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XO. 33 TWENTY-FIFTH TEAR
8KAGWAY, AT.ASKA TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1923. PRICE TEN CENTS
SEMENOFF
IS STILL 616
ENVESTIGftTEO
New York. April 17.—United
States District Attorney Hayward in
formed Senator W Borah today
that neither the tederal or state
courts. nor even the milv.arv courts
of the United States army can now
try General Seme:\off for murders
committed in Siberia.
Semenoff is charged with being
the cause of the di>ath of a number
of Americans.
Washington, Apr.! 17.—The trial
of General Semenofi on a charge of
murdering American soldiers in Si- j
beria is being sought by Senator j
Borah.
Borah states that the evidence]
aduced so far is clear and should.
lead to the conviction of the Cos- j
sack officer.
JEWELRY STOLEJi FROM
MOURNERS AT FUNERAL
Seattle. April 18.—Jewelry and
keepsakes dug from the ruins in I
which their father and mother lost
their lives were stolen from Carl I
and George Hebenstreit while they
were attending the funeral of their
parents.
KILLS WIFE. WHO WAS
SUING FOR DIVORCE
Tampa, April IS.—W. T. Clark,
who was defendant in a divorce suit,
shot his wife with a rifle seven
times.
The woman said, "Please don't
shoot any more," but Clark did not
hear her, as he had shot his own
head off.
The woman died in a short time.
GETS NINE MONTHS
UNDER BONE DRY LAW
U. S. Deputy Marshal Kindell last
night arrested a Mexican named
Frank Godlncs. complaint having
been made that Godincs was carry
ing a big gat fully loaded and had
threatened to shoot.
When arrested Godincs had a
quart bottle about half Sited with)
whiskey and when arrainged this
morning before Judge Ward he
pleaded guilty to the infraction of
the Alaska bone diy law.
Judge'Ward assessed a fine of one
hundred and fifty dollars, and al
so gave him a six months' Jail sen
tence. which, in all. will make about
nine months in jail.
Godincs has been jutting wood for
Henry Seaman of the Pioneer Dairy.
Dr. J. R. Simpson, the Juneau
optometrist, arrived on the Jeffer
son Monday mornirg and is located
at the Golden North hotel.
Mr. Bruce Boyke is in the White
Pass hospital with a slight cold. He
is doing nicely and will be out soon.
GARRY THINKS JAPAN
IS LARGE ENOUGH TO
HOL1) ALL THE JAPS
Oakland. April IS.—Joseph A.
Garry, secretary of the Japanese ex
clusion league of California, stated
today at the openit.g session of the
sixty-fourth annual convention of
the Native Sons of the Golden West
that there is no necessity for Japan
ese immigration to California.
Garry declared that there is plen
ty of room in Japan for the Japan
ese.
MEYER SAYS BUSINESS
CONDITIONS GETTING BETTER
Washington. April 17.—Director
of War Finance Corporat.on Meyer I
today declared that business condi
tions in the west have improved one
hundred per cent. )ver last fail.
Meyer has just returned from a
survey of twenty states west of the
Mississippi river, « Sich he made at
the request of President Harding. j
WILSON DENIES THAT
HE THANKED REED
St. Louis. April IS.—"He has j
shown himself incapable of sustain
ed allegiance to aoy person or any
cause." was the way ex-President
Wilson characterizes Senator Heed,
In a letter to the editor of the St. |
Louis Globe-Democrat, which was
put forth in a denial of the story
printed in that paper to the effect
that Wilson had thanked Heed, who
is now seeking re-election.
The specific thanks were said toj
have been given for Reed's services j
in passing the federal reserve bill, j
THREE KILLED IN
AEROPLANE ACCIDENT
Washington. April IS.—First
Lieutenants Earl W. Kamluil and
Duncan \V. Lewis *iul private Jos
eph J. Dhoogle were all killed In
an aeroplane collision yesterday af
ternoon.
