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THE WEEKLY ALASKA C
VOL, XU _ __FAIRBANKS, ALASKA, MONDAY MORNING, Jan. 19, 1920._ NO. 49
IN HEST CONDITION
SOUTH HADLEY. Mass.—Mias
Mildred Fowler Gtgnoux, one of
the foremost athletes of Mount
Holyoke College, has won Um
Sarah Streeter cup for being the
most nhvslcally fit girl In the eot>
1S&-__
DICK THORNE GIVES SPECIAL
MATINEE PERFORMANCE THIS
AFTERNOON, PRESENTING RU
DOLPH F. WOLF IN VARIED AND
RICH PROGRAM.
Thin afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in a
special matinee at Thorne’s theatre,
Manager Dick presents Rudolph F.'
Wolf, violin virtuoso in a program
lieh and varied. It should prove!
a veritable feast for lovers of real j
Hill : i r* i n rl i‘ iv ovnortlo/l tViof t Vi
house will be crowded to its fullest ;
capacity. Mr. Wolf has appeared in
hort program; on two previous oc
casions in Fairbank. anil both times
tie was greeted with enthusiasm from
ihe attending crowds.
The program as announced last
night by Mr, Tliorne follows:
1 -Selection
Zephyr op. 16..1. Hubay
Hungarian Airs op. 22....H. Ernst
Kreisler’s Favorita.F. Kreisler
Bike No A I,ike.D’Ambrossio
Menuett (1770-1827) .
.B. Van Beethoven .
2. By Request- "Old Black Joe,”
"When You and i Were Young,”
"Old Kentucky Home,” “Home
Sweet Home,” ..
.’.. Arranged by R. F. Wolf
3. Violin Solo Fantasie in P.
Minor . W .A. Mozart |
•(. Piano Solo—
Carneval Venice. .. .Nieolo Pagaini
Berceuse . B. Godard
INTERMISSION
6.—- Selection—
Reverie op. 22.H. Vieuxtomps
Hungarian Pence No. 7..J. Brahms!
Traumerie . . Schumann j
6. —By Request “Alolia Oe,” "Sil
ver Threads,” ^'Perfect Pay,”
“Bong, Ising Trail.” .
. Arranged by R. F. Wolf
7. —Violin Solo—
Mose-Fantasle.. ..Nieolo Paganini
Mr. Wolf will play the Mose-Fan
tasie on one string (G string) only.
__ One of ou- Belgian viritois has gut
into a certain woman’s black books.
Hearing a littb- pi 1 called ‘Kit
ten,' lu- consulted, ids dictionary as
to the in aning of the word.
Stile (luently hi was introduced to
the young lady’s mother, and. with
a profound bow, remarked:
1 ti,i:-h I have the (1 asure of ad
dressing the old cat.”
. 'ARMIES
LONDON. UP) The church army
has organized a -i ,u - of personally
conducted vi-iting parties to soldiers’
graves in France. The sight of
widows, fathers and mothers, some!
bent with age, burdened with floral
tributes to "the glorious dead’’ start
ing out from Charing Cross or Vlc-i
toria Stations on their sad pilgrim
age is hardly less depiesslng than
were the sc. ae attending the arrival
of the 1: Mpltal trains in war times.
Thru the church army, relatives
of men who died in France, but who
may be unable to meet expenses in
cidental to such a trip, are provided
free tickets.
“What is the trouble doctor?
Don’t withhold a thing."
’’I cannot find a single symptom of
disease. I’m sure there must be
SUGGEST FITTING BURiAL
FOR UNKNOWN DEAD "TOMMY'
LONDON. ’(/P)—A national tunera
service ami tlio Interment of tin
boil) of one unknown British sol
dier in the crypt of St. Paul s cathe
dial lias been suggested as a fitting
inbuie to the unknown dead who fel
while sen ing with the British forces
in the war. It is recalled that the
French have erected a monument in
scribe d To the L'nburied Dead."
A1 \ SK A ('IT APT HR, AMERICAN
r • >• UREFS TO DISCUSS
\ • SI • Y FOR ADEQUATE
- ' . HON WITH
INDUSTRY.
tv (i op.-'- anil ad
equati i..-'1 fur tin- inle- lor of Alaska
to 1. c i'T-mtil at a meeting: of
0 o. si, ; . pa: .1- of til,. Atm rici’ti
Mining Congress which will b. arid
on Febnaiy fi 1020 at the local
intion of the bureau of mines.
