MONDAY
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ARGENTINE *GND« ULTIMATUM
TO LEAGUE ASSEMBLY
Geneva. Dec. 4—Argentine Foreign
Minister IhieyTreden. today handed to
('resident Hymans of the League of
Nfetions Assembly a letter announcfng
that the Argentine government hod
instructed Pueyrreden to withdraw
from the Assemibly if ft appeared that
t|»e League would refuse to extend its
administration to all aovereign stages
and if all Argentine’s proposal for the
construction of the League Council
on a basis of representation for alt
was not ndop&d.
Pueyrreden Refuses Discuss Argentine
Geneva, Dec. 4—The Argentine
delegation ta the League of Nations
Assemibly did not appear during the
first hour of today’s meeting. Honjrio
Pueyrreden, head of the delegation,
refused to deny that Argentine was
withdrawing from the League because
of the attitude of the Assembly toward
the proposal of Argentine to admit all
nations to the League. In reply ta all
queries he said he cannot discuss the
matter at present.
Assembly Receives Amendment
Eliminating "Article 1(P*
Geneva, Dac. 4—-An amendment to
the co\-enant of the League of Nations
which entirely eliminates Article 10.
the most noted section of thp entire
pact, \vn» introduced in the League
Assemibly today by Charles J. Doherty.
Canadian Minister of Justice.
The announcement probably will be
referred to the Comanlttee on Amend,
ments fir consideration.
MRS. McSWEENY ARRIVES
IN AMEIRCA
New York, Dec. 4—Mrs. Terence
McSweeny, wife of the former Tjorl
Mayor of Cork who died recently j.s
a result of his Jons continued hunger
strike In a British prison, arrived in
New York this morning.
Widow McSwoony Visits De Valors
New' York. Dec-. fi—Mrs. McSweeny
attended high mass at Rt Patrick’s
Cathederal today and later called >n
De Valera. so raped president of ths
Irish ropitblfb. '
SIXTY FIFTH
f CONGRESS CONVENES
. Washington, Dec. 6—Both houses
convened today at noon in the first
session of the Sixty Fifth Congress.
HARDING RETURNS. FROM
j PANAMA TRIP
Newport Nows, Dec. 4—President
Qleot Hording arrived here today fro«j|
Panama.
President Elect Is Washington
Wasington. Dec. <—Senator Hard
ing arrived in the capital from New
port New* last night at midnight .
It is his Intention to remain here
but. tw-o jins’s.
BISHOP ROWE*S
25TH CONSECRATION
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED
Seattle, Dec. 5—Today’s service : t
Trinity Parish Church was given over
to a celebration of the twenty fifth an
niversary of the Consecration of thp
Rt. Rev. P. T. Rowe as Bishop of
Alaska.
Both Bishop Rowe and Bishop Ren
ter of Olympia were present, the lat
ter preaching a sermon in eulogy of
his brother prelate’s work.
GEORGE NEGOTIATING
WITH SINN FEINN
London, Dec. 4—Quite negotiations]
art In progress between represent i-d
tlves of Lloyd George and the '•Slntiji
Fein nets, with the object of bringing]
about peace In Ireland, according t<j
reports emanating from government I
George ia said to be feeling out tM,
Sinn Feinners In an effort to asce*4j
tafn whether It will be possible to hold;
conferences with their leaders.
WILSON APPROVES
ALASKA DEPARTMENTAL.
COMMITTEE PLAN!
Washington, Dec. K—President
Wilson has approved the plans
Secretary of the tnterlor Payne , fof,j
creating an Interdepartment committee i
*to co-ordinate government activlM-'f
In Ala aka.
Immediately after the plans were'
approved by the president, Secretne:*]
Payne announced thf committee pfr>
ennnrf as follows with himself as
chairman: Clarence W. A«-1
ricutture dept; Ca.pt. VV' C. Colenly.
War dept; Dr. Hugh M. Smith, de
partment of Commerce; Jas. B. Cor
ridon, Post office dept; Henry T. Saint,
Shipping Board; O. C. Merril. Fed
eral Power Commission if the De
partment of the Interior. T*he name
of Governor Riggs of Alaska is also
included in the list.
Tn a .public statement. Payne said
the committee will tike up its work
immediately and among other things
will (give consideration to the recom
mendations made by the Alaska Ad
Tisary Committee, headed by Dr. Al
fred H. Brooks. In its report to the
Interior Department June 11, t#20.
