?He g>aUj} ^lashan
No. 262. TWELFTH YEAK. SKAGWAY, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1910 PRICE, 10 CENTS
TAX PAYERS VICTORIOUS
Citizens Only Land Three Can
didates in Council ? J. M.
Tanner, Britt and Bra wand
Head Ticket ? Ashley Fourth
THE NEW COUNCIL
J. M. Tanner
William Britt
Dr. J. P. Brawand
Howard Ashley
John Grasbel
Phil Snyder
Harry Flaharty.
FOR SCHOOL BOARD
C. W. Ask
V. I. Hahn.
Reversing the defeat of last year,
the Tax Payers candidates proved the
mere popular at yesterday's munici
pal election, and the party, by virtue !
o* its election of four couucilmen, |
will control the administration for th
next year.
The Tax Payers showed surprising
strength. Before noon it was hard to
find any Tax Payer to back his party
in bets, but in the afternoon the tide
of feeling commenced to turn and by
5 p. m. the Tax Payers were claiming
to have five sure councilmea and were
backing their opinions with the coin
of the realm.
J. M. Tanner polled 160 votes and
will be the next mayor. William
Britt ran well and received 153 votes
Dr. J. P. Brawand. conceded election
from the start by all good political
dopesters. ran better than was ex
pected and polled third high vote with
145.
Howard Ashley, who was given 193 !
votes at the election last year, ran
fourth on the list with 138. John j
Grashel was fifth with 132. Phil Sny-;
der came sixth with 130 votes and
Harry Flaharty ran seventh with 128
votes.
The other three Tax Payers can
I didates, Messrs: Dedman, Runner and
i Bledsoe, came In with respectively
125, 124 and 123 votes.
E. J. Shaw and Herb Taylor tied
with 113 votes; H. C. Bowman re
ceived 112 and James A. Nettles tag
ged the ticket with 104
For school director V. I. llahn de
feated Fred Doree by 199 to 133.
For school treasurer C. \V. Ask pol
led 205 votes to 133 for E. J. Liddi
coat.
The Tax Payers received 102
straight tickets against thel 84 straight
tickets voted for the Citizens candi
dates.
Last year this condition was almost
reversed, the Citizens getting 114
straight tickets while the Tax Pay
ers received but 82 undivided votes.
The total vote was 2t!!> out of a
registration of 278.
Ninety-six women voted for the
school board candidates.
SAY STRIKERS
ARE WORKING
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
PHILADELPHIA. April 6? The of
ficials of the Rapid Transit company
assert the carmen's strike is broken
and that 5,000 of the 7.000 strikers
are back at work.
The Cottage City left Ketchikan
yesterday and will arrive in Skagway
late Thursday night or early Friday
morning. The Cottage has 30 passen
gers and 16 tons of freight, on board.
Late
Spring
Styles
Royal
Worces
ter
Corsets
Bon
Ton
Corsets
LYNCH & KENNEDY ;
The Up-To-Date Haberdashers and Ladies' Furnishers j
METHODISTS
ANGER TEDDY
(By Alaska News Bureau)
ROME, Italy. April 6 ? Angered by
the storm of sectarian controversy
which has arisen over liis refusal to
meet Pope Pius, Theodore Roosevelt
withdrew his acceptance to the re
ception which was to have been tend
ered him today by the Methodists of
Rome. 1
PRESBYTERY
IN SESSION
This morning the third day of the
annual meeting of the Presbytery of
Alaska opened with devotional exer
cises led by Rev Marsden of Ketchi
kan. The remainder of the session
was devoted to reports of the lay
workers in the different fields.
Tonight there will be a popular
meeting which! will open at 7:30
and close at S:30. so that all present
may attend the reception which will
be tendered the visiting delegates by
the Ladis Aid Society.
Yesterday morning the members of
the Presbytery made a trip to Ben
nett as guests of the white Pass road.
Returning in the afternoon a lunch
eon was served in the church by the
women of the Ladies Aid.
Last night there was a very well
attended- popular meeting held at the
church which was addressed by Rev.
Jones of Juneau, who spoke on "The
Power of the Gospel."
Rev. Edward Marsden of Ketchikan
has been elected commissioner from |
Alaska to the General assembly of th
Presbyterian church which will be
held at Atlantic City, N. J., some tim
during May. Rev. David Waggoner o
Klawak was elected alternate.
