No. 10 TWENTY SECOND YEAR
SKA0WAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1919 PRICE 10
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CENTS
PRIME MINISTER CLEMEHCEMI"
VICTORIOUS OVER ASSASSIN'S AIM
Paris, Thursday Afternoon. — I'
was announced' this afternoon thai
upon examination it was found thai
one of t^e assassin's bullets had
penetrated one of the Premier's
lungs, and that a hemorrhage had
followed. The official anuouncemeni
stated that Premier Clemenceau's
Otwlition today was very satisfac
tory.
Paris, Feb. 20.—Premier Clemen
ceau in a conversation with Gen
eral Koch, belittled the incident of
his ."tempted assassination and
said "I have dodged? bigger ones
than that at the front."
Paris, Feb. 20. — Th0 anar
chist Cottiu who attempted th$ life
o* Premier Clemenceau vesterdey,
stated to the police that Clemence»u
' wag planning another war and that
1 be was considered an enemy to hu
manity.
! Paris, Feb. 20.—The Matin says
today that th© attempt on the life
o' Premier Ciemenceau may have
b^en of Bolshevik origin,
j A Geneva newspaper declared a
I ween a?o that the Bolshevik in
' L&usane were plotting to assassinate
the Premier.
Paris, Feb. 20.—Premier Clemen
ceau's chief clerk said today "the
Premier is seriously hurt."
Cottin, the Premier's assailant es
( raped war service because of heart
trouble. He Btated today that he
is an integral anarchist, a friend of
all men, including the Germans.
THREE SAIL FOB
SKAOWAV TOON
Seattle, Feb. 20. — Mrs. A. W,
Bowman, JoQu Lude and A. Hood
left oe»ttla this morning bound for
Skajw ay.
FLU TffilLIFE
Seattle, Feb. 20. — Lieutenant
Mills Eggleson of the 69th Coast Ar
»illery, died of pneumonia the day
following his arrival at Newport
Xews
Lieutenant Eggleson was rais
ed iu Seattle and is the son of
ifajo^ tDoctor) James B. Eggleson
Who had charge of the base hospital
of one of the units in France.
Today is a regular spring day
»nd old Sol is doing his feast. "Win
dow cleaning seemed' to be the or"
der of th<» day.
SKINNER 5 EDOY
LOSE GOSTfiAGTS
Seattle, Feb. 20— It was official
ly announced1 today that the govern
ment had cancelled twenty of the
Skinner and Eddy ship contracts.
ItSI NAl'S WILL
Xew York, Feb. 20.—Edna Good
rich, the fourth wife of the lale
Nat C. Goodwin, has filed notice
'hat she will contest the will of her
former husband.
REI'l'IVLICAX MEMBERS TO
HOLD CONFERENCE FEB. 27
Washington, Feb. 19.—House re*
publicans have agreed to call all the
republican members elect into an
crganization conference to bo held
here February 27.
A BANK BOOK
You will search high and low before you will
find another book (except the Bible) that means as
much to you as your Bank Book.
It makes a long story short.
It is full of dates and amounts'of vital import
ance to you.
We have a few extra copies for distribution
to those who have not already called for theirs.
BANK OF ALASKA
New Goods Just Received
Van Houten's Cocoa 1-2 lb 70c
Christie's Soda Biscuits 2 lbs Tins 75c each
Royal Yeast Cakes (Canadian) 2 for 25c
Bake-Ko (Egg Substitute) 1 Pail Equal to
3 doz eggs 30c each
P. H. GANTY
Just befort going to press today, |
<ha Daily Alaskan was officially!
nQtlfied by Health Offficer, Dr. G*-.
bie, that he ha<} received advice
Irom Governor Rlg&s that careful j
investigation hag diaclo3etl the fact
that at the present time there is
not cne case of influenza in South
eastren Alaska, and that there was
therefore no necessity ot continuing
(he quarantine at any port which
would' restrict persons traveling
between southeastern Alaska porta.
According to the decision of the
Skugwpy Health department, it has
been decided to place all persons
arriving in this port from Seattle or
Vancouver, or other Puget Sound1
or Western Canadian ports under
observation here for three days
Be the decision of the Health
department, the quarantine Is there*
fore declared off between this port
and Haines aild Fort Seward, Ju
heau and other Gastineau Channel
porta and all other Southeastern
Alaska ports.
Philadelphia, Feb. 20.—The Bol* ,
sheviki orators and labor agitators,
who were recently run out of Se
attle at thq point of the bayonet
Oil accoun* of their revolutionary
proclivities have all made their ap- j
pearance in this city, and have be- !
gun their nefarious advocacy of
overthrowing the government.
lu speeches which haye been •
mads- by these Bolsheviki leaders J
whom were so recently blasted out
of the Pacific Coast sea ports, it
Ig claimed by certain shipyard work
ers and other persons that these
ment are advising the shipyard
workers to rise against the govern
ment and assert their rgihts b.»
might of arms. They preach the
tokinf over by the men of the
shipyards and then for the men to
cpernie them.
Seattle, Feb. 20—Turned down
bv the government the shipyard
strikers are makliig desperate ef"
t its to have the metal trade conven
tion now being he!d in Portland,
Ore. declare a coastwise strike of
the metal trades workmen.
