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TO CELEBRATE
CONSTITUTION
DAY NEXT WEEK
Constitution day "ill he celebrated
in Seward one week fi »m today. H* to
the exercises will probably be held in
the public school, accordinp to instruc
tions received by Superintendent Mor
ford from Lester D. Henderson, Com
missioner of Education.
Gov. Ripps has approved of the
c«%,-bration his action havinp been tak
» n in line •• ith the peneral movement
throuphou* t‘,® tint* on to observe th«*
* day for a popular knowledge con
cer.unp Am. iican i<!r of povern
rent and wdh the further object of
o»inpinp about a better j • pular under
-tandinp of the const'tu*. en.
Eipht national orpanizations at**
^andinp it* "penaits of a general
nwAimen: !•» make September 17th,
a day of particular interest to the peo
ple of the nation. They are as follows:
National Security Leapue.
Sons of the American Revolution.
American Defense Society.
American Riphts Leapue.
lloy Seouls of America.
Sons of the Revolution.
National Association for Const it ir
• tional Government.
National Society Daughters of the
American Revolution.
HAVANA " IS
FLOODED
HAVANA. Sept.. 10— Cyclonic
winds are driving mountainous waves
over the seawall ami flooding the a 1
joining sections of the city for a dis
tance of six blocks. At many places
people are fleeing. So far there have
been no fatalaties.
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EDUCATIONAL OFFICIAL
ON TOl'R OF INTERIOR
Comissioner of Education I.. 1>.
Henderson left Juneau for the In
terior recently to visit the schools of
that section and inquire into educa
tional matters. x
Mr. Henderson will catch the
Whitehorse train at Skagway and a
Dawson steamer from Whitehorse.
He will go down the Yukon river to
Ruby and from there return to Tan
ana. thence up the Tanana river to
Fairbanks and over the Richardson
road to the coast. He will visit Cor
dova, Valdez, Seward, Anchorage and
other coast towns after reaching the
coast. \
POLICE RESERVES CALLED
OCT IN NEW YORK (TTY
NEW YORK. Sept., 10— Police re
serves were called out this afternoon
when gases under a pavement at 3rd,
Avenue and Forty Second street ex
ploded hurling man-hole covers into
the air. There was a panic in the
neighborhood until the cause of the
explasion was established. Hundreds
of windows in the vicinity were brok
en.
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ST. GERMAIN. Sept.. 10— Earn
Renner, head of the Austrian peace
1 delegation, signed the peace treaty
this forenoon . Premier Clemenceau
was not harsh when he announced that
the meeting was for the purpose of
the signing of the treaty. Renner only
smiled, sickly. Premier Lloyd George
and Colone) E. M. House were nil
present. Polk signed the treaty for
America.
IS DEAD
NEW YORK. Sept., 10-^John Mit
chell. former President of the United
Mine Workers of America, died here
this afternoon following the affects of
a recent operation in which gallstones
were r amoved.
Mitchell was for four* years chair -
man of the state Industrial Commio- |
sion and former Chairman of the
state food commission and Federal
Food Board.
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FEDERAL RESERVE REPORT
WASHINGTON, Sept.. 10— The
Federal Reserve Board’s review of
business conditions in August says the
reaction from high price levels of the
war has set foodstuffs and clothing
devilining. Labor conditions are un
settled.
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POST IL EMPLOYEES TO
RECEIVE WAGE INCREASE
WASHINGTON. Sept., 10— The
I House has passed the bill including
the provision which provides for
wages of all postal employees to !»<*
$150 retroactive July 1st. The increase
affects 250,000 employee* and will cost
the government $40,000,000 causing a
deficit of that amount in the postal
revenues.
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ACCEPT WILSON'S PROPOSALS
WASHINGTON, Sept., 10— The
American Federation of Railroad
workers comprising fifty thousand
men not in the Brotherhood’s crafts,
have voted to accept President Wil
son’s wage proposition as presented to
the shopmen.
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EXPLOSION ON STEAMER
\M> SIX ARE \ K TIMS
SAX FRANCISCO, Sept., 10— The
>econd engineer anil five Chinese fire
men were killed when the main steam -
pipe on the steamer Melville Dollar
hurst on September 4th on the way
from Shanghai to Manila. This is ac
j cording to advices received by the Dol
lar Agency here this forenoon.
