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vol 7. TW'FNTY-FIFTh' YEAR SKAGWAY, ALASKA THTRSnAY, FEBRUARY M. IMS miCK TITS CKVI>
SALES!.«
FAVORED Bf
PRESIDENT
T\\i ington. Feb. 16 — President
informed congress today
considers Oie general sales
the oil./ feasible method of
- f>.: ds for the soldier bonus
•rt - dent stated tnat the gov
I u:ic.»r consideration
,1 -it > n of the surplus war
>. a: d ovher transactions
should br'ng relief to the
•i that -t would be wiser
t >:.us legislation go over
• i'S' m i f congress if it did
d t advisable to adopt the
il sales tax.
\\< l l.l> PKOTKIT
l:KK::i\f ok AI.ASK \ AND
\OUTH r.W'lKK'
FYS. 16—Senator
er ot Washington has
t e finance committee
avor of retaining in
t':»• present protective
. .defter assured the
th.u wi.n adequate pro
r in t »her es in Alas- i
p North Pacific can furn
e - ipply of this fish for
count ry.
\: i si i>] i \t».;:tu»msts
Kl.\ > \I_S t.KKAT I'LOT
•s Fe\ IS.—A terror
of international scope
.ied th/ough the arrest
e:: ! ers of a band of
>y fejeral officers.
;ar obta r.ed goes
_ th:s conclusion.
T . N \ I ITS AT
XI \sK \ \ l.l NCHEON
—With bis
Tanana valley
:m department
horatory. sec
_ i • an Alaskan
•; oilices today
honor were dele
Su'horiand, Governor
d volonel Mears
KEVXTl \V WTS DETAILS
. i t >XX I K M-:<.oTI \TK>NS 1
i. Ke. IS.—A resolu-I
President Harding for
t it i retarding the ne
> f the fMir power Pacific
adopt .-J by the senate
Irs AH Pixon changed
>ut foing to Juneau
n and t' e baby left on
•s Mary for the south
• li co tjck to the mink
on '.he train.
traffic agreement
HELD IT; MEARS VRGES
EARLY SHIPMENTS
Seattle. Feb 15.—A through traf
fic agreement worked out by the
representatives of the Alaska En
gineering commission and the
steamship lines running to Alaska
has been held up iu Washington for
further consideration
This was telegraphed here today
by ■ Colonel Mears. president of the
Alaska Engineering commission.
Colonel Mears fu.-ther urged that
"all goods for deliwy along the lines
of the government railroad be rush
ed north at once, owing to the pos
sibility of the railroad being crip
pled by the spring break up.
XI\K MKN HKI.n TO GRAM)
JVRY ON .UXWXT OF
KN K'KKRBOtTvER DISASTER
Washington. Feb. 15.—Nine men
have been held to the grand jury
I>v the coroner's Jury which has
been silling on the inquest of the
victims of the Knickerbocker disas
ter.
The verdict was brought in late
last night.
BECAUSE BRIDE REFUSED
TO RETURN I MVERSITY
PROFESSOR KU.l.S SELF
Seattle. Feb, 15.—Because he was
unable to effect a reconciliation
with his wife fron whom he has
been separated since their honey
moon a few weeks ago. Professor
William Albert Hamilton ended his
life this afternoon with a pistol.
Professor Hamilton was one of the
faculty of the Washington Univer
sity in the department of mathemat
ics.
F.rSoM SAI.TS CONTAINED
10 STRYCHNINE
Centralia. Feb. 16—From the re-:
mains of the Kpsom salts sent to the
Washington University for analysis
it was found that the fatu! doses I
contained ten per cent, strychnine j
The mother administered Epsom
salts to five of her children and j
within one hour all of them had j
d ed.
\K\\ YORK (.RAND .11 RY
INPUTS TK\ RICKARP
New York. Feb 16.—Tex Rickard j
was today indictei by the grand
jury on serious charges made by
I wo girls.
Kach of the girls is fifteen years I
old
PORMKR I . PROFESSOR
P1KS IN SKATTLK
Seattle. Teh. IS.—Thomas With
ers, a former professor of English j
in the Washington University, died
last night of pneumonia.
Professor Withers was a man of;
high standing and held high hon- j
ors in the Masonic fraternity.
IT TAKES GRIT
—Io accomplish yt>nr aniMtion*
There is mf*re In Bull Por Tenacity than there is In T.nck.
Establish a bank account with the firm determination to stay
th It until you accumulate a certain filed sum and stay with it
t.l you win.
Barak ©J Masks
SKACWAY, ALASKA
SEA CAPTAIN
TELLS OF
Ml MB
San Francisco, Teh 14—Thai a
man by the name of Sands hired
two gunmen to shoot William Des
mond Taylor, the 1a>s Angeles mov
ie director, was the gist of a circum
stantial story told to police Lieuten
ant Frank Winters today by Cbas
Carson.
