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Iditarod pioneer., 1917-04-07
SUNDAY MAY TAKE STUMP
 IN BEHALF OF W. J. BRYAN

Not the least interesting story now cur rent is one to the effect that if Mir. Bryan succeeds in making prohibition leading, or the leading, issue in 1920 and gets presi- dential nomination with that issue in his platform, Billy Sunday will take the stump for him That would make, all will con cede, lively combination.
 The two men are friends. They admire each other Mir Bryan regards Mr. Sunday as great influence for good in the field of morals and religion and Mir Sunday re gards Mir. Bryan as a great influence Tor good in the field of morals and politics.
 Mir Sunday never has offered the pubic advice on economic problems. What hls views are on the tariff, the trusts, the cur rency or merchant marine is not known, Neither has be taken the public into hls confidence on such problems as imperialism and preparedness. But he has very pro nounced views on prohibition, and they are in full agreement with those entertained by Mr. Bryan Hence the gossip that if Mr- Bryan succeeds in subordinating economic problems in 1920 in favor of vigorous and direct thrust at the drink traffic, MT. Sunday will cancel other eng gements for the time and lend hand--W ashington Star
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-04-07
WICKERSHAM NOT GUILTY
 OF BLOCKING ROAD WORK

Information received by mail shows that Representative Gordon of Ohio, Democrat, assisted by Representatives Stafford of Wis consin, Republican, and not Delegate Wickersham, blocked the s5oo,ooO appro- priation for wagon roads in Alsaka when the army bill was before the house in the last session of congress, according to the Seward Gateway The bill was lost by be- ing blocked in the senate after the item was restored, and no money will be forth coming unless provision is made for it in the special session.
 The item was stricken from the bill on the objection of Gordon and Stafford on a point of order although the method of ap- propriating was the customary one.
 Colonel Richardson of the Alaska road commission was in the hospital at the time, undergoing treatment for his eyes, and was unable to appear before the committee.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-04-07
SUMMARY OF DECISION
 GIVEN BY JUDGE JENNINGS
 IN ELECTION CONTEST CASE

The decision of Judge Robert w. Jennings of the district court at Juneau in the Sul- Wickersham election contest handed down on March 20, granted the writ of mandamus compelling the canvasslng board to issue a certificate of election to Charles A. Sulzer, the Democratic candidate, on the grounds that the election returns from Choggiung, Deering, Nushagak, Utica, Bon nafield and Vault precincts were illegal. These precincts gave Wickersham G9 votes and Sulzer l9 votes The elimination of these precincts gave Sulzer 8 plurality Of l9. The Nizina precinct, also contested, was ordered to be counted by the canvasslng board The decision of the court upheld the brief filed by Attorney General Grigsby with the canvassing board upon every point involved in the contest.
 The chief points discussed by the court in it's decision were: Was mandamus the proper remedy? Is the Alaska election law mandatory? What constitutes proper re turn?
 With respect to the first question, the court held that mandamus was the proper remedy, and although there was some ques- ton as to the governor, a5 the chlet eXecu- tive of the territory coming under 1t, the mandamus writ would operate against the two other members of the canVasslng board, who constitute a majority.
 On the second question the judge con sidered the motives of the territorial legis- lature in deciding whether the Australian ballot law of Alaska was mandatory or dl- rectory. There was crying need that the whole rotten system of poen voting should be abolished" said the court There was but one way to conquer the evil, and that was to tear up the noXious weed, root and branch, and k it so that the voter would vote in secret, not with someone standing over him; that he should not have some ready-made ballot with the name of only one candidate, thrust into his hands. / The court said that an official ballot was as necessary as voting in secret was neceS- sary, to correct evils in the old system.
 With respect to the third question, the court declared that the canvasslng board could not go behind the returns. That, said the court "is for the Republican house Of representatives to do' (hinting at an ap- peal to the national congress-. The court said that no question of disfranchisement of voters entered into the controversy, for the official ballot was the only way the voter had of speaking.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-04-07
FOR A REAL INVESTIGATION
Chicago Herald

