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VOLUME Ml. MMHKi; ML - “‘^BWaAV), ALASKA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 30. 1919. TEN "ce'nTs"VeIT An*>
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JUNEAU, Jan., 30— ( Special Dis
patch to the Gateway from Juneau
Empire )— F. Mathewson , of Wran
Kell, died here this forenoon after suf
fering for over a week from inces
sant hiccoughing. Mr. Mathewson was
brought heie on the U. S. Fisheries
patrol boat Osprey last Saturday for
medical treatment.
Mr. Mathewson, was the Mayor of
Wrangell , a leading merchant in that
city , and also considered one of the
wealthiest men in the territory oi
Alaska. Mr. Mathewson had been in
’business in Wrangell for perhaps the
nast 15 years, not only in the mercan
tile business but »n4ewted in the nsb
ing industry and mine*.
MEX WIRELESS
CONTROLLED RY
THE GERMANS
EL PASO, Tex., Jan., 30— Revel
ation made in Washington that (In
mans virtually controlled the "irele-s
stations in Mexico— was not n w. t
American official on the border b. re.
It was known for two year? that
Germans had an elaborate sy.t r cr
wireless communication ?n Mexico ar.d
news of German victories would be - -
reived in northern Mexico a? «oor as
it reached the United State? the " ^
less stations relaying it throurd
Mexico. Much information of military
value was also known to have b or
sent through Mexico to Germany by
these wireless plants. The Gewnrn
manned wireless stations in Mexico
caused much interference to the Am
erican army wireless* operator; by fiT
lin«r the a’*r full of wireless waves, op
erators at Fort Bliss said. Marv mil
itary mes'•acres were niched ”r' ' • ’
American border wireless stations.
MAKING AIR FLIGHTS
MTTVtr’t too. ao— Ceo«s-conntry
ariptnne f,:irhts under private rrr*_
trol were ,-tnrtrtd here todav with the
probability of aerial po-tal service be
in* inaugurated soon. The Havanan
eove’-nment ha? loaned ten Albatross
pjachinos for the experiment.
. V -.sockted Prew
WASHINGTON*. Jan., 20— Score
ifilson told tl •' (on
prcsvonnl committee today that there
was consideab’ hysteria in America
ovcv r von?* *vction.
“The recen tract ion problem will
be worked out safely.” said Secretary
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“It is renorted that there are 262,
000 unemr’oyed men in 12“ different
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at all a'arruinp. 1 recommend immbu
iat'' legislation to provide buffer em
ployment to tide Arre-iea through the
un^mp’oved period. Tlvs can bo ea.-il>
arranged.
“T^O’-snnds of men are warded in
Alaska; thousand* of men are wanted
n* 0>],or p’nrc*. Mer. must not ron
pr'pnto at certain centers Mit be sent
to other communit’C*. Strikes aie to
vie dmlored. The rendmstment time
has come. Private cnnitnl and the pov
cannot nav the hiph price fo
’-'bor bora’’S '' hirh wnpes must come
0oM*n iust as soon as livinp earner
down”
SEVTTLE STRIKER’S AIMS
SE\TTLF- dan.. HO— The p n'ml
strike, if called ho-e. will be to d-m
nr trntrt the solidarity of labor and to
help tbrt sh nvmd workers win Offic
es of the Central Labor Vir*m made
this general statement this afternoon.
I* jc understood that several T'nion>
in S<mtt1' wished to make the strike a
mass affair to wipe out all grievances
nf all "it ons. Th**0 unions *v»v v
ore’v reb"k* d for attempting to >ta-t
ucb a move.
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REPURS TO THE WVTSON
ARE HELD I P AT \1CT0RIA
VICTORIA, dan..— 30— By A. P.
T^e Meta* Trades Workers today re
fu«ed to make repairs to the Admiral
Watson bemuse of the strike of the
Seattle shipyard workers.
CZECHS ARE ADVANCIN'*
A.MSTERAPM. .Tan., 30— By A. P.
-The C-xc1' Slovaks are eon pp-rratinr:
>Mnr the frontier between Bohemia
-ml Saxcnv. It is reported that th«
have occupied the villages of
PerrynSu. C.luenbal, Nemvelt and Frei
=t» lt. H°avy fiprhtinpr is reported
o'orr the frontier.
TR \IN IN TONIGHT
It is expected that there will be
about 50 passengers on the train to
n>M which is due possibly about 9
o’clock.
