atitj JUashan
TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY, Jl'LY 2», 1923.
PRICE TEX CENTS
10 BEGIN
WORK ON
HUSH OIL
rile. July 2'J.—The Associated
i I Cunii' .!t}. of California, will seiul
• ghteen men (leaded by G .L.
s. on the S S. Alameda, which
tomorrow morning. These men
u '>e used in the development of
*e tl ousand acres of oil lands
a roll 1 l*i :rl Creek, some of tills
lat i i- fifteen miles inland from Kan
atak \ contract has been signed be
tween the Vssooiated Oil Comapnv
and e Alaska Oil Company, which
nold i ie lease to the former on the
. . Oil Company tract and the
egau tract and the contract calls
for immediate sinking of wells and
the continuance of the work until
AMI KM' \ To 'NIK Kite VT
IN WIKKI.KSS \Vl)KK
Loudon. July 2s Marconi, the
-< wizard. returned to this city
after .< visit to the I'niled States
In speaking of conditions with res
p. f to tiie advance of wireless in the
■' Ituder of wireles>
•s; ' The broadcasting sta
tious iu the I'nited States with res
pi t to courtesy a .id space are all
s
The government in
imposed is wise and
.iriitrst degree.
Si \TTLK JI IX;K
\i I I «.KI» mil NKKWKSsj
aiM : ;.ve to f.ice the uc-'ass- j
another mun i, but .it the time In
Kriu county in a «.ll case The!
' re and 'iinr. 8. U'-yt ln.au
I'KolMiSKI) KKSTKICTMiN
Ol J VI* IMMIGRATION*
Ale::.- Republ ia:i dub Congressman
■
itig or greatly restricting of Japan
ese mmura!ton to this countrv i
M' l I 1> AI.I'INKR
EU.I.S T«> DEATH
Mont.. July 2« —Dr. Trank
Ii V. vim. of iudiaua'iolls. presi
dent of the American Alpine club,
and one of the foremost mounta'n
climbers was killed when he fell
taree hundred feet from the snnynit
of Mi. int Siyeh. one of the highest
peaks in Glacier National Park.
R 1 e will irrive in port at < o'c!o"k
tomorrow moruinz. She has on hoard
' vo hundred tons of freight and two
hundred and sixty passengers. *nost
of whom are bound for the Interior
EX VICE PRESIDENT MARSHALL
OUT OF POLITICS
New York. July 29.—Ex Vice-pre
sident Thomas Marshall, just arriv
ed from a trip through Europe and I
which was used by him in observing
conditions und proposing a remedy
(or conditions which exist. In speak
ing ot hijinsolf, the ex vice-president j
said. "1 atn out of politics forever.'"
Mis explanation was that "I want)
to have enough money to buy n|
l set of false teeth when I need them."
Mr. Marshall did not trade exten
sively on the fact that he was an Exj
Vice-president, for he si'.id that does
not mean much. But while over
there he used his evos and ears and
came to the conclusion that the hope
for Europe lie® in the hope that some
arrangements can be made which
will permit of English and Ameri
can bunkers tuking charge of Euro
pean affairs until the rate of ex
change of all the different is put on ]
PKKSIHENT LEWIS
PREDICTS PEACE IN WEEK |
Philadelphia. Pa.. July 2S.— Pre
sident Lewis, of {he United States
Mine Workers of America, predicts
that the negotiations in the mine
war will bring about peace within a
week. The President of the mine
workers responded today to the re
quests of the operators in the cen
tral competitive field, for a confer
ence with the announcement that lie
will call a joint conclave before next
Pr.day. when it is expected that a
peace settlement will be effected.
ARMY DIRIG1RLE
MAKES RECORD PLIGHT
Bellvlew, Ill . July 28.—The Ions-:
est tlight ever attempted by an army
dirigible balloon, was completed,
when Dirigible balloon. A-4. arrived
ut Scott tie'd. near here, from Lang
ley Field. Virginia. The distance
covered by the balloon in its flight
was 1100 miles, and this d'stance 1
was covered in forty hours and forty
minutes of actual dying time Two!
stops were made during the flight. 1
S.S. HAWAII MARl' RAMS
AM) SINKS STEAMBOAl | ,
Seattle. July 2S.—The lives of i:
twenty-five hundred men, women and 1 \
children were imperilled, wheu the ■ |
trans-pacific liner, the Hawaii Maru. .
rammed and sank the Puget Sound >
passenger steamboat. Calista. ofT .
