No. 297 NINETEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1917
PRICE 10 CENTS
1 KILLED
III AUTO
Mffl
Seattle, Jan. 26—At an early
hour this morning an automobile
wh.cb was being driven by two fa
shionably dressed young men plung
ed through, th railing of a bridge
oa the Bothell road and the two
occupants were iusuuitly killed, j
T^ere was nothins on the two men
wUch would lead to identification
aud the bodies were brought into
'he city, and placed in the morgue.
At the pom* where the car ran
iu*o the railing the road is good,
and the cause of the accident is
therefore unknown.
Seattle, Jan. 26—Later—The two
youn? men who lost their lives ia
the automobile accident by running
through the ratling on the Botbell
road bridge, have been identified as
Lee Erland and Andrew Bechtel.
The boys had stolen the car from
in ftont of the Lincoln hotel. It
belonged to X. F. Weiger.
Wasfiington, Jan. 26 — Senator
William J. Stone, chairman of the
Foreign Relations committee w^as
this morning, in company with oth
er Democratic members of his com
mittee and two other Democratic
leaders oX the Senate had a Jong
secret conference wth President Wil
bou. What the nature of the con
ference was has not been disclosed,
but is presumed to have been
connected with. Wilson's speech in i
the Senate Monday.
Berlin, Jan. 26—In recognition ;
of the brave and valiant sen-ice per-'
formed in the name of the Emper- I
or and the German people. Kaiser ,
Wr'lliam today decorated General j
Maciensen with the order of the
Grand Iron Cross.
tan Francisco, Jan. 26 — Five
hundred women of the underworld
attend the Ceutral Methodist
church ia a body *:iat night tp
hear Rev. Paul Smith, the leader In
the crusade against vice In this city.
The women demanded to know
what Rev. Smith and his people I
were going to do with them. In his
answer, Rev. Smith said that he J
was not fighting them, but it was
their landlords he an<l his asso
ciates were after.
F
WILSON'S IDEAS
Washington, Jan. 23—Hon Elihu
Rco' in an address which ho made
to the members o£ the National Se
curi'v League lajst night dcelared
that ho was in full sympathy with
the purpose of President Wilson's
speech which he made to the sen
ate Monday. In speaking of the
Presidents speech, Mr, Root said
that it contained "such noWe ideal
ism" ia the plan foT world's peace,
that every citizen of the nation
should endorse Wilson, and back
him u-> for having stamina enough
to gt-' t up before the senate and put
his ideals before that body.
STEERING GEAR
Seattle, Jan. 26—The Alaska S. I
S. Company's Steamship* Alaska, I
sailing from this port) for Southwest-j
era Alaska ports at nine o'clock I
fliis morning, when only five miles I
out frcm here broke her steering
gear and was towed back to this !
c'ty ty the steamer Jefferson, be
longing to the same company.
The disabled vessel had eighty
passengers for northern sorts, and
an eftort is being made to repair
the damage so as to enbale her i
t'j clear for the north again to- j
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YUKON WOMEN
AFTER VOTE
Toronto, Jan. 22—The women of
the Yukon are, like their sisters in
the East, organizaing £or political
emancipation and are circulating;
tkrougi the Women's Protective
Leagui of that territory, a petition
for rhe extension of the franchise
to them. There is danger of the
foreign vote overwhelming that of
the Bri*ish.-born; hence the appeal
to O'f.iwa for the franchise, which,,
the women of Yukon believe, is nec
essary to protect the interests of
'he country, especially during the
war, and 'o enable them to assist
in 'lie -reconstruction movement
when peace is established.
It is Dointod out that the women
ef the Y'ukon territory were denied
t» e ritri>* to votg on the liquor ref
erendum last summer, which re
sulted iu the wets carrying the ter
ritory.
New York, Jan. 23—A test of
whether a person may live happily
and well on three maels a day, av
eraging in cost eight cents per
meal, began hei© today with 12
husky police recruits us the "dem
onstrators." The diet t^st is to
run fcr a peric-d of three weeks.
The men are on thir honor to do
all their breakfasting, lunching and
dininjr at the "diet house," and to
en* nfithinc hptwppn mpalc.
