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XO. 89. TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1922
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PRIt'B TEW CENTS
IM WRECKERS ARE HELD
OS CHARGE OF IM
Chicago, HI.. Aug. 29.—Five rail
way shopmen strikers are held on a
murder charge in connection with
the wrecking of the Million Dollar
Express ou the Michigan Central
near Gary. Ind. The men held are
Joseph Papourvitch, Charles llselis.
John Petrowski. Albine Alessio and
James Prohetsh. The wreck occurred
ou August 20th and two of the crew
were killed. Five other men are held
in connection with the wreck of the
Kxpresa.
Non-Striking Workers Want Raise
Chicago. 111.. Aug. 2S.—Four thou
HEKRIN INVESTIGATION
GOES TO Stl'REME COt UT
Manon, 111., Aug. 2S.—The Su
preme court grand jury luvesugutioii
iuto the Herrin massacre opeued mis
morning. The Herrin massacre,
which took place about a mouth ago
in the coal mining region surround
ing the town of Herrin, was the
worst In the hlstor> of the country.
The iuvestigatiou is being held at the
request of Gov. Leu Small.
GREEKS KETKEAT AT
IMPORTANT POINT
Loudon. Aug. 29.—The Greek for-|
ces have evacuated Aliun Karabissar
under force of pressure from the
Turkish Nationalists. The attack of
the latter at this central point in |
the Greek line in Asia Minor was
successful because jf the superior
furctt bruught to bear upon it.
l>Ko\\NEL> WHILE SWIMMING
LN" HOOD CANAL
Sesattle, Aug. 2S.—Alvin Freeman |
Bailey wa sdrowned while swimming
in Hood Canal. Sunday last. Bailey.
was Secretary aud Treasurer of the
Dime aud Dollar Savings and Loan
Association of this city.
K» HWEVELT POLITICIAN
DIES EKOM CAR ACCIDENT
W'ushingtou. Aug. 2S.—Maurice D.
O'l'onnell, solicitor-general of the
treasury department during the ad
ministrations of Koosevelt aud Taft,
is dead us a result of the street car
accident in this city.
GVIL!) GETS
FIVE-YEAR TERM
Honolulu, T. H.. Aug. 2S.—Guild,
the embezzler of three quarters of a
million dollars from the Aiezander
4: Baldwin sugar tlrm pleaded guiltv
to the charge and was given live I
years In prison.
CHARITY TO GET PROCEEDS
OK LLOYD GEORGE'S BOOK
London. Aug. 28.—Lloyd George
made public the announcement that
the proceeds from his forthcoming
book will all be devoted to the cause
ut charity.
FRANK COX BREAKFASTS
WITH LLOYD GEORGE
London. Aug. 28.—Former Demo-1
rratic nominee Cox. was a breakfast
guest ot Premier Lloyd George.
I sand maintenance of way men, who
I thus far have refused to strike, to
day petitioned the Railroad Labor
Board for an increase in wages. The
j present minimum wage is 23 cont
per hour, and the men are asking to
have this increased to 4S cent* per
hour.
(•uartl Kills Txo Brothers.
Camak. Ga„ Aul. 28.—Pan and
Baxley I^aiimere. brothers, were shot
and killed here today by \V. T. Hall,
a guard in the Georgia railroad
yards.
Ror.NI>-THE-\VORliI> FLIGHT
HAS BEEN AISANDoNEIl
Calcutta, Auk. 28.—The round-t e
world flight has been abandoned
Major W. T. Blake iook off from the
airdome at Croydon, England ori
May 24th to attempt to fly around
the world, but lias net witn so many
reverses that he was forced to Rive
up the flight.
Major Blaise, together with Capt. I
.
Mailins. will return to Loudon.
IRELAND is PEA* 'I'l'l'lj
WHILE C«»L\1NS IS BC 111 I'D
Dublin. Aug. 2*.—Ireland tried to
lay aside its bitterness for a day to
bury Michael Coll'us. i- -ussjiatwl
free State leader. All work was
suspended for the day while South
ern Ireland paid its last rospec.s r
the noted statesman. Tno body now
rests in 11 lasnevlt\ cemetery, the bur
ial grouud for Irisl heroes.
