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VOI , \i r MM m M R 77. SEWARD, ALASKA. SATURDAY- A FOUST 9- 1919._ _ r-r
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PAKIS- Aug.. D - It* '«• v •
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meat, he Magyar n *iot a ■
mor Kmpeior ( •$: *o resume i »•
Hungarian l' *■•»*• * hai « > refused -m
the ground that having <»». * been Km*
peror he could not go d ».\» tlu* ou-ial
scaV and siniidy becom. : U’tig. Aren
duke Joseph > la* v\ ixecute the
terms of tin* peace tio.ity.
noimtw r.srr.KN \bui\ i s
Steamer Xo’th"e.>tem- in command
of Capt. Jenson- uilived last night v.~
nine o’clock v. itli Da tons o. lreight
and the following passengers;
K. L. VVhUumotv- A. I . L'avi K.
G. Cotter* P. il. Dander Steere* C. S
Replozle and wife* A. Unden and v **•
James Truitt. J. O’Neil. G. L. Hem
ming- S. C. Cumberpatch- J. E. I Hi y
er- P. D . Plotlgett- A. Benson and
wife- Geo Benning* -J. Carson- C. P.
Guinlam- E. Barra*itz and wife* J. M.
Guckor* M . E. Grifl th* D. < Fui
man. B. Conway. K. Hameron* J. Kii
geron- K. Sutherland- F. Badel* ! lout
Thomas G. Cherry and ten infantry
men • anti 11 : teernge.
The \o!thweste*n went to the San
Juan dock for fish at *J o’clock an*
sailed south from there about 6 o'
clock.
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Mail from the Westward- carred
to Valdez by mi. take on the Iasi
steamer, arrived h-re on the North
u estern.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9—
Special agents of the De
partment of Justice,
throughout the United Slat-,
i s, were today ordered to as
sist all United States Dis
trier AUorncys in uncover
ing evidence of profiteering.
Attorney General Palmer
has ordered all special
agents to drop everything
else bin the most pressing
cases in order to handle pro
fiteering work.
Hundreds of trained me1
will now shortly he lookup
for the men who inflate
prices exiumbitantly.
KUAUY TO UT
WAS ? XOTOX- Aug.- !> - K pub*
’lean leader Monde!! announml tld
♦*ot. ><>.»-» .hut Congress was ready to
in'l promptly tlegislation needed to
cav y out President Wilson’s sugges
tions for reducing the cost of living.
IMtOl'lTKKUS INOU’TKO
liTrSlSVRO- Aug.. 0— C. urge W
Sheehan* ]Ve<id»*nt of the Central Su
gar Company and three other official
a *o been indicted for pM\liteering iv
sugar.
c/nn:*: ri:on: i:kus c.ut.ht
CLKVKLAXO. Aug.- !> — Thiee of
ficers of the Ohio KarmcrW Co-Oper-1
A
of 2000 fainter.; and dairymen, hav<
been arrested c!.a;ged w ith v oh t'ng
the anti-trust la v.>. It is believed th*d
these arrests are tie' firs-t in the liv
ing cost campaign.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 9— Lea l*
of fifteen railroad organizations an.*
nounced today that they did not desii
to impress upon th** public by violence
or threats t*>*>ir proposals that the
railroads of the United States be na
turalized. This announcement was the
result of many inquiries regarding the
drastic stand taken by the railrt# d un
ions that government ownership but
private operation he immediately the
plan taken by the United States.
IS ONLY A QUESTION
WASHINGTON* Aug.* 9— Railroad
labor leaders declared that the de
mands of the men for increased wages
or lower living costs was aside from
the question of public ownership of
ra: ads. The lead * s said the men
ave to try another solution if Wdsor:
and Congress con’d not meet the re*
to nationalize the railroads.
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Ill'N HUNTEK IS HOME
Ceorge 0. Cotter* one of the IT'ir
hunters who went from Seward when
the United States entered the war* re
turned from over there last night on
the Northwestern. The gang* or rather
what is left of the gang* was at the
gangplank to give the glad hand to
Cotter when he landed. Cotter has
been with the engineering corps* was
1 in the midst of the fighting especially
along the Meuse river.
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HELP OF PEOPLE
\\ \NTEO PY WILSON
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WASHINGTON* Vug.* 9— Presi
dent Wilson may take up with the
people directly the personal pro
* Meins confronting the country dur
ing his forth coming trip in the in
terest of the peace treaty.
