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LACK OF CONSUMPTION III
Curtailment Of Credits Causes Under
Buying With Resultant Depression
Washington Jan 21—The .preset
ueliroi^'il economic condition tliru
o'.t lhe world was explained by Her
bert hoover. H© spot© bt'fore.' the
agricultural commntee of the housf
1 a Mil said that the present depression
is due to aadercoruump.ion itud u -
i der consumption is due to the iu-~
bil'ty ol' many foreign countries to
Establish credits. This condition af
f<_'■ ts a lars1' an'? of the world.
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BRACy 1N1ERES
II SIC BOUT
New York Jan 22—After » confer
ence of some length betwetn Tex
and William A Brady
Kicha.d announced that he had of
fend to ta.ke over Brpdy's interest
snii ond In the propositi tig bout
betwt'n LKmpsey and CarPeQtK'r.
->n»dy has the matter under con
sid 'ra'lon
I1ZER 15 SAFE
Seattle J;m 22—The missing mail
boat J- sepn Pulitzer for which th<>
tui; Sn„ homLsh and other boats have
be . n w-ourlng the se^s is safe and
urlnjttred. She is lying at anchor
in Cht^iuok Bay Alaska.
l^indon Jan 21—A general strilti
h?s bien .started in Austria and
the demands of the L'nionsar for
"t.Ln with Germany.
oea.ile Jan -1—W. T. Loj><> Sup
erintendent of t!v Alaska Buret u
of Education arrived home frjw
Washington ls.it night. Mr. Lcpi>
iati'tcd that tlio crl;ki5ins if ti>
-U;is!:an n->ws; ::iiers have add d t
ilie dilficulti - w: ich cqflfri'ia^ d t o
do 'SrtmeRt cMe s wb-n tli'y cauu
bt-iorc the to:: r -i i. J c"::n:i:f
to as!: for funds Cur wort: In Alas
ka. H« s»id ti..'-: he tra» b
fore th»- Senat,. appdoPriation om
lul'te* Alasua n« vt: a;,. rs \\\re re
ceived at V: slihigu !! n a.ais 2i g < J
itorialu in ti. i'ur. jus
vh-.rg-d with (.mj> loving t. chcrs ••
I'olshevikI tvnd«*BCic«. II... attril>:;
.d this to Lit0 fat-iioBul duru
wiich hare Ih- :i g<!:.» oa i.» '.l s
"et. r Yocnsnul t the Mayor of
Cow!> Y. T. came ia on the tr«.ia
Friday. Mr. Youngquist is on his
»-jr to Vaucouvr and S-attle. Af
t * a short stay u Btat:l0 lie
go to .-an Franeisvo and from there
to D'-'nv r Col. II» expet-b to by
go:)e for sixty da\e. Mr. Young
(luist m ill lt.av0 oa tho next saii
!:ir. of tiie Prince*3 Mary.
Mr (.!r '« c will bo baci: honi0 t.' o:i
sutctii- • I - . -
"Reasons
\s\vj ^otv s\\0"aV4 \\&x>c a. "Raw1*
SVccsmxvl >»ttVv ws.
SAFETY—No risk whatever. Lost, or stolen
checks eau be duplicated without cost.
CONVENIENCE—Paying bills by check is the
easiest, simplest method of.iaving tliem.
SYSTEM—You have a complete record of al!
money received and spent, with accurate
dates and amounts.
We assure you Safety Convenience
and System
Bank of Alaska
Finnan Haddie—Kippered Herring i
Fresh Lot Extra Fancy Quality
just received ex "Mary"
Kippered Herring - 20c per I'd. '
Finnan Haddie - - 35c per I'd.
P. H. GANTY
115 LOSE LUES II
BAY iSblIeS
Bodies of Jimmy Adams and Jim Ander
sen Picked Up Dead on Beach Near
Swamped Boat—Mystery Surrounds
| Cause of Tragedy K
0:i" cf :he saddest events which
h;'? »aKeu i>lace 1» a long time oc
ca-r-'d yesterday. Two natives who
h.nl b ( i> logging tit tli0 camp elght
■nsPtj :rem Skagway cam<' to town
in tL^ir power boat to get a '°K*
ting j^cl: to us0 in their work.
