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SK\GW\T, ALASKA SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1922 TRICK TEX CKNTH
YOU 8. TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR '
The following cable was received
today from Delegate Han Suther
land
A rulii'g or order was made by the
secretary of agriculture not long
a] p-o .1'iting the shooting of any
f, t>,- • animal in Alaska A
-:r- i utest went up from every
-orncr of t*?e sreat territory and
n Sut orlana was askad to
i\e t 1e order rescinded and he has
tvn wtirkins towards that end
faithfully and finally accomplished
his purpose. The cable is as follows:
Washington. D. C., Feb. 17.
Alaskan,
Skagwav. Alaska.
Secretary of agriculture has just
rescinded order against shooting
furboaring animals, effective immed
iately.
DAN SITHERLAXD.
Pelegate from Alaska
<m::r i\ti:k\.\tio.v\l
JUIU'K OPKNKD WITH
yiKKX PRKSKXT
Ikiicut". Keb. IT.—With Queen
\\ .nitnina in attendance, the per
,•11! viiart of international jus
»onv» • J >esterday afternoon,
"lei- mug »as attended with
nerval lij a large aud.ence.
« li \:;i i - kaivsov
AniUMKII TO Sl<VKKI>
si.natoh Ki:\yu.n
li>;ne*. Keb IS.—Charles A.
. t s my and chairman
publican state centra! oots
i . appoin ed today as ten
^ ... .oi'11 or kfidall to suc
i • J Senator kenyon.
(1I\I t ill M K WAS NO
mri.oM ITU VUTORY
... rsecrtftar> of stale, ill an
-l u g .t asserted thai the
V - t conference hud been
! it an American diplo
i t \ Kit \ Kl> ol T OF
MkI>lS*>\ syl \KK (;AR!>K\
" ,v Y •. FV!> 1S—The retire
; i» Tex Kickard. who is now
-
,.n» connection with the;
>i;;.ne U^rden. was an-.'
i day b> the sate athletic
WILL I»l L W AHR.WT
FOR KXTKAIHTION
ato. Feh IS—Governor
kens announced today that a
* u mid he issued for the ex
t n >if Jafet Lindeberg. the|
■ nuire and alleged Ta
! .1 !■ g is wt.Jired in Tacoma
and a strong tight Has been put up
to i- event hi- extradition.
1 ••\T.uliiion papers stipulated
corpus proceedings may
I) ii ^" i .^d in San Francisco to
pr.-vent ! ; return of Lindeberg to
Washington.
ENGLISH CHt'ROK
DECLARES WAR OX '
AMERICAN MOKMOXISM
London. Teh IT.—The Church of
England today diclared war oil
American Mormoniw.
It is said that many of the lead
ing Mormon missionaries of Araer
leu are infesting t'-.e British Isles.
MRS. HILLOCK GETS
DIVORCE AMI HINDRED
THOl'SAND AL1MOXV
Seattle. Feb. IT.—Mrs. Bullock,
wife of John W. Bullock, the weal
thy fuel dealer, was today granted
a divorce, and with it alimony j
amounting to one hundred thousand 1
dollars.
The Bullocks were among the.
pronr'nent society of Seattle and
Bullock was at on© time mixed up
in the coal scandal which was un
earthed at Nome.
ARANlMtXS ATTKMI'T TO MAKE
TRIP IN TWO DAYS
San Francisco, Fel). IT.—The not-1
ed Ace. lUckenbacker. arrived here ;
today in a Pulman car. having been
compelled to Rive lip his attempt to
fly from Omaha to San Francisco in ,
two days.
Heavy snows in the Sierras were
the cause of his fai.nre to make the i
trip but he will again essay the at-j
tempt when weather conditions are
more favorable.
CITY OFFICIAL ARRESTER
ON BOOTLEGGING CHARGES
Newport. Kv., Feb. IT.—Mayor
Herman, (.'hlef of Police Bregert and
county prosecutor Mata were ar
rested today on the charge of vio
lation of the federal prohibition law.
ADMIRAL KATO ON WAY HOME
FROM ARMS CONFERENCE
Seattle. Feb. IT.—Admiral Kato
head of the Japanese delegation to
the arms conference just closed in
Washington, arrived here this morn
ing.
The admiral is on his Yay home
to Japan.
THE RESULT OF SYSTEM
MK. MAN OK FORTY, HAVE VOC SAVED 88.000?
Suppose. at the age of ten. you had put $1.00 each week in a Sav
ings Account drawing 4'; interest, until you were twenty. From
twenty to thirty you saved $5.00 each week and from thirty to
forty you saved $s Ou each week. You could answer YES to this
question.
