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Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-02-04

The last three days Of this month.
February ~. - and 2Sth Is the time
for the largest shipment Of Stark Bros.
Nursery stock ever made TO this place
Let all who have ordered. take notice.
get ground ready for plants--come ear
ly for their trees. 4 lot OF select sale
stock Is included In this shipment for
those who need trees hut did not or
der. First come, first served-make
up list Of what you need and bring
1t, or send II To 123 North Copper Ave.
at the distributing ground at the home
OF Mrs. W. II. Swanzy, where Mr..
Heath rooms.
II. T. Heath, Agent.
stark Bros. Nurseries, Deming n. NJ.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-19
JOSLIN SAYS GOOD MINE IS IN SIGHT AT
 BERING COAL FIELD

Speaking to the Cordova Times, Falcon Joslin, who is developing coal and oil lands in the Boring River country, recently said:
 Development at the coal mine is progressing under Superintendent Jones, and the prospects are en- couraging. George Watkin Evans, consulting engineer for the com pany, Is now on the ground to study and advise on the development. We have about thirty men employed and expect to increase the force to forty men, and continue work through the winter.
 "We are developing three prin- cipal veins of coal and have at present HOO feet of rock tunnel and about TOO feet of gangways, in the aggregate, on the different coal veins. There is between 300 and 400 feet of tunnel on vein No. 16 showing clean coal from eight II there is about 12O feet of tun- nel This vein varies from eight feet to three feet in thickness. On vein No. 13 there Is only about fifty feet driven. The coal varies greatly in thickness Just now there is about nine feet of coal in the face of the tunnel. In addition to this underground work we have done a lot of surface work to prove the extent of the veins.
 "The quality of the coal is ex- cellent, and all the veins seem about the same. The coal is very clean, having no clay or bone in 1t, and consequently is very low in ash. We have 400 or 500. tons of good, clean coal on the dumps, but have been able to haul very little to the landing for lack of good road. A few sacks distributed at Katalla have been tried and pronounced ex- cellent by the people there. The formation has been much disturbed and squeezed. the veins showing great thickness and thinning in short distances. It is probable that much faulting will be found, but we hope none so bad we cannot overcome them. This condition, however. makes it necessary to car ry out much more extensive under ground work to definitely prove the mine. It will probably require at least another years development
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-19
FIREMEN
 TO GIVE DANCE

DOUGLAS. Aug. 19.4-At well at tended meeting of the Treadweh Fire department last night it was decided that they give their annual dance on next Monday night in the Natatorium Hall The various fire companies of Juneau, Alaska Juneau, Douglas, Thane, and Perseverance are espe- cially invited, besides the general public, and all will be welcome. There is to be no admission charged for. the big event.
 The Treadwell firemen have not given one of their annual balls since 1916. but for twelve successive years previous to 1915 the one time gala affairs can be remembered with well defined thrills, The hall will be ar tistically decorated for this occasion and good music will be engaged.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-19
STEAM INHALER STAR NO. Z IN
 JUNEAU PORT
One of the United States Whaling Company's Fleet Here and Will
 Engage Extra Crew

The steam whaler Star No. ? is in harbor and is lying at the City Dock. The reason for the call is to secure men for the crew.
 The ship belongs to the United States Whaling Company and Oper- ates out of the station at Port Arm strong It is one of fleet of three similar vessels operating out of that port.
 The company of which the Unit ed States Whaling Company is a branch is the largest whaling con cern in the world and has altogether a fleet of about thirty whalers and it has stations all the way from Tasmania to the Arctic. The head offices are at Christiania, Norway.
 The whales are secured by means of harpoOn gun mounted on the bow of the boats. The power be- hind the harpoon is black powder which is the quickest firing kind. In the head of the harpoon is a bomb which explodes when it hits the whale. This first charge sel.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-19