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FATHER OF DOROTHY
HOPPER DIES Sl’DDENLV
Clarence 11. Hopper* member of the
firm of Hopper & Kelly* music bouse
m Seattle, died in Seattle last Wednes
day n’tmnoon according to advice re
c ivcd on the Northwestern. Mr. Lop
per was the father of Miss Dorothy
Conley Hopper* who visited with he
aunt- Mrs. Sauers, in this c»ty la :»
summer.
Mi-. Hopper lunl been in the mu**I«
!u> 'se hi’S'ne-s in Seattle for a num
hei of years and had a wide circle of
ori.n! and business friends.
It is believed by his friends that
overwork* or;*assioncd by oxtondv*'
husine.-s expansion that he planned
hastened his death.
MISS PERRY IS M VRRIED
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Mi-s Margaret Perry, daughter o
E. L. Whittemore* was married in
Spokane a month ago. Miss Perry was
visiting in Seward earlier in the yea
and was a prime social favorite in
Seward.
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TOI’KISTS ON STEAMER
Twenty five tourists are aboard t:m
Northwestern and last night was the .
most pleasant one they had had since |
leaving Skagway. Seven of the tour*
ists were from the Atlantic states* ten j
' cm the middle west and the remain
der from ’he Pacific coast. Mrs. E. E. |
P. Morga n wife of Purser Morgan o' j
the steamer Alaska was one of the
round trippers on the Northwestern, i
\\ (>rNDEI) SOLDIERS IN
A NOVEL TR \CK MEET
DES MOINES* IOWA. Aug.. 0- A
“telegraphic track moot" v.t * worn :
o(! soldiers f'*om n»ne army hosp'ta1
in tho United States as •only content*
aids is being planned for some date
during this month.
Tho hoys at the Fort Des Moines j
general hospital recently held an ath- j
lotic carnival exclusively for wounded
so successful was tin* at tail that
i hey have issued challenges for a gen
eral meet to settle definitely the
“world championships for woundeo
iron” in athletic events. H is planned.
■ o ha7" each hospital hold a track and
field meet on the same day and tele
graph the results and records in each
event to the hospitals.
The hospitals which have been chal
leng .1 ».y the Fort Des Moines soi
l’d’ a e: Tacoma Park* D. C.* San
Fran Uco. Cal.* Colonia* N. J., I*oic
McPherson- Ga.. Fort Sheridan. III.;
PI | t gbu g. N. Y.* Carislc. Penn.; Fort
McHenry* Md. ^
\ *r’native schedule of events in
cludes Mi and 100 yard dashes, a HO
yard hop f"t one legged men- 40- yard
potato race* oO-yard wheel chap rue0
fo>. no ?i with two amputations* base
bail threw for men who have lost the!”
natural* throwing arm* 30* yard race
for men on crutches* tennis* cropuot*
tog -of- war, cage ball* tcthei ball and
pillow pole matches.
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PLATINUM IS SOLD
AT A GOOD PRICE
NEW YORK, Aug. 0— Thirteen
thou and ounces of platinum were sold
by tho ordnance bureau of the war de
partment today at $105 an ounce.
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Bv Associated Press
PARIS- Aug.* 9— It is reported
here that Major General John J. Per
shing- American commander in Fran
ce- has been suddenly recalled to the
Un'ted States. This may cause him to
abandon his visit to King Albert* of
Belgian- which In* was scheduled to
make tomorrow.
KNOW NOTHING
WASHINGTON. Aug. 9— Secre
tary of War Baker and General
March. Chief of Staff- said that they
knew nothing about the recall of Ma
jor General Pershing.
TWO GOVERNORS WILL TAKE
TRIP WITH PACIFIC FLEET
SAN DIEGO* Aug.. 9— It is ex
pected that the governors of Califor
nia and New Mexico and a represent a
tive of the governor of Arizona will
go to San Pedro aboard one of the
dreadnoughts of tin* new Pacific fleet
ns guests of Secretary of the Navy
Daniels.
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JAP IS DEFEATED
NEWPORT. Aug.. 9— Kumage- the
tennis champion of Japan* was defeat
ed for honors yesterday by Johnston
(.f California. Today Johnston meets
W . J. Tilden of Philadelphia for tin
Casino championship.
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MANY LEAVING CORDOVA
The canneries at Cordova a*'o shut
ting down two months earlier tha*
usual and as a result the steamer
leaving that city for the states are
loaded with canncrymen. The A-amoda
had a full load out from Cordova an.'
the Northwestern will take over 150
from there on her present trip south.
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SATURN IS DCF SOON
The U. S. S. Saturn should arm”
in port during the next few week1.
