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Daily Edition, and The Alaska Weekly Post
■—““"“skS' \RD. ALASKA. SAT! KDAY. AUGUST 21, 1920. ' *“ " ‘
VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 81. " ' - —--- -----
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I. VlSOKKKS \KU1\ K lU- UK
Kitty railroatl laborers ami six coal
mim-is ar»ivetl on the tieighte? A*l
miral <Io«nlrich ami the tiateway 1 ity
limitml \va> heltl f«i them instv I of
leaving this morning at S o'clock.
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l.K \\ K ON K.V \N>
Among tl'.** first class passenu
Leaving Sewartl on tne A'inv a 1 \ ■
aie M. 1.. Neobe > ami J. lhmp.'»*> *ot
Seattle: II. Hickevson ami N.
Campbell toi t ortlova ami M >• A.
Cotton for \ ahiez.
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\L.\MK1> \ S MLS SOmi
Steamer Alameda sailed toi the
south, from the San Juan dm-k, ut
:;u o’clock ye>toiday afternoon.
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iikidcf. r.i:\ i com:
The not th end bent of the road
tommi sion’s bridge ae os> Rosunec
tion rivu» wont out \iA night. A loice
of uien are at work today and tratfic
\»il! prohaliiy he held up two or thiee
days.
TANKER is l vi N< HED
FOR M.ASK \ C(»VANY
A miniatuie bulk oil tanker built
for the Bering River Coal Company
was rocentiy launched by Iv VN •
Heath, shipbuilder, from the Tregon
mg plant at Seattle. I he tanker
will be sent to Katalla where th*»
company is operating o;l properties
and will be used for distributing
fuel oil to patrons in Cordova ami
other Prince William Sound ports.
Tho vessel has a beam of IN feet
and a moulded depth of ti feet 4
inches, hein>? *».'» feet in f'.gth. It
is equipped with cargo tanks having?
a capucty of 12,000 gallons. In ad
dition, she will carry 1.500 gallons
in tanks for her own use. Resides
the oil in her tanks she will be
able to cairy approximately 1,500
gallons in drums in her decks. Com
pleted, the little tanker will repre
sent an expenditure of $115,000.
The ship is provided with twin
60-hot sepowA Enterprise Engines
giving a total ot 120 horsepower.
This will enable her to tow scows
loaded with coal or with fuel oil in
drums. Pilot house control of the
engine is being installed, making it
possible for two men to operate her.
one having charge of the wheel and
engine and the other being stationed
on deck to handle the lines. The
construction of the tanker was start
ed three months ago. It will be
.sent North witnin a short time and
placed in commission by Falcon Joslin
and his associates of the Bering Riv
er Coal Company.
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AMERICAN WINS THE
WEIC.IIT THROWING TEST
ANTWERP, Aug.. 21— P. J. Mc
Donald. of New York, won the finals
in the 56 pound weight put. Ryan of
New York, was second man in the
Olympic games sports.
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CMK'AtiO..Aug.. -1 - Seven i1 m
one wounded. were arrested this morn
ing follow in- a riot when one hundred
aimed railroaders clashed with one
h»ind‘« .l 11 iker -. Scores ol .shots wen
exchanged. Sticks, bottles. stones ami
In » ks w ere tlpown b-fore the police
arrived and stopped the riot which
wa> the outgrowth of frequent attack
of -Inkers on men who lefus nl to go
on the -trike la.-t April.
TO RKSITT* \MKRir \NS
t *o \ ST A NT 1 \ OI ’ LK. Aug.. t”
The Kronen mission has been advised
t at i n aeh r *ops have captured lar
-n-. A>m Minor, and hope is now held
out foi the rescue of American relief
wo kers at Adana. held a- hostages
by tile Turks.
WAITING TOR JOHN NOON
r» ho mis don of John Noon to V\ a-di
• ,ji ( ;»> }»••! ,df of Alaska seem>
lo he arousing interest in the States.
A local writer received an order this
, , ;li oin one ot tlu* leading pub
lications in the east to rush a thous
u w.n U hy v dde covering the t»» y
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\VK VTUKR REPORT
SEWARD 54, Cloudy. Calm.
Anchorage 4*>, ( loudy. ( aim.
M tanuska 50, Clomly. Calm.
