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The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-23
SCR|PPS' PAPERS
 ARE DRAWM INTO
 CAMP AICN PROBE
Senate Committee Investi-
 gates Distribution of
 Alleged Propaganda. C. o. P. BOOK IN INQUIRY
Financing of "Republicanism In 1920" Will Be Looked
 Into by Committee.

WASHINGTON, Sept 23. The Senate campaign Investigating com mittee today began a probe of dis tribution by the Newspaper Enter prise Association of alleged propa- ganda for Gov. James M. Cox, Dem ocratic Presidential nominee
 Robert Scripps, of the Scripps chain of newspapers. replying to questions, testified that his father, E. W. Scripps, owned a majority of the stock in the United Press and identified the Newspaper Enterprise Association as an allied organization.
 He said the interest his family feels in Gov. Coxs candidacy is purely public interest" and that no money had been paid by the Demo- cratic National Committee for any propaganda to any of the Scripps interest.
 Earlier in the day the Senate Committee announced that it had ordered complete investigation of the financing of the book "Republi- canism in 1920" published by the Al bany Journal, of which William Barnes is proprietor.
 Altogether it is contended the ven ture was purely private commercial transaction and not a proper matter for investigation, the publishing com pany has not formally directed to produce its subscription lists.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-23
Thousand Subscriptions
 Like Presidents Sought

NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-George White, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, today an nounced that the committee would endeavor to raise half million dol lars to match" President Wilson's subscription to the Democratic cam paign fund
 White said a thousand friends of the League of Nations covenant would be asked to subscribe $500 each to assure the success of the Democratic ticket and the League of Nations.
 White also stated today that President Wilson's active participa- tion in the campaign would be linn ited to a few speeches from the White House and formal issue of statements.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-23
Foremost Heroes of A. E. F.
 To Attend Legion Meeting

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 23. - Fifty four Americans still living of the 7S who were awarded the Con- gressional medals of honor in the world war-the highest military hon or that can be bestowed upon an American soldier-have been invited by the Cleveland convention to be its guests of honor at the second national convention of the American Legion to be held here Sept 27, 2S and 29. All their expenses will be paid by the committed.
 Enongh of the 54 have already ac- cepted the invitation to assure the success of the first reunion ever held of the eountry's highest honor men.
 It is proposed to have the medal of honor men form a permanent or ganization while they are here.
 Among those who have accepted are: Ralyn Hill. Oregon, ILL; Ben jamin Kaufman, Brooklyn, N. Y; Sidney G. Gumpertz, New York; John L. Beakley, Blairstown, Mo; Joseph B. Atkinson, Atoka. Tenn; NJ. Waldo Hatler. Neosho. Mo-; Harold l. John son, Denver, Colo; Earl D. Gregory Chace City, Va; Alan L. Eggers New York; E. R. Talley, Russells vile, Tenn. and James c. Dozier Rockhill. s. C.
 "As the outstanding heroes of the American Expedtionary Force these 54 men, whose deeds of conspicuous gallantry won for them the Congress ional Medal. will be treated royalty here.' Col. c. C. Chambers, general convention chairman. said. "The bravery citation of each man stands out like a beacon light in American heroism"
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-23
MILLERAND NAMED FRENCH PRESIDENT
National Assembly Elects Premier to Succeed
 Paul Deschanel.

VERSAILLES, Sept. 23.-Alexan- dre Millerand, Premier of France, today was elected by the National Assembly to succeed Paul Deschanel resigned, as President of the Re public.
 The new President has long been one of the foremost figures in French political life. He entered Parliament in 1885 and became a member of the French cabinet in 1SS9 His early affiliations were with the radical socialists.
 During the world war he served as Minister of War under Premier Viviani and later under Georges Clemenceau. Since Clemenceau' retirement he has been Premier.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-23
Socialist Chiefs Confer
 Over Assembly Situation

