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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-30
MOST POWERFUL RADIO
PLANT At ANKAP Oils
Through Chains Of Sub Stations
Messages Are Sent Practically
EverNuhe.c III World

tu.ale,i- NIi ncc - Ntt hc
,ndib- il, vf some facts about ho
i~..- 4. i hiri rtr grr,t' radio tatlan
\.pJi NcaGcny ha> team init haEr
permitted 'n i,y uad lrhhc fnr 'ha
f.f tune Il Is Stall II, largest and no~t
NCrtui -tatiuu ,u'the world tht STATION
tc.t : being erected n lr,uro hl th,
uted states not having bnct cuupirfcd
and the plant here Is lie great ~cidng
station OF tic government fl CONNIE, tl,u
with It's long distance radio -orvae
The station IN Franc I, at Bordcaa,
Il was understood that this Aad bccI ror-
riotcd and In s-, but itvlll nn1 hc ln-hcl
tr several months 1t VIII hc kn,n,l, .,~
the LaiaNcttr -tftluH. aud II IS Ir,iahlc
That It viii * t.rn.d oyer - rarr for
the cost ot constitution.
The ipncnde4- inVcr 81 the station
IN Rance i lrdbaf,d hN comparison ii ii
ldly,.cal N I'LL ihe \unap.a- station.
fh. station A.rr based upn tour tcel
to,,cr-, ,arh 9N fc,t INCH lh, ~'atiou
n raur, h4>.d lpon clght tower, eaal
>ln t,ct hlCF IL iact iii, range FL thp
rev station uii he practically Wltha.t
limit and should Nrccd hy thousands Fl
males that j au, iher station
L i state ihst practically M -tc
order - tnlIcd ~-lfcs naval Nt~~tl- TT
every part ot III. world have hcan -,nr
through the Anutppll, station iii aI-
OiiI1u messages have been ~eni II eu
uiplonatIe representatives. and oilrcr-
~ the .rInN III England rance and Ittit
i was an jet II souStnIct1 Z
tho station. aside IRON The purpose ol
communicating with the shys of the
navy. 10 make communications with the
army absolutely Independent oi the Gable
and hCvond the possibility Of rferencc
IRON other radia systems
The AnnapoIi- station has ti-, con-
uuuIcated with the stations ~ Panama
and ~ Honolulu The latter l. believed
10 be- tht greatest range which radio com
munlcaiIou has Vet obtdined Message
Wete >eut d..Ilv to Inc George Washington
.urlns the 'rlp of tbo President nj hl-
party to France, and II ls understood hat
they are stIli tcHg sent 10 him through
the same means
ii IS possI L. that the compi, ion Of he
station IN lr,incc viii make : circuit OF
the earth pos-l'i. I IT, Annapolis station
has sent messages 10 Rome. on the one.
side, and 10 l.onnluiu. Oh ihc other
lhIs country Iae station, ~ Guam and
IN the Philippine Tie iatter station IS
not powerful enough ~ send message 20
Rome, which Would complete tho round
but 1t Is highly pro- . = lhat thc new
station IN rance u Igh' oof.irfIIiIc.4t,.
with the station iu 1he IhlIf,;ui.,> Ger
tainly, the eIrcuit Viii ~ cor 3, ted Fl, i
comparatively short tH"e, III tte.er, ,ptI.u
of some station uT stations between th,>,.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-30
BETRAYED.

He wear no silver badge in his lapel
He bears no trace If wound IN fare Or
limb.
And vet II moods bnt little wit 10 rcll
Tha soldering has left It's MARI IN
biu
Il Is not that he hoars himself erect
Or etlfIcns whcn 3 Brass Hat cornrs
m view
Ills manners are retiring and correct
lie does not speak If what he has
been through
And vet, his past shows plain As plain
can be
Ask him the time, and put him 10
the tcsf
He'll jcrklly upraise his wrist to roe
The watrh that n0w reposes in his
vest
Passing Show London
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-30
M|DVALE STEEL co.
BUILDING BURNED
Storage Building in South VIII
mington Plant Destroyed
Last Night.