Chickaloon 40, C loudy, ( aim.
Vvasilla 50, Clear, Calm.
fa ke.*tn i 52. Cloudy. Calm.
violdcreek 4-'>, Rain Calm.
Harr.can* 00. Cloudy. C aim.
SMiimi: I*', Cloudy, S. W.
Rains IS, (’loudy, S. W.
Pealy 50. (’loudy, Calm.
Xenanu "•’**, Clear, Calm.
rairbanks 54, C lear, Calm.
VMERH ^n STE VMKR IFIRE
NEW’ YORK, Aug., 21— The Am
erican steamer Mmdora i.> reported
afire and making for Halifax with
smoke pouring from her holds.
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I I.IKKS ARE 01 E TO BE
IX NOME SOMETIME TOO V\
WASHINGTON. Aug., 21— Tlu
war department announces that thi
planes flying to Nome Alaska, are ex
pected to ieach there sometime today
WINTER POLO SEASON
SAN DIEGO. Cal., Aug., 21— Coi
onado's winter polo season will opei
Jan.. I, 11)21, it was announced recent
lv. and will continue until April 1 witl
several match games every week
Many polo players who recently en
tered the Meadowbrokk, Long Islam
games, will appear here during tin
winter, it is thought.
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WILL HAVE BENCH SHOW
SACKEMKNTO. Cal., Aug., 22
Prize winning dogs from all parts o
the west are expected to be entered ii
the dog show at the California Stat
Eair here next month. An endeavo
will he made to have the show a re
plica of those in San Francisco an
New York.
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srmtACK KLKillT II ANUS
NASHVlI.Li:, Aug.. 21— The meet
ing today of the Tennessee House to
clinch the ratification of the sulfrage
amendment was blocked by the anti
suffrage members, thirty ol whom left
lor Alabama to prevent a quotum.
\ \ H\ II.I.K, Aug., 21— Chancel
lor James I*. Newman has issued a
writ of injunction temporarily re
straining the Ciovemor, Secretary ol
Stale and tlu* speaker of the House
from certifying to National Secretary
of Stale Colby Tennessee's ralilieai'on
of suffrage.
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i;i.KS in Si:\. AUI) V ILL
tali: t h \k<;k or thk
SALVATION VUMY CAMI'Al N
The members ol the l». I*. O. I*., in
Se' arc! will very probably take eha ge
of the campaign in this city to r.a.se
the local quota for the Home Serv.ce
of th,< Salvation Army. Adjutant A.
Lon anueunced this morning that a
lommitte.* meeting viii he hold co
niglit and the matte** thoroughly « s
fhe Klk> of Anchorage have
i*li:rr.4 of the campaign there and at
latest u po.t.> had 'used S1K00 w n
tlu* quota was only $1000. Sew a de
quota will not he announced until i xt
Monday.
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N \TlON \L HANK IS TO
OPEN AT ANCHOR V(lK:
application IS M \!>E
WASHINGTON*. Aug.. 21
Comptroller announced he is in iwi pi
of ;mi application from Winfield
v i n for a charter oi the hirst National
Bank at Anchorage, Alaska, will a
capital stock of .$2">,000.
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BEl*MON OE THE Hist
SEATTl.E. Aug.. 21— It is an
nounced that the first reunion of the
members of the Ninety I'irst ik\i. n
will he held here on Septembei 2.*»h,
the eve of the anniversary of the be
ginning of the Argonne battle.
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SWEDISH PROHIBITIONISTS
NOT M \K 1 N4i IIKADW N
STOCKHOLM, Aug., 21— Prohibi
tion is not making great headway in
Sweden judging from figures of mem
bership of the various temperance or
ganizations winch show th; i *he *•
ganizations and societies lost 1. si
yea!1 over ten percent of their men h
ors.
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\MERK AN LEGION TO
H V\V. FOOTBALL ELEVEN
NAPA, Cal., Aug., 21— A foothill
team is being organized by the Napa
’ post of the American Legion ai d a
~ >rie., of games is being scheduled. W .
i Brown, half back on one of the best
army teams over seas, Scott Mchen
/.ie and George Valencia are am ’.ig
i those signed for the Napa s<|uad.
