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The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-18
54,ss9 ALASKA'S POPULATION, U. s.
 105,70S,771 JAN. 1
Change in Previous An nouncement Shown by
 Bureau S Rechecking,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.-Alaska' s population was officially announced Gs 54,S99 by the Census Bureau to- day. Rechecking of the figures giv- en out by the Alaska division of the Bureau of Education, 55,071, ac- counted for the variation
 The population of the United States on January l, was 105, 5,708,- I'll, the Census Bureau also an- nounced. These figures will be used as basis for reapportionment of membership in the House of Repre-
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-18
Army Planes Begin Search
 For Missing Navy Balloon

NEW YORK, Dec. 18.--Two army be sent from Albany to search for naval balloon which has been missing since it left Rockaway sta tion six days ago bound for Canada. The balloon several days ago was reported to have crashed into a mountain near Wells, N. Y. The Navy Department also has asked the Canadian Government to assist in the search.
 An exhausted carrier pigeon, be- lieved to be from the balloon, was found near White Hill yesterday but its message, if 1t had dpe, had been lost
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Stagg arrived here last night, having come voluntarily when na- tion-wide search failed to reveal trace of his whereabouts, after pros ccution attorneys had agreed to crop the Kidnapping charges against Miss Betty Drainerd, Seattle society woman and newspaper writer, If Stagg surrendered. Miss Brainerd is alleged to have driven the automo- bile in which little Bobby was taken away after Stagg, while visiting the child, he'd persuaded his former wife to leave the house to take box of candy to the child's maternal grand mother, Mrs. Ada Cunningham, in an adjoining room.
 Miss Brainerd was arrested in New York City and brought here after extradition proceedings to stand trial. She has been at liberty under $1O,000 bonds.
 Stagg is a newspaper reporter and cousin of Dr. Alonzo Stagg, vet eran football coach of Chicago Uni versity. During the war he served as lieutenant in the aviation corps.
 In the summer of 1919 Mrs. Stegg, who formerly was society editor for Tacoma newspaper, on which Stagg also worked, secured divorce on the grounds of non-sup- port. She was awarded custody of the child and $50 month alimony.
 Miss Brainerd Glso was employed by the same newspaper. .n
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-18
GOVERNMENT AIR BUREAU URGED BY
 ADVISORY BOARD
Encouragement of Commer- cial Aviation as Defense
 Measure Recommended.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 18-Creatioa in the Department of Commerce of q bureau of aeronautics charged with Federal regulation of commercial air navigation, the licensing of pilots, aircraft and landing fields, and all other aviation details not military in character, is advocated in the an- nual report of the National Advisary Committee for Aeronautics, submit ted to the President and Congress by Charles D. Walcott, the Chairman Other recommendations are: Authorization by Congress of an American airplane competition, the planes of the successful competitors to be purchased by the Government for the postal air service.
 Adequate appropriation to allow for the development of military and naval aviation.
 Coordination of naval aviation in a bureau of naval aeronautics to be administered by chief of naval aviation.
 Extension and development of the postal air service.
 Activities Reviewed
 Reviewing the Governments activ ities during and since the war, the report says:
 "The close of the war found us with an aeronautic industry at the stage of quantity production, large amount of aircraft material on hand, large number of trained flyers and T few scattered landing fields. In brief, all this constituted the national inheritance from the investment of hundreds of millions of dollars for the hurried development of military aviation during the war. In the two years that have elapsed since the armistice. good proportion of the aircraft material has become obso- lete. A majority of the trained fly CTS and technical personnel have re- turned to civil life. The great air craft industry has almost disappeared and some of the landing fields have been surrendered.
 National Policy Urged
 "It is now our clear duty to take to heart the lessons and mistakes of the war period and to shape a national aviation policy that will be productive of the greatest possible structural development consistent with prudent economy"
 Announcement of commercial avia- lion by the Government is character ized as "pure self defense" The only alternative to such a policy, the report says, is the creation and maintenance of powerful standing military air service relatively self re- liant in time of war, policy that the nation cannot afford"
 An appropriation of approximately s49O 900 is asked for the committee sor the fiscal year 1922.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-18
AMERICA SOON TO HAVE AS MUCH
 0CEAN-CO|NC TONNAGE AS OTHER
 NATIONS EXCEPT BRITAIN COMBINED

