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SKAGWAY* ALASKA SATI 1UUY, OCTOBER 15 1021 PRICE TEN CENTS
S«»attl<\ (VI. 14.—T!u« steamship
VU-turia of tlio Alaska Steamship
I'll. a severe snow
Alaska. Sho was hum? up for twwlve
l«-uh muiU' port at St. Michael.
whrro she now is Tho Victoria has
on hoard 100 ino-scnpers Sin- will
ho ronvoyrd out of lterinK son by
cult«>rs. The stoanipr has born out
2s day» from Seattle and if scliodul
tlils fall.
Ontfav >»rt I I • • Prank Cray, a
In . uU«':tl nrowr •>( this 8tat<>.
was* shot anil killed toy his l>roih«*r
iu I.inn . Altwri Moo !•
t«ii:i» - i;\ \>ii*i.i
\il »lif» dmiitriai ttowttpatw* in
rhi* rotmnv atul many other pttbll
. iitorts ran a story tHIuis
>\v fMnrv Ford th«4 diftlctiir
rh»% Ford Motor Compai»> In
«( t (o his ViirlwfM agents. !!♦* push-1
!»•• h foren ami
•»al and sold a
•oil pay. if ltw*y 1
Lif thorn did. \W
sixry per «fnt In
most of (ho form
■s and work ine «*ondit.otis hut
• * jvdtt i«'al supervision und
«»f rlij< nation if a
'
•*onid !*♦» «r;v#»n to the vat*
a-tuf wi'fnl out the* d**ad tiir
Mahoney To
Be Executed
Ian. 6 th.
l.uk»» M ashiliRfiUi
\i.n i: iias Hie !.o.\n|
VI r op*n,ai»>*
If the Ford plant v..ts nrrter po
litical supervision llu4 pfiro ;>f Ford
cars would he double or tr- ''I"1 Ihoir
cost.—Manufacturer and lmlM^rrial
News Huroau
SAVE BY A SYSTEM
Kxperienee lias taught us the Tory few people save* a large
intount of money by ha pa Kurd methods. On the cotitrari. wo no
tit'- that those who regularly sa\e a small Amount usually have the
|ar^.-tt hank accounts.
SAVK 1" uF VOI R SALARY KAi !l MONTH AXD \S Ml'CH
MOKE AS POSSIHI.K
Open a Ravines Acount with a small amount and stick to it.
Don't make a l»iu * -plttrge" and ihen "fall down "
$t,00 opens a Saviiips Account
Bairck ©IT Rlaska
EARL MIDDLETON
Ean Mtdd'tton <«. Itaiefr of the <
southern Ireland Unionists.
\\ WTKII Til ItKXT—First « bs<
Si*ui»u machine Addross O P l*o\
MRS. HENRY EMERY
Henry Emery, eighty-one year*
oi.t of Chicago, it believed to be the
: living railway passenger in Chi
c Mrs. Emery was the first worn
"r r -sr.enger on the Rock Island rall
rsd and rode in the cab of the engine
I'at hauled the first passenger train
cvt r that road from Chicago to Jollet
nn Oct. 10. 1852.
Pres. Disapproves Mellons Debt Plan
ohsi< t'lai I'lrsidmit Hnr.l'iic is <i •
(toiii refunding ossf Secretary Me!- j
tnsisted on sh<nlder'nc ail the '
-nonsiitiiHty in the matter of me!
i u.dinR of the debt of the Allies!
to the I'nited States.
(Jets Scholarship Prize
whi< i Miss Clark's w.i« one d-'«U
t he judos mot in Wmhili^i ;md
"This morning the clank nf chains
scraper was smoothing the highway
leaving struggling motors plott
ing axle deep in tla> • y West Vir
ginia mud. Last March the upkeep
of the dirt roads itj the county cost
$22,000, besides which the muddy
roads caused expensive damages
and delays. This is the '"mud tax"
which everyone niuKt pa> directly or
indirectly. Permanent highways
will mean higher taxes, hut they
will be more than repaid hv increas
ed real estate values and lowered
transportation costs.
"The invention of the railroad
during the early development of this
country made it possible for the na
j tion to spread over vast territories
in a few decades. An historian tell*
I us that twelve thousand wagons
passed between Pittsburg. Philadel
pltia ruid Ttaliimore in 1MT. This!
