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SEWARD. ALASKA. THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1919. _ ltjri .
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liy Associated Pnss
mexh '*
derstood that the Mexican govern
ment refuses to recognize the Monr >•'
doctrine and has reca’Vd Albeit .i.
pani. Mexican Minister to France, be
cause ho has been unable to preseiu
his credentials.
\Y \TCHING MEXICO
WASHINGTON. A
failure
to attend the ionf* 1 nco o,' n< ut a s :Y
l’ •• . a
to bitter re.entm nt which has hem
enhanced by the Allies recognition of
the Monroe doctiiiie.
All Allied nations look upon (V
ranza with suspicion b ■( aus“ ot
treatment of foreign investors.
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AUSTRALIA'S NAYY FACING
A SHORTAGE OF MEN
MELBOURNE An 1 21— A i ’
ia is faced with a difficult problem in
trying to man it’s navy. Eli ‘r
of 1,140 men w ill expire n< xt Juno an
according to a statement by the nav i'
ministry; a canvas of the fleet showed
that only 07 intended to domain in the
service, despite the go\e!nment "
fer of a gratuity of $12*».
Unmarried seamen now are > coiv.
ing $1B a week and the married mon
an additional »0 cent, or dollar a d a.
according to rating. The pay of o c
ers is higher than in the Royal Nave.
Even* cffojt i> being made to i
duce men to embark on a naval ca
reer.
MEMORIAL TREES TO BE
PLANTED COMMENCEMENT
WASHINGTON. April 24 Com
mencement Day at many college* v»r
have for part of the propr am thi- year
the planting of Memorial trees in hoe.
o»* of former students who praw the -
lives or, offered the*1- lives to th»:'*
country in the World War.
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IK Associated Press
24 Canad
Minister of Marine and Fisheries Pai’
• *»«* \ ik■ * .'ivin.w*d to Common.
h - report of tho investigator ontn
>. ?t ir*ro the wreck of the Princess
Soph a last October in Lynn Canal.
’lM o report says that the special
* >nimis*ion is unable to secure evi
dence beaming directly on the wreck
ami in co?v lusion says the ship v as
* t ‘ tlvough peril of the sea.*’
Tho com mi -ion discusses the mat
. cor; ( tore as to why the pass
e* <r. v we o n«>t landed but the com*
ir:i.. n is prepared to find that it was
n * ’. nice enable for the C aptain not
t ■ land h;* na ’engers.
The corvn sion reached the above
f’ndlngs c »m evidence showing ‘hat
tho Sorb was staunch and well of
•e • a oth‘*r craft in the vicinity
and that the nearby shores veiv In
i’* >>•! table and no nearby shelter; al
so a* tlrx time of the year the weather
pen'll ions were extremely bad.
A
n:'v m ndrkd armed
MEN M ERE TERRORIZEKS
BEENE. Anri! 24— An ;noni»y ro«
doc* ! at Bremen, revealed the fart
that the Spartucits- Bolshevik jrrottn
; f».at ,• 11\* nonibe ed between 7*K) an 1
hOO men, writes a Berlin eorrrspoo*
dent This comparatively insignificant
number of armed desperadoes wc ^
able to dictate their will to a popula
t on of s-" era! hundred thou and at)!
t) mrvntain a r crion of terror for sev
eral weeks b'fore troops sent f’<*M
Berlin l;be»*ated tee inhabitants fron.
thoi*- tyranny.
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B\R TO JAPANESE
SACRAMENTO, (a!., April 24—
Tlu Assembly today passed a bill pro.
hibiting Japanese from attending the
eemontary schools where special Mon
golian schools have been provided.
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LONDON MILK TI’BFJUTLK
LONDON, April 24— Contrasting
the milk supply of London with tlu.*
cleaner and mure healthful mi’k com
pelled by law in New York City, the
Nat anal Clean Milk Society is ap
pealing for funds thiough the Lon
don newspapers to carry on a campa
ign for legal milk betterment here.
