as ton
* 1 c
PRICE 10 CKNTS
AllCAPTAIN HALS
role as a mm spy
Vow York. Dec. S—Rnretations as
to what was going on in ouur army
is m-.de in the confusions fcy John
AVIUipr? who absconded with $■">.
i»_".i.00 of his company's funds.
Wi.U'Ts w<Wj a cai'tliin in Co.
fi'rty eifl't U.S. IntiintrJ".
J f'er his arrest ''e dijtelosed the
fart Writ his mission to this coim
t.y was as a s|>." ffir the German
noc p'VpH in full but aro of a sen
sational character.
EOO-JEff! WORLD
OIL SUPPLY HI
EDMONTON
Edmonton. Alta.—Wh-n the Pr^b
3'-n abitut separation of oil from
oil lands lying to the north or Ed
monton has been solved oil in suffi
ce m quanitios to supply the world
for ti"0 years will be reloas^d ac"0;-i
Ins to the opinion expressed by !>r
H. Ji. Tory principal of the ' Vni
vorsity of Alberta in the wujtso of
acaddrt'ss before the Calgary board
tof trade recently . The oil ficlas f
north of Edmonton tlie president of j
the university believes contain lo
ti-o world.
I hllndelphia. Dec. S—One of the
t'l. mn who Were with Emma, Uold
jt.'n when she was being; d.-PerUd
••scaped. HU name was Jamjs KoyL
He was crreSU<f recently In I'hii
ii'elphia. while unfolding a sclie":-'
for an "ttai's upon the police depart
ment ot th:s city.
raPers found on his person, r.-^
k.!te fact, that ha was one of the
leaders wiui made tli0 attempt to
forte a soviet government of the
■?•. it.? of Washington at Seattle
CLERK I,
GASH Ifi m
jl TIDi
u
Henderson X. C.—L.V. Cravrs a
^postal cler3c who wais arrested last
nigM charged with the theft of rc\^ -
lstered mail is said by inspectors «o
•jtavc had $1S.000 couct.aled in r.rt
extra automobile tire of liis car.
The police al«a found ?17.000 in
cash on him and $1,000 in liberty
bonds.
WILSON GETS THE
IE
.Phi
Copenhagen.Dec.5—The anncui:- ■
m?nt is made that IY^-side'it ^ i■
son will be awarded tlio Xoblii
i'-aee prize on December tenth. ,
The Xobl" prize carries a gr^ut
of forty thousand dollais.
London Dug. 9—Tli^ Times aud
the Mail quote Lloyd George as say
ing that the prospects for Peace >Q
Ireland aro much bright r than thi>
appear cu the s'.:rfacc.
Cancelled Checks [
Often we arc called en to prcduce cancelled
checks which settle an account in dispute.
There is no argueing about the evidence—the
check—its amount, endorsement and date are
final.
Is it not strange that there arc still some people
who do not apply this insurance against a dou
ble payment to their own personal bills? And
it does not cost anjthiag, either.
Bank of AlasKa
FOR THANKSGIVING:
Cape Cod Cranberries [Eastern] SS
Extra Large Crisp Head Lettuce «i
Florida Grape Fruit S
Celery Sweet Potatoes . .j,
Grapes Bananas Oranges
Extra Fancy Eating Apples a
Plum Pudding ^
Impotred Jordan Shelled Almonds g
Fancy Packages High Grade Chocolatcs 4
Layer Raisins Dates Figs • S>
Libby's Bulk Mincemeat 4
Preferred Stock Cream Pumpkin 8
New Pop Corn in Bulk *
B
P. H. GANTY :
Washington. Dec. 9—Secretary t'f j
tli0 Treasury Houston, today ask -d j
congress to boost the federal income
tax rat0 two per cent on inOom-9
under five thousand dollars. At -he
sane time ho asked that surtaxes he(
lowered on incomes over five thous
and dollars. Corporations liavlug
ur.dividfil profits are to fray1 a flit
tas of 20 Per cent on such profits.
Increases are advocated in exist
in,- consumer's taxes on tobaoco. ci
gars cigarettes. candy. chewing gum
end t'>e like. Gasoline is to b« tax
}ed tv o cent3 per gallon; autos '"0 1
:cnts p^r horse power.
Proposals wore contained in thd a
r.ua.' rc-port Presented to Gillette at
iii o'l and are two billion yearly.
T!i(> Secretary said that twelr®
billion dollars mujst bo collected wtlh
In ibc next three yfcrs. If the gov
ernment Is to pay its ordinary »*
pem.es and met $75,000,000 00
worth ot floating debts and victory
notes. He said the war cost the U.S.
twenty four billions.
Washington. Dec. 9—Tbe R<<pnb-j
lican members of Oongfcss toolc tU"
first etel's looking toward the rev»- j
sion of the laws at the'extra ses
sion of Congress. Chairman Foul-j
ney of the House Ways and <ir0tuis [
Committee, announced that his com
mittee would begin hearings with
in a few days.
The hearings will b<* on the revi- j
slon of the tax laws, and th(y will j
continue until Jan. Cth. FYorn thac |
date the hearings o n the tariff j
will begin. I
Columbus. Dec. 9—Governor Cox
lias signified lils willingness to ap
pout S^pator-EleCt 'Willis to Oil out
the unexpired term of Senator Hard
ing.
