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SEWARD, ALASKA. FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1919. TEN CENTS PER COPT
VOLUME XML M MBER 8. -_---_-- ■ •■■■■■ "
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VETERAN OF
FOUR WARS
VLADIVOSTOK. Mas *>— Genera!
Mistchenko ha shot, ic< n
to a statement made to a mem >* t <>
the British Mission h r by a itisss a”,
aviator who deserted from th<
Army in January and flew into the
lines of Admiral Kolchak’s army.
Geneial Paul Ivanovitch Mistcln n
ko was a veteran o! lour wars. He ;
fought through the Russo-Turki-h wa '
of lsTT-S. in the Boxer fight in China
in 11)00-1. in the Russo-Japanese war
mul the worl.i vjr «f MM-!.
He distinguished himself in the
Russo-Japanese conf ct by a se s e
brilliant operation* a< commander of
a cavalry of the Hon Cossacks. I n*
his services in the world war he was
decorated with the Ordei of Alexander
Nevsky.
BOWKS OK I I I V!( KIMS
ARK MITIKATKO BY
STARVING CAN INKS
Hanv Ashton and Peter Brandt,
members of the first relief party sent
to Cape Prince of Wales during th«
epidemic by the bureau of education,
returned to Nome afte an absence e
about three months.
Mr. Ashton states t’ at about op
hundred and fifty natives are at pro -
ent living at Wales and the surround
ing settlements. Most of the native
who survived the epidemic are re
ported to be in excellent health. Th •
natives were found in a j itiful stat •
when the relic f party arrived and only
their heroic work prevented the outi e
decimation of the natives.
Scenes of the most harrowimr ma’*
acter were witnessed by the relief
party upon its arrival at the Cap*'
Practicaly every iirloo in the vil’a^.
contained one or more corpse. Xum
enous bodies had been mutilated by
starving dojrs and dismember*'!
human remains were scattered ahou*
With Mr. A-hton as medical disp- ns »r
the relief party devoted itself who!!'
to the care of the sick native*. A I’
the dead have been buried and th
survivors have been made as comf
able as circumstances would p* mit.
On their way to Nome Messers. A*h
ton and Brandt stopped at York and
report that the Christensen family ’*
in pood health and have been hlo**e.
by the arrival of a baby that was bon
a few days before Ashton and Brand*
arrived at York. Ashton and Bran v
deserve the highest commendation
for the splendid work done by them
voluntarily and witty t thought of
reward.— Nome Industrial Worker.
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ARRESTED ON CHARGE
OF EMBEZZLING ITNDS
SANTA ROSA. Cal.. May 9 - Her
nando Somozo. son-in-law of the Into
former President Sierra of Honduras
army, has been arrested here on
federal warrant in connection with al
leged embezzlement from a Santa Ro
sa savings bank.
II* \ssociatcd Kress
PARIS. May !>— The Naval terms
in the peace treaty for Austria wipe*
out that nation’s navy completely.
Austria must surrender all of her
.hips. Disposition among the Allies of
In* various ships will he adjusted la*
er.
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ONE SIDE OF STREET DIO
and other very wet
('AI.KXICO, Cal.. May i>— The
United States will become “bone dry”
>n dun- next, hut Mexicali. Lower
California. literally just across the
street from this city, will be an oasi*
abounding in those liquid refresh
m nts foi bidden American citizens >\
the war-time prohibition act in accor
dance with the plans of a group of
Mi \ican capitalists, announced recent
ly . Const uction of a distillery is ron
ton 'o’a*e»l for the preparation ot rum,
, v. g n, biandy and other arden#
spirits. It is announced that the plant
will cost in oxces.s of $1*>0.000.
A large 'rcwcry was station ft*
certly anil i.-nearing completion, and
the construct on ot* the distillery w:’*
follow, according to Fred Hato and
Frank Ounlevev, said to he thi* pro
motors of the project.
The city limits of Mexicali on one
id** of the American boundary and
*he city limits of Calexico on the other
dd • ate almost identical.
Mexicali is the seat of the govern
ment of lower California. whose head
$ Governor Ksteban Cantu.
