VOL. 1. TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR
SKAGYl'AY, ALASKA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1023.
ITJCE TEX CEXTS
SHUTUie
\\ Kashington. f'eb. I—The for
mal assent of the five powers to
Hit naval limitation treaty was giv
. !i at r e plenary session in Wash
ington this afternoon.
Secretary of Slate Hushes an
nounced that a written agreement
betw.fn Japan and China had been
signed prroviditig for the return of
Shantung to China.
U W IS M.MDKK
TO Sl'CCEEH KKNYOX
Washington. F«b. 2.—The an
nouncement was u.ade today that
.iv.it pressure is being brought to
: .in Governor Xendall of Iowa
ppoint Commander in Chief Mc
N'.Jer of the American Legion as
nator to succeed Senator Kenyon.
i:as been appointed to the dis
trict court bench.
' \oTIIKi: \ H TIM OK
1«\It KKKBoCKKR DISASTER
Washington. Feb. 2.—Second As
int Postmaster General Shaugh
• ssv dit'd early tl.ls morning.
Shaughnessy was a victim of
Knickerbocker Theater disaster.
M.I. HAVE ACCEITED
I \t I IT TIIE I MTED STATES
. >;i(ion. Feb. 1.—All of the eoun
which have been invited to
I delegations to the Genoa Eco
i !r conference have definitely
• • ;e<i the invitation with the ex
;>tniii of the I'nr'ed States.
< DV, h I Kl.KCTKI) TO
MOSCOW SOVIET
• inv. Fe!». 1.—James Larkin.
i i-- rvin- a prison sentence in
X ■ w Vi.ru state under conviction of
anarchy, has been elected
i>De . rhe delegates to the Mos
cow Soviet.
I.itrk.n w.i; elected by voters of
• ' lili.rtt: factory at this place.
RMI ■> .1 rilKitX UOVEBXUK
I'V-l s \W.\V IN SRATTI.I
Seattle. " !' 1.— Stephen Bennett
ickar. v'.o .vas •- former Rovern
■ of 1. 'lis: ria. died at ;iis home
re last n's't of pneumonia.
>\ii government derived
• 1 ,.f ^796.103 from the
. r t i the Pribilof Islands
■ ir •. fiscal vtar of 1921. The
> were $423,400.29.
Seal skies bronchi ? :42.TOl 29 and
f'r; pelts $'".690.
CAPT. EMMETT KILPATRICK
Capt. Emmett Kilpatrick, of the
American Red Cross, who was re
leased from a nine months' intern
rent in soviet prisons, af'.er an ultl
mafum from Secretary of Commerce
Hoover, photographed In Washington
| where he went to make formal reports
j before returning to his home at Union
town, Pa.
| FRANCE MAKES BKi
PAYMENT ON KILL OF
SIKPI.fS Sl'PPl.lIX
! Washington. Feb. 2.—France
made a payment of one million dol
lars in gold to the I'nited States to
day.
This payment w *s made on the
amount owed on ihe surplus sup
plies which France bought from the
t'nited States aftir the war was
over.
GENERAL PERSHING'S NIECE
DIES IN SEATTLE
Seattle. Feb. 1.—Mrs. Edwin A.
Kraft, a niece of Ceneral John J.
Persuing, died here today.
Mrs. Kraft had Just given birth j
to a daughter when pneumonia set j
in and she passed away in a few I
hours.
KILI.S WIFE; INJURES
SON AND ISK1.ATIVE
Vancouver. Feb. 1.—Because she |
declined to turn over to him the!
proceeds of their home, which had ]
been sold. Edward Clegu killed his j
wife and perhaps fatally shot his'
:.on Sdward. five yurs of age.
Clegg turned the gun on Mrs. !
Clegg's aged uncle Henry Morgan.1
and mortally wouncsd him and then |
tied to the woods, where a posse is j
now htisting for him.
ALLOTMENT OF TONNAGE
TO SIGNATORY POWERS
Washington. Feb. 2.—I'nder the
naval trca'v adopted by the arms
conference and now subject to rati
fication by signatory powers, coun
tries may retain capital ship tonnage
as follows:
I'nited States. 500,650 tons: Great
Britain. 560.450 tons; France. 221,
170 tons: Italy, 182,800 tons, and
Japan. 301.320 tons.
iv '-t csaf mem anmmes.wnr jrasamm
PERSONAL SERVICE
V. E MAKE \ SPECIAL EFFORT TO SERVE OUR CUSTOM.
IBS I\ WHATEVER WAY WE CA.V Bl'T OCR SERVICE IS
M>l for ont SKAGWAY CUSTOMERS ONLY. WE WISH
: 11! CITIZENS OF SKAGWAY AND VICINITY TO FEEL THAT
I UK IS THEIR BANK AND THAT WE ARE EXPECTING YOU
1<> M IKH I'SE OF OUR FACILITIES WHETHER YOU HAVE
AN \t"COUNT WITH US OR NOT.
