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The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-24
MONTESANO HOTELS ARE CROWDED WITH ATTENDANTS FOR OPENING
 OF W0BBLY HEARINGS ON MONDAY

MONTESANO Wash. Jan 23-[F)-With all avail able hotel space occupied and in the resi- dencc district taken up this tonight resembles boom mining camp. Witnesses lawyers and newspaper congregang here preparatory to the opening ot the hearings in the Centraa wobby which begin next Monday More than 300 witnesses have been called for the trial which is said to be the wobbes last fight.
 Eleven men, said to be members of the Industrial Workers of the World face trial here Monday charges of first degree murder in connection with the killing of Warren O. Grimm, of four men who were shot to death in an Armisce Day parade at Centrala, Wash, Nov. II, 1919.
 Two other alleged l. w. w. also charged with der have not yet been apprehended.
 The victims of the shooting were all Centralia resi- dents and former service Grimm, lieutenant and former University of Washington football star; Ernest Dale Hubbard shoe dealer; Arthur McEfresh druggist and Ben Casgranda, bootblack
 In the prisoners dock of the superior court here to- day were Elmer Smith, Britt Smith, Ray Becker, Bert FaIkener James McInerney Bert Bland, Mike Sheedan Eugene Barnett Loren Roberts, John Lamb and O. C. Bland, They pleaded not guilty at Chehalis and Wer~ granted a change of venue to Montcsano.
 In the investigation many eye witnesses sad the first shooting begun without warning proVocation by those inside the l. W. w. hall Some said the firing began from the hall after single shot from the Avalon hotel, opposite the hall.
 At the coroner's inquest Dr. Frank Bic1ford Cen traIia physician and former service man who march ing in the parade testified that the shooting began only after the marchers started to rush the hall.
 Wesley Everetts, said to have been an l. w. W. or ganizer and the slayer of Hubbard spirited from the jail in the night following the shoong the electric lights of the town having been cut off, He taken by mob to bridge the Chehas river where he hanged
 Several service men who were wounded by shots have completely recovered.
 Twenty-four men, rounded up after the shooting charged with criminal activities but several of these have since been released.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-24
RICH SOCIALIST
 ARRESTED; SAYS
 IS RED LEADER

WN. B. LLOYD, CHICAGO MILLION
 ARE PARLOR SOCIALIST, SUP
 RENDERS RELEASED ON $10 00o
 BONDS SAYS IS RED REPRE-
 SENTATIVE
 CHICAGO. m, Jan %. lP) De- Iayed) Vim. B. Ross Lloyd. Chicago and known as a "parlor socialist" today surrendered to the county authorities following his in dictment yesterday by Cook county grandjury charged with conspiring to overthrow the American government by violence. Lloyd was released or a bond of $10,O00 which was prompt furnished
 Following his surrender and release on bond the wealthy radical in an interview given local newspapermen openly admitted his radical procIivi- ties and his connection with the ac- tiyittes of the communists. He de clared that he was q. representative cf the official red movement in the United States
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-24
DANIELS AND ADMIRAL KNIGHT IN
 DIFFICULTY OVER AWARDS; SPLIT
 OVER GIVING MEDALS TO WAR DEAD

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-(A9-Fresh sensa- tons came in the naval awards question here today when it officially admitted that serious split had come between Secretary Daniels and Admiral Austin Knight. The latter IS chairman of board Investigating the naval awards.
 In the matter of making certain awards Ad- miral Knight said that officers who were Ill com o,and of vessels sent to the bottom during the should not be given distinguished service medals unless they took offensive action against the enemy. Secretary Daniels objects to this view of the matter and declared emphatcally that the officers of such vessels ought to be decorated on the ground that they encountered as much danger in defensive ton as those who were charged with conducting offensive warfare.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-24
AMERICAN RUSSIAN COMMANDER IN FORMAL REPORT SAYS ATTACK ON
 YANKEE FORCES WAS UNPROVOKED

WASHINGTON Jan. 22,-(H)-(Delayed)- Official reports received today by the war depart ment confirm recent teegraphc despatches recelV- ed by the way of London regarding an attack made by All-Russim government troops aboard an a1mored train in an American detachment n Sl- beria. General Graves, commanding general of the American troops in Russia advises the war de partment that such an attack made by the Rus sians and was entirely unprevoked. The report says ''American forces clashed with All-Russlan forces under General Semoff near Posolakys The Americans repused attack of the Russians, cap turing one general six other officers and AS Rus sian soldiers. The American loss one killed, one died of wounds received and another is serious lv wounded Five Russians killed and one seriously wounded.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-24
OBJECTS
 ANTI SEDITI0NI
 BILL PROPOSED

