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- SK \C!\V \T. A1ASKA TCESDAT, FEBRCART I*, 1922 PRIOR TE* CITCr*
Vol.. fi TWEXTT-FIFTH TEAR
EHOUE FIDE MUSED
S5B.il WIN OF OfflGE
From the Anchorage Times of!
F^rr o ginating !n the kitchen of J
i! , pror>en> loss of approxi
The flames were |
v.trol h> IP SO hut not un
■
.John .1 Mever ai:d A. A.
m'd nss wore complete- j
could he ascertain
i: t ■ disastrous con
n» ■ chef at the Royal
' IS ttetspt &g to clean out
li is surmised that the
-Dli :r. tome way caused
sion. set tins fire to the in
material. The flames
>1 r:»pid!y and within fifteen
r • nterinr of the Royal
s - '.int mass of flames, i
t>s to gain rapid head
ed and taken to the gov
•itai ft r treatment,
i id> - >V K l-ogemann.
r ? rt 000 on building;.
i.:» si*km» two
>211.1 h>S To IMPROVE
WRWt.n.L NARROWS
Feb 14 —The expen
o million dollars for
N
- i is recommended by
looting corps in a re
. us transmitted to con
erat l^insinp H. Reach.
- ?.t. r :is corps, s*.d
21 ffer deep at mer.n
ii 200 feet wide should
appropriation of five
sa: (i dollars. with
tlie work, is urged
r -! n ; \i'!>r.i -si -
Kl.ri KI.K AN (LITIS
Fob. 12.—In ad-!
• eue of Republican
in >»u Saturday night
r s 1e. iared for the
■thuds in the na- j
adding. "The!
for public service'
n of government. J
mm to the conven- j
the Republican par
Ct 'MMin EE ABANDONS
Pl;l M NT Rl \ K\l K PUN
n. Fell. 13 —The nation
sts I n i.ave l>een sent to
; senators have1
hou«f> «a>s and means
njon its announc
ing the funds for the
s funi
I1 >n is Seing considered
tod as soon as put
elf si apt.
SiMcr for thn nail* Alaskan
household effects. «tock. equipment,
furniture and fixtures: Royal Cafe,
owned h> John Sultan and tteorge
Grammas. $15,008 on bnilding
stock. equipment, furniture and fix
tures: B. C Nich-ils. $2,000 on
build ng. stock, furniture and fix
tures. John J Mtver (North Pole
Bakery i $10,000 on building. stock
machinery and equipment: A. A.
Shonbeck. $2,500 on huildinR oc
cupied hy Max Peyser, the tailor.
Peyser's loss $3,000. and Sam
Krist. owner of the Palace of Sweets,
loss $2,500 In addition to the
Above estimate. T. VV Hawkins, of
Brown * Hawkins, places their loss
at about $5 000. caused by break
ape and misplacement, and Fred
OarlqiMst. the Jeweler, and Cooper
and Hegsted. of tje Central Bar
ber shop and Phil Eckert of the O
K Berber shop. suffered nominal
losses in breakage.
This material loss does not take
into consideration the loss of busi
ness during the tir.ie it will require
the losers to secure new locations
or rebuild.
AMKRK \\v ru.HTIM;
l\ MORtHVO TV RK
RROUiHT Rtrk
Washington Teh 14—Plans have
been perfected for the return to the
Vnited States of tighty Americans
who have been fighting in the
Spanish army in Morocco.
>IAV OPKRATK THRKK
SKI1*S IN A1.ASKV
Tacoma. Feb 12 —S A Perkins
asserted today thai if his company
settled the buying of three freight
and passenger ships It will operate
In Alaska.
This is an entire.? new transpor
tation company gotten up hy S A
Perkins, former owner and pub
lisher of the Tacoma ledger.
PLOTTING TO OVKRTHROW
PROVISION U. GOVKRNMKNT
London. Feb. 3 4.—Supporters of
Devalera are reported to be plot
ting for "the overtLrow of the pro
visional government of Irish Free
State and proclaim a republic.
Devalera has a good following and
trouble is liable tc be kept up for
some time.
PR1XCKSS WILL ARR1VK
AT S A. M. TOMORROW
Ka' Johnston. Skagway agent for
the C. P. R.. received advice today
that the Princess Mary would
arrive in Skagway at eight o'clock
tomorrow morning, with passengers
mail and freight.
The Mary will sail at eleven
o'clock in the morning for the
south.
IT TAKES GRIT
—to accomplish your ambitions
T ere is more in Boll Dog Tenacity than there is in Luck.
