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The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-24
PRE-WAR PRICES
On After-War Silverware and Cut Glass

p S o goods hed usnhe edtes
 y n goods cost muc es han they otoda O the samet today the gy dfe,t5s npy many ways n hayen stock
 eli mad " the @ma ste ebeow dorqb be- 0 Tf o offer
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-24
GOOD PROSPECT FOR KANTISHNA
 SAYS QUlCLEY
fE ANp MRS JOE QTIGLEY AR RIVE FROM kANTISHNA FOR
 A SHORT VISIT.

Nr and Nr- Jo, Quielcy arrived Ea town yesterday evening on the .atn from Nenann and will remain in town oE"u Christmas visiting their many friends Their visit however "'Il be- short as they plan 10 return nn Fridays train
 The kanrshna district is looking un -oma said Mir Quigley last night. at the Pioneer hotel where he is
 topping There are many men there
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-24
" l-S OFHTW
CUT GLASS

There all kinds of Cut Glass. The im- portant consideration is Quality. "SlNCLAlRE'S" is world renowned No better guarantee of worth can be given.
 The lists below are mostly made up of SIN CLAIRE pieces.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-24
REBEKAH DANCE
 TOMORROW P. M.
PREPARATIONS ARE ABOUT COM PLETED FOR BIG CHRISTMAS
 DANCE AT EAGLE HALL

With the Rebekah dance scheduled for tomorrow evening, everything is practically in readiness for the event The ladies have been actively pre-
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-24
Classified advertisements

FOR SALE Very cheap one team
 horses and harness in good con dition Weight about &,200 lbs Ap-
 ply Citizen. 20 If
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-24
UNION 9AREEEs .N TACOMA
 WALK OUT ON WAGE DEMANDS

TACOMA. N# H ThirrN-s.you union h.l. employed in fourteen downtown ....- in This city thls uoru.u. -.uo. 10. .a.masoI wages. Their demands wrn absolute. N refused Tha tfE. may extend to other shops.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-24
BROOKS PEOPLE
 IN LAST NIGHT
FIVE ARRIVE FROM BROOKS ON EVENING TRAIN FOR
 THE HOLIDAYS.

rive or the residents of Brooks ar rived in town last night on the North Nenana train to spend few days in hoilday 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 ot whom are well known both in Brooks and Fairbanks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-10
IRISH SOLDIERS
ASK HOME RULE
Men Who Fought for Britain Urge
Hing George to Lay Question
Before Peace Meet.

London. Sunday, March "a pc
tition has been submitted TO King
George, signed by a number of Irish
officers who served in the British
army during the war. praying that
irish home rule be submitted to the
peace conference Among the sign
ers are Major General Sir William
3. Hinkie, commander of the Six
teenth Irish division in France; :;
Brigadier General Dayrell T. Ham
mon; Colonel Sir Henry c. Grat-
tan-Beliewe. descendant of the fa-
nous Irish statesman, Henry Grat-
tan; Colonel Sir Thomas c. Myles.
Stephen L. Gwynn, former member
CT the house of commons. for Gala
way; Captain Hally,. nephew of
Timothy NJ. Haley; Sir Thomas H.
Il. Esmonde, on behalf of a son
killed in the battle of Jutland, and
Mrs. William H. K Redmond and
Mrs Thomas NJ. Kettle on behalf
Of their husbands, who we're killed
in the war.
The petition claims that 100000
men in Ireland and an equal num-
Der of Irish from Great Britain s
overseas dOminions volunteered
for service in the war. and now
when the survivors return home,
Notwithstanding the fact that the
home rule act was a great Irish ma
tional demand. they find the situa-
ton worse than ever and therefore
pray the king to submit the issue
to the peace conference in Paris
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-10
WILSON READY TO
TACKLE WORK ON
ARRIVAL ABROAD

