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NO. 91. TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1022- PRICIC TEN CENTS
REPORT OF
UnfMEIT
CONFERENCE
President Harding's Conference on
Unemployment issu.'d the following
statement today:
"he iong anticipr'ed report on un
employment and business cycles,
prepared by the National Bureau of
Kconomlc Research, Inc.. of New
York, for the President's Conference
on Unemployment. :s now in the
hands of the Committee on the Bus
iness Cycle.
"This report, on which a score of
experts have been working for the
past six months, contains a summary
of practical experience in meeting
the regularly recur ing business de
pressions and their attendant unem
ployment with the vouutry has been
so often saddled II past years.
"On the basis of the various
phases of this report the committee
fe:is begun to draw up recommenda
tions for mitigating the severity of
t •• business cycle t:id for a tenta
tive program towards carrying them
into effect.
"On Octomber 2 next, thecommit
tee. consisting of Owen L). Young.
Chairman; Joseph H. Defrees. Mat
■ .v W'ull. Clarence Mott Woolley,
'liss Mary Van Kletck. and Kdward
S■ re Hunt, will meet again in Chi
gu They will thei act on the final
draft of these re<° immcndatious in J
; c hope of giving to business a
working basis fur co-operation. Ou
I)i cember 1. the report is to be pub- '
lished. with :.n intiuductiun by Sec
tary Hoover."
In additio.1 to this statement Mr. I
Hunt said "I believo that (his re
rt will provide a basis on which
American business ..lay deal success
ful 1;. with the evils cf periodical de
pressions. and tl'ei* burden of un- 1
employment and business failures. '
Si far we have ha"l the finest kind 1
of co-operation from industry and
cotnmero- and the commit tea feels ,
n»rt.i:n that with this support con
tinued the country will yet see a sol
ution of the ver ys< rious problem of
periodic booms an£ slumps."
ri.VMM. AIR Kol'TR
TO AISTRAL1 \
Washington. Sept. 5.—Sir Keith ' '
Smith, wl o with his brother the late' '
Koss Smith, flew 'roru England to i 1
Australia, will shorn'v submit a plan;
for a commercial airway from Lon- j'
ilou to Melbourne. Australia.
lKKK(iri.AKS Bl'KN"
HISTORIC CASTLE
Publin. Sept. 5.—Castle Gore, one
of the historic castles of Ireland and
Mayi seat of Earl Mayo, was burned
to the ground" by Ir-egulars.
Sl'I'RE.ME .11 ih;k
CLARKE RESIGNED |
■Washington, Sept. 5.—Supreme
Judge Clarke resigned as a member
of ti.e Supreme court today. It Is j
understood that President Harding
will appoint Senator Sutherland of j
t'tah to the vacancy.
SEVEN DEAD AND TEN
INJURED IX FIRE
Pittsburg. Pa.. Sept. 5.—"Seven
were killed and ten Injured in a firo
which destroyed the commissary
storage house In the yards of the
Pennsylvania railroad. Sixty men. I
who have been employed hare since I
the shopmens' strike were housed in :
the commissary building. The city)
county und federal author!**es nnd!
the railroad are conau,-tli!: an inves
tigation on the theory that the firej
was of incendiary origin.
BOXCS BILL MIST
WAIT ON" TARIFF
Washington. Sept. 5.—The Bonus,
report will not be submitted to con-j
stress by the house and senate con- j
terees until after the tariff bill isj
lisposed of. This was the decision
)t the joint conference committee to
lay.
Ill<; FI R SAI.E
IT WIXMl'Kti
Winnipeg. Man., Sept. 5.—Four|
iu lulled thousand dollars were real
zed at the tirst fur auction held in)
.his city. The promoters of the sal -1
n this city are pleased with the i
ihowing made at tl.e first sale.
VOTKD (WMFORNT.IX KILLED
IN AlTO.MOriLE ACl lDKNI
San Francisco. Si.it. 5.—Theodore I
Jell, the noted ami prohibition dem-|'
icratic leader In Cu.'ifornia and pro-[I
ninent in Callforn a politics wash
tilled Sunday afie'noon in .in auto|<
ccident at San Rr fuel. Bell was all
;ress and was twice ."Vuuocratic nom-- '
nee for Governor cf California.
