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No 11S. TWELFTH YEAR. % SKAGWAY, ALASKA, SATERUAY, OCTOBER y. 190M PRICE, 10 CENTS
OFFICERS ARE TAUGHT TO FLY
(By Unitod Pp?m)
COLLEGE PARK, Mil. Oct 9? Wil
bur Wright yesterday made several
flights with the aeroplane which he
sold to the government. Several of
ficers of the U. S. signal corps were
taken In th? flights that they might
be given an opportunity to learn to
operate the aeroplane.
THE STROLLER
WAXES WROTH
The last mall of the season (or all
classes (or Whitehorse will close in
Vancouver on Oct. 3. ? Vancouver
World, Sept. 28.
We once beard a southern negro
orator assert: "De one great trouble
wit mah people am dat. In ordah to
get an Wea in dar heads, it am fust
necessary to open dar heads wid a
crowbah."
We doubt if a crowbar would even
Indent the cranium of the scribe who
indicted the above in the World.
Whitehorse has been on the map for
ten years. Is located at the northern
terminus of the W. P. & Y. railroad
which operates trains every day
in the year except Sunday. Skag
way Is an open port .the year
around and steamers ply regular'^
between Vancouver and that point.
Pour fifths of the goods consumed
in Whitehorse are supplied by whole
sale houses of Vancouver, and yet
one of the leading publications of
that city is so lamentably, pitifully,
aye. damnably ignorant as to sajr
the last mail of the season for White
horse will close there October 3. Ye
(?ods!
> Vancouver papers please copy. ?
Whitehorse Star.
IS COLD INSIDE
The weather inBide today is cold.
The following temperatures were re
ported this morning:
Yukon Crossing, 18 above zero. Sel
kirk, 4 below. Coffee Creek I above,
Stewart River, 2 above, Ogilvie. 4 be
low, and Dawson .zero.
TAFT TO SEE
PHILIPPINES
(By United Prest,.)
EL PORTAL, Cal. Oct. 9 ? It was a
nounced today that President Taft
will make a trip to the Philippine
Inlands in the summer of 1911 If no
thing unforseen prevents.
Nex^ summer he will make a trip
to A1 vska and Hawaii.
TUBERSGROWN
IK EAR NORTH
Those people back in the far and
effete east who think Alaska a land
of perpetual ice and snow, of glaciers
and polar bear, should Journey to the
Manley hot springs on the Chena riv
er, near the Both parallell, aud see
what wonderful farm products can
be raised in the n<.-tnland
At the Chena hot springs there are
about 180 acres cleared. This sum
mer Frauk Manley put about 23 acres
li? potatoes and obtained a crop of
12? tons. This Is u yielJ which is
very seldom equalled In Mi 3 states.
The potatoes were of a very fiuo quaH
ity and were sold In Fairbanks mark
ets at prices which netted a handsom^
profit
Fine lettuce and celery was also
grown and melons were raited that
would drive a darkey to envy.
KETCHIKAN UNO WRAN6ELL DAT
(By United Press.)
SEATTLE. Oct. 9 ? Today Is Ketchi
kan and Wrangell day at the A.-Y.-P.
exposition.
Can You Afford to Remain Out
Bei iniHe
VfelWrwsd^
Drcley^rj
Wear
v>c>nvinb
Xcirthm
New
Suits
$12.50
to
$15.00
Of The Well Dressed Circle?
LYNCH & KENNEDY
The Up-To-Date Haberdashers and Ladies' Furnishers
(By United Prow.)
PITTSBURG. Pa. Oct 9? "Wild
BUI" Donovan was sent in today to
win the second of the series of the
world's championship for the Detroit
Americans and he pitched a great
game, holding the Pittsburg Pirates
to two tallies, while his own team
mates pounded out seven runs.
The Pirates started off strong, mak
ing two runs in the first inning, aud
1* looked aa if they might take the
second successive game. But the Ti
gers tied the score In the second and
In the third the Pirates were blanked
while Detroit pounded Qemnltz for
three runs. Gamnttz was pulled out
of the box and Wilson mounted the
mound to stem the tide of defeat.
He did well in the fourth, but In
the fifth lining the Tigers made two
more runs and cinched the game. Doi>
ovan pitched like a piece of clock
work after the first Inning and the
Plttaburgera could not score. Final
score: Detroit 7, Pittsburg 2.
The Tigers were lightning fast in
the field and pulled off several' double
plays. Schmidt caught a great game
and had the Pirate base runners'
hugging their bags.
The battertaa: ? Detroit, Donovan
and Schmidt; Pittsburg, Gamnltz and!
Gibson.
Monday the teams will play at De
troit.
ALASKAN CENSUS WILL BE -
TAKEN IN THOROUGH MANNER
A. N. Thompson, superintendent of
government schools in Southeastern
Alaska and special government agent
in charge of the census taking In
Southeastern Alaska, arrived In Skag
way yesterday on the Hegg from
Haines and will leave for Juneau on
the Humboldt.
Mr. Thompson Is In Skagway for
the purpose of selecting a census
enumerator for this town and he has
a good man In sight
The native census In Southeastern
Alaska will be taken by teachers In
the government schools and 1^ many
places they will also take the white
census. The government plans to
make the 1910 census very thorough
and every care will be used to obtain
correct statistics.
