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The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-02
FORCES PRISONERS
 TO WITNESS HANGING
 OF ANOTHER PRISONER

CHICAGO, Jan. 2.-Sheriff Peters put 200 prisoners in cells surround ing the gallows and forced them to witness the hanging of Rafallo Bur rage, a condemned murderer, The Sheriff believed the sight of hanging would have salutory effect on pri- soners who might be tempted to kill in the future. Scores of Chicago people protested, branding the action IS brutal. Just before the trap was sprung one of the prisoners in all up. per cell shouted: When do we eat".' Others repeated the cry. Burrage died with When do We eat?' refrain es requiem
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-02
WORST SLIDE IN HISTORY JUNEAU
 IS EXPERIENCED
Continued from Page One)

Breakey, Mrs. Paul Peterson, II
 Rorner, H. R. Taylor, F. A. Rapp Mrs. J l.. Thompson, p J. Doherty J. IT, Steva, Fred A, Sorri NJ. F. Joyce, Knute Funkley, Jas. A. Coty, Mrs. Jas. A. Coty Anna Pimentel C. C. Tucker, H. Dilla baugh, Ralph Knapp. Mrs. c. B.. Knapp. Geo Skelton, F D. Cheney, Dorothy E. IIealey, Mrs. w. s. George, Mrs. J. E. Caro, Wm. Albrecht, F. C. Schu- macher, ]. Alstead, Nels Enander, Is. Wick. Gerald E. Moore, Mrs. J. A. Davis. A. A. Bakke, w. Webb, George Gardner, C. Hellison, A. Bo- done, W. c. Cheney. Nels Wold, Raymond Laurou, Ben Johnson, A. Anderson, Andrew Loe, Pete Fato, Ole Kvande for Seattle; II. Dilla- baugh, Oscar Branden, H. Okerland, Geo. Marshall and NJ. Lopez for Eetchikan.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-02
SOVIET RUSSIA AND
 ESTHONIA AGREE ON TERMS OF ARMISTICE
They Will Cease Fighting January Third, But May Resume on Giving Each Other
 Days Notice

DORPAT Esthonia, Jan. 2.-Estho mia and Soviet Russia have signed 8 preliminary drmistice which Is good for one week. It stipulates the i'm mediate cessation of hostilities. The agreement may be terminated Inside of a days notice. It is effective Jan uard 3. By it's terms, the Soviet re cognizes the independence of Estho nia and abdicates all sovereign rights in Esthonia.
 NJ. K. Lshine, secretary of the So viet peace delegation, comforting with the Esthonians says the Bolsheviki are willing to make great cOnces sions in the interests of peace with he big powers, but he says tho So viet is unwilling to conclude peacc with Dcnikine. He says there are 3,O0O00O men in the BolsheviM army
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-02
MEXICAN COLLEGE
 TO BE REOPENED

MEXICO CITY, Jan, 2.-The Milf 'ary College of Chapultepec. the West Point of Mexico. will be re- opened next week after being closed since IA. This school up to the moment that the kaleidoscope change If political events in the republic made it's operation impossible, was reckoned as one of the best, it's fac ulty being recruited from Mexican military men who had received their training in similar military acade- mics in Europe and the United States
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-02
CENSUS ENUMERATORS
 START WORK ON DATA

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2.-Eighty- i've thousand enumerators started
 he work of taking the census today. t is expected to complete the count 'ng in two weeks and the compilation inside of four months. It is est! mated that the population of the United States at the present time is between 000,000,000 and 112,OO0,- 900 as against 93,000,000 ten years lgo. The population was 3.0OO,OO0 in he first census taken in 1790.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-02
NOTED INVENTOR OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
 AND HIS WIFE DEAD

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2.-The bod ies of George B. Sinclair, the noted inventor of musical instruments and Mrs. Sinclair, were found On he floor in room of their house It is believed that they inhaled fumes from the gas heater. The DO lice are Investigating regarding pos sible murder clues owing to the na ture of the food found in the house.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-02
DECLARES GERMAN
 ARMY ONE MILLION

LONDON, Jan. 2.-The War Office estimates that Germany's armed forces are near 100000 This in. cludes the regular army of 100000 and civil guards of about 300,000 The remainder is made up from other sources tfH
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-02
DENIkINE NOT BEATEN

LONDON. Jan. 2-British officers arriving from Russia reported that they believe Gen. Denikine is not yet beaten They say Bolsheviki cavalry menaced's Denakine's rear, causing the collapse of his advance on Petro grad.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-02
PICKED OUT
 FOR SECRETARY LANE

