Seattle. Dec. 15.—When Ma/or
Brown suggested that the Preachers
who had something to say about
moral conditions in the city during
his regime come across witn the
facts, one at least came. Rev. Her
bert I. Cluitterton. the execut ve S'c
retarv of the Seattle Council of
Churches entered the King County
grand iury room today and gave a
list of forty-eight places with ad
dresses in Seattle where bootleggers
are selling liquor.
DISTRICT ATTORNKY
H..1YS M VVUK IIROWN
Seattle. Dsc. 15.—Will"? clergy
men of the city werj ruLut-: J)».."ir
Brown's so-v>lled "wide#-, open
town" administration .u the Kim;
County grand jury roou , Ri»velle.
the I'nitc<1 States district attorney
was making a speech in which lie
was tlaying tt.e Mayor for !ns laxity
in enforcing the liquor la vs In his
speech, the district attorney said.
"Tlie trouble with this country todu>
ts that it's ottice seok< r- are of a
low order. They don't a«k. 'whui
can I do for my country.' but tin*
are asking, 'what can 1 «i«t Wi t;I i.ty
country'?"
NEHBEKKY TO
SETTLE I.\ PA15IS
Washington. Dec. 15.—Former
Senator Newberry, who recently re
signed his seat iu the 1 uitetl States
Senate is planning a voyage around
the world after which he with his
family will settle in Paris.
SEND HOME SECKF1AI5Y
POISONED yHocui.vti:s
London. Dec. 15.— VI attempt "-van
made to ass-tssina'O ihe Home Secre
tary. t. Brijge.n.in, bv humus of
poisoned cUo- >latei. Tluse were
sent through ( in mail.
DEMAND* CESSATION
OF SALE OF TOBACCO
Seattle. D> c. 16.—Thomas B. Me
diation. an attorney appeared before
the School Board of Seattle and de
manded that the Board put a stop
to the flu-xrunt and broadcast sale of
tobacco to school children. Mac
Mahou has three children iu the lu
lerlake school.
STAMPEDE I\ CANADA
Ottawa. Dec. 15.—The discov
ery of gold bearing quartz on the
South Mahanl river, a tributary of
tlie Mackenzie, has started a wild
rush of claim stakers to Fort Simp
son and other trading posts, accord
ing to the Dominion Land surveyors,
who declared that more than one
hundred thousand claims had been
staked and that the trails were clut
tered with stampeders.
CHALLENGE ELECTION'
OF SENATOR LODGE
Washington, Dec. 16.—Proceed
ings have begun in Massachusetts for
challenging the re-election of Sena
tor Cabot Lodge. These proceedings
have been transferred to the Senate
today.
Plan Your Work and Work
Your Plan
DON'T let the dimes and dollars slip through your fingers
without knowing where they go.
Plan to let the bank take care of all your funds—then you
i.i .. wui- u<u:ie> goes, and for what it goes.
"Kxtravagance rots character Train youth away from it."
—Theodore Roosevelt.
Baumik ©ff Hkslkai
SKACWAY, ALASKA
POLES MURDER
NEW PRESIDE
Wasttngton, Pec. IS.—Tlie new
President of Poland, Narutowlcx was
assassinated at noon today. Ho was
visiting the art exhibition and was
killed by an artist, named Nlewa
dornski. The latter fired three shot3|
k lling the President instantly.
ASK XKW PRESIDKXT
OK POLAXD TO KESI<;\
Paris. Dec. 15.—President Gabriel
Narutowicz of Poland, has been ask
ed to res gn after having lifcld ofliee
tor five days. This is according to
advices received in this city from
from Warsaw. At the time of his i
induction into the office ot President
uf Poland. Narutowicx was mol>'";d j
by the Nationalists and several were
killed in the rioting. Tho"<e who i
wore opposed to his election pelted
hint with missies, as he went to i ie
ceremony of inauguration WVri !i?
took the oath of ofllce. the National-1
ist m> tubers of rile Assembly .1: : - ■:
ed themselves from the cen'lr.ooy.
PROGRESSIVE BLOC
M. \I.XST SHIP Sl'USlDV
Washington. Dec. 16.—The open
ing attack of the progressive bloci
in the Senate was made against the
Ship Subsidy Bill. Seuator Lafol
lette of Wisconsin, declared In tin
Senate today, that the measure was
contrary to the expressed wish of:
the American people. He further
declared that the action of the Pre
sident and the sponsors of the bill
in-attempting to force the passage
of the measure at th.s time is an op-;
en challenge to the people and a vio
lation of the trust which the people (
i.eve reposed upon their delegated
representatives.
