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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-25
MRS. PRYOR OBSERVES
/ HER 1COTH ANNIVERSARY
Friends Shower Congratulations
on Capitol Hill Resident.
Survivor of Twins

Friends and relatives Of Mrs
Angelina Pryor. long a resident OF
Capitol Hill. today are showering her
with congratulations, the occasion
being celebration of her one hun
dredth birthday. For a great many
years she has made her home with
her granddaughter. Mrs. NJ. j. Tignor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-25
ISOLATED IN RUSSIA,
YANKS NEED AID
Books, News, Letters, Any
thing to Cheer Them Up.
Says Wright.
BY PAUL u. WRIGHT.

iNr. Wright returned recently from Siberia
which ne visited staT correspondent Of The
Star and the Chicago Daily NcWs.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-25

It pays to read the want columns of
The Star. Hundreds Of situations are
filed through them.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-15
MANY PASSENGERS
 LEAVE ON PRINCESS
 TO-DAY FOR SOUTH

The Canadian Pacific liner Prin- cess Alice arrived in Juneau from Skagway at an early hour this morn ing and departed for the south at II o'clock. The outgoing passengers were:
 William Anderson, John Hendrick son, D. H. Thompson, Henry Jeager l.. Andaway, w. Deegan, N. Lane J. B. Grover, E. c, Wood, P. P. Shar ick, Harry Gill, B. Stockovich, A Beena, Tom Pantages, George G Pantages, Tom Pantages, J. Liters George Barnsdale, Miss Louise Fl well, Sister Mary Margaret, George A. Bourgeois, Miss M. Bourgeois George Bourgeois, Jr., Mrs. Charles Hooker, Miss Emma Louise Sher man, c. s. Hubbell, Clyde Began, D Bush, D. Mclean, Gus Keehn, J. L Acteson. T. B. Riggs, J. J. Connors R. M. Golovich, Mrs. Mabel Afford Miss Virginia Afford, George T. Jack son, Sister Mary Lio, J. s. Byron.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-15

nations, but the necessity of meeting German autocracy with force had no; moved the American people until the real Prussian purpose had been brought home to thcm by repeated atrocities committed against them by Germany. This means that Ger many had struck and war that must be continued to the bitter end was already on before the league for the defense of civilization could be formed. The League of Nations the speaker declared, would make it so the principles involved in controversies likely to result in war could be discussed and considered by all tho people in advance of the conflict.
 MT. Coudert depl Icated the con troversies over who won the war He declared that all had won it. France won it at the Marne and Yer dun and on many battlefields with her blood and unflinching courage. Great Britain won it when she left the bones of the S0,0O0 men of her regular army between Namur and Paris in the desperate struggle to stop the advancing horde until her peace loving citizenry could be mar tialed into arms and hurried across the channel into France, where, hat ing war, they opposed war with war. Italy won the war when she engaged Austria and kept the forces and re- sources of Austria-H Hungary employed Russia won 1t with her 10000, ,000 dead on the great eastern front. The United States won 1t when she got her great army of resolute men into France in timc to defeat Ludendorffs S3 divisions of fresh troops, with 10000 men to the division. which were sent into Germany's last offen- sive July IA, 1918, and in the sub sequent battles at St. Mihiel, Argonne and elsewhere. They all won it.
 Music Captured Audience.
 Other features of the meeting at the High school auditorium were the songs by Eldon Day and the violin solos by Miss Klondy Nelson. Both were compelled to respond with en- cores
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-15
Headquarters for Ladysmith coal Juneau Transfer Co.,. phone 48.

Strawberry shortcake, blueberry pie-all the seasons delicacies-at the Alaska Grill, Juneau's most popular eating house. adv.
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Goldstein' S Emporium
WITCHCRAFT CAUSE
 OF MURDER AND
 ATTEMPTED SUICIDE

