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The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-31
STATE DEPARTMENT
 TO INVESTIGATE

WASHINGTON, D. c. Mar, 21-The State Department today requested the American Embassy at Mexico City for . tul. report on the alleged Mexican Concession of land in Lower Caiforn- 2 10 Japanes interests.
 The United States has been consid- ring the purchase Of Lower California for tine purpose of reclamation for some time and the report that the and had Teen sold to Japanese cor rora. ons. caused quite a sensation herc.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-31
MAMMOTH CHESS SET
 GIFT TO WISCONSIN

MILWAUKEE, - cHessren- which range from 2 to 3Lz feet high. made of aluminium. coIIzpsible and packed 1T 3 special trunk. have been given to the library of the University of Wisconsin 4 Milwaukee man, now dead. design sd them for use in public contests
 with a view to increasing popular in. terss, in the game, - - ---..--
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-31
PASTOR BREACHES UPSTAIRS, PRINTS
 CHURCH PAPER BELOW

Higginsville, Mo.-Rey. 4, J Smith pastor of the Second Baptist church in Higginsville. has installed jof press in the basement of the church building and, being a printer as well AS preacher, will get out weekly paper for the benefit Of the member
 ship, From preacher to printers dev
 il is long way, but Rev, Mir, Smith thinks he can hold down both places
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-31
150,000 PAY TAX
 IN FRISCO, 1919

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 31,-Col- lector Of Internal Revenue Wardell ras estimated that the number Of in- dividuals paying income taxes in San Francisco this year totaled 150.00o The largest single payment made in the district was that of the Standard Oil Company which totaied s19,600,- 1d0
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-31
ADMIRAL WATSON AND EVANS RETURN
 ON ALASKA RUN

5sr. ', 4, Peterson. agent for tn Pacific Steamship Company here an 9oanced today that two big ships O me Admiral line. the Evans and Wat son will be back On the Alaska rsgs soon. commencing with the sailing 0 the Admiral Watson April 1, Tn, Watson has been laid up n Seattle fo several months, since she broke he ~reukshzfC, while rhe Evans has bes undergoing repairs for 2 year whe- she was srtn al Hawk Inlet, in Marc 1913, The Evans viii leave Seat:is about April 15.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-31
ALL RATES RAISE

Ar, Ds Long Of the local cable ot- tics here has 5een notified from Seat tle that all rates on all data has been raised twenty percent throughout the United States by all telegraph com pznies operating, effective tonnorroT. AprI l, 1919,
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-31
AN AMERICAN RED CROSS LEADER

No ole Ls better qualified ro speak ot the American woanzn's service in the var and Of the Rcd Cross ss A1ner- tea's initial izsErsr1---t in earring the E1essage Of Ter sylzEs4ihy and co-0pe-z- tio1 10 the people 0f France than Mrs. William R- Ya1Ge.t5It. EAo has re- turned ho-1e CT a furi0ugn Of two n-0lEkas after hzTing besa In the war z0le f0. nearly four years-
 She was in France st the tine Of Ge-uany's inyzsi0l- It vas she who wss responsible for The founding of the American A1.5glanee hospital, sr NeEiIly. n0~ Cnirezi States Military Hospital No. L What she accomplish ed during these frsz three horrible years of Ehs war iE past telling. l. ls s715c1e-t 10 E1gw thar Mrs. Vander- bits nanoe has h=co-oe, thrOuznOut France and Italy. 'fse symbol of Amer sez's highest tgE@ 0f ~o-ozahood.
 Mrs. Vanderbilt has run the zsuuat of sOZaeEs var service. having krsoaxn
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-31
GOTTSTEIN CONVICTED

SEATTLE. March sf.-The second trial of Wm, Gottstein, who was fm- plicated in the murder of 2 customs Csssiosal with whom he is said to have Q,larreled over the spells resulting from opium smuggling. resulted in his being convicted today of murder ir the second degree.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-31

LONDON. March 31,-The British Government has issued an order pro- hibiting the importation of liquor into British West Africa. A realization c' the evils resulting from the continued use of liquor in tropical climate made possible the above order,
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-31

