W&LlCt 5
NO (IS T\V KNTY-F1FTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1922.
PRICE TEN CENTS
Aviator C. O Prrjt, who has been
in Skusway for a couple of days en j
siren sunrao! oil tlu- people to the1
beach, and as sooj as the engine:
rouU1 lie v\ irmed up the plucky air-'
of circles around the city he was;
high em >ugh to enter luto the spec-,
ial entertainment ,datuied. \V :ien j
i:>e was d i> ' «1 4uwutt;ird, aiul
when the increased momentum was
.i:.itioliS I' r the f.'sitt to White
receiving jut. L-siou to land at Van-)
•-■.lit uhe save ex-'
Bk.ts;^ay, Ou the way north he re-;
-it "X—C'.-'il"
h s hoedins e requ;st made tliat lie
ll.- low ov.-- Haines, ou his way
north from ' i tea i In order that an
old lady tiier"■ who <-ui;Wi not l>e wit
of t'e house mi,l;• easily see the
; i line. He is tall.-* Hies at an al
titude of 3.500 fee', Out approached
Skagway at 2.000 fnct high. During
t } World War. Aviator Prest was
an instructor in the art of aviation
w l headquarters at Los Angeles.
.i.diT the United States government
He is now eutering into his th!r-|
tei'i h year of tlyiug and enjoys the
wondert of the experiences) us much
as ever.
His Canadian license does not give
h :i permission to do any stunts in
.it territory. On leading Dawson
i- i iy carry any lucal mail to Falr
rks from that city that may be off
al !d.
Mr. L. Kay. his mechanic, will noi
continue the trip uiland, but may
ivturn 10 the States from Skagway.
At 15. Aviator Prest hopped oil I
[rum Skagway and »fter circling the
iiy to oluaiu t:ie necessary altitude,
nliieh was acquired iu twenty min
uies. he departed for Whitehorse
. itli the good wishes of the people
or .i .successful and safe trip on to
: o Imerlor and Us final destina
>n in Siberia.
It will be easy to remember the
late of the first landing of an alr
in in Skagway fjr it is twenty
> ii y irs ago today almost to the
' ui that "Soapy" Smith was kill
il iu this city. The gangs of the
51 .tie gone- forever and we are in
• : i-.ht of a new day when civili-'
:ii a and world knowledge, togeth-i
•r nith tue annihilation of distances i
■ rt'VjHs.
HVK Mi.I 5 !) IN MK.VCO
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of the SKagwa;- VotuuKrer K.re Ue
ARMRI* I N ON MINI IKS
ATTI-.MIT STol' WORK ICRS
to.I iv att ■
minors «
?UKI..\M» I'AVS HKAVIIA
for civil war
Dublin, July S.—As a result of
the lighting between the National
forces with the Irregulars. wMch be
wail with storming Four Court's
bu.iiling. there have been many
and wounded Hearing the fig
ure of :;u0, prisoners to the num
: her of over one thousand were tak
id the property damage was up
i.m.s of 54.OOU.UU0.
ISKITISH \M> CANADIAN
liOVURVMKNT HKAl)S CONF
V.. iiiK on. July 7.—King George
.! :r_ nd witii his Premier, Dav d
Lloyd (;e»rge. will tonfer with Pre
( u^lies of Canada concerning af
f.iirs of interest to the two coun
HI\!>K\BK!MJ WARNS AGAINST (
POLITICAL ASSASSINATIONS
Berlin. July 7.—A warning to the
Cur man people against political as
s urinations was contained in an op
en letter issued by Von Hindenberg
today.
SI NATK I.K.t DERS FEAll
FO.l SHIP Sl'BST'« HII I
Washington Jul.' 7.—T.ie Senate
l.*ad«rs are ot the >plniov that the
Adi :nislrat<vr.6 ship snhr'dy bill
t innet be p.used at this bussion »f
L'oneress.
A BANK
FOR ALL PEOPLE
I( is our con-'anl aim to meet the mills of
all the people all the time In every particular.
We consular the siiiull depositor U entitled
to as much careful attention as the large one.
Sfflmlk ®f Hlaislkffl
SKACWAY, ALASKA
PI
LUIGER 1RACT
Victoria, B. C.. July 88.—A mil
lion and a quarter dollars worth of
standiug timber in the forests of
British Columbia was destroyed by
fire this week according to an an
nouncement given out tonight by the
provincial Are warden. Airplane
were used by the forestry depart
ment in order that the fire fighters
might have ample supplies.
lltltKtiS. SOUTHERN IRELAND
MAKE KAI'ID PROGRESS
Cork. July 8.—A communique Is
sued from tlie Republican headquar
ters here claims that the Irregulars
are making rapid progress in south
ern Ireland.
Belfast, July S.—Belfast reports
an enveloping increment by the
Kree State troops has begun In Uls
ter, County Donegal.
Relfast. July S.-—All of the Irish
midlands are now under the con
trol of tho HrocisSjnal rovernmpnt
it the Island..
