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No. 110 EIGHTEENTH YEAR SKAGWAY, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1915 " PRICE 10 CENTS
BONDHOLDERS OF OLD COMP/INlf
SEEK 10 0ES1IM PAYMENT
Washington, D. C # June 16—-^•n
order was issued by the United
Statt>s supreme court, today against
Secrvtnrv of the Treasury McAdoo,
Secretary of .tiio Interior Franklin
K. Lane and others, to show why
a restraining order should not.be
granted preventing U'e payment by
them to the Canadian vendors of
(be Alaska Northern railway of
the yurchase money for the same.
The property, for which the money
la dispute to be paid, is located at
Seward, Alaska, and was .recently
puichased by the Alaska engineer
ing commission with the intention
o* incorporating it into the proposed
government railroad to the Interior
to Fairbanks and to the Matanuska
coal fields. The suit is being
brought by .tho stockholders of the
old company, which was known as
the Alaska Central railway.
LONG STATMENT
BUI NO PROTEST
W ashington, D. C, Juae 16—The
I'i list ambassador la this city to
day presented a latgthy statement
!o the state department regarding
the German bombiiiiment of the
ell;' of London by b^mbs dropped
irom airships, hut thtre was no
ri-iiueet for a protest to be made
lo Germany by the United States,
l'o\\ over.
Berlin, June 16—The German
government today entered a protest
a.Ui'iiist the bombardment of Karls
ruhe by hostile ainrta on account
of Us being so far removed . from
f.iy taeater of war.
Governor and Mrs. J. F. A. Strong
arrived on the Mariposa.today from
Juueuj on the former's second an
nual official trip through, t'ae in
terior of Alaska to Nome. On leav
ing the boat they paid a short vis
it to Col. Stevenson and then went
to t1 e Pull en House, where reserva
tions had been secured by them.
They will leave for Whltehorse
in the morning and expect.to spend
a few days at Fairbanks and oth
«-r joints on the Lower Yukon, re
turning to the capital city on the
excursion of the steamship Victoria,
which will sail from Nome via the'
SIMPLY ACT OF
RETALIATION
Paris, Juae 16—The bombard
ment of Karlsruhe by allied air
mea was simply an act of retalia
tion against Germany. Many build
ings were set afire and similar
raids on other Gerotui places are
planned. '
THREE WEEKS
BEFORE REPLY
Washington, D. C , June 16—It
is expected that at least three weeks
will elapse before the German re
ply to President Wilson's second
aote will be received.
BE SEttLM
~ arbitration
Ct.'csgo, June ie—All points at
Issu* between emploers and em
ployes in the car strike in this
cly will be settled by arbitration.
Th» titration of tie cars has been
resumed.
Inside. Passage late this summer.
The Governor expects to begin
writing his annual report to the
secretary of the interior in August,
and his Itinerary is timed for his
return to his office about that date.
A Word About Shoes
There may Is other good shoes made, but we handle the very
best makes that we have been able to find, and we have been
looking for the best for a number of years.
We handle the follow
ing makes:
(all guaranteed)
THE AMERICAN
LADY
For Ladies and Misses
SECURITY SCHOOL
SHOE
For Girls
CROSSETT
and
THE AMERICAN
GENTLEMAN
For Men
PLA-MATE,
SCUFFERS, and
SANDALS
For Children
THE A. A. CUTTER, BERGMAN, ZIMMERMAN & DEGAN
Makes in Heavy Shoes 8, 10, 12, 16, and 16 in height]
H. J. LYNCH
Up-to-date Haberdasher
and Ladie«' Furnisher i
Broadway .between^Third and Fourth Phone 41
Excursions on steamship Victoria
to Nome and St. Michael, with re
turn route along the coast, visit
injr Unalaska, Seward, Columbia
Glacier. Valdez, Cordova (Miles
Glacier), Skagway, Tread well, Ju
n«au, Taku Glacier and Ketchikar,
returning through the inside pas
sage.
