***** SEWARD THE PLACE ,
| COME TO SEWARD F0R YCU T0 ;|
« OPPORTUNITIES MAKE YOUR JOMl
I HERE ARE MANY t
Daily Edition, and The Alaska Weekly Post _„
Wflllfa.-. M'MHKK _A1-A!iKA- "'">K"AV- "*■ l!"’
I
i
______aaaaaaaaaa*aaailllllliaillllllllllllfllllll!llll!lllM!lll!lliflll)ll!) . —
I
TERRITORY
EXPENSES
FIX
.
Governor Thos. Riggs has furnish-!
ed the legislature with an estimate ox
appropriations for the biennium end
ing March 31, 1921.
The Pioneer Home and pension fund
is recommended from $107,500 in 191 f
to $155,000. The governor’s office is
raised from $7,480 in 1917 to $18,000,
und the office of the secretary fron.
$17,450 in 1917 to $18,110.
The following is a complete list of
the recommendations:
Pioneer's Home _ $155,000
Pensions 50,000
Governor's office 18.000
Mine inspection 12,000
Special legislative expense 200
Dependent children 15,000
Secretary's office 18,110
Treasurer 22.000
j Ranking Board 1,500
| Health and sanitation 50,000
{Compulsory school attendance 2,500
Relief of destitution 15,000
Expenses of delegates to
conventions 2,000
r Bounties on wolves 10,000
Attorney general’s office 23,000
Bounties on eagles 7,500
Schools in incorporated towns 290,000
schools outside ot incoiporated
towns 160,000
Umioim school act 16,add
Citizenship schools 8,000
Emergencies 2o,ddd
Board of Pharmacy 600
Board of Medical Examiners 600
Rent of legislative storage room 250
Extra clerical help for leg
islature 3,000
Primary elections 12,000
Salaries of assistant com
: missioners of health 3,200
tompiling records of House
and Senate 300
Roads and trails . - 400,000
Publicity Bureau 21,400
Detection of crime 10,000
Rescue and refief of lost
and missing persons 10,000
Agricultural College and
School of Mines • 80,840
Erection of shelter cabins 10,000
Fish hatchery 25,600
Total $1,425,980
-+
TROUBLE AT ODESSA
LONDON, March 19— Official re
ports received say that the situation
.in Odessa is critical. There is no con
firmation of the rumors that Odessa
is being evacuated by the Allied for
The report however is not 4.
•
By Associated Press
PARIS, March 19— Lord Robcr*
Cecil , in an interview with the British
and American correspondents today,
said that the inclusion of the League
of Nations into the peace treaty \vir
not delay its signing, which it is hoped
to be accomplished within the nex,
two weeks.
Lord Robert Cecil further said: “r*.
the Monroe doctrine means what !
think it does, the League of Nation,
will strengthen, rather than weaken :t.
No other nation, despite the League of
Nations, has any right to infringe up
on the doctrines of others/*
—
LONDON. March .19— The Daily
Mirror says that th.'re is a feeling if.
strong political and diplomatic circL’*
in favor of inviting Herbert H. As
quith, former British Premier, to be
come first President of the league of
Nations.
-« -
TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE
PASSES PROBATE MEASURE
JUNEAU, March 19— (Special)
The Territorial legislature will inves
tigate through a joint committee, the
charges relative to probating estates
of Princess Sophia victims. The Hou^r
of Representatives today passed Sen
ator John Ronan’s joint resolution pro
viding for the investigation. The Sen
ate passed the resolution yesterday
under suspension of rules. As com
mitteemen on the part of the Hou-e
of Representatives John Noon, Johr
W. Dunn and James P. Daly have been
appointed. The Senate has not named
its representation.
-# -
SWITZERLAND WANTS TO
NAVIGATE ON THE RHINE
PARIS, March 19— By A. P.—
The Commission of International Wat
erways has favorably reported Swit
zerland’s request for navigating facil
ities on the Rhine.
-*
COMMANDER PERSHING
PRAISES AMERICAN WOMEN
COBLENZ. March 19— Commandei
Pershing, while inspecting the hospi
tals of the occupation forces, praiseu
the American women who participat
ed in the war.
