DR. SUGOEN WILL DEMONSTRATE
AT AN EARLY DATE IN SEATTLE
The following telegram has just
been received by the Skagway pub
licity committee from l>r. L. S. Sug
den:
Seattle, Dec. 31 —Have complet
ed deal to show hi re in two weeks.
•Have had to reprint filers and have
been delayed in the work on account
o* the holidays. The cost of re
printing «s high here and I will need
all the money that £ can raise im
mediately in order to print for oth
er points. Am spreading the gospel
and making many converts. As time
counts with me at the present mo
ment you will please wire me any
further funds that may have been
collected.
1.. S. Sugdeu.
The above was handed us by a
memb ;r of the collection committee
who iifonned us th.it in addition to
the aiaouut that haj been given to
I>r. S<:i:den prior to his departure
from Skagway there was on hand
$100 that had been donated by the
W. l\ & Y. Route, and that a simil
? ar amount was expected in a short
time from the Swan Navigation Co.
The committee will get together
| tomorrow and collect the remainder
i of the amounts due. Up to the pres
! eut the following contributors have
j paid:
Herman Grimm $40.00
P. H. Ganty 25.00
Phil Abrahams 25.00
Golden North Hotel 25.00
i'cay Stf.nich 10.00
raman & Clekak 10.00
i Keller Bros. Drug Co 10.00
I Daily Alaskan 10 00
W. P. & Y. Route 100.00
Lest there be an erroneous im
i prssion get out as to the uses to
i which this fund will be put, the
j committee desires to state that it
; was no* raised for the conversion
| of dood e who had had no previous
i iiut-tUiOn of coming north, but to
! put before those who had already
! made up their minds the greater ad
I vantages that this r^ute afforded ov
I er ai:y of the others.
Seward, Alaska, Ja;i. 1—The
friction between federal disburs
ing agent John Sw;:: anil Jack Dal
ton, t .e contractor, has -really hin
dered the transportation ironi Chick
aloon to tidewater of the nine hun
dred tons of Matanuska coal which
the i .i'.ment is going to test
next summer for its steaming qual
ities. The trouble started when hot
words were exchanged between the
two at Knik several weeks ago, at >
which time Daltou knocked Swift
down, and the latter had the form- I
er arrested and fined §5 for assault
-The citizens of Seward met yes
terday and denounced Swift in un
measured terms for his actions to
ward Dalton and have wired to the
federal authorities at Washington
askinir for an immediate adjustment
of their grievances.
NOTICE
All who are interested in the re
organization of a J*rsss band in
Sba^v.-.-.y are re -.".esled to attnd a
meetii g Tvhioh hrs Veen called for
that purpose at *h^ \V P. A. club
Tonight nt S o'clock.
BASKETBALL GAMES
AT GYM. TONIGHT
There will be two basketball
games at tlie W. P. A. club gym
nasium tonight, one of them botwee
the girls' team and the other be
tween boys. The game will be call
ed at S o'clock.
AN OEHSON PUT TO SLEEP
IX THE SEVENTH HOUND
Los Angeles, Jan. 1—Cross knock
ed out Bud Anderson here last night
in the seventh round. Owing to a
high wind and the heavy fog there
was but a small crowd gathered to
witness the fight.
Geo. B. Fredell of Seattle, rep
resenting Gex W. Todd & Co.,
manufacturers of the protectograph,
a patented device for the protection
of commercial paper, reached Skag
wa>- on the last voyrfca of the North
western from the westward where
he had ben in th intreests of his
firm. Mr. Fredell, although young
in years, is an old Poeotello, Ida
ho, friend of Dr. L. S. Keller, who
has known him ever since he was a
lad and was very pleasantly sur
prised by an unexpected visit from
the gentleman today.
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SIR BAUD M'BRIDE OK OESIR
A6ALITY OF INTERIATIONAL W.
(Victoria Colouist.)
British Columbia as a whole is
greatly interested in the announce
ment made at Washington a feu days
ago when President Wilson brooch
€d the subject of railway construc
tion in Alaska. The strong ties of
friendship, apart from constant and
ever-increasing interchange of com
merce between this Province and her
.North American neighbor, natural
ly attract the people ere to any
thing that may be of material inter
est to their cousins in the great ter
j rltory of Alaska. For years past
| Sir Richard McBride has been a
strong advocate of the construction
I of an arterial north and south lino
' through the Western country. Espe
| cially during the past lyro and a
half years, since Sir Richard has ad
' dressed himself to the question of
the Pacific Great Eastern Railway,
I from Vancouver northward through
the Province to Fort George and
thence to Peace River, lias ho en
deavored to cultivate a sentiment
that might make for the early reali
zation 011 the part of the Canadian
an American peoples, of not only
the great inherent worth to both
countries of a north and south line,
I extending from Alaska, through the
! Vukon Territory and down through
| British Columbia, but also the won
,01 nil practicability of such a
scheme.
