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SEWARD. ALASK A. FRIDAY. OCT()BER 24, TEN CENTSJPER CUPY
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MASKED BALL
BIG SUCCESS
There were cowboys, cowgiils, Yu
nia Varna girls, men dressed as wo
men. ladies dressed as men. Turki.*
girls, Spani.'li girls, pajama men am.
girls, Dutch girls, fancy dressed gills,
('.old Dust twin*. French men, country
girls, oh gee, and everything and ev
erybody, almost, was represented at
the lug masquerade given last nignt
by the officers and men o'* the t . S. S.
Saturn in the Arctic llrothorhood hall.
When one attends the mask* *i !» tl.
and other things, and goes to bed. jus;
in time to got up. ami then lias to
writ* it up. oh hum. bid it mu some
affair, and everybody knows i\ for
everybody, nearly. was there last
night, either in the gallery, or on th»*
floor or occupying the seats around
the done** floor, and there \«*o sire.
And the officers and men o* the Sat
urn should feel particularly proud of
the night for the* remainder of Sew
aid did and— hut it was such a fine
morning today, that no mutter how
tired we all feel, the crisp air put tie
pep into us anu everybody talked
about the masquerade and the go h
time.
The A. li. Hall was decorated mos1
uniquely, a large fish net forming a
canopy over the entire dance floor nm‘
from this was suspended hundreds of
fir twigs. Around the walls flags wer.
arranged in an art stir mannei. the «*n
tire decoration showing hard wmk
and careful planning on the part o!
tin* men off the Saturn.
Prizes were given lor certain cus
tomeii people, the judges being Dr. Ro
m1g. C. D. Mathison. H. TV Martin ami
Mis. (Jeorge Colwell. The prize win
n^rs were as follows:
Rest dressed lady — Miss ( hi*"
Schwarz, representing night.
Rest couple — Rossi and C'lriggs, o
the Saturn as the Heavenly Twins. *
Rest sustained character, a school
hoy, Ray Meryl, of the Saturn.
Saturn Floorcs and Mrs. H. IV Mar
tin, were g:vcn the first nriz 4 in Ov*
first p***zf* waltz.
A: l o’clock n»*cth ■*■ nrizo wait'
was featured. Hilly Ellis and Klizobot!
Rom*g receiving first prize and V. 11.
McDonald and Mrs. K »ch Lucas, s.«>
ond prize.
It was 1 :”>0 o’clock when the “Home
Sweet Home” waltz was given and the
delightful evening ended.
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\V E A T H E R R E P O R T
The following is the weathei repot t
for the 24 hours ending at 7 o'clock
this morning:—
SEWARD 34, Foggy, Calm.
Anchorage 28, Cloudy. Light \. E
Moosecreek 33, Cloudy, Calm.
Father Gallant is pastor of the Ca
tholic church at Skagwny.
HONOLULU. Oft.. The .Japanese
* .>.»• T.-nyo Marti, piikeil up a wire*
. >-■ r: »ss:#^e dining the night stating
tie* Anti-Bolsheviki captured Lenin**
a.c yc.-teruay afternoon.
LONDON. Oct.. 21— A Bolshevik
al statment says the Bolsheviki
forces have recaptured Pavlovsk and
Tsaj’km* S**lo, south of IVtrograd by
bashing attacks. Many prisoners were
caoi'ircd according to this official
statement which aiso adds that the
Bolsheviki have recaptured Tobolsk
’rum U,moral Kolchak’s forces.
NK\ \ N \ CO \L MIN'RRS
CNDKR NKW OWN Kitv
NKNAVA, (JJy Mail) — Arcordin:
to a statement made here, a new coa
company has entered the field and wil
take over the Burns holdings on Lig
nit<* and push the development of the
property with all possible speed. Tli
no w company is called the Mealy Riv
er Coal Corporation. It is headed b\
C.us Peterson and Thomas McKinnoi
of Kairhanks, as president and vie.
president respectively . and (leorg
Markus of Venana is secretary an*
treasurer.
Vo details in the change in man
agement have been made public. I’
is not known whether or not Mr. Burn*
retains an interest in the new com
pany.
It is stated, however, that the nev
operators intend to start work imme
diately. The first step to he taken br •
them will be to make tbe tunnels a! ]
ready driven into tbe coal vein saf- I
for the mm. A working shaft wil * J
o be sunk. It is said that a doubb j
drum hoist will be installed at an earl' |
date, and a large pump put in. Sub 1
stantial mine buildings and bun' >
houses will be constructed and tb-*
company will put in its own plant fo j
furnishing electric lights for thes
structures. The corporation, it
stated , wiM soon begin tbe erection o
a screening plant by moans of whit' !
it will eliminate the dust which ha •
heretofore been a drawback in th- i
use of this coal for fuel. The com
pany intends to employ three shifts o
men in its operations from the very
beginning of 'cork.
