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VOL. 151 TWENTY-FOURTH TEAR.
IS REPORTED
l» FRANCE
Paris. Jan. 18—The health depart
ment today made the announce
ment that there was a slight epe
dcmic of Spanish influenza.
Reports received state that some
of the provinces are suffering from
d.sease.
i'aris. Jan. 19.—According to re
ports reaching the health depart
ment the Spanish influenza has
reached the epidemic stage.
Hundreds of cas<»s are be.ng re
ported. hut they all seem to he light
attacks. The death repcrt is not
up to that of last time.
I \\ KSTU;.\Tl\t; I KK.M1TS
I \IIKK VOLSTKAD ACT
Washington. Jan. 19.—Congress is
emanding that publicity be thrown
upon the withdraw! of permits issu
ed under the Volstead act bill.
This, in effect, has been Introduc
ed into both houses.
(.1 \T.\MA1..V HAS DECIDED
SFCEDE FROM FEDERATION
San Salvador. Jan. 19.—The Gua
.unala National Assembly has de
rided to secede from the federation
: the Central American Republic.
Alt! i Kl.KBRATIXG BIRTHDAY
OK BEN'J.UIIN' FRANKLIN
NVvr York, Jan. 19.—The civil and
■ •ury authorities are celebrating
anniversary of Benjamin
..nklin today.
Appropriate ceremonies are being
h> <i u nd a general holiday has been
de. tared.
TBl'TSKV PREDICTS
WAR WITH FRANCE
Moscow, Jan. 19.—Leon Trotsky
mi- -ter of war of Soviet Russia, at
a meeting for the betterment of the
J>d Army, said that Premier Brl
a: J's resignation may mean that
F ::it is planning to attack Russia.
Miss Lillian McLaren of Dawsoi;
was an outgoing passenger on the
Trlncess Mary yesterday.
.Arias McLaren cune from Mayo
where she has been living for some
time, and repor's that camp as
thriving in e*"erv way. She says
everyone owning r r working pres
rects there are sati .'led with tne re
sults and all look forward to a big
camp.
Miss McLaren w_* born in S'kag
v.^y and her parents moved from
here to Pawson when she was a
mere baby and thii is her first trip
lo tae outside. Sin will return in
tf>e spring.
UNITED STATES ACTING
AS MEDIATOR POR
SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES
Washington. Jan. 19.—The sov
ernment has Intervened In the coti
troversy between Chile and Peru.
The trouble between these coun
tries arises over the execution of a
treaty. The Unites States announc
es that she is inviting both South
American governments to send plen
ipotentiaries to Washington for a
conference.
CUTTING Ol'l' Oi l. NOSE
TO SPITE OCR PACE
Vancouver. B. C.. Jan. 1^.—Ar
rangments are being made with the
registrar of shipping at this port to
to have a large number of United :
States fishing boats in Alaska chang
ed from American to Canadian reg
istry.
This action is be.ng taken by the
Alaska fishermen because of the
new regulations abjut to be put in-1
to force whereby t.ie United States
boats in the Norta Pacific fishing i
trade must land tht.r fish at Kotc'ii
kan instead o( at F rince Rupert.
HARDING LOOKS FOR
PEACEFUL OUTLOOK
Washington. Jan. 19.—President
Harding, in a stateiient issued Iron; I
the Whitehouse today, makes the (
statement in which is indicated the
belief that if the senate ratifies the i
treaty for the ten vears" naval con
struction holiday, that before its ex I
piration the world would realize the I
utter foolishness of naval armament, j
WANTS TO RETAIN
TRAINING CENTERS
Washington, Jan. 19.—The reten-1
tlon by the war department of nine
main training centers, one in each J
corps area, and a number of special J
camps was reoomnended today by
General John J. Pe.-shing in a hear
ing before the house military com
mittee.
SENATORS PERFECT PLANS
TO DEFEAT ITU I) TREATIES
Washington, Jan. 19.—The sen
ators of both parties who are op
posed to the arms conference treat-1
;es. today perfected plans for the de-,
feat of the rattttcallon of the treat- j
ies when they reath (he senate fori
action.
CHANGE AMERICAN TO
FRENCH RIM.I S CAMISKES
Washington. Jan. 19.—Training of
regular army troops with American
modeled 75 millimeter guns will be
discontinued and training with
French 75's will be. extended to all
units of regular eulistment of Na
tional Guards and officers of the or
ganized military reserves. This or
der was promulgated today by the
war department.
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TWO KINDS OF MEN
WHICH ARE YOU?
THE ONE is a happy ko lucky fellow, is always in for a Rood
ti;;ie. spends his money freely each pay day, and then asks the
loan of a "fiver" to tide him over until next pay day.
THE OTHER makes the same salary, has a Rood time, too, but
l>i>s uis bills by check and lays aside a few dollars each month.
