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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-09-29
TOM BLAYL0CK
 GOES TO COAST

On the Brewer stage which left yesterday afternoon one of the pas sengers was Tom Blalock, one of the best known old timers of the inter- for. Tom has been familiar figure along the waterfront for years, and in the good old days he had charge of the pile driver which used to drive the piles for the old bridge. He has also acted as watchman and night patrolman for many years, so he will be missed.
 Tom figures on doing some bridge construction work in the Cordova section, and will probably return to Fairbanks before many months have passed.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-09-29
NEWSY NOTES
 FROM NENANA

NENANA, Sept. 25.-Carl Whites boat arrived here at 10:30 last even ing with nine passengers for Nenana. Carl will leave at 5:30 in the morn ing for Brooks.
 MT. Blakey, who has been in charge of the steel gang on construc- ton work and who has been with the commission ever since the first steel was laid has resigned and will leave for the Outside on the next boat.
 The N c. Co.,, has installed safe deposit boxes, the only ones in Ne mana.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-09-29
M0NTANAC. 0.P.
 FIGHTS LEAGUE

HELENA, Mont, Sept. 25.-(P)- Following an informal conference of republican leaders from all over the state held here today, a message was drafted and sent to Senator Lodge, chairman of the senate for. eign relations committee, sustaining the fight which he and other promi- nent members of the republican party are making on the league of nations. The message states that the republican party of Montana will sup port the opponents of the league to the last.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-09-29
FIRES THREATEN
 VALUABLE TREES

SAN JOSE, Calif.. Sept. 25.-R-- Big forest fires are sweeping thru this section of the country carrying everything before them. The famous large trees near here are in the path of the flames and are seriously threatened with total destruction. All local assistance possible is being given the forestry service but it is not sufficient to curb the flames. Appeals for assistance have been sent out to neighboring cities ant towns and desperate fight will be made to check the flames before they hit the big trees.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-09-29
GETS
 ON COMMISSION

ABOARD WILSON'S TRAIN, Sept. 25-R)-President Wilson this even ing commissioned Albert RathbOne, assistant secretary of the treasury, to represent the American govern ment in the financial rehabilitation measures for Europe. It is under. stood that MT. Rathbone will act as assistant to the separations com mission which begins it's labors as soon as the treaty goes into effect. He will leave for Europe at an early date.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-09-29
DOCK LAB0RERS
 FIND SEPULCHER

BRINDIST, Italy.-F-A sepulcher of terra-cOtta has just been discover ed in the excavations for the new docks here. It dates back to 27 B. C.. Besides containing the bones of an ancient warrior 1t contains many coins and trinkets, some of which re- late to the consulship of Marcus Vespasanius Agrippa. The sepulcher will be placed in the Italian Civic museum.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-09-29
FRENCH DEBATE
 IS CONTINUING

PARIS, Sept. 25-(P-According to the opinion of various party lead CTS in the French chamber of depu- ties, the debate now in progress be- fore that body over the treaty of peace is being drawn out intermin- ably and now bids fair to run into next month. The government is mak- ing every effort to speed up the debate but has not made much head way.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-09-29
NEARLY
 IN AT STATION

c. H. Hahn, assistant director of the government experimental farm at Ester siding was visitor in town yesterday afternoon. MT. Hahn re. ports that all the potatoes on the farm have been gathered. and that work is now going to begin on thresh- ing the wheat and oats. It Is ex. pected that bumper crops of both grains will be harvested. The gov. ernment threshing machine piloted by Fred Johnson has returned to the experimental station and will begin working at once.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-09-29
KING TO PILOT
 OWN LOCOMOTIVE

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.-R)- It was announced here tonight by local railway officials that King Al bert, of Belgium, will pilot the loco motive pulling the royal train on the trip to the Yosemite valley when the king and queen of Belgium visit California sometime next month. He will be permitted to do this at his own request. It was explained that the king has penchant for mechanics and often acts as engineer on ms railroad trips thru Belgium.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-09-29
SKATERS
 BANK WINDOWS

