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SEWARD, ALASKA. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1920.---- --
VOLUME XIII. NUMBER ____ - • --;-—
r.KRMX, Feb., 7 - Twelve Admir
als, two high sea fleet commando >
and thirty submarine commanders,
„ides many other naval men, are on
the list of the Allies for extraditi vi
for trials for war crimes. It is “i
that ^ie list includes ail high navi
officers including Admiral von Mtn
er, chief of the secret naval cabinet
and personal advisor to the Raise* ^
Admirals von Tirpitz. von Caoebe.
von Trotha. former naval secretaries.
Germany believes tin* Allies wanta •*>
permanently paralyze the German na
val aspirations.
LONDON, Feb., 7— Newspapers
say Premier Lloyd George favors mo*
dfying tiu* German extradition list of
Go-mans demanded for extradition
and trial for war crimes. The Premie",
according: to the newspapers, say »h'
Allie s u>e not united on the* dema.wi-J,
Japan and Ameica not backing: the
move.
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STEALS
SEATTLE. Feb.. 7— F. E. Water
house, aged 3.2 years, bookkeeper fo
the National City Bank. pleaded guil
ty today to the indictment charging
him with embezzling $3500. Wat r
house has three children. He said h~
could not live on his salary and was
forced to take money.
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W K A T 11 K K It K I* o U T
The following is the weather repo*t
for the 24 hours ending at 7 oVh> h
this morning:—
SEWARD 30 Snowing Calm ^ in
ches new snow.
Sullivans 1 Snowing Heavy north. 6
inches new* snow.
Hurricane 7 Snowing Eight North ^
inches new snow.
Deadhoise 8 Snowing Heavy North
♦* inches new snow.
Talkeetna 14 Snowing Calm.
WasiUa 28 Cloudy East
• Matanuska 20 Cloudy Calm.
Chickaloon 25 Cloudy Calm.
Anchorage 10 Cloudy Norty.
ADD SNAPS
Fred Ayers, Manager of the Wild
Goose mining company at Nome, came
in on the Alaska, registered at the
Hotel Seward and started towards his
home leaving on the train this morn
ing.
O. 0. Hvatum, president of the
Pacific Sea Products Association, who
came over from Port Chatham on one
of the company’s boats, is registered
at the Hotel Sexton.
WASHINGTON, Feb., 7— Eight
hundred and ninety five have been ai •
rested in the campaign against
profiteers and hoarders. There have
been 2S convictions already. Over 100
have been arrested for profiteering :n
sugar.
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A. Gilman, arrival on the Alaska,
who registered at the Hotel Seward,
got away on the train this morning
for Anchorage.
Hoy Fairbanks and wife, who *v -
rived on the Alaska, are registered ..t
the Hotel Overland.
W. E. Sprinkle, on his way to Ko
diak, arrived on the Alaska ,is reg*st
rred at the Hotel Sexton.
Fred Nelson, brother of .Johnn^
Nelson, came back to Seward Inst
nipht arriving on the Alaska. Johnnie
»s now workimr in a machine shop at
Seattle, Fred Nelson is registered at
the Hotel Seward.
One hundred and fourteen sacks
and twelve pouches of mail arrived
for Seward on the Alaska. The fi":t
class mail was worked by 5 o’cloc'c
this mornintr and all boxed.
Alex Zimpol, arrival on the Alaska
f’*om LnTnuche, is registered at the
Hotel Sexton.
Assistant C^ief Engineer YVilliatn
Genflr, postponed his trip north about
nrje hour hefo»*o the Alaska sailed*
from Seattle. Mr. Orijr will undonb
ndtly be a passenger north on the
steamer sailing the first of next week.
Mrs. A’ire Temnle and Mrs. G^o’".0
Chontes, both arrivals on the Alaska,
for their homes at Anchorage, ropf’s
tAred at the Hotel Overland.
Duncan Little, in Seward for sev
eral days, returned out the line on the
train this morninj?.
TRAIN COMES BACK *
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The (i ate way City Limited which
left Seward for Anchorage short
ly after 9 o’clock this morning, re
turned here this afternoon being
unable to buck the snow drifts
* without the aid of a rotary which 0
«- i.s at Mile 52. The train will leau*
out tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock
’ according to train master Sweeh r
of the local station. *
DEAD
SEATTLE, Feb., 7— Josephine Mc
Dermott. one of the founders und own
ers of the Bon Marche, the big depart
ment store here, died this forenoon nt
the age of 49 years.
DAWSON, Y. T., Feb., 7— Frank
J. Nolan, formerly manager of tht
North American Trading and Trans
portation company, died at Rock Isl
and. Illinois, two days ago, accord’!.*
to advices hero by friends today.
AD.uIRAL LINE,WILL PUT
TWO STEAMERS ON ROUTE
TO SOUTHWESTERN ALASK A
Ag£nt Wayne Blue received advices
in the mail today that the Admiral
Steamship Co., will have two passen
ger steamers on the route between
Seattle and Seward during the coming
season and beginning with the sailing
of the Adrhii-al Evans on Febmaiy
26th. The Admiral Watson will follow
the Admiral Evans sailing on March
7th.
