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The daily Alaskan., 1914-04-06
AN UGLY VISITOR.
His unwelooms Call Brought About a
 Dramatic Situation,

His Dnwelcome Sall STouaNN FVSHt
 Dramatic Situation,
 The London representative of an East Indian firm was working late at the warehouse. A large consignment of goods. newly arrived lay in the room that adjolned his office The room was simple affair of four chart covered walls. TLere was desk in the middle, few chairs. and a large fireDroOf safe. It was nearly midnight when sound from the next room in- duced the man to go to the door to in- vessigatc. Nothing seemed wrong and he returned to his work, but left the door ajar
 Presently faint. harsh sound came from the next room. He sprng up to behold the heud of snake protruding through tine doorway.
 When the reptile saw him 1t stopped for a second. reared it's head until It was almost on level with the mans and began to dart Its tongue angrily in and ont of it's mouth.
 No novelist ever imagined a more despcratc situation. The man was un- armed and apparently without means of escape. The moment he withdrew his eyes from those of the snake, 1t lowered it's head aud moved toward him.
 But he had already determined on his course. The great safe stood open. He suraug into 1t and closed the door behind Einl. although he dld not shut if completely. That would have meant slow but certain suffocation. He sllDDed a small cashbOok into the aper- ture and held the ponderous door open about half an inch.
 Meanwhile the pythOn-for such 1t was-in purOxySm of fury, had flung Its coils twice round the safe, which stood some distance out from the wall. | The creature drew Its coils to the ut most tension in an angry eif"=t to crush the iron safe.
 By an effort the desperate prisoner collected his wits. He remembered that a case. slightly damaged and marked. "tO be kept in a moderately warm place." had been put in the ad- joining room. and doubtless accounted for his horrible visitor. BuJ the eI- planation. although simple, offered no consolation Something must, be done. | The captive racked his brain sorely until an idea struck him. Earlier in the evening he had put one of the ledgers in the safe with a long, black eraser inside to mark q special entry. | Cramped and almost doubled as he was. he found it DO easy matter to reach the slender weapon, the. blade of which wns as sharp as razor. Tax l ing his courage in both hands he plunged the knife again and again into l the folds of the snake, where they crossed the small aperture. There fol- lowed a horrible, tearing sound. and the massive safe rocked Ominously for some moments. Then suddenly the folds seemed to relax and go writhing ! to the floor
 Owing to the extreme tension of the coils the keen blade had almost sey. arod the body in half. From head to tail it measured nearly forty feet.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-04-06
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

A general municipal election will be held Tuesday, April 7th, 1914, for the purpose of electing seven councilmen and one member (clerk) of the School Board.
 The election will be held at the Town Hall and the hours for voting will be from : a. n. to : p. m.
 Voters for cOuncilmen must be citi- zens of the United States, orthose who have declared their intention to be- come such; must be twenty-One years or over, who have resided continuously one year next preceding the cleo tiOR in the Territory of Alaska and for six months preceding the cleo ton in tue Town o' Skagway, and who has been duly registered.
 All adults, male or female, who are citizens of the United states or who have declared their intention 10 become such and who are bona fide residents of the Town of Skag- way, are qualified to vote for the School Clerk.
 D. W. Mckay, 3-4-14. Town Cleark.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-04-06

The soul is a fire that darts It's rays through all the senses; It is in this fire that existence con sists; all the observations and all 3 the efforts of philosophers ought to turn toward this fire, the cen ter and moving power of our sentiments and cur ideas.-Mme. de Stael.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-04-06
THE SOUL.

The soul of man is audible, not visible. A sound alone bctrays the flowing of the eternal foun- tain, invisible to man.-Longfel- low.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-04-06
EVERYDAY THOUGHTS.

