COAL MINING
IN NEW MEXICO
IS SPEEDED UP
Al.uryUKIUJlIK. N M . .Ian 20 I by
Associated Press) foal mining has
been New .Mexico's most important
wqr industry. In Ibis activity the
state has made a creditable record,
withou more than touching her vast
deposits.
An increased coal production or
600,01)0 tons in 10IS over that of 1017
is reported by the state fuel adminis
tration. Miners' wages have been
raised from On to 65 per cent. Seven
ty-five per cent of the increased price
of coal is title to the increase in wages,
it is officially stated.
This augmented output has released
immense quantities of fuel oil for na
vttl and military purposes. It is ex
pected that in view of the present
shortage of oil. coal will continue to
be used as fuel by large industries,
especially mines and smelters.
Among New Mexico’s war plants is
the zinc oxide factory‘at Waldo, in
Santa Fe county. It has operated con
tinuously on ores from New Mexico.
Arizona and Colorado. Its product
has been used in the manufacture of
paints for America's warships and in
making rubber tires for Yankee army
trucks.
Since New Mexico is not a manu
facturing state, it is not confronted
with the problems of readjustment
of war industries to peace needs. Its
mines and smelters can continue in
full blast, for a world under construe
tion needs metals and minerals us
much as a world at war
SPECIAL CALL MEETING.
There will l;e a special meeting ol
(he \V. ('. T. U. on Friday at 2:3t
p. M. at the home of Mrs. Chestct
Mellison. Ah we are making an extra
study of Fnrliam entry Drill, all mem
hers are requested to please bring
their books, ready for a strong re
hearsal.
Ity request,
FANNIE T PHILLIPS, Secretary
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French lessons, prlvato and class
for children and adults. Ida Dowald
er, experienced teacher. Adams build
ing, C street. 34-3
In Los Angels they are trying to
find the man who started the town
And the starter remains silent.
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Henry Ford admits that his favor
Ite instrument is a east) register.
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Following rn official investigation
eggs droped in Chicago. However, il
is not always safe to drop eggs.
Lessons in dancing every evening
at America bakery. 11
Your eyes fitted. Compound and
stigmatic lenses replaced. See Os
borne.
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Empress Theatre
Pictograph—Introductory Picture
LOUISE GLAUM
In the Drama of Intrigue
“Sweetheart of the Doomed”
This Will Hold Your Interest for hive Acts
Two-Act Keystone Comedy
“His Naughty Thought”
Mr. D. Faimian at the Piano Admission 30c and 10c
TONIGHT AT 8 SHARP
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GROCERIES
We list below a few of our brands of Staple and Fancy Groceries
that we have carried for years, so therefore can thoroughly recom
mend them where quality is desired.
Canned Fruits and Vegetables Butter and Eggs
\v,. have just received the new pack of S. a When it comes to Butter and Errs we all knew
\\ and I>«* 1 Monte ('aimed Fruits and Vegetables. that Gold Medal Butter and Hollyhurat hggshaw
Why not order a dozen cans? It is economy. no equal.
Hams and Bacon Candies
Swift’s Premium and Star Hunts and Bacon
art' known tile world over for their quality and We ure glad to Inform our trade thut we are
flavor. Our stocks are always fresh. just in receipt of a fresh shipment of Haas Bros.'
Candies, and have the assurance of the manu
facturers that they will be able to make regular
Condiments deliveries of this fine candy.
Heinz’s goods. We carry the 57 Varieties.
Enough said. , rf
1 ea and Coffee
Olive Oil
We specialize on Alta, Hill’s and Schilling's and
r ii i Lipton’a Tea.
We still have about fifty one-gallon cans of Bel- ^ ^ ^ a, thr00 pounda for „.00 „ an
mont Olive Oil left, which we are selling at *5.00 exceptional value
the gallon. This oil is of the very finest quality
of French oil, and its regular value is $11.00.
DELICATESSEN
I Fish Cheese
Salt Mackerel. Roquefort, Camembert. Swiss, Parmesian, Pi- .
Salt Salmon. mento, Oregon Brick. Tillamuk and Young Amert
Herring—smoked and bloated. can.
In addition we have ordered to be shipped in on the next boat
Brookfield Sausage, Barbecued Cod, Smoked Bloaters, Finnan Had
die, etc.
The | Blum-O’Neill Co.
Grocery Phone 6 Hardware 48 Office 154
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PERSONAL AND LOCAL
NOTES OF INTEREST
Mrs. Alice Southworth. of Naked]
Islands, is spending a few days In
town.
The Treshyterlan Hlble Study clas .
will resume Its meetings at the Manse
tonight at X o’clock.
