No. 109 TWENTY SECOND YEAR
SKAttWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 19. 1919 PRICK 10 CENTS
"Ill Bit! H
MOST EE DONE," SAYS PIFEG
Berlin, J»»n« I8-—Comment-(
lug ou the allied1 reply to theGar
man counter proposals, the Frankfoi
Gazette says, today "Whatever w®
do will he terrible. Germany
in no position to refus© to sign,
'ho treAty and when the signs' ture j
is forced by the ultimatum, let ua ,
xeslsn oursplve^ to the inevitable ^
and hojje for a better future-'' I
ASKS FOB 1SEY
1(1 BUItO THE
BUS
Washington. Juna 19-—Majftr
Buell. of the Engineer Corps of the
Army, has asked tha ways and
m»»Aud committe** to lucreffle the j
appropriations of the pogt roads ln
Alaska to $300,000 which will in
clude twenty thousand dollars for
new roads in southeastern Alaska. I
If the roads are not maintained, j
Major Buell said, the production of
precious metals will decrease.
Washington, June IS-—The Mexi
can government considers the
cros3in? of American troops into
Mexican territory a closed Incident.
This statement was made by Gen- j
eraln Aguilar, president Carr^nza'a
confident^ ambassador, today.
FOLK PAGES TOMORROW
Qwii.g to the fact that there
be uo issue of the Ai^-skau on Sat
urday ou account of the fore© de
airing to go oh the Festival of the
Mid-night Sun excursion, we are
running a two page paper today so
that tomorrow we cn run the socie
ey and other Saturday news.
BIG OiBIGAeLE !
OFF ON
London, June 19.—The big
British dirigible, R. 34 which was
to have gtartetf oa a tr^ns Atlantic
flight tomorrow was sent today
cruising along the Carman Baltic
coast to denuonstflate for Navy
preparedness.
Thi3 craift is equijpped with bombs
and machine guaia. A sister ship
R. 33, heavily armed, left Selby
last night for a Bimilar rruiae ov
er Heligoland1 and «he Kiel canal.
UK FOR I
FROM WILSON
Washington, June 19-—Seeing
no escape through the action of con
gress of the Far time prohibition
act the Wets see their only hope
In President Wilson, who they look
to for heljii
PREPARING 10
Olffl P0BI5
London, June 19.—The British
grand fleet i§ ts.sing' up positions
looking to the blockade of all Ger
man ports.
You Have Said In The Past
My living expenses take all I can earn. 1 cant save a cent
no matter how hard I try.
BUT YOU DID SAVE!
and bought Liberty Bonds. That proves you can save.
BANK OF AL ASKA
NEW GOODS
just Received
GOOD SALMON EGGS
Friction top cans 40c each
CHICK FOOD
20 pounds lots up 61-2 cents a pounds
P. H. GANTY
FESTIVAL OF MIDNIGHT SUN WILL
BE BIGGEST EVENT OF THE NORTH
The White Pass Athletic club
continues to get gwd reports w to
the attandance att th© Midnight Sun
Festival excursion;
The J uneaiu contingent warrants a
fine crowd with base ball tteams *s
well as the Jazz band which with
the Skagwy Band; will furnish. muaio
to please every one. It is uadter
stocd thatt these bands will furnish
the music for thq dance at White
horse on Saturday night.
Ther« was a meetingof the base
ball players last night and it'is
certain that Skagway will be repre
sented' on the diamond with a pret
ty good chance of getting at least
one of the piuirseg huaig u^ for the
wiiiiieis. I
Aloim the line of the White Pass
Route thoro will bo additions to
the crowd at every station, and Cap-,
croep will send a big crowd. The
management is very d-.sirous that
every on a gets hia .ticket tomorrow
ind attention, is called to the no-1
tice to another column. It is
said thai fishing below the rapids
In White horse is very fine thig sea
son and the Isaak Waltons might
take a lino and Glome fish liooka
and get a uuees of grayling.
The kodaker must not forgiet his
sn-%o shotts, the dancer his pumpp
anrt let every one leav» hi? grouch
at home and there will then be no
reason for not having tho very beet
time ever.