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Ctl YMBFK OF COMMERCE
HOLD MEETING TONIC.HI
At s » ’clock tonight, the Si * aid
< n mb • >f ( lommerce will 1'.«>:,t *?
meeting :e the ! ire Hall. Rcpresonta
ive John Noon is expected to he pres
>nt an<l review the work of the recent
Ter; itorial legislature and espccialiY
mv»|H)sed road work in this vicinity.
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NORTHWESTERN AT :1
Steamer Northwestern report'd by
viroless at noon that the time of ar
ival here would lx* three o’clock thts
ift moon. Thi* Northwestern has been
it Nellie Juan unloading cannery ,sup
nli;s during the n;ght. The steamer
ii ings on y one day’s mail and several
passengers.
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YLI, I FSSEI) I P
The staff of the Gateway is al1
“u sm! up today. Thomas Oliver, the
•zar of the Van Gilder building, with
no feiwarnirg. and with malice afore
ent. washed the windows of the Gate
way office today. He moved thing
around or. the desks until one can't
find eui a stub pencil. Also he took
•^o much of the dirt off the windows
that it looks as if the help was right
'tut doors and we have to keep ou!
hats and coats on and our face and
hands clean of ink. And this sort of
thing doesn’t go congenially in a print
shop.
ORGANIZED LABOR IS
NOW AFTER Bl’RLFSON
’ NEW YORK, May !>— That organ
zed labor in America will unite in an
'ffort to obtain the removal of l'ost
mast^r General Burleson was indicat
'd today when Samuel Gompers, presi
dent of the American Federation of
‘Labor in a statement issued said:
“ Burleson will have to walk the
’ plank.”
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<;<> ovkk $%,ooo
.lust before the tiateway went
to press this afternoon, Krich
Lucas, chairman of the local Vic
tory loan committee, telephoned
that the subscriptions to the loan
in the Seward district was now
over $9t»,000.
V, II.SON'S APPEAL
WASHINGTON. May 9— Presi
dent Wilson has issued an appeal
to the \mcriran people to make
the Victory loan a great popular
one with thanks offerings. The
subscriptions now total only a lit
tle over three billion dollars, with
a billion and a hall to raise be
fore tomorrow night.
MANY TAKING LOAN
SAN FRANCISCO, May <>— Un
official totals to the Victory loan from
th.* Twelfth District/ based on tote
graphic reports from banks, give
$153,817,250 from 466 503 subscribers.
The Federal Reserve figu»*es are
$122,432,750.
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PETIT JURORS ARE DRAWN
FOR COURT TERM AT VALDEZ
The following petit jurors ha\n
been drawn for the June term of th*'
District Court at Valdez:
Charles .1. Wallace. Eyak.
Frank Porter, Eyak.
Wm. Gerry, Cordova.
Jesse Rice, Eyak.
I). J. Corcoran, Seward.
W. F. Stair, Ellamar.
M. J. Norton, Fidalgo.
Theo. Stensland, Cordova.
Chas. W. Avery, Cordova.
A. H. McN’eer, Seward.
Sam P. Keist, Cordova.
(J. A. Greenlee, Cordova.
Prank Sellers, Cordova.
W. R. Shellhorn, Seward.
G. L. Ruchanan. Eyak.
Chas. Emsweiler, Sewavd.
Sam Means, LaTouehe.
L. C. Rates, Seward.
M. A. Horner, Seward.
W. H. Rrennan, Valdez.
V. I*. Morrison, Ellamar.
D. C. Whiteford Cordova.
Ed Rai nett. Eyak.
H. L. Smith. Seward.
J. V. Padden, LaTouehe.
I*. J. Sheriden, Ellamar.
John P. Olson. LaTouehe.
Geo. Merrifield, Valdez.
C. R. Murphy. LaTouehe.
James Xeary, Valdez.
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WEATHER REPORT
Tho following *s tho weather re
no rt for tho 24 hours ending at 7 o'
'do 'V this morning:
Seward 54, Cloudy, Calm.
Anchorage 44. Cloudy, Calm.
Matanuska 54, Cloudy, Calm.
Chickaloon 45, Cloudy, Calm.
Wasilla 50, Cloudy, Calm.
Talkcetna 4S, Cloudy, Calm.