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The freighter Cordova is due in ]
port at any time, hut whether she Is]
bringing mail Is not known.
A train left for the interior this]
morning and will connect at Chitlnn ]
with the north branch local.
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The steamer Alameda left Ketchi
kan at 2:30 o’clock yesterday after i
noon and is due. here late tomorrow
night.
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The Catholic Cadies Altar society
| will meet at the home of Mrs. Whalen
| Tuesday evening at X o'clock.
MRS ( HAS M. KOSSWOC. Pros.
An excellent change of pictures to
n'ght at the Kmpress theatre Pieto*
: graph, five act drama. “Sweetheart of
the Doomed ', starring Louise (Halim
j and a dandy two-reel Keystone com
] edy.
A wire from Kditor W. F. Thomp
son of the Fairbanks News-Minor
•; ys they have an epidemic of chick j
on pox at Fairbanks, hut nothing else.
No Mu.
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MAIL SERVICE FROM
VALDEZ TO PORT WELLS
’[ Hon Tims .1 Itonahoe, of Valdez,
I democratic national comniiltccnian
| for Alaska, who is now in Cordova
'says that shortl.. before In* vv.as tin
seated, Heleeate Sulzer wrote him as
follows relative in a mail • • rv i< .- ask
ed loi In I u i-* all Valdez and tie I 'ml
Wells dlslT'l
Replying further In the petition Ini'
a mail service between Valdez and '
the Granite mine. 1 presented the
matter to the department, and lie",
will pal on till- service if their in
specters do not make such a report1
as will make it impossible. I will do
: all I can lo bring this nine!)desired
j improvomnt about. In fact, 1 have;
boon working with the post office de
j partmetit nearly every day to give i
Alaska better treatment Last week
Governor Riggs. Attorney General
Grigsby, Charles. Goldstein. Jack Hoi
lenthal. Clifford .Wooers and mysell
held a long conference with Second
Assistant Postmaster General Prae
ger, the net result of w hich was a sort
of understanding that the post office
department would co-operate with the
interior department with a view to
having a responsible agent of the do
partmetit stationed In Alaska all the
time; he to cooperate with an agent
from the governor's office, so that
they can Iron out the difficulties that
arise in our mail service, so that mai
lers may he satisfactory to all con
eerned t believe this will be produc
tive of much good and wish you
would give tile matter what publicity
you can.
The nnnounccmnt that a represnt
tatlve of the post ofTIce department
will he stationed in the Territory to
look after the mail problems will do
much to cut the red tai>c prevailing
when a new mail route is asked for,
and Mr, Sulzer Is to be sincerely
thanked for Ills indefatiglble efforts
in behalf of the Territory.
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I). H. Sexton has purchased Robert
Gottschalk’s interest in the Alaskan
hotel, and all persons having bills
against the hotel should present them
at once to Mr. Sexton, who has as
sumed these accounts. 3-tf
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Job printing at Hally Times office
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FOUND—Sum ot money. Owner can
secure same by Identifying it at the
Blum, O'Neill Co. store. 24-tf
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FOUND—A small purse. Owner can
have same at Times office. 24-tf
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FOR RENT—Three room furnished
i cottage. Apply to Blum, O’Neill
jj-cn___ °v>
FOUND—Two keys. Owner can se
cure same at Times office. 17-tf
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WANTED — Prices on four yards
gravel and sand delivered on float
at city dock. Harmon Machinery
Company.
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FOR RENT—Steam heated room. Ap
ply to Hr. W. W. Council. 27-tf
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Rooms for rent for Hoht housekeep
ing. Rhone 185. 21-tf
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FOR RENT—Three-room apartment,
f furnished. Apply Kenny Holden. 16
pinHinrivu t® v ffcpnff i r pfiv t i ,
WINTER
; WEARING
APPAREL
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TO KEEP YOU WARM
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Arctic Overshoes
Shoe Paks, Felt Shoes
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Mackinaw Coats
Large Stock of Quilts and Blankets
Heavy and Light Wool Underwear
Wool Overshirts
FINKELSTEIN & SAPIRO
“THE STORE THAT SATISFIES”
Phones—Grocery 21; Office 74
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NATIVES OF THIS TERRITORY
ARE ENTITLED TO FRANCHISE
i < out ini" 1 from I’ag" Two »
in rii.it tcminry. a<cording to tin* • •■'! j
mat.' of tin < ■ rn.»t. I«*s that 2«U.
