PRICE 10 CENTS
Pa?pur India Jan. 4—>A boycott on
the proposed visit of tbie Duike of
Oonnaught to India v.~as vot^.d on
and passed in a .-esolution adopted
by the International congress which
is now in si&sion
Tb* congress also pased resolution
o; tribute to ths memory of Mayor
ilcf winey uiid wired gyfcpatby ti>
the Irish petoPla in their struggle
foi indepeudenco
GIL B'JUHTS
Stattlo Jan. 5—Miss Fay Kng
sti '31 twenty one yecrs of age w'10
served in the navv dua-ing the
war as draughtinan's assistant dun
ned male attire and with a compan
ion turned bandit and attepipt^d to
liUt night to hold up Dan McLen
nan a City detective
McLennan would not at^nd for
th^ii wort fcnd drawing his gun co.Q
ma;,'.ed them to throw up their
hinds which they did and hc then
arrested th-.m and placed theni In
jail. J |
The/ will be tried for attempted
highway robbery.
Iron wood Mich. De© 29—R.Jori s
rectdved h>. r0 say that Hurley,Wis. '
gave the officers of prohibition en 1
for*ement the laugh as th,»y depait-'
<"1 with their ftfty Prisoners all
chafed of violation of prohibition
laws Immediately after the dt-par-;
ture of the offic^rfe tha moonshine
esbablishmt ntfi oPened up and were
doit's a rushing business in c^lebra
tion of the visit of the law.—.
battle J »n. 6—Tile Alasikia fj<l
«bter Gednty a Pioneer the Alas
ka Coast Geodetic servev 3''rvK'o
wars sold this afternoon.
The Gedney is deePly involved in
dent and the snle is made to satins- j
fy ♦he creditors.
AjD\\aV 3\.bou\. 7>\\a\-—*«£"*
'SVccoutv.V?
BANK OF ALASKA paid about $4,."00.00
interest to its savings depositors for tlie
period July 1st to December 31st. IIOAV
MUCH OF THIS DID YOU fiET?
All saving's deposits made before closing on
January 5th draw interest from January 1st.
Bank of AlasRa
k
To all our friends and patrons
we extend the
Season's ©rwtiugs
and wish one and all
A Mm\j Christmas
and a
Ifappg New ffear
P. H. IGANTY
INOEPENDENIS IS
CONTROLN. D.
LOWER HGUSE
Ulsmark X D Jan. 5—The Indepen
dents hav'y organl'-ed tho lew
hauie of tho legislature having a ma
jorfty in that body.
Tbo sc*iatc. Is controlled by tho
non partisans with the slim major
iij of one. The governor Is also
Non Partisan.
Ottawa Jan. Z—Oscar Tokoi form
t.rly p'^mlr o Finland is establish
ing a colony in Canada.
■ T.iklo wi3 con*. sentenced to doath
by ilu Soviet gov< a nmt.nt.
Council Bluffs Jan. 6—Gangsters
for reason unannounced lured Che
Rivfr 111! A E JncoMs Pastor of tht,
CfcrlJtlan church to thP outskirts
of the city where ho was fii«;t stah
b°<l and tht.n beat q into lns,.nsl
Ml»y
Tin1 Minister w is found by the
poll.,* gnd taki^i to the hospital
v.he-.-i ho has not vet recov^red ,
coiclo:sneSi.s
V ashiifgton Jan. 6—To 0ncour- '
• < inmorcial atrial tpansPor'a
tion and training of civilians
acre (Jane pilot* for use in timt>
of v.'.rtho navy has authorlz0d
the sa;«> of one hundred and t\v0nty
fi»t» coast Patrol biats at a thiril
of tin ;r cost.
TiiU auatuuci-nii-nt was madt. to
I'trlin Jan.6—St.vt.n we-e killed
twin* \v two wounded at Fallsbiurg [
by t.l- police today.
I TU-> offUtrs fired a volley «t i
th rioting Communists and thq j
Communists Socialists.
HVrr HoJfland was shot by a P°-!
llcLLirm when he attempted to &a-,
capo *■
JUDGE HELL
HIES DENIAL
OF CHARGES
Washington Jan. 4—Judge C E
Bunnell of the fourth judicial dis
trict of Aljsfca arrived her© and
will testify before the sanate Judi
cial sub committeo in connjction
with 1 is reiiominplion as his name
was sont IntJo tho senate by Pres
ident Wilson for reappointment.
