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C GOOD CHANCE
• Four hundred engineers and tech
nical specialists are needed immedia
tely for the Second Engineers at
Camp Travis, San Antonio, Tex^, as
part of the War Department’s recent
order to recruit the famous Second
Division, on duty there up to ful.
strength. In a bulletin issued todaj
from the office of the Chief of Eng
ineers, it is said:
“This regiment is a unit of the on
ly division of the Army which in the
near future will be a full strength div
ision. If active service is to be seen,
this regiment will be sure to see it
and see it among the first.”
The Second Engineers is the engin
eer outfit that helped stop the Hun
at Chateau Thieny. It has two Army
citations; carries the Croix de Guerre
on its colors, and has been decoratec
with the French fourragers, which all j
its men are entitled to wear, whether
enlisted since the or not.
** Major General P. C. Harris, The
Adjutant General of the Army* an
nounces:
“ At a ceremony lAld on Octobei
26th, the fourragere awarded to the
Second Engineers by the French Gov
ernment was formerly presented to
the regiment and pinned to its colors.
It is believed that of all the gallant
organisations which have ■worn the en
gineer insignia in our service, this is
the first regiment to be so signally
honored by either our pwn or a foreign
government. The Second Division is
very proud of the fine record of the
Second Engineers.**
Its members won 100 Croix de
Guerre, 26 Distinguished Service
this is the first regiment to be so sig
nally honored by either our own or a
foreign government. The Second div
ision is very proud of the fine record
of the Sencond Engineers.”
Its members won 100 Croix de Guer
re; 25 Distinguished Service Crosses,
two Legions of Honor, and one Dis
tinguished Service Medal* which is a
record for engineer regiments.
The ten-truck map train is part of
the equipment of this particular regi
ment. It is a mobile m£p-making shop,
with complete lithographing plant,
printing presses, and linotype machin
es always ready to move at a mo
ment’s notice. It can grind out maps a
few hours after arriving at the front
with as much ease as the biggest
printing establishment in any city.
More than sixty trades are taught
and used in the engineers, as well as
agriculture and music, and the schools
for general education; and those for il
literates at Camp Traivs are among
the finest in the Army.
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AT THE CHURCH
The theme of Rev. Duane Earl
Carter's Sunday evening sermon was
‘'The Wicked Servent." The parable
irom which the theme is taken is
tound in the twenty-fifth chapter of
vlatthew. All those who have had and
made use of the means of a liberali
education will recognize the parable as
being that of the man who in prepar
ing to go into a far country, called
his servants and delivered unto them
his goods represented by money or
talents; to each according to his sev
eral ability. Two of the ^rvants trad
ed with the talents thus intrusted to
them, but the third carefully buried
his lord's money and gave it back to
him upon his return without any in
crease. The master reproved this ser
pent andt ermed him wicked and sloth
ful. Wicked because there were oppor
tunities for legitimate businesswhich
f properly taken advantage of would
have resulted not only in gain for the
owner of the talent, but also advanced
the interests of those with whom he
night have traded.
The talents used to represent the
several abilities with which men and
women are endowred and upon them
.has endowed rests the moral duty of
employing the talents with which they
are entrusted to their own profit and
Juit of others. There are assisting
forces about us with which wre can con
aect and by honest dealing enhance
our own interests and make the world
bettor for having been privileged to
live in it Among the aids to our con- j
lection with the forces that make for j
good in the wrorld are the moral teach
ings of the Bible than which no other
book has had as great an influence
for good in the lives of men. We have
so long enjoyed the blessings that
have come to us through the faith and
knowledge that our forefathers gained
from the Bible that we are in danger
of forgetting the source of the good
and incurring the just reproaches of
being wicked and slothful servants.
Another aid to connection with right
| forces is prayer. This is an'aid that all
of our greatest and best known men
have sought and found in times of a
great crisis, and the labor and lives of1
most of them has been a constant
prayer for wisdom and guidance.
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GOLF COURSE THROWN OPEN
PASADENA, Cal., Dec., 6— The
first nine holes of the Pasadena Golf
Club’s new course were thrown open
for play Thanksgiving morning. Ac
cording to announcements sent out by
J. H. Pearman, secretary, the second
will be ready by Christmas. There j
will be 54 holes in the complete sys
tern, which includes the property form- j
erly owned by the Altadena Country I
Club.