S. S. JEFrb
Sv-sttle. Dec. S—The steam-ship
Jefferson sailed at nine this morn
ing. Sha had sixty two pastsengeis
including twenty six soldirrs for
Pert Seward. The following ire
ijotiiul for Skagway; Kdw. and I-...0
Ket'gl.. D. h- Stevenson and wife
M. Huntley- For Haines. J. J G -r
aghiy. Thos. Valour. Mrs. Uodg,'
Louis-- and Marti Rodg0rs.
Washington. Dec. 8—President
Wilson finnall.v ga"v« up his Plan to
appear in Person before Congress.
Addressing Grayson his physician
lie said. "I am your patient and
will therefore follow your advice."
SINN FEU PEACE
1016 FORWARD
London Dec. S—High Irish offi
cials and Sinn Fein leaders scout
tii,. idiva of Peace possibilities yet
the fact remains that today's nego
tiations to that end wore progress
es rapidly. Cabinet officers con
ferred with ouimissaries from the
Sinn FViners who claimed they brou
fcl't tortus on which a trWc dan t)s
njd...
Seattle Dec. 8—A letter from An
drew Anderson at Fairbanks and
sent by him with one of tlio return
ed Nome flyers. Nras recently receiv
d by l is sonElmer. The Mter came
by rail mail from New York.
Washington. Dec. 8—Sonator H.-.r
tug sjfopped at the Whitehouse yes
terday afternoon and left ''is call
ing card for tPrasident Wilson.
.Marlon. Dec. S—President - elect
Ha-J'r.t: reached Marion from Wash
ington today,'
) Washington Dec. 9—Senaton Hit
chcock & presenting a hill to Coi
gns in which it is proposed to loa
the farmers seventy million dollars.
I This money is the earnings of the
! Federal reserve banks this 5*ear.
j The intent is to ease the present
j situation in farming owing to • th»
i falling prices in farm product*.
SCHflOLTEACHER
ILEA W AUTO
Portland. Dec. 8—Maud Ferguson
a. t^achpr in the Wsli schools of
Portland was run down by an auto
and killed this morning.
Seattle Dec. 8—Carl E. Crosson
had E. Shorrock won in the elec
tion for directoi%hiPs in the school
board election held yesterday in
tnis city.
Their opponents were E. J. Browt
and Richard Wlckson who ran on
the Socialist ticket.
IUd Cross Slogan— "Every man
and woman in. Stagey a member"
One Dollar, .
TEN YEAR ROM PROGRAM
MEANS MILLION A YEAR
Seattle. J>'c- 9—Colonel Steese.
the head of the Alaska Road com
mission passpd through Seattle 0,1
his way to Washington last night.
I;e said that the ten year program
for rokd^ In Alaska meant spen l
(nR of a million dollairs a J"ea<r 'or
ropda and trails. This will build
fou|r thousand mllep of through
routes and twenty-flve hundied mil's
of short feeders.
MEET TO RESTORE
Washington Dec. 8—A majority of]
tiio Ways and Means committee he'd
a n^eting today.
Ti.e purpose of the meeting was I
t!u- consSJdelration of methods to *ld.
in restoring business to normal con
<i't"cn. ■ 1 Mllifl!
FACE STARVATION!
Seatfle. Dec- S—Tile United Sta
tes CotnmJgsioner at Iditarod. Is re
sponsible for the statement sent out.
that th° natives of the Kufekolcwlm
river section are confronted with
death from starvatSon this winter if
food is not sent to them Immediate
ly >Tae meksage was rpccived at
Seattle from the Commlfcsioner
THRFE'PERISH
II HOTEL FIRE
Vancouver. B.C. Dec. 8—Thomas
Freeman a retired fcoldlar. H. J. Mar
tin and one unidentified man Per
ished in the fire which burned tbe
ParUs House this morning.
STATE BOVEflE
ORS III IB!
. WRECK
San Antonia Dec. 9—'Mexican ban
ditai wre«ice<i and looted a train or.
•which !wjr0 American visitors return
Ins; from Mexico Clly where theJ
attended the Inauguration of Obro
gon.
The 'WTlejcik occurred as the triin
wag parsing thafu th«( state of Coa
huiia. The robbere were executed
■by their chieftains when they re
filled to cany out thej plot anions
th« passengers.
0: the train were governor Hobby
of Tefsap and gov^nor e'ect NVf
of th6' game stae; Gov. Kiiby of
Alabama and Ll«ut. Gov. Trapp of
Oklahoma. u .
HRDMiEETS
Filly EFiERS -
Marlon Dec. 8—President - el ct
Harding will remain) at Maripn un
til the tjme for hi* inauguration :>s
President. .Hoover will reach Mar
ion cext Sunday to confer with Har
ding. After him thie new chief will
Boa Root Hughes, and Taft. Others
will be called to Marlon later.
Harding stated today that a spe
cial Session of congress would b(.
convened some tim0 in Miarch. Con
gress can then flinish liar worlc ear
ly m the summer.
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