No. 141 TWENTY THIRD YEAH " SKAGWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 1. 1921 PRICE W CENTS
askan
•A'asliington Dec. 30—Calling at
lb, eXc-cutive offices ior the third
consecutive day Senator AshursC
male heat0d demands for presiden
tial action on the bill extending the
tliae i°r annual assessment wonr
on mintfs lacludlng Alaska mints.
This bill has pafcs^.d both hous
es ad awaits the President's «igna
ture to become a law.
Washington DL>c. 31—At a lat0
ho-r today President Wilson sis,
n«d the bill e*t.<.«iding the time ioP
assessment work on mining claimb
to July first oi 1321.
This -Rill be applied to Alaska.
n:ines also.
Washington D^c. 31—Olficials of
<K0 Internal Rev^nu^ Dur»~iU have
l*ren oifei\d a bribe of $50000 to
2. >ist in the evasion oi the Vol
sit' ad Act through th0 !sfUrn< 0 of
Xaiso liquor withdrawal permits.
l'ho clt'.r is said to have beyn
ciide by prohibition rg^nts.
Washington DtC. 30—Sj.\\.n Am
ericans who havc b«t"R detfiin<d in
Kcssia for som^ time aro reported
ss being on their way now to ths
Finnish ordt>r. This inlormation
whs re<\ irtd by the statuj deI>art*
irent today.
l.os Aiig.ltS l)L'-c- 20—Twt.lve I
iii-val seai'lan^s fljiag irorn Sau I*i.r
go to Panama ar l\\>cl "t Sfin C^r
toime Bay In Lower California this
s»ti'ernooii lia\ing i!»\vn ;i Ui<Uinc0 of
4o'> miles.
T&&K.6 3V "Kexo "gear's
Resolve to do your banking with us this coming
year. We feel sure we can please you.
All we ask is a chance to prove to you that we
are yours for SERVICE.
We are large enough to take care of your needs
and not too large to give you our best individual
attention.
You just as well receive the advantages of this
bank: do not let your neighbors receive it all.
Bank of Alaska
To all our friencs and patrons
we extend the
Season's ©rwttttgs
and wish one and all
A Christinas
and a
Sjappg -Xtut \hi\t
P. H. GANTY
HIS is the wish of The Alaskan to its loyal pa
trons and supporters for their generosity dur
ng the past year.
We will try and merit your commendation and support
and will give .you the news as it comes wer the cable and
coutinue to boost for the development of Alaska and Skag
way.
There is every reason to believe that we have passed
tho peak of depression and that from now on there will be
onward and upward progress and those who had stood firm
in tlu-ir faith in Alaska will receive their reword
Washington Dec. 30—Chairman
iKod of the housp appropriations
cc Jimittc^> declared that if he could
prevent it "not a single P<*W
wiuld fce appropriated tor thc ship
ping bill."
lhe chairman also attacked tho
wdr dePartmesnt for spending more
money than congress had appropri
ated in recruiting th0 army. He
said he was in favor oi limiting
th,. army to 150000 men and "makq
th. tu l^arn ho'w to •work."
HBIE IMOER
IHEOLD REGIME
Konv D0t. 30—The est:blishment ,
of: the ' old National Council of
Fit i::L> as tlio, provisional govern-'
Di>nt ov,,n tp;0 city has l>et»n an-'
i!ounccd.
Hume Di-c. 29—A conference >°r.
t'.!,. purPosj of arranging a c^ssa
ti hi of hostilities betw6en Italian'
ior1 e® md J/Annuncio is in progres >
today. j |
i.'ome Dece. 30—Count D'^nnund j
.'»su<d a proclamatlo ntoday declar-|
inn; that it was not worth while dy
ing for Itaiy and he said he would
now leave Fiume by airplanc.
(1EB POLICE
PROTECT CUT.
i hicnga Dec, 31—Squads from th
Evan don tank corPs and automobile.
:>r\ an d by policc. a.-med with rifles
w|V guard Evanston; Chicago's weak
t'-.v north. shore suburb li-om the
re gn of bandits who liavv, terror- j
Uc" the town.
According to the mnyoi) dot^ctires
gnibed as women with revolvers
concealed in hand bags will patrol I
the streets.
'Jh0 X0w Year will be gl^eU with
Joyous greeting at the Ellgs tonight.
