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VOL. 132 TWENTY-POCRTH YEAR. *
UNEXPECTED OPPOSITION
10 OPEN OIPIOIM
Washington. Jan. 21.—The Amer
ican proposal 10 lay openly before
the world all of the treaties and un
derstandings that relate to China
were met with an unexpected set
back today when i> eame before the
! tar eastern committee for formal
adoption.
Postponement of such ac'ion was
granted at the request of Japan.
OIKSTKK HOYT LOSES LIFK
IX SMI>E OF 8XOAV
Chester Hoyt. mining engineer for
the Kennecott Copper corporation,
was killed iu a snow slide, news of
which sad accident reached town to
d i> It is reported that he was rid
iiii on the tramway and getting cold
started to walk to one of the mines,
when he was overtaken by a snow
slide aud completely burled. Search
ing parties started out to find him
and uncovered the Dody yesterday.
Deceased was about 29 years of age.
and one of the most popular em
ployes of the Ket-necott company.
he body will be er-balmed and sent
to his brother. Dr. Hoyt. who re
s.Ues in Ohio.—Cordova Times.
I1KI.IM.KSS WOMAN
1HR.NED TO HEATH
Seattle. Jan. 20.—Practically
t- iples< by having scalded her arms
on Monday. Mrs. Mattie T. Crogan,
• e owner of the New Richlieu hotel
was burned to de^th this morning
when she attempted to extinguish a
l> ...iiiiS newspaper started by a care
lessly thrown match.
Mrs. Crocan's clothing took fire
and she was soon enveloped in
flames which her bandaged arms
preveuted her from extinguishing.
Mrs. Crogan was 42 years of age.
I'M!? IPPINE SENATE
OPPOSES l\ S. SENATE BILL
Manila. Jan. 20.—The territorial
s. ::a!f today allotted a resolution
opposing the bill now before the
I'ti.ted States seDate to provide in
creases of salary for the governor
general and the Justices of the su
preme court of tl e Philippine Is
lands.
PRIBILOKE ISLANDS KfRNISH
l.ARGE AMOl'NT MONEY I
"Washington, Jan 20.—The feder
nl government derived the gross re
ceipts of $796,103 from the fur in
dustry of Priblloff Islands. Alaska
duritic the fiscal year of 1921.
The net proceeds amounted to
$4.:!,400.
STHEETrAR MEV STRIKE
IV SYMPATHY WITH RAKERS
Mexico City, Jan. 20.—The street-1
car men have declared a strike in
sympathy with the bakers, who de
clared a strike on Tuesday last.
The bakers' over,s have been cold
since Tuesday and that has put the
capital city on short bread rations.
I'KEMIER POINC.URE GETS
VOTE OP CONFIDENCE
Paris, Jan. IS.—The maintenance
of close relations with America and
the uncompromising attitude to
wards Germany were the salient fea
tures of Premier Poincaire's policy
as laid down by him today.
The new Preiniir outlined his
platform to the Chamber of Deputies
in a speech just before calling for
a vote of confidence. which was giv
amid frantic cheering.
In Poincaire's siwech he proposed
to make Germany respect the terms
of the Yercatiles treaty.
CHILE ACCEPTS INVITATION
TO ATTEND MEETING
San Diego, Jan. 21.—The foreign
minister from Baorros. Senor Jarpa.
has forwarded a note to W ashington
accepting, on behalf of Chile, the
I'nited States government's invita
tion to send representatives to
Washington to negotiate with the
Peruvian envoys on the unfilled
clauses of the treaty of Ancon.
EVERYTHING IS READY FOR
MASgl KKADK CARNIVAL
Everything is in readiness for the
big Elks' masquerade carnival to-1
night. A collection of one dollar |
will be made at tte door from all I
males between the ages of 5 and 105
years.
At the door all maskers will have
to be identified.
The grand march will start at 9:1">
sharp and only those in costume
will be allowed tc dance prior to
10:30 when all will umnusk and the
prizes will be awarded.
