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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-06
SENATOR MADE CRITICISM ON
 RUSS QUESTION
(The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-Senator Charles E. Townsend, of Michigan, has passed criticism on the way the government is handling the Russian question, particularly its attitude to- ward the standing of the Russian government in having representation at the peace conference.
 The senator states that the people should be kept informed as to what is going on and no attempt made at concealing the true conditions.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-06
IS
 HARD AGROUND
(The Associated Press)

LONDON, Dec. 30.-News des. patches received in this city today state that the American transport Tenadores is hard aground in the Bay of Biscay. No loss of life attended the grounding, all being reported safely ashore.
 The Tenadores was bound for Brest from New York for another load of troops. going aground during a dense fog. Salvaging tugs will be despatched to the scene and an ef- fort made to extricate the ship from it's position.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-06
IMPERIAL BILL
 PASSED AWAY

An atmosphere of gloom pervades the Imperial smoke emporium. The clerks seem disconsolate and Pendy looks like he has lost a good friend. All this has been caused by the. de. mise of Imperial Bill," the old tom cat that had made his home with Pendy and the rest of the boys for the past ten years.
 Bill died from ,he attentions of a couple of hereditary enemies, who
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-06
RE-ESTABLISH
 CzECH0 BORDER
(The Associated Press)

PRAGUE, Dec. 30-A decision has been arrived at among the entente nations that will enlarge the present holdings of the Czecho-Slovak gov ernment.
 It Is planned to turn over to that government the former German col ony of Togoland, in West Africa, and portion of Hungary. so that the boundaries of the Czecho-Slovak gov ernment will conform as near as pos sible with the historical frontier of former Slavic territory.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-06
GERMANY DELIVERS THOUSANDS
 OF RIFLES TO AMERICAN FORCE

COBLENZ, Dec. 30.-One hundred rifles were surrendered to the Arleri- can army of occupation here today by the Germans. All of the guns were in a state of good repair. The surrender was made in accordance with the terms of the armistice,
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-06
WOULD DEP0RT
 ALIEN ENEMIES
(The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-During the present session of congress the department of justice will present a recommendation to that body that all interned enemy aliens be deported to the country of their nativity.
 The department states that thirty. five hundred persons of this class are interued in this country. Since peace
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-06
DELEGATES OF
 JUCO-SLAVS TO BE AT SESSION
(The Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30-The state department is advised of the naming of the delegation that will represent the Jugo-Slavs at the peace confer ence.
 The newly created government has also created a coalition cabinet for the kingdom composed of the Serbs. Croats and Slovenes. For premier Stvyan Protitech, the former Serbian foreign minister, has been designated. The peace delegation will be given its credentials and sent to Versail. les in time to attend the opening of the conference and to present the claims of the new government.
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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-06
RHINE GOES ON RAMPAGE;
 DESTROYS COMMUNICATION
(The Associated Pressl

COBLENZ, Dec. 3O.-The Rhine river has started on a rampage and destroyed all lines of commu lica- tion to Berlin with the exception of two. The river has come up a foot since morning and from the appear ance of things is due to rise several feet more.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-06

A woman who holds 8 mans love forever Is the one who offers him neither devotion nor indifference, but just mild, tepid interest. which piques his vanity, appeals to his GU. riosity- and at the same time lulls all his fears of matrimonial designs.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-06
TURKISH CHAMBER DEPUTIES
 REPORTED AS DISSOLVED
(The Associated Press)

LONDON. Dec. 3O.-It is reported in this city that the Turkish chamber of deputies has dissolved as the re- suit of the opposition offered to it by deputies composed of the younger element.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-06

seems assured 1t would be advisable that they be returned to their own country as they are an undesirable element in the United States
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-06

The air in a new automobile muf- fer is kept in motion by fans belted to the drive shaft.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-06

Cork disks are inserted in new lining for automobile brakes to give positive action without slipping.
Evening star., 1919-12-30
HAYS ASKS REPUBLICANS
TO AID NATION IN CRISIS