CLAIMED TURKS STILL
MURDERING AMERICANS
London, July 8.—American citl
;ns are being secretly murdered by
;he Turks in Asia Minor and reports
ire then circulated that they have
lied of typhus fever or other di
seases, according to J. H. Knapp,
:lvll engineer of Los Angeles, Cal.,
vho has Just arrived from Cinstan-,
inople after three years of service i
n the Turkish lnte/lor.
k'Ol'THFl'L YOl'XGSTERS
ATTEM1T lU'RNINU AT HTAKK
Kingsville, Ont., July S.—Eddie
Sanderson, a schoc.1 boy from Bel
lngliam Washington, was rescued
esterday as he »js being burned
it the stake in tt® woods beyond
he city by Irate youngsters who re
lented the attentions he was receiv
ng from a popuiur young girl of
vingsville. His assailants are be
ween ten aud twelve years of age
ind responded to their spasms of
ealonsy.
C.WTAIV, TIXSLAY, VETERAN:
KII.I.K1) WHEN PLANE FALLS
Detroit. July 7.—Captain George
J. Tlnslay of the Array Aviation
,'orps and an overseas veteran, was
billed late today when his plane
xashed to the ground from a height
>f 150 feet in the dir.
•AG RI LE ON TARIFF
DEFEAT IN SENATE
Washington. July 7.—Gag rule as
jertained to the tariff measure was
lefeated In the Senate today. The
•epublicans failed by a wide margin
.o secure the necessary two-thirds
.'Ote to pass a cloture over the sol
d democratic opposition.
1'REASI'RY ANNOUNCES BIG
REDUCTION PUBLIC DEBT
Washington. July 4.—The Deport
ment of the Treasury announces thitt
the public debt has beei reduced one
billion, thirteen million dollars dur
ing the fiscal year closlug June 30.
•v\ STOP FLM HT OVER
M EDITE RANEA N Sl'CI ESS 11'I.
Paris. July 7.—George Pelletier,
arrived in Paris this evening hav
ing negotiated a ron-stop flight of
one thousand miles over the Medit
erar.ean sea from Tunis, Algeria.
One ot the tourists picked up a
relic of copper brass on the beach
which is a flue relic of earlier days.
It is a check bearing the inscription
"R. L. T. Co. 163." The old timers
tvill remember this check was In use
in the days of "'98", and was Issued
by the Red Line Transfer Co.. and
I'sed to mark the baggage carried
by dog teams over the Summit.
JONES FLYING
FROM SEATTLE
10 KETCHIKAN
Seattle, July 8.—Roy F. Jones, ac
companied by Meral Smith his me
chanic, hopped off at five o'clock
Friday afternoon lo a fiying boat
northbound in an attempt to fly
troin Seattle to Ketchikan, Alaska.
They will stop at Bellingham and
spend the night with Mr. Jones' j
motherland also will alight at Alert
Bay and Swanson Bay, B. C. They I
expect to arrive at their destination
In Alaskan territory at live o'clock
this afternoon. The Northblrd Is
euuipped with an engine developing
ISO horse-power.
Bellingham, Wn., July 8.—Avia
tor Roy F. Jones, who left Seattle
Friday flying to Ketchikan, landed
here last night at eight o'clock, and
spent the night with his mother,
Mrs. W. W. Jones. He plans to.
take the air again this afternoon. He
encountered distressingly dense for
est tires and smoke during his flight
from Seattle and expects no better
conditions crossing British Colum. |
blan territory.
ALVA KENDALL MINE OWNER
FEARED MURDERED
New York, July 8.—A nation wide
search is now on to locate the where
abouts of Alva C. Kendall, Alaska
mine owner and former football star
of Princeton university, who disap
peared with one hundred thousand
dollars in cash on his person. His
friends fear he has "met with foul
play.
HARDING HASTENS BACK
ACCOUNT RAILROAD STRIKE
Columbus. July 7.—President
Harding passed through Columbus
this afternoon as he hurried back to
Washington to take personal charge
of the railway strike situation.
AMERICAN CHAMPION
LOSES TO SUZANNE
Wimbleton, Eng.. July 8.—Mme
Suzanne Lenglen, of France today
successfully defended her title as
World's woman tennis champion by
defeating Mrs. Molla BJurstedt Mal
lory, the American woman champion
in the final rouuds of the Interna
tional Grass Court Tennis Tourna
ment. The score for the finals stand
ing 6-0. "Mrs Mallory played a
great game, and gave me many tense
moments," were the words of com
ment passed out by the noted French
champion at the close of the game
S. S. QUEEN LEAVES
SEATTLE THIS MORNING
Seattle, July S.—The S.S. Queen
left Seattle this morning at nine o'
clock with 165 passengers. There
are 140 excursionists many of whom
will visit Atlin with a possible doz
Mi for Dawson and the Interior.
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COLLINS NOT SUPPING
Eddie Collins of the White
Sox, considered by many ex
perts to be base ball's greatest -
second sucker, la "sllppln," »ay»
John McGraw of the Giants.
