?he jpailtj ^loahon
No/225 FIFTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY ALASKA. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1912 PRICK 10 ( KNTH
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London, Dw. 21 ? The Turkish
government will refuse to accept
the terms of peace demanded by
the allies. It is understood that
Turkey has forwarded her ultinatum
which insists that she be allowed to
retain Adrianople and the surround
ing territory. In the event that
this is not granted, war will be re
sumed.
WKKK S CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL
IN M IIMSON sgi ARE GARDEN
New York, l)?c 21? A gigantic
Christmas tree Is being constructed
in Madison Square Garden, and one
of the greatest festivals ever dedi
cated to the birth of the Nasarlne
will be held during Christmas week.
It is to be a popular gala week and
all of New York is supposed to at
tend and rontrlbute to the dispen
sing of Rood cheer.
riUX.KKSJSlY KS CI.AIM SUC
CESSION TO THE THRONE
New York. Dec. 21? The Progres
sive party is to begin at once a
campaign of education. The an
nouncement was made today that a
publicity bureau would be immed
iately established in this city from
which information of a political
character would be distributed
throughout the United States.
The Progressives claim that by
right of the strong vote polled by
them, they are the logical succes
sors of the old republican party
and as suc'? they propose to take
<ip the fight.
WAIVENSTEIN MIST
SERVE HIS SENTENCE
Olympia, Dec. 21? Governor Hay
has refused to pardon ex-Chief of
Police Wappenstein, of Seattle, who
was recently sentenced to imprison
ment for bribery and graft. Since
the imprisonment of Wappenstein,
hi9 former supporters have been
unremitting in their attempts to get
him pardoned, but without avail.
Governor Hay, in refusing the par
don. said that he could find no
reason for clemency, that Wappen
stein had been convicted of the low
est form of grafting and must serve
out his sentence.
WARM LEOAL IlATTLKS OVKK
B.VKXKTTK INDICTMENTS
Valdez, Dec. 21 ? Arguments for
both the prosecution and the de
fense are being hotly contested over
the request for dismissal of the re
maining charges against Capt. Bar
nette. Several jurymen have been
accepted on the new trial for em
bezzlement and the attorneys have
fought ever.? Inch of the ground for
the purpose of gaining an advantage.
KKKX TRYING TO PROVE
dynamiters auk innocent
Indianapolis, Dec. 21? Arguments
for the defense In the dynamiting
case, will be taken up Monday mom
ing by Senator Kern. He main
tains that there was no one impli
cated in the crimes except the Mc
Namaras, and that the testimony
does not show that anyone else bad
anything to do with the transporta
tion of dynamite.
OENERAL FAMILY REUNION
AT WHITE PASS CAFE
l'p at Whltehorse and among the
mining camps of the vicinity there
has been a yearly custom of attend
ing a bountiful dinner on Christmas
day, at the White Pass restaurant.
Mrs. Orlof King formerly lived in
Butte where she formed many
friendships among the mining peo
ple, and on Christmas day there is
going to be a big time, with turkey,
Skagway celery and cauliflower,
cranberry sauce and the equipments
which furnlth out an old time Butte
dinner.
Mrs. King is so well known In the
north that a gathering at her res
taurant seems like a big family re
union.
Send the Alaskan to your friends.
HERE'S A REAL
CHRISTMAS SHOP
FOR MONTHS WE HAVE BEEN* PREPARING FOR THIS
GREAT < HRISTMAS SEASON', AND FOR THE NEXT
WEEK WE WILL HE VEKY Bl'SY SUPPLYING LA
OIKS, MEN AND CHILDREN* WITH APPROPI
ATE GIFTS FOR FRIENDS A YD RELATIVES.
Come in as early as possible and make your
selections. We will put them aside for you
and deliver to your address on Christmas Eve*
OUR ASSORTMENT IX) R LADIES, GENTLEMEN* AND CHILDREN*
' the LARGEST EVER SHOWN L\ SKAGWAY.
