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SEWARD. ALASKA. FRIDAY,"DECEMBER, 12. 1919. TEN CENTS PER
VOLUME XIII. NUMBER 183. * --
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PARIS. Dec.. 12— French troop*
clashed with D’Annunzio volunt** >
today at Fiume, many were killed un«t
Wounded on both sides according t' a
Geneva dispatch. It is reported thv
D’Annunzio troops pillaged the rrenc*
lepots. The report has not been con
f 11 me ti
FORMER KAISER IS
SOME LITTLE TALKER
A.MKKOGEN, Holland, Dec., 12— A
Hollander who recently dined with the
former German Emperor at Bent.nek
castle told the Associated Tress co -
respondent that the exiled ruler al
most monopolized the conversation at
the dinner table.
Speaking on all manner of interna
tional subjects, he gave little opp>*
tunity for the other diners to speak,
and after dinner, illustrated with maps
just how it was done.
There has been but little change in
the daily routine of Amerongen’s ex
ile since ho crossed the Dutch bordei
nearly a year ago. He breakfasts rath
er early with his wife. Then, tr no
weather permits, he saws wood in tno
garden or walks with the former Em
press, his aides or his secretary. Lun
cheon is generally taken alone w«th
his wife in their apartments. Dinner,
at 8 o’clock, is the state function of
the day. Frequently, the burgomeistcr
of Amerongen is a guest, and, now
and then, relatives of the Bentinckf
who live near Amerongm are invited
Since Count Hohenzollem has pur
chased the house at Doorn. he hrs
made frequent autonobile tnps about
the countryside, generally in a closed
car. but, now and then, his bearded
face is plainly visible to the peasant. «
when on fme days, away from the vil
lages, the top of the car is let dow n
CANT TSE RAISINS OR
YEAST IN REFR TH \T
IS MVDE IN CAN AO V
TORONTO. Ont.. Dec., 12— It is n
violation of the Ontario Temperance
Act to dor to- two and a naT per cent,
beer with raisins or to add yeast u>
innocent Routd to a point where th *
effect produced mierht cause the im
biber to e°t into trouble with the po
lice, even if the doctoring is don * in
tho home. Yothiner stronger than the
act allows will be tolerated.
A warning to this effect has Oe n
issued hv G. FT. Mackenzie, collector
of inland revenue.
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SCRSCRTRE FOR TTTE 0\TK'VAv
\\ ASHINGTOX. Dec. 12— The an
nual repo it of Gov. Thomas Riggs, Jr.,
of Alaska was made public today. Gov.
Uigg^ declares that “for lack of intel
ligent government and assistance, the
resources of Alaska lie in idleness."
Gov. Riggs pleaded for the adopt
ion of a more liberal policy, said that
any lawlessness in Alaska had been
fomented by the Reds who were be
coming a menace; ask°d for larger ap
propriations and said that the develop
ment of Alaska was retarded by slow
and inadequate transportation.
\V VDA. THE JAP IS NOW
MAKING TRIP TO THE ARCTIC
Jujiro Wada, tho Jap, known all
over the Northland as “Wada the
Jap’”, who assisted in the discovery
of the rich placer diggings and was
identified with Nome and other camps
is now on his way to the Arctic occur
on .1 prospecting tour, backed by New
York capital. He left Fort McMurray,
Alberta, about the middle of August
for the mouth of the Mackenzie river,
transporting himself in a canoe with
his supplies. He is going over into
that country to endeavor to make
a gold discovery which he made when
a member of a crew of a whaTfnp.
ship which wintered at Herschell
island before the Klondike was struck
This is his sixth trip to that section,
during the last two years. Every time
he has made the attempt something
hannened to nrovont him reaching his
destination. Twice before he was with
in twentv-five miles of the place and
V'ad to return. He went in there from
Nome bv TVnne strait in 1905; over
land from Dawson in 1908, and this
t;m^ is going down the Mackenzie riv
er. He also went bv vessel one time*.
He is well outfitted, and expects to
he able to go to the place during the
winter. Wada says that there is noth
ing there to cause a stampede, and
that if he makes the discovery, as he
hones to. prosiv'ctors will soon know
phonf It, as he will be out again in the
spring.
