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SIX VESSELS BURNING
NEW ORLEANS, Dec., 20— Fire which started from
an explosion of oil in the dry docks yesterday, spread rap
idly. Six vessels were soon burning. j
-*» WARN SPAIN
LONDON, Dec., 20— Representatives of the great
powers at Madrid led by the American ambassador Will
ard prepared a warning to Spain to the effect that tne>
would view with disfavor the attempts of certain Spanisi.
elements to strangle foreign enterprises.
DEAD LOCK E-XISTS
LONDON, Dec., 20— The members of the House ol |
Lords and the members of the House of Commons lasv
Friday night endeavored to reach a compromise on tht
Home Rule Bill for Ireland. A virtual deadlock waste and
it must be compromised or the bill will be lost. The Home
rule measure of 1914 authorically became effective as soor.
as the ratification of the Turkish treaty which formally.
ends the war. ^
LONDON, Bee., 20— The House of Lords afte^ a
brief debate agreed to all the amen^pients of the Home
Rule Bill made by the House of Commons.
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RECALL OF JUDGES ASKED .
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec., 20— The Civic League and
other improvement clubs of San Francisco have c-irculatcd
a petition for an immediate election for the recall of police
judges John Sullivan and Morris Openheim. This is the re
sult of the present condition of lawlessness which enables
cHranals of all kinds to escape justice. The disbarment of
0Sulhvan is sought.
FRENCH WARSHIPS LEAVE
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PARIS Dec., 20— The allied warships which have
been in the harbor of Pira and the port of Athens left yes
terday prior to the arrival of King Constantine to avoid
paying homage to the returning monarch.
• OREGON UNIVERSITY REFUSES
SEATTLE, Dec., 20— Graduate Manager Darwin
Weisnest of the University of Washington announced to
day the refusal of the University -of Oregon to agree to
four game scores next season. This has resulted in the can
cellation of the entire football schedule and hereafter Ore
' gon win make her own schedules. The coast conference will
ixist only to settle eligible disputes. More schools will pro
bably be added to the formation of the Big Three, Califor
' nia, Stanford and Washington.
UNDUE ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE
WASHINGTON, Dec., 20— Wm. Bryon of San Fran
cisco the first chairman of the Shipping Board testified
yesterday that the British Mission in the Unted States in
1917 attempted to influence the policies of the Board and
that his insistence that the Shipping Board should be free
from British influence was largely responsible for his re
signation
\ OFFICIAL COUNT
The census bureau today announced officially the
population of Alaska as fifty four thousand eight hundred
andnin-iv nine.
CHANGE IN LAW FOR TRAPPING
* Regulation Number Four for the protection of land
^fur bearing animals in Alaska has been amended tc read
as follows:
District 1: Muskrat, December 16 March 31, both dates in
clusive. Otter, Alink and Weasel (ermine), December 16 to
March 15* both dates inclusive.
Lyn6x, December 1 to January 31, both dates inclusive. .J
Fox, December 1 to February 28, both dates inclusive.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
All moneys for advertising and subscriptions to the
Pathfinder magazine must be paid to George J. Love, Mgr.
of the Pathfinder Publishing Company or duly authorized
agents designated by the manager. NO OTHER PER
SONS ARE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT SAME.
(Signed) George J. Love, Mgr., Valdez, Alaska.
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DONATIONS FOR THE COMMUN
ITY CHRISTMAS TREE
A^nday Dec., 20.
Agnes P. Anderson $1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Balderson $3.00
Helen Balderson $1.00
Betty Balderston $1.00
Yuka Yago $1.00
John Doe $1.00.
Sylvia’s $1.00
The Key $1.87
Mrs. Rennet $1-00
Mrs. Bradshaw $1.00
Seward Drug Store ' 1.80
C. Larochelle . $1.06
Sigrid Rosness $1.00
Jack Rosness $1.00
Henry Rosness $1.00
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$18.72
Total to date $227.34. Three more days
Let’s go. Only $72.00 more needed.
NOTICE
Annual election of officers, Seward
Chapter No. 10 Order of Eastern Star,
Wednesday, December 22nd. 1920, at
8 p. m.
All members are requested to be
present.
Mrs. Lillian F. Carter, W. M.
>!die Blue, Secretary.
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Anchorage on the < Limited
Saturday night He is regist
ered at the Seward.
Laura Hansen of Anchorage
is a Seward Hotel guest She
expects ta go-io-Valdet on
the Victoria to spend . the
Holidays with her folks. '
L. W. Turner from the saw
mill at mile 3% spe-nt the
week end in Seward
Chas. Phillips and Robt Gil
leland of Chickaloon arrived
in Seward last Saturday
night on the Gateway limit
ed. They are at the Hotel
Seward.
Mrs. J. C. Van Orsdel of
Kantishna, is a Seward Ho
tel guest Mrs. Van Orsdel is
interested in one of the fin
est quartz prospects in Alas
ka.
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Mrs. E. H. Dudirich and son
of Tanana are guests of the
Seward Hotel.
H. H. Ross of Fairbanks is
stopping at the Seward. •
H. G. Haslene of Nenana,
who was recently elected re
presentative on the Repub
lican ticket arrived in Sew
ard on Saturday night from
Anchorage. Mr. Haslene is
stopping at the Seward.
J. C. Ryan of Anchorage is
at the Seward Hotel.
Guests of the Sexton Hotel
from Anchorage are, H. J.
McKenzie, John Nordine,
Don Scott, 0. M. Rufsvold,
F. S. Miller,-Alec Zoloff, H.
D. Elliott, M. Belander.
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SPECIAL NOTICE
Christmas Trees
I have just what yon
want and will deliver
1 than to your home. Call
Madison 58.