NCKMH.UtY KIRK
IIHIN'S MANY CARS'
Croat Falls, Mon.'.. Sept 5.—Nine ■
een cars including .'our refrigerator i
ars were burned l>v an incendiary '
re on the Great Nort ern system.
VA.NT TO I.Ot AT K
OTTt) WAtlN Kit j
This paper is in receipt of a com-j
limitation from J. R. Watkin Com
any of Winnipeg, Manitoba, asking j
or information regarding Mr. Otto I
Vagner. who seems to have been las;
leard of in Skagway .Mr. Wagner
fill benefit considerably by writing i
o Mr. James T. Jones of San An-j
onio. Texas, wli > has literally |
struck oil" and owes Mr. Wagner n
tart of the proceed.'.
Any information regarding Mr j
Vagner will be greatly appreciated
tddress communications to The J
J. W at kins Company, Winnipeg
Manitoba.
KSTKHKTIl IN PORT
The mail, freight and passenger
>oat Estebeth whicn plied t!ie water
>etween Juneau and here arrived on
itne. Among t!>e passengers were
1. K. Chamberlain, a knight of the
;rip, who boarded the boat at
■laines wa sa passenger for here and
sill look up his customers, as also
vere two Van Nostrum sisters, who
*ave been in Haines and are going
:o spend a week here, and who, will
:hen go to Sitka, before returning
:o the South.
LET US HELP YOU!
The fait that your account may be a small one in t e begin
ning does not bar you from the benefits of a bank account. %Ve '
shall be glad to have your name on our books and furnish you
with bank book and checks.
A bank account will eventually enable you to start in busi
ness tor yourself.
Barak "®ff HEasska
SKAQWAY, ALASKA
E
IS
SeatHe, Sept. 5.--Clara blizabeth,
Skurin, twenty-eight years of age.
lias been sought for eigh» month? In {
connection with the murdor of Fer
nando Hochbrun. an ec?ntric and
wealthy recluse. Hochbrun had been
he benefactor of the Skurin woman
iiid it supposed that she murdered
tiim. She was arrested last night
n Oakland and is being brought
!):ick to Seattle, tl was le trued that
ilte has been indentified as Miss ..Ida
Hunt, who lias been accused by two
women of petty larceny ne of the ac
■users of the woman is a woman
rom San Francisco and the other is
'rom Berkeley.
Prosecuting Attorney Malcolm
Douglas fo Seattle, when Informed
if the capture of .Miss Skarin said
hat she would be charged with ihe
iiurder of the aged benefactor. Hoch
irun.
PI MP Tl llXKD HIM l><>\\\
A nomad of the lillls who had for
leveral days been wnjoying the ad
milages of the B. C. moderation act.
lappetied to wake up in Hyder with
n ardent thirst. He spied the town
pump and the tin d.pper hanging on
he wall. Enthusiastically he putnp
d and pumped, but no water came
lecause of the pump needed a new
alve and must be grimed before it
rould produce. he prospector
lumped until hut air came from the
pout At last he stepped back and
udly addressed the pump as follows:
'Well, oldtimer. you won't give me
11 eye-opener, but ! don't blame you
bit. 1 never came near you when
had lots of money."—Hyder Miner.
KiSIES STILL
AI1EMCE ON BALTIC
Jerclict S..'bmari;es Also Cause
Skippers and Fishermen
Considerable Worry.
Ghosts of the great war still haunt
lie r.ultic. scaring veteran sklpih;rs,
tailors, fishermen anil steamship pas
lenders uiiUe.
Hardly a week passes without re
>ort> along the Swedish coast of drift
tig old mines and derelict submarines.
>oth a serious danger to all u.utgu
;lon. The mines are principally of
Itusslau and German origin, ami uftw
waking louse from their moorings
the) have drifted towurd the east
•oast of Sweden. Many of them have
>een washed ashore ou Gothland is
and. which lies almost It: the center
jf the Baltic. The derelict U-boats
Haunt the western waters.
Kver since the armistice ltaltlc
storms have washed mines u]«>n the
.■oast and dwellers along the shore
liave long since become accustomed to
the territlc detonations of exploding
[nines hurled against the cliiTs during
heavy gales. Energetic efforts have
been made to sweep up these danger
ous relics of the war. but It will prob
ably be years before either the North
Sea or the Baltic Is free of them.
