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SKAGWAY, » ASK* TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1923 miCR TKX CRVTH
. PRESIDENT 101 WILL VISIT SMI! IN MONTH OF HIST
ONE KILLED
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S'atelaine, Mich., March 28.—
Charles A. Keller shot and killed
George P. Odom, a son of Clem
Odom, and fatally wounded Howard
E Norman, the tovn marshal, and
A. J Page, an onlooker.
The difficulty arose over the death
of a hog.
GOVERNMENT RAILWAY IS
NAMED "ALASKA RAILROAD"
BY SECRETARY FALL
Washington. March 26.—Secre
tary of the Interior Albert Fall to
day issues an executive order desig
nating "Alaska Railroad" as the of
ficial title of the government rail
raod that runs from Seward to Ne
nana.
POLICEMAN Tl'RSS Rl'RGLAH
SUPERIOR OFI1CER ARRESTS
Seattle, March 26.—Patrolman F.
L. Trombley was arrested today by
Police Lieutenant Justus on a
charge of burglarising the store of
the Diamond Tire company.
TURKEY RE-ESTABLISHED
A FREE NATION
Paris. March 27.—Turkey is to
be reestablished as an Independent
and sovereign nation in response to
the demands of millions of Moham-,
medans throughout the Moslem
world.
This includes Ind'a and the Allied !
near East. The commission official- j
ly announced its decisions restoring j
to the Turkish nation "a vigorous'
independent national existence."
insirgents attack
POLICE BARRACKS
Londonderry. March 27.—The
Irish Republican Army Insurgents
attacked the police barracks last
night near Donegal, which was occu
pied by the Free State troops.
There were numerous shots fired
and a number were wounded, but
none fatally, so far as reported.
PROHIBITION AGENTS MAKE
EARLY MORNING RAID
Chicago. March 25.—The taxicab
of thirty-five prohibition agents
swept Chicago at aa early hour this
morning.
Many arrests wer« madt and much
contraband liquor was seized under
the Volstead act.
Washington, March 27.—Through
a ruling just made by the war de
partment. Colonel Mears of the Al
aska Engineering commission will
lose his status as an army officer.
When Earning Powes Stops
WILL YOlT BE IX COMFORTABLE CIRCUMSTANCES?
ARE YOU SAVING IX THE PRIME OF LIFE WHEN YOl'R
EARNING ABILITY IS AT ITS BEST OR ARI. YOC FOOLISH
LY WASTING YOl'R MONEY NOW. TRUSTING TO LICK,
RELATIVES, FRIENDS OR THE STATE TO TAKE CARE OF
YOU I.N OLD AGE?
THE SPIRIT OF MANHOOD DIv
HANDS THAT VOU SAVE NOW
Bank ®ff Mask®
SKAOWAY, ALASKA
Jl'IKJES AND CLERKS
ARK APPOINTED FOR THE
PRIMA ItV ELECTION
At the last meeting of the city
council judges and clerks were ap
pointed for the primary election
wh.ch takes place on April 25. \\ .
| L. Spear. Mrs. Jeanette Hillor.v and
Frank Suffecool were appointed
judges, and L. K. Reynoldson and
Mrs. C. E. Curtis were appointed
clerks.
WIFE AND DATOHTER
OF NOTED FRENCH WARRIOR
AKK1\ E IX SEATTLE
Seattle. March 2S.—Madame Jot
fre and MU'e Joffre, wife and daugh
ter of the French marshal, arrived
in Seattle last uigl.l. The marshal
will not arrive for several days.
SUPPLEMENT TREATY PASSES
BY I'XAMMOl'S VOTE
Washington. March 2S.—The sup
plemental treaty tt. the four-power
treaty was ratified bv the senate by
a unanimous vote.
All that the treaty does is to ex
clude Japanese homelands from the
jurisdiction of the four-power
treaty.
FRENCH MARSHAL
ARK1VKS VICTORIA. B. C.
Victoria. March 27.—Marshal
Joffre arrived here this morning, a
passenger oil the Seattle liner Sil
verstate.
The French hero will remain two
days, a guest of the Victorians, and
the reception will le continuous.
TAX AX A-XEXAX A (JETS
WEEKLY MAIL SERVICE
Washington. March 25.-—To pro
vide a mail service steamboat he-1
tween Tanana and Xenaua the post- |
office department has made a con
tract with the Northern Commercial
company for trips to be made once
a week or oftener. from May IB to
October 15.
This includes the season of navi
gation in these northern waters.
FERRY BOILER KXI'I.ODKS
KILLS FOIB MEX
Port Huron. March 27—Four men
were killed on Sunday on the Kerry
boat Omar D. Conjer when the boil
er exploded.
The boiler was hurled into a house
two hundred and fifty feet away
from the boat, but fortunately no
one was injured in the house.
HARDING SAYS CHCRCIIKS
SHOt'LD ri'HOLB ALL LAWS I
Washington. March 25.—The |
church can render no higher serv- j
ice than to put for .h its utmost in-I
fluence in behalf of "a frank and'
willing obedience tJ the law," was i
the declaration '<f President last J
night in an address before the bible
class of the C'alva.'y church last j
night.
