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WASHINGTON. Feb.. 27— Attor
ney Genera’ Palmer told President
Wilson today he could find no con ti
tutionnl objection to the railroad bill.
!i i.s expected the President will a t
;e.i tin bill before midnight tomorrow.
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PLAN SHIP
BUILDING
OTTAWA, Keb., 27— The Domin os
government is to ask Parliament to
appropriate twenty million dollars to
complete the government mercantile
marine ship building progiam. Sixty
two ships are planned and thirty are
already on the ways.
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SKI RETS OK BA I KIN
LAND TO BE KOI ND
BY AN EXPEDITION
BOSTON, Keb., 27— Secrets of
Baffin Land, one of the portionj of
the Arctic still unexplored, will be the
objective of the MacMillan exped’tio'i
which is in preparation now for de
parture in the summer of 1921. Al
though the region was visited several
times before the Pilgrims crossed th ■
Atlantic to Cape Cod, Baffin Land
from the point of view of explor- rs
and scientists is still one of the rich
est and most alluring fields of re
search in the north.
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It s whole western snore, more u um
1,000 miles in length is but vaguely
defined on the charts. Eskimo ha *
told wonderful tales of vast lakes a:'-!
towering mountains in the interie"
but whit men have never visited th; t
section. Its floia and fauna have no* -
er been studied; little is known ot th *
movements of the tidal currents ulor. j
it’s shores; and facts of geology, min
eralogy and meteorology await the
coming of scientific observers.
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FIRE LOSS AT OMAHA
OMAHA. Feb., 27— Four hundred
thousand dollars is estimated to have
been lost here this afternoon when a
fin* broke out at the Hichmoller vv
Mullcur piano plant.
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BILLY HAS LOST HIS KEYS
Billy Patterson, of the commission
force- is up against it today good and
hard. He has lost his keys, all in a
bunch.
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DAWSON. Keb., 27— Done dry
prohibition has won in the election
held here and throughout the Yukon
Territory. The plebiscite drvs deleav
ed two proposals* one favored the con
tinuance of saloons and one favored
the government dispensaries.
Uobort Lowe, of White Horse; Ga
vin i'owlis, of Dawson; and Allen Mc
Millan, of Klondike, are leading in the
three districts for territorial legisla
ture seats.
LIVING H \S ADVANCED
|\ FOREIGN COUNTRIES
MORE THAN IN THE U. S
WASHINGTON, Feb.. 27— Tiv
Bureau of Labor statistics issued lierc
this afternoon says living costs have
advanced more in six foreign coun
ties since 1014 than in America. The.
advance was less in Australia than
America. Since 1014 the principal food
has advanced 80 per cent in America
as compared with 116 per cent n
England and 02 per cent in Canada.
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WANTS U. S. TO GIVE O. K.
WASHINGTON, Feb., 27— The
British Embassy has formally ask* I
the State Department regarding the
acceptability of Auckland Geddes a.
British ambassador to America.
DEFICIT OF MILLIONS
SANTIAGO, Chile, Feb., 27^
Chile's deficit for the fiscal year end
ed December 31 aggregates $18,000.
000, according to a statement by th**
Finance Minister, Guillermo Subcr
caseaux. This is attributed to thr
great decline last year in exportation
of nitrate owing to the transporta
tion difficulties and other causes.
Chile expected to export in 1010 2,
’>00.000 tons of nitrate but actually
.'hipped only 000.000 tons.
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MODEL OPER ATING ROOM
FOR ANIMALS ESTABLISHED
SAN FRANCISCO- Feb.. 27— A
model operating room and a full
stocked drug dispensary for animals
has been established here by the San
Francisco Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals.
The facilities of the clinic are free
to owners of sick or injured pets who
are unable to pay for the service.
OIL LANDS NOT TO
RE GRABBED EASILY *
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WASHINGTON, Feb.. 27— Sec- 3
retary Lane. explaining the oil
land leasing bill, said leases of
great value on proven lands are
not to be had by the mere filing
of application. He said proven oil
lands are largely covered by
claims which must be adjusted
before lands can be leased.
STEAMER ALASKA ARRIVES
IN PORT WITH RIG LIST
OF PASSENGERS—FAST TRIP
Steamer Alaska, bringing 128 pas
sengers for Seward and 200 tons ol
Height arrived in port at o’clo*k
last night, six and one half days *o
the hour from Seattle. ('apt. No, l
said he had a fine trip and the good
old .ship turned the water up making
record time. The Alaska got away for
the south early this morning.
Passengers arriving on the Alaska
from Seattle were C. A. Elaine, C.
Carlson, J. Nelson, A. Lundquist,
Charles Carlson* S. Anderson, Jack
Stein, Harry Stein, C. Anderson, A
Mathcson, G. Swanherg, M. J. Rogers,
William Murray, J. J. McKennon and
wife, L. A. Robinson, 0. E. Haltmau*
J. E. Beattie, A. Homer, C. B. Altwcll,
Mrs. W. Conrad, 0. W. Cronkhitc, K.
