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SOME
FACTS
WORTH
KNOWING
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STATE OF WAR
TKTEST Dec. 4— A state of war
between Flume and Italy began at
midnight Thursday. As yet there are
no signs cf hostilities outside. Dnn
nunsio a* t ioop* are not believed to be
meeting with success. The inhabitants
wish t * avoi* bloodshed. The Italian
patio* iuis ci»i all coinmnn»v-al*‘ us
w«th the city tut it is asserted V at
Italy does not wish to reduce the city
by the starvation method.
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ARGENTINE MAY WITHDRAW
BUENOS AIRES, Dec., 4— The
A&.'*embly of the League of Nations*
rejection of the Argentine proposal
vb>ch favor admission of all countries
b> the League may result in the with
drawal of Argentine. A telegram is
expected from the government repie
senttftive at Geneva notifying the gov
ernment of his action.
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DELAYED FLASHES FROM THE
OUTSIDE
CHICAGO, Dec., 4— Steep up
turns in the price of wheat yesterday
attracted unusual notice. The gains
were from ten to eleven cents per
bushel.
WILL MAKE CHOICE
WASHINGTON, Dee* 4— Rep
tentative Wilson will choose the medi
ator betwen the Armenians and the
Turks who will act for the President
of the United States and not for Wil
son personally. The State department
officers declared that the mediator
would have all the influence and pres
tige of the American government.
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PURSER SAFE
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec., 4— Pur
ser Fred Breckenridge of the Pierrie
which was lost in the big storm last
week has appeared. He was transferr
ed to another steamer a few hours be
fore the Pierrie sailed. His name has
been carried on the list of missing.
NOTICE
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; ANCHORAGE OIL MEETING
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i Committee Appointed to Solicit Fonda
for Continuation of Work.
The oil meeting last night in the
Empress club rooms was attended by
| twenty representative Anchorage bis
j iness men. A. Frodenberg acted as
' chairman imd A. G. Thompson secre
! tarly. €. J. Sellander, driller, made a
I statement of the progress of the drill
| ing, and read a log of the well, and
i Mr. Thompson made a statement of
tho financial conditions of the com
pany. Mr. Waxon and Mr. Burman,
both employed at the well, were called
upon and made statements favorable
to thfe continuation of the drilling.
Mr. Sellander expressed his confidence
in finding oil ut a shallow depth, bas
ing his opinion on the similar condi
I tions existing here and in the Katalla
field, where th^ oil is encountered at
a depth of from 200 to 600 feet. The
presence of gas was spoken of and
Capt. Lathrop brought out the fact
that the wells and the camp at Ka
talla are lighted by natural gas, which
is also used as fuel.
At the suggestion of Sidney Ander
son a committee was appointed to so
licit funds to continue the drilling.
According to Driller Sellander the well
can be continued without casing as
long as the solid formation lasts, at
which point a string of four-inch cas
ing will be started and the drilling
continued the same as before. The
committee appointed consists of Cap
tain Lathrop, Sidney Anderson and
Arthur Shonbeck. The committee will
take active steps to raise the neces
sary funds.
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The bodies of all the. Pierrie vic
tims, 21 in all have been found and
buried. ^
BARRACK NOTlS
Sgt Parrish spent a few days in
this town. He returned to Anchorage
on yesterday’s train.
Teacher: What gender is the earth
quake?
Mary: Masculine.
Teacher: No it is neuter.
Mary: Then the Irishmen are neut-1
er.
Teacher: Why do you classify the
earthquake with the Irishmen?
Mary: The last earthquake threw
some bricks fi*ora the chimney at the
barracks.
One soldier expressed his desire to
become a president elect
We asked why.
He answered that he would be giv
en an opportunity to go to the Mex
ican border. Then he would return pro
perly braced to occupy the chair.
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‘Stoo deep, ’stoo deep.
Facts worth knowing.
If a watch gains ten seconds per
hour and a clock that loses ten sec
onds per hour were set right at noon
June 1, they will be together again at
noon August 1.
Figuyre it out yourself.*
Advice to the lovelorn.
Dear Agnes; I am fourteen years
of age and would like to have you ans
wer the following questions. (1) How
many nights a week should I go out?
(2) How long should I stay out
nights? (3) How long should I wear
my dresses? Answer— (1) Not mow
than seven. (2) Until you return. (8)
It depend# on the quality aad color.
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HAZELET'S CANDIDACY AS
RIGGS' SUCCESSOR MEETING
WITH GENERAL APPROVAL
The early retirement fiom office *
of Governor Thos. J. Riggs, Jr., and -
the almost unanimous endorsement
given our townsman, Geo. C. Haze
let, by the Republican committee
men, clubs and party leaders in all I
parts of the territory, makes hi9 ap- 1
pointment practically an assured
iact. This is tho most imports*.
office in Alaska to be filled by the
new national administration and as
Mr. Hazelet is the only avowed can
didate in the field, and has the
backing of the rank and file of the
Republican party, it is expected
that President Harding will name
him as Governor Rigg’s successor
shortly after March ^ at which
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time he will have the resignation of
the present executive.
