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No FIfTEENTH YEAR SKAGWAY ALASKA. THURSDAY, DECEMBER M, 1912 PRK E. 10 CENTO
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TO FIBHT Fi CDUHTDT
London, Dec. 26? It now looks J
as though the war between Turkey I
and the Balkan allies. Is going to.
be fought to the finish. Turkey has,
announced that she will not accept
the terms of peaco demanded by ;
the allied, ?nd coupled with the an
nouncement that Ottoman govern
ment has suuimoued all her officers
throughout the world to come home
at once an 1 enter the field for the
I protection of the fatherland.
During the delay occasioned by
the desultory fighting and the dis
cussion of peace terms, Turkey has
steadily added to her enormous
army, and has daily improved her
fighting strength, so that now she
seems in better shape than ever to
continue the contest.
Austria has failed to demobilise
her armies, and war seems hovering
near.
BIRTHDAY RE
CALLS BATTLE
Washington, Dec. 26 ? Admiral
(!?xirxe Dewey is seventy-five yearn
old today, having been born In
Montpelicr, Yt., Dec. 26, 1837.
Though a military man of ex-,
perience and known bravery for
many year*, it was the winning ot"
the naval buttle at .Manila Bay on
May 1, 1 S 'j S , when his squadron
completely annihilated the Spanish
Asiatic squadron under Admiral
Montojo, that won him his greatest
renowu. At that famous battle he
destroyed eleven vessels and cap
tured all the remaining vessels and
all the land batteries with the men,
arms and equipment, without the
loas of a single American engaged
In the contest.
Admiral !>*wey maintains his res
ident in Washington, I). C.
I M>KKW?H?1> LAVS LOW
KOK THK lllli I'Ll'M
Washington, l>ec. 26 ? Sen. Oscar
W. I'nderwood of Alabama is not
to be a member of the Wilson cab
inet. according to the dope handed
out by those of the Democratic
party who are supposed to know.
It is now slated up to have Under
wood refrain from taking a seat in
the new cabinet, but to groom him
self for the presidency at the next
election.
SENTENCE BAR
NETIE SAIUM
V* aides, Dec. 26 ? C. K. Barnette
made a motion today for a new
trial of tho misdemeanor charges,
under which he was convicted last
week, but the motion was denied by
Judge Lyons.
Mr. Barnetto will receive his sen
tence next Saturday.
yllKT DAY \UTH WILSON;
GRIP RACKS HIS BONKS
Trenton, Dec. 26? Christmas day
was not pleasantly spent by Presi
dentelect Wilson. He has been suf
fering for a few days with grip and
yesterday took to his bed where he
remained most of the day. Callers
were notified that he was not at
home and the family celebrated the
day In quietness. A large number
o* presents were received from his
fi lends and admirers.
EXTRA SESSION ARRANGED
BY \\ OODY AND CHAMP
Wrenton, Dec. 26 ? Champ Clark
has had his long talk with W oodrow
Wilson, and the two have come to
the harmonious agreement that an
extra session of congress shall be
called soon after the Inauguration
of the new Democratic president.
s
SHOES
m oust high enouw hem
(2)S?l HOWCOt/NT&f/S
SHAPED TO CONttfMTQ
He EL, NO SI/AMN6 HERE
Q) PERFECT TRE AO. >
m does hot bag here
&) SUPPORTS ARCH OF ?
INSTEP HEPE.
H. J. LYNCH
TKe Leading Haberdasher & Ladies Furnisher of
Skagway, Alaska
When Rest of World Gets
Too Crowded South Amer
ica Will Hold Overflow
Only
a
Question
of Time
and Cost
JAMEi
By
-1EJ
BRYCE.
Vast
Amazon
Forest
Awaiting
Us
Amba??ador
From
Great Britain
to the
United Statea
SOUTH AMERICA MAY SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF THE RAPIDLY
i INCREASING POPULATION OF THE WORLD.
' Can the Amazonian woods, which form the largest un
occupied fertile ?|mce on the earth's surface, bo reclaimed for
?be service of man f
This question is not a practical one for our generation, and I men
tion it only because it raises an interesting problem, the solution of
which will one dav be attempted, since so vast and so fertile an area
CANNOT BE LEFT FOREVER USELESS. Since men have be
gun to make railways through mountains and deserts and to build
bridges across arms of the sea like the Firth of Forth, and, most of all,
since the cutting of the Panama canal, it has beeome an accepted doc
trine that every work is ONLY A QUESTION OF COST.
If ever, when the world is fuller than it is now, it becomea
WORTH WHILE TO ATTEMPT THE RECLAMATION OF
THIS VAST REtilON the process would probably begin by plao
ing colonists on the more elevated grounds above the annual inunda
tion mid -telling I hem to clear a*av the wood and cultivate the soil.
Hundred* of thousands of square miles might be in this way
RENUFKKH II A HIT A RLE AND CULTIVABLE.
Should i he influx of immigrants belonging, as do the Italians, to a
prolific stock In- maintained the countries south of the tropic of Capri
corn nnr in -OIHl A. I>. contain at least ONE HUNDRED MIL
LIONS (>l PEOPLE.
ami niHi m
us or ffi in
Seattle, Dec. 26 ? Purser Shep-.l
herd, formerly with the Humboldt '
Steamship company, was arrested '
here today charged with bringing J
stolen goooa Into the state. Shep
herd was purser of the company at
the time of the bullion robbery ' ^
about two years ago and It Is claim
ed that he was the one who trans
ported the bullion. Shepherd pro
tests his Innocence and says that
the charge of bringing good Into 1
the state known to be stolen. Is un
true. i
After his connection with the
Humboldt case he went to Call-;
romla and worked for a steamship
company for awhile, afterward re
turning to Seattle and shtpplng aa
purser with the Jefferson, haying
tieen laid up this winter while that
boat Is undergoing repairs.