NEW YORK, Sept 23.-Socialist leaders today conferred regarding steps to obtain representation in the New York Assembly, which yester- day declared vacant the seats of three of the five Socialist Assembly, men, expelled last winter and last week reelected.
 Charles Evans Hughes. head of the New York Bar Association Com mittee, which opposed the custer of the Socialists, today declared the Assembly's action was one of in credible folly and in fragrant disre- gard of the fundamental princi- ples of American institutions"
 SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept 23 Seymour Stedman. Socialist candidate for VicePresident, today declared that the action of the New York Legislature in expelling So- cialist members would result in the election next year of twenty Social ists instead of five Stedman said the expelled members had pro gram of beneficial legislation ready for submission to the Assembly but were not allowed to present it.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-23
JAPAN ID SUE IF LAND LAW PASSED
Tokio Government Preparing To Act Against Calllor-
 nia's Proposed Bill.

TOKYO, Sept. 23.-The Japanese Government will ask the United States Government to appoint a special committee to effect solution of Japanese American problems in America and in event of passage of the proposed California anti-alien land law, the Japanese Government will arrange to bring suit against the California Legislature on the ground that the bill is unconstitu- tional and violates treaty rights.
 Somi-official announcement to this effect was made in all Tokio newspapers today.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-23
Harding Browns on Move
 For Irish Interference

MARION, Ohio, Sept. 23.-Deciar- ing the Irish problem is not a qucs- tion for official action by America, Sen Warren G. Harding Repubil- can Presidential nominee, today l5- sued a statement in which he voiced the opinion that the movement for Irish Independence is subject en- tirely domestic with Great Britain and not international.
 Later in the day, addressing an Ohio delegation, the delegate stated that material and humanitarian prog ress must go hand in hand if the nation is to realize an ideal of social welfare and asserted that neither social reformers nor industrial chief tians must view the problem of so- cial betterment strictly from their own viewpoint
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-23
GUARDS RUSHED
 TO BIG STATION
 AFTER WARNING
Extraordinary Precautions Taken Tn New York to
 Ward Off Disaster. CLEW TO WALL ST. BLAST Tag Identifying Horse Used To Haul Explosive Found
 investigation on.

NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-Wh.e Federal investigators, police and pri- vate detectives were still seeking to solve the mystery 'of last Thurs days explosion in Wall Street, which caused the deaths of thirty four per sons and injury of more than two hundred others. the police today an- nounced that a package containing dynamite had been found on a plat form of the Reed Avenue Elevated Railroad in Brooklyn
 Later the Bureau of Combustibles announced that the package waa . bomb and that the fuse vas burning when it was picked up by patrol man.
 The police announced that tag had also been found where the. horse hauling the death cart had been stabled. The tag was identified as one issued two years ago by the Health Department certifying that the horse was free from glanders. Detectives are following the clev of fered.
 Receipt of an anonymous warning this afternoon that the Grand Central Terminal would be blown up this afternoon was followed by extracr- dinary action to protect the terminal. Extra guards also were thrown about POstOffice
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-23
Hurricane Does Little
 Damage to Gulf Coast

NEW ORLEANS. Sept 23.-The tropical hurricane which early yes- terday struck the Louisiana Coast near Morgan City did little dam age, according to toady's reports, other than interrupting wire com munication and in a few instances putting railroad tracks temporarily out of commission. The hurricane evidently had spent it's force in its long trip north from the vicinity of Yucatan.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-23
British Pilgrims Mission
 Meets Irish Demonstration

NEW YORK, Sept 23.-Thc Brit ish deleeation which will take part in the tercentenary celebration of the Pilgrims landing and the first legislative assembly at Jamestown. arriving here yesterday was met by women carrying banners expressing anti-British sentiments and lauding the cause of Irish freedom No dis orders attended the demonstration
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-23
Skeletons Believed to Be
 Those of 1865 Slackers

