WAR CLOUDS IS EUROPE
HI HE PACIFIC
New York. Oct. 5.—Viscount
Rryce, who was formerly Ambassa
dor to the l*nit«d States from (>reat
Britain, and who is considered one
of the best informed statesmen in
Kurope, declared in an address last
night in this city that the danger of
future war does not lie on the Pa
cific ocean, but in Continental Ku
rope.
To Hear Protest
On Fisheries
Washington. Oct. fi —The House
(\i mittee on .Merchant Mariae ami
y\- ' ; .1 announced tliat it would
i 15. Deming and a delegation
m i'l.-itie Coast fishermen on Oct.
•>e people are lo appear he-1
the committee to protest.:
■ t the enactment of the White
I : v ch is designed to prohibit
in various rivers of Alaska
nil prevent the operation of lisli
t nr other appliances within
three miles of the mouth of a river.;
Pupi! Of Ruth i
Law Killed
Long nwn'h. Cat.. Oct. 5.— Made-J
lfr»- l»;tvis. a pupil of liuth Law. thej
aviatress of national reputation.j
lost her life in an attempt to leap:
luun a speeding; automobile to an j
aeroplane going at full speed.
Poorti. Oct ».—The former crown I
print p is \ isittsis his father, the ev
Kfor the first time since the
deaf!! of rhe |.tie empress.
DKl'.VKTMKN OK .11 STICK
AWAITS < <»\<i!{i:SSIO\Ali
UTIOX ON KI KMX M AX
Washington. Oct. 6.-—The deci
sion of the Department of Justice
which has ata rted an investigation
of tin* Ku Klux Klan. is to stop pro
ceedings in the case i-niil action by
Von press on the proposed inquiry
of the order is si cured. Tills was
announced by the attorney geiierrJ
today.
IK BRITAIN MoVKI» OIT
JAI'A.N WOI l.l> MOVK IN
the head of the Salvation Army in
India, declares that if the British
protection were removed from In
dia. Japan would immediately send
her armies into that country to
claim it for her own.
Advocate New
Political Party
I'ldianapolU. Oct. <i.—At the
closing session of the I'niwd Mine
Workers of America, resolutions
were adopted favoring the forma
tion of u new political party. This
new proposed party is to be a com
bine of the farmer tlid organized
labor.
Mahoney's Sister
Arrested For Forgery
Seattle, O. t. —The sister of Ma
hon»\v. Mrs. Dolores Johnson, was
arrested yestertla-. on a charge or
forgery. She is charged with hav
ins signed Mrs. Mahoney's name by
which the brother Ikis ewrclsed the
power of attorney tu hamlle the
pro]M>rty of his wife, whom he is
convicted of having killed
v. u:\im;:
Tin- In;* » i . :i escaped from the
booms mi TV- Elks Kails l.umlier1
Company during the wer! storm
on l.vnu canal, will be left on the
beach iituil th" weather permits
their salvage. The logs are all plain
ly branded with the brand of the
ow ners a- ,1 any person or persons
found si. in-. or mutilating same
will lie prosecuted to the full ex
tent of the la w.
MARTIN ITJEN*. Man.
I MI'FKOI: JAIMN I'AT \I.I.V III
i'okio. Hr". i.—Extras have been
distributed In which it :s atmou".e
•1 »li! Emperor Voshihito cannot
' :rom the illness which has
l"n- in par it a ted him.
n Smith, the mining expert, who
has be.-n Mopping at the Pallen
.
to Atlin today, where he will exam
ine the Uuffner quartz properties on
Fourth of July creek.
CITY Ol' SK.XTTI.K
ON' WAY NOItTH
The City of Seattle reported at
,'.etchil;an this morning on her way
north.
A rumor was current yes'trcay
that the Seattle was fogbound ai
Port Townsend. This evident 1/ was
some of the "grape vine" sin IT that
once in a while reaches us.
The City of Seattle should arri"e
here some time between Friday
night and Saturday morninp.
oi.d m:\tti.i: kksidunt i>ii:s
Seattle. Oct. (>.—Captain Samuel
liovt. a former port warden of Se
attle. and one of the oldest residents
of the city, died at his home here
today, lie has been a resident of
Seattle for 11 years.
Mrs. Landers of Pennington, who
has been a Skagway visitor since
Monday, left this morning on the
train for home.
He'll Amount to Something Some Day"
That V what they say about the fellow who is
a steady persistant saver. The fellow who gets
his pay check and leaves a part tif it in the bank.
He's the kind of a fellow who invariably gets
there. Fine to be talked about that way.
Filler still to have the habit that inspires such
comment.