FRENCH JURORS \SK THAT
VFCOHOUC BEVERAOES BE
PLAC ED UNDER A BAN j
PARIS, Oct., 24— Jurors of th
D:st»ict of tho Soin*' who have jus*
disposed of fourteen criminal affairs, j
of which t**n wore attributed to 11»-* ’
abuse of alcohol, have written to Air 1
v;>d, the M->istor of Justice as.virit
that that measures h' taken for th * I
suppression of the sale of alcoholi • j
beverages. +
Advocates of prohibition in France,!
(there are few) have little hope that |
any such steps will he taken. One o?i
them told a reporter of Le Journal
yesterday: “The elections are too near,
and th° wine merchant is a power in
the land.”
GARY IS
G D
NKW YOKK, Oct, 24— Fifteen hun
dred members of the American iron
and Steel industry cheered filbert H.
Gary several minutes last night at a
meeting and unanimously endowed
Gary’s stand in the steel strike for tie*
open shop and for no discussion wit!
unionists not strictly connected with
the steel industry.
WASHINGTON, Oct., 24— Union
ganizer Fitzpatrick says tin* unions
are pleased with the conduct of the
federal troops at Gary. He says tl *,
guarantee of the rights of free spec T.
has relieved the present tension.
PAULS. Oct.. 24— Pierre Lenoir
was executed here this morning.
Pierre Lenoir was convicted of hav
ing intercourse with Germany. Lenoir
with Polo Pasha, was director of the
Germnnophile newspaper Honnet Uou
ge. Mis scheme was to conduct the de
featist program during the war.
WILSON GAINS SLOWLY
OKriHAIr- Washington, Oct. J!
- President Wilson continues to gain
strength slowly.
I IKK MtOAKI) STK YMKK
VANCOUVKR, 13. C., Oct., U
Kire in No. 1 hold on the (Irand Trunk
Pacific steamer Prince Kupert brok *
out while the steamer was ' 10 miles
north of hero last night. The fire was
extinguished but the steamer return
ed here this afternoon and is discharg
ing cargo.
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• I'l’l.I.KTlX— Washington, Ort., '21
- Coal miners and mine owners hav**
sent a personal appeal to Presided
Wilson asking him to surest a mean
of avoiding a strike of the soft coal
miners on the first of November .
WASHINGTON. Oct. 'll - Mi»
owners ami minors hav«* r kvted See
rotary Wilson’s proposal to nngf**i:,t<
a new scale to avert the strike on No
vemhor 1st.
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CHARLESTON. W. Va., On.,
Governor (’ornwall has sent a messa*r •
to President Lewis, of the United Min *
Workers, charging; that miners of t1'*
Cabin Creek coal section are planning'
r< <record armed invasion of the G.i.vai
Valley Coal district. Governor Corn
we" says arms and ammunition have,
been distributed among; the miners an
th*'i'C is much talk of shooting: puhli
officials. The governor further say*
the miners are discussing: taking; con
trol of the government in the Guyan
Valley district.
I.OCISV1U.K. Ky.. Oct.. 21 - The
War Department has ordered four pro j
visional battalions of infantrymen anr ;
iho machine gunners of the famou
First Division, to he ready for strik • |
duty. The Divisions are now at Camp!
Tavlor.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 24— Senator'
Frelinghu.vsen, Chairman of the Sen !
ate committee investigating the con'
strike, today attacked unionism unde
its present leadership as a new auto- j
cracy tending towards Bolshevikism.
Senator Frolinghuvsen urged Amor- ’
icon public opinion to stop the move- j
mont which he feared would bring a 1
class government.
The Senator critizied the miner’s |
demands for a five day week and in- !
creased wages. He said the demantis J
were inordinate and if granted would
decrease the production. The Senator
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referred to the steel strike, I'ostor
police strike and the longshoremen a’.
New York and asked;
“Where will this striking frenz\
stop? Unless it is stopped we wi!
reach a state of anarchy worst' tha*
German Autocracy.”
STKKL STR1KKRS RIOT
IMTTSRl’ROII. Oct., 24— ItiotMi;
lias broken out in the Rraddock steo
district. A nioh of 1000 has gathem*.
Fighting is resulting. Several rioter
and state troopers have been injum!
I’NITKI) STATICS (JRANTKD
NAVAL It A SIC IN AZORIC.' i
LONDON, Oct., 21— Dispatch?
from Lisbon are to the effect A meric
has been granted a concession for ;
naval base in the Azores.
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NEW COHPOKATION
II VS BEEN FOKMEI)
BY KETCHIKAN PEOPU
Articles of incorporation for a nov
corporation were filed with the ('lei'
o. the District Court, the name of th«
corporators arc J. R. Heckman, Joe
sph Ulmer, P. Smith Harris, Alex Os
berg , A. J. Inman, all of Ketchikan.
The capital stock is given at $100.
000 divided into shares of a par vn:
ue of $10 each.