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. December 80.
Concentrated effort toward serving
the nation at this critical time was
urged upon the republicans of Indiana
by Will II. Hays, chairman of the re-
publican national committee. at a har-
mony luncheon here yesterday. The
luncheon was given by Mr.. Hays, Il
was said in political circles. to bring
together factions that give signs of
disrupting the republican organiza-
tion in Indiana.
United States Senators Harry 81
New and James Z. Watson. Goyl
James p. Goodrich of Indiana and a>
number of the most prominent repub-
licans in the state attended the lunch
con. Mr.. Hays came to Indianapolis
from his home in Sullivan, Ind, where
he spent Christmas.
'sThis is no time for little things.
We have no time for pullings or haul.
ings either as against democrats or
between ourselves" declared Chair
man Hays. I'VE attribute honesty to
the opposition and urge that the con-
test between the democrats and the
republicans be a contest in effort of
service to the nation. Our politics -
to find out what is tho very best for
$40 country and to do i. frs:
Evening star., 1919-12-30
SENATOR PAGE CONSIDERS
SWEEPING MEDAL INQUIRY

Chairman Page of the Senate naval
affairs committee. who has asked Sec
retary Daniels of the Navy Depart
ment for complete data concerning
the awarding of medals in the Navy.
returned unexpectedly to Washington
to consider the advisability of a
sweeping congressional investigation
into the entire awards system.
Senator Page proposes to study
carefully the report of the Knight
board and other data. which Secretary
Daniels has prepared upon the sem
atoTs request.
There will be no hasty action in
calling for a congressional probe of
the awards system. it was said. The
facts in the case will be carefully
weighed before it is decided to de-
mand an investigation.
Senator Page. who had not intended
to return to Washington until Con-
gress reconvenes January 6. said he
would take up most of the time be-
tween now and that date in confer
ring with other members of the naval
affairs committee.
Evening star., 1919-12-30
GERMANY inclined
TO SIGN AT ONCE
Would Like Assurance of
Possible Cut in Harbor
Material Demands.

PARIS. Monday December %
Kurt Won Lersner. head of the Ger
man delegation at Versailles. called
today on Paul Dutasta, secretary of
the peace conference. Great reserve
was maintained as to the subjects
discussed, and it is only known that
Won Lersner did not bring the Ger
man reply to the last note to the
Berlin government from the allies.
1t is generally understood, however
that Germany is inclined to sign the
tion that guarantees are given re-
garding possible reductions as to the
quantity of harbor and dock mate
rialS to be handed over in compensa-
ton for German warships sunk at
Scapa Flow
This prospect springs from the con-
versation held yesterday between Mr..
Dutasta and Baron Kurt Won Lersner.
1t was said today that the chances
were considered good that the Ger
mans would decide to sign the proto-
col, now the subject of negotiations,
without waiting for verification of
the figures on harbor tonnage de-
manded as reparation for the sinking
OF the German ships a Scapa Flow.
1t is explained that the supreme
council Will satisfy Germany's de-
mand for more specific declaration
on the reduction of the tonnage ask
ed for through affiXing to the proto-
col the text of NJ. Dutasta's verbal
declaration to Baron Lersner on
the subject.
The Rhineland commission. on
which the United States is not as yet
represented officially, is expected to
meet as soon as practicable after the
treaty is promulgated. This commits
sion will have jurisdiction over the
territory occupied by the allied troops
in the Rhineland, including the Amer
icau contingent.
Evening star., 1919-12-30
'POLAND'S ENTIRE army
/. ON RUSSIAN FRONTIER
Announced Aim Is to Form Barrier
Against the Spread of
Bolshevism.

ROME. December % (by the As
ISOLATED -Press).-Poland has her
entire army marsha1ed along the Rus
sian frontier to form a barrier
against the western spread of boil
shevism, according to an interview
with Cardinal Karkawski, Archbishop
Of Warsaw. printed in the Corriere
dItalia. The cardinal says, however,
that Polish detachments, are too weak
east. which he says may last from
twenty to twenty-five years.
B0lshevism without Positive Aim.
"Bolshevism is not understood.
even by socialists" he says. so
cialists identify bolshevism as maxi
malism. which is great mistake
Maximalism is a positive program of
government aiming to the securing OF
the maximum claims of the prole-
tariat. Bolshevism. instead. has no
positive aim. its program being mere
1y negative one-namely. to destroy
everything. like traditional Russian
nihilism. The only ideal of bolshe-
vism is the brutal blindness of ig-
norance. One of the most common
cries of the bolsheviki is: Down
with all who know how to read and
writev
France and Italy understand our
situation, but England does not un-
derstand 30 well. We have our entire
army drawn up along the Russian
frontier, but our forces are limited
and cannot stand alone against the
weight of bolshevik Russia, which
shows no sign of becoming less
believe the state of anarchy and up
heaval in Russia may last from twen-
ty to twenty-five years longer.
Brute Element Strong in Russia.
Il know Russia, having been for
several years director of the Catholic
Academy at Petrograd. The brute ele-
ment there is stronger than generally
believed. At, the very gates of Petro-
grad there are Finnish villages still
in primitive condition, while along
the Pechora river, on the western
slopes of the Ura1s, there is territory
which. according to census returns,
belongs to the Orthodox religion, but
which in reality is pagan. the people
worshiping idols and making sacri-
fees like tribes in the center of Asia
or Africa"
Evening star., 1919-12-30
SCHOOL PUBLICITY
WILL Be OUTLINED
Committee Aims to Tell
Washingtonians of Vital
Needs of Local System.

