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No. 120 NINETEENTH YEAR
SKAtiWAY, ALASKA. THURSDAY. JUNE 22. 1916
PRICE 10 CENTS
HUGHES READY
10 FIRE Gi
NEW YORK, June 22—Delayed
—Pledges, promises and yi\dii
tions continue to pour into tlie «wb
OI Charles K. Hughts tit.m me
many Republican kauers ana Pru
gie^sivts, who have relumed to «ae
(old.
Thfe State of Washington has
flooded the hoadquarieis office
with its promises for his support.
The west indicates that it will be
overwhelming Republican and
Hugh's seeuiLs to be the popular
man. The middle w-t*t at. the
present time is strong fur Hughes
aud the Republican paity. The ex
treme east is unquestionably Re
publican. This leaves tiie Demo
crats strong in the soutn. Tue
Republican party will gain. strength
iu 'he south as the campaign wages
but cannot expect to poll that
vc-ie in the south as iu the noi/th.
Hughes seems cue».rful and t'ivlt.
ccutideut that he will receive the
support of the leoiple. His policy i>
a olatform of Amerit ani.-ni and all
who cast tlieir ballot lor him will
be following out a true AmeticuU
policy.
His iutiuerary is almost complete
anil will be ready for publication.
pos<4bly by the end eX the wiek.
Hie general orgunizatii 11 of his
campaign is complete und r.he fir>t
gun will be fired ou 'he Fourth
of July.
BATH K SHU* OUT
OF DRY DOCK
Bremerton, June 22-—The South
Dakota came out of the dry dock
ytsterday afternoon, having b»en
completely overhauled. it struck
on St. Helens bar at the mouth of
the Columbia, river and lie ossitatf-d
sending it to the dry dorks. Thrc
badly bent ptfopeller blades, the
rferu armor plate !i".d open» d 1( av
iiig a ieani several inches iu width.
It is :io* steaming down the c. aa!
for San Diego.
NEW HYDROPLANE ON
LAKE UNION
SEATTLE. June 22—W. E. peer
ing bas ma.de a trial tesa of his m w
Hydroplane on Lake Union. It de
veliptd a speed of fifty milts per
hour. It is powered with 1 tt«>
h»rs«vo'Wf»r engine® and wei'ih-s
2#<,0 rounds. Tise upper Hpieiul i*
fifty feet.
C. E. Cullen fc> iu Skagway await
ing inu^portation to th« outskle.
COUNT DE CASTELLANE.
Vatican Decides His Marriag*
to Anna Gould W as Valid.
Hi .YU'l'H BKKK
i\>n c t iv sroHK hoi'sk
SKATTLE, June 22—Iu a trial
over t ie selling oi' liquor iu this
riii- tut.- uoiiii wat, brought ui> that
t ir. e i-iioi.t, oi beer hMl bieu iii
Uod.ntd iu evidence when it wns
ciuiu.id ih.it lout) iiiiU been oou
i'i>e.a« u. The couit was informed
tim1 11 was necessary to destroy
the j«r:l iu- the city had no room to
uold t*»e beer. Specimens of each
allotment are placed under lick and
key and ti'« re.-~t destroyed. A
bii' ru^m u: filled with exhibits to
be u.«ed iu Crini casu> each be«ir
iiicr a tuiie ami uuwbiar.
lil. 1 IKI.l) COLONKL HACK
1\ ACTIVE SERVICE
SKAVri.E, June 22—Col. George
Rub i , I . S. A., retired, has been
iil'iii-ii.fi u a' lii'o quarter niaj.t®r at
%?*.; ttle to succeid C'ol. G. B. Da
\is, who will r>in)rt to San Fran
i ii< t> t. r oid> rs. Col. Ruhlen was
a.---i. n. '1 to the Seattle j>o.*t in 19U0
■ nU ...i led one yoar, t:.en retired.
He in ii'.e his residence in Tai-oma
sii'ie rtiir ^ frcin the service. The
citi. '-ns of i ii> city rolconie him
tack te the Que. n City.
v" u N'w i- mpanied the Gold
en R .1 to it.- new location in Skag
w ;y :.iv. Mr. X Will brought his
wi;c and two children. They will
rent a house in t':e Garden City
■'i:d »>• (•( n o re-idnts of this city
for .it 1'iLst the summer months.
HAVE YOU A DOUBLE?
¥ T' )\V many men in town are
exactly like you in size,
proportions anil personality?
You cannot reasonably oxpect
to sret clothes that suit you as
perfectly as those that are
V "milt around" your own par
"^) ticular self.
Here it costs you nothing ex
tra to seen re clothes made to
your measure from fabrics of
your choice, exactly as you di
rect— and by the best journey
men - tailors in the country.
Many desirable models and
hundreds of tasteful fabrics
await jour selection.