“America could not have carried
out her part of the program for the
! conflict if it had not been for the nur
ses,” said Commander Pershing.
“The nurses willingness and cour
age and support of the women at
home, were paramount factors in th'
American army’s success. Although
in the war but a short time, Am
erica’s medical corps and hospital ser
vice was not even exceeded by the oth
er nations.’’
-♦
Three Metlakahtla natives have
purchased the store formerly belong
ing to Father Duncan at that place
awl are selling out the stock.
YOUNG LADY IS
NOW RtGISLER
WASHINGTON, March 19— Presi
dent Wilson has made a recess ap
pointment of Miss Effie A. Frisbee,
to be register of the United Sta‘ s
land office at Juneau.
Miss Frisbee has been stenographer
in the land office at Juneau for sev
eral years. The young lady succeeds
C. B. Walker, who has been transfer" 1
to Portland, Oregon, where he will
have charge of the land office at that
city.
EOLS ARE
TRAINING
AVIATORS
By Associated Press
WASHINGTON, March 19— Th
Russian Bolshoviki forces arc now .
training aviators at Moscow. The av»
ators are to drop propogandas over
England and France attempting to in
cite the people to adopt Bolshevism
UNDOCUMENTED 1
VESSELS MUST !
BE NUMBERED!
In compliance with an act of con
gress approved June 7, 1918, provid
'nr that every undocumented vessel,
inerafed in whole or in part by ma
chinery, owned in the United States
and found on the navigable waters of
lho United States, except public vc.'
-els and vessels not exceeding sixteen
“eet in length measured from end to
"*nd over the deck, excluding sheAV
femnorariIy equipped with detachphv*
motors, shall be numbered, and the
rtu?t >ms house is prepared to issue
nur'hoi*s to the vessels requiring them.
The act provides that the numbers
he awarded on application of the own
rtr o" master of the boat, shad V
awarded by the collector of customs
of the district in which the vessel is
owned and a record of the number
*fot in the customs house of the d*s
trirt in wlvch the owner or managing
owri'r resides.
The numbers are to be nor less ir .
^ize than three inches and painted or
attached to each bow of the vessel in
such a manner and color as to be dis • i
tinctly visible and legible. No num
bers not awarded by the collector of
customs, however, shall bo allowed to
be carried on the bows of boats.
Notice of the destruction or aban- '
donment of such vessels or chamre in
the;r ownership shall be furnished
within ten days by the owners to the
collectors of customs, however, shall
be allowed to be carried on the bows
of boats.
Notice of the destruction or aban
dons *>nt of such vessels or change in
their ownership shall be furnished
within ten days by the owners to the
collectors of customs of the districts
where the numbers are awarded, ac
cording: to the act and vessels sold in
*o another customs district mav be
numbered anew in the latter district.
The act provides a penaUv of
for the violation of any of the provi
sion* in the act for which the vesse’
shall be liable and may be seized and
procctded against in the District
*
M 1
l)r. Andrew C. Smith has wired
! the Seward Chamber or Commerce
that he is now in San Francisco, ne
gotiating for the purchase of Vv:
steamer Unimak. Dr. Smith has the
mail contract from Kodh k to the west
ward but asks the local t hambor
what inducement can be made for him
to make his headquarters at Seward,
purchase of supplies, secure docka ;c
and also coa! fuel. The matter is now
being taken up with the local mer
chants and Mr. Weir.
The steamei Unimak i: a craft k r
t than the Dcra, has a peed of nine
knots an hour, carries .‘.<>0 tons »>f
freight and has accomodations for ’<0
passengers.
President Whitt m >r \ of c •
ird Chamber of Commerce, avow- -
(1 today that a special met ting of t i •
prganization would bo hehl tomerre v
\ftcrnoon (Thursday) a1 4 o’c’xk ‘o
take the above matter up o that u
vvire can be s nt to Dr. Smith. The
neeting will b ' held in the Fire 11: 11.
