No. 4t> TWENTY FOURTH YEAR """ " " SKAGWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MAY in, 1921 PRICE 10CKVJN
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Washington. May 19.—President i
Hardins indicated to Minnesota:
callers that he lias not altogether
ii it; . •• >a o( visiting Alaska :
this suMiJner. He said it' ho could do
so he wo;!it! and ouM also include
Minneapolis si his itinirary.
New York. May ID.—Three west
« u teov .-no's. Davis and Ma
liey were Officially reieived in New
York City last night. The western
men were paid marked attention and j
were highly delighted with the cor- I
dialtv of the eastern metropolis.
Washington. May is.—('resident
Harding told Congressman Johnson, j
of Washington, that he hoped Con
gress would adjourn by August, so i
he eonlil visit the Pacific coast and
Alaska.
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Tokio. AUy 1'.'.—The press states
t .itt .1 '.tl Colonial Conference I
s held in secret recently. At that
•••ti: i'..i - v .-re discussed as to j
• ri . i i>. ;.;••• Province of Slian
i» re< win ra reached as joj
> t., , » «: i vi'lie's the Province
i:!d be returned, and also (lie ]
tcuation of Siberia was partially
reed upon. The Iwsis of agree
■nt «'.is nut made public.
HOPE LIES IS
Lor.don, A'ay 19.—Lord High Ce
cil. .In r f parliament said in
an interview on tiiu Irish situation:
" British public opinion would coiao
nearer to favoring the independence
for Ireland if Ireland would ask for
a king from among the princes of
the r«»yal house.
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Washington. May 19.—It was of
ficially annoumvd Iiy both President
Harding atsd Sciretay of the Xuvy
Pen by. that there was not the slight
est intetitifKi on the part of the sd
mlnistratfon. to withdraw the bat
tleship fleet
Washington. May 19.—A dramat
ic appeal to the I'nitcd States to
make no move to disarm at this
time uas delivered directly to Hard
ing.
The appeal was made bv the wom
en of New Jersey who had lost loved
ones in the World War.
Could Lord Hugh Cecil have been
joking when he said, that British
Public opinion would have favored
Ireland's independence. If she had«
chosen a king from the Frinceses of
the Royal House? Or was he really
expressing public opinion?
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Wasington, May IS.—The predic
tion is passing the rounds of ship
ping board circles, that the marine
strike will soou end. This is the
feeling that is passing current this
morning.
Seattle, May IS.—Director Sen:
mes. of the Shipping Board stated
today, that the government vvoiM
charter another boat for the service
to Alaska, if it becume necessary, it
is the intention of the government
to maintain trie service to Alaska.
Seattle, May IS.—The S.S. North
western under charter by the gov
ernment is the first vessel to leave
for Alaska since the beginning of
t!io marine engineer's strike. Sue
sailed last night at S o'clock, 'Aith
three hundred passengers and a full
cargo of freight.
Several hours before the stilingof
the Northwestern. Federal Judge
Oislunan issued an order restraining
the marine unions from picketing the
piers and docks where the govern-j
incut owned or operated boats a>'e
moored, or from interfering with
non-union crews after they have
sinned up. The Northwestern will
make Ketchikan, Juneau. Cordova,
Yaldez, Seward and Anchorage. 'I he
issuance of the restraining order tv
Judge Cushman silenced the slrlkers
suit for damages, also the suit in
stituted against the marine unions
I Now, York. May 19.—Chairman]
Benson of the Shipping Board in an j
address last night said, that the i
Shipping Hoard will continue all its ;
resources to keep its ships moving,
and thus prevent the strikers in their
efforts to defeat the permanent re
establishment of the American Mer
chant .Marine.
Washington. May 19.—Full pow
ers have been given Secretary of La
bor Davis, by representatives of the
Seattle Radio Operators and Marine
Kngineers to make a settlement for '
them with the ship owner?, and the
I'nited States Shipping Hoard in the
marine wage controversy.
Seattle. May 19.—The Admiral j
Watson, of the Pacific Coast line set
sail for the north at 7:30 this mom- i
ing. She was delayed ten hours |
getting her heavy cargo aboard. The j
cargo consisted almost entirely of j
food stuffs and aggregated 2,.190 i
tons destined for every port save i
Skagway. She has 2G5 passengers j
on board and will stop at all south
eastern and southwestern ports with
Gii6 exception. S. It. Capps and F. j
H. Moffett, head of the geological i
survey and parties for the Cold Ba> .
and Snug Harbor are on hoard. The j
strikers, awed by the array of fed- i
eral. state and city law enforcers
attempted no violence.
