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No. 235 SIXTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1913
PRICE 10 CENTS
ROB BANK AT NEW HAZLETON
AND SHOOT 1 CASHIER
Haielton, R. C.. Nov. 12—Five
masked men today held up the em
ployes and roobed the safe of the
Uulou bank at New Haielton, four
miles north of here. The cashiei
of the bank resisttd the robbers,
and was shot. 1 he criminals se
cured ten thousand dollars and es
caped with thfir loot.
The rubbery of the bank and the
shooting or the cashier has occas
ioned intense ixcltement and posses
have been organized to run down
and capture I no perpetrators.
RESOLUTIONS PASSED
ENDORSING LIXCOL HUJHWAV
Sau Francisc, Nov. 12— Resolu-I
tions endorsing The Lincoln High
way have boeti adopted by the J
League of Californian municipali-1
ties. They retfl as follows:
"Whereas the work of building j
a concrete highway from New York !
to California, to be known as The j
Lincoln Highway, is well under way, j
and,
"Whereas there has been issued a
call for subscriptions to complete i
the fund of $10,000,000 regarded I
as necessary lj begin work of which :
amount $4,200,000 has been pled?- i
ed by corporations and individuals
of other states. Therefore be it
"Resolved that we, the members i
of the League of Californian Muni-1
clpalitlee regard this great work as |
essential to the quickening of im
v migration to this state and satis
fied that the building of such a
highway would be of the utmost
commercial value to the future and
prosperity of California, do hereby
give our hearty endorsement to the
effort now in progress to raise an
adequate and sufiicient sum as Cal
ifornia's contribution; and be it
further
"Resolved th.it we hereby pledge
ourselves, both personally and ofr
flclally, to a9si.:t this movement in
our respective places of residence
whenever it may be possible to do
so."
LEADS IN COMSUMITIOX
OF NAT I'll A L <; AS
Washington, Nov. 12—The con
smptloa of natural gas in Ohio in
1912 greatly exceeded in quantity
and value that of any preceding
year, amounting to 126.854,659,000
cubic feet, valued at $27,106,1^2,
an average of 21-44 cents per thou
sand cubic feet, compared with
112,123.029.000 cubic feet, valued
at $22,792,270, au average of 20.33
cents per thousand cubic feet in 191
Moro than half of the gas con
sumed in this State is used for do
mestic purposes. the estimated
quantity In 1912 being 07,150,774,
000 cubic feet, valued at $1,420,
oScompared with 57,791,210,000
cubic feet, valued at $15,837,421 in
1911.
Although Ohio depends upon the
gas fields of West Virgia for the
larger part of its gas supply some
05 billion cubic feet haviug been
transported from that state in 1912.
the year was cue of great activity
iu the gas ir.il'istry in Ohio, and
the completion ol many excellent
wells of great volume and pressure
served to Increase th production
from 49,-449,740,000 cubic feet in
1911 to 56,210,052,000 cubic feet
in 1912.
At the close of 1012 there were
5,136 produc.ive gas wells in Ohio
037 producing wells having been
completed during the year.
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1NV1TKI) TO Sl'KAK
Lincoln, N'eb . Nov. 12—Gov. Mor
head has been invited to appear be
fore the Omnia Manufacturers' as
sociation on Nov. 10 to speak on tae
subject of "Prison Labor on The
Lincoln Highway." Gov. Morehead
recently issued a proclamation ask
ing the citizens of the state to
assist in the dedication of the route
through Nebraska on October 31.
The edict was observed all along
the Platte river valley and at points
in other places in the state.
XO l-'OVEK TO (HANOI:
BASIS OK lJKI'KKSI NTATION
Washington, Nov. 12—The Law
committee of the republican nation
al committee, have decided that it
has no power to change the basis of
representation.
OUlicNEW FALL LINE OF
Ladies' and Misses'
La Vogue Ccats,
Suits ?nd Skirts
ARE NOW I'.ETNCI SHOWN
AS WELL AS
Fall Millinery
SEE OUR
WINDOW
DISPLAY
STYLES THE LATEST
PRICES ARE RIGHT
H. J. LYNCH
Leading Ladies' Furnisher and HaberJ
dasher of Skagrway
CLEVELAND, OHIO, STORMBOUND
HALF CITI ON SHORT RATIONS
Cleveland, Nov. 12—As a result
of the late storm half the city is
on short rations. In many places
the snow is drifted to a depth of
fifteen feet. Factories have had to
close on account of a shortage of
coal and the iailroads have not yet
resumed operations. The schools
have also been closed on account
of the hardships suffered by the pu
pils In attending them.
