DELEGATE II ELECTION CONTEST
TAKES 2 HOURS OF HOUSE'S TIME
Washington, Jan. 4.—The Chas.
Oilier and James W'ickersham con
test for the Alaska delegates seat
lu the House of Representatives has
occupied most of the time of that
bodv for the past two d«ys.
Mr. Sulzer made a speech of great
length defending his title to the
delegateship, in which he contend
ed that Indians voting for him
we*« citizens of the Territory of
Alaska, and that they were civilized.
He ^lso asserted that J. F. A.
Strong, at the time of the election,
rfJIiLg the governor's offic0 for
the Territory of Alaska, antf as
such sitting ajs chairman of the
canvsssin.' hoard, was not a ciit*
*011 o*' the territory or of the United
States, although h& admitted that
the majority of the Ciizeng of Alas
ka <vanted Strong for governor.
Mr. Sulzer declared, at the
close of his speech, that he was
more concerned in protecting the
sanctity of the Australian ballot in
Alaska than ho was in o-etainlncr bis
seat.
JEALOUS? IS IHE
CAUSE OF JAPS
piii
Loudon, Jau. 4.—A Tokyo des- j
patch to the Loudon iSxpress to
day says that according to the Jap- 1
uu.se government, intervention iu
SiKe;-ia hag failed because of the
Jealousy among the Allied; nations I
of Kurope.
The Japanese governnunt offi
cially announced that it would at
once withdraw the 24,000 trooi's
uow iu Siberia, and stated that in
iutitre she will oulv maintain in
Sioeiia, the least number of troops
accessary to protect hep interests
4. here
< 1TV OK SK.Vrn.K
DELAYKl) ISV (i.VLE
Acting Agent Reynoldsou. for tl e
Pacific .Steamship company receiv I
ed advice this morning that the
City of Seattly was forced to seek
shelter from a terrific g:lle, i-uu-1
uins into Swanson'a bay for safe-1
ty. This It is believed will de-1
lay her arrival into this port until
Monday, and possibly Tuesday, in- |
stead of her arrival here Sunday.
ag scheduled. I
HUNS SAID TERMS OF
AKMISXCE AKE UNJUST
t$ertie. — The German Peace BO"
ciety, at Muui. li, liavarla, in aa
effort to lessen the severity of the
armistice teriu, directed a Passion
ate appeal to the Swiss press a"
gainst the "terrible larmisiiie) con
ditions and their injusti<e to a new
Germany, which has ridded itself
of its militaristic leaders."
'1 ha aypeal wag addressed "all
those, in enemy or neutral countries
who represent the ideas of justice
3i.'< the right of national self-de
velopment." The message contin
ued:
"Th0 most prominent and most
p Jwerful of those is President Wil
son. That he does not content him
self with the original armistice re
quirements for evacuation of oc
cupied territories, hut has agreed
to - le awful conditions imposed, is
grimly portentious and prot>ably
will weaken his own influence in
the extraordinary peace conference.
•'v\'e do not give up liop0 that
Iip will hold to his oft-repeated sol
emn program, that he is willing to
jud.ue the concrete peace problems
justly, and that with the help of
racifically-mind> d< < irrlcs in allied
countries he will he able to accom
plish his wishes."
FIKEMKN TO MEET TOXIGH
There will be a regular meeting of
♦he Skagway Volunteer Fire De-1
yjrtment tongilit at S:30 o'clock j
sharp at Firemen's hall, on Fourth (
Ave. All members are urgently re* .
uuestei to t>e present.
IDLE MONEY
IS LIKE A TRAMP NO
VALUE TO ANYONE
Yo'ur MONEY W„°,k
Deposits made here before January I Oth draw
interest for the full month
BANK OF ALASKA
ijajijnj Nmu
P. H. GANTY
ITU CITIZENSHIP IS CONFERRED
OH PRESIDENT UNITED STATES
AT IMPRESSIVE Mil
Rome, Jan. 4.—With Itaiye King (
and Queen and members of the
Italian cabinet taking part In the
impressive services, Woodrow Wll"
sov, President of the United States
o' America, was la«t night clothed
lu the citizenshio of the ancient city
of Rome.
