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SEWARD, ALASKA. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1H, 1919. _ ~ - —
YOU ME XIII, M MBER 137. _._. _j___:
SHORTAGE
IN SUGAR
IS WORSE
WASH INCH ON. Oct.. IS- I*’
Alonzo Taylor of the Pepartmert » '
Agricultuie. told the Senate agricid
tuial committee this afternoon theie
* was no relief from the present i ‘gar
.hoiTage m sight
Probably the condition v.i'l become
worse, according to Pi Taylor be
cause the consumption of sugar h;*.;
increased ovt r eighteen per cent ovei
lust year on account ot the intr.*;»>eu
manufacture of candy and soft diink •.
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ALASKA IN
FROM THE
SOUTH
Capt. (Iu> Xord came into port at
11 o’clock this morning and made as
fine a landing, in face of a north wind,
as has b«-en made at the Seward dock.»
The wind took tho Alaska and trie \
to tako it away from the dock but with
five lines out tho steamer going ;
astern an then head on, the landing \
was made in jig time.
The Alaska hud 24 tons oi rreigni
and the following passengers:—
.1 . J. Chisholm, Kiwi Johnson, A. M)
dra, Fred C. Knowlton, C. H. Thump- I
son. C. W. Mossman, J. J. Sturgis,
A. F. Hoffman, G. W. Adams, F. M.
Boyle. J. H. Romig. A. B. Cumming*.
Chas. E. Herron. B. V. High, R. \N.
Weir. J. M. White, l>. C. Brownell, W.
H. Weaver, J. R. Herzer, (loo. l'helps.
Jim Kucil, Anton Invick, H. 0. Rob
erts and 4 steerage.
The Alaska sailed south during th *
afternoon with a fair list of passeng
ers.
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WNIYKRSAKY TODAY
Today is Alaska Day. a territorial
holiday, on account of the purchase o*
the territory from Russia, 52 yea? s
ago. The banks are closed and the
post office also except for a short time
the windows were opened after the a? -
rival of the Alaska.
\v \TSON ni’E VT 1
Steamer Admiral Watson i.-* due in
port at 4 o'clock this afternoon from
the south enroute to Anchorage and
Kodiak.
M ML ON STF \MKRS
The Alaska bi ought two day’s mad
from the states and the Admiral Wat
son has five days mail.
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TRAIN OCT IN MORNING
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The regular Sunday train will leav*
at 8 o’clock tomorrow morning for
mile 49 connecting there with a train
from Anchorage.
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WASHINGTON. Oct.. IS— The
Senate Committee of Coni mom* Inn (
written into thi* railway hill provisions
to eml railroad strikes by penalizing
■ h»* employees who go out on a strike, j
WASHINGTON. Oct, IS— The Son
;>.t * committee has completed drafting
the government's railroad policy. The
bill provides for government control
and operation at the end of thirty
• lays after the measure is enacted. The
bill also provides for a commission on
wages and working conditions.
'SEWARD SNAPSHOTS} j
K. W. Griffin, head of the cannery
at Halibut Cove is a passenger north
on the Admiral Watson.
IS. V. High, of the signal corps, re
turned from Valdez on the Alaska
where he went to re-enlist.
Marguerite Thompson is giving u
party this afternoon to her little
friends, in honor of her Sixth birtr.
dav.
The Christian Science society hold;
mm vices tomorrow morning at 11 o*
, lock and Sunday school at 12:05 o’
clock.
Several hunters left yesterday af
ternoon lor the hills for birds ot
Moose.
Many of the Seward citizens at
tending court at Valdez or appearing
before the grand jury returned on the
Alaska today.
Charles Herron, publisher of the
Anchorage Times, arrived On the
Alaska after a business trip to the
states.
1 )eput\ Marshals Sturgis, Hoffman |
and Mossman arrived on the Alaska «
and leave for Anchorage on tomor- \
row’s train.
Jack Chisholm, knight of the grip,
air'veil on the Alaska today from j
Seattle.
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\RE MARRIED TODAY
William A. Simpson, of Roosevelt,
an* Mrs. Hattie J. Dillon , of Sioux l
Falls. S. 1).. were married this after- *
noon by United Stat« s Commissioner •
Whittlesey. The witnesses were Mrs. j
A. H. McXeer and Charles E. Herron. |
Mr. Simpson has a homestead at f
Quart? C1 eek and is one of th** wed .
known residents <>t this section ol
Alaska. The newly weds will be Jit
home next week at Roosevelt.