340 STUDENTS EARN
WAV TIU;OlTGlI COLLEGE
Seattle, Nov. 12—Indicating that j
the University of Washington is a
poor man's college, statistics which
has just been compiled by Record
er E. N. Stout's office show that
out of the 1,402 men regularly en
rolled at Washington, 1,251, or SS
per cent, are either entirely or par- |
tially self-supporting. I Of the to j
tal male enrollment, 54G pay their
own way through college; 705 part
ly make their own expenses, and
151 men receive more than ample
allowance from home.
Among the coeds the number of
self-supporting students shows a de
cided increase over last year's en
rollment. Of the 1,022 women stu
cent, or 696 co-eds, havo parents
who are sending them through col
lege; S26, or 32 per cent, are eith
er ipartially or entirely self-support
ing. The women who are working
their way through college are em
ployed in various capacities as house*
maids, clerks, stenographers, nurses,
seamstresses end tutors.
HALE KELIKl El> TO BE
PRESIDENTIAL ENVOY
Nogales, Nov'. 12—William Hale,
supposed to be an envoy of Preni
dent Wilson, artived here last night
and crossed the boundary line this
morning. It is believed that his
mission is to hold a conference with
General Carranza, commander of the
Mexican rebels.
FILE REPORT OF THEIR
CAMPAIGN EXPENSES
Boston, Nov. 12—Governor elect
Walsh has filed a report ol' his ex
penses in the recent campaign, the
amount being placed at fifteen
hundred dollars. Ex-governor Foss'
expenses were ten thousand five
hundred dollars
THE HOATS.
The Mariposa reached here at
6:35 yesterday afternoon with about
30 tons of freight and several pas
sengers. She pot away to the west
ward at 10:30.
The Princess Sophia will arrive
in Skagway tomorrow at 6 a. m.
with 30 head of horses for the
Whitehorse-Dawson stage line, 20
tons of freight and six passengers.
A special train is to be run over
the W. P. & Y. Ry. to Whitehorse
tomorrow for the tranpsortation of
the horses and a consignment of in
terior freight, in consequence of
which the time of the southward
sailing of the Princess Sophia has
been changed •«» Thursday afternoon
after the return here of the special.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
IS NOW IN SESSION
Asbury Park, N.J., Nov. 12—With
delegates present from every sec
tiou of the state, and speakers
from many other states, the annual
Asbuiy Park Sunday School conven
tion opened h»re yesterday. The
sessions will continue till tomorrow.
Rev. Dr. Floyd W. T. Tompkins,
rector of Holv Trinity Church of
Philadelphia, will have charge of
the devotional srevices during the
convention. Rev. Dr. Cornelius
Wolfkin, pastor of the Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian Church of New York
City, delivered the convention ser
mon this morning. William A.
Brown, superintendent of the mis
sionary department of the United
States, will make one of the princi
pal addresses of the convention as
the representative of the Interna
tional Sunday School Association.
"WAGES AND MORALS"
SUBJECT OF ADDRESS
Minneapolis, Nov. 12—"Wages
and Morals" and their relation to
each other, was the subject of the
principal address here yesterday at
the fifth day's session of the In
ternational Purity Congress. Mrs.
Florence Kelly, general secretary
of the National Consumers-' League,
New York City, was the speaker.
The speaker declared that a liv
ing wage paid tc girl workers and
to women would do much to elimin
ate immorality and the social evil.
OPIUM FIEND ON TRIAL
FOR Ml RDER OF WOMAN
Wheaton, 111., Nov. 12—Henry
Spencer, opium dreamer, whose dru
crazed mind led him to "confess"
to nearly thirty murders, a score of
diamond robberies and a variety of
other crimes, was taken to the lit
tle court house here Monday to face
trial on the charge of killing Mrs.
Mildred Allison Rexroat, Chicago
tango teacher, protesting that he
would accept no verdict but ac
quittal or death on the gallows.
KIG CROWD OF DELEGATES
AT ROAD CONVENTION
St. Lo\iis, Nov. 12—Determined
to bring before Congress the ne
cessity of building cross country
highways and to impress upon the
various state legislatures the neces
sity of lateral roads connecting with
the general federal cross roads, four
thousand delegates today attend'd
the second day's session of the six
day's convention of the United
States Good Roads Association.
Wo are now prepared to sell you the highest type of "Jona
than" and "Northern Spy" apples at $2.73 per box.
An extra fancy variety of Hood lliver Spitzenberg due til is
week at $.'?.00 per 1hv\.
Beginning today, duiing the winter we open at 8 a. m. and
close at C p. in. Saturday 8 p. m.
