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HI IS CHEERED
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SEATTLE. Dec. 20 ? In his speech
made at the banquet given In his
honor Saturday night at the Arctic
Club, Delegate Wlckerstaam said that
between the extreme conservation po'?
Idea employed in Alaska and the cor
porations that were gobbling up all
the resources that they could Alaska
was In a bad way.
He said the matter could only be
I remedied by home rule and urged the
1 business men of Seattle to assist htm
In his fight for self government for
' Alaska.
NVickersham was enthusiastically re
ceived.
Judge Hanford endorsed Wicker
sham and the endorsement was greet
ed with cheers. Judge Hanford said
Alaska needed home rule and an util
itarian conservation policy.
SOCIALISTS ADVOCATE REPUBLIC
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 20?
The Insurgents intend to take up the
Ballinger-Pinchot controversy and
make it an issue. A strong fight will
made against Balllngor.
IKES GETS
COLD WEATHER
The weather for the past three
weeks has been unusually severe at
Haines. For the twenty-three days
ending Sunday, Dec. 12, the mean av
erage daily temperature was zero.
The record was carefully kept. The
coldest day was 11 below zero.?
Haines Pioneer Press.
I F. MATLOCK
IS VERT ILL
The many friends of W. F. Mat
lock, who at one time was a res
ldent and large property holder in
Skagway will be pained to learn of
his serious illness.
Some two months ago Mr. Matlock
was taken down with typhoid fever
and is now suffering from a com
plication of diseases and his life is
dispaired of.
This information was received by Mf
W. Boughton by the last mall.
LIS
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
ROME, Dec. 20? Cardinal Frances
co Satolli, one of the Pope's personal |
advisors. Is dying of nephritis.
ARE BELOW
In a letter received by "Dugan"
Barry yesterday from his brother
Jim It is learned that Thomas. James
and Dick Barry are now employed on
the Portland. Spokane and Seattle
railroad running between Portland
and Seattle over which J. P Rogers
' is superintendent. They will make
\ their home in Vancouver Wash., and
their mother will move from Spokane
there.
Eddie Funk has also gone there]
' and will be employed on the same i
road.
i The town council will meet tonight
-I-I-I -I-H I
Lest We Forget
i
Mother. Brother, Sister, Wife,
Sweetheart, the Children and out of
town friends receive our first con
sideration and are all remembered.
And now that we have a little time
for self thought is it not well to
give our own needs a little attention?
Come In and look our stock over and
you will bo reminded of many things
that you can not very well get along
without and especially when you can
get them from up-to-date stock and
at reasonable prices.
LYNCH & KENNEDY
The Up-To-Date Haberdashers and Ladies' Furnishers *{*
j*-M I I I I I I"I I'"X' I' I
GOOK lONUIIITAL LIAR
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
COPENHAGEN, Denmark. Dec. 20
On Information received from abso
lutely reliable authority It was learn
ed today that the committee of the j
University of Copenhagen, selecteil
to examine the records submitted by
Dr. Frederick Cook to substantiate
his assertion that he discovered the
north pole, will render an adverse
report.
The committee will not talk for
publication until the report is made
public, but il is known that Cook's
rocords are looked upon with suspi
cion am' that the report will brand
him an impostor and the most mon
umental liar of history.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
PITTSBURG. Pa. Dec. 20? The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen to
day served simultaneous notice on tho
heads of seventy-five railroads In the
east and west that they wanted a
uniform Increase of ten per cent In
wages. If tho increase Is not granted
the men will strike.
The request for higher wages set
forth the fact that the cost of living
is constantly increasing and the men
believed that their wages should show
a proportionate increase.
WiS BUFFET
URGE LINERS
(By Alaska News Bureau)
LONDON, Eng. Dec. 20? Severe
storms are raging In the North At
lantic occan. Several big trans-At
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
NEW YORK. Dec. 20 ? Dr. Frederic
Cook cannot be located and his
friends are uncertain of his where
abouts. Some of them think he has
left for Norway.
DR. ML IS
THE FAVORITE
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
MANAGUA, Nicaragua. Dec. 20 ?
Dr. Madrlz will probably succeed Zo
laya as president of Nicaragua. On
his return to the country he was
greeted by great throngs of people.
He seems to be the popular choice.
