Washington F^b 4—Charles C.
Dawes was an interred and inter
csting witness before the investigat
ing committee of Congr*^. He ltt
loose * mighty broadside of t-ur
cbarg*d wrath agaimt congressional
methods of investigation concerning
tbj, conduct of th« war when thei°£
wa; waste of millions of governni^i t
(lobars right und>'r their noseVi whicl
could f.e found without hunting for
it.
lie characterized the Investigation
is a partisan attempt to bla< -e'> t
nauie of the%\tneri aa army b c;i • ■
of a ftew blunders made b*' t rm "
Brigadier Generals in charge of t
*uj|>Iy procurement in Fr.mtv.
IDawli' wrath reached that staPo
\vh°re it is ►aid he was r,.strain, d
from Using ordinary "Duck" pr
.\te language only by th° large nu •
be' of worn an who \v0r« iu the com
mittee room.
K«vnt- F'-b 4—Jamet? II- N\>vis for
\targ a prominent leader of th«'
stat» democratic partT was arrest
,-.d for thi- murder of Mrs. Ktta
iiumah. The womanp' body was
ciJ.<coTer*d in her ai>a*imeut with a
btlle* hole in her head.
ABERDEEN HE
OlymPlat F^'b. 4—The Govemor of
Washington has offered a reward ct
$500.00 for the conviction of per
sons who iUempted to blow m> the
American b'jilding at Aberdeen.
San Francisco Feb 5—Tue PaAien
gers «"nd cr-w ot the Klamath which
was driven ashore at the north point
have Oecn landed.
Wa^hinRton *Vb 4—President Wil
son has i^ued the call for a spec
ial meeting of the Senate for March
4 th. ri ~ to c®Jl is issued by request
of Prasldent-Eleet Harding.
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CONVENIENCE—Paying bills by clu ck is the
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money received and spent, with accurate
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BanK of AlasKa
..S YR UPS...
AT LOWER PRICES
Liberty Bell, Cane and Maple 2; pound tins s .70
Liberty Bell, Cane and Maple ."> pound tins 1.
Liberty Bell, Cane and Maple 10 pound tins 2.83
Pure Maple Sap from Vermont pound tins .1.15
Rogers Golden Syrup Canadian 2 pound tins .40
Rogers Golden Syrup Canadian 5 pound tins .7j
P. H. GANTY
lihijif lli3
Seattle Feb. 4—l.ast night b:v"
iits opcmt.d on the Cnivcr. ity t ; iu
this. "U'illiaw G. BvWjisljJ- a la
st. don? in the University,
« n lilt > ius^Osibilit;,'. and robbe',
after which 1 is fcoJy was thrown in
to thp but lies. U-ftr^sl^y was wi'u
t>i" fjrces lii Franc*--.
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Kisni n l.'c r !> !— V lo .
c luiulttoe is iuv»it:gr.tinR the =
falrcof th® l :111k li North Da el
Mr. F. V. Ca throw the w;.i::v •
of that bank said to tl:,» comm:
toe tuat his ban!; had st"rt
v.tthout an}" capital.
St. I ouis Feb 3—Willis II The!" ■
hill a n ;iil m ; -mer «as heid up
at St (. erles hy five men who Kid
napped liHu aud'stole t rL\-i<tkr
t'd Pouch ia his possesFi011,
indications P<int to a big ruKh to
I! .\Tackeuzie oil fieidt this spring.
J'lii advantages* of the Skagway—
?a>-cross route will draw a large
ii ". il>e- of prosP^.i tors •who desire
Lo g^t on tii0 groundu before the
bu-jng rush.
