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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-09
DEATHS

wife fotTi y a,va Gdy AsEf ss.a 4 R.siys:
fPS TSnrs H' p "T,G' m gss2 sys
Int a.. Mcrrah Gem m
DIETRICH: April o. LOUISA. wits 81
SSGD sSSs ana psF Helm ana ased 81 Reass.
ara friends invited e funsrai sscyyics.
Ss msy Be 5. vI.&ed . cSsi" %sG .tr ' Gem s. m Remains
D.sI gNs * Of s1ScnI SSIc bRGt!, Z LANES ,Sn
sHd friends invited 70 funeral services. Thurs
TrfVats. Remains may he viewed Wed. eve eve.
:, nlILoNN April $, SARAH mi5ANEHow-
funeral. rr'. gao p. M, son-in-law's resi-.
denco, Lamar L., sckeL rreyose. Pa. Int.
trains leaving Trenton il a5 q. m and
Reading Terminal l:o2 y. mat Trevose sta
ton.
of late Mary ponohuc. Relatives and friends,
lio!y Name Societyi Div, Ne. 12. A.. o. III
oGTt Gen GS0rs' iMsGtsiHn No. lis
invited TO funeral. Fri, $40 a. M. 2s3i
Ensyw.ort1 3, solGmq rsequIem mass Church
Holy Cross Gem Auto service.
Or lanes Donovan Relatives nnd friends in
:. w. 10 - Sprtnsd"ld tdd ard ard Llndon lon =, sves m.
A,aan' iT' bslawar% coun,y,. Pa; Solemn. is-
N.
Dat" a. 10 4. m. Int. Holy Cross Gem.
Auto funera:.
EATON. April :. ADA r., widow Of
residence Of son-In-law Arthur B. Wells.
h627 Webster st. Int. private. Friends may
call Wed, 8 70 10 n. IN.
EDWARDS. April g. MARY p wife Of
Earnest s. Edwards. Relatives and friends
invited 10 funeral, sat, $50 a. M. 7f5 81
Rosewood 81, Solemn mass Of requiem,
church of -. Teresa ~ a IN. Int Old Ca
thedra Gem. Auto funeral.
, the Eer Asa j. Ferry. 5O13 Pine st Reis.
'ilrs and friends invited 10 services. Thurs
{" p. NJ, BethahS Temple j3d and Spruce
FINNEGAN.--hprn o MARY 4. FINNE-
GAN roc N"GuucgIo'. widow OF John Fin.
uegan. RNlatNcs and friends invited to fu-
ucrsl sorvtr"s. Thurs s p. m. 1927 ~ hsth
/ -. Solemn requiem mass St. Gregorys $
Church $40 p. m Int. New Cathedral
Gem. Auto EcrvlCt.
FoY.--Apru 5. CHARLES n. husband Of
Mary Toy. aEcd ~ Relatives and friends
also Lodge NJ; 2. +. and 4. NJ. aud Vulcan
Assembly or Phila.. invited to funeral sery-
iccs. sat. . u. m. 1912 y. Sth st. Int. pri-
val". Remains may he viewed Fri. 70 o
y. III.
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LOCAL MEAT MARKET

Tho following report on tho fresh meat
trade IN phlludcphia IL furnished by the
local livestock and meat office Of tho Bureau
Of Markets, United states Dopartm Of
Agriculture:
FRESH BEEF-Recpipts moderate: bulk
common and medium Grades; market steady:
early trade quiet
STEERS-ReCeipts OF common and me-
dnlm grades moderate. good 10 choice lisht
marect steady at 500 to S46' demand light.
tOWS-ReCoipts moderate. mRrl,ct rarely
S'cadN At 81 to S23: demand limited.
NEhig-ReCcipts moderate; market steady
at Sit TO S23. demand lisht
PORk-Reccip;s below normal, market
stroNF AZ $40 10 S3f: demand fair.
lANR Receipts moderPte. ma rhei strong
a. $40 20 s23: demand fairly god
MUTTON-RcCciDts, light market s'rnnR
n S2H to So: demand fair.
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NOTWITHSTANDING RATES

