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No! m FIFTEENTH YEAR SKAGWAY ALASKA. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26. 191S PRICE 10 CENT
PEACE OR WAR
HANGS IN SCALES
l.ondon, Not. !t? Pmk? and
war in the Balkans s?^m equally
hung in the balances While the
lklet.ipotentiaiies are discussing the
iwao terms, a hasty word may pre
cipitate a renewal of the strife.
*hile wise words may initiate a
ivriod of i*-aoe It is believed in
ixmdon that the Turks are endeav
oring to embroil the Kuropean coun
tries in a fight among themselves,
which will make the way easier for
.1 continuation of Turkish rule.
From Adrianople comes the re
port of fierce fighting, with cholera
spreading in all the armies
WILI.IAM JAfKSttN Ari\>l\TKD
TO SKXTKO SKN KAYNKK
Baltimore. Nov. 26? Wm Jack
son of Salisbury, Maryland, has
been selected to succeed Senator
Hayner in the United State# sen
ate Mr. Jackson was a former ,
member of congress from Maryland ?
The above map shows comparative sices of Alaska and the United States. It will be observed that with
the southeastern peninsula placed on the Atlantic Coast of South Carolina, the western terminus of the
Ateutian peninsula and islands stretches alon?s the western coast of California. From Canada on the
north to Mexico on the south the giant land covert ten ordinary States Kmbraced within this vast area
is every variety of climate, with every natural resource of agriculture, mining, stock raising and manu
facturing It is a continent within itself capable of supporting a hundred million people.
BEAUTIFUL ELKS ML
It (IK INTERMENT
Juneau, Not 26? The funeral of
H D. Kirmse was held at 2 o'clock
this afternoon at Elk's hall, and
the interment temporarily made in
Evergreen cemetery, where the
hody w "1 later be exhumed and
taken outside for permanent burial.
The pallbearers were Barrager.
ru^h. Hooker. Britt, Hockett and
McLean. \Vm. Britt of Skagway
delivering the eulogy The services (
at the halt and at the grave were
under the ritual of the B. P. O. E.
Monte Snom sang a solo, and a
quartette consisting of brothers Ar
thur Feert<?, J. L. Gray, Wm. Dick
inson and Pr. L. O Kgginton sang
"The Vacant Chair " There were
many beautiful flowers, but the de
lay of the steamer prevented the ar
rival of many of the floral tributes
ordered from the south
I?KBS AW AITS ARRKST
I \I)KR ?.RANI> JURY (HAWiE
Terr* Haute. Xov. 26 ? Eugene
V. Ivh* arrived here this morning
and will await his arrest on the in
dictments returned against him
from the grand jury which convened
in Glrard, Kansas, last week
Out of respect to the memory of
the late H D. Kirmse, the busi
ness houses of Skagway closed this
afternoon during the hours of Ms
funeral
The following letters remained
uncalled for In the SkanwaT port
office. Nov. 22nd, 1912
Ruresu, Miss Mary l?.
Hendon, Will
Hunter, Mr Ralph
Johnson, Mr. CUreuce
Junton, Mr John M
Jumer, M. T.
Junior, Mrs. T.
Mucier, Mr. Clarence
Morris. Miss Adeline
Schooling, Mr. O. L.
A. K Ktndell, P. M.
Overcoat
Season
is now at hand
IP YOC AUK PARTICTLARLY
HARD TO IM.EASE ?K WILL RE
f PARTICCLARLY FLEASKD THK
DAY YOC TRY ON OXK OF OYR
NKW FALL AVD WINTER OYER
<\V\TS WITH TRK OONYERTIRLE
CQUAM.
rCRCHAsK IF YOC FIND WHAT
PLEASES TOT. YOF WILL FIND
FS ALWAYS Gl.AT* TO SHOW
OCR OOODS WHKTHKR YOC Bl'Y
OR NOT.
Our Holiday
Goods will
soon be here
H. J. LYNCH
I
Salem, Nov. 26 ? The three so
cialists, Kttor, Gtovannltti and Caru
so, charged with the murder of
Anna La I'ema, during the Law
rence textile strike, were discharg
ed in the court* today upon the
verdict of not guilty being returned.
It was shown that they were not
within a mile of the scene when the
woman waa killed. The socialists
claim that she was shot by a police
man by order of the factory owner*
Tbey, with other Socialists, un
der arrest for inciting to murder,
were all released and rearrested up
onlhe change of rioting during the
strike Th?-y were placed wnder
small bonds A great demonstra
tion followed tlie release of the
prisoners.
BLOCKS BURN
III BROOKLYN
? I
Brooklyn, Nor. 26 ? The East
river front is being swept by fire
today All the available fire ap
paratus in the city of Brooklyn Is
fighting the flamos. Several blocks
along the water front are being de
stroyed.
Nearly ,1 foot of snow has fallen
since four o'clock this morning and
it is still snowing at the rate of
one inch per hour. This is the
greatest snow fall that Skagway has
had for many years
Oeputy Marshal Fon*o Informs us
that the attendance of the petit
Jurers will not be required In Jun
eau on the 9th of December, but
that the court has provided for
their appearance a week later, on
the ICth.
LEAGUE MAG
NATE DEAD
St lx>ui?, Not. i6 ? John Brush,
the millionaire owner of the New
York National ba?eball league, died
last night of locomotor ataxia while
on the train coming to this city.
Mr Brush has been a sufferer from
the disease for many years, and di
rect? all his business affairs from
an Invalid's chair.
