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XO. 45. TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY. MAY 16, 1»22.
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Seattle. May 15—E. Prior of
Port Angeles, who has a business
in that city, was found murdered
on a Seattle boulevard yesterday.
On Saturday Prior had drawn out
a large sum of money from the
bank. It is supposed that know
ledge of his having the money is the
explanation for his murder.
SIPRKMK COCRT
RENDERS DECISION
Washington. May 16.—The su
preme court passed upon the child
labor law and held that it was un
constitutional aud uot valid. The
court also held that the law which
was passed and which levies a tax
of 20 cents on each bushel of grain
where grain was dealt in as gambl
ing and was unenforcible.
SCHOONER TEDDY
LOST WITH CREW
Nome. May 15.—Joe Barnard and ■
three companions who sailed from I
Nome for Anadyr. Siberia, in the |
trading schooner. Teddy, are lost ac
cording to report which has reach
ed men in Seattle. The Teddy sail-1
ed from Nome In October and |
searching parties which were sen:
out from Anadyr have been unable j
tu find either the men or any trace!
of the schooner. The schooner was
loaded with sugar for the old Hi'>
bard Swenson trading companies of ]
Anadyr trading posts. These posts i
are now owned by Olaf Swenson and j
company of Seattle.
SEAMAN HAS A
PA1NFIL ACCIDENT
Mr. George Hughes, a seaman on j
the S. S. Skagwav, met with a pain- |
ful accident while helping unload f
the cargo brought in on the last trip.
While a sling of hay was being taken
out ot the hold one of the bales slip
ped and fell on Hughes, striking
him in such a way as to break his
leg. He was taken to the White
Pass hospital, where Dr. Valens set |
the Injured member and the patient!
is getting every care and Is resting |
easily.
STRAINED RELATIONS
AT GENOA CONFERENCE
Genoa, Saturday.—The result of
the meeting of the sub-commission I
of the economic conference which
has in its charge the Russian atTairs
brought iu a report today. The sit
uation on account of this question
became so critical that it seemed
doubtful whether the British and
French positions could be reconcil
ed.
FLAPPERS NOT HEADED
F<)H DEITHS, SAYS JUDGE
Ottawa. Kan.—Flapper fashions
and Jazz music are not dragging the
country to sinful depths nor leading
it to tile "bowwows," Magistrate
Judson N. West, o' Toeka. declared
Saturday in an address which today
was receiving wido publicity.
"Conditions have changed:" Jus
tice West said. "But they are not
worse than in the time when mixed
groups would not talk of trees be
cause they have limbs and young
women would not change their
miryds without retiring to another
room.
"Wonderful women have raised
the girls of today and I think these
girls will he a credit to both gener
ations."
WANT I". S. TO JOIN
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION
Genoa. May 15.—France hns ap
pealed to the United Slates to par ]
ticipuce in the propesed internation
al commission, which is to investi
gate the Russian position? This an
nouncement came from American
Ambassador Richard Washburn
Child.
TO INCREASE PARCEL
POST RATES
Washington. May 16.—The post
master indicated that an increase in
the parcel post rate is near at hand
The business itas grown so large and
is costing the department so muc'i
for handling that the rate .nun be
raised to meet expenses.
NOT TO EXTEND
AREA FOK FAILURE
London. May 10.—Ti e question as
to whether Frai ie and Belgium
would extend the a.ea of occupation
of Germany in case the latter failed
to meet the reparations payment oi.
May 31. was answered in the House
of Commons by Chamberlain, fie
government leader. He sta'"d that
no preparation had •')een m ule either
by France or Belgium for the ex
tension of the area :f Germany fails I
S. S. QUEEN S \ 11 s
TONItiHT; KM) PASSENGERS^
Seattle, May lfi.—The steamer
Queen of of the Admiral Line will
leave Seattle for the Southeastern
Alaska run tonight. She will have
one hundred passengers, including
the crews of ChonJy and Yes Bay
M. A. Smith. L. S. Loveridge and
wife, and W. S. Loveridge are bound
for Skagwav. while John T. Wer
llon is booked for Haines.
