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VOLUME XIV, NUMBER 108._ __---r-^p--^ ,- ", •' V .ir...
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ALASKA ARRIVES IN PORT
WITH MANY PASSENGERS
AND GOOD FREIGHT CARGO
Bringing 87 passengers and 690
tons of freight for Seward, Commo
dore Gus Nord docked the steamer
Alaska at 12:30 o’clock this noon.
Both the commodore and Purser Mor
gan leport a splendid trip north wea
ther conditions being alL to the marsh
mallow.
Passengers arriving on the Alaska
for Seward were E. H. Griffin, Mrs.
Hanson, M. lmhoff, Mrs. J. Kohn, Sam
Lackman, J. A. McGowan, A. H. Smith
S. Spence, H. Scott, J. Turner, C.
Grytness, Mi's. E. Johnson, Mrs. J. M.
Sloan, Margaret Sloan, Anna Johnson,
Dorothy Nebergal, 0. S. Brown, Prof.
Savage, George McCullough, J. E.
Weiss, J. Pendergast, Mike Stanton,
P. St Pierce, M. C. Rugg, F. M. Carr
ington, Mis. M. C. McMullen, Ed* Ja
cobsen, Ed. Belmont, Pete Kale, Frank
Parrish, Rev. Markham, E. A. W ilson.
Sam Guyot, H. C. Hemshaw, Charles
D. Garfield, George Forrest and wife,
S. W. Jensen, N. Keizer, Cal Hutton,
J. W. Gucksen, J. M. McDavitt, W.
Beedy, Joe Bouch, W. P. Weisman, H.
Mil, Steve Anka, Gus Lalles, Andy
Anderson, J. Franka, A. Anderson.
G. Anderson, E. M. Lindsey, G. L.
Stewart, M. Reily, P. McGuire, P. Bon
ner, D. R. Hartman and wife, A. J.
Dimond, Mrs. Lang, John D. Bouse,
F. K. Brennenaan, W. A. Munly, E. E.
Ritche, C. E. Rucker and wife, John
B. Miller, J. K. Wilson, Joe Johnson
and 12 steerage.
Steamer Alaska is scheduled to sail
n^uth tomorrow morning at 5 '’clock.
Passenger*, will be allowed t*". b^rd
the steamer tonight- betw^m 8 and ^
o’cl »ck.
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OLD SOURDOUGH DEAD
SEATTLE, Sept., 23— George
Kenny Fitzpatrick, pioneer of Dawson
having been a miner on Bonanza, died
yesterday aged 35 years.
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SEARCH FOR BERGDOL
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept, 23— The
polke have started search for Grover
Bergdol, the wealthy draft evader, re
ported seen on die streets here recent
ly.
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Albert Jackson, two and one half
years old, was drowned recently in a
pool Qt water near Thane.
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NEW YORK, Sept., £3— Oswald
Garrison Villard, Editor of “The Na
tion”, today announced the selection of
a committee of 100 to publicly investi
gate the conditions of Ireland with
especial reference to atrocities. The
. hearings are to be held in Washing
I ton. One sub committee of five in
cludes Senators Johnson, Phelan,
Spencer, Ashurst and Walsh. Gover
t nurs Carey, Edwards, Frasier and
* Campbell will be another committee.
Valera and Geddes will be asked to
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represent Ireland and supply Sinn
Fein witnesses .
MARION, Ohio, Sept., 23— De
claring that the Irish problem “ was
not a question of official America,”
Warren G. Harding made a statement
today that in his opinion the move
ment for Irish Independence under the
I<eague would be a subject called “do
mestic.”
SOCIALISTS WILL ADHERE
TO THIRD INTERNATIONAL
MONTEVIDEO, Sept., 23— The
Socialists Congress, by an immense
majority, today decided to adhere to
the Third International in everything.
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TO “SET OUT” OYSTERS
WEST SAYVILLE, N. Y., Sopt.,
23— Propagation of young oysters all
ready to “set out” guaranteed to mul
tiply with proper care into a flourish
ing brood, may result from experi
ments just concluded by W. F. Wells,
of the New York Conservation Com
mission, who today reported on his
extensive study of oyster breeding.
Mr. Wells, at his laboratory on the ,
shore of the Great South Pay, has sue- j
ceeded in keeping alive millions of
young oysters from the larva to the 1
“set” stage. In his report he said that
hatcheries modeled after his plant can
be ouilt wherein the oysters may be
incubated until time to set them out
in deep waters.
