HIHTOUH'AIj MUKAH1
JOB! FAILS II
AGBEE N IDE
MCKLE CASE
San Francisco. Feb. 4.—The jury
ii the 'fatty" A'buckle case has
been discharged. I ~.ey having fail
,.i to come to an agreement. It is
understood that the vote In the
jury room stood all the time at
ten :'or conviction and two for ac
Arbuckle will hive to stand an
il \T FIRST VOl 1H> VT
S»Tt*KKI». THY. TRY AGAIN
> 11 Francisco. Veb. 4.—It w-as
-mou ced today by the court that
"Fatty" Arbuckle would have a
third trial.
The d.ue of t'le new trial will be
. -t next Monday.
:-l I \\K\ >;:ssI«>N TRAXSACTS
IMI*ORT \XT MKASIRES
\\ . incton. Feb. 4.—The plen
:i of t e arms convention
without discussion.
- 'tieral far eastern
iUo embodied the open
• powers participated,
e declaration >v China not to
ve any portion of her territory
.-Mated was also put in the con
duce records.
I Hll.i; VX fARIXET
K1SH.NS FROM OFFICE
.?!.!«>. F-b. t.—The Chilean
• d d by Ismeal Tocornal.
;:.i d in a body today.
A ti'-w cab.net will be formed as
, 10a a* a .ider is selected.
\1.1 VI KOX IJIVKR MAILS
Will. GO BY RAILROAD
\ er June .If, 1922. all mail for
Vl:.s\a will be handled by
:!iment railroad, including
i v:.s a::d settlements on the
Yukon River, through An
l Seward, and distributed
Hids are under consid
covering three principal
it is staled, from an author
; < >* <>nt is from Neuana
la. o:te froji Tanana to Ea
i t third from Tanana to
:e I'ass company has an
l ;■ will not operate vessels
n t e Tanana river during next
It has also stated it will
o • rt to maintain any fix
I s 1 . of the Yukon river be
• Kasie and St. Michael and
t' !.cl a «hip up the Koy
riuk river as has been its practice
number of yoars. which prob
■il.lv will cause considerable hard
•l,e Koyukuk mining indus
><-s some other provision is
AI iska Dispatch.
li l'<' Ms (.oYKRXOR TRIAL
SKT KOR MARCH SIXTH
III., Feb. 4.—Judge
; ' ird< 'd.iy set the trial of gov
ernor s nil to start on March sixth.
' SOLDIER'S BONUS BILL.
SOON" TO BE PASSED
Washington. Feb. 4.—The sol
dier's bonus legislation now under
consideration by the house ways and
means committee will carry a pro
vision for the raising of the neces
sary revenue to finance it was the
announcement made by Chairman
Fordney. who had just conferred
with President Harding and expects
the bill to be ready for consideration
of the house in about two weeks.
Fordney thinks it will only take
a few days to discuss and pass the
bill.
HARDIXK INSTRUCTS
HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS
Washington, Feb. 3.—One thous
and federal officers. Including the
bureau chiefs of the government,
were called togethor today by Pres
ident Harding to receive his person
al instructions in connection with
the administration'! policy for se
curing economy.
President Harding stressed the
point that economy was to be con
sistent at all times with efficiency.
WOl'LD MOVE
PICTURE HEADQUARTERS
New York. Feb. 3.—Will Hays,
who has accepted the position of
general manager of the largest mov
ing picture corporation in the world,
stated that>-tbe removal of the pic
ture headquarters from Hollywood.
California, to Long Island would be
one of the first thirds he will advo
cate and favor.
WANTS TO KNOW
STATUS OF CAPITAL SHIPS j
TO UK SCRAPPED [
Washington. Feb. 4.—Preparatory j
to the suspension oi work on Amer
ican capital ships which are to be
scrapped under vhe naval treaty
President Harding has asked Sec
retary of the Xavy Denby to pro
vide him immediately with full in-1
formation as to the status of the
ships under construction.
ONI-Y COLORKl) COLONEL
DIKS IN LliiKRIA j
Pan Francisco. Feb. 3.—Colonel
Charles A. Young, who was the on
ly Negro West Point graduate who
ever reached the grade of Colonel. I
is dead. Colonel Young was liv
ing in Monvoria, Liberia, where he
was serving as military attache.
COMMANDER McNIDER
DECLINES SENATORSHU'
Washington. Feb. 3.—Command
er in Chief McNider of the Amer
ican Legion today declined to con
sider his appointment as senator
from Iowa to succeed Senator Ken
yon. who resigned to accept a fed
eral judgeship.
PROMINENT SMELTER MAN
COMMITS SUICIDE
I Seattle, Feb. Arthur Lewis, who
! was manager of the Great Western
Smelting and Refining company of
Chicago, committed suicide today.
The unfortunate man turned a gun
upon himself in his room at his ho
tel.
