PKIGE 10 CENTS
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, MONDAY, MAY 26. 1919
No. 89 TWENTY SECOND YEAK
Seattle, May 26—.The state su
p; ^ n31 court has issued ®o. order
that i referendum be taken by the
.voters or the stat© to sustain or re
ject the action of th^ lat'j legisla
ture in ratifying the eighteenth
amendment to the federal consti
tution providing 1'Or nation, wide
prohibition.
[ » is claimed here that tlilj# will
have tth<? effect of piisj>en.<liufr tho
national bon? diry law oC November.
! Washington Is the tenth state in
which a referendum ha/s beenj order
ed and thus loaves thirty five states
instead of thirty pix as re<TU're<i) b>"
the constitution for the endorsement
of ou amendment. «
KAISER ILL BE
CREMATED II
OLD DAWSON
"Alec" Seeley is pr paring the
grandest eveut of his life, to take
place when th^ peace treaty is
sl»ae«1. Seeley has gathered his
cha*'els in & vacant lot in the heart
of the city, and piled thean high,
and will cremate 'he kaiser thereon.
Accumulations of years are there
When the sgrval comes flashing
through to him from .Marshal
Foch that the Hun® have put th nr
f'sts to the paper that binds them
fcrever, S.eley wild strike the match.
The ulaze will be on, and Seel .J"
says l» will be great enough to be
seen in Berlin. The dummy form
of ths kadsKr will be cast into the
blames and consume# while Seeley
and his friends do the victory dance.
Seeley has many sleighs and lots of
good wood besides the prestnt heap
of was'e material, and it is expected
hp will becom^ excite# and throw
the good in with the bad. At any
rate, he promises to burn all the ac
cumulations of years. Thw matsir
iM, torr from old buildings, forms a
hish mass and is on the lot near
Princess and Fourth. S-.eley has
arranged for a line of hos^ with
which to guard the flames.
A pile of refuse also has been
placed cn the beach, to ba use# for
one o' the big peace bonfires. Fire
Chief Andy Hart, who is dismantl
ing an old building on First evt'mue
opposite the fire hall, also is Send
ing much material to the beach for
the bonfire.
Seattle, May 26.—Charlt® E. Chil
I bcrw, the son of J. B. Ohilbeng; one
! cf Seattle's bankers, UietJ last
night from the injuries received to
the automobile aecdient on Friday
last. . .
The young- man never; regained
coiicioiisrH-ss since th^ accident.
willISe
FDR SWfPHTHr
Vancouver, U. C. May 26.—Tho
Calgary aiul Edmonton labor unions
ha-.e voted to go on a general strike
iu sympathy with the Winnipeg
str.ke which is «o\v in progress.
San Francisco, May 26.—Jam s
ICoL-crick, :l returned soldier, who
rough* through the Argunne woods
drive was shot and instajiily killed
bv John T. Kelley, a policeman,
while the latter wa$ ejecting six
relumed' soldiers fioni a restau
rant. .
BANK of ALASKA
Depository for the
CITY of SKAGWAY
A Home Bank for Home People
I BANK OF ALASKA J
NEW GOODS
Just Received
1
| GOOD SALMON EGGS
1 Friction top cans 40c each
■ CHICK FOOD
' 20 pounds lots up 61-2 cents a pounds .j
/ '■
P. H. GANTY
POLICE RAID BANQUET I ABLE IS
IHE WASHINGTON HOTEL ANNEX
Seattle, i. May 26.—The Smttle
polit-c heo-dsid by Chtef Warren,
raided the big bamxjUot at the New
Washington, hotel on Saturday night
The banquet TWifi given/ by the
h<wils ot the Duthie Ship yards.
The police seised a lot °f i^'H; Hqu
ors and wince and scattered! the
guwUfi to tte tour winds. •
Councilman. Haaketh, .who wap jn
a most hapspjy frajtoe of znindi was la
the midst o£ an enter talking ^ aad
humeroug eheech when, the police
decended on tli$ party. __
IN WHIIEHORSl
A meeting was held Tuesday
evening- at the North Star hall
| of thoee interested, in trap shooting:,
■when it was decide*! to form a club
to be kno\wn as the White.horse
Gun club. W. A. Puokeet was elect
<*1 Dresid'ant; J. C. Nowmajsh,
secretary-treasurer, and E. J. Ham
acher, general rang® officer.
