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FiU'K l*Ki NTH YKAR SKAGWAY, ALASKA. TUB8DAY, JANUARY 28, 1912 PRICK 10 CENTS
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GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
WANTED IMMEDIATELY
Hitchcock Xany Rea ?ns F*>r
Mi>?; Control of Tr4errar>h )fc>r.
vtw. Makes Comparison
W \SHJS\?TON. P. C-. Jan. 23?
TV- announcement of l\wl master
vieaefal HAokcock of bis intention
lo r*v>*aan?eod to Congress tho aQins
: .on oC U?e telegraph liixc of tile
,. ::.s; States by the covcrnTwnt and
!w*.r operation as a part of the
jvtsUU service ha? appeared t? aci
' tii- official Washington jsreatly. The
e Ho*?se apparent!} was anxious
specialty to d?<x)i w the whereabout j
i th. l\*Una*ter General. and ef
orts *-ere made to r?vall the Aru
It bad been made broa
, .v?t. however. and the telegraph !
es were buzzing aith the w*?v
Mr Hitchcock. who had been in
N' ? \ork. returned last nipht. He
von; at once to his appartroenta and
. : -""d to see anyone
f\v a year or more Mr, Hitchcock
k.as ha.: this recommendation under
ionsi>K>rat;on. After a study of the
?peraUon of Government controlled
inea and postal telerraph systems of
;orei?:n countries, be has dcciJ*M to
.rce the subject upon Congress,
sfi.vi tc?s reoomiuemia.ion be
??d Mr. HKchoorfc said 1*m
ia a statement of his plana. 'I
a ? >*nv weed it would result in im
? ,H-onom4es and in m?UntaiL?
v teioftraph rai?-s that now
?vi-'ed In Approximated fifty
l of the worid, notably- in
i>nia;n. FYaac*. trcrmaay, Auk
. .> Spain. Russia and Japan.
. . f ?>. it oontroiled telegraphs now;
profitable operation.
? any of 'he conntrie* they a*c
??vir.evtion aith the po> I
7> ? -? -ve?raphs serve an average
, of SW and in ex err
. ? y have been found to be ;
n mense ri-acti,al benefit to the
V'< both prompt ibide and cost
taned ia MWfiwu plaoes not
bv I "'ecTaph ir>.?tem?. a, d
yrsfOM^ consolidation, therefore.
' afford a favorable opportunity
he m >le extension of Ihe W'
-\pi fa? ilftiea In many ?ma:l
???-&<. ?here the telegraph company
?vt of? i*. the telegraph and mail
s v ,?flH be handled readily bv 1
e sanve employes. It is evident that ,
?he separate maintenance of 'b
r* * ser\io<'s under present oondi'ioti*
result* jn a needle* expense.
"The firn tojecraph in the VniVi
iConUnved or rape 4)
The Best of
The
Good Ones
For
Big and Little Feet
THE
%rfm&ucan
H. SHOE
H. J. LYNCH
T>? Ue-To-D?t? Hitr is^er and L&*l?a Fumfthr.
JUDGE FINES
STANDARD OIL!
OIL company found
GUILTY OF REBATING
?ultf H*?el of New York fVdertU
lW-m-fc. S?4s Ftne *t ISo.OOO ?
Appeal to d? Taken
i l$r Alaska New* Bureau i
Bl KFAlO. N. Y.. Jan. 23 ? A ?en
.tUon was caused ki le*al olrclee
*v yeaterday *hwi Judge Hawd In
! 10 fed?cal court handed dow-n bis
- .? ;n the Standard Oil case. be- I
ag tried hwv
Jtnlee llaiel found the com pan v
;:Kt\ of n-bating and Imposed a fine
f
N\?ti<e "M given that an appeal
*v?i-.li bo taken to the Supreme court
\ th.> attorneys for the OH Com
r>any
?*OL IC E CAPTURE
PORTLAND MURDERER
lh- Alaska News Bureau i
PORTLAND. Ore.. Jan. 22? The
'1.. e today arreted Brnert Ottio
?r. ft bartender In the Ooodluck Bar.
