ALLEN APPROVES
LEGION'S FIGHT
INIBMLP.L
ToPeka Jan. 9—Gowrnrr Allen
is up In arms against the Townlefc'oi
Xon partisan lt-agiiePs who have do-'
«Cend6<l upon Kansas from North
LHVota to win that stut.- to the'":*
colors. Th(. Governor aj>p"ov,,a thg,'
fight which the rvtu<rned soldiers
arr making jn the League cohorts
and wishes them scccjss in d'iv
i';g out the invader*.
A . lgantie campaign is on to form
a statewide citizens committtH, to
f?;4ht tl^ ion partisan 1 tigUe's in- J
v?°ion of Kansas. Tha soldi* iv,
n.id sailors and mirin^s of the late
war will form th^ backbone of ttia
Ut w urbanization bt:t citlzens Cr
«v,.rj- wals of lif^, will join th0 niov [
m^iit- K*^ar,.sentativxs of 223 I«eg-j
ion losti will att^JJd a lin,, atta,-i3
on the non partisan league and A!
C Townl y The organization h, rt, J
wi'l follow [hat adopted by W'iscon-l
sin in lier eonstitutloa DefvftSe. ;
I <agUe*
lEIEli !
LOIDON HIE
Lo"'-on Jan- S—D»valera the Pr,js
Id. ut of the socalled Irish ritpublie
L»s b«.t n invited to com,. to London
it> invitation is reorpfcd by the
Westminster Gazette to come fr°m
1-ioyc George- H, dt£irvs to con
f. r •• ith Devalera.
Cold And Hunger
Increase Suicides
Buda Test Pan. 10—The num
L i of ®uicides Per day has increas
ed to fifteen owing to the cold and
hunge'
London Jan- S—That Japan hr(j a
°,<:isr. of h*t-r own Importance and
•vi.lrntly her ability to go the Par
is illustrated iu an interview by Bar
011 t-ayaishi In this city. Th^J ttai
ou d»x.lart.d that Japan cannot l>er"
mi; ! noth0r nations navy to surpass
li rd Pivc whi-n the increns. s'
ar,. propojLd by so"ard0nt a paci
fic t#t and fcenuinelv religious m:m
as 3 c'r D-nlels-" The Ambaissadir
sald that Daniels belieV'fc firmly in
th0 uioral infallibility of tli0 United
Staftj. "ire lias set ou-t to con
stra.t a flo^.t so strong it will ro
il ce all others to mere ciph0r to
t-nar-le America to dictate her con
c,pti.>n of rights to othtrs.
qjf pi CRi njrqq
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Uigo Jan- S—Thp SOtli Sovi, t riC
los revolt' <i- The Me1* d,>tuand<-d
t::.it th0 regin^j,t be dcmobilizt-r'
\\'aen this wss not done th,.y killed
the commUary hanging his body to
the barracks gat,.; th y imprisoned '
seven others with th0 intcntion of
starving th-.in- A Chinese and com-!
uit'.nist battalion from Mol>-sJc wero
s .ut to nu.-il th0 disturbance- Thoso ■
wrrP surroulid, d in the train the '
Ljr-iin waa derailed and nearly all
Lhe ChincSo "lain.- »
Wellington Jan >—Fr, sident Wil
son has appointed Gi.y F All-in :£»•
the Bt-w Tr asurvr of ihe United St i
tes.
*i\vree Reasons
vcYvij &\\oviVd \\&\3C a "ftsiuV.
^ccow\ vc;\V\ "as.
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checks can be duplicated without cost.
CONVENIENCE—Paying bills by check is tlie
easiest, simplest method of paying thorn.
SYSTEM—You have a complete record of all
money received and spent, with accurate
dates and amounts.
We assure you Safety Convenience
and System
Bank of Alaska
To all our friends and patrons
we extend the
Srasans (Srwtutga
and wish one and all
A Bmi) (UltriHiiMa
✓ . and a
fappg Nftn fctr
P. H. GANTY
Washington Jan. 8—The hospitals
cartu? for World War Veterans who
a-t- snffp'ing from disability or
wounds hare not recolved a cenC
•if aoH'ly spProplatgd bv congress
for rlifir care nor has anything been
so (::! for th0 treatment of the in
sane- I>r Salmon the advisor on
m ir>:>l distasps to the Rockefeller
foundations made this sfcatement
before the comuiercP Committee of
til.,. ,'ioui. recently.