BALTIMORE, Jan. 2.-Tt is be. 1 eyed that Secretary Lane Of the De- plrtment of the Interior, who will resign when President Wilson iS willing to accept his resignation, vii. succeed Gov Edwin Warfeld as pre- sldent of the Fidelity Bureau Com. pany of Markland.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-02
BIG TASK IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Jan. -Four thous- md census enumerators are em. ,loyed in New York City The task S difficult OH account of the ever changing population, and the cease less activity in moving of a vast mum. per of foreigners.
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c. w. Donnelly, who left Anchorage two years ago to engage in war work. has returned to that place. His wife and son will join him there in the spring He is again with the Alaska Engineering Commission
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-02
BRITISH CHAMPION KNOCKS OUT FARMER
 IN NINTH ROUND
Many Ring Events and the Results On New Years Eve Referee Quits the
 Ringside

PORTLAND Ore, Jan. 2.-Roy Me. Cormick, lightweight champion of England. knocked out Frank Farmer. champion of the coast, in the ninth round of ten-round bout here New Years eve Up to the ninth round he honors were fairly even.
 Charlie White of Chicago. light weight. knocked out Muff Bronton of Portland in the first of a ten-round go.
 Earl Baird of Seattle. feather weight, drawed with Joe German of Oakland, Cal.
 Al Sommers of Portland won from Jack Hall of Australia.
 George Brendon of Portland and Jimmy Duff of Seattle drawed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-02
LAST CHANGE

to buy apples at $2.25. If any are
 left next week price will be advanced i to cover extra expense. Stock up, l Northern Sales Agency. next to Arne- sons Jewelry Store. Adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-02
LUMBER REPORTED
 FLOATING OFF FLATTERY

SEATTLE, Jan. 2-1he schooner Columbia arriving here reported of sighting a quantity of lumber 30 miles off Cape Flattery. evidently the deck load of some vessel
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-02
WIFE OF AMERICAN
 MINISTER IS KILLED

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2.-Mrs. Per cival Dodge, the wife of the American minister to the Serbs and Croats and Slavonians. was killed when she fell through an elevator shaft. She was the daughter of Rear Admiral James Adams.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-02
MASONS ATTENTION

Regular business meeting all four bodies this (Friday) evening at 7:30. Degree work Lodge of Per lection.
 adv HARRY E. BROWN, Sec'y.
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EACH RACE REPRESENTED

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2.-Each ace has it's own enumerator for talk ng the census here.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-02
NEW YEARS GREETINGS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2-The heads of several foreign governments wired New Year greetings to President Will son.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-02
MOOSE DANCE CALLED OFF

On account of the slide accident he Moose Lodge has called off the lance for tonight
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-02
PERFUMES

Every woman loves perfumes, and properly so. It is a sign of refinement. The favorites are to be found in the Britt's Pharmacies.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-02

WOODLAND. Cal. Jan. ?. = Bud Ridley of Seattle, bantamweight champion of the Northwest, and George Lee, a Chinaman of Sacra- nento, drawed in four-round con lest here New Years eve.
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MILWAUKEE, Jan. 2.-Frankie Mason, American flyweight champion. toyed with Sammy Martid of New York in ten rounds here New Year s eve. There was no decision.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-02

HARRISBURG, Jan. 2.-Jack Brit on, welterweight champion, won the newspaper decision from Johnny Gill, If Steelton. on New Years eve.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2.-Eddy qanlon refereeing bout between Harry Wills and Jack Thompson on New Years eve, quit in the third ~ound, declaring that the fighters were stalling. The audience jeered he principals and over 100 left the hall.
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HOW GEOGRAPHY SHAPES
ITALY'S DESTINY