As result of witch craft, prac tice still prevalent among the Indians in Alaska, Peter Lawrence, an In dian from Yakutat and Sitka, is in St. Anns Hospital, suffering from self inflicted wounds, and with a charge against him of murdering Billy James, another Yakutat Indian, according to United States Commis- sioner, E. M Axelson, who brought him to Juneau this morning.
 As told by MT. Axelson, Billy James wife had been i'll for some time and he consulted an Indian doc. tor by the name of Peterson, that he might discover who had bewitched his wife. Peterson named Peter Lawrence, then at the fishing grounds, as the person who had be- witched her and caused her sickness
 When Lawrence came in from the fishing grounds, he was told that Bill ly James was going after him to kill him for bewitching his wife. Law renee stayed that night at the Win ter village. Next day James came up from the Summer village, met him, talked with him in a friendly manner, and started for the cannery Lawrence then got gun. followed James and killed him.
 After his hearing before Judge Axeson, he was confined in the court house, and there managed to find ar old ravor with which he cut hif throat in an attempt to commit sui eide. He was brought to Juneau placed in the hospital, under the care of a physician.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-15
MOOSE. ATTENTION

The funeral of Brother E. s. York will be held at Moose Hall Sunday afternoon at two o'clock.
 Moose are urgently requested to attend tonight's meeting.
 s. WALLSTEDT, Dictator
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-15

If there's a better value to be had at the same cost, that is im- portant to you. If you study the ads you will ascertain facts of this kind.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-15
HOUSE WISHES TO LEARN HOW MONEY
 HAS BEEN SPENT

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-Chair- man Good, of the House Committee on Appropriations, has introduced q resolution asking President Will son to make a. report of what use was made of the one hundred mil lion dollar fund which Congress appropriated for the relief of the destitute of Europe.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-15
NOTICE

All ex-Service men interested in the formation in Juneau of a Post of the American Legion are re- quested to meet at the office of Dr. DeVighne at 8 o'clock Saturday night.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-15
LEAGUE DIRECTORS
 NULLIFY ACTION
 OF ITS PRESIDENT

NEW YORK, Aug. 15. - The American League directors have or dered Pitcher Carl Mays, of the New York Americans, to be rein stated. Mays was suspended by President Ban Johnson of the League and it is predicted that the action of the directors in nullify- ing his decision may participate row which will result in his re- signing.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-15
STREET GAR COLL|DES
 WITH R. R. TRAIN

PARKERSBURG, W. Va, Aug. 15.-Eight are dead and scores or persons were severely injured as a result of a collision which LOOK place between a street car and railroad train here this morning. The street car was loaded with people returning from a picnic.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-15
SH0PMEN STRIKE IS CALLED OFF
 BY THE UNION

CHICAGO, Aug. 15.-The strike of the railroad shopmen through out the country which prevailed several weeks and disrupted traffic by causing train service to be cur tailed, has been called off. The officials of the union today stated that the men would return to work Saturday morning.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-15
NOTICE

On and after Aug. IS five per cent will be charged on all Canad- ian items and currency.
 THE B. M. BEHRENDS BANK
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-12-29
new ,JE RSEY
TO IGNORE
DRY ACT
Legislature to Pass on State
Law Permitting Sales Of
Light Wines and Beer
Soon.

New Brunswick, N. j., Dec. 60
Preparation for the introduction in
the state senate at the forthcoming
session of the legislature of bill
ignoring the nationwide prohibition
law and permitting the sales of light
wines and beer in New Jersey, are
being made, according to State SEN
ator Brown, who is preparing the
bill.
While the text of the bill itself is
not ready for publication, the pre-
amble as made public sets forth that
New Jersey has not ratified the lSth
amendment, and doubts that it was
PASSED in u constitutional manner
According to Senator Brown, the
theory on which Goyernor-elect I'D
wards and his supporters are work
ing is that the 18th amendment
gives the states equal authority with
congress in the enforcement of pro-
hibiton and that the power oil con-
gress to enforce the act is valid only
in states wherein there have been
no provisions made for enforcement
by the state legislatures.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-12-29
entertain HOPES
INDUSTRIAL. PEACE
I'M YEAR 1920
(special United Press Wire

Especial United Press Wire.)
Wash shingto Dec. 20.-
Events that will have Il vital
bearing on The industrial sit,l-
alton i'm the United states are
Scheduled for this, the last week
of 1919, year of strikes and
lockouts.
On the outcome of events, all
of which were scheduled to get
under Way today, hinges the
hopes oi government officials
that 1920 will prove IA year Of
industrial peace. Thc record
events are
First the report of the Will
son industrial commission, ap-
pointed 10 work out Il means of
preventing trouble between cap-
itsl and labor.
The frs: meeting of the three
men tribunal called to investi-
gate the coal controversy.
The meeting of railroad
union heads 10 outline further
action on their demands for in
creased wages, which they wish
settled before the roads are re-
turned to private ownership on
(Continued on Page Three.)
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-12-29
R, R, BROTHERHOOD
CHIEFS GATHER
In Capital.
Especial United Press Wire)