FOX RESIGNS;
1LQIIE IS IN
A. \V. Fox, chief deputy clerk unde
Clerk Henry Shattuck of the district
court, has resigned and Clerk Shat
tuck announces the appointment of
Harry M alone of. this city to succeed
him. ? Juneau Record.
L
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(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SEATTLE. Dee. 20? The winter sol
stice of the sun which will occur at
3:15 a. in. Wednesday will be cabled
to all the Alaakan papers by the U.
S. weather bureau.
THIS POET
IS NOT P
A Toronto paper says: A check for
$5,000 was recently mailed to Robert
W. Service, the poet of the Yukon, to
cover royalties on his two books of
verse, '"Songs of the Sourdough," and
"Ballads of a Cheechaco," for the
past twelve months.
Plum Pudding
Its a Lot of Work and Quite Expensive to Make
X. Plum Puddings. We Have Excellent Ones With
jl That Home Made Flavor ? at the following reas
?J* onable Prices:
j
Half pound Tins 15e, 2 for 25c
One pound Tins 35c,
Two pound Tins 65c,
Three pound Tins 51.00
A Good Plum Pudding is the Finishing touch to the
Christmas Dinner
GAINTY & FRANDSON
(By Alaska News Bureau)
NEW YORK. Dcc. 20? Richard
Parr, deputy collector of customs In
tho New York office, who first dis
covered the short weighing frauds per
petrated by the Sugar Trust, was of
fered $700,000 by agents of the Sugar
Trust if he would promise not to re
veal the frauds.
Collector Loeb Is on the trail of
the higher ups.
NSURGENTS AFTER BALUNGER
(By Alaska Now# Bureau.)
BRUSSELS, Belgium. Dec. 20? Fol
lowing the death -of King Leopold.
the Socialistic press and leaders are
advocating that a republic be formed.
The idea is looked upon with favor
by a large portion of the people.
E. VALENTINE
TAKES WIFE
Mayor Emery Valentine and Mrs.
Josephine G. Cook were united In
marriage by Father Brown at the
Catholic church at 8:30 a. m. today.
Only a few personal friends were pre
sens, all of whom gathered at the res
dence of the bride following the cere
mony for a wedding breakfast. Thos
present were Father Brown, Mr. and
.Mrs. Willis Nowell, Mr. and Mrs. John
H. Cobb, Dan A. Sutherland, George
Nowell, M rs. John Vanderbilt and
Judge and Mrs. John F. Malony.
Mayor Valentine Is a pioneer of the
Juneau camp and has been promi
nently identified with the business
ml social growth of this city. He
is serving his second year as mayor,
being reflected last spring without
opposition, a remarkable tribute to
his popularity. The bride Is the wi
dow of Frank Cook, who was among
the best known mining men of this
section during his lifetime. She Is a
charming woman and has been for
years a leader in church and social
affairs. ? Juneau Dispatch.
Robert Smart, government assayer
at Whitehorse, returned from below
on the Princess May and left for
Whitehorse this morning. Mr. Smart
went below to be treated for ear trou
ble and his many friends will be de
lighted to know that the treatment
was successful and that his hearing
is completely restored.
MRS. ROYAL
GETS TITLE
Mrs. Mary Royal has received a let
ter from her attorneys, Winn and
Burton, stating that the case concern
ing her title to the property occupied
by the Royal Laundry has been set
tled out of court and the deed to the
property has been made out to Mrs.
Royal from the North Pacific
Wharves and Trading company.
BOtllO
BOWLED BEST
The names on the "200" board at
the Elks alleys for the week ending
Saturday were:
W. C. Blanchard, 207, 211, 209, 205,
201, 200.
E. F. Pitman, 231. 201, 222, 203.
Alex Blanchard, 200, 210, 225.
Fred Flckhardt, 205.
A. S. Smith, 206.
F. S. Wilson, 204.
George Blanchard, 215.
Tuck Flaharty, 203, 207. 200, 201.
Louis Levy, the fur buyer, was a
round trip passenger on the Cottage
City.
Christmas Gifts
..For Gentlemen..
Every department of our store is sugges
tive of Christmas Gifts for Gentlemen
Come in and make your selections while
the assortments are complete
Fall and Winter
SUITS and OVERCOATS
That Warrant Calling Our Store
"The True Style Store"
WILL CLAYSON. clgThier