EPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS
UNABLE TO AGREE ON AP_
POINTMENTS
(EADLOCK CONTINUES
djournment Will Be Made Until
After the Holidays, When Bal
loting Will Be Resumed
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 — Senate
•aders expressed a belief tonight,
lat the deadlock over the election of
chairman of the interstate com
lerce commission will continue over
ie holidays. Nine ballots this after
oon left the situation much the same
s a week ago. The insurgents are
till able to prevent the election ofj
ummins, their votes today being,
tirown to Couzens, the Michigan dark!
orse.
The Senate today passed a resolu-.
ion taking a recess from tomorrow to
anuary 3.
Republicans are Jockeying
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. —House!
temocratic leaders are charping thatj
lepublican leaders are manipulating
he ways and means committee in '
uch a way as to prevent action onj
he bonus bill. First, it is alleged they,
ire jockeying to give ample time to
>rganize powerful propaganda now be
ng carried on to change enough votes
0 defeat the measure by stirring up
>pposition back home; secondly they!
■harge that It is the intention of the
•epublicans to hold up the bill while
iressure is being exercised to line up
1 sufficient number of senators to sus
tain Coolidge’s veto of the bonus bill
Notified of Treaties
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.—The Sen
ate today wras notified of arbitration
treaties between the United States,
Britain and Japan.
ADM TOON SIS
WITH « PAS5EM
SEATTLE, Dec. 19.—The steamshii
Admiral Watson sailed this morning
with forty passengers, including Man
C. Delaney, Dr. C. H. Turpin, Mrs. P
Johnson and Henry Howard for Sew
ard.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18—In a state
ment issued this afternoon on the ac
tion of President Coolidge in releasing
the violators of war time laws, Com
mander Quinn of the American Legion1
said: “The President of the Unitedi
States has released 31 criminals, ij
cannot but wonder what the effect]
will be on the next generation. Sup-i
pose another war were imminent?!
Would a radical, cowardly, unpatriotic
aliens in our nation choose service in
the armed forces of the country or
would they choose spending a limited
time in jail.”
REVOLUTIONARY HE
NOT GKANGE POLIO
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.—The revo
lutionary movement in Mexico has not
operated to change the policy of the
American government toward Mexico
and President Coolidge is still hopeful
of negotiating a recognition agreement
to be ratified by the Senate.
WILL LUKE GREECE
TODAY FOR ROil!
ATHENS, Dec. 18.—King George
and Queen Elizabeth will leave Ath
ens today for Rumania. The govern
men! informed King George in writinj
that it considered him advisable foi
him to leave Greece until the Nationa
Assembly had decided on a regiim
both benefiting the country and th(
royal family. Premier Gonatas am
Col. Plastiras signed the letter re
questing the king to leave.
DELEGATE SUTHERLAND IS
AGAINST DIVISION OF ALASKi
Delegate Dan A. Sutherland Is 0]
posed to a division of the Terri lor:
, and will not introduce a bill to thi
. effect in congress it is said. The de
’; egates thinks the time -’or division i
' inopportune.
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Gateway, $1.25 per mo. delivered.
SO. DAKOTA REFUSES!
ALLOW JOHNSON
TO GO ON TICKET:
CALIFORNIA SENATOR SAYS HE
WILL RUN NAME IN INDE
PENDENT COLUMN
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 18—The;
Pierre Supreme Court today upheld!
the contentions that all further filings;
in the Republican minority column ol j
the primary ballot of South Dakota
would be prohibited and refused to al
low the name of Hiram Johnson to be
filed as minority candidate for presi-j
dent in this state.
Will Run Independent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—The name
of Hiram Johnson of California, for!
the Republican nomination for presi-j
dent will be placed on the ballot in
the South Dakota primary of that!
party in the independent columns the.
Senator said today when infoimed of
the decision of the Supreme Court of
South Dakota under \. hicli his name
in the Republican minority column is
prohibited.
