CORNER STONE OF
VICTOR MEMORIAL LAID
Washington. Nov. 15.—The cor
ner stone of the Victory memorial
was laid today. President Harding;
was present at th« exercises and!
made a short address. In his speech
die President said: "We are dedi
cating this structure as a gathering
place for Americans, where Amer
ii.,11 minds besin the fulflllment of
t.i^ one provision of the last will of
George Washington, which set aside
a bequest for founding institutions
to disseminate learning and culture
and a proper understanding of the
right principles of government.
The address of the President was
an analysis of the attributes of the
first President, which he said made;
Washington, "On his private, per-1
sonal side, a very model of good cit
izenship."
PAPERS SI RPR1SK1)
AT HK.IIKS PROPOSAL
London, Nov. 14.—The London
papers have expressed much sur
prise at the pioposal made by
iluuhes at the opening session of
the conference. The frankness of
the secretary of state is the out
standing theme of conversation in
London circles. A disposition to
s^rve judgement in the matter ap
pears to be the rule. The Times Is1
particular in advising that caution
be taken.
ABI.K SENATOR PROMOTED
Washington, Oct. 31.— (Special
correspondence >. —Senator Charles
l urtis of Kansas, who has succeed
ed to the chairmanship of the Rules
Committee. made vacant by the
death of Senator Knox, tills a place
v hich is recognized as one of much
Importance and responsibility, and
carries with it great Senatorial pres
tige. Senator Curtis has been the
Republican whip for a number of
years, and a most valuable aid to
the majority in expediting legisla
tion on the administration's pro
gram. His elevation to the Rules
i halrmutiship was in recognition of
tie work he has done for the coun
t.j and for the party. Mr. Curtis is
U.30 a member of tne committees on
appropriations and finance, two of
the most important committees of
tha Senate. He will retain his place
u3 both of them.
S. S. Ql EEX r<> REPLACE
CITY OK SEATTLE
Seattle. Nor. 14.—The Pacific
i -ast Steamship Co. plans to put the
S 3, Queen, a much larger and faster
boat tiian the City of Seattle, ou the
:■ \agway run. beginning in Febru
ary. The steamships Spokane and
•Admiral Watson will continue as
t ;ey are now running. General
.1 aaager Haines stated that It was
very evident that the year 1922
uould bring a much greater devel
opment In Alaska than has been ex
1 rienced In recent years.
The City Of Seatile was sold for
SI'S. 000 dollars. She sailed for the
Atlantic Saturday night. The ves
sel will be operated from Key West
t > Havana.
ItlSITAIX MAY ACCEPT
HUGHES P1AX
Washington. Nov. 14.—Balfour,
the ranking delegate in the British
delegation, today expressed the in
timation that Britain may accept the
Hughes plan of disarmament.
I'EX TEIUSH IN TENEMENT FIRE
New York, Nor. 14.—Ten people
perished In a tenement fire this
morning. The post office employees
tared many lives from the fire be
fore the arrival of the firemen.
SEATTLE HOLDS Blti
ARMISTICE DAY I'A HADE
Seattle. Nov. 12.—The city of Se
attle held a big parade in honor of
Armistice Day and from nine to two
minutes past nine o'clock the parad
ers paid silent ho.nage to the na
tion's dead and gave thanks that
victory had crowned the allied arm
ies.
BETTER CAKE FOR VETERANS
Washington. Oct. 31.— (Special
correspondence).—Congressman J.
W. Langley of Kentucky, the chair
man of the House Committee on
Public Buildings, has introduced a
bill appropriating 116,000.000 for
the further construction of hosp.tals
for the care of sick or wounded war
veterans. The measure was drawn
after extended conferences with of
ficials of the treasury department
and representatives of the American
Legion. It Is in addition to the
Langley bill of last session appro
priating $18,600,000 for hospital
construction. It is understood that
all of the latter sum has been dis
bursed or ordered expended, except
{1, 339,000. Mr. Langley says that
all veterans requiring hospital
treatment will be provided for in
federal institutions if his new bill
becomes a law.