recommendations covering plans
for a great publicity program to tell
all Washington the vital, untitled
needs of the public schools, together
with estimates of expenses involved,
will be worked out at a meeting to-
morrow noon of the publicity sub
committee of the joint school commit
tees Of the big four" civic organiza-
tions. The announcement was made
today by Chairman Roland Robbins
who declared the citizens of the Dis
trict are going to witness and par
ticipate in a publicity drive on Con-
gress the like Of which heretofore
hasn't been staged in the National
Capital t.+s-s
When the Joint school scommatee,
composed of about 100 members OF the
Rotary Club. Board of Trade. Chamber
Of Commerce and Federation of Cit
izens' Associations, meets in the Dis
se fsie5 put ssfore asss y
which have been prepared after con-
sultation with publicity experts and
school authorities who have submitted
mass of data covering the situa-
ton, past, present and future, in the
city's school system.
Committee Ii Enlarged.
At the instance of Roy C. Clafiin,
chairman Of the Board of Trade school
committee, the publicity subeommit-
tee late yesterday was enlarged from
the three to five. Mr.. Robbins, Charles
]. Corby, chairman Of the Rotary Club
school committee; Mr.. CIaflin. Jesse
c. Suter, chairman of the Citizens
Federation school committee; Dr. Ar
thur Ramsey, vice chairman of the
Chamber Of Commerce school commit
tee.
Mr.. Claf1in. in formal statement
issued today. said the campaign would
be pressed vigorously. He added:
I'VE are going to stand up, as red
blooded Americans should, take off
our gloves, and impress our fellow
citizens on the hill in good. old Yam
kee fashion that the people of the
District of Columbia have rights that
Congress is obligated to respect.
Have Right to Sound System.
we have the right to a sound pub
lie school system for educating our
children. If we were a self governed
city we would be able to rise to the
occasion and put our schools on re-
spectacle basis which Congress has
utterly failed to do.
Our general municipal government
might be used as a political expert
ment station, but when it comes to
looking upon our public school sys-
tenn as a plaything and allowing it's
efficiency as an educational institu-
tion to die through sheer neglect. then
the knife is getting pretty close to
the hearts of the citizenship of
Washington"
Evening star., 1919-12-30
TWOA|RMENH HURT
IN 40EFOOT FALL
Airplane Drops When Engine
Trouble Occurs Above
Congress Heights.

Two Army aviators were injured
about / o'clock this afternoon when
an airpiane in, which they were rid
ing dropped suddenly distance of
about 400 feet and buried its nose
inatfie ground near Wilson Park, Nich-
OILS avenue and Portland street, Con-
.Eress Heights.
The officers Lieut.. George H
brown, agta46Ey.ff .ffdixsxSAatsyernon Z II.
gf4nnty D. passenger We're assisted
from the wrecked machine and taken
to Walter Reed Hospital in. the Cas-
ua1ty Hospital ambulance. 1t is re-
ported both men received fractures
of the right leg.
The aviators left Boiling Field for a
fight about the city. 1t is stated. and
were flying over Congress Heights,
when the engine suddenly went dead.
Almost instantly the machine dropped
to The ground. 1t struck tree and
partly turned over. The nose of the
machine was buried in the ground.
Persons in the vicinity witnessed the
accident and went to the assistance
Of the two flyers. They were assisted
from the machine and the hospital
ambulance was summoned.
Evening star., 1919-12-30
ENTERS PRESIDENTIAL RACE.
James o. Monroe, Democrat, Files
Petition in South Dakota.

