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No. 98 SIXTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY ALASKA. FRIDAY; MAY 23, 1918 PRICE 10 CENTS
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II. OF III. WIS
. S OARED RAGE
Dr.'ent - the California lV?v by Sev
in llitut Lengths? Crowd Cocs
Criuy 'Alien Maroons Drive Tlielr
!-hell to Victory.
Seattle, May 23 ? Outclassing their
rivals from Borkoloy University, Cal
ifornia, the University of Washing
ton crew brought their shell in ?
cross the line seven boat lengths
abend In the raco which was rowed
by eight oared crews of the two uni
versities < ii tho Lake Washington
course yesterday afternoou.
The w.ather was exceptionally
fine, and a greit concourse of peo
ple were present to witness the
race. As the Maroons drovo their
f'all craft to victory the crowd went
crexy, and amid the wavlu? of ban
ners and pennants and the howling
of the admiring classmates of the
crew, tlie victorious team was
borne to their quarters on the
K'MSCO VS. Co. TO Ol'KRATK
THKOl'fUI lilt; DITCH
San i-'ranclsco. May 23 ? Detailed
arrangements for the operation of
a lino of steamers by tho Holland
\merlcan Steamhlp Company be
twMn New York and San Francis
co by way of the Panama canal,
were made public here today, when
the plans for terminal facilities here
vrero Kiinounccd. J. Hyppcrda
Wierdsrr.a. manas'iis director of the
.Holland A. merit an ll>ic, also an
nounced today that If the propos-d
free tolls for co.ist-wis^ vessels goes
through, l.o will Immediately take
steps to have his ships Included In
i iic list of ,hoec which u in not have
to pay iilis for use of ihe Panama
SKSATOK ( HAMBKKLAIN
ItKFl TKN WICKKKSHAM
Washington, May 23 ? Sen. Cham
beilain today refuted the statement
made yesterday by Delegate Wlckor
sliam of Alaska before the Senate
C-mmUtCB on Territories that he
had Intiod'iced a bill which would
have given control of tho harbor at
Cordova to the Guggenhelms.
BRITISH KIM W ILL PLAY
YANKEES ON LONG IS.
London, May ?3 ? Dcclarlug them
selves tit anil prophesying victory
f >r Engl.nd, the Engllsa polo team
which will play the Amorlcan cup
holders fir tho tntemntlonal polo
chnmplonshlp on Long Island In
June, sailed last week for New York.
Resides tho squad of to-i players ?
I no best that England could pro
duce ? a large number of prominent
scclety people sailed at tho same
time to be en hand to witness the
matches. Other Britishers follow
ed this week.
FAMOUS FRENCH POLICE HEAD
WOl'LD SIT IN SENATE
Paris, May 23 ? Friends of Louis
' 1 , opine. Franco's famous ex-prefoct
of police, aud aometlmes called the
most famous police head of modern
limes, today Informally announced'
i (>o former police official's candid
acy for the Senate. It was declar
ed M. Leylne would run as a candi
date In the Lolro district where he
has larg j property holdings. M. Le
; ne Is a "progressive" In the tru- ,
? ?ft American conception of tho Wrra
Ho is now on a vacation In Egypt.
HISTORIC SQUARE USED
FOU PUBLIC MARKET
I.os Angeles, May 23 ? The his
toric Plaxa of tho Angele Is today a
public curb mtrkct. Scores of
ranchers and produce raisers today
so.d their goods dlroct to consum
ers In an effort to rcduco the high
cot? of lWlng. If tho plan proves
successful the city will bo asked to
jtabllsh other similar markots in ?
other public squares.
V \YS AM) MEANS CHAIRMAN
SELECTED BY HEM. REPS.
Washington, May 23 ? Tho Ways
anJ Meuis commltteo of the House
of Representatives Democrats held
a meeting today, at which a tenta
tive agteement was reached as to
i tlie chairmanships.
General Agent Lowlo, of tho C j
l\ R. Is In receipt of advice stating i
that the Princess May would arrive
nere tomorrow afternoon at ono o'
clock Glie has 41 passengers and
150 tons of frjight for Skagway
Sh? will bo lu port about eight
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| H. J. Lynch :
^ Th? Leading ladies Furnisher and Haberdasher of Skagway
WOULD PREVENT
COAL MONOPOLY
(?v'liutor ritlmnn Introduce- Hill
I roviilli'K for Mining or Alaska
< <uil to IIkIIi'vv Oppressive Condi
tions aid FV?r Xnvnl I'so (J1
essnry.
Washington, May 23 ? Sonator
Plttman Introduced a bill In tlie
Senate providing for the opening
of a coal mine In Alaska.
The cool milled under the provi
sions of the bill to be used by the
flitted States Navy should the oc
casion arise whereby It would be
needed, and also for use at such
n tirno to relieve oppressive condi
tions due to a monopoly of coal on
the Pacific coast.
Mr. and Mrs J. O. McKettrlck,
win, have located a homcHtead near
Haines, artlved in Skagway today.
l>iik Lihey brought thorn up in his
Kit. luutich.
HAWAII AVI LI, PETITION TO
WITHDRAW PROM V. 9.