BODY OF GIRL FOUND L\ RIVER
Seattle. Nov. 15.—The body of
Dorothy Grimm, eighteen-year-old
daughter of Paul Grimm, a promin
ent farmer of Snohomish county was
found this morning in the Stilla
guamlsh river. The girl had been
missing since Sunday, when she left
home to meet a train.
POLISH PRESIDENT
DISAGREES WITH CABINET
Warsaw, Nov. 14.— President Pil
sudsky and hi* cabinet are unable
to agree and the latter has resign
ed.
TWO MINUTES SILENCE
OBSERVED IN LONDON
London. Nov. 12.—The two-min
utes silence for prayer and in re
membrance of the victory and of
the fallen heroes was observed
thruout the city of London.
MRS. GEORGE GOULD
DIES O.N GOLF LINKS
Lake wood. N. J.. Nov 14.—Mrs
George J. Gould dropped dead on
the golf links this afternoon from
heart disease.
PEACE PROCLAMATION
BEING PREPARED
Washington. Nov. 14.—The state
department is drafting the German
peace proclamation.
YESTERDAY—has passed Into history *
TOMORROW—Is always In the future.
TODAY—is the best time for you to start
that account with us that you have intend
ed to start for so long.
Intentions without Action fall in results.
, —DO IT NOW!
Earnnlk ®ff Mask®
SKACWAY, ALASKA
Rebel Raid on
Tiajuana Fails
San Diego. Nov. 14.—During an
attempted raid oix Tiajuana by a
band of 40 Mexican rebels last night,
six of the band were killed by the
Mexican federal troops. Many Am
ericans who were atseiubling for the
winter racing wer« hustled back
across the border, which was later
closed temporarily.
San Luis, Mexico. Nov. 14.—An
incipient revolution against the
Obregon government, which broke
at Tiajuana Sundav. is reported to
be spreading to the state of Sonora
KXI'Kt'TS HA I.I1' Mllil.IOX
Kv)R XKW ( AM.I
Washington. Nov. 14.—Col. Seone
the head of the signal corps for Al
aska. is urging upon the House com
mittee on territories the necessity
for a new cable fjr Alaska. The
cost of the cable is estimated at one
half million dollars. It is expected
the appropriation v.'ill be made this
moth.
MIXERS DECREASE
HIT MONEY IXCREASES
Washington, Nov. 14—The bureau
iif the census lias Issued a bulletin
in which is stated that while the
number of persons engaged In min
ing in Alaska in If If had decreased
.is compared with 1909, that the
capital invested in mining in the
territory had increased 250%.
S. S. 1)KL WOOD
TO REPLACE Hl'RXSIRE
Seattle. Nov. 14.—The shipping1
board has transferred the steel j
steamship Del wood to the signal
corps to take the place of the old
table ship Burnside. The Delwood
is now on her way from the Atlan
tic to her new post.
VI.ASKA TO «KT
IXCRKASHI) ROAD KINDS
A special wire was received liv
the Dally Alaskan from Delegate
Dan Sutherland on Friday in which
the delegate notes the provisions
made in the hill recently passed by
:he House for the construction of
forest roads and trills in Alaska.
According to the provisions of this
»ill. Alaska's allotment of appro
priation for the year 1922 will be
{258.273, and for the year 1923
there will he alloted $723,104. This
latter figure will be the amount
which the road commission has ap
pealed for for some time, and it now
looks as tho it would be forthcom
ing.
REFORM IN APPROPRIATIONS
Washington, Oct. 31.— (Special
correspondence).—Congressman M.
I!. Madden, chairman of the appro
priations committee of the House,
is cooperating with Budget Director
Dawes in an effort to stop the prac
tice of making continuing or per
manent appropriations. It has been
the custom in the past for execu
tive heads to ask sufficient funds to
finish a contemplated piece of work,
even though it should run over a
period of years. Succeeding Con
gresses have continued such appro
priations almost automatically with
out adequate investigation as to
their advisability. Hereafter the
annual needs of every executive de
partment must be placed before
Congress in the estimates, and there
will be definite appropriations made
for that fiscal year. The new prac
tice will insure the annual investi
gation of every item that appears in
the appropriation bills.
