TAX PAYERS TICKET
SWEPT INTO COUNCIL
3eve T^x Payer CardidJ?'e3 Elected,
to Council. Gan'y Receives High-,!
e?t Numcer of Votes. Will be |
E e.teJ President cf Council Andj
E Officio Mayor.
H. Canty 13$.
J. M. Tanner 13".
!i. ry priedenAfaal i- ?
.la s P-eader 124
IV. J. P. Bra wand 1-1
! vbrahaics 1 IS.
Kd Koretnan 113.
II ward Ashley 104.
V I llahn I'M.
' in Crashel S?>.
C -ar Selmer M.
Jau.es Nettles 71.
It. YV G. Gable 70.
Kci-t. Eville 65.
"If...: tJie ;>eople of Skagway desire
an tli or Tax Payer a 1 ministration of
the :y"s affairs is evident from the
n>a:v:ier in which the entire Tax
Payers ticket was swe;>t into office
??y the vo'es at the polls yesterday
.n the annual municipal election.
P. II. Canty received the highest
nuuiber of votes and according to a
lor e^'abllshed precedent will be
elected president of the Co one Li and
ex-offieio Mayor of Skagwav. Mr.
Gattfy received 13-S votes out of the
-U votes cast
The other candidates on the Tax
I 'avers tii Uet who were elected to
irie council are J. M. Tanner, Henry
f*riedei;tha?. .lack Bender. l?r. J. W.
i 'raw -and. Phil Abrahams and Ed
Poreoian.
Hon. M:.rtir, Conway, I'nited Starts
Commissioner of the Skagway pre
was unanimously elected a*
Prtv ! of C'.c School I icxird for a
term if e years, having been en
-
\ i auvas ?>f the vous cast shows
that the Tax Payers received S*>
strr. ;t allots as opposed to 51 by
the ' itizen's partv. There were T t ?
"split" ballots.
Tii crushing defeat r-c ived by
the Citizen's party in the ele Hon
was a mut surprise to every one. '
It was tho'isht that at least two ;
inem'trs. Mr Ashley and Mr. Hahn.j
of tl ?> Citizen ti?-k??t would be elect- j
ed to the council. I
PROGRESSIVES WIN IN
presidential primaries
LrFollettc Reported to be Ahead cf
Taft In Wisconsin. Woodrow Wil
ten is Ahead of Clark For Demo
cratic Nomination.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
MILWAUKEE. Wis.. April 3? Ue-j
turns received here from over the i
state 'indicate that a victory was won j
by the progressive candidates for the i
prts-deir'al nomination in -the pri-|
maries held yesterday.
The returns received thus far show j
Senator Robt. LaFollette to be lead
ing Taft. Woodrow is de
clared to be leading Champ Clark by j
a Urge majority.
EXCAVATION WORK
BEING DONE FAST.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 3? On
ly one-sixth of the excavation neces
sary to open the Panama canal to
navigation remalued to be done on
March 1. and this must be completed
in 21 months it' Col. Goethals is to
redeem his promise to have an Amer
ican battleship, probably the famous
old Oregon, pass through the water
way on Jan. 1. 1915.
The big figures tell what the ca
nal workers have been doing and
what they have yet to do. Last Feb
ruary they took 2.643,410 cubic yards
of earth and rock out of the canal
pristn, making the total excavation
up to March 1, 163,lS3,CSti yards and
leaving 32.141.293 yards still to be
removed.
ARMED CITIZENS WILL
PROTECT STR IKE-3RE AK ER^.
(By Alaska News Bureau.) j
HOQIAM, April 3 ? In order to
prevent further disturbaiKes by the
Industrial Workers of the Worhi.'
who are endeavoring to prevent non
union workers from running fie!
sawmills here, the citizens of the j
Gray's harbor country have armed ,
themselves and will make armed re-,
distance to any effort made by the
strikers to prevent the operation cf
the saw mills.
The residents of this section are
not in sympathy with the strikers
and all efforts at violence will b?- '
met with armed resistance. No troub
le is expected.
The Peterson made the rcund trip
from Fort Seward today.
To Fit Your
FEET
and
PURSE
SOMETHING
SPECIAL
That is what it is ? this six
hutton shoe on the sensa
tional Fussy last, and with
the domino edge, rope
stitched sole. You can t
heat it lor style and all
around good looks.
There is snap and ginger in
every line of this pattern.
That is what has made it
one of the higgest shoe hits
in the country among good
dressers.
Better come in, just as quick
as you can, an a let us try
on a pair of these ? we
^ know you will like them.
H. J. LYNCH
Th? Up-To-Dato Habardasher and Lac*lea Furnisher.
