I
Tacoma Jan. IT—The Scandina
vian Pant of thin city was closed
"»st night by1 the state ban!; ex
aminer The t>ank on-f twelve
tfhousand depositors th« sum of 5
million doliuss. Ol" Larsen was the
President and he was former sec
retary to Jaf®t IJndberg the Nome
operator. ile hag not been at tfie
'• •nlj for a w«'ek. Lindi>erg was a
> Ig stockholder and big operator.
Ho borrowed heavily from the bank
Hc®y Bean and Joe Sheldon both
former operators are vice P'sidents
ot the instiSuticn. The bank was
not a member ot the Federal Re
serve Panic or of lhe State Guaran
tee Asscoiatioc.. No statement is
made 3s [0 assets.
JSP SENTRY'S
Washington J;in. 17—Tho Japan
ese 3ent!ry who shot Langdon gave,
his version of the affair before a
Jananest court of inquiry and was
icjommeadt'd for court martial.
This statement it is stated in
» despatch leceived by the navy de
partment ..oincided with the dead
officers antemortem statement. A
despatch to this effect wafc received
from Admiral Gleaves from .Manila
tuday.
Dublin Jan. IT—The. British au
thcrui^s have interned 129S Irish
man according to a Sinn Fein state
ment .
says 8iro «
CURE FBI H!C
iPUC
•Vashington Jan. 17—Prseidont
Wilson gave advlc0 of a medical nat
ure to state secretary Xorman II.
i.&vis when the latter b''C"me afflict
i:«l with a se«re case of hiccoughs.
President said tl.at two spoou
Ik'a of bird-shot would bp a suro
cure. He declared that this had
ynv*d suct^jsful in certain cast>s.
i-fvis did not aCq fit to take the
prescription of th<* resident.
DESCHfL OUt
SEKUORSEP
i'arU Jan. IT—Former President
of Frauce Deschand has announced
Ids candidacy fcr a s°at iu Uie
.Senate.
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Chicago Jan. IT—Mrs. C.;rUs Mc
Cormick wife of the inveUtcr and
iiunufacturer o:- ti e JicCormick r,-aj
er ar.d harvester di-d in Chicago to
d?y.
Lar.gdon's Widow
Commas Suicide
Manila Jan. IT—The Russian wife,
•if Leiutetiant l.angdon tho AHiericaa
of'icer who was killed by » Japan- ,
ese sentry at vladivostoc!m ended 1
htr lil'e "Pol lenining that h:is- :
band bad bten shot.
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3\.ccowt\A \»WY\. ws.
SAFETY—No risk whatever, [host or stolen
checks can be duplicated without cost.
CONVENIENCE—Paying bills by ebcck 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 A1 aska
i Finnan Haddie—Kippered Herring
i
Fresh Lot Extra Fancy Quality
i
J just received ex "Mary"
Kippered Herring - 20c per lb.
Finnan Haddie - - 35c per Fb.
; P. H. GANTY
POLYGLOT »
OlLfll
Hamburg Jan . 17—The Spanish
st'am<:r Mar Del Notre before leav
ing pv rt w.is seraehed for stowa
•ivays -and it was found that men
fr m almost every nation had se
creted themselves on th0 vessel.
Her destination wais for the U. S.
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London Jan. 17—Extraordinary
laiportanco is attached to th° return
noaio of thj British Ambassador to
the United states Mr. Geddes. Th«
tJ* 11 Mall Gazette declared thflft wo
ni.\v be on the verge of diPlomatia
• ••changes that will go to make
world history.
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Wao..lngt-jn Jan. 17—Harding has
i.a;rl tha he will call an extra
-ssiou oil Congress on April fourtli.
M>resnetative Fornc.y gave out this
formation today.
Frit n I Of Webster
Pies At Age Of 96
Seattle Jan. 17—L. K. Hall aged
s"J a friend of Daniel Wabste* and;
"I John Qi.incy Adams died in this
my.
Boynes Is President
Seattle Chamber
Of Commerce
Seattle .Tan. 17—Robert S.Boyna
w;'s elected President of the Seat
tle Chamber of Commerce.
Water Main Bursts
On Sixth Avenue
citj- water mains broke on
oixth street opposite the residence o
.Mr. Gaaty. The water dopratment
li»s men at world oa th0 break an<}
It is expected that th® main -will be
iu operation within daya or two.
Weather Conditions
By Comparison
5 P.M.
Jen. 10 1920 31
Jan. 11 192$ 21
Jan. 12 1920 12
Jan. 13 1920 4
J»n 14 1920 0
6 P.M.
Jan. 10 1921 39
Jrn. 11 1921 31
Jan. 12 1921 29
J»n. 13 1921 17
Jan. 14 19U : 8
SEEK TO EXCLUDE
Seattle Jan 15—The American Le
gion formally protested today again-:
jt tie use of the uniform of the
American soldiers by inmates of
the state reformatory at Monroe.
