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vol.. 145 m-ENTY-FOrRTH YEAR.
8KAGWAY. ALASKA THURSDAY, JAM ARY R, 1922 VWCZ TK* CBtTU
SAY HIE
illLIO! WILL
Moscow. Jan. 5.—American relief
workers, who originally placed the
number of deaths in the (amine area
t lis winter at two million, naw say
that five million would be a low es
timate.
The conditions are growing hourly
. \\> UK SVU \
IMlZKN KXKt'l'TIOXS
Washington, Jau. 5.—Appearing
before the senate investigation com
mittee today, Herbert L. Calder
head of Greenville, Mississippi, a
former service man, declared that
he had witnessed (en or twelve ex
ecutions in Issurtille.
Washington. Jan. 4.—Rufus P.
Hubbard, who is employed by the
American Graves Registration serv
ile in preparing the bodies of the
American soldiers tor shipment
Irorn Franc*, told the senate com
mittee today that three of the bod
ies disinterred boro evidence that
tfie men had been executed.
I . s. MAY UK CAL1.ED
IV KIROPEAN AFFAIRS
Washington. Jan. v.—President
Harding and his entire cabinet
spt-nt two hours this morning dis
^ the Kuropean economic sit
uation. It was thought that there
is a possibility tbat the I'nited
> might have to be called Into
i te i onference to deal with the sub
ject.
I'Rl.SIDENT MAKES
MORE NOMINATIONS
Washington. Jan. 3.—The nomin
ation •>! Henry P. Fletcher, under
Secretary of state, to be ambassador
•■> Pe'cium was announced today at
the While House.
President Harding also nominat
ed William J. O'Toole of West Vir
ginia to he I'nited States minister
at Paraguay.
CONFKKKNCK MARKS HKADWAY
t>N < HINKSK TARIFF
Washington. Jan. 4.—The comple
tion of the report to be submitted
by the committee of naval experts
to the naval comm ttee of the arms
conference, and the agreement of
t'.e sub-committee on Chinese tar
ISC on a five per cent, basis were the
achievements of today's work of the
conference.
t. do' Spragg, who has been con
noted f<>r many years with the
V-'hiteho-Steam Laundry, arrived
• n the Princess Mary yesterday
irora an extended trip to the south.
COLONELSTKESE GIVES
OCT ITINERARY OF
PRESIDENTIAL TKII"
Washington, Jan. 5.—The growth
of roads and trails from a dozen
miles in 1905 to the present time
has totaled a mileage of 6.290 miles.
This fact is indicated In the annual
report of the Alaska Road commis
sion, which was filed today by Pres
ident Colonel Steer®.
The opening of the government
railroad is expected to bring a rec
; ord influx of tourists. Col. Steese
said, adding that President Harding
has been invited to attend the cere
monies of the opening in connec
tion with his contemplated trip to
Alaska.
The itinerary t<as already oeen
prepared for the presidential party
the route being laid through the in
side passage from Seattle to Juneau,
thence to Valdez and Seward; from
Seward over the government rail
road to Anchorage and Fairbanks
and back to the coast.
A side trip is provided tor view
ing Child's glacier from Cordova by
a trip over the Copper River ana
Northwestern railroad.
SI*OKAXK WIl.I. COME
aboit jaxvary
L. E. Reynoldson. agent for the
Admiral line tn Skagway, received
notice yesterday that the Spokane
will sail from Seattie on January 17
bouod for Skagwav. This should
bring her in about January 22. The
next trip to Skagway. in February
when the Spokane will leave Seat
tle on Teh. 22. arriving In Skagway j
Feb. 2S or March 1.
AKE OttllNfS TO
KIWI. AtiRKKMKXT
Washington. Jan. 4.—The Amer-j
ican proposal to prohibit the use of j
submarines against merchant ves-1
sell is now the predominating issue
of the arms conference negotiations. .