Tt.cy i'-ft town Thursday afternoon
bs'Wcen two and three o'clock. Fri
day naout liaon Y.'. li. .Matthews no
t i■>. b at drifting in toward shoro
•io~r the point b<H.veen the river aa
t!.-.' 3 iv«ister whar;. With glasst-s
c- 32v Un\t something was wrong
..:.U went out to investigate. Th<*
best .";ovf'I to be lhat of Jimmy Ad
. ins iir.d Jimmy \:\^ctjcn two bro
thers who had left town yesteryay
;':<rrcci!. in the meantime thi»
lost1 had grounded and after a lit
i>o s. trih ono of the owners of the
b at w'a's found about two hundred
f-.rt from where thn boat had land
<•••*. His body had blen washed off
or away from the boat -ind landed
farthfj lip on the beach. li«-' was
«'e?d !xnd V.ad been dead tor gome
I -ic r.it was not drowned.
Vh'i ecdr of the brother was dis
crver..'.! alout two hundro;l and for
ty beyond the by at toward th°
T!:e boys were warmly clad
-.•ul there were na Juarlte on th'ir
' i "i s. The arms of one were in
;i ^r:;>. i position as tho hP hail
;«■» -lolding onto th>" rail of th°
In ••! from (l!e water.
Witl.ing Is known as to what
> vi'i-d or how the>* came to their
d ';!>-■ Th« supposition is that the
•.'ii-iu sto; )'Ld and thero Icing con
r.'Lle seas running and while
ili-} .-.*re busy at the boat she was
j struck by a comber and the door of
I the cabin smashed in and the cabin
[filled with water.
. Numbed by the cold and the chilly
\va"cr they could do nothing but
hang on and the exposure and cold
killed them.
Th.-y were llkabl0 lads and much
thO( of as excellent natives who
| m'-t th'ir tvery ooligations and were
steady and indusrtious. Their home
is in I Taints and thfy have a counir.
in S^aijway Jimmy Lce who is
known to many peoi>le of this town.
Adams native name ie Na-^sok.
Tpon th-i recovery of the bodice
t f the two natives Jud^e Ward U d
Commissioner for the Skagway pre-'
cinct acting at ex-officio coroner im
tvtnellfd a coroncrs jury and the i
following verdict was returned. j
Jimmy Adams, alias Xas-ok heigh
.3 ft. 8 in. black hair weight 160
Po'indu and Jimmy Anderson height
5 'V. ?:n. hair black Veight about
170 oounds:"
>Ve tlie) v'ndetfcigned, J"ror.5, hav©
v i:n«'.,s>-d the scene of aicident of
ill- aoove two named P'lVions (Xa
tiv's). havu made a thorough inves
tiy ition of the case and cause of
d.».th of s.im« with attending. Phy
cioan Dr. T. Runnalls and firm
ly belifcYe that they died from ac
cidental drowning.
(Sigr.'d) Jn-». \i. Keller j
E. H? Richter
W. J McBrlen ]
This. Ryan
lv. D.tmer
Dan. Gray
Coroner's Jury. I
Jos. T P. Ward; Coroner.
m TRAVEL IB
urn is i
PfflHIH
On :our recent boats headed for
Al:is'"« were over 300 passengers
Vr.'ch is unprecedented ! this time
cf Uie year. JIoreoTtJ steamer agents
in Shuttle leport an mutually activi
inquiry from those who are anxious
»• vi.-it or betoaij residents of the
Northland.
Outside of th0 gold boom day's
v'ry few people travel north to
Al'sl-i in tae winter months.Usually;
a itw perrons have the steamer to
tli'melves.
On recent trips the steamers have
toen crowded «<nd in som6 cases re
wu sts for iassage exceeded the Pas
scage.' accommodations.
Old timers and others claim that
all Uia signs point toward a heavy
iui.uis'ation to Alaska this year.
Mvny of the newctmeiis apparently
: re headed for tho scene of the gov
crnnit-nt railroad operations and for
;iio Kuskokwim.
Also is expected the heaviest tour
ist travel the coming summer Alas
ka has ever experienced.
steamer ag'nts end tourist book
ing a^nts are receiving inquiries
from wealthy people and others w-ho
\v:tnt (o make the tour down thai
V u Iron rivtr and out to Bering sea
as n'fll as a trip to Fairbanks and
*.ut to the coast over th«i Richard
son auto highway or the governme: 5
railrord.
)av« StcveP-soa will undergo an
"^ration next Tuesday afternoon.
