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No. 69 SIXTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. MONDAY, MAY 5, 1913 PRICE 10 CENT
SENATE CONFIRMS STRONG
FOB GOVERNOR OF TERR Y.
Washington, May 2 ? At a late
hour this afternoon the Senate con
firmed the appointment of J. F. A.
Strong as the governor of Alaska.
I'pon receipt of his signed com
mission, (!ov. Strong loft for the
west, stating that he would rem,\in
in Seattle a few days and then go
at once to the Capitol of the Terrl
t? ; at Juneau. (The abovo niee
t>age was delayed owin" to the fact
that the Dominion cable waa down
somewhere between Whitehorso and
Ashcroft, and did not como through
until today).
Seattle, May 6 ? 1 The local Dem
ocrats of this city, upon hearing of
the confirmation of Major Strong
fi r the governorship of Alaska, have
postponed tho Jefforson day banquet
ii til the arrival of Governor Strong.
Alaska's now governor will be the
princlplo speakor at the banquet.
Jl \E.U" UETS THIMMKO
IX GENTLEMANLY MANX Kit
As predicted In Saturday's edi
tion of this paper, the Juneau Elks
bowling 'o&m was trimmed to a
'uuc of 14S pins In the three games
which were played on the Elks al
leys Id this city yesterday, the vis
itors not btlng able to put It on the
locals for oven a single game.
As l* e guests or Dr. Kaser in his
private gasoline launch the Sanar
ita, which is 6.') feet over nil, and
fitted with all the modern conven
iences of an up-to-date pleasure
y.itch, Jos. A. Suow. manager, Earl
Hunter, Jay \V. Bell, Sims Freeman,
and Alex Ross sailed from Juneau
at 9:30 Saturday night, and arriv
ed in Skigway at 10:20 yesterday
nornlng, after a pleusant trip up
the Lynn canal Jimmy Darrager
and Sammy Guyot coming up on the
The Juneau team was met at the
wharf bv the Skagwav Elks, and
alter having luncheon repaired im
mediately to the alleys, where the
trimming was administered. The
official score shows as follows, with
the line-up of the respective teams,
lunrnu Elks Totiii
Bariager 158 152 179
Kas<y 175 168 119
Krieman 176 146 201
Cl.ivot 121 139 165
iluuter 140 155 171
Skitguay Elks Te?n>
Fcterson.. . . . ..176 178 151
.
Rlanchard. W. C. .. 170 168 170
?o als 832 837 844 |
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Total pins. Skagway 2513
Total pins, Junoau 2366
Juneau's diflclt Hs
After taking the team down the
l'nc In the above manner, the Elks
bowline team took thorn to the
Board of Trade restaurant, where
the visitors were their guests at a
tlii ner served special In the private
dining room.
The visitors soiled for homo at a
liooi 6:30 o'clock last evonlng.
TOPOGRAPHER WILL SURVEY
hICH COPPER DISTRICT
W. E. Lawson, topographer for
the Canadian Geological Survey, ac
companied by his assistant C. B.
Bate, a cook and packers, arrived on
thd Princess May Saturday and
will leave for Whltehorse Wednesda
from where they will go Into tho
country around tho head of the
White river.
Mr. Lawson's work will cover tho
pround about twenty miles east of
tho International boundary, and
comprises an urea of about 1,000
squaro miles. This whole district
lc known to posses# great copped
possibilities, and his work will be In
conjunction with that of Dr. D. D.
Calrncs, of the Geological survey,
who Is to resume his work about tho
first of June.
Mr. I-awson Is expecting 10 head
of horses on the Princess Ena, which
is due to dock at this port either
today or tomorrow. These horses
will be used for packing. In addl
tlou to the horses, the party will
use one of tho flatbottom gasoline
Hunches which was used by the
1 oundary survey party working In
that locality last year.
A. L. Barlow, assistant to Dr.
Calrnes, is with Mr. Lawson. and
will accompany the latter In to the
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ALIEN BILL HOW UP TO
I. JOiSl FOR SIGNING
California's Governor will wait until
Secy. Bryan has had conference
with President Wilson- Japs
fail to file protest.