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“FOR SALE” ON THE RHINE
COLOGNE, May 0— In recent
newspaper advertisements an unusu
ally large number of villas and land
| estates in the Rhineland have been of
fered for sale at “sacrifice” prices.
Many of these residences are on the
hills along the Rhine and are occupied
only during the summer months, the
owners having homes in Berlin,
Frankfort, Dresden and other cities of
the interior. Most of those eager to
sell appear to be German nobles and
‘ higher class public officials, prices
asked for these properties ranging
from 50,000 to 1,000 piarks.
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By Associated Press
CHATHAM, Mass., May i)— U. S.
Naval seaplane No., 4, on the trans
Atlantic flight, was forced to desevnd
yesterday on account of engine
trouble. The seaplane was missing all
night but was found this morning
floating on the sea. The plane was
towed here with all aboard sate. I he
disabled machine expects to make en
gine repairs and proceed.
TWO ARK AT HALIFAX
HALIFAX, May !>— Two of tho
three U. S. Navy seaplanes on the
first log of the Trans-Atlantic tlight
have arrived here safely.
ARK OFF TOMORROW
WASHINGTON, May !>— Sea
planes No.l and No. 2 will leave Hali
fax tomorrow for Trepnssy, New
Foundland.
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ALASKANS WILL LEAVE FOR
HOME BE MFSTERKI) OFT
SEATTLE, May 0— Sixteen Alas
kans from Fort Dodge and other east
ern cantonments headed by Se>*i>
Hlajmar Nordalc arrived at bort;.
Lawson today and will leave soon i>>r
Fort Gibbons to be mustered out.
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Vi J.MER SAYS PROHIBITION
LAW WILL BE ENFORCED
WASHINGTON, D. C.. May 0
Palmer said today that when tlie war
time prohibition act becomes effec
tive July 1 he had no alternative but
to rigidly enforce it.
“LET’S GO” HAS REAL
MEANING TO SOLDIERS
WITH AMERIC AN ARMY
PARIS, May — “Co to Paris. Why
those American officers won’t let a
follo'v go to Paris unless he’s got leave
*' gn» <1 by Pershing himself with gold
ink!”
This is one of the most popular
lines in “Let's go,” the soldier show
which recently del \ hted thousands oi
American soldiers in Paris and ha*
moved off to ports of embarkation tr
,rivo the homegoing troops farewell
performances.
“Let’s Co’’ is described as a “mart
ial . mirthful, musical barrage in six
volleys”. The fun starts on a oamou
f aged ship which arrives at a port in
France with American soldiers, taxr
them to the western front and finally
lands them in a cafe in Paris.
The trials and tribulations of pri
vates. Red Cross nurses, Young Men
Mcp’s Christian Association girls, Sal
vation Army lasses and other war
workers are followed thiough the
trenches and hospitals. Miss Eiffel
Tower chats with Miss Liberty. Final
ly male representatives of each branch
of the military service lay their claim
to having won the war, but are over
shadowed by the women warworkers
who declare victory was due to their
efforts.
Paris* most famous modistes and
milliners contributed the hats and
gowns which converted youthful pri
vates and sergeants into fascinating
nurses and cafe favorites who rival
the beauty choruses in the regular
Paris revues.
Such songs as “Bring Me a Blonde
for Breakfast” and “I Never Travel
Round Without a Jazz’’ delighted
General Pershing no less than hund
reds of other American officers who
crowded the Theatre Champs Elysees
and joined with the enlisted men In
their funmaking, largely directed at
the officers.
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Walter Frank, leading purse seiner
of Southeastern Alaska, and Edna
French, of Hydaburg, have been marr
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ALASKA SKIPPING
BOARD IS NOW i
FORMED
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(Special to tlu* Gateway)
JU^KAU, May it— Governor
Thomas Riggs, Jr., Treasurer Smith
and S' n otary of Alaska Davison met
this forenoon and organized the Terri
torial Shipping Hoard under the pro
vi ions of the recently passed shipping
law.
