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V-—■ r--— -=:r . ' — —: SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 21.1919. TEN CENTS PER COPY
VOLUME XIII. NUMBER 14. _____>___;-’ ~
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By Associated Press
LONDON', May 21— Storms off the coast of Ireland
have forced all airplanes to stop seeking lor Harry Hawk
T. British aviator, who started from St. John’s last Mon
day for a flight across the Atlantic ocean to Ireland. No
trace of Hawker or liis machine was found by the air
planes sent out to search although several ot the planes
went 250 miles off shore.
LONDON. May 21— It was officially announced this
afternoon that Harry Hawker loll into the Atlantic soon
after starting from the Canadian side of the Atlantic.
Hawker sent no farewell message before leaving the radio
range.
WANT TO END WINNIPEG STRIKE
WINNIPEG, May 21— The committee directing the
general strike here today offered to end the strike ii the
employers will recognize all unions and reinstate the
strikers.
SENATOR JONES INTRODUCES A BILL
TO EXPEL FROM U. S. ALIENS WHO
ESCAPED THE MILITARY SERVICE
WASHINGTON, May 21— Senator Wesley L. Jones,
of the state of Washington, today introduced a hill expell
•• from the United States all aliens who escaped military
service by withdrawing their application for citizenship.
It is predicted that the bill will he passed and the govern
ment will immediately round up and deport the undesir
!e aliens involved in the measure.
ALIEN LABORERS ARE PREPARING TO RETURN
TO THEIR HOMES IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
. AS A CONSEQUENCE OF UNEMPLOYMENT
WASHINGTON, May, 21— The department of labor
reports a widespread exodius of aliens from the United
States. It is said that many already have left, and that un
employment and family reasons are the greatest factors in
the movement.
Investigations made in many cities show that 50 pe
cent of the aliens of certain races intend to leave. Ivestig'.
cent of the aliens of certain races intend to leave. Investiga
tions by operators of steel mills showed that 65 percent o:
their foreign laborers would leave, and that 91 per cent of
these did not intend to return.
A prominent Chicago Hungarian estimates that thir
ty thousand unnaturalized Austro-Hungarians in that city
will return to their native land.
SAN FH AN CISCO, May 21— “The
Palace bar turned into a soda-water
and ice cream pailor— (Josh ! lo men
who arc reaching the sunset days ol
I their lives; who were a part of the
hectic period of the Comstock mining
|)o on ami other famous bonanza days
in the various sections of the unfetter
ed West with its open gambling and
many famous bars and hotels it be
comes an effort of the imagination to
picture the transition which .will oc
cur July 1.
Hut the Palace Hotel, bar will make
the change, it has just been announc
ed. The largest and most famous of
the far western institutions of that
character, whose net income is said to
have been in the neighborhood of
$175,000 a year, where men discussed
millions over their cocktails or high
balls and v here many a gigantic min
ing, land or stock deal was consum
mated, will fall in line. Behind this
bar hangs Maxficld’s Parrish’s mural
decoration “The Pied Piper of Ham
lin” which cost the hotel manage
ment $25,000. A companion piece “Old
King Cole,” hangs in the Knicker
bocker hotel in Now York.
The Lick bar. rebuilt since the earth
quake and fire of 1000 is associated
with the early days of the city and
about the name cluster many of the
associations of the vigiliantes who put
an end to murder and lawlessness In
San Francisco affairs4.
In Bakersfield , is the Southern
Bar. It was the scene of many a re
vel of titled and high born Mnglish
inon who used to ride in from the co’
onv at Roscdale and. filling themsel
ves with sparkling wine, were prone
to remember their mounts by pouring
bottles of champaign down the th*oa» •
of their horses. Tradition has i4 that
Lord Sholto Douglas was one of the
gay blades.
With the passing of the liquor trad'*
will go Jack Doyle’s place at Vernon
known to a'l followers of the prize*
ring and where nearly one hundred
bartenders serve the crowds. Here in
their heyday have passed Jefferies.
Johnson, Choynski. Fitzimmons, Kid
McCoy, Britt, Ritchie, Young Corbett
McCovern and many other men famed
n the history, of the prize ring.
In Lo> Angeles, the Oak, situat' d
neai the courthouse already had pass
'd out. Its nickname of the “Dyna
mite Reef” was acquired, not on ac
count of any high power stock it may
have carried, but because it was the
favorite meeting place for many of
those connected with the trial of
those concerned in the blowing up of
the Los Angeles Times building.
Other salcons of Los Angeles around
which memories of various sort cling
were “Dead Rat”, known to police and
newspapermen; the Pantheon, the
heart of Chinatown, near which more
than a scorn of Chinese were lynched
by a mob more than a quarter of a
' century ago; and the “Bucket of
Blood,’* a name to be found in many
Western cities.
