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BOWLERS WILL
AGAIN MEET
Tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock J
sharp there will be another friend- |
ly contest between the transporta
tion team and the town team of lo
cal bowlers at the Klks' club bowl
ing allies. There will be a series
of three games played and they pro
ise to be of an exciting nature us
the transportation mea have ex
pressed a determination to retrieve
their defeat of last Sunday if it is
in their power.
KICKED OUT:.
I NINTH Hi
New Haven, Dec. 31—Jesse Wil
lard last night knocked out George
RoUel in the ninth round.
SAYS Al'l'KMMX IS
MUCH ABUSED ORGAN'
Paris, Dec. 31—That the appen
dix is a much abused organ and of
the utmost importance to man, was
the gist of a paper read here to
day before the academy of Sciences.
Submitted to the Academy by Ed
mund Perrier, the thesis was the I
result of experiments conducted by
Dr. R. Robinson, of the Museum of
NatunJ History.
Dr. Robinson maintained that the
appeudix cannot be removed without
injury to the system because it dis
charges, under normal conditions,
a liquid called ••hormone" which
aids the work oi the intestines.
"Hermoue" is a name given any sub
stance derived from an organ and |
able to stimulate a function of the |
body. The removal of a healthy ap- j
pondix, Dr. Robinson concluded, is I
a ^reat mistake.
MOYKR GOING BACK TO
SCENE OF TROUBLEj
Chicago, Dec. 31—Mover is go
ing to return to Calumet accompan
ied by the chief of police of Boone.
Iowa, as a bodyguard.
Calumet. Dec. 31—The breach be
tween the nine mine companies here
and the men is widening.
London, Dec. 31—A man giving
the name of Richard Bird wsa sen
tenced at East Ham police court to
a month's hard labor for stealing a
coat from outside a tailor's shop.
He was convicted on the testimony
of Policeman Hank, who witnessed
the theft. Closing his evidence,
apparently as an afterthought, the
officer remarked, "I should like to
add, sir, that the prisoner's right
name is Hank. He is my own bro
ther."'
PfiOPME
011110 POLE
London, Dec. 3—Shackleton has
proposed an expedition to the south
pole us'iig sledges driven by aero
plane engines.
rOPE l'll'S CONFERS
VM Sl'AL DECORATION'S
Rome, Dec. 31—Pope Pius has
just called to Rome and conferred
unusual decorations and honors up
un Signora Angela de Cliveria Ceasr
ile Costa. Signora De Cliveria is
president of the South American As
sociation for universal Peace and
was calbd to Rome from the Hague |
where she had just unveiled a sta
tue to peace which she had preseut- |
ed as o:>e of the ornaments to An
irew Carnegie's peace palace.
Pope Pius, as did also his immed
iate predecessors, claims that as
the vicar on earth of the Prince of
Peace he should be the legitimate
head of the movement for universal ,
pea :e. His self-imposed imprison
ment in the Vatican, however, pre
vents his exercise of this duty but
he has never missed the opportun
ity of granting unusual recognition
to those of the church who carry
on the peace propaganda in his
Btead.
WEATHER IS BITTERI,\
COLD IX EUROPE
Parts. Dec. 31—The greater part
of Europe is experiencing bitterly
cold weather and many deaths have
been reported.
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$25,000,000 IN BONDS TO BE
FLOATEO IN ENGLAND THIS WINTER
Bond.-, to the amount of $25,000,
000 to be used in the reclamation
of 1,000,000 acres of desert land
on the Columbia River and the el
ectrification of a portion of the Chi
cago Milwaukte Itailroad—will be
floated in London this winter thru
the firm of Close Bros. & Co., pro
vided the monetary conditions are
propitious and certain details in con
nection with the acquirement of wa
ter rights can be consummated in
the meantime. Contemplated in the
rlan is the construction of an im
mense dam at Priest Rapids. The
dam will elevate the water level sev
enty feet, and, if carried out, will
be the biggest engineering feat in
the Northwestern country. Mr. Close
and others connected with project
left for London yesterday.
A party of capitalists, headed by
W. B. Close, a member of the firm
of Close Bros. & Co., went over
the project early this week and re
turned to tho city Friday night. In
'lie party were James Warwick, of
New York and London, a member of
the financial firm of Warwick, Mit
chell & Pett; O. L. Dickeson, pres
ident of the White Pass & Yukon
Railroad and associated with the
firm of Close Bros. & Co.; W. Tal
cott, of Portland, president of the
Pacific Power & Light Company;
Henry J. Pierce of New York, pres
ident of the Columbia Valley Re
clamation Company, backed by the
North Coast Railroad; C. H. Rat
tray, construction engineer of the
General Electric Company, and sev
eral local capitalists and land own- j
ers.
Members of the party absolutely
refused to be interiewed on the re
sult of the expedition, but It was
understood that the proposition sub
mitted to the eastern and British fi
j nanciers was satisfactory, with the
! exception of the condemnation of a |
| certain water right on the river and
! that if this is co~sat-I
■ isfaotorily an effort will be made |
j to raise the gigantic sum needed j
I this winter.
| That some enormous undertaking
in connection with the development
| of the hydro-energy at Priest Rap
' ids was under way first became ap- j
parent three weeks ago, when Per-1
cy Rockefeller, largely interested in
'lie Chicago Milwaukee Railroad,
1 President A. J. Earling and H. R.
Williams, of the Milwaukee system, ]
went over the project, which is be- |
lieved by engineers to be capable of j
generating more electric power than
any other spot in the United States,
i with the exception of Niagara Falls.
It is understood that more than
$1,000,000 already has been expend-1
od in the purchase of lands on both
sides of the Columbia River, which j
will be watered from the supply fur
nished by the construction of the |
'■nil.—Portland Telegram.