It is not at all uncommon for fisher
men to catch mines in their nets.
They are regarded as lucky catches,
although they have to be handled gin
gerly. for the government pays hand
somely for the removal or destruction
of the mines If satisfactory proof of
their discovery or destruction can be
furnished.
The U-boat derelicts are said to
have been discarded Knglish vessels,
lost while being towed from English
[Mirts to Copenhagen. The menace to
navigation from these two sources Is
such that passenger and merchant ves
sels have to change their schedules In
the Taltlc and traverse the danger
zones only by daylight.
Lately there has been little property
damage and no loss of life as the re
sult of floating U-boat derelicts and
mines. Nevertheless Swedish marine
Insurance companies have of late beei
threatening to raise their rates on ac
count of this danger to navigation.
The jrlrl with pretty teoth always
hue un optimistic countenance, and
It Is always "Smile Week" with her.
If this winter falls to produce a rec
ord breaking cold «rap It will be freeJy
forgiven for Its dereliction.
CABLE BRIEFS
Seattle, Sept. 5.—Labor Day was
celebrated in Seatlee S3 usual. Big
parade atid much merrymaking go
ing about the city.
Seattle, Sept. 4.—During the past
twenty-four hours, four deathse have
occurred in this city. One was kill
ed by a train, one by a street car,
one by an auto accident and one was
drowned.
Seattle, Sept. 5.—Miss Skarln will
be charged with the murder of her
benefactor, Fernando Hochbrun.
Prosecuting Tttorney Malcolm Doug
lr.s announced today.
Jackson, Cal., Sept. 4.—Signal be
lieved to be from the men entomb
ed in the Argonaut mine are said to
he heard by the rescuers.
Dallas. Ore., Sept. 4.—Glenn H.
Price and Grover C. Tood, both men
being federal prohibition agents, are
in the morgue as the result of a bat
tle with Philip Warren, Indian, while
they were making a raid on a boot
leg dance hall.
Geneva, Sept. 5.—The tl ird assem
bly of the League of Nations were
called to order today by Chairman
Doraicio Dagara, of Brazil.
C^ir.ng Chun. Manchuria. Sept. 5.—
Ti e delegates of the Japanese soviet
and China governments arrived here
prepared to discuss terms for the
settlement of the problems of the
Russians and Japs.
TOURIST SEASON :
IS MPPED
T'onrist Season 1!>'^2 Banner Ye»r;
I*. R. Line Bundles Bulk of Bus
iness—Nearly louble tliat of
JH21.
With tlie passing of August went
ihe rush of tourist travel thi.1 Alas
ka has experienced during the past
ilinost three moml s. The first indi
cation that th eseason fo rtourists
ivas nenrlng Its end was whea the
palatial steamer Princess Louise ar
rived last trip with a number of emp
ty staterooms, the first time she
lias been here sines the opening of
the season when all her accommoda
tions were not taken. The same con
ditions are noticeable In connection
though the Spokane came In last trip |
with a good list a'd it would have
been greater but fo the railroad sit
uation in thestates which caused a
number of reservations to be can- (
celled.
from figures received this week
by Governor Bone from the steamer
booking offices of 3eattle and Van- |
I'ouver is shown a very appreciable
increi.se in the number of tourists
visiting Alaska over previous years.
The figures received by the governor i
give comparisons o 1 this year with I
last and for the throe lines operating!
tourist steamers between lower coast
points and Alaska which are as fol
lows:
1921 1922
C. P. It 1,884 3,137
Admiral Line. ... 1,095 1.G00
Alaska S. S. Co. .. 463 800
The two American lines included
in the above have not particularly
catered to the tourist trade but have
devoted their ships to freight and
general iralllc as well as accommoda
ting tourists who applied.
The C. P. R. line will reduce its
service with the sailing of the Prin
cess Alice from th's port next Fri
day morning, after which there will
he but two sailings \y that company
during the remainder of the month.
The Princess Alice heing due to ar
rive in Skagway September 17 and
27 and to sail south September IS
and 27, after whlcn date the Prin
cess Mary will be put on the run on
a ten-day schedule.