convenience of the officials, as follows: Construction. Seward Division $71S $40 Operation, Seward Div, 712,220 Operation Fairbanks Div, 329 890 Expenses. Seattle and Wash
 ington 66,000 Salaries 67,295
 Total $2,793,745
 Subtract this total from the balance estimated for-S4,OO2,3SO, and there is remaining but S1,20S,635 for all au. thorized work on the road from Sew ard to Fairbanks, There are other items, too, in the estimate which more than use up that balance, for instance materials, equipment and supplies S1,4S6 SS0"-which itself leaves Q de. ficit, When 1t is understood that this balance is the end of both legislation and appropriation it seems the part of good judgment to call halt, unless you intend to carry on the waste till the last dollar is reached, and then abandan the uncompleted joints of the enterprise to depreciation, demoralipa. tion and Wreck It may be fairly as sumed that you do not intend to do that, and that TO more miles of main line will be constructed out of this bal ance, unless some other way can be found to continue the necessary opera tion and pro ection of the property pending further Congressional action,
 Cost Per Main Line Mile
 On December 13, 1918, your office furnished me blueprint map of the Alaska Railroad showing mail line progress to Dccember F, 1918, From that map it is ascertained that you have constructed 228 miles of main line not inr'~'ing. of course, the Fl miles .u. chased .A the Alaska Northern Jo, nor the narro&' ~auge Tanana Val icy Branch, Ic3h tiese were paid for cut of the fund proyiG by Congress for the construc cton of the general pro- ject, and their cost must t. A'refore, be s1btracted from the $3.. 100000, before the cost of the main line milea."c can be determined These two itema a. mount to the following sum, accord ing to your official estimates:
 Purchase price of Il miles AL
 aska Northern $1,150,000 Rehabilitation of Il miles Al
 aska Northern 1,163,8SS Purchase price Panama Val
 lev Branch 100000 Rehabilitation Of Panama Val
 ley Branch 137,5OO
 Total $2,71,3S3
 Subtracting the purchase price Of these two items and the cost of their rehabilitation as sllown in your esti- mate for 1919, E, Doe, 588, 65th Cong, 2nd Sess, Pages 75! 2. from the total authorization Of $35 100000 leaves the sum of $32,24S,612. representing :. tho total cost of main line construction by you, or FPS main line miles Ut a cost of s141 Al per mile, The estimates made both by the Taft Railroad Commission Of 1913, and your Alaska Engineering Commission, have averaged about $b0.- GOO per main line mi'e and it Is sur prise to findtht tho actual cost hae : rA jumped al ut 21o per cent above inc cstimatea---fO more than $40 0Df per main hnc r1lle,
 tContinued Tomorrow
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-31

ST JOHN, New Foundland, Mar S1 Reports received here from Labro- dor show that shocking condition is existing in that country as a result of sn epidemic of Influenza. small pox and measles. Over 25 per cent of the natives have succiu1bed.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-31
BOLSHEWkI PLAN
 AERIAL CAMPAIGN

WASHINGTON D. C. March 31. -i According 10 Swedlsa press reports he Russian BctsheTiki Government is planning an aircraft propaganda cam paign ID England and France AviatoTs
 arr being trained in Moscow for ths work which IS Co drop papers contain ing Bolsaeyiki propaganda ali oYe- tLa country.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-31
ROBBER IDENTIFIED

SEATTLE. Mar. 3f.-Ray Pays, wearing a soldiers uniform was identi- fed today as the robher who has com ritted num2rous-,, holdups. operating from an autc mobile, He was put under arrest.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-31
TAKES NEW POSITION

Mics Minnie Winston, who has been employed at the Tongass Tradin Company for several years has a ,eDted position with Reinerts stor the drygoods department of the To gass Trading Company having bee csosed out,
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-31

DENVER. Mar. Sl,-An wire com n1uaication wich the west has ceased. owing to the very severe windstorm which has been prevailing together with Saow 9nd sleet storms. Railway Ellu-fcaEiou has also been stopped sa several p,scss on account Of the heavy fan ot saow,
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-31
ARCHDUkE FRANCIS
 IS IMPRISONED

BUDAPEST. Mar. 3l.-The Arch luke Joseph Francis of Austria has been imprisoned here. He was caught trying ITO Cross into Germany disguis- ed as a peasant and was promptly ar resfnl
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-31

OTTAWA, March S1. Tho Cana. dian Gvoernment has decided against the resumption Of daylight saving in Canada this year, despite the fact that the United States has not repealed the law,
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-31
ROOT FAV0RS LEAGUE

NEW YORK. Msr. S1,-Ex-Senator Eli,9u Root has iSsoed 2 statement declaring himself in favor Of the League of Ns'i2=S. -hogzh he urges amendments 10 safeguard American interests.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-31
GENERAL MARCH
 ORDERS DISCHARGE

WASHINGTON. D. c. March sl. - General Mareh today Ssued instruc~ ,ioaS to all mobilization offers to dis charge ali men who can be spared from the Army.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-31
DENIES REFERRING

WASHINGTON. D. (. Mar, S1 - The Supreme Court today denied Eu -ene Y, Debs' application for rehear- ing Ill his case.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-31

