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The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-16
INSTRUCTIONS ARE HERE

The United States Attorney Tor this Division, J. A. Smiser, has re ceived considerable amount oi data on the enforcement of the new constitutional amendment which goes into effect tonight. The iii structions are very full in every detail and as far as Alaska is con cerned the amendment will be en' forced here the same as in other parts of the United States, declare the officers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-16
WANT COLORED RACE GIVEN TERRITORY
 ON THE RIO GRANDE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Repre sentatives of the colored race ap bearing before the House Judiciary Committee advocated separate state along the Rio Grande river from territory to be. taken from Texas and Mexico, for a segregation of the negro population in the United States. the state to remain under tht protection of the American Govern ment.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-16
WICK. OUT OF DELEGATE RACE,
 BUT IN FIGHT
Former Delegate Will Moi Run For Congress But Wants to Go to C0nven
 ton; Backs Sutherland

SEATTLE, Jan. 16.-Charles E. Heron says former Delegate James Wickersham wires from Washington that he will not be a candidate for Delegate to Congress this year, but that he will back the candidacy of Territorial Senator Dan Sutherland. He announced, further that he will be a candidate for Delegate to the Republican National Convention which convenes at Chicago, June 8.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-16
MEXICAN MINISTER
 SUMMONED TO GIVE
 COMMITTEE EVIDENCE

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 16.-- The Senate subcommittee through Senator Fall. has sent request to Louis Cabrera. Mexican Minister of Finance. to appear before it as an ordinary witness, in reference to the investigation of Mexican affairs by the committee. The members of the committee have decided that they will not go to Mexico.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-16
BARLEYCORN TO
 BE BURIED AT
 MIDDLE OF NIGHT
Prohibition Amendment To Go Into Effect at Mid- night-CeIebrations
 Are Planned

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Prep arations are being made in many of the larger cities to celebrate to- night the passing out of John Bar leycorn.' The National prohibition amendment goes into effect at mid night.
 District Attorneys and other of- ficers have been sent instructions concerning the enforcement of the act.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-16
COMPOSER IS DEAD :

CHICAGO. Jan, 16.-Reginald de Koven. an American operatic com poser and conductor. is dead He founded the Washington Symphony Orchestra.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-16
PROTEST DECORATIONS

TACOMA, Jan. 16--'A district con vention representing 150,000 coast metal trades and workers adopted a resolution protesting to Congress against the wholesale campaign of "indiscriminate arrests and deporta- tions for the presumed violation of the espionage law"
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-16
FIRE NEARLY CAUSES
 PANIC ON BAILEY

SEATTLE, Jan. 16.-Fire started on the passenger steamer Bailey Gatzert, midway between Seattle and Bremerton, and filled the cabin with smoke. The women passengers screamed. Captain Harry Anderson succeeded in quieting them and the members of the crew put out the fire.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-16
AMERICA COULD LEND
 EUROPE S3,000, 900, 900

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Senator Walter E. Edge is quoted by the New York Times as saying that American banks could easily lend Europe $3.000,000 under his bill without straining the country's resources.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-16
NAVY IN NEED OF
 ADDITIONAL SHIPS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Admiral Koontz, chief of operations, has re- commended 63S ships, compared to 231 for 1916, for the American navy. He bases his recommendations on the worlds conditions. the economic situation and from diplomatic ad- vices.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-16
SERVICE LIKELY THIS YEAR

SEATTLE, Jan. 16.-The air ser. vice division of the army of the Western Department says probable air mail service to Alaska will be es' tablished this year. p.'tt
 Col. Arnold. army air service off, cer of the Western Department, has wired the Aero Club of the North. west that navy and coast and for est patrol service is planned for Western Washington.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-16
Gov. Riggs and Others Speak About Alaskan
 Needs and Secretary
 Lane Sends Telegram
TOO MUCH RED TAPE
Secretary Lane Says Sin gle Board With Broad Powers Should Be A.
 lowed to Govern