dom kills the animal but as the harpoon carries a heavy line the boat crew has something to hold him with. It is often necessary to discharge several bombs into the body of the whale before he dies and sometimes it is necessary to put out in a small boat and use long lance to do the killing.
 The crew of the boat with the exception of the. officers, work on salary. and shares. The shares de- pend on the number and kind of whales killed. The man who oper- ates the harpoon is one who has put in his life in the business, and comes out each year from Norway for the. work, going back in the fall about the first of October, when the season is over.
 Recently the boat that is now in the harbor fastened to large whale and the whale lowed the boat at speed of ten knots for long ways, despite the fact that the engines were backing up slowly. This same boat on it's last trip out ran into school of fifty big sperm whales. Three of them were se- cured and lowed into port while it was necessary to let the rest go as the boat could not handle a greater number.
 Owing to the fact that this is a poor fish year in Alaska the whal- ing season has not been of the very best as the whales follow the fish inshore to feed off them. The less fish, the less whales.
 Although not as many whales have been caught as in some prev ious years, fertilizer and oil, the products of the whales, commands a high price on the market so that the company will not lose money.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-19
Joslin Goes South

Falcon Joslin, accompanied by George Watkins Evans, were south bound passengers on the Alaska which passed through Juneau last night,
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-19
SPANISH CAPITAL WILL HELP OPEN
 MEXICAN RICHES

MEXICO CITY, Aug. IS. A Spanish American bank with a sub- scribed capital of ten million pesos and headquarters in Mexico City is planned by members of the Span ish colony here. The purpose of the institution is to aid in the de- velopment of Mexican resources and to increase commercial activity be- tween this country and Spain, Repr of the bank will have offices in Havana, New York and several European cities.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-19

NOTE-Observaons Iarbor Paul Kodiak a and Prince Seatte Portland andS San at a. m. p. m. time
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-19
DOUGLAS ISLAND NEWS

he received his discharge from the army after exactly year spent over seas, was visitor on the Island yesterday. Bob resided here with his folks for many years, and looks upon Douglas as his home town. He left on the Estebeth last night for visit with his mother and brother, Hillery at Eagle river.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-19
MIME. PETROvA AT
 THE LIBERTY TONIGHT

DOUGLAS, Aug. 19.-'To the Death" red-blooded feature, will be shown at the Liberty Theatre to- night only. There will also be a comedy and weekly in addition to the feature.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-19
REsIoNs POSITION

TREADWELL. Aug. 19.-Felix Gray. in charge of the mining and milling department at Treadwell for the past year. has resigned his posi- tion and will engage in other lines of work. :.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-19

before the mine can be thoroughly proven. .
 "I have great confidence that we are going to make good com mercial mine, which will be an i'm portant factor in the future devel- opment of Alaska. Also that we shall be able to produce an excel lent naval coal" .f
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-19
MAIL WET

DOUGLAS. Aug 19.-A sack of we'll soaked mail was received by the Douglas post office from the Alameda yesterday and many magazine read CTS as well as others will be some what inconvenienced as result.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-19
BIRTHDAY SURPRISE

DOUGLAS, Aug 19.-A surprise party was given to Nelma Niemela by a number of her young friends yesterday to celebrate her birthday with her. Refreshments were served and all had good time.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-19
FROM TEE HARBoR

DOUGLAS, Aug. 19.-Mrs. c. Bell was a visitor in town yesterday from the Tee Harhor Packing Com pany.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-19

Have you tried the new JUNO" Soda Waters? They are excellent.
 adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-19
BACK FROM OVERSEAS

DOUGLAS. Aug 19,-Ffrst Class Sergeant Bob (MickeO McKenna, just returned from Camp Lewis where
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-05-16

all other officials shall be guided by
the election laws until additional leg
islation shall be provided
&C. s. HAINES,
Assistant Attorney General.
Publicity is Commanded
"Sec. Is of the constitution also
makes it the duty of the secretary of
state to cause to be printed and mail
ed to each elector publicity pamph-
let containing copy of each measure,
together with the ballot title to be
submitted at any election.
ut will be impossible to print these
pamphlets until the time for filing Pc
titions has expired, May 80. If the
election is held June 26, this will only
allow 26 days for the printing and
distribution of some 100000 pamph-
let's and their study by the electors.
IF the desire really was to have the
voter become familiar with the COM
plete text of the bills, it would seem
that the short time that remains
would not be shortened
"A solution of the problems sug-
gested will be appreciated.
THOMAS HALL,
Secretary of State"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-05-16
BUILDER OF NORTH 500
PAYS VISIT TO WILTON