Made 1>jT5. Stern & Son,
New York
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H| | V * T fj THE HABERDASHER AND n
• «i • L- ■ i\ X-* H LADIES' FURNISHERi. -I
Broadway between" fhird and Fourth .Phone 41 J
NOT i»7i ARMY—ONLi
Mil>NIGHTEU8 ON HIKE
TU«j alarm wae spread! last night
about iiJno o'clock that the City oJ
Skagwuy was being approached: b:
some foreign enemy. As proof, the
excited heralders pointed to the
IiO««r Lake IX*wey patB, and suire
enough tt did look iike a regiment
of .soldiers bedecked iu Cneir fight
ing to?" approaching the city. A
'long flescojpe was produced and it
wa« found that it was a party of
plcnicere musiliing uip the trail for
Lake Dewey. They were eoroute
to *peud the Longt-tt day ami night
of the yeair on the shores of the
pltasure-epot of the Ganden City.
it i*. understood that th*e pud-ty
arrived at the foot oif the Big Falls
about teu o'clock. A bonifii^ wae
built and the ladies began the Jwe
paration off the evening meal. Tihe
work was divided off ditto sections
and soon the place looked like a
rut.li city on the banks of some gold
producing creek. After the work
was well under way, and t'hose who
had be^n relieved of 'heir tasks be
ti'<u to organise climbing panties.
Some went to the head of the Palls,
others roamed around the Immedlat
vicinity. The big meal ws spread
atx.il* midnight and the way those
picnuers did eat, would have made
Coxy's Army turn greet* with/' envy
After the meal the Tw^-ipy crowd
gnthered around the big bonfire
and 'otd stories ai.'d sang songs.
When the rosy light of morning be
gan to crowd out the bluey hue
of the light night, the party Wend
ed their way dotwn the hill, reach
ing riieir homus at the houir of two
a m.
GUN HEADS
i.OS ANGELES, CAL., June 21—
Howard V. Piatt, assisttaut general
mutriger of the Soutlien Pacific
R'ulroiid Company, will beoonve
vire-;»r« sKl* lit and general manag
er i f the Oregon Short Line Rail
road Company and vtoe-*presid«.nt of
tin- I'niou Pacific Railroad Compati)
July 1, it has been announced. He
will leave bore next w-tek for Salt
Lake City, where he will have his
headquarters.
The announcement was given out
l»v L. E. Calvin, recently elected
president of the Union Pacific Rail
road Company to sucoei d A. L. Mofc
ler, effective July 1. Mr. Calvin has
been vice-president and general
manager of the Oregon Shoit Line
and 'irst vice^prfsident of the Salt
Lake Route.
"HI" GILL SLED FOR LIBEL
S"A1TLE, June 22—.Mayor Gill
Is being sued for libel by Charles
Marble, councilman of this city. The
alleged libelous words were uttered
in the last municipal election. A
deniurror ended the case. The judge
rulfd tiiat the statements were
iv t libelous par se and since the
plaintiff had not alleged damages
he must, lose in the case.
The Alasiloan is due in this port
corae'ime Saturday. I* will unload
and clear for the westward.
FREIGHTER HAS
EXCITING TIME
[ SKATTLE, Junee 22—The British
steamer Teucerr, oif the Blue Fun
nel Line, 'which, is tied ug> ait the
decks hi this odty relates aa ex
citing tinii; with, an Austrian auib
marlL© in the Mediterranean. Had
it not been thialt the liner was arme-d
for defensive purposes it woiuJd
probably have been sent to the bot
t'in.
The boat developed a, frpeed of
seventeen miLes par hour during the
ch&se and the submarine kept even
with it but at a distance. It warn
Ied i-evenal boats about to enter
the same zone of the danger. On
I ils journey it picked up several lffe
I boats riddled with bullet holes and
j covered with Wood.
Hl'GHES POPULAR IX EAST
SEATTLE, June 22—0. C. Grave
president olf one of the biggest re
tail stoi es in Ills city has returned
(rem a trip through the middle
we.-t and east. He reports that
Hughes is the papular man the na
tion over and that he was, without
question, the man that the conven
tion wanted. •
Bus'-i<es>si conditions throughout
the east are stilt 1 ing down to a Bafe
and sane channel. The supply of
products is now reaching the de
mand so that the loud clamcir for
ru-h orders are gradually disap
pearing.
Hugh Weir, agent foir the Pacific
Coa.'t Steamship Company, is ex
pected to return ftom Whitehorse
on the evening train.
BKOWNSVILLE, TEXAS, June 22
—belayed—Ovt*r one thousand Car
run/.u soldiers are on the border to
patrol it in the Interests of the
Mexican government. Should th«re
be an American force to cross the
border to scrap is likely to follow.
The patrol in this locality if
kept as closely contact as possible
the apparent reason bt ing to fall
intc battle line as quickly as pos
sible if called uoon by their com
mander.
