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NO. 59 TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR SKAGAVAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JUNE 17,
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AMERICAN JOURNALISTS
ORDERED FROM CONFERENCE
The Hague. June 17—At the open
ing of the Hague conference on the
Russian condition*, the soldiers
about the Peace Pa-ace ordered Am
erican and other journalists to leave
the Peace Palace. This palace was
built by American money. It is in
tended that only such news as the
leaders desire sent out shall be giv
en to the press.
GUARD GARY
WIIH POLICE
Chicago, June 17.—When Presi
dent Gary of the United Steel Cor
poration visited the Gary plant on
a tour of inspection. he was met by
a squad of police outside the city,
and persuaded to enter the city by
auto instead of by the train. The
police accompanied him on his tour
of inspection. Taey were armed
with shot guns and revolvers. Cap
tain William Linu was lu charge of
the police cordon. The extra pre
caution was taken on accouut of a
rumor that the raJicals would at
tempt to take the life of the head
of the steel trust.
COPPER RIVER RAILROAD
APPOINTS NEW MANAGER
Seattle, June 16.—Fred H. Knick
erbocker was appointed general
manager of the Alaska Steamship
company and the Copper Kiver rail
way yesterday afternoon. Knicker
bocker was genera, superintendent
of the Oregon Short Line railway.
In his new position he will work un
der Vice President Stannard, with
headquarters in Seattle.
GIN BOAT IS0BEL1
LEAVES KIU KIA.N'G
Kiu Kiang, Chlnt, June 15.—The
American gunboat lsobel has left
this city, where she has been looking
after the interests of Americans and
te ne to Nanchang, a city on '.he oth
er side of the Poyaus lake, which
connects with the Yai'gt:w river, on
which Kiu Kiang s situated. The
Kuuboat will assist the MethodUt
missionaries at Nanchang, who have
been swamped with the wounded
survivors of the northern a^my, cut
to pieces by the troops of President
Sun Yat Sen of the Southern Repub
lic.
ASIATIC SQl'ADRON
RENDEZVOUS AT SHANGHAI
Shanghai. June 16.—The entire
Asiatic squadron of the American
nary with the exception of the cruis
er New Orleans, which is at Vladi
vostock. and three lesser craft a'
Hongkong and Manila, Is concen
trated at Shanghai.
Mrs. Win. Couteure. proprietress
of the Broadway Lunch, was a
southbound passenger on the Princ
ess Louise.
FORCE HMD GF
HAGUE LEADERS
The Hague. June 16.—The post
poned conference of Genoa, which
was scheduled to meet at the Hague
began its session in this city yes
torday. The conference, which is to
deal with the reconstruction prob
lems of Europe, wis called to or
der by the Dutch Foreign Minister.
H. A. VauKarnebeck. There were
sixty delegates, representing about
thirty countries, at the opening sua
sion.
The Hague, June 17.—When the
question of a committee to take up
the matter of Russ.a's political and
commercial interests came before
the conference, the leaders desired
a committee of eleven members, but
tile pressure which the smaller na
tions, especially those adjacent to
and having vital political and com
mercial Interests with Uussia, forced
the conference to uppoint thirteen
members on that committee.
AVERAGED QUART
FOR A DELEGATE
Seattle. June 15.—Discussing the
use of liquor at the Chehalis state
conventiou, the Mayor of Seattle
said. "1 am informed that S'H
quarts of liquor were taken to the
conventiou and thai there weie S24
delegates."
ALASKAN YOUTHS
WIN SCHOOL ! Al'I'ELK
Seattle. June IT.—rive Alaskan
youths were among the number of
those graduated from the Broadway
High School this spring. All ar ■
Alaskan born and all simultaneously
entered the public schools at Nome.
They will all enter ti.e t'niversitv
of Washington in the fall. Thev
graduated with honors from Broad
way. Their names are: Earl I'ar
atens. Eva Wittenl»rg, Ralph Mur
aine, Wilhelmina Kwing and Doro
thy Uilmore.
FURTHER REDUCTION
OF PASSENGER RATES
Seattle. June 16.—Daniel Willard.
president of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, announced that there will
soon be another reduction in the
passenger rates on all the railroads.
A dollar a month will bring th*
tlaakan to ronr door
3V Jime ba\>es 9
STOP anil figure how much money you shall waste in nine
years. If you do not put some kind of u check on it; then HK
SOLVE to put away $5.00 per week in our SAVINGS ACCOUNT.
