No. 68 TWENTY SECOND YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30. 1919 PRICE 10 CENTS
WOULD HAUL DOWN OUR OLD GLORY
Paris, April 30—Anti-Ameri
can demonstrations have been re
uorttd in TYiest , where a big crowd
gathered in front of the Y. M. C.
A. end demanded that tl'a Uuited
States flag be hauled' down.
i Resret for tho incident wag later
j oxpr«ss«?<l by the government.
The Italian govemnuent will <1°*
j ciite today whether or not it will
| stud iheir delegation bat'lc to Paris
) and finish up the peao^ conference.
JAP QUESTION
COMPROMISED
Paris, April 30.—It was official
ly announced' this morning that tli<
Japanese question had. been final
ly s'.ttlet
iaris, April 30.—While the de
tails of the s.ttlement of the Jap
anese question have not been an
nounced it is undersold that Japan
will temporarily retain her rights in
tii* shai'tung penuinsula.
ilit permanent owner-ship of this
disputed territory will i>e dteter
uiiu-U -f'rr the poacv troaty Is
&iSueJ.
U OltUA COMING \\ 11H
nit; imsskmjkr ust
->e.tttle, Apiil 30.—The AlameJa
lt't rhis morning- at eleven o'clock
w.tu tnr e hu. died and1 ti-ty ia?Sen
£eis.
Oi iheie oue, hau<Ive<l ;nd twenty
tw», ai'e zovg to Andr otsky, on
ttie Vui»cu river, where the Carlisle
racViu.-^ conipan;. has a cannery.
They will go \i-i Skat, way.
ltoc total number ot pas users
bound for bkagwav i$ one hundred
and thirty three
Hie Al-'mcda has a big iaigo of
fre'iiht.
The Princess arrive*! on scheduled
tiiae tfcU morning briu^ing iib'-in
niuet) passengers. Among tlus j
whom our reporter saw, vhu ai e re
turning home, were Robt. Lowe of
WhiteUorge, Charles Baxter, the
Kluane guide and hunter, with his
wife. Jack O'Nell, the AVhite horse
pharmacist, who has served his
King and country overseas, and who
suffered a slight wound in on? of
the lig battles.
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ilrs P. Martin, wife of Captain
P. Martin, returned today from a
trio 'o Seattle and other sound
polu's.
IIS NEW GAS IN
I If UNI KAI1AI?
[ Washington, April 30.—The
OrisSs expedition, which is now on
i's way to Mount Katuiai, in Al^s.
| ka, are going to make a special ef
. tort to determine whether helium,
a xix>u-iailaniuiabl; gas, which will
revolutionize bailoonii.g ijs io be
fo'iud in this volcano.
'lbere have bee" reports that this
|g:ts woulo be found thery and its
I UU'.i.Hiuiicc one oi the reasons
| lor the expedition.
New York, April 30.—Rear Ad
| miral Sims, who commanded the
iAmericau fleet during thp wartime
t activities in European waters, 8 lid
today he believed there were "205
i German submarines at the bottom
ol the sea.' ' In a speach at the
! Bond club, a Victory lo>n organi
zation, he saij thg flu t "found
many submarine^ stuck on the bot
' torn with indicaiong showing that
many of the men caught inside
either committed suicide or killed
[each other.'*
I Pa'is, April 30.—The death list in
I the railroad wreck at Crisse, north
! west of LeMans, on Thursday, has
amouutod t«> 33. iiirludinK 16 Amer
i icana.
Forty five nersons were Injured
in the smash of the trains, 'which
was c^u: <1 when an American train
dtished into a French troop train.
Among the dead is a 10 ye&r old
IFrench boy who had been adopt,d
I as a mascot by American soldiers.
1HWAITES UUX LiO
CATE IV KETCHIKAN"
Mr. and Mrs. Thwaites, who have
been visiting their cousins, Rev.
Van Mart r and family, have de
cided to locate permanently in
1 Ketchikan.—Miner.
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.
I B ANK OF ALASK A
Have You Tried
"GOLD CREST"
Brand Butter and Eggs
Juat 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
SEVENTEEN PROMINENT MEN WERE
PICKED er NIHILIST AS VICTIMS
OF NATION-WIDE BOMB PLOT
Insufficient Postage on Packages Bearing Label
of Prominent Firm Leads to Investigation
and the Heinous Plot is Frustrated
Washington, April 30.—Bombs
and infernal ma.chin>$ to tlie num
ber of seventeen and addressed to
Drouiinent persona qli over the coun I
try have been discovered in the New i
York ] ost office by post office in-1
Sp;ctors, was «n announcement; mad.i
by the uostnl ol'ficlalg tofiuy.
