PRICE 10 CENTS
GLOUCESTER FISHERMEN
AFTER ALASKA HALIBUT
Boston. March 2 2 ? One hundred [
fisherman from Gloucester are:
leaving within a few days for Se- 1
attle where they will engage In the
halibut business. They Intend to
enter the Alaska fields for the pur
pose of making their catches and j
will ship in cold storage to Boston.
It is said that the New England J
Fish compauy with a large plant at
Ketchikan, will handle much of
tLelr catch. For the past few
years the Alaska and north coast
halibut has been finding a ready
market on the Atlantic coast with
highp rices. This has induced the
Atlantic coast fisherman to go to
the new fields where halibut may be
caught 'n greater abundance.
DEED MEAT LESS
Tl
Wiishlngtt.n, Marrt 22 ? If the
present plans carry, there is going
to be some more withdrawing of
t!io Alaska domain from use by i
Individuals.
It is now about decided to mak>'
the Aleutian Islands a federal J
game and fish preserve to be man
aged for *nd by the government
It is being urged that the govern
ment go Into the reindeer business
on a large scale. Statistics and
experience have proven tha? rein
deer thrlv-> in Alaska and it is pro
posed to ship a lot of them to the
inlands and breed vast herds. In
this way a good substitute for bevf
will be grown which will supply a
:ine artici ? of food to the nation, i
SIXTY DEAD IH
St L">uis, March 22 ? The south-;
em states have again been visited
b* disastrous floods and storms.
Yesterday a cyclone passed over ,
central and southern Missouri
and way into the gulf states, caus
ing millions of dollars worth of
damage.
Sixtv people are reported dead,
and m^re will be added to the list
as soon as information from the out
l>ing districts can be secured.
HE* KING IS
ON THE JOB
? _
Athens, March 22 ? Prince Con
stantine took the oath of sover
eignty thU morning, which makes
him King ot Greece.
His crowning was performed
amid the cheers of the deputies
and the applause of the people.
Constantiue is very popular with
his subject and they look for pros
perous times under his reign.
Father Ulvet passed through here
today on his return to his charge in
W'hitehorse and the Yukon after
spending the winter in the cities of
the Atlantic coast. Fathe- Rivet
is the Apollo among the Catholic
priesthood of the north, charmingly
attractive in countenance and an
at' lete of trained ability. His per
sonality radiates optimism and his
conversation speaks the activity of
his mind. His people in the north
will be glad to welcome him back
Stampedere Waltz tonight ? Eagle*
Uance.
Clyde Avers, of Tenakee, was
fined $500 und costs by Commission
er Winn hist Saturday for selling
liquor without a license. He also
paid $25 and costs for running a
blackjack |;ame. The arrest was
made by Deputy Marshal Elsmore,
Ayers offered the deputy a bribe of
$100 for bis release, saying that
he had purchased immunity on sev
eral other occasions in this way.
The mushers million-step tonight
it Eagles dance. j
NEW SPRING****
...ItiilliiKry...
now
Being
Displayed
H. J. Lynch
Tha Leading Ladie* Furnisher and Haberdaaher of Skagway
First "Votes For Women" Grocery
Store, Its Cart and Backers
Photo by American Press Association.
SELLING groceries, eggs and poultry, all labeled "Votes For Women,"
and delivering them In a yellow cart, wrapped In yellow paper and tied j
with yellow cord h* a whole l"t better than smashing windows, daring
lug: letter box mall or burning down the homos of hated government
officials. Besides, lt'? a heap safer. They're doing It In New York, the auf
fragtsts are. There they started the first "Votes For Women" afore Id the
country. The picture shows the aiiffrtgist delivery cart in front of the store,
with Miss Aiinoe Hutchinson on the left ami Mrs. Sarah .Mayor on the right
They are officials of the company which started the enterprise, others Inter
ested are Mrs. Sofia Kremer and Mrs. Alice S. Iturke. They tend the store
themselves and talk suffrage to every purchaser. They're selling stuff because
they sell cheap. Whether they're advancing their cause or not la another
question, but they claim they are.
EM BLAGK
DIES IN 1 1
Troy, March 22 ? Prank S. Ulack,
farmer governor of New York, died
last night. He was bom at Liming
ton, Maine in 1853 and after ar
riving at maturity engaged in the
newspaper business, having at one
time been editor of the Johnstown
Journal, lie read law and was
reporter for hte Troy Whig after
wards being admitted to the bar
and began a successful career as a
lawyer. He was a member of the
54th congress and was elected gov
ernor of New York In 1897, serv
lu? one term.
Governor Sulzer has ordered all
th flags on the state buildings to
be placed at half mast during the
funeral of Ex-Gor, Black.