SAMUEL GOMPERS ATTACKS AN
 TI-SEDITION BILLS PROVISIONS
 SAYS WILL. MAKE ALL FREE
 MEN SLAVES DEFENDS THE
 STRIKERS.
 WASHINGTON. D. C. Jan. p. lPD - Delayed) At the senate hearing today in the Graham anti-sedition bill organized labor thru Samuel Gompera. president of the American Federation of Labor formally protested against the enactment of the provisions ot the measure into laws. MT Gompers yiciously assailed the bill saying that it would make all free men slaves.
 He also attacked the provision pro hibiting the circulation of radical periodicals and other radical litera- ture He said that strikes were but the manifestations of aspirations by workers to better conditions. He said that strikes were necessary in the countries now most backward in democracy.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-24
P0LNDEXTER TO
 START CAMPAIGN
SENATOR TO TOUR STATE NEXT MONTH IN
 OWN INTERESTS

SEATTLE, Wash, Jan. 23,-P)- It is reported here today that Sena- tor PoindeXter will tour the State of Washington sometime next month to stir up interest in his campaign for the republican nomination for presi dency. Poindexter men here say that his campaign is going good in the east and with proper support in the west he will stand a good show of winning out in the Chicago conven- ton next June.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-24
ON POWHATTAN ARE
 NOW IN SAFETY
NORTHERN PACIFIC REPORTED TO HAVE RESCUED PASSEN- GERS OFF POWHATTAN; LAT TER VESSEL IS BEING TONED INTO HALIFAX.

NEW YORK, Jan, 23 UP Accord ing to wireless reports received here this afternoon the steamer Northern Pacific has succeeded in transferring all passengers from the transport Powhattan to her own deck and will arrive here with them tonight The Northern Pacific is sister ship of the Powhattan.
 The latter vessel is understood to be in tow of Canadian steamer and is being taken into Halifax, the nearest port where repairs will be made and the ship will then pro ceed here under her own steam. The transfer of passengers was made thru heavy seas with consider able difficulty.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-24
WINNIPEG GETS PAPER SUPPLIES,
SHIPMENT OF NEWS PRINT RE CEIVED- RESUM-
 ING PUBLICATION.

WINNIPEG, Jan. 22,-CP)- Delay- ed)-After almost a week of suspend ed publication the newspapers of this city plan to resume on their regular schedules tomorrow. Partial supplies Of news print stock were received to- day and additional supplies will be available next week For several days the size of the several papers will be curtailed
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-24
PORKLESS PORK
 BILL ACHIEVED
RIVERS AND HARBORS BILL PASSES WITHOUT PORK"
 MEASURSES. e.

WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 22.-(Pl Delayed-In an almost unrecogniz- able shape. the rivers and harbor bill. better known to the nation as the "pork barrel" measure, passed the house today It was characterized as a pork bill without pork" The mea- sure carries only $12,4o0O00 which is the smallest appropriation carried in the bill in many years.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-24
OREGON REATEM
 BY WASHINGTON
OREGON QUINTET LOSES TO WASHINGTON r IN SPEEDY
 EXHIBITION.

SEATTLE Wash Jan. % (P1- DeIayed) d)-In the opening game of the present season played here last night, the University of Washington basketball five defeated the Oregon U quintet by a score of 3S to 26. The game was a fast one and kept the spectators on their feet from begin ming to end. The Washington boys showed up to good advantage and look like champions
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-24
MAY ASK FOR CHANGE

ABERDEEN, Wash, Jan. 23.-(H)-With the trials of the Centraia Wobblies scheduled to start Monday at AIonesano Attorney Nandeveer, who is in charge of the deense stated today that it is possible that he may re his fight for change of venue. He says that will be impossible for him to find accommodations in Monte- sano for the witnesses that have been called for his lientS.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-24

