PRICE 10
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, MONDAY, MAY 5, 1919
SECOND YEAK
No. 72 TWENTY
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Pans, May 5.—It is w>w certain
accoid-ing to the French press,
that the peace treaty will be solemn
ly handed to Count Von Brock
dorfl and Uantzan by Premier Cleni
uiici.au at Veisa'.lles on Thursday af
•eiuoon.
The contents of the first five chap,
tera of the treaty have already been
outlined and deal with the pream
ble and th« German frouti?rs, Ter
ritorial changes, the German colo
nies, fhe military naval and aerial
featares are the most important of
the pact.
POLES 10 GIVE
Danzig. May 5.—On the inAtiat
ative of the American mission, the
Germans and Poles have reached an
agreement whereby thg Poles will
deliver to the Germans 90,000 tons
of potatoes in consideration! of
which, the Poles were to be permit
ted to ship goods to Czecho Slova
ha.
LIGGETT GIVEN
Hi! COMMAND
Cobleuz, May5.—Genpral I>eg
gett, oi the I'. S- Army has assumed
command of the Third Army of the
occupied zone.
TPalcnn Josliu, who is interested in
the Katalla oil fields, w&s on board
the Alameda on his way back ther?
from Juneau, where he spent sev
eral weeks while the legislature was
iu session.
THE BIW INVITE;
ITALIANS BACK!
Paris, May 5.—President Wilson,'
Prime Minister Lloyd. George and
Premier Clemenoeau have joined in
a communication t\> th,e Italian gov-j
eminent inviting it to resume its I
soa» in t.he peace conference.
It Is understood that they; ape seek
lug to pave the way for territorial
adjustment when friendly relations '
<»r8 again resumed.
Paris, May 5.—The Italian dele-1
gates are returning t<> Paris, was 1
ihe information given by the Ital-1
ian ambassador to minister of the,
Interior Pinchon today.
rJ-«» ambassador stated that Pre- j
mier Orlando and Count Sonnino j
wer* leaving Romo touight and j
would arrive in Paris on Wednesday.
Rack a way Beach, L'. I., May 5.
— •Naval spapiarus, X. C- 1 and ^,*
C. 4, which were ready to hop off
tomorrow to Halifax c.u tlio first
leg of the trans-Atlantic flight were
bad'ly damaged by fire in the naval
station hero today, and the trip is
declared off until the machines are i
repaired or now ones submitted.
Melbourn, May 5.—The Austral-1
Ian government hag assured each I
state that the government would ad
rauco the sum of $3,125.00 lor ey !
erv returned goldier who will take i
uu and settle on the laud offered.
Bpsel, May —A despatch from j
Vienna today n ported th^t the Al- j
lies had iuvited the Austrian pca.ce i
delegation to fonig to St, Germain
on M;.> 18th.
Come and See
If your Liberty Bond is in.
We just received a shipment of 106 of them
and want to deliver as many as possible.
Perhaps yours is here, Come in and see any
way. and don't forget the
BANK of ALASKA
Safe Deposit boxes only 25c per month.
BANK OF ALASKA
Have You Tried
"GOLD CREST"
Brand Butter and Eggs
Just what you would expect when ordering the very best
Fresh shipments received on every boat
The Eggs sell at 60c per dz.
Butter 75c per pound
These prices subject to market changes
P. H. GANTY
SPARTACAHS DES
TROY TROOP
TRAIN
Zurich, May 5.-—Th© Bav&iri;«a
Spurtacan forces :tre reported to
tiav. blown up a train crowded with
Republican trcoTg near Munich,
Thre* hundred1 boili e havo al
ready beiiii taJi»n from the wrecdc
and it is thought there are many
more covered by th© ruins and
di.-bt is occasioned by the terrif
ic force v>f the explosive# used.
BILL (SlETTINfi
KB! HOMESICK
Berlin, May 5.—A sjmi-ofiicinl
statement issued lure I.s to the ef
fect that former Emperor William II
Has requested th$ Gorman govern
luent to !>e allowed to return to
Germany and resale on his estate
it Kailincn.
This action has created not a lit
is comment in diplomatic circles.