A buffet lunch will be served be-j
tween the hours of 11:30 and 1
o'clock.
I'ETERSOX ARRIVES
WITH MERRY MASKERS
The harbor boat Peterson arrived
from For Seward at t\ree o'clock j
this afternoon, (ringing quite a
number from there and Haines who
will attend the Eiks' carnival to- [
night.
Among those ncted were Major!
and Mrs Lampert. Captain and Mrs.
Good. Major McClung. Mrs. (Cap
tain i Henry and sen. and Sunshine
Goddard. Mr. and Mrs. N". G. Han
son of Haines and Corporal Col
burn and Privates L. Dunham, Max
well, Kainev, Marion, Obalski and
Lieberman. All of these expect to
wear masquerade costumes tonight.
The Peterson will remain until af
ter the carnival.
J'on VOI R TKII' OUTSIDE THIS WINTER
If you expect to travel where you know few or no people, let
us provide you with Travelers Checks which can be cashed with
out eharj;e at any bank in the United States without identifica
tion.
Absolute safety and very convenient. In case of loss they can
l>e duplicated without cost.
A very nominal fee of 50 cents per $100.00 for these chocks.
It always pays to ptav safe.
Barak ©II Hlaislkffl
SKACWAY, ALASKA
CALIFORNIA
S1ILL III GRIP
OF DID BOREAS
| Los Angeles, Jan. 21.—Millions ol
! oranges have ben frozen on the tree.4
j in the citrus district snrroundinp
Lob Angeles.
j Many of the water pipes in the citj
have hurst owing to the frost.
I AVK AM. FISHINU
KVIllKXITS* NKi'ESSAItY
Washington. Jan 20.—No furthei
hearings will he htld by the house
committee on merchant marine and
fisheries, pending Alaska fisheries
legislation.
Hisliop Kowe of Alaska and Chas.
Ferguson of Craig, Alaska. have
concluded their testimony and pre
sented their arguirjnts in favor of
drastic legislation to save the fish
ing industries from extinction.
The committee derided that it had
sufficient evidence Atid material on
hand and will hear no further evi
dence.
STAND\RlMZATION
UK 1>KY t Kl.l.S
An important purt of the stand
ardization program of the depart
ment of commerce is the elimina
tion of useless sizes.. In almost any
line of manufacture, there is room
for considerable Improvement of
this sort. Certain sizes of articles
are made because at that titnn they
are necessary to fit into some par
ticular kind or size of machine or
receptacle, which [erhaps later on
become obsolete.
Kvervone neses dry batteries for
some purpose, either to ring a door
bell, furnish igniticn for a gasoline
engine, or as a source of illumina
tion in flashlights and similar de
vices. In the latter field particular
ly a great variety ct devices exists.
Flashlights in certain cases are re
garded as novelties and are. there
fore. made In distinctive styles in
order to coinmacd a better sale.
Heretofore, this has meant that a
large number of sizes of batteries
must be used to fit the different siz
es and styles of cases. There is no
reason, however, why standardized
batteries should not be used, the
cases being made tJ fit them.
With the purpose of standardizing,
so far as possible, ipecifications for
and the sizes of commercial dry
cells, the bureau of standards re
cently called n conference at which
the majority of tho manufacturers
of such batteries, together with a
large number of users, were repre
sented. The work was not alto
gether new to the bureau, as consi
iK'rauie piubicsa u»u toj
along the Iiue of dry cell standardiz
ation during the war In cooperation
with the war industries board. At
this conference 17 sizes of the larg
er dry cells were considered and 7
of these were recommended as
standard, SO different sizes and
kinds of flashlight batteries were
considered and S of these adopted
as standard sizes, I sizes of batter
ies for use with rad.o apparatus
were also recommended as standards
for use with wireless outfits.