\n Invitation to everyone interested
thi .'itP tii-'i, ivbether members of
the a ociatli.il or not is extended
Ip thi* chapt'-i. ns il is d' sired that
all possible information may be oh
tained and the need of "very district
may be presented.
The report of the Alaska Chapter
will be i i fevred to the American Min
ing Com:cess headquarters with the
... it every means be employ
'd to ' btein relief and It Is hoped
• hat tiii aeti. n. together with simila>
< fforts on tl>'» part of other individuals
and associations, mat result in the
appropriation of sufficient funds foi
this much needed help.
CHRISTIANA POLICE MAY
NOT JOIN TRADES UNIONS
CHRISTIANA iff) - TV* depart
ment of juste ' hi.e lias forbidden
Hi police to join Trades Unions, ot
ny national organization which may
order them to be guilty of disloyal
conduct.
SCHOOL ELECTION HELD THIS
WEEK AT FOX THREE
MEMBERS ELECTED.
1 i a school . < lection led • at Fox
this week. F C. BU-ecker was chosen
as direc'oi of the Fox school for next
year. John Metzger was named a
cb-’k and Mat Casalegno was chosen
for treasurer. Mrs. Katherine Nolle
who started the school year as teach
er at Fox was succeeded by Miss
Amante Tonseth. Mrs. Nolle going
to the Fairbanks school.
PROHIBITION AMENDMENT TO
CONSTITUTION IS NOW
WORKING SMOOTHLY.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan 17.—(IP)
The national piohibltion amend
ment went into effect thniout the
United States at midnight. The hopes
that had been entertained that an
Interval between wartime prohibition
and national prohibition might occur
were directly the cause of millions ot
dollars loss fo the distilling Interests
as many firms refrained from ship
ping stock on hand to foreign coun
tries where a ready sale could have
been made, taking a gambling chano"
that even greater retyns could be
obtained at home.
PROPAGANDA OF HATRED IS
NOT NEEDED IN PEACETIME
LONDON, (JP) Propaganda of ha
tred should not be permitted to Inter
fere with the reconciliation of na
tionr now that the war ts over, de
clared Sir Ian Hamilton in unveiling
a war memorial at Chlselhurst the
earth good will towards men.' ”
lie said, it had been necessary to
harden the hearts of the soldiers for
tlie Job.
"If you wish for peace, away with
hate propaganda." said Sir Ian.
“When, under the cloak of propagan
da. professional lying takes place,
then pood-bye forever to 'peace o»«
other day. As the war has progressed.
The ambulance Driver: “Do you
know whut Is the Italian national
air?”
Tlie Reserve Lieutenant (sniffing):
"Garlic^^believe/^^^^^^^^^
JAPAN NOTIFIES CHINA SHE IS
READY TO CARRY OUT PROMISES
IN REGARD TO SHANTUNG RETURN
TOKIO, Jail. 17.—(/P)—In accordance with the
promise of the Japanese delegates to the Peace Confer
ence, following the ratification of peace with Germany
i11 id the creation of the council of the League of Nations,
Japan today fomally notified the government of China
that she is fully prejared to begin negotiations neces
sary for the transfer of all rights obtained from Germany
in the Shantung peninsula. The Chinese government is
asked to select delegates to represent her in these ne
gotiations.
I nder the provisions ot Article lob, {Section \ III,
Part 1\ of the Versailles treaty Japan acquired the
German consession in the Shantung province. The pro
visions follow:
“Germany renounces, in favor of Japan, all her
rights, title and privileges, particularly those concern
ing the territory of Kaiochow, railways, mines and sub
marine cables—which she acquired in virtue of the treaty
concluded by her with Chinna on March 6, 1898, and of
all other arrangements relative to the province of Slian
t ung.
“All German rights in the Tsingtao-Tsinanfu rail
way, including its branch lines, together with its sub
sidary property of all kinds, stations, shops, fixed and
foiling stock, mines, plants and material for the exploi
tation of the mines, are and remain acquired by Japan
together with ail rights and priveleges attaching thereto.
“The German state submarine cables from Tsingtao
ito Shanghai and Chefoo, with all rights and privileges
| and properties attaching thereto, are similiarly acquired
by Japan, free of all charges and encumbrances.”
