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ALPINE 1EE1IIS
A! 1.8. HALL
The Alpine Club of Skagway mei
at A. B. hall Monday evening at th(
call of President L. H. Johnston
and about forty answered the call
Routine business occupied most oi
the time of the meeting, and this
was taken up and rapidly pushed
through under the efficient directioi
of the president
The executive board of the clu*;
has outlined the objectives of the
club for the present year, as the fol
lowing First. Lne completion of the
cpproach to "Alpine Bridge" across
the Skagway river; second, the mak
i:.js of a "skyllr.e" trail to A. B
uiouutain; third, tiie improvement
o* the Denver tn.ll; fourth, the ad
vocacy of a road to Denved glacier.
Without permitting any time to
lapse, a petition has been circulated
for securing action by the Road
commission, looking to the building
of the Denver road. An outiug has
been planned for next Saturday af
ternoon. wlien all Alpiuers are urg
ed to sharpen their axes, and meet
at the tiolden Nortu corner to start
the trail for A. B Ic is hoped that
a big company will respond to this
appeal. Messrs. La Rue and Pries
are the afternoon guides.
A contract for building the ap
proach to the Alpine bridge was sub
milted to the Club, and this was re
ferred to the executive committee,
with power to act in the construc
tion of the approaches to the bridge,
it is expected that work will be be
gun within the next fortnight.
The entertainment committee is
preparing an entertainment for
some evening in the near future foi
which tickets will be sold, with a
view to raising a part of the money
necessary for building the approach
es to the bridge.
The question of the staking of a
homestead at Smugglers' Cove was
brought up and the matter was thor
oughly gone into by Mr. LaRue.
Alpiners will be pleised to note that
Mr. LaRue and Mr. Bledsoe have a
mining claim in the same section,
tiled and recorded, and this mining
claim gives them prior claim against
ail comers for all surface rights la
that section. These two men au
thorize the club to go forward with
any plans they have for the Cove
as it is their property for at least
two years. The party staking the
homestead has no rights whatever
on that property, as the ground has
beenpreempted by the mining claim.
There are noe hundred and fifty
members of the club thus far, with
others coming In. When the mem
bership campaign is over it is expect
ed that the membership will exceed
two hundred.
L'nder spspension of the rules.
Mrs. Geo. Dedman was recognized
for the evcellent work she has done
for the club by being made an hon
orary vice-president.
Refreshments were served to those
attending. A social dance was in
dulged In by the young people for
an hour or so after the business was
transacted.
London. April 24.—A dispatch
from Dublin, the Westminster Gaz
ette says that an agreement has been
reached between the military lead
ers of the Republicans and Free
State forces in Ireland.
GOVERNMENT MTEIPIK 10
END COHL MINERS' STRIKE
Washington. April 25.—The gov
| em ir.ent is working 011 a plau now
■ looking towards the ending of the
I coal miners' strike.
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The proposals will be submitted
to the operators and union leaders.
It was said at the Whitehouse to
day that the details of the plans
were not disclosed.
I| RKIH 1U.HAXS ORGANIZING
l| FOR FAI.L KI.ECTIOXS
J J Washington. April 25.—The Re
publican organization throughout
the country is mol it.zing its full
strength to win the congressional
elections.
At a meeting of the chieftains with
President Harding today, it was de
cided that the campaign should Da
under the management of the Na
tional Republican committee.
Ordinar.ly tH.» committee only
conducts the pre-.idential campaigns
TO AXN'OIXCE REIU'CTIOX
IX RAILROAD HATES
Washington, April 2.1.—An exten
sive reliction in railroad rates will
be announced by the Interstate Com
merce Commission within the next
ten days.
LARGE METEOR FALLS
IX XEW JKRSK>
IAsbury Park. N. J., April 24:—A
falling meteor d scharged odorous
I gases as it exploded last night.
The meteor was one of the very
largest that has been noted for years
and the concussion from its impact
with the earth broke many wind >w
panes In the town of Tonls River, a
suburb
NOTABLE AMERICAN'S
ATTEND RACKS IN I RANCH
Paris. April 2-4. —Jack Denipsev.
champion heavy weight of the world
Mrs. Vincent Astoi Peggy llopkiir
Joyce, the famous actress, were
stars of the first constellation of the
American colony attending the Long
Champs races on Su.iday,
Their appearance in the grand
stand created one of the greatest
furores that has occurred on this
notable track.
STANDING ARMY TO
11K 130,(MH> MUX
Washington. April 25.—The army
bill passed by the house provides
for 150.000 enlisted men. which will
be tbe strength of the stand.tig ar
my. Secretary Weeks told the sen
ate committee today that that struc
ture was below the safe minimum
requirements of the natiou.
Secretary Weeks was urging the
appropriations committee today for
appropriations for a force of at
least 1.300 officers and 150,000 men.
