LA FOLLETIE SCORES ftLDRICH
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
MADISON. Wis. Dec. 11? LaPbl
lette's weekly today editorially asks
if the people or Sen. Aldrich rule
Congress. The editorial continues
that Aldrich Is the real power of the
administration and scores his method
and affiliations.
NEWSPAPER IN 15 APPRECIATED
SEATTLE, Wash.? From a news
paper man's standpoint, Lyndon,
Wash., seems to be the ideal place
to live and Dan Cloud is the luckiest
of all editors. The local commercial
club has just voted him substantial
evidence of its appreciation of his ef
forts to boost that locality through
the columns of the Tribune. It is gen
erally taken for granted that that is
a part of an editor's everyday routine
Hut the business men and farmers of
Lynden seem to bo of another stripe.
, They wanted Editor Cloud to know
that they appreciated his work. The
result is that Lynden is going to have
a better booster than ever before.
Other editors are equally deserving of
such recognition and the community
that grants It will be the gainer a
thousand fold.
"HONEST JOHN"
IS ACQUITTED
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SEATTLE. Dec. 13 ? "Honest John"
Riplinger, former city treasurer of
Seattle, who was tried on a coarse
of embezzlement, was acquitted today
The jury only took one ballot. JUp
linger will immediately be brought to;
trial on another count. There are
seven more indictments against him.
STRIKERS ARE
OFFERED AID
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
CINC1NNATTI, O. Dec. 11? Presi
dent Samuel Gompers today announc
ed that the American Federation of
Labor would give moral and financial
support to the striking telegraph op
erators on the Big Pour railroads.
French Briar Pipes, Meerschaum
Pipes, Cigar Cases and Tobacco
Pouches at TONY DORTEROS.
Agent Lowle received a wire from
Vancouver stating that the Princess
May sailed north Saturday night with
six passengers and 48 tons of freight j
for Skagway. The May will arrlv"|
here Thursday and leave Friday af
ternoon. Evidently the May was not
seriously damaged by the accident of
last week.
LEAKING OIL
CAUSED FIRE
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SAX FR WCISCO. Dec. 11? A form
er engineer of the steamship St
Croix has testified that her oil tanks
were leaking and believes that this
was the cause of the fire which re
cently destroyed tae vessel.
Beautiful creamers and sugars
make an attractive gift. Ivory carv
ing sets with Totem Pole design
handles at Kern's.
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COMMERCIAL CLUB PLANS TO
BOOST FOR HE "IOITAROD"
The election of officers of the Skag
way Commercial Club for the ensu
ing year will be held Wednesday even
Ing at 8:00 o'clock, Instead of Tues
day evening, on account of the White
horse-Skagway bowling contest being
held tomorrow night, which would un
doubtedly keep a number of the mem
bers from attending.
In addition to the electlou of offi
cers the matter of advertising Skag
way as the Gateway to the Iditarod
will come up for discussion. Seward
has gotten out pamphlets advertising
the town as the natural and most
advantageous route for winter travel.
Now Skagway must do a littlo Mis
sionary work and prove to the people
that nothing would be gained in their
making the winter trip, when by
waiting a few weeks longer they can
go with speed and comfort, via Skag- '
way, while the winter traii3 are new
and unbroken and covered with heavy'
snow. Travelling from 500 to 1000
miles over this kind of a trail would
mean a severe hardship, and undoubt
edly little would bo gained in the
long run by doing so. It is claimed
that 1500 people are now at the new
diggings on the Iditarod. This being
the case it is reasonable to sup
pose that opportunities will be as mini
trous for the man who arrives there
May 1st as the one who arrives on
April 1st. No doubt many prospector
will be in need of funds and will be
glad to sell an interest in valuable
claims at a nominal figure for this
reason. Skagway should be advertis
ed as the best town in Alaska for out
fits, ? or in fact, anything a prospecto
or miner might desire. It is now up
to the merchants and all members of
the Commercial Club to get busy and
boost the town. All should turn out
at the meeting Wednesday night and
give their views on the subject, and
help make it a success. The Com
mercial Club has some money to
spend for advertising Skagway, and
thoso who contribute should appear
and make suggestions.
MACHINE SHOPS ARE BUILT
BY IDE YUKON GOLD CO.
