ATTEMPT TO
WEES SEBREE
S.m Francisco. May 30.—An at
tempt was made to wreck the Pacific
l\>ast S. S. Company's boat, the Ad
miral Sebree. The Sebree was mak
ing ready to sail for Seattle. Bolts
were thrown into the machinery and
the electric wiring was cut.
Seattle. May 30.—The Alameda
was delayed one day in her sailing.
She was expected to sail for S. E.
Alaskan ports on Sunday night. She
has a passenger list of three hund
red. with the following for Skagwav:
K. E. Flaig. 0. W. Under. S. W.
Reeves, wife and baby.
liCHIKEIIY FOR
TREADWELLIIME
Seattle. May 20.—The motor ship!
Ozmo. captained by John Worth,
suited this afternoon for Bethel, on
the Kuskokwim. Site had a cargo of
freight including two hundred tons
of machinery for the development of |
the new Alaska-Tread well quartz !
property : t Candle Landing, on tho(
headwaters of the Kuskokwim. J. A. '
White, Hay S. Massev. are in charge J
of the outfit which is being sent 1
north.
Masons improve
Their Property
j
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T!ie local White I'ass I.odge. F. & \
A M.. has been busy in making ira
provt rneiits to its property on Fourth j
ave. The building has been raised j
and leveled and new foundation |
blocks and sills put in. The old j
shacks in the rear have been torn |
down, and water and a ladies wash i
room provided on the lower floor.!
A store room and kitchen are provid-)
ed in the rear of the west side on the !
main floor a:;d the large hall which
lias been used for a banquet hall for '
the past year has beeu retloored and
put in first class condition.
The old banquet hall on tho sec-i
ond floor has been turned into a lad
ies rest room for the Eastern Star ,
and the building in other parts is
being improved and put in first class
condition.
The work is being done under the
direction of .Mr. Sparks, assisted by |
Jack Eckert. and .Mr. Hudson. The]
improvements will cost the lodge sev-j
eral hundred dollars.
New York. May 31.—Colonel Hor
ace Porter, died here on Memorial
clay.
j Washington. May Ji> - !": ? '<t it
Harding liad a leugthy conference
: with It. K. Stulilis. of Aniakiu. Af
ter the conference the President sent
a letter to Secretary of the Interior
Kail recommending that a telephone
line he built beginning at Happy liv
er road house to Summit road house
and across the Summit to it'ione riv
er road house and ending at Frenee
Joe's road house. He further wrote
that a wireless signal corps station
should be located at Bethel near the
mouth of the KuskoUwim, this with
a view to the safety of passengers
and shipping. The swat est wireless
station to this point is at McGrath
501) miles up the rive.-. This station
at McGrath is of no benefit whatso
ever to Dethel nor to the Shipping
population and commence in general.
PCI
Washington, May CO.—The bill
designed to establish a Federal pud
get system was sent to the president
for his signature on Saturday.
Berlin. May SO.—The first pay- j
ment -in tlie reparations of the war. ,
was made by Germany test Satur-'
day. Twenty treasury bonds reure- j
routing S5l) tnilliosi gold marks are]
en route to Paris tor the paytneat.
Rfga, May 31.—A Moscow des
patch quotes l.enine the leader of
the Russian Bolsheviks. as sayiim* ^
"To lind a way out of the abyss into i
which Commur.ism has thrust this |
country it is recognized that unlim-l
ited freedom must be allowed to cap- j
italism. and that constitutional dem-.
ocrats and republicans of the Real '
Politik shall he summoned to resume
the work of rebuilding the state."
Seattle. May 31.—James P. Clea
son. the administrator in this state,
announced today that the blood re
latives of the late Janies A._ Murray,
will contest his will. The purpose of
the contest is to shut out Stuart Har
dron, a deceased stepson, who is de
clared to have secured thru juggl
ery and other means ten millions
worth of storks, bonds and other
property. The total estate is esti
mated at twenty millions and is
scattered thru seventeen state3.
San Francisco, May 31.—John H.
Connor, president of the United Shoe
Machine Company of Boston has been
on a trip to India and the East. He
arrived in this city on the Steamship
Wolverine State, from Calcutta to
day. Mr. Connors says that India is
seething with discontent and Bolshe
vism is runing rampany thruout the
country.
.PAYING THE FUTURE.
Many a man has mortgaged the future for two or three years in
just one illness in liis home. .You know some of them—fellows
with all the courage and ambition knocked out of theui by "hard
link."
•. Make up your miml right now to pay for the future as you go—
store up a little of your income against the time when fato calls
U|H>n you to sign over your liberty and happiness to debt.
< After you have gotten started you will be surprised how much
better you feel.