SPOKANE, Wn.. Sept. 25-R)-An explosion this evening in the build ing of the Old National bank shatter- ed practically every window in the structure, but so far as can be learn. ed did no other damage. No one was injured by the explosion.
 The police officials assign the ex- plosion to a bomb which they believe to have been thrown from the ad- joining building. No theories as to the identity of the bomb throwers have been advanced.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-09-29
RADIO
 TO CLOSE SOON

The local signal corps office has announced that after p. m. on the afternoon of September thirtieth no messages for Brooks will be accept ed. This is due to the fact that the radio station at that place is to close down on that date.
 It is understood that there is 8 plan under way to open up the sta tion again if leasing arrangements can be made, but at the present time nothing definite has been determined upon.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-09-29

the proposition will go thru. Present cable facilities are so inadequate that business is greatly delayed. Business houses feel the need of better facili- ties for the handling of steadily in. creasing trade communications"
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-09-29
BOOSTING CABLE
 ACROSS PACIFIC

TOKIO.-R)-Kakichi Uchida, leading advocate of the proposed new cable between Japan and the United States, will leave for America and England next month. In the United States he says he will seek permis- sion of the American government for the landing of the cable and will also
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-09-29
Assassination of Lenine Rumored:
 No Confirmation
PARIS BOURSE GETS ADViCES OF MURDER OF HEAD OF RUS-
 SIAN SOVIET GOVT.

PARIS, Sept. 25.-(P)-Rumors de- ciared to have their origin in private advices received here today are afloat on the bourse that Lenine the head of the Russian soviet government has met death at the hands of an as- sassin. Efforts to trace down the rumors have been unsuccessful and all efforts to either confirm or deny the reports have failed to bring re. suits.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-09-29

discuss the proposition with Ameri- can telegraph companies.
 "The cable itself," said MT. Uchida, twill probably be made in England where l shall inspect the cable fac tories. Personally. 1 feel confident that
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-09-29
OUT
 ON BAIL NOW

Bail to the sum of $750.OO was furnished for Peter Cooper yester- day by M. J. McDermott. Cooper is accused of operating an illicit still and manufacturing alcohol for bev. craze purposes contrary to the law.
 The trial of Cooper has been set for ten o'clock Monday morning in the commissioners court.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-09-29
SECURITIES TO
 BE LONG TERM

WASHINGTON. D. C.. Sept. 25.-- P)-The state department tonight announced that negotiations will soon begin for funding $10.000, ,000, ,000 which represents thte major portion of the allied obligations to America. These obligations are now covered by short time securities which the debtor nations find 1t impossible to liquidate at the time of maturity. in their place will be issued long term securities of the governments concerned.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-09-29

Frank Miller. deputy marshal at Brooks. left yesterday on the Carl White boat for the Tolovana covn- try.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-08-22
TO SPECIFY SCOUT UNIFORM.

The war department has agreed to
detail an officer In the near future to
the Boy Scouts of America to CO.
operate in deciding details In the mat
ter of uniforms.
There are many returned army Off
GERS and men taking up the request of
the war department to act as scout
masters for the troops Of boys Some
Of these have merely changed the but
tons on their uniforms
The national headquarters of the
Boy Scouts of America through the
chief scout executive, James e. West,
makes this announcement in regard to
scoutmasters' uniforms:
ave doubt very much the advisable
ity of favoring as a permanent pol
icy converting army officers uniforms
into scoutmasters' uniforms. Those
who have had army experience are en-
titled to use these uniforms for a lim-
tied period at least"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-08-22
FLAMES SWEEP FORESTS
BLAZES SERIOUS IN NORTHWEST
is REPORT.

Missuula, Mont = Federal forest
service officials of District No. l, en-
lfacing Montana and northern Idaho,
announced the fires in the forests are
the most serious in the history of the
district. In addition to new fires and
old blazes being famed by high winds,
fires started by incendiaries We're re-
ported In the Clearwater forest a for
est service telephone wire was found
cut i'll seven places and the ends
wrapped around trees. New fires were
reported in many parts of the district.
In the Salmon Mountain district of
the Bitter Root, forest fires burned
uncontrolled south of the Bitter Root
valley. The Whitecap fires also es-
capped control lines.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-08-22
FATHER AND SON CAMP TRIP

