BORIS PUN
Washington, Dec. 29.—President
Harding informed the Senate toda
that the action taken by it on the
Borah plan (or an economic and dis
armament conference was not ad
visable in view of what the executive
branch of the government already
is doing. "To bo Helpful."
Just what steps have already been
taken or are in contemplation of be
ing taken by the Administration, t'-o
President said, the members of Con
gress could learn if tr.ey inquired in
the proper way, but he reminded
Congress that the State Department
communication on so delicate u sub
ject could obviously not be "Bulletin
«d from day to day if congress really
wanted to help." He added. "!t
might well free the hands" of the
debt funding commission, which un
der the act which created it. cannot
alter the Interest or the tern's of
date of payment of war debt
KOR.U1 WITHDRAWS
resolution
Washington, Doc. 30.—Senator
Borah has capitulated in his effort
to push his resolution for an Inter
national Conference on the Euro
l> ui situation through the senate,
lie withdrew bis resolution yester
d_v. when an admiuistratiou Sena
tor told him that bis action was em
!i..rassing President Harding In his
negotiations.
HOODED RIDERS IMPRISONED
EORTY-FIVE I.AST Al li 1ST
Bastrop. Dec. 29.—According to
(!:• coufessious wiiich have been rt
, ,»rded by the Department of Jus
t ce. in the Louisiana murder case,
it was ascertained that forty-five per
sons were imprisoned in the More
house kidnapping and murder case
last August. The confessions were
taken late yesterday and have boon
s>T.t to the authorities at New Or
leans.
» IIII.DS (,1\ ES AID
TO THE Tl RKS
Lausanne. Dec. 29.—Ambassador j
i hilds, the representarive of tne U
at the Peace Confersnce. joined I
nr.iU with the Allied delegations at; i
• d i:■ 's meetings of the *'ear East. i
. uur'erence in dclaring that some!
guarantees must be given Turkey to. I
replace the capitulations on extra ;
t< rr.torial rights for foreigners which i I
•• Keuialists have declared.
HOLIDAY s MARKED BY
BLOODY ENCOUNTERS
London. Dec. 29.— Despatches to
the Central News agency from Rome
Indicate that the Holidays were j
marked by bloody encounters at var-!
iotis places between the Fascisti and
the Communists. 1
COLLISION CAUSES
DEATH OK DITSIE
Seattle. Dec. 29.—A street car and
a Great Northern train collided yes
terday in this city and R.J.F. Dutsie
f Seattle was killed.
Sardou's immortal romance will be
shown at the Broadway.
BRITAIN IS NOW
TAKING STEPS
London, Dec. 29.—The "Heather"
which Is supposed to be reflecting
the views of the British government
makes certain suggestions in a re
:ent issue looking toward a settle
ment of the difficult situation In Eu
rope. The first step In tne settle
ment is to reach some arrangement
with regard to the Allied debts. First
Britain's debt to the United States
ivill be funded, and then Britain wsll
isk America to assist in ascertaining
he amount or reparations Germany
s able to pay. Once this is establish
ed, an attempt will oe made to in
iuce France to accept that sum, by
uidertaklng to co-operate in the do
Vnce of France againBt any aggres
lion which Germany may plan. Brit
Lin and America will then inaugur
ite some system of international le
;ul tender by which the resumption
>f international exchange may t»>
tarried on, on a sound basis.
iEPl'BLICANS MARK
ANOTHER BIG DISPLAY
Dublin. Dec. 29.—The Republicans
ast night blew up half it DawBon
itreet. Mines had been laid on the
iremises of Dennis MacCull ign,
irother-ln-law of Richard Mulcahv,
he Minister of defence, in the new
nree State, and when the charge was
el off. the half of the street was
ilown up.
it HVTLEGGER8 CAUSE
FINANCIAL STRINGENCY
Washington. Dec. 29.—Bankers
lave given the information to the
treasury Department to the effect
hat bootleggers have a hundred
aillion dollars hidden away In safe
y deposit vaults. As a result of
heir hoarding such vast sums of
urrency, there is said to be danger
if a currency shortage.