ROME, Mar. Si.-It hSs been An. nouncsd semiofficialiy thst 1tsiy will demand three billion dollsrs indsna. aitv from Austria Hungary in pay msnt for damage done when the coan' try was invaded.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-31
Washington, D. C., Jan. s, 191E

Hon, Franklin K Lane, Secretary of the Interior, Washington. D. C.,
 Sir:
 Your administration in the Con. struction of the Alaska Railroad the first test of Government Construction, Ownership and Operation of Ameri- can Railroads under the Act of Con eress approved March F. 1914, is now about concluded under present legisla' 1 tion. That it has proven disappointinp to those familiar with the work is ad- mitted; the people of Alaska who are best acquainted with the facts think the failure results from your ineffi- cheney, incompetency and petty politi- ! cal partnership, in which conclusion am forced to concur. No doubt if you were required to answer public charg- es Of that kind you would take refuge 1 behind alleged changed conditions 1 brought on by the Worlds War since you began the work; and because that ready excuse will occur to others, as well, it is necessary to call your at tention to some facts which you may not otherwise notice, which tend to show that the failure is not wholly due 1 to that cause.
 The Appropriations Are Dissipated The Act authorizing the President to locate, construct and operate Gov ernment Railroad in Alaska was ap- proved by him on March F, 1912 - nearly five years ago..38 Stat. L, 30g, The Act carried an authorization for the full sum of $35,000,000 and an ap- propriation of immediate use of one million. The following appropriations have been made and expended. $1 002, 900. 38 Stat. L., 305 2,000, ,000, 38 Stat. L., S61
 100000, 39 Stat, L., 23 6,247 620, 39. Stat L., '06 1 3,OO0,OO0, g Stat, l., 1902 7,500 GOO, Act June 12, 117
 4,O00, 900, Act October 6, 1917 5250,000, Act July 1, 1918,
 90 997,s20 Total appropriations to date,
 4,002.380, Estimate for 1920, B 900 GOO, Total authorization for pro. ject,
 When the sum Of s4,002,3S0 carried n the estimate for 1920 shall be ap oropriatcd as now requested by you and expended the entire sum authoriz ed by Congress for this project will have b spent,-and the project will be aboul two-thirds completed, The people O. Alaska want to know why hhere has been such waste of their trust fund, why the project has been delayed and why there is such diff. terence between promise and perform. ance,
 Your statement in the Book of Els. inmates, 1920, for the expenditure Of the balance Of the appropriation-tho sum Of S4.002,5S0, shows how near tho danger line this project now IS, While this official estimate is so skillfnlly drawn and presented that no mere lay nan, be he Representative or Delegate, ',n say with certainty what 1t means
 2. experience in noting the expendi.
 re e these funds, iust'fies the fai
 13CDption that at least certain of the tems therein will be expended, some because they are necessary for the
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-31
TRANSFER BEGINS

SEATTLE, Mar. S1,-The actual transfer of the Seastle Street Car sys. tenn 10 the city IS taking place this afternoon,
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-31

Hugh M. Sawyer. Of the firm Of 'Tr'per 6 MacKay, logging contract ~s. was an arrival Saturday on the Al Ia from Seattle where he has spent 2 fall and winter, While in Seattle r, Sawyer 'Tas takcn iii with t2e il. uenza. He is gueat at the Sted~ asn hotel
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-31
WON'T STRIKE

SEATTLE, Mar. sf,-Ths majority ef the shipysrds' unions throughout the coast have voted against a strike effective tomorrow,
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-31

Hts laalrerabie sleep out Of doors to be - = ' - -
  good 'ihs@ a -haer
  eahe 7or@ bu taking factor thl for ~ ~ Her np work aezn ss d.rset,eSs n charge ef the American Rel C-sss F Tzz1e=.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-31
.FLIVVER AIRSHIPS
 TO BE FOR SALE

NEW TOR R,Nar. 31.-It was an- nouneed here today that "f!ivver' ai-pIznes 70 sell at S1.250 will soon be placed on the market. These ma chimes. r k expected will soon b. in general use. owing to the large num- .6,- cf aTiato-s 'R5ho have been demo bilized from the arEnies,
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-31
MON EMENTS OF BOATS
SGutbbeund.