\ fire on unknown origin at the VIII
mington Midvale Steel Co.'S plant, across
the Third street bridge. shortly after mid
night last night destroyed frame build
ing $50 by 80 feet used for the storage oi
fire brick No estimate ol the damage
has been made but this IS confined to the
structure itself the contents being hut
little injured. largely because o( n delay
IN getting water ON the flames due to the
fact that the valves were discpnucctcd
when the plant shut down 4 few months
since II water had been played on the
heated bricks il would have shattered
and spoiled ;hciu,
\ private Watchman making his round
about midnight discovered the blaze.
He turned m an alarm. and the Reliance.
Washington. Fame, Water Witch Wccca-
coc and PhWnIN Companies responded.
Bv the tune the iiremcn arrived the
building wa, ablaze from ono end to the
other The high winds from the river
hurled my rlads ai sparks 10 the office
buildings, situated about fifty feet distant
from the burning shed
For while II appeared ns though these
buildings would surely lee set aiirc by the
parks When the water valves were
lnallv found. and the water turno q on
The hrcmen directed several streams on the
roofs and >tdc> OF these buildings. 80 that
the blazing cmhcrs failed to catch
In thc fear that the buildings were still
IA danger. however the Washington and
Rrli.ncr Companies rcmamcd on the
scene with Their apparatus and kept
PLAYING water on the buildings for several
hours after the otlsr companies returned
L. their quarters
A> result Of the FIRE MANY SCryirc
wires were nut III of commission and
Ihlrd street Wa dark fuI 4 distance of
three blocks
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-30

Perry and FhonasvIle, Ga which will
use Eastern time
All of Alaska still remains ~ -lnRlc
zone for the reason that tiic commits
SION held that from the terms Of the
daylight saving act IT could not deal
with this matter Tho Same applies to
the Hawaiian Islands which were also
omitted
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-30
IT PUTS The PEP"
Into Peptiron The Combination Of Pep
sin, Nux, Iron, Celery.

This is what makes PcptFon OF won
derful therapeutic value and 50 success
full after influenza, the grip and IN blood
and nerve troubles, anemla paleness,
nervous weakness and the oxhausting
worry and anxiety over the world war
1t is real iron blood and nerve tonic.
especially beneficial in the weakness fol-
lowing the influenza and grip, TO worm
out, brain-iagged men, delicate women.
schooI-tired girls and to fast t-growlng
BOYS, invaIids and convalescents, the
aged and infirm II actually puts ron Il
natural strcngthcncr, into the blood, and
restores the wasted red corpusclcs Your
druggist knows its great merit.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-30
PADEREwSkI FOR PRESIDENT
Pianist Acclaimed as Pstrioi and Leader
OF Return Il Poland.

london, Dec 30 Accordine TO dis
patches from Danzig and Posen, COM
ing ny way Of Berlin, il is purposed To
proclaim republic in Poland with Ignace
jar pndercwski as President.
padcrwski's entry into Posen. says
the 2eitung am Nlittay. resemplcd n
triumphnl procession. The houses were
lavishlv decorated the members of Pn-
lish associations lined the streets, md
the band played Polish airs. which
the crowds sang with enthusiasm Sci
diers carrying rifles marched III the pro
ccssIon.
dispatch 10 the Iokal-Anzeigei
from Posen says lguacc Jan paderewsfi
had y fninting spell Friday
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-30
CHU RCIi-CRuEs.
To Discuss Port Plans.

Members Of be River and Harbor Com
nittec Of the Chamber Of Commerce,
with the Uarbor Commissioners, will
meet in the Chamber Of Commerce this
afternoon, at 4 80 clock, to discuss plans
for the improvement Of tho port
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-30
Discusss Centenar, Movement

The time of the Methodist Ministers
Association meeting today, was taken
up with discussion of the Centenary
carup"i"n Addresses were made Nv
Rev Dr Pohcrt Watt and DR. Moore.
Uf the Rock River illinois conference.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-30
When the Alarm Sounds

very man ri>tluctivcly thinks .. has own
property first / he Is amply secured
rgalnst possible loss he IS naturally less
concerned than II hc earned lltti, or no
Insurance. II YOU want more protection
consult {. T. IIlrson ~ 60. odd Fellow
Bmldlng.-Adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-30
DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE.
Officers 10 be Elected Al the Annual
Meeting This Evening.