AUNT OF KLNG
GEORGE DIES
London, Sept. 5.—The Duchess of
Albany, an auut of the reigning king
is dead.
GOMPER TO BE CHARGED
IF IOC PERSISTENT
Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 6.—Pres
ident Gompers of the American Fed
eration of Labor delivered a Labor
Day address in this city yesterday.
In that address, the labor leader de
clared that the Chicago injunction
was a violation of the Constitution
and Laws of the land. He character
ized the action of Attorney-General
Daugberty as that of one exercising
power which was never dreamed of
before in the history of the republic.
Washington, Sept. 5.—President
Gompers will be charged with aiding
and abbetlng the railway strike agi
tation againBt whom the govern
merit has already proceeded by in
junction if he persists with his
threat to bring about a general sym
pathetic strike. Union leaders are
maintaining the utmost secrecy re
garding the whereabouts of B. M.
Jewell, the head of the striking shop
men, who disappeared from Chicago
Immediately after the issuance of the
injunction.
MG SUGAR REFINERY
BURNED TO GROUND
Napoleanville, La., Sept. 5.—Elm
Hall. the second la.gest sugar refin
ery In Louisiana was destroyed by
fire at this place. The loss is two
million dollars in sugar and build
ings.
JUDG E8AYS INJUNCTION
DOES NOT REACH NEBRASKA
Omaha, Neb., Sept. 5.—Judge
VVoodrough in a decision handed
lown last night on the petition of
:he railway shopmen declared that
Daugherty's injunction could not ap
ply to Nebraska strikers. A thousand
of the striking shopmen in a mass
meeting last night voted unanimous-1
ly to Ignor th einjinctton.
IVI9CNSIN IN
PRIM1RY ELECTION
Milwaukee, Wis. Sept. 5.—Wis
consin Is holding *ts primaries to
day. Two complete tickets were in
he contest. Senator La.follette and
Governor John J. Eialn, who are up
!or renomination a.-e leading the
progressive slate anJ Ganfield, a col
lege president had William J. Mor
;an, president, and states' attornay
general, as a running mate for the
gubernatorial nomination.
JCHWELLENBACK HEAD
OF WASHINGTON LEGION
Wenatchee, Sept. 5.—Lewis B.
Schweilenbach was elected command
it of the American Legion of the
state of Washington.
CROSS COUNTRY
FROM FLORIDA
Jasksonville, Sept. 5.—Lieutenant
James H. Doollttle, an army aviator
hopped off from this place at ten
o'clock last night and expected to
reach San Diego this evening.
GERMAN Y TO BE
COLD AND HUNGRY
Berlin, Sept. 5.—Cold and hunger
are stalking through theGerman
masses on the eve of what promises
to be one of the winters of unpre
cedented suffering and discontent in
this nation.
MICH GOOD WINE
STILL ON HAND
Los Angeles, Sept. 5.—A survey
made by the Internal Revenue offi
cers of Chicago reveals the fact that
there are on hand twenty-one mil
lion gallons of California wine on
hand in the government warehouses
and the bonded wineries.
KRONKITE MURDER
TO BE CLEARED CP
Seattle, Sept. 5.—Captain Robert
Rosenbluth, who has been accused
and tried on the charge of having
instigated the fatal shooting of Ma
jor Alexander Kronkite at Camp
Lewis is ready to come to tell all he
knows to the Federal Grand Jury
when it opens its e'tting for the in
vestigation of the ease at Tacoma.
Captain Rosenbluth made this an
nouncement in a letter which was re
ceived in this city this afternoon.
The
White Pass '&
Yukon Route
TTDti® nScDoatte tt© ttDne Dmittern®r
The Gateway Route of Comfort, Service and Safely
T!) and From Atlln, Dawson and Interior Alaska and
i i Yukon River Points
A,a\V so\A ^a\)6t Sevmce
During season of navigation our fleet of modem iteam
ers will operate the entire length of the Yukon River.
Dally Train Service (except Sundays) between Skaguay
and Whltehorse. Parlor observation cars on every train
For full Information regarding passenger and freight
rates apply to
H- Wheeler, General Manager
Skaguay, Alaska
Or SIO Alaska Building, Seattle .Wash.