New York, Not. 26 ? The gun
men implicated in the killing of
Hermnn Rosenthal were sentenced
this afternoon to death In the elec
tric chair The etecutlon Is to
take place on the vlxth of January
There will be a meeting of the I
Arctic Brotherhood tonight. Inltla- |
tlon and banquet are on the pro- (
gram ,
Plum
Pudding
IS ALWAYS A KITTING CLIMAX
TO A <*KH> THANKSGIVING I?I\
NKR. TRV A CAM AND SKK HOW
TOO will KNJOY IT.
THK KIM) WE 8KLL HAS THK
\K?KNS\ia HOMK MARK I I A
VOR AND THK INGREDIENTS ARK
THK RKST.
1 LB. TINS, #5c; 2 LB. TINS, ?.V;
3 LR. TINS, *I.OO.
P. H. GANTY, Grocei
p
I
(Krinln Prt* ?ep?.r er.)
Th# Klghth grade history pwlort
was taken up lam Thursday by a
debate; "H?oli?t, that the pen Is
mightier thmi the sword." The per
nop* debating were loiter Moyer.
affirmative, and Dan McKay, nega
tive. The following were appointed
judges I Vila Rapuxsl, Kdwin Frled
enthal and Arthur McKay, who de
rided J to 1 In favor of the nega
tive.
Klale Dillon la again able to at
tend school after a week'a abeenr*
due to having rnn a maty nail In
her foot
Mian Or* re Reiner announced to
day that the flrat grade of the
high school would he dismissed at
1:30 p. m from now until the
cloae o* the aohool year, providing
they leave the school house quietly
Thla provision will moat likely he
compiled with
Rosa Dortero, one of the puplla
of th flrat year high arhool, haa
been absent from school on ac
count of * severe shock ahe re
ceived from an electric wire
The boys have been having their
uaual fun anow-balllng but they
have been forbidden by the tearh
cra to throw snowballs toward the
arhool building
On Wednesday afternoon, Nov
ember 37th. there will be given a
program arranged by th# teachers
and carried out by the puplla of
the Skagway Public Schools Tbere
is much enthusiasm shown by both
the teachers and the pupils and he
yond a doubt It w?'l be a auro*as
Everybody la cordially invited to at
tend. There will be twenty-four
numbers including songs, pterrteea,
recitations and readings
The following program ha* been
arranged,
1 Song, ?'America" . . All Grades
5 Recitation. "Welcome",. ..
Howard Orwenlaaf
3 Piano 8olo, "Meditation" . .
. . May Parker
4 Song, "Thanksgiving" ..
Primary Gradea
6 Recitation, "November Can't
Be Beat" Victor Grimm
? Song, "Anchored ' . . Delia Ra
putsl, George Dillon. Edward
l.iddlcoat, Arthur McKay, hea
ter Moyer, Dan McKay, Kdwln
Friedenthal, May Parker, Rom
Dotero, CkarlM Parker, Roy
Mulvthlll, KM* Dillon, H?l#n
Merc?r
7 Rwltilton, "A H#KitH? Boy"
Harold Mulrlhlll
> Song, "O Wood'"
..Fourth, Fifth, Kiitk Orndea
J Dlalog-ie, "Fl?? l?lttle II?m?
k*opfn* Maids" Katharine
Hahn, Francea Kennedy, Fa
ther Frledenthal, Myrtle Dlck
?on, Beaale fonway.
It Reading, Bobby flhaftoe '
BeatrVe oiaon
II Recitation ?'Th# Cat's Thanka
glrlng" Florla Clarli
IS "Motion 8?nf*
..Fourth, Fifth, Bl*th Gradea
It Recitation. "The Turlr?T? Con
ttndriim" .. ..Gould Flckardt
14 Rom. "0?K?d Night done of Th?
River" , .Dtll* Raputil. Rnaa
l?otero, May Parker, Rial* IHI
lon. and Helen M?ff?r
15 Recitation, "Too Much T#rk?r"
Rllm Ro*?ft
l? Kterclae, "Tan Uttla Pumpkin
Face*" . .John Mathews. On ice
Adama, Vincent MulTihlll, Rnth
Achiaon, Frank Brawaad, Kll*a
beth Dillon, F.lmer Whaeler,
Italia Parkar, Florla Clark.
Jeaae Pratt.
17 Racitatlon, Thanksgiving Joya
Ktta RlidMn
1* Rierciae, Thankagivinc Re
bus"' . . Fay Adama. Albort
Town*, Gertrude Mulvthlll, Al
bert Mathews, Paulina Mct'ann,
Proaper Oanty, Gertruda Mc
Kay. Walter Wheeler. Nancy
l.ynch. Cheater Cartarlght.
Mary McCann, Clarence Cart
w right
it Reading, "Grand mot her 'a Ho
liloquy " May Parker
JO ' Pumpkin rtrlll" . . Norman
Gould, Fred Blanch?rd. Ed
ward McKay, Rmeraon Roger*.
Carl Hahn, Harry Achtoon,
George Raputti, Albert Parkar,
Donald Mllnea, Verne Milter,
Kdna Achiaon, Rota McKay.
Gertrude l.lddlcoat, Sarah Frt?*l
en'hal. Vivian Talbot, Irene
Adama
21 Recitation, "Tha Pll|rlm Boys"
Jack Co* tray
21 "Medley of National Alr?" . .
.. ..Eighth and Ninth Gradea
IS Recitation. "Warning Mr. Tur
key" Irene Adama
24 Song, "The True Ifarreat Home '
All Oradea
May Parker, accompanlat
The miwi ??jli?h jam know
? thiw who htM thf hf<t thing* to
? fur th?t ihrj r*n find ? p??n>t?
who don't m rr nhnt It rtmtm ?nrh
pwif*- <l?m*t wmr an) hrttw rlnthm
? ?ult?, orfrrnnln than we'ra ?Hllni
frwj rt?y, mmlf for n* by
HAIil SCHAFFNER ft KMX
WILL
CLA YSON