>!ilau Dec. 29—Count D'Annuncio
f as hand0:l orer his authority* to
th,. Communal Council o£ Fiume.
Vcsliington Doc. 31—The nomina
tion of Peter Augustus Jay) of Rhofy
Island to Dm SIinister to Roumania
sv'is n^nt to tl;0 st^aatg today l»"
President T.'ilson.
I;ance th-. Ne'w Year in and the
i OM Year Out at the Elks tonight.
[ .-"up with fhQ Elk h0rd after the
dince toni^ct.
\\ h Mulvihill and his iamlly wer
uu going passengers on the PrinceBs
Mary en "route to various pats of
thj states where they will spv^d
a i^w we$k§. ___ ,_j
68 ID PRISON
Seattle I\e. 2S—Two brothers Al
brrt F twcnty seVcn years of age
anil Harry Hughes eighteen years
<>1.1 we-re beat^nced today to two
y«ni)3 imprisonmeiit at the Munroe
lt>iormatory.
Their two oi fences were e111'1* '^
diflerant and distinct.
Aibert stole a car In San Fran
cisco and drove It t'o S)oattI0 and
Harry stole a car hqre of the sam^'
make
STATE OFFICERS
New York Dec. 30—State Com
trf'Her Eugen0 M .Travis ComtrolLetf
ol-ct Jamtu B "Wendell and Albert
L. JucLson a wealthy dealer in secur
ities are ch*rged by indictment with
having so juggled th0 comptrollers
bookf that they were about to Bteal
a million dollars from th© stat©.
The men will be arretted as soon
? ai>prebeiided.
Seattle Dec. 30—William H Har
pwn a Spanish war veteran and the
proprietor ol a barber shop in Eve
rett committed suicide In the inter
urtan divpot this afternoon.
Harmon used an automatic pistol
aud shot hlmself in the hqad dying
lnptantly.
Portland Dec. 30—Two hundred
and sixty Alaska reindeer carcass
es Irom Nome arrived lvere todaj»
ano are beflng sold ior home con
sumption. I .
! Tha ine^n sells at iorty cent}
Per pound and 18 going rapidly.
BORAH THINKS $10 IS ABOUT
RIGHT FORI1AU6URAL COSTS
■•Vaslilngton Dec. 30—During a de
b»to over the proposal to exPeQd
oae hundred thousand dollars to In
lugurate President Harding on the
lo^rth of March Senator Borah de
clared that ten dollars would be
«■'£ ough.
mute ma sheriffs auto
EXHAUST PIPE WITH DEAOLY RESULT
Cofleeville Kan Dec. 31—Tlw bod
of Frank Blizzard Elk county 3her-i
ijl was found be8ide his demolished
automobile at a cre©t n^r HcWprd. j
A nlimb-rf of sticks ol dynamite
werp found where the explosion °c~
cujretf. Tile dynamite had been
placed In lhe exhaust PiPo of th<>
car and exploded whgji Bin ard star
led the ®&r aJSeT having washjtf It
In the crec*.
It ts deciaj»d that the outrage
«ii a plot for reTenge
Athens D^c. 30—Replying to notol
fr-m the Allied gtfvernn^nts pro
testing against the return oi King
C' natantlnj to the throne of Greece
thp Creok government Bent a not«
;:»l/ttng that ConjBtantine '3 not
Pro-German and that Greece will
.\maln friendl^ to the A'Ue8
Seattle 27—Four people dled
yesterday as a result of oPgn gaB
jits. It Is not stated whetlh«T or
n it these Wtre cases of suicide.
AMERICANS ARE
HELD III PRISM
Washington Dec. 30—The Depart
ment of State ha«j advicds whicfiv
dltclOBe that Chore are still aJjout
one hundred Americans <iet!ained In
Sovl«t Rufaila. Some of th^se pri
soners who er«l wpermltted to start
lor tha bodorr have been returned
to Prison.
Trieste De«. 30—An agrement lor
the capitulation of Flump w-111 be
glgn€d tomorrow and hostilities will
cease this afternoon.
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Yukon Territory, Atlin District and
Interior Alaska
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Semi-weekly Train 8«rric« iMttrw* Skagaay
and Whitehors« during the wtat*r ceaaon
Full inforraafeioa re^ardim* puAMagtr aid fr«igkt rates
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H. Wheeler, Qeaeral flanager
Skaguay, Alaska
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510 Alaska Builtlng, Seattle. Wash.