Ofhe ©oily Alaskan
NO 13,,. TWEXTY-FIFTH YEAR BKAGWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1922. PRICE TEN CENTS
P. I. GOVERNOR
SIMM
Manila. Dec. 26.—Governor Gen
eral Wood of the Philippines com
muted the death sentences of eleven
p on-con: ui issioued officers of the
Philippines constabulary to life im
prisonment. He also commuted the
life sentences of sixty-six privates to
seventeen years imprisonment here
yesterday. The sentences grew out
of the riots of December, 191S, be
tween the Philippine constabulary
;.ud the Native pclice during the
riot four Americans and seven Fili
prnos were killed.
SKKK TO MARK
At.KKK.MK N T EKFKITIVE
Tokio. Dec. 26.—The failure of
Frame and Italy to ratify the Was
iugtou Armament couterence has
been the causa of delay and Anally
cessation of ttie scrapping of ships.
It they fail to ratify some arauge
i ient might be made whereby iing
lund. the I'nited States and Japan
might carry it out, was Uie import
lit it -peech made to the peers of Jap
an by Admiral Ide of that nation
;■ steiday. Ide was sepaking in the
place oi Premier Kato wuo is ind.s
J'KKSIDENT TO PASS
ON BORAH PLAN
W .ishington. Dec. 26.—President
Hard ug is expected to pass his de
i isiou ou the Borah plua (or an in
ternal local economic conference to
sol\e the European financial situa
tion. This plan is the one ou wuicu
Johnson of California broke wi'.h
Sea;.lor Borah. T!:e announcement
a to the decision of the President
caoie from the White House today.
PRESIDENT SENDS
MESS.\(«E TO DISABLED
"Washington. Dec. 26.—President
II rdmg in his Chr.stmas message to
the disabled war veterans declared
ti at they were "Entitled to the ut
most assurance that a grateful peo
ple stand wilhng and auious to doj
a:id will continue to do everything
possible for them."
STATE WORKING ON
DOl'BLE Kll I.I Mi
Bastrop. Dec. 26.—The state au
thorities are certaiu they can estab-]
lisb the identity of several members
of the masked mob who kiducprf-d I
five Mer Kouge resident, last Aug-!
ust. Among the five were Watt Dan- j
iels and Thomas Richards, whose j
bodies were found last week in Lake'
Lafoucher.
HARDING HOPES TO
VISIT ALASKA |
Washington. Dec. 26.—The stite
ment is given out. that President
Harding hopes to visit Alaska early
next summer, unless the exigencies
of administrative work prevents his
doing so.
ill SPURNED
SLAYS FOUR
Seattle, Dec. 25.—It was a sad
Christmas iu the Engel home on Or
fhello street, in West Seattle. Emll
N'eurlter had been coming to the
Engel home and had fallen In love
with Helen Engel, aged IS, but Hel
•n would have none of Neuriter's af
fect ion. Christmas morning, Neurl
ter came to the Engol home armed
with two or three guns and deter
mined to wipe out the whole family.
He succeeded in killing Anna, age
IT, a student In thn Broadway High
school. Hans, age 14, Lilly, ageJ, Mr.
md Mrs. Engel. Helen and Ernest
•scaped from the house unhurt.
N'euriter then turned his gun on blm
>olf and committed suicide. Helen
:old the police the cause of Neuri
t's deed was ber spurning of his
if feet ion.
;o\(.RKSS (JIVES
GIFTS TO VETERANS
Washington. Dec. 26.—Congress
ilayed Santa Claus to all the veter
ins of the Civil and Mexican wars
n:d their widows. The Christmas
resent given to these veterans was
in increase of pension from $50 to
JT2 a month and the widows will re
stive an increase from $30 to $50
i month from this on. The Presl
ltnt signed the Bursum bill, con
aitiing these provisions on Satur
lay.