Bank ©ff HDaslkffl
SKAGWAY, ALASKA
E
GETS OFF
IIS 8ASE
New York, Feb. 1.—The earth in
its whirl thru space must have Rot
ten off its center for a few minutes
yesterday morning and shifted its
poles or axis to fit the now center
of rotation and in doing so got its
center olT in the Ptclfic ocean a few
miles off the mouth of the Colum
bia river. This is how the profes
sors of the seismographic and geo
logical observers account for the
earth vibrations wuich so demoral
ized the Instruments in their ob
servatories yesterday.
HUGE "FAULT" IV EARTH'S
CRUST CAUSES QUAKES
New York, Feb. 2.—The huge
"fault" in the earth's crust, which
.first occurred in the catastrophe be
neath San Franclsio Bay In 1906.
has become a few hundred miles
longer.
This explanation is given by Dr.
Chester A. Reeds, professor of geol
ogy and seismographic observer at
the American Museum of Natural
History, for the violent tremors of
the earth yesterday. Doctor Heeds
locates the disturbance at about two
hundred and fifty miles west of
Portland, Oregon, and beneath the
Pacific ocean. Dr. Heeds declares
that the "fault" is extending north
westward.
SAYS r. S. NEEDS
THREE MORE HOSPITA1.S
Washington, Fel). 1.—Pireolor j
Forbes of the World War Veterans
Bureau told President Harding to
day that three more hospitals I
were needed.
Forbes stated that there are 2.
400 former soldiers in California
suffering from mental disorders.
UCHARDSON IS
AGAIN" ON ACTIVE 1)1 TY
Gen. Wilds P. Richardson, former
ly of Valdez and Juneau, has been |
recalled to active duty und Is now
on duty In Washington as represent
ative of the war department on the j
Indepartmental Alaska board, i
cording to information received ]
from a reliable source in Washing
ton. Gen. Richarcson was retired
some time ago from active duty, but
has been living in Washington since
that time.
Through his connection with thel
Alaska road commission, of which j
he was president for several years.
General Richardson acquired an in
timate knowledge of all sections of]
the territory and has a wide ac
quaintance and numerous friends in |
Alaska. He has always taken an ac
tive interest in matters relating to j
the territory and since leaving It,
has been before congressional com
mittees in support of apprpriations
for roads and trails asked by the
Alaska road commission.—Cordova
Times.
THROW BOMR AT
FUME PRESIDENT]
Flume. Feb. 1.—An attempt was
made today on the life of President
Zanella of the Independent state of
Fiume.
A bomb was thrown at Zanella's
automobile but the president was
not injured.
C. P. R. FREIGHTER
COMING THIS MONTH
The C. P. R. freighter Princess
Ena will leave Vancouver about Feb.
15 with a cargo of coal, lumber and
explosives for this port.
Berlin, Feb. 1.—Dr. Walter Rath
enau was today appointed German
foreign minister.
SIR RONALD GRAHAM
Sir Ronald Graham, who has been
minister plenipotentiary of Great Brit
ain at The Hague, has been appointed
to succeed Sir George Buchanan as
ambassador at Rome.
SAYS RAILROADS
W KRE RKTTER AKTKR
CJOVKRXMEXT CONTROL
Washington. Feb. 1—Ex-secretary
of the Treasury Wiliiam McAdoo ap
peared before the senate interstate
commerce commission and was ex
amined as to the condition of the
I'uited Stales railroads when they!
were turned hack to their owners. I
McAdoo declared that the roads j
were all in better condition after
federal control tha.i when the gov
ernment seized the.il.
I'RIXCKSS MARY
ARRIVED YESTERDAY !
The Princess Mary arrived yes
terday about noon with forty-six
tons of freight and a number of
passengers.
Among those who arrived back
in Skagway were noticed Mr. and
Mrs. A. J. Baker, who have been
spending the winter with relatives
and .friends in Seattle.
Captain P. Martin of the Arctic
Trading company of Whltehorse,
who made a hurr.'ed trip to Van
couver and Seattle, arrived on the
Princess.
George Adams of Atlin is also
returning from a record round trip
to Victoria and Vancouver.
Mrs. (Dr.) E. E. Rogers and her
two children of AtUn were also ar
rivals and will leave on the train
tomorrow for Carcross, where they
will be met by Dr. Rogers and tak
en over the ice to their home in At
lin by dog team.
Juines McKettricK and wife, man
agers of the Bennntt Eating house,
returned from their vacation in Se
attle.
Mrs. Gordon Spragg of Whltehorse
wife of the laundryman. was al90
a returning passengur.
Yorke Wilson and "Simmy" Simp- ,
son of Whitehorse, Aubrey Simmons ,
of Carcross and D. R. McDermid of j
Dawson arrived also and will leave j
on the train tomorrow for their re
spective homes.
