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TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR SKAGWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1922. PRICE TEN CENTS
TYPHOON AND TIDAL WAVE CLAIM THOUSAN
APPEARS GOVERNMENT
1SI SEIZE RAILROADS
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Washington. Aug. S —The dispute
beiuten the railway executives and
the strikers is no nearer a settle
!>tit today than it was a week ago.
lioth sides are no ,v opposed to the
plan of President Harding, and to
d.iy there appears to be no way of
protect ng the interests of the pub
except by governmental seizure
of the railroads throughout the coun
1'resident Harding today Intimated
that he is at ueariug the and of his
i 'oris to bring about negotiations
\ uh will end the menacing depute.
rilKCE KAI1.RCAD MEN"
t MIKES IN CONFERENCE
Washington, Aug. 7.—B. M. Jew
ell. the general strike leader and
J><!mson. the head of the machinists,
and N'oonan. the head of the elec
t: > ;ii workers went into conference
t < afternoon to consider the new
p vpc-.ils which President Harding
has put up to them for the return ot
r'ie meu to their places.
i; M I.IK > \ 1 ► I.AROR ROAR I)
TAKK SENIORITY QIKSTION
Chicago. III.. Aug S.—The United
- ites Labor Hoard, in a resolution
adopted late hist nihgt. expressed its
willingness to take under advisement'
the seniority question. the chief
> umbling block in the way of a sat
isfactory settlement of the strike be
lng carried on by the railway shop-1
men.
SHOPMEN REJECT
HARI>lN(i'S PR0P08AI.
Washington, Aug. S.—After con
sidering Presidents Harding's latest
proposal, for the ending of the great
railway strike, the gtnkng shopmen
tonight indicated that they will not
accept the plan as laid out by the
Ch.ef Executive.
Washington, Augl 7.—Organized
labor is reported as massing a great
war chest for the support of the I
striking railroad shop crats. . j
THREE LAItOll < HIKES
SILENT ON CONFERENCE |
Washington. Aug. 7.—The three
labor chiefs whose men are engaged '
in Cie present strike, were closet^fl
with President Harding at the White
House on Saturday for an hour
When they left the White House thev
were under the restraint of the Pre
sidential request to maintain si
lent, regarding what went on at the
conference. Those present were: B.
M. Jewell, the head of the striking
railroad shop men. who tirst walked
out: W. B. Johnston, the president
of the International Association o:'
Machinists; Junius P. Noonun, the
president of the Brotherhood of Klec
trical Workers.
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I»KS1'ITK RAILROAD STRIKE
Washington, Aug- S.—Coal
»!• k»'s throu- lout the country are
not putting .» *iop to industrial re
ii b> ' department of labor.
» re is a general trend toward iin
d business conditions, when I
tr>'d 'o the report of the month l
MI TINol - TK<M>I'S S \«'K CITY
Peking. China. Aue T —The city
of Kai Kumg, in the Kiangsi prov
ire. was sacked by mutinous troops,
ll s estimated that the damage will
reach three millions.
]>\\< I TOMORROW NKiHT
AT THK KLKS H.\I,L
T'.dance arrangements have lieen
completed, and the scheduled hjur
for commencement will he at 3 15.
The committee report excellent mtt
s c and floor, and everybody is in
vited. A good time is assure 1 to
Boise, Idaho. Aug. S.—Recetver
«'urtis, filed a suit here today to re-;
i • er S3.000.000 from the directors
of the U-funct National Bank of Poc
a'elto The directors are charged
wrh having had full knowledge of
!' di>hor esty of S L. Reece. presi
dent of the defunct bank. !
SuUrpnsvwj "\JouT\q "Nlcu
do not spend all their money as fast as they make It. Thoy
are mure conservative.
It always looks well for a young man to havo forethought
enough to bank his earnings for the proverbWl rainy day.
The man who banks his money and takes care of it Is the kind
of a man large companys are offering One positions and luxur
ious salaries.
Barak ©IT Mask®!
SKACWAY, ALASKA
iOVKRXOK HARDING
AC'CI'SKD («•' Sl'KCl'LATION
Washington, Aug. ".—It is the be
lef, that Governor Harding, of the
l-'ederal Reserve Uoard. speculated in
•otion, while be was directing the
letlation policy of the Reserve Board
in 1920. This accusation was ex
pressed in the Senate, by Heflin, in a
speech, which he made against the
ippolntmem of Governor Harding.
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Al" KBAY VfAGK l.INK
X. L. Lakich, Is the operator of a
lew stage line, the terminal points
>t which are Auk Bay and Juneau.
He leaves Auk Bay every evening at
5:30 for Juneau but makes special
:rlps at*any time. His stands are
Lhe V & I Cafe in Juneau and the
\uk Bay cannery at Auk Bay. The
[are for the round trip is $2. Lakich
has a tine big car and is an experi
enced driver.—Stroller's Weakly.
nvo KILLED; OXkYvJI RFD
IN PISTOL BATTLE
Vancouver. Wn., Aug. S —W. E.
