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8KAGWAY. ALASKA, SATURDAY JUNE 10, 1022
PRICE TEX CENTS
ENGINEER MINE II OEOIEJED
Report was received tn Skagwav
today that the case of the Engineer
mine had been decided in the B. C.
courts and that the Smith Interests
won out. The old Engineer Mining
company has lost the case.
As the report is received here the
case was dismissed after the com
plaining company had produced
their evidence.
Word is received that the Engin
eer mine will be operated this year.
as mining engineers are on the way
now to start operations.
From information gotten from in
terested parties in Skagway tlie case
will be appealed again.
The opening of the Engineer mine
will add an impetus to mining in
and around the Carcross district and
the successful operation of the En
gineer mine will mean much devel
opment work on oiner known rich
properties.
PLEAD F»>R AID
FROM PRESIDENT
Cincinnati, June 9.—A special
committee has been appointed by the
representatives of the shop and
maintenance of ways employes of the
railroads to draft a petition to Pres
ident Harding to use his office to |
prevent the cut in wages, which was j
recently ordered by the Railway La
bor Board. This cut will become ef
fective July first.
CABLE OFFER TO MAX 08ER
Eeiena. Mont.. June 9.—Max Oset. I
the much talked of riding master |
of Zurich, Switzerland, who Is the i
Dunce of Mathilda McCormlck. and .
granddaughter of John D. Rocke-j
ler. has been cabled and offered the j
post of manager cf all the saddle j
horse tours thru Yellowstone park
for the summer.
THOUSAND SHRINKRS
PASS THRl SEATTLE
Seattle, June 9.—During tlie past
twenty-four hours one thousand
Sbrinera. chiefly from the South, |
have passed thru this city enroute j
to the Shrine convention In San i
Francisco.
SEIZED WITH FIT
FALLS INTO FIRE
Seattle. June 9—Seiaed with an
epileptic Bt, James Seattle fell into
a bonfire which he had started, and
perished His wife, who tried to
rescue him, was badly burned.
TO CCT Ol'R SIBERIAN
RADIO SERVICE
Seattle. June 10.—Washington
has given orders that the naval ra
dio circuit between Alaska and Ana
dyr. Siberia, will be discontinued
next Thursday. This order was sent
out from Washington yesterday.
SKAGWAY PUBLIC LIBRARY
SIMMER Si'HKlH LK
Beginning June 9th the library
rooms will bo open daily except Sun
days. from 1:30 to 5 p. m.; also
Wednesday and Thursday mornings
from 9 a. m. to 12 noon. A special
feature this season will be a story
telling hour in connection with the
librarian's work. Miss Floris Clark,
librarian, has taken this course as
an extra in connection with her col
lege work and we are fortunate in t
securing her services in this line j
This branch of the librarian's work j
will be conducted at the Social cen
ter from 1:30 to 2:30 p. m. on Tues-j
days and Fridays. On Tuesdays
children from 4 to 7 years of age are
asked to attend and Fridays child-]
ren from S to 12 years.
Ol'POKKD OX GKorxi) OK
HKIXG A ILACHKI.OH
Augusta. June 9.—Senator Hale
is facing a new charge in his cam
paign for renomination. Opposition
is growing ou tlie charge that Halt;
should uot receive the Republican
nomination because he is a bachelor.
Senator Hale is the golf playing
l«ariner of President Harding.
PRKSIDEXT HARIVIXG
TO VISIT I'lIINt'ETOX
Karitan. N. J.. June 9.—President
Harding left this place this morn
ing for Princeton, where he will at
tend the commence.nent exercises of
that famous university to take part
in the dedication of Princeton Bat
tle Memorial.
HEARST'S COMPANION
l»EAI» IX I.OVDON
London. June 10.—Guy Rarnarn.
traveling companion of V. illiam
Randolph Hearst, and publisher of
the Los Angeles Herald, died in a
London hospital today.
KAISER OFFERS
MEMOIRS FOR MU.I ION
Berlin. June 10.—Former Kaiser
Willielm has offered l« sell liis uem |
0I13 to an Americau firm for one.
million dollars.
PRESS ASStM lATION
EI.E1TS OFFICFRS
• 'hlcaKO. June 10. -Tin American
Press Association in annual session
in this eity. elected William Kaville
of Sanfrancisco as president. Her
bert Hoover was elected an honor
ary member of the Association.
