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The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-12

Chicago, III May 12.-Fearing federal action to regulate prices of foodstuffs, tue board of directors of the board of trade today ordered that trading in May wheat be dis continued.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-12

Mrs. A. J. Danerlin e and son, Mrs. Winterberger and her two sons and s. J. Weitzman of Haines were among the passengers who came uD to Skagway today on the quortermaster's harbor boat Peter son
The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-12
FOR SALE

A $500 Filler player piano pur- chased NEW March 1916, and 55 rolls. Will sell for $45O cash.
 DAVID GROVE,
 Ft. Wm. H. Seward, Aaa. May 1-4-8-l2-15-19-22-26-27.
Evening journal., 1917-12-22
CITY Gives USE Of
Stree! TO ?. { ]. CO.
Council Clerk Today Ap-
proves Lease That Caused
Controversy
CITY, HOWEVER,
OWNS THE LAND

Homer c. Simmons, clerk Of City
Council, this morning signed the lease
entered into by the Board Of lIarbor
Commissioners, and the Pusey and
Jones Company, whereby the latter
viii be allowed the Use of the land
along the Christiana river extending
from Front street 10 the river and from
Spruce street TO Church street.
Under this lease which City Council
had heretofore refused to honor, the
city will receive $1,000 a year for five
years.
Tho refusal Of City Council TO ap-
prove the lease caused the Pusey and
Jones Company TO take the matter into
the courts sometime ago.
Council early this week conferred
with Resident Judge Rice on the pend
iug suit, and on Thursday evening
Council by a divided vote approved the
lease entered into by the harbor COM
missloners. It was this lease which
vas signed today.
According 10 members of Council the
lease does not affect the status Of the
bed Of Spruce street. which the Coun-
cilmen say the city owns, despite the
fact that IL is being used by the Pusey
and Jones Company.
Evening journal., 1917-12-22
FARMERS BANK SENDS
OUT AAIAS GREETING

The Farmers Bank, at Wilmington
today sent the following greeting to
its patrons:
Merry Christmas, December, 1917.
Never a Christmas morning.
Never the Old Year ends.
But somebody thinks Of somebody.
Our thoughts are OF you, good friend
1T is. therefore. opportune for us 90
look back upon the pleasant and cordial
relations that have existed between this
bank and its many loyal friends and
customers during the past year
we want you TO feel that the CHEEKY
spirit Of Christmas fingers the year
round at this bank.
TO our friends and their friends, 10
our boys who are far away and for
whose safe return we hope and pray.
to our folks at home. TO the stranger
within our gates. to you and to yours.
we wish the fullest measure OF Christ
mas JOY.
May the New Year be a prosperous
and fruitful one; may Joy and recon-
pense come TO you; and may II be
our privilege TO add TO your success.
with all good wishes,
EZEKIEL COOPER, Cashier"
Evening journal., 1917-12-22
CANTATA Ar DUPONT SCHOOL

At the annual Christmas entertain
ment Of DUPONT School yesterday a
cantaia entitled * Substitute for Santa
Clause" was given by the pupils Of the
High School and the grades in the
presence Of large number Of patrons.
The leading part, Mrs. Santa Claus, was
taken By Anna Wagner. other char
ac,ers were Jack Frost Joseph
Woou: Business Man. Lewis Armen
trout: sand Man. Harold Riggs; "Old
Woman Who Lived In a Shoe Mar
caret Riggs santa Claus Marvin
shakespeare.
The groups represented rainbows
fairies, Brownies, walters, automobile
boys and aged people.
The High School pupils gave as their
Christmas gift this year, a servicC
flag. and a box OF candy was sent tc
each boy in the service who was a
former pupil Of Dupont School By
sacrificing part OF their usual Christ
mas treat the children Of the schoo
have given $50 20 be used FOR var
relief work
Evening journal., 1917-12-22
TODAY wins The race
OF 1917 FOR BREVlTY

