PROHIBITION IS PASSED BY HOUSE
BIG PEACE CONFERENCE NOW PLANNED
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♦ WASHINGTON. Dec. 18.— 4
♦ Prohibition passed the house 4
♦ laite yesterday afternoon 'by a 4
■4 vote of 282 to T28. The *consti- 4
♦ tutional amendment for jirohibi- 4
4 lion is submitted by congress to 4
4 the states for ratification or re- 4
4 jection within seven years. The 4
4 senate completed the congress- 4
4 ional action by accepting the res- 4
4 olution as passed by Che house 4
4 yesterday. The vote whs 47 to 4
4 '8, without a ixfil call. 4
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OTTAWA, ibec. 18.—Canada yes
‘terday voted between Borden’s unioi
government with its conscriptioi
plank and Laurier’s liberal oppositioi
ticket, which proposed a referenduir
as an alternative to the compulsorj
conscription law. Laurier contender
that the volunteer system had no
been given a thorough t Civil. The elec
tion results indicate that 'the Bordei
government is to have e clear ma
joCity of forty-eight seats with three
doubtful. The victory over Laurier’s
Liberals is deeishne.
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(By Associated Press}
SACRAMENTO. Dec. 18.—A t»wer
fu'l explosion took place at midnight
last night blowing a large hole i* the
foundation of the executive mansion
almost directly under Governoi
Stephens* sleping room on the second
floor. The police say that a heavy
charge of dynamite, probably five
pounds, caused the explosion.
Governor Stephens returned to th«
mansion yesterday after matting an
extended tour of the state, where he
has been making patriotic speeches.
None were injured in the explosion.
The police have several clews, but
have made no arrests as yet.
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MASONIC MEETING.
The annual election of officers of
Mt. McKinley lodge, No. 183, F. and A.
M. will be held on December 20. AJ1
members are requested to be present.
A. FIELDS. W. M.
JOHN H. SELLER, Secy.
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PROFITS TO BE
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Judge Gunnison has forwarded to
W. R. Hillery the following, telegram
from United States Food Administra-1
tor Hoover:
"Anything 1 have to say to Mr. t
Spreckles’ statement will be said in
due time to the committee. It today ^
requires no proof from me to estab
lish that Mr. Spreckles, a leading sug- (
ar refiner, is sore at the food admin-j
istration and would like to see it des
i
j troyed. Mr. Spreckles’ balance sheet
| will not look as good next year as
last, for refiners’ profiting have been
regulated, hence he has reason to feel (
badly. There are other citizens who
feel the same way and no doubt can
entertain the public by asaulting the
food administration.
1 “Vast majority of men and women
of our business community and of our
farmers are sacrificing their fair pro-j
fits daily to the nation’s necessities
without complaint. We have had two
month's of partial sugar shortage,
October and November, and will have
a Tlecerriber shortage before relief
from new crops. Americans have had
J 500,000 tons sugar in these two
1 months, and if cars are available they
I wtn have 70 per cent in December,
j Car Shortage has been most acute.
I In the northeast two hundred cars
j today are blocked from that region
| This 70 percent is twice the French
j ration. Meantime we have given
I France a good part of the thirty per
| cent and are proud of it. We have
I agreed to draw 100,000 tons for •our
| friends In’Canada.
I *'*7 hcwro - IIQ f tn 4---- _
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I who woiild have it otherwise as to
■ food administration stopping sources
j of supplies. The fact that all avail-1
| able supplies have been brought there
j that ships and cars could bring and
I that It has already been eaten rs suf
| ficient answer. If Mr. Spreekles wffl
| tell ns where there is any sugar to
I day that ships can be obtained tti
j carry or cars can be obtained to de
I liver. It will be delivered at once with
' the satne resolution that we have re-’
1 quisitioned or distributed over 60,000.
000 pounds embargoed sugar since
October 1. Meantime the 900,000 tons
of sugar in Java is as remote as cheese
• out of the moon unless we wish to
| take bread ships from pur own sol
diers and the allies to provide our-'
selves with candy.”
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(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—The Por
| tugese legation has issued a statement i
pledging Portugal’s new government ,
to the allied cause. The statement^ i
j denied that the recent Portuguese rev. *
: olution was caused by German In- i
teres ta. ,
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PEftGE
(By Associated Press)
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4 PETROGRAD, Dee, 18.—The 4
4 German and Austrian foreign 4
4 ministers have notified Lean 4
4 Trotsky that they will arrive at 4
4 Brest li/ftovsfc iwiay and begin ne- 4
4 gotiatkms for a general Euro- 4
4 pean peace. The papers say that 4
4 Trotsky has notified the allied 4
4 embassies that an armistice has 4
4 been reached and definite results 4
♦ and peace negotiations will be- 4
♦ gin and as.khig them te partici- 4
♦ pate or state whether Diey wish 4
4 peace or not. ♦
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♦ DATELESS — When armis- 4
♦ tice agreement between the 4
4 Russians and Germans takes ef- 4
4 r'ect on the eastern front the 4
4 emissaries of several countries 4
4 will begin negotiations looking 4
4 towards peace between Russia 4
♦ and Germany, The
4 are to continue
4 days. London newspapers fore- i
4 cast that the allies will recog- i
4 nize Bolsheviki in order to pre- i
4 veitt the Germans from gaining i
4 political and economic control i
4 of Russia, i
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(By Associated Press)
LONDON, Dec. 18.—The first boari
of agricslture esthnWl« of the har
vest in England and Wales is: wheat
quarters, <rrf 8.25 bushels) 7,164,646
increase, 830,000; barley, 5.539.5H
Increase, 360,000; oats, 10,866,705, in
crease 450,000; hay. Urns, 7,550,000
decrease 1,200,4*00.
