- the chilkoot POST - *
Chilkoot Barrack's. Haines, Alaska»
Published unofficially without expense to the U«S.Government»
Volume 4 - •
December 19th. t 1924. * -
500 Quart erly.
jearj.y.
NEWS OF THE WEEK:
Samuel* Gompers, President of the American Federation of Labor, died in
San Antonio, Texas, December 13th* ; He became ill in Mexico City where he attendee;
the Pan-American Federation of Labor whichre-eleted him President# The high alti
tude in the latter city had affected his itheart.
Major August Belmont, aged 71, financier, turfman and sportsman, died in
New York City December 11th., following an operation for blood poisoning in his
arm. He was ill only a trifle over twenty four hours * He was the American repre
sentative of Rothchild*s European banking firm#
The thermometer registered six degrees below at this Post Saturday night#
The coldest weather experienced last winter was three degrees below. At Eagle on
the Yukon River it was 66 below iero on Friday nisht*
BaronAgo von Vfelttan haw been appointed German Ambassador to the U«S*,
succeeding Dr. Otto Weidfelti Emile Dneschuer will succeed Ambassador Jusserand
as French Ambassador to U#S., arid Matsudava of Japan is reported as having been
selected to succeed Mas a no Hhnnihara as the new Japanese Ambassador to this country
The airship Shenadoah will so to Hawaii for the maneuvers next summer, an^
the Los Angeles is likely to go to Fanama and England. A special board is consid
ering the future employment of these dirigibles.
Brig. Gen* Smedley Butler has been granted an extension or one year oi ws
leave of absence from the Marine Corps to continue to serve as Director of Public
Safety in Philadelphia. In granting the extension, President Coolidge, stated
that' he did nofthis act interpreted to mean that the federal government was assum
ing any responsibility for General Butler’s work as head of the Philadelphia poi-c*
force and that in the future he would not approve of any Army, Navy or ivkrine
Corps officers on the active list, filling civilian Offices.
Secret messages for military purposes in the future will largely be mech^n*
ically coded, transmitted and decoded in the opinion of William F.FViedman, Army
code expert•
President Coolidge has let it be known that he desires his inauguration
next Ifereh 4th. to be similar t^ the simple inaugural ceremonies of the late Prer
ident Harding in 1921 eypgEgtt ttHtffct to tftP cPb'f’&PftSM1 . inaugural
parade.
Arthur M.Younc-, ami ISbmoiis’DWp gEpPTtteffni whre> HruntttsJ Mf <$£rf& £iyi4 ^ a ^ow
arrows rrturned from Alaska with a large bag including a 1300 pound bear. He wi31
now go to East Africa.
The tests conducted last month on the huii§r the uncompleted, oattiesnip
Washington revealed that naval constructors have been quite SKjqoxxxxx m produc
ing a hull and protective deck structure capable of meeting effectively the forms
of attack against ships so fan developed, vi2., by aerial bombs, torpedoes, mints
and shell fire.
‘The Senate has agreed unanimously to hold the Muscle Shoals issue before i
until final disposition. (Continued on op.ge 5)
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Radio from the North Pole states that Santa Claus will stop at Chilkoot
Barracks on his way south at 3 .OOlock in the afternoon of Wednesday, December 24 tv
The Christmas Tree has been cut ?.nd will be all decorated and ready for
Santa. Also the chimney has been made over big enough for Santa to come down
with his ba? of presents without getting covered with soot. All parents are asY.e
to bring their children to the E. & R. Hall at 2.30 P.M. to greet Santa.
The'Community Christmas Tre^lf^H&fftes will be at 4 o'clock P.M*, Wednes -
day afternoon.