Kl KI.IX Kl.AN MEMHERS
FIRXISII lilt; HAII.
Los Angeles. June 10. —The thir
ty-four members of the Ku Klux
Klan who were indicted in this city
for participation in the Inglewood
mob violence, were released on fur
nishing bail for $34,000.
WASHINGTON RKI'l'Bl.H" \NS
IN CON VKXTK >\
Chehalis, June 10.—The Repub
Ucan state conversion met in this
city today. Kay B. Greenwood, an
overseas veteran, was elected tem
porary chairman.
GKUKGK AND GRIFFITH
IN COM KRKM'K
London. June 10.—Lloyd Georp?.
the British Premier, and Arthur
Griffith, the Present of the Dail
Eireann, are in conference on the
Irish situation this afternoon.
3\. S\\k\v Sw *5wve, Saws 9
STOP and ftgnre how much money you shall waste In nine
years. If you do not put some kind of a cheek on if; then i\R
SKU.VK to pat away 95.00 per week in our SAVINGS ACCOl VT,
In nine years you »haJl have $2,340 and -I per cent compound
Interest added.
Is it not worth while? There is but one answer.
Do you not wish you had commenced this system nln<' years
a^jo? Then vhall you not rejoice many times nine years hence if
you commence NOW?
Barak ®ff Rflaskai
SKAGWAY, ALASKA
LKXI.N'E HAS
PARALYTIC STROKE
Berlin, June 10.—Tiar Lenlne,
according to Information received
from Moscow, via official channels,
says that Lenine has sustained a
stroke, similar to that suffered by
President Wilson.
I,K.N INK REPORTED TO BE DEAD
Washington? June 10.—The re
port is current in diplomatic circles
I that Lenine is dead. The report
lacked official confirmation from the
State Department, irhich Is said to
have received information to the ef
fect.
HARD1XO SPEAKS AT
BATTLE MONUMENT
Princeton, N. J., June 9.—Presi
dent Harding spoke at the unveil
ing and dedication of the Princeton
battle monument of this place. The
brilliancy of Washington's genius in
action and the devotion o fhis fol
lowers in the continental army un
der great privations were extolled
by the President. He declared the
Princeton memorial is bellttlng the
heroes, and heroism that the day de
clares.
TRAIN HITS Al'TO
TWO ARE DEAD
Klamath Falls. June 10.—Jehu
Hay worth, a director of the Dorrls
Bank of California, anil Otha A.
Wilkins were killed at this place
when a passenger train struck the
auto in which they were riding.
PACIFIC FLEET AT
I'l'GET SOUND JULY 4TH
Washington. June 10.—The entire
Pacific fleet has been ordered to Pu
get Sound for July 4th.
NEW STEAMER KLONDIKE
IS SUNK AT MAYO
Arrivals yesterday from Mayo on
the first small boats to get here this
season report that Dave Fothering
ham's new steamer Klondyke met
with the misfortune of sinking on
the Mayo waterfront Just about the
time the Ice was going out. They
state that the steamer escaped the
ice, but dropped down the stream
toward Indian tjwn, just below
Mayo, to what was supposed to be
a place of safety, out of reach of
the ice, and in moving to that posi
tion struck a snag, which punctur
ed her hull and caused her to sink
In several feet of water. It Is be
lieved that the boat can be raised
after the water drops and will not
lie much damaged. It Is said that
practically a boatload of passengers
could have been secured from Mayo
for Dawson by the boat had Bhe nol
met with the accident. Mr. Fother
ingham had spent much of the win
ter getting out wood for his boat,
and had several cords on the bow
of the boat when she sank. The
steamer was built In Dawson last
fall and made her maiden trip to
Mayo the last thing last fall, Just
before the freezeup.—Dawson News.
SPOKAXE FIRM TO BUILD
ROAD OCT OF Jl'NEAC
Seims & Carlson, general contrac
tors of Spokane, secured the contract
to construct the Glacier highway.
Tee Harbor section, from the bu
reau of roads. U. S. Department of
Agriculture, and a representative of
the firm sailed for Juneau during
the week to organize the construc
tion work. The contract amounts
to approximately $250,000, and will
connect Juneau with tidewater on
the Lynn canal side of the main
land. G. A. Carlson will represent
the firm on the job. About two
hundred men will be employed on
the work.
