NTKOI.LER'S YVEKKl,!
XO. 80 TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR
8KAGWAY, ALASKA TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1922
PRICE TEN CENTS
GENOA ECONOMIC CONFERENCE
OPENS WHO LARGE MlElEf
Genoa. April 10.—The great eco
nomic conference opened this morn
lug with every European nation rep
resented.
Nearly eleven hundred delegate
are attend.ng, with Japanese. Ger
LUMBERMAN KILLS HIS
WIFE AND H1MSELI
Aberdeen. April. 10.—Roy Sel
lers, a lumberman, and well knowi
in this community, shot and killec
his wife yesterday.
After killing his wife he turnec
the gun on himself and died in
stantly. Six small ehildreu are or
phaned by the douDle tragedy.
Mayors Chris Compt'on of Glacier
K. B Anderson of White Pass and
Veter Youngquist of Cowley came
over on tlie train Fr.day and were
visiting frieiids over the week end.
AH of these gentlemen report times
as normal in their tarious constitu
encies.
CORONER'S JURY
E.\ONERAT«JS JUDGE DAY
Oklahoma City, ipril 10.—The
coroner's jury which sat on the case
of the Beck tragedy, late Saturday
night returned a verdict as follows:
"We. the jury. Unci that Colonel
Paul Ward Beck came to his death
by a bullet fired from a revolver In
the hands of Jean P. Day, and we
further tind that J-dge Day shot in
defense of his wife, his honor and
his home."
A military investigation is still in
progress.
(■ALIA ITRCI GETS
HER JEWELS BACK
San Diego. April 10.—Jewels to
the value of forty-live hundred dol
lars. which were l'st by the noted
singer. Galll Cuiri. at San Juan
Capistralo. were returned to her at
midnight Saturday •uight.
MORE CHARGES ARE
BROUGHT AC A I.VST LARSON
Tacoma, April 10—Charging the
illegal borrowing o£ funds from the
defunct Soand'navian-Amerlcan
bank, four new informations were
tiled against Ole S. Larson, the pres
ident of that institution, this morn
ing.
Louis Shultz of Atlin was an ar
rival on the train today and will
leave on the Prfncesa Mary for a
short business trip to Vancouver.
EASTER PLANTS
We received a saall shipment of
choice Hyacinth-, Daffodils and
Prim Roses on 'he tfstebeth. Ha.e
one set aside for Kaf-ter Day.
K?,. LE« BROTHKRS
- man and Russian delegations lininj
- up for conspicuous parts.
Genoa, April 10.—Premier Facti
of Italy opened the economic confer
i ence. which is betas participated ir
■ by the nations of four continents.
TWKXTY-FOl'K K1LLKI) IX
EXPLOSION IN SILKS1.4
Berlin. April 19.—Twenty-three
French soldiers and one German
foreman were killed in an explosion
at the Huettens .Melting works in
upp Silesia today.
1 There is treniei dons excitement
and martial law will in all probabil
• ity be proclaimed.
' RKC'OKl) TRADING CAKiiO
I
LEAVES FOR SIBERIA
I
I Seattle, April 10.- -The Olaf Swen
| son & Company's motorshlp Mazat
lau, with eleven passengers and 1,
| 700 tons of traders' supplies, sailed
I today for Kamchatka and the Ok
| hutsk sea.
The passengers included Andrew
J. Nelson, Andrew T. Wright. Dick
Smith, Charles Wl alen and Frank
Magnolia, all of whom are old lime
Alaskan mining men. who are
stamped ng to the new discovery
near the town of Okhotsk.
Fifteen more mining men embark
ed for the same place via Japan, as
passengers on the Kuga Maru.
The cargo shippec on the Mazatlau
is the largest tradii.g cargo ever dis
| patched to Siberia.
FATHKR GAL LA\T RKTI RNS
FROM TRIP TO WH1TKHORSK
The Reverend Father Gallant re
turned today on tie train from
Whitehorse, where he has been since
last Friday.