NEW YORK-Nloncy on call. mixed
collateral, opened today at ~ per
cent for lending and renewing. On all
industrial collateral. the opening rate
was 6 per cent.
In the time money market today the
only business reported was a few re- =
newals at 5at per cent on industrial
securities collateral for sixty and ninety
days
Mercantile paper of choice quality is
quoted at ) 4 Mji. per cent with offer
ings light Only few local institu-
tions are in the market for paper.
Prime bank acceptances rule moder-
atcIy active at unchanged quotations.
Call loans on prime bank acceptances
are unaltered at y per cent.
PHILADELPHIA-Call, 52i per
cent; time, 5$4 0J6 per cent. CONNER
cial paper, three to six months, 5h@ q
81 per cent: six months, per cent.
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German Bank Statement

berlin. via london, ApriE Y. = Thc
statement of the Impcria Bank of Ger
many for week ending March II shows
tho following changes Total coin and
bullion decreased 2T2.3SO. 900 marks
gold decreased 2T2.312.O00 marks
treasury notes increased 623. | So. 900
marks: notes Of other banks decreased
2.IS7 900 marks: bills discounted in
creased 2.jEi so 900 marks: ad-
vances decreased OH 900 marksc i'll
vostm"nts increased $1,000 mmrks {:
other securities increased 80 o. 900
marks; notes in circulation increased
/ i9SS.&i 900 marks; deposits inrcca sod
2,IsI .003 900 marks: Other liabilities
decreased 2Ii ,G9i.G00 marks: total
| holdings. .g1J, ,903 900 marks.
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VEGETABLES
BUTTER, EGGS AND CHEESE

New York. April o.--BuTTER-Receipt
SG a s6is G: EXTRAS dlis c. insidsj hrsts. esfs
d 65c; seconds 40 a csc; state dairy, "a q 55ci
inasGSgg" maoGgE - 'iSsi Recpipf. "gg%2E eases. Market
frmer Extras. 4alsc, inside; extra ftrsts,
asr, inside hrsts n nGTthersn 4Sn g gttSsc
seconds. A. @43c: dirtips. No. !, 3S@Aoi- e.
No. .. 30 ~ 3Sl- c; checks, No. I. 85n3sh g
No q "a N Asis ci state AMI nearby hennery
whites 81 aBIc; gathered whites. h2c, inside
Pacihc coast whites. 46q $40; western and
hssrby. hennery browns. 44a4ee; mixed coll
sciHEEsFs Receipts. 2s, ss2 boxes, Market
SaSsc; dst ~6itss, ss Ss D ssH 8, Nj, selersd'
asvrsss rup. III n insidss, nst Thitss n
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GOSSIP OF THE STREET
VOLUME OF SUBSCRIPTIONS
TO SPECIAL LOAN SURPRISES
Bankers Thought Purchases Exceeded S2OO.GOOOOO Wd
Finance Issue-Cossip Of the Street

TliEIE deal of in
day the
bonds the proceeds of which railroads
There
subscribed and that the only question be decided what proportion
Of the subscriptions would be allotted
and
banker. who highly the of disposng
OF these bonds through
small commission said he his The
which
letter
There Forthcoming Victory
Loan this Loan
on bonds One Of them however held that securities direct
obligation should Of
cent less than those which direct obligation like tho Victory Lib
1t said the and Of tho Victory Ins will he determined
before April IL
selling campaign Tho bonds being printed and will b" completed it
!
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LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS

