Paris, Jan. 23.—An official an
nouncemeut today stat-s, "The Pro
posal? o' President Wilson are aP
uroved. This includes the le-Ogni
tion by the associated poweis the
right of the Russian people t0
direct their own affairs without die
titfor. Outside powers do not
v.ish to exploit Russia.
"The powers recognize the
OFF
Washington, Jan. 23.—The 5°v"
eminent has decided to cut tile tax
on *pe amusement admissions. The
amount of the cut is not "stated but
>t mav be l;'rsre au£ they mayeven
decide to obliterate it entirely.
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TAKEN
GdiSiS SS
Os if Hi;
ovattle, Jan. 23.— Go\ernor Thos.
Rii'gs Jr., will arri\e hei© t'roxu
Washington tomorrow. The Gov
e-nor will stop only lo ..g enough to
secure passage on a ship coming
liort! as he is anxious to iut bacK
to Alasfca.
WlXs, FOR ATTORNKY <iE\KKAL
Odgen, I'tah. J- u. 23. — Sis
year- study of the law d'aring pe
riods of rest as an A<so iHed-Fress
operator aud when not o-cup'ed will
his regular work, fitted Joseph B.
Bi'tes to become the successful can
didate for coutny attorney of Weber
County, Utah, of which Odgea is
tho county seat Bates was
tlecUd at the recent election by a
substantial majority, running on
the Demicratic ticket.
revolution but 'u no way counten
auce any counter revolution. 1he|
jiowers wish to serve Kussia un~
selfishly and invite ail organized |
Sroulis in Siberia or within the
boundaries of European Russia to
send representatives to Princess
islan'' to meet representatives of
the associated noweis, providedj
thero is a truce of arms in the
meanwhile."
STILL
DElM !*! l
Hr**m
ii.,»*5* ' wUh
Berlin, Jan. 23.—On account of
strikes in the several trades which
almost amounts to a general strike
thero have been no newspapers is*
sue-1 today and' the street cars are
tied up as well as tho lighting
plants. Many of the industrial
factories are also closed on ac~
count of the strips.
L« IBHB
r>~«-• f:[*■'/ r nr S(T
I LL'. i;U?l! lULn!
Seattle, Jan. 21!. — The lflbor [
leaders boast that if necessary to |
win tneir demands a general strike I
will be ordered throughout the en
tire Pacific coast. It Is believed
here that the shipping board will
never accedo to the demands of the
strikers.
\V. c. Matthews, o>-e of the
farmers was in town today.
He orought a load <■>!' spuds. Mr.
Matthews reports things quiet in
Dye a and states that they are entire
ly free from tliu Spanish flu not
having had one <ase there.
Mr Matthews aiso reports that
Arthur Wilson is putting up a j
l?r«e lot of Alder wocd which he 1
will ship over to Skagway soon. j
Better be Safe than Sorry
Do not be so negligent as to leave money around the
house where it may be burnt, lost^or stolen, but put it in the
bank where it is available any time.
A prudent man takes pnde in his bank account. Money
deposited in this bank is covered by insurance, while money
in your house is not.
A checking account is the most convenient method of
handling your funds. No expense.
We furnish pass book, check book and all necessary
stationery free.
BANK OF ALASKA
Is Your Bread Heavy?
By adding a small amount of
Corn Flour,
you will find an improvement, the bread will rise
better and the grain will be finer.
We will Sell you a 101b.
Sack at 75 cents
Can also be used for making fine gravies etc.
P. H. GANTY.
"HflLD WEST" AOTILLERy RE61ENT
ARRIVES HE FROM FRANCE
, Seattle, Jan. 23. — The three
hundred forty sixth regiment of ar
tillery, about two thousand men
of the ninety first division, and
known as the "Wild West" &rriv
ed home from France today.
There was a great welcoming,
demonstration and an immense
thronjj are viewing the Parade a* |
Ions- Second avenue. The town is
gail/ decorate^ anft the enthusiasm ,
running high. j
IUOMIY SOWS Wis
ELECI1 IN GERMANY
Berlin, Jan. 23.—The returns
from the latQ election reveals from
the official count that the majority
Socialists and other Scoialists who
were backing EDert government had
won the election.
