Peking. June 19.—The grasp of
General Wu Pel Fu Is growing
stronger every day. It is stronger
today than it has been at any time
since his defeat of Chang Tso Lin at
the walls of Peking. This victory
brought him Into the world lime
light and it now <'ooks as tho he
were the man of the hour for China.
With Peking and Control China, and |
now Southern China in the grasp
of and under the cintrol of his ar |
my. he appears to be the man who
shall dictate the immediate destiny
of China.
CHINA IS NOW
O.NK BIG REPl'BLIC
Peking. June 19.—General Chun
Chlung Ming, whose troops seized
Canton, the capital of the erstwhile
South China itepublic, of which Sun
Yat Sen was president, announced!
that South China or the Canton gov-j
eminent has been terminated, aud |
that from henceforth Canton wilt
unite with the north In recognizing
the old Republican platform.
Gt'NBOATS LOYAL
TO SUN YAT SKN
Shanghai. June 19.—General Ming
captured the city of Canton, but he
did not take the gunboats iu the
harbor, and they remain loyal to Dr.
Sun Yat Sen. the president of (he
Canton government. As a result,
MRS. CHILBERU
DKMKD DIVORCE
Los Augeles. Ju«e 19.—Mrs Ku
gene Cbilberg. who sued ber bus
hand. whom she had married in
X0Ui9, for divorce, was denied a de
cree by the court on the ground of
insufficient evidence. ChilUerg. at |
the time of Uis marriage, was a j
prominent Nome gold operator.
IRISH ELECTION STANDS
44 PROS TO 23 CONS
Dublin, June 20.—The final re- j
suits of the election seats forty-four
«oalition pro-treaty and twenty-.'ive
coalition Republicans to the new
Irish Parliament from contested and
unionteated constituencies accord
ing to returns fron. districts so far
received.
WOMAN ARRESTED
OX BLACKMAIL CHARGE
Mrs. ElleD B. Traynor was arrest-1
ed last evening on a charge of hav
ing attempted to blackmail Doctor |
J. A. Ghent for twelve thousand dol
lars.
LAFAYETTE CLVB
Bl'RNED; TWO DIE
Two women were burned to death |
when a tire destroyed the fashion
able Lafayette club bouse at lake
Minnetonka early this morning.
these boats have J.^en bombarding
the city of Canton with heav;- cas
ualties. Refugees from Cauton are
fleeing to Hong Kong.
AMKRICAN MIMHN'iiS
HIT 11Y <;i"xfirj:
Peking. June 20.—Three Ameri
can buildings in Canton were struck
by the shells from the gunboats of
Sun Yat Sen, which have been bom
barding the city of Canton after the
capture of that city iy CeneraJ Ming
Sun Yat Sen has been vainly trying
to regain his lost leadership in South
Cbina and to recapture his strong
hold. Jacob Could Uchruman. Amer
ican minister to Cnina. has asled
roar Admiral Strains to rush Amer
ican gunboats to tile protection of
American residents in Canton, and
this is expected as soon as the boats
can l>e sent to that city.
MOVUMKNT I OK CNITKO
CHINA ON 1NCRKASK
Peking. June 20.—Otticial advices
from Canton ind cate that President
Suit Yat Sen of South China sees
that his downfall Is complete and
that the three provinces of .Manchur
ia, where Chang Tso Lin has at
tempted to establish a seperate em
pire. are ready to join the United
Chiua movement. This latter move
ment is gaining in force and is the
most promising movement in China J
today.
YVKOX PIONEERS TO
CELEBRATE .11 I.Y 17
Seattle. June 19.—The Yukon I
Pioneers will be the hosts in a cele
bration July 17 in this city. This|
date marks the quarter century]
since the arrival of the S. S. Port
land with the first gold from the
Klondike. Following this, and even
before, there was a rush to the
Klondike which drew thousands
from all parts of the country to the
wild and mad scrar-ble to get to the
gold fields.
HILL OK SEATTLE
GIVEN FRENCH DECORATION
Paris. June 20.- -Marshal Joffre.
in the name of the French govern
ment today decoratid Samuel Hill of
Seattle with the insignia of an oflic
er of the Legiou of Honor. Hill
escorted Marshal Joffre in his tour
across the United States on a recent I
trip.
DETENTION HOSPITAL
AT NOME ADVANCED
Washington. June 20.—The House
passed the Detention Hospital
Building at Nome bill today. This
bill provides for the retention by the
government of the property in Nome
known as the Detention Hospital
building. The bill *lso provides for
the use of this building by the Bur
eau of Education. The bill now
goes to the Senate for its approval.
■ jmuh w jbrs ammiMim ms
j 3\. S\.We\\. bw. "i'vmc Saxies $
STOP and figure how much money you shall waste in nine
years. If you do not put some kind a check on it; then iiK
SOLVE to put away $5.00 per week in our SAVINGS ACC'OI XT.
In nine years you shall have $2,340 and 4 |kt cent compound
intetem added.
