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No. 291 TWENTY FIRST YEAK
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8. 1919
PRICE 10
CENTS
BOLSHEVISTS Ft TO GET FOOTHOLD 1 AMERICA HOUGH SEMITE
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ALLIEDMHEADS HOLD VIEWS
[IIFFcRiNG Oli I1PORTAIT POIN1S
Paris. Saturday. — At a meeting
of the Allied' supreme war council
which was he'd today, it developed
that there was a wide difference of
opinion as to the limit of the ar
mies of occupation wnich was to
be left by ea.rh naticn in Germany
and the views of the members of
the supreme council differed wide
mm strike 1
SEIMBM
London, Saturday. — The Sub
way labor strike which has been
in forte for several d'ys past was
settled today, accordirg 'n offi
cial Announcement made at noon, |
and the men all returned to their I
places immediately. The strike h»s |
been stubbornly fought for sev
eral davs. and w;is linally s.-ttltd j
by arbitration.
ADVOCATE of mask wear
ing STRICKEN WITH "FM"
Portland, Fet>. r. K. F Me>" i
er, apidemiolcgfcit from the I'ni- J
versity of Ca'iflornia, v\ ho c me to
FVortlaud last week to lecture be*
fore the Portland Academy of Medi- I
cine, and who remaintd t> assist
in the tight against the spread of !
influenza, has leen stricken by the j
malady. lie contracted the di- |
sease Monday :'s he was preparing
to return to San Fnk-is.o. He is
now at thi home of Dr- X. W. Jones,
641 Market street drive. I>r. Mey
ej- was an enthusiastic advocate of
the wearing of masks an influ
enza. preventive and while appearing
before audiences he a!ways wore a
fao? covering. It is said that his
condition is not serious.
ly a« to the extension of the zone
of occupancy in Germany. It is be
lieved that there will be no difficul
ty in coming to an agreement as to
the number of troops each one of
the AUieJ nations shall maintain in
France and Germany and it is
thought that the other question will
bo set'lod within a short time.
Weimar, Saturday.— At this moin*
ing's sesson of the Xat'onal Assem
bly, I>r. David, a social democrat,
and former under secretary of for
eign arangements, w; s elected presi
dent of the Xatnonal Assembly.
Dusseldorf, Saturday. —Strikers
who were rioting in the streets of
thig ci'y this monifag were put to
flight when government troops
which had bei'n called to quell the
mobs, turned a numb»r of machine
guns on the strikeiS, V'ho imme
diately dispersed and took to eov"
er.
KKUKF IS IN SUiHT
The City of Seattle is reported to
have left Ketchikan last night at
ten o'clock and she should arrive
in thi3 port either late Sunday night
or early Monday morning.
LET US DO YOUR BOOK KEEPING
Why worry about it yourself? Let us do it. Deposit
all you receive in the bank and pay all your bills by check.
When your book is balanced and your cancelled checks
returned, you know exactly what you have done with your
funds.
There is no question about the date or amount paid,
for the check shows very plainly in black and white the
complete transaction
IF OUR METHOD PLEASES YOU TELL OTHERS: IF
NOT. TELL US.
B ANK OF AL ASKA
Is Your Bread Heavy?
By adding a small amount of
Corn Flour,
you will find an improvement, the bread will rise
! better and the grain will be finer.
We will Sell you a 101b.
Sack at 75 cents
Can also be used for making fine gravies etc.
P. H. GANTY
Seattle, 3:30 g. m.—While no
declaration has been issued to sue
au effect, the (gencntl strike >vWx->,
has tied Up thia ottjr for the |*w(
i54 boars Is considtereU otf, »nd|
toe effort to totrckluioei into the C
nlted States Bolshevism a.rou^ Se
attle has resulted In * flat failure.
These nvho Went out on strllrt*
under the banner of sympathy la(>|
tills afteMnoiiu *>e an i«eturuiifot t<| j
Uieir work.
Hiere h»s alto been a art I'M re
gumption of street car Berrk.
Hie stAtemjent formall* ii«x'lfciirg|
the strike off ni»y be issued tonisJilj
by the Central Labor council.
