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AOL. I.-W TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR. SKAGWAY, ALASKA TUESDAY, JANUARY
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POPE IS
IIIIC IS STATE
Kome. Jan. 24.—Arrayed in full
canonical*^ with the golden mitre
and stoves and riii? the body of
Cope r.onedkt XV <s lying in state
in the throne room in the Vatican
For many hours today to the room
where the late Cope made his val
iant fisht for life, came a stream
of officials and representatives of
fi reign nations.
II l;ri prelates of other countries
paid honor to the memory of the
treat man now passed beyond.
IIIINKS t'«>.Nt'KRKNCK Wll.L
IK) t;ool>, BIT 1H»KS NOT
WANT TO RKUITK AIOIV
Washington. Jau. 24.—Although
i ":•>■■ dent Harding Relieves that the
work of the Washington arms con
f.-it - will eventually lead to the
r.-duction of both Java! and land
.'lruiameut, he is tut prepared now
to recommend any radical reduc
i n in !' e land forces of the United
M AN HAS NO DESIGN'S
ON RISSIAN TERRITORY
H>hin^ton. Jan. 23—Secretary
Sate Charles E. Hughes inform-;
• it ti ■ £ar eastert. committee this
•iM.sr that the question of the
mese ileumnd for twenty-one
t •:» dollars, demands an abroga
tion which lias been asked by Chi
i'.: and would be >akea up as soon
• .1 settlement in reached in the
> tun; controversy.
e Japanese delegation issued a
tsnt today that Japan has no
-• i.»ri;s 1 designs upon Russia and
; - : the assurance that Japanese
t - will be withdrawn as soon as
a : ble governme.it should be es
i;. ' hed there.
i hm;ress passes
I itNOOI.KM'E KKSOI.ITIOXS'
P.-;lis. Jan. 24.— Resolutions over
death i f Pope Benedict XV were
W by the World's Congress of
t o Iris'i race till? morning.
The "ris'i congress is getting down
ta work arid great good is expected
t re-itilt from their deliberations.
a "RKE M« N KM I.E!>
ON R\ll.ROAD <'ROSSI V
7:! Paso. Jan. 2 1.—Three young
mer. named llnssei. ag<*d IS: 5-r
luati. ai;cd 20. a'id Hignett. aged 1>
were struck by a train while «r iss
i'ie the track in an automobile and
L.ted today.
The train was runuing on the
Southern i'aii."> tr-tck and the acci
dent occurred at a crossing near a
reverse curve.
GRAY SILVER
Gray Silver Is the Washington rep- i
rcsentative of the American Farm
Bureau federation with over a million |
farmer members.
LIESEI! DENIES
Chicago, Jan. 14.—Wr.l'er W.J
Liggett, acting secretary of tl.«j Am
erican committee for Russian fa-1
mine relief, with national hi-ulqu.ir-1
ters here, today denied a 3t:it-nen'
made by Governor D. W. Da- is. of'
Idaho. Friday night at Un'.se In |
which the governor was luotrd in
dispatches as stating that be believ
ed the work of the American com
mittee for Russian famine relief to
be an effort on the part of the Rus
sian soviet government to obtu'ii
food and funds in the west fur the
soviets only
"The American committee for
Russian famine reliuf is \merinin in
fact as well as in name." said Mr.
Liggett. "It is perfectly true that
this committee distributed its relief
through the Russian Rod Cross
which was organized on October 25,
1921 by the tenth international con-1
(erenee of the Rod Cross convention
at Geneva." —Ex.
i.Vote.—W. W. Uggett was a one
time editor of the Skagway Daily
Alaskan and the Haines Pioneer
Press, published by the Alaskan, and
is a son-in-law of C. W. Ask of the
Store of (Quality hure. After leav
ing Skagway Mr. Liggett accepted a
position as telegraph editor on the
I'ioneer 1'resn of St. Paul and from
there went to Dakota, where he
••d ted the Non-Partison League or
gan until he went to Washington as
state immigration agent and pub
licity agent for North Dakota.)
SK.\<;\VAV WOMAN'S CLI P.
WILL HAVE MEETING
The Skagway Woman's Club will
meet in regular session Tburrday
evening, January IS, at the Social
Center.