LONDON Jan. 23.-lH9-T British government today received Hollands official reply to the demand for cNtradition of the former German ruler Holland says she be bound by the treaty to which she is not any party. The reply further states that ne
 the Dutch constitution the honor of Holland will permit the Netherlands bcray the of those Who have sought shelter and sanctuary within her borders like the kaiser did, The demand is concluded k bclv fore rejected being incompatible with Hollands free
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-24

ed the shores of the Sea of Azof and ar, now resting on the Gulf Of Pere- koy on the Black Sea
 M opposition to the red armies in this district has been crushed out. IT is believed that d portion Of these forces will continue operations iii Cai- mca
 The foreign office also announces that reports have been received to the fleet that Sprgtus Sazatoff has arrived in Warsaw and is preparing tu take tho field against rhe bolshe- lfli. Sazatoff was formerly foreign minister oL Euesia
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-24

Billy Sunday, the evangelist re gently stopped suddenly in his dis course and turning to woman in the audience, said: Madame I have been watching you try to put that baby to sleep for the last fifteen minutes and I'n tell you what l think is the matter. The baby needs board instead of lodging"
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-24
RAILWAY WORKERS REtEw DEMANDS
 ON HINES FOR. 40 PAR CENT WAGE
 INCREASE; CONFER NEXT TUESDAY

CLEVELAND Ohio, Jan 22-l4'-(Deayed)-At meeting of railway 1t definite Director General
  A railway organizations will confer Tuesday immediate
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-24

'Very interesting conversation in here?" asked papa, suddenly thrust ing his head thru the conservatory window, where Ethel, MT. Tom'ins and little Eva sat very quietly. "Yes, indead," said Ethel, ready on the
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-24
IS
 GREAT PATRIOT
 SAYS NEW HEAD
NEW FRENCH PREMIER PAYS HIGH TRIBUTE TO CHARACTER 0 F PREDECESSOR: s A ' s TREATY CLAUSES WILL BE FRENCH LAWS.

VERSAILLES, France Jan. 22 (H'l Delayed) In an address delivered here today AleXandre Millerand, who succeeds Clemenceau aS premier of France, paid "the tiger" of France splendid tribute for his services to the nation, and especially for the high quality of those services during the trying period of the war.
 He declared that Clemenceau is a great patriot. France, he said, owes to him a debt of gratitude beyond all other living statesmen. M. Miller and also said that the new cabiner will endeavor to maintain the allianc@ that had saved the world from Ge"- man domination. The treaty clauses he said, would be considered as law in France.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-24
REDS ORGANIZE
 SEATTLE UNION:
 MAMY ARRESTED

TEN ALLEGED MEMBERS OF RUS
 SIAN WORKERS UNION AR
 RESTED IN SEATTLE: 10 RADI-
 GALS ARE HELD FOR DEPOR-
 PATTON
 SEATTLE, Wash, Jan. 22.-(P)- Delayed) Evidence uncovered here recently in a raid made by agents of the department of justice and police officials resulted in the arrest tonight of ten men alleged to be members of the Russian Workers Union, an the existence of which was discovered in raids made by federal authorities in New York sev- eral weeks ago. That a branch of the organization also exists in this city is believed to be certain.
 The ten arrests made here tonight were carried out by federal agents. The men arrested, together with 30 others, have been turned over to the immigration officials and are being held for deportation proceedings. It is said that all of the alleged reds will fight the proceedings and at tempt to remain in America.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-24
GERMANY CAN DO IT

LONDON Jan 23- (49-A special despatch receiv- ed last night by the Daily Standard from The Hague says that Holland refuses absolutely turn over the former German kaiser the allies unless the German govern mcnt makes formal demand for his extradon In that n is stated that he would be delivered to representa- tiycs of the German government.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-24

instant with a reply. MT TomkinF and were discussing our kith and kin, weren't we, Eva?" "Yeth, they wath," replied little Eva. MT. Tom lins said May I have kith?' and Ethel said, You kin"
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-24
WEAR UNIFORMS

TACOMA, Wash, Jan. 23.-(F1-A special despatch received today by the Ledger says that the Centraia service plan to attend the Montesano trials in ice uniforms. These men wired Congressman Johnson asking if they prohibited by federal statutes from doing so Mr. Johnson replied 'No, not if you wear the red cheNrOn y
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-24
PER GENT BEER AND NINE
 WINE PROPOSED

