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“ALASKA CAN PAY THE NATIONS WAR DEBT THE DAILY ALASKA CITIZEN W)j 3 _ FAIRBANKS. ALASKA. WEDNESDAY MORNING. July 2, 191A_ WHOLE NUMBED L FEDERAL OFFICERS MAKE FIRST ARREST: JUDGE RULES BREWERS MAY CONTINUE THEIR BUSINESS KANSAS CITY, July 1.—(/P)—'The first arrest of men charged with breaking the new prohibition law was made this afternoon upon an order ol the federal attorney here. Two bartenders were taken into custody by the officials charged with illegally selling beer. It is believed this is the tirst ar rest of this kind in the United States. 1 he two men were operating an open saloon, having only beer and light wines lor sale. TO AGRF.K ON RII.l. WASHINGTON, July 1.—(/P) At the meeting of the judiciary committee ol the house which is slated for Mon day it is expected an agreement will be reached on an in dependent bill providing a law tor the enforcement of the prohibition act. Measures previously introduced tor this purpose have failed in passing congress but it is thot a de termined attempt will now be made to enact legislation at once which w ill insure the enforcement of prohibition. FAVORS BRKWKRS BAI.T1MORK. lulv 1.—f/P)—A decision rendered to day 1 >\ Federal Judge Rose is in complete accord with the ruling of the New York federal district court which gives the brewer- a right to manufacture and sell beer containing not over two and three-quarters per cent ol alcohol. Otis ruling holds good until the supreme court of the United States ma-kes its linal decision. Acting on the decision of today, the brewers here will continue to manufacture and sell beer ol this description. MISS TMFIR FA EOI’ENFKS \\ \S1 IINGTON. July F- (/P)—'For the first time, the Mnerican nation this morning went to work without an eye opener of hard drinks. The sale o1 every kind of liquor ex cept beer and light wines ceased last night at midnight. In all the wet stales, practically every bar continues to sell the weaker liquors. I he department ol just ice has issued an an nouncement stating no action regarding this continued sale will be taken until decisions have been rendered clearing the question ol whether or not beer and wines, containing a minimum percent of alcohol, are intoxicating. The. 1 ’resident mav soon issue a proclamation declaring the demobilization of the military forces is complete and this will automatically suspend the war time prohibition measure until such time as constitutional prohibition becomes effec tive. ri.F.NTY OF DRUNKS CHICAGO, lulvl. (TP) There were more intoxicated men in this city last night than ever before known in the police record-. The officials were not too strict in maintain ing order, and comparatively lew arrests were made and tlien onlv when ii became absolutely necessary. A general hilarity marked the passing of liquor: every cafe and saloon m the citv being filled to capacity until the hour of closing. The men were not alone in their indulgence as thousands ol women were present in the cales. 1 lie revelry lasted until earlv morning, practically every person fortifying himself against the drought before the saloons closed. All day and until midnight, a steady stream of men and women left the cafes carrying bottles of vaVious kinds of liquors. I he whiskev -locks of the many wholesale and retail liquor houses were depleted betore twelve o’clock came. CONTINUE BUSINESS NFAY YORK. July 1.—(/P)—All the bars in this city continue to sell beer and wines altho it is impossible to pur chase* anv of the stronger alcoholic liquors. Contrary to ex nectations, there i- little hilarity or revelry in the city today, it being hardly noticeable that anything out of the ordinary has happened. SHAW HOUSE IS PIONEER ANNEX DURING SUMMER BEAM BRANCHES OUT TO AC COMMODATE TRADE; OVER FLOW FROM PIONEER WILL BE HANDLED AT SHAW' HOUSE FOR REMAINDER OF SEASON. According to an announcement made last night by Charley Beam, owner of the Pioneer hotel, he has secured the Shaw House for the re mainder of the summer season. Mr. Beam will operate this building as an annex to the Pioneer and take care of his overflow trade this sum mer. No effort will be made to operate the Shaw House as a separate pro position as the expense of putting the lobby and lower floors of the building into shape would he too excessive, according to Mr. Beam. All the busi ness will be run from the Pioneer office and only the rooms will be run in the new quarters. t large