POLICE ARE KEEN
AFTER BOOZE
SeatQe Fob 2o—The explanation
jor the freedom from Punishment
and interference with bootlegSere
in Seat^ is found in th0 Police de
partment Chief So-'-rs is attempting
to clean up the dt,Parlmeiit and last
night. dismissal 3 PatroImen Wil
liam Goodwin, Bert Houch and Rol
lo Wilson. He found that lhe e of
jiceis with others have been holding
up uotiegg-rs relie\ing them cf ti.
booae and theiust Iv,^ di-Pcsing oj
mi LESSEN
p
u r
Hey worth Ul K,o 2S—Da Ron thq |
fugitiv^ bank m,.ssenger who JTI.- . j
with J670;t'0l) worth of l.ih>-ri
bonds from a Chicago bank has I
been arrested- He was caught |
this town Saturday.
Concede U. S. Right
in Mandate
Question
Psrls Mer. 1—That the Position oj
thg Called S'at^s witn raforenc-- to
a voice in the fixing of mandate i >
right was conce®de«l by 1 tJa Leasu<>
of N'ations today. in a not^, laid
btfor* the Council today Balfour
who drafted the not^ in reSPoum. to
that 6ynt b>" .Secretary O.lbv. to tin
Council stated that the right of the
United States to a voice in the fix
in., of mandate by th,> L^a.yUe of
Nations is recognized. Colby's Pro
test was with referent to the -M».-o
Potacilan and Island of VaP man
date*.
, Tacoma Feb-2$—President I.ar I
son of the jcandanavian Anuriran
BanJc o( this city «as charKcd wjMi
u criminal bini'Siug of tlit, fluid ' i
of the dafunct Kink. Nino counU
wore returned .-igalnst him.'
Washington Feb 2S—A soldier
tonus Ull was r."or'e1' on: Saiurda
The Senate fiuance committee r -
Ported the hill to the S, nat0 and it ■
provisions are to become
Jan. 1 U'-3. 1he 'ax ::wvi ion-*
were stric'ien 1>'■"m the bill- :t !'ro-,
videB a Payment of $1.25 for e»>:i
day of mvr.p.ij ; or vice and &1.0" .
for eai ii day ot home sar\ict».
must Itave beared
Washington Mar. 1.—RoVt-nu-t
agents must have >-0arcb warrauis to
•'invade Private homcs in hunting f.
liqicr". This wa3 'li» decision o£
lie t ine court today. It a'so
h,M tliat Portions of ta* I.cur A
w re u:ic^n>ti!u»ioitaJ.
I- ris Mar 1—The r i'l." ft t!io
L' hru ■ of Nation® to t o Anu-rio n
no'ti on the wanda's* <r'-e tiou was
.1 in. red to the Embassy
hTf i!'Jn aftt.rm<:n. I is U»d"i
Vo.'d 'li.it corn '• niijf.i ti' n t
the claims of Mik. I'ni •■■.1 .U(- t
tlf Jal-anase mandator* ow r »h >
l-.laaid of Yai' is cc:uaincU iu ■
U'>te
S\.&T\A "B\1| "\^OUT
Keep your savings, youi surplus money in your ov.n com
munity—where it belongs—and where it will work (or y ou
over and over again.
Money in your HOME BANK will help build roads sup
port schools, and aid your local companies and business
houses and make certain YOLR pay roll. It will bring non
business to your town and thus give you more for \ our dollar
when you buy. New business increases the value of your
property and decreases your taxes. A man or won: in wiih a
bank account never worries about hard times.
BanK of AlasRa
S YR UPS
AT LOWER PRICES
Liberty Bell, Cane and Maple
Liberty Bell, Cane and Maple
LibPrty Bell, Cane and Maple
Pure Maple Sap from Vermont.. •
Rogers Golden Syrup Canadian.. ..
Rogers Golden Syrup Canadian
. "i I'c-ucd tins .70
"> pound tins 1.23
10 pound tins
.2* pound tins .lo
.2 pound tins .40
.5 pound tins . 7
P. H. GANTY
p
Li
IB
■ ij
Foster I ml Fob' 2S—As the Cana
dian ln»orstat , was Passing thQ crosa
lug at tills "laco 1110 Michigan Oen
tr.ii Limited crashed Into h6r and
a t°rrible wreck was the result
Furty two bodice hav0 been recov
ered from the %vreck which aoocur
rcl iSst night buc not all have been,
re ovcrcd yet. Many of the bodies
•>vro scrl ;ed and mangled beyond
iv.?<ignition. A*;ording to the rail
jnv.y offidlals* the disaster was
i av.,od l>y> tiie failure of the e"gin
u'r Cf the Michigan Central train
U> in i J t he block signal at the cross
ever. The idgnl automatically sets
tiu> derailing switch but the s^eedi
or the train carrled It for
wough [o crash in th© Canadian
triin. v
.S nti^ FVl> li—A fet'e™l court
: was is oo'l 'Saturday r strain
\1 s > Kn;i"e ling'Commi •
i f m warOl'tg the contract {<■■.
v >.< £ handling ninclii:ie:y to
jlriaKloT Suri'lv ConH'any. Tho or
der was Issued ut'en the"application.