It is never too late to start on the right road. Begin now by sav
ii.L- a few dollars each week. As time goes on you will be sur
l>r:s"d to find yourself watching with pleasure the grownth of
your bank account.
SSaiimlk ©II Mask®
SKACWAY, ALASKA
MEETINGS
SEliE HELD
NVashiigton. Feb. 18.—President
Harding told Senator Lodge today
in reply to the senate's request for
detailed Information as to the nego
tiations of the fojr power treaty
pact that he had no record of the
meeting*.
The President said that Secretory
Hughes. Lord Balfour, Baron Shid
ehara for Japan and Viv:ana for
France, had met in a hotel, where
the terms of the four-power treaty
were secretly agreed upon.
MAY ABANDON PHILIPPINE
FORTIFICATIONS BEFORE
RATIFICATION OF PACT
Washington, Feb. 17.—The mil
.tary defenses of the Philippines
may be completely abandoned by the
I'nited States even before the rati
fication of the four power pact
treaty.
This step is under consideration
at the present time by the war de
partment.
NO PEACE
MILE RUSSIA
SUFFERS
Seattle. Feb 17-—Sir Phillip
Gibbs the noted English war cor
respondent. is now In Seattle
In an interview »odav Sir Phillip
declared that there can be no
world's peace until the leading pow
ers take hold and end the horror*
in Russia.
This famous war writer further
asserted that the late Washington
arms conference had failed to erad
icate the causes of war.
WILL CARRY OX .ll'ST
SAME, Al.THO LEADER HAS
RESIGNED FROM SENATE
Washington. Feb. IS—Members
of the agricultural bloc declare that
despite the resignation of Senator
Kenyon, the leader of the bloc move
ment. they will continue in a more
or less active form.
Senator Kenyon was the organlrer
of the movement tad official chair
man of the group, but is now re
turning to the federal bench.
GROUP OF IIIIS SHE 100
CHILOIErFRUM FLAMES
Chicapo, Feb. IS.— Heroic work
by a group of nuns during a fire at
the Home for the Friendless here
was the means of saving the lives
of 100 children who were inmates
of the institution.
While the building was wrapped
in flames the brave sisters rushed
in and .rescued these helpless child
ren and directed tbeni how to es
cape from the burning building. |
\i:\V 11(><>KS IX LIBRARY
The Public Library board wish to
announce that new Dooks are being
placed on the library shelves month
ly. partly by donation, and partly
by expenditure of library funds.
The books purcbased in January
were: "Qulti." by Alice Hegan
Wright, and "The Flaming Forest."
by Kerwood In all. there are
nine books on hand from the list of
best sellers for 1921. published by
Lawman & Hanford These are in
cluded in the following list of re
cent arrivals:
"Quin"—Alice Megan Wright.
"The Flaming Forest"—Kerwood.
"Main Street"—Sinclair Lewis
"The Age of Innocence"—Edith |
Wharton.
"A Poor Wise Man"—Mary Rob
erts Rinehart.
"The Top of the World"—Ethel M.
Dell.
"In Chancery"—John Galsworthy. I
"A Man for the Ages"—Irving
Bacheller
"Blind"—Ernest Poole.
"Her Father's Daughter"—Gene1
Stratton Porter.
"Brimming Cup"—Dorothy Can-1
field.
Some of the best Juvenile stories,
are soon to be ordered.
With the limited funds on hand.
th<? Increasing expenditures of main
taining such an up-to-date library
would be Impossible were It not fori
the generosity of the public-spirit
ed citizens of Skagtvav, and the li
brary board takes this opportunity
of thanking the Bank of Alaska for
the free use of the library building,
the Home Power company for the
donation of lights and water, Mr.
H D. Clark for supplying the fuel
for 1921 gratis, th» city council for
the donation of fuel for 1922, and
the numerous ladies who have given
so cheerfully their services as li
brarians. without remuneration of
any kind.
So far the library board has only
found it necessary to pay a librarian
during the months of June. July and
August, and sufficient funds have
been set aside for this purpose in
the present year. The library rooms
are open to the public Tuesday and
Saturday afternoons, and it Is hop
ed that more and more^of those who
have procured membership cards
will take full advantage of the
ume.
I
TWO 1MWER PERMITS FOR
rri.r axd paper miles j
Washington, Feb. 17.—The feder-1
al power commission issued today t
the preliminary peimlt to the Ken-1
necott Copper corporation for the j
de\e!opment of water power on ;
Tyee and Anan creeks.
These creeks *re tributary to
Bradfield canal and the power Is to
be used for the manufacture of pa
per and wood pulp.
A permit was also issued to Maur
ice J. Leohy for the development of
power on Revillagideo Island.