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
 INTRODUCED TO MODIFY BONE
 DRY PROHIBITION PER
 CENT BEER AND NINE PER
 CENT WINE WANTED. ..
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 22,-(n' -(Delayed) Congressman AdClnN0 J. Sabath, democrat of the Fifth Hi nois congressional district, this morn ing introduced an amendment to tho constitution for the purpose of modi. flying the bone-drv prohibition amend ment. The proposed amendment legal izes the manufacture and sale of bee containing three per cent of alcoholic contents and nine per cent alcoholic wine.
 . MT Sabath also introduced a resolu- tion saying that there is great need for whiskey to combat the influenza epidemic now existing in Chicago and asking the suspension of prohibition regulations for a period of 90 days so that the supply of whiskey can be obtained.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-24
HOLLAND REFUSES TO EXTRADITE FORMER KAISER ON DEMANDFROM
 ALLIES: GIVES HIM PROTECTION

crumcut of the Netherlands today formally notified the allies that it will be impossible for to accedc to thelr demands for the surrender of the former German kaiser
 order that he might be brot trial for offcnse> against international morality and laws.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-24

LONDON, Jan. 23.-(P) It is off cialIy announced today by the foreign office that the bolsheviki forces in southwestern Russia have virtually severed all connections between the Crimean peninsula and the mainland of Russia. Soviet armies have reach
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-24
CRIMEA IS CUT FROM MAINLAND
 BY B0LSHEYIKI

BOLSHEVIKI FORCES SEVER CON NECTIONS BETWEEN CRIMEAE PENINSULA AND MAINLAND POLES ACQUIRE NEW LEADER AGAINST BOLS.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-24
TREATY UNRECOGNIZED

morality and laws.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-05

outfit consists Of one pair of warm wooden stockings
one pair of boots and little overcoat This meal
day, and these boots stockings and little coats
be supplied only If give them. If we do not, the
slaughter of the innocents by cold and starvation win
be appalling.
/. Among the more than two million men and WON
en- who will read this page there is not onetre can
not be single one-whose heart viii respond glad
ly and eagerly to the challenge of this great need We
asked you with Us, to cooperate with Nh. Hoover
raising tyentyhree million dollars to feed and cothe
these children and them from death this winter
1t can be done. 1t shall be doneI THE LITERARY
DIGEST knows its readers and the deep earnestnes.
the quick sympathy, the greathearted generosity they
always show when any real human need calls to them
You have never been called upon vain We
ing you now with great confidence We know,
ALSO how truly you represent the American spirit
which beats In the hearts of hundred and three mil
lions this big land Of plenty spirit which leaps
ready every such call, and is weary wedo-
ing! We not a hermit nation, isolated from the
world, when suffering and want cry QUITO from any
where under the great, beautiful and heart
sustaining hope supports these stricken people-Aev-
fca sDfH to hefr relief. For in the far places
Of the earth, where famine stalks one name and one
alone Is synonymous with rescue and hope-and that
name IS America
The small individual unit of ten dollars viii pro-
vide the coat and boots and stockings and meal a
day for child this winter. We urge our readers
we urge eoey one whose eyes on these words
to give quickly many of these units possible to
buy for themselves that precious and priceless
thing, the lite of little child-as many of them as
they can and every will be shining star m am
eternal crown 1t the Divine Love of little chill
dren who earth little child and who reisns
the King of Glory, who said ''Inasmuch as ye
have done unto of the least of these ye have done
it unto Me He does not forget nor fail to reward
So deeply do ourselves feel the urgency of this
great need knowing all the facts that we should feel
heavy burden of guilt if we did not go beyond any
thing have felt possible heretofore order to save
these innocent children from suffering and death
Therefore, THE LITERARY DIGEST will start this
fund with the of SIS 900 to feed and clote TWEEN
ty6ve hundred little boys and girls this winter What
inspiration it will be to all of us-vvhat an nspira-
tonand esampleto many thousands who may be uncer-
tain how much to give the very first week there
shall be great shower of checks for ST. 900 for
$4,000, for $4,000, well as deuse of smaller
amounts, to send the fund rolling on toward the neces-
say tventy-three millions Let us all see again what
the heart like m this great rch land of Amer
lea. Let have again vondrous revelation of the
heart of American motherhood. Let us have great
outpouring of love and hepfuness in the name of Him
who said, Feed my IambsI'
The Washington herald., 1920-12-05
The Slaughter Of the Innocents