VICTOR BERGER APPEALS
LOST CASE
Washing >n, Dec. 4—Victor Rer
ffer, former Socialist Congressman,
fca* appealed to the Supreme Court
against the decision of Judge LandiJs.
Berger alleges prejudice on the part
of the trial judge as a baals for his
appeal.
SOVIETS CAPTURE
ARMENIAN CAPITAL
London. Dec. 4—Russian Soviet
troops have captured Erivan, the
Armenian Capital and Armenia has
declared itself a Soviet republic, it !s
asserted in a wireless dispatch receiv
ed from Moscow today.
/The troops of the former Armenian
government have placed thomselve-?
at the disposal of the new Soviet ad
ministration, the dispatch says.
Fresh Killed Pork at Milo’s Cafe.
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION 8HAKES
NEW YORK BAY
New York, Dec. 6—A thousand tons
of explosives on l>oard the naval mine
layer Atmikiskm blew up last night
while the vessel lay on the Brooklyn
side of the bay. A dozen persons
were killed by the terrific blast and.
shipping was given a severe shakeup.
The jnlhe layer was rent to pieces
end sank.
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PAYNE FAVORS GOV’T
OPERATION STEAMSHIP
LINE TO ALASKA
Washington, 7—-Secretary of
the Interior Payne in his annual re
port declares himself in favor of the
establishment of a government jper.
ited line of steamships to Alaska, even
«t a loss, and to provide an adequate
service at reasonable rates.
“To provide an adequate service at
reasonable rates lies at the threshold
>f Alaska development" the secretary
jays In discussing the transportation
question. “Adequate steamship ser
vice. with reasonable rates for pass
enger and freight firm the Paoiflc
roast to Alaska, is Imperative. The
present system Is inadequate," he says.
Payne further declares that there “Is
not enough business for the two prin
cipal companies, now operating Alas
ka lines.**
HOUSTON SUBMITS ALASKA
ESTIMATES TO CONGRESS
Washington, Dee. 6—’Secretary
Houston asks five millions in appro
priations for improvements t.i he made
at the Puget Sound Navy Yard and
Keyport torpedo stations, in his es
timates for the fiscal year 1922 sub
mitted to Congress today.
Under the head of Alaska appro
priations the budget contains the fol
lowing itmes: For the Nome harbor j
110,000; for the Alaska government
railway $4,000,000; for a light house at j
Cape Spencer $185,000; aids to navi
gation $125,000; Ketohikan lighthouse
depot $8,000. An increase of the gov
ernors salary to $7,500 is also recom
mended. The estimate for contigent
expenses In the territory Is placed at .
(8.900 and $1,022 is requested for main- '
tenance of the Afognok fish station
and an additional $10,000 is asked f >r j
the Yes Bay fishery station. Other
Alaska estimates are; For a site and
balding for the mining station at
Fairbanks $75,000; care of the Alaska
Insane $5,000; education of the natives
$41,000; medical relief for natives
$18,600; reindeer service $15,000; pro
jection of game $62,500 and suppres
aion of the liquor traffic $8,000.
ARMY ASKS NEARLY MILLION j
FOR ALASKA ROADS!
WnihJoflon, Dec. 7—The army fia*
lequitatiid CengrcH for an appropria
tion o* ttM.000 to be expended by'.the
Aluka Road Compnissfon In construc
tion of roads, trails and bridges In
Alaska. ibf maintenance .of the Al
aska telegraph and cable system, an
additional $211,4*4 is asked. .E*tl
pintee for the goyeyiMaenff railroad to j
onterior Include $400,000 for bridge* i
W'Tit^ha;Hil%r: '
CONSTANTINS Tp RETURN
TO GREECE SATURDAY
Lucerne, Swi tier land, Dec. 7—It is
announced that former King: Constan
tine will embark at Brindlse. Italy,
for his return to Athens ne*t Satur
GERMANS THINK
LEAGUE TO DISSOLVE
Berlin, Pec. 8—The withdrawal of
Argentina from the League of Nations
is accepted fn Germany m a forerun
ner of the League’s dissolution.
NEW SUPPLY OF SMALL
COIN ORDERED
Dearer. Colo. Pec. 8—The locnl
mint Is In receipt >f orders to coin
seven million, two hundred thousand
dollars in dimes, quarters and half
dollars to supply Christmas demands
for new coins as presents.
SAYS ALASKA
BOOTLEGGERS PARADISE
Tacoma, Her. 6—Alaska is a real
paradise for bootleggers, according to
Donald A. McDonald, federal prohi
bition director for Washington and A1
Iteports of the conditions obtaining
in the Territory have been forwarded
to Washington, D. C. by him. togeth<*
with a request that he be given men
to gape with the situation.
