. SesJ'le. March. 18—"A wedge to
be affective must have a. sharp edge
auil I have suci a wedaa ready, *
Deleg»'e Wickersham said today in
pa«-r\inj the question which had
bean *»ut him as to the probability
of him bringing a second election
contest in cas*? the canvassing board
From this remark, taose who heard
1» say tha< it is J«?t as safe to wage
that Judge will contest the val
diity or seating Sulzer as it euro
to wager that there will be another
saow in Alaska.
Judge Wickersham left for Buck
ley this morning to visit with his
mAthor who rrtSidj£H thififO.
china Moused over report .of
ATTEMPT TO START REVOLUTION
Petti us, March IS — Th^ Chin
ese government is greatly aroused
over 3 report which lias j"<st b en
received from Petrograd in which it
is stated that *he BoJsheviJti wy
ernment has annoBnced it» deter*
nunatiOQ o inaugurating a. soviet
revolutionary; movement throughout
China.
Steps were taken at once to pro
vide against revolutionary out"
breaks at many of the important
centers throughout the republic.
Thousands Of Starving People
Eat Flesh From Dead Horses
'"Washington, March 18 — Accord
tag to adriceg received by the De
partment of State this morning.
Party five thousand persons ar with
uat bread at Erivan, Tr^iiacauca
gia, and the despatch stated
• that the starving people are Btrlp
pln« ihe flesih. from th.e bodies <*t
\ aorsea which 9 have succumed to
! disease.
TAX PAYMENTS
REACH 8 MILLION
Washington, March IS — It was
estimated th*t the income tax pay
ments which were mad© today will
exceed eight hundred million (M
largL This amount ig to be paid ou
»t once in redeem ijng convenient
oartiflcatee of indebtedness which
were Issued on November 7th.
YANKEE WOMEN
BACKED UPGIINS
Coblentz, Tuesday—General Jack
Pershing dec4ared today in a upeech
which. l"e made to a DAimber of the
repoiters and citizens of thia city
that buz. for the support of the wo
men ox America the United States
could net have played the important
part she did towards winning the
war.
Ten Minutes
After the fire starts you suddenly remember that
the insurance policy, Liberty Bond, and some other
valuables are still in the house.
Don't wait untit then and be sorry
Come in TODAY and rent
A Safe Deposit Box
A box 4 1-2x19 inches and 2 1-2 inches deep
25c per month. - •
B ANK OF ALASKA
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New Goods Just Received +
Van Hoaten's Cocoa 1-2 lb 70c ■
« 4*
Christie's Soda Biscuits 2 lbs Tins 75c each ■
Royal Yeast Cakes (Canadian) 2 for 25c B
Bake-Ko (Egg Substitute) 1 Package Equal J
to 3 doz eggs 30c each "
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P. H. GANTY *
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Berlin, Tuesday—The execution'
of the Spartacao* prlaonerc ^r®
oajptured in the late revolution con
tinued yest>rday. Many women
were among the pjdscmerfl. and; it is
Stated; lhat fiftjeen; bundlredi weref ex
ecuted under orderp of the govei®
iaent during the past fifteen days.
Most of the executions took place
at the cameras Maobit grfeon.
It Is said that it will take at j
least one week more to kill all the
prisoner^ who Joined with the Spar
tacans, and who are nOW under
sentence of dieath. i
Captain. Dielavoche, who is in
ahjarg<* of the executions, stated to
day that the battle Of Berlin came
to an erad Frida}', and) that <liuring
tha fighting several thousand pris
onera were tatea. .
BIG QUARTETTE GATHER TOGETHER
TO IRON OUT ALL DIFFERENCES
Paris, Tuesday — President WO
Wn, or the United, But as, Prim©
Minister Orlando a£ Italy, Prime
MinistP,'- Lloyd George ot Great
Britain, aiwi Prime Minister Olemen
ceaai of Franoe met this morning is
thy Paris Whi^e House to iron out
the final difference® existing be
twfien t^eir respective countries t0 [
'tlbe present preliminary? peace treaty.;
I It is believed that the heads of I
' tibe four great nations will compro- j
mlse> so as to Drosent a treaty which
will meet the approval of a,ll nations
concerned and that this will bo E'v"
en to fjie German envoys for their
signatures with in the next few days
MMEmn
ffiij Emu
Seattle,1 Taesa<Jgr — The Al«ftka
transportation companies announced
tbis morning that the freight rates
tq all poinmig north bad been raised
the increase being from one to three
doSlara per ton.
The Increase in the passenger
rates la computed on the basis of
thi«e*i and one half cents nor mile.
The increased rates specified in
♦.he new tariff ig from four dollars
to rot en dollars per ticket instead
of an average of two dollars per
fare "a the first statement of the
comnan'ea indiicated'.
