?he 0aihj Alaskan
No ltu TWELFTH YEAR. SKAGWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY JAN1 AH\ 4, 1910 PRICE, 10 CENT8
HUH MEI IKE
Tin 01 LE6U1
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 4?
Following a conference yesterday
with several prominent railroad mag
nates. President Taft has changed
several portions of his special mes
sage to Congress.
The section of the message which
deals with the Sherman anti-trust
law will be given to Congress Thurs
day and the section treating the Inter
state commerce laws will be deferred
until Friday. The section on con
servation will be sent to Congress
Monday.
FRED PATTEN
IS PINCHED
(Special to tho Dully Alaskan)
SITKA. Jan. 4 ? Fred Patten yes
terday pleaded guilty to running a
a gambling game at Tenakee hot '
springs and was fined $100 and costs.
His two dealers were fined $"> apiece.
The Tenakee club house was raided
by Deputy Marshal Shoup.
subsmIl
IS INTRODUCED
(By Alaska Newt Bureau.)
WASHINGTON. D. C. Jan. 4? ,
Congressman Humphrey of Washing
ton today Introduced, subsidy bill In
the House.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
ATLANTA. Ga. Jan. 4? Banker ;
Morse was transferred from the quar- !
ry to the prison tailor shop today. |
COOK STILL
LAYING LOW
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
COPENHAGEN. Denmark. Jan. 4 ? I
Walter Lonsdale, private secretary
of Dr. Frederick Cook, has received
a letter from the explorer. Lonsdale |
states that Cook is not yet aware
of the decision of the University of |
Copenhagen which branded him as a
faker. Lonsdale will not divulge the
address of Dr. Cook.
DEATH TIES
ALMS GIVER;
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Jan. 4? D.
O. .Mills, the well known philanthrop
ist and father of Mrs. Whitelaw Reld.J
died yesterday at the age of 84
years. Mr. Mills was visiting In Cal
ifornia for his health.
PLAY CHECKERS UNO CHESS
Thf Checker and Chess Club held
a meeting last night at the home of
Mr. A. S. Smith and the enthusiasts
of the squared board played until a
late hour. Those present were: Mes
srs. Miller, Howard. Doree, Stine
baugh, Tanner. Yeomans and Smith.
| .Inventory Sale. |
Our Annual Inventory Sale Starts on the
5th and Closes on the 15th
1-3 off
Everything except EL & W. Collars, Rubber Goods,
Knox Hats and Thread.fJThis is strictly a Cash Sale
and one that behoves all our patrons to take advan
tage of.CSale starts at 9 a. m. Wednesday
LYNCH & KENNEDY
The Up-To-Date Haberdashers and Ladies' Furnishers
T-M'H i ii m
TUFT ILL 1 LUIS
WASHINGTON. D. C. Dee. 2C?
Serious consideration, it was announc
td today. Is being given by President
Taft and leaders In congress to the
question of attempting to enact a
federal incorporation act in advance of
a final decision In the Standard Oil
dissolution case.
There seems to be an Important
difference of opinion between Mr.
Taft and bla advisors, who want him
to withhold the message which he
has announced he will send to con
gress.
It Is understood Mr. Taft fears busl
ness generally will suffer If the su
preme court affirms the finding of
the circuit court In the dissolution
case, and that he strongly favors
what might be termed "vaccination"
of the body corporate by the ad
I ministration of legislative remedy be
fore the evil appears.
On the other hand, congressional
leaders fear such a course would
merely supply ammunition to oppon
ents of the administration by giving
them an oxcuse to charge that the
force of the Taft regime is being dl
mtod toward creating a shelter for j
monopolies.
If the president should submit his
recommendations soon after congress
reconvenes, and should follow what Is
said to be his present inclination, he
would ask for the passage of a fed
eral corporation law without delay,
on the ground that honest business
is menaced under the interpretation
of the Sherman anti-trust act, given
by the circuit court decision In the
Standard Oil case.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
NEW YORK. Jan. 4? J. Pierpont
Morgan. Thomas F. Ryan. and Levi
Morton have merged the Guaranty,
the Morton and the Fifth Avenue
Trust companies into a trust company
capitalized at $150.000.000.