I.if tho Tugct S'jund Machinery de"
I
Bonus Voted To
kiazl Employes
. - —
.
Y.;i 111 on Feb -S—The Hou:0 :
i-i. nij-l't vot«j«l $240.00 bonus to
sowrcuiont tmi']oyots (Curing tht. !
•war P-iiod. The imtnigra'inn
s;'U*. '' i ti l was sent to the Pri'si"
tiet t for his Signature
s'i Jiiia-Costa Rica
War Is Ave.ted
S^atUo Fob—Tho Yukon Order of j
I'ioncers and Ladies of tha Golden j
L.N'or'h lodges held a social session
Feb'. 24th in their lodjjo roonis i"
t!iis tity.
Marshall Gets A
Big Silver Cup
Washington Mer. 1—Tlic i^nato
Presented the Yii'e Pr0sident with a
Lis rilvcr eiil1 as a token of esteem.
| The Vie.* President in liis response
1 J-at the hoosJers of liis state
were liable 10 think lhat the cup
' was a "memorial of the lS'li amend*
, me!.;".
j onttl .' Feb 2S—Word reached Se
a tie during the w«ek tha' a rich
I lcdgp had bee" encountered in the
j Hirs'-Chleagoff ProPerty which has
! eve" indication the Property will
riv?i 'he tamou3 Chicagoff ProPert
I <>£! the Uu-st in<e>"est.
The ISkagway Woman's club is
Planning to bring something new to
th^ city in tii© line of entertainment;
Arrangements have b^-n mad0
with Mrs. J. V. Da-vis fjooutionis1
and illps. Carlson Pianist Iboth of
Juneau to combine with tlie Picture
j show on Tuesday Mar. S. Mrs Da
vis and' Mrs Carlson hav0 match
i 1 -re reputations in the caPitol city,
las arUsts in their MneS and Stag
wc.j ir to be treerted to an evening;
lef very fin,, eritertainnient.
The Pric- of admission will be
(50) cents and the Proceeds'
above expenses to b0 d^o'ed to li
Srlary work.
A fr.jf Program will Printed
il'Wer. . |.4
S. DESTROYER
■ Oil B?
BIG STEAMER
j Washington Feb 2S —One killed*
two Injured aT | flri"tn missing
a rqsult of a collision in the Pacif ■
ic fleet. Th0 merchant steadier
iSteeJ Inventor struck 'lie dei>tryoer
Woolsey oiK' of tiie modern destroy1
1 ers just at tlilo aftor tank and near
ly d'-tt her in 'wo. The destroyer'
eank while in tow hy tlie destroyer j
Aaron Ward which with the destroy
er PliiJJP has; 112 of thc WoolgeJ-'s I
purvivors on board. Thomas Stan
ly Woodcock a jirst class engineer I
wa( killed br the collision. The
Steel inventor had slight <&mag(3, i
ami no casualties among her cr,.
Tlie ac idint occurred Sunday morn
ing orf tlie Paciiic const near Pan
ama- • , «. ii
Parents Prefer Sui-i
cide To Seeing
Children'Starve
I I
New York F>b 2S—Fathers and
'mothers in some of th6 famine !
stricken distric'g in China ar© com
mitting suicide rather than watch
*!ueir cildren starve to d0ath. Tills,
Is the roPort received by the Me'.hod
1st Board of Foreign Missions.
Meredith Predicts j
American Famine
Washington Feb 2S—Secretary j
Moredlth d»ciarcd that unless the
legislative assistance neeiW by the
ijarmers is si*'en 'he Is not
;t\r distant when we in tbiS coun- !
try will have a famine of th^ £tal'Ia
foodstuffc.
Skinner & Eddy
Sell Out Plant
• Sea Me Feb 2S—The major Por
tion of the Skinner and E<U$"> ShiP
Ibuildng site lias been fi°ld *o the)
f\merlcan Cast to and ComPany of
•Washington el'y for a million dojl
IfijSB, It \n'U be; W as a Ft**?
assembling Plant.
Washington Mar 1—Congrfss Pass
e>d the Fordney- Tariff blU and it
was pent to t lj0 President for his
signature.
Paris Mar 1—IStePs for the e*ecu
,tirn of the military Plans devised
by the; Alfl^s to fore, Germany to
come to terms with reforence to the
.reParattonjj demands of the Allies
werP taken today. Trains load
ed with long snouted gun,s Were be
ing dragged toward the frontier
The runs were ready for Instant ac
tion if they are needed.
I.omlon Mar 1—The .Al'ied leR(l
e s net at 4 P M to consldler fhe
Penalties which are to be imPoStxl
uPcn Germany for her failure to
live uP to the treaty obligations.
