No. 25 TWENTY FOURTH YKAK " SKAGWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 81, 1921 PRICE 10 CENTS
TO HELP
IMCM
Washington. March 31.—The bank-1
ers of France. Britain. Japan anil
the I'nited States are co-operating |
in an o:Yer to assist China. Those
hankers are also interested in a
movement to oncouage American in
terests in litis work. The interna- |
tional group is known as tlte Chin
ese Consortium and has received j
? lie approval of the department of j
• ate as expressed to Morgan ai:d Co.
thru the Secretary. Mr. Hughes.
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WIRELESS
Washing on. March 30.—Word
has been ro«-e -cd by the government
that the Chinese government is short
ly to he;:in the construction of the
largest wireless station in the world.
The station will !<e located at Shar.
hai.
Tacoma Again
In Limelight
Tacoma. March "0.—James H>r
onro. saw a char.ee to {iot away with
$6,000 of government funds, and
took the chance. James is a gov
ernment employee in the internal
jvventio department, he was arrest
ed. ur.d > harsed with embezzlement.
Wood Invited
to Visit Japan
Tokio, March 31.—The govern
ment at Tok:i has invited Ceueral
Wood to visit Japan, when he has
finished his work in the Philippines.
Sr.hserilie for t e Daily Alaskan
.
was not ab!o tn supply !>>»' wUo with
money. .1 quarrel i ruHed in which
the wife st" Ij.-.I the husband i:i itit
back, i-'prasue l>el::e !:e dW bias
ed tiiut his wife had a bad temper,
and that he d.d not Wont hor prose
cuted for slabbing
Guatemala City. March "0.—-Nil
easter crowd of boys were celebrat
ing the day haitiritr: Judas Iscariot in
effigy. A detachment of soldiers ap
peared on the st • ;. • .md the boys be
besati stoning them. The soldiers re
taliated by t<rit:- ..no the crowd ot
boys and killed four and wounded
seven.
tinufo
BISifetKM
Charlotte. Mt«rc'n 30.—Tae dans'i
tor of C A MoFarlaad was today run
down and Killed iy a s:reet car.
sutr.itiAN t:« 'i«• si:eks
r. Hiieocxmo.v
d- r-ar; « at . :i:
received a r.
far east-vn r<
i>f the e; -! H'v
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^\. a oa? *. -k
The s" e
I today that
• in at i'ekiitc has
ion from the
• • ■ Siberia. The
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. iserial clai' s
Sui)>ti'iWc lor the DaiLv Alaskan
YOU do not have to have a THOUSAND dollars de
posited with us to receive courteous attention. But
the sooner you start with a small account, soon
er you will get your THOUSAND dollars.
REMEMBER we pay l percent compound interest.
Bank oi Alaska
Canned Fruit
WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE A GENERAL REDUC
TION OF FROM 20 TO 25 PER CENT ON Ol"R ENTIRE
LINE OF CANNED FRl'tT. WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING VA
RIETY:
Peaches—Halves and Sliced
Pears Plums
Apricots Grapes Strawberries
Logan-, Rasp-, and Black-Berries
Sliced and Grated Pineapple
PRICES RANGE FROM 25c TO 55c PER TIN—ACCORDING
TO SIZE AND KIND.
SPECIAL PRICES IN DOZEN LOTS.
P. H. GANTY
TAKES BULLET
pnu DDAI
Og.aiiii'.r. March 30.—One of two
.".red fcv Roman Leondowski,
u:i insane patient in tlie asylum, in
iin attempt at suicide, was seccess
fully extracted l).v Dr. W. L." Chap
man of Brooklyn. Dr. Chapman was
himself an invalid sitting in a chair
at the time of the operation. At the
conclusion of the operation, when
the patient recovered consciousness
lie remarked, "I'm feeling great."
N'ew York. March 30.—The great
copper mines of the west have sus
pended operation owing to the con
dition of the copper market. In
cltided in the lit of those suspend
ing work are: Anaconda Copper,
I'tah Copper, Nevada Cpoper. Ray
Consolidated and Chino Copper. Six
thousand men have heen thrown out
of employment. at Butte. Mont.,
when the Anaconda shut down the
copper works.
Labor Temple
Gamblers Arrested
Seattle, March 30.—The Seattle
police raided a gambling game which
was in progress in the Labor Tem
ple. last night at midnight. They
arrested twenty four.
norc
hot
1 SHIES
Portland. .March 30.—An organi
zation representing twenty capital
i. is of two states has been incorpor
ated under the name of the Oregon
Washington Canning and Preserving
Company. The Company is capital
ised at ten million dollars and is
formed for the express purpose of
handling in a unit the berry crops
of Washington and Oregon.
I Washington. March 30.—Honora
ble Roland S. Morris, ambassador
'extraordinary and plenpotentiary of
j the t'niicd States to Japan has re
signed his post at Tokio.
FRO WINE
Sun Francisco, March 30.—Feder
i nl officers put a crimp in the wine
I business in this city when they ar
i rested five bootleggers who were il
legally transporting liquor. With
, t!ie arrest of five came the announce
ment that the officers had seized two
. hundred thousand gallons of wine.
! and property worth a quarter of a
i million dollars. The officers have
! been on the track of the big five
and yesterday sprung the trap. Wine
'has been flowing freely In San Fran
! cisco. and this raid will cut off con
j siderable of the supply which has
I been illegally transported into the
I city.
