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SKAGWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 9. 1919 PRICE 10 CENTS
Pittsburgh, May 9.—Uniuxl
States Senator Lawr«M» *"• Sher
man of Illinois©, addressing th4
American Republican club last night
declared htat the Democratic par
ty is a "political monarchy, the
functions i>f which are exercised by
th* president and a "group of sat
ellites. who long ago severed their
connection with trey government."
The administrators. Senator Sher
man said, arc soelviiig to co'ivort
th government Into a "socialistic
state orlnto a vassal of rcuroj>eAu
powers."
"The ©videuce oj one," ho con
tlnued, ""is its drift toward govern
ment ownership of all the great en
terprise* of our country. The oth
er is proved by the first form of
th« League of Nations presented;
by the president l»£t February." j
CAMOUFLAGE IO:
REDUCE SEA
DANGERS !
Washington, .May 9 —.Ship eani-(
ouflag, an art developed during the
war, may be retained permanently
as 4. means of t-educiug the dangers
of collisions betweei vessels. In
v.*ar the camouflagera cought in a ,d
sign that would puizzel German sub
marine commanders, but now they
will seek the opposite Atreme, a iu«
iform design which wll emphasize
aud accentuate the true cours^ of
th.- ship
SENATORS BUCKi
II PEACE TERMS
Washington. May 9.—Senator*
Lodge, 3nk>ot, Borah, Ourtis Sher-|
man, Moses and other Republican
senators have expressed opposition
to tii« peace term^ given to Ger
many at Versailles Wednesday.
Late adviceg today state that the
Seamship Jefferson ia due in Ju
lius u sometime on Saturday, and
should arrive in th5a i>ort on Sun
tSaj
Hill DELEGNES
RAN? SI TERMS
Versailles, May 9.—The German'
jolegHtr-a to the peace conference,
have continously bitterly com
plaint d to the Frem h delegates i
who were preseut at the tiuio- thu
oeace terms were handed to
Foreign Minister Von ' Brock- j
doifi Raulzau over the harshness j
cf "he terms imposed upon. Ger
many, claiming that the terms are
a result of liason on the part of |
the officers connected with the'
fram'n? of the tertas.
Seeing Is Believing
Grand Forks, B. C. May 9.—"I
have heard about nude Doukhobor
demons' rations; now I have peen
them myself and know." 'I^hia
was Ihe significant comment of
Lieut Col. "W. S. Latta when he re
turned to town veserday, after
witnessing a pared*? of lUidy Douk
hobors about five lujlt-s north of
'-'tan' Forks.
isl'XDW S« H«K)L P1XXKR
HAS HKFIX l*OSTPOXEP'
The Sunday School dinner on- j
liounced for Saturday evuiing on |
the lower bench will be postponed
until further notice. This isf done
ou recount of cold weather.
(Signed) Coiuuutto6
Notice To Bond Buyers
First payment mu£t be paid
into the bank on or before
May 1 Oth.
B ANK OF ALASKA
NEW GOODS
Just Received
GOOD SALMON EGGS
Friction top cans 40c each
CHICK FOOD
20 pounds lots up 61-2 pounds
P. H. GANTY
GERMAN CABINET DENOUNCES THE
TERMS AS HARSH AND UNFAIR
Berlin, May 9.—A lengthy ges
slou of the German cabinet was
hel<L' beginning phortljr atfter tbo
peace tbriuji wire made known. Tho
session waa called for t''o purpose
of deciding an what action Ger
mauy is to take relative to the
terms as proposed hjr the Allied na
tions.
It is considered Possible in some
'iUarters of official circle^ that
Foreign Minister Von ' Brockdrol'f
Rantzau may refuse to sign the
treaty anil resign in Preference to
doing so, but the general opinion
ia that Germany must accept the
term.* since she i» helpless to do
otiierwise.
The government has instructed
its delegates to make a counter pro
posal and claim the right to oral
discussion^ of "th^ variou8 clauses
of the terms upon which peace is
*>i cposed.
Chancellor Scholdemaun declared
in a soeech whih lie mad# to the
German eabinot, "We are dealing
with an enemy blinded by selfish
policies," and he then aSkg what
becomes of the 'exchange of guar
antees' mentioned in the fourth
chapter of th© peace terms despite
President Wilson's fifth point
in his proposed peac0 terme made
before the armistice wag signed.