^Germany's failure to me0t the reP
urations demands came at the closo
of a meeting with the German dele
gates and official announcement
noted the meeting of the Allied lt-ad
elrs jor 0onslderalion of ho.r Pun
ishment.
Seattle Mar 1—The IS.S. Alanipda
of tb0 Alaska Steamship Co. saiH
it* from Port this morning'. She
had on board 2 SO Passengers in
jc'luding 125 for Edward and the
interior via Anchorage. Those hound
jcr Skagway are C. M. and O. R.
West, F. Cook, Mr. and Mrs. L.
A. Harrison, S. M. White and Mrs
WhUe, C., W. G?jst and Klmora
Farmer. Thc«e bound for Haines
laro Timothy Cr^edon Tim Vog6l
and,' X. G. Hanson,
I WHITE PASS a
YUKON WE
THE GATEWAY R#WTE OF
COMFORT SBRVIOS SAFETY
:— f©r
Yukon Territory, Atlii District and
Interior Alaska
Semi-weekly Traia Bcrrica Iwtweea tSkaguay
and Whiteboree dariaf tt« winter Mason
Full information regarding paM#*ff«r freight rates
ui»oa a>plyl*e t*
H. Wheeler, €e*«ral manager
Skaguay, AlaskH
#r
510 Alaska Buiiaiof, Seattle. Wash.
WILL 1 ALASKA
REINDEER HERD
INDUSTRY
Washington Feb 28—Provisions
liaa been mad3 in the agrladJturfl.1
'bill for Putting- the AUasia reindeer
industryf on its feet. EScPerimen's
iare Planned for lrfcr0a«ing the
■wejght of reindeer to about twicg
their Present (size by scientifical
ly bree<fing them. Provision will
,b0 made for itocatjnJj ranges and
scientifically etudjUng their disease
t'arasiles and the grazing Problems- '
wickTgetsseat
Washington Mar 1—The WlcUcer
shain Grigsby cont0st wtil Proba
bly be settled tomorrow.
Washington Mar. 1—Grigaby who
has hald seat as Donate from
Alaska fro two years wa<j ousted to
day by a vote of 183 to 162. Wick
ersiiam *waa Seated, by a -vote °t
177 to 162. He was
sworn in and according to a state
ment mad'©1 on the floor will re
vive about $7;000 a daj un'il his
tprm as d«lag»ta txPinjg at noon
ucxt Friday.
Foreign Consuls
Have Gay Times
Sea'tle Feb 28—C. Wach©r Cor
l»iere consul of France; J M D^rnaco
do th0 Peruvian consul Lauro Cam
ros the Mexican consul and Richar
do Medua und^r- aecre"tary of the
Mexican consulate wer^ arrested
a' tlio Windsor ho'el last night and
have been charged with dlsjCixlertjf
conduct. The Wilds or hotel has
been closed. The accused found
their Pleasure in throwing liquor on
the guests of the hotel and on Pass
ives try In the street from 'ho aPart
raent of h<, French consul wherq
they were all majklng- merry. The
accuscd men have appealed to. thelr J
arabassids at Washington.
LABOR PR01ESTS
AGAINST SOVIET
SLAUGHTER
Washignton Feb 28—Organized
labor thnuout th^ world and espe
cially in tbie Unltea S'ates la urg<?<!
to Proest again^ ruthless Perse
clon and slaughter of labor unionists
in Soriefc 4ta^sla. In an aPPeaJ
issued las4 night to the American
Federation of Labor a s'at^ment
was made that after tricking labor
into »uPJ»or!ng th)a Soviet Tro'sky
,and Lenin* began earning out their
threats of extermination of Ubor
t«4dens of the Peasant Parties and.
tho to-called, hostages.
chamTclark
SERIOUSLY III
Washington Feb 2S—The bulle'in
Idsiied- la«1) nigh* statep that Mr
Ch^mP Clark former Bpeakcr of the
|Hoii*« faj seriously 112. hag
fluid Id the rlg»t plural cnvlty ?nd
an j'regulra u»art.
William II Gets
Back Old Title
Berlin Feb 26—The Krouz Zeitune
aa old Monarchists organ, has re
amed the s^og*1! "Forwjard with
OoCf for the King and the Father
land''. Thia is the tfnst time the
Inscription has appeared since Wil
liam took refuge ln Hofland. Tho
PaPer refers to him by his former
court title
Sent tig Mar 1—Jam^s B Barrack
and Getorge .Ralph Kejt-3 wi'h their
prides sailed on this Aianiei'Js to
day. The honejmoonePs ara in
tending to mak^ the trlP from th«
end of the railroad to Fairbanks
aboard a tractor.
Washington Mar —GiUitte w;
re®omln'arte(V by t^o republicans for
SPeaker of the House. Mondell the
•rePubllaan leader also was nomin
ated to Bucc^ed hlmpglf.