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.No. 58 SIXTEENTH YEAR SKAGWAY, ALASKA. THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1918 PRICE 10 CENTS
TWOISOIIOUGHS KILLED
BY.C0LLAP3E OF DRIFT
Fairbanks, /pril 3 ? Two Alaska
miners. Michael Twohey and Joe
Weffler, lost their lives yosterday
by being Instantly killed when the
drift In which they were working.
collapsed.
The men owned properties on
No. 4, Uoldstream which thoy have
been working for a nurabor of years.
They aro well known In tho Fair
banks district.
BAIA1NGER ASKING ABOl'T
MOORE'S WHARF DEAL
Juneau, April 3 ? The Hon. Rich
ar A. Ballinger Monday morning ap
peared in the district court as at
torney for the plaintiff in the action
of the British Columbia Develop
ment Association, Ltd., a corpora
tion and Sir Georgo Braggs, as re
ceiver of the British Columbia De
velopment Association, Ltd., a cor
poration vj. The North Pacific
Wharves A. Trading Company, n
corporation. Judge R. A. Gunnison
Is representing the defense.
The action is a suit brought to
foreclose two mortgages. One al
leged to have been given by the de
fendant company ou the Moore
wharf property at Skagway for the
amount of 115 debentures of 1.000
pounds sterling each. The defend
ants deny the execution of the mort
gasc or of receiving any considera
tion for It. The plaintiff also claim
$37,000 duo as money advanced
which is also denied. The second
mortgage on which foreclosure is
co.'ght is for $22,000 on the Seat
tle and Sylvester dock which is not
<!e. led.
Judge Balliuger is attorney for
Sir George Bragg, who as receiver
for the High Court of England, is
f l? g the North Pacific Wharves &
Trading Co . owners of the Moore
wi arf at Skagway, for an alleged
failure to produce for record a cer
tain mortxaeg amounting to S 1 15.
OO'i which the plaintiff alleges was
given to support the sale of cer
tain debenture bonds. The defend
ant. company alleges the bonds aro
??? ured by stock.
BODY OK MORGAN ON
WAY TO AMERICA
Rome, April 3 ? The body of J.
P. Morgan was taken to Havre this
morning. He will leave that city
next Saturday for America.
WICK WOULDN'T i
| Chicago. April 3 ? Albert Frost
while 011 the witness stand today
ma-Jo the statement that ho had
consulted Attorney General Wicker
sham regarding the legality of his
proceedings to securo Alaska coal
lands, and says he told that gontlo
uuu the truth of the situation. At
torney Wlckersham had thoreupon
promised him fair play. Frost ln
tlmatod that the formor Attorney
General had not kopt the faith.
HIGHER VI*S CALLED
IN COAL INVESTIGATION
Spokane, April 3 ? Former Sena
tcr George Turnor has been sum
moned to testify In the Frost coal
c.i?ee.:
Sl'L/EK SAYS MURPHY
HELPED RIB THE DEAL
Albany. April 3? Governor Sul
zer made the open charge today that
William Fames. Jr., Publisher of
the Albany Journal, is one of the
instigators of the resolution in the
state legislature, calling for an in
quiry of the alleged action of Gov
ernor Sulxcr In making pre-elocllon
pri mist's for the purpose of secur
ing votea during the last election.
Sulx?r says it Is a rib up In which
Boss Murphy is attempting to bring
discredit on th* governor.
ETHEL TO ANNEX A
HI'S BAND TOMORROW
Oyster Bay, April 3? Ethel Roose
velt and Richard Darby will be mar
ried tomorrow. The ceremony will i
br> a simple one. ;
NEW SPRING
...millinery...
now
Being
Displayed
H. J. Lynch
Th? Leading Ladies Furnisher and Haberdasher of Skagway .
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Alpha and Omega In Dogs,
Or the Long and Short of It
Photo by American Prtss Association.
H ERIC'S the long and tlie short of It Id dogs, (lie alpha and omega la
canines. The unabridged bin fellow Is White Star Barry, ? champion
St. Bernard; the pocket sized edition Is Beautiful Ijidy. alao a cham
pion In her diminutive class. Tliey were the two most notable ex
tremes at the recent national dog show of the Westminster Kennel club In
New York city. Kir Lcvlathliin gave vent to a bay like the last despw ring cry
of a broken hearted bassoon. .Miss Midget emitted a snap like a disappointed
baby firecracker on the Fifth of July. Their owners each thought bla "<Hrwg"
waa about the last thing In hairy sublimity, or words to that effect.
EAGLE RIVER REGION,
SOVTHEASTERN ALASKA
The first gold mining in Alaska
was dono in tho so-called Juneau
Kold belt, where operations were be
gun over I'D yearn ago, The value
of the gold produced In this region
is more than $50, 000,000. Most of
chid gold has- been taken from the
tainoua Treadwoll and other mines
ntar Juneau. The auriferous belt
Is, however, known to stretch for
some 50 miles to tho north and tn
iludcs the Eagle River region, de
scribed In a report by Adolph Knopf,
just issued by tho United States
fttologlcal Survey as Bulletin 502.
