SI\FHIOHIH AMERICAN CONGRESS CONVENES
China Wins
Piont in Far
Eastern Parley
Washington. Dec. 5.—Another Im
portant point was won by China in
the discussion, of the far eastern
question today. The committee of
the nine powers secured the con
scat of Britain. Jupan and France
to retire from tnuth of the leased
territory of China. The Japanese
representatives agreed to give up
tl.eir leased territorial holdings iu
i ie Shantung: France also express
ed .1 readiness to discuss her retire
ment from Kwan Chow Wal, the
French leased territory, and the
British followed, with Balfour of-j
i.Ting to give up the British leased
lerritory of Wei Hei Wei. '
0>l KT I.K.IK (TLPRITS
I.OSK THEIR AI'PKAL
Washington. Pec. 6.—The famous
i preine court "leak", which occur
red two years ago. is brought to the
attention of the public in a recent
decision of the supreme court. Two
men. F. Kmbrey, private secretary
to Associate Justice McKenna, and
B. K. .Moses, an attorney, were in
il d iu connection with the "leak."
Their indictment w«s for conspiracy
to defraud the government. They
ci.nde an appeal to the supreme
court and in the decision today the
court denied their appeal.
JM.m <U RAGED—CHINESE
SECRETARY RESIGNS
"Washington. Dec. 6.—Secretary
General l'hilip Tyau of the Chinese
delegation to the arras conference
resigned his post tUs evening. He
gave as his reason for taking the
step that tiiere is no prospect of his
country's getting real freedom from
the action of this conference.
OITLOOK FOR MEW
CABLE BRIGHT
Washington, Dec. 5.—The appro
priation 0' a million and a half for
the new cable from Seattle to Skag
way, which was dropped from the
deficiency bill will be included in
the budget to be presented to the
regular session of congress and it i-.
confidently expected that the appro
priation will be made.
CANADA IN THROES
OF ELECTION*
Ottawa, r>ec. G.—The Dominion
of Canada Is in the process of an
important election today. Tariff ap
pears to be the big issue in the elec
tion which Is now on. A new par
liament will be chosen.
I QUARTERMASTER ON
SONOMA ACCVSKD
San Francisco. Dec. 5.—Word has
come from San Francisco that the
quartermaster on board the Sonoma
I has been accused ot the theft of the
$125,000 In English sovereigns on
the recent trip of the Sonoma from
| the Antipodes. A warrant charging]
! Placid M. Ducrest. the quartermas
ter on the boat, with theft has been
Issued. All of the gold with the
exception of two sovereigns has
been recovered.
FORMER KAISER TO REWEl)
Herlin, Dec. 6.—Newspaper re
port has It that the former Kaiser
is to rewed. The lady of his second
choice is to be the widow of the late
Colonel von Kochow.
Governor Bone
Makes First
Alaska Report,
Washington, Dec. 6.—Governor
Bone, in his annual report to the
department ol the interior, of which
a synopsis aud full summary is here
with printed, is made public today.
The governor find? objection to the
establishment of a government own
ed and operated steamship line to
the territory, countenancing it only
as a last resort:
Federal Failure
Every Governor of Alaska has pre
sented its needs, always in forceful
and often in picturesque terms, and
some of these needs have been met
through piecemeal legislation, llut
the paramount need of a coherent,
constructive, upbuilding federal pol
icy for Alaska has gone unheeded.
Thus, after more than half a century
—the victim of inattention at Wash
ington and the prey of visionaries
nr.d theorists—Alaska's destinies
have come to be entrusted largely
to multitudinous, over-lapping bu
reaus, admirable and efficient in i
their personnel, but confusing and
complicating in their operation.
The Government Kallroail
This governmental railroad will
pay — not in immediate or early
financial returns or even Interest
upon the investment, but surely and
substantially In the ultimate bene
fits which will be derived both to the
territory and the nation. How soon
it will pay and demonstrate the wis
dom of It* cost of fifty millions and
more, will depend upon how wisely
and far-sightedly the government
henceforth deals with this vast do
main in the northland.
(Continued on page 3.)
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YOUR EARNING ABILITY
Yon may not possess tomorrow ths earning ability that you
poseas today.
It Is not how much you earn, but how much you save, that
coasts.
K.
ileot old Father Time with a good bank account.
SKAQWAY, ALASKA
Irish Offered
Free State
Within Empire
London. Pec 5.—The latest of t r
of the government to the Sinn Fein
delegates and the offer which the>
are to lay before the Dai; Kirsatm
is an Irish Free State within the
Knu>ire. with a legal dominion st;.:
us.
