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No. 78 TWENTY SECOND YEAK
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 13. 1919 . . PRICE 10 CENTS
AMMcANS SHOVE VICTOBlf LOAN
OVEB THE TOP FOB ONE III
Seattle, May 13.—Last aight the
Victory U»u subscription commit
tee announced that figures w^re
available ahowjng that Seattl^ had
over subscribed its quota about
5700,000, and that adviqj from
Washington was to the effect that
►he Nation haU gone over the top
in the Victory Loan, for probably
mere than one billion doiliajs.
JUNEAU PLANS
OK BIG FOURTH
That Juneau is planning on a
huge celebration on the Fourth of
July Is evidenced by thg following
cabin which was received from the
uewly elected mayor of that city, J.
Latimer Gray:
Mfcy 8, ISIS.
Ska^way Alaskan.
.Pear Sirs,
The Mayor, City Council and the
pt-oole of Juneau extend a spoeial
invitation to tht* Mayor, Ctftyi Coun
cil and the i^opl^ of Skagw&y to
join us and help us make the 4th
of July the graixk-st celebration
ever held in Juneau.. A patrio
tic parade will b© on® of the spec
iaJ features, and we waait ®ur vis
itors to participate in this
procession. Every effort will be
mada to make the day one of
pleasure for our guests. Lets
yet together and show the outside
world how we celebrate the 4th in
th« grandest country ill the United
Spates. Hoping you will answer
this invitation in person. 1 remain
Yours very truly,
J". Latimer Gray, Maroy.
Versailles, May 13.—The Ger
man delegate^ to the peace, con
ference are today attempting to ar
range » conference with the Aus
trian delegates at St. Germain to
be h«ld tomorrow.
WILL LEAVE II
10 COMMISSION
Par's, Hay 13.—The Allied Coun
cil of Four at a conference held
Hat© yesterday afternoon deaidecli to
i refer the notes received, from Ger
j man labor leaders bearing on the
' labor question and the notes rela
live to the reparriation of German
! prisoners of to a commission
I composed of experts for considera
| tlou instead of answering the notes
! >it oace.
iois
may mm
i London, May 13.—Advices from
| Berlin received her© today report
that the resignation of Foreign/ -Min
: ister Von Brockdortff Kamzau is a
■ growing postvibilitv, and that the
: resignation of Herr I^lidsberK, also
: a member of the German jveace del
e gat ion at Versailles is considered
i inevitable.
PE«H IW
BE AIMED
I Berlin, May 13.—According to a
! despatch received lu re from Hel
; singfo.rs the Allied armieg are
abau* to launch ail attack against
I Petrograd.
Notice To Bond Buyers
First payment mu£ be paid
into the bank on or before
May 10th.
B AN K OF ALASKA
NEW GOODS
Just Received
GOOD SALMON EGGS .
Friction top cans 40c each
CHICK FOOD
20 pounds lots up 6 1-2 pounds
P. H. GANTY
CHANCELLOR MAKES BIB TALK
AGAINST SIGNING PLACE TREATY
Berlin, May 13.—"This pe^ce
is njt acceptable' declared Chancel
lor Scheidmaun in a speech which
he made to tlie members of the Na
tional assembly yesterday.
"We are willing to sign a peace
treaty but only euch a treaty as
wp can fulfill," continraecl the Chan
cellor. "One that will l«ave ua in
a position to wqrk off and p»y what
Is Just," hg s&i'd,. . "We will not
fight. We want peace. We see
with a shudder what brutal •mil
itarism will lead to, froni thg exam
ple which ha« been set by the En
tente powers." he concluded.
FOR SOCIAL
PURPOSES |
Chicago, May 13.-—The American-*
J.«m of Albert Wright wag upheld |
and his possession of a German
juad» razor explained to Judge
Stew?rt Wednesday. Wright, a
negro, used the razor in a brawl
.Tuesday inight.'
