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No. 19 TWENTY FOURTH YEAH
SK AG WAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1921
PRICE 10 CENTS
ALASKA I SPOT
LIGHT AT CAPITAL
Washington. D. C., Mar. 16.— j
Things are stirring in the national -
capitol with reference to Alaska and 1
her needs. Whether the cause of
this commotion is due to the infor- |
matioii given to Secretary Fall, by 1
Senator Cummins is not known, but '
it is certain that both President j
Harding and Secretary Fall are re
ceiving impressions with regard to '
Alaska. It is not certain that those
impressions are what Alaska needs i
or should have conveyed . to the J
minds of the most influential people j
in Washington, but a hopeful sug- J
gestion is found in the fact that both I
the President and Secretary Fall are [
sincerely interested in the Territory.
There is good grounds for believing j
that they will convince the remain- |
der of the cabinet today that what- i
ever the cause for the decrease of
the population in Alaska and her |
failure to develop as she should, the!
blame for much of it lies at the door {
of the federal government.
Washington. Mar. 13.—The state
department today despatched a note
to Panama and Costa Rica, outlin
ing the settlement of the boundry
dispute. The note follows the plan
laid down in the treaty negotiated :
between these two countries by Br.v- >
an.
SPECIAL SESSION DEFINITELY I
CALLED FOR APRIL ELEVENTH
Washington. Mar. 15.—The date !
of the special session which, it was i
expected would be called for the j
fourth of April, has been definitely
decided for the eleventh.
PAYNE RESIGNS AS DIRECTOR
GENERAL OF RAIL ROAD,
Washington, Mar. 15.—Payne j
has presented his resignation as di- j
rector general of railroads.
Washington, Mar. l.V- -T':c Irt
ish government has indicated to ..
government at Washington that a
special mission is being organized,
the function of this mission will ho
a visit to the I'nitcd Si;:'es to for
mally convey to the new administra
tion its congratulations, and wishi •
for success. The mission will theu
proceed to take tip with the admin
istration the discussion of the com
plex outstanding questions between
the British and American govern
ments.
London. Mar. i.".-—The Bols.ievs
ki aeroplane was s'lot do./ by :
Kronstadt jinns. This v/;is ills*
port of a despatch w! ich co:.. it •
Abo. Findland, to the Times, tl.
attacks ou t! e tort by armored car-,
[he ears going over the ice. were re
pulsed. One of the c;irs was sunk.
Will Hold Wilson
In Remembrance
New York. Mar. !•;—The move
ment which has I«t i:s object tT:o
perpetuation ol the n.^mory of
work of ex-I'reside ii Vilson as t
projector of t've L. ?ue of Xt:io:
dea. was lanm- led today. The e;.
form of the ivenior! .I to lie ere<'
ias no' lie •» decided upon, but
s proposed tJ a.. .e it nation il
lot inu rnat nal . i! ■ scope.
i'.\\«orvER en x for v.
ROT H1Y CI l !! MKKTl.V
Seattle. Mar. 1".—T ■ next hi ■ -
ing place of t ie i .'.v/'iutio': .1 U
tary clubs for the year 1922 wiil
be in Vancouver, Tl. c. Ti:e selec
tion was maue by t a- conference to
lay.
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Keep your savings, your surplus money in yeur own ccm
munity—where it belongs—and where it will work for you
over and over again.
Money in your HOME BANK will help build roads, sup
port 'schools,^ and aid your local ccrripan:es and bu::r.ess
houses and make certain YOUR pay roll. It will bring new
business to your town and thus give you more (or yeur dollar
when you buy. New business increases the value of your
property and decreases your taxes. A man or w oman with a
bank account never worries about hard tin.es.
Bank of Alaslia
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AT LOWER PRICES
i Liberty Bell, Cane and Maple..
1 Liberty Bell, Cane and Maple..
1 Liberty Bell, Cane and Maple..
I Pure Maple Sap from Vermont.
, Rogers Golden Syrup Canadian
I Rogers Golden Syrup Canadian.