CilTTii WITH
INTENT TO KILL
.The grand jury brought in a true
bill against Jim Blane, a Native of
Yakuta1 yesterday morning in the
district court. Blaine da indicted on
the charge of cutting with intent *o
kill, a native woman named Emma
Alack, and a native man named Jno.
Marks, at Yaku'at, last October.
Slace 'he cutting affair the woman
has died.
Tne cutting occurred as the re
sult of a jealous quarrel at Yakutat.
Th° two persons cut wpre brought
to Juneau at the time and taken
to 'lie government hospital and'
treated. The wamon was released
snortly thereafter and returned to
home at Hoonah, jvher© she died re
cently. She had been stabbed sev
eral times with a knife, according toi
the evidence. Blaine, it is alleged,
also stabbed Marks with a knife.
Gunnison & Roberts will appear for
tU° defendant.—Juneau Dispatch.
Berlin, Jan. 26—According tQ an
announcement given out this
morning by ♦he War Department in
til's city, German forces have cap
tured *!ie Russian position, covering
a line of more than six miles at
northern end of the RussojGalician
front.
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PRICE JOHN
RUNS AGROUND
IN NARROWS
Shortly after one o'clock today,
F. J. Vaudewall, collector of cus
toms at this port received a cable
from Caot, Davie^, commander of
the Prince JoJui, stating that his
vessel had. run aground ia Wrangell
narrows, and that everybody on,
brard jvas all right.
The Priace Albert, which, was in
this uort unloading a cargo of coal
and ties, immediately left for the
scene. The extent of the damage
sustained by the John, if any, could,
not be ascertained, and whether or
not th=- Prince Albert Will bring
the passengers up is also unknown.
FIND HER
Of DEPLETION
Washington, Jan. 26—The Bu
reau of Fisheries, following up
'he hearing of the committee in
Seattle which investigated the
cha?'gp that the Alaska fishermen
were depleting the run of red sal
mon In the Situk river, after go
ing over the findings of the commit
tee and making further investiga
t'ChB have decided that the waters
of 'La river were not being depletei
of the fish aa charged.
HUNTERS BACK
HOfESAFElf
Juneau, Jan. 26—The overdue
hunting party, for Whom anxiety
was felt in Juneau, returned yester
dav irorning on the Murelette from
Gambler Bay, where they have been
sp- \din>> the past few days duck
hunting. If the party had not ar
rived at the time they did the Iowa
was t:> hav§ left in search for th*m
as th'ir relatives! were becoming
anxious.
Frank Tasher, one of the "old
guard" in toe commercial line was
a passenger oa the Seattle this
morning, and will iremain here until .
fhe nex*. boat sailing south.
Washington, Jan, 20 — Brigadier
General Erasmus M.-Weaver, chief
of the Coast Artillery Division of
•ue United Statgs Army, when the
proposed plans for tho fortification
of Alaska 1'arbors were submitted
to him, immediately called atten
tion to the fact that in the fortifi
cation bill now before congress, no
provision had been made for tho
fortification of the Alaska coast.
In soeaking of the proposed bill,
Gen. Weaver stated that the plans
lor tfc,e protection by invasion of the
Alaska coast, should be taken into
consideration and that no time
should be lost in doing so.
General Weaver said:—"}Iy per
sonal opinion is that this matter
ought to be taken up immediately,
and given every possible considera
tion, as one of our livq projects."
The plans referred to by Gen Weav
er are those for the proposed for
tification of Cook Inlet, Resurrec
tion Bay, and other approacbse to
the government railway terminals.
Seattle, Jan. 26—One thousand
quartz of whiskey which was Beized
in a recent raid made by the dry
squad ic this city was this morn
iu;r poured into 'he gutter by the
order of the court by Chief of Po
lice Beckingham.
During the time that the fire
vrater was being emptied from the
bottles into the sewer, thousands of
Ofcf ule stood around and watchad
the work.
Loudon, Jan. 26—Under cover of
darkness a single German war Ves
sel steamed along the Suffolk coast
and sent a number of shells into
small hamlets and villages, but at
th6 time the announcement was
madp there was no report of any
casualties received.
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