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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-19
C. O. p. LEADERS
 PREPARING FOR
 PARTISAN TIL l

- WASHINGTON, May l3.-(E9-The republican ser- gathering here today from all parts of the country take the conference which has recently been called by Senator Lodge perfect the republican organization of the upper of congress- It is evident from the attitude of the different leaders that party scrap the lineup of the committee chairmanslps will be naugurated the very outset of the conference.
 Defeated in the first of strength with the Old Guard the progressive senators plan stage strong comeback tomorrows session. The bitterest fight will be centered the proposed appointment of Senator Warren of Wyoming, las chairman of the committee appropriations and Sena tor Penrose of Pensyvan chairman of the finance committee.
 In >bott of these men, the Old Guard is personfed. Both have strong following among the conservatives, but their appointment will fill the progressive mebers with alarm For this the progressive ralyng a their forces beat these two appointments if possible
 The first stage in the battle, which may prove be battle royal free for all before ends will be the seec tion of president proe It is believed here that this of flee will be filled by of the opposing Penrose and Warren As far be the latter are worrying the of the first step party organization apparently being their strength for the real It is believed that both sides will agree the selection of Senator Curtis of Kansas the republican |whp.
 After the senate organization has been perfected is generally believed that Senator Lodge who will be chair of the foreign relations committee will bring up the league of nations question for dscusson Any effort o the conference lay down rules of conduct toward the league is almost to provoke another fight Most of the senators opposing the acceptance of the willing be governed by the decision of the conference but Sena tor Bora and possibly few others will bolt if should de- ermne abandon opposition Senator Borah has already issued public statement declaring that he will quit the publican party before he will let it stop his opposition
 is not believed that fight will develope in the organ izaon of the house republicans which will be effected here Saturday. The conservatives under the leadership of Representative Mondel of Montana practically control the situation and will appoint the chaen of various commit tees in the same manner previous have done 1t is plain that the much hoped for reform in committee ap ponents is be undertaken by the present republican congress.
 JOHNSON WON'T ACT Senator Hiram Johnson tonight put an end to boom which had started for him president protem of the organization He absolutely refused be candidate It lis believed that Senator Curtis will be named acceptable to the progressves Jones' of Washington and Kenyon of Iowa. will be presented by the progessives for the committee committees. This has membership of nine which Senator Lodge has named
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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-19
ICE BREAKS IN DAWSON; SMALL BOATS MOVING FROM LOWER END
 OF LAKE LABARCE; SEASON OPEN

DAWSON, Y. T., May 12-(Special to The Citizen)- The first leg of navigation from Dawson Lake abarge is rapidly opening. Within few days will be able to leave lower I,abarge for this place.
 The ice is breaking everywhere along the Yukon river It went out here Saturday giving Dawson the quietest breakup in years No damage of any kind done by the ice
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-19

PARIS May 13.--R The Iithu- anians have offered to assist the Polish government in it's fight against the Russian Bolsheviki forces on the condition that Poland will
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-19
DEMOCRATIC LEADER OF
 HOUSE DIES SUDDENLY

GADSEN. Ala. May 13.--(Pt Rep
 resentative Burnett. of Alabama. one of the leading members of the house of representatives. died at his home here tonight. The cause of his death
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-19

recognize free Lithuania. The -Pr- fish leaders say that the offer will be accepted and a vigorous campaign started against the Russians within a short time.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-19

is unknown but it was entirely unex. pected. MT. Burnett was chairman of the house committee on immigra. tion and was one of the men whom bombs were sent by anar- chists on May Day.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-19

sUsscRIsE FOR THE CITIZEN,
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-10-25

