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No. 21»5 TWENTY FIRST YEAR SKAGWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY. OCTOBER 22. 1918 P,RIGE 10 CENTS
GOOD IE SI
P.P.P. TONIGHI
Tonight at tlu> Popular Picture'
Palace there will be a special pro
gram an J tickets for it have been
soiii over the city by young anil j
beautiful ladies who are interested
iu the affair The occasion of this
entertainment is a most worthy one '
anil should meet with the support
of all. The purpose t'or which the,
mone was raised by this show wi I
ho used t\> replenish the furnishing |
of the Rectory of St. Mark's church |
and the ladies who have this in!
charge will see to it that no one is J
overlooked but that an shall have
an opportunity to have a hand in j
makii.j; the home of Father CJallant J
inJre comfortable.
The extras promised besides the!
fines movies that will be thrown on
the screen should in themselves fill
the house.
Mrs. Theodore Armstrong of New
York and a writer of Grand Opera
wil b(. heard in some songs of her
own composition and the orchestra
will accompany her with music 4
rauged by her. This win be Mrs. j
Armstrong's first appearance be
fore a Skagway audieucL, and from
a hat has been read aiiu. said as to
lior talents as singer and player w ill
be a real treat to t->e music lov
sis of our city.
Mr. Win. O'Britn of Dawson, haril
ly .iefcds an introduction as he has
been heard before and his rich
baratoue voice is sure to meet vvith
i warm reception.
Misa U>is Butt always pleases I
with htr elocultionary efforts and J
:onight is promised something bet
er than usual.
Tto son&j and dances by the |
Kiddies w '1 be something new in |
:hat frien.is as we'I as fond rela
ives will enjoy their act.
But aside from all of this is the
:ause and so there should he a
lacked house.
Mr. Mowl has promised a splen
liti attraction on the screen so
:om«j along and have a night °f
>leasure.
A. J. tiaker. Sr.. arrived home on I
3tif of the last boats from an ex
tended trip to the states.- "While a
.vay Mr. Baker visited *>th rela
tives in Nebraska and South Da- j
kota -Mid while he had a f'Ue time!
he states that he is not contented j
iw<»y from the north and says he is ;
Si.in® to stay here. 1
HUNS OFFER
CAMOUFLAGE
London, Oct. 22.—Germany's re
p)y to President Wilson's note Was
received here today. I[ makes the
announcement that a fundamental
change in their constitution provid
ing for representation of the people
in decisions concerning peace and
war. That further government will
possess majority of the Reichstag.
It agrees that the armistice be left
to military advisors and to be b:lsed
on the actual power of both sides
in the field'. It agrees to cease
torpedoing passenger vessels and
says that orders to that effect have
been issued to commanders of the
su marines. The answer protests
against President Wilson's charge
that Germany is guilty of inhumaan
and illegal acts in Prosecuting its
warfare. J! ^
(WX VOl* UEAT IT?
We learned from a reliable
source that two of the slackers who
returned their citizenship pajers re
cently, have been given positions as
watchmen in in some canneries, not
stall a long distance from Ketchi
kan, either. These slackers are
provided with position for the win
ter at the best going wages and
practically nothing to do. Can you
beat it?
Tiitse men proved themselves
slackers because they favor our coun
try's enemy; yet they are given
positions of trust that none but
genuine Americans should hold. We
are tempted to say that the com
pany or companies, employing them
lire enemies of our country also.
If this is to be permitted to go
in, how can we expect to be
Tree from slackers? Instead of
shunning them and treating them
with contempt, we are encouraging
[hem bv giving them the best em
p'oyment. Can you beat it?
Conclusively, this is against all
rules of consistency if not decency,
and the federal authorities should
see that no enemies of our country
»re given positions of trust nor posi
tions that loyal Americans can fill.—
Ketchikan Progressive Miner.
United States Marshal J. M. Tan
ner arrived in Skagway on one ot
the last boats and is stopping a
few days attending to matters of
business pertaining to his office.
Correction
Yesterday's Summary of the Fourth
Liberty Loan. The total subscriptions
of $64,700 reported yesterday repre
sented a subscription of 250 per. cent
of Skagway's Quota not 25 per cent as
was reported in this ad. yesterday through .
a typographical error of the Daily Alaskan
BANK OF ALASKA
LOYAL ALASKANS BUY
LIBERTY BONDS EN-ROUTE
■' On the last trip Of the White
I P^ss steamship Yukon, Captain
John Green, master, a movement
j was gotten up to subscribe to the
Fourth Liberty Loan and a commit*
tee consisting of well known resi-1
dents of Hot Springs and Tolo
vana took the matter in hand and'
canavssed the boat and before they
got through they had COLECTED
jlN CASH $14,500. This money was
^ raised among the passengers who
are for the most part hard working
; men and women and who have been
i the argonauts to Alaska and have
been developing her resources. All
' gave to the extent of their ability and
j were animated1 by their loyalty to
the principles of Humanity and I>t*
mocracy. Generosity loyalty and pa
I tiiotism enthused them all and they
finished up by contributing $300
IN CA3H for the Red Cross Society
at Faimauks. The total subscrip
tions for bonds was 14.800, but
three hundred of it went as said' a
bove to the Red Cross.