SEATTLE, Jan. 16.--Gov. Thomas Riggs Jr, of Alaska. Bishop Peter Trimble Rowe, of the Episcopal church for Alaska. Prof. Cobb, Col. H. P. Warren, Judge w. F. Gilmore, J. Daly, Elmer Ritchie and others spoke at the annual dinner given by the Alaska Bureau of the Seattle Cham Der of Commerce at the Washington hotel
 Gov. Riggs declared that Alaska must be allowed the use of its own taxes. He said Alaska could work out her own salvation if given con trol of her own resources. He said the Treasury of the Territory was empty, whilst Alaska sends millions in taxes to Washingte~~ The Gov ernor laid emphasis upon his state ment that Washington red-tape stiff fled the growth of the Territory.
 Secretary-F'ranklin K. Lane, Secre' tary of the interior, in a telegram from Washington to the Bureau din- ner, said Government authority for Alaska should be concentrated in a single board, with broad authority if the resources of that Territory were to be properly developed.
 The Secretary said reindeer and musk ox raised in the north could supply the whole Pacific coast with It's meat.
 Alaska needs" the telegram said, better steamship lines and more railroads and more wagon roads and less red tape"
 The telegram said further that the growth of agriculture in Alaska must depend largely on mining. With the new railroad which Congress now as sured by appropriating money, the Secretary said he looked for a new rebirth of mining.
 The Secretary in his message thought the islands should be leased for. 20 and 30-year terms for herding efounds for hardy cattle. He said the ridiculous laws protecting pre-. datory animals should be repealed. -A "The new oil and gas and leasing bili," said the Secretary, which I think will pass soon, will enable the oil exploration and development in the Territory"
 Gov. Riggs will return here in week and then he will go to Wash fngton. He expects to return to Alaska by the first of April. He will be working on fishing legislation while in this city.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-16
MUTINY REPORTED fTtIS IN FRENCH PORT

LONDON. Jan. 16. - A Berlin wireless received here says riots and munities have broken out in Tou- lon. 8 French military and naval port on the Mediterranean. The up- risings are said to have been caused by insufficient bread supplies.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-16
WRIGHT GETS LARGE SUM
 FOR FRENCH ARRANGEMENTS

PARIS, Jan. 16.-It is said that the Wright Company American air plane holders and manufacturers have received several millions oi dollars in their suits for $l0.000.' 900 against French concerns for vio- lation of their fundamental patent rights.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-16
AMERICAN MARINES
 KILL MANY BANDITS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Ameri- can marines and Haitien gendarmes repelled an attack on Port-Au-Prince by 300 bandits. Half of the attack ing bandits were killed. wounded and captured.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-16
UNITED STATES IS SHY
 100000 LAB0RING MEN

NEW YORK. Jan. 16.-The Inter. Racial Council of which T. Cole man Du Pont is chairman. estimates that the United States is short 4. 0OO.00O workingmen. It says over l.000,0OO have emigrated since the signing of the armistice. It strong " urges selective immigration to tho United States.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-16
NEW YORK IS READY

a sense of humor are planning a grand farewell to John Barleycorn tonight, as the constitutional pro- hibition amendment will become ef- fective at midnight
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-16
KICK AGAINST CENSUS

SEATTLE, Jan. 16.-The Yakima and Centralia Chambers of Com merce complain that the census enumerators are not counting every one. They have. made a complaint to Washington.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-16
MORE DAILIEs TO SUSPEND

WINNIPEG, Jan. 16. Three more dailies Will probably suspend tomorrow. owing to the paper short age. They plan to issue a one-sheet bulletin only.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-16
OIL TANKER GROUNDS

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 1S.-The Standard oil tanker Asuncion. from San Pedro. grounded on the North side of the Golden Gate during a fog. Life saving crews have been sent to the scene.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-16
JEFFERSON LEAVES FOR THE NORTH WITH
 NUMBER OF PASSENGERS

SEATTLE. Jan. 16.-The steamer Jefferson left at 9 o'clock this morn ing with 29 passengers for Alaska and the following for Juneau:
 E. Silvertson. c. E. Woodman, H. Ahrensted. w. L. Paul.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-16
ENGLAND NOT LIKELY TO
 ASK FOR MONEY SOON

NEW YORK. Jan. 16.-It is stat ed in New York financial circles that Great Britain is not likely to ask for additional financial assis- tance until next October when the first Anglo-French loan of $500.0o0' natures.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-16
ALASKA ROUTE
 OF AIR MAIL IS
 PROVIDED FOR
Postoffice Appropriation Passing the House Pro- vides Money For the
 Alaska Service