A number of the inmates were foun
wearing the Jcakl.
CH1CE
■Washington Jan. 17—Boris Baicme
teff the Russian Ambassador will j
sail this week to join his conference
Russians and anti Bolshevist faction1
who are now holding a conference ifl
P\ris.
FSVORABLE OS
Washington Jan. 17—Tie HoiUe
resolution rerealing the emergency
>aws was reported favorably by th®
Senate judidray committea today.
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Dublin Jan. 18—Violence again I
glamed up tbruout southern. .Today
a. heavy attack was made ujpon thej
T. c*key Street police station in the
city of Cork rifles revolverfe and
bombs were used by tha attackers.
After a battle! of 30 minutes re-|
inlorcement wcre brought up and the)
rsidjrs fled, I
Emegrency Bill
Before Senate
W&shlng;on Jan 18—The Fordney
emergency tariff measure was Pre
s5nted to the 6enat0 today
James Green wag taken,' to.' thehos- J
p'tal Monday afternoon. Mr. Green
hss Pleural »neumonla.
Mr. E. 5. Hewitt the typewriter J
;nd offico supply merchant of June% j
is in town Mr. Hewitt is a regu- |
la) caller in Skagway. He its stop
Ping at the Pullen House.
When the weather approaches Zero
it is generally safer and cheaper to
maintain a fire even tho it hap to
be replenished during th® night!
than to have your water Pipes frees I
»nd break.
The c<iblQ is down between Juneau j
and Sitka and it is probable that it j
will be down for some tim0 as the
cableshlp Burnside fg in dry (lock in
3«>attle. News; is no\v coming to ufi
vi» cnblo from Juneau and via wire
less o Juneau.
A small breoJc in tli® boil©r at
• e Public school made necessary th
dismission of the 6cholars for the .
morning session on Mondajr. The
renairs were madQ in a ghort time
and the children returned for the
afternoon work* • I ,
NOTE 10 JAPAN
roklo Jan. 18—The Japanese gov
emimont bus not yet mad© ixufcllo
the note from the American govern
ment Protesting against 'th0 shoot
ing of naval Leiutenant Langdon by
a Japanese sentryi at Vladivostok.
The publicists however believ« that
Y'&shington has asked reparation
a 1th guarantess. It is also believed
thvc the Washington goverment has
poiU(,.j 1 out to JaP3a the -wisdom of
witii'^awing her troops altoge)tliet
from a country where she poseesefl
no sovereign right.
I
aeattl6 Jan. 15—The government
cutter Areata 6eized a whiskey la
den launch in Hbod canal. The
punch wafe manfced by ffp men
when the boat waa being brought
iU'O Seattle. The smi%gleraj aid
ed by John J. O'Brien of t&0 crew
of .t;he outtcr Areata tbrew the 11
qu* • overboard. O'Brien will be
court martialled. / J
Army Officer Kills
Street Car Man!
Montreal Jan. IS—"William Hol
land a former secretary of the| Mon
treal street car exchange wafc shot)
snd kilted by Major R. N. Orif
ilth. Majcr Griffith la prominent
ia the city. K© surrendered hlm
elf t o the police. The cause of j
t;'e shooting is not known.
This year tor the fit^ itime the
bureau of education Is to have ita|
own steamship to cMTy teoohejjg an<
sillies to its many outlying eta^
tiens on the Alaska coat^t. Some
.lontha ago the, nary turned over
to flhe bureau for this Purpose thej
trfin.ing ship Boxer which hag a
capacity of 450 tonR.
Washington Jan. 15—When the
SovleU toot ciJajge in Russia they
confiscated a hundred million dol
lars in gold whddh was taken from
the banks and from individuals
Tuls they ire now ottering America!
exporters for their goods. Secre
tary Alexana»r »tated today that Am
eric n exPorteTs had no inslination
tt .ccePiC any prat of this stolen
money for there goods. They deem
ing it dangerous businei® to- take
that which did not belong to the>
ones who are offering it.
LEU A GOOD
•xmdon J»n. 15— Russian Oews
Pa ten wh'ch were received today
glve the account of a disoovered at
tempt to assassinate Lenine u'-ar
th® Kremlin In Moscow. Lenine
"was speeding In his car to attend
a meeting of the Soviet Congress
<pii«n a bomb' wal3 thrown at h^i
car but missed It and struck Uier
ou« following It. Six were killed
*s a result of the bomb.
K IS GIN
W*«hlngton Jan. 15—The League
of Natlortg has given Japan a man
dat» for th> Mari*aa group of is
l'nda In the Pacific Ocean. The
conditions under wMch they are
'given prevent tfaPan from using
th'm for naval or military purposes.
Lomen 'nd gompany of Nom •,
fcavo completed or have in th<j
course of construction cold storage
Wants at Keewalik, Egavlk, Tel
ler, Golovan end Nome.
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