The radio craft is now to the west
ward at St. Paul’s island, and will g<»
<o Dutch Harbor, then going to Ro
link. Suka- Cordova and Seward. The
>aTvvn will remain here several days*
4lyn go io Kodiak, returning here foi
?bo .t a month’s lay.
HENNING IS HERE
Onorpo j,. Henning- tho jazz pianist
fo?merly on tho Saturn, returned to
Seward hast night on the Northwest*
phi. Mr. Henning is registered at the
Hotel Seward and will ho employed at
tho store’s department of the commis
sion.
TRUN OUT IN MORNING
, The train for out the line tomor
row will leave at 7 o’clock in the morn
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PLATS OF HOMESTEADS
ADJACENT TO SEWARD
ARE TO BE FILED
NOTICE IS HEREBY given that
the following plats of township sur
veys will he filed in this office orT the
1st day of September 1010. and that
on and after the 10th day of August
1910* the Register and Receiver wpl
he prepared to receive applications
and filings for lands therein not af
fected by our government reserva
tions* under the provisions of the cir
cular of May 22* 1914.
T. 8 S.* R. 14 W.* Seward Meridian*
Secs. 1 to 5 inch* 9 *o 14 inch* fraction
al Secs. 8. 7* 8, 15* 18* 17- 22. 22. 24.
T. 5 S.- R. 15 W.* Seward Meridian*
S^es. 1 to 4 inch* 9 to 15 inch* 22 to 28
inch* fractional Secs. 5* 8* 18- 21* 27*
24, 25.
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NEW DETACHMENT
OF SOLDIERS
ARRIVE
A detachment of cloven men of
Company K- 21st Infantry- arrived on
the Northwestern last night and will
be stationed here for some time. The
men came noith with* the company
from Vancouver Barracks* Washing
ton- having enlisted in the states- and
it Fort Liscum- those coming here
were detached and continued the trip.
When the boys came down the gang
plank last night they warbled that
iittle tune- “This is our home, hurrah.”
The boys are a most respectable ap
pearing set of soldiers and no doubt
will soon be popular among all classes
in the city.
Lieut. Thomas G. Cherry is in
•harge of the detachment and the oth
ers are gs follows:
Sergeant Cain.
Private Bolden
Private Benitez
Private Ivie
Private Kinsey
Private Colbert
Private Jones
Private Mandle
Private Exline
Private Shaker.
The detachment which has been sta
tioned here for several months left or.
the Northwestern for Fort Liscum
where the men will be discharged. Sev
eral of the men will undoubtedly re
turn to Seward for employment- others
are going to Juneau to resume work
in the mines and the remainder to the
states.
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FLEETS GO TO SAN PEDRO
SAN DIEGO- Aug.- 0— The Pacif
ic fleet left this afternoon for San
Pedro. Thousands of I,os Angeles peo
ple have flocked to San Pedro for the
welcome there. Governor Stephens, at
a banquet tonight- will welcome Sec
retary Daniels- Commander Rodman
and other officials to California.
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E. E. Roth rock- connected with one
of the New Orlean’s banks- is a tour
ist on the Northwestern. Mr. Roth rock
can ask all kinds of questions as he
is representing several wealthy men
of New Orleans who desire to invest
in fish, oil or mining industry in Alas
ka.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. i»
— President Wilson today
announced the appointment
of Frederick Mears as Chair'
man of the Alaska Engin
eering Commission which
has charge of the building or
the government railroad in
Alaska. Former Chair*”*'
Edes becomes consulting en
! gineer.
Mears manr^d the Am
| erican army railroad !:
France.
RIG PARTY IS
COMING NORTH
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SEATTLE, Aug. 9— Edes
has retired as chairman ot
the Alaska Engineering
Commission and becomes
consulting engineer accord
ing to advices received her2
from J. L. McPherson.
Frederick Mears has been
appointed Chairman of the
commission and chief engin
eer. The appointment is ef
fective today.
Chairman Meal's, John W.
Hallowed, assistant secre
tary of the Department of
the Interior; Mi’s. Hallowed,
Colonel Alfred H. Brooks, of
the Coast Geodetic survey;
Mrs. Brooks, Colonel Slade,
of the Northern Pacific rail
road; S^M. Felton, of Chica
go & Great Western Rail
way; Ralph Budd and Geo
rge H. Gamble, of the Great
Northern, are due here next
Wednesday night and leave
on the Alameda Thursday .
morning for Alaska. Pre
sumably the trip is one of in
spection over the govern
ment railroad in Alaska.
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FISH QUOTATIONS
SEATTLE, Aug. 9— Halibut is
quoted at thirteen and three quarters
cents; sable* five cents; ling and rock
cod at four cents.
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