No. 62 TWENTY SECOND YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23. 1919
PRICE 10 CENTS
LttMfflMIMSIflE
SCATTERED LIKE CHAFF
Sioux City. Al'ril 23.—The I. Wr.
W. Nations convention of the Agri
cultural branch which has baen
holding its annual meeting here
was brought to an abrupt close
today, when the sheriff o£ the coun
ty, with seventy five depiuties.
th» Federal policjo and 'he i^ttroad
secret service uien raided tihie
headquarters* and tin- hall where the
couveu'ioim was being hieJd.
A number of arr.ists were made oi
those resisting the officers and 1101
a few gore head.-? resulted'.
ELEVEN SWELTER KiSSS PROTEST
ro I. C. C. AGAINST FREIGHT RJTES
Washington. Awril 23.—Eleven °f
the greatest mining a<nd snieltins
corporations in the I'uiteil States to*
day fUeit a Dwtest with the
Commerce cuuuuis^iO'i^ li^iiinst the
railroad administration raising the
freight rat s on their products
The protest asserts that he pro
posed raise in r-Uep amounts to oue
hundred and a'vonty pre cent on
ti^ir pWHlucts, ___________
BELIEVES CRISIS
now m hanu
toud&pest, Avail 23.—This city is
ia tb« throeg of an anarchistic up*
risins which eclipses the uprising oi
Auril 3rd in violence and hlordthirs
liUFSS.
i* is felt that BmSapest is i>ass
through a crisis that will end
eUher inl anarchy of peaceful gov
ernment with the balance in favor
u; live former.
SS. SEATTLE TOMORUOW
XHiHT AT MNK O'CLOCK
A$ent Rpynotdson, of the -V'
miral Line received advice to
day that the City of Seattle would
arrive Lu StaKway tom<>riv>w ntKht
lit nine o'clock.
Among thoKo who will arrive ou
tho Seattle are G-eorge Dedmau and
his son Henry, as Well :is Jituin
Wallace, the new agmt for the Ad
miral Line in Skagwuv.
Paris, April 23.—The French gov
; ertiment h^s appointed a military
commission to meet the German del"
egates at the fronierf and to look af
ter them while in Versailles at*
: tending the conference.
Paris, April 23.—The Allied gov
ernments have today notified the
German government that they will
be ready to rttoeftve her delegates
i#t Versailles on the twenty eight
oi th •• month.
(;ct whii.k they last
The Daily Alaskan is in receipt! of
a number of bags <>£ seeds aent by
Delegate Wiekershmi from Washing1
ton.
I These seed.i a!""- for frfi9 ilistribn
1 tlou to those making gardens, and
1 will be given to Skagway jfairdeaiers
who care for them, and will Willi foi
j "hem at the Alaskan office.
First come, first served.
We have been telling you
For some time that we want you to come
in and see our safe deposit boxes.
It wont cost you a cent
To come in and see them and besides that
we will be very glad to see you.
B ANK OF AL ASKA
Have You Tried
"GOLD CREST"
Brand Butter and Eggs
i
i Just what you would expect when ordering the very best
Fresh shipments received on every boat
I
The Eggs sell at 60c per dz.
< Butter 75c per pound
These prices subject to market changes
; P. H. GANTY
ILLIONAIRE FACIi SERIOUS TIL
ENDS LIFE IN PRESENCE OF WIFE
Tiicomsi, April 23.—Orville Bil
| lings, a luillioiMure a'wil well known
politician, committed1 suicide last
night.
The deed wag aceomplis.li, 4' in
' presence oj lits wife, Billings hav
lag placed; a guai to his head and
j palled the trigger before the fright
\ enea woman ooul$ prevent him.
I Billings wag facias trial in the
Seattle courts todlay, beiogi changed
(with having wroug<xll Gladys Utter,
a 3eaf muto girl, thirteen ye®r» of
a^e, two yearn. ago in the Hotel
Savoy.
j The case lias boon pofetponedi eev
i eral tim^s. Billings was at one
time candidate for governor on the
l Republican ticket. _____
Berlin, April 23.—A warrant was i
issued todtty fur the arrept of Prince
Henry, thtj brother of the ex-Ka^ I
SOT.
The warrant charge Henry with
having been implicated in an anar
chistic Plot for the overthrow of |
the government.
The Prince is in hiding in Hol
land, but strong efforts will be made
to unearth him a*id bring him before
the bar 01" justice. "v
YANKS SILL II
WINGING if
10 IRELAND
Washing ton, April 23—Starting
from Kockaway beach in the e&rly
par*, of May tihree American naval
seaplanes will attempt the flight
to Ireland).
This "will be the first attempt by
the United States, navy to navigate
the air across flue Atlantic and miuth
Interest is manifested in naval cis
cles as to the out come of this ex
pedition..
SISTII DRIVE
Seattle, April 23.—A dozen aero
planes are flying over Seattle to
day r©-onacting the aerial battles in
til. Great War. Thlis exhibition
it- styled "Victory Ijoan Flying Cir
cus," and is for th0 purpose of ad
vertising the IxmuI" pale. The aero
planes have been flying for over an
hour and art' at. a height of about
three thousand feet.
Business is at a stand still and
the schools having closed for the
day great throngs of people uro 'wit
nessing the novel sight.
