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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-26
NAVAL GUN PLANT
HERE GETSPRA|SE.
Rear Admiral EarIe's Report
Puts Efficiency at High
Mark; Asks Good Pay.

1.-THE record made by the naval gun
factory in this city during the war
period" says Rear Admiral Ralph
Earle chief Of the naval bureau Of
Ssxv in special report to the
timonial to the high efficiency Of the
| gun factory in all its branches, and
| In both the production and the quail
4ty Of ordnance and other articles for
the use Of the naval service. and flu
ed by the factory and It's officers and
employees as q brilliant and great one
in the successful conduct Of that part
Of the war program in which the Navy
was engaged"
The ordnance bureau. continued Ad-
miral Earle, considers that the naval
gun factory as an organised gov
eminent manufacturing institution
would be difficult to improve upon.
preciates the efforts Of its entire
force. who, because Of their efficiency
! unremitting labor and cheerful loyal
ty: are responsible for the results
Years Record Given.
During the year the plant manu-
featured eighteen four-inch, fifty cali
Der guns; eighty-nine hve-inch fifty
one caliber guns; 2$9 three-inch fifty
caliber guns: ten three-inch. twenty
|
one-pounder guns; refining and re-
building four twelve-inch. fifty cali
| Der, one seven-inch, forty-f1ve calfber,
and one 6ve-inch. nfty-one caliber
In the various stages Of completion
there are now some 172 guns, from
eight sixteen-inch down to forty-one
three-inch. fifty caIiber guns.
Considerable other important work
was done. including gun ., mounts. Am
| r {.
It appears from the report that the
total expenditures at the gun factory
during the past year were $a5,192.S67
was $45,s5s. The average daily pay
Of classified employees was increased
from $4.7S to $5.2S, and that Of un-
classified employees from $4.SS to $5.44.
The number Of employees has been re-
duced from $3.50. July l. 1913, to
$3.50.
Believes Bonus inadequate.
with the extraordinarily high cost Of
| living in Washington" says Admiral
| Earle, "the increased bonus Of $40 is
too little and is not proportionate to
the increasing cost OF living. The
bureau hopes that TIE oonI M on
ment employees will be able to obtain
adequate compensation for all en-
ployes. certainly for those who are
performing the extremely important
and dificult supervisory work"
It 10 recommended that q system be
adopted by which faithful employees
may be promoted after q certain num-
Der Of years. A plan suggested is
that each classified employe be al
lowed q 10 per cent increase Of the
base pay Of rating for every five years
Of service, the total increase not to
IA ovAr a. ner cent az that ha ga nav.
the longevity increase to change only
when 4 man 10 promoted to the next
| rating, and only to be allowed when
the mans efficiency 10 so per cent Of
the maximum mark allowed for his
| grade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-26
MILO QUITS AS GOVERNOR.
Italian Admiral in Dalmatia Gave
Allesiance to D'Annunzio.

ROME, November 26.-Rear Admiral
Enrico Milo, who has acted as gov
ernor Of Dalmatia as we'll as COM
mander Of the occupation FORCES In
that country, has resigned the former
office.
Rear Admiral Enrico Milo recently
has taken q prominent part IN de-
velopments along the Dalm attain coast
when Capt. Gabrielle D'Annunsio. who
has held Fiume for the last two
months with his irregular" italian
troops. landed at Lara. south OF
was welcomed by Admiral Milo, who
later swore allegiance to the DAN
nunxian movementsHis action was de-
precated in a semi ohicial statement
miraI Milo would remain in his posi-
ton in palmatia pending decision by
the government as to what steps II
would pursue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-26
MAY GIVE ireland
TWOPARL|AMENTS
England Plans to Satisfy
Factions With New Home
Rule Bill.
By The Associated Press,