Knute Knutson, a well known
trader, arrived witi eight head of
horses and a shipment of perisha
bles which he will take down the
river to Mayo and Dawson.
S. L. Dunham and F. Morton came
up and will spend a time auditing
the W. P. & Y. Route books. These
men come every year at this time.
A. Mcintosh, an old time miner
of Dawson and E. Jones of Dawson
made up the rest of the list.
The Princess Mary started out
about 5:30 in the afternoon, but re
turned at seven o'clock as the I
weather was too thick and she laid
at the dock until five thirty this
morning.
George Brown, mayor of Log Cab
in. C. C. Cole of the W. P. & Y. R.
auditor's department, Martin Con
way, Skagway postmaster, James
McAlister were the Skagway contin
gent that left on the Mary.
Captain George Black, member
elect to the Dominion parliament
from Yukon; Oscar Le Tournau of
Mayo; and P. Larssen, chief engin
eer of the steamboat Whitehorse,
were also passengers south.
YUKON'S NEW MEMBER
ENIHNSIIC OVERINO
Captain George Black, who was
recently elected member of the Do
minion parliament from Yukon ter
ritory, was a passenger on the Tues
day train from Whitehorse.
About the middle of January Cap
tain Black met with an accident
which displaced a couple of his ribs
and he was confined to the hospital
for some time.
Captain Black is enthusiastic over
the outlook for Yukon Territory the
coming season and says with the
building of a railroad to Mayo from
Whitehorse the permanency of Yu
kon is established as there is ore
enough in sight to keep a large
camp busy for a hundred years.
The reports from Mayo get better
as each one comes in and Captain
Black stated that it was merely a
computation with pencil and paper
p.t. to the amount o( mouey that can
and will he taken out of the ground.
It is the intention of the new mem
ber to try and secure telegraph lines
to all important points as well as
wireless stations. Captain Iilack
succeeded in having a telephone
placed at Mlnto, which shortens the
time of the delivery of a message to
Mayo about ten divs. Oilier im
provements will ho nii.de as fast a.j
possible.
Captain Hlack left on the Princess
Mary last night and will go direct
to Ottawa, where lie will take his
seat in the Parliament.
SACKED COLLEGE MEETS
TO ELECT NEW POPE
Rome, Feb. 2.—The conclave that
will elect a successor to the late
Pope Benedict XV was solemnly in
augurated today when the Cardinals
of the sacred college, accompanied
by their priests an J personal serv
ants, entered the Vatican, where
they will be walled up from contact
with the world until a new Pontiff
in chosen.
The first vote will be taken on
Friday morning.
WELL KNOWN ATTORNEY
DIES IX ST. LOl'IS
Seattle, Feb. 1—Robert Saunders,
who served as district attorney for
Washington state tinder President
Woodrow Wilson, died last night, j
Saunders has been in St. Louis for i
some time and his death occurred
there.
MASONIC DANCE
SATIRDAV NK.IIT I
The dance to be given by the Ma
sons and Eastern Stars next Satur
day night bids fair to he a well at
tended one. Word has been receiv-'
ed that a number will come from i
Fort Seward and Haines. The com- {
mittee announces that no children j
will be allowed and that the dance
will commence sharp ai eight |
o'clock and close sharp at 12 o'clock |
WOl'1,1) HAVE FLYERS
ALL OX SAME PAY BASIS
Washington, Feb. 2.—Legislation
that would place all aviation offic
ers of the navy and marine corps on
the same pay status a3 army flyers
is urged by Secretary of the N'avy
Denhy.
This was the subject matter of a
letter addressed to Speaker Gillette
of the house of representatives.
SAYS BOSSES W ANT TO
DESTROY LEADERSHIP !!!•.'
Washington. Feb. 1.—Tn i dis
cussion of the appointment of Sen
ator Kenyott. who was considered
the agricultural bloc loader to the
federal circuit court, Senator Kar
r.son declared in t! e senate that tho
country could not bclp he! wonder
and it will take some \pIunation3
to disprove the he.lef w! "iher this
administration was nut -e^king to
destroy the leadership of the airii
cultural bloc.
\15MS CONFERENCE II \s
NOTABLE MEETING
Washington. Feb. J.—The meeting
of arms conference today at
which resolutions * ere adopted by
various committees which were
openly ratified, was attended by cab
inet officers. C. S. supreme court
justices and member-; of both hous
es of congress.
THE GATEWAY ROUTE TO
Yukon Territory, Atlin and
Interior Alaska
Semi-Weekly Train Service between Skaguay and Whitehorse
during the Winter Season.
For information regarding passenger and freight rates apply to
H- Wheeler- General Manager
Skaguay- Alaska
or
510 Alaska Building
Seattle Wash.