HPS SMUGGLED INTO
COUNTRY ARE NABBED
BY PORTLAND POLICE
Portland. Dec. 29.—Intercepting
etters from Japanese in the United
states to countrymen In Japan tell
ng how to reach this country, Im
nigration officials yesterday arrest
d a fireman and an oiler on the
teamer Ypres Maru.
Y. Nimura. a Japanese, is being
leld by the immigration officials,
illeged to have aided in bringing
ive Japanese stowaways ashore here
rom the Y'pres Maru on November
i7 after coming from Japan in the
:oal bunkers, living on a bowl of
•ice and water a day.
REMEDY OF EUROPE
NOT IN CANCELLATION
OF DEBT DUE AMERICA
Washington, Doc. 29.—Represen
ative Burton of Ohio, member of
he allied debt funding commission,
n a speech last night before the
kVashington Association of Credit
Men. said: "For Europe the remedy
;s not cancellation of its debts to the
t'riited States but adoption of more
*ational financial policies, abatement
jf military expenses, and substitu
tion of relations more sensible and
more just for the presunt attitude of
listrust and repulsion."
GkMutga.
WE THANK OCR FRIENDS FOR
THEIK PATRONAGE IN THE PAST
YEAK AM) WISH YOl* A HAPPY*
AN1> PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR.
Barak ©IT RDasIlcai
SKACWAY, ALASKA
SOCIAL LIS OF
IT JDICTED
New York, Dec. 29.—The Racquet
and Tennis Club gave a big dinner at
which It was asserted, liquor flowed
with unwonted freeness. An invesl
tigation by the federal grand jury,
produced enough evidence to secure
thirteen Indictments, and among
I those caught in the net were four
of the Famontagne family, one of
the socially prominent families of
j the city.
I INTEREST IN MURDER
TRIAL GROWING
Bastrope, Dec. 30.—The time is
set for the trial of the Morehouse
kidnapping murders aud this will
begin within the week. The hand
of the law which nas reached out
and nabbed two sets of alleged ac
complices Is still ready to strike, and
none know where it will strike.
New Orleans.—Later.—The Ku
Klux Klan chiefs of the state have
met here today to take up the mat
ter of the action on behalf of the
Klan, as It has come in for a large
share of criticism and responsibility
for the Morehouse murders.
I
j V. 8. AMBASSADOR
TO JAPAN TO RESIGN
Washington, Dec. 29.—Charles T.
Warren, the present United States
Ambassador to Japan will resign his
post in that country and return to
j the United States in February.
| SENATORS DENY
CHARGE OP INFIDELITY
Washington, Dec. 29.—John Sharp
Williams stirred up a hornet's nest
in the Senate when he charged that
most of his colleagues in the Senate
were non believers. A religious row
, started upon the charge being made.
BOOZE SMUGGLING
IX JERSEY ENORMOUS
New York, Dec. 30.—Alexander
Wililams. an investigator for the
Department of Justice said today
that $400,000 worth of liquor was
smuggled Into New York through the
Jersey coast waters during the holi
day trade.
PRESIDENT TAKES STEPS
FOR A SETTLEMENT
! Washington, Dec. 30.—President
| Harding today began the preparation
| of plans looking to his taking a def
I inlte hand in the settlement of the
| European reparations tangle.
PROGRESSIVES APPOINT
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
Washington, Dec. 30.—Senator
Lafotlette, after a recent conference
of progressives announced that the
organization of six committees has
been arranged, made up of senators
and representatives in the progres
sive bloc to deal with legislative sub
jects.