H. J. LYNCH i
Importance
of Registering
Names of
Children
With
Government
By Miss JULIA C. LATHROP.
Chief of the Children's Bu
reau of the Department of
Commerce and Labor
K cannot Ix'gi n to know anything about how many children
nr?* lost or why they are lost until we know HOW M A N Y
A II K HOIJN. The enumeration of the children who are
born in this country seems the most fundamental and im
mediate necessity for the children's bureau's future work.
There are already at work upon this several very important bodies.
First of all, there is the bureau of the census.
1 believe that the work of the bureau should, for a time at least,
be concentrated u|?on the question of the mortality of infants and
the birth rate, with a view to helping those influences and those public
bodies that are already working for birth registration in the United
States.
Wo realize that in the matter of birth regi?tration there are as
MANY LAWS AS THERE ARE STATES.
IT IS A SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGE FOR THE
CHILD TO HAVE HIS NAME DOWN IN A PERMANENT RECORO. IN
THE FIRST PLACE. FOR PROPERTY RIGHTS.
Go to any foreign consulate, and the consul will tell of people who
have lost fortunes in European personal and r:*al property because
they could not prove their American nativity. There are found ALL
SORTS OF LEO A I. DIFFICULTIES, "one of the most embar
rassing of which is the liability for military service.
Important as the registration of births is to the children of the
well to do or the rich, it is a thousandfold more important to the
poor. I don't mean by that a lax regulation of the registration. If
should l>c FOR I II WITH. The laws of some states provide that the
registry of births uinst l>e accomplished within thirty-six hours of the
event. In others the time is within a month of the date of birth
SPEED IS ESSENTIAL
KKMARK AHI.K ILLl'MI NATIONS
TO KM1U.AZON KXPOSITIOX
San Francisco, Dec. 21 ? Describ
ing the illumination of the Panama
Pacific International Exposition, W.
I). A. Ryan, the illuminating en
gineer, who planned the lighting of
Niagara Falls and the wonderful il
luminating of the Hudson-Fulton ceb
ebration, said:
"One of the special features will
be the introduction of jewels in
the place of incadescent lamps so
commonly used at previous exposl- !
tions. The whole effect will be sur
mounted by a forty-eight electric
scintillator ? one for each State,
which will be mounted off the main
axis of the Exposition, about fire
or six hundred yards out in the
water. It will be placed on barges
nnchoned In the bay, and will re
quire sixty trained men to operate
the lights. These will go through
an evolution of color, forming
Auroras and various effects in the
sky and over the Exposition, and
will spread like a great lilly, and
will be seen in all the surrounding
Hay cities and on clear nights will
be visible in the sky for forty or
fifty mile*.
?"We have a great deal of fog
here and this will assist us greatly
in producing wonderful lighting ef
fect*.
"The lighting of this Exposition
will, without doubt, surpass any
thing in lighting in the world's his
tory. One of the strongest features
of the lighting will be the fact that
t ffects will be produced here that
have never beijn seen before."
PEACE SQl'AD ASKS FOR
SETTLEMENT BY THE HAGl'K
Washington. Dec. 21 ? The Amer
ican Society for the settlement of
International disputes, has Issued a
request to President Taft, asking
that he submit the settlement of the
Panama toll matter to The Hague
The Society does this In the inter
est of peace.
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* these in preparing your +
+ Christmas cakes, etc. I
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T Hill* ttriw. Hlghwt Grade K\ tracts ? ion per cent pwre fttll
+ flurored. *
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T I. onion, Orange and Citron l'cel
Sultana and Hooded R*isin?, Currants
^ I Ayer Figs ? Fancy Oat on +
Imported French Candied Cherries ^
Imported Candied Gtnger, Chinese
4* Bishop's Fig*.
**? HILLS BKOS HIGHKST GRIPE SPICKS.
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. Bakers I'nsweetened Chocolate. ?]?