ESTEBETH
The good ship Estebeth arrived
from Juneau early today, reaching
port about noon, with local mail and
freighe. Mr. Martin Itjen and Mr.
Lee Hudson, who had been iii Ju
neau on the jury but did not come
back with the rest of the men, are
home again, ready for business.
SPECIAL AT1ENTI0N
If, In the handling of your business, anything should occur
that Is not entirely satisfactory, we shoulil consider it a favor
if you would call this to our attention, or if there is any serv
ice this bank could render you, individually, or to the com
munity, that It doe» not now render, we should be glad to en
tertain any suggestion, consistent with sound banking.
I VSBEo YOCRS FOR SERVICE -
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SXAQWAY, ALASKA
Chicago.. May 16.—Two confes
sions have been obtained In the case
of the policemen who ivore murder
ed in the labor war. One of the con
fessions is by one of the actual slay-'
ers of the policemen. The confes
sions are now in the hands of the
police.
BRITISH PREMIER
SOON TO RETURN'
London. May 15.—It 1* semi-offl- i
cially stated that Lloyd George and !
the British delegation at Genoa will j
return home at the end of this week '
TO RESTORE EUROPE
Ml*ST RECOGNIZE SOVIET
Washington, May 16.—Senator)
Borah gave his opinion as to the j
method by which Europe could be j
restored. He said that the first step
in the economic restoration of Eu-t
rope was the recognition of the Sov- j
el government of Russia.
POLES GROW HOSTILE
TO GOVERNMENT j
Washington. May 16.—The Pols'
in the I'nited States have grown hos-'
tile to the preseut Poli3h govern
ment, on the alleged ground of the
cruelties of the government. A let
ter received today by Senator Willis
alleges' that the Polish consulates
thruout the I*. S. and Canada will.
be blown up unless a change of,
front is manifest in the government
al attitude.
HAINES NOTES
Haines, May 15.—Mrs. H 0. Baa-J
ta mid little son Warren are leaving I
tonight on the steamer Jefferson for
.luneau, where they will stay for a
few days.
Mr. Robert W. Wiley returned to
his home here on the steamer For
nance, having come up from Seattle i
on the Princess Mary. Mr. Wiley I
'ias been away from here for some |
time, and has made an extended trip
thru the Status as far as New York)
City.
Tim Vogel is up from the Haines j
Packing company's cannery, and re
ports getting ready for the tlshlng ]
season, and that they are getting |
along very nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Banta, Mr. and |
Mrs. N. G. Hanson, MiBs Zema Coch
rane. Miss Omie Cochrane, Mr. C.
D. Cray and Corporal Whipple were |
dinner guests at Mr. and Mra. Oeo.
A. Romberg la9t Friday evening.
The primary department of the j
public school, under the supervision!
of the teacher. Miss Omie Cochrane,
gave an out-door entertainment last |
Thursday afternoon, which was well |
attended, and was well rendered,
and showed that the teachers had |
taken great pains with her scholars.
Miss Cochrane is an exceptionally!
good teacher. The following is the |
program rendered:
1. Song, "Spring Song," by the
school.
2. Concert recitation, filrst grade
3. Dialogue, "Doctor Wise,"—
William Peterson, Mildred Gestner.
Lucy Chisel. Andrew Johnson, Mar
jorie Ambler.
4. Solo, "Little Children." Min
nie Morris.
5. Pageant, "The Return of the
Flowers," by the school.
Phone 126 and Kellers will de
liver ice cream Sunday In time for
dinner. Order either a three flavor
brick of neapolitan or plain. We
will pack It to ketp for hours.
