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The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-20
BRITISH, FRENCH
 UNEMPLOYMENT
 PROBLEM CRAVE
English Labor Leaders Say Proposed Government Meas
 ures Are Inadequate. MILLIONS OUT OF WORK 500,000 to 100000 Un- employed in Britain, as
 Many More in France.

LONDON, Jan. 20.-Proposals by the British Government to alleviate unemployment by big roadmakine and house building projects ant other work of public utility is called inadequate by labor leaders, who have issued warnings that serious social or industrial upheaval in volving direct action" may be ex- pected unless the Government acts promptly.
 Official returns give the number of registered workless in the United Kingdom on December 10 as 591,074 an increase of 70,721 during the preceding fortnight London alone accounts for 141,533 and the pro- portion of men to women out of work is roughly as to l.
 Labor leaders say these figures are incomplete. They declare that at least 250,000 other manual work CTS and as many clerical workers are out of jobs, though not on the Gov ernment book. These would bring up the workless army to well over ,000, ,000 and, counting their de- pendents, a grand total is arrived ct of close upon 4,500,000 sufferers from laek of work in one way or another
 Russ Trade Wanted.
 Clamor for reopening trade with Russia is growing and the chairman of the London Unemployed Council has told The Associated Press rep resentative that yacting in concert with all other labor organizations, they were confident of being able to force the Governments hands.
 "If an American business man is able to get $3,000,000, 1000 worth of out of Russia, that means that there is another $3,0O0, 1000, ,000 worth waiting there for British trade" he said.
 Meanwhile, public charity has been deeply stirred by reports made by social workers on many cases of genuine distress, with the result that gifts, both in money and kind, have been pouring into the different local unemployed centers The dan ger of food riots which threatened some weeks ago, has apparently to large extent vanished.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-20
O'Callaghan's Surrender
 For Deportation Doubtful

NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-Some doub, exists whether Daniel O'Callaghan Lord Mayor of Cork, who recently arrived in the United States as a stowaway without passports, will be surrendered for deportation in com pliance with the order of Secretary of Labor William B. Wilson, Harry Roland, Secretary to Eamonn De Valera. "Preesident of the Irish Re public" said yesterday.
 Buckingham was registered at a hotel here but his whereabouts were not known
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-20
HUNDRED DIE TN GREAT MINE FLOOD
TWO DAMS BREAK, SENDING TONS OF WATER THROUGH UNDERGROUND
 TUNNELS OF BIG MINING CENTER

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 20. - Two great dams above the Pattuchua Mining District burst yesterday, flooding several mines and causing more than one hundred deaths, the serious iniuring of two hundred more and rendering a thousand others homeless. It is believed the death list will be added to when the mine shafts are cleared.
 The water in the dams was used for chemical treatment of ores and many deaths were due to the victims swallowing the poisoned water a. the torrents swept down upon them
 The cause of the disaster has not been determined. Both dams broke at almost the same instant.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-20
Japanese Officials Attend
 Lieut.. Langdon's Funeral

MANILA, P. L, Jan. 20.-Impressive military and religious services were held yesterday in VladivostOk in honor of the late Lieut. H. w. Lang don, U. S. Naval officer. who was killed by a Japanese sentry there last week.
 General Oi, commander of the Japanese military forces in Siberia Russian and other foreign official attended
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-20
JACKSON DENIES
 DEAL CLOSED BY
 SEATTLElAWYER
Says Report that Alaska Gas tineau Has Closed Deal
 For Timber Untrue.