They have a majority in the na
tion?! assembly which will meet on
February second.
Tne majority Socialists although
not i:i majority polled the largest
number having 169 members.
0'£' f>ft
did u8
FROM FLOOD
Seattle, Jan. 23. — Much dam
age hag been, dong in this vicinity
jiud also around T^coma, Gray's
Haibor and other towns on tie
Sound, owing to continuous rain ^
for several day# which hag caused
a number of floods. Much prop
erty hag been destroyed and the
damage measured in dollars ^'Ul [
run away up into the thousands.
IX V KM Oil OK 1'AKAVAXK
KKCElVKh GOOD (iHAN'T ,
London, Juu. 23.—A device which!
lor more tuau three years nelpeil •
•o uroteci lintibli v»arsuips from'
tieiiuun mineg hug won lir its in* !
ventoi, Lieutenant Qharles 1>. '
01 the British navy, the or" '
der 01 companion of St. Michael and '
•it. Ueorge and a grant of $150,000.
ine invention is said to have saved'
the lives of Iiundreas of sailors and
sli.ps. it consists of a waterplane
snaiiei like a torpedo, having a pair
or ]a^e flat fins projecting on eith«
er side. It is towed overside by a
wire rope in such a way that it runs
from the ship's bow outward. The
wire rope is inteud-ed to pick up the
mooring ropes of mines and slide
them along until they reach to the
nos-» of the device, where a sharp
saw is fixed inside a V"Shaped slot
The saw cutg through the mooring
role and allows the mine to float
free, where it can either be avoid
ed or d'estroyed.
The invention Is known in the
service ag the "P. V." Or " para
ValU;e•,, :~l*
OUT SALARIES
Helena, Mont., Jan. 23. — Sal*
aries of a number of county officers
are cut by a Jaw jv^ich hag just
gone into et'fec», regarding redasgi
flcaiion of counties. feigus, Lewis
a-nii Clark and Yellowstone office
liolci-trs are the sufferers.
Under the new act a county with
an assessed valuation of more than
fifty millions is first class. Silver
Bow, which contains Butte, alone
comes under this category. Second
class counties must have $30,000,*
000 and the three counties men
tioned, falling snort of that figure
fall into the third class, with conse
quent reduction of pay. Th« new
law adds ten millions to the _ old
figures in each class.
Sheriffs are not affected and the
cut oh other officers is about $260
per 'nuurn each. Treasurers and
county attorneys also are to re
ceive «he same pay.
CHICHAGOFF TO HAVE
MOTIOX PICTURE SHOWi
John T. Spickett, the Juneau mo
tioE picture man, Is at Chichagoff
to attend the opening of the new
motloa picture show, which hag
been arranged, by Spickett.
Chicago, jaii. 23. — Bessie
Abrrahamson.x wilo cl-inig to be a
daughter of Jttosa, Luxemuuig who
w&s murdered aiong with Dr. Lieb
knecnt, was arrested today charged
with piottiug wi.ln 1. \V.
NV.'s, a jail break f»r t.ie Hay
wocil aiid the otuer imprisoned
memoers of I. W. \V. who are serv
in;; lang sentence in Leavenworth j
prison.
TAKING Till-1 l'LClvJSR
FKv.^1 A A*KR.SL»lMl>X
- ><«»casll^ C^l., Jan. 2o. — AI
protess o£ extracting ilie puckering
uuali;ies from tu^ j.er.-.immou and
thug making it possible to market
the fruit in a sound vendition in
stead of Waiting unt.i it is vir I
I uaii^ decayed, is claimed by V.
Kawamoto, Japanese iruitg.ower!
here. Kawanoto h; p >>unt a large j
packing house for the tjvatmeut oi
the fruit as it comes iroai the
trees. Only a briei uuie is ne
cessary ta prepare it l'ur inraket.