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SKAGWAY, ALASKA
! HEAVY RAIX FALL
AT FORT WORTH
Fort Worth, April 25.—Sevenand
one-half inches of rain fell in Fort
Worth during last night and the en
tire city is flooded. This is the big
gest rain that has visited this coun
try for years and much property
damage is being done.
Forth Worth, April 25.—Reports
today show that eleven persons were
drowned in the Hoods last night and
fifteen hundred are homeless.
The flood has reached unprece
dented heights. Millions of dollars
worth of property has been destroy
ed and traffic of all kinds is at a
standstill.
FORMKB MAYOR TO
SERVE TWO YEARS
I
San Francisco, April 25.—Harry
Rrolaski, a prominent broker of this
city and one time mayor of Redon
| dt>, also chairman of the Los Angel
jes- county Republican committee,
1 siarted this morning for the federal
! peniteitiary at MsNeil's Island
where he will begin serving a two
year sentence for conspiracy In vio
lation of the prohibition law. The
sentence also includes a $10,000
flue.
PREDITS ANOTHER WAR
AS OUTCOME OF CONFERENCE
Washington. April 25.—"In the
conference at Genoa I can see noth
ing but the beginning of another
war," said Count Ilya Tolstoi, son
of the great philosopher and writer.
"The nations participating, It is
ijuite evident, want the Russian mar
aud it seems to me that Ger
many is determined to have war
with France."
EDITORS' QUARREL
ENDS IN MUDRKD
Durango, Colo., April 25.—Wil
liam L. Wood, city editor of the j
Durango Herald, was shot and kill-1
ed by Rod S. Day. editor of the Dur
ango Democrat today.
Wood was 35 years old and Day
forty-seven years of age and the
men quarrelled over articles ap
pearing in the two papers.
BUNNELL ANNOUNCES FACULTY
OF ALASKA UNIVERSITY
Seattle. April 24.—President Chas
E. Bunnell announced the tentative
personnel of the faculty of the Al
aska Agricultural College and School
of Mines. The appointments in part
are as follows: Clinton H. Morgan,
a graduate of the Kansas Agricul
tural college as professor of agricul
ture: Elizabeth E. Kirkpatrlck, a
graduate of the same college, profes
sor of home economics; Herbert D.
Bruce, graduate of University of Ne
vada, professor of chemistry and
physics; Ernest N. Patty, graduate
of the University of Washington,
professor of geology.
Seattle. April 25.—The A.S.S. Co.
today called for bids for a 340 foot
steel combination passenger and
freight vessel for the Alaska serv
ice. This ship will replace the S. S.
Alaska, the big A.S.S. Co. liner
which was lost a short time ago.
Chicago. April S 4.—It was *j
nouni fil today t'v.ugh the pr i-s
that .Mary -.larden had resigned i
director general of the Chic.i^o
liruug (Vera .ou t ■ iy.
I
PLAN TO WORK
ALASKA COAL FIKLD8 BY
PRIVATE KNTERPRISI
Washington, April 25.— The de
velopment of the national coal
of .Alaska by private enterprise on :
contract similar to that entered inn
by Secretary Fall with regard to th<
naval coal ntnl oil reserves in Call
■ ornia is now flanned.
Permission has been granted tn
Lake and Export < orporation o
Huntington, West •• irglnia, to scm
experts to the nitKuloon district t<
make a survey with a view of in
n itting a proposal for the operatl -i
of the coal mines t!\re and to pn
sent a Man tu Hip government t
i-mer into a lonr.-aot with the con
nanv tu furnish ccfcl to the navy.
ASHLEY MAKING GREAT Rl*N
IN ALASKA PRIMARY
l'p to noon today the voting al
the primaries was very light, but
after lunch there was more interest
and altho it was a miserable day, it
is thought that an almost full voti
will be polled.
Howard Ashley, it is said, is poll
ing a heavy vote and there seems to
be no doubt but he will carry the
town with a large plurality.
MARSHALL JOFFRE IS
NOW IN NEW YORK
| New York, April 25.—Field Mar
| shal Jottre, the French war hero.
I was given the freedom of the city
today.
j A vast concourse )t people attend
[ ed the ceremonies and cheers rent
| the air when M&yor Hylan gave the
keys to the French Marshal.
| AMUNDSEN MAY
HAIL WITHOUT MACHINE
Seattle. April 24—It was announc
ed today that the delay in the de
livery of Amundsen's aeroplane will
delay his departure from Seattle. It
was stated today that Captain Am
undsen might sail with the Mn-ul
without the machine.
LOSES VOICE; ENDS LIFE
Seattle, April 24.—Despondent be
cause his voice was lost as a result
of a stroke of apoplexy, Arthur Gow
cr ended his life by drowning him
self in the bay.
Gower was sixty-seven years of
age and wa; a Welshman with a fine
tenor voice, and he had sung in Se
attle churches for years.