Italy's peculiar geographic position
always has been one of the chief
sources of the country's remarkable
individuality-Gn individuality marked
by It's political and economic course
since the armistice was signed. Ar
thur Stanley Riggs, writing to the Ma
tional Geographic society In this re-
gard, says:
From the beginning Nature set It
ally apart Every boundary is perfect
ly clear. The historic sea enfolds 1t
to the south. east and west. On the
north the terrific Alps sweep ground
It in a great semlcircle from Mediter-
ranean to Adriatic, closing the circuit.
ITO be sure, from the time of Au-
gustus the boundary Of each side Of
northern Italy has been juggled, now
to the east, now to the west, by poll
tics; but the physical boundary is still
definitely there. So thoroughly did
the ancient chroniclers recognize these
natural limits that long before the
name of Italy had any political Sig
nificance or entity the writer's applied
1t to the country thus inclosed. The
peninsula. with It's tremendous Apen-
nine backbone, makes u huge boot
which thrusts out practically into the
center of the great midland sea.
Necessarily, then, Italy was exposed
to attack and invasion from three
sides. Indeed, It was the invading, or
rather colonizing, Greek who combined
with the aborlgine to form the pop
ulation that stocked the peninsula.
Taken In a smaller way, geographical
site or position exercised no less dis
tinct an effect upon some OF the fore
most Italian cities; and in shaping
their affairs and men It also influenced
the entire world.
after forming this basin-northern
Italy-the Apennlnes sweep southward
in a rugged backbone which deter
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and to maintain them? Any one VINO
has visited the bison in our national
reservations will agree that If they
We're maintained in n semi-domesti-
Gated state they could be treated IN
the same manner as range cattle, pro-
vided they We're inclosed. The cost
of building suitable fencing might
prove an obstacle In many cases, but
it should not prove insuperable, In
view of the high price of beef. As
beef animal the value of the bison Is
well worth the careful consideration
of our agricultural authorities. In au-
dition 1t provides robe of proven
value in more northerly states ana
provinces Not the least of the al
vantages of the bison over domestic
cattle is their ability to rustic 1or
themselves in winter and under ell
matte conditions which prove Il hard
ship to our introduced cattle"
OF course the plains Indians prac-
tically lived off the buffalo; the animal
was food, clothing and shelter to them.
But the crime of the wantOn destruc-
ton of the buffalo lies at the door Oh
the white man. Why. the passengers
used to empty their rifles into the
herds as the trains sped over the
plains. Thousands of animals were
killed simply for the tongue, says Mr..
Hewitt In this connection.
with the coming of the railroads
through the West and an increased
demand for buffalo robes, the butch
cry of the still hunt began. Other
methods were too slow for the COM
mercial hunter who must Kill hun
dreds of bison in order to realize on
pelts worth but from 60 cents to "a
apiece. The still hunter approached
the herd to within 100 to 25O yards and
proceeded with great deliberation to
shoot down the animals without
stampeding them. Their leader. usual
ly the Oldest COW, was first disposed
of, and then the others slaughtered
one by one. One or two shots a min
ute could be fired. and with good luck
hundred bison killed from one
stand so that one hunter was able
to account for from 1000 to 5000 head
n season.
"The miles of bones eventually gave
rise to n traffic which became remun-
eratIve us there grew up demand
for phosphate for fertilizers and bone
black for refining sugar. In 1874 the
SAINT Fe railroad alone shipped near
Iy 100000 pounds of bones. which
brought ms much as SIS q ton crushed.
"Time will not efface the trace of
the bison's occupation of the conti-
nent." Mr.. Hewitt says. "They blazed
the trails that later became important
highways. The bison selected the
roate through the Alleghenies by
which the white man entered and
took possession of the Mississippi
valley. They found the best routes
across the continent, and human in
tercourse will move constantly in
paths first marked by the buffalo. 1t
is interesting that the bison found the
strategic passageways through the
mountains, marked out the most
practical paths between the heads of
our rivers-paths that are closely fol-
lowed today by the Pennsylvania. Bal
timore & Ohio. Chesapeake & Ohio,
Wabash and other great railroads"
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mines the whole internal geography
of the country as definitely as the
Alps do its outline northward.
"In central Italy. west of the noun
tains, the valleys of the Arno and the
Tiber-the only streams of Importance
give the keynote to any geographic
study of the region. Over on the east
ern coast no rivers of Importance can
exist, because the mountains there ap-
proach too close to the sea, though the
tortuous, mostly dry beds OF the tor
renti' scar every height.
"In this connection it Is interesting
to note that nowhere is the peninsula
more than $50 miles wide, and gener-
ally not more than 100. while down
in Calabria the width dwindles in two
places TO 30 and 20 miles respectively.
One of the most inspiring Views In
the whole length of the country also
displays this narrowness strikinglY
when, on II clear day, from the Gran
Sasso, the highest point in the bleak
Abruzzi range. central Italy, at near
ly 10000 feet, one may look not only
eastward over the Adriatic to far Dal-
ward over the mountain and moor city
and sandy coast, TO the dim and misty
blue of the Tyrrhenlan sea. In vol
canic southern Italy, likewise barren
of any great waterways, the Apen-
mines break up into groups of hills and
peaks, not usually so lofty as farther
northward.
"As in the case of Japan, the sur
rounding sea makes n vast difference
in the Italian climate. Judged by its
position alone, the peninsula should be
about the hottest part of Europe-it
is only 90 miles from the southern
shore Of Sicily to Africa. But the twin
seas and the ever snow-capped noun
tains temper the heat. and the region
al pecullarities are such that we find
Turin, for instance. colder in winter
than Copenhagen, and Milan as warm
in summer as Naples"
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BRUSSELS: CAPITAL CITY
OF THE LAND OF THE
LOOM