In his speech, after the honor
h3'i been conferred, President Wll*
son said:
' You hav® done me a very great
honor. Perhaps y°u can imagine
what a feeling it is for a citizen of
on* of the newest great nations to
De made a citizen of this anceint
city. It is a distinction. While I
am sure you are conferring upon me
this grea* honor as the representa
tive of »ho great people for whom I
speak, as one who has been a life
long student of history, one cannot
accept an honor of this sort with
out having his memory run back ;
over the extraordinary series of1
events which have centered in. thia
great old city."
Thou turning direct to King Vic
tor Emmanuel III, President Wilson
said;
"I am honored. Sir, to be taken
into fhis ancient comradeship, and
the citizenship of Rome."
Continuing his address, the Presi
dent declared, himself as opposed
to the balance of power idea, and
expressed himself in favor of the
leagu= o' nations plan, saying:
"What men once considered theor
etical nd idealistic, no-w turns out
to be a practical necessity.
"We stand at the opening of a
new are in which new statesmanship
will lift mankind to new levels of
eu&eftvor and achievement.
"It is the duties of the Allies,"
Mr. Wilson said in conclusion, "to
prompt the Balkan states so that
they may constitute their own gov
ernments."
Paris, Saturday. — A Rome dos
patch to l'lnformation of this c^y
today savs that President Wilson
and the Italian government have
reached a complete agreement on
the e&seutial points of the peace1
settlement^ a«s affecting that gov
ernment.
'lb despatch declares that
President Wilson's visit to Italy ''Al
ready is a success."
CLEVELAND OUTFIELDER
WANTED BY SIX CUABS j
A( the recent annual American !
Ic^gu? meeting, no less than si*.
cluDg were la conieieme with Jas.
Dunn, the Cleveland owaer, in re
gard to securing Bobby Roih, the
outfielder who was suspended by
the Indian^ last seasoa.
Some 'Qi the cluba were willing to ,
pan with players in order to se
cure the hard hitting outfielder, audi
others waated to know &ow much
cash it would take tp purchase him.
It is certain that Dunn is goiag
to sell or trade Roth, and almost
equally certaia that it will take
players, and not money, to secure
h.g transfer.
Roth ought to bring considerable,
either from a player or a money
standpoint, a? ho is one of the best
iaen in the game, la pome depart
ments, but is a hard player to man
age, according to all reports.
CAN' ADA CANCELS THE
FLO Lit RESTRICTIONS j
Dawson.—Col. Knight hag receiv" I
eii a copy of the Canada Gazette
of .November 16 containing the
following;
In exercise ot the powers con
ferred by order of Hi? Excellency
the Governor General in Council,
dated the 12th day of March, 191S,
P, C. 596, and) of &11 other powers
enabling, the Canada Food Board
hereoy orders:
1. All orderg »nd rulings of this
Bo»rd rQeuiring the sale, purchase,
a-niJ use or consumption of sub
stitutes for wheat flour a™ hereby
rescinded.
manganese mines of
BRAZIL NOW VALUABLE !
Rio Janeiro, Brazil, Jan, 2. —
Manganese mineg ini Brazil, which
have been idle because they could
not be profitably operated, are,
now increasing in v®lue because ot
thg demand for Brazilian, mangan
ese. Many pf thege mineg are con
trolled by British.
Washington, Jan. 4. — General
Marrh announced this morning that
the Thirtieth, Thirty-Seventh) and ]
Ninety-First Combat divisions now*
in Europe, have been designated i°r
early return to their homes in A*
merica.
Almost all Alaska trco;iS are in- I
eluded in the Ninety-First division,
and these will be returned to the
uorth as rapidly as transportation |
facilities will permit.
lieilin, Jan. 4.—According to
reports given out by the war de* |
partuieut this morning, the German j
troops liave defeated the Polish fore',
es in battleg which took place near j
Lisiia and Nakel.
EYtiltY FAMILY 1-N D1STKCT
XU GET PAPER FOR YEAR
Boston. — Kxery household of
Scaool District N. 3, Newburg, Me.,
Jiiay rcceivtf oue of two Boston news
papers daily for a year, according
ta the terms of the will of Le
I'oy JV1. Bickford of Hyde Park, Maas
° u-tive of Newburg.
Tiip '-aragrapi jn the Will in
which Mr. Bickford makes this
novel Dequest is a§ follows;.
"I request that my trustees cause
to Da sent to the selectmen of said
torn of New burg, the treasurer
and auditor, and to each and every
family then living in what is known
as School District No. 3, of said
town of Newburg, a copy of the
morning; edition of the Boston Her
ald or a copy f the Christian Sci
ence Monitor. The person op per
sons who are to receive eaid Pa"
pers ""re to receive an annual sub
scription, and th«y may express to
my said trustees a desire concern
ing which paper they are to receive.
