No.
10<? TWENTY SECOND YEAR
PRICE 10 CENTS
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 9. 1919
PRESIDENT WILSON HEARTILY
GLAD IT PROBE IS DEMANDED
Washington, . June 9.—President
Wilson caWedl p^inator Hitchcock to
day, from. Paris, ag follows: * Am
heartily glad, you have demanded iiv
ves ligation with regard to the pos
session of the peace treaty by un
authorized persons.
"The teat of th« dc-oument 1«
still in nagotlatlon aad subject to
changes.
"ADy one who ha^j possession of
the official English, teat has what
he is clearly not entitled to have
or communicate." •
S1EEE AND TIM
BER IS SHIPPED
Seattle, June 9.—The SS. Anyox
with eleven hundred tons of steel
rails for the Alaska, railroad and
towing the barge Henry Villard
loaded with lumber and material
for railroad bridge construction
sailed from here on Satudwy niifht
bound for Seward And Anchorage.
The SS. Bergman sailed today on
the way to Kodiafc wher^ she jvill
go ou 'he mail ru>n between Kodl-'
•iJi ai.d Xushagak.
The govt.. SS. Gurvyor which
has been in th© war zone for some
time sailed today for Alaska where
she will do survey work aJong the
coast.
PBOSECUi IS
DENIED AUDIENCE
|
Seattle, Jun$ 9.—The sheriff of
King cottnty has refused to "Jlow;
the froseeuting attorney to see orj
interview the prisoners held in the
county jail charged with connect
ion iu th^ lienor stealing scandal
iu the court housp.
Cl'R<HT>A SAILED KOR
S. E. ALASKA
Seattle, Jane 9-—The Curaooa
left on Sunday morning for south
eastern Alaska with about one hun
dred passengers who are bound for
Port Althorp. Point CVumlusion and
Cape Edwards. ,
$100,000 GIVEN
FOB ROAD WORK
Washington, June 9.—In the ap
propriations bill which was report
ed on favorable by the/ military com
mittee of the house there la allowed:
to the Alaska Road Commission, the
sum of one hundred thousand dol
lars, for the continuance of the Al
aska road work.
SMfiffl '
CITM36,000
Traffic violators contributed' just
under $36,000 to the city fo Port
land through fines during the year
l!»iS, according to the report just
fil«d> with the auditor's office by
Capt. Harms. During the y#sar
twenty eight people lost their Uvea,
theiH were almost 6000 aocidemta.
while S<. .i "were injured. December
and February rJaimed the highest
number of deaths, five fatalities
from traffic^ aocUUjits occurring dur
irg each month. April bad the!
larges» number of accidents, with
a totftl of 108, while 519 acvUtents
occurred during the one month
alone.—Portland HeiejgTam.
The Alaeia of the A. SS. Co.,
arrived this morning about 7:80
o'clock and remained in port until
nearly twelve o'clock. TTi© Alas
ka has! a big passenger list for the
Westward and some roun$ trippers.
About thirty were booked for Slag
way.
Stop! [ool<!lhinl<!
Nobody is going to save your money
for U if YOU dont
Think of that for a week and then we
will tell you something more
BANK 0F ALASKA
NEW GOODS
Just Received
GOOD SALMON EGGS
Friction top cans 40c each
CHICK FOOD
20 pounds lots up 61-2 cents a pounds
P. H. GANTY
WIRELESS SERI
PUCE OF HE 0
Washington, Jane 9.—It wa<i an
nounced today that th.a war depart
ment is pi aiming' the abandonment
of the Alaska cable and substitu
tion cf wireless throughout the ter
ritory.
They contemplate doing this thru
the medium Of two powerful wire
less stations, one in Seattle and
the other at Fairbanks, which work
lug In conjunction with those inter
sUflT
GUILTY BY JURY
Okacoean, Jun^ 9.—-Dudley
Storrs, the husband of Orace G.
Storrg, murdered by Ruth Garrison,
the iasane girl, who had been ruined
by atorre, was today convicted at
seduction, th» Jury returning *
verdict to that affect.
Storrj ha« not been sentenced
yet but It Is though h® will get the
maximum as fixed by law.
MANAGER OP COPPER K1XG
VISITS GARDEN* CITY
J. P. Whitney, he managing own
er of the Oapper King mine at
Whitehorse, wag a week end[ visitor,
•having come over on Saturday's
train. Mr. Whitney re;»rta things
as ROlnj fine or th^ Copper King
and stated that he was Bh1pp1ng oro
all the tfcme as well a*» carrying on
a gwat deal of deveopment work.
The mine Is in meed of some kind
or reduction work? and Mr. Whit
ney is contemplating the installa
tion of a flotation plant.
Mr. Whitney left this monntug on
the train.