Is It not worth while? There Is but one answer.
Do you not wish yon had commenced this system nine years
ago? Thea shall you not rejoice many times nine years hence If
you commence NOW?
j Bank ©IT Rflsiskai
SKAOWAY, ALASKA
'L
Washington, June 20.—President
Harding oflicially announced today
from the Whitehouse that he will
not visit Alaska this summer. The
press of governmental matters are
given as the cause why it will be Im
possible for the President to make
the trip.
TO REOPEN CRONKHITE CASE
Washington, June 19.—The De-I
pnrtment of Justice Is not satisfied
with the decision which was render
ed in the Cronkhite case. An in
vestigation will be jiade by the Fed
eral Grand Jury In Western Wash
ington into the circumstances sur-!
rounding the death of Major Cronk
hite, who died of gunshot wounds,
at Camp Louis in October, 1918,
and the case has attracted nation;
wide interest and has taken the at-'
tention of the Cabinet members and
that of Senators.
HALE NOMINATED IN
SPITE OF BKING A BACHELOR
Portland. .Me., Jjne 20.—Senator1
Hale, who some thought might lose
his position on the Republican tick
et of this state on account of being |
a bachelor, won his renominatlon,
yesterday at the primaries. notwith-1
standing that handicap. Governor j
Baxter, who was also out for re
nomination as governor, won by 25.-i
(•00 over his competitors. Congress-)
men Carrol Beedy. Wallace H. |
White. Thomas M. Nelson and Ira G. |
Hersey, all Republicans were1
renominated without opposition. The i
Democrats nominated tor Senator,
former Governor Oakley C. Curtis, |
and for Governor former States At-!
torney General William B. Patuin-1
gall. !
PRESIDENT ASKED TO
APPEAL TO CHURCHES |
Washington. June 20.—President
Harding has been asked to seek to
end the coal strike by an appeal to
the committee on churches and so- j
cial service of the Federal Council
or churches in the U. S. With this i
Federal committee of churches are
affiliated thirty of the great protes- j
tant communions and the National j
Catholic welfare eouncil and the
Central conference of American]
rabbis.
At.AINST BONl'S BILL
TO REPLACE TARIFF
Washington, June 20.—The Senate
Republicans who ware In conference
today on a question of sidetracking
the tariff for the Soldier Bonus bill,
voted 30 to 9 against substituting
the Bonus bill for the tariff bill in
the matter of precedence.
AMBASSADOR CiEDDES
OFF FOR VACATION
Washington, June 20.—British |
Ambassador Geddes paid his respects [
to President Harding Just as he was j
leaving for a month's vacation in
London.
NAVAL BILL GOES
TO CONFERENCE
Washington, June 20.—The naval
appropriation was passed by the Sen
ate late yesterday afternoon, and
now goes to the House for confer- j
ence. The Senate bill provides for,
an enlisted personnel for the navy
of S6.000 men, and an Appropriation I
of $295,450,000 for the coming yearj
I
MoCORMICK BUYS
HUMAN GLANDS
Chicago, June 19.—Harold F. Mc
Cormlck, the head of the Harvester
T'ust, la convalescing from an oper
ation in which human glands, sold j
bj' a man for a huge sum. were
transplanted In McCormlck In an at
tempt at rejuvenation.
IS Tins CANNIBALISM?
Chicago, June 20."—The promin
ence which has been given to gland
ular transplantation by the opera
tion on Harold McCormlck was be
fore the American Institute of Hom
eopathy in their annual convention
In this city. Doctor Roy Upham of ■
Brooklyn, who is president of the In
stitute, stated that folks who desire |
rejuvenation thru glandular trans- i
plantation need not undergo an ex
pensive operation. All they have to
do la to eat the glands.
GOVERNMENT PARTY
SAILS ON MOJAVkI
Seattle, June 19.—Assistant Secre
tary of Commerce Huston and his
party sailed on tho Mojave at two
o'clock this afternoon. They are to
make an extended tour of Alaska,
ted then to the Orlsnt and thru the
Near East before returning home.
GREAT HONOR
BESTOWED ON TAFT
London, June 20.—The foremost
statesmen, jurists and lawyers and
a great body of American friends
joined in the most Impressive recep
tion which was accorded William H.
Taft upon bis firxt public appear
ance In England lait night. He was
the guest of hono; at the Pilgrims
banquet. Lord Balfour referred to
Tatt'a position as unique, he having
hold the chieftainship of the nation
for four years and now Is the Chief
Justice of the UiJted States, the
first time the holding of theae two
positions lia* occuried in the history
of this country. Chief Justice Taft
provoked merriment by the declara
tion that he had retired from the
Presidency of the United States with
the full and uumistakable consent of
the American peopie.
