SEMILE GIRL
IS KILLED IT
AUTOMOBILE
Seattle. Jan. 9.—Klla Soem. a six
teen-year-old school girl, was run
down and killed by an automobile
i1 , -mi . (llenn 0. Anderson, a tele
srupher Anderson was accompan
ied by Aniiur J- Pawner, a former
lei- ,'rap!'.t r at McCrath. Alaska.
t Editor's note- Glenn C. Ander
son was formerly corporal of the
Si^-ial corps. He qjit the service to
• i>t .1 position wuh the associated
'ii the Seattlj Post-Intelligen
: . u .ere he work*d S or 9 months,
d which time he was married
lie nuit the assoc a led press and
came north the latter part of last
S' i'tember with his wife. His inten
tions were to open a hotel at Hot
Springs in the Tanana valley, but
he recently returned to Seattle.
Arthur J. Downer was formerly
ser . ant of the signal corps and for
. time personnel clerk of the 2nd
e: re Co.. Signal Corps, with head
i;iiart- s at Ft Gibbon. He was af
-•ru is transferred to McGrath,
Uj-u. after the signal corps took
.t -• i'hiu over from Falcon Jos
I"owner only recently returned
> the Slates from Alaska.
P.oth Anderson and Downer are
. congenial fellows and were I
o friends.
M 1ST \ K K HHSON FOR
SACRAMENTAL WINK1
('.rand Rapids. Mich., Jan. 9.— j
i e:d s of the Seventh Keform-|
♦ d Church were poisoned at this I
.!i. s service when they drank
sh which had been poured into
i>:;imunioa cup in the belief
lit->t it was sacramental wine.
he varnish »as made with wood
alcohol.
itvk r.K; rowKRS
oi l'!.AW I'OISONOl'8 GAS
Washington. Jan. S.—Creat Bri
tain. Japan, France. United States
and Italy agreed to ontlaw poison
ous sas as an instrument of war
fare
I Ii\i.l:i SS TO I'l'SH
SOI.DII.lt BONI S BILL |
V ngton. Jan. 9.—At a dinner
i Saturday night by Presi
d t Harding, at which the Repub
n le Its in congress were pres
e it was decided that they would
pi. 1< testation of the soldiers' bon
us. ThN decision was reached after
a i ."ipr« hetisive discussion.
NOTICE •
At a meeting of the board
of trustees of the White Pu»8
Hospital Association it was
d ciiled that, siice Dr. Run
nals has started a hospital
of his own. the White Pass
Hospital will nut accept any
more of his pr.tients, begin
.•14 January tenth. 1922.
A. V.*. VALEXS. M. B.
. W. P. & Y. R. Hosp.
GRIFFITH ELECTED
PRESIDENT; POPE REJOICES
OVBK AGREEMENT
Dublin, Jan. 10.—Arthur Griffith I
was elected by Dail Eireann today
as President of the Irish Free State.
President Griffith will head the
provisional government to arrange
for the establishment of the Irish
Froe State, of which he will proba
bly be made president.
As a protest against the election I
of Griffith. Devalera and his fol-j
lowers left Dail Eireann council |
chamber and the election of Grif
fith was then mad? unanimous.
I A message from tiie Pope at Rome
! rejoicing in the agreement with |
| England, was read
,
OUTLOOK FOR IRELAND
MORE OBSCURE THAN' K\El
Publin, Jan. 9.—With the Irish i
treaty ratified, prayers of thanks-1
giving went up from people in al!
the churches yesteiday.
Notwithstanding this Ireland to-1
day continues to face internal dis
organization, which gives rise to |
greatest anxiety.
The split in Dail Eireann has been |
intensified by the vote on the treaty
and the future was never more ob
scure.
This opinion prevails in official cir
cles on both sides of the question.
M.CIMBER OF NORTH
DAKOTA HEADS SENATE
FIN ANCE COM MITTEK
Washington, Jan 9.—Senator Mc-j
Cumber of North Dakota was select-!
ed today by the committee on com-1
mittees of the senate as chairman ol
the senate finance committee, to
succeed the late Senator Penrose.
