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No. 115 NINETEENTH YEAR
SKAUWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY. JUNE 16, 1916
THREATENING fLAMES LICK OP INTERIOR CITV
PICE GEORGE
SCENE OF JOEL!
RhGEPflON
Tl»e Grand Trunk Pacific were t..e
hosts to ttttj iatlitis Skagway tho*
aiK moon iu a reception and tea ou
iwa-rd the Prince Geurg-e. It was
novel, interesuug and highly en
tertaining. The reception was iu
honor ol the inauguration o1 U'e.r
new servke to Skagway.
Air", Gordon. Powell and ilrs.
Herman Miller wtre in tue ruCciv
ing line, welcoming the ladies tu
tile boat on b^tiali ul the Grand
Trunk Pacific. llcsuamiD Guide,
lliltery, liianchard, Burioid. Hen
sou Weber and LaiuLiUxvugli,
cd the hoctessts iu e^orting Uie
ladies arvuud the bottt and seeing
that not one minute at tne time
spent on the big boa* was uninter
esting. Shortly before the unpoint
ed hour the Company .stut au auto
and escorted the ladies to the
l-oat, wh^re they were presented
with a beautiful corsage bouquet.
1 he ladies, assembled in the ob
servation room and went t.irouj;a
the formalities of meeting oue an
other aixi then. the assistants es-^
cortid them around tile Uk4 ex
plaining the beauties tuertof. Al
ter a thorough inspection hud been
made o1 the boat and every crock
and corner examined and expluintd
they were escorted to the dinins
satoun where a light luncheon was
served. The luncheon consisted of
sandwiches, cake, cooliiea and tea.
Tomorrow at 11:30, the Com
pany will be the ho** u£ tlie busi
ness men of the city at a luncheon.'
The b"**<s are reque.-ted to gath
er a* the boat at 11:30 and will be
shown over the ship. At twelve
neon. luncheon will be swved i»
the dining saloon.
AMBASSADOR TO V. S. SKLKCTIOD
WASHINGTON, June 16—Amoro
S.'uo, former Japanese minister to
Austria, has been select, d as &in
bas-sidor to the United St:ites, to
succeed Viscount Shind;:, whose
transfer to the sjnbassfdiorv'h'iii at
Londou recently was announced.
LK.YPKKS OF CONVENTION
ARRIVE LV GARDEN CITV
E. C. Kuapp of Spokauo, Wash
ington, general secretary of the Iu
lanj Sunday Sclioo! Association,
arrived in Skagway oil the Prince
I Gej-rge. lie is accompanied by Mrs.
! kuupi> and several other Sunday
schiol workers who are to attend
the couventiou In the Methodist
ohurch, Sunday, Monday and Tues
day.
Workers from various towns in
Southeastern Alaska will arrive
within the next two days. KQtcUi
kau is sending a large delegation,
| and other Pan Handle towns are
e.\pected to send representatives
t> meet with, the leaders.
Tiiv program for the three days
will be announced tomorrow. Mr.
Peder>en has asked Mrs. Kuapp to
•olK-;:ik at the morning services an.d
Mr. KiuLjxp will give the evening
address. Both will speak brleriy
at the Sunday school hour when au
atti udai'Ce of ou» hundred or more
i- expected.
L'JSDOS, June 16—A deal of
curiosity is being displayed by the
citizens of England over the issue
before the governing body as to wh
will fill the vacancy left by the
de.iih 01" Lord Earl Kitchener.
Present indications point strong
ly to the appointment of Lloyd
•korge for tue important berth.
However, Mr Churchill has a largf
following who are anxious to sot
him laud the position.
Bt>:h men are leaders and know
tilt condition wliich, confronts the
Ki.iprrc and either w ould be aible
to copo with the situation in a
masterful manner.
NEW Sl'lT FOH ALASKAN
The quarters occupied by the
Daily Alaskan are receiving a thor
ough renovating. The window
frames, door casings and ceiling
havo been painted a clear white
col:/r, 'fle walls will be papered and
♦lie iuterior refinirhed and varn
i; ht d. Wont we look oretty slick
when we coxae out in our new
elo'hes.