We can't all win in the battle of life. but if fortune doesn't fa- yor us we can at least try to be good losers. It isn't easy! but it is possible.
 1t would save such a lot of disappointment If we could all make up our minds to the fact that never so long as the world lasts will other people agree with us as to what they should or should not do.
 Some of us badly need to be remAlded that home Is not place provided for the express convenience of people who want to grumOle.
 If you want to enjoy life set out every day with q determina- tion to be amused and Interested and refuse to be bored.
 If a blessing Is removed dOnt make yourself miserable by la menting its loss Look round and see if there are other bless nrs within reach that you have never made the most of. Give these a little attention.
 Discomfort Is so infectious that people who habitually allow their discontent to get the upper hand really ought to be Isolated for the benefit of the cOmmu- nity.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-04-06
START sKAGwAY WAGON
ROAD MAY THIS YEAR

According to advices just re- ceived, the preliminary survey, for the proposed government wagon road from Skagway to the Canadian boundary line at the summit Ol White Pass will be made in May of this year. District Attorney John Rustgard has just received a letter from the office of the Attorney General, stating that conference had been held between Delegate Wickersham, and Col. w. P. Rich ardson. of the road commission, and the Attorney Generals office in which it was planned to go ahead with the work. As soon SIS the sur vey is made the White Pass people will be called upon to reliuQnish their title to the old wagon road franchise and right of way. The Skagway road is planned to connect with wagon road on the Canadian side of the line, leading to Lake Bonnet and to Whitehorse. The Canadians are also discussing the plan of building an automobile road, reaching all the way to Daw- son.
 (This item of news paid for by J. NJ. Tanner)
 S5agway, April 6. John Rustgard,
 U. s. District Attorney,
 Juneau.
 Can I state news in Empire re- gard wagon road authentic?
 J. M. Tanner.
 Juneau, April, 6. 1914. J. NJ. Tanner,
 Skagway, Alaska,
 Yes.
 RUstgard. 9.59 a. m.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-04-06
sKAGwAY WEATHER REPORT.

959 a. m.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-04-06
THE WHITE PASS WAG0A ROAD
(Contlnued ttom Page l.l

morning as to the probability of the road becoming an accomplish ed fact, stated it as his firm belief that 1t would be reported on fa-
 vorably by congress and an appro- priation made for 1t construction at Rn early date:
The daily Alaskan., 1914-04-06
CHANGE TONIGHT AT THE
 MOVIES.


 Pathe Weekly No. S6 Education al.
 Collection of Pearls-A comical experience of a gem colIectOr-Se- liz fiilm-comedy.
 The American Princess-Featur- ing Alice Joyce as the Princess Kalem film. Good drama. Finuegan-A meritoTiOus EsSan- ay comedy.
 Music by Mrs. Stanton.
 THE NUGGET MOVIES.
 Broadway Near Third.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-04-06
NAVAL POWER.

God has decided that the peo- ple of this country should be a commercial people. |" Young as we are, our tonnage and con- merce surpaSs those of every na- tiun upon the globe but one, and if not wasted by the deprlva- lions to which they Were expos cd by their defenseless situation and tue more ruinOus restrlc- lions to which this government subjected them, it would require not many more years to have made them the greatest in the world. Is this immense wealth always to be exposed as a prey to the rapacity of freebOOters? Why will you protect your citi- zens and their property upon land and leave them defense less upon the ocean? AS your mercantile property increases the prize becomes more tempt ing to the cupidity of foreign na- tions. In the course of things the ruins and aggressions which you have experienced will null tiply. nor will they be restrained while we have no appearance of a naval force.-James 4. Bay ard in United States Senate, lS1O.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-04-06
INTERIOR WEATHER REPORT,

SEagway, 40 above, clear, calm. Caribou, 35 above, cloudy, calm. Tagish, 40 above, cloudy, calm. WhitehCrse, 26 above, clear, sth. wind.
 Atlin 33 above, cloudy, calm. Lower Lebarge, 25 above, cIdy, calm.
 HootaIiuqua, a2 above, cloudy, calm.
 Big salmon, PC above, cloudy, calm.
 Carmacks, -; clear, calm. Yukon Crossing, p above, clear, calm.
 selkirk, 20 above, clear, south wind.
 Coffee Creek. Is above, cloudy, south wind.
 White River. -; clear, calm, Stewart River, 10 above, cloudy, calm.
 Dawson, Is above, cloudy, sth. wind.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-04-06

