®he Jpaiiu Alaskan
XO. 73. TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1023.
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STRIKERS CLAIM VICTORY III
BIG IUY SHE
Chicago. III.. July 19.—President
R. M. Jewell of* the six federated
shop crafts predicted today that the
railroads would capitulate and set
tle the strike within two weeks. The
strike is becoming more effective
every day he declared, and the roads
would yield as socu as the unions
bring them to their knees.
Washington. July 19.-—The lead
ers of the American Federation of
luibor issued an appeal from the
Kxeeutlve Council to all the rail
road workers everywhere to support
the men who are on strike by refrain
ing from doing any work which was
formerly done by the men on strike.
They .ire seeking iu this manner to
secure a just settlement of the rail
road shops trades tispute.
Washington, Julj 19.—it Is likely
that the government will take legal j
steps to end the rail and mine'
strikes This is one of the measures
proposed by which it is expected the I
menace of the strikes can be avert-[
rd. The department of justice'
through us attorneys is looking into;
a mass of reports trom all parts of
the etnmtrr ttf determine whe'her
the government can prosecute on
(he grounds that the tie-ups are con-;
spirai ies to restrain interstate com
Sioux City. Iowa. July 19.—An at
tempt was made to assassinate T. 1).
Kennedy, the general yardmaster of
i cago & Northwestern railway,
at this ponit.
Nashville. Tenn., July 19.—Four
n it are under arrest in connection
with an attempt to nang J. F Hrit
t.iin. an employee of the the Randorj
shops of the Louisville and Nash
ville railroad.
Washington. July 20—President,
Gompers, of the American Federa
tlon of Labor sent out a warning t(
the administration forces, declar
ing that there would be a powerfu
political re-action iguinst the gov
ernmental policy of repression bj
force and military dictatorship lr
the rail and coal strikes.
Buffalo. July 20.—Buffalo is ii
the throes of a street car strike
traffic on the lines in the city has
been interferred with by the strik
ers. In order to keup the cars mov
ing. the Mayor has armed the pol
ice with riot guns und they are rid
ing on the cars. They have been
given orders to shoot to kill. Eighty
one slreet cars in the city have been
manned with the police as they
started out from the barns this
morning.
Mayor Schwab, has sent out a
warning to the strikers that inter
ference with the running of the cars
will not be tolerated and if riotiu:;
is indulged in by the strikers, it will
have serious consequences.
Havre. Mont., July 20.—Five hun
tired strikers in this place took the
foreman of the Great Northern
roundhouse from the shops and car
ried him into the country. The>
there stripped him and tarred and
.'uathered him because he would not
;o out on strike with them.
Seattle, July 20.—The Northern
I'acilic has issued an order tvhich
'educes the service of that line in
lie State of Washington by eighteen
rains, on the main line.
Chicago, July 20.—Chairman
Jooper of the railway Labor Board,
idniitted last night that the Board
lad given up all hope in Its efforts
o bring about reconcilliatioa bet
ween the roads and the men.
SIKWAKT <;IVKX
Pl.KNARY IHUVKIi
Washington. July 19.—Secretary
of the Interior Fall has issued an or
d.-r in which he charges Benjanieu
1) Stew art. supervising euyiueer for
Alaska, with the 0.utv of supervis
ing the operations and performing
other funrt ons ini{ jsed by law and
regulations or specific terms, of the
leases '>r permits it. connection with
the production of coal, oil and nat
ural gas on the leased public lands
in Alaska.
HUM S BILL
IS I XCOXSTITl'TIONA 1.
Annapolis. Ind . July 19.—The
questiou as to tht legality of the
nine million bonus bill passed by the
Maryland legislatu-e. was taken to
the court of appe;.!s. That court
handed down a decision, declaring
tl bill as passed by the legislature
unconstitutional.
Paris. July 19.-—Premier Poin
caire of France lias sent a note to
the British government stating that
he could not fix the date for a meet
ing with Lloyd George in London,
until he had received the report of
the committee on guarantees. This
report is e\pe<ted 13 form the basis
of the discussion ol '.he reparations.