It is common knowledge today that
railway construction from the Peace
River into Alaskan territoiy present
little or 110 difficulty from an engin
eering viewpoint, and may be regard
ed as a task the financing of which
need not be excessively high. The
mileage necessary to link up the
great North by rail, and, in West
ern parlance, put Alaska "on the
map", would not bo great, and in
the opinion of experts who have de
1 voted some attention to the subject
! the undertaking could be carried
i out bot'a expeditiously and economi
cally. Those who live in the West
I and know of the wondrous wealth
| of the North, have often marveled
' at the almost indifferent attitude
let' the American people towards Al
aska's commercial expansion, when
the hundreds of millions of dollars
j spent on the Philippines and other
foreign ventures would undoubtedly
j have produced a tremendous wealth
for the American nation if applied t
the opening up of the great terri
tory to the north of ua. A north
and south line must necessarily em
brace a large section of Canadian
territory, which would share equal
ly with Alaska in the beneficient re
uUs to follow. This is a circum
stance, however, that ought to and
must meet with the warmest com
mendation from Washington.
When questioned by The Colon
ist some time ago relative to the
idea, the Premier stated that in his
view, few, if any, announcements
have come to this part of the world
in these lute years fraught with
more importance to the Northwest
than that to which President Wilson
subscribed a few days before. "It
seems that as yet our people have
not been able to grasp the magni
tude of the American programme
and what it means to us", he con
tinued. "True it is that so far as
advised, Presiden' Wilson's pro
gramme does not make foi* the build
fug of au arterial Hue and
1 Uls immediate proposal will on
ly rneau the building ot a north
I una south railway that can be llnk
i eu up with our rllway system. His
i project involves the construction of
la line irom the coast o£ Alaska in
| land to the Madawaska coal fields.
This road, while admittedly of much
I potential worth to the United States,
would be classed more as a lateral
than as an arterial or trunk line,
I but it is one that would later on un
questionably form an important fac
Lor in the development of a more
| extended programme. It serves to
I lead us to the conclusion that the
American Government has today
passed judgment upon lis splendid
Northern possession aud delerm|"®
upon an aggressive policy of which
the Madawaska line is the first in
stallment—and one that must of ne
cessity be followed shortly by a
more elaborate programme
From the viewpoint of tue Canad
ian there are several considerations
that cannot but occur to the mind
of the observing man. Hav ug
Situ* the •< "» N°r™
the accessibility of its treasure from
the railway standpoint, and the fea
sibility of railway construction to
keep full pace with the Western de
velopment. the project must be
Stamped as one of a most business
like character. The time to ap
proach such an undertaking is cer
tainly now. Surely there never was
a more auspicious eason for tne
consummation of such a development
as that which brings to us three
more transcontinental linee (If we
include the Kettle Valley road as
the Western sectiou of the second
Canadian Pacific continental high
way) on the part of Canada; aud
the linking together of all the sec
tions of the Great Northern, the
Northern Pacific, the Chicago and
Milwaukee road, and the llarriman
systems, as well as the opening up
of the Panama Canal, on the par
of the American people.
"There Is, however, a sentimental
aspect to the case that has always
appealed to me strongly. It be
speaks the fraternal contact that
such an international line must
mean to all of us. Good and true
neighbors as we are today, I know
o' nothing that would conduce more
to the creation and up-building of
a warmer cordiality on the part of
the two peoples than this line. One
might also measure the value of
such a road from the strategic view
point. Surely no one who today
subscribes to President Wilson's
policy will deny the necessity for ad
equate territorial defense, nor can
anyone who believes in Northern
British Columbia and the Yukon hes
itate to admit that our own posses
slons are equally concerned in t s
direction. Apart from efficient na
val equipment nothing would make
for a surer means of defense than
,,is railway line, in fiust, it seems
to me that national pride alone, ev
en if the country were not so prom
ising by half, ought to justify the
Canadian and American peoples in
the serious consideration of the ur
gency of such a means of transpor
tation as this line would afford.