Chicago, April o.--HOGS-ReceIpts. II. .O0n
head. Market uneven. but mostly .1od &c
s!sssF pss ss' 'TE wsEs6 H2o SG g?s aSS
iisht, sls,5 d 90 80: heavy psSEns soWs
sis siss 1os y "a s0f'nS FO"S
cATTLEgRecsipts, $500 head Beef steers
sSsa sSssSr .d ca.s stock sess ssSss fSE
s$EsI! Ps!m. e%fE - 10 %fssS sRa @ ESea
sGoS Gom%On SnS lFSt e.
sonlmon ana medium, sIo91a. i5i butcher
heifers ,'7.90giit.I7S' cows s'9S@l4.'o
sHEEP-ReCeipts. 5000 head Market
about steady with Yesterdays close.
Pittsburgh. April 9.-HoGs Receipts
egs pS0 soi $50 10 1850; Isht ycrEer"' % sioS5S .
@o sHEEP FEE hND fpq qTAMEs-Recetpt., 900 head.
ccrXLLyEsgReceipts i5G head, STEADY,
Top, $3.50
ccipts, 10, 900 head. Market uneven; gen
sslE sSs 50;
ing sS$s .isg:S;; H. ~. '.os, 1oo
bids on some beef cattle lower; veal calves
tsE steady FssYY Issf. Sssf steers
SO. .25@i4; stockers and feeder steers. $3.50
psaEEp-Recelpts.. 5000 head Fat lambs
steady q yeesisT;dsys GiSsSc S.r best fat ewes
steady, Lambs, 81 pounds or less. ie,!S9
1890, s. pounds q, moge;; manT;;e ~ SOC 10 40
diIum To- 10 @'cboes ;i2. 2Sa lSi breeding ewes,
S1O, 25Wi7.I5.
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LONDON STOCK MARKET
Spurt In Canadian Pacfics-Grand
Trunks Held Well

London, April 9.-Spcculation in
securities on the stock exchange
broadencd today and tho markets gen
cral were firm. with sentiment cheer
ful. Speciaties were strong. Gilt
edged investment issues were around the
best.
There was squirt in Canadian
Pacifcs and Grand Trunks held we'll.
The oil group was irregular. Some min .
ing and industrial shares displayed
strength.
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DIVIDENDS DECLARED

Land Title and Trust Company, dividend
of K per cent, payable May !, as registered
April 10 BOOKS DO not close.
Real Estate Title lnsurance and Trust
NAV 70 stocfsciders of record Xpsii ~
W W. Wooiworth Company resuirr quar-
/ Is stock 81 rscord MAY 1, VI "a.
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BANK ClEARINGS

Rank cIearines today compared with CORE.
sponding day last two years:
phns sol 4oa s5s saoa .54, ass'oos el.s1s7 lss az
Boston =. 40. .b2B, ss4 4O4S7, 320 43,b5i So
y. York, G52 508. $40 467,74S. 95S Gas, ,963, 60 1
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BUSINESS NOTES


Inquiries for machinery are numer.
ous, but few result in actual business.
according to manufacturers. There are
said to be more inquiries in hand than
Mt the peak Of the war period, when
the government was taking nearly all
of the output, The one industry that
is buying heavily regardless of high
prices Of machinery is oil, the reason
being the increase in the use of oil
for fuel.
Buying Of japanese raw silk has
abated somewhat. but prices remain
firm. Supplies of the conrser grades
Immediately available for. manufac =
turerers in the United States are re-
ported to be lighter than at any time
in recent months. The absehce Of the
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NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

New York. April .. The coffee mar
k"t opened steady AT advances Of 10
3 points, with trading in July, December
and March
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CHICAGO BUTTER AND EGGS


thrago, NprIl q Rl'TTER Rcrcipta.
tOiA tubs Unchanged.
EGGS Eccnipts. 31,31t cases. Unchanged
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EASTbACH.--In loving memory Of COR
DELLA NJ, who departed this iife Arr.l ..
1917. SON AND DAUGHTER.
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LOCAL MINING STOCKS
GOLDFlELD STOCKS
Price Of Lead Reduced