. Jud^Bunneill "will b0 Iieard in
executive s>es|iion and it is undeir
stccd that he denies tlio charges
filed months ago as bcing"pernici
oivsly" astive in politics.
The charges «w8 filed by Judge
Wickersham.
San Francisco Jan. 4—An aerO
pl.ii't* in tlK» transcontinental service
0:1 ji; 'r fir ■ and was Tlestroye<l white
Ir.<ing to mak^. a forced landing a
ftw blocks from lliP city hall.
The' Pilot S S Boggs was unhurt
H'lho half of the <-'«rgo of mail
wo3 Jestroyeed by the flamps.
Washington Jan. 4—a resolution
r« \ iving tli0 war financ0 corpora-'
tiou b<c>mia a law today with its j
adoption by the hoiipe of it-PreSe1'
Li>t'\(.S.
Tuis vrf.s done over the veto of'
President Wilson.
— 1
NT BE HE
Paris Jan. 4—Tho Ruajian gor-1
efnment is Planning a spring driw |
Into Rumania and Galicia.
Jliis !•) forecast In the development i
alor.g t' western Russian front and J
a cew European war with, various.!
nations dragging and toppling one
another into tho ffighting lsh seen
33 tho Poslljie consequence.
\Vssliington Jan. 6—The Atlantic
fli rt of fcity eight vcssel|v screen
ed by destroyers with Admiral H B !
Wliron commander in chief is stean:H
ing from Virginia Cap^ tonight to
raoct the. sister armada from the Pa"
cifio Ocean in Panama Bay.
Admiral AVilson will command th6
comtlned fcrces during their maneun
veys which will lnvllve practically a
t?si of thc of Panama Canal
for na\al strategy.
Itaw? on Jrn. C—Five Royal Cana
d'an Mounted Policemen with tlielr
dog Vams drawing toboggans with
supolles and mall left Damson this
morning ofer their on0 thousand
mile Marahon Patr'ol to Port 11c
Php-son at the mouth of the Mc
Ken/it river
TIip men will return after a few
dajd rtst.
Marlon Jan. 6—President eleot
Harding WU3 last night initiated In
to tlie Thirty Second Degree of mas
onry ty the Scottish Rite Lodge.
Thii will be the third prjsident of
th9 United States who became a
member of this lodge.
The other two were presidents
Or.rfield and jroKlnlgy.
Jefferson Pity Mo. Jan 6—G
Moore tie first Negro e\'er seated
In a Missouri legislature tooir the
oath of office today.
Moore was olected from a St. Lou
ia district. . .. i
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WHICH STARTS
FATAL BLAZE
"i'acoma Jan. 4—•Edward Seiglea
flour year old boy struck a match
to a roll ot pacer to make belieVe
th-1 ho was smoking lik0 his unclt
and set a curtain afire.
Thei fcoy-3 aunt ordered him to
run to tho kitchen door while she
put out the fine by smothering it.
The flames got headway and whei
the fir® department will ah was call
0(1 011 and subdue them after the
house was virtually- destroyed
ThJ body of the boy wap) found
w ith his haad juried in souks Pil
lows where he had died.
TF
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Washington Jan. 5—After much
dCK.te th0 mnato finally passed a
resnlatjon appropriating thous
and dollars to bo used in tlie inuag*
umtlon cer' mofik'S on March fourth
whtn Senatoj- \Varren Harding will
txiomc President of the "United
States. j .
SIXTEEN KILLED
BALAKGEGAUGHT
Dublin Jan. 5—Sixteen members
of the Party that ambushed arid
Killed a detachment of government
troi ps at Sfe»_lin in the count* of
Cor'< were killed last night.
Ttte balance of the party have
been captured.
IGESI5 SEIZE
1CHEEHOP
3»n Francisco Jan. 5—The feder
al author!iies today saized
tho-isand dollars worth of oPlum.
7 he drug was secroted on the
steamship Ecuador and was being
smuggled Into the country by n
band of smugglers who have been
bringing rauch of the contraband
goo'is over from.the Orient.
Newport News Jan. 5—Peter J Mc
Swiuey a bi other to the late Lord
Mayor of Cork and Daniel O'Callaltf
t^o present Lord Mayor of Cork ar
rived at Newport News tonight as
stowaways on the American steam
Ship West Cannon. Tho men tool?
.•jassage at fomc Irish Port.
"Washington Jan. 5—The immigra
tion authorities will endeavor to de
Port Daniel O'Callahan Lord Mayor
of Cork "who arrivejd aii Newport
News vesteiday as a stowaway.