Each year the Alaska Steamship
Co., receives a number of inquiries
for longer tours than their trips to
Southeastern and Southwestern Alas*
ka. They have, therefore, arranged
to offer excursion service 011 the
steamship Victoria on her sailings
of June 26th and July 24th,
Iu making these two special trips
the steamer will travel northbound
b" the direct outside route, across
the North Pacifi: ocean and through
Unimak pass. Into am} through llur
Ing Sea to Nome. The steamer's
stay at Nome is uucertain as to
length, but should be anywhere
trom ten to twenty-four, or pes ibly
thirty-six hours. From Nome the
I steamer will proceed to St. Michael,
about 120 miles, whero the stop
will be about the same as Nome.
If schedule' is carried out as
planntd, steamer will return from S
Michael to Nome and stop twelve
hours, and then proceed on the
homeward voyage, making the first
I stop at Unalaska. Front I'lialaska
j the 'route will be, for nearly a
[thousand miles, along the south
shore Hue of the Alaska peninsula.
passing through .the active volcano
belt of Alaska. Stops will be made
at Seward, Vuldez and Cordova. At
the latter port steamers will re
main long enough to allow excursion'
ists time to make a special trip
out over the railroad to Miles Gla
cier. While on Prince William
Sound the steamer will also visit
Columbia Glacier, located.near Val
dez. , From Cordova the steamer
will cross the Gulf of Alaska .to
-kagway, and, after a short stop
at that point, return to Seattle
through tho world-famous "inside
passage," visiting, enroute, Juneau,
tiie capital of Alaska, Treadwell,
Taku Glacier and Ketchikan.
These tours will .cover about
6,000 miles of travel through the
most interesting part of .Alaska,
and covering pradially the entire
coast line.
In addition to tho ocean tours
described above, this company, in
connection with the White Paes &
Yukon Route, offers excursion tours
from Seattle, via Skagway, to Atlin,
n. C., Whitehorse and Dawson, Yu
kon Territory, and .return. The
route is by way of the Southeastern
or Soutuwestern Alaska steamers
to Skagway, where passengers trans
fer in tli ■ railroad. Tho .trip from
Skagway to Atlin and Whitehorse
and return can be made .in three
or four days, and the trip to Daw
son and return in about . oight
to ten days.
ZEPELLIN RAID
FIFTEEN DEAD
London, Juue 16- In a Zeppelin j
airship raid on the r.oitlieast Eng-J
lish coast last night there weio
fifteen persons killed ty bombs and
many injured. .Sfvetal fires also
started from the exi los'ons.
From advices jlist received from
Lemoerg it appears that that place |
is iu danger of fall'ng into^ the
liats^'s of the Austria na and Ger-j
mans, as they continue their rushing,
aoid the fighting is growing harder
daily for the Russians to resist.
IT SAILS UNDER
SEALED ORDERS
Koine, June 16—The Italian floet
sailed today from Taranto under
sealed oiders. 1
The Austrians havt checked the
Italian advance upon Trieste, from
Monfalcone.
The fighting at Goritz between
tha Austro-Genuaus and Italians
continues with unabated fury.
Pelrogred, Jure 16—The Aus
trians sre now invading, Bessarabia.
SENSAllONi
mm ciiigles
Nome, June 16—The Northern
Trust Jc Safe Deposit company of
Seattle began action in the courts
here -Monday against the Anvil Hy
draulic & ljredge company, the
Nome Mining company, the Wonder
Dredging company and E. E. Fowell
to foreclose on trust deeds amount
ing $S3,(MI0. |
The plaintiff also asks 8 per
cent and attorney fees. t
The filing of the suit lias caused
a sensation in milling circles here.
The companies involved were sup
posed to be among the most solvent
now operating.
The answer of the defendants
will be looked forward to with
more than ordinary interest.
