ALLIES WILL RECOGNIZE OMSK !
IF GOIIEffliEW IS ESTABLISHED
Washington, May 22.—An of
ficial despatch from Paris to t*10
Deuartment of State which was re>
ceivcJ this morning states that
Uaneral FolchAk, dictator of the
Omsk government hap bean notified
by the Allied Peace oonvemkm at
Paris that as soon ;us lie hag es
tablished a stable form of sworn
men* with the guarantee to the po
I>le the freedom of syoech and
press and the establishment of a con
stitu'ent fsa'^mWy, his goivernnieiit
would be atKXvrdejl' recognition, by
:he Allied governments.
HOUSE APPROVES
SUFFRAGE FOfi
IIS
Washington, May 22.—Yesterday
aj'teruoou amid appiaiua^ by u large
sdemble Jge ot' interested in**!! tuid
women, thtj Wodimi'Si $uffrast' amen
tiuient oaas<?«l the house l»v a vote
or three hUiKiirtxi «.iut four to eigh
ty eight.
.Denver, May 22.—At the -North
ern HaDtist eocvenion. now ia session
here a resolution was passed1 by the
assembly unanimously condeinfug tl a
actloji o? President Wilson in ad
vocating the r«i»tal of the war time
prohibition act.
1. S. CKI'SIKK VK'KSHl KC
VISITS SKA(i\VAV
The U. S. Battieshio VLcksburg
paii1 S&agway a visit night beforo
last, and stayed in port until yester
day morning'.
The Vicksburg has a f'rew l>f
175 officers and1 nien ami is pa
trailing the waters of Alaska
From Skagwav the Vicksburg
sailed for Juueajj and in a few
days will sail for Bristol Bay where
she will stay xuoet of the summer.
COlliTiEE GETS
NEW
Washington, May 22.—Senators
Gronna of North Dakota and Mc\Ta
ry of Oregon were added to the
conira-ttee on committor of which
S'/nator Lodge is chairman.
It is thought that the dififerwwes
existing in the Repuibiicaiu ranks
will be settle*!' and couvpU-te h&rmo-'
' uy restored
ESSEOIIONI
10 8E SHED
A surveying party from the Gen
[ wal Land Office, under E. C. Guer-j
t in and Wooi 1 berry Abbey will
leave Juneau on the Jefferson, to
morrow for Haines, where they will
speiu'- ihe summer. Those in. the
party arc .Mr. Abbey, ilr. Greuin,
Sam 3!moju*ou, A. Weston, Frod Poi
ri atnl Uoniild .McKlnuon.
This party will survey the landsi
on the llainea peninsula and up til" j
Cbilbat valley as far n$s Well?.
This will be u {Treat boon to the
homesteader as the land will be plot*
fed off into townships and sections!
ami thus will be much ea^tier il'f*1
cribed as 'well a$ easier to b^ lo-i
cate l. There will be about a
dozen men employed in this work. I
•Mr. Woodbury Abbey is well known]
here as he made hi? home here 'or,
scveial years.
Mrs. (Dr.) L. S. K Her returned,
i from a two weeks visit to Carcross. I
BANK of ALASKA
Depository for the
CITYof SKAGWAY
A Home Bank for Home People
B AN K OF AL A SK A
NEW GOODS
Just Received
GOOD SALMON EGGS
Friction top cans 40c each
CHICK FOOD
20 pounds lots up 61-2 cents a pounds
P. H. GANTY
Washington, May 22.—The pub
lic debt of tlie United States gov
ernment wag reported tO|diay by. tlio
Xixagury ;«s $24,824,345,000.
Most of tliie represent^ Libert}'
bonds of the fingt, gsoond, third) and
fourth issues, thg Victory Liberty
loan not being included to any great
extent. No deduction is niade for
the $!>,S52,000,000 loaned to foreign
governments. Consequently the met
deb< would b8 approximately) $16,
0(.J,000,000.
The treasury plang to isaue other
bonds this year and next year to
met' *h« fag cnd<j of war expenses,
but "n thy aggregate these are not
expected to amount to more than
$5,000,000,000," so that tli© gross
public debt qf the Uuited States is
exiHcted by offeial^ to bo in the
neighborhood of $30,000,000,
000 when the period of war fltiuainc
iuc ends.
The treasury now has a wolfing
l>ahince of $1,052,000,000, and
it holds $2,568,599,000 in goJd.