"Do you realize that this razor
(was made in Germany?" aski.d the
judge.
1 reckon it musta been, suh. 1
procured it offn a daid German pus
soa out in nobody's land. I
ksio'.vnd li© wag daid, because
1 had just pulled my bayonet outen
Mm."
"Oh. you fought in Prance?" ex
claim' d the court.
"Yes, suh. 1 was. a black devil,'
an' 1 thought this razor might be
valuable, suh."
"For shading."
"No suh: for snoial pu'poses. I
esteem it highly as a kWepsake, I
suh."
"Well, the best I can do la to
discharge you an3 keep the razor.I
Ntx* case," said the judge.
HATE IS SHOWN
TOWQRD RUSS.
CHURCH
London, May 13.—The Botetoevi
ki are seeking to destroy the
Greek Catholic church religion by
bringing it into ridicule and con
tempt throughout Russia and oth
er district,* where this religion,- pre
dominates, says a Reutera corres
pondent at Ekatorinodar.
At that place the Bolshevik
conducted a ceremony of mofi mar
riage in one of the famous church
es, in which one of the aged priests
wajs wedded to a mare..
The choir was. forced under
tinea's of instant death to sing the
■psalms and can tic! eg of the liturgy
as the shocking scene was per
formed.
Among the official publications
issued by the Moscow Soviet gov
ernment a parody in vorse of the
Gror-k church funeral service which
is supposed to performed over
the carcass of a dead dog.
If PROBLEM
Paris, May 13.—When to
day's coafar*.lice between the At
lied rei>r«sntativg began, the solu-i
tion to the Italian problem seemed
to be near at baud.
It is thought j>robai>le that,
a basis of understanding will bo
reached today, ag the Italian repre
sentatives are evincing more will
ingness to make concessions.
it is bJieved that the Austrian
treaty of in ace will b© completed!
this week and that a draft of this
treaty will be handed to the Aus- j
triau delegates during one of the
first day?-of the coming week.
miasms are
Mi ACTIVE
Berlin, May 13.—Spartacans &ro
ag«!a active throughout central
Germany.
Report^ received, lierg this morn
ing state that at Eisenbach the
Spartans forced the mayor and oth
er official^ to march at the head of
a oarade composed of radicals car
rying a red flair, and: Wterwards
the officials wore badly beaten by
the crowd.
BACK III JUNE
Archangel, May 13.—Tentative am
rangements have been made for the
withdrawal of the America, troopa
from the northern part o£ Russia
during the early p(a<rt of June.
WhitehorseWill
Have Big Time
Whiitehorse (By Correspondence)
—On Monday May 6, at 8:30 p
ni., a meeting of citizens, at which
there wo# a fairly good attendance,
was held In the N. S. A. A. hall
to discus^ mattery relative to the
Droposed holding of a celebration of
the King's birthday in Whitehorse
this ye^r. Robert Lowe was elect
ed chairman and Wm. Galpln ^ec
retary.
On motion of W. A. PucJcett it
was unanimously decided that a
celebration should b$ held, but the
date was not fixed for the reason
tha* it was not knowrn, what day,
May, 24 or June 7, would best meet
the convenience of all. Finally a
committee composed of W. A.
Packet* and J.. W. Wilson, wag ap
pointed to confer with Supt. Hahn
of the White Pasg and Supt. Gordon
o' ihe B. Y. N., and ascertain the
mos". suitable date on which, to cel
ebrate and to report at an adjourned
meeting to be hold in the N. S. A.
A. hail at 8:30 o'clock tonight.
It was brought out at the meet
Ing that a good baseball teaan could
be obtained in town a<nd at the
shin yards to represent White
horse in the international touramen
♦hat Is alwayj? the feature to the
King's Birthday celebration.
Since the above meeting? wa,i held
the fommittee has communicated
with Supt. Gordon of the B. T. N.
