PRICE
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1921
10 CENTS
CHANCELLOR ILL NOT ISSUE
OlDEI 10 STOPIfG JERSEY EIGHT
Jersey City, Juno 30.—The Vice
Chancellor of the Court ot Chancery
has refused to consider the motion
for an order for the restriction of
the Dempscy Carpentier fight The
applications have declared that JUe.v
will seek another vice-Chancellor
and will continue their light until
the last dog is hung.
Xorton, Va.. June SO.—"The time
to have opposed the Dempsev-Car
penticr light was before Tex Kick
aid hud spent a barrel of money in
erecting the arena and in promoting
the fight" was the declaration of the
Reverend Billy Sunday in an address
delivered here last night.
BIS FI6HI inx
Washington. June 30.—Revenue
agents here figure that the govern
ment wit gorat least a half million
dollars from the Dempsey-Carpentier
fight on the second of July.
This iucludfs the surtax of $i:>7.
510 from Dempsev anil $77,710 from
Carpentier.
Acting Mayor Ashley received the j
following letter from R. E. Robert
son. mayor of Juneau in responsjMo
the invitation sent Juneau to partici-.
p;<te in our Fourth of July celebra
tion on July second:
, Juneau. June 24. 1921. |
Honorable Howard Ashley.
Acting .Mayor of the Tow* of
Skagway.
Skagway, Alaska.
My dear Mr. Ashley >
On beiialf of Juneau. 1 desire to
thank you very much for your kitul
Invitation of the 17 th instant to cit
izens of Jutieau to participate in
your celebration in She 2nd proximo.
I shall be pleased to give your in
vitation publicity, uiih tiie hope thai
at least some of our citizens may >
join you in celebrating the great
day.
Further, on behalf of Juneau. 1
desire to extend an invitation to you
personally atid all Skagwavites to I
join us in our celebration on July
Fourth. We are going to have a|
good celebration, with baseball j
tournament, smoker and other events
and intend to have a good time gei:-j
erally. ;
I would like to see a lot of Ju-j
neau people go to your celebration I
and also hope that many of your'
folks will come down here.
Sincerely yours.
R. K. Robertson ]
Mayor. |
Mrs. R. F. Austin and Misses!
('.race White and Beatrice Austiu
are a party of Los Angeles ladies
who are spending a month in Skag
wav. The ladies are guests of the
Portland House and will visit all the
places of interest in and around
skagway before leaving.
They are charmed with Skagway
and are enjoying their outing to the
limit.
J. R. Foster was an arrival on the
Princess Royal yesterday and will
leave tomorrow for Atlin where he
is heavily interested in mining.
Mr. Foster is a large stockholder
in the Boulder Creek Consolidated
Mining company, managed by Wil
liam Core, the veteran placer mining
engineer.
Mr. Foster will spend some time
in the Atlin district.
Washington, June 30.—The ail- j
ministration bill for the government
of Alaska is drawing the fire of the I
supporters of the so-called Lane- j
Curry bill now in committee.
The tight is especially directed j
against that provision of the I.ane- i
Curry bill which would give to the j
President the power at will to es
tablish and operato a government '
S. S. line between Alaska and the!
I'uued States.
Mr. and Mrs. Heury Davis, of!
Louisville, Ky., are roundtrippers ou ,
the t'rincess Royal.
.Mr. Davis was for twenty years i
.-porting editor of the Louisville I
Courier, under Mar'se Henry Walter-;
son. but has retired from the News-j
paper game and is spending his time |
in travel.
From here the Henrys go to llono-!
lulu and China and then back to I
California.
Mr. and Mrs. Ilenrv took the trip!
to Benn.Tt and are loud in their j
praise of this scenic wonder.
A new enterprise was started in [
Skagway yesterday when "Kd" Junes J
an ev-servico-mau set up a fine boot-j
blacking stand ou lower Broadway, j
Since tiie passing away of Robert |
Thibedeau. two years ago Skagway .
has nut bad a bootblack and this i
stand will be in great demand. Al
ready "...1" has had his hands full :
both of teen's and women's shoes
and he does a fine job of it.
The stand is located next to Kel- i
ler Brother's Drug and Curio store !
on Broadway and Third lvenue.
lleorge F. Kilroy, a mining etigin-|
eer interested in a big hydraulic
plant in the Intioko district was an I
arrival yesterday on the I'riucess
Royal and will leave tomorrow for |
the interior to superintend the op-1
•erations at the mine.
Mr. Kilroy is an old timer in the
country having operated in many
miuing districts in Yukon and Alas
ka.
Ed M. Kane, a well known news- j
paper man and printer has accepted
a position with the Daily Alaskan,
having arrived this morning on the
City of Seattle.
Mr. Kane Jius spent some time in
Alaska and besides being well post
, ed on Alaska affairs and a writer of
ability is a first class job printer.