Large new machine shops and othe
general utility buildings have just
been completed at Ogllvle bridge by
the Yukon Gold company according to
a dispatch from Dawson, dated Nov. 9
and appearing in the Seattle P. I. Th
cost represents several thousand dol
lars. By the time the machinery is in
stalled the costs will mount Into
large figures. The shops will be a
mong the most complete ever installed
in tho North. They are built especial
ly for doing the heavy repair work fo
the company's dredges, elevators and
hydraulic plants. Some of the ma
chinery for these plants is made of
the most obdurate and heavy steel. It
| Is not the Intention of the company ^
make any original major parts here,
but simply to do the essential repair
work.
The machine shops comprise two
buildings, each NO by 100 feet. They
are provided with large traveling
cranes for carrying heavy materials
front one building to the other.
The barn Is 12Sx40 feet, and the
warehouse is 1 00x50 feet. All the
buildings are covered with corrugated
iron. The several buildings make a
striking sight. They have large
yards about them, which will be used
for the placing of extra dredge parts.
Corrals for the live stock extends
from the barns to the branch of the
Klondike.
JOE ENGLE
PASSES AWAY
"Big Joe" Engle, well known In
Skagway and throughout Alaska as
the manager of the old Board of
Trade, died In Oakland and was cre
mated there Nov. 10, according to
John Thomas, who has Just returned
from California.
"Big Joe" Engle was one of the pic
neers of Skagway and remained here
until 1905. He had a genial, likoable
personality and had one of the widest
acquaintanceships of any man in Al
aska.
Engle was about 47 years of age.
died of dropsy.
HAINES WILL INCORPORATE
Dr. L. S. Keller returned from
Haines on the Jefferson last night.
Dr. Keller says that t-he prospects
are bright for incorporation at Haines,
He believes that incorporation will
be carried by a big majority on the
election of Jan. G.
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BOilFIELD GAVE AWAY FORTUNE
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SEATTLE. Dec. 11 ? That during the
past eighteen months while laboring
under mental hallucinations Samuel
Bonnifield, the Fairbanks banker,
gave away about $300,000 is the state
mcnt made by his brother, who was
appointed his guardian when Bonni
fleld was declared insane. The lat
est reports from the sanitarium where
Bonnifield is confined are that he
may recover his sanity.
IB FIT WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC
WASHINGTON, D. C? President
Taft devoted considerable of his time
yesterday afternoon to a conference
looking to the enactment of legisla
tion for the suppression of the "white j
slave" traffic.
District Attorney Sims, of Chicago,
and Representative Mann, of Illinois,
discussed the question with the pres- j
ident ,and Mr. Mann is to introduce a
bill on this subject. Mr. Mann believ
es that the government is the only
authority that can cope with the evil,
and the bill he has drafted provides
a heavy penalty for the enticement
cf a girl for immoral purposes, there
by causing her to go as a passenger
over any transportation line engaged
in inter-state or foreign commerce.
COL, PERIS
ISJELEGTED
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
askans met last Saturday night to
la^kans met last Saturday night to
discuss the coal land question and
formed a permanent organization.
Speeches were made by J. \V. Ivey
and James Haight
WOULD SAVE
WATER SUES
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 11? A
resolution was introduced in the
House of Representatives today which
i' passed, will effectually prevent the
usurpation of water sites for power
purposes by any save bona fide set
tlers.
Oysters on the half shell, 50c at the
pack Train Restaurant tf.
KNOX BOOMED
AS PRESIDENT
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 13? Phi
lander C Knox of Pennsylvania, Sec
retary of State, is being freely men
tioned as a likely candidate to suc
ceed President Taft at the election
in 1912.
CDSHIAN WAY
BE CHANGED
As a result of the application of
Judge Cushman that the department
assign Judge Overfield to hear the
Perseverance mining cases at Juneau
in December, it is expected that
Judge Overfield will leave here at the
end of the present session of court
I and go to Juneau. ? Valdez Prospector.
Who engraves things for nothing?
j Why Kirmse, of course.
These are the
CLOTHES
That Give Us
Standing
We shall continue to sell de
pendable garments because
they are the only sort that give
a store'real'standing. We be
lieve in dependable merchan
dise and we willjsell nothing
else. Let us show you the new
fall and winter styles in Suits
and Overcoats^
A Fine Line of Christmas
Ties and Suspenders
Smoking Jackets and
Sweaters
IWILL CLAYSDW. cloThieu I