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SEEKS TO CHANGE NAME
OF FAMOUS MOUNTAIN
Washington, Feby. 19—Rev. James
C. Schiise. who claims to be a lecturer
for patriotic societies in .Masks and
the state of Washlngfcon is in "Wash
ington with x numerously signed peti
tion to tht national Geographic Roni-d
to change the name of Mt. Hander, the
famous mountain peak near Tacoma,
"Washington to Mt. liinouln. '-.tens -
bly for patriotic reasons.
PORTLAND ALASKA SOCIETY
HOLDS BANQUET
Portland. Ore. Feby. 19—The Al
aska Society of Portland, made up of
former Alaska resident and parsons
interested In the Territory, will hold
its first annual banquet tonight in the
Chamber of Commerce blinding.
I,. L. Scott is the present president
of the organization.
SHIP BOARD REFUSES RETURN
PRIVATE OWNED SHIPS
Washington, Feby. 19—The Ship
ping Hoard has declined to permit the
withdrawal of »*ertaln vessels operat
ing between tihe Atlantic and Pacific |
after their private owners have so de
manded on the ground that the gov
ernment is in competition with them.,
FOOD COSTS SHOW
BIG DECREASE OUTSIDE
Washington. Feby. 1!> -Food is
suaners than six months ago, K. F5.
Stewart, the government price expert,
announced here today.
HUGHES ACCEPTS POST
OF SECRETARY OF STATE
St Augustine, Fla. Feby. 19—The
select inn of Charles K. Hughes ;«s
Secretary of State in the cabinet of
the coming admin Us* ration was deli
nitely announced today by President
Elect Handing- who stated that Hughes
had accepted t*he appointment.
SENATE PASSES HUGE
APPROPRIATION BILLS
late yesterday jessed the $275,000,000
Deficiency Bill. TliJs was the third
appropriation bill disposed of. making
a total of $857,000,000 appropriated
within a. few hours. The other two
bills were the Post-office ;tnd 'Diplo
matic appropriation measures. The
Post office hill was at first marked for
rejection owing to a proposed ruler
to appropriate $100.(100.000 for feder
al road building funds.
CARUSO OUT OF DANGER
New York. Feby 19—Enrico Caru
so. the famous tenor, who suffered a
heart attack early lalst week, is now
INDIAN REBELS ATTACK
BRITISH VICEROY
I-ondon. Feby’. 19—Indian rebels
recently attacked the special train of
Lord Heinsford. Viceroy of India, near
Alluhadud. forcing the vice regal party
1o aihandron it in an effort to reach
Calcutta, accord ir,rt to advices received
here today.
NEW WAR STARTED
IN‘SOUTH EURO°E
Constantinople, Feby. 19—The re
public of Azerbaijan has declared war
on Georgia., acocrding to advices re
ceived 1*ore. It is bc'ieved the
Eleventh Army has occupied Tifiis.
The United States torpedo destropers
Barrack and Whipple nr- at Batum.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
DISCUSSES THINGS
Pittsburg. Feby. 19—“The Bolshe
vlki have virtually unsolved the eco
nomic struggle but it Is not. the only
mi.schicvious economic movement
abroad in this land. There la another
which is almost as bad, na it has as
fits aim. the smashi4p of -the labor
unions ” Lie.,tenant Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt declared in an address here
tonight.
SHIP BOARD OFFERS PORTLAND
SHIPS FOR ALASKA TRADE
Asfoitia, Feby. 19—The Shipping
Board has offered to allocate ships for
this port for operation in the Alaska
trade, provided a market can he found
in tihe Columbia River district for coal
mined by the government in Alaska.
PROOFS OF LABOR BLANKS
ON SALE AT NUGGET OFFICE
SENATE AMENDS
IMMIGRATION BILL
Washington, Feby 19—Ai amend
ment to 4Jie Immigration Kill reducing
from five to three por cent the ntnu
ber <>f Alims who may be admitted
into Che United States during *.he oum
ing year, was ;ulopted today by the
Serrute.
The Soldiers Honus Hill, minus th-s
taxation features, will be favorably
reported to the Sernate Monday or
Tuesday.
ALASKA MINER DISAPPEARS—
FOUL PLAY FEARED
ftaymond. Wn, Feby. 19—William
Desmond, an ALudci miner residing
here, disappeared Jan u:my 24 from a
local hotel and rannot be located. His
friends f«ir foul pflay.
EMERGENCY TARIFF BILL
IN CONFERENCE
Washington. Feby. 19—The House
today sent the Emergency Tariff Hill
to conference an the Senate amend
ments.
