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8KAGWAT, ALASKA TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1022.
PRt'CB TEH CEXTH
BOMB EXPLODES
II AMERICAN
LEGATION
Sofia. March 12.—A bomb explo
sion occurred at the American lega
tion today.
Nobody was injured but several
of the windows were shattered.
The perpetrator of the outrage has
not been found, but the police are
working hard on the case. •
MOW AT WHIT OF ERROR
DISMISSED BY SUPREME COURT
Washington. March IS.—The Uni
ted States supreme court today dis
missed the writ of error by which
Howat sought to hare reviewed the
decision of the Kansas courts, hold
ing him in contempt of court for
his refusal to appear before the
court of industrial relations.
FATHER EIGHTY YEARS OLD
KILI.S HIS SON
San Jose, March 12.—Joseph Fel
ton. forty-five years of age was snot
and killed today by his fnther. Louis
Felton. who ts eighty years ol.l
Father and son quarrelU'd over
their neighbors, when the old man
pulled his weapon and killed his
son.
HARRY GREBS BESTS
TOMMY GIBBONS
New York. March 14.—In a furious
bout lasting fifteen rounds. Harry
Grebs. the Pittsburgh light heavy
weight. won a decision over Tommy
Gibbons of St. Paul.
The fisht took place last night and
was characterited by the heavy hit
ting and Gibbons took a great deal
of punishment.
COMPANIES COMBINE TO
DEVELOP SIBERIA
Seattle. March 13.—Under the In
corporated name of Olaf Swanson
company of Seattle, the Hibbard
Swenson company. Seattle; Denbigh
& Company, Vladivostock; Hako
date. Japan; A. W. Shvetioff & Sons,
New York and London; A. N. Kush
narefT, Ahutsk, Siberia, and Bryner
& Company, Vladivostock have com
bined for the development of Kam
chatka and the mainland of Siberia.
The steel motorshlp Mazatlan will
be the first boat dispatched by Swen
son & Company, which will be fol
lowed by several ethers.
Moscow, March 14—BUI Haywood
heads a group of American I. W. W.
men to whom Premier Lenlne has
granted a concession to operate
Nadejidninsky Iron Works In the
Vral mountains district, was the in
formation which was given out at
headquarters today.
HISTORY REPEATING
ITSELF IX ALASKA ROW
BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS
Washington, March 12.—Shall the
United States government or the
Guggenheim interests control the
disposition of the hundred million
cords of paper timber in Alaska be
longing to the government? Tills
is the question that is at the bottom
of the fight betveco Chief Forester
Greeley of the depArtment of agri
culture and Secretary of the Inter
ior Fall.
The row Is a re-opening of the
Pinchot-Ballinger controversy, with
different principals.
Its ramifications proceed from Al
ka through the department of agri
culture to the department of the in
terior and via the White House to
congress. The battle will be hard
fought.
BAXBIKY API*OIXTKD
AGENT OK ADMIRAL LI*.?
AT KETCHIKAN
Seattle. March 12—George V.
Banbury, for many years purser on
Alaska steamships, has beeu ap
pointed agent for the Pacific Steam
ship company at Ketchikan.
Fanbury will succeed the lato Vic
tor A. Peterson, who passed away a
few days ago.
(Note—George P. Banbury is well
known in Skagway. where he held1
the position of acting agent for the I
Pacific S. S. Co. some time aeo and j
where he made and retained many |
friends who will congratulate hiui i
on his advancement.—Kditor.)
LAK(.K APPROPRIATION"
FOR l". S. ARMYi
■Washington, March 14.—The i
house appropriation committee re-!
ported the bill carrying two hundred j
and seventy million dollars for the j
army of one hundred and fifteen |
thousand enlisted men and eleven
thousand officers.
WOULD SHUT ALLIKI)
I)KRT TO (iKR.MAN V
Paris, March 13.—In the tentative;
plan as worked out at the Anglo
Italian conference, the payment of
the war debts to the United States
would be shifted by the allies to,
Germany and the latter would be'
required to pay off the entire In-:
demnity in five years.
France would be deprived of her |
present preponderant military posi
tion while sharing in the prosperity j
resultant from an early return to |
economic normalacy in Kurope
Belgium has subscribed to such an I
arrangement, but France has not [
yet approved it.
Washington. March 14.—Presi
dent Lewis of the United Mine
Workers conferred with secretary of
labor Davis today on the coal strike
which is threatened to take place
on April first.
The conference was for the pur
pose of ascertaining the possibilities
of negotiating a national conference
with the bituminous operators.