The . Northern Light, published
it the Carcross Indian school, gives
the following encouraging report
regarding iho activity among the
Tesliii Indians: Th« Indians
seem to , have taken a
reasonable view of the situation
in regard to fur. They find that
(lioir pelts are still worth a fair
price considering the condition of
the market, and so are pretty well
scattered, and are following .up
their vocation as strenuously as in
previous years. Some of the . na
tives sold a good deal of meat and
fish iu Atliji last year, thus help
ing to better themselves finan
cially. j
For Cold Luncheons
Premium Boiled Ilam, 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
ILLUSTRIOUS MASON IS HERE
ON HIS WHY TO THE INTERIOR
William Homan of New .York
City and his sister Mrs. M. Rrope,
came in on the Mariposa this af
teraoi n and are stopping at the
Pullen House until.tomorrow morn
ing when they will leave for the
interior and Nome, .from which lat
ter place they will return to the
outside on the steamship Victoria
of the Alaska Steamship Co. line.
Mr. Homan is .an active member
of the Supreme Council of 33rd de
gree Northern .Masonic Jurtedlc
diction, U. S. A., and Deputy of
the Supreme Council of 33rd de
gree, N M. J. tor the State of
Nt>v "icik, and a few nights ago
delivered a lecture before, the Ma
eons £*f Juneau on the "The Influ
ence of Freemasonry .In the Forma
tion of the Federal .Government
of the United States of America."
It was the Intention of .local
Masons to banquet their Illustrious
brother at the Pullen House tonight,
but «t hie request tlie function was
cancelled and Instead there -will
simply be an informal gathering.
TAKES CHARGE
NEW TOWNSITE
Seward, June 16—The land.of
fice iu a decision received here Sun
day says the tract adjacent to tho
Seward towusite was never granted
to the Alaska Northern Railroad,
application for patent having been
rejected, I
Commissioner Edes of the rail
way commission on behalf of the
government has taken possession
and ordered streets to be surveyed
to be connected with the streets of
the present town of Seward.J
Already work has been started on
clearing land for six dwelling houses
which the commission will rent to
employes at a nominal price. The
land will give the government plenty
of ground for a new town adjoin
ing Seward and there Is a possibility
that the government may have a
town which will Ue an active rival
to the present townsite of Se
ward.
I* was also announced at the
same time that.the land office will
open the government townsite of
Anchorage at Ship icreek July let.
There will be 1600 lots 50 x 140
fe '.I
The lots will probably bg sold
at auction. Blocks will be reserved
for schools, for a city hall, federal
buildings, and an adjoining wharf
site.
So far as known at the present
tln>e the residents will have full
power to incorporate, If they should
elect to do so, and establish a
sewerage system and electric lights
and other municipal Improvements
by means of taxation, the same as
is done in other Alaska towns.
FORMER POPULAR
OFFICIAL HERE
W. B. King, former auditor of
W. P. & Y. U., tut who left
Skagway for Vancouver, B. C., on
th» 23rd of August, 1911, came
iu on the Princess Sophia.this morn
ing and will leave for Whitehorse
on tomorrow's train, where he will
remain for several dayB. i
Mr. King has been, since leaving
3kagway, holding the position of
auditor for the widely-famed Cana
dian firm of P. Burns & Co., whole
sale butchers and dealers in poul
try, butter, eggs, cheese and smoked
add saltej meals of all kinds,
which has a stiing of retail shops
all over V/eetern Cvtada, including
Northern British Columbia and the
Yukon territory. He will audit the
books of the company at the retail
jhoustp iu the interior before re
turning to Skarway on his way
back south. I
"Bill' King was one of the most
DOpular officials eve: .connected
with the W. P. & Y. R. In any
capacity and numbers bis friends
In this aortboin country by the
scorp.. He says he haa quit the
transportation game for good and
is eminently satisfied wiith the po
sition, he now holds with P. Burns
& Co.
While In Skagwaj he served as
mayor of the town, was Arctic
Chief of Camp Skatrway No. 1, A.
B, <uid Eralt<ed Ruler of the Elks'
lodge
Tbo Vrlncesa Sophia tot into
part Vis morning at 8:46 with 43
first and fQur second class passen
gers. Sh(- also had quito a freight
tonnage In addition to a number of
live sticic.
Safe
You'll never beliput 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 over
Will Clay son
|The Clothier