THUS HOD WILL BE
COMING GAMP OF TOE NORTH
Davo Terwllliger, for more than j
eight years connected with the Intern*
a: Revenue service, now with the Na
tional Grocery company, and who
has mushed over Alaska from VVran
gell to Herschell Island, states that
he believes the Iditarod is going to
be the coming camp of the north and ,
predicts a big rush of people, through
Skagway next spring.
"To Skagway and down the Yukon
river is the logical route for those
who want to reach the Iditarod as
early as possible in the spring." said
Mr. Terwllllger. "It Is at least three
weeks earlier than any other route,
either up the Yukon or the Ivusko
kwim rivers."
Mr. Terwllllger does not believe
that many people will go In over the
Seward trail this winter. He thinks
the great majority of the stampeders
will wait until spring.
"My partner, John A. Cameron,
formerly of Skagway, has staked me
in the Iditarod," said Mr. Terwllllger,
"and he writes that the new
diggings are very extensive and bed
rock is shallow. Colors have been
found wherever holes have been sunk
and the gold fields seem to extend
in a radius of 230 square miles. Of
course much of this Is low grade
dirt."
According to Mr. Cameron there
were more than 2,000 men wintering
on the Idltarod early this winter.
CAPTURED FOR
COPPING COAL
A. Goss, Fred Painter and J. Roy
were each fined $2f> and costs by
Judge LeFevre this morning for hav
ing stolen coal from E. J. Shaw.
The men, who are longshoremen,
were employed by Mr. Shaw. Mr.
Shaw noticed that a certain pile of
coal was diminishing rather too rap
Idly. He communicated his suspi
' dons to Deputy U. S. Marshal Holmes
who hid in a box car yesterday even
| ing and "caught the men with the
i goods" as they were removing sev
eral sacks of coal.
j Ijappy Dew Vearj
We wish our friends and patrans a Happy ?
New Year and thank you for making our li)09/- **
business a success.
Our best efforts will be made to merit the
continuance of your good will [and patronage by '
following our rule of handling the very best, only * ]
at the most reasonable prices, consistent with
quality.
quality.
GANTY & FRANDSONf
*M?M"M 'I'M I l '1"I 'I
It FAVORS FETCH
HI FOE UHN 1 a
(By Alaska News Bureau)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 4?
Senator Samuel Piles and Ex-Senator
George Turner held a lengthy con
[ ference with President Taft today re
garding government aid for railroad
building In Alaska. President Taft
favors the proposal of having the
government guarantee the interest
on the original Investment for a num
ber of years until the railroads are on
a self-supporting basis.
WET WEATHER
III CALIFORNIA
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
LOS ANGELES, Cal. Jan. 4? The
rains are continuing in the southern
part of the state and the railroads
are hampered by washouts and
floods.
AT SEATTLE
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SEATTLE. Jan. 4? The unusually
cold weather is continuing in the Pac
ific northwest. Another cold wave is
striking the middle west.
EAST GETTING
COLD AGAIH
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Jan. 4? The
temperature dropped very low today.
Another cold wave is predicted by
the U. S. Weather bureau.
The Icy Breeze Dancing club will |
give Its next dance Jan. 14.
COUNCIL IS
ECONOMICAL
The council held a short and unim
portant session last night. The reg
ular bills were allowed and a few mat
ters of routine business transacted.
All the councilmen were present ex
cept Mr. Tanner.
A statement was presented by Clerk
Doherty showing that for the first
nine months the expenses of the
present council have been $14,094.38.
The expenses of last year's council
for the same period were $21,315.04.
The present council has paid off the
deficit of $2,952.27 which It faced
when It took office and at the end
of the present month will have a
clean sheet.
STAMPEDE 10
1 SKAGWAY
Dr. L. S. Keller received a letter
frm Capt. P. \V. Davison, command
ing officer of Fort Egbert, in which
he states that favorable reports are
coming from the Iditarod and pre
dicts a big stampede In the spring.
He says that the people of Skagway
may expect a big rush through here
In the spring.
Mrs. Carl Falk of Conrad arrived
on yesterday's train.
Natty,
Snappy
and of
True
Value
These are the features
we insist upon every
garment we handle.
We want good style
and we must have the
best of value. We
have built up this
business by giving our
customers the best
merchandise the world
produces and we mean
to continue this policy
The new fall and wint
er suits and overcoats
are here come and
look them over.
WILL CLAYSON. gloThier