laskan
No. 319 NINETEENTH YEAR
SKAOWAY, ALASKA. MONDAY. OCTOBER 88. 1916
WITH HOM
* CHRI8TIANA, Oct. 23 — Ger
mu ambassadors have presented
the Morweflan government withj a
aote wblchjproteets againet; the em
bargo placed upon submarines o1
the ».*l!Uerent countries in Norweg
ian v.*t?rs.
Tht aote has been discussed, in
eecrtt by the King and his imperial
chancellors, No decision ha9 been
ia '4fc putl.'c^ It la expe ted, however,
that the royal government -will re
fuse tn consider the claims of Ger
man » and Teturn a note saying that
th<j *»barjro must eiand ap the 1aw j
of the Norwegian government. Pa
pe»» throughout the realm have ^
cotte out in open support of the
emtww.o and the action taken by j
the Royai government.
Berlin officials have cabled the J
foreign deV-artment that Germany
will not submit calmly to the eni- |
barge. This message Is interpreted
is '.his country to mean that Ger
many w'll consider the notion as an
ally atd tr> to override the ulti—
mat I'm of this country.
HOLLAND WILL
INTERN DIVERS
AMSTERDAM. Oct. 23 — Govern
sea* official® have informed th»
AJU«r r«s®rdlng tht stand to be
taken by 'his nation on the subma
ri»«> lsruoe. All submarines enter
ing waters patrolled by this coun
try will be Interned. No disorim
Uatioa *U be made b0t^ een com->
■serial submarines and war equip- I
9*4 submarines.
COA* LEASING LAW
MAY BE CHANGED|
SEATTLE, Oct. 23—George S. I
*>*%. chief engineer of the United
States Bureau of Mines, gives it as I
his oftnlon, that changes in the ,
present leasing laws, bo as 'o per- j
Ait a combination of mines, and
railroads, may hare to be made be
fore tHer® will b« an extensive op
rsla/ of thg Alaska coal fields. j
COUNOILMEN NOTICE
There will be a special meeting
ct the council tonight. All coun
rttmeu requested to attend this
meet lag. * i'H
I MEN SOAR
OVER SEA PORT
LONDON, Oct. 23 — German !
aeroplanes soared ovar s, fortified |
seaport at the rnouthi of the river |
ruanies yesterday afternoon. Bomts
>vere dropped; from. the aerial po
sitions but no damage ha<3 keeu re~
^ojted. forakers finally; succeeded
n routing the aeroplanes. Nona of
:hem were brought to earths They
lisap >eared in a northeasterly di
rection.
SEATTLE, Oct. 23 — Owners of
:he Washington Annex Pharmacy
iuJ t~e Peoples Pharmacy ou Pike
street in this city are under arrest
ii.'d must answer charges! o£ koep
Uccliclic liquor iii| their storea
■v;th the intent to sell to thg jub
lie.
Dry squad detectives have been
vat thing tue two- places for the
ast week. Yesterday afternoon,
;h;y ea'hered enough evidence to
liran ant a raid. Policemen, "were
nassed at the corner of Westlake
md at the word, of the* dry sfcjuad
:hie,f made a raid upon the place
Bo'tr places were wrecked in the
iparCQ made to discovert tjha wh&re
tbcuts of the liquor. The) Peoples
Pharmacy was formerly Hydes Li
juor store before the city be
iamc dry. The estimated damage
o th> two pharmacies is three hun
tred and five thousand dollars.
IRANSWIFF
FOR ANCHORAGE''
SEATTLE, Oct. 23 — Twenty
:hre* passenger-si made up the pass
inger lis*- of the army transport
[look when it cleared from this
t-arbor Saturday night for An
shcrage. This will maker the last;
:rio thi- season for the government j
bo'ifs to Cook Inlet, it was load
;d tc> »he gunwales with freight
tnd ra'lroad supplies for con- |
itruction work on. the government j
•°ad- 1H5U1.
Our Introductory
One-third Off Sale
Is Still In Progress
Don't miss this opportunity
of getting a supply of your
winter needs at this enor
mour saving of cash to you
Albert Reinert
Successor to
HW f y *T (7} V] THE HABERDASHER AND
• Ji Li 1\ W H LADIES' FURNISHER
Broadway between ITurd and Fourth Phone 41
HEGKMAN SURE
OF ELECTION
J. P. Heckman, Republican) can
didate for Territorial senator, la vis
iting with,' tha voters of thia P1"®
cimct and waging a modest cam
paign in his behalf. Mr. Hedkman
will leave tomorrow afternoon) on,
the s'eamer Humboldt for avlsit
in Haines and way ports. He plans
later to ta retura and hold a pub
lic meeting at which tlma h9 will
addrtss tha voters in, Skagiway.
