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No. 73 FIFTEENTH YEAR SKAGWAY. AI.ASKA. MONDAY JULY 8, 1912 fRtCK 10 CEM.
EARTHQUAKE
AT FAIRBANKS
TFHKIOR K\TlvM*S KWOM
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Fall in \i?rth? n (111.
W?lh t rwi \?! IVMpIo \Pf
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Fairbanks. Jn'v > ? A \ ioVont
earth^nak-' shock rv?-k*Hi the build
? cit* Saturday about to:
damape ?vs inctw
vten.linc only to cracked
b-.-?ken chimney*. Reports
. in from the surroundinc
*Tirc ihaT the shook
vtensive
v. j] ;il\ 7 The earthquake
*v.v i * soems to have had Its
- Fairbanks. Alaska, was
-. h< re Saturday ever.inc
K . July > Karth-*
. s*> sN?> k registered on the seis
TOocrvph 1 "-oba blr same sh.vk
th it -c v5 in Fairbarks
FRm.fJl-xxiXK RKIM ni.l? \N^
M!TT M?asT FIFTH
\e? No:k. Jnl> > Th<? pro
cr>?;v? *?- publican party loaders
haxe issued sh.ir call for a pro
cre^sive co ~er.!ion to bo held in
Ch;raro V':c *t filh The states
have N1- r<" . a-^ted to vh>v>pe dele
cat os t to the rustotn of
tve various s ,*:es. It h*s been de
c e?i to ? '.if ;o deVr*tes from
The oor.slit .lion of Oklahorca has
a provision which ? ill prohibit a
serord r*?iMrean ticket, and it is
feared ? ? ; ve Roosevelt part* will
rot be reco^riTed there
FRoll* \\l? FU?UFRS
t.RKFT THF KI.KS
rortland. July S Sf?e>~ial train*
brJ-.cir.c com incents of Klks for
the Crard lxvlt-> a~e arrivititr in
Port! trvd todaj city is deeorat
<?>'. , ? hare K-.skor? of ' lowers hare
boen plac<>1 in the hotels and public
pla.vs with cards rlttaie >isitor?
to tip t' . mselves
jonks ?.kttim; tirki?
OK COAL t\?MRINK
Washington, July S ? Sen. Jones
has introduced a resolution askinc
for the appropriation of $75,000 j
with which to bepin the immediate
miniuc of coal in Alaska 'o be
used in coaling naval boats.
K.U.I. FROM SK1RS
TO IMMKOIATK l?KATH
$**lisburfc, Knc . July 5 ? An a?*ro
plane carrying two soldiers, tunipd
turtle here today carrying both
men to their death
rRRslPKVTI U. PRIM \RV:
THKY *1.1. WANT IT
Washington. July .V Congress
man Norris has introduced a reeo
lution in the house in which he ad
vocates a nation-wide presidential
primary plan Such a bill *ill
have the "ndorsenient of a majority
;l is believed as many members of
congress have expressed \ lews favor
ing it.
?Jt IX. K I.KAVKS ALASKA
r.? TAKK \K\A JOR
Seattlv. JuU J> Judge Cnshman
of Alaska, mho was recently ap
pointed on the federal bench of
Washington, arrived in this city
Sunday He will be banqueted by
the Arctic club tomorrow evening
THK PKKRKLKSS OXK
WILL TALK A\P TALK*
Kansas City, July <! ? m. Jen
nines Bryan, tbe pecreless democrat,
today wired a tender of his services
to the National committee to stump
ihe country in the interest of the
candidacy of Wilson for president
HOT TAMALRS MI ST
RK t;KTTI\<; S< AK< K
Juarei. Vex. July S? Indications
from various parts of Mexico where
j rebels have been making trouble
seem to indicate that the federals
are wearing them out The rebel
party in this city are weary or the
j fight and menace a mutiny
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DEATH LOVES A
SHINING MARK
| SARAH PLATT ItKTKKH
HAS PASSKH A WAV
Nntnl Woman liOrtarer, Writer Ami
1 /(Mulct- ??f Hot Sox. Succumbs to
Operation.
