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V„L. TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR." SK.ir.WAY. ALASKA THURSDAY. JANUARY * ■ «. URICE IB. CENT*
OFFICER IS
I'STEB OS
nomiis
Seattle. Jan. 23.—Customs offic
er !!.i*t:er was indicted today by the
:-il : at grand jurj. charging him
u th two counts.
( i'.' the charges is for purchas
ing tuorp ne and the other is for
selliti. the same in connection with
' relations with Miss Hutchart.
tl 1 alleged addict.
The charges as *.j her have been
dismissed.
Iv. ' Mlk.W MAII. t DXTKACTS
AKK C;I\ KX TO XKII
The following self explanatory
wire was received by the Chronicle
at o'clock this afternoon fron
i e!>-~ :'e l>an Sutherland:
i • ma ! contract from Ketchi
kan to Hyder was awarded to W
.1. Xeil today f<»r $3,432. and the
■ i I tract. K. N'hikan to Ketchi
■ it te vas also awarded
io W. .1 Neil for $ 10.300."
The latter contract means tl.at the
1 for the west coast of Prince of
: -land " ill leave Ketchikan,
boat making the circle of the
;«: il returning to Ketchikan
n-h trip the boat will reverse its
r» - jing north from Ketchikan
in;.> and south the next.
l!l I'VI'AI. t'OXCI.AVK
TO UK IIKl.l) I ATKIS
ndon. Jan. 26.—The Rome cor
itid»'tit of the London Times is
mod that the conclave for the
ion of a successor to Popo Ben
XV will probably be postpon
The reason for the postpone
is the difficulty in completing
Mi nts for she conclave bj
V \\ J Oil's FROM IUTI1
sti.iky window a.\i> dies
New York, Jan. 24.—Mrs. M. F. !
- -r :>il of Beiklev, California.
herself today in a leap from'
ti'e i ■!: ••nth stoi/ window of the'
Oortmod >re hotel.
Mrs. Sherwood had met wit!.'
heavy financial losses and this fact
• ! t'- idt: tly unbalanced her brain. |
l*. S. AND (IKI1MANY WILL
'm:\ri: claim commission
V."a.;hington. Jan. 25.—In a eon
i" between i'res dent Harding
ai : ; oretary of Siates Hushes it
wr. i!"i:Jed that 'oe I'niud States
and i -rmany tall make a treaty
<. • alius a cop-niSKioii for the ar
blt: .: nf |>r>vatt claims growing
cut •.>:' ihe world w_r.
.'■las (Ii Id, who has been slight
ly iiid. rd. is u* ttin«r better and
will bo out : t d abound In a short
time.
MRS. JULIA M'CUDDEN
11
Mrs. Julia McCuddcn of London, who [
e*ire to the United States to repre- j
sent the British War Mothers at thr j
burial of the unknown American «o<- !
flier in Arlington National cemetery
WRITKRS PRK1MCT
\ KM PARTI WII.I. RK
FORM K I) KOK 1924
Washington. Ja:.. 25.—Many of!
the trained newspaper and other >
period.cal writers »ho are now in
Washington,' see -vigiis of a third'
party which will '.e organized be-1
fore long.
The wise ones >av that Senator'
Kenvon of Iowa wjll lie the stand- j
ard hearer of the new party.
It is also stated that Henry Ford !
will back the new party with funds J
in 1924.
<;.vs IS BKST OF AIX MKT HODS j
or MODKRX MARFARk)
Xew York.—Brigadier CJeneral
Amos A. Fries, chief of the chemi
cal warfare service of the army to
d iv defended gas In warfare. He
said it is the rnosi humane of all
weapons yet devised, citing the
snail number of deaths of gassed
men admitted to the hospitals of
the army. His statements were
made in an address before the gas
manufacturers association.
I ■
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HIKJi AT PRFSIMo
San Francisco, Jan. 25.—Briga
dier-General Aslier Valyton Turner,
a retired Civil war veteran and al
so a veteran of the Spanish-Ameri
can war. di»>d yesterday.
General Turner's death occurred
at the I'residio.
nvti i»n: as rksi i.t
OF PISTOL IH'KL
Kdmonton. Jan. 26.—Constable
Osgoode and It. H. Beagles, a boot
legger. killed each jther in a pistol
duel at Kinuso yesterday afternoon.
! < i: von: trip orTSJDK this wtxtkr
T you e tpe -t to travel whore you know few or no people, let
r- provide you with Travelers Checks which can be cashed with
»ut c" arge at any bank in the United States without identiflca
Absolate safety and very convenient. In case of loss they can
!"■ duplicated without cost.
