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WAS! ■ ■ ' 10 Unit**
th.* month.* ship‘of tr.e »l«»'a,**o is in
oroasisl t <»m -I- to at leas; o00 to
Mte.*t the :HT* .ised p"J ulaliOlt shown
by the 11*2') fOitS'ts. I" -tat - will lose
one or more epro-omtat' .»*s. according
to Hop esentativ • Siejjel. of Now
York. iha.te.a. o. th * lV:.su.> commit
tee wf.’rh will Kint** th * now Appor
tionment IJill. Those states are:
India' a lev a, and Missouri, which
will lose two congressmen each; ami
Illinois, Kentucky. Maine. Maiyland.
\ Vi t Virginia,
which will lo e on • i »r.t;ressiiian each.
Mr. Siegel exp ains that it the
Hou■■»e member ship i> retained at its
present I'ijjure, it will be necessary to
increase the population basis in each
congressional district beyond the —11.
niH) or majoj poition thereof now fix
ed. If this i> done. he says. the^*>
stat*'> named will lose one or more of
the present d stricts because their po
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pulations have not increased in p o
portion to those o* other states.
On the ha>is of the estimated popu
lation «.f 10ft.o00.000 for tin* whole
cour.tiy in 1920. an increase of ap
proximated 14.(KM),000 in 10 years.
Mr. Si* u' 1 j*ays 0.» or Oft new seats >n
the House must he created if the 10
states are to retain their pr* s«nt num
erical r« presentation. While precedent
warrants the increase. Mr. Siecrel de
clares there is sto’i'jf opposiTion to :t
on tli** part of some of the present re
presentatives. wh ‘e otb**Vs * »vo1 re
duction to as few a> “»00 members.
M *. Si* gel < xpeels the work o?
framing the n**\ apjwvtionment ba! .n
accord w:th th»* m-w population to be
gin with tlu* reconvening of On g: ess
in l>t cumber an! he anticipates that
the measure will he pas oil early it)
lf>21.
Kvery deeade since 1700, with thr
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single exception of 1S40. the House
membership has b« en enlarg'd to keep
pace with the proving ponulation
Vow t''e Hou-e floor is crowded when
all members a*e p’»*>ent seats nearly
fill the chamber: the old individual
desks have been discarded and an in
crease :n membersh p probably wil’
have to be solved by narrowing the
width of the seats.
T n vears ago the House member
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iTIk’At.O. All*.., 10 The Kailway
Lab u Knaid today issued ail award
tu*«i\isin : the x.ages of app>oxitniUe
. m #«m„i . »*i, \ . . I;* Amei .uii
;. e (Vn ;• my by .“> 0.000.000
\ a Iy. riu* award is reti wrtive to
.\!ay 1st. v)n. inr ease amounts to si\
iiv'ii rents a. hoar. L’ml r the teiin.
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eompanx max he permitted to ra»s»
the rates sufficiently t“ meet the in
c eased labor cost. Arguments in tin
; ate ease have already b»s n heard by
the ,nteislate commerce commis ion.
r.;.ooiiMtu \;>s skaiu him;
I OK MKN WHO KOlUirM I K UN
YANTOCYPP. li. (’.. Au«r.. 1
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P'oodhounds a e sooui injr (bow’s Nest
Pa s di>t iotJ’or traces of bandits \ bo
fo- abl a revolver duel with the police
last >atu <ia\ at IMlevue Albert ir
which two officers and one bar.d’i !
w killed. Tho men are believed t«
be tho>e who recently robbed a (’ana |
dim Pacific t ain. The officers he
lievo the bandits are heading for the
American line,
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SAN I>IK(P>. Aujr.. P>— It is l<v.rn
♦•d that M:;:o‘d Poll Wrltfht. the an- j
tho -, and Mis. Winnefved Potter l>nn ;
(•• w« . i-re: y tnarri d la<t Thm*
• day. P.oth wore divorc 'd recently.
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or oou \rs woirni or
JKWEU5Y \N0 NUT AM VT
CI.KVK1. VXP. Aug.. JO - Three
b. edits entered Sol llergman’s jewel
ry st*>ve this afternoon. shot :iiu: |
wounded serioudy two employees i
looted tho .if.* of diamonds worth ;2t>
000 and made their escape in an ante
luob’b*. The robbery was done in ip.ich
line.