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( BOATS CARRY BIG
CARGOES PROM ORIENT
I 5SRATTLE, June 22—Several large
freighters have pulled into Com
mencement Bay, loaded to the guu
wules with oargoes from, the Orient
One boa' is reported to have unload
ed 'jOUO tons on the docks of this
city for distribution over the State
I and Alaska.
HELD ON PROBING CHARGE
SEATTLE, Juue 22—Officials in
this citv are prouiig the death of
Mrs C'etina Pizzella, who died a
short time after taking a substance
which she thought was a medicine.
The attending nurse is being held
in connection with the inv«3tlga
tion. The nurse has tolid the au
thorities that she administered the
drug at the request of the ptitient.
fOUiCK LUNCH GOODS!
% Sardines, Columbia "River Salmon, Cann-jj
J ed Mack Tel. Shrimp Lobsters. Winced §
t 0 ams. Lunch Tongue Deviled Ham, Veal g
t Loaf. Chipped Beef. RoasT Beet C >rned ij
I Reef, Preferred Stock- Sliced Pineapple. g
•j LibbyV Queen O ives. Maximum Ripe g
i Olives, Pimentoes in small tins, Napoleon ^
' • Olive Oil, Duikee's. Libby's & Mrs. Port- g
: ers Salad Dressing. La-'-ge assortment of g
i delicious Cookies in bu k and Packages, s
jj Hothouse Tomatoes, Cucumbers |
! 3 Fresh Fruit jj
P. H. GANTY \
IS - 5
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ROBERT F. WAGNER.
State Senator May Bo Candi
date For Governor of New York
Photo by American Press Association
M iKUERER~KNEW
LAV OP LAND
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SEATTLE, June 22—Two aged
sisters living at 405 \Vostlu(ke av
' enue Have been slain by an unknow
| assassin, and the police are work
• ins diligently on several clues. The
] murdered sisters are Mrs. C.
Wheeler and Miss Kate D. Swift,
That the murderer knew the lay
oI the land is evidenced by the
fact that the money pursues at the
unfortunate deceased are missing.
Nothing is disturbed around the
premises. The money bags were
sewed into the clothing of the wo
men and it was carefully cut out
and carried away.
INDICTMENTS FOR
INFRINGING DRUG ACT
l-'EAITLE, June 22—Nine indict
ments have been returned by the
Federal Grand Jury, which is sit
tin« <n this city. Those indicted
are Charles Benson, Ma Wan, Lee
Sing fling, Ah I>uck, Ah. Chin, Ha
Gee, Pong Gin, Wong Pack Sing.
Thev are all indicted far Infring
ing on the Harrison Act. All but
one are Cliiin-e.se. Three true bills
have already been returned and the
others are expected to t>e returned
•oday.
The Spokane was scheduled j
lo sail from Seattle far the north
lis' night. Owing to Che delayed
wire service it has been, impossible
to get the accurate movements of
boats.
OMAHA, NEBRASKA, June22 —
Delayed-—William Jennings Bryan,
wiio was admitted, to Uie flour of
tile Democratic Convention by thu
unanimous vote of the delegates
aii.tniLiItU,1 i»roplieacifct> tnati Wilson
will auain be rtrturiued to the exe
cutive chjair.
"Afttr sixteen years of
waiting, our yiurty entered
the Wi.it® House and for
tunately we won the senate and
tile bouse at the same time. Our
paity {Decamp responsible for na
tkma] affairs, and now we come
after three years of lalbor to sub
mit to the American people the
claims of ou,r party in continued
confidence. Whatever) differences
of op. in ion may exist or may have
existed as to particular acts, we
are heir, to begin the figlit of
19)6, a united pairty In every state:
in the Union, ready for battle."
It is the opinion of Mr. Bryan
that to Woodrow Wilson, alone fail.-,
the noiior of keeping the United
States out of waa\ He is reiported
as saying, "We have a few men in
terested in ranches and a few in
terested in mines, who would use
the blocd of American soldiers to
guarantee profits and their invest
ments in a foreign land. I have
differed with the President on some
methods employed in the European
war, but. 1 am one of those who
deaire that this nation, shall not
become a participant in the dread
ful conflict.
TKN MISSING FROM
ILL FATED SHI I*
EUREKA, CAL. June 22—A care
ful investigation of the passenger
list on the ill faied S .S. Bear,
which foundered cff the northern
California coast, shows that out of
a ph..3s-e«©er list cf two hundred
and ten, only two hundred can be
ac" ui ted for as safe. Five bodies
hafve been washed ashore and five
art* missing.
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+ ALASKAN" READERS *
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+ between Sitka and Seattle. *
* Most of the wire news appear- •>
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clothes for Spring.
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** complete satis
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and fashion by hav=
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of style and woolen
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Delivery to suit your
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Prices like you
like to pay
WILL
CLAYSON