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The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-22
NAVY YARD GREATLY EXPANDED DURING
 PROCESS OF WAR

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 22. The Philadelphia Navy Yard has been greatly expanded during the war. Nearly $20,000,000 has been ap- propriated for the task of making the yard an ideal establishment for war, ship purposes. The building of the enormous drydock, 1,064 feet long and 210 feet wide, will absorb $5,- 000,000 of this sum. It will accom- modate the largest ship afloat and will be so constructed as to accomo- date two ships at one time
 Two new ways 900 feet long for building battleships a large struc- tural machine shop and pattern and machine shops will cost another $3,- 000,000. It is expected that within few months the first two battle cruisers of the new navy will be un- der construction on the new ways.
 Since khe war began the naval air craft building has been completed at | cost of $5,000,000 and when the ar mistiee was declared airplanes from this factory said to equal the larg- est and most powerful in the world were being turned out.
 There are at present 10000 civil an workers employed with a daily payroll of $51 ,O00. Before the war 2,5O0 wOrkmen were there.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-22
CRANKY COMPANY
 PAYING MONEY ON
 MANY IMPROVEMENTS
Construction Which It Has Un- der Way Will Be Fin
 ished by Next May.

BOSTON, Jan. 22.-The by-pro- ducts plant which the Granby Con- solidated has had under construc, tion for the past few months at an estimated cost of about $3,5OO, ,000 will be ready for operation by May It had been planned to have this rev unit, erected for the production of the company's own coke supply, put into operation in the early months of this year, but the inability to get sufficient labor has delayed the pro- gram.
 Not only will the Granby Company have it's own coke supplies assured, but there will be an overflow pro- duction for the customs market. Through this operation the manage ment expjects to lower the cost of it's coke to about $5 ton.
 The curtailment of copper produc- tiop has not yet taken place at either of the Granby properties.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-22
ISLAND BOY MARRIED

: DOUGLAS, Jan. 22.-Word was re- ceived on the last mail by Mrs. Jack Wilson, that her brother, Gar. land Burlington, was recently mar ried to a Seattle goirl., MT. Bulling- ton was formerly employed in the Electrical department of the Tread. well company and is we'll known on the Island. He has recently been discharged from the service and ex- poets to make his home in Wash ington. His many friends here will wish him every joy and success in married life
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-22
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the Commissioners Court.for the Territory of Alaska; Division No One; Before N. L. Burton, Com missioner and Ex-oiHcio Probate Judge.
 In the Matter of the Estate of Chris tina Tackstrom, deceased. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned have been duly appoint ed administrators of the estate of the above named Christina Tackstrom, deceased.
 < All persons having claims against said estate, are hereby requested to present the same, duly verified to either of the undersigned within six months from tn date of this notice. Dated at Juneau, Alaska. January 14th, 1919.
 J. R. WILLIS,
 H. H. POST.
 Administrator. First publication, Jan. IS, 1919. Last publication Feb. s, 1919.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-22
FORD ADVANCED
 HIS OWN MONEY
 ON BOAT CONTRACTS

5 WASHINGTON Jan. 22.. Rear Admirals Taylor Griffin and Earle
 leading the Navy's brueaus of con
 struction. engineering and ordinance
 gave the Senate Naval Committed .nfornation yesterday concerning the Ford Eagle patrol boats and con- tracts for their construction. Ad. miral Taylor explained that Henry Ford proposed in 1917 to build the boats to combat the submarine men, nee and that a contract for 112 Ea- yles was made on the "cost plus" olan at the tentative plan of $275,- poo each. He said the little craft had conformed to the characteristics
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-22
DOUGLAS AND TREADWEIL NEWS NOTES
DOUGLAS EASTERN STAR
 INSTALlS OFFICERS FOR
 THE YEARAWITH BANQUET