H. G. WELLS
NOTED AUTHOR, DEAD
London, Dec. 30.—The world will
be shocked at the sudden death of
H. G. Wells, the noted novelist and
author. With Count Staulaire, the
French ambassador at London, Wells
was traveling across the English
channel last night when they were
caught in a storm and lost their
lives.
NOTED BREWER
DISCOURAGED; SUICIDES
St. Louis, Dec. 30.—William J.
Lomp, the noted brewer of this city,
is one at least who lost hope In the
prospect of a change in the Volstead
Act, so that beer could be manufac
tured. His brewery, which before
the enactment of prohibition was
valued at seven million dollars was
I sold at a forced sale the other day
| aud brought five hundred and eighty
I five thousand. Shortly after the
[ sale, Lemp, who is president of the
I Wm. J. Lemp Brewery Company and
| flfty-flve years old shot himself twice
I through the heart in the office of the
' brewsry,
WON TALKS
PUM TIMS
Lausanne, Dec. 30.—Lord Curzon,
came to the parting of the ways with
the Turks at the Near East confer
ence yestreday afternoon. He frank
ly and bluntly told the Turks to
change their attitude or there was
no use to attempt any further dis
cussion of the negotiations for peace.
I The Turks have been taking an at
' tltude which blocked all possibility
! for a reasonable and safe peace
I pact.
LAUSANNE CONFERENCE
BREAKS DOWN
Athens, Dec. 29.—The breakdown
of the Lausanne conference was tele
graphed the Greek revolutionary gov
ernment, urging that reinforcements
be rushed to the Greek army In
Thrace and that the 1920 and the
1922 military classes be called to
the colors.
SUTHERLAND WANTS ALASKA
IN GOOD ROADS
Washington , eDc. 30.—Delegate
Sutherland has come forward with
a measure for Congress, which has
for its object the inclusion of Alaska
in the boneflts of the Good roads pro
ject being carried out in the states.
This, he deems will aid in the solu
tion of the problem of the getting
of wagon roads built in Alaska and
assist In furnishing traffic for the
Government railroad.
Delegate Baldwin of Hawaii has
put in a similar bill for benefit to his
territory. A movement !b now on
foot to take these bills from the ter
ritory's committee and to give them
to the rules committee In the hope
to obtain earlier consideration.
FREE STATE
'executes two more
Dublin, Dec. 30.—T:vo men named
Murphy and Phelan were executed
at Kildennlng this morning.
WAR IS THOUGHT
CERTAIN IN THRACE
London. Dec. 30.—A despatch to
the Dally Exchange from Athens,
states that the entire Greek army is
moving towards Thrace and a re
sumption of the Graeco-Turkish war
is considered inevitable.
IS BLOWN TO ATOMS
IN PREMIER MINE
Blown to atoms last Sunday morn
ing by an explosion which he is be
lieved to have caused voluntarily,
Harold Booey lost his life in No. 2
tunnel of the Premier, where, with
a number of other men, he was em
ployed- pushing ore cars. When he
reached the mouth of a short cross
cut where dynamite for the shift,
amounting to two or three hundred
pounds, was stored, he entered it and
almost Immediately a terrific ex
plosion occurred which annihilated
him and injured A.Thomas, A.Rinje,
H. Westburn and J. Faripovich, all
of whom were taken to the hospital
suffering from shock, while Thomas,
who was nearest to the crosscut, was
also cut about the head by flying
rocks. None of the men are believed
to be seriously injured.
An inquiry into the accident was
held In Stewart and b"Ut little light
was thrown upon the circumstances
surrounding it. No inquest could
je held because there were no re
.nains to view except a small plcce
jf skin from the victim's heel. Noth
ng is known as to Booey's antece
dents prior to his coming to the
mine, where he had been employed
but a short time.—Hyder Miner.
MAKE YOUR OWN
I'HOXOGRAPH RECORDS
By talking into a phonograph you
can record your voice or musical ac
complishments by means of a non
breakable metal blank lately put on
the market. It will record any sound
with tne same needle. It looks like
an ordinary record but is made of
a metallic substance closely resem
bling aluminum. There is no metal
lic sound on reproduction and the
record may be played at least 1000
times with an ordinary steel needle.