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ARM FI) TRICE DECLARED
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HAMMOND. Ind.. Sept, 10— An
armed truce has been declared here
n the steel strike’following four strik
ers being killed, one seriously wound
'd and fifty others wounded in n
fight with policemen.
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GERMAN AIRSHIP MAKES
DAILY TRIPS TO GIVE
AID TO BOLSHEVIK I ARMY
LONDON, Sept., 10— A Reuter’s
dispatch says a large wireless equipp
ed German airship is making daily
trips between Breslau and the Russian
Bolsheviki territory .
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GRAND ARMY IS
MEETING AT
COLUMBUS
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COLUMBUS , 0., Sept., 10- The j
housing facilities of this city are taied
to accommodate one hundred thousand
delegates and visitors attending tho ]
Grand Army and Women's Relief
Corps convention.
Both army corps show increased
membership. Commander- in -chief ;
Adams said that it was due to the past
war that many veterans not affiliated
before with the Grand Army had now
joined.
GERMAN MERCHANTS PLAN
BIG SHIPMENT TO MEXICO
OK HARDWARE AND DRUGS
MEXICO CITY, Sept., 10— Accord- ;
ing to erman merchants here, as quot
ed in El Universal, a million mails
worth of drugs and hardware wilt 1h ^
sent to Mexico City by German firms
soon as shipping facilities are avail* j
able. The orders for these goods weie |
placed as soon as the blockade against
eimany was lifted.
BOSTON. Sept., 10— The strike of
Boston police, members of a union, be
gan at six o'clock this morning.
A mob in South Boston is reported
looting stores.
Federal inspectors and park police
have been rushed to the scene.
BOSTON, Sept., 10— Lawlessness
is rampant and the police striking sit
uation has approached anarchy.
Riots began last night and they
were bad enough but today’s disorders
are far worse. The mobs are breaking
store windows and in the mobs are
many of the striking policemen, they
seemingly to lead the rioters.
BOSTON, Sept., 10— Five hundred
volunteer police, mainly from among
discharged soldiers, have been recruit
ed.
BOSTON, Sept., 10— The Firemen
are this afternoon threatening to
strike.
Banks and large stores are employ
ing their own armed guards.
Mobs have stolen goods from tie*
stoittHer stores.
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Boston, Sept., 10—*> Mayor Peters
late this afternoon hua taken control
of the police from commiiub'bner Curt
is and has called upon plate guard or
ganisations to maintain order in fuce
of the strike.
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GRIGGS AT KODIAK
SEATTLE, Sept., 10— Prof Griffs
and his party of scientists have re
turned from the Katmai regions and
are now at Kodiak according to wire- ;
less advices reaching: here during: the
nl^ht.
CANADA INVITES ALBERT
OTTAWA, Sept, 10— Canada has j
extended an invitation to King Albert
and the Queen, of Belgium, to visit |
the Dominion after the visit in the
United States.
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COMPROMISE REACHED
PARIS, Sept., 1U— The theatrical
managers and actors have leached a
compromise and the amusement places
wilt all reopen tonight.
GERMANS VOLUNTEER TO
RIGHT WRONGS IN FRANCE
LONDON, Sept., 10— According to
a dispatch from the Berlin Vorwaerts,
four hundred thousand Germans have
volunteered for restoration work in
Northern France.
NEW YORK, Sept., 10— The First
Division regulars paraded Fifth Ave.,
this forenoon, Pershing leading. Hun
dreds of the men wore war crosses.
The parade was five miles long.
Gen. Pershing’s own regiment of
six foot men followed him.
The crowds witnessing the parad^
were enormous .
NEW YORK, Sept., 10— General
Pershing thanked thirty thousand
school children mossed in Central
Park for their patriotism during the
war. ,
The warmth of the General’s recep
tion is increasing A large detail of
nolice is required in front of the Wal
dorf-A toria hotel because of the den
se crowds. .
NEW YORK, Sept., 10— During
the parade, General Pershing sudden
ly stopped it at St. Patrick’s cathe
dral to have a handshake with Cardi
nal Mercier who was reviewing the
parade.