Sacramento, May 2 ( Dolayod in
trt nsit)? Secretary of Stato Bryan
is trying to got the assembly to
vote down the Allen land bill. Tho
Democratic body will probably u
nite, as 't la believed that a split
has occiired.
Tokio, May ? (Delayed) ? In a
mighty muss mooting hold In this
city yesterday at which thousands of
young Japanese were present. It
was dccidod that should tho Calif
ornia Legislature pass the Allen
Ijiud bill, tho trade of Japan would
be sent to Soattle. Flvo thousand
young Japanese hold a mass meet
ing in which thoy yelled for war, au
It Is thought that the people may
get beyond the conrol of the more
conservative leaders.
Sacramento, Muy 3 (dolayod) ?
The Webb Allen Land bill passod
the senate this afternoon, and goos to
the House whero It Is expected to
pass at once. The bill prohibits
Japanese from owning land in the
stat of California, but provided for
the leasing of farming land by the
Japanoso for a period of throe years.
Sacramento, May S ? Tim assom
My at u Into hour Saturday parsed
the WobU Allei hill, and the bill
I > s gone to tho Governor for his
signature. Governor Johnson Btatos
ti.'ht ho will not sign tho bill until
Secretary of State Bryan has had ?
rouferonco with President Wilson
This will mean n delay of probably
ono week
Los Angeles, May 5 ? Secretary of
State Bryan who Is in this city,
when Informed that tho Wobb Allen
bill had passed both houses of tho
California Assombly, stated that ho
had nothing to say.
San Francisco, May 6 ? A cable
gram ^as received from Toklo to
day directing tho Japanese ambas
sador to protoat against tho Webb
Allen land bill.
Washington, May6 ? Up to a late
hour this afternoon tho Japaneso
bad not filed 'their protest to tho
passage of the California Alien land
hill. This delay Is looked upon
with somo concorn In diplomatic clr
CABLE TOLLS
CUT III HALF
Washington, May 6 ? By order of
?be War Department, which will i
KO Into effect July 1, next, the com- (
merclal tolls of tho Signal Corps, ^
United States Army, operating cab
lea to Alaska, will be cut In half ou
all messages not exceeding ten
words. It Is believed thnt this re
duction will Increase tho business of
the department sufficiently to more 1
than v offset the difference in a
mount of the tolls at the present
time.
C. A Ouellette, roprosonting a 1
ttyndicato of Sacramento land deal
irs, was a passenger up on the Spok
ane, and is hoaded for tho Interior,
whero he will try and lnduco the
hardy miner to tako an Interest In
the small tracts of land he Is plac
ing on the market, and turn their
attention from mining to raising cit
rus fruits and garden sass.
In response to numorous cnlls for
b.'s services In Haines, Dr. L. S.
Keller chartored a small gasoline
launch yesterday morning and re
paired to thnt city where ho will re
main for tho next ten days In the
practice o* his profession.
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BERT BEATS IT
FOR BIG 6AME
With his eyes glowing like a
ichool-boy's at the proipcct - of a
Jay at the flshln" hole, Bert How
leshell boarded the Spokane yester
day morning for a trip to his old
stamping grounds buck of Ketchi
Bert's feet have been Itching for.
teveral weeks past, and it has been
ti ird for him to center his mind on
political appointments, Japanese war
threats, tne latest styles of Suffra
gettes' costumes and tho like, when
I: & mind was ever hearing the call
uf the wIM, and the gentle rlvplc of
tho waters of the silvery crooks as
the gay and festive trout bosportod
themselves in the warm spring sun
nhlno. He could stand it 110 longer.
Human endurance was at an ond,
e .'id when ho rocelvd an invltutlcn
from Ketchikan to Join a party who
were headed for tho wilds, he just
couldn't resist tho call, aud tossing
into a corner the hateful typewriter,
he donned a suit of khaki, put on
his heavy boots, seized his trusty
30:30, and his fishing polo, and
was off. Ho expects to bo gone a
bout three weeks. During his ab
sence, the office Angel and print
ers devell will look after the Alas
kan's 'nterests.
CHICK
FOOD
A L II K R 9
PROGRESSIVE"
NOW IN STOCK.
10.) pouml Sack $1.00.