Edward Pettit, elder of the Juneau
church, was elected lay delegate and
W. A. Kelly of Sitka alternate lay
delegate. I
Rev. George Good was elected del- ,
egate to the Washington synod -which j
will be held at Wenatchee in the nea
future. Rev. Waggoner was elected l
alternate.
ELK'S INSTALLATION BALL
Following the installation of the
newly elected officers.the Elks will
give a dance tomorrow night. Invita
tions have been issued to many out
siders. and the officers and their
wives of Port Seward havq been
asked to attend.
BIG BROOKLYN
BANK FAILS
(By Alaska Now* Bureau.}
NEW YORK. April 6? The Union
Bank of Brooklyn and its ten subsid
iary branches closed down today on
account of financial difficulty. The
assets were $5,000,000 and the depos
its $4,000,000.
Many small depositors will suffer
greatly if they lose their money.
(By Alaska News Bureau)
YOUNGSTOWN, O. April 6? A tor
nado swept through this section last
night, killing about twenty persons
and wreaking an enormous damage to
property.
E
IS E
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. April 6? The
Republican sta. ?_> convention today en
dorsed Senator Beveridge for his op
position to the Payne-Aldrich tariff
passed at the last session of Con
gress.
IF
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
CHICAGO. April 6? Jack Johnson,
the colored pugilist, who was arrested
yesterday for speeding his auto, was
iound not guilty after a jury trial.
BY
(By Alaska News Bureau)
NEW YORK. April 6? Jack (Twin)
Sullivan had the better of Sailor
Burke after ten rounds of fighting
before a local athletic club last night.
SWIFT'S ]
Premium Hams &
Bacon
Are Sugar Cured, Sweet and ?j
Fresh. Just what you will relish ]
for your breakfast "j
GANTY~&
FRANDSON
REPUBLICANS
ENDORSE TftFT
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. April 6? The
state Republican convention endorsed
the Roosevelt policies and the Taft
administration, endorsed.1 Senator Bev.
eridge for his stand on the tariff bill
and nominated all the state officers
except the governor and lieutenant
governor, at the meeting1 yesterday.
Seattle!
BACK ON RUN
(By Alaska News Bureau)
SEATTLE. April 6? The City of Se
attle of the Pacific Coast Steamship
company sailed for Skagway last
night with a large passenger list.
Capt White is in command.
The Humboldt has raised her pas
senger rates to meet the opposition,
but has made cuts in the freight
rates and expects to go lower still.
deiusHers
AT MILWAUKEE
(By Alaska New* Bureau)
MILWAUKEE, Wis. April 6? The
Social Democrats led by Emil Seidel,
the candidate for mayor, carried the
city election yesterday by big major
ities.
POSTMASTER IS APPOINTED
(By Alaska News Bureau)
WASHINGTON, D. C. April 6? Ar
thur Butzin has been appointed post
master at Bethel, Alaska.
W. B. King, W. C. Blanchard, Mrs.
Fred Weber and Mrs. Archie King
went to Whltehorse today.
CHI CARRIED
BY DEMOCRATS
(Bv Alaska News Bureau)
CHICAGO. April 6? The political
complexion of the city council was
changed at the elections yesterday,
the Democrats! carrying the day. The
Democrats elected twenty-one council
men, the Republicans twelve and the
Independents two. "Bath House
John" was re-elected by a large
majority.
L
MEET PAPKE
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
KEWANEE, III. April 6? Billy Pap
he will meet Frank Klaus at San Fran
cisco May 1 in a twenty round fight
and the winner will be matched to
meet Stanley Ketchell. Klaus recent
ly had the better of a six round fight
with Ketchell at Pittsburg.
L
BE WIDE OPEN
(By Alaska News Bureau)
TACOMA. April 6 ? At the first pri
mary election under the commission
plan, A. V. Flawcett was elected on
a "wide open town" platform. The
results of the election of the other
four candidates are; doubtful.
COUPLE REJOIN IN JAIL
Mrs. Boyle, native, better known
as "Porcupine Mary," was arrested
yesterday by Deputy Marshal Holmes
for being drunk and disorderly and
after a trial before U. S. Commis
sioner Conway, was sentenced to
serve sixty days in jail. Her hus
band is now in the Skagway bastile
serving a ninety day sentence.
Be A
Correct
Dresser
It costs no more to
wear Stylish Clothes
than it does to be
indifferent on this
point
It is just a question
of keeping posted on
the fashion question
If yon will step into
our store, we will
beglr.tl to show you
the new a) rivals
A Fine Line of
Oxford Shoes
For
Spring and Summer
WILL CLAYSON. cloThier