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SKAGWAY, ALASKA THCRSRAV 1»ECEMRKR I, 1921
PRICK TE3 CKKTV
HIGH SCHOOL
GIRL KILLED
BY AUTO
Seattle. Nov. 30.—I-ouise and Mrs.
Victel, her mother, were stepping
down from a street car. the daugh
ter in the lead, when an auto driven
hv Fred A. Remy. Ignoring the
,-t regulations about stopping at
rivss.ngs behind street cars, struck
tl.e girl as she aligUted from the car
and killed her before her mother's
eyes. I-ouise 'was attending high
school in the city.
»Hn*ri\»; hoard imum k
Washington. Dec. 1.—The flrst
i :>lete balance sheet ever prepar
ed for the Shipping board has been
. J before Chairn.an Lasker. It
shows assets of $307,400,000. ex
>.;.s.ie of the merchant fleet and li
abilities, exclusive of pending
> ..;r.;s. of $ 115.STS.000. The bal
.. ■ on hand is gives at 1191.500.
I'OO. The figures are as of July 1.
1SC1 The business afTairs of the
board are being whipped into shape
as ra dly as circumstances will per-1
nut, and it »:ll not be long before:
tl.tre is complete recovery from the
t .-management and inefficiency that
c racteriaed the administration of
the board for so long.
WANTS t'HIl.K TO
HKCOMK DRY fOO
*
Santiago. Chile. Nov. JJ.—Pre#-1
idect Alessaiidri has announced that i
£e It tr:;.is to ask congress to pass •
legislation prohibiting the sale of all]
lnt.\ ants in the industrial centers.
In Chile. These include the coal j
mining district in the south and the '
nitrate fields in the northern prov
inces.
The pres.dent's announcement w-a«
ta reply to requests from vaiioua
societies ..-king for a "drv ione" in,
the co.»l mining district where * j
clash occurred recently between
workers, alleged to have been intox
icated. and governmeut troop*.
Eight of the workers were killed and
20 were wounded before ord »r was
restored.
CRASH OF PLANES
KIMS W>I R
Lawtoa, Okla.. Dec. 1—Two c >m
bat planes which were out at prac
tice collldt d while abo;»t two
thousand feet in the air. CaptVn
Loomla, Lt. A. T. Linfali and Priv
ates Tnbbard and B A. Smith. *!•«
were la the machines, were killed
Tills la the second fatal accident
within recent months in which ma
chines collided in air.
LAST STEEL FOB ROAD LOADED
LaTonehe, Dec. 1.—The last steel
to be dallrered to the Alaskan rail
road for use on the Riley creek
bridge la being loaded at this place
for delivery at Seward.
SA1I.S PitR ORIKXT
WITH CHRISTMAS LOAD
Seattle. Nov. 30.—Carrying S.000
sack* of Christmas mail, aud a large
number of first cabin passengers,
many of them euroute to Japan.
China and the Philippines to spend
the holidays with relatives, the Ad
miral Liner Silver State sailed *odav
for the Orient. The steerage was
crowded, more than 600 Chinese
having booked pasaage in order to
reach their ancestral homes before
the New Year festivities and cele
brations begin In January
In addition to the unusually large]
quantity of mail, the Silver State s
cargo comprises 3..i00 tons of flour,
consigned chiefly to Shanghai and
Manila; 1,500 tons of wheat: 1.500 j
bales of Oklahoma and Texas cot
ton for Japanese spinners, and a!
large quantity of miscellaneous Piei
chandtse.
Among the first cabin passengers ;
are Robert Adams, of San Francisco, |
one of the orig.nal Cape Noine gold
mine operators, who is goin^ with a
party of four, including Mrs >dams.
to Yokohama. Another passenger
Is Augustus Brostedt, general traf
fic agent of the Canadian national
railways, who has been assigned to
tha China district with headquarters
at Shanghai S Kuruichi. an offi
cial of the Yokohama Specie Kan'-.
Seattle branch, is on his way lam «*
on business.