GOLD STAR MOTHERS
HAVE SEATS OF HONOR
New York, Nov 13.—A thousand
Gold Star Mothers marched in the
I parade on Armistice day to Madison
! square garden for the special hour,
j They occupied seats of honor.
j CIGARETTES CAUSE
DENTIST'S DEATH
Bellingham, Nov. 15.—Doctor L.
E. Robinson, a dentist of this place,
was burned to death when a cigar
ette which he was smoking In bed,
set fire to the bed clothes.
!
Bellaine Scores
Guggenheim Policy
Washington, Nov. 15.—Morgan
Guggenheim was charged with be
ing a factor in keeping back the In
dependent development of Alaska.
John E. ISalluine in his testimony
before the Senate Territories com
miitee asserted that the two
steamship companies operating In
Alaska are controlled by Morgan
Guggenheim, that these companies
hud refused to call for freight ex
cept when it aincunted to worth
while quantities, that the compan
ies discriminated in their rates I
against the public In the shipment,
ul freight, and in quicker consign
ments of freight to the Morgan Gug
genheim properties. Ballaine as
serted that the private halibut fish
eries were unable to secure cargo
space in the two companies' boats.
HKNIiY WHITE IHT
OX TOBOGGAN
Washington, Nov. 12.—President
Harding yesterday instructed the
secretary of labor to demand the im
nted ate resignation of Henry M.
White, the commissioner of Immi
gration of the port of Seattle.
I'l.STER REJECTS
GOVERNMENT'S PI-AX j
I.ondon. Nov. 14 —The cabinet of
!'l*ier has rejected the plan of the
government for the settlement of
the Irish question as that plan was
made known to the I'lsterites.
DIES OVER GRIEF
OF LOST FORTUNE
Boise. Nov. 14.—Joseph Bengoe
chea. who was accounted the richest
man in Idaho four years ago, died
in this city from gilef over the loss
of his fortune Bengoe^hea lost his
fortune thru the decline in the price]
of wool.
A. II. STK\SI,AM> IWKKASKS
STOCK ON DAIRY RANCH
The stock of the Stenaland dairy
has been increased by ten head, ac
cording to A. H. Stensland. owner
of the dairy, who brought up eight
cows of Holstein strain and two
Guernseys on the last northbound
trip of the freighter Ketchikan.
Four of the cows were fre9h, and
one came fresh on the ship during
the trip up.
Mr. Stensland said that the sailors
made a pet of the calf and became
so attached to It tl.at it was named
"Ketchikan." They also took up a
collection to buy It a collar with
a brass nameplatu on which the
name is to he engraved.
The dairy now has forty-one head,
including i'S cows, ten heifers, two
small calves, and one bull. In ord»r
to take care of the increasing busi
ness, the dairy has had to purchase
a delivery car, and more recently It
became necessary to get more cows.
"I wish to thank the people of
Ketchikan for their patronage and
support and promise to give them
the best service posslbe," declares
Stesland.—Ketchikan Chronicle.
TO BRING BACK
SOLDIERS FROM SIBERIA
Washington, Nov. 15.—The Sen
ate today passed a resolution which
provides funds for bringing back
from Siberia the discharged Ameri
can soldiers, their wives and fami
lies, who are destitute in that coun
try.
GERMAN! WANTS ONLY
CHARGE D'AFFAIRS
Washington, Nov. 15.—Germany
has requested that the two nations
be represented at the different seats
of government for the present by
Charge d'Affairs.
BANDITS ROR ROY BANK
Tacoma, Nov. 15.—Bandits enter
ed the state bank at Roy and robbed
it of four thousand dollars in cash.
The robbery was committed yester
day afternoon.
