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^ VLASKA. KI>NESDAV, JANUARY «. •«£ -“ V* <*«™ ™«
YOU ME \m. NUMBER 1 _ala, tv____ ___-_—
THOUSANDS
WANT LAND
WASHINGTON. Jan.. 21— Rep
sentatives of western states told t »e
House ways and means committee to
day that from 30,000 to 00*000 loonier
servicemen were dcsirious of estab
lishing farm homes and can obtain fif
ty acres on existing reclamation pro
jects if Congress grants the proposed
$250,000,000 reclamation appioprin
tion.
Gov. Davis, of Idaho, said there
were 32 reclamation projects for lo
west and these might be extended to
include 3,000.000 acres of land.
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RAILROAD WILL NOW HE
BL'ILT IN SO. AMERICA
VALPARAISO. Jan., 21— The
Chilean Congress has authorized the
government to contract with a Chil
ean-Ecuadorian syndicate for the con
struction of an important railroad to
extend eastward fsom Porto Boliva ,
Ecaudor, into Brazil an 1 thus give a
Pacific out’et to a rich t u ritory hith
erto innccesssible.
It is proposed to extend the lino
about 56^ miles to Porto Para on C,<
Amazon river in B azil at a co-t
about 6 000 000 pound sterling.
The project has been studied by
Chilean engineers and is regarded
of vast financial, commercial and po
litical impartance. It is expected to
promote commerral relations bot'v** m
Ecaudo*- and Chde and to conHbut>
greatly to the industrial and common
ial deveWent of the control part of
the South American continent.
IS GREAT DEV'ND
FOR AUTOMOBIl.FS
WINNIPEG. Canada. .’an . 21— T
demand for antomnbdos in the «-o
vir.r'-* is -o erent that AmeWean fat
tores will h" nnab'e to me*>{ th" d ■
mand for 1920 cars, ac-ordin-r to lo
cal dee'ers today. estT’a’-d
that Canado will snond S’0 000,f!i I'
for automobiles durne the veai.
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SUBSCRIPTION'55 tO
NEW CERTIFICATES
WASHINGTON .’an., — Siu>
pf rnpre th«»T» J7()0 000 ' 1
have been received bv th*
priv rtf rerftfleptct* of irdoSt^
C(|roc; d'‘frrtd TWemb^r 15 aH nv't” *
in<r .Tune 15, 1020, with interest at 4 4
per cent.
f jeno oIn’S A * or <Jfot»n»idA»i,
was ndjudered insane at WrantH! ve
centljr.
PAUIS, Jan., 21— A general rail
road strike is gripping the northern
and central part of Italy. Soldiers are,
guarding tire few twins being operat
ed by tlie government. Martial law has
boon enforced in the principal cities.
Cavalry is patrolling the streets ci
many cities. Stores and theatres arc
dosed at eight o’clock in the evening.
Few disorders have been reported from
any section of the strike area.
NG PLACE FOR
SOCIALISTS IN
N.Y. ASSEMBLY
ALBANY N. Y.t Jan., 21— The
Assembly judiciary committee, whiih
is trying the five suspended Socialists,
members of the Assembly, refussea
to note the appearance at the tria^of
the New York City Bar Association,
headed by Charles E. Hughes .Louis
M. Mart:n, chairman of th? judiciary
committee said the defendants belong
ed to a party which demanded a com
plete destruction of the American
fo’rr. of government by fomenting in
dustrial unrest. Hughes said no dis
qua)‘f:cat;on should be shown against
the five Socialists.
NEWSPRINT PAPER IS SHORT
WASHINGTON, Jan., 21— The
State Department says at midnig’t
the western Ameiican newspapers will
b-* forty per cent short of paper sup ■
ply as the Canadian government has
placed an embargo on shipments to
the United States from Fort Franks
Ontario. where an American paper
mill is being operated.
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RANGE HORSES KILLED
FOR FOOD FOR HOGS
BOULDER Mont., Jan 21— A
ranch near here has Wn killing ran (f
; .vfps for ho? f*ed. The range horse
jv, n'' ro^m^rrial value and eats up
valuable forage.
So far ns is known, no commercial
bo* sps h ive been killed for ho? food.
contrary to reports to that effect.
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NEFD MORE PIERS
NEW YORK Jan.. 21 — New York
fitv is n’nnnin® erpction of twelve
nf thn sVvscrnner tvnp in Jem
p„,» pnnounepd. The
new piers erected ar« to nwt-*vni
fV./xo'x nnrt fTnr>pnhnflran.
Th« p»r»nAj»ed dp^s will bn 2 000
o«l nt fl*V stori^S hi’rl'
}i cn;d T'**!** ncfJrnptpd nr\ct ir!ll b'*
between $2,000,000 and $4 000,000.