In nine years you shall have $2,340 and 4 per cent compound
interest added.
Is It not worth while? There Is but one answer.
Do yon not wish you had commenced this system nine years
ago? Then shall you not rejoice many times nine years hence if
you commence SOW?
Barak ®ff Maska
SKAGWAY, ALASKA
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sills
CLOSE THEIR
com
San Francisco, June 17.—The |
Shriners, who have been in conven-j
tion here, closed their session today. |
Following the closing of the con-1
vent ion, the S. S. H. F. Alexander j
and the S. S. Matsonia were filled
with Shriners who are taking the
trip to Honolulu to visit the home
of McCuudless the new Imperial Po- j
tentate.
HAS Ml'SIC TABOOED AT
HIS Ft'XLRAL SERVICES
White Hall. III.—As you live so
should you die. So thought George J
W. Henderson, aged seventy-seven |
years, who at his own request was j
liuried In a manner symbolic of his r
life. Henderson, an eccentric bach-1
t-lor, who lived alone on a farm near (
here, requested th&< no singing or
preaching mark his burial. Ha was
laid away in the requested quietude. I
SEATTLE GRADUATES
1,500 HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS
/
Seattle. June 15.—Fifteen hund-j
red students in tht high schools of!
Seattle were graduated and handed
diplomas in the six schools last.
night.
FARMERS
ENGAGE IJ J.
DEVOTEES
"
Cherokee, Okla., June 17.—Sixty
farm hands assembled In the city
park last night foi a pleasure pic
nic. A crowd of I. W. W.'s gather
ed and a fight ensued. Two were
killed and one dangerously wounded'
as a result of the tight. Twelve 1.j
W. W.'s were jailed.
LORD XORTHCLIFFE
DANGEROUSLY ILL
London, June 16.—Lord North
clilTe, one of the most powerful
moulders of public opinion in the
Empire, and owner of a string of
newspapers, is dangerously 111 la
Switzerland. His family has been
summoned to hlB bedside. Coincident
with the Illness of the great pub
lisher, two of his associates, Sir An
drew Caird and WUter Q. Fish, an
nounce that they have entered libel |
suits against him.
NORTHWEST PIONEER
DIES IN RURNED HOME
Seattle, June 16.—Jacob Balda, aj
pioneer of Kitsap county, perished |
In the destruction of his Oak Har- !
bor home. The building caught Are I
and burned to the ground.
ChieRRO, June 17.—The United
Stales Railroad Board continues IU
work of slashing t).e pay checks of
railway employes. This whack takes
twenty-seven millions from the an
nual payroll of S25.900 railway
clerks, signal met and stationary
firemen. They get a cut from two
to six cents an hoar. This reduc
tion. under the rullJgs of the Board,
makes a total annual reduction to
dale of $135,000,000, beginning
July first.
ROOSEVELT REPRIMANDS
EDITOR OF "Ll'CKY BAG'
Washington. Juna 16.—Secretary
of the Navy Roosevelt officially rep
rimanded Ensign J. L. Olmstead.
the editor of the "Lucky Bag," a
year book of the graduating clas* of
Annapolis Naval Academy. In the
reprimand the words of the secre
tary state that "cruel and unwar
ranted" treatment was used against
Leonard Kaplan, a fellow member
of the class of this year. ThU
treatment was accorded thru the
year book to Kaplan and he was
a jew.
TO CONCENTRATE
ON COAL ROADS
Cincinnati. June 17.—From pres
ent Indications it looks as tho a rail
strike is certain. Just when It will
Mke place is not no definite. The
railway employees who a'e voting
on the question of a wilkout, to
protest against the decrease in waf,
•>g appear to be strongly ;n favor of
a walkout so far us the votes I14 /<!
come in. It is p:evicted that tnose
striking will concentrate their ef
forts to bring the coal carrying
roads to terms at Irst. as the men
have the heaviest leverage on these
lines.
AURORA, OR'C , BAXK ROBBEi>
Aurora, Jutn 17.—The State
Bank of this place was entered by
a robber, and the cashier Miss A
Guthburg, was told to hold up her
hands. She promptly complied and
the robber secured twelve hundred
dollars.
Subvcrlb* tor the Daily Alaskan
BODY GUARD OF SUN
YAT SEX FIGHT OX
Peking, June 17.—While the
troops of General Chen Chiang Ming I
captured the city of Canton, they |
ran against a brave company of
troops In the body guard of Sun
Yat Sen, who fougnt with great
bravery even after vhe city was tak
en. The hottest Bghting centered
around the presidential palace. Ac
cording to despatches they were
still fighting at four o'clock yester
day afternoon.