San Francisco, July 8 ? Sarah
Piatt l>eckor. the noted club woman
and foremost leader of the national
woman's federation died here today
from a complication of intestinal
j disorders
She had been suffering for some
time and last Friday it was decide-!
by her physicians that an operation
would be necessary to save her life
She rallied for a time, but death
came suddenly today and closed her
account.
She ?as a brilliant speaker and
a noted writer on topics tending to
the uplift and betterment of woma
kind
VI.ASKX rMMATK WOl"l<I?
UK WKMtlMK IN ?'H!CA?0;
Chicago, July 8? The intense'
heat wave which has caused the1
death of twenty four and the pros- I
tration of hundreds, was broken)
this morning by a heavy rain which
lasted two hours. The down pour]
was terrific, over five inches falling I
For the past three days the heat j
has been almost unbearable. The
suffering was naturally hardest in
the congested districts where the!
tenement houses were like ovens
SOAPY SMITH kll.l Kl?
FOIRTKKN YEARS \<i<> '
If anybody in Skagway is dis
posed to feel bad about It, today]
gives them fitting opportunity to
mourn the death of Soapy Smith
Fourteen years ago this afternoon
a body of indignant Skagway citi
zens had gathered on the Sylvester
wharf to form plans for getting rid
of this desperado who had perpetrat
ed holdups and committed misdeeds
innumerable Among the number
w as Frank Reid, who volunteered
to stand guard at the entrance of j
the wharf to keep Smith or any of i
his gang away Soapy heard of the
meeting, and being a physicallv
brave man, he loaded up with some
corn juice and a rifle, and started
for the Skagway vigilantes with the
boast that he would "drive them
all into the bay." Reid saw him
coming and told him to stop Smith
fired, wounding Reid. who immed
iately returned the compliment, kill
ing Smith instantly. Reid lingered
on for a f< w days and died from
the effects of his wound. The two
men. both of them brave unto
death, now lie buried in the old
Skagway coreten where the curious
may call and where many of the
citizens of Skagway who were mem
bers of the old vigilantes some
times go to rizualice the stirring
times that now linger as memories
IjIOVH and lambs
IJK DOWS TOtJKTHKK
Seagirt, July 6 ? Messages from
a united democracy continue to ar
rive assuring Wilson of an unbrok
en support. The tariff issue and
the trust problems will be the par
amount issues I'or discussion during
the campaign. The democratic na
tional committee meets in Chicago
July fifteenth when arrangements
will be made to send out speakers
and otherwise provide for a vigor
ous prosecution of the campaign.
Sl'FFKR AND !>1K
FROM IXTKNSK HKAT
Philadelphia, July 6 ? The City of
Brotherly love has been sufferin
ithe horrors of the under world
! tor the past forty-eight hours Pros
; trations from the heat are of al
most hourly occurrence and seven
I deaths have b<>en reported. The
i heat wave l? general throughout the
east
TO SKK A1.A8KA FIRST
|{KM>RK FUiHTIN'Ci RIVKR8
l,os Angeles. July 6 ? Ad Wol
pjist, who retained the lightweight
championship on a fluke, says he
is going to Alaska on a hunting
trip, after which he will be willing
to give Rivers jinother try for the
j first place.
AITI.AI 8K FOR J AMKS W.
AT VAI.DKZ MKKTIXti
Valdex, July ?? ? A Wickoraham
meeting was helS here the third
which was largely attended. Many
miners were presient for the big
Fourth of July rally which was
largely advertised George Raid
win spoke and his remarks elicited
rounds of applaune
PFOPI.K HAVK RKMKDY.
NEEDN'T RK JOBBED
Sacramento, July 6 ?Gov. John
1 son of California ? today Issued a
: statement in whfich he asks the
[citizenship of the state to cast its
vote for Roosevelt. He calls att?n
1 tion to the steam roller tactlca of
the old republican party and says
that a free people cannot afford to
stand for politic*! jobbery when
the remedy is In their own hands
SKNSKIiKSS FOF RTH < AF8E
OF PAIN AND DEATH
Chicago, July R ? The Chicago
Tribune announce!) that there were
twenty persons killed and six hun
dred and forty-eight injured as a re
sult of Fourth of July celebrations
in the I'nited Stages yesterday. It
advises doing away with explosives
of all kinds on Independence Day
The Alaska Sten.mshlp Company's
SS Dolphin is due to arrive In this
port Tuesday forenoon.
