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IIIIW I|»I i , J I ■»- SEWARD. ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, DECEAJ-RER.1.7, 1919; TEN CENTS PERCOP^
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CIDER JUST
TO BE USI)
NEW YOHJk, Dec., 17— Tfio White
Light district is purchasing hu*go
vjuantitie* of cider tar the New Year>
veWhration.
CHICAGO, Dec.. 17— Two of ft*
leading thaatfes today unerased New
Year’s ete performance prices from
13.10 U $11 as it is expected the thea
tres will be jammed ju> prohibittrm
Wr> wine dinners.
And in Seward everybody will at-- j
lead the aiask fcgdl t® be given by tV
Kireoea, and who cares a heck about
wider in Neve York or theatre parties .
m Chicago.
NORTH W fiSTKRN IN fOtT
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steamer Northwestern arrived in J
port at 1:15 this afternoon with fifty j
passengerr and 90 tons of freight. The
Northwestern was delayed at La
Touche on account of a snow storm.
Passengers for Seward on the
Northwestern wero A. H. McDonald,
ag.mt of the Alaska Steamship Co.,
in Seward, who has returned from r [
vi/it to 8eattle, looking like a mitllon
dollar*; D. McPhail, E. J. Stephen. I
Hans Haiwon, J: B. Sullenger. W. M. •
Pettier, Mrs. A. P*U*n ana aaugnwr, i
ft Hammond, Thomai J. Haxby, (
H. R. Robirwon, A. Nordstrom, T. C
McDonald, C. E. Exline, Prank Beach j
tw, 8. I. Swanson! John White, J. G. j
Johnson, Robert Andres, Ro?»a S. WU- ]
ey, Mrs. T. P. Howard, ' Mrs. H. I
Dohrman, W. E. Howard, R. H. Alger, j
J. P. Hendrick, B. Chapman, J. M. j
Chvaria, P. R. Cooper, E. H. Griffiu, |
P. I. Griffin, W. A. Henry. T. Johnson, j
W. A. Kehr, W. 8. Kelly. J. Leger. J
Lee Main, P G. Rice, M. Voloxski, H.
K. Welkins. W. K. Zeiber. Mrs. F. J.
Byers, O. D. Wapton, wife and eon
and seven steerage.
The Northwestern will probably go
to the 3nn Juan dock about 5:30 o’
clock and load froxeo fish then le*ve
for the routh from there early tr>a
evening.
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LIGHTS MAYBE TOMORROW
If the present soft weather con
tinue. electric light maybe given to
morrow by the Seward Light A Pow
er Company. There,is ice at the in
take and if the water should be turn
ed on, the ice woyld go through the
pipe pocaibly freexe. Thic* morn
ing it wae expected the lights would
be turned on tonight, but there is
hardly a chance so. better fill cm cp
again, that in the Wmpn.
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W K 1 f ff K K KKPOKT
The following I? the weather ropatl
for the i#4 h«ur3 ending at 7 oVtoeh
rtiia morning:—
SEWARD lid, Snowing, Calm.
Anchorage 4, Showing, Calm.
Matanoaka 2, Cloudy, Calm.
Waeilla nero, Snowing, Calm.
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• GIBBONS IS HIGH MAN
PORTLAND. Dec.. 17— Tommy
. Gibbons outpointed Jimmy Barcy last
night before a crowd of fight fane. •
SEATTLE, Dec., 17— State, dis
trict and national officers of the Unit
ed Mine Workers left this foren 0*1
for Clee-Elum and Roslyn wnere 'M'P
coal miners voted to remain on a
strike. The officials hope to dear up
the situation. It is the miners belief
that the settlement of the strike fav
ors the capitalists. The agitators are
radical? not only at Cle-Elum and Ros
I lya but in other mining districts in
f Washington.
ATTEMPTS TO
MURDER GEN.
