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NO. 118. TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR
8KAGWAY, AT.ASKA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1022. PRICE TEN CENTS
BIG (OIL FISH
Seattle. Nov. S.—Albert Games,
had a fatal encounter with a devil
fish on Saturday. Games is nine
teen. and was in a rowooat at ti'.o
time of the encounter. He speared
the devil-fish, and hanging onto the
spear was dragged from his boat in
to the water and drowned. Ti e af
fair took plac>; at i'S Harbor.
WELLS RAILS AT
GEORGE AND LAW
London. Nov. 6.—H. G. Wells, the
novelist and noted writer is a cand.
date for parliament. Speaking in
support of his candidacy he declar
ed that aa a sane, human being, we
must get rid of the martial debt. He
said Lloyd George had been sopping
around like a scarecrow, but hasn't
said a word on that issue. Bonar
Law. he declared, had avoided it too.
but this evasion was not birdlike,
but earthwormlike.
CONSTANTINOPLE WILL NOT
ATTEND THE PEACE PARLEY
Constantinople. Nov. 6.—The
Crund Viiier informed the Allied
H gh Commissioner on Saturday that
the Constantinople government
would not send a delegation to the
Peace Conference.
HEARST LIEl TENANT
DIES IX FRISCO
San Francisco. Nov. 5.—John H.
McGovern. for thirty years a lieut
enant of William Randolph Hearst
and associated with bis California
interests, died on Saturday nigl.t.
•STEAMERS FOIXDER
REFUGEES PERISH
Tokio. Nov. t>.—Two steamers,
which had Russian refugees from
Vladivostock foundered. They were
on their way to Korea. One huudred
and thirty-five refugees perished.
LLOYD GEORGE ELECTED
MKMRKR PYRLIAMEXT
London, Nov. 6.—Llovd George,
wis returned without opposition as
a member of parliament for the Car
uavou district on Saturday.
WILLI \M MARRIED TO
PRINCESS HERMIONE
Doom. Nov. 6.—Former Emperor
and Princess Hermione of Reuss,
were married yesterday in the House
of Doom.
IRISH IKREGl'LARS
AT IT AGAIN
Dublin. Nov. 6.—The Irish Irreg
ulars renewed the fighting yester
day. It was begun during a general
postoRke Sunday.
RREAK CAR SHORTAGE RECORD
Chicago. Nov. 6.—The present
railway car shortage is declared by
"Railway Age" to be the largest In
the history of the railways of this
nation.
LONGEST FLIGHT
RECORD BROKEN
New York, Nov. 6.—MacReady|
and Kelly, the army aviators who i
Hew from San Diego to Indianapolis, [
broke the world's record of 1936 j
miles. This record was made by tlie I
late captains in their flight across
the Atlantic from "Newfoundland to i
Ireland. The American lieutenants)
lid not attain their goal of flight, j
which was New York.
According to officials, the radia
tor In the big monoplane sprung a!
leak shortly after they had left San
Diego. but it did not become serious I
jtitil they were near Indianapolis.!
Neither men were injured at the
anding. They had flown a distance
>f 2060 miles.
IUT.Y GOV'T. ORDERS
WARSHIPS TO DEPART
Toklo, Nov. 6.—The Chita govern
ment has ordered Uie foreign war
ihlps and the consuls to depart. The
;overnnient is also demanding that
he Chita government be reoT vx • i
jy the foreign powers. This ts the
•eport which comes from dispatches
reaching here from Vladivostock.
H1LWACKEE AND ST. PAVL
Bl'YS CARS AND ENGINES
Seattle, Nov. 7.—The Chicago, Mil
vaukee and St. Paul railroad makes,
he announcement that they have j
>laced an order for twenty-two and ;
i half million dollars worth of cars i
md engines to make up the shortage j
vhich exists.
iOV'T. R. R. CONSIGNED
TWO SLEEPING CARS
Seattle. Nov. 6.—Two sleeping
•ars for the new government rail
■oad have been shipped on the S.S.
tledou, which sailed today for Ge
rard, via Nanlamo.
rlAJOR PAl'L EDWARDS
.MADE PORT WARDEN
Seattle, Nov. 7.—Mayor Edward
Jrown announced that he bad ap
lointed Major Paul Edwards of the
National Guard, warden of the port
if Seattle.