HAVE YOU A DOUBLE?
II
UOW many men in town are
* ^ exactly like you in size,'
proportions and personality?
You cannot reasonably expect
to Ret clothes that suit you as
perfectly as those that are
v "built around" your own par
ticular self.
y,
/ Here it costs you nothing ex
' tra to sccure 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 your selection.
Made byR. Stern & Son,
New York
I
H| f y\T^> II THE haberdasher and
• «J • L I i\LM LADIES- FURNISHER^
Broad wa> between™ fhird and Fourth 'Phone 41
Saturday afternoon, tfoo W. P. A.
C. Teui.ls Clab will hold a touriui
meu4 to decide >vuo will represent
the e!ul> iu the big tournament on
the Fourth ot July, ut wl'ich. it is
I expected teams from Whti'dhi^rse,
Fort Seward and Tree.chvell will
compete for honors and the old I
, cup representing the chaxnuniousaip
| of Soutaeastern Alaakaa and the
I Upper Yukon. The cup is new held
by Fort Seward, ben g wou he. e
las* year by the Army players. )
Tue t-earns entered for Saturday's
| tournament are:
I Johnston and Oable.
Tel for and Bonebnuke.
Millar and Colo
Any other men's teams wishing to
take a crack at 'he aWve pairs are
cordially invited, challenged and dS-'
; fied to enter.
Ladies' teams are requested to
haird thetr entries 'o the oonunittve '
as early as possible, bo that neces- :
! sary arrangements can be made to .
put on their games.
The contest will be decided the j
bes« three out at five sate. The
teams winning the tournament on
Saturday will be requirid to play !
different comibinaMens of playe.-s •
between now and July 4th in wderj
to make sure that they are the best
teams tne club can prodilce to re- ]
present them agaiwt the outside I
teams on the national holiday.
j The public'Is invited to be pres
,ent at Saturday's tournament.
iFFOfH
IKV'ST'GflTED
NEW YORK, June 16—The fed j
eral ofllclala of this cKy are mak- !
in& investigations of the curreiit
charges lodged against Packing
Houses operating here. It is
charged that the Docking comwuii.s
are defrauding the consumer l>y
compelling him to buy paper and
wrapping of the contents.
Regu.ar meat prices are charged
for burlap and greased paper and
twine 'n which the fchijnnenta are
wrapped. In thto city alone It ia
claimed that consumers are paying
$5,000 000 a year for wrapping in
which neata are shipped.
H. S. Atwood, wife and child,
came iu on th® George and left on
the morning's train for Atlin, where
they will upend the summer months
with Mrs. At wood's father, Mr. Geo.
Gould, the well known mining man.
WOODROW WILSON
Wields Big Stick at Democratic
Convention
Pf;
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L")N'DON, June IS—Conferences
between leaders in tliQ Commons
and war office ha-yo been consider
ing the plane ol' tUe late Lord
Kitchener lor extensive British op
erations on land dui ing the sum
mer an 1 fall. Lord ivitohener had
planned a general British, attack
ag.iiust Germany, Austria, Turkey
and Bulgaria, and when he uut
deiaih ne was enroutq to Russia to
consult about co-operatou between
Greet Britain an<l Russia in the op
erations in Asia and the near Cast
and to urge Rusuia to press the
Geiiuans and Austrians along the
whole frontiers between the Bailie
and the Rumanian iin.e
It is »ild that the Kitchener
plafis of campaign were so thorough
ly worked out that they can be fol
lowed by his auocestrs.
Mrs. Chos. Weston, Miss Mary
Weston and Miss P. Weston are
registered at the Pullen House.
Cookies, Fancy Biscuits,
Crackers, etc.
Whether in bulk or packages, you will be sure of uniform
quality and freshness, Then purchasing this important
article of food from us.