The estimated yield per acre, o
■wheat Is 29.88 bushels, 1 1-4 mor
than in 1916. barley 1-2 bushels lower
oats 1 1-2 bushels lower, beans a small
er crop than last year and peas slight
ly larger.
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STEAMSHIP CORDOVA BRINGS
A RECORD SH1PMEN7
The freighter Cordova arrived last
night and had on board one car load
if machinery for the Cordova Power
r'o. this shipment consisting of twe
:ar loads left Washington, D. C., No
vember 17th, arrived in Chicago No
vember 27th, over the Baltimore &
}hio R. R„ consuming 10 days. The
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul and
\laska Steamship Co. brought the
irst shipment of this engine from
'hicago to Cordova in just 20 days,
ind considering the congested traffic
■onditions on the railroads that this
ihipment came from Washington, D.
", to Cordova in just 30 days, Is a
ecord that will stand for some time.
(By Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 18.—Ed
ward Johnson and A. C. Baied of
Nome, Alaska, who were convicted for’
playing poker in Alaska, are to re
ceive a new trial, as the federal cir-^
cuit court ruled that, the federal mar
shal for the western division of Al
aska exceeded his authority when he
hired private detectives to obtain evi-j
dence against Johnson and Baied, pay-!
ing the detectives with his own
money.
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ALASKA !S RESPONDING
TO RED CROSS CALL
To the Citizens of Cordova: From
wires we are receiving Trom the States
i the whole Nation is responding as a
unit to the Xmas Red Cross appeal.
Bet us as Alaskans see that the mem
bership per capita surpasses every
jitate in the Union. Don’t be a Slack
er* and v aiL’tSr the other fellow to
solicite your membership—be a lead
er and after you have joined ask
every fellow you meet if he has done
his duty in this great cause for the
relief of suffering humanity. You
way he in he front line in a short
' time and what you may contribute to
day may be the means of relieving
your suffering should you be one of
1 those victims. The representatives
of this great organization are daily
that they may be saved and not he
permitted to suffer as men have done
I in past wars,
W. H. CHASE.
! Chairman Red Cross Xmas Campaign
(By Associated Press)
r FORT COLLINS, Colo.. Dec. 18.—
•Nothing contributes to a man’s In
'! efficiency like the lack of money or
the fear that his family will be in
want in case of his death,” says a
statement issued by the Great West
ern Sugar company announcing the
gilt of an insurance policy to each of
its employes who have been with the
concern perior to October 1.
I he policies have a maximum of
$3,000 and new employees are en
titled to them after six months etn
plo>ment. the announcement says.
The total amount of insurance car
ried for the employes is close to $2,
000,000, it is announced.
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Received big shipment of Whipping I
cream for our cream puffs and French
pastry.
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LONDON, Dec. 18.—Snow has fall
en on the British front in France and
isolated raids are occupying the in
fantry.
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. Dec. 18—Charles <
Piez, of Chicago, has been named
general manager of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation, vice Rear Admiral
Harris, resigned. Piez’s appointment
marks the further reorganization of
the government’s ship building plans
and has announced that the progress
of ship building has been more rapid
than generally known. A congresion
al investigation of the ship building
board has been proposed.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 18—An in
vestigation as to the delays in build
ing the American merchant marine by ^
the shipping board and emergency^
fleet corporation has been ordered by '
the senate, which rushed through a
resolution by Senator Harding, after
vigorous criticism of the failure to
produce ships.
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CONSIDERED 8T
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♦ WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—Neu- 4
♦ tral diplomats report that Ger- ♦
♦ many is considering a peace of- 4 j
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English' people
ARE AGIST
LAURIER
(By Associated Press)
OTTAWA, Doc. 18—The English
speaking sections of Canada voted
for conscription while the French and
German speaking people voted against
conscription and favored the return
of Laurier.
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—Fuel Ad
I
ministrator Garfield Is to ask the
coal operators and miners to forgo
the Christmas and New Year holidays
In order to keep the coal production
at a maximum. Every idle dn.v costs
the country 2,000,000 tons of coal.
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Advertise in the Times
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► PETROGKAD, Dec. 18—The
► Bolsheviki have declared in fav- ♦
► or of the confiscation of property, ♦
► lands and money belonging to the
► Russian church and the ablish- ♦
► ment of the clergy's privileges. ♦
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(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—The residue
of J. Pierpont Morgan's world famous
art collection has been presented to
the Metropolitan Museum of Arts by
his son. The presentation carries out
his father's wishes.
SUMMER HOWIE OF
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(By Associated Press)
CLEVELAND, Dec. 18.—John D.
Rockefeller’s summer home a* Forest
Hill was destroyed by fire. The loss
is $100,000, and the theory of inceudi
arism is supported. Practically ail
the valuable paintings were removed
a month ago.
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(By Associated Press)
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 18.—It is re
ported that Kernesky appeared in the
vicinity of Petrograd with some thou
sands of troops and that the Bolshe
viki sent a large number of soldiers
against him.
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GOES TO SALT LAKE.
LOS ANGELES. Dee. 18.—Walter
MeCre'D" ,Arraer manager of the
Portl* - -oast league club has been
named as manager of the Salt Lake
team.
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WOMAN SUFFRAGE NEXT.
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18—Th0 house
ias decided to vote on the woman suf
Tage constitutional amendment on
tanuary 10.