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DEMPSEY TRIAL IS SET
\T VVLDEZ FOR NOVEMBER
William Dempsey, indicted for the
maulers of Isaac Evans and Margaret
Lavor. will be tried at Valdez begin
ning November :14th according to ar
uvals on the Alaska today. Tha*
means many will be absent from Sew
aid and Anchorage for Thanksgiving
day provided there is a steamer here
at that time.
,i RM \ \Y WILL EXTEND
HER WIRELESS SYSTEM
BERLIN, Oct., 18— The use of the
wireless is to be widely extended in
Germany, in especial for the press, if
the plans of the Ministry of Posts and
Telegraph mature. It is proposed to
establish a collection central in Ber
lin. and wireless plants in various
wireless districts into which the em
pire will be apportioned.
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\\ ll.SON'S (’ONIMTION
IS NOT l’HAN(fKI) 'l*OI> YA
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WASHINGTON, Oil.. 18— A
bulletin issued at the White House
says the condition of President
W ilson has had no material
chance. The President did not
pass a cood night.
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LEADERS OF
G.O.P. IN
COMBINE
WASHINGTON, Oct., 18- Repub
lican leaders declare emphatically the
Senate will not consent to American
participation in the league or commis
sion until the senate ratifies the treat
ies and passes laws authorizing re
presentatives to be elected or appoint
ed.
PARIS, Oct., IS— The Supreme
Council has adopted a resolution de
claring the Great Powers delegates
may sit on commissions created by the
treaty and vote on questions regard
less of whether their government*
have ratified the treaty. Unless th"
American senate objects, Americans
will sit on the commissions.
WASHINGTON, Oct., 1ft— The Re
publicans this afternoon say a new
resolution is being considered forbid
ling premature American participa
tion in the League before Congress
acts. It is also declared that appoint
ments of American delegates before
the Senate acts would be another
usurption of power by the executive
branch.
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TO FILM THK BIBLK
LONS ANGELES, Oct., IS— V):u\<
are being made here by a local mo
tion picture producer to make moving
pictures of scenes in the Bible from
cover to cover. The Bible will be I din
ed in 100 reels, two to be shown at v
time. It is expected the work will re
quire two years and that in some
scenes the largest number of person <
ever appearing in a motion picture
will be assembled.
UNIFORMED WOMEN IN
ENGLAND NOT WANTED
LONDON, Oct., 18— Woman in un
iform is being made the butt of much
criticism throughout England. “It was
noble of her to get into it — and now
she ought to get out on the double
quick” is a commentary by one critic
which may he taken as representative
of widespread opinion.
Restoration of women to their nor
mal sphere and reinstatement of ox
service men in their old positions are
urged as reasons for the elimination
of uniformed women from public ser
vice and welfare organizations.
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THEY SHOULD WORRY
RIO DE JANEIRO. BRAZIL, Oct.,
IS— Should prohibition ever become
effective in Brazil it is probable that
few Brazilians would be greatly af
fected by it. The Brazilian apparently
does not care for strong drink.
Coffee is the national beverage and
the coffee shops are among the inter
esting sights of the city.
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BULLETIN— MIX KOLA, Oct.. IK
, —Lieut. VV. B. Maynard has arrive !
i winning the greatest aviation cndur*
j since test of the world’s history. He
made si flight from hen* to San Fran
cisco anil return.
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MIX KOLA, Oct., IS— Mrs. May
; nai’d and two daughters, aged five
; and nine, were up early this morning
' waiting for Maynard’s arrival.
( Hig crowds gatehed sho^ly sifter 7
i o’clock to greet the aviator. A huge
squadron of army and private planes
left At 6 o’clock, rw*t Maynard in lie*
air and accompanied the parson here
1 on his hist lap.
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SPOKANE, Wash., Oct., IK— 'flu*
Spokane Associated Engineers, includ
! >ng several former aviators, has sent
the government a protest against the
trans-continental aeroplane races be
cause of the number of deaths, si*veil
| to date.
DESMOINES, Oct, 18— Smith left
this afternoon for Omaha.
SINN I :IN
RE-ELECT
VALERA
DUBLIN, Oct., is It i.s loa»n«*<l
officially that tho secret Sinn Fe;.i
. convent.on hold after midnight Thurs
day >n tho mansion house, despite tho
government’s warnings not to meet,
i resulted in the re-election of DoValer i
1 as Picsidont. Devalora is in jail.
DISORDER
IN HUM!
FIUME, Oct., IS— Disturbances
are reported today thioughout Fiunn*.
