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SEVENTEENTH YESft SKAGWAY ALASKA, FRIDAY? NOVEMBER 6 , 1914 PRICE 10 CENTS
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GREAT BRITAIN AMD FRANCE
DECLARE WAR ON TURKEY
London, Nov. ti—A Gwuaa of
ficer, who was recently arrested in
Alcwxlria, Kgypt, with plans dis
covered on his person for l'>e dy
uamitiitg uf the Suez canal, Iuls
just tn-en convicted of the offense
and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Major lieneral Kekewich, famous
defender of Kimberly against the
ltritish in tlie Boer war, is dead.
Thti deadlock between tb« con
teuding armies in Belgium still
continues, itcttutliiig to the latest
advices received.
Kiug (iovrge V today signed the
pi -oclauiation declaring war be- |
tween Great Britain and Turkey. j
.According to official advices giv
en out in this city today Great I
Britain has annexed the island of
Cyprus in the Mediterranean
News has just reached here of 1
tlie sinking of the British cruiser ;
York, which struck a floating mine '
while scouting around in Jade bay, I
Germany.
Itrilons iuv noww ioofclng to the '
t'*ar of Bussia tor relief from
threatened 4ierman assanlts.
fk.wck is said to have
IHX'LAKFJ) WAR OX TURKEY
IMris, Nov. U—It is unofficially [
reported iu this city that th« French'
government has declared was «»!
Turkey..
Persia, it is understood, will main
lain her neutrality.
Tlie allies are reported to be i
still holding the Germans in ' check 1
along tho battle line in France,
while in Belgium they are said to I
K» advancing in some places^
Dover, Nov. <>—Heavy firing '
was heard here roaay off the coast, |
"j««i it la iJiiu«ht <h»« tiiav be a
i Laval engagement in progress.
Amsterdam, Nov. f—The Turkish
crui-HT Sky is reported to be bom
ltanling tlie Russian seaport **ity of
Itatuin.
Constantinople, Nov. t>—It 's ]
reported that several of the British j
warships that have been engaged
in the bombarding of the l>arden
elles forts liave been struck by
shells from the shore batteries,
which exploded on hoanl and did
great damage.
Athens, Nov. 6—The Turks were
evidently surprised at the quick
action of the Russians in their res
cent offensive attack, as they
thought the Russians were short of 1
men.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 0—The in- j
tense cold that is now prevalent j
along the frontier in Russian-Po
land anil Gftlicia is demoralizing the
German retreating army everywhere.
VILLA READY TO RETIRE
INTO PRIVATE LIFE
Washington, Nov. 6—General Vil
la according to advices received
here today, is willing to retire in- j
to private life if such a step is •
found necessary to bring about the ■
elimination of Carranza.
El Paso, Nov. 6—Carranza claims
that there will he 20 states with
him in the approaching Mexican el-,
eel ions.
Santiago Nov. 6—A squadron of
eight Japanese warships was report- ;
ed today to be in 'he vicinity of
Easter island.
JUNEAU MAX INVENTS
A STEEL AUTO TIRE
Henry W. Darr of Juneau, has j
been granted a patent for a resilient!:
automobile tire made of steel, and <
designed lo give the same or bet- j <
ter service as that provided by <
tile rubber tires at a fraction of ' i
the cost.
Re6illiency is obtained by over- ;
lapping u shaped Spriug steel ]
bands, which Mr. Darr clalmc are .
just as effectiye as shock absorbers
a« the pneumatic rubber tire, and
they poesesg the added quality of a J
great deal longer life.
Mr. Darr Bays that he secured the j
expert ivnlnUn manr mechanical j
engineers la high positions in vari
ous parts of the country, and that;
there is animous agreement I
among them that the device will ;
not only prove a success but that j
it will be a boon to automobile own
ers for the reason that, -it provides
for a tir® that will give as good
service as rubber, last longer and
sell for 20 to 25 per cent, of the
cost.
Mr. Darr is a blacksmith and has
many friends in this city.—Juceatt
Empire.
Dr. L. S. Keller, after a month s
absence at Atlin and Carcross on
professional business, will likely
recurn home on tomorrow's train.
The Best Always the Cheapet
We Keep the Best.
AMERICAN GENTLEMAN
and CROSSETT SHOES for
men.
AMERICAN* LADY Shoes for
Ladles *nd Misses.
pLA-MAXE, SECURITY and
PLA-DAY Shoes for tho
Kiddies.
