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The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-09
MINERS RETURN FROM WINDHAM
 BAY PROPERTY
N. B. Cook and F. B. Cook Have Spent Five Months
 on Hydraulic Property.

After having spent the past live months at Windham Bay dey eloping hydraulic gold mining proposition, x. E. Cook and his father F. r. Cock returneds here last night on ihcir gas boat Nj. l.. C. They had a pcry rough trip across Taku Inlet vestcl day and they said today that they gre not desirious of repeating.
 The ground that the men are de Ycl0piAg is on the East Fork of silva Creek. where the claim there are rich deposits of placer gold in the gravel. They had thought they wc.ild have started hydrauhcing be- lore now but excessive rain and some hard luck hindered them some in the work. They will return in February CT March to do some work when the creek is frozen up and them will be ready for hydrauiicing with the thaw in the spring of next year.
 Most of their work from now on cona.ste of the removal of boulders from the creek bed so that at mar ;cw place in the basin there will be nc daming of the stream after they start working.
 The hard rain that visited this section did several thousand dollars lamage to their property on Silva Creek, the miners claim. A rich lot If gravel that was already for hyd- raulicing was washed away by the exceedingly high water.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-09

cinets cut of 2,709 gave Curran only S4861 and Hylan 202,S02.
 Was Great Battle
 The main battle, all observers agreed, was between Mayor Hylan and Major Curran. Both conducted vigorous campaigns. in which the lie was passed frequently. The Mayor charged his opponent with representing the "plunderbund." the interests and "the traction crowd" In denial, Major Curran accused the Mayor of gross inefficiency.
 Of all the many issues, the sub .ject most talked about was the g. cent fare on the traction lines. Mayor Hylan claimed he prevented the fare from being raised. Curraa asserted he. too, was for the nickel fare. and charged that the fare question was not an issue that it was smoke screen used by the Mayor to cover up maladninstratien.
 Campaign Slogan
 Mayor Hylan's admirers used the slogan Honest John, He Is Fighting for You' He was elected chief executive four years ago on a Tam many Hall tidal wave. He received 312774 votes. a5 against l55,376 for the late Mayor John Purroy Mitchell. running on a Fusion ticket; 144,973 fer Morris Hillquit. Socialist, and 57299 for w. M. Bennett. Republican
 Tammany Tiger Purrs
 The question answered by the bal. lots in the city election yesterday was whether the Tammany tiger should purr content edly in the city. hall for another four years, or wheth- ar his would-be tanners. the Republi- cans and Coalitionists, would twist his tail and drive him to the SC. clusion of the wigwam in Fourteenth Street. It agitated all New York since early summer
 For the last few weeks the ears or the voters were bombarded with all sorts of campaign arguments by hundreds of orators in halls and on street corners. Seldom in the bis. tory of municipal elections here had there been such flow of oratorv. of charges and counter charges.
 Jerome In Campaign
 William Travers Jerome A reform district attorney who stirred New York a number of years ago. dra. matically re-entered the political araua as n sunnnrtar of ,ho n,,, cause. He breathed fire into the campaign and bitterly denounced Mayor Hylan and his ad-  The newspapers. in addition, print. ed column after column of political
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-09
WHO'S HERE
 / AND WHERE

George A Getchell, U. s. Deputy Marshal at Douglas. stopped off from the steamer Spokane en route from Seattle to take charge of the office of Deputy M. c. Howell of Ketchikan, who is here as witness.
 J. D. Littlepage, who has been do ing surveying in the southern part of the division, arrived at his home here on the Spokane
 w. w. Bacheller, H. L. Morris, A. Van Msvera and Roy c. Hersch travelling salesmen. were arrivals here On the steamer Spokane.
 Robert Scott. broker of this city arrived here from Seattle On the Spokane lrst night.
 M F Mcdonnell. ,h. B. Madland, B. stanton. NJ. c. Rugg and A. A Humfrey, travelling men, were >>1a ssen. gers on tha Spokane today for busi- ness trips to Sitka,
 Ja nes Chisholm and Steve Stepan- hoff left ol the Spokane today en route to the Pioneers Home at Si.ka They are both Juneau men.
 Mir. and Mrs. s. M. Malachoff oi this city. accompanied by their chil- dren, left for Sitka, where they will reside in the future.
 Mir. and Mrs. Howard Ashley left on the Spokane for Skagway after having been visiting at Juneau for the past week
 Phil Ward, who was with the Coast and Geodetic Survey. arrived here on the Spokane last night to remain for the winter
 Bishop F. J Crinont, head of the Catholic Church in Alaska, was an arrival on the Spokane after having spent the past several months in the South on business,
 Mrs. J. c. Valentine, who left here several weeks ago to make her home in California, arrived here on the Spokane on a business trip.
 At the Gastlnesu
 r. P. Cook. William l.. Panl and family, E. T. Barber, T. c. Ravens. J. D. Littlepage, MT. and Mrs John P. Foley, V. A. Robertson. Carl Over ley, J. G Valentine, Mir. and Mrs Noah Howell. George M. Armstrong G. Thompson, Peter Samovich, Mrs George W. Taylor.
 At the Zynda
 D. E. Murray. Mrs. Clarence l. Smith, c. Carlson.
 At the Circle City
 A Sorensen.s
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-09

