IVrtlaad. May 4.—Henry Alters. I
:he big i:iil!er of tlie West, who was
convicted of a violation of the es
pionage ait iluriuv tin- war. and
whos*' conviction was reversed by i
• !';.it> vl > at' - .<..;'rettie court will
l>c retired immediately in the lower |
. May 4.—Alaska takes
; •' , legislative stage in
nday At that time (
: e bill introduced by |
iirry will ha\e the
is bill provides for i
n of the affaire of j
v ;!ts Alaskan Devel- j
It is the intention'
t tiny that the com- j
.torics whic:.t has
ii ,!1 ho it: contititi
: • measure is t'ul
v I !>.• imrodticed in
. ::!y modified from
::nul draft. This bill
l.oaril of live iiikiii
(Var as in the origl
• : embers will ba the
- ,1.r of the board
'• ts of Alaska and
;■ i:ated t!:e presi
>>r.fd a' a salary
d il ilars. tn>- other
i>rman t
possible
A-r — t;... fishi:i5 ten
it . ; •• t ascudc lad
■
1 1 mred herring
.
•: i:iug grounds.
COUNCIL SETS
London. May 4.—'1 he
premc Council decided Li -i i hi o:
the sum which ihe tiermaus must
pay in reparations for indemnity of
the war. This sum wn&^wt -it '•
lion T".i» million pound sterlini; <'r
about billion dollars. To tMs is
to bo added tlie sum due Belgium in
reparation. Further it was derided
that Germany must accept this sum
and its terms not later than May 12.
or penalties will be Inflicted by the
Allies.
Host on. May 4.—President Hard
ing in a letter to Harry I". Uurrougli ■
grew reminlcenl of liis (lays as a ,
newsboy. V.';ititig ol" t' ■ pi". 1 *ect
ou incidents he srttred to Uutroa?-.
:hut no incident of that interest!":;
•ampaisn pleas- d him more than th>- ;
Mil he received from tU. delegation .
if forti-.er s'toys ou i.is own p.i
)er.
Hppeln. I'pper SiTe.-si.i. May '<—\
luttle is racing i'l ! ; ■ r .-'rlossia be
ween the i're.sit a: d I'ol ; t »ri.
loth forces a •> :: • anil
■ry. The llrit ! ;. • supimrtob i
erdav afto -m a ..ad l . louel Hold.
'
lie overwhelming : i.nliers of tic
'olish ..'<■> kers 't • I'ciw ajK'io !
ire on the »:.ite-h . Italiitis vi.i.
.t-Ul a. alld • i'llfflisll a .
laliati- rc, '•. d w l tin if artillery
t is • • mated ti... • opinio I
'olish for. s utm i,. r at It si
>00. They have oeev i-tf all I'pper
::ans und-'r : .e roc U pb n:seite.
I.os Mi:.,-v.. :..-<y a.".^ P. "IMS-,
;xat Mi. d . h ..e in this
• d 5 of i v- > } ears.
The Best Month in the
Year to Open a Savings
Account Is—MAY
• >t!n-r k<hw1 muniliN urt1 March, Aii.uu*!. Nmoml.i-r.
I Vln uary. July, S» |>t i'IiiIht. April, •laniiury, <i >i
I»t, llrmiihor, ami .Inno.
i \u.t in: in sa\k dktkx stands iss .\vr \
vor am) srtTKss. en
BanK of AlasKa li
s j-i «. si
tanned rrmi
we Ann pleased to announce a general reduc- •|*j
TION* Of FROM 20 TO 23 PER CENT ON OUR ENTIRE $
LINE Or" CANNED FRI'IT. WE IIAVE THE FOLLOWING VA- £
1UETY: ?|
Peaches—Halves and Sliced fj
Pears Plums jl
Apricots Grapes Strawberries
Logan-, Rasp-, and Black-Berries |j
Sliced and Grated Pineapple
TRICES RANGE FROM 23c TO 53c PER TIN—ACCORDING S
TO SIZE AND KIND. *M
SPECIAL PRICES IN DOZEN LOTS. &
P. U. GANTY S
AI
.111 if
4.—Thomas Millman,
itu i,i. :• iior of the I'uitcd States
Liepai't tif J list ice. during the war,
was kidnapped and tortured "villi
hot irons by three men believed to
L-e 1. \V. \V.s\ lie was later xel at
liberty.
