TELLER IMPLI
CATES ilSNf
Seat tin F«'b IS—Sentenca way pro
nounced this aftTnoon on Paul
3eh«afer the teller of th° defunct,
No'ih Side State bank. Schaefer re
ceived fir* years in Walla Walla for
stealing the funds of the institution
On ■ of the prosecutors kttorneJ'
Douglas stated that Sc-haefer hid
confessed that h« had not used the
money himself hut that he had been
handing out large sums to 6tor0
men for bootlegging purpose. He {
afso disclose^ the fact that he liad j
loaned a thrusand dallars to Cap-j
tain Charles Sullivan the secretary!
of the Police tK'partment and that]
Sullivan Mil failed to respond to:
his appeal fi r th,» return of the mon!
eT*.
Seattle Feb 19—The shortage of j
t'tiarlee ochaefer will reach thirty |
thousand dollars according to an an-'
nouncement by his brother Paul. |
ilaul sai,i that his brother simply,
played diifcks ?nd (|rak^s with nion-y
In- financed whiske« runners hitus, lC
buying and selling liquor at a lost*
and thru his methodsi wrecked the
baois. He has nothing to show for
it for hU friends got it
INAUGURATION
LUNCH LlilllED
■Washington F«"b IS—President el-'
e<* Harding hj* intimated that h*?
d*sii«3 the guests at the Whitwhouio
luncheon to be limited to his im
mediate family . H* has informed
President Wilson of this decision on
his t»art. Following the recipt vt
this information it was announcvd
that neither President Wilson nor
Mrs. Wilson would attend the lunch
*Ofl.
The Hoise Passt» the annual In
dian AOTroPriatlon Bill carrying .
bout }12;000;000 after est»nd-d de
hat^ during which nt^mpts wert.
mad a to strike out many of its
lt^ms.
DECLINE 10 TAKE
VESSELS OFF
Washington Feb 19—Private own
ed lines of sW piping ar0 bringing |
Pr^sure to bear upon the Ship- j
ping Bosuld so that the latter will
withdraw its vessels from operating
between tht, Pacific anil Atlantic
ports. The Private owners contend
th»t the competition of the govern
ment ig unfair to them. The Shii*
Ping BoaM has declined to accede j
to the demand.
WiUiam'on W. Va. F-b IS—Sid
Hatfield admitted that1 aft»r the
battl<' in Matt-wan last May that lie,
killed the three BaJdwijn and Felts i
detective*. lt;.rrv> Siaton was a
witness in the Mattewan killing to- i
day.
Washington F'b IS—Harding thru
Jits secretary G<-'org0 Christian has
ad\1sed the confidential s^ci^taries
stenographers secretaries and clerk;
immediately and'r Tumulty that
tii. ir r .-ig.utiont, will b« <?rDected
.Maijth ith.
Thirty thousand refuges from th
Crimea among »!iome are twenty
geucral:> 6-ver.ty tcloinis and a ne: h j
cw ol the novelist Tolstoy fact,.
starvation in tlie Caucasus safls a 1
report from Saloniki. The depleted j
condition of r*sources does not Pt,r!
mil of any assistance being furnish- j
ed by the Greck government
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SAFETY—No risk whatever. Lost or stolen
checks can be duplicated without cost.
CONVENIENCE—Paying bills by check is the
easiest, simplest method of paying them.
SYSTEM—You have a complete record of all
money received and spent, with accurate
dates and amounts.
We assure you Safety Convenience
and System
BanK of Alaska
5 YR UPS.
AT LOWER PRICES
Liberty Bell, Cane and Maple.
Liberty Bell, Cane and Maple.
Liberty Bell, Cane and Maple.
