FRIGE
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25. 1919
SECOND YEAK
No. 14 TWENTY
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Boston, Tuesday—As pr?viousl
announced by a raido message sou
ou from the Steamship Gt.ors*> \V»
la.'ton by President Wilson, that u]
on his arrival in this city he vvouli
deliver a speech in whi.'h he wouii
In p r set forth to the America!
people what lu" had accomplished ;l
the peace conferences in Paris.A
merica's chief executive a-jpearei
before a vast concourse of peopl<
i-esterd"y anemccu to fulfill thi:
promise.
Anions the many statements mad
by this eloquent orator. Preseden
Wilson said:—"Right now an thi
peoples of Europe are bouyed up ii
the hope th»t all the nations of thi
world shall unite their moral an<
f i>hys'<S'l fortes that right shall cou- '
t tinue to prevail.
1 "What would happen if Ameri*
ea should fail the world at the very
'* hour of itjs hope.. All nations of
L the world will bo sit up ag hostile
I i camps again and the men now at
i the peace conference will to home
' witli their heac'.e upon their breasts
■ because they will have failed in aci
I coir.plishing the greatest of all their
( tasks for humanity.
i "In fact we would leave on the
peaeo table a signed document that
a in the end would be nothing but a
: -s(va*) of paper..'"
i The President then challenged the
i critics of the league of Nations to
i "test the sentiment of America" on
I this greatest of all subjects.
WarsawTuesday—The f' od situa
tion here is becoming more and
more acute each day. Flour, when
it can be obtained*, sells for twenty
rubles per pound in Mosetw, and re
ports from that place say that the
starving people eat the flesh from
horst which, have dropped dead
from starvation.
It is stated authoritatively that
shouio a movement to get lood i&to
the district begin at once, hundreds
of people will die of starvation be
fore relief can get in.
DISKED MEN
WILL GET $60 |
in nn.ylip
k DUiiUO
Washington, Feb. 25—According
to an announcement made bj- the
tpo«sury department today, Presi"
dent Wilson has signed the six bil
lion dollar revenue bill.. This bi'-l
carries with it provisions for paving
a bonus of sixty dollars to every |
fconorably discharged soldier, sailor,
or marine who has been in his conn j
try'a service.
HIES NOW DUE
10 BE PAID
Washington, Feb. 25—As the re*
suit of President Wilson, signing the J
six billion <lollar revenue bill, higlie i
taxes ou many things immediately
became payable to th© government.
The high war tax especially hits j
maty things that come under the!
hea? of luxuries, and tobacco, the*
atr© tickets, steamship tickets andl.
railway tickets come in for their,
share of the new tax. The taxes on j
tbese items and many others become
effective at once. Liquor is also
on the list of the commodities im
mediately affected.
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A BANK BOOK
You will search high and low before you will
find another book (except the Bible) that means as
much to you as your Bank Book.
It makes a long story short.
It is full of dates and amounts'of vital import
ance to you.
We have a few extra copies for distribution
to those who have not already called for theirs.
BANK OF ALASKA
New Goods Just Received
Van Houten's Cocoa 1-2 lb 70c
Christie's Soda Biscuits 2 lbs Tins 75c each
Royal Yeast Cakes (Canadian) 2 for 25c
Bake-Ko (Egg Substitute) 1 Package Equal
to 3 doz eggs 30c each
P. H. GANTY
ENGLISH SOLDIERS GET FIT AGAIN
These convalescent Tommies, who have willingly and bravely done their
part In the fighting, are playing pushball, which Is not only very good for the
men physically but Is also popular among these recuperating soldiers. The
game Is part of the physical training for disabled and convalescent fighters.
ANOTHER Mil IS
NOW SAFE III
CUSTODY
Boston, Feb. 25—When John Ro
josky attempted to gain admittance
:his morning to President Wilson's
juite at the hotel in which the lat
ter was a guest, secret service men
Immediately arrested the man and
juicki.v conducted him to jail. Upoi|
being arrainged in police court j
t.Ms afternoon he told the police
Istrate that he "intended to get J
President Wilson and thereby save
!he world."