SEATTLE, Jan. 16.-The House has passed the postoffice bill carry ing an appropriation of $460,OO0,000 The bill also included large sun for the purchase of airplanes and ex tention of aerial mail routes to SoutI American countries and to Alaska It is the largest appropriation on rec ord for the postal department.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-16
cLEMENcEAU ACCEPTS
 THE NOMINATION FOR
 PRESIDENT OF FRANCE

PARIS. Jan. .i6.-Premier Clemen- ceau has accepted the nomination to become a candidate as President ce the French Republic.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-16
WEATHER BUREAU SAYS
 COLD SPELL COMING

SEATTLE, Jan. 16.-The Wea- ther Bureau says cold spell is coming south from Canada. A drop of ten degrees is expected tonight. .
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-16
JAPAN IS WILLING

TOXIC, Jan. 16.-Japanese news papers say that Japan has informed China she is willing to negotiate any time for the return of the German rights in Shantung to China.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-16
Leon Bourgeoise Says One Great Regret is That President Wilson Not
 Present to Preside
PROTEST FROM IRELAND
IreIand's Elected Govern ment Sent a Protest to the Council Concern
 ing England

PARIS, Jan. 16.-Leon Bourgeois of France was elected chairman of the League Council today and hcgan his speech by saying that prcsitient Woodrow Wilson of the United States ought to have presided at this opening meeting of the Leagne of nations. He declared that this date will go down in history as the date of the birth of new world, "he- cause they will be the decrees O. all free nations leaguing themselves to- gether for the first time to substitute right for might"
 Ireland's elected government seut a protest to the Council. It declared England's position as unreal and charged the English with being simu- lations of the International peace league.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-16
GENERAL sTRIKE rArrs

BERLIN, Jan. 16.-The radical laborites failed in their attempts to call out general strike as . pro- test against soldiers shooting into he mob at the storming of the Reichstag building.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-16
wAreR POWER BILL PASSED

WASHINGTON. Jan. 15.-The Sen ate has passed the water power bill and 1t now goes to conference. It provides for a federal commission which shall issue 50-year licenses for water power projects. Present plants do not come under the provisions.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-16
sAYs koLchAk cApTUREp

LONDON, Jan. 16.-A wireless from the Bolsheviki at Moscow says the capture of Gen. Kolchak, com. mander of Omsk or All-Russian gov. ernment, has been confirmed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-16
BRITISH SHIP YARDS
 PRODUCE LARGE TONNAGE

LONDON, Jan. 16.-British ship yards turned out 1.80O.000 tons of merchant ships in 1919.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-16
AFTER THE KAISER

PARIS, Jan. 16.-The Supreme Council of the Allied nations has drafted a note to the Dutch govern ment, demanding the extradition oi the former Kaiser, in order that he may be tried by an international tri bunal on the charge of war crimes The note probably will be sent Sat urday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-16
BRITISH OFFICIALS HOLD A WAR COUNCIL
ALASKA NEEDS ARE EMPHASIZED
BANDIT AND CLERKS
 BATTLE ON BROADWAY

NEW YORK, Jan. 16. A bandit battled ineffec- tually with bank clerks in an attempt to rob the Man. haitian Savings Bank on Broadway and Blocker Sts. at noon today. Shots were fired. The bandit was cap tured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-03
TRANCE AsKs WITHDRAWAL