Seveial thousand boxes wero snipped
during the laly season wuh good j
results. Kawanoto caij-j tue pro
cess "iny recipe" but so l»r he nas
not disclose^ the formula.
Fruit growers here believe that
the persimmon is rap.dly gaining
placfc as a standard orchard food
product. Shipment^ made from
her© during the season just closed
brought tig high as $5 25 per box.
TALKING 11* BORAH
Washington, Jan. 23. — Will
Borah, or Johnson lead the pro
gressive wing of the Republican par
ty, taking tho leadership of Colonel
Koosevelt? That is a question
ilailf propounded in Washington
among leaders, and to correspond
ent of newspapers represented! here,
Hiram Johnson is a candidate for
president.
Hig friendg had put liim in the
fight before Roosevelt passed away.
Bor»h been in mind for
leadership since the convention of
1916 and! his recent activity iu con
gress on international matters hag
ennanced his popularity and «m*
phasized hig leadership. v
noted inventor wah
WYOMING SHEEPHKHDER
Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 23.—Walter
V. Turner, manager of tie engineer
ing department of the Wsstinghouse
Airorak© company and an inventor
of n*te, died in a Hospital here Jan.
10, after a brief Illness. Rising
from • Wyoming sheephorder t0
on(» of the country's fcrenogt u
thorities on pneumatics, Mr. Turn
er hatI more than. 400 patents grant
ed! for various inventions. On a of
these, the "K" tripl valyeo, Is said
to b« valued at ?28,000,000. ^
CONGRESS APPROPRIATES LARGE
SUM 10 E0S1E0 HERRING FISHING
Washington, Jan. 23. — The
sundry civil bill just passed with
it an appropriation of twenty five
thuusard dollars for the use of the
Alaska fisheries bureau to be used
in oromotlng and encouraging the
Alaska herring lndustty.
Through a system of government
inspection and supervision an^ gu"
pervision and' in demonstrating the
Scotch method of curing herring
and Dacking this fish go-as *° com
ply with the uniformr commercial
standard is hoped to make tbia one
Of thg most important industries of
Alaska,
Inspections are to be made at the
olaut where the fish, are packed M
well as at the port of delivery.
GOAL MINERS
ARE STRIKING
London, Jan. 23. — All oj the j
cca: siineg in the Yorkshire dis
trict hare been close# on account of J
the strike that has taken place.
Thousands of miners are on strike
and at there are hundreds of
coal mines in this district the cessa
tion of the output of coal wili
cause much distress.
Paris, Jan. 23. — The conference
issued a statement this evening of
the day's work aa follows: "At to
day's meeting members of the su
preme council considered the pro
gram of Saturday's plenary ses
sion. The conference contemplates
the following question;:, Interna
tional labor legislaion, responsibili
ties for the war and penalties, re
paration and damages. Interna
tional regulation of ports and con
trol of waterways and railroads."
The meeting will also study the
matter of procedure in settling of
territorial questions..
Marshal Focfc, and Genreal Diaz
will attend the meeting at Ver
sailles war council tomorro.
Cnris Volke, who accompanied his
wife outside and placed her in a
sanitarium, returned to Skaguay on
the gas boat Tuesday and is at
the hosoital annex for the pre
scribed time. Upon his release he
will resume his work with the W. P.
& Y. Route.
REFERENDUM
IS ORDERED
Seattle, Jan. 23. — The Central
laoor council hag order all organ
ized labor unions in this city to
taKb a referendum vote on the ques
tion of a general strike in sympathy
with 'he ship yard strike.
Paris, Jan. 23. — It i? a"1'6*!
here that President Wilson has won
many successes during the first
day= of the conference and every
victory he has won has strengthened
liij chances for success in his ad
vocacy of the League of N'atfons.
Washington, Jan. 23— It seems
tba secretary Lane's plan for farms
for returned soldiers is lagging in
committee and the prospect for any
action on this measure is remot e
CONGRESS TO DIS
CUSS LEAGUE OP NATIONS
Paris, Jan. 23. — The peace
congress has decided to discuss tto®
leagup of nations as proposed toy
Lloyd George on Saturday.
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