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ENTY THIRD YEAH SKAGWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18. 1920 PRICE 10 CENTS
Prow nsville, Tex., Nov. 12—"His
torv r,.fi.nls correctly. no matter
l ow much beautiful sentiment has
!»vn e louded by our lurt'ose in the
world wax.
"VVe did; not lis 1't to make the
world safe for democracy. though
we v.-re l:s best exemplars, nor iliii
v . "shi i\r humaalty's soke.
"l>t mot. racy was threatened and.
'u.inanity was dying long befor?
C\ •-tr-..lia. Nov. 12—!n memory of
the i >-■•11 killed on Armistice Day
last year i iva,rade of honor by their
• -.inirud'N this morn ins was joined b
; i ie orsanUzations of the city.
T'. e Parade ended at the graves of
t!.« tour >\<;erans who wereshot
ti . is the parade last v. ar
Yi erat r> in their addresses de
otciiated r . s, graitS as the "shrine
'■( ti e American Legion".
A" : iho speeches were delivered
a'niy bont rs were given the deail by
tile tiring squall of the l-egitm.
M.xico City. >."ov. 10—A g..neral
:-t:K • ar;. ndrnj by serious disorder
•is !■ -:i declaovd and is in effect
t i.-en-l.' u; the Province of Yucatan.
Paris. Nov. 13—Th.- IV.lsheviki in
i -ients and' General Wrauull's sit
uation is considered bj the Allies as
: s» gra-. , It is f a!Vd that he will
American indignation culled for the!
lUi'i'l'lii's defense but ive fought
for one supreme cause which inspire 1
men jo offer all for country and
' flag."
| So sl'oke Senator Harding in his •
first S'Vedi ns President elect at
tl>0 Armistice c^y celebration last
flmrsday.
\ great crowd was lYesent to hoar
hi'n, and much enthusiasm prevail
pw
j MUCH STORES;
Moscow, Nov. IX—-The Russian:
5o\iet government lias contracted:
to .' unhase one hundred million dol-t
1 lar.s worth of merchandise in the U.
, S. in 1921.
These gowk will i*.,- bought by a
syndicate headed by Yandtrlip and'
' t! e hankers of l.os Angeles.
This information was giv„n out I"
VaaderliP before hi.; departure fron
Mos '»\r to It, Val.
iVnde'r!iJ» 1, : in a sl'edal train!
'tiriii«hed by the government.
.« iiington, Nov. 12—Home Hrew
!. .s been brought oi ively uud.-r
tin Prohibition enforcement
The Officials have ri:lL.d against (
the sal© of hoi's ar.Ji malt to oth. rs I
ih'in bakers and confectioners.
«■.». ygr K •;V"T"3EKPW
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Opportunity Knocks
at your door when you have frccumu'atf d a
bank account, eveu though it be small.
A smaii beginning often leads to a big ending.
First— Build the bank account and you will sure
find the opportunity to use it to your advantage.
BanK oi Alaska
TOILET SOAPS
We have a complete line of high grade
toilet soaps at low prices* Special prices
by the box and dozen lots. It will pay you
to buy from us,
P. H. GANTY
Full supply of freah fruit and vegetables ex "SEATTLE" «.
London, Xow 12—(A, number °f
t iao girl employees of Sylvia Pank
huist's communistic newspaPer The
Workers Dreadnaught which, is lo
cated in Fleet street Vere soundly
chrr.sli.fcj Thursday by an angry
crowd. . '
The loaders of the Party which in
Vailed the otl'ice aIIedge that diur
ing the hour which was designated'
Mr a two minute's silence in honor
of the dead of the Gtrtat War
which haid been Provided In the Ar
;mi3tic0 Day Programe, these girls
in the office were singing, dancing
Otyiging tin cans and making other
disturbance^ in ridicule of the ob
sen&noe the day.
Many of tlie giria were severfe Iy<
H.adc'le<l and will remember the
treatment accorded them for some
lime.
New York. Nov. 12—Encourag
u g information lias been received
here that l*resident Wilson was
saving the ai>PointnieiH of tlie Pre
«nling judge of the United States
Court of Customs APPe^s as a vale
•lielary to liis private secretary
Joseph Tumulty. ■
IJaris, Nov. 12—Called from its
:::«vt in the ft=ld or Verd«0 an nn
"i- nilfiod body of a French Poiluls
vp.s curried through the streets yes
, rday an 1 reburi'-d under th0 Axe
!e Trluianiie
Following a flag draped gton car
aii-e nvalKed the President and his
■iiiiet member^.
Vhree French Marshalls also walk
'l behind the carraige, ifarshalls
i •]';>••, Foch. and Potain.