SOutbbound-
 Farrssut "Wednesday End. City Of Seattle Wednesday. Princess Tuesday 8 a, IT, S0rtbbound--
 Jefferscn Monday night. Admiral Watson, April 2 Admiral Scalsy Wednesday,
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-31

BASEL Mar. S1.-According 10 of Teisl statistics from Berlin. the dam age done in Germany by air raids dur ing the Ear period amounted TO 23,- 59o. .l.a1 marks
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-31

BORDEN. Maaitota, Mar. 3is-Six parents of Mennonite children wer- fined here for not sending their chil- dren to she public scacc's. Taey had maintained . private school where German was The only language used,
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-31
WICKERSHAMIETIER TO SECRETARY YLANE

best use of the road, others for the convenience of the officials, as follows: Construction, Seward Division $71S $40 Opcration Seward Div, 712,22O Operation Fairbanks Div, 329 89O Expenses, Seattle and Wash
 ington 66,OOO Salaries 967, 7,295
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-13
BIG INCREASE IN The
west VIRGINIA PORK
PRODUCTION FOR 1918

SDocial pisnairh to The lntclttgenccr.
WASHINCiTON. March 1".--WeSt Nlr-
einia's pork production Increased a mi'-
lion and half pounds last year Il ouIIe.
tin ISSUED to-day by the department OF
agriculture states.
That is To say. quoting the authority
mentioned county agents and the state
agricultural college last year cncour-
aged farmers Of III" state 10 keep addl-
tional Sows. EcSult-l3:I2@ more PIGS
than in the preceding year a million ana
a half mounds more pork. and just az
much more wealth as that much increase
in pounds represents in dollars.
The value Of good blood III live STOCK
breeding. tho hulIciin says. has been one
o; the things Particularly emphasized
by Ihr agricultural. agents WORKING IN
West Virginia. and thereby l".446 COWS
were bred 10 registered sircs instead "f
scrubs. which meant an increased value
Mt birth Of calves Of At least SlGt.46Q. it
is estimated.
Tic agents report thGt 100 cattle are
being fed Silagc for m" first time TINS
winter with Il resultant saving Il! n"l
less than $4,000 10 their owners. Ew"s
to the number OF e, So were bred To reg
jstcrcd rams instead o. scrubs with
pros pcctivr increased value OF I'll" lanlh
crop of upward Of $500. Sheep num-
herring 4..g5 and valued nj more ih@n
81 .n0n, were saved from tho ravaGr:i or
parasites through the activities q! the
various county agents.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-13

Guiding tho national pix" and r"rt u;
tho river road.
I'm order TO rank in tho first class Il
ROAD must lead from one ""Ulcr mr IN
dustry 10 another. one rnS;ofticc q
anot hor or one court houS" To another.
In other words it must Ne a main or
terry Of commercial travel.
"1f Ohio county had moro class ~
roads her revenues would Of cOurs" III
crease. for ali trucks, tHxi$. etc. would
have to pay Il special privilege 10 use
these highways. AS conditions are,
many fine roads ar" hc!ng "u, up. but
the owners of vehicles doing The dam
ago are escaping the payment OF a $pH-
cal tax created for til" purpose OF
maintaining class A. highways"
Senator White WAS asked how ONO
county could establish more main OUT
lets than il has and described an out
lot to Bethany and Wcllshurg via West
Liberty fl'. said that town Of West
Liberty would be considered center
Of population by the state highway
commission and that should the. com-
missoncrs open a clear route through
10 Bethany and jnin tho Brooke county
highway intn WellsburS moro class
~" mileage would easily be had.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-13
POLICE To STOP
j Mice n SEQ
DISTRIBUTORS

Thirr o. Police g. H. Henderson has
declared war on She unlicensed d'strio-
;!t"rS O.: hand bills. y city ordinance
requires distributors Io be- licensed anu
makes provisions for permits lot one
da%. Several merchants ha'" FlnIa'fo
tho ordinances and Il final warning has
been SOUNDED II ;hr effect that luturc
violations will .r"SulI i'll arrests.
Merchants and th"aIr" owners alike
hay" violated the ordinance. police say:
and now they har" been warned ana
tho practice stopped: m future VIOLA
tiunS will b" tolerated..
Tho ordinance was enacted Ia prevent
III, iudiScriminatr throwing Of paper IN
tho streets. II has served we'll 10 pre-
vent this carrlcSSnnSs and has helped
10 keep tn" Slrrrts clean. DISTRIBUTORS
arc generally required TO talk" our year
" ncrmilS. but with provision mad" for
single day permits al very nominal cost
no one can lay tho blanc on inc IN
rcnse Every distributor must wear
badge issued by IN" city. and these may
be secured al the city building.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-13

cur. time he will write a book for the
government entitled Men and Mules.
and IN" greater part or his time was
takon up N being chamber maid to q
mule while in camp.
Thor" were four killeen brothers IN
tn. service OF "t'nclc Sam" John. lg-
natius. Francis and James. All OF the
rumber have the honor Of being non
nr,bit discharged from the service OF
tho government. James. says that he
did not know that there were as many
mules in the United States as were
stationed at Camp Green.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-13
JAMES k|LLEEN
ARRIVES HOME
II GOING TO WRITE A BOOK OH
u1rxr AND MULES FOR BEN
EFT or q. s. ARMY.
Likes Army Lilo Like Il But No"
That It Is Over He Is Pleased 20
Be Back Home Again.

