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SEATTLE. May 10 R ith <• ir
rison. who is aliened to have l*”s*
* lined 'Mrs. Hracc Storr* for love
of the l:iM»*r*s husband. was foun.1
not guilty by the jury which wa
’ out only two Itoiiis last night. I he
verdict ol pot Ridity was because
the jury believed * lie cui " i~
* mentally irresponsible at the tune.
* \t the same time the jury tound
the girl insane which will compel
‘ the Judge to send her to the State
Hospital 1 •>»- the insane. As Ruth
Harris' n !♦•*! the court to.on. he
it»g led haclk *o the ia:l. she laugh
ed.
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northv. i:>i i::; > \
A NO SAILS l'» TilK WI/T
Steamer Not thv.'* »um ani\ d in
port at o'clock yesterday atto'T.oen
bringing a -mall tonrage of flight
for here and -d pa o» : • (’ap . V* -
liam Jensen on tie A . A:a last sea on.
fa the master of l
Purser Shepad i. in !n o d po nti n:
Purse'* She; a> ! l»a> net been in S
ard since last O/t »i> *r.
The Xorthwc ,e n e*\d t’.,r 1 ’*• •
deea Pay at G:hO »V ocl; *• * mght. d »
lay resulting he • over i t bar
which was foond among the baggage
for Heiendoen I* tv.
Passengers auivirr on the Xo
weste»n for Sewa d w » liotea*
Gamble and v. ife, J. Par ohot.. •.
Hadwiger, wife a* *1 m, 1- e {
dine. L. G. Ma:t and C. P. >!a«Isen.
C. \V. IV h, <’e>vge And* iron, M -.
M ant ell ;nn da 'liter, t». P»tvka. ••
W*. G'teker. Papaich Jo’e Jar i
and five tee»age.
L. <5. Mait’aml, one of the v< ”
known employees cthe romnii s'on.
returned home on the Northwest *n
and is 1 «*cri torn! at the Motel Sew: 1 !
The (ommivrial t*av Vvs were ar
gument d y»' terdav by the arnvr.*
C. W. FeU*h. " ho Towh' 1 '■ re on t
Northwestern. Mr. F< ’ h mak’ng ’
headqua»ters at th • Hot ’ Oee*
The Christian So no
hold usual services ‘om1"**’ ow f*<*»f ,,.i
at 11 oYlock.
G. Iladwiger, « ife and son. an
on the Northwe to n f’om Seatt’r ar •
registered at the H *o* . nva> i.
Thomas (.amo:e ami v uc mn;
homo on th«* Noi t h\v»*-;te n aft • '
itincr in the states for* several mon 1 <.
The Northwestern has 140 }>:» »
gcrs ami 210 tons of freight for the
Herendeen l»av Consolidated f * »»*' •—
ies. D. N. McVllnn. r nnr.gor or t1
consolidated companies i aboard *
Northwestern v 1 **o\\\
Mr. and M><. Cast!* expect to lw*
passengers for Seattle on the steamer
Alameda.
Myrtle Km* b» anti Mable CV:»
ham. two well known ladies of !.;»•
Touche, came north on the XoChv
em to that mining town .
The Odd Fellows will give :» dnn« e
in their hall tonight. The first den*"
will start at 9:D0 o’clock. The public
is invited.
Mrs. John Mantell and daughter
arrived on the Northwestern front-Tu
rn an and are stopping at the Hotel
11 \ A»->> v ia»* il !*res»
I 0X|)0\, May to Ibitish ot*fi« -
• t vr A co\< »e<| a com. piracy to in
. (*• 1'. h sohlier> ami sailors to
<h‘!Pobo’i' * tt»cPtsclvc* h'*
b*:»vin;r th» *r barracks.
!*ociuv»ont have boon seizeil. I be
••ar/ o; 1. ?:pvp«1 that the mutiny
’<l V.v'\ ,» *!a> i overmuent t«» use
v th'i participutini? anarchy.
V I (TORY 1.0 \ N
A' \S’!1 W.TO\. May M> It is of
. •»' d th t im to last nifrht
' V •) »•*i ••!•,*! 'o the \ ic*
to?” !« n. 1 h*<• * 5 one half billion
*i*l ’ a ii liars to b*
r:*.’ • ,i <*a tin* ’a t day of the cam -
• >j» »( I* believed that the actual
>ub j»•»*o.* • a’v higher than thic*
and a ha’f billion.