Miss Juanita Keglev. 1522 Rovl
ston avenue. Seattle, is one of the
passengers going to Manila for
Christmas. " She *111 be the guest
of relatives.
The first cabin list also includes
eleven Catholic priests from O^aha.
Neb., members of Irish Missionary
Society, who are going as mission-,
aries to central China.
Kl>CH RKACHKS SKATTLE
Seattle. Nov. 30.—Foch is the
center of attraction In this city for
the time he is visiting here. He ar
rived this morning and was welcom
ed by a great throng which was un
deterred in their determination thai
the marshal should have a r jyal
welcome, tho the rain was pouring
down at the time of his arrival.
He was met by national, state and '
city dignitaries and a program was,
arranged to occupy the full five'
hours while he is in town. The pro- J
gram includes a f.ublic parade in i
the marshal's honor, his appearance I
at the university, Lincoln highschool
and other places during his stay.
hich school stidknts
KILLED 15V TRAIN
Red Bluff. Cal.. Deo. 1.—Eleven
high school students were out in an
auto for a pleasant trip. While
crouing the Southern raclflc track
the auto was struck by a fast train
and all the students were killed
BI.I'KRKARIJ l.ANORI
FOl'XD fil llTY
Versailles. Dec. 1.—The French
bluebeard. Henri Lsndru, who was
accused of killing ten women and a
boy. was found guilty of murder in
the first degree in this place last
night.
%
YOUR EARNING ABILITY
You may not possess tomorrow th« earning ability that you
posess today.
It Is not how much you earn, but how much you save, that
coasts.
SI Oct old Father Time with a good bank account.
Ksiimk ©ff HEasikai
SKAGWAY, ALASKA
Japan Refuses to Loosen
Her Hold on Manchuria
Washinpton, Pec 1.—Japan ha?
issued a statement at the meeting ol
the committee on the far eastern
questions in which she refuses to
lessen her hold on Manchuria. There
i is also a sharp difference of opinion
ieiwwn Japan and China on the
Shantung situation. The conflict at
;his point is growing more pointed
j and none can predict what the out-1
' come will be.
Irish Conference
Is Now At
Breaking Point
London, Nov. 30.—The govern
ment today expressed its belief thai
the Ir.sh conference will break dow n
almost immediately. The difficulties
which ha>e arisen in the way of a
peaceful adjustment are so man> .
and apparently so insuperable that
it is expected that hostilities will
soon be the order of the day. Arm
ed hostilities canuot be postponed
unless one alternative of the set
tlement by the plan submitted
the government to the Sinn Fein
representatives last evening Is ac
cepted This plan includes the nc
cessitv for a definite understanding
by the Sinn Fein to take the . .tth <•:
allegiance under the provision
which the government presents.
l>Ol»K MAY III. KKt OM II.Kl'
Willi ITA1A
London. Nov. 2<i —According t
Central News Agency dispatches ^
Home, and interview w.th C-ardinal |
Gasparri. the papal secretary »>:
state. say;ng that i»ope Benedict is
ready for a reconc'iiation »itn the
Italian government. Ever since the
temporal power of Rome was wrest
ed from the popeh, lelations have
been broken off, each succeed -
pontifl consideting himself i ji.j-,'i
er at the Vatican.
JAPAN WILL \<>T STICK
n>R to t i:\THij
■
ugawa, the Japanese plenipotentiary
to the Washington conference, issu
ed a statement last evening to the
intent that it was not the purpose
of Japan to hold out for the seven
ty per cent, in the naval ratio.
SPANISH NAVY
TO BE INCREASED
Madrid. Nov. 30 —Tlie Chamber
of Deputies passed a bill appro-■
priating 13.000.000 pesos for naval I
construction in the coming year.
This sum will provide for a larger j
increase for the Spanish navy than
it has had for some time.
PRINCESS LOFISE
ON TKI XI. SPIN |
The Princess Louise of the C. P I
R. line the crack Alaskan boar, will
make her trial sp'n on Friday of |
this week. The Louise is expected i
to make her contrect speed of 16Vi
knots with plenty to spare.
