USE OF SUGAR CURBED
BY FOODCONTROLLER
Federal Food Administrator Gunni
son, of Juneau, today notified by wire
W. R. Hillery of his appointment as
local food administrator for Cordova
and vicinity and instructed him to call
all wholesale and retail food commod
ity dealers in this section together;
to prevent hoarding; to conserve all
essential foods and to announce regu
lations effective forthwith and con
tinuing until further notice. In com
pliance with this request Mr. Hillery
has decided to call a meeting of all
merchants and restaurant owners for
Sunday afternoon, the place and
hour to be announced in tomorrow’s
paper.
The federal administrator has is
sued the following orders: “White
sugar is to be sold to consumers In
cities and towns and immediate en
virons in quantities not to exceed five
pounds per household per day; to eon
.sumers or other dealers outside of
cities and immediate environs, in
quantities not to exceed fifty pounds
without permits from the federal food
administrator. Wheat flour not to ho
sold by dealers to consumer or other
dealer, either in or out of cities or
towns, in quantities exceeding forty
nine pounds without first obtaining a
permit
“To prevent the duplication of sales
and eliminate hoarding, I request all
dealers as far as possible to confine
flour and sugar sales to regular cus
tomers. Invite all to become members
of the United States food administra
tion. Dealers’ pledges and posters will
he forwarded shortly. Forward names
of all invited to join, all who accept
and all refusing.
SEATTLE, Jan. 18—The old Unit
ed States revenue cutter Bear, often
called the “(food Samaritan of the
North Pacific,” will not go north when
the Arctic ice pack breaks this year,
as she has been converted into a
training ship for future officers of the
American merchant marine, according
to advices received here from San
Francisco.
For thirty-two years the Bear has
patrolled the Alaska coasts and Be
ring sea in the summer, and almost
every spring has been the first steam
ship from the Outside to drop anchor
in the roadstead off Nome, after the
ice moved and released that city from
its winter grip.
The Bear’s duties have been nu
merous. It has gone to the aid o!
wrecked ships, has carried supplies to
posts far up on the Arctic coasts, often
took Alaska’s “floating court” to iso
lated points where law was to be ad
ministered, and was the vessel that
brought to the outside world the sur
vivors of the Karluk, the flagship of
the explorer, Vilhjlmur Stefansson
when it was crushed in the ice In the
Arctic off Siberia.
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LONDON, Jan. 18.—Numerous
strikes and much rioting occurred at
Vienna and other Austrian cities, ac
cording to Zurich reports.
“Urge dealers in food commodities
and meat to encourage the use of
food and meat substitutes. Cannot
think that any local citizen will re
fuse to conform to regulations which
are for the benefit of our country and
a common cause. If, however, any
refuse to abide by or violate the regu
lations wire their name and the cir
cumstance.
“Regarding excess sugar and flour
sales you are authorized, in my name
over your signature, to issue a writ
ten permit directed to applicants and
dealers for a particular sale, specify
ing the amount allowed to any appli
cant, for excess purchase, when appli
cant satisfies you of his good faith and
that he is not hoarding.
“Hotels, restaurants and boarding
houses are to be allowed to purchase
fifty pounds of sugar at one time
without a permit. Forms of appli
cation and permit are being printed
and go forward by first mail. Give
these regulations the widest publicity.
The same regulations are effective
, all over the territory today. I look
i to you to see that these regulations
are made effective in all communities
tributary to your city forthwith. Ad
vise me who in the tributary cities,
towns and country are acting with
you as your local representatives.
Would like your opinion as to the ef
ficacy of quantities specified to ac
complish desired results in your dis
trict.”
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SOLDIERS RIVEN
BY PUBLIC
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SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 18.—“Let
the spare seats in every automobile do
their duty.”
This is the slogan of the War Camp
Community Service committee in this
I city in its campaign to keep the sol
diers entertained. Every automobile
pilot who happens to see a soldier go
ing his way, and who has a spare seat
or two, is urged to give the uniformed
pedestrian a “lift.”
An automobile recreation corps has
been organized, and already it has
more than four hundred members.
Each member carries an attractive
card on his windshield, whereby every
sailor and soldier may know that the
spare seats in the machine belong to
him.
In addition to informal "lifts,” the
members of the corps have set aside
regular days for automobile spins.
Rides for convalescents are held on
week days between the hours of 2
and 4:30 p. m. Others are entertained
in this fashion on Sunday afternoons
and evenings beginning at 1:15 p. m.
These regular rides start from desig
nated points, but there are no set
courses. Each may follow his own
bent in this regard.