PIERRE. S. D.. December 30.-James
O. Monroe, democrat. of haywood, ILL.,.
has filed an individual nominating
petition with the secretary Of state to
have his name appear on the presi-
Dental preference list at the March
primaries. The paramount issue. of his
campaign will be prevent coal, oil
and transportation monopoly by taxa
ton" .--
CHICAGO. December 30.-James o.
Monroe. who filed an individual NOM
mating petition as a candidate for the
democratic nomination for President
haywood, ILL.,, suburb Of Chicago.
He has been candidate at the demo-
cratic primaries for governor and
other state offices in Illinois on sew
eral occasions.
At one time he was chairman Of the
Du Page county democratic central
committee.
Evening star., 1919-12-30
IIEUT. SCHUNAKER KILLED.
Was Passenger in Plane Which
Falls at MONTGOMERY.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. December 90
Lieut.. c. II. Schumacher, engineering
officer at the aviation repair depot.
was almost instantly killed yesterday
noon, when De Haviland Blue Bird.
i'm which he was a passenger, with
Lieut.. Lloyd Barnett as pilot. side
slipped in making right angle bank
and fell 100 feet to the ground.
Lieut. Schumacher leaves a wife
and two children, who were making
their home here with him. Lieut..
Barnett was only slightly injured
The body of Lieut. Schumacher will
be sent to Washington state, his for
mer home, for burial. An investigation
into the cause of the fatal accident
was made today by Army officials,
but their findings were not made pub
lie.
Evening star., 1919-12-30
VACCINATION DELAYS TRAINS
Augmented Health Service Treats
Those Entering q. S.

SARNIA. Ontario, December 80. -
The volume of Yuletide traffic on
railways and ferries has caused the
United States public health service to
increase it's staff at Port Huron to
vaccinare Canadians and Americans
entering the United States. Trains
are being held up from ten to forty
minutes while the passengers comply
with the medical law.
A number of Sarnia citizens say
they have been vaccinated two and
three times recently. They declare
they will take a test case to the Unit
ed States Supreme Court II attempts
are made to force them to undergo,
another vaccination.
Evening star., 1919-12-30
GRAND JURY TO HEAR
COURT LEAK EVIDENCE

Evidence gathered by the De-
partment of Justice relative to the
alleged leak in decisions of the
United States Supreme Court will
be submitted to federal grand
jury here in January, it was an
nounced today at the Department
of Justice.
The governments case is prac-
tically complete. officials said. The
nature of evidence obtained was
not disclosed. except that officials
predicted it would be conclusive"
Charges that there had been ad-
vance information on the decisions
of the court in the Southern Pacific
oil land case and the prohibition
cases, through which certain men
made large sums in Wall street. have
been under investigation by the
department for two weeks.
Evening star., 1919-12-30

Maj Gen, Thomas Henry Barry, re-
tired, United States Army, former
commander of the Central Depart
ment and the Department of the East.
died at Walter Reed Hospital, in this
city. this morning at 2:45 O'Clock He
had been patient at the hospital for
disease. Mrs. Barry and Thomas
Barry, son, were at the bedside
when the end came.
While the funeral arrangements
have not been completed. the hospital
authorities are advised that Mrs.
for interment. The military honors
due Gen. Barrys rank will be shown
in an escort of the body from the
hospital to the Union station, and full
military honors will mark the funeral
services in New York and at the in
terment.
Was Native of New York.
Gen. Barry was sixty-four years old.
having been born in New York city
October 13, 1855. He was retired from
the Army last October 13, at which
trail Department, with headquarters
at Chicago. Before that he organized
and trained the 86th National Army
Division. at Camp Grant. Rockford.
Ill. 49, 80
After his retirement the general
came to Washington. with Mrs. Barry.
and was on retired duty at the War
Department until taken i'll. The FAM
lily lived at 24o0 18th street.
Gen. Barry was graduated from
the Military Academy in 1877. He
served as adjutant general of the
Sth Army Corps and Department of
the Pacific in the Philippines from
August, 1898. to February, 1900, and
on his return to the islands was chief
Of staff, Division of the Philippines,
from November. 1900, to July, 1901.
Commanded In Cuba.
In 1907 Gen. Barry was given COM
mand of the army of Cuban pacifica-
ton, and on his return to the United
States with his troops in 1909 he was
appointed commander of The Depart
ment of California. In 1910 he was
made superintendent of the Military
Academy, and later was assigned to
command the Department of the East.
He also served as commander, of the
Department of the Philippines, and
was commander of the Central De-
partment from 1915 to 1917, when he
was sent to Camp Grant.
With other divisional commanders
Gen. Barry was sent to the western
front for a tour of inspection after
the United States entered the world
war, and on his return made strenu-
GUS efforts to obtain an active divi-
sional command at the front. He
was examined physically at the time,
and indications Of the condition that
Continued on Second i'age.1
Evening star., 1919-12-30
Additional Law Is Assured,
if Needed, for Regulation
of Wood Alcohol Sales

