway
KIN1> WORDS WRITTEN
ABOPf BISHOP ROWE
W. D. Boyce, editor of the Sat
urday Blade, in a descriptive ar
ticle 011 Alaska says:
The best lovod man in all Alaska
is Bishop Peter Trimble Howe, of
the Protestant Episcopal church.
He is the most trusted man in all
this land of distrust. The shy In
dian child, or abused hungry out
lawed dog como to him in confident
The busted miner or down and out
bum almost feels the touch awl pres,i
ence of his mother of chllunood
when near him. God was good to
Alaska when He sent Bishop
Rowe to represent him. He was
there before gold was discovered, I
before h was a bishop. He has pull
ed his own slid with only a poor
Indian to help him over the thous
ands of miles of unbroken snowy
trail. He has frozen and starved
with the poor, been the honored
guest of the rich and the host to
t'ver^body, white man, ludian or
half breed. lie has not been par
ticular about creed nor has he fav
ored, as many missionaries do, only
the "members of the church". He
first considers the temporary or
worldly need of those with whom
he comes in contact and afterward
explains that that was what Christ
taught: "Feed My Lambs."
NEW MKX1CAV CONGRESS
IS NOW IN SESSION
Mexico City, Nov. 18—The new
Mexic -a congress completed its or
ganization here today. The sen
ate has succeded in securing a
quorum and bo^-h houses are ready
to beg.n the examination of creden
tials.
President Iluerta today intimat
ed that he would resist interven
tion by the United States govern
ment.
DEMANDS GOVERNMENT
INVESTIGATION OF STRIKE
Seattle, Nov. 18—The American
Federation of Labor at its session
here today unanimously voted to de
mand a government investigation of
tho causes .e-uling to the recent
Michigan strike of miners. The
speakers declared th© copper com
panies in that state had obtained
titles to their properties lawfully.
ALFRED WILLIAMS' Fl"NEKAL
HELD IN SEATTLE TODAY
Seattle, Nov. 18—The funeral of
Alfred Williams, the well known
Alaska railroad man, who died in
Seattle cu the 14th from the results
of an operation at tho hospital
for stomach trouble, took place this
afternoon.
PERSONAL
A telegram received at the Daily
Alaskan this afternoon announced
the departure from Seattle last
night for Skagvay of J. M. Keller
of the Alaskan. He is aboard the
Alameda, which will reach here
about Friday.
The same dispatch announced the
departure today from Seattle of Dr.
L. S. Keller, who is bound for his
old home in St. Paul, Minn.
Fancy
AjDj^los
Wo are now prepared to sell you tho highest typo of "Jona
tlian" and "Northern Spy" apples at $2.75 per box.
An extra fancy variety of Hood Kiver Spltzenberg due this
week at $3.00 per box.
Beginning today, during tho winter we open at 8 a. m. and
close at 0 p. m. Saturday S p. in. '
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
NAVAJO INDIANS ARMED
AND READY TO FIGHT
Santa Fe, Nov. 18—Fifteen hun
' dred Navajo Indiana are reported
to have armed themseives in read
iness to fight in case the demand fo
t he surrendered of eight of their
renegade brothern is insisted upon
by the authorities.
CURRENCY BILL REPORTS
TO BE MADE THURSDAY
| —
Washington, Nov. 18—The pro
gram for the currency bill as out
lined at the final committee meet
ing today was for reports from the
majority and minority committees
on Thursday. 1
GUNBOAT SMITH GETS
DECISION OVER LANGFOKI)
Boston, Nov. 18—Gunboat Smith
was given a decision over Sam
Langford last night at the end of
the twelfth raund.
WILLI AI ID AND :ODEL
FIGHT 1 ROUND DRAW
Milwaukee, N. 18—Jess Wil
liard and Georgt Rodel fought a
ten round draw here last night.
OLD NATIVE CHIEF
MURDERS HIS WIFE
A native, who arrived on the
Dolphin from Wrangel on the last
northern voyage of that boat, bro t
word that "Chief Shakes" of Wran
gell, well known and liked over
Southeastern Alaska by people of
his own race, wliile under the in
fluence of liquor a few days ago,
murdered his wUe and then commit
ted suicide. The news was a sur
prise and shock to his tribesmen
here.
SAN'SKL hum; WHILE
LIMP WITH FRIGHT
Salem, Nov. 18—Oswald Sansel,
the murderer of Judge Taylor at
Astoria in September, collapsed whe
taken to the scaffold for hanging
Saturday. He was hung while limp
with fright. '
KLKS CLUB DANCE.
On Friday uigiit of this week the
Elks club will give a social dance
in their hall o-i Sixth avenue. All
are invited. Admission $1.00. La
dies free. Nov.l8-4t.
THE BOATS.
The Humboldt will arrive some
time tomorrow morning.
Weather permitting, the Mariposa
will reach Skagway at 9 o'clock to
night.