Father Gallant reports everything
going along smoothly in the l*"ity by
the Rapids and all are looking for
a good season this year.
TAKING BODY TO WASHINGTON
FOR MILITARY IH RIAI.
Washington. April 11.—The body
of Colonel Beck, who was killed in
Oklahoma City by Judgu L)av, is
enroute here for burial.
The body is accompanied by Mrs.
Rachel Beck, the widow and Lieu
tenant Paul W. B«ck, a son of the
deceased.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Bovker arriv
ed on the Estebeth today and will
make their home here for the fut
ure. Mr. Boyker has been ill in
Juneau for about two weeks, thus
delaylug them. Mr. Boyker will be
employed at the wharf as cashier
for the W. P. & Y. Route.
Creek, Atlin district, came in on the
train today ar.d wfU go to Victoria
on the Princess Mary tomorrow.
TWO ROADS
There are two roads in life and we all travel one or the
other.
One road is made of mud. It has pitfalls and as you walk
along it yaur feet sink in up to your shoe tops. It is hard go
ing. Along this road you will meet the SPFNDTHRIFT and
the man tf CARELESS HABITS. IT LEADS TO FAILURE.
Conditions are different along the other road. Here you
meet the irosperous looking gentlemen. Walking is easy, be
cause the road is smooth. It is paved with THOUGHTLUL
NESS and THRIFT. IT LEADS TO SUCCESS.
WHY NOT GET OUT O.N THE SMOOTH ROAI)?
Begin V> save now. If not with us, then c'.ioose some other
bank. BUT BY ALL MEANS SAVE.
Bank ®ff Maiskai
SKAQWAY, ALASKA
GRANDDAUGHTER OF BUILDER
OP FAMOUS RCAD COMMITS
SUICIDE IN CHURCH
Seattle, April 10.—Miss Berthu
Brackett died at the Minor hospital
this morning from the effects of a
bullet which she flred into her
breast as she stood singing in her
i accustomed place in the choir of the
First Baptist church last night.
Miss Brackett was the daughter
I of Alfred H. Brackett, vice-presl
! dent of the Pantor mm Dye Works.
| She was twenty-five years old and
was a graduate of the Washington
University.
(Note.) Bertha Brackett lived in
Skagwav with her parents in the
early days of Skagway, when her
grandfather. George Brackett, was
i building the famous Brackett road
I to White Pass.
The Brackets we.e identified with
the early building of Skagway and
moved to Seattle after the White
Pass & Yukon Route bought the
Brackett road.
BETRAYER OF EDITH CAVELL
EXECUTED AT MOXS
London, April 10.—Armond Joan
nes, betrayer of fc'dith Cavell, the
martyred English narse, was execut
| ed at Mons. Belgium, on Friday
last. Jeauues waj comdemned to
death on April fifth for treason and
espionage during th» war.
While undergoing his trial and
j during his previous confinement
Jeannes boasted tLat he had been
instrumental in bringing about the
[ arrest and execution of Miss Cavell
I by the Germans.
PROHIBITION AGENTS NOT
WANTED IN PANAMA
Washington. April 10.—Secretary
of War Weeks requested Commis
sioner Haines to keep the federal
prohibition agents out of the Pana
ma canal zone for a time at least.
This is done to allow Governor
Morrow to continue the administra
tion of the national dry law there
without assistance from other de
Durtmenls.
CHIEF WRITES BIBLE
Tomahawk and Sca'p Knife Are
Relics of the Past.
Indian Who Claims Chieftainship Ovsr
4,COO Redmen of Northwest Com.
piles "Indian Bible"—Makes
Unique Statement.
Portland, Ore.—An "Indian Rlble,"
the compilation of uu Indian cliieitaln
of die Pacific Northwest, is In course
ol preparation, and the work has
reached the point where the compiler.
Chief C. U. Suszen Tliueutua of
Okanogan, Wash., has sent printed au
uounceuieuts of the forthcoming
"Bible" to the Indians located In Port
land.