H>R Yol'K TKIP Ol'TSIDE THIS WINTER
If von f-xpe^t to travel where you know few or no people, let
us provide you with Travelers Checks which can be cashed with
out cliarse at any bank in the fnited States without identifica
tion.
Absolute safety and very convenient. In case of loss tbey can
o duplicated without cost.
A very nominal fee of 50 cents per $100.00 for these checks.
It always pays to play safe.
Barak ®U
SKACWAY, ALASKA
RUSSIA WILL
CLAIM WAR
Moscow, Jan. 24.—It was an
nounced today that the Bolshevik
delegates to the Genoa convention
will be instructed to present repar
ations claims agaiust the European
powers and the United States for
losses sustained during the Great
War.
tiOVEKNOR BONE SAYS GOOD
TIMES AHEAD FOR ALASKA
Seattle, Jan. 24.—Governor Scott
C. Bono, who arrived here last night,
stated that the present year would
he a memorable one thru tlio visit
of President Harding.
The completion o*' the governmo.it
railroad, declared the gcvernor
would make times better generally
for Alaska.
Governor Bone is on his way to
Washington and is accompanied by
Colonel Mears of t' e Alaska Engin
eering Commission.
XEW POPE NOT ELECTED
BEKOHK OXK MONTH
London, Jan. 24.—The date of the
e'ectlon of the Pope to succeed tlie
late Pope Benedict XV will not he
determined upon ULiil the arrival in
Koine of the two American Car&n- J
als.
It is expected tl at n month will
elapse before the selection of i new
l'ontiff is accomplished. • ,
POPK DIED OF
BKOXCHO PXECMOXIA i
Rome, Jan. 24.—The death cer
Lilicate signed by the Pope's physi-1
:ians gives as cause of dealh Ilron
.•ho-pneumonia.
The certificat states that the dis
?ase was brought on by intiuenza.
ItKSKiXS FROM OEE1CK; WII.I.
15E AITlllXTKI) i HIKE;
Washington, Jan. 24.—Dr. Hu-.
jert Work, assistant postmaster-j
jeueral. as a matter of formality, j
>ubmitted his resignation today,.'
Uong with that ot the postmaster-!
{eneral.
It is said that I>r. Work will be j
lppolnted to succeed Mr. Hays.
■
ft" ELL KNOWN SEATTLE
WATERFRONT MAN DIES
Seattle, Jan. 24.—Nicholas An
Ireas Hansen, who for the past IS
years has been in tfce employ of the
Booth Fisheries company, died here
loday. Hansen wa« one of the best
known men on the water front in
Seattle.
NOTED AMERICAN WRITER
DIES IN ATLANTIC CITA
Atlantic City, Jan. 24.—Joseph!
Kendrick Bangs, the well known
American writer, d!ed here last Sat-j
urday evening.
This popular writer has been
troubled with intestinal disorder
for a number of Jionths, but his
death was not looked for.
GOMI'ERS OBJECTS
TO U. S. GOING TO GENOA
Washington, Jan. 24.—Samuel
Gompers Issued a vigorous state
ment today against the United
States participatiLi in the Genoa
conference. Gompers takes the
ground that it would mean that this
country would recognize the meth
ods of Leon Trotsky and Lenine.
Subscribe for the Dally Alaskan.
MAJ. KARL F. BALDWIN
Mai :;a • r ~ ^dwin, mcmoer of
the War department liaison mission,
who luu been assigned to duty with
the Japanese military members of the
conference on the limitation of arma
•ntj. Major Baldwin was formerly
military attache at Tokyo and he is
now on general staff duty in Wash
ington.
ILL NATIONS
IRE 1IIE3
London, Jan. 21.—Premier Lloyd
George in addressing the Nation
al Liberal conference today declared
that all nations in Europe without |
distinction have been invited to the
Genoa Economic conference.
"Because we war.t to put an end
to wars aud rumors of wars," said
the British statesman.
In discussing the conference at
Washington now io progress. Pre
mier George said. "The peace of the
world depends larctly upon a good
understanding between the United'
Slates and ourselves. The confer
ence has done mo:l than anything
else to restore that understanding."
IIUSH WOKI.I) CONFERENCE
IX SESSION IN PARIS
Paris, Jan. 21.—The sons and
daughters of Ireland and their de
scendants from all corners of the
globe are arriving In Paris to take
part in the world's conference of the
Irish race.
