SKAGWAY, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1912
PUEBLO, you
ARE GULIU5
(Mir th<> heading "Skagway ,
Stand lTp. You Are Hereby Chal
lenged to Basket Ball Content" the
Whitehorse Star print# the following
high sounding boast which Is self
explanatory;
\TI.AS OMIPANl
Mhimkiy'h < Vftlcr
Whitehorse, Y. T.
November. 16, ISli
Mr K J , Stroller" White.
l>ear Sir:
A ahort time a<ro we noticed an
article in the Skagway paper claim
ing that Skagway had just about the
best basket ball team In the world
The boys at the Pueblo doubt this
statement very much, and to prove
to Skagway that this doubt is well
founded w? would suggest that a
practice game be arranged, in the
near future, between the White
horse team and the team from the
mine, the object being to get togeth
er the strongest lineup possible
from this district to challenge Skag
? ay for the championship of the
North, the game to be played some
time during the holidays
Of course, we do not wish to talk
of our own prow?*s and would not
for the world let Skagwav get a
line on our ability, but we have
Has Beens " employed by the Atlas
Mining Company from the leading
colleges of the t'nited States
"Big George" Groniger played for
eight years with the Carlisle In
dians and was, in every respect, a
star in his position, center. "Ike"
Marsh is considerde the fastest lit
tle forward ever developed at the
I'niversity of Idaho, and that's some
fast "Mickey" Lewis also was
one of Idaho's best bets and was
celebrated as the least scored again
st guard in the Northwest during
the years IS 10 and 1911. "Tack"
Hayes was a Pennsylvania State Col
lege star, and after graduation tour
ed the I'nited States for three years
with the famous Chicago "Meteors."
Steve" Way is a I'niversity of Cal
fornia star and during the year j
1908 captained the team which wool
the championship of California. He
also led the Western forwards for ;
that year with SS? points scored.
As for the writer, modesty will
not permit me to dwell upon my
past achievements, however, will
say that the before mentioned men
Skagway Alaskan 's Daily Photograph
Ml. UikwrHI. 14.005 fee? hiitli.
Showing the beautiful Alaska volcano in eruption. This mountain Is situated In the southeastern part
of Alaska, and continually sends forth a pillar of steam, with occasional outbuists of ashes and lava. It
is in the center of a vast glacial field and difficult of approach. To the south are located the Rr**t coal
fields so prominently mentioned In connection with coal land withdrawals by the government.
"Ain't got i.othing on m?."
Will yo i kindly see if you can
arrange a game for us with the
Whitehorse team in the near future,
with the hope of ultimately meeting
Skagway.
Yours very truly,
E. W. Gibson,
Bat Boy.
Now, if there is any game in
those salt ? ater-logged Skagwayans,
they will lose no time in notifying
the editor of the Star of their nc- "
eeptance o* the above challenge.
But it is doubtful if they do it; for
the reason that they are likely
afraid of the husky miners
In behalf of the Skagway Basket
Ball team, the Daily Alaskan ac
cepts the challenge of the "Bat
Boy with his aggregation of batty
players; the game to be played any
time and any place
"By fount or stream
By starlight fair
Or sunlit shimmering sheen."
Furthermore, in their name, we
hurl defiance in the teet' of the
hard rockers and taunt and goad
them to do their worst The Skag
way players stand at Armageddon
battling for the Lord, having in
Overcoat
Season
is now at hand
IF YOC ARE PARTUTLARLY
HARD TO PLK.UK WE VOL BE
PARTICULARLY PLEASED THK
DAY YOC TRY OX OXE OK OIK
XKW FALL AXD WINTER OYER
COATS WITH THK COXVKRTIBLK
COLLARS.
PURCHASE IF YOl* FIXD WHAT
PLEASES YOU. YOU WILL FIXD
US ALWAYS GLAD TO SHOW
OUR GOODS WHETHER YOU BUY
OR XOT.
Our Holiday
Goods will
soon be here
H. J. LYNCH
their ranks such celebrated heroes
as "Pa" Blanchard, singing the war
hymn "For Molly and the Baby,
Don't You Know;" "White Hope
Helser of fliva Dam University.
