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JJaila Jclaskan
So. 253 SEVENTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY ALASKA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24. 1914
PRICE 10 CENTS
ARE DISCUSSING PLANS TO
PREVENT GERMAN INVASION
London, Nov. -1—In the house of
commons unlay plans are being dis
russtu for the prevention of an hi
v»sl«n of Kngland by the Germans,
it In-ing reported that British ves
sels tva<i sunk a German sul>maruie'
«'ff the const of Scotland.
THK GERMAN INVASION OK
nrssiAN-i'OLwn checked
l.»ndun, Nov. 24—The German iu
i asion of Russian-Poland, act-onlin^
to late adviceu received from the
/one of fighting on the Russian
frontier 1ms been checked. It is
also reported that the Germans
hare been disastrously repulsed be
t'veen the Vistula an<l Warta tivers
I'v the Russians.
CANADIAN CRUISER IS IN
D1IVDOCK BADLY DAMAGED
l*ortlaiul, Oregon, Nov. 24—lYi
vate letters received in this city
this morning from Victoria, 1>. C»
*tat<, that the Canailiau cruiser
Kainbovv is now in the EsQUiualt
drydock badly damaged, and that
many of the marines that were
on boanl of her are in the hospi
tal suffering from wounds receiv
ed in a fight the Rainbow had with
the German cruisers Leipzig and
\ urn berg.
Telegraphic news of the engage
ment, the letters say, lu*d been sup
pressed by the censors.
cekman wah office admits
AKMY KETREAT IX POLAND
lierlin. Nov. —It is admitted i»
official military circles here t,uil
the German army which pecentlj
-ivqn toward Warsaw iu Poland is
mrjv retreating.
KIW'ACV OF ADVERTISING
WAS FULLY EXEMPLIFIED
The efficacy of advertising in the
rclumiis of t be Daily Alaskan was
fully exemplified today. A yoang
lady while going home from the
Elks' club last night lost a g°W
cugget pin. Early this morning she
sent in a ••Lost" notice and before
2 o'clock this afternoon she had
recovered her property, two tours
previous to our time of going to
press.
The Best Always the Cheapet
We Keep Uie Beet.
AMERICAN GENTLEMAN
ami cEOSSETT SHOES for
men.
AMERICAN LADY Shoes for
Ladles and Misses.
pLA-MATE, SECURITY and
P LA-DAY Shoes for the
Kiddies,
"MAKES LI FES WALK EASY".
TRADE. MARK.
H. J. LYNCH
OOL. ROOSEVELT STUDYING
EUROPEON Ql ESTION'S SOW
Washington, D. 6., Nov. 'H—
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt i.-;
now studying European questions.
He admits that the progressive party;'
is dead in the United States and
thinks that moat its members w'U
in time drift back to the republican
ranks. i
AMERICAN CONSULATE
DAMAGED BY A BOMB
Washington, D. C., Nov. 2-1—
Word has reached the state depart
ment in this city that a bomb
dropped from a German airship haJ
badly damaged th© American rou
sulat© in w'arsaw.
A severe earthquake was retri
ed here today.
Advices received this morning
from Vera Cruz are to the effect
that the evacuation of the city by
the United States troops yester
day was successfully accomplished
and that everything is orderly to
day. Hundreds of refugees depart
ed on the transports, rather than
to remain and take chance of their
lives under the resumption of Mex
ican rule.
I IXformal reception bv
THE TEACHERS TOMORROW
Principal Margaret Keenau and
I the other teachers in the Skagway
I public school will hold an informal
i reception iu their rooms tomorrow
I afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, at whicln
j everyone interested in the work of
(the pupils in attendance is invited
! to be present to witness an exhibi
! ti*n of the progress of those in the
!\'arious grades have made thus far
j during the term.
' SUIT ENTERED AGAINST JACK
DALTOX FOR $3,000 I'KE
J Juneau, Nov. 24—Attorney J. H.
Cobb has filed a suit in the dia
; trict court here against Jack Dai
ton of Cordova for So,000 attorneys
fees. The case in which the al
leged legal services were rendered
was that of Dalton vs. The Copper
River & Northern Railway to quiet
title to mining claims on the water
front at Cordova.
GLACIER POINT. HOMESTEADER
NOW VISITING IX SKAGWAV
J. J. P. Ward, erstwhile man
ager of the Portland House ia thi><
city, but who recently leased the
place and went down to Glacier
Point, in back of Haines, to take
possession of and prove up on <*•
homestead location that he ha;'
made there, returned to Skagway
Sunday in his launch and will take
back with him Mrs. Ward, who re
mained here when he went before,
and the balance of his household
belongings.
It was Mr. Ward's intention to
have left for homo thif? afternoon
but as the weather conditions were
not favorable he will delay until
he gets a day that suits him on
which to mako the trip.
