SOURS ID
LEAVE V. M.
I'litirlt-sion. ^ri't S.—One half of
e -••Uliorss sent in to the mining
•ntton ul this staif have had orders
i.i re'urn to their earn p.
i K Ms \\ l i: ll.H IN
:t«>1!VI W till.I IHSI'l'TK
Kept. ' —The A>»eml»!y
rod on ui- outil of itie N*at
>1 b> tite dispute l«>t weon
The udjoiirn
■ai.eti to avert a crisis.
.n i t i i:>n\ s\u.t:i>
»\ \VKI>\KSI».\Y
:>omts this moraine.;
ui. i iplain M. IV Harndol
.tiul v i •rirude Millet. Jr..'
and O. A. tinff.
-"\ M I s l'\l MONKY
TO WOKKMKS
!•(. 7.-—The iinssiiiii Sov
;*ietit hits ilt-t'uii'd to aliol
present »;• -tern of pavtueitt
nfkni-'B iti <>' tnodiUe" and h:is
■lu-1 a tt .iSi* scale under i
i. ii'iu moiii".' 11 i'tiublo them to ti*
.. i>y tin- Soviets
V l(> V ItTiMs it \\ !■:
Mini hi kS.'ni
II 1 reMittwl in : IP dtu'.i of tosir
K.ts found i. ju s- . i'iti-s
. k ilutt.ion.l
}u\s. : n; - uuil wa'ches w* '** atmriu
flint 4 -nit v !i.' i-an h>'
ound fo- tli I'aciUv re.ist.
f.l \ t Ullh.l M \Y l!K
ot'KKKKU ItKKI.IV IMST
F ormer
i:. .ir:du^ of Indiana, may
is the rumor which .
I i iri l.'i in Wash
IHX i> Ml M< >IH \l >KK\ II Ks
t i: iiii:i(.u:i i \ it tims
Anii'rU-un viiiims of thr
..•'••niletl by a large iom
I Wall n w i i- I I lit: \T|ON«i
i.r \i i:\i. i\ mi vntv
7.—Reports,
r Hay iflehratious :
fuimtry.
W'NTKIi -Position as aeronauti-'
Khgineer and Pilot for --ist-ion
r.1.'.' Several years experience
i. t:. W. fvabo. I*it rrr, I
fit i
Gardiner Still on
Island But Free
! McNeill's Island. Sept. S.—Curdin
or is declared by the warden cf M -
Neill's Island to be still on tie is
land. He is subsisting on aipk-s
purloined from the orchards on the
island. His foot prints have been
identified.
NATION.VI, I'AIIKS
a (;iu:at asskt
Yellowstone I'ark. Sept. x V e
national parks of the I'lilted State::
and Alaska constitute one of the na
tion's most valuable resources. This
was the declaration made l>> Secre
tary Fall in his visit to this scenic
wonderland. He added that I hey
were also the best friends of the
American motorist.
President Harding
Defends Lasker
Washington. Sept. S. President
Harding in his reply to the attor
neys who have been after Cha;ritta
Uisker of the Shipping Hoard, said.
•He is a man of courage and I be
lieve will be able to straighten out
the terrible tangle of the Shipping
Board."
sto'sm i'i:i-:vi:xts
I'KKSlltKVT I.AMMXG
Atlantic City. Sept. 7.—Pv>u«i.tit
Harding and his party from < <e May
flower sought to land at t'.is lit/
>n l.ahor l>a.v. They were pr»\ent
>d from making a landing liv tiift
:ieav.v weather. He is rturii'. ^ t*.
Washington.
I'ltKSIOKNT'S C1H 1SK M.W
K.VTKNI) Tt» IIAU IIAKUi*11
Washington. Sept. S.—President
rlarditig. .who has been cruising in
Lhe Atlantic on board the Presi-1
iwut's yacht Mayflower, may extend
lis cruise north as far as liar liar- i
;>or.
tilts. c;\k»»i\kk
i\ sw i isco
San Francisco. Sept. 7.—Mrs. Pol
y tiardiner. wife of the escaped ban
lit. arrived in this city this morning,
ihe said to a newspaper reporter
:hat she thought that Itov swam
ishore from the island and that he
rill be hard to catch. She said
•vervone tells iter they hope he will
;et away.