number of the Shaw House rooms are already in readiness for occupancy, having been put in order yesterday. These will be continued thru the summer and early fall. Ow ing to the unfinished state of the building, it will be impossible to con tinue the annex after cold weather sets in, unless the owners make ex tensive repairs. WORDEN BURIAL THURSDAY P. M. OLDTIMER Wild, BE LAID TO REST THURSDAY; SERVICES AT EAGLE HALL According to an announcement made yesterday evening, the funeral services for Andy Worden, the old timer who died at St. Joseph’s hos pital Monday evening, will be held Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock, at Eagle hall. The services will be held under the auspices of the Pio neers. of which organization the de ceased was a member. All members of the local Igloo, and other Pioneers in the city, are re quested to be present to pay the last respects to the memory of the departed man. The pallbearers se lected are: T. J. Williams, Mr. Fur ness, Sam Jenson, C. N. Creamer, J. H. Groves, R. M. Brown. -w* In China, when the subscriber rings up exchange the operator may be ex pected to ask: "What number does the honorable son of the moon and stars desire?” “Hohi, twothree-.” Silence. Then the exchange re sumes: MANY WRITERS TO ATTEND THE WILLARD FIGHT FOURTH OF JULY ATTRACTING MORI] NEWSPAPER REPORTERS THAN ANY PREVIOUS BOUT; FIFTY TELEGRAPH WIRES WILL CARRY STORY THRU COUNTRY. TOLEDO, July 1 (TP) No previous fight in the history of the pugilistic world has ever attracted as much newspaper publicity as the Witlard Dempsey battle scheduled for the Fourth of July. More newspaper correspondents will attend the chant pionship bout than were ever present at any of the famous boxing contests of tile past. Fifty special telegraph wires have been run to l lie ringside and they will be used to carry the story, as the battle progresses, to every part of the United States. Scores of photo graphs of the fight will be taken and rushed to New York by airplanes in order that they may be published in the early morning editions. A num ber of aviators are now here, employ ed by tin various newspapers for this purpose. Both Willard and Dempsey will en ter the ring barehanded and will tape their hands in plain view of the spec tators. Jess strongly protested against Dempsey’s plan to adjust the tape bandages in his dressing room and insisted that the bandaging be done in public. Five ounce gloves will bo worn by the men. it is now thot ttiere will be five seconds in each corner, as an agreement to that effect lias been virtually reached. BETTING EVEN TOLEDO, July 1. (TP) From pres ent indications, it is believed Willard and Dempsey will enter the ring at even money, in case of any odds it is thot they will be in favor of tin- challenger as Willard money, even now, is very scarc'e while there seems to be thousands available, fo back Dempsey. TWO MEASURES ARE SENT FOR SIGNATURE WASHINGTON. July 1. (TP) The agricultural bill and the measure pro tiding for lilt' return oi rite telegraph and telephone lines to the commercial companies was sent to the White House late yesterday evening whcn they will await the signature of the President. TWO PASSENGER TRAINS GOL 1.1 [ IE KILLING EIGHT AND INJURING FORTY HUN KIRK, July 1. (TP)- The col lision of I wo New ATork Central pas senger trains near this city today is believed to have been caused by a tramp tampering with the air brakes on one of tiie trains. The.wreck caused the death of eight persons anil tin- serious injury of over forty. It is reported that attempts to ap ply the air brakes on one of the trains met with failure. Employees say tiie collision could have been averted had the brakes been working. An investigation of the wreck made immediately following the accident leads the railway officials to believe it was caused by a hobo stealing a ride. They are of the opinion tiie tramp did not tamper wit It the brakes with any intention of Wrecking the train hut it was merely ignorance on his part. WILSON BE MET BY THE FLEET WELCOMING COMMITTEE ABOARD FLAGSHIP WILL WELCOME PRESIDENT HOME WASHINGTON, July 1.