HVhington Jan 27—Secretary TH
lels denied the rumour that the lar
ger vessels of the Pacific fle<-'t will
be withdrawn whien the Joint mane"
urera are over. The report had it
thPt tft°se veBseels would bo taken
from the Pacific and transferred to
t!i.- Atlantic fleet so soon at tliqj
maneuvers now taking place on tl>o
ccast of South America wor- ovir:
Seattle Jan 27—J W McCord a
u tone«r Alaskan min«r is on his
*i» *.i Washington for the Purpose
of S*"ci ring a permit from thf Inter
ior D 't to bt'gin a million dollar
i-;i development enf-rprise in Beih
ureff Lake district of the Alaaka
P'nlnSula. The machinery and oq-'i
m^nt have been purchased and i i
to b« shipped in the spring on the
[!'istol Day cannery ship. A S Ker
ry BJrt C Hull and otlvr I'ort'and
tasitaltsts an' financing t'->e> conn a
:i»'. No stock for sale.
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New York: Jfcn 27—The court ac
counting in the estate of Mrs Rus
svl Sag*, show tlfiat she left an e$
tate of fifty million dollars. About
half of the estate Is given to reli
gi.us and educational institutions.
little Rock Atfc: Jan 27—Goyrn
01 McKae of Arkansas recommended
to the legislature of that state
that all oil lands be witheld from
leases or sale for five years In
that t'me the valulue of th* lands
will bo determined and sale <-an be j
made.
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Waahousal Jan -7—When (;vt, r
o"' attempted to r t> t.Ue n t
bank at this plceu met with
•\.irm r c" i tiou that they j.a->e
tiioir original idea and lt*t in Uaste.
A party of citizens w-re e-irly i.
►■riispd of the attempt and mode t e
relation a warm, one: Many slioU;
w.re f:rcd b'Jt no one was Injured.
NOTICE
n the Bank of A'asica's display
advertisra«nt of th? combined report
o* thi financial condition of that
institution as publishpd in our last
'ssu© the i"ato of interest on savings
accounts was given at 3 percent. It
should hav„ been four (4) percent
hs will b° noted in todays advertis
m nt.
*i\\m "R.&&SOWS
vo\\^ )jotL »\vou\A \va\ac a. Tlsavk
3\.CC0tlTV\. v3'vV\\ ^s.
SAFETY—No risk whatever. Lost or stolen
checks can be duplicated without cost.
CONVENIENCE—Paying bills by chod: is the
easiest, simplest method of,; aying them.
SYSTEM—You have a complete record of ail
money received and spent, with accurate
dates and amounts. . .
We assure you Safety Convenience
and System
Bank of Alaska
Finnan Haddie—Kippered Herring
Fresh Lot Extra Fancy Quality
just received ex "Mary"
Kippered Herring - 20c per lb.
Finnan Haddie - - 35c per lb.
P. H. GANTY
Committee Upholds Claim That
Special Election Was Invalid
And Find He Beat'Sulzer By
Sixteen Votes In Fall Election
Washington Jan. 2C—As a result
of the decision of a majority cf the
c. ramirtco on ele lions provided li
i, iir!;.ul I th<' H-ouje Wic'flcrsham
stands to r.»rclvp as much a« tweut
tj-rjsnn.i •'.oil :r~ ,< r more frcm tho
;ciir nt This will he a re»).-t
M'n of what took place - jvars aK°
•>••! cn ho unseated Suizor. This sun
i> mad,, up of his two vpnrs salary
•■•l-.s mileage to and from Alaska foi
' f. sessions of Consr<Vs add'"d and
allowancO for thQ paction contest
- 1 pins ordinary allowances for t>
mr-mber of Congr^&s.
Thr> majority of the committee s' s
• In<! his contention that the sPecial
■!*?, tion' wis in>alid and tiny find
i!n<t TVickersham was ,-Vcted at the
i' i*«nal clxtion by about sixteen
v»trs over ?i:lzpr. Thpre is a po\s
'< li'itv of twenty till*0 more votoS. to
. add d <0 this majority of sixteen
f r Wickersham. On tho oth<'r hant
i - democratic minorty of sixteen
rcrt of ;h0 committee to b^ Pre
■ ? ed by iePuhTlcan Hudspeth of
T ;i3 will find that tho original fig
urrs certified by a canvassing board
.iyina tho el'ctlon to SuIzt by S3
vcus are correct. The committee
•?i Vr d the Board's r port anil
-imported the board in all rPject
x c-\co?; in the (at« of two votes
In th6 matter of voting soldiers
rationed at army pek;ts it had to
: • s on each individual case;. th°
•imitt e takes the Pc(sition in gen
•• I that wag taken by tho epx-tion
ULjitt c that tried th0 original
fwickersham-Sulzer contest two ycaj
a^o that s'Tvioo in the army does
I ^of deprive a soldier of the right to
vo-e so long as he has a bona fida
I 'nd actual residence qualification
! in tho territory allele from military
J condition. Som0 soldier votes were
; itc eivted by tlie committee some wer
j r^.i«Yt.ed.
| Wipn the Kongo itself has passed
jo: tli^ committee's report Congress
! for the first tim0 in four years will
jhe free from an Alaskan Delegate
contesf.