McDonald asserted that fifty boot
•gggerw are operating openly in th*'
town of Ketchikan and that whiskey
in great quantities is being shipped to
all parts of the Territory from Can
SINN FEINNERS
OFFER PEACE TERMS
London. Dee. 7—Arthur Henderson,
the labor leader, is presenting a series
of Sinn Feinn peace .proposals to the
British government today.
HARDING FORECASTS NEW
EXECUTIVE RELATIONS
WITH CONGRESS
Washington. Dee. 6—The day of
cooperation- and friendly relations be
tween the White House and Congress
was forecasted by Senator Harding
today in a short address from the floor
of the senate.
The president elect declared that
one of the ambitions of his four years
as chief executive is to insure better
team work l>etween *ho two branches
of the government.
HARDING HINTS AT SPECIAL
SESSION IN MARCH
Washington, Dei- 6—Senator Hard
ing. in his address to the Senate in
timated that a special session ,>f Con
gress would be called at the earliest
possible date after March 4.
He alio said he would resign as
Senator before the middle of January
and that Senator Elect Wills is to be
appointed to All his unexpirod term.
WILSON RECEIVES
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
Washington, Dei*. 6—President
Willson, in receiving a visiting con
gressional committee today stated that
he will communicate with Congress
tomorrow.
SENATE AND HOUSE HEAR
WILSON’S FINAL MESSAGE
Washington. Dec. 7—The Senate
and House of Representatives con
vened at nom today to hear president
Wilson’s final message.
GREEKS VOTE TO
RETURN CONSTANTINE
Athens. Dec. 6—The plebiscite held
in Greece yesterday has shown an
overwhelming majority in favor of the
return to the throne of former king
Constantine.
WILSON ABANDONS FLAN
TO VISIT CONGRESS
Washington, Dec. 7—President
Wilson today finally gsive up his plan
to appear in person before congress.
Addressing Doctor Grayson, who
had seriously advised against the pro
posal. Mr. Wilson, said today, "I am
your patient and will, therefore, fol
low your advice.**
HOUSE ROBBER SHOT BY VICTIM
. .Tacoma, Dec. 3—An unknown ban
dit was shot today at Elma. a short
distance from Tnoma, when Frank
Knowles came home and found his
parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. Knowles
standing In the house with their hands
up In the air- and. a robber searching
about the premises for valuables.
Another bandit was also killed while
attempting, to rob a pool hall at Bur
nett. The latter was identified as
!TtWr?Tn!fft li coal miner.
WEDNESDAY
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WILSON POINTS. WAV -
TO DEMOCRATIC
WORLD LEADERSHIP
Washington. Dec. 7—President
Wilson, called on Congress today to
act on legislation which he said would
"put the United States In the forefront
of the movement to maJcc the spirlttrU
power of democracy prevail thruout
the world."
In hia last regular message t> Con
gress which was sent to the two houses
by messencer, the president said that
there aro two ways in which the Uni
ted States can lead in the estalgllsh
ment of the doctrine of “right makes
might” in the world. These ways,
he mid. are. first by "offering an ex
ample Within her own borders of the
will and power of democracy to make
and enforce laws which are unques
tionably just and which are equal in
their administration;”. second. by
“standing f>r right and justice as to
ward individual nations.”
The president also submitted the
following program to carry out the
aims he outlined.
tmonedlatc passage of the budget
bill; strictest economy in government
appropriations; immediate revision of
the tax laws; adequate provisions for
disabled soldiers: a government loan
to the new state of Armenia and the
granting of independence to the Phil
ippina*'
MRS HARDING VISITS
MRS WILSON
Washington. Her. 6—Mrs. Hard
ing, wife >f the president elect and
herself soon to become the mistress
of the White House, visited Uni.
Woodrow Wilson at the Executive
Mansion this afternoon. « Mrs. Wil
CHINESE TROOPS MUTINY
Shanghai, Dei-. 4—«ixty persons
have been killed in a mutiny >f Chin •
i*se troops at Iehang, a *reaty port in
the Huhen province.
HARDING BACK HOME AGAIN
Marion. O. Dec. &—President elect
Harding arrived here from. Washing
ton today.