Th»' appeal points out that while all
New York dairy herds must be free
from tubercular cattle, between eight
and nin^ pei-cent of the milk supplied
in London County contains “living
tuberculc."
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SEATTLE April 24— A sre-iV
di .ch t*» the Times from Washing
ton :»•.> the Hurcau of Fisheries of*
‘ieiul are confident that Alaska**
herring output in the future years will
•\i d last year’s salmon pack in val
ue which is estimated at $51,041,1>4P.
The r.ureau of Fisheries will send
n'.v) c experts to Alaska this summ
to ii iuguratc a system of packing and
t v: nling to insure eastern buyers a
•> opi’vly packed article.
ALASK A DI E THIS P. M.
»*t earner A a ka at noon today re •
io-t <| that Seward would he reachv1
at 3:30 o’clock this afternoon. Th ■
Ala ka has 26 passengers f’om Seat
tle for Seward. 36 also being aboard
from Seattle for Anchorage, beside
I a . ngers from local Alaska polls.
(WAD! \N PRIVATES HAVE
COIN— OFFICERS ARE BROK\
WINNIPEG, Man.. Anril 21— C:m
n privates are returning from
Eu■ one with con idrruble money,
while many officers are reaching the i
heme- pra tically penniless, according
to provincial officials.
Mo t of the soldiers had approxi
mately $500 to their credit when they
'oft England, only a portion of the
amount b' ing given to them before
embarkation. The privates spent mod
of their leisure at recreation cam ns
where 1‘tle money is needed.
Officers . on the other hand, fol
io •• o * their inclination to “live’, and
with British and American officers
helped fill the London hotels, accord
ing to r< turned officers. They say that
fraternizing with American officer?
proved lather costly as Americans re
ceived higher pay and spent it freely.
“Thousands of Canadian privates
will return with far more money than
tbev possessed when they enlisted.”
one officer said.
PLAN BIG RACE MEET
C! EVE LAND, Ohio. April 24— A
total of 128 entries have been received
for ihe five stake events to be con
tested for at tho% first Grand Cir
cui' mretinpr at North Randall track
toe week of July 7, the entries assure
hie fields in all events.
The Juneau Home Guards have dis
banded and turned $800 in the general
fund over to the school board to buy
uniforms for the school cadets.
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(Special to the Gateway)
JUXEAU, April J4— The House
of Representatives today passed the
Rrict —Xoon transportation bill. Col
lins spoke against the measure calling
it a Democratic measure, then when
the bill came to a vote, he voted in
favor of it. Daly and Xoon defended
the measure. There were only three
opposition votes Davies, Ray and
Slater.
The bill as parsed by the Hou>c
makes the Governor. Secretary arm
Treasurer the Shipping Hoard. T’..»
hill requires careful invest’gation of
the Hoard before entering the steam
hip business and make final decis
ion optional with the Board.
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WASHINGTON, April 21— The
War Department has started recon
stituting the National Guard as au
thorized.
Seven regiments, one extra batta!
;on of infant: y, one squadron of caval
v and eighteen companies of coa
a tille. v will be immediately 01 pann -
ed.
Oregon will get a new battalion
nfantry and four artillery companies.
FISH QUOTATIONS
SEATTLE, April 24— Fish Quota
tions at noon today were as follows:
halibut, nine and one half cents; sabV.
five cents; ling and red cod, three
cents. —
YOUNG ENGLISH GIRLS
SHOWN HOUSEKEEPING
LONDON, April 24— So many
young girls have been employed in
munition factories during the past
four years of war and have been de
prived of training for the househot t,
that the London County Council has
opened domestic science schools where
they may be trained as servants or to
look after their own houses after they
are married.
In one school, which has been open
ed at the “unemployed center” ;n
Sheperd's Bush, the girls, who hal
been freed from factory work, spent
their time singing, whistling and
throwing dishtowels across the room.