RESTRAINING ORDER
CLOSES MECCA DOORS
On the motion of U. S. Attorney
Arthur G. Shonp, Jadge T. M. Reed
last Saturday signed an order re
straining the Mecca from doing busi
ness until April 15, at which time
Judge Reed will hctr arguments on
the District Attorn«y"s request for a
temporary Injunction pending abate
ment proceedings started against
the lessees and owner of the Mecca
The abatement proceedings were
instituted Saturday by Mr. Shoup
seeking a permanent Injunction
against Bert Heminger and Charles
G. Kenyon restraining them perman
ently from operating a soft drink
establishment and cigar stand in the
Mecca and against Xmery Valentine,
as owner of the building, to re
strain him from renting the Mecca
for the period of one year. The peti
tion alleges that the Mecca Is a com
mon nuisance and eites convictions
of former lessees for violation of the
prohibition laws in that connection.
Judge Reed today denied the mo
tion for discharging the search war
rant and squashing the evidence in
the case against A. H. Stony, in
which the latter is charged with vio
lation of the National Prohibition
Act. These motions were argued
last Friday by Judge James Wicker
sham, of the counsel for Stoney. The
trial of the case began this morn
ing and reached the jury this after
noon.—Ejnpire.
FRANCE IK GERMANY
10 LIKE IIP 101REATY
| Barleuc, April 24, In a speech to
, day before the General Council of
| the Department of the Meuse. Pre
I mier Poincaire made a most impas
sioned speech. The Trench states
man said in part, "France will, if
necessary, undertake alone to see
that the treaty of Vercailles is exe
cuted. if the Germans default in
their reparations payments. May
the first, when the Germans mu<t
j either accept the conditions as la.d
I down by the reparations committee
I or default in payment, is an import
ant day," said the premier. "All we
have ever asked and all we ask to
day is the execution of the treaty
anr*. that we must have and shai:
have. Our future and our national
prosperity depends on It."
Genoa, April 25.—The situation
has been made mor critical by the
French premier's warning in his ad
dress at Bark'duc yesterday.
That France will withdraw (mm
the conference If she is unable to
see that the Ideas expressed by the
French cabinet before parliament
can triumph, was the statement
made today.
fienoa. April 25.—The conference
is drifting toward? the rooks again.
Whether it can be : ept from wreck
age depends on the possibility of
adjusting the new demands of Rus
sian Soviet delegates with the per
mission of the allied governments.
Genoa, April 25.—The Russian
delegates, renouncing the former
position that Russia is willing to
pay the war debts, are now insist
ing that these debts be cancelled.
NEW SOLDIER BO.N'l'S BILL
TO BK DISCUSSED SECRETLY
Washington, April 25.—A brand
I new soldier's bonus bill, which is
Isald to be very much less costly to
the nation than the one already
passed by the house of representa-1
| tives has been brought forward as j
| a compromise measure and will
I serve as a basis for an agreement at'
a conference to be held behind clos
ed doors between the senate finance I
| committee and representatives of I
! the World War Veterans.
WASHINGTON "I " WINS
P. C. CHAMPIONSHIP
Seattle. April 24.—Washington
University crew on Saturday even
ing defeated the California crew ten
lengths on the Lake Washington
course. By winning this race Wash
ington varsity crew takes the Pacific
! coast championship.
E8TEBETH IN ON TIME TODAY
The Sstebeth arrived on time to
day and will sail tonight at the usual
hour. Captain Davis is getting every
thing assembled preparatory to in
stalling his new fu:l Dlesell engine.
A dollar a month will bring the j
I Alaskan to vour door.
IRISH GEN KRAI. WAYLAID
AND SHOT TO DEATH
Dublin. April 25.—Brigadier-Gen
eral Adamson, who was command
ing a brigade of Kree Stale troops
at Athlon, was bold up there last
night and shot to death.
A party of mutineer officers ar
rived at Athlon after the murder and
took over the headquarters of the
loyal forces.
REVEREXD RUE WILL HOLD
SERVICES HERE TONIGHT
Reverend Rice of Juneau arrived
in Skagway on the mail boat Ksie
beth today and will remain for a
few days.
Reverend Rice will hold services
in St. Savious Episcopal church to
night, (Tuesday) at T:30 o'clock.
Services will also be held \\ ednes
day morning at 10 o'clock.
GRIDIRON CU B HAS
ITS SPRING DINNER
Washington. April 24.—On Sat
urday evening the Gridiron club held
,ts spring dinner.
President Harding and many other
prominent men attended the dinner
and much fun was enjoyed
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«Interior Alaska
Semi-Weekly Train Service between Slcaguay and Whitehorse
during the Winter Season.
For information regarding passenger and freight rates apply to
H- Wheeler. General Manager
Skaguay* Alaska
or
510 Alaska Building
Seattle Wash