"Edward the Seventh" Van Hook.
"Doc" Whiteside, graduate of Test
Tube academy and "Moses" Put
nam, who still has the original bask
et found ?n the bullruahes, which
he usee in all his successful games
\K\V YORK rROGRMWIVW
HPKXn SOMK MOXKY
Albany, Nov 27? A certificate
waa filed today by the chairman of
the Profjreiwlve committee aettlng
forth the fact that contribution*
from the State amounted to nearly
$87,000.
l<ondon, Nov. 27 ? The war situ
ation in the Balkans is daily as
suming gr.iver proportions. Turkey
is rapidly drifting toward a coalition
with Austria, in which event there
will be a rupture of the Triple Al
liance in force between Germany,
Austria, Hungary and France, which
was formed fflr the purpose of pre
vneting encroachments by those
countries
From Paris comes the report that
Austria is spurring Turkey on to
keep up an armed resistance. It is
certain that Austria is anxious to
fight Serv'i, who is desirous of se
curing an outlet on the Adriatic, and
thereby swing herself Into Mediter
ranean affairs. This suggests the
possible occupation of the Balkans
or one of their states In a tactical
position in Kurope of great advan
tage. . If the map be changed, and
the Balkan allies not be deprived of
their fruits of victory, the question
arises, how shall the conquered ter
ritory of Turke.v-ln-Kurope be di
vided? It Is possible the Balkan
stales m til combine to control that
urrttory or merge themselves and
the newly acquired Turkish do
mains Into one large Kuropean na
tion From the past It would be
judged that these small nation* are
scarcely agreeable to a merger, and
l-ossihly would not prove congenial
If they could be merged they might
form a formidable coalition such aa
nag effected In Germany when the
several kingdoms were maaaed Into
the present empire with one emper
or supreme.
I Wlnt s Ml ItlH K f AKK
IlKSI I.TS in i>ih\<;hkkmknt
Coahen, Nov. t" ? The Jary In
the case of Rurton and Qlbaon. law
yers charge*! with the murder of
their wealthy client, Mrs Roaa
Ciabo, were unable to agree, and a
retrial has been ordered.
Send the Alasltan to your frleoda.
Plum
Pudding
IS ALWAYS A FITTING CLIMAX
TO A GOOD THANKSGIVING DIN
NKR. TRV A CAN AND SHE HOW
YOU WILL ENJOY IT.
THE KIND WE SELL HAS THE
NECKSSARY HOME MADE FLA
VOR AND THE INGREDIENTS ARK
THE REST.
I LR. TINS, Jttc 2 LR. TINS, ?5c:
3 LR. TINS, $1.00.
P. H. GANTY, Grocer
Air LEIS
GO SLOWLY
New York, Not 17 Andrew Car
negie haa tlgured out ano?ber pro
i^n for gHtlng rid of hi* money
without letting go of It. About
twenty-five million* he to going to
diapoae of by will, Jiwt a* anon a*
he fan net up the courage to lonurn
hi* grip to that estent The bal
ance to going to be left to the Car
negie corporation, where If there to
anything In reincarnation he May
come ba? k to earth and get a crack
at It again
MAM IH HI?M HI ll.T
1HIM N I M- l\ M \ ? K v
Seattle. No* 1# Although road
building In Alaaka waa greatly
handlra|>|H <1 by the heavy rainfall In
September and October, much waa
nccompltohed In the conatructlon of
new road* in the territory daring
the aeaaon. according to Col ff P
Richardaon, IT. R A., chairman of
the Alaaka road commla*ion Col
Richardaon *i?d l.leut Olen Kdger
ton, a member of the commlaaion, ar
rived from Valdet, Alaaka, today,
on their way to Waahlngton. D C.