SUBSCRIBE FOR TRF OATEW**v
BROTHER OFFICERS CHEEK
ADMIRAL SIMS AT BANQUET
NEW YORK, Jan., 21— Save al
hundred brother officers cheered A 1
miral Sims at a banquet tendered to
him last n;;;ht Sms said the Navy De
partment was in two rows, one over
the award of medals and the other ov
nr his criticism. Sims said Secretary
Da nip’s issued orders inviting critic
ism. He declared the navy was solid to
the core and Sims denied the sec e
tary’s statement.
UKRAINIAN WILL RELEASE
SUITLIKS FOR T|IE WORLD
WHEN BLOCKADE IS LIFTED
WASHINGTON, Jan, 21— The Ok
nmian Minister to the United States
! today said that 4,000 000 pounds of
sugar; 20,000X00 bushels of wheat and
1 largo quantities of hides, for sh >«»*,
and other material stored in Ukran’a,
will bo available fot the world s mar.<~
I ets when the general b'oekade against
Russia is lifted. The blockade has on
ly been partially lifted.
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JAPAN WILL
NOW QUIT
SIBERIA
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HONOLULU Jan. 21— A special
dispatch received here today from i o
kio says Japan has decided to with
draw t: ojps from Siberia upon accom
plishment of their main purpose whi••a
has not yet been accomplished. The
purpose is not announced.
SENATOR HARDING IS IN
RACE FOR THE PRESIDENT ’
WASHINGTON, Jan., 21— Senate
Herding says he does not want Ohio’s
prcfunctory complimentary support
for President and sa»'d he will be crVt’
to have an expvess’on of th° pooj i .
vote if thovc is any doubt regard « •;
the state’s support.
WOOD nr A DO!CARTERS ARE
OPENED IN WASHINGTON
- WASHINGTON, Jan., 21— Heal
fpinrt'vrs for General Leonard Word
have bAen on^red here with Senrt ”
Moses, of New Hampshire, in cha’tfN
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DIVERS TO R*ISE GREAT
OlTAXTTTTV rr VALUABLES
FROM LUSITANIA WRECK
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LONDON/ Jan.. 21— En«rinee*3
and divers nrc to attempt to ra^e
ihousa"ds of pounds of valuables from
tb- Lm/tanm. Tt \s beloved that it
will ba imn^Ss'bie to rP’S° the wrcc c
on account of the Pfrcat depth.
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tuberculosis is raging
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VIENNA. Jam, 2t— Aceordin* to
mrdVal statistics just pi’b,;shnd. on-'
death of every three occurin? in rc
c^nt weeks h*s been f'*om teberculos
is in its various manifestations.
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PORTERVILLE. Cal., Jan., 2*~
Residmits here are contending that
San Jonqu;n valley records fo»* pr
vnte Chrstmas d;noers were broken
bv the H. ,T. Vincent family pear here
who lest Chrstmas hod 80 priests to
whom wen; served e;*rht turkeys np^
several chiek®ns. The dinner was sens
ed out of doori.
SEATTLE, Jan., 21— E. B. Au.t.
editor of the Union Record, the Rr*»
labor paper here, will oe arraigned
Friday. The charge is criminal libe.
on the state, the complaint stat'ng
AuPsi editorial b’amed the Cental lx
dimdHn the. aimisticc day massacre,
with themselves causing their own
death. Charges against other official
will probably be dismissed as Ault
was solely to blame for the editorial.
This morning Ault moved that ail
demurrers against him he dismissed,
Judge Tallman, of the Superior Court
ove*ruled the motions. Ault will pio*
b-biy nlcad not guilty o\\ Friday wh. n
his case is called.
TERIJOKT, Finland, Jan., 21— Bo’*
she.viki representatives mot the Am
erican Reds, who were landed from
tho Buford, and promised them homo*
and work. Madame Gorky, the novel
‘st’s vrf\ met Emma Go’dman and
sa:d: “Russia opens her arms to ali
pol?t:cally oppressed deported Reds.
The reds entered the Bolsheviki Bnes
under a white flag. The Bolsheviki
members told them Gen. Kolchak ha i
been captured in S’boria and sa d fuv
thm- that the Bo1 sheri ki forces w-ve
"ftt:n" fn«l and food fi%m the pen<*
s Th
ants for Petrograd.
EDITORS OF WASHINGTON
STATE NEWSPAPERS MAY
MAKE TRIP TO ALASKA
SEATTLE, Jan., 21— The States
Press Association has invited the
press associations of the western stag
es to make an Alaska trip in July
which provides for the charter of a
steamer to stop at Ketchikan Junea.i,
Skafrway and other southeastern Alas
ka points. Idaho, Montanan and sev
eral southern California associations
has v-ired that they will have repre
sentatives on the trip. Twenty fon
hoMrs W’R be s^ent at each port. It
very probable that many making the
trip will fr0 to Co dova. Valdez, and
Seward rnd make the t*ip to Anchoi
apje over the frovemment railroad.