LONDON. November ia new
home rule bill setting UP two par
liaments in ireland, with . council or
senate Of forty to be chosen by the
two. probably will be introduced in
parliament within the next two
weeks
Daily sessions are being held by
the cabinet committee in charge of
the measure, the subject under dis.
cushion at present being finance,
which 10 in charge Of . subcommittee
under the chairmanship OF J. Austen
Chamberlain. chancellor Of the ex.
chequer. Control Of customs always
has been a point of sharpsst differ
ence when other home rule schemes
have been debated, and WAS one of
the rocks upon which the Iris con.
vention was shipwrecked. Control OF
police is another knotty point.
Hopeful Sign Of Agreement.
The most hopeful sign of an agree
ment is the silence which Sir Edward
Carson, the Ulster leader, has pre-.
served since the latest Irish kite was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-26
ENDS TRANSPORT SERVICE.
Steamer George Washington Back,
After Taking Royal Belgians Home

NEW YORK. November 26.-Mak.
ing her last trip as q United States
naval transport. the George WASH
taken King Albert Of the Bslslans
and his party back to Europe from
Newport News. Returning on the
ship was Breckenridge Long. third
assistant secretary Of state. who 20.
eompanisd the royal Bsigiaas on their
homsvsFd voyage. Sunday night the
shap's o6oerS gave . farewell dinner
has BEEN In command Of the Gso19s
Washington, and who now win b
Transferred to tho cruiser HunttngenaI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-26

flown. Sir Edward has not issued
tesrs ITO keep their powder dry"
while the presence Of two hitherto
stanch unienist leaders, walter Hume
Long and Baron Birkenhead, on the
committee shows that Ulster Is tend
ing toward conoiliAtion.
It Ia the svpposition that there has
been An understanding on the main
points before the committed, and that,
In faah thsfs was tacie agreement
befofs the committee was named.
The nnai word, however, does not
rest with parliament. but with the
ton pursues its policy Of refusing
recosnition Of any British law, this
British planned Irish parliament may
come to nothing, since the sinn Fem
polled q majority Of the lrfsE voters
at the last election
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Followers May not Agree

Moaaratss. however, believe the
S Sesp t tss mass 1sa Of their followers in
line against an offer Of home rule
which promises to satisfy most OF the
ambitions Of the old nationalist
party. ~.,.s tha+
a.. S,nn Tain may capture the new
sou,harn parliament ana promptly
sseiare ireland an independent re-
public. II would be possible in sueh
case 10 carry on the work OF the par
Iiament without recognising any I'M
perial ovsrlofdship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-26
Tnn1h Luck.

Mrs. Dc Peyster-My dear. did yor
notice how bent over and stopped that
Hfe-saver iSf
MIRA Gelt---r did. and I understand
he rot that way from wearing all the
medals he won saving beautiful girls.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-12-27
CREOSOTE CAUSES
 FIRE AT MISSION

The roof of the mission hospital in the native village near Nenana was slightly damaged by fire short ly after noon today, as the result of an overloaded stovepipe, caused, it is believed, by burning creosote. The building was saved through the timely discovery of the blaze by Miss Wright and the prompt re- sponse of the mission children and villagers.
 Robert Alexander, Arthur Wright, Joe John and numerous other boys assisted in the work of extinguish- ing the flames, seven Pyrenes being emptied in the process.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-12-27
NORTHERN COUPLE
 WEDDED ON COAST

Telegraphic advices received from Seattle yesterday announced the marriage in that city on Christmas day of Miss Ella knutsen and Nor man Mcdonald, both former resi- dents of Fairbanks.
 The bride is a sister of Sofus knursen, motion picture operator at Thorne's theater, and left for the States on one of the last boats. after a residence of several years in the upper town. Mcdonald is also an oldtimer, and is well known both in Fairbanks and Nenana.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-12-27
KOLCHAk DISAPPEARS.

PARIS, Dec. 27. - Nothing has been heard from Admiral Kolchak for several days, and it is feared here that all means of communicat- ing with the outside world have been cut by the numerous enemies of the Russian patriot, who is struggling against overwhelming odds in Si- beria to stay the advance of the Bolsheviki toward the east. The present whereabouts of the admiral is not known here.
 Owing to the development of revo- lutionary movements east of the Urals, it is feared that kolchak will find little left of his All-Russian government when he returns to IT, kutsk, to which city he removed his headquarters from Omsk early in the winter
The Nenana daily news., 1919-12-27
JAPAN HAS STOPPED
 PICTURE BRIDE FAD

