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~N^7lWENTY SECOND YEAH SKAGWAY. ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26. 1919 • PRICE 10 CENTO
M URGE CITIES IN SPAIN
10 BE PUT IB R9ARIIAL LI
Madrid. Wedincsciay — Owing to
the rerent poiitJOl and indust. i11
disturbances which, have swept ov
er eDaru, th© constitutional ffuar
an'ee win Probably b? sastK'nJ^d
throughout the entire nation.
Madrid is now under martini law,
and it is believed that several of
the otbjer large eitie© will econ be
governed' in the same manner
jTTirp ariiip cniiPUT
DtClLn. Wednesday — Travelers
arriving in this city from Biwlapost
t«vl*y report that thTf has been
much Woody fighting bet*w*«i Com
munists auul ajiti-Rolsheviki for<" s
in th«. streets of Jludmpw-'t. It is
reported that the streets of that
ci'y are being swept by raaolnne
guu fire and that th" c^suaiites are
Terv heavy.
The Communist giia-dg are be ins
director by Hun&aiian eoldieis
wch have lately returned from Rus
sia.
Basel, Wednesday—Cz oho Voices
according to » Vienna dispatch to
•he Frankfurter ZeiUing this morn
ine- have occupied the important ci
tv o£ Raab, which is situateda °n
on the Danube river only 67 miles
northwest of Budapest.
no fiti Hist
< The Juoeau Empire in reporting
tlj*» session of the territorial lP?is
]<»iure .-stated that, a comtmmiration
frxm the Skagway Chamber of Coin
uttrce asking for th« (wistm-Hion
of v'nCfih, along the Skagway river
to the gummie of the White Pass
was reflerred to the Committee on
Roads and Highways.
The Skagway Commeriial Club
did not ask for a road to Summits,
what they did ask for was a road to
the timber belt along the east fork
of the. Skagway rive-r, and it was
st«teciv in the request that two
ye^rs ago th-e territorial Road Com
mission after a personal pyon
noissance of the land, promis.d to
twill the road, so that in the ejid
our people might be abl^ to get
fire wood without having to buy it
in the Yukon territory,
Mio'S
EVE KIEV FARM
Anson i?., Montana, MarrilL 26—J.
P. Morgan, determined to give his
extensive ran oh. in this state a
thorough investigation, and? in or
der to ck> so he bit upon viewing
this wid tract of land from the air
thus getting a bird's eye view.
That this may he accomplished in
safety he hits employed former
Amir Aviator .Daily to carry him
over the ground in an aeroplane,,
and it is his intention to make an
exhaustive study of his farm in
tni= manner.
After the Party
You go home to find it burned together with the
• . iruutence policy and the Liberty Bond etc:
Too Late than to Say.
"1 wish I had rented a Safe Deposit Box from
the Bank of Alaska, and it would cost me only
25c a month.1'
"Now is the time to act. Not Tomorrow
which never gets here."
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• iJBJUfK OF ALASKA
New Goods Just Received
Van Houten's Cocoa 1-2 lb 70c
Christie's Soda Biscuits 2 lbs Tins 75c each
Royal Yeast Cakes (Canadian) 2 for 25c
Bake-Ko (Egg Substitute) 1 Package Equal
J
to 3'doz eggs 30c each
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P. H. GANTY
j Waslniigaon, March 25—Secreta
ry of the Interior Franklin K. Lane
is iu receipt of a letter from Dde
gate from Alaska, James Wicker
sham, copies of which h&vie been
distributed, aimong a iiumtxsr of
j Republican congressmen, in, which
Delegate Wickershani makes as
I tounding accusations as&inBt the
| department'^ adminidtigLticn of
Governmtnt railroad and other
the Alaskan affairs.
In his letter <o Secretary Lame,
Delegate; WicterShamj demands »he
withdrawal of Lane from the offi
cial management of the Alaska
railroad consruction. He charges:
incompetency and political a^rtisan
sUlp, aitd the wa§te and misuse of
'he iundy whiah have been appio^ri
ated by congress for. the construct
ion of the railroad<.
Alaska's tlUtgato charges the
administration with leveying unjust
and unreasonable rates for ser
vice on portions of read which1
have already been, completed, and li '
cliar-ies that Ignite assisted, the Al
aska syndicate, the Guggenheim-iMor
g-in corporations in imposing) unr a* •
onable rates agains* Alaska shippeia
for water transportation.