DIKtClIU I VICTIMS
SIIIIM'KD HOMK
Pl.moiith. Sept. v—The bodies of
fifteen A. "ricans who perished in
ihe illfated '/.II- were put aboard
t e Kritish cruiser Dauntless ai Bev
oii.' .rt. The bodies were borne
aboard ou the shoulders of Itritish
Clilors. They will be brought home
l>y the British cruiser.
CITY t»K SKATTI.K
TI.e City of Seattle of the Admir
;il line reached Skugway Wednesday
evening about eight thirty with
about twenty passengers and two
hundred and eighty tons of freight.
She will leave for the south to
morrow. Friday, evening at fi p. in.
"I Wish I Were Rich!"
!>i<l you ever hear a follow say that? Of courM1
.vott »Im1, You've sail! it yourself many times. Hut
your within- ncvrr s»i>t you anywhere. .If you want
to learn how to swim you will get into the water.
It you want to >kate you will get on the Ice. .Veil
then ir you want to rich, SAVE YOIR MONEY. All
of the his fortune tiMlay are the result of a small
l>e*;innin£.
WILL OPEN V SAVlXCiS ACCOt'NT
Bamik ®ff Mask®
37 Million Pounds
Sterling Wiped Out
Ottawa. Sept. 8.—The Grand
Trunk hoard of arbitration has de
Ielded by a majority ruling of the
board thai the common and prefer
Ired stock of the Grand Trunk svs
jtem is worth nothing. This hoard
' was appointed to determine the val
ine of the stock, for the government
[which has acquired the road and is
I taking it over. The slock has a par
'value of £37.073.492. The major
ity ruling which refuses to place'
.any valuuiion on the stork, was
vended by Sir Walter Passels. the
c :.irman of the hoard. Sir Thomas
White, ilie arbitrator for the Orand
Trunk, presented a dissenting judge
i went.
! PRICKS IN TIIK
CITIKS ARK INCRKASING
Washington, Sept. 3.—Retail food !
prices for August increased over
Ti| 1\ in fourteeen cities of the coun-I
try. .11 cording to statistics prepared'
by the department of labor. Phila
delphia showed an increase of <> per'
cent Chicago and Washington. 5
■ ■'!' cent : Kansas City, 4 per cent ;
and Denver, I per cent.
l.l.VOD t.'KOKUK PAYS
TJilltt TK TO JOHN WKSI.KY
London, Sept. 7.—The world's J
'■init'creiice of .Methodists is being
held in this city. The conference
invited Lloyd George to address the
body and in his address lie paid a j
glowing tribute to the founder of i
Methodism. John Wesley. The pre
mier said the English owe a debt of
gratitude to this honored leader.
IJKSIMK ItKl'ISTITINt;
K«>K I". S. AKMV
Washington. Sept. 7.—The num-J
ber of applications for discharge
have been so great in the 1'iiltedl1
States army that the required)1
strength is below the requirement I
prescribed by Congress and recruit- '
ing has been resumed to bring up
the number.
Estebeth Sold
!l
During the early days of June a|
ill1' in Alaska transportation circles
a is constimated which In a way will
eiVei-i this city directly, although no
mention was made of It at the time.
T'.-f deal in question was the pur-j
■ b\ Captain James V. Davis of
the : . rest held by K. II. Kaiser,
betrer Known as "Doc" Kaiser ill the
power mail boat Kstebeth.
The Kstebeth was built by Messrs. |
Kaiser and Davis in July. 191S, and
as soon as launched was placed in |
ti e Si,.:sway. Juneau. Siika triangle
run. ^ince which time the log hook ■
of t!.» little ship shows that it has1
mail- its regular ports of call on an |i
tat'.' of six hours ahead of sched
ule. and less than half a dozen voy-1:
ages in the past three years haveI
been annulled, and these were duel
to repairs and not on account of
weather conditions, for the craft
knows no fear, and the owners have
always shipped a brave crew which
drove the little ship to her destin
ation with safety.
Now that Capt. Jimmy Davis has
I nil control it is his intention to j
maintain this record, and with the
idea of paying a closer attention to
his patrons' needs, he will not act !
as master as in the past, but has
taken the herth of purser, and will
personally supervise the comforts of
the passengers, as well as the needs
of his shippers.
