"jfclS# NINETEENTH YEAR SKAttWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1916 PRICE 10 CENTS
STAGE SE1 FOR
GALA III
All Skagway "a making prepara
t. u to atu>mi lh« Uauoe-piciiic and
UtiHjuti j,neu y the Arctic Broth
erhood at Burro Creek tomorrow.
lijrom< t< r reading indicates a per
fect day tor the trio ;um! everytulug
is. in rtsuliuoss for t a-o time of
your tile..
"Ihu Gulden Rod will leave Skag
way making lite first trip at 8:30
iu the morning. All who desire to
go over early in the day may do
io Oo 'his first Tip. The boat
will tu-eu head stiaight for Haines!
au1 uiik up tlie Haines delegation I
<u»d ilrawiberrks. The second trip
will be made at 3 p. m., another at t
5:20, 6:30 aoid 7:30 p. m. The re-j
'uru iTips will commence at 9:30
and ruu every hour thereafter until
the crowd is sai'ely lauded iu. Skag
way.
Tne Skagway Band will play for
the dance. Workmen have been
secured to arrange the place lu
&ood -y-der for 'he occasion. The
food has been seeund for the
bautjuet and all that is uow lacking
is »h-e arrival of "he hour for the
gue^'s of the Arctic Brotherhood to
make merry.
The banquet will be served at
6.3o d m. It will stretch over a|
period lasting thru the entire dance j
Iivgrnm.. Light luvhwn service
will Nf maintained between the :
dancf courses 60 that no one will!
go hungry during the day.
Win. He®son has been appointed j
manager of transportation. and he
iMinou-ices that all ic in readiness
for transl»orting the guest- to the
gala scene.. Otb» r members of the
committee from whom information
ay be obtained are W. G. Powell,
K. A. Raamuson, E. R. Stivers, W.
R. >L-lery, Mike Rose and W. E. J
Bur ford.
The transportation committee has!
arranged to carry children under
the ate of five years free; those
bctw'.rn the agea of five and fifteen
for half fare and nil above that
age must pay the Renerwl charge.
Hal* fare tickets may be qbtained .
oti the boat..
MILITARY BASK THREATENED
LONDON. Aug. I0—The war of
rfc, has received a dispatch tell- j
ing o' the capture of a town |
which li^s about eight mlies from
the important military base of
Stanllnu- Before nightfall the
military authorities hope to re- j
c»he the news of the capture of
tile base
ROME, Aug. 10—Thqi occupation
of 'lie western, height which) sur
rt ai'vl the recently capturtd city cf
Uvriza lias be mi, acocwol feted! by
:ht- Italian soldiers. A few engage
ments were necessary before the
Austria us were driven from their
stroiif'iokls.
Italian troopers are now occupy
ing the city of Goriia and the ^
heights surrounding the city are
under Italian command. It will 1
be u«d as a military base from
which other attacks will be made.
CHILD Li
BiLL PASSED
WA iHlXGTON, Aug. 10—Under
the lash of President Wilson the I
seuaie has passed the Child Labor |
bill. The President is heartily in j
fawr of the law and it is known
that he will sign 1* and that it
will O*o upon the siatue booka as
tne law of the land.
One minor cliangee was matle in
the original bill but not of such
imparlance us to alter the working
ei'f. ct ct the bill. The southern
senators placed a fierce fight
a;ia!r.s* the bill but were not
stro!-.« enough to defeat it.
Lf
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Washington, Aug. 10—The
United States General Land of
fice announced that it will ad
vertise for bids which will lease
to -'it highest bidder the caul
lands lying in the Matiinuaka and j
Beriitg Coal District.
The restrictions cell for a limit
of five acre lots leased to any one
perse n, firm or corporation in the
Matauuska Region and three acres
in the Bering Riv^r Fklds.
The Prince George left Wrangell
today and is steaming for this port.
A WORD
ABOUT SHOES
There may be other good shoes made, but we handle the very
best maltes that we have been able to find, and we have been
looking for the best for a number of years.