He reports that several parties
have recently taken Up homestead
claims in the vicinity of where he is
located, among them being James
Tillus of Skagway and George
j Humple of O'Donnell river. In the
Atlin, B. C., mining district.
' PEOPLE GOING AND COMING
ON THE TRAINS TODAY
Dou Mulrhead of the auditor's
' office at Skagway of the W. P. &
Y. R. went over to Whitehorse tills
morning on a visit to his brother,
D. A. Mulrhead, chief clerk to
Supt. H. Wheeler of the mail ser
vice.
There were two or three other
j passengers bound for various points
I ulong the liue.
On the incoming train this after
I noon there were Mr. and Mrs. J. It
I P. Gaudin. Mr. Gaudin is the port
j engineer at Whitehorse for the P.
jV. N.
i J. W. Wilson, fuel agent
at Whitchorso for the W. P. & Y.
R., and two more whose names
did not learn.
STEAM SCHOONER WRECKED
OFF CALIFORNIA COAST
San Francisco, Nov. 24—Tha
steam schooner Hanalei is piled u?
on Duxbury reef off Dux bury point,
at the mouth of Bolinas harbor, bu
the Marin county coast, in tllis
state, with the waves breaking her
to pieces and 25 of the GO passen
gers and members of the crew lost.
MeClLLOlCH DESTROY S
AX OIJ) WHALER
After having lain for years aftei
she sank in the harbor at Unalaska,
a menace to navigation, the old
steam whaler. Fearless was blowii
up by the captain of the revenue
cutter McCullouch on August 15, ac
cording to an official report of the
Rhydrographic Bulletin, issued by
the U. S. navy.
The Fearless was a vessel about
1"5 feet long. She was under the
Xorwegian flag and was brought to
this coast by Capt. McKanna, who
was in command when she sank. Tli
old whaler was lying in th0 harbor
at Unalaska under an attachment
for debt. She sprang a leak and
one evening sank without warning.
Capt. McKanna later was in com
mand of the schooner Redfield,
which was lost off Cape Prince of
Wales, four years ago.
According to the report from the
McCullouch, the soundings ovei
the spot where the old hulk lies
show a minimum depth of ten and
one-half fathoms at mean low tide.
FOR THANKSGIVING
Recieved ex "Seattle1'
Fine Assortment perishables
Fresh Nuts — P©p Corn
Mincemeat — Plum Pudding
and other seasonable goods
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
ELKS TO HONOR
THEIR DEAD
A Beautiful Custom Rooted in the
Finest Sentiment of the Soul
Will Be Observed
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6
Music, Bitual, and Eulogy Will
Combine in a Worthy Tribute to
the Year's Harvest of Death.
—Ceremonies That Will Inculcate
Ideals to Male© Life's Journey
Sweeter, and Build Broader the
Brotherhood upon which •he
I Onler Bases Its Existence.
Sacred the eouutry over among
the lodges of Elkg as the day on
which deceased members of the
order are memorialized, the first
Sunday In December is always fit
tingly observed by the lodges
throughout the United States and
its possessions, and this year the
occasion will be even more elabor
ate in most cities than heretofore.
In Skagway it will be observed at
the Elks' hall, as has been the cus
tom for several years, and a pro
gram suited to the occasion will
be carried out.
; To Elks this first Sunday iu Ue
! cember is the apex of their year. It
I brings to all the recollection of
j the day when all things are
leveled and the common human
■ heritage of a mound of earth is
| all that is left to preserve the ;nor
| tai story.
j On that day Klks reflect on i-he
mystery of life and death, the tow
j ing and the going—the creation ana
the end. Various are the creeds of
the Elks, but it is not their mis
sion to reconcile these beliefs. It i3
the mission, however, of the great
and growing organization to exloll
the virtues of the dead and to
preach the spiritual optimism that
is at least the seer of belief in
ultimate union.
It is the essance of Elkdom never
to forget an Elk living or dead. On
this memorial day the big heart »f
j Elkdom testifies publicly to that
j memory, so far as the dead are
I concerned, and exalts its principles
of humanity, sympathy, aid and
comfort.
Exalted Ruler James Kennedy
has appointed a memorial commit
tee which will attend to prepara
tions for a fitting observance of thi
(lay in. Skagway. In addition *o
short ritualistic service there w'll
be several musical numbers of
merit. Two addresses will b''
made. Some member of the
lodge will be selected to speak on
the significance of the "lodge of
sorrow," and also pay just tribute
to the memory of the departed. 1-!'e
Reverend h. H. Pedersen will par
ticipate ia the service, and 'ouch
j upon the religious aspect# of the
| occasion.