50 pound Iota $2.25.
Snmll lot* . . ft cent* per pound.
P. H. GANTY, Grocer j
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FOUR SENATORS TO LOBBY
III WASHINGTON SOON
Thnt harmony did not reign sup
rern- at all times during the Flint
session of the Alaska LegUloturo
Is evidenced by the following UUlo
Incident which wait brought to the
attention of tho Dally Aluskan upon
the arrival of u number of tho Sen
ators and Ropresoutatlvea In tills
cit" la?l Saturday and Sunday. Here
It Is:
On Monday, April 28, the fol
lowing resolution was Introducod In
(he Senate by Senator Urunor and Is
entitled "Senate Concurr< lit No. 10"
"Uo it resolved by tho Senato
of the Territory of Alaska, tho
House of Representatives concur
ring, that a Joint fesslon of the leg
islature he held In the hall of tho
House of Representatives on Tues
day, Ao-1 2!>, 1913, at 12 o'clock
noon:
"That the purposo of such Joint
session shall bo to dutormlno wheth
er or not the Leglslaturo of Alaska'
will authorize four of Its members,
one from each judicial division, to 1
appear before the Prosldent, and
Congress, an tho Dopartmonts of
Uovornment to aid tho Delegnto
from Alaska to Congress, Hon.'
James Wlckershum, In the futher-'
i nee of the legislation enacted by
the First legislature of Alaska,"
With almost a unanimous vote,
the Senato adopted the resolution
b'lt when it wag sent to the House
of Representatives, that body promp
tly postponed action on it indefin
itely.
Immediately upon the action of
the House of Representatives being
? ? de known to tho Sonate, Senator
Bruner introduced tho following
resolution :
"Bo it resdved by the Sonato
of tho Territory of Alaska that four
of lta members, ono from each sen
atorial district be, and they are,
hereby authorized to attend tho next
session of the National Congress of
the United States, and advance leg
islation on behalf of Alaska. Tho
Credentials of tho members of tho
Senato selected shall be certified to
by tho Presldont and Secretary of
the Senato."
This resolution was Immediately
adoptod by tho Sonate, with almost
unanimous voice. On Wednesday,
a resolution was Introduced by Sen
ator Friedlng bearing tho names of
the personnel of tho committee to
bo sent to Washington. This also
met with Instant approval by tho
Senate and tho committee natr.e.l in
tne resolution wan Senators I.. V.
R.iy, of Seward; E. Bruner, of Nome
JI.M.ry Rodon, of Iditarod; H. T.
Tripp, of Juneau.
PAW/OK < AKS ARE
I'OIM LAK WITH YL'KONKRS
Ono of tiic longest passenger train
to leave Skagway for the past sov
<rul months was No. 1 this morn
ing when It pulled out from the
0 road way station for Whlteliorse.
Besides the two passengor coaches
the demand for the parlor cars was
so great that an extra ono of those
luxurlnous cars had to bo put Into
service, and for the accomodation of
a number of the prominent people
making the trip. President Dlcke
son's private coach was added to
the train. There were about 125
passengers who went over the hill
to the head of navigation, and they
will at once go to the foot of Lake
I.ellarK<- *'hcre they will embark
on the boats which aro tied up thore
Awaiting 'lie opening of the river.
In addition to the passenger
coaches, ther were ton freight cars.
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HKARS CALL OF DYING
ICE WORM AND RKTCKNS
Dr. C. H. Wharton, u prominent
dentist of Seattle, arrived on the
Spokane Sunday morning, and will
make his annual trip to the Inter
ior.
"Doc" Wharton is a sourdough
of the choicest brand, having set
tled In Juneau sixteen years ago, and
uftor ono years residence In that
city, followed the stampede into
Dawson, where he was located for 5
years, dividing hip time equally be
tween the pursuit of gold in the
eicek gravels, and the practice of his
profession. He states that the
found the Intter occupation more
lucrative. In 1903 Dr. Wharton
left the north and settled In .Seattlo,
but ach spring he hears the whimper
ing of tho death throes of the l<~e
worms, and returns to the North.
He will go as far as Ruby this year,
stopping enrouto at all the Impor
tant towns along tho river.
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