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XO. 87. TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, THLTtSb.*"
PRICE TEN CENTS
BOMBS III RESIDENTIAL
DISTRICT TERRORIZE
San Bernardino. Ca!.. Aug. 23.—
Sixth street, a residential district of
this city became terrorized last nigh;
when twelve bombs were exploded in
the district. Men, women and chil
dren rushed into the street and ran
hither and thither In terror stricken
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DISMISS,* MMM lOIICK
Seattle. Auk. *!1.—Poticeti-an ATills,
the owner of the auionobi!-1 in wlm.li
he. with thrffp companions ivere *ny.
riding, the other day vhen they ran
into a street car was dismissed from
the force. It Is believed that a'l four
of the officers wtl! •••over from the
injuries received !n 'har accident.
Chief of Police Severvns. declares
that they will have to give an ac
count of their doings from tne lime
they left their beats up to the tim->
of the accident or ttiey will all be
dismissed, and even with an explun
;.:ion. t!iey may all be fired.
TIIRK.VTKX TO KIM.
PROSK»TT«»K KKI .NO.VtiK
Springfield. Aug. 24.—Attorney
l eneral Brtindage will take his life
iu his hamls if he goes into William
sou county to conduct an Investiga
tion of the Herrin massacre, pro
vided those who have made the
threat that death would oe his lot
if lie makes tha attempt, carry out
the threat. Brundage received the
threat while he was prewiring for;
the -rar.d jury investigation at Mar-,
ion. Monday.
VIENNA'S I'N EMPLOYED
STOKM PARLIAMENT
Vienna. Auk 24.—Several thou*-'
and of the unemployed of this city
inaile i rush on the parliament build- i
in;; aid unhinged the doors of the)
parliament building. They entered;
the lmildi»K and wrecked much of
the furniture. The police finally
drovi- them out using their side arms
COX FINISHES STl'DY
OK EKKNl'H CONDITIONS
London. Aug. 23.—Former presi
dential Democratic candidate Cox.
has concluded his study of the econ
omic conditions on the continent and
lias arrived in England He will re
main in this coutry until the end of
September.
LITTLE < OMKOKT GIVEN"
IV I'KIMAKV ELECTION'S
Washington. Aug. 23.—The East
ern states, which are desirous of
having the Volstead Act liberalized,
are not getting the large amount of
satisfaction which they need out of
the 1922 primary elections, tile Lit
erary Digest poll to the contrary
notwithstanding.
frenzy as the bombs one after the
other e\ploded and added to their
terror. The police said the bombs
had been wrapped in rags and tiirown
on the lawns of the Santa Fe men.
who had refused to Join in the strike.
N'one were Injured.
RAII.ROAHS KI. Vi l.Y
RKKINK SK.MOR1TV l'UAN
New York. Auk. 24.—The confer
ence of the railway executives ai.il
the leaders of the rail unions wUieh
are on strike ended in a failur? to
couie to any uBreement for e.idii.s
of the strike. The r;;il executives
flatly refused the proposals of the
unions but did agree to take the
strikers back as tltey were needed
bui without seniority rigais recog
nized.
X.W.I I. R.V!>I<>
KVffll'MKVT FOR \!ASk\
Seattle. Aug. ?3.—TV tiansport
Goldstar, laden with m«.i: radio I
equipment. wluc'i will be installed
i:, various llasfca stations, sailed for1
the north on files la \ Tlie s'eunsshtp
Brookdale with supplies for .iie i'rib
JI of inland stanur.s j>ailid I'M' those
M;»i:tte at the tm.e
WATKIl W'oKKS I.Mri!OVKMK\T
..Chief Sime with his men are put
ting in two shut-ofl's on tiie main
on State street. One lias beeu ill
stalled at Fourth and State anil the
other will be placed at lltii and
State. This will mak" po; - ble the;
shutting off of tt" i water from dif-'
ferent parts of the town without |
shutting it off in all parts. In case;
of a break iu certain sections.
