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HISTORICAL j
Govej'nor'i.
NO. 94. TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, ttt2S. PRH'B TKN CENTS
PLAN AFOOT TO
DOME 10
CGNSTANTI1E
Constantinople. Sept. 10.—A move-;
ment is on for the dethronement of
King Constantino of Greece and for I
the establishment of a Republic. This
movement is reported by the Greek
newspapers to be under way in the
Island of the Grec'iui Archipelago.
Constantinople, Sept. 12.—T h e
Turks of Constantinople have been
celebrating the victory of their forc
es over the Greeks by shooting up
the city, throwing bricks und smash
ing windows. It is expected that the
Allies will declare martial law to
night and barricade the Stamboul
bridge with sandbags.
Kome. Sept. 11.—Pope Benedict
has requested that Trance protect
the lives and interests of the catho
lic clergy In Asia Minor.
Smyrna. Sept. 11.—Strong bands
of Turkish Nationalist infantry are
holding all the strategic points in
the city.
REPRESENTATIVE KELLER
SEEKS IMPEACHMENT
Washington. Sept. 11.—A demand
for the impeachment of Attorney- ;
General Daugherty for high crimes
and misdemeanors was made iu the i
House today by Representative Oscar
E. Keller of Minnesota. Keller
sought for Immediate action on his
resolution for an invest'gation.
His motion was referred by the house
to the judiciary committee.
MISS CLARA SKAKIN
REACHESSEATTLE
Seattle. Sept. XI.— Miss Clara
Skarin, the confessed murderers of
Ilochbrunn. arrived from Oakland
under guard tills morning and w.is
plated in the county jail.
In her talk to the prosecutor, she
Implicated at least one other party
in helping her to .jot Hochbrunn's
premises after the murder was com
mitted.
I PI'ER'S DEFICIT
FIFTY THOUSAND
Seattle. Sept. 11.—Furthur inves
tigation into the accounts of the
broker Upper, shows that his em
bezzlements in the Hill estate will
reach as much as fifty thousand dol
lars. according to the report of the
authorities. Upper gave himself up
to the authorities yesterday.
SECRET CONCLAVES
OX Tl'RK VICTORY
Geneva. Sept. 12.—The overwhelm
ing defeat of the Greeks in Asia Mi
nor at the hands of the Turks has
been the cause of important secret
meetings in this city today. The con
versations were carried on between
I-ondan. and Paris with Rome deep
ly interested in the development,
which may take place.
Washington. "Sept. 13.- The revis
ion of both personal and corporation
income taxes <s proposed In a "nil.
which has been introduced in the
senate by Senato' Kin?.
llfJiM
COMIHUED
Chicago. III., Sept. 12.—The tem
porary restraining order which was
isued by Jifdge Wllkerson in the Cir
cuit court hiis been continued for
ten days. The order originally given
would have expired touight. The in
junction is a restraining order
against the striking railway crafts,
mid their leaders.
Chicago, Sept. 12.—Tiie Genara!
Policy Committee or the shopmen,
who are out on strike has been work
ing on a basis for settlement in the
railroad strike. The settlement plan
was being considered today, and B.
SI. Jewell, who was announced at
noon intimated that an agreement
would be reached late this afternoon
FUDGE DENIES LABOIt'S MOTION
Chicago. 111., Sept. 11.—Judge Wll
tersou today denied the motion of
:he attorneys for the rail strike lead
jrs that the government's bill for a
:emporary injunction be dismissed.
'I am not prepared at this time to
itate that the bill fails to set up any
;rounds for the relief of tiie court"
laid Attorney-General Daughertv
vho wus supported by one of the
nost formidable le^al batteries the
government has ever thrown into
•ourt action. Daugherty has set his
orces in motion towards the goal of
securing a permanent injunction
u the railroad strike.
IE1.EGATES AT CHITA
STK1KE A SNACi
Chang Ichung. Manchuri^, Sept. 11. j
—The delegates from Japan iu>J the (
It-legates of the Far Eastern Kepuh
ic in conference at Chita, with the (
lelegates from the Soviet govern
nent at Moscow awaited today the
vord from the Tokio government af- ,
er they had resumed their confer- ,
mce which was interrupted on Sept.