Subscribe for the Dally tlsskin
MARGOT ASQITTH
GODD BIT Vl'LGAR
Chicago, May 16. Dr. Charles
Brown, dean of the Divinity School
of Yale University. in an address in
this city, passed his opinion on Mar
got Asquith. He said in the ad
dress that she was a good but vul
gar woman.
MARINE NEWS
The Princess Mary reached port
Sunday morning with a capacity
cargo of freight and a big load of
passengers. The town was a busy
place on Sunday, this but a fore
taste of what we can expect from
now on until September. i
Mr. R. W. Wiley, the manager of I
the Rainy Hollow mines, returned J
from an extended trip to the States
on the Mary. Mr. Lee Green of I
Haines and Mrs. C. A. Hoss. with her j
daughter returned from the States,
where they have been visiting for
some months. These people all took I
the Fornance for Haines. Mr. G I
Herman Miller and Mrs. Miller, who |
have been visiting friends in Van-I
couver and Seattle during their va-|
cation, returned on the Princess Mr :
and Mrs Miller went East as faras !
Klk Point, near Edmonton, where i
they visited a brother of Mr Miller, j
who is a prominent physician In I
that section.
Mr. Miller reports a delightful va-j
cation, having had the not unusual
experience of being hauled in a fine
new automobile about ten miles with |
a husky team of farm horses, after!
a breakdown.
He thinks that times In the states >
and Canada are Improving: that j
there are plenty of men out of work j
in the cities but at the same time |
plenty of work for the men in the'
country. It's a very common ex
perience for one to be struck for the
price of a meal on the streets of Se
attle.
Among other passengers were Mr]
C. M Lovsted of the manufacturing j
Arm of Lovsted & Co of Seattle: j
Rev. John Unsworth of Toronto, a j
student of the established church. |
who is on hi* way to Whltehorse. I
where he will have charge of the |
church for the summer months: Mr I
A. 11. Brown of Vancouver, a broth-,
er of Mr. Hal Johnston, who is eom-j
lng north for service with the Whitej
Pass for the summer months Mr. I
Brown spent four years in the war!
and has two m^Hals for service. He
was fortunate in not being serioue-!
ljr wounded, tho he received a num-j
ber of minor wounds.
Captain J. D. McDonald of the I
steamer Tutshl is returning to take;
charge of his new boat on the Car
cross-Atlin run.
Captain E Gray, with the Torahne.
will ply the waters of Atlin lake this
summer with guests for the Atlic
Inn.
R. L. Pelton, puser of the Tutshi.
with his crew, came up on the Mary
Captain J D. Murray, the veteran
pilot of the Alaska, will be at his
old stand during the summer months
With him was "Pop" E. P. Bemls.
the genial purser of the Alaska, and
a number of White Pass employees!
for the river and lake points.
Howard Warne. telegraph operat
or at Tagish. returned on the Mary
form a two months' visit with his
parents in B. C.
The Mary left tor the south on
this, her last trip of the spring, at
11:30 The next boat on the C P R.
Line will be the Princess Louise,
May 24
The Alaska Steamship company's
freighter Skagway reached port this
morning about five o'clock on her
trip to the westward. She had twen
ty-two tons of freight for Skagway j
and 2S8 tons of rails for Seward i
The Jefferson of the same line]
reached Skagway last night with fif
teen tons of loc^l freight and eight
tons of freight for over the line. She
left for the south after discharging
her cargo.
i ne arrivals on ine jmnwu
were: W. E. Hilton, H. L. Skartle,
Robert warner, M. Rund. K. Mc
Innig, J. Cumpy, J. M. Sullivan,
Charles Pllsscy, L. Kelly.
G. A. Landgren from Seattle ar
rived at Haines on the Jefferson.
The following: passengers were
southbound: J. Carey, who came up
north to take work in the bridge
gang of the White Pass, but has
been offered a position in Seattle and
left on the Jefferson, and C. M. Lov
sted and D. Leevan, who left for Ju
neau.
The Jefferson left for the aouth at
S a. m.
