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No. 91 EIGHTEENTH YEAR SKAGWAY, ALASKA. SATURDAY, MAY 2%. 191fi ; PRICE 1U CENTS
Seattle, May 22—Tile newspapers
and other business interests of
.is rity have been quick to ac
knowledge favorably a recent sug
gestion made by Congressman Kahn,
ho is now visiting here, that the
date of the Seward treaty with
Russia lor the purchase of Alaska
should be 3et aside for an annual
(.elebration.
1HE KAISER 10
CALL MORE MEN
Copenhagen, May 22—Advices re
ceived here from Germany this
morning are to the effect that the
Kaiser will call for 2.000,000 more
men to be placed under arms. It
is understood that German officials
have stated that it will require
only 300,000 men to cope with
Italy.
PLANS TENNIS
TOURNAMENT
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Oakland, Calif., May 22—Maurice j
McLaughlin, the world's greatest!
tenuis player, is planning for next
winter au international indoor ten
uis tournament, to be played in
the new 51,000.000 municipal aud
itorium in Oakland.
.McLaughlin, who lives in Oak
iaud ke.-ps ia practice all the year
round. During two months when
the rains come, he finds difficulty
iu gettiug practice, and has been
looking tor a suitable place to put
up winter courts.
The auditorium, recently opened
and in which 100 conventions -will
be held this summer, is, according
to Mclaughlin, an ideal place for
winter teunis. The floor is of
maple, and with a canvas covering
would :nake a swlit court. The
lloor ir the arena is 214 by 90
feet giving plenty of room for,
laying out" the court.
"An international Indoor tourna
21 > • would be a "bijf success, and
OBSTACLES ARE
PLACED IK WW
Basel, Switzerland, May 22—
Everv possible obstacle is being
placed in the way of Italians in
Germany returning home.
BRIDGES MINED
Iff AUSTRIANS
Brescia, Italy, May 22—Bridges
have been mined and others de
stroyed by the Auetrians on the
frontier at Ponte Lodrone.
IDE WFiCfRS
AREJERItlANS
Chieasso, May 22—The Austrian
army mobilized on the up^er Adige
river and also that in the Schul
dea valley, are accompanied by
German office™.
granqHr
SECOND TIME
Washington, D. C., May 22—
The wife of Secretary of th<j Treas
ury W. G. McAdoo this morning be
came the mother of a baby girl. She
is a daughter of President Wood
row Wilson.
I hope to see on® in Oakland neat
winter," said McLaughlin today.
"I have been in correspondence
with a number of the best men in
the game, and a majority of them
agree with me that such an event
would be faster than an outdoor
successful venture. The court
would bee faster than an outdoor
court, and tennis records would be
made that would set a standard for
a long time to come. Oakland's
warm winter weather would make
the conditions practically ideal."
McLauhlin has taken the matter
up with the Oakland city officials
and has been assured that there
will bo no objection/ to the use of
the'auditorium for such a purpose.
We are now showing tlie Largest
Line of New
Spring and Summer
Wash Goods
ever shown in Skagway consist
ing of Plain and Figured Crepes,
Ratinas. French Ginghams, Mer
cerized Plisses, Peacales, Flaxons.
Etc. Ladies' and Misses' and
Children's Ready Made Wash
Dresses at 75c to $2.25. The
newest things in 36-in silks at
75c per yard
If you want to see something that is
real nice come in andjlook the goods over
H. J. LYNCH
Up-to-date Haberdasher
and Ladiea' Finisher
Broadway between Third and Foartk Phone 41
EXCURSIONS TO
ARCTIC CIRCLE
Unable to visit Europe, several
hundred Eastern tourists will em
bark for interior Alaska this sum
mer, says the Seattle Times oi'
May 14th. For the first time in the
history of the north, four mam
moth excursions have been success
fully arranged. Every reservation
is sold.
The Itinerary covers a distance
of several thousand miles of the
finest scenery extant. The excur
sionists jvere booked in the East,
the work being done joiutly b.v t'le
Alaska Steamship company and the
White Pass & Yukon railroad.