It is expected that the elimina
tion of many bIzos for which there
is but little demand and which will
no longer be considered as standard
will result in a considerable savinj
in the cost of manufacture, and. con
sequently, added economy and con
venicnce to the public. When It Is
considered that on an average 150,
000.000 dry cells are sold eacl
year, this is a matter of considera
ble consequence. Beside the elim
ination of useless sizes, speciflca
tions were adopted tor the perform
ance of dry cells which, it is believ
ed. will assist in the securing of i
more uniform product. Beside thi
important work accomplished b:
this conference, it Is of interest a
showing the hearty cooperatioi
which is being furnished the depart
mcnt in its standardization work.
FIRST BIG FUNCTION
IN WHITE HOUSE
FOR PAST SIX YEARS
Washington, Jan. 20.—President
• and Mrs. Harding last night were
I the hosts to the diplomatic corps
for the first diplomatic dinner un
der the new administration.
The dinner was also the first for
mal function of the kind given in
the White House for six years.
ADVISES WAR HERO TO
CONSULT NERVE SPECIALIST
' Seattle, Jan. 20.—In denying the
1 petition of Major Reeves for a di
: voree from his wife on account of
i.er constant nagging. Judge Frater
advised the war hero to consult a
nerve specialist and take a rest.
The judge said that it did not
make so much difference about Ma
' jor Reeves, but that the future of
; Ms young sons wai at stake.
SOl'TH TO
ITHCHASK MATKRIAI.
A] Henderson, superintendent of
construction of th» White Pass riv
er fleet, came over on the train last
i ight and will leave on the Spokane
tomorrow for Victoria and Seat
tle, where he will consult with H.
W heeler, general manager, and also
l>urclia>e material foe the new boat
md improvements on the old ones.
I .Mr. Henderson will make a quick
i trip, as it is his intention to open
he ship yard at Whitehorse early
' this season in order to get every
• thing ready by the time navigation
| opens.
I Mr. Henderson is a guest of the
ilolden North hoteL
llKSUi.VS AFTER THIRTY-SIX
YEARS ACTIVE SERVICE I
Washington. Jan. 20.—After a
service of thirty-si* years. Dr. Smith
commissioner of fisheries, resigned
I today.
I>r. Smith was jrobably the best
! posted man on the fisheries of the
j Tinted States.
I< U.m>RNIA WOMAN
Sl'IClDKS I\ TARIS
I'aris, Jan. IS.—Mrs. Thomas S.
Ryan, the wife of an American news
paper man, committed suicide here
today.
The Kyans are from California
and no cause is assigned for the wo
man's rash act.
[c;i:ori;e dedmax mkets
\\ ITH SERJOIS ACVIDE.VT
| George Dedman of the Golden
North hotel had the misfortune to
dislocate his knee yesterday and ts
a consequence is confined to his
room.
It will be several weeks before he
wlil be able to resume his work, al
tho he is able to hobble around a
little now.
I SI THK.RI.AND SENDS SEEDS
FOR FREE D1STRIBITIOX
A sack of parden and vegetable
seeds have been received by the Al
askan from Delegate Dan Suther
land for distribution.
Any one desiring them should call
and they will be served.
Father Edgar Gallant will leave
tomorrow on the Spokane for Wran
gell and Sitka. lie will be gone
about three weeks. During his ab
sence St. Mark's will be attended by
Chaplain J. Monahan of Fort Wm.
H. Seward.
Tom Hiron, who has been sojourn
; ing at Sanitarium Hot Springs for
f the past couple of tnor.Cub returned
• on the Estebeth Tuesday. Tom Is
i much improved in health and is high
i in his commendation of the springs
• and the treatment accorded guests
by Dr. Goddard and his family.
I
POPE BENEDICT M
DIES OF PNEUMONIA
Rome. Jan. 20.—Pope Benedict js
near to death, according to bulletins
published today.
The last sacrament was admin
istered ai His Holiness' own request
early this morales and the Grand
Plenipotentiary Cardinal GIrogi
Kcgan he can the recital of prayers
tor the dv.ng Pope.