Meeting This Evening
The annual election Of lie Dcrnocra'ic
League viii oe held this evening at bead
quarters, No Go French street There e
no rivalry for the Office of president
Daniel Aiken being the only candidair
The election for mernbo rship on The Board
of Governors IS expected 70 he keen, there
being ~ nominees for six places on The
board Following are the 'orninees
For president Daniel AK.
Vice-prcsident- Michael Man 4ey
Secretary Irank Toner.
Treasurer Thomas Murphy
Board of governors SIX n ho scIectrd
Charles z Saylor, Clifford Thompson
John r Foster, Wallace Recder Paul
Witsil Bernard Schneider, Stephen
Roman, j Irvln Allcnrn, 6. Clinton
Porter Mics Thompson Edward Fsrrnar
A Il Ewing William 81 Montgomery
Auditing committee three 70 r.
elected stewart Movston, George RI.
Morton, 7 bonas Webster
Sergea ant-at-arrns-Frank j. Krpici
Tibrarian--Napoieon Tcbo
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-30
HOME WEDDING.
Marriage of Miss Edna lessen and
George Bratten.

wedding was performed on Christmas
eve bv Rev Sunhcld OF EastIake NJ T.
Church III the home Of the bride Miss
Edna Closscn. of 2>05 Market street to
George Brattcn Of sol South jackson
street The bride was gwen in marriage
by her grandfather, John Q BIicn OF the
same address
The bride wore a dress Of georgettc
crepe embroidered with blue beads and
tea roses The bridesmaid was Miss
Jester and best man was Mr. Jester
Among those present were. p
Martin, Mrs Mary Chosen, Mrs Elsie
Richardson, John Lcgates and wife.
Mr. Oldham and wife. MIR Jackson and
wife, Mr. Ainsworth and daughter. vii
liam Logue and wife, Mrs Anna Campbell
Miss Bertha Miller The house was
decorated with evergreen and American
flags, The bride S gra ndmother presented
her with a we'll furnished home.
CIT RCH-CRuEs.
Miss Isabella Jane Croes, Of LOG North
Broomc street, this city and Thomas G
Church, of Monocacy, Pa. were married
on Christmas evening at the home Of the
brides sister. in Monacacy Rev Charles
Truax. Of Pottstown Pa, performed the
ceremony. Mrs Church IS n well-known
Wilmingtonian, having taught at Public
School No 4, for Is years, and been or
ganist for the First nited Presbyterian
Church, for some time Mrs Church S
parents formerly lived in this city, but
moved to P0ttstown She is a niece OF
George Wcldin, Of 205 West Twenty
fourth street Tier Sunday school class
presented her with some fine cut glass.
and felloW-tcachers with some silver
articles
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-30
Ancient as Can Be.

Tins Is antique
".h2'
AdaIu period farulaIrr
"Ccc jhat uu-s D, tllt oldc-i thcfs.
i Louisville Couri, journal
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-30
Working on Welland Canal.

The resumption of work ~ tie Well
land Canal i one Of the first plans for
insuring employment TIE deepening
Of the canal l. an important phhr
work, one Of the production kind Ih.
recent opening of the new deep Iru
Cana, j. !ivering more and more ID
our cxpor gram 70 the nltcd states,
and CanIda needs Il deep WatsIR.s
through the oWcr Great Lakc- system
q hold its o,sn.-T Toronto Mail and
Impure
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-30

Why j. Wofniat hu-tug 81 ~trcnu-
ously. / thought hc retired with enough
10 live on
''It oked like enough a. .ilc Oh ten
years ago H ludge
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-30

What would politics be without Rirn Y
Imll2
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25
AT THE LIBERTY

DOUGLAS, June 25.-There is a change of program at the Liberty tonight which will be a pleasing one to the majority of theatre go- CTS. The great Japanese actor, Ses- sue Hayakawa, will appear tonight and tomorrow night in the drama.iza- tion of Robert Louis Stevenson ia. nous novel, The Bottle Imp" Those who have read the interesting tale of the magic bottle owned by a poor Hawaiian fisherman, whose ambition was to secure royal wife, will par ticularly appreciate the thrills shown in the pictures caused by this won derful wishing bottle," which grants every wish, but still carries ter rible menace which fills the plot with startling incidentals through out the entire story. The fight ur. der the clear Hawaiian waters is particularly interesting as is the TO nance and plot of the entire story. Ill addition to this main feature Paddy McGuire appears in a two reel comedy entitled "A Touch of High Life" which is a laugh from start to finish.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25

Mayor Smith asked for one weeks delay on the matter in order that all the Councilmen might have a voice in it's settlement, which was readily granted by Mir. Henson
 On motion seconded and carried, the former Clerk, o. E Bennett, was released from bonds, the auditing of the books showing that all ac- counts were intact, and the present Clerk was instructed to so notify the bonding company.
 On report of the Street Committee, the Clerk was instructed to notify the agents of the Hunter estate, that the sidewalks adjoining that property were in bad condition and must be repaired.
 The Wharf Committee reported PA tons of coal on hand and receipts from the past week aggregatlng $40S70.
 The Finance Committee reported $2,173 on hand, and bills amounting to $72740. were ordered paid.
 On motion, the Council then ad- journed to meet next Monday night, at which time the regular budget of monthly bills are to be paid
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25
DOUGLAS AND TREADWELL NEWS NOTES