CRITICIZE PRESIDENT ON
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Chicago, Nov. 30—Virgil Hinshawl
severely arraigned President Hard-j
ing for what he alleges is the Pres-j
ident's Indifference to the enforce-:
ment of the Prohibition amendment.
Hinshaw is the national chairman
of the Prohibition party.
1 ELKS' MEMORIAL SERVICE
I Skagway Lodge of Elks will hold
' Its regular memorial services next
Sunday, December 3rd, at 2 p. m.
The services will be in the lodge
1 hall and for members only. All Elks
are respect fully u reed to attend.
1
Revolutionist
Wanted For
Big Borrowing
San Francisco. D«c. 1.—The revol
utionary game in South America has
'.uany ramifications. One of these
evidently includes high financing
.is is Illustrated in the fact that
Nevada authorities are searching
.or Monte Berg, a former Veneiue
• it revolutionist, to answer to the
inarge of borrow.nfe $12S.00P on
•■.■..us stock certificates from four I
hanks in that stale.
i viu.l |M>\\\ BKTIVEKN
SITKA AM) SEATTLE;
Word has l>een received at the]
.ocal cable office that the cable be-'
-.i, s.tka aud Seattle is out of I
o.amission. The frequent breaks i
:n tnis cable within the past few!
years have given point to the pleas
laade by Colonel Seone that there
s imperative necessity for naw ca-'
Mc trom Seattle Vo Sitka. It i*
ine hope of all Alaskans that this
impropriation will be forthcoming
und the new cable put in early in
Lin- spring In the meantime mes
sages wili be sent by wireless to
Juneau. tnence to Skagway by ca
I'KIM KSS MARY
1"! i princess Mary of the C.P.R
m reaciied Skagway Wednesday
liorning at seven o'clock, and left
[or the south about noon.
A number of passengers from the
nterior went south for trips vary
i.j. in length from three or four
weeks to all wijjte.. Among those
;oing out are. \V. D. Gordon, su
perintendent of the river division
>f the White 1'ass and Yukon route.
*ile and child, Fred Langholt, O.
.'hristensen, and T. C. Richards.
Aife and two children. Mr. Richards
s manager for 1*. Burns in White
jorse. I
ly, Mrs. MiKittrick. accora j;
■ id by her son. J. McKiitrick and!
n.» wife, is going to the states to I
> i with her son ind daughter-ic-!
a« from Chicago, who will meet >
ut at Tacoma. L. Bensir.ger from
Uuiiies is going out for a trip. R.
p. Nelson from Atlin, and J. A.
h'.irr. \V. A. McMiilen and Andrew '
knudsen from Dawson are also
liound for the south.
Mr. and Mrs. Britton West are re- ,
turning after several weeks of rest
rid travel in the stttes. Mrs. Webb,
who is to take the work of nursing
at the new native children's home!
established bv the Woman's Board
of Missions of the Presbyterian
Church at Haines, arrived on the
Princess. Mrs. Wtbb was at Hyda
bugh for two years previous to com
ing to the work at Haines. Mrs S.
McClean is inward bound for the
foriymile country in the Yukon.
John Olson, Hugh McKenxie and
Barney Josclvn are also going into
the interior.
The Mary had about fifty tons ot
freight and will mike another trip
before the holidays.
(iKKMAW TO SEXD
COMMISSION" TO r. S.1
Berlin, Xov. 30.—Germany is pre
paring to send a commission to the
I'niled States. This mission will be
composed of men versed in Indus
trial affairs and In finances. The
purpose of the mission will be the
discussion of the economics prob
lem which confronts both nations
in their relations one to the other.
The announcement of the mission
was made today.
