CONFIDENCE IN IRISH PEACE
IS FAST PLAYING OUT
IH'Min. Dec. 20.—The confdence
with which the supporters of the
Irish peace treaty have heretofore
awaited the actiou of the Dail Eir
eann has given awav to uncertainty
as to the result.
AU the newspapers of the cjuutry
s';ow a material inxiety over the
mitcome.
Dublin. Dec. 20.—It was amount
ed today that President Delavera
would submit to the Dail Etreann a
new set of proposals for settlement
with Great Britain.
This announcement wvs made in
open session of the parliament by
!>ela*tr<t He was icli/ing his back
ers. he faid, for the final drive
against the proposed treat>
W KI»\KSl>.\Y SKT
Kill: IKISH DKCISIOX
Dubl.ii. Dec. 19.—Decision by the
Dail Kireann op the Irish peace
treaty can bo expected on Wednes
day. There is no prospect of a de
cision lieins reached before that
date And that cannot be reached
heft : e a public session of the par
iatni'Ut is held which session will
probably be held today, for the for
,al pr. - -iitation of the motion for
ratification. The deoate which is 011
in the secret session will continue
until Wednesday. The members
comii. se their discussions today.
FKKM'tt I'RIKMKR
I.KAVES TO OOXFKR
Pa:;s. Dec. 19.—Premier Briand
loft l'ar:s today an route to Lon
don. where he will meet with Lloyd
George, the British prime minister.
The conference will be over the dis
armament program as outlined in
Washington.
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11 \ (iOVKKNMK.VT RAILROAD
Washington. Dec. 19.—C.overn
; it employees on the Alaska rail
r .ad a:.d coal mines at Chlckaloon
have been notified that their wage
will bo reduced on April first.
The railroad reduction will be ten
p-r .ent . while the fliine wages will
ond with thst fixed under the
n. .v agreement between the United
P Workers Cnioa of America and
t'tc operators, which will be negoti
ant between now and April first.
RI M K.UIM NKT
l;i<; M MIIKK I'RISOXKRS
C'aicago. Dec. 19.—The police last
eight arrested seven hundred and
liXty persons in a series of ruin
raids.
Among I'se victims are included
rameroas rich and prominent men.
Harry W". Magee. fcrmer federal in
ternal reve:: ;e collector for the Chi
cago district, was among those
thrown into jail.
Nearly all of those arrested are
still la Jail.
PRIME MINISTERS HOI.D
LONG fOXFERF.XTK
London. Pec. 19.—Lloyd George
and Premier Briand held a confer
ence today during which the Ger
man reparation was the chief topic
The conference lasted for several
hours, nnd was held in the sai.te
room where the Irish peace pact was
signed.
The conference will be resumed
tomorrow forenoon.
A dollar a month will bring the
Alaskan to your door.
TWO MK\ DROWXEI*
WHII.K HINTING lH'CK
Seattle. Dec. 19— Donald C. Camp*
bell, a mining engineer, and Arthur
W. Bloomquist, a bond salesman,
were drowned on Sunday when their
boat capsized. Bloomquist saw serv
ice in ti.e United States army during
the great war, having gained the
rank of Captain while serving in Si
beria.
WALL STKKKT SCENE OF
>11LITAKY PRECAt'TIOX
New York. Dec. 19.—The most
extensive police guard ever thrown
around a financial district has been
placed on duty in Wall Street by the
police commissioner.
This precaution has been taken
owing to the result of the threats
made by anarchists that they would
blow up the stock exchange build
ing.
\\ ESTKKX CI VILIZATIOX
, COST CHINA 1UI.L10\>
Washington. Dec. 19.—Lessons in
i western civilization have cost China
| $210,486,500,000 in tuition fees
I alone and were "cheap at that
■ price*' declared Dr. Y. S. Tsam, the
i assistant secretary of the Chinese
[ delegation. This statement was
made in an address given by* Dr.
Tsam last night.
j FRANCE WANTS NAVY
FOR DEFENSIVE ONLY I
Washington. Dec. 20.—A modi
tied proposal from the French gov
ernment as to the iiaval ratio to be
alloted to France under the limita
tion agreement was presented to the
naval sub-committee at the Wash
ington conference :oday.
The proposal was submitted by Al
bert Sarraut, who represents Trance
The proposal holds mainly for a
navy for France to be used for de
fensive purposes ouly.
IIARVKY CABLES
FRANCE'S ACCEPTANCE
Washington. Dec. 19.—I'nited
States Ambassador to England ca
bled the state department today the
acceptance by France of the original
naval ratio as laid down be Secre
tary of States Hughes.
HAKOINK APPOINTS ASSISTANT
SECRETARY OF TREASFRY
Washington. Dec. 19.—President
Harding today appointed Elmer
Dover assistant secretary of the
treasury.
Both Hall and Achlson. members
of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. whose terms have expired,
were re-appointed by the president.
All three names went to the senate
for confirmation.
" GIVE THE BOY A CHANCE
Open an account for him in his own name: teach him :o lie
systematic in his business affairs. The knowledge he will ac
quire by banking here now will relieve him of a great deal of eni
barrasment later in life.