WE HANDLE THE FOLLOWING MAKES
(all guaranteed)
1HF AMERICAN LADY
For Ladies and Misses
rroitniTv crunni
THE
%tfmeiican
i
SHOE
For Girls
CROSSET
and
THE AMERICAN
GENTLEMET
For Men
PLA-MATE SCUFFERS
and SANDALS
For Children
The A. A. CUTTER, BERGMAN,
ZIMMERMAN & DEGAN
TENNIS and CANVAS SHOES for Hen
Women and Children
a
HI | y ]VT /7> LI THE HABERDASHER and
• J • Li i\vrft LADIES' FURNISHER
Broadway between I~hird and Fourth Phone 41
T'ac fears recently expressed by
(Sardcn City residents that the
six dock little GoJdwi Rod would
soon he retracing its be;:t back to
Si'ka can now t>e placed higlu mid
dry upon the &hilf. Cel.. W. L.
S'evuisou has *>ublicallj) announced
that he has purchased the boat
aird that it will remain right iu
Skigway. The final transaction was
clt'st- yesterday and ownership is
now in Col. W. L. Stevenson.
Mr. Stevenson emphatically in -
fcrnu-o <\ reporter from tha Daily
Alaskan I bat Skagway could not af
ford ro lote the b&at; »o he bought
it and will use It in his corpora
tion business and for the benefit
of the Garden City. When Hie boat
is net in use by the corporator it
witl b«' open for chartering purpose
as nefore.
INFANT DISEASE
- SETS flEGORD
N!.\v* YORK, Aug 10—The high
record for deaths due to infantile |
paralysis was reached yesterday!
when the 5rim reaper silently beck
oned 57 »o follow him toi other
fie.<:s. This is he highest record |
noted by *he authorities since the
plague s'ruck this ci'y.
The board of education has de
cidid to costpo- e the opening- of
the public school owing to the
danger o' infection amongst the pu
pils. Private schools have been
nsked to postpone their date of op
ening to correspond to th»t of the
public schools.
SFATILE ills
L
SEATTLK, Aug. 10—The busl-I
nets men of this city held a nKiss
meeting at which; resolutions call
in* upon the mayor to take the
a&ressury steps to suprese lawless
ness cp the waterfront were draft
?i.
Tile resolutions have berji hand-1
ed to the mayor by a spiecial com
mittee. This morning it has been
qui^t on the docks and the effect of]
tbif resolutions cannot at thq pres
ent be ascertained .
Hngh A. Weir and wife returned
on this evening's train, after hav
ing visited In. the Atlin district.
Paul C. Martin, president oi the
Springfield Railway Co., and gen
eral director of the American Rail
way Co., as well as special
Ci:uns"llor for the foregoing com- j
pany, left on the morning's train
for a Irlp to the Atlia countrty. He I
is accompanied by his wife..
NAVY BUILDING
SfARISJ FULL
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10—Secre
tary Daniels^ has announced his
plans for the building of the new
u» v:.l ships provided for la the
navy ecnstruction bill which is
now before congress. Daniels re
present that the bill has progress
ed far enough/ and Las definite oer
tainty of passing the law makers.
The contract for building three of
tlixj ,<hips will Le let to bidding
firms this coming October.. ~
The bill makea provision of the
immediate construction of new bat
ileships for the Uai'ed States navy.
In a few years, if the present pro
gram is carried out thie United
States will eiqual that of any of
the uarions.
lOLlii
IS ALARMED
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 — The
Public Health service bureau is
aroused by the inaillty of the medi
cal men to chock the spread of
it'f'.intile paralysis. It seems to
oe rapidly gaining ground in all
thtj big cities througout the land.
A meeting of the health, authorit
ies cf every state in the Union has
been culled for neat Thursday. A
discussion will be held by th<
nations leading doctors on the
plague, it is expected that after
this meeting a regular prescribed
form of treatment will be re>com
mendcd by the United States' health
bureau.
KM SHIPS WILL
SAN Dili (JO, A'jg. 10—Word has
been received in this port that
t.ie United States is considering the
withdrawing of the war slips now
stationed in .Mexican, waters at «n
early Uate.
Thp ships have been at anchor
in tiie various Me&iuan, ports lot
the tost two months. The ma
rines have, been held in constant
readiness to land and invade tue
Mexiffii soil but the orders have
never been, received ordering tne
invasion.
The Rfcdondo has been reported
at Juneau and should be in this
port tomorrow.
Mi-s Lucille Stevenson, sister
of Andrew Stevenson, -will leave on
the Prii ct&s Alice toi ght for the
soutn.. Miss Stevenson, will tour
around the scenic Rockies bsf°re
returning to her home in Chicago.
She hfs been In Skagway for over
a in r nth.
The Fruit Season Is
- Mere—
FRUIT JARS, JEL .Y, GLASSES* ETC.