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A. A. Shonbeck, one of the leading
merchants of Anchorage arrived cn
the Alasku and registered at the Ov
erland. Mr. Shonbeck made a side Hn
to Hyder on the present voyape north.
M. K. Barnard and wife, from Val
dez. are registered at the Hotel Over,
land.
Konnv HoMen. who has just clos
ed not his billiard hall at Cordova, is
registered at the Hotel Overbad, h"9
inp come to Seward to “look aro«n l.
One week from tnnia-ht a maeV'l»
and d*nce will be piven bv the VV
men’s Club of Sewnrd in the Odd Fel
l0w»s Wail. The mos’en'ie \s pomp to Iw
■> polend'd one aceordinp to the pres
ent nropram.
T V°mo Marshall, commission cm*
rdnvee at Anrhnrape. acromnanied bv
v*;<? w»fe. arrived on the Alaska and
trtft. on fh»s mornings tra;n.
0>1. FT P. Warren announces that
♦k0 »omm’ss:on will nut two car loads
>f romm^r^'a! fO«l in Sp'Wird W<*cVv
K''O-'nfr n^vt week. Tf t^'S amnnnt
r.of sufficient, larger shipments will
he made.
I’jdf’e P. M. Brown, of the Third
Ird'eifd division, rame north to Valdc/
on the steamer Alaska.
h Ho steamer Alaska had more p \s
seneers for Seward than for any other
port in Alaska.
John M. Coffey and wife, and fif
teen others from the interior, who
have been in Seward for several days,
are passengers for various ports in
Alaska o? to Seattle on the Alyka
south oop r.d.
On *ho present voyage north, Uk
steamer Alaska called at Skagwa\
with freight and passengers.
C. 0. Osterlund, well known Sew
nirP'tc, returned home on the Alaska
af vr a visit in the states.
The Christian Science will hold us*
ua* services tomorrow morning at 11
o’clock i nd Sunday school at 12:iK
clock
ALASKA IN
Steamer Ala>\a arrived in po:5 at
o’clock Usr n.ght bringing over
100 passengers for Seward and 2ilS
tons ot freight. Capt. Gus Nord re
ports splendid weather on the ent;rc
trip with the exception of between
LaTouche and Seward, when he en
countered exceedingly rough weather.
The following were the passengers
arriving on the Alaska for Seward.
Mrs. M. Olson, Mrs. George Chantcs,
K. Longman, Roy Fairbanks and wife,
Mrs. B. Alexander, J. S. Thuson, Mrs.
1). Miller, Mrs. L. Basher, Mrs. L. Van
Damme, H. 0. Taylor, Fred M. Ayers,
C. 0. Holland, Mrs. W. J. Bates, Mrs.
M. Lockvold, C. V. Marshall and wito,
Mrs. H. Hagkeaf, Miss Temple, W. A.
Takala, Mrs. J. C. Miller, Holly V.
Ashby, E. Michelson, Mrs. E. Darrah,
Arthur Darrah, M. Darrah, Martin
Rockwell, R. Nelson, W. P. Hendrick
son, George Abercrombe, Fred Cox, L.
J. Atkinson, A. A. Shonbeck, J. T.
Grace, Alexander Thompson, C. J.
Metcalf, Charles E. Hooker and wife,
Peter Martin, Gaston Martin, Kenny
Holden, Mrs. K. Barnard, W. E.
Sprinkle, Barney Simon, Alexander
Zempeol and 47 steerage passengers.
A'f.ong the passenger leaving on
A today were the following.
For bealtle— W. R. ^ajler, J.
F »;Ki Lewis Carpen^r, A. Condie-.’.y,
Charts Sandberg, George Taylor,
Tv»m Davis, H. G. Ki.if.cT, Mrs. E. L.
Whittoirore, James Hamshaw’, Thorn
es Hogan, Mrs. P. Mitchell, Mrs. J. F.
Coffey and two steerage. For Jum»nu
John F. Coffey. For Cordova— He»
man Certsch, 0. J. Quinn and Ge>ii;e
Abbott. I* or Ketchikan—James Dol-n,
A. T. Ronan, J. J. Deschampe, F. A.
Hedstrom, and 0. C. Linke. Tor Va
doz— Mrs. Fred Anderson and Katie
Hietmann.
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FLU IS WANING
CHICAGO, Feb., 7— The influon
7.a epidemic is waning. There were on
ly 500 cases yesterday and 61 deaths.
SLIDES CAUSING TROUBLE
Several slides up the canyon at Jxc
intake of the water pipes has caused
the power system to be shut off sev
eral times during the day.
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ALASKA BOYS NAMED TO
TAKE EXAMINATION FOR
ENTRANCE TO WEST POIN T
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb., 7— The
Western Department of the army has
announced that Kenneth E. b rawlej,
of Hogan, Alaska and Homer L. Lem
of Fort Liscum, both enlisted men,
have been designated to take examin
ations at Fort William H. Seward for
admission to West Point.
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Ed Mikelson, old timer in this sec
t*o?t, is registered at the Hotel Over
land hnvng arrived on the Alaska.