All!i'l, \\KS COM.1HK
AT loot) KtHJT EI.KV.V riON
Pisa. Italy, Aug. 2:!.—Two mili-l
tury airplanes collided in midair!
here today. They were ut an eleva- j
lion of one thousand feet when the
collision occurred. Both pilots and
two observers were killed iu the j
collision and the consequent fall.
SKKK TO HKKKAT
POI\l»K\TKK XO.MIX \TlO\
Seattle. Aug. 23,—Lamping, Mrs. j
Axtell. and Austin l£. Griffith, who
are styling themselves progressive
Republicans, are endeavoring to un
ite on one of the three with a view
to defeating Senator Poindexter, for
the Kepublican Nomination.
SS. (.>1 KKX S.Xli.S KOK SI\.\(«WAY
Seattle. Aug. 23.—The S.S. Queer
of the Admiral line, sailed for Skag
way and way ports at two o'clock
Tuesday afternoon. The Qti^en car
ried 141 passengers, including eigh
ty round trippers. Miss Gladys Hun
r:on is bound for Skagwav
LET US HELP YOU!
The fact that your account may he a small one in t' e begin
ning does not bar you from the benefits of a bank account. We
shall be glad to Lave your name on our books and furuish you
with bank book and checks.
A bank account will eventually enable you to start in busi
ness for yourself.
IBannfc ®ff Rflaiskar
SKAGWAY, ALASKA
lilt S1ET
8EIGI®
Herbesthal. Belgium, Aug. 23.—
Tchttcherin. tlie Russian foreign min
ister ami several of his soviet col
leagues had started from Cologne
to London, across Belgium. They
were proceeding to London on the
Cologne Ostend Express, but were
refused access to Belgium territory
today and wore forced to return to
Cologne. They had failed to obtain
the vise of their passports of the
Belgium Consul at Cologne, and
were compelled to return and se
cure this before crossing Belgium.
iii;oT:ir.i?iionn mkaijs
SCORE U.K. KXKCl'TIVFS
Xew York. Au^. 2b.—The heads of
the railroad brotl erhoods scored thf
railway executives for their failure
to reach an agreement and come to
t'.eir terms on the strike issues. They
are prepared to thresh out with the
individual roads the possibility of
settling with their striking shop
men. This new phase offers some
hope that pence tray be reached in
the strike in this way.
OFFERS MONEY FOR I.OVK
Ol-' ANOTHER'S HCOItlF.
Snn Francisco. Auk 2:!—Mrs. Nel
lie Kcndrick has been offered $100
.. month for the rest of her life for
the love of her husband. Rodney
Kerdrck. According to Mrs. Ken
drick's statf'.ifnt s!ie was made tha
oPVr by I'd.tii Hunt ins ton Spreckles
Wakefield, a prominent society worn
an of this ci:v. in response to the of
fer of Mrs. Wakefield. Mrs. Ken
drick has brought suit against the
former for alleged alienation of the
affections of her husband, and she
wants $25.01)0 for the damages,
which she alleges she has suffered in
t!:e matter.
FORD MAKES Ql'K'K CHANGE
FIM»M COAL TO OH.
Detroit. Ang.» 2 I.—Henry Ford in
a tear that Ms plant would be with
out facilities for carrying on the
work if he relied on coal in view of
the coal strike. i:i one day changed
his plant from a coal to an oil burn
ing plant, and his first order for oi!
was for twelve million gallons. For
ty-two thoiisiiid men are employed
in t! e plant.
ISH'K I'll'S SHOCKER
AT COI.MNS' DEATH
Home, Aug 24.—Hope Plus was I
deeply shocked at the trade death
of Michael Collins. In Hs remarks
the Pope states that no cause is ever
helped l>y violence.
Kuril VlOl.EXT DE VI IIS
IX ONE DAY
Seattle. Aug. 24.—Scifle's toll of
! violent deaths was four on last night.
| Tuo people committed suicide and
I two were murdered. Tim pri'i,i vils
! in all four cases were unimportant
i individuals.
i < <>I,KMAX ni'I'ONT CRTS
DELEWARE NOMINATION
Dover. Dele.. Aus:. 2S.—The Re
publican state committee nominated
T. Coleman Dupont. the Deleware
pov.der king, for senator from the
state. The committee also endorsed
the present administration.