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex. Sept. 23. Skeletons found recently oa an island IA miles southeast of Corpus Christi, may have been those of a party of men who. during the late days of the Civil War. left their homes in the western part of Hunt County and started for Mexico to evade army service, according to . new theory advanced by J. B. Bris- COG, of Pecos. Tex. in lettcT to Gordon Boone. mayor of Corpus Christi
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-23
Biz Mail Order Houses
 Make Price Reductions

CHICAGO, Sept 23.-Sears, Roe buck and Company, and Montgomery Ward and Company, big Chicago mail order houses today announced price reductions of ten to twenty per cent in many lines handled by the con cerns. Food prices generally are not affected.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-23
Trans-Canadian Aerial
 Trip to Start Monday

MONTREAL, Sept. 23.-The first transformation air voyage will start from Halifax Monday, according to announcement here today
 Col Robert Leckie of the Canad- ian Flying Corps with a reserve pilot and q mechanician expects to make the flight entirely by sea plane, flying party at night.
 Three machines will make the trip from Winnipeg to the Pacific.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-23
Plantations Ravaged
 By incendiary Fires

HONOLULU, T. H. Sept. 2S.-- Sugar plantation managers on the Island of Oahu all of which is in cIuded in Honolulu county, recently have reported several incendiary fires in their cane fields. Consider able cane is said to have been dam aged. Two incendiary fires occurred in one day recently at Eva plantl- tion. one of which burned 20 acres of cane.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-23
National Forest Opened
 To Alaskan Commission

PORTLAND. Ore, Sept 24-The District Foresters office today an- ncunced that it had granted the Alaskan Engineering Commission permission 10 use sufficient timber from the Chugach National Forest near Seward, Alaska, to meet its needs in constructing the Govern ment railroad from Seward to Fair banks
 About 2.7oO.OoO feet of spruce and hemloek are in the tract desig- mated by the forester's office for the commission s use
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-23
Noted Nevada Indian
 Fighter Dies Aged 9l

ALTURAS, Cal, Sept. 23.-Joha c. Denson, who died at his home here few days ago, aged 9 years, is believed to have been .tEe last of a band of scouts that engaged hos tile Indians in battle at Humboldt Sinks in the present state of Ne vada in the early fifties. The scouts, under Colonel Baker, were attempt ing to guard the emigrant trains and were attacked and almost an initiated, Denson being one of a few to escape with their lives.
 Denson was a native of Iowa and had lived in Modoc county since 1870.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-23
Dreaded Scourge Makes Its Appearance in Plume with
 Four Cases Reported.

FIUME. Sept. 23.-Four cases of bubonic plague were reported here today and an epidemic is feared
 Gabrielle D'Annunzio, his brother Maj. Ugo D'AnnunZio, and others of the military and civil authorities have taken prompt steps to combat the threatened scourge
 All theatres in the city have been ordered closed and a rat killing campaign is to be started at once All suspected cases of the plague have been quarantined.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-23
Bandits Hold Up Mail;
 Escape With Thousands

SOUTH BEND, Ind. Sept 23,- Two bandits today held up a screen ed mail wagon here and escaped with registered mail believed to contain between 5000 and $50.000
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-23
MacSwiney Begins 42nd
 Day of Hunger Strike

LONDON, Sept. 23. Terrence Mac Swiney. Lord Mayor of Cork who today began the forty second day of his hunger strike. was much weaker this morning after spending a bad night. according to the report to the home office from the physicians at Brixton prison. His relatives have been forbidden to speak to him.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-23
Threatened Coal Miners
 Strike in North Delayed

SEATTLE. Wash, Sept. 23-The, strike of Washington coal miners set for today unless operators agreed to the unions demands that the recent wage increase of $1.50 day be made retroactive to August f6. has been postponed although the operators re- fused to meet the mems demands.
 Union officials decided to take a referendum among the various To- calls.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-23
COMMUNISTS TO MEET