Steamer Admiral Watson is sched
uled to sail north from Seattle nett
Mend; y and the Alaine-ld is scheduUd
t> vail rn.rth next Tuesday.
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BOSTON, Feb., 7— The steamer
Polar Bear, six hundred miles off
New York, has wirelessed for aid. It
is believed the engines are disabled.
Ships are on the way to give relief.
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i WASHINGTON, Feb., 7— The
Shipping Board has sold 163 ships of
600 tc 10,000 tons for ?83,424, up to
January 24th according to announce
• ment made here today.
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YANKEES
AND JAPS
IN CLASH
LONDON, Feb., 7— American ma
rines at Vladivostok interviewed when
Japanese soldiers attempted to prevent
revolutionists from capturing General
Rozanoff, when the Reds took tl» •
City. Rozanoff escaped to a Russian
warship as the Reds entered the city.
The Reds seized the street cars to
carry them to Kozanoff’s headquarters
and the Japanese blocked the way.
The Japanese surrounded the building
and then the American officers an
nounced they would not permit any
interference. The Japanese then with
drew and said they would observe
strict neutrality.
TOKIO, Feb., 7— Two Russian wor
ships have arrived in Japan with Rus
sian officers who have been serving in
Vladivostok under General Rozandoff,
governor general. It is believed the
Russians arc leaving eastern Siberia
to the Bolsheviki now assuming con
trol of the country around Vladivos
tok.
NOT GUILTY OF MURDER
MARYSVILLE, Cal., Feb., 7— Mrs.
Gertrude Wilson wife of a Fred J.
Wilson a San Francisco newspaper
man, was this afternoon found not
guilty of murdering Charles
Brown, wealthy ship man. The jury
was out fifteen minutes. The prosecu
tion claimed Mrs. Wilson shot Brown
on account of the jealous attentions
he paid to her sister.
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FALLING SIGNS IN STORM
INJURE THOSE ON STREETS
NEW YORK, Feb., 7— Falling signs
and other advertising devices, loosen
ed by the storm, injured many peopie
on the streets today. Lieut. Colonel
Frederick Davison was seriously in
jurd and sent to the hospital when a
falling glass awning hit him.
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NEW YORK, Feb., 7— Safe rob
bers stoic $00,000 worths of bonds
fsom the ofice of James R. Deering,
on Broadway, during the night.
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GALVESTON, Feb., 7— The wreck
ing crew has abandoned the tanker
John D. Rockefeller stranded at Tam
pico, Mexico.
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DEMOCRATS RESERVE ROOMS
AT FRISCO PALACE HOTEL
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb., 7- The
Democratic national committee has re
served 170 rooms at the Palace hotel
here for stars who will attend the na
tional convention.
WASHINGTON*, Feb., 7 r'» »»•!.
K. Lane, Secretary of the Interior, ha*
resigned. Mr. Lane will leave the cab
inet when it is convenient for Presi
dent Wilson to release hm. This is the
official announcement made here to
day.
Secretary Lanes’ plans for the im
mediate future are not fully matured.
His resignation terminates 20 yea**-’
of public service.
Politicians agree that Lane’s Can
adian birth is the only thing prevent
ing him from becoming a presdential
possibility.
WASHINGTON, Feb., 7— Presi
dent Wilson has accepted Lane’s re
signation.
Among the probably successors
discussed include Alexander T. Vuge
lsand. of California, first assistant
secretary of the Interior.
REJECTED
RICHMOND, Va., Feb., 7— Th'
suffrage amendment has been rejected
by tht. state legislature.
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SECURING ALTERNATE JURORS
IN TRIAL OF THE WOBBLIES
MONTESANO, Feb., 7— The exam
ation for a second alternate in the
Wobblies trial jury is being continued
toda> One alternate was sheeted iflte
yesterday afternoon.
MONTESANO, Fob., 7— The jury
has been completed in the Wobblies
trial. County Attorney Herman Allen,
in his opening statement said he would
endeavor to show the defendants par
ticipated in the conspiracy to kill for
mer soldiers; to show they attended
I. W. W. meetings at which the shoot
ing was planned; to show that all ex
cept Elmer Smith were in the I. W. W.
hall or near the hall; or on Seminary
Hill during the shooting; that Smith,
attorney defendant, held a meeting
with others on Sunday afternoon be
fore the shoeing and planned for the
distribution of the men who eoiml
shoot; to show the soldiers contemp
lated no raid on the Wobbly hall as
the defense claims. Probably testi
mony will begin on Monday.
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CANADIAN TOURIST TRAVEL
MAY FALL OFF TO SEATTLE
OWING TO HIGH DISCOUNT
SEATTLE, Fob., 7— Managers of
Seattle hotels expect that the tourist
travel from Canada will drop off on
account of the twenty per cent dis
count on Canadian silver, currency and
drafts.
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WANT EXCHANGE RELIEF
HARIS, Feb., 7— The French eov
oiom^nt. favors calling an internat’on
al finance congress to consider the re
lief for international exchange. Eng
land suggested the plan.
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