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Los Angeles. March 2.—The ar
rest of the seventh man. a fairly
well known film actor, as a result
of the disclosures made by Mrs.
Rupp :n connection with the Taylor
murder, is pred cted tonight by offic
ers assigned to the case.
T niTi.orities are confident now
t'lat rhey are on the right track to |
r;in down the perpetrators of the:
slaying of Taylor.
I.OS Angeles. March 2.—"The mys
tery of <-e murder of William Des-i
mo« d Taylor is solved, if the story J
toid by Mrs. John Rupp. in connec
>f< with the arrest of the six drug'
peddlers, is correct." This state- \
i!!ent was made last night by Detec
tive Herman Kline.
The statement *'as made after j
Kline heard the statement made by i
Mrs. Rupp. who toh! the police that
she had "kept house" for the men.
and had been subjected to rigid
questioning by two deiectives.
The district attorney's office and
the authorities are agaiu question
ing Mabel NormanJ.
Mrs. Rupp charges that George
Calvert and Walter Kirhv, both of
whom are dope fiends, committed
the murder.
I.os Angeles. March 2.—The six
men arrested on Tuesday on infor
mation furnished by Mrs. Rupp.
their housekeeper, have no connec-1
tion with the Taylor murder, was
announced today by the detectives.
Sergeant Cline. who is in charge
of the Investigation, says the iden
tity of the slayer or slayers is as
much a mystery as ever.
KKI'l Itl.H'AX LEAHERS
1>IS( TSS SOLDIER BOM'S
HILL WITH HARDING
Washington. Feb. 2S.—Congress
:i -.i of Wyoming and Re
Iruder of the house, and
- -ilne> of the house ways
- committee discussed the
onus situation with Prosi
ly nt Harding today.
rh«v informed the President of
• r« »i-t i<n by the special commit
i.e of ihf sales tax as suggested by
President Harding.
Jl'lM.K I \\I»IS FINISHES
M XIM'KKN YEARS SERVICE
o. March 2.—Judge Landis
completed seventeen years of
--•rvice »s federal judge
and at 11 o'clock rendered his last
decision. As Judge Landis stepped
court rojm he made the
• ri-t that he would never again
oi l ui> the judicial bench.
MOVEMENTS of NAVAL
VKSSKIjS T1> BK Cl'R I'AILED
Washington. March 1.—Pending
; i i v ivi..:vsi. the house aiinro
ttee's decis'o.i today
t in half *ne naval fUJl defic
iency bill, the movements of naval
vessels, it is expected, w!U le (ur
t.tiled.
I KI'Hai. PROHIBITION'
DIRU rt>R NEW MAN IN PLACE j
V. cfon. March 2—Prohibi-j
tior. Director Havnes announced to-j
day t!i»- retirement of Federal pro
tor Mitchell of Califor
ti md the appointment of Samuel i
F. Uuiter as his successor.
M.AIXto WILL SETTLE
I N LOS ANGELES
N-'v York. March 1.—William'
M Vd i. : c t L'nited States treas-j
urer under President Wilson, an
nounced today that he would goon
settle in Los Angtles permanently.
F P»i:i inus Raw Olympia Ovs
t-T l'' -krails are on sale at Kellers'
luncheonette. Individuals in glass
sealed for home ui"e.
PRESIDENT HARDINC
WILL KK(OMMKM) SHIP
SUBSIDY BILL
Washington. Feb. 27.—The ship
subsidy plan which President Hard
ing is to recommend to congress in |
a message tomorrow will provide]
for the raising of a revolving fund |
of thirty million dollars a year.
This sum will be nised by a diver
sion procedure of K. S. customs re-1
ceipts.
DIAL EIRKAXV MEETS
FOB SHORT SESSION
Dublin. March 2.—The Dial Eir
eann re-assembled today for a ses
sion which is expected to continue
for several days
The object to be considered will
be the financing of the provisional
government for the next six months.
TARIFF COMMITTEE MAY ADD ;
NEW CLAUSE TO TARIFF BILL
Seattle, March 1.—J. Under- ■
wood, the well known newspaper!
correspondent, who is the represent
ative of the Seattle Chamber of j
Commerce, wires from Washington |
today that the senate committer pro
popes adding a clause to the present I
tariff bill which wil; provide that all
fifh received in the United States!
must come in bond from an Anier-j
•can port or that fish Iced and bov-d I
or otherwise prepared in a foieignj
port shall be lub'eit to duty.
CABLE APPROPRIATION
WILL BE PASSED
The military bill carrying an ap
propriation of a million and a half
dollars for the construction of a
cable to Alaska is regarded as cer
tain of passage. This is the in
formation sent out by J. J. Under
wood. the representative at Wash
ington of the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce.
P. S. Murray will be a passenger j
over to Whitehorse tomorrow, where
he will take up his work in the W.
P. & Y. Route ship yards.
THE RESULT OF SYSTEM
>IK. MAX OF FORTY, HAVE YOU SAVED $8,000?