BROUGHT TO U.S.
New York, Dec. 30.—The question
of the possession of the Irish Con
sulate offices here in this city is up
for discussion. Competent Irish Re
public forces have taken the outer
offices of the consulate and declared
they are determined to hold them
until some decision is reached as to
who should actually operate them.
The Beige of the offices began on
Wednesday night when Lindsley
Crawford took them over as the
Free State consulate. The admis
sion of the establishment of the mil
itary was made by Robert Briscoe,
who said he is an officer of the Re
publican army.
PROPOSE INDEPENDENT
FINANCE COMMISSION
Now Haven, Dec. 30.—Secrelary
of State Hughes, in a speech in this
city, touching on the question of the
Borah proposal, offered the sugges
tion that an independent commission
of competent men in financial cir
cles could accomplish more that a
general International conference
commission toward the solution of
the European reparations tangle.
1'he Secretary of State declared that
distinguished Americans would be
willing to serve on such a commis
sion, and by so doing, they would
3pen up an avenue of American
lielpfulness in the trying situation.
ro WREST HOME
FROM LOUIS HILL
St. Paul, Dec. 29.—The heirs of
lames J. Hill, the great railroad
magnate, announced that they will
sue Louis W. Hill, chairinau of the
Jreat Northern Railroad. The suit
will be started to recover from Louis j
Hill, the North Oaks farm, the his
toric country home which his father
astablished.
BONAR LAW HAS BRITISH
PLAN' OF SETTLEMENT
London, Dec. 30.—Premier Bonar
Law will take to the Paris confer
ence of the Premiers, a complete
plan upon which the British Cabi
net has passed judgment of approv
al. It is the hope of the British
premier that a French agreement
?an be obtained for a final settle
ment of the Reparations problem so
:hat the present unsettled condition
n Europe may be passed.
EX-OFFICIALS ~
ARE INOIOTED
Washington, Dec. 30.—Former
high officials in the War Department
are under Indictment, charged with
conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment. The indictments were return
ed today by the special War frauds
investigation gran jury. Among
those indicted are Benedict Crowell,
assistant secretary of war, during
a part of the Wilson administration,
and others are William A. Starratt.
Morton C. Tuttle, Clemens Lundoff.
Clair Foster, John McCibbons and
James A. Mears.
BRITAIN CANNOT PAY U.S.
SAYS BONAR LAW
London, Dec. 29.—Premier Bonar
Law emphatically argued In the
house of commons today the impos
sibility of Great Britain paying the
American debt while receiving noth
ing from Germany, France and Italy.
He said he was convinced such a pol
icy would reduce the standards of
living in this country for genera
tions.
SENATE REJOICES IN
WILSON'S RECOVliUY
Washington, Dec. 29.—The Senate
today took note of the recovery ia
health of ex-President Wilson, the
resolution as passed expresso i ' the
pleasure and joy of tho Senate" up
on the recovery tc ward health of for
mer President Wilson.
OIL AT LAUSANNE
IS THE WATER TROUBLER
Lausanne, Dec. 30.—The rock on
which the peace ship at Lausanne
appears to be foundering is that of
OIL. The Near East conference is
on the verge of failure chiefly over
the ownership of the Musol oil
fields. In the question of the cap
itulations the allies are taking a firm
stand against the subjection of for
eigners In Turkey to the Jurisdiction
of the Turkish courts.
TO EXTEND BILLION
CREDIT TO GERMANY
Washington, Dec. 30.—A bill was
introduced into Congress whereby it
is proposed to extend a billion dol
lars worth of credit to Germany for
her use iu buying food stuffs in this
country. Senator Burham 1b the au
thor of the bill. The bill was refer
red to the finance committee.
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