PERSONAL SERVICE
WE MAKE A SPECIAL EFFORT TO SERVE OUR CUSTOM
ERS IX WHATEVER WAV WE CAN". BUT OUR SERVICE IS
NOT FOR OI K SKAGWAY CUSTOMERS ONLY. WE WISH
1 111: CITIZENS OF SKAGWAY AND VICINITY TO FEEL THAT
THIS IS THEIR BANK AND THAT WE ARE EXPECTING YOU
TO M VKE USE OF 01 R FACILITIES WHETHER YOU HAVE
AN ACCOUNT WITH US OR NOT.
Baumk ©IT Msiska
SKAGWAY, ALASKA
FORMER YUKON
IAN ANO FAMILY
PERISH III SEA
Seattle, Feb. 3.—August Ander
son Frojendahl, whj was for a long
time a resident of Douglas Island,
Alaska, and who wrested a fortune
from the Klondike In early days,
was drowned with his wife and four
children when his pleasure craft
foundered in Australian waters.
The Information was received in a
cablegram to Andrew Chilberg. the
Swedish vice-consul,
Frojendahl. with his family, has
been living in Sweden for several
years.
CHINESE DELEGATE
SAILS FOR JIOMJ
Seattle, Feb. 4.—Admiral Tsui
Ling Kan. the Chinese delegate to
the disarmament conference, now
closing in Washington, sailed for h;s
home today on the S. S. Silver
State.
This morning on leaving the dock
the Chinese statesman said that the
United States was like a big police
man who had rounjed up the other
nations and made them promise 10
do the right thing by China.
PRKSIDKNT WILL SIGX
DEBT REFUNDING BILL
WITHOUT CHANGE
Washington, Feb. 4.—President
Harding expects to sign the re-1
funding bill without the removal of!
any of its limitations in initiative!
of the administration in dealing I
with European nations' financial
obligations to the United States.
TO POSTPONE APPOINTMENT
OF IKISH AMBASSADOR
Washington, Feb. 4.—In a reso
lution introduced today by repre
sentative Itainey, it Is provided that
the appointment of an ambassador
to the Irish free state be postpon-'
ed for a time.
CALLS OUT TANK CORPS
To QUELL STRIKING MILLMEN
Newport, Ky.. Feb. 3.—The gov
ernment tank corps was called out
this morning after tne Newport Roll
ing Mill strikers began shooting in
residences near the jlant.
Quiet was quickly restored when
the tanks got into action and the
strikers retired.
FORD'S PROPOSAL XOW
BEFORE COXGRESS
Washington, Feb. 2.—Secretary
Weeks today submitted to congress
Henry Ford's proposal for the pur
chase of the government's project
at Muscle Shoals. Alabama.
Secretary Weeks requests "for
such action as congress may deem
appropriate."
ONE HUNDRED TEX KILLED
IX MOUNTAIN SLIDE
Tokio, Feb. 4.—One hundred and
ten passengers and crew were kill
ed today when a railway train was
burled by an avaluiche.
The side of the mountain slipped
down and buried the train without
any warning. There has been a
great deal of rain In this vicinity.
MASOXS DANTE AT
EIGHT O'CLOCK TOXIGHT
Those intending to attend the Ma
sonic dance tonight should remem
ber that the dance will commence
at S o'clock sharp and close at 12.
ARBUCKLE JURY
WRESTLING WITH CASE
San Francisco, Feb. 3.—The
"Fatty" Arbuckle jury are sti.l
wrestling with the case as present
ed to them.
There sems to be no chance for an
agreement.
mm PRESIDENT
Portland. Feb. 3.—President
Harding will visit Portland in Aug
ust. The President wants to tie in
Portland at the unveiling of the
equestrian statue 01' the late Theo
dore Roosevelt.
If President Harding can arrange
his Alaska visit at .hat time he will
do so.
This announcement was made in a
letter from the President's private
secretary, Christian.
Washington, Fjt>. 3.—General
Pershing told Governor Scott C.
Done of Alaska taday that he is
going to visit Alarka and probably
in company with President Hard
ing.
If he cannot come at that time
he will.come as the guest of Gover
nor Bone.
General Pershing stated that he
should, as commander of the United
States armies, familiarize himself
with the territory.
FORMAL OI'EXING OK
|{AILRO.ll> DEFERRED I'NTIL
PRESIDENT'S ARIIIVAL
Seattle, Feb. 3.—The Alaska En
gineering commission announced the
formal opening of the Alaska gov
ernment railroad could be deferred
until the arrival of President Hard
ing on his trip to A.aska. Secretary
of the Interior Fall will be in the
President's party and will take part
in the formalities of the driving of
the last spike.
Dl'TCHMAN ELECTED
PRESIDENT INTERNATIONAL
COl'RT OF Jl'STICE
The Hague, Feb. 3.—The Inter
national Court of Justice today elect
ed as their president Doctor B. T. C.
Loder.
Dr. Loder was formerly a member
of the Dutch parliament.
TWENTY-NINE KILLED
IN COAL AND COKE MINE
Gates. Pa., Feb. 2.—Twenty nine
minors were killed in an explosion
which took place ir. the Frick Coke
Co. mine.
Sixteen have been recovered.
