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PEACE WITH GERMANY
WASHINGTON, Nov., 24— Sen
ator Knox said today that he had
planned to rein. ..treduce the Resolu
tion to declare peace with Germany at
the coming session of Congress.
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VAUGHN STABBED
KENOSHA. Wis., Jim Vaughn,
pitcher for the Chicago Cubs was stab
bed today by his father during an ar
gument. His condition is serious.
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JAP VESSEL IN DISTRESS
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PORTLAND, Oreg.. Nov.. 24—The ;
steamer Pawlett is speeding to the
rescue of the Japanese steamer Yana
Yana which today sent distress signals j
from near Vladivostok.
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LEWIS TALKS
- BELLEVILLE, 111., Nov., 24— Pre
sident Lewis of the United Mine
Workers declared in an address deliv
ered today that the strike of the coal
miners last fall was stopped when Sec
retary Tumulty told the officials of
the union that they would be excluded
from the use of the mails and tele
graph facilities if the strike continu
ed.
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DOUGHTY TO CANADA
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov., 24— John !
Doughty who was arrested yesterday
in connection with the disappearance
of Andre>y Small the Toronto million
aire left here this morning in custody
of a Canadian Constable. Doughty de
clared according to officials that he
took Small to a threatre the night of
his disappearance but has not seen
him since. He admitted taking the
hundred thousand dollars worth of
bonds that are now on deposit in a
Chicago bank. Detective Mitchell who
arrested Doughty, after spending the
night with the prisoner said, “Big as
the story seems we have not touched
the fringe yet The principle facts are
known only to me and those vitally
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concerned.
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CONTROLLED ABSOLUTELY
NEW YORK, Nov., 24— John G.
Cornell, jobber and exporter, testified
today at the Building Trust inquiry
that three fourths of the steel indust
ry in the United States was controlled
by three powerful corporations who
maintained absolutely uniform prices.
The wrought iron industry is in sim
ilar hands two corporations controll
ing it Business has been virtually
paralyzed because of a strike in one of
these plants.
ANNOUNCEMENT
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The Annual Moose Dance.
Saturday November 27th.
At the A. R Hall.
Everybody Invited.
Come and learn the Newest
Dance, the Famous “Moose Gallop”
The Whole Herd of Bulls, Cows
and Calves will be There. '
SATURDAY NIGHT At
The A. a Hall.
All Bull Moose and other Gentle
men visitors will be Obliged to
' Pay $1.00
The Cows and the Calves will
be Addmittad Free.
OUT OF ALASKA AFTER 20
.YEARS FORMER TEAMS!Eli
COMES BACK TO SEATTLE)
Twenty years in Alaska without i
‘homing out;’* canid t* for the le'is :
luture from a district 1.000 miles!
sq ;;.to, containing voteii* tt am
sio , miner, hotel keeper, second-hand '
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(haler, big liardwaie merchant with |
a ma ket territory equal in extent
• to empire.
These are a few of the lights and
shadows in the past life, present po
sition and future prospects of E. L.
Holt, of Nome— Ed Holt— now in Se
attle.
Ran for Legislature.
Holt was a candidate for the leg
islatu e from Nome District on Tues
day. As far as he knows he is stil!
a candidate. He has favorable re
ports— he believes himself to be one
of the first four out of the fifteen
aspirants, in which case he is elected
—bat returns are still coming in from
outlying districts, 200 miles by dog
team, and these outlying districts may
upsei the situation.
Issues in Alaska are not the issues
of Washington. Legislature affect
ing the reindeer herds, the cost oi
lightering freight from the Seattle
framers, a mile, two miles, four miles
offshore; to the beach, coal haulage
from Nome to the dredges ten miles
up the creeks—these are issues in
Alaska, and on comprehension of these
questions a candidate rises or falls.
GOLD Is Plentiful.
Gold! An empire seamed and ribbed
with gold, its sands glistening with
gold; more gold untouched than has
been dreamed of—that is Alaska, Holt
says: and across a channel navigable
by the seine boats of Puget Sound, an
other empire, greater, richer—Siberia*.