Supt. Hahm. of the White pa^3 and
E.J. White of Juneau, each of whom
was of t.he opinion that May 24th
would be, for many reasona, the
bes' •'ay on which, to celebrate. Hhe
matter will be definitely pettier at
♦he meeingi of citizens tonight,
W. C. Blanchard of Skagiway,
chief clerk to General Manager
Wheeler of the White Paps, in
communication with Juneau in an
endeavor to charter the goyernmenl
lightship Oedar for a round trit
between SkagTray and Juneau on
|thp da'e set for the celebration
Should he succeed there promises tc
be a banner crowd here from GAs
tineau channel and Lynn canal
towns,
WANTED—WASHING to do notirj
Mrs. McWHIlicung »t BflJker'a raowji.
PUCKERS PREVENT GOVERNMENT
MARKETING 264 MILLION LBS. MEAT
Washington, May 13-—After a^
Series of conferences between the
heads of th big meat packing con
cern? ol the UMted. States an<i
beaJd of the government, the form
er have succeed d, in getting the
government tt> hold o£fi from the
general market soma 264,000,000
pounds of army, meat which & no
longer needed by the army and na
vy department.
Poarlan, Ore., May 13.—Samuel]
Brown, gon of the John Brown of
Harpers Ferry fame, killed himself
by shoot Lag yesterday.
John Brown, famous Abolition.
1st, and leader of the raid and cajp-j
ture of Harpers Ferry Arsenal and
Town in Virginia in 1859 was born |
la Conftectiout In May 1800 of May
flower stoak, whole life devoted to J
the agitation against slavery la dif- j
fereut j>airt$ of thQ Union. Was
the father of twelve children, which
all grew to majtfiood, and were like
him devoted to the fight aganst
slavery.
Organized a fanatical raid on the
Town and arsenal of Haiwrg Fer
ry ia Virgina ii* Jjune 1859 with on
ly 18 men and succeeded) in captur
ing the arsenal from which he was
dislodged a.nd captured by Capt.,
afterward^ General Robt. E. L»ee,
and tried by » Virginia court con
victed and hung.
Brown'g raid was, like Harriett]
Beecher Stow-e'jj book "Uncle Tom's
Cabin" one of the fir^ brandy that I
starred the Gireat Civil War and
while Brown's whole life waa the
Ufa of a fanatic, hla great cour
age and lofty purpose makes
striking the quotation "No commun
ity could exist with, such men as
Statesmen, perhaps aou© could be
great withoife such men for pro
phets."
One of thg slogans of the great |
war of the rebellion wag "John j
Brown's body lieg a mouldering in
the irrave BUT HIS SOUL goes
marching on."
Tames T^ropea received ( advice
♦his morning from Juneau to the
effect that h% brother, Tony, had
received only minor injuries, and
that he was returning to his work
today. Xhe message stated that
Tony's side and l^ck were slightly
strained.
SEATTLE SAILS
FOR SKA6WAY
Seattle, May 13.—The Pacific
Steamship comoany'g liner City of
Seattle cleared from this port for
Skagway aaidi way ports at tea o'
clock this morning.
The passenger list has 120 names,
nine of whom are booked through
to Skagway:- F. W. Buckholts an!
wife, Q. L. Howes, H. L. Rowley,
Fred Harkel, Mrs. E. White, Geo.
Scott, R. Mayer and W. H. David-.
8°n. ' i ! i..—I
New York, May 13.—Sixteen ar
my transports, carrying 28,000 of
ficers and meu cleared from Preach
u^rts yesterday, acoorddng to 6a an
nouncement made by the W&r !>»■
pa-'ment this*morning-.
HUKS~PBEPARE
FOBTROUBLE
Berlin, May 13.—The government
garrison her© has beeni increased to
120,000 men owing to the Sea^ of
riots during the consideration of
the peace termg by the National as
sembly.
The liberal terms on Victory
Bonds make it possible for every
one to subscribe.
Ridiculous 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