9MI ATTACKS
S|>ri!ig!icld. Mo.. May 1 —William
Jennings Bryan, in an address !a>t j
night attacked the teaching of the,
Darwinian theory of the origin of |
sgiecies in the public schools. His
contention was that from tlie
ious standpoint tlie theory reduces
Cliris«t to a nature man and cTKKs J
him au ape for an ancestor.
ijcTi! mm
ijLl i Li
Washington. May 5.—Alaskan a1'-]
. ii:s arc rtpectod to move alouu ;
pidli at the capital from now on. J
I; iimiiv.. vith the appointment of a |
jvernur. which event is exppcted ,
. :i'y. Stubbs, tlie United Str.;:.s;
mineral surveyor at Anyak was a ,
Hi r at the Whitehouse by invitu
:on it; tlit* president. Just what in
i:;. 1:0:1 Stti iihs imparted to tho
President i.; not revealed, but Stubbs
tiid Itardinx were done t<» each oth
\w 1 years a; .1 w; on Stubbs was
ivitiR In-; headquarters in the oili
with Harding. Stubbs frankly
kuouled ■"■s that l.e is in Washing
!i political business in the interests
■r Alaska.
IVI.'uate Sutherland addressed a
■ •rial b iter to Harding in which
: : (>• iti-d against the appointment
. e to the (lorernordhip who is
a r* .■•ill in of Alaska, and spec:-i
all;, mentioning Perkins. Tlie fact
at Sutherland adopted tills pro-1
■ei'dura is an indication, here to,
. e whohave been watching the ilo- j
•elopaietits on tlie Alaskan sitiu
• i'i .:s prima facie evidence that f
.is much in the report that Per-1
Kins ! as been selected for th • oflico '
:»f (.ovi ruor.
m 1
Washington, May 4.—The candi
dal ■> for governor of Alaska of Col.
lor Governor of Alaska of Colonel
Perkins, of Seattle, and form
er Name operator, was played up ia
■ Washington city papers. Tlie can
didates for other appointive Federal
positions in Alaska, who are now in
iiie capital city are Cecil Close, of
Fairbanks, who is an aspirant for
e position of Judge in the Fourth
Division. O. P. Ilubbard, of Juneau,
for Judge, in First Division; Oscar
Uustad. of Fairbanks, for Marshal
of the Fourth Division; Tom Mark
l:am, of Fairbanks, and William D.
1 uppernall. for judge and attorney
of t .0 Third Division; Karl Thiel,
iif Dethel on the Kuskokwini, for
marshal, of the Third Division and
n. Hen Poiudexter, of Seward, for
rs!•: I of the Second Division.
Port Town send. May 5.—The
Santa Alicia which struck near this
port was floated today and proceed
ed on her way to Tacoma.
Falmouth, May 5.—The steamer
!ago 111 a caught fire when over a |
hundred miles out. Today she j
dashed into port after the thrilling j
race and saved the lives of the SS 1
passengers and the members of her 1
crew.
Washington. May 5.—Tlio pros
pects of an immediate settlement of
the Marine strike went glimmering,
when tlie conference broke up today.
Secretaries Hover and Davis held
a long conference with the represen
tatives of the shipping board awl ti.e
ship owners antl not enough came
of it to warrant any prediction as to
an early settlement of the strike.
Seattle, May 5.—Many Alaskans
who are wanting to come north are
compelled to go to Vancouver and
take the Canadian steamers north. I
Seattle, May 5.—There is no im
provement in the strike situation in
Seattle, as it affects Alaska, nor is
thereany improvement in the situa
tion in any other section of the
country. It was thot yesterday af
ternoon that the S.S. Alameda would
be dispatched tonight,- but that hope
has been dispelled today.
London. May 5.—Tlie members of
the Supreme Council this niorfi'.ing I
signed au ultimatum to Germany.
This will be dispatched to Germany j
and will embody the definite terms |
which the entente are giving in de- j
tail. It also states the jruarati'eea |
to lie exacted and demanded of ;or
nian.v, and s!.e must actept or re
ject the alllied terms before May .
irth.
Cable Briefs !
Washington, May 5.—Loader Mor.
dell of lilt- lli'iise stated today that |
it was uncertain as to the tiuio when |
the house would consider the Kiio\ ,
peace resolution.
Rock Springs. Wyo.. May 5.— |
Walter M. Hunting, a mail aviator. I
was hurtled to death today wheu his
aeroplane overtunied and crashed to (
the ground. I
Washington, May —Geddes, the
British ambassador to the United
States, carried to the state depart
ment today an invitation to the Uni
ed States from the Allied powers to
be represented 011 the supreme coun
cil of the reparations commission
and on the council of ambassadors.
