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SISTERS END ;
LIVES BY JUMP ,
FROM STEAMER
BORDEAUX. FRANCE. Feb.. H—
Misses Gladys and Dorothy Cromwell, i
twin sisters of New York, jumped off
the French steamship La Lorraine .
when in the Garonne river, en route
for New York. Both were drowned.
The sister? belonged to the Red
Cross and were returning home. They j
left a letter behin,. which said they
had decided to end it all.
They had spent much time at the j
front, and had told friends they wen
tired physically and mentally.
From Prominent F amily
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NEW YORK. Feb.. II— By A. P.—
The Cromwell sisters belonged to J
a prominent family, and the suicide ]
has stirred society circles deeply. They
were the daughters of the late Fred- 1
erick Cromwell, former treasurer an.l (
trustee of the Mutual Life Insurance,
Company.
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ZURICH. Feb.. 11— It is reported
that grave Spartican disorders oc
curred in Berlin last night. Soldiers
and sailors occupied the Alexandra
palace suffering casualties of eight
killed and forty wounded. German cen
sorship is withholding details.
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BOLSHEVIKI REPULSED
BL THE ALLIED FORCES
LONDON. Feb., 11— By A. P.,— Th«*
Allies have repulsed the Bolsheviki in
fantry attacks near Sredmakreng.
southeast of Archangel.
The Bolsheviki forces have also f of
fered heavy losses south of Kadish.
the Allies improving all positions.
AIRPLANES may be.
USED IN SMUGGLING
NEW YORK, Feb.. 11— Custom
house officials are already laying
plans for coping with the latest pos
sible methods of smuggling by air
plane. The government may have to
maintain airdomes. search-lights am!
air-craft guns and keep up flying pa
trols on its borders to deal with smug
gle
Rr V«KH*ate4 Press
WASHINGTON. Feb.. 11— Offic
ials of the diplomatic service say thal
Japan’s attitude towards China in the
peace conference is causing apprehen
sion among the other Allied delegates.
Japan ha* virtually threatened war
if China makes public secret treaties
with Japan ami fails to carry out
agreements made Japan as successor
to Germany in rights of property con
cessions Germany held at the outbreak
of the war.
A special from Paris says that the
Supreme Council will probably request
President Wilson to take a hand in
the threatened trouble and plainly tell
Japan that war is over and any
threats will cause Japan dire distress
and much trouble.
HERRING FISHING
TO BE PROMOTED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb., 10
The Sundry Civil Hill has passed th'
senate and the house. This bill carrie
an appropriation of $25 000 for use b’
the Bureau of Fisheries in promotinr
and encouraging the herring industr
of Alaska through a system of govern
ment inspection and supervision and
in demonstrating the Scotch method
of curing and packing this fish so a*
to comply with uniform commercin'
standards.
Inspection of the fish will be mad'
at the time they are packed and a4
the port of delivery.
A great many thousand barrels of
herring remained unsold this year or
account of the failure of the packers
to use the Scotch cure.
GRAFT OF OFFICERS
BROKE GERMAN NAVY
BERLIN, Feb., 11— German nav
al officers were strong for graft. Tt
was this fact that caused the break in
the morale of the navy, Captain Per
sius, German naval expert, declare>
“A special source of discontent lav
in the circumstances that great quan
tities of provisions which wero in
teroed for the crews were constantly
removed from the ships by order of
the superior officers and clandestinely
convey to their own families/* he
writes. In one case an admiral, a rich
man without children, but employing
a large staff of servants, made con
siderable deductions from his monthly
pay to exchange the money for food,
which he sold at a considerable profit
to sundry persons in his native town.
“No fleet, however powerful, could
be expected even to attempt to hold
its own against a mighty enemy un
der conditions so disgraceful. '*
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The best preparation for a hard
. day's work is a good night's sleep.
i sv^crtbiTfor Tatfwat
11
The Seward Chamber of Commerce i
action in demanding that the Alaskan
Engineering Commission complete the
railroad between Seward and the coal
fields before attempting other work
is meeting with approval from other
localities. The Seattle Chamber of
Commerce, in a cable to the local or
ganization, has wired approval of the
project and added: “Certainly this
must be done and we are with you in
this demand.”
It only takes a little action to start
things and the Seward Chamber of
Commerce has hit off on the right
clip this time.
Many letters have been received by
the Gateway regarding the action by
the Seward Chamber of Commerce, al
80 the emphatic stand taken by th.
i Gateway in keeping at the project for
►he completion of the Seward-coa
fields railroad, and several letter
were received today approving the
point made that if the appropriate
of $13,800,000 asked Congress by See
retary Lane is granted that the Alas
kan Engineering. Commission should
have nothing to do further with con
struction, or rather attempted con
struction, of the government railroad
;n Alaska.
