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No. 105 TWENTY SECOND .YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JUNE 14. 1919 PRICE 10 CENTS
ROBBERS HOLD UP BANK MESSEN
GERS IN HEART OF NEW IK CUV
New York. June 14.—Si* holdup
men at the entrance to the elevr.it
station at Manhattan sittckod
two messcvig*'nj of the Colonial
bank at nooa yes torday and made of
with a lar^e »uni of money. The
robbers escaped in an automobile.
Tb» money was being carried to
th» Federal Reserve bank. One
of the messeagTB ishot one of the
robbers but the woujiifed B*a was
carried to the automobile by his
companions a ad escaped with the
rest.
it is not known, how, badly the
robber wag w poinded.
HUNS HOLD UP
POLISH TROOPS
Cobleuz, June 14.—Or<lers
were issued at BerUm sertral days
ago to hold up Polish troops "-"J
marines.
On,? troop was held uj> at Oo
blouz. another at Treivwstwoat Knia
eish' ii' the interior
These troops went Erotn Fiance to
Poland several weeks a?o.
IB TRY FLUNG
m 11011
Authens, -Turns 14.—TJhree
British aeroplanes under the com
mand of Cant. Hemfoprson started
tor India today.
The rout© or the flight lies fcy
way of Crete and Kfeypt.
WILL WALK OU!
Springfield Juno H.—113.
SOu <_l»xt rural workers employed
by the telephone •' iuI tel-srr'ph com
panies in the country will walk out
Ou str'Kv -t ei'-ht o'clock static
anl time MonJay morning.
{SEATTLE JOT
! BESOMED
Seattle, June 14-—Two robbers
held up the pleasure resort oper
ate'! by Win. BngeOaefr oa Seattle
Poulevani' this 1110 ruing; «uuj after
tieing ,up the proprietor and the
patrolm-tn, J. W. ChaUeln, fatally
shot Miss UeJeu Smith. etapioyeas.
Th* robbers then ma<Je their escape
with three hundred dodl^r* which
they took from the register.
There 1s no clue to the robbei*.
—
UN KILLED
WHILE LANDING
Portland, Ore., June 14.—
W. B. Hutchinson and ftfeTge^nt Mll
kowski, navy aviators were lnataiit
ly killed today whll9 deecaadljae to
make a Landing.
FOCI ORDERS
RUNS TO CEASE
Paris, Juue 14.—Marelial F«xh
has sent to '-he government at Ber
lin ;ui ultimatum to the effect that
'he Polish troqpg must t>a allowed
to <ros« Oerman territory.
CANADIAN
MONEY AT PAR
For the benefit of all those persons
who have Canadian Money and who
wish to deposit same without paying
the discount effective Tuesday next,
and who may not find it convenient to
come in during regular banking hours
We Will Keej> 0]>en Saturday and Monday Nights
From 7 :3q to 8: SO o clock
BANK OF ALASKA
NEW GOODS
Just Received
GOOD SALMON EGGS
Friction top cans 40c each
CHICK FOOD
20 pounds lots up 6 1-2 cents a pounds
P. H. GANTY
MUST SIGN TREATY WITHIN EIGHT
DAYS OR ME_CONSEQUENGES
Parte, June 14.—Following the Is und-enstood that the Germans will
presentation on Monday ftiui proba- b« itlren eight dajs In which to
i lyy earlier, of the Allied ftnswer elgu the treaty or take the conae- j
| to the German counter pjopofiala, it quences.
Wraoig*11 j Juag 14.—la n»
I i»*se to aa InrltatitoE, from tie cit
izens o{ W range] 1 to be their srutet
also to malc« an address on Ju
ly Fourth, Governor Thoe. RigWa Jr*
wiwd mayor J. W. Prlohett Uy
<L*y that he tux-€5>t» with. pleasure, ]
and will ba them .pronriaadl the! gteac
er schedules will not oocaak),u too
djreat an abseaco Irom the capital
i
Seattle, June 14.—The SS. Ad>
mlr&l Evans sailed this mwrning
with one hundred and eighty pas
sengers.