Th« Victory bonds are being sub
scribed for in great numbers and
'he committee in charge are coa
tiilen* of easily • selling Seattle's
quota.
London, April 23.—A despatch re
ceived today front Omsk says that
the Siberian army under Admiral
Kolchajc, has advanced to with
in one hundred miles of the Volga
river.
This army has defeated the B ol
ahevikis at every battle and the
casualties of the latter have been
enormous.
J. C. Black, representing the
wholesale druggists, Blumjauer
Frank Drug Oo., of Portland, ar
rived on the Admiral Bvans, and is
showing his customers the (new
things in his line.
Mr. Black will leave on the first
boat for the south.
Paris, April 23.—President Wil
son, lJoy4 Geo nee &nid Premier
Clemenceau are today considering
the difference?* between, China and j
J;ip:ui. The conference ia extend
ing to a considerable period, but I
hopes are xetend'ed that thej/ will j
riuish today.
Budapest, April 23.—Thirty thou
' sau<' Czucho troopg have deserted
Uni joined the Roumanians, is the
announcement made here today.
This makes certain th« early
i downfall of the Hungarian. Soviet
igovernmen anil the probable acces
' slon of the socialistic Democratic
regime headod- by Sigmund Kuntf.
M
V\Y LEAVE ?>X TRAIN
One hundred and! seven. lelt/Ssw*
arr" yesterday morning on the two
trains bound for various places in
»he interior. Twenty two soldiers
le"f in. a special car lx*hind the
rotarv early yesterday morning and
the remainder of the 107 got away
on the regular train at 9:30 yester
fot fruoon. ELoven passengers, only
one from) the interior, arrive^ on
the train last night, says the Gate
way of JVJlarch 21st.
Smith Remick ia rapidly recovering
from his recent illnegs and will soon
be at work good aa ever.
Put Another
Service Star
On Your
Pocket Book
Buy
Victory
Liberty
Bonds
A NEW DEPARTMENT
To Meet Requirements
Read our display advertisment on page
three in Thursday's Paper
L. A. HARRISON CO.
WILSON WONT STAND FOR
ITALY'S DEMAND SO ORLAN
DO WILL START FOR HOI
Paris, April 23.—The) deblock
the Italian question contfiwies.
President Wilson insists that Flume
be a frag city but attached to the
Jugo-9Ia.vo cup to ma Bystem and
made available as a seaport for
the small nations behind it. It
Is hopedJ that a compromise will be
atlectedi todiay.
Paris, Wednesday.—Following
President. Wilson's fiat declaration
which he made in a public state
ment that Italy could not have
Fiume, the Italian envoys to the
peace conference failed to attend!
the session which was held) th5g af
ternoon by the supreme council.
! Id justification of his stand. Pres
ident Wilson asserted that the grant
ing of FuimiQ to Italy wouid be a
flagrant violation of one of the most
Important of his fourteen points, aa(
| U was upon f these i fourteen points
t-bat. the armistice had been, signed.
One of the Italian delegates, af
ter he hfuS reoeived official notice
of President Wilson's statement, de
clared, "President Wilson's state
men) has broken up the con
ference.", It was also asserted that
Prfme Minister Orlando, of Italy;
woul<1 leave for home tonight or to
morrow, ancS that he would be fol
lowed by the remainder of Italia
delegation as early ag poaalble.' •
WASHINGTON 10
■HHPS
Brest, April 23.—It was report
ad today! that the SS. George Wash
ington would return, bo New York
wi'h a full list of U. S. troops afi
soon as eom*e necessary repairs are
completed.
It a paid it will take several
days to dto this.
It is not understood, that Presiden
Wilson will come on this trip,
MONTENEGRO NO
LONGER EXISTS
London, April 23.—A dispatch
from Poddoritza, received here* to
day, states that tha Kingdom of
M-ontenfigTo ceased to exist on
Sunday last.
The National assembly on that
dav transferred, its power to the
Serbian governor
This act compfletfcit tli© union of
Montenegro aud Serbia, makiing
«Mke counti'j' and t*tta nation.
JEFF 111
MANY UP NORTH
Seattle, April 23.—Thg SS} Jef
! ffir^an left at nine o'clock this mann
ing for southeastern Alaska, with &
full cargo" of freight and
j 190 pagsengere including the crews
'for the canneries at Skcwl Ann,
Point Ward', Wrangell an^t Ketch U
I kan.
| Those hooked through to Skag
way are :< Dan Fields, E. E. Ser
vice, Mrs. J. W. Lawrie, Edward
Lawriei an4 Aj. Do(f (ro.;
Mrs. Venora Bigelow and Mrs.
George McDermott are pM*»ng«r»
for Haines.
OAKLiFPLflyS
SEST1LE TODAY
I Seattle, April 23.—The haaahall
season opened on Pacific
coast this afternoon.
Seattle and Oakland are playtaff
the initial game to vast crowd and
' it lools^ as it baseball hM'
I back. ...
Rediculous Shoe Prices
A big line of
Oxfords and High Shoes for
Ladies
We have placed,on our
. Bargain Tables
Oxfords At - $1.50
High Shoes At - $2.00
There are Blacks, Whites, Tans
and Patent Leather Shoes in good
styles and large range of sizes
You will have to come quick as they will not last j
long at these prices
JAMES KENNEDY