The itinerary of tLe first two ex
cursions is from Seattle through th .
waters of Southeastern Alaska to
Skaway via Sitka, and t Hence
across White Pass and down the
Father of Northern Waters us iar
as Fort "i'ukou which is lusiue t"e
Arctic Circle and at which poi.u the
sun is visible at midnight.
The first excursion will leave
Seattle on the steamship ilaripcsa
OU June 12, and arrive at Fort Yu
Kon on June 21, the longest day
in the year. It will then return
upstream to Dawson and other
points of interest on the river.
The second excursion will leave
Seattle on the steamship City of
Seattle on June 14 and follow the
same route.
The other two excursions, which
will cover a distance of about S.OOO
miles, will follow the same route
as far as the mouth of the Tanana
river, where a stde trip will be maUa
to Fairbanks. The vessels will
tnen continue down the Yukon to
its mouth at St. Michael. At this
point the excursionists will be
picked up by the steamship Victoria
and carried to Nome, and thence to
Southwestern Alaska by way of
Shelikoff strait. The tourists will
visit Cook Inlet, Seward, Valdez,
Cordova and other points of interest
The first party of tourists for
this excursion will leave Seattle on
June 12 and arrive at St. Michael
on July 7. The second will leave
Seattle on July 10 and arrive at
St. Michael August 4
Fxcursions through the interior
Of Alaska are not a new idea. The
Seattle chamber of commerce suc
cessfully carried out cue of these
trips in the summer cf 1912, but
this is the first tim.o that Alaskan
interior travel has been arranged
on so large a scale.
"We were somewhat dubious
about carrying it out successfully
when we began to make our ar
rangements last fall," said A. F.
Zipf, traffic manager of the White |
Pass 4i Yukon railroad, "but after
we got started there was no
trouble. Every reservation has
been sold and we had to refuse ac
commodations to many applicants.
It is probable that we will arrange
for a fifth excursion. Mr. H. Wheel
er, the general manager of the
company, is now euroute to Skag
way, where he will take up this
and other matters.
Ice cream - serve! with Sunday j
dinner at the Pack Train restaur- I
ant
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Hah.o.s, May 21 — On the
11th, the Haines Social club
meeting at the uiaiise tor the
regular mon^ly session, was call
od to order by Mrs. Wiuterberger.
The program opened with tne ting
ing of Annie Laurie by the mem
bers, followed by roll call, mem
ber answering with tlicir favorite'
cooking recipes. .Many unique cul
inary triuinidis were forthcoming,
among them being a "snow" cake.
Any Alaskan lady who would like I
this recipe, in which snow takes J
the olace of eggs, may have it for
the asking. During the coming j
winter a "snow cake social," will
lie given by the club.
The subject for the day's meet- ■
ins; was "Fifty Yeara Ago, and
Today; Things we May Have That
Our Grandmothers Cculd Not Have."
Many illustrations ol household
ariicles used in the long ago by
our grandmothers were shown, and
ntao many of the latest labor rav
ing devices for the use of the up
to-<lnte housewife.
Mrs. Harding gave a very intor
csting talk on her personal exper
ienees during our Into civil war,
and this called- forth remine-censes
frcm others, and also a word of
sympathy from the entire gather
ing for the people w ho are now
suffering from war in foreign
lands.
With the closing of tlie pro
gram dainty refreshments were
served by the hosiers, Mrs. Dr.
Ciaig.
Mrs. (Jood, wife of the Rev. Good
of Hoonah. was a guest of the
club.
COL. ROOSEVELT
Syracuse, May 22—The jury in
the Barnes-Roosevelt libel suit,
which brought in a verdict yester
day for the defendant, found that
all the charges of the latter against
the former were true and that
l.':< rnes should pay all the costs of
the suit.
London, May 22—The Serbian
reconstructed army, fully equipped,
today commenced its march toward
the Austrian frontier for the pur
pose of assisting Italy against Aus
tria as soon as war is declared.
It is intimated that German Zep
pu'iu airships will hereafter, in
faking their rnds, use gas bombs
in the bombardment of hostile
towns and cities ever which they
pass.
For Cold Luncheons
Premium Boiled Ham, 40c per lb.
Lunch Tongue, 30 and 50c tins.
