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Washington, "Juno 12. Kli
hu Root, former secretary of state
appeared unexpectedly b-.fore 'ho
senate treaty leak investigating com
mittee anil said tliat hg li \l a ooP.v
v,; tho l> ace treaty two weeks aso
and state? that got it from Hen
rv P. Davidson, a Now York bank
er and a partner of >for?an.
Mr. Root appoawt!' before the
committee as a voluntary witness.
"All diplomatic secrecy ended when
thy Germans publish, d the treaty"
said Hoot. "I therefore resent
any suggestion that I have
not a ri.-ht to have the treaty find
use it as I see fit a»d 1 propose to
do so."
Seattle, June 12.—The SS Al
ameda or the A S. S. Co sailtvl this
morning for southeii^t.Tii and south
western Alaska. Three hun
dred ami twenty passengers, in
cludins tne rounxl trippers to Sky
way and twenty nine bouaJ for in
terior ooints \ia Skagway, m ke up
tjje passenger list.
The Alannda h;is a bis; cargo i f
freight.
Washington, Juus 12.—Senator
Wesley Jones, introduced a bill ap
propriating $5d0.O"'i) fr.r an i»
wstieatiou of the routes for the
second cab'.® ti> connect the raited
Stages with Manila.
The oill provides the ^ «•:■<■•
t-'ries of war, navy and conmi-rif
»iu! the postmaster ;?pn*r:'l are to
direc- the inquiry.
There will bo $3.000.0f>0 ava'laM
for the cable when the route is
fixed, senator Joins »wh>. lie nl®o
s-Ud that although the northern
routo via the Aleutian Inlands i*
not specified in the till he ht>!>ed
that it would be adopted.
HBST NUTE Or
St. Germain, June 12.—Rener
' has forwarded to the Allies
'his first note of protest "gainst
1 the terms * the peace treaty.
Paris, June 12.— TJhe reply to
'he German counter proposals wiil
contain a flat refusal of their l"
quest for a mandate for the
former German colon! e.
An agreement in principles has
been reached ia the reparation
c'auso to the effect that no defi
nite sum to be l>uid by Gormuiy
will i>e fixed in the treaty and' that
this Question should be left 03 in
the original dr'ft of th.e treaty.
Paris, June 12.—The belief ex-:
Ists here that the Allies' reply to'
the German counter proposals would;
not l>e ready for delivery beforo
Saturday night.
Fivo days have be»'U definitely
f!\Pj aP the limit within which th«
Germans must decide upon their
icursa after Ihe »1 livery o!' the
anew or.
SI IT.1.1 \ (i OK WHlTi: PASS
lllll i; \M> I.AKK BOATS
The ^'«an:er l>av.»uu will sail ■
froia Whitvhor s i for Dawson on!
Friday 11 ivrht after the arrival of|
th>> ira:ri from Skagv.ay.
T!,,; stoanior fil?aner will leave'
Carcro's fv>r Atlin and way ports |
on Saturday night aftrr the arriv-J
aj of tho train from Skagwav.
This is the first sailing of llio'
■ • 'ii for Atlin.
Stop! Jco!{! ihinl(!
Nobody is going to save your money
for U if YOU dont
Think of that for a week and then we
will tell you something more
BANK OF 41A SKA
NEW GOODS
Just Recei\o<J
GOOD SALMON EGGS
Friction top cans 40c each
CHICK FOOD
20 pounds lots up 6 1-2 cents a pounds
P. H. GANTY
Atlantic City, June 12.—-A resolu
tion wag introduced' lat$ yesterday
afternoon ;it the National Federa
tion of Labor Council proposing
that the American Federation of La
bor go on record as against the war
time prohibition and favor of ex
cluding two and three Quarters
per cent alcohol in bier from the
provisions of the war time and Na
tional prohibition.
Atlantic City, .Tune 12.—A
resolution exempt in.®- light beer from
thi- provlsioais of the eighteenth a
Tuendment and from the war time
prohibition act p;lss<>d the conven
tion toi!>\v.
T:ia vote stood' twenty six thon
sand for an<l four thousand against
t'ce resolution.
In u bitter d-ibi'te, President Goni
nRf in replying to J-uncs Duncan
of Seas tie, who i-i leader of the dry1
fontliifri'nt, said "1 am not. prepared
to s:iy th it the prohibition of aJco-!
hoi i.iid Bolshevism are cause an<l'
efiec* but you will find that when
l.^er resolutiojis are introduced that!
preposition that cornea from Seattle)
is out tht favors Bolshevism for!
the United SlaU«."
The con vent ion also voted to sus
pend '.he Saturday's session to en
able the delegates to go to Wash
ington to participate in the demon
stration there against prohibition.
Paris, June 12.—I'rfsiCvut
Wilson is known to . have ma.de
strenuous efforts tc» Have a fixed
amou 11 < oi' indfinnity by way of ro
jirat.on for Germany to pay but
liad to finally give way to Premier
Clemenceau.
Deuver Juue 12.—The Bro-!
tlierhoo;} of Hailway Flrenen and
Eariiiomen, who arc holding their
annua] convention b-re adopted a
resolution l'st night favoring fho
pardon and release of Hugvna Del>s
anil Thomas Mooney.
