?he $>ailg Alaskan
AfM%? WNfcTr f#) iUw*mp
**4 Nt??ta%
No. 17 SIXTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1918 ? PKfCE 10 CENTS
Washington. Krt. SI The nsml 1
PT>ti'|" fattr^ Mil of forty-aU mllltwr
4*H*n? va* to the 1 ?<?!?? 1
this moniln
The Service Mil prf?w>' j
M to t V house this morning car
tim a n.tor prohibiting the prow '
rut ion of laihor unions and farmer* i
orgamutima un<W the shermat.
aati-truat taw. It forbids the >i<* I
part merit if jBKK> from applying )
the law to anyooe hut trust*, in ,
Ik* trv# a. ceptanee of the term,
and specifically states that farmers I
organization* and labor unions do!
ant come under the head of trusts
?ia contemplated by the Sherman
law.
It la kc'ififil that the Mil will
paaa the house
PIRWiW T*'IC?
o\ <?\MK TKSTIMOW
Ua Ac.eies F>h 11 ? The court
-nied tods y In the Clarence Darrow
trial, that the testimony given at a
?TCTioua trial by McManlgal. was
dmiaaable In this case The time
"C the court has been taken up for |
th? past two days with arguments
t.y the attorneys over the admis
sablHty of cat Imon v, it benipr claim
ed by the Dairow counsel that
Harrow had been once tried and
declared not guilty ont he evidence
t'tat the prosecution waa attempting
to r*-lntr?xluoe, and therefore It
should not be accepted again The,
court held otherwise
A\?THKK ALASKA MAX
I'AVt PAY HIS DKBTH
Saa Francisco, Feh. 21 ? Walter
Soderberc. the well known Alaaka
tnialng operator, filed a statement
of bankruptcy in the court here
thto morning Soderberg claims
Iku he kaa ao assets and that he ia
ia debt to the amount of fifty thou
aaad dollars Hta statement shows
that his creditors ?re mostly resi
dents of Nome. Alaska
Mrs H l> Kirmae and son Dan
arrived tn Skagway this morn In* on
ike Curacao They will remain
bar* until the sailing of the Jef
ferson tomorrow when they will re
turn to Juneau.
Very mu?h like all the rest of
thtm, the Skagway fire department
had a very modest beginning Way
back in 1*S7, when the city wag go
young that It had )n?t began to
take notice. when but few build
ings ?'Tf completed and other*
rapidly building, it wai deemed a
wiae thing to organlie some sort
of fire protection. The Skagway ;
river bo"rl??d along then aa cheer
fully a* it does now; underlying the
townaitc, at a depth of from five
to ten feet, there was plenty of
water Into which wella had been
?unk. That river and those wells,'
with a dozen or so buckets, consti
tuted th? first fire department of
Skagway Captain Robinson km
rhoeen file chief, and there are a
number of people living in the
clty today who did heroic service
under his gallant leadership.
The next year a hook and ladder
company was formed with Captain
Morse st the head Soon after n
serious fire broke out iu a bam be
longing to J M. Tanner, and th>
I i<ev company responded to the call j
for help The hook and ladder and ]
(he buckets were brought Into pla>
but th? barn burned to the ground
1>eu followed a fire at the White
l'Ras offices and that structure also
>re?t up If smoke, notwithstanding
the "Fireman Worked l?lke
1 icmons "
About that time a general fire
< ompany was organised which incor
,? -orated the bucket brigade and the
> c
Just one-half
Price
TO MARK ROOM FOR NEW
SPRING GOODS W* WILL FOR A
FXW DATS 8KLL AW COAT OR
suit rr oi r wrvnow at
mv ok the dollar.
I VDQES, MISSES AND
REVS COATS. LADIES SUITS.
H. J. Lynch
The Leading Ladies Fumi?Ker and Haberdasher of Skagwav
Iiook *m! ladder company under one
K?xral he.id with Capt Morse a*
rlilef Thrii followed within th#j
course of lime the Royal thea
ter Ire, hrown's Shoe store. the
iiostoffice rnd the rtannlck hotel.
That is al-out the extent of the ser
ious fires that hare occurred in
Skagway II is true that many
small blase* have started and a few
<n?rll buildings burned, but no
general conflagration has ever at
ta ked th?; city.