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NEW ROUTE
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec., 6— Swayne and Hoyt an
nounced Sa6turday a new direct line of passenger and
ireight steamers between Pacific Coast points and Euro
pean ports. The new line has been introduced to divert to
the west coast a portion of the immigration now going to
the Atlantic coast cities. An application has been made for
shipping board vessels.
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ARMED ROBBERS AGAIN ,
DETROIT, Dec., 6— Two armed bandits yesterday
r..l bed the Pay Master of the Starrett Construction Co.,
and escaped with a valise containing $12,000 the pay for
employees. Less than an hour later a depositor was s-hot
and seriously wounded when three men attempted to hold
up a bank only a mile distant from the scene of the other
'holdup. ‘ *
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WASHINGTON, Dec., 6, It was announced Saturday
that a series of resolutions proposing the immediate re
establishing of the War Finance Corporation will be pre
sented to Congress when it Convenes next Monday. It is
felt that the passage of the act is assured.
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AMAZED AT FRAUD
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St. LOUIS, Dec., &— The Grand Jury which returned
sixty indictments in connection with the state primary
elections expressed its amazement at the extent of fraud
shown in their final statement.
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NORFOLK, Virginia, Dec., 6— President elect Hard- j
ing speaking here today asserted that there must be no i
. acrifice of nationality, he said “The difficulty of the
times ahead are not a heritage of the past administration
so much as the result of tumult throughout the world. I
nave cordidence and believe that those of other political
faiths are willing to do their utmost for the natiort.”
WHY PAILURE ?- |
" GENEVA, Dec., G— George Barnes of Great Britain
preparing today to sak the Council of the League of Na
ons to account for their failure to use the good offices of
:.he League to prevent the fighting between the Poles and
;he Bolsheviki last summer. The methods to be pursued
regarding the amendments will probably be discussed
Monday.
SANTA RITA ARRIVES
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SAN FRANCISCO Dec., 6-The ship San-ta Rita ar
rived at this port last night showing few evidences of the
recent storm. Caotain Tibbets in an informal statement
ild that he had ordered the tow lines to the Pierre to be
cut only when he found that it was absolutely necessary to
save the Saiita Rita. This was not done until both boats
were close inshore.
FARMERS TO QUIT
.WASHINGTON, Dec., 6—Unless they are aided over
the present period of depression, thousands of tenant far
nors in Nebraska will be obliged to leave the land. This
was the opinion of Governor McKelvie who testified Sat
urday before the joint Congressional Committee.
WIFE WILL NOT PROSECUTE
ARDMORE, Oklahoma, Dec., 6— Mrs. Jake Hamon,
wife of the Republican National Committeeman who was
alleged to have been slain by a woman named Clara Smith
said today that she does not beljcve that Miss Smith did the
shooting’and that she will not prosecute her if she is ap
prehended and returned for trial .
. WIFE ARRIVES
NEW YORK, Dec., 6—Muriel McSwiney, wife of the
late Lord Mayor McSwiney the hunger striker who died
recently arrived in this country Saturday to testify before
the Commission on Ireland.
LI—T REACHED
WASHINGTON, Dec., 6— The American Government
today reached a limit in the concessions they are willing to
make .the Allied Associated powers regarding the dispos-i
tion of the former German cables. The negotiations have
been dragging along for some time without any indication
that an unmediate agreement will be reached.
TO MEET LOW PRICE
SPOKANE, Wn., Dec., 6— A.6 A. Elmore, President
of the Washington Farmers Union announced Saturday
that a Wheat Exchange for the marketing of crops will be
organized at a meeting to be held here in March in an ef
fort to meet the low price situation.
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BOMB EXPLOSION
MADRID, Spain, Dec., 6— Bomb explosions are report
ed today from many parts of Spain. Considerable damage
has ben done.
WEEK ENDERS AT THE HOTELS
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Xayser of Taco
ma, Washington, are stopping at the
Overland.
Ray Young of Kodiak who came in
on the S. S. Watson, is registered at
the Overland.
Amy Bern, Jennie Anderson and E.
J. Hamilton of Kodak are guests of
the Sexton Hotel.
Ben Peterson who has been sum
mering at Kodiak returned on the S.
S. Watson. He is stopping at the Sew
ard Hotel.
M. J. Conroy of Anchoiage is at
the Seward.
C. E. Whitney came in from Gird
wood on last Saturday’s Limited. He
is registered at the Seward Hotel.