,
I Washington Jan 26—By a party
I v« 1 e the elections committee number
I three of the House decided that
!J;mp'. Wicl;ei\shara was entitled to
'the scat as delegate from Alaska
| The seat has been held by Grigsby
vHle the contest, has been on. Six
! re .ublican member of the committee
with chairman Dowell of Iowa are
opposed by tlireo democrats headed
by ivpresentative Rowan of New,
lYcrlc. Neither the majority nor
: the minority has prepared its re-'
kv<yt. Th,, c-^Pectation }a that both |
[ icftershftm and Grigsby will take;
|p?i t in tho debate on tlie floor of |
> the Ileus*:>
j ."cattle Jan 2C—Delegate WieJcer
Bh-m will leave tomorrow jnorning
for V\rashington ana he will remain |
until after ihe inauguration of l*rqs- |
idont Harding. Htrron left tonight
f r NVw York and will go on to |
Washington. • j
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juuiun tiau
rrsita II
Itlifilll
in niti
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Anchorage Jan 2—Dr. J. B. J?ec
s^a of the government hospital here
s niau'ng ;i race for u man's life
Jy rai? and dog team h® is sP^ed
ng iuto th0 Iditarod country in
no hores of being able to save tli°
if- of eiaude Ba'-ccr a pioneer and
! ba iter of that district. When tlie I
start Is mad® at Nenana army dog
tfams will tegin breaking trail from
Idltarod and relays of dags have
bepn provided for the whol0 route.
It is ejected the trip will take fouT
I tcen dtys.
HOLOCENM 1
OF STAGE
.Motor Inn Jan 27—Tte bandit c<"fl
fossed ti> the name of Ernest Smith
and said ho was the son ot Mrs Cf
J Wyman of Seattle. He implicates
'u! brother Robert and Roy Sillier
v. o i3 a marine flreman and was in
ihe amy transport service: Two oth
oi bancJts woro shot one p0rhaP3 tap
nl.y Inst night after holding up the
ocery store of L a Thomas. Pa
t:olmat Rush and Jennings engaged
tht bandits and a dozgn shots were
fii"d but the POllce officers went
urscathcd:: The bandltB refused to
C.iv° their names.'
Paris Jan 27—An unsuccessful at
Isni't was nuvde today to assassin
ate ATetis Abounian t^o head of
t!:t" Armenian delegation in Paris.
Dave Stevenson underwent an oPeT
; tion for appendicitis at the hosPi
,t?> on Tuesday afternoon. The op
<: ^ation was entirely successful and
the Patient is resting easily and
making good progress in his recov
er ., a ft t latt!"
SEATTLE LIBERAL
TO VICTIMS
FAMILIES
•
Seattle Jan 25—More ttan forty
five hundred dollars wag donated to
the families of tli® murdepjd police
man.
Jlie Skagway Womanls club •will
ho d a regular meeting at 8 o'clock
toright at the Social Centre.
All membeis are requested to be Pre"
BeDt.: I | ,ai_ .
Washington Jan 27—A bill to re
fund th© tinea imposed on soldiers
and sallors during the war where
thf officers were l^ss tlLan felony
Passed the Housed
Seatti6 Jan 27—Another wave of
rotbery and banditry started, on
tha North side late last night. The
eltizenst have formed an organiza
tion to help the Police run down the
ou- laws. Several battles was fought
•with tlie outlaws and In one of
th m Williard Wren was shot downj
ORGANIZED LABOft URGING
RUSSIA TRADE RESUMPTION
i Washington Jan 27—RePresenta
[ t'ves of organized labor appeared b®
foio tha Senate Foreign Relation^
Comm'ttee and Plead for a r^aumptlc
; of trade relations with tho Soviets.
| John 3pargo the eminent Socialist
al'O app°ar^d before the Committee
and oppoBed suth a course assorting
that any phase of recognition of the
Soviet Russia whos6 le<lae"s have
ljoaet«d that they would destroy th :•
economic conditions of the world
.■Ould mean revolution in the Unite J
States:
INQUIRY SHOWS THATLANGDONS
DEATH CUE UNWARRANTED ATTACK
Washington Jan 27—Tk« naval In
quiry into the death of Lieut Lang
don who was killed by a Japanese
Sentry at Vladlvostock shows that
lils d^ath came from an unwarraii
ed attack by tlie japane«o sentry.
THa report was rtansmitt',d to t'i
navy department txiay.
Washington Jan 27—Tbe Japanese
government notified the 8tu!e d.
parfcment that It Ib making a thor
o'.igh inquiry Into tli edeath of Li,, in
Lingdon.
MOTHER GIVES UP $15 ARER
BANDITS II HER »
Chicago Jan 27—When two auto
mt bilo bandits held ujp a mother wit
a babe they were told she h)*.d no
money. But when the bandits snach
eil up the baby and start for th' Ir
machine the mother frantic with
fp*T for her child dug up $ 16 and
gare It to the bandits.
UL5IER PUNS 10
CEGEEDFROM
IRF.LAID
Belfast Jan 27—.Ulster Is Dlan
nlag to cut loose from th® rest o'
Ireland and to set up her own gov
ernment.: They expect to accompli s
tut. necessary work by Christinas.
NELLIE CASH!
01 111 10
HMD
Settle Jan 27—Nellie Ca«hma;i of
Alaska a Klondike ploneer and Koy
ultuk ofierator passed thru Seattl<
Ubt night on lifer way to Portland
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