SJciiltj Alaskan
No. S3 SIXTEENTH YEAR SKAGWAY, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1913 PRICE 10 CENTS
I'rlnctKS Sophia
The Princess Sophia arrived this
morning with a large passenger list
anu will sail this evening utter the
arrival of the train from the north
The passengers going out from Skag
way will be Mr. nud Mrs. Lowle.
Mr, and Mrs. T. Hall . and Will
I layson. Air. and Mrs. Lowle will
kj to Victoria and Vancouver where
?Mr. Lowle will meet tho heads of
the C. 1'. k. Company. Mr. Clayson
is returning to his store In Cordova.
Mr. G. Sweet, the geulal purser of
t:< Princess Sophia, Informs us
ti.. : the Canadian Pacific company
have Just ordered tho construction
of two new boats for the Pacific
coast busluess These are to be
sixty ' feet longer than tho Princess
Charlotte and will go Into the ferry
run from Victoria and Vancouver
to Seattle. The boats now on that
run will bo put Into the oxcurslon
and tourist buslnss to Alaska dur
I iik tho summer seasons.
Mr. Sweet is of the opinion thm
Alaska cities should . look well to
tho tourist business, hor scenery Is
n paying asset, and will bring thou
sands of people here in constantly
increasing numbers for years to
c^mo.
Tho Prii.cess Sophia will make
two more trips, when the May will
a^ain bo put in service on hor for
mer schedule, and on June 1 tho
tv.-o boats will operate alternately
on a weekly run for the summer,
as uual.
The May Is now engaged in mak
ing side trips aud excursions and
running to Nanaimo and Sylvester.
At tho latter place she took a party
of excursionists to witness tho fight
between .Too Bailey, tho champion
lightweight of Canada and C. ltlley
of Sun Francisco. The bout was;
won by Bailey.
COMMITTEE SECl'KES *U-KO
tX>H SAKE OF ('MIKITY
The city council committee which
Kave the entertainment * Mon
day night lu Elk s hall, succeeded
in netting the sum of $92.80 which
will go to aid somo of the unfortu
nates who are without homes and
comforts, owing to the flood disas
ters which befell thousands in the
eastern states. Messrs. Abrahams.
Guuty and Bender, wish to thank
the orchestra, and tho public for
the generous attendance and assis
tance. Their report follows:
Tickets sold $104.50
Children admission 2.30
Contribution 1-00
Total * 107.80
Kxpensen 15.00
Balanco $ 92.8
TESLII IS GOOD
Atlin. April 2 ? Win. DIckman. an
experienced mlnlug man has arrived
fiom Silver Crock, and Hays the
cour.tr>' promises good for the pros
poctor. He rnado considerable of u
reconiiolssar.ce of tho country, and
wnile admitting that ho did not see
much gold, ho Is convinced that a
good camp will be established In
the vicinity of Silver Creek.
He says that the hills aro worn
down very much like hte Klondyke
ci untry and the formation looks
splendid. Thert are numorous
creeks that have never been touched
and some of them will cortainly be
pr? ducere, as they havo good Indi
cations of contaiuing pay.
Speaking to his friends he says
"I can toll you I bolieve It to be
werth a chanco."
NEW SPRING"***
...millinery..
? i
now
Being
Displayed
H. J. Lynch
Tho Leading Ladies Furnisher and Haberdasher of Skagway
King Menelik, Reported Dead,
As He Looked In Last Picture
Photo by American Press Association
KINO MEN ELI K of Abyssinia Is dead. -What, again?" you ask. Well,
this time It Is said to be true? at least the recent report of hla death
was not denied, as It had been previously when such reports reached
the newspaper*. This la said to be the Inat picture taken of the fa
rnoua negro ruler, who In a way was a world figure. He la seen with hla
linger tlpa together, which Is said to be a royal attitude. The report of hla
death came from Addis Abebn and stated thet hla nephew, Prlnc* LldJ Vaaau,
? youth of seventeen. tjad tncOMdcd him.
EIGHT HOUR LIBOR BILL
PASSED Bl IRE SENATORS
Juneau, April 2 ? The somite yes
terday passed the eight hour labor
law with the amendments requiring
that workmen must bo at the mine
lace ready for work tho full eight
hours. No time Is to be allowed
for coming or for lowering luto or
being ralsod from the lovels. An
eight hour actual working day has
lieon established In tho senate bill.
Tho Trcadwell and all tho larger
mining companies lobbied for tho
amendment. Many of tho miners
opposod it 0:1 tho grounds that
they should bo paid for time in get
ling into and out of deep workings,
and that their work time should
properly begin when they appeared
at tho mouth of the shaft In readi
ness to begin their labors.
It is bolioved that tho pausing of
the eight hour law for miners will
irako easier the passage of an eight
hour measure for laborers in all
tho industries.