\\llif* people. Now til" ’ I ! It i 11 ee |
says this, in practically sn many;
word-, that e\.r> Indian in Alaska,
man or woman because* we have
woman suffrage there* is entitled to
cast a vote at every election that we
hold there. Me or she* is entitled to
cast a vote whether or not he or she
is living in tribal relationship, j
whether or not he or she know any
thing about the Knglish language,
whether they know any candidate who
is running or not. and whether they
have the slightest conception or not
of what the election is for The com
mittee report says in black and white,
in so many words. All you Indians in
Alaska, regardless of your qualifica
tions, regardless of what you may
know, regardless of whether you have
severed your tribal relationship or
not. as required by the I'nited States
statutes, can go into the* election
booth, and you can void a ballot that
is cast by the governor of Alaska or
any of its most intelligent citizens '
“What is the* result if that is the
law? What are* we going to do in our
future elections in Alaska? Are we
going to submit to political henchmen
who fraudulently vote these* Indians
by wholesale, regardless of what the
facts may he*, and disfranchise* prac
tically all the* white* people of Alaska?
The chairman of the committee and
the committee, in its report, have
been very solic itous about disfranchis
ing voters. That has been the princi
pal hone of contention in their con
sideration of this case. That is the*
reason why they have hesitated to de
cmre our Australian oanoi law man
datory. Why? Because they said
that that would disfranchise some
voters. 1 propose to show you. gen
tlemen. just the kind of voter it was
that the committee claimed the court
of Alaska, which knows the conditions
there, disfranchised. And I want to
do it by quoting from the record I
do not want to make a single state
ment that is not here in legal evi
dence, taken in a legal manner, and
properly and under the regular pro
cedure. because I took no evidence ex
’ cept in that way. 1 make this charge.
that in the precincts of Afognak and
i Seldovia, which I locate right here in
this southwestern portion of Alaska
j (pointing to map), very close to these
Bristol Buy precincts, which the chair
man has discussed quite fully I make
| this charge, that practically nine
, tenths of the voters in those precincts
, wore Indians, living in tribal relation
| ship; that they were living there at
| the time of this election the same us
they hud lived there tlfty years or
more ago; that they knew absolutely
nothing about what they were doing;
and that as a matter of fact they did
not vote themselves, but that they
were voted by the political henchmen
of the contestant, nnd they were voted
for him. In those two precincts the
contestant received 100 votes and I
per.-I',, i p's 1 )| |||i)v, two ptv 'itn t
111* r** ,i shows lhal thci.- w ■ r* not
III *'\* • ! I w.'Tily * i'*lll while pen; ,
Wick- isha:ii' w**ws mi th t* rrl
lorinl i-felinn law ac shown hy th*'
following e*i||oquy While (lie rum
miner "II elections t!id not hold that
the law was invalid by reason of the
fart that the territorial legislature
was without Jurisdiction In the matter,
yet its action in holding that Its pro
visions w.-re not mandatory was
equivalent to nullifying the law The
following is from the report of tie*
house proceedings
Ml. Wickersham We have a law
governing elections it requires that
all voters shall have been out* y**ar a
resident of Alaska, and a resident of
tin* pn einet for thirty days Congress
passed that law. and in relation to
qualifications it says that they may in
the absence of official ballots use
written or printed ballots That is
(he law passed by congress. Then it
says that the territorial legislature
shall not have the power to modify,
amend or epeul the congressional law
That is substantially what it says
"Mr. Montague: Iw*t mu see if 1
understand the gentleman.
Mr. Wickersham: The territorial
legislature had no authority to pass
any law which would modify, repeal
or change the election law passed by
congress us to the holding of these
delegate election. That is what this
clause attempts to do.
"Mr. Montague The gentleman
thinks that the legislative enactment
1 is not valid because it is contradictory
to tin* congressional legislation"'
"Mr Wickersham: 1 do. but the
committee did not hold that with
me."
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IDAHO BOOTELGGERS
NO RESPECTORS OF LAW
BOISE. Idaho, Jan. 29 (hv Associat
oil Press i. On January 1. 1919, Idaho
had been bone-dry for three years.
The Idaho prohibition law is one of
the most drastic in effect anywhere
in the West, and make! it u crime
to have liquor in possession, even for
medicinal use. Special perrons are is
sued for shipments of wine for sacra
mental use in the churches, but all
other shipments are strict y barred
In spite of the vigilance of state of
flcials, a great deal of liquor is
brought into the state by bootleggers
and sold at from 16 to }11 a quart,
according to the scarcity cf the sup
ply. Since Nevada went dty on Dec
Hi bootlegging prices hnve been
mounting rapidly.
Idaho's bone-dry law givei sheriffs
and their deputies, as well as city
policemen, power of search and selz
ure. Any home or business tsUablish
ment may be entered If reasonable
suspicion exists that liquor tuny be on
the premises, and thoroughgoing
search may be made by the officials.