,0\G TERM MAYOR
REMOVED BY DEATH
Natchez. Miss., Nov. 7.—William j
}. Benbrook, has served Natchez fori
hirty-three years as mayor, but'
leath removed the long time mayor ^
vho was eighty-six years old.
ELECTION MOVING
WELL IN TOWN
The local election has not been a
rery strenuous affair. As we are go
ng to press about one hundred have
■egistered and voted. It is estimated
:hat about 125 will cast their votes
jefore the polls. close, e ee
Don't miss the William S. Hart;
picture on Tuesday and Wednesday |
evening at the Fifth Avenue Tbea-i
ier.
Idle Money Is Non-Pro
dactive
Money is valuable for what It can do, not for what It is. The
money that produces more money for you is like the man you
hire and works for your interest. The money that does not pro
duce more money for you is like the man you hire and works
against your Interest, or kills time while you do all the work.
In vest you idle money in good safe securities or deposit It
in a Savings Account. We pay four per cent, on savings ac
counts and certificates of deposit.
Money deposited in this Dank is Insured against theft. Money
hid away in your home is liable to theft and fire.
SKACWAY, ALASKA
TURKS TEAR UP
coui
Constantinople, Nov. 5.—T h e
Turks have torn up the Mudanla
convention and the gendarmes are
moving into the area known as the
neutral lines along the Straits. Tho
Turkish Nationalist gendarmes are
advancing Into the British-Chanak
area. The Sultan's ministry resign
ed on Saturday evening and Kafet
Pasha, the representative of the An
gora Nationalists government, has
assumed the power. He Issued a
manifesto today in which he declar
ed that from noon, Nov. 4th, the ad
ministration of the National Assem
bly of Turkey Is established In Con
stantinople. Humid Bey, the repre
sentative of the Angora government
in a notq^to the entente powers, de
mands the withdrawal of the A'lied
troops from Constantinople
Nov. 6.—The Turkish National
ist government has handed a note to
the Allied High Commissioners here,
stating that the warships of all na
tions muse usk it for authorization
to pass the Dardennelles. They must
also salute the New Government of
Turkey, states the note.
The reply of the Allied Hlpb Com
missioners has been handed to Refet
Pasha, the new governor, and It is
to the et'ect that the Allied troops
would not evacuate the city in com
pliance with his demands.
London, Nov. 6.—The new situa
tion which has been created In Con
stantinople, by the change in affairs
ind by the demand of Rafet Pasha,
that the allied military occupation of
the city should cease, has made a
:)iange In the calling of the Peace
Conference which was to meel at
Lausanne, Nov. 13. The conference
will now be postponed for possibly
i fortnight, according to an an
louncement made here today.
STANDARD OIL REDUCES
CHAKGE F<)K GASOLINE
San Francisco, Nov. 6.—The Stan
lur Oil and Associated Oil Compa
nies have cut the price of gasoline
uid engine distillate one cent a gal
on on the Pacific coast, including
\laska, because of the Increased pro
luctiot of the California wells.
INTI-NATIONALIST
EDITOR CONDEMNED
Constantinople, Nov. 7.—All Ke
nal Bey, the editor of the Constan
:inople, anti-Nationalist newspaper,
>abh, has been condemned to death
>y the Turkish Nationalists here.
ELECTION VIOLENCE
STARTS IN CHICAGO
Chicago, Nov. 7.—Violence broke
)ut in connection with the election
in this city. J. H. Clancy, a repub
lican precinct worker in the eigh
teenth ward was fired on as he was
leaving his home.
METHODIST CHURCH OPENS
Rev. F. E. Reddick has arrived
from Vancouver, Washington, to
occupy the pulpit of the Methodist
church constructed this summer
on the forest service addition. For
the present Junior church services
and Sunday school will be held com
mencing at 11 o'clock Sunday morn
ings, and regular services Sunday
evenings, commencing et S o'clock.