The committee consisted Of Geo.
L. Morrison, Fairbanks; J. H. Ward,
and -Mrs. J. C Cleveland of Hot
Springs and Tolovana, and they
atteudel to the sending in of the
money to the First National Bank of
Fairbanks, where arrangemnets had
been made by wire to take the
money and secure the bonds f°r the
subscribers.
Since arriving here there has been
collected and wired' into th same
bank the sum of $400 in addition.
Tills money has teen collected from
residents of the intterior who are
on their way outside.
CAN U>A DOES MUCH TO
HEIjP win the WAR
I .
Panada's contribution of 552,000
men, ttnJ her ability to maintain j
her strength on the front line, des* .
pit'_> 160,000 casualties are her chief^
source off pride. Yet at the same •
: time she has provided her allies
with largo quantities of munitions
.during the four years of the war
and is serving them today with
'steadily increasing effectiveness, j
I What has been accomplished is
'summarized by the Director of Fiib
II ic Information as follows:
| Total number of shells produced',
[ fif'.noo.ooo.
Approximate number of compon
' ents represented by above f°r
j which the Imperial Munitions Board
has let separate contracts, 670,000,
000.
In addition to the 60.000,000 of
shell produced there have been
a great number of components ex
ported, such as forgings, cartridge
cases, primers, copper bands time
and graze fuses, exploder oontain
,ers, friction tubes, etc. In the pro
j duction of this war material Bteel
has been used to the amount of 1,
800,000 tons (About 75 per cent of
this steel is Canadian product.)
, The quantity of high-grade ex
plosives and propellants produced
has been 100,000,000 pound's.
| Value of orders placed by the
British Government through the
Imperial Munitions Board, $1,200,
000,000 and the amount of orders a'
ready executed 51,000,000,000.
(Thi§ figure represents the acuta] a
mount of cash disbursements).
Amounts furnished by Imperial
Government for above purposes from
sources outside of Canada, $500,
000,000.
Amount loaned to the Imperial
Government by the Government of
Canada and by the banks of Can
ada for the purposes of the Imperial
Munitions Board- $600,000,000.
The approximate number of con
tractors In Canada amongst whom
j contracts for munitions have been
distributed is 1,000.
Immediately after the outbreak of
| the war, the British Government en
] quired of the Canadian authorities
as to the possibility of obtaining
shells from Canada. some °f the
leading manufacturers were inter
ested in the matter and initial ex
periments were madte, with the
result that the first shipments took
pl'^ee in December, 1914—or three
months after the inception of the un
dertaking. Before the close of
l'.'ir> orders to the extent of $300,
000,000 were placed in Canada and
represented such a volume of busi
ness as to necessitate the formation
ot' a Hoard in Canada directly re
spoiisiDle to the imperial Ministry
o1' Munitions. Und'er the direction
of this Board the work involved has
been organized and to its thorough
ness is due the ability of Canadian,
industries to assist the United' States
Government substantially in. provid
ing for their overseas forces.
HOW AUDI T THE GIRL?
There is one day iu Alaska which
stands pre-eminent and above all
others, Christmas and Fourth of
July include*], it ig the day of all
days lor the young bachelors and
youni; men of the Alaskan cities.
For weeks before this anniversary
arrives there is a hunting of clean
neckwear, a polishing of shoes,
brushing up of stetsons and a gen
eral sartorial overhauling. The
young bachelors primp and the old'
ones get out their recipes for hair
dye, or hunt up their toupees which
h'iv« been discarded sine© the last
siacier.gale. Long before th0 boat
whistles the marriageable men may
be seen nervously stamping about
with tight boots and shiny shirt
bosoms. Half of the men flock to
tlm wharf because they are vitally
interested in meeting their fate and
the other half go to exult in their
general wretchedness. As tb© boat
rounds into the frharf there is a
general straightening Of backs and
adjusting of nugget pins and neck
ties. The ne® teachers hare "ar
rived from the States." Next year
the program Is repeated, Godb less
Minerv* or some other diety of
learning for the annual thrills she
giers u*.—Valdez Miner.
PlPULIR PICTURE PttiCE
GEORGE MOWL, Proprietor
BENEFIT PROGRAM
TUESDAY MGHT ONLY
"Somewhere in America"
A Five Keel Drama, Feat uriitg tiie Delightful Little Artist,
MAKY MILKS M1NTERN
A MUTUAL WEEKLY.
A Special Program has been Arranged: 1 j
Song by MR. WILLIAM O'BRIEN of DAWSON.