TOI'RISTS warned
TO LEAVE VIENNA
Vienna. Aug. 2S.—Official warnln
has been given to five hundred or
more of American tourists who are
in this city to lctve li •? city as soon
as possible for fear of riots which
are expected to take pl:ne
FRENCH ARREST
ex-german 1,11:1 ri N \nt
Gunther Merman of the Germatt ar
my. who is alleged to have been sent
to France by a Berlin secret organ:-(
zation for the purpose of assassin
ating Poincaire was arrested.
BAFFIN EXPLORATION
HOMEU A!>>< BOt'N'l)
Freeport. Maine. Aug. 28.—The 'itif
fln Land explori*!on expedit i>n in
command of Donu'd 1). JhvM.Ma? .
which left Bost ;i a year agi on the
schooner Bowdoin is on its way I
home. This Is the sul.stanC'j ot radio
message from the explorer which was
received at thi.; ol.tre tod iy
GERMAN REPRESENTATIVE \T
NEXT SESSION COMMISSION
Berlin, Aug. 29.—Germany lia«
been invited to send a representative
to attend the next session of the rep
arations commission to meet in Par
is on Wednesday, of next we* ic 'ier
inany has indicated her williitgret;
to send a delegate.
LET US HELP YOU!
The fact that your account may be a small one in t e begin
ning dvea not bar you from the beneJHs of a bank account. We
shall be glad to have your name ou our books and furnish you
with bank book and checks.
A bank account will eventually enable you to start in busi
ness for yourself.
IBaiinilk ©II Masks
S RAG WAY, ALASKA
YET IN
POLAR FLIGHT
Nome, Alaska, Aug. 2S.—Roald
Amundsen, the Arc Ic explorer, who
recently announced his abandon
ment of the attempt to fly over the
North role, is now at Wainright. one
hundred miles northwest of I'ciiit
Barrow. Reports received here in
il cai.e that he may attempt the flight
from that point this year.
Sl'i:«T ACLK RACK
STA(.EI) UV GOVERNMENT
San Piego. Aug. 29.—The govern
ment is putting on one of the most
.spectacular races yet staged. It will
lie a cross country race between an
arm:, dirigible and an aeroplane The
aeroplane will lie given a handicap
of ion hours. The plans which rre
being perfected contemplate staging
the race on September the liftli and
sixth.
shu t police to stop graft
Seattle, Aug. 29.—Friday of this
week, every policenan on the Seat
tle force will be shifted to a new
lie,' Chief SeveryLS is taking thi«
measure to break up the system of
grafi which is alleged to have af
ed the force and diminished its
power.
ii;i:i:<;ri..\i;s i «i:i; c\
MIH RMN'li V OU.ill-'PERS
Belfast. Aug. 29. - li resist i.-s Sred
upon a congregation f mourners,
who were leaving tho Weslport
church after attending a mass which
was said in honor of Michael Col
. .is, [he lamented ",'ee State leadtr"
!>1 VUST TAKES DRINK
DROPS DEAD IX OFFICE
Seattle. Auc. 29.—I)r. John S. Con
lev, a ([enlist of this city dropped
dead in liis office today. He had just
pnrtaken of a draft of liquor which
:had procured from a bootlegger
>v.ieu he dropped drad.
IIHAM A SI HI WINNER
IN THK PRIMARIES
Pan Francisco, rial., An? fP —The
'.forma prinuri;a winch are beina
id today are declared certain the
:ia!e Hiram Johnson for the I"
S. senate.
MtVlKTS Moim.IZE
MEN OP ttMH
Iliga, Aug. 2S.—The Soviet, gov
ernment in Moscow has officially
Ten orders for the mobilinzt'.on of
the men born in 1901.
TWO STEAMERS RI X
ASHORE IN FOG
Seattle. Aug. 29.—The intercostal
fr>': :or. Wabash, and the Canadian
' er, Gray, ran ashore iu Brit
ii Columbia waters this morning.
<■' >XGRESSMA X .\'OliA\
SERIOPSIA IU
San Francisc.i, Aug. 28.—Congress
man N'oian, one of the sponsors of
the Sanity Lei'^ue, for light '.vines
and beer is seriously ill in this city.