A general invitation to attend all j
meetings is extended.—Hyder Miner.
U)MIRAL LINE WILL
CALL AT HYDI R, ALASKA
In a letter from Seattle, W. L.
Batch has received assurance that
the Admiral line will send steam
ers here as soon as the Hyder wharf
is finished, and that In all probability
the Queen will be the first ocean-go
ing vessel to dock hero. Mr. Balch
said last week that barring unfor
seen delays, autos will be running
out to the wharf Nov. 10. There are
about 100 piles to drive to complete
the approach, and a large part of the
decking is laid on both approach and
wharf. Providing warehouse protec
tion for freight Mil be only a mat
ter of a few days, once the approach
and wharf are connected.
90 ENTOMBED
By EXPLOSION
Shangler, Pa., Nov. 7.—Ninety
workers were entombed in a mine at
this place yesterday by an explosion.
Five have been recovered from the
Realty mine, in which the explosion
occurred, and It is feared that all
ninety perished in the explosion.
Spangler, Pa., Nov. 7.—Sixty-three
bodies of the miners who were kill
ed in the Realty mine explosion have
been recovered.
HIGH COMMISSIONERS
ASK FOR AUTHORITY
Paris, Nov. 7.—The Allied High
Commissioners at Constantinople
have asked their respective govern
ments for authorization, to take the
necessary steps to maintain order in
Constantinople. The Commissioners
will declare martial law if neces
sary to preserve order. The dread
naught Jean Bart left Toulon today
and will proceed to Constantinople
and Join the Allied fleet there.
EVERY STATE BUT
MAINE IS VOTING
Washington. Nov. 7.—Every state
in the Union except Maine is voting
today. Besides the states, Alaska,
and Hawaii are also electing legis
lators today. Pennsylvania is the
only state which is electing two U.
S. Senators.
ESTEBETH DELAYED ON I
ACCOUNT OF FIRK j
Report comes from Juneau that the
mail boat Estebeth caught fire In
some way and will not reach Skag
way before Wednesday or possibly
Thursday. The origin and nature of
the 9.re-bas not been made known.
AMALGAMATION OF RAIL
UNIONS IS SUGGESTED I
St. Paul, Nov. 6.—A national con
ference of railroad men, "to devise
ways and means" for effecting an
amalgamation of the sixteen railroad
organizations will be held in Chica
go, December 9 and 10, C. H. Wan
gerin, secretary of the national com
mission on amalgamation, announc
ed today.
Chicago, Nov. 7.—John Scott, sec-1
retary of the Railway Federated j
Shop Crafts, declared the railway
unions are not ready for amalgama
tion, when informed today of the St.
Paul plan. Scott said there "can I
be no amalgamation of the transpor-l
tation of unions until friendly co-op- [
eratlon of the trainmen is estblish
ed. If the federated shop crafts had
refused to handle defective equip
ment the recent strike would have
ended in short order."
KILLED WHILE STEALING
RIDE ON TRAIN]
Casper, Wyo., Nov. 6.—Three men
were crushcd to death and two oth
ers Injured when a car of lumber
in which they were beating their way
train was converted into a deulh trap
by a sudden shifting of the lumber
while the train was switching last
night in the yards at Powder river,
a station forty miles west of Casper.
PREDICT POIXDEXTER
WILL BE ELECTED!
Seattle, Nov. 7.—Political prog
nosticators assert that Miles Poindex
ter will be elected United States sen
ator from Washington, and that the
Republican Congressional ticket of
the state will be elected.
VICTORIA IX FROM
LAST TRIP NORTH
Seattle, Nov. 7.—The S.S. Victoria
of the Alaska Steamship line arrived
in Seattle yesterday from her last
trip to the north for this season.
DEMOCRATS GAIN
IN FIRST REPORT
Boston, Nov. 7.—The first com
plete returns on the election came
from the town of Mashpee, which
gave slight Democratic gains over the
election of trfo years ago.