s\\ |,!,A\’CTSCO. Mav !0 T’n
rfi< »?*’ < ‘ i•'<•* hanh totals hi>t nitch*
v,.. . ,V-17 1>M*. from half a million
v ih*'v • This city is oijlv oO po’*
o n* ah c*'ih»*d. T1 •» leaders expo *t
»•. • , ‘V ,i; t v ill reach the quota
hy »■>r»,rh* I kt handled and fifty
r c*i i»« -ii'dme* Lt”0 Filipinos on the
"iivv t :i i"* ' ip ’’o *on yesterday
• »’ moon h •< *• hod $•*>"> 000. Mayo
!!:>! h pa \i »*d a hottd from eaeh o'
•h«» I v* who were vaUintr for
• *" • * h*- of ” ve te*day morninpf. a
■, • e •'i of . 0. Utah reports te >
ooo*’■ - < • • the ton. Ua:ifo»nia wifh
twelve connties.
jr' i: vr ovk:; top
jr\T ' \ May 10 - This Mlv w -
ovc t1 o • *n at noon to<lav when the
i■; ' \ •> 4 -v'n srhsenptions sho
O.l >-:G2.00i>. The quota was 1.000.
h ; . ‘r,| tpat Juneau will feceiv
*Yo l <>*it G.le sources at least another
$100 000 hefo'o nijcrht.
VjbVa i« row way over the top.
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KNCori; \(;i:mrnt
SVN I’RW'nSt’O, May 10
cy e r| h ; ♦hr announcement that
\'a ’ an ilawa’i. in the Tw dfth Ho*
4 * . o R "l; district have both pron?
•* ove 'he top, local people and
*’ > 5 th on?;*hoiit the district are
Vndinfr e-erv (ffo»*t to raise the noc
a y $”0,000,000 before nierht.
UK OVKKSl’USCKIUKD
WASHINGTON. May 10— It i*
s afte neon indicated that the Vic
‘ c y loan has been overscribed.
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Scva*d.
■ ) • •>**• ‘ho absence of Apront A. H.
Mr*) #na'd \ntone Ride i; offieintincr
m nfr * o’ of th° Alasko Steamship Co.. |
opd the WWl Fa *7*0 Express.
Xenny Hoblon. the well known hiP
V d‘nr of Cordova, came north on tho
-t nme»* Xorthwestern.
Steamer AW ka is schedulcsl to sail
" o n ScaCV next Monday. On the
ir: n* t ie the Alaska returns south
Steward, not proin" to Anchoraere.
Opo dav* • mail ar ived in Seward
■•e ‘-day from Seattle and Alaska
I»oi ts on the Northwestern.
Vvs. j. a. Bauprhman will*be a pas*
•mprer south on the Alameda.
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f
i TELLS OF
GOINGS OF THE
LEGISLATURE
Am interesting session of ll>e Scw
t i ,l Chamber of Coin moire was hehi
! last night with Hugh Dougherty, vice
president presiding. Representative
i John Noon was present and gave a,
j graphic ie time of the doings ot l’ie
Alaska Territorial legislature, esp<u
.ady from tin House point. Repress n
tatice Noon informed the members >;
tin* Chamber of Commerce that
ooo will be expended on the Sown a*
K *i;ii load this sea -on; s.*,0()o on i \
.M»m. o Pass road and $.’*000 on Hie
11 ;:r t7. ('reek mad. (’apt. Waugh o«
the Alaska Load Commission, will pro
bably have the Seward-Kenai roan
•nmpl ted to Lake Kenai by lull, sa *1
.Mi *Noon.
Representative Noon I at lined the
}V '*<• ' »1 Shipping l»ill wlu'i pa . « I
t;„ •«' li .• ‘i \o‘«* of (I to 2 and th
t;y ;• vot' of 12 to A. ‘‘Then* va
Mia i • o; osi* ’>n to the bill, said M
Voon “ Vt fiist the bill was treated
i.. a tla* idea of the Teiriloia
p. i-nting a steamship Idle, but soon
.lie lobbyists began arriving at Juneau
and tm i V. ii-(1 that there was no joke
nesti The hippit; '*
leave-; '.ne eutiie matter in tho hand
• t :i«< vk 9 t r.or, treasurer and see
v‘i;;iv id A’aS a. The Territory will
a k *o ipiess to permit the* territory
i0 bond itself for $5,000,000 with
vhirh to .‘tart the steamer lined*
Rent i sontative Noon read the bib
is finally passed by t ho legislature.
i’ p e-entative Noon also read th«
>il memorial, .vhirh lie introduced,
diicli demand •• that the oils lands o!
\1:» l;a be pei milted to be opened and
v m moral to Congress asking that
h<* Rural Rost Road art and I’edera*
\: ! Road A t app'y to Alaska in or*
’ • 1 ag irultural pursuits an
h»» farmer.