Only one "BROMO QUININE"
 Whenever you feel a cold coming on, think of the full name, Laxa- tive Bromo Quinine. Look for sig nature of E. W. Grove on box. 25c.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-04-06

'LUXor" Toilet Requisites are a luxury Keller Brothers, skagway
The daily Alaskan., 1914-04-06

Take "PuroIa" SODIUM PHOS- PLATE and give your liver a shake. For Sale by Keller Ercs. Drug Co
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-03

r. ENGLISH followers of athletics are
using a comparison of the times
and distances in the Uuited States,
and English field and track Champion
ship games of 1914 to prove that
the British athlete is regaining his
former standard of performance. Out
of thirteen events in which compari-
son is possible ten of the English hg-
ures are better than that of the Ameri-
can figures. In two of the events, how
ever, American athletes hung up the
winning figures and continental en-
trants we're responsible for the others.
~EVERAL major league clubs have
been invited to do their spring
- training at Texas mineral springs
resorts in 1916. Waxahachie has been
recommended for one of the st. Louis
clubs. ..-a: Et
Lengyiew, Mineral Wells and sew
eral other places are endeayoring to
secure big league clubs for next
spring ~. ...,,e.. Z:
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-03
ANOTHER WIN
for PUNAHOU
SECOND team

The Punahou second team added an
other game to its unbroken string OF
victories by defeating the Mckinley
high school reserves by a score of II
to ., on alexander field yesterday
s With the exception of the first half,
Capt. Farrington's braves played good
winning football. They out-rushed and
cut-kieked their opponents in the last
two quarters and also showed. a more
stubborn defense. 49, ....>-. r. :... {
In the second quarter Awana, assist
ed by the good interference of his
teammates, made a spectacular 45-yard
end run for a touchdown. Kim Wal
kicked the goal. Following this the
high school returned the ball to Puns'
35-yard line and A. Bush, the High
captain, kicked a clever, goal from
placement. Score, rs. s....-.. .1s.E
In the second half the Puns came
back strong and the Pun line opened
big holes for Awana, Kula and Kim
Wal. A. Bush fumbled one of Geo.
Bromley's longt punts and Kula fell on
the ian. l.wana carried it over in
three bucks for a touchdown. Kim
Wal kicked his second goal.
Then on straight bucks the Puns
carried the ball down the field for
their last touchdown and Kim kicked
his third goal .... f
= For the Pmafdus Harrington ran
his team In heady style, Smith and
Noble played well at the ends and
Bromley, Kim, Awana and Kula de-
serve credit.
For high schooi Bush. Rosehill and
starred. Bush, especial
~, showed possibilities, and with adj
ditional weight he bids fair some day
tn become a strong player for the
black and gold.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-03
High School Rioters
win Help Win Games

IL lusty and prolonged cheering can
help to win a football game-and IL
can If the right spirit is back of it
IL will not be the fault Of the McKin.
ley High School students II the Black
and Gold fOotballers lose to Oahu Col.
iege I'm the crucial contest, which is
scheduled for next Saturday afternoon
at Alexander field.
There is going to be rally in the
high school assembly hall Friday
evening and every Mckinley student,
former student, friend and booster is
invited to be in attendance and linn
Der up his or her vocal chords for
the Saturday game.
The Mckinley football men have
made an excellent showing this sea,
son--the best in years-but they won't
be able to keep It up If they are not
assured in some way that they have
got the undivided support of every Nc
Kinley student back of them
And this support has got to come
in the form of cheering on the side
lines; not a faint yell now and then.
but continuous roaring, tremendous
racket that will reach well into the
ears of the men On the field-which
will remind them that they are being
watched and that their fellow students
expect them to win, and are willing to
assist them to this extent. -
II is safe to say that MeKinley's
roofing section hasn't been anywhere
near up to the mark this season, and it
Is expected that the rally Friday night
will change things. And it is with
this in view that Yell Leader Joseph
Fling wants every student to attend.
Mckinley students want their foot
ball men to win: that is natural. But
they must remember that on the side
lines they have big part to play In
the game, and the manner in which
his part is played will depend largely
On whether the team wins or loses.
There will be an attractive program
IT the rally. The High School Glee
Club will play several national tunes
and will sing some up-to-the-minuteI
HRS. Other stunts will be enacted
rom time to time.
Every loyal McKmleyite will attend
his rally. The football men need the
support and the students need the
Practise. Remember the date, next
friday night; and the time, T:30
o'clock. H. d. G. IL.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-03
CRACK EASTERN POLO
PLAYERS BOUND FOR
:, CALIFORNIA IN 1915.
IBy Latest MALL