Seattle, Saturday, 9:30 a. m.—in
response to Mayor Hanson's pro*
clamatfon which was issued lat® yes
terday afternoon, In wklch SeAttla
residents and business maa were giv
on assurance of every protection frol#
harm at the hands of the strikers,
a number i stores and small busi
ness houses opened this morning,
but here was no general compliance
with the request contained in the
proclamation that all persons re
sume their usual occupation and' op
en their places of business as usual
It is quite unlikely that any at
tempt will be made to run the street
cars oilier than thos© of the munici
pal stub line, and although a great
number of automobiles are maintain
Ing jitney service from outlying dis
tricts, traffic is generally at a
standstill.
The question of food still remains
unsolved. Those persons who did
not dui in a supply prior to Thurs
day are hard hit, and the few smal
stores which carry ^revisions that
are open for business *re about sold
out of all stock. It is believed that
two days more will bring absolute
hunger u> thousands, and this Is
on® of tne greatest problems which
remains unsolved.
There Is a tremendous exodus of
peopl® from this city to Portland,
Victoria and Vancouver, &ud even
the «»maller towns which do not
have to draw on Seattle for supplies
are getting a share of the rush. The
people fear a famine, and; while the
mosquito fleet Is still operating and
all trains running out of this city
are operating on schedule, thous
ands are talcing advantage of this
fact and getting out while the get
ting is good'.
Seattle, Feb. 8. 11:30 a. m.—The
Union men who were employed! at
the city lighting department an(*
wlio have been out on strike since
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock re
turned to their work today.
Seattle, Saturday 11:30 a. m. —
Major General Morrison arrived in
thi^ city from S^a Fanclsco thin
morning and immediately upon ar
rival took supreme command! of the
government troops now Btationed
In the city. I
Tie Btrike leaders are chuckling
over having had soma three hundred
men whom they allege belong to
the unions, sworn In as special po
lice. The loaders claim that these
men are all loyal to the union caus
and that at the proper time they
will hand over their arma to the
strikers, and that these will he used
to defend the strlkere against the
soldiers.
Seattle, Saturday, 2:05 p. m. —
Mayor Hanson, together with many
representative citizens and & num
ber of the strtfce leaders have been
In continuous conference Bince nine
o'clock this morning. Up to two o'
clock thl> afternoon no agreement
had beea reached.
An announcement of some - na
ture is expected at any "moment.
No n aterial has come °f Mayor
Hanson's proclamation. The drastic
action threatened by him in his
proclamation haa not been taken,
and? as a result the business paraly
sis continues.
The food problem is becoming
more serious hourly. The facta have
been revealed that the atrlkem In
genera] and their famlllei and' those
in sympathy with the Utrikert are
less menaced by the traditional
wolt than are. others in the larger
divisions of Seattle's population.
Major General Morrison has made
no announcement as yet ae to what
he intends to do.
Seattle, Saturday, 2:40 p. m. —
Councilman Hesketh, who is hlm
fcelf an ardent Union man made an
unqualified statement this after
noon that the executive committee
of the general strik© committee has
voted unanimously reommending
th*' the sympathetic strike he de
claredi off. He added that a few
radicals in the general committee
•jrere holding out, and that one of
the strongest of thes© is Leon
Greenovich, a Russian Bolshevik,
Who has only been in tli^ United
St&te« eight monthg ,but that he is
one of the strong voices in the
metal trades council.
Gxeenovlch la known to be one
of Lenlne'a trusted lieutenants.
Waehington, Feb. 8.—As a re
•ul* of the investigations made by
tlU) Iftcret aervice department in the
BeMtia strike and the exposure of
tne Bolshevik plot to engage the la
bor unions in spreading their pro
paganda ha$ caused' the Government
to t&ke extra precautions in running
down the foreigners and others who
are connected with this foul attempt
to piit Bolshevism in the United
State/).
Drastic measures will be taken
to secure the conviction of those
spreading the Bolshevik doctrines
and those who are °lieQs will be
summarily deported while natural
ized cltiiena will be prosecuted un
der the espionage act.
It is (thought that orders will be
sent to government agents to all
of the states and territories of the
United States with orders to ap
prehend every one engaged* in any
way in expounding or upholding Bol
shevlsm.
New York, Saturday. — Develop
ments in the Seattle general strike
are being closely watched hereby la
bor leaders ajid it is believed that if
the strikers on the Pacific gain their
points it may lead' to serious strikes
in this city.
Washington, Saturday.—The war
federal labor ljoard, with William
H. Taft sitting ap chairman to
day oegan the consideration of a
plan, looking towards a settlement
of the general strike which is now
In progress in Seattle.