•■hip was increased from 201 to 4-'» on
the ha i" of a population of 01,072,200
nd the only exception to such a pio
ceduve occurred in 1 "40 when 10 eon
^re^mcn were knocked out by the ap
portionment kept intact the numerical
strength of all state delegations be
sides providing for certain increases,
but even then several congressional
districts fell short of the maximum
basis of 211,000 population.
Ik* a 1
(». 11. M„ tonir.ht in the little A. 1>.
„a.l ... .* o'clock and all members are
s ( l e> In’ ui attendance.
i ll,. ,\iu on. will meet tonight : t
o'clock in lead of tomorrow night ac
cruing t>» annaunc nicnt tr.is a» i*
noon .Secivta y U. O. IVrry.
T. W. Hawkins and daughter e
tuned on vesteidays train l.om a
visit to Anchorage.
(*. S. Ik | uy Mar hal A. I . Ii< f
inae. **«>«n M.uaiiUrdtn. is registere*. at
Iiih Hotel Overfund. *
Mrs. I*. A. Mai tin and Mrs. It. N.
McKe ! an. mothe. and sister ol
biaftomun Martin, are registered at
Hot Sew: 1 >n their way t" <
.staio> after a \L.it in this section.
IV ter Arn^toy, former contra: mi
at Mile 11, came over on the ti lin
yesterday from Anchorage.
The (Inteway City limited is sche
duled to h ave for the inteiior ton.ar
row morning at N o'clock.
Mrs. Ralph Rood expects to po
Anchorage on tomorrow’s train fo- a
short visit.
Mrs. I!. E. Wever, who has 1> n
vis*tine in the home town for several
''• id , returns t<> Anchorape on to
morrow’s train.
J. \\ Walker, isshstant 's : • f
U. S. Surveys, is expected to an *ve
on the Alaska bound for Cold Bay for
Mv ? urt>ose of making a survey of *.he
oil f • !.* ’u that district.
Mrs. (\ E. Orlander intends po:np
to Anchor- pe tomorrow for a sh >rt
visit.
M'ss Emily Borpen will leave on
Alaska for San Rafael, Cal., tr at
tend school.
,]{)['ALIZATION BOARD IS
HOLDING DAILY SKhSK NS
The equalization Board, composed
,f «ho May u* and city couneilmen, bc
• ,ip i i. i't»’ v >oi'.'ions t»»day. 1 he
r»o:vd is meeting in the Town ha-1 be
tw ***n the hours of 2 and 1 o’clock in
the afternoons. S* ssions will continue
•'.11 of th's week.
I RON WORK: ER H\S SON
CHRISTENED ON TOP OF
11— STORY BCILDINT,
NEW ORLEANS, Aug.. 10— Ole
! Paterson, a structural ironworker, bad
; his five months’ old son christened on
a steel girder of a 14-story skeleton
building. Fifty ironworkers were god
fathers.
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.MEXICO CITY, Aug., 10— Or. Paul
Hcrnardo Alionilorf, writer on int r
nritional affairs who is doseriImml a a
v,‘il' ai»)' tafd » : ‘ »t for the I ni; *d
State-, has been a. rested and charged
v tli writing I’ d. ■ a; licit tm Mexican
comi t "a>.. The authoiitic- assert A!
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and ' e man governments.
s. EVMEK ADMIRAL EVANS
NOW ON THE W \Y NOIIY!!
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SEATTLE. A eg.. 10— St on nor
\dmiral Eva.ns cleared lor Alaska
ports at 10 o’clock this morning v'th
Sfi passengers the following being .'«)»
S-ward •
O. A. Magner.
Sam Henson,
(ius Hansen,
Miss T. Muller.
1.. !i. 11. .Jennings,
Russell Mcllood,
Eight Steerage.
NO WORD O NAL \SK \
At p;vs> time no word had boon ro
o *jve u* tcable ol! n * regain ng
t!u* Alaska. The ste inter is exported
to arrive at (\> dov.i •duivng the night
however and may e' ai westbound
from that port early tonioiroxv morn
ing.
\KV> A! TO UKa’OLI) MA1H\
;i\ { RAN CONTINENTAL TRIP;
NEW YORK. Aug., 10— It is an
nounced that a new unofficial record
for transcontinental automobile trip
has been established when a five pass
enger car, carrying mail front San
Prancisco, anived after a run ot four
days, foui toon hours and forty minu
te.-.. This is sa d to be faster than by a
day than any previous run.