HIRAM PARTS COMPANY
WITH BORAH
Washington, Dec. 26.—Hiram
fohnson of California has cjtue to
;he parting of tne ways in his fel
owship with Senator Borah. Borah
>roposed that the President ehould
:ouvene the international economic
:onference and johnson is opposed to
;he plan, hence the separation
VrTORXEY CHARGES
Jl'RY TINKERING
Seattle, Dec. 26.—John F Dore.
ivho acted as at orney for Nellie |
tlartford, who was recently convict
ed of purchasing nt-rcotlcs, has made
formal charge lu the federal C'jurt
Ihis morning that the jury which
bad the case had been tampered with
t>y government agents.
FORMER KU1TOR OF
OF P.-I. PASSES AWAY'
Seattle, Dec. 26.—Erasyus Brain-j
?rd, a former editor of the Post In-!
telligencer of Seattle, and a pioneer j
of the newspapermen of Seattle died i
In a sanitarium yesterday near Ta
corna.
NO ECONOMIC
MISERY IX U. S.
Washington, Dec. 26.—The enor
mous volume of ChriBtmas trade
throughout the country Indicated
that there is no economic misery In
the United States this year. This Is
the word which comes from the De
partment of Commerce which keeps
In close touch with economic condi
tions throughout the country.
Plan Your Work and Work
Your Plan
DON'T let the dimes and dollars slip through your flnjeri
without knowing where they go.
Plan to let the bank take care of all your fundi—th«n you
li uc.c > our money goes, and for what it goes.
, M&&J ^anna
iNDi.R:
"Extravagance rots character Train youth away from It."
—Theodore RoomtoU.
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SKAQWAY, ALASKA
USED 11NE0
00610 SIHl
Seattle, Dec. 26.—Leo Natoll, had
trained a dog to aid him in burglar
izing houses In Seattle. With the
aid of his dog, Natoll had succeeded
In entering and escaping from a
hundred Seattle homes within the
past year. He confessed to the police
that the dog accompanied him on all
expeditions, and was set to watch
outside, while Natoli went within,
on the approach of the owners of
the house, the dog would give the
signal to the burglar within and
make possible his escape.
FOREIGNERS BUY
GERMAN HOUSES CHEAP I
Berlin, Dec. 26.—An enormou?
business is being done In the trans
fer of houses and business establish
ments during the past year. Four
tiundred billion marks worth of
houses have changed hands during
that time. In Berlin, one-sixth of
all business dwellings and houses
have been bought up by foreigners
at a ridiculously low price.
POSTAL CLERK IS
PINCHED FOR POACHING
Seattle, Dec. 26.—Instead of send
ing the money in a riot of pleasure,
Frank Lewis, a postal clerk of Seat
tle spent his Christmas in Jail. He
is charged with stealing registered
Christmas mail in the Seattle office.
SECRETARY OF INTERIOR
WILL NOT RESIGN
Washington, Dec. 26.—Secretari
at the Interior Fall, paid the Presi
dent a visit today, and conferred
with him. Later, Fall issued a state
ment to the effect that he will not
resign his post in the Cabinet.
BOOTLEG POISON
TAKES N. Y. TOLL
New York, Dec. 26.—Bootleg
whiskey Is given as the cause of six j
deaths on Christmas In this city, and
twelve are in the hospitals suffering |
from moonshlno poisoning.
SEARCH FOR BERGDOLL FUTILE
San Francisco, Dec. 26.—The De
partment of Justice received infor
mation that Grover Cleveland Berg
doll, the Philadelphia millionaire
had shipped to the United States as
a common seaman. The Pacific
Coast agents of the Department have
been keeping a strict lookout for
him. and recently searched the Brit
ish Motorshlp, Loch Katrine, which
arrived In this city from Hamburg
but failed to find Bergdoll on board.
CHRISTMAS AT WHITE HOUSE
Washington, Dec. 26.—Christmas
at the White House was celebrated
in a quiet manner by the President
and Mrs. Harding. Any elborate at
tempt at entertaining was out of the
question on account of Mrs. Hard
ing's illness.