While here Lieut Kdgerton will pur
chaae timber* for the conatructlon
of two bridgea in Alaaka. one acroaa
the Natnia river, In which 10 men
have been drowned daring the laa*
few year* while trying to croaa, and
the other ncroaa Gulkana rlw, af
fording a aafer route to the Interior
More liberal appropriation* are need
ed to provide Alaaka with adequate
road*. Col Richardaon said
"The rebuilding of thrae mile*
of the trunk road entering Nome
waa the moat important undertaking
of the year," aald Col Richardaon
"l?Wt year IS, AAA ton* of freight
were haaleil over thla road Thirty
mile* of new road and four bridgea
were built t hi* rear and much im
portant repair work waa done The
longest piece of road built by the
Vlaaka road commlaaion thto aeaaon
?aa the IS mile alntrh to the Cir
cle City an?: Burch Creek road The
*caaon?a work including the con
duction of three mile* of road
connecting Junenu and Sheep creek,
the completion of the Seward and
Inoko roan, the Improving of the
Fairbank* ?nd Valde* trail, a winter
?led road from Rnby City to Salauta
a trail from Cook Inlet to Willow
Creek camp, a winter trail from
Seward to Idltarod, and the build
ing of bridge* acta** Stewart creek,
I>elta river. Jarvl* creek and Pile
driver creek."
WON'T ACT AS
GUARDIANS
ftpoknn*. Nor ft Tk# A?n#???*n
Ml nine rmigrne kM con* on t*rnt4
in opponltton to taklnc ?"T part In
att?mptinc to fram? lawa for tk#
rrenlatlon of tl?* ?l? of mlnlnt
?for k ?> In a r?nol?t|n* Ik* m#?n
b*r? ilfrlar# that tN pnhll# In p*r
<haain? mining atorfc mnat ?*? II*
own ilhwrM 10*1. ?a ;n tk# pnrrknn#
of anything #ln# In o?k#r word*
rh# Mining f'on?T#na do#a no* f#*!
thai It la part of Ita dntl#n to #*#r
f t?# ii caardtanahlp nr#r th# action*
of Ik# parrhaatng pnbltr
I1IMMI1HI ti?M IH( K?
IMT ??? HI MIWH-HT MaK
fl#attl#. Not J7 Another Htm
l>llratlon kan arla#n In th# Himknldt
?t#amakip ran#, hy tk# handint
town of a .|#rialon of tk# |nt#rwtat#
romm#rro rommtanton. at at Inn that
It kaa no jnrtadirtion or#r that
part of Ik# Whit# Pana Railway ayn
?#m whlrh run* thronck Canadian
t#rrltory. tkat Ita Jnrlndlrtlon only
**t#nda In Alaaka to tk# Canadian
honndarr l!n#
It la a*r#rt#d tkat tk# #ntlr# mat
t#r of tk# all#ir#d diarriminatton of
rat#n acalnat tk# Humboldt St#nm
? hip company. will no* k*T# to k*
<1#*1t wit k If a ap#rlal Alaaka rall
rnnii rotn m laalon Th# Inforatat#
Commrrr# mm ml ant on will fit# Ita
' 'Port wltk rontraaa. wklrk op#nn
nut Monday, and tkat r#port will
? ontain tk# r#rotnm#ndatlon that an
Aalaka rommlaalon h# rr#nt#d for
tk# ptirpo## of handling tk# matt#r
PHRsmrrr hphd?? hoi.wav
AT TMK WHIT? HtMnK
Waahlnitton. Not t' Pr#?M#nt
Taft will ? p#nd a qnl#t Tkanka?l?
ing wltk kin family In tk# Wklt#
Mown#
wu.no* KNTwrr.MNKn xt
<?>\kh\?>r or n^HMi n*
Hamilton. Not ft? Wood row W|l
aon will #nJoy a TfcanknglTlng dln
n#r wltk CoT#rnor Rnllork of B#r
mnda
Tk# Hnmholdt la dn# at II 1* lo
nlKkt
The m? ??< pmplf jrrm know
? iliow wh? hn% lb* h?( thing* ???
wrmr thM thfj itM f iiwl ? pwyli
who <loi?'? rmrr nhat It nmim wrh
tlnn't wmr mmy Mlw rMh?
? ?wtl?, n?nmMa th ?n wtt'r* xHIIbi
crrrj rlaj. mmV for it? by
HART SflUfFWR ? MR!
WILL
CLA YSON