WASHINGTON. Dec. 18 = With completion of the Government ship building program in 1922 the United States probably will have as much ocean going tonnage as all other cou- ntries combined, with the exception of Great Britain, Admiral w. s. Ben son, Chairman of the United States Shipping Board, declares in his an nual report made public this week.
 At the end of the fiscal year, the Chairman said American mer- chant ships, Government and private owned, numbered 3.404, of 16.91S,212 deadweight tons not including more than 100000 tons of shipping on the Great Lakes. The net program of Government ships. Admiral Benson said, contemplated 2,215 vessels of 13,675,711 deadweight tons, and at the end of the last fiscal year. 2.070 ships aggregating 11,622,361 dead weight tons had been completed
 During the year. 1.1S0 finished ships of 6,379,S23 deadweight tons weer delivered, exceeding all records, They were built without overtime or other aids to rapid production, Admiral Benson said.
 The shipyard worker of the United States has developed an expertness which has raised the efficiency of the various crafts to a high plane, and production has kept pace ac- cordingly. The industry has expand ed 50,O00 skilled mechanics to force of 385,o00 men available to private shipyards. he added.
 'The credit for the accomplishment of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, is therefore due to these men who have surpassed all previous perform ances in the shipbuilding of the world" the Admiral said
 American vessels are now sailing in
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The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-18
State Rests in Trial 'ssai@
 Vi Of Alleged Gangster

SA NFRANCISCO, Dec. 18.-Ed- mond (Spud) Murphy, pugilist and alleged ganster, on trial here on statutory charges in connection with alleged attacks on girls, today de- nied that he was present when an attack is alleged to have been made in a Howard Street lodging house. Jessie Montgomery, one of the vic tins of the outrages, persisted In identification of Murphy as one Of her assailants.
 The state rested this afternoon and the defense began testimony seeking to prove an alibi.
 Four other alleged gangsters are under arrest charged with partici- patton in the same assaults.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-18
BLUEBEARD'S WIFE FREED.

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Dec. 1S.- The Superior Court today annulled the marriage of Catherine Wam- bacher and James P. (Bluebeard) Watson, now serving a life term in San Quentien penitentiary imposed after he had confessed the murder of ten of the score or more women he had married during the last four years.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-18
Florida Governor Threatens
 To Go After Foe with Gun

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Dec 18.- The Reverend Sidney J. Catts, Gov ernor of Florida in an open letter threatened to go to Palm Beach with a loaded shotgun and have a final settlement with, Joe l.. Ear man, President of the State Board of Health and Palm Beach news paper publisher.
 Gov. Catts declared that he was tired of Earmans tyranny, ar .- rogance and big stick bossing." and said this is my last writing"
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-18
Harding Holds Numerous
 Conferences on League

MARION, Ohio, Dec. 18.-President elect Warren c. Harding today again conferred with Sen. James A. Reed, of Missouri, on the proposed new association of nations to suppIant the present League of Nations, of which Senator Reed is the most bitter Democratic opponent.
 Other conferences were held wi,h Harry M. Dougherty. Hardings pre- convention campaign manager, Sen atOr Harry New of Indiana, and b.. Nicholas Murray Butler of New York
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-18
Trappers Urged to Stop
 Work Till Fur Prices Up

ST. LOUIS. Mo, Dec. IS. - The International Fur Exchange today odmonished trappers throughout the world to stop trapping in order to check rapidly declining prices or raw belts.
 The exchange declared that gen eral cessation of trapping this year would mean profits next year through a larger number of belts and high prices.
 Pelts declined in price more than one-half during the last year.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-18
Bryan Gives Harding Views
 On New World Association

MARION, Ohio, Dec. 17.-Wililam Jennings Bryan today was in confer ance with President-elect Warren G. Harding on the latter's plan for new association of nations. By vir- tue of his experience in negotiating more than a score of arbitration treaties while head of the State De- partment, Bryan brought a special fund of knowledge on the subject.
 Both men are scheduled to speak at a church rally here tonight.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-18
Philippine Legislature
 Votes Thanks to Wilson