PORTLAND SCHOOL MAM
* KILLED BY AUTO
Portland, Ore. Dec. *—Maude Fer
guson. a. teacher in the local high
school, was run down and killed by an
automobile while crossing the street
MORE NORTH DAKOTA
BANKS CLOSE
Bismarck, Nr. D. Dec, 7—The re
cent closing of state bathes in Narth
Dakota now number twenty two. acs
cording to an announceinent of the
state Bank Examiner's office.
FRISCO SHUTS I.ID
ON PRIZE FIGHTS
San Francisco, Dec. 7—The P»oan!
of Police Commissioners today sus
p< nded indefinitely all prize fight per
mits owing to unspeakable crimes
[•emmitted by prize fighters and their
associates here recently.
S S KETCHIKAN LOADING
OIL TANKS FOR SEWARD
Seattle Dec. 6—The freighter Ket
chikan is loading four large steel oil
Ft Seward. Alaska.
ROBBERS SHOOT WOMAN
AND TWO CHILDREN
Youngstown, Ohio, Deo. 6—With
her two children shot dead and four
Indlet wounds in her own body, Mrs.
Alta M. Kopler, aged 26, was rescued
from her burning home on the New
Bedford road today.
The dastardly crime is supposed t»
have been the work of negro robbers.
WIDOW MeSW^ENY TO
APPEAR BEFORE
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
Washington. Dec. 7—Mrs-. Me.
Sweeny, widow of the self martyred
former mayor of Cork, Ireland, ar
rived In Washington today tot appear
before the committee of one hundred
Investigating conditions in Ireland.
WRESTLING MATCH SPECTATORS
DECLARE ROUGH HOUSE
ChlcaVo. Dec. 4—The Interior of
the Haymarket Theatre Is being re
paired today after a riot in which two
thousand spectators M a wrestling
Match participated by way of showing
Ihelr disgust at the'tactlcs of the wrest
lers. The spectators claimed the af
SOCIALISTS DEFEATED IN
SEATTLE SCHOOL ELECTIONS
Seattle. Dec. 8—Carl K. Crosson
and E. Sborrock won the Seatt'*
school directorships In yesterdays,
school elections, defeating the Social
ist candidates. E. J. Drown .and Dieh
ard Wikeaon.
THREE PERISH IN VANCOUVER
HOTEL FIRE
Vancouver, B. O. Dec. 8—Thima#
Freeman, a retired soldier. H. J. Mar
tin and one unidentified man perished
this momins in the burning of the
Park’s House, a local lodging estab
lishment.
TWO KILLEO IN SANTA ROSA
SHOOTING SCRAPE
Senta Rosa, Cal. Dec. 5—Detecjive
Sergeant Miles M. Jackson, of San
Francisco, and Sheriff Junes A. Pet
eray, of Sonoma County, were killed
and Detective I^ester H. Dohman, of
San Francisco, was shot and probably
fatally wjunded while in a house in
the local Italian quarter today, en
gaged in questioning three men n
connection with recent attacks on wo
men in San Francisco.
George Boyd, one of the men in
side the house and who the police
say did the shooting, was shot in the
side by >ne of the officers He will
recover.
THURSDAY
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HARDING TO STAY AT HOME
FOR SOME TIME
Marlon, O. Dec. 9—Senator Hard
ing said today that it is his intention
Herbert Hoover is scheduled to ar
rive here Sunday for a conference
with Harding and following him the
preslden* elect will see Klihu Hoot,
forme president Taft and ex justice
Hughes. Other republican leaders
will be called later.
BIG ALASKA ROAD
PROGRAM PLANNED
ingtnn. Colonel Stt-ese., the Alaska
Road Commissioner, said that t'.:c
Commission has decided «n a ten year
road building progrtim which calls fo>
the. appropriation of a million dollars
at ruction of four thousand miles of
through routes and twenty five hun
dred miles of short spurs In various
parts of the Territory.
WILSON OECLINES
TO ENTER LEAGUE
DISARMAMENT DISCUSSION
Washington. Pec-. 9—President
Wilson has declined an invitation of
gates to Geneva to Lake part in *he
discussions of the League disarma
ment commission looking to interna
tional disarmament.
Although declining to participate in
the discussions the president announc
ed that this country is entirely in
sympathy with such a movement.
COX TO APPOINT
HARDING’S SUCCESSOR
Calumhus. O. Pec. 0—Govern tr
| fox Indicated to Senator Hardin* to.
day his willingness to appoint Sena
tor elect Willis to fill the on expired
term of Harding in the Senate.
