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The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-19
CONGRESS ORGANIZED READY
 FOR BUSINESS

WASHINGTON, May 19.-Senatol Albert B. Cummins of Iowa wai elected President Protempore of the Senate, and Representative Freder ick R. Gillett of Massachusetts was elected Speaker of the House of Rep resentatives when the Sixty-sixth Congress met in extraordinary ses sion at noon today.
 Senator Cummins. the Republican nominee for President Protempore defeated Senator Key Pittman. the Democratic nominee by five votes Several Senators were absent, the Republican majority in the body be ing two. Ns Speaker Gillett was elected over former Speaker Champ Clark by decisive majority, the Republican majority in the House of Represen tatives being 3S with several vacvan, cies.
 Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts has been reelected leader of the Senate Republicans, and will be in charge of the majority on the floor of the Senate.
 Representatives F. w. Mondell of Wyoming will be the Republican leader in the House of Representa- tives
 Senator Thomas s. Martin of Vir- gfnia will probably remain the Dem ocratic floor leader in the Senate. Former Speaker Clark will be the Democratic floor leader in the House of Representatives. He was floor leader in several Congresses before his election as Speaker eight years ago, since which time he has pre- sided over the House.
 The convening of Congress today marked the return of the Republi- can party to legislative power after eight years of Democratic control. The majority in the Senate is very small-only two-and in the House 1t is not large as Congressional ma jorities have been measured in many past Congresses However, the Re- publicans will organize both houses of Congress, choosing the officers, committees and clerks throughout
 Wilson Still Has Balance
 While the Republicans have a ma jority of two in the Senate and 39 in the House of Representatives, President Wilson with the power of veto, still retains the balance of pow CT in legislative matters. It requires a two-thirds vote to pass a meas ure over his veto.
 Presidents Message
 Congress will hear the cabled mes. sage of President Wilson read to- morrow.
 It is expected that inquiry into the war activities of the administra tion will be among the first things to which Congress will turn its at tention.
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EARLIER REPORTS RECEIVED

WASHINGTON, May 1y. = This morning reports showed that sea plane NC-3 with its crew of five, was still missing. Warships are making a search around the Azores in the hopes of picking it up. It was hoped that the seaplane's gas tanks would buoy up the plane. despite the heavy sea which has been run ming. Fog conditions added to the difficulty of the search.
 NC-1 seaplane was wrecke and has been lowed to the Azores. The mem bers of the crew became seasick and were fatigued.
 NC-4 seaplane was wrecked and has
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PRICES NOT EXPECTED TO DROP THIS YEAR
 SAYS FEDERAL BOARD

WASHINGTON. May 1s.-The Fed eral Reserve Board announced today that prices were not expected to drop this season. The announcement says business interests are develop ing trade along lines dependent up on maintaining temporarily existing levels of prices.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-19
BRITISH BOATS
 ENGAGE REDS IN
 FINLAND GULF
British Boats Sink one BoI- sheviki Gunboat, Force Another Aground in 35
 Minute Fight.

HELSINGFORS, May 19.-British war ships engaged the Russian Bol- sheviki fleet in 35-minute fight in the Gulf of Finland Sunday and sunk one Bolsheviki vessel and forced another one aground.
 It is believed that much damage was caused the Bolsheviki gunbOats, which are said to have retired in disorder
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BRAZILIAN OFFICER
 TOBE ENTERTAINED

WASHINGTON. May 19. - The State Department is preparing an elaborate program for the enter tainment of Doctor Ehistacio Pessca. President-elect of Brazil. upon his arrival in June from Paris. He will be the guest of the Nation while he is in the United States.
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RUTH GARRISON IS IN HOPES OF SOON
 GETTING HER LIBERTY

SEATTLE. May 19.-Ruth Garri- son, freed by jury on the charge of murdering Grace Storrs, will leave today for commital to an in sane ward in the Walla Walla Pen itentiary. State alienists will exam inc her soon to determine her san. ity. She may try for her freedom in a short time.
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TOTALS PUBLISHED OF GERMAN LOSSES
 DURING THE WAR

BERLIN, May 19.-German war losses to April last to- tailed 2.050,460 dead; 4,207.- 00s wounded. and 615.922 ta- ken prisoners, according to published reports just re- ceived.
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SATURDAY REPORT