lanes Thomas Ilillern. son ol
Thomas Killcen Of No, 4"3 South Penn
street. Island, has arrived homo from
camp Green. Charlotte, n. G.: and he
has with him one Of the official dis-
charges handed out by the government.
He stated that he was going to put
red ribbon around it and hang 1t up on
the shelf for old times sake ana ne
also stated that as soon as no can Sc
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-13
OHIO COUNTY NEEDS
MORE CLASS A ROADS

Ohio county ought to have more
class a roads" said Senator Sol
White. state highway commission rep
rcscntatiyc. who is stopping ~ tho NC
Lure hotel AT present tho county
has So miles Of class A highway in
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-22
Only One Little Flaw.

The Republican party organs that are
50 desperately desirous Of forcing Kent
county back under the Republican part :
san rule that the people indignantly rel
pudiated nearly ten yesrs ago, on account
OF its extravagancc and ineffciency, are
hard up for arguments to support their
unpopular cause They can find only
little alleged flaw in the admirable record
Of the Democratic county administration
they say it has not done its full duty IN
respect Of the construction Of new roads.
Perhaps it has not; that remains 70 be
seen. But il must be borne IN mind that
the road question in Delaware, as apph-
cable TO local districts, has been in an I'M
settled state for quite while. The basis
of all permanent operations IS the new
State highway, and local county opera
tions must be subordinated to and CO.
ordinated with this main purpose.
However. let these partisan organs
rail as they please about the road ques-
ton, but the people are looking at other
things. They see an honest and effective
administration, where formerly disorder
and extravagance prevailed. They see
a close collection Of taxes, TO the LAST
dollar year after year, where formerly
unpaid taxes were allowed TO accumulate.
They see annual cash balances in the
county treasury, instead Of the former
annual deficits They see their fine new
court house, costing nearly 3 hundred
thousand dollars, paid for without in
creasing the taxes or adding q dollar TO
the county's bonded debt, work 50
thoroughly good it was publicly and warm
ly complimented by the court.
Seeing these things, and contrasting
them with undesirable conditions Of the
past, it is small wonder the people OF
Kent county refuse to make change.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-22
Why Berger was Reelected.

At the special election Tor Representa-
tive in Congress from the Fifth Wisconsin
district, Friday last, Victor Berger, the
Socialist member elected in November,
1918. but refused admission TO the House
on the ground that he had given aid and
comfort to the enemy" during the war,
was reelected. He received "a, ,367 votes
to 1861 for Henry Bodenstab. fusion
candidate
The reason for this result is plain. The
Socialists, who are very strong In this
district, which includes the city Of Mil
waukce, voted fer Berger TO the last man.
The registered vote of the district is about
$1,000. but Bodenstab, the fusion candi-
date, received less than 10000. Nearly
10000 qualified citizens did not vote at
all. Hence, their humiliation.
Why these laggards should not have
voted to the last man against Berger is q
mystery which only they can explain
away. They knew what Berger repre-
sented, and what his defeat would have
meant, but they allowed him 70 be elected
by default. Perhaps they did not relish
the name Of Berger's opponent, Boden-
stab
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-22
EXPORT CORPORATIONS.

The conference report On the Edge
bill. authorizing organization cf cor
porations to extend credit ID Europe
to stimulate export trade La been
adopted By tho Senate The President S
signature now is all that IS required to
make it operative
1t is hoped that illness il the White
House will not long delay the authority
for which international bankers and cX-
porters have been waiting. Our export
trade has not yet been seriously affected
BY the exchange rates (turope's $ need 81
food, clothing and raw materials hiss been
too pressing, but with the pound ster-
ling worth less than s4, the franc less than
half its normal value and other exchange
at still lower figures, the volume Of export
trade soonWill begin to lesson. II Is certain
thai so long as the rate OF exchange re-
mains excessive European buying here
will consist of bare necessities.
Organization of forelgn-credit cor
poratIons under the Edge bill VIII not
remedy the exchange evil. Time or govern
ment credits, or both, will be the only
cure for that But privately organized,
foreign credits will help considerably
even if the magnitude of the task prevents
their going Buffalo Express.