(Continued on Page 4.)
We wish every=
one a very
Happy New Year
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
SKAGWAY, ALASKA.
ALL SKAGWAY ATTENDS W. P.
A. C. MASQUERADE BALL
The masquerade ball given by tlie .
W. P. A. club on New Yaer's eve
was one of the most enjoyableand ,
largely attended social events that
have taken place in Skagway so-1
cial circles f6r a long time. In ad- I
dition to an unusual number of I
participants the galleries were fill- |
ed with spectators as was also the |
front part of the gymnasium where I
there was a limited space of floor j
room placed at the disposal of on
lookers.
The costumes worn by the danc
ers were as diversified in design
and appearance as is usual on such
occasions and ranged from the cheap
est weave to the most expensive
fabric.
The maskers all sustained their I
assumed charactes well and only in i
a few instances was th&ir identity I
disclosed before the hour of unmask j
ing.
Below we give a list of those
who were awarded prizes by the I
committee.
Best Costume—Mies Verna Mul
vihill. Folly; Mr. Burton, Turkish
Gentleman.
Best ouitninec' Character.—MiS3
Martha Friedenthal, Lady Hayseed;
Mr. I1'. V. W. Lov.lt, Snorf .Man.
Most Comical Character.—Mr. Vic
Sparks, J ady Basket Ball Player;
Roy Cauli. Clown.
Most Original Character—Mrs. W.
R. Hilary, Parc5l Post; Mr. Mar*
I helps, Musiier.
Prize Waltz—Mrs. G. G. Miller,
M.r Kartzmark.
Prize Two-Step—Mrs. Thompson,
Mr. Henry Friedenthal.
Group—The Hayseed Band.
Door Prize—Mr. "VVlllia Flynn.
Members Hayseed Band—E. L.
Wheeler, Leader; Bledsoe and Smith,
Cornet; Ward, Clarinett—Feero,
Alto; Lee Gault and McKenzie, Bari
tone; Bunting, Bass Drum; Story,
Snare Drum; Batson, Baas drum;
H. Shearer, Manager.
i.sial noisy DEM
ONSTRATION'S ARE OMMITTED
The noisy demonstrations that
mark tho birth of the New Year were
noticeable in Skaway on Thursday
morning only thru their non-ob
servance. There was not a bell run
nor a whistle tooted, nor any one of
the thousand discordant sounds
made which usually attend this aus
picious event. The only explanation
we can think of for this very ob
vious oversight was that every one
in town was having such a good
time at the masquerade that it en
tirely slipped their memories.
OSCAR SELMER W INS
THE CLAYSO.V PRIZE
The nair of shoes put up as a
prize by James Kenneiy, of the
Clayson mercantile establishment to
be awarded to the member of the
Elks club who made the highest
score on the bowling allies during
the month of December was won by
Oscar Selmer, whose score was 234.
Ex-sheriff of Yukon Eilbeck and
his son John, arrived in Skagway
from the Chisana camp on Wednes
day night on the Northwestern. John
Eilbeck went over to Whiteliorse on
this morning's train to get some of
his effects which he left there on
his way in, but will return in time
to accompany his father on the next
boat to Vancouver.
10 SAFEGUARD
ALASKA COAST
Washington, D. C. Jan. 1—Sec
retary of Commerce and Labor Red
fields today sent a communication to
Champ Clark urging that the Alas
ka coast be safeguarded and cited
various wrecks that have occurred
in the past few yeara that could
iiave been avoided had there been
proper precautions taken.
i 1K.WSPORTATION MEN* WIN
SECOND SERIES OP GAMES
At the three game Beries of bowl
ing yesterday between the trans
portation team and the merchants
team the former made good their
boast of Wednesday and wiped out
their opponents by a score of 2270
j to 2197.
CHANGE TONIGHT AT THE
MOVIES
It Pays to Walt.—Drama.—Ameri
can.
Bully and the Shrimp.—Reliance.
Bachelor's Romance.—Comot.
P ith er.—Rel lance.
Change of Program for Sunday
' night.
Headquarters For
Smart Overcoats
You will find your over
coat here in a variety of
fabrics
Beautiful Weaves,
Scotch Tweeds, Chin
chillas—all made up;
A Large line of O'Donnell Shoes for Men
Utz and Dunn Shoes for Women
WILL CLAYSON—Clothier