MANILA. P l., Dee 1S.-The Phil ippine Legislature today adopted a joint resolution expressing thanks toI President Wilson for recommenGa. tion in his recent message to Con Gress that the Philippines be granted independence.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-18
Lieut.. Pat O'Brien, Noted Aviator Commits Suicide

SEATTLE, Dec. 18.-Lieut. Pat O'Brien, famous Canadian and Ameri- can war aviator, committed suicide today because, it is believed. he was unable to affect reconciliation with his wife.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-18
Bomb Explosions
 Blamed to Labor Troubles

CHICAGO, Dec 18.-Bomb explo- sions which damaged two apartment houses on the North Side today are attributed by the police to labor troubles. The landlord of one of the buildings recently discharged unior janitor. No one was injured in the blasts.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-18
Latest Bulletins By Special Cable

PARIS, Dec. 1s.-The despatch boat Barleduc today was reported aground near Cape Tioro and twenty persons are said to have been drowned as q result.
 RoMR Dec. 18.-New earthquake shocks have completed destruction of the Albanian village of Tepeleni, according to advices received here this afternoon. Twenty two lives are known to have been lost and many villages reduced to ruins.
 MONTREAL, Dec. 1s.-listing so badly that her hatch combings are awash, due to shifting of the cargo, the steamer Chicago City, 1000 miles east of Halifax, today sent out 8. o. S. calls for immediate assistance.
 GENEVA, Dec. 18.-The Assembly of the League of Nations which has been in session here since November IS, adjourned at 6 o'clock tonight.
 WASHINGTON. Dec. 1s.-Joh1 Ser ems. San Francisco mining man, was killed in Mexico November 2e, accord ing to information received by the State Department this afternoon.
 CHARLESTON. w. Va, Dec. ts.- Sixteen men are reported to have drowned today when a sklff crossinc the kanawha River near Spring Hill overturned.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-18
Albania Elected Member
 Of the League of Nations

GENEVA, Dec. 1S.-The Assembly of the League of Nations in session here, today elected Albania as a member of the League. Nine other countries including Austria and Bull garia were voted membership yes terday
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-18
Japan Drafting New Land
 Ownership Treaty, Claim

TOKYO, Dec. 1S.-The Jiji Ehim- bun, Japanese newspaper. today pub fishes a report that new legislation providing for ownership of land in Japan by foreigners is being drafted to meet the provisions of a new treaty being negotiated with Wash ineton.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-18
Lumber Rates to Atlantic
 Coast Cut $2.50a a Thousand

PORTLAND. Ore. Dec. 18.-I Freight rates on lumber shipments to the Atlantic Coast have been re- duced from $25 to $22.50 per thou sand feet at the request of eastern buyers The new rates became ef- fective yesterday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-18
Cardinal Gibbons Reported
 III; Condition Not Alarming

BALTIMORE. Md. Dec. 1S-Car- dinal James Gibbons today was re- ported seriously i'll at his home here. Attending physicians say, however. that his condition is not necessarily alarming despite his ad- yanced age.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-18
RADICAL EDITOR BEATEN.

GREAT FALLS, Mont Dec. 19. -E. J. Moran, publisher of a radi- cal weekly, "The Spotlight" was beaten and escorted out of town hy two masked men in an automobile last night.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-18
Electric Railways Not
 Under Boards Control

CHICAGO, Dec. 1S.-The Rail- road Labor Board today ruled that under the National Railroad Act the board has no jurisdiction over the electric lines of the country. a
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-18

NEW YORK. Dec. 18.-Congression- al investigation of the textile indus try following recent wage reductions adopted last night by the Executive Council of the United Textile Work CTS. The Council has urged unlon employees not to strike at this time, declaring that such move would greatly assist employers in estab- lishment of open shop conditions"
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-18
Winter Wheat Acreage in
 Washington Shows Increase

SPOKANE, Wash, Dec. 1S.-Winter wheat acreage in the state shows an increase of seven per cent over last years with 1,1O7,000 acres sowed The total is the largest since 1914.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-18
ALCOHOL THIEVES BUSY.