T.'ila report , unlike many others on
nlnlng districts In Alaska, which
are of a reconnaissance character,
treats of the region In dotail. It Is
entitled "Geology aid Mineral Re
sources of the Eaglo River Roglon,
Alaska," and Is accompanied by a
topographic map on a scalo of a mlki
; o the Inch, with 100-foot contours,
l?y J. W. Hagley, and a detailed
eologic map on tho same scale.
Gold-benrln? lodes constitute tho
mily mineral resource of tho Kogl?
River region now under development
T ? ore bodies occur In certain goo
logic associations which are de#crlb
?? in tho report and elucidated by
tho map. This book will therefore
be of great service to tho prospec
tor by guiding him to tho most
p,.mlslng localities In which to
s._:irch for ore bodies. A copy may
be obtained on application to tho
Director of tho Geological Survey,
Washington, D. C.
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APPROACHING SCUTARI
Cettlnge, April 3? Fort Tafabosch
hns been captured by tho Montene
grin forccs. This fort Is ono of
the defences of Scutari.
A I- B K R S
"PItOGRESSIV E"
X O W IX S T O C K.
1(1.) imuiid 8nck $1.00.
50 pound loin $2.23.
Small Iota . . J> cents por pound.
P. H. GANTY, Grocer
THREATENING FLOODS ~
FR01II6 ON CIO
Cairo, Aprli "i ? Water In the* Ohio I
river at this place has reached an I
alarming height, being flftjr.-four !
feu uiiil four laches above normal.
Tho situation ulong the lower river,
Is getting worse and the overflowing !
waters ;ir?* inusing suffering and
extensive loss ot property. The
sltuiition Is steadily growing worse,
and 110 one can tell when the levees
"vi 1 1 give way aud precipitate an
other appalling disaster, which seem
momentarily Imnlnent
GOVKKNMENT COMING
OX I'ROflPKCTIXO Tllir
Seattle, April ? ? Orders fop twoj
stern whe-l propelled barges, which
will be used by the special commis
sion composed of government sur
veyors and mineralogists who will
mako _ an investigation of the Al
as** coal fields., have been placed
at the Huget sound navy yard. The
vessels will bo for river service,
and of light draught. They will be
36 feet long and 12 feet beam, Kach
of tho barges wl'l bo equlppod
with a GO-horse pt *er heavy duty
Corliss gas engine.
The party will leave Soattle early
this niomh to locato new coal fields
In tho North and to find coal suit
able for use by the United States
n.ivjr.
The government already has a
largo amount of ccal sacked In the
Bering fields , ready to ship to tide
wnter.
T
THE FAIR 8EX.
Mm say tuoro evil of women
tban they think. It Is the con
trary with women townril men.?
3. Dubay.
A woman's rank lies In the
fullness ' of her womanhood.
Therein alone she Is royal.?
George Eliot.
Nothing Is better thnn n pood
wife, and nothing Is worse than
a bail ono who Is fond of gadding
about.? Hexlod.
Whether sunn'd In the tropics or
chlll'd at the pole.
If woman be there there Is hap
piness too.
?Thomas Moore.
The Ur?t thing men think of
when they lore Is to exhibit their
usefulness and advantages to the
object of their affection Women
make light of these, asking only
love.- Ilntptl Waldo Emerson.
\VM. IJK1TT AGENT POK
RIG STBAM8HII* 1.1 NT.
rtif new 'Norwegian American line
Of stounidiiips has established an
agyncy In Juneau for Southeastern
Alaska. William Britt, the popular
druggist of this city and Juneau,
will act as agent, and he will he
itbi- to sell tickets from the Untied
States to Norway and from Norway
to this country.
The Norwegian American line i?
the newest transatlantic passenger
ship operation company to he organ
lred. ltb shareholders are Norweg
ians' and Americans, about half
the capital stock being plnced in
each country. It will fly the Nor
wegian flag, and has two steam
ships to begin operation with. Roth
are leviathan steel ships of tho most
m ilern construction. They are
530 feet in length and of 16,000 ton
dlsplucemont.
The Norwegian American line is
one of tho steamship enterprises that
was brought into being quickly on
acrount of tho expected impetus
that will he given to shipping by
th? completion of tho Panama ca
nal. While neither of its passen
ger ships will touch at any other
American port than New York it
already is planning to get a lot of
the Western passenger busiuess by
operatting in connection with Am
erican railroads and American co.ist
wlse steamers.
TOMMY llL'ItNrt W.VIJ.OI'S
THK BIG CAN'AUfAN
Calgary, April 3 ? After six rounds
of flerco fighting, Tommy Burns won
a i,ewspap<rr doclslon over Arthur
Pelky last night. A large crowd of
sports from various parts of Canada
had gathered to witness the contest.
Subscribe for The Alaskuu now.
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to see them.
WILL CLAYSON
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