—(JP)—A portion of the Atlantic flee} will leave Monday to meet the George Wash ington and escort the President’s ship to New' York. The welcoming com mittee, composed of many prominent citizens, will be on board Admiral Watson’s flagship Pennsylvania. It is expected President Wilson will submit an official text of the peace treaty to tlie senate some time next week. The senate will then take up the question of the treaty’s ratifica tion. The steamer Washington is re ported to be making good progress and is expected to arrive in New York on schedule time. BIG DIRIGIBLE WILL LEAVE ON A LONG FLIGHT ENGLISH DIRIGIBLE WILL LEAVE TOMORROW ON TRANS-ATLAN TIC FLIGHT; EXPECTS TO MAKE NON-STOP FLIGHT TO SOME POINT IN UNITED STATES. EAST FORTUN, Scotland, Wed nesday morning July 2 - (/P) The im mense British dirigible R-34 left here this morning at 1:48 on its flight to America. This dirigible is the larg est craft of its kind in the world and carries a wireless system as power ful as those installed on ocean liners. It is expected the flight will be made in sixty to seventy hours and no stops are planned until the dirig ible reaches its American destina tion. It curries a crew of twenty three men. EARLY REPORT EAST FORTUN, Scotland, July 1. (/P) it is planned that the huge British dirigible R-34 will start on a non-stop flight to America early to morrow morning. The navigation of licers of the craft said this evening they have every reason to believe it [ will be successfully made. Tl*e balloon is one of the largest dirigibles ever constructed and is ca pable of carrying a large number pf passengers, ll is expected at least ten men will be taken as passengers in tomorrow's flight. This flight was planned to take place a few weeks past but owing to the attitude of the Germans, at that time, toward tlie peace terms, it was indefinitely postponed. Had the Germans not signed the terms the: big craft would have flown toward Berlin instead of New York. A landing place near a big aviation l field in New York has already been prepared to receive the R-34. A num ber of British aviation mechanics have been working on the site for several days. RAID IS MADE ON SOCIALISTS FOREIGN QUARTERS OF CANA IRAN CITY IS RAIDED BY THE POLICE FORCE MONTREAL, July 1— (#)—A raid conducted today in the foreign quar ters of this city by the police of ficials resulted in a big haul of Bol shevik and socialistic literature. One hundred and thirty patrolmen engag ed in tlie raid its it was expected there would be some opposition to the search. Contrary to expectations, none of the radicals in the foreign quarters made tin attempt to stop the officers. Several tons of the literature was seized and stored by the police of ficers. It is all of the most radical nature and may lead to the arrest of a number of the leading socialists. STAGE FUNERAL OF POOR JOHN ISRYAN TO LEAD FUNERAL PRO CESSION MOUNTED ON SHIP OF THE DESERT COLUMBUS, July 1- (/P) R> cele bration of national prohibition, the Methodist centennary exposition is to stage an elaborate funeral of John Barleycorn. All details of a regular funeral, from the services held over the remains to the interment of the body, will be fully carried out. The main feature of the burial will be the funeral procession which will be led by William Jennings Bryan, life-long prohibitionist, mounted on a | camel. Many prominent prohibition : ists will take part in the celebration,! attending the last sad rites over the body of the deceased. When passion is king, reason is de throned. —_— wg Asy man who speaks nothing bu* the truth is never garrulous. t*« If Ananias were living today he would not be considered so much. . ej. Usually the more money a uan has the more selfish his children are. A wouan may talk until things get serious and then give the man a chance. r\ •, Every man knows how mean his acquaintances are, but he Is never absolutely sure about himself. TEN MILLION DOLLARS IS CUT -INFLUENZA MONEY IS ALSO LOST WASHINGTON, July 1.—(/P)—The ten million dol lar increase in the Alaska railroad appropriation, inserted and passed by the senate, met sudden death today at the hands ot the conferees on the sundry civil bill. The nearsighted economists ot congress believe in saving money anywhere hut in their own home town and accordingly slashed right and left thru the sundry civil bill, lopping off over two hundred million dollars. Not alone was the railroad item grcatlv re duced but the senate conferees yielded to the striking out of one hundred thousand dollars appropriated for expenses in curred in fighting influenza in Alaska. Phis reduction now leaves the railroad appropriation to tailing $2,038,000, the original sum as passed bv the house. \\ hen first considering the sundry civil bill, the house re tused to pass the inlluenza item which was later inserted In the senate. It had been expected that both the increased railroad appropriation and the influenza fund would he accepted by the house when the bill came to a conference but this hope gradually disappeared while the measure was un der consideration, tor it soon became evident the republican economists would cut both items. GOKS BACK TO Sh.NATF, WASHINGTON, July 1.