When government in Russia—what
ever government Russia may happen
to have—loosens its hold on that por
tion of Siberia tributary to Nome, that
mushroom city will experience a gold
rush such'as the Klondike never knew,
according to Holt. The gold is there,
more plentiful than the cream layer
which has already been skimmed fr*m
Nome District; Alaskans know where
it is; the only obstacle standing «in
the pathway of the rush is govern
ment that will not let go-^first the
czar’s government, now the soviet—
this is Holt’s version.
Secondary only to gold, the great
Siberian penisula holds the last vir
gin territory for furs. Russian sable,
White fox, polar bear—furs to be had
almost for the asking, as far as pay
ment is concerned. Payment aplenty
is extracted in work and hardship,
however.
Illustrating, Holt tells the story of
the little schooner, Polar Bear, 120
feet, 100 tons ubrden, the boat in
which Amundson and Louis Lane,
forced the Northwest Passage. The
Polar Bear is now owned by the
Alaska-Siberian Fur Company, mean
ing Jafet Iinddeberg, J. J. Cole and
Louis Levi of Seattle.
“Polar Bear” Expedition.
“The Polar Bear was outfitted in
Nome arid left there June 26, under
Capt. Christ Goodmanson, for the Si
berian Coast,” said Holt. “Her outfit
j was worth $20,000. She carried a
: crew of six men. A voyage of twen
ty-five days was anticipated.
“They found water open along the
coast in the Arctic Ocean—open
farther than it had been for years.
Leaving the little town of Anydyn
far behind, they went north and west
, 1,000 miles, making the River Koly
ma. No boat had been in the Koly
ma for five years. They took on 2,500
white fox. skins, besides sable and
near. Then they started back. The
ice caught them. They are there yet.
They sent a native messenger
aundreds of miles overland to Any
uyn, and from there the story of their
plight was wirelessed. Fortunately
mey had $10,000 in gold, and met a
Russian government boat, from which
Jiey purchased sufficient supplies loi
Jib winter. They have turned back,
gone into the Kolyma, and will winter
there.
Will Double Cargo.
“Of course they will be busy thi*
I winter. Their cargo, worth $100,000
now, will probably double. Meeting
Jie government boat, making possible
the purchase of supplies, has left
their position not uncomfortable. Il
their supplies ran out they would not
starve. Seals are plentiful and nour
ishing, if not highly palatable.'*
Because of the rancid taste of the
seal flesh when cooked, it is usually
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eaten by the natives raw and frozen.
Holt was a teamster ib Seattle
twenty years ago. He went North
succeeded as a hotelkeper, broke
himself as a miner, went into the sec
| ond-hand business to pay his way out,
and has since monopolized the hard
ware business in Nome and tributary
territory.
“Seattle?" he said. ‘ “It is wonder
ful. Of course twenty years North do
es not mean that I have not seen big
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cities before, and high buildings, but
I could scarcely locate myself in Seat
tie when I landed. The automobiles
►bothered me most. They had me buf
faloed for a while— I was afraid to
cross a street. We have automobiles in
None, twenty of them, but we luv«.
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; lots of room.”
Holt will winter here and in Cali*
! fornia, and take new stock for his
business back in the spring.
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ARMED FORCE USED
MIAMI, Florida, Nov., 24 - An
armed force from a sub chaser stop
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pod what was described as an attempt
by the Western Union Company tc
land a cable from Barbadoes wliich act j
the War and Navy departments had
forbidden.
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AVIATOR KILLED
WASHINGTON, Nov., 24— Capt
Max McCullough an army aviator was
instantly killed today when his plane
nose dived and crashed to the ground.
WEATHER RJ3PORT
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SEWARD 32 Cloudy Calm.
Anchorage 7 Pt Cloudy Calm.
Matanuska 6 Clear. Calm.
Chickaloon 2 Clear Calm.