BY a scant twenty seconds today car
ries on the honor Of being known as
the shortest day i'm the year 1917. It's
defeated rival, yesterday, Is already
dead Of modification, since December
"a usually wins the title.
This sporting event has been follow
ed with tremendous interest by as
Economical fans. Bets have been freely
made and taken by scientific sharks
who would usually refuse TO gamble
under any circumstances. But. carried
away by the Christmas spirit Of chance.
when even a wife will risk a box OF
nickel cigars on the chance or copplne
a fur coat. the sayants abandoned
themselves 10 dissipation and bet like
fools. Backers Of December twenty
FIRST have now hooked their telescopes
10 pay these wagers. while those who
plunged on December twenty-second
are flushed with success
Both the principals entered the race
on January 4 from scratch. The on
cial timekceper was The United States
Naval Observatory at Washington.
which has held stop watches on the
race for the last eleven months aHf
twenty-one days. December twenty
second flashed under the wire a winner
shortly after ~ o'clock This morning.
the Philadelphia Weather Bureau re-
luctantly conceeding the victory last
night. although several counties stu
remained 90 be heard from. Decem.
Der q. 1916 winner Of the belt last
year. has. 10 is understood. put I'm a
claim that the race was fixed from the
start.
Evening journal., 1917-12-22
c. P. Warwick TO wed
At COLORADO SPRINGS

C.. p Warwick, OF Laird and Com
pany. Investment bankers. left early
this afternoon for Colorado Springs.
Col. where Doe will be married on New
Years Day Ills bride will be Miss
Natalie =. shellle daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William NJ shettle, OF New York
and Colorado Springs. on their re-
turn from their wedding trip. Mr. War
wick and his bride will live at the
Hotel dupont until improvements are
completed at his country place I'm
Christiana hundred. Mr.. Warwick is
In charge of the listed and unlisted se-
curilics department. of Laird and Com
pany and lefl This afternoon with The
hearlest Well-wishes OF his associates
Evening journal., 1917-12-22
BY !. W. PEcLER.

UNITED Press Siaff Correspondent.
WITH TIE AMERICAN ARMY IL
FRANCE, Dec. 90 Part OF the Sammies
will have their Christmas turkey and
mince pie even n the special Christ
mas shipment OF those products haven't
yet arrived.
The quartermaster's department did
careful job Of figuring today. and an
nounced there was Just about enough
turkey and mince meat left over from
Thanksgiving 10 feed 10000 men. Who
The lucky 10000 will be was an all
absorbing topic Of interest today
However, the quartermastcr is en-
deavoring 10 make up the deficiency
by purchases Of delicaclcs from the
French. Such a plan will not reduce
The French food supply because the
delicacies win be merely borrowed.
and when the American supplies ar
rive they viii bee turned over TO the
French.
Headquarters reversed itself in a
ruling today. permitting Sammies 10
cable Christmas greetings home The
rate. however. Will be the regular
commercial one. instead OF the sne-
cial lower rate heretofore i'm effect and
which Is temporarily suspended one
certain town in The American zone is
10 have an elsboralely changed Christ.
mas French women today completed
a Santa Claus sui, In which a stan
colonel viii masquerade and distribut,
gifts purchased with money contributed
by Americans. 10 about nfly war waits
For the most part the youngsters are
orphans
Great quantities OF mail continue 20
Evening journal., 1917-12-22
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
AT HOWARD SCHOOL

An excellent program was given at the
Howard Schools Christmas entertain
ment yesterday afternoon. The program
was as follows:
Song, by the school; recitation, Esther
Sewell, 0rpha Laws, Edith Johnson
wand drill, directed By LIB. Young
Madeline Morris. Mary Smith, Helen
Buck, Blanche Clark, Elys Browne, Dor
othy Cochin. Marie Clark. Orpha Laws
Louise BrinkleN Flora Hodges, Eliza
beth Nelson, Alverta Bailey. Miss
Hodges al the piano: THE Little White
Flower" Harold Gordon Katharine pOr-
ter, Edwin Anderson. Alfred Rouselle.
Abbie Moore, Ida Adams. Louise Gordon,
Luther Porter; Elizabeth Henry, Louise
Johnson, Deborah Hutchinson, Eleanor
Reese. Henrietta Fountaine. Lillian
Webster; sing. by the school; at Came
Upon a Midnight Clear" a dual duet,
training class, Maud Anderson, Ethel
Handy, Helen Gibbs, Marie Coleman
duet, Lawrence Young. Helen Buck
a ball drln. b. accompanied by or
chestra; Pauline Brown, Albert Ander-
son. Martha Gibson, Marguerite Bantom.
Jerome Waters, Emily Stand1eld, Hattie
Berry, Dennis Washington. Beatrice
Wright, Vivian Hill, Odeua Landon.
Lorna HinsOn.
"IBIA" in Christmas songs-JOhn Al
len. Leroy Anderson, Paul Bacon, Rachel
Batson Clifford Beichum, Oswald
Brown, Consuela Deal Lucy Higgen-
boiham. Madeline Jordan. lIilda Win
chester, Simon Brown, William Brown.
Adonia Burton, Ralph Carty, Ruth
Church, Rosalie Church, Willard Crom-
well. Robert Davis, Rachel Hinson,
Queen Mitchell, Rosa Morris, Anlee
Dennis. Mary Douglass. Charlotte Hay
man. Marjorie Hopkins, Walter Hum
phrey. Frances Jackson, Leila Jones.
Norma Jones, Joseph White, Howard
Morris.
I'll B II A. in Christmas recitations.
Violin class accompany school in
iAmerica"c
pantomimes OF familiar songs, silent
Night" selected chorus; quintet, Hal
lcluiah, Praise Jehovah Anna Coston,
Marion Wynn, Madeline Brooks, Lena
Miller, Sarah Henry.
Song, by the school.
Orchestra, Americas Finest Zane
crick.
Evening journal., 1917-12-22
35 Cents Goes ON
MONTH COAL PRICE
Increase Represents Wage
Advance 10 Hard
Coal Miners
COAL ENOUGH FOR
IMMEDIATE NEEDS

