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Seattle, Feb. 19. — The gov
ernment committee having the ship
yard strike in hand issued a state
ment this afternoon saying hat its
tinai verdict is th»t the strikers
must return to work at the old
scale. It they do so the govern
ment svill at once call a conference
to d«H'id« the new scale of wages
au terms which, will be effective on
April first.
5.85.
seize KBiipp's
Berlin, Feb. 19.—The Soldiers
and Sailors Council, hag taken over
the covernni£«t at Kssen.
Essea is the seat of the great
Krupf works and one of the most
important points in Germany.
1TAL\ 1'SES HKK CAl'HOM
I'LAX KS TO OAUKY 1'AI'KRS
Home, Feb. 19.—The first jour*
nalis'ie aerial service was accom
plished today when a thousand
copies of Giornal# Italia were
transported by aeroplaue from
Rome to Naples, a distance of 120
miles, ia an hour and a half. The
machin e which, accomplished the
journey was a Caproni biplane of
t>00-horsejx>wfr. Many machines
constructed for war purposes are
now being modified and often en
tirely revolutionized for commercial
use. An immense number of en
gineers, mechanics and pilots have
been si' to work to face the new
aeronautic problems arising thru
the cassation of the conflict.
DFKIPSET WILL
FIGHT WILLARD
j New York, Feb. 19. — Jack
Kearns, mmiager for Dempsey, has
i agreed to meet Jess Willard, world's
champion heavyweight, for $27,500
and one third of the motion. picture
riehts. Th© tim© and place of the
li«h< has not been settled.
Tex Rickard, who is staging the
coming contest, is> satisfied that the
fOXthcoming match will be one of
the best that has been seen in this
country for years and is well pleased
with the bargain he has made with
Dempsey. It is thought that tf»e
| light will be held not later than Ju
jiy
I DEVICE CHECKS l~P
THE SYSTEM DEFECTS
| Portland, Feb. 17.—A telltale
board sn the pilot house of a ship,
to record the extinguishing of any
of the electric sailing lights, is the
product of a local firm of electrical
marine engineers. The device has
been installed' on many locally built
ships and is said to hay© proved its
i value "s a safety device at sea.
| The mechanical features are slm
| pie. Lights are plated on the Bhip
in pairs. The board has a row of
lights corresponding in number to
»he lights of the ship. Should o»e
of the ship's lights be extinguished;
j for anv reason, th§ light in the
, wheel house goes out. By revers
! ing a switch h"ndle, the other
light held in reserve at the mast
( head or elsewhere is lighetd. The
! navigating officer thus knows at all
| times whether his sailing lights are
I in perfect order or not..
iHI'X PIRATE SHU'S
BEING SOLD FOR JUNK
, London, Feb. 19.—The German
war submarines which were surren
derc' and taken to British ports,
! are meeting a sorry end, accord
ing to the D^ly Mail. The vessels,
! the paper says, are being sold for
Junk.
A BANK BOOK
You will search high and low before you will
find another book (except the Bible) that means as
much to you as your Bank Book.
It makes a long story short.
It is full of dates and amounts'of vital import
ance to you.
We have a few extra copies for distribution
to those who have not already called for theirs.
BANK OF ALASKA
New Goods Just Received
Van Houten's Cocoa 1-2 lb. 70c
Christie's Soda Biscuits 2 lbs. 75c
Royal Yeast Cakes (Canadian) 2 for 25
Bake-Ko (Egg Substitute) I Pail Equal to 3 dz. eggs 30c
P. H. GANTY
FRANCE MAY TAKE
OVER ALL IRE
! COAL MINES
London, Feb. 19.—In a statement
issued today by the French embassy
i' was announced that the French
government was considering the
question of nationalizing the coal
miDes of France and putting them
uuder jrovernn?en» operation and con
trol. . | . i . t
IS OPPOSED [0
: CONSTITUIION
Washington, Feb. 19. — Senator
Mit»s Poindexter launched a tirade
I today in the senate against the
Leajruo of Nations constitution.