—(/P)—After a protracted dis cussion, the house today adopted the conference report on the sundry civil bill. 'The democratic members made a deter mined light to save many important items from being slaugh tered by the enemies of the administration, but the republi can majority was too much for them. The bill now goes back to the senate for consideration in its reduced state. The mea sure provides for a total expenditure of 8ATI,000,000, a re duction of over $250,(XX),000 in the sum it originally car ried. GRIGSBY SEATED AS DELEGATE FROM ALASKA; NO PROTEST IS MADE BY REPUBLICAN MEMERS WASHINGTON, July 1.— (Special to The Citizen)— George B. Grigsby today took his oath of office and seat as delegate to congress from Alaska. All indications point to ward Wickersham not receiving much support from the members of the house in his contest for the seat as no protest was made today by any of the republican members against Grigsby being seated. Wickersham’s request that Grigsby not be seated until the contest is decided was refused by the republican majority: they not taking kindly to the idea that the northern territory he without a delegate for the next several months. It is not believed the present contest will be decided any quicker than the one over the 1916 election as congress is evidently too busv with important matters to listen to private grievances of defeated candidates. ENTRIES TODAY WILL DRAW FOR RACE POSITION ACE DRIVERS ENTERING CARS FOR FOURTH OF JULY RACES ARE REQUESTED TO MEET TO DAY AND DRAW FOR THEIR POSITIONS. Chairman R. D. Menzie, of the gen eral committee of the Fourth of July celebration, announced last night that places in the contest will be determined this afternoon by draw ing lots. All entries are requested to meet at the Fanners bank this after noon at 2 o’clock at which time and place the drawing will be held. It is important that all those Altering machines be present. At this time, it is expected that the rules which every entry must comply with, will be announced. These will be made public after this meeting. Cars not complying with the rules specified will not be al lowed to enter. Considerable comment is noticeable in the "fraternity” here over the chances of (he different drivers, and no decided favorite has yet been se lected. The track is in the very best of shape and will make It possible for fast time 11 be made. Cars whicli will be entered are now' being groomed with much care and during the next two days practically every entry will be on the track dally tuning up. The drivers are getting acquainted with the curves and turns, each man trying to discover a par ticular spot where he can gain an advantage over bis opponents. — wr SUBSCRIBE FOR THE CITIZEN HAVE DECIDED TO FORM A NEW PEACE COUNCIL NEW COUNCIL COMPOSED OF FIVE PROMINENT INTERNA TIONAL STATESMEN WILL BE FORMED IMMEDIATELY; FIUME QUESTION IS RAISED AGAIN. PARIS, July 1. (JP)—A new couu cil, composed-of five leading states men will be formed at once to as sume tbe direction of the peace con ference’s affairs. The council will be composed of Robert Lansing, secre tary of state for the United States; Arthur Balfour of Great Britain; Min ister Pichon of France; Tittoni of Italy and Baron( Makino of Japan. These men today reached a decision to form the new council, which will take up tlie unfinished work of the old supreme council. Tittoni today stated Italy desired that all territory taken from Austria be definitely disposed of in the Aus trian treaty which is yet to be final ly considered by the peace confer ence. This will again raise the Fl ume" question which caused so much trouble in former deliberations of the old supreme council. - Ed Bresnahan arrived in town last night from Nenana to assume a posi tion with the News-Miner. He is stop ping at the Pioneer for the present. R. L. Bernard, for several years on the News-Miner, leaves town this morning for the coast where he will work for the Ketchikan Times. Vic Graham, Elmer Larson and Wm. Gallagher are recent arrivals from the creeks. They are register ed at the Pioneer hotel.