Vest Point, in a fog at noon today. | i
T ie passengers on the Calista were |
r-scued by the Hawaii. jl
VICE-PRESIDENT TO
VISIT SEATTLE
I
Washington, July 258.—Vice-pre
sident Coolidge, today accepted the [
Invitation of the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce, to visit tliis city on his
tour of the West this summer. The
Vice-President will reach Seattle
August IS.
JEWS FIGHT FOR
LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE
Jersey City. July 2S.—Benny Leon
ard and Lew Tendier, both Jews,
fought twelve rounds In a no-deci
sion battle last night in this city. The
honors were even. Jim Corbett. the
erstwhile heavyweight champion
says that Tendier Is entitled to the
decision while Damon Runyon gives
the decision to Leonard.
SvAerprvsVaij "\Jowaij Tdeu
do not sp.-nd all their money as fast as they make It. Thoy
are more conservative.
It always looks well for a young man to have forethought
enough to bank hts earniugs for the proverblil rainy day.
The man who banks his money and takes care of it Is the kind
of a man large companys are offering tine positions and luxur
ious salaries.
Bairolk ©IT Mask®
SKACWAY, ALASKA
Lloyd George Sees
Trouble Ahead
..London, July 29.—Premier Lloyd
(ieorge, whose hand is near the pulse
of political conditions in this world,
staled lu a speech at the Weseyan
luncheon this afternoon that the
earth is still strewn with perils to
peace among the nations. He said
that "there is a crowing assumption
that conflicts are coining again, it Is
therefore the duty of the churches of
America and Europe to work togeth
er to prevent war.
I'RESIDION'T APPOINTS
COAL A 1>MIMStKAT<>11
Washington. July 29.—Henry 3.
Spencer, e former vice-president of
the Southern Pacific railway was ap
pointed coal administrator for the
Juration of the present strike emerg
ency. President Hardin? n-ade the
ippointment.
Pl.t<T TO TAKK
I,IKK OK POIXCA1KK
Paris. July 29—The French gov
•rniuent has received what It eon-1
lidered absolutely trustworthy In
ormation. that attempts against the j
ife of Poincaire is being plotted in
ierman monarchistlc circles.
MOVIE MAN GETS
A REAL THRILLER
Seattle, July 29.—Reginald Baker,
the famous director of four moving
picture stars, accompanied by thirty
extras, and a number of supernum
eries. are getting real pictures in the
big forest fires which are sweeping
the territory of B. C., at Kootenay
Lake. The question In the hands of
those Interested Ib whether Baker
will get out wi'h his films. He has
been reported In great danger and
efforts are be.ng made to reach the
company and bring them to safety.
MINERS ACCTSED OP
NATIONAL DICTATION
Lansing, July 29.—A letter from
President Harding to Governor!
Brossbeck, and received by him to
day declared that In effect the big is
sue in the coal strike of the miners,
is the national dictation which has
been unhesltatngly assumed by the
mine workers, und this he deems a
question which must be taken care of
by legislation.
VOTE ON TARIFF
SEPTEMBER FIRST
Washington, July 29.—The Re
publican and Democratic senate lead
ers have reached an agreement to
take the final vote on the passage
of the tariff bill on September 1.
Flyer Prest's Own Story of
Notable Northern Flight
.iimlt-il With Movie Camera Midst
llertl of Hundred* of Caribou.
iakd fight TO GKT OCT
•wo Nights In Wilds—Was 100
Ynrilt Krolu Trail Ami Didn't
Kuow It.
Eagle. July 20.—My ship is un
lamaged. t>ut it is impossible to get
t out. The motor Is all right. Had
park plug trouble. 1 am goiiig hack
ii after the cameras and .nstru
ueuis. 1 got a caribou with the
;un. 1 was pretty well worn out
kiien I got in. front no sleep and
talking steadily in the wet. with no
rail. I found au empty dry cabin
lie third night, and met the search J
Hirty the next morning with eats
nd fouud better traveling than the
ir line on foot. Regards.