Under a special act passed several
years ago, the internal revenue bureau
has sufficient authority to make strict
regulations for the control of the sale
of wood alcohol. but If the internal
revenue bureau feels that additional
legislation is required to meet the
present situation Congress will act
promptly in passing such law.
Representative Volstead of Mime
sofa chairman of the House judiciary
committee and father Of the prohibi-
ton enforcement law. expressed this
opinion today. ~f' - ~
Representative Volstead, however,
taken which will make it particularly
difficult to get wood alcohol for in
dustrial purposes or grain, alcohol
for medicinal purposes. He believes
they both have an important place in
daily life.
Would Severely Punish Offenders.
He is hrm in the belief that those
tanning wood alcohol should be Sc
verely dealt with and charged with
murder in the first degree. He be-
lieves that the manufacturer of the
wood alcohol, il he did not know to
what use it would be put, and the
man who actually sold the concoction
to the consumers without knowing it's
ingredients are not as culpable as
the man who mixed the drink know
ing it was poison. Mr.. Volstead be-
lieyes that deplorable as the situa-
ton is, with SO many Fatalities, this
epidemic of wood alcohol will have
served a useful purpose in impressing
unon the people throughout the coun-
tIy the extreme danger of consuming
any bootleg or moonshine drinks Of
fered for sale.
ssWhen they all find out, as they
must, that it is dangerous to sell wood
alcohol, I believe they will be pretty
cautious" said Mr.. Volstead. when
4 man gets down to selling poison to
his fellows he VIII go pretty slow. !
do not see why the fellows who have
heen selling that stun. bound to kill.
aren't guilty of murder in the first de-
"If any additional legislation is
needed, we will try to pass 1t, but /
do not believe any will be necessary,
I am sorry, indeed. that 1t took this
sort of demonstration to. make the
people realize the danger Of drinking
wood alcohol"
Evening star., 1919-12-30
ARRESTS TOTAL "a
IN LIQUOR DEATHS
Twenty in New England
Held in $4,000 Bail in
N. Y.-More Die. -.

CHICOPEE. Mass. December go
Twenty arrests had been made today
in this state and Connecticut in con-
nection with the distribution of liquor
containing wood alcohol, which
caused the death of at least ffty-
seven men and women in this vicin-
ity since Christmas. Five men ar
rested in New Haven charged with
granddaughter were brought to this
city early today.
Another Death In New York.
NEW YORK, December 30.---An-
caused by wood alcohol "whisky'' was
reported in Hrgokay9 toaay. y,es Ehsq
James McCormick died 1sssta n nstsndax nospi5ai
were before United States Commis-
|ssioner Hitchcock on, chatee9eef yeans
spiraey to violate the waf-fme pro.
hibition law and held in ?10, 900 bail
informed that far more serious
charges were being contemplated by
federal agents.
Asks S25,0OO for Husbands Death.
HARTFORD. Conn. December 3d.
The first move in a. civil action as
result of the thirteen deaths here from
drinking poisonous whisky was taken
when a suit for damages Of S25. 1000
was brought against Frank Rose.
saloonkeeper. under arrest here
charged with murder The suit was
filed by Mrs. Ksenia Charkovitch.
whose husband died Friday from the
effects OF liquor alleged to have been
purchased in Roses saloon.
Would Have Congress Act.
CHICAGO, December 30-with thfr-
teen deaths recorded in Chicago since
Christmas from the effects Of drink
ing wood alcohol, city officials today
declared that federal legislation Will
be necessary to stamp out the evil.
Health Commissioner Robertson sug-
gested that Congress Immediately
enact laws requiring these provisions:
Registration at wholesale drug
houses Of all wood alcohol purchases.
Requiring, all dealers to use poison
labels printed in every language on
every bottle sold.
Deaths Reported Elsewhere.
~ JERSEY CITY, n. j., December 80.
Two deaths from wood alcohol
poisoning were reported here today.
The victims were John Reynolds and
Mrs. Mary Ward.
DETROIT. Mich, December 30
The first death here from wood al
cohol poisoning since the wave of
fatalities following its sale as q bev-
erage. was reported by the police
here today. The victims wife. ac-
cording to the police theory. sent him
q bottle Of liquor from New York.