The charge, of unjust discrimiw
t'on against residents of the
ter.-irory is also set lip. and on t is
point the delegate claims that the
department has virtually given over!
control of the Bering rl-;
ver district toj the Ouggenheims, and
»hus made it possible for the South-1
erf* Pacific to get the cream of the
Matinuska district.
Judge Wi^kersham) quoted iett'rs
and official documents in support of 1
his charges agains Thomas Riggs1
Tr. as director of the operations1
on the Northern section of the rail-1
road or as railroad constructor of
the Nenaaia division and states;- j
"You are responsible for it. You
knew he was hopelessly incompetent
when you gent him there."
Delegate Wickershum further
char/ea In his letter to aacretary
L-aue that the govemmeait railroad,
has oost 1140,000 per mile to
build', and states that It could have
been built by privae contract for
{40,000 or 150,000 per mile.
The delegate further Btatea that
while engaged as the railroad build
er, iliggB wa« a social and politic
al nppolntee, amd not, by virtue of
his ability as an engineer, and that
sg a builder he was au offense
against the Alaska railroad) pro.
Ject.
UruiLkeoijess, Mr. Secretary, in the
headquarters at Nenana," saya the
letter, "waa publldly flaunted in
Mr. Riggs' faoe, and it was
suoh management ag this that has
othe government a loss of mil
lions of dollars and yeais lost time
and appropriations, and has ultim
ately brought the failure of the
enterprise."
'ihe letter charges Mrs.
Rigga, wife of Gov. Riggs, and Mrs.
Cramer, wife of Gov. Riggs' Secre
tary, with having voted; illegally in
Nenana at the Novemoi.r election of
1916. Thomas Rlggs was then
Alaska railway commissioner, and
Cramer wa$ the disbursing officer.
I>elegate TViclcersham sa>s in his
leiter, "and Commissioner Rlgga pr«.
cured Renla Coudet Riggs, his wife,
to rote a. the election and Disbu/rs
in? officer Cramer procur d( Flo
rence E. Cramer, hig wife, to vote
at the game Dolls, both they and
their wives were guilty of tWe crim
inal act or acta denounced in the
congressional election law and ough
to be nunlshed as if they were com
mon people instead* of securing im
munity because *hev were high offi
cial! in the Alaska Enginearimg
Commission and more recently Gor
araor and Secretary to the Gover
nor of the territory of Alaska."
Okon-ogan, March 26 — Ruith Gap.
rison, who is charged with having1
murdered JIr§. Grace M. Storrs by
4'ivia<? her % fruit cocktail seasoned
with a liberal dose of strychnine,
will be brought to this city to tes
tify in behalf of Dudley Storrs,
the husband of the murdered wo
man who is being held! on a charge
o* felony.
It 1b believed that her testimony
will implicate Storrs in the mur
der, as the Seattle police still in
sist that &ha could not hare plan
ned and,1 executed the muirder un
aided.
THREE HUBBIES
DEFEAT WIVES'
Oilon, Mich:) March 26—Monday
three loving husbands vanquish©
three loving wives who aspired for
Political honors.
Mrs. Belle Anderson wag candi
date for president of the vintage
against her husband1 Eyron D An
deracn; Mrs. lone 'Align ran
against her husband Fred D Allen
for the cleu-ksliiD, while Sar«Ji
Murphy was a candidate for asses
«r against HJarbert Murphy, another
husband.
The Btrength of the nruci,
'launted women's machine proved
t'- be imaginary. "Well." docjai-ed
the females, "the jobs stay in the
family, anyway."
Late arrivals from Oineaj report
that a very optimistic atmosphere
prtvails in that vicinty as the re
sult of the find'ing, by Emil Dorfner,
of the lost rich-pay streak on Do-tuo
creelc. : f
The pay was discovered- on 13 be
low, and from the prRpent accounts
several outfits will work there
In hopes of connecting up the run
of coarse gold.
Dorfner is installing a iargoplant
and will open up with a big number
of men, operating on on extensive
scle, this summer.—Citizen.