DOUGLAS, Jan. 22.-The Douglas Order of Eastern Star held an in stallation meeting last night, there being over sixty local and visiting members present.
 Mrs. May Johnson, as Past Wor- thy Matron. was rendered the beau tiful Past Worthy Matron's jewel of the order. She acted as installing officer for the evening, being assist ed by Miss Trans, of Treadwell After installation ceremonies, cards and amusement followed, the even. ing's entertainment being concluded by. . banquet served on the lower floor of the hall. Following are the officers installed for the ensuing term:
 Mrs. Elizabeth Sey, Worthy Matron J. H. Christoe, Worthy Patron.
 Barbara Poeth, Associate Matron. . May Johnson, Secretary.
 Helen Smith, Treasurer.
 Genevieve Martin, Conductress. j. Grace Richards, Associate Conduc. tress.
 Agnes Brown, Marshal.
 Dora Morgan, Adah,.
 Marie Weschenfelder, Ruth.
 Mary Edmiston, Esther. z Jean Ramsey, Martha.
 Clara Ferris, Electa.
 Enid LeNoir, Organist.
 Mrs. John Livie, Warden
 L. s. Ferris, Sentinel.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-22
MORE FOOD NEEDED.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-Hoover cabled the Food Administration that 100000 tons of food must be i'm ported to tide over until next har- vest such European countries as All lies contemplate feeding. It will cost $350,000, 900. President Will son asked Congress to appropriate immediately $1o0.000.00O. Allied governments will supply part of the balance.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-22
SPOTLIGHT ON CONDITIONS IN
 LITTLE BELGIUM
Prices of Food and Cloth ing Are High and Much Work Remains to
 Be Done.

BRUSSELS, Jan. 22.-Conditions here and elsewhere in Belgium gen. erally are very hard. The prices of food have reached distressing height Coffee costs the equivalent of $5 a pound; meat and butter, $2.5O; sugar, s.62; eggs, $40 each. Mems suits of poor quality cost from $100 to $120. Mems shoes are about the same as cloth ing. A moderate meal in restau- rant costs the equivalent of about $5.
 The streets of Brussels are filled with promenading crowds from morning until night because scarcely anybody does any work. The shops, many of which indeed are closed, sell next to nothing for two req sons; in the first place, because they have very little to sell and, secondly, because the prices are so high that the public cannot possibly afford to pay them. The people have been very much disappointed about prices. They hoped that as soon as. the war was over and. the armistice was signed the necessaries of life would be procura ble at nor been far from being realized. In fact, people have to pay nowadays quite as much as when the Germans were in Brussels. %.
 The number of places of amuse- ment, dancing houses and the like has increased to a great extent.
 Another grave economic difficulty arises out of what is called the un- employment fund. This was ere ated during the war to aid workmen employees and others to enable them to subsist without having to be de- pendent upon the Germans. In the first instance this fund worked ad vantageously but after while different state of things arose. A workman who was being fed gratu itously by the relief organizations received from the unemployment fund regular pay of about 100 francs a month for doing nothing and numbers of these workmen, wei content with their lot, refused to return to work. a
 The railways, telephones and tel egraphs in Belgium have been ,fb'S practical purposes destroyed. The Belgians are doing their best t. restore them but it will take lonf time before the ante-bellum condi- tion is re-establishcd. Out of ypurt mischief the Germans destroyed Nl that they could. For instaD9e tho rails on the line betweeh Alden kerke to Bruges and Ghent were cut into pieces three or four yards in length and this was done in the most systematic manner. a special machine being brought up to sever the rails one by, one. The line is now being gradually restored but one can still see the short lengths of rail ranged in heaps along the track.
 Communication between one town and another is most difficult. In places where the lines are to some extent, but only temporarily, re one or two trains are run in the day but they go very slowly, taking many hours over Journeys which formerly lasted from half an hour to an hour. Un- til the communication routes are re- stored the re-provisioniIig of Bel gium will be very difficult and prices cannot go down.
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AT THE THEATRES

DOUGLAS, Jan. 22-Sessue Hay akawa, at the Liberty, in The Hid den Pearl" and "The Price of Piide," at the Lyric, are the leading features for tonight's programs again Both programs are good. A change Of program will appear for tomorrow night.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-22

authorized to announce that Henry Ford would return to the Govern ment his share of the profits on the Eagle boats or 5S per cent. The Senator said. MT. Ford had conter- plated making the contract at cost. but had found that legally impossi- ble.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-22
GREETING FRIENDS