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ASHES AS FERTILIZER
RERUN, Dec.. 12— The technical
authorities for tho restoration or
Franco ‘and Helium announce that
thev have discovered that furnace ash
es from g’ass, iron and steel wo *ks
stimulate nlant life growth enormous
ly through carbonic acid fertilization
All nlant life life is said to ?>e spurred
to unusual growth. These ashes may
be a on lied to restoration of thedevast
ed districts.
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
CONVENTION NEXT JUNI
CHICAGO. Dec., 12— The Repub
lican national convention will be held
in this city beginning June 8th.
Dr. J. M. Mustard, for many veer.,
leading physician of Nome, is now lo
cated in the First Division, locating
•f Ketchikan.
NEW YORK, Dec., 12— William
Howard Taft, speaking here last night
said the danger of Bolshevmism ut
America was past because the leaders
t of dissatisfaction found they count nor ^
turn America into a Bolshcviki gov
ernment. Mr. Taft also said the indus
trial situation was becoming rational
and predicted the treaty would be ra
tified.
! ACCEPTS
WASHINGTON, Dec., 12— The
Central Pennsylvania operators have
accepted the governments proposal hut
say the settlement is no settlement of
the principles at stake and merclv
postpones the real showdown which is
bound to come,
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AMERICAN VESSELS ARE
SEEN IN SOUTH AMERICA
RlO DE JANEIRO, Dec., 12— GreCv
increase in the number of American
voxels plying between United States
and Brazilian ports was shown when,
in October, 33 vessels flying the Am
erican flag entered the port of Rb d»
Janeiro. Statistics show that durir.g
the entire year of 1914 only Amcr
can vessels arrived in Rio.
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GERMANY GOING AFTER
LATIN— AMERICAN TRADE
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VERA CRUZ, Mexico., Dec., 12
The first German vessel to arrive here
nnce the beginning of the war na:
reached this port with a mixed CA'goi
of hardware and dings from German*
The caplain announced that sever?.,
othei vessels soon will leave Hamburg j
for Mexirf n ports. He confirmed pro- |
\*)us announcements that Germany is;
planning an aggresive campaign for \
Latin- American trade.
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WANTS RADIO STATIONS
OPENED FOR BUSINESS
FROM PRIVATE PEOPLE
WASHINGTON, Doc., 12— Reprc-1
sentative White of Maine has intro* j
(lured a bill providing that the Pa
cific naval radio stations he opor
to commercial business at rates rot
less than are charged by private
stations.
CANT SELL WOODEN SHIPS
LONDON, Dec., 12— It is reported
ported in shipping circles that the en
deavor made by the United States
Shipping to dispose in Europe of
*mall or wooden steamers, which were
built during the war, is not having
much success. Purchasers cannot b«
found in England and although offers
are reported to have been maJe to
sell the boats to Germany and Greece
at prices below the rate for much old
er British boats, very little business
is said to have resulted.
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George Sharpe has been discharged
from Momingside sanitarium.
Four hundred thousand dollars .n
rolfi dust, the result of the clean-ups
of the Iditarod and Kuskokwim dis
tricts, since the sailing of the last
steamers in the interior, arrived on th*
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train this morning in care of the ex
press company.
J. E. Beattie and C. Baker had
charge of the gold shipment on the
wav oi)t and exceptionally good time
was made, they having left Iditarod
cn November 23rd and arriving An
chorage on Dec., Dth. .
0. S. Crider, Traveling agent of the
express company, met the shipment tu
Anchorage and will be with it until ,'t
ip transferred to the Admiral Watson
DENIES IT
MEXICO CITY, Dec., 12— M;nis
ter of the Interior Berlanga denies the
charges of United States Senator Fall
that Mexico planned to foment a re
volution in 1915 in Texas, New Mexi
co, Arizona, Colorado and Southern
California, to induce the states to join
Mexico.
WASHINGTON, Dec, 12— The
Senate military committee has ^de
clined to act on Senator Ashurst’s |
resolution authorizing Secretary of
War Baker to employ the army to pro- |
tect American citizens on Americnr
soil from Mexican bandits. The resolu
tion has been referred to the foreign
relations committee.
MEXICAN OIL WELLS
FLOWING SALT WATER
TAMPICO, Dec., 12— It is announc
ed that some of the oil wells in th<
gulf region of Tepctate, in which arc
located some of the biggest producing
wells in the republic, appear to be ex
hausted and are now flowing salt wa
ter instead of petroleum. Production
in this region has totalled more t*iae
100,000,000 barrels annually. Gco’o
gists who recently surveyed the reg?or
declared that the region have advise'1
diil ir.gs further south. The first big
well in Tepctate was discovered nine
years ago and development has b 'er
rapid since.