BOLLING FREED OF
GRAFT CHARGES
Washington, Feby. 19—The House
committee ••ngeiged in investigating
Shipping Hoard operations has Issued
a formal statement exonerating George
W. Dolling, brother in law of presi
dent Wilson, of any wrong doing as
treasurer of Che Shipping Hoard.
MARINES KILLED IN
PLANE CRASH
Washington. Feby. 19—Gunnery
Sergeant Donald T,. Mack of Seattle
and Pay Clerk Ikmglas. of Key West,
both marines, were kfUed today in an
airplane col hiss ion iin Haiti, the Navy
Department announced.
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NEW BRITISH MANDATE
TO RECEIVE CLOSE
ATTENTION OF U. S.
Washington, Feby. -1—The text of
the. Franco-Rrfltilsh convention under
t3ie terms of which the Syrian desert,
compni.sriug the greater ]»rt of Central
A rah if l, wiill be tranxfemd from France
to a ItritiHJi mandate has been re
fhe close attention of the State Depart -
OLO NORTHLAND
, STAMPEDER DEAD
Vancouver. Fnby. 19—Thomas Dar
ting Shorts. a one time Cassiaa-. Circle
and lvlondyke stnaupeder. Is dead here.
SEATTLE FINANCIER EXPIRES
Seattle. Feby. 21—George. H. Til
den, a prominent local bond broker
fund business man. died here this morn
AUSTRIA UNDER MARTIAL LAW
nudapest, Hungary, Feby. 21—Atis
tilia .hajs been placed under martial
law to offiset a threatened general
stiitke. tidvices reaching here an.
n.ounce.
17 PERISH IN NEW
ENGLAND BLIZZARD
New York. Feby. 21—Seventeen
perished here and in *he New England
stages as a result of a severe blizzard
sweeping over the northeastern sec
tion of the country Sunday. The
snowfall w;i*s the heaviest In twenty
LIGHTS FIRE WITH
COAL OIL—3 DEAD
Castle Rock, Feby. 20—Righting n
lire with coal oil, Mrs. "Loren W.
Young and two Children were burned
to deia>th here -today in the explosion
following.
GERMANY PERMITTED SMALL
PARTICIPATION IN LEAGUE
•Haris. Feby. 21—Germany was ad
milled today to membership in th<
I.eague of Nations technical organiza
tions. lit was announced, and will here
after be associated in the work of suet
orgartlzattions.
JUDGE CONCEALS LIMBS
OF WOMEN JURORS
•Springfield. OWo, Feby. 20—Judge
Huger, of the Common Pleas Court
here, had abide high curtains installed
around the jury box In bis courtroom
today to shield from view the legs ol
WOOD BEING CONSIDERED AS
PHILIPPINE GOVERNOR
St Augustine. Fdby. 20—President
elect Harding attended church this
morning anil had a Ions: talk whh
Poughterty, hut denied himself to all
other caJers today.
Harding in believed to be consider*
Ins General I.oonnrd Wood for Gov
ernor General of the Philippine Is
SAYS U S. LINERS MUST
SELL BOOZE TO COMPETE
Washington. Feby. 20—Payne. for
mer chairman of the United States
Shipping Board, today expressed the
opinion that If Amerfcan possenprer
steamship lines are operated success
fully in future in competition with
foreign liners, they must be permitted
to sell intoxicants on board.
ATLANTIC* PACIFIC s
FREIGHTER AGROUND
Sar» Fraud Isco, Velby. 21—The
freighter Alaskan, bound from "New
York to San Francisco. Is ashore on
the Mexican coast, telegraphic advices
received here report.
SINN FEINN BLOW UP
BRITISH FARM HOUSES
Manchester. England, Feby. 20—
Sinn Feinncds blew up several farm
houses in tihnfc* locality Saturday night.
BOLSHEVIKI OVERRUN GEORGIA
4’onstantinople, Feby. 21—Rolsrtic
vik/l troops appear to haw overrun
the 'I'm.nscaustisian state of Georgia,
completing ;i conjunction cf the forces
of Moscow with the Turks, necarding
to information received here.
ABERDEEN COUNTY
COMMISSIONER EXPIRES
Aberdeen, Wn. Feby. 21—Mrs.
Young, wife of John W. Young, chair
man of the County Commissioners of
Cheihadls County, endeavored to awaken
her husband to answer the telephone
this morning and discovered, after1
futile efforts to amuse him, that he
ANCHORAGE POLICE CHIEF
KILLED BY MOONSHINERS
Anchorage. -Vis. Feby. 21—John IT.
