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HIVES IHII. S.
New York. Not. 20.—Clemeuceeu.
the most active of the opponents of
Germany during the war. nnd the
righting Premier of France, during
that struggle »et foot on American
soil on Saturday tor the second time
S'nce the great war. He watched
the reporters and the co'orfu; fle3t
of small craft .is they sai'o 1 about
the big liner and doffed his piclu:
t*que hat and swung it about his
head. He was met down the bay
by a representative of his owu and
ot this couutry.
At the ceremonies whlca were
l.eld in his honor at the Cltv Hall,
cfter his landing. he said. ' In m>
lifetime I have «een Franc.- tw»:j
vaded by the Germans, and 1 do not
w ait to see i' again. vVe must have
a lasting guar.it--a before we <1 s
arm. When we go- :hem. ws willj
disarm. I belive Americans too.
are thinking we mm: defend oui
selves."
The great Premier was received |
with every mask of honor and re
spect on the pari of New Yorkers.
On Sunday. OKunrnoeau, with h.
number of frniuis and arcotripunied I
by a large comuunv of the curios
went to the reotet' r/ where Koos»»
velt was bui i 'd and placed a wreath
on his grave.
MOTORS!! 11* ANVIL
UU'llOl f El'EL
Seattle. Nov. 20.— >11 Friday, the
Motorship Anvil, witn twenty-three
passengers and her ere* of seven,
bound from Bethel. Alaska for Se
attle. lav helpless O.T Cape Bt-"Ue. 14
miles at sea. The Coast (Juard cut
ter Haida hastened to Her assistance
so soon as her plight was inovii and
convoyed her to Seattle. where she
arrived on Saturday without any •
damage to herself or her passeugirs.
A I'M II! \l. AGENT
DIES IN SHANGHAI
Shanghai. China. Nov. 20.—'Major
Zo A. Heybex, the agent of the Ad
miral line of steamships ffoni Seat
tle to tl e Orient, and a Spanish and
World War veteran is dead in this
city.
TO VOTK ON SHU'
SIBSIDY, NOV. "JtfTH
Washington, Nov. 20.—The Re
publican Congressional leader agreed
to bring about a vote on the Ship
Subsidy Bill, of the administration
November 29th.
CHINESE KIDNAP
A MISSIONARY
Peking. Nov. 20.—George OJaf|
Holm, an American member or the
Lutheran mission, was kidnapped ia .
Honan Province.
VI TO HI NS TWO
TO THEIR DEATH
Seattle. Nov. 20.—J. D. Turkel
son. age TT. and Harry Scheoltz, 7
years old. were run down by an auto
and both will probably die.
San Francisco. Nov. 20.—Con
gressman John I. Nolan of Califor
nia! died of cancer In this city. No
lan served in tbe 63rd, 64th, and
65th congresses. He was born In
San Francisco and educated In the
public schools of that city. Was an
Iron moulder by trade and rose to
prominence through his leadership
in the Labor Unions. He was for 11
years an officer in the International
.Moulders Union of North America.
Ho. with Congressman Kahn was
sponsor of the Beor and Wine- Lea
gue which sought to bring that Is
sue before the people of the West
Coast.
JOINS SISTER IN
HUNGER STRIKE
Dublin, Nov. 20.—Miss Anne Mac
Sweney, has joined her sister. Mary
MacSweney. in a voluntary hunger
strike. Anne's strike is In the hopes
that her sister will be released from
prison. The Free State has incar
cerated Mary In the Mountjoy pris
on, and Anne has taken her place
at the prison gates where she de
clares she will stay and refuse to eat
food until her sister is released.
Twelve women accompanied her to
her place of immolation last evening.
EIGHTY MEXICANS
PERISH OX BOAT
Mexicali ,Nov. 20.—Eighty-two
Mexicans, men and women and chil
dren were drowned yesterday. They
were on a small boat which was
bringing them from Mazarlan to the
Collen ranches of the Mexican Im
perial Valley when the steamer ran
aground at the mouth of the Colora
do river.
WANTS PAPERS AXD
SCHOOLS SUPPRESSED
Constantinople. Nov. 20.—Rafet
Pasha has requested the Allies to
suppress all foreign newspapers and
has asked that all foreign schools be
placed under the Angora government
regulations.
Ml'SSOLIXI TO CONFER WITH
CURZON AND POINCARE
Rome, Nov. 20.—Premier Musso
lini left Rome last night to go to
Lugano for the purpose of conferring
with Premier Poincare and Lord
Curzon.
NEGRO IS COMPTROLLER
OF NEW ORLEANS' PORT
New Orleans, Nov. 20.—Walter L.
Cohen, a negro Republican leader,
has been sworn in as comptroller of
customs of the port of New Orleans.
DEPUTIES VOTE
CONFIDENCE IN POINCARE
Paris, Nov. 20.—The Chamber of
Deputies gave Premier Poincare a
vote of confidence on the eve of the
peace conference at Lausanne.
Idle Money Is Non-Pro
ductive
Money is valuable for what It can do, not for what it i». The
money that produces more money for you is like the man you
■ hire and works for your interest. The money that does not pro
duce more money for you is like the man you hire and works
I I against your interest, or kills time while you do all the work.
