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BRITISH EVACUATING IRELAND
CONFERENCE MODIFIES SHIP SCRAPPING PLAN
SOUTH IRELAND
ENDORSES ANGLO
IRISH TREATY!
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Dublin, Ireland, Jan. 14th—The
South Ireland parliament, in session
here today, unanimously approved
the treaty with the British establish
ing an Irish Free State.
As a result of the ratiflcatiou of
the treaty, the British armed forces
are now evacuating Ireland as fast
as they can be moved.
The Black and Tans in this section
entrained from Dublin last niirht and
embarked at Kingston for Holy
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HARDING SAYS
CONFERENCE GOING
ON SUCCESSFULLY
Washington, Jan. 13—President
Hardin/? does not believe that the
resignation of former premier
Briand will affect the ultimate re
sults of the Armament Conference.
A White House statement issued
today said the president did not
know where Briand got authority
for his statement in the French
Chamber of Deputies prior to his
resignation that the United States
would participate in the Genoa eco
nomic conference in March, this
government having made no sinh
decision.
The president is quoted as say
ing that the Arms Conference is
“going on hopefully^ successf . lv
and swimmingly.”
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JAPS LKT GO PART
OF SHANTUNG
Washington, D.C. Jan. 14—Japan
agreed today to transfer to China
the administration of the leased ter
ritory of Kiaochau, held by her in
the Shantung province.
BIUTISH-BELGIAN DEFENSE
PACT UNDER WAY
Paris, Jan. 14—The Belgian gov
ernment announced this evening a
tentative agreement for a British
Belgian pact in which Great Britain
promises her full aid in resisting any
attack upon Belgium or a violation
of her territory by hostile powers.
ALLIES WANT TO TRY GERM ANS
FOR AVAR CRIMES
Paris, Jan. 14—Surrender of tin*
Germans who are charged with of
fenses in connection wijh the late
war to the Allies for trial, is recom
mended in two resolutions adopted
by the Inter-Allied'Commission on
War Crimes, which were made pub
lic here today.
HAYS’ RETIREMENT
OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED
Washington, Jan. 14th—An an
nouncement that Postmaster Gen
eral Hays will retire from the presi
dential cabinet was made at the
White House today. _
Hays will accept an offer made to
him by a motion picture producing
syndicate to become the ti9ad of
their national organisation.
VIVIAN A REFUSES CABINET JOB
Paris, Jan. 14—Former Premier
Viviana this afternoon declined an
invitation lo become a member of
the Poincaire cabinet.
RIOTING MARKS ARRIVAL OF
PRINCE AT MADRAS
Madras, India, Jan. 13—Rioting
marked the arrival here of th<*
Prince of Wales today.
A mob rushed into the railway
station, tore down the decorations,
trampled the Union Jack in the mud.
and beat up many policemen before
dispersed.
HAYS TO RESIGN IX MARCH
Washington. Jan. 13—Postmas
ter General Hays will probably re
sign March 6 to take over his new
task as head of a big motion picture
concern, it was made known today.
GENERAL STRIKE CALLED
OX IRISH RAILROADS
Dublin, Ireland, Jan. 13—A gen
i eral- strike involving all Irish rail
i toads is announced for Saturday at
midnight.
LANDSLIDE DESTROYS
SICILIAN TOWN
Messina, Sicily. Ja*iT 12—Land
slides occuring at San Fratello, Sici
ly. today, destroyed the town. :n
addition to burying scores of people
in the debris, according to reports
received here.
IRISH POLITICAL PRISONERS
RELEASED
London, Jan. 13-—The Irish poli
tical prisoners in London jails, Bux
ton. Pentonville and Wormwood
Scrubbs, were released today under
the amnesty proclamation of King
PACIFIC $. S. CO.
OOFS BIG LINER
Washington. Jan. 14—The former
Pacific Coast steamship Northern
eific was sold by the Shipping Board
today to the Pacific Steamship Com
pany of Seattle. The price paid
was one million dollars.
'!Ju«ka S. S. Co. Booking For
Seattle. Jan. 14—The Alaska S
S. Company is negotiating for the
purchase of a vessel to take the
place of the steamship Alaska, lost
several months ago on the Califor
(Jeneral Manager Standard is not*
in New York, where he was sum
moned by the company heads to an
important conference respecting the
Copper River mining situation.
