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The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19
SENATE COMMITTEE ALLEGES WASTE IN
 BUILDING HOUSES

WASHINGTON. Dec. 19.-The Sen ate subcommittee investigating the expenditure of public buildings con structed during the war by the United States Housing Corporation that steps be taken to recover money improperly paid" for work done by the corporation. The committee recommends that prosecu- tions be initiated, if found necessary.
 The committee also in it's report charged ineffciency and carelessness and disregard of the provisions of the act under which it was operating against the housing corporation
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19
EVERY EATING HOUSE IN BERLIN CLOSED
 AGAINST THE PUBLIC

BERLIN, Dec 19.-Every restaur- ant, cafe, bar and even the Kosher kitchens have been closed in retalla- tion against the new regulations inn posed by the Food Minister, designed to suppress illicit trading in food stuffs. Restaurant men. denOunce these as more drastic than any law of the old regime. Hospitals are the only public places where food is be- ing served. t
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19
SOCIALIST PAPERS
 DON'T LIKE SIGNS
 CONCERNING ROYALTY

BERLIN, Dec. s18-The Socialist
 newspaper Vorwaerts comments sac castically on the failure of Ger. many to remove the "royal"l and "Kaiser' signs that abount every where. It is the result of count less stream of communications of
 protest that arrives at the Vor- waerts office. From all provinces of the German empire come com munications to the paper declaring that the old signs and inscriptions by which nearly everything was royal o' "Kaiserlich" still remain.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19
WILL MAKE EFFORT TO REDUCE PRICE
 ON ALL CLOTHING
Department of Justice Calls Upon Clothiers to Meet. During the Month of Jan
 uary

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The De partment of Justice has called cloth. iers to meet here in January to dis. cuss steps for checking the rising cost of clothing. It is hoped to eff. feet economies in the operation of the woolen4 mills. The plan outlined provides for the production of stan dard quality cloth to be sold at req, sonable prices as an inducement to the public to check the spirit of ex. extravaganza.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19
WHY THE UNREST

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-Frank A. Vanderlip, former President of the National City Bank of New York told a Princeton. N. J. audience that the roots of the world unrest lay in the imitation Of national credits and the issue of practically worthless money. Unless we give our fi- nancial assistance" he says. "the whole world faces the prospect of general European revolution and down, all of our present civiliza- tion."
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19
HEAVY VOTE ON ELECTION OVER
 BERCER'S CASE

2 MILWAUKEE, Dec. 19-An early return between Victor Berger, So cialist candidate for reelection to Congress, after being refused his seat for un-patriotic utterances. and Henry H. Bodenstad, the Republican candidate whom the Democrats also vote in the history of elections has been cast One vote per minute was the record made in some of the dis tricts.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19
Prominent Coal Operator and Former President Coal Unions To Help
 Probe Coal Prices
CONVENTION IS CALLED
Union Delegates to Meet in Columbus Jan. 5th.; Palmer Before Sen
 ate Committee

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-John P. White. former president of the United Mine Workers of America, and Rembrandt Peale, an indepen- dent coal operator of Pennsylvania, are two men that will be named President Wilson on commission to investigate coal conditions and prices and wages, in order to see if the mine workers are entitled to any fur ther advance.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19
CUBAN SCHOONER TURNS TURTLE AND SOME OF
 THE CREW DROWNED

NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 1S.-it Is be- lieved that five members of the crew and IS stowaways were lost when the Cuban schooner Sunbeam turned turtle off the Virginia Capes yester- day. The cutter Manning brought the captain and two members of the crew to this port
 A later report showed that two members of the crew and five Chin ese were drowned.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19
' NEW STEEL PROCESS

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-The Rep logic Steel Company claims to have perfected a process for treating the Eastern iron ores more cheaply than the Western area and will develop New Jersey ore reserves estimated at 100,0O0.000 tons of high-grade ore. Two modernized furnaces are expected to produce 30.000 tons of pig iron monthly at $24.05 per ton cost. giving a net profit of $l.000,- 900 annually.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19
BISHOP CUTS DOWN
 HIS OWN SALARY