> Texas, already dry, even now only
, has memories of the Cactus, the Par
lor , Wigwam, (Jem, The Ranch, the
Ruby, Astor. Palace, Coney Island and
. Lobby names which will endure in
, hooks of fact and fiction which have
been written about the early days
when bands of reci'oation seeking cow
punchers galloped down the streets to
a fusillade of pistol shots and rode
their ponies up to the bars.
Killy L)unci*.i’s Silver Dollar Saloon
in Denver, which got its name from
i the silver dollars cemented into the
i floor, Tortoni’s which went Duncan
I several better and made a flooring of
twenty dollar gold pieces, have gone,
for Colorado anticipated national pro-*
hihition.
Everywhere it is the same, and while
many mourn the passing of the fam
ous lesorts. all are preparing for the
transition.
PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL
HELD TO BE A TRUST
WASHINGTON4, May 21— The
supreme court of the District ol
Columbia has overruled the mo
tion for a new trial in behalf ot
organized baseball, in the suit in
which the Federal Baseball Lea
gue was awarded a judgement for
$42,000, with $21,000 attorney’s
fees.
The suit was instituted under
Sherman anti-trust act.
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verial commission
IS TO VISIT EUROPE
WASHINGTON, May 21— Seer*
tary of War Raker announces the sail
ing on May 23, aboard the transport
Mount Vernon, of a commission to
-tudy airplanes in Europe, with a view
*■o their usage in commeicial pursuits.
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BERLIN ISSUES ORDER
TO PROTECT FOREIGNERS
RERUN, May 21— The police hav
’ssued a proclamation against demon
Orations hostile to foreign residents.
It says that acts of this sort will be
punished with the utmost severity.
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OAKLAND POLICE CHIEF
RESIGNS UNDER FIR1
OAKLAND, Cal., May 21— Chief
>f Police Ncddetman of this city, un
indictment for bribery, has resign
ed.
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\RGENTIXA READY TO
JOIN LEAGUE OF NATIONS
BUENOS AIRES, May 21— Presi
dent Irigoyen, in a message to the*
chamber of deputies, says that Argen
tina although not participating in th?
conferences relative to the formation
of a league of nations, will readily
pin the league when its organization
<\s completed.
OPIUM SEIZED IN A
LOS ANGELES BANK
1 OS ANGELES. May 21— Eighteen
hundred dollars’ worth of opium has
born seized here. It was taken from
the safety deposit boxes of a local
bank. One Oriental has been arrested.
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I. (). 0. F. WILL ELECT
At the regular meeting of the Odd
Fellows on Thursday night there will
he an election of officers and all mem
bers of the order are requested to be
in attendance.
SATURDAY NIGHT DANCE .
The Odd Fellows will give a dance
next Saturday night in their hall. The
public is invited. ,
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LADIES AID TO MEET
The Ladies Aid Society of the Me
thodist Church will meet as usual to
morrow’ at 2 o’clock in the Sunday
school room at the church.
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WASHINGTON, i\lav 21— President Wilson’s mes
age was rend to Congress late yesterday afternoon.
The President recommended the repeal of the war
time prohibition law, so far as it applies to wines and
>eers, and also announced that the railroad systems and
elegraph and telephone lines would he returned to private
nvners very shortly.
i The President urged the revision of the war tax and
>articiarly to abolish manufacturers and retail sales ex
:esses; urged the passage of woman’s suffrage amend
lcnt; asked Congress to support Secretary of the Inter
or Lane’s plan to put soldiers on undeveloped land; urged
new labor program, giving laborers some organic way to
'anticipate in every decision directly al feeling their wo!*
are; recommended that congress enact an eight hour day
aw; suggested that Congress also repeal taxes on soda
ountain wares and expensive clothing.
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President Wilson, further commenting on t.ne return ot
he railroad systems and telegraph and telephone lines to
ivate owners, stated that this should he done before the
id of the calender year. ..
President Wilson regretted his inability to be m
'Washington in person but stated that he believed he was
ue to remain in Paris .to help solve the world problems
rom which the United States cannot stand apart.
The President aiso urged the immediate passage of the
I vital appropriations.
GERMANY HAS OWN PEACE REPLY
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BERLIN, May 21— German newspapers say that the
German reply to the peace treaty of the Allies will be that
lermany will adhere to the version of President Wilsons
iriginal fourteen principles.
PARIS, May 21— It is believed that the Germans will
e given until the end of the first week in June to sign the
reaty of peace. German counter proposals are due here
this week.
PERSHING MAY COME HOME IN JUNE
WASHINGTON, May 21— The War Department an
nounced today that Commander John J. Pershing will re
turn from France to the United States some time next
■nonth.
INCRI5ASE WAGES OF MINERS
WALLACE, Idaho, May 21— The principal mines in
lhe Cour’ d Alene country today announced a voluntary
crease in wages of fifty cents a day.
. MANY KILLED IN AN EARTHQUAKE
WASHINGTON, May 21— An earthquake at San
Salvador killed fifty and damage to property is estimated
to be between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.
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