Jii 'IT lilSITOi* MAN NIX HAS
AT LAST HEACKED LONDON
LONDON. Aug., 10 — Archbishop
Man nix arrived at an early hour this
t morning and only a few reporters and
priests greeted the Australian. A
heavy police guard was about the sta
tion. There were no untoward inci
dents. The police had some difficulty
hov^'or in handling the small crowd
as nearly all insisted on kneeling and
kissing the Archbishop’s hand.
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\VIATOR BURNED TO DEATH
TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug., 10— U. F.
Nadeau, Kansas City aviator, was
burned to death yesterday afternoon
when his plane fell fifty feet at the
landing *field and burst into flames.
Nadeau was pinned under the engine.
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It VBY HOY IS HOUN
ON HOAKP A THAIN
Tin* stork put in an appearance*
oariv this morning at Mile f»2 and
. a.ie thin; s lively on ili«* government
railroad for a shoit time. At 0 o’clock
this morning Supt. C. (I. Jones was
’nfonned that a visit <»f a stork at the
railroad town was momentarily cx
pected. Supt. Juno- ordered out a lo
comot!.>* and a caboose .and Mrs.
Itingstcud, wife r/ the timekeeper,
was placed on board »h«* special tru»n
and the stait was ma« • t ^"’°rds An
chorage. Hut the stork waits for noth
ing and when 7fi was reached, Mrs.
Uinp>tcad gave birth to a fine boy
haby. The train proceeded to Anchor
age and the mother and babe are now
in 11'.■ ■ hospital at that place, both rest
•ne: easily.
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FREE l.l'.n i RE TONICHT
o\ CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
At 8 o’clock tonight, at the Liberty
theatre, a lec ture on Christian Science
will bo given by William W. Povtci,
C. S. I>, member of the Board of Lec
ture dv’p of the f irst Church of Christ,
Scientist, Boston, Mass. Tin* lecture
will be free and the public is cordially
invited.
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EMMA GOLDMAN AND HER
CONSORT NOW WORKING FOR
THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT
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NEW YORK, Aug., 10— Emma
Goldman and Alexander Berkman are
now serving in an official capacity
for the? government in Russia. This is
according to letters received here by
friends of the two anarchists who
were deported from the United States
many months ago.
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FORMER GERMAN WARSHIPS
TURNED OVER TO THE t
NEW YORK, Aug., 10— Seven
former German warships have been
turned over to the United States.
ALASKA FLIERS DETAINED
PRINCE GEORGE, Aupr.. 10— The
fliers enroute from New York to
Nome. Alaska, will be delayed here
several days longer by failure of sup
plies* and repairs to arrive *from San
Francisco.
MOSCOW, Aug., 10— Russia id
(«>ii>!»l<‘f ing. with determination, the
possibility of war with Kngland. News
from the front is awaited here with
intense interest.
PARIS, Aug., 10— The Russians
have captured the town of Ciechanow,
thus cutting the Warsaw-Danzig rail
way. This is according to a dispat-h
from the French military mission.
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PARIS, Aug., 10— The railroad
men have decided to strike if called
ujK>n to transport troops to Poland.
The French public holds a deep feel
ing against any intervention as the
French have had enough of war.
LONDON, Aug., 10— “I am still
hopeful for peace,” said Premier
Lloyd George this forenoon in ad
dressing the House of Commons re
garding the Polish situation.
Hythe, Aug., 10— It is declared
that the Allies, although loath to ad
mit it. feel little hope of saving War
saw. The question is not saving Po
land hut the real problem is said to
be the defense of western Europe. In
British and French circles it is believ
ed the aim of the Bolsheviki through
the Polish offensive is to firmly estab
lish a Bolsheviki at the very doors o!
the western powers.
LONDON, Aug., 10— A Moscow
wireless says the Polish government
is leaving Warsaw.
NEW YORK, Aug., 10— According
to reports from abroad received up to
late last night, the Bolshevists have
apparently broken the Polish lines
near the east Prussian frontier. Sov
iet cavalry patrols have swept for
ward in a great encircling movement.
North of Warsaw the front seems to
have been torn in a great gap. The de
fense Polish lines south also are re
ported to have been forced back.
FIRE IN PENITENTIARY
JOLIET, III., Aug., 10— Fire is
raging in the Illinois penitentiary and
convict firemen and the Joliet Fire
Department are fighting the blase.
There is no disorder. The men march
ed to their cells and are remaining
there.
BULLETIN— At 2 o’clock this af«
ternoon thp fire was under control.