BRYAN'S BROTHER Ol"T
FOR GOVERNORS!!!!'
Lincoln, Neb., July 20.—T. \V.
Bryan. brother of William Jennings
Bryau. and a leader in the affairs
ot this city, received the democratic
nomination for CHvernor of this
stale. Adam McMullen was nomin
ated for governor u.i the Republican
ticket.
(Jl'ARI) KIRKS OX
BOMBARDING MOB
Wiikesbarre, Pa., July 19.—Rail
road guards fired iLto a mob which
was bombarding the Lehigh Valley
roundhouse with stones. There were
several hundred young men in the
mob. Two of the trob were wounded
by the fire of the guards.
JEFFERSON" SAILS NORTH
Seattle. July 19.—The S.S. Jeffer
son of the Alaska steamship com
pany sailed from Seattle this morn
ing at nine o'clock. She had ninety
excursionists on board.
The following passengers are book
ed for Skagway, Mrs. M. SchafTer.
Miss M. Martin, Miss M. V. Ballon,
Mrs J. A. West. Elsie Hill and
Florence CJreenflelds For Haines.
T. M. Scott. W. I-urst and J. \V.
Burnham
&n\erpT\.s'uv$ "Y^out^ "Eden
do not spend al! their money as fust as they make it. Tlioy
are more conservative.
It always looks well for a young man to have forethought
enough to bank his earnings for the proverbial rainy day.
The man who banks his money and takes care of it Is the kind
of a man large companvs are offering fine positions and luxur
ious salaries.
Baanlk ©IT Hllaislka
SKAGWAY, ALASKA
LOCAL ill
IS KILLED IT
FORI SEIKO
Shooting of Judd Matthews at th(
Army Post calls forth deep sympa
thy of Skugwavans for the family.
Monday evening, a number of peo
pie from Skagway went to the danc(
given at Fort Seward. Judd Mat
thews went down In his brother'!
launch. About twelve o'clock while
| running away from a guard he was
shot and killed. We give the storj
as told by one who saw the incident,
and is supposed to know how the
tragedy occurred.
"While attempting to escape from
a military sentinel at Ft. Win. H. Se
ward, Alaska, Mr. Judd Matthews ol
this city was shot Ij death at 11:50
p. m.. July IS, 1»2?. The incidents
leading up to this unfortunate oc
currence were as follows: Mr. Mat
thews was apprelieuied selling whis
key on the military reservation in
tile vicinity of the Host Kxchange.
where a dance wap lu progress and
was taken into custody by a member
of the guard. The member of the
guard who placed Matthews under
arrest Informed him that he had or
ders to take him to the guard house
and hold him there until an Inves
tigation could be made. Matthews
protested strongly against accompa
nying the sentry but mude no at
tempt to escape from his custody and
was proceeding to the guard house
in an orderly manner until almost
there when he tumid upon the sen
try and told him that he would not
go further. The seutry informed
informed Matthews that he had or
, ders to take him to the guard house
[ and that he must carry them out
even if he had to shoot. Matthews
replied to the eitec: that the sentry
would not dare shrot him and was
again warned and directed to move
along whereupon I e dropped three
quarts bottles of whiskey on the
hoard walk, and be;;an running. The
sentry called upon hint to halt sev
eral times warning him each time
that he would shoot If he did not
halt but .Matthews continued run
ning. Matthews »aa 50 yards from
the senirv when tl e fatal shot was
lired. The bullet entered his body
from the rear and coining out thru
the abdomen. Matthews never spoke
after he was hit, death coming in
about 15 minutes."
Two lit his brothers, vvuuam ana
Thomas, went to Haines yesterday.
Marshal Beaumont of Juneau with
Assistant District Attorney Lester 0.
Cory, are on the S.S. Spokane, en
route to Haines, where they will be
present at the holding of the cor
oner's inquest.
The remains will be brought to
Skagway aftar the inquest and bur
ial will take place here. It Is ex
pected the funeral will be held to
morrow afternoon.