news and the bewildered voter faced the problem of trying to dissect the mass of claims and counter claims and cast his vote intelligently
 The majority of the daily papers in the greater city editorially ia vored the candidacy of Major Henry II. Curran, the Republican-Co Coalition contender for Mayor Mayor John r. Hylan, 9 candidate for re e-eleatiOn on the Tammany ticket, had his princl- pal editorial backing from tne rarara controlled by w. R Hearst Tn conditions in this respect were near. ly identical with those four ye-rs ago when Hylan won sweeping y.o tory over the late John purroy Mitchell.
 Mayor Hylan
 Mayor Hyl2n was born on d !ar7i in Green county, New York. il 1868 Orphaned in early 'childhond. he worked OF the farm ard then cim } to New York, where he was emp,ave as an engineer on the elevated raj road. He studied law nights a9 received his degree from the Ne i; York Law School in 1897 Iie b. came a member of Tammany Hall. was elected a municipal iudge in 1905. city magistrate two years later and became a judge of the Kings county court in 1915 He WAS practically unknown to the general electorate when he was nominated fer Mayor four years ago
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-09

He was formerly Chinese Minister to Germany and Denmark Q91S) and plenipotentiary for the Opium Con ference at The Hague Q913). Prior to that he was third secretary ot the Chinese Legation. Washington. 1908-10); Junior Secretary Of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs N9fD, and Vice Minister for Foreign Ar fairs upon the establishment Of the Republic in 1912.
 Chung-Hui Wang, Chics justice of the Supreme Court of China wa3 memb2r of the commission appoint ed by the Eeague of Nations Cour- cil to revise the League covenant. He is 40 years old, was educated at Peiyang University. China, and stud. jed law in America CD. c. L., Yale) Germany and England. While in the United States he translated the en- tire German civil code into English He was elected Minister Of Justice in the first republican cabinet after serving as Minister of Foreign Af- fairs under the Ranking Provisional government.
 Dr. " K. Wellington Roo is T mem Der of the Council of the League Of Nations He was formerly Chinese Minister to the United States, and is a doctor Of philosophy and law graduate of Columbia University. He is B years old. Dr Roo was secre. tary to the cabinet of the first re public in 1912, but retired To be come secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs where he remained two years. He became Councillor to the government in 1914 and Minis ter ito Mexico in 1915, coming from that country as envoy to the United States. Dr. Koo was one of the Chinese delegates to the Paris Peace Conference.
 'Sao-Ke Alfred Sze, Chinese Minis- ter to the United States, and former ly representative of his country in similar capacity in England, was educated at Cornell University He served as Minister ,of Posts and Communications and Acting Minister of Finance.
 z The personnel of the Chinese dele. gation includes Dr. Chang Yu Chusn, Chief Counsellor to the Foreign Of clerks, translators and specialists in Far Eastern questions. Most of the speak English.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-09
RUNNING GUM FIGHT

NEW YORK, Now 9A running gun fight enlivened the election al one of the voting booths late yester- day afternoon, where a score of shots were fired.
 Angelo Marseno was shot through the hip by two men. All three were arrested and charged with felonious assault
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-09
B. M. Behrends Co.,, Inc.


proceedings of the armament confer ence and that newspapermen be per mitted to attend all open sessions. might make further expressions. It is understood that the suggestion will be made that armament in any form proposed be suspended pending the conference negotiations.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-09
WET" MAYOR ELECTED

BUFFALO, N. Y, Nov. 9.-F. x. Schwab, Republican, running On a platform legalizing beer and light wines, was elected Mayor yesterday over George s. Buck, incumbent, "dry" Republican.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-09
DEMOCRAT ELECTED GOVERNOR

RICHMOND, Va. Nov 9.7State Senator E L. Trinkle, Democrat. has been elected Governor of Virginia by plurality of at least 10000 over H. w. Anderson, Republican,, and John Mitchell, negro, running on the Lily Black" Republican ticket. Mitchell polled 2,e0O votes.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-09
ODD FELLOWS ATTENTION.

