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VOLUME xfvTXUMBER186- —~ "sEWAKDrALASKA. - fttONQIY, OCtOBEF25, 1920.~___ TEN CENTS PWt 6aH
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LONDON. Oct. 25— Terence Mc
Swinney, Lord Mayor of C\>rk, diet! at
f Brixton prison this morning following
a hunger strik** of seventy .three nays.
Father Dominic his private chap in
and his brother John .McSwmney were
with him at the time of his death. Alc
Swinney never regained consciousness.
Thirty six hours before his death he
h^i^me unconscious. He \v;is unable
to receive communion but Father
Dominic administered extreme unc
tion. Mrs. McSwinney and the Mayors
two sisters who were not present when
the end came entered the cell siiouiy
after and kissed the Mayor’s cheek
and knelt at prayer for five minutes.
The women shed no tears. The cause
of death was heart failure. I
CORK, Oct.. 25— Feverish interest
is being manifested in this city over
the possible developments which may
occur as a result of Lord Mayor Mc
Swinneys’ death. Mingled with the
grief into which the people of south
Ireland were plunged when they learn
ed of the death ef McSwiney, is a feel
ing of intense bitterness. While the
authorities regard it as extremely im
probable that there will be any serious
outbreaks among the people as a
whole it is expected however that the
guerilla warfare against the police
and military forces guarding the jail
where a number of hunger strikers
are still confined, will be extended
considerably. The jail is guarded in
side and out by a large number of
soldiers with machine guns, tanks and
armoured cars. The death of Joseph
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Murphy another hunger striker is ex
pected shortly. The jail chaplin has
said prayers for the dying man and
the mother and two sisters are at his
‘ bedside awaiting the end.
Lord Mayor McSwineys' family aft
er the inquest will probably take the .
body to St. Georges Cathedral whore
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it will lie in state until taken to Dub-1
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PIONEER'S BANQUET PLANNED j
The Yukon Pioeners of Seattle an i
niversary dinner at the Masonic
Temple on December 1, will be an
international affair, as Hon. Arthur
Meighen, premier of Canada, * will
speak for Canada, and if possible,
Secretary of State Lansing will speak ,
for President Wilson. Other dis
tinguished guests will be the sena
tors and congressmen from the state
of Washington and representatives
of other Pioneer organizations in
Alaska and Yukon.
The committee in charge reported
1c the Pioneers on Wednesday even
ing that covers will be laid for 750
people , which the limit the Seattle
caterers can take care of at one ban
quet. Tickets will be on sa * at the
oifke of the secretary of the Pio
neers for the next two weeks. Vt the
, end of tLai time the remaining Lck
, cts will Jx offered to the gene id pub
* lie.
The menu at the banquet will be
made up of Alaska products. Rein
deer meat from Nome, crauberrie?
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'SEWARD SNAPSHOTS'
A. O. Adams, Supt. of Docks with |
the A. K. C. at Anchorage is register- j
ed at the Overland Hotel. Mr. Adams
will be here for a few days on b isi- ;
E. K . Weaver, old time trapper and J
ba iter and prospector is in from
Moose Pa^s for a week.
J. Annandale of Anchorage is re- ?
gistered at the Hotel Seward. |
H. S. Uoliellard a veternary sur- j
goon from Anchorage is here for a j
few days on business. He is staying at
the Hotel Seward.
Mrs. Chas. E. Hubbard came iiv
Saturday from the Primrose Mine at
Mile 18 and is staying at Ike Seward
until Tuesday.
Xels M. Nelson with the steam
shovel crew at Mile 12 was in town
over Sunday.
Thomas Gilcrease of Long Beach,
California who has been staying at
the hotel Sexton during the past fev
days left on the Steamer Alameda.
Mr. Gilcrease who has been in Alaska
for several weeks in quest of big game
succeeded in bagging two splendid
moose and in securing some wonder
ful moose pictures.
John H. Eagle of New York one ol
the contributors to Dr. Horn-a-days’s
protect -the- big- game of Alaska
scheme, who has been staying at the
Overland Hotel left on the Steamer
Alameda after* protecting the big
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game of Alaska to the extent of thre«*
moose, two bear and several sheep.
All of the meat of these animals was
carefully conserved for the wild ani
mals and birds, Mr. Eagle and party
simply took the heads, leaving the
carcasses to rot where they were shot.
J. A. Stewart and family left on
the Alaiheda for Seattle where they
will spend the winter months. Mr.
