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VOL. XIV, Number 31. » . SEWARD. ALASKA > 11
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Washington, Feb. 1— Pres:
ident Wilson yesterday re
fused to commute the sent
ence of Eugene Debs; He
disapproved the recommen
dation of the Departments
Justice for commuting Debs
sentence. He was sentenced
to ten years.
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Berlin, Feb. 1—Dr. Sim-'
ons,Foreign Minister, will
tell the Reichstag today that
Germany cannot subscribe
to the Allied Council’s repar
ation demands on the
ground that such demands
i are not possible of fullfill
ment
United Efforts of Allies;.;;
Against The Soviet
Government
Paris, Feb. 1— The Allied
Assembly which has been
meeting here-has ^passed a
series of resolutions- which
pre designed to weld all of
the elements opposed to Bol
shevism. The resolutions re
commend the sinking of all
differences of opinion and
the putting up of a unitec
front against the..: Soviet
Formal applications will be
made to the governments of
Great Britain, France . and
the United States very;short
ly for determining just what
their attitude is as to the fu
ture recognizing of .the Rtfe*
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; Chilean Fleet Passes.
ljcu°dor, Feb-1— The Chil
ean fieet passed"here today
on; its way to meet the Am
erican Pacific fleet which is
enyoute to Valpariso. The
fleets later exchanged radio
messages.
CalTao, Feb. 1— Three Am
erican destroyers, the ad
vance guard of the Atlantic
fleet arrived here today.
They were given an enthus
iastic reception. The main
*fleet is expected to arrive to
morrow.
* Request Speer’1 Session
Washington, Feb. 1— Sen
ator Underwood todav trans
ntitted to President Wilson
a request from eSnator
Harding that he call a spec
ial session of the new Senate
for March 4 Secretary Tum
ulty has laid the request be
fore Wilson. ^
The request for aspecial
- session of the Senate is‘usual
when there is a change in the
: administration. It usuallv
. only Ihsts one week. Presi
• dent elect Harding will pro
bably issue a Call for a new
[session of GongrOss shortly
after he is inaugurated::.=
Knockout
New Orleans, Feb. 1— Bob
Martin, American Expedi
tion Force*# 'heavyweight
champion Knocked out Mart
lnBurkeof N*w. Qreleana
last night in the fifth round
of'whatwas"' 'scheduled to
have been a fifteen' round
-bout.—•
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City Unable to 1
. . Boy Railroad.
Seattle, Feb. 1— The Grant
Jury which has been investi
gating the purchase of the
Municipal Street Railroad
System in 1919 for $15,000,
000 from the Puget Sound
Traction, light and Power
Company, today reported
“•habits findings showed that
the city was unable to com
plete the purchase under the
existing terms of the origin
•'1 contract. The City is en
titled .., to equitable relief
from the courts which have
declared that the lines pur
chased are only worth $5,000
TOO- The cburt finds no evi
dence of-corruption hut char
aetaooc&tte methods of the
'iiajOr airdthercirr Wtnwil
•\s in not determining
the yahre of Hie system be
fore making the purchase.
No: indictments have been re
turned against, any officials.
Released on Bond.
</hicago, Feb. 1— Oscar
Felsh. one of the eight indict
ed memberh of the White
Sox team who surrendered
to the authorities was releas
ed today on a bond of ten
thousand dollars. It is expec1
ed that all of the accused
"’en will be given an early
trial. i
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Forty L'shes on
Back Penalty
Dover, Del. Feb. 1— Th'
Senate today passed a bill
making the penalty for high
way robbery, forty . lashes
I on the bare back and not less
than twenty years imprison
ment and a fine of five hund
red dollars.
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Steamers Racing North
The S. S. Admiral Watsor
and tiie S. S.*Northwesterr
the two north bound boats
of the rival Alaska steam
ship lines left Ketchikan Iasi
evening at 4:30 p. m. The”
should arrive as Juneau
some time this evening and
be well bn their Way toward
Seward by tomorrow after
noofc The blose schedule of
:the two boats may develop ?
good natured spirit of rival
ry between the two capta’ns
which may result in a*re
cord breaking trip to ^Sew
ar&The W^son will go
from here to Kodiak and Sel
doyi$ 5 before . returning
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Though father heads the
I fam^he also the hills.