A scoutmaster found that his POSI-
tion at the head Of troop took GER
tain amount of leadership away from
the father, and SO when a scout sug-
gested father-and-son overnight hike
he put one across. He says:
''The troop left at noon. An auto
carried the fathers blankets and one
carried food supplies. Father and son
hiked side by side three miles to our
camp. The evening meal was prepared
by the scouts whose fathers could not
come. Fathers were not bothered by
details or required to take active part
In our program Except camp-fire), but
watched closely the scoutmaster's deci-
sions, how he handled the swimming
proposition, how cooking details
worked, how he kept the boys busy,
and each particularly his own son.
"Father and son slept side by side,
the son making the camp bed. This
guardianship by the father alone in
the woods by night was much bigger
than simply sending the boy to bed.
as at home.
"Every father took part around the
campfire, and how they did make their
sons eyes pop open with either stories
or experiences from their own lives.
We served campfire lunch Of grid
die cakes and hot chocolate. There
was individual cooking in the morning,
the son cooking his fathers breakfast.
"As result the fathers are planning
another get-together outing"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-08-22
Call for State Troops.

Hammond, Ind.-City and county
authorities have called upon Governor
Goodrich at Indianapolis for troops to
aid in coping with the situation here
due to the strike of employees of the
Standard Steel Car Company, who
stormed the streets in the vicinity of
the car company in defiance of efforts
of police and deputy sheriffs to main
tain order The action of the author
tiles followed rejection by the strikers
of compromise offer Of the car com
pany officials.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-08-22
WHAT SCOUTING IS WORTH.

Some scouts drive quite few miles
to attend troop meetings.
Scoutmaster FL. II. Kurtz Of Troop
No. Of Locustdale, Pa, says:
"Only three Locustdale scouts live
within a mile of their headquarters.
Many of them live from seven to nine
miles away, and thsy come on wheels
or on horseback or in automobiles or
they walk.
"At every meeting there are scouts
who, having come by train, must, ow-
Ing to poor service, walk back nine
miles, and sometimes these boys walk
both ways.
"One patrol leader, in the terrible
days Of early 1918. walked five miles
to the meeting through sleet storm
that was prostrathng telegraph poles"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-08-22
Make Flight over Rockies.

Making the first airplane
flight in history over the Continental
divide in Colorado, three De Haviland
planes of the four in the army flying
circus, which is exhibiting in Western
states in the interest of air service
recruiting, arrived in Denver from
GlenwoOd Springs.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-08-22
Bio Gift for Ex-kaiser.

Berlin.-A bill has been submitted
10 the Prussian cabinet which provides
that 170,000,000 marks shall be given
to former Emperor William as total
settlement for the civil list he lost
through forced abdieation," accord
ing to a Weimar dispatch in the Frei-
heit
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-08-22
nponeD Found to Be Flour.

Winnipeg, Man.-Profiteering was
placed in the background when Ed
ward O'Rourke was charged here in
Police Court with selling fifteen
pounds of flour for $1,700. He sold it
to a Chinaman who thought he was
buying morphine. The flour was
packed in glass bottles.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-08-22
PASSENGERS Killed in Wreck.

HagerStown, Md.-A number of pas
sengers were reported killed and many
injured in the wrecking of fast train
No. 2 of the Norfolk & Western rail-
way near Boyce, Va, forty-five miles
from here. Five cars were reported
to have left the track, including two
Pullmans en- route from Southern
points to New York. All We're re-
ported badly wrecked.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-08-22
COLLEGE MEN LEAD SCOUTS.

interest at Yale. Thirty-five under
graduates are now scoutmasters and
assistant scoutmasters Of troops In
New Haven, Conn.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-08-22
SCOUTS WELCOME SOLDIERS.