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.J. We have no old stock to sell you ? nothing but strictly fresh +
goods. +
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J P. H. GANTY, Grocer I
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Jacksonville, D?* Jl- Pr?rt<1?nt
Taft Mr* tl?t h* l? itlad that Wood
row Wilson Is elected, and !??
sincere In his "pwti Imi
ovpnlnn when he predicted that
there wonl.l b? a ivpt?o?1 of nation
wife pro?p*rH)r nn?W th? n^irn of
ik? Ii?mwr*Hf prart?l?nf
Mr. T?fl M ?p?*r?????tf r?lt?r*d
that h? It noon to (to b*? to til#
?>inl-qtii?i of ft private rltlten mt4
K?t *w?t from Ih? ftnnoyftWcp* of a
I'uWtc turmoil
MEXICO MUSI
Washington. Dec 21 Antbata
dor Wilson haa started for a di
plomatic trip t? Mexico for the pur
pose of conferring with the Mexican
government. and Insisting that Nn
I co be mii'.r safe for Americana liv
ing there. Mr. Wllaon haa repre
sented the United States In several
special embassies In foreign coan
tries and Is considered a person
who Is capable of obtaining 1
snlu.
It la said that he haa authority
to secure protection for Americana
or recommend American Interference
which will tie promptly acted npon
SHKHMAN NOT Wt
HU H AS HKlilKVKP
Ullca, Dec J I? The appraiser*
of the eat at a left by Vice President
Sherman, announce that his hold
ings are valued at four hundred
thousand dollars
CLAIMS HK-S IX\?H>:\T
AVTICR LOXO IMl'HISONMKVT
Portland. Dec Si-After a ali
enee of eight years. John Hall has
issued the statement that the )?ry
was packed which convicted him
He says that Detective Burns and
Prosecuting Attorney Heney were
Absolutely to blame for hla Im
prisonment under false charges
Location notica* placet it l
.or aal? ty the l?ally Ala-w?u tt
Ml NT ?KT Tot.ETHRK I V
THFY VnrUI I'WITMT
Washington. tw tl ? ITnlesa Ja
pan and England can 1* brought to
an in the matter of pro
tecting the seal herds of the Prih
i (of lilandi, congrena will hase to
remove the recently paaaed five
year l*w for the protection of the
Alaska sent The mutter H being
?liplomatlc-illy considered hy 'he
nationii interested.
nxi.v wiimm know*
AHP H>: WON'T TRU.
Trenton. Dec 21 ? Wood row Wll
aon wan questioned by the report
er* yesterday after his conference
with Chairman McCombs, regarding
the person r>e| of the new cabinet
lie wild thai he would not mak?
known the membership wntll Jnst
prior to his inaugnration
No 1 dredge of the CutdiH
Klondyke company at Dawson waa
?tart ad np the first of the month
The elect Iral power from the North
Fork line waa tnrned Into the
itredge J?- 1 to fire the macblne-y a
turnover of a few hours as a teat,
to see thit everything was In run
ning condition The digging line
waa the o ily part not attached No
t and No 4 dredtrea will be anchor
ed all winter in the spots where
~on*t met ?s1 The linen ha?n.? been
made fast in rarlows dlreetlons The
*wo dredges. complete and reedy for
operation, will coat ISnn.ono
Hilly Harmon, telegraph operator
for the W P ? T Railway com
pany since April. !???. came over
from Whltehoi* last night and
will leave on the Himkoldi for a
few months vacation In genttie snd
^onnd points
SUGGESTIONS
FOR
Christmas Gifts
We Have a large assortment of Holi
day Novelties such as
SMOKING jacket*
travrmx? cask*
SILK HAMPKKRCmKF*
novum
Kin ai/nm
BATH RORKS
SIl-K SKTS
WOOI, UliOVKS
NKOKWKAR
SWKATER COAT#
I MIIKKM.AM
WIXN. IU.A>KKT*
FKI.T M.irrRM for
MKV \VOMK\" *i?rf
f-HILMIKS
A Ulf I. In* of
SlKlfX of *11 kliHl* for
MK!f, W??MK* *n.l
(KILDRKV
WILL CLAYSON
TShe Home of
HART 5CHAFFNER MARX