Steward will be busy in the states dur
ing the coming winter putting the fin
insliing touches on several plans that
have to do with the future of Seward.
and blueberries from St. Michael,
flour from the first mill in the Tan
nana, potatoes from the Matanuska,
turnips from Seward, beets from
Skagway, fish from Ketchikan and
other products are now being shipped
to Seattle. The Ladies of the Gol
den North are arranging for Alaska
flowers and ferns to decorate the
tables.
The meeting of the Pioneers on
Wednesday night was enthusiastic
over the coming banquet, on \:!
date it is believed the local lodge
will have more than one thousand
members in good standing. The
grand lodge recently extended the
age limit to 1900,which will allow
many new members.
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LONDON , Oct., 25— Lloyd George
and the cabinet members and the re
presontuti/os of the striking coal
miners conferred for three hours to
dry without there seeming to be much
hope for an immediate settlement of
the coal strike. As a result of the* di
rect negotiations between the miners
and the government the .dictation still
remains in deadlock. Neither side has
disclosed the nature of the negotia
tions but official report states that
Lloyd George suggested a new for mu
'a which would satisfy the government
and that it the tv.o shillings a<ha.xo
in wages was conceded it would have
to he accompanied by an increased
output on the part of the miners.
PAINFUL ACCIDENT
Last night while trying to hurry
the tire by putting coal oil in the stove
on which she was preparing supper,
Mrs. Louis A. Kenner was painfully'
burned about the face and neck when
the oil exploded. Her eyebrows and ^
lashes were burned off, but her eyes
were uninjured. Mrs. Kenner who was
recently married here in Seward after
journeying all of the way from Virgin
ia is a vivacious little woman and evi
dently was determined that her hus
band should not be obliged to wait for
his supper. She has been taught a
painful lesson and from now on it will
be safe to bet she will not use coal oil
in the stpve.
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EXCELLENT SERMON
Rev. T. J. McQueen spoke both
morning and evening at the Methodist
church to good sized congregations
yesterday. •
Special music by the enoir assist
ed b./ |V. Wilson, sol'st, ed hd much
to the effectiveness of fne uuvices. 1
The subject of Rev. McQueen’s ser- <
mon in the evening was, “The Voice
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of Authority.” * 1
“There are many voices,” said Rev*
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McQueen, that speak various, things to :
various people at various times, but
there is one voice only that speaks the 1
right thing to all people at all times.'
A voice out of a cloud on the mount!
of transfigunAion said of Jesus: This;
is my beloved Son: hear ye him.
Jesus taught as one having author-!
ity, and it is to his words and his \
promptings through our own conscien
ce that we must look for guidance in
the conduct of our lives.”
Those who did not attend church
last evening lost the opportunity to
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hear a helpful sermon well and clearly
expressed. No condensed abstract of'
Rev. McQueen's talk would be fair
either to the speaker or to the reader,
and hence will not be further attempt
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The Bridge Club met with Mrs. Ar
thur McNeer Saturday afternoon. Ev
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ery member was present and a most
^njoyable afternoon was passed.
; Mrs. S. M. Graff won the prize for
the high score of the month.
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Wanted on* complete oil drilling outfit
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ALASKA WET WITH
LIQUOR ANT* SNOW
SAN ihANClSCO, Oct., 25—
With «r> i. uch snow in Alaska bow
could it be a diy country ? -
That s the problem that Wrtliarr.*
H. Jordan, federal prohibition agent,
will put up to his superiors in the en
forcement of prohibition.
Jordan returned yesterday to San
1 ran.; sco from a hurried'trip to th»
northern territory. A report that
Alaska had continued wet in spite of
the fact that the United States had
gone dry was responsible for his ex
pedition. #
“Alaska is not much different from
the rest of the country,” said Jordan.
“There is plenty of booze but it is
hard to get. The people who are well
known get it, but the stranger has to
go out and dig in the snow.
“From what I'saw I would say that
to enforce prohibition in Alaska it
would be necessary to get a Federal
agent on snowsfyoes for every Eskimo
ic e palace. The Eskimos have learn
ed the tricks of the home-made still
from their American friends.
“When the snow stops falling in
Alaska the territory will be dry. The
old in Alaska has it all over the
Federal agent. He can dive into a
snow hank and get a drink . The Fed
ora! agent dives in after him and gets
pr» umonia.
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“ The great problem of the Alaskan
is how to get wine. The country
does not produce grapes. There is
stilt some wine to be had in Alaska.
If the 3' ederal officers follow up the
situation closely enough they may be
able to cut off the supply of grape
juice and limit the residents to home
made whisky. . .
“Raiding a still in Alaska is a fu
tile task. They start another one in
the next snowbank. As long as fer
mentation will produce alcohol it
seems to me the frontier . countries
will have their spiritus frumenti.”