ter careful examination. At the end
Of the season the reports of all the
investigators showed that absolutely
no evidence of the presence OF the
bollworm could be found
But the success Of the campaign will
not be regarded as absolutely certain
until two other summers have passed.
In the meantime the quarantine will
be vigorously enforced.
Prior to the discovery Of the actual
presence of the pink bollworm in Tex
as the state, taking precautions
against its presence not far away in
Mexico, had enacted legislation giving
authority to establish zone free from
cotton culture on the border Of Texas
adjacent to Mexico. Since that time,
quarantine and cotton-free zones have
been declared In three areas.
The normal planting Of cotton in the
largest Of these areas Is about $4,000
acres and the inability to plant has,
of course, entailed hardship on the
planters. Individuals-137 to be ex-
act-disregarded the law and planted
some cotton, a total of few hundred
acres. Legal action was taken against
them and they have since signed an
agreement to bear all the cost Of clean
ing up their farms, under the super
vision Of government inspectors, and
to leave the disposal Of the cotton
grown absolutely in the hands of the
authorities.
1t is interesting to note that a con-
siderable number of these so-called
outlaw cotton fields were discovered
by aerial observation. Much of the
country in the infested areas is heav-
lily timbered. Roads are neither plen-
tiful nor good in many places, and it
was possible for an outlaw planter to
tuck away a few acres Of cotton in
some nook of the woods beyond prob
ability Of discovery by ordinary means.
This gave the inspectors of the fed
eral horticultural board the idea of
using airplane observers to spy out the
hidden fields. The scheme worked ad-
mirably, the first flight alone reveal
ing no less than seven outlaw cotton
fields which had escaped discovery by
all other means.
While a feeling of reasonable safety
is justifiable as to the elimination of
the hollworm from Texas, the danger
of new infeStation remains so long
as the bollworm exists in Mexico, and.
therefore, extreme vigilance will not
be- relaxed. All railway cars and 9TH
err vehicles coming across the line are
inspected, cleaned, and fumigated.
The disinfection of cars and freight
with gas from generators placed with
in the cars has been discarded as CIV
ing no security against insects that
might be resting on the exterior of
cars. Distinction houses have been
erected into which cars are run and
disinfected both internally and exter-
nally.
The question Is now raised: Has
| the recent Gulf of Mexico hurricane
brought the pest again to the Texas
shore? The storm ravaged the Gulf
shore from Brownsville beyond to
Key West. If the storm Of 1915
brought the pest to the American
shore from Mexico why should not the
same conditions now obtainf
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-10-25
Candid Criticism

An official Of an insane asylum Is
firm believer In the value of amuse-
ment on deranged mind; and, being
a good amateur comedian, he occas-
ional1y assists at an entertainment.
His last performance was especially
ludicrous; but one man in the audi
ence sat through 1t with q grave an6
unmoved countenance, look of per-
plexity In his eyes. at certainly is a
remarkable state Of AFFAIRS" he con-
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-10-25

The danger from the pink bollworm
had long been recognized, and regula-
tons were made by the government
requiring the fumigation Of all cotton
from foreign countries before 1t could
be landed in the United States. Ev-
cry possible precautionary measure
was taken, but there came one thing
against which even the government
could not guard. The great storm
that ravaged the Gulf country in 1918
washed ashore around Trinity Bay,
and possibly elsewhere on the Texas
coast, great quantities Of cotton lint
and cotton seed.
Nobody gave any special thought to
the matter at the moment, but when
the next year the pink bollworm ap-
peared all around the bay, it became
apparent that some Of the washed-up
cotton must have come across the
Gulf from the Laguna district Of Mex
leo, where the pest had gained foot
ing some time earlier. That may not
have been the only source of infesta-
ton, but 1t was the one that gave the
greater part of the trouble.
An Oil mill at Hearne had received
some seed from Mexico In 1915, and
the bollworm appeared In few fiefds
in the immediate neighborhood Of the
mill. The infestation at this point
was entirely eliminated in short order,
however, by uprooting and burning all
growing cotton, collecting and burning
all scattered parts, the prompt milling
and destruction of the seed, and the
shipment to Europe Of the harvested
lint.
A mill at Beaumont, too, had re-
ceived seed from Mexico and had vio-
lated its agreement to use it only for
milling. 1t developed that some Of
this seed was sold to planters through
out q radius of 20 or 80 miles from
the mill. Each sale was traced and
the surrounding district included in
the cleanup operations.
But It was the washed-up cotton in
festation at Trinity Bay that developed
the really alarming situation, involving
more than 5000 acres of cotton sur
rounding the bay, and 1t was there
that the really big operations were
undertaken.
A large force Of experts and labor
ers-not less than 800 negroes-wth
the voluntary assistance Of any num-
Der of farmers and members of their
families, was assembled camps were
established, and the cleanup was be-
gun on thoroughly systematized plan
that involved every inch of surface,
to make sure that no lurking place was
left for q larva to winter. All the
cotton grown In this area was taken
to Galveston under supervision and
shipped to foreign countries. All seed
was milled under the direction of gov
eminent agents. The work ended
with the whole area as clean as the
top Of table.
The result, naturally, was awaited
with much anxiety. In the spring OF
1918 the entire area was watched. The
planting of cotton was prohibited, of
course, and every stalk of volunteer
cotton was pulled up and destroyed af-
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-10-25
In Holland. Too,