The automobile recreation feature
is linked with many innovations in
the work of this service. Club gather
ings, dancing parties, week-ends, din
ner parades and many other forms of
innocent amusement are being pro
vided for the soldiers, in order that
camp life will not “drag” and the thing
known as morale shall be kept at high
standard.
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If you want printing of any kind
call up the Times office.
STOCKHOLM, Jan. 18—The rela
tions between Premier Lenine and
Foreign Minister Trtzsy are strained.
Lenine is displeased because Trotzky
is so much in the public eye, and be
cause the foreign minister formulates
his own foreign policies.
Lenine is expected to resign in or
der to force a vote of confidence or
lack of confidence.
CONKS TO CHUTE
MOUNT POSITION
WASH1NGON, Jan. 18—The senate
military committee today favorably
reported the bill creating a director
of munitions, not having cabinet mem
bership, but with broad authority to
centralize the control of war muni
tions.
Another bill for the establishment
of a war council is nearly completed.
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Germany makes a raft of singles,
doubles, and three-baggers, but some
how moat of her men are left out
there on the bases.—Honolulu Star
Bulletin.
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IMPROVING.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.—A bill au
thorizing the expenditure of $50,000,
000 by the shipping board for the pur
chase of lands near shipyards for tin
erection of homes for the use of ship
yard employes passed the senate to
day.
Recent arrivals from Seattle tel
of the congested condition of hotel:
and rooming houses in that city, foi
which the marvelous development o
the shipbuilding industry, occasions
by the government's merchant ma
rine prgoram, is responsible. One re
cent arrival here reports that thi
crowded condition of the hotels ha:
been responsible for much inconven
ience to the traveling public, and hai
often resulted in men walking thi
streets all night because of lack o
accommodations.
The situation bids fair to beconu
even more serious, as thousands mori
workmen are due to arrive to ma<
the new shipyards now under con
struction. A strange fact is that lit
tie building is going on, due to thi
high cost of labor and material.
One man who recently arrived heri
tells of spending hours in a taxical
looking for hotel accommodations, ant
of 'finally being compelled to go t<
the suburbs and beg the hospitality o
friends.
The Seattle papers are full of sug
gestions for relieving the situation
and plans are under way for the build
ing of dormitories at or near the ship
1 yards for the accommodation of tin
men.
While times are brisk in the coas
cities for mechanics and other work
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men, the housing problem and tin
lack of adequate street car servici
.make the workman’s lot not alto
gether a bed of roses.
Tacoma and other Sound cities an
in a similar plight.
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i I-ONDON, Jan. 18.—Premier Lloyd
*George, addressing the delegates of
the labor convention today, said that
ho man "standing on the watch tower"
pould deny the urgent need for rais
ing more men. He said that no democ
racy ever long survived the failude
of its adherents to be ready to die for
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He said that President Wilson and
himself, without previous consulta
tion, had enunciated practically the
same program for the termination of
the war, and their statements had
met with no opposition.
Lloyd George said none of the al
lies were ready to make peace with
I out complete restoration and repara
tion to Belgium. He stated that from
Germany there had been but one an
swer and it came from Von Tirplta’s
soul, which said ‘‘Never.”
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AN ATLANTIC PORT. Jan. 18 —
The steamship Texan arrived today
under its own steam, convoyed by the
warship which rammed her. A large
hole had been punched in her side, \
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.—The fuel
administration has exempted over a
thousand firms from restriction be
cause their products are necessary
to national interest. Included among
them are the Ford and Packard plants,
insofar as they can be used for the
I manufacture of aircraft. Signal corps
; necessities and makers of army cloth
. are also on the list.
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, EUREKA, Cal., Jan. 14.—Tubercu
, losis 1r threatening the early extinc
( tion of the Humboldt Indian, despite
the efforts of the reservation physi
cians to overcome the ravages of the
disease, according to Dr. Otto H. Ro
senkrauz, head of the medical depart
ment of the Hoopa Indian reserva
tion of the Klamath river.
“During the eighteen months that I
have been on the reservation,” says
Dr. Rosenkrauz, ‘“there have been 37
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births and 36 deaths. Over half of
the deaths were due to tuberculosis.
The Indians here are highly suscep
tible to tuberculosis, as well as
trachoma, the dreaded eye disease.
“The living conditions of the In
dians outside of the reservation and
the general environment have much
to do with the spread of these mala
■ dies. It has been observed repeatedly
! that where a member of an Indian
! family has died of tuberculosis it is
' only a matter of a few years before
the entire family has been wiped out
> by the disease.
“The chief value of the reservation
FUEL RESTRICTIONS
AROUSE SENATORS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.—When
congress reassembled today the at
tacks on the fuel restrictions burst
out anew in the senate. The members
were resentful because the fuel ad
ministration had ignored the resolu
tion calling for delay in putting the
order into effect.
