®he gtaily JUashan
No. 73 TWENTY SECOND YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. TUESDAY, MAY 6. 1919 PRIGE 10 CENTS
Seattle, May 6 —The triad of Mi*s
Ruth Garrison will ba htltf in the
lar»e»t court room in the City and
County building aud she will be trie
before Judge John S. Jurey. The
day was spent in empaneling a ju
ry.
Seattle, May6.—A jury was se
cured this morning to try Ruth
Garrison for murder.
Seattle, Mav 6.—Mental weakness
which was traced back to heredita^
causes and an injury sustained in
childhood whichl requij-ed on opera
tion on her forehead is advanced
by the council for the defense in
the Ruth Garrison murder trial to
day, in his opening statement.
These jx>inta are madg, xh$ basis
for the contention that Ruth was
not responsible before the for
the crime of murder charged against
her.
The prosecution completed it? di
rec* evidence in the case at noon.
3eattle, May 6.—The Seattle po
lice are having great difficulty in
clearing the crowds away so that
the principal witnesses can gt>t in
to the court house to testify in the
case of Ruth Garrison.
Baael, May 6.—A confirmation of
the report of th© uneonditioiiaj sur
render of the Hungarian Soviet gov
ernment has been received here
fom Vienna.
CREDENTIALS
SUBMITTED HONS
Paris. May 6.—The credentials of
th» Italiaa members °£ the peace
delegation were submitted* to the
German plenepoteutiaries this
morning.
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Seattle, May C.—Tho street ear
woraers are voting on the qu-eptiou
of a s'rike.
The strike il called will bo to
enforce their demand, for time audi
a half pay for overtone.
Paris, May C.—The complete ec
i onomic isolation of Germ-any ig bo
| lug considered by the council of
1 foreign ministers at the peace con
I ference today.
This measure is to ba adopted
j In tLe event that Germany refuses
to sign the peace treaty.
STATE Of SIEGE
Tsarkme, Stio, U&y t>.—Reports j
arriving here today declare that a
state of seige has been proclaimed |
in Petrograd.
Capt. Zug Going
To The Interior:
Captain. John Zug 1® a guest o£ j
the Pullen House ou hi§ way to
the Intwior.
Captain Zug is at the head of the'
Alatia Road, Commission "mil will [
spend the gummer iu; thei Fairbanks
district where he will direct the
road building in that section.
Jo* Mehearn, the Folger'g coffee j
man, arrived today on his annual j
( Pilgrimage to the interior in tlig in
terests of his firm.
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 ALA SKI
NEW GOODS
Just Received
GOOD SALMON EGGS
Friction top cans 40c each
CHICK FOOD
20 pounds lots up 6 1-2 pounds
P. H. GANTY
SEATTLE SHIPS
IB CM FLOUR
Seattle, May 6.—The U. S. ship
ping hoard has made arrangem-aut-s
for loading and debarkation of fif
teen ships built In SpattJe audi Tla
coma.
These ship® are of 8,800 tons
burden each and have bees, assigned
to the Pacific, where they; will be
loaded with flour.
The destination of th.epe cargojs
is Europe and they sail sometime
before July.
Paris, May 6.—"It Is a good pe-Vo
and J have done my bept" aald
Preuier Clemeuceau to the editor of
the Figaro.
In summing up the treaty the
editor declared it a better peace
because, he claims it cements
the alliance bteween France and the
l.'uited States,
O. F. Ogden, a Seattle bird, was
au arrival on th0 Alameda) on
San day anUi baa accepted, a Position
at the wharf aa bill dark fop the
Whit© Pass. *
This Id Mr. Ogden's first trip
north, and be hag come with the
determination of picking a few ber
ries as be says he needg the seeds
Besides being "n enthusiastic ten
nis player he says "you can't ex
pect mti to get excited, while the
trout are biting the way they are
now. You ought to pee the string
of porgitxj 1 surrounded last night
with nothing but a bent piu and a
piece of crab meat. You ju^t buzz
the tolk$ that if they want me to
sacrifice mv fishing they will h»vo
to kick in with a hundred thou.