J
S«aitle Jan 22—Dr. Cliauncey J.
ih wldns a prominent Minister of
Lowell Moss. bad th0 novel experi
ence last! night of sitting* In his
•study and listening to the peopl"
of Plymouth Church Seattle elect
hi:n as their Pastor. Connection wit
ling di.'itdnco phone ennbled him
to ret tho information direct as it
wrs lielng done.
WusMngtoil Jan 22—The question
of jucsdiction In the cases of aliens
arriving in this country without Pas '
ports has boen settled- The depart
ment of Labor in a formal letter
from tecretary Wilson to -the chief
of the immigration bureau has ac
knowledged the right of jurisdic
tion in the cases belonging to the
stat© ofpartmpnt.
Corl: Jan.22—Two hou^s on Wash
inC.ton street were defctroyed by the
military forces. It was claimed
that irom six hoiifegfi on this trcet
the royal Irish constabulary were
fived i(pon. Tlie military selected
tht" two wontf hous't and destroy
ed thtm.
Kaoxvillt Tenn. Jan. 22—A bat-1
tie in which on ehundred shota were:
fired tool: place in an isolated sec
tion seventeen mlh'B from Taze
well. On cne side wer0 draft ovad-|
ers and moonshiners and on the) oth
er federal prohibition agents and
dewty United States Jlarshalfe. - I
Seattle Jan.21—The cruiser launch
Eoyer which was wrecked cn Queen
Charlotte Sound was a total loss
Caotaln E. D. Osborne Ilo'iry Erick
soi and JosePh Boy^r reached Se
attle from th0 wreck.
The other patientfe at the hospi
tal arc, getting along splendidly.
Mi<3 Dwytr and tho baby will be
able to leayo soon., I '
CfiPT. LOCK CRUISED HI
SOPHIA DISASTER HI
rfcatHe Jan 22—Tho hearing of
th3 oiBe of the Princes Sophia
Caj>tWn NeroutaoB the Marina S«p
t'rlateadent of the C. P. R. Qom
pany testified' that C&PtAln Lock's
methods of mailing at full speed
in a tllndlag snow storm was
unwla".
MAJOR SIEECE IS
Washington Jan 22—Major Jam.
os St^eco who has been acting as
P. esident ot the Board of Road Com
ralssioiiers of Alaskfc and who.
was slated ior retirement has been
placed on ihe activ^ duty list and
returned to his appo.ntraent In Ab
asia. ' i. j -| i ijj
GTOFIHEHOHSE
Washington Jan i2—The Rev Cla
ra Mytan of Penv N. Y. la eag
er to I'eoome th<s first vnmai Chap
lain of tbHHoujse of Re iesenta
t'vea . ,|.v
Sa vanah Jin 21 —Congressman
Bohn^r of the fourth district died
at his home today.
Washington Jan 22—The Foreign
Relations Committee of the Semate
at the request of Senator Jones has
decided to let the consideration of
the sockey0 salmon treaty await the
oxira session 'n the spring.
Wsaklngton Jan 22—The Borah
resolution the' Senate which has
for its aim the reduction Qt our na
vy Tograme for building in connec
tion with coopei-ation on the Part
cf Britain and Japan wag reported
favorably by the foreign relations,
committee. . . !
JOHN D. GIVES
MILL! 10
EUROPE
N«W Yory Jan 22—John D Rocke
fe.ler Jr hta contributed a million
dollais to the relief of thf starv
ing: children of Eurove
Fokio Jan 22—Present Wilson
presented decorations to numerous
Japanese Naval officers in recogni
tion of services rendered the United
St*tea during th« war.
3aattle Jan 21'—Allen Junior son
of Mayor Shattasck of Juneau di»'d
laat night of tubercular menini
tb.
Dublin Jan 22—Se^'en constables
and one other were killed in en
gagements l>etween Sinn Feiners who
«mbi«hed a company of constable
Tricflte Jan. 22—Heavy fighting
|a going on in the cl'ty of Flume -
1 he Italian carbineers have entered
the city and are busy restoring or
der. : ! •
Naples Jan 21—The Peoplo of
this cltj* lose u(p in revolt against
the rule of the Bolsheviki who had
c Ptured the administration of tho
clj. Ten wer® killed and fiftj.
Injured in the fig'ttingr "which took
lilac®.
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