..2* pound tins'
. :» pound tins
.10 pound tins
. -2} pound tins
.. 2 pound tins
. .5 pound tins
P. H. GANTY
KVAl TRANSFER
Wat liugton. Mar. 15.—Two.meet
. .» now cabinet have had
ii :i for discussion the question as to
whether the lull battleship fleet
should bo transferred to«th<j, Paci
f.c, to remain there indefinitely.
Y e fact that this question has been
up twice and is considered seriously
has caused more discussion in Wash
ington than anything that has hap
pened for a long time.
It is understood that no decision
]t;is been reached in the matter, but
the'general impression is that the
.tior. ultimately will he favora-^
b!e.
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-OBEGAIHEBING
New York, Mar. 15.—The Hying
r i ine in use in the army for
■ 1 . purpose and those used for
pursuit work are being drawn from
t):c various Hying fields and will be
concentrated at Langlev field. \a.
AV. in;.ton. Mar. 15.—The nom-1
>p. of ltobert Woods Bliss of |
''ii: :is third assistant secre- j
of state was sent to the Sen
today, by rresident Harding, I
non-nation was immediately
tinned.
A'aska Stands High
i
As A Producer!
itn:um, D. C„ Mar. 16.—
liiny to a statement prepared
l<v c division of statistics of the
t ;i oi foreign and domestic com
uu:ve t'.e trade between the United
• v ;::id Alaska during the year
It':.'" was one of the most produc
and wholesome trades the
t .n:iu:y possesses.
Tiiis report discloses the fact that
the i 'onlo of Alaska have a larger
purchasing power per capita than
th.o .people of any other extra-terri
;i! possession of the t'nited Stat
<• and a:i equally larger productive
power.
Tl : V. ( IVIUAXS A\I) FTVE
IOLICE KILLED BY BOMB
Dublin, liar. 15.—Five policy re
cruits w.-re Mounded by the explo
.-. ,u of :i bomb liere last night. The
police- wore searching a house when
! "ie bomb exploded. Tlie explosion
.; i u roe civilaius beside-s wound
In. ti e recruits.
Rca(il«\ Mar. 10.—Mrs. Einma Wil
liius of Seattle is the mother of ten
sons, six of.them her own, and four
s-cp so'is. They were all killed in
the world war, while servinp in the
British Army. This afternoon Mrs.
; AVillvins mailed a present to Presi
dent Harding. This present was a
! nickel plated wash cloth rack which
I she herself had made,
i . -
Washington, Mar. 15.—The com-|
missioner genera! Husband, of the
immigration department has under
consideration a new plan for taking
care of the immigrant when he
comes to this country. The plan is
to coordinate the agencies in the de
partments of the Interior, Labor,
and Agriculture, which have to do j
with the immigrant, and by t£eir
cooperation seek to divert the immi
grant from the congested portions
of the cities and place the newcom
ers on small farms in different sec- j
tions of the country. This It is
expected will.work for the good of
the immigrant, for his more rapid
Americanization, and for the relief
of the congestion in the foreign sec
tions of our cities. Commissioner
Husband made announcement of
this tentative program today.
Washington, Mar. 15.—The repre-j
sentatives of the packers and the
employees will meet with Secretary
Davis on March twenty first for the |
purpose of adjusting the question |
of wages.
Seattle, Mar. 17.—The postal au
thorities announced the Alaska mail
schedule this afternoon. The mails
for Fairbanks. Xenana, and other
points in the Yukon district will be
sent via Seward over the government
railroad to Fairbanks for distribu
tion.
After that date only first class
mail and newspapers will be sent
to these points, other classes of mail
will be held in Seattle until May 5,
when all mail will be routed via
Skagway, down the Yukon river on
steamers.' Immediately after the op
ening of navigation, mail for Kusko
kwim points will be dispatched by
direct steamer from- Seattle after
May 15th. Mail for Nome, St. Mi
chael. and the Seward Peninsula
points will leave by boat from Seat
tle about May 10th.
Japan Stirts On
Big Air Program
Washington, Mar. 16.—Japan is
expected to start upon a big avia.
tion program. This is the opinion
expressed and expected by officials
who have watched her activity in
this particular.