Maurice D. Loohoy, of Seattle, has
hern made special couneel to investi
gate intes and their reasonableness
and tin* remedies. This work must he
prosecuted at Seattle.
lit N COM M \NDEK 01*
SCR PLACED IX THE
TOWER OF LONDON
LONDON, May 9— A captain
of a German submarine, which
sank several hospital ships, has
arrived from Spain, in custody,
and has been placed in the Tower
of London, for a trial by tlu* in
ternational tribunal.
CROWN PRINCE REPORTED
TO HAVE FORMED COMPANY
WASHINGTON. May 9— It is re
oorted here that the former Crown
Prince has organized a pottery comp
any at Wieringen.
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FORMER ALASKAN BRINGS
SUIT IN LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES. May 9— E. M.
Barnes, formerly a lawyer of Skagwav
Mid then Fairbanks, has sued the Los
\ngeies Bar Association for over one
million dollars for recommending that
he be disbarred from practice. Attor
ney Bai nes was charged with commit
ting a felony in Alaska and as a re
mit mailed improper letters. He wrote
his complaint in poetry.
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GARRISON TRIAL GOES
TO THE JURY TONIGHT
SEATTLE, May 0— The case of
Ruth Garrison, charged with poison
ing Mrs. Grace Storrs, will probably
go to the jury tonight. Her attorneys
today asked that the young girl be de
clared criminally insane and request
that she be confined in an asylum.
Even Miss Garrison's parents believe
fhat she should not be allowed her lib
erty.
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CANADA MAY ADOPT MUSK
OXEN PLAN FOR ARCTIC
OTTAWA, May 0— The Canadian
government may adopt the proposal
of Arctic Explorer Stefansson and de
velop musk oxen and reindeer herds
in the Arctic regions controlled by
Canada.
Minister of the Interior Meighen
is favorably impressed with the plan
and may recommend the establishing
of an experimental station on Mel
ville Island where 4000 oxen roam.
Later the herds may be moved to the
mainland under charge of Laplanders
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Bv Associated Press
BERLIN, May 9— The German
newspapers condemn the peace treaty
handed the delegates at Versailles by
the Allies.
All newspapers agree that the con
ditions are “crushing” and “unfill
able.”
One Berlin paper states that the
peace treaty does not follow the Four
teen original points proposed by F*resi
dent Wilson.
Another newspaper says that the
Allies are only trying to crush the life
out of Germany.
The Vorwearts says: “The treaty
will bring a peace of annihilation and
shows a ruthless desire to lay Ger
many low by force. We reject in our
hearts.”
Hen* Geisbert , one of Germany's
peace delegates says: “It is now plain
that Germany’s only solution Is ti
make peace with Russia and get the
Bolsheviki troops for Germany and
Germany’s protection.”
CHINESE PROTEST
PARIS, May 9 — According to Pe
kin advices, the Chinese delegates will
be instructed not to sign the peace
treaty on account of the Kia Chau
settlement.
HOW l\ S. VIEWS IT.
WASHINGTON, May 9— Practic
ally every large newspaper in the
United States commends the princi
ples of the peace treaty. All agree that
the Allies are now even to lenient with
the Germans, that if Germany had
won the war, instead of the Allies,
Germany would have utterly crushed
all other nations, instead of permitting
them to exist even as minor powers.
HUNS ARE COMPLAINING
PARIS, May 9— It is reported that
there is a difference of opinion among
the German delegates regarding the
peace treaty. Many have complained
of the harshness of the demands.
OM! IT’S JUST AWFUL
BERLIN, May 9— Professor Schu
eckling. one of the German delegates
says that t>he peace document is “sim
ply awful.”
GERMANY IS HELPLESS
BERLIN, May 9— It is reported
officially today that it is believed that
Germany must accept the peace treaty
as that nation is helpless. The cab
inet is in session to consider the
treaty.
SENATE WILL RATIFY, MAYBE
NEW ORLEANS, May 9— United
States Senator Underwood says that
believes that the Senate, at the extra
session of Congress, will ratify ths
peace treaty.
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PAGE IS TO RESIGN
PARIS, May 9— It is officially re
ported here that American Ambassa
dor Page, to Italy, is to resign as soon
as the peace work is concluded.
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The Commercial Club of Petersburg,
has started an agitation for the dredg
ing of Wrangell Narrows,