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NO. 114. TWENTY-FIFTH TEAR
BKAGWAY, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1922
PRICE TEN CENTS
ITALY I STATE OF CRISIS;
ADVICES INDICATE REVOLUTION
London. Oct. SS.—The latest nows
from Rome shows that there is a crl- I
sis on in Italian affr.ira. but there is {
nothing in the advices which are be-j
ing received to indicate that a rev- j
olution is in progress.
The situation has arisen from a j
determination on the part of the Fa
cist or Blackshirts to receive rec
ognition by the governmeut. Benito
Mussolini, the leader of the Facisti
declares that his organization of a
half million must be recognized or
they will tight. It was this ultima
tum issued by the organization
which brought on the crisis and the 1
resignation of the Facta ministry. j
Mussolini, the leader of the Fas-|
cisti has been called to Rome by Pre
mier Facta, and is expected to ar-1
rive in the capital today. He has
been called by the Premier to dis
cuss the situation with him. and it!
is expected that t is conference will j
help to clear the atmosphere in Ital- J
tan affairs.
Mussolini la declared to be the
man of the hour in Italy.
Itome. Oct. 28.—The Italian cab-j
inet council has been in session since]
midnight. This has been necessary !'
for the receipt of reports from the i
provinces where the Fascistl move- f
ment has taken a direction subver-j.
sive of the best interest of the peo
ple. The government is thus on the i
alert so as to adopt any measures
necessary to meet the situation.
Rome. Oct. 27.—The ministry of |
Facta has resigned, the resignation |
follows an ultimatum issued by the |
Kascisti. a powerful organization in t
Italy. Civil war is threatening the ,
Italian state. A dispatch from Milan ,
19 the London Times states, that the j
Italian Premier Facta has tendered |
his resignation with that of the (
whole cabinet to the king. ,
HEARING HELD FOB
ROSENBLt'TH REMOVAL
New York. Oct. 27.—A hearing
■was held by the New York authori
ties. on the appl.cation of the Wash
ington state authorities, for the
transfer of Robert Rosecbluth to the
latter state. He is there to stand
trial as an accomplice In the mur
der of Major Cronkhite. The hear
ing was postponed here and will be
held on November the tenth.
COUNTERFEIT BONDS
OF SEATTLE FOUND
Seattle. Oct. 27.—A discovery of a
SI.O0t> bond of the General Bond of
the city of Seattle, purporting to be
one of the issue of 1910 has set tho
authorities to thinking that rnauy
such bonds have been sold to Inves
tors. The bond is a counterfeit for :
gerjr.
MAJOR GENERAL MORTON
COMPLETES TOl'R
Seattle. Oct. .28.—Major General
Mortou, the commander of the ninth'
army corps area, arrived at Fort
Lawton after the completion of hl.«
tour of inspection of his area. This
inspection tour has occupied several
mouths and induced a visit to all
the posts of Alaska.
SECRETARY DAVIS ON
HAND FOR CAMPAIGN
Seattle. Oct. 2S.—Secretary Da
vis arived in Seattle today to take
part in the campaign in the <tate
to reelect Senator Miles Polndexter.
REFUGEES IN DANGER OF DEATH
Dedeagatch. Thrace. Oct. 23.—Ex
hausted by their flight from Thrace
to Macedonia, vast swarms of refu
gees. who crowded the country roads
near this city, face starvation and j
death by the thousands within th<s
next few weeks, unless aid comes to
them from some quarter.
TWO A KM IKS OFF ]
FOR KKVOLI TION 1
Amoy, China. Oct. 2S.—Two armies
have been dispatched to tlie prov
ince of Fukieu. where a revolution
is in progress. Both armies are fly
ing the Hag of the Peking govern
ment.
JAP SWITHDRW FROM CHINA
Toklo, Oct. 28.—The Japs have
withdrawn from Siberia as they had
agreed to do. now the order has gone
out for tl)e withdrawal of the garrl- J
sons from Singtao and Shantung.
This evacuation is in accord with :he
terms of the treaty made with China. >
LABOR COUNCIL
CALLS OFF DAVIS
Spokane. Oct. 27.—The Central .
Labor Council cf Spokane has sent {
a request to Secretary of Labor
James Davis that he refrain from
further aid in behalf of Senator Po
indexter. Davis is on a speaking
tour through the state In aid of Po
indexter and the Labor Council |
would have him cancel his remain
ing engagements.
WEST POINTER
ACCUSED BY Hl'SBAND
Tacoma, Oct. 28.—R. T. Britain,
the proprietor of the Peoples' store
has entered suit against Major Jo
seph E. Carberry of Camp Lewis, and
a West Point graduate. Britain ac- I
cuses Carberry of alienating the af
fections of his wife, Mrs. Britain.