Japan, shortly after she entered the war, captured
the German stronghold of Tsingtao and acquired com
plete control of the entire Kaichow district. By a secret
I treaty, entered into between Japan, France, England
[and Italy before the enrry of the United States into the
war, Japan was guaranteed the retention of all German
concessions from China in any peace settlement that
"light be made. Her insistence on the fulfilment of this
treaty was responsible for the Shantung clause in the
\ ersailles treaty, and it is stated that the American dele
'’atimi only yielded to the demands of the other peace
delegations in that matter in order to prevent the failure
nl the League of Nations, into which Japan would not
have entered had not the earlier treaty been recognizd.
SIS DECLARES AMERICAN FLEET
IN EUROPEAN WATERS OPERATED
INDEPENDENTLY FOR TEN MONTHS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 17.—(/P)—Testifying be
fore the senate committee today in connection with the
naval decorations dispute recently occurring between
himself and Secretary Daniels, Admiral Sims, who was
in command of the American fleet in European waters
during the war, created a sensation.by statements which,
while having no bearing on the award of naval decora
tions for special merit, are directly connected with the
policy of the government.
Admiral Sims declared that when preparations were
being made for him to go to England in 1917 he was
told by the navy department not to let the English pull
the wool over his eyes, for America would just as soon
tight England as Germany.
Continuing Admiral Sims declared that the navy
department did not co-operate with the American
naval headquarters in London. He declared that the
Americans did not help the allies nor act on their recom
mendations during the first ten months of American
naval operations in European waters.
VETERANS HEAR
FALSE REMARKS
WASHINGTON D. C„ Dec. 31.—
"I have been Informed," writes a boy
C om Mississippi, "that all soldier
hoys would receive $360, or $30 a
month for twelve months. Please
write me If this is true.”
It Is true that the federal board
for vocational education, to whom
this letter was sent, retrains disabled
service men in order that they may
become self-supporting citizens. It
places them in schools, colleges and
institutes, and pays the expense. The
sums paid range from eighty dollars
a month for a single man, to one
hundred fifty dollars a month for a
married man, depending upon the
number of his dependents.
The training is not limited to twelve
months but is given for the length
of time that it takes to complete the
jourse to which the man is assigned.
The courses vary from several months
to four years.
The Mississippi boy who wrote the
letter did not say that he was dis
abled. If be was not disabled, the
federal board for vocational educa
‘'on cannot, under the present laws
vhlch govern Its operations, do any
thing for him. He will have to look
to congress for help, and congress
Is now considering the cases of vet
erans who did not receive a disability
Mrs. Lowerstrat—Is there any
doubt about her having descended
from the Pilgrim Fathers?
Mrs. Uppercrust—There may be
some doubt about the genealogy, but
there's no doubt about the descent.—
Judge.
SOUTH AFRICA SUFFERS FROM
UNUSUALLY SEVERE DROUGH1
CAPETOW N.- (/P) -A drought
which is described us the worst ii
fifty years, prevails over large area:
of the Cape Province, the Free Stati
and the Transvaal. Farmers are suf
l'ering heavy losses in live stock
It Is estimated that the crops wil
show a shortage of production for tin
whole union of 33 per cent.
LOTTERY LOANS
! ARE SUGGESTED
TO PARLIAMENT
_
LONDON, (/P) The p’-opsal of tilt
French government to i sue a hug"
lottery loan has aroused interest her*'
to the extent that the chancellor ol
the exchequer has stated in the com
i mons that he ■would not offer ob
! jectlons to a British lottery loan if
, lie were satisfied the people really
j wanted It. This statement was made
! In the face of a committee report
adverse to such a loan submitted to
j ; arllament at the last session.
Some newspaper commentators,
i particularly the Daily Mail, say that
if the French adopt the proposal
Client Britain should do likewise for
two reasons: to keep at home money
that undoubtedly would be invested
In French bonds and because
they belive such a loan would
be a great success here. In this con
nection they point out that the five
tier cent Victory Loan, to boom which
American Liberty Loan publicity
methods were adopted, did not rench
the amount hoped for.
i r r i riicu proposal is kit inc is
suance of bonds of $100 each which
entitles the holder to a full numbei
tin every day for two years a prize
of $250,000 will be given away. Be
sides this there would he weekly
prizes ranging from $7,500 down to
$1,000.
"Many a man who would not ' ■ in
terested In the average govei ieni
bond even at high interest mb!
have a few numbers In til's hum*
lottery and money would he
that the government could not g^
otherwise.” observes one writer.