NEW YORK.-Polo players of the
different hunt and polo clubs located
on Long Island, who heretofore have
gone to Europe, are going to Caiifor-
MA this winter, and many of them
intend taking part in the polo games
at the Panama-Paeific exposition.
THE Cooperstown team. consisting
of F. S. Van Stade, C. P. Beadleston,
Charles C.2Rumsey and Malcolm Ste
venson, will with scarcely doubt try
for the cups onrthe Pacific coast. This
team is considered second only to the
Big Four" of Meadowbrook, who have
defended the international trophy on
three different occasions Stevenson,
the back of Cooperstown, was one OF
the substitutes on this years interna-
tional team, The other members of
the team are players of marked ability.
Another prominent player who will
probably go to California is ]. Wat
son Webb, who may either go as
member of the Cooperstown team or
go to California with a team OF his
own. On the Great Neck teams and
several of those at Meadowbrook there
also is excellent timber for two other
teams. ~ r.:
At Meadowbrook there has been
more or less talk, although nothing
definite has yet been reached, that.
the Big Four" itself may take a turn
at the cups at San Francisco. Dew.
ereux Milburn has been in excellent
form this fall and the other members
of the big team are now practising
almost daily. r.. r.. .
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-03

The, superintendent of a Sunday
school was giving the elder boys a
talk on business success. BE indus
trious, my boys, and you will succeed.
BE loyal to your employer; never look
at the clock; put the firms interest
before your own. and success is sure
to come. You remember, do you not,
the great difficulty George Washing
ton had to contend WITH" Yes sir,
yes sir" the boys shouted. And
what difficulty. what almost insuper-
able difficulty. nearly crippled the
great George" "He couldn't tell a
lie," chorused the lads. =
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-03

REVISED SCHEDULE OF SERVICE FOOTBALL LEAGUE

schedule of the service football been
including
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-03
SKATER SPORT NOTES

Especial star Bulletin Correspondence
FORT, SKATER, Nov. 3.--The CT.
ficefs Interested In baseball at the
post have secured permission to lay
out and sbuiii a new diamond. Which
will be located ca the rice flats east
of the hospital, bat near the end OF
the streetcar line The experts of the
engineer company will survey the
ground and set the stakes for grading
TO insure the proper arrangement of
the field. Lieutenant Lyman, the fore
most representative of the game at
the post, will be in charge of the ne
cessary labor of construction
The ID Infantry will start its regi-
mental baseball series next week, pro-
vided the managers succeed in getting
the schedule arranged. In addition to
the Company teams-12 in number--it
is expected that the signal corps will
enter team in the race as was the
case last year. Company /, of the
Engineers may also enter nine, the
matter now being under consideration
by the athletically inclined of that
organization. The opening games of
the series will necessarily be played
on the old diamond, as the new ball
park will not be completed in time
to be use. Company d, the winners
of last season will nut out team quite
as strong as was their former nine
and the enthusiasts of that company
are already making a few prophecies.
Every nine will play every other nine
two games, according to the tentative
plans given out Yesterday. The ath-
ietic council Of the regiment viii be
in charge of all games and will form
the final beard in case OF playing or
managerial questions that may arise
This board is composed of Captains
G. 5. Lincoln, Paul B. Malone and
Lieut.. Charles B. Lyman.
The I'd Infantry football team made
its first appearance Sunday against
the strong eleven OF the engineers and
made creditabla showing. although
defeated by score of IA to 0. The
infantry eleven had had but one scrim-
mage before the. game. The next
game for the infantry team. will be
next Sunday and will be at Schofield
Barracks, when they will meet the LIST
Field Artillery. On the same day the
1st Infantry is scheduled to play here
against the Engineer eleven. Admis-
sion is free to all games at Fort Shat
ter and visitors are welcome.
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hearing of the case of James Nc
.Ieen. who recently was arrested on
fharge OF having assaulted Customs
II.peetor John Hodson Saturday morn
'II. which was scheduled to be held
1eIore United States Commissioner
George S. Curry at 4 o'clock yesterday
afterno0n. has been continued until
November 16 Mcqueen has been re-
leased on a bond OF 500.
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DUKE IS LEARNING.

