W\z
XO. 10. TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA THURSDAY, SIARCH 10, lOi
I a ska n
9
PRICE TEN CKNT8
■Washington. March IS.—Word J
comes from Florida today that Pres
ident Harding will stand behind Sec
retary Fall's proposal for concen
tration of the jurisdiction over Al
aska In one department.
It is evident, according to J. F.
Essary. Washington correspondent
of the Baltimore Sun. who la with |
the presidential party on behalf of
his paper, that Pres.dent Harding
is determined on congress acquiesc
ing on the consolidation plan of Al
aska control "even If this forces the
resignation of Secretary Fall or Sec
retary Wallace or any other member
of the cabinet.' the President is
suid to have stated.
SOLDIER BONIS BILL
READY FOR PRESENTATION
Washington, March 15.—Con-I
pressman Kordney. chairman of the
ways and means committee of the
house, said today that the soldier
bonus bill Is ready for its formal
presentation to the house, but that
he is uncertain when It will be call
ed up.
The only change made in the bill
by the entire committee before it
was ordered out would permit banks
authorized to lend money to veter
ans on adjusted scrvlce certificates
to rediscount them to otehr banks.
J. ARC EST HOTEL IN RENO
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Reno. March 15.—The Riverside,
the largest hotel in the city, was
destroyed by fire last night.
Scores of guests who were awak
ened. escaped in their night clothes.
No casualties are reported.
DEVALERA LAUNCHES
NEW ORGANIZATION
Dublin. March 16.—Devalera Is
sued a manifesto late last night
launching a new Irish organization,
which is to be called "The Cumann
Na Poblachta" or Republican Asso
ciation.
SOUTH AFRICAN REVOLUTION
IS VIRTUALLY ENDED
Johannesburg. March 15.—The
revolution has virtually ended with
the fall of Fordsburg today.
Tour prisoners were taken.
lU'RGLAR KILLS ENGLISH
LADY OP PEERAGE
London. March 15.—Lady Alice
White was killed last night in her
room by a burglar.
LARSON GETS
Olympta. March 15.—The state
supreme court today granted a new
trial to O. S. Larson, who was for
merly president of the defunct Scan
dinavian-American Bunk in Tacoma,
Washington
The decision rendered by the su-1
preme court reverses the Pierce
county superior court's conviction of I
Larson on the ground that the low
er court erred.
ROBirai
HEM
IS DEFEATED
Washington, March 15.—By a
rote of 55 to 30. Senator Robin
son's amendment to the Pacific
treaty was defeated in the senate
late yesterday afternoon.
The amendment sought to pledge
the four .signers uot to attack other '
nations and provided that outside (
countries engaged in dispu;e with
the signatory powers should be in-)
Vited to a conference.
Senators Johnson. Borah, France. I
and LaFollette, all of whom are lle-|
publicans, voted for the amendment. ;
The Democratic Senators l'nder-i
wood. Williams, Pomerene and j
R&nsdell voted against it.
Both sides were disappointed at;
the showing made In this, the very!
first test of strength, and there were
not enough votes to ratify the treaty
In case that had been attempted.
WEALTHY HOME DISTRICT
SHAKEN BY BOMB EXI'LOSlOX
Chicago. March 15.—The Gold;
Coast home of many of Chicago's;
wealthiest families was shaken to:
its foundation by the explosiou of a j
bomb which had been thrown into)
the home of Alderman Charles J. I
Agnew.
WANTS SEPARATION
BIT LIKKS HIS MONEY'
Seattle. March 16.—Mrs. 0. Chas. j
Christmann has entered suit against I
her husband. Dr. Christmann. fur u
separation and asked fur separate
maintenance.
In her complaint Mrs. Christmann
charges her husband with having
transferred his affection to his of
fice assistant. Nina Berich. Dr.
Christmann is a prominent physi
cian with offices in the Northern
Bank building.
San Francisco. March 15.—Elihu |
Root, the noted stateman and poli
tician. arrived here today.
Mr. Root states that he is on a |
vacation trip and no political sig
nificance can be attached to it.
LOOK OUT FOR YOURSELF
Somebody else Is banking the money you are wasting. Why
not bank it yourself. They are living in comfort and enjoviug
life in its fullest, with the money you spend needlessly. Why not
get out of the careless habit of spending all you earn. You'll
never get anywhere that way.
Begin to save now with a small amount and add a little more
each pay day. The greatest fortunes were founded on the first
dollar saved.