MKt.KN TAFT BNOINBMtfl
THU WHITK HOIHK FKKI?
Washington, Dec. 26 ? Helen Taft
took charge of the White House
dinner yesterday and presided oyer
the occasion during the absence of
the President, who had his Christ
mas cheer In the canal country.
You will need some of
these in preparing your
Holiday cakes, etc.
HilW linn. Highest UrMl? K\ tracts ? lOO p??r r?nt pnr?? fnll
flavored.
Lemon, Orange and Citron 1'wl
Sultana and Seeded Ital*tns, Currants
Ujer Fig*? Fancy I>atea
Imported French Candied ChetTle*
Imported Candled Ginger, ChlnM*
Bisho'/s Fig*.
HILLS BROS HIGHEST GKU>K SPICKS.
Baker* Unsweetened diocolaie.
We hav* no old stock to sell you? nothing but strictly fre*h
goods.
P. H. GANTY, Grocer
I ^
IIKH BOMB
1 FlllS 11 HUM
Panama, De*- t* An attempt
was made upon the life of Presi
dent Taft kMt night, but owing to
the delay of setting off the Infernal
machine, do dnmage to life waa
done.
Shortly after the Pre*l?lent, In
company with Oen Ooethala, had
pasaed through the atreet to attend
grand hill, niwn l? howor ?f
tl?? rtalt ?! th? pr*Md?nt. M ?*
plnaton of drnamltv ocr*rr*d (IM
for# *p tfc# <r??( and ??w?a*a?l I*
window pan**
It wm ont today tfcat On
(tfwrthal* haa al*nlfl?H *Wi *? '
iiKf of (lH! Taft offer of lh? C*r
f rn om h I p of ?h? fanal 1/m*
MHAKKM MTKKARY CNMH?lt
FOR HKAL PWnrKIWlO*
When Miss Juanlta Anderson. of
Juneau, Alaska, entered the l'nt
verslty of Waahington three year*
ago, she tu In doubt which course*
sbe should register for flhe be
lleved that the would pursue thoae
studies which were fitting for a rug
(ted daughter of the fur .North Rw
gllah and other aubjerta did not
appeal to her, so she decided to
enter the college of engineering
says the News letter. Today Ml*
Anderson la a junior student In the
department of cItII rnittnrvrlni and
ne*t year will receive the degree of
bachelor of aclence Surveying la
Included In her schedule of atudlMi.
and twice each week ahe receives a
transit and atarta out across the
campua to do ber field work MIm
Anderson !>elievrs that there la a
great field for women In engineer
ing "Engineering la another one
of thoae professions which has been
held exclusively by the men, but
which Is now opening to women,"
said Mlaa Anderson recently "I am
Intensely interested In my work and
am doing my beat to make good In 1
my chosen ? nurses '*
Jack U*, a Native, came near!
being wounded or losing his life by
the discharge of a rifle about eleven
o'clock this forenoon He waa at
the home of his brother, Jim I/ee.
who lives near the tide flata on the
railroad right-of-way. better known
aa Indian town, when someone fired
at the house, the bullet passing
through his clothing about on line
with his hip He says that he aaw
a white hoy about sixteen or eigh
teen years old some distance down
the track and he believes that the
shot came from him. An investiga
tion la being made to determine who
la responalble for the carelewnees
STEEL WORKERS
GEI MORE PAY
N#w Yorfc, liw 14 Ow lw?
handr#d Ihowaand ?fnp!or?n of th#
Am#r1<>an RH corporation. f wHt
mI a r*rWm?? pram) to day hr
having I Mir *a?*? ral?od Th#
rata# ?a? ihH don# hwnw throoah
a aplrlt of rhrtatlan charity. btrt
hnraaa# th# m?n it an<f
the aral# roaamltt## mwn iilwl In
**1l In* ? r#adjaatm#nt raltlna for
IW ln#r#aa# It la prnbahl# (hat a
?Irlh# would har# r#a?lt?d had not
jth# ad van#* b##n rrant#d
lilt. R\*K?T MM. fi**r
r>>Hnfi\f:ii unrrnmci.*
Owlnit to th# fa<-t that th# P??Mo
mln# la operating andar full 'a pa
?Itr and m-iklng monthly aktpm#nta
of or# dirtm th# ?1nt#r, It haa
><##n fonntl tnadvtaahl# ?o apar#
'h# r#<|?l <4 nam b#r of m#n to
n?##t th# ?ka(*a; plar#r? on th*
l*th of Ihia month aa had h#-*n
plann#d
Thla h.n raoa#d ronaM#r*M? dta
ippolnlm# ?. aa both ald#a r|alm#4
to ha*# prl?# wlnn#ra and th# oat
'om? woal.* hav# h##n a matt#T of
<inr#rtalntjr Hnw#r?r, ?h#n oar
VVhllahora# and Pa#hlo fr1#nd? ran
?par# th# lim# ?# *111 h# h#r? to
m##? lh#m and ?#nd lh#ni bark f##l
inj rood. #Y#n If lh#y itr* d#f#at#d
Th# Dolphin la mark#d ap to ar
rlr# In Skairwar at t ?'rkrfc thta
aftrmoon Sh# haa mar fifty
I aarka of m<ll aboard
Ghe FEAST OF
GOOD THINGS
TO WEAR
IS SPREAD HERE
AND YOU'RE INVITED
One taste of Hart Schaff
ner & Marx quality will
fix the habit on ; ou
WILL CLAYSON
"(She Home of
HART SCHAFFNER 01 MARX