Barak ®ff Masks
Forbes Says Conditions Are Criminal
Washington. Oct. 6.—Chairman
Forbes of the War Risk Bureau
says conditions under which the
former service men have been ro
i ceiviiiK placement training in th'
private establishments are criminal.
nn<t is practically slavery. Ho made
tills declaration to the President at
the same time recommending to the
President that all such men should
l>e in government owned and c ier
ated institutions.
Accuse Woman Of
Drowning Child
Seattle. Oct. 6.—Mrs. Joseph
Lark in. 21 years of age, is held oil
inquiry us to whether she threw her
eighteen-month-old babe Into the
Willamette river. The woman claims
' tlie ehilrt fell from the bridpe while
: she was buttoning Its coat,, and the
child was drowned.
Child Beater Charged
With Manslaughter
Seattle. Oct. 6.—Mrs. Ivy John
son. who was accused by neighbors
of having killed Helen Marie Wil
son, an eight months old child com
mitted to her care, was yesterday
charged with manslaughter by a
jury at a preliminary hearing of the
case.
Reports have readied the \V. I'
& Y. Route olUros that the loxvei
river steamboat Xanana had me:
with disaster on the upper reaeho
of the river while on her way t<
winter quarters.
When between Tanana and Fair
hanks a hidden siwt>: was struelv
Wiieh tore a l>is hole in the bottom
• if the boat and she sank in deep
water. Fortunately the place where
the boat sank is behind a point and
if ihe Tanana is not raised this fall
it is thought that she will be safe
.ind can be easily salvaged in 1*1 P
spring.
American Attitude
Hinders Marine
Now York, Oft. 5.—Chairman
Lasker of the Shipping Board made
an address before the Associated
Advertising Clubs of the World. In
his address Lasker declared that i e
American attitude toward the Mer-I
chant .Marine is the outstanding rea
son for its present position. I'ntil
Americans awake to the fan tiiat
our national and economic stahilit*
is dependent upon the reestablish
ment of a National Merchant .Ma
rine. there never will bo an Amer
ican Merchant Marine.
•WAV YOISK 1SANKKK
l5i:.\TS I'KKSIMKNT AT tiUl.l
Washington. Oct. .*>.—The pros-1
ewe of Otto Kahn of New York in J
Washington has occasioned consid
erable comment. Kahn is the head
of the big banking firm of New
York. The president was asked if
the visit of Mr. Kahn had any spe
cial political or financial significance
at this time. He replied that its
significance lay in the fact that the
New York banker desired to take
the measure of the President of the
Cnited Slates in a game of golf, lie
added that it hid been done and
Kahn had succeeded in bis purpose
in a one up game.
j KI.KS FALLS LVMItKR CO.
I.OSKS l.(H.N IN STORM
During the recent wind storm on
l.yiui canal a number of lops be
longing to tlie Elks Falls Lumber
Co. escaped from their booms and
were scattered along the beach line
all the way from Klks Falls to Skag
wa.v and Dyea. Martin Itjen. man
ager of the company, is having the
logs marked as a precaution against
I appropriation by unscrupulous part
ies. and it is his intention to leave
I them where they are until spring, as
the unsettled weather which usually
' prevails during the late fall would
| prevent their salvage.
I In another column appears a
| warning, which it would be well for
i interested parties to heed.
LAST HO.\T IM»\V\ YIKON
The last sailing down the Yukon
i from Whitehorse will he on Satur
! day night.
| This is about a normal sailing, as
the last boat usually gets away be
: tween the eighth and tenth of Oc
tober.
' The \V. P. & Y. R. ran a train to
Whitehorse this morning. There
will be a train from Whitehorse to
Skagway tomorrow, but no train
will be run north.
To Consider
R. R. Needs
| Washington. Oct. 5.—The Terri
tories committee of which Con
sre^sinan Curry is chairman, will
meet nest Friday to consider the re
quest of the Interior Department
tor an appropriation for sufficient
futid.-t to complete the Alaskan rail
» .• Delegate Sutherland has been
invited to lie present.
Mixed fury To
Try High tower
Redwood City. Oct. 5.—A jury
>f eight men and four women was
selected late yesterday afternoon to
tr\ Hightower. Hightower is accus
ed of having murdered Father Hel
siu and after the murder to have
hidden the body.
Skagway Eagles Will
Open Social Season
Skagway Aerie No. 25 will open
the winter social season on Satur
day night by giving one of their
mo-1 popular hops at their lodge
room.
Worthy President Clyde Rogers
says that there will be a series of
hops to extend through the winter
months and no efforts will be spar
ed to make these affiairs enjoyable
in every respect.
Uood music, good floors and good
dancers will go to make up the re
quisites for a good time and all are
invited to attend. Remember the
date—Saturday night, October Sth.
