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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-29
HERO TO VISIT HIS HOME TOWN
BIG WELCOME FOR PERSHING IS BEING PLANNED AT
 LACLADE MISSOURI.

LACLADE, Mo-, Dec. 23.-F-The entire city is planning big welcome for General Pershing when he arrives here today. He will be greeted at the depot by the governor of the state, the mayor and a committee composed of prominent citizens. II is planned that the governor. the may or and the members of the Pershing family will dine together. Later, the general will address his neighbors from his porch. This is the first trir that General Pershing has made here in several years and many of the resi- dents are looking forward to renew ing their acquaintance with the fam ous general.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-29
REPORTED THAT TR0TZKY PLANS A GREAT BOISHEVIK OFFENSIVE
 AGAINST POLAND NEXT SUMMER

GENEVA, Dec. 23-(E9-It is consistently reported here that Trotzky the military leader of the Bolshevik government is planning to launch vigorous cam pagn against Poland early in the spring. As soon as winter is definitely over it is sad Trotzky will start troops moving toward Poland and throw great hordes of against that country He is prepared to carry out the campaign all summer if necessary.
 Chinese recruits to the bolshevik army are being in at the rate of eight thousand per day according to advices recently received Hundreds of bolshevih agents working among the Chinese population stir ring up sympathy for the radical and getting their support for the campaign against Poland It is the in enon of Trozky to the Chinese troops in the Polish campaign.
 The boshevk minister of believes that the prin cples of his government firmly established in China and revolution which will lead to the establishment of soviet is to be expected there shortly Ever since the birth of the Russian soviet government it's agents have looked to China potential ally seeing in the millions of cooes chance to swing great physical power in their favor.
 is also reported that Trotzky not only plans to the Chinese in the Polish campaign but to invade western Europe with great Chinese army ocered by the soviet military leaders,
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-29
IRENE ShEklIlAiy
 NOW IMPROVING
SURGEONS PERFORM OPERA TONS; HOLD OUT HOPE FOR
 MUCH IMPROVEMENT

In letter received on the last mail from Judge Charles E. Bunnell, he states that he has been advised that Irene Sherman, who is now at the children's orthopedic hospital in Seattle. as a charge under the Board of Children's Guardians of the Fourth Division of Alaska, is getting along very well. He is informed that sev- eral minor surgical operations have already been performed to correct disfigurement and the Seattle sur geons hope to make such permanent improvement that she will be able to associate with other children on more than even terms without feel ing the disfiguring marks left by flames. Irene was seriously burn ed in a fire that destroyed the home of her parents on Fifth avenue sev- eral years ago. She was taken to the states last spring for treatment.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-29
MARSHALL itf WILL
 NOT MAKE RACE
VICE-PRESIDENT SAYS WILL RE- TIRE TO PRIVATE LIFE AT
 END OF TERM

INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 23.-(P)- Vice-president Marshal, who is now in this city. stated this morning that he has absolutely no intention of be- coming a presidential candidate in case such honor is offered him. Neith- CT does he intend to run for the office of United States senator again.
 The vice-president stated that sev- en years spent in presiding over the upper house has fed him up on sen atorial life. While not stating defi- nitely what he intended to do, it is understood that he will retire to private life and may probably take up the practice of law in this city.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-29
GOOD PROSPECT. FOR KANTISHNA
 SAYS QUlCLEY
MIR. AND MRS. JOE QUIGLEY AR RIVE FROM KANTISHNA FOR
 A SHORT VISIT.