Especial United Press Wirc.)
Washington, Dec. 29.-The heads
of IA railroad brotherhoods and Of
ficials of the American Federation
Of Labor met here today to discuss
the return of railroad lines to pri-
vate ownership on March /, and to
outline their action on the wage de-
mands before Director General Hines.
Later in the week the railroad
shopmen, who have been pressing
their demands, will meet Hines.
Among the possible results OF the
gathering Of the railroad brother
hood chiefs are:
The restatement of labor's opposi-
tion to the anti-strike features OF the
Cummins bill; an announcement that
labor will support the presidential
platform. declaring for government
control of the railroads and an ultl-
matum that the wage demands be
met before the roads are returned tt
private hands.
Labor leaders and railroad admin
(Continued on Page Three.)
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-12-29

London. Dec. 29.-Stating that
the English government had delib-
erately broken its promises to eyacu-
ate Persia as soon as the Turks had
been expelled, the soviet foreign Of
flee at Moscow, it was learned to-
day, sent message to the workers
and peasants of Persia. warning
them that it is the intention of the
british to ensiave them.
This message telling the Persian
workers of British intrigues against
item was referred to briefly seyera!
weeks ago in foreign dispatches, but
was in the main suppressed.
The message warns the Persians
ffhat1o <ithe English promised, al
though no one had asked them to do
ii. to help the Persian people in the
rebuilding of its collapsed economic
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-12-29
BULLETS GLANCE FROM
HEAD OF NEAR SUICIDE

Toledo, o., Dec. 29.--'The wretch
ed workmanship of Arthur Jackson,
a negro, who was attempting TO
shoot himself in the head with sui
eide as his ambition, last night en-
dangcred the lives of passengers on
a Pennsylvania train which was
pulling into the union depot here.
Jackson, a train porter, was standing
in the depot when he shot and
wounded Gertrude Lowe, a negress,
and then attempted suicide. The
flying bullets which missed his head
entered the moving train. Frank
Miller, a newsboy on the train, was
struck by one of the missiles.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-12-29
PETER BREEN
PLACED ON
TRIAL.
100000 Damage Suit Starts
Before Judge Law. De-
fendant Evidently to Plead
"Privilege. y

That Peter Breen, the lawyer who
is defendant in the famous Beakey-
Breen 100000 damage suit, will
seek to evade the penalty for his al
legged defamatory language reflect
ing upon the character of Mrs.
Beakey on the ground that he was
privileged as an attorney to make
the statements, became apparent this
morning in the course of the exam
ination of the jurors who will try
the case.
Attorney Harrison ]. Freebourne
appeared as counsel for Mrs. Will
liam Beakey. Her complaint alleges
that Peter Breen, attorney for the
former chief of detectives, Edward
Morissey, at his trial last July be-
fore the police commissionion, in
the course of the closing arguments
in the case, publicly branded the
witnesses against Morrissey, OF
which she was one, as "pimps and
prostitutes.'
Peter Breen is represented in
court by Attorneys Patrick Geagon
and Fred Furman. From the ma
ture of the questions asked the
| jurors by Attorney Geagon, it is evi-
dent that no very earnest efforts
will be made by the defense to deny
that the words were uttered. Eacl
venireman is asked: Gwen if it is
proved that Mr., Breen used the
words complained of by the plain
tiff, would you return a verdict fol
| the defendant if the court should in
struct you that Mr. Breen, as an at
torney, was privileged to use them?'
This question seemed to stuml
! quite few of the jurors. Some o
them couldn't see why an attorne,
should have any more right to cal
people names than anyone else has
One gentleman, while admitting
that an attorney might justly claim
some privileges of speech denied t
common mortals, nevertheless sal
he thought they ought to stick t
decent language"
Another juror, when asked if h
knew what the word privilege
! meant, replied that he did know a
right and that a lawyers privileg
of speech was like a Ford car
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-12-29