GOV. LISTER ILL
.OLYMPIA. Tan.. 30— By A. P.—
Gov. Ernest Lister, of the state of
Washington is critically ill.
Robert J. Weir went out the line
; this morning on an inspection trip.
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Nome Jan., 30— The influenza epi- ;
have been no deaths of wnites m i*»v
past two months, William Allan, bro
ther of “Scotty", beinp the last death.
One hundred and fifteen natives have
died between Old Hamilton, St. Mi
haol and Nome.
Quarantine has been lifted to per
mit of travel to all points within the
uninfected zone. Mail continues to be
;n quarantine owinp to the danper of
carriers convevinp the disease to the
uninfected section.
weather is severe, intense cold
prevailing.
NO FLU IN YUKON.
DAWSON. Y. T., Jen.. 30— Ther-*
is no influenza in the Yukon territorv
ut n**csont. Mackenzie says that the
Yukon legislature has been reduced
from ten members to th’-ee.
SPUING QUARANTINE
SKAGWAY. Jan.. 30— The influ
enza quarantine has been lifted her»’
Si»t the jipid enforcement will po back
when the spring travel opens.
T\CK DEMPSEY THE MAN
TO MEET JESS WILLARD
FORT WORTH. TEXAS, Jan., 30
Tox Richard confirmed tho ronort to
,iav bv saving that Jack Domnsey tc
the man vho will moot Jess Willard
on July Fourth.
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FORMER PR* WELT .OR FOR
PRESIDENT OF GERMANY
A^TERPAM, J*n.. 30— Th» Or
man Democrats and the Socialist
Democrats are to nominate Prince
May. of Baden, formhr German Chan
cellor for the Pr^cidancv of the Or
man Ronnblic. This is an official dis
natch received from Berlin today.
JAPAN IS WARNED
TDKTO. Jan., 30— Baron Takahn
rhi. Janan’s Finance MinicW recently
warned the members of the Janan
Trade Association, that thev should
r>av cloce attention to the fact tha^
'”hiio Janan had pained material
rv^oc^^’-it'* f»"em the war, the other A!
lies had pained moral nro«nm*it'r **
•”as not imnrohable that the Allied
».ronl^s hv their s*ifferinps and nriva
flons had more than offset their ma
(. toria! losses by their moral progress.
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By Associated Pres*
LONDON, Jan., 30— War officials
issued a statement this afternoon stat
ing that labor should “come down to
earth” in the United Kingdoms.
'This hyst ria,” which also seems
♦o prevail in the United States, and
'von France, should be immediately
nut down. Fabulous war prices have
r* tofore prevailed; everything has
be n fa’ ulous, hut now comes the re
union and labor should at onre ho the
' "** 1 1 * ’•**• t lionno
tatemenL
There is no change in the strike sit
Speedy f tt'ement of troubles
bound *o re -.u't in Belfast. Along
he Clyde the ituation is unchanged,
strikers at all places are orderly.
EL PASO, Tex., Jan.. tfO— American
troops, veterans of the french front,
are expected to invade Mexico when
hey come home from Europe and
have participated in welcome »ecep*.
ons and have visited their relatives
This will not mean a military invas
ion but will be a peaceful occupation
by former soldiers seeking homes anu
'ortunes in the Hch mineralized an*1
arming districts of the Republic.
Hardships incident to pioneering in
Mexico are not expected to ha\e any
errors for the American soldiers af
*r what they have experienced in
7rance. Neither will the incident.il
langer of bandit raids and rob eric*
'’•ighten the men who went through
"bateau Thierry. The love of adven
ure which was deve’ored in the f ght
*ng men in France will draw the Am*
ricans to Mexico.
All of which is the oninion of An
ires Garcia, Mexican Consul Genera1
here.
He says their smattering oi r rem
;n Mn tlmm to learn French bettc
and their experience in the hosnitab
rmes of France will make them more
'aprer to become acquainted with tlv
ouallv bootable Mexican people and
'o learn their lanpmapre and wavs.
The Consul General predicts r
s^aw increase in immigration fro*r
the United States to Mexico afW tv
oMiers return. He s*vs this countrt
offers Hftle or no land to the return
•no- oold;ers as did Kansas.•Nebraska
-nd California to the sobers return
*nrr from the Civil War. TM thore v
enone-h jpr evenmne P/»ek»"ff h
’n Mexico, he says a^d Mexicans wi1
-*eVorr»A tffc hard vorkincr. enorretl'
''Tid ambitious American firrhtine mm
\rh.o \vish to settle in Mexico and mak<
fortunes for themselves.
