NORTHWEST UB8ES HARDING
TO IKE ALASKA TRIP
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Seattle. April .7.—The following
self-explanatory wire was sent to
President Harding by the Post-In
telligencer and the citizens of Seat
tle and the Pacific Northwest:
"To the President of th el'nited
States.
Honored Sir:
We ask that you and such mem
bers of your cabinet as you desire
to select, together with senatorial
delegation, visit our great northern
territory. Alaska, during the coining
summer, preferably during July or
August: that you rooy learn u> first
hand its resources a:ul its needs."
Those uniting in the telegram
were the governors of tiie states of
Washington. Oregon. Montana, Ida
ho. and Wyoming. The fftayors of
the cities of the state of Washing
ton. every principal civic and com
mercial organization of the stale of
Washington.
Tokio. April 1'7 —Lieutenant (Jen
erat Saito. who was commander in
chief of the Japanese division at
Vladivostok. when I.iout. l.angdoil
was shot. t'otmr.i ed suicide yester
day Ills death i;- a sequel to the
shootin: ol' I-a::«!»• . in C it city last
January.
School House Bill
Now In Senate
ilotl*e Provide-* Money tor School
Itiiildtim—Senate w ill Amend
M .• ;i - ti r e *
Representative Tripp's Wll *or $3.
000 to be used in tue const ruction
or purchase *>1" a buildin? at Haines
tor a school house passed the House
this morttiits on its final reading
with only one opposing vote, being
cast by Mr. Koss. of the Fourth
Division. Mr. I loss declared that
he was unalterably opposed to the
Territory construct in# or buying a
school building tor use by any in
corporated town. Ir was ordered
sent to the Senate.
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ji:tKi:nso\ sails with
m<; passenger list
Seattle. April 2S.—The S. S. Jef
ferson of the Alaska Steamship Co..
sailed from Seattle Wednesday with
one hundred passengers. Four pass- j
ensers are hound for Skagway, and
twenty-five of the river boat crews
are aboard. The Skngway passcn-1
tiers are Mrs. I. Johnson. IV Kennedy, j
Mrs. Kennedy and Mrs. I'ngeforen. ]
Three a;e bound for llaiaes. R. Hen
ri and Mrs. Henry and Kenneth i
Henry.
BENSON ST1I.1. HOPES i oi: peace
Washington. April*2S.—Chairman i
Benson, of llie Shipping Hoard is
still working with the hope of avert- 1
ing a strike. A further conference j
between the ship owners and the ma- j
rine workers will be held today in '
the expectation that engineers will J
not strike.
Aboard Mayllowi Hampton Roads ,
April 2^ —The Atlantic Meet of the
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I'nited States passed in review be-,
fore the President today. Half
shrouded in mist, the 11 dread
naughts and 11* destroyers and IS j
submarines with scores of Auxiliary I
craft swept past the port side of the
Mayflower on the bridge of which
the President stood. The reverbera-I
tions of the salutes shook the air j
as ship after s^ip tired the 21 guns |
salute to the t'ommonder in Chief of ,
the Navy. I
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Canned Fruit
WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE A GENERAL REDUC
TION OF FROM 20 TO 23 PER CENT ON OUR ENTIRE
LINE OF CANNED FRl'IT. WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING VA
RIETY: - - ... | 5 • . : % ^ ,
Peaches—Halves and Sliced
Pears Plums
Apricots Grapes Strawberries
Logan-, Rasp-, and Black-Berries
Sliced and Grated Pineapple
PRICES RANGE FROM 25c TO 55c PER TIN—ACCORDING
TO SIZE AND KIND. -
SPECIAL PRICES IN DOZEN LOTS.
P. fi. GANTY
GREETED EACH
US BROTHERS
Washington. April 2".—President
Ilanliii}; a: ['ended the Odd Fellows
lodge meeting last night. While
there, he recounted to the audi
ence how he at a previous meeting
had fonnd himself seated beside the
man who had been in his employ
for the preceeding seven years, as
li is chauffeur. The President de
clared it the finest thing in the world
that could have happened, for, con
tinued lie. on that night we greet
ed each other as brothers for the
first time and ever after that he was
a better chauffeur and 1 was a bet
ter employer.