The cost of said newspapers is to
be naid out of the balance of said
trust fund."
Mr. Bickford wag formerly engag
ed in the laundry business in
Hydfi Park, and was director o£ the
Hvdrt Park Co-Operative bank.
Hot Clam or Red Snapper Broth
makes a good drink these cold' days.
Kellers are serving them. tf.
A cup of Beef or Chicken Bul
lion with a salted w-after makes a
dell:lous after the show, luncheon.
Tr* ft at Kellers. ft.
PONIIFF'S RECEPTION OF PRES.
Wilson WAS EMILY CORDIAL
Rome, Jan. 4.—President Wil*
son, escorted by a number of Roman
Catholic dignitaries called on
Pope Benedict XV, at the Vatican,
today and he wag greeted with
outstretched arms.
The Pontiffs reception of Presi
dent Wilson wag extreuely cor
<5**1. The Pope clasped; American'#
chiel executive's hands in. both of
hie and shook them warmly.
immediately after this greeting
Hi Pope and President Wilson en
'ere* the throne room where they
conferred in private at some
length.
CONVICT CONFESSES AND
HALTS TRIAL OF GIRL !
New York, Jan. 4.—When she !
seemed hopelessly enmeshed in a j
tangle of circumstantial evidence in-i
dlc-itlng ehe had slain Mrs. Helen I
IJamel, rooming hous© mistress of,
507 WestTwenty-thlrd' street, this
city, on February 13, 1918, the trial
I
or Miss Elizabeth Bakso was halt- j
ed through the confession of Jas.,
Regan, a Sing Sing prison convict,!
rhat he and a pal, so far unidenti
fied, h-> . killed Mrs. Hamel, Miss 1
Bakso, who Is 19 years °ld, was1
a roomer at the Hamel house, and
disappeared thQ day the crime was |
d Covered. She had been facing !
trirl in New York for several days
when the confession of Regan was
received. Regan wag convicted of
burglary in Brooklyn last August,
and sentence^ to Sing Sing prison
for ten years. Me was known to :
th« oolice as an "habitual criminal."1
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
WILL BE ENLARGED
Washington, Jan. 3.—Two of the
imoortant organizations In the War
Industries Board are, by direction
of the President, to be turned over
»o the Department of commerce. 1
These are the Resources and Con- ^
version Section, the activities of
which will be continued onrj* tem- j
por«trily( and the Conservation Divi
sion, which will be incorporated
permanently la the Department of
Commerce .
Thp Conservation Division of the 1
W»r Industries Board was at first!
known as the Commercial Economy 1
Board, and ita function la$ been j
"the studioug conservation of re
sources and facilities by scientificj
commercial and industrial econom-1
les." The material gathered and i
the staff developed' will enable the
Department of Commerce to carrj
on i he work of e'l™inating waste j
and promoting precision in business |
which it hag long had in mind. j
HK
Loudon, Jan. 4.—According to
an announcement made by Lieut.
Lloyd, chief entomologist of the
British army, lice hag caused tha
death or disablement of fully ona
million soldiers during th0 war.
The jice were the means of spread
ing typhug fever a"d other diseases
which have eitUer resulted in death
or disablement to the victims.
UMTED DRIVE IS PLANNED TO
FIND JOBS TOR RETURN
ING SOLDIEBS
Washington, Jan. 4.—All the gor*
ercment and private organizations
which have been actively concerned
with 'he prosecution of the war and
in particular with the welfare pf
soldiers aud sailors are to unite in
j* ^reat drive to find suitable civil*
ian pmpolyment for the nation'!
ti htiug men as 'hey are demobiliz
ed. All efforts will be directed to
wairt not only replacing the mea
in industry, commerce and agricul
ture but in finding for the indlv
id-u'l man the best work open to
him.
Th» urogram for the drive was an
nounced today at a reconsr^uctioa
corference he'd here under the aus
pices of federal employment Service,
which will have general direction
o' this work.
UNCLE S AM HAS PAID
SOME MIGHTY BILLS
Washington, Jan. 4.—During the
yasf six months, the United States
lin° naid out through th9 national
treasury six billion six hundred
thousand dollars in settlement of
•,;ir tills incurred and falling due
'during 'hat period.
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