Do not let it be said that his parents did not teach him when
he was yonn;
We shall be glad to furnish him with a bank book and
check book free.
Next to the Bible, a bank book is the second book in Import
ance.
Let U3 teach him that facj.
Baiimk off Riaisfea
SKACWAY, ALASKA
AKK PLANNING TO
ItK-ORGANIZE KIROPEAN
FIN A NCI AL SITl'ATION
London, Dec. 20.—Prime Minis
ter Lloyd George and Prime Minis
ter Rriand of France are said to be
working on a program for the re
organization of the economy situa
tion of Kurope.
It is planned tl it Germany and
Russia take an active part in the
work and they ar,. also discussing
the ways and means for a partial
stabilization of European exchang
es.
This latter, it is hoped to accom
plish by loans to Germany and a
partial cancellation of her debts.
T.VOMA .MAN
Ci KTS APPOINTMENT
Washington. Dec. 16.—President
Harding has practically decided to
appoint Elmer Hover of Taconia as
assistant secretary of the treasury.
URITAIN WOl'LD HAVE
PLENARY SESSION
OF CONFERENCE
Washington, Dec. 20.—The Brit
ish delegation to the disarmament
conference has formally asked that
a plenary session of the conference
l)e held tomorrow or Thursday in
order that Great Lritain may pre
sent its case fffr the abolition of
the submarine in war.
FEDERAL COl'RT UPHOLDS
CALIFORNIA ANTI-JA1* LAW
Sun Francisco. Doc. 20.—The con
; nationality of the law passed by
liie last legislature forbidding Jap
anese from owning or leasing lands
within the state of California was
upheld by the court of appeals to
day.
Three federal judges sat on the
.•ase and the opinion was unanimous.
(^HRlSTMflS (iREETlNGSj
from the
President of the United States
CI1K CHRISTMAS SEASON OK l!>21 COMES TO A WORM) WHICH I
I TIIINK WK A I.I. KEAI.ll'l II \n NOW SKT ITS KKKT FAIRLY
AMI FIRMLY IN THE WAV OK REIIAHILITATION AND OK
RETl'RN TO Till: SAFE WAYS Ol I'KOC.KESS \NI» CONSTRICTION j
on: OW N COINTRY MAY WELL REGARD ITSELF AS PE-1
CFMAHLY lORIlNATE IJOTII IN ITS OWN IIOINTEOVS RKSOl'RCES !
ANl> ISY REASON OK THE OPPORTUNITY WHICH IT HAS EN
JOYED OF MAKING ITS OWN <.o<il> FORTINE AND MEANS TO
HELD OTHERS.
AT THIS CIlltR-1 "IAS SEASON, I HOPE AND AM VERY
si UK, THAT OCR PEOPI.I Will. RETCR.N REVOl'T THANKS I-r<»lt j
THE RLESSl.N'GS THAT HUE I5EEN HESTOW El) IPON THEM,
AND RENEW THEIR PLIIK.Is OK SERVICE AND CSEKL'LN'ESS
OK EARNEST EFFORT \NU SAKE ADVANCEMENT IN IIEHAI.V |
OK THE REST THINGS IN I.II E.
WARREN (J. HARDING.
KOI"It I'OU'ER TREATY
is in i.imei.k;iit
Washington, Dec. IT.—President]
Harding issued a statement from the
Whitehouse today, with reference to |
the four power treaty signed by the
Washington conferees, and now
ready for submission to the respec
tive ratifying powers of the differ
ent nations. In his statement the
President holds thtre is nothing in
the four power treaty which re
quires one nation to enter into arm
ed actlvitj in response to the deci
sion of the three other powers who
are parties to the treaty.
In a speech in ti.e Senate on the
same subject, Senator Reed said.
"It is a new quadruple alliance and
the man who denies it would be put
(o more quibbling than any lawyer
was ever put to in a police court."
Baron Kato issued a statement
last night in which he said that Jap
an is now satisfied that her secur
ity is not menaced. The colleague
of Kato, Hanihara put his thought
of the new league in this "dry"
phraseology: "In aciepting the four
power treaty we have accepted wa
ter for whiskey, but we did so be
cause our primary object was for
concord."
ARCHBISHOP DENOUNCES
RIRTH CONTROL
New York, Dec. 20.—In a Christ
mas pastoral sermon on Sunday
Archbishop J. J. Hayes denounced
birth control as a pagan relic. The
archbishop counselled all Catholics
to "stop your ears to such philoso
phy."
CHINESE CABINET
HAND IN RESIGNATION
The entire Chinese cabinet re
signed today.
This action was taken as a pro
test against the way matters are be
ing handled In Washington.
Ol.SI U1VK HITS
I'Acii io Nor thwkst
Spa'tit 20.—A cold wave
itruoV the Pacific northwest yes:er-l
lay arid '-evere weather has prevail
ed in Washington, Oregon, Idaho u
md Montana state that the ther- ;
mimeter registered twenty-live he-||
ow zero in many localities andll
11 well suffering was entailed to cat- |
le and livestock. '
IVII.L SI'EXI) MILLIONS
OV STARVING Rl'SSIA '
Washington, Dee. 19.—Late last I
Saturday night the house of repre- |
lentatives passed the bill au,thoriz- «
tig President Harding to spend I
:wenty millions of dollars for the I
relief of the starving Russians.