Tt-e Chancellor! pt»t:d that by ac
cepting the Allied peace terms,
Germany loses hor colonies and
rights in Africa.
Foreign Minister Von Broekdorff
Rantzau faithfully interpreted the
feeling Of the German empire and
th« German government when he
said that "we will examine the
terms with good Will. Thq Ger
man government wl^heg peace."
WILL ASK Mf TO PSOiONCf
Seattle, May 9-—-\o one coarvected
with the Garrison murder case will
expect or aslc that Ruth, Garrison,
♦ho self confessed .murderess of
Grace G. Storrs on the night of
March 11th, be freed.
Ibis Ktatenmec wag made by At
torney Aakeiu, chi'-f council for
the defense this morning. He
also stated' that the par«-ntfl of he
.ghl believed that she should not
be allowed to be at large. He
said that the most the defense
will ask from the Jury la that Bhe
be found criminally insane.
Pig Is Used To;
Bait Trap For |
She-Wolf
i
A big tjrey she-wolf wits caught;
if a trap on the Bordeu ranch near j
Fairbanks last week, th# bait us^ii!
being a young pig.. At lirjit sight
the auiinal was thought to bo a I
large inalamute dog, but closer in
vestigation revealed the nature o£
the beast.
To make fcUre that the pelt would
not be injured, Bab Shaber, who is
a driver for Air. Borden, (shot it
in the ey$ with a .22 rifle. The
j»e|» now is hanging on the cabin
wall of the Borden home and a
fine bounty will be realized.
An Esterite who hoard of the
«r:ipp,ng of the wolf stated that
mauv of the animal^ were appear
in the seciou recently. Jack Mc
JX,nald, who haa beei^ prospecting
for quartz at the Jiead of Eva creek,
saw one track which measured over
Jive inches across. A carcass of j
deuj horse wag entierly consumed j
by the animals in that vicinity, a j
beaten path running from the
bush to theiq spoil..—Fairbanks
Citizen.
MAY ESTABLISH CHAPTER.
OF EASTERN STAR ORDER
For the purpose of securing1 the
sentiment for th§ establishment
o? a chapter of the Order of the
Eastern Star in Skagway, ag well
as ascertaining the feisability of
such a move, all members of this
order, as well as thope who are
eligible to membership and aH Ma
sons aro requested to meet at
JMa^ouic hall on Mondayj evening,
.May 12, at 7:30 o'clock.
The impression hag gone abroad
among some of thop© ^'ho hay® re
turned to Alaska from service in the
United States army that they have
lost their right to vote in the j
coining election because of their ab
sence from the Territory. That
Is not thg cage. No nian who left
the Territory to gerve in the army
lost hi, Alaskan citizenship or res
idence unless he so elected. Every
returning soldier who was a resi
dent tefore enlistment has a right
to register vote.
The C. P, R. SS. Princess -Ma
ry is due to arrive tomorrow, Sat
urday afternoon at roup o'clock.
Cracked Ice For
Breakup Artists
Holz ig making medicine. ( Chief
Isaac ditto.
The river is open from, White
horse iwo miles north.
T':e river is open from Lower
L^berge to ten miles norttv of
Hi otalinqua.
River rose eighteen. at Is&aa
River rose eighteen inch's at
Isaac Creeflc.
X'o change in Yukon or Fortymile
rivers at Fortymile.
Ducks swans ;lnd geese passing
Lower Laberge.
Ducks and geeso passed Isaac
Creek.
Ducks passed Qgilvde.
Raining, Dawson to Ogilvie.
The first umbrella of the season
was seen on tho Da won streetg to
day.
The first mosquito of the season
was captured' today by G-oorge Ears
man. Callg it the "Red Guia^d.'
Stage with E. E. McCarthy and
George Coffey at Yukon Cross trig to
night. Williams driving.
Louie Levey got a new carbure
tor today, guaranteed' to bum gaso
line, coal oil, distilate, hot air and
frog or solo £as.—Dawsoai News.
Paris May 9.—The Chinese dele
gation to the peac© conference has
received cabled; instruction^ from
the, Chinese government not to
siga the peace treaty because of the
disposition of Kiao-Chau. and Sh&n
tung as provided in the terms °1
the peace treaty; ± ...