Seattl?. May 5.—Captain II. W. j
Raver., inspector of hulls for Alaska,
with headquarters at St. Micheal, I
was promoted today to he travelling j
inspector of the Pacific coast. Cap- j
tain Charles 11. White, the assistant j
inspector, at Seattle, has been named j
to succeed him.
Seattle, May 4.—Further infor- 1
mation oti the fire aboard the Mara j.
Tokyo indicates that the vessel was h
gutted by tire rather than burned to J
the waters edge. The vessel was of j
steel construction and was badly I
damaged by an explosion of the ni- ■
trates carried tis cargo.
It is now known that eight are j
dead and eight missing.
London, May —Lord North- j
cliff. in speaking to the representa- !
lives of the American Dry Cioods j
business men Who are visiting this i
country declared that misunderstand- j
ings between the England and the J
United Stales were due largely to
"Pin Pricks" in the American Press |
and could be cleared up thru frank
ness and co-operation.
Washington. May 5.—Nicky Arn
stein, the dashing and bold swindler
who created such a sensation last
summer by his theft of five millions
of Wall street bonds, was convicted
of the charge of conspiracy to bring
stolen securities into the District of
Columbia. Four of the partners of
"Nicky" were found guilty with him.
They will be taken to New York and
tried there.
in
uF LlflU
San Francisco, May 4.—The argu
ments on the habeas corpus case to
prevent tho extradition of Jufet
Lindeberg to Tacotna, are lieinK made
and the deeisoin is taken tinder ad
visment.
London, May 5.—The Supreme I
Council of the Allies was informeC
that tiie German Cabinet-has re
signed.
Seattle, May I.—The trasport Bu- j
ord arrived with vl survivors of the
I'okyo Marti. All are accounted for
:ave the eight who are dead. The j
earn ship Santa Uicia. which aided i
ii the rescue of the Tokyo Maru ;
an ashore reir !'ort Townsond this |
;iornin g.
r- r> • 4 s~ ry
itrLii
H
m
Peat(I '. May I.—In a letter to tho
itllc 1'.- 1 . t'n; Preside ut replies
ihe Hood of invitations which have
ne to hint. Me says he nop'U to
ir tlie I'ari.ic coast and possibly
•ska as so n a< public business
tit that it is not likely
:*:t •••.-i11 take place in
Maska :«s
rill perit:i
iiat such
he near future.
libs:; iIh■ f ti.e Daily Alasti
I COMFORT SERVICE SAFETY
| for
Yukon Territory, Atlin District and
Interior Alaska
Serai-weekly Train Service between Skagaay
anrl Whitehorse during the winter season
Full information regarding passenger, and freight rates
upon applying to
li. Wheeler, General flanager
Skaguay, Alaska
or
510 Alaska Building, Seattle. Wash.
LIE PASSED
BETWEEN JUS
Washington, May 4.—-The lie was
passed between Samuel T. Ansell, a
former acting judge advocate gener
al of the army, and former judge
John W. Wescott of New Jersey. The
trouble arose from an exception tak
en to the investigation by the house
committee in the escape of Kerg
doll the draft evader.
tiMi
10 BE DROPPED
Washington, May 5.—An;, fur
ther investigation of the charges of
fraud and corruption against former
Senator Newberry will probably be
abandoned.
Seattle, May 4.— John P. Wheeler
an agent of the bureau of internal
revenue was arrested here today. Ke
is charged with extortion
VICTORY MKDAL FOR AM.
WORLD WAR SOLDIERS
In its efforts to place the Victory
Medal in the hands of the veterans
of World War. the War Department
has invoked ti e aid of the clergy
men of ihe country. A letier from
Colonel John T. Axton, Chie." of
Chaplains, has bee:; sent to one hun
dred and fifteen thousand pastors
of all denominations, asking that
they direct the attention of ex-sol
diers and their families to the fact
that the Victory Medal is now being
distributed and that application
blanks may be secured from tiie
Commanding Officer of any Army
post, camp or station, or from Vic
tory Medal Officers who have replac
ed Recruiting Officers in most of the
larger cities of the country.
"This distinguishing mark of mil
itary service has a design, the basis
of which is uniform for the soldiers
of the Allies throughout the world.
This basis is the rainbow and wing
ed Victory of Samothrace—the great
est symbols of neace and victory.
The medal i> : eudant from the rain
bow ribb,. i. in each country na
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