Pure Maple Sap from Vermont
Rogers Golden Syrup Canadian
Rogers Golden Syrup Canadian
.2^ pound tins $ .70
5 pound tins 1.25
10 pound tins 2.35
.2* pound tins 1.15
.2 pound tins .40
.5 pound tin9 .75
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"Washington Fob 18—Mite Wilson |
daughter of President Wilson in an
add'^^s at a National Womons Party
convention here today cha,rged the
i>enate with •ii:prt'fj-ion of free sPe®0
in the district of Columbia. To this
senatorial dictation and suppres
sion of tree speech Bl"e attributed
the handicap of the community wel- ,
far° work.
HM
iiirm
KILLS SERGEANT
N°ty Yark F*'b 18—Charles T Da
vis t brooklyn manufacture^ was a
rel'ted today charged with kjlli'ig de
tective scrgaant Josti'h Bridg« tto.
Cox Wins In Dem.
Committee
Plans
Washington Feb IS—The executive '
committee of the National cDt-mocra
tic committee last night vofd down
t!ie Proposal of Thomas B Love and
the other McAdoo follower^. The lat
t"r ProivosM that the full member
ship- of the national committee be
called to ni»e-t on .March first at St
iLouis. The action it* taken Jte a
victory'for Cos leadership.
Confesses To Rob-:
binf Mails Of . j
Half Million |
San Diego Feb 18—H. M. Nash I
whjo is under arnjst at thi); place
confessed to tlio f.Mif.ral authorities |
■ iiad iobbed the maite at Gal-]
lux. New Mexico of half milion do
laifc- i I Ulj
Hunger Drives |
Looter Into Net
SPoKane Feb IS—Driven in by
hunger and the need, of food Mich- I
ener <ame into Nortbport and while, |
there was rearrested. All th6 loot
wad rocoreied.
Appropriations j
Bill Passes,
■Washington Feb 19—Th0 Senate
paps^d tlie $275,000,000 deficiency
bill late yesterday. This was the
third bill of this kind to b« dis
posed of and brings the total up lo
$857,000,000 appropriated within a
few liburs. The other two bill||
w*rt> the 1 ostoffice and diplomatic j
appropriations. The rider attachedi
to the Postoffice bill was elided the
rider wa>s to- an appropriation of 1
hundred millions for a feileral road
bailing fund.
By a rote of 4 0 to 331 the Senate
p^;sed tlie Gonna bill fo control of'
th® meat—Packing industry. This j
bill creates v Federal livestock com
mlssion to t up'-rvifce the production I
sale & distribution of livestock and j
live stock products. 3ts most vital.
feature makes it unlawful for pack- j
ers to engi»-e in unfair or diecrimi
nary practices. _ ( j _ j _ j
BIG IF! .
SPokane Feb IS—Elliott Wooers
MiehcpoH a lad of fourteen is want
ed at Co^ur d' AleJie for the theft
lef $14600. The money wias stol
f(n fiVun Ills father. The sher
iff had him in a hotel near the Can
adian border and the boy escaJ>ed
bji jumping from a second litofv'
lunel window.
Dublin Fub IS—<xtenslve Ser
ial; of raids is bHng carried out by1
r tJiou8and troois. The nu<te be"
6an today and are lj0ing carritd out
with 2S motor Lorries with machine
guus and with armoured sars.
Would Change It
From Rainier
To Lincoln
j
Washington Feb IS—Rev .lam^s IT
Cha'e claiming to b>' a lecturer for
patriotic societiis of Washington an
Ala%*< ha3 presented to the g(,ogr., •
ohical Board a numerously signed
petition asking that Mount Rainier
be changed and hereaft r called I
Mount Lincoln.
Chinks Inspired To
Loan Out Money
Inspired by the international bank
ing consortium twenty seven Chinese,
bank® hav® oigsniz0d to loan mon
ey to the Chinese government for
constructive purposes• One loan c *
$6000000 for railway equipment al
ready has been made- The banks
have (fniand'^i that the government
reduce the army develop eome plan
t'> reptoro confidence in internal
loans and by establishing a central
bank at Shanhai stabilize the fluct
uating values of Chinese Paper cur
rency. | ' I £i i
RearAdmiral Tayne j
Suffers A Stroke;
Washington F''b 18—Word was r«
eeived in tills city that Rear Admir- I
"1 Jayne suffered a strode, of par-"
ilyjsi3 late !?st night. The rear Ad
miral is on duty with th"* Paejfiq
fleet fnd was returning from South
American waters.