TOXIC, Dec. 27.-According to reports in circulation in this city, the Japanese government has de- cided to discontinue the issuance of passports permitting picture brides to emigrate to America
 The practice has caused consider able anti-Japanese feeling in the United States, and it is on that ac- count, it is said, that the govern ment will forbid such departures in the future.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-12-27
NENANA NIGHT SCHOOL
 TAKING HOLIDAYS OFF

The citizenship night school, which is taking recess during holi- day week, will resume regular work on Monday evening, January 5th The class has been unusually regu- lar in attendance, absence from class work having been caused chiefly by calls for night work at hours in conflict with the class periods. The present class has 14 members, which is less than one-half of the number of men who had planned to attend. The opening of work in the canyon district has taken most of the men away. Those who are in need of such school work are urged to take up the work at the beginning of the new term. Failure to do so is to neglect a very important oppor- tunity. Tell Dr. Diven your wants and ask him about the work
The Nenana daily news., 1919-12-27
XMAS MESSAGE ID
 AMERICAN LEGION

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 27.-Com- mander Dolier of the American .Le- zion sent holiday greetings on Christmas to all American Legion commanders, executive committee men, alternates, and adjutants thanking them for their co-opera- tion and warning them agains: thoughtlessness and unfair act< which would weaken the infuen ce of the legion, for the betterment ot conditions for which the organiza- ton is working
The Nenana daily news., 1919-12-27
MEDICAL WRITER SAYS FRENCHMAN
 HAS ACTIVE MIND

LONDON, Dec. 27.-In a discus sion of the forthcoming worlds championship battle between Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpenter, the medical writer of the London Evening News says that the Ameri- cans chances against the French man depend upon the length of his reaction time, instead of upon his superiority in weight, speed, and strength.
 Reaction time, he explains, is the time between impulse to act and it's into action.
 The French champion, the article claims, possesses abnormally small reaction time, physically and men tally, sufficient to offset shortcom- ings which otherwise might be re garded as serious handicap.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-12-27
JSSES CHAMPIONSHIP CHANGES
ADMIRAL KOLCHAK COLLAPSE
 APPROACHING IN FAR NORTH

LONDON, Dec. 27.-According to information which has reached this city from Moscow, the situation con- fronting Admiral Kolchak has reached a critical stage. The Bol- sheviki, who forced the All-Russian armies back from Omsk, are now moving forward rapidly from that point, by way of the Trsns-Siberian railroad, rendering the position of the retreating Kolchak forces ex- tremely hazardous. The Bolsheviki are reported to have occupied Tomsk.
 There is also the danger that the retreat of Kolchak will be cut off by a new revolution, which has de- veloped at Cheremkovo, and there is a further menace in the revolu- tionary government established at Irkutsk, in opposition to Kolehak.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-12-27
PROFESSOR SEEKING
 PACIFIC CONTINENT

BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 27.-Will- jam Allanson Bryan, professor of zoology and geology, has sailed from this port in search of details of the lost continent which is supposed to lie buried beneath the Pacific be- tween South America and Hawaii. The professor believes the little is land of Juan Fernandez, 400 miles of the coast of South America, is part of the lost continent, and he will tarry there for some time for
The Nenana daily news., 1919-12-27
MtX|CANS KILLED
 YANKEE OFFICERS

FL PASO, Tex, Dec. 27.-Evi- dence obtained by the senate com mittee which is engaged in investi- gating the death of the two Ameri- can aviators, Lieutenants Water house and Connolly, shows that the unfortunate men were murdered by unknown persons, presumably Mexi- cans. .. ~a
 The aviators were forced to land in Lower California and were not again heard from. Several weeks bodies, partially buried.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-12-27
F|RE CLAIMS TWO
 IN RAINIER HOME

SEATTLE, Dec. 27.-A. 4. Ken worthy and son Glenn, aged five years, were burned to death yester- day when their home at Rainier Valley was destroyed by fire. The position of the bodies indicated that the little boy was alone in the house when the fire started, and that the father entered the burning building in an effort to save his son, but was overcome before he could do so.
 Mrs. Kenworthy was in tow1, shopping when the fire occurred
The Nenana daily news., 1919-12-27
WOOD THROWS HIS HAT
 IN PRESIDENTIAL RING