.NEW SK.UaVAY ARRIVAL
This morning at the White Pass
hospital, there appeared a new ad
dition to the family of Mr. and Airs.
L. II. Johnston. The new one is a
BOY and arrived at seven o'clock
| this morning. Mother and son are
getting along splendidly Congratu
I lations to the happy parents.
STEEL CORI'ORATIOX
TO INCREASE WAGES
New York, Aug. 23.—What will
lie of more than ordinary significance
in the business world, came as an
announcement from the Steel Cor
poration. The announcement was to
the effect that the wages of the day j
lnborers of the steel corporation n' |
all its manufacturing plants will be
increased twenty per cent on the first'
of Sentember. That other rate will he
equally adjusted. This new order will,
affect one hundred and fifty-six thou
sand employes.
ARRESTS OK COMMUNISTS
REVEAI.S rt.vT |
Washington, Aug 21 - The arrest
Of seventeen communis'.* after a se-j
ire' convention of tv> ° »!• niumsts'
party at Hrideeman. A'l.-' itsnn h;
tho atithcrlties disclosed the Po»n
■nunist's program which .'nclud'f
(he orgaiuation of C vrinnist.'s
group.-- in the army and navy and the
inflation of militant ".clioti on the!
part of the radicals in the United
States.
RAILWAY HEARS IX)
NOT YET SEE REACT"
New York. Aug. 23.—The rnihva
executives reconvened here tod iy tn
consider the proposals for t'e sef
: lenient of the shopmen's strii:e. rp
until late in the afternoon no
inite action had been taken How
ard Elliott, president of the Nort' -
em Pacific lines in making an obser
vation on the situation said that "the
situation looks mighty serious."
ILLINOIS MINKS
TO RESCME WORK
Chicago, Til.. Aus. 23.—Pence in1
the coal strike lias come and t' fl Illi
nois coal miners w!ll resume opera
tions within the next twenty-four
hours.
FASC1STI GAIN* CONTROL
OK NAPLES IIARROR |
Naples, Italy. Aug 23.—The F.is- i
cisti force In this city lias Rained,
control of the harbor of Naples.!
which has lieen wrested from the]
Communists.
( 11 \ K(. Kit KM IIKZZL! N< i
ONE HALF MILLION ;
Honolulu. Alls. 23.—John Onrt(! \
t''o secretary of the sugar and <hip- '■
pin? firm of Alexander & Baldwin
has been errested and is charged
with having embezzled one half mil
lion dollars of the firm's funds.
POLITIC DKVKI.OPLV?
SOMK HARD CONTESTS
Now York. Auk. 17.—The Repuhli !
can contest in Massachusetts to;
wrest from Henry Cabot Lodge a ro i
nomination for the lT:iited States!
senate, shares with the rivalry with
in the Democratic party of New York
state in t e choice or a candidate for
governor, the chief interest in con
gressional and state campaigns in
eastern states.
Advocacy of both stricter and mod
ified prohibition enforcement, the
tariff, soldiers' compensation, labor
legislation and various state gov
ernmental reforms, are among the
issues. Four candidates aspire to
the Democratic nomination for
1'iiited Statos senator from Massa
chusetts. The renomination of Gov
ernor Channing H. Cox by Massa
ci usetts Republicans Is opposed by
Attorney General J. Weston Allen, I
The Democratic nomination is sought
bv four candidates.
Both gubernatorial candidates in
Pennsylvania. Cifford Plnchot, Re
publican, and John A. McSparran,
Democrat, have declared for rigid
prohibition enforcement. New Jer
sey has a September primary con
test among Republicans for the
I'niied States 6cnate nomination,
and the Democrats over their candi
date for governor. Prohibition and
public utilities are issues. The tex
tile situation and prohibition are ex
pected to figure in the Rhode Island
campaign and the tariff will be
Connecticut's chief debating subject
between Republicans and Democrats.
Fiw S'.ilo T.i»mli-r Iir«I«* 1 I'lum \:i>
lujsli—Collin's Last words, "For
give Them."