PlIMtl
PAPER IH PMIS
I'-rls May 1.—The first Bolshe
li'' uewspaper in France appeared
odey undfer th0 nama "Le Tltre
Ceusnre" (The Title Censored), as
tile title originally proposed,"Le
Bolshevik," ha® been prohibiten.
The newspaper, a wac-Jdy is
by Georges Antjuetil, who,
in au editorial, proclaims himself a
Bolshuvik doctrinaire. The editor
ials he will undertake a defense of
l3ol«hevism. He denounces the
Dresent condition Of human society.
Mr. John Hogan
Is Laid To Rest
T.he funeral of the late John
Hogau was Jitrltl thig morning from
St. Mark's church, with Father Ed
gar Gallant officiating.
A large number of friendg of the
fatally filled the church while
Father Gallant read the solemn
service.
William Ward sang two numbers,
"Ab.de With Me" and "Lead, Kind
ly Light," with P. II. Ganty ag ac
companist,
The pall bearers were members of
Ska^way Igloo No. 12 Pioneers of
Alaska, and tho funeral train car
ricd the cortege to thg gravja where
the simple but impressive service
of the Order of Pioneers was road
Andreafsky Crew
Arrives Skagway
Tho Alaska SS. Company'91 big
liner, Alameda arrived in port yes
terday at noon with a big list of
passenscerg for thig port and also
for the westward.
About one hundred and,' fifty pas
sengers debarked' here, of which on<
hundred and forty were employes oi
thg Carlisle Cannery Co., with An
ilreafsky as their destination.
After unloading her freight, the
Alameda sailed! at thrqe o'clock.
CITY OF SEATTLE
TOMORROW, MORNING
The City of Seattle will be In
Skagway tomorrow morning at elev
en o'clock.
The Seattle has $1 erven passengers
for this port and) also & cargo ol
freight*
i
Seattle, May 6.—Alfred and
ftaiuh Lomen, th.e Nome. reindeer
kin0's, have made tentative arrange
ments tor the establishment of an
airplane service to look after their
immense herd® of reindeer that
cover many of the platag of Reward
-peuuinsula.
ill QiSClOSE
IREMy IUE3DAY
Paris, May 5.—The plenairy pen
sion ox the ceacej conference wjll be
held tomorrow at whlcto, the compl^t
ed German treaty will bg dtgeusped
Ib's waa officially Announced to
day at headquarters. ■
mfm
OH LOVEJOr
^
The following item taken fwm
the Portland Oregon4an will ba of
lnteri-s* to many of Dr. Love Joy's
Skagway friends.
Dr Later Pohl Lo\reJoy ?penC 3&Y«
ral years in Skagway in the early
days and afterwards lived for a
time in Fairbanks. She lg a pla
ter of Mrg. \Y. C. Blanchard of
Skagway.
Dr. Low joy hag been an impor
'ant figure in the war work and has
nude several trips overseag, phg la
iu much demand a# a public speak
or having returned* lately! from
France:
"VVashincton, District of Columbia
"Thirty five thousand handbill
were dropped on the city by
airplanes yesterday afternoon an
nouncing that Dr. Ester Phol Love
joy of Portland Ore., will be the
principal speaker at a mass meeting
to bo held under the auspices of the
women's victory loan workers of
the District of Columbia at Bela^o
theater Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Newton D. Baker, wife of the
secretary of w«r will glng.
VolunteersElect
Officers for Year
At the annual election meeting;
of the Skagwajr Volunteer firemen,
ou Saturday night, the following of
ficers were elected for the ensuing
year:
Chief, Wm. Simea, Assistant Chtef
G. C. Slpperelle, Treasurer, P. N.
Facro, Secretary, J. K. McAJ later,
Trustees, W. J. Mulvihlllt L. C.
Uuulr and Dan McDonald,
After the business of the passion
was completed1, Including the ballot
ing on and acceptance of pome new
mcmbtrs, tho meeting turned Into
a social session and the rest of the
evening waa spent in enjoying •
•good least and listening to witty
speeches. .
SS. JEFFERSON SAILED TODAY
Seattle, May 5-—The Alaska
Steamship Company's SS, Jefferson
sailed this morning at nlng o'clock
with one hundred and fifty passen
gers.