LINCOLN. Dec. 27. - Nebraska voters have filed a petition asking that the name of Leonard Wood be placed on the official ballot as d candidate for the Republican nom ination for President.
 The chairman of the Pershing for President committee declares that no man has right to say that Gen. eral Pershing will not be a candi- date for President.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-12-27
XMAS BATTLES ARE
 FOUGHT IN STATES

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 27.-This city was the scene of three good prizering exhibitions on Christmas, the pugilists appearing representing several sections of the United States and England
 Joe Walling, Chicago lightweight, won from Joe Benjamin of San Francisco in a fast six-round bout
 Bill Brennan of Chicago defeated Sailor Petrosky of California, and Johnny Murray of New York best ed Joey Fox of England.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-12-27
WOMEN PLANNING WORLD CAMPAIGN
 AGAINST WH|SKEy

CHICAGO, Dec 27-Miss Anna Adams Gordon, president of the Ma tional Women's Christian Temper ance union, and Miss Julia Dunne, editor of the Union Signal, the or ganization's paper, are planning trips to South Africa, Europe, and the Orient, as a step toward making the whole world dry. They expect to spend many months abroad, and express confidence in their ability to make material progress in their campaign against old John Barley corn.
 When reminded today of the many deaths that have resulted in this country from attempts to cele- brate Christmas with wood alcohol, Miss Gordon declared that so-called good whisky had killed more men than wood alcohol ever would
 The two ladies are elated over the success of the prohibition move ment in this country. and picture a happy world when other countries have been shown the light of tenn perance.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-12-27
RIVER |CE CAUSING
 LOSS STCF|SHERMEN

CHINOOK, Wash, Dec 27.- Floating ice in the Columbia river is causing havoc along the stream by carrying away fish traps, nets, and other gear belonging to can neries and fishing outfits, the losses already reported aggregating fully s50,O0O.
 Most of the damage is reported from the lower end of the river.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-12-27
BACHELORS SUBMIT
 FINANCIAL REPORT

The sum of $53225 was expend- ed by the Bachelors of Nenana in arranging for the Christmas tree and other festivities for the enter tainment of the children of che town and the native village, according lo a financial report handed to The News today by the members of tn" Bachelors finance committee. The subscriptions were several dollars short of the amount expended, but this was made up by the committee
 The report, which was signed by Martin Nash, R. B. Eames, Harry Davis, and A. B. Funk. shows the following expenditures:
The Nenana daily news., 1919-12-27
SOME IN CANADA.
WINNIPEG, Man, Dec.

WINNIPEG, Man, Dec. 27.- Many deaths from drinking wood alcohol have occurred in Canada during the past several days, the majority of them having been re- ported from the Northwest.
 The Royal Northwest Mounted po- lice have located many small stills in various parts of the Dominion.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-12-27
NO RELIEF.

CHICAGO, Dec. 27. Dr. John Robertson is authority for the state ment that there is no known anti dote for wood alcohol. Persons who drink the poison in large quantity, he says, are certain to die or to go blind. A stomach pump offers the only relief.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-12-27
ALCOHOL JAG
 IS FATAL TO MANY

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-The care less drinking of wood alcohol dur ing the Christmas festivities in this city has resulted in the death of thirty-six persons, and many more are critically i'll. It is believed by the authorities that the death toll will reach fifty, many of those ill now having small chance to re- cover.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-12-27
TOLEDO WANTS FIGHT.

TOLEDO, Ohio, Dec 27.-The Toledo Boxing commission is trying to land the Dempsy-Carpentier bat tie, and is willing to make a very attractive offer to the two champi- ons. The Willard-Dempsey fight put s3O,OOo into the commissions charity fund.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-12-27
DISTRIBUTERS ARRESTED.