Wilton, NJ De. C. Washburn of
New York City, accompanied by his
nephew William D. Washburn, Jr., of
Minneapolis, were arrivals in Wilton
last Wednesday to visit the big plant
of The Washburn Ignite Coal Co.
Mr.. Washburn, who is the son of the
late Senator W. D. Washburn, is max
ing his first visit to Wilton in seven
teen years and notes many improve
ments. Mr.. Washburn was here dur
ing the building Of the 500, then the
Bismarck, Washburn & Great Falls
railroad and had charge of the road
for several years. Until the govern
ment took over the railroads, Mr..
Washburn was assistant to Daniel
Willard, president of the B. & o. with
headquarters in New York City.
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INDUSTRY THROTTLED
IDLENESS CREATED

Washington, May 15.-"1 cannot
understand the policy of the Ship
ing board and the administration
which has prevented American ship
yards from taking contracts to build
vessels for foreign countries and for
eign purchasers" Said Senator Jones
of Washington, who will be the new
chairman of the Senate committee
on commerce. 1T has been a most
unfortunate policy for the Pacific
coast. I will venture to say that as
the result Of this utterly unwise and
foolish policy this country has lost
contracts worth $500,OOO,OO0.
"How it is worked is illustrated
by the yards at Tacoma. Although
anxious to build ships for the French
government, and although they could
have had the business, they could not
undertake it because Of the govern
ment's attitude. The result is that
the ships are being constructed in
British Columbia, a few miles up the
coast.
This proposed construction of
sffppng for foreign account would
not have interfered with our own
construction. Not at all. 1t was
.pronosedl to Dc the work in Yards
that did not have contracts for Amer
tcan shipping or not enough to occupy
their capacity.
But because Of the action taken,
yards are idle. Thousands of men
are out of work. Had we built the
ships, it would have gone long way
towards relieving unemployment on
the Pacific coast but the course of
the government actually creates and
aggravates unemployment while at
the same time Congress is asked to
appropriate huge sums to build roads
and other public works in order to
keep men employed.
"To me, the governments stand in
this matter, this refusal to accept
work when the country needs it,
when the shipyards and the workers
in the yards need it, is the height of
folly"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-05-16
MESSAGE TO Be BRIEF
President Will Cable Exception.
ally Short Address.
Will Not Submit Peace Treaty Text
or Proposal Pact for Future
Aid to France.

Paris, May 14.-The address OF
President Wilson, which will be ca
bled to congress May 10, is expected to
be exceptionally brief
It is said it will not submit the COM
plete text of the Peace treaty or the
proposed Franco-American engage
ment for joint military action against
Germany, both these subjects being re.
served for personal preseptation on
the Presidents return.
The Presidents nearest associates
said that they were unable to account
for the reports published in the French
newspaper fixing June Is as the date
for the Presidents departure.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-05-16
STORM AGAIN DELAYS START
Leaders In Transatlantic Flight May
Go Without NC4.

Leaders In Transatlantic Flight May
Go Without NC4.
Washington, May 14.-Dispatches to
the navy department from Trepassey
bay indicated that the naval seaplanes
at Newfoundland could not start on
the transatlantic flight for at least "a
hours. Commander John H. Towers
said heavy seas were running and that
storm was coming down Oh the
course to the Azores. The NC4 also
is weatherbound at Chatham, Mass,
and officials here regard it as improb-
able that it will be in the overseas
fight, as Commander Towers message
indicated he would start as soon as
weather conditions permitted without
awaiting the arrival of the NC4 at
Trepassey.
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duced by hand labor and is of extra
fine quality. The industry was de-
veloped on a commercial basis about
three years ago and during the last
two years has been one Of the leading
agricultural occupations of the State.
These localities also produce carrots,
peas, cauliflower, and table beans on
a less extensive scale.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-05-16
To Cut Harsh Sentences.

