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London, Oct. 25.—Premier Bon.ir
Law, has selected the members who
are to form the new British cabi
net. The chief members of the cab
inet were announced last night and
ar« as follows: Lord President of the
Council, the Marqois Salisbury; Lord
High Chancellor. Viscount Cav.e;
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Stan
ley Baldwin; Secretary for Homo
Affairs. William C. Bridgeman; Sec
retary for Foreign Affairs. Earl Cur
zon: Secretary for the Colonies. The
Duke of Devonshire; Secretary of
War. The ^arl of Derby: First Lord
of the dtnirVity. Lieutenant Colonel,
| L. C. M. S. Amery; President of the
Board of Trade, Sir Philip Lloyd
Graeme. The new cabinet with Bo
nar Law was sworn in at Bucking
ham palace this morning.
Sandringham. Eng., Oct. 26.—
King George signed the proclama
tion for the dissolution of Parlia
ment and the call for a general elec
tion here today. This election will
be a showdown between the Bonar
Law and Lloyd George factions in
the Empire. The election is set for
Nov. 15, and the new parliament
is to meet on Nov. 20, according to
the proclamation.
GUARDIAN 19
GEIIIOlSUIfl
White Plains. Oct. 25.—Supreme
Court Justice Morschauer gave Ms
award in the case of the guardian
of the StiUman baby, the legitimacy
of which was in question in the di
vorce proceedings. John R. Mack,
who defended the Infant against the
father's charge of illigitimacy
brought by James A. StiUman was
au.irded twenty-five thousand dollars
for his labors.
CHARGES CHAOS
T«> UNITED STATES
New York. Oct. 2$.—Sir George
Paisii. the former advisor to the
British Treasurer, in a statement to
night. charged the United States
with contributing to the general
economic chaos on two counts. He
said the new tariff law had been an
important factor; and the refusal
on the part of the United States to
accept payment for any obligations
due her. in any medium of exchange
other than gold.
.BRITAIN MODIFIES
STAXI) ON REPARATIONS
"Washington. Oct. 25.—Great Bri
tain has indicated that she has mod
ified her position regarding tf:e Ger
man reparations. This was made
known at a recent meeting of the
Reparations Commission of John
Bradbury.
This action on the part of Britain
will make possible the sending of a
commission from Paris to Berlin,
next Sunday, with a unanimously
Allied agreement on why measures
will be Imposed on Germany's finan
cial administration for the purpose
of averting a total collapse of the
.financial standing of that country.
IRISH CONSTITUTION
IN FINAL RULING
Dublin. Oct. 26.—The new Irish
Constitution has passed the final rul
ing in the Dail Eireann today.
UNITED STATES ESSENTIAL
TO Sl'CCKSS OK LEAG1 E
London. Oct. 15 —Lloyd George
addressed the coalition members of
Parliament today. In his address,
the ex-Premier said, -Britain muatj
pay America all her debts. I am i
for the League of Nations, but un
til you get the United Statea and
all the great nations of Europe as .
well as the small ones in: the league I
will be crippled and can not serve its I
full purpose. America and Eritain.
must work together."
BIC. DEFICIT USED
FOB RECONSTRUCTION
Paris. Oct. 25.--The Republic <.f
France is facing a deficit in it bud
get of four billion francs. In his re
port to the Chamber of Deputies.
Maurice Baknowski. the budget re
! porter, stated that this deficit was
incurred in the work of reconstruc
tion in northern Prance. He advo
cated an arrangement whereby ttia
amount should collected from
Germany.
PERSHING URGES
PREPAREDNESS
El Paso, Tex., Oct. 26.—General
Pershing, who is on a tour of inspec
tion of the military forces of the
west, was given a dinner in his hon
or by the El Paso Chamber of Com
merce. In his speech at that din
ner, General Pershing urged that
the United States be prepared from
the military standpoint to meet any
emergency which may develop.
THREATEN TO BURN
PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOLS
Portland, Ore., Oct. 26.—Police
guards have been placed about all
the high schools in the city. This
action was taken after the discov
ery of a plot to burn all such build
ings in the city.
! JAPS OUT OF VLADIVOSIOCK
Toklo, Oct. 26.—The Japanese
evacuation of Vladivostock has been
completed, according to advices
reaching here today.
Spend What You Don't
Save
Most people figure out their expenses and then try to save what
they don't spend. A better system is to lay aside a certain sum
each month, say ten or twenty per cent, of your salary, and then
spent] what you don't save. Once having established the system,
stick to it.