ITMl I.TY IS OFF
FOR EUROPE
New York, Aug. 2S.—Joseph P.
Tii! iiity, former secretary to ex-pre
dent Wilson, and his family sailed
for Europe.
SHIPPING HOARD
COUNSEL RESIGNS
Washington. Aug. 29.—E 1 m e r
Sc'ilessigner has resigned as vice
president and general counsel of the
shipping board.
| W11.1,1AM HEARST BUYS
ANOTHER COAST PAPER
I Oakland. Cal.. Aag. 28.—William
Randolph Hearst bought the Post In
I nuirer of this city.
BANOII KILLED
er police
•
San Diego, Cal., Aug. 29.—One of
' the two bandits, who held up and
j robbed tile D. W. Spencer Oil Com
I pany collector, was killed late last
night by Policeman F. E. Richard.
On the dead man were found papers
! made out to C. J. Dilley, the ma
chinist's mate, second class, of the
i naval air station of North Island. Po
liceman Richard wan badly wounded
i by the bandit before the latter was
| killed.
IGREAT BRITAIN TO PAY
DEBT TO UNITED STATES
Loudon, Aug. 29.—Lloyd George
the British Premier in a conversa
tion with Colonel House, who break
fasted with him this morning, reit
erated Britain's intention to d's
charge her debt to the United States
to li.e last farthing. Colonel House
made this statement nubile iu an In
tel view following breaMant.
HOBO ROCHE STARTS
OX HIS LONG JOURNEY
Seattle, Aug. 28.—Roche, the hobo
king started today on his trip for
Nome, whence he will bike by dog
team to New York. He will appear
ut the theatres en route and will
give tiie proceeds from the shows to
charity. A team of twelve Malamutes
were tendered him by the Vancouver,
B. C. Chamber of Commerce.
ANTHRACITE FOR WEST COAST
Seattle, Aug 28.—Anthracite coal
from Alaska—the dream of. years—
will be (lowing into the state from
the Bering fields within the next
twelve mouths if the present rate of
progress on the new railway from
Carebay is maintained. This railway
will tap th Bering fields and make
rapid shipment possible.
SOUTHERN BEAUTY
SEEKO MONEY BALM
Chicago. 111., Aug. 29.—A suit has
been started in this city designed to
compel J. B. Woodward, a wealthy
Chicago publisher to puy to Miss
Edith Ransom, a southern beauty
$100,000 for his alleged breach of
promise.
MAYFIELI) WINS
TEXAS NOMINATION
Austin, Tex., Aug. 2S.—In the pri
mary election in this state, Eurl B
Mayfield defeated former governoi
Ferguson, for the nomination for the
I'niled State senate on the Democra-j
tic ticket.
GRANDMOTHER ASTERN STAR
HIES IX .SOUTHERN METROPOLIS
Long Beach. Calif., Aug. 28.—Mrs.
Jennie E. Matthews, nationally
known as "Tlio Grandmother of the
Eistern Star," is dead in this city.
COAL STRIKE IS
OFFICIALLY ENDED
Seattle, Aug. 28.—When the oper
ators and miners signed the agree
ment at noon today, the coal strike
in this state was oOcially ended.
SWEDEN GOES STRONG
FOR LIQUOR
Stockholm, Aug. 28.—Sweden held |
a plebiscite on the question of pro
hibition. The result was a hundred
thousand majority for liquor.
UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR
KILLED IX FALL
Mexico City, Aug. 28.—Wright Mc
Cormick, a professor of the Univer
sity of Texas was k.lled when he fell
thirty feet down Mt. Ajusco.
MRS. GRIGSRY DEAD IX FRISCO
Sau Francisco, Aug. 28.—Mrs.
Elizabeth Grlgsby, wife of Grlgsby,
the former attorney-general of Alas
ka, died in this city.
Panama, Aug. 28.—Dredgers are
at work on the Culebra cut. They are
working at Larita point for iho pur
pose of widening the cans! at this
place by shortening the polar..