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LOW RECORD OF WEATHER
IS BROKEN IN STATES
SEATTLE. Doc., 12— Decembe.
low records are b,,r*ken. It is fourteen
above here; ton above at Tacoma and
20 below at North Yakima. The Wil
lamette river at Portland is frozen for
the third time in history. Street ther
mometers register two above ze-o at
> Portland.
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CHICAGO, Dec., 12— Charles Wry,
secretary of the National Association
of retail clothiers, announced today
that clothing prices will continue up
wards next spring and suits which toi
fore the war brought $25 will proba
bly bring $60 in the Spring. He says
retailers are unable to check the ad
vance unless the government tala » ;
hand with the wholesalers.
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' LAIOLLETTE SAY'S LIVING
WILL BE INCREASED IF
RAILWAY BILL IS PASSED
WASHINGTON, Dec., 12— Robert
I.aVollotte says living costs will be in
■ cicased by the enactment of the Cum
m\Ti3 radway bill because there m ;*t
I result an inevitable advance in freiyhk
rate*.
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PASADENA, Dec., 12— Oregon has
bee.i selected to represent the west in
the football game to be played hei-e on
New Year's day against the cast, it
presented by the undefeated Harvard
eleven.
WASHINGTON, Dec., 12— fuel
administrator Garfield has resigned
his position and President Wilson ha
i named director general Hines, of tin*
railroad administration, to direct the
fuel administration’s affairs. This i
! according to unofficial statement
IS NOT TALKING
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, WASHINGTON, Dec., 12— Gar
field refuses to discuss his resignation,
j It is however understood he believes
■ higher prices for coal will result if
the commission authorized under the
(settlement is composed of one mirier,
one operator and one representativ • of
‘he public, as provided.
Garfield oppj'ed this form of ><*t
tlement. Garfield believes that ‘ho
commission should have no power to
fix the prices.
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ANOTHER SIDE OF IT
WASHINGTON, Dec.. 12— A state
ment issued by the operators says
Garfields* method of settling the
strike was interferred with by ffov
emment officials who knew little of
the situation and with the result th**
operators and public have been deliv
ered into the hands of the mine work
er*.
HANDS OFF
WASHINGTON, Dec., 12— The Su j
preme Court has declined to interfere j
n the deportation of Berkman an*.
Emma Goldman has been given ..
week’s stay to permit her to apical
for a writ of habeas corpus.
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CALIFORNIA CITY HAS
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PURCHASED A THEATRE
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REDLANDS, CAL., Dec., 12— Recl
'ands, as* a municipality, has gone in
to the amusement business.
It has purchased a theatre and I
made W. L. Fowler, city trustee, and !
manager of it.
The city plans never to donate *he I
use of its theatre for any event, hut
to handle it in a strictly business way,
with the municipal eye open for all
possible profit.
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GOVERNMENT CONTINUES
THE CONTROL OF SUGAR
WASHINGTON, Deo., 12— The
Senate has passed the McNary hill
which continues government control
of suirar for one more year.
NEW YORK, Dec., 12— In the cur
rent number of the Independent, Pres
ident Wilson has written an article ‘s
which he says a fuller knowledge of
American institutions is a sure cure
for the social unrest.
“Men blessed w?ith a new curiosity
about their government,” writes the
Presided,” are the men demanding
that the doors behind w'hich secret
policies have been incubated, be
throw'n open and kept open.
“Autocratic governments live by
concealment; free governments live by
understanding and enthusiasm.
A new day is coming and only
governments which keep no secrets
from the people can endure long.”
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INCORPORATION NEW
BANK IS ANNOUNCED
Announcement is made by the di
rectors of the Alaska Tmst and In
vestment Company that it has been
incorporated under the; Termoriaf
laws governing trust companies and
banks for the purpose of conducing
a general trust and banking busi
ness in Ketchikan. The first doc
tors, holding office until the general
j meeting of the stockholders, are Dean
• C. Cannon, James Dickson, F. J. F*:rn
ivall, F. E. Ryus, N. F. Zimmerman.—
(Ketchikan Chronicle.)
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