value of lots is fixed at $100, in creasing in value according to loca- tion. The total cost of making the survey to date is $1,325, and the levy or assessment against the prop erty holders has been fixed at 2-10O per cent
 This assessment, according to MT. Leming, will net approximately $1,- 400, there still being some additional expense of printing the maps, cost of publication, etc While the maps of the townsite are not yet here, they are expected at any time and can be procured from the Govern ment land office at forty cents each. AS soon as they are available, the townsite trustee will publish no tice to the effect that all property holders can secure their deeds, 30 days from date of publication. Al ter the first 30 days, 120 days addi- tional time will be given in which to file application. At the expira- tion of this time, the trustee will list all property not applied for and publish same. Within 30 days from the time of publication, if the prop erty holders do not apply for deeds, the trustee will sell such lands at public auction, and all unsold lots will then revert to the City of Doug las.
 All the Councilmen went over the plat carefully, the majority being property owners, and all conceded that the valuations and levy fixed were fair and stated that Douglas was indeed lucky to secure patent for approximately $1,400 when Wran- gell, Skagway and other towns, not being so fortunate as to have had Government townsite trustees ap- pointed, were forced to pay several thousand dollars for their patents.
 Under the head of new business, the clerk reported Warrant No. 309, made in favor of Hose Company No. 4, as having been uncalled for and on motion the warrant was ordered cancelled.
 The resignation of Dr. Weyerhorst as city physician, who left recently for Butte, Montana, as read and ac- cepted Dr. Midford being appointed as health officer for the ensuing year.
 John Henson appeared before the Council and again brought up the old case of Victor Von Arx, vs. the City of Douglas. In this matter, MT. Henson showed where he had been entirely acquitted by the Court, and claimed an expense account of approximately $262, claiming in jus tice to himself, that the Council should pay the expenses incurred while he was acting as City Mag istrate, but stated further, that if the Council would pay him the sum of $107, he would compromise on that amount Owing to the fact that there was only quorum present,
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25
GOVERNMENT FIXES LEVY
 FOR DOUGLAS
ToWnsite Trustee Makes Report of Survey Doug-
 las for Patent; En-
 dorsed by Council.

DOUGLAS, June 25.-With Mayor Smith in the chair, Councilmen Mur- ray, Martin, August and Oliver Ol- son present at the regular Monday night session of the City Council last night a resolution was passed endorsing the levy and valuation of the property of the Douglas town site as fixed by the Government en- gineer appointed as trustee in the matter of securing patent to the plat of Douglas. v
 M B. gIearpfng,s who has been in chafge N Asg slirvey, accompanied by J. L. Backstrom, Government engiheef froih Juneau, appeared be- fore the Council with plat of the town of Douglas, all the lots being properly marked and assessed ac- cording to the values from the as- sessment roll of 1917 and modified or rated according to location and value by the present city assessor for the year 1918. The minimum
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25
 MEN ASKED
 SPEAK HERE
Gov. Thomas Riggs, Jr., Is to Speak at Celebration . on the Fourth of
 July.

DOUGLAS, June 25.-At a meet ing of all committees appointed for f the celebration exercises to be held in Douglas on July 4th, the com
 mittee on oratory, of which Mayor Smith is chairman, was Instructed to extend Governor Riggs and fam fly a personal invitation to be pres ent, and if possible, secure the con sent of the Governor in making an address during the exercises of the forenoon to be held in Natatorium Hall l.. L. Harding has consented is purposed to make the patriotic exercises a leading feature of the forenoon's program.
 The hose races all also come off sometime during the forenoon, the lime for these events having been will decide on the hour some time turing this week and report at the last meeting of tho committees which are to report or next Monday even- ing.
 The finance committee reported
 that at least $60p would. be available for sports and necessary expense of the celebration The committee on sports reported that approximately S370 would be required for the races, oall game, etc. About $60 will go toward prizes for boys and girls events, and there will be two senior events, a 50 and 80 yard dash for men, the prizes amounting to about | $40
 Word was received on Monday
 morning that it is now possible for | number of the boys from Fort | Seward to be present, four men now | on furlough from there stating that l the ball team had instructions to practice diligently for the Fourth of July events, thus leading the men sible for an excursion to be run | from there Acting on this rumOr, | J. F. Henson, chairman of the sports | committee, was instructed to wire | the commanding officer at Fort Sew |
 | ard for information and to extend | the boys there an invitation to be present during the celebration. In case permission is granted for the | soldiers to take part in the exercises, the committee on transportation will l immediately get busy and secure
 some means of transportation for the boys.
 | It is understood that no exercises are to be held on the mainland, and
 all the people from Juneau and neigh
 boring towns are cordially invited to
 be present at the Douglas celebra- ton.
 The Douglas Natatorium is already gaily decorated, having been prepared for the farewell reception and ball given recently for the boys who left on the draft, but in addition to this,
 Mayor Smith has offered a lot of pa
 triotic decorations purchased by him from parties recently leaving the
 city, who made a speciality of deco | ration.
 | In the event of nice weather, it | Is possible that the oratorical exer- cises will be held from the grand | stand and with tho extra decora- | tions on hand the town will present l gala appearance.
 |
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25
TO BEGIN PRACTICE