Chickaloon 2 Clear Calm.
Wasilla 18 Clear East
Talkeetna 10 Cloudy Calm.
Goldcreek 10 Clear Calm.
Hurricane 2 Clear Calm.
Summit 2 Cloudy North.
Healy 6 Cloudy North.
Nenana 12 Clear Calm.
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LEAGUE WIRES WILSON
GENEVA, Nov., 24— The council
today decided to ask the general sec- j
retary of the League to submit a tele
gram to the powers in conformity with
the direction of the assembly and that
povver be sought that would be willing
co undertake mediation between Tu:
xy Nationalists and the Armemaus. It
.s expected that the United brates will
oe included.
NEW YORK, Nov., 24— The as
sembly of the League of Nations sent
a communication to President V\ iL-011
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-oday regarding the Armenian inter
vein ion according to a cable received
iiom the headquarters of the near east
relief committee.
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The Gateway Fuer will arrive this
evening on schedule time. Mr. Harry
G. Baiderston who has been in Am
.iiorage on business will return on the
..rain. Several other passengers are
uDoard and many more will undoubt
edly be picked up from the various
.uile posts. Quite aAfew will spend
.thanksgiving day in Seward.
* Tne Public Library will be closed
on Friday. All books due on that day
tViii be accepted on the next opening
aay Friday Dec. 3.
There will be no issue of the Gate
way tomorrow, (Thanksgiving Day).
Post Master Root is some busy man
chese days. The S. S. Northwestern
which arrived last Saturday night
orought 27 pouches of 1st class mail
and -j ii> sacks of second class. This
was all sorted and distributed in ap
proximately 24 hours. The Pulitzer
which carries the mail to the west
ward received 217 sacks of second
class mail matter and 50 pouches of
iirst class. She left Sunday night for
the Westward but owing to an acci
dent which disabled her engine she
was obliged to return to the dock for
.cpairs. She xwill leavd some time to
night or tomorrow. Besides receiving
and sorting all this mail Post Master
Root and his able assistant delivered
co the Northwestern 80 sacks of sec
ond class mail and 27 pouches of first
class and dispatched 2400 pounds of
mail on the outgoing train. The train
co Anchorage and other interior points
now carries 4800 pounds of mail each
week.
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LOCAL GLEANINGS
Tom Haines of the Fourth of July
Lumbering Co. now operating on the
asat shares of Resurrection Bay came
over last night to spend the week end
in Seward. He is stopping at the Sew
ard Hotel.
N The Basaar conducted by the Wo
men of the Methodist Church was a
decided success. The “Eats” were
among the first things to be sold.
Joseph Strejc, Henry Paben, Dr.
Sloan, Elmer Ayers and J. S. Badger
compose the committee in charge of
the annual. Moose Dance to be giver,
next Saturday night at the A. B. Hall.
A prime, fat, baby. Moose is due to ar
rive iron Mile 28 on todays Flier. It
will be served afc the dance.
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Subscribe for the Gateway.
WASHINGTON Nov., 24— The
Russian Soviet authorities, ffora in
formation received from Moscow, say
that there will be five million unem
ployed men in the United States by
the end of the year. Two representa
tives of the third International have
been sent to organize the Soviets in
this country. They plan to arrive some
time in December and will form com
mitties of the unemployed in connect
ion with the Communist Party and es
tablish a soviet in every trade. Their
mission, advices state, is to unite the
revolutionary forces in America into
one fighting body and by so doing
bring about an aimed revolution.
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ORDER OF WORSHIP
At The
THANKSGIVING SERVICE
Held in the Methodist Church
Tomorrow at II O'clock.
I— Voluntary— Instrumental.
IN- Hymn.
HI— The Apostles' Creed.
IV— Prayer. %
V— Prayer Song.
VI— Lesson From the Old Testament.
Vil— The Gloria Patri.
VIII— Lesson From The New Testa
..mem.
IX— Notices.
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X— Hymn .
XI— Sermon:— “The True Thanks
giving.**
XII— Prayer.