In vest you Idle money In good safe securities or deposit it
In a Savings Account. We pay four per cent, on savings ac
counts and certificates of deposit.
Money deposited In this bank is Insured against theft. Money
hid away hi your home is liable to theft and fire.
Bank off Rlaska
SKAQWAY, ALASKA
SEN. NEWBERRY
RESIGNS 5EM
Detroit, Mich., Nov. 20.—Senatoi
Newberry resigned his seat in the
United States Senate today. His
resignation was accepted by Gover
nor Groesbeck. In a lengthy letter
the Senator stated his reasons fot
taking this step. The letter said in
part, "I have contemplated taking
this action becr.use at the recent
election, notwithstanding his long
and faithful public service and his
adherence to basic principles of con
servative republicanism, which I
hold in common with him, Senator
Townsend was defeated." He said
he was thankful for having the sat
isfaction that by his vote in the Sen
ate, he had aided in keeping tho
United States out of the League of
Nations.
The Senator has been under Are
ever since his election two years
ago, and came near being ousted
from the Senate. The election of
this year threatened to bring up the
trouble anew, and this action the
Senator is taken to forestall any
such action.
LAFOLLETTE FOR
BIPARTISAN CONTROL
Washington, Nov. 20.—LaFollette
of Wisconsin, has as his objective,
the control of Congress by a militant
bipartisan people's bloc. His circular
has been issued and sent out through
the country to the leading progres
sive men and women. His call is (or
the laying down of a constructive
program of National legislation and
policy.
Pl'GET SOUND PIONEER
PASSES THE DIVIDE
Seattle, Nov. 20.—Harry C. Lorn,
a member of the Federal revenue in
spection board passed the great di
vide last night. The cause of his
death was heart trouble. Lorn was
a pioneer of the Puget Sount coun
try.
CARDINAL MERCIER
IS SERIOUSLY ILL
Brussels, Nov. 20.—Cjvdinal Mer
cier, the Primate of Belgium and
one of the outstanding figures of the
great war is seriously 111.
ACTOR BACON
DIES IN CHICAGO
Chicago, Nov. 20.—Frank Baccn,
the well known actor, died in this
city yesterday. A blood clot on
the brain was the cause of lils
death.
RAILROAD EMPLOYEE
CAVGHT AS THIEF
Seattle. Nov. 21.—George S. Clark,
a former special agent of the Mil
waukee railroad, was caught with
stolen goods in his possession. When
Sergeant C. F. Watson of the Seat
tle police attempted to arrest Clark,
he resisted and was shot by Watson.
It is expected that Clark will die.
BERLIN GOVERNMENT
CLASHES WITH FASCISTI
Munich, Bavaria, Nov. 21.—Ger
many is face to face with an organ
ized Fascisti. The first conflict of
the Berlin Government with this or
ganization occurred yesterday. The
Fascisti, headed by Adolph Hitler,
had planned a meeting at Seamburg
in Hanover and had chartered spec
ial trains to take 600 of his shock
troops to the rendezvous. The au
thorities ordered the meetings sup
pressed and the train which he had
chartered, be cancelled.
STEAMER TALKS WITH
ST. PAULS ISLAM)
Seattle, Nov. 21.—The S.S. H. F.
Alexander, the crack liner of the Pa
ciflc Steamship Company on its trip
from Seattle to Los Angeles carried
on a Radio-phone conversation with
the government radio station on St.
| Pauli Island, In the Bering Sea.
J.P.MM
EUROPE'S CURE
Berlin, Nov. 20.—The premier fi
nancier, J. P. Morgan of this coun
try In a conference with Premier
Polncare of France went over the
Illness of Europe and its possible
cure. In his statement of the case
Morgan told Poincare that Europe's
economic and financial illness can
I' not be cared without the aid of Am
erica. And he further stated that
this country could not be Induced
to grant loans and credits until the
danger of political disturbances is
removed.
Europe's disarmament and an un
derstanding between France and
Germany are preliminary conditions
to any assurance of peace and quiet
| on the continent. This came from
• confidential reports from Paris Sat
| urday.
ALL ALASKA PRODUCTS
DINNER STAUGD
Seattle. Nov. 21.—The big event
lust night in Seattle for Alaskans,
was the Alaska Product's dinner held
at the University of Washington.
This dinner was given for the Wash
ington Press Association and was a
great success. The products cam®
froiji the following points: Juneau
supplied the blueberries; Nome, the
reindeer meat; Fairbanks, the
flour; Cordova, creams; Seward, pa
tatoes; Skagway, several vegetables;
Vftldez, carrots; Anchorage, cabbage;
Petersburg, schrlmp; Ketchikan,
Salmon; Nenana, turnips; Wrangell,
currant and rasberry preserves, and
the menus were printed on paper
from the pulp mills ut Snettishim.