THOUSANDS DRIVEN
FROM THEIR HOMES
Incessant Rains C?.use Floods in
Kentucky end Tennessee. Ta.ft
Ask Appropriation of $500,000 For
Relief cf Sufferers.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, D. C.. April 3?
President, Taft sent a special mes
sage to Congress yesterday asking
that $o00,000 be appropriated for the
purpose of fighting the floods which
rre raging in the Mississippi \ alley
and for the relief of the thousands
who are homeless as the result of
damage to their homes by the floods.
HICKMAN. Ky? April 3? The Mis
sissippi river lias continued to rise
stead ly and to overflow the low coun
try here, flooding farms and driving
the people from their homes. It is
estimated that there are over two
thousand people homeless here to
ilay as the result of tiie fl>ods.
MEMPHIS, Ttnn., April a?This
city i3 experiencing the highest flood
which has been known here since
the big flood of 'i'ti. A large portion
of the city has been flooded. The
water stands a foot high on a number
of the streets.
It is expected that the. crest of
the flood will be reached within IS
hours and that the waters will re
cede. Reports received rroni neigh
boring towns indicate that a num
ber of farmers hare been driven
from their homes by the high water.
ST. LOUIS. Mo., April ?, ? There
has been a continual down pour of
rain La this section of the country
for the past three days. There are
no si;ns of a cessation of the rains
which are responsible for tile terrible
flnr.is which are carrying destruction
before them in the Mississippi va'
lev. Thousands are reported to be
homeless.
PARKER FINDS TRAVELING
OVER ICE DIFFICULT.
i That Prof. Parker, the Mount Mc
| Kinley climber, is a'ready having
trouble on his trip is indicated by
the following dispatch received re
cently at Seward:
| ."Prof. Hoishel Parker and Bel
more Brown, of t':e Mt. McKinley ex
j. edition, departel from here in a
small dory on February fit.h, enroute
fo Knik. So far ai could be seen
the- i.ilet was free from ice.
"All went we':l until within three
miles of Knik. when a heavy ice was
encountered. For three days and
two niehts Parker and Browne
sought passage through the ice flow
but failed, arid were forced ti re
furn to Kern creek.
"There they were joined by Griffis
and Mitchell, who will accompany
them as far as Susitna."
PANAMA EXPOSITION IN
COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION
Will Open, February 20th, 1915. Clos
es on, December 4th. Architecture
And Laying Out of Ground Plan,
Decided Upon.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
| SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., April 3?
j Work is being pushed rapidly cin the
! lay ins out of the grounds of the
exposition to commemorate the com
: pletton of the Panama Canal in 1915.
: The grounds have been laid out and
many of the lots have been awarded
I to those asking concessions of space,
j The Director General announced
j the date of opening and closing cf
. the fair. February 20th, 1913, has
bean set as the opening day.
The fair will close December 4th.
PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
FOR OLYMPIC GAMES.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
| NEW YORK, April 3?' The dai.y
program for the athletic competition
at the Olympic games in Stockholm
' this summer has Just been received
| by James E. Sullivan, secretary of
the American committee. The order
of the events is as follows:
July 6 ? Throwing the Javelin; 10,
! 000-meter flat trials; 10-meter flat
trials; 800-meter flat trials.
? July 7 ? Running high jump trials;
1 !?,000-meter flat finals; 100-meter
flat finals; 800-meter flat finals; Pen
. tahlon.
j July S ? Running high jump finals;
[ standing broad jumy finals; relay
race, 400-meters, tnals; relay race,
i 400-metere, finals.
J July 1 0 ? Pole vault finals; putting
the shot, best hand, finals; 200-meter
flat trials.; 1,500- meter f'at finals;
| ~>.n00-uieter finn's.
July 11 ? Putting the weight, right
| and left hands, finals; 200-meter f'at
finals; 110-meter hurdle race; 1,000
'neter walking race finals.
: July 12 ? Running broad jump
finals; throwing the discus, best
hand, finals; 400-meter f'at finals;
team race, 300-meters, trials.
July 13 ? Standing hi.-h jump
| finals: throwing the discus, right and
! left hands, finals: 400-meter flat
finals; team race finals.
j July 14 ? Throwing the hammer
j finals: marathon race (40,200 meters)
finals; relay nice, 1,400 meters, fi
nals; Decathlon, first day.
July 15 ? Relay race, 1,800 meters,
finals; cross-courtry race, 8,000
meters; Decathlon, second day: hop,
step and jump, finals.
j BLIND SENATOR IS'
ATTACKED BY MANIAC
(Ry Alaska News Bureau.)