An amendment was also Included
permitting nioro than eight hours to
be worked where emergencies, such
as rescue work or wator shortage,
or nny of the necessary incidents
arising that demand immodlito ac
tion; . ___
CITIZENS TICKET EASY
WIXXKIt AT JIXEAC
Juneau, April 2 ? Tito entlro citi
zens ticket wai elected yesterday
by large majorities. Those who
succeed to the city council aro Mar
shall, Hurlbut, t Pullen, Raymond,
Carter, Gccdes and Chase. Nowoll
wan elected on the school board.
THEY VOTED FOR WILSON
NOW rah rah for taft
New Haven, April 2? Ex-Presi
dent Taft arrived hero this morning
and was given a rousing reception
by the students The whole college
membership jolnod In the tumultu
ous greotlng of tho now professor
of law who is soon to becorao a
, member of the Yale faculty
CHICK
FID
H
A L It E R S
'?I' U O G It K S S I V E"
X O \V IX S T O C K.
IO<> I>oun<l Suck $1.00.
30 | Kill ml lots
Snm!l lots . . cents per pound.
P. H. GANTY, Grocer
TAXPAYERS RE-ELECT THEM
SELVES 10 THE COUNCIL
Vestordny's election resulted lit
the rotumlng of the old city council
for another year. Until the day be
fore election, It seemed that there
would be but one ticket In the field.
As such n condition would not he
very Interesting, some of.tho local
politicians framed up an opposing
ticket and thus Inserted a ^little
fjngor Into the contest.
The school children were also
si ppllcd with ballots and they add
ed to the excitement of the occasion.
Wi.lle the Taxpayers Ticket won
out by a large majority, the Cltl
ims Ticket waB favored by the
school children. Following are the
result*:
Taxpayers Tickets
J. A. Bender ? 128.
P. H. Canty? 123.
Phil Abrahams ? 117.
J. P. Brawand ? 113.
H. Priedontha! ? 112.
Max Gutfeld? 103.
J. M. Tanner ? 100.
Citizens Ticket
Geo. D. Mageo ? 50.
J. W. Grushel? 48.
W. J. Mulvihlll ? 41.
Elmer Farmer ? 40.
Elmer Wheeler? 40.
' E. Foreman ? 38.
Eugene D. Smith ? 28.
School Director.
C. W. Ask ? 139.
Mrs. McKenzle ? 70.
Ballots were furnished the pupils
of the Intermediate and Grammar
Grades aud tho results of the elec
tion were lis follows:
Mr. W. C. McKenzle for school
Treasurer.
Councilmen elected:
j. W. Grashel ? 21.
Eugene D. Smith ? 20
Geo. D. Mageo ? 19.
P. H. Ganty ? 19.
J. M. Tanner ? 18.
W. J. Mulvihlll? 15.
Elmer Wheelor ? 14.
Max Gutfeld? 14.
J. P. Brawand ? 14.
Washington, April 2 ? President
Wilson has written a number of let
ters to prominent politicians regard
ing his Alaska policy, in which he
stites that ho Intends to give to
northerners the Alaska offices, if
sui.ablo candidates present them
selves for the places; if not, he
Jwlll select men from the stato of
Washington to adminlstor the Alas
ka offices.
It Is the intention of the presi
dent to get those men for offices
who are familiar with the needs of
the country ami are at the same
time honest nnd qualified.
D'MiS \VI> CHAItlTY
NKW'S FROM NOME
Nome, April 2 ? Five hundred dol
lars was raised here for the flood
sufferers of the cast.
The sweei'stfike races hive been
postponed until the tenth.
SUFFERERS IN
NEED OF HELP
Shawnwtown, April 2 ? Tills city
Is uiuler from twenty to thirty feji
of water which la doing Immense
damage to property. This morning
the south levco wag dynamited to
permit u better outflow of water.
Tlits la the second time that (ho
city has been practically destroyed
by floods. In 1896 the floodo near
ly wiped her off tho map entailing
.1 frightful death lose.
Dayton. April 2 ? Money and food
Ie needed to.meet the losses which
have been sustained by the terrible
calamity which swept over the Coun
try. John Patteraon has boon ap
pointed chairman of the relief com
mittee and he asks all who can, to
8?-nd aid.
P. O'Connei, the popular Atlin
blacksmith, returned this morning
from . business visit to Vancouver,
where he has been looking after
sonio mining interests.
As a man grows older, he takes better
care of Ins clothes, and he is a
lot better sat!: fled with them.
THE service of this store is not
confined to young men. Any
man of any age can be well-fitted,
and conservatively dressed in these fine
Hart Schaffner & Marx
suits and overcoats. Now is the time
to see them.
WILL CLAYSON
T5 he Home of
HART SCHAFFNER? MARX
CLOTHING