Included. la* Uie list are the crows
oi the Washington Bay, Hawk *nlet
and Petemburg canneries.
There ara aleo booked for Skug
war th« following passengers:
BenJlmjui 3inltb, t. P. Oull aaid.'
wife, Robert Bowen, A. Phil
lrs, Mra. V. M. ^alajar, K. M. SmlLh,
Edwla Reigor 3Ad Ml93 Lucille
Smith.
ELKS 10 HOLD
FLAG EXERCISES
Tomorrow the Elks Flag Day ex-|
crcisea will be conducted by Skagw.f
Lod£e No. 431 B. P. O. Elk* ia
Elirs ball at three o'clock in the
afternoon. TJhia ovesnt is an an
uaiU oiw; aowi ervory lodge of El to
ia the United States tin<l territories
performs the sojae ritualistic cere
monies.
TbiM committee having H ia charge
hart prepared a firog-tmm that will
be sure to entertain and instruct.
Ail friends of th^j ordfar are In
vited and will be weloome.
Following Ui tlie prog.ram;
1. Medletr—Orchestra.
2. Introductory Exerciser—
Lodge.
3. Piayier—Chaplin.
4. Patriotic Son®—School child
r«&.
6. Piano Solot—lira, W. R. Mul
rihili.
6. History of the 8,llwe—Howard
Ashley.
7. Sta-r Spaflgiq^j Banner—Elks
Male Quartet.
8. Altar Service—Lodge.
9. Vooai Solo—Win. Ward.
10. Tribute to the Fla*—J>r. L.
8. Kallar.
11. Son^—Schorl c(h.lldb^n_
12. Address—Rev. E. L,. Wiat«>
bever.
13. America—Aoidjenoe.
| Washington, June 14.—The]
I House late yesterday p&s&ed) and
I sent to the Seaat# thg Bin teen twen
ty army appropriation, bill.
The bill carries seven hundred
"*d fifty millio* dollars stn^, pro
Tldos for a temporary army of three
hundred thousp<n»j men.
A party of tourists compose# of
M. and Mrs. W. H- McMinn
Mr. and Mis. John Reinesrgt and! son,
and Mr. Joseph' Bnsrefflauer of Healdg
burg, Qalifornia arrived on the Ci
ty of Seattle yesterday, and will atop
a couple of week# ia Slcagwiay.
They are guests ot th8 Pullen
Rouse.
Seattle, June 14.—Governor
Ernies' Lister is steadily pink I as:
and the physicians hAve givani up
hope of his living many hours.
Seattle, Jujie 14.—At tin early
hour this morning1, Governor Er
nest Lister passed away at tlio Swed
ish hospital.
Govejnor Listor waa th.e twenty
gocond governor of Washington and!
was sen-inj his second term.
Looks Like Trip
To Whitehorse
The Whitehorse Weekly star i3
carrying- thig week a quarter
display ad of an excursion from j
Skngway to l»c r"n on June 21th. i
In another column, we publish j
the proceed!nirs of a public mating,
a' Whitehorse which anjiarged the
details of the event. I
Owine to the flu there was no ex
^i-oiorv ho,s boon the aouiual custom
torn for many years this one
on the longest day oC th9 year
should receive 113 much endorsement
ag those which have gom9 before 1
I !s known that there are hundreds I
or people at Juneau and other 1
Gnstiueau channel towns who are!
anxlou* to go to Whltehors© and
sse the wonders of the trip over the
White Pass and if a boat connect
but a large number will take ad-|
Ions can be matte there Is no doubt
vantage of th© low rate and Join
with the Sikagway, Hadmes and Fort
wl'h th« Skagway, Haines nnd Fort
Seward conlingwt and raalte this
the biggest ever.
T?ie return trip rat© will b© the
same as heretofore; five dol
lars. Let ©very one who can ttako
It In. 4
The meeting- of citizens announced
!n tho Star last week for Friday
n'gh' to make final arrangement
for the holding of a baseball tourn
ament on June 21, was postponed ua
til Monday night, says the Wliite
horso Star. Mr. Galpin, the sec
retory, not toeing on hand, W. C.