HOCSE AXD ARMY
FOR ALASKA CARLE
Washington, Dec. 1G.—The House
Military Affairs Committee, wl: .
has been considering the Army Ap
propriation for a new cable to Alas
ka and the War Department ar« us
ing every effort to have the bill for
a nett cable enacted into law.
The cable .tent has been approved
by Secretary of War Weeks, and the
director of the budget. Opposition
has developed in t e Committee, on
the theory that the cable does no:
pay. In computing the cost tor the
operation of the cable, the whole
of the cost of maintaining the cable
ship. Del'.vood. is charged to Alaska
cable, while the vessel speeds much
of her time laying cables connected
with the PubJt Sound defence sys
tem.
PRESIDENT KEI'l "■ I S
HOSPITAL MXil-KCT CilARC.E
Washington. Dec. 1G—Pre lent
Harding is said to have spiked the
guns of the ealumlnators of "he gov
ernment, who have charged that
world war veterans have been un-|
able to secure hospital treatment in
the government hospitals. He is 1
said to have made »he assertion to
Congress that there are eight thou
sand beds empty in the government
hospitals awaiting those who stek
them.
I ondon, Dec. 15—llounr J-nw in
his speech bvfo *i iho House of Couij
:nou3 today, dftilare ' thai ilie stun
d&id of living for a seneratlor wouKl
*
reparations an'l (lie al/lcri dobtfc due
! or and simultaneously paid to tlie
United States. The Tre-iiier dnciLir
ed that Germany is near a c-mp.ete
collapse and t'i«i: t,;c si! cs in.i.si lio
csretul that tlioi- domaudi do not
precipitate a err.»ti. Bo'.iaV Law lur
ed caution as f.'.r ai ii:o occupation
ot' the Ruhr valley is conctiin d.
l'KI'AKA'l IOXS LAU>
BUFOKE WASHINGTON
Waslilng'on, Dec. 15.—The Brit
ish anil German Ambassadors to i 'e
1'nited States have Iui-1 before ;>e
re'ury Uug'us t e situation Wilch
involved Lite breakdown of the pi'e
mier's conference in Loudon. They
gnrds the U" ir complete col!;t: ...» o.'
Germany from the tinane'a' s'v.'d
inore serious front the threat n at!
by the French that they >vlH .iivade
the Ru ;r valley.
xi:\v vtmii to kio
BY WALTER HiVTO.V
hap with his first --eaplane on tho'
trip to Rio f"om Xew York, hrriv tl
at this city from Urarunca ia the
southeast, on a la.ge bay.
PAILS TO APPEAR TWO
DAYS HAND R'.'XXI.VO
Wa3hlngtor. D. ■ 1 >.—Represen
tative Keil jr o lay f.ilcd to appear
before tho Hous.j Juileiary Commlt
He had refu- 1 to proceed further
the pre3»Ts*r.tlo i of bis inipei.c!.
eral Da us; erty.
Washington. Dec. IG—Represen
tative Keller agai.i fa.led to appear
bef.ire the House Judiciary Coinr.it
tec tn give evidenco against Dsugh
r:y. It was Kelh • who made the
>. urges &pain3t Daug' erty and it;
was expected that Irs information'
uculd form the groundwork of tbe
proceedings.
IvEfTSES EXi'LAi.V
HARVEY'S VISIT
Washington, Dec. 15.—The Staie
Department confirmed the report of
Ambassador Harvey's visit "for con
sultation.' but decliiud to ma1:" any
explanation us to the reason for cis i
coming.
TO FIRTH ER BILL AO At VST
TAX EXEMPT SECI KITII S
Washington, Dec. 16--The House
Utiles Committee voted to g»vo the
1 riviiega of status to the Green res
olution, which proposes an amend
ment to the Constitution under j
which the further Issuance of tax
xcmpt securities would be prohibit
ed.
( UUiDS I'KOTESTS
AGAINST TCttK ACTION"
Lausanne, Doc. IB.—Ambassador
Child* made a piotest in the con
ference against the Turkish propos
al to expel the Greek patriarch from,
i Constantinople.