LOOK OUT FOR YOURSELF
Somebody else la banking the money you are wasting. Why
not bank It yourself. They are living in comfort and enjoying
life in Its fullest, with the money you spend needlessly. Why not
get out of the carelesa 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 ou the first
dollar saved.
Baumk off Maiska
SKAQWAY, ALASKA
fill COURT
FOR MIS!
I Washington, March 11.—The gov
I ernment has organized a floating
j court for Alaska.
I The treasury department an
nounced today the appointment of
| five commanders of the coast guard
j service as commissi jners.
j The following officers were given
the appointments: Captain Claud
S. Cochran, commander of the cut
ter Bear in Arctic waters: Captain
I James H. Ottel. commander of the
cutfer Haidia. in Bering sea: Cap-|
tain John IJoedecker. commander of
the Mojave in Bering sea; Captain
William Stromberg, commander of
the cutter Algonquin In Bering sea:
Captain Edward D. Jones, command
er of the cutter L'nalga in south
eastern Alaskan waters. In addition,
the following officers in the coast
guard service were appointed special
deputy marshals: Lieutenants Thom
as S. Klinger. Cleirent J. Todd. Wll
j fred X. Derby, Frederick J. Uirkett
| and John K. Whitbeck.
FREIGHT KATES
AAXOl'NCEl*
Seattle, March 13.—The joint
freight rates of the steamship com
panies and the government railroad
in Alaska were published today.
Forty-two dollars per ton on min
er's supplies for delivery via water
and rail at Tanana and Fairbanks,
with intermediate points proportion
ately less, is the joint freight trans
fer from Puget Sound.
The rates have been approved by
the government and are effective on
March 20.
The rates run from twenty-three
dollars to eighty dollars per ton, ac
cording to classification, but the
average or basic rate applying to
groceries and canned goods is forty
two dollars.
All wharfage and terminal charges
are absorbed by the rail and water
lines.
The rate on general merchandise
to Seward is thirteen dollars and
fifty cents per ton. and fifteen dol
lars and fifty cents to Anchorage. ,
No through rate for passengers
has been established.
The steamship lines will make
their own charges and the railway
will do likewise.
RKVOLCTIOX1STS CAPTIHh
CAPITAI. OF AI It IX1A
London, March 12.—The revolu
tionists have occupied Tir.ua. the
capital of Albania.
The town was taken onlv after a
'•ard and stubborn resistance by the
federal troops.
PIXCHOT WIIX Rl'X FOR
Gl'BKRXATORIAL XOMIXATIOX
Philadelphia, March 12.—GifTord
Pinchot today announced his condi
dacv for the Republican gubernator
ial nomination.
EXTERTAI XM EXT TONIGHT
AT 8:15 O'CLOCK SHARP
The doors will be open to the pub
lic at 7:45. Reserved seats may be
secured at the door.
Those coming in during a number
will remain at the rear until the
end of that number.
POPE PIT'S XI IS IIJi
Rome, March 14.—A bulletin this
morning at the Vatican announced
that Pope Pius XI was ill. The ail
ment was stated to be bronchitis.
Keller Brothers bave 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. 2t
VOLIVA PROPHESIES FAI.L
OF GREAT BRITAIN AND
NOTHING LEFT BI T HELL
Milwaukee, March 13.—Wilbur
Glenn Voliva. the ovorseer of Zion.
has made a prophesy that Oreat Bri
tain will lose her colonial posses
sions, which will be followed by tht
foundation of a great northwestern
confederacy with Russia. Germany.
Japan and China lormlng to com
bat the nations already allied.
There is to be no peace for the
world and nothing but hell, he de
clared at a meeting held here last
right.
AMERICA'S CLAIMS
OF PRIORITY DISREGARDED
BY ALLIED MINISTERS
Paris. March 13.—The allied min
isters signed the agreement for the
distribution of the first billion gold
marks of German reparations.
This agreement disregards Amer
ica's claim of priority for its troops
in connection with the occupation
of Rhineland.
SEATTLE ATTORNEY
IN THE TOILS
Seattle, March 13.—Henry Clay
Agnew, a well known Seattle attor
ney. is held In the Tacoma Jail.
It is alleged that Agnew plotted
to deliver from jail D. X. Schoon
over. a former Seattle policeman
and bootlegger.
(;k\. smut has narrow
ESCAPE FROM IU1 I.ET
Johannesburg, March 12.—A shot
was fired at General Smut, the not
ed lioer war leader, who is now pre
mier.
The would-be assassin fired the
bullet while General Smut was be
ing driven towards the parliament
building.
It is reported that the missile
pierced the ear of the premier.