PRESIDENTIAL PARTY WILL
TAKE TRIP OVER WHITE PASS
Washington, March 27.—The lat
est tentative itinerary of President
Harding's proposed trip to Alaska as
contemplated by Governor Bone
should be the departure of the pres
idential party from Seattle on Aug
ust first, the party returning to Se
attle by August 11. The party
should take the ljslde passage to
Ketchikan.' which will be the first
stop.
I The principal places to be visited
' by the noted party will be Ketchl
I kan. Metlakatla. Wrangell, Peters
burg. Sitka and Juneau, where the
President and Mrt. Secretary Fall
will be the guests of Governor Bone
at t!ie executive mansion. At Haines,
I Skagway, Cordova, Valdei, Seward.
I Anchorage. ' Nenana and Fairbanks
| receptions will be held.
j Washington. March 2S.—As given
[ out yesterday the F res.dent's trip to
Alaska will Include a number of
| side trips.
j There will be a trip to the Can
adian boundary line over the White
I Pass & Yukon Route from Skagway.
[ a run into Taku glacier by steam
boat, Miles Glacier and Childs' gla
cier over the Copper River and
Northwestern Railway, and on
over this railroad to Kennecott.
where a cottage ia the mountains
will he prepared for the entertain
ment of the presidential party The
party will also viait Fort Llscum and
Valdez.
From Seward the party will go by
rail over the Alaska Railroad, dur
ing which trip there will be stops
at Anchorage, Nenana and the
bridge over the Tai.ana river.
On the return trip from the in
terior over the railway the party
will visit the MaUnuska coal fields
on the branch line as well as the
Chikaloon and Esk« coal fields.
The return from Seward by steam
er will be by the outside passage
i It is planned to spend seven days
| on the railway tour of Inspection,
during which time Fairbanks will be
visited und the experimental sta
tion there and (be agricultural col
| lege and school of mines will be vis
ited.
If time permits, a trip will be
made over the trai. or highway by
I automobile to Birch lake and Rich
! ardson.
LATE TELEGRAPH
Tacoma. March 2S.—llliam
Jones, who is believed to be one of
I he men who robbtd the state bank
of Seijulm. was shot In the stomach
near Puyallup this afternoon
The shooting was done by Frank
Chadwlck, a motorcycle policeman,
who was attempting to arrest Jones,
who resisted him.
Seattle. March 2S.—A. G. Ford
and C. V. Harvey, former police dry
squad officers, were arrested today
charged with robbery. It is claim
ed that the two officers robbed a
party of bootleggers near Richmond
beach and secured a large amount
of moonshine whisVey.
Washington. March 2S.—The mil
itary aftairs comtnlltee is consider
ing a bill which contemplates re
storing Colonel Mears to his former
status and pay as an army officer
Washington. March 28.—Colonel
Mears. chairman of the Alaska En
gineering commission, left last night
for Alaska. He will Join Governor
Bone in Chicago today and the two
of them will proceed together to
Seattle.
Portland. March 2S—It was an
nounced today that the Oregon
Washington Railway will spend oven
five million dollars this year in|
bridging the Columbia and other
rivers along its lines.
Chicago, March 2S.—The invasion
of the mansion of Arthur W. Cutten.
a millionaire broker, by nine mask
ed robbers last night, occurred
ubuot dinner time.
The bandits seized fifty thousand
dollar?' worth of property and got
away in the big automobile they
came in.
This robbery is the boldest crime
Chicago has had in years, the police
say today.
The invaders smashed their way
into Cutten's home, locked the fam
ily and servans in the liquor vault
and took their time iu looting the
premises.
Rerlin, March 28.—The leading
German industries have decided to
extend credit to Russia and to en
Washington, March 28.—Raould
Amundsen, the Arctic explorer, ar
rived here today from Norway.
Amundson is on his way to Se
attle and will leave tonight
Washington, March 28.—If con
gress is not prepared to establish
that co-ordination and unified con
trol of the agencies exercising fed
eral powers in Alaska as recom
mended by Secretary Fall, the sec
retary himself proposes to co-ordin
II ate the bureaus in hi* o»n depart
ment in that respect and 9ei up a
house in charge of H M. Oilman.
(Jr.. of the Alaskan Kngineerlng
j commission, who Is secretary of the
I interdepartmental committee on Al-j
| askau affairs.
i gago in the extensive exploitation of j
I that nation as the only way Ger
many can recuperate from its pre»
ent difficult position.
The industrialists ask for the con
trol of the Russian railroads, in ex
change for these benefits.
Seattle, March 28—The movement
Alaskawards is getting into full i
swing. About three hundred pas
sengers will depart on the S S j
Queen and S. S. JefTerson, which !
will sail tomorrow.
The indication are that every ves- ■
spI sailing north during April willJ
carry its limit of passengers and
freight.
