ENGLAND THREE
NTS WITHOUT
NEWSPAPERS
Lodno Dec. 26—By agreeme^
among th*. prop'latos no new!sPa
ptrs will bo put),ished in KuglanO
Saturday, >unda> or Monday. The
luttor is Dosing day in thoBritish
isles.
RILTCLOSIIG
Trieste Dtc 26—The Italian regu
lars have reached the factories ou
'ae edge ot Flume and ar0 closing
in gradually cn D^nnunzio. it is
hourly expected that the stronghold
will fall.
Draft Resisters
Released Today
Seattle i>ec. 26—Morris and Joe
Pisa who w^re convicted with \\\>H
aid Sadlar for resisting the draft
w, re tcday released from McNeill
island they having served tMr torn1
Roads Will Not
Ask Increase
Washington Dec 26—Th© railawys
i -e completing their records for
the rear. There is no int«ntion,on
U.e part of th9 roads to ask for
a/oth* increase of rates: This an
n.-ua enient was mad® by Thomas
Dawitt Cuyifcr the chairman of the
as3ociation of railroad executives.
1 FOB SENATE
IMS
Marie a DK*. 27—Harding has th0
forma! policy of tlie coming adminis
tration Pretty we!l defined a^ the
Dres^nt time. It is Ills Intention
tills week to 'call iu the leaders oj
j tte Senate and House for a confer
ence on tho domestic problem
Among the first to b0 called to
1 Marlon is Senator Macumber.
.Marion Dv-c. 26—Senator Harding
I wttjh .Mrs. Harding sP,.nt most of
Christmas day inspecting the many
I presents sent them from different
: :>arts of the land:
Grigsby Wants To
Down Dry Lav/
In Alaska
Washington D,-c 26—Grigsby has
Introduced Mil of which it is said
j the latent la to thwart the enforce
ment 01' prohibition in Al^ku.
Woman's Ciab
Meets Thursday
Tli re will i)0 a. regular m,?Pting
of Ska^waj W"om:;ns Club 011 Thurs
day night at the Social Centre.
All mcmbePo :.r0 requested to by
Present.
rhe meeting is called for S P 31.
*5\\e £>y\A W\e "\Jeav
To all our friends and patrons
we extend the
Season's (Brrrtuuia
and wish one and all
ARMENIA REGIME
OF SOU 15
Constantinople Dec. 27—a * dl -
p:itch from Armenia depicts the siy
ation in this cuontry under the Sov
Iv'ts as lamentable, owing to the
food sliortafc:
vmu kiTled !
Of AUIOiOBILEj
ocattl,. Dec. 27—Mrs Frcd H. Kc
k* rt was 'Ailled in a collision of au
tomobiles today.
tlSIOEII HAS
QINET CHRISTMAS
Wasiiington Die. 26—President.
Wilson spent a >iuiet Xmas at tho
Vvhitchouso with relatives. Hp drove
IJ.ru. Rook creek park in tbe ajtt-r- J
noon.
SHIT KILLED j
Washington IXc. 27—Sixty '"ere
kii!t!l una many -wounded in tlie
lighting around Fiume according to
advices received at tlie French For
t Office today.
Washington Dec: 27—Am, ric-Ui
Military rule is to be relaxed in the
island of Santa Doruingo. This was
aathorized by the President last
week. j, j;
Webster Prophecy
Fulfilled By The
Telephone
Plymouth Dec. 22—On© • of thal
■stiilqing features o fthe tojiOen
tunary Celebration of th0 landing of
the pUgrims and the Mayflower was
uie realization of the prophecy of
Daniel Webster of a hundred years
back. IIe predicted that from the
same spot the"Votce of acclaim and
gratitudde commencing on the rock
of Plymouth shill be transmitted
tliru millions of the sons of the Pil
grims/ until It los^s itself in thei
murmurs of tb0 Pacific.
This message was repeated by tele
jihoue by Coolidge sitting in th
cbai. *■: iGovernor Carrt,r the first
Pilgrim governor to Govemor StePh"
c us of California.
Ilafnord Wn i)ec 27—A® over
heated •whisl:e7 still in full operatio
in the basfcment of the Christian
Church of thte town 8et flr0 to the
el'urch and Partially destroyed the
tdofice. WaiTants have been is
sued for the arrest of the operator.
Washington Dec 27—Tumulty will
probably acc^Pt the tendercd presi
dency of a Washington Banking
ilous0 after j „ . I ,
SEATTLE M IDE!
BEST US
EVER
Seattle Dec. 2 i—The city of Seat-j
tie has had th0 most joyoufs Christ
nrrs ceJebration In the history of
the city. Trade /esultg liav© been
tocst satiefactoy.
BROKERS, Ft
* I
Portland Dec. 27—Morris brothers J
Bond Brokers who hart.t>fflCes in all)
the large coast cities falled today.
iris «ek;
Washington Dec. 27—Congress
will reass!em.blo today but the at
tendence will be light and ther0 will
bo no business of Importance until
next Week
Berlin Bee. 27—Th0 effectives r |
the German Army liave been reduced
to one hundred thousand in accord- i
ancle with the agrL.ement reached at
jpa.