>. The deadlock on the sixth came
rom a question over Siberia. The (
luestiou was as to whether the ne- ,
:otiations regarding Siberia should .
to predicated ou a more complete (
ecognltion of the Russian soviet. ,
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SKRIOl'SI.Y II.I
Munich, Sept. II.—Mary Tumulty, i
laughter of Joseph Tumulty has been j
ieverely ill. It was not expected that |
;he would live, but physicians now ;
n attendance state that she has ar
hance to recover. The parents were 11
illowed to see her for a short time j;
oday.
^OINDEXTER CERTAIN"
OF PRIMARY ELECTION
Seattle, Sept. 10.—The slate wide
)rimary election la being held in
Washington today. It appears thai
Senator Poindexter Is certain of re
lomination.
SOUTH \V EST 1N Dl'STRI.Y I,
LEADER DEAD
Everett. Sept. 11.—John McChes
ley. one of the industrial leaders o!
the Northwest is dead in this city.
'M
Encourage the Child
Give little "Johnny" a piece of
work to do with the under
building that 11 it is done well
you will allow him $1.00 or
$5.00 with which to start a
bank account in his own uame.
You start the child off in the
right way by associating Thrift
with Finance. This account may
be the beginning of his future
success. It will certainfv please
the child and we shall do all in
our power to encourage him
with his bank account.
Barak ©I! Rki§lka!
;lSKACWAY, ALASKA
Washington. Sept. 11.—Mrs. Hard
ing spont a "fairly comfortable day"
according to an official bulletin is
sued from the White House Sept. 11.
Mrs. Harding continues to Improve
to improve this afternoon.
Washington, Sept. 10.—Prayer
for the recovery of -Mrs. Harding was
given by the Senate Chaplain on Sat
urday, when the senate convened.
Prayers for Mrs. Harding lu the
churches and homes of the people
were urged in telegrams sent to ev
ery post of veterans of the Foreign
wars by Colonel A L. Huston, the
rommauder in chief of the veterans.
Passed tli«; Crisis.
Sept. 12.—The six attending pl y
iiclans at the While House gave out
li.e announcement today that Mrs.
Harding seems to have passed the
•risis in her illness. The bulletin was
jiven out at ten o'clock this uiorn
ng.
\MKItICAX FICDKRATION
DKNOI XCKS DAUC.HERTY
Atlantic City, Sept. 12.—The Ani
>rican Federation of Labor Council
n session in this city, took occasion
o denounce Attorney-General
iaugherty in his injunction proceed
ngs last Saturday night. They is
sued a call for all organized labor
o "resist the establishment of the
iractice that will iestroy the very
rcedom of democracy."
;<'MI*SE IS TO
CArSF DARK DAY
Chicago, Sept. 7.—The fact that
'ou do not live on the east coast of
Urica, Australia or on islands in
he Southern Pacific Ocean relievos
•ou of the unpleasantness of a dark
lay on September 21.
On that date. according to Prof,
"dwiu B. Frost of the L'nlversity of
'hicugo. and director of the Yerkes
Observatory, a total solar eclipse
rill occur over that region.
e moon, coming between the
arth and the sun. will cast a shadow
vhich will sweep over the southern |
ea from a point off the eastern coast
if Africa near the Equator, cross a|
ew scattered islands and the con-j
incut of Australia and then out to'
he Southern Pacific Ocean, he said.
This trail of the shadow will be
bout 115 miles wide. The duration
if totality at different points will
arv from three to six minutes and
'rofessor Frost declared this to be
,n unusually long eclipse.
Expeditions from various astronom
al institutions will be established
it favorable points to study fhe
clipse. John Evershed, director of
he observator at Kodiakanal, In
lia, will make his observations from
ho Maldlve Islands. Astronomers
rom the Royal observatory at Green
vicn, friigiauu. nave esiuuiisueu :i
tation on Christmas Island. A party
rom Uatavia. Dutch Indies, also
vill locate at Christmas Island and
will l>e joined by Dr. Freunlich from
he Einstein laboratory at the Pots
lam Observatory. Prof. W. W. Camp
jell with a party from the Lick Ob
servatory will be stationed at Wallal.