Washington. April 2S.—The nom
ination of twelve Major Generals
and fourteen Brigadier Generals
was confirmed by the Senate. Among
the Major Generals was the name of
Edwards.
New Fish Bill
Given Thorough
Senate Reading
Few Amendments Proposed
To Now Territorial
Flsli It emulations.
The new fish measure for the
Territory, proposed by Senator Prilt
received a three-hour perusal yes
terday afternoon and came from the
committee of the whole with only a
few minor amendments. Besides all
mem hers of the Senate being present
during the reading of Senate Con
current Resolution No. 7. and the GO
sections of the bill itself. Gov. 'l'hos
Charles D. Garfield, met.ibers
of the Territorial Fish Commission,
former Senator J. R. Heckman and
H. I. Symonds. of the Hoomi'i Pack
ing Company were present and at
times joined in the general dis
cussion.
The resolution itaelf went through
the committee of the whole at yes
terday's session with no changes,
the Senators understanding that Sen
ator Britt had given the resolution,
as well as the bill, the greatest
attention and care In drawing them
up.
Parl"a" of section 7, relative to
destruction of predatory fish and
mammals, was striken out as the
subject is covered in another part of
the bill.
When Section 17 was read, this re
ferring to additional license fees.
Senator Britt states that these
would bring into the treasury of the
Territory, approximately $509,000.
Section 25, relative to dimensions
and regulation of pound r.ets, was
amended to read, "and no other
fixed fishing appliances shall be con
structed or operated within 52?•> feet
laterally or 600 feet endwise of any
pound net or trap." The word "fix
ed" was inserted.
"I'ound net or trap," was also in
serted in the fourth part of this
same section and provides that "the
failure of a licensee to construct
and operate any pound net or trap,
set net or stake net in a bona lid-j
manner for any year on any location
valid under this act, shall constitute
abandonment of the location.
Sections 33 and 35 are to be re
written and re-arranged. The first
section refers to closed seasons and
other restrictions on the Copper
River, and the latter section (o
seasonal closing on Bristol Bay.
There will be no relative change in
the dates, simply a re-arrangement of
the construction of the sentences.
Violations of section 49 and sec
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APPEALS IB
Washington, April 27.—rresident j
Harding made an address to the
bankers of the cily today. In his
address he appealed to them for
their assistance, declaring that in
helping put America "On t lie for
ward track once more" was as im
portant at this time as when civil
ization of the world was threatened.
He said it was no boasting 10 speak
thus of the importance of the place
of America in the world's work.
Cable Briefs
Paris. April 2S.—The hat which
Napolean wore at the battle of Wa
terloo will he among the relics of the
great Corsican to be displayed at the
Arc de Triomphrf May fifth, wliuil
the one hundredth anniversary of
the emperor's deatli will he celebrat
ed.
Washington. April 2 7.—The con
templated visit of the President to
Alaska this summer has been called
off. Mr. Harding sees no chance of
his coming north tiiis summer, tho
he may pay t he Coast a visit, during
Washington's hot season.
Jackson. Miss., April 27.—Twenty
people were killed by a cyclone
which swept over a part of the slate.
The dead were found in and about
Baxton.
London. April 2S.—The German
reparations proposals wlijch have
been submitted are unsatisfactory. |
This* was the message Lloyd George,
the British Premier, gave the House
of Commons today. The oit'er is
unanimously rendered as inadequate |
lint he told the Commons the propos-)
als are being examined.
Seattle. Aprl 27.—Mrs. Gertrude
Nelson, the wire of Peter .lames
Nelson, fought desperately for her
life in a struggle with her husband
Nelson is an overseas veteran and
his wife is a graduate nurse. He
claimed she loved another and for
this shot and killed her. after which
he took his own life. Mrs. Nelson ;
was a graduate nurse.
Paris. April 27.—The new propns-I
als which Germany has submitted to
the Allies for consideration as they
have been made public are entirely j
uncxceptable. They are so wide of tin*!
mark of what is expected and de
manded of her that they do not even j
form the basis for discussion. This
is the opinion expressed by those
who are in close touch with the For
eign office.