DOUGLAS, Jan. 22.-Mrs. o. A Anderson and son, Eric, who re. turned on the Alaska from Seattle, have been busy for the past few days greeting old friends. They say they are glad to get back North and that many other Alasknns are figuring on returning in the near future.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-22
LAID AT REST

DOUGLAS, Jan, 22.-The remains of Miss Esther Lindstrom were laid at rest this afternoon at three o'clock in the Douglas cemetery. Funeral services were held at the St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Rev. Dean Chris. tian officiating.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-22

vide the Eagle plant. Admiral Tay- Tor said the Government was about $10,000,000 behind on it's payments of the Ford Company, which prob ably was the only concern having such contracts that put up it's own money for expenses.
 Chairman Swanson said he was
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proposed and that a boat of their general type was needed by the Navy, both in peace and war times. He said they were useful in convoy ing, patrolling and training work.
 Senator Lodge brought out that the Ford Company had required $3,- 100000 of Government money to pro
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-02-04
PUT BABY in A BUREAU
DRAWER TO GO TO THEATRE
Upon Their Return Couple Was Or
dered From Hotel for Negli-
gence to Their Infant.

WAUKEGAN, Ill.-Such a wailing
as might have risen from a corps Of
banishes sounded through the halls of
hotel the other night. The noise
was traced to the third floor, and a
door was opened with a pass key.
Will Whyte, manager of the hotel,
looked under the bed and in the
closets. Finally he opened a bureau
drawer and came upon the disturber,
a baby two weeks old.
In another hour Mrs. Mary Arlone
Torny returned from a movie show
with her husband, a sailor at Great
Lakes. She couldn't understand the
fuss.
"The idea of scolding!" said she.
"a bureau drawer is the best place
in the world to leave a child when
you're living in a hotel. / learned
the trick from a friend"
Nevertheless Mr.. and Mrs. and
Baby Torny were requested not to be
guests of the hotel any longer.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-02-04
$l,25O,OOO,OOO ASKED
FOR WHEAT GROWERS
WANTS CONGRESS TO PASS BILk
TO CARRY OUT HIS GUARAN-
TEE OF WHEAT PRICE.

WASHINGTON, D. Can ad-
ministration bill appropriating S1-
250,OOO,0OO to enable the government
to carry out its guarantee to the farm
er of a price of 1920 a bushel for the
1919 wheat crop was transmitted to
the chairmen of the Senate and House
agricultural committees today by the
food administration.
The measure, which was drawn by
officials of the food administration
and the Department of Agriculture,
was described by some senator's as an
omnibus measure which would permit
the President to continue the food adj
mlnlstration in operation and to exer-
else all the powers conferred upon him
by the food control act.
Senator Gore, chairman of the SEN
ate committee, announced that he
would not introduce the measure in the
Senate.
1T is broader than | think is neces-
sary," he declared. 81 may take it as
basis for another bill, which l may
introduce"
Under the bill as drawn government
authority to control grain dealers,
mlllerS ana elevators by license or
other like powers" would be continued
and the President would be authorized
to create an agency or agencies" to
buy the 1918 and 1919 crops, wheat
products and other foodstuffs and
feedss," at the guaranteed prices, reg
ulate export and import of wheat; re-
quire preferential railroad service as
long as the railroads are under the
government; control grain exchanges
and prohibit trading upon them "'at
such time or times as may be deemed
desirable or proper to meet market
conditions and competitive prices of
foreign-grown wheat" and to "pre-
scribe such rules and regulations as
may be deemed necessary to protect
the government of the United States
from paying the guaranteed prices
aforesaid for any wheat other than
that covered by proclamation.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-02-04
SAVANNAH WOMEN
PUFF CIGARETTES
MRS. JAMES MON TGOM Err Y
FLAGG SET NO NEW FAD
WHEN SHE WENT THERE