The Vatican has noliCrd the !»a'.
.un government that the Pope 8 con
dition is well nigh hopeless'.
The bulletin* state that the Pcpe s j
bronchial tubes have spread %cd are;
a.necting his lungs ted heart.
His Holiness is conscious aud calm, j
Rome, Jan. 20.—The bulletin at <
the Vatican this myrning gives the
Pope's temperature at ll'4 with the I
pulse ot 102 and respriatiou 58.
When the Pope asked for the last
sacrament his attendants sought tc
dissuade him but he insisted upon |
receiving It. "If oniy to give a good
example," said his Holiness
Rome, Jan. 20.—Cardinal Pel \ «1 I
who, as Cardinal Camerlen,;o bt
co.ne« temporary custodl.'.Ti and raj -1
a! authority in case of the deai'J of
the Pope, took up bis permanent
residence in the Vatican this after
noon.
Pope Benedict's condition is c.xve
this evening but pneumonia had not
spread further, it was snnjucced.
The cardinal who administered the
extreme unction said that the Pope's
mind was clear, bjt his condition
was so grave that only a niracle ctn
save him.
Rome. Jen !1 — Early this morn
ing the Pop» lay between life and
death. Bulletins state that fresh
centers of pneumonia Infection bare
developed In bis langs.
Rome. Jan. SI.—1"The end Is im
manent." Cardinal Gasparrf. a« h«
was emerging from the bedchamber
where Tope Benedict lay dying. d>'
rlared at 011c o'clock this afternoon
Cardinal Casparrl was weep i,
and he announced that His Holiness
was delirious ar.d insisted upon re
suming his work.
The l'ope became worse at noon
"Let His will be done." the Pope
said previously, speaking regarding
bis death.
Rome. Jan. £1 —rot-e Benedict 15
died this afternoon of pneumonia
was the official announcement mad
from the Vatican.
In his slight delirium daring the
noon hour the Pontiff resisted th<>
efforts of his physicians to listen to
his heart action and expressed a de
sire to rise and perform his usual
duties
(Note—Cardinal Benedict X"\ , for
merly Cardinal Delia Chiesa, ap
pointed a« successor of Pius X in
August. 191* His position at the
• ■
difficult one. as :t rame at the be
ginning of the sreat war. His pe
culiar posiih»n as 1 e;td of the cath
olic church ov"r the whole worid.
made It very d-.Cicult from a diplo
matic standpoint, hut he showed
himself eyual lo every occasion.)
WILL. GIVE PRESIDENT
RAISKIMN-W ASH. DINNER
Seattle. Jan. 20.—Forty-one of P*
attle's most prominent business men
met today at the offices of Governor
Ix>nis Hart at Olympia and endorsed
a plan to run a special train of oars
from Pupel Sound to Washington.
D. C.
Il is proposed to run the train
during March or April and the pur
pose is to give President Harding a
" produced in Washington dinner "
The aim is to awTike the national
capital to a livliei interest in the
magnitude of the resources and the
pressing needs of this state and the
territory of Alaska.
VI < VT \ N IN »"1i\TK<>|. Ol'
K\IH< \I. POI.ITU l \\>
\ieviro City. Jan 20 —The state
o{ Tum'i'
control is I •» statemt nt of Jose B.
Garma on his return from Merida.
the state capltj.
Garn-.a si a tod thai Yucatan is a
"Russia i' imature" and assailed
the r»d .. > at exploiters who are
cleaning d"lisr» by playing on
pie.
The public schools are closed, de
clared Garma. and the hospitals arc
not operating.
THE HE
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THE GATEWAY ROUTE TO
Yukon Territory, Atlin and
i' Interior Alaska
Semi Weekly Train Service between Skaguay and NXTiitehorse
during the inter Season.
For information regarding passenger and freight rates appiv to
H- Wheeler- General Manager
Skaguay- Alaska
or
510 Alaska Building
Seattle Wash