Yon may come back Saturday
night or Sunday morning.
WITH ALBERT
Brussels, Juno 19.—Presi
dent Wilson and. King Albert mo
tored to Charleroi thia morning.
Later in the day th$ president
will be received by Premier Mercier.
The season of navigation for the
small craft that ply between Pair
banks and Nenana may trulj* be said
to be on, three launches at the pres
ent time making trW>s between the
towns.
The launch "Victory," Captain
Fred Douse, will leave for Nenana
every other day ooir>mending yes
terday. T^Jis schedule will be nwiT»
talju'd until a permanent schedule
is arranged.
The la/ouch "Nita," Captain Pete
Godfrey, wll leave Chena Thursday
morning, and a future announcement
will be made aa to the jailing dates'
Both of the above laiumihes will es
tablish their Fairbanks office in the
Pioneer hotel.
The launch "Peerless," Captain
Joe Johnson, is also bade on the run
and will leave this afternoon some
time on thhe down trip. In all de
partures and until the launches are
able to oome up the Chena river,
the passengers will be taken, to Che
na by the gas ear, the transfer tak
ing i> lace there.—Fairbanks citi
zen.
Ther*1. will be Hand practice
tonight at !S o'clock.
Cact. Bell brought over with hira
live men who have been discharged
from the service and who left at
th« Princess Alice for the outside.
—++—
Louis Shultz, th$ Atlioii Merchant
miner, arrived on the train last
night and left on the Princess Alice
for a flying trip- to Vancouver.
—+*—
Capt. A. C. Bell, commandant of
th* K. N. W. M. Police at White
horse Came over last night and left
this morning on the train for
Wiiitehorse.
_♦*_
There will be'a reguiar meeting
Of Skagway Lodge No. 431 B. P. O.
Elks tonight at their hall.
A full attendance is expected.
Ah there. Bill Piebler.
.The SS. Admiral Evans of the Ad
miral lino reached this port thia af
temoon with a big passenger list
and several tons of freight. She
will sai| at sevjin o'clock this even
ing.
—"M*—
Ralph E. Robertson, exalted rul
er of Juneau Lodge No 4 20 B. P.
0. Elks is a passenger on the Ad
miral Evans and will return on the
same boat having com8 Up on a
mattter of business.
P. L. Neill, Postal InSpectoT
who has been looking over the Ska®
way post post office sinc9 Tuesday
wll be a passenger south on the
Admiral Evans tonight.
Mr. Neil h^is made a, trip along
'he coast Of Alaska, from Ketchikan
to Anchorage and Inspected' all of
the post offices on the route.
601 EPIDEMIC!
j ABOUT DUE 10
I BREAK OUT
| Washington, June 19—.The
department of justice announced to
day that another bomb epidemic is
aboutt due as they have informa
tion leading them to believg that
the bomb fiends are planning an
other reign of terror.
1 Tbe people of Petersburg nrc or
EHnizini; a citizen's company to In-;
stall a hydro electric power plant on, j
Fire mile creek an# ot deliver
power to the city. It Ls planned
! CHy Council shall constitute the
majori»y of the Board, of Directors,
and that the company will issue
bonds for ?40,000, the estimate
cost of the first unit of the plant,
' which bonds will be later taken mp
by the city which will then become
! the owner of th9 enterprise. Capt.
' H. K. Crowther of Juneau ijs doing |
the engineering work.
Important Notice
4
| Persons in'.ending to go on the
Midnight Sun Festival on Saturday,
.MUST buy their tciketg on Friday
(tomorrow), June 20th.
Th,T ticket office will be open
during the usual hours through the.
day and also from 7 to 9 o'clock in
the evening. This is necessary 0n [
account of the early hour at which ;
the train will Btart out and also to|
i avoid ny confuson.
: SOLILOQUY OF ONE
WHO WAS THERE
/
Thirteen is the unlucky number,
but thirteen people alighted from
the White Pass train at Denver on
Monday, walked all the way up to
th« glacier and" at le&st seven of
the number walked up on the gla*
cier go far as noe could So without
spikes, ate all the variety in a
goo1, picnic lunch, made their way
back to the station and reached the
city in good time.