oar where he was found, the body
Kd son Mutoti, Saturday night, dy
t from n?anv wounds, charjrlng Mm
?'h 'he murder of Muton. who in a'
well known l*or?-lander
Ottlnitw confessed to the crime ?' 1
i hv hour today pleading aelf de- i
fen ? He declared that Muton had [
??ti*,ked him first
A ILL NOT BOWL UNTIL
DISPUTES ARE SETTLED.;;
T he International (hi* ling TVMrn
iMsnt ha* been held up pending the
1 1< of further arrangement*
?c'a.-n ?h<> teams skacwav and
rVnn S? ward will not bowl this evnn
?iv until the arrangement* have
<>e?^n oitlrely aettird It is not
- K>wn as yet whether Juneau has
r- i< i-ated In any of the iramos or
not. no word having been reared
rnn? that c#j,
The point in dispute nays Nor
m Black. Chairman of the Blks
i w line Team. and w-ho has made
til arrangements for the tournament
i* whother a team has the right to
.wtpnn* a came an was done by Ft
Reward Friday night because of the
nability of a couple of Ihe beat
vi w l,?r* to perform Although two
?f Skarway'a regular team were ab
sent on that evening. the local boys
-ei^aoed them with other me*i and
'wed the games on schedule NO
??"ttif-r cames *111 be bowled br the
? al t?fim until this dispute Is aet
W All of the other teams have
tw> n communicated with, and the'r
answer ts awaited."
The 1-adtes Aid Society of th?
Method Ht church will meet Thursday
afternoon, Jan. 25, At the home of
Mrs Bert natswn
800.000 ENGLISH COAL
MINERS MAY QUIT WORK
CoaJ Kwminine Inevitable If Strike to
I>ednrrd ? Ntivy WUl Become
Hc9ple?%
tf
(Hj Alaska Now# nurcau.)
LONDON. Jan. 23? With 80 per
renL of the men voting for a. walk
out on March 1 unless their demands
for a minimum ?aee scale is grant
?rd by Uio Cardiff colliery operators,
the Itritish government today to
alarmed over tlie prospect of the
t?l 1 .000 coal miners quiting work.
Should no a^ri lament be reached
* hc*i the miner* meet the operators
here today and the men carry out
iheir threat to str'ke. the English
navy would be practically helpless
At present thif supply of onaJ on
hand will hardly test Engtamila month
fnd a coal famtnine Is certain to
follow a strike The operator* are
unable to fill commercial order*, df^
flarwc that the prosent supply a*
barely sufficient to meet the demands
of the navjr.
WOMEN OF SWEDEN
WANT EQUAL RIGHTS.
STOCKHOLM , Jan lfi? "Equal
-i.-hts" for the romen of Sweden la
being pushed f>rward energetically,
and 'he cWhtmfjjt of a a<iffra<w? bill
??, ^li^ved to be assured a* a result
o! the recent liberal election vlrtor
<? Tlie liberals attribute ranch of
'*ie r en s to the campaigning don
by the sufTracls'ts. e>*pecl*|ly In the
^rricnltnral districts
TWO MORE WOLVES
BUTE THE OUST.
The death list of wolves, in ??be
neithborhood of Skagway. to rapidly
in>T>r>M>inx. but not by the 'A )a
utrychnlne route, ahtch route as re
told In the Alaskan several daya
wo. Section f\Jtvman Nick Hamien.
takes except ion to
\ recent communication from Han
sen ?tat.v? that rip to the present writ
:ng three wolvf# have bit the dust
In hH neighborhood. hartni first
?>oon made captive In hto trape Aa
evidence of his prowess as a trap
|k>t. Hansen hfts the three pelt*
nhhh he aays are in prime condL
I Wwi Two of tliem when measured,
weiv sij feot. sit Inches In length
from tip of the tail to the noae. The
last one captured Is slightly smaller
rnnnine five feet, ten Inches The
furs are on exhibition at the CMf(<wi
fv-Mon house ??>d anyone doubtln*
he veracity of the wolf stortea to
nvitod by Hanuen to come up and
' ?ec tbem for themselves, although he
idde that they are not for aaie
Notwithstanding the objections
'a-sed by Nicholas, and although no
?net mortem examination has been
held it is quite certain that the
fourth wolf, thifct was found dead
near Ooulder by Se."tionman Ed Naaa.
was poisoned He was found about
s hundred feet, from the railroad
* witch at Houlder
Henry Frlodwithal Phone 76. Quick
lellvory. llaccnce and expressing on
*hort notice, dHy or nlghL
-t. J.
l- + + + + + + + + + + ,t,"*,1*fl*ff"*j,Tvvv-rT
I Hills Bros. Teas :
+ ? ? ? ?? - ? +
+
The demand for thre* (rood * increase* steadily. It i? the nat
.irol demand for a pond product? ? product that every oonnisseur. +
rocopulre* ?it the beet on the market We recommend tht? Una
+
very highly, and smrant*e K* purity.