LIVERPOOL, Dec. 18.-The Right Rev. Francis Chavasse, Bishop of Liverpool. has voluntarily cut his salary down more than half in or der that the yiears and curates in his diocese may receive better sal aries Dr. Chevasse receives $2l, 900 3 year. He has announced that $lO,00O is sufficient for him and that the remaining $11.Q00 can go toward the sun being raised to Sc cure 2 salary Of $2.000 a year for every vicar and s1.000 for each GU rate
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19
CAPTAIN ALLEGES
 IN HIS DEFENSE
 r HE WAS "FRAMED"

NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.-Captain Karl c. Detzer, being tried for al legged cruelty against prisoners and eubosdinates while in the American war service fin France, claimed in his defense that he was the victim of a group Of soldiers who framed him. " He was formerly a newspaper man of Fort Wayne, Indiana. The govern ment rest it's case today.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19
SENATOR JOHNSON WILL MAKE RACE
 FOR NOMINATION

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Senator Hiram w. Johnson of California has announced that he will make a canl- paign for the Republican nomination for President, and that he will tour the country in the interest of his candidacy. speaking at least once in every state in the Union.
 Senator Johnson first announced his candidacy late Saturday evening to his friends.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19
SEATTLE VAUDEVILLE ACRISS SWEPT TO HER
 DEATH IN A STORM

SEATTLE. Dec. 19.-Mrs! Helen Louis Ferera, a guitar player and vaudevoille artist. is believed to have been swept from the deck of the steamer President off the Cali fornia coast last Friday during a gale. Her body was not recovered. She played for phonograph records under the name of Helen Louise. She wes the daughter of Albert 0reedus of Seattle.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19
WANTS PROHIBITION
 LIFTED AT ONCE

WASHINGTON. Dec. 19.-Repre- sentative Richard Olney of Massa- chusetts has called at the White House and urged President Wilson to proclaim demobilization at once, in order to lift the wartime prohibi- tion enforcement measure. James Hamilton Lewis announced that he intended asking the same thing of the President.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19
TALKS OF CONGRESS

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-A Wash ington special to the World says the 66th Congress talked 13,862,800 words or more than any other ses- sicn, salaries and clerk hire costing $3.491, TOO. besides another 31,000.- 900 for the travelling expenses of "junketing" committees.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19
GEN. WOOD TALKS ON RADICALS

DENVER, Dec. f9.-Gen. Leonard Wood. candidate for nomination of President on the Republican ticket, in addressing the Legislature of Col orado declared that the factors in the wave of unrest sweeping the nation are marked indifference on the part of the average American towards the performance of hisS civil duties and willingness of the red and alien agi- tators to usurp the functions of local government. Sections only of, the na- ton, he said, were affected.
 The speaker declared that sao-per cent of the American labor men were straight, but were being influenced by radical leadership. He urged as a remedy the strict repression of immigration. He declared that the American Legion was the bulwark in the nations industrial life.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19
JAPANESE CABINET
 SENDS CHINA NOTE
 MAKING A PROTEST

TOXIC, Dec 19-The spread of anti-Japanese sentiment and agita- tion in China was discussed at a Japanese Cabinet meeting today. It was decided to send protest to the Chinese government. It was reported that Japanese men and women and children are being molested.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19
ARE kEPr IN PRISON

MORALES. Arizona, Dec. 19.-H. Y Leonard and H. o. Martin, American members of the crew of the subma. rine tender Pockomoke. have been in jail at Mazatlam Sinaloa, since No vember 12, according to Americans arriving on the Mexican border
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19
GEN. PETLURA IS REPORTED TO HAVE
 FLED TO POLAND

LONDON, Dec. 19.-Gen. Petlura. Ukraine commander. has fled into Poland, according to Moscow wire less, which says that the greater part of his troops have been dis persed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19
CAPTAIN. ALcofk INJURED

LONDON, eDc. 19.-Captain Sir John Alcock. who made the first non- stop flight over the ocean. was seri- ously injured in a crash at Cotterad. France.
 He died . few hours later.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19
PRESIDENT WILSON
 ASKS APPROPRIATION

WASHINGTON Dec. 19.-Presi- dent Wilson has asked Congress to appropriate $25,00O for the expenses of the second sindustrial congress which is now in session, for the pur- pose of outlining definite plan for a better understanding between labor and acaptsah anA~bringing about read justment problems.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19
SIR ARTHUR BORDEN TO REMAIN PREMIER
 OF THE CANADIANS

