'LABOR PEEVED
AT PERSONNEL
OF CONVENTION
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (by Associ
ated Press).—The meeting of the in
dustrial conference here today, con
sisting of seventeen men, marks the
second effort of President Wilson to
devise means of settling the chaotic
condition of industry in this country.
Labor leaders express dissatisfac
tion with the personnel of the confer
ence because no labor men have been
named as delegates. They claim that
all other interests are represented.
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DECISION OF
LOWER COURT
: IS CONFIRMED
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 1 (by As
sociated Press).—The United States
circuit court of appeals today ren
^ dered a decision upholding the lower
court in the case of William H. Smith,
former secretary of the Moose lodge
at Nenana, Alaska, who was convict
ed of embezzling $253.25 from the
lodge. Smith was sentenced to eight
een months’ imprisonment at McNeil’s
island.
nomeIsIncluded"'
* IN APPROPRIATIONS
ASKED OF CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (by Associ
ated Press).—Estimates for river and
harbor improvements submitted to con
gress today include as item of $10,00(
for improvements at Nome.
Best coffee in town served at the
City Bakery. 13-tj
Fresh Ever-Ready Flashlight Bat
teries, all sizes. Blum-O’NeiU Co. 3-t
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FIVE BILLION
DOLLAR GOVT.
ENSUING YEAR
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (by Associ
ated Press).—Secretary of the Treas
ury Glass today presented his annual
estimates of government expenses to
congress. The proposed appropria
tions total practically five billion dol
lars for conducting the government
for the next fiscal year. According to
the estimates it will cost more than
five times as much to conduct the gov
ernment next year as in the year im
mediately preceding the war.
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TEXTILE UN
j STRIKE FOR
MORE WAGES
FALL RIVER, Mass., Dec. 1 (by As
sociated Press).—Approximately seven
thousand textile operators struck to
day for an increase of 25 per cent in
wages, thereby stopping work at all
the textile mills in the city, which give
employment to 38,000 operatives.
TROUBLE IS BREWING
ON ADRIATIC COAST
BELGRADE, Dec. 1 (by Associated
Press).—Great activity is manifested
at Fiume. A destroyer left Fiume foi
Zara with a thousand shock troops
and it is reported that the D’Annunzio
fleet proposes occupying Sebico.
Fresh French puffs daily at the 'utj
Bakery. 13-t!
Fresh Ever-Ready Flashlight Bat
teries, all sizes. Blum-O’Neill Co. 3-t:
Have your skates sharpened at th<
C street machine shop. 24-4
PRINCE OF WALES IS
BACK IN ENGLAND
PORTSMOUTH, England, Dec. 1 (by
Associated Press).—The prince of
Wales arrived here today, after hav
ing been away since July 1.
STRIKER IS KILLED
AND SHERIFF WOUNDED
WHEELING, W. Va., Dec. 1 (by As
sociated Press).—Strikers here today
clashed with the sheriff. One steel
striker was killed and another seri
ously injured. The sheriff was
wounded.
Scarborough Pictures that please at
prices that are right. Over Cordova
drug store. Phone 140—3 rings.
Just received supply of yarn rt Cor
dova dry goods store.
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NOTICE
The common council of the town of
Cordova, Alaska, will meet as a board
of equalization on Monday night, Dec.
1, 191!), at the hour of 8 p. m., and
continue in session until the hour of
9 p. m. of said day, and will continue
in session until the Monday next fol
lowing between the hours of 8 and 9
p. m. of each day, during which time
any and all persons having any ob
jections or corrections to offer as to
the amount or manner of assessment
are notified to be present.
(Signed) K. G. ROBINSON,
Town Clerk.
Dated this 25th day of November,
1919. 2t
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To C. M. Gage, Peter Conaton, Will
iam Farrell, Jack Ryan, Morries
O’Donnell, Eli McQuade and George
Dempsey:
You and each of you are hereby no
tified that I have performed the an
| nual assessment labor required
by law for the years 1912, 1913, 1914,
1915 and 1916, upon the following
described placer claims on Young
creek, a tributary to Nizina river, sit
uated in the Chitina mining and re
cording district, Territory of Alaska,
United States of America, to-wit:
(1) Boston Association Placer
Claim, recorded in 1911, and
(2) The New York Association
, Placer Claim, recorded in 1911,
and that unless within the time
prescribed by law you pay your pro
portionate amount of said expendi
ture. your interest in said claims and
each of them will be forfeited to me
under the provisions of the statutes
of the United States relating to in
terest in mining claims for failure
to contribute their proportionate
share of the expenditures required
by law for such annual work.
DEXTER CAYOUETTE.
City of Seattle, State of Washington, I
United States of America—ss.
Personally appeared before me, a |
Notary Public in and for the State
of Washington, Dexter Cayouette, of j
Dan creek, Alaska, who deposes and j
says that the statements in the above |
notice are true, and that the said par- j
ties have not contributed any money J
as labor towards the assessment work !
on the mentioned claims for the
period stated.
DEXTER CAYOUETTE.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this twenty-fifth day of September,]
1919.
(Seal) FORD O. EEVEDGE,
Notary Public for the State of Wash
ington.
My commission expires July 29, 1923.
Date of first publication Oct. 1, 1919.
Date of last publication Dec. 31, 1919.
SUMMONS
In the District Court for the Territory
of Alaska, Third Division. Torger
Asbjorson plaintiff vs. Caroline
Asbjornson, defendant. No. C-176.
The President of the United States of
America, Greeting to the above
named defendant:
You are hereby required to appear
in the District Court for the Terri
tory of Alaska, Third Division, within
thirty days after the completion of
the publication of this summons, to
wit, within thirty days after the 25th
day of October, 1919. and answer the
complaint of the above-named plain
tiff in the above-entitled action,
wherein said plaintiff prays that he
be given an absolute decree of di
vorce from you forever dissolving
the bonds of matrimony heretofore
existing between you and said plain
tiff.
And unless you so appear and
answer the plaintiff will take judg
ment against you for want thereof
and will apply to the court for the
relief demanded in his said complaint
as hereinabove set out.
The date of the order for service by
publication herein is September 3,
1919, and such order was duly made
and entered and filed herein o.i said
date.
The date of the first publication of
this summons is September 13, 1919,
and the date of its last publication is
October 25, 1919.
WITNESS, The Honorable Charles
E. Bunnell, Judge of said court, and
the seal of said court, on this 3rd
day of September, 1919.
(Court Seal) ARTHUR LANG,
Clerk of the District Couit for the
Territory of Alaska, Third Division.
By JOHN B. MILLER,
Deputy.
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stock is now complete, but this condition can
not he assured for very long. Call and inspect
our stock and let us put away for you your
selections for later delivery. -v I
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“THE DRUG STORE OF ALASKA”
“SERVICE” is our motto j
THOROUGHLY MODERN. NEAREST TO EVERYTHING
POPULAR PRICES
Hotel Atwood
Corner First Avenue and Pine Street
Seattle, Wash.
J. A. FARNHAM and E. TAYLOR, Proprietors.
Headquarters for Alaskans
Ted Taylor, formerly chief steward S. S. Alaska.