Washington, Jan© 9.—It an
nounced today that tka WAr depart
ment Is planning the abandonment
or the Alaska cable and uubstitu
tlon cf wJreleap throughout the ter
ritory.
They oan template doing this thru
the, medium Of two powerful wire
less stations, on^ in Seattle and
the other at Fairbanks, which worlc
liig in conjunction with those Inter
ocuiTDunlcatlng pt&tioms uo-jv in Al
aska and six additional Btations to
b« built In different places to be
able to cover th.g entire field, and
giy<* better oervtce. It Is not
stated when the wort will comnwocf
but It 1b thought It will be started"
tWs season.
A quarter of a million, dollars 13
asked from the house committee on
military aiffal!$ for the purpose.
sins FOUND
GUILTY BY JURY
Oka i. of an, Juilb 9-—Dudley
Starrs, the husband of Grace G.
Storrjs, murdered fey Ruth. Garrison,
tbe iaflsme girl, who had been ruined
br 3torre, was today convicted of
seduction, th» jury returning a
verdict to that affect.
Storrj ha« not been sentenced
yet but it Is though. h0 will get the
maximum as fixed by law.
MANAGER OP COPPER KIXG
VISITS GARDEN* CTTY
J. P. Whitney, he managing own
er of the Copper King mine «■*
Whitehonse, wa$ a week end visitor,
•having come onrer on Saturday's
train. Mr. Whitney re;x>rts things
as ko1q£ fine or the Copper King
and stated that ho was Bltfpping ore
all the time as well a;» carrying on
a swat diea] of deveopment work.
The mine la In meed of some kind
or reduction work^ and Mr. Whit
ney is contemplating the Installa
tion of a flotation plant.
Mr. Whitney left thi9 inonutug on
the train.
TAKEN FROM THE STAR
Robert Lowe on Saturday ship
ped fifteen tor^ of copper ore from
the War Eagle, Anaconda and oth
er propertier to the Whitehoree
district to the IxncJcwood Dalziel
electrolytic smelting plant In Van
couver, B. C-. tar treatment by the
new process.
Supt. W. P. Condon of the B.
Y. N. L-xpects to oiMsn. the season
of river navigation between White
It orge and lower YuJcoa pointy on
Monday, June 9th., with the sail
ing Of the steamers Casca an*l> Al
a«ka. The water In the river to
front of Whitehorse is now 6 laches
lower than, required to start the
boa* on their Journey, but it is
thought this deficiency will be made
un by the date set for Bail togs, as
the rains and warn weaher of the
last few days are causing a very per.
ceptiDlo raise.
Tl » U. 3. transport Jeff Davis,
on the ways at the B. Y. N. ship
yards for the winter, after being
thoroughly overhauled, repaired and
repainted, was put into the river
early in the week.
Cant. Bergman and the crew of
th» vessel, who have been occupying
the H. G. MacPhersoai residence for
awvera] weeks, transferred their be
longings and1 shifted their headquar
ters to the Boat on Wednesday.
Dr, Cocklield of the Dominion
Geological survey reached' town
Monday aocompaoied by three as
sistants, enroute to the Upper Ste
wart and McQu*stioo! river conn
trie® where the parly will put to
the greater Part of the punnnie
This Is the third year Dr. Oock
fieli hag had charge of this work
F. W. Bradley, president of the
Treadwell and Ala.'ska Juneau min
ing companies, F. Waralak, geolo
gist for the same companies, and
T. G. McDonald, a well known min
to* man, all of Juineau, Alaska, left
Care no ss yesterday morning to In
spect some promisdng properties la
the West Taku Arm country, with
a view to opening them up should
their examination prove satisfac
tory,
Charleg Nye of the Home Power
Co., returned today troaa Juneau on
the Alaska after short vdpit to the
lcapitol city. . . _ ^ ij
Vienna, June 9.—Severe fight
iiyr is ta progrreay betwaetn Buda
'psst and Vienna, north of th,et Dan
ube rlrar.
The fighting Is between the
C;echo Slovaks audi the Hungariafn
Communist# force#..
The Hungarians have crossed
the river Nenitra and are threat
enin, Petersburtr.
ELKS CLUB DANCE
PRONOUNCED SUCCESS
About fifty oouplea indulged in
duncing at the Elkg Club on
Saturday and » good time wag had
by all. There was a number ot
spectators and they, wall as the
dancers, enjoyed the music furnished
bv Selmer's orchestra and the Skag
way band'. The latter as a compli
ment came over mi rendered a num
ber of choice selections of dance
! music.
The event wag the introduction
to Skagway of Mrs. Roy Mulvlhlll
as a dance music disipenser and she
with an enthusiastic reception,
as her accompanying and solo work
is very fine iDd<ee>d. A number of
transients took advantage °f tibe
dance and staid until the
"Home Sweet Home" waltz was
finished.