Anyone who is familiar with the regulations governing the sale of timber from National Forests will realize that it is impossible for the Alaska -Gastineau Mining Company or any other company or individual, to be closing a deal for any timber from Alaskan National Forests with out the public knowing about it, declared George T. Jackson, Super intendent of the Alaska -Gastineau Mining Company here in comment ing on a statement recently made in the Seattle Alaska Dispatch to the effect that the company through Seattle attorney was closing such a deal for 2,000,0 100000 feet of tim Der. 'The law requires that such timber be advertised for 90 days. continued MT Jackson, and when such an advertisement appears ir the local newspaper it will indicat just how far negotiations have pro ceeded."
 Reviews Project.
 In an interview given eXclusive'E to The Daily Empire on July r. 1920, B. l.. Thane, Managing Ds- rector of the Alaska Gastineau Mir ing Company, formally announced that the company, after three year. investigation, had determined to en- ter the pulp and paper manufactuf- ing industry. establishing plant or Gastineau Channel The plant, In addition, to the facilities already possessed by the company at Thane power, MT. Thare said. at that time, would involve the expenditure of several million dollars.
 To Use Surplus Power.
 The Alaska Gastineau MininS Company's surplus power, MT Thane said was the means of getting the company first interested in the in- dustry and in the interyie'r men toned above he said: North or Wrangcll Narrows, Gastineau Chan mel offers the most desirable location for such plant as We have in mind Juneau, Thane. Treadwel and Douglas offer housing oppoi- tunities for employees The stores banks and other businesses here d. ready make it d desirable center. It is center for shipping, offering all opportunities possessed by any other district, and in this respect is su- pcrior 10 most places. Then, we, too, have our mill site where addi tional room for building is even now available We also have lots of equipment, camp room, machine shops. docks, biz houses for quart CTS. and last. but most important of all, we have surplus power with which Co operate the contemplated plant"
 Jackson Confirms.
 Mr Jackson said this mornin-, You may say that I confirm Mr. Thames statement made at that time in every respect Of course, we have been proceeding with our ne- gotiauons and the outlook is not less favorable now than it was last summer when MT. Thane was herH. There is nothing that I can add n what has already been said and IS known here "
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-20
CALIFORNIA, WASHINGTON, OTHER
 STATES GAIN REPRESENTATIVES,
 ELEVEN EASTERN STATES LOSE

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 2O.- After refusing to postpone consid- cration of the House Reapportion- ment bill and defeating motion to strike out an enacting clause, the House late yesterday voted against increasing its present membership of four hundred, thirty-five. The action was taken by amendment to the re- apportionment bill, which sought to increase the total membership to four hundred and eighty-three.
 Under the amendment twelve seats two years hence are shifted from eleven to eight states. Missouri loses two seats and the following states one each; Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky. Louisiana, Maine, Missis- sippi, Nebraska, Rhode Island and Vermont
 Calik3rnia gains three seats, Mich igan and Ohio two each and the following one each: Connecticut, New Jeraey, North Carolina, Texas and Washinton.
 An amendment by Senator A. A. Jones. Democrat, of New Mexico, to reduce. the House membership to three hundred and seven was voted town overwhelmingly
 Inquiry Welcomed.
 Att. Gen. A. Mitchell Palmer ap- pcared before the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday and said he welcomed a searching investigation of methods used by the Department of Justice in rounding up radicals. He declared that such investigation should be made immediately in jus tice to the public.
 MT. Palmer advocated repeal of the espionage laws but said there should be legislation enabling the department to deal with persons at tempting to destroy the Government. The case of Eugene V. Debs, So- cislist candidate for President in the recent election, who is serving a ten years sentence in the Federal renitentiary at Atlanta Ga, for vio- lation of the espionage act, the At tornel General said, would be in- vestigated on it's individual merits
 Under a Senate resolution passed yesterday Secretary of Interior John Barton Payne is directed to report the number of mining claims throughout the country affected by the extension of time for doing assessment work to July 1.
 Crisis Not Proven.
 Despite statements of immigration authori tics, steamship men and others that great army of foreign CTS is clamoring to migrate to. the United ~States,-estimate by some at 15,000,000 and by others as Fall Europe taken by theI Senate Immigration Committee in hearings on the Johnson bill pro- hibiting immigration for one year has failed to prove existence of an emergency. according to senators who have analysed evidence submit ted by more than thirty witnesses during the past two weeks.
 They declared the charge that millions of aliens would flood the United States, increase uremploy- ment and create economic chaos, has not been proven. Members of the committee, which plans to submit report to the Senate this week or next. said present immigration laws would remain unchanged until the committee could draft permanent legislation.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-20
HEAVY LOSS BY FIRE.