A i i 1 xplanati >n was made regard
the fight on the I di bill an*
>{’•' •• mea^uro . Mr. Noon sho vl’ij
lhvdy that he fought against ever\
*:M uh’eh was eot justified a,!*l four1,
’or every hill that was u e * *•*?I.
\V. 11. MacFarlan, of the t niv*
'*.■ |'j.).••• , < ompain. who v a ■ an in
•it il guest of the Chamber, made *•
ho t talk in whieh he stated/lull the
'omaanv <" noctod to have a p’ant in
*norat >n n* a** Seward within a short
h>> • a■ a ’ < I all po sihio encoinage
> m* and as d.stanee from the eitizea
'1 . Do'ghorlv inform'd Mr. Mac Ear
i” that the (’hamher and tin* citizens
e*•' behind any legitimate ratm-pris
hi !» would benefit this section of
VhsVa.
T*»o '’olio* ing committee was ap
od* \ *<> wait noon the members of
h< nava.l committc\ investigating the
i .■>! dli a*' >n and terminal, upon thrti
n rival f om Anchorage next weoV;
Erich I .liras chairman; U. E. KUs
vorth John Noon and Elmer A.
Friend, with Hugh Dougherty ex-of
ficio member.
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BILLS PASSED BY
THE LEGISLATI VE *
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The following is a complete list of
V* hill pas «>d l>v the Territorial Son
te and the House. The following arc
the Senate hills which are now laws:—
S. !». 7. appropriating $7,604 fo:
allowances doe pensioners.
S. * B. 10, Pish Hatcheries Bill.
S. B. 11. relative to the condition
al ale of personal property.
S. R. 18, the new Primary Act.
S. B. 20 nioviding for the record
ing of marriage certificates by the
Commissioner only.
S. B. 2d, authorizing the Common
Councils, in case of epidemic , to post
pone municipal elections.
S. i\. 27, providing schools roc
i children of mixed blood.
S. li. 28, creating a Text Book
Commission.
S. 1». 28, amending the Criminal
Code, defining the clime of tamper
ing with electric light or power poles
or wires and providing punishment
for the offense.
S. B. 33, relative to the support
of widow and minor children of de
fendants.
S. B. 36, creating Normal schools.
S. B. 38, providing tuition for citi
zenship night schools.
S. B. 3!>, amending the act regu
lating banking corporations.
S. B. 40, preventing family descr
11011.
S. 15. 11. declaring houses of pros-|
ti tut ion etc., a misdemeanor.
S. 15. 42, providing for filing for
record of mortgages on personal pro
perty.
S. 15. 44, authorizing the organiza
tion of marine insurance companies.
S. 1». 45, regulating the practice
of phaimaey.
S. 15. 51. extending the time al
■ov.ed foreign corporations in which
o fil • annual reports.
S. 15. 5!5, creating the office or:
Commissioner of Public Health.
S. 15. 55. extending the powers o*
Common Councils.
S. 15. Rtf. relative to execution of*
“states by trustees.
S. 15. 57. regarding the qualifier
ion - of notary pubhcs.
S. I». (»0, allowing postmasters ♦ > ,
act as notary public in signing affi- ,
lavits of annual labor reports.
S. H. <51, allowing the Governor
‘o grant pardons.
S. !*. (>'», a General insurance Torn
Many Act.
S. H. Gfi. prescribing added dntis
for the Attorney General.
S. H. <10 providing for the lea eng
of school land for the benefit of Up
\<r icu’tural College and School of
\\ ines..
S. H. TO. giving the Territory pro
'Y-red claim against estates of do
ea ed inmates of the pioneers’ Horn *.
S. 11. 71. providing for the clec
ion of two divisional Hoad Commis
■‘oners in each road division.
S. H. 74. relative to the relief of
lestitution.
S. 11. 7/>. amending the Act rclat
to the fishing industries.
House Hills which passed both bod
•s are as follows:—
H. H. for the prevention of crim
n:d syndicalism.
if. H. ft, for school tax purpose.
H. H. S amending the “profession
al juror's’’ Act.
If. IT. 11, providing a trx on inner
tnnces.
H. IT. 15, an emergency bill for tm*
•lnpvession of influenza.
H. IT. lf>. regarding exemptions
r'om execution.
H. IT. 10, Territorial Shipping bill.
H. IT. 20, uniform School Act.
FT. IT. 25, Road Bill.
H. IT. 2f>. providing for the main
1 enance of schools in incorporated
tOWT.S.
IT. IT.1 2S, providing for the protec
tion of salmon spawing streams.
11. IT. 02, an appropriation for a
school house in Candle.
11. IT. 04, creating the office of
Labor < ommissioncr.
H. R. Puh carrying an appropria
tion of $1,500 for the Territorial Coun
•il of Defense.
