SOVIETS OFFER
II. 8. KAIL BUSES
Washington. June 11.—Washing
ton D. Vanderlip. has become the
agent. thru whom an official spokes
man of Lenine's on behalf of Soviet
Russia lias tendered the I'nited Stat
es sites in perpetuity for two naval
basis. One of these hasis is at Ava
tcha U.iy. on the Kamchatka coast,
the other near Vladivostock. For
these naval advantages, all the I'nit
ed States has to do is to re-open
trade relations between this country
and the Soviets. The proposals have
been submitted to Senator Lodge,
but the impression in official circles
is that the offer smacks too much of
barter to get anywhere.
Seattle. June 11.—John A. Boat- J
man. a shipyard pattern maker, who
has become crazed by the death of j
his wife, took two shots at his houso- i
keeper then killed himself. He has ■
three children with relatives in Al
aska. He also has two babes here l
in the city.
EP1
THEN I TREATY:
Mexico City, June 10.—The Mexi
can government has given its reply
to the I'nited States government re
lative to treaty making and recog
nition. Ohregon's government says
recognition by the United States
must come first, then treaty making
can be taken up by the two govern
ments. This is the Mexican's reply
to the notes on the subject from
Washington.
Athens. Jtme 10.—The <;reek S. S.
Honliolina. foundered this morning
at Smyrna. One hundred and thir
ty-eight perished in the wreck.
Washington. June 10.—The Pres
ident this morning appointed Major
Itoy Haines, of Hillsboro. Ohio, as
Federal Prohibition Commissioner.
GALLED SOLO
OUST 1KB
Washington, Juno It.—Senator
Harrison of Mississippi, in sneaking
of the speech by Sims, in London,
described Harvey and Sims as the
"Gold Dust Twins," who now rep
resent the United States in Kngland.
Manila. June 10.—It is already
understood that General Wood will
report back to the government
against Philippine independence.
This decision has been reached on
his part on account of the lack of
stability in the government of the
Islands.
UL
it REM
Seattle. June 10.—W. S. Dulwag,
the head of the big auto concerns,
was arrested here today. The in- ;
dictnient under which he is held is
that he had made false income lax
returns.
LEAVES HOUSE
18 PliuTIGE
Washington. June 10.—Chairman!
Good, of the Mouse Appropriations ,
Committee, has resigned from Con
gress to take up the practice of I .aw
in Chicago.
Legion Will j
Hold Memorial
Seattle, June 10.—Til*? Legion
posts tliruout tin.? s:ue will hold 1
memorial servir i June 1!>. for (!al
braith, the Commutider of the Am
erican Legion, who was killed In tn j
automobile accident yesterday.
Britain Alarmed
Over Advance
London, June 10.—Tha govern
ment is alarmed ov?r the Bolshevik
propaganda in this city i.nd thruout
Scotland. The Dai^v Sketch, declar
es that the Reds have made big
strides in carrying on their propa
ganda.
Who Deposits Your Dollar?
Somebody does. Every <<'ut you spend you ate milling
to the bank account of some one else.
I)iil it ever occur to you what a great idea it would be
to owe yourself something each pay day anil pay It to the
account of your own?
Co in debt to yourself for ten or twenty percent, of
your wages and agree to pay your bank account that amount
each pay day.
Bank of AlasKa
DEFT PRISONER I
IKES ESCAPE
I'as-ilo Hoc!;. Wash., June 11.—
Roy (;.r. i!who was under sen
tence to McNeil's island for robblne
the mails and was being taken thith
er, made a second escape this morn
ing on the Shasta Limited. Gard
ner was thotful of his future as well
as his escape. His two captors, Dep
uty United States Marshals Mulhall
and Webb, had two hundred dollars
with them which Gardner needed iu
liis business and he purloined It. He
also borrowed their weapons and left
the officers wearing their own hand
cuffs. He escaped from the trnin
by leaping out of a window.
FOUND GUILTY
CF THE CRIME
Tacoma, June 10.—The four men,
who murdered Karl A. Timbs, the
taxi driver, some time since, were
convicted of murder, with recom
mendations that life imprisonment
he tjie sentence. The jury brought
in the verdict of guilty with the
above recommendations.