KETCHIKAN POSTMASTER
RENOMINATED BY WILSON
Washington. Per’ 9—A number of
appointments of postmasters sent to
Congress today by President Wilson
include the name of Albert, Wile win
Is designated as the postninster of
Ketchikan. Alaska.
IRISH PEACE
PROSPECTS BRIGHT
Tendon. Dec. 9—Roth the Tendon
Times* and Mali today quote Premier
IJoyd Oeorge as saying that prospects
of peace In Ireland are much brighter
than they appear on the surface.
British Sinn Fcinn Poses Negotiations
Continue
I»ndon. Dec. 9-^-While high Irish
Ofllce officials and Rlnn Felnn leaders
continued to soout the peace nossJbill
'ties tadaj’. negotiations to that end
progressed rapidly ns cabinet nfflearr
borferred with an emissary of the
‘sjnn Fe!nn who claimed tc h-fng of
' WANTS INCOME TAX
' RATE BOOSTEO
i -
' Washington. I**-. 9—Treasury
-tary Houston today asked con
■i Woos: ‘he federal income tar
rate to two percent on incomes under
j five thousand dollars, making the rat®
f the same as in 1918. At the same time
I he asked that sur taxes he lowered on
J incomes over five thousand dollars and
' that corporations be made to pay a
I flat tax of twenty percent on undivid
ed profits. Houston further asked
that big increaa-** be made In the ex
j isting consumers' taxes on tobacco.
| cigars, cigarette, candy, chewing gum
[and the like. (Snsoline is '.-• commend
ed for a tax of two cents per galleon
and a tax on automobiles of fifty cent®
per horse power developed by their
engines is recommended.
Houston's proposals were contained
in his annual report presented to
Speaker OJllett** at noon today and
would add two billion yearly to the
government's income. Houston said
that twelve billion dollars must be col
lected during the next three years If
th<- government is to pay its ordinary
expenses and meet the $7,500,000,000
worth of floating debts and Victory
notes redeemable during that interval.
The secretary said the war cost the
1'nited States twenty four billion dol
NEW PACIFIC STEAMSHIP
OFFICIAL APPOINTED
j Seattle, Dec. 9 -A. It. Gardner and
; Perry Ott*-son have been appointed
, Mi neral purchasing agent and general
i commissary agent, respectively of the
, Pacific Steamship Company, it was
[announced by the local office of the
company today.
REPUBLICANS HASTEN TO
REVISE TAX, TARIFF LAWS
W'asington. Dec. 9—The ropublt
can members of Congress took the
first steps today towards the revision
of the tax and tariff laws at an extra
session of Congress in March. Hear
ings on the revision of the tax laws
will begin within a few days. These
hearings wilj continue until January
G. when it will be arranged to start
on the tariff revision legislation.
BELGIAN SOLDIER FIRES SHOT3
IN CHAMBER DEPUTIES
P.nisscls. Belgium, Dec. 9—Thr-'e
shots were fired in the direction >f
the president's tribune in the Belgian
Chamber of !lVputies by :i man In the
pni'la- galleries today. As he sent
the shot* hurling across the Chamber
the man shouted "I have been for
four years H prisoner %,n Germany
and have not obtained the justice due
No one was injured by the dis
charge if missies.
INSTERSTATE COMMERCE
COM MISSION THREATENS
'BRIBERY INDICTMENTS
Washington. Dec. 9—Bribery to se
cure favors in the movement of coal
and other commodities will result in
indictments being brought against the
guilty individuals if sufficient evidence
can be obtained, the Interstate Com
merce Commission warned in its an
nual report made public today.
.CONGRESSMEN SEEK RESTORA
TION NORMAL BUSINESS
Washington. Dec 8—The majority
members of the House Ways and
Means committee are meeting today
to consider methods to aid in the res
toration of normal business conditions.
WILSON TO RECEIVE
NOBLE PEACE PRIZE
Capenhagen. Denmark. Dec. 7—A
Stockholm telegram today announces
that the Noble peace prize will be
conferred on President Wilson Decem
ber 10 by the Noble prize fund com
mission.
The priAp carries a money grant
amounting to about $40,000
The Nome Nugget delivered by car
rier or mailed. Per raoath $1.00.
Stiff Joints _
Sore Muscles
Soreness and stiffness resulting
from unaccustomed use of muscles
or too much exercise, such as ten
nis. baseball, golf, hand-ball, etc.,
give way quickly to the soothing
i effect of Hamlin’s Wizard Oil. U
l penetrates fast, drives out the sore
! ness, and limbers up stiff, aching
joint* and muscles.