\ustralia. Professor Chant of the
University Observatory at Toronto
tvill be with this group.
"The total eclipse of the sun al
ways has been one of nature's most
hrilling spectacles," said Professor
frost. "It gives a momentary
glimpse of the mysterious veil sur
rounding the sun. called the corona,
which is never visihlo at any other
time. Gigantic rosy eruptions of
flowing gas also may be seen along
the rim of the eclipsed sun."
On September 10, 1923, he said, a
total solar eclipse will touch the
coast of the United States at Santa
Barbara and near San Diego, ^Cal
The islands off the Pacific Coast
notably Santa Catnlina, will be well
situated for stations. The track of
the shadow will sweep southeast
across Mexico. Preparations for ob
serving this eclipse already have been
started by several American obser
vatories.
After the one of 1923, the next to
tal solar eclipse that can be ob
served under favorable conditions
in United States will be on August
21, 2017.
PLUNGE THRU
BRIDGE FATAL
FOR EIGHTEEN
Huntsvllle, Ga., Sept. 12.—-Base
ball fans were reduced by alghteen,
when a motor trucu Nlled wi'.h negro
fans on their way !o a game went
through a bridge nnd plunged into
the river. The eighteen were drown
ed in the river
MAINE ELECTION
GOES REPUBLICAN
Portland. Me., Sept. 12.—The state
election passed off quietly. The Re
publican state ticket was elected by
a majority smaller than that of two
years ago. Senator Frederick Hale,
and Governor Baxter were elected by
majorities of about twenty-flve thou
sand.
I'LEMENCEAU TO TOl"R
THE UNITED STATES
Paris. Sept. 12.—Clemenceau, the
renowned Frenchman, who was the
great French figure during the criti
cal part of the war, but who has been
out of politics Lince shortly after the
war closed, will sail for New York
within the next four weeks. He plana
to make an extended tour of the
United States for the purepose of
telling the people of this country
what are the rights and duties of
nations which jointly won the war.
Finland ro Duluth
Tagged Like a
Piece of Baggage
Duluth, Minn., Sapt. 12.—From
Finland to Duluth, Minn., via Mont
real, travelling alone and tagged like
a piece of baggage, is the record of
Veikko Tuomiuen, aged eight, who
stepped off the Canadian Pacific train
in Duluth the other diy. wearing a
smile of confidence and trust In the
strange world about him. He was on
his way to his uncle, Frank Salini,
at Virginia, Minn.
The lad recently became an or
phan and his uncle wrote to friends
in Helsingfors that he would take
care of the boy. Salini was unable
to go to Finland for him so little
Keikko was ti.gged and placed in
charge of the Canadian Pacific. He
came from Helsingfors to England,
where he was placed on board the
S.S. Melita and carefully looked af
ter until his arrival at Montreal
Still a ward of the company he was
sent on to his destination. In all he
travelled about 9,000 miles and ap
peared to be as happy as a clam.
MISS M'CORMIOK IN
FOR GRAXD OPERA
New York. Sept. 10.—Miss Muriel
McCormick sailed fjr Europe today.
She will join her father in Paris and
it is hinted she will probably sing
in a Grand Opera company, which
her father, Harold F. Is going to or
ganize and star his bride, the former
Mme Ganna Walska.
PREPARING EVIDENCE
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Seattle, Sept. 12.—federal dis
trict attorney Rtrell has taken
charge of the preparation of the iv\
dence in the Cronkhi'e case, and will
present it to the Federal grand jury,
which will meet a. Tacoma, next
week.
May Barbar tries to help her old \
beau out of trouble on the eve of his (
manage, when she learns that ano- I
ti er woman is trying to break up his I
marriage. Unfortunately, she mis- \
takes the right girl for the wrong
girl and successfully busts up the ro
mance, and her own into the bar
gain! And it takes three reels of
side-splitting fun to get everything
straightened out again. You can j
count on Bebe Daniels, Harrison j|
Ford and Walter Hlers to make this L
a hit at The 5 th Avenue Theater.