JACK PERSHING SCORNS POLES;
IDE LIFE OF i SOLDIER FOB Nil
Sbaron, Pa., Feb. 20.—According
to a letter received today by James
Bracken from Colonel Boyd *ho la
General Pershing's private secretary,
| General John J. Pershing is »ot in
terested in the presidency of the
iUnitP«' States. Hq is concerned on
ly with his military duties reads the
'li'ter.
DELEGATES WILL
1AKE DAY OFF
London, Feb. 20 — A dispatch
from Paris received here this morn
ing states that there will be no
meeting o* the peace conference to
San Francisco, Feb. 20.—Ex-Presi
dent William H. Taft in, an address
last night declared that he would
not trust overnight the senators
who ire fighting the League of Na
tlonf.
8CIEX1ISTS CLAIM TO HAVE
POUND FLU GEflJM
London, Feb. 20.—The virus of
trench fever and influenza and °f
some forms of nephritis have been
Isolated and identified. A minute
^lobular cell la responsible for all
the trouble. ' #. 1
Washington. Feb. 20. — Senator
McComb introduced a resolution to
day authorizing the Bending of
enough soldiers to Siberia to de
feat the murderous Bolshevists.
Copenhagen, Feb. 20.—The Spar
tac^ns are today bombarding R°t"
terop -with artillery. Aid for the
defenders of the town is being Bent
from Muenster and troops and' artil
lery are being despatched as fast as
the authorities can get them mobil
1tad.
Manv Alaskan coast towns have
Started a campaign to secure Bet
tiers 'Ms year, and a large number
of circulars and prospectuses are
being sent to friends in the states
with instructions to distribute them
to parties likely to come to« Alaska.
SOCIALISTS DENIED NEW TRIALS
AND STAYS BT JUDGE LANOIS
Chicago, Feb. 20.—Motions for
new trial and stays ot sentence
which were made to Jud'ge Landis
today by the attorneys representing
Berger and tUe other socialists re
cently convicted1 and sentenced un
der the espionage act, were de
nied by jud"ge Landis today.
In arguing for the new trial and
[ stays of sentence Berger said fh&t
j the verdict of the lury which waa
returned against him and his co
defeudants would be impossible to
secure iu any other nation except
Japan. Berger said, "We all ad
| mit that we are socialists, but our
position wag simply that of the In
j termtiona' Socialist movement."
IDE CONTEST?
Washington, Feb. €0. — It ap
pears certain here that there Will he
another Alaska delegate contest.
Chas. Suiter has (succeeded) in
havln? his name on the unofficial
list of the members of the next
house of representatives.
Emil Hurja, his secretary is here
making arrangements to move into
the House office buiidiDg.
PENITENTIARY "BANK
LOOTED BY OONVIOIJ
Omaha, Feb. 17.—The "bank" at
the state penitentiary at Lincoln
has been robbed.
The state board of control an
nounced today- the discovery of
manipulation of the prisoners' say
ings accounts, in charge of Convict
David A. Best of Omaha, with the
result that from $260 to $260 of the
convicts' money is missing:. Best,
sent np from Omaha, March 20,
j 1918, on a forgery, charge, wa$ pa
roled! December 30 and wag last
heard of in IndianaflWlis.
CAN VDIAN MINERAL
OUTPUT IS LARGE
The Canadian mineral output for
1918 compares favorably with that of
for8mer years, even though opera
tions were carried on during stress
of war. The figures for the Domin
ion's production last year, according
to Vic» Consul ClaU(Je R. Michels, of
Calgary, Alberta, follows: Coal 15,
180,0000 tons; gold, $14,750,000 in
value; silver, 20,800,000 ounces;
copper, 117,000,000 pounds; nickel,
91,500,000 pounds; zinc, 36,000,
000 pounds; pigiron, 1,180,000
tqns; eteel ingots and castings, 1,
190,000 tons.
CHENEY CRAVATS
Good Haberdashers
The Country Over Sell
Cheney Cravats—Famous
For Their Style, Their Quality, Their Smart
Economy. Have you seen the newest designs
On Display at
JAMES KENNEDY
0. C. WILL SOON
8E
Washington, Feb. 20.—The nix
billion dollar revenue bill which tha
president will sign upon his &rriT*i
In Boston carried with It the Reedi
bone drv amendment to the District
o♦ Columbia, ordinances which b»r«
the bringing of liquor Into the dis
trict from the moment the Ml &
signed.
FORD WENT TO "VERY
VERGE" OF DISDOYAL1T,
ASSERTS ELIHU ROCWI
Washington, Feb. 19.—Elihu Root
honorary president of the National
Security league, recently told the
special committee investigating the
league's political activities, that in
h't judgment congress had failed to
I support President Wilson's war uro
gram until the people demanded
| whole-hearted co*operatlon.
Defending the action of the league
in opposing the election of Henry
Ford, as Senator from Michigan, Mr.
Root said that it "of the
greatest importance to the success
ful prosecution of the war" that
Mr. Ford be defeated. Ho add
ed that Mr. For Hi went to tha
! "very verge" of disloyalty If he did
no* actually "go over."
BIG REDUCTION" IN •
CREWS AT NENAXAl
Cordova.—A sweeping reduction
I has taken place in the working
I force of the engineering commission
at Nenana, it being announce# that
i owing to the financial condition of
'the local treasury this movement
was an absolute necessity. The re*
ductiou was mad'e in all department*,
and from 150 to 200 employes
b0 affected. In making the reduc
tion <he married moi were glvea,
the Preference in employment.