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A TRUE BEAR STORY
Two Kin*r Island natives went
thru the experience of their aborigi
nal lives this week and. had it not
been for a combination of pluck, en
durance and a bit of providential
luck at the right moment, they might
b*' still floating around in mid-ocean
on a floating ice cake.
Iskurunga and Amustruk 1 f. Kim;
Island Monday morning on a hunting
trip on the ice. Seal were scarce
around the island and they were
forced to go far in their search for
where amid the jagged ice blocks
they encountered the tracks of twe
polar Bear. rnmimlful of distance
travelled they pressed forward aftej
the much prized “Nanooks" and
within an hour had killed the ant
mal« at a distance of about a hun
Now. the unusual and unforeseen
happened; the ice between them and
their quarry suddenly parted; - a
strong wind from the North quicklv
widened the gap. and soon they
were miles out in the open sea en
tirely cut off from shore
For twenty four hours they drift
ed about at the mercy the ele
ments on their icy prison, suffering
terribly from the bitter cold of the
storm that persisted throughout.
Sometime during the second day
their ice-floe swung back toward th«
North and east and crashed against
a stationary ice field They quickly
crossed over to this ice. and guided
by the compass of Iskurunga headed
for home and safety.
struggled on—every bit of native ice
lore being called to their aid. Once
Iskurunga broke through ice up to
his waist in the chilly sea water,
but by rubbing his seal-skin pants
with fresh handfuls of snow he
managed to absorb most of the water
and thus prevent stiffness by freez
ing. To appease their thirst. Amu
struk filled a pouch made from his
walrus gut parka with snow and
placed it against his breast until it
melted enough to drink.
The younger native prayed to God
continually, he says, and when thev
finally reached shore at California
Creek, midway between Sinuk and
Cripple River, he was confident that
it was*the.white man's God who had
Mans Olsen, enroute from Teller
to Nome, picked up the starving,
frost-bitten Eskimos and brought
blent as far as Cripple, where native
friends cared for them overnight.
Next day they borrowed dogs from
their friends and came on to. Nome,
the younger fellow suffering pains
in his stomach from which be was
greatly in fear. They must-, have
been hunger pains, as they disap
peared after two or three good meals
at the local Coast Guard Station.
Jack Mitchell, surfman in charge,
fed them and clothed them as they
' were destitute. Mrs. Dupertius of
|*the Bureau of Education also provid
; ed them with warm dry elothes.
I Aside from a slight freezing of
i toes. Angers and face, these hardy
i natives are none the worse for r h*^ir j
J experience. Their chief worry is
j for their families -.it King Island. |
| who are probably mourning then: !
[for dead. They say conditio..
I the Island are not good. Seal are
J very scarce and were it not for the
goodly supply of white man's flour
they would be in a hard way.
They plan to go home to the Island ,
on the Cutter ‘Bear'' in the spring. j
where no doubt a great potlatch of .
resurrection will be held in their
Fit A N K WATERHOISE
< < >M PA N V INSOIA' K N T
Seattle. .Ian. Ill—Frank Water
house and Company has been placed
in the hands of a receiver.
Too much wartime speculation is
given as the chief reason for insolv
'itlMi Aims RIG ACREAGE
TO SEQl'OIA PARK
Washington, Jan. The House j
Committee on Public Lands favor
ably reported today a bill providing !
for the addition of 564.0(10 acres of I
public land to the Sequoia National 1
Park, the home of the famous big j
trees in California.
The bill also provides for cluing i
ing the present name to th-- IJeose- j
velt-Sesuoia National Park.
AGED FOFNREK OF ORPHAN
HOME BEING (H'STED
Seattle. Wn„ Jan. 13 Pc- e of i
her seventy three years, Mrs Kyther j
is being deposed as head of ' h not- i
ed Rvther Home for Orphan Child-|
ren which she founded here forty |
FORMER NEBRASKA
Omaha, Neb.. Jan. 1 • Former
1 I'nited Slates Senator Joseph Mill
ard of Nebraska died suddenly here
; today as a result of heart disease.
j<>KK.Vr MINK r.AVKIN
lllSTl'KIIS Srlt.WTOX
Scranton. Penn.. Jan. 1J A great
cave in. involvim; a large section
in the heart of Scranton, occurred
here today. Three blocks of city
property subsided as a result of a
cave in in the old coal mines over
which a large section of Scranton is
built. Five persons were killed in
the disaster, with numerous injured
reported.