Carson is a retired sea captain
BKVERIDGE AGAIN
CAM»in.\TE FOR VNTTKP
STATES SENATE
Indianapolis. Feb. 16.—Former
I'nited States Sena.or Albert Bev
eridge announced his candidacy for
the same office today. Beveridge
will contest for the seat now occu
pied by Senator New.
KEN YON WILI. RKTIRE
FROM SK.WTK ON U4TH
Washington. Feb. 16.—It was an
nounced today that Senator Ken
yon of Iowa would retire from the
senate on the twenty-fourth of this
month Senator Knnvon will accept
the judgeship of the l". S. district
court.
PRKMIKR LLOYD GHORtiK
PRAISRS I'MTFD STATES
London, Feb. 16 —In addressing
a luncheon today in honor of Lord
Balfour. Premier Oeorpe said that
the shores of the Pacific were lit
tered with expensi.e material and
at any moment things might have |
happened to precipitate the world.
in the carnage of a gTeat war.
The premier statud that the Uni-j
ted States has established a great
precedent and in taking in the situ
ation in time it had cleared away |
susp.cions and misunderstandings.
TWO MKMO W OKKICKRS
STAND BKFORK FIRING SOI AP
Mexico City. Feb 15.—General
Antonia Ruis and Captain Lugard>">
Perez of the Mexican Federal army
were executed at Chihuaghua CK>
yesterday.
These officers had been found
guilty of rebellion by a court mar
tial.
TAKING Al.l. IN
1\ MRS. J. J. Hll.l ESTATE
St. Paul. Feb. 15.—The taking of!
testimony finished today in the pro
bate court heari.ig over the ap
pointment of an administrator of'
the estate of the late Mrs. James J
J. Hill.
The estate is valued at twelve mil
lion dollars.
OREGON STATE RANK
CLOSED ITS DOORS T»D\A
Portland. Ore. Feb. 16.—The Ore-1
Ron Slate Bank ot Portland, with j
deposits of two mil.ion seven hund
red thousand dollars, was closed
this morning.
This is one of the oldest banking
inst.tutions of Oregon and its fail
ure will be far reaching.
The Seattle Chamber of Com
merce is spending $fi2.000 this year
in national advertising to bring
out tourists, and 600 letters a day
are coming from all parts of the
I'nited States. Alaska trips are
prominently featured in the litera
ture sent by the chamber. Indica
tions point to record travel to tbe
territory thu summer
I
WORLD'S CHAMTfON
IMTERSONATOR HAS NAMES
OF NOTE ON RTS UST
New York. Feb. 16—Calling hlni
the world'* champion Impersonator
In interesting New York people, the
police joined today with the depart
ment of justice in a esarch in Wash
ington for Stephen Weinberg.
!« the list of d stinguished peo
ple who have beei. duped by thU
prince of swindlers mar be fojrd
the names of President H
Inncess Fstima. Doctor A3 < ~h
Loreni, Wtvor Hrlan of New York
and Harold McCormick
Fhe amomt of money secured ha«
not been r.crrt-d out. but it rcns In
to big figures.
LABOR MEMBER
CRITICISES EXPENSES
OF ROYAL FAMILY
London. Feb. 1&.—John Robert
son. a labor member of the House
of Commons, in addressing that
body last night declared lliai there
was too much money being spent
on the royal family.
Kobertson especially commented
on the immense amount of money
the tours of the Prince of Wales
cost the governmei I
AUsKt RIRRAI OK
EIHVATION HAS C1T MADE
IN APPROPRIATION
Washington. Feb 16—The sixty
thousand dollars which was asked
for by the Bureau of Education for
the purpose of refitting the steamer
Boxer. has been en: down to thirty
five thousand dollars.
The Boxer is waited for the use
of the Alaska Bureau of Eduration
in tbeiT work
BRYAN W1I.1. RUN
IF PEOPLE INSIST
Miami. Feb 16 —William Jen
nings Bryan announced today that
he does not want the Florida sen
atorship. but will run If the people
insist.
PRIEST CH\R(.ED WITH
Ml RDERIVG HALF-BROTHER
Montreal. Feb. IS.—Adela-d IV1
orrae. a Catholic pr1e«t. was arrest
ed today, charged *.!th having mur
dered hi* half brother. Raoul Oel
orme. an Ottawa Vniversity student |
The body of Ra> ol Delorme was j
found In the suburb* of the city
with six bullet holes through his
head.
PROHIBITION i.aws i nforckp
1\ ALASKA SAYS BONE
Washington. Feb 16-—Ooveraor
Scott C. Bone of Alaska told pro
hibition Commissioner Haynes today
that, save a little smuggling of li
quor from Canada, the prohibition
laws were being enforced in Alas
ka.