HACK WAR STARTS
AGAIN* IX OKLAHOMA j
Ardmore, Okla., Dec. 19.—Five
are dead and twenty-two are under
arrest as the result of a renewal of
the masked bands who terrorized '
this section some months ago.
Those under arrest are charged
with murder.
Lisbon, Dec. 20.—Parliament dis
solved today and a general election
has been called for January S.
UR1TISH PLAN* TO
ABOLISH SUBMARINES
Washington, Dec. 17.—Arthur
Balfour, the head of the British del
ega'ion to the Avms conference,
gave notice yesterday afternoon that
Britain will propose to the arms
conference to abolish the use of sub
marines entirely.
COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT
There will be a meeting of the
town council tonight at 8 o'clock.
II! HAVE ICE-MEEK
MIL ON TRIANGLE RUN
On Sunday Homer A. Elwell, chief
clerk of Alaska railway mail service,
was a Skagway visitor while the
Spokane was in port.
Mr. Elwell's mission to Skagway
was to consult its citizens regarding
the mail service and especially to
ascertain the wishes of the people
as to whether they would prefer a
ninety foot steamer put on the Skag
way-Juneau-Sitka run with a week
ly service or have two gas boats of
the Estebeth order with a twice-a
week service.
A meeting was hastily called and
a number of the business men met
with Mr. Elwell and after a thor
ough discussion, it was decided that
the two boats with twice-a-weok
service would be far the better and
! so petitions to that effect were sign
ed and sent to th# department as
well as to Governor Bone and Del
egate Sutherland.
Mr. Elwell assured the citizen-)
that this Improvement in mall serv
ice will be made, which will give
Skagway connection with every boat
that touches at Juseau.
SAYS PARAMOUNT NEED
IS COASTAL SURVEYS
Washington, Dec. 20.--Lester
Jones, director ot the coast geodedic
survey, in his annual report, issued
today, says that the primary and
important need of Alaska at the
present time is a complete charting
af her great area of coastal waters
and the control and surveys of lev
els in her interior.
In interior Alaska, he states, we
have no fundamental control of sur
veys whatever and that is not a
creditable condition, of affairs.
FRANCE WILL ACCEPT
HUGHE'S NAVAL RATIO
London, Dec. 19.—Premier Rri
ind informed American Ambassa
dor Harvey today that franco will
accept the original naval ratio as
laid down by Secretary of States
Hughes. He also authorized Har
rey to notify the U. S. government
lo that effect.
PORTUGAL UNDERGOING
INTERNAL REVOLT"! ION
London, Dec. 20.—According to a
jespatch received by the Daily
Chronicle from Paris a revolu'ion Is
n progress in Poitugal.
The hostilities began with the
cannonading along the Tagus river
ind severe casualties have resulted
in both sides.
HOT TIME IN* SESSION
IRISH BAIL EIRE ANN
Dublin, Dec. 19.-—During a bitter
)pen session of the Dail Eireann to
lay at which Arthur Griffiths, one
if the signers of the peace pact,
rcoved the ratification of the Irish
reaty. President Devalera denounc
>d the treaty as a politicious peace
I"XLESS TREATY RATIFIED
TROOPS WILL REMAIN
Queenstown, Dec. 2.—The remov
al of British troops from Ireland,
which wag to have begun today, ha»
been suspended.
It was announced that the troops
would not be withdrawn unless tlie
Irish peace treaty was ratified by the
Dail Eireann.
WILSON SENDS
GREETINGS TO COMRADES
Washington. Dec. 16.—Ex-Presi
dent Wilson, in a letter of reply to
one sent him by J. Bently Mulford,
the vice president of the Rainbow
division of veterans, extending New
Year's greetings to the former Pres
ident, said, "1 am proud to regard
myself as comrade of all the men
of the expeditionary force*." The
ex-President's letter was made pub
lic by Mulford.
TWO MEN K1IXK1)
OVER STRIKE DISORDERS
Sioux City. Dec. 1*—Deputy Sher
iff Lewis R. Jones, son of Sheriff
\V. 11. Jones, and Hessen Haled are
dead as the result of a duel between
th* two men KaJed was a strike
sympathizer and waa killed by Sher
iff Jones after he had fatally wound
ed the sheriff's 9on
ROMB WRECKS Bl'ILDING
NEAR POLICE STATION
New York. Dec. 20.—An oflre
building within a block of police
headquarters was wrecked this
morning by a bomb.
The perpetrators of the deed have
imt been apprehended but the police
ar»- following several clues which
they state will lead to the arrest of
the guilty parties.
THE WHITE PUSS &
YUKON ROUTE
THE GATEWAY ROUTE TO
Yukon Territory, Atlin and
Interior Alaska
Semi-Weekly Train Service between Skaguay and Whitehcne
during the Winter Season.
For infotmation regarding passenger and freight rates apply io
H- Wheeler- General Manager
Skaguay- Alaska
or
510 Alaska Building
Seattle Wash