The contract calls for 34 acres of
clearing. 17 acres of grubbing, 12,
000 cubic yards of rock excavation,
45,000 cubic yards of common ex
cavation, culverts. corduroy and
trestle decking. The work must be
done in 150 weather working days.
The U. S. Department of Agricul
ture has several more contracts to
let for road work in Alaska this
season. The Juneau road runs from
Juneau to Mendenhall glacier, thence
to Tee Harbor, and will be used ex
tensively by tourists as well as open
ing overland communications be
tween Lynn canal and Gastineau
points. An automobile can make the
trip In two hours.—Alaska Dispatch.
RICKEXBACKER OFF
FOR SAJ? FRANCISCO
Chicago, June 9.—Eddie Rtcken
backer, the American flying ace, is
flying on a crosa continent trip to
San Francisco. He passed this cllv
this morning, and will fl/ to San
Francisco, via Denver. Wiiile on
his way West his plane was struck
by lightning between Detroit and
Chicago. No serious damage was
done either to the pilot or the plane.
HARD TO GET RID OF
INEFFICIENT PROFESSOR
!
Seattle, June 10.—President W11-;
bur of Leland Stanford University,
in an address In this city, stated
that it was easier for a woman to
| gt-t a divorce than for a college to
! get rid of an inefficient professor.
GUILTY OF MISCONDUCT;
REMOVED FROM OFFICE
Beaumont, Tex., June 9.—Tom
! Grauer, the sheriff of Jefferson
i county, was found guilty of official
| misconduct and ordered removed
| from office in an instructed verdict
which was returned by the Jury in i
the district court here. His offense
was the holding of membership in J
the Ku Klux Klan order.
I ANCHOR POINT FOX FARM
U'(LL UK ENLARGED SOON
| The ruining of foxes for their fur1
and fur breeding stock is one of the
oldest Industries In Alaska. It is
now only in its Infancy, and the j
country is specially well adapted to
the success of the Industry.
fine fur is as staple in the mar-1
kets as wool or wheat and there is
no danger that it will ever become
a drug.
Anchor Point Silver Fox farm, of
which J. L. Waller of Anchorage Is
manager, was one of the pioneer fox
farms In Alaska. It was establish
ed In 1912 with nine pairs of foxes
and in the succeeding six years pro
duced its owner a profit of over $50,
000.
The success was due to the loca
tion the equipment and the superior
Btrain of foxes on the farm, as well
as to Judicious management.
The present management of the
farm has the same strain of foxes,
the same equipment and experienced
keepers to look after them. There
are twelve pairs of breeders on the
place at this time, all of the same
breed that made the farm famous.
Mr. Waller and his associates
have decided to Incorporate their
holdings and offer a limited amount
of Btock for sale, for the purpose of
expansion and Improvement.—An
chorage Times.
STEAMERS TO HANDLE
MAYO SILVER CROP
The big 1922 silver crop ot the
Mayo camp soon will be on the way
to the world markets by way of
Dawson. The steamer Canadian,
which arrived here recently, will
take up a barge and will handle the
shipments from Mayo to this point.
The steamer Seattle No. 3, now
at the West Dawson shipyards, will
leave in a few days with two large
barges for Mayo, to be used in
bringing down the silver to come on
later trips by the Canadian. The
Seattle, not being built for backing,
and therefore not adapted for swing
ing heavy cargoes in a stream like
the Stewart, will not bring down any
of the ore. She or the Alaska, now
at Whitehorse, will take the silver
laden barges from here down river.
The Seattle No. 3 is on the West
Dawson ways, where she has been
undergoing the spring overhauling.
She would have been launched by
this time, but the Jam early yester
day morning flooded the ways and
damaged them some before the boat
could be launched. She probably
will take the water within a day or
two, and then move over to the Daw-j
son side. Her crew is coming on;
the Canadian.—Dawson News.
RUNNALLS SELLS HOU9K
Mr. Ed Hestness has purchased
the Runnalls house and furniture.
This fine property will make an ex
cellent home for Mr. Hestness and
his family. Dr. Runnalls and his
family are expecting to leave Skag
way on the Jefferson, which is due
Sunday afternoon or early Monday
mornln*.