Silver Bow Lodge z-A will meet Thursday night at eight o'clock. All members are requested to be present
 Visiting brethren welcome Warren H. Wilson. Noble Grand; Frank OBrien, Secretary. -sdv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-09
INDEPENDENT IS MAYOR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 9.-Fred Kohler, former chief of police, Inde pendent Republican, has been elected Mayor over w H. Fitzgerald, Re publican.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-09

frNleW, stated that
 the depreciation of paper currency in
 Europe in the Mid Continental coun-
 tries, is a great ob- stacle in the way of
 their rapid resump-
 tion of trade with
 the United States.
 Every day empha- sizes the necessity
 for America to take steps toward coun- iteracting this de- :m o r a l i z a tion of European markets,
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-09
ELECTION IN DETROIT

DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 9.--Mayor James Couscens, Non-Partisan, run ership. was re-elected yesterday by ? to 1.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-09
MORE SENATORIAL ACTION.

WASHINGTON, NOV. t.-Indlca- lions developed today that the Sem ate, which yesterday passed a reso- Iution urging publicity be given the
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-09
Low European Currency Obstacle to U. s. Trade,
 Says Expert.

William Sherman Gill, head of the foreign department of a New York City exchange house, who, in an in
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-09
LOUISVILLE ELECTION

7 LOUISVILLE, Ky, Nov. 9.-Tha unofficial returns from a majority of the precincts received early this morning gave Huston Quin, Republi- can Mayoralty candidate. a lead of mora than 5000 over Overton Harris, Democratic candidate
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-09

said MT. Gill. Many Americans who have funds to invest are today buy ing foreign municipal bonds. This will help the present situation.
 Use The Emplre Want Ads to help you sell what you do not need.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-09
IN EAST GOING TO
 THE DEMOCRATS
Kentucky Comes Back" Into Democracy and Maryland
 Shows Big Gain.

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The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-09
BALFOUR COMES
 TO ATTEND BIG
 MEETING MERE
Expresses Belief Much Good Will Result Chinese
 Delegation Ready.

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cincts out of 2,709 gave Curran only S4S61 and Hylan 202,S02.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-01
The False Alarm.

Have you, dear reader, eyer given
thought to the serious consequences
which might result from the false
alarm so often given in jest by
thoughtless persons? Read this arti-
Gle taken from Winnsboro (La. }
paper:
"On last Saturday night during the
progress of the show at the Princess
Theatre, some one gave the fire
alarm. For a few minutes it looked
as if there would be a stampede; if
such had occurred no doubt many
would have sbeen killed before the
building could have been emptied.
Within that building were children
of all ages and sizes and many un-
attended, who would have had but
little chance for escape had it not
been for the prompt action of many
of the gentlemen present who pre-
vented the rush by assuring all that
there was no fire.
The very worst enemy of a crowd
is panic! Always remember when IN
a crowded place, that those who con-
troll themselves and use their brains
not only themselves escape, but often
prove the saviors of many Of their
less thoughtful neighbors. Keep on
the lookout for false alarm givers,
and see that they are brought to the
bar of justice and severely punished.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-01
X. OF c. UNITED WAR FUND.
Officials Want Balance Used for
European Relief Work.

During the war the Knights of
Columbus in conjunction with other
organizations raised an enormous
fund to be devoted to European re-
lief work. There is balance of $4,-
100000, remaining unexpended.
Supreme Knight James A. Flaherty
Of theKnights Of Columbus has is
sued the following statement regard
ing the orders attitude towards the
distribution Of this balance:
"The Knights of Columbus, as par
ticipants in the United War Fund,
must abide by the rules under which
that fund was collected. These rules
leave final arbitration regarding the
fund to the President Of the United
States.
"Oficials Of the Knights of Colum-
bus have stated to Mr.. Hoover that
the Board of Directors of the K. of
c. would consider Mr.. Hoover's pro-
posal that the K. of C. portion of this
fund, amounting to some 100000
be turned over to the European Re-
lief Council of which the K. of C. as
an organization, is a component.
II do not know what the attitude
of the other six organizations partici-
pating in the United War Fund may
be towards this proposition. But I
am ready at any time to submit the
matter to the K. of C. board, which is
heartily in sympathy with the great
work so ably administered by Hebert
Hoover, and in which the Knights of
Columbus are cordially co-operat-
in0.'
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-01
Large Crop of Sweet Potatoes in
Storage.