WORCESTER. Mass. Jan. 20.- Fire here yesterday destroyed the Knoles Building and damaged nine teen others within d radius of q mile. A lumber yard in another part of the city burned with loss Of more than $1,000,00O.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-20
Latest Bulletins By Naval Radio

SALEM. Ore, Jan. 2o.-Representa tive Sheldon, of Jackson County to- day announced that he is preparing a joint resolution calling for con- ference of legislative committees from Oregon, Idaho and Washington, 10 discuss measures to meet the Japanese problem in the Pacific Northwest.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-20
More Drunks' Booked Under Prohibition Than Previously

NEW YORK, Jan. 2e-The mum ber Of persons arrested in New York for intoXicatiOn during the first year of National prohibition. ending last Saturday was 156 more than the preceding year, according to official records made public today. The per ecutage of increase was particularly marked between last June and De- Camher
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-20
Nine National Guardsmen
 Accused of Miners Murder

JASPER, Ala. Jan. indictments charging murder against nine Ala bama National Guardsmen in conneo- tion with the lynching of William Baird. a miner under arrest for the staying of a guardsman. were re turned by special grand jury here late yesterday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-20
BURNED IN RAID ON STILL

BILLINGS, Mont, Jan. 20 -Cude. Sheriff W. A. Combs was so badly burned yesterday that he may lose his left arm in an explosion Of gaso- line used as fuel for an illicit still which had been seized by the officer
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-20
OLDEST ELK DIES.

SPRINGFIELD, H., Jan. 20.-Co:. William T. Baker. boyhood chum of Abraham Lincoln and said to be the oldest member of the Elks lodge, died here yesterday aged 9S.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-20
COLD SNAP IN CANADA.

TORONTO. Jan 2O-Virtually aU Canada is in the grip of cold weather. A temperature of forty degrees below zero was reported from Iriquois Falls. Ontario
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-20
"Order of the Red Flag"
 Instituted by Bolsheviki

PARIS, Jan 20.-The Russian Bol- sheviki have instituted the "orGer of the Red Flag" according to a wireless despatch received here to. day
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-20
French Unemployed.

PARIS, Jan. 20.-The new French cabinet is considering what. may be Gone to supply work for more than q half million of the nations unem- ployed mechanics and laborcrs and thus to remedy q situation intensi- flying trade mbarrassments and threa tening further large additions of unemployed.
 The number of persons out of work is estimated at from 500, 900 to 1.000, 900.
 Working up of leftover army material into civilian clothing is one solution proposed It has also been suggested that many of the idle may be utilized in completing the demolition of the old wall Of Paris and in building some 2,000 homes for large families on the space made available where the de- molition has been effected, while intensified reconstruction work in Northern France might keep many more occupied.
 The Cabinet is considering the feasibility of opening public works and of putting waterways and rail roads in condition.
 These temporary measures are not considered sufficient in industrial circles
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-20
Trade Deadlocked.

Employers are hesitating to ac- cumulate manufactured stocks in face of the apparent determination of the consumers to abstain from buying when lower prices come and hence they are unable to keep their mechanics and laborers at work. The
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-20
BANDITS HOL DUP BANK IN SPOKANE, FLEE WIT x LOOT I
Cashier, Two Others Locked In Vault - Texas Bank
 Also Heldup, Robbed.

SPOKANE, Wash, Jan. 20 A Spokane bank in an outlying busi- ness district was held up yesterday afternoon by two bandits. who lock ed Cashier A. w. Sawins, another employee and a customer in the vault, which they had forced Sawine to open, and then fled in an auto mobile with about $1,000 in cur reney which they seized from the cashiers cage. The robbers left q quantity of gold and silver unmo- tested.
 HOUSTON, Texas., Jan 20-Two men held up the Citizens Bank here yesterday, locked five employees and wo customers in the vault, and es- c4ped with $19,60O in currency and Liberty bonds.
 CHICAGO, Jan 20=The first in timation of the value of bonds stolen in mail pouch robbery at Union Station here Tuesday was gained today when circulars describ- ing $ stolen bonds, valued at $4l3,- GOO were posted. The circulars said transfer of the bonds had been stopped
 ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. 20.-H. w. Brown. negro naval mess at tendant, today confessed the killing of Harriet N. Kayanaugh. nurse in the naval hospital here, whose body was found Friday near the hospital. Robbery is said to have been the motive.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-20