Washington, May IA. - Secretary
Baker has directed publication of a
general army order authorizing Gen.
eral Pershing to mitigate or remit
any sentence which, under the articles
of war, requires confirmation Of the
President before such sentence may be
executed. The fifteenth article OF
war as originally written gave this
power to the general commanding an
American army in the field, but it was
amended February %, 1919, to require
such reference to the President
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MRS. BElsickER, PROMINENT
1FEsSENpEN MATRON DIES

Friends in Washburn will be sur
|prised and saddened to hear of the
death, on Thursday May 8, at her
home In Fessenden, N. D. of Mrs. T.
=. Beisecker, death being due to
heart trouble following an attack of
influenza. 5s4..s-,.r. = ,.- ..,,.
+ Mrs. .Beisecker IDS well known. to
people of Washburn and vicinity
having visited here: numbeous times
with her hunband1 who is interested
in the Washburn State Bank. ,.,<.:,.; :.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-05-16
INTERESTING SUIT BEGINS
Henry, Ford Suing Chicago Tribune
for One Million nollars

Henry Ford Suing Chicago Tribune
-. -, for One Million Dollars.
Clemens, Mich, May 14.-The
$1,000,000 libel suit of Henry Ford
against the Chicago Daily Tribune
opened here with conference Of the
lawyers with Judge James g. Tucker
as to hours of work and other details
to be followed. Decision as to court
hours was left to Judge Tucker:
The Ford forces are housed In;
hotel on the outskirts Of the CITY,
where they took over 25$ rooms. AT
thesopposite end of the city the equal.
81 numerous Tribune forces occupy q
wing of a prominent hotel. ~ I; n. r..
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-05-16
VILLA RECAPTURES PARRAL

Garrison Outnumbered and Makes
Little Resistance.
Ell Paso, Texas, May 14.-According
to information received here from Par.
raj, Francisco Villa retook that city
and made prisoners of the garrison. of
$50: men,, under Colonel Gomez, who
gaIaslsU Uce1pied the town but ttwo days
before. '@'' Sa'- ,'.'.;s7' 'ss'<>
The garrison was outnumbered and
made little resistance.
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Il see," remarked Eph Small, tHaC
Josephus says that that. thar covenant
which President Wilson brought ever.
with him on his last flynn visit to- the
United States is almost as simple as
one of the parallels an almost74as
illuminatin' an upliftin'." -!
II think 1 read something of the
kind" said. :. :sSsSf
"Wall what dye think about IT.
insisted Eph. 25
I'm of the opinion" I answered
that there would be less merriment
in London and Paris if certain public
officials in the United States attended,
strictly to their official duties" - &;1,, =
Eph laughed. r.f5
"Ye git riled up at the wrong time"
he said, "Josephus was in dead earnest
an sized up the sitooation accordin' to
his lights, which amt overstrong In
kilowatt power when it comes to
craftsmanship. That thar league con-
stitution seemed jest as simple as a
parable to Josephus bekus parable lis
somethin'' ye usually give, a moral@or
releegious meanin' to. Common people
couldn't see nothin' partIlarly moral
or releegious to it, but what kin ye
expect of common people? They
want lookin' fer no parabbes ner
fables ner nursy rhymes ner Mother
Goose melodies But when ye been
connected with an uplift administrar
tion as long as Josephus has ye git5to
be kinda loco; ye see things diff'rent
from common grownups. @..3i
whenever anybody asks ye, 'Dosye
believe in faries?' ye jump right:$np
an shout, Yes yes; thank the LordiI
do We git to seein' parallels
ev'rything." ,&sfss:$ A
I "Eph," l said you're stubborn
and nearsighted materialist. You $5ens
tirely over look the spiritual side. of
mans nature. There is nothing finer
than disinterested service, You seem
to forget why the United States went
to war" :,sl!iis
iho q ??'' ?''
ly. ""I' amt fergot, but lot of white
livered nootrals hev. We kept out the
war while treaties was broken, a free
people crushed, women an children
murdered an men slaughtered by
means an methods that would "a
made a wild savage sick to his stum-
mick, an we would a. continued to
"a kept out of it if them Hunds had
had the sense of a boil weevil an
hadn't kept on sinkin' our ships.
"P'rhaps it's a mean an selfish
thing fer a man to fight fer his ma
tive land. P'rhaps it would "a benn
more insprin' sight if the French
hadn't been a-thinkin' of France when
they drove back the Hun at the Marine
an stopped him at Verdun. An ye
may hev' got it into yer nut that the
American doughboy Want thinkin'
of the good old u S. A. when he lit
into Heinie like wildcat in a chicken
coop. Wall, if he want then I don't
know nothin' about human natur'.
Them boys was the true representa-
tives of this ere country. It's a pity
we amt got a representative at the
peace conference"
"What's the matter with our dele
CATION at Paris" inquired.
"That delegation" said Eph, IRE.
minds me of feller ! read about
good many years ago. His name was
Philip Nolan, the man without coun-
try; that delegation is like him; it's
without a country
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NORTH DAK0TA'S
ANTI-PILL LAW
TROUBLE MAKER
THREATENED ENFORCEMENT OF
ACT BY WATKINS RESULTS
IN DELUGE OF, PROTESTS.
MAY SEEK TO REFER THIS LAW
MOVEMENT SAID TO BE ON FOOT
TO GIVE PEOPLE CHANCE
TO VOTE ON MEASURE