expense of only threeeiehts of per cent with no
remuneration to the American directors Now he asks
all to help save the chldren who are in imminent
danger of starvation this coming winter.
There they are, in the midst of wrecked homes,
and farms and factories; in cities crowded with
of refugees without sustaining food for children,
through the destruction of live stock seeds for planting
materials, Tools and machinery gone: great
employment for workers; no means Of subsistence;
land Of economic ruin, of mutlated life, and lingering
death; and in the midst of it all the little children
In long lines they are waiting at the American
foodktchens. Will the food be there for thema VIII
they be turned awaya There no happy, healthy
faces in those long linesIot You have rags
and barefooted children, but 90 many little boys
and girls literally drest in tatters. Soon will be very
cold and for those bare little feet and legs and
there is nothing at home to put on
Hollow faces and shrunken bodies are so common
that their real condition does become evident until
inquire closely, and then find that most of
them are from one to five years back in their growth
size of two and half They just learning to stand
alone. Others almost old yet stand on their
feet Their and legs and spines and chests are
twisted and warped The flesh and skin are shriveed
their bones. 1t suprzing that life still exist
there If they have food they will gradually regain
their health and strength, but with of them it is
question Of now Starvation and tuberculosis
will not wait ,..A,..-
In Poland alone million five hundred thousand
such children must be cared for. In Latva and Esthor-
the people living mostly diet made from po-
tatohour, oathour, and saxdust- In Czecho-Slovaka
In Hungary Austria, and In other countries of CEN
trail and southeastern Europe, two millions in
dire need of food and who stops ask regarding creed
nationality when little child is starving?
Children just children the world over and the great
American heart Is big enough to care for them all
But the appeal now is not for all The three and
half millions of children immediate danger of star
vaton this organization fails who have food at
once, only fraction of the total number The hun
cry children of those destitute countries have been ex-
ahmed by competent physicians and only those whose
wasted little bodies reduced to the minimum weight
and whose endurance OF hunger has reached the end
which erges into actual starvation are admitted to the
American kitchens and given meal q day. 1t is
hard TO turn away thousands of hungry boys and girls
to hear them ask, pleadngty. DO weigh too much2"
Am not thin enougha" Can't come any morea"
But this restricting of food the extreme cases is COM
pulsory, because there isn't enough for all
And these neediest ones can not reach the kitch-
through the cold winds and the snow barefooted
and m the pitful rags which form only partial cover
ing for their bodies. They must have clothes Each
Great-Hearted Response, Sets Z
md election returns pouring in upon him from everv na
The Washington herald., 1920-12-05
In immediate response the foliowiug editorial
lpas published in The Literary Digest of Oct 30th:
Vu7HEN JESUS CHRIST CAME

AXf upon the earth, nearly two thousand years
wv ago, to save all mankind his coming
seemed to interfere with the material inter
ets of few people of that period notably King Herod
who promptly decided dispose of this mterioper,
and sent forth his soldiers with orders to slay all the
children of two years old and under Thus con-
sunnlated the atrocious crime against innocent
childhood committed up to that time. 1t has
down through all the ages song and story, and
painters have pictured marvellous
Today passing in review, as we look out through
the of comfortable homes in this great and
happy land are three and half millions of helpless
children the innocent victims of the greatest that
has afflicted humanity. 1t matters not gaze
in the direction of these children that our eyes must
three thousand miles OF ocean, still
zee them and stl hear them, if we wish to do
so; and not help hearing the tragic appeal in
their voices and seeing their tiny arms stretched out to
US, and their searching eyes looking into souls,
teysay, Help US, perish. And If fail to
Ese1, TO this great cn of three and half millions of
Gods helP Pless children; we close eyes and
this great demand of duty shall be just guilty of
the slaughter of the innocents" Herod nearly
two thousand years ago.
hthese lands, swept y-death and filed with trag
eces too deep tor tears, OF human suffering Is
beng written greater perhaps than for all ages gone BY
The mind grows numb and the heart sick from CON
recital of tales of such tragedy as it is difficult to
believe the twentieth century could hold
And so, when we received a letter from Mr.
Hoover telling that America not allow death
IN the form of hunger and cold come to these $780,
900 helpless cnieren soul stirred and the hot
blood surged our heart. We felt 1t was our inn
peratVe To all the power God has gven us to
and dns b8ehearted American continuing the work
Of saving human Epes to which he has devoted unspar
ipgy andat great personal sacrifice his tremendous
ergy and administrative genius during the past six
years, which time he and his American colleagues
have administered two billions of dollars of relief
funds from all of the world total overhead