Beginning with the middle of the
month. Keller Brothers will act as
agents for the Kstebeth. and all in
formation relutive to sailings, rates,
etc.. may be obtained from them.
1TM,E\ H<>! SK C.IKSTS
FROM THE ROYAL
Harry W. Andrews of Younkers.
V Y.
Mrs. G. C. Jones of Seattle. Wash.
Mrs. H. V. Rachliff of Seattle.
Miss Clara Sears of Seattle. Wash.
0. A. Thompson and wife. Winni
peg, Manitoba.
A. T. Arruthurs. Prince Rupert.
H. Kergin, Alice Arm.
J. K. Robson, Kamloops. B. C.
A. B. Williams. Vancouver, B. C.
M. B. Henderson, Discovery, B. C.
>
Illinois Miners to
Follow W* Va. Method
Eltxabelhtown, 111., Sept. S. —
Eight hundred striking miners ir
(lie nearli.v coal fields are armint
themselves. They have had several
clashes with the authorities.
PKHSIIINC AMI GOMPERS
IX VKRIIAL TILT
Washington. Sept. 7.—General
Pershing and Samuel Gompers
clashed at the closing exercises of
the celebration of the Lafayette
Marne Day. Pershing resented the
veiled intimation made by Gompers
Ilial organized labor won the war.
Pershing said the policies of this re
public are not determined by labor
unions or any other organizations,
but by the consensus of the opinion
nf its patriotic citizens of whatever
affiliations.
I'HIM'KSS IJOYAI. 1 \
The Princess Hoval arrived In
|)ort on Wednesday about 3: SO with
ibout thirty passengers and one
linndred and fifty tons of freight.
She sails this evening at T oelock.
\mong the passengers from Skag
ivay will he the Misses Pauline and
Mary McCann. who are bound for
:he St. Anne's Academy at Victoria.
B. C.
Mr. ("has t'nrtis. Mrs. Curtis and
Evelyn are going out for a month's
Mention Mr. Curtis has a ranch at
Buckley, where he will visit and
it'll) take in the summer crops
Course Craig, an old timer in
Dawson, for many years the court
itenograp'ier at the interior city,
vill leave on the Princess. Mr.
"i\ 4 is a brother of Judge Craig,
vKo was chief justice for a number
if years, hut retired some time ago.
ilr. Craig is going to Penticton.
vliere he has an apple ranch and
vliere he will live. He has complet
il his service with the government
itid is on pension!.
P. L. Roberts and A. H. Young,
oldiers from the interior, are south
lound on the Princess.
(I. n (loss. Mrs. (Toss and their
on arte going out for the winter.
>1 r has been with the X. C.
"ompany at Tatiana.
tisiTisii < ahim:t
IMI.US IMPORTANT MKKTIXG
Inverness. Scotland. Sept. S.—The
eelsion which may mean peace or
rar in the Irish situation was taken
iy the Cabinet at an all-important
:ii>eting held in this place yesterday
'lie reply which the government is
ending to Oevalera will be carried
o Dublin by Robert C. Barton, a
iintjFoin courier, the same who
irought the Dai' Kirann's message
o Lloyd George.
I.ATKR.— Directly after the Min
istries had reached their decision
ante the announcement that a com
nitt"e consisting of the ministers
low in Scotland had been appointed
vith full powers to deal with the
litnation the moment a reply came
rom Oevalera.
'KKDHTS MOXA lie H V
IV GERMANY
Munich, Sept. 7 —Marshall Luden
InrlT. the chief of staff of the former
Kaiser in the World War, made the
>rediction tonight tl.at thru the free
ivill of the people Germany would
=oon return to a monarchy.
iOMPERS INVITED
TO VISIT JAPAN"
Tokyo, Sept. fi.— jo Japanese
Labor Federation aim >uu- oi to lav
lhat it had invited Samuel Compers,
president of the Anier'-ii fedora
lion, to visit Japan next April.
m nsows hay company
TO OEVEI.OP OIL PROPERTY
Washington, Sept. S.—The De
partment of Commerce has received
ldrices from London, that the Hud
son's Bay Company proposes to be
:in the development of the oil re
sources in its four million acres of
land in Northern Canada.