Y«$
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TERMS IMPOSSIBLE,
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Berlin, Feb. 1— The Ger
mans regard the reparation
terms decided upon by the
Allied Council at Paris yes
terday as being fantastic
and impossible of execution.
It is the general opinion of
the German government offi
cials that Germany' cannot
agree to them.,
Tax Imposed
Declared Prohibitive
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Washington, Feb. 1— The
opinion given by the cowt
'n the suit of the Alaska Fish
3alting Company against
treasurer Smith to recover
the $10,000 which they paid
for taxes on fish oil and
meal produced by the com
pany in 1917 and 1918 is look
ed upon by the company as
being given for the sole pur
pose of making it impossible
for the herring fisheries to
continue in business.
•MICROS
AFTER ALARM
i- WilHamson, Wi V^., Feb. 1
i— Federal soldiers and de
j puty sheriffs hurried to th&
; mountains near here. this
‘ morning at the sound of rif
le firing but failed to find
the rifle men. Intense frict
ion prevails here,' but the
presence of a company of re
gular army soldiers has calm
ed the fear that an attempt
would be made to rescue the
twenty one persons who are
on trial here for the Mate
van shooting. After the dis
turbance the trial proceeded
without further interrup
tion.
Union Workers Strike
San Francisco, Feb. 1— All
j'nion electrical workers em
cloyed by the Great Western
Power Go. struck today ac
* ig to advices r'eceived
from agents of the union.
The company has announced
hat all business is progress-1
ing as usual. The strike was
caused by the abrogating of
the dollar bonus system.
Expense of Moving
■/ Corn Too Larg
New York, Feb-1-— Be
cause of the heavy expense
'nvolved, millions of bushels
of American com which
have been offered by the
Middle west farmers for the
Chinese relief fund cannot
be accepted. It was announc
ed last night that the latesJ
reports from China indicate
that there are fifteen millidA
people facing the peril of
starvation.
When you hear a fellow
speak mournfully of the
“<rood old da^s” he’s usually
referring to the nights.
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Chicago, Feb-1— Bankrup
if threatens the railroads
the United States unless
ey are assured of the ini
mediatel reduction of opei
kting expenses, was the sta
Urnient made today by rail
rOad executives to the Rail
road labor board. They also
told the Federal official,
that if the war time operat
ihg agreements were obro
gated they would not seek i
basic reduction of wages fo.
three months.
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Warning Against
J ■' Typhus Feve:
New York Feb. 1— Ph;
sicians today warned th
people here to guard agains
ah outbreak of Typhus fev
er. Two cases have been re
ported in Brooklyn. The
are believed to have bee;
brought by immigrants f ror.
Central Europe or Asia Min
or.
Los Angeles. Feb I— A
special squad from the police
q|gpartmeht guarded the en
trance to the county jail to
day. Floyd and Arthur Carr
who pleaded guilty to the
kidnapping of Mrs.; Wlther
ell are being held in jail for
trial- Hints of the bad feel
ing against the men by the
people of Hollywood led to
the unusual precautions. The
men will probably be sentenc
ed today. The police have
stated that they found chlo
roform and other articles in
the automobile which is be
lieved to have been used foi
decoying Mrs. Witherell
from her home.
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Metal Plane Wrecked
El Paso, Feb. ^- An a!’
metal airplane, which wa
flying from Hollywood Cali
fornia to Mexico City was
demolished today .when it
crashed to the ground near
St Louis PotosL The Two
two aviators were hurt
• House Passes Harbor Bill
Washington, Feb. 1*— The
House today passed the Riv
ers and Harbor Bill which
carries a lump appropriation
of $15,ClD;Cl J for the quart
er. The bill now gc}s to the
Senate. / '
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Hold up Kenwood Bank
Chicago, Feb. 1— Six rob
bers yesterday held up thr
Kenwood Trust and Saving?
Bonk on the South side and
escaped with $30,000.
The report that D’Annun
to’s strong box contained
seven million lire in cash.
Now we know why the poet
decided'it was “not wort)"
while to die for Italy.”