HE IS ALREADY LOOKED UPON AS ONE WHO WILL MAKE
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SKACWAY, ALASKA
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EAUPKES
III CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles, Jan. 19.—A series of]
earthquakes throughout southern j
California was experienced last night
and today about eight o'clock.
The shakes lasted about a half j
hour and many windows were brok-|
en and much plaster shaken down I
from the celling of many homes and
stores. In Los Angeles a panic en
sued which lasted far into the night,
many people remaining out of doors
all night long. .•
iN>PE IS SUFFERING
FROM GRIPPE I
Rome, Jan. 19.—It was announced
today that the Pope was suffering
from an attack of Grippe.
The bulletin stated that the Pope's
temperature was quite high.
Rome. Jan. IS.—A bulletin issued
at the Vatican today stales that
Pope Leo Is ill.
THIRTY MILLION BONDS
TAKEN IN FIVE MINI TES
New York. Jan. 19.—Within five
minutes after the house of Morgan
opened the subscription books for
the thirty million dollar loan In
Southern Railway Sonds carrying
interest, the amount was
heavily oversubscribed.
AKMED RAIDERS BI SY
IN SOUTHERN IRELWoj
Dublin. Jan. 19.—Armed raiders
are active in many parts of south
ern Ireland today.
.Men and women opposed to the
sentiments of the raiders are taken i
and subjected to abuse and violence
and their property confiscated or de-1
stroyed.
WII.I. PRESS REFUNDING
AND SOLDIER BOXES BILLS J
Washington, Jan. 19.—A decision
to press first the allied debt refund
ing bill and then the soldier's bonus
tjill was reached today by the Re
publican senators.
I.EMN E MAY HEAD
SOVIET Rl'SSlA DELEGATION
Moscow, Jan. 19.—Either Lenine
jr foreign minister Chlterin will
dead the Russian Soviet delegation
10 the Genoa conference.
This was officially announced to
lay at the state department.
IOHN Rl'STtSARD HONORED
GVEST C.R1IHR«»\ VU Hi
Attorney General John Kustgard
while in Washington on Dec. 11,
was one of the honired guests of the
Gridiron Club, which is strictly in
vitational.
In speaking of ,n« occasion the
Sunday Star said: ' \c-oss t!>e seven
seas and from the continents of
two hemispheres came guests of the
Gridiron Cluh to henor the occasion
of its annual wint*r dinner last
night at the New Witllard. They
assembled with many of the distin
guished men of Anerica—the Pres
ident of the I'nited States, the cabin
et, the chief justice, of the United
States, the speaker of the House,
other officials of that government,
and men prominent in the large af
fairs of the country."
Among the guests also were prom-1
inent authors and newspaper corre
spondents. The p: jceedings of the
cliil) are of a character whera even
the great men of state lay aside
their titles and foj the time being
remember they are merely men, for
no class distinctions are observed.
The program is usually a parody on
the big affairs of life.
ALL STATES WILL
ACCEPT "RECENTLY PASSED
MATERNITY BILL
Washington. Jan. 19.—It is in
dicated here by th« returns thai
have already arrived at the national
capital that twenty-two states hare
so far accepted the federal aid for
maternity care earned in the bill re
cently enacted by congress.
Its probable acceptance by most
of the other states Is almost certain.
WOULD IMPEACH MAYOR AND
COUNCIL POR ILLEGAL DEAL
Seattle. Jan. 17.—Impeachment
proceedings against every city offi
cial. including Mayor Caldwell, who
helped pass the Skagit river three
hundred and twenty thousand dollar
electric power contract, has been de
manded by councilman Thompson
In his speech before the council.
Thompson, said. "I believe an Illegal
deal was made anC 1 will vote for
the impeachment of the mayor and
any member of the council, or the
board of public works who helped
to carry it through "
NATIVE ATTORNEY TALKS
TO CONGRESS COMMITTEE
Washington. Jan. 19—The salmon
supply in Alaskan waters will be
completely wiped oat within a few
years if trap fishing is not prohibit
ed. is the statement of William Paul
of Wrangell.
I'aul is of Indian descent and told
ihe house committee of merchant
marine this afternoon that the Na
tive fishermen of Alaska bad sub
scribed a fund to send him four
thousand miles to explain the situ
ation to congress.
Paul is an attorney and has been i
admitted to the Alaskan bar
BI RCH SECOND TRIAL
WILL RK MARCH 2T
Lot Anseles. Jan 19—The see
>nd trial of Burcti, charged with
nurder. has been set for March 27.
The Jury in the first trial disa
greed.
ALIFORMA IX GRIP OF
COLDEST WAVE IN HISTORY
San Francisco, Jan. 19.—A severe
•old wave has struck this section of
he Pacific coast.
Ice formed today on the decks of
he ferry boats on San Francisco
>ay and covers many of the lakes
n the Golden Gate.
rillRI) DEATH DIE TO
PRACTICAL JOKER
Chicago, Jan. 3.—A reward of $1,
)00 for the arrest of a practical
oker stood today. He turned in a
alse alarm and last night the third
■ity fireman died from injuries re
vived when two fire engines crash
•d when responding to the call.