NEW YORK, Dec. 27. - Four men have been arrested at Hart, ford on the charge of murder, the complaint accusing them of distrib- uting wood alcohol, the drinking of which proved fatal to a number of persons there A score of deaths from drinking the poisonous bev- craze have been reported from va rious cities in Massachusetts and Connecticut The men under arrest at Hartford are charged with the distribution of twelve barrels of al cohol Many of the victims are blind today as a result of drinking the poison.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-12-27
VETERAN NEGRO DEAD;
 STUCK TO ONE MASTER

PARKERSBBURG, W. Va. Dec. 27.-William Peyton, negro, died here today at the ripe old age of 12S years. He had the distinction of having served one family through six generations, beginning as slave and continuing to serve the same household after he had been freed
The Nenana daily news., 1919-12-27
BIRTHDAY OF WILSON IS COMING TOMORROW

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 27.- President Wilson will be 63 years old tomorrow and preparations have been made for a family reunion in honor of the event. All three Of the Presidents daughters will spend the day at the White House.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-12-27

illness of nine persons in this city who drank wood alcohol on Christ mas, believing it to be the real stuff. It is feared that a majority of those in the hospitals will die or suffer the loss of their sight.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-12-27

Rev. F. B. Drane. of St. Marks mission, will occupy the pulpit at St. Matthew's church. Fairbanks, to- morrow morning. The church has been closed since the departure of
The Nenana daily news., 1919-12-27
TWELVE IN DENVER.

DENVER, Dec. 27, - An even dozen wood alcohol victims are re-
 ceiving treatment in local hospitals
 today.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-12-27

Gateway to Mckinley
 National Park.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-12-27

NINE IN CLEVELAND.
 CLEVELAND, Dec. 27.-The po- lice authorities report the serious
The Nenana daily news., 1919-12-27

Rev. H. H. Lumpkin several months ago.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-12-27

the purpose of making investiga- tions.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-12-27
TEMPERATURE

Saturday, December 27.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-12-27

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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-07-11

cipal speaker of the evening. and the
large audience greeted his epigrams
with frequent and enthusiastic bursts
of applause.
The Anderson system, OF which
Mr. Anderson is founder and in which
Mr.. Fish is a worker, is devoted to
the naturalization of revolutionary
propaganda. Its special field is in the
logging camps. A second object is
to supply the men in the camps with
wholesome means of entertainment
in order to counteract the tendency
to gambling, drunkenness, and gen.
eral moral deterioration. The means
used are the collection and distribu-
ton to loggers of used books and
periodicals. the supplying of speak
ers and singers to the camps, and
efforts to AmericaniZe foreigners.
Boxes have been placed on the
streets of Seattle, Tacoma and other
cities in which literature can be
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-07-11
PARK FIRM LEASES
L0NGM|RE SPRINGS
FAMOUS MT. RAINIER PROPERTY
PASSES FROM PIONEER
FAMILY

The famous Longmire Springs
property in Rainier National park
has been leased to the Rainier Ma
tional Park company, giving it now
exclusive operation of all the park
facilities, it was announced this
week
The property, approximately 10
acres in extent, embraces the famous
soda, sulphur and iron springs from
which the location takes it's name,
the recently constructed Longmire
hotel. and numerous other smaller
and less important buildings.
The property possesses more histo-
rical interest than any other section
of the park. James Longmire, the
discoverer of the springs, left the
plains with his wife and family in
1853 and crossed the Cascades in the
first party across Matches pass. They
settled in Yelm, whence Longmire
used to make frequent trips back into
the mountains. In 1870 he accom-
panied p. B. Van Trump and General
Hazard Stevens as far as the present
southern boundary Of the park on the
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-07-11
MOST FIRES CAUSED BY
PIL|NG ASHES CARELESSLY
Garbage Hastily Dumped in Alleys Is
Source of Most CONGREGATIONS,
Says NJ. w. Wisner.

Dumping of ashes in back yards
and alleys produced m re fire loss in
Olympia than any other cause during
the past year, according to NJ. w.
Wisner, assistant chief of the fire de-
partment.
Few people realize what chance
there is for fire to get started when
ashes are dumped" Mr.. Wisner says.
ashes which seem perfectly cold
and give out no smoke or light are
very likely to be the source of a fire
that will burn house down. IN
less put in metal can they are apt
to come in contact with wood or
paper. with disastrous results"
Mr.. Wisner advocates a municipal
garbage collection system such as
those in Seattle and Spokane.
Electric wiring. formerly the cause
of many fires, now produces little
loss, he says. This is because of the
stringency of the regulations under
which it is now installed. Mice and
matches are occasional causes of
fires.