CITY or SEATTLE
SAILED SUNDAY
Seattle, June 9.—T^iq Ci/ty of Se
attle of the Adimiral line sailed
from thte port yestei-^ay with one
hundred an4 seventy passen
gers. Fifty of the passengers are
bound for Skagway, of whom thir
ty are round tripperp, and the bal
ance routed* for the interior.
The Seattle hag a big cargo of
freight.
E. J. White, head Of the Terri
torial publicty bureau, returned
Friday night from a vacation trip
tc Seattla
TreadweJl scoutg left on the City
of Seattle to investigate an alleged
Molybdenum ore find la the vicinity
of Skagway.—Douglas Island News
Miss M. A. Judd, a former resi
den* of Skagway and who is ptlll
a larg« property owner here, ar
rived on the Alaska today and will
spend a few weeks visiting' friends.
Mlsa Judd now lived to Seattle.
Swan Magunson and his wife
Visited in Skagway today while th«
Alaska waa In port. Mr. Ma gnu
son used to run a steam laundry in
Ska?way in the early dayg but since
the Fairbanks boom h'3# been liv
ing there.
—W—
U. S. Marshall J. M. Taiuner has
so far recovered as to be able to
leave the hospital nd is now at his
home on Sixth and Main gtreeta.
There arrived on thg Alaska to
day two little Shetland ponlea "who
are owned) by Tad Hillery'a cbll
dreD.
These beautiful littla animals
came all the wy from Ohariston W,
Va. and arrived In the very best ol
condition ^barring an aooumulatkw
of dust
The Httle equineg were shipped
by expresA They are pedigreed
stock and' are named Barney and
Albert and when hitched to tht
dainty little phaeton will be an ad
dition to Skagway*3 attractiom^.
THOUSANDS OF HUM PEA
SANTS MASSACRED BY THE RED
London, Jiwie 9-—?Th.e'department
of war received1 reports today that
the armed peasants who revolted
against tha Hungarian Communist
government hav9 been engaged
i in heavx fighting in western Hun
gary.
] The result was a defeat of the
peasants and four tho/usand of
them were surronudedj in Kollerhoff
j bv the Rod guards after a bloody
j battle in which hundred^ were killed
Vienna, June 9.—Three thousand
peasants, including many worn
and children, fcav$ bean llbot Ik
hanged *>y ttu^ ReOfl as * cow
Quence of revolts in weate
Hungary aroun^ Qedeavburg..
I The massacre took pl&Oe *f<
thlrtv two villages Burromdlng C
denburg had refused to go over
the Bolsherviki^. The^a people (3
Blred to Join Austria «nd *lt!
greatly out numbered, atoatfj th«
| ground and died rather than ewe
allegiance to the BolshcVtkj.
SEEKING SHIPS
FOR ALASKA RUN
Washington, June 9-—MaWrice D.
Leehey the Seattle attorney, ap
pointed by Qoveidior Biggs as soli
! citor for the Alaska Bhipping board
arrived today. Mr. l«eeliey Is here
to press congress for the re
lief sought through the new act of
the territorial legislature which
created the shipping board.
Chica.ro, Juae 9.—'Following the
called nation, wldje strike of the tel
egraphers tor June 11 many, union
operators throughout the country
are being discharged. The strike
is called owing to tb^ refusal of
the companies to grant the demand
of the telegrapher for better wag
es.
SUMMER SCHOOL OPEN'S
«
Summer school opened in the
public school building today. Oth
ers who are interested are request
ad to report at the school house to
morrow. An admission fee of ? 5
wIT be charged, and ?1 a week for
one subject and 50 cents a week for
each additional subjct.—Empire.
To Misp I. M. Will of Toronto be
longs the distinction of being the
first woman customs broker in Amer
ica, *'
SEPARATE PUt
IS RECEIVING
THOUGHT
Washington, June 9.—The R«pn
licans leaders in tie Senate are
ing serious thought to the poSS
fcillty of a separate peace betwee
the United States and. Germany.
AUSTRiriKS
A!PEACE TERM!
Vienna, June 9-—President Salt
declared today at tile opening o
the extraordinary session, ci th
National Assembly that t^e pe«y-'
tortus, a§ presented to Aiwtrla
are impossible and mean death t
the country by starvation.
NEW TREASURER FOR
SKAGWAY FIREKK'
At the meeting of the SXagwa
Volunteer F Iremen on Saturda
night the resignation of F. N. Fee
ro treasurer, was filed an^i a*
cepted and C. H. Rogers, Cit
Clerk, wag elected to fill the unet
pired term.
I There was mot much other bu*'
Ijiess hut a pood social aesisoa con
eluded the meeting.
A. M. Roussean left this mon
In0, for his home In Whtehoree.
On account of going out of busineM in
Skagway we wish to have all of our
accounts settled as soon as possible.
Those owing are requested to come in
and make settlement.
JAMES KENNEDY