Bank of Alaska
FIRE RUT
DESIfiOVS HOTEL
Whitehorse, May 31.—A fire start
ed in t'.i' White Pass hotel on Sun
' day afternoon and badly damaged
' the hotel. For a time vthe whole
1 town was threatened. The loss to
the hotel is estimated at two thous
| and dollars. Another fire started
1 Monday morning in the barn of
: Shorty Chambers, partially destroy
ing the barn and a stock of furs con
! tained in it. The furs destroyed
were valued at twelve hundred dol
lars.
POLAND IS OUT
FOB TROUBLE
Berlin, May 30.—If the saber rat
tiing press of Poland is to be taken
seriously, warlike sentiment in Po
land is growing daily. This because
the Upper Silesians are defending
their homes against the Polish in
vaders. According to the Polish
press the danger of a new European
war grows steadily more threaten
ing. This is the declaration made by
the Polish newspaper, Przaglad Wi
oczornv.
Washington. May 30.—The Amer
ican golfing team which went to Eng
land lost out in the contests. When
President Harding was informed by
t -e correspondents of tho failure of
i!;e American golfers, he asked them
what they supposed was the cause of
tie defeat. Some one suggested tl.at
i' r.iigirt possibly be because there is
no prohibition in England. This
caused the President to laugh.
Washington. May 30.—The emer
gency tariff bill was signed by the
president late on Saturday night.
The law became effective Sunday and
nh'ect most of the farm products
of this country for six months. Tho
tiill carries a provision designed to
prevent dumping of foreign goods in
this country.
Seattle, May 30.—Saturday morn
ing. Deputy Sheriff it. K. Murphy,
riding a motorcycle, had a running
iiciit with an automobile company of
bootleggers. The deputy was shot in
the log and compelled to give up the
chase.
Philadelphia, Penn.. May 30.—
C! rover Cleveland Bergdoll, the draft
dodger, owns eight hundred and fif
ty thousand dollars In cash and prop
erty in the city of Philadelphia. This
property was seized today by Miller,
the Alien Property Custodian, by or
der from President Harding.
Washington. May 30.—The census
bureau announces that the Ameri
can nation is spending a billion dol
lars a year for candy.
Seattle, May 30.—Several private
wires were received here Saturday,
from the national capital, represent
ing that Ilazelct may yet be appoint
ed Governor of Alaska. This des
pite. the bitter tight which is being
made against him.
Washington, May 30.—The Ore
gon Bar Association has asked the
Supreme Court for permission to ap
pear before it in order to re-opon
the Henry Albers case. Albers is
the Pacific Coast miller, who was
convicted of violating the espionage
law.
Seattle, May 31.—Blanche Gordon,
a Tacoma girl, was killed while rid
ing with three men. The party had
been drinking and while recklessly
driving their auto crashed into a tel
ephone pole killing the girl.
Quincy. Mass., May 19.—A patient
in a hospital here yesterday swallow
ed accidentally $0,000 worth of ra
dium. It was recovered by an inces
iou in the stomach. ,
FOR! SMI
OIL FIELDS BICII
Whitehorse, May 31.—A party of
nine arrived in this city from the
Fort Norman oil fields. The men
made the trip direct and without any
mishaps. The round trip was made
in sixty days, six of these days being
spent at Fort Norman. They give
a glowing account of the richness of
the field of oil. The only well which
has been drilled spouted oil sixty
feet in the air when the drill went
thru the strata rock. Many caps
were blown from the pipes as they
tried to cap it. When it was finally
capped the spigot below the cap
runs a barrel of oil in thirty three
seconds. Thus far less than one
hundred claims are staked at Fort
Xorman. The Fort is three hund
red and ninety miles from White
horse. The party of nine had thir
ty five dogs and returned with them
all.
PIOiFIC COAST
Washington, May 30.—That much
importance is attaching to the de
fence of the Pacific Coast is seen in
the fact that Secretary of the Navy,
Denby, plans 011 making a personal
tour of inspection of the defences
and naval basis on the coast. He will
also seek to determine whether the
development of the Alaskan coal
fields will insure adequate fuel for
the Pacific fleet.
Milwaukee, May 31.—During the
Ef.'.te fair which was being held in
this city an aeroplane crashed into
the box seats at the grand stand and
killed one person and injured thir
teen.
Seattle, May 31.—The S. S. Ala
meda, which was to leave Seattle on
Saturday night did not get away un
til nine Sunday morning, when twen
ty five miles out she developed eng
ine trouble, and had to turn back to
this city for repairs. On Monday the
repairs were being finished and it
was expected that she would get
away in the afternoon. The passen
gers returned aboard ship Monday
morning at ten o'clock.
Washington, May 31.—President
Harding sold his Washington home
to Charles F. Cramer, of San Fran
cisco. a lawyer. The purchase price
was sixty five thousand dollars.