Robinson, deputy sheriff. ; .id Paul
Hickey, a bootlegger, were killed,
and James Morgan, federal dry law
agent, was dangerously woundel in
a pistol battle which took place, wlu-n
officers attempted to raid a moon
shine still near this city.
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OIL MAGNATE
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GENERAL JCXODl'S IS RETORTED
FOLLOWING RETORT Of OIL |
FIELD DRILLING.
Seattle. Aug. 7.—Edward Laur
ence Dohetiey. the largest ltidepend-1
ent oil magnate of the United States, J
will make the trip to Alaska in his
private yacht. It is contemplated he I
will become a factor in the develop
ment of the oil la;:ds of U.e terri
tory.
Seattle. Auk 7.—Edward L. Do
ll en ey, tlie oil man. sailed this morn
ins on the yacht, "Casiana." for Al
aska. As he was leaving, he made a
statement in which be disclaimed any
intention of becoming interested in
nil in Alaska. He further stated that
tise present trip would not take him
farther than Skagway. or at most
Dawson.
Anchorage, Aug. 5.—A general
stampede to the Cold Bar oh
iields is now on. This stampede
began following the announcement
that the Associated Oil Company
would immediately begin drilling.
^it is forecasted beer that a mush
room city is destined to spring up
jii the coast and many business
iiouaes here are preparing to take
in larue stocks of goods via Kodiak
island.
The discovery of uplife formation
ilong Eagle Kiver has revived in
terest in oil possibilities in that field
md the I'nited States geological
survey will, make an exam.nation
:ind have a report ready within a
few days according to official an
nouncement.
KII'TV DEAD IX
TRAIN collision
St. Louis. Mo„ Aug. 7.—Fifty peo
ple are dead, among the number sev
;ral boy scouts. They were killed
when a Missouri Pacific passenger
train ran into a local train, which
was slanding on the tracks, at Sul
phur Springs, Missouri.
IAIWX UK.\I»V TO
COMPLETE RATIFICATION
Toklo, Aug. 7.—It was announced
today that Japan is ready to deposit
the ratifications of the treaties at
Washington when she is advised by
President Harding that the other
signatory governments are prepared
to do likewise.
CHICAGO STREET
CAR STRIKE ENDS
Chicago. 111.. Aug. 7.-—The street
ccr strike, which started in this city
last Tuesday, and. which tied up both
the surface and elevated lines, end
ed Sunday. It is estimated that the
strike cost the Chicago public, sixteen
million dollars.
Mr. C. \V. Southward, and Mrs.
Southward, were round trippers on
the Princess Alice, on her last trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Southward are from
Wichita, Kansas, where he is vice
president of the First National Bank
and president of the Wichita Ice and '
Cold Storage company. Mr. and Mrs
Southward motored from Wichita to
Seattle, and there tried to get trans
portation for Alaska, but failed,
hut while in Vancouver, they went
down to the dock to see the Princess
Alice and just before she was about
to sail, made another attempt to get
a ticket and this time succeeded. Fif
teen minutes after they were aboard
the boat bound for the north, and
they report the trip one of the fiuest
jthey have taken.
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FJSl L!
ON IHE ROCKS
Seattle, Aug. 7.—The fast liner.
H. F. Alexander, operating between
here and San Francisco and Log An
geles, with 300 passengers was lost
in the fog and ran on a bar 011 a
cuke rock near ('apt Flatter*, early
this morning. It was thought she
was badly damaged, but she is pro
ceeding here under her own pawer.
Later—The passengers of the S.S.
II. F. Alexander, which ran on a
rock off Capt Fatteiy, were transfer
red at sea, to the Admiral Schley,
which, arrived in Seattle this morn
ing. The crippled uhlp is being tow
ed into port.
MOT AT JOLIET
CLAIMS TWO VICTIMS
joliet, III.. Aug. 7.—Special Agent
Philip Reilz of the Elgin Joliet and
Eastern railway, and striker, are
dead and. SherifT N'ewkirk is serious
ly wounded. This is the result of a
riot which broke out this morning
at the railway yards in this city. The 1
authorities are planning to call out
the state troops.
LIVELY SCRIMMAGE ON
C. M. & ST. I'. SLEEPER
Seattle. Auk. 7.—A sleeping car
full of terrilled men and women cre
ated a panic, wlien in their scanty
attire. lliey fought for the.r lives. a«
the crack "Columbian Flyer." of Chi
cago Milwaukee and St.__Paul burn
ed this morning near Rye, 130 miles
east of Seattle. No one Is reported
as having been lost.
PRESIDENT CALLS ON
STRIKERS TO RETURN
Washington. Aug. 7.—President
Harding has taken the strike situa
tion in hand and has asked the strik
ing shop workers to return to work
and requested both workmen and
carriers to submit the question of
seniority to the railroad Labor
Board for a fair justification.