Louisiana not only has produced
the largest crop of sweet potatoes in
her history but has stored a greater
percentage of the crop than ever be-
fore, according to M. Hall sweet
potato specialist of the L. S. U. ex-
tension division, who has completed
a tour of inspection Of the storage
houses of the state.
"An increase of more than a million
bushels over the 1919 crop gives the
state a production Of over seven mil
lion bushels" says Mr.. Hall. "This
is the largest increase of any state in
theUnion- with the exception Of South
Carolina, which has margin over
Louisiana of few thousand bushels.
Louisiana has furnished practically
SO per cent of the nations increase
this year. An increased yield Of Is
bushels per acre over the ten year
average was also secured. This per
ere increase, while due in measure
to the favorable season for growing
sweet potatoes, can be attributed
largely to seed selection and improv-
ed methods of cultivation and fertili-
zation. Ideal weather during the
greater part Of the harvesting period
has enabled the storage houses to Sc
cure a finer lot of potatoes than ever
before. The bulk of the cured stock
will be handled by the Louisiana
Sweet Potato Exchange, an associa-
ton of growers and storage-house
owners, with headquarters at Shreve-
port"
E-EJgszzs.eRs.aTTs
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-01
To Fight Phone Increase.

According to recent special to
the Times-Picayune from Columbia,
Louisiana, the people of that town
are up in arms against the proposed
increase in telephone rates. On the
first of the year, or whenever the in
crease is put into effect, the Cumber-
land Telephone Company will receive
a notice from all users Of phones to
remove them from their residences
and places Of business. The munich
pality will then be asked to put in a
telephone system of it's own and
owner of home or business
will be asked to obligate him
self to take at least one tele-
phone. The plant will be operat-
ed at actual cost, and neither the
town nor any person will make any
profit from it's operation.
If a reasonable number of cities and
towns in the state would follow the
example of Columbia, the Cumber-
land Telephone Company might soon
be made to realize the injustice OF its
demand.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-01
WANTED! !!
TRAINED MEN!

THAT'S the demand everywhere
No longer is the jack-of-all-trades
the fellow who ''can do almost any.
thing" wanted. The employer is toe
busy to run school. He wants men
trained to draw, to keep accounts, to
handle tools, to operate machines, to
install equipment, able to sell. to
write good letters, etc.
Think! Pick out what you want
to do and get busy in your spare
hours learning the ins and outs of
your chosen field. The United Y. M.
c. A. Schools, through class or cor
respondence instruction, can help you
turn odd hours into the biggest in
vestment of your life. More than
100000 students studied under the
direction Of earnest Y. M. C. A. in
structors last season. Here are some
of the $50 courses and positions COW
cred in the Instructions
Mechanical Engineering, II allied
subjects.
Agriculture and Rural Engineer
ing, 20 subjects.
Commerce, 22 subjects, including
cOllIlcICAaI law, iuVC1L LloillSs Sea4Co"
marketing.
Electrical Courses, 18 subjects.
Civil Engineering, % subjects.
Architecture and Building, IA sub
jects.
Power Development, 9 subjects.
Drawing and Mathematics, 23 sub
jects.
Commercial Art, cartooning, illus
trating and miscellaneous, 13 sub
jects.
Be a willer-not a wisher. You
can win if you really try.
FREE to former service men.
Write or see A. K. JONES, 303
Roumain Bldg, Baton Rouge, or
GEO. D. BOOTH, 634 Maison
Blanche Annex, New Orleans.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-01
Rice Farmers May Lose Heavily.

According to a statement publish
ed recently by the New Orleans bu-
reau of crop estimates of the United
States Department of Agriculture,
Louisiana farmers raised 20 per
cent more rice this year than in 1919,
yet they stand to lose as much as
their present crop will bring on the
for the cereal is quoted at
only half as much as that Of last
year. This state raised crop valued
at $53,420,00O last year. This years
crop, 20 per cent greater than that
of last year, will bring only $27,720,-
600 or approximately half. On Dec.
l, 1919, rice was selling at 2.71 per
bushel. At the same time in 1920 it
brought only 10 a bushel. Last
years crop was 19,712,000 bushels,
while this year it amounted to 25,-
100000 busheb.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-01
Big Egg Yield.