Boy scouts of Los Angeles, Cal.
held up for day in their milk bottle
drive to take part in the "Welcoms
Home" celebration given to their big
brothers just back from "over there"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-08-22
WASHINGTON

President Wilson has again vetoed
the bill repeating the daylight saving
law
The Senate has ordered an investi-
CATION into alleged profiteering in coal
and into charges of conspiracy to keep
up prices
Repeal of the daylight savings law
was practically assured when the
House passed the bill over President
Wilson's veto.
The great government dam across
the Tennessee river at Muscle Shoals,
Ala, has been named Wilson dam
in honor of President Wilson.
General Pershing will sail for home
on the first available transport sail
ing after August 31st, the commander
in chief of the A. f. F. cabled Secre-
tary Baker.
The proposed treaty by which the
United States would go to the aid of
France in event of an unprOvoked at
tack by Germany is not in conflict
with the constitution, in the opinion
of the Senate judiciary Subcommit-
tee
Discharges from the army now to-
,al 3,20S,759, the War Department has
announced, leaving a net strength on
Aug. IL of 500,699 officers and men,
of whom 109,93S still were in Europe.
A resolution directing the Federal
high cost of shoes and determine the
cause for increased prices was adopt
ed by the House, which refused to ex-
tend the inquiry to clothing and food.
A congressional investigation of the
charges of Glenn E. Plumb. author OF
labor's plan for the naturalization of
railroads, that Wall street has system
atically plundered practically all the
roads of the country was asked in Il
resolution introduced in the House by
Representative Huddleston, Alabama
The allied governments have in
formed the Austrian government that
it will be held responsible for Bella
Kun, the Hungarian communist leader,
and for his delivery for trial by an al
lied tribunal, according to a dispatch
will be tried for hanging and shooting
Hungarians during his reign in Buda-
pest.
General increases of about so per
cent i'll the cost of living during the
period from December, 1914, to June,
1919, were shown in tables made pub
lie by the Department of Labor. The
tables We're based on Investigations in
various representative cities over the
country.
Appointment of Joseph E. Murphy,
now in charge of the White House Sc
cret service corps, as assistant chief OF
the United States secret service, has
been announced at the treasury. He
succeeds w. 81 Moran, recently pro
noted to be chief of the service.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-08-22

Marfa, Tex.-General Pruneda's
Carranza cavalry column is located
seventeen miler from Cuichillo Par
ado. forty miles up the Conchos river
from the border, according to report
brought here by army airplane observ-
ers who said they saw the Mexican
federal soldiers climbing the steep
trail They estimated the total force
at $50, although the Mexican consul at
Presidio reported Pruneda left Dim
aga with only 125 men. Chico Cano,
first reported to have been command
er of the bandit gang which captured
Aviators Peterson and Davis, was re-
ported TO be with Carranza detach-
ment of troops opposite Indio, Tex. He
was said to have received amnesty
from Carranza officers at Ojinaga.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-08-22

Observation-Disclosures Ambassador
lean consul at Preside, Texas, to OBJ
tain from the War Department an or
der for withdrawal of the American
forces now in Mexico. The consul's
telegram, made public at the embassy,
said that since Mexican federal troops
were in pursuit of the bandits which
held two American aviators for ram
som. withdrawal of the American
troops would ''avoid difficulties
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-08-22

w Go TERN
Giving prohibition as their reason,
an average of 100 foreign-born per-
sons daily are applying for permits to
return to their native lands, according
to customs officials at San Francisco.
A majority of those applying are said
to be Italians and Portuguese.
Apportionment of more than 1000
900 of automobile license funds will
take place when warrants are drawn
by the state auditors office at Des
Moines. One thousand six hundred
fifty-six townships in Iowa will receive
$73O each under the distribution.
Gen John ]. Pershing will arrive in
Lincoln about October LIST TO visit
members of his family, according to a
telephone message received by the Lin
coin Commercial Club from Chicago.
The message was sent by Frank
Woods of Lincoln, former president
of the Commercial Club.
One of the few American women
who gained the French croix de guerre
for bravery and heroism under fire in
France, was Miss Oril Elsie Hen
thorne of Portland, Ore, who has re-
turned from France. She, with her
sister, Agnes, We're civilian aides with
the Y. NJ. c. A. in the canteen service
in France.
Representatives of the Theodore
Roosevelt Memorial Association from
five states met at Dallas, Texas, and
fixed state quotas and dates for con-
ferences. The Texas quota is $780,
600 The conference will be held Sep
tember 18th, 10Th and Goth; the New
Mexico quota is $4,000 September
10th was set as the conference date.
Reported out of danger, Mrs. Ed
win Greene and Mrs. Leo ]. frost of
il Paso, Tex, are well on the way to
recovery following miraculous es-
cape from death by fire in an aero
plane. The clothing of both women
was ignited by the backfire of the en-
gine of the aeroplane in which they
were riding here while LOO feet in
the air. A nose dive by Pilot Howard
Patterson landed the machine in n
small lagoon.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-08-22
AMERICAN TROOPS PUSHING IN
TO MOUNTAINS IN MAN
HUNT.
PAYMASTER ARRESTED
CARRANZA CAVALRY LOCATED
FORTY MILES FROM
BORDER.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service