Should the government offer b>>
accepted the new stale will come
effective one year from its ai-c-"1:'
tance by the Dail Kireann. The plan
provides that Ulster can enter tiie
state after six mot.ths. The Li n
don Times states in its outline
the new plan which Llo>d vleoi
has made to the Irish that the pi.m
specities that lls'er would retain
control of her financial rights evi-n
if she went into ne new state.
Dublin, Dec 5.—The Sinn Fe?ss
cabinet met in this city on Sati/r
day last to hear t lie report of Un
delegates from tue London pear
conference, with the latest offer fo j
the Sinn Fein iron Lloyd Georg*
Holyhead, Dec. 5.-The steaunr
Cambria, which h:\tl on board the
two Irish delegates to the ivaipr
ence at London, collided with a
schooner in the Irish sea Ti e Cam
bria returned to th.s port Mich i< .
Collins and Cavan Pi.'ty were on
their way (rora London to the ruvi
ins of the cabinet in Dublin.
London, Dec. 5.—The premier re
ceived a report from the represent!!
lives of the Dail Eireann on tie gov
ernment's last proposals for a peace
ful settlement of the Irish qii—lion
The premier was informed ; ;.t th<
Dail Eireann did aot consider the,
new and latest offer of the f. >vern
ment acceptable.
London, Dec. 5.—Lloyd George
■arried the Irish Question to the
King today. The premier and King
Jeorge conferred for an hour on
;he Irish situation, which has been
wrought about by the Sinn Fe;n re
jection of the latest peace offer of
he cabinet committee on Ireland, i
rhe latter committee is in sessiot
ind it is improbable that Lloyd |
jeorge will be able to visit the
itales and attend the conference in
iVashington.
London. Dec. 6.—The negotiations ;
or peace having fcroken down, by ,
he refusal of the Dail Eireann to i
•oncur in the offer made b> the gov
ernment to Ireland, the delegates
vho have been in conference with
be ministers for some weeks will
•eturn home today or Wednesday.
London, Dec. G.—At one o'clock
:his (Tuesday I morning a confer
ence between the government min-1
st^r and the Sinn Fein delegates
reached an agreement whereby it is
hoped the Irish question will be set
tled. The agreement was reaclred
on the new proposals recently sub
mitted but which have undergone
some modifications so as to meet the
desired end of an Irish settlement.
Weshington, Dec. 6.—President
Harding made clear in a letter to
Senator Pomerene that he would
not receive a delegation of Irish
sympathizers who desire to urge the
recognition of Ireland as a republic
by the I'nited States.
PRESIDENT WILL ASK
FOR SHIP S1HSIDY I
Washington. Dec. 5.—Announce
ment was "made from the White
house today that President Harding
would ask for a ship subsidy in his
next message to Congress. He will
ask that this subsidy be voted with
in the next six weeks.
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0>\( KSSIO\ MADK TO
STIMtl.ATE PEVK1X>PMKXT
Washington, Dec 6.—An effort I*
being made to stimulate the develop
ment of the Arctic petroleum field
in Alaska. That there is much oil
north of the Arctic circle in Alaska
is the firm conviction of those who
are most familiar with conditions
there Today the secretary of the
inferior sponsored a bill Introduced
by delegate Sutherland which will
authorize and permit the consolida
tion thru drilling contracts of not
more than forty permits granted
under the act of Ftbruarv 25. 192C
w oh was desis:n«d 10 facilitate the
d M-oven of addil.onal deposits of
oi>« and mineral*
\< I T1 1M1K.I STION
K 11.1 J! POINF.ER
battle. Dec 5 —Eddi$ Lewin was
fntTnd dead in his room at the Arc
tic club from an attack of acute in
digestion. I.e»in was a Klondike
pioneer and well known in the
Klondike in the early days
Trouble on
Mexican Border
Troops Moved
-Phoenix. Dec. 6.—A detachment
>f fit!eon men of the 32nd infantry
inied with macl.lne puns, left
Vuma yesterday. They will he on
luty alonp the international boon
larv line, where rebels from Lower
"iitifornia are preparing to cross the
"olorado river at a point between
\ndrade. a head pate of the Imper
ii valloj irripation project and San
-uis. Sonora. 26 wiles from here
or the purpose of attacking San
-uis.
liARl.E ATTEMPT T<>
INTIMIDATE .TtRORESS
San Francisco, Dec. 6—Milton
"ren. assistant attorney in charge I
if the Arbuckle case, makes the 1
harpe that attempts were made to
ntimidaie Mrs. Helen M. Hubbard,
i juror in the Arbuckle case The
vidence for this charpe will be '
aid before the graad jury.