Chairman Fordney
Visits Mr. Harding j
St Augustine F^'b IS—Cfhairman
Fordney of the Hou,s0 Ways and
Moans committer arrived tociay. Hq
canio down to havG a conferencq
with President elect Harding.
President's Son Tojj
Fly To New York
Ancon Peru Feb 18—Juan A. eon
of President Lcguia of Peru leftj
today ia a seaplane. Th» plan Is
to make the trip to New York in the
'eaplane..
COMMITTEE SAYS
SOILING WAS
All RIGHT
"tt'ashing'on Feb 19—The Ho us0
Committee o investigation; whldh haa
been looking into the Shipping board
operations h^s issued a) formal state
ment in which it exonerates Boiling
thej brother in law of th« President
from any wrongdoing while he was
acting as Treasurer of the Shipping
board. ,
LGWDEirtURNS
Oil PORTFOLIO
St- A.ugu*tlne Feb 17—Louden
of Illinois lui^ definitely! declined,
to acc«Pt the Naval portfolio In
the n«w Cabinet. He will not b«
y-jigiolnl^d to any Post in the initial
uiakcu:> of th© n0'\v, administration.
Old Timer Goes
Over The Divide
Vancouver Feb 19—Thoe. Darl
ing shorts seventy four years of ago
a native of California ajad a stam
per to the Casslar, Circle apd
Klondihe camps started on the
gi-cat march across the divide to
day .
Washington Feb 19—Food is now
21.5 Percent cheHper than It was 6
months ago. This is the nanoun.ce
inent made by EthelbeTt Btew&flJ'
the government pric^j ^xpert.
Raymond Fejj 19—William Des
mond an Alaskan miner disappeared
from the hotel here Jan 24. Hla
friends fear he has been done away
with1.
:i umbel of the boy|s from the
i>ost arrived up on the Peterson' thi,
afterjnoon ?nd immediately got bu
sy and arranged for the| Eagles
hall wli«re they will give a dance
tonight. aH are lnvl'pd- !
HUGHES ACCEPTS
SECRETARY OF
STATE CHAIR
St Agu.'tlae F^ 18—Hugli^ is
dUe to arrive here today.
Augustine F*b 19—The se'ect
ion, of Hughts as tile new Secretary
of (State has begn definitely ann-ou,nc
ed by Harding. Hughes has pignl
fled hla a£C*P'ance oj the Post
Alaska Society
Portland Dines
Portland Feb 1'9—Th0 Alaska so
ciety of Portland a newly organized
aggi^gation with L. L. Scott as
President held i'a first annual ban
quet tonight in the Chamber of Com
merce building. . Th|£ organization
is behind the Chamber of Commerce
in Ita Plan to mak0 a, (bid for tho
Alaska trade via Portland.
Study Of German
To Be Resumed
[Washington Feb 17—The study of
German wa& barred from the schools
of Washington in 1917. ThJ^ wag
done thru the action of Oongrecs
The *tudy will be resumed next
year according to an announcement
by th« Board of Education. The
Bdard liaa approved the to« books
jto be Ufitd.
Washington Feb 19—An amfnd
ment the immigration bill reduc
ing the number of aliens to be ad
mitted from 5 to 3 percent ■■ for
t^e nexl year wag adopted by t'ie
Senate today. The Soldiers* Bon
us bill mintifl the taxation features
will bB faroiebly to th« Senate next
Monday or Tuesday.
Astoria Fcb 19—The Shipping
board has offered to allocate ships
to this Port for operation in Alas
ka provided a market can be found
in the Columbia river district for
Coal whkk is being mined in Alias
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