»onld ntnlse h week's 1 raffle over the •
Pennsylvania Railroad now The i
raiiroad situation is a vitnl problem 1
n>,l ' for when transportation l
down civilization cannot
rhe country's needs b«w j
oi: cr< wn the railroads and the mo- 1
truck on permanent hirhways
i i:s to he the solntlon for our
nasportation problem.
e acricnltural population of n
• >n is the foundation of its nr.v
The Influx of population to t
r*tir cities Is the most characteristic t
i ement of today and ts lnrjselv s
I lry the isolation of r*rm life
. -'s faniiiv social advan
make possiW ■> a consoli
•.hool and central ch:itch for
T' o problem of lugl cost r.j uv
is largely a distribution prob
Transportation lakes toll from
consume: With hard stir"a>*
a team or truck can pull ten
7in « ns treat a load a? on mnddy
•ond' and the farmer can move hi* I
accordance with the roar-1
Kct rather thai) the condition of the
-■ ,!«. thus reducing storage costs '
avil discouraging speculation Good I
•s lower living rosts by keeping j
ttw producer on the farm and widen
inc the prea of productive cultiva
>-e the beginning of the World ]
W ar \ acation travel has been div<
ed to tours in onr own country
« 'tins in a quickenlnc of in*e*est Ir '
man improvement Wic h the in-.
c-i - in antomohiles and extension
national h^itwavs tijri-- travel
' s increased rapidly, expending|
morey at home rather than abroad
tnd promoting national unity and
intelligent pa r'otistn.
"Ever since the Rowans linked
their empire together with roads i
that endure to the present da~. "■!!
leaders have recognised the
importance of cood roads. Motor j
bttss-s on the splendid litghvays ofj
re brought up tbe reserves In
time to save the Allies at Verdnn
j ^ lien the railroads of our country
i re burdened w<th wartime t-afllc.
: J embargTes w -re pla<- -d on ntn
essentials, the motor truck was ex
tensively used to relieve the f-eight
congestion. Money invosted in rood
roads pays as high dividends It
peace as in war. Truly this is a
t'orm of 'preparedness' which kll can
; endorse!"
MANY INJURED IN
DOWNING SffiEI RIOT
London, Oct. 14.—A hundred were
injured in labor riots (his afternoon.
Thousands of men, including many
former toldiers with red flags.
sought to enter Downing »treet
Thpv were peeking to demand an In
terv'ow with Lloyd George, the pre
mier. who was thpn participating In
the Irish conference.
Imperial Grand Wizard
Faints Before Committee
Washington. Oct. H —Colonel
William J. Simmon*, Imperial i;rsnd
Wirzard or the Ku Klnx K!an. col
lapsed before tlie investipalion com
mitlpp of ilie HoaM yesterday »f
iM-noon Ho was being qutfn-d <*oo
corninc the operations of the ferret
order of which he l« tbe head
Lloyd George To
Attend Conference
Ix>ndon. Oct. 14.—Tt is staled on
rood authority, that I.loyd fio1
*111 probably attend the confer
it Washington Th1s> despite tit'
nany troubles which are bepe
be Hnglt*h nation at thi« ti'tir
Hightower Found
Guilty Of Murder
Rodwood CUT. Oct 14 —A Jury
whi'h wng pivon IhP obw> of Hljtb
• v)»r. I? aeniSPd of tmvttiK kill
ed Fathor brought In ■ Tpr
diot of cniliv atid wommpndpd life
imprieonmpnt
juilty Blackmail Given Prison Sentence
fSoattle. Oct In—Calvip \Y H;
ij! and his otppson, .lohr, M T> •• 1
>ld S Knopp. an pmployc of *1 ■
health dppiiTimwit, jtlMid-il *ullt»
in Mn.Vmstl mirt vr» plvnn twn
v*a.n in thf jwnftpniairy.
10USE OPPOSED TO INCREASE OF MEMBERS
Washington. »>' IS -The Hon?*
if R<»|>rt>!»pntaUv<»s o;i
his morninp ss hoinc
he iTMToaw of its meml "r*1
s.pprl I'll! whlfh plWli If""
• •
battle Bootleggers
Policeman Killed
Conncil fllnffs. Ori 15 — In
|p \ iih hoot loccprs this -i ''wv H
wo polioomen. Murray nnrt Un"
ltd anolhor man wore killed
r of MtrhlKan who ha«
< Fr>d at the Oolden
!• xninr tn Wc«i Tako Arm. *«t
vnl on the last train from tlie
h and win leave on ttie flrat
Oreinrr h" charms with »h#
n district «nd In ■" prohaWHtr
THE WHITE PftSS &
YUKON ROUTE
fi
iW
THE GATEWAY ROUTE TO
Yukon Territory, Atlin and
Interior Alaska
Spmi W Tram Snvice bctwrrn Skapuiiv «nd \XTiitrhor»e
ckirmp the NX ntrr Scaton.
Ft* information regarding panwnpri and freight ratrt «pr>K to
H Wheeler General Manager
Skaguay- Alaska
or
510 Alaska Building
Seattle W sh