VOl'NG SOLDIERS TO BE
Si PER-B1 KIN ESS MEN'
Albany, N. Y., Feb. 19.—The dis"
cipliue taught the American youth
iu the American army and the hard
knocks he received "over there"
are destined to produce a "race of
super-business men in the United
Sta'es." is the view of Lt Col. Cbas.
W. Beriy, adjutant general of New
York state.
"The game something which has
made a man go forward into a hell
o* fire knowing that it meant tJeath,
will make him go forward again,"
said the colonel in decrying the
oft-repeated assertion th*t thg army
life has destroyed many youthful
Americans for busines# careers. "I
don't care what line of business
that men enters after his discharge
from mili'aj-y service," he added,
"he has had an experience he will
j never outgrow and he will forge ^
head in civil life in exactly the
sam* manner as when he went over
i the top."
FORD'S CHANCE TO WIN SEN
ATE SEAT GOES GLIMMERING
Washington—Henry Ford's
chances of getting into the United
etates senate by contest proceedings
wen* glimmering when the Demo
crats quit their attempt to force the
adoption of the Pomerene resolution
designed to unseat Truman H. New
berry, Republican senator-elect from
Michigan..
It became apparent that if the
Democrats persisted in their efforts
to force the resolution through they
| would have to do iso at the ri»* o'
sidetraeting all of the vitally import"
ant legislation urgently requiring ac
'Ion before March 4, Realizing the
futility of trying to beat down the
opposition, Senator Pomerene of
Ohio, leader of the fight threw up
the sponge by announcing he would
not push the resolution f Jrther.
GOVERNMENT WARNS AGAINST
FAKE INCOME TAX EXPERTS
A warning against fake income
tax experts hag been received from
Washington.
Employes, temporarily in the rer*
enue office at Washington, hare
jrone throughout the country, as
suming the duties °t authorities in
question* of the Income tax, la
this way they have imposed upon
the people of the country, and of
te* misinterpreted the reading of
the law itself.
To protect the people throughout
the United States, thg government
hag provided a committee of bureau
that will explain and give official
information regarding the intrlcaciei
of the Income tax la each city 01
district ^ ^
OEKTTBSOOI
GET INVITATION
* Paris, Wednesday AUernoon. —
Indications are that Germany, Aus
tria-Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey
will De summoned into the peace I
congress about the middle of April, i
It is likely that. the treaty of peace j
will be signed early in the com- j
ing June.
suTiii
i YET SETTLED
Seattle, Feb. 19.—The ship yard
strike situation continues to grow
mora aggravating. The government
officials do not seem to bo able to
cope with the question any better
than the local men and the progress
towards a settlement of the strike
<8 exceedingly slow.
GUtL'S DEATH IS 1)UE
TO BLOOD l'OISOXIXG
Lebanon, Or.,—The funeral of j
Hannah Bruce, age 15 years, who
d'ied this week of blood poisoning,
wag held Tuesday at the Klum cem
etarv, near Waterloo. Her trouble !
Started with a small pimple on her
fore head, after she had picked it
with en ordinary pin.
""Very remedy known to the medi
profession wag applied to save her j
life. She was the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. C. G Bruce. Her father
is an employe of the Crowa-willam
ette company. She is survived by
her oarents, one brother and two
sisters..
J. J. F. WARD SUCCEEDS
E. A. H.VvMI"SON
It has been known for some time 1
that Judge E. A. Rasmuson had
tendered his resignation t» Judge j
Jennings on December 31.
Judgo Rasmuson has been elect
president of th« Back of Alaska an^|
will devote hig entire time to that
growln ; institution.
During his three years' service |
as Probate Judge, U. S. Commis
sioner and (feputy clerk of the
, court Judge Rasmuson has conduct
jed his different offices with intelli
gence and zeal and' hag made many
friends in Skagway and the district
tributary to his office.
A few days ago Judge Jennings
accepted the resignation of Judge)
Rasmuson ands upon the recommen
dation of numerous citizens he im*
mediately appointed J. J. F. Ward a
Judire Rasmuson'g successor.
Judge Ward will need no , in
■ troduction to the people of Skag
|way nor to the Skagway reeord'ing
distiict a§ he hag been a resident
her^i for a number of years an-d
every one knows he has the ability
to fill the office with credit to all
concerned.