The federal trade commission Is about to start an investigation of the rise in food prices. It will ask the President to ap- prove an appropriation of $400,000 for that purpose It proposes to cover every side of the food situation.
 Good Let us hope at last we are gong to have a real investigation. The country has confidence in the federal trade commis- sion. Now lets have the facts. Let's go to the bottom-to the fundamentals and really learn all that can be learned about the subject
 The problem is legal and economic, The question of whether there arc combinations in restraint of trade must be decided, That has heretofore attracted the main atten- ton. Now it's time to go more into the economic part-and go into it thoroughly. Are the people being compelled to pay too much for what they buy? Nobody can answer that until he can say with reason
 ole approximation what it costs to pro duce those things.
 In some fields the trade commission will find plenty of data The packers, for in stance can tell 1t exactly what it costs to turn out their products. Government at tention has encouraged accurate cost ac- counting in their case. But these fields are limited In the biggest fields of all the work will have to be done from the ground up. There isn't farmer in Illinois who knows what it costs him to put his product cn the market today. There isn't one man ufacturer in ten who has an accurate idea of what it costs him to run his business,
 Let the trade commission start literally from the ground up" Let it start with the farmer and find what production of everything, from eggs to wheat and cattle, means in terms of money and labor expen- allure He doesn't know and nobody else knows Then let it follow the product to consumption. Many people assume high prices don't start until they reach some labor organization. From the economic at the beginning as anywhere else Prices standpoint they are just as liable to start cannot be prominently below the cost ot production under any circumstances.
 The country is in the mood for an in vestigation that will be long and deep and thorough It is tired of these continued aurres about high prices that get nothing except possibly a politician into congress or some other job or into the newspapers, It has had its fill of half-baked remedies that spring from attention to only One-hali of the great problem. Let's have an inves- tigation that will enable the country to see it steadily and see it whole. It would be cheap at S400,000 or S40000
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-04-07
LOOKED SUSPICIOUS

As Widow Watts bent industriously over her washtub she YVES treated to polite con versation by male friend, who presently turned the conversation on matrimony, winding up with proposal of marriage.
 Are ye sure ye love mel" sighed the buxom widow, pausing in her wringng.
 And the man vowed he did.
 For few minutes there was silence as the widow continued her labor. Then sud denly she raised her head and asked him. suspiciously;
 "You ain't lost yer job, have yer?"--- Chicago News.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-04-07

Discussing the ruling of Judge Jennings wherein he held Charles Suze entitled the certificate of cleo delegate congress from Alaska the Anchorage Time says
 When Mir Suzer through this decison takes his seat in the halls the national congress he will do the full knowledge that he there through the will wish of the peore of Alaska but rather through decision based mere echncale Few of the calber fit represent
 the people of Alaska the congress would to seat under these circumstances really big would abide the will of the electorate, if convinced that his opponent rightfully elected
 Political bias sometimes leads queer of men really big man. whether he be of calber fit to repre- the people of Alaska congress- not will abide by the decision the constituted authority which this happens United district He could possibly be convinced that his opponent rightfuy elected decision but whether he not his actor refusing the congress which he has been declared elected would help his defeated opponent the least The aw candidate for political office the judge o election also
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-04-07
GOLD AND A BRIDE

Danny Bryce, Kuskokwim miner, who went through here on his way Outside last fall with gold from g strike on Bear creek, in that locality, was married on February "A, according to advces received by local friends Gateway, March 2.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-04-07
BRANDED PEACHES TABOO

The seizure of forty glass jars of branded peaches and cherries at two stores of Au- gustine & Kyer, in Seattle was recently re- ported. Two clerks were arrested on the charge of selling intoxicants
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-04-07

One of the most difficult things understand in connection the world has been German expression both the fatherand this country the subject of the sale of by the United States the allies That the protests have been nncere evident but that they should have so tar imposed American of German the extent that they should believe them have merit strange indeed There deluson this in Germany The Der lin Local Anzeiger quoted as saying:
 It must always be recalled the German "Yankeehaters
 their standpoint legally that the Hague
 ton distinctly permits neutrals make deliveries of ammuni
 and that Gemany representatives in that convention expressly opposed changing this clause.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-04-07

will be anxious the full text of President W sons war message have been remarkable document evoked from the mild anered Taft the statement that
 "a great historical state paper and from the hre-eang Roosevelt the admission that 1t will rank among the foremost state papers of which Americans proud'
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-04-07