The typical Dutch housemaid in
wooden clogs and multi-colored skirts
has passed away to make room for
Totally different kind of being. An
Amsterdam uady engaged not long ago
Few housemaid who stipulated that
she should have two evenings a week
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-10-25
~ G0 az III <12@

tnln, r0Se-tinte0, almost
white caterpillar in TO-
600 acres of Texas cot
ton land; confronted with
the necessity of making
~ certain that in al that
area no single caterpillar
made good it's conceal
ment in boil or stalk or
leaves or grass or trash; forced to
sweep every inch of the 10000 acres
as closely as a scrupulous housewife
sweeps the kitchen floor and to sift
every pint of the sweepings as care
fully as miser would sift dirt with
gold nuggets In it-there is a task be-
side which the, one Of searching for a
needle In q haystack appears simple
and as requiring no patience worth
mentioning.
But that is exactly what the United
States department of agriculture, with
the help Of the state authorities Of
Texas did in the campaign for the
elimination Of the pink bollworm Of
cotton. 1t was done so successfully
Of the pink bollworm appeared in 1918,
a result that appears to justify the
characterization Of the Job as the big
gest successful chronological expert
ment of its kind in history.
When it was first found that the
pink bollworm Of cotton had gained
q footing upon the soil Of the United
States, the CONSERVATION that resulted
was hardly less than it would have
been If the discovery had been made
that German gunboats were coming up
the Mississippi river. But the con-
sternation was among agricultural
scientists. The general public did not
know the desperate danger. The scien-
lists knew, however, that, unless
checked, the little bollworm meant an
annual loss Of not less than $50,000,-
600, If. indeed. 1t did not threaten the
existence Of the cotton industry, and
their alarm was not materially less
ened because the infested area was
limited to small areas around Trinity
Bay, Beaumont, and Hearne. Texas.
For the pink bollworm spreads not
by yards or acres, but by hundreds Of
miles at a leap. The chief agent of
dissemination being man with his rail-
road trains, the distance from Texas
to Georgia or North Carolina Is no
great jump, and 1t probably would not
be a direct jump. The larva would
be loaded into car of cotton at Beau
mont, say, shipped to New Bedford,
Mass, and left In the litter at the
bottom of the car, which would then
go to Brockton for a load of shoes
consigned to Atlanta, and would final
ly get swept out on some siding in the
Georgia cotton fields.
And there 1t would begin anew the
devastation that 1t has wrought in
Egypt, India, Japan, the Philippines,
Ceylon, the Straits Settlements, the
Hawaiian Islands, Brazil, Mexico, and
practically every cotton-growing coun-
try on the globe except the United
States. 1t Is the most destructive of
all enemies of cotton, often reducing
the yield of lint by 80 per cent and
sometimes by more than so per cent,
and greatly lessening the quantity of
oil produced from the seed. In the
Hawaiian Islands the cotton industry
has been practically abandoned be-
cause Of 1t, and wherever 1t has gone
the industry has suffered terribly.
That Is why the department of agri-
culture, when the worm appeared in
Texas thought 1T worth while to I'M
dertake a campaign out Of all proper
ton to the area infested.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-10-25

to enable her to attend rehearsals.
Asked to explain, 'Dientje" said that
she was a member Of the orchestra
of the Concert Gebouw (the Queens
hall of Amsterdam), and needed leis-
ure moments in which to practice
Brahms, Spohr, Bach and Beethoven
for the autumn concerts.-London
Daily Express.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-10-25

flded to visitor after the doctor had
finished an amazing sort of highland
fling, "a very remarkable state of af-
fairs, when they shut me up here and
leave him on the outsidel"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-10-25