During the White Sox-Giant*
game at the Polo grounds re
cently McGraw engaged hla
veteran comrade "Kid" Oleason
In conversation.
"Now," said the Kid, "In the
course of a tete-a-tete, "there's
Collins; he's the >-lass.
"Ah, yes," mused McGraw,
"but he's a sllppJn'."
"Why T" queried Oleason.
"Well, he's beginning to get s
double chin. It's a sure sign.
They don't cover the ground or
j hit as well when they get that
j way."
( A! this Juncture Eddie made a
I long dive and speared a line
drive back of second with one
hand and- Gleason laughed.
RAILROAD BOARD CANNOT
INTERVENE; IN AOVISEQ10
RETURN 10 THEIR IRK
Chicago, 111., July 8.—The United
States Railway Labor Board cannot
Intervene aa arbitrator in the pres
ent railroad strike, according to an
announcement given out by Chair
man Ben W. Hooper of the Board.
Tonight he advised the striking
shopmen to return to work Immedi
ately.
Albany, N. Y., July ".--•'ihree
strikebreakers who tMve been em
ployed by the West Shore H H., are
In the hospital herd .oday with bul
lets in their bodies.
Chicago, III., July 7.—The strike
rallaw shopmen are assuming a
more conciliatory aspect today.
Chicago, 111., July 7.— Fourteen
thousand Union Signal men In this
country will not te called out on
strike for the time being, says D. W.
Helt, this afternoon, who is pres
ident of the Signal Men's union.
Ppringfisld, July 7.—The Federal
government may intervene in the
national coal striko is the wird of
President Fariington of tho Illinois
Mine Workcs
Chicago, 111., July S.—The nation
wide strike of railroad shopmen has
entered its 3eventh day today with
indications strong that the walkout
has settled iown to a "holdout."
The struggling railroad officials con
tinue to advertise for men to replace
the striking employ js and the union
officials are carryiLg on a work of
organizing the suspension.
STANN'ARD SUCCEEDS BIRCH
HEAD GUGGENHEIM INTERESTS
Seattle, July 7.—E. T. Stannard
will succeed Stephen Birch as the
head of all the Guggenheim inter
ests in Alaska, according to private
ad > Ices received in Seattle from New
York. Mr. Birch is credited with
l>uv<t<£ madn rueen n.i.Min dollars
nince going tu >^ew Voi : a* Hie l.e«<l
of the comiii'nv, and it is reported
that he is very desirous of retiring
or, at least, transferring some of
his responsibilities. The plan con
templates making E. T. Stennard
not only president of th% steamship
:ind railroad lines, but president of
the Kennecott rnlnoi as well. Such
■* move was reflected in the recent
appointment of F. H. Knickerbocker
as general maua?or of Hie roi?per
River railway. Mr. Stannard ieft
yesterday for Sau'.i Barbara, Ca If.,
on a much needed vacation.
PCGET SOUND RESIDENT
DIES AT COUPVELLE
Coupvllle, Wash., July 8.—C. T.
Terry, resident of Pugen Sound since
1850 is dead.
BRITISH AVIATOR MAKES
PROGRESS WORLD FLIGHT
Corfu, Greece, July 4.—Major
Blake who Is making a flight around
the world arrived here this afi.-er
loon.
ASSISTANT FORESTER
COMING TO ALASKA
Washington, July 8.—At the re
quest of Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace, Assistant Foresier E. A.
Sherman will leave Washington on
July tenth for a two month's trip
through Alaska to make a field study
of departmental problems. Mr. Slier
man will he joineJ at Juneau by
District Forester C. A. Flory, and
they wiil go from Juneau to Val
dez. The trip to Fairbanks and the
Interior over the Richardson High
way will be accomplished by auto,
where an Inspection is to be made
of the Agricultuial experimental
station carried on by the govern
ment there, as well as the one at
Matanuska. The party will return
from the Interior over the Govern
ment railroad to Seward and thence
to Cordova, where side trips will in
clude Prince William sound, and Ka
talla. After reaching Ketchikan a
trip will be made over the Tongass
National forests.
SEAl'LAXE RESCUES FIVE
SEAMEN; BOAT Bl'RNEU
San Diego. July 7.—A seaplane
swooped down off the Coronado
Reach and rescued five injured men
from a burning boat, named Kissi
lin, and sped back with them to
North Island where their burns were
treated. Shortly after the men were
picked up the boat sunk.
The
While Pass &
Yukon Route
Ti© to A® flnnitern®r
The Gateway Route of Comfort, Service and Safely
To and Fi'oiu Atlln, Dawson and Interior Alaska and
Yukon River Points
T^aW awd ^axjcv Sermce
During season of navigation our fleet of modern steam
ers will operate the entire length of the Yukon River.
Dally Train Service (except Sundays) between Skaguay
and Whltehorse. Parlor observation cars on every train
For full (information regarding passenger and freight
rates apply to i
H- Wheeler. General Manager
Skaguay. Alaska
Or 510 Alaska Building, Seattle ,Wash.