PREMIER APPROVES
HUGHES' PLAN
Washington, Nov. 15.—Premier
Lloyd George cabled Arthur Balfour
(his approval of the Hughes plan.
Washington, Nov. 15.—Britain's,!
acceptance "in principle" of the!
American proposals for the limita
tions of a naval armament is de
finitely forecasted today in a state
ment on behalf of the British dele
gation. Japan's acceptance "in
principle" at least has been forecast
ed by the statements of Baron Kato.
Britain's principal consideration in
framing the reply which Balfour
will make tomorrow has been the
question as to what is to be done to
bring Trance and Italy within the
plan of limitation. The American
delegates impressed their British
colleagues with the advisability of
tirst disposing of the question as it
affects the three principals, the Uni
ted States, Britain and Japan.
Washington. Nov. 15.—Grsat
Britain's acceptance of the principle
and spirit of America's proposals
for a limitation of the naval arma
ment of the powers, is laid before
the conference today by Arthur Bal
four. Baron Kato made a similar
reply for Japan's acceptance In the
same sense In which Britain accept
ed the proposals.
The conference adopted the plan
of a committee of the whole In
which the plan will be worked out
by the big five. Under this plan the
conference will be resolved Into two
committees of the whole, one for
the direction of the armament a:id
one for the direction of the eastern
questions, thus removing the real
work of the negotiations from the
open sessions of the conference and
handing them over to the executive
confines of the committee rooms.
PREMIER STILL
HOPES FOR AGREEMENT
London, Nov. 14.—Premier Lloyd
George announced that "I still cher
ish hopes that the Irish negotiations
will prove successful." The Premier
made this announcement to the
House of Commons, and he added
that the government would not at
this time disclose the measures it
will take in the event of a break
down in negotiations .
SHIPS AFLOAT ARE
WHAT COUNT
Washington, Nov. 15.—"It is not |
the scrapped ships that count, but)
the ships afloat," is the terse way in
which Baron Kato summed up the
matter of the Hughes plan, when
speaking to a correspondent of the
Japanese press concerning the Am
erican proposal.
TO SEARCH FOR SCHOONER |
Port Angeles, Not. 14.—The coast
guard cutter Snohomish sailed from
this port this afternoon for Alaskan '
waters. The Snohomish Is commis- 1
sionod to search for the halibut
jchooner Swiftsure, which was last
•ii ned off V, t. ii tat.
FOR SALE—Coal heater, cheap.
3t C. H. ROGERS.
REPUBLICAN LEGISLATURE
SENDS WILSON GREETINGS
Jefferson City, Nov. 14.—The Re
publican majority in the legislature
telegraphed greetings to ex-Presi
dfnt Wilson and expressed the hope
of an early recovery of his heaJth.
BRITAIN' WOULD AID E. 8.
Speaking to both Americans and
Filipinos at Manila. Lord Northcllffe
the great London publisher, »atd
that in any strugglo in the Far East
Great Britain would fight beside the
United States. He told the Filipinos
tliey had as much home rule as Aus
tralia or South Africa, and but for
the United States they would cease
to exist as a government. "No peo
ple in the world have had a fairer
deal," he declared, and ha warned
the Filipinos that without the Am
erican flag "the thousand million*
who are not so far away," would
take possession of those Islands,
which the natives could not defend.
LARSON GUILTY
FOR THIRD TIME
Tacoma, Nov. 14.—Ex-President
Larson of the Scandinavian-Ameri
can Rank of Tacoma was found
guilty for the third time on the
<• :irse of embezzling the funds or
t e Scandinavian-American Bank of
Tacoma.
THE WHITE PASS &
YUKON ROUTE
I
THE GATEWAY ROUTE TO
Yukon Territory, Atlin and
Interior Alaska
Semi-Weekly Train Service between Sltaguay and Whitehorie
during the Winter Season.
J For information regarding passenger and freight rate» apply to
H- Wheeler- General Manager
Skaguay. Alaska
or
510 Alaska Building
SeattleW sh.