Washington, May 31.—The Ship
pins Board has rendered its decision
iu the pulp freight rates from Alaska.
The board declared them unreason
able.
Washington, May 31.—One of the
worst aeroplane wrecks on record
occurred in Maryland last Saturday.
An ambulance plane went down near
Indian head, in Maryland, during a
severe electrical storm and the fol
lowing people were killed. Not one
of the passengers on the plane escap
ed: Lieutenant Colonel Archie Mil
ler, Lieutenants Stauley Ames, of
Cleveland: W. McDermott and John
Penny well; Sergeant Richard Blum
enkrantz, all army officers: A. T.
Bachelder, chairman of the executive
board of the American Automobile
Association: and Congressman Mau
rice Connelly, of Iowa: and also a
Major in the army reserve corps.
Washington, May 31.—-Application
has been made for waterpower rights
in the KoUgarok district of Alaska.
This taken together with the recent
sale of a large number of mining
properties at Nome indicates a re
vival on a colossal plan of the devel
opment of low grade gravels in that
region. The Sawtooth Power Com
pany today made application thru a
New York attorney to the Federal
Commission for a license to develop
a comprehensive water power system
on Seward Peninsula. The waters
of the Peninsula will be harnessed
and the Tundra Mult will be washed
from the whole area into Bering sea,
: and the marine deposits dredged if
Uhe plans are carried out.
PRESIDENT!» MENIAL 1
0KAT9HGT0I MEIER!
Washington, May 31.—President
1 Harding made a memorial address at
j the Arlington National Cemetery. He
i said, the nation should be loyal first
j to herself, but she should never nev
er fail to measure up to the demands
of advancing civilization. This was
i pictured by the President in very
j graphid form. The President fur
i ther said that every war had accom
, plished far more than the itnmedi
' ate ends for which they fought, be
cause they had helped to erect and
preserve a shrine for the liberty lov
ing people of every race.
Seattle, May 31.—Memorial Day
in the country was a perfect day. Th
exercises in various parts of the city
and country were attended by large
crowds.
Washington, May 31.—Vice-Presi
dent Coolidge, in a message to the j
American people said that Memori
al day has been set apart that all the
people may think on tthe blessings)
of peace as a result of the right
teous victory.
London, .May 31.—The grave of
every American soldier buried in the
British Isles, was decorated yester
day in observance of the American
Memorial day. The bust of (ieorge
Washington was unveied in St. Pauls
Cathedral. This bust was the gift
of the American people to the moth
er country.
Paris. May 31.—The French gov
ernment made sure that not an Am
erican soldier in France was forgot
ten on Memorial day.
■Washington, May Sl.Mmoriul ex
ercises were held i nthe historic Po
hiek church, in Alexandria. In this
church Washington, was a vertry
man for many years and here tlener
a!I..ee attended sorvices regulnrly. In
the address the speaker said f
America in the World War, "Amer
ica fought to reserve the rights of
the Republic and to maintain civili
zation of the World."
MSGS BREAKS
LONGSILEKCE
Washington, May 30.—Ex-Presl
dent Woodrow Wilson broke the long
silence Saturday when he wrote a
memorial day letter to the "Stars
and Stripes" a soldier periodical pub
lished in Washington. He declared
that the American people shall not
be able to enjoy the full pride of the
days of recollections until we have
made sure that the duties that grov
out of the war have been fulfilled to
the utmost.
London. May 31.—Admiral Sinis,
while in England will receive an
honorary degree from Cambridge
University. He was a luncheon guest
of i be Prince of Wales today.
Indianapolis. May 31,—Tommy
Milton driving an American car won
the 500 mile automobile race yester
day. Koscoe Sarles, was second in
the race with a record but three min
utes behind tlie winner. The time
was five hours and thirty four min
utes.
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S.S. SPOKMfE
Seattle. May 30.—The S. S Spo
kane of the Pacific Coast lino left
Seattle this morning with 227 pass
engers including fifty hoiiml f<^t"
Skagway and interior points. An.oi's
those for Skagway are; I.. \. i i.tl
ling, It. L. Phillip:, Mrs. It. L.
Lillico, Fred Rover and Mr?. Rover.
L. G. Oram and Mrs. Or;:m. For
Haines: Mrs. H. A. Mill and .nom
as Vogel. The sailing of the Spo
kane. and the Alameda in the even
ing indicate that the back of !'e ma
rine strike, as 't concerns Ala ■ . is
broken.
Seattle. May 31.—A Seatiie . : i
actor. J. A. Clark, was drowned <
seven o'clock this morning in Oreen
Lake. He was playing the part of
rescuing the hero in one of tlie mo
tion picture productions.
Paris May 31.—The German Cour
iers arrived in this city this morning
and had in t' • possession bond.:
for eight lur fifty million gold
marks for tl)e reparations commis
sion.
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