11. R. 42, authorizing the Gover
nor to make certificates so that the
Territory can receive a grant of, mon
•ys from the Federal fund for Stat?
and Territorial Agricultural schools.
II. R. 44. for the suppression of i
I gambling.
H. R. 45, appropriation for D»*.
i Silverman.
If. R. 47. prohibiting the deporta
tion of Hoards of Trustees for local
self governing towns in the public (re
main.
FJ. B. 51, authorizing an appropria
By Associated Press
NEW YOKK, May 10— The Asso
ciated Press this afternoon says Ger
many declares that the peace treaty
submitted by the Allies in unbearable
and iirpracticable and the Germans
will make a counter proposal for peace
of right on the basis of lasting peace
of all nations. The Associated Pro s
•laims that this is the summary of a
piockunation i sued by President
Kbe t of the German K°public. The
German National Ar.semldy is to ire*t
Monday to consider the tenns.
NT TIIKM WHIM*:
WASHINGTON, May 10— Man/
newspapers throughout the United
States this afternoon editorial declare
Mint Germany is getting only what is
coming to the treacherous race of al
leged “holy people."
One St. Louis paper says: “Let the
l*rtv Huns squirm. The Allies ar<*
treating them white for the bastardly
lend the Get mans committed.”
Several Host on and New Y,*»rk news
papers this afternoon state the Gor
man people do not know when they are
veil off, even with the terms of the
Mlies, which permit them to live,
h »n they should have been slaught
ered as they slaughtered those thev
outraged.
REPLY IN A WEEK
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PARIS, May 10— President Wilson
fated this afternoon that the Allies
'Xpert no reply from Germany for at
ra t a week.
The German delegates remain at
Versailles.
The Council of the Four discussed
‘rx’ay steps to be taken if Germany re.
fuses to sign the peace treaty.
Commander Foch is unofficially re
no* ted to have said: “If they don’t
sign j ive me the men and the ammu
nition. and there will be no Germany
'eft. We stopned too soon. We were
dealing with barbarians and as such
they should have been exterminated.’’
FORGET SELFISHNESS
PARIS. May 10— President Wilson,
last nitfht at a dinner speech, said that
tion for the salaries of Senators Ro
nan and Sutherland for the time they
were forced to he absent from the
Legislature.
H. B. 52, providing: for the pay
ment of the expenses incuired by tne
citizens of Nome for the relie* of the
White Rear.
11. B. 53, amending: the bill for
the relief and rescue of lost person*.
11. B. 54, providing: for a special
election to fill vacancy in the office of
Relocate to Congress.
II. B. 55, the General Appropria
tion Bill.
H. B. 56, the Revenue Bill.
H. B. 57, providing: a tax on prof
its on sales of property.
i{. B. 58, an Income Tax Law.
the old international law had been
played out in a sense and mankind's
future depends more upon relations of
nations to one another then upon sop
oral * selfishness.
The development of a national syj
! tom of laws the President said had
, been disturbed by the hope men enter
| tained everywhere of an immediate
I (ruanicipation from things that ham
• pored and oppressed them.
“You cannot rush into light,” sai-1
President Wilson. “We must g>
thiought twilight into broadening day
before the moon comes with a full
sun.” y
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
WASHINGTON, May 10— Paris
reports that President Wilson commit
ted himself to the proposal to give
Eiume to Italy after 1023. The reports
declare untrue that Wilson is still op
posing Italy’s claim on the Adriatic.
A further dispatch from Paris says
that President Wilson is to address
Gongress and discuss the entire peace
•onference treaty and may make a
tour of the United States.
U.S. PLANES
ON SECOND
HALIFAX, May 10— Two U. S.
Army planes left for Trepassy on the
second leg of the Trans-Atlantic
flight. They expect to leave Trepassy
in a week for the Azores. The third
Vmerican plane is making repairs at
Chatham, Mass., and will join the oth
ers at Trepassy.
Halifax. May 10— One plane re
Ur nod here this forenoon after flyin *
50 miles towards Trepasy, to put on a
new propeller. The propeller was plac
ed and the flight resumed.
Ogden, Utah, May 10— Two aero
planes have flown across the Sierra
Nevada* from Sacramento across tT’e
Great Salt Lake to participate in tne
50th anniversary of the celebration or
the golden spike driving on the trans
continental railroad. Two other ma
chines started from Sacramento but
were wrecked in Nevada.
CANSO BAY, NOVA SCOTIA,
May 10— Airplane N. C. S passed here
flying high, The plane has made 120
miles from Halifax in 112 minutes.
N. C. 1 passed the Island of St. Piem»
Miquelon apparently malting goorr
headway.
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Chief Guest and a force are out
beautifying the streets today, giving
them the rakt-ovtr.