DEIS. WANT UN
EXTRA SESSION
Washington, Feb., 25—Democra*
tic leaders in the House of Repre
sentatives hav© expressed) their
wlsli that President Wilson call an
extra session of congress to convene
within thirty days after the adjourn*
ment cC the present session,
FLU cisSlILL
being mm
Seattle, Tuesday—Health De
partment records show th-U Seattle
physicians have reported one hun
dred new caseg of influenza during
the- past three days and the vital
statistics covering the same period'
o time gives the cause of twelve
u-'f.tliB to th© disease.
buogeTcalls
EOB 119,000,000
Olympia, Feb..,26—The omnibus
apDroorlation bill in the Washington
state senate today carries about
nineteen million dollare.
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10 BE MADE
Loudon, Tuesday—Prime Minister
Lloyd George appeared before the |
House of Commons today and intro
duced a bill for Uie creation of a
committee whose duty it would> be
tomakfc a searching inquiry into all
conditions in the coal industry thru-]
out England.
In presenting Ids bill the Premier j
stated that Great Britain now faced
civil war, and that it was to be Pre
vented only by the enactment of j
just laws which would be of the
greatest benefit to the whole peo
ple.
Washington, Feb. 25—President
Wilson stated today that he is con
fident that the people of the coun
try would rally with Practical un
animity to the support of the Leagud
of Nations."
Tne president expressed this belief
to Theodore E. Burton who is pre
sident o' the League of Nations Un
ion, of New York city.
preside™
A! HIS 11
|
' Washington, Feb., 25—President
Woodrow Wilson arrived at the
WJi'to House this morning and; has
I resumed his duties.
iLUDDfOUSTEO
FROM SWEDEN
I
| Stockholm, Feb., 25—The permit
to remain in Sweden given Count
Du^end'Orff haying expired, the
| Count nag returned to Germany..
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oeattle, Tuesday—Charged with j
conspiracy to overthrow the govern
ment, 27 members of the Industrial
Workers of the World are now in
the federal jail awaiting trial.
Prosecuting .attorney Brown made
these charge^ again® the men rath
er than the criminal charge of an
archy as he at first contemplated do
ing. ;
The charges were filed in the
Superior Court and? the an-esta fol
lowed quickly, these 22 men haying
been previously held, under charge.
!>/ disorderly conduct, and when thi
criminal charges were dlsmlsse*
the conspiracy charges were immed
lately filed and the men turned, ove
by the civic authorities to the fedei
authorities.
T ere are four of the conspiri
tors still at large, and ag they
also included in the charges o
conspiracy it is believed that their a
test will soon be made.. The charg
3a are in connection with the at
tempted revolution of February 6
UNCLE Si MAT HAVE SMI
ARMY OF HALF A MILLION MB
Washington, Feb., 25—Ii res
ponse to the appeal of Secretary
o' War Baker, tlu, United States
sub-committoe on Military Affairs
agreed today to r<scommend the
enactment cf a bill which will pro
vide for a standing army of five
hundred and nine thousand* mei
which will constitute a permanan
military force of the country. It ii
believed that this will pass and tha'
the United States will maintain *
standing army of more than half «
million men.
UNIONS TO CALL
REFERENDUM
Portland, Tuesday—Just before a<j
journment last might of the Metal
Trades convention which ha$ been
in session in this °ity for the past
se/eral days, a resolution was a
dopted calling- for the Metal Traces'
unions on th« Pacific coast to take
a referendum vote for a ooastwis«
strike on April 1.
Berlin Feb.,25—It was announced
today that one of the most promi
nent SpArtacan leaders of West
phalia, Herr Fulzennek, was. assass
inat<"-" last night
Paris, Tuesday—It wag announc
ed- this morning by the Suprenn
Council of the Peace Conference tbi
no further action would be takei
towards the formation of a Leagu<
of Nations until President WUsoi
returned to take a position agaii
among the peace delegates.
A. B.'s TO MEET TONIGHT
A regular meeting of Camp Skag
way No 1 Arctic Brotherhood wil
be neld tonight a.nd all member)
are earnestly requested to be pre
sent
U. 3. Marshal J. M.. Tanner cam<
ud from Juneau last nigbt and 1'
spending a few days with hie f^mll'
here.
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