The time set fov the conference
is this afternoon and it is expected
that thousands will be present.
CARDINALS PREPARE TO
LEAVE FOR ROME
Washington, Jun. 24.—Cardinals
O'CONNEL of Boston and Dougher
ty of Philadelphia will be the Am
erican members of the sacred col
lege to elect a new Pope.
These cardinals, tre preparing to
leave for Rome in anticipation of
the election of the new Pontiff.
HEARST ENTERS OREGON
NEWSPAPER FIELD
Portland. Jan. 24.—William Ran
dolph Hearst will shortly begin pub
lic action here with a morning pa
per.
The paper is to be known as the
Portland American.
Equipment for Ule plant has al
ready begun to arrive.
PONTIFICAL HIGH MASS
SUNG FOR LATE POPE
Rome, Jan. 24.—The first of nine
pontifical high maises for the soul
i of the late Pope was sung with
grand solemnity ta Basilica, St.
I Stephens today.
I
Washington, Jan. 24.—The pro
posal that the United States offer to
take over the entire navies of the
allies at full cost "as payment to
ward the billions they owe the Uni
ted States and accept on account of
the allies other w«r equipment at
cost prices" and "sail this grand ar
mada to the Pacific ocean and there
be sunk ten miles d^ep with all flaps
flying," was made to the national
agricultural conference today.
This proposal was mado by Her
bert M.vrick, editor of the Farm and
Homo Journal of Springfield, Mass.
The proposal was received In si
lence and no action was taken on
it.
RUSSIAN MONK IMMITATES
RASPUTIN; HIS CAREER
ABRUPTLY ENDED
Revall, Jan. 24.—Russian soviet
authority has apparently abruptly
ended the career cf a monk, who,
claiming to be the second Messiah,
attempted to fol.ow in the foot
steps of Father Rasputin, who was
put to death by the Russians under
the reign of Czar Nicholas.
BENDER-TROY WEDDING
AT EVERETT YESTERDAY
Seattle, Jan. 20.—Robert \V. Ben
der, manager of the University of
Washington's publications, and Miss
Helen Troy, a daughter of John \V.
Troy, ex-collector of customs for
Alaska and editor and publisher of
the Juneau Empire, were married at
Everett yesterday ht high 110011.
Mrs. Bender is well known in Al
aska, having lived In Skagway and
Juneau in her yojnger d.iva. In
Juneau Miss Troy was assistant
editor of the Empire for some time.
Both of the contracting parties
are graduates of the Washington
University.
PARACHUTE FAILS
WOMAN IS KILLED
Stockholm, Jan. 24.—Eldsna An
derson. the only Swedish woman
holding an aviation certificate, was
killed at Askersund yesterday.
.Miss Anderson a'tempted to make
a descent from a very high altitude
in a parachute.
Something went wrong with the
parachute and it did not open and
the daring wom?n was dashed to
death upon the rocks.
REPUBLICAN LEADERS
ARE ANXIOUS OVER
WILSON' S ATTITtDI
Washington Jan. 24.—T;:0 Re
puolican leaders seem to lo niinii
concerned utout the probablo at■ i
<ude of ex-President Wllj'l with
reflect to the ratification of the
t-ssty which will bo born at the
present arms convention.
Much speculation 13 iudi'gel in
as to what position thj man ' who
was too proud to f.ght" will take.
MERCHANT MARINE
EOR PACIFIC COAST
San Francisco, Jan. 21.—Steps to
give the I'niti'd S.'aies a privately
owned merchant marine on the Pa
cific ocean werp la&en by a confer
ence of representatives of all of the
coast ports.
The conference agreed to tho
formation of a shipping pool in
which all of them at the meeting
authorised Herbert Fleishhacker to
ascertain from the l". S. Skipping
board what vessels may be obtained
and at what terms.
IRISH ll»t NDARV
Qt KSTION SETTLED
London. Jan. 21.—Premier Craig
of I'lster '! Michael Collins, head
of t!-e '• -:onal government for
Ireland, 1 under the Acuta
Irish treaty ssued * joint lUttt-Miit
:.isl evening.
They announce fiat an agreement
has been reached regarding 'he
question of the besndary between
l ister and Southern Ireland.
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Skaguay- Alaska
or
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