Washington, May 9-—The Wo
man Suffrage resolution will be
passed by the House Of Representa
tives during the first week of the
extra session of congress, a«coord
lug to a statement made by Major
ity leader, Congressman MaadeLl to>
day. _ _
Rev. E. L. Wiuterberger and L
A. Harrison mado a trlP down lt
Chilkoot Inlet yesterday ImP1
boat for the mirpope of having^ s
day's recreation, and while goinj
U'l tho inlet play.ed out ft trawl
wi<!> which thej; took; peyeral lara
King salmon. These gentlemei
broug'j: back oue of thefifih, an<
it was fquad to tip the seal eg a
30 pounds. They report that goo<
quantities of! htfarge fwoa-Jfe work ^
quantities of the large fellows ari
being taken; in the Qhillcoot Iule
an-1 Hainea (Waters. , , . . . >.
TWELFTH DISTRICT STEADILY AB
SORBING VICTORY BOND QUOTA
San Francisco, May 9.—'Unoffici
al returns from the Twelfth Federal
Victory Loan district reports which
were received up to 6 o'clock last
night show that the district lias
auiwcribefl ?153.817,3B» according
to the teleigraphfc advices received
at iho Twelfth Feder^d Reserve
oauk lu the city from the various
banks throughout the district.
The sum subscribed hag been
road© by 466,693 persona. *
Official Federal reserv® fiyunefl
give a total of $122,432,760 up to
tha saone time..
fli^ unofficial figures are b-s
llevea to be correct, ag the Twelfth
!Federal Reserve bank hag received
advices which havg evidemtl.jj not
been received by; the government
I Washington. .
SEAPLANES ME
. Ill HALIFAX
Halifax, May 9.—-TJia American
3eaplan.es N. 0. 1, and N. C. 3,
arrived iu this port thijj morning1
at an early tour, finishing their
first leg on the transatlantic flight.
The seaplane N. Q. 4, which started,
from Roaloaway Beach, lata yester
day afternoon broke down, and is
now out of the running.
The tjvo successful planes expect
to make a start for the long flight
tbig aferuoon,,
Blockade Caused
Death to Many
Millions
Berlin, May '9.—The* imperial
health ministry haa Issued & mem
orandum on the result? of the block
ade. It says that from 1915 to
1918 as a result of undernourish
ment, 763,000 persona died from
influenza, owing to the loss of
their power of resistance.
The fall in the number oif births
during the war exceeded' four mil
lion lor the empire and more than
2,500,000 for Prussia. The memo
randwm caioulate^ at 56,300,000,
000 marks the damage inflicted by
the hunget blockade, in which it
Includes such curious itemg as un
born people and the loss of wages
due to reduced, working caplcity.
White Pass train No. 2, arrived
from Whitehors9 at 11:30 o'clodk
this morning. There wag aj limited
number of passengers.
EXEGU10R OF JAY
GOULD ESTATE
OH CARPET
New York, May 9.—George J.
Gould, executor of the eptate qf tha
late Jay J. Gould) hajj been required
by an order isaued by the Supreme
Court to show why he should not
bo removed ag executor. The ap
plication to tb-o court for Oeopge'3
removal wa« made by his brother
Frank J.. Gould, who charges the
executor with fr^ucj* and violations
of the law which have resulted in
losses to the estate amounting to up
wards of $25,000,000.
Stops Clock to
Prolong Session
Sacramento, May 9.—'The forty
third California, legislature, whjch
has been working with stopped
| clocks since Tuesday night at 10
o'clok, the formal date hour Qf
adjournment, finally con eluded tt»
j business tonight.
j Prominent among the &chlerve
, ments of the session Wfia the adop
j tiop. of tha national prohibition
| amendment and' the passage of a
' .proposed constitutional ameiid
I ment providing for a $$40,000,000
1 state highway bond issue.
I Conspicuous in' movements to ob
| taiu social welfare , legislation l la
i the lower liousg were fonir womiea,
! the first to occupy seata In tha
(state body. The assembly today
adapted' a resolution commending
I the women member®
Ridiculous Shoe Prices
A big line of
Oxfords and High Shoes for
Ladies
We "have placed on our
Bargain Tables
Oxfords At - $1.50
High Shoes At - $2.00 ,
There are Blacks, Whites, Tans
and Patent Leather Shoes in good
styles and large range of sizes
You will have to come quick as they will not last
long at these prices
JAMES KENNEDY