Ne.v Vork, April 30.—The postal
authorities today launched an en
| erg<. tic search for the terrorist ring
which is plotting against th<; lues
01 piomiaeut oubblic men.
iherc are some faint clues which
are being run down and iai :-il prob
abUi».. .siait.iiig expesurts will scvju
; be rnaae.
Atlanta, April 30.—An infernal
machine addressed to former s.na
tor Hardwiok, and sent lo his res
idence, here, exploded while be
ing opened.
Mrs. H'-rdwick wag burned about
! the face and arms, while the neg
ro maid, who was handing it to Mrs.
iiardwich, hatf both of her h:tiuls
blown off. |
The wrapper on the deadly ma
chine, bore the namo of Gimmel
Brothers, New York, and la the
same as the one which coTere.d the
infernal machine sent to Mayor Ole
Hanson. of Seattle, a couple of daye
ago. "
Washington, Wednesday — A"
mono ihuse to whom, the infernal
muciiiu $ were addressed, wrer Post
Busier General Burleson, Attorney
U .iiei '! l'alniei , Conimisioner of im
migration, Cftmuilnettl, Mayor Hylan
j£ JStw \oik, Governor Sprol of
I'eiuisjhaniji, johu D. Rock.eroiler,
J. 1'. .Uoi.-v-in, and Solicitor; General
Lamar. These were in addition to
l 1 jiansou unj U&rdwick, and
lht bombs all bore the label of
UiiiiUibel liros.
The ia<t that all of the pack
ages were mailed in. JN©w York, and
Jn account of being- placed in the I
pes' H'ice without suffici-.ntj post-1
«igi., cause j the. New York postal
auih'.'iitie^ to notify Gimfcel Bros.,
uud when they were informed! that
Die package were "U short of suf
ficient postage, they disclaimed any
knowledge of such packages, and
Ouc of them wag opened up and the
hi.liinu plot discovered.
MOTHER LODE 10
BE IAKEN OVER
New York, April 30.—James J-j
Goafry, Presidtnt or the Mother i
| Lode Copper Mines Co., of Alaska,
gays: "The Supreme Court of the
I Sta:0 pf Washington on March 28
rendered a decision reversing1 and
dismissing ivn injunction obtained
!»y an objecting stockholder on Nov.
15, 1918. This iu effect hoa en
joined the Mother Lod^ Coppsr
Mines Co., of Alaska from carrying
out the sale of its property to Ste
uhon Birch, who agreed to organize
a corporation known as the Mother
Lode Coalition Mines Co., whichj
would take oyer and operate
the property.
The importance of this decision is
far reaching because it validates
a contract of May 7, 1918, between
Stephen Birch and the Mother Lode
Mines Co. and leaves the road opa
fo>- the immediate consummation of
that contract, likewise it validates
in advance, securities of tha Mother
Lode Mines Co. before they are is
sued. It also effectually bars any
attempt at future litigation based
upon this contract The Mother
lode Coalition Mines Co! will file
its articles of incorporation in
Delaware, and immedatelv take over
the properties now owned and op
erated by th© Mother Lode Copper
Mines Co., of Alaska.
.seme's state
PEGGINGJEOSG
Seattle, April 30.—The sta*0 of
Washington has subscribed up to
date, fourteen million dollars of the
forty fouj> million that Is her a]lof-.
tmeut. Thia is fast work, and it
is believed' that the full amount will
be subscribed before the cloging of
the Poo**- £ il I
Judge E. A. Rasmusen and family
je«urnde today from a trip to Se
attle,
Anchorage, April 30.—There Is a
deuiGnstrattd paystreak a mile iu
length, ninety feet in width
rnd that will yUid probably better
than a dollar to the yard, on the
right limit of Albert Creek, in the
Nelchina iftstrict, according to a.
statement of J. W. MoCOrd, a well
known interior mining man, who ar*,
rived in Anchorage last winter, and
who hag just returned from a week's
visit to thig camp.
Lon Adair and associates, among
whom is Andy MaseYlch, formerly
of the Frisco cafe, in Anchorage,
ate now taking out $25 per day to
th© shovel, pix men being in the
party. They are working on a lay
on discovery claim on Albert creak,
owned by Getchell, on# of the or
iginal discoverer of the dlstclct.