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 23.-Ihe Fourth Internationale (communist) will meet in this city on January l. 1921, according to information L'Universal states it has secured in Mexican Industrial circles.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-23
2O,OOO Victims of Cholera 5000 Koreans Dead, Report

the streets by the hundreds" the message stated. Carpenters are working day and night but are un- able to supply the demand for collins and hundreds of bodies are being thrown into shallow trenches and covered with loose dirt in lieu of proper burial.".
 Tokio adyices yesterday stated that fifteen hundred new cases of cholera were reported in Korea yes- terday and that the total number of cases there is more than twenty thousand Nine thousand deaths have occurred.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-23
Carpenters Unable to Build Cofins Fast Enough to
 Care for the Dead.

NEW YORK. Sept 23.-Clrpenter5 are unable to build collins fast enough to take care of the cholera victims in West China. according 10 advices received today by the Ameri- can Baptist Foreign Mission from Dr Joseph Taylor. it's representative at Chang Tu.
 "The people are dropping dead In
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-23
Alameda Sails for North
 With 4 Juneau Passengers

SEATTLE, Wash, Sept. 23.-The steamer Alameda sailed this morn ing at 9 o'clock for Alaskan ports with 50 passengers. Juneau pas sengers are: l.. D. Henderson, Mrs. Walter E. Heisel, Walter Heisel and one steerage.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-23
Ex Game Warden Found
 Dead; Believed Suicide

SEATTLE, Sept. 23- Frank II. Robinson, former deputy game war den and well known guide in the northern woods, was found dead in shack near White Center yester- day with gunshot wound in his chest and shotgun by his side. He is believed to have committed guiridp
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-23
Nova Scotian Goes Amuck.
 Kills 4, Commits Suicide

HALIFAX, N. s. Sept 23.-In a fit of insane rage following a dispute over the location of a mill dam, Havelock Veinott shot and killed one woman and three men, including his father. and then committed suicide at Hamford, near here, yesterday
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-23
New York Police Find Lighted Bomb;
 Grand Central Terminal to be Blown Ur
DIES IN DEATH VALLEY OF THIRST WITH WATER
 ONLY HALF MILE AWAY

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 23.- Patrick s. Porsney. foreman of the Death Valley Mine, died of thirst in Death Valley last week with water within half a mile on each side of him, A. c. Kirby, superintendent of the mine today reported.
 Porsney's body was found on the desert last Sunday, nearly nude. He had been missing for three days.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-23
Suffrage Ratification Is
 Turned Down by Maryland

ANNAPOLIS, Mir, Sept. 23.-The lower House of the Maryland Legis- lature last night refused to ratify the National Woman Suffrage Amend ment. Most of the votes cast for ratification were those of Republi- cans
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-11
Admiral Sims ReiterateS the Navy
Department With held Naval Craft from
European Waters EarIyin War to Guard
Against Possible Eycntualities at Home

naval council in which no statoI
that 1t was made apparent that clos
ar coordination Of effort should be
Immediately established between tho
United states and the allies" and re.
itcrnted his previous requests for
more small craft with which to fight
submarines.
Even as late Jan, 1918, he was still
calling for more dcstroyers, Admiral
Sims said, and 10y that time, he de
clarcd, his predictions that the allies
would losc the war unless the Un,.
ed States gave more complete naval
cooperation were being justified by
results and the Navy Department
was beginning to carry out his recos1.
mcndatons Of six and eight months
before
ON April %, August "a. and Sept.
10, 1918, Admiral Sims said he wrote
the department expressing his dlslp-
pointmcnt AZ the apparent non.suc
cesscs Of the destroyer.building pro.
gram in the United states and urr-
ing the necessity OF speeding up"
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ana sending every available small vcs.
Sci to the war zone even at the *
pcnse Of the protection Of tho coasts
of the United states.
81 am only introducing testimony
so far along in 1918 at this time. .
bring out the accumulated effect OF NOT
having thrown our full weight into
the war at the bcptnnine." the Admir-
al said
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-11
ATTORNEY GENERAL WILL
DEMAND THAT RETAILERS
THROW SURPLUS STOCKS
ON THE OPEN MARKETS