KIRK DEPARTMK.S'T CALLED
TO Pl'LLEN FLl'B BLAZE
The fire alarm Mew about elev
en o'clock yesterday, and the Are
department turned out en masse.
The fire was in the south cottage at
the Pullen House. It had started In
a chimney, and was making some
headway when it was discovered.
Tourists and help at the hotel, had
the fire subdued when the boys
strung their hose ready for action
The damage from water was as great
as the damage from the fire
GARAGE TO OPEN' IX SKAGWAY
A new line of business Is l'elng
started in Skagway. Harry Ask
and Bertiie Syed, the latter a mar
ine engineer from -uneau are open
ing up a garage on the alley oppo
site the skating rluk. All kinds of
auto and marine machine business
will be taken care of at their place
of business.
A supply of tools and supplies are
expected to reach Skagway on the
Spokane tomorrow.
The S.S. Spckano of the Pacific
S.S. Company will sail this evening
for the sojuth at 8 o'clock.
Commencing Saturday, the Fifth
Avenue Theater will start at 8 o'
clock.
PRESIDENT GIVES
ASSURANCES OP All)
Washington, July 19-—President
Harding's appeal for troops was
wired to the governors of all the
coal producing states,—twenty-eight
in number. The President In his
message to the givernors assures
them of "prompt %nd full support
of the federal government wherever
you find your own agencies of law
and order Inadequate to meet the
situation." The richt of freedom to
work the President, states, "must
be guaranteed to the fullest extent
by both the state *nd federal gov
ernments."
STEAM PIPE EXPLODES ON
FLAGSHIP NEW YORIk.
Port Angeles, JuJy 19.—The flag
ship of the Pacific fleet, the dread
naught New York, came near run
ning down the dest.oycr McDermott
The reason for the near accident
was the explosion of steam pipes on
the New York. Oje man was sev
erely burned by the escaping steam
and twelve were rendered uncon
scious by the explosion. The acci
dent happened as the armada was re
tnrnlng from the summer maneu
vers.
DENBY HAS NARROW
ESCAPE IN SMASHtP|
Peking, July 19.-—Secretary of the
Navy Denby, who is visiting In this
city, had a narrow escape from death
this afternoon. The naval secretary
was in an aeroplans at an elevation
of four thousand feet uying o/er
the great Chinese Wall, when the
engine in the machine broke down
and the plane came crashing to the !
ground. The machine was demol-1
islied, but Denby was uninjured.
WEATHY ENGLISH WOMAN'
SUES FOR DIVORCE
Seattle, July 20.—Mrs. Amy Whit
by, a wealthy Englishwoman, has
been granted a divorce from her
husband, Oliv Norvll, whois in Jail
In tlelglum. It is said she had in
stituted the suit solely that she and
her daughter may become American
citizens.
TYPHI'S AND CHOLERA
INVADES RUSSIA
London, July 20.—The council of
the League of Nations has Informa
tion of the spread of a plague of
Cholera and Typhus through Russia.
CANDY MEN COME TO TOWN
An innovation in tha way of n con
vention is being stuged on the Pa
cific Coast Steamship Spokane. The I
Western Confectioners, iheaded by l
Mr. C. E. Hobertp, who has been
largely instrumental in making that
organization the live organization
that It has proved to bo. When they 1
had met In convention In San Fran
cisco, last year and the question of
the next meeting place was up for 1
discussion, Mr. Roberts allowed a 1
number of places ».o be suggested,
Boston, Philadelphia. Chicago, and
a few other places, <hen Mr. Roberts (
threw the bomb of making the S.S.
Spokane the place of their next con
vention, the sessions to be held while
that vessel was sailing the beautiful
waters of the inland passage to and
from Alaska.
That this innovation will be gen
erously advertised is assured in the
fact of the expressed delight and
satisfaction being shown b ythose,
who have been taking the trip. Every
town on the route has endeavored
to show the candy uen the best time
within their powers, and they have
been eminently successful. Owing
to the determination of the promot
er to take the convention over the
scenic White Pass to Bennett, the
city of Skagway could not do as
much as they would have liked while j
the folks are in town.