MT. and Mrs. Joe Quigley arrived in town yesterday evening on the train from Nenana and will remain in town over Christmas visiting their many friends. Their visit, however, will be short as they plan to return on Fridays train.
 The Kantishna district is looking up some, said Mir. Quigley last night, at the Pioneer hotel where he is stopping. There are many men there, |; goodly percentage of them doing pi expecting work and others work ing in connection with the Aitken mine. This mine is bein developed rom the holdings which were first located and brot into notice by Mir Cuigley and on which options were taken u, last summer by Thos. Ait ken.
 The work done by Aitken interests since last fall, said MT. Quigley. has demonstrated the possibilities of the district The crew employed by MT. Aitken has put in a tunnel, ore shutes and started stoping. Approximately 1Oc tons cf ore has been put down the hill for hauling and between 800 and 1000 tons are blocked out for the winters work. Some of the samples taken from this ore, accord ing to MT. Quigley run above $4.200 per ton in silver values alone in addi- tion to lead and gold carried to a material extent. Sam Aitken, who has charge of the mine during the absence of his brother Tom, is appar- ently well satisfied with the progress being made.
 Other and possibly richer ledges will yet be opened up in the district is the belief of MT. Quigley, who is returning there in a few days to start in anew in the same district. He is optimistic over the outlook for hydraulic propositions in the inn mediate future and is confident that there will be some good pay struck on some of the numerous creeks, on numbers of which there have been no holes bedrocked.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-29
BANDITS MAKE
 ESCAPE AFTER RUNNING FIGHT
ONE OR MORE BANDITS ROBBED OLYMPIA STORE OF FIFTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS AND THEN
 KILLED CITIZEN WHO PURSU- ED THEM; COPS ON LOOKOUT.

SEATTLE. Wash, Dev. G3.-;HJ- The police are closely watching the southern gateways of this city in the hope that they may be able to appre- hend the bandit or bandits who rob- bed an Olympia dry goods store of fifteen hundred dollars and later kill ed E. H. Shultz. The murdered man was killed when he was trying to overtake the robbers, having seen them leave the store and knowing that they had entered it for unlawful purposes.
 Following the killing of Schultz. the bandits made a raid on Tacoma drug store and made good their es- cape with large sum of money. Shortly afterwards they fired on the passengers aboard the Tacoma-Pu- yallup stage, severely wounding one of the travellers. The Puyallup off cers were notified of the bandits being headed that way and waited for them. AS soon as the criminals entered the town duel ensued altho no one was injured in the running fight. After escaping from the Puyallup police, the bandits disappeared and 1t Is thot they may be headed in this direction.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-29
DO NOT
 APPROVE PLAN
NEWSPAPERS THINK LLOYD GEORGES PLAN DOES NOT
 SOLVE IRISH PROBLEM.

LONDON, Dec. 23.-(P)-There is great diversity of opinion among the leading newspapers regarding the plan outlined by Premier Lloyd George for the solving of the Irish problem. However, a majority of the papers express the opinion that the plan will not lead to a solution of the difficulty and they, also. be- leve that large section of the Irish people will reject 1t.
 III commenting on the plan. tht Chronicle says that the bill offers the way out of the tangle and recom- mends that it be adopted. The Daily Mail supports the bill to certain ex- tent saying in today's editorial tha, it is the best scheme which has yet been offered Ireland or Great Britain
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-29
FAIRBANKS BOY
 TAKES A BRIDE
w. J. GODSKE MARRIES MINNIE SOFIA GIRL; BOY IS WELL
 KNOWN HERE

On the mail arriving from the states Sunday evening were an nouncements of the marriage of Will liam Jennings Godske, well known local boy, to Miss Katherine Kuester at Saint Paul, Minn. The ceremony took place on November 23rd.
 Mr. Godske, who is the son of Mrs. Godske of this community, is well known in Fairbanks. He attended the local schools and went to St. Paul in 1913 to attend an electrical school. Upon the completion of his course there he entered the employ of St. Paul telephone company in the electrical department with whom he is still employed. The bride is the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Adolph kuester, of Merriam Park. Mime sota.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-29
BROOKS PEOPLE
 IN LAST NIGHT
FIVE ARRIVE FROM BROOKS ON EVENING TRAIN FOR
 THE HOLIDAYS.

Five of the residents of Brooks ar- rived in town last night on the North Nenana train to spend a few days in holiday visiting with friends. Those arriving were Pat O'Connor, Jack Sullivan, Cal Franklin, Billy Lynn, and Theo. Kettleson.
 According to the arrivals the winter work in the camp is progressing nice ly, everyone is busy and expectations are high for a good production next year. They report two marriages re- and Bill Kelly and Miss Elliott. all of whom are we'll known both in Brooks and Fairbanks.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-29

roomer in the Fink home, escaped death by a narrow margin when they opened an informal machine to. night that was wrapped up like a Christmas package and was labelled as such a package. In opening the package, Fink broke open the top oi the box rather than pull it off which prevented an explosion. A former attempt on the life of Fink wat made in Salt Lake City early this year when the gas pipes in his residence were cut.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-29
GOV. REMOVES
 STATE OFFICER
ADJUTANT GENERAL OF WASH. INGTON IS REMOVED FROM
 OFFICE BY GOVERNOR.

SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. 23.-. (Pr-. Without making public his reasons for so doing, Governor Hart today removed Harvey J. Moss from office as adjutant general of the state. The governor has made no announce ment concerning the probable suc- cessor to Moss but 1t is believed that he will appoint Maurice Thompson, eral. The removal of Moss does not come as complete surprise to those closely connected with the governors office as it has been known for some time that he and the governor are not in harmony.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-29
YESTERDAY WAS
 FIRE BOYS DAY
TWO ROOF FIRES AND A CHM NEY BLAZE KEEPS FIREMEN
 ON THE JUMP

Yesterday was a busy day with the boys at the fire hall. They re- sponded to two alarms for roof fires and one still alarm caused by a chimney blaze.
 The first alarm was turned in from the cabin of Chas. Thrift. between Seventh and Eight on Cushman street On arriving at the scene, the firemen discovered the seat of the flames along the ridge pole. probably caused from an overloaded flue. II was necessary to tear up portion of the roof to check the blaze. Nc further damage was done. The sec ond fire alarm responded to, or iginated from the boiler room of the Fairbanks Beverage Co.,, on upper first aveneu. The blaze there was a small one in the roof above the boiler. Short work was made of it after the iron roofing had been talk en up and the chemical turned loose Only a limited amount of damage was done. The still alarm was turned in from the home of Mrs. Ruth Y Wilson, on Fifth avenue near Noble street. It was unnecessary to send out wagon on this alarm, one of the men going up and strengthening out an overloaded chimney, the cause of the trouble.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-29
HEROIC SAILOR SAVES COMRADES
GAVE HIS OWN LIFE THAT HE MIGHT RESCUE OTHERS ON
 WRECKED SHIP

BRANDON. Ore, Dec. 23.-P)- Quartermaster Merkel, of the ill-fated tank steamer Chanslor which recent ly struck submerged rock off Cape Blanco, and who arrived here last night, said that Adolph Hehne, a member of the tanker's crew was the real hero of the wreck. This man. he declared, could have saved his own life but remained behind to as sist others and in so doing perished.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-29
NEW COMMITTEE
 TAKES UP WORK
FILIPINOS WILL KEEP WORKING FOR THEIR IMMEDIATE
 INDEPENDENCE

WASHINGTON. Dec. 23.-R- Maxi Mokalaw, secretary of the first Philippine Mission sent to the United States for the purpose of appealing to the government for a recogni- tion of the readiness of the Filipinos for independence and to urge that independence be granted, announced tonight that a new mission is com ing. The new body represents both houses of the Philippine legislature and it will ask immediate action on the independence question.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-29
PRINCESS MAY
 ABLE PROCEED
CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMER PROCEEDING TO NEW YORK
 UNDER OWN STEAM.

NORFOLK, Dec. 23.-(P}-Wireless messages received here this morning say that the Princess May, Canadian Pacific steamer, has been temporarily repaired and is now proceeding to New York under her own steam. Yes terday messages were received stat ing that the steamer was sinking and several ships left immediately for the scene of the trouble. Some of these boats will accompany the steamer on the remainder of her journey to New York in order to be on hand in case any more trouble occurs.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-29
GOOD WHISKEY
 FOR EUROPEI;'IAI g
KENTUCKY LIQUOR WILL BE SHIPPED TO EUROPE IN
 LARGE QUANTITIES

LOUISVILLE. Dec. 23.--(P)-Dis tillers in this state have decided tc ship the greater part of their whiskey to European countries. They state that there is ready market in France and Germany for American made whiskey and it can be exported at a good profit.
 Some of the whiskey will also be sent to Cuba. It is believed that arrangements can be made with the government which will allow the dis tillers to ship the whiskey after Jan uary 1, on which date national prohi- bition goes into effect.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-29
TAKES
 OUT BIG BRIDGE
ICE TAKES OUT FOUR SPANS OF COLUMBIA RIVER BRIDGE;
 REST IS TO GO