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t TEN THOl'SAND MEN
WANTED POE AN ARMY
thousand volunteers, chosen from vet
ornns of the world war, the Jewish
Legion and skilled workmen, to en
list at once for 18 months service in a
Jewish industrial army in Palestine,
- jn*(» necessary for the basic roconstruc
f tion work of the Jewish National
1 Homeland, according to Bernard A.
f' Rosenblatt, president of the American
r Zion Commonwealth, who is now in
- Palestine in the interests of “Balfour
1 ia,“ the colony of the American Zion
Commonwealth.
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(Special to the (ialeway)
JUNKAU. Aug., 21 - The follow
ing statement, signed by J. C. Me
Rride, Republican Nath nal Coinmit
teemaii for Alaska, was issued today:
“To the voters of Alaska— In his
opening campaign speech at the Col
iseum theatre Juneau 01: tl '* 17C1 inst.
Mr. (Rigsby, the Democratic candidate
for Delegate* to Congress, appealed
to the Republican voters in Alaska
for support upon the alleged grounds
that he would work with the Repub
lican National Committeeman for Al
as . i i,: cl** mrilter of recommending
Republicans for appointment to Terri
* loi i.il positions more agreeably than
M«. Sutherland wouid and that har
mony d»d not prevail in the Repub ic
! an party and therefore requested Re
publicans to \iito for h m instead of
I
j b -i R* pt.lu'can opponent.
“1 wish t,» state at this time 1 .'it
Mr. SiChe land, the Republican in m*
iime l«*r ,i ‘legate to Congiess and my
t*lf are in accoi dunce ...id ih.it |),,r '<*'
harmony prevails and when Senator
Harding takes his office as Prescient
1 --I* th- Cnited States of America on
j .March 1 til next, no Democrat wil. be
consulted by myself regarding the dis
tribution of ofiin.ii." in Ala. lea.
epudiating this attempt of Mr. (It* gs-1
V to create distrust and dissen1 ion
in the Republican party and cast doubt
1‘on mv lewdly to niv partv and my I
July to support its candidal* . 1 most J
-amostly appeal to all Republic.'ns j
and other good citizens in Alaska to
rally around Mr. Sutherland and ill
other Republican candidates and i ve
him and all of tin m such a large iu
jority as will <lenion>t»aie the !ov: ,y
of tin? people of uur territory to H; rd
ing, Cooiidge. Ameiicani .in a id e od
i government."
BONDHOLDERS NO 11( E
An adjourned meeting of the boiul
luddeis of liie Gateway Publishing;
Oohipany. Inc., will be held Saturday
veiling, August 21st, at 7:•!() o'clock
at the office of L. V. Ray, in the
Harriman Rank building in Seward,
Alaska. I
Rank of Seward, Trustee,
Ry II. S. Balderston, Cashier.
t OM HI NATION PEACE,
WAR PLANE DESIGNED
CHICAGO. Aug., 21— A combina
tion peace and war aeroplane which
can be transformed in three hours
from a passenger machine to a
“flying tank” with an armament of
11 guns and 2.000 pounds of dyna
mite bombs, has been designed by
a local aeroplane concern. Repre
sentatives of the company are nego
tiating with the War Department
I concerning building similar pianos
for the Government.
JAPAN TO Bl'Y $25,000,000
WORTH OF RAIL SUPPLIES
SAX FRANCISCO, Aug., 21
Contracts for twenty five million
dollars worth of railroad supplies
and electrical mining machinery are
to be let by the Japanese govern
ment in connection with the work
of standardizing the track gauge of
the Imperial government railroad be
tween Kobe and Tokio, according to
Joseph Starr, a representative of the
line.
ROOSEVELT IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Aug.. 21 - FianUlin
Roosevelt, v c. -]»re ideiPla!, nominee
f th» Democrats, in hit swing around
the \v« in an a ■ hi i light
d .ed lie was n«»t a militan t but
he!owed wholly in an adequate army
and navy. T!ie sp a her -aid tin* Lea
: at* of Nations offers a solution of
competitive a mamenls .od lac. t
on tin* Pacific coast for the navy
. «,aid hr* v rent!} « darg* d.
