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No. 24 TWENTY FOURTH YEAR
8KAGVVAY. ALASKA, TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1921
PRICE 10 CENTS
LEIPSIC SEEKS
OEO LEADERSHIP
New York. Mar. 2S —H. C. Mann
Weitzer. an international fur mer
chant has just recently returned
from Leipsic. He declares that the
Germans are working hard to rees
tablish that city as the fur center
of the world.
laps Dispatch
Four Destroyers
Tokio, March 2S.—The govern
ment has decided to despatch four
destroyers and a battleship to the
peninsula of Kamchatka, for the
purpose of protecting the Japanese
fishing enterprises at that point. Re
ports have come to the government
that the far eastern republic had
ceeded a part of the peninsula of
Kamchatka to the Soviet government
of Moscow.
POLICE DRIVE
Oberroeblingen. Prussian Saxony,
March 2$.—The communists forces
which have been fighting in Eisleben
against the Security police for the
past three days have been driven out
of the city.
MRS. PULLMAN PASSED
AWAY YESTERDAY
Pasadena. Cal.. March 29.—Mrs.
George M. Pullman passed away here
yesterday afternoon.
N'ew York. March 2{ .—The names
of Wilson and Colby were hissed
during the debate last night between
Senators. Franz and King on the
question as to whether the American
policy toward Russia should be
changed.
DENOKES
I IIS GilCS
| Washington, March 2? -
! Gompers the official head of t: .. i
| erican Federation of Labor, yosler
i day denounced as unpatriotic Amer
! icans those labor leaders wlio Irn e
j criticized hira iu his attitude toward
the question of the United States'
recognition of the Soviet govern
ment. Gompers has steadfastly re
fused to endorse the Soviet govern
ment or to urge its recognition by
the United States.
HELD UP
I Seattle. March 2S.— All the Fed
I eral proceedings in the Cronkhite,
j Rosenbluth. Pothier murder oases is
• being held up today. The reason
for this is a question as to whcthei
the government Las jurisdictiou in
the case.
Flying Ace
MakesNewRecord
Los Angeles, March 2S.—
backer the Hying ace, made a in
record on Saturday, when he lU'V*
from Oakland to I.os Angeles in i«\>
hours and thirty minutes.
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SENATOR CA-MEK05T
CHARGES BLACiiMAll.
Washington. March 29.—Edward
H. McKarlin, of New York. 1..
started suit for $100,000 again
Senator Cameron. Tl'.e suit is a ]
damage suit in which McFarlir. ;
chargees Cameron with alienation of
the affections of Mrs. M. Farlin, and
he wants as solace a huudtVJ thou
sand dollars.
In a formal statement Senator |
Cameron characterized the suit ::!= j
pure and unadulterated blackmail. |
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S\au& "\}out \1om *3om
Keep your savings, your surplus money in your own com
munity—where it belongs—and where it will work for ycu
over and over again.
YOU do not have to have a THOUSAND dollars do
posited with us to receive courteous attention. Cut
the sooner you start with a small account, tiie soon
er you will get your THOUSAND dollars.
REMEMBER we pay 4 per cent compound interest. x
Bank of AlasKa
6
Canned Fruit
WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE A GENERAL REDUC
TION OF FROM 20 TO 25 PER CENT ON OUR ENTIRE
LINE OF CANNED FRUIT. WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING VA
RIETY:
Peaches—Halves and Sliced
Pears Plums
Apricots Grapes Strawberries
Logan-, Rasp-, and Black-Berries
Sliced and Grated Pineapple
PRICES RANGE FROM 25c TO 55c PER TIN—ACCORDING
TO SIZE AND KIND.
SPECIAL PRICES IN DOZEN LOTS.
P. H. GANTY
S. !! r.-:)"!sco. March 28.—A suit
mI against Jafat Linde
J'ri'K mill ICrik t). Liudblom for a re- [
turn of $46,195 with interest which
is due the receiver of the Scandina
vian-American Bank of Tacoma.
This suit has been filed in the Unit- j
ed States district court hy C. E. Hay
the bank commissioner of Washing-I
ton. Lindblom's part is one hundred |
and twenty one thousand dollars.
Atlanta. Ca., March —John
\\ liliams the owner of a plantation j
was accused of holding eleven lie-1
grues in peonage on his plantation
and with having murdered them
while there. The charge was made
by one Clyde Manning, a negro. Wil
liams was arrested and held ou the
murder charge. Manning the negro
was held as a witness in the case,
and under cross examination con
fessed that he himself had "knock
ed four negroes" on the head with
an axe and buried them on the Wil
liaus' plantation in one week.
Dill !P
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Oerlin, March 2S.—Twenty riot
were killed by the Security po
co at Kisleben. The rioters made
i!; ou the City Hall Friday
• -!,t and in the repulse the police
1. lied t!u> men. The rioters were
itns icre-ssful in their attempt to
storm tiio City Hall.
Governor Sets
Lindeberg Case
Sacramento, March 2S.—The hear
ing of the Lindeberg case has been
sot for today by Gov. Stephens.
Cardinal's Body j
in State Sunday,
Baltimore, March 28.—Only high
;itaries of tho church were allow
ed in the death chamber of Cardinal
<;ii»!>ons. The multitude which was
r. :noring to pay respects to the pre
late wore informed that the body
would ! e placed in state in the Ca
thedral on Sunday or Monday.
Briand Wants
Relations Resumed
Paris, .March 2S.—Premier Briand
of France, is urging upon the Sen
ate the early resumption of diplo
matic relations with the Vatican.
AT TO JUSINESS WITH
IT'LL FORCE MONDAY
Detroit, Mich., March 29.—April
will see the automobile business in
the swing of its full measured stride.