LUNCH COUNTER OPEN :D
Billy Simes has opened a lunch
counter in the Board of Trade sa
loon and will cater to the wants of
the public from 8 p. m. until 4 a.
m. daily. 1
REGULAR SESSION USE NIGHT
OE SHEW EM COUNCIL
Town council met in regular ses
sion last night at 8:30. Pretent
Mayor Ganty, councilmen Gutfeldt,
Tanner, Bender and Brawand.
Minutes of previous regular meet
ing read and approved.
Report of Skagway school board
for month ended Oct. 19th, 1913,
read and accepted. Warrants ord
ered drawn for current expenses.
Councilman Bender of the fire an
water committee I reported housing
of chemical engines.
Councilman Tanner reported a 50
foot extension of .water main on
6th street, so that it would flush
into river. Tho cost of same was
$34.50, with a .rebate to town of
$12.00 for connection and a yearl
water rental from consumer of $30.
Ordinance No. 126, an amend
ment to sees. 1 and 2 of Ordinance
No. 105, came up and on motion
was ordered to second reading by
title. On further motion it was
ordered to third reading by title
and final passage.
A communication from the Depart
ment of the Interior, in answer to
inquiries that had been made by the
council in reference to dedication of
streets and alleys in .the town of
Skagway was read, which said: 'Hel
by the Department and by the
courts that the platting of a town
site, the recording of such plat and
the sale of lots so platted constitute
a dedication of the streets and al
leys to the public, without any oth
er action. The title to them is in
the occupants of the municipality,
for the public are under control of
the municipal authorities"
The communication was ordered
spread on the records.
The following letter was also of
fered and read:
Nov. 15 th, 1913.
Hon H. J. Lynch,
Town Treasurer & Tax Collector,
Skagway, Alaska.
My dear Sin
As a resident of Skagway, and
a Tax Payer, I am taking the lib
erty to call your attention to mat
ters affecting the manner of sell
ing tax liens and the amount of
penalty to be collected on unpaid
taxes according to the laws passed
by the First Territorial Legislature
and the manner of procedure to sell
the same to purchasers.
I refer you to Senate Bill No. 48,
Chapter 69.
"An Act relating to the assess
ment, levy and collection of general
taxes for school and municipal pur
poses by municipal corporations, and
declaring an EMERGENCY".
Of course there is no blame to
be attached to your office in the
matter, for the reason that you were
not advised by the proper person
who should have advised you when
this senate bill became a law.
Section 18, of this bill/explicitly
Sl ;<s as follows:
"This act shall take effect and
becomo in forc.9 from and after its
approval and passage."
And in my opinion the act became
effective immediately on the adjourn
ment of the legislature, as it was
declared at th.« time that it waa
an EMERGENCY.
The Bill provides among other
matters, the mode of procedure to
sell tax liens, the duties of the As
sessor or other officer who may
be appointed to perform such dut
ies, the duties of the Town Clerk to
prepare and Certify to the tax rolls
of the delinquent taxes, his dHties to
sell the land upon which the taxes
have been unpaid and to prepare the
rolls for the presentation of the
same to the District Court, and to'
receive an order from such court to
sell the same at public auction, qtc,
etc.
And It seems to me that iuas
much as you have inadvertently sold
tax liens unlawfully to innoee*t pur
chasers it would be only just and
proper for you as the tax collector to
apply to the town council for such
relief as is just and proper in th»
premises.
I would suggest that under the
unfortunate circumstances that the
Town council make such provisions
that will enable you to vefund all
moneys eo collected from tax H«pa
sold and taxe3 paid by the same
persons on the same property since
the tax liens were sold to them by
you. }
By this method you, as the Tax
collector, will be enabled to make
a fresh and just 'start as Senate
Blil No. 48 directs.
I wish it id be distinctly .under
stood that I fm not tryiKfe to dic
tate to you or to official any
policy in the matter, but as stated
in the beginning of this letter I ara
simply, writing you this as a res
ident and tax payer of th^ Town
of Skagway. I
You may make this leiter public
if you so wish it, '
I have the honor to remain,
Very Respectfully
Phil Abrahams.
The council after considerable dis
cussion and after senate bill'No. 48
"relating to the assessment, l.tyy
and collection of general taxes for
school and municipal purposes by
municipal corporations" had been
read and its provisions explained by
councilman Tanuer, who'is also Sen
ator from this district to the Ter
ritorial legislature and was pres
ent when the Act'was passed, decid
ed that their lecent action in ad
vertising the delinquent tax list a»d
(Continued on Page 4.)
SKAGWAY WEATHER REPORT.
Results of tho observation takea
at Moore's "Wharf at midnight last
night, is as follows:
Max. preceding 2 4 hrs .. 17 above
Min. " " " • 20a/bova
Temp, time observation ... 16 above
Mean " ** " • • 19ttl)OTa
Barometer 29:66 Cloudy and
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