I
, r
\
i
i
LOXDOX, March 19— Xationali *
ire ’ i< ting at Cario a<
at hes received today. Six riotf •
'ave been kil’ed and HO wounded >\ .
he troops which restored order.
Kleven rioters were killed at Tant:».
pear Alexandria.
i 1
I
i
I
I
PEKING. March 19— Advices free'
Korea indicate that the younger g 1
eration, stirred by the Paris dispatch
es regarding the prominence giv n
their principles of relf-determinatim
against the Japanc; e, are making
Icmonstrations for self-government
Thousands of students are partici- 1
paling in the demon trations in Korea
and only the lack of arms is believed
to have prevented a serious revolt -
ion. The Japanese allow the Koreans
only fowling pieces as arms.
FORMER KAISER SAWING
TREES— ARE SOUVENIRS
AMERONGEN, March 19 - By \.
P.— The former Kaiser today sawed
his thousandth tree sinc^ comirg he o.
The trees ave being made inte ouven
iers. The Kaiser’s picture was taken, •
showing him as a sawyer. '
It is estimated that the Ka?rer has
earned $30 since coming here rawing
trees, according to the union rates.
Court of the United Slate* in anv dis
trict in which such vessel may h * 1
found.
The act took effect six months af
ter its passage.
GRAND ARMY ENCAMPMENT
WILL BE HELD IN JULY AT
WASHINGTON STATE CITY
WENATCHEE, Wash., March 10— |
IV. A. I’.— The Grand Army of the
I,lie, northwest division, which in
Ala ka, will be held here from
. 17th to July 20th.
TWENTY ALIENS PAROLED
I
WASHINGTON, March 10— By ,
\ - Secretary of Labor Wilson has
it d paroles to 20 aliens of the ;<4
from the west for deportation,
fh ir names are withheld but secret
r ice men will keep them under
n‘ h for some t:me to come.
By Associated Press
WASHINGTON, March 19— The
War Department announces that all
units of the Ninety First Division,
which includes the majority of the
Alaskans, have been assigned to early
convoy across the Atlantic and then
to their homes.
Commander Pershing reports that
the Forty Second and Rainbow Div
ision leaves Brest for New York be
tween March 28 and April 19.
53,900 REACH THE U. S.
NEW YORK, March 19— Three
of the largest transports in the sei*
v(1?, tne steamer Harrisburg and Ciu
isers Seattle and Charleston, arrived
in port this afternoon bringing 53,
900 soldiers from Brest.
|{y Associated Press
VAj PASO, Tex., March 19— Texas
an v r3 this forenoon arrested Feder
co G rvannes, former Villa Chief. The
lire l was made 43 miles south of
here and while the former bandit lead
er was attempting to cross the border
to rejoin Villa. According to advices
received here, Villa is reported to have
started activities again.
\ssociated Breus
1 ON DON, March 19— A dispatch
his afternoon from Berlin says that
■igM German steamships, including
he Kaiscrina, Augusta Victoria,
_i
Cleveland , Graf Waldersee and Pre
toria, have already left Hamburg for
foodstuffs from the Allies. It is an
nounced that the steamers are on their
way to the United States.
___
__ _
III .KAN VOLCANO HAS
STARTED ON ERUPTIONS
' ' %
SANTIAGO, March 19— By A. P.
_Cl-lie’s volcano Calbuco has started
jrr.pti ms and the inhabitants of Chile
vul. ether nearby towns are fleeim?
from the ashes and lava. Already
r'anv fields and houses have been de
troy ed.
-4.
pi ay for championship
SEATTLE, March, 19— By A. P.—
Hn coast champions will play the
Montreal champions this week for tiie
work ’s hockey championship.
—
By Associated Press
CLEVELAND, March 19— Four
thousand men, all clothing workers,
employed in forty factories, struck
this forenoon for and increase in
wages. The men demand a thirty per
cent increase and their work day to
be seven and one half hours, also re
cognition of their union.
---*-—
FISH QUOTATIONS
—
SEATTLE, March 19- Fish quo
> tations today noon were as follows:—
halibut, fifteen and five eights cents;
s*b?<\ three certs; ling and red cod,
! three and one half cents.
» •
v