BBREGON
AUGUA PRIETA, Dec., 17— A le
port from Mexico City jqyf 3n unsuc
cessful attempt was made to assassin-1
Ate General Qbregoa after he had fin
ished addressing, a public gathering
ia the interest of hi* candidacy tor
president of Mexico. The would-be as- i
s*??in was captured and is now in jail.
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ARIZONA BUILDS A MOAT
AROUND CAPITOL BUILDING
PHOENIX, Arix., Dec., 17— Ari
zona is provided with one of the new
moated strongholds in the United
States, possibly the only one of its j
kind . The capitol building now is al-!
moat surrounded with a huge and per- j
manent moat that it to be completed i
this winter and in full flood soon af .
terward. The moat is six feet deep and '
6 feet wide and is to be equipped with \
a powerful pumping plant for lower- j
ing the water level in the big circular j
canal and at the same time irrigating j
the capitol lawns, trees and beds of
flowers.
By mean.'* of the moat it is hoped in !
keep the capitol from becoming wat-,
erlogged during the season of heavy
irrigation on the farm lands to the!
north and east, when the ground ad-<
jacent to the capitol is said to hold a'
aubterannean lake.
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CANDIDATES MUST FILE
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Dec., 17
General Wood must file his president
! ml candidacy before January 1st.
l Gerard and Poindexter have filed on
i independent tickets.
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FOREST GREEN IS MADE
COLOR FOR THE UNIFORMS
OF AMERICAN RED CROSS
| WASHINGTON. Dec., 17— It is an
nounced today that forest green ba.c
been made the official color for Red
Cn*» Uniforms.
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FRENCH SYNDICATE MAKES
RIG OFFER TO DEMPSEi
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MILWAUKEE. Dec., 17— A French
j syndicate, headed by Theadore Vienne,
, ha.; offered Jack Dempsey $200,00f
• clear and $5 per cent of the moving
I picture revenue, for the pictures of lh<
; Dempsey- Carpentier fight when it
‘ does come off. The movie revenue
! would perhaps be $50,000 at the least.
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FISH QUOTATIONS
SEATTLE, Dec., 17— Halibut .mid
today at thirteen cents a pound nml
small halibut at ten cents.
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XMAS TRI i
DONATIONS
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The money is coming in slowly but
surely for the community ^Christmas
tree, but the list is going to be closed
Saturday night in order that the '$•
dies of Seward-, who-will have the t’ee
in charge, will know just what to ex
pect, how many little gifts to prepare
for the children, etc.
Even at that the children of Sew
ard are taking an active interest in
the Christmas tree, as is shown by the
i list of contributors, for they want to
see a great big sucessfdl affair, be
;ause it means so much to them. Ev
erybody knows that Christmas is-for
ihe kiddies anyway, and tho kiddies
are helping out their own game, trust
ing that the single men of Seward w ill
come forward in the final rush.
Maybe, if a goodly sum is raised,
and all Seward takes part in the co»fi
nunity t ee, some organization will
lonate the hall, because if all Sewn d
loes take part, tho Methodist church
vill be just a/tVTle to small for the
;ree and the kiddies, and the father
nothers, aunts, cousins and uncles 10
ill attend. . -.|
It is up to those who have not been
noved, to move. Subscriptions can be
eft at the Gateway office anytime b — j
;ween the hours of 10 o'clock in the
*orenoon until .r>:!!0 o'clock in the aft
ernoon.
The following contributions wert*
nade up to noon today and since no
yesterday:—
R. L. Wever 2.00
Mrs. Fre<J Johnaop. • 1.00
W. W. Jones 1.00 . j
Mrs. R. W. Johnson • • .50
(trace Johnson .50
Bobbie Johnson ,25 ... ;!