HoboesUnion Go To
New York Church
En Masse
New VorK Jan. 10—The historic
Trinity church In down town New
York was tr,,at*d to a surprise!
yesterday n.ornlng dining the hour
of worship. While th0 D(an was
"aylng prayers lil nictmbers of the 1
"Hoboes Union" quletly fil,.d Into |
;'.ie church and fill,.d the front Pews|
an the main floor. The serrlce con-|
tin ed as usual with no dlstur- !
liunger
Legion Wants Care,
Veterans Undef
One Head
\Vo#Mngton Jan 10—The sy3tem
>' rehabilitation of the disabled!
r, U>r:uis was denounced by t!u> Am- j
Lrii an Legion as a fallureu which j
pi'd to bo rnmediid''. The suggt.s-!
piun is made that O'e work be i
;onsolidatca and put under one.
Ii. o<l instead of the three undcr I
iviiieh-,it i.; now c.irrit,d on This !
;»arPe and tho remedial suggest- j
•>n wl'.s Pv.sLnt,,d to the President
\nd to m,.mbt,r of Congress !
:s tlic form of a memoriJl direct- |
i s t!i<> ac.jition of the govt.Vnf
m:r.t to the '•auffering shameful!
iig!ect and iiijustiCf, which the Leg
on »sserts marks the administra
lion qf the affairt of war v(.ter
.r.s- Galbiaith th0 National Com-!
uander of the American Leg!on will |
lursonally deliver a copy of the I
memorial 10 Pr^ide&t Elect Hard
Ing at Marion.
Fordney Tariff
Trouble Breeder
Washington Jan- 11—The Fordn0y
emergency tariff bill Is before the!
Senate Financ^ Committee and hear-|
higs a't^b0ing held on it. "Warn-!
i- gs bar0 been voiced befor0 this]
c-mmitte^ by witnesses tc the cffect
t.uat the iassjag0 of th0 l>ill will
lead to retaliatory1 measures a"
brood unfriendliness to American!
trad0 among fforeign nations It is I
ov."ectcd that the United States ta'r
ii'f commission will be asked for in
formation relative to the attitude
cf foreign nations i°nd the like11
;: >od of trouble arising from the
;as.;as0 of the bill.
Census Records
1890 Destroyed
Washington Jan. 11—Th0 records
i f the Federai Census of 1890 wer(. j
dt.stroyed by fire latst night. Tht
r. cordis weve kePt In the basement
of the depjrtmcnt of c0mmerce build
ing and \vhen fire stated in that
section it attained headway suffi
cient to destroy the records before
it could he put out
HIGH VALUE OF
DOLLAR HURTS
London Jan- S—Sir Robert Horne
th0 Viesldent of the London Board
of 'lrade* in a discussion of the sol
ute of thj exchange problem sug
gested that th0 United States for
give Britain^ indebtedness that
Bri*a'u forgive in tlie same way the
Kuro*«an i.ountrles their debts to
ber and th.Tt this be canried all
ar n'nd Ti.is he asserts would help
to rtableize European exchange and
tijp tho Unlted States in tine curi
ous pobitlo.a in which she Is placed
and which th0 pre8ent high value of
the dollar PreVeiits.
IRISH TOLL FOR
320 mm
London Jan. S—According to the
gov« mment fiffuros gh>n out today
the iotal g&aualitUfe in Ireland (or
lli20 was HCl killed and 446 wound
I'd'
i
GibbonsWantsBabe
Ruth To Have
Memorial •
New VorK Jan. 10—Ca'-'dinal Gib
bous in l. tt'^rj from bis sick h,.d
raakt8 tbe proposal to those* who
•visit to er;ct a inemoriai for him
self tliat instetid tlieJ" «>nyl oil,,
to lis be Ruth th0 Champion Horn,,
ttun hitter- The litter which was
read it th0 meeting of th0 supreme
Hoaid of dirJctois of the Knights
nf Coluinbi.s proposed that llie St
Ma'y's Industrial School of llaJii
/lore which burned to th3 ground
recently and whijh Ruth £t on_*
!!mc attended be rebuilt and named
Ruth school for tbe dependent way
ward boys. This to bo donp as
a memorial to the gr^at baseball
hitter
Seventeenth Ses
sion Is Opened
Olympla Jan. 10—The SoV0ntcen
tBe 8fesioa of the Legislature of
Washington oponed today.
