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No. 74 SIXTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1913 PRICE 10 CENTS
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DIGKESON AND WIGKERSHAIi BIVE
AND ME IN SENATE HEARING
Wasnlngton, May 9 ? President O.
L. Dlckeson. of the Whlto Pass and
\ ukon Railway, operating a railway ?
from Sakgway, Alaska, to Whlte
liorse, Yukon territory, was again
lefore the senate committee on Al- 1
aska Railroads when that body held 1
its hearings today.
Mr. Dlckeson got Into numerous i
altercation* wlt'i Delegate Wlck
trrham, tiio reprt-'entatlve to Con- i
gress from Alaska, relative to the I
matter of the government building ' I
a railroad la the Territory, and also J
with John K. Ballulne, of Seattle. :
Delegate Wlckersham and Mr. Bal i
lulne are both staunch advocates of *
fcderla owned railroads lu the Ter- :
rltery, and their arguments were I
very sound In their debate with Mr. (
Dickeson. Mr. I'lokeson stated thai I
at the present time his road was not <
paying dividends on the capital lu- 1 s
vested, and used the argumeut that i
If private money could not make J
rail loading pay in Alaska, ho doubt
i'd very much thai tho Federal Gov
ernment could operate on a paying
basis.
"Richard K. Kyan will be the
next prominent Alaskan to appear
before the Senate committeo to urge
the building of a government rail
road in the torritory.
It Is understood Glfford Plnchot
mil former Secretary of the Inter
or Garfiel'i both have agreed to ap
>eur In behalf of tho railroad pro
vet. The majority of the committee
.pparently is friondly to the move
nent and Senator Key Fittman.
:hairmaa of the. Senate Committee,
ind others working with him feel
hat there will be no difficulty in
btalnlng a favorable report on tho
?Ills at an early dato, and that the
mention can bo brought before the
-ouate in time to permit of Its pas
:.'Ko befor- tho adjournment of tho
ARMY AIRMAN
FLIES II DEATH
San Dlcgo, May 9 ? Lieut. Hark,
of the U. S. A. Aviation corps, was
instantly killed today while making
,-u attempt to fly from this city to
Uj. Angeles. While flying low, ov
er the course which had been sei
zed. through a gulch, his machine
became unmanageable, and he was
-.ashed against a solid stone ridge.
independent democrat
LANDS PAT OFFICE
New York, May 9 ? John Mitchell
1 nepondent Democrat, President of
t Board of Aldermen of New York
city has resigned his position on the
Heard to accept the position of Col
I tor of customs for this port, to
Succeed William Loeb.
Albany. May 9 ? Ex- President
Rcosevelt will como to this city In
lesponse to an invitation of Gov
ernor Suiter, and will assist the
I itter In preparing legislation to
govern t^e proposed direct primary
election for this state.
GOAL LANDS I
njw
Washington. May 9 ? senator Hitch
cock appeared boforo the Senato Ter
rltorial Committee today, and urged
government operation of some of the
coal claims In Alaska. Ho stated
I /.at he believed the greatest good
would come to the territory through
such an arrangement, and said that j
he was also In favor of IeasHug the j
remainder of the coal claims, re
maining unworked by the Mdcr.il
government to responsible parties fo
a term not to exceed thirty years,
and that tho lease should give the
' povernment twenty-five ped cent of
the profits through the sale of the
m:i1 mined In Alaska.
Si (KRAGETTKS CAMl'AltiX
WAS AX KXi'KN'SIVK OXK
London, May 9 ? The damage
which has been wrought by the suf
fragette* during the last six mouths,
according to an estimate which has
lately been compiled, will aggregate
If you like to dance, go to the
White Pass Athletic club at nine
o'clock
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Washington, May 9? Tho tariff
bill was put to a voto In the Houso
at a late hour yostorday afternoon,
and thb results showed that tho
schedules passed that body by a
vote of two hundred uud eighty one
for to one hundred and thirty-nine
against.
The fight on tho sugar and wool
schedules was kept up to tho last
but the measures as handed down
by tho, Senate went, through with
th- balance of the bill as provldod
for In the Underwood revision.
COMMONER OVKKWHKI.MKB
W ITH ACCUMULATED WOKK
Washington, May 9 ? Owing to
tliq vast amount of routine business
which had accumulated on tile desk
of Secretary of Stato Bryan, whllo
ho waa away from his office, he
stilted yestorday that he would be
uuable to hold a conference with the
President for a few days.
I'lLI RUSTKHIN'U I'RKVKNTS
IIOI'SK FROM VOTING
Washington, May 9 ? FUlbustor
Inp in the House of Representatives
yesterday prevented that body of
taking a vote of the tariff.
i Mors UKXWCAIAS WIKK
l.( >SKS H >STM ISTKKSSSH 1 1"
Ualnsvllle, Ga., May 9 ? Mrs. Hel
en Longatreet, wife of the famous
j; nernl of tho Civil War has lost
out In her fight for reappointment
1 ? i s postmistress of this city. Miss
Harriet Hamm has succeeded In
lauding the appoint mont.