The North Dakota anti-cigarette act
has become a bone of contention
which may prove as interesting as the
old blue laws from which Justice. w.
E. Robinson kicked the Stats in 1917.
The Dakota statute has been q dead
letter for years.. During the war it
was openly violated by the public dis
play Of smokes packages containing
cigarettes for sale to organizations
which, were supplying the Yanks over
seas with their favorite brain food.
North Dakotans generally acquired
the habit of regarding cigarettes as a.
heavenborn right. A majority of the
boys who have returned from over
seas have become accustomed to the
cigarette.
About the time they began to re-
turn in large numbers, the Yanks were
informed that North Dakota had STEP
ped on the accellerator and put some
life into its anti-cigarette law Dealers
who had always kept cigarettes on
hand were given a certain length Of
time in which to dispose of them and
advised that the law against their sale
after this grace period would be strict
ly enforced. Many dealers have ceas-
ed selling them altogether. Others
have shot up the price five cents a
package to recompense them for the
risk they are taking and are still Slip
ping them from the bottom of the
stack. :. EI, ~
Now the Rev. Watkins of the law
enforcement league, who is on the at
torney generals pay roll as sleuth.
| has served notice on dealers that he
us going after Athefss itts spiirs.yvhoIes4.s
sale violations are threatened, and
dealers everywhere are getting under:
cover Friends of the cigarette are ap-
pealing to the licensing department Of
the attorney generals office to head
Off Doc Watkins. They insist the Gig
arctic is a pacific type of pill, less
AS~~ AAAA0A SAAs@n q VApO VI C16dI. u0y u0~
mand their cigarettes at market quota
tions and insist they should not be
compelled to blind pig for them. The
law, however, is on the statute-books,
and the plan seems to be to enforce
it.
The first action of the licensing de-
partment under the anti-cigarette law
was held Monday. when o. A., Boyd,
an Und erwood man was arraigned be-
fore the commission here to plead to
charge of selling cigarettes and of
otherwise violating the provisions of
the law under which his pool hall is
licensed. Several other actions of a.
similar nature are pending. In the
meantime friends Of the cigarette are
talking referending the law. 1t is too
late now to get action in the special
election, which is expected to be
called the fore part Of July, and should
referendum petitions be filed against
the act, the voice of the people can
not be heard until the next general
election, in November, 1920, which
makes 1t long time between smokes.
Bismarck Tribune.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-05-16
Yards Keen Up War Schedule,

Yards Keep Up War Schedule.
Washington, May 14.-Shipbuilding
this year has continued the fast pace
set during the war. The shipping board
announced that from Jan. 1 to May
Z, American yards turned out 204
steamships of 7S1,9S0 gross tons, all
except 80 of which were of steel con.
struction.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-05-16

i Baron Sonnino, the Italian foreign
minister held a conference with Col.
50. M. House. Of: the American Peace
delegation: The conferees went over
the Italian situation with q view Ct
reaching a basis Of adjustment before
The Austrians arrived. "a. :=3 .3
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|LEITucE GROWN ON 5 ,s:..s-.. s.: g
.S...ssTfs.';'ss 5:.ss : FIELD SCALE

Lettuce is being grown on a field
scale in the Imperial and Salt River
Valleys Of California: fields of from
80 to 40 acres being not extraordinary.
AT the height of?the productions season
s---- January and February-it Is not nn-
common for rs carloads 5of. lettuce "a
day to be shipped to the middle west
ern and: eastern markets. This let
.tuce, grow under irrigation sis pro.