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So. 38 SEVENTEENTH YEAR
SKAGW^Y ALASKA, TUESDAY. MARCH 17, 1914
TOWN COUNCIL
LAST NIGHT
Town council met last night at
the usual hour with Mayor Ganty
aud all the members rresent. City
clerk. McKay being kopt busy in
the re.;'stration of voters Perry
Hern acted as clerk pro tem.
Roll fall.
Minutes of previous meeting read
aud approved.
Report of the school board was
read aud on motion it was ap
proved and a warrant ordered
•Irawu for the amount asked for
to meet expenses for the current
month.
Councilman Friedenthal of the
Public Works committee reported
that he had an estimate for the
amount of lumber needed in the
town for the repairing of wagon
bridges, foot bridges, cross walks,
etc., amounting to 112,000 feet,
which lie desired the council to in
struct the clerk to order forth
with. On motion tiio report was
approved and the clerk ordered to
send for the material at once.
Councilman , Gutfeldt of the
health and police conmittee made
report upon the condition of an in
mate at the W. P. hospital. Re
port accepted. .»
Councilman Tanner of the Judic
iary committee reoorled that upon
a recent trip to Juneau he had
had the injunction case, institut
ed against the town of Skagway
some years ago by the North Pa
cific Wharves and Trading Co.
stricken from the docket _pf the
terri'orial court. He also reported
that he had consulted the dist. at
torney in regard to the collection
of mercautile licenses and that of
ficial had told hint that everyone
doing a mercantile business was
subject to the tax and that a fail
ure to pay it upon demand made
by the proper official would ren
der the offender liable to criminal
iiros^cufion. Mr. Tanner also said
that he had asked Mr. Rustgard's
• pinion with reference to collecting
moneys due the town for license
from the North Pacific Wharves
•\ Trading Co.. estimated to amount
to between SI,000 and $1200, and
was told that there will be no dif
ficulty i j collecting it when proper
*teps are taken ^ do so. The
report was accepted and on motion
a warrant :'or $12 was ordered
drawn in favor of Mr. Tanner to
reimburse him for the amount he
had paid out for lare to Juneau
and return.
Mayor Canty of special commit
tee reported favorably on amount
■f water in the Home Power Co.'s
n TIFT IN
Minneapolis, March 17—Kx-pres
ident W. H. Taft last night spoke
here against the over captallza
'.lon of corporations.
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Washington, March 17—One
trust regulation instead of several
is the new program planned by
the senate chifefte.
Commencing with the northern
sailing from Seattle of the Spok
ane on June 13th, the P. C. S. S.
Co. will inaugurate its regular
summer excursions, taRing in Taku
glacier and Windham bay and oth
er points of interest on the inside
passage. The City of Seattle will
also be on this excursion run, each
of the boats making six round
trips over the route between the a
bove. date and the end of the ex
cursion season on Aug. 18-th.
reservoir—plenty of ♦. and so far
as could be determined by a sup
erficial examination, of absolute
purity.
The following bills were read,
approved and upon motion ordered
paid:
P. McN!chol 24.50
John Wood IS.00
W. W. Tate 4.25
W. S. Sparks 25.00
Pack Train Restaurant .. 3.50
Under unfinished business coun
cilman Friedenthal reported that
Ihe Home Power Co. objected to
a constant stream of water being
let run into the fish tanks of a
couple of busiiK-es places in town.
Marshal Page said that upon his
orders the practice had been dis
continued.
The council then adjourned.
JUST A FEW NECESSITIES
Just a few of the Needful Articles
for parties going to the New Diggings
8 and 12 inch Rubber Packs—Hip Boots
Miners' Leather Shoes
Lar^e Size Heavy Wool Blankets
Heavy Wool Sox Sheep Lined Moccasins
Fur, Wool, and Leather Lined Mitts
Heavy Wool Underwear—Blanket Lined
Coats and Pants and Sweaters
Fur and Cloth Caps
7x0 and 8x 10-3 ft. Wall 10 oz. Duck Tents
IN FACT, WE HAVE EVERYTHING
FOR THE HINER WITH THE EX
CEPTION of Groceries and Hardware
H. J. LYNCH
The Up To Date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
PHONE 41 SKAGWAY
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DUKE TRIAL
Seattle, March IV—Four \Vom
en and eight men have been chos
en on the jury which is to decide
whether Larry Duke, nephew of
the tobacco king, was guilty of
manslaughter when he killed Hen
ry Farr of this city in January with
his auto.
Laredo, March 17-- Advices re
ceived Here today state that the
rebel forces were defeated yester
day by the federals In a hotly
contested battle near Bustamente.
Chicago, March 17—A compre
hensive eonferenc-*, "The Probable
Workings of the New Currency Act'
v:as the magnet which drew edu
cators and business men of nation
al prominence to Chicago Friday to
attend the open forum meeting of
the Western Economic Society. Ev
erything that had to do with the
new currt-ncy law from its prob
able effect upon the prosperity of
wage earners to the control of the
international flow of gold and the
financial policy of the federal re
serve banks waa discussed.
The following men presented pa
pers at the meeting: George E.
Roberts, Director of the Mint at
Washington; Thomas Conway, Jr.,
of the University of Pennsylvania;
Jacob H. Hollander cf the John
Hopkins University; Earl D. How
ard of Hart Schaffner & Marx,
Chicago, J. Lawrence I^aughlin of
the University of Ch'cago; W. A.
Scott, of the University of Wiscon
sin; H. Parker Willis, "Journal
of Commerce" New Yoik; O. M.
W. Sprague of Harvard University;
P. M. Taylor of Llie University of
Michigan; and George Woodruff
of the First Bank of Joliet, Ill
inois.