Captain Morse was succeeded at
the head of the fire department by
Hemming, at Clair, Lowe Ford,
Johnson, Mcl<ean. and Bender who
!?? the present head of the depart
ment,
From tftat bucket brigade ba*
l. row 11 up a well equipped fightl'ig
department with fire halls, hose
farts. chemical engines, hook and
ladder carla and all the parapher
nalia necessary for the protection of
the city from serious damage by fire
Among the membership there has
grown up a sort of fraternity which
bind* the"i together In a common
brotherhood. which I* noticeably
manifested when misfortune or
death overtakes one of them. lx?ok
iug over the past year*, It is easy
to recall the many acts of sympathy
and help rendered to those who nee
ed help, and In the burial of n mem
ber there it always a beautiful funer
al ceremonial, with flower* and
toxin-' tokens suitable for the
! obsequies of a prince
In the protection to the city, the*
' boys serve- better than an old line
insurance company against loss, for
the\ do n jl allow property to burn.
In going back over the ewrly files
of the l)a ty Alaskan, we find many
references to the banquets and fires
and dances and happening in the
lives of tht- members, and incidents
connected with the department
On Nov. 14, 1*89. Captain llovey
commanding the detachment of In
fantry stationed here, appeared be
fore the city council and made a
speech in which he said that the
city of Sk-gway was In danger of
being swept by a conflagration. He
made the suggestions snd then of
fered the use of the soldiers In case
o 'Ire
On Feb 2, 1899, we find thla
notice: *-Tbe weekly meeting of
Hone Company No. 1, postponed
'rom TumiIiv evening, rwultnl In
the election of I?an Kane for cap
tain. '.it plac* of Dick Fleoiiiilng pro
moted to chief, and William May
dcnbauer assistant."
January SO, 1900 we find this: .
The Bramilck hotel fire haa can*
?d a gre-it activity amongst BkJtg
way fire companies. It demonstra
ted two thing* conclusively, that
there should be J000 feet more
'ioae, and that hose company No. 2
te?l* recnilts." And thin- "The
I'.anfc of Alaska today presented!
each of the three companies with1
In a r>i> reflation of the work |
done.
Matey to this of Feb. 20, 1>01:
"Tha firemen'* nmoker next Satur
day night promises to be one of the
moat gatherings yet hart
in SkiRwu* Five hundred pounds
of fine, live rlatns hare been kept
in the bay near 8llv?star's wharf
and fed o.i corn meal em; day.
They will te fat, tender and juicy."
At that meeting the following pro- ?
gram was rendered:
Htag dance
naked clams
Sam Roberts' orchestra
Solo by Prank Peterson
Stories br Klrl.'jr
Adrtreas by Bull Klk Koeler
Cake walk
Swing jour Mollies again
Clam Chowder
Violin bjIo bjr Tony Dortaro
Buck Dance by Bro. Bell.
Remembering all the Joyous and
strenuous limea that have taken
plnce In the past, the Skajway fire
company intends to make the dance
on Saturday evening, Feb. 2t, as
f all of enjoyment as the occaalon ;
vill hold, equalling those that have '
gon- before. The annual custom |
Is one that all societies and tod**"
give way to It belongs to the fire |
men and to them only. They are to
lie there In uniform, and they will |
?lerve refreshment*. it Menn al
moat superfluous to stata that the
largest crowd of the aeaaon ?III *<?
out to take part In the featlvltltaa (
SEEDS
We ha** J?? opem?t<1 ?P ??r
nf n flown- *im1 W((***Wh
(Frrrj'n himI M*n(lwlll? A King.)
M<>*t Of the priM> winner* height
Ihr xxxN from n* iMt yew.
? S|mv I?I dlM-onnt for qwantlty ?
? |iurfh*w? ($2.00 or nwr.) ?
P. H. GANTY, Grocer
Me*leo f'lty, PV?v SI <JeM H'lerto
was today aworn In M provisional
[.resident of Mexico. ani ban ??
turned th> office an nccfi. Mix
iabln*< also took an oath of fealty
to the government under the ru!e o.
< or president and ron?rN?
