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SEWARD, ALASKA. FRIDAY, NOVKMIIER 29, 1918. TEN CENTS PB
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SACKA.MKXTO. Nov.. 2J— Tho
Water content.- ot a number of snow
fields in the Siena Nevada mountains
will be measured this winter under
supervision of me Ca.ifomia St uc
Engineering department. To do this
the state aa^» obtained virtually all o‘
the scientific ..ppaiatus available in
tne United States for such obs nat
ions. It is the first time -uch wo: I*
has been -;U *mpted in the « ubiic ia
t.-re^t any vhere in the world, except
a.^ a sea aid v experiment, **»ivrdhtg
to Major I*. M. Norhe*\ assistant
state engineer.
Some of the information pain I in
is expected, will i>e of value to the
federal government when it prepares
to lay out a transcontinental aerial
route.
The object of the work is two-fold
the information will be used to warn
people in the valley's ot California and
Nevada of the possibility of floods in
the spring wnen the snow bep.ns to
m .. Anti to determine whether ther*
is danger of a draught in the sum
mer s. a on, an«l that irrigatois may
tH‘ v.a.nod of the need for conserving
water.
The infoitnation hiao will be avail
able to guide managers ot* reservoirs
choosing times to use them to shut oil
the peaks of freshets, or when to store
wat r to guard against elraughl.
Alter each he'a\y storm in the
mountains this winter the engineer
utpirlment men will go forth, urmru
with “samplers” anel other sci« ntit v*
apparatus and equipped as for arctn
expeditions. They will travel e,n show
si.oe's anu will carry tlunr own provis
ions anel steeping bags, io ma .j the
niiwuruiU iuo ik eueii, cucii worKei
will lake section.- iioni tne* sno./e c.d
ui numerous points with ina
w iin tills instrument it is possible to
no. ..a as oi sno-e iioi.i e.».» n
eU,. c • e». c«ic Wi'nteCS £U.i. tile se.tnpie.'.
wtu ue- igbed tv> a.**certain Ute water
conceal.
Wit* figures brought back by th
e>vsviNei.. min otaer oata uni enabit
tne state to announce how much wat
er may be* expected iivim the >now
i t e.s m tne spring.
Other information to be gatherer
will provide an accurate estimate o:
the probable amount of water the soii
will pour into the headwaters of van
osus streams to be earned down into
the \ alleys.
Much of this information will be ob
tained from three meteorgraphs, sa f
to bo the only such instruments avail
able for public use in the Unit eel Sta*
es. These will furnish daily continuou:
records of the temperature barometn
SI \ I Ti. Nov.. — A Wa,h
* p; p: cial dispatch to tho Seattle
Post-Intelligencer says that the Navy
Derailment plans to establish HO
a rop : ae sUit'on * on the Ann nc*v't
coasts, each station to have several
aeroplanes and dirigibles.
There will be several stations on
tne Pacific - t and one in Ahiska.
•*he station in the north beinpr at Scv.'
ard.
This is the first time that the Navy
Department has included Alaska in
development plans, with the except
ion of the establishment ot a marin.
station at Sitka.
SF1//ER AND WICKERSHAM
ARE OFF TO WASHINGTON
SEATTLE, Nov.. 29— Delegate
Charles A. Sulzer, George B. Grigsby.
Attorney General of Alaska, and
James Wickersham are leaving foi
Washington within a few days. Sulzer
claims his election by *»2 votes and
Wickersham says he has won by 44
Many western Alaska votes are
yet unreceived.
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NOBEL PRIZE FOR WILSON
v \ vyfJTON. Nov., 29— A dis |
v }*v’av from Christinia says that
President W'Uon may receive the 1918 J
Nohel Peace Prize. Denmark, Holland
and Norway may invite President
Wilson to go north to accept the prize.
1 ISM QUOTATIONS
SEATTLE, Nov., 29— Fish prices
at noon today were as follows: hali
but, 25 cents; sable, seven cents; ling
and red cod, six and three quarter.*
cents.
nres>ure, humidity, procipitation an!
velocity and direction of the winds. It
f. th» ;r records which are expected te
aid in mapping the aerial route.
Observations are to be made in the
m wfields a the headwaters of the
South Yu! a, American, Mokclummo,
rivers on the California slopes of the
mountains, and in these feed the
Tn choc, Ca»*'On and Walkee rivers on
‘.he Nevada will cooperate in the ob*
ervat’ons. Major Norhoe said.
The federal government and the
:ate of Nevada will cooperate in thr
ob.-e’vat :ons. Major Norbee said.
