No. 60 TWENTY SECOND YEAR
PRICE 10 CENTS
RIGGS WILL GALL
FOR ELECTION
IN JUNE
Gov. Thomas Kigsfs, Jr. announced
that ho will issue a call early
in iiay, iiumetSkately; atte>r the Leg
islature adjourns, giving thirty dajs
notice of a special election to fill
ilit vacancy iu the office of Delegate
«o Congress created by the death of
lielf-o-'te Charles A. Sulzer, says tho
,'uneau Empire. Gov. Kiggs de.
cidtd on an early el-xJtioi* in. ordwr
to permit the man elected to reach
\Vashingtoi: t-elore the ilo®*.- of the
special session of Congress that is
expected to couven« before the first
of June.
Gov. Rigss is also firmly convinc
ed that a protracted political cam
paign which would extend over the
entire summer would have a comppl
eating and d^prossing effect oa the
readjustment of the business of the
Territtory.
Under the law the governor is »li
retted to call a special election in
'he event of a vacamcy in the office
of Delegate to Cougresp. giving thir
ty days' notice thereof.
The Organic Act provides that
the election shall be in, accordance
wi'h the provisions of the law of Co
gresp at that time in effect for the
election of a I>elagatg to Congress.
That, and the terms of the primary
election law itself; which, provides
fh * the primary election shall be
held on the last Tuesday in April
on the even numbered years, is be
lieved to eliminate the primary elec
tion as a method of nominating can
didates to be voted upon at a spec
ial election.
Therefore, the conclusion luis ben
u-rrivtd at that th*? election wfrli tn*
conducted as were the elections for
l>elegate to Congress before the pas
sage of the Australian bod tot law
and the primary election law.
The law requiring that the Gover
u -r give thirty «la>'s( notice a spec
ial deletion not provide that it
may he longer than that time,
and the belief now* is. that it must
be for exactly thirty days. There
fore, the election will probably be
held early in June.
The elimination! o( the prituar
electl>n may result in party conven
tions such a* were held iu Alaska
prior to 1918. This is a matter
that has been a general topic of
conversation in June^ui today.
SKAGWAY READY
10 STAND ON
HE TCP
The groat Victory Lo$n campaign
commences today, and from all aec*
tionp of the country come reports
th• tb« $4,500,000,000 lequired by
t&a jroverament to finish the job of
iicking the Hun", will be forth
coming. At a recent meeting uI
naturalized citizens of the United
S-»tes held in Now York City,
$430,000,000 was pledged. Thjs
is nearly one tenth of the total of
'he Victory Loan, and is conclusive
proof of th© unswerving loyalty of
a "arge portion of our foreign born
population.
The campaign at Skagway will be
delayed a few days, owing to the
non-receipt or advertising matter.
This, however, will be on t!s« next
bout from Juneau. The first
meeting: of the General Committee
w.<vs held at the Bank of Alaska
on Friday evening, and preliminary
plans were laid for the raising of
Stag way ,s quota of $19,8iM», which
is considerably loss than the quo
ta of the last two Liberty! Loaji
campaigns.
Chairman B1 an chard requests
that all those who received notices
of the meatiug last week, will be
present tomorrow at the Bank of
Alaska, at 7:30 p. m. sharp.
IK ADC
iKIi' GAINS
London, April 21—The Bolshevi
ki have taken ov&r the government
of Crimea.
Sfrvastapool li'g luv 11', evacuated
and the government is moving to
Constantinople.
The Ukrainians li'-'ve captured
the Ilrst Bolsheviki army. operations
In the region of Hotnel.
Ueorge Mowl, who was taken to
the White Pas,s hospital! yesterday
suffering from over exertion) is
reported niui li better to«I'ay and will
probably be able to s'o home
morrow.
We have been telling you
For some time that we want you to come
in and see our safe deposit boxes.
It wont cost you a cent
To come in and see them and besides that
we will be very glad to see you.
BANK''OF'ALASKA
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Fresh shipments received on every boat
The Eggs sell at 60c per dz.
Butter 75c per pound
These prices subject to market changes
P. H. GANTY
HIE DELEGATE'S
BODY SHIPPED
' EAST
Seattle, April 21—The body of
the late Charles A. Sulzer passed
in rough here last night, having ar
rived on the Northwestern.
Thg remains are being taken to
Kliz? beta N. J. for interment. Many
Il-ral tributes were adfdied to the;
immense bank of flowe^ already1
coverning the casket.
TUe body of the late delegate
from Alaska, is in, chargie of Clias.!
1>. Pullun, an intimate! friend of Mr
Sulzer.
ELECiloToillEN |
Lift OELEOATEi
Juneau, April 21—The Qanvass-1
ing Board today passed a resolution,
based; on the re tit urns froau the late:
election, declaring Charles A. Sul-!
ze~ elected Delegate to Congress,
and issued a certificate of election
to him The Certificate o£ elec
tion will be forwarded to the Clerk
of the Houge of Representatives at
Washington, D. 0.
Under the procedure of Congress,
Mr Sulzer'e estate will be intitled
to draw down one year's ray as a
mem tier of Congress.
■lira™ ci I
NHS WED:
j Washington April 21—The Alas
ka fishing interests have begoin^ the
agitation of the establishment of
an import duy on herring. The
advocates of this measure declare
I that at least three cents per pound
j should be Imposed.