Brussels, conspicuous during the
war again became IL center of world
attention with the meeting there of
the international financial congress.
Brussels fame rests partly on pop
ular misapprehenslons.
Its name is linked with carpet
that is not made there, and also with
cathedral which, properly speaking,
Is not cathedral at all but church.
that of st. Gudule.
But even after deducting this much
from Brussels credit, enough remains
to give it foremost place among
world capitals. Were the romantic
adventures of the city cast into
movie" scenario, the title might ac-
curately be From Swamp Dwelling to
Petit Paris"
The seventh century village on the
Senne, near the center of what now is
Belgium, was called Brueselle, liter
ally Swamp dwelling" with descrip-
tive intent. The genius of people
for making much of meager physical
circumstances fully warrants the nick
name often given the modern city of
parks, boulevards, art galleries and a
famous university.
Suffering was no new experience for
Brussels. More than three centuries
earlier its great square had seen Count
Egmont and Count Horn walk to the
scaffold, as the former recited the fif-
ty-first Psalm, and a little later both
heads were displayed to the assembled
multitude on iron spikes. More grue-
some still, both heads finally were
boxed and sent to Philip Ii of Spain
Sd that latter-day Herod might exult
at another victory over his northern
subjects.
Though the Brussels carpet OF mod
ern times is not made in Belgium,
Brussels was paid Il deserved tribute
in its naming, for when 1t first was
manufactured at Wilton. England. the
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Millions for a
NeW Stomach

One of the greatest American million
aires said to his physician. "a million
dollars, Doctor, spot cash and no grum-
bling, for new stomach and then
the sick man groaned and turned away.
All his wealth could not make him
happy or contented, for happiness large
ly depends upon digestion. Without
health where does happiness come inf
After all the stomach plays great
part in everyday life. Without
healthy stomach and good digestion our
blood is thin, watery and poor, our
do its duty. and man is miserable and
unhappy. Prevent disease by putting
the house in order and strengthening
the system against the germs of disease.
DR.. Pierce, of the Invalids' Hotel and
Surgical Institute, at Buffalo, N. Y.
years ago understood diseases and their
prevention, and he discovered certain
roots and herbs which were natures
remedies, and succeeded in putting them
up in form that could be easily pro-
cured at the drug store (liquid or
tablets). This he called DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. This Dis
covery gives no false stimulation be-
eause it contains no alcohol or any mar
cotic. 1t helps digestion and the as
similation of such elements in the food
ms are required for the blood. 1t gives
to the blood the food elements the tis-
sues require. For over fifty years it
has enjoyed the confidence Of the
American public. Try it now!
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MEXICO CITY: THE ROME
OF THE AMERICAS