This is the second ship to sal!
north since the strike began.
BT VBITOR
Seattle. May 19.—Roy Carlson,
aged 1G. was shot and killed by M.
M. Ward, a visitor iti the Carlson
home. The shot was discharged ac
cidentally by Ward.
CHIEF JUSTICE
Washington, May 19.—Chief .lust
ice White, of tha Suprem- Court, of
the United States, d'Od In 'hi3 city
today.
0EAT1ISIEP0RT
Iiiga, May 19.—Report is current
that Trotsky is near death due to a
cancer. Travellers report that he is
in a sanatarium near Moscow.
Seattle, May IS.—Mrs. Louise B.
Hompman, the wife of Dr. Aldus A.
Hompman, who holds the certificate
as the most regular Presbyterian
Sunday school worker in the United
States was killed in a collision of
her auto with a street car today.
Seattle, May IS.—J. A. Scholl, a
retired trainman in broken health,
took his own life in a fit of despond
ency today. •
THREE TUGS
Manila, May 10.—General Wood
in an address to the students of the
Neuva Eciwa Province. In his ad
dress slated that the country need
ed three things, capital, machinery,
and science. He enlarged upon this
and said that if science were applied
to the soil the other two would come.
IDE PUBLIC
Chicago, May 19.—3 ton ley Bailey
was arrested and charged with rob
bing San Francisco Society women
thru gambling games. The accused
retorted that those women did not
need teaching, that society women
in the wastem cities carry dice in
{heir handbags all the time and
spend their spare moments' shoot
ing craps.
Washington, May IS.—The name]
of Jacob Could Schurnian, whom
President Harding has appointed as |
Minister to China, was sent to the
Senate yesterday for confirmation.
Washington, May IS.—Th« Senate
Foreign Relations Committer held a|
hoaring on the pending treaty be
tween the United States and Cana
da. relative to the regulation of
sockeye salmon fishing in the waters
of British Columbia and of the state
of Washington. Governor Hart and
Senator Jones appeared before the
committee and stated that the pres
ent situation was working to the I
benefit of the Canadians and to the j
injury of American fisherman.
mm WILL NOT AP
POINT PRESENT ASPIRANTS
Seattle, May 19.—Tho Seattle
Times publishes news on the govern
or appointment from its Washington
bureau in Washington, D. C.
It is not likely that the governor
of Alaska will be appointed for some
lime. This information comes from
the White House. It is understood
tiiat President Harding has about
made up his mind that he will not
appoint any of the present aspirants
to that office.
This decision was reached l>y him
about two weeks ago. Perkins vould
get the place hut the telpr.j jv.j
which have poured in on the Presi
dent insisting that the Delega'e ard
the National Committeeman indorse
ment be considered has caused t lie
deferring of the matter. The offi
cials of the administration who are
becoming openly disgusted with the
whole situation. It has come to pass
that each candidate is. destroying
Che other."
FOR THE NORTH
Seattle. May 19.—The old reliable]
revenue cutter Bear, which has made J
t';e trip to Nome and Point Barrow]
for many years, with commander
Cochrane sailed at eleven this mnrn
ing for I'nalaska, PriblofT Islands, '
Nome, Point Barrow and Demarca
tion Point, where C. L. Watkins of
the Coast Geodetic survey will en
deavor to permanently mark the
boundary line between Alaska and
Canada. Watkitis will likely push
on and make magnetic records about
the mouth of the Mackenzie river.
The Bear has a heavy mail and some
supplies.
San Francisco, May 19.—John B.
Clayberg, a former Chief Justice of
the Supreme court of Montana died
here yesterday. His death was due
lo an automobile accident which oc
curred about a week ago.
UK'S CREED,
"I ACCEP1"
San Francisco, May 19.—Franklin
K. Lane's creed as given on his
death bed was "1 accept" this is re
vealed In a letter written just be
fore he was placed on the operating
table. The letter was to Isadore
Doekweiler, of Los Augeles. In this
letter, Lane explained to Dockweiler
that in the law of nature his indi
vidual spirit would go back into the
great ocean of spirits.
Albany, May 18.—Ex-Governor
Glynn, of New York, has just re
turned from a visit to tile Uritish
Isles. While there he Interviewed
Lloyd George and carried a message
from the Premier to DeLavera.
Glynn said that "if happiness should
come to Ireland in the near future.
Archbishop I' . es, of New York can
he cited as one of the largest con
tributors to such a result."
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