Washington, March 22 ? Win. F
McCombs, who was offered the am
bassadorship of France by President
U 'lson, today formally declined to
tlie honor. McCombs says his bu?l
iiess interests are sucti that it would I
le impossible for him to accept an;
ambassadorship.
It is pretty evident that he can
command most any diplomatic place
he wants, and It is Just as evident
Mat he docs not want any of them
It is believed that he threw his
inflence toward the election of his
friend Wood row Wilson with no
elfish motives, but a desire to see
; ;i good Democratic friend win the
| presidency.
The latest thing ? in Flour.
U
I
w
A practical self rising high grade
flour ? suitable for either bread or
pastry
Nothing to do but make the dough
and it Is ready for the oven
TRY A 10 LB. SACK
50 CENTS
++?*??+?+*?*?+??
P. H. GANTY. Grocer
EH HI WES
for mm spun
Juneau, March 22 -Gov. Walter
?J. Clark says that he Is not oppos
ed to woman suffrage, and if he
finds no flaws in the Shoup bill
liat pasnel the Senate by a unani
mous vote Tuesday that hp will
sign th bill.
The bill will become a law ninety
?lays after the Governor shall have
attached his signature. Therefore,
the women of Alaska will be b-?r
red from participating in but on'
more election. The municipal elec
tions next month will be the last in
which the women of the territory
will not hu\e their part to perform
Col. Chas K Ingersoll, Repres
ciitative from Ketchikan, the only
d ember of either house not to cast
l>ls vote for the woman suffrage bill,
in a speech in the bouse yesterday,
jtuid that he was not opposed to
woman suffrage nor to the bill that
liHd just passed He said that If
he had bc-ii oppon??.l to it be would
have voted against It. He waa.
however, opposed to rushing the
|>. saago of bills where no
neanry existed and he declined to
vote that he might reg1?t?*r hh?
protect against the practice
Congratulations continue to pour
' i: upon Representative Arthur O.
Shoup, author of the woman suf
frage bill, from supporter* of the
measure a telegram of congratu
lation was received by him fh?
other day from Mary Ware Den
nett, of S*w York, one of the lead
ers of tbe suffrage movement in
Nation. Mrs. Dennett wired
' Nationnl Suffrage Association
ready to celebrate Alaska v??**ory.
? a.iy time Send facts about tarri
t ry for use at mass meeting OI*4
| to help you advertise merl's of
i.Maskti Hoping for sp?edy suc
! e?sa."
NONDURUSPRES
IOENT IS DEAD
Washington, March 22 ? Advices
have Just f>een received that Presi
dent UouiUa of Honduras died this
morning. Kidney trouble is gl^en
us the cause of his death
LKOIHUTI KK TO HOLD
bKARIXG OX FlsHKRIKS
The Hou^e and Senate Commit
tors on Fisherl*?, Pish, Game and
^Kriculture will hold public hearings
at the legislative rooms In Juneau,
riefflnnlng Wednesday, April 2.
All parties Interested Id Senate
Rill No. 17, and House Bill No. 11,
both of which are entitled "An Act
]'orbl<Ming the Construction and
Operation of Fish Trapa in Alaska
V atera and to Provide Punishment
for Violation of Same," are Inrited
t' be present at these hearings
ban A. Sutherland,
Chairman Senate Committee
N. J. Svindseth,
Chairman House Commute*.
Teslln Tommy tonight at the
dance of the Eagles.
GtlGGS WOULD
TRIM ALASKA
Chicago, March 23 ? Albert Fink
t.ie Nome lawyer, with business of
fices in San Francisco, and a not'd
politician o' the north, ia on the *it
Ness stand today in the coal cases
against Frost and others Fink said
his morning that the Morgana and
the Grggeiihetm and allied interests
wsre interested with Frost to get
noMWwa of tl^- ?wii?W? coal
leposita a m other resources of Al
aska He believed that the latent
of the combination *** to drive the
Independent operators out of Alas
ka.
WILHOX's* FOREIGN POMCT
IS A HIMMER
Lincoln, March JJ? William Jen
nings Bryan returned to Lincoln yes
terday after meeting the Democrats
ni Iowa, and will remain here until
Monday He spoke last night to
a large audience, in which he praia
ca the foreign program of the ad
mlniA ration.
Silver Creek glide tonight at the
dance.
As a man grows older, he takes better
care of his clothes, and he is a
lot better satisfied with them.
THE service of this store is not
confined to young men. Any
man of any age can be well-fitted,
and conservatively dressed in these fine
Hart Schaffner & Marx
suits and overcoats. Now is the time
to see them.
WILL CLAYSON
TS/)e Hon e of
HART SCHAFn'ERi? MARX
CLOTH NG