Paris, April 2.-Dr. von Mayer, the Ger man charge d'affaires, visited Premier Milerand again today and repeated his former request for authorization for the entry of German troops into the Ruhr region. He informed the premier that some continegents of the rechswehr en- tered the neutral zone Thursday north of the line, Wesel-Dulmen. Dr. von Mayer explained this was done without authorization or the government, on the order of Commissioner Severing and under the same rnisap2rehension as had caused Chancellor Mueller to believe the French government had authorized the occupation of the Ruhr district. The charge daffaires added that the Berlin government had ordered the troops not to continue their march forward. and said they would be maintained at the same place they now are if the French authorized it.
 Later M Milierand sent a note to the German charge d'affaires requesting the government to withdraw the troops. He repeated the conditions previously laid down concerning German occupation of the Ruhr region, which for the moment is still unauthorized. The note does not give any time limit for the evacuation of the German troops.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-03
20-FOOT STAGE AT
 FLORENCE REACHED
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flood relief headquarters have been established at the office of Mayor A W. Chambliss
 Railroad and street car traffic is de- moralized, long fill on the Southern railroad near Tyner having collapsed this morning necessitating the de- touring of all traffic between Chatta- nooga and both Knoxville and Atlanta via Hartman Several important bridges near the city have been washed away and the street car line to Ross vile, Ga, is under water.
 Numerous manufacturing plants have already closed down and virtually the entire industry will have to cease operations by Sunday Colonel Foltz. in command at Fort Oglethorpe. has offered as many army field Kitchens to the city officials as needed. but stated that he could not spare any troops to aid in relief work
 The first fatality of the flood oc- cured this morning when a sixteen year-old boy named Ward was drowned when his father drove team over bank into the swollen waters of Chattanooga creek near the city. The father, John Ward, was caught in a tree, from which he was rescued by men in a boat several hours later. Two horses were drowned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-03
EVENTS OF THE DAY
 FROM STATE CAPITAL

state law enforcement department have no authority to obtain and serve search warrants will have the effect of caus- Ing the department to redoubie it's ef- forts for the enforcement of the pro- hfDition and other laws, according to c. w. Austin, chief of the department, Friday.
 Chief Austin declared that test of the powers of the department must be made in the courts and that he will con tinue to carry on his campaign against all violators of the law until the su- preme court has declared that it's pow CTS were limited. This was taken to mean that the department will continue to ask for search warrants and to serve them and make the proper investiga- tions for premises complained of until q final decision is rendered. This test must be started by some person involv- cd in search warrant proceedings.
 It is contended by Chief Austin that the department has the same powers as a sheriff and that an agent if it can do everything which a sheriff is per- mitted by law to do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-03
BAKE ER UNABtE TO COME

Montgomery, ApNiI Z.--ISpeciala- Newton D. Baker, secretary of war, probably will be unable to visit Ala bama during the inspection of Alabama rivers by General Hines, but will ar range to come to this state at the earl test possible moment. He sent this tele- graphic message to Governor Kilby Friday in response to the Governors invitation to come to the state with General Hines
 Secretary Baker has sought for sev- eral months to make an inspection of the aviation repair plant here and the military camp at Camp Mcclellan, near Anniston. but each time he has been forced to cancel his proposed trip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-03
BIC BLOOD nAMAGE

Knoxville. Tenn, April 2.-Floods following unusually heavy rains did widespread damage in this section last night and today. Ten miles of the Lit tie River railroad company's tracks in the mountains above Knoxville were completely destroyed and from 15 to 20 miles more were either destroyed or badly damaged. The damage to the road is estimated at more than s50,000 and will take two months or more to re- pair.
 Sevierville, twenty six miles east of Knoxville, was completely under water today and families were forced to flee from their homes. The light and power plant was put out of commission and the town was cut off from Knoxville when the high water covered the Knox vile, Sevierville and Eastern railroad tracks.
 At Knoxville the Tennessee river has reached stage of 22 feet but soon is expected to begin falling. Much damage was done by swollen creeks, the banks of which are thickly populated. Last night and early this morning police reserves were called out to assist in bringing families to safety.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-03
TROOPS ADVANCING

London, April D. A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Dusseldorf dated Friday, says:
 the Munster arrangement of yesterday, are advancing rapidly. They have beaten back the red troops from Wesel south ward and captured Hamborn. They are expected here tomorrow.
 The red troops are handing in their arms all over the Ruhr district, accord. ing to agreement.
 The Essen red council has telephoned Berlin concerning the advance of the troops. The government replied that troops were out of hand. The coal mines are reported already to have been de- stroyed''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-03
ALLEGED SLAYERS OF
 SOLDIER BEING HELD

Cookeville, Tenn, April 2.-Waiving preliminary examination before magis- trate on the charge of first degree mur- der Jim Madewell, John Kirby and VIII Robinson. negro, were held to the crim- inal court without bond at the conclusion of the coroner's inquest here this after
 noon into the killing of Corporal Raphael Purlmutter, who disappeared March a6, while here on recruiting duty with the Twenty eighty Infantry Band.
 The fourth man charged with the mur- der Alfred Smith. who was arrested in Detroit on the request of local authori- ties, is expected to be sent directly to the jail at Nashville for safe keeping The other three prisoners will be sent to the
 Nashville jail tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-03
HUNTSVILLE DAMAGE HEAVY