Practically every plant in the auto
litisincss will order Full Steam Ahead
next Monday.
Washington, Mar. 28.—President
Harding will shortly designate the
committee which will be commiss
ioned to investigate the governments
care of its disabled war veterans.
Washington, March 2S.—France
and Poland have signed an agree
ment pledging themselves to take
concerted action for the defence of
either country in case either is at
tacked.
Seattle Police
Knock Terrifying!
Seattle, March 28.—That the mere
knock of the Seattle police on the
door of a hotel room is a terrifying
experience to undergo was demon
strated the other night. The inno
cent Chinese were discussing the Al
aska fish cannery • work, on the
fourth floor of a Seattle hotel, when
the police knock was heard. The j
knock caused Koolow Tee one of t!:e .
trio to jump thru a window to the
street. The fall produced probable I
fatal injuries from which the celes- j
tial may die.
Americans Lead
Communists
Herzberg. Germany, March 2S.—
It is learned that former members
of the American I. W. W. organiza
tion are the leaders in the German
vicinity of Leuna.
POPE'S LLT1ER
" GARE LATEI
Rom?, March 2S.—The Pope had |
just mailed a letter to Cardinal Gib-1
bons congratulating hint ou the re
covery of his health, when lie was
informed of the Cardinal's death.
Big Fire Destroys
Part of Tokio
Tokio, March 2S.—A big fire on
Saturday night destroyed a thous- ]
and houses in this city, injured
hundred and thirty people, and ren-1
tiered many thousand homeless. The
damage amounted to more than 13
million. Four thousand soldiers par- |
licipated in the fire fighting.
POSTOFFICE EMPLOYEES
SORE OX JOB
Washington, March 29.—Post
master General Hays has been on
the job long enough to learn con
siderable about tlie business, or else
lie has run across a group ot sore
deads iu the departments. He declar
sd last night that his investigation
revealed the fact tne average post
jft'ice department employee is sore
an his job.
REDS HOLD FIFTY
AMERICANS
Washington, March 29.—The state
iepartment is making efforts to re- ,
lease fifty Americans who are held
:n Soviet Russia. The department
lias not given the agencies thru
which the efforts are being put forth.
Washington, March 28.—The pro
tits realized from the sale of assets
:>f trust funds are taxable under the
income of excess profits. This de
cision was handed down by the Su
preme Court today.
Chicago, 111., March 29.—Ten peo
ple were killed in a factory explos
ion in Barber street this morning.
Coblenz, March 28.—A commun
istic uprising occurred this morning
in the American bridgehead area at
Montabaur. Montabaur 1b all miles
northeast of Enbreitstein. A riot
call was answered by the provost
marshal and the American military
police were sent to Montabaur to re
store order.
SECRET SERVICE
Oyster Bay, March 28.—William
J. Burns the head of the famous de
tective bureau announced today that
he had been appointed head of the
United States secret, service. The ap
pointment will becone effective May
first.
Lansing's Book
Stirs Japanese
Tokio, March 28.—The Foreign
office proposes to caii former Secre
tary of State Lansing on some of
the statements in his recent book
on the peace conference. Japan is
disturbed over what Lansing had to
say concerning Japan's part in the
conference.
LETHAL GAS FOR
DEATH PENALTY
Carson City, March 29.—Nevada
s taking the lead in the use of a now
method for executing criminals on
ivhom the death penalty Is imposed,
rhe governor of Nevada signed the
|>ill which provides for the use of
lethal gas in the execution of thfc
leath penalty.
Holsiugfors, March 28.—Twenty
bailors on the Battleship Sebaatopol
were executed by order of the Soviet
government. They were leaders in
:he battleship revolution during the
•evolution in Kronstadt.
ALASKAN AFFAIRS
IH LIMELIGHT
Washington, March 28.—Alaska
is getting more than her wanted at
tention at the national capitol these
days. Secretary of the Interior Fall
has had regular discussions with M.
J. Falkenburg of Seattle, with rela
tion to the affairs of Alaska. He ha9
also been in consultation with Suth
erland on a number of occasions, it
is not likely that he will make any
changes in the personnel of the En
gineering commission, but it is quite
probable that ho will evoke some
plan to attract people to the terri
tory and to develop a tonnage for
the government railroad.
With reference to the governor
ship some reports say that the Se
cretary has made a recommendation
to the President, but others say that
he has not made any recommenda
tion as yet. It is certain that i all
feels that the controversy should ho
Bettled soon and that the man select
ed should bo a man of high qualifica
tions, and one who possesses the
confidence of the administration.
This man should be named at the
earliest possible moment. The Se
cretary is to have a conference with
the President early this week on the
subject. At this conference all the
names of the candidates for the post
will be gone over and Judged in t!;e
light of the large information, which
the Secretary has on file regarding
them.
WEEKS ANNOUNCES
DEP'T HEADS
Washington, March 29.—Secretary
of War Weeks made announcement
today concerning the foreign appoint
ments of the bureau chiefs of the
war department: Major General John
H. Chamberlain, Inspector General,
George O. Squier; Chief Signal Of
ficer, W. A. Holbrook; Chief Caval
ry, W. J. Snow; Chief of Field Ar
tillery, C. H. Farnsworth; Chief of
Infantry, Charles T. Menoher; Chief
of the Air service.
REGIMENT ORDERED
TO HAWAII
Camp Lewis, Wash., March 29.—
The Fifty-fifth Regiment of coast ar
tillery has been ordered to Hawaii.
Walla Walla March 29.—Levi An
keny had a paralytic stroke today
and 1» near death.
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