DOUGLAS, June 25.-A regular meeting of the Douglas Home Com panies No. 1 and No. 2, took place last night at the City Hall, at which little business was transacted other than instruction to the members of the hose teams which are to enter the races, to prepare and appear for practice on the first nice evening.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25
GERMAN INTRIGUE = TO REMOVE SLAMS
 HAS COME TO LIGHT

Pi3KING, June 24-More German intrigue, in this instance with the object in view of removing from little Russia Russian army officers of broadly sympathies, has come to light through what, appears to he far-reaching prophganda Such of- ficers are led to believe, that the American Government is holding out flattering inducements to them to go to America and join the army. ar3- viding to them passports steamer tickets and funds and guaranteeing them a commission.
 Several trusting officers have even staked everything on such represen.. tations and got as war as Change han, Manchuriafi where they arrived at the end of their-~reeources to learn that they,sYerss sthes victims of a hoax h'-'~" Sk1E HUT
 The matter has been brought to the attention of the American minis ter in Picking for action, if deeemd advisable, to combat the propaganda through Ambassador Francis and American cOnsults in Russia. Y
 THE EMPIRES classifieds pay.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25
WANT MEN AND SUPPLIES

DOUGLAS, June 25.-L A. Slane arrived in town yesterday afternoon on the acnnery tender belonging to the Deep Sea Salmo Company near Hoonah. MT. Slane states that the boat is new one and is to be en tered at the Juneau Customs House for record and measurements. The Althrop, as the boat is christened, is to return with a cargo of supplies and at least six men, if they car be procured Mir. Slane reports that the salmon are already running well and that the cannery at Port Al throp has packed to date 1000 cases of first class salmon
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25
DOUGlAS-TREADW
 RED CROSS CHAPTER
 SUBMITS STATEMENT

DOUGLAS, June 25.-The follow ing statement of the income, and sources from whence received, of the Douglas -Treadwell Chapter Of the American Red. Cross has been released by the President of the Chapter MT P R. Bradley. The report, while up to June 1, does not include the income derived from the May drive:
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25
IN ON BUSINESS

DOUGLAS, June 25.-D. H. Chris toe, who is now with the Alaska Douglas Herring Packing Company, returned last night after about two weeks. absence1to the fishing grounds having come in with L. A. Slane on the cannery tender of the Deep Sea Salmon Company. Mir. Christoe re ports a good run of fish and that the company is doing well with their seins and saltery.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25

The supplies purchased for $2,- 055.9O were made mp in the Chapter Room into 25.0O0 separate finished articles.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25
FOUR MINUTE SPEAKERS

DOUGLAS, June 25.-The follow ing Four Minute speakers have been announced by Chairman A. E. Gurr for the current subject War Say ing Stamps" preparatory to the drive on Stamp Day which will be Fri day of this week:
 Tonight - Liberty theatre, James Christoe; Orpheum theatre, E. J. White. Thursday night-Liberty, A. E. Gurr; Orpheum, F. A. J. Gallwas
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25
MILLER SELLS SHOP

DOUGLAS, June 25.-Wm. Miller, proprietor of the Douglas Barber Shop. transferred all right and title to same this morning to H. B. Gar rett, who has been employed in the shop all Winter. Mir. Miller. accom- panied by his wife. expects to leave for work at one of the nearby can neries for the season.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25
REHEARSAL TONIGHT

DOUGLAS, June 25-All Channel are requested to be pres ent tonight at the Natatorium Hall for rehearsal. Bandmaster Erickson has just secured some of the latest patriotic music from the standard au-
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25

thors and publishers which will be rehearsed this evening for the cele- bration. In addition to the parade, a good concert will be given in the open air, providing the weather Is favorable.