In these piping times of attempted
! disarmament and plans for universal
peace, Chief Suszeii Tlmentwa souuds
i the prevalent keynote and indicates
| that the tomahawk and scalping kuife
i are to become simply relics of bygone
l times, for he says:
! "lly desire Is if we will help Id this
business now we will have uo more
world's war in the whole world."
The announcement is by the man
who claims chieftainship of approxi
mately 4.U0U Indians of the Colvllle
Indian reservation. He Is about thirty
years of age, married aud has a
family.
Chief Suszen Tlmentwa's statement,
unique In Its phraseology and Ideas,
says:
"Many other signs truly did our old
parents from the tirst beginning to the
present offer to his futures, which are
not written in this book.
"W1U properly protect the American
histories of the Indians from first be
ginnings till now. That I am going to
protect my own American histories,
that which had been hidden so long a
time—never before had been written
on the books.
"This Is not a true religion of the
genuine American Indian. Just tells
the true religion of the Indians of the
United States from that time when
the white people discovered our land.
"From that time we Indians
changed, but the United States was
not changed. And, likewise, the genu
ine Indian BiMe has not changed."
BILL PROVIDES FOR
MORE DISTRICT JUDGES
Washington, April 10.—The sen
ate late on Friday night passed the
bill which provides for the appoint
ment of twenty-four additional dis
trict federal judges and one circuit
federal judge.
The bill carriet an amendment
making it a misdemeanor for any
federal judge to ac<«pt any side em
ployment for pay.
Washington, Apr'l 10.—Differenc
es between the senate and house
bills providing for additional federal
judges remain to b# adjusted before
the bill will go to Ihe President for
his signature.
SENATOR BORAH WANTS
GEN'. 8EMKNOPK DEPORTED
Washington, April 10.—Declaring
that he had received charges that
American men. women and children
had been butchered in Siberia by
General Semeoff, Senator Borah,
chairman of the senate committee
on labor, announced on Saturday
that he will endeavor to have the
Russian general deported.
IRISH FREE STATE TROOPS
RECAPTURE BARRACKS
Dublin. April 10.—The IriBh Tree
State troops who were driven from
the Broadford barracks in Cork by
the Irish Republican insurgents, to
day stormed and recaptured the bar
racks.
They completely defeated the
rebel forces.
SOUTHWESTERN STATES
SWEPK BY TORNADO
Lawton, Okla., April 9.—Seven
people, including one woman, were
killed by a wind storm which swept
over the Mountain Hill section of
Lawton this morning.
Ballinger, Texas, April 10.—Six
people were known to have been
killed by the tornado which swept
over this portion cf Texas on Sat
urday.
The property losses are great, but
have not yet been estimated.
Dallas. Texas, April 10.—The to
tal number reported as killed by the
tornado which swept over Texas, Ar
kansas and Oklahoma on Saturday
has reached seventeen. Eighty peo
ple were more or iiss injured.
Washington, April 10.—On Sat
urday Secretary Weeks refused to
send federal troopt into New Mex
ico. A request was made by the
governor on account of disorders
arising over the coal miners' strike.
Seattle, April 10.—The Pacific S.
S. company are plaiing the Admiral
Rodman on the southeastern Alaska
service.
The S.S. Northwestern of the A.
S.S. Co. arrived from southwestern
Alaska yesterday afternoon at three
o'clock.
Seattle, April 10.—Two blocks
from the spot where his father was
killed by an automobile on Christ
mas day, Paul Su\blad, five years
old, was struck and killed by a car
Sunday afternoon.
The car was driven by P. W.
Kramer.
Washington, April 10.—The U. S.
shipping board and the administra
tion want to build up an American
merchant marine comparable to
that of Great Brittin, according to
the statement made by Chairman
Lasker of the shipjing board to the
senate and house committee on leg
islation.
Seattle, April 10.—Wallace F„
the twenty-three year old son of J.
F. Duthie, the millionaire ship
builder, died yesterday in Los An
geles.
