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ml MEm NUMBER St SBWABD- ALASKA* , H’ KS,>AY NOVEMBER 20. 19.9. TEN
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WASHINGTON. Nov., 20— Prosi
<1* ut Wilson has made no statement
regarding the Senate's failure to rati
fy the treaty.
Senators Undervooil ; nd Hitchcock
edited the White Tl *.» lhi-> 'or* m.
Senator Underwood *uid the Demo
crats played all cards and lost.
Senator Hitchcock said he was hope
ful as the treaty was not dead.
The Senate’s failure to ratify the
treaty does not technically change the
existing conditions relations between
the United States and Germany.
It is believed the failure will hast
en to restore full commercial and di
plomatic relations he*tween Germany
and the other allies, which have rati
fied the treaty.
It is expected the senate will not
consider the treaty until alter < hrixt
nuis holidays.
The Senate’s failure leaves several
knotty problems for the administra
tion to divide, among them being the
question of property rights in German
ships and other enemy alien property,
also ownership of vast American in
terests in Germany.
It is believed the Republicans plan
to declare peace by resolution when
new changes are made .
Senator Lodge says the treaty is :
dead as far as the Senate is concerned.
NORTHWESTERN
ON WAY NORTH!
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StATTLK, Nov., 20— Steamer '
Northwestern sailed for Alaska ports !
at 9 o’clock this morning having
aboard 75 passengers, the following !
being for Seward:
C. W. Donnally,
Mrs. W. C. Grandjean,
Mary Grandjean,
Margaret Grandjean.
W. G. Rogers,
A. F. Davis,
Mrs. A. F. Davis and baby.
Hedley Davis,
E. Berutto and wife.
Jack Hanson,
K. C. Oldfin,
One steerage.
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ALARM OF FIRE
Somebody phoned the Northern
during the noon hour the residence ot
Lydia Griffiths, on lower Thud ave.,
was on fire. The alarm was sounded
and the firemen and several score oth- 1
ers answered but there was no fire, i
The wind blowing snow from the roof
and an extra amount of flame and
smoko pouring from the chimney caus
ed the apprehension of a fire.
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AUSTRIAN VIOLINIST HAS
. CANCELLED ENGAGEMENT*
LOUISVILLE, Nov., 20— At Mayor
Smith’s suggestion, Fritz KreislW,
the Austrian violinist, cancelled his
contract to appear here this evening
It is understood that the violinist will
cancel other contracts in cities where
feeling is against anything that is
Hunish.
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PHILADELPHIA, Nov., 20— The j
police here have discovered a plot to
slay all officials with explosives to be
sent through the Christmas mails. It ,
is planned to destroy every official
who is participating in the nation
wide rouad-up of Reds. Many arrests |
are expected.
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LONDON, Nov., 20— According t
government advices received fron
Australia, that country is now suf
fering the most devastating d rough-,
since white men resided there. Crop4
and stock are both being killed by tV
drought. Thousands of settlers a»<
ruined.
CAIRO. Nov., 20— Removing th«
censorship, the news is sent out re
garding the riots of last Sunday. Te»
were killed and 120 injured. Mob
burned three police stations.
STERLING TAKES A DROP
NEW YORK. Nov., 20— Foreign
Exchange took a decided new low lev •
el today. Sterling brought three nine
ty nine and one half.
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* TACOMA, Nov- 20— Vice-Pros
* ident Moore- of the Pacific-Coast
Coal Company, declared today
* there was some central influence
* at work preventing the Washing
4 ton coal miners from returning to
their labor in the mines. Much
* data has been given the Depart- *
,• ment of Justice officials by Mr. *
* Moore.
DES MOINES, Nov., 20— Govcr
no r Harding has prepared message^
to governors of other coal states sug
gesting a conference at which the
question of conceited action toward
resumption of mining under state con
trol, if this was so desired could he
taken.
. DENVER, Nov., 20— The Colora
do Industrial Commission has called
the miners and operators to a confer
ence in an attempt to stop a new strike
of Colorado coal miners scheduled for
tomorrow. Both sides accepted the
conference invitation and will bo in
session this afternoon.
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ENGLISH GIRLS WISH
TO JOIN MORMONS IN
UTAH SAYS WORKERS
NEW YORK , Nov., 20— It is said
that 1,200 English women are in Lon
don seeking to get passage to th '
United States to join the Mormon
Church. Mrs. Theodore Cory, known
to the world as Winnifred Graham, the
authoress, who has done much to ex
pose Mormonism to the English public,
who just arrived from England to at
tend the World’s Citizenship Congres
at Pittsburgh, says the Mormons have
made great progress in securing con
verts in Great Britain during the last
[ two or three years.
PERMANENT POLICY
FOR MERCHANT SHIPS
WASHINGTON, Nov., 20— The
House passed a bill outlining a per
manent policy for a merchant marine
It provides for the sale of vessels un
der government control to American-;
: and a continuance of the Federal Ship
ping Roard , with regulatory powers
ov^r all American shipping.