J. A. alagill, Alaska representa
tive of Swift & Co , of Seattle, with
headquarters at Juneau, came up
on the Georgia last night and Is
around among the Skagway busi
ntss men today. After concluding
his labors here he will take a run
up to the Alaska towns to the
westward.
Fred Lockley of the Oregon Jour
nal, . of Portland, Ore., writes to
the Daily Alaskan that he expects
shortly to drop in and visit Skag
way, as it is the intention of the
Journal to publish a series of ar
ticles on Alaska and Mr. Lockley
is coming north to gather descrip
tive material at first hand for that
purpose..
FRENCH PEOPLE
MUCH EXCITED
Paris, March 17—The fall of the
French cabinet Is regarded here as
certain to be brought about by the
assassination yeterday of editor
Calmette by Madame Caillaux, the
wife of the minister of finance.
It is feared the shooting will have
a far reaching effect in French
politics, as a young woman singer
today assaulted Victor Augagneux,
vice president of the chamber of
deputies, as h« was about ready to
open parliament.
There is intnse excitement in
this city.
MM
OF SUPPORT
Seattle, March 17—At the cham
| ber of commerce banquet tendered
to Jfayor Hiram C. Gill last nTght
the business men of Seattle assur
ed the new mayor of their hearty
support.
The pen with which Speaker
Champ Clark signed the Alaska
bill was one of Alaska gold and
was held in an ivory penholder
made from the tusk of a masto
don that roamed in Alaska more
than fifty thousand years ago.
The penholder was carved in
the form of an Alaska totem pole
by_ an Alaskan Indian living at
Skagway. The tusk from which
St was carved was found in the al
luvials of the Kuskokwim. Geol
ogists say the Ivory from these de
posits ruust be at least fifty thou
sand years old.
The penholder and pen were
supplied by John E. Ballaine, of
Seattle and Alaska, who has been
one of the active supporters of
the Alaska railroad bill. Mr. Bal
laine will present the pen and pen
holder to the territory of Alaska.
Today, March 17th, 1s St. Pat
rick's day, and a number of the
people of Skagway are "wearing
of the green," to show their re
spect for and veueration of it.
The Daily Alaskan has received
notice from the Branch office of
the Remington Typewriter Co., at
Seattle, that th9ir traveling repre
sentative, Franklin Taylor, wilj be
in Skagwav shortly with a stock of
their new visible models of the
Remington, Smith Premier and
Monarch typewriter, as well as
the latest model Whal Adding and
Substracting machine. He will also
bring along a stock of carbon and
ribbons.
Fillets Of Finnan Haddie
Just received direct
from Vancouver.
We offer this excel
lent Fish at 20c lb.
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
SKAGWAY, ALASKA.
EFFICACY OF
THE AERME
Pomona, Cal., March 17—To
prove the efficacy of the aeroplane
its a factor in modern warfare,
aviators Glenn Martin, Charles
Willard and Ignatius Sonborne
made an aerial attack Friday up
on the fortified position of a bat
talion of California National
Guardsmen. Several thousand spec
tators at the Pomona Speedway
watched the contest. International
rules of warfare were observed,
and army officers acted as judges.
The aviators made individual at
tacks and worked at other times
in a systematically planned offense,
raining bombs upon, the camp.
Martin is scheduled shortly to at
tempt to break the world's pass
enger carrying records for endur
ance and altitude.
MEXICAN"
Toiirai
Mexico City, .March 17—The U.
S. foreign office here today announ
ces a likelihood that Judge Glay of
Delaware and Richurd Olney will
visit Mexico at an early date to
investigate conditions.
TAKE USUAL
MUM
Rome, March 17—Unusual pre
cautions were taken Saturday
when Kins; Victor Emaauel, Queen
Klena ard Queen Mother Humbert
attended the annual requiem mass
over tho tomb of King Humbert
at the Pantheon. To prevent the
possible repetition of another at
tempt against the life of the king
similar to that -made two years ago
as he was driving to the mass, the
streets leading from the Quiurial
to the Pantheon were lined with
troops and the squares in front of
places massed with soldiers. Un
usual interest attached to the ser
vice today because of the rendi
tion by a select choir of a requiem
mass selected through a national
competition for the event.
ARE CLOSED FOR
THIS SEASON
Madison, Wis., March 17—The
las<- of a highly successful season
of "farmers' institutes", conducted
under the auspiccs o" the extension
| department of the University of
I Wisconsin, were held Friday at
Wild Rose, Arkdale, Doylestown,
Dawlton, and New Lisbon. Offic
ials in charge of *"ic "institutes"
reported on the work that had
been done. Their reports contain
ed high testimonials from farmers
ail over the state who declared
fhejt have received vast benefits
from the system. Wisconsin was
the pioneer in this movement to
hold meetings in small towns
where the farmers gathered .for
instruction in practical and scien
tific methods of building up their
farms and increasing their profits
not only through development of
larger crops but also through es
tablishment of a better system of
reaching the consumers with their
products. I
SEfSllHIS
RESIGNATION
Vancouver, B. C., Marchl7—Col
onel Hall, commanding officer of
the military in the strike zone since
last August, today tendered his
resignation on accouut of differ
ences between himself and Vic
toria, B. C., officials.
APPLICATIONS
FOR PARDON
Washington, March 17— Applica
tions for the pardon of the eight
een labor leaders convicted in the
dynamite cases wei e filed with
tlie department of justice today.
ELKS' DANCE lOXIGHT. f
Don't forget the Elks club St.
Patricks' Day dance, at the Elks
hall tonight. All are invited and
a good lime is promised. Admis
sion $1.00. Ladies free. Prof. O.
Selmer's orchestra will furnish the
music.
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