COUNCIL BLUFFS. la, Dec. IS. Seven barrels of alcohol, valued at s76,000 were stolen from a freight car in yards here last night.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-18
OFFICE BUILDING BURNS.

ST PAUL. Minn., Dec 18.--Fire caused damages estimated at $20O,- 900 to a six-story office building here today.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-18
EMBARGO 0M FOOD ACRE Fl
Baby Stagg's Father Guilty Betty Brainerd Case Dropped

TACOMA Wash 18-Ge orge Stagg father of woyar old Sagg stolen from his mothers home here September
 today pleaded guilty charge of kidnapping and sentenced to from years imprisonment said that plans executive cemeny after he has served year of the sentence his wife probably joining in the
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-18
STRIKE ORDERED DESPITE SCARCER WORK, PRICE CUTS San Francisco Ferry Service Will Be Completely Tied
 Up Tonight, Unions Say. WHOLESALERS REDUCE Prices "A Per Cent Below War Time Peak -Unem-
 ployment Increasing.
WHOLESALERS REDUCE

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 1S.-Or- ganized workers on all San Francisco Bay ferry boats will quit at midnight tonight as the result of the operat- ing companies refusing to grant de- mands for a wage increase. They assert all ferries. including large boats used in the upper reaches of the bay for transportation of trains, will be tied up.
 Many thousands of workers, resid- ing in Oakland, Berkeley and Ala meda and other trans-bay cities, de- pend upon the ferries to travel back and forth daily between their homes and places of employment in San Francisco.
 WASHINGTOr,, Dec. IS. = Whole sale prices dropasd eight per cent during November, bringing them low CT than at any time since the war and twenty-four Fer cent below the peak price during the war, the De pertinent of Labor announced today
 An inquiry to determine the ex- tent of unemployment in sixty five principal industrial cities of. the United States is to be undertaken by the Department. Decision to this effect was announced after Secretary of Labor William B. Wilson had con ferred with nine regional directors appointed to conduct a survey of con ditions in cooperation with the field force of the United States employ ment service and With other State and Federal agencies.
 The industrial classification census bureau will be utilized in taking the survey which will take into con sideration only industrial economy with a minimum of 800 employees.
 Officials would make no estimate of the country's idle workers al though they expressed the opinion that the trend toward unemployment on large scale was marked during the last few months. Recently, 1t was said, the employment service has been placing from 45,OOO to- 5O,O00 persons in positions every month.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-18
CONGRESS PLANNING ENACTMENT OF HIGH IMPORT DUTIES TO AID
 FARMERS IN DISPOSINC OF CROPS

WASHINGTON Dec lsSenae and House leaders today had tuay agreed program for emergency which will embargo against of cotton wool beans provisions live stock aid farmers of the nation who critical condition of falling prices farm products raised high
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-30

destroyed and nine Aeped nr, sinners" arrested in a rNd by re,.an'. officers in Marble townAtp. near -e ha today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-30