The proposal has been accepted
In principle by France, but her del
egates have reserved final approval
pending a discussion of the precise
language of the declaration.
SECRETY 8l'RROlM>S
PENROSE FI XER XL
Philadelphia. Jan. 5 —The late
Senator Penrose was buried in Hill
cemetery.
Much secrecy surrounded the fun
eral and the public and newspaper
men were not allowed to he pres
ent.
NAVAL RNI'M>S1UN
KILLS FIFTY MEN
Athens. Jan. 5.—Fifty officers and
men were killed by an explosion
which took place on board a Greek
destroyer in Lon Piereus harbor.
Pavld R. Gibson, a well known
electrical engineer of Dawson, was
a returning passenger on the Princ
ess Mary yesterday. Mr. Gibson
will go to Dawson over the stage
roots
Ycur New Year Resolution
Resolve to be more careful with your money the coming
year and in this way reap som« of the benefits that others are en
joynig.
Keep an accurate account of all the money you spend ina
n.onth and what you spend it for. It will surprise you.
Then resolve to bank the amount you have heretofore been
spending unwisely.
You will never regret the resolution If you act.
Baumk off Mask®
SKAGWAY, ALASKA
11II AGAIN
Belfast. Jan. 3.—Hibernian Hall
In the county of Tyrone was seized
today by the Sinn Feiners.
One section of the Sinn Feiners
held court at the old school house
and others visited the homes of
Catholics and demanded their rifle*
and shotRuns.
These demands Here made in the
name of the Republican army.
Belfast. Jan. 4.—Six deaths have
resulted from the present disorde
now under way in Belfast.
One of the fatalities was that or
a little child who was shot to deat;
while in its mothw's arms.
Dublin. Jan. 5.—A. R. Kay. the
correspondent of tl e London Time
was kidnapped last night by three
armed men.
The men entered Kay's room and
spirited him away and his fate is!
still unknown.
OlUi.Wl/.KK OF A. P..
1»IKS IV PAN A. IJ.I.INOIS
l'ana. 111.. Jan. 4.—James 0. Mr
Quigg died here today.
Mr. McQuigg wal one of the oi
..ginal organizers o* the tlrand \r
my of the Itepnhlii and heid offlci
for many years.
KETCHIKAN
PIONEERS PASS j
RESOLUTION!
Resolutions Are Diann, Netting j
Forth That Pij I..nv> <'.inn.»i Iw '
Knforwl ami 1 "rjiiiiji T'cit Thc> |
Ho Modified.
At a recent meeting of the Pion
eers of Alaska, Ketchikan Initio No
16, adopted resolutions, condemn
ing the Bone Dry Law and urging
that the law makers give ihe peo
ple of the territory a voice in the
matter of legislation. The resolu
tions of the Igloo, which are self
explanatory, read:
"Whereas: The Alaska Hone 11 rj
I-aw has never been submitted to t it
people of the territory for referen
dum. and does not repri sent the
true sentiment of the people of Al
aska on prohibition.
"Whereas: The very stringency,
of the Bone Pry Law renders its'
enforcement impossible inasmuch a^
certain provisions of s.ime are con
trary to the United States Pharma
copiea and are a hindrance to the 1
use of alcohol for industrial put
poses.
"Whereas: In spite of every ef
fort on the part of honest officials
and law enforcement officers it is
admitted that the Bone Pry Uw
is ineffective, which we believe is
caused by the unreasonable provi
sion that render well meaning and
law abiding citizens, guilty of viola
tions of same.
"Whereas: We do not believe the
'Try it on the Dog' method of leg
islation should be adopted toward
this territory, and that wo should
be given the same degree of liberty
as is extended to other parts of our
country under the eighteenth .intend
ment of the constitution.