Washington. March 2S.—The Pa
cific coast states, in the event of a j
prolonged coal strike, could obtain'
some relief from the Navy's Chick-,
aloon coal field in Alaska.
It was said today at the bureau of
mines that an initial shipment of
several thousand tons could be se-1
cured from the amount of coal al
ready stored there by the navy.
Shis transportation from Seward
or Anchorage to the states, it wasj
said, could be furnished by the D.
S. Shipping Board.
Vancouver. B C.. March 2S.—The
branch bank of the Royal Bank of
Canada at Ladner. B. C„ twenty
miles south of Vancouver, was rob- j
bed this morning.
Victory bonds and other secur
ities, the value of which is unknown,!
were secured by the robbers.
Washington. March 2S—The post
office department has closed a con-1
tract with the Alaska Steamship Co., |
for a mail service between Seattle |
and Skagwav. The contract calls
for the delivery of mail at Ketchi
kan, Wrangell, Petersburg, Juneau
: and Haines.
| The amount paid for this service
[ is $450 the round trip and the serv
I ice extends from March 29 to June
30, 1922.
Washington, March IS.—Ambas
! sador Shidehara of Japan called at
the Whltehouse today and said good
bye to President Harding. The Jap
' anese ambassador is preparing to
| leave for Japan.
Seattle, March 2S.—As rapidly as
equipment can be obtained, all of
the Alaska passenger ships of the
Admiral line will le equipped with
radio telephone systems.
This will be a great convenience
to the northern traveler*.
MURDER AND ARSDN ME
RAMI 111 BELFAST, IRELAND
London, March 2R.—Sectarian
murder in Belfast I* at its height
with terrible reprisals threatened
for the week end 'o Dublin.
The southern provincial govern
ment fears open revolt of a nection
of the Irish Republican army.
Belfast. March 27—The nster
cabinet today accipted the invita
tion of the colonij.: secretary to a
conference to be held in London
The Irish leaders are called with
a view to relieve the disturbed con
ditions in Ireland
London. March 2S—The British
government is prepared to place Ire
land under martial law. but can on
ly do so with the consent of the par
liament of nortliern Ireland
Ix»ndon, March SC Relfast r»lf.
: brated the evening of the Colltnc
Craift-Lloyd (.eorxe conference in *
| welter of hlooi' uC arson.
All nigtht Saturday and all day
Sunday armed band* in aulornobii
j and wagons invaded the OtholJc
I quarters in ail parts of (be city.
Five people *ere killed, including
iouFly mounded.
' l<ondon. March IT -Michael Col
lins, In a spe«cb at Waterford to
day. denounced Peralera and hi*
campaign, ravine. "Ireland never
cowardly campa:Kn W:—cker* of
the nonl-eaM and the 9011th of Ire
unholy broiheriiood "
REAL ESTATE OKFN E
RUm\ l*P WITH DVWMITF
Seattle. March IT.—The Seattle
real estate office of Frank Atwood
was blown up with dynamite at an
early hour Sunday morning
Vandine Bayliss and P C Garrett,
both of whom wen go elope to the
explosion as to be badly wounded,
were taken under arrest and charg
ed with the outrage
There is strong proof that both
men were connected with the af
fair.
MH'IS SWIFT. JK.
PASSES XltJHT l\ J All
Chicago. March IT.—Louis. Jr .
son of Louis Swift. the big pork
packer, passed SunJuy night in the
Evanston jail.
Young Swift was arrested for
speeding his automobile and was
found to be intoxicated when the
police nabbed him. t
New York. March IT—Vice-pres
ident Ooolidge. in an address here
asserted that President Harding's
administration has been a period of
progress which has been achieved
with economy.
WIIJ. -mi" To "I VTTI I
INSIIIK «» 11IRI 1 MONTH*
nor Bone of Alaska predicted today
that within three months regular
shipments of Aianlt "Mil w.ll 1*
made to Seattle "This will mark
a dqt em in the development
the ttitliory." MtQ ftin^rnnr Bone,
"no* wp are tinlo^ibc tMs tforp
house and tlie^ontside world i* to t«»
benefited by it* d« leUipntent "
Matanuoka coal iieid* will not he
suspended but continued either by
the povernweni ot hv private enter
prise. the governor said
rKTK.R«'\ V»KI>
SVTimm K\EV|\i. THH*
The harbor boat I e'ersnn wa« up
Saturday and resikllH until 1" 30
p in viutte a untnber of t>.« p««t
people arid some f. "in HbItsp* Wt-re
ronnd tripper*
Seattle. March 17 — Pn'roltnan
Trombley. who wa; arreted yester
day for biirglarv. is d:«wovered : •
day to be an ex-cot»v He serv
ed time in ' c v alia Walla p. nit i
tiary for s-enlins oiatnorsds from a
Jewelry store in T\coma.
I WE PISS
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Yukon Territory, Atlin and
Interior Alaska
Semi-Weekly Train Service between Skapuav an J \X hiteHorse
during the Winter Season.
For information regarding passenger and freight rales apply to
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Skaguay- Alaska
or
510 Alaska Building
Seattle "Wash