After making a mush of nearly
300 miles, Noah Blough, old-timer
is back iu Dawson with tlie toes on
both feet extremely sore, and thank
ing his stars he got back with his
life, li« is ■ Bill Cuthbert's un
dergoing repairs. Noah left Daw
son November 15, and broke trail up
the Yukon to White, S2 miles, and
then hiked l'or Chisana. He covered
all the distance with exception of
little more than one day's mushing
when lie broke thru the shell ice
on the Beaver river twice within
an hour, and was wet to his waist.
"Realizing the condition 1 was in,
and that 1 bad to hustle or lose my
life", says Noah, "1 hiked back ten
miles, to Horsfelt. When I got
there my toes were frozen, and 1
had a painful time thawing them
Then I had to give up the trip to
Chisana, and slowly made my way
back to Dawson. At Snag, Dr. Ran
dy McLennan, Yukon councillor,
patched up my toes. Boys along the
route helped me greatly with many
a generous lift, and I got back here
Thursday. I had started to Chisana
to look after my property. I will
have to wait here now until March
before starting again.
"The only dangerous place this
side of Beaver was at a point four
miles above O'Brien's roadhouse,
above Donjek, where open, swirling
water was running. Otherwise the
White was a boulevard. Heavy
teams are freighting. Laroux, of
IDE MOVEMENTS
Of THE BOATS
The Spokane will leave Seattle
■on the evening of the second.
A wireless ivas received this morn
(Ins at the Alaska Steamship office
' from Capt. Hunter of the Alameda
I saying that he had expected to
reach Skagway this afternoon but
! that the vessel had run into a heavy
! northwest gale in the open sea to
I the westward and unless weather
i conditions became more favorable
j the boat would not get in till some
time tomorrow.
PILOT OP THE 1JURXSIDE
DIES ABO A III) VESSEL
Seattle, Dec. 31—A wireless was
received here this morning from
the cable boat Burnside that John
Walsh, the pilot, had died on board
the night before.
CATHOLIC.
Tomorrow being New Year's day
Mass will be held at 10:30 a. m.
Fr. P. H. Turnell, 3. J.
itarod, is taking in 28 tons with
a single and a double rig from
Mouth-o-'White.
"Several are sinking on O'Brien
creek. Some were reported down
49 feet."—Dawson News.
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REC0MME1DS
II NEW Li
Washington, Dec. 31—The annual
report o' commissioner Tallman of
the general land office recommends
new homestead laws for Alaska and
in order 10 insure the territory's fu
ture development urges that a re
duction to 160 acres be made and
that the work of cultivation requir
ed be reduced to one-fortieth of the
entire area the second year, one
twentieth in the third year and
that an absence of six months be al
lowed the homesteader each year.
Cairo, Dec. 31—Jules Vedrenes,
the French aviator, arrived here to
day at the end of a three thous
and mile air voyage from Paris.
ALASKAN' SOURDOUGHS ENJOY*
THEMSELVES AT SEATTLE
Seattle, Dec. 31—One hundred
and fifty sourdough Alaskans at
their annual re-union here last
night danced the Juneau Jingle,
the Wrangell wiggle, v*he Skagway
Skip, the Ketchikan glide and oth
ers.
LIST OF PRIZES
AT THE MASQUERADE
Dancing starts at nine o'clock to
night at the White Pass Athletic
Club Masquerade. Unmasking will
take place about eleven o'clock.
The prizes have been allotted as
follows:
Best Costume—Lady, sweater;
gentlemen, shaving set.
Best retained Character—Lady,
fern dish: gentleman, silk umbrella.
Most Comical Character—Lady,
Vase; gentleman, fancy vest.
Moat Original Character—Lady,
toilet articles; gentleman, silk sus
penders
Best Waltzer—Lady, hand satch
U; gentleman, pipe.
Best Two-step—Lady, candy; gei)
:leman, cigars.
Best Li roup—Beer and box cigars.
Door Irawing prize.—Ham.
THIEF ASSISTED
er HIS DOG
Pans, Dec. 31—Convicted recent
ly of a series of thefts which be in
spired his dog to commit, Wllhelm
Volkamps, a German baker, today
began serving a sentence of thirty
days. At Volkamps' trial it was
shown that he had subsisted for
eight months on choice cuts of
beef, poultry, fish and sausages,
which h* had taught his dog to
steal from neighboring shops. The
dog has been adopted by thfe gen
darme w 10 arrested Its master. An
effort will be made to reform It.
Stockholm, Dec. 31—The dowager
Queen Sophia is dying here today.
TEX MILE TUNNEL
TO COST $8,000,000
Denver, Dec. 29—A railroad con
tract for $8,000,000 has been let
to the tunnel-driving firm of James
Mcllwee & Sons, of Denver. They
have agreed to drive ten miles of
tunnel for the Canadian Pacific Rail
way in British Columbia. Work will
start January 1, and must be com
pleted within three years. A double
track bore five miles long will be
driven under the Rogers' pass, the
pass at the summit of the SelkirkB.
A smaller and parallel tunnel will
be driven with crosscuts to the
main survey at every 600 feet, and
stations will be established from
which headings will be run in eith
2r direction. In thiB manner the
tunnel proper will shortly be driv
3n from a dozen different direc
tions.
The contract is said to be the
largest tunnel job ever let in Amer
ica. Construction camps costing
?50,000 are now being erected at
;ither portal.
iOTlt IM GILIST8 ARE
IX PINK OP CONDITION
San Francisco, Dec. 31—John Pel*
cey and Gunboat Smith are ill
link of condition for their bout
lere tomorrow night.
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Beautiful Weaves,
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A Large line of O'Donnell Shoes for Men
Utz and Dann Shoes for Women
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