The central powers have subdued Roumania Belgium Serbia Morning Telegraph
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-04-07

Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters, $50 per can. Iditarod Meat Co.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-04-07

. 89o3o111 188 888807o o77777
 We acceped this war for an object worthy object, and the war will end when that object obtained. Under God hope it will never end until that tme.-Abrahan Lincoln.
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Iditarod pioneer., 1917-04-07

Those who have felt quams of conscience as to their sympahies with Russia the great world war rejoice that result of the appalling conflict the germs of liberty have been in that benhted land and that the first tangible result has been the liberation of thousands ot political prisoners from the and prisons of Siberia
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-04-07

Fatheand the paper published in New York since the beginning the European has changed its and comes under the of The New Word George Sylvester Vereck very brilliant editor that while wl break the hearts people of German blood living in this country to hght the fatherand they will be loyal the to the land Of hel adoption In concluding editorial dealing with the possible such conflict he he time to debate these questions is now. We yet with Germany. When are will behoove every American stand Loyalty by the country and find fault hecke those positions to direct military and political affairs questions ot doubt Once n we must fight way through with faith in hearts Therefore. the time consider is now
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-04-07

Among the dearest prerogave of free people liberty ot conscience speech LafOee and Stone must be credited with patriotic motives the stand they have taken Tn the present crisis general impression will be that these men like many others before them political history, have been tried in the broad aeanhp and found wanting
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-04-07

nimaon has been received here far to the intention the with reference aliens in the event of war In this remote would appear that the policy to pursued largely with the affected lnernent should not necessary Aliens and those with alien mpahles may bring such action upon themselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-18

usually with the production of much
odor. but the government has found, as
some cities had found, that garbage
mas a very decided money value, and it
mas been estimated that the garbage
from the camps will net the govern
ment s446.394 annually. More than
TINS. this waste will help to conserve
the food supply. since it is being fed
10 some $1,000 hogs which will pro-
duce about $4,000, 900 pounds of pork,
valued at present prices at about
s5.9oo.0o0- But this was only start.
Realizing that tons of garbage from,
cities throughout the country were be-
ing wasted, a questiannaire was sent
out by the food administration to the
various cities throughout the country
asking how much garbage was being
disposed of. There has been a marked
railing off in the quantity and quality
or the garbage collected by the cities.
OWING IN part to the high prices of food
ana IN part to the efforts of the food
administration in pointing out the
enormous waste so common in house,
hold. restaurant and hotel kitchens.
But there will always be some neces-
sarY waste in the preparation of food
ana the division of garbage utilization
IS attempting to devise means for con-
yefting this unavoidable waste into
1000 and thus conserve the supply of
food in the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-18

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the shipyards of the country, Mr.. Pies
was head of our production COMMITTEES
which Investigated conditions IN the
uhipyards, spending considerable time
In many of, the representative plants.
admiral Harris, upon the retirement
Of Admiral Caps. December !, on acr
count of ill-health. was designated gen
was in progress he suggested to me
that the Emergency Fleet Corporation
Be moved to Philadelphia I suggested
that a matter of this kind. invo1ving
policy as we'll as possible legislative
approval, would certainly have to be
it would be submitted in any corpora
ton to the board of directors. He also
wanted to give his immediate approval
to an expenditure of $12.000.000 for
housing operations in connection with
shipyards. i
Admiral Harris Retires. -
s'.This being departure from the
torporations function of shipbuflding,
I felt that the trustees should pass
1upon it, Admiral Harris then express
ed the opinion that his authority was
to be limited. and that he would be
able to render more service elsewhere
The board of trustees concurred in this
Judgment, feeling that their duty re-
.ouired careful consideration of projects
apart from shipbuilding.
"Mr Piez' grasp upon the whole ship
building problem has been so strong
.and his knowledge of actual conditions
lin the yards so definite as a result OF
his study in the field that the best re-
suits can be obtained by combining his
functions as vice president with those
of general manager"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-18
ANNOUNCED TO THE HOUSE.