Andrew Carnegie said: "The best way to accumulate money
is to resolutely save and bank a fixed portion of your income, no
matter how small the amount."
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SKAGWAY, ALASKA
LABOR PARTY
ADVOCATES RE
DEMPTION FOND
London, Oct. 26.—The manifesto
of the Labor Party issued this even
ing is causing no little comment in
political circles. The party advocates
the creation of a war debt redemp
tion fund by a graduated levy on for
tunes which exceed $25,000, and fur
ther declares for a revision of the
peace treaty aud German repara
tions.
The party- also advocates self gov
ernment for India.
RROTHER OF COX8TANTINE
ARRESTED AT CORFU
Athens, Oct. 26.—Prince Audrew,
brother of former King Constantino
of Greece, waa arrested at Corfu on
the charge of having contributed to
the disaster suffered by the Greek
army In Asia Minor. He will be
brought to Athens and intorned.
THREE VESSELS FOR
RED CROSS RELIEF
Washington, Oct. 26.—Three Ship
ping Board vessels have been placed
at the disposal of the American Red
Cross, in order that that organiza
tion may have the means of carrying
its relief supplies to Greece.
AFTER WAR SCENES
CAUSE DEMENTIA
Seattle, Oct. 25.—Paul W. Schrape
shot himself while seated on a bench
near the Totem Pole. Schrape is said
to have become crazed over the
scenes he saw on a trip through the
war devastated zones.
LOUISVILLE RAILROAD
MAX SHOOTS SELF
Seattle, Oct. 25.—M. 0. Craig, a
former general passenger agent of |
the Louisville and Nashville railroad I
sat on the railing of the steamboat
Bremerton, while it was in middle
sound and shot himself.
CORDOVA HAS NEED
OF NEW TEACHEl;
Owing to au increase of twenty
tive per cent in the scUuol enroll
ment this year, '.ad tlie congested
condition of the grades, the city
council has been *i«ted to take ac
tion to meet the emergency, and an
effort is to be n\ide at once to se
cure another teacher. The second
grade, which is now divided, one-half
being taught by Miss Eastman In the
City Hall, the other by Miss John
stone in the school house, ts great
ly in need of its jwn quarters, and
a teacher to take charge of it. A
room in the Annex to the school
house will probably be set aside to
accommodate.
C. T. Leonard and L. H. Titm of
the Placer Gold Mines Company, on
Spruce Creek, Atlin district, arriv
ed out from the interior last even
ing and were passenger* south on
the C. P. R. boat. These men report
having had a very prosperous sea
son for their company.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Maluin and
daughter. Rene, arrived out from At
lin district last night en route to
Paris, France, for the winter. Mr.
Maluin reports that the work on
Spruce Creek progressed very satis
factory this season, and he expects
that next season will make even a
better showing. It is the Intention
of his company to sink a shaft to
bod rock, which up to this time has
never been reached, the Day dirt lay
ing on higher levels of gravel. The
party ar ebooked across Canada, via
the C. P. R. route.
SEATTLE MAYOR
DENOUNCED
A RADICAL
Seattle, Oct. 25.—Mayor Brown,
of Seattle Is out with advanced Ideas
as to the position of City Councils.
He declares that the time has coma
when City Councils should be abol
ished. He announced that he is go
ing to propose charter amendments
which involve the consolidation of
county and city governments.
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CHARGES ATTORNEY WITH
$25,000 SWINDLE
Seattle, Oct. 26.—Mrs. Peterson,
widow of the late M. W. Peterson,
cashier of the Dexter Horton bank,
has begun suit against Henry H. Ka
mey, Jr., a Seattle attorney, who is
charged wtih having swindled her
out of twenty-live thousand dollars.
ALLIES INVITE L\ S.
TO PEACE CONFERENCE
Paris, Oct. 2G.—France, Italy and
Great Britain have agreed to invite
the United States to participate of
ficially in the Near East peace con
ference. Teh conference is to be
held at Lausanne. Switzerland, Nov.
23.
BOSTON BANKER INJURED
IN SOUTH AMERICA
Rio de Janeiro, Oct. 26.—Wash
ington Irving Bullard. vice-president
of the Merchants National bank of
Boston, was dangerously injured In
ttu accident in this city.
REICHSTAG EXTENDS
EBERT'S TERM OF OFFICE
Berlin, Oct. 25.—The Reichstag
as its session yesterday extended the
terra of office of Fritz Ebert as pro
visional president of Germany. The
term will end in June 1925.