WAUKESHA, Wis., April 3? Unit
ed States Senator Thomas P. Gore,
the "blind senator" from Ok'ahoma,
was the victim cf a murderous at
tack made upon Mm by an insane
1 Pole, who armed with a bludgeon
rushed upon the d ^fence'e-s senatcr.
Bystanders qvickly disarmed the
man. He was arrested and upon ex
i animation was found to be insane. He
? was sent to, the asylum for the in
sane.
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j. Are to Easter what Turkey is to Thanksgiving. For this
particular occasion we recommend MorreH's Iowa Pride
<? Bacon and Swift's Premium Hams. These goods are sugar
!? cured and finest flavor.
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u We are prepared to fill orders for any quantity of Skagway
i, eggs at 40c per dozen.
Beginning April 1st store hours will be
'* 8 a. m. to 7 p. m. (Saturdays, 8 p. m.
: P. H. GANTY, Grocer
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GERMANY WILL '
KEEP OFF
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WILL NOT MAKE
INVASION OF MEXICO;
German. Diplomat Defies Rumor
Which Has Di-Aurbect Diplomatic!
Worid For Seme Time. Germany j
to Keep Hands Off.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
BERLIN, April 3 ? A vigorous de
nial was made yesterday by the chief
of the Empcrcr's Military Cabinet
FVeiiher von Lyncher, of the rtmor?
which have disturbed the Internation
al diplomatic world to the effect
that an invasion of Mexico in the
interests of German capital invested
in that country was at all probable.
He declared that there was no ir.
tention on the part of Germany to
interfere with the diplomatic relations
on the American continent.
WASHINGTON. 1). C.. April 3? The
diplomatic world here Is relieved at
the denial made by Cerman author
ities of any intention on the part of
Germany 'o complicate the Mexican
situation by interfering.
COAL MINERS REJECT
MINIMUM WAGE SCALE.)
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
LONDON. April 3? At a meeting of'
the striking coal miners represents
lives of the striking coal miners it j
was voted to reject the minimum ;
wage scale which has been proposed
as a solution to the deadlock which
exists between the strikers and the
operators. The minimum wage whid I
was proposed was $1.25 and $.50 perj
day for men and boys respectfully.
SMUGGLE ARMS ACROSS
BORDER WITH AEROPLANE.!
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
EL PASO. Tex., April 3? A new
method of smuggling arras across
the border has been discovered by
the rebels.
They . have made arrangements J
with a number of the aviators to |
carry supplies to them from this
side of the border. The aeroplane is
capable of carrying a hundred pounds
of ammunition or rifles.
SOCIALISTS DEFEATED
IN MILWAUKEE ELECTION
Democrats And Republicans Com
bine tp, Form Nonpartisan Ticket
to Defeat, Socialists. Latter Are
Snowed Under.
(By Alaska New* Bureau.)
MILWAUKEE, Wis., April 3? The
power of the SooLal.st. vote was
broken here yesterday when the non
partisan candidates, backed by a
combination of the Republican and
Democratic 1 arties wen a complete
victory at the polls.
Dr. A. W. Eading running on the
non-partisan ticket defeated the So
cialist candidate by a thirteen thous
and majority. Twenty -six nonpar
tisan candidates were elected as Al
dermen. Seven Socialists succeeded
in being elected to the council.
ALUMINUM- '-TRUST ?
TO BE DISSOLVED.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, D. .<?., April 3? A
decree to make the Aluminum Com
pany of America square with the
Sherman anti-trust law pvactlcally
has been agreed on and its finishing
touches weere discussed yesterday
between Assistant Attorney General
Fowler and George B. Gordon, gen
eral counsel for the corporation.
The decree, it is believed, will not
provide for a dissolution of the cor
poration, but for injunctions against
certain of its contractual relations.
COMMITS MURDER AT
GRAVE OF A FRIEND.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
CLEVELAND. April 3? While at.
tending the funeral of a friend in
Calvary cemetery here today, Mrs.
Mary McCarthy shot and probably fa
tally wounded John Gallagher, aged
28. Gallagher fell at the edge of the
grave with a bullet In his left
breast.
Mrs. McCarthy was arrested. The
police say she told them that Gal
lagher had made remarks about her.
KNOX REACHES ARGENTINA.
(By Alaska. Npws Bureau.)
SAN JUAN,- April 3? Secretary of
State Knox, arrived here yesterday
on his diplomatic tour of South
America and was given a warm wel
come.
You'll
Need
Togs
To ir,ake yourself pre
sentable on Easter.
Stroll into this store
and rig out in one of
the latest
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ians in dependable
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