Chinese University Expanda
The Fukien Union university OF
Foochow Is about to erect a million
dollar group OF buildings
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-15
MODEL BARRACKS
AT THE ARSENAL
Plans Now Being Made in New
York For Construction Next
Year; State Takes Land

Plans for the
construction of a
modern barracks
for the new troop
of the State Po-
lice now quar-
tered near Lam
caster, to be built
on the State Ar
s e n al property
are now being
made in n c W
York and it is
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-15
State Employment
Agencies Help 24,475

Almost $4,000 persons were di-
rected to positions during the month
of October by the State employment
agencies, according to summary of
office reports from the 19 agencies
announced to-day. The exact num-
Der was 24,476 and the summary
shows that 1854 places for former
soldiers were offered by Pennsyl-
vnnia employers during the month
and that 5,324 former soldiers ap-
piled for work at the bureau Off
ces. The bureau referred 1861 of
the soldier applicants to jobs, for
which they were considered suitable,
and 4,212 veterans obtained employ
ment.
There were 1858 male civilians
placed in employment out of 49,
624 applicants. OF 1,432 women ap-
plying for jobs. 1,067 obtained work.
The bureau offices ranked 100 per
cent in regard to day workers. OF
679 persons applying for work by
the day, every one was placed.
The total applicants for jobs in
all offices were 31,059, while the
requests for employees numbered &c.
919. The demands for workers eX-
cceded the supply, and there were
less placements than the number of
job seekers, only because many of
the positions offered were along
specialized lines that could not be
imm ediately filled from the applica-
tons.
The highest record of placement
for soldiers for the month was in
the Arch street office in Philadelphia
with 1878. Pittsburgh second with
719. In Williamsport, the soldiers
placements numbered 176, in Scran-
ton 26S, and in Harrisburg 151.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-15
Has Found Happiness
After ~ Years
OF Suffering
Says the Man-Heil Helped to Re-
ducc the II. @. of l.. and wants
to sec one In every home.

Wishing to help others, Mrs. H.
NJ. Draucher of 635 Woodbine St,
Harrisburg, Pa, relates her expert
ence in an interesting letter.
II can truly say that have gotten
wonderful relief from the Man-Heil
Automatic Inhaler used for Hay
Fever and Asthma. Have been able
to attend picture shows on the hot
test nights and could go out in all
kinds of weather; something l could
not do in former years. Have spent
money for everything, answered all
advertisements but got no relief
from anything until the Man-Heil
Inhaler was advertised. by the
Gorgas Drug Store, of Harrisburg.
Since using Inhaler have been able
to sleep well, where in former years
got no rest and could not get nv
breath. Had to be under the influ,
ence of hypodermic injections most
of the time during Hay Fever period,
this reduced my vitality and
left me very weak. and any rest got
ten was unnatural. We have two
children and Mr.. Draucher claims
the benefit derived from the Man
He'll Inhaler has been of great finan-
cial assistance in battling with the
II. c. of l., etc, by enabling the
mOCner OF the nome TO De on the Job
as well as bringing us greater happi-
ness, for we feel that we have at
last found relief after % years of
severe suffering. | want to helm
others and this letter can he publish
ed so the Man-Heil Inhaler will be
in many homes. Sincerely yours,
Mrs. II. NJ. Draucher."
The merit of this remarkable dis
covery is being proven daily in hun
dreds of cases of Catarrh, Asthma,
Lung Trouble and other diseases OF
the Air Passages. Persons that have
suffered almost constantly for
twenty-five and thirty years and
who have tried everything else.
claim the Man-Heu is the only
remedy that gave them relief. The
Man-Heil Automatic Inhaler is sold
by George A. Gorgas Drug Stores
with the understanding that IL not
satisfactory your money will be re.
funded.
For free booklet write, Frederick
Heilman Co., Johnstown, Pa.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-15
Wholesale Price
Of Beet Sugar Is
Fixed at 10 IL Cents