I -r.iMish a hank account with the firm determination to stay
■n 11 mil you accumulate a certain fixed sum and stay with it
ttiH.I you win.
©1! Mask®
SKACWAY, ALASKA
WILL OPEN
Seattle Feb 12.—Fifty paswn
pers have h<^n hooked for the S S
Queen, which is hilled to Bail for
Southeaster Alaska on the nine-,
leenth
They will open the Skakan and i
Tokeen Marhle Quarries
Wil l XTTKMPT CROSSfNG
rAomr i\ \msHir
St l^onis. Feb 14—An attempt
i to cross the Pacific ocean by air
ship will be made f>oon. is the state
I ment made by Br;fiadier General
Mason Patrick. General Patrick is
chief of the army »ir service.
IRELAND KILL
THIRTEEN
Belfast Feb 14—Thirteen dead
in Belfast and thirty-nine wontided
in st reel fiphtinf: bet ween Sinn
Peiners *rd Oranpetr.en i« the toll
today.
Riots were atartt S In all part* of
the city and the police were help
leas in trying to k«>p peace
W il l. G1VK m MANTTT
HVTKKV MORK MAR"
Wept Oranpe Feh 12—Thomas
A Rdtson the veteran inventor,
told the newspaper men today that
he had fifteen ye*-s more to serve
humanity in him
Popular Signal Corps Man
Has An Elaborate Funeral
Seattle. Feb 1"—The funeral of
Sergeant I>elong was held on Su:
day. February II
The floral tributes paid this pop
ular officer were most beautiful and
the wreath presented by his com
rades was fut.d to be the finest
piece of work of that kind ever
seen here
A large concourse of people at
tended the obsequies The lunera.
sK!\» IX>\\N Ri»PK
THRKK >TORIKS T«>
km \r» i»Timv(.
N
vost. a film star, who is wanted as
a witness in the third "Fatty Ar
burkle trial, shinned down a rope
this afternoon fro.j a third story
room in a hotel here and escaped
the officers.
There is a hot chase in progress
\ K\\ MOT<iR BOAT
W>R OARtRoSs
Captain George S mmons of Car
cross was a passenger on the train
that pot Into Skagway last night
Capt Simmons will make a short
trip to Juneau, leaving on the Ks
tebeth tonight
Messrs Simmons and Pee bier are
leaving on the Estebeth tonight for
Juneau, where they go in quest for
a motor boat to be used a> an ex
cursion boat during the summer
season at Carcros*.
They have an ovtion on a fifty
foot launch wh;ch carries a thirty
five horse-power engine, and if it
is satisfactory in other ways, will
close the deal and have the boat
shipped in.
The tourist outlook for Carcross
is good for the cojiing season and
a big power boat is needed to han
dle the business.
l,OV. BONK WORKING FOR
SALVATION OK ALASKA
Washington, Feb. 13 —Governor
Scott 0 Bone is spreading by word
of mouth the gospel of salvation for
I Alaska.
Various Washington civic bodies
have called upon l.im for speeches
I and he has alwaya responded in a
i manner to bring iome tbe lesson
that Alaska has suffered under un
] der bureaucratic irtnagetnent.
CHIEF JVSTTCK WISCONSIN
SITRKMK COl"RT PIKS
Madison. Wit.. Teh. IS.—Robert
G. Se>becker. chie! justice of the
Wisconsin supreme court, died sud
. detiv today.
i
was under the ans>ices of the Vs
hock fraternity anc member* of the
E. S. Signal Corp* were the fail
bearers
A firing squad fTjin Fort Ijtwron
ar>d also the iruMpeter ic bio*'*
tap* immediately a'*er the bod> was
cremated
The cremation was witnessed by
* technical sorgearl. James Hague
and Robert L Pat tor. In the Home
Vndenaking rarlo;»
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AMRIl.l'OlS
Tacoma. Feb 1" —In rendering
a division ir. the roiled State* dis
trict Court yesterday. Judge C C
C ashman declared that the Volstead
aci is inconsistent and ambiguous
in its wording
MARK \V1\TKR ASCENT
T«> PKAK MT. RAIMKR
Seattle. Feb 4 —Jean and Jaques
Latidn and Jaquei Bergues. moun
taineers, and Charles R. Perryrean.
a mol;on picture and camera oper
ator have made the winter ascent
of Mount Rainier, camping on the
very peak.
This feat has n«ver been accom
plished before.
Tlie«e daring men were ten day*
tn their trip up the mountain.