VERSAILLES, May 19.-(Associat- cd Press)-Count Brockdorff Rant zau, German Foreign Minister. and head of the German peace delega- tion, with several members of the German delegation. has left for Der lin.
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cERMANY,s TIME SOON UP

PARIS, May 19. Associated Press Summary )-Germany' fifteen days in which to make an appeal from the peace conditions submit ted by the Allies. will expire Thurs day this week. No German note has been received for three days now.
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WANTS TO ESTABLISH SOVIET GOVERNMENT
 FOR SOFIA CITY

LONDON, May 19. Sanguinary encounters took place at Sofia be tween the garrison and the revolu- tionists, who demanded the estab- lishment of a Soviet.
 Advices from Vienna assert that all Bulgarians are in an uproar
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HARVESTER MISSING,
 SO ARE THE FUNDS

BALTIMORE, May 19.-Second Lieut.. Harry Bracker, paymaster of the civilian labor camp at Holabird, has disappeared. along with weeks pay envelope containing $29.000. Bracker recently returned from over seas wounded.
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GEN. DENEKINE HAS TAKEN 10000 OF
 BOLSHEVKI TROOPS

LONDON, May 19.-Gen. Dene- kline, commander of the anti-Bolshev- iki forces at Tsartitzin on the Volga reports having captured 10000 pris- oners and 28 Bolsheviki cannon.
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TOO MUCH RED TAPE
 DECLARES LINDSLEY,
 AND HE RESIGNS
He Was Head of the War Service Risk and Insurance Bureau Another Is Appointed in
 His Place.

WASHINGTON, May 19.--Hcnry D. Lindsley yesterday reslgGed as director of the War Risk Insurance Bureau. declaring that excessive red tape regulations made the success of the administration of tho bureau impossible.
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PACE LEss OPTIMISTIC

ROME. May 19 - Ambassador Page on returning to Paris said he left here more optimistic than when he left Rome. regarding the Italian question.
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vICE.PREsIDENr IS MAIN SPEAKER FOR
 SALVATION ARMY DRIVE

WASHINGTON. May 1s. = Vice President Marshall was the princi- pal speaker yesterday at the opening of the Salvation Army's $13.000.00o home service drive.
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MOST OF YANKEES
 ARE DISCHARGED
 FROM THE SERVICE

WASHINGTON. May 19.-- The Army has discharged d total of 2,101,029 The Amer ican forces remaining in France on May 18th. totaled 943,000. Voluntary enlist ments to take the place of the men overseas now total 33,000.
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COMMUNISTS FAIL IN RENEWED ATTEMPTS TO GET CONTROL OF MUNICH

BERNIE. May 19.-The Bavarian communists have made several un- successful attempts to regain power in Munich.
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TO LEAVE FOR ENGLAND

ARCHANGEL, May 19.-An Amer ican Army Infantry Regiment will leave here for England inside of the next ten days.
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FOR RED CROSS FUNDS

WASHINGTON, May 19.-The Red Cross is preparing for a two weeks preliminary drive next Fall. cul- minating Nov. 11th.
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THREE REGULAR ARMY DIVISIONS ORDERED
 HOME FROM FRANCE

WASHINGTON, May 19.--Tbree Regular Army Divisions have been ordered home from France.
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VICTOR BERGER IS REFUSED HIS SEAT
SOCIALIST MEMBER OF CONGRESS
 NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE OATH OF ? OFFICE BY SPEAKER, WHO ALSO !. REFUSES HIM RIGHT TO SPEAK

WASHINGTON, May 19. The Speaker refused to allow Congress man Victor Berger, Socialist, and Repr from Wiscon- sin, to take his oath as member of Congress. The Speaker also re fused to recognize Berger when he tried to speak under the order of personal privilege.
 Berger was recently convicted of . violation of wartime espionage.
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providing for the repeal of the lux ury tax and the war revenue bill. REPUBLICANS DECIDE ON PRO
 GRAM FOR SESSION

WASHINGTON, May l9. The conference of the Republicans Sat urday night apparently was devoid of differences. It was decided to institute an investigation into Ad- ministration expenditures since the beginning of the war, upon the con vening of Congress.
 The Republicans favored early legislation outlining a definite mili- tary policy, the early return of the soldiers from overseas, legislation for public oil and coal lands, legisla tion promoting water power develop ment, laws for deporting undesir- able aliens, measures for extending foreign trade. and the promotion of agriculture and manufacture.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-19
sENAToRs SWORN IN