OTTAWA, Dec. 19.-It was an nounced today that Sir Robert Bor- den will remain Premier of Canada. He Is, however, to take long leave and have complete rest before re- suming his duties.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19
SENATOR LODGE IS
 LIKELY TO BE MADE
 CHAIRMAN OF MEET

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Tenative plans have been made to have Sen ator Lodge act as temporary or per manent chairman of the Republican National Convention to be held in Chicago June 8.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19
ALL THE LOOSE STEEL IS PURCHASED BY A
 FIRM IN PORTLAND

PORTLAND, Dec. 19.--M. Bearde & Sons. wholesale machinery firm, bought at public auction in Philadel- phia all of the steel plates and an chors and bar chains and other equip ment left over from steel shipbuild- ing throughout the country. The price paid was between $11.000,0o0 and $21,000.000.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19
JAPANESE DECLARES
 NO UNDERSTANDING
 WITH MEXICO REACHED
Japanese Ambassador Informs ,Secre- tary Lansing Japan is Not
 Seeking Any Privileges. ...4s... in Mexico

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Dr. Shid Ira, Japanese Ambassador has has informed the State Department that his country has not entered into ne gotiations with Mexico looking to- wards the acquisition of special pri- vileges or any territory. ,-ks
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19
TO CALL CONVENTION

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.-Green, one of the international union off cers, has announced that general convention of coal mine workers will be held in Columbus, Ohio, during the week of January 5 to hear de- tails of the agreement, which caused the end of the strike.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19
WEATHER xoDERArEs

WAsHlN0TON. Dec. 19.-It was showing this forenoon in the Mid de Atlaptic States. In Ohio and the upper Aississippi valley the temptfstufe showed . moderation.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19
THINK rREloHTEH LOST

!. HALIFAX, Dec. 19.---It is believed that the British freighter Manxman
 went down at saa. and that the crew of 43 probably all were drowned.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19
RETIRED ON REouEsT

WASHINGTON. Dec. 19.-Brig Gen. Edwin F. Glenn. Commander of the s3rd Division. ha7 been retired at his own request after 46 years service
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19
MUSICIAN IS DEAD

CHICAGO. Dec. 19.-Cleonfonts Camanini. director general of grand ouera in Chicago. died last night of pneumonia.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19
ACTION PosTpoMEo
 AGAIN ON OIL silL

WASHINGTON, Dec. ls.-Congress has postponed action on the coal ard gas and oil and land leasing. hil n. til next month.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19
PRloR.Is SWORN IN

VICTORIA. B. C.. Dec. 19.-Attor- ney Prior has been sworn in as Lieutenant Governor of British Co lumbia.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19
WILSON IS DESIGNATED
 TO TRY REDS
Gov. Hart Names Him To Try Alleged Centralia Murderers;; Wobblies
 Are Sentenced

TACOMA, Dec. 19.-Gov. Louis F. Hart has designated Judge John M. Wilson of Thurston and Mason coun- ties to hear the cases of the Gen. tralia wobblies.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19
IS REELECTED seEAkER

PARIS. Dec. 18.-Paul des Chanel was reelected. unopposed, president of the new Chamber of Deputies.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19
wossLlEs ARE SENTENCED

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 19.-The jury returned a verdict of guilty on GA counts against 32 members of tho l. w. w. for violating the espionage act.
 Twenty-seven of the wobblies were sentenced to serve terms ranging from three and half years to nine and a half years in the federal pen itentiary at Leavenworth. Kansas.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19
oMlssloNs ARE REpoRTEo

WASHINGTON Dec. e 19-Omis- sions in submitted estimates for the coming fiscal year, bring the pro posed expenditures of the govern- ment up to $5,24s.470.031 instead of $4,S65, 100000. Representative Good. Republican. Iowa. chairman of the appropriations committee, told the House.
 Item omitted from the estimates. MT. Good said, included $78.000.O00 for road construction, already author ized; 150.300;O00 for redemption q war savings. certificates, reserv4 notes and miscellaneous public debtt; proposed by Secretary Glass in hH report; $30.760,0oo to continue tho s24o annual /. bonus to. government workers; 0,O00.oe0 for! salary in creases of postoffiqe employees; $35.- GOO for snpplimcHfary estimates, and $50, ,0OO. .OO0 for deficiencies.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-19