They appeared at the school clad in
their best finery, with ringlets about
their necks and trinkets hanging from
their ears. Their neatly capped teacher
however, soon convinced them this was
not the raiment for household work,
and in a few days they were as neatly
and as sensibly clad as she.
NEW YORK, April 24— The as
sociated Press in a summaiy this af
ternoon says that France and England
are continuing their efforts to prevent
an open break around the Peace table
The Italians are unyielding on their
claims to Fiume and the Dalmation
coast.
President Wilson insists that Finnic
belongs to the Jugo-Slovakia.
Premier Orlando says that he in
tends to leave Paris during the day.
Italy does not intend to break with the
Allies but Premier Orlando will ban 1
over the interests of Italy to Presi
dent Wilson and Premiers Lloyd Geo
rge and Clemenceau.
Premier Orlando, in a statement,
says that he considers President Wil
son’s stand as a departure from the
usual diplomatic customs. The present
situation leaves the Italians no other
course to pursue except to leave Pars.
The morning papers all claim that
Premiers Lloyd George and C’lemcn
ceau are supporting Wilson in his con
tentions.
TO PROTECT EMBASSIES
PARIS, April 24— A Reuter’s dis
patch says the Italian government has
placed soldiers to protect all Ameri
can embassies and consulates in the
Italian cities in event of demonstrat
ions.
PARADES HEED IN ROME
ROME, April 24— Demonstrations
are being held here and many parades
are traversing the streets acclaiming
Fiume and Dalmatia. The crowds are
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VICTORIA GOES TO NOME
IN PLACE OF NORTHWESTERN
SEATTLE, April 24— The Steam
er Victoria will be operated to Nome
this coming sceason instead of the
Northwestern. The Victoria will leaw*
on the first sailing for Nome and St.
Michael on June 3.
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HYDROPLANE PASSENGER
SERVICE FOR HAWAIIAN’S
HONOLULU, T. H., April 24— In
auguration next fall of a daily hydro
plane passenger, mail and express ser
vice between Honlulu and Hilo, on
thp island of Hawaii, has been promis
ed by E. H. Lewis, former automobile
dealer of Honolulu-. The distance be
tween the cities is approximately 200
miles.
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cheering Premier Orlando and Foreign
Affairs Minister Sonninia because of
•ir stand at Pari*.
The King lias telegraphed Orlando
commending him upon his action and
insisting that he not recede from his
stand.
It is stated here that if a break
comes Italy may make a seperate
peace with Germany.
ITALY MAY FIGHT
PARIS, April 24— Military memb
ers of Premier Orlando’s staff state
that 200,000 Italian soldiers will oc
cupy Dalmatia and other Adriatic sec
tions named in the London treaty, al
so the region around Fin me. The mil
itary attaches claim that the Italians
will counter the measures against tho
Jugo Slovaks.
A demonstration in favor of Italy
broke out this afternoon at Spalato.
NEWSPAPERS MAKE COMMENT
PARIS, Echo De Paris today says:
“We have all sacrificed too much to
Wilsonian doctrines. The American
voters condemned him last Novemo
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The L’Oeuvre says: “Wilson rises
above international confabulations.
Wilson is tired of confidential wire
pulling and secret diplomacy. The
American President has finally rent
the veil and applied to public opin
ions."
NO YANKS IN ITALY
PARIS, April 24— American of
ficers here state that there is virtu
ally no American troops remaining in
Italy except a few railroad and
transport officers and the military
police.
NOT LEAVING TODAY
PARIS, April 24 — Late this after
noon Premier Lloyd George said the
Italians would not leave for Italy to
day as announced this forenoon. The
British Premier made no further com
ment regarding the situation.
WEATHER REPORT
The following is the weather re
port for the 24 hours ending at 7 o*
clock this morning:
Seward 50, Raining, South.
Anchorage 38, Cloudy, Calm.
Matanuska 44, Cloudy Calm.
Chickaloon 38, Cloudy. Calm.
Wasilla 36, Cloudy, Calm.
Talkeetna 40, Cloudy, North.