On Board U. S. S. George Wash
ington, March 10.-(By Wireless to
the Associated Press. president
Wilson is suffering from a cold,
and although it was less trouble
some today, he remained in his
room the greater part of the time
on the advice of Rear Admiral
Grayson, his medical attendant,
that he keep as quiet as possible.
The president is spending most
of his leisure on the voyage in
reading.
The George Washington Is ex-
pected to arrive at Brest. as orig
inally planned, March 13, and the
president will proceed Immediately
to Paris. Various conferences are
being arranged for him to take
place Friday. March Il.
President Wilson expects to take
up at once work OF the most active
order upon his arrival IN Paris.
Thera will be no let-up until the
most important matters are dispos-
cd of. Then he probably will take
the expected trip to Belgium and
the devastated regions of northern
France. Tho date of this journey.
however, has not yet been decided
upon by the president.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-10
HUN MENACE YET
IN EXISTENCE rs
CzECH'S WARNING

Paris, March 10.-The German
danger still exists, in tho opinion
OF Foreign Minister Benes OF
CZecho-Slovakia, according TO an
interview printed IN the Martin.
THAT danger must be guarded
against" he is quoted as saying.
Those in,>power I'm Germany today
are those who supported the war.
and IN addition. the material forces
of Germany are diminished but 1T
tie. II France IA attacked. the
smaller nations to the east Will be
called upon to face war, There
must be safeguards on both sides
of Germany.
Some day International problems
will be settled by the league Of ma
uons, but the plan for this organi-
saion Is not yet completed, For
the moment, it is impossible to
think of absolute guarantees. The
continuance of the alliances created
during the war Is the only assur-
anee that peace can be maintained =
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-10
GERMAN ARMY MEN MURDERED BY REDS
KAISER ALONE
TO BLAME FOR
WAR-MONACO
Former Close Friend of
Wilhelm Holds Him
Responsible.

London, March 10.-"Tnere is no
doubt that the former German en-
peror was the first and responsible
author of the war He absolutely
wished for it and conducted it him
self in all its ruthlessness and bar
Darity." This is statement at
tribnted TO the prince of Monaco
by the Nails Paris correspondent
who interviewed the prince there
The correspondent recalls that the
prince of Monaco was formerly a
personal friend of Emperor Will
liam, but that friendship was sew
e. ed by the prince in a telegram
sent to the former emperor in Sep
tember. 1914.
Until a few years before the
WIZ. the prince is quoted as say
ing, the German emperor seemed
to sincerely wish peace and a re-
newal of intercourse with France
l know this because l was ed
trusted with a mission to try to
bring it about. But at the same
time a terrible megalomania was
growing in him. He was anxious
to see GERMANY over all, and from
the day when he felt it impossible
to attain this end by peaceful
means war became an obsessiol
with him.
Il shall never forget the fury in
his face and the hatred in his
voice when, in July. 1914. he told
me if they oblige me to make wal
the world will see what t never
dreamed Of These wo Us were
hypOcritical because the emperor
could not pretend the war into
which he declared himself driven
was not at that very time being
prepared for in every detail"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-10
GAMBLERS AND
BOOTLEGCERS
MUST PAY TAX
But They May Deduct
Their Losses Says
Revenue Dept.

Washington, March 10 Business
losses of gamblers. moonshiners
bootleggers and other participants
in illegal practices are deductable
from gross incomes in determining
net income subject to tax The in
ternal revenue bureau decided the
question today in passing upon in
qLiries from professional gam mblers
in New York, Chicago. Boston and
other cities and from a lone query
of a southern ex-moonshiner
The bureaus attitude is that in
come even from an illegal business
is taxable and that losses in con-
nection with this business are de-
ductable, but not to an extent ex-
ceeding earnings from +he busi-
hess. Tax collectors, according to
this attitude. are concerned with
collecting revenue, and not prose
cutting Illegal businesses. Conse-
quently. they will regard as con-
fdential any disclosures of illegal
source of income.
MoOnshiner's Query.
This inquiry came from a south
ern state:
Il was engaged last year in the
business of making WHISKY, which
the revenue says is illegal. I was
raided by the reVenuers and my
still was taken and l was fined.
have now quit the business, but
want to know whether / have to
make income return of the money
l made off the whisky and whether
I can deduct the loss of my still or
my fine"
The reply was that both the loss
of the still and the fine could be
deducted.
Similarly the proprietor of a
gambling house whose place was
raided and whose furniture and
gambling equipment was de-
stroyed, was permitted 20 deduct
the value of the furnishings in cal .
culating net taxable income. Poker
players must include winnings in
their income but may deIJct losses
only if they do not exceed win
pings.
Tax payers of these classes may
report their earnings as other in
come" or under some otaer classi-
fcatior. not disclosing illega'
source of the earnings.
Warns Against Failure to File.
Warning was issued today by In
ternal Revenue Commissioner
Roper that persons who fail to file
income tax returns with revenue
collectors before next Saturday
night, will be subject to prosecu-
ton. He called on honest tax payers
to aid in the roundup of slackers,
by reporting any information they
might have which would assist in
detection.
Those who merely neglect to file
returns are subject, on prosecution,
Of a fine of not more than 5000,
and those who wilfully refuse are
to a fine of not more than
$4,000, or Imprisonment for one
year, or both.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-10
OTHER DECISIONS