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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-02
MANY ATTEND |. V.
HOSPITAL CLINIC

Fifty doctors, nurses and school
teachers gathered at the Ottawa col
ony on Wednesday night to attend a
diphtheria clinic conducted by Doctor
G. A. Earle of the state department
of public health The meeting was of
very material benefit to all the people
who attended,
DR.. Earle illustrated how a child
who would be susceptible to diphthe-
ria could be chosen from room OF
school children. After thoroughly ex-
planning the various tests that could
be made to determine if a child was
susceptible to diphtheria. he showed
how II was possible to take such
child, and by the use of a serum to
prevent it. from contracting the dis
ease.
These methods he said were being
used extensively throughout the large
cities In the east, and were greatly
reducing the mortality of the dread
ed disease.
He used lantern slides to illustrate
the methods used in the manufacture
of anti-toxin, tracing the manufacture
Of the drug through all the processes
of compromising it.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-02
HIGH SCHOOL QUITS (.
BUYING SWEETS THAT
NEAR EAST MAY EAT

For the first time in several years
the high school has undertaken BY
public subscription to help charit
able cause. Tho school has under
taken campaign to raise $500 be
fore Christmas time to held the Ar
menian children. The student body
has been asked either to earn or to
save at least 81 before Christmas for
this fund. A large bulletin board in
the main corridor indicates day by
day the quota of each room and the
amount paid in to that day. At pres
cnt $lS5 has been turned over to the
treasurer. During this week the
young people have been asked to alb
stain from buying candy and other
luxuries and give that money to this
cause. Rcv. II, +. LaWle: addressed
the students in the assembly hall this
morning, painting graphic picture
of the troubled conditions which Pre-
vail in Armenia.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-02
CALL ON OFFICIALS
HERE TO LOOK FOR
T|SK|L VA BANDITS
PAIR WHO ROBBED CLOTHING
STORE BELIEVED TO n AVE
HEADED FOR OTTAWA-MAY
BE IDENTIFIED BY NEW OVER
COATS.

Two robbers who early today burg
larized clothing store at Tiskilwa,
west of Bureau, were believed by the
authorities of Bureau county to have
headed toward ottawa This morn
ing Chief of Police Ben Ford received
a long distance call from the Bureau
county sheriff, asking that lookout
be made for the men.
Two overcoats were among the
goods stolen from the store The
robbers are said to have left Tiskil-
wa on O'clock train this morning,
wearing the stolen coats. The local
railroad station and the streets were
searched this morning, for some sign
of two men wearing new Overcoats.
y at1a Floater Is Arrested. y,
Christie Grieves, who happened in
to the city yesterday, was placed into
custody last night about $50 O'Clock
by Patrolman Jesse Holmes in the
loop district on charge of being
disorderly He was taken to the city
Jail where he was lodged ,untiit this
when be was arranged be
fore Judge .ftorge III Ko9nig He
plead guilty to theJ charge preferred
against him by the police officer and
was ordered out of town Immediately.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-02
VICTIM OF GASLESS
ISUNDAYiSHOO'TING
ITOSPRESS CHARGES
CAR CONTRARY TO UNITED
STATES APPEAL TO APPEAR IN
COURT AGAINST ALLEGED AS
SAILANT.

The $4,000 damage suit which John
Hensel brought after he alleged he
had been shot by Louis G. Alleman is
scheduled to go on trial in the Circuit
Court on Monday afternoon Dec. ),
The plaintiff alleged that on Sept, %
1918, at a place three-fourths of q
mile northwest Of the village of Ton
ica, the defendant assaulted him
struck him over the face and BODY
and shot him
The plaintiff alleges that he was
lame and sick for long time after
the alleged assault, and that he was
forced to spend $1,000 for doctor bills.
The shooting occurred on the first
'gasless' Sunday during the war, after
Mr. Hensel it is said, was on his way
home from Camp Grant, whittier he
had been called by the illness oE hrs
son, then a soldier in the service Of
his country. mcensed by Hcnsel's ap.
pearance on the roads in an auto,
when it was thought by neighbors he
should not have been driving is
blamed for the shooting by Alleman
The same day the $4,000 suit Fred
Edwards brought against the city Of
La Sale and the $4,000 suit broueh.
by Attorney Frank Follett as admin
istrator fer the estate Of Nels Nelson
against the city of Peru, are also
scheduled to come up for trial.
Mondays Call.
The cases which will be called fer
trial on Monday and the order in
which they will be heard follow:
IIensel VS.. Alleman
WelCh VS.. Kruger.
Newcomer VS.. Hartman
Johnson VS.. Chicago Ottawa and
Peoria railway.
CattanCo VS.. Borngasscr.
Gregory VS.. Richey.
Edwards VS.. la Sale.
Follett VS.. Peru.
Kuhn VS.. Chicago ottawa and Peo-
ria railway.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-02
LIGHT PLANT FUSE
BLOWS OUT: ONE DEAD