Publication Of the new price list for
coal as issued yesterday has caused
some comment. because there is a dif-
ference in the prices as charged now
and those charged on December 4. There
has been an increase made by the deal
ers. but is-is recalled that on December
the government allowed the miners
an increase Of 80 cents a ton 40 the
mines. The coal being mined under this
increase, IL is understood. is now COM
ing into Wilmington, and consequently
the increase OF 30 cents a ton is added
to Il.
According TO a dispatch from Wash
lnglon. Federal Fuel Administrator
Garfield has granted authority to the
state administrators 10 compel theatres
to close during the holiday season as a
means Of conserving fuel. The permit
was given as a result OF a telegraphed
request from a Western Administrator
I'm making reply Dr.. Garfield made 10
clear that the State fuel administrators
have wide discretionary powers in re-
gard TO the fuel situation.
You are authorized 40 use your
discretion" he said II you think 10
necessary in order 10 meet domestic
consumers needs issue orders closing
an industrial plants, theatres halls and
places Of amusement during The holi-
days"
Fuel Administrator Ten Weeges. Of
this city, has not heard Of these orders.
but the local fuel situation is not so
bad that such stringent measures Will
be adopted. There is enough coal com
ing TO this city 10 enable the dealers
TO meet the immediate needs OF nearly
everyone, and those has been no actual
suffering for the lack Of fuel, as far
as could be learned.
Evening journal., 1917-12-22
HOTEL NOBIS TO Be
open ON XMAS DAY

Opening It's doors Christmas day, the
Hotel NobiS formerly Ainscows, No.
sO2-sOi Market street. promises to be
q distinct and unusual addition to VII
mington hotels u has been made over
throughout and in the lavishness Of its
appointments has renecie an artistic
insight which is very ilaLtering TO Mr..
Nobis, who designed 10 throughout.
The flvst floor will accommodate the
dlningronm and kitchen. Part Of this
floor has been raised to give a bal
cony effect. This is surrounded by
groups Of pottod plants.
The second floor contains a ballroom
which will have dining capacity Of
100 and can seat 300 when used for lee
turing purposes. Private diningrooms
on this floor have been iltted up for
dinner parties and card parties, ETC.,
and will accommodate 80 diners. on
this floor and on the floor above there
ere a number OF bedrooms for trans
lent guests. a sample room with a mi
yate entrance at No. sol Market street,
has been provided for travelling men.
Evening journal., 1917-12-22
Lewis BLAMES CR0ZIER
FOR SHORTAGE OF Guns
By the United Press

By the United Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Responsibil-
ity for ordnance and rifle shortage in
the American army was laid ON General
Crozier, chief Of ordnance, today by
Colonel Isaac Lewis. inventor OF the
Lewis machine gun. In testimony be
fore the Senate military affairs com
mittee
General Crozier is responsible, more
than anyone else for the obsolete equip
menl and the lack Of any equipment
of the army, said Lewis.
In a dramatic declaration that Amer
lea is not flghtlng the battle Of tho
Allies but the battle Of America, Lewis
declared that The Allies were needing
our assistance as no nations have ever
needed the help OF another nation.
The former West Pointer who saw
his machine gun rejected by the Amer
lean War Department and accepted as
one OF the pet weapons OF the Allies
told the committee his gun never re
ceiyed a fair trial here
Evening journal., 1917-12-22
HOOVER Says SUGAR MIGHT
have CONE TO 70 Cents
BY The United Press