It (a ??f} prolMhl* the form* ?
president .via 'I em will be plar*<l
inder arrest and charged with mor
'letr. In which rase his fate ear
b* rend In the fares of the new
ml er* of the republic. He la being
laid pending an Investigation Into
his acta while president of Mexico
It being generally aaserted that ow
ing to hla orders that much of thej
i.nn?w?'?a?i.? billing don*.
I h ? n?? ad!*tei?ration will nail
an election at <>nc# for rhe pnrpof
ni h?o?i,ig a ntw pmldcnt Tl?
! oli:irii?n? In tb? city ar? claiml ig
mm H?tr?o will rw>' ,U n ram tl
iImi* for ftvtim, No' it I* h*lln*il
?hat 0?n. ? ?lhr lrta?, who kwl tfi?
..aa.solt arhirh In tl?? tak
11* Of tlx* capital, will anaoane*
hi* ctiKll'l.itjr for tb? plac? k k
fr**ljr talked t.>?t aarh wa? ?h#
11 tiriffr -binding b?!?r##n him and
Wncflo at th? tlm? of tfc# d*f*eifc?n
of tka f?d*ral foreca, which w$r?t
oifr to the r*bH army ?"i4*r hl?
l#art?rihlp.
I'KOMARI.Y WAS WRITTKFI
in IIOVH ?JR.I*DF4T1IER
From th.? Railroad Men's Mag.v
rlnr we tnke th?? following hoy
itory, whi'h If true, is somewhat
unusual. In fart, we don't recall
ictlng just that way when we were
'oys, and we haven't had any ap
plications of that rharcter for em
ployment by any Bkajr^vay hoys.
V!ils is the story.
A merchnnt In the enst has be
ronae very fond of his new office
boy. The boy entered very eirly
In the morning when the merchant
was reading the paper. The latter
glanced ?1?. and wewt on reading
without aiK*uking. After three min
nl?s the hoy said -
"Excus roe ? hut I'm In s hurry.'
"What do you want*" he was
Miked
"A job."
"You do? Well," snorted the
man of business, "why are yon In
such a hurry?"
' Oot to hurry," replied ?h" hoy
?L*ft sch' o| yesterday to go to
work, and haven t Strurk anything
yet I rant wast? time If you've
'*,ot nothing for me, any so. and I'll
look M sew here The only place I
-an stop long enough is where they
V#y me for It."
' When ran yon come*" a*ked th"
surprised merchant.
"Dtm'i ii:?ve to come, he ws?
lold. "I'm here now, and would
have b?en to work before this If
rou'd said so "
Jack Or-lsbsck returned this
morning from seversl weeks ?peut
Ir. San Francisco
SUFFRAGETTES
ARE GIRDED
Washington, Feb J1 -Special
watchmen have been placed at the
headquarters of the suffrage army.
It being determined that no window
?mashing or riotous conduct shall
be Indulged In daring the Inaug
ural parade, or prior to that erent.
It la feared that the esample of
some of t!M English militant aof
(ragettc* will stlmnlate some of the
American women to take forceful
action In bringing the attention of
'fie publii- to the caase of eqnal
inffrage. and with a rlew of hend
in off *nj rtolenre, a special
guard will look after tb? irr*r
tealon* n.'-nihers of the pertf. Ar
?*sts will immediately follow shonld
in attend be made to start rowgb
houslng by Ike women
lltIM tl WK O T O ORMRfttK
W'.4HHIWf?VK MIRTWfMir
As lom ifrow la the Hist annl
ttnuirj of the birth of Oeo Wash
ington we Intend to hold It sncred
and perform no work on that day.
In ronsen"??ee th* Unity Alsnkan
will not b^ Issued It being a pn*
llc holiday, we prenum* that all
patriotic hnsinew honses will close
Steams lip Jefferson will srrWe
tomorrow .
YOU CANT PICK
PEACHES FROM
A CUCUMBER
VINE
BUT IF YOU
ORDER YOUR
CLOTHING
from us we will guarantee perfect
SATISFACTION
We have just received our spring
stock of ODONNELL SHOES
in all styles
WILL CLAYSOIN
, XShe Horn* of
- HART SCHAFFNER GOi MARX