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Alaskan
No. 34 TWENTY SECOND YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 20. 1919
PRICE 10 CENTS
Washington, Msvrch 20—The war
finance corporation today announc
ed that ir would profcablv float a
bond issue of two hundred million
dollars for the operation of the var
icrus federal controlled railroads
throughout the nation until such a
time as an. sxtra gession of congress
is called and. provision is made for
financing the railroads through an
appropriation. '
LEAGUE OF NATIONS CONSTITUTION
WILL BE SETTLED ON SUNDAY
Paris, March 20—Pp.6identj Wil
son. pecordiug to an announcement
made t'his morning, will preside at
a meeting which is to be held on
Sunday, Mariih. 23, at which meet
ing it is hoped those nations which
are now oppo&ign one plan of a
kaagjue of Nations will be whipped
Into line so as to favor the ide<a.
The committee that drew up the
MUST HAVE IT
PORT TO MEL'
IN GERMANY
- Berlin, March 20—It was aanounc
ed today by tha German government
tflat eersona from Allied countries
would be permitted travel through
Germany only on pags ports which
are-Issued by the armistice commit
tee.
Andrew Greer, an old timer <»
the Atlin diistrict, arrived here yes
terday and will leave tomorrow for
Atlin. .Mr. Greer w-ill put in a
sman hydraulic plant on bis Wil
son creek property and open that
ground up on a larger scale than,
«»er before. Wilson creek has pro
duced quite a lot of gold brut has
newer been worked on & larger than
"shovel in" scale.
original constitution for the Leflgu©
of Nations will all be present, and
the envoys from the nations now op
posing the league will ibe in
vited to attend' so as to thrash out
all differences and it ijl presumi d
that some slight alterations in the
constitution as it now' stands will be
made in the nature of a compromise
constitution.
MM IS
SOON 10 GOME
Washington, March 20 — It W£L3
officially announced today by the
war department that the Ninety
First Division, which includes meal
trom Alaska, Washington and oth
er Pacific Coast states, has beefi
assign eW for an early retupnn from
France.
Tacoma, March 20 — The first
unit of the y 1st division reached
Taeoma today; from New York. Thia
unite saw r«al fighting and the men
were riven a great ovation when
they reached here.
Cam Smith, of Wbltehoree, has
had enough oj the "outside" and
saya h ■- will stick to Whlteihorse
where he has spent so much of his
feiir young life, and while, he appre
ciates the benefit he hap derived
from his sojourn south, he likes
the ways of the north! better.
Ten Minutes
Aftsr the fire starts you suddenly remember that
the insurance policy, Liberty Bond, and some other
valuables are still in the house.
Don't wait untit then and be sorry
Come in TODAY and rent
A Safe Deposit Box
A box 4 1-2x19 inches and 2 1-2 inches deep
25c per month.
| BANK OFALASKA
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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 Package Equal
to 3 doz eggs 30c each
P. H. GANTY
Sea'Ue, March 20 — Ruth Gar
rison,who was arrested yesterday by
the Seattle police and ahaj-gedl witfc
poisoning Mrs. Grace G. Stores
with, strychnine, todays confessed
'hat she had dome the deed, altho
at first she stoutly maintained her
Innocence.
Misg Garrison late last night ad
mitted to the police that sh^ had
.put strychnine in a Irult cocktail
which was served at the dinner to
which she had Invited Mrs. Storrs.
In her confeseion, Mlsa Garrisoon
said that she had placed the cocSc
ta.il i n tli edinilng table at the
place which she intended Mrfi.
Storre to ocou(py.
Storrs, who is employed as *n
auto mechanic in the Okonogan will
probably be arrested today be
ing an accomplice to the murder,
or at least he will be charged as
havuu som^ knowledge of the im
pending danger with which his wiEe
was threatened.
BLACKS LEAVE
FOB SEATTLE
Mr. and Mrs. Norman E. Blaak
left las» night on the Princess Ma
ry for Seattle, where they will, re
side la the future.
It was learned late yesterday
that Mr. Black had resigned his
positiona with the W. P. & Y.
Route and wUl enter other busi
ness lines.
It i« with regret that wie chron
icle these facts ag Norman Blade
and his eatimaibJe wife have been
oroinlnent in both the business and
social world of Skagway, and we
might say in the aorth, as Mr
Blaak's work took him over the en
tlLre line of the W. P. & Y. Route
every jear and Mrs. Black often
aocomoanieti him.
During their many years resi
dence *n Sfcagw&y both Mr. and M!rs.
Black have endeared, themselves to
the oeople and their going away will
be a distinct 1o<sb.
Mr. and Mrs. Black will be Sol
lowed by the (sincere wishes of their
hosts of friends, that their lot
will be cast in pleasant traces, and
ajl will hop© that fate will bring
them back to Alaska some time,
aoi4 that sown.
The Alaskan join* with all of
the people in wishing the Bl&aks
God Sveed.
Wilson WILL 60
BEFORE PEOPLE
Washington, March 2.0 — Friends
ot President Wilson today stated)
it may be regarded as certain that
when the President returns from
France with the completed Peace
and League of Nations treaties In
his pocket, that he will go before
the people of the oountry and maJce
.sm analysis, of the famous doc
ument.
His friends maintain that this is
Wilson's plann and that he has no
dJoubt about wiuning the endorse
ment of the people to' the
propositlomn.
MASON'S MEETING CANCELED
There will be no meating] of
White Paea Lodge thdg weeJt, By
order of the W. M.