San Francisco, Saturday, 11 a.
m.—About five thousand shipyard
workers and other Union men went
out on strikq in this city and in
other Saa Francisco b='y towns this
morning.
Washington, Saturday. — Seattle
labor onion leaders renewed their
telegraphio protests to Secretary of
War Baker tod<ay, protesting against
Mayor Hanson's use of fed'eral
troops in an effort to defeat the
strike. ... 11 >
San Francisco, Saturday. — The
San Francisco labor council today
voted agaLast a sympathetic strike
in accordance with a request which
had Deen received here from the Se
attle labor leaders. To aid the
Seattle general strike by going out
hfire, th« local leaders contended
wa$ Illegal and they characterized
the Seattle strike "s Illegal and
Bolshevistic.
4 certain San Francisco chap pro
posed to a local school teacher.
••Do you suppose, Mr. Doolittle,
she retorted ecornfully, "that I
would marry a man so ignorant ah<
superstitious that he carries a
horaeahoe in his pocket for luck?
Doolittle paled', then recovering
himgelf he quietly and reverently
took the horseshoe from his pocket,
laid it on his knees, patted it
"ently and said:i
'•■Well, old fellow, I guess no
body'll ever question your efficiency
af'cr this."—Los Angeles Times.
"Most girls fancy a soldier boy
with blue, black, brown, or gray
exes," says the Toledo Blade. Any
kind but ifiink. _
RICH SILVER ORE LOCATED ON
NEW CLAIM IN THE WD GANIP
Isaac Lusk, the Dawson-Mayo
mail carrier, who arrived yesterday,
brought wood tk&t Jack Smith and
Billy Walby have located sliver-lead
oj-q in a tunnel which they have
been funning this winter on their
claim in the Lookout Mountain dis
tiicN The claim adjoins the origin
al Lookout Mountain claim on which
the Yukon Silver-Lead company is
operating, and' th© ore is similar.
Mr. Lusk received no details of
MI WORKERS
HAVE NEW HEAD
i
Chicago, Feb. 8.—Frank J. Hays
wag this morning elected president
of the United Mine Workers union
which has been in convention in
this city for the past several days.
As president of the Mine Worke»e'
Union President Hays will be am
bassador to the International Labor
congress which will be held in
France simultaneously with the
Peace Congress.
;ai delegates
TAKE] SID
Paris, Saturday.—A meeting was
held by the committee on World La
bor legislation in thi« city today,
at 'vhich the American delegates
took the stand in favor of free
I speecn, free press, an eight hour
day, and the abolishm«nt of child
'abor- ,
There will te a special meeting of
the bkagway branch of the W. C. T.
U. at the home of Mrs. L. A. Harri-1
sou on Monday afternoon at 3 o'
clock. As there is urgent business
to come before the meeting it is
desired that all members be in attend
ance.
the strike on the new property, but
expects a rig which is due here 'a
about two days will ha-ve more In*
formation. The funnel in which
Smith and Walby have been work"
ing is but a few hundred feet fr«m
the spot where the Yukon Silver*
Lea<S people are drilling. The Yu
kon dilver-Lead people, sayg Mr
Lusk, are working steadily, but the
rock is very hard and the work
necessarily is slow.
F
New York, Saturday—Raw furs
showgl a decline in price at the
New York Auction company 8ale®
which began here this morning.
This is the first sale during tha
month of February and while the
supply was fair the demand was not
good. The following declines
over the September prices were
noted:
Lynx dropped 20 per cent
Wolves and coyotes sold for 25 per
cent under the prices of Septemoer.
Silver, cross and red fox skins
held their own against the Septem
ber prices, while marten and. beaver
eold at. an advance of 10 per cent
over the September offerings.
Bear skins brought the same Pric
es today as they did in September.
Those who were in attendance at
the sale today look for a further de
cline in all lines of fox, lynx
wolf skins.
STORK FAVORS FORMER "
KLONDIKE FAMILY
The siork. arrived in Seattle yes
terday with a fine little daughter
for Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jeaneret,
Jr., well known Klondikers. The
news came in a telegram today to
Charles Jeanneret, Sr-, the happy
grandfather. Mr. and Mrs. Jeanner
et lef* here for the outside last fall
—Dawson News.
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