SECOND CLASS
MAIL ARRIVES
BROWER CAR ARRIVED LAS”
NIGHT WITH ANOTHER SIU1
MENT OF STATES MAIL.
On a Brower stge that arrived ir
town at 7 o'clock last night a ship
rnent of states mail was brot. to town
It was composed mostly of sccon '
class matter. The stage made n
record trip, leaving town early yester
day morning and completing the round
trip the same day, going out as fat
as Taylor’s roadhouse? The next mail
to arrive is due about Tuesday.
AUSTRIAN FLEET
TAMPERED WITH
WARSHIPS ASSEMBLED AT CAT
TARO CRIPPLED BY TREACH
ERY OF AUSTRIANS.
GENEVA. Jan. 17.—(JF) Accordin'*
to Information receleved here today
the Austrian fleet which was anchored
in the harbor at Cattaro following the
cessation of hostilities Is now prac
tically unserviceable. TIichc warships,
tinder the terms of the Austrian peace
treaty, are to be surrendered to the
allies for allotation. a portion of them
going to Slovakia. Much of the ma
chinery on the vessels has been de
liberately ruined and portions of the
ships wrecked by Austrians to pre
vent them from being of service to
the allies.
An Avondale young man married a
Clifton lady, and shortly after went
to visit a bachelor uncle In Scotland.
When uncle and nephew were over
their cigars and coffee, the old gen
tleman remarked:
"Weel, Bobby, ye hae gotten a
wife."
"YeB, uncle."
"What can she do?"
"Do? What do you mean?"
"Oh, can she sew a button on yer
fcark, or mak a parrltch or do any
housework?"
“Not at all. uncle. The servants do
all that. But I tell you what It Is.
She has the loveliest voice you ever
heard. She’s a grand singer."
"Man, could ye no’ hae gotten a
canary?”
Edith—Josephine sings a lot when
Mr. Spooner Is calling on her.
■ Marie—Trying to test his love, I
suppose.
I
SUCCEEDS REDFIELD
I_I
W A III N O T O N—President
! Wilson lias appointed Repro
j sentative ,T.,;,i'ua w. Alexander, of
I Gallntin, Mo., Secretary of Com
nterco to succeed William C. Red
field. who restirnea. Alexander
was mayor of Gallatin, e’miit
court judge for six year; and
served l n yours in Con*; ■.■ns. H<
Is 07.
bnKMAis Milt
Aht OF
MILITARY KID
WITH THE AMERICANS IN GEK
MANY.—(iP) The German gov in
munt Is using statistics on the In
crease of crime in Germany since ;in
end of the war as the busis and tin
excuse for formation of nuniorou:
units of security police, as they are
called. They are to have a purely
military Interior organization, cloak
ed outwardly, however, as police and
intrusted only with police powers.
The intentions of the go.t.nmeul
as voiced in the German newspay
is to have there organization a.
instruments of tho police chief: *-:
the various cities without any e.-n
Election with the military uulhon
• appears, however, according cue
hi formation in the haudo of ihe
Americans, that these units are to
bo housed in barracks in order to be
available in case of any concert* d
trouble. Companies are to be foinii-d
each of one hundred men, with a
leader and a number of officers lor
each company.
While theso units may perform po
lice duties, they are nevertheless, ac
cording to reports reaching Ameri
can headquarters, to bo well trained
bodies of men to be incorporated
into the national army at a moment's
notice.
The security police Is to be the
armed military constabulary for the
larger towns, as differentiated from
the voluntary guards lor the smaller
towns, the civil gendarmerie in the
country districts, and the civil police
in the towns.
Figures quoted lu the newspapers
recently show 14,000 crimes in Ger
many in the period from January 1 to
June 30 last, as against 10,000 in the
whole of 1913. Olilcials say that, in
the event of serious outbreaks this
winter the present civil police can
not be so expanded us to haudle the
situation.
Up to this time Breslau has lirnl
an allowance of 675 policemen, to
which 170 will be added recently au
thorized by the local ministry. Amer
can officers say this increase is in
violation of article 162 of the peace
treaty, which provides that the in
crease in the number of gendarmes,
employes or officials of the local or
municipal police will be allowed only
In proportion to the increase of popu
lation since 1913 in the districts in
which they are employed.