SOPREfflCOURT STOOD
6 TO 3 ON REVERSAL
BERGEi CONVICTION
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Washington, Feb 1— The
;ourt that reversed the con
dition of Victor Berger yes
erday was divided six to
three. Justice Pittman, Day
ana McKeynolds dissentmg.
jlcReynoias said that • tnt
opinion of those dissenting
was strong and that Judge
i Anriis was apparently sho»
ag ms- deteruunation to
back Qunmsh propoganda
ai America by too indulgent
aws”. He said that the ma
jority of opinion amont
,ourt officials was sufficien
y strong to send an affidav
it 6f prejudice against Land
is which would be sufficient
to cause his withdrawal. Ber
■jer when interviewed on the
lecision said, 'The conspir
acy has failed. I have noth
ing to retract from what 1
have written or said about
this war or those who push
'd us into the war.” The ef
fect of the ccurts decision
ill now mean that an order
ill be issued to the Appeal
te division which will in
urn issue orders for a re
/ersal and a new trial befor<
1 some other judge.
UR TRADE AT
A STANDSTILL
DUE TO SLUMP
Ray furs valued at severa.
million dollars have been
placed in Seattle cold stor
plants in expectation o
a complete sunup in fui
prices as a result of littk
oidding at fur sales- to be
mid in Pt. Louis next week
Fur men anticipate the bot
tom will full out bf the flu.
market audit will nothftiot
some in )i rtf'until a n .dag
market is felt- ; 'iV
One Juneau fur dea!
cd $200,000 wortfcof
coMstoragedurin^the past
“The great fur-producinr
sections of the world— Al
aska and Siberia— find thru
this port the shortest route
to the greatest fur-usin'
communities of the world
These importations hav..
been used to some extent b.
Seattle institutions, tannin,
and manufacturing being
carried on. Last year’s fur
tanning in this city amount
ed to $250,000 and manufact
ures to $325,000. ,
Imports over Seattle’!
vhaves last year amounted
lo 1,566 tons, valued at $5,
357,935. From Alaska came
180 tons, worth $1,115,246
;rom British Columbia, five
tons, valued at $18,554; from
Siberia, fifty-eight tons,
worth $564,212, and < from
other countries of the orient
1,326 tons, .valued at $4,159,
924. The wholesale fur trade
of the city amounted to $595.
000 while the local retail
trade was $1,C1D,CIj.
Milo Kelly and Leopold
David, both well-known Al
askans, have made applica
tion for a ten-year lease
on 22.000 acres of govern
ment timber land about ten
miles from Anchorage for
timber and manufacturing
purposes. It is proposed by
Kelly and David to erect a
sawmill this year and to cut
the white birch, which
b»ouhds in the North. The
mill will cost approximately
$25,000 and wfll have a ca
-citv of about 8,000,000 feet
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Supreme Couit Dismisses
Appeal
Washington, Feb. 1— The
Supreme Court yesterday
ismissed the appeal of Jud
je Ben Lindsey of the Den
/er Juvenile Court from con
ction charges for contempt
of court
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fH*, Francisco, Feb. 1-—
:eman John Trainer was
usly wounded last night
fight with three men
n he attempted to ques
ion. Harris Smith one of
;he trio was captured by a
crowd who attempted to lyn
ch him, but were beaten off
cefore they accomplished
.heir purpose.
Stages Fake Holdup
: Marion, Ohio, Feb-1— H.
C. Forry, county treasurer
confessed yestenlay that he
had embezzled approximate
ly $15,000 during his term of
office. He said that he had
staged a farce holdup last
week to cover the shortage.
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• Hawaiian Breaks World
Record.
Adelaide, Austrlia, Feb. 1—
Warren K. Ealoha, a Hawai-.
ian today broke the world’s
open water record for swim- ■
ming one hundred yards
when he covered the distan
ce in fifty two and one.fith
seconds.
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keeping up as long as it has
it is reasonable to suppose,
we will get leather < in our
3hoes once more. , >
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Weather Report r
Seward 11A Cloudy Calm.
Anchorage 14 B Clear Calm,
Matanuska 14 B Clear Calm +
Chickaloon 6 A Clear Calm.,
Summit 12 B Clear North. <; v
Healy 12 B Clear North.,
Nenana 4 B Clear West ,
Fairbanks 10 B. Clear Cal?nk,
WasOla 4 A CtoudySnowing
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