A verv nominal fee of f>0 cents per $100.00 for these checks.
It always pays to play safe.
Bfflnnlk ®ff Hifflskai
SKACWAY, ALASKA
Washington, Jau. 2G.—Delegate
Dan Sutherland has been having a
number of conferences with the head
of the Shipping Hoard on the ques
tion of transportation in Alaska.
The conference has turned upon the
question of having the Shipp ns
Hoard enter the field of Alaskan
.ransportation. or secure "from the
existing companies a reduction In
the rates. Today the conference
were suspended on Information
which Sutherland received from Se
attle to the effect that the steam
ship lines operating In Alaska con
template a sharp redaction in rates.
"If they muke 'his reduction."
Sutherland declared, "there will !>e
no necessity for the Shipping Hoard
to project itself into the sltuarloi:."
MILLIONS Sl'ITKlilXG l\ HI SSI V
Geneva, Jan. 26.—Dr. Pridtjof
Nanzen was before the League of
Nations internaltonal committee on
relief in this city.
Nanzen told the committee that
as many as nineteen millions in Rus
sia are suffering f ir want of food,
and fifteen million till certainly die
unless succored. -Vauzen told the
committee that he was dissatisfied
with the way In w.ilch the Russian
government had a* ted under the
lgreement regarding relief work.
LCr^D STAMFGRDHAM
▼
I A r*cent oor'.raii of Lord Stamford
{ lum, chi-f secretary to Kina Georoe
I *f England.
IVTKK NATIONAL HUSH
('()\'(iRKSS ORGANIZED
AT 1'ARIS TOOAY
I'arls, Jan. 25.—The International ,
Irish League was o.ganized here to
day by a world's congress of the j
Ir.sh race.
line of the first things done hv the
congress was the decision that the
principal object of ihe league should
be to hflp Ireland gain full inde-'
pendence. i
fiUS Of POPE .
6EIIEDICE EA'D Id fjfsi
Rome, Jan. 25.—The funeral of
:hc late Pope Benedict XI' will be
leld tomorow afternoon.
The body of the late Pontiff will
>e buried In a tonio in St. Peters
iloiiRside that of Queen Christina
>f Sweden and facinK the tomb of
'ope Pius the Fourth.
Rome, Jan. 26.—The last mortal
emains of Pope Benedict XV were
laid to rest with solemn and impres
sive ceremonies this afternoon. His
body was enclosed In three caskets
and dressed in full pontifical robes.
It now lies in a crypt under the great
Basil:ra of St. I'ettr s to the right
of the entrance. Only the members
of the pontifical household, the
papal nobility ar4 diplomats ac
credited to the Vatican were permit
ted to witness the historic and beau
tiful ritual service.
,I.\J. inrt'HCOCK OPPOSES
NENANA MIl.lTAItY IDST
Kfforts on (the p&rt of Nenana to
ecure the headquarters of the Fort
>ibbon post of soldiers, slated for
ransfer, will not be availing if the
ecommendatlons of Major Arthur
Hitchcock are adopted at Wash
ngton. Major Hitchcock is pressing
o have the soldiers transferred to
Vnchorage, where the additional
■ost of maintenance will he at a min
mum, instead of the maximum, as
te says their location at Nenana
vould entail.
"There Is such a difference in cost
n the premises," said Major Hitch
:ock, "that I am oposed to the Ne
lana post." If ttoops are needed
'or action. Major Hitchcock believes
t would be in the .southern portion
if the territory, and for that reason
It would not be logical to have a
second post at Neutna. The differ
ence In cost would he tenfold at Ne
aana to that of Archorage.
Major Hitchcock says his opposi
tion to Nenana's claims is purely on
lines of economy, and sentiment
does not enter into the question. It
is pointed out that the establish
ment of a post at Nenana would en
tail a cost of approximately $60,000
annually, as compared with $3,000
if the troops are brought to .\n
chorage.—Exchange.
Father Edgar Gallant left on the
last Spokane for Wrangell, where he
will await the return of the same
ship and go to Sitka, where he will
attend to the wants of the Sitka par
ish.
A new church has been built at
Sitka.
I
Oklahoma City. Jan. 25.—Three I
while men and two negroes, self ,
confessed members of a party that
lynched Jack Brooks, a packing
house worker, lavt week, pleaded
guilty in court today before federal
Judge Phelps.