HKilEST C.OLD MINE IS
«\ t'HICHAGOFF ISLAND
Seattle, Oct. 6.—Alfred H. Brooks
the well known geologist and head
of the Alaska division of the Bu
reau of Mines, on leaving for Wash
ington this morning, declared that
the richest gold quartz mines in the
United Slates are on Chicagoff Is
land.
OEEEUS KENVOX
FEDERAL JI'lH-KSIIfP
Washington, Oct. 5.—President
Harding has offered Senator Ken
von of Iowa a federal Judgeship.
Washington, Oct. 6.—Senator
Kenvon of Iowa, who was offered a
federal judgeship by president
Harding, declined the honor.
GIANTS OF THK NATION AL
LEAGl'E AUK SLIGHT!.* FA
VOREl) IN BETTING «»\ RE
SILTS IN GAMES WITH VANKS
YANKS TAKE
FIRST GAME
May» for Amrrirni« an<I Dotmlas i«h
the Giants I*nt l"p * (ifrni
Pitching Battle
New York, Oct. 5.—The World
championship baseball series, which
are to be played in this city, are at
tracting general attention thruout
the country, and are the general
themes of interest, even eclipsinc
the coming Limitations of Arma
ment conference.
Batteries ami Hotline <Vbl»
The Giants of the National leacuc
are the favorites in the !<eiting on
results, tho only in the matter of
a single point. The Giants are quot
ed as standing at six to five against
their opponents, the New York
Yankees.
The lineup for the teams for the
first game is as follows:
Nationals—Burns, cf; Bancroft,
ss: Frisch. 2b: Young, rf: Kelly. 11.
Neusel. '-f: Rawlins. 3b: Snyder
and Douglas, p.
Americans—Miller, cf; Peckin
paugh. ss; Ruth, If. R. Neusel. r:
Pipp. lb; Ward. 2b; McNally. .lb;
Schang. c; Mavn. p
The umpires will be Rigler and
Quigley for the Nationals. Moriuri' •
and Chll! for the Americans VII
the games will he played in New
York. or. the Polo grounds.
Yanks Win
Polo Grounds. N Y . Oct The
Yankees of the American League
scored one in the world's - -
the polo grounds todaj Th>
was three to nothing in their favor
. .The weather was unfavorable and
the crowd lighter than was expected
at the opening game A sho«' r < ir
ly in the day was followed by a cold
wind. About thirty-«lght thousand
people iaw the game. Ruth drove
home the first run of the season
with h hot single in the Initial Inn
ing. The runs were scored In the
first, fifth and sirth Innings. M«y»
for the Americans and Douglat for
the Giants put up a great pitching
battle.
The Tanks made seven hit* and
the Giants five. The game was play
ed without errors on either side
Only six Giants made the bases.
Fr:sch for the Giants was the star
hitter, getting four hits, two sin
gles. a double and a triple. The
trump player for the Tanks was the
pitcher, Maya, who was In great
form and pitched a star game
New Tork. Oct. S.—The paid at
tendance at the first World Series
panic was thirty thousand two hund
red and three The receipts for the
first game were 1103,965.
V.inks Take Second Game
Polo Grounds. Oct. 6—The bat
teries for the teams for today's
time are Giants. Nehf and Smith,
New York Yanks. Hovt and Schang
Polo Grounds. X T . Oct. € —The
Yanks repeated the victory of yes
terd.'v in their second contest with
the i' art- Not only did they win
the came bu' they duplicated the
scop of yesterday and shut out the
Giants. The score of the second
game of the series was 3-0. Hoyt
pitched a marvelous game for the
Yankee* the Giants getting but one
hit on him until the ninth inning,
and hut then a single hit He struck
ont Kelly. of home run fame, twice
• i. fcoi^e The Tanks put over
the first rnn in the fourth Inning
and cathced two more in »he Sth
Three rnn? were made on three hits
by the Yanks, with no errors The
G: hnd two hits, no runs and
three errors The game was one of
the best ever played on the Polo
Grounds and gives the Yankee* a
s'rong hold on the World charuplon
sti ; pennai ; They have but two
more rames to win while the Giants
hfive four io take the pennant.
Tpright Piano for Rent. Call or
Plione Mrs. H. Pedman. It
Tlhe
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To and Prom Atlin, Daiv«on, l*»irl»ank«, and All Interior
Alaska and Yukon River Point*.
Rail and River Service
During season of navigation our fleet of modern steamers
will operate regularly the entire length of the Yukon
River and tributaries.
Daily Train Service (except. Sundays) between Skaguay
and Whitehorse. Tarlor observation cars on every train.
For full information regarding passenger and freight
rates apply to
Mo WiesBeir
General Manager
Skaguay Alaska
Or BIO Alaska Building, Seattle, Wash.