BROADWAY ENTERTAINS
Manager Herman Grimm enter- '
tain the children last night at the 1
"Broadway." the only requiremert
for free admission was that the lad
or lassie was not over fifteen years
of age. It is needless to say that t^e
feature films were well received by
the small large audience of movie ,
fans.
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, cf your salary, and then
spend 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."
Banmk ®ff HSasikffl
SKAQWAY, ALASKA
HUMMING
WIFE IS HELD
Chicago. Oct. 27.—Mrs. Tillie Kli
nek and her son, Joseph Mitkewici.
A-ere arrested today and held, pend
ng an investigation of the illness of
he woman's husband, Joseph Kli
nek. The latter is dying from the
iffects of slow poisoning. Kllmek
s the fifth spouse of Mrs. Klimek.
IRITIfiH FIND
ELECTION CONFUSING
London, Oct. 28.—Lord Asqulth.
n a speech tills morning, declared
hat the election campaign, whic'.
las gotten well 'indtfr way, has now
cached the stage where there !s
uch a number of political Bpeecnes
ind pronouncements that its a phys
pally Impossible (or the newspapers
o either repor; cr folicw 'en.. He
leclared that we have the unusual
pecticle of two of tlto utthors o:* the
pectacle. Lloyd George and Bouar
.aw. writing rival rpuaphs to carve
ipon Its tomb.
jABOR will hold
WITH REPUBLICANS
Washington, Oct. 28.—Republl
an leaders feel confident that in
pite ofall that demagogues and fak
rs can do. the labor vote In Amer
ra will not be alienated from the
tepublican party In the election this
all. This is the substunce of a state
lent made today by Chairman
Ldams, who represents the Kepub
Ican National Committee.
TATE DEPARTMENT HEARS
OF KIDNAPPING OF SHIELDS
Washington, Oct. 28.—The State
>epartment has been appraised of
he kidnapping or murdering of Phll
p J. Shields, on the river Volga,
hlelds Is an American citizen and
lie agent of the American Relief
association, and it is believed he was
ither kidnapped or murdered.
tOCKEFELLER JR. NOT
FOR EIGHT HOl'R LAW
New York, Oct. 28.—John Rocke
eller, Jr., has been reported as be
ug in favor of the eight hour day for
»bor. In a sweeping statement
fhich he issued today he declares
hat his personal stand for the eight
iour day in Industry was a mistake.
'ROPOSE TO BUILD
TWO BIG BATTLESHIPS
London. Oct. 27.—The Admlrallty
ias tenders for the construction of
wo 35,000 ton battleships.
IRELAND ON WAY TO PEACE
Dublin, Oct. 28.—There Is Increas
ng indications on every hand that
he back of the opposition to the Re
mblican Freestate tias been broken,
ind that Ireland Is on the verge of
in era of progress and peace and ad
vancement.
IMERICA IN SYMPATHY
WITH LEAGUE OP NATIONS
Toklo, Oct. 28.—David Starr Jor
ian. Chancellor Emeritus of Stan
ford University in a speech made in"
this city, declared that America Is In
sympathy with the League of Na
tions.
SPOKANE LEFT SEATTLE TODAY
Seattle, Oct. 28.—The Steamship
Spokane of the Admiral Line left
Seattle for Skagway and Southeast
ern AJaska port today at ten o'clock.
She had thirty passengers none of
whom were bound for Skagway.
SHEfF ACCUSED
LITER iEEISEO
oSattle, Oct. 28.—A warrant has
been issued (or the arrest of Sher
iff Starwich. He is charged with
making a false oath in taking his
oath of naturalization. The warrant
has been issued and placed in the
hands of Coroner for service.
Seattle. Oct. 28.—The charges of
perjury, which were filed against
Sheriff Matt Starwich of Seattle,
were dismissed today.
ORDER FOR MARTIAL
LAW RESCINDED
London. Oct. 28.—Martial law was
proclaimed In Italy today. It was
to be put in operation at noon, but
a later proclamation rescinded the
order. It is stated In dispatches
from the Stefani agency, a semi-offi
cial news organization in Rome, that
it would welcome the inauguration
of martial law. but an Improvement
in the situation warranted the res
cinding of the order. Special dis
patches report that there is the be
ginning of a concentrated movement
by the Fascist! against several of the
other chief centers under the con
trol of the Fascist.i. Everywhere In
these towns they deposed the state
authorities and assumed control.
This is the substance of a dispatch
to the London Times.
PRINCE ANDREW IN
SOLITARY CO X IT \ KM KM |
Athens, Oct. 28,-^rrince Andrew,
brother of former Ring Constantino
has been brought back to this city,
and placed in solitary confinement
He is charged wUh having been
largely responsible for the defeat of
the Greek troops in Asia Minor.