RIGGS TO QUIT JOB
“You may formally announce for
me that my resignation as governor
of Alaska will be in the hands of
President Harding when he assumes
his duties as president of the United
States on March 4, 1921/* stated
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Gov. Riggs to a representative of
the Juneau Empire.
“I will submit my resignation to
the incoming president," he added,
"to become effective subject to his
pleasure. This action is taken ac
cording to the usual custom in such
cases."
Gov. Riggs took the oath of office
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and his apointment became ef
fective on April 26, 1918. He was
appointed for a term of four years.
It if, however, according to precedent
for holding appointments, as stated
by the governor, to tender their resig
nations to a now administration.
The governor has been actively
associated with Alaka . for many
years. In 1906 he was appointed on
the boundary survey commission as
engineer to the commission. He re
mained on that body until 1914, bo
ing in charge of the work for the
United States, running a line estab
lishing the Alaska-Canadian boun
dary from Mount St Elias to the
Arctic Ocefcn. In 1914, on creation
of the Alaskan engineering commis
sion for the purpose of building a
iail-**ad from the Alaska coast to the
interior,, he was appointed one of
the three commissioners, the other
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two being William C. Edes, chair
man and CoL F. Mears.He was
given charge of the interior work
having headquarters at Nenana, re
signing that appointment in 1918
to accept that of Governor of Alaska.
, DELEGATE GOES TO CAPITAL
Delegate-elect, Dan A. Sutherland
has left Juneau, for Washington, D.
C., to get into touch wifh the situa
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GREECE TO BE NOTIFIED
LONDON, Dec., 4— At the Allied
i Premier* conference Held here pester*
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day it was agreed to send a note , to
Greece to the effect tiuk the elevation
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of King Constantine to the throne as
proposed would be regarded as a rati
fication of Constantine whose un
friendly attitude toward the Allies
would create new unfavorable rela
tions with Greece.
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tion there before congress opens for
winter session in December. ' Mr.
Sutherland announced before his de
parture that he had nothing to give
out at present as to his course, that
it would be shaped pretty much after
he had been in Washington and be
come acquainted with the full situa
tion.
Asked if he had any preference in
the appointment of governor, he
stated that his time would be taken
up with his duties as delegate, and
that he was leaving all such mat
ters to others.
It is known that among the . new
burmess Mr. Sutherland will take up
will be the question of fisheries and
the bonu on gold, and will review
the unfinished business and give at
tention to those measures for which
Alaska has been pressing.
SEEKING TERRITORIAL OFFICE
For surveyor general, and E. P. Ken
dall, of Juneau, have thrown tliei^
hats in the ring, with the foimer
the favorite.
M. S. Whittier and Chas. D. Gar
fie'ci, of Juneau, and Jack Hillard, of
Eagle, are hot after occupying the
deck held down by Collector of Cus
toms Troy, with other sections of
the territory to hear from.
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NOME ENDORSES LOMEN
In the second division, Attorney
C. J. Lomen has been endorsed by
the Nome Republican Club for judge
and Senator John Sunback, looms up
prominently as United States Marshal
Jordan's successor.
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WANT RITCHIE FOR JUDGE
The friends of Attorney Elmer E.
Ritchie insist that he is the logical
Republican to grace the bench in
die Third division. Arthur Frame,
of Anchorage, has also been men
tioned for the place. Wm. Copper
noil of Seward, is a candidate for
District Attorney Munley's place
and most of the towns in the divi
sion have one or more candidates
ifor United States marshal.
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FOURTH DIVISION VACANCIES
The re-appointments of Judge Bun
nell and District Attorney Roth, of
the Fourth division, have not been
confirmed by the United States,
senate and neither are they likely
co be, and in that event they will
be the first divisional vacancies
in the territory. The friends of At
torney Thos. A. Marquam, of Fair
banks, are anxius to see him elevat
ed to the bench as Judge Bun
nell’s successor. Attorney Cecil Clegg
and R. M. Stevens are among the
available timber for Roth’s berth.
Senator 0. £. Gaustad is ah as
pirant to succeed United States
marshal Irwin in file Fourth division.
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HUGE BUILDING
TACOMA, Wash,, Dec., 4— It was
announced yesterday after a meeting
of several veteran organisations that
plans had been completed for erecting
a War Veterans Building which is to
cost $600,000 inclusive. Huge auditor
ium meeting halls and officers which
w.U be rooted are part of the plans of
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• AMERICAN COOKS
PARIS, Dec., 4— General Fayolle
said upon his return recentlj from his
three weeks stay in the United States,
“I have just discovered America and
America has conquered me. It is a
wonderland."