designations from Congress of Rep
reseHtatives Griffin and Bruckner of
New York and Adamson of Georgia
were formally announced by Speaker
Clark today.
they had rendered their designations to
the governors were read to the House
Mr.. Griffin and Mr.. Bruckner resign,
effective December 81. to take up port
folios in Mayor HyIan,s administration
in. New York city, and Mr.. Adamson re-
signs. TO take effect today, to become a
member of the board of customs APP
praisers in New York The resignation
of Representative Fitzgerald of New
York already had been announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-18
CHESTER A. SNOW, R.
WRITES Of TRIPS IN AIR
Washington Man in French AVA
ton Service Describes Work
to Father.

Fxperiences of young American
learning the art of flying with the
French aviation service in France are
contained in letters received by Ches-
ter A. Snow of this city from his son,
Chester A Snow, jr. In telling OF the
tests he is forced to undergo, young
snow saws in one of his letters, dated
October Z:
at have now been away from camp
nearly a week in making my last
brevet test cross-country triangle. Bad
weather held me UP three days at the
first corner. and yesterday the weather
was barely good enough for just the
time it took me to- get to this place,
my second corner.
seWhen | return / will have completed
NV tests and will become polite
eIeye', instead of an "eleve polite" My
first triangle to the same places over
the same route, but In the opposite d.
rection took me only one day over
week ago.
the country, and surely It has it all
over the auto. It has its moments of
excitement and worry also:
In another letter under date of Octo-
Der 10 the writer says, In part:
my last triangles home-stretch was
one of the most interesting rides l
have ever had I had two new expe-
riences. rain and getting into a really
thick cloud After I had been going
some fifteen minutes I saw a rainbow
and then a dark cloud directly over my
line of flight. Then came the rain.
singing and smarting like lead shot at
me, because Of the great speed with
which I met them. I soon passed out
of this into sunlight again.
Then / saw big white cloud ahead.
I gave her all the motor had and tried
like everything to get over it. and went
nm over 600 meters to do SO, and then
saw / was going to fall. So I shut the
motor down and diyed to go through it.
1t is the strangest sensation I have had
yet Everything looks white and solid.
I could barely make out the ends of
my wings"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-18
DEATH OF G. E. WAGGAMAN.
Civil War Veteran and Federal EN-.
pIoye for MANY Years.

George f. Waggaman, civil war vet
eran, longtime resident of Washing
ton and a government employe for
many years, died yesterday at his resi-
,dence, / Grant place. Funeral services
are to be held tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock at the residence. Interment
will be in Arlington national cemetery.
~waggaman enlisted in Company
I, 50th Illinois Regiment, during the
civil war, when nineteen years old He
was wounded at Allatoona Pass, Ga,
being shot in the chest. After his re-
covery he was transferred to Company
G. 4th United States Invalid Corps, sta
toned at Rock Island, Ill
Mr.. Waggaman came 10 Washing
ton In 1892 and entered the employ Of
the government in the Interior Depart
ment, where he remained until a week
before his death.
He Is survived by his widow, one son,
John r. Waggaman of California. and
two daughters, Miss Mae waggaman
and Mrs. J. Edwin Giles of Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-18
ITALIANS FOIL HUNS. CUT CABLES.
SINK AUSTRIAN BATTLESFIIPS
Raid on Inner Trieste Harbor DARING Plan
to Prevent Attack on Italy's Coast.
Fight In Fog