SAVANNAH, Ga. - Mrs. James
Montgomery Flagg may have startled
the residents of the Isle of Hope by
appearing in public smoking a cigar
cite, but it seems this fad among the
fair sex-if fad it be, and Mrs. Flagg
says it is not--has already secured
a foothold in Savannah homes, judg
ing from the remarks of a reliable
gentleman this morning.
Knows 1t Himself.
IT'S true the members of the gentle
sex who indulge in this practice do
not appear in public with the dainty
cigarette between. their lips, but with
in the privacy of their own homes,
gathered around the family fireside,
some of them enjoy this petty vice
or, at least, practice it, whether they
enjoy it or not,
The gentleman who stated that Saw
annah ladies INDUCED in this practice
recited an incident which occurred some
time previous to the appearance OF
Mrs. Flagg upon the scene. He says
he was invited to dinner with a fam
lily of this city, and when dinner was
finished both gentlemen and lady
members of the house lit their cigar
cites and offered them to the guest
Best Known Families
Although considerably shocked, he
was good enough actor not to betray
his surprise, and he declined the prof
fered cigarettes. Since that time,
however, he has met with similar cir
cumstances. He also told of a young
woman with a very young baby who
INDUCED in the cigarette smoking
practice. These incidents were in
some of the best known families of
the city he averred.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-02-04
FARMING RECORDS
OF THE BEST STATES
GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH GRAD
UALLY FORGING TO THE
FRONT IN PRODUCTION.

The United States made farming
record last year. The value of all pro-
ducts, including livestock, is placed
somewhere around $4,000, 100000, or
about enough to cash in all our Lib
erty Loan bonds.
The State of Georgia came along in
fifth place with a yield of $46O, AIS, 900
for the thirteen leading crops, not
counting, of course, livestock. That's
a pretty good record.
To show that the grain growing
states-and incidentally the grain and
livestock farmers-produce the money,
the records concerning the thirteen
leading crops puts Illinois first, with a
total of 10000 1000, or almost twice
as much as Georgia.
Iowa came in as a pretty good sec
ond with a yield of STAT, SAT, 900.
The big state of Texas got into third
place, despite drouth and other unto
ward conditions, rolling up $507 ,434,-
600 to the credit of the state.
Minnesota came fourth, with yield
of $489, Ala 900, and there were other
states, too that made fabulous crops.
The sixteen southern states yielded
s., 406, $4,000 against a total of &c.
719,849,O00 for the other thirty-two
states, showing which reflects credit
ably for the Southland we have lust
started into farm.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-02-04
ATLANTA SPORTS TO
JOY RIDE in CLOUDS
MEN REPUTED IN MILLIONAIRE
CLASS MENTIONED AS MEM.
BERS OF.AERO AGGREGATION.

4TLANTA.-Atlanta's millionaire
sports, who set the pace with automo-
biles when they came in vogue a few
years ago, are placing their orders
for airplanes, to be delivered as soon
as possible by manufacturers, and are
scouting all over the countryside to
find suitable place for locating an
aero club with hangers and things.
Some of them advance the unique
suggestion that the South will offer
innumerable emergency landing fields,
where flyers may safely come to the
earth in the event of dead motors or
other troubles, in the shape of cotton
fields. They say cotton patch, where
the ground is usually firm and rea-
ably smooth, and where the cotton
plants are not particularly obstrep-
erous, is a first-class place to land a
machine.
Question of Pay.
Of course this brings up the ques-
ton as to what the owner of the cot
ton patch will have to say on the
subject. Will he be willing for avia-
tors to run all over a patch of cotton
blowing up the ground and MASKING
down his stand just for the fun OF
watching a spectacle? Knowing the
farmer as we do, we should say he
will not.
But if the owner of the airplane is
willing to pay him for the damage,
not being squeamish about the farm
ers, estimate of the amount of dam
age, then good relations could prob
ably be maintained between them.
Inasmuch as a man able to pay $10,-
900 or such a matter for an airplane,
to be used just for fun, would prob
ably be able to pay any reasonable
cotton patch damage that might &C
crue this question of MASKING down
the farmers stand does not seem to
offer insurmountable obstacles, al
though it is interesting.
Atlanta High Flyers.
Among the Atlantans who expect
to be flying at an early date are Ed
ward H. Inman, millionaire cotton
factor; James H. Nunnally, the man
made famous by a certain candy;
Lindsay Hopkins, who sold so many
cars of a certain make a few years
ago that he has hardly finished count
ing his profits, subsequently increased
by various stock ventures; Asa G.
Gambler, Jr., son and namesake of the
"Coca-Cola King, and owner of every
high-priced make of car that was ever
made in the United States, as well as
several European makes.
The Aero Club will be big, swell
place with landing field surrounded
by hangers having each q capacity
to house several planes. There will
be a staff of mechanicians to keep the
motors and rigging in shape, and
roustabouts to wipe them and polish
the woodwork and manicure their
nails. There will be big, fine club
house with all modern conveniences
except liquor-which is not a modern
convenience. but an ancient memory
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-02-04
CRUCIAL time FON
HOLDERS OF COTTON
SHORT SPECULATIVE SELLERS
: AND SPINNERS ARE AGGRES-
sIvELY ATTACKING MARKET.