Suppose, at the age of ten. you had put $1.00 each week in a Sav
ings Account drawing 4% interest, until you were twenty. From
twenty to thirty you saved $5.00 each week and from thirty to
forty you saved IS.00 each week. You could answer YES to this
question. > . -Sff
It is never too late to start on the right road. Begin now by sav
ing a few dollars each week. As time goes on you will be sur
prised to And yourself watching with pleasure the grownth of
your bank account.
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SKACWAY, ALASKA
WILL CUT
SU? CASH III
BONUS Bill
Washington. March 2.—The elim
ination of the cash feature
from the soldier be niis act was vir
tually agreed upon today, according
to an announcement made by chair
man Fordney of th« house ways and
means committee.
Fordnty states that he was hope
ful that he subcommittee had been
named to work out some plan that!
would not entuil at./ large draft on
the federal treasury within tho next
two years.
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LOWER FREIGHT RATES
MAKE MARKET FOR Al "i.-'RA
Seattle. MnrMi 1.—Railroad rates |
from Pittsburgh west to Ciicapo
were reduced today from $1 4J i er'
hundred pounds to 92 lei.ts on |
pickled herring.
This reduction will open up .jut i
territory to Alaska products.
FORM ER COM M A M>ER
IS CHARGED WITH
COXTIXl'Ol'S EMBEZZLEMENT
Omaha. March 1.—William E. Mc-|
Malion. former commander of the!
Omaha post of Disabled American
Veterans of the World War, was ar- j
rested today and va being held In (
Jail.
The charge against McMahon is j
that of continuous embezzlement of j
the funds and property of the post. |
NINETEENTH AMENDMENT
DECLARED CONSTITUTION.*!.
Washington, Feb. 27.—Women's
suffrage, or the nineteenth amend-,
inent to the constitution of the Uni-J
ted States, was doclared constitu
tional today by the supreme court of
the United States.
ISLAND OF VAI' TREATY
RATIFIED IN r:-'TO
Washington, March 1.—Tho Isl-1
*nd of Yap treaty was ratified oy the
senate today. There was not an I
amendment or reservation a.liY'i to I
he treaty.
hORMER SENATOR
NOW DISTRICT JUIHiE
St. Louis. March 1.—Willie S. |
Ken.von. former senator from Iowa,
was today sworn in as judge of the
Eighth district of the United Elates
circuit court of appeals.
AMERICAN FIRED UPON
IN STREET OF MOSCOW
Moscow Feb. 28.—J. B. Murray
of Woburn, Massachusetts, was fir-1
ed upon in the streets today and j
suffered a severe flesh wound. Mur
ray is connected with the American j
relief administration. The state de
partment at Washington has been
notified.
MAYOR OF LOG CABIN
RETURNS FROM TRIP OUTSIDE
George Brown, the mayor of t-og
Cab:n, returned from an ex uded
trip to the bouth.
Mr. Brown reports a good tifie j
ana savs the countiy is lookia;; bet- j
ter and a hopeful feeling p.-eirai'-j j
that the hard time* will sooii lie •>. j
thing of the
Mr. Brown made the trip both
ways on the Priwrsb Mary. Ha v.ll
go over to hia tailiwick on the train
tomorrow.
Emll says don't count your chick
ens until they are hatched.
San Francisco, March 2.— .Jafet
Lindeberg, who is fighting extradi
tion from California to Washington
oil charges growing out of the Ta
coma bank failure, *oday filed a suit
for twenty-seven hundred dollars
aga.nst A. B. Severence, a special at
torney from Pierce county, Wash
ington and four private detectives.
The complaint ulleges that these
parties tried to kidnap Lindeberg
while he was ill with the Spanish
influenza at the home of his broth
er-in-law, M. H. Mithon.
San Francisco. March 2.—The
agents of the state of Washington,
who are endeavoring to bring about
the return of Jafet Lindenberg to
Tacoma to answer to the charga of
the wrecking of the Scandiavian
American Bank, charged him today
with laying down a smoke screen in
his civil suit against them.
They claim it is only to muddy
the waters that Lindeberg resorts
to this method.
HKOTHER OF FORMER
<;OVKKVOK OF WASHINGTON
DIES IN SPOKANE
Spokane, March 2.—Edward Hay,
brother of former Governor Hay
died this afternoon.
Hay died at his desk In his offices
in the Lincoln Tiust company, of
which he was treasurer.
HARPING .Al'I'KAI.S FOR
MERCHANT MARINE SUBSIDY
Washington. March 2.—President j
Harding told congress today that a |
Kreat American merchant marine is'
necessary as a second line of the na-1
lion's defense. Tkj President was'
appealing for the approval of his
ship K'llwidy program.
"Such n merchant marine." the
president added, "is also the highest j
igency for peace and It bears no
:hreat and Incites no suspicion."
President Harding Incorporate in j
lis speech almost bodily the recom
nendations of the U. S. shipping I
>oard for a direct subsidy amount
ng to almost thirty million dollars
i year.