SENATOR HIRAM JOHNSON"
ASSAILS FOIR-POWER TREATY
Washington, March 13—Assail
ing the four-power treaty as a quad
ruple alliance. Senator Hiram John-i
son told the senate toda;- that its I
ratification would mean not only re-1
session from American tradition, but
i national surrender under threats j
jf foreign powers.
HARDING WILL VETO
lNSl lJWCE CKRTIF1CATK
Washington, March 13.—Presi
jont Harding has informed the
members of congress of his inten
tion to veto the insurance certificate
plan of the soldier bonus bill.
Right thousand tierces of mild
cured salmon, valued at $1,600,000,
virtually the entire output of
Southeastern and Southwestern Al
aska, has been sold. The cleanup
this year is the best and quickest
in the history of the industry since
1914. Seattle is the world distribut
ing point for nvld cured salmon.
The American markets this year
took nearly 90 percent, of the Seat
tle sales, and other shipments going
to Great Britain, Norway and Ger
many and other foreign countries
The record last year points to an ac
tive season in the aiild cure plants
during 1922.
Washington, March 14.—Alaska
reindeer, fox and caribou marched
in N'oah's ark array before the house
committee on appropriations, ac
cording to a transcript of the hear
ng before that committee when the
annual appropriation bill was being
made.
Delegate Dan Sutherland of Alas
ka told of their wrowth and possi
bilities.
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MORGUES CHOKED WI1H
CORPSES OE MEN HI WOMEN
| Johannesburg, March 12.—The j
j morgues here are choked with dead 1
! and many of the corpses are those ,
i of women.
I All of the hospitals are overcrowd
ed with the wounded, but It Is much
quieter today in the center of the
city, tho the outlying districts of
Fordsman and Pepper are the dan
ger zones and the spirit of fighting
is predominant.
: PRESIDENT WILL
PITCH CAMP IX HEART OF
CALIFORNIA REDWOODS
San Francisco. March 12.—The In
tention of President and Mrs. Hard
ing to pitch their summer camp in
the heart of the California redwoods
between June 15 and July 14 be
came known recently.
The receipt of war department or
ders at the Presidio to assemble ar
my tents and conveyances for t'leir
use when the party arrives, reveal
ed the plan.
SERVING LIFE IN PEN
WOMAN ACCUSES TWO MEN
San Francisco, March 12.—Mrs.
Louise L. Peete. who is serving a
life sentence in San Quentin. has
designated two Los Angeles men as
the slayers of Jacob C. Denton, a
Los Angeles mining man.
Mrs. Peete was tried and convicted
of the murder of Denton.
HEIR TO LARGE FORTUNE
WANTS OCT INSANE ASYLUM
San Francisco, March 12.—Count
Hugo Atterberg, heir to an estate in
Germany, said to be valued at 12,
000.000 marks, has begun a fight
for freedom and release from the
Napa Insane Asylum.
Atterberg has been confined In
this institution foi the past six
years and now claims that he is
sane and should be released.
Washington, March 14.—The di
vision of the country into eighteen
districts as enforcement territories
of federal force for the general pro
hibition agents was announced to
day hy Commissioner Havnes.
Alaska, Montana. Idaho, Oregon
and Washington will constitute dis
trict number seventeen.
WAYS AND MEAN'S
COMMITTEE WILL 8TAXT)
PAT OX COMPROMISE
Washington, March 13.—It was
decided today by the Republican
members of the house ways and
means committee after a long con
ference that they would stand pat
on their determination to report a
compromise on the soldier bonus
bill.
FAIRBANKS NEWS-MINER
BOOSTING FOR JIM GALEN
Fairbanks. March 11.— (Special to
the Skagway Alaskan)—Jim Galen
Republican aspirant to congress. Is
here looking over the opposition
camp.
His personality and direct attitude
upon everything, while not marking
him as a politician, appeals consid
erably to the old timers and he falls
heir to some strength supposed now
to be Dan Sutherland's.
After only two days in our town
he feels as much at home here as
though he had been here from early
days and the impression here is that
there are now two Republican can
didates at the primaries for delegate
from Alaska. — Fairbanks News
Miner.
NEW ERA WR ALASKA
COMMENCES MARCH 00
Seattle. March 12—Commission
er Dole of the Alaska Engineering
commission said today that altho
the new tariff rates mean much to
Alaska. "The day for which we have
waited even since we began work on
the railway w.ll arrive on March 20.
That date will mark the beginning
of a new era," he said.
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THE GATEWAY ROUTE TO
Yukon Territory, Atlin and
Interior Alaska
Semi-Weekly Train Sen-ice between Skaguay and Whitehorse
during the Winter Season.
For information regarding passenger and freight rates apply to
H- Wheeler. General Manager
Skagnay- Alaska
or
510 Alaska Building
Seattle Wash