Senator Frelinghuysen of New Jer
sey was selected to fill the vacancy >
on the finance committee.
XO AIRCRAFT LIMITATION
WAS TODAY'S DECISION
Washington. Jan. 9.—The limita
tion of the development of aircraft
is impossible at this time was the
decision of the five-power committee
of the Washington conference. who
were in session today.
BELGICM WILL TAKE
2,300,00O,0OO GOLD MARKS
Cannes. Jan. 8.—The Allied Su
preme Council began today the con
sideration of the question of Ger
many's war reparations.
The Belgian delegation announced
that it will insist tn Belgium's pri
ority claim to twenty-five hundred
million gold marks for their share
of the reparations.
PHILADELPHIA LAWYER
SUCCEEDS LATE PEXROSK
Philadelphia, Jan. 9—George W.
Pepper, a Philadelphia lawyer, was
appointed today by Governor Sproule
to succeed the late Senator Penrose
in the United Stales senate.
Senator Pepper will hold ol7c«
until the Novemliei election of ihis
yesr;
Your New Year Resolution
Resolve to be more careful with your money the coming
y^ar and in this way reap some of the benefits that others are en
juyniR.
Keep an accurate account of all the money you spend ina
sjwIIi and what you spend it for. It will surprise you.
Then resolve to bank the amount you have heretofore been
spending unwisely.
You will never regret the resolution if you act.
Barak ®ff Mask®
SKACWAY, ALASKA
Ambassador Harvey
Has Accident
Cannes, Jan. 9.—Colonel Georgi
Harvey, American ambassador tc
Oreat Britain, narrowly escaped
death today in an automobile acci
dent. Accompanied by Kicharc
Crane., the former American am
bassador to Czevho-Slovakia, ir
whose car they n-ere riding, and
Wickham Streed. editor of the Lon
don Times, Harvey was on his wav
for a round of go'f. when the a\i
of the machine brrke.
Ambassador Ha vey was throw
heavily out, landing on the road
and being rendered unconscious fit:
an hour.
Harvey's physicians have orderi-.
him to give up ail duties for the n> \f
several days.
Ambassador Har*ey came over I
attend the Allied Supreme Council,
now in session.
FIVE MUX INK
FROM \V«K>» \UX)il !
Hoboken. Jail. If.—Five men
ilieil here today as « resull of d'.
iljtr wood alrohol.
The men were c.l a carouse and
drunk large potions of the p> s>
dus stuff with fatal results.
I'lORSIA HAS JOINKI)
TI1K I.KAt.l K <»F NATIONS
Washington, Jan. T —It was
[jounced today that Persia had be
come a member of the League of
Nations.
Alaska's Output
We are running today a portion
>f the advance statement g.ven en
by the 1". S. Geological Survey of
:he department of the interior,
which has been sent to the pi e-s of
Alaska.
The statement will be continued
'rotn issue to Issue as it is too long
'or one insert.'on:
Some of the Inportant features of
nining development In Alask.t d;tr
ng 1921 are set torth in the fol
owing statement, which is abstract
>d from the annual report on r.tin
;ral resources and production in Al
iska, now in prepaiation under the
lirection of Alfred H. Brooks of t1
'nited States Geological Survey ot
he department of the interior
Complete statistics of the miners
iroduction of Alaska cannot be cul
ected within less lian four or five
nonths after the ciose of the year.
>ut meanwhile it appears desirable
o publish promptly the preliniinarj
•stimates. which are believed to bt
vithin 5'; of the actual figure?
(H'lKTitl ( (.11111! Mill*
The value of Alaska's mineral out
>ut in 1921 was about $ 1 ti.109.00ii
is compared with $23,"OS.757 i;.