Have Strangle
Hold on Nation
Washington, June 10.—The fed
eral Trade Commission has been in
vtsligating and observing the action
of the Lumber Monopoly of the na
tion. It is the candid opinion of
this commission that the nation is
hold in the grip of this monopoly.
The organization fixes prices thru
i-s interlocking corporations and has
a strangle hold on the lumber re
suiirivs of tie nation. This was the
olVial charge made before the Com
mission this afternoon.
Stockholm. June 11.—The Swed-j
ish government discovered and foil
ed a plot for a Bolshevist revolu
tion in Sweden.
Washington, June 10.—Secretary
of t'ue Interior Fall, will leave Wash
ington. July 13, fi>r a visit to the l'a
ci.'ic coast.
New York. June 10.—Postmaster
General Hays, in ail address in this
city stated that he proposes to man
age the postofEce of the government
as a non-political institution.
WASHINGTON IN PRIVATE LIFE
Giaoly Gave Up High Estate for tho
More Tranquil Pleasures of
Mount Vernon.
returning ti> Mount Vernon after
rhe surrender of <'urnwullis. George
Washington wrote to Lafayette.
"I have become n private citizen on
the banks of the Potomac hi the
shadow of my own vine ami my own
fig tree, free from the hustle of
camp, and the busy scenes of public
life. I am solacing myself with those
tranquil enjoyments, of which the sol
dier. who is ever in pursuit of fame—
the statesman, whose watchful days
and sleepless nights are spent (in devis
ing schemes to promote the welfare of
his own. perhaps the* ruin of other
countries, as if the globe was insuffi
cient for us all. and the courtier, who
N always watching the countenance of
his prince in the hopes of catching a
gracious smile—can have very little
conception. I have not only retired
from all public employment, but am
retiring within myself, and shall be
able to view the solitary walk, and
j trend the paths of private life, with
heartfelt satisfaction. Envious of
none, I am determined to be pleased
with all. and this, my dear friend, be
ing the order of my march, I will move
ccntiy down the stream of life."
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Denver, Colo., June 11.—The Am
erican Federation of I.abor met In
convention In this city. The propos
al was brought up on the floor of
the Federation, that all the metal
trades Unions of the United States
be merged into one big union. This
proposal was defeated by an over
whelming vote.
Washington, June 11.—Rx.Presi
dent Woodrow Wilson still lias the
militant spirit which characterized
him as the chief executive of the na
tion and his party's leader. This
was the observation made by White,
Chairman of the Democratic Nation
al Committee, as he was leaving the
Wilson home after an interview with !
the Kx-l'resident.
Washington. June 10.—President
Harding in speaking to one of the
unsuccessful candidates for Alaskan
appointments said: "1 wish most
sincerely that the people of Alaska
would stop quarreling and 1 will ap
preciate anything vou can do along
that line."
New York.—There ought to be I
more complete laison between fash
ion displays and the weather bureau, j
Perhaps there is a good understand
ing between the weather men of the I
country and the display agents of
women's stores, but here i-i New
York a man's concern had announc
ed not only an exhibition but a sale
of new Palm Beach suits the day the
present cold wave hit town. It is
rather early to offer zephyr clothes
at best, but to have a sale and then
tlie freeze collide was just a bit un
fortunate. However, one stout gen
tleman from the south invaded the!
sale and bought all the 42 stouts
there were on hand.
New York.rThe vogue for luces
is evidenced by drawings received
here of some of Hie latest Paris cre
ation. One is an evening frock of
mauve ciri lace with a silver ribbon
as a belt. The entire gown with ex
treme decollctage and just a strand
of beads for shouldler straps, is of I
lace. In a second model all over
figured lace is employed both for the!
skirt and for the essential part of
the costume. Both frocks arc sim
ply designed, depending upon the
material for the effectiveness.
DAILY CAPITAL QHTS ITKLD
TO THE ,11'XEAl' EMPIRE
Juneau.—In the Sunday morning
issue, the Juneau Daily Capital an
nounced that it quit the daily field
for the present. This leaves the ter
ritorial capital with but one daily
newspaper, and leaves Alaska with
out any town in it having more than
one daily.
In making its announcement, the
Capital said: "By reason of busi
ness and political conditions, the
Daily Capital for the present will
only issue a Sunday morning edi
tion."