Iverl Anderson, Chart eg Mnpsels,
Dr. A. H. Evans, W, Tr Shannon,
O. L. Southmark, Mrs. L. Rayn«r
and Frank Novana and ^ICe are
billed to Skagway. Mrfl. J, T.
Chisel Is booked for Haln«S,
Councilman "W. £J. "Wright re
turned yesterday do tie Alamos
tfrom Juneau,
TOMORROW IS
ELECTION DAY
The election tomorrow la causing
some excitement, but not much.
Only 172 voters registered as
against 210 I%t year.
The biggest contest wiU be an
the city treasurer, -there* being two
mien in the field.
In the matter of council men,1
there are five nominee?, and the |
three highest will bo dieol&rcd) eleo-!
*«•»
Th-e polls will bo open firomi sev
en o'clock in, the morning until sev
en o'cloclc In tli© evening, thus giv
ing every voter & chance to get his
rote In.
The judges who will conduct
the election, a$ appointed by the
cltj council are: E. J. Shaw, A.
C. Blanchardi and J. C. Wood. One
clerk baa bean appointed*, Frank
Fowler, a-nd another one will be ap
pointed tonight a® C. C. Qole, who
had been apponlted having accepted
a placc on the tick»t for School
Treasurer la disqualified from act
ing at clerk.
Following is the ticket aa it will
appear on the official ballot tomor
row:
FOH MAYOR
HOWARD ASHLEY.
FOR CITY CLERK
C. H. ROGERS.
FOR CITY TREASURER
FRANK N. FEERO
OSCAR SELMER.
FOR COUNCILMEN
L. 0. GtAULT
M, GOMNG •
J. N. HANSEN
L. S. KE1LLER.
M. E. ROGERS
FOR SCHOOL TREAtJURER
C. C. COLE.
Berlin, May 5.—The government J
troops have captured, the whole of
Munich with tha exception of the
Gin hen quarter, where the Commun
ists have made frequent attempts
to negotiate with Premier Hoffman.
They have reiterated their de
mand for unconditional surrender.
Jad?e Jamie? Wickersham waa a
passenger 0n the Alameda yesterday
on his way to the westward. '
Seattle, May 5.—Before /aunrlso
this morning women began Uj as
semble in the Superior courthouse
to attend the Ruth Garrison trial.
Some of the women were richly
appareled" andj coveretf with jewels,
while others wore humbler garb and
3om« carrying' bablea In their armp.
Great confusion ensued, and a
panic was only averted by the cool
ness of the court house, official p.
The reason of this neap disaster
the particular department in
which the trial wag to take place
was not known and ag there are
nine divisions of the court and! no
announcemet had. been made as to
wbl'.h room the trial would, be held
In.
Ruth Garrison la ou trial for her
life for the murder of MrP. Gr^oa
Storrs, who it is claimed, wsa poll
ened at Miga Garrison's home.
WILL E
BUDAPEST CIII
Vienna, May ttfe® confflfludwl
of tt# CzecUo Serbian and; Ruma
nian troopg hay© decided not to
occupy Budapest, but &r© oanflnlng
thelr preparations to an encircle
ment of "the city, drawing a bi«
cordou of soldiers completely arouad
and instituting «. gt&t® ol #©!«•.
Hiilery In On New
Cannery Deal
W. B~ Hillery has returned Irom
Seattle, where a. deal w^a consum
mated for the purchase of the Light
house cannery by he and Thorns
S Scot. E. T- Whitcomb, au ex
jwrienced' foreman, will arrive on
the next boat, to take charge or
a new one line salmon plant to be
installed, and will bring the nec
essary machinery with him. Mr«
Hillcry will devote his time to
looking after the outelde bualneap
of the company.—Cordova
Ridiculous Shoe Prices
A big line of
Oxfords and High Shoes for
Ladies
We have placed on our
Bargain Tables
I Oxfords At - $1.50
High Shoes At • $2.00
There are Blacke, Whites, Tans
and Patent Leather Shoes in good
styles and large range of sizes
You will have to come quick as they will not last
long at these prices
JAMES KENNEDY