->lcu from Carenvs who l.now the
rot i<-> 'iro fomsy getting the trail in
first clasi shape for the coming
ruuji. 'l'iie trail is fj-on fiv« to
riiao hundred miles shorter than
pt^Jor trains- and gives exceptionally
,ood advantages. It begint at Car
:ross where the laughe* loaves the
White fasj R. R. All st«amshij|
i::i-s reach the 'White Tags at Sl:3g
«av. From Carcross by dog toam
to Tagish post 13 miles thence to
■•'talinq«.i or T'-ilin Tiver 35 mll'-s
tli^nce to XistitUn river 20 miles;
Ms:;.i.lie :■ "ioj* ri.'cr bit miles
up the Ross, river to Ko^s Lake 35
miles; thru a low po^s over a chain
of lakt^ and down to the junction
of the Polly and Rosy rlvers 33.
miles. From Rops river over a low
flat summit to the head of Gravel
river 110 miles; down the Gravel
rivtr to the Mackenzie 200 miles
thence 14 luilef) to Fort Xorman the
Centre of th0 oil fields- The dis
tance from Carcross is just 500 mil<
other routes from 700 to 1100 miles
The trail leadij thru timbered coun
try with good cumping conditions:
ab'U.dance of game of all kind*,
and cabins at the end of practioally
every days hike; from Carcross to
Hots river post. Mac!ceiizie river
Indians trade and trap at the Rci.sss
rivi'r Post and have good tnail to
Mackenzie. Guides and dog teams
supplies and outfits can be (secur
ed at Carcross bofore starting on
the trail.
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M ,i!co City Feb. 5—Earthquakes 1
: th> districts centering about th©
tbwus of Tehuantepcc did much
;iraa,i. and many lives wre lost
ho quakes occurred on Thursday
".-iit. T!io deflpatehds stat<> that
•::nt l'oi'ocatePe" an o'd volcano
•s 1> ■ n aroused into'cre'U volcanic
U\ll/ by the quakes. 1'apocat
:i ; fauicus volcano b,.ing over
i\V hlsh and has a oft.t< r
:• : .*(.» th'U.fnd fcct 11 <rosa.
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Washington Feb 4—A Campaign
l.'-h been launched In thip city to J
have W'illiom Jonnings Bryan ap
vini-d National Prohibition Commi
fiDU' r to succeed Cranier(,
*0 MARTEN IN
Stockholm Fefc. 5 —Ludwig C- A
Martens whose activity in the Unite
Statesd caused hb deportation as
c.n undes'rablc 'with 124 otbres de
ported Et the $amo time sailed from
GVthe<ui-jrg today bound for Lib
Memjhia Feb 5—•W. L. Huntle>"
Jr. n banker of this city bought a.
quarter million dollars of Liberty
bonds. The bonds Were stolen and
the banker has bepn arrested.
Tho outlook for PeteTsburg for the
coming summer Is excellent accord
ins to K L Ste'berS of that city
vvlio spent several days here and
l,.fti Sat. on the Ju£° Slav. He says
there will bo three shrimp cannei"
i l; in operation ther« tliis season
a; against one heretofore that the
Petersburg Packing Companyp can
nery and the sawmill will opepate
cs usual. Tho operation of all thopt#
Institutions will mean a large pay
roll at Petersburg notwithstandin
tho contemplated Plan not to oper
ate the canneries at Scow Bay Wash
ingtoa .bay Fansh&w Kake and e'se
wUej|6. ; . . _ | i j I -1 i .,.vM
■Poland, Ffb 5—JosePh C. Poe*
schi was inatrument£l in saving "
Southern Pacific train from being
* recced. In doing so he himself
\>is Injured. He applied to the
uilrofd fcl* heavy damages for his
iiijury and fail6d to secure them.
He then took the matter into
tli» courts, and yesterday the caso
t»me up- As UU attorney,.Charles
m hanabel was lea. i tig the court
lioase Po«schi shot his in the back
.i.'d killed his. * His re^-son tor
th'- crime was given. ac> the fti.iluro
rf ^chnabf"! to press his claim with
sufficient viigor to suit him.