This fund is to created by dl
rerting ten per ceut. of all customs)
ecelpts.
'RESIDENT HARDING WOULD
REDUCE NAVY PERSONNEL
■Washington, Feb. 28.—President
larding told the Republican mem
>ers of the house naval committee
it a White House conference on Sat
irday that there should be some re
luctiou made in the navy person
lel.
OLUMBIA TREATY RATIFIED;
f. S. PAYS FIVE MILLION
Washington. March 2.—The ex
change of ratification of the Colum
bian; treaty, finally settling the Pan
uiia canal incident between tbe Unt
ied States and Columbia, has taken
place.
The matter was closed at Bogota,
the Capital of Columbia.
«Tibia will get twenty-five mil
liars, which will be paid by
ited States at the rate of five
dollars per year.
RIOTS IX EGYPT KILL THREE
Cairo, March 2.—Three people i
were killed today and twenty-one I
Injured in rioting that occurred in
Tanta, Egypt.
NO SHIP SUBSIDY BILL
UNTIL AFTER ELECTIONS
Washington, March 2.—It Is the
sentiment of both houses of congress
that no ship subsidy legislation will
be enacted until after the fall elec
tion*.
SAYS INDIGAIIONS IDEAL
SO Full IN lira DISTRICT
W. S. Laning of Mayo wag an out
going passenger on tlie Princcts
Mary, having come direct from
Mayo.
Mr. leaning repjrts tHat every
thing done so far in ihe development
of this wonderful mineral area has
been of the most promising order
and that not one unfavorable indi
cation has been met with.
This summer should see a ?r"at
deal of development done and tiie
proof of permanency and extent
of the ore bodies pretty well indica'.
od.
Telegraph and telephone ootcnmt'
i rat ion and good roads are t'le Pres
ent needs of Mayo, and Mr. Waning
stated that the fcovernmer.t was
looking into these matters and
would art this season.
Mr. I.aning was for many jears
manager of the N. A. C. con-p^ny
at Dawson.
ASK ALL CHURCHES
TO SUPPORT ARMS
CONFERENCE TREATIES
Washington, Feb. 27.—The
churches of the nation will receive
in a message today from the com
mission on internat.onal goodwill of
the federal council of the churches
of Christ in America, in which they
.are urged to give their active sup
port to the treaties negotiated by the
Washington ,arras cjnference.
This action Is the advance note
In constituting "lh«j first step in a
warless world."
OVERDOSE OK MORPHINE
KILLS TWO SOLDIERS
Seattle, Feb. 27.—Privates James
Twiddy and Willia.n L. Dodd, who
were prisoners in the Fort Lawton
military prison, died Saturday from
the excessive use ol morphine.
The drug was smuggled to the
men by friends.
DELEGATES MI ST FURNISH
GUARANTEE OF RETURN
Moscow, Feb 28.—In'order to in
sure the return to Russia of the del
egation sent to the Genoa confer
ence ouly those persons who have
families or possess.oys that may be
considered good hostages or guar
antees will be allowed to go there.
It is feared that many would
make this an excuse for quitting
Soviet Russia.
John Senn, one of Atlin's promin
ent business men, arrived on the
Mary yesterday from an extended
trip to California. Mr. Senn is in
the fur business and handles choice
furs for discriminating buyers.
rI,LOYD GEORGE SAYS
PROTECTORATE HAS POWER
TO WORK OCT PROBLEM
London, March 2.—Premier Lloyd
George announced in the house of
commons this al.ernoon thai the
Br.tish protectorate over Egypt was
free to work out such national In
stitutions as might be su.ted as au
inspiration to her peoples.
IMPERSONATED OFFICER
IN DRIED BY GRAND JURY
Washington, March I.—Stephen
Wcisberg was today indicted by the
federal grand jury jn me cnaige of
impersonation of an ollicer of the
United States.
Weisberg appeared at the White
Hous on July 6 of last year, wear
ing the un.form of a commander of
the I'nited States navy.
The bogus officer presented to
President Harding the Princess Fa
tima of Afghanistan.
Weisberg. it has developed has
many aliases.
PROPAGANDA AGAINST
THE IRISH TREATY
Dublin. March 1.—When the Dail
Eireann re-assembled this after
noon the ministry were culled upon
to answer thirty questions, a major
ity of which President Griffiths de
clared were propounded for the pur
pose of propaganda against the
treaty.
During Griffiths speech, when he
made this statement, "Shame" was
interjected by ex-President Devalera.
James K McAlister returned on ,
the Princess Mary »rom a short vis
it to his oid home in Vancouver.
HE HIE &
YUKON Ml
THE GATEWAY ROUTE TO
Yukon Territory, Atlin and
Interior Alaska
Semi-Weekly Train Service between Skaguay and Whitehorse
during the Winter Season.
For information regarding passenger and freight rates apply to
H- Wheeler- General Manager
Skaguay. Alaska
or
510 Alaska Building
Seattle Wash..