CONGRESS MEETS
FOR LAST LAP
Waslhngton. Nov. 20.—The extra
session of Congress, called by the
President for today at noon. The
atmosphere of the Hall was sur
charged with political electricity. On
one side were arranged the Demo
crats and Progressives of both par
ties, on the other the administra
tion group, many of whose members
were answering the roll call for the
last time. The extraordinary session
promises to be one of more than or
dinary interest r.nd its work will be
watched by the country at large with
unusual concern. .
TO PROHIBIT FISHING IN
PHASER AND PUGET SOUND
Ottawa, Nov. 20.—The Canadian
government is ready to join with
the United States In an agreement
to prohibit fishing for sockeye sal
mon in the Fraser river and it3
tributaries if the United States will
agree to prohibit Ashing for Sock
eyes in the waters of Puget Sound.
This recommendation is submitted
to the House of Commons by a com
mission on Pacific Coast fisheries.
The Committee suggested the ap
pointment of an internal commis
sion to enforce the act it it is adopt
ed.
USE AXE OX
EXFORCEMEXT FORCE
New York, Nov. 20.—The axe was
brought into play in a prominent
manner when the heads of fifty pro
hibition enforcement agents in this
state were dropped from the pay
roll on Saturday night. The execu
tions followed a session of the grand
jury when disclosures were made.
ESTEBETH ARRIVES
The Mail Boat Estebeth arrived
about noon with mall from local
ports but with no mail from the
States.
PASSES AWAY IX DOXDOX
London, Nov. 20.—Rev. John Em
ory, arch deacon emeritus of the
diocese of California, of the Protest
ant Episcopal church, passed on in
the city of London.
The "Shlek" will be the next film
at the 5th Aven. Theater. Front!
KE1AUSTSWANT
SULT'N BUCK
Constantinople, Nov. 20.—The An
gora government will make formal
representations to Great Britain for
the return of the Sultan to the Ke
malists. They point out that only
the National Assembly of Turkey has
authority to direct the Sultan's
movements, and they declare that
he must face trial as ordered by the
government.
Refel Pasha of the National Gov
ernment of Constantinople has sent
I a message to the Angora government
urging an immediate convening of
I the National Assembly for the pur
| pose of selecting a new Caliph.
GENERAL BOARI)
FOR DEFENSE
New York, Nov. 20.—The Nation
al defense plans • of the entire re
sources of the country should be un
der an effective council or board of
control, according to General Persh
ing. He spoke here on Saturday
night before the Merchants Associa
tion of this city.
BROTHER KIM.ED, MTI'I'OStD
REVOLVER NOT LOADED
Seattle, Nov. 20. —Theodrre Nel
son. son of Jacobson Nrlson, shot
and killed his brother, Walter, aqei
14. with a revolver. He stir posed
the revolver to te nnloaded.
HOQUIAM HAS ITS
TRIPLE KILLING
Hoquiam, Wn., Nov. 20.—Mrs.
Carl Johnson and Daisy Bolton, age
18 were killed by Halman Anderson,
a bootlegger. The latter committed
suicide after the double murder.
CHAS. SCHWAB TO
RETIRE FROM STEEL
Washington, Nov. 20.—Charles M.
Schwab, the steel magnate and one
of the powers in the steel Industry
for years, told the Federal Trade
Commission Saturday that he had
retired from the steel business.
FORMER PRESIDENT
OF SWITZERLAND DIES
Berne, Nov. 20.—Robert Coutesse,
a former president of the Swiss Re
public, died at his borne in Berne.
PIRATES ft ID
CAPTURE SHIP
Hong Kong, Nov. 20.—Sixteen
Chinese bucanneers who might have
kept out from some ancient log of
the British Steamer Suiam, when
she left Macao for Hong Kong, and
Yap. Seizing the ship when a few
miles out the pirates held her for
thirteen hours but the crew wag not
ready to give up their ship to the
pirates and a fight ensued in which
several were wounded, Including the
captain. Two were killed and the
pirates were driven off in their sam
pans. The crew and passengers made
Hong Kong, though the captain of
the Suiam, a French priest and an
other European passenger were
wounded. The pirates heavily armed
were disguised as first and second
class passengers.
PRESIDENT TO
ADDRESS CONGRESS
Washington, Nov. 21.—President
Harding is expected to address Con
gress today on the Ship Subsidy bill,
for which this special session of Con
gress has been called. The Senate
was in session for half an hour.
Mrs. W. H. Felton, 87 years of age,
and the first woman to have a right
to a seat in that body was present
at the session, ready to be sworn in,
but her case goes over until tomor
row. She was appointed from
Georgia, to succeed Senator Wat
son, deceased.
SIX MEMBERS
SWORN IN HOUSE
Washington, Nov. 21.—In a spec
ial session of tlie House, six mem
bers were sworn in to take seats at
this session. Among these six was
Mrs. Winifred Mason Huck. who
was elected to fill the unexpired
term of her father, the late William
E. Mason, of Illinois.
PROVES MOTHERHOOD
WINS POOR MILLION
Washington, Nov. 21.—Minnie
Atkins, convinced the United States
Supreme Court that she was the
mother of Thomas Atkins, and that
she is his heir. Being his heir, she
becomes the possessor of a tract of
land in the Cushing Oil Fields of
Oklahoma, which are worth four
million dollars.
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