Juneau, April 25 ? The Jones bill,
prohibiting lobbying In the territor
ial assembly, passed both booses an
today received jho governor's sig
nature.
Kaiser's Newest Grandchild
And the Tot's Fond Parents
Photo by Amcr'can Prcsi Association.
MOTHERS Mill be especially Interested In this picture. It shows Prince
August William, third sou of Kaiser Wllhelm of Germany, and his
wife bendlug In love and pride over their new baby, now four mouths
old. lie's a cute llttlo mite of humanity, and It is said bo Is in a
roundabout way responsible for healing the breach between the kaiser and the
crown prince. The emperor's heart was said to bo greatly softened by the ar
rival of his new grandson.
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will supply your needs with the finest
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Peaches Bartlett Peart Garden Strawberries
Red Raspberries Black Raspbtrries Blackberries
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lis. Kit ASK JUMPS OVEfi
BGflHD FROM SPUKflNEATNlSHT
Disappearance Not Discovered Until
Morning ? Swims Ashore To Prince
Rupert and Is Picked Up Unconscious
?Husband Advised By Wireless.
Seattle, May 0 ? Upon the arrlv
vn 1 of the Steamship Spokane from
Skagway and way ports last even
ing, It was found that Mrs. Karl
K.' Ask, had attempted to commit
xulcldo by drowning herself.
While the Spokane, south bound,
was In Granville Channel, Just out
from Prlnct Rupert, Mrs Ask ovl
c'ontly left her stateroom at night,
and without arousing hor husband,
?-ho was occupying the lower borth,
tniew hersolf overboard. Her dls
a[ pearance was not discovered until
her husband awoke In the morning,
und the ship was searched. About
t is tlmo the wireless oporator re
ceived an aerogram stating that a
woman had been found on the boach
at Prince Rupert, and tuken to tho
hospital In that city.
Being an expert swimmer, It is
believed that when Mrs. Ask struck
E FREIGHTER
COMES TODAY
The freighter Leelenaw, of the
newly formed Puget Sound-Alasak
Sitainsh'ip company, which 1b talc
ing care of the White Pasn business
t.ils year between Seattle, Van
couver and Skagway, will arrive in
this port today with 3,000 tons of
coal from Co max, U. C? consigned
to the White Pass & Yukon route.
Tlie Leelanaw will leave Skag
way for Tacoma with a full cargo of
copper 01 e, tho product of the At
las Minos ut Whlteliorse, and from
(his time on the Whlto Pass anti
cipates no difficulty In transporting:
'he ore mined.
The -big boat was dry docked at1
Pin Francisco Just before coming'
uorth, and is .In fine condition for
t:ii> summer.
W. P. Swan, hend of the W. P.
Swan Navigation Company, will be
tnc managing agent of the Poget
Scund-Alaska Steamship Company
at Soattle, and J. E. Webb of Van
tho water, the intense cold brought
her to her nouses, and she succeed
ed in swimming ashore, whore she
v* i?6 picked up In an exhausted con
dition. ^lie was clothed In her
night robe, over which sho had put
on u silk klmona.
Mr. Ask left for Prince Rupert
Itt-t night, and It will not bo known
Jiitt how the affair happened until
Mrs. Ask tells hor own story.
The fact, that tho woman with
stood the shock of the severely cold
water Is considered nothing less
tnan ;? miracle.
It Is known hero that when Mr.
nnC Mrs. Ask left for Seattle, tho
latter was suffering from an attack
of melencholla, and this was tho
ITlnclplo reasaon for them going to
'.he states at this tlmo.
couver, B. C., will represent the
company at that port. It Is an
nounced that tho now steamship lino
eventually will operate a fleet of
vessels betwene Seattle, Vancouver
pud Skagway, calling at Northern
British Columbia ports.
SKATTIiK WILL W1XK AM)
I)IXE ALAS HAS LAW-MVKK1W
Seattle, May 9 ? A big reception
will bo held at tho Arctic Club In
this city tonight in honor of tho
menlbers o t tho Alaska Legislature
wl.o are now here. The salons ar
rived from Juneau on the boats
leaving that port immediately after
th,' adjournment of the Alaska Ter
ritorial Legislature.
Governor J. P. A. Strong, the new
ly appointed governor of the Terri
tory is due to arrive in Seat'le to
morrow ni&ht, and a reception and
banquet will be tendered tho Govor
i or and Mrs. Strong by the old Sour
doughs now residing In this city.
Washington, May 8 ? President
Wilson stated this morning that
li reafter he and his Tamlly would
attend the Central Presbyterian
church of this city.
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