Slme filled that position pro torn.
As the only business before, tho
meeting was to make the an
nouncement that the promise of an
excursion train from Skagway, with
round trip rat© of $5, had been bw
earod, *o get the permission of the
medical ho'Uth officer for the run
ning of the train, and a final en
dorsement of thQ program aa al
ready prepared by the various com
mittees, a resolution covering these
matters was Introduced ftnd unani
mously carried, after which adjourn
ment was tad.
A very happy suggestion by Mr.
Qua Muirhead, that the celebration
to be held on Juroe 21 be named*
•"}A.c Festival of the Midnight Bun"
haa received tlig approval of all and
If, as is expocted, this celebration
In the future becomes an annual af
fair, the appropriateness of the ti
tle cannot be questioned even tho
one should feel 30 disposed.
Atlantic City, June H-—FoUr
hundred delegates will go to Wash
ington on a special train tomorrow
to participate in the antl prohibi
tion demonstration before the capl
tol.
"Washington, June 14.—A
group of tho leading Democratic
senators announced) today that they
had decided to prevent, i£ passible,
a vote on the resolution of Senator
Knox whioh declareg that the peace
treaty which includes the League
of Nations will be umacceptable.
AIDS ENEMV;6EI5
THE DEATH
SENTENCE
Paris, June 14.—Gaaton Boutler,
a prominent French Journalist "vvaa
tcxiay #otttenced to death for lm_
partinp military newg to th© enemy.
BouUcj'b trial has lasted several
(toys and niajiy witnesses were ex"
amlned.
P, C. OPERATORS
TOLDJO STRIKE
Atlantic City, June 14.—Julia, O'
Connor, the head ol tie Interaatlon
a4 Teloohjon© Operators, has called
a- strike for the Pacific co^st opera
tors, to l)e effective on Wednesday
next.
The Electrical Worfce^g are sche
dule' to strike on Monday.
REJECTS THE I
CHALLENGE
Fort Wtoyue, Juno 14.—Chair
man Hayes of the National Republi
can Comm'ttae has just reject 4 a
challt-r.ge sent him' by Chairman Cun
rrinKS of the National Democra
tic Commltt.'e to mako the League oi
Nations a party issue for the nation
al campaign nest year.
WIlLliT II
TO IDE FLOOR'
Atlantic City, June 14.—
The radicals le^'eis of the left w ing
in the American Federation of La
bor convention he.va made known
their determination to carry to
the floor their fight for a drastic
revision of what they call the
"Aristocracy of labor unions.'
CHINESE CINE'
RESIGNS IN A
BODY
Peking, Juue 14.—In co<n©6quea<
of differences created by a populi
movement against pro Japanese m<
bers, the government cabinet baa r
slgi'.icds Presidnt Hgu Shibcbang- bi
also intimated hip Intention i
quit his office.
BOLSHEVISTS 1
PARLOR GOAL
DIGGERS
Atlantic City, June 14.—&
retary of Labor Wilson, lb a
dressing the convention ol tl
American Federation of Labor tod*
paid "1 know there 3a more or leJ
of Bolshevism in the Umited; Seate
but if exists primarily among parte
coal dlggero.
"TJiere may possibly be local dl
turbances in this country which w!
Drove annoying, but organized lab*
whether conservative or radical wj
not s'and for Bolshevism."
Secretary Wilson couneelledi tl
convenMon againts furthering tl
movement of a nation wide ptril
and in protesting the imp risen me J
ox Mooney.
SUMS OFF ON
St Johns, Juno 14-—Oft oa '
attempted non stop fi%ht over tl
Atlantic from Newfouaudlaad to Ir
land, the British Vickers airplat
left St. Johns today at 12:15 Ne
York time.1
The miachitae with C-apt. John. A
cock at the wheel made a good' eta
rlsins from the ground, after a ru
of 150 yards.
The plane then swept north <
the city and disappeared over tl
sea in a northeasterly direction.
On account of going out of business in
Skagway we wish to have all of our
accounts settled as soon as possible.
Those owing are requested to come in
and make settlement.
JAMES KENNEDY