As one writer says: v\e na\e nar
■»nly the ‘con’ given to u« for years b*
lhe Alaskan Engineering Commission
now represented by th* "W ^
C. Edes. If the Seward Chn^' e • <'J
Commerce had taken this action t"''
vears ago, perhaps the Seward divi*
ion would now be completed.”
Another well-wisher of the Sowar*'
Chamber of Commerce, also comoli
menting the Gateway says: “Whib
•mu are at your attack on the Alaska*
Engineering Commission, why no4
mention the fact about our private
**ar, on a railroad of about 52 miles’
Why not mention the fact that man*
times passengers to Seward have bee'
iammed in our one lone stuffy’ pass
®nger car. or a caboose or a box car
and the private car, operated on thf
'xtensivc (?) system has been occu
nied by the Engineer- in- charirr
itone, or a few specially' invited
guests. Does not it cost money to or
'rate the private car? Has not ‘loads-’
Seen shunted off on the sidings t<"
oermit of the ‘private car* hoing add
'd to the train ?”
There are also several other letterr
along the same line.
The Editor can only say this- Th'
Chamber of Commerce and the Gate
•rav are working for the completion
'f th* government railroad between
Reward and the coal fields. The Gate
way is not making any attacks on anyj
! eetioo boss but when it attacks, lf
•roes higher-up and in this case thr j
higher-up is the Alaskan Engineering
Ootnmiasion, the organization of on~
nrtan, as this commission is now com
oosed, as the other two members haw
*esigned, one being Governor and the
other in France.
Engineer-in-Charge Weir of the
Sewmrd dfvWen, receives and perhaps
has always received, his instructions
from Anchorage, the headquarters ot
the Alaskan Engineering Commission.
Like any other employee of the com
mission, Mr. Weir possibly follows hi
instructions or there would liable b
a new Engineor-in-Charge.
As to private cars, etc., in the opin
ion of the Editor, these are simple,
and trival matters at this time, a
compared with the paramount issu
0/ the completion of the government
'railroad, between essential point . The
Gateway, as well as • the ;-Seward
Chamber of Commerce, is donv nding
that the railroad be completed be
tween essential points, even if the $1-'
800,000 appropriation is not made.
Put aside the large appropriation tha.T
has been asked, although it is < aa -en
able to infer that this may be granted
and work on the theory that thorn is
only $4,000,000 remaining to complete
the railroad. That is the main point
and then insist that this he dom. Pro
vided that the large appropriation is
granted, the Gateway will continue to
demand that the construction be taken
entirely out of the hands of the Ala
kan Engineering Commission and giv
?n to a practical railroad constructor,
no matter what action the Seward
Chamber of Commerce may take on
his if that o.rganjzat'on takes any. ,
Experts are now reported going ov
„nr the books of the various offices of
ho Alaskan Engineering Commission
This does not signify anything *0 the
Catewav. The Gateway has not charg
ed crookedness but has and will con
tinue to charge that there has been a
big bungle somewhere arid most de
plorable inefficiency, or after pend
ng $111,000,000, the government rail*
oad in Alaska would show something
besides what it is, and not be the
’aughing stock of every city in the
rJnited States, where it's “con tmet
'on“ is known, and would not be the
iest of every., railroad man in the
country.
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ENDEAVORING TO SECURE
A COMPETENT DENTIST
W. E. Zuber, president of thc'Ter
•itorial Dental Board with his head
quarters at Ketchikan, in a wire Ave:
'eived today by the Seward Chamoer*
'f Commerce, says that he is endeav
oring to secure the right ' kind of a
lentist as requested, for Seward. Dr
Zuber adds that he will only send “a
•ompetent man.
Effort* will al«o be made further
i Sy the Seward Chamber of Commerce
to have Dr. CockrilK^, of Valdez, come*
to Seward on the Curacao and remain
until the Alameda . There are several
urgent cases in Seward now.'
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HUNS ADOPT CONSTITUTION
WEIMAR, Feb., 11- By A. P.—
Hie German National Assembly in
session here today adopted a provis
ional constitution.
^SUBSCRIBE FOR THE GATEWAY
By Associated Press
SEATTLE. Feb., 11— Thr sympr.
thetic strike officially ended in this
I city at noon today and in many es
tablishments the men and womtn who
walked out reappeared at their work
cheering as they entered th* d'mrs.
In less than an hour every industry
j closed hv the* strike was in full swine
agam.