SEVENTY-FIVE MENARE
ENTOMBED IN MINE
San Tranclsco, Cal., Aug. 2S.—
Seventy-five men, composing the
night force of the Argonaut mine in
Amador county, are entombed in 0 e
mine as the result of a fire which
broke out at midnight last night.
Little Hope for Miners.
San Francisco, Aug. 28.—A long
distance telephone message at noon
j today announced that there Is little
hope of rescuing the men who are
entombed in the Argonaut mine.
Some Hope for Mincr3.
Jackson, Calif., Aug. 29.—There Is
still some hope of resc iig the min
ers who are entombed la tin Argo
naut mine. A hundred rescuers ao
1 at work seeking to reach ihem.
HUSBAND OR DAUGHTER
IS WOMAN S ALTERNATIVE
Seattle, Aug. 29.—The question
which Mrs. Ivy Davey has had up
for decision is whether she should
give up her husband or her daugh
ter. She declares she cannot sup
port more than one, aud has bad to
decide which one it was to be. Her
suit for divorce begun yesterday af
ternoon is her answar to the ques
tion. Claud Davey is a consumptive,
and Mrs. Ivy's suit is for divorce on
the ground that she cannot support
both so she seeks relief from her
husband.
SALE BENEFIT TICKETS
YIELDS MUCH TO SELLERS
Seattle, Aug. 29.—The sale of tick
ets on the streets of this city for the
benefit of the Kenuey Old ePoples'
Home discloses the fact that $1,800
worth of tickets for the benefit con
cert sold on the streets of the city,
but $117 was turned into the institu
tlon.
OFFICERS GRANTED
RETIREMENT PRl VI LEGES
Washington, Aug 29.—The House
Military Affairs committee nas fav
orably reported the Bursuiu blll.Thls
bill grants to disabled emergency of
ficers of the world war the same re
tirement privileges as those enjoyed
by the regular army oficerf. The
ric-asure has already passed.
TIDY SI M PAID
BY U. S. SMOKERS
Washington, Aug. 29.—The tobac
co users of the United States paid a
tidy sum into the coffers of the gov
ernment for the privilege of smok
ing last year. The internal Revenue
tax collected on tobacco was $319,
700,000,
BRYAN FAVORS RAILROAD
AND MINE SEIZURE
| Washington, Aug. 29.—William
Jennings Bryan appeared at the cap
ital yesterday afternoon, and urged
the seizure by tne government of the
railways and mines of tbe country
His views were outlined in a letter
to Senator Walsh of Massachusetts,
the author of the bill, which gives
the President the powar U take steps
for the accomplishment of thig ob
ject.
NATIONAL MEMORIAL TO
M'KIN LEV lb PROPOSED
Washington, Aug. 28.—Tie erec
tion of a suitable Nitlouai memorial
to William McKinlej fvonty-flfth
President of the United States, is
proposed in a bill presented before
the House today by Representative
Joseph H. Himes ol Ohio.
NEW YORK PLANNING
CHANGES IN TRANSPORTATION
New York, Aug. 28.—'/he aboli
tion of all surface tnd e'pva'ed lines
in this city and the cc .itlon of
thirty-five new subway r-.ites are
proposed in plans announced by Ma
yor Hyian. Th esubwayg are to be
operated by the city on a Ave cent
fare.
JULY TAX RECEIPTS
BELOW LAST V EAR'S
Washington, Aug 29.—The Tax
receipts (or the mouth of July this
year Is forty-six nJUlons less than
the receipts for July of last year.
MAKER OF U. S. SEAL IS DEAD
Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 29.—Max
Zietler, who designed and made the
present seal of the United States died
in this city.
The
White Pass &
Yukon Route
Th® [K®iiflt!e it® (the flnwtern®r
The Gateway Route of Comfort, Service and Safety
Tl> and From Atlln, Dawnon and Interior Alaska end
_ Yukon River Points
A.a,vV 'R.vw Semce,
During season of navigation our fleet of modern «team
ers will operate the entire length of the Yukon River.
Dally Train Service (except Sundays) between Skaguay
and Whltehorse. Parlor observation cars on every train
For full information regarding passenger and freight
rates apply to
H- Wheeler, General Manager
Skaguay, Alaska
Or 510 Alaska Building, Seattle ,WMt,