A. Riury, E. C. Howard, B. F. Brad
ford* B. Smith, F. B. Stanley, J. 0.
Murray, J. B. McAllister, S. lxvikv ;,
S. Anderson, S. A. Anderson, J. Ri :o,
Charles Hatch. Fred Knowlton, AVk
Wendell, H. Capps* R. Cassidy, Mrs.
W. W. Butts, Mrs. L. Wilson, A
Standborg, F. P. Martin and wife, H
C. Palmer, A. Pieman, J. H. Dodson,
A. Sklara, A. D. Smith* W. H. Barn
hill, H. L. Lane, C. W. Bazant,
Peters, J. H. Copeland and 21 steer
age passengers.
Passengers from Alaska ports foi
Seward were S. Swanson, W. Daniel
son. E. L. Stippy, W. L. Karl,
Swanson* L. Holm , A. Karlin, J. Doc
I , Gu8 Giilis, Harry Lester, G. N.
Cole, J. C. McCauley, H. A. Kieman,
Pat Conwayn, M. Ryan, J. Walden, J.
F. Hart* F. G. Reghter, R. Ruebens.
Oscar Hart, Dudley Allen, C. Jacob
son, B. C. Parker, A. Lang, .!»>.»
Bourke, D. Agulor. Jim Davis, A. Jv
rek, Pete Henry* P. McNulty, Bert
Norberg, P. C. McDonald, Miss F
Duncan, C. W. Dictzel, E. Gustooson,
Dr. Crales Daggett, Robert Daggett,
Edna Royce, D. Fitzpatrick and four
teen steerage.
Passengers sailing from Seward on
the Alaska were A. L. Adair, Mis.
Hagstead* Joe Narves, James Davies.
R Dodson, J. L. Krober, (I. A. Paul
son, J. Mondar, S. Stanbcrg and wife,
F. S. Drown, J. E. Haraden, Ed Mill
er, Mrs. George Vassel. L. C. Cumksv
catch and George Protraka for Seat
tle; Carl F. Kruger, E. V. Boyle* R.
Wakelin, J. Dougherty and Capt. A.
E. Eathrop for Cordova; C. Van Vas
! foi Valdez* Joe Dobbins and wife
for Ketchikan; M. C. Dugg, E. G. Wil
son and M. F. McDonnell for Juneau;
and four for LaTouche.
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HENS HITTING MEXICO
MEXICO CITY, Feb., 27— The ad
vance guard of German official
agents in Mexico has arrived. George
Schmidt, designated as Consul gener
al. and S. Wolfe, commercial attache,
have both taken their posts and have
outlined a program of commercial ac
tivitv in this republic.
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C. C. Georgeson, heart of the agri
cultural work in Alaska states that
the crying need of the Territory is
more families.
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MONTKSANO, Feb., 27— Late
yesterday afternoon Britt Smith and
Bert Bland testified regarding th»
sanity of Loren Roberts, another de
fendant. They said Roberts thinks
Vendervoer is Bryce D. Risque and
that Roberts thinks there is much in
his He kepts repeating: “You are
guilty, you are guilty.”
MONTKSANO, Feb., 27— Britt
Smith was the iir»t witness today h>
attempt to prove that an attack was
made on the Wobbly hall in Centra ha
on Armistice day last November, and
the attack was before any shooting
occurred.
Smith identified newspaper art’C
U»s regarding the affair.
He said that the Wobblies did d‘s
cuss what action would be taken n
case an attack was made on the had.
Dr. A. P. Calhoun, of Seattle, alien
ist- testified Roberts is probably in
sane now, probably rational when the
shooting occurred and also when he
made his statements. Dr. CaMiour,
stated that Roberts thinks attorney
Vandorvoer is Colonel Bryce Disniie,
former spruce production director. Dr.
Calhoun stated that Robert’s mother
said he was normal at the time of the
shooting hut insane thereafter. She
said their were several cases of in
sanity in the familt including her
husban:! who lost his mind before he
died.
MONTES A NO. Feb.- 27— Judge
Wilson has decided to take no action
on the defense’s request that the
troops called here he recalled.
Judge Wilson said the court had
nothing to do with bringing the
ti-oons nr.d took the position he had
no right to request their recall.
T’.idge Wilson said the Prosecution
h-»d showed him secret information
which led to the request for troops.
Ho refused to express any opinion
whether he thought it necessary for
troops to he here. The judge toln
Ceorge Vandorveer the case must con
tinue with him acting for the defense.
Vandorvoer agreed hut asked the pro
secution's information he given to the
court publicl..
T. E. Stewart, attorney of Grays
TT arbor Country, said ho had learn* d
that 600 high power rifles had been
sold in that section of Washington
during the last two months. He said
the average sale of rifles were about
200 for two months.