Russell Johnson ' .50
Thelma Tallcsen .50 *
Mrs. Tallesen . _ 1.00
Dorothy Baughman ' .50
C. N. Gage 1.00
Thelma Johnsrud .50;
Merritt Shellhom 1.00
Lavonia Stotko 1.00
W. R. Shellhorn t.00
Tom Ostbo 5.00
Charley Christianson • 5.00
Billie Friend .50
Phyllis Friend .50
A. Friend 5.00 .
Branch Grill 5.00 .
Betty Sherlock 1.00
William Mooney . 1.00
Sigrid Rosness 1.00
Jack Rosness 1.00
Henry Koford 2.00
John Noon 1.00
Willis Perry .50
Clara Perry .50
Helen Perry , • .50';
Margaret Poehlmann • 1.00
Mrs. Jessie Ellsworth 5.00
Previously reported:—
Women’s Club $10.00
Elizabeth Rom ig - • 5.00 .
Gus Borgen 5.00
Aldoren Carlson 1.00
Mrs. J. C. Gilpntrick, 1.00
John Nash, i $5.00
Andy Novak, 1*00 • ;•'*
Curtis Morford 100
Mr. Highland 5.00
Gertrude Kendall 1.00
Nellie J. Nash 1.00
Clare Schwarz 1-00
D. C. Mathison 5.00
Wntone Iverson 2.00
Mrs. Crace Towle 1.00
Benny Crawford 1.00
Mrs. Crawford .50
Bertha Lloyd *50
Conrad Estes, Jr, 1.00
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WASHINGTON, Dec.. 17— Secre
tary of the Interior Lane issued a
. tatement today denying the reports
he bad resigned. He said he contem
plated resigning but had not talked to
President Wilson about it as he iloe»
not wish to add to his burdens and
wories at this time. “I do hot know
' when the time will come when I can
I resign,” said Secretary Lane.
) It js understood here Secretary Lane,
' when ha does resign will accept a $ 10,
! 000 your positron with headquarters in
New York City. \ ; .
BIG THINGS
OF U P
DETROIT, Dec., 17— Republican
, National -Chairman Hays, in his ad
dress today to the state committee,
m-clared the nation was as unprepared
for peace as it was for war. Hays urg
ed the strictest individual economy,
consistent with proper development u*
the pt^sent day needs. Chairman Hayj
.said the-special session of congress re
cently closed, saved the American, peo
ple nearly one billion and this if noth
ing mow should warrant an over
whelming Republican victory next
year. The speaker appealed for- the.
patriotism of Lincoln and Roosevelt.
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GOVERNMENT CLAIMS
ARE NOT GUARANTEED
SAYS A CONGRESSMAN
WASHINGTON, Dec., 17— Repre
sentative Graham, chairman of the
committee investigating War Depart
ment's expenditures, in a speech reit
erated his charges that the govern*
ment’s interest in many war claims
and settlements were not sufficiently
guaranteed and he said in many cases
•the government deprived large sums
to which it was rightly entitled.
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BRITISH NURSES ORGANIZE
LONDON, Dec., 17— British nurs
es are organizing a trade union to
bring about state registration of all
trained nurses and the establishment
of a minimum rate of remuneration
and maximum working hours.
Speakers complained that skilled
nurses were often woefully underpaid
and as badly overworked and that they
were exposed to the unfair competi
tion of half-trained nurses who posed
as fully qualified nurses and adopted
their uniforms.
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COAL PRODUCTION SAID
TO HE NEARING NORMAL
CHICAGO, Dec., 17— Coal produc
tion is rapidily approaching nonr.ai
condition, about 95 per cent of the men
having returned to work virtually a:l
restrictions regarding consumption of
coal. having been removed.
AMERICAN OFFICERS ARE
ATTACKED BY BREST ROUGHS
. BREST, Dec., 17—Roughs attacked
three American army officers List
night as they were leaving a concert
place. Lieut. John Campbell Glove was
seriously wounded, and Lieut. Clu**’ .