New York, Dec. 29,~-Joseph d.
Cannon, representative of the steel
strikers in New York, pointed out
yesterday that the most open con-
fession' Of the seriousness of the
steel shortage appeared i'll financial
news of the New York Times yester-
day, in a paragraph which read as
follows:
The shortage which exists in iron
and steel lines and which is becom-
ing more acute is aptly described in
the Matthew Addy report, which
SAYS: IN the steel end of the iron
trade salesmanship is a lost art.
| The mills do not sell their product
any more. They simply allot to their
cd customers in proportion based on
past sales.
""There is a serious shortage OF
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-12-29
REVOLTERS HAVE IRkUTSK.
Especial United Press Wire

Washington, Dec. 29.-An upris-
ing was started by social revolution
aries on Christmas day at Irkutsk,
Siberia, now the capital of Admiral
kolchak's forces, the state depart
ment has been advised. Kolchak's S
forces continued to hold the city, ac-
cording to the advices, however, and
the allied representatives at Irkutsk
have not yet left the city.
Wooden houses i'll Petrograd are
being dismantled by the bolsheviki
for fuel, and barges are being cut to
pieces for the same purpose, accord
ing to dispatches the state depart
ment received
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-12-29
7 ACONA |. v. VI.
!. .QSE. FIRST
ROUND
Judge Denies Motion to Re
ouire State to Give Par
ticulars Bill in Syndical-
ism Gases.
Especial United Press Wire. J

Tacoma, Dec. 29,-Sixty alleged
Tacoma /. w. w, charged with
criminal syndicalism under the stale
law passed by the last state legisla-
turc, lost the first round in their
fight for liberty in the superior
court. Judge Fletcher set their trial
for January 22, after he had denied
their motion to require the state to
give bill of particulars.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-12-29
How Allied Diplomats Played
Wilson For ".Sucker" and Won

London, Dec. Learning that
President Wilson was extremely SEN
sitive to charges OF being plo-Ger-
man, his fellow members on the su-
preme council used this knowledge
i'll playing upon him for concessions,
according to J. III. Keynes, British
financial delegate to the peace con-
ference, and a member OF the SUI
preme economic council
Keynes described Lloyd George,
Clemenceau and the Big Four in gem
eral as "spellbnders" today, and de-
clared that Wilson was easily mood
winked and victimized.'
''Wilson was an enormous dlsap-
pontment, Keynes declared. He
left America as a great philosopher,
a king and a prophet, but his halo
faded within a few months.
when Jupiter came down from
Mount Olympus to mix with mortal
men many faults were discovered
Wilson was not only primarily a
scholar and student, but he was lack
ing entirely il the world culture
which distinguishes Clemenceau and
Lloyd George.
''He had thought out nothing. lie
had no plans, no schemes, no CON
structive ideas, and no detailed pro-
posals for the league of nations
Keynes declared that Wilson's only
refuge was an ability to "dig his
toes in and to hold on with the
greatest stubbornness."
'tColonel House, said Keynes
"was by far the best of the American
diplomats. He was by far the sharp
est and most sensitive. Somehow
he receded into the background moro
and more as the conference pro
ceeded."
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-12-29

lllC aDulCaUlOll OI NOlClldh.
Kolchak apparently was facing a
serious situation when he resigned,
according to detailed reports received
here showing that in addition to
crushing defeats administered his
forces by the bolsheviki, he was har-
rassed by the wholesale desertions
of his military units, by counter reyo-
lutions within the territory occupied
by him and by difficulties with the
CzechoSlo troops which have
been assisting him.
Reports received here indicate that
the retreat of the entire all-Russlan
forces before the steady and rapidly
advancing bolsheyiki have been cut
off by the social revolutionaries, who
are reported to have set up a new
government at Cheremkoy, so miles
northwest Of Irkutsk, while to the
east in the Amur river valley region
the social revolutionaries have also
developed a center of counter-revolu-
tion against the all-Russians.
The present wherea bouts of Ad-
miral Kolchak are unknown and it
is believed he is in hiding. It is gem
orally considered doubtful that he
will find anything left Of his all-Rus-
sian government should he return
to Irkutsk, his headquarters. 1t is
reported that the social revolutions
aries have taken possession of the
trans-Siberian railroad station at
1rkustk and are expected to have
possession of the entire city and Vi
cinity.
Small armies of the bolsheyiki are
reported to be close to the Bailla
district and to be steadily advancing
Galician forces, which recently LETT
Petlura's command and Joined Gen
eral Denikine in southern Russia
have revolted against Denikine anc
are attacking his army in the rear
according to authentic reports.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-12-29
MAY TELL STORY
Of ROMANCE:
WITH NEW
Mrs. Lillian Burger Expect
ed to Take Stand in De
fense of Her Alleged lille
gitimate Son by Senator,