The senators described themselves
as being in a state of “impotent Indig
nation.”
Senator Smith, of Michigan, de
clared that the senate should clip the
wings of those who seek such author
ity, which was never intended to be
given to governmental servants.
Senator Snyder said that President
Wilson made a fatal error in permit
ting Fuel Administrator Garfield to
issue an order which meant such ut
ter chaos, want and suffering.
First Pinch of War Felt
America felt war’s pinch perhaps
for the first time when industries were
stopped under the fuel order, despite
protests predicting disastrous conse
quences and the formal request of the
senate to stay execution of the order
temporarily.
Mr Garfield signed the order last
night with the approval of President
Wilson.
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in considering the consequences,
Mr. Garfield feels that the country
will be convinced of the necessity of
keeping the principal munition factor
ies working.
Speculators Shiver.
CHICAGO. Jan. 18.—A hundred
telegraph operatoj^ittit work today
on account of the cold. When the
board of trade opened trading prac
hospitals is in according them intelli
gent treatment. Their chances of re
covery are at the same time infinitely
greater.
“I have now 150 Indian school chil
dren under observation. Over 3 per
cent have already developed symp
toms of active tuberculosis.”
Dr llosenkrauz's observations are
borne out by records from other sec
tions of the country. In Eel river val
ley, where the Indians congregate in
huts along the river, making a pre
carious living by fishing and occa
sional farm labor, tuberculosis takes
its annual toll The pathetic feature
of the problem is seen in the fact that
large families frequently follow Indian
marriages, constitutional weakness ex
ercising no restraining influence.
RUSSIANS TIRE
FORT COLLINS, Colo., Jan. 18.—
Whatever effect the Russian revolu
tion and counter revolts may have on
the war, it has brought to the United
States nine new candidates for citi
zenship from one family in Larimer
county.
John H. Deines. a farmer near here,
tired of being a subject of a different
government every few days, and so did
George, Henry L„ Peter, Adama A.
and William Deines and Jacob Maier,
Henry Blehm and David Schmer, all
' sons or sons-in-law of Deines. They
appeared recently at the office of the
clerk of the United States district
court and applied for naturalization
papers, renouncing the “present rulers
i of Russia.”
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Roy Ashland came over from Se
ward on the Victoria yesterday after
noon.
tically was at a standstill. Traders '
wore their overcoats, caps and mit
tens The temperature was below 45
degrees. Conditions are expected to
improve soon.
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UKtLT TO COLUPSE
DATELESS.—The Bolsheviki is fac
ing an apparent deadlock in the peace
negotiations. The threatened war
with Rumania and the hostility of the
Ukranine are causing uneasiness.
The constituent assembly, control
led by parties opposed to the Bolshe
vikt, meets today, unless the Lenine
government intervenes.
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CROSSLEY OFF TO FRONT.
In Portland papers received recent
ly there appears a photograph of
James J. Crossley and his wife and '<£
babies taken just before his depart
ure with the Third Oregon regiment
for New York State. The picture is
headed “Little folk who said good-bye
today to father in the army.” Mr.
Crossley was formerly district attor
ney for many years in Fairbanks, and
is widely known all over Alaska. On
going Outside he became prominently
connected with National guard activi
ties, and was sent to the border at
the time of the Mexican trouble When
the present war broke out he wap
commissioned captain with the regie
lar army troops from Oregon. He ts
now stationed in New York, watting
I to be ordered across to “somewhere
in France”
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To show the appreciation for the
loyalty to “the colors” of five young
men from Cordova, as well as the
loyalty of those already departed, the
Cordova Dance Orchestra tendered a
dance In Hegg's hall last evening.
! There was a good attendance with
plenty of enthusiasm from the first
number to the singing of America.
Messrs. Harold Chadwic'-, John
Jones and Mark Majack lef on the
Victoria to enlist. Messrs Rot ffegg
and L. Morningveg have colusteered
their service for photographic work
and leave “under orders” in the near
future. This paper has already pub
lished a roll of honor with the names
of those already in training or “some*
[ where in Prance.”
The townspeople of Cordova, both
I those present and those unabre to at
tend. join in congratulating these*
young men upon their decision assur
ing them that their efforts are appre
ciated. Even though they be absent
for an indefinite period the memory
of their stay in Cordova will never be
forgotten and this community wifi ever
have their welfare at heart.
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Juneau through the Alaska Auto as
sociation recently received permission
i from the marshal. there to use the
prisoners for keeping the streets clean
as the snow- plow has been unable to
remove the “beautiful” from the high
ways. The snow is packed so hard
that the plow can make no impression
on the drifts.