I. S. WM9
01 DISS ME
V;uuariso, Feb. 4—Twenty flve
ot Una® Sam's warship* all in their
oilici-.' fin0ry paraded in th© har
bor M this plac® yesterday. TheJ'
will ltmaiu for a 'sh'drt tinie in
port.
ALASKA AFFAIRS
Washington Feb 5—The Senate
today" made charges against the In
terior I>ertartment tliat in progress
of the Sundry civil "bill tha author-.
iti°« authorized the Bureau of
Education of Alaska to use funds
from its general appropriations for
fitting its Alaska Service Vgjssel
tho Boxer. The appropriation^ for
the care of t>ie Alaskan insane was
raised from $125630 to $127000.
San Francifeco Feb 0—Th0 steam
ship Klamath bound from San Fran
cisco to Porttland -with Passengers
We«t !• ground at Fish Hock ninty
miles north of this city.
Dawson Y. T. Jail. 29—3tamped
ers preparing to mush southward
to the Fort iNonnan oil fields have
been hold up here b>- advises that
the Canadian Government hag sus
pended privileges of staking oil
claims in tho territory until further
notice.
I Mayo the new silver camp; on
Stewart Riv»r liap organized a com
' meifcial club (with fifty- members tq
I davalofc® the dfet.lct. J E TerriU is
'president and Stanler White secre
' tary and treasurer. | , ,
Birmingham, Feb. 5—Lloyd George
Struck: » note of more than ordin
ary interest in his BPeeCh ln this
city today. He warned Germany
that she had better do two things
pao' flftv five billions war repara
tions. «nd disarm. He aaid she had
better not allow herself to be mis
tied by Pafspion and repeat the fol<
ly of 1914. Germany he (l^lared
had not yet taxed he^'lf to the lev
el that G*V*t Britain 18 taxing her
self and Is intolerable to think that
the gt'.lty nation which, caused t,u h
collosal damage should bear :i
lighter burden, of taxation that thi*
victims of hor rfkjmci tjy.
Germanyi etili has too many arm
ed t^»n and too much war mater
ial.
OeCIIIR'5 RAGE
IS
PI
lUuLudl
Anchorage F^b 4—Doctor Bee
son o* this Placg Wl1 0 started on ft
itexe with death to reaoh Baker of
Id.tarod reacted there ahead of
the (rrlm reaper. Whether he will
b3 able to thwart the later of his
victim remains to be seen.
Wilmington Feb 4—<Bonded whls
Ji».y in the government bonded war®
noises Ii3-s' disappeared at the rate
of 64,000 gallons during! the pafct
t i/ee month
6E1MFUSE
ALLIES INVITE
Berlin F«b 5—Germany hag been
invited to attend the alU«d flnan
hafi declined the invitation. • '
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BRITISH SUB IS
DESTROYED Bf
"IRISH CRAF!"
New Yor* Feb. 4—The Sinn Fc-in
er » local publication recently print
ed a dqpffatch vhlch purPorted to
be a cable from Dublin. Thi<
.■"gpivch made an assertion that the
British Submarine! K 6 whiich i"
oeotl.* sank In the channel off Lands
End wag destroyed by "Irish S' a
cr*a."
' Ihe d^atruwtlott Is aaid to h»va
b#m brought about by an el^rio
•Ily controlled projective recently in
vent»i! bx'an Irish engineer.
REINDEER ME
ESKIMO FARMERS
Washington F^b 4—-W. T. Ix>pi'
the h*ad of the Alaskan Bureau of
Edujc&tlon for the native people
d»clared before Congress that tli«
reindeer Industry Is making of the
EaJrlmo a pastoral peoPle
| i Birmingham Feb 5—OhambeT
Un tha Chancellor of the Exchequer
In & siwdch in thtfc city etated thn
the Brlttlsh government had pro
pt^ed the cancelation of all inter
allied debts but the proposal was
unacceptable to the Amer^ca[1 sov
ernmant.