Washington, Nov. IA maxi
mum wholesale price of 10h cents
a pound for all beet sugars at all
points in the United States was cs-
tablished by the Department of
Justice.
This price was fixed yesterday at
a lengthy conference between How
ard Figg special assistant to tie At
torney General, in charge of food
prices, and Representatives of the
leading beet sugar refiners, who had
sought an increase over the present
price on the grounds that they could
not make a reasonable profit.
Previously beet sugar prices ranged
from 10 cents a pound in most Sec
tions to 10h cents.
1t was said that a general order
would be issued within a week which
would settle the sugar prices and
avoid further misunderstanding
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-15
EDUCATION TO
BE ANALYZED
All Phases, Including Ameri.
canization and Citizenship,
Will Be Under Experts

DIR. Thomas e. Finegan, State
Superintendent of Public instruction,
to-day announced details of the plan
for the educational congress for
Pennsylvania to begin here next
Monday night, stating that there
would be at least three general eve-
ming meetings and q series of small
conferences on Tuesday and the
three succeeding days. "It is not in
tended to hold mass meetings or to
have formal lectures and addresses"
says he. Men and women of broad
experience and dependable judg-
ment have been invited to partici-
pate. Il have asked about 800, and
leaders will be selected to present
the subjects in each conference and
the subjects will then be open for
general discussion. 1t is the idea
10 have committees to formulate gen.
eral conclusions which we think will
be of the highest value in determin-
ing matters of State policy concern
ing our educational work."
The evening meetings will in
clude series of addresses by the
Governor, Secretary of Labor Will
liam b. Wilson and others on Mon
day night, Americanization for
Tuesday night; training for citizen
snip on w WeuneSudy Wnen lIT. II. Il.
Downes, president Of the State Edu-
cational Association, will preside.
and DR.. Albert Bushnell. Hart, of
Harvard, and DR.. c. r. Mann, of
Washington, will speak on relation
of education to industry on Thurs
day when Commissioner of Labor
c. y. Connelley will preside and
Hugh Frayne. American Federation
of Labor, and Arthur e. Holder,
Federal Vocational Education Board,
will be speakers.
State educational and health Off
Gals and school superintendents, Of
fcials, principals, members of col
lege faculties and other educators
viii be speakers during the week.
Among the, Harrisburg people who
will take part in the conferences in
addition to DR.. Downes, will be NJ.
III. Thomas, DR.. George B. Srull and
William E. Strawlnski and DIR. l.. Il.
M2GInnes, of Steelton, member o.
the State Board Of Education. Miss
Alice r. Eaton, of the Harrisburg
Public Library, is to speak at the
conference on Libraries on the work
done in school Libraries in Harris
burg, which has been so successful
here.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-15
London Papers Declare
Johnson Good Sport

London, Nov. Is. william f.
("Pussyfoot'O johnson, the Ameri-
can prohibitionist, whose campaign
in England was rudely interrupted
Thursday by a band of students,
yesterday, as a result of his attitude
toward the adventure, was one of
the most talked-of and popular fig
ures of the day. He commanded the
biggest headlines in the newspapers
and the general verdict of the head
line writers was that he is "a good
sport"
Mr.. Johnson could not have de-
sired better advertisement than
Thursdays incident for Ills campaign
against the liquor traffic, and his flu
ture public appearances likely will
command attention by reason of the
fact that he has announced himself
as considering the hazing he under
went q good joke. The students who
marched about with him yesterday,
upsetting traffic in a goodly part Of
the West End, now propose to ten
der Mr.. Johnson banquet and pre-
sent to him their tributes of respect.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-15

BIG HIPS AND TIGHT WAISTS
are coming back. An illustrated story
that all girls and women will want to
see.-THE NEW YORK AMERICAN.
Sunday, November 1s.-adv. -
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-15

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