Mr. Heckman; has lived in Alas
ka ''cr thirty years. Twenty three
cf those years have been, spent in
Ketchikan, where Mr. Heckman, has
closely studied his) business and
the- conditions! throughout! Alaska.
He comes before the voters of this
precinct as a practical business
man fully conversant with thSI neada
and ills of the Territorial govern
ment. Ketch'ikanj pecfple are hack
ing h»m to the man. He will car
ry his home* town t>}" aiwxverwhelm
ing majority. What is true of his
heme town, will no doubt be true
of oth.er precincts in, the First Di
vision. Filled with a sincerity of
his ouiposa and an, uncon/querable
determination; to; be of service to
the people whoj put him in, office
ha comes before you) andj solicits a
comparison with1 any other Candi
da'1 running! for thg office.
* "The very, first bill which; I
should introduce intoi the Territor
ial body would be a Community pro
perty law/'sairMr. Heckman when
being interviewejd by lhfil Alaskan.
"The laws udder which! we are at
present operating are old, antiquat
ed and do not recognize the rights
of woman. It is necessary for a
man to maioe a will and will his
property to his wlf9, thq one who,
In *he majority of casies. Is just
ug responsible as thg man) for the
accumulation^ of fhat property, un
der the presents law, or she will
only get a dower inte-nertt upoi> the
death of her husband. Such laws
belong *o the musty law books of
the middle ages and not governing
true progressiva Alaskans who* are
always alert tc> see justice and
fair play to every one," ha further
aided.
"Another bill I would/ introduce
wot.Id be a Relief Fun|d, soi that
adequate monev would always be
on nand to locate missing miners
and navigators. I firmly believe in
organized labor and further. be
lieve that the Territory Bhouldi pass
a law providing for a minimum
wage. That wage should have to
be a living wage or it would never
t?et my vote," said Mr. Heckman.
"Labor at the present time is gross
ly underpaid. Alaska's greatest
asset is Its labor. Whenj a gov
ernment places proprietory inter
ests above labor, it is not filling
♦he purpose for which it waa creat
ed. I am a su$ti>orter of labor."
Mr. Heckman hasi been, hiring la
boring men for twenty five years
and has only had trouble once dur
ing that period so there can be no
question about hl3 statements on
the labor issues.
Mr. Heckman came out Bquarely
for additional delegates to) repre
sent «ha oeopJe of Alaska at; Wash
ington. He favors the dividing; of
the Pan Hanidle from the rest of
Alaska and the giving immediately
to this s^ctionj full states! rights.
UGLY GASH GUI
IN FOREHEAD
Ed Nanson, pioneer native of
this district, lies in ths White Pasu
hosojtal with) ten stiches ia his
forehead and a bad bruise on/ the
tot cf his bead, as the result of
an altercation with! James: Barry
yes.erday afternoon. He perhaps
owes h life more tpf circumstance
than anything else. Ini ninety nine
cases out of a hundred suchi an
uglv wound would have killed! the
person receiving it. Mr. Barry
is behind the big ironi bars at the
Federal court house, awaiting trial
for the offense.
The officers are reticent iwhea
it ccrnes to giving out, information
on tiit* altercation. They are gath
ering evioenci which,' will be used
at the trial and refuses to make
oppu statements. As much) Of the
det-ii £,s caa be gathered from ru
more and tluoee wb«\ appeared on
the scen"i ofi action) shortly after
it happened, forms tbe i>asla for
tha news.
Mr. N a use 14 i* seems >vae in, the
distiiet, where his cabin' is located
baC'; of the White Pass* club. Air.
Barrv was alsoi ia the district. It
■Is presumed that a, quarrel arose
between the twp men anjl Mr. Bar
ry either under the influence of li
quor or crazed bY angor struck Mr.
Nanson with! a blunt instrument
which cut an uglv., brutal wound in
his torehead. The cut extends
froa1 the crowa of thg forehead! to
the rim of his right eye- A piece
otf bone was also chipped.
A bruise ca top ofi the head
which necessitated the taking of
two stitches shows) that he was
struck more thin, once.
Nick Hanson and James McCaul,
it is understood, took the native
to his shack and spread the alarm.
J3t. (labia was summoned'. After
a hurried examination Mr. Nanson
was removed! to Br. Gabie'si office
and later to the hospital, where be
is reported, to be resting easily.
The wounded maa ia more or
less of a character in tbls city, Ib
the caily rushi days he opened a
lodgir.g house and made a fair liv
ing ofX of transient miners. His
wife c"ied a number of years ago
in tl.is city. Two children are now
living a' hia home in Metlaflcahtla.
Mr. Nauson| joined) Father Duncan,
when he migrated from British Col
umbia in 1887. He wag one of the
first natives to locate ia Metla
kahtla
James Barry hag more or less
of a shaded reputation ia this
city. A good fellow wheni he is
himself but when under the In
fluence- of Joha Barley Cora a bad
one. He is at present under a sus
pended sentence which calls for hia
ostracism from this city. During
»he summer he got into trouble at
the U. c. Lodging house. He was
arraigned betf^e Magistrate) Abra
hams. In passing sentence Mr.