The employees of the White House
were each and everyone given a $5
gold piece as the personal gift of
President and Mrs. Harding.
KEEP OFF OR BE SHOT
Dublin, Dec. 26.—The Irish Tree
State is taking no chances on per
sons who trespass on railroad prop
erty without authorization. Those
who trespass in this particular are
to be shot on sight according to or
ders Issued by the Free State gov
ernment. This order came about
from the fresh outbreaks of incen
diarism and bombing by the Repub
lican insurgents, making a bloody
Christmas for some.
CHAJ3. HERROX OX
HIS WAY HOME
Seattle, Dec. 26.—Charles E. Her
ron, the Alaskan politician and news
paperman, who has made a prolong
ed stay in the East la on hla way
homo.
S1EEGE PLEADS
I
Washington, Dec. 26.—Chairman
Steese of the Alaska Road Commis
sion was unwilling to take as final
the report of the Committee on ap
propriations for Alaska. Ho there
fore made the journey to Washing
ton in the hope of persuadlt.g the
Committee to grant to the Road Com
mission enough money to do the
needful work this year. This, ac
cording to the estimates the Com
mission has made would require a
million and a half. Steese appca.-ed
before the Committee when be reach
ed Washington and plead with that
body to raise the estimate of $450.
000 to a million and a half, but the
Indications are that the Committee
will not grant any more than the
figure given above.
SEATTJ.K HAS
USUAL CHRI8TMASI
Seattle, Dec. 2G.—Christmas is be
ing celebrated in this City In the us
ual manner. Th$_ weather is giving
alternate showers and sunshine.
Patrolman B. W. Morris, age 37,
was probably fatally wounded by an
acldental shot in the back by Patrol
man J. A. Collier, while on duty. The
police were in pursuit of a gang of
bootleggers when the shooting took
place.
UPTON ACTS SANTA
TO LONDON'S P(n)H
London, Doo. 26.—Sir Thomm
Lipion acted iu the capacity of Sau
ta Ciaus to 120.000 of London's poor
on Christmas. He sent that many
parcels of food to the poor of the
city on Christmas.
PRESIDENT RECEIVES
GIFT FROM BLACKSMITH
Mariette, 0., Dec. 26.—Sylvester
Hoon, a blacksmith of Vincent, Ohio,
sent President and Mrs. Harding a
Christmas gift of a carving knife,
which he had made from the steel
of a pick which was 140 years old.
UNIVERSITY HEALTHIEST
—COMMUNITY IN SEATTLE
That University of Washington
students have the distinction of
forming the healthiest community In
the healthiest city In America is in
dicated by the annual report of Dr.
David C. Hall, University of Wash
ington health officer.
The death rate at the University I
for the school year of 1921-22 was
1.085 a thousand. Eight students
died during the year. The general
American death rate for men and
women the same age as college stu
dents was 5 a thousand, or five times
greater than the University of Wash
ington mortality.
The low death rate among Uni
versity students is attributed by Dr.
Hall to the fact that the standard
of living and of personal hygiene of
the University man or woman is
higher than that of the average
American.
The health service made 4567 calls
during the year. The University
health service is partially supported
by the associated students.
GOLD HOARD MAY SOON LEAVE
Washington. Dec. 26.—The United
States has the greatest gold hoard,
which any nation at any time in the
history of the world has had. But
the United States may soon begin its
exportation in large quantities ac
cording to word which comes from
the White House today.
Gold exportations. Foreign trade,
and the effect of the new tariff law
were the main topics of conversation
and discussion at the session of the
cabinet which was held this after
noon. On what basis the exporta
tions o:' gold would be carried out
was not given to the public.
CHILDREN NOTICE
All children are invited free Mon
df.y, Tuesday and Wednesday at the
5 th Avenue.