1 am a champion and can write
my own tickets. Don't catch youir
coattails 011 the door as you go
v>Ut."
We bespeajj an interesting sum
mer for this £lyer.
Speaking of hii friend Dennis
Casey'g ability as a sparrer, Mr.
Ogden purred, "If he ever lands
that short right niblick on Kaelin's
putting green, curfew will ring in
4S stateg ajiU< two territories."
MOVEMENTS OF TRAINS
NORTH ANT» SOUTH,
A White Pasg southbound' train
will leave Whitehorse tomorrow
morning, May 7th, at 4:30 o'clock.
A train will leave the Broadway
§taion Skagway at 8:00 o'clock
Thursday morning, May 8th, bound
for Carcrosa and Whitehorse.
A southbound train will leave
Whi'ehorse on Friday, May 9th at
4:30 a.
The municipal election is passing
Of £ very quietly today. The vot
in? is slow, but it is expected that
the closing hourg will be more ex
citing
Up to going to press 81 votes
luwi been cast for the city tioket
and SI for the school treasurer.
The various candidates, are tak
ing matters very cool}" and not mucl
electioneering has been done.
C. J. Walsh, a mining engineer,
who hails from Milwaukee, is stop
ping In Skagway awaiting the open
ing ot navigation, when he will go
to Iditarod where his uncle holds
bli mining interests.
John N. Gilbert, who ia manager
of the Carlisle Cannery Co. at An
dreafsky, arrived in Skagway on
the Alameda Sunday bringing Witl
him a crew of 150 men, whom he
will take into the interior to work
in and around the plaati „
ALASKA LANDS
TO BE OPENED
Washington, May 6.—TJwo hifi
drod and eighty thousand acres of
land) a third of whicfc i£ along the
Chignik and Turnagain Arms nnd
contained in the Chugach forest re
serve will be thrown opem to settle
ment at nine o'clock in the morning
on July 9th. „
This Is authorized by a proclama
tion of President Wilson iseued
this morning. j
There q.re thousands of acres of
land embrace^ in these tract? and
the land will have to be taken up
by homesteaders.
greaTbIin
10 GET IIFOEE
London, May 6.—Owing to the
scarcity of whiskey and other alco
holic spirits n thg British Isles, .the
! government hag issued! an order
council allowing the free Importa
tion of them into Great Brittaln.
AS AH HE
CAN GO SOME
I
Den nip Casey, who l§ going to
Audreafs&y to have charge of the
box factory Of the Carlisle Packing
company at that point arrived on
theAlamedia, 3undey, and will le&ve
wit1- the crowd who are going tn
there I
Air. Casey hold's the record as
bjx nailer for the Paclfia oo^st, I
re on more than one occasion has
put together and nailed uj> 675
box' or cases in eight howg, which,
would mean about one every mlnute.j
Mr. Casey is a'so an athlete and
Ijai hod much experience in amat-]
ucr boxing. |
Some of the sporting inclined
boys of Skagway are trying to get (
Mr. Casey to give on "ffiihlbitioa be
fore lie leaves.
HfXJCJ TO ARRIVE
THIS EVENING
The E. A. Heeg will bg ia Skag
wvy this evening with mall from Ju
neau and way ports.
At four thirty the Hegj left
Haines.
Seattle, May 6.—Councilman Cot
terlll dlod here today from, tubercu
losis resulting from a cold contract
ed while inspecting the Skagit riv
er project.
Mr. Cotterill was aa one time
mayor of Seattle.
Washington, May 6.—Some of the
democratic leaders Bay, today that
the extra session of congress will
be convened on the 26th of this
month.
Paris, May 6.—Unless- tha un
expected. happen^ the peace treaty
will be handed to tha Germaam at
three o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The final draft o£ the treaty is
being considered by the, plenary
council this evening.
Rome, May 6.—Premier Orlando
and minister of tha interior Boaaao
will leave Rome tonight at ten o'
clock on a special train for Paris.