"Therefore, be it resolved: That |
we. the members of Igloo No. 16.;
Pioneers of Alaska, believing that
we represent the opinion of the ma
jority of the citizeus of Alaska, do
petition our law makers to have the
Bone Dry Law of Alaska put to a
referendum, so that the people of
this territory can make it known
whether they wish the said law- to
stay on the statute books, or prefer
the provisions of the eighteenth
amendment to the constitution only,
to be effective under the Volstead
Act in the Territory of Alaska.
"Ketchikan. Alaska. December !.
1921.
' JOSEPH VLMER.
President.
"P. G. CHARLES,
Secretary."
—K«tchikaji Chronicle
Washington. Jan. 5.—Naval ex
perts have rendered figures which
show that it will cost $7,3S4.?60 to
pull apart the vessels so as to ren
der them useless for war purpose*
if the Hughes plan of scrapping the
war ships is carried out.
The vessels to be »crarped are val
ued at three hunlred and thirty
two mill.on dollars.
-iPUOn. UII.I. RRSKJN TO
1!1" \l>mi\TKO SKNATOR
Washington. Jan. 5.—Governor
S| ,-oul of 1'eunsylvania telephoned
Kcpubliran leaders last night
I ;.at he would be ia Washington as
i! . successor of the late Senator
Penrose within fortyeiglit honrs af
ter the burial of Penrose.
C.nvernor Sproul proposes to re
s en as governor, thus permitting
tl. lieutenant governor to take the
."•in* of coxerituieo; . nd appoint
Sprou'. The closeness in the sen
:i r fight <ner the New berry-P" >1 d
election contest is the reason as
-:i;ted for the desire of the Repub
li.an leaders that Senator Kenroaes'
- a! be tilled as qricklv as possible
\i ti ;:\n kiutor
\\M\ KRS IIKITH'S CALL
Tacon.a. Jan. 4.—C. A. Snowden.
v* ho was formerly editor-in-chief of
i e Chicago Times, and also editor
of the Tacotna Times Ledger for a
numlier of years, died here today.
Statement By
Governor Bone
Governor Scott C. Rone, as a
m< tuber oi the National Budget eom-j
ui.uee and honorary chairman ofi
th.ii body tor Alaska today gave to
(t> press the following statement:
"The Budget Bureau of the na
tional government, under the capa
ble direction of General Charles G.
has succeeded in effecting a
.-.aving in current ei.pend;tures of ap
proximately half billion dollars
and in formulating a budget for
which funber reduces pro
IK'-i-d expenditures. Now the test
of the budget system comes in eon
s and the suppon of this reform
hi: ihe part of the public becomes'
—t imperative.
Business depression, unemplor
: t and kindred rational ailments
the lumulative effects of war's
. leriiiath and have rendered feder
tavation an onerous burden. It
obvious that the.-e can be no re
ii u ci ion i'f taxation until there is h.
reduction of public expenditures.
' Kor the first tiue in the history
'f the I'nited States government.
< re is in operation a national bud
col system thru which federal fiscal
affairs are regulatwl according to
sound business principles.
"No reform in governmental
methods, however sound or bow
t ver essential, can succeed unless
Mipported by a substantial citizen
ship of the nation. Therefore, the
national budget committee, a non
partisan organization of tax payers,
is conducting a nation-wide move
ment to enroll every citizen who
feels the burden of taxation in sup
port of the budget system In order
to register the greatest possible
number of adherents of national
economy and efficiency.
"I commend to the tax payers of
Alaska this plan of country-wide
cooperation and urge upon the civic
spirited citizens of this territory
that for their individual and collec
tive welfare, as well as for the gen
eral public weal, they give this
great cause their wiole-hearted sup
port to the end that there may be
permanently committed to the pol
icy of retrenchment and economy a
large and influential representation
of our body politic.
"Support of tha budget system
will insure a reduction of taxation
and a speedier return to prosperity
and normal condition!."