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WASHINGTON, Nov., 20— Presi
dent Wilson has named a new Indus
trial conference and called a session
for December 1st.
The new industrial conference is
composed of seventeen men including
officials, business men, former cabi
net members and former governors.
The new conference will do th'*
work of the National Industrial con
ference which foundered on the rocks
of collective bargaining.
Secretary of Labor Wilson was one
of those named on the new industrirl
conference and among the others are
the following:
Former attorney generals Gregory,
Wickersham and Shoover.
Former secretary of Commerce
Strauss.
Former Chairman Taussig, of the
tariff commission.
Former Gov. M’Call, of Massachu
setts.
Former Governor Glynn, of New
York.
The conference will recognize no
groups as did the National Industrial ;
Conference.
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BANDIT ESCAPES
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Medicine Bow, Wyo., Nov.,— *
Bloodhounds have lost the trail of * '
Carlisle, who robbed the fast Los
• Angeles westbound early yester- *
day morning. It is now believed he
had confederates and escaped by
using an automobile.
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REBEL FORCES
ARE DEFEATED
AT VLADIVOSTOK
VLADIVOSTOK, Nov., 20— Gov
ernment troops have defeated a re
volutionary force under General Gat
da, which attempted to capture the
city. Gen. Gaida was wounded and |
captured. ‘
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DAWSON PIONEER DEAD
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DAWSON, Nov., 20— Henry Bailey
died at Mayo this afternoon according
to advices received here.
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GOVERNMENT WILL SELL 200
BOATS OF FERRIS STY LI
PHILADELPHIA, Nov., 20— Th<
Federal Fleet Corporation has fixe:'
$75,000 as the p’,;ce for the Ferris
type of wooden ship hulls. Two hun
dred of these are to be sold. Th(
Fleet Corporation offers to sell th?
steamers to buyers at a figure enabl
ing them to secure the finished vessel
for the sum of $230,000.
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WASHINGTON, Nov., 20— The
Senate late yesterday afternoon, by a
vote of 39 to 55, rejected the resolu
tion of the ratification of the peace
treaty which contained the reserva
tions of Senator Lodge. This resolu
tion was the one President Wilson de
scribed as a nullification of the treaty.
Four Democrats, Gore, Shields,
Smith and Walsh, voted with the Re
publicans for the adoption of the re
solution.
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WASHINGTON, Nov., 20— Late
/esterday afternoon the House formal -
v adjourned after a si^ months ses
sion.
WASHINGTON, Nov., 20— The
Senate adjourned during the night.
FISH CASES
HEARD IN
SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Nov., 20— The Fisher
ies Bureau opened hearings today on
whe question of restricting fishing in
Southwestern Aluska. The Bureau will
lear the evidence on the question oi
closing the streams in Southeastern
Vlaska on Nov., 25th. Gov. Higgs, Jr.,
Chairman Waugh, of the Alaska Hoad
Commission and others are attending.
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WASHINGTON, Nov., 20— Fif
cen thousand, three hundred and
ghty four American officers and men
/ere decorated in the war by foreign
lowers. France gave 11,000 the Croix
de Guerres.
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WASHINGTON, Nov., 20— The
fate of the treaty is in President Wil
son’s hands as the senate adjourned
without ratifying it in any way.
President Wilson may resubmit it
at the regular session which begins
December 1st.
The president may feel out othev
powers regarding their attitude on the
r« nervations w’th a view of bringing
the treaty to some *ort of a ratifica
tion with reservations at the Decem
ber session.
Should President Wilson fail to re
submit the treaty, it is believed the
Republicans would pass Senator
Lodge’s resolution declaring the war
with Germany is over.
The Senate last night defeated the
straight ratification of the treaty,
without reservations, hv a vote of 38
for to 53 against.
WASHINGTON, Nov., 20- Most
of the Democratic senators supporting
the treaty voted against the resolu
tions ratifying the treaty with Lodge’s
resolutions. Republicans joined with
the Democrats to get the treaty before
the Senate where it was thought pos
sibly a compromise might be effected.
Senator Underwood submitted a re
solution for ratification without re
servations, after a second defeat of
the Republican resolution. The Under
wood measure was voted down with
out debates.
PARIS, Nov., 20— The French are
considering making the treaty effect
ive before December 1st without the
United States. The French hoped the
U. S. Senate would ratify the treaty
providing an American guarantee to
help France.
RATIFIES TREATY
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WASHINGTON, Nov., 20— The
Peruvian Assembly has ratified £he
peace treaty according to official ad
vices received here today.
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I OIL, COAL AND GAS
BILLS IN CONFERENCE
OVER TO NEXT SESSION
! WASHINGTON, Nov., 20— The
! oil, pas and coal bill remains in con
I ence until the next session of Con
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press which bepins on December 1st,
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