A majority of business interests are
now opposing D’Annunzio because he
lias levied heavy taxes.
PRICELESS STAINED GLASS
EXHIBITS FINALLY RESTORED
VENICE, Oct., IS— The priceless
stained glass exhibits of the Museum
of Fine Arts of Muranno have been
returned from Florence, where they
had be«*n transported for safety after
the disaster of Caporetto. The cele
brated tapestries of Vivarini were al
so taken to Florence for safety and
were returned with the other exhibits.
MUCH MAIL is BEING
CARRIED BY AIRPLANES
LONDON, Oct., 18— In one week,
the Royal Air Force aerial mail ser
vice from Folkestone to Cologne car
ried 7,090 pounds of letters
and parcels, the Air Ministry an
nounces. Two squadrons are conduct
ing this service. One of them is equip
ped with planes having Liberty mo
tors. Their average time for a one
way journey is three hours, eighteen
minutes.
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SKYSCRAPERS OR NOT?
LONDON, Oct., 18— The old ques
tion of whether London is to have sky
scrappers is being revived because of
the high price of property in the busi
ness section and the lack of space in
office bu i i''.'ps.
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LONDON, Oct., IS— Reports thi.
afternoon from Helsingfors are to tli *
effect that Kronstadt surrendered on
Friday morning. The IJolsheviki for
ces arc now reported desperately de
fending Petrograd against the Rus
sians . The situation is obscure. It :s
believed General Yudeniteh’s an«i
IJolsheviki troops are in a semi- cir
tie around Petrograd.
PARIS, Oct, IS— The Stock ex
change posted a not ce this afternoo i
that Petrograd bad been captured, li
is claimed the notice is an official one.
\KW YORK, Oct., 18— Appeals
are being given wide publicity in Rus
sia from a score of American states
men, business men. editors and labo:
leaders, urging the Russian people to
throw off the yoke of Bolshevikism
and establish a true Democracy.
(Jomper’s appeal says the labor or
ganizations view v\ith sadness the ter
Hide curse forced on Russia by -guns
and bayonets.
Former Ambassador Francis, Klilm
Root, Senators King and Johnson, of
South Dakota, and Jacob Schiff have
written appeals.
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WASHINGTON, Oct., 1*— Tin
capital group of the National Indust
rial Conference has introduced a »e
solution stating capital recognizes the
wage earner's right to organize also
the* emploveers right to deal or not to
deal with men not their employees.
Tin* spirit of conciliation is mam feet
at »he conference. Tt is believed the
rafital and labor groups will co-opei
at* in the future.
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TO CELEBRATE
ARMISTICE DAY
NEW YORK, Oct, 18— The state
•hairman of the American Legion has
urged the governors of the various
states tolnake November 11th a legal
holiday. The holiday will be known as
American Legion day celebrating the
first anniversary of the armistice.
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MOTOR TOURISTS SPEND
LARGE SUM THIS YEAR
SPOKANE, Wash., Oct., 18— More
•han $9,000,000 was spent by motor
ourists in cities and towns along the
National Parks highway this year, the
greatest touring year in the history of
!he country, according to Fred A.
Vdams, field secretary of the National
Parks Highway association.
READY FOR REFUGEES
DANZIG, Oct., 18— A new subur
ban city of temporary barracks ha*
sprung up on Danzig’s outskirts , ad
fitted with beds, linen and blankets
from the Red Cross warehouses in pre
paration for 20,000 refugees expected
this winter.
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NEW YORK, Oct., 18— Thirty five
thousand longshoremen are still out
; on their strike. A shortage of food
j stuffs is feared. Foodstuffs are piled
high on the piers mi*ny perishable
: goods being decayed. The coastwise
j steamers are tied up at the docks is
there is no room for further freight
! shipments.
I WILSON WILL NOT BE
ABLE TO RECEIVE THE
BELGIUM ROYAL PARTY
WASHINGTON, Oct., 18— Presi
| dent Wilson will not be able to receive
the King and Queen of Belgium this
month. Instead Vice President Mar
shall and his wife will entertain the.
Royal guests.
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STEAMER SINKING AT
SEA— ABANDONED BUT
j THE CREW IS SAVED
BOSTON, Oct., 18— The wooden
I steamer Ammonocsis has been aban
doned at sea, sinking owing to seams
I having opened. The crew took t| the
life boats and all have been picked up
1 by a steamer now inbound.
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Sam Estes of Gird wood has pur
‘ chased the grocery business of Joe
Reno of the same place. Mr. Reno and
family will remain in Girdwood.