LONDON TO INDIA BY
AIR ROUTE COSTS $300
London, Sept. 25.—Trips to India '
by air in three days, at a cost of
$300 first-class and $175 sccond
class, may soon be offered British
travelers. A number of large tech
nical corporations have made a pro
posal to the government to run a
mail and passenger service from ,
London to Bombay. The airships
would have a capacity of 5,000,000
cubic feet, and would be capable of
flying at SO miles an hour with 200 j
passengers.
The proposal has been put forward
in order to develop the communica
tions of the British Empire in speed '
and cheapness, and thereby assist the I
development of trade. No promotion |
profits would be taken by any party |
and ail the promoters ask Is a sub
sidy from the government sufficient
to pay the public Investor a divi
dend of four and one-half per cent.
J. M. McKay, A. A. McKay and
W. B. George, prominent Canadian
mining men, representing the Tim
mlns' Interests, returned out from
the Atlin and southern Yukon dis
tricts last night after having spent
the past season in looking over some
of the mining properties of those
localities. While inside they inspect
ed the Engineer, Venus, Big Thing,
and several other mineral properties.
Miss Bess Conway, who has filled
the position of stenographer in the
C. P. R. office, during the past sea
son, was a south bound passenger
on the Princess Mary last evening en
route to Seattle where she will re
sume her studies in the business
course. It is understood that she
will return early next season and
again enter the office of the C. P. R.
EX-SECRETARY LANE'S LETTEIS
MARK AN HISTORIC EPOCH
Boston, Oct. 25.—A series of his
tory making letters, which describi
in detail the American War cablne
of President Wilson are being pub
lished by Houghton Mifflin Coinpan;
of New York.
The letters are those of formei
Sectretary of the Interior, Franklii
K. Lane, and are being publishec
by his widow, Anna Wintermut*
Lane. They give an intimate pic
ture of Woodrow Wilson as lie ap
peared while President, and whil<
presiding over the secret meetings
of his official family.
j Writing to his brother in one of
the letters, Lane tells of the animat
ed session of the cabinet which said
arose out of the very innocent ques
tion of the Secretary of the Interior,
as to whether it was true, that wives
of American consols on leaving Ger
I many had been stripped naked and
| given an acid bath to determine
! whether there was any writing on
their flesh. Besides this they were
subjected to other indignities. Lans
ing, the Secretary of State declared
that this was true.
WASHINGTON DELUGED
WITH TELEGRAMS
• Washington, Oct. 25.—The De
partment of Justice has received
twenty thousand telegrams urging
the appointment of specified indi
viduals to fill the twenty-five vacan
cies which exist in the roster of tna
Federal judges. The appointment
to these offices will be postponed un
til Congress reconvenes.
DAY RESIGNS AS
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE
Washington, Oct. 25.—Associate
Justice of the Supreme court, Will
iam R. Day, tendered his resignation
to President Harding yesterday. Day
was appointed Associate Justice in
1903. His resignation was accept
ed and will become effective. Nov
ember 14. The Justice will assume
his duties as umpire on the German
claims commission to which lie has
been appointed.
RED ARMY IN
VLADIVOSTOCK
Toklo, Oct. 26.—The troops of the
Red army which lepresent the Far
Eastern Republic of Siberia are now
n complete possession of Vladivos
tok.
PREMIER KATO
DANGEROUSLV ILL
Toklo, Oct. 25,—Word comcs
'roin Japan that the Japanese pre
nier, Kato, is dangerously 'II.
RE5IBIIMIB
ORDER ASKED
Washington, Oct. 25.—The Su
preme court ot the United tSatea
will be asked to. Issue an order re
straining Hie government from en
forcing the prohibition laws against
the transportation of liquor on for
eign ships which touch at American
ports and on American ships outside
of American coastal waters.
ROXAR LAW MOVES
TO 10 DOWNING STREET
London, Oct. 25.—Premier Bonar
Law, moved into the official Pre
mier's residence at ten Downing
street today. Stanley Baldwin will
be Chancellor of the Exchequer and
Reginald McKenna, the tormer
Chancellor though for long time a
Liberal has come out thi» afternoon
in support of Bonar Law.
FORMER BOOTLEGGER
LIVING IN CLOVER
Seattle, Oct. 26.—Logan Billings
ley, one of the notorious bootleggers
of Seattle in the early days of pro
hibition, and for several years a fu
gitive from justice has been located.
Billingsley is in New York, and
and there, owns an doperates the
Theodore Roosevelt apartment ho
tel; said to be the largest apartment
hotel in the world.
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