Mr. Kane was on the editorial
force of the Cordova Times for some
time and lately has been employed
on the Juneau Daily Capital until
the latter merged into a weekly.
What's The Use?
That question i< often put to us when we ask a Mian to
open an account. "I don't earn enough to save," he will say.
Let us tell you something. Every man who earns any
thing at all, earns enough to open an account in this hank.
Most of the his fortunes have been built on small be
ginnings.
Open a savings account with, one, five or (en dollars, ami
then deposit that amount regular once a week or mouth.
Bank of Alaska
MCPHERSON RE-INSTATED MANAGER
OF ALASKA SUREAIJ CHAM. OF COM.
Seattle. .Tune 30.—J. L. McPher
iii h: ' i'l'H rr-instutcd to his po9i
tiou as manager of the Alaska Bu
reau of the Seattle Chamber of Com
merce.
This action was taken after a vig
orous protest went In from all Quar
ters.
Mr. McPherson is recosnized us
the most logical man for the posi
tion and is known to possess a fund
of knowledge concerning Alaska, j
whicli he gained by first hand meth
ods having mushed over almost ev
ery known trail and has blared the ;
trail where foot ot man had never |
trod.
The resumption of this duties will!
be welcomed by a host of friends.
PEf.CE ILL 8E
Washington, June 30.—The senate
and house of representatives con
ferees met last night and agreed up
on a congressional resolution for the
establishment of peace with Germany
and Austria.
The conferees hope to have the
resolution in the president's hands
late in the present week.
In a conversation with the Peanut
King, C. 11. Jlhul, a representative
of the Alaskan was informed that
Mr. Rliul was making great strides
in the raising^of the peanut.
This tothsome nut is becoming a
great factor in modern food and the I
various by-products from the peanut
are found on the home table in every
community.
Mr. Rhul is experimenting now on
producing the roasted peanut right
off the vine. His peanut ranch is
located quite near the district of
Tropico, which is a very hot belt in
California and Mr. Rhul has great I
hopes that he will succeed in his |
efforts.
Another experiment is the feeding
of peanuts to a large herd of milch
coats with the hope of producing
peanut butter from the milk which
1'ie.s" goats give in great quantities.
Ail in -ull the peanut question is
one that is looming tip big as a food
supply and Mr. Rhul will enlarge his
acreage as fast as the land can be
cultivated.
Mr. Rhul has looked over Alaska
and thinks that some parts of Alas
ka might be all right for raising the
peanut, one of the hardy variety of
which there are a number.
Mr. Rhul is a passenger south on |
i':e Princess Royal tonight.
Cable Brief
Washington. June 30.—A bill to
establish a ralio station on Unga
island. Alaska, has met with the dis
approval of the senate committee on
naval affairs.
Washington, June 30.—The treas
ury department announced today that
the European nations owe the Unit
ed States the sum of one billion dol
lars in back interest.
London, June SO.—The Anglo
Japanese alliance is not to be re
newed in its present form.
This has been made abundantly
clear by the conference which the
British premiers have just begun.
Berlin, June 30.—Seventy million
dollars worth of American property
which was seized during the war
was formally released yesterday. This
property will be restored to its own
ers as fast as called for.
\f Washington, June 30.—President
I Harding in writing to Representa
j tive Jlondell, the republican leader
• iu the house of representatives, on
'■ the subject of the world's disarma
: merit, said in part "it is wholly de
| sirable to have an expression of
i favorable opinion on the part of con
I Kress relating to the world disarma
ment."
I Victoria, B. C., June 30.—Howard
| Holle.v, who is heading a large party
of former Vukoners, who have stak
ed ten thousand acres of oil land in
the Fort Norman region, arrived
hero from Dawson today on his way
IHr&SL LI
MIILII
Seattle, June 30.—The Alaska S.
S. Company announced last night
that thoy will establish a Seattle-Ha
waii line of ships.
The S. S. Cordova will inaugurate
the service by sailing from here on
July 20 direct for the Islands.
to Edmonton, where lie will record
the location papers. He will go out
by way of Skagway and Vancouver,
over the White Pass & Yukon Iloute.
Holle.v states that he met an army
of would-be-stakers on their way in
to the oil fields and looks for a big
stampede this summer.
Washington, June 30.—President
Harding is expected to send in the
name of ex-President William How
aid Taft as Chief Justice of the
United States Supreme Court any
day.
Washington, June 30.—The house j
today rejected the naval provision ]
for a naval aviation base to be locut- j
ed at Sand Point, a suburb of Seat-i
tie.
New Orleans, June 30.—The fed- i
eral government officers today raided,
and seized six breweries.
These beer factories were running i
in full blast and turning out the j
"suds" In large quantities.
This raid had nothing to do with |
the innumerable "home breweries" |
that are known to exist, but the of- I
ficers will turn their attention to j
these after they have subdued the
larger ones.
