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"^TWENTY SECOND YEAR ~ SKASWAY, ALASKA. TUESDAY, APRIL 29. 1919 PRICE 10 CENTO
MARTIAL LAW DECLARED ID
EXIST IN INDIANA 101
Li;ton. Ind.. April 29.—In order
to prevent viol nee which has been
threatened* by the local central lie
nor union in connection with an at
lemut to d port eight strike brea.k
in* girl telephone operators, th'9
town has been deeiar d under mar
tial law.
When the telephone girls w-ent
ouf ca strike, a number of opeia
tars were brought here from other
districts in au ofrcrt to break the
strike, and it hag been learned that
the strike breakir? are to bo de
ported by the local union, for force
if necessary, antft it ig believ <1 that
serious disturbances may follow j
thl attempt^
BOATS CROWDED AND ALASKAN
SOLDIERS CANNOT GET HOME
Sea*tie. April 29.—Today there
arp uore than nintty Alaska sol"
diers in thi^ City who havt been
re'umed from the various coutou
meuta in the east ru states, that are
uuible to get transportation aceoiuo
nations for Fort Liseum and Fort
^a^ird where, uiK>n their arrival
the/ nrt» 'o be mustered out,
It is aunouncvd here that they will
I j ifleas«>ci from the service much'
<=ri ier than June 1st, as at first I
ieoorted.
Rome, Tuesday—Thousands of
person« stormed ths parliament
building this morning in an at
tempt to hear Prim© Minister Or"
la lo speak.
Jt was annouueej ihat th^. pre
rn.er intended) outlining the govern
ment's policy and laying Italy's
pt-ai _• program bt-lore the people in
hi' "ridress to the membus of the
Italian Parliament, and while the
grea. chamber was crowded to its
uUno.il, thousand? Of peiscna were
uu-ible to gain admittance.
IKFKERSOX IN AM) Ot'T
1 he A. SS. Cos. SS. Jefferson
arrived in port last night at ten
thirty and left &g«in at about mid
night.
The Jefferson had twelve pass li
ters tor this port and took out
about the same number.
LLOlfOS BET1II6
Johns, X. B. April 29.—
'.t'b»re is much speculation as to the)
results oi" the forthcoming attempts
to cross the Atlantic in air craft,
suj much money its being- wagered
on the various aviators who are
jSOii:^ to wake the trials.
Lloyds are layiuc two to one j
f!.a* ii^) one fiie^ across sooner than;
t^e first days in June. I*il9.
PRINCKSS MAKY 1IKUK
TOMORROW MORNING
j The Princess Mary will be in
J port tomorrow at 11 o'clock in tliti
morning.
The Mary ha,<» a full passenger
list and a good cargo of freight,
and aeent Hal Johnston say* that
sh> will sail about four hours af
'er her arrival.
Come and See
If your Liberty Bond is in.
We just received a shipment of 106 of them
and want to deliver as many as possible.
Perhaps yours is here, Come in and see any
way, and don't forget the
BANK of ALASKA
Safe Deposit boxes only 25c per month.
B AN K OF AL ASK A
Have You Tried
"GOLD CREST"
Brand Butter and Eggs
Just what you would expect when ordering the very best
Fresh shipments received on every boat
The Eggs sell at 60c per dz.
Butter 75c per pound
These prices subject to market changes
P. H. GANTY
Washington, April 29.—President
Wilson cabled to Post Master Cren
era'. Burleson today his approval of
turning back to their _owner3_the
telegraph telephone systems And
c^ble liucfl by May 6th. This Is
the time as tentatively gugigested by
Burleson.
LABOR PftQPOSEfi
9 IMPORTANT
MEASURES.
Washingon, April 29.—Nino
educes proposed by the commission
•on International Labor legislation,
tor i.) sertion in the peace treaty as
adopted in the plenary £ saon, have
beer made public here today.
Among the Driucipleg incorpora
ted in the tr.aty are tho standard
eiKh* houj- day and weekly d«y of
rest; the abolition of child: labor;
equality of pa_v for men an4 wo
men worktrg and the "right of as
s ciation for all lawful purposes."
Yo-iotiamo, April 29.—This oil)*
has just sustained a loSp of over a.
half million dollars on account of
a fire which broks out in th© resi
dential portion of the town.
As a result of the- fire thousands
of oeople are homeless an4 much, su
ferine iu eutailed. The authori
ties are trying to give lelief.
HDlltiS
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Pari?, Tuesday—The Italian aad
French amendments to the League
i' Nations covenant, which, were re
cently offered, have been withdrawn,
anJ the questions involved in the
terras of the amendments offered
will now be decided by the League
of Nations itself.
Bei*.re the Japanese amendments
were withdrawn, Baron Makino
made an impassioned appeal to the
framerg of the covenant for racial
equality but to no purpose.
PAGE SUnOENLV
LEAVES ROME
Borne Tuesday—Ambassador
Page departed from this city for
Paris suddenly thig morning'. It is
believed that his sudden departure
wag over the intense feeling which
has been brought about over the
Fiume incident.
Soattle, April 29.—Major W. D.
Gilbert, who was formerly a ser
geant in the Signal OorPg and 1°"
eate'i in Alaska, returned from
France today and' at once re-enlist
ed In the Signal Corps for Alaska
service.