Charlee Miller, the Altlin mining
operator, arrvi©di on the Princess
Mary Yesterday after several months
spent la the south.
Mr. Miller I4 accomjpanied by hla
wtkfe sad! hia wliie'g mother, Mrs.
ML J. McDonald.
The party will start for AtUs to
morrow. _ _ _ ^
It w»fi announced by the prosecut
ing attorney that a formal complaint
cterging Miss Garrison with the
crime of murder in the first degree
will be filed Immediately after noon
today.
The self- accused mund'ej-ege ha«t
Buffered a breakdown and is now
contiinually pleading to 8O0 Storrs.
Dudley Stoma was arretted while
enroute from Okonogan to Seattle
tadiay oy Seattle detectives and he
will b«» held for possible criminal
connection with the murder of hia
wife.
He la quoted as saying- that he
believes hig wife to have committed
suicidje.
This afternoon just Prior to the
tlm® that the prosecuting attor
ney filed the charge of murder a
gainst Mias Garrison, Dr. Don
ald Nicholson, a Prominent alienist
aftre making a thorough examina
tikm o* the self confessed murderer,
pronounced her sane.
POLAND GIVEN
RECOGNITION
Brussselp, March 20—The Bel
gium government has sent a note to
President Padierewiski, in which, it
makes formal recognition of Poland
under hia government.
JftPSlNSiST ON
FAVORABLE RIDER
Paris, March 20 — The PJapan
ese envoys to the po^e congress
let it be known today that they will
Insist on an amendment to the conv
gtitution of the League of Nations
to the effect that all contracting par
tiaa shall grant an equal and just
treatment to all aliens within their
borders who are nationals of states
belonging to the League.
ONE in fflf
IE DIV0RGE9
Washington, March 20 — A Cen
sus bulletin, issued by the depart
ment today , reveals the fa«t that
tlwre hag been one divorce for ev
ery nine marriages throughout the
Uniited States during the past yea«r.
BIG MEN DEBATE
THE JUESTION
Boston, March 20 — President
Lowell of Harvard university and
Senator Lodge debated on the ques
tion of the adaption of the League
o£ Nations by the United! States in
thia city last night and a vast
thronx of people were present.
Senator Lodge characterized the
contitution of the League oif Nations
a» a porous instrument whil Pres
ident Lowell declared it to be a
sound plan for the prevention of
future wars.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Ikuta and thedr
three children; left on tli© Princess
Mary lor an extneded trip to the
southward, Mr. Ifcuita stated that
ha did not know Just when they
would) return as that would, d«
pejid Qn the outloik later on in the
trorips, _ _ Uk_
IHHLT FtEUie Hi
Be 10 an i sh
Washington, March 20 — The
Department of State ha^ been ad
vised1 'liat tbej flaeUng of enmity
against the American fopceg now in
Siberia is growing alarmingly, and
that there is danger of serious dem
onstrations at any moment.
Valdivostok, March 20 — Th«
Siberian prese la displaying a
marko-l hostility towards the Alliea
and especially to the United States
This is taken as evidence
that many of the papers have been
subsidized by tb« Bolshevik: to make
the attack..
NFLUENZA III AIHILO FORM IS
SHY FOR THE FIRST TIME
I ■
In response to ft request from
Mayor Ashley, Major Evans, army
sureeon at Fortt Seward came up)
from I,be post this morning and
made the rounds of the several
homes . where colds had been
reported, and Major Evans pro
nounced some of the cases to be
Spanish Influenza in & mild form.
He also examined Dr. G^bie who is
in the hospital, and said' that Dr.
Gable was suffering from the eame
thins. ,
Mayor Ashley called' a meet
ing of the town council this after*
noon, and it was decided that 8/11
homes where people were ill would
be strictly quarantined, and that
London, March. 20 — Wireless,
telephony has been established be
tween Ireland and Canada througfh
the Marconi psjistem, and the Itr-st
messages to be sent over tie
new liue was the announcement that
eight great German steamships had
been dispatched from Hamburg to
secure food cargoes for the Germans
Dr. A. J. Gillis, the vetern den
tist of Dawson, came up on the
Princess Mary, after a lengthy va
cation spent in Seattle, Victoria
and Vancouver,
The doctor is much, improved in
health and says he will be glad to
iget back to the land; °tf the mid
for the time being all place? of
amusement churches lodges anil
other j-l&o-s where people are ac
customed to congregate would be
closed.
The following cable wap sent to
Governor RiggB; —
"Influenza in a mild form haa
6uddei.lv appeared here Ther^ are
quite » number o{ cases, do not
ifinow exactly how many. Dr. Ga
bie is among the sick and we are
tl^reloie without necessary medical
help.. Can you send on Jeffeffoa
withoat fail, one doctor and' at
least *wo nurses? Please wire re
ply. !
H. Ashley, Mayor.
iran
CONTROL IIS
Oil
Paris, March 20 — The sub eom»
mittee on aerial problems, composed
of members of th© peace congress,
has announced that it hag decided!
that each state eliall have full jur
isdiction of the air above its ter
ritory and territorial waters.
C. R. McKinnon, a "w©11 known
miner of Atlin, ig a returning sol
dier from overseas, who came up oa
the Princess Mary yesterday. H®
will 10 back to big old home iin At
lin.
Most joyfully we welcomc you back!
May the days as well as the years ahead of
you ever keep fresh in your memory the
appreciation and pride which mere words alone
cannot express* You did the job right!
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