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 22-iIerbert
Hoover. after personal Intervention of
President Wilson. answered critics of
the food administration before the sen
ate sugar probe committee today.
In a prepared statement introduced
IN committee hearing only after the
White House had so requested Hoover
declared his activities had resulted in
maintaining the morale or The Allied
countries and had kept sugar pricesi n
this country from soaring to more than
20 cents a pound
For more than a week Hoover has
been prevented from testifying before
the sugar committee while serious
charges We're launched against his SUI
gar administration by Claus Spreckels
and others.
Today he was TO appear at noon, but
after an executive session Chairman
Reed Of the committee announced
HoOver's testimony would be postponed
until next week
70 was then the President took a hand
and after communicating his wishes 90
the committee it was decided 20 let
Hoover deliver his answer today.
Hoover submitted q long statement i'm
mediately.
Evening journal., 1917-12-22
Some of The Sammies Will
Have Their Christmas Dinner

pour into the training zone. The Sam
mics are conlentedly smoking real
American tobacco in their pipes. There
arc number OF excessively shiny
checked Americans. attesiing TO the usa
OF Christmas razors.
General Pershing's orders TO safe
guard the morals OF his American
lighters as reported in yesterdays dis
patches Is not am entirely new regula-
ton.
Emphasis was laid today on the fact
that the American military police have
been Keeping Sammies out OF certain
prohibited and restricted zones In sew
cral towns Latest orders serve as
f0rcible remainder 10 the men Of their
commanders determination 20 safe
guard the army morals and sobrlety
against the misconduct Of few who.
II not held under restriction, might
iaint the whole army
Every effort is belng made 10 locate
immoral resorts throughout the zone,
especially at seaporls and all such
automatically are placed out o. bounds
for soldiers Fun description Of all re-
sorts Is posted on bulletin boards OF
every units headquarters. 10 became
known today that some time ago
number of American soldiers "swapped'
uniforms with some pOilus and thus
endeavored 10 deceive The military po-
lice guarding a certain prohibited Sec
iion The guard saw through the
scheme Both The Sammies and Poilus
were arrested and punished
Both chsplains and medical officers
are gralincd at the sweeping provisions
of General pershings orders. They
make drunkenness promptly punishable
by commanders
Evening journal., 1917-12-22
HOME FRoM FRfNCH FRoNr.

George Gray Dunlap, L. S. n, is Wis
ting Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph S. Dunlap,
at Bellefonte. Mr.. Dunlap arrived from
a French post a few days ago and upon
receiving his mall found some copies
OF tie Evening Journal, which were
read by every man OF their crew at
least once and by Mr.. Dunlap ten times.
It was the first American paper they
had seen since leaving for the other
side, at which time they took over the
Fighting Sixty-ninth, Of New York.
Among the souvenirs brought back is
a ring made Of metal from a shell fred
on the Flanders front.
Evening journal., 1917-12-22
LOOKING FOR BREAK
IN TURKEY MARKET
Supply Heavy, Prices May
Go 10 AZ Cents Before
Night
FAR MERS ASK IS
CENTS FOR EGGS