Yesterday the orders were issue I
lo those unions who had returned i'>
work, to again walkout and rpturn
with the other unions at noon. Not one
union obeyed the^e orders but kept at
their work, the majority of the men
stating that they had b^en lead into a
misguided sympathetic strike, and
they were on the job to remain.
W\ moving picture theatres swung
op“en their doo**? at n»'on, restaurant'
were opened, or that is the few which
had remained closed, through# ”t the
sympathetic strike and busines con
ditions were noitunl again in a sur
prising short time.
Considered from one sfnn#!no:"t Mu'
sympathetic strike was an unropul.v
one.- Tt developed today that when th■*
orders were given for the genera*
walkout, that it was understood that i*
was to last for only 24 hours. When
the 24 hours was up, and no word .was
given to return to work, over one hel*
of the men of the various unions be
came restless. The break came late
Saturday night when the street car
men and teamsters voted to return to
work that night or at the latest on
Sunday. On Sunday further disturbing
talk, resulted and other unions decide !
to return to work on Monday an#! they
did.
It was then that the well paid la
bor union officials found the ground
slipping and they lafe yesterday after
noon, practically acknowledge d ‘f*a‘ :
issued the order for the end t f the
sympathetic strike at noon today.
Besides the 24 hour “armistice”
as it is called, there was anothe * rea
son why -dissatisfaction resulted. 71m*
treasuries of all unions are bulging
with • funds. The union men became'
suspicious and silently declared that
these funds should not be wait'd bv
careless- officials. This noise also
reached the cars of the union offic
ials and made them think hard.
Whether there was anything to th 1
numoi* or not, none of the newspapers
stated but there were rumblings with
in t|he ranks of organized labor and a
watch was being kept upon the nonev
• drawers.. • •*
• The presence of soldiers hero n ~o
had some bearing. The soldiers c} *”•'
that they went over seas and
or have been in cantonments of
ready to be summoned over sea . and
they were working for the lowest o'
“wages” vbile the men remaining V
home had been receiving high vpge
and living on the fat of the law 7
soldiers were only to ready to t d '
hand against their unresponsive V-d
There were also rumors that th*
•‘unanimous vote” of alt unions
sympathetic strike, was never
, Scores of men at various meeting-*
protested against the announce cw
that the vote was “unanimous” thes"
men claiming that they had vot d
against the general walk-out. *CtW
claimed that the sympathetic strik'
was not a popular issue, even few ];y
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| bor leaders being able to explain why
the shipyarders, who had been receiv
ing from $10 to $20 a day, should not
accept a reduction.
Efforts arc now being made to.
wards an amicable settlement of tlm
shipyardors strike with good results
f looked for.
ARREST I. W. W. ACITATOIlrf
BUTTE Eeb., 11— One hundred
■and twenty five Industrial Worker of
' the World were rounded up last night
very suddenly by the military and ai*
today in fails or stockades at the mil
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it ary camps. Federal authorities may
take over the entire mining section
and the agitators followed by federal
agents to sec that they accomplish no
mischief elsewhere.
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QUIET AT TACOMA
TACOMA. Fob.. 11— With the ex
(’option of the strike of the shipyard
worker?, labor and business condition*
are the same as previous to tho at
tempted strike. !t is stated that a set
tlement is in :*ight with the shipyard
men.
STRIKE ENDS ON CLYDE
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LONDON. Feb., 11— The strikers
in the Clyde districts were today or
dered to return to work tomorrow hv
the Labor Union leaders.
MACHINE GUNS FOR BUTTE
TACOMA, Feb., 11— Four machin«
guns with sergeants, privates and one
chief officer (eft Camp Lewis during
the night for Butte‘to join the regu
lars now stationed in the mining dis
trict.
SITUATION IN HAND
BUTTE. Feb., 11— This afternoon
the statement was issued that th.*
strike situation is well in hand there
being only minor disturbances. Armed
guards accompanied the paper ear
ners today . Hie met a! trades union
askod to vote for a sympathetic strike
hut action is being withheld.
REVOLUTION IS OVER
SEATTLE. Eeb.. 11— The Post-In*'’
telligencer, inan editorial on the front
page this morning, discussing the
. trike which ended officially at noor,
said: “The revolution is over in this
{■> ’ and virtually normal conditions
|]1 nrevail. The shipyard men are
tin out but arbitration will end their
troubles.”
PLAN FLIGHT ACROSS#
THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
WASHINGTON, F<b., 11— It was
''unounecd here today that navy avia
tion experts are planning a flight
across the Atlantic within possibly a
few weeks.
WASHINGTON, Feb., 11— Seer*
t try of War Baker appeared befor-'
the house committee on military af
f.r~' and nvged the abandonment of
fourteen of the sixteen National
Guard camps.
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