The principal place of operation
is given as Raily Ray, which is a
Roll Island not far from Ketchikan
Famous hot springs are situated a
Roll Island. The property at the ho
I springs has been advertised for sah
and it is supposed that the eoi-pora
tion has purchased this property. fi
i the articles of incorporation it is stat
ed that the first business to he on gag
! ed in will be that of an electrical pow
er company.
Mike Miller is today op * ha? <! •'
Several days ago it wa maoum**'
that Georg* Irwin MWc. »’o . m '
: ons, want*' ! to *ocat» h
M k M i',v had kvor. s«*ns, a:S hav*
ing he'»n reported ly the War I)t ??:.vt
ment as having been a:ncn : iws* ;
ing tile supreme pi ice in i '*
war.
Mike MHer came r • •* »n »•'
sir*Tig , pleased bocaus' i hoys !***.
defended their country •
ism and paid the toll. b*.;i a* b**cmi>
bis family had been wip 'd out.
When the notice upiwa* ■<;
paper that George Irwii
searching for his lathe1*. M ko, who
was then cooking out the lino, read it.
and hoping agamst hope hat the Geo
rge Irwin Miller was h:s bov, came f>
Sowar! and began sending wires.
Last night the wire cam*' th:r
brought the glad light ha ’: into th
eyes of th** popular chef and Mike h
going out on the Alameda, for th*
George in Tacoma is his son. Mr . Mil
ler does not have any of the particu
lars concerning the announcement tha
George died in the big game.
IIAVFT MOOSE
“Just tell her we hir'c moose :uv
will be in Seward Sunday night on th*>
train.” This was the word George Cot
ter brought to Mrs. H. S. BalderstOf
last night. Mr. Raldevston and Fran*
Cotter, who went moose hunting la
Sunday, met the game and have th
evidence, according to George Cotter.
Today the hunters are getting th
moose to Kenai lake and will come u
the river*to connect with the trap
Sunday.
STEARMER DOPE
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At press time no report had been
received regarding the Admiral Wat
son, now at Kodiak, and the Alameda,
discharging freight at Anchorage.
Both steamers are due southbound.
The Watson possibly early tomorrow
forenoon and Alameda tomorrow
night.
HERBERT HOOVER IS
INVITED TO SPEAK
SACRAMENTO, Oct., 24— Herbert
Hoover ha^ been requested by Directo -
G. H. Hecke of the State Department
of Agriculture to speak at the Cali
fornia Fruit Growers’ convention in
Chico, Nov; 10 to 15.
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LT M :rn\ -K iciiikan. Oct., 24 —
Rii^an <1 ‘l dtifin# the nitfht. Shanna*
han was arresiet! soon utter ”i his
</ the Hole! Steelman. Two re*
voiV'Ms wore found i?i nis trunk.
YetciYkan, Oct., 24— Steve Kagan,
assi. tanl United States attorn y I >i
»• F*rst division, v.as shot at 5:2,0 o’
clock yesterday afternoon by Pat
Shannah;;n. Tne shooting occur* d on
Front s .vet. in front of the Electric
l.'ght Company’s office.
i oilmv ng the shooting the as^ass u
walked euoily away from the scene and
offic were un. l»:e to find him .
For a year Shannahan was known
to nave cank Y un automatic revolver,
Y. v i the ( n • wa. undoubtedly
o' tv ile had often made threats
i, iv* v jld gc‘ Kauan and o hers.
Kagan was standing n front of the
Kiociric Eight Company's Office when
Shannahan walked Up and without a
x •< , p t ie I h s gun and shot, Kagan
th. 'w up his hands and as he fell to
th.* sidewalk said:
“I am killed.”
i’iie siioc uduaccod scores ol poi
sons. Hagan was rushed to the hospi
tal where medical attendants wore
quickly summoned.
The bullet went through Hagan’s
head and doctors at the hospital after
the first examination, stated there was
no chance for recovery.
Immediately following the shooting
a search was made for Shannahan,
the searchers being well armed as ic
was fea’vd the ass;f*sm would shoot
someone e*s° ' he secured the first
drop on his pursuers.
Steve Hagan was appointed Assist
ant district attorney last fall, from
Haines. He is survived by a wife and
two children.
( UMT \L OROIT M \Y
NOW HE DISSOLVED
WASHINGTON, Oct, 24— The com
mittee proposes the immediate dissolu
tion of the capital group of the Na
tional Industrial conference. This
group is the one remaining element of
the conference . If the conference
accepts the recommendation, the con
ference will adjourn tonight .
BODIES OF DEAD AIRMEN
ARE ABOARD DESTROYER
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Oct. 21— The
destroyer Ward, with the bodies of the
missing army aviators, Waterhouse
and Connelly, has left Southern Cali
fornia for here according to a wireless
dispatch. Waterhouse and Connelly’3
bodies were found buried on the shora
according to previous reports, they
having been missed for eight weeks,
following a flight. Full details are not
known.
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Sergt. George Sa .telle Barnett of
the U. S. Signal Corps and Miss Jessie
Hague Fry of Harvey 111., were united
in marriage at Eagle recently.
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