V vvs SFC. MKI4X>\ HOLDS
OFFICE CONTRARY TO LAM
Washington. Feb 16—Senator
Watson today. In a speech on the;
floor of the senate, stated that Sec
retary Mellon was holding office In
violation of the law.
Senator Watson declared that the
law forbids Mellon as secretary of •
the treasury, to engage in any com
mercial enterprises or trade.
NO NEARKR SOLUTION
THAN ON PAY OF MITWKR
Los Angeles, Feb. IS—"We are
no nearer finding the motive or the
slayer than we were the day Wil
liam Pesmond Taylor was murder
ed." was the expression of District
Attorney Woliwine today.
PRESI0E1TIAL FM1T ILL
START FOR IUSQIJI1SE15
Washlnirton. T>b IS—It ww an
nounced today from the VbUehMr>
that President and Mr« Hirrdinc
woold leave here for Alaska ahotsi
June 15 and will not return until!
the middle of September
According to tentative plane formt;
lated at the Whitf honse the pres
dentlal part?' *111 po by special train
to the Pacific coast The MajBow
er, the President's varht. In the
meantime will sail to the Paclfic
throujrh Panama canal and be read*
to convey the party down the coast
late in Annist.
Mrs Harding f«el« that the only
r»pportnnity for relttatlnn the Pres
ident will have will pres«Til lt»e!f
after their departure oti the May
Arrord r.g t« p.Tpent plan* the
presidential «j*>.-ial train will rn
from lfre tp San FratiHero. The
partv *U1 then >ro to Seattle and
thence by inside pa«a«e to Alaska
on lite Mayflosret
It it planned to pan at least a
month Is Alaska
nuKAH API'ROVKS
PRIM lltKS AI»VO« VTKI»
by « ii - >n
New York. Feb. —Sens ti'* W
E. Borah of Idaho, being uns> ; 10
fiend the Woodrow Wilson font '»
iion dinner last c**hl. wlrvd. * I
am not bi.nded to V e gr^at pc. i i«»
a..a principles advocated he«i •• en
President Wllios."
IV VKSSK1. 1 VORTAIMm.K
A. S. S. tt ll.L HI ll l> (INK
Seattle. Feh 15—If. after a 1ft
Ue further effort, it is unable to
purchase a vessel to take the place
of the lost liner, the S S. Alaska,
the construction of a fast passenger
vessel for the Alaska service will be
undertaken by the Alaska Steam
ship company
PRRSWKNT OPPUSKU
n> SPKCIAL TAXATION
Washington. Feb 14—President
Harding is unaJtermbly opposed to
the enactment of special taxes as
suggested to finance the soldier's
bonus or to a return to tajte* which
have been repealed
This statement from the White
house today was given out official
ly.
Denny O'Connor hrougM up with
hint on the Pr1nce»s Mary an auto
mobile. which he »ill use in White
horse
Mr and Mrs O' Connor made a
trip to Portland. Seattle and R C
towns, leaving heri ebon* a month
ago.
M \KK «nMt N I.IK
|vci\\\ WHII.U BAMMTS
J^MtT SKM*,K STOHK
Feb l€—Strieker's Mil
linery" 6!«r®. one of lb* most prom
inent on Second avenue. *&* held
up t«»d*y b\ banditv
The clerks a*nd * lot of women
customer who were in the *tort «t
tbe time the twnd.ts entered were
ordered to lie do*o *ith tb«ir faces
on tbe floor
Considerable loot *a* obtained by
t be rol»J»«?r? but tiu« tuutJ* hat not
been ascertained.
Tmivi. ri' miki ~ \\
I liXMI-xO I linM OMAH*
IN TWO HV1S
Omaha. Feb in -Rifkeohart,»r.
the American flylnK »<"o left here
This nuirtr.nj; In a aeroplane in
whi<*h he t* makinc a effort to r*arb
San Prani - • toiiorro*
I.ORP RdiW Ii «.FT>
ENTHVSIAS1 fl RGI UtKM
I«nndon Feb. 15—lx»rd Bulfonr
r»i urti"d toda*' from W a»hineton.
where lie *** a dei rcate to I he srinl
conventini
the w-hoie T(rlu«h cabinet and ail
the leadri; jwi ■ ri.na. memhert of
the of lx>rd* and H'»»ee of
Enplishm.-ti rem*rfc*We en
Sn»wr!he for the r>allr Al»«kan
I WHITE PISS &
101 rout:
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THE GATEWAY ROUTE TO
Yukon Territory, Atlin and
Interior Alaska
Srmi-Werklv Train Srmce Hrtwrrn Sltspuav nn.i \XTiitrho,**e
durmp the \X mtrr Srnjon
Foe mfarm»tian rr^wJmg pnwengi"'' frr-.ehl r»tr» »pp!v t"
H- Wbeeler- General Manager
Skaguay. Alaska
or
510 Alaska Building
Seattle Wash