New York. April 9.--Thc American
Smelling and Refining Company. has
reduced the price of lead from "a to
> cents.
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DAIRY PRODUCTS
EsIS sS5v s ,radnF end
nkkE %k S Sss 10 $ "ssSn'" TaSs
Mew York asd Cd Wisconsin whole-miik' fair
sGTtER@TS. sGGa Sc 4Ss msrke, was lower with
ss%npa
&c hshs scoring soods. sSG5oG; the "a
HT ssena. ssTa swts ssS
C6SiSs s t9 fancy 90 zig; do fair to good, 81
fitsis sTsnsi sooa ssel egi'n' ''Do'"s
EGGS we; were in 5000 sood reaues, and firm with
sses'f eDy %F cSsG:1 sSos pSr es FEf'
eefrs 4ss TssssTn ss%y sseotas sE.s rss csss
jobbihg at asa S6c per dozen '''>'SN ''
POULTRY
! ILvE--rhe market ruled nrm, with de-
tons: fowls. hns heavy, ass4ic; eSSsn-
tional lots higher; ordipsry receipts. 40 q
weighing " q ! lbs. piece, SO a S5c; spring
chickens soft,ms2ted ] Isrsep arg g sizes i sog!oc
sS@ss7c; ducks. PeEin, q d 4bg; ducks Indian
! Runner. 40Q4lc: geese. SOC; pigeons, old.
per pair, $50 eoc; pigeons. young per pair.
DRESSED aasrDv in fs,S aFS firm gnas,
ana over apiece, $Sc; wsishIns 81, gfis lbs,
sec; ,weishins lbs: se@Ts7c; smaller sizes
l
| dry y-picked--WeiehinE ) lbs and over apiece
3so; %Seishins ssg4h lbs 39G; smal!el
Ss auaSs Sss Dol dozen, s. = 81 80; WITT xsisRn:
| weighing 3 lbs. per dozen. 50, hnTI: white
! weighing lbs per dozen, s5m $50; white
| weighing 10 8l7 lbs. per dozen, $500 .. 30
| dark. 81. 50@2; small and No. :. I5c PSF.
FRESH FRUITS
Apples of nne quality ruled steady. but
| trade was quiet. Strawberries were morJ
plentiful and again easter. Other fruits
| were generally steady. Quotations: Apples
! New York per bbl.-Baldwin, sS@lo; Green
ing. ss91l; Russets, 81 80; Apples Penn
igH'SaH'H g7Ss osRa sRs >a s7SSasi per %wiSesap 'i9 b
lemon. Ass!e' per- boz. %ei'sT
| Florida, per crate. s30O67,73. Oranges
| California per box. 50. .s5 D6. 10. Grapefruit.
per box, s2.G5G66o Strawberries Florida.
per quart S5840c.
VEGETABLES
Choice stock sold fairly and values sen
| orally ruled firm. with onions shade higher
| Quotations: white pota t0cs. Jersey. per a. :
| bushei basket--No. I, 65 q 75c: No. .. so %
! SOC; White potatoes. Maine per lOD lbs.
1SS Sh5S is. Pn'yySRRs WRfs
potatoes. New York per 100 lbs. s225 9
land, Hoosier per 100 lbs, s2a 20. swes,
potatoes, Jersey, per ba sket-.sNo. l. u.Io @
2;25; No. 2. sl.5Ogi. go Swsst potatoes;
potatoes. Delaware and MARYLAND, per bushel
kamp+r--N2. 1, s2.7h@3.15i No. .. o. s5@2.
| Cabbage, Danish seed. per ton, sl25: do.
southern. per hamper. ss.5o94. Onions,
yellow, per 100-lb. bag s4Q4,o0.
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PROVISIONS S

There was fair iobbins trade and values
ruled steady. The quotations; Beef. in
knuckles and. tenders smoked and air-drled.
iIc; pork. family, SO a 50; hams, 3. r.
"a q d34'sc do. do, smoked. $40 3st4 c: hams
boiled. ,boneefs. 4oc picnic shoulders, s. J..
cured, loose. &c; do. smoked. &c; bellies. in
pickle. loose 3oc; breakfast bacon. SIC:
| lard, 30c.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-09

The Winnipeg Grain Exchange an.
nounces that all restrictions on export
of oats to Allied countries have beer
removed.
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GOVERN EMIT BONDS
Refined Sugars Fairly Active