WOULD ELECT PRESIDENT
AND VICE-FRKHDEVr BT
DfBECT VOTE OP PEOPLE
Washington. Jan. 6.—A Joint reso
lution was introduced today In the
senate which proposes an amend
ment to the federal constitution
which will abolish the electoral col
lege and providing for the election
of the President and Vice-President
by direct rote of the people.
The resolution was introduced hy
Senator N'orris.
DEVALERA M AKER NEW
AMENDMENT T<» PA«T
Dublin, Jan. 4.—On the reassem
bling of the Dail Elreann yesterday
a new version of Levalera's amend
ment to the Irish peace pact was
distributed to the members.
In the amendment it is proposed
that the treaty should be one of j
amity and association between Ire-1
land governments, Greut Britain. J
the Vnited States and the British j
Commonwealth.
ILLICIT BOOZE KILI-S TWO
TWO MORE VERY ILL
Aberdeen, Jan. 6.—Misses Louise
Waltman and Effie Funatan are ly
ing dead and John Kellar and Merle
Puller are dangerously in from the1
effects of drinkin£ wild whiskey, j
The police say that the four per
pie were having a liquor party.
RORAH WILL EXPOSE
EROPL1VE W\RFVRE
Washington, Jan. 5—Senator J
Borah pave notice today that he j
wouid defy President Harding and
Secretary of War Mellon In the mat
ter of giving publicity to the secret
report which demonstrates the ease
with which battleships may he de
stroyed with iproplmes
It is expected that Borah will in
corporate the report in a speech in
the senate today.
CANADIAN PREMIER
VISITING M( K RROTHER
Ottawa. Jan. S. —Tremier Macken
zie King left yestetda> even > g for
Denver, Colorado, to visit his broth
er, Dr. McDougai King, who was re
ported as being cri.ically ill
NOT IN ACCORD
ON ALASKA
. • LEGISLATION
Washington, Jan. 4.—Chairman
Curry of the House and Senator
New of the senate committee on ter
ritories are rot In afcord on the pro
gram of Alaska legislation.
Sencior New wvn's to hold nfl
action until he and President Hard
ing hare Tlsited the territory.
representative Curry wants Im
mediate action. New has propose
a hearing on his bm Md Carry says
he will call his committee together
this mli and endeavor to report a
modified bill and ask the house to
pass it as earlv as possible.
I
BWBITS shoot BANKER
Ron bank of na.ooo
Chlcapo. Jan. S.—John Hoffel.
president of the Haywood State
Back, was shot and Instantly killed,
and Louis Sweeney, chief of police
of the suburbs, and Arthar Benson.
ban\ messenjrer, were wounded to
day when five bandits robbed the
bank of thirteen thousand dollars
The money was fnr the payroll of
the Ma> wood plant of the American
Tan company.
The bandits did not cive the bank
er or gnards a chance to bold tip
their hands, but commenced a fosll
ade of bullets as noon as they en
tered the bank
A
FARMKRS' DISTRESS
TO BF niSUTSSEll
Washington. Jan. 5 —A national
aj r culture conference, which was
suggested by Preaident Hardin*, to
consider ways and means of reliev
ing the distress n.i* being exper
ie -ed among farmers, has been call
ed '•> Secretary Wallace to meet In
\\ ashlnc'on on January 23.
n A Muirhead. chief clerk to
Sup*1-:! tendent \V. p. Gordon of the
White Pas« river dlvltlon. and W
S Watsot chief of commlsaary for
I(p r company, arrived on the
Tuesday. having come orer
from Whitehome on their annual
tour of business for tb« company.
The* w.11 return on Friday's train
to Whltehorae.
THE WHITE PSSS &
ION ROUTE
THE GATEWAY ROUTE TO
Yukon Territory, Atlin and
Interior Alaska
Sons-NX eekly Train Service between Skaguay and NX"h*ehone
Ruling the \XViter Season.
For information regarding passenger and freight ralet apply to
H- Wheeler General Manager
Skaguay- Alaska
or
510 Alaska Building
Seattle Wash