weighted and sunk sufficiently to per-
nit the boats to pass over them
During all this time Austrian out
posts were very near and searchlights
were being played on the waters, but
in spite OF this the torpedo boats sue
ceeded in entering the inner port with
out being sighted.
Found at Anchor.
Two Austrian battieships were dis
covered at anchor at the farther end
of the harbor near Point Saba Pro-
ceeding cautiously, the italian vessels
to ascertain whether there
were any protecting nets or other OBJ
the attack.
Finally at 2:3o am Monday the two
torpedo boats simultaneously launched
four torpedoes aimed at the battle
ships. All four torpedoes exploded.
Rizzo reported that the abattleship
Vein, nearest the attacking vessels,
was observed to sink in five minutes
while the other battleship certainly
was struck. though owing to the great
distance it was impossible to discover
the damage done.
At the sound of the explosions Aus
TRAN batteries opened fire and search
lights swept over the waters The
lights located the attacking vessels
and the Austrian guns were brought to
bear on them and torpedoes fred, but
the Italians escaped and returned Safe
iy to base with the supporting squad
ron.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-18
fierce BATTLE FOUGHT
] IN COL CAPR|LLE REGION
= -
sTeuton and italian Armies Sway
Back and Forth-British
on Offensive,

ny the Associated Press.
ROME, December 1.-THE text OF the
oficial communication follows:
THE artillery battle continued vio-
lent all through yesterday between the
Brenta and the Piave. An infantry com
bat commenced at daybreak to the east
of the Brenta. During one OF our
counter-offensfve advances in the direc-
ton Of Col Caprille the enemy opposed
us with superior forces, compelling the
; attacking column to suspend its adj
1xance and support itself on a line of de-
Tense more to the rear.
'aThe struggle continued for several
hours with great stubbornness. To-
ward midday other reinforcements re-
established position to our advantage
and the enemy counter attacks had to
be withdrawn to the positions OF de-
parture. I
IN the early hours of the afternoon
theseHemy launched an attack at the
lower end Of the Brenta valley. After
q violent bomhardment,r important de-
tachrnents in dense formation left San
Marine and were launched on the road
against our .barrage. but were stopped
by our prompt and effective concentrate
ed fire and forced to retire in disorder
E .-On the whole of the front the aerial
activity has been marked on both sides.
In the zone north of Monte Grappa one
of our Caproni squadrons and recon
noitering machines on several occasions
bombed and attacked with machine
guns enemy infantry assembled there"
German Reports.
BERLIN, December 1s.-The text of
The official statement reads:
italian front: There was much ar
fillery. firing between the Brenta and
Pave rivers. East of Monte Solarolo
parts Of an enemy position were taken"
The abatement of last night said:
.sft&Han front: Between. the sBrenta
aud-the Pave violent artillery duels
have continued on isolated sectors.
troops brought in
several hundred prisoners agsthe result
Of 4 successful enterprise south Sof Col
Caprille An English attack against
our lines south of Monte Fontana Secca
broke down"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-18
OFFER CLEARS UP SITUATION.
Food Officials Not to Revoke Viz
-.,-. ginia Gamers Licenses.

!. oficials of the Virginia Gamers Ex-
scs1ange summoned to explain certain
papers found in their files by investi-
gators for the Federal Trade Commits
sion in the course of the inquiry into
charges of food speculation made by
the food administration. have agreed
70 withdraw all letters and papers
which might be construed as sugges-
tons for price-fixing and to refrain in
the future from all activities tending
10 have such an effect. h ~,
The entire pack controlled by the ex-
change, estimated at 10000 cases, was
ofTefed to the government at any price
which the food administration might
decide was fair. I. - 8
The food administration announced
that because Of the canners' evident
desire TO co-opern1e with the govern.
mert, NO t3SM WOULD be taken toward
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-18

situation, according to the more OPP
timistic Germans, is that under the
stern pressure of necessity they have
reduced cost-cutting and substitution
to a science. There is not a junk pile
in Germany, they say. Every shell and
every fragment of shell shot at their
front lines by the allies is sent back to
Germany to be recast-if the ground is
held by the shelled ones.
But they are genuinely frightened by
the outlook They affect to despise
the military part America can play,
but they admit that in shutting Ger
many out of great buying market
for raw material and a great selling
market for the finished article we can
do Germany an inealculable harm after
war My own impression is that they
hope to bring about peace of some SORT
in 1918, before America gets really net
up" about fighting. Germany hates US
to the point of frenzy, but she earnest
ly hopes that we shall never hate her.