XIII— Hymn.
XIV— Doxology and the Apostolic
Benediction.
ISLANDS DEVOTED TO
FOX FARMING
JUNEAU, Nov., 24— Fox fanning
in Alaska has taken on renewed de
velopment. Several islands in South
eastern Alaska have been recently
leased from the government and are
being stocked with foxes.
Capt J. P. Ibach, who has success
fully raised foxes on Middleton isl
and in the North Pacific, has leased.
Leraesurer Island in Cross Sound,
and has just transferred thirty-two
blue . fox pup*s from Middleton Isl
and. Jack Carlson, who was asso
ciated with another fox raising com
any from Middleton Island, has leased
Indian Island, also in Cross Sound, for
himself and is stocking up from their
Middleton Island ranch.
Joe Hill, who has been associated
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with Frank Townsend, on Wingham
Island near Katalla, has leased Sulli
van Island in Lynn Canal near
Haines, Wingham Island was. out
grown by their business, and the fox
stock .will fie divided, Townsend re-1
maining on the former island. . |
Charles Boss, who has been con
nected with several fox ranches in
Southwestern Alaska, has leased from
the government Kruzef Island near
Chicagof, and has purchased fox pups
from Middleton Island ranch.
The islands in Southeastern Alaska
are declared by Mr. Ibach, who is an
authority on fox raising, to be ideal
for fox randies! In hh opinion it is
out a question of time until most
of them are utilised for thi* pur
pose. On all of them, hf declares,
there have, been found plenty of feed
and favorable clhnatk conditions.
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HARDING TO ATTEND
MEXICO CITY? Nov., 24— The
foreign office stated today that presi
dent elect Harding would stop at Vera
Cruz enroute to Panama and unless
unforseen circumstances prevented he
would attend the inauguration of Pre
sident Obregon next week.
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OLD TIMER RETURNS
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Albert Lind who returned to Sew
ward on the S. S. Northwestern last
Saturday night after a years mushing
over foreign trails, is stopping at the
Seward Hotel. After spending several
months in the states he visited the Hy
der camp and from that camp went to
Ketchikan where a boat was built by
Mr. Lind and his two partners for a
crip up the Chickaloon BiVer. They
reached the head of the river where
the Salmon River glacier forms die di
viding line between that point and the
Hyder country. After spending two
months in this district the party re
turned to Ketchikan. Much prospect
ing was done , a highly mineralized
country was found, but little accom
plished because of the snow. When
asked if he would return to that coon- •
try Mr. Lind said that as yet he had
not fully made up his mind. The life
of a prospector at all times is a hard
graft but under existing conditions it
is made doubly so. The high price of
supplies of all kinds and die scarcity
of prospectors in the interior make
the venture a gamble. Most of the old
prospectors have left the interior
camps and are now working along the
coast where the wages paid are suffic
ient^ large to enable them to live
comfortably In the old days when
there were possibly fifty men scatter
ed over an area of one hundred square
miles prospecting was a facinating
game of chance. The passage of the
gold bonus bill will undoubtedly sim
ulate prospecting again, but until it
does pass and the price: of necessary
supplies decreases there will be no
great activity along this line. Mr. Lind
who is widely known throughout Alas
ka as “Smiling Albert” is optomistic
as to the future of Alaska and still
thinks that there are many districts in
the Territory that will become large
producers of gold when they are pro
perly developed. He will go to An
chorage on the next train for a visit
and may return to Seward at a later
date.
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$7,000,000 BONUS.
DETROIT, Michigan Nov., 24*- The
Ford Motor Company today announced
that it was perparing bonus checks
amounting to $7,000,000 for its em
ployees. The checks will be distributed
on January 1st The announcement
wa* made today to correct the reports
that the bonps system had'beet) abol
ished when the prices of cars had been
reduced. The company admitted that
thcusands of men had quit work with
in the Inst ninety days b it declared
that their leaving was voluntary. In
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th j filling of their places unnecessary.
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