H. J. LYNCH
IRE RETURNS
RECEIVED SO FJIR
Below we give the corrected re
turns as far as received. Tliere
lire yet a few out.ying precincts to
hear from that will not change the
result of the vote for delegate.
Delegate—1st Div.
Precinct
ca
I
J°uglaB i
■> " "
'ifleau i
funeau 2
■frines
tetchlkan " "
^oodenhmj" "
;heOD Creek
«lm°u Croek V
'fei ..
'feaffUay ' "
freudwelj "
Vr*ugeIl " '•■
j°ld Creek v
Jerseveraure
^chardsoj, ''
tampan '' '
forty >t ••
?0t Sprigs ' '
L!lsle ..
*»rdoUgb 7 ••
ft- Michael "
:'rcle .
"'uIato ' "' • •
Syak . ' " * •
fcCarty
'oalakieet' "
'ewaru " "
tod la k . ' " '
'Fulrbanks
Tot„i
couut;
, 106 SMi 15
6!> 34 11
201 186 36
239 299
63 40 7
. 239 06 19
5 4
47 41 6
.12 8 2
119 56
124 20 7
v SO 51 Jf
10S 17 9
41 39
27 26 .1
8 4
38 4 14
43 7 *
25 15
24 <1 22
, 9 1
71 47 S
5 39 4
21 20
S 2 1
3 6 2?. 7
<6 39 13
3 13
163 US 14
7 107
492 180 42
2504 1651 238
Senator—>st l>iv
;>recinet
Douglas 1 129 79
Douglas 2 82 22
Juneau 1 158 1911
Juneau 2 222 294
Meadeuhali .... 4 5
Sheep Creek .... 41 40
Salmon Creek .... 6 14
Sitka 113 61
Skagway ...... 80 97
Tread well 5i 81
Wrangell 4 5 60
Gold Creek .... 25 49
Perseverance .... ® 44
Haines .. .. 44 48
Chilkat 10 7
Ketchikan 123 146
Total H39 1237
firemen MILL meet at
HALL TOMORROW XIGHT
There will be a meeting of the
Skagway volunteer fire department
members at the fire hal! tomorrow
night at 8:30 o'clock. Business of
importance is to be transacted and
a full attendance is therefore re
quested.
JOHN BENDER, Fire Chief.
Sweet Cider
Just opened our second barrel; i'ts good
50 cents a gallon
Beginning November 9th until fur
. ther notice store opens at 8 a. m
* closes 6 p. m.; Saturday 8 p- m.
£ P. H. GANTY, GROCER
Representative, D«m.—1st Dir.
Precinct
Douglaa i
75
Douglas 2
24
Juneau 1
183
Juneau 2 ~
237
Mendenhall .
3
Sheep Creek .
38
Salmon Creek
14
Sitka ... ... .
67
Skagway „ ,
74
Treadweli
66
Wrangell ,
34
Gold Creek
45
Perseverance .
34
Haines ...
38
Chllcat .. ..
10
Ketchikan .. .
14
Total ....
946
81 76
24 "27
172 172
239 260
3 4
33 37
13 16
58 64
93 85
64 65
40' 64
42 48
40 35
40 43
10 10
21 27
973 1023
75
22
171
248
4
39
13
80
80
61
25
36
86
39
10
49
968
Hepi-eseut&Uve, N'oa-Part—1st Div
Precinct
Douglas 1
Douglas 2
Juneau 1
Juneau 2
Mendenhali
Sheep Creek .
Salmon Creek
Sitka .. ..
Skagway .. .
Treadwell ..
Wrangeli ..
Gold Creek ..
Perseverance •
Haines .. ..
Chilkat ....
Ketchikan ..
Total .. . 1229 1338 1160 1134
Representative, Soc.—1st Piv.
Precinct
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Douglas 1 .. 19
Douglas 2 .. 15
Juneau 2 .. 21
Sheep Creek . 1®
Salmon Creek
Skagway ... 7
Wrangell ... 9
Gold Creek .. 6
Perseverance . 2
Ketcliikan .. 19
Total .. ..152
18 18 201
13 13
23 28 27
10 13 24
2
7 10 If
11 11 13
5 7 7
2 2 2
19 22 25
153 169 191
[sELDOylA TEACHER
GETS CERTIFICATE
A teacher's certificate has been
issued by the Governor's office to
Miss Jaunita Anderson, of Seidoyia,
I Alaska, who has been employed to
I teach the Seldovia school during
the current school year. The dis
trict was established during the
past summer.
REGULAR MEETING PARENT
TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION
Tbe first regular meeting oi
Skagway PaTent-Teachers' associa
tion will be held tonight at 8 o'cloc
at the public Bchooi house.