Chicago. March n.-Pians to force
into the retail trade the largest
amount of food ever thrown OF the
market in the United States We're
announced by District Attorney Clync,
before leaving for Washington To
lay the scheme before Attorney Gen
eral Palmer.
Storage stocks Of butter and
cheese in Chicago are far in excess
Of the amounts held this time last
year, Mir. Clync declared, and prices
are being kept up, he added by with
holding tho foodstuffs from the
market.
Dean S. Miller, assistant attorney
has gathered figures to show that
Chicago storage houses now hold
49C939S pounds of butter as com
pared to 2,l22,3G1 pounds stored here
4 year ago. More than five and one
half million pounds Of cheese are
being held where there was but l.
5G1,4tO pounds last year.
Poultry alone shows a decrease
with 27,0G7,SO4 pounds, as compared
to SG,3SG,SO4 pounds in 1919.
Mr.. Clyne said he planned to use
both pure food and drug act and
the Lever act, against storage houses
to force the food stocks on the
market. Food belonging to IS firms
was seized last week.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-11
WAGE SCALE COMMITTEE
Of OWNERS AND MIN Frs
HOLDING FIRST MEElIy..f

New York. March 1.-THE sub
committee of operators and miners
appointed to negotiate new wage
agreement for the anthracite coal
miners held its first conference here
today. The sessions are expected to
continue for several weeks before u
definite decision is reached.
Neither the miners nor operators
are hopeful Of an early decision as
no definite agreement will be reached
until the bitumiuous coal commission
hands down its award in the case Of
the soft coal miners. Reports from
the commission, which is sitting in
Washington have failed to disclose
what progress is being made,
Mine workers are hopeful that an
carly decision will be reached by
the soft-coal commission so rs to
avoid the possibility of suspension
Of mining in botL hard and soft coal
fields.
The high cost Of living will figure
largely in the arguments of the mine
workers for sixty per cent wage
increase. il was stated today.
Mine union officials indicated that
the closed shop will be one of the
demands that will be insisted upon
Ia the new agreement.
There We're reports that the com
mission had recommended a coal price
into offset wage advances and that
II minority report recommending IL
seven hour day was included in the
fun report sent to the president
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-11
PORTABLE HOUSES TO
SOLVE HIGH RENT PROB
LEM IN ILLINOIS CITY

Chicago. Mar 11.-Portable homes
to force reduction in high rents will
be provided by the Chicago real estate
board, Adolph H. Kramer, president Of
the board, announced today.
lie said the board and real estat :
firms, banks ana business establlsk'
ments which would be enlisted in the
work would put thousands OF famil
es into their owh homes before May
l." These houses will be set up on
lots outside the fire limits, Mr.. Kram'
cr said, and the total cost per family
will not exceed s1,l75 for a hcme equip
ped with modern convenience..
The board announced it wouli ar
range for payment for the houses on
the instajlmcnt PLAZA.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-11
WEATHER CONDITIONS IN
EAST RESPONSIBLE FOR
HEAVY COTTON STORAG GES
At ARDM0RE COMP RESS

Cotton valued at something like
100000 has been tied up at the Ard.
more compress here since the first
of February and when the hank
statements were published recently
1t revealed that one >ll the banks
here has been carrying something like
$1,000, 600 worth Of this cotton.
The product has been held up on
account Of a shipping embargo, due
TO the inability Of the railroads to
handle the business. The snow storms
in the east this winter. have BEEN
much more severe than usual ana
many cars that were on sidings when
the storms broke have been covered
to depth of ten feet in snow md
the work Of eXtrlcating these y y
has required much time.
The embargo has been partially
lifted ard ruch of this cotton can
now be shipped. The Mallory steam.
ship line between Galveston and New
York will be used to convey this
cotton TO the spinners.