Sturgis. Chief of Police of Anchorage,
was phot and killed hist night, presum
ably with his own weapon, after beipg
knocked down following the capture of
twelve moonshiner's outfits his* week
by the United States Marshal. Chief
Sturgis (was engaged in watching a
club room frequented by the moon.
sWlning element when attacked.
ALASKA AGRICULTURAL
EXPERTS RETURNING
FROM WASHINGTON
Seattle, Feby. 20—I’rifesaor H. C.
Georgetten, the Department of Agricul
ture expert in charge of government
experimental work in AJadkn. arrived
here today from Washington returning
SEATTLE WOMAN
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Seattle. Feby. 20—A half hour af
ter her baby died from an attack of
diptheriu. Mrs. Andrew Fend. 28. at
tempted suicide by poison. Her re
covery -in doubtful.
GOV’T ANNULS SEAL
MARKETING CONTRACT
Washington. Feby. 20—The contract
for finishing and marketing sealskins
from the government’s 'herds on the
Priblnff Island, held by Funston Broth
ers of St. Tjouis. has been annulled
by the Department of.Commerce and a
ne\v contract has been entered Into
with the Fbuke Fur Company of St
ARCHBISHOP DOUGHERTY SAILS
TO RECEIVE CARDINALATE
New York, Feby. 20—Archbishop
Dennis J. Dougherty of Philadelphia
sallied for Rome today to receive 9
cardinal’s hat.
SEATTLE HOLDS
COUNCIL PRIMARIES
Seattle Feby. 21—Six front a field
of fourteen candidates is to be the
yield of the council primary election
being held here today.
BRITISH MURDER MYSTERY
CHARGED TO SINN FEINN
London, Feby. 21—Or. the arrival
of a train at Paddington Station to
day.' George THson, of County Cork.
Ireland, wai* found In the lavatory with
hus throat cut and a paper attached to
his clothes hearing the inscription
“Shadowed from Ireland/’ The mur
der Is attributed to the Sinn Feinn.
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CHAMP CLARK SERIOUSLY ILL
Washington. Feby. 53—C harnp
Clark is growl y ill here.
BUSY CONGRESS ACTIVE ON
WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY
Washington. Feby. 22—'Although
the government executive departments
Closed in observance of Washington's
birthday. Congress, fading crammed
calendars, decided to remain in session
today. Roth in the House and Senate,
however, business was suspended long
enough to permit residing of Wash
ington's ftuvwelT address.
The ceremjonles at Mt. Vernon.
Washington's residence, included the
laying of a wreath on Washington's
tomb by It. I*. Cra#e, British Charge
d'Affaires, on behalf of the BHtiah
branch of the English speaking union.
Seattle Holds Usual Commemorative
Observance
Seattle. Feby. 22—Seattle observed
Washington's birthday fn the usual
manner today.
SEATTLE COUNCIL
NOMINEES SELECTED
Seattle. Fdby. 22—John K. Carrol,
Lav. Cohen. T. S. Boulton. George
F. Cotterill, C. W. Doyle and C. B.
Fitzgerald were nominated at yester
day's council primaries. Three will
be selected in the run off March R.
JAPS SUSPEND GENERAL
FOR LANGDON MURDER
Tokyo. Japon, Feby. 21—General
Nishi Ham. oofrninander of tly* Jap
anese bnigade occupying Vladivostok,
has been suspended front active ser
vice by the govrenment as a result of
his alleged responsibility for the fatal
shooting of Engineer Ijcingtlon <*f the
United States orulser Albany in Jan
JUDGE LANDIS UNDER FIRE
IN LOWER HOUSE
Washington. Foby. 21—Representa
tive Welty of Ohio today told till
House Judiciary Committee (that Judge
Lnndi.s, by holding both his present
offices of federal judge and baseball
arbitrator, will nullify the prosecution
of certain Chicago baseball players
for throwing the 1919 world series
games and also the judgement obtain
ed by the njw defunct Federal Reague
against the American and National
Leagues in the recent anti-trust pro
ceedings.
WILSON EXPECTED TO
RECOMMEND ACCEPTANCE
GERMAN BONDS
Washington, Feby. 21—President
Wilson is expected to recommend to
Congress before he leaves office that
authority be granted for the United
States to accept Gegmnn bonds, to be
applied against debts that Belgium'
owes America. -r
President Sendsx Congress German
Bond Message
Waish ingtion. Feby. 22—The presi
dent sent Congress today a message
recommending that the United States
accept an issue of G-.rm.tn bonds for
ihe payment of debts contracted by
Belgium with this coUntrv prior to
the armistice.