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VLADIVOSTOK, Jan., 30— It Is
reported here that the Allies are to
leave Siberia during the late spring
or early summer. Officials here be
lieve that a carnival of murder will
follow the exodus of the soldiers.
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RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN IS
GIVEN SHARP CRITICISM
WASHINGTON, Jan., 30— By A. .
Senator Hiram Johnson, of Cali
fornia, in a vigorous address today,
criticised America’s and the Allies
Russian campaigns. Senator Johnson
lemanded the immediate withdrawl 0/
the American troops and further
tated that the campaigns were wick
ed and useless, a criminal policy of in
Wvention which had helped hold Bol
shevik’sm in power, while starving
other Russians.
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SILVER COINS
DISAPPEARS
MEXICO CITY , Jan., 30— Infinite
annoyance to every resident and a’
| 'inprcciable loss to business house
I has resulted from virtual disappeai
nnee from circulation of silver coin
These comprise half peso pieces am
. those of twenty and ten centavos. Th
onstantly increasing price of silver
has given speculators a chance t
i -mormous promts by cornering the sil
•rpr coins for sale as bullion. >* i*
'h° shortage became noticeable, Lr
'•apital press printed stories o-\ th*
I’sanpearance of the coins. An im
mediate rush to hoard what coins
mained then began.
Persons without change are unnbh
lo make small purchases as ma^’
I merchants will decline to sell if the'
are forced to give silver change fov r
.; f«n or twenty peso gold piece. Th'
. government, to relieve the s'tuaton, u
i -ashing preparations to mint a ne
-*old coin worth two and a half peso:-.
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SEATTLE. Jan., 30— By A. P.~
The Washington office of the Associat
’ -ed Press is unable to develone the
story regarding the rumor that the
Seims-Carey Company is to complete
the government railroad in Ala*!j,a.
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LONDON, Jan, HO— I'DLondou
Mai! today odito*-;ally says iVd Gng
• "d is reported t •* have a reps a
i\* sideow Wilaon’; d eory of j.rer
onalizing the Go ‘»r.on-colon,;.*•> hut *n
ohed in tris accentancy is adnn*
nr of Fngland’s treaties wi; i Jaian.
^garding occupatiu of t!v North
jciiic islands ard with tne Arab.
egarding Serbia.
The Mail says that the matter now
iTOrry w'lirn m >•» •><* rr von * nuunput i
ation of the treaty proposed, in which \
England was to be given the North
>ncifie Islands instead of Japan.
The Japanese delegates claim un
ilterable determination to claim the
slands as promised.
The Mail further says that it be
ieves President Wilson s firm stand
n the matter is due to his fear that
rapanese occupation of the islands
mpair America’s prestige. The Mad
dso says that it does not believe that
he March Congress in America would
■ountenance the occupation of the
slands in the North Pacific by the
lapanese.
RUSSIA HAS NOT REPLIED
ONDOLN, Jan., 30— The Peace
teronce at Paris has received no in
formal reply from the Russian Soviet
government— regarding the invitat
on sent to the Russian government to
avc a conference on the Pt incc s
' land. It is believed in Paris that the
ommittee now there and representing
lhe Omsk government will decline to
it in a conference w’ith Bolsheviki re
oresentatives.
STEAMER DOPE
Steamer Alameda Failed “north”
pvom Juneau at 7 o’clock this mom
n" according to a service message re
vived by the cable office. The word
“north” generally means up I-vnn Ca
ial. Possiblv the Alameda is poinp to
vort Wm. H. Seward and Skarrway.
■"his wdl mean practical1 v a 24 hour
l«lav. If the word “north” was used
•'ccidentlv, and the steamer is com
~tr “west”, the Alameda is due ;n
Cordova tomorrow nipht becrinninp at
o’clock, and arrive in Seward r >ss
hlv Srndnv. If the steamer eons to
Skapway, then Monday will be the
t;rn« the Alameda bepins to be due to
arrive in Seward.
WEATHER REPORT
The followinr the weather re
for tbe fM hovrs endinp at 7 o’
ft*!*
Reward , 8 below, clear, lieht north.
Anchorape 24 bnlow. Pt. c!ondv, north.
Mataniiska , 42 below, clear, calm.
Chickaloon, 37 below, clear, calm.
The above shoe’s considerable mo
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