WASHINGTON. Doc. 19.-7In. re- cent estimates presented by Secre- tary Carter Glass for the coming fis- cal year practically $5,00O. 100000 was asked. Interest on the war debt was figured at $1.017 10000
 The estimated appropriations for tho principal government depart ments were presented as follows;
 Legislative (Congress) $s.025.- 29725.
 Executive (White House and gov erament. departmental sl4s.l1l.4s3.77.
 Judicial $1.634.i90.
 Army. SSS9.57s.667.20.
 Navy. $542.03l, ,S04-so.
 Pensions. $215.030. nS5. s
 Public Works. $2S3.a2l.Sio.l7.- , Miscellaneous. 3s5s. .1t7. .s37.ss-
 Foreign intercourse, $ll.s43.26Qs1.
Arizona republican., 1919-05-23
MANY FEATURES AT POULTRYNEN'S AND
 DEPARTMENTS PICNIC

One of the interesting as well as in structfve features of the dairymen and trymen's picnic at East Lake park Saturday, May 24. will be demon stration of a. new cooling device for cooling milk or cream Dairy Com missioner W. A. Barr and Professor Cunningham, dairyman of the Arizona College of Agriculture will have charge of the demonstration. Cooling milk is one of the live issues on all dairy farms at the present time and any new methods that promise better and quicker results are eagerly looked for by all dairymen- This demonstration will be held in the morning. Both Commissioner Barr and Professor Cunningham will speak in the after noon.
 Another demonstration that will be a part of the morning exercises will be | an explanation of the Hogan system of selecting laying hens, by Captain kenney, poultryman of the Arizona College of Agriculture. There are many students of the Hogan system in the l Salt River valley who will be glad of l this opportunity to learn more of it.
 Mrs. W. A Wilson, chairman of the l committee on refreshments has ar ranged for lemonade and ice cream and the visitors will bring basket 1 lunches. The afternoon program has l been arranged with a great deal of l care and splendid time is in store for l all dairymen and poultrymen who at- 1 tend.
Arizona republican., 1919-05-23

over the signature of MT. Trenberth, together with a letter claiming that the whole transaction was regular and O. K. and asking the commission to name a date when a representative ol the company could come down and talk it over.
 The commission has now replied to the letter, and holds that the only thing to talk over is where the com pany is going to designate as the place to take back their mules and other things The letter, signed by Andrew Baumert, chairman of the commission, follows in part:
 For the purpose of arranging a time and place where the property to which your letter refers may be re- turned to your custody, this commis- sion will be ready to confer with any representative you may designate. We will be open to. such a conference at any time, subject only to such tenn porary delays which may be unavoid- able, due to other official duties of the commission. Even as to such matters. and over them, such a conference will be given every possible precedence in order and point of time. The office of ! the commission is always open for | such purposes.
 i We have no desire to be drawn into any discussion as to any matter not | connected with the one question of whether or not you will designate the time when and place where the prop erty may be returned to you. That point is the first one to be disposed of No obstacles will be placed in the way of your ascertaining for yourselves al points as to present conditions of the property, such as may be connected with the solution by your representa-
 tive of the question of that condition
 of the property. with it's bearing upon the sole question of Ns return to
 you, and it's acceptance by you, in re
 scission of the whole deal.
 Aside from the above, the comms
 sion will wait a reasonable time fo
 reply to this letter. In event such re
 ply is not forthcoming. it will then ac
 with respect to the property tendere
 10 you now and before NcH. as advis
 able for the protection of the fuI
 rights of the state of Arizona in tn
 whole matter"
Arizona republican., 1919-05-23
OLD MULE DEAD BOBS UP AGAIN
 IN COMMISSION
State Won't Pay for Mules and Equipment Bought by Old Commission - Asks When Company Will Take Them Back

The famous mule deal had another airing yesterday, the deal of the old commission of state institutions with the Aubrey investment company, of which A. A Johns is secretary treas urer and Jack Trenberth, president by which the company sold to the state a large number of mules and some grading equipment for something over s21.000.
 Following the report of veterinarians who spoke of the mules in a very dis paraging manner, and the report of the engineering department on the equip meut, which was also unfavorable, the present commission of state institu- tions turned down the demand for the second payment for a sum neal Sl0.00O. and passed a resolution wholly rescinding the contract
 Another demand was recently filed
Arizona republican., 1919-05-23
S1OO Reward