CURLirGAMES
ARE POSTPONED
COLIl WEATHER AND SICKNESS
CAUSES CANCELLATION OF
LAST NIGHT’S GAMES
There were no games played on the
N. C. Gold Medal bonsplel at the
curling rink last night. Cold weathe*
and sickness of some of the players
prevented the schedule from being
carried out. At 7 o'clock last evening
the thermometer stood at 36 degress
below zero, which is considered too
cold for safe sport. It is prohnbP
that one or two games may be played
this afternoon unless-, the whoather
should turn even colder than it was
last evening.
"What’s on the menu?" asked the
hungry man.
"Well,” replied the waiter, “a few
articles of food are mentioned. Hut
most of the space is taken up with
government Instructions on what not
to eat”—Washington Star.
ROYAL lIME IS
BAD BY THRONG
AT CLUB DANCE
EAGLE HALL CROWDED AT LEAP
YEAR DANCE GIVEN BY i,ADIES
CLUB LAST NIGHT—LADIES
PROVIDE EXCELLENT ENTER
TAINMENT.
The initial dance given last even
ing by the Eagle Ladies’ Club
Leap Year Dance it was- was dis
tinctly a hit. The ladles showed that
they knew all the fine points of the
game and set a pace that men es
corts in the future will have to do
■ume tall traveling to equal.
A big crowd filled Eagle hall to
overflowing and all of those present
were provided with entertainment
thruout the entire evening and until
ihe wee small hours this morning.
Landman's orchestra furnished the
music und dancing just came natur
ally.
Upstairs the clubrootns were
thrown open for those who did not
dance. Card games were running
for the amusement of the guests.
The pool tables were busy at all
times. The refreshments were de
licious and if any man present weut
hungry it was his own fault for the
ladles certainly looked for someone
to feed. The Eagle Ladies’. Club
lias every right to congratulate itself
on its first offering to the public.
NiEUO: .1, Montenegro.- (A’) —
America., physicia. doing relief
work in Moniencg i *■ l i of some
eu.iou im.ui.ds of treatment ern
pioyeu Uk* inlniouants oi this
hum ..i<mn co uuy. When a
.noun ui. n u> ' undid Uiu fi.vt
ihol oi the naui in is lo apply chew
ing loimcoo, horsehair, or a fresh
laLilnl skin \.itn ine nair lacing in
side. Common ink is considered a
sovereign remedy lor bums. To slop
bleeding sores or wounds cobwebs
are used. When a person is bitten
by a dog,^ the favorite remedy is to
pull oil the animal’s ear and rub the
wound with it.
The patron saint of Montenegro
is St. Vascilla, whose shrine is situa
ted on the summit of a mountain be
tween Fodgorltza and Niksic. Every
Week thousands of devout Montene
grins, come to this mountain shrine
seeking cure for their ills.
Hut since the arrival of tho Ameri
can physicians the pilgrimages to
the ancient shrine have not been so
numerous. For the natives have found
tliut their ills can bo cured much
nearer home and with greater cer
tainty at any of the numerous lied
Cross dispensaries and clinics. The
inhabitants come from the remotest
mountain regions. They are carried
in all sorts of conveyances, wheel
barrows, donkey carts, buffalo wag
on.:, or on horseback, in one case,
an old woman, suffering with scarlet
lever, was brot to the Red Cross
hospital at Niegosh, which is notable
us the birthplace of King Nicholas,
in an iron soup pot. It required four
days to get her over the many moun
tain ranges.
In another instance a farmer car
ried his typhus-afflicted wife on his
back a distance of C5 miles and at
the end of the journey fell exhausted
on the steps of the Ued Cross hos
pital. He was rewarded for his la
bors, however, four weeks later by
the complete recovery of his wife.
In numerous instances persons
suffering from total bllndnesB have
been led over tedious mountain roads
to the Red Cross hospitals by sym
pathetic friends or sorrowing rela
tlvps, only to find that nothing can
be done for them. There Is a great
prevalence of cataract In the country,
caused by chronic malaria, and other
diseases.
An eld gentleman was being shaved
by a barber who had evidently be
come unnerved by the previous
right’s dissipation. Finally he cut the
gentleman’s chin. The latter look
ed up at the man reproachfully and
split*
"You see my man. what comes of
hard drinking."
“Yes sir,’’ said the barber, consol
ingly, “It makes the skin tender.’
I rose with great alacrity
To offer her my seat.
Twas a question whether she or I
Should stand u|1bn my feet.
"You can bet Rogers'lmows which
side his bread ts buttered on."
"Then ho must use a microscope If
to eats In the lunchrooms."