1920. This was the lowest annual
.alue since 1904. The decrease was
]ue to a decline in all forms of lode
fnining. especially that of copper,
for the output of the sold placers
was somewhat larger than that of
[he preceding year, and a little pro
gress was made in the development
uf the coal fields. The stagnation
of Alaska mining i" but a reflection
of the world-H'ide depression of the
industry and is not caused primar
ily by local condit')ns. Paring 42
years of mining the territory has
produced minerals to ttie value of
$475,000,000.
Value of Minerals Produced in Al
aska in 1920 and 1 02t
Gold ...$ S..165 560 $ S.000.000
Copper .. 12.9G0.106 6,971,000
Silver ... 1.039.364 4GG.000
Lead ... 140,000 46,000
Platinum
and allied
metals .. 160 117 5.00C
Tin 16,112 1.000
Coal ... 355.66S 480,000
Petroleum,
marble, gyp
sum, quick
silver, etc. 266,S30 l'40.00f
$23,303,757 $16.l0T»,00(
(To be continued)
Bishop P* T. Rowe
Boosts For Alaska
New York, Jan. 9.—Yesterday
ois.'Kvf Toter T. Ro*-e of Alaska em
phasized the need cj legislation that
will develop tiie resources of Alas
j ko. Bishop Rowe is en route to
; Washington in the interests of the
fishing rights of tb« Natives of Al
aska.
One of the best mores that the
S. Shipping Bui.rd could make,
d Bishop Howe, would be the es
. shment of a line of ships to Al
T i bishor added that Alas
.• Is sli rigiit with her Ssli end her
ir and oil, hut the difficulty, he
d. is that Alaska has been gross
f-leciod in the matter of legis
,n in which will promote develop
Washington, Jan. 10.—Tbc pur
chase by the government of all the •
liquor stores In the United States'
at present will be recommended toj
President Harding »oon by the joint
committee of the congressional con, -1
mittee on governmental reorganiza
tion.
li is estimated that there are for
ty million gallons of whiskey an.!
other liquor in bonded warehouses
ATTEM1T TO RE-ELECT
DEVALERA K A J I.ED TODAY
BY CIX>SK \"OTE
Dublin. Jan. 9.—A motion was
made before the Pall Eireann to r<
clect Devalera to tne presidency i ;
the republic. The motion failed to
pass by the close tote of 5T to 60. !
The situation was mosi critical
and much cheering was indulged in.
and as the members came into the
street after adjournment they were
booed at by the great croud which
had collected.
Many of the yoting men in r e
crowd shouted "Up with the Repub
lic."
NEW ASSISTANT
TREASURER t NITED - Ml -
Thiele of Fort Wayne. Indian.i. v
today nominated by Pre- d>-:it Hard
ing as assistant treasurer of x' Vni
ted States. Thiel's sane will go to
the Senat for confirmation this.
afternoon.
V WINS
NKW ZEPPELIN
asaingtun. L). C.—Authorization
,i- allied council of ambassadors
if e cods!ruction by Germany of a
/.ej :>eiin 01 me L Jo type was re
ded in ofticial roles here as a
i lor American diplomacy.
■ y virtue of thai authority Ger
.. .s permitted to go behind tbe
itocol limiting the size of air
is might bu.ld to 30,900 cu
ti meters capacity. The craft Ger- j
n.aiiy is to build for the United ,
-tales is to be of \0.000 cubic mel
t-re capacity.
( {.position of the European pov
■ii. ents was overcome by repre
» .uiiou by Ambassador Herrick
...t mis country would not use the
i j air. rail for military purposes
..:.a that America was entitled to,
.jit:: .ition in kii.d for the Zeppe
..rdod to the United States and
i i .-r destroyed by Germany.
. ' air ship is to be delivered in
any wilnout tne expenditure of
a i" :iny by t;;is government, it is'
staled, and t!:en he down across the!
A: tunc by a n r > d- partment crew..
T:.c construction will be under the
dire. ;;.<n of a stall of American nav
el experts.
Kil l; DEATHS I KOM CHOLERA 1
Manilla. Jan. JO.—There have
In en 1 ur deaths f.om cholera dur-'
ins ti last twenty-four hours.