HARDING I'D TAKE VACATION"
Washington, Dec. 1C.—President
1 Harding expects to ro to Florida
I for a vacation after linrcli 4th.
' SON" OF J. J. UUiLi
J VlvKS A UH K
j Xew oYrk, Ooc. 16.—Walter J
Hill, son cf tho late James J. Hill,
was tnaried to Mis* I'uuliue Ciilison
. in this city.
Mrs visii
I<ondon, Dec. x 15.—Ambassador
Harvey will return to the unite.;
Stutes on Dec. 23rd. Hid return is
stated to be for the purpos? of c in
ferring with President Harding and
the oflicers of State regarding the
posi-ibil ty of American intervention
in Europe.
T1 e Ambassador will report di
rect. y to tfce President upon his ar
rivu upon tfc* general reparations
a: d the ecnnoriic situation in Eu
rope in .cn -•!«• He will give I'res-j
id nt Hardin# the iur.de " utters. j
which have su"- d the Aiiglo-FroneU
divergencies, ana conte* oil tile sub
ject ifi AmeiiOi.i intervention as
based upon tai outcome of the p's
is to be res11 at Paris, on Janu
ary 20th.
STATE AM) JISTICE
DEPTS. ASK $53 MIU.ION
Wash ng'on, Dec. IS—Tiie bail
carrying the appropriation of tie
.
meut ot Justice for the coming ns
cai yoflr passed t!i• • .Senate, '"he li.ll
calls for aproxiniaiely thirty-three
and one-half millions of dollar." for
the op ji at on of the two depart
ments
r.ler's eonfen-ii':"-. '1 his eonferen-t
BASIS SAf THE BANKERS
Soar'le. Dec. 15.—According to
Commerce bucinem conditions o:i
d
fc. the >o:tr to date o\er ti.e sa:;ie|
period of last yeir. The Federal
Reserve Board In thn twelfth dis-1
1
; r than nearly til I acific coast cit
ir north oi Los A::gcI6s.
SENATE m:» AI.T.S
32 KMOKIAIj BRIDGE IilL!.
an Inadvertence, the bill aut orizlng
the colibtruciion of a memorial
hrid •» at '1 ronton, N. J , was pa:-8
'• I l.v the Set ate yesterday. Today ,
to 'ate refill ltd the bridge bili;
and thereby the governments con-1
sent to the construction of the mem-'
oriul.
WEST COAST EA VOItS
S»Ul* Sl'BMIIY ri.W
Tcicon-a, Hoc 11 —IndiriCawat
was given the principle of Lite Ship
Subs.dy program wh oh is now ,iy
before Congress. This endoiscrr.eir
was contained in a csoiiiticn adopt
ed by ihe Pac;r.c Kouhv cst Foreign
Trade Association rit i.s last session
which was held in fi-oma.
TV, E.Yl V-MNK MIL! ("V
TO Bf.V WASH. TWO YEAItS
Olympia, Pec. 1G.—The State of
Wash i gum is coming to be one of j
tie big states of the L'tioii, if her
budget is the criterion of size rnd
Importance. The Finance Committee
will present a budget to the legis
lature next mouth, which will ca!i
for twenty-nine million dollars Tnis
is expected to vac the state (or two
years.
TO flXAXCE SAI.K
Ai.nict'LTiu.vis products
Washington, Dec. 16.—The bill,
which Senator Xorris 1ms presented,
proposes to establish a $100,000 gov
ernnn nt corporation to finance the
s^lo of the agricultural products of
the country. The.,bill was ordered
reported favorably by t! o Senate ag
ricultural committee today.
SEXATE MVES WEEKS
• Ain FOR ASTORIA
| Washington, Dec. 16.—The Senate
i rassed a bill in which it authorized
Secretary of War, Weeks, to take
any step he may deem necessary for
i the relief of the satferers in Astoria.
( Spell Red Cross with your dollar
which gives you a renewal of niern
' bership.
Paris, r>ec. HI.—A sensational re
port was received here today. Ti:o
report was to the effect that the
Lulled Slat a proir. ,-v* to arbitrate
the reparation's problem, involv.iig
a complete reversal of tiie fLdniuis
tiaUou's fonrer policy. 1 his rsver
sal of policy is sa*d to ineltid I >e
practical promise that America will,
annul its allied war debt if the ar
bitration she mak< s is "icoeii! ed. Th a
is said to be the personal message of
President Harding, which Clenon
csau is bringing to France.