The population, the morbidity and
mortality statistics, the number of
mines and quarries and tho men em
ployed, the manufacturing industries,
the schools and churches and the lum
ber and timber industries will be nil
registered and relative statistics ob
tained. ?
Under the head -if population tie
i:on>e, age, place of oirth, dugroe of
ratiotuMty, relation to liead of f*milv,
r.nllri,a)!ty of par-nits, oducatinn, own
eribip of property and whether prcpri
ty U mortgaged, occupation and etc.
will be obtained. All census enumera
tors are sworn not to divulge inform
ation obtained while taking the censu
and a reoent act of congress compells
everyone to answer the queries of the
enumerators or a $500 fine may be
Imposed.
The native census will be takon the
latter part of December as al the
natives are usually nome at that time.
The white census will be taken from
Januray 1 to Jan. 15.
CHIEF MOORE
CENSUS TAKER
Chief of Police Moore was today
appointed special United States agent
and authorized to take the thirteenth
annual census in Skagway and all coa
ttag.ent territory for the United Stat
es government. The appointment wag
made this afternoon by A. N. Thomp
son, chief special agent for Southeast
ern Alaska. The appointment will
meet with general approval in Skag
way, as Mr. Thompson could not have
selected a more competent.
Herb Taylor Is expected home on
the Humboldt from a trip to Juneau.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Sept 29? LM
year's deficit in the United States
postal accounts is said to have risen
;o J20.000.000. Great Britain's profit
on its postoffice foots up some $25,
000,000.
HUMBOLDT DUE BUM SUNDAY
The Humboldt left Ketchikan at 4
o'clockvthis morning and is expected
la Skugway at about 8 o'clock tomor
row morning.
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HomeMadeBread
I! There is only one kind of GOOD !!
i I Home Made Bread? the kind made j ?
? ? at home. Order a sack of
| PYRAMID FLOUR f
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mm _ ' ? r
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and get busy. Yon will be surprised at !!
! : the flavor and appearance of the loaves ? j
I GANTY & FRANDSONf
HEARST WOULD BE WHOLE SHOW
(By United Press.)
NEW YORK. Oct. 9? William Ran
dolph Hearst In accepting the nomin
ation for the Mayor of New York on
the Independent ticket stated that he
deemed It inadvisable for the Inde
pendents to nominate the entire ticket
but that they should confine their ef
forts to electing a mayor.
JUDGE MOODY
IS M ILL
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Oct. 9? Wil
liam H. Moody, associate Justice of
the United Spates supreme court, Is
critically 111 in a Washington hospital.
His condition Is very precarious.
SEATTLE. Sept. 30 ? The date of
the Seattle Marathon race has been
changed from October 10 to October
17, in order that Dorando, the Italian
runnor, who is reported to be on his
way to America, may have a chance
to enter if he wishes. Promoter Mc
Grath announced today that he bad
engaged St. Yves, Wada, the Japan
ese long distance runner from Alask?;|
Burn and Marsh, Canadian runners,
and Hairy McLean, the Indian run
r.er who won the five mile race at
national games at the exposition.
MiGrath is waiting to hear from
Swanberg and Longboat, who are ex
pected to accept his terms and come
wf-sL
TAFT BACK IN EL -PORTAL
(By United Press.)
EL PORTAL, Cal. Oct. 9? President
Taft returned here today after a visit
through the forest reserve. He will
leave for Los Angeles tomorrow and
arrive there Monday.
Bill Seymour is hauling sand today.
SHY WIS
SILVER MEDALS
(By United Press.)
SEATTLE. Oct. 9 ? The awards for
the exhibits In the Alaska building
were made yesterday atternoon. The
Juneau Woman's auxllliary won the
grand prize and gold medals were
granted to the Woman's auxllllarlos
at Ketchikan, Douglas and Fairbanks.
The Skagway Woman's auxllliary was
given a silver medal and Cordova was
awarded a bronze medal.
-
The exhibit from the Juneau pub
he schools won first prize and the
gold medal. The Ketchikan and Nome
schools were also awarded gold medals
The Skagway and Treadwell schools
were awarded silver medals. Seward
was awarded a bronze medal and Cor
dova was given honorable mention.
The Skagway private art school also
won honorable mention for Its exhibit
of wood carving.
(This Is the exhibit sent to the
fair by D. N. HuklU.)
Scores of women in the different
Alaskan towns were given honorable
mention for fancy work and water
color paintings.
The Selkirk parsed Yukon Crossing
at 3 a. m. today, the Dawson passed
Coffee Creek at 10 p. m. yesterday,
the Whltehorae left Dawson at 10 p.
m. yesterday, and the Bonanza King
passed Hootallnqua at 4 p. m. yester
day, all bound up stream.
The Casca passed Coffee Creek at
9:15 a. m. today, bound down stream.
The Commercial Club will hold a
meeting next Monday evening at 8
o'clock at the town hall.
SI5.1I
FOR ANY SUIT IN OUR
WINDOW
Come in and Look Them Over
and Judge for Yourself
A Fine Line of Red-Man Collars
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WILL CM CLOTHIER