12 FOR ALASKft.
Washington Dec. 27— Alaska has]
made application lor ten p^ricits I
uader the fedoral water' power ict. I
The total applications states a call '
for twelv© million horse <power.
Masons Install
New Set Officers
Whit^ Pass Lodge No 113 F. & ,
A M met last night and Installed I
lli0 officers elect6d for th6 coming j
year. ThQ lodge has a Bplenddi |
co-!P3 of officers end the outloo'Jc
for tihe lodge for tbe coming yi©ar
eXCoPtaonally good. Last year is
considered the best year In the hi j
tory of the local lodge; Many new !
members Were added and an increas*
lug interest manifested: Worship
ui Mastefr Dan McDonald acted as
iastfilling officers.. Mr I<e Gault
was Marshal of the evening.
The folloinwg are the new officers
Warshlpful Master J N Hanfeon Sen-|
ior Warden F J Vandewall; Junior J
Warden Hoy Gault; Treasurer Arn-1
old G<uttfcld; Secretary T J Stan- j
dish; Chaplin James L Stewart;
Marshal Fred M Tanner; Senior Dca«
con h E ReynoUlson; Junior Deacon
P Webster; Senior Steward W A
Pries; Junior' Steward Robert Eville
Organist P II Gantf-; Tyler Karl
Larson;
Th0 usual banquet was omltted on
account of thc Eastern Star install
ation which will take [place this
evening at eight o'clock. a)1 aias
011s and t'Ueir wives Rro invited to
be Presont at this eveningfls meet
ing; A banquet will follow the 'n*
stallUt'on and will be served in the
■banquet hall which !has bgen made
'ready loi th0 occosion,.
CARUSO SICK, FIVE
DOCTORS IRE
ATTEli
New Ycor Dec. 27 —Caruao the
famous t^nor; 1a slicjk: with Pleurisy
five eminent physicians are In at
tendence.
San Francisco Sub
Treasury Gone
San. Francisco *Dec 26—Jhe Saa
Francisco nub tre&duiT waa estab
lished fifty yearj ago.* The new
federal re8erve banking law made
t,f<> aubtrc^-ury obsolete and tlie
building la mow Mng usgd as avuc
f'liary offices to the P«reral res
erve bank in San Francisco.
Sen. Penrose To .
Fight The Tariff
Washington X>ec. 26—Senator Pen
ro>e who has been 111 for a long tlm
wll return to the clfy this w®e*
t.k> oppoaia tb9 tariff bill which Is
now before Congress.
Vanderlip Says
Bols Are Strong
Loa Angeles Dec 27—-Vanderlip
declared last week thai .th^ rights
of tho Japanese In Kamchatka un
dtP the old treaty with Russia are
worthless. i
Theso rights will not hinde? thef
carrying 'out of the leaaq given the
'.os Angelas financier. He Stated
thaif he was oonvlnced thafi the
Jli ss<ajis can go on fighting their
present strength of four million men
'r7 seven years.. They are deter
mined to drive the Japanese into th
sei, and Ij0iiin0 told Vandgrllp that
they "Werei steadily pushing the
•.astward and would drive everyl one
from Russian soil.
E II
FIND LOVED
3anU Ana. D^c. 26—Dr 51 N Put
nam x d«ntist of Los Angeles cam:;
to his country home near here to
"Pend 'Ohritft'mas holidays with l.i
wJ{0 and fifteen y^ar old son
He found tfoth dead from psPhj
xlatlons
BRIT'S! 5. POLE
train off
London Dec. 2V-—l^r. John L.
C0Pe the commander of the British
IiiiPerisl Ajntartlc addition aailed
from Port Stanley Faulkland is
lands D^o. 20tt. He Is to chart
shores of Weddell Sea.
AW OF FLU
IKES lilt
Washington Dec. 27—The atfoelo
of. Flu carries with a definite immu
nity to subsequent attacks. Th0
Period of t^hls Immunity Is tiOj. sev
eral years.
Doctor Cummlgn of the health ser
vice Points', this out, and there is no
way of definitely foretelling whether
thl» winter will see a recurrence of
the Flu or not.
Canada Abolishes
The Luxury Tax
Ottawa Dec 26—Tales on luxuries
«n Catvuia with the exception of Ale
hollc liquors confectionary and play
ing cards have been abolished.
Tbils cam. about by an order In
council to4 is dona as a means of
rUlehring the situation growing out
of the nationwide unemployment.
IDE HIE PUSS 5
ION ROUTE
THE GATEWAY ROUTEIOFJG
COMFORT SERVICE SAFETY
FOR
Yukon Territory, Atlin District and
Interior Alaska
Semi-weekly Train Storric# b®tw##a Skaguay
and Whitehors# during tb# winter season
Full information reg*rdi*g passoacer ftftd fr«i»?kt rates
apoa applyiaff to
H. Wheeler, General Hanager
Skaguay, Alaska
er
5io Alaska Builalnf, Seattle, Wash.