Mr. Ward "will take over the of
fice on March first.
The Eagles will meet tonight at
their Aerie and it U likely that
there will be an Initiation.
Important business will also be
transacted and full attendance is
requested.
Are you reading the "Light in
tie Clearing," which started last
night? If not get last night's is
sue and commence it or you will
miss a treat.
City Councilman Max Gutfeld and
Father Gallant returned last night
from Juneau after a short trip
*ber®. They are being detained for
the soecified five da>s ..before be
inp allowed to appear.
John Johnson was an arrival on
the gas boat last night from Juneau.
( He will spend five daJ'3 in th© de
tention hospital before continuing
his trip over thg divide.
Paris, Feb. 19.—Premier Clem
enceau was shot and slightly wound
ed this morning: by a man named
Cottin, as he was entering his au
tomobile In front Of his residence.
"It is nothing," was his only com
ment af*er he had walked' into his
house unassisted.
The assailant who Is about twen
ty-five years old, was bom at Crell
ami his home is in Montrouse Quart«
ers. Pari?.
Ttie Paris police believe that Cot
tin is a Russian. He fired eight
shots at the premier, six of which
hit the front of the car, two pene
trans the glass door, one of which
struck the Premier on the inner
side of hig right arm near the shoul
der, inflicting a flesh wound.
A policeman grabbed Cottin and
overpowered him ag he was trying
to gat another revolver out of his
pocket.
Paris, Feb. 19.—That one of the
bulleis fired by assassin Cottin hit
3 policeman in the right eye has
been revealed at the examination
today, 1
It would' appear that waiters in
a nearby restaurant first seized the
would-be murderer and beat him I
up when an unknown man sought to
assist him, who was also badly mauH
ed by the infuriated waiters.
All of the windows in the auto
mobile were shattered by the bul
lets. Premier Clemenceau, enter
ing his home upassisted) declined to
lie down but took an armchair and
bpsan to smoke a cigarette
This afternoon the temperature
of the Premier shows &. slight in
crease.
Paris, Feb. 19.—According to the
latest bulletin issued by the sur
geons attending Premier Clem
enceau the bullet fired by agsassia
Ccttin lodged in Clemenceau'g back
near the spine and' it is feared that
th^ wound is more dangerous thaa
at firs' announced.
Messages of sympathy are pouring
lnty Paris to th© family from all
parts of the world.
Paris. Feb. 19.—In a bulletin Is
sued today the Premier's brother,
Hubort Clemenceau, said that the
only danger to his brother would
be possible infection from the
wound.
London, Feb. 19.—The French
embassy isssued a statement thia
morning saying that Premier Clem
enceau was fired upon by two men.
London, Wednesday Afternoon.—
According to a Paris dispatch juat
received here the assassin Cottlu
wag a well known anarchist and
considered by the Paria police a*
one of the most dangerous in Paris.
London, Wednesday Afternoon,—
In the House of Commons this after
noon Bonar Law announced that
he had' information that Clemenceau
would be out in a day or two.
Paris, Wednesday Afternoon. —
De-ides the bullet that barely miss
ed tie spinal cord and lungs and
lodged under the shoulder of the
Premier two other bullets hit hln>
tho i.,h merely breaking the skin.
Two more bullets went through
h's clothes. Clemenceau grappled
witn 'he assassin and held him un
til he was grabbed by the waiters.
Governor Riggs has been asked
to try and locate the whereabouts of
one William Bernhardt Gehrenbeck
a son o£ Mrs. Hattie Gehreinbeck of
No.. 11 Wilson Ave., S. E, St,
Cloud, Minnesota
There are no details as to where
he was last heard from or any
thing else but if any one knowB or
has known the whereabout of thta
woman's son he will be doing his du
tv by notifying the Governor's of"
fice. '
Seattle, Feb. 19. — Fitzgerald.
Moore and Thomas, three of the
present members of the city council
have been renominated at the re*
cent primaries, t
These three candidates only lead
their three leading opponents, Bobt.
L. Proctor, Ed. T. Levi and Chat.
H Gallant by throe thousand votes.
They will be opposed by these
same men who are aH radical la
bor candiate§ at the comng elec*.
tion. *1^
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