These bodies were taken from a
point one and one-half miles from ]
the foot of the shaft.
FORI) PURCHASES
LINCOLN MOTOR PLANT
Delriot, Feb. 4.—Henry Ford, the
automobile magnate, purchased to
day the plant of the Lincoln Motor
company.
The price paid »'or this concern
was eight million dollars and It
will probably be merged into the
Ford plant.
ITALY WILL HAVE
BRAND NEW CABINET
Rome, Feb. 4.—The King today |
ordered De Nicola, president of the
chamber of deputies, to form a
new cabinet.
SIX KILLED AT NIAGARA
FALLS DURING PAST YEAR
/ Niagara Falls.—In a small red
book kep: in the ifllce of the ad
ministration building of the state
reservation are entered the traged
ies of Niagara. The year of 1921
has brought more occasions for the
use of this book than any other
year since 1909, There are six
known deaths, two suspects and
two rescues entered In the red book
since January 1, 1921. These sta
tistics do not cover all the bodies
found in the lower river; only those
that may be connected in some way
with a suspected suicide or accident
above the falls are recorded. Six
bodies recovered are supposed to
be those of persons who made the
trip over the cataract.
CONFERENCE MAKES VARIOUS
TREATIES AND PACTS
Washington, Feb. 4.—Besides
various treaties and agreements re
specting China, the conference to
day supplemented the four power
; Pacific treaty clearly stating that
the homeland of Japan is excluded
[ from the protective provisions of
the pact.
This action of the conference was
designed to insure peace in the far
east and bring to an end all de
liberations of the conference.
Only the signing of the pacts and
a farewell address by President
Harding is left for the conference
for Monday, when it will adjourn.
SAYS TWO SOLDIERS SHOT
BY OFFICERS AND PRIVATES
Washington, Feb. 2.—William
Miller of Dallas, Texas, was before
the senate investigating committee
who are hearing evidence in the
Senator Watson charges of illegal
hanging and Bhooting of soldiers in
France.
Miller stated that two American
white soldiers who had attacked
two French wonten at Issurtille,
France, were shot down on the spot
by an angry mob of United States
army officers and svoldiers.
THIRD BALLOT AT VATICAN
BRINGS NO RESULT
Rome, Feb. 4.—A third ballot
was taken by the Sacred College
this morning but vithout result.
Balloting will continue daily and
the arrival of Cardinal O'Donnell
on Monday may make a difference
at once.
ALLIED DEBT REFUNDING
BILL IX HAND PRESIDENT
Washington, Feb. 3.—The senate
amendments to the allied debt re
funding bill were £ tcepted today by
the house.
The measure no-* goes to Presi
dent Harding, who is expected to
appoint a commission which is to
open negogations *-ith our debtor
nations.
FINISH AND ADJOURN
TODAY SINE DIE
Washington, Feb. 4.—The final
plan was completed last night for
the winding up of the arms conven
tion.
The plan includes a plenary ses
sion for this morning, after which
there will be an aJjoumment sine
die.
WOULD DEVELOP
ALASKA BT USE
New York, Fel). 3.—Declaring that
the government had interfered too
much already with the business of
the country, Secretary Fall, in a
I speech before the Women's depart
I ment of the National Civic League,
I advocated the development o£ Alas
I ka's resources by private capital.
New York Feb, 3.—In continuing
his speech before the Women's Civic
League, Secretary Fall said, "it had
been charged that I am trying to
turn Alaska over to the predatory
interests by lending my ear to plans
for the development of Alaska's oil
resources.
"Congress is being now asked to
permit forty claimants for mines to
form an association which will help
develop the oil lands. The govern
ment is in this basiness and it
should not be."
WOULD REDUCE ARMY
OFFICERS ONE-THIRD
Washington, Feb. 3.—A bill was
Introduced today by Chairman
Wadsworth of the senate military
committee, which, if passed, will re
duce the number of army officers
from seventeen thousand to twelve
thousand.
The bill was transmitted to con
gress by General Pershing as chief
of staff.
CHINESE MINISTER
EXPRESSES REGRET
Washington, Feb. 4.—Regret that
Japan had faiied *o announce *11
of its claims against China, based
upon the 1915 treaty, is expressed
by Chief Justice Chung Hui Wang
of the Chinese delegation to the
armament conference.
This was done in a speech made
at the final meeting of the far east
ern committee this afternoon.
W.ANTED ALASKA JUDGESHIP
NOW WANTS SEATTLE MAYOR
Seattle, Feb. 3.—Charles I. Miller,
who was an active candidate for an
Alaskan judgeship last spring, an
nounced today that he would make
the run for mayor of Seattle at the
next primaries.
IDE HIE PASS &
YUKON ROUTE
THE GATEWAY ROUTE TO
Yukon Territory, Atlin and
Interior Alaska
Semi-Weekly Train Service between Skaguay and Whitehorse
during the Winter Season.
For information regarding passenger and freight rates apply to
H- Wheeler- General Manager
Skaguay, Alaska
or
510 Alaska Building
Seattle Wash.