PASCO, Wash, Dec. 23.-P)-Ice jammed against the Oregon & Wash ington Railway bridge over the Col umbia river near this place broke this evening and carried away four spans of the structure. There is ap- parently no hope of saving the other spans as the river is raging tor. rent, swelled by the water from melting snow. The trains on the Oregon-Washington system will have to be detoured on some other route.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-29

tatives here this evening, dismissed rumors to the effect that he would be a candidate for the nomination of President next year. Mir. Hoover declared that there is no foundation for the reports. He said, "l have no political ambitions. 1 am perfectly contented with my present work of providing food and milk for 5000, ,000 European babies"
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-29
MAIL SHIPMENT
 GETS TO TOWN
SECOND CLASS MAIL ARRIVED IN TOWN LAST EVENING"; NEXT
 MAIL DUE THURSDAY

A Brewer stage arrived in town last evening with a shipment of sec ond class mail from the states. The mail will be distributed and all in the boxes today and the force at the post office ready for Xmas day. The next mail is due to arrive Thurs day but it is possible that it will not get in until day later. It is sup posed to contain first class matter.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-29
KANSAS MINERS WHO STRUCK IN PROTEST AGAINST JUDGES ACT
 ARE ORDERED RETURN TO WORK

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 23-( -(49-Alexander Howatt, president of the affiation of Kansas miners re- leased from jail today after he had agreed to send tee gram ordering the striking miners in that state to return immediately to work. It understood that Howatt be jailed again in he failed to send the prom sed telegram This release does not dismiss the action brot against Howatt for his part in encouraging the min CTS to continue their strike.
 OVER THOUSAND OUT
 PITTSBURG, Kan., Dec. 23-(P)-Over one thou sand mners comprising practically every employee of eleven mines in this district struck this morning protest against Judge Anderson action in sending Alex ander Howat to jail They declare that they will not turn work until Howatt has been freed Judge Ander son ordered that Howatt be jailed for violating the in junction which restrained the miners from striking and also for encouraging the strikers to remain out after they had been ordered to work
 SEVENTEEN CLOSED PITTSBURG, Kansas, Dec 23-(H9-Late this af temoon six mines closed account of the miners employed therein following the action of those who struck this morning. This makes total of seventeen
 mines which closed account of the arrest of Pres dent Howatt The strikers very orderly and state that they do not wish any trouble and striking sole y because they believe such action to be the only way lin which to register strong protest against the arrest of Howatt
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-29
FlRWooD's CREW RESCUED

SAN FRANCISCO, Calii.. Dec. 23.- (P)-Wires received here this moI IT, ing state that the crew of the steam
 CT Firwood is aboard the Admiral Wainwright and the rescued men will be landed at Balboa within the next few days. From these messages it it is learned that there are more sur vivors of the wreck than at first thot.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-29
SHANAHAN CASE NOW POSTPONED

According to advices received from Juneau the trial of Paddy Shana- han has been postponed until the April term of the federal court in the First Division. The postponement was made on the application of A. G. Shoup, attorney for the murderer and with the consent of District Attorney Smiser. Shanahan is in the federal jail at Juneau charged with the mur- der of Steve Ragan, the assistant United States attorney whom he kill- ed last October.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-29
WHY PEOPLE ON COAST BURN NO
 DOMESTIC FUEL
COST OF COAL FROM MATANUS- KA MINES REPORTED TO BE HIGHER THAN BRITISH COLUM BIA COAL-JUNEAU CANCELS ORDER FOR MANY TONS