WASHINGTON. May 19. - The new Senators approached Vice Pres ident Marshall in fours this after noon to be sworn in. The Senate ad journed out of respect to the memory of the late Representative John l.. Burnett of Alabama.
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SATURDAY BULLETIN

WASHINGTON. May 1s.-tsatur- day Evening Bulletin) United States Naval plane NC-s is still miss ing. The last report from her was at 5:15 this morning. which shower her $50 miles from Fayal. off her course. The destroyerd Harbing at 4:37 this afternoon established com munication with NC-1. fog bound, near Cova Island, one of the mora Northern group of the Azores, and about 115 miles from Horta, where NC-4 landed.
 No anxiety is felt here for any of the planes. It is believed that all have sufficient fuel to reach a har- bor. from which they can continue their flight.
 CARRIES FtRsT MAIL
 WASHINGTON, May 19.-The first letter over the Atlantic is being car ried on the U. s. Naval seaplanesS which left Trepassy. from the sav- ings division of the Treasury. to the British National War Savings Coms mittee, according to . statement given out here Saturday night.
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AUSTRALIAN LEAVES SUNDAY FOR ENGLAND D|RECT--U S,N.C,4
 ON HER WAY TO L|SBON--CREAT
 EXCITEMENT OVER THE RACE NOW

LONDON, May 19.-With Harry Hawker, the Australian aviator having left Newfoundland Sunday direct for. England, and with re port that U. s. Naval Plane NC-4 was leaving Horta, Azores, this af. ternoon for Lisbon, Portugal, eH- citenfent is at a high pitch here over the race for honors, with the belief prevailing that the Australian will be the first over.
 It was unofficially reported this afternoon that Hawker's plane was sighted off the Irish coast. The news paper bulletin offices are thronged with anxious crowds awaiting news of the movements of the planes. The attempt of Hawker to make the longer flight Is of daring nature which has caused the widest en- thusascm here, and 1t is realized that only an accident Twill prevent him from reaching the mainland first.
 O'NNOGG " SOINTtn" VGFOn
 LONDON, May 19.-Late this af- ternoon the Air Ministry was unable to confirm the report that Harry Hawker was off the Irish coast The officials are anxious and have wireIessed the ships along the route for information. The destroyers are searching the waters of the coast of Ireland.
 Commander Mackenzie and Grieve are with Hawker.
 The Central News Bureau says Hawker landed at sea 100 miles off DingIe Bay, and that the seaplane evidently was out of commission, at least.
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Phone it to The Empire. No. s7l.
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advices, was to proceed to Lisbon, and from ther to Plymouth.
HEAVY SEA RUNNING

HORTA, May 19-On account of the heavy seas running, the search. CTS were unable to make use of NC-4 in search for the lost seaplane. NINETY MILES AN HOUR WAS
 AVERAGE SPEED MADE
 HORTA, Azores. May 9.-(Asso- ciated Press) INCA averaged ninety miles an hour on her trip from Ire passey, N. F., to this place. Com. mander Read said the flight was made in 13 hours and 12 minutes, in- stead of 15 hours and 13 minutes, as first announced.
 The commander said the members of his crew were in fine condition and were anxious to continue the flight
 He said the plane first flew at an altitude of 5000 feet, and then des- cended low, because of dense fog. Half an hour before their arrival, the thick vapor caused them to light on the water. until harbor could be located. He said once the air was properly charted for flights. fogs would not necessarily keep planes from accurately determining their landing harbors. .,-ssaAs -s.s
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VAIL APPEALS TO CONGRESS

WASHINGTON. May 19.-Theo- dore Vail. President of the Ameri- can Telegraph and Telephone Con- pany. bis directed an appeal to Con gross to pass legislation returning the telephone systems to private ownership again. Vail has been the personal adviser of Postmaster Gen eral Burieson since last fall. in gov ernment control of the wire systems.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-19
WANTS LUXURY TAX APPEALED

WASHINGTON. May 19.-Repre- sentative Hampton J. Moore of Penn sylvania has introduced a resolution
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-06-13
FIVE YEARS FOR HASH,