S \ new cases »ere reported to-i
I I.SIl l: STI 1.1. DETERMINER
in STAY Ol'T FRKK STATE
L . Jan. 10.—A Belfast de
spatch received hwe today says
th.il l itter is more determined than
i-ver not to enter the Irish Repub
lic Free Stale.
i: M ■ I s VITIYKS OHGAMZE
i! jarv fourth of this year a
i! >ie canip of the Alaska Na
ive Brotherhood was organized at.
and also one at Klukwan. >
TLe.-e new camps start out with i
i f. e charter membership and the
work w 11 continue until every eli-;
gille Native has become a member..
The A. N. B.. as it Is generally de-j
signal d. has become a great factor !
for t < uplift and benefit of the Al
aska Natives and subordinate camps'
have been established in many of j
the towns of southeastern Alaska.
A lirand Camp was formed and the!
Grand Officers function thruout'
the year just the s&me as grand of
ficials in other and older orders. A
camp at Skagway may bo formed.
I altho the Natives of Skagway are
invited to join Haiues camp and are
| elegible there.
I The officers elected at Haines for
j the ensuing year are:
T. XI. Tlunaut (John Marks)—Pres
ident.
I J. W. Brown—Vice President.
I F. Tlunaut—Treasurer.
i'aul Williams—Secretary.
I Paddy Ganoet—Trustee.
j Patsy Davis—Trustee.
I James Watson—Trustee. v
George Kasko—Sergeant at Arms.
Thero were twelve chartermem
bers and since then twenty new
members have been Initiated.
Details of the Klukwan camp have
not reached here yet, but It is known
that a good camp was organized.
STATE OF COMA
TAKEN FOR HEATH
IX CASE OF MARQCIS OKIMA
Tokio. Jan. 9.—Count Marquis
Okuma. the aped Matesman, *hox
condition of coma led to the rej»ort
or his death. Is sti!! alive.
The death of the Marquis had
been officially announced from To
kio and posthumous honors had
been bestowed upon him by the Re
cent Prince Hinohito in the name
of the Emperor.
Following this the Marquis' phy
sician announced that tho patient
had emerged from a state of coma
which, on January 6 had been mis
taken for death.
Hopes are now l.e.ld out that the
famous war minister will recover
his health.
GOVERNMENT TO BE ASKED
TO PURCHASE AIX MQVOR.
ACCEPTS IDE
PEACE TREATY
Dublin. Jan 9.—By a majority of
seven volps the Dail Eireann rati
fied on Saturday night the Irish
treaty.
This action hrinss tranquil rela
tions between Ireland and Great Bri
tain alter seven centuries of strife
The vote on the ratification stood
64 to E7.
nrpsident Devalera led the opposi
tion fight for tho rejection of the
treaty and ■when the vote was dis
closed Devalera declared that bis
resignation, which be tendered last
Friday, should take effect immedi
ately.
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BANK I»KI*OS!TORS GET
TW» vn OF I.OSSES
Seattle. Jan. 9.—Dividend checks
for twenty per reDt, of the amount
of each guaranteed deposit in the
Scandinavian-American bank were
mailed to the victims today.
Fifteen per cent, is realized by the
liquidation of the bank's assets and
five per cpnt. is paid by the Stale
Guarantee fund.
THIRTEEN \ 1 >SKIjS TO
( \RKY RELIEF SlTfLIF-S
Washington, .lan. 9.—Thirteen
>-■ ■ i•• oi ~.::t to the I". S ship
fleet wi re today allocat
• <1 t i.-;y relief supplies to famish
The vessels will he loaded with
al alacrity and sent over the sea*
to ti e Juaiine stricken country.
\ I! rill I! GRIFFITHS « I.AIMS
M \JORfTY OF FOIR
Dublin, .'an S.—The party whips
the secti i in the Daii Eireann
•>ld by Art ur Griffiths in favor of
: .,:i;ic:-:- : the Anglo-Irish treaty
- ated that out of the
*. 2.2 votes tlie supporters of the
■> would obtain 63, or a major
ity of 4.
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