+ +
+ 1 Pound Packages at 50c and 75c *
+ 1-2 lb. Packages at 30c and 40c +
+
P. H. GANTY, Grocer I
? ?+?+++++?++?+++++++++++4
TEDDY GIVEN !
SECOND CHOICE
? -
SENATOR POINDEXTER FAVORS
LA FOLLETTE FOR PRESIDENT
WanhinsUwi Inaurie-it Senator Favors
Wisconsin Senato r For President
ial Nomination
(By Alaaka News Rureau.i
BEDFORD. Mm , Jam. 2.1? In a
speech here last ni-'ht Miles Point
leiW, the InsmyeTt Senator from
*VashintEton. stated that he was in
1 f&vor of the nomination of lAKoi
lette tor the presidency.
I Cpon beln* asked whom he favoc
<?<1 for *f*ond choice he declared him
self for Rooseve'L
j BOMBARDIER WELLS
WON'T COME OVER.
NEW YORK. Jan I", ? Bombardier
Well*, the English fighter. has tan
???elled the pas^aue whit h he had en
gaged on the steamship Olympic for
Vew York and ha* accepted an offer
for a Mrtes of exhibition* In l/>ndon
His acent here said today that Wc'h
| f-robably would defer hi* visit to
\merira until next <- rv- r
j W. P. A V. RATE CASE OPENED.
The White Pa** ft Yukon Rail
way rate ca*e rame ap ye*terdar be
fore the Canadian Railwy Corn rrrfew ton
V and a final decision 1*
etpe^-ed to he rendered Evidence
will be submitted by the I>aw*on
Board of Trade. Col Conrad. of the
Biff Thta* Mine, at Conrad CKy. and
->ther Inside shipper* It I* not
known how soon a de^l?l-n will be
reached
HIOH TAXES CUT
DOWN S. P. PROFITS.
NEW YORK. Jan 17? Decrease H?
ertwes earning* of $2.R12.^T*? and hi
net profit* of 11.473. 4'*! la shown in
the Souther ,i Pa :fir railroad's an
nna] r<'^K>rt. made public today. Irv
? Trailed operating expense* and hi*h
ot taxes are responsible for the de
cline
TENNESSEE REPUBLICANS
INDORSt PRESIDENT TAFT
State Republican Committer An
nowice Indorsement of Taft For
Presidential Nomination
(Hy Alaska New* B<we?Mj>
. NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 23? The
stat? RepubHran rommKUii today
.rave out th?< report of the^r Indorse
ment of President Taft for the Re
publican nomination for the pre*|.
dency.
ROYAL FAMILY WILL
MAKE FINAL EFFORT
(By Alaska News Bureau.*
PEKIN, China, Jan 23? It 1* stat
?-d In this city that the Royal Family
nave refused to capitulate the Capi
tal. and that they axe ready t/> re
gime active warfare again.
Preparations are being ma/ie 'n
put an Immense army in the fHd
i?ain?t the Rebels
Thia movement Is thought to be
\ last final effort on th?? part of the
Imperials to put down tlw rebellion
arni retain tholr pow?r in th? Flow
ry Kingdom
ADMIRERS OPEN UP
ROOSEVELT HEADQUARTERS.
(By Alaska Newrs Bureau .>
CHICAGO. IH . lam 23? The pe -
pie of thin city were given a aor
nrVpp today when Roosevelt head
(tiarter* were opwn?*i up in the h*ar'
H the business section
The headquarters are said to hare
. n fitted up by admirer* of the
strenuous One
A. B.'S MEET TONIGHT.
The ArrOe Brotherhood wrtll hold
theft realtor semi-monthly meeting
torrtgbt (n th? A. B HaU. E*ety Arr
Uc Brother fe asked to tirrn ool
his meting All vlirttlng A B s are
?l?n asked to attend
BUILDING MOVING FAST.
The German Bakery building belong
ing to Tony Stanich. now beta* n?ov.
ed hy W S. Sparks, has be^n roov.
eel off of the lot. and is almost tn
['.roadway today 'Jood progress has
h??en made In the moving.
Shoes for
Men
Women
and
I Children
We have a large Stock on hand J
Also A Large Assortment of ]
Men's Shoes
The Best That The Market
Afford*
Also
Rubbers and Arctics
of all kinds
r northern
WILL CLAYSON- "Gothier ?
TTie Home of The
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