other members of the House, who were not specified, was said to be to taxing certain gamblers in Wall street.
 THE ROLL CALL
 The roll call follows:
 Republicans-For: Anderson, An drews. Maryland; Andrews, Nebraska' Anthony. Bacharach, Baer, Barbour Reeg Benham, Bland, Indiana Boies Bowers. Britten. Brooks. Illinois Brooks. Pennsylvania; Browne. Burdick' Burke. Campbell Kansas; Chindblom' Christopherson, Classon Cooper, Cop lev Cramton Craowther, Currie. Miehi- gan; Dardou, Davis. Minnesota; Demp- sev Denison, Dickson, Iowa; Doweli Dunbar. Dunn. Dyer, Echols Elliott Emerson, Esch Evans, Nebraska; Fair field, Focht. Fordney, Foster, Frear' French, Fuller, Illinois; Garland Goodykoontz, Graham. Illinois; Green Iowa; Greene, Massachusetts; Griest Hadley, Hamilton, Hardy. Colorado' : Harreld. Haugen, Hawley, Hays, Her sey, Hickey, Hill, Hoch. Hull Iowa; Hutchison, Ireland, James, Jefferis, Johnson, South Dakota Johnson, Washington; Jones, Pennsylvania; Juul Kearns. Kelley, Michigan; Kelly, Pennsylvania; Kennedy, Rhode Island; Kiess, King, Kinkaid, Kleczka, Kraus, Knutson, Krdder, Lampert, Langley Layton, Little, Longworth.i Luhring, McArthur McCulloch, Mckenzie, Me Kinley, Michigan Mclaughlin, Ne braska; McPherson, MacCrate, Mac Gregor, Madden, Mapes. Kitchener Mill Ter, Monaham, Wisconsin; Mondell, Moore, Ohio; Morgan, Morin. Mott Mudd, Murphy. Nelson, Wisconsin; Newton, Missouri; Nolan, Ogden, Os- burne, Paige. Porter, Purnell, Rad cliffe. Ramseyer, Randall, Wisconsin; ; Reavis, Reber. Reed, New York; Reed, West Virginia; Ricketts, Ohio; Riddick, Montana; Robson, Kentucky; Roden- berg, Rose, Pennsylvania; Sanders, In diana; Sanders, New York; Schall, Scott. Sells, Siegel, Sinclair, Sinnot Slemp, Smith, Idaho; Smith, Illinois; Smith, Michigan; Steenerson, Stephens, Ohio; St. Iness Strong, Kansas; Strong, Pennsylvania; Summers, Wash ington: Sweet, Swope. Taylor Tennes- see; Thompson, Timberlake. Tincher, Towner, Vaile. Ware. Vestal, Voigt. Vol stead, Walters, Watson. Webster,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-30

Attacks on the suspension programme were made by Representative Mann, republican. Illinois, and Representative Clark of Missouri, the democratic leaS~ CT, while Chairman Campbell of the rules committee and others defended it as the only plan for forcing action on the bill. Protesting against what he called "gag rule,' MT. Mann declared that if the republicans could not bring up the legislation so as to permit amend ment, which was impossible under sus- pension, they then acknowledged im- potency and incapacity."
 MT. Clark denounced the suspension as "the most outrageous maneuver ever made in the House." adding that the statement that democrats are against the soldier legislation is lie.
 All that was desired, he said, was op- portunity to amend the bills taxing pro- visions.
 "The time has come to unmask," re- piled MT. Campbell declaring that votes against the suspension programme were votes against the soldier bill. Al- terrupting him, some democrats pros tested that he was "misrepresenting their attitude.
 Arguing that the relief for the ex- service men was just, MT. Campbell de- clared that some democrats "oppose it because S7500O colored boys will come under it," while the opposition of some
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-30
BOTH SDES VOICE
 THEIR OPPOSITION
 TO MANDATE PLAN

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 It's responsibilities if 1t declined to take, the mandate.
 SERIOUS QUESTION INVOLVED
 senators Jones Of New Mexico and Robinson of Arkansas, democrats, said the resolution involved an important question and a vote should not be taken without giving 1t serious consideration. The former called attention to the fact that the committee had presented no written report
 Senator Lodge replied that the matter had been considered for months and after that only lack of t;ine and belief that tho reasons for refusing a mandate were so plain ''chlld could understand them were responsible for the absence O. formal report.
 When Senator Wadsworth, republican. of New York. expressed the opinion that the report Of the Harbord commission had thoroughly discussed tho facts sur rounding the situation. tn, Mexico sena- tor replied that he had not read the re- port.
 "The committee assumes," said Bena- tor Jones' that q mandate means car rying out the e,aoorn,o proposal outlined in the Harborl report, but the covenant of the League of Nations says speoifi- cally that il may be limited to furnish. ing of administrative advice"
 Senator L5nroos, republican, Wisoonr sin, declared acceptance Of the limited mandate suggested by Senator Jones would ''leave the Armenian people in a worse state thaa bsfors,''
 Acceptance ef the mandate was opposed also by Senator Smith, democrat, Geor- gia, who suggested .tlat Con srsss ha,i no constitutional authority to use public money for such 2 purpose and added that in any case blanket authority in tho matter should not be given the President without knowing the attitude of Az, menias ncishhors,
 Why, even the boundaries of AF- mehia have not yet been fixed" inter- rupted Senator Lodaa