Hono'ulu, Hawaii, May 23 ? Tho
throat of ccrtalu local business men
: to ask that Hawaii be "allowed to
withdraw from tho United Stutes If
u free sugar provision 1b enacted by
Cotgreaa" took concreto form to
?la.v when a petition to thin effect
was completed and set In clrcula
.lon th.'Oii^Gout tho iBland. Those
behind the petition deck-re Hawaii
will bo unable to exist commercially
tf the frco sii par provision goon
I:: ough. They declaro that If it
dots Hawaii should bo allowed to,
resume tier previous stnte of lnde
l II'ANKSK RULER'S CON
DITIO S' ItK.MAI.V8 UNCHANGED
Toklo, May 23 ? Bulletins posted
today by tiio Mikado's physicians
?j.lll sleeps, and thut his condition
remains unchanged.
Washington, May 23 ? Preslden
WMpdb today sont a cable to the
Mikacto expressing his sympathy and
hope/ for a , speedy and permanent
recovery.
Baby M'Lean Astride His
Toy Donkey at Xmas Time
Photo by American Press Association.
SANTA CI. A US Is now forgotten perhaps by many a little tot. n faint
memory only till next Christmas rolls around. But If any little chnp
In America hits reason to remember Rood old St Nlclt It Is Vinson
Walsh McLean, "the $100,00(1,000 baby." He had a $0,000 Christmas
tree and a few more thousands of dollars In toys. lie Is seen here astride Ills
toy donkey, which was as big as a live animal and could bray about as nut
arallr as one. UU parents are the rich Edward B. McLeans of Washington. .
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ity mail order catalogs
Money spent with us for groceries is
a good investment.
The quality of our goods is the high
est and the prices very low.
Quality Considered we invite
comparison with any place.
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KORUtGX MERCHANTS KICK
ABOUT SHOUT POSTAGE
Washington, May 23 ? The De
partment oJ Coiniucrco Is receiving
c smplal it In increasing numbers
from business mon In foroign coun
tries ns'aliint the short postage on
letters received from the United
States. Those foreign merchants
aver that the double , postage which
'.hey are required to pay on lettors
from America is so annoying' that it
turns much trade away from our
country.
Complaints have roached the De
partment from Franco, Ilrazil, Af
r'en an 1 Antrnlia, and many other
parts of the world, and the state
ment Is usually added that short
,>rld lett>'-8 from the United StntcB1
are beginning to be refused.
MHAKIi/ Ql'ITS MEXICO TO
get out oi'1 politics
Mexico City, May 23? Minister of
Foreign Affairs Labarra was grant
ed Ills leave of absence at the ses
sion of 11 r Cnbl.iet yesterday.
I jibarr.i will lej.vo Mexico at once
w ilt the Intention of separating lilnt
self from his country's politics.
RECORDS SHOW HA \ KICKS
NOT IU:Sl'OVS[lU.K IN ISI>:$
Washington, May 21! Sea. Reod
Smoot, or Utah,- today appeared be
fore the Senate Committee and pre
sented records of the American
Hankers Association, showing that
the Association did not start the
panic In 1N93.
HtOMIMA'T ENGINEER COMING
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Washington, May 23 ? Arthur Dav
is, chief engineer In the Reclamation
Service, has boon granted a leave of
absence, mid he will go .to Juneau,
Alaska, where he will be', in consul
tation with engineers' wlib are now
engaged In making plains for the
contruciton of a dam wros* the Snl
tnru rive.-, for the purpoiv of de
v loping power to be used tiir mln
Itijr.
Henry Lewis has taken a lease
of the McBrlen blacksmith shop on
Fourth !? , cnue between Broadway
and State streets. The shop was
opened' "or business at noon today,
and the ring of the anvil, and
wht-cze of the bellow. i could be
heard again o'er tho land.
ICOME IM
SflTlSFAGTORY
Mi.jh uihI Means Committii I, Ike
Idea of Adding ST2.000.000 to
I ncle Sam's Income? One Yiar'n
I'u\ Would I'ay I'\,r ^luskn'H
J!:: ill-. .HI.
WaJhliigton, May 23 ? The Com
mittee on Ways and Means to which
w is roferred tlio Hoiibo Joint Ueso
lutlon No. 20, whlcli proposed an
amendment to tho coiiHlltution of
tin- United Status providing for tho
levy and collection of an Income tnx,
will report the bill to the Senate
for passage without alteration as
pU'.awf by tho House.
An estimate which has been made
ol the amount of this tax, should It
become a law, shows that $72,000,
'iii < annually would be added to the
In oine of thy United States, of
which amount Alaska would con) rib
.NATIONS WIMi rOMIHNK
At;. \ INST SAliU OK OI'll'M f
Washington, May 23 ? -The Inter
national opium conference will re
asscmble at The Hague next month,
the exact date to be announced .is
flocn as responses to tho Invitation
have bitn received from the gov
ernments of Peru, Turkey, Greece
and Switzerland,
Working In conjunction with the
government of the Netherlands, the
St;'. i' Department here has obtained
uftxeut to ^he conference not only
from the twelve signatory powers,
participants in the original confer
ence, "TITTT r-rTirTT- -
' rr thirty-four nations of the world,
! regard e I is essential to a succoss
; Till cove-taut to abolish finally tho
j iplum lr if lie in all but medical
| ;>repar ions.
The in- '.'lug spirits In tho coufor
! ?.?nee in this country anticipate the
ropuri u-e by the British govern
i ut o." the $r.o, 000,(100 worth of
! ipium now held in Shanghai.
f .) \Ni:Us KILLED AND IN
JCRIOI) BV KXIM.OSION
j CharleaUn, May 23 ? Three gun
i ? em wf-ro killed, and nlno seriously
| injured Inst night during gun prac
|i|co when the breech block of a
; 'oi r Incii pun at Fort Moultrie blew
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