C. Kavnor. pnb^sher of the E^e^H
bnr<r Record, n^st present of the
state association is arran*inp: the trip.
ALASKA PLANK
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CORDOVA, Jan., 21— (Spec’ui
dispatch from Coidova Times)- Chair
man Wili am Hay ;s, oi' the Repub ic.an
national committee, has appointed
George C. Hazelct, of this city, AMs
ka member of the committee on polic
ies and platform to make recommen
dations to the Republican resolutions
oi the national convention.
This committee will consist of six
ty men and worm a representing ovv; y
section and interest in the Unix i
States and the tcrr:torirs Th's i? t
new departure in platform mckin *
and will give an opportunity iow Dm;
Mr. ITazclet has been appointed r*»
have a p’ank inserted in the p’ct'owo
for the benefit of the territory of
Alaska.
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REPUBLICANS IN TIIE FIRST
DIVISION ARE NOT FOR HEREON
JUNEAU, Jnn., 21— Commenr’ug
on the withdrawal of Senator Heck
man as cand'd 'to for Repub’lcan na
tional committeeman, leading republic
ans here, according to an art clc in *h ;
Daily Empire, state that the Iv’g snE;
amo^g the republicans of Juneau an 1
C.astineau channel, and elsewhere in
this sect;on should have caused Heck
man mo fears. The great majority of
Republicans hc>e and surrounding te”
rtory ave for Heckman and those who
opposed him arc by no means for H 'r
ron.
SAMITEK HIM, IS WORKING
FOR COAST PEACE PORTA'.,
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan., 21— Sam
uel Hill, of Seatt’e, is here to rr'r
funds for a proposed peace porta’ >c
man the P^c’Cc highway at B’.Vn
Wash., at the Canadian boundary. It :
exneeted the c^st w;B he at least $200.
000. The porta’ will he over 200 fee:
hit?h with two hiiflfe steel doors to o'
inscribed: “May these never he clos
ed.”
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SIX THOUSAND CASE5* OF
FEU REPORTED IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO Jan., 21— There a-e
S000 casw of the infl"^z% of a nd’d
form, reported here. Thirty s;x deaths
occurred in the last 2H hou**s. Th1?
dtv sterns to remain the center of t‘u*
nrcsent ep;demic.
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KHMTCE SIGNS CONTRACT
prr^OTT. M’eh. .Ta*h, 5>1— Hov>
.,..,1 rrp,i.r n:tch»'»*s
of the Detro’t A’n'Henn Iwfruc club
lias signed his 1020 contract.
BULLETIN— LONDON, Jan., 21—
A dispatch from Paris says the Sup re*
mi council is to immediately send 200.
000 Allied troops to oppose the BoL
shcviki forces in tlie Caucasus. The
troops will be supplied with sufficient
arms, ammunition, equipment for a
long campaign. An air force, with the
best and most pewe ful aeroplanes will
also be sent with the force.
: WATTLE, Jan., 21— An automo
bile killed Mrs. George Johnson, moth
er of three children, when it ran over
her last night in the Fremont district.
The auto disappeared without stoo
ping fo’lovving the accident. P. Peter
sen. of Seattle, has been arrested in
Everett in connection with the wo
man9? death.
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FORMER ALASKA
JUDGE iS DEAD
SEATTLE, Jan., 21— Alfred S.
i i\u Judge at Nome, Alas
ka, 1910 to 1919, died last night at
a. .a .bu g, S. C., which place was his
home. He leaves a wife and son.
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GOVERNOR RIGGS WILL
LEAVE SEATTLE FOR THE
CAPITOL ON NEXT SUNDAY
SE VTTLE. Jan., 21— Gov. Thomas
Riggs. Jr., of Alaska, leaves here next
Sunday for Washington, D. C. Gov.
_ g -r eels to be in Washington for
six weeks.
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COACn HUNT RESIGNS
SEATTLE, Jan., 21— Football
ccach Hunt rth’ct’c d> rector at th*s
University of Washington, has resign
ed to return to his old post ajf. ath
• 't;c dvoctor at Carlton coMege. H »nt
h'-s b°en offered $<f500 and the Uni
versity of Washington only paid $3500.
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SINN FEINERS ON RAID
TrTTTRLES. T;noeraryf Jen.. 21 —
S?nn Feine-s ’ast Snh^av attacked tx,c
Rro»r,hon'' v*Pag° h^M wh’ch has b°cn
l»cvl n" tv>*N he’•recks. Thev fail
ed in an attempt to dynamite th« hd
b”t h^s^i^d it for several hours.
nrAfA on h^fb fades
then the police made a charge and
drove the mob away.