GIRL ID AIRPLANE
London, Nov. 7.—A British rescue
party has started out in an Airplane
and is Bcouring the coast of Labra
ior for Miss Marguerite Lindsey, a
London society favorite. The rescue
party is seeking for a race of wild
'Fish-hawk" tribe who are believed
to have abducted the society belle..
SPEEDER COLLIDES WITH
FREIGHT TRAIN
Anchorage, Nov. 6.—F. A. Han
sen and William Gerig, while on a
lour of Inspection on the Anchorage
Seward line, in a speeder, collided
with a freight train and were thrown
!rom their car. Mr. Gerig being' pain- i
rully bruised. Mr. Hansen is said to ;
iave escaped practically unhurt, but!
lis prize dog was so badly crippled
:liat he died later at Anchorage, in !
spito of all that surgical aid could do I
lor him.
EX-MANAGEIt N. C. CO.
DIES IN FRISCO
San Francisco, Nov. 7.—Captain
3. W. Carlson, who is widely known
n Alaska, and who, was formerly
i.anager of the Northern Commer
iial Company, is dead in this city.
'RESU)ENT AND WILSON
SEND VOTES TO POLES
Washington, Nov. 7.—President
larding and ex-President Woodrow
rVilsou sent their votes to the re
ipective precincts at Marion and
>rinceton, early this morning.
ilGHT ARE HELD
BY CHINESE BANDITS
Peking, Nov. 7.—Eight foreigners
Ive of whom are missionaries, are
tow held by Chinese bandits in the
3rovince of Honan, China.
IEPCBLICAN LEADER
SHOT DEAD
Belfast, Nov. 7.—Kit McKeown, a
epubhean leader, was shot deaad,
vhile he and others were attacking
he new civic guard at Athlone.
MARY IS ON HUNGER STRIKE
Dublin, Nov. 7.—Mary McSweeney
las been imprisoned for three days
las started on a hunger strike.
SIMS FOCI
IN EAST CRISIS
Paris, Nov. 7.—Premier Poincare
has summoned Marshal Foch to meet
him today. The summons has to do
with consideration of military plans
to be carried out in case the Turks
v.olate the agreement entered into
at the Mudania confernc.
SPECIAL CALL FOR
CONGRESS THURSDAY
Washington, Nov. 7.—President
Harding expects to issue a call on
Thursday or Friday for a special ses
sion of Congress to convene, Nov.
20th. This was the announcement,
which came from the White House
today. The President will not pro
claim Nov. 11, Armistice Day, a na
tional holiday, according to a White
House report.
ANOTHER PIONEER
CROSSES DIVIDE
Seattle, Nov. 7.—Doctor Frank M.
Boyle, pioneer physician and mine
operator of Valdez. died today 'n the
Meadows Sanitarium, where he had
been cared for since May, by Maurice
D. Leehey, who was appointed his
guardian. Boyle was known through
out Alaska. - nrflii
NEW YORK CLOSES
BITTER CONTEST
New York. Nov. 7.—The contest
for the governorship of the state has
been a bitter one. The flght was
closed last night, both the managers
of Smith and Miller predict that
their candidate will be elected. They
have enlisted the aid of hundreds of
women speakers throughout the
state for the last hour dme.
ANTI-CHRISTIAN OUTBREAK
IN CONSTANTINOPLE
Athens, Nov. 7.—An anti-Christian
outbreak occurred in Constantinople
and five peoplo were killed. The dead
consisted for four Turks and a Bri
tish military policeman.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
GOOD FOR ELECTION
Chicago, Nov. 7.—Weather condi
tions in the middle west and the
Mississippi valley are reported favor
able for the election.
The
White Pass &
Yukon Route
The Gateway Route to T
Yukon Territory, Atlin and Interior
Alaska
Semi-Weekly Train Service between Skaguay and Whitoborsa
daring the Winter Season.
For fall information regarding passenger and freight
rates apply to
H. WHEELER, GENERAL MANAGER
SKAGUAY, ALASKA 'T
OR
510 Alsska Building, Seattle, Wash.