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
WORKING FOR LOCATION OF INDIAN
SCHOOL UNO REINDEER STAIN
A reindeer station and a school
for the instruction of natives of Al
aska in the art of wood carving
and the manufacture of commercial
toys, fancy furniture, etc, is one
of the future possibilities for Skag
way, if the efiorte now being made
by David N. Hukill materialize,
and from the < ncouragement he has
received from various Influential
sources, it is 'highly probable his
end,eavors will be crowned with
success.
The location of a reindeer sta
tion at White l'ass City, on the old
trail over the summit, waas Mr. Hu
kill's original idea, for the reason
that the terrific I volcanic eruption
two years ago in the country to
the westward, where the govern
ment reindeer station is now lo
cated, so covered the whole coun
try there about with volcanic ash.
In a vast section many lnche® deep,
that it has since been possible for
the reindeer W forage only suffic
iently on the open ranges to bare
ly keep them alive. In the winter
reindeer moss constitute® almost the
sole food of these animals In high
northern latitudes, where it some
times attains the height of 12 inch
es. Its nutritive properties de
pend chiefly on the gelatinous or
starchy matter of which it is large
ly composed Its taste .is slightly
pungent and acrid, and when boiled
it forms a jelly .possessing nutri
tive and tonic properties, and is
sometimes eaten by man, being pow
dered and mixed with flour. This
moss is now covered up to a great
extent; and where not so covered
so inpregnated with volcanic ash,
that a recent inspection showed
that the gritty substance has, in a
number of instances, worn the teeth
of the reindeer almost entriely away
With this in mind, Mr. Hukill, In
the spring of 1912, filed on the land
at White Pass city, after which he
wrote to Hon. James Wickereham,
delegate to congress from Alaska,
of hia acHon, aud asked Mr. Wlck
ersham's assistance in getting Ithe
government reludeer station to the
westward, transferred to Shag way,
and pointed oat the immeasurable
superiority of the location In every
way to the one Ih wUl«*h the ani
mals are now kopt.
lSefore writing to Mr. Wickereham
Mr. Hukill, who 1» a toy maker by
trade, conceived the notion that In
asmuch as the reindeer station
wouH necessarl' be under govern
ment supervision, an Indian school,
having for its primary object the in
struction of tho natives in his own
handicraft and in the art of hand
carving and engraving and the man
ufacture of fancy furniture, where
by they could become independent
and self supporting workers, would
fit in with his original scheme to
a nlcity, and In his letter he al
so incorporated this idea.
Below we append Mr. Wicker
sham's reply:
Washington, D. C., May 8, 1913.
David N. Huklli, Esq.,
Skagway, Alaska.
Dear Sir.—I have your letter
of some time a»o about the reindeer
matter, and aai very greatly pleas
ed with your taking that view of
it. If there is anything further that
I can do to assist you in putting
It Into definite shape for. the benefit
of yourself and the Indians, I shall
be pleased to do it.
I expect Mr. Dlckeson to be in
Washington in a short time and I
will then talk the matter over with
him.
Yours rery truly,
James Wickersham,
Delegate from Alaska.
Before receiving the 1 baove let
ter Mr. Huklli removed from Skag
way to Saskatchewan, Canada, and
from there h* took up the matter
with the Department of the Inter
ior at Washington, D. C. In reply
to his letter to the department he
received the following answer:
! Washington, D C., July 30, 1913.
David N. Hukill,
Welwyn, Saskatchewan.
Sir:—Your letter of July 20th, 1913,
has • been received, requesting that
the government 'assist the Indiana
of Alaska to obtain a livelihood by
teaching them the art of wood earr
ing, making fancy furniture, etc.
In response thereto, I have to
state that your letter haa been re
ferred to -he Bureau yf Education
for consideration.
Respectfully,
Lewis C. Laylin,
Assistant Secretary.
From the Bureau of Education
he received the following:
Washington, D. C., July 31, 1913.
David N. Hukill,
Welwyn, Saskatchewan.
Dear Sir:—I beg to state that your
letter of July ?0th, to the Presi
dent, which h.is been referred to
this Bureau, has been forwarded to
Mr. W. T. Lopp, chief of the Al
aska division, 369 Colman building,
Seattle, Washington, who, r under the
commission of education, has the im
mediate management of the Alaska
school service.'
I suggest that while in Seattle,
it' would be well for you to call on
Mr. Lopp.
Very respectfully,
William Hamilton,
Acting Chief o* the Alaska division.
From Mr. 1 Lopp he received the
following:
Seattle, Sept. 5, 1913.
David N. Hukill,
Welwyn, 1 Saskatchewan.
Dear Sir:—Your letter ofiJuly 20th
was referred to this office and re
ceived during my absence.
I shall be pleased 'to see you
when you reac.i Seattle. While I
can give you no encouragemnt for
carrying out your plans this year, on
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