Washington, March 1O.-Steps to
Lave the supreme court determine
whether Postmaster General Burle-
son has authority to fix telephone
rates within the states, were taken
today with the fling of motion by
The state of Kansas, asking permits
sion to institute original proceed
ings in the court against the post
master general.
S Conviction of the Elgin, Joliet
and Eastern railroad on charges
made by the government of violat-
ing the interstate commerce act by
falsely classifying shipments of
strawboard which enable the Car
rier-low company to obtain trans
portation for its products at less
than the lawful freight rates were
i.l effect sustained today by the su-
preme court which refused to in
terfere with judgments fining the
company $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-10

Throw up your hands" he added
as the young man attempted to
draw a gun from his pocket. Taking
the latter's weapon, the convicts
took to the hills, where all trace of
them was lost
DOubly armed. the men are ex-
pected to give some trouble before
submitting to recapture Police of
burlington and other down river
towns have been notified and fur
nished with descriptions. Posses are
-eombing the bottom lands just be-
low Muscatine and it is believed by
Sheriff Miller that the fugitives can
not escape.
At noon today none had been re-
captured.
According to reports reaching the
sherifl's Office this morning an au-
tomobile was stolen last night on
the outskirts of Muscatine and
driven through the town to the
west side of the city. where it was
abandoned. A grocery store near
by was entered and burglarized.
This is thought to be the work of
the three men who were reported
by the gate-tender at the Hennepin
canal as rowing down the river in
the skiff shortly after the delivery
had been effected.
One fugitive. thought to be De-
laney. is wearing an OvcrCoat, the
property of kIrsch. who was also
relieved of his gun and between IS
AMI 81 in money Before leaving
the jail the prisoners ransacked
JnfI 70
milton in a search which proved
unsuccessful. They also broke into
the prison wardrobe and after fit
ting themselves out fully from
clothes hanging there. leisurely
unlocked the east door and walked
from the building.
When able to talk this morning.
Turnkey kirsch told how the de-
livery was effected
About 500 | unlocked the sec
ond CRATE door to release Adams,
whose daily duty is to carry out
the garbage and clean up the Jail
office. The first CRATE door I had
closed behind me. without warn
ing Morrison and Daniels rushed
me and before l could draw my
gun lad me pinned against the
wall of the cage"
Il kept struggling however, and
yelled for help. One of them grab
bed me by the throat, and at the
same time some one kicked me in
the groin. Delaney took my gun and
keys and going back to the cell il
which Frazier and Hodge were con-
fined. unlocked the door and releas- |
ed them.
Give me the gun, I'll croak |
him. Hodge said to Delaney as they
dragged me into the Gel. Nothing
doin.' there1l be no KILN here de-
clared Delaney. l heard these things
as in a dream. l was too far gone |
to resist further or TO shout. l don't |
remember anything then until !
came to in the sheriff's office"
Ample opportunity to escape was |
had by the others incarcerated, but i
(COOtiOuad on PaOa Etauau
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-10
UPHOLDS
CONVICTION OF
EUGENE v. DEBS
Action Fixes Constitu-
tionality of Part of
Spy Act.