Ripe For Revolt
But Fear The U.S.
Havana Jan. 11—A full fudged
revolutlon of the accreditcd oTder
would probably now be in full
sfWng In the Island of Cuba if the
Uader3 ther0 were not appre"
hfnslve0 of th0 lntervention of tli^
United States- This Is th6 opin
ion of General Ctrowder "who is in
vestigating conditions in the Island
at the instancy of Prepident Wil
son and with the friendly cooPer"
atlon of the island authorities. The
islanders do not Uke the idt»a of
the dascent upon the island of a
b.-ttalion of Am0rican soldiers to
put thtir houfcp in order- They are
therefore choosing the wiser course
of serttllng their financial and polit
ical troubles thru the Peaceful in
tervention of thc public accountant
la the Pe^on of General Crowder.
Washington Jan. 11—The joint
Senate and Houjs0 committee which
nasi up for decision the question of
thq Pacific Coast naval base was
arable to agreo upon San Francisco
a.3 such base . The committee will
rjQet again Wednesday of next Wee&
Br
SEM1LE TO GET
Seattle Jan. 9—OhaIrman Ramsey
Countly Oommiasiionier in a wire t°
Senator Poindextor urged the apP"o
DrIation for the Sand I^oint Flying
(lpld on tht ground that if a hof
tlie fleet attacked the Wgst Coast
tce frst place it would strike for
would be Alaska. Becaufi0 Alas
ka has vast r(.sources and many hld
liid places for sliiPs it would make
an id0al oasfc for attacks on the w^s
ioaBt." Alaska says Ramsey can on
ly b, piotected for Puget SSound.
I0SS DELEGATE
Milan Italy Jan- 8—A former gor
trncr of PeCrogral G S ZinovteM
fcle<?ted or appointed a dalega,ter'|
to 'lic socialist conferenoo atLeghor
Italy His elation is of no account
siioe tne Italian government refut
es to permit the gentleman admis
sion »o Italy as a delegate from the
rods H
Beats Shasta Ltd.
FromSan Francisco
PoTtland Jan. 10—Claud MoGee
drov<> an automobile from San Fran
cisco to Portland with one passen
ger in forty four minutes lesa tlme
tihan thp crack train on the South
ern PacifleR R makes the distance
Mc"e0 madL, the run In tw6nty ni'
hours and slxt%n minutes and the
Shasta Limited time la thirty hours
Bears Charmed Life
Valencla Jan 10—SalvadoT Perez
tlie civil governor was atta*:ked b7
twelve syndicalists who fired fiftf
sliota into his carriage( but he c#s
caped unln)ired
IKE PROVISO III
SUNDRT BILL IS
EXPLAINED
Washington Jan- 9—The emergei:
cT Sundry bju which recently' pass
ed the House had this proviso;
■w.th refleVf-noe to the $4000000.00
auPropria<t^d for he Alaska ;all
; ,road "Pxovlded that no indivi
dual e"haU be paid an annual sal
ar out »C this fu^d of more than
$10;000. No little aPecula ion arosf,
'from this proviso in the bill, it
Is now explained that Secret't»r.v
Paytie sought to lncr..ase the sal
ary of the Chairman of the
A.la"l;a RalFoad CommlsElon to.$15,
• ♦3 ,nd had an item in the bill to
tbia »,l!f0Ct The trouble oXPeri
enc«d in getting th0 railroad api'ro
pri»tloa thru tha IIaufc» was on ac
count of this item and the Pro
viso was PlajOgd in the bill to pa
rent the lncr^a^, of the salary.
ONLY II. 5. GITS
ME MIME
Washington Jan. ^—Soldiers who
fcught under the American colors
and who dled fighting and were bur
led In Britlsh Military odmet«rlp<,
mu't hare b«e^i citizens of tills
country In order to Secure the remo
ral Of tluelr bodies from the cemeter
lei according to a ruling by the Bri
tish governm^it. Applications for
renfiyal of bodies moist bo aocompan ,
led by nroofs of American citizen
ship
Sen. Harding
Resigns Seat
Marion Jha. 10—Harding resign
ed his ae*t In the Setiate today.
211a rerfgnatflon tg to be effect)
ive from the fifteenth. The res
ignation was mailed to Harry L Dav
U who waa inaugurated m govern
or of Ohio today.
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