REPUBLICANS SPEND
$-121,444 IN CAMPAIGN
Chicago. 111., Oct. 28.8—The Re
publican Central National Commit
tee has raised for campaign purpos
es $422,066 and for the present has
spent $421,444. according to an an
nouncement made by treasurer Up
ham of this city.
ADMIT BAD MEN PI<rV ON IN
DIANS AT WASH. RESERVATION
Yakima, Wash., let 26.— Moral
Standards of Toppenish and 'Vapato,
Yakima Valley towns, urp approved
by Imputation in a resolution adopt
ed by directors of the Yakima Com
mercial club hero, favoring shifting
of the Indian agency at Fort Simcoe,
on the Yakima Indian reservation,
to some other point.
The club board made no r>.-tm
metidation for either town, but for
warded Its resolution to Secretary of
the Interior Fall. Delegations of
older Indians had previously op
posed the move to either Toppenish
or Wapato, claiming unscrupulous
white men at these towns would got
them.
Allotments of Indian funds held
in trust by the government are paid
at the agency. Fort SImcoe's isolated
location has been the principal rea
son for the proposed change.
BEACH COMBER COMPELS
GIRL COMMIT CRDIES
Bremerton, Oct. 26.—Elmer Web
ber; a beach comber and allegod
"Sound pirate," was convicted of two
crimes yesterday on the testimony of
Grace Rahman, "a school girl of 15,
who testified that she had been In
the power of Webber, who had kept
her prisoner and compelled her to
steal for him. The girl stated that at
one time Webber had kept her a
prisoner on a boat for five months.
During that time be made her rob
summer homes in the vicinity. At
another time, she testiled, he had
compelled her to join him In the
burglary of a home. The two sen
tences imposed on Webber may to
tal twenty-five year*. A
New York, Oct. 28.—Judge Hand,
who upheld the Daugherty order for
American ships, in a decision yes
terday he dismissed the suit of the1
two American steamship companies, j
who sought to enjoin the enforce
ment of the Daugherty decision. He
also declared that American ships
cannot carry or sell liquor In any
part of the world.
WHAT NATION OWES
NVY IS THEME
Washington, Oct. 27.—Today is
Navy Day, and tlie theme of the day
is what the American people owe to
their navy, not only as a bulfark
of dofence in war but as a support
ing arm of the nation's prestige and
a moral force among the nations in
the pursuit of peace.
This is the Navy Day message
which was broadcasted from the
platform radio mast and in the press
today throughout the land.
PRESIDENT HOLDS
FOB 125,000 ARMY
Washington, Oct. 27.—President!
Harding is of the belief that the reg-;
ular army should consist of not less
than 12 thousand officers and 125
thousand men. This he deems is
as small as should he contemplated
by the United States unless there
should be a dccided change in the
military conditions throughout the
world. This information was sent
Secretary of War Weeks in a let
letter. j
SOLDIERS AND POLICE
TO GUARD EBERT
Berlin, Oct. 27.—Soldiers and
heavily armed police were rushed to
Wilhelmstrasso today, when it was
learned that there was a plot to at
tack President Ebert and Chancel
lor Wirth.
HOOVER TO CELEBRATE
WITH SIX GOVERNORS
Alburquerque, Oct. 27.—Secretary
of Commerce Hoover with six gov
arnoru of western states are to be in
Alburquerque, on Nov. 11, to cele-|
brate the signing of the armistice. 1
TAKES NAME "RAINIER"
FROM MAP, PAINTS
"TACOMA" IN PLACK
Olympia, Oct.—E. L. French,
State Director of Agriculture, today
had a painter erase from the big of
ficial map standing in the old capital
building, the work "Rainier," put
ting in its place "Tacoma" for the
name of the mountain. Fronch de
clared that the Indian name was the
ofllcial one for the mountain, since
ti;o original map exhibited at the
Panama Pacific Exposition had borne
the name "Tacoma."
LEAGUE IN ACTION
BENEFITS EUROPE
New York, Oct. 28.—Dr. David
Jayne Hill, who has just returned
from Rotterdam, and in an interview
spoke of conditions in Europe. Speak
ing of the League of Nations, Dr.
Hill said that Europe finds many ad
vantages to the League of Nations
as it is functioning today. But, he
declared, the United States could
gain nothing from membership in
the League at this time.
LLOYD GEORGE DEFENDS
COALITION
•—- -mm
Glasgow, Eng., Oct. 28.—-Lloyd
George, in an address in this city,
said that the coalition cabinet had
won the war and was smashed when
it was taking the country through
the post war trouble.
TWO MORE PILOTS
Norfolk, Oct. 27.—Pilot Lieut.
E. L. Ericson and Lieut. R. F. Arm
strong were killed when the pla-ie in
which they were flying plunged 300
feet to the ground.
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