KItAXCE TO HALT
IF U. S. INTERVEXES
r'aris, Dec. 1G.—The contemplat
ed intervention of Ameiica in the
affairs of Europe In an economic
•ny, may result in the complete re
versal of the pol cy which France
:ias outlined for herself in the Uep
.
the Ruhr will be given up if A:1.er
ica intervenes. The news from V.'ash
ington has resulted in the stuld-n
i 'r,e of the franc w .ich opened at
50 centimes higher than it was q-iot
ed yesterday, at the clefs- of business.
MFMORIAI, BRIDGE'
TC) Sl'.VX DEI. AW ARK
Washington, Pec. 15.—The fa
mous crossing of the Delaware hy
Was ii'Ston and lils troops bef.iro
tho battle of Trenton is to be made
into a memorial o£ t: e g.eat event.
A bridge is to span tlie D-iawaro at
that po nt w ere the crossing was
made, 'l he Senate passed a bill to
day authorizing the construction of
suca a ntenior.al bridge.
r. S. M \S IIALI
WO ".UTS GOlj)
r
Wash!nston, Dec 15.—The t'ntte 1
Slates Trt asury officials a.iitounc--d
today that tiie United States has four
b llton dollars oi' gold in her vaults.
This is about one-half of the world's
;uprly.
.;k!"Fz:i?sox sails
FOR SKAC.WAY
Seattle. Dec. Ifi.-—The S.S Jeffer
son sailed tliits morning from Seattle
for SI.:'sway and way prrU. S' e !:ad
twenty-seven passe:gei-s inciud ng
Mrs. Vine Porter and C. T. Mack for
Skagvray and James F. Sorrel, wife
:iid three children for Haines.
Washington, Dec. 15.—A stato
•>i ;;t was made in the House that
11: Presid nt had been engaged for
ral indntiis in negotiations
W-: h the big powers abroad In an ef
fo t to Uni t t!ie construction of war
113 ui)d> r ton thousand tons. In
tl j.roviEions of tlie new navy bill
luia i.j included, and it was this pro
vision whicii called forth the itate
mc.it of the negotiations which have
beet carried on tor . ome t.mo.
YOL'XG SAVAGE IS
FREED FROM WIFE
Seattle, Dec. 15.—Robert Savage,
t ie soa of the wealthy oteel mag
uato, who has been a fugitive in Al
aska iur several months « the re
lit o. matrimonial entanglement
ith '.-iiova M.lc'.el, a Kolli"s i*!rl
of Now York is now free. He re
ceived a telegram yesterday after
noon taat an interlocutory decree of
aunulmc lit of iiis marriage had been
, anted on tlio ground of his age.
ati.sx axother
1'1 iOMIXl.XX OLDTDIER
Atlin, B. C., Dcc. 15.—(Special to
i e Alaskan).William G. Paxton,
mining i'.curdor and acting gold
c mil.:." oner and government agent,
d; d i is morning iu St. Andrevs
hospital alter a s:.\ week's illness.
Mr. I'axton has iieen a resident of
tliis city since tile ourly days, hav
. ti/iie into the camp during tlie
d st ioipido in 1SS»9, and since
time has taken an active jurt
i:i pertaining to the wel
fare uf the district.
i> been a prominent figure in
li.i of U'.u camp, and iw teen h.gli
ly thought uf by all.
Mr. j .1..ton's health beg in ..ailing
dur, u i .o pa« m ,.i ! i d It was
iound necessary for him 10 the
hospital early in November, but lie
continued to decline and today he
passed away.
Mr. I'axton was a na;i"e of Edin
, Scotlai d, and outside of a
brother who is on the staff of tl e
Canadian Bunk of Commerce ip Van
couver, ihire is no knowledge of
ot..er relatives.
FRENCH felOS
O IM.MERCIAL TREATY
I'arls, Dec. 1"..—A treaty of com
mercial accord was signed here to
berween Trance and Canada.
1 he
White. Pass &
Yukon Route
•" ;vy^.
.. \ if0
The Gateway Route to
Yukon Territory, Aiiin and Interior
Alaska
Semi-Weekly Train Scrvice between Skaguay und V'hitcUorse
di'ring tise Winter Season.
For full information regarding passenger and freight
rates apply to
H. WHEELER, GENERAL MANAGER
SKAGUAY, ALASKA
510 Alsska Building, Seattle, Wash.