Danyille. H., Dec. 2-ODe man w1s
killed and two seriously burned early
this morning at the electric power
plant of the Danville Street Railway
and Light company when a fuse blew
out. The city was in darkness for
moro than an hour and all street car
service abandoned forcing hundreds
Of workers TO walk to work. Companr
officials are investigating, but have
not ytt had time to ascertain the ex-
tent os the loss or the cause of the
accident
Councilman EIectrocuted.
East St Louis, Tll., Dec An in
quest will be held today into the
death cf Edward Kunae, member of
the city council of Marissa ILL.,. who
was eleatrocutti when he picked up
an electric light wire.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-02
THIRTY SIGN CHARTER
FOR KIWANIS CLUB AT
MONDAY LUNCHEON

More than thirty Ottawa men have
signed up for membership in the XII
wants club. according to a statement
made at the luncheon of the organiza-
tiOn held in the banquet hall Of the
New American restaurant today The
chapter cannot be granted q charter
until fifty men have Joined the Organi-
HatiCn, although it il said there viii
he no difficulty in securing tho other
twenty members A committee com
posed of G. A Wade, J A. Andrews,
Irving Harris w Arthur Dicus, W.
H. IIinebaugh and David Rector was
chosen to secure the other members
necessary to obtain the charter
The luncheon was atten 1cd by sixty
guests. twenty-five OF this number
came from Streator, six from Joliet
and two from Chicago
Alex EstOck of StrGator spoke brief
ly telling Of The work the club has
doro in his city
Professor Mauc, superintendent o.
tho VIII county schools told OF the
work the club has done in community
building in Joliet
al Mathews OF Chicago spoke on
the workings cf the club He told
how last Christmas, the members Cf
his club, with the Volunteers of Amer.
iCa and their wives. mot and wrapped
800 Christmas packages, containing
fifteen articles each. for poor children.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-02
C0NSERVAT0R FOR
WOMAN WITH $500
AS YEARLY INCOME
MRS. KATHERINE kNECHT, FOR.
MER OTTAWA WOMAN, is "pE.
PENDANT" IN PROCEEDINGS m.
sTITUTED IN PROBATE COURT.

A petition was filed in the Probate
Court yesterday asking that a con
scrvator be appointed for Mrs. Cath
crime knecht, who Is also known as
Mrs, Kate Knecht, of Strcator. Mrs
Knocht is the wife of Joseph Knecht
4 former Ottawa resident, who now
lives at 1889 Baker street, Streator.
On June Il, Mrs. Knccht was ar
raigned before a commission of physi
clans In the County Court and was
sdjudge1 feeble minded. Sho has
been patient at the state institution
at Lincoln since then.
The petition asking that con.
scrvator he appointed for her was filed
by her brother. Peter Keeler, of Mar
scillcs. 1t stated that her annual In
come was about $500.
Mrs. Kncchts little son was sen.
to the Guardian Angel home in Peoria
several months ago by Judge Rcck in
the County Court
Mrs. Knecht is the second wife Of
Joseph knecht, His first wife, Mrs
Mary Knccht, secured divorce from
him several years ago in Ottawa.
Peru Estate Probated
The late Frank Bapst of La Sale
left an estate valued at $4,l25, accord
ing to a will and petition which were
filed today. The estate will go to fis
widow. Mrs Elizabeth Bapst, for her
lifetime, after which it will be equally
divided between their eight children.