“It has been hard fight, those
three weeks in America," the General
went on with the usual humorous
twinkle in his eye. “I come back on the
verge of collapse with grim dyspspsia
holding me in its grip. Without taking
back anything that I have said about
American Expeditionary Force cooks
being rank amateurs, I must take off
my hat to American chefs. There were
many banquets luncheons, I survived
them alh"
To the suggestion that most of the
chefs at the leading hotel& were Fren
ch, General Fayolle replied: “They
may be but they certainly have under
gone an evolution for they had strange
dishes of their own.”
“Did you miss your wine with your
meals,” he was asked.
“I never missed my wine,” Fayolle
replied. '
“Don't ask me to talk local Amer
ican politics,” General Fayolle went on
when requested to explain whether he
meant that he had his wine twice a
day as is his custom or what he did
not miss temperamentally.
“I have had a grandiose reception
that I shall never forget although I
am certain that it was not for me per
sonally but because I represented Mar
shal Foch and the French Army.”
“I lived through it,” concluded the
General, “but even the organizers of
my tour had to admit that it was a
record for endurance.”
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NO TRIAL
LONDON, Dec., 4— It seems now
to be finally settled that the former
German Emperor is not to be tried in
contumaciam.
The question was asked the other
day of Premier Lloyd George in the
House of Commons by Charles Fred
eric White, liberal member for West
Derbyshire, whether, “in view of the
fact that Holland has refused extradi
tion of William Hohenzollem, the
Supreme Council would summon him
for trial, and, in the event of his non
appearance, would arrange hat he
shall be tried in his absence, so that
the promise that he would be tried in
London might be fulfilled.”
A written reply was made by An
drew Bonar Law, leader of the House
of Commons, saying:
“The government is not prepared to
adopt this suggestion.”
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SEWARD METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday School 11 A. M.
Open Forum Class 12— Noon.
Evening Service 7:30.
Subject of Evening Sermon:— <4The
Wicked Servant”*
Subject for Discussion at the 12 o’
clock service. “The Kingdom’s Grow
th.”
The Choir will famish the special
music at the Evening Service.
To these services you are invited.
Duane Earl Carter, Pastor.
N. B. Remember the Community
Christmas Trpe.
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WASHINGTON, Dec* 4— Colby
leaves from Hampton Roads tomor
row for south America at the same
time Harding arrives from Panama.
Viriginia cities planning warm wel
come President elect politics to be for
gotten expected speak Newport Nfim.
ROAD PROGRAM
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SEATTLE, Dec., 4— Major Got*
walls of the Alaska Road Commission
in an interview yesterday in which ho
outlined the road program for Alaakn
during the coming year said, “Alaska
.s primarily a mineral producer but it
may be developed to a point where it
will become self supporting from an
agricultural standpoint It will never
become an exporting country in that
respect Its minerals are capable of
supporting a white population of more
than 500,000. Our program contemp*
lates opening country so that it can be
operated at a profit We are asking
Congress for $1,000,000 a year for ten
years to connect all the present jende
and to complete the system for touch*
ing every part of the Territory. This
road system is to act as a feeder to
the railroads and the waterways." Ma
jor Gotwalls will return to Alaska on
Dec., 6 to inspect the winter trails. Ho
plans on a seven thousand mile trip.
GOOD PLAYERS
HONOLULU, T. H., Dec., 4— When
a large number of the members of the
Kamehameha school football squad
here turned out to their first practice
n bare feet and kicked the pigskin
about as freely as though they wei*
shod with brogans, C. G. Langenstsln,.
tiie school's new football coach from
Northwestern University, Illinois, op*
ened his eyes and shut his mouth ia
dumb amazement.
When he looked closer and saw that
most of the boys wen nothing more .
than a thin shirt and a pair of over*
alls apiece, instead of the armor-lifet
pads of* the mainland footballers, hg
expressed the opinion that hnntilps4
in football players is not ey**!**
the continental United States.
For their regular games thf Kamo*
hameha boys don regulation football
uniforms, but in practice many of
them prefer the unprotected shirt, of*
er&lls and bare feet
WEATHER REPORT
SEWARD 16 Cloudy Calm.
Matanuska 12 Gear Calm.
Chickaloon 10 Gear Calm.
Wasilla 16 Gear Strong East
Talkeetna 15 Cloudy Calm.
Gold Creek 6 Gear North*
Hurricane 0 Gear North.
Summit 4 Gear Strong North.
Nenana 10 Gear North.
Fairbanks 12 Gear North.
Anchorage 6 Gear Calm.
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The S. S. Admiral Watson arrived
about 1 o’clock this afternoon from the
westward. Mr. Larson the father ef
Mrs. Harry Martin of the Radio sta
tion was a passenger from kodiak.
With Mr. Larson was also the brother
of Mrs. Martin.
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COSTA RICA RECOMMENDED
GENEVA, Dec, 4- The League of
Nations committee of admission of
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new states unanhaousty recommended
the admission of Chela Ska
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