PREST.
Eagle, Alaska, July 20.—Like a
hup:.v from most daring and dra
natic Action reads the true story of
he exciting experience of Aviator
'larence O. i'rest, who, attempting
ingle-handed and without a com
lanion the flight across the sub
Vrctic empire of Yukon and Alaska,
lew with his moving picture camera
thove a great herd of hundreds of
'aribou and was forced to land in
heir midst, where he slaughtered
>ne to keep from starving. The herd
s part of the vast multitude of
■aribou which annually trek across
he region near Dawson and Eagle.
Prest's own story of his remarkable
exploit was related by him today for
he Dawson News as follows:
"Thirty minutes out of Eagle the
jnginu bucked so 1 looked for A
landing place and picked out with
looked like a level spot. It developed
it was niggarhead flat at the head
lit Deer creek, eight miles south of
Seventymile river. I tixed the
engine and noticed a couple of cari
bou. 1 set up the movie camera to
photograph them and the ship to
gether. and then noticed that more
were coming, so I walked down a
short distance to see about taking
off. Turning around I noticed five
or six hundred caribou all around
'he ship and the camera, and
rushed back, expecting to find the
camera ruined, but it was not dam
aged. I got ready to take off, bin
the ship went up on her nose in
the soft going and broke the pro
pel lor.
"I had been debating about killing
one of the caribou, but the debate
•nded when the propellor broke
so I killed one with the 32 pistol
which was given me by Archie
Turnbull of Dawson, the only
weapou I had. 1 butchered the cari
bou with a pocket knife and was
overhauling the motor when a puff
of wind finished the job by turning
the ship over on her back, breaking
the radiator, so I deserted the ship
after stripping it of instruments
and magueto. 1 started to pack them
down to the rivor and got down
with one load. 1 then saw I was
cot going to make it with ull of
the equipment with the little grub
I had. so I cached everything and
went hack to the ship and slept In
the tail of the plane Sunday night.
I hud left the compass In the cache
at the mouth of Barney creek, so
I started for Eagle without It. It
was further out than 1 thought. On
that uccouut I did not pick up the
trail as I had expected to dc aud 1
made a lot of unnecessary circles
and climbing mountains for observa
tion.
"It was raining steadily, but I had 1
equipped myself with a small can
of gasoiine for starting campfires 1
"My shoes and feet were giving
out. so I was afraid to lay dowu toji
sleep. Finally on Wednesday I)t
struck the trail at Nlmrod Bar. and [
shortly afterward the search party
headed by U. S. Marshal Dudney of
Hagle hove In sight. On Tuesday I '
was pretty sick of caribou cooked
on the end of a stick. I had one
steak left when the party hove in
sight. 1 promptly tossed the steak 1
away. I was tickled when I ran
into a cabin late Tuesday night.
"My cigarettes were gone and I
made ^one cigar last three days by '
lighting it occasionally. It saved my
life.
"I thought I was about ten miles
out when the search party met me. I
but I was over twenty, and took
particular notice of the difference In
speed in the two ways I had been
traveling.
"On account of lack of sleep 1
kept seeing cabins and people that
did not exist, but had sense enough
not to waste time going to them."
Prest followed the right bank of
the Seventymile while the trail Is ou
the left bank. He was within a hun
dred yards of the trail when he
cached his stuff at Barney Creek, but
did not know it. Not knowing the
country and having' no compass, lie
tried to follow his air line back to
town and through hard work suc
ceeded.
A carrier pigeon taken out with
the search party brought back the
first word of Prest's safety. The
Dawson lady who put In the box of
cake for Prest when he left Dawson
acted wisely, but the ship capsized
and started the gasoline tank leak
ing, and. of course, it found the
cake and saturated it and also the
three Dawson tomatoes which he
still had with him.
JACK HILLARD
TUESDAY'S MEETING EXPECTED
TO Ei GREAT MIL STRIKE
Washington, July 28.—The lead
ers of the railroad strikers gave in
to an agreement with President
Harding as to the basis for a settle
ment of the strike. The question of
peace is now up to the Railroad Ex
ecutives. T. Dewitt Cuyler, the
chairman of the American Associa
tion of Railway executives has Is
sued a call for a conference of the
148 railroad presidents to be held
in New York, on Tuesday, of next
week ( when It is expected that some
arrangement will be made for the
ending of the strike.