CONFEREES AGREE ON FORDNEY
BILL AMENDMENTS
Washington, Feby. 21—An agree
ment between the. republican Senate
and House conferees on the Fbrdney
Emergency Tariff Bln, providing for
acceptance of the Senate amendments,
has been reached.
FRENCH LOAN8 BY
U. S. 300 MILLIONS
Washington, Febv 21—The United
States hats advanced three hundred
million dollars to France up tio April
1919, tho Judiciary Committee of the
Senate was Informed today by Assis
tant Secretary of the Treasury’.
GIVES WIFE
GLYCERINE MIXTURE
A retired merchant whose wife suf
fered for years from catarrh, of the
stomach finally gave her simple gly
cerine. buckthorn bark, etc., as mixed
In Adler-i-ka. One bottle produced
great results. Because Adler-i-ka acts
on BOTH upper and lower bowel It
removes all foul matter which poisoned
stomach. Relieves ANT CASE sour
stomach or gas on stomach. Often
cures constipation. Prevents appen
dicitis. . Lomen Brothers druggists.
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SAYS JAPS WON'T
LEAVE VLADIVOSTOK
AT CJ. S REQUEST
Tokyo, Japan, Fcft>y. 21—Japan has
no Intention of meeting American re
quests that she evacuate Vfcuflvostok,
aaoordtng to Foreign Minister Uohidn
In addmsing the House of Peers to
day. Uc hi da's declaration was made
In response, to reports that the United
States was contemplating a request of
that nature.
SEATTLE PROFESSOR
GETS NEW JOB
Seattle. Pdby. 21—iYafesaor Rich
ard Fredereckacholx at th*« . Depart
meat at Htetory at the. Univemity of
Whittington was today appointed
president of Reed University.
HARDING ANNOUNCES MORE
St Augustine, Fla. Feby. 21—
ident elect Holding today announced
the appointment of Dougherty as At
torney General and Henry H. Ftetchsr,
former United States Ambassador to
Mesflco, o« Under Secretary of State.
Harding also indicated that he will
tender the Department of Commerce
post to Herbert Hoover, former Food
Administrator.
Harding Completes Cabinet List
St Augustine. Feby. 21—President
elect Harding has completed his cab
inet by the virtual selection of Edwin
Dertby of Detroit Jm Secretary of the
Navy. His choice of Denby fur the
navy' portfolio was the flilst big sur
prise among his cabinet selections.
Donby’s name h:u? never aprpea.red in
the newspapers in connection with
speculation as to the navy post. Denby
is an attorney and former metaber of
Congress and has served ais an enlist
ed man in wiur time in both the navy
and marine corps.
Hoover and James J. Davis have
virtually been chosen by Harding for
cabinet positions. DavLs.% who is a
former steel worker ;uid now a bank
er, is to be Secretary of Labor If'the
cabinet slab' goes through as it now
stands.
LEAGUE COUNCIL TO HOLD
IMPORTANT SESSION
ftnipnfobtiM* will be laid before the
it meets hero today. These problems
inelude the Allied attitude toward
Danzdg ami Armenia, the proposed
plebiscite in RiGhuaniu and plans for
the relief of Arfnenia which is now
dominated by Soviet Russia. •
SEATTLE CAR LINE
VENDORS SUE CITY
Seattle, Feby. 21—Stone and Web
ster entered two suits in the Federal
Court today, both of them in effect to
compel the city to live up to its con
tract in the matter of the recent
purchase of the street railway system
by the city. Suits by tax payers are
at prewent pending to prevent the city
paying either principal or interest on
the purchase. price of the system.
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SENATE COMMITTEE
. .KILLS NOME R. R.
EXTENSION APPROPRIATION
Washington Feby. 24—The Senate
Military Committee, now engaged In
consideration of the Military Appro
priation bill, has raised the appropria
tion for maintenance of the Alaska j
[cable service to $165,000. The com-j
mittee also raised the appropriation i
for oenfltruction and maintenance of,
roads, bridges and trails in Alaska to
$500,000 frqm the $350,000 granted bj*;
the lower house on the request of the I
War Department for $950,000. On the
other hand the Committee struck out;
because of limitations the $10,000 ap
propriation passed by the House for a;
preliminary investigation of proposed
roads to connect the present None
Shelton railroad system with the coal
deposits of Kugruk -river and Chicago j
creek in the Kewaiik mining district
of Seward Peninsula.