MOJAVE LEAVES
FOR EXTENDED TRIP
Seattle, June 20.—The coast guard
ship Mojave, Commander H. Q. ,
Hamlet, with Assistant Secretary of
Commerce Claudius H. Huston and ^
his party, sailed at two o'clock this ;
afternoon on an rx'.ended official in- t
spection of Alaskan affairs. The I
party will make their first stop at I
Ketchikan, after which they will <
make about forty ports In Alaska j
and other parts before returning. I
DEATH OF TWO
PROMINENT MEN
Seattle, June 19.—ThomaB F. I
Hunt, a lawyer and former newspa- |
per man, was found dead in bed. the |
cause of death is supposed to have
been heart disease. Charles Strand,
formerly a prominent Everett busl- j
uess man, committed suicide as a re- .
suit of financial reverses.
CONGRESSMAN HICKS
BOUND FOR DAWSON
Seattle, June 19.—F. C. Hicks rep
resentative in Congress from the I
Oyster Bay district, Roosevelt's old j ^
home, sailed Saturday on the Spo-|
kane for Dawson. He will be In
Skagway on Thursday of this week.
I
STl'DEXT TAKES FATAL
DIVE IN CANAL
Seattle. June 20.—Thomas Mitch-1
ell, eighteen years of age, a student j
from Fallrtver, B. C , dived from a j
springboard into the canal last even-!
lng and never reappeared.
Bubtcrlb* lor tb« Daily AluUa
Seattle, June 19.—The United
States government is finding the
operation of Its own seal herd on the
Priblloff Islands a profitable venture.
Assistant Secretary of Commerce
Huston, who is in this city on his
way to Alaska, stated that the gov
ernment's net profit on the seal herd
for the past year would be a million
lollars. Further, as a result of in
ternational agreement, the herd, has
increased to half a million within
the last ten yers. It now numbers
six hundred and 8fty thousand.
When the companies to which the
«<jal were farmed out for the two
twenty-year periods began their
operations the herd was estimated to
be from one to three million seal,
but thru the period of farming it out
the herd was reduced to almost noth
ing, and the g-.•ercment received
for the lease something like $20,000
a year.
FRENCH CONFER WITH
RUSSIAN DELEGATES IF—
Paris, June 19.—France has slg
lifled her acceptance of a place on
;he conference with the Russian del
sgates at the Hague, which began
luue 16. The official announcement
it the French Foreign office this
norulng contained the proviso that I
ihe would take part in the confer
;nce with the Russians If political I
luestlons are banned at that con
'erence. If these are introduced1
:he French delegates will promptly
withdraw.
ril0Ml>80.\ INDICTED ON
CONSPIRACY CHARGE;
Trenton. N. J., June 19.—Colonel j
klarcellus H. Thompson, vice preni- j
lent and active head of the auto j
ordinance compan/ of New York j
iaB been Indicted by the federal ,
grand jury in this city on the!
:harge of conspiracy to ship arms
o Ireland, In violation of the neu
.rality laws. This announcement
was made today by Assistant DIs
rlct Attorney Arrowsmith.
EXPERTS REST WHILE
MOSCOW IS NOTIFIED
The Hague, June 20.—The Hague
:onference experts who have been
lealing with the questions relating
o Russia, rested today while a noti
Ication was forwarded to Moscow.
I'his notification had to do with the
'ormation of a subtoramlBsion which
rill negotiate with the Soviet dele
tion In regard to Russian affairs.
UNBEATEN MOI'VK II
MEETS DEFEAT
New York, June 19.—Morvich, the
winner of the Kentucky Derby, and
heretofore the unbeaten, went down
to defeat by five lengths on Satur
day afternoon. The horse which
outran Morvich la Whiskaway, an
entry of Harry Payne Whitney of
New York. Tue race was for the
Carlton slakes over a mile course.
PHILIPINO DELEGATION
AKIUYES IX WASHINGTON'
Washington, June 20.—The fifteen
Philipino women, wives and daugh
ters of the Philipino delegation who
have come to Washington o a mis
sion for their country, arrived in
Washington. These ladies were re
ceived by Mrs. Harding at the
White House. The delegation of
men are here to lead with the ad
ministration for i..t independence of
the islands.
Hl'GHES GIVEN
• HONORARY DEGREE
Ann Arbor, June 20.—The degree
of Doctor of Laws was bestowed by
Michigan University upon Secretary
of State Charles E. Hughes.
EFFORT TO ADVANCE
BONUS RILL FAILS
Washington, June 20.—The effort
to get the Soldier Bonus bill before
the Senate today f..iled,
The
White Pass &
Yukon Routo
The n$®antte tt© ttlhe fliileri®r
The Gateway Route of Comfort, Service and Safely
To and From Atlln, Dawson and Interior Alaska and
Yukon Kiver Points
^,a\V aa\A ^'voer Sermce
During season of navigation our fleet of modern steam
ers will operate the entire length of the Yukon River.
Daily Train Service (except Sundays) between Skaguay
and Whitehorae. Parlor observation cars on every train
For full Information regarding passenger and freight
rates apply to
H- Wheeler. General Manager
Skaguay, Alaska
Or S10 Alaska Building, Seattle .Wash,