Washington Jan. 6—A report was
published In London papers! that
amusements had L>een made for
vcss'.'ls of Ihe Canadian nary to joi
wi;b the American fleet in the Pac
ific under the command of the Am
erican -Admiral.
"Itia report has been denied by
Secretary Of theNav>-1 Daniels.
Ticoma Jan. 6—The new steam
ship Kennk-ctt was launched yester
day afternoon before an immense
crowd.
vi j-3 St&aaard wife °f the mana
ger of the AlaakJca S S Co and the
Copoer Rivvr and Northwestern Ra(
road nj well as tho ICennicott Cop
per n ines was thy sponsor and nam
ed the big' <esgel as slie sWd down
tfic ways. . ; , .L.
3' atl'.e Jan 6—Surerior Judge
Dyteman declined to e>njoin D E
Fersuson county auditor e'ect fro»"
tais/ng bis offic^, :
YOUTH MO AGED
COM! DIE
Kt-tihlaan; j.laskn; Jan. I—Lost
in a blinding sno*- storm on Maw
Island south of here; L^aliq Wil
.'ia'r.s; seventeen }'ear old son or
City Councilman Ed Williams; stag'
K«-rCil over a Precipice and was Jcll
eii: Hi-rb Scott; lighthouse kJceeper
"gfo 60 was frozen to death and
j Charles Cht.Pman stepson of former
Chief of P( lice Amg Groot and K«t
clii"Hn High School student is in
u Drecarious condition after hours cl
wangling and exposure
The boys went to Mary Island
from here last weefc at Scotts ln
\ltaiion for an outing. [Wednesday
they started on a hunting trip or«f
:{\(x island and remained out all
Wednesday night and the following
day They had lost their bearings
con.oletely. Finally Scott Viaa ua
aliln to proceed farther and Cha®
moL started out alone to seek Wp;
leaving: ■Williams to minister toi
t.heii aped friend until he returned.
Tor twenty-one hours he wars lost
In r ftarm but finally made way
t*> -hc lighthouse moj^ dead than
Klive and too exhauited to glre a
cell, rent account of his companions
«ht-i-i abouts.
Attpndents at the lighthouse rai
sed a distress flay and twi^ntji four
hours lat^r the halibut (Chooser
'A'aphington calied in and brought
the news to Ketchicfcn.
Searching parties started from
bere yesterday morning and lata
yeptirday. found Williams' body at
the foot of a ctlff. Early today
Scott's tody was found noaity. He
had died from cold and esuofcure.
Ch3,pman was brought baci to
Ket'.hican last night. lie is SePiota
ly ill as a result of his e^PCr'ehCe
but I4 XPctd to reoor^r.
The bodies of his companions
w^re due to ariive her© late today
on the cannery tsnder Leonine.
S.attl© Jan. 5—The citizenship
of county auditor elect D E PergruB
on .• being attacked In the courts.
The claim Is made that Fergupon
was not properly n«tuifUized.
j London Jan 6—The London policy
j hivt. discorded a, nlot to blow up
th« tower of London.
ne crown jewels are stored In
i the Tower and It Is thought that
tfce lynamlers har0 designs on thes<
valuable gemB.
HIDE FAVORS
GEO. MI AS
GOVERNOR
Juneau Jan. 5—Republican Nation
al Republican Commit teaman J C
McBrlde this morning endorsed Oeo.
Ha»lett of Cordova for governor of
Alaska.
KeBTide Paid Hasten a glowing
tribute sad said In part "Alaska Is
! fortunate in having a man of Hafs
lttt's calibre fort tho position.''
iteBrlde declared that he would
do all In hla Power to have Has
| le't appointed.
TWOMMEN
ARE NOW NEEDED
Washington Jaa.4—President Wil
•on mJst fill two vacancies on the
TCTired War Finance Corporation
before that Institution con function.
It Is undersood that there we sev
eral n»mca under consideration now.
U. 5.1. SERVICE
10 USE WOMEN
■Washington Jan. 5—Commissioner
Qtneral Cammenlttt of the Immigra
t'ta dep»Ttment announced today
t*hat a targe aamber of women
would bo- appointed as immigration
Inspectors and be regularly employed
in the service.
U.S.TKB
■EJUS
(.Washington Jan. 6—John Burke
Tr«asur^r of the United States re
signed his position today,
i So cause is gtYen fox thai action.
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