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TKKADWKLL MXK WINS
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Athletic*, (iamf", Sport*, Ihtnri^.
Firework* Ami Mmlf Fill The
Mnuiirc of Knter-tninment .
A more Jolly or good natured 1
crowd neTer congregated within the
limits of any town than was that
in attendance at the most successful
celebration ever held in Skagway.
Beginning Friday evening the]
people from the neighboring towns J
began to arrive by rail, trail and
sail, and from the announcement of j
the first dance at the ritlien'sl
ball to the last faint glow of the !
beautiful pyrotechnic display Sun
day night, there was not one thing !
to mar the pleasure of the visitors.
The weather was perfect, the ho- j
tel and restaurant accommodations;
of the best, train and steamship!
facilities adequate to meet the J
demands, and a base ball tourney
and athletic program arranged to
suit the most exacting
In the neighborhood of 200 peo- ;
pie came from Whltehorse and oth- 1
er points along the line of the J
White Pass railway, while thei
Steamships Peterson and Georgia j
brought a big delegation of pleas
ure seekers from Ft Seward, Haines
Juneau and Douglas, while even the
Gasoline Launch Hegg made two
trips to accommodate the people
of Haines and Comet
All are agreed on one point, and j
that is the fine exhibition of base
ball In which were interested spec
tators.
In the wheelbarrow race George'
Dillon and Edward Liddicoat were
there with the one wheeled vehicle,
and carried home the honors
The Haines team won in the]
tug o' war. while George Groniger.
of Whltehorse carried his 218 lbs
of avoirdupois over the course in
the fat man's race in prlie winning
time
Norton and Gaston of the 30th 1
Inf. traveled fast enough in the
3-legged race to take the coin
Groniger put the 1 #?-lb. shot 31 [
ft. 10V4 In and took the money for
that event.
The relay race was won by the
30th Infj team
One of the features of the day
was the musir furnished by the 30th
Inf. Military band, and especially
the open air concert at the corner
of Fifth and Broadway Saturday
evening.
The Georgia sailed Sunday morn
ingt at * o'clock, while the train
did not ret away until nearly four
o'clock of the same day.
The pleasure of entertaining the
visitors .during the past two days
wllj long be remembered by Skag
way, and one and all agree that a
l>etter bunch of people never came
up the canal nor over the hll! than
those In attendance at the Skngway
1912 Celebration.
The line up of the four teams
competing were as follows:
Treadwell Team ?
e., Kerry
p.. Chambers
Chesney
Johnson
1st b.. Foreman
2nd b , Merldlth
3rd b. Manners
sa , Linscott
If., Dahl (Capt )
cf., Coughlin
rf.. Carpenter
M V. Christman, Mgr.
30th Infantry, U. S. A Team
en Cocoran
p., Colander
1st b . Matthews
2nd b., Mayr
3rd b , Prlngle
ss . Johnson
If., Miller
cf.. Smith
rf.. Franklin
Whltehorse Team
c., Rosenberg
p., Williams ?
1st b., Crolnger
2nd b., Balmby
3rd b , Gibson
sa., St. Lawrence
If., McVlcker
cf., Greime
rf., Oanlt
McAllister sub
Skagway Team ?
c., Blanchard
p., McAllister
1st b . Cole
2nd b , L. Rapuzzi
3rd b . A. Rapuzzi
ss? McKenzle
If., C. Rapuzzi
cf., Mark Phelpa
rf.. Ask
The first game called was be
tween the Whitehorse and Tread
well teams and resulted In a score
of H to 1.
Immediately after this game, the
Skagway team crossed bats with
the 30th Inf. team, and resulted In
the latter going down to defeat to
the tune of 8 to 4.
All was now commotion, when the
chairman of the sports committee
announced that the play off between
the two winning teams, Treadwell
(Continued on Paxe 4.)
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