Never before have Southern spot
cotton holders hung to their staple
with such determination and stub
bornness as they are exhibiting at
the present moment, and never be-
fore have the textile and speculative
interests conducted such an aggres-
sive attack to break them loose.
The outcome is doubtful, admits j.
J. Brown, commissioner of agricul-
ture and a leading spirit in the Or
ganization of the holding movement;
but he believes the odds are in favor
of a decision on the side of the spot
holders.
Beat Market Down.
Speculative short sellers have sue
ceeded the past three weeks in beat
ing down the market on fall deliv-
cries to a point we'll below twenty
cents. Feeling the effects of this de-
cline, spots in the last few weeks have
gone off more than $50 a bale. The
fight goes on-with spot holders
hanging to their staple; with short
sellers and spinners aggressively at
lacking the market.
Now is the crucial time, in the
opinion not only of Commissioner
Brown, but of Georgia cotton men,
bankers and business men generally.
If Southern spot holders will stand
and fight they will finally win. But
if they lose their nerve and begin to
let go of their cotton the inevitable
result will be a slump and in the end
ia complete collapse.
Curtail Acreage.
Just at the present time the short
sellers are assiduously circulating a
propaganda to the effect that South
ern planters are going to increase
their acreage this year. Such predic-
tons are directly in the teeth of all
indications. Every commissioner of
agriculture in the cotton belt is ex-
erting his utmost influence to curtail
cotton acreage. Although no specific
figure has been established, what they
are driving at is twenty-five per cent.
Depends on Courage.
The real truth is that the logic of
the situation points to curtailed acre
age. Labor is short, necessitating
curtailment; agricultural commission
ers, farmers unions and other fac
tors of public opinion are actively ad-
vocating curtailed acreage; the farm
ers are aware that curtailed acreage
will send up the price not only of the
1919 crop but the hold-over portion Of
the 1918 crop.
So it depends, in the final analy-
sis, on the courage of spot holders.
If they keep their nerve in spite of
the barrage being laid upon them by
speculative short sellers the market
is certain to swing back again.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-02-04
GEORGIA COMMISSION
BUCKS BURLESON
INJUNCTION ASKED. BOARDS
ATTORNEY HOLDS THERE is
NO LAW FOR ACTION.

ATLANTA, Ga-That the railroad
commission of Georgia is planning to
oppose federal control of the wire
lines in the State, at least to the ex-
tent of opposing the postmaster gen
erals revision of long distance tele-
phone rates which became effective a
days ago. Judge James K. Hines, the
legal adviser of the commission, re-
Gently presented an opinion to the
effect that the postmaster gen.
erals assumption of control over the
wire lines was without authority,
and that the authority of the rail-
road commission cannot be super
seeded by such a procedure. Acting
on that opinion the commission on
Saturday secured a temporary in
junction from Judge Chas. W. Smith,
of the Stone Mountain circuit, re-
straining the telephone companies
from putting the rates of the post
master general in effect, The hear
ing was set for February 18th. Off
eials of the telephone companies have
been cited to appear before the com
mission on Feb. 18th to show cause
why the rates prevailing before Bur
road commission can't be superseded,
Although it was announced in Wash
ington dispatches that the postmaster
generals revision of long distance
telephone rates would have the effect
Of lowering the rates, actual applica-
ton of the revision has had the eff
Yect of increasing them. This is due
to the system of special service
charges added on top of the rate it
self. For example, a person in At
lanta calling a person in Macon or
Savannah must pay not only the
charge for talking over the wire, but
also must pay service charge for
getting the Macon or Savannah per-
son to the telephone.