Those present, who will be char
ter members of the club, were W*
A. Puckett, E. J. Hamacher, \y. c.
Sime, J. C. New march, Bert Fowler,
S. T. Rondo, Dr. W. B. Clark, J.
J. Elliott, Geo. Walker, J. J. O'
.Neil and C. T. Atherton.
A set of ruleg hay© been drawm,
uo upon whicn the shootimg will be
conducted. The first shoot of the
season will talc© place Friday, the
23rd at 7 :'30 p. m., on the flat
south of town near the river, mem
bership in the club niay be. had for
oiie dollar. The birds will cost
tw\, centa in>r head an*l traps hoot
ing shell may be purchased reason
abl at Puckett's hardware store.
A general invitation to all inter
ested in treppliooUng is extended
#<nd a larga membership is almost
assured.
Jt has been rumored that T. C.
RIchardB, manager of p. Burns
Jit Co., will "douate" some real live
turkeya at later date. Howerver,
®-t time going to presg we are
quite unable to vouch for th© cor
rectness or otherwise of thi# rumor
although we hope it may be a ftict.
i—Whitehrose Star.
Amsterdam, Mayi 26.—Advice re
ceived here today states that the
volcano oX Kalutin la Java has
burst Into a terrfic eruption.
The flowing lava ha« wip:d o"t
over thirty villages in its course in
the district of Nernigate Blitar aud
causing the death of fifteen thou
sand1 inhabitants
ANII-BOLSHEViK
Par:g, May- 26.—The Council cf
Four have docid<xl to conditionally
recognize the anti-Bolshevike gov
l rumen t#.
iRELflliVE OF EX
KAISER IS DEAD
Seattle, May 26.—Misg Elsa Miss
ouri Vou KaJow, a c<yueln. of the ex
kaiser of Germany died her© yiester
.oay. - / :V;,-'T.|
Miss Von Kalow'g sister, Mrs. J.
S. Mountain, is a resident of Se
atUe
MiSs Van Kalow vi&s a da>acing
I instructor.
Sl'NDAY SCHOOL DINNER
Tlio Sunday School dinner pos
IKuic-J on account fo slclcuesg an<l
bad weather, will be held' tomorrow
night at 6:00 p. m. on the lower
! tench if the weather permits.
Otherwise we will have the din
ner in the Social oenter. All are
to meet at 5:30. Parents o£ chlld
reu iuvited. Bring fork spoon ainidt
ouj>. And dill pickle.
Commit tee.
ALASKA GEOLOGICAL
CHIEF IS DECORATED
Washington.—Lieut. Coi. Al
! frod H. Brooks, formerly chief of
the Alaska Geological Survey, has
returned from oversea, diuty wearing
tlie French Legion of honor ribbon
Lieu' Col Brookg wap geologist on.
Commander Pershing's stiff.
ALItERTA -MAN TO
HANG FOR MURDER
Princg Albert, Sask.—Alfredl Ro-j
iter's, a returned soldier, haa been
found guilty of the murder of Sally
Mulvihill and sentenced) to hang Au
gust Cth.
I A. S. S. CO. EXCURSION SEA
SOX WILL OPEN' IX .TUNE
The excursion season for the Al-:'
aska SS. Co. commences with the
sajJiufc' of the SS. Jeffereon from S®
attlo on Jane 10th. Th8 season
wit' close with the paillng oC the SS.'
Northwestern which will sail from
Seattle on August 21st.
Supt. C. W. Cash, of the Royal
Mail service, who hag bean con-'
fined In the Whitehorse General
hospital for a week previous wittt
a severe cold audi Howard
Warne, of the Dominion tel^raphfi
! service confined at home for a week
from the same cause, were both up
and around! yesterday, look bag- ra
ther peeked, "but gtill In the ring."
Two women who •■arrived • in
Whitehorse the latter part of last
week, after buying a pmall boat and
a supply of provision, left for the
lower Yukon river country. One
of them i§ a pioneer of interior Al
aska, and neither of them had any
dnjuM of their ability to get through
' all right. Another »maJl boat,
with tbree^ men, left downstream
j about the'$ame time as the women.-#
Wh'tehorae Star, ]
BRITT'S PHARMACY at Skagway
IS CLOSED
And the Stock is being Removed to the
Branch Store at Juneau. We Sincerely
Thank the People of Skagway and Vicin
ity for a Most Liberal and Loyal Support
during the almost twenty years of business
in Skagway.