CLARK 16 GEIS BOOZE
FOR SRRIRS Blf CARLOAD
Seattle. June 9.—The arrest of
Thomas J. Clark and his accomplices
In San Francisco and L.06 Anzeles
by the Federal prohibition olllcev.s
is reported to have disclosed the fact
that a number of Seattle rrou. in
cluding four policemen, had raised
a pool of thirty thousand <Jol!.irs to
purchase liquor in Vancouver, B C.,
fiance of Mathilde MeCormick, the
tliis was to lie used a3 a thirst
quencher for the tired and dusty
Shrtners at their convention in the
coast city. Clark was formerly a
sergeant in the Seattle police de
partment.
RAPID RUN' TO SHOW
VISITOR JUNEAU SPEED
Among the thru passengers on the
Admiral Evans last evening was
Robert B. Rogers and wife, going to
the westward. Mr. Rogers is r>at^l
lion chief of the Seattle fire n'i'iol
and is on his way to Anchorage to
assist in reorganizing the fir? de
partment in that city. While in com
pany with Chief Gray on the City
dock about 8 o'clock a test fire alarm
was turned In and in thi> sh.irt per
iod of one minute and fore-three
seconds the fire wagon wa3 run
from the City Hall to the l.»cU. Mr.
Rogers complimented driver I.a'.enlk
for his rapid work.—Emi-lre
WHITE PASS BUILDING
WAREHOUSE AT MAYO
The White Pass has started work
on a wharf and warehouse at Mayo,
on the Stewart river, to accommo
date the tralBc at that place. Late
news from the .Asyo district is that
3,TOO tons of sliver o-e were at the
issuing at Mi> > March ready
fci transportation down the river. It
war expected thl'. more ore would
ho there befoi«- the winter road be
(.tce unserviceable Fuir mines,
the Yukon OoU, the Bradley prop
erties, the Silver Kii.g and the Hol
lenback, were shipplng.-Alaska '.Ms
patch.
INVESTIGATE DEATH
OF OFFICER LEGATE
Seattle, June 9.—Investigation of
the death of Patrolman Legate of
the city police department was or
dered by Judge Hall, who presided
In the Superior Court today. The
investigation will be by a special
grand jury. Legate is supposed to
have committed suicide, though his
widow claims that he was murdered
Ereriharp leads for Eversharp
lead pencils In hard, soft and Indel
llble at Kellers. 25* a box.
BIG INTERNATIONAL
MEItttER EFFECTED
Seattle, June 10.—The Log An
geles Shipbuilding Firm of Los An
geles and the Massett Timber corn
pay of Vancouver, B. C., have ef
fected a ten m.llion dollar interna
tional merger. J. S. Bloedeleg of
the Origgs Lumber company of Se
attle and the Kings Lumber com
pany of Seattle .id Tacoma and the
principal stockholders are In the
merger. The contemplated object
of the merger is to ship vast quan
tities of I'uget hound and B. C.
rough timber to Los Angeles to have
it cut and dressed in the latter city.
ACCUSED >1CKDERER
SHOT BY POLICE
Kansas City. June 10.—Fred Rob
erts was killed in a fight with three
policemen today. Roberts was
charged with the murder of Miss
Florence Barton, a society girl of
this city, who was shot to death on
a lonely road while riding with her
fiance in October, 1920.
FAT PEOPLE'S EMANCIPATION
DAY IS IIEKE
Berlin.—The ills of fat men and
women soon will be ended if a dis
covery made by Dr. Philip Bocken
beimer. a famous Berlin surgeon,
lends to the results looked for. The
doctor, who first acquired renown
at the time of war for skill in oper
ations, has reduced the size of the
ankles of several well known Europ
ean dancers, including Saharet, who
originally came from Australia. He
also reduced a middle aged man
from 220 pounds to 170 pounds by
j simply cuiting out the fat.
SEATTLE TEACHERS
REDUCED IX PAY
Seattle. June 10.—The Board of
Education of this city reduced the
salary of school teachers one hund
red and fifty dollars a year.
IDE WHITE PUSS &
YUKON ROUTE
THE GATEWAY ROUTE TO
Yukon Territory, Atlin and
Interior Alaska
Semi-Weekly Train Service between Skaguay and Whitehorse
during the Winter Season.
For information regarding passenger and freight rates apply to
H- Wheeler. General Manager
Skaguay. Alaska
or
510 Alaska Building
Seattle Wash.