BiiiEs mmmrn
I! GFNOfl G0IFE8EIGE
Genoa May 15.—The conference
which wa* heralded to be the meet
ing of the mtnds out of which would
arise a rejuvenated Europe and a
new order of international concord
and peace i» today one of the bit
terest disappointment* of any con
ference held since the war. Out of
the meeks of negotiations there has
•omf nothiry: aside from the treat*
■f Rapailn between Germany and
Russia This treaty virtually re
(•stal.Iiahes tte old order of the bal
ance of power in Europe Th# de
ciaion of the conference w»i to con
tinue the discussion of the question
of Russian rehabilitation at the
Hague, at which time Kuaata will
not be represented
GENERAL KV PLANS
ATTACK ON LIN
Pelting. May 15 —General Wu
Pei Fu has ordered hla troops con
centrated at Tangshan north of
Tientsin The assumption is that
General Chang T»o Lin plans to es
tablish an Independent etiipire In
Manchuria and Mongolia, and r'u
will be in position to attack Lin in
case such action is taken by the lat
ter.
Rl'SSlANS ACCEPT
FOR NEW ni\KKl!KNCi:
Genoa. May 16.—The Russian del
egation announced last night that
they would accept the plan for an
ajl nation commission at the Hague
to meet on June 15 for the purpose
of studying the Russian problem.*
with the aim of trying to find son e
ground for the recognition of tie
Soviet government.
ALASKA 8. 8. Oi.
GETS MAIL OON'TR \< "T
Washington. May 15—The post
office department awarded three
mail contracts to the Alaska Steam
ship company One Is for carrying
mall to Nome. St Michael and Nor
ton sound points at the rate of
a trip The second is from Seattle
to Skagway and other Southeastern
Alaskan towns for J460 a trip The
third is from Seattle to Seward * a
the Southeastern Alaskan ports. a>id
to include Cordova and Valdez for
JI.000 a round trip This contract
is subject to revocation at any time.
"If the Shipping Hoard or any other
bureau or department of the gov
ernment shall establish a regular
steamship service on a line between
Seattle and Seward, this contract
may be terminated "
MimiNsHJM party
KVDS l\ DKATH
Seattle, May 15 -A moonshln*
party on a hoii ^boat at which
drinking ai d > arousing ended when
an upaet oil >tovf exploded Mra.
Clara Thomas. t> rty-two y^ara of
aKe, and mot.-f four children,
reoe.ved burna »huh raat«d fcer
death.
| . s. KKH T<i PARTICIPATE
Washing on. May 1« —The date
department made public this after
noon a message sent to Amh&saador
Child al the Genoa conference The
statement had (o da with the ques
tion of America s participation In
the Hague conference. which I* an
adjournment of the Genoa confer
ence with the Russian* left out The
government declined to partcipate
in the Hague conference on the
ground I :it the new conference I*
mereh a rontinoonee of the Genoa
conference und"r a different nomen
clature Thai the <ame reaaon* for
the 1 5 not p-. ticipating in the
flrnt hold* for the se«-ond and the
added fart tl at t>ie new conference
is destined to meet the same d.tB
culuee in the new as in the old con
ference This, of courso on the sup
position that the at! tude of KuHi*
remains the tamt
ST. PAl'1. TIM "«T M
J J. Illl.l AHMIMSTRATOR
St Paul. May 13— Georire B
Tlannef*. president of the North
western TrnW Co . of this dt>. w*t
named as adT.t iwrator of the fif
teen million dollars estate of Mary,
the widow of lie late Jamea J Hill,
the railroad magnate
IHE HE PA35 &
THE GATEWAY ROUTE TO
Yukon Territory, Atlin and
Interior Alaska
Serai-Weekly Train Service between Skaguav and Whitehorse
during the \X inter Season.
Foe information regarding passenger and freight rates apply to
H- Wheeler- General Manager
Skaguay- Alaska
or
510 Alaska Building
Seattle Wash.