WesteTh NcwspapeF UNION News sefVIce.
Nogals, Ariz., Aug. 21.-United
States Intelligence officers have ar
rested Nj. ]. DomingueZ three miles
north of here with 5000 rounds of re-
volver ammunition in his possession.
Dominguez is a paymaster in the Mex
lean army for the 53rd battalion and
Is said to be Il member of the staff of
Governor Gales of Sonora. He was
turned over to Il deputy United States
marshal for investigation.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-08-22
NEWS TO DATE
IN PARAGRAPHS
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING The PAST WEEK
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EvENTs
coNDKkstt, FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
WESTERN

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-09-18
SCHILLINGS ENTERS
THE SHERIFF RACE

L. L. Schilling, a well-to-do farm
er residing near Hackley, formally
announces this week that he will en-
ter the race for the Democratic nom
nation for sheriff of Washington
parish. Mr.. Schilllng is one of the
best known citizens of the parish
having been born and spent his en-
tire life here. Mr.. Schilling has
never presented his name for office
and his friends had a mighty hard
time to get him to enter the race this
time. believe that have the quail
ificatlons which should be required of
any man seeking this important Of
flee, said Mr.. Schilling, and if elect
ed will do all in my power to give
the best and most efficient admins
tration. Mr.. Schilling is a progress.
sive citizen and has a large circle of
friends who predict that he will be
the next sheriff of Washington par
ish. Mr.. SchiIling will let the people
of Washington parish select the
deputy sheriff of each district, the
plan of which will be announced
later.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-09-18
TAKINc a PAINT RAru

Paint is appearing on surfaces
where it shows to advantage in Be-
galusa. In fact it is quite proper to
say that Bogalusa is taking a paint
bath. The Pine Tree Inn has had a
thorough overhauline. as has or will
the Colonial Hotel. The Market of
Bogalusa Stores Company is spick
and span, and on Tuesday the Candy
Kitchen was gone over with favorable
results. Workmen reached the Bo-
galusa Hospital early this week and
there is rapidly extending over the
surfaces of that institution a spot
less Wilderness that looks clean and
healthy. The promise is that paint
ers will shift to "high" gear and that
the good work viii run on ali dur
ing the fall months. Nothing makes
q more prosperous appearance than
fresh paint and Bogalusa has a right
to prosperous appearance.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-09-18
SOLDIER TEACHER
CLERKS RACE

After looking carefully into the
situation for the office of clerk of
court for the Parish of washington.
1 have decided to offer myself to
the voters for their consideration.
wish to state that was born and
reared in this parish and am known
to most of the resident families in
all parts of our parish. AS to nay
ability / feel that / am ably quail
fled to fill the place as / have served
as principal of schools in this and ad
joining parishes for the last several
years and up to my enlistment in
the military service in June, 1918,
from which was honorably dis
charged after hostilities ceased.
In offering for this position I am
fully aware of the responsibility that
is upon the one that fills the place.
/ Furthermore wish to state that /
am not the candidate of any political
faction, but that / have offered my
self for clean, fair race, and If
the people do not see fit to support
me on these grounds / do not seek
their vote.
AS to the other candidates for this
office l wish to state that they each
are capable men and my friends. !
assure each of them that in this CAM
paign they can expect nothing but a
good word from me for them. When
the race is over will, if defeated,
offer my hand to the winner and as
sure him my hearty cooperation for
a successful term.
l have worked hard to qualify for
such position as the one for which
/ offer and if my friends see fit TO
elect me ! offer my best service. l
invite anyone to look up the record
of my past life and give it critical
examination.
Your support for a clean race is
earnestly solicited and will be thank
fully received.
Respectfully,
H. F. STAFFORD.