HEADS OF RAILROADS TO
RECONVENE FOR CONFERENCE
New York. Aug. 7.—The heads of
the hundred and forty-eight Ameri
can railways, will be asked to re
convene wtlhin four days to consider
the latest proposals, which have been
made by the White House for the
sett lenient of the strike.
ALLIED COUNCIL
MEETS ON REPARATIONS
London. Aug. 7.—The Allied Su
preme Council met in conference this
morning to consider the German rep
arations.
AVIATOR SHOT AND KILLED
Fort Worth. Texas, Aug. 7.—Ray
mond J. Blystone, formerly a Lelut
enant in the army aviation service,
was shot and killed by H. V. Shankle.
who declared that his reason for
shooting Blystone was the attempt
of the latter to break up his home.
WEST CAI.I.KO (IN
TO Fl'RNISH FIGURES
Seattle, Auk. S.—B. C. Forbes, the
nationally known writer on finance
industry, in an address said, "the
West will be called upon to funish
leading figures in finance of the Am
erican commerce Industry."
OLD FIRE IIORSE DEMOTED
TO GARBAGE WAGON, SUICIDE
Washington, Aug. S.—Jack Gal
pol, an old-time fire horse, demoted
to a garbage wagon owing to motor
equipment, dashed against the fire
house wall at Georgetown this after
noon and completely crumpled life
less.
Firemen say the horse committed
suicide on account ot the disgrace.
j Hongkong, Aug.8.—A severe ty
| phoon and tidal wave which swept
the port of Swatow, killed, It Is es
[ tlmated, 10,000. Throe Britishi
| steamors which were In the harbor
at the time were wrecked.
Hongkong, Aug. 8.—The casualty
list of the typhoon and tidal wave,
which swept about Swatow. last
Wednesday, is swelling into appall
ing figures. Latest estimates give
the number of dead as about thirty
thousand. The Swatow Chamber of
Commerce s^nds word that the cof
fin supply of the district has been ex
hausted, and that tiie victilns of the
disaster are being buried by thous
ands in gunny sacks.
RAID HOUSE WHERE
COMMUNISTS MEET
Seattle, Aug. 7.—The Kalama fed
eral officials reinforced by sheriff
Hoggatt of Cowlitz County, raided
the ranch house of Jacob Tuiskus,
and Interrupted a meeting of the
delegates of the Workers' Party, of
America. After a tight with Max
Lerner of Seattle, the district secre
tary of the officials gained possession
of a quantity of records and papers,
these were seized, and it is expected
that from these records and papers
they-hope to link up the Workers'
Party, with the Russian Communists,
No arrests were made.
S.S. Ql'EEN' SAILS FOR 8KAG\\'AY
Seattle, Aug. 7.—The S.S. Queen,
of the Admiral Line, bound for
Skagway and way ports, sailed at
five p. m., Sunday. She carried 250
passengers, including 130 excursion
ists. The Admiral Evans, sailed at
ten last night for the westward with
with 100 passengers. Including a
score of excursionists.
MAKES ACQUAINTANCE O.V
S.S. QUEEN';* AGREE TO
MATRLMON' lAli HALTER
Seattle, Aug. 8.—Miss Edna P.
Clay, a N'ew York overseas nurse,
and Willis E. Goodspeed. a wealthy
Spokane reaj estate man, were mar
ried, upon tiie arrival of the steam
er Queen in Seattle on her last trip
south. The couple met for the iirst
time aboard the excursion boat on
the round trip of the Admiral liner.
I'OINCOIRE givks
REASON FOR ACTION'
Paris, Aug. 7.—Premier Poincaire
[ of France, at lioon today, notified the
German Embassy, at Paris, that the
first of a series of measures to con
serve French interests against a
| lapse in Germany's pre-war debt pay
j ments would be put into effect im
mediately. This action on the part
J of the French Premier followed the
receipt of a note from Germany, re
! fusing to meet the $2,000,000 in
stallment of the payments due to
French citizens for pre-war obliga
| tlons and payable August !•>.
| JAPAN COMPLETES
RATIFICATION OF PACT
[ Washington. Aug. 7.—The Prince
Regent of Japan. aifi\od bis sigtia
| turjs tbp ratification of the .lapan
; ese-Washington treaties, thus coill
! plcting the ratification of these in
struments. This announcement was
! made by tiie State department today.
ROAD SUPERVISOR KILLED
by motor stagi
Seattle. Aug. S.—John Fanlls,
road supervisor here, was run down
and killed by a motor stage in th s
city today. He leaves a widow and
five youtig children.
NOTED CAI.IFORMAN' DEAD
San Francisco. Aug. 8.—Freder
ick Folger, one of the foremost gen
ealogists of this state, died here to>
day.
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White Pass &
Yukon Route
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Tlie Gateway Route of Comfort, Service and Safety
To and From Atlln, Dawson and Interior Alaska and
Yukon River Points'
"Ravi &t\A "Rmr Semee
During season of navigation our fleet of modern steam
ers will operate the entire length of the Yukon River.
Daily 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 .Wash.