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MAKING FAST FLIGHT
CAMP LEWIS, Wash., Feb., 27—
Major Smith, aviator who flew from
San Diego to Seattle, and is now try
ing a one day flight from Seattle to
San Diego* arrived here twenty sev
en minutes after leaving Seattle this
morning.
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MEXICO CITY, President Carran
za’s administration intends to recover
to the nation great tracts of lands
conceded by previous administrations
to foreign interests, according to
statements of Mexican officials. It in
tends also to enforce the constitution
al prohibition barring foreigners from
holding land within 62 miles of the
Mexican frontier and 31 miles from
the coastline^
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SPOKANE, Feb., 27— Eight .ill g
ed Wobblies were convicted here to
day of criminal syndicalism.
DOZEN OF CANDID \TES
WILL BE VOTED UPON
IN WASHINGTON STATE
OLYMPIA, Wn., Feb., 27— Dozens
of candidates* for posts ranging from
presidential elector down through the
state offices to the county positions,
are to be vot'd upon in Washington
at the elections next fall, according
to a list drawn up by Secretary of
State I. N. Howell.
The following offices will be voted
upon:
Presidential electors.
United States Senator to succee 1
Senator Jones.
United States representatives in all
five congressional districts.
Governor.
Secretary of State.
State Auditor.
State Treasurer.
State Attorney General.
State Commissioner of Public
Lands.
State Insurance Commissioner.
State Superintendent of Public In
struction.
State Senators in the following dis
tricts, 1, 3, 4, 5, 0, 10, 1I»
12. 13, 14, 15, 17. 18, 20.
12. 23, 25, 27, 28, 38, and
41.
All State Representatives.
All County Officess.
Supreme Court Judge to fill out
the unempired tonu of Stephen J.
Chadwick.
Three Supreme Court Judges fei
the full six year term.
The primary election will he held
on September 7 and the general ele. -
tion November 2.
W K A T H V. ft It K I* O It T
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'Hie following the weal he** repo»t
for the 24 hours ending at 7 oY’o'dc
this morning:—
SEWARD 40 Pt. Cloudy Calm.
Indian River 15 Clear Calm.
Deadhorse 18 Clear Calm.
Summit 10 Clear North.
Sullivan Zero Clear Calm.
Hurricane 18 Clear Calm.
Talkeetna 28 Cloudy Calm.
Wasilla 22 Clear Calm.
Chickaloon 17 Cloudy Calm.
Matanuska 20 Cloudy Calm.
Anchovage 21 Cloudy Calm.
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Mis. Ursula Gaeng died recently
at Valdez, of which place she was
a pioneer. She was a native of
France.
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Washing! >n. i *•!>.. l'7— The dec ee
under which the five hig packers :r»*
I e. ever enjoined from «*ng aging in
any busin.-ss b« sides the handling »*
meat uuu inc~l p odyi •. v a> filed di
forenoon in the District of Columbia
Supreme Court.
Attorney Genera! Palmer submit
ted the decree. He >aid it removes the
menace of control of unrelated indus
tries by the hig five packers.
Counsel said tin* d« fondants agree i
to the decree not because of guilt but
so American people would be assured
there would be no possibility of food
monoply by the packers.
Attorney General Palmer said th*
decree will lestore freedom of compe
tition and increase of opportunities
for individual initiative in bus:ness t»y
blocking domination of many line* of
industry now controlled by the hig
five.
SLEEPING SICKNESS IS
PREVAILING IN LONDON
LONDON. Feb., 27— Eight or nine
cases of what appeals to be a nev
phase of the deadly ‘‘sleeping sick
ness” are puzzling the Ixmdon Hosoi*
al doctors.
The disease to which the name en
cephalitis lethargia has been given,
presents many of the symptoms of the
African sleeping sickness, but so fai
the trypanosoma hitherto thought tc
be responsible for the sleeping sick
ness common to the Congo natives has
not been found in the blood of patients
at the hospital.
A representative medical committee
is investigating the new disease.
The house surgeon states it is tea
early to make a definite statement.
So far no common factor save tiie ov
erpowering desire to sleep has been
found in cases under notice, nor hrs
it been possible yet to trace the ori
gin of each. There is said to be n*'
cause for alarm as to the possible
spread of the disease.
WINNIPEG NEWSPAPER
TO PUBLISH ONLY NEWS
WINNIPEG, Kcb., 27— Beginning
next Monday, local newspapers are to
stop publishing advertisements on ac
count of the paper shortage and will
continue only the publication of news,
in four sheet papers which will s*l!
for 25 cents each.
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SIMS CHARGES ARE TO
BE PROBED NEXT MARCH
WASHINGTON, Feb., 27— A spec
ial senate committee on March Oth ’s
to op'm the investigation on Admiral
Sm’s charges that the American navy
faded to co-operate with the Allies
during the war. Sims and Secretary
of the navy Daniels will be called to
tejtify.
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