PARENT-TEACHER ASS'N
IN business session
The Executive board at its
previous meeting having elected the
chairmen of the different standing
committees, Saturday's business
meeting at the president's home
found all the committees repre
sented except the Welfare. The
line up is as follows:
Program—Mrs. W. C. Blanchnrd.
Welfare—
Manual Training—Rev. L. H. Ped
ersen.
Domestic Science—Mrs. Albert
Reinert.
Horticulture—Mr. W. C. Blanch
ard.
Membership—Mrs. H. G. Klrnisa
Press—Mrs. H. D. Clark.
Motherhood—Mrs. L. H. Pcder
sen.
Under the supervision of these |
committees the real work of the as
sociation will be done. That worrk
promises to be both instructive and
interesting. At tho Saturday busi
ness meeting, each committee was
taken up in its turn, and its scope
of work discussed. The program
committee had its heariug first.
Under the generalship of Mrs.
Blanchard something interesting
may be expected at each regular
meeting. it was decided that a
"round table" should be instituted
as a permanent part of each pro
gram. The round table to be i»
the nature of a question box (the
head of the manual training com
mittee offered to furnish the box, and
his offer was greedily accepicd)
set up at the school house. Ques
tions may be sent in at any lime
during the month. They may b3
taken to this box in person, sent
by the school children or mailed
at the postoffice, addressed to.
Round Table, P. T. A. To receive
attention a question must be sign
ed. The name, however, will not
be read at the meeting unless tn^
owner gives permission.
The manual training department
and the domestic science depart
ment are fortunate in having it
their head trained teachers in
their particular linen of work. Tiie
P. T. A. as represented at the busi
ness meeting felt safe to leave tl:'
[plans for this work in their com
petent hands. A room and tools
however will be needed for the work
of these departments, and ways and
means for getting them was discus
sed. The concensus of opinion c'
those present was, that since ed
ucating the growing citizens of
Skagway is the most importer.t
thing for which we pay taxes, the
necessary funds will be forthcom
ing. Mrs. suffecool and Mrs.
Kirmse each offered the use of
her kitchen for the domestic science
class until such a time as a stove
OUR HOLIDAY STOCK
For This Season Is The
Most Attractive It Has
Ever Been Our Good
Fortune to Offer
NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
Silk Shirts Silk Pajamas
Silk Neckwear Silk Handkerchiefs
Silk and Wool Underwear
Silk Hosiery Bath Robes
Wool Blankets
Hart SchafFner & Marx Clothing
O'Donnell Shoes Utz & Dunn Shoes
See Window Display
LADIES' FUR SETS
WILL CLAYSON—Clothier
and cooking utensil* can be Install
ed at the school house.
Mr, Blanchard'a department will
fake up the work of growing flow
ers and vegetables. There will
be a chance for competitive work
in the three last named depart
ments and in due time the scheui*
lor prizes will be worked out.
Mrs. Kirmse's department will at*
to securing new members.
Mrs. Clark's department re
port the doings of the P. T. A.
Mrs. Pedersen's department should
be of special interest to all the
mother hearts in Skagway. The
plan of this department Is a dub
within a club. There will be mothem"
meetings, probably at the school
house, on fixed dates, where topic*
of especial interest in the bringing
uo of children will be dealt with,
l'erhaps in time to come, light
refreshments of their own making
may be served by the children and
perhaps there may be a chance to
buy ironing boards, picture frames
or kindred objects from the mau
iai training boys.
According to art IV of the by
iaws, each chairman of th® stand
ing committees is entitled to sel
ect two helpers. Mr. Pedei&ea
chose as helpers on the manual
training committer, subject to
their acceptance, P. H. Ganty and
Oscar Selmer.
Mr. Blanchard on the Horticulture
committee chose Judge Conway and.
H. D. Clark. The chairmen of «>•
other committees were aot ready
to announce their helpers.
The P. T. A. is still in Its in
fancy but, despite a somewhat gen~
«rai feeling that all such societies
in Skagway are doomed to prema
ture decay, it has the Dromise of
becoming a healthy adult. And
why? Because no other society
was ever started her© that had f«'
its foundation the welfare of tk^
home and of the school. The bul
wark of the future is built on
these two institutions. Their im
press is 011 every man and every
woman.
Remember the date of the next
P. T. A. meeting, 8 p. m. Friday,
December 4. Come with a willing
heart and a helpful suggestion.
PRESIDENT IS CONSIDERING
REDUCTION OP EXPENSES
Washington, D. C., Nov. 24—
President Wilson now has undar
careful consideration tie problem ot
how to best to make a reductio* ia
government expenses.
fSEXERAL AGL'ELLAR HAS
THE COMPLETE CONTROL
Vera Cruz, Nov. 24—General
Aguillar is now in complete military
eontral of this city and baa warned
the people to surrender their ff«
arms, with the alternative of sever*
penalties in case they refuse or
I neglect to comply with the order.