Japan is purchasing many aero
planes in Europe, and is endeavoring
to enlist the expert advice of the best
of the British naval flyers.
WAIXWRIGHT NAMED AS AS
SISTANT SECRETARY OF WAR
Washington, Mar. 15.—The new
assistant secretary of war is J. M.
Wainwright, of New York. Mr. Wain
wright served during the war in the
national guard of Colorado.
MIXERS STRIKE
AGAINST REDUCTION"
Seattle, Mar. 10.—Three thousand
coal miners are out on strike. They
are refusing to accept a reduction in
wages.
Don't forget the St. Patrick's day
dance at the Elks tonight. It will
be a regular Elk affair and all Elk
affairs are of the highest order for
fun pleasure. Dancing begins at
9:30 o'clock.
IIUIGTON IS
PAYING SONUS
Olympla, Mar. 15.—The state of
Washington, begins its payment of
a bonus to its world's war soldiers
tomorrow. The claimants who are
entitled to compensation under the
soldier bonus act will then be paid
so fast as the department can pass
on their claims and pay out the mon
ey. The total amount to be paid is
eleven million.
fill FIGHT I!
New York,Mar 15.—The cham
pionship match between Dempsey
the Champion and Carpentier the
French heavy weight for champion
ship of the world will not be held
in Europe as has been reported but
on the American continent. This
was the announcement made by Tex
Rickard today.
Germany Asked To
Pay 20 BillionMarks I
Paris, Mar. 16.—The reparations
committee of the League of Nations
has presented a bill for Twenty bil
lion marks to be pail by Germany
by May 1. This is to be paid in
gold, commodities, ships, securities
and almost any other thing Germany
has which is of value. Tre first lien
on this money etc. will be the pay
ment of the expenses of the armies
of occupation.
LAWYER . HEADS
X. W. ROTARIANSl
Sattle, Mar. 1G.—Mr. Erskel a
Seattle lawyer was elected governor
of the northwest district of the Ro
tarians. at its meeting in Seattle.
EXTRA SESSION OF SENATE
EDXED AT N'OOX YESTERDAY
Washington, Mar. 15.—The extra
session of the Senate which began
on March 4th, ended at noon today.
LINDEBERG IK
THE LIS US
Tacoma, Mar. 16.—Jafet Linberg,
the spectacular operator and reput
ed very wealthy Alaskan is finding
life more or less stormy. He has
been indicted by the grand jury in
connection with the failure of the
Scandanavian-American bank in Ta
coma. Receiver 'Haskell announc
ed that Linberg and the companies
with which he Is associated owe the
bank something like a million dol
lars.
When a man is down others fall
upon him. Such is the case with
Linberg. Two suits have been filed
against Linberg by the stockholders
of the Pioneer Mining and Ditch Co.
of this city. The one suit is for
recovery of the Seward Peninsula
railway of Nome, which Linberg is
alleged to have bought for the com
pany and which he has refused to
turn over to tbo company. The other
suit is for the recovery of one hun
dred thousand dollars advanced to
Linberg by the company.
San Francisco, Mar. 17.—The au
thorities were advised that a war
rant charging Jafet Lindberg with
complicity in wrecking the Tacoma.
Scananavian American Bank, is en
route here. Heretofore any attempt
to arrest Lindeberg has been block
ed by his attorney because a warrant
was not at hand. Guy E. Kelly the
attorney for the receiver of the bank
is here pressing the case against
Lindeberg. He declares that the ar
rest is only a question of hours.
STUDENT GEI
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Berlin, Mar. 15.—Talaat Pasha
the lormer Grand Vizier and Minis
ter of finance in Turkey, was assass
inated in a suburb of Berlin today.
The murderer of the Turk was an
Armenian student. He was taken
Into custody by the police.
FIVE PASSENGERS BURNED TO
DEATH IX PULLMAN CAR
Pueblo, Mar 13.—The roar ; ul
man car of a ^cnver & Rio Grande
train caught fire today, and five of
the passengers were burned io (loath.
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