London, June 30.—Sir Ernest j
Shaekelton will sail in August on a
voyage of discovery in the southeern
Atlantic and Faclfic oceans.
Sir Ernest has outfitted two hun
dred ton brigantine, which is named
"The Quest" and which is a staunch j
vessel, capable of withstanding the I
rigors of ice filled seas.
The voyage will valce at least two i
years.
Seattle. June 30.—The S. S. Jef-j
ferson sailed yesterday morning with
one hundred and twenty-two passen
gers which includes forty-live for
Skagway.
Those booked for Haines are Mrs.
L. P. Moon. Miss G. Morris and Judge
J. J. Kennedy.
The Jefferson has a large cargo
of freight.
Constantinople, June 30.—I'. has
iieen announced here that a Turko
Bolslievik plot of vast dimensions
has been discovered by the allied au
thorities.
Many arrests followed the discov
ery and more will be made as fast
as evidence can be secured.
Detroit, June 30.—Fifty of the
delegates to the convention of Dis
abled American Veterans of the
World War. invaded the Socialist
National convention, now in session,
yesterday afternoon, and warned the
socialists that the veterans were
ready to fight again to defend the
flag against a second disloyalty and
treason.
Ralph A. Horr of Seattle, who led
the force of invading veterans, told
the socialists that should they advo
cate force they would be met with
l'orce and he invited the radical mem
bers to step outside if they wanted
to fight for their beliefs.
The socialists remained in their
seats and let it go at that.
London, June 30.—Delavera, the
Irish president has replied to Pre
mier Llody George's invitation to a
conference declaring himself as du
bious of effecting a lasting peace so
long as Ireland's uulty is denied.
Yet the Irish president holds out
si promise that after a conference
with his collaegues, he will make
definite answer to the British Pre
mier.
Belfast June 30.—Premier Craig,
of Ulster declined yesterday evening
an invitation sent tim to meet De
lavera, the president of the Irish re
public.
The invitation extended asked that
the Ulster Premier meet with Dela
vera in London for a conference,
tending to a settlement of Irish dif
ferences.
London, June 30.—Delavera, the
president of the Irish republic has
definitely rejected Premier Lloyd
George's proposals for an official
conference fietween tlie Sinn Fein.
Ulster and British leaders to at
tempt a settlement of the civil war
now existing in Ireland. It is im
possible in its present form is the
statement of Delavera in his message
to Sir James Craig.
London. June 30.—Assurances
have reached the government from
agents in Ireland that President De
lavera will accept Premier Lloyd
George's invitation to the peace con
ference.
OFFICERS HO
BIG BREWERY
Seattle, June 30.—Federal officers
last night raided a residence on
Eighth avenue which has been op
erated as a brewery for over a year.
Twelve hundred quarts of beer and
othyr liquors were seized. This con
stitutes the largest seizure of con
traband liquor that has been made
on the Pacific coast since prohibi
tion went into effect.
Washington, June 30.—It was an
nounced by the treasury department
today that the total interest bear
ing debt of the Uuited States am
ounts to the enormous stun of three
and three quarters of a billion dol- j
lars.
Governor Scott C. Bone of Alaska
will be the guest of honor of the Se
attle Press Club Thursday night,
July 7. at the club headquarters.
Gov. Bone wired me club Wednes
day that lie would arrive here en
route to Alaska on July fi. He will
remain in Seattle three days before
sailing for his new post.
The Kachemak Co-operative As-,
sociation has been organized at Horn- j
er. a farming community on Kache-,
mak Bay, for the purpose of estab- j
lisliing a mercantile business at"<
Homer.
TMMFF BILL
Wasington, June 30.—The adsnin
isirations permanent tariff Iiill vrhle.i
is designed to producefeeveo hundred
dollars annually was introduced in
the house late yesterday afternoon.
Lumber is placed on the free list.
The Itonse today adopted the f'.or
ah disarmament to the navy bili.
This resolution requests the pres
ident to invite Great Britain, France
and Japan to discuss the plan f->r
limiting the world's naval 'iisarma
ment.
The Alaska Pacific Fisheries Com
pany will resume operations at Tee
Ilarhor this season. Supt. Williams
announces thet the company expects
to pack 30.000 rases of salmon this
year.
Good [.inspects of gold and silver
quartz have boon discovered on 7.a
rembo Island, about 20 rnilus from
Wrangell, according to Tom Baker,
veteran prospector of Juneau. Sam
ples assay !>S2 a ton in gold and sev
en ounces of silver.
The work of dismantling the Alas
ka Gastineau mining property at
Thane is now regress. A gener
al shuttfov the mines and mills
of the cw. . ai'.v look place, June 2.
WHITE Pise 1 YUKON
ROUTE
i
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 monoid s(earners wiil oper
ate regularly the entire length of the Yukon River and tribntaiics.
Daily Train Service (except Sundays) between Skaguay and White
horse. 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.