WILL IKE TEXf
i PUBLIC SOON
i
Paris. April 21—The Petite Par
isenne this morning' sayg that the
text of the peace treaty "ivlll be giv
ea to the press ou Friday or Sat
urday of this week.
20,000 «EN II
SPARTAGAN ARMY
Gopehagen, April 21—The Spar*
| tacaDs, who hare capture*! sad are
defending Munich. have twenty thou
sand well armtsd and trained! sol
cMerg. ]
WILL COOPERATE
10 CONTINUE
TOE WORK
*
Sau Frajuiseo, April 21—The asr
sociated Chamber of Commerce of
th Pacific Coast adopted, a reso
luticn calling for the immediate
completion of the government Alas-|
ka railroad.
The resolution demands that the
Pacific Coast delegation in con
gross work for the necessary ap
propriation for the funds needed
for 'he completion of the work and.
also for funds for the survey) and
es'ablishnuent of aids to navigation
o" the Alasikan coast.
jEAiiTii
SHOOTS Oil
Seattle, April 21—Crazed by
jealously and claiming that his
wife's affection^ had been stolen,
Joseph Mercer this morning shot
and seriousily wounded' John McDon
ald, whom be claims is the gurtlty
man..
McDonald was hit twice by the
bullets fired by the infuiriated hflis
band, one bullet passim? through
both legs and the other causing a
flesh wound in th0 arm. It is
almost certain thjat McDonald will
recover. Both men are Shipyard
workers.
phoseUke
IS SETTLED
Boston, April 21—The Mew Eng
laii'' Telephony strike has been Bf-t
t'eJ and all operators have returned
to work. The settlement waa ar
rived at on Sunday, and & new
so - le of wages is being arranged.
Berlin, April 21—The Communist!}
have gained control of H&mberg, |
which has been the pea-t of govern
ment of Bavaria since the Sparta |
cang took Munich.
WILSON'S Si
Brest April 21—The steamship
Georga Washla^ton arrived here to
day and will await the pleasure of
Presid-ent Wilson.
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WILSON ABSENT:
f
Paris, April 21—Notwithstanding:
the absence of President Wilson,
the Big Pour met today to thresh
out the Italians' territorial claims. j
President Wilson's withdrawal
from the meeting Is the result of
Ital" basins her demands on the
pact of London which wa« con
summated before the United States
ea'6red the War and which the Uni
ted, States regarded ad nullified along
with all other secret treaties.
529 CASUALTIES
Archangel, April 21—T£e re
ports today B'ate that Bince their
arrival here In September, the Aimer
lean army baa sustained five hun
dred and twenty nine casniali
ties. The rpeort does not enumer* i
a'e the numlber of deaths.
Berlin, April 21—Deep glooi^
pervades Barl in iver the pefloe|
terms as bow outlined. TUi^ feel
la*' 1* cauae^ by the fact that the
Gsrmaaa reoJiae that President Wil
son's fourteen points will not be
base of thq terms when complet
ed
Berlin, April 21—The Radicals
are demanding, this afternoom the
acceptance of any terms submitted
by the Allies, while the other fac
tions are urging their rejection
without waiting for the formal sub
mission of the treaty.
Paris, .April 21—The Italian
members of thie Peacs Conference
this morning warned th9 Great
Council that they must "have a
(incision on/their Adriatic claims be
fore Wednesday.' They also in
formed the counicil that there would
b© no compromising' of their de
mands.
EUROPE THROWS
MANY KNAVES
IN DISCARD
Berlin, April 21—Since thd be
beginnlng of the war in 1914, two
hundred and seventy eight kings,
queens, princes, and 'prlnjcesBes'have
been consigned to the scrap heap by
abdication, dethronement and death,
an<* a proportionate uumber have
shared the same fate In Austria
Hungary during the same period.
iioIToan
DRIVE LAUNCHED
Seattle, AprU 21—The Vlotory
Lfoaa drive opened here this morn
ing, being ushered, iu by the ring
ing of bells, blowing ofl whistles
and the explosion of high powered
bombs, which created a terrific
noise.
The city is being canvassed by
ovoer twelve hundred bon^j sales
men, who are meeting with good
success. Much enthusiasm is man'
ifested and there seems to be no
doubt but Seattle "will "go over the
top."
I1NE0 TROOPS
OFF FOR MUNICH
Copenhagen, April 21—Accord
ing to a despatch, from Berlin re*
calved here today, General Epps,
wi'h thirty thousand troapa ara
marching upon Munich.
These forces from. Stuttgart ar«
well disciplined and arm©<I.
THIEF N'ICHOLAI DEES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Chief Nicholai, who held domlnloa
ov»- all the native inhabitants of
th0 Cook Inlet country, and who
,fjine.i fame ag a weather prophet,
di .4 at the government hospital at
Anchorage, a victim of tuberculo
sis . He bad been in the hosuital
for the past two months and death,
was not unexpected.
Rediculous Shoe Prices
A big line of
Oxfords and High Shoes for
Ladies
We have placed on our
Bargain Tables
Oxfords At - $1.50
High Shoes At - $2.00
There are Blacks, Whites, Tans
and Patent Leather Shoes in good
styles and large range of sizes
You will have to come quick as they will not last
long at these prices
JAMES KENNEDY