?he Statlt) <?tU*0hcm
No. 178 FIFTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY ALASKA. WKDNRSDAY, OCTOBKR M, !?? PKICK l? BBtW
STOP TO TAKE
BREATH IN HEX.
Nlniixt OHt, Oct. 2-1 Information I
lit* be?M\ rve*iv*d at the seat Of]
voxernment that Federal troops have
retaken a ivart of the city of Vwa
I'rm and that a truce has been de
? iatvtl het??vn the warring factions
until this afternoon, it. order to
take up th-* matter of settling the
ithout further Mooilshrtl
In v ie? ?f the fact that the rev?
ists have been winning ground
e it is possible that the Mexi
i.overument will be willing to
!;beral terms.
I M ? II KKONZK nT\TI K
tit I \|IM \ r MINMMiTW
wpertful tribute of honor to j
t orator Governor Johnson today. |
-i in the presence of thousands
oi her ?' Wizens she unveile<t a
> /i> statue of the deceased gov
ern or .lohnson was one of Min
nesota s favorite sons and a states
man of rare ability. It is said over
l<i Gopher state that only his death
Vrevented him from becoming presi
dent of the I'nlted States
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K??K OKI MO\ T< IM( >KIJ? ?\\
\rv York. Oct 22 ? Th? Bwkcr
*s.< is being gummed up and will
?_-o to the iury for decision this af
ternoon or not later than rooming
hv judge * ;11 then cffsrge the jury
1 the public will await the ver- ;
with considerable interest, as,
the c : lits been one that has
i ause.l the public to take deep in
terest owing to the extent of crim
inality that u .is involved.
t'lU TT\ M \BLK HIT!-:
|?IK> OK < WVKR
New York. Oct 23 ? Mabel Hite.
: le charming soubrette, and wife of
Mike l^onlin, died here last night,
from what the doctors diagnose as
r.ncer Mabel Hlte lived ss a
child in Pocatello, Idaho, w-here she
i!t&pl;ived considerably talent which
?.is cultivated until she adopted the
^f-ige ;ts a career and won success
I ?l It T\ W)MTU'S KMTKK
NKW YOIUC r.WII'AWX
Now York, Oct. 23 ? The >nc
mios of Willi* at sul*er are starting
stories derogatory to his reputation
for honesty while he was living in
\laska. It ia said here that Suliet
cheated at the mining game and
that he has had to pay large sums
It is said that suit was brought
against hiir in Seattle a year ago"
and two thousand dollars recovered
for the settlement of a labor claim
which SsImt neglected to pa>
K.ttKKH.MtT ST\M>S I* AT
\\|> Sll?KS WITH TUT
Mankato. Oct. 23 Governor Kb
crhart of Minnesota has announced
, hat he f?*ls it a duty to support
the Republican ticket and will cast
his lot hereafter with President Taft
xhoi kkiwikim; michimc
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When the great shoe factories 1
demonstrated that they could make
hoiitj and shoes better and cheaper
than the hw hand cobblers these
knights of the awl and last were
relegated *o the past ? or they man
aged to eke out a meager living by
repairing worn boots and shoes
And now comes the electric cob
bler. and the days of the hand cob
hler and his bench are numbered
The eleetric cobbler, such as can
t>e found in most large cities, con
>Uts of one long machine, which is. j
in reality, a number of machines
connected on the same shaft. Thisj
shaft is turned by an electric mo
tor. The electric cobbler fixes
shoes while you wait. It will se* I
on a sole, hut on a patch, fix th<
heels or reline a shoe in a verj
few minutes as all the work is dom
by machinery at a high rate o
speed. And It is not to be denies
that the finished product is fully
is good as though the best cobbler
:^ad spent a half day on the job. I
the shoe needs re-soling the attend
ant picks up and places a piece o:
leather of the right site and the ma
chine stitches it fast to the upper
At the next machine an er.ien
*heel cuts down the edge of the
-?ole and trims it to the right shape
i he next machine finishes and Pol
shes the edges. From the stitching
nachine to the polisher is but a step
.ind the work is done long before
the old fashioned shoemaker could
"iave the shoe fitted to the last.
I
OUR
NEW
FALL
. SUITS
&
COATS
FOR LADIES
NOW ON DISPLAY
^ogJe
, DEMOTES STYLE
An J quality
OUR NEW
FALL MILLINERY
NOW ON DISPLAY
H. J . LYNCH
WOMEN IT
SO NUMEROUS
Washington, Oct. 23 The popu
lation of the United States t exclu
sive of Alaska. Hawaii, Porto Rico,
and other Noncontiguous posses
sions) comprise*! In 1910, according
to the last Federal Census, 4 7.332,
277 males and 44,639,89s females,
or 106 males to every 100 females;
in 1900 there were 104.4 males to
every 100 females. These figures
are contained In a statement issued
by Director IHirand of the Bureau of
i he Census.