New York. April 9.-Rctincd sugars
arc fairly active and unchanged at DC.
loss per cent for cash. Raws are uu-
changed at 7.2Sc, delivered.
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most sought grades tends TO restrict
trade. The Chinese markets are said
to be firm in price, but business In the
Chinese product is confined to- small
lot buying.
Further relaxation OF restrictions on
the expectation of hides and skins by
foreign countries was announced yes
tcrday by the Tanners Council. The
Royal Swedish Commission informed
the Washington Office Of the council
that the Swedish government is pre-
pared TO grant licenses for the cx-
portation to tho United States of 100, =
900 calfskus. weighing four ki'os (S.3
pounds), each. Tho council also was
informed that the Danish Government
is granting licenses for the exporta E
tion of skins and light hides and will
probably remove all export rcstric-
tions in June or July.
No decrease in the prices Of medium
and better grade clothing and pos
sibly moderate reduction in lower
grades containing reworked wool
(shoddy) and cotton, that Is the pros
pect for the fall and winter of 1919.
This statement was given out officially
in Chicago yesterday as representing
the opinion of members of the Ma
tionnl Association Of Clothing Manu-
facturcrs who met there.
The Winnipeg Grain Exchange an.
Dounces that all restrictions on export
of oats to Allied countries have beer
removed.
War materials TO he sold by this gov
ernment TO private concerns will tota
perhaps $1,000. 900. 200. Acting Secrr.
tary of War Crowell stated late Tues
| day. So far the War Department has
sold about 5000, 200, 200 worth Of ma
terial. At present the army owns about
| 900 900 tons of steel which is 10 b.
sold. probably as junk, to be used ai
raw material.
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REFINED SUGARS
DAIRY PRODUCTS

The market was quiet on a basis
for fine sranulated
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PARCEL POST

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-29
HUMAN FLY. FALLS 3 STORIES.
Mcclellan VIII Recover; Bride of Two
Days Saw Ottawa Accident.

Ottawa, Kan, Sept 2s.-J. ]. Nc
Dolan, the human fly" fell three
stories here Saturday in his attempt
to climb the face of a five-story hotel
building. He struck on a cement walk
and suffered severe injuries. 1t was
said at a local hospital he would re-
cover
McDolan's bride of two days, and
her mother, Mrs. Otto Schott of Law
renee. saw him fall. Mcclellan was
married in Lawrence this week after
the probate judge here had refused to
issue a license because the bride was
only 1e years old She was Miss Ida
Viola School Of Lawrence.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-15
DEPARTMENT HAS
TAKEN NOTICE OF
BANDIT OUTRAGE

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Dec. IS
The tate department has forwarded
instructions to the American am
bassador at Mexico City to make
representations to the CarraEza gov
eminent regarding the action of
Fillistas at Muzquiz, in taking Fred
Hugo, an American, prisoner. 1t is
understood that the department will
insist that Carranza take steps i'm
mediate'y 70 secure the release Of
Hugo.
II is understood by department
officials that Hugo has been carried
off to the mountains near Muzquiz,
where he is being held for ransom
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-15
WEATHER WARMER
IN STATES TO-DAY

SEATTLE, Dec. 15.-Rising tenn
peratures are reported today from
numerous sections which experienced
severe cold weather last week. Their
mometers registered four below at
Spokane at daybreak this morning,
and Portland reports 10 above 1t
is also reported from Portland that
the river ice is breaking and that
steamers are again in commission.
Spokane stores are on a six-hour
basis during the cold weather, to
save coal.
Green Lake was the scene of
great activity yesterday, thousands
having been attracted there by the
ice, which is sufficiently solid to
permit skating.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-15
BIG PAPERS BLAMED
FOR PAPER TROUBLE

WASHINGTON. D. c., Dec. 10
Representative Anthony Of Kansas,
who has introduced a bill in Con-
gress providing for a material in
crease in postage for papers Of
more than "a pages, appeared be-
fore the house postal committee to-
day in the interest of his measure.
He predicted that between $500 and
5000 small newspapers throughout
the country face suspension, if not
extinction, if the newsprint situation
is not remedied.
He urged that action be taken on
his bill in order that the paper stu
alton might be relieved. He said
the large-size big city dailies are
responsible for the paper shortage,
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-15
Of
COAL INCREASES
As MEN RETURN