Los Angeles, Dec. 29.-Mrs. Lii
liam Burger may yet be called to the
stand to tell Of her alleged girlhood
romance with United States Senator
New, in an effort to save her SON
Harry New Jr,, from the gallows.
Dispositions introduced by the de-
Tense before the trial was postponed
because of an liberated tooth .caus-
ing pain to District Attorney Wool
wine, were intended to establish the
alleged fact that Senator New is the
defendant father and that brood
ing over his unsanctioned birth
caused the defendants mind to snap
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-12-29
cENTRaLIA CASES JAN. 2.

Montesano, Wash, Dec. 29.-Jan-
nary. 2 was the date set late Satur-
dav by Judge John Wilson in SUI
nerior court here for announcing his
decision in the matter OF separate
trials for the |. w. W. accused OF
having killed four members OF the
American Legion at Centralla on
Armistice day. He announced that
on that date he also will set the date
for the beginning of the trials.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-12-29
Soviet Warns Persians of Their
r Betrayal BY English Capitalists

life. Instead of this. they made the
Persian population their slaves"
The full text of the message fol-
lows:
.'To the workers and peasants Of
Persia:
During the entire nineteenth CEN
tury you We're treated like an en-
shaved people by the Russian and
English governments, while they
profited by the fact, that the once
sc mighty Persian people had reach
ed the greatest degree of misery and
degradation under the intoierabIe
yoke of its despotic Shah and of it's
living and pleasure-seeking rulers.
The English robbers and the agents
Ct czarism, continually lusting after
conquests, degraded you to an even
~
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-12-29
GET MORE ANMU NITIoN.

London, Dec. ga number OF
acts of violence against the consti-
tuted British authorities in Ireland
were reported yesterday. AT Dublin,
it was reported, an attack on Lord
Frenchs residence in Phoenix park
resulted in the death of a lieutenant
in charge of the guard and one OF the
alleged attackers.
From Victoria bridge came the re-
(Continued on Page Throa.1
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NEW C0LLhPSES I'M
Cell and Mind
IS BLANK
Especial United Press Wire.)

Especial United Press Wire.)
| Los Angeles, Dec. 29.--Harry
ikNew, on trial for murder here, is on
the verge of a collapse and his con-
dition is so serious that he could not
be brought into court this morning
when his trial was resumed. Jail at
taches said this morning when they
called New they found his mind ap-
| parently a blank. He did not know
where he was, what he should do
after getting out of bed or tnat he
was on trial for murder. Physicians
called pronounced his condition seri-
Gus.
The trial was continued on orders
of the court at 1890.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-12-29
SET DATE FOR LEAGUE MEET.

Especial United Press Wire.)
Paris, Dec. 29.--The supreme
council has virtually decided that
The first meeting OF the league OF
nations will be held on the first or
second day after the formal deposit
ing of the peace treaty.
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TWO KILLED.

Dublin, Dec. 29.--Lieutenant Boast.
officer of the guard at the vice regal
mansion in Phoenix park, and an UNI
Identified man, supposed to be vet
eran of the British army, were killed
early yesterday morning in what is
alleged by the authorities to have
been an attack on the lodge.
The ex-soldier who was killed was
found in the mainroadWay with his
body riddled with bullets. No wea
pons were found on him and it is be-
lieved generally he was an innocent
pedestrian killed by Lieutenant
Boasts command in the mistaken be-
lief that he was one of the supposed
raiders. Four arrests have been
made, but all the prisoners deny any
connection with the incident and
there is no discriminating evidence
against them.
The probability has been advanced
that the shots which aroused the vice
regal lodge and caused the two deaths
were fired by roisterers in connec-
tion with the holiday Festivities.
According to the official accounts
of the affair, number of shots were
heard from the main roadway about
quarter Of mile from the lodge.
When the shots were repeated several
times at hour intervals, Lieutenant
Boast and squad OF the guardsmen
set out to investigate. The grounds
in the vicinity of the lodge were
searched without result and then the
soldiers marched down the main road
way and seeing some pedestrians,
fired at them, the fire being returned.
Boast fell, shot through the heart,
and after the affray the body OF the
unidentified man, clad in worn uni
form of the British army, was found
in the roadway, riddled with bullets.
No weapon was found Oh or near the
hOly