'From a small flock of hens / now
get 20 to rs eggs per day, whereas
before giving them DR.. LeGear's
Poultry Prescription, only received
three or four. It's cost has been re-
paid to me over and over" So writes
Mrs. J. W. Montgomery Tunnell Hill,
Ga.
You should increase your yield
now, while prices are high, through
DR.. LeGear's Poultry Prescription.
1t is tonic which builds up the hens
strength and vitality, and stimulates
the g-producing organs.
For % years DR.. LeGear has been
recognized as Americas foremost
Expert Poultry Breeder and Veteri-
marian. Any time your poultry or
stock are ailing, it will pay you to
get the proper DR.. LeGear Remedy
from your dealer. It must give salts
faction, or your dealer will refund
your money.-(Adv.)
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-01
War and Fire.

"War is hell, once exclaimed a
great general. To this might be
added "Hell is fire." During the
World War, Mars claimed a total of
10000 American lives in the eigh-
teen months Of fighting. Naturally
the nation stood appalled, at this
great sacrifice. The shadow of grief
and bereavement covered the coun-
try, and the little gold star on many
"a home gave silent testimony that a
loved one from within had gone to
wait on yonder shore. Yet to the altar
wait on yonder sore. Yet to the altar
of Moloch, America annually contri-
butes $4,000 lives! In a time Of
peace, just think of it There is alb
solutely no excuse for this. Some
people using the instrument of care
lessness, deliberately commit suicide,
others prove the victims Of the short
sigtedness and Indifference of en-
ployers and landlords. The latter
are murderers, nothing more or less.
Seventy per cent Of the lives lost last
year, were lost in fires which were
preventable. If careless methods are
persisted in, who can say but one Or
more in your home may this year find
their way into the causualty column?
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-01
FOR GREATER NEW ORLEANS.
Constitutional Body to Be Asked to
Annex Several Suburbs.

1t is reported from New Orleans
that bill will be introduced before
| the Constitutional Co11v efftion provi-
ding for the annexation to the city
of New Orleans Of the upper part of
St. Bernard parish, and the towns
of Gretna, Gouldsboro, McDonough-
vile and Westwego and all of that
portion of Jefferson parish east of
the Mississippi river. The object of
the bill is to add to the Crescent City
all Of the towns and populous terri
tory contiguous to it, thus forming
Greater New Orleans. If the plan
succeeds it will add at least $4,000
to the population of the city, and
bring the total considerably over
100000. It is urged in support Of
the project that it would enable the
city to extend it's hard-surfaced
roads, electric light and water sys-
tenn, which would enable the farmers
and dairymen to market their prod
ucts quickly and at the same time
reduce the cost of living to the inhab-
itants of the city. Whatever merit
might attach to the proposition, it is
certainly in direct contradiction to
that other plan, which has been con-
aggitated recently to make
the Mississippi river the boundary
line of the several parishes which
it now divides, from Iberville to
Plaquemine.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-01
INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM.
Efor, Will be Made to Incorporate
Them in New Constitution.

DR.. Y. K. lrion, delegate to the
Constitutional Convention from New
Orleans, states that he will introduce
measure before that body providing
for the initiative, referendum and re-
call in Louisiana. There is a provi-
sion in the present law for the recall,
hut nothing regarding initiative and
referendum.
+. DR.. Irion explains his proposed or
dinancc as follows:
"rhe initiative means that if at
any timc, the people want a certain
law enacted, independent Of the
Legislature, the act can be submit
ted to popular vote at the next cleo
ton. If majority favors the act,
It becomes a law. If majority is
against it, it is defeated.
+ "The referendum means that if
the Legislature should pass an act
that the people do not want, it can
be repealed at the next election.
"The recall means that if public
officials fail to perform their duty,
or prove unfaithful to their trusts,
or fail or refuse to carry out the
wishes of their constituents, they
may be recalled and ousted from
Office"
"The measure will provide for a
designated percentage of the voters
to place either the initiative, referen-
dunn or recall in operation. For state
officers would make it ten per cent
of the votes cast for governor at the
preceding general election. For
parish officers would make it
ten per cent Of the vote cast for
sheriff, and for municipal officers ten
per cent of the vote cast for mayor.
he same percentage would apply to
either the initiative, referendum or
recall"
DR.. Irion states that twenty states
of the Union have placed the initia
tive, referendum and recall in their
constitutions and not one of them
could be induced to take it out.