MONKY FOR NATION AI
rOREST ROADS
Portland. Ore., Nov. 30, 1!>21.—
"The signing by the President of the
Federal High*-ay Act. appropriating
$16,000,000 for forest roads ant!
trails, makes available at once
$758,913 for national forest road
in Oregon. Washington and Alaska
and marks an Important step toward
the development of the gr«at re
sources of oar national forests."
slates Geo. H. Cecil, district forest
er of the North Pacific district. "The
bill provides $5,000,000 for Immed
iate expenditure and makes an ad
ditional $10,000,000 available cc
July 1, 1922. There is Immediate
ly available for road construction on
the national forests the following
amounts: Oregon, $310,T$0; Alaska.
$258,273: Washington, $159,870
This money will be used In extend
ins the present inadequate road and ,l
trail system of the national forest
of these two states and Alaska, the |
development of which is so vital to I
the effective production and utiliza
tion of their valuable natural re-1
sources."
THRKE BANDITS ROB
JOO I.VMBK1UAIKS
Everett. Nov. 30.—Three bandit."
invaded a lumber camp contiguous
to Everett and lined up the one |
hundred men in the camp and re- j
lieved them of all their valuables
and got away with it. But not for j
long The robbed men. who were!
Mnployed by the Sultan Railway and
rim her Co., gave battle and a half
dozen followed after the robbers. In
> fight one of the men robbed was
■founded and may die.
WORK ON PAPER MII.I.
MAT START IN SPRINl.
Preliminary work will probably b» '
started on the paper mill projec
it Thane early in the spring, accord
ng to George T, Jackson, genera:
manager of the Alaska Gasum u
Mining Company, who is here or. a
business trip in the interest of the
company.
The money market is tight atid at
the present time It is difficult to
Jnanoe such a large propositi, n a
s contemplated for the paper m II.
Jut the persons interested In t'i»
iroject are working on it and arc
■ertaln something will be dor«> in
he spring.
Mr. Jackson now maintain liis
headquarters In Seattle.
BOLSHEVISM
SPREADING IN
PORTUGAL
London, Not SO.—The London
Time#. In it* morning edition, say*
that Bolshevism is spreading thru
out Portugal Th« recent bombing
of the American consulate is cited
as an index and illustration of tbat
fart This incidaat Is the begin
ning of a movement which Is spread
ing. The despatch to the Times
says that France, Italy and Spain
are in favor of Intervention in Por
tugal in order to keep Bolshevism
from spreading thmout Europe.
n«TH IX SEATTLE *']
Seattle, Not. SO.—Th« principal
parade of the day in honor of Mar
shal Foch began this afternoon at
one o'clock. The llnenp tu over
topped by the uniformed American
I.oglon men who were especially fea
tured. This section, wt!I» not the
largest so far as cumbers are con
cerned. was by all odds lbs most
enthusiastic. The parade was of
good size and one of the most en
thubiasilc ever held in Seattle. The
parade closed with a brief review
by Marshal Foch from a stand In the
Times Square. It wag remarked of
the famous Frenchman, tho a man
of seventy years, be had tbe bearing
and stride of a man of forty. The
line of march was on First and Sec
ond avenues The Marahal himself
*as attired in the horlion blus of
the French officer. He was escorted
by officers of the French and Amer
ican armies.
< l TTI\«i KXPRMUK
Washington. Dec 1.—Reductions
in the estimated expenditures for
the current fiscal year continue to
be made. It Is now thought that th«
: tal *111 not exceed $3,940,000,000.
That figure is $94,000,000 less than
the estimate sent to Congrem on
August 1° It is an evidence of tbe
rteteririnatlon of the executive de
..-tni' ?-ts to cut every possible dol
from the burden the taxpayer*
tire obliged tc carry
A dollar a month will bring tb«
Alaskan to your door.
I WHITE PISS &
YUKON ROUTE
THE GATEWAY ROUTE TO
Yukon ^Territory, Atlin and
Interior Alaska
S«mi-Weekly Train Service between Skaguay and \XTutekotte
during the Winter Season.
For information regarding passenger and freight r»te» apply to
H- Wheeler General Manager
Skaguay- Alaska
or
510 Alaska Building
SeattleW sh