William Neville
LOCALS
Guests at the Different
Hotels.
F.-W. Densler and wife of
New York are at the Seward i
Hotel. Mr. Densler is con
nect#! with the Associated
Pharmacy.
T. E. Savage, of Urbana,
Illinois is stopping at the (
Seward Hotel.
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A. E. Barricklaw, bridge
foreman with the A. E. 0.,,
on the Gold Creek construe-;
tion work came over from
The Fairbanks people regis
tered at the Overland Hotel
are J, J. Clausen, J. M. Bur
ke, W- H. Barnhill, * James
Burns, Andrew Terland, F. |
x. McQuillan, S. Warren,
Geo. Lindsey, Jos. Murry,!
Frank Leisure. They arrived
in Seward Saturday night on;
the limited from Anchor-1
age. .
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W. W. Woodward of Seattle j
is a guest of the Overland, j
Mrs. S. J. Swank of Anchor-!
age is stopping at the Over
land Hotel. - |
W. Aster of Chicago is . a
guest of the Sexton H-oteL
A. E. DeBastien of Matanus
ka is stopping at the Sexton
Hotel, also F E. Osborne.
W. N. Dawson of Kenai is
registered at the Sexton Ho
tel. He arrived in Seward
Saturday night on the train.
WASHINGTON, Dec., 20
Roger W. Babson, famous
statistican and head of the
Babson industrial service,
has issued the following fore
cast of the probably Hard
ing cabinet. He makes no
giess at the labor portfolio.
ere is the list;—
1. President— Warren G.
Harding.
2. Secretary of State^- Sen.
Henry Cabot Lodge.'
.3. Secretary of War— Maj.
Gen. Leonard Wood.
4. Postmaster Gen.—Will H.
Ham G. 0. P. national
Chairman.
5. Secretary of the Interior
Herbert Hoover.
6. Secretary of Agriculture
Henry C. Wallace, Iowa far
mei*editor.
7. Secretary of Labor— No
forecast.
8. Secretary of Commerce
Congressman John J. Esch.
9. Secretary of the Navy
Senator John W. Weeks.
10. Attorney General— Ex
Senator George Sutherland.
11. Secretary of the Treas
ury— Frank Vanderlip, N
Y. Financier.
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ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE IN ALBANIA
ROME, Dec., 20— New earth quake shocks yesterday
completely destroyed the'Albanian village of Tepoleni. 22
men are known to have lost their lives and many villages
have been reduced to hiins.
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ROUND UP ALL CROOKS
NEW YORK, Dec., 20— The most sweeping roundup
of crooks and suspicious characters in the history of the
city is in full swing today. The police force of -eleven
thousand men has heen increased by forty eight hundred
reserves in an effort to stem the crime wave which is
sweeping over the city. More than one hundred arrests
have been made.
While the police were announcing the measures they
had adopted to deal with bandits, two holdup men held up
a jeweler messenger in Brooklyn, stealing $10,000 worth
i f jewells and two thousand dollars in cash.
A flying squadron of fifty detectives equipped with
automobiles were sent out today to aid in combatting the
crime wave which is assuming alarming proportiohs. Nu
merous organizations are discussing emergency measures
that will insure adequate protection for the hundreds of
stores and the people. Hundreds of'stores are displaying
firearms within easy reach -of the salesmen.
As a result of the crime wave the Jewelers Security
League, today announced a $26,000 reward for the capture
of the murderer of Edwin Andrews, a jewler who was
murdered last Thursday.
SIXTEEN DROWN
CHARLESTON, W. Va., Dec., 20— Sixteen men it is
reported today were drowned when a skiff in which they
were crossing the Kanawah^River to Spring Hill over*
turned.
SENATE WILL NOT CONFIRM
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1 BOSTON, Mass., Dec., 20— Senator Jones in an ad
1 dress last night at this place said that the Senate would
not confirm President Wilson's appointments for the
Shipping Board. He appealed to the American spirit to
give the Shipping Act a fair trial.
OUT OF RETIREMENT .
NEW YORK, Dec., 20— DeValeras the President of
i the Irish Republic will come out of retirement on Christ*
i mas according to his secretary who denied the reports that
’ e had left for Great Britain.
\ HIGH L PORT DUTIES
| WASHINGTON, Dec., zO-^- The first step toward the
1 enactment of the emergency tariff by the Ways and Means
j committee today tentatively agreed to place high import
i .mties on \fheat, com, wool, clothing, beans, potatoes, pea
nuts and onions, also sheep, and cattle.
ADVISED TO Lea v E MONEY HOME
TACOMA, Dec., 20— Police Chief Smith today ad
vised all citizens not to carry money or valuables as the re
sult of the cnme wave, which is sweeping this city.
SALT LAKE, Dec., 20— The Approximate Mine one
of the lax gest lead producers in the state closed today
| throwing two hundred men out work. The present low
! price of lead and the high, freight rates coupled with the
1 inability to secure satis-factory contracts with the smelt
| ers given as the reason. t
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STEAMER CALLS FOR HELP ,
MONTREAL, Deo, 20— Listing so badly that her
hatch combings are awash, (hie to a shifted cargo, x the
I Steamer Chicago City today called for immediate assist
! ance from a thousand miles east of Halifax. ;
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PARIS, Deo, 2d— The French Foreign office announc
ed today that the French minister to Greece .would leave
Athens today because of Constantines arrival Thjere is a
I ubability that the British minister will also withdraw.
LEAD MINE CLOSES
MARGUERITE CLARK AT THE LIBERTY TONIGHT
ONLY 3 MORE DAYS TO THE COMMUNITY TREE.
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