Bfflimlk ©II Hllfflskai
SKAQWAY, ALASKA
f
APRIL FISSI
Tokio, March 16.—Proceeding on |
the assumption that the Washington j
agreement reached at the Washing
ton conference will be ratified by the
United States seaate, it was an
nounced today that the Japanese
government is preparing to beg^n
the evacuation of S.iuntung on April I
tirst.
This action of Japan Is in accord
ance with the agreement reached at
the Washington conference aud the
announcement was made by Masa
noa Hanihara, former minister of
foreign altairs and delegate to the
Washington conference. He has
been named as head of the commis
sion to put into effect the Shantung
agreement.
VAliDKZ CRKF.K MINKS
HAVE GOOD OUTLOOK
The Valdez Creek Mining company
is busy moving a 40U-ton outfit con
sisting of explosives, feed and pro
visions to the company's camp on
Valdez creek, a distance of approxi
mately 60 miles from the govern
ment railroad at Mile 320.
They are using 18 head of horses
in moving the outfit and expect to
complete the work shortly. They
have a big hydraulic plant on the
ground which is being prepared for j
operations in the spring. The large
crew that will operate the plant lat
er ou is now in the woods getting
out and yarding logs for the com
pany's sawmill.
J'ete Monahan. discoverer of Val-'
dez creek, took out a large stock of
supplies, sufficient \o last hint until
the end of next summer and will
continue his prospecting iu that
neighborhood These supplies have
been shipped In by Cordova or Val
dez previous to the completion of
the government railway and their
shipment through toward will be a
great advertisement for the city.
Buck Norton has hauled in a large
outfit and is camped on the creek,
there are a great many other men
prospecting on the creeks tr.butary
to Valdez creek.
The creek is tributary to the Sus
itna river and is the scene of rich
placer operations. It lies about 75
miles from the government railway
ENTIRE CHICAGO IS LOCK
DESTROYED BY
FIRE
Chicago. March 15.—Fire des
troyed the entire block near the
loop district this morning.
The property loss is estimated at
ten million dollars.
Many big structures, including a
twenty-one story building, were
burned. One fireman was killed by
falling debris.
COAST SVRVEY BOATS
LEAVE FOR.ALASKA
Seattle. March 15.—The coast sur
vey steamers Explorer, with Cap
tain Hawley, and the Winona, with
Captain Sobrieraluky. sailed today
for southeastern Alaska.
The Explorer will wire-drag Lynn
canal near Skagway and the Winona
will have its base at Ketchikan,
where they will do general develop
ment work.
SECRETARY WILSON
WANTS LEAGUE OF NATIONS
New York, March 16.—Former
Secretary of Labor Wilson, in a mes
sage to Hamilton Holt, which was
made public tonight, endorses
Woodrow Wilson's program, and
urges Democracy to continue its
fight to bring the United States Intc
the League of Nations.
Subscribe tor the Daily Alaskar
¥ DEATHS
III TORNADO
New Orleans, March 15.—As a re
sult of the tornadoes that swept |
over Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkan
sas and Oklahoma last night and j
early this morning, there are a total j
of thirty-one killed and many more :
injured.
The loss in life has been pretty!
well ascertained, but the property1
losses will amount up into high fig
ures and it will be aotne time before■
an estimate can be made.
Wushville. March 1G.—St rangier
Louis. The world's champion wrest
ler. has issued a njvel challenge to!
Jack Dempsey, which, if accepted'
and pulled off, will be the first event1
of its kind pulled off by profession-]
als in public.
Strangler Lewis challenges Demp-]
sey to meet him on the mat or in I
the ring for a mixed match, which
Is to be staged anywhere in the Uni- i
led Stales. Lewis asks for a finish ]
fight. Dempsy being eligible to en-1
ter ring with bare fusts and either {
hit or wrestle, while Lewis agrees [
to confine his efforts strictly to I
wrestling, but provides that no i
holds shall be barred.
New York, March 16.—Kearns,
Jack Dempsev's manager, declared |
today that h.s man was ready to j
meet Strangler Lewis in either a ]
straight wrestling bout or mixed i
bout of wrestling and boxing, and
that they would immediately accept
the defi of lewis in a formal manner.
Steps will begin a! once to find a
location in which to pull off the af
fair.