They have made provision for giv
ing the delegates a breakfast of
what most people consider the finest
fish to be set before the guest.
The convention will be served with
spring chicken dinner at that popu
lar hostlery, the Pullen House, on
their return from Bennett.
The Spokane will leave for Haines
and Fort Seward this evening where
the people of that section will give
a grand ball In their honor, and
serve them with the far famed
Haines strawberries.
PRBt SAFE, LANDS IN
WILDS OF INTERIOR
All Alaska lias been held in sus
pense over the Intrepid aviator C. O.
Prest, who landed !n Skagway some
time ago oc his tiip to Siberia, in
his own interest, making his way
thru, giving aerial Btunts, etc.. the
proceeds of which are used ti, defray
expenses for hip fl glit.
News came fro-n the Interior tills
morning that he had encountered
many hardships, including engine
trouble, the latter prompting him
to make a forced landing in the nig
gar-head tundra of the Tanana Val
ley.
While making his landing, he was
reported as having descendod on a
herd of Caribou, which at the time
were crossing over the divide. In
this spectacular larding, he dropped
down upon one of t'le herd and kill
ed the animal Instantly.
Prest In his effort to dismantle
his plane, in which It was considered
an impossibility for him to proceed
was forced to abandon it, when a
' high wind turned Ills machine tur
tle and broke the wings.
After feeding upon Carihou steak,
and preparing himself for a long
mush over wooded iountry, he turn
ed his steps toward Eagle, and af
ter walking 30 miles met the seach
ing party, which had been sent out
from Eagle when *iews came that
he had not been reported there.
It Is the intention of Mr. i'rest,
even though meeting with his sec
ond mishap, the other one causing
him to abandon his wrecked plane
at Prince Rupert, will again light
out next summer in quest of the
Arctic regions, and whereby he in
tends to benefit by it by writing art
icles of his experiences in the North
l:\i.d and Siberia.
Upon Prest's arrival in Eagle he
will board a boat and proceed to
Nenana, thence to the coast Via the
Gevernment railway, and by boat
again to the States, where he v.ill
return and prepare himself for his
third flight to Sibe-ia.
PROGRESS IN
MEXICAN RECOGNITION
Washington, July 19.—Some prog
ress has been made toward the rec
ognition of the government of Mex
ico. At a recent conference, th«
President met Adolph De Lahuerta,
the Mexican minister of finance, and
Brigadier-General J. A. Ryan, re
tired, the latter of vhotn is the rep
resentative of the associated Ameri
can oil interest in Mexico.
• WHY NOT GO FISHING?
Bruce Boyker has the honor of
having landed the largest, trout tak
en from Lake Dewey this summer.
Pruce had to take off his coths to
secure it, the wilv trout having tan
gled the line In some snags.
Hugh Molyneaux, the B. C. road
commissioner for this section is just
returning from an inspection of the
road from Pleasant Camp to tainy
Hollow. Things Just now in that
section are up In the iir owing to
the uncertainty as to what the Rainy
E-Iollow company is going to do.
The road bridge at Wolls b about
flown and that at Porcupine is also
in bad condition.
< CAMP FIRE GIRLS
ROUTED BY FIRE
Seattle, July 19.—Two hundred
and twenty-five camp fire girls had
made camp on Vaslion island and
were having the time of their lives.
Forest fires on tiie island swept
down in their direction and they
were compelled to flee for their lives.
The refugees hurried aboard the
steamer for Seattle, while Mayor
Brown of this city ordered the fire
boat Snouualamie to procced to the
island.
j HITCHCOCK WIN'S
NOMINATION IN NEB.
Omaha, Nob., Jnly 19.—Senator
Hitchcock of this state won in the
' primaries for the nomination for
! senator from this s'ate. His victory
| was a sweeping one. he having near
I ly double the vote of both his op
' ponents. R. B. Howell, the republi
' can national committeeman for this
state was nominated on the republi
I can ticket to oppose Hitchocck in
the election.
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