Huntsville, April 2-More than s25,- QUO damage was done here last night
 as result of water spout that flood ed practically the entire city. The gas works and electric plant was put out of commission, cotten warehouses suf- fering thousands of dollars damage and many bales being washed away. Several wash-outs occurred along
 the Southern railway and traffic is delayed more than twelve hours At Bridgeport, Ala, passenger train No. S6 was overturned. engineer and fire man being badly injured, but all of the passengers escaped except for a severe shake-up
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-03
Mrs. Tabor Did Not
 Cause Death of Her
 Daughter, Says Doctor
By A,sOela,sd pr,,,

By Associated Press
 Paw Paw. Mich. April 2.--Mrs Sarah Tabor could not have been responsible for the death of her daughter Maude Tabor Virgo, according to testimony to- day at her preliminary hearing on charge of murder by pr. A. s. Warthin, University of Michigan pathologist Dr Warthin performed an autopsy over Mrs. Viro's body shortly after it was found In the voman's hope chest iD the basement of her Lawton home, and found, he testified that death was due to illegal surgery. The operation. he believed, could not have been per- formed by Mrs. Tabor unassisted. He also testified that the body had been partially embalmed.
 Mrs Tabor. who is so years old, was re-arrested this morning on a new charge. the original proceedings hav- ing been dismissed when the supreme court found the evidence insufficient.
 The hearing Is expected to continue into next week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-03

Columbus. Ohio, April 2.-Almost s.ooo workmen employed by the Norfolk and Western railway at the local terminal land at Portsmouth struck today in sym Clerks. whose membership went out March %.
 < Union officials predicted a complete tle- up of the system within few days. Pas senger trains still were running, but freight transportation was badly crip- +pled. No cars for connections are being accepted by the company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-03
COUNT REFERENDUM TODAY

Chicago, April 2.--A referendum on working agreements taken by members of the Brotherhood of Railway Train men employed on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad would be counted tomorrow. A. F. Whitney. vice president of the brotherhood said to- night.
 Wage increases are not involved in the vite according to MT. Whitney. Should the brotherhood members vote to re- ject the present working rules, the mat ter would be turned over to the gen eral grievance committee for action. he said,
 Mir Whitney denied reports that a secret order had been sent out for d strike of trainmen on the Rock Island system.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-03
BILLIARD INVITED

Montgomery, April 2-tspecial )-Lieut. Gen. Robert L. Bullard was urged by Governor Kilby today to deliver an ad- dress in Birmingham during the time he is in Alabama attending the annual commencement exercises of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute,
 General Bullard was invited to visit Birmingham and make the address by the Birmingham Civic Association and the governors letter urged him to ac- cept the invitation.
 General Bullard accepted an invitation to deliver an address al the Auburn commencement exercises several months ago
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-03
WORKMEN CONTROL IN RUHR DISTRICT
 COMES TO AN END
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marching in a happy frame of mind to their quarters to get orders for theif service pay. This money will be taken from a joint fund contributed by the workmen, the local authorities and the government.
 The central committee apparently be- lieves the reports which have been cur rent that reichswehr troops are advanc- ing into the district, as it Is announced, workmen are again standing ready to damage the mines and the Krupp and other plants, as they have threatened to do.
 The moderates are confident that cool CT counsel will prevail, expressing the be- lief that the stories are based on some error brought about by misunderstand- ing which the alarmists are construing as an invasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-03
TRAINS MAROONED

Asheville. N. C., April 2.--Heavy rains and high water last night and to- day did great damage to many sections of Western North Carolina. The South ern Railway was hard hit. the Murphy division being blocked for more than half it's distance by heavy landslides and washouts between Bryson City and other points in that section
 Trains from Asheville to Knoxville were marooned in the vicinity of Bridgeport, small village near New port. Tenn tonight. Other trains due here from Cincinnati and the west were detoured at Morristown and Johson City to the Carolina Clfnchfield and Ohio railroad
 In Asheville the French Broad river rose to feet today, the highest stage since the flood of 1916. The water was in the basemcnts of factories along the water fronts and scores of fami- lies have been compelled to move out of their homes.