Jefferson City, M&rcb 18—Sena
tor Reed, ia an address wblttfi b©
made *o the state legislature! today,
declared that the conagtitutloa of
th» League of Nations as it now
stands abrogates the Monroe Doc
trin'e, and is in violation of the A
mei^icau constitution,
K, C. WILL SUE
PJ. BURLESON
. » .\1 *« r
Kansas City, Tuesday — Tfal# ci
t£ wAa granted permission today by
the Supreme Court to institute Pro*
oaediines queetioniiiK tile v®lldtity of
Fast Master Burleson#' order la
wih.ch, the telephone! rates' 'were in
creased throughout the nation*
LONGSHOREMEN
LOSE THE FIT
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Buenoe Aire?, Monday — Owing
to a s'rikeg by thie longshoremen
the government issued a decree na
tionalizing the harbor and empow
ering the custom® authorities to
loM unload) all ships arriving
and departing from hero. This
will break up th« longshoreman'®
union, and 9tabUfea the strigpdsg
conditions from this port.
Dr. W. G. Oabie waa ta&ea JWfi*
terd&y iwitih an acute attack of
)umba«o and ifi now resting in the
White Paaa hospitaj.
Lieut. BoenaJl will l&are on tflie
first boat Dor Juneau where bq will
kf&ke a boat for tha westwards
SYMPATHY GETS
, HIM CANNED
Seattle, March. 18—Civil Service
Commissioner Listman was removed
from office today on the charge
that he had gome on the bonds °f
several I., W. W.'s who had, beea
arrested duriiim the last investiga
tion.
MAY CALLEXTRA
SESSION IN MAY
Washington, March. 18—The ta^
among officials in this city and
ahou» the national capitol would ia
dicate that President Wilson will
call an extra session of congress
about the middle ofi May,
PRINCESS MARY TOMORROW >
. i '
Agent Johnston of the C. P. R
received advice this afternoon from
Captain Slater, magter of the Prin
cess Mary, that he. would arrive in
this port at 2o'clock Wednesday af
ternoon. The Mary has - 30 pas*
semgerB and 60 toaa of freight.
Lawerence, Mas$, Marchl3—Po
lice while engaged todjay in, am, ef
fort at breaking ii® a parade of
textile-workers who were carrying
red fla-<a were fired upon from win
dows r-f tenament house®, but for
tunately the ttuQlsta failed to find a
rrunrk
Immediately upon tie shots being
fired, the police went at the
paraders with their riot cluba, and
p, number who were arrested and
showed fight were badly beatea up
before they were t^Jfcen into out
tody.
M*imy arrests were made, and1 it
is believed more will follow.
Washington, March 17 — Sena
tors Borah, Lodge, Reed, Poindexter
amd ether {senators bav0 aligned
themselves with a movement to d)ls
pa.tah_couriers to Paris to g>et in
formation during the peace congress
pudi as conoot be censored.. Theaa
eena/.or* claimn that thay toe *
light to know what the envoys at
the United States are doing, and it
la their integration to find this out
eadl make iit public.
Washington Delegation To lake
Fight For Final Appropriation
Spokane, March 18 — Congress- ;
man Webster, uj>oa his return home
£rom Washington., D., C. declared j
today that a hill earning tha tlnal |
appropriation for- the completion of
the Alaska raliroad, will be IntrO"
duced at the next session of oon
Rress.
DEATH TAKES A
PROMINENT ill
Seattle, Mo ad ay — D. A. MoKen
zfe, a former resident of thia city
but who la later years baa taJcen an
active interest in , corporations
which have tried to secure coal
lands and other concessions in Al
aska, dropped) dead SHurdav, after
noon *a Washington City, according
to advices received! fc-ftra thiae morn
ing.
Dudly All em, who bap been in
Sfcagway for about ten dayg will
leave os tha first! boat that will car
ry him to Juneau.
$30,000,000 IS
ALLOTTED FOB
KEEOEDFOOD
"Basel, March 18 — A despatch
from Vienna this morning states
that n-e Inter-Allied: commission has
allotted thirty million dollars worth
Okf food to German-Austria sufferer®,
and "ha*, provision hag been made
tor, the deliTneryi of the flood! through
Trieste.
There are quite a number of Sk&g
way oeople, mostly child rn who are
Buffering fromi severe coide.
Most joyfully we welcomc you back!
May the days as well as the years ahead of
you ever keep fresh in your memory the
appreciation and pride which mere words alone
cannot express. You did the job right!
*J| 71 } Military training has certainly worked
Fr HO S wonders with your physique—your new
clothes to properly fit your bigger chest, c
A %/Ua smaller waist, more muscular limbs, should
T *1 O be made expressly for you by Ed. V.
i QllOTi Price & Co.
Our new fashions and woolens await your inspec
tion and We will gladly measure you and arrange for de
livery of the finished clothes to suit your convenience.
JAMES KENNEDY