MM FIR' TRIBUTE
10 IDE UNITED SUITES
Rio de Janeiro, 3ept. 12.—Secre
tary of State Hughed has finished hi;
mission to Brazil and has left a deep
impression on the people and poli
ticians of that country. As he wa;
leaving he was told by a committe<
of Brazilian Senators that "if tin
United States determines there shall
>e no more war, there will be no
nore war a« your's Is the moBt pow
•.rful nation in the world today." The
leputation of Senators and Deputies
vas down to the boat to see the
Secretary take . his departure for
lome.
BELIEVED THAT
AMUNDSEN HOI'PED OFF
Copenhagen, Sept. 12.—It ia gen
erally believed here that Amundsen,
the Arctic explorer has already un
dertaken his daring flight across the
North Pole, from Northern Alaska.
This fact is further strengthened by
the fact that the Norweiglan gov- ;
ernment has asked the well known
Danish explorer Gotfrled Hansen to
undertake a relief expedition. Han- <
sen ia working out a scheme for the i
exploration of Western Greenland
next spring and is unable to accede
to the request for a relief expedition.
TARIFF HILL 1
READY FOR DISPOSAL
Washington, Sept. 12.—The tariff 1
bill, which has caused so much dis
cussion and taken up so much of t e 1
time of congress is reaching the last
stages preparatory to becoming the
law of the land.
The bill was completed last Satur- <
day night, and the house and Senate i
harmonizers have done their work <
and agreed upon the bill as it will |
be presented to both branches of the £
national law making bodies. All t
rates have been adjusted and the t
conferees will present their reports c
to the respective branches 'his after- (
noon, when it Is expected tbat ap- ,
proval will be given after which it
will go to the President for his 3ig- ;
nature.
ANTHRACITE WAR
NEARING AN END I
Wilkesbarre, Sept. 12.—The an-''
thraclte coal workers have ratified i
the Pepper and Reed plan for tei- :
minating the hard coal strike. 1
FORD PLACES
BAN ON BOOZE 1
Detroit, Sept. 12.—Henry Ford
served notice on seventy thousand of
his employees that any one using 1
beer or wine or liquor of any kind *
will lose his job in his works. <
GOVERNMENT RAILROAD
WILL REDUCE MAIL COST
Washington, Sept. 12.—The gov
srnment railroad from Seward to
■'airbanks has already proved very
jeneficial in the delivery of mail to
.he different sections fed by that
ine. It has been a great aid to the
leople living in sections contiguous
o the line.
The last link of the line will be
completed this year and this will
nean a considerable saving In the
>111 for the Alaskan mail service
vhich amounts to $208,000 a year.
Phis business does not consider,
lowever, the expense for steamboat
ervice from Seattle to Alaskan
■outes covering 11,042 star route
ervice in Alaska, and these average
0 cents a mile.
VOODEN SHIPS
WILL BE SOLD
Washington, Sept. 12;—Two hun
Ired and twentv-six wooden obips,
iow lying idle on the east and west
oast of the United States and be
onging to the shipping board were
old today by Chairman Lasker of
he shipping board. The ships cost
he government two hundred million
ollars and have been sold for three
uarters of a million. Tha purchas
r of the ships is Lent Humphrey.
IEW MEXICO NAMES
REPUBLICAN NOMINEES
Alberquerque. Sept. 11.—The Re
ublican convention which met on
laturday night placed Stephen B.
ivis, Jr., of Las Vegas, as its Tun
ing man for the United States sen
te and Mrs. Adeline O. Warren, as
tepubllcan nominee for the lower
;Ouse of congress.
'O CONSTRUCT TWO
NEW CRUISER.!
Tokio, Sept. i2.—The Japanese
tavy has given orders for the con
duction of two new larfce type of
ruisers.
The
White [Pass &
Yukon Route
TDn® 0?®rte to Hie tattetrtor
The .Gateway Route of Comfort, Service and Safely
To and From Atlln, Dawson and Interior Alaska and
rt.a\,V audi "Rmot Semce
During season of navigation our fleet of modern (team
era will operate the entire length of the Yukon River,
Dally Train Service (except Sundays) between Skaguay
and Whltehorse. Parlor observation cars on every train
For fall Information regarding passenger and freight
rates apply to
IH- Wheeler, General Manager
Skaguay. Alaska
f ' Or 510 Alaska Building, Seattle .Wash,