TG SEA EAG1.K GOES
1X>\\ \ WTTH CREW
Marshfield. r>ec. 5.—The schooner
icola. which was in tow of the tug
5ea Eagle has been heard from and
ler ctew says that the Sea Eagle
oundered after the schooner had
lit the towline, and that the twelve
members of her crew perished off
he mouth of the Columbia river.
IF.l.IxnV FEVER EXPERT
PIES OF HEART DISEASE
Cincinnati. Dec. 5.—Dr. Earl C.
Carr, the nationally known and rec
ognized authority on yellow fever,
was found dead in a hotel in this
city of heart disease.
(,rs UXDEVBTTUJ
POI ND GOI.TY
Tacoma, Dec. 5.—Gustav Linden
berg. one of the directors of the
Scandinavian-American ban* of this
city and brother of Jafet Lindenberg.
was found guilty of grand larceny
by a jury on Saturday night.
A dollar a month will bring the
Alaskan to your door.
Budget Cut to Three and One
Half Billion Dollars—Alaska
Receives Large Appropria
tions.
Washington, IVc 6.—The sixtr
eighth session of the American con
gress convened at noon yesterday. |
and adopted a resolution for a Joint
session to hear the message of Pres
ident Warren G. Harding on the fol
lowing day. Dec. 6.
The budget as outlined, calls for!
an appropriation of three and a half
billions of dollars. This is less than
the first estimates and includes four
hundred and fifty million dollars
for the veterans of the world war.
three million eight hundred seventy
eight thousand dollars for the com
pletion of the Alaska railroad. In
cluded In this is the I1.S67.23I for
the bridge across the Tanana. Other
appropriations for Alaska Included
in the budget are $425, 000 for
trails and wagon rosds. one and a
half millions for a new Alaska ca
ble and $54,400 for tb« Alaaka
boundarv
Washington. I>e, <—The barman
of flsberie* for Alaska are ootllnir.e
advance work In the fisheries for the
coming vear The bureau Is ssklr.s
congress for foar thousand dollars
for the vearlv salarr of tb« pr»«i
dent commissioner !n Alaska It al
so asV» for IS.7S0 lor the Yes R»*
station and IT.CO# for the repair
of the building* at Tes Bar. and
Ul.63-5 for the pay of crews on th*
t«w1b in the Alaskan »«rrtre The
forest service is asking for severt*
eight thousand dollars for district
No 8 in Alaska.
St PR KM F OOCRT
DEFINES PICKETING
Washington. Dec. 6 —The extent
to which a labor anion can and can
not ro and vet keep within the laws
• u made clear by the supreme
court today. When picketing In the
case of a strike Is carried 10 tbe ex
tent of importunity and nagging the
supreme court ruled that It is un
justifiable.
\rrccki.k jvry disagrees
San Francisco, Dec 5.—Thr jut
which had the case of Roscor Ar
buckle was dismissed after be nu
out for forty-four fcours. The Jur>
stood ten for acquital and ! >r
conviction.
WOMAVS CLCB Wll.J Ml I T
There will be a refillar meeting
of Skagway Woman's Club .t «
Social Center Thursdav evenirc at
S o'clock.
ROTA1.TV MkKKS NO
(\t\< "KSSIOV TO WEAITH
New Tork. Pec fi - John D. Rock
pfpller. Jr who returned r*cently
from a trip thm CHitt and the eaai.
relate an interesting txpetience
with ro*-alt> whil« in Japan >r
rai:ceiner.t« had been made for an
appearance bofore the *ir pr»«» and
the crown prince of Japan. Tbe
American oil magnate did sot hare
with him a frock roat and ao tbot
•i: ord coat would aei ■> the
purpoe* of Ihe audience R«t not
-o the errprfiia and farwtlonatlea.
i denied audience until frock tm
socurod Tl^er»>fore John T> . Jr , re
late* that hp w»« < .impelled to bor
•<iw a frock coat to appear before
th»ir majeetio* Thia he did. but
the borrowed frock fitted hlra non»
loo well. so that he was not dia
ploaspd when the interriew wa»
To fore a *V*0 fn 0»e Da,
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tbe signature of E W. Orca Ike
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