Silver dollars in the treasury have
beun reduced to $229,711,000 by
melting down of approximately
$260,000,000 of silver dollars for
export to India.
A big for st fire was started some
»;ai" early this morning up along tha
railv.a\ iwar Ihe Achison ranch.
The fire is jiear tha cemetery and
If not controlled it is liable to d«>
Immense damage to the foresia
along the side of A. B. mountain.
This afternoon It was sw. epin.2 tho
olj target range. The origin of
the fire is mot known.
Siipi. Hahn of the White Pass
sent cut a crew of men this after
i.oon who are trying to subdue the
fierce flames and at the time of
going to press it Ivoks as if the
fire would l>e gotten under control.
Alaska's big inland rivers the
Yukon, Tanauio, Porcupue, Kusko
hwin and* others will shake off
their icy fetters much earlier than
i'sua] thig year. The iCg usually
breaks late in May. This year
i* is expected the ice will go ont
early in May. Annual pools have
bern formed by sportsman ot Fair
banks, Neuana, Dawson <u!tl other
river towng where contributors
guess the minut© aawl hour the ice
will jjo out, the be,st guessier taking
the pot.
Now York, May 21.—Seventy five
bishops of the Episcopal church in
America hare urged upon President
Wilsoa acceptance by the United
Sta'cs of a mandate under the leagu
of nations for Armenia, ard have
received from the president, a "sym
pathetic" reply, thj Armenian press
bureau announced tonight
The clergyman's, cablegram to Mr
Wilson wag signed by Bishops
David H. Greer and Philip N. Rheiu
lander. The president replied!:
"You may b9 6ure I ahare the
def»p Interest in the fate of Ar
menia."
BRITTS PHARMACY
At Skagway
Will be moved to Juneau at once and will
Close Saturday May 24th
Until that time we will sell all
Drugs, Patent Medicines, Toilet Articles,
Stationery, Candies and Sundries
At 5, 10, 25 and 50 per cent off
the regular retail prices
GUN EARLY
j Sam McMel&n, proprietor of Fish
[ Hook liim, on tho Willow creek wa
gon road, is dawn from the hills aad
la registered, at the Hotel Pair-sons
while awaiting the arrival of Mrs.
McMelan, gaya the Anchorage Times,
[ Mrs. McMelaai ia returning from a
' trip to the states on the Steamer
j Alaimeda.
1 Mr. McMelan reports that the
spring business in tho quartz camp
1 Is opening up with a rush and, Ke
[predicts a successful season for
the increased number of mines op
1 erating. He hag spout practically
the past six months in freighting in
supplies and mining timbers for
the Martin and other mine# of tho
district. The wagon road, he says,
is in very good sh&po and' suggests
that now is the time to do the repat
work, as the roadi is dry, which will
not be the case later on in. th© sea
i sou.
There is I*** snow on th# hills
than in former years and according
to Mr. MoMelan tb9 season 'p work
will start several weeks sooner than
in lormer years. He brings the
word also that the farmers located
between Wasilla and willow creek
are far in advanoe of their work of
last season. Considerable new ac
reage has been cleared' and the
farmers have started seeding. A
larae acreage will be sowed to tim
o'hj and blue grass with th0 uaual
acreage of potatoes and vegeta
bles.
Chicago; May; 22.—Maria Nardini,
emmc-iit authorlticsk! her huabam'
err.ment autharities, her husband,
Pa quale, and OdolpJi tun & Joseph
Pratesi, are being held on deporta
warrant# tolay following a raid
on a flat and the seizure of a quan
! tity or anarchistic literature.
The Nardinig were released two
fteckg ago from the Wisconsin Btate
, prison where they were serving
' terms in connection with the explo
sion in 1917 that killed seven de
tectives in a Milwaukee policy sta
tion. The action of the lower courl
which resulted in their penteoises
had been re vers. <1.
Those arrested are believed to be
members of a g<uig who have been
distributing- revolutionary doctrine*
throajch phamplets and other printe
matter. Importation warranto foi
the entire group are held by In
spector Howard; Ebey of the depoi>
ti*ion bureau bare.
After translating som« of the
documents found in posse as ion ol
the group, federal authorities. 8ai<J
evidence indicated that they had
been working on a plan to brin|
about an uprising of r&drtcalp on In
dependence day aa a protest ogalnsl
Imprisonment or deportation, o1
"reds."