All five of the men were sentenc
ed to life imprisonment.
ni(i DAMAGE CLAIMS
FII.EP AGAINST MEXICO
Mexico City. Jan. 25.—Eighteen ,
hundred claims against the Mexican i
government, aggregating 25.000,000
pesos for damage suffered during I
the revolution period since 1910,
have been presented by both for
eigners and Mexicans.
HISIIOP ROWE CALLS
OX PRESIDENT HARDING
I Washington, Jan. 25.—Bishop
, Peter Trimble Rowe of Alaska paid
i his respects to President Harding to
; day by calling upon him at the
I White House.
Later on the Alaska Bishop was
I photographed while coming down
the White House steps.
; R. C. POPI I.ATION IS S2S..160
Ottawa, Jan. 26.—The census bu
reau announed that the population
of British Columbia is E23,S69.
WAR CLOUD HANGS OVER
SOUTHERN COUNTRIES
Nogales-Sonora, Mexico, Jan. 2fi.
—The war cloud hangs heavy over
the countries of Msxico and Guata
mala. This is according to advices
received here from Mexico City.
The Mexican minister to Guata
mala has been Instructed to ■with
draw from tliat state immediately
and return home. Guatemala is
masslnc her troops at Teten, near
the Suchiate river an the boundary
of the two republic*. This prepara
tory to an invasion of Mexican tei -
rltorr.
EX-CANDIDATE <X>X
MAKES A SPEECH
Dayton. Jan. 26.—James Cox, who
was the candidate for the presiden
cy on the Democratic ticket, made a
speech at the Jackson Day dinner in
this city. To the Democrats gath
ered last night at the banquet Cox
stated that their party stands just
where it did "Whe* the votes were
counted'-' and is read/ "for the next
fight." He decla-.rd that puhtfc
opinion has "steadily borne the des
tiny of America nearer each day to
the seat of the League of Nations at
Geneva " His speech was received
with great enthusiasm
HAIItn DONE TO DEATH
IV CAL1VORNU
Ventura, Cat., Jan. 26—Charles
R. Baird. a former employe of Ar
mour & Co. at Seattle. was murder
ed and his body buried in a shallow
grave on the beach near here The
cause of the crime and the cnlprits
are not known.
MRS. ROOSEVKLT IS
VISITING IV RERUN
Berlin. Jan. 25.—Mrs Theodore
Roosevelt, accompanied by her son
Archibald, arrived here yesterday
Mr. Roosevelt will make an ex
tended visit In Germany.
BONE AND MEARS
START E<iR EAST
Seattle. Jan. 25—Governor Scott
C. Bone, accompanied by Colonel
Mears of the A. E. F. commission,
started today for Washington, where
Lhev will appear before the commit
ees relative to Alaskan matters
I.K.VPKRS OF BOTH HOl'SFS
AGREE ITOX I.Ft.lSLATIOS
Washington, Jan. 2T>.—Assurance
was given that a permanent tariff
bill will be reported to the senate
early in February tad passed before
the close of the piesent session of
congTess. which w^s given by the
Republican leaders of the senate to
Republican leaders In the 1 »use t
day at a confereii.it.
The agreement w reactcd at lha
conference that the proposed sol
diers' bonus bill should originate in
the house, and the house leader*
said that a measure would be draf
ed at once by the vrvs and meat.*
committee and probably reported t >
the house inside ol two weeks.
The legislation program will he
speeded up so that congress ran ad
journ by .tune 1.
Leaders of b >!h house* are said
to have agreed that the senate con
ence tre:.' es s«;i. ild not interfere
■
tion hill
M>TK1» 1 I\ \M U K Hit -
i\ \r\\ ^«'UK
New York. Jan. 55 —A Barton
Hepburn, chairman of the board of
directors of t-»■ ( :»se National
Bank. <! ed h' re tod. ■
The Case National Ran* .» one
of the oldest and rrong"*t financial
institutions ii the country
11RF TiF"»TR<»Y^
<>Nl: HI VHRFP < \H<
rhicagi- Jan. 16.— A fire which
started this morning in a north side
street car l.arn. burned up one
hundred new cars before the fire
men had control ot t*e blare.
THE WHITE PUSS 5
YUKON ROUTE
m
THE GATEWAY ROUTE TO
Yukon Territory, Atlin and
« Interior Alaska
SemtAT eeklv Tram Service brtwren Skapusv and W hilehor«e
during the Winter Season
F<* information regarding pauengrr and freight ratn *p[Vv Jo
H- Wheeler- General Manager
Skaguay- Alaska
or
510 Alaska Building
Seattle Wash.