We carry a full line of National Biscuit Packages goods at
15c, 2 for 25c, 6 for 70c. Bulk Cookies from 20c to 30c per lb.
See Window Display
P. H. GANTY«
REPORTS INTERIOR IN
PROSPEROUS CONDITION
C. W. Ritchie, special agent for
fh<i U. S. land office, caone in on
tne train lust night. He Is eu
rouie to Portland.
Mr. Ritchie has mode a personal
investigation of the liome.-.teads in
the interior and reports that there
■irn thousands of acres awaiting to
he taken up by the homesteader.
The ground is highly adaptable for
for agricultural purposes amd set
tlers are experiencing no diifficutly
in making a substantia^ livelihood
frcvm the land. He also emphasizes
tile important point limit it takes a
worker to majte a success of home
stfading in the interior. But to
thu&e who know their business and
are willing to wade into things, a
great future will lay before them.
The government is anxious and is
doing all within its power to get
settlers into the interior. The rail
road will be a grant boon to the
interior country. Already real
estate has jumped in prices, and to
the man on the early field good
values will lie in homesrteading.
IIBSIfflRjB
LONDON, June lb—Reports are
reaching the Empire of the doplor
:ib'e condition which is oouironting
•he Austrian kingdrJD. A general
sliortage of food is rapoittd and
starvation is facing the people. It
is ruxaorfcd amongvt the leading
•members of the war department that
the offensive against Itly was
prompted in order to keeip up pub
lic spiri* and because it was hoped
that vuceess in that quarter would
?nd the war.
- An officer writing has inforont-d
a friend and it h;is thus found its
channel into the news columns of
the daily paper, that existence is no
lengi-r uosstble in the stricken coun
try. !♦ is reported tha* they have
no bread to eat, no milk, no butter,
r.< iat and a bare existumce is all
that can be anticipaied on the part
of the inhabitants.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward V. Lane of
New York, are registered at the
Pulleu House.
WRING FLIES
SWEtPOUT
AjjJN
ATIN, June 16—Special to Daily
Alaskan—Fire wilted out the
greater portion of tile business
district in this city last night. The
$189,000 blaze started in the Royal
Hotel and swept through, the busi
ness district. It could not be con
trolled by the local fire fighters
and was not gotten under control
until practically all of the busi
ness bouses had been consumed by
the lapping flames.
The alarm was turned in at
11:10 last night. A blaze was
noticed under the roof of the Royal
Hotel. It is supptcs<<l that a
spark flew from the kitchen stove
and caugjht in the top part of the
building. Before it could be checked
by those in the immediate vicinity
'he flames had leaped forward cov
ering the building in one solid mass
of flames. It was seen that it 'was
useless to attempt the saving of
the hoi el so all efforts were placed
on trying to keep it from spreading.
No sooner would one building be
put out than it would spring up in
another place.
»vnen me uvmg cmuus ui
fire had died out and daylight
came on the scene the fire fight
ers sow as the result oX their three
hours struggle with the flames,
but few of the business houses left
standing. McDonalds grocery stoj-e,
the Masonic hall and the White
Pat*, hotel were saved.
The- Royal hotel, Kershaw's haul
ware store, Schultz's staMe, Pill
mans general merche.ndi.--e store,
JaiiK-. ' drug store and merchandise
stOTe and Mcintosh and Dicken
son grocery store were lapptd up by
the flames as they spread over the
business district.
1< Is also thought by local men
that Egbert's jewelry store has been
destroyed and the Koottawy hotel.
The estimated loss is from $189,000
to $209,000. Schultz's store is val
ue 1 a» $100,000, Kershaw's at $20,
Ono. Pillman's $9,500, Eggert's at
$20,000, James' at $15,000 and Mc
intosh's at $15,000. No lives h<ne
been reported lost as the result
o*. »ho fire.
Who's your Tailor?
WARM weather is about
here to stay and "the
wise ones" are looking
ahead ior distinctively designed
clothes for Spring.
YOU'LL SOON NEED
A NEW SPRING SUIT
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WILL
CLAYSON