Rapid City, S. D., May 22—A re
cea Issue of the "Ogia]a Light,'
the monthly magazine of the Pim<
Rioge Indian reservation schoo'
near here, givcjs gome namea a
;mong those listed as students. Liz
zie ahot to Pieoep ia 0>t the end oi
the list. Other names include Vic
toria Holy Rock, Mary MB-rown Ear
Julia Afraid Of Hawk, Mery Yel
low 3hirt, Julia Crazy Ghost, Kmmi
No Eat, Ella Red Eyes, Matir
ClMae Alone, Noah Hor»e Johr
Left Hand and Julia, Stand u/p. Oui
I of 93 students attending the schoo
only four bave Premcb names anc
seven names of English origin.
LOOKS LIKE WAR CLOUD I!
ROLLING UP Ji 1'
V'eana, May .22.—A wireless mes
sage which waa'aent by Leon Trot
sky,of Russia to Bc-la. Ku» arnd which
I *i'o« Intftrcn-ntjwl hftPA this niorn ynj?
says/'Hold. out at aJl costs.,
on presenting a fair laioe to th
l'cs, thus fooling tham until w.
in oosaesaian, of Rumania."
10 RECUPERATE
IH AMI
flan Francisco, May 22.—One hui
dred woundedl Caecho Slovafls daLdte
heroes of th© Siberian] campaign
will arrlv# on thy U. B. Transpor
Sheridan in a £ejv da£'&
Theao mem, were taken an, a
I Vladivos&qds and will pan
back to Rugate wh#n x#auparaU»<t
ITALY ISASKEO
TO EXPLAIN
Paris, May 22.—The Unite;
States Great Britain ajid Fraffuc
representatives to the gc-aoa con
grtsa iiav« a/ddireeeed a note to thi
Italian gsvernment requesting aa eJ
olanation o£ their action in laiidinj
rtal'au troop® in Turkey.
W&abingian, Mayj 21.—Tbouaand
r ot soldiais, jjaUorg and ittarintg (ilia
charged irain. servoe between No
vember 11, 1918 ada February 28
1919, utayj file cJadom with the au*li
tor of tbo War department for o'i
and one half ouwt# per mile fo
travel a-VP^nsep from, the place) o
discharge to their homes. This wa
decided today by Comptroller of th
Treasury Warwick.
Comptroller Warwick hel& tha
the act at February 28, 1919 allow
lug five cent? a mile from. pla£
of discbarge to th« actual bona, fid
home or residency of a discharge
man was retroactive to Novembc
11. Men discharged; between thos
dates were allowed only three <ui
On? half cents a mile, however, uri
(ier a former act.
The comptroller) declined to cstal
lish any general rule by which a^
thorities can determine what const
tutes the "actual bona fide home c
residence" of a map.
GERMANY GIVE
WEEK OE Hi
11 Parte, May 22.—Tiia Gen
• have oeen granted, one more we>
, which to consider the pea^ce tort
; This ^ctendjj the tim euntil
twenty ninth of thi# montl*
I it 's thought that a, further. to
; tiou will not be given, tMm..
WIND"PREVENT!
FINAL HOP Oi
Washington, May 22.—Aocon
'[to wireless adrvice from Piunta
* J Gitda received by thg navy dep
rneu' this morning high w:
again orevail at that place pr&v
ing the naval seaplane N. C
from leaving Punta Del Gada
Lieoon.
Washington, ALuy 22.—A "
plete and comprehensive settlen
" J or all claims between the Us.
- states and Great Britain grow
" out of the military operations
5 been reached by the American lit
rjdation commission!. Secretary E
£ announced today that under the
» thment the British gav«rnm
9 would pay the United Sate® ?
500,0U0 a^ a net and final adji
( mvmt.
The claims made by the Unl
J| States consisted largely of the B
i.ish government's share in the
i I senses of securing spruce for ft1
rj tion material, the production of 1
a, erty ongiuies, tha proportion
i A me- can wool turned over to B
-, isb mauufiacturers for uniforms
j shipments of cotton 1 inters, cow
-isnd distilates. it wag estima
-,tha» the British should pay 11
- c*nf of the total cogt of prOduc
r the Liberty engines, this item al<
'amounting to $16,500,000.
Smart, Hats For Spring
Safe for us to sell and for
you to buy
Felt hats that will induce thrifty
men to come here always for
their hats, because the quality is
as true as the styles
Hats on display that will
hold their Shape
Large line of
HARDEMEN HATS
For Spring and Summer
JAMES KENNEDY