CONFERENCE TICKLES
SHANTUNG CASE
IN EARNEST
Washington. Jan. 14—-The Anns
Conference today tackled the Shan
tung problem in earetist. hoping that
a final settlement of thai long stand
ing controversy will make it easier
to go ahead with other troublesome
problems of the Far East.
Chinese I tanker* oiler to l*iiniia*i
Shniitung Railway.
I’ekin. china, Jan. If! -A Chinese
banking grouji has signified it.- will
ingness to raise |3u,rt00,000 to be
used as a rash payment for the pur
chase of the Shantung railroad,
which is one of the chief objects of
contention In the Shantung discus
sions at Washngton.
.W'STKALI.AX UiHilt
LKAIWK l)KAD
Sydney. N. S. \V‘. Jan. 12—Frank
Mudor,' leader of the Australian
Labor party, is dead here
ARMS CONFERENCE
Washington. Jan 1Thf Arms
Conference has modified the articl
on ship scrapping in the naval re
duction agreement to permit the
conversion of the vessels agreed up
on to be scrapped into aircraft oar
Aibert Sarruthed. present leader
of the French delegation, declined
to attend the meeting of the I'nited
States. British. Japanese and Italian
d. legations, called this afternoon to
consider the naval pact, because of
the resignation of former premier
P.riand.
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(JKKAT WAH
MGMOIilAI. PLANNED
Washington, Jan. 14 —The erec
tion in Washington of a national vic
tory memorial building commemor
ating the achievements of the Am
erican forces in the World War, and
at the same time complying with the
wish of George Washington for a
great educational institution hero, is
endorsed by President Harding in
a letter to all state governors urging
official participation of their states
in the project
JOHNSON TO FIGHT It.ViT
FK'ATION PACTl-Tr TREAT*
Washington. Jan. 1 Senator 11
flatly today as opposed to the • -
treaty between Britain. Franco. ' i
pan and the United States.
Johnson announced that he >'.1
tight ratification of the treaty 'to
the last ditch.”
ANGLO-FREXUH TREATV
SAFEGUARD TO FRAN<T
Paris. Jan. 13—The text of the
proposed Anglo-French treaty,
brought to I’aris from Pannes by for
mer premier Briand. was made pub
lic here today.
The pact provides that Great Bri
tain shall come immediately to the
Jirt of France in case of direct arid
inprovoked aggression by Germany (
igainst French territory. j
<.i:oih;k i.kavks c.wwks,
FHA.N4 K, FOR HOMK
Cannes. France. Premier Lloyd
George. owing to the break-down in
negotiations resulting from the res
ignation of Briand. left Cannes for
London this evening
The British premier may stop in
Paris enroute to confer with Presi
dent Millerand. before quitting
France.
CHIV\ AN n JAP AN
IIEACH AtiREKMENI
ON KIAO-CHAl
Washington. Jan. 13—The port o
Tsing-tao and the entire area of leas
«-d territory in Kiao-chau, fortnerl
held by Germany, would be opene
by China to the commerce of all m
tions on equal terms inder an agrei
nient reached by the Chinese an
Japanese delegations to the Arn
PO|\< MICE TO PRESENT NEW
I I:!:V« II 1 \BI\ET TOD.’
n>t French president, who has be
hosen to form a new ministry
mcciod the resigned Briand cabin
informed President Millerand t
ifternoon that he will present
iew cabinet tomorrow.
KENNEDY MI RDER CASE
(JOES TO JIT
Los Angeles. Calif . Jan. 13t
A jury composed of ten women
two men, late this afternoon, be
its deliberations after hearing e
weeks of testimony and argun
upon the fate of Burch, the man
dieted on a charge of murde
capitalist Kennedy, whose body
later found walled up in the h
nient of his home here.