London, Aits. 2 : —Mic! ael Col
lilts, the Tree leader in Ire
land was st'ot to death from am
bush at Handon, near Cork. The Irish
loader in w ioai civ. tared t e highest
ropes, ;i: d w! ■> 1 vd .>> own hii- !f
a strong and cap lie mail as head
of t <■ provisional > erumont of Ire'
land, «:is shot fron a::.bash w'tile
he was on liis way to Cork in an
automobile.
Perplex ty and br Kdcrurcut were
niiugl (! v.ith lre'aad's irrow when
•\rtlmr Grtffi'.-i fel! diid but ten days
ago. under the hand of t o Flu.
Stsfe tl::it tit* o In- .1 i has I'ked
'..'1(11.h as the on ' nd-ttg figure in
t> e free state, T e a. Ij.ia'i wliicii
took plat'' } est>■ day a e was on
w: / >o ! • 1. o Cork, as the
THI><;S l. *0£v IIIII HT
; ;t t<rx vat sex
-vuan Hnnjs, t' e
■
trilling to real? :• : is oHiee n* presi
dent in favor of Pub Vat Sen, pro
t:• e parliament. T s . n ;oH»cenie.it
When 'in ervie'-vm! Snn Yai Pph a'
South, and t!ir;t "Tfae War Is End
ed."
RAISR VAf.RS
C']ove!aail. 0.. Ans. 2? —The no
tion '>C t> Ftcfti Corporation is lie
etimint! con!:-;hi; in the £■ eel Iran*
• less. The iitdc"»i*de t stee! con
cerns at SI . id Young*
town i :d n'icr O"1.id renters tort : y
.
receive an incri.iise in wages of 20
l»er cent,
crowning stroke of a campaign of
terrorism lias cost the country the
I fe ol liira "upon who it had pinned
its highest hopes." As Collins lay
<1 ng in the dust with his smoking
revolver still clutched in his hands,
e raised his head and murmured,
"Torgive Them." These were his
: last words. •
The body of the slain leader will
be brought back to Dublin by water
otlay. The provisional government,
through iis publicity department an
110uneed that the body of Michael
ollins was brought back to the city
land arrived at Dublin this evening.
An evening news despatch from
Dublin says, that it is believed that
Collins was accompanied by seven
| free state slafT officers, including Ma
jor-lleneral Dalton. when the free
-t.ite chief was killed from ambus'i
last night, at Bandon. Several sol
:rs are believed to have been kiil
ed and wounded during the attack
1 on tv.e Collin's party.
ALASKA DOING
IIjI,K(i.\I; DRl'G BUSINESS
Seattle, Aug. 24.—J. J. Biggins
•••d H. W. Cole, federal narcotic
u'cut arrived in this clly from Alas
ka today. They brought with them
. i i nly yellow journal account o" the
;iess which is being done In the
r.>:.mo. cocaine and opium busi
es in t. e territory. They report
i .-it a veritable fleet of sailing craft
re plying the coast of Alaska and
• .1- vessels are supplying morph
ie. cocaine and opium to the can
nery crews. Residents of the fishing
:■<! it ted t'lat they made no ar
;sts. but said they destroyed some
ci.inese opium smoking layouts.
MICH AMENDED BILL
GOES "> CONFERENCE
Washing'on. Aug. 23.—The most
umended tariff bill in the history of
t e country has gone to the confer
o:n-e for its third redrafting. It has
hail 2.-136 different changes made in
• .nee it first started.
rv* f
f he
Whits Pass &
Yukon Route
is a© ttftn® Einitt©rn®r
T- e flat "u:iy r.onte of Comfort, Service nnd Safely
To ami From Allin, Dawson and Interior Alaska and
Yukon Kivcr Points
*&a\\. c~d "Bjvoev Swmce,
asiin of navigation our fleet of modern steam
ers will operate tlie cr.t.re length of the Yukon River.
r ;ly Tr. n Service (except Sundays) between Skaguay
and Whit*: orse. Parlor observation cars on every train
For full information regarding passenger and freight
rates apply to
H- Wheeler. General Manager
Skaguay. Alaska
Or 510 Alaska Building, Seattle .Wash.