Jog Kaelin, an expert ga-s engin
eer will be a passenger Out on the
next train, us b9 ia to be In chaoige
of the fleet Of boat® operate*! by
the Carlisle Packing Co for the
season,
C. H. Manning, book: keeper for
the Andreafskj" caaneiy company is
visiting in Skagway awaiting for
the time to leave for the Interior.
Mr. Manning married! Mlsa Helen
. Taylor, a daughter ot the late
Judxe i^ylor of Whitehoiee, T. T.
and slater of Mra. "W, R, Hillary ot
♦Cordova,
Vienna, May 6.—Tho Budapest [
Soviet government hag appealed to '
President Woodirow Wilson for hia
help in presenting the onward man J
of the troops now encircling' Hunga
ry. |
The appeal wlU be submitted i
through diplomatic circles.
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KILLED 8V FALL
Copenhagen, May. 6.—Report^ re
ceived here ptat^ that the Czech
minister of war, M. StefaniUr, was f
killed yesterday in ftu air accident. |
M. 3te£anJ!fc waa an enthusiastic {
aviator and w-a^ enjoyding hla fay- j
orlte gport when the aeroplane |
bui-Jded and he fell to the earth a |
long distance belugj literally] crushed (
to a jelly.
Collins hnroate
To Fairbanks
E. B. Qollins, who for two ses
sions wa* gpeajcer of the house of
raureaeutatiivea of the Alaska legis
lature, which adjourned, ou Friday,
arrived from J uneau. this morning
where he represented the Fairbanks
district.
Mr. Oollhia did! yeoman, service
and made a magnificent fight for
th» appropriation for Agricultural
College at Fairbanks, but was de
feated In the last hours Of the ses
sion by the uncertainty of parliam
entary proceediure.
London, May 6.—The after
noon dispatcher indicate that the
Bolshevikl forces throughout aorthe
Russia are meeting with crushing
defeats ail along the line.
Theix reverses have caused them
to flee, in many places, in wild
disoider.
Washington, Majj 6.—The; departs
meat of war announced) today that
8,000 men with prevloug military
training wetre wanted.
The particular service for this a>r
my La in Siberia an<i th_e term of
enlistment ia three x«ars.
G0NV1CTI0N
IS SUSTAINED
San Fraoicleco, May 6.—Tha U.
S. Circuit court of appeajg today up
held the lower court In Its convict
ion and sentence of Hulet M. Wella.
Sam Sadler, Morris Paso and Joe
Pass of Seattle.
These men were convicted of con
spiracy in trying to overthrow the
act declaring war on Germany,
oun'Mns
home Dei
Walter/'Mtckey' McBrlen returned
home thi# morning on the City of
Seattle after an absence of one y«ar,
during which time he spetnt nine
months in France and at the front.
Walter enlisted In the 364th Ia
fatUry 91$t Divlson and) almost im
mediately wag sent oversea^, where
he saw nine months active service
and at one time was gassed and had
to be sent bo the rear. Howeveri
the effect6,!| of the gassing were
not, permanent and Mickey waa sooa
again at the front.
He comes home looking verJI "fit"
and wears the uniform like a true
American and Is proud of hairing
served his country.
Today Mickey ia receiving the
congratulations and welcome# from
a hos of friend.*.
MURDERERS 60
ON MM
Berlin, May 6.—Th* trial oi the
murderer^ of Rosa Lmxeaafcunj aafl
Dr. Liebknecht will beigin here on
Thursday.
One civilian and eight offioera
accu&cd of partlcljpatlan in tha *UU
lug..
Sexty three witnesses hava been
oaildd. General Von Hofftoam will
preside at the trial.
Earls, May 6.—The entire Chin
ese peace delegation hag cabled to
the Peking government) tendering
it? resignation in a body,
This announcement wag made to
day seml-offlclally.
Ridiculous Shoe Prices
A big line of
Oxfords and High Shoes for
Ladies
We have placed on out
Bargain Tables
Oxfords At - $1.50
High Shoes At - $2.00
There are Blacks, 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