In the Federal court at Charles
ton the first case on trial was that
of the U, S. against v. l.. Hash,
charged with violations of the pos
tai regulations by using the mails
to defraud. District Attorney Lon
Il. Kelly, in his opening statement
Of the case to the jury, charged that
Hash had used the mails 10 send
soliciting letters out to country mer-
chants in the agricultural regions
Of Monroe, Greenbrier and Summers
counties, under the general head
ing Ajax Coal & Coke Co.," order
ing shipments Of produce to that
firm at Pax Fayette county, and that
Hash did in this way get large ship
ments Of produce and failed to pay
shippers for it. The district attorn-
ey asserted that Hash used the name
Of coal company because he could
not have induced shippers to ship
TO his individual address, and that
the Ajax company had no existence
and operated no mines. Hash was
found guilty and sentenced to serve
five years in the Atlanta prison, and
tc pay 500 fine and costs.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-06-13
STATE BnNDS READY, S00N.

The 13 million dollars worth OF
West Virginia bonds authorized by
The Legislature in its recent special
session, with which to settle the
Virginia debt are now in the hards
Of the printers, the state auditor
and treasurer have been notified,
and arc expected to be ready for
their signatures by the middle of
June.
II has beer decided by Treasurer
Johnson and Auditor Darst to go to
New York when the time comes for
signing the bonds for the purpose
OF signing the bonds on special
machine, by means of which the
officials signatures may be placed
on forty bonds at q time.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-06-13
REQUEST FOR TROOPS.

Declaring that the Mexican situ-
alton is so critical that larger
force Of troops on the border is
necessary to protect lives and pro-
perty of citizens, Governor Hobby,
Of Texas, has requested Secretary
Baker to call into the Federal SER
vice the First and Second Brigades
of Texas cavalry and to mobilize
them at a convenient point.
The War Department Immediate
ly telegraphed the commanding
general of the Southern Depart
ment, who has charge of the border
guard, asking his views on the re-
quest and for any information
bearing upon the situation de-
scribed by Governor Hobby.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-06-13
NO BLANKS ON HAND.

New hunting license blanks have
not been received by the County
Clerks and applicants must wait un-
til it is officially determined who is
the game warden.
A letter from C.. w. Brandon, ap-
pointed by the governor to the posi-
tlon of state game and fish warden,
but whose appointment was not af-
firmed by the senate, has been re-
ceivcd by the county clerks saying
that he has not been able to get the
necessary blanks from the state
board of control until the contro-
versy has been settled as to who is
the game warden.
An attache of the governors Of
fice was asked regarding the mai
ter and the statement was made
that when the senate refused to con-
firm the appointment of Brandon
his commission automatically en-
pired and the appointment OF. C. w.
Harding, which was made by the
governor on May 7, has been ofiici-
ally recognized by the state board
OF control, and that Harding would
issue the licenses when they have
been prepared to the county clerks
which will probably be in the next
few dayS.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-06-13
REPUBLICAN SENATORS OPPOSE LEAGuE,

A resolution to have the Senate
declare it could not concur in the
League of Nations provisions of the
peace treaty as now drawn was in
troduccd in the Senate Tuesday by
Senator Knox, Of Pennsylvania, Re-
publican, of The Foreign Relations
committee.
The resolution, which is expected
to bring to a more definite Stage the
fight being made against the league
covenant, asks that the covenant be
separated from the peace treaty be-
fore being submitted to the Senate
for Ratification.
AT the request of Senator Knox,
who announced that he would later
discuss it in the Senate, the resolu-
ton was referred to the Foreign Re-
lations colf}mittee.
The resolution was offered by
Senator Knox after conference
with Chairman Lodge of the COM
mittee, and there were evidences
that it would have the backing of
most Of those who conducted the
light against the league. 1t is un-
derstood TO be designed as an Off
cial notice to the Peace conference
that ratification of the traty i'm it's
present form is opposed.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-06-13
HELD FOR GRAND JURY,