Sardines, Imported and Domestic, 15c to 25c.
Fish Flakes, 15c, 2 for 25c.
Preferred Stock Salmon, tall tins, 30c.
Preferred Stock Salmon, small flat tins, 20c.
Preferred Stock Salmon Steak, oval tins, 35c.
Preferred Stock Lobster, tall tins, 45c.
Preferred Stock Crab, 30c and 50c tins.
Preferred Stock Shrimps, 20 and 35c tins.
Roast Beef, Corn Beef, 30c and 50c tins
Libby's Canned Chicken, 40c per tin.
CHEESE—Cream, Imported Swiss,
Roquefort, McLarens, Orgeon Brick.
PICKLES—Sour, Sweet, Mixed, in bulk and in glass.
OLIVES—Plain, Stuffed and Ripe, from 15c per bottle to 65c.
P. H. GANTY
A WORD OF TIMELY WMIIC
10 PEOPLE OUT 11 IDE WOODS
The forest fires raging at Haines
and vicinity reminds us that when
mere are periods of dry weather
ther is also great danger at Sk&g
way. Large reag of forests,
public and private, are destroyed
each year by fire. This destruc
tion is an injury to everyone and Is
a great danger, especially la all
mountain countries wliere a regular
flow of streams Is of vital im
portance. It is also well at this
time that the attention of the Pub
lic be called to certain laws pass
ed by congress which forbid:
1. The setting of fires In the
woods, and
2. The leaving of camp fires
without first etxingulshlng them,
them.
This law also provides a maxi
mum punishment in a fine of $5,
000, or imprisonent for two years,
or both, if a fire is Bet maliciously,
and a fine of $1,000, or Imprison
ment for one year, or both. If a
firs results from carelessness.
This law also provides that the
money from such fines be paid to
the school fund of the county in
which the offence is committed. It
is unfortunate that people will be
so careless as to leave fires without
extinguishing them and thereby
cause the loss of valuable timber,
which canot bo restored for cen
turies, and the destruction of homes
as well. It is, therefore, suggested
that since bo many fixes start
from neglected camp fires the pub
lic be requested as follows:
1. Do not build a larger fire than
you need.
2. Do not buold your fires in
det.se masses of pine needles, duff,
and other combustible material,
where the fire is sure to spread.
-3. Do not build your fire against
large logs, especially large rotten
ones, wh6re it requires much more
work and time to put the fire out
than you are willing to expend,
and where you aro rarely quite cer
tain that the fire is really and com
pletely extinguished.
4. In windy waather and in dan
gerous places, dig a fire hole and
clear off a place to 3ecure your
Tire. You will save wood and
trouble.
5. Every camp fire should be
completely p»t out before leaving
camp
6. Do not build fires to clear off
land and for other similar purposes
without first talcing the necessary
precaution to Bee th*t the fire
I will not spread to surrounding
timber.
DON'T MISS
BARN DANCE
The White Pass Hospital
association will give its
second annual dance In the
large new warehouse on the
* Skagway-wharf, May 22nd,
| beginning at 9:00 p. m. Mts
! sic will be furnished by the
iKagway Brase band. A ga&o
' line motor car will make
frequent trips after 8:30
p. in. between the tourist
platform near the laundry
and the wharf. The motor
car servlc* and refreshments
will be freo.
A party of campers will go over
to Burro creek at the conclusion of
the "Barn Dance" tonight and spend
Sunday in that beautiful and pic
turesque reeort.
Rome, May 22—The King's
document, just made public, ex
pUlua to the Italian people why
Italy has been driven to take up
arms against Austria and appeals
to the loyalty of all to perform
their duty in order that victory
may be assured.
ftUOT
1EU FLAG
Geneva, May 22—It has been
announced here that Germany will
hereafter respect the American flag
or. r.htpe; and also that when ships
belonging to the allies are to be
tori-edoftd, ample notice will be
given, to passengers and crews be
fore the ships are sunk.
Safe
You'll never be'put out" by shape
losing fabrics in your clother or poor
wear if you'll choose
Hart Schaffner & Marx
or
Ed V. Price & Co.
CLOTHES
Drop in and-lood them oyer
Will Clayson
The Clothier