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The manufacturers of the Security Auto Theft Signal" will pay rewards for the arrest and conviction of par ties stealing an automobile with the said Theft Signal properly attached thereto, or arrested and convicted for tampering with said Signal as follows: s1o00o for the arrest and conviction on charge of grand larceny, or other felong charges, and s2500 for the ar- rest and conviction on a charge of joy riding-taking car without owners permission-petty larceny or other misdemeanor charges.
 Applicants for these rewards will find blank and affidavit forms with local distributors and dealers. This notice supercedes all former announce ments. and no rewards will be paid after this date except as above stated. MILLER CHAPMAN COMPANY, Los Angeles California. Dated, April i t9, 1919.-Advs.
Arizona republican., 1919-05-23
OCEAN ABOUT 90
 MILLION YEARS OLD

How old is the ocean? Standing on the shore and looking out over the ex- panse of water, the ocean seems s fixed and eternal fact, but the seas had beginning and will have an end. Scientists say that when this time comes the last drop of water will have been absorbed into the earths crust, it's surface will be a desert and all life will become extinct.
 The age of the oceans has been esti- mated by a leading authority. Prof. Frank Clarke of the United States Geological survey, at about 90,000,0 900 years. This, of course, is only an ap- proximation, but is based on carefully studied scientific data. All the water was once contained in the vapor that surrounded the glowing, slowly cooling mass which is now the earth. After the gases combined to form water. the process of making the ocean salt b. : gan. This was the work of the rivers. Mineral salts were extracted from. tlp. rocks over which they flow and de- posted in the sea
 Each year the action of the streams is said to make the ocean slightly more salty and this is the basis on which it's age is calculated. The amount of salt carried by the rivers of the world is computed by the scientists and com pared with the total quantity in the ocean. After evaporation and the ve- locity of currents have been considered 1t is possible to calculate how long it has taken to make sea water as salty as it is today
 About 31h per cent of mineral salts and 961a per cent fresh water make UT the oceans. Three-fourths of the solid matter is common table salt. chloride of sodium. other ingredients being chloride, sulphate and bromide ot magnesium; sulphate and carbonate of lime and sulpbate of potash. besides traces of various other minerals and metals, including gold and silver.
Arizona republican., 1919-05-23

pencil or two, a photograph of Q dizzy broiler he doesn't want wifey to see, a knife that won't cut anything, a key ring with fourteen keys on it, some stamps all stuck together, a few rub Der bands, a memorandum book, a newspaper clipping, of something the local paper said about him, a watch, a poker chip, card or two admitting him to his favorite club, a pocketbook
Arizona republican., 1919-05-23
BAN PRESERVES SCATTER

WASHINGTON, May 22.-Continued decentralization of national bank re- serves is shown by returns from the bank call of March 4. Of the 100 larg- est national banks, each with resources O fabout S25,000,0O0. 51 are located outside the great eastern financial cen ters. Iqstitutions in 24 states are in- cluded in the list.
Arizona republican., 1919-05-23
POCKETS USEFUL
 PART MEMS HIVES
Baltimore Sun.)

Pockets are among the most useful things ever invented
 What a small-town nick would do for a place to put his hands had he no pockets is hard to imagine.
 No man knows exactly how many pockets he has. If you don't believe it ask the first man you meet. He can't come within four of it. Each suit of clothes is equipped with so many of these repositories that the
Arizona republican., 1919-05-23
average 'he" cant think right off the

reel how many he has got.
 Give a man 8 full suit of clothes without a single pocket and he would be lost. Just look what a man carries around in his pockets.
 Half a dozen letters, can of tobacco and a pipe, or two o- three cigars (more often these are worn in his vest just over his hearD, fountain pen, 2
Arizona republican., 1919-05-23

with some money in it, a laundry ticket, a rabbit foot, 8 clasp of a silk garter. 3. few cigar store coupons, a deck of cards, a pistol. a recipe for curing a cold, a piece of court plaster, a dream book, a lock of hair and on ad infinitum.
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Arizona republican., 1919-05-23

So the smock is being revived fo Summer, and the youthful maidens of the country are rejoicing. They do look so Greenwich village-like, y'know." This one is a beautiful cherry red crepe de chine which is boldly stenciled in yellow and grass green shades. The white pearl beads outlining the round neck is an added note of charm.