Tacoma. April 27.—The Scandina
vian-American bank lias been the
source of no end of trouble in this
city. Judge \V. r>. Askern, who has
the case of President Larson, of the
defunct bank before him. dismissed
certain indictments against Larson.
For having done this, the judge re
ceives thru the mail a threat on his
life. This is the charge made by
Drury, one of the directors of the
defunct bank.
Washington; Anril 27.—One of
the subjects which President Hard
ing called up in the cabinet meeting
today was the problem of the de
velopment of the wood pulp indus
try of Alaska. The administration
is very hopeful that a way may be
found to make the Alaskan wood
pulp readily available to the Ameri
can publishers as a relief to the
present print paper situation.
One suggestion was advanced,
namely the establishment of a ship
line between Seattle and Seward.
This proposal will undoubtedly re
ceive consideration by the new
Shipping Board. Both Secretaries
Fall and Wallace, whose depart
ments are chiefly concerned pointed
out that a liberal government policy
in Alaska can develop a hugli pulp
industry.
Seattle, April 27.—Application
has been made for the charter for
the First National Bank of Anchor
age. The application was made by
Winfield Irwin and the capital is giv
en as fifty thousand.
Seattle, April 28.—Colonel Forbes
will not he Itie next governor of Al
aska. A night telegram from Wash
ington slates that (he Colonel has
been apointed director of the Bur
eau War Risk Insurance. Forbes
made a strong pull for a place on
the Shipping Board and- the Presi
dent desired lo gratify his ambition
iii that particular, hut Senator Jones
Chairman of the Commerce Conimis
sion and the entire Washington dele
gation refused to endorse him for
the place.
According to a report from Wash -
ington. Forlies declined the govern
orship on the grounds that he desir
ed a place requiring less hard won;
than that of the chief executive of
the northern territory. He had pn
viously stated^that he did not wain
the Alaska governorship.
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hues ion
V. ;:s!ilnp(nu. April 27.—Secretary
of Siaio Hughes is awaiting the reply
of i"ur> Allies as to the acceptability
.)i' i !:<> German counter proposals in
tlie reparations indemnity. The
character of the replies of the Allies
will govern him in his reply to the
iatest communication from Berlin.
COA1, STRIKE SETTLEMENT
is ntocmiCHSiXf; rapidly
London. April 2S.—Considerable
progress is being made towards the
settlement of the coal miner strike.
START MOVE TO SELL
BOOZE ON BOATS
Washington. April 2S.—An at
k- j pt to remove the restrictions with
reference to the sale of booze on Am
erican vessels was started in the
House. b\* Representative Edmonds,
of Pennsylvania.
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Washington. April 27.—A brigade
r>t artillery has been sent to the Ha
waiian islands for the better protec
tion of that possession of the Unit
ed States.
Washington. April 27.—Strenuous
efforts are being made to suppress
the news that ihe ofiiee of the naval
intelligence in the I". S. Navy depart
ment has been robbed. The robbery
was committed two weeks ago and
ti e loot consisted of a large part of
ti e secret file on Japan.
Washington. April 27.—Henry
j Albers, the bis flourmill man. of
Portland was freed from prison to
1 day and his fine remitted by the Su
preme Court. Alhers was fined and
| imprisoned for his pro-German tir
! terances during the war.
Giniciiwroitni. party ii
PRl.SIDKXT COMKS NORTH
! Seattle. April 2S.—It" Pi ••sklent
Harding accepts the invitation to vis
it Alaska this summer lie wil have ; ■>
companions for the trip at least I v;
of the Western governors. II ':"' <-i
Washington, Olcot; of Oregon, Dav
is of Idaho. Dixon of Montana, aud
I Casey of Wyoming, have telegraphed
I their readiness to make the trip if
the President comes. No doubt
others will join the party if it he
comes a reality.
Varna. Bulgaria. April 2S.—A
large deputation of Bulgarian Boi
sheviki paid a visit to their brother
reds at Odessa. They have returned
with their ardor somewhat cooled
for their Russian brethren. They
were received with anything but
brotherly kindness 011 tiie part ol'
the Russians. The Red guards who
in groups occupy all the streets 01'
the city, seeing the good boots which
the Bulgarians had on deprived theii
of their fon" and sent the: t
home.
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