Abrahams talked very fatherly to
Barry and told him that, the best
thing he could do was to clear from
Slragway anl let Barley Corn) alone.
This Barry promised to do.
Commissioner Rasmusoa ia ex
pected to arrive here oa the Mari
posa and will then take up the
case. Ia the meawhile Mr. Bar
rv will be confined at the federal
Jail. In all probabilities ■ Magis
NEW CROP |
WALNUTS I
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Just received our first shipment of :
Fancy Soft Shell English Walnuts j
1
price 25c per pound i
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P. H. GANTY
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HUGHES FLATLY
DENIES CHARGE
NEW. YORK, Oct. 23 — Charles
Evann Hughes ho® pufolically de
nied thq charge! made by the Demo
cratic national aommittgo, that he
had entered Into & secret agree
ment with! the American Independ
ence Conference, of which) body
Jcremlak O'Leary la the controlling
potfi-r.
Mr. Hughes! in his speech in
tnis city ofpenly "denied the report
circulated by the Democratic man
agers and paid) that it ^aa done
with, a view toi hurting his can
didacy. Mr. Hughes further as
sured his auditors that, no agree
ment of any kind, whatsoever was
blDding him. Ho BaM. "If the
voters of this country see fit to
place me in the highest! office of
the naMon, I shall go there with
my shirts fr«9, no agreement or
promise of any nature whatsoever
will keep mo from performing my
duty t;.' the b««t of my ability."
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 — Rail
roads operating throughout the Un
ited S ates hajyq bee a exonerated
by the Interstatej Commerce Board.
The.j* weTe called upon, *he oarpet
to answer fOT the ca<r shortage
which is prevalent in all of the
birr shipping centers throughout
the country.
Thp Commerco Board had authen
tlc«ttd their claim* that tho short
age is due *o the overwhelming
prosperity which; • seems to! ha-ve
tafepji h'ld of certain! districts in
the f/ui>ed states. This big swing
of business ban necessarily callod
for more cars.
It if the belief of th«| railroad
officials and the? Commerce Board
that th» situation) will become mors
acute aA the seaaonj advances.
Wh»at is Jumping sky highl In price
and dealers are anxious to move
tli« big crojps. With car short
age already staring them in the
fate and this new demand for ears
i4 will work a hardship somewhere.
trate Abrahams will pronounce his
sentence as he made it very clear
at "the last hearing that if any fur
ther trouble! arose he would, en
force the law anjd pronounce his
sentencp.
FRONT LIKES
LONDON, Oct. 23 — Voa Hlu
denoerg, leading trained forces ..f
the Germiaa army, has started ;i
big amask against the trench*B he! 3
by Rumania and Russia. All thv
horrcrs of mideaval and1 m^dc.- >
warfare are combined in this «-•
stricken arena .
1 ne Allies were forced to give
war In certain sections of the fir
in|T line. They could, not stand t:i
awul hatter and smash. Colun. i
aft r column were thrown agains*
the lines. D&adi bodies, werg plle-l
fifteen and twenty; feet high- in
some places. Rapid fire guns from
the Allied trenches could not mow
them down fast enough. A regi
ment from the Germanr linescharg
ed the trenches with hand grenades.
Theeg proved disastrous to the de
fensive! forces. Those sections
whlc'i weakened have he en' taken
over by the Teutons- but a strong
bat.'e la now raging for the other
sections of the trenches. Military
critics look for the Teutons to oc
cupy the whole front firing line be
fort forty eight hours.
No reinforcements are in sight—
-oniess some maneuver of the Ru
manian or Russian) forces succeeds
in checking the awful onslaught the
scene will turn into a, regular
slaughter. The Germans have been
the heaviest losers thus far. No at
tenMcn is being oaldl the dead but
aid is being given, the wounded .
LONX3 BRANCH, Oct. 23 — Op
timism marks tha attitude of Presi
dent Wilson asi he neara the ti«
ist. el his presidential campaign.
Mr. Wilson feels Bure that tliu
voters throughout the country will
return him to office. He is sched
uled fr mak6 five more, speeches.
Ncthlnr seems to. bofcher him and
he is constantly at work preparing
his laat speeches.
MARIPOSA NKARS PORT
The Mariposa is scheduled to
make this port lite tonight or early
tomorrow morning. In aJl prob
abilities it will be in Tuesday morn
ing a1 an early hour. It is boutd
foi the westward. ..
The Clothes You
i
Need are Ready
You're going to buy new things to wear
pretty soon. If you know what's
best for you, you're going to buy
them® here. We have
EVERYTHING READY FOR YOU
We've made careful preparation for
supplying juft the sort of things
you want
WILL CLA YSON