Washington. March 10-The su-
preme court today sustained the
conviction of Eugene V. Debs, So
cialist leader, found guilty of vio-
lating the espionage act through
statements made in a speech lat
Canton, Ohio, last June and SEN
fenced to 10 years Imprisonment.
In deciding the case the court
in effect. upheld the constitution
ality of the so-called enlistment
section of the espionage act of
1917.
The opinion of the court was
unanimous.
AS in the case of the espionage
cases, decided last Monday, the su-
preme court in its opinion again
made no specific ruling upon the
constitutionality of the espionage
act. The court based it's opinion
largely upon that part of the in
1ictment charging obstruction of
recruiting service, which was
unanimously affirmed.
Is Drastic Section.
This part of the act is the most
drastic in the measure and not
only makes it misdemeanor to
circulate false reports for the pur-
pose of interfering with military
and naval operations and enlist
ments, but also prohibits the utter
ance of writing of "disloyal, pro-
fame, scurrilous or abusive Ian
guage" about the American form OF
government, military forces, flag or
uniforms or which is intended to
bring them into contempt or in
tended to encourage resistance to
the United States or to cripple the
country in the prosecution OF war.
Debs was four times a candidate
for the presidency Of the United
States. For years he was promi-
nent in the f1remen's brotherhood,
playing an active part in several
big strikes. In 1855 he was a mem
ber of the Indiana legislature. In
1900 he ran for president on the
Socialist-Democrat ticket and he
was the candidate of the Socialist
party in 1908 and 1912.
Charged With Obstruction.
The indictment on which Debs
was convicted, Cndrged MIN with
attempting to incite ''insubordina-
tion, disloyalty. mutiny and re-
fusal of duty in the military and
naval forces" attempting to OBJ
struct recruiting and enlistments
and with uttering and publishing
language intended to provoke and
encourage resistance to the United
States. as well as to promote the
enemy's cause.
When placed on trial, Debs
called no witnesses in defense and
made the only argument in his own
behalf. In appealing to the su-
preme court, he attacked the ad-
mission in evidence by the lower
court, of the st. Louis Socialist
platform, which he had endorsed,
and records from the trial of Rose
Pastor Stokes, and alleged he had
been tried on his state of mind"
Validity of the espionage act
was also attacked by Debs. who
contended it violated the right of
free speech.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-10
KINSMEN OF GIRL
HE WRONGED KILL
HER SWEETHEART

Chicago, March 1o.-James Cav
anaugh, 10 years old. was shot and
killed last night, while standing on
the sidewalk with his two brothers
in front of a pool room. and the
police today are looking for Harry
Rochotte and John A. Chance,
brother and brother-in-law respec-
lively of Miss Virginia Rochotte,
Cavanaugh's sweetheart, in connec-
tion with the killing.
Relatives of Miss Rochette
claimed that Cavanaugh ha1
wronged her.
According to the police, Chance.
who is a private in the army, fired
the shot which killed young Cav
anaugh
Cavanaugh was a former student
of st. Viators' college, at Bourban-
nais, Ill. and was a former member
of the aviation corps.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-10
LATE BULLETINS

Elizabethtown, n. j, March
1O-A government airplane en-.
route TO Philadelphia from the
plant of The Aircraft company
here. plunged to the ground
with seven officers aboard ON
the outskirts of the city today.
First reports said no one was
injured, the machine landing on
a bed of mud along the side OF
q stream.
Toledo, Ohio, March 10.-A
train on the Clover Leaf road
this morning, crashed into To-
ledo, Bowling Green and South
ern iBterurban train at Maumee,
ten miles from here, according
to reports from that point A
call was sent for all am
balances In Toledo.
Worcester, Mass, March TO-
One man was killed and four
badly injured here today when
q barrel OF naptha exploded In
a building attached TO the plant
of the Baldwin Chain and MAN.
ufacturing company.
Denver, March 10.-Six hup-
dred carpenters struck here to-
day as result of the refusal
of general contractors of Den
yer to grant an Increase In
wages. Almost ali of the build.
Ing In Denver is affected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-10
MORE YANKS SAIL
FOR HOME; OTHERS
ARRIVE AT PORT

Washington. March 10-Depart-
ure for home of the One Hundred
Thirteenth field artillery of the
Thirtieth division was reported to-
day to the war department. 1t was
comprised originally of the old
First North Carolina artillery and
a part of the First North Carolina
infantry
Boston. Mass, March 10-The
battleship Nebraska, from Brest,
France, with LOO returning SOL
diers, arrived here today, the first
warship transport to enter this
port. Her passengers included
Battery F OF the FYfty-fourth art.l-
lery, and many casual companies
made up largely of New England
men. With them were IL Y. NJ c.
a secretaries
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-10
The Weather