“The value of these observations,
was demonstrated this year by Pro
fessor J. F. Church of the University
of Nevada, who has collected an im
mense amount of data,,. Major Norbee
said. “With this data, Professor
Church . Who is a pioneer in the work
a = able to forecast a droupht alorp
the Walker river in Nevada this year.
1 This propnostaeation was verified.
\s soon as more instruments air
available the observations will be ex
tended to the snowfields in all the
mountains of Cal'fomia, Major Noi
■ bee said. He predicted similar met
hods would be adopted throuphout the
world in years to come.
LETTER POSTAGE
TO BE CHEAPER
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WASHINGTON, Nov., 2!) - Tin
Senate Finance Committee lups ap
proved the repeal of increased lirst
ilass postage rates after next July
1>1. Letters will again be canied for
two cents after that date instc ad of
thror* cents, as now, if the repeal r
sanctioned.
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LAID TO REST
The funeral of J. M. Leonhurdt. was
held this forenoon under the auspices
of Camp Seward, No. 21, Arctic
Brotherhood. The only services w* i.
those at the grave in the local c-rm
tery and those consisted of the burin
•eremonv of the A. B.
Many railroad men attend ’d th*
funeral, besides the Arctic Mr >tber
i hood and there was a considerable
turn out of Knights of Pythias,
I vhieh the deceased was also a mem
: ber.
A special train was operated froip
the city to the cemetery and t; e two
coaches were filled with sorrowing
friends.
The pall bearers were E. R. Tar*
water, C. M. Brosius, Frank ,f. Cotter.
A. H. McDonald Leo Margules. and
B. A. Bryam.*
Die A. B. burial ceremony at the
grave was conducted by A. H. Mc
Donald, VV. P. Henry and C. M. Bros
ius.
The floral offerings were ver
pretty, several cut flower pieces bonu
on the casket.
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STEAMER DOPE
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The steamer Victoria is due any
time. The Victoria left Cordova yes'
terday afternoon at 2 o’clock and
early this afternoon wa at l>aTouchc,
in a snow storm.
St.*ame»* Admiral Watson :s
Cordova tomorrow forenoon
should reach hero late Sunday nigh*
S4earner Alameda was due to a*
rive at Ketchikan this afternoon.
CREEK GOES FOR SULZKR
Cache Creek went for Suk/ T fo:
Delegate. Sulzer polled 24 votes and
Wickersham two.
AMERICANS ON GUARD
LUXEMBURG, Nov., 23— Th<
Nmerican Emn peers hav^ cross d Cl*
frontier bridges between Luxemburg
and Rhendish , Prussia. The Amori,
*an fprorces are ppiardinpr the Luxem
burg1 ends of the bridges.
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TO BREAK WITH BERLIN.
LONDON, Nov., 23— The Libera’
narty of Baden has issued a proclamn
tion demanding complete breach with
Berlin.
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NEWCASTLE, Nov., 2D— Premier 1
Lloyd George, in a speech here today, j
said that Germany must pay the wars
cost to the limit and capacity.
The Premier said that the submar
ine pirates mmt be punished ai. ! wh«
ever devastates anothe r country s lan
must bo held responsible.
“England intends to thoroug! ly in
vestigato. the cause of the war," sa «' |
the Premier, “and then carry the in- |
vestigation to .the final reckon! g.**
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SACRAMENTO, Nov., 29— Cov.
’ Stephens today * commuted T. J.
i Mooney’s sentence from hanging L
; life imprisonment.
j It is understood that when Mooney,
now in a death cell at? St. Quentin
j was informed of this change in sent
( pace, refused to accept it and said that
he preferred hanging to a living I
death..
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MRS MOONEY TALKS
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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov.; 2D— Mrs
Mooney says that the commutation i;
an admission that her husband is not
guilty of the offense, theroior Cow ■
Stephens gave him a life sentence.,
Mooney was convicted oi murder in
the San Francisco bomb cases of twe I
years ago.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov., 2')- Sev
eral labor leaders state that the com
mutation of Mooney’s sentence will
hav#' much effect on the proposed
strike of laboring men throughout the
United States. A new tnal may again
now He demanded.
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AUSTRIA LOST 4,000.000
IN THE EUROPEAN WAR
"LONDON, Nov., 20— A Copenhag
en dispatch says that Austria lost L
000,000 men. killed or wounded and 17
thousand officers. Almost 800.000 are
| known to have boon k?ned in the two
*big offensives.
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NOTICE TO TRAVELING PUBLIC.
All passengers, either by. train or steamer, arriving
m Seward, must immediately report to the Seward Board
of Health.
All persons desiring to leave Seward will avoid delay,
mconvience and quarantine, by having a certificate from
an attending physician of recent vaccination.