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CUPIUIE Mi
Dublin, Nov. 12—A consignment o
•cvornment rifles and other arms
ii!d> a quanity of ammunition were
■aken from a, steamer on the river
f.eo when a J'arty of ainuedimen
warmed over the vessel's side and
nrin.i<Jated tho cre^v.
Nothing else wa3 taken altlio the
ihi:-' was filled with merchandise of
tli kinds.
Copenhagen! Nov. 12—From Eest
Capo on Ausust 13 QaPtaia Amun
>cu the Arctic explorer cabled *1We
sailed from Nome immediately af*
:er ni> wife ot August 8. With on
v tii; ee men, as the others claimed
,va;'es of 300 founds Sterling mon
hiy :in<i we left them behind.
Tne following day we were held
up bv an ice pack in the Bering
>*:«. "All on board dre well".
FALL in a
Seattle, Xov. 12—Falling two
iur.drpy feet from a seaplane into
Lake Union yesterday Pilot Burrell
uid a Pas3onger named Johnson
swam ashore without the least in
jury.
No cause is assigned tc&- th^. acdr
lent.
HIS HONORS
10111 ATKINS
London, N'ov. It—Tommy Atkins
was can onlzed by the Britisli na
tion today when slie buried th,» re
j:n;'!us of an unknown soldier
anions her illusljious dead in West
minister Abbe}'.
King Georgo wta$ the chief mourn
er And army officers of highest
ra-tk were Pall bearers.
Highest officers of the church con
sigimd the w a,Trior's body to it fin
al resting place.
JEFFOTOt
.Seattle, Nov, 12—The S. S. Jef
tfp-rsun salled tins morning at nine
o'clock for south-eastern Alaska
jpcrts.
Seventeen rassengers comPr>sed
tlio list.
A. H. Keogh is booked for Skag
'way and A. C. Howard, and1 wife,
C H. Etii<ili anil J. C. Peterson for
H.tiocs.
Ottawa. Nov. 12—Francis J.
Carvey twenty one years of age and
teller in the National City Bank
■xinfessed toddy to the tlieft of for
ty fire thousand dollars.
The btilK of the money 'was recov
ered
Young Carve}" was travelling the
gilded way and his salary would'
not Pay the bi^ls.
B.-tssels, Nov, 13—A monument
that was erected by the Germans at
Coillet near Charleroi in Belgium in
comemoration of the battle of Charl
eroi was blown UP with dynamite to
day.
The monument was destroyed at
tlie orders of the. municipal author
ities. . ' J . -i'-i". , llflllif:
Paris, Nov. 12—The French gov
sinment Is unalterably oPPosed to |
the addmission of Geraany Into the
Leosnie of Nations at this tlme was j
the statement gdvten out at the foir
eign oftfice today.
. It was also intimat^ that some
drastic action wouMf t)fe the c/inseu
ence if the League voted* to admit
German}!
L
' Seattle, Nov# 11—Obsarcane© ol
.Arinlst^ce Day and also ti^ Thirty
, f'rsc anniversary of the admission o
Washington as a, state of the Unioi
bcfe-in tills morning In th^ Seattle
schools.
I Kvtry city village and town thr
'ou snout the state has arranged .«
program in caflobration of Che 4®^
j Veteirt&ns of the Great ws>r will
take Part in ©very; Program.
PRIEST FULLS TO
SPokanep Nov. 12—Father D. L
•ilc Gowan a prominent Cfethollc
Priest was instantly Wiled yesterdaj
when the automobile in which hi
was riding plunged' over an embank
meet of one of th^ driveways a
round the city.
The distance which the car fell
wis over 200 feet.
Chester Thomas
Goes Last Trail
Chester A. Thomas, former res
ident manager of the Yukon Gold
company- at Dawson, and" lately
connected with tbe fortymile
Uredeing and Power Company died
at Dawson yesterday morning froir
fnsumonia. /»
6E1AHY PUIS
DDI SiRIKERs
—_____ ^
Berlin. Nov. 12—The German gov
ernment Is triumphant today in its
first clash with the radical workmen
who attempted 4fo emulate the Ifial
lai* wcbjkmen Ibyi the setaure of the
plants of the metal factories.
When the Police surrounded the
factories which the workmen ha J
caPtuxed they 'were given Possession
%t once and tile workers saw that
they had) no chance to hold out a
gainst the armed police
The Police came down iuj>on them
suddenly and completely surprised
them.
JUGOMlil
: SETTLE DISPUTE
•
5aiita Magaita. Nov. 12r—The case
of Flume has been settled between
Italy and Jugo-Sl&vla. ' -
In the agreement reached ®s to
disPuted territory under it Fiuma
la left independent Out will be sur
rounded by Italian lande.
Turk-Armenian
Armistice Signed
Washington. Nov, 12— Reports
1 reached here today that the Armis
tlce between Armmenia and the Tur
kish Nationalists had been signed.
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