The excess of males In the Unlt
I'd States is mainly due to the ex
tensive immigration, a much larger
proportion of the Immigrants being
males than females. In the for
elgn-boru white population there are
121* 2 males to 100 females. Hut
he native white population also has
a slight excess of males, the ratio
l>eiitg 102.7 to 100,.
In the. negro population males
.ire out-numbered by females In a
ratio of PS S to 100. Among the
Chinese in this country males out
number females by more than 14
to 1. and among the Japanese by
about 7 to 1. The Indians show a
small excess of males, loS.o to 100
.Vmules.
In most European countries fe
males outnumber majes; the iiuni
l>er of males to 100 females accord
ing to recent censuses being 93.fi in
England, 9f.7 In France. 96 9 In
the German Empire, 96 4 in Swit
zerland, 95* in Italy, 96.7 in Aus
tria, 99.1 in Hungary, and 9S.9 in
Kussia.
The preponderance of males in
the aggregate population of the
I'nlted States is most marked in
the Pacific and Mountain divisions
(far western states t. with ratios
in 1910 of. respectively, 129 5 and
127.9 males to 100 females. The
proportion of males is lowest In New
Kngland, this being the only geo
graphic division in which there if
i slight excess of females over
males There are only five States
in w liich females outnumber males,
namely, Massachusetts, Rhode Is
land, Maryland, North Oarlonla.
mil South Oarlonia.
Males increased more rapidly
than females in the I'nlied State*
from 1900 to 1910. The former In
creased 21 9 per cent; females 20.1
per cent, l.ittle change occurred In
the sex ratio for the native popu
lation, but among the foreign-born
white the number of males per 10U
females increased from 117.4 In
1900 to 129.2 In 1910. The pro
portion of males increased in every
State east of the Mississippi River,
except Kentucky and Tennessee,
where the changes were insignifi
cant. West of the Mississippi the
proportion increased in 9 States, de
creased in 12. and remained un
changed in 1 State.
Of the aggregate urban popula
tion of continental United States in
1910, 21,496,181 were male and
21,127,202 female, the number of
males per 100 females being 101.7.
Of the aggregate rural population
25,836,096 were male and 23,512.
?
7K7 female, the numbfr of male*
l??*r 10(f females being 109.9. In the
rural population of each division the
mal<>s outnumber the female* but
In the urban population of thr
divisions the New Kngland, South'
Atlantic, and Has' South Central -
the female* outnumber the male*
The fart that female* are rela
tively more numerous In urban than'
In rural communities throughout the
Culled State* exlata despite the fart
that foreign-born whiten ? a class
in which, as previously noted, males
? re in a majority sre largely con
tent rated In cities The relative ex
<ess of females In the larger cities
s generally attributed at leant In
itart to the fart that the rlty
compared wlt.h the country affords
?nore opportunities for women to
find employment with s correspond
ing greater d?mand for female la
bor.
Of the &0 cities having over 100,
?100 inhabitants, there are 28 In]
which the males outnumber the fe
males In 39 of the cities the pro
i>ortion of males was greater In
1910 than In 1900. and In 11 It
?vas less The number of males
l*?r 100 females was greatest In Se
attle (136.2), and only slightly If
in Portland, Ore. (1S4.S), Nash
ville shows the smallest proportion
of males, with a ratio of 89. ? to
100 females Of the * cities having
500,000 or more inhabitants, Balti
more has the lowest number o'
males per 100 females (92 41. and
Cleveland the highest (106.C), but
the ratio Is almost as high In Chi
cago, where there are 106 S males
? o 100 females New York City's
population is almost evenly divided
by sex; In Philadelphia the females
outnumber the males
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PORTrXK IN IMBERGIU8 1
While out in a boat at the en
trance of "he bay last YVedneedaj
Judge Hildreth and (Jeorge C. Bo*,
of the Alaska Fish Products com
pany, foiin.l a sulis'ance floating
on the water which aland* all lo
< al testa applied for ambergris
The substance 'recovered weighs
between fifty and sixty pounds.
\mhergris is worth from $40 to
$<;<i an ounce. Should the sub
stance prove to be the valuable
product, the chunk found would be
north $ 4 o.ooo or thereabouts.
Officers of the const and geo
?letic survey boat MacArthur found
a small piece of what proved to be
? mbergris just outside the bay early
in the season. They were shown
he substance found hy Hildreth and
Hoe and declared It bore a striking
?eseniblance to the specimen found
;>>? them Samples will be sent out
to that a thorough chemical test
: uiny be made.
Ambergri<- is a substance derived
rom the intestines of the sperm
vhale and found floating or on the
-ihore It is yellowish or blackish;
very light, melts at 140 degrees,
ind is entirely dissipated on red hot
oals; It is soluble in ether, volatile
tils, and partially in alchol, and Is
i-hiefly composed of a peculiar fatty
ubstance Its odor Is very agree
able, and hence it is used almost
exclusively in the manufacture of
delicate perfumes. ? Seward Gate
way.
WE HUE JUS! TAPPED THE FIDS! MRREl OF HE SEHSOII
IT'S GOOD
SOC. PER 61.