No one broke a leg ho one suf
fered from ptomaine poisoon,
nor did any but the jjleasantest
things happen from start, to finish.
The orchestral music at the;
lunch hour was incomparably de
lightful and the dialect singing of
two of the company was'greatly ap-|
predated.
The youngest member of the com
pany was the one who has seen the
.suns of many gu<mmres. The gla^
cier was at Its best, traveling on
the Ice bedng attended with less
than the usual risk on aocou.nt of
the cool weather we have had this
spring, although we did not get
to see the great beauty of the cre
vasses which are to be seen later
i In the season.
Those who would travel in the
greatest comfort should' have short
spikes fn heavy shoes to keep from
slipping in the trail. One's smooth
shoes g°>f sippery traveling on pine
needier and the spike® Save much
strength. i ; |
WILL IT RE Ft ACE Ml WW
Paris, June 19.—TJb« eyes of
the world are focusaed on Weimar
today where one of the most mo
mentuous decisions in history la in
tlie marking.
With' the. Allied' army and the!
British tiftvy prepared to move »1
_ I
caul tanecusly upon Germany
Bhe refuses to sdtgn th« poacg £r«
ty, the German delegates, cabi»
and national assembly have Batl
ercd at Weimr nd ape- ^Itebatit
whether it shall Be peace or iraj.
The indication^ are for Pf6«ca u
the signing of the treaty.
Weimar, June 19.—fifty Spar-'
tacan Communist# who were recent- j
lv released from prteon, attacked
the castle when? the members of the
gorerament live but were repulsed
la short order.
The castle was armed with ma
chine guns which put the Spartacans
to rout belfore they oouldi do any
damage to the inmates of th,e cas
tle.
Discharged After
Long Faithful
Service
Among the discharged R. N. W.
M. Police who came ovler last night
wae Staff Sergean Evana, who gets
his discharge by virtue ot long ser
vice. Seigetnt Evans had served
almost the entire time required for
life anaulty JVhea the war broke out
in 19114 but stayed In ap he was
needed*.
Sergeant Evans, (Dad Evans as
lie was lovingly called) is one of
the best known and highly thought
•of members of thlg splendid body
of men and hfcj friends are legion
and he carries with him the boat
wishes of the people of Yukon a*
well as those of the Interior of Al
aska who have come in contact
with him.
Dr. W. T. Turnbull, veter
inarian for the Whitehorse Dawso
stage line of the White Pass oo.
cime over on the train last night
and left on the Princess Alice for
the south where he will join his
vife and spend a well earned vaca
tion.
NJU5ULM
GREAT WEHLTA
III EUROPE
Washington, June 19.—Tb
department of Labor anooUDOed U
day, that one million thfee tiuadr*
aliens la the United St*t«g ar® plai
nin^ to dmert this country; for th«l
homeland.
It is estimated that they will ttt
with them the f>um of (our bUUn
dollars.
SENMES
AGIST REPEAT
Washington, June 19.—Bya'fOt
of 55 to 11 the senate tadajr re
fused' to repeal th^ war tim$ probi
bitiou act aa regards to beer'»<
light winee.
This Is thought will be an ea<
to the question as (ar «®tbtf f««r i>
concerned.
Seattle, Juue 19.—TJbe S. S
Xoi tliwestern sailed this morula)
Tor Alaska with two hundred and *
veil oassemacTs.
There are twenty two for Stag
wfy and the inside and. two rount
trip excuirsionieUs and ninety to)
Cordova. The balance will droi
off at ports along the) route.
I IWIl PISS t
■ Ml
The
Route of
COMFORT
SERVICE
SAFETY
Through Tickets to and from Dawson,
Fairbanks, and all Interior Alaska
and Yukon River Points.
During the season of navigation our fleet of modern steam
ers will operate regularly the entire length of the Yukon
River and its tributaries.
Daily train service (except Sundays) between Skaguay and
Whitehorse. Parlor observation cars on every train.
Full information regarding passenger and freight rates
upon applying to
H. Wheeler, General Manager
Skaguay, Alaska
or
510 Alaska Building, Seattle, Wash.