U \sk V s STAR IS
!\ THV \M KVPkV »
battle Feb 14 —A tr^swre from
Go\ pru.ir Scott C Bone of Altai.v
who is now In the nstion.il capital,
to ihe Uncoln Birthday han.jret.
read as follows: "Alaska's i-r is
mow in the ascendency
"The American at err of the
■lorthland reaches back to Lincoln's
i days In Ihe main, it has been a
record of nejslect and inattention,
with many tragic aspect*, but Al
aska has pone ahead and overcome
these obstacle* and produced wealth
Kn-ountinp to a billion of dollars.''
Governor Bone »aid also in hi*
rnessace that President Hardinp s
*1sii will be an event of transcen
dental importance.
RRtXIMMEMW RKIHtTTOV
navy rntsovm
■Washinpon. Feb. IS—Secretary
of the Navy Denby recommended to
the house naval cjmmittee today
that the navy perscjnel for the next
f«ca] year be fixed *t ninety thous
and.
This would mea« a redaction of
ten thousand from the present ait*
of the navy.
MISTAKES POISON FOR
MEDICINE; FIVE CHILDREN
O'E II HOUR'S IE
Chehalls. Feb 1\—Mra Ed Rog
ers. who lives tn Klaher. a nearby
' town, puve each of five young rhild
-en a do* of what *he snptwd to
I* salts and within an hour all fir*
i of the kiddies wh » d»*d
, The mother is prsjstrated over the
, dreadful accident, but no sols' on
' as to the nature «>f the medicine
administered has I een reached
MRS. H \RI»!\»; WOl l.n M \KK
TRir IX PRKsmKVTIAI,
yacht \unumm
Washington. Feh II Tt has
heen announced tliat Mr* Harding
i»xpres»*d her wish and is d«~irr>us
that President Harding journey
from Seattle to Akska In the pres
idential yacht Mayflower
In a conversation wjth P M
Boyd, a relative of Mrs Harding *.
who resides tn Spotane Wash . a< d
Harold X Moore of SeattK W *«>■
ngton. Mrs Hardin* said that shr
would have the ya ht sent through
Panama canal to ieattle and there
pick op the presidential party, of
which she I* lo brfome a mem her.
sailing thru the it.sid* passage
At Seward the part* would take
a Journey over government r»
•oad to its termii.us and arriving
l»ck at Anchorage would there
Noard the Mayflower again contlnn
ng the Itinerary. as has heen out'
| lined.
ROTARY Fl.rKT l>TK\s RiUH
TRAINS R1W1M. RHil 1.,%RI V
The T P 4 V Rout? rotary flrot
went out ajram on Sunday arid c^t
;o the thirty mil# post and Mnn
day a train wa» despatched to
Wbitehor<»e and tht train which. h»»
been in Whitehome since Friday,
' February 3. came irer the Ho* and
arrived in Skaf«a> about all
o'clock lam nipht.
There van niorl wow, hut the
rotary crew made inick work of it
Mid train* will run on schedule
'rom now on unless occasion war
rants a change
I ATHIR HEM -.KS P*>n
v|\« J |i| 111! ol i till I>HI \
Oehali*. r»h 14 —F«r four da r*
children who died from effect* of
pnlaon siren them hy their mother
bv mlirtiik' hud rtfnwd to partake
The mother thought *be waw ad
ministering Kpaom *a?t<
M \\ *«.l\«. I HITiiR
>•» \tti.i r i r»iKi> \t his
!'l >.k I .«»T NH.HT
er Nicholas. mana*'i* «dltor of the
Seattle rinrt-lni«-t'lr«'Tir»T. dl'1*! at
hi* de*k laet flight.
IVath came to the well known
nfwipnpnr nrnit after he had re
uthoritiks rmiM. t<»
i \tn\nm i i\nmi hu
1nc «l the npjdlrj ttnn el T»coroii
•frninftt homf hrno <M Ixrk to Tn
*f» lift him »hrr»
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TRi*>l'v IU«»\| inn 'Ml
chMic* in 'h* |>rr»c*-n
THE HIE PASS &
ion rout:
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THE GATEWAY ROUTE TO
Yukon Territory, Atlin and
Interior Alaska
Sam-Weekly Tr»*i Sm« hrtwwi Skaguy and Whitrhone
during the W wtter Seasro
Far information re*»rdmg r>*««"n|ff and frnsjht rat"» *ppV Jo
H- Wbeeler General Manager
Skaguay- Alaska
or
510 Alaska Building
Seattle Wash