STRIKE RESULTS IX NEW
CHICAGO RIOTS
Chicago, 111., July 28.—Renewed
rioting in a dozen shop centers Is the
latest move for settlement of the
strike situation In this city. The rail
strike got under way wltb outbreaks
which resulted in three dead and a
score Injured. The flying squadrons
of the strikers speeding through the
Chicago shop districts laid down a
barrage on the homes of the men,
who refused to strike. The barrage
was not with guns, but with bricks
and stones.
PRESIDENT'S GOOD
OFFICES EFFECTIVE
Washington, July 28.—It Is be
lieved that the friendly offices of
President Harding In connection v>lth
the strike situation is becoming more
effective and the situation is now at
the point where an immediate settle
ment of the'strike is be'.ieved oossi
lile. All the parties to the issuo have
tccepted his role as personal medi i
or In the spirit in which the » resi
dent has proffered it, rhat of a whole
hearted desire to erect a .letticuient
of the strike for the good of the
country but with v.u' ice and fair
n'ess to all concerned
PRESIDENT I'ROPOSKS
TERMS OF PEACE
Washington, July 29.—President
J. A. Franklin, of the lioilermukers
union, after a meeting with B. M.
Jewell, general strike leader, an
nounced that President Harding had
evolved proposals for the ending of
the railroad strikes, and that these
would be laid before the meetings
of the union and executives repre
sentatives next week.
SENIORITY RIGHTS
THE BONE OF CONTENTION
Washington, July 29.—T'.;at the
rights of Seniority of employees In
the railway service is the bone of
contention ia jiM.ved in 'In fact tint
f jr the brlr v i>? about of peace. I re
sile nt has sit in itcd three
p.oposals witl. s view lo ending the
rail Btrike. All three proposals
binge on the employees seniority
rights. This announcement came
from the While House today.
CONFIDENT STRIKERS
WILL ACCEPT
Washington, July 29.—President
Harding expressed the conviction
last night that his plans for the set
tlement of the railroad strike which
are to be presented to both sides
next Tuesday are of such a character
that neither party can evad • the im
mediate ,-esuniption of won:
S.S. AMERICA
TO REMAIN' NORTH
Seattle, July 29.—The steamship
\mericu, left this city today for Al
tskit. The little steamer has been
jurchased by the Culross Island miri
ng company, which operates a mine
>u Culross lBland, near Valdez. The
iteamer was loaded with supplies
ind mining machinery for the Cul
oss Island Mining Company and
vill remain in the north. In Sep
ember the America will carry a par
y of eastern Washington wheat and
ruit growers on a hunting expedl
ion along the Alaskan coast with
Charles O. Titus, a mining engineer
vho is to take charge of the oper
itions or. the Culross mine.
| ARMY DIRIGIBLE ATTEMITS
ALL-NIGHT FLIGHT
Washington, July 28.—Army dir
igible, C-2, left Boiling field for New
York, via Baltimore and Philadel
phia, 011 the first all-night cross
country flight ever attempted in this
country. The machine reached the
metropolis at mid-night, having
made the flight in six hours.
SHCOND JI'KY
HAS OBEXCI1 • CASE
Los Angeles. July 29.—1The jury in
the second trial ot Mrs. M. Oben
i chain, for the murder of Kennedy.
received the case and retired to oon
I sider at four o'clock this afternoon.
The
White Pass &
Yukon Route
rie Kotmae to ttUue flimilernoir
The Gateway Route of Comfort, Service and Safely
Tb and From Atlin, Dawson and Interior Alaska and
Yukon River Points
"Raw Sermce,
During season of navigation oar fleet of modern steam
ers will operate the entire length of the Yukon River.
Dally Train Service (except Sundays) between Skagnay
and Whltehorse. Parlor observation cars on every train
For full Information regarding passenger and freight
rates apply to
H- Wheeler. General Manager
Skagnay. Alaska
Or 510 Alaska Building, Seattle .Wash.