Reading, Selected, MISS LOIS BUTT. 7 "
Songs and dances by some of the LITTLE TO'IS.
ONE NIGHT ONLY ADMISSION FIFTY CENTS.
"Hygeno" Whole Wheat Flour
for "Hygienic Bread"
A Whole wheat flour with »I1 the substance in it,
Try & 50 lb Sack at $3.00 or a 10 lb Sack at 75 cents
You may buy this flour without substitutes
P. H. GANTY
GERMANY SHIS
ON HER FOOI
«
Washington, Oct. 22.—Germany's
reply to President Wilson as re
ceived here by wireless is regard
ed as an awkward attempt to ac
cept terms for an armistice aa la .
down by President Wiloon. f
C4BIi8 OFFICE AT HADLEV
CLOSED FOR WINTER
Ketchikan, Oct. 2.—The town of
Hadley has suffered another bard
blow, for, besides having had her
postoffice closed tor want of a
postmaster, the cable office the laflt
remaining source of communication
with the outside world, has been
closed also for the winter at least.
Han. John E. Murphy, a well
known attorney at law was an ar
rival lu Skagway yesterday On his
wav to Seattle.
Mr. Murphy has practied law
for many years in the state of
Washington and has been for some
time past In the interior of Alaska
where he has done special work.
Mr. Murphy Is enthusiastic about
Alaska and' maintains that after the
war there will be such an influx to
th« many different districts rich
with natural wealth that Alaska a*
gain will blossom like therOse and
more he says the time is not far
distant either.
Mrs. Sheelor received *ord yes
terda« that her brother, Thomas J.
McCianahan had paid the supreme
sacrifice and had laid down his life
for his country.
Mr. Clanahan was serving in the
341st Machine Gun Platoon, having
euiisted in Colorado, although his
non e was fin Payette, Idaho.
lie died on the front and his tak
ing is just one more Hfe given that
the world might be free for demo
cracy and for the suppression of
Prussianism. •
Mrs. Sheelor has thq sympathy
of the community In her sorrow.
T. e dance last night at the White
Pass Athletic Club was a most en
joyable affair and was participated
in by a big crowd who danced the
hour3 away to the inspiring music cfi
Seimer's orchestra till a late hour.
These dances are of great delight
to our visiting friends and too many
of them are Just right and it
should be seen that the strang
er within our gates does not lan"
guish for entertainment. Who will
give t e next?
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RECORD TRAIN -
RUN YESIEROAT
I' waa an impoeing and metiopoli
tan sight yesterday when just on
time the White Pass and Yukon
j Route's train from the north thun
twd down Broadway. Not but
r nat the train thunders down ev
ery week day but yesterday tii a
record breaker in as far as passen
gers were concerned. The train con
sisted of four l>aggage cars, sU
fiasstnger coaches three observation
cars and the general manager's
private car, the "200". All of theee
were comfortably filled an# the to
tal number of passengers amounted
to 392. This is the record as f*r
as could be obtained the largest
ever carried before on one train w»s
320. 'tJUfeH
On the train yesterday were
seventy seven of United' State®
soldier who were on their way to
Camp Lewis from Fort Gibbon.
These boys left on the Prince Ru
pert. ;
The train was run on schedule
tiuin arriving on the dot and not a
thing occurred during the day to
cause the slightest discomfort un
less It might have been the passing
up o flunch at Bennett but that
was made up for when they all pot
their dinners at the different res
taurants and hotels.
The, big and beautiful Prince Ru
pert of the Grand Trunk Lin®
came in about eight o'clock last
night and at one o'clock she sail
ed with 349 passengres aboard.
The work of berthing this number
o* passengers was done in rapid Or
der and the inspectors of customs
and the immigration inspection did
their work in one two three order
so that no confusion was manifest
ed. The baggage wag transferred
and every one went away happy.
The train crew who brought this
Overland Flyer over consisted of
Conductor A. J. McCann, Brake
men E. A. Baker, Frank McPliee and
Fred Shorten, Baggageman W. L.
Spear. The engine men were J. W.
3hearer engineer and Sam Hanson,
fireman.
When the train left Whitehorse
there were 401 passengers but some
got off along the route.
G. S. Churchward who was in
terested in '97 and '98 with R. L.
Vising in the tinsmith business in
Skagway was a through passeuger
yesterday. Mr. Churchward ha»
been eifgaged in business in Daw
son for almost twenty years and'
is going out for a well earned va
cation and expccts to return dur
in* the winter and go into Dawson
.•rver the traiL « i*1 j!' j
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Who's Your Tailor?
The Autumn and Winter woolens recently sent'us by]
E. V. Price & Co.
e the handsomest ever shown in this city and reasonably priced
Select -
Yours
Today
and have your Autumn clothes
made up for future delivery to suit
you—and yeu only
JAMES KENNEDY j