SEWARD BOARD OF HEALTH
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123 PASSENGERS
ON IRE TRAIN
One hundred and twenty passengers
eft Anchorage this morning at 8:15
Vdo.k for Seward, the majority go
ng south on the steamer Victoria. The
passengers will arrive here ear y th -
evening .
The Anchorage train came as fa.
is Mile 72, where a transfer was mad.'
around a recent snow slide, and th<
Kern Creek train brought the pass
engers to Mile 54 this afternoon,
where another transfer was made
around two bad slides. The Seward
aain will bring the passenger- intc
Seward.
The baggage arrived here this af
ternoon on a special train having been
irorght from Anchorage and tran.
Vrred at th'* various places yesterday
and today.
The Victoria has accomodations fo
>nly 85 first class passengers from
Reward, for the Anchorage contin
gent, so many will bo forced to travel
toerage, if they go.
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WEATHER REPORT
The average temperature in Sew
ard for the 24 hours ending a. 7 o'
•lock this morning was 30 above. Lad
light there was a cold north wind but
this died down and it snowed today,
the weather being calm.
Anchorage reported cloudy, west,
average temperature being 20; Korn
16, snowing, calm; Matranuska , 24,
cloudy, calm.
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OVERLAND CAFE REOPENS
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Thoroughly renovated with many
changes, the Overland Cafe has agair
reopened and ready for satisfying th*
appetites of all.
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THANKSGIVING QUIET DAY.
It was just like Sunday yesterday
Owing to the ban on public gatherings'
and amusements being limited, citiz
ens remaindod indoors and the tur
keys, ducks or chickens suffered as a
consequence.
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FORMER ALASKAN KILLED
IN ACTION IN ARGONNK
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SEATTLE, Nov., 20— It is report
ed here that Lawrence Auten. forme’
resident of Dawson, Fairbanks, and
Iditarod, was killed in action in the
Argonne forest.
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NIGHT SCHOOL FOR WAITERS
SANTA FE, N. M., Nov., 20— A
night school for waiters is to be start
ed at Roswell, N. M., under the direct
ion of the state department of educat
. ion. The courses to be offered by the
school include table service, setting
table, memorizing items on the menu
and looking after the pantry.
LONDON, Nov., 2D— The
Mail says that the former Kai
contemplating a.i «any n warn t«
many to chom the throne, 'lhe
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says this mlormut; on coni' ii
■ neutral sourc e of high larding
| plomatic circles.
The former Empress has a ri\
Amoignen, when* her hush, ml i
staying.
MORE h i’N Di i*L I (JIT f.
LONDON, No.., -J— Tv.o
ncw.paj.e.s mouj print .
.ea in pioiii.iiviu uispiay paying
jii'iceis 01 the iugn tie; man conn
are managing Lie <. rinan re\o
vO eventually eau.-e it., coh-po .
triumphant return oi to * i . n.e.
peror.
Several of the officers are in
.an ciollie.-» l) . c diey have neon i
aized on the si;»*ets of ih run, i
jf tut 01 fleers uiv ‘lie.-.- ti as \
ngiiKii. liuy harangue the cr
i.ul encouiage revolution. Later
.aimed thoj w tii abandon tneir
^uise and h. gin a count* r revolt
ASK A EXTRADITION.
LONDON, Nov., 2J— The Kx
.oday says that Liu* Allies liav<
jided to demand that iU Hand suj
jr the former Kaiser to justice.
The Express says that Prc
Jlemenceau and Commander-in-*
Koch will arrive hm\ JSunday to
jus>. the actual procedure in the
render of the former monarch.
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Caspar Kossuth arrived F .ti
.light t'rom Kern Creek and he \v
employed lor a time at the I
liruhn market while Billy FHIis i
a rest.
Charles K. Brown i.; expected t
•ive on tonight's train ».om An*
age to remain in Seward until
f. W. Hawkins returns from his
co the states.
Mrs. J. W. Wilbur Ward, wi
;he nianagor of the Cordova He
will arrive on the train 1 gilt
a visit in Anchorage. Mrs. Ward
go to her home at Cordova on the
toria.
Mrs. R. C». Chambers is comii
tonight from Anchorage to catci
Victoria for a trip to tlm states,
chambers is the wife of the bus
manager of the Anchorage Time
Conductor Maitland and h s '
pect to leave on the Victoria fo
states to spend the holidays.
Mrs. George Colwell is recoup
ing at the home of her parents,
and Mrs. Leslie and will not retu
Kern Creek for perhaps several w
Three patients were released
the General hospital today leaving
ly four patients remaining t
treatment.
Charles Herron, now at Ha
Cove, expects to be a passenger 4
on the Admiral Watson for Seatt
spend the holidays.
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