The laymen have a good equip
ment employing a Bteam hoist to
advantage, and ar<e working in dry,
•hawed ground. Twenty five and
thirty cent pans are common, on
bedrock. The gold Jp fine and ap
pears to bo about evenly distribut
ed in a two foot streak that lies on
the bedroak. The pay gtreak has
been demonstrated' to average about
ninety feet In width.
On No. 1 above discovery on Al
beit creek, Christofferson and, three
partners are digging a bedrock
diain along side the* paystreak,
which seeing to be about th9 same
as that on discovery.
Odin Olson and' his partner, Lar
son, are prrparlng to take out pay
On No. 2 above discovery. It is
known that the paystreak permeates
the claim. Joe Palmer Is prospect
ing a bench claim on tha upper
reaches of Albert creek.
.N.r. and' Mrs. Henry Maluin audi
their daughter, Renee, were return
ing ^assengerg from Paria today.
They will leave for Atlin by first
train, where Sir. Maluin ha® a
hydraulic plant on Otter creek.
—<Mt—
Norman Fisher, of Atlijo, is re
turning from overseas, where he had
•t'en serving his king and coun
try in the Canadian contingent.
STATE TROOPS FIRE OH STRIKING
PHONE OPERATORS AND KILL ONE
1 ejve Haute, April 30.—Tho Mi
litia, who are guarding the tel1
ephoao exchange at Linton yester
day fired upon a crowd1 of telephone
operators, who are out on strife
and killed one man.
The crowd wa» composed of men
) and women, and during the melee,
one of the miliatlamen wag hit on
the head with a atone.
There are e8 companies of mi
litia on duty, and grave fears are
entertained that mora trouble SHU
eaaue.
CAPTAIN "PI"
PULLER CHOSEN
Mrs. H. S. Pull*:a received a wire
today from Paris announcing the
fac* that her son, Captain Royal
Pullen, had been selected ag one of
the oarsmen to row in the Iater
rarional regatta now being ar
ranged in Paris.
Captain Pollen the only Amur
ican officer selected from tha west
or northwest.
Captain Pullen'g record as
oarsman whlie a student in the
Wishinpton University is A1 and he
wf : no doubt maintain it in this
no able e^ent.
3kagway may; wfll feel PTOUd' over
th,> distinction gained by the men
who went overseas from here and it
!s Just, another honor to be put
clown with the rest.
vigtoryToan
GROUP 10 MEET
The Victory Loan Committee is
requested to meet at the Bank of
Alaska, Saturday evening at eight
o'clock sharp, for tbe purpose of
reporting results of tit© campaign,
if any ..member should find it im
possible to attend, the Chairman
asks that results be telephoned to
him in advance of the hour of meet
ing.
All reports to date indicate that
the people of Skagway and Haines
are contributing mose generous
ly, and Committeemen are sanguine
th<it we will go way over the top.
If you, Mr., Mrs., or Miss reader,
have not yet subscribed, DO IT TO
DAY. IT IS YOUR PLAIN, SIM
PLE DUTY.
Piria, April 30.—Disquieting" re
ports are arriving from Rome in
which it i» said that the conference
betweeu Premier Orlando aad am
I bassador Page hag not been entire
ly satisfactory.
Home, April 30.—Premie Orlan
do In addressing the chamber ot
duputjeg last night paid* that th,»
world aituation wag very grave, and
very grave for Italy.
He declared that Italy should
preserve the greatest calm.
Rome, April 30.—At a, mass
meeting held last night, which was
attended by a great concourse of
people, a resolution wag passed urg
ing the government to annex all of
the territory given to Italy by the
London pact and also to taie Flume.
Paris, April 30.—Prime Minis
ter Lloyd George today gent * spec
ial representative to Rome who
make certain representations to
Premier Orlando.
Paris, April 30.—Premier Orlan
do will not return to Paris for the
(aligning of the peace treaty.
This f^t became known today
from a message telegraphed from
Rome by ambassador Page.
Home, April 30.—The senate aad
house of deputies last night g^re
I a,i overwhelming vote of confidence
to tha Oriando government, after
a lengthy and heated debate
A baby daughter born to Mr and
I Mm. Tom Stevens of Kansag yester
day, is equipped with more than
| the usual number of fingers on her
| right hand, on which are five fin
gers and a thumb, all perfectly
shaped. Dr. Story wa8 in attend
ance and' reports the baby. perf?ctly
normal otherwise.—Ketchikan Min
er.
I Joe Tallmire, one of the pioneer#
' of Atlin, returned tcdey from a
' trip tc Prineo Rupert and other B.
^0. cities.
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
i
JAMES KENNEDY