TWO SEATTLE PIONEERS
PASS AWAY OX SAME DAY !
Seattle. Feb. IT.—George E Brad-J
ley and Isaac P. Calhoun, two of Se- j
at tie's most prominent pioneers, died
here yesterday.
Both men have been citizens of
Seattle since its early days and tak-|
en part in the upbuilding of the!
city from a small seaport to Its pres- j
ent proportions.
INVITES THE POST TO
FIREMEN'S DANCE j
Fire Chief Sime today invited Fort j
Seward, through Its commanding
officer. Major Lampert, to attend the
Firemen's Ball on Washington's
birthday. February 22.
The chief also wired invitation to |
Haines, through its mayor, John
Leslie.
Major Lampert told Chief Sime
[ that if there were enough to make
a load that wanted to come up they
would send the Peterson.
Preparations are still going on for
the ball and all will be in readiness
on the eventful night.
A letter received in Skagway by
the last mail from Birmingham. Al
abama, conveys the sad news that
Mrs. E. J. Shaw had suffered a
stroke of paralysis and is now in a
critical condition. Mr. Shaw is im
proving in health and there are
strong hopes of his ultimate recov
ery.
SUNOS HILL GOME 001
If GRANTED iNIIUNITY
Iam Anreles. Feb. IS.—Immunity
from prosecution of the charge of
embezzlement preferred against him
last August by William Desmond
Taylor was promised Sand* in the
papers last night by District Attor
ney Woolwine. pronded Sands can
establish his innocence of slaving
Taylor, and can "untangle this mnr
der mystery."
A letter purporting to be from
Sands to ti e district attorney was
received and the answer was to be
published in the papers.
Sands claims to be in hiding in
Los Angeles and says he is innocent
but knows the identity of th# mur
derer.
HKARST PAPKR8 FEAR
PRIVATE OWNERSHIP
* OF ALASKA HAII.R<)Ai>
New York, Feb. IT.—In his lead
ins editorial in all of Ihe Hearst
papers this morning Arthur Hris
bane asks, "are you goiug to lake
the Alaskan railroad, now owned by
tlie government a.id representing
fifty-six million dollars of the pub
lic money and lease it to private in
dividuals that they may work Al
aska for all the traffic that territory
will bear? The schemers expect to
get that road from the people on
their own terms for a ninety-nine
years' lease."
EORDNEY SAYS
SOM>IER BOMS WILL BK
PASSED VERY SOON
Washington, Feb. IT.—The sol
diers' bonus bill will be presented
to a caucus of the Republicans with
in ten days and a Republican house
will puss it, was the aasenion of
Congressman Fordney today.
Fordnev is the chairman of the
house ways and meant committee.
JOHN n.'S GRANDDACGHTER
TO MARRY RIDING MASTER
New York. Feb. IS.—Mathilde
McCormick, sixteen years of ape and
a grand daughter of John D Rocke
feller, is reported as engaged to
Max Oser, the proprietor of a rid
tng academy In Xirich. Swltxerland
Oser is forty-six years of age and
the girl is defying her father and
her grandfather, who both oppose
the match.
Max Rutfeld is reported as improv
ing, altho he is not able to be up
and around yet.
GIGANTIC SMI M MM. KING
KMHSKD 1IY I.KAIIKR
WHIN AHHKSTKII
San Francisco, F«b 17.—Ohflrles
Maddux, who was arrested by federal
officers a fe* d.ijs &gu. confessed
today to the feder^. ageutr tliat he
was the lie;.o of a ring which had
rmuggled three bundled thousand
dollars worth of liquor into Pacific
coast states.
Tue liquor was brought from IJrit
isb Columb.a.
It is likely that a clean s«e<-p "ill
be made of the ring as Maddux will
divulge the names ol muse connect
ed with him.
Jl lMiK LAM>IS RESIt.NS I IU M
KKDKUA1. Jl IH.I.SIIIP
Chicago. Feb. 1?.—Judge Moutain
Landib today resigned from the
beach. Judge Land s bus been a
national figure fjr a turn her of
years and his decisions us iederal
judge ha*t alwii>s been looked up
on as the last wore in law.
Judge Landis has been under fire
for several months owing to his con
nection with organ.z»d baseball.
It is announced tuat Jud».e l.andia
will now* devoie bis wboie time to
the management o. baseball.
HI 1,1. SAYS ADMINISTRATION
IS A1MI.KS> WD IN V<"TI\ K
Indianapolis. Feb. IT—The Dem
ocratic campaign was opened here
last night by Chairman Hull of the
National Democratic committee
In his speech Chairman Hull de
clared "aimlessness and inaction" to
be the controllinc policy of Hie Re
publican administration.
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