P. H. GANTY, Grocer
REAL FIGHT IS
ON THE eiEE
l.nininu. Oct 23 The Itallian Hi
lira arc alowly advancing toward
Adrlanople where a Mr riaah la
dally expected From Constantin
ople the Turkish troop* are advanc
ing to meet the approach of the
Utilitarian* from the north and lb*
Servian* from the north* e?t Ureece
haa her ahlpa in the Aegean aen
fieaded for the aonthern boundary
of the province of Adrlanople and
the movement of the vatiotia troopa
indicate a concentration of Ibrcea
near the city of Adrlanople 'Vhen
they arrive there a terrific battle
will he fought
THKY I'KOHKO ANI? I'llliHKIl
AMI l>K(?ltKI> \\l> rilOHKII
Washington, Oct 23 The cam
paign investigation committee haa
adjourned until after election, when
It will takp up the probe again.
klKtlKli Mt.HTS I?Ih? fIVKKKD
1 Hilt I \ VKAltM
New York, Oct 23 Just thirty
year* ago thin fall Thomas A. Kdl
i?oii opened the first eleitrlc light
elation in New York City. "Miis
Initial plan!, which ?xk the begin
ning of a mighty industry, was lo
cated in an old warehouse in New
York City on Pearl Stiwi The sin
trie dvnanu.. now presented a* a
curio, wag driven by a steam en
gine and supplied current to about
lour hundred lamps distributed oyer
a territory about * mile square The
wires were all laid unde ground Th
newspapers were duMotis about the
su ocean of the new lamp*, although
they admitted that they gave plenty
of light, but Rdison himself, costless
and collarless as he watched the ma
chinery, w.?-. thrilled with sticce*.
The growth of e!ertrlc lighting
since that eventful day. thirty years
ago, has been truely wonderful un
til now th > very world Is Illuminat
ed nightly with millions of electric
lights The first electric motor was
connected :o the electric light wires
In 1884 and for si* months, it is re
corded, this same motor lay around
collecting dust before the company
could find anyone willing to try the
new power producer Today, in
New York City alone, nearly 3Rft,
cOO horse power is used in electric
motors.
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pniJtKiAm *?rr wiwwt
Prtuc^on, fW tl
and I*!#? from all p*r1a ?*f
roimtry ir* ronMHllr arrlTln* ?MN
? hp thai (roTPrnor Wlhw
KH Into Ih# appakln* T,l#
polltirlana do not Ml?r# In
ilHlrir; iHnplaiMl hy th#1r I**'!" I"
*lth4r?*ln( from ?i1l?r fl*Mln*
Jnat bp^nap Mr Rooa?*plt haa l?ppn
ahot In fart thpy ar# rathmr of tlN?
dtapoaitlon to fcl?*1i lh? l>^ off *?'
npponpnt *hm oncp h* la ito??
Mr Wllaon'a throat (? alao botfc
nlni him, and h? nppda to *l?? I*
a row t
mmv vm (iktti\?i wrm?;
THi: IMKTOKM I.K.IVK HIM
OyWter Bay, Oct. S3 Th# dortora
!?a*p dM-td^d that thHr a?Mrk?* aro
no lonirr n?xl?l aa Mr R(**T'lt
la Ratting alone nlr#ly and will aoon
hp on th# atamp agali H? la b?
. n* tahPn f?w of hf lb* nnw*
*11 hot) t fnrthpr madlril attention
HHIT Wll.l, F.MTORIW*
THINK OK THM"
San FrimdHfo, Oct 1J? Thomaa
Marshall in making a play for tha
|N>morratlr TfX? by darlartng hlm
?-alf and hla party in faror of a
Japan*"** and Chinas atcl??lon law
Xiao mor? stringent law* far hav
ing out chaap Kuropaan labor
MW* by hk
r ?-<i
n u iMfrsm KMKvr
Monilwra of tha Skagwajr lm
..rotfmfHt HoriMr hgaa r**1
th? Whit# Paaa rlab hall for thHr
?lanr? to b* gtran W#dn?aday aran
in*. October Th??y hara ap
i>oinf?M th >lr H?"oratlon, rafraah
mant and floor oommltt#aa and In
land making thla Hallowa an danra
tina of tha hit aortal aranta of tha
Hp.iaon Tha flrkata ara out and
will b?> plarad on aal? fhla ^rawing
at ona dollar #arh Tha monay gain
ed by tha .tanra will ba kapt right
I'.tf In Sfcagway and datotail to to
rat I m pro* ?matit
Qulta a larga nnmbar of pagsan
gar* harp raaarrad hart ha on tha
May whlrh la to aall tomorrow night
Among tham ara Howard Aahlay,
John Olaon, Mr and Mr* 1? .V
lluklll and rhlldran, Oao IMIIon.
; 1 .011 la Rapuztl and Paaay Koaaonth
Some
Reasons
why you should wear a
hart wn.tmim axd marx
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