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SOUNDS LIKE
From time to time AJaskans ad
vocate the establishment of an insan
asylum In thle territory, at pome
snot the location of wkioli yet
bag been undetermined. Whether
•■hrise recommendations are made on
the theory that a doe's hair is
good for the bite; or engendered
by a desire to reap pecuniary ben
efits from the ©aire of these unfor
tunates ig unknown. But the
fac* remains that if President Wil
son does no return soon from Franc
with a clear and dafinate expla
nation of what the constitu
tion of the League of Nations con
sists of Alaska will have to be
roofed over; a loeeipep appointed or
the crazies moved bade to make
room for thje great majority. One
would thinik that we of Alaska
would be mor interested In the
subject of Why Do the Snn Go
South In th0 Winter Whim It is
Needed Most; or why a majammte ail
ways howlg at night wften we de
sire to sleep, otr some other subject
wearer hoiae; but not go. The
peace treaty has been signed, sealed
and delivered and the nation semt
to the definition bowwows of toner
an>1 more frequent tton any local
ity in wfhioh we have ever efccd out
a miserable existence. Brain
storms over cundent ooJitics a-re be
coming aa recurrent aH the gflaelei
■wind or our ooal bill.—'Vaidez Min
®r- - .I -I _._a _l.
SOUTHBOUND PASSENGERS OUT OF
SKAGWAY MUSI GO IK QUARANTINE
Shortly after, ivooq today Dr.
Johnston,, acting heaflth ooXCloer
received! orders from Governor
Thomas Rlgga, jr., to institute a
strict . quarantine ag«iJi»t all oer
Bcns leaving this dty for thie south
i la any manner whatsoever, steam
ship. gag boat, aeroplane or by any
other mean^. The regulations re
quire that those desiring to 1 &ve
must first go into quarantine for
."Vf> da.jT3 jj>rior to the time of their
departure, and that whtle ttlru^ de
tained will b ©under their own ex
Cense.
All travelers bound Bouth will be
required to spend 6 days at the
Golden North hjofcel and will not be
allowed to go on the streets, or
mingle with the town people during
that timie.
Dr. Jothmgtao Was questioned this
morning on the Influenza situation
an* stated that with the exception
of the Mul vlh ill famll.v, who aw
°11 reported to be down with th<
flu, there ar© no new oases.
T®o additional nurs g arrived 01
the Estebeth from Juaoau las'
ni^ht, Mrs. Shaw and Miss Gruudy
and these are assisting1 Mrs. Me
Kenzie and Mra. Bothwell wh<
oaine up with Dr. Johnston.
A telephonic report from tlx
White Pass hospital eayp that all
the patients there are doing well
and Dr. Gable is now; cauvalescent
and shou!til be out in a short time.
The tolephone was brought intc
play in communicating with, the Hos
pitai annex, and Mist Wilson, wOk
so graciously offered h«r services,
announced that all her patients w-er
doing well. She waa informed that
a 'ew more patients from the White
Pas' hospital or private residence*
would be sent down today, but she
w*» unable to learn who they are.
Seattle, Matrch 25—Right) River
end Bishop McOrath of RaJrer City.
Oregon,- waa oonsecreated in this
city yesterday. Bishop Crlmont of
Alaska asglatext in the impressive
oeremany.
KIWIS MADE;
OFFICE DENIfl
.Tuneiau, Wetdiaeedasi —■ N. O. Har
dy, for more th&a one year papt
deputy tL S. Matrehaj in Sfcagw&y,
and who arrived) In this city Hon
do.* morning om the Light house
tender Oediar, ha« been, appointed
bv H. S, Marshall' Tanner eg office
deputy in this dy to succeed Har
ry P. Morton, resigned.
SURFACE IB
HONS DOES HOT
SHOW ALL
Washington, March 26 — The
American delegates in Parts have
wired - to the "White Bouse today
that better progress is being matte
towards a peace treaty than ap
peals an th,e surface o' the report*
which hare beea sent out.
FOBipie
IS ASSASSINATED
Prague, March. 26—A report haa
reacted this city that former Pre
mier Korolyi was assassinated
st Budapest yesterday.
Most joyfully we welcomc you back!
May the days as well as the years ahead of
you ever keep fresh in your memory the
appreciation and pride which mere words alone
cannot express. You did the job right!
Who's
Your
Tailor?
Military training has certainly worked
wonders with your physique—your new
clothes to properly fit your bigger chest,
smaller waist, more muscular limbs, should
be made expressly for you by Ed. V.
Price & Co.
Our new fashions and woolens await your inspec
tion and we will gladly measure you and arrange for de
livery of the finished clothes to suit your convenience.
JAMES KENNEDY