M A.SONQuart Jars $1-10 p«r Doz-jn
Pint Jars 80c per Dozen
j JSLLY GLASSES TALL ard COVERS
; 45c per dozen, Mason Jar Tops 30c doz.
! Heavy Rubbers 10c doz. Para wax lb. 15c
P. H. GANTY
ATTACKS HUGHES
IN SPEECH]
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10—Samuel
Goinpers, president ol tli-q Arnerl
Federation ol Labor, in a speech. In
this city last night niade a vehem
ent attack upon Charles JSvans
H ught«. Gompers asserted that
Hughes was in favor of abu.slug the
injunction, privileges which/ the
courts of th-o land have taken un
*o inemselves. The president Bald
that Hughes believed in th>e use of
the injunction for the absolute pro
tection of capital and detriment of
CHICAGO, Aug. 10—The) report
which was sent broacast over the
United SWtes yesterday by the As
sociated Press is rosponlihle for the
sudden rise in wheat price. Quo
tations in the pit jumped twelve
cents over night.
Speculation iii, wheat is becoming
brisk. When the pit opened this
morning wheat was the leading
speculation. Thousands ol dollars
liave been invested in wheat by
financiers and investors.
pulops
IN MR PEN
ROME, Aug. 10—Over 20,000
prisoners of war were taken by the
invading Italian soldiers in the
japture of Gorizla in. yesterday's
battle. The conditions of the
saptured soldiers bespeaks the ex
trftni hardships which they have
been forced to endure. Some were
ftitkout proj>er clothing' andi their
physical condition g&ve evidence of
icauty food supplies..
The work of burying the dead
lias almost been completed. Fig
ites ar*; la/sking as to the* number
j' dead and wounded,. but it
mounts the scale way up) int<y the
Lho isands.
G.O.P. DELEGATES
FOR HECKMAN
♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦•>♦♦♦
+ Senator *
+ J it. Heckwuu,-—lvc'cliituoi ❖
+ iiouso *
* John G. Heidi—Juneau v
* f-. C. AlcuoriniuK—Wrangell *
* Win. ij'ieeuimv—Chic^-gotf *
Aluiilt) lieuflon,—'iYbiUlv.tU v
ituud Commissioner v
* Edward Hurlbut—'inane..
JUNEAU, Aug. iO—Special to Al
askan—'ihe Itepundoajji Uivisioual
C&uveiiUi/u which met ui tins city
today tor m«j purpostt of nowlnauug
a senator anu |ourif repu-esenuttivt-s
tor the territorial' legislating ot
Alaska, divorced terriu/iiai politics
from divisional poiius. a complete
legisla'ive ticktt was nominated by
tile unanimous vote o£ the attend
lu delegates.
J. K. iiccm.au, of ivechian, was
nowin»teu and lias accepted *he
caucidacy tor Territorial senator.
John G. Keid oi Juneau, P. G. Aic
Curinlek o£ Wrangeil, William Free
hum o* Chicago!! and .Monte Ji en
sou of Treadweli are tlie nominees
for tixe house.
Edward Hurlbut o£ Thane was
nominated for Boadi Commissioner.
Now 'he issues are shaped and the
fight can be made straight out and
out for the legislature by. the op
posing parties without dragging iu
Twritori«d politics as lias been, the
case heretofore..
Ike matter of Indorsing a B>>pub
lica» delegate for congress and
sanctioning an attorney general did
no* come up on the floor of the con
vention.
A strocg platform deling with
the essential phases which! speak
for the good government of tho ter
ritory was drawn up ajid indosed
by the attending delegates. The
platform is brief but to the point
It seeks to amend the evils* which
now exis* in the laws of the terri
tory and will appeal to the voter
throughput the district.
RUSSIAN STRONGHOLD GAINED
LONDON, Aug. 10 — Russian
♦tocos now occupy a strong position,
on the Voione River In Gal tela.. It
was gained late last night after a
days still fighting.
Mr. andi Mrs. McCractoen, who
gave the musical recital on the
Edison, Diamond' Disc Phonograph a'
Keller Bros, store, left on the Ala
meda for Cordova.
Who's Your Tailor?
YOU can arrange to have your
tailored to order suit and ov
ercoat for Autumn delivered
whenever you want them-but we ad
vise you to
Come in and se
lect Your Pat
tern Today
Get first choice of the !
handsome and exclu
sive woolens from Ed.
V. Price & Co.'s line
and have us send them
your measure.
Reasonable
Prices
WILL CLA YSON