The men were maneuvering in the
aviation field at Quantico. Virginia,
when the accident occurred.
1)1J> TIMK HKAtiWAY
RESIDENT IS DEAD
The article on t'_e third page of'
this issue contaiuit<« the account of i
the death of Harr? Boardman will
be of interest to niviy in the north.
The account is i.'otn the Jerome
(Idaho) Times and «'as the first in
timation received l.ere that he had'
passed away.
In the early pari of the century
Boardman lived in Skagway and.
took part in all of the events of the
busy times. He was of a jolly and i
generous disposit.on and many
friends will regret his early death.
As the article says, he was well
known in Atlin and Dawson, where,
he did big work in his line.—Editor.
Mrs. E. J. L:ddi-oat and her son.
Edward, arrived on the Queen Sat
urday evening and will spend the
summer in Skagway.
TWO ROADS
There are two roads in life and we all travel one or the
0th6r- i
One road is made of mud. It has pitfalls and as you walk
along it your feet sink In up to your shoe tops. It is hard go
ing. Along this road you will meet the SPUNDTHRIFT and
the man cf CARELESS HABITS. IT LEADS TO FAILURE.
Condition! are different along the other road. Here you
meet the irosperous looking gentlemen. Walking is easy, be
cause the road is smooth. It is paved with THOUGHTLUL
NESS and THRIFT. IT LEADS TO SUCCESS.
WHY NOT GET OUT ON THE SMOOTH ROAD?
Begin to save now. If not with us, then choose some other
bank. BUT BY ALL MEANS SAVE.
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SKAQWAY, ALASKA
Williamport, Ind., April 18.—Ter
persons wore killed and scores in
jured in two tornadoes that swepl
over the town of Hedrick, Indiana,
yesterday afternoon.
The damage to property will run
into millions of dol.ars.
Chicago. April 18.—At noon to
day forty-seven penons were known
to be dead and two hundred and
sixty-three injured as a result ol
the cyclones which swept over the
country yesterday in the middle
west.
MRS. J. FAIRFIELD PASSES
AWAY IN JVXEAr
On Sunday evening a cable was re
ceived by John Fairfield, announc
ing the death of his wife In Juneau.
The news came as a shock, bb Mr.
Fairfield had received word on Sat
urday that Mrs. Fairfield was doing
well, having been operated on on the
Thursday preceedlng. The message
stated that she pasted away on Sun
day morning.
Mrs. Fairfield was forty-seven
years of age and has lived in Haines
almost all of her life, and It was her
request that she be buried there be
side the grave of one of her daugh
ters. Mrs. Hazel Nelson, who pass
ed away some years ago.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Fair
field leaves five daughters, all mar
ried-but one, and five grandchildren
The daughters are Mrs. John Peter
son of Haines, Mrs. Oscar Phipps of
Skagway, Mrs. O. O. Leggett of Se
attle and Mrs. A. C. Hanson of Jun
eau. who is now en route to Florida
to visit a sick son.
May Fairfield i« the youngest of
thein all and lives bere In Skagway.
The body is beiJg brought to
Ha.nes. where the funeral will be
held on Wednesday from the Pres
byterian church.
Mrs. Fairfield was a remarkable
woman and raised her family most
unselfishly and endeavored to give
them good educations and all the
advantages that were possible.
The family has the sympathy of
the entire commui.lty in their be
reavement.
ATT KM l*T MADK TO
ASSASSINATE COLLINS
Dublin, April 17.—The anniver
sary of the Easter rebellion of 1916
was ushered in early today by an
attempt on "the pail of the Repub
lican radicals to assassinate Michael
Collins and a number of Insurgent
attacks on the Free State posts.
No deaths have been reported but
a number of persons were wounded.
KILLS TWO WOMEN AND
GIVES HIMSELF IP
Seattle, April 17.—"I just killed
two men," said Joseph Eto, a Jap
anese chaffeur. as he surrendered
himself to the police.