PRESIDENT ORDERS
CUT IN EXPENSES
Washington. Sept. 7.—President
Warding has given preemptory in
itructions to the department heads
,o cut expenses to the bone.
Red Flag Raised
on Custom House
Cork. Sept. 7.—The workers in
the harbor of Cork, Ireland, today
seized vessels and the Customs
buildings in the port and raised the
red flag. They made announcement
that the harbor was to be run for
the benefit of the men.
' PRESIDENT IGNORES PROTEST
AGAINST APPOINTMENT
Washington. Sept. 7.—The pres
ident has received many protests
(against the appointment of Senator
Lodge on the disarmament confer- i
ence.
The protests have been made on
the ground of Lodge's anti-.Tapanese
speeches. The President considers j
the protests as unimportant.
Government Control of
Mines to End
Washington, Sept. S.—The govern
ment control of the West Virginia
(coal field^ is to end permanently.
The violence which has been recur
ring in them for years has heen ser-1
iouslv considered by the senate com- j
m:ttee. which has been appointed to!
investigate the repeated conflicts I
which have occurred between the!
miners and the operators.
HEWITT TO LEAVE
JVXE.U' FOIl EAST
E. S. Hewitt announced today that I'
he has decided to sell out his office |
supply business here and will leave
Juneau this fall for the East, where
he will handle an exclusive sales]]
territory for the Airdrv Corporation,
manufacturers of a patented electric
drying apparatus. He expects to
make hs headquarters in Detriot.
Mr. Hewitt came to Juneau in
1914. since which time he has built ■
up a very successful business in type !
writers, adding machines and other ii
office equipment. He says that he 1
leaves Juneau and Alaska with the
keenest regret but feels that the of
fer he has received from the Eastern
firm is too flattering to refuse.
Skagway merchants and the many >
friends of Mr. Hewitt in this place
will regret this decision on his part. 1
but all will wish, him his much de- '
served success in the new field to 1
which he is going. # i
SI
New York, Sept. S.—According to
an opinion expressed by Judge Louis
G. Gibbs of the Bronx County court,
France and Germany are on the
verge of another war. He declares
they are rushing headlong Into &
fight. Judge Gibbs has Just wuru
ed from an extended tour of tho
western and central Europe.
XA\V DEPARTMENT
SUBMITS ESTIMATE
Washington. Sept. 7.—The Navy
Department submitted its estimates
for the fiscal year beginning next
July. This is given as four hund
red million dollars. This is a re
duction of thirty-three millions in
comparison with the estimate for
this year and two hundred and thir
leen million less than for the year
1920.
FIRST CONSIGNMENT
I'lll! KPSSIAX RELIEF
Riga. Sept. 7.—The American
steamship Phoenix reached this port
nitli the first consignment of food
or the starving children of Russia,
rhe shipload of food Is being rapid
y sent into Petrograd.
SAW YARD EMPLOYEES
PAY REIHTED 12<y
Washington. Sept S —The pay of
he navy yard employees thruout
he country is to he reduced about
in average of twelve per cent. This
>rdcr has gone forth from the de
triment and will affect all yards
M'STRIANS AMI HI MARIANS
IN RATTLE AT BORDER
Vienna. Sept. T.—Regulars of the
Austrian army and two thousand
iungarians are mixed up in a bat
1.' today near the border village of
virschlac.
OCT l'OR A PK'MC
The roterson from Tort Seward
■ame up early Monday morning,
irincinc Captain Good of the Fort,
rho. willi Father Edgar Gallant,
vent out on the morning train for a
Hinting and fishing 'rip at Log Cab
n and viciniy.
TOne
WMtte Pass <Se
The Route to the Interior
The Gateway Route of Comfort. Service, and Safety
To ami From AtUn, Dawson, Fairbanks, ami All Interior
Alaska anil Yukon River Points.
Rail and River Service
During season of navigation our Beet of modern steamers
will operate regularly the entire length of the Yukon
River and tributaries.
Daily Train Service (except Sundays) between Skaguav
and Whitehorse. Parlor observation cars on eTery train.
For full information regarding passenger and freight
rates apply to
H. Wttneder
General Manager
Skaguay Alaska
Or 510 Alaska Building, Seattle, Wash.