Wh uUMiito |
riote il Jit
rati.-;, June 12.-—General Persh
inc airucunced tod;iy lhat he pro
pose,) to send home three hutuircdj
and seventy five thousand United j
Statc_ troops durijig the month of.
June.
Constantinople, June 12.—TU
palace occupied by the Biiltaa vaa |
completely destroyed. W fire]
today.
This was an historical and pis
turesque building.
The origin of the fire has not |
bo'ii ascertained.
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II KETCHIKAN
Ketchikan, Wednesday— Tito
Citizens tight. Power and Water Co
today started the construction of a
new warehouse on Harris street. I
Tiie work is In charge of Tom Tory.
Other buildinggg started are those
which are being put tip by A. R.!
Larson, for dwellings. Ground was
broken for them on the hill near th.9
school house this morning. Carl
Fcse is in charge of the work for
Mr. Larson.
London, Juno 12.—Reports were,
received' here today that the Bolsli®
viKi hare captured Ufa.
The reports "lso state that Kol- i
chak was taken recently by the Bol
shevists after three days Bangui 11- j
Paris, June 12—lColclii'k's reply
to th>\-Allies' offer of conditional
recognition of his Omsk government
constitutes a refusal of practically
all of the conditions as laid down
by the peace conference.!
The reply was received today.
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I hlo I uhl
lit NAMES!
Seattle, J11410 12.—Sivty men havei
been calle; fo serve on the grand !
jury which hap been called for the;
investigation fo tli© court house Ji- j
quor stealing scandal.
London, June 12.—The ^»r of
fice received Information today
that a British submarine had been
lost iu the Bailie 8 a With all on
board.
No details of the accident have
ye* been received.
Washington, June 12.—-The Sen
ate Foreign Relations committee to
day, by a vote of S to 7, ordered a
favorable report on the Knox reso
lution which virtually sepa
rates the League of Nations coven
ant from the peace treaty propor
Seattle, Juue 12.Tlieror is a vio
lent scramble among a number of
prominent men to get out of town
before they are pupoenocd t0 ap
pr-ra before the graund jury.
Quite a few of them are thot
tj hava considerable knowledge of
the booze question and they are hit
ting the trail at something better
tlv'n ten flat in their flight.
London, June 12.—Commun
is' government will bo proclaimed
in Austria on Sunday next, with
a promise of immediate success.
This is according to information
received here in government
circles.
The reports show that forty per
cent cf the Austrian army is com
posed of Bolshevik! C-oinmunistg who
are expected to quickly allign them
selves with the Hungarian Commun
ists. . . ,
Washington, June 12.—Frank
A. Vi<iidorU*» in testifying before
the senate committee on Foreign
relations caused a sensation today'
wlien lie paid that there w,.s strong J
sentiment in Englaji/1 and. France
that th3 United States should) not
expect live repayment. from those |
countries of th,o biilliong of dollars
to them.
Tbat inouoj:, Mr. Vaiiderlap said,
la regarded in those eaun.tri.e8 a3
a ii-'r< of Americag fair Bhare' of
tli« war burden because of this
ccuntrya' late entrance into
war.
Washington, Juno 12.—Victor Bur
ger's eloctLon was today challenged
by the attorneys Of Joseph P. Car
ney of Milwaukee, who clainig the
seat.
The attorneys for thu claimant
are attempting to show, that their
client wa§ legally elected represen
tative, their contention, bung that
Berger wag disqualified at the out
set by the 14 th amendment
Washington, June 12—The
investigation of the right of Victor
Berger the oon/vieted congress
man from Wisconsin to a seat in
the House of Representatives, be
gan today.
The case is before the houso
committees on elections.
Berger made a statement today
to the committee in which he de
clare*1 that the unseating of him
would be the "denial of thc right
of self determination to the voters
or his district."
Bulger was convicted of sedition
and sentenced to a term in the pen
itentiary.
Chicago, June 12.—The telegraph
ers strik9 was pulled off at seven
yesterday morning and' Br eident
Konenkamp says that sixtyv thou
sand operators and Workers are out.
The telegraph and telephone com
panies claim that the number is
lareely exaggerated1 and that they
are not seriously crippled.
Winnipeg, Jane 12.—Corpo
ral George CoppinB, a Win
ner of the Victoria crops, was pro
bably fatally- injured, when He wafl
dragged from hie horse by strike
rioters. , •«
Two of Choppms' ribs were brok
en and he wa$ kicked many timee
in the head by members 4ot
the crowd that objected to the ap
pearance Of returned soldiera who
have replaced the police who were
dismissed yestrday.'
Vv*innipe~ June 12.—A proba
ble disintegregation of the Btrike 15
seen todav in the aanoiincement
th t several important arrests of
aile-red agitator^ may be exacted
by Saturday.
BACIEBIBLOGIST
(MS SPOTTED
| FEVER
Helena, June 12-—Dr. Arthur H.
MeCray, b'icteriologist of the 6tat»
health board, is in a critical con
dition with spotted fever. The
disease is believed to hang been
contracted from guinea pigg which
D~. McCray had inoculated' in ex
periments which he was making.
On account of going out of business in
Skagway we wish to have all of our
accounts settled as soon as possible.
Those owing are requested to come in
and make settlement.
JAMES KENNEDY