He will be assigned to some of
fice ia Alaskaf which hag not Tet
been designated,
New York, April 29-—Samuel
Gompers, the aged' labor leader,
who wap seriously injured in an
automobile collision yesterday, is
improving gteadily and no fears are
entertajned as to hig ultimate re
totery.
Berlin, Tuesday—Tbg Ger
aw u government ia greatly alarmed)
over the tendency of the industri
al and commercial interests, who are
gaiil to be preparing to demand, the
immediate signing of the peace
treaty regardless of the terms that
Germany will be asked to accent. I
BUBRODND CIII
Paris, Tuesday—German govern
ment troops have entirely encircled
Munich, where tlie Communists an#
ipi'rtacaiis are still hoddinfi out.
The town i3 entireiy surround
ed, and it is now bit the matter of
a few hours until the rebellious
elements and troop6 will be fore dt
to surrender.
This information was received in
a despatch from Berlin.
PACT PEEVES
I'ar:9, April 29.—Th© presg of
Paris is displaying disappointm nt
in the terms of the League of Na
tious ag adopted by the peace coir
ferciice..
NEARLY READY
10 HAND HUNS
Paiis April 29.—But few points
of the treaty of peace to b«| pjvjsente
to the German delegate at Vers&ils
remain to bo nettled.
Tfee indications are that the doc
ument will be in their hands this
week.
SI \ YOR OF STEWART
CROSSING IS IN CITY
"Granddad" Wardi of Stewart
Crossing, ia in th© metropolis for
a visit. He ia looking1 younger and
more nimjble than ever. H<j came
in eo get more news »f the
arrival of hig young grandson, and
I »o uet mone one-gteip and phono£ranl
I records for dancing with his £riz"
| zly, and says he is going back to
I the Crossing to stajr until Gabriel
| blows the horn.—Dawson. News.
(.Ed^or'g Note:- The above men
I tioned "Granddad" Ward, ia none
other than DM Ward, who gradu
ated to the granddad) class when *
soa wag born to his daughter, Mrs.
\V. II. Barring'on.)
London, April 29.—Captain, G©o,
Blacu, formerly commissioner of Yoi«
' kon, at the instance of Fred) Wade,
agent general for British Columbia,
haa been retained as. council for
the British Columbia uoldlera im
plicated in the Kimmel camp dis
turbances.
Paris, Tuesday—The British, dele
gates to the peace conference report
ed tcnay that it has been agreed
between the nations embraced'
in the society of nations, that the
firs: meeting of the League oi Na
tion &hall be held In Washington,
Distric' of Columbia, United; States
Of America, and that Priaidient
V/oodrow Wilson will preside at tbla
meeting, •
The conference for the purpose
of taingk up the Chinese-Japanese
territorial controversy, is la the
firec session today, and at this ses
sion the confreres failed to reach. ®a
s.gi 5» ment.
139,000 PACIFIC COASI PERSONS
HAVE BOUGHT VIG10RY BONOS
Sbd Francisco, April 29.—From
incomplete figures which, were given
011/ officially thig morning, it is an
nounced that 139,000 persons thru
out the Twelfth District have al
ready subscribed $55,303,260 to
the Victory .Loan.
Tbi- reports thus far received show
that the country districts are com
paring favorably iu the purchase of
the Victory bonds as comoared with
the previous bond; issues, while the
cities are lagging somewhat.
Portland is leading all other
Paciiic coast cities with more than
half her quota already subscribed.
San Francisco passed the five mil
lion dollar mark, Inst night &nd S»*
attle has written better th*n four
and one half million, dollars.
oeattle, Tuesday—Nine submarine
and sub chasera steadied into thta
por' this morning from the North
Atlantic, and the mea from the
bo*ts wera met at the docks by 750
members of the Wi'tfi West divis
ion of infantry. and immediately
were formed into marching order
When all were in readiness a
parade started, and. for th^ee houra
thef>e men marched through the
down'own streets In the same pa
rade, as a demonstration in the Vk*
*ory Loan campaign.
IK DELEGATES
ARE ARRIVING
Versailles, April 29.—At nine
o'clock last night sixty: German del"
e ties arrive^ In this city Oil a
special train, and immediately toojr
uv their quar'erg in on© of the
ho ela.
Versailles, April 29.—Addit
ional German delegates to the peace
conference are"oontinuing to arrive
her.;.
Out Of the ninety here new tliir
o" them are women.
Pat Kearney left la§t ngiht on
the Jefferson for Juneau -where he
will spend a few months studying:
the labor situation. Pat eay<a he
ft'iH winter in Skagway.
RUSSIANS HIKE
PLAGESDFYANKS
Archangel, Tuesday—.Russian gor
eminent troop? are graduAliy replac
ing the American forces which. hav«
be^i; located in tbig vicinity for tb«
past several months.
As soon as the bartors are free
from ice, so that thransports c^a
get In, the Yankee troopjj will de
part for France, and from theirs
they will soon be returned to Amer*
ica.
W. C. Wright left on th9 Jeffer
son last night for Juneau where he
goes to atten,: the Democratic con
vention and also to transact busl"
! ness of a private nature.
Mr. Wright will b® bac in a f^w
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Ridiculous Shoe Prices
A big line of
Oxfords and High Shoes for
Ladies
We have placed on our
Bargain Tables
Oxfords At - $1.50
High Shoes At - $2.00
There are Blacks, Whites, Tans
and Patent Leather Shoes in good
styles and large range of sizes
You will have to come quick as they will not last
long at these prices
JAMES KENNEDY