Ed Note—On receipt of the a bote j
the Chamber of Commerce took Im
mediate action this morning by wiring
Delegate Wickersham. pointing out the
vital fuel conditions and urging him
to Intercede in favor of the approprta. j
FRISCO MAIL PILOT CROSSES
CONTINENT IN 3S HOURS
New York, FOb*. 83—Pilot E.- It.
Alllston. the aerial mall carrier flying
from west to east in the transcon
tinental air mail record flight, des
cended at Mlneola flying field-atH:50
this afternoon with mall which he left
San-Francisco at 4.30 a m yesterday,
yesterday.
INCOMMUNICADO ORDER
AGAINST DEBS
BRINGS PROTEST .
W'ashlmtton, Feby. 23—Department
„f Justice ordu* to hold Eugene V.
Debs imcommiBilcado at Atlanta Pen,
itentiary warei called to the attention
of the preetdmt today, dt was an
nounced.
JAPS REITERATE REGRET
POi LANGOON MURDER
Washington. Poby. !S—Regret on
the part of tl* _ Japanese government
over the fatal shooting: at Lieutenant
Langdon at Vladivostok early laat
month Is reiterated in a reply of that
government ton note from the United
States government.
Vojtoia Japanese officers involved
In the affair lave been punished, the
note states.
IRISH HOME RULE
EFFECTIVE APRIL 5
London. Fobr. 22—The Privy Coun
cil ha* deridel that the Home Rule
Act roar Ireland shaM go into effect on
April 5. according to an announce
ment by the Home Office today.
U. S. SEND! NOTE TO
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Faria Febj. 22—The American
State Deportment ihu»s sent a note to
the League of Nations on the subject
erf mandates and asks /the Leognet
Council not t» take final action until
;« note which is now being drafted
dnmid reach Parle.
This is th« tirst note the United
States has sett directly to the T/eagle*
of Notions. It is believed in League
of Nations circles that it concerns
either the Island of Yap or French and
Uritish oil ageements.
RECORD COAST TO COASJ MAIL
PLANE FLIGHT STARTS
S;ui PrancJro, Feby. 22—Two mail
service airplanes left here at 4:30 this
morning, undertaking a record flight
for moil carrying from Frisco to New
Record Selling Mail Plane Fall*—
Pilot Killed
Sun Francisco. Feby. "2—Captain
IV. T. Ty-wii of the air mail service
• nd one <rf the pilots of the two pl&ne*
which left her tl\is morning to estab
lish a r< coid delivery between San
Francisco and New York, was killed
it Elko. Nenda. when his plane fell,
recording to information received
lere this afternoon.
SENATE AIENDS NAVAL
APPROPRIATION BILL
Washington. Feby. 22—The Senate
today adapted an amendment to the
S’aval AppnprLitinn RiU. providing
for ronstriNtion of two fast naval
leroplane ariers editing eight millions
each. The Senate also voted a mil
llon and & half for the Alameda apd
Los Angela naval bases and eight
hundred ttasand for an air base at
Sand Point near Seattle.
SEATTLE BIRL STUDENT,
SERIOUSLY BURNED
Pullman,Wn. Feby. 21—Miss Bess
Hlusser of Seattle, a student dn the
State collet here, was perhaps fatally
burned whn the decorations at a
college snaky matinee party were de
stroyed by fire today.
INTIMATE) LANDIS TO RESIGN
FROM FEDERAL BENCH
New Twk. Feby. 23—President
Heydler « the National Baseball
league, li a public statement today,
intimated that Federal Judge Istndis
Intends toresign from the bench, and
devote htoentlre time to the business
of organic baseball.
ASSAS8MFIRES INTO RESIDENCE
GRMAN PRESIDENT
Berlin,Feby. 23—A shot was fired
from aci*g the ^street into the resi
dence o# ^resident Franz Ebert today,
the nvisek wound in* one of the guard.
FRENGHWAR8HIP8
BATTLE B0L8HEVIKI
Con***inop»e, Feby. 23—French
destroy** along the coast of the
Btock £* have been engaging with
Soviet «***, according to messages
arriving tore, which uay the Bohihe
vlld ksgtotally from, the fire of the
warafc!|t
SEAT^ITAXPAYER* LOSE FIRST
■f*LE OF R. R. FIGHT
which
ing
eam
Feby. S3—Fourteen tax
Ao sued the city to force de
•ehe interest payments to
** Waster for the recently
street railway system,
payable March 1 under tho
let. lost .their case this mom
Judge Donald sustained a
to the complaint Died by
% council Meier.