VIII turkey market prices break to-
day? That is a question Of deep in
terest 10 the inhabitants OF this city
just now. There Is O huge supply Of
the frtshly-killed birds on the market
so that competition is keen. Also Mr.
Harrington Is selling high grade tur-
keys Just as fast as he and his assis-
tants can do so. al - cents n pound.
Tho market men themselves were won
dering this morning whether lower
prices would prevail before the day
was over. Maybe the average Of a.
cents vlll come down 90 - cents be
fore nlght.
Turl eyland. where rows upon rows
Of frIn, white. plump turks. with
black claws neatly furled across the
delicate white meat Of their breasts.
repose gracefully on wooden STA nds is
the attraction today for lhousauds ~
Wilmington shoppers. Ridgelny Ha-
ringtou has a section Of it. and the rest
is locmcd alons King and Madison
streets. and on Fifth street. between
Market and King There are literally
thousands Of the birds on sale; there
must be- enough 10 feed couple Of
training camps. fun of sammies with
extra husky appetites Every turkey
iin Delaware and the peninsula must
have decided it was time to come out
~ the trenches and into the trenchers.
This morning the great American
bird, weighing mp 20 huge creatures OF
twenty-five pounds. was being trans
ferre1 by 'he market basket route to
nc great American home, for sums
rarying from - cents a pount 10 "a
'ents a pound The low price. on klng
and Madison and Fifth streets. was FOR
inferior looking birds. Tho Hverage
price on the farmers stands lrd IN
The butcher shops, was a. cents pound
The fnlst turks brought 30 Ccnis Tho
market was so nlled with turkeys
gnese and chickens. that very tile
other produce was displayed. com
puratlvely speaking A few oppc ami
potatoes ho,ered shyly In the rear. hul
onions were quite bold i'm coming in
ihe front. realizing they would bo
wanted for sluflng.
''hore was such o jam of shoppers
The c0tiro morning That walk through
The irarkat from one end io The n.her
90 keep ones temper Everybody lush-
ed ahead Just rs cnorgelically U tos-
sihln because, as one woman lruihfulls
said.
ar YOU tried 10 have any manners
and not shove you'd stand in one spot
all day"
Rabbits were having n brisk sale lr
the butcher shops One shop sold then
az Go cents a pair. but i'm other place,
they were all the way from So ceut'
and 9n cents a pair. up TO 81 and ~ p
a naii
Those hetrtless hens arc -esponsibl
for another boost in the price Of egg
through thoir failure TO lay. Eggs tina
were leid yesterday cost exactly q
cents a dozen. The hers themselve
cost from si 20 Si.75 for large ones
There were Some splendid ducks anO
geese on SALE almost as plentiful a
the turkeys They could be bought f0
a dollar and hals mp TO four and nyl
dollars FOR the big fellows.
Evening journal., 1917-12-22
CANADA SOON TO Be
ON bone DRY" LIST
By The united press.


OTTAWA. ont, Dec. 22.-Canada Will
be bone dry In the near future accord
ing 20 well informed officials. The FIRST
step In this direction comes today
when an order in council will be sign
ed prohibiting the importation of alco-
holic liquors. still more drastic leg
islation is forecasted In the near future.
Prohibition Of the manufacture Of H.
quor entirely, except under license for
medical and Industrial purposes Is the
next step. No further barley. rye or
wheat can be wasted for dislillng Ii
quOr.
In brief. what the government aims
20 do is 20 gain total prohibition by
cutting on an external and interna-
tional supplies, leaving only present
stocks on hand TO be gradually an
sorbed by those who are willing 90
pay the high prices which are bound
TO rule almost Immediately.
Evening journal., 1917-12-22
nm. CONNFR IWpROVTs.

Joshua Conner, who was stricken with
paralysis a few days ago, was reported
today TO be somewhat improved. Il was
stated that he was able this morning 10
take some nourishment In liquid FORM
and that he was able TO speak a few
words 10 his immediate relatives az his
bedside. This is the first time he has
been able to talk since he was stricken.
His physicians entertain hopes that ne
will continue TO improve.
Evening journal., 1917-12-22
RELLFFONTE CIYICs CLUB.

The Bellefonte Civics Club held g
Christmas meeting yesterday, at tho
home Of Mrs. Ida NJ. Rutan. Stocking;
were prepared TO be given TO twelve
poor children. Mrs. Marvel Armstrong
reeited Peace on Earth, Mrs. Eugene
Mowlds gave a reading, and Mrs. Ralph
Dismore read "A Hoover Menu For a
Christmas Dinner" Patriotic songs
concluded the program. The neAt
meeting OF the club viii be on Jsnu-
Rry 5.
Evening journal., 1917-12-22
OIL STRIKE Settled.
Y the United Press.

by tne IulLeu Press.
HOUSTON. Tex, Dec. 22.-The oil
workers strike in eighteen Texas and
Louisiana iields, affecting more than
10000 inen, has been settled. Vernon
Fields, President Wilson's personal rep
resentative announced this today, be-
fore leaving for Denver. Union repre-
sentatives left here after an agreement
was reached, 10 notify their respective
locals as to the details OF the settle
ment, which will be announced from
Washington officially on Christmas
Eve
Evening journal., 1917-12-22
IMPROVE PENNsN's
LEASE OF =. B. a ". H. n.

HARnSBtR RG. Pa. Dec. 22.-Tho ap-
plication OF the Pennsylvania lwilroad
Company 90 lease he franchise of The
property Of the philadelphia. Baltimore
and Washington Railroad Company has
been approved by the Public Ser,i ice
Commission.
~ykania could not obtain possession OF
this line, which has mecu operated
under a stock ownership agreement as
q part Of tho Pennsylvania The formal
lease Is obtained under am agreement
10 guarantee 90 The stockholders g per
cent annually Tor the term N the lease,
90 years. and 20 pas interest on an The
funded indebtedness OF the company.