WILLIAM BR1TT
FRANK FEERO
HIKER MO WE SAFE ON
London, May 26.—Aviator Haw-(
JSar and hiai Eoechanlciam were picked
ud in mid Atlantic la#t Monday af
ternoon by Une Danteh ptean»hI|P
Mary bound from) Norfolk to Alberg'.
Both men were well and werre af|
teriyarda transferred) to the British j
warehii Reveng© aivd returned' to
Scarpa Flow on. Sunday, yesterday.
The story as told! reveala the tact
'ha* the q«ropta4ie was forced' to de
ceit d close to th§ steamer Mjary be
cause of a tttoptpage of the circu
lation In tho water ptoea leading
to the radiator.
The steamer happened* along justi
■in the nick of tlm$ because the
plane could not ha>;0 liv«d any
length of time in the turbulent) sea
tha* was rimming and< the life boat1
contrivance# would h«.ve been( of
lit'l^.ayail.
The a«rqplan& was abandoned.
Aviator Hawker sent the follow
ing mas sago from the Revenge to!
♦he Daily Mail "My machine fltofr
I>6d owin^y to water filter In So*®
Ei^e from radiator to water ®'u3afe
being blocked .-with nUMt*f©fu®j ^
solt'er 'an-i >the like sbAltfn* kxaae
in the Radiator."
London, Miay26.—-Flyer Hawker
sent a message from, the pteairStfilfl
Marx to his wife notifying her of his
safety. ' - >-•?' ► - ••*.'} "
<• Mrs. Hawker posted a notice cut
is'de of her house reading1, "Mi*.
Hawker hag been found. Ke ^
on boar<J the Mary bound for Den
Bark." •
London, May 26.—The Daily Mall
which offered the fifty tteoftpaaSdr <Wl
lar prise to the ffrst om& making
the trana' Athuatic flight will gtre
Hawier and! Grtw» twenty Ore lk°J
sand dollar? aa a coa&ol^tou, -priae.
This announcement to
day upon receipt otf -th#
tha» both of these
E
CREDENTIAL!!
Paris May 26.—According to Reu
ters News agency the crednen
tials of the Austrian f delegation,
have been approved1 and the Aus
trian rtelevates have sent thelr first
note to the Allied asserted powers
deallire with the treaty terms.
The note has also to*do with
C?rl!itlan afiflartj.. _
LEAPS TO DEATH
Cl8V€land, May 26.—Frank Mc
Cusher, a pilot ofi the mail aero
plane service leaped to his death
today from his machine at the
height of two hundred feet
The plan^ took fire *a s<>me un
accountably manner forcing the av
iator ib Jump.
McCugher was making' an attempt
to lower the record between, here
and Chicago.
s.
TO 6010 EUROPE
Pierre, S. D.,—A corporation to
dispose of light auimala to Europe*
an dealers la horse meat bis b6ei^
formed by South Dakota, horse deal
ers.
For many years light' h<iraes ;haye
been of little value to South, Dakota
ranchers. The .plan is Raid to
have been ddscusaed at Washington
as one means Of prorldtnK the poor
er classes In continental Europe witl
niif.t. Those behind th« o<*r$>or»«
tion s&y the American mapiBet hai
shown little interest in tb* Iwxrw
meat industry.
MEETING EXECUTIVE BOARD .
RED CROSS BRANCH
The Executive board at the local
RoiT Cross Branch will meet < to*
night at the Red Cross rooms H»
the Bank oC AJafeka building
T'lia to the first regular month
ly meeting to be' held for several
months past owing to quarantine
regulation^ aiud much business will
hare to be transacted. ~~
Safe for us to sell and for
you to buy
Felt liats tKat will induce thrifty
men to come here always for
4* * 1 J* \ * xj. * | "j ^
their hats, because the quality is
as true as the styles j
\ ' ? 1
Hats on display that will
hold their Shape
Large line of
HARDEMEN HATS
\
For Spring and Summer
JAMES KENNE&'"f
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