It was learned th*t Eto had mor
tally wounded Burano, an 18-ye.ir
old girl, and her mother. The cause
of the shooting is said to be the re
fusal of the mother to allow Eto to
marry her daughter.
The S.S. Queen arrived In Skag
wayon Saturday evening at about
six o'clock with quite a list of pas
sengers and a fair cargo of freight.
The S.S. Jefferson was in port
Monday morning early, having made
a good run north. She left about
noon for the south.
C. M. LaRue, the Immigration
agent here returned on one of the
last boats from Juneau, where he
had been on official business.
Washington, April 17.—The house
late Saturday night voted in favor
of a navy personel of 86,000 men.
Subscribe tor Ut« Dally tiutil
HUGHES ATTEMPTING
TO SETTLE DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN U. S. AND MEXICO
Washington. April 17.—Secretary
of State Charles E. Hughes sent a
note to Mexico on Saturday in an
attempt to settle the differences be-.
tween the United States and that
country.
The note, It is stated, portends an
early recognition of the Obregon j
government.
WILLIAMS DEN IKS STEALING \
MRS. LESTER'S AFFECTIONS
J Washington, April 17.—A denial !
i by George T. Williams, the Wall |
street steamship operator, that he
had alienated the affections of Mrs.
Amanda Lester, wife of William J.
Lester of Seattle, was made in a
forma! answer to the court proceed
ings here.
Lester is suing Williams for one
hundred thousand dollars and Wil
liams is suing Lester for one hund
red and fifty thousand dollars; all!
of it is over the affections of Mrs.
Lester, who, in her time, has been
the wife of both men.
POLICE FOIL ATTEMPT
TO LAND LIQUOR
St. Helens. Ore., April 17.—Two,
Japanese officers were wounded in a |
pistol duel today with the federal
authorities.
The United States officers were
endeavoring to prevent liquor from
being brought ashore from the S S.,
Kiau Maru.
ROBERT H.
FOSTER
GETS TEN YEARS
Seattle, April 15.—Robert H. Fos
ter, who was convicted of slaying
his mother-in-law, Mrs. Bushnell.
was yesterday sentenced to ten
years In the penitentiary.
SECRETARY FALL INTENDS
COMING TO ALASKA FIRST
Washington, April 17.—It was,
announced today that it is the in
tention of Secretary of the Interior
Fall to visit Alaska in advance of j
President Harding- Fall will also
later accompany tha President.
The plans of the trip contemplate
seeing much of the teritorv from
horse back. (
Famous Nuremberg Bible. t
Following the discover)- of copper
plate engraving we have the printing
of the Gutenberg Bible, said by some
authorities to be the first use of mov- I
able type. Soon Savonarola Is dla- I
iributiog bis sermons In pamphlet
form among the people. Kobruger has |
'■perfected" the press. "Perfected up" j
>>ooka are being published. A rich
doctor of Rome Is successfully experi
menting with type, when appears the
Chronicle at the Nuremburg press
(Columbus haa found the New '
world.) At this press Durer is ap
prenticed to Wolgemuth, and. to
gether with Pleydendorf, they com
pose the art staff of the Chronicle.
And they make the type.
This publication la to appear yearly.
Some copies are to be bound, but for
the moat part It Is to be Issued as a
newspaper. It Is the first printed
:iewspaper in the world—or did China
have one? Printing was first nsed
there lu 2CJ B. C.. but the secret
lever got out—China had a wall. Be
tldea. she wasn't even mentioned In
Kurope till a missionary carried the
'word." This was about.the middle
>f the Thirteenth century.—Exchange.
Old Newspaper a Live Wire.