That the people of the coast towns of Alaska are hampered when it comes to using domestic coal by high prices of that product of the Matanuska mines is indicated by an article recently appearing in the Juneau Empire. The paper says:
 The Anyox, the last freight boat to leave Anchorage this season, will not have coal from the Matanuska coal mines for Juneau.
 Arrangements were made to get 200 tons of the product of the Gov ernment coal mines brot here on the Anyox.
 "The cost" according to Agent R. K. Young, of the Pacific Coast Coal company, twas to be $9.70 on the wharf at Anchorage. With the freight and handling expenses to Juneau the coal would cost the com pany $15 per ton. This is all in short tons.
 "To allow margin of profit on ac- count of shrinkage in handling and interest the coal would have to be retailed here at close to $20.00 per ton. This is much higher than the British Columbia coal is sold for.
 "If more British Columbia coal would arrive while the company had this coal on hand the Alaska. coal could not be sold in competition with the other coal and it would be a dead loss."
 It is said that the reason of the high price of the government coal is in the fact that actual production has not yet started at the mines. The coal now being produced is from development work. The facilities are not perfected for the handling of the coal after is it produced in the mine. and the freight rates from westward points to Juneau are high.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-29

 NAVAL AWARDS
 IS TO BE MADE
CHAIRMAN OF SENATE NAVAL. COMMITTEE REQUESTS A COM PREHENSIVE REPORT CON- CERNING THE AWARD OF MA VAL DECORATIONS MADE DUR ING WAR WAR

iHsS "
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 23.--(R) The criticism of Admiral Sims re- garding the manner in which the navy department issued decorations during the war has led to an investigation being made into the matter. Secre- tary Daniels, at the request of Chair man Page of the senate naval commit tee. has ordered that comprehen- sive report of the awards be made as soon as possible.
 Page informed the secretary that Admiral Sims had informed the naval committee that grave injustice had been done some of the navy officers in the award of the decorations and that number of others had benefited when they were not so entitled.
 In ordering he report made, Secre- tary Daniels stated that he did so gladly as ne is sure the American people will approve the principle ioi- lowed by the department in making the awards. During the war Ad- miral Sims had command of the American vessels operating in Euro pean waters.
 CREATES SENSATION.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec 23.-(R Admiral Sims, in declining the dec- oration offered him by Secretary Daniels, wrote the secretary that he could not consistently accept the dis tingiushed service medal because of the manner in which awards have been made by the navy department and because some of the officers which he had recommended had not been recognized and rewarded for meritOrious services. The incident has created considerable sensation in the navy department where noth- ing like it has ever occurred before.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-29
HOOVER CONFIRMED
 TO FEED EUROPEAN CHILDREN. HE SAYS
DlSMisSES RUMoRs THAT HE WILL BE PRESIDENTIAL
 CANDIDATE

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2s.-(R)- Herbert c. Hoover, in a statement given to local newspaper reprssen.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-29
INTERNAL MACHINE
 FAILS TO EXPLODE
 WHEN IT'S OPENED
SECOND ATTEMPT MADE ON THE LIFE OF sEATTLE MUsI.
 CLAN FAllo

sEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 2s.-Re Fred Fink, . musician, his wife and three children and E. L. Mullen, .
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-29
BUNNELL PASSES DEATH SENTENCE
 ON VIM. DEMPSEY
DOUBLE MURDERER SENTENCED TO HANG ON FRIDAY.
 FEBRUARY 20.
(Valdex Nfner1

This afternoon at four o'clock in the court room of the federal build ing in this city. Judge c. B. Bunnell of the United States district court. pronounced sentence of death upon William Dempsey. the murderer of Margaret Lavor. at Anchorage. Au- gust 26. of this year. and of Deputy United States Marshal Isaac Evans at Seward September 1.
 Nr. Dempsey will be hanged iu
The Washington herald., 1919-11-15

lieve II has an even chance to win
from any other eleven In the South
Atlantic section. And those state
studehts are never very backward
about backing their confidence
with cash.
The final workout at State yes
terday consisted of practicing 60
In. down under kickoff and of run
ming the ball back after a kick-off.
There was a brief brushing up on
defensive tactics against the par
ticular plays Catholic University
is expected to use and the day was
ended with a ten-minuIe signal
drill in which forward passing pre-
dominated.
The game will begin at 2:30
o'clock. Oflcials will be Shaw. of
Oberlin. referee; Harlan. of Prince
ton. umpire; and a head linesman
TO be appointed by the Central
board. who is not to be known by
either school until he arrives on
the field. After a lengthy debate
which lasted practically all yester-
day afternoon. representatives of
the two schools were unable to
agree on the third official and the
above means was adopted to fill
the position.
Line-ups of the two teams fol-