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GLASGOW, Sept., 10— The Trades
Union congress has overwhelmingly
resolutioned favoring the nationaliza
tion of the coal mines.
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* NEW YORK, Sept, 10— Cardi- *
* nal Mercier, from lielgium, arriv
* ed here this forenoon from Brest.
WANT SIX
HOUR DAY
CLEVELAND, Sept., 10— Two
Thousand are attending the Interna
tional convention of the United Mine
Workers of America .
English miners expect the conven
tion will support their claims for a
six hour day and a thirty hour week,
also the nationalization of coal mines.
The delegates will also consider de
mands for higher wages.
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JURY WILL
HELP FDOD
PROBING
SEATTLE, Sept., 10— Federal at
torneys of Washington and Oregon
conferred here this forenoon and it is
announced that they will press the
high cost of living probes with a view
for federal grand jury action where
prices fixing agreements among the
retailers and wholesalers is found.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept., 10— Di
rect sales to the public of war depart
ment's surplus stocks of household
1 commodities, such as socks, underwear
shirts, tobacco and soaps, is announc
ed. The government plans to open re
tail stores for these commodities in
thirteen cities.
ALASKA FURS SOLD
ST. LOUIS, Sept., 10— The Inter
national fur sales exchanges opened
j the annual fall fur sale today with the
j auctioning of 500 Alaska seal pelts at
six sixty seven and blue fox, for the
governments' account at five hundred.
' The buyers present expect that the
j ten days sales will total five million
I dollars.
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KNIGHTS TEMPLARS PARADE
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PHILADELPHIA, Sept., 10— Fif
I teen thousand Knight Tejnplars purad
: *d today at a party of the thirty four
th triennial convention conclave which
<s being held here this week.
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HUNS NOW COMPLAIN
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PARIS, Sept., 10— The German
’ peace delegation, in a note to the
; peace conference, complains that the
Poles are inciting disturbances in up
per Silesia.
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SUFFRAGE RATIFIED
CONCORD, N. M., Sept, 10— The
House ratified the suffrage amend
ment at the session this afternoon.
The measure now goes to the Senate,
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WASHINGTON, Sept.. 10— Tue
loie'gn Relations committee this fort*
noon formally reported the treaty
with forty five amendments and four
rese. vat ions.
The committee characterize* the
treuty as an alliance not a league
which will breed wars instead of as
suring peace.
All Republican committeemen, ex
cept McCumber, signed the majority
1 report which said the a|jeu(imynts
and reservations were govfcftied by
one purpose, to guard American right*
of sovereignity and invasion which
! would stimulate breaches of faith and
: encourage conflicts and generate wars.
Reservations propose first, the un
| conditional right to withdraw from tha
League.
Second— declination to assume any
obligations of article No. 10 except
by action of Congress.
Third— Reserving to the United
States the right to decide what ques*
tions are within its own domestic jur
isdiction.
Fourth— Absolut* reservation of
the Monroe doctrine to the judgement
of America along.
The principal amendment* provide
equal voting power for America with
England in the League’s assemble/;
give Shantung to China and relieving
America from having representatives
on the commission which decide mat
ter* in which America has no concern.
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CONTINUES
ON TREATY
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept., 10— Speak
ing late yesterday afternoon in the ar
mory, President Wilson said the treaty
was the end of the regime of balance
of power. He said the league provided
the destruction of autocratic power
by admitting only self-governing na
tions. The President declared the cove
nant was the first international docu
ment recognizing the fact that the
world’s peace was everybody’s busi
ness.
ST. PAUL, Sept., 10— Speaking
last night in the auditorium to 15,000
persons, President Wilson assured the
readjustment of the cost of living and
says this only waits on the complete
peace basis which will put labor and
capital on th<%r feet. The President
said that the possibility of the League
failure was reviving the hyphen be
tween the German and American.
BISMARK. Sept, 10— President
m arrived heft this afternoon oo
the longest leg of the western journey.
Crowds were at all small stations
where the special train stopped. The
President shook hands with the people
from the car platform.
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PURSUING THE REDS
GENEVA, Sept., 10— The City of
Kiest is now entirely cleared of the
Bolsheviki. The Ukrainians have ad
vanced thirty miles north and are pur
suing the Reds along the Dneiper riv
er.
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