SI Ail F IS IN VEILED
MET/. Alsace. Aug.. 21 - The
,i;;Lue of Lafayette, presented to
Fiance by the Knights of Columbus,
was unveiled today by Supreme
Knight .lames Flaherty, of Philadel
phia.
i... Vh n
dor tv France, discussed the Russi*:».
situation in dose1 bi ig I.ahayet
• Tvice and said "Muu Pi n who Ivv ■
clothed themselves in 1 *ief authovity,
are trying to barter the bogus mos. ol
pottage for the suppression ol a c v
!i/.ed conscience and tin* recognition;
oc their government.
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SUGAR HOGS INDICTED
SALT LAKE, Aug.. 21— Indirt- j
•limits charging the L'tah-Idaho Suga
Company and its officers, besides i
mary other prominent Salt Lake UP'
Ogden business men, with exhorbitan.
profiteering in the sale of sugar, wei»
returned at a special session o* t:u
Federal Grand Jury here this afV?r
roon. The jury has been in secret s»
sion for the past two weeks. Bench
warrant* have been issued loi t'i >s<*,
in licted.
PROHIBITIONISTS START
WAR AT THE HOME
OF JAMAICA RI M
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Avg., 21 •
War against John Barleycorn lias been
started in the homo ot Jamaica rum.
Two American missionaries, the van
guard of a prohibition crusade, have
just aided in the organization ol the
Jamaica League against Alcoholism
which it is said, is to aifiliate* with
the World’s League against Alcohol
ism, headed by the Rt. Honorablcs
Leif Jones, the Rt. Sir Donald McLean
M. P., and Lord Rowallan. vice-presi
' dent.
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! KOI NO THE WORLD
WIRELESS MESSAGE
CAUGHT NEAR FRISl >
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug., 21— The
| naval radio station on \erba But n i
! island, San Francisco Bay. last night
i.itcicepted a message from the La
I fayettc station, at Brest France, the
j most powerful station in the w #tld.
1 This is believed to be the first wire
less message transmitted entirely
around the world.
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V. An.-AYf. Aug., 21- The Polish
force., taptu'rd 1.V000 liulsh'*viki up
to !a t Thu? day according to an of
m ial announcement.
|*A,iJS, Aug , 21 Six I'.oSsh 'V.'ki
.j , i: . i i 1 ■ t mi ot 10.0(10 men
i ,,o1*u» • i* • I b\ ]*•»:• ii 1 o1 cos neat'
to press dis
patches.
\Y.V IJ> CT« >X, A ii .. 21 timer
; A a.ny T fore have clo-ekod the
:•», 11-1• I»r11 - h<»viki forces in the
•■•Con of southern Uussia driving
iu.iu back at in. , tin- lower portion of
ihe Dne'por river according to oflic
;tl reports.
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HAN HITS (iiCT $100,000
( fUCACSO. Aug.. 21- - Two bandits
rtole a mail pouch, containing $100,
OU0 in i.h»ne\ aim valuables, from the
Illinois Centra! st. .ion this afternoon
and made thei. c.- ape in an automo
bile.
NEW \RM . !'1\ IS10N
WASHINGTON. Aug., 21 - The
’i I>« jartment announcrd today the
state groups composing the army
corp , established under the provisions
of tie* new hill. The ninth corps head
iiuartcis \\ ill be at tin* Presidio an i
composes the Pacific and Northwest
ern states including Alaska.
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STEAM Kit GOES DOWN
SAUI.T ST. MAK1E. Aug.. 21
Tho Steamer Superior City, a freight
er was sunk in Hake Superior last
flight after a collision with another
steamer. Seven members of the crew
of twenty are accounted for. The
collision occurred in a dense fog.
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KELLY IS TO RESIGN
ST. LOUIS, Aug., 21— Rev. Fran
cis Kelly, Chaplain General of the
American Legion, announced today he
will resign on September 2!Uh, the
expiiation of his term.
MONTANA FOREST FIRE
SITUATION IS BETTER
MISSOULA. Aug., 21— The forest
fire situation in the northwest is much
improved today according to the -or
c.-dry headquarters. Flames however
arc spreading in the Flathead reser
vation.
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SOCIALISTS IN' ACTION
! PITTSBURGH, Aug., 21— The Sot
ialist Party announces its endorsement
of the Third International with certain
reservations as the outcome of the re
femndum taken under instructions of
the National convention held last May.
It is announced the party in another
referundum declared against the adop
tion of a dictatorship proletrariat 114
is practiced in Russia.