Susie Wheeler, accused of "rais.
ing" one dollar bills and attempt
ing to pass the same for ten dollar
bills, in Lcwisburg, was taken to
Hinton Tuesday afternoon by Dep
uty &. S. Marshal Franklin and Civ
en- hearing before u. S. Commits
sioner f. G., Eagle, who held the
woman for the federal grand jury,
which meets at Huntington Septem-
Der 10th. Her bond was fixed at
$1,000, but being unable to furnish
same, she was taken to the Cabell
county Jail. o."
The Wheeler woman is from near
Clayton, Summers county, but had
been living on Carroll Hill, this
county, and is first cousin of the
young man of the same name who
killed Kenneth Bartgis at Virgins,
Summers county, some time ago.
The prisonr's illegal transactions
were first detected by w. B. >Craw-
ford, assistant cashier of the Bank
of Greenbrier, who was witness
in the hearing, as was also Mayor
w. Rush Burdette, Mrs. Hattie Nc
Coy and NJ. ID. Bare, all of Lewis
burg.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-06-13
MCCLUNG JURY DISAGREES,

Fer the past two weeks the Mich
olaS Circuit Court has been investi-
eating the McClung Murder case, in
which Calvin McClung, young
farmer of Livcsay, has been in the
Nicholas County Jail for the past
eighteen months charged with muir
dering his father III the woods while
fighting fire and of placing his body
in position as if struck by falling
limb. The case has been a hard
fought one from a legal point, the
prosecuting attorney being assisted
by the firm of Wolverton & Ayres
while the defense was represented
by Anderson & Breckenridge, Brown
& Eddy and E. Fl. Morton.
The case was given to the jury on
Friday and deliberated on same un-
TIL Wednesday noon of the next
week and having failed to reach a
verdict Judge Fisher discharged
them and ordered new trial of the
case which will come up at a future
term Of court. We understand that
nine Of the jurors stood for acquit-
tai and three for conviction-Nich-
OldS Republican.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-06-13
THINKS PRESIDENT WILSON IS THE
LORDS ANN0InTED

To Editor of The Sun-Sir:
Would you kindly allow space to an
old U, D. C.. in your columns TO
give vent to her long-pent-up senti-
ments on the present-day happen
ingS?
We of the Southland are giving
glory to God in the highest for send
ing peace on earth and good will
TO men. Through our God-inspired
President, Woodrow Wilson, the
wiseSt and brainiest, combined with
the Sodliest sense of Justice, our
Lord has ever given to diplomacy
on this terrestrial ball.
That the Lord of Heaven should
have chosen this great and wise
President of ours out of the 1OO,-
100000 men inhabiting these United
States as the fiittest agency on this
side of Heaven for consummating
His almighty will for the safety and
happiness for poor, enslaved hu-
manity makes our hearts swell with
pride and fills us with unspeakable
gratitude. 1t compels us old Con-
fcderates 20 stand amazed and give
glory to almighty God for this won
derful gift to the children of man.
Think of it, old Virginians, Con-
federates one and all, that our Lord
has chosen our peerless President
to accomplish this grand and glor-
ious work on earth for Him.-Miss
Rebecca G. Carter, in Baltimore
Sun
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-06-13
HEARS IRISH DELEGATES,

President Wilson Wednesday told
representatives. of Irish societies in
America that he would do what he
could unofficially to bring the Irish
question to the attention of the 9th
er peace commissioners.
announcement to this effect was
made by Frank P. Walsh and Ed
ward +. Dunno, representatives of
INT .he Irish Americans, after they had
nad 80 minute conference with the
resident, The promise made by
m ,ne President was in reply to a
question from Messrs. Walsh and
ouhne as to what the President in
,thdd doing in view of the resolu-
mon , adopted by the senate urging
",a' a' the American delegation take
MIepS 10 have representatives of Ire
'and heard by the peace conference.
Il, Messrs. Walsh and Dunno said
n'at they went over the situation
IN Ireland generally in their talk
WIN the President.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-06-13
NEW ROAD COMMISSIONER,

Governor Cornwell on tn 9TH Off
cially announced the appointment
of julius Monroe, Of Preston coun-
ty, as member of the state road
commission 10 succeed T. S. Scan
lon, whose term expired May 3lst,
but who agreed to continue in Of
flee until June 80 on request of the
Governor. Mr.. Monroe will assume
Office July 1st.
The new commissioner is an en-
gincer OF many years experience. Hc
was at one time engineer of the
Morgantown and Kingwood Rail
road and at another time represent
tN West Virginia as official surveyor
in the line dispute between this
state and Maryland in the United
States Supreme Court, Recently he
has been engaged in county high
way construction.