Nevin received ' a bullet in his right
leg,
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SACRAMENTO B \LL TEAM
UNDER NEW CONTROL
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Dec., 17
The Sacramento team of the Pacific
Coast Baseball League has been sold
to Lewis Mooring. It is said that Will
iam K. Rodgers will he retained ns
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I ’* NEW YORK, Dec., 17— The auper
stitutious were astonished today when
the world did not come to an end
Prof. Porta predicted would come as a
result of'Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter,
Mars, Venus? Mercury and Uranm be
coming lined up with the earth and
sun. Scientists scoffed the idea. Ever
since the eleventh century the world
has successfully escaped the a .t.oiofc
t*rs predicted cataclysms.
‘ SAN FRANCISCO, Dec., 17— Pro
fessor Porta, of this city, and the m*it
eoVoligist, says his predictions of .he
world’s end wfcrc greatly exaggerated.
He said ho predicted a “configuration i
of planets might cause huge sun's pots
which might cause a catacylyisnv, out ]
• which had been prevented by the sun’s
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; rotation.”
J. 0. Sherlock, of the cable office
force, says that even if the planets did
become lined up today as expected, it
would be three years, according to the
scientists, before the world would
know anything about it, figuring how
long it takes for light to travel.
Several in Seward, in fuct many,
were considerably worried over tht
forr /.sts of Professor Porta. It is ;aid
one person was trying hard for the
past two days to purchase a bottle o
whiskey to drink while shoot'iig:
space when the earth was knocked U>
smithereens. The bottle was not pur*
chased and the shooting through space
has not resulted.
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PARIS, Dec., 17— The Supreme
Council is now considering initial mea
jures for the relief of Austria. A
L'ngthy presentation of tha natioa’s
difficulties have been presented ?>y
Andrian Chancellor Renner. Thirty
thousand t/ns of food must be sent to
Tried to be. shipped to Austria »*m
mediately. It is believed that Amer
ica’s co-operation is absolutely neces
sary as credits can be obtained onlj
“in America. . .
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BERLIN, Dec., 17— An explosior
at the Mariensiel, ammunition depot
this afternoon killed 43 workmen an<
vvotncn and over 100 were injured.
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FRED HUGO HOME, SAYS
VILLA DID NOT MISTREAT
HIM DURING HIS CAPTIVITY
• EAGLES PASS, Dec., 17— Fred
Hugo, the American rancher kidaapp
?d by Villistas,-has returned home,
freed under orders of Villa's chieftain.
Hugo says he was not mistreated dur
ing his detention and suffered no
hardships.
BOLSjHEMKI CLAIMS
LONDON, Dec.', 17— The Bolshe
viki claim they have captured Kiev
\nd also occupied Kupiansk, southeast
L'h :;ov. »
CHICAO, Dec., 17— The district
attorneys of Illinois are carrying out a
campaign as suggested by Attomej
General Palmer against the high cost
i of living. Palmer, speaking at a rftcei
j ir.g of the district attorneys, advocate
| ed the formation of fair price commit
tees in every community and urged
the women to buy only Hiq necessitre>
mtil the prices drop. Palmer urged
onsevation and economy.
Meetings will be held in every com
munity. Palmer called the profiteers
“devils” and urged the attorneys to
go after them.
ABE BUYING
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NEW YORK, Dec., 17— France,
Germany and Japan are reported to
>e buying heavily of copper for ex
•jt>rt. The sales so far this month are
’leavier than for any similar two
week periods in the present year, ex
cept last July. The Dutch are under
stood to be financing the German buy
ing.
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PRESIDENT IS TO NAME THE
COAL DIPLOMATS TOMORROW
WASHINGTON, Dec., 17— The
White House will appoint a committee
tomorrow for investigating the coai
situation and reaching the wage .»et
tlement
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DEMOCRAT IS ELECTED
CHARLOTTE, N. C., Dec., 17— Cly
de Hoey, Democrat, who supported
the League of Nations, defeated John
Moreland, Republican, who opposed
the League of Nations, in the special
congressional election in the Ninth
District.
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