Fair tonight and Tuesday. Cold
er tonight, with the lowest temper
ature about 80 degrees. Rising
temperature Tuesday.
Temperature at a. m. 35. High
est yesterday. AZ. Lowest last
night, 33.
Velocity of wind at g. NJ,
miles per hour.
Precipitation, .13 inch.
Relative humidity at D. m, 81;
at z a. m, 98.
Stage of water, "a; rise OF 6
In last 4s hours
J NJ. SHERIER, Meteoroiogist-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-10
CUBA AND MEXICO
RELATIONS ARE
AGAIN RESUMED

Mexico City, March 10.-Accord-
ing to unofficial reports the depart
ment of foreign relations has been
notified by the Cuban government
that DR.. Ezequiel Garcia Ensenat.
recently named Cuban minister to
Mexico, would arrive at Vera Cruz
on March Is. This will re-establish
diplomatic relations between the
two governments, which were in
terrupted in April 1918.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-10
HUNS AT PEACE
PARLEY SOON?
Plan to Attend Preliminary SegO-
tiations Expected to Begin
MEIch 90, Report

Berlin, Sunday. March 9.-tBy
the Associated Press D-Prelimin-
ary peace negotiations may begin
at Versailles about March 20, ac-
cording to reports in circulation
here today Count Won Brockdorf-
Rantzau, the foreign minister, now
is arranging for a small party OF
prominent business men to accom-
pany the German commissioners as
experts. These men have been in
structed to hold themselves in
readiness for possible departure
March II or March 10.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-10
NATION PLANS
SLASH IN HIGH
COST OF LIVING
Prices VIII Be Cut
First Followed By
Wage Decrease.

Washington. March 10.-Comple.
tion of the personnel of the indus
trial board of the department of
commerce together with the plans
of the board for fastening the re-
turn of prices and wages to a nor
NAL level was announced today
through the council of national de-
fense.
Associated with George N. Peel
of Moline, Ill. a former member
of the war industries board, as
chairman of the new organization,
are Samuel P. Bush of Columbus,
Ohio; Anthony Caminetti. commits
sioner of immigration: Thomas X
Glenn of Atlanta. Ga; George R.
James of Memphis. Tenn: T. G.
Powell of Cincinnati. and William
NJ. Ritter of West Virginia.
The chief purpose of the new
board. it was announced, IS to bring
about the operation of the laws of
supply and demand interfered with
by the process of war.
Slash Living Cost First.
LAS soon as a stable AID whole
some scale of prices is achieved
said the announcement. -'the cost
of living will have so far been
reduced as to create automatically
reductions in the price Of labor
without interfering with Ameri-
can standards and ideals for the
treatment and living conditions of
labor and thus the last initiating
element will have been withdrawn
from prices.
1T is believed that industry will
agree that the cost of living must
be substantially reduced before la
Dor should be asked to accept low
er wages and thus industry should
stand the first shock of readjust-
ment
Basic commodities such az
steel, building materials. textiles
and food will be considered first
and brought to a stable basis Tha
governmental policy, as expressed
b. the bill to authorize purchase
by the government of wheat at the
guaranteed price and resale OF it
at the world price, is to assist in
bringing prices of basic commodi-
ties to normality by bringing down
the cost of living.
1T is hoped that these steps
alone will automatically operate to
reduce the price of fabricated arti-
cles. If they do not do so in any
paticuiar case, the industry affect
ed will be invited into conference
Plan World Trade Invasion.
THE assurance to the country Of
a market stabilized at the lowest
reasonably expected level. will
loosen such a flood of buying for
tha reaction of stocks, the making
up of arrears in the building pro-
gram, the feeding of needs long
starved, by economy and the invas-
ion Of world markets, as may stand
unprecedented in this country.
From the stable level thus reached
by cooperation, we may expect a
healthy and normal condition Gre
ated by the complete and unhamp-
cred operation of the low OF sup
ply and demand"
100 /. W. w. ROUNDED Up.
Waterbury, Conn. March 10
One hundred and ninety l. W. W.