SVOl'LD HAVE DIVORCE
FROM NAGGING SPOUSE
Seattle, Jan. 19.—Major Carl H. j
Reeves, superintendent of public
utilities and a world war veteran, as
well as a prominent Mystic Shriner
of this city, today brought an action
for divorce from his wife.
The grounds set forth in the com
plaint are that the wife is Jealous
and is nagging him to death.
NEW COMMISSIONER NAMED
AT FETERSRCRG
Announcement was made recently
by Judge T. M. Reed of the appoint
ment of O. M. Granquist to be U. S.
commissioner at Petersburg, effec
tive January 16. Mr. Granquist will
succeed M. S. Perkins, whose resig
nation takes effect on that date.
A dollar a month *111 bring the
Alaskan to your door.
IM HP DESTINED 10
BE BIGGEST ON CONTINENT
Fred T. Oongdon passed through
Skagway, having come over on Tues
day's train and leaving on the
Princess Mary ye*t»rday.
Mr. Congdon was feeling pretty
fit after his sojourn in the north
and especially after having come
ovipr the trail from Mayo to Whlte
1 'lorse. Mr. Congdon Is most en
I thuslastic over the outlook in Mayo
and stated positively that there was
not the shadow of a doubt hut Mayo
would be one of the wonder silver
camps of the world.
Every indication and every shovel
ful of dirt or blast of powder goes
to prove that the goods are there.
Speaking of what he had seen
with his own eyes, Mr. Condon said
"The Tukon gold people are hard
at work on the top of the hill. They
have already delivered at Mayo
Landing over one thousand tons of
ore for shipment at soon as naviga
tion opens.
"It is well known that the ore
shipped last year, amounting to
about 2,200 tons, realised M40.000,
or 1200 per ton. In their shaft on
Keno hill they are down 250 feet
and the ore is most beautiful and
rich. They also have sunk eight or
nine shafts and not a blank has been
struck.
"The Bradley property, 1.700 feet
lower down on the hill, is in the
most ideal spot for a mining camp
and the work already done is capa
ble of being increased to any dimen
tion to fit the case. They are buy
ing the ore from Individual miners,
that is. they will advance 70 perl
cent, of the assay value and ship the
ore to the smelters and then when
the returns come tn. pay over the |
WILL ALLOW ENTRY
ON MINER\1. <1 \IM«.
Washington, Jan 19.—"There Is
bo doubt that the house »il! accept
the senate amendments 10 th.> nouse
bill proridinp for agricultural en
tree* on coal lards in Alaska and
that the measure <rlll bec-oi:v t la*
in a short time." said delectte i .in
Sutherland today.
"This bill will just op-n up to »c
ricultural entry large areas of land
heretofore unavailable to seitiers
because of the suspicion of n-.inoral
contest."
balance. This the poor man
to develop hi* claim.
"They are now sfjifcinc * shaft on
a distinct lead sis or seven fi»t
wide on the surface and harp c ■>?>,
down 75 feet and are still taking
out the Mice quality of ore and the
lead is just as wide. It is their in
tention to sink HO feet They win
then die a trench along the l«ad <0ft
feet and then sink to a depth of or ■»
hundred feet and then drift alo
and connect with the main s*iaft
"Following along and about 2.000
feet from the nearest shaft the
Keno Hill Co . Ltd., are sinking on
Friendship claim. The ore In this
<laim is just as rich as any of the
rest and the vein extends down with
well defined walls and the operat
ors are confident tf developing a
big mine
. "Geologists with «hom I h»vr>
talked al! saj that leads such as «r»
found in Mayo hare been found in
other places, but not so many and
distinct and so valuable, nor so
large, rich and strong. Tbe ore
bodies are just as strong at the bo> -
torn of the shafts as tbey were
the top
Following out 2.$00 feet from tl •*
nearest shaft is the Friendship
claim, owned by the Keno H;lt, Ltc
who have sunk a shaft. The ore
is what I term delicious and rich at d
It is said, is not c,a the same lead
as the Bradley work
"Taken all in all. Mayo is destin
•
American continent
Mr. Condon left on the Princes*
Mary and said that tc would return
early in the spring or as soon at
navigation opened
I . S. TAKES PXItT l\
nnvom\», i\kv>w\ nr.ui
Rome. Jan 1? —Amerlea today
paid it* tribute to an Italian "I i*
known Soldier "
American smidier? forwpd a coir*
pofitf' hamiion which participated
in the («ns<iwR<n Incident to the
bestov.-I • * congressional medal
of hoiK*r - i an Italian warrior.
Rir ,a-4 Washburn Child. t*nit«»d
States atnb»F«!tdnr to Italv. deliver
ed an oration at the tomb.
A vast aiwemhlage gathered to
wUnera the ceremonies.
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Semi-Weekly Train Sen-ice between Skapuav and W lutehcffK
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or
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