WILL START AT
CAPITOL DOOR
Washington, Dec. 26.—Senator
Curtis is the Chairman of the rules
committee, which has under its care
considerable Jurisdiction in the Dis
trict of Columbia. Recently Senator
Curtis ordered the Capital police to
set busy and clean out the nest of
bootleggers who are attempting to
operate under the very dome of the
Capitol building.
TO l'SE CUSTOMS
INSTEAD OP ANNEXATION
Paris, Dec. 26.—France, in dis
cussing the question of the Italian
annexation of the Ruhr valley at the.
extraordinary session of the Cabinet,
proposes to establish a customs bar
rier between the Rhineland Ruhr
and Germany without annexation.
Premier Poincare presided over the
meeting.
PRESIDENT PARDONS
THE I.W.W., PANCNER
Washington, Dec. 26.—Christmas
leniency found its way into the
White House and President Harding
listened to the voices which were
raised in behalf of a pardon for Jo .in
Pancner of Detroit, who, with twen
ty-seven other I.W.W.'s was convict- J
ed in Chicago of violation of the Se
dition laws of the nation.
DIES IN ATTEMPT
TO SAVE OTHERS
Seattle, Dec. 26.— City Fireman,
L. P. Hertel paid with bis life an
attempt to remove a live wire from
the section to which children had
been attracted by the fire. The great j
voltage of the line pr.ssed through
his body and killed him. .
SARAH BERNHARDT IS
CRITICALLY ILL!
Paris, Dec. 26.—Sarah Bernhardt,
the noted actress is declared to be
so near death Saturday and Sunday,
that physicians attending her said
she has no chance to recover.
FIRST SWISS AMBASSADOR
TO UNITED STATES DEAD
Berne, Dec. 26.—Emil Frey, the
first ambassador from Switzerland to
the United States died here today.
THIS BLOW HARD
OK THEBROKER
Brussels, Dec. 26.—The decision
of the lower Belgian courts was to
the Intent that former Emperor Wil
liam has no right to collect Interest
on British bonds. This decision of
the lower court has been sustained
by the higher Belgian court of ap
peals in a decision handed down to
day.
In the decision the court ordered
the Brussels exchange broker to re
fund to the British bank involved
several million francs which have
been paid on coupons which the
bank later learned belonged to the
ex-Kaiser. The British government
protested against the payment of the
interest on the coupons.
NEW YORK SPENDS
MUCH AT CHRISTMAS
New York, Dec. 26.—This year New
York has broken all records In Xmas
shopping. Never has - there been
such a good year for the shopkeep
ers as this one. $250,000,000 is giv
en as the sum spent by shoppers in
arranging for their Christmas pres
ents and other purchases. This is at
least 15 per cent more than was
speut last year.
BUY RUBLES IP \'OU
WANT MUCH MONEY
Moscow, Dec. 26.—If you are look
ing for souvenirs to hand down to
your posterity you can probably get
more for an American dollar If spent
for Rubles than for almost any otlier
printed paper called money. An Am
erican dollar in Moscow the other
day brought fifty-seven million rub
les ou the bourse.
CONGRESSMAN KELLER
HAS BREAKDOWN
Washington, Dec. 26.—Represen
tative Keller of Minnesota, who has
been the cause of the proceedings
agr.inst Attorney General Daugherty,
sustained a nervous breakdown.
PERSHING SENDS
MESSAGE TO VETEKNS
Washington, Deo. 26.—General
Pershing sent a CUfistruas message
of cheer to the disabled war veter
ans yesterday.
The
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Yukon Route
The Gateway Route to
Yukon Territory, Atlin and Interior
Alaska
Semi-Weekly Train Service between SUaguay and Wliitehorse
during the Winter Benson.
For full information regarding passenger and freight
, 3^ rates apply to
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SKAGUAY, ALASKA
OR
510 Alaska Building, Seattle, Wash.