Portland, Ore., April 10.—A. E.
Braymer, a Seattle musician who
has been stopping in a hotel here
for a few days, committed Buicidc
(iast night in his room.
AMUNDSEN IRIS FOR
POLE IN MONOPLANE
I New York, April 10.-—From the
Larsen aviation field this morning
at eight eighteen Amundsen, the
I Arctic explorer, hoi ped off in his all
' metal plane monoplane for Cleve
j land, which will be his first lap on
i his transcontinental fi ght which
i will eventually take him to Seattle.
, From Seattle Amnndson will leave
on June first for a drifting voyage
in the north Polar regions, where
he will be accompanied by Lieuten
ant Oscar Oindahl the Norwegian
ace: R. Lewis, civilian pilot; Ernest
Kuhl, mechan.ciai., and Horace
Gade, a member o: a firm of bond
brokers in New York.
The explorer said that he hoped
| to be in Cleveland in lime to spend
I several hours visit ng friends. He
| planned to leave Cleveland for Chi
I cago tonight.
j Amundson's contemplated route
I after leaving CL.cago is Omaha.
I Cheyenne. S::lt Lake, Reno, Sacr
| meoto and thence u> Seattle.
Cleveland, April 10.—Officials of I
1 HOl'SE MEMBERS
WANT A VACATION
Washington, Apr'l 10.—The house I
| Republicans started a quiet move
' ment for a six weeLs' rest beginning!
i May first, under the three days' re-i
cess plan.
All sorts of estimates have been |
made as to when congress might be j
able to adjourn, a-;d most of them
run to August. |
FAILS TO BREAK JAIL;
KILLS H!S ACCOMPLICE
Los Angeles, April 10.—Herbert |
Wilson, a former minister of the j
gospel in Oregon and Canada, who '
was arrested for robbing the mails i
of one million dollars on March 3, j
1921, shot and k'lled his acconi-!
plice, Herbert R. Cox, after the of-!
1 fleers of the law hid frustrated his !
attempted jail bre^k late Saturday j
night.
New York, April 10.—Conan
Doyle, the famous writer, arrived
here today. Doyle was a passen
ger on the S.S. Baltic.
the government air service received
word this afternoc.1 that Amund
sen's airplane passed over Bellfonte,
Pa., at 11:18 and was flying against
a heavy wind.
Cleveland, April 10.—A dispatch
received late this evening states
that Atnundson's monoplane was
wrecked at Mioi.:. Pennsylvania.
No details are given, but no one
is reported as being injured.
Clarion. Pa., April 11.—Though
his monoplane turned over when It
was forced to ! id on the aviation
field here, Amund:-en and his com
panions were uninjured beyond
slight bruises.
Amundsen was resting in his ho
tel last night, but intends to gu to
Cleveland bv train today.
The aeroplane *ill be repaired
here.
Amundsen attributed the mishap
to the over Itemed motor, which
forced him to descend from a alti
tude of six thousand feet.
r. S. CITIES GO llVKIl
THE TOP IN BUILDING
New York, April 10.—The build
ing expenditures as reported from
109 of the important cities of the
country for the nonth of March,
showed a total of $194,601,072.
This is the greatest amount of
money expended for building in any
mouth in the histoiy of the country.
The compilations were made by
the Brudstreet's acencies.
JOHN 1)., Jr., DOESN'T
WANT TC DIE PRAYING
New York, April 10.—Police pre
cautions were takei yesterday at the
first services in the new Park ave
nue church. This was done to guard
J. D. Rockefeller, Jr.. whose pres
ence in tiie congregation, it was
feared mig'.t attract the criminally
inclined to deeds of violence.
Tokio. April 10.—The Prince of
Wales will arrive Ijere on Wednes
day of this week.
His Royal Highness is making a
formal visit to Japan.
THE HIE PiSS S
YUKON rout:
THE GATEWAY ROUTE TO
Yukon Territory, Atlin and
Interior Alaska
Semi-Weekly Train Service between Skaguay 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.