Baltimore, March 31.—The body
of Cardinal Gibbons lay in state in
the great Cathedral and as the
I mighty and lowly united in a great
! sorrow for the loss of their loved
■ leader passed by the bier to look up
on the face of the (load prelate, ma
j ny wept profusely, lie was held in
great esteem by the people of his
I city.
ELECTION GALL
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Devils Lake. N. D.. March 30.—
The question if issuing the call for a
recall election is in the hands of the
Anti-Nou-Partisans League men, of
North Dakota. The formal petition
for the recall election against sev
eral of the state's officers including
Governor Fraziier is in the hands
! of the Anti-Non-Partisans, and must
be decided by them. The state offi
cials in Question had the endorse
ment of the Non-Partisan League in
the last election. The Anti's are op
ening a two days session of a con
ference in which the matter will he
decided.
Natchez. Miss.. March 30.—Lieut.
Coney, who attempted the one stop,
one day, flight from Jacksonville,
Fla., to San Diego, and who fell near
here and dislocaletl his spine, is near
death, lie is not exspected to live
Harding Appoints
Com. tolnvestigate
Washington. Mar. HO.—President
Harding appointed a committee of
eleven to investigate the treatment
which the government is according
the world war veterans who were
wounded. Included in this cumn^i
tee are: Charles C, Pawes, and Com
mander Galbraith of tha American
Legion. They will also look into
the affairs of the war risk bureau,
and the hoard for vocational train
ing of the returned aoldiers.
COMMI'XISTS ARK
MEETING DEATH
Berlin. March :10.—Three hundred
German communists have met death
in the uprising w ich have taken
place in Germany, within the past
ten days. The government is try
ing thousands of thorn under a spe
cial court.
MOWS XOTK
One man who could not speak for
eight months regained his speech in
an aeroplane llight at a height of
14.000 feet. Froblenv—How far
would some have to be taken up to
make them speechless for eight
months? All aboard.
Seattle. March 30.—Judge Neter
er in a decision which he handed
down today virtually ruled that fed
eral prohibition officers cannot search
private homesTnor the rooms in ho
tels. nor persons at any time, or place
in search of liquors unless such offi
cers are armed with search warrants
and that resistance against the
search of homes, rooms in hotels or
person? is the right of citizens.
Replenish the leads in your Ever
sharp pencil. Keller Bros, have a
ful stock.
MURDERS
II MEXICO
Washington, March 31.—Edward
Davis of Arizona, a miner, John C.
Quinn of Massachusetts, a sailor,
and A. D. Briges of Galveston, a ne
gro, all Americans, were murdered
in Mexico. The state department
has taken the question of the mur
! der up with the Mexican government
iand has made the demand on the
Mexican government that the perpet
artors he apprehended and punish
led.
Hart Against
Recall Petition
Olympia. March 30.- -Coveinor
Mart has roused the ire of tuis.e of
(lie people of Washington, so much
so that a petition fur iiis recall as
governor of the State of Washington
has been filed the Secretary of
State. It seems that sonio of the peo
ple of Washington are displeased
that he signed the poll ta\ bill. The
petitioners are led by an undertaker
and a society woman. Joseph R.
Manning is the undertaker, living in
Seattle, and Mrs. George MacLaugh
lin a prominent club woman are
leading the fight on the governor.
MIIS. EGGERT IS
LAID AWAY
Dr. Charles Eggert of Prince Ru
pert, R. C., returned on the train
Tuesday, from Atlin. where he went
two weeks ago to see his mother who
was very ill.
Dr. Eggert did not arrive until
after Mrs. Eggert had passed away.
| The funeral was held last week and
was attended by almost every per
son in the Atlin district.
Mrs. Eggert was a pioneer of At
lin. was well beloved by all, and the
passing will leave a void that cannot
be filled.
Mr. Eggert and the family have
the undivided sympathy of the com
munity:
I Washington, Mar. 30.—President
Harding received Ex-Premier Vivi
| ani of France, who has come as en
voy extraordinary to this country
| from France.
Berlin, March St.—Bauds of com
munists attacked the Security police
at Oroehers yesterday afternoon, and
won out. They killed two officers
and te.i privates and drove tiie po
lice off. There is ::iuch Ruerill-i
warfare going on in tiiis part of C.o
! country.
Sun. Francisco. March 1!".—J. El
ton Morgan of.Chicago, breer«.J ! >
the editorial rooms of tiie Bulletin,
and made a shrewd attempt to e.v
tort live thousand dollars from tin
editor, R. A. Crothers. When !»>
I discovered his plan would not work
and that he could not flim-flam the
editor he killed himself in the office.
HOUSE FAVORS
IMPEACHMENT OK G<)\
Oklahoma, March 31.—Tie Im
peachment of Governor J. R. A.
Robertson was recommended in a
report filed in the Okl-ihoma Ho.*r
of Representatives today. The re
port was made by an invar':;, s
committee and climes i e j,over
[nor with gross neglect and corrup
tion in office. It also accuses the
executive using lhe clemency of iiis
office in the case of nineteen hund
red prisoners.
Washington. March no.—Attorney
General Dauglterty said .today that
it was liis opinion C at the nation
will settle down wi'!:i:i a year or
two to a more complete ouaervance
of the prohibition Jaws ami that
from this time forward there will
be less bootlegging.
Dudapesth. Marc'i "9.—Former
Emperor Charles visited this city to
day not with the idea of taking poss
ession of the "••■sgurian throne but
for the pur • of trying to induce
the Hunririan government to fall
in line with his plans of government.
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