NOW BEFORE COMMfTTEt
WASHINGTON, D. €., Dec. 18.—
Plans of the House Ways and Means
Committee for consideration of the
Mellon Plan for tax reductions and the
soldier bonus bill have been shifted
today so that now the bonus measure
will be given an enthusiastic place on
the schedule.
; INVITFSIME COUNCIL
: TO MEET III HOME
-| PARIS, Dec. 19.—Premier Mussolin
has invited the league of nations coun
i cil to meet in Rome in March.
K MRS. A. G. THOMPSON SPEAKS
TO LOS ANGELES AUDI ENCF
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’,i At a recent "sourdough” meeting ii
si Los Angeles, Mrs. Arthur G. Thomi
1- son of Anchorage, spoke on Alasks
s and received an ovation. Mrs. Thomi
son and daughter are spending th
winter at the Biltmore, m Los Ang<
les.
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II STANDPATTER
EXCEPT HIS MOUTH'
REPRESENTATIVE RAINEY SAR
CASTICALLY DEFINES NEW
POLITICAL BLOCK
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18— Represen
tative Harry Rainey, democrat of Illi—
nois, sarcastically commenting on the
feat of the House in organizing and
electing its committees this afternoon
after two weeks of inactivity because
of a revolt between the Republicans
and Progressives, defined a “Progres
sive Republican as a Standpat Re
publican, in all his anatomy except
his mouth, which he cannot control.’’
The insurgent revolt against Repub
lican leadership continued to dead
lock the Senate for five ballots in an
attempt to elect the chairman for the
interstate commerce commission. The
voting was featured by a split for the
first time in the regular ranks when
five administration senators joined
the insurgents in voting for Senator
Couzens of Michigan, as a compromise
candidate. The break in the ranks
followed the statement by Joues of
Washington that he was convinced
Senator Cummins, the administration
candidate, could not be elected, and
he was willing to support a compro
mise candidate. Jones was joined by
Cummins himself who voted for Sen
ator Couzens.
The House will take a recess from
December 2t»th to January 3rd in or
der to allow the members an opportu
! nity to spend the holidays at home.
Will Enact Bonus Bill
j WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—Chairman
! Smoot of the Senate finance commit,
tee made a flat prediction today that
the soldier’s bonus bill will be enacted
despite the veto of President Cool
: idge. He declared a larger number ol
I senators opposed to the bill last ses.
\ sion were now favoring it.
1 REBELS WHIP FEDERKLS
IK VICINITY OF TIMPIC1
—
VERA CRUZ, Dec. 19.—Rebel force
1 have forced the retirement of Federa
I troops from the Tampico oil fields.
ij It is feared that foreign nations wii
-I have to interfere to protect the fields
Billy Frame, well known it. Sewan
3 has joined his brother, Grover, a
Ketchikan, and will engage with hii
in the operation of a taxi business.
no ACCEPTS
PRINCIPLES SOUl
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18.—William
G. McAdoo telegraphed the Democrat
ic State Chairman Howes his appro,
val of the South Dakota Democratic
proposal platform.
The convention platform said: “We
shall get no relief from burdens now
oppressing us, nor shall we progress
in any direction through Republican
policies of ‘stand-stillism and wishful
waiting* for these problems to solve
themselves. The Democratic party
stands for progress and popular rights-!
It welcomes the opportunity to d)j
battle lor them.*’
SEDRO WOLLEY BANKER
LEMS GIRL FORTUNE
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SEATTLE, Dec. 18.—The will of A.j
E. Holland, the Sedro-Wolley banker!
and druggist, who died in Seattle July1
3, bequeathes all of his $600,000 estate
to his bride of two months, a woman
36 years his junior.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—Secretary
Hughes informed the Russian Soviet
government officials today that “there
would seem to be at this time no rea
son for negotiating with the Soviet
government.” and added, “America is
not proposing to barter away its
principles.
WEST VIRGINIA GAS TAX
YIELDS A MILLION A YEAF
CHARLESTON, Dec. 19.—West Vir
ginia's new state tax of two cents oi
3 each gallon of gasoline sold to retail.