RANDALL K. ASHBY
DIES AT ROCHESTER
A telegram received last evening |
announced the sudden death, at Ro- j
Chester, Minnesota, of Randall E. i
Ashby, who went tc the Mayo Clinic!
at that place several weeks ago to I
undergo an operation. The opera-1
tion was performed about two weeks j
ago. and the latest reports from him j
were that he was recovering rapidly. |
the first telegram announcing Mr. |
Ashby's death was from the Elks' i
lodge of Rochester, Mr. Ashby hav
ing been a member of the order, and
was followed later by another from
the Mayo Clinic, in which It was
staled that Mr. Ashby had died sud
denly, but in neither of which was
the cause of death given.—Valdez
Miner.
CANNERY TENDER SKIPPER
LOST OFF YAKl'TAT
Seattle, March 16.—According to
a radio message picked up last night
Captain H. H. Busch, flrst officer of
the cannery tender Libby Main, was
lost overboard from that craft dur
ing a heavy gale while forty miles
off Yakutat.
The cannery tender reports hav
ing searched for hours after Capt.
Busch was carried overboard by a
heavy sea which swept the deck of
the vessel, but no trace could be
found.
The Libby Main belongs to Libby,
! McNeal & Libby.
Keller Brothers have just received
a fresh shipment of the choicest ci
gars. Among them may be found
Van Dyck's, Robert Burns, Mi Ho*
gar. Moaeart, Independent and many
other favorite brands.
( Call in and get a good smoke. 21
REIGN OF TERROR USHERS
IN CHICAGO LABOR IR
Chicago, March 16.—The first day
in the labor war was one of terror,
bombing and slugging being fre
quently reported at police headquar
ters.
Early this morning the homes of
John White and Peter Fortier, Con
tinental Can company officials, were
shattered by bombs, and this out
break was followed by a reign of
daylight terror In which non union
workmen on buildings were slugged
and beaten.
The war, according to police de
partment officials, is the outcome of
dissatisfaction with the arbitration
award in the building trades made
by Judge Landis, former Judge of
the supreme court.
DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE TO INVESTIGATE
ALASKA CONDITION'S
Washington, March 15.—A gener
al Investigation of the conditions In
Alaska, in which the department of
commerce is interested, will be un
dertaken this summer by a party of
departmental officials.
The party will be headed by As
sistant Secretary of Commerce
Huston. Particular attention will
be paid to the salmou fisheries and
to the fur seal industry at Prlbiloff
Islands.
QUADRl'PLE AGREEMENT
STILL IX LIMELIGHT
Toklo, March 15.—"The quadru
ple agreement, or four-power Pacific
treaty, made at Washington is the
joint work of Arthur Balfour and
Baron Shidehara," said Massanori
Eto, the Jiji Shimo correspondent,
this morning. Eto is the man who
scored a "beat" on the World in or
iginally announcing the agreement.
Washington, March 15.—For the
third time the senate today defeated
au effort to amend the four power
treaty.
The amendment would permit par
ticipation of outside nations in in
ternational conferences over any
controversy arising in the Pacific.
FINAL VOTE TO BE
TAKEN MARCH 24
Washington, March 16.—The sen
ate has fixed Friday of next week
as the date for the final vote on the
ratification of the four-power treaty.
DEPLORE!
Washington, March IS.—Delegate
Dan Sutherland look* with no favor
on the development ot the row be
tween the department of the Inter
ior and the department of agricul
ture, with Alaska as the bone of
contention.
The Alaska delegate sees the pos
sibility for good for th# territory in
each, but he also spes a lot of possi
bilities for evil If Vhe row goes on.
This statement was made by Dele
gate Sutherland today in discussing
the various features of the dispute
that Is now under way.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
MAY TAKE OVER COAL FIELDS
Washington, March IS.—Secre
tary Fall announced today that ex
perts of the Interior Department
and Navy Department are determin
ing the feasibility of taking orer the
development of the Chickaloon coal
mines in Alaska from the navy by
the Interior Department. It has
long been known that the Navy De
partment wishes to be relieved of
the coal field development.
Dr. Valens. chief surgeon of the
W. P. & Y. Route, returned on Tues
day night on the Estebeth from Jun
eau, where he spent a week on busi
ness matters.
IDE HIE PUSS &
YUKON ROUTE
THE GATEWAY ROUTE TO
Yukon Territory, Atlin and
Interior Alaska
Scmi-Weeldy Train Service between Skaguay and Whitehors*
during the Winter Season.
For information regarding passenger and freight rates appiy to
H- Wheeler, General Manager
Skaguay. Alaska
or
510 Alaska Building
Seattle "Wash