The Capital has been in existance
for a little more than a year, hav
ing been founded by Charles E.
Herron who for a number of years
previously had control of the Anch
orage Daily Times. Several years
ago he started another daily at Cor
dova but it suspended after a few
months publication.
Subscribo for the Dally AlasKsn
[0 SET OUT
OFJHIPPING
Seattle, June 11.—The City of Se
attle, sailed from Seattle this morn
ing: at 10:30. She had on board
afiout seventy passengers, including
those hound for the interior, and her
excursionists. Mrs. C. O. Hirsch
berg, wife of the local Pacific Coast
S. S. agent is the only passenger for
Skagway. Lee Green is bound for
Haines.
Washington. June 11.—The Pres
ident has intimated that lie expects
the new Shipping Board to get the
government out of the shipping busi
ness as soon as possible, lie recog
nizes that In doing this the govern
ment must charge off the two bil
lion dollars as a loss.
Portland, June 10.—Frank D. Wil- !
son, a business man of this city and i
Mrs. Margaret Garland, his house-j
keeper, were riding out 011 the Col- j
umbla Highway, when the machine
plunged over a four hundred foot
precipice. Both occupants of the car 1
were killed.
JOHN W. TROY LEAVES OX
IU'SIXESS TRII* TO SOl'TH
John A\". Troy, editor and man
ager of the Empire, left on the J
Princess Mary last trip for a short j
business trip. During his absence
John K. Pegues. managing editor, j
will be in charge of the Empire.
Mrs. Troy, who has been in Cali
fornia for more than a year for her 1
health will return with Mr. Troy
Mrs. Troy is now visiting in Seattle
where she will meet Mr. Troy on
his arrival from the North.
Washington, Ju:k" 10.—Tiie Sen
ate today took up the matter of in
vestigating th» ?neeeii made by Sim*
at a luncheon in London June 7. The
Senate ordered that the spccich touch
ing on the Irish sympathizers in this
country be investigated.
Washington, June 11.—The re
mainder of your leave is revoked, you
will return to the I'nited States im
mediately and report at once in per
son to the Secretary of the Navy.
This was the message which Secre
tary Den by cabled Admiral Sims, in
London today.
Representative Gullivan introduc
ed a resolution in the House de
claring Admiral Sims to he an unde
sirable alien and forbidding his re
turn to American soil. He charac
terized the speech of Sims as vicious'
and un-American, an attack upon
eighteen million citizens of this Re
public.
London, June 10.—Admiral Sims,
in his reply to Secretary of tile Navy
Denby, stated that his speech in Lon
don had been garbled, thai !,e had
said nothing in that speech w.nc.i
he bad not said before in his speech
es in the I'nited States and what lie
had written in his hook.
London, June 10.—Admiral Sims
in his reply to Secretary of the Navy
Denby, stated that he expects to re
turn to the United States June 15.
• London. June 10.—Admiral Sims,
who lios been in the limelight 011 ac
count of the speech made at the Lon
don luncheon, received an ovation
last niglit when he entered the House
of Commons. Chamberlain, ttie Sec
retary of the Exchequer, welcomed
him as the "first and foremost citi
zen of his own country."
oil li:.\si:hs mi st uve
1ION"I) YiITHIX 30 DAVS
Juneau.—Under instructions from
the secretary of the interior notices
are beins issued to nil applicants for
oil porn. ts who have not submitted
bonds that they will he allowed fif
teen days frori the receipt of notice
within which to furnish a bond and
in the rvent of their failure to sub
mit the bonds within the time allow
ed. their applications will be reject
ed.
Washington, Juno 10.—-The Sen
ate today confirmed the nomination
of the members of the Shipping
Board as submitted.
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The
Gateway
Route
Of
Comfort
Service
Safety
To and From Atlin, Dawson,
Fairbanks, and AH In
terior Alaska and
Yukon River
Points
During season of navigation our fleet of modern steamers will oper
ate regularly the entire length of the Yukon River and tributaries.
Daily Train Service (except Sundays) between Skaguay ami White
horse. Parlor observation cars on every train.
For full information regarding passenger and freight rates apply to
H. WHEELER, Genera! Manager,
Skaguay, Alaska
Or 510 Alaska Building, Seattle, Wash.