q Duke ,Kahanamoku, the human =
q fish from Honolulu, will Ae more :;
:: difficult to beat than ever when 2
:: he takes to the water in Novem- 2
q Der for the Los Angeles Athletic :,
:: Club. G. Freith, the club coach, =
{: is teaching "the Duke to turn :;
e and start, which were the only z
:: things about swimming that the =
:; dusky streak from the Pacific =
:. isles did not know. In straight =
{: swimming he is unbeatable, but 3:
= some Of his rivals had improved 8.
:: their start and def turns at the 8;
e end of the baths into such a fine s:
!; art that the Duke lost whole sec s:
= ends by his clumsiness.-S. F. 8;
!: Bulletin. 8!
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~ ORMAN Brookes and Anthony F.
IN Wilding, the AustralasiaH win
- ners Of the Davis Tennis Cut, are
advocating changes in both the Eng
lish tennis championship regulations
and the Davis Cup rules as we'll. In
each case the famous racquet ex-
perts' suggestions are sportsmanlike
and made with the idea of improving
the sport and creating greater in
terest in the sport. Nilding and
'Brookes both state that the believe
that the English singles championship
holder should play through succeed
ing title tournaments instead of stand
ing out and meeting the winner at the
end OF the tourney as is the case at
present. Since BrookeS holds the hon.
or, at this time his advocating of a.
change in the rules in order to con-
form with the American plan carries
unusual weight.
His suggestions regarding future
Davis Cup play are even more radical
and coming from a player of his age
are stripped OF any personal advan-
tage since the plan would favor youth
far more than men verging on forty.
Brookes wants the cup holding coun-
try to take part in each competition
from the start, and further, all the
in the different rounds to be |
played on the same ground Another
proposal that is put forward
is that the tournament should take |
place in different country each year |
irrespective of what nation holds the |
cup. America, the British Isles and |
Canada, Norman Brookes suggests, |
should visit Australia in November.
1915, rand even If the Australasians |
defend the cup the next
would take place in either
England, Canada or America. II
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and. were defeated 81 to O. Three of
the six touehdowns were made in the
first quarter, after which the cavalry
men took brace and gave the 1st in
fantry hard tussel.
A baseball game Sunday morning
between Battery c and Battery E on
the cavalry diamond resulted in a VIC
tory for E Battery by score of 6 to 4.
Battery B. LIST F. A, has got up
a football team and is anxious to
schedule some games.
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scHoFIELD ATHLETICS

The commanding general has decid-
ed to move the post baseball park
away from his back door, and the base
ball committee has been given two
days in which to decide upon new
location. Some members of tthe com
mittee favor moving it about 200 yards
east Of its present location. Others
favor site on the parade ground OF
the old infantry cantonment, Just east
of where the LIST infantry post ex-
change used to stand. Work will COM
mence on the new park Immediately,
but the old park will remain in use
until after the series with Venice.
Sunday morning the football team OF
the LIST squadron 4th cavalry, which
has Just been organized by Lieut.. R. s
Donaldson, played practise game
with the LIST Infantry regimentaI team
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n r the annual meeting of the fran.
~ chise owners of the Texas Base
. ball League to be held at Dallas,
proposition to reduce the league
from an eight to six club circuit will
be considered. Several of the league
nlagnates are said to favor such q
move but no forecast on the majority
vote is possible. The 1914 season
was Improbable in several cities and
IL is the idea Of those advocating q
reduction in the circuit that a lapse
in the game at one or two points for
a season or more will ultimately inn
prove the professional baseball sit
uation in Texas.