After the regular business has
been transaoted an interesting pro
gram will be Tendered.
All those who are interested in
educational matters, whether par
j enta or not, are cordially invited to
■ be present.
PROHIBITION CARRIES III FIFTEEN
' STATES BY BIG MAJORITIES
Eleven States Give Women the Full
Right to Vote
TERRITORIAL BANK
examiners appointed
The Territorial Banking Board,
consisting 0f Gov. J. F. A. Strong,
Territorial Treasurer Watetein G.
Smith, and Surveyor Generai chas.
E. Davidson, has not yet named the
bank examiner for the work of ex
amining the territorial banks in
Fairbanks, although such appoint
ment is now under consideration.
A. A. Gabbs, of Juneau, was ap
pointed examiner for the First Ju
dicial Division and lias completed
his work. This division has terri
torial banks iti Juneau, Douglas,
Petersburg, and Ketchikan.
^Nathaniel Greene, of Cordova, was
appointed examiner for the Third
division and has the territorial
banks in Cordova, vaidez and Se
ward.
George W. Baker was appointed
to examine the bank in Iditarod of
the Fourth division.
.These examinens are performing
duties defined by the new territor
ial banking law introduced by Rep
resentative William T. Burns, and
passed at the first session of the Al
aska legislature. Since the passage
of the law several new bankc have
been incorporated under its provi- j
sions, the first of which was the,
First Territorial Bank of Douglas.
YUKON* GOLD'S MELONS
The Mining Age, a New York!
publicaiton, in its issue of October i
3, states that the Yukon Gold ftom-j
pany has paid dividends since its
organization agregating $6,270,610.1
The last dividend was declared the •
first of this month, and amounted
to seven and a half per cent. A I
comment by the Mining Age says
that the company's stock is "A buy
for a long pull." The last an
nual statement of the company, is
sued December 31, 1913, showed
liabilities as follows; Capital stock,
$17,500,000; Guggenheim Explora
tion company, $2,100,000; bills and
accounts payable, $166,000; depre
ciation, $764,433; surplus, $4S9,57!>
total, $21,020,000. The surplus
Seattle, Nov. 6—Election return*
from the following ssUteri show
that they; have entered the
n-nks of the "drys"; Arizona, Colo
rado, Georgia, Kansas, Main-?, Mis
sissippi, Oregon, Tennessee, " North
Carolina, Oklahoma, Virginia, Wasb
ington. West Vlrgiula, North Da
kota.
The following states hare given
women the f'>11 right to vote; Wy
oming, Colorado, Idaho, Utah, Wash
ington, California, Arizona, Kansas,
Oregon, Nevada and Montana
San Francisco, Nov. 6—James
Phelan, democrat, ha® been elected
to the United States senate.
The "wets" have a majority in
this state of at least 150.000.
Salt Lake, Nov. 6—Reel Smoot,
republican senator from U'ah was
re-elected on Tuesday.
Chicago, Nov. 6—In many of the
slates the progressives cast such
small vote on Tuesday that they
ai > in danger of losing their politi
cal standing altogether.
in the foregoing -was after payment
o» the. dividend of. December 31.
Tae assets were shown to 1* $21,
020,000, comprising cash, property
and investment, $11,718,822; eqtxlp
ment, ncludifig cost of ditches, dr«g
es, pipe lines and the like, $6,984.
486; deferred charges, including op
erating expenses, shipping and tem
perory equipment. applicable to
future work, $*61,569; advance roy
alties, $206,519; suPPtfeg and ma
terials. Jl.001.g2p: accounts collect
$261,370; cash, $113,479.
PERSONAL.
L. C. .Gault, ticket agent for the
W. P. & Y. R., has been und«r-th«
weather for several days, and N. E.
Black ia attending to the business
in his place.
The regular winter schedule of
tbe W. P. & Y. R. has b«en. bo f*>:
changed until the 15th of November
that the trains running from
Whitehorse to Skagway -will arrive
here on the afternoons of Wednes
days and Saturdays instead of
Tuesdays and Fridays. The run
ning time of the trains from here
to Whitehorse will however, remain
as it is now—Tuesdays and Friday*.
OUR STOCK of;
"UTZ & DUNN'S
SHOES AND POMPS
FOR LADIES
Are now 011 display- and I a large
stock ot O'Donnell Slioes for Men.
See Our Window Display of
LADIES' FUR SETS
A New Stock—Something We Have Nevw
Carried Before. Look Them Over.
WILL CLAY SON—Clothier