The Nuremburg Chronicle (ICS) |
us a newspaper, established a prece- I
dent which holds today. It had a sec
tion devoted to book reviews; It ran |
pictures of the prominent men of the
day and ape; It flayed the "hectic;"
It published pictures of women—and
saints, and Oarlyle said of It that It
contained more real information than
any one thing he had ever got hold
of. It featured pictures of the princi
pal cities, along with articles calcu
lated to boost their special advan
tages. And If any picture was not I
forthcoming In the mad rush for Its
yearly issuance, the printers ran what j
they had and captioned It to suit the I
'orf aim
nwsi TRHir
CAUSING TROUBLE HI GENOA
I
Genoa, April 17.—A treaty be
tween Germany and Russia was
signed at Rapallo yesterday.
The signatories to the document
were the two foreign ministers of
the countries, George Tzecherin for
Russia and Dr. \\ Alter Ratsenau
for Germany. The treaty as signed
nullifies the Brest-Litvosk treaty;
and re-establishes (he full diplomat-J
ic relations on an equal basis The j
pact cancels all war claims as well •
as all claims arising from the nation
alization of property.
Paris, April 18.—A dispatch from ;
Genoa this afternojn says that the j
allies are drafting a note to the Ger-j
mans and Russians, notifying them j
that it will be impossible for the
Germans and Russians to continue
to participate in the session of the!
SUTHERLAND MAKES GOOD
IMPRESSION' AT SEWARD
Seward. April 16.—Special to the j
Skagway Alaskan from the Seward [
Gateway.—Delegate Dan Sutherland
spoke here last night in the Liberty j
theater to an audience that packed j
the building to the doors.
The Alaska delegate made a splen-;
did speech on his rocord in congress
and gained many votes here.
Sutherland will leave here Monday
for Anchorage.
DOCTOR TAKES POISON
INSTEAD OF MEDICINE
Chicago, April 17.—Dr. Edward
K. Newtou, a prominent local phy
sician. died today as a resnlt of
drinking bichloride of mercury.
The poisonous liquid was taken 1
about twelve days ago and was en
tirely accidental, as the doctor mis
took it for another medicine.
Washington. April 17.—W H
George, an expert on petroleum,
production, will visit Katalla oil ^
fields in June, and E. R McMillan..
an expert on coal, who is now with I
the Washington bureau of mines,
ar.d stationed at Seattle, will accom-i
pary Doctor Bain, the director of
the bureau, on his trip to the Mat
anuska coal fields.
This announcement was made to
day.
Russian affairs commission of the
conference if they persist in main
taining the Russo--German treaty.
Genoa, April 18.—The allied na
tions participating in the confer
ence of the so-called German Rus
sian economic treaty is nothing more
or less than an alliance In which
each contracting power guarantees
the other to he the most favored
nation to one hundred million peo
ple thus hroug..i together in unity.
Genoa. April IS.—The allies de
cided today that Germany, having
effected her own arrangements with
Russia In a tre v signed on Sunday,
was debarred iron further particl
pat.on in t'le discussion of the con
ditions and agreements between
Russia and various other countries.
SI'OKAXK SAILS FOR
SOITHEASTKRX ALASKA
Seattle. April IT.—The SS Spo
kane of the Admiral line sailed Sun
day morning at ten o'clock for
Southeastern Alaska.
The Spokane took out one hund
red and forty passengers and a hig
cargo of freight.
Included in the passenger list were
cannery crews for Hidden Inlet.
Cape Kdwaids and Petersburg can
neries.
James McDonald was booked for
Skagwav.
UASOI.INK AMI r«Ni/.K
Jl>T WON'T MIX
Seattle, April IT.—An argument
over the merits of difierent auto
mobiles led to a shooting in the
home of Peter C. Dictcco in which
Diclcco was prooably mortally
wounded
Diclcco's wife was shot in tie leg.
»nd Gregorio. hts neighbor and
partner .n the moonshine business,
was shot in the head
The whole outf.t are under arrest
ind an investigation Is being heid.
Rud Collison came hack to Skag
»-ay on the Queen and will spe-^d the
summer in the north He l®ft on
he train this morning for Penning
:on
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