In all the world one cannot find
n more remarkable capital than Mex
leo City" says William Joseph Sho-
walter, in communication to the Ma
tional Geographic society.
SITUATED in valley whose floor
is a mile and half above the level
of the sea, and whose borders are sur
rounded by towering mountains; To-
Gated where the beautiful volcanoes,
Popocatepetl and Ixtaccihuau, rear
snow-capped heads above the plain and
stand eternal guard over it, Its situ-
alton is one of rare beauty and grand
eur. Its climate is mild, the temper
ature ranging from 80 TO 20 degrees,
with mean of 65 degrees. No man
sleeps without n blanket In Mexico
City. nor needs an overcoat ut midday.
"Prior to the conquest the lakes of
the Mexican valley were extensive and
the barges of the AZtecs sailed unin-
terruptedly from the gates of Chhpul-
tepec to INtapalapa. A large number
of canals intersected the ancient me
tropolis of Tenochtitlan and connect
ed with the lakes in the suburbs, max
ing it a sort of new world Venice.
''In 1907 the celebrated Portuguese
engineer Martinez undertook to draiS
the Valley of Mexico by cutting
canal through the mountains. The
work, however, was largely failure,
since 1t drained only one small lake
and an unlmportant river, leaving
lakes Texcoco and Chalco still perpet-
ual mennces to the city.
I'm 1879 huge drainage canal 30
miles long was begun. which was
completed In 1900, at cost of about
SS,OOO.OOO, American gold. Its com
pletion removed the danger of inunda-
tions from Mexico City and solved the
problem which occupied the thoughts
and engendered the fears of the
Aztecs as far back as l449.
Mexico City is the most complete
mixture of the ancient and the modern
to be found In the new world. The
old city might date anywhere from the
tenth century, from its appearance.
The new city is ultra modern, and you
step from the sixteenth to the twen-
tieth century by walking across the
street.
.'The parade ground of Mexico City
is the Avenida de San Francisco.
This short street extends from the
Mexican White House to the Alameda,
and Is only about "a feet from curb
to curb. Here, at the approach of twi-
light, every smart equipage in the cap
ital comes Down the one side OF the
street and up the other side moves the
procession ut slow walk, while ev-
erybody looks at everybody else.
"As Avenida de San Francisco unites
the old and the new cities, so does the
Cinco de Mayo (Fifth of May) unite
the cathedral. stateliest Of all the re-
ligious edifices OH the continent, with
the National theater, which was
MANNED to be the most beautiful of
all the amusement places in America.
The Cinco de Mayo is the Wall street
of Mexico, and the buildings which
line 1t are modern in every respect.
THE Paseo de la Reforma, extend
ing from Chapultepec to the Avenida
de Juarez, short avenue connecting
the Paseo with Avenida de San Fran
cisco, is one of the finest driveways
of the world.
"The national pawnshop is one OF
the unique institutions of the capital
1t was founded by Pedro Jose ho-
nero de Terreros."
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the subway at Forty-second street
during the rush hour. according to the
report of Y. w. c. A. secretary, sta
toned in Canton. China. when
passenger wishes to get OF the
steamboat" writes this Y. W. G. A.
secretary. "a shrlll whistle is blown to
summon small boat to carry her to
shore. Then n man carrying long
bamboo pole with hook on its end
climbs out on a little ledge on the
side of the steamboat, ready to catch
hold of the boat as It passes by. The
steamboat slackenr its speed but
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North and South Saskatchewan, but
they were surrounded and attacked
from all sides until all were killed.
Hornaday computes that the number
of animals slaughtered annually by
the Northwest Indians must have been
315.OOO. Only struggling bands were
left. On the basis of all available data,
Hornaday estimated that the number
running wild and unprotected was 635.
In 1889 there were 256 buffalo In cap
tivity, 200 under protection In Yellow
stone Park and 635 running wild (of
which number $50 were estimated to
be in the Athabaska region of the
Canadian Northwest Territories)-a
total OF 1901.
An attempt was then made by the
United States to protect the remnant.
BY 1903, according to census, the num-
Der had increased to 1,753 head, main
ly confined in American reservations
and parks. In 1917 the Canadian gov
ernment purchased u herd of 700 head
owned by Michael Pablo of Montana,
and special national park was pro-
vided for the herd at Wainwright, AL
berta. By 1918 this herd had in
creased to Bill head. The number
of captive bison In the United States
in 1919 was 3,04S head, and there were
about 20 head running Wild, making
q total of BIS. Counting the Canadi-
an protected herds at 3,711, and add
ing 500 wild bison in the Athabaska
region, where they are now protected,
and 40 in public and private parks,
the total In Canada at the beginning
of 1919 was 4.52O animals. So there
are approximately 1850 bison in the
United States and Canada, compared
with 1,O91 in 1889, showing that they
are coming back.
In fact, II seems to be certain that
the buffalo is coming back. For ex-
ample, there are two herds in Yellow
stone National park-a Wild herd and
Il tame" herd-aud both are increas-
ing. There are known to be at least
80 animals In the wild herd. The tame
herd now Q919) numbers 413 animals,
the increase of herd of 81 establish
ed in 1902.
The calves of the 1919 season num-
bered 90. In fact, Mr.. Hewitt is SO
certain that the buffalo is coming back
that he discusses the problem of what
to do with the surplus when il be-
comes 4 fact. He says:
1.-THE rapid Increase of the bison in
our national reservations raises the
question as TO what we shall do with
our surplus. In the Buffalo Park at
Wainwright, Alberta, this question is
becoming a serious one, ms they will
soon occupy as much range as is cap
able of sustaining them.
"The natural answer to this qucs-
ton is to create additional reserva-
tions. which policy undoubtedly will
be followed, particularly in the United
States, where much additional range
suitable for bison, but less suitable
for agricultural purposes, Is available
In addition provision is being made
for the donation of surplus animals
to municipalities, public organizations
and institutions.
"But cannot we go step further
and consider the desirability of en-
couraging farmers to purchase sur
plus animals from the government