1 ers will yield approximately one mil
lion dollars a year.
1
i SEATTLE, Dec. 19.—A cache of tei
thousand dollars worth of liquor bro
1, in to the city by former police lieu
t tenant Roy Olmstead for the Christ
mas trade was seized this morning b
I Chief of Police Severyns.
SYSTEMATIC LEVY
OF TRIBUTE MADE
BY SEAHLE POLICE
GRAND JURY UNCOVERS PUTRID
MESS OF BLACKMAIL AND
LAWLESSNESS
MUCH GRAFT EXPOSED
Seattle Spirit Under Searchlight of
Public Investigation—Testimony
Damaging to Officials
SEATTLE Dec. 19.—The grand jury
investigating Seattle’s vice conditions
continues its sensational exposures ot
police methods in grafting from thc
business houses and underword. A
mass of damaging testimony is un
earthing evidence of a systematic
levying of tribute from merchants
large and small, apartment houses,
taxicab companies, and the sale of
special parking permits.
SUBMARINE BE IDEM
FOR POLAR EXPLORATION
LAKEHURST, N. J.( Dec. 18.—Stef*
fansson has advised the navy board
that a submarine is probably the saf
est craft to explore the regions about
the North Pole.
DENVER, Dec. 19.—Downtown Den
ver traffic was congested today when
A. T. Vanderventer, 70 year old Okla_
homa fanner, paraded Sixteenth and
Seventeenth streets wearing his "cra
zy quilt” suit of clothes.
Vandeventer was accompanied by
his wife who informed the curious she
made the suit herself and that it took
i six weeks and three days to sew the
! 2887 pieces together.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
WILL BUILD VESSEL
FOB ALASKA TRADE
VANCOUVER, B. C.f Dec. IS—The
Canadian government will shortly call
i j lor tenders for the construction of a
M 340-foot passenger steamship to cost
-1 $1,000,000 for service to Alaska out of
Vancouver. The ship will be in serv
■ ice in 1925 and will have a speed of
23 knots or about 27 miles.
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BRUNSWICK AND COLUMBIA
PHONOGRAPHS AND RECORDS $50 to $250
REMINGTON TYPEWRITERS with cases $60
LADIES AND GENTS’ MANICURE SETS,
from $2.50 to $20.00
GENTLEMEN’S Purses and Wallets $1.50 to $10
LADIES’ PURSES, $3.50 to $15.00
MUSIC ROLLS, genuine leather $6.00 to $15.00
PARKER’S DUETTE PENCIL AND
PEN SETS, $7.00 to $25.00.
EVERSHARP PENCILS and WAHL
PENS, $1.00 to $15.00
SHEAFFER’S LIFE TIME PENS, $5 to $15.00
WRITING COMPANIONS, genuine
leather, $3.50 to $12.00
SMOKERS’ SETS, HUMIDORS, $2.00 to $15.00
CIGARS IN XMAS PACKAGES, $3.50 to $10 Box
FRESH CANDIES IN
$1.00 TO $15.00 BOX
CHRISTMAS BOXES
EXTRA NICE
MEERSCHAUM, CALABASH and BRIAR
PIPES, $1.00 to $10.00 each.
KODAKS, AND ANSCO CAMERAS, $6.50 to $74
EATON-CRANE and PIKE’S STATIONERY,
at 75c to $35.00 per box, exclusive styles
FRESH BOX CANDIES, at $1.00 to $15.00 Box
GENUINE SWEET GRASS INDIAN
BASKETS, with fine candy to order $3.50 to $12
ALASKA IVORY CURIOS AND BASKETS,
PYRALIN IVORY in PLAIN or DECORATED
BY THE PIECE OR SETS
' HAND TINTED ALASKA VIEWS
FRAMING TO ORDER—Sixty new styles of
Picture Mouldings to choose from.
A FINE LINE OF OLD IVORY JEWELRY
CAMERA ACCESSORIES ALWAYS IN STOCK
SEAL MOCCASINS IN ALL SIZES
A FINE LINE OF CHRISTMAS CARDS
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