CAPITAL OF HOl'TH CHINA
IX HANDS OF MINGO
Canton. June 17.—The army of
General Chung Mingo, in a surprise
attack yesterday afternoon, occu
pied the capital city of the south
ern Republic. Thirty were killed in
the attack and President Sun Yat
Sen, the President of the South Chi
nese Republic, in oae report, is said
to have been captured, while anoth
er roport states that he had fled.
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SHRINERS NAME
WASHINGTON FOB 1028
San Francisco, June 15.—Wash
ington. D. C., was named as the con
vention city for the Shriners for
1923.
Mr. F. R. Pierce, a magazine writ
er of national fame, is in Skagway
to get material for several articles
for his magazines. He will write
up this section of country and other
sections as he may visit them. He is .
stopping at the Pu.'len House. Mr. I
Pierce is well acqi>ainted with Mr. |
George Town, a former part owner I
of the Alaskan.
PROTREAiy IRISH
WIN IN ELECTION
Dublin, Juno 17.—The results of
the election of members for the new
parliament of Ireland indicates that
the pro-treaty candidates have won
a large majority of the seals in the
parliament.
NEW CONSTITUTION'
LIKE CANADA'S
London, June 16.—The draft of
the new Irish constitution wag made
public yesterday. This gives the
force of law to the Anglo-Irish
treaty and generally places the re
lations between Ireland and the Em
pire on the same basis as Canada
and the other Dominions. It re
quires that every member of the
free State Parliament shall sub
scribe faith and allegiance to the
constitution and ;o swear to be
faithful to the King.
ELECTION IV
SOUTHERN' IRELAND
Dublin, June 16.—The voters of
Southern Ireland went to the poles
today. The elect'on Is for members
of the Irish Parl.ament, as provided
under the terms o* the Anglo-Irish
treaty. Under a recent agreement,
between the faction favoring and
opposing the treaty a coalition panel
of cand dates w is presented to the
people. This agreement apportion
ed the representation in parliament
at approximately the same ratio as
shown in the pa .t tests of the Dail
Eireunn.
REDRAFT IP
SUBSIDY 11
Washington, June 15.—A redraft
of the administration ship subsidy
bill was introduced into the House
yesterday afternoon oy Chairman
Greene of the Mei chant's Marine
committee.
TRANSMIT MESSAGES
ROUND THE WORLD
New York, June 17.—Marconi, the
wizard of wireless fame, announced
today that he is convinced that mes
sages can be transmitted around the
world. He arrived today on his
yacht. Electra, from which he has
been experimenting in the Atlantic.
Previous to this series of experi
ments Marconi Bta.ed that radio
messages could not by transmitted
to a distance of irore than 12,200
miles without rela/ing.
Mr. Jacob Klein, who for many
years has been a resident of Skag
way, left for Seattle on the Princess
Louise. Klein is beaded for Siberia,
according to current rumor.
Subscribe for tb* Pally Ala*kau
White Plains, N. Y., June 16.—
Walter S. Ward, _ the millionaire
baker's son, who shot and killed
Clarence Peters for alleged black •
mailing, was indicted by the grand
jury on a eharge of killing I'eters.
LABOR DENOUNCES
SUPREME COURT RULINGS
Clnciunatl, June 15.—The Amer
ican Federation of Labor spent yes
terday afternoon denouncing the de
cisions of the Supreme Court and
discussing methods for attacking the
power of the judiciary. A commit
tee was appointed t.o recommend a
plan for the limiting of the author
ity of the courts.
FRANCE TO RETAIN
HER BIG ARMY
Paris. June 1G.—The Chamber of
Deputies today voted to retain the
present large armed force of the
nation.
The
White Pass &
Yukon RouM
Tlhie D$<n>untt© tt® Hi© Bornl@rn®r
The Gatc\«oy Route of Comfort, Service and Safety
To and Front Atlln, Dawson and Interior Alaska and
Yukon River Points
"R.&W anii "Rvoet Semce
During season of navigation our fleet of modern steam
ers will operate the entire length of Che Yukon River.
Dally Train Service (except Sundays) between Skaguay
and Whlteborse. Parlor observation cars on every train
For full Information regarding passenger and freight
races apply to
H- Wheeler. General Manager
Skaguay, Alaska
Or 810 Alaska Building, Seattle ,Wash.