Jordan spent a month on his trip
to Alaska. A meeting of the leading
citizens' of Nome and the territory
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was held and the situation placed
before him very frankly.
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l . NOTICE
[ 1 City taxes are nownhie and may be
I paid at the uffice of H. Dougherty,
City Treasurer.
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Bout Seward but Never Knock.
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NEW YORK, Oct, 25— Governor
Cox made an attack on the people who
were circulating false propoganda
about him and declared that the Sat
urday Evening Post in next Thursdays
issue throws off the cloak of nonpart
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isianship and resorts for the first time
to devises of partisian editorial and
cartoons to create sentiment for the
Republican ticket by picturing him
(Cox) in a cartoon as a newsboy sell
ing his wares and Harding as a kind-1
ly and wise gentleman. The impress
ion that they seek to make -upon the
people is that I am irresponsible and
that Harding is grave and reliable.
MACON , Georgia, Oct., 25— The
Democratic State Convention today
adopted a platform expressing its in
alterable opposition to the League
Covenant and further instructed all
the State senators to vote against the
indorsement of it no mater how it af
fected the candidacies _of either Cox
or Roosevelt.
The platform did not indorse Wil
son’s Administration and mentioned
Wilson's name only incidentally.
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Corporal Oyler left for Aqphomge,
where he will be stationed permanent
ly.
The soldiers gave another success
ful dance Saturday night. A few of i
the passengers from the Alameda at-1
tended.
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Pvt. McAnnally amuses the boys,
with his violin. He is becoming quite
a musican.
Ninety percent of the social and
personal letters received by the boys
%of this detachment, contain the follow
ing phrase: “Excuse thp poor writing
as I am in a Hurry.”
Very few of the soldiers will go
home for Christmas. Due to the fact
that they are so far front horae, the
fares would amount to more than they
could afford. , * ^
VICTORIA, B. C., Oct., 26— Can
ada’s “Pacific fleet,” the old cruiser
Rainbow, which during the war, seis
ed two German power schooners in the
Gulf of California, has been sold to a
Seattle, firm. In the passing of the
Rainbow, Esduimault, the navy yard
town near here, will lose one of its
familiar sights, for the Rainbow has
made her home at the navy yard docks
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for several years.
The Rainboy, a second class, stegl
protected cruiser of 3,600' tons, was
built in England in 1881 and was sent
to Canada in 1910 to form the nucleus
of the Dominion navy. Now the Rain
bow and her old sister ships are sold
and new vessels are being sent from
England for the niry .
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TELEGRAPH
FLASHES
BKJBLAZE
NEW YORK, Oct, 25— Damages
estimated at more than a quarter of a
million dollars were caused last night
by a fire in the theatrical district
which swept several buildings and
damaged the Winter 'Garden. *
ANOTHER MEXICAN CRIME
CANENEA Mexico , Oct, 25— E.
T. Sovrey an American was murdered
at Cananea Mexico last Wednesday
the State Dep^tment is advised today
by the American Consul at Nogalea.
The State department has instructed
the consul to take all seeps he
thinks necessary to apprehend the
urderer. «
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N. G. ORGANIZATION
WASHINGTON, Oct 25— Innate
diate reorganization of the National
Guard is deemed advisable by the war *
department which ' announced today
that the minimum enlisted strength
during peace times must be 427,000
men.
ANOTHER BOMB OUTRAGE
SEATTLE, Oct, 25— A bomb
thrown through the window of the
home of F. B. Shong claim agent of
ttye Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul
railroad exploded wrecking the entire
lower floor of the building. Four per
sons who were sleeping in the house at
the time were uninjured. Mr. Shong
| .-an'as&ign no reason for the attack.
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CALGARY MINERS ADVANCED
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CALGARY, Alberta, Oct, 25- The
coal miners at this place were granted
an increase of one dollar and fifteen
cents per day.
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NORTHWESTERN ON WAY
SEATTLE, Oct, 25— The steamer
Northwestern sailed from Seattle this
morning with fifty nine passengers
bound for Alaska cities. Among the
passengers are W. L. Whittemore and
wife, B. Zalor, A. Zalor and seven
f tee rage.
The steamer Evans left Ketchikan
Saturday and should arrive in Seward
shout Wednesday. %
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The news of the Mayors death
spread rapidly throughout England
and the Sein Fein are preparing a
great funeral.
The committee on Irish Indepen
dence of New York called a mass
meeting Sunday for all dtiaepa to de
nounce tike British treatment qf Ho
Swinney. Chicago Oct, 25. Jay Brown
Campaign manager for Parley Christ
iansen has wired De Valera predicting
that McSwimiey's death means the
dea$h of British rale in Ireland.
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