WASHINGTON. D. c., Dec. b
Railroad officials express the belief
that the production of coal through
out the country will reach 80 per
cent Of normal by tonight, in CON
sequence of the continued return of
miners to their posts The men arr
returning everywhere except in
Ohio, Kansas, and Washington.
It is indicated that the President
viii not name a commission to ad-
just wages until all the miners have
returned to work in accordance with
their agreement.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-15
ROADHOUSE BURNS
WITH HEAVY LOSS

According 10 information received
at Fairbanks, the store and road
house at Copper Center belonging %
Howard Barnes and his partner were
totally destroyed by fire on Satur-
day, together with valuable con-
tents. The flames spread with such
rapidly that it was impossible to
save anything.
The reports state that the loss is
estimated at $1,000.
Barnes formerly resided in Fair
banks and Tolovana, but has been
located at Copper Center during the
past several years, where he and
his partner built up good trade
and accumulated a large stock of
supplies for their store. The part
ner's name is Glass.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-15
CUMM|NS URGING
RAILROAD ACTION

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 10
In a speech made on the floor of
the senate today in support Of his
railroad control bill, Senator Cum
minis declared that two-thirds of the
railroads of the country would be
in the hands of receivers a month
after their return to private owner
ship, unless Congress speedily en-
acts legislation that will prevent such
a disaster.
The railroads, he warned, are
facing a crisis, and prompt action
on the part of Congress is neces-
sary to save them.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-15
MESSENGER TAYLOR is
BACK FROM FORT CIBBON

Clifford Taylor, messenger at
tached TO the local signal corps sta
ton, returned from Fort Gibbon on
Saturday and is back on the job
again today. He went to the army
town for the purpose of re-enlisting.
The trip home was a tough one,
Taylor says. because of the bad
condition of the trail He had to
mush nearly the entire distance, not
withstanding the fact that one of
the post soldiers accompanied him
with a horse and double-ender as far
as Dunbar's.
The old gray was sent out the
trail from the local station to meet
Taylor and he finished the long hike
in style. He was eight days on the
road, homeward bound.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-15
HALLOWELL PLEASED
WITH ROAD OUTLOOK

SEATTLE. Dec. 15.-The Wash
ington correspondent of the Seattle
Post-Intelligencer quotes John W.
Hallowell, assistant TO Secretary
Lane, as saying that the work Of
completing the Government railroad
in Alaska is proceeding remarkably
well. He claims the new organiza-
ton of Chairman Mears is getting
results
In consequence Of the showing
now being made, Hallowell antici-
pates no difficulty in securing an
appropriation of six million dollars
for next years work, the plan being
to make the railroad item, as usual,
part of the sundry civil bill
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-15
PREPARING TO VACATE.

FIUME, Dec. 15.-The followers
of d'Annunzio are preparing to va
cate the city in anticipation of the
transfer of the city to Italian juris-
diction. Italy, it is understood, is
to have full sovereignty here and
that the provisions of the treaty Of
London will be carried out. 1t is
reported that England has agreed TO
the annexation of Fiume by Italy.
and that d'Annunzio considers that
his ambition has been attained
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-15
WASHINGTON IN LINE.

SEATTLE, Dec. 15.-At a CON
ference OF presidents and secretaries
Of Washington coal mine locals, held
in this city yesterday. it was voted
to return to work Immediately under
the terms Of the Indianapolis agree
ment. It is expected that the coal
mines Of the state vii! resume oper-
ations by Wednesday, at the latest
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-15
WHEAT ACREAGE IS
LESS THIS WINTER

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. Is
According to a statement issued by
the department Of agriculture today,
the sowing of winter wheat shows
a material falling off this winter.
figures compiled by the department
indicating that the decrease viii
reach fully twelve million acres.
The total number of acres sown
to winter white is given as 3S,700,-
600.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-15
AG|TA7NG POET
ON WAY TO ROME
TO SAVE F|UME

ROME, Dec. 15.-Announcemen
is made here today that d'Annunzic
is coming to Rome on tuesday for
the purpose of comforting with Pre-
mier Nitti, the presumption being
that the conference will concern the
transfer of Fiume to ,he Italian
government: II is understood. also.
that d'Annunzio's troops will return
to their places in the Italian army
as soon as Fiume has been safely
disposed OF.