Lieut. H. J. McManus of the U. S.
Navy came over from Anchorage last
Saturday on a business trip. He is a
Seward Hotel guest
Al Harper, Chas. Harper and J*. F.
Case, Cash Creek mining men are
stepping at the Seward. They will
leave for the outside on the S.J3. Nor
thwestern for a business trip.
Mrs. Charles G. Hubbard of the
iVmrose mine spent the week end in
Se ward. She is a guest of the Seward
Hotel.
E. Anderson and Halley Ashby,
from Mile 52 are stopping at the Sew
ard.
STREET CLEANING OUTFIT
STOLEN FROM CITY OF TACOMA
TACOMA, Wash., Dec., 6— a com
plete street cleaning outfit has been
stolen from the city. The equipment
was taken from one of the busiest cor
ners of the downtown district while
the man in charge was absent for a
few minutes. Numerous persons saw
the thief calmly walk away with the
outfit
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WEATHER REPORT
SEWARD 22 Cloudy Calm. ^
Anchorage 6 Cloudy North.
Matanuska ’6 Cloudy Calm.
Cfcickaloon 10 Cloudy East
Wasilla 10 Cloudy Calm.
Talkeetna 8 Cloudy Calm.
Gold Creek 0 Gear North.
Hurricane 0 Cloudy North.
Summit 4 Cloudy North.
Healy 6 Gear East
Nenana 10 Gear East
Fairbanks 18 Goudy Calm.
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AIRPLANE SERVICE TO MINES
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GRASS VALLEY, Cal., Dec., A
test of the practicability of an air*
plane service to a circuit of miaea im
this region was made recently with
satisfactory results. Starting from the
Gilmour aviation field here a circuit
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of approximately 60 miles was cover*
ed in 51 minutes at a cost for fuel and
oil of about $3.25. The machine car
ried two men besides the pilot and it
was stated that a load of 600 pounds
be carried with ease.
Mines isolated by distance and poor
mountain roads often lose valuable
time by being unable to secure sup*
plies and breakage repairs promptly,
and the project of an airplane service
has been discussed for several months.
In the test made some ten* or twelve
mining towns or mining camps were
passed over.
WHICH
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec., 6—
Whether four kings and the Joker con
stitute a hand in poker that beats four
aces was the point at issue in the
grand larceny case against Manuel J.
Fernandez when it came up for pre
liminary hearing in the police court
here recently. \
The testimony indicated that Fer
nandez was sitting in a friendly game
with Miguel Olympus, who brought
the present action against him, and
Benjamin Santoo. The joker was 'wild*
and some lively tilts featured the play.
- Finally Olympus found himself -
holding a hand in which thors wsrr
four aces and a queen. Fenumdsu
opencd the pot for $5 and ObuhU^
hoisted it to $100. Formmdcr
and Olympus then moved in with his
entire working capitaf, $245 in all.
“Four aces**, he remarked, reach
ing for the chips.
“Five kings,” Fernandez retorted.
“Four of 'em and the bug.”
Fernandez took the money and
Olympus called the police. At the first
court hearing Police Judge Sylvester
McAtee postponed action until* Hoyle's
rules could be consulted.
LONDON, Dec.,*6— Viscount Grey's
eyesight is so impaired that he is "un
able to see birds and flowers," accord
ing to a letter which he has written to
the Berwickshire Nationalists Club de
clining an invitation to participate in
one or two field meetings.
He says that although he could tee
sufficiently well to walk, he was un
able to see birds or flowers or even a
view and would, therefore, be unable
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to share the interests of the expedi
tion.
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ARGENTINE WITHDRAWS
GENEVA, Dec., 6— Somoria Puerryedon the Argen
tine Foreign Minister yesterday hhnded Paul Nymans the
President of the Assembly a letter announcing that the
Ar gentine delegation had ceased participation in the Lea
gue of Nations. -
The letter which officially announced the withdrawal
of the Argentine delegation from the assembly of the Lea
gue of Nations may not mean that Argentine is contemp
lating withdrawing from the League of Nations. •
WILL GIVE SUPPORT
WASHINGTON, Dec., 6— Senator Jones of Washing
ton announced Saturday thaf he would support the move
ment .of reorganization and government development
agencies with the view of effecting economy and efficien
cy.. The Congressional Commission that it will takepraefc
icaUy three years to make a complete reorganisation.
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