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MAIL ORDER HOUSES
ANNOUNCE PRICE CUT;
FOOD NOT AFFECTED
CHICAGO, Sept, 23— Seam-Roe
buck and Montgomery-Ward* the two
big mail order houses, today announc
ed a price redaction of ten to twenty
per cent in many lines of goods. Food
prices are not generally affected*
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CHARLES GARFIELD HERE
One of the best known Alaskans,
Charles D. Garfield, arrived on the
Alaska and although his arrival was
unexpected, a reception committee of
former Nome and Juneau resident
was at the dock and extended the wel
come hand to the popular official
.from the customs house* at Juneau.
Mr. Garfield is making an official vis
it to this part of the territory.
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ALAMEDA ON WAY NORTH
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SEATTLE, Sept., 23— Steamer
Alameda sailed for-^the north this
morning at 9 o’clock with 50 passeng
ers the following being for Seward: |
John Biolette
Carl Weaver
Seven steerage. $
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SARDINIANS WANT TO
HAVE SELF GOVERNMENT
„ ROME, Sept, 23— The spirit of
unrest has penetrated since the war
even to such old world and out of the
way spots as thc^ Island of Sardinia.
Among these picturesque peasants,
many of whom cannot read or write,
though they are often people of digni
fied manners and strong characters,
public opinion & diffused by word of
mouth and a strong party has arisen
lately whose motto is “Sardinia
alone,” who think that the Island,
which is the second largest in the Me
diterranean would be more prosper
ous if it governed itself and had little
or nothing to do with Italy.
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INVESTIGATION ORDERED
WASHINGTON, Sept., 23— An in
vestigation has been ordered of
naval government of the Island oi Sa
moa by a court of inquiry which is
headed by Rear Admiral Hughes.
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FISH QUOTATIONS
SEATTLE, Sept, 25— Halibut is
quoted at nineteen cents; chickens at
eifcht cents; sable at five cents, red
and lhtg c od at two cents.
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REJECT SUFFRAGE
ANNAPOUS, Maryland, Sept, 28
— The house, at midnight rejected
the suffrage amendment Moat of the
ratification vot« wer* IUpoWlc*i*.
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NEW YORK, Sept., 23— While the
investigators were still seeking to
solve the mystery of the Wall Street
explosion, just one week ago today
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noon, fhe police announced the finding
of a package containing dynamite or
the platform of a Reed Avenue rlc
vat * l car In Brooklyn .
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YORK, Sept, 23— The Bu
reau of Combustible* this afternoon
stated the package Brand in Brooklyn
n ♦he platform of an elevated car was
a b« mb with the faze burning when a
special patrolman found it
NEW YORK, Sept., 23— This aft
ernoon, upon receipt of a Warning by
an anonymous letter that the Grand
Central Terminal would be blown up,
extraordinary action followed to pro
tect the terminals. Extra guards were
thrown about the Pennsylvania sta
tion and main p^st office.
CLEVELAND, Sept., 23— Although
all financial institutions were heavily
guarded last night, no banks were
blown up as was announced there
would be in a “ti£” received yesterday
afternoon by Postmaster Murphy.
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SOUTH AMERICA Ha!s
BIG TRADE BALANCE
AGAINST UNITED STATER
WASHINGTON, Sept, 23— South
America wound up the fiscal year of
1920 with a trade balance of $870,000,
000 against the United States. Figur
es made public by the Department of
Commerce show that exports from the
United States aggregated $490,944,
179 while imports from South Amer
ica totalled $860,944,300.
Argentina was the largest Importer
from the United States, the total val
ue of goods shipped to that republic
during the 12 months ended July 1,
being $167446£48. Brasil was second
in goods purehasecTfrom f the United
States, the value being fllM2M17.
Brazil led the South American coun
tries in shipments to the United Stat
es the total value being $281,217,794.
Argentina Was second with $267,788,
114. Chiles exports to the United
States were valued at $11^287,226,
while imports from that country were
valued at only $44,290*86.
Columbia was fourth among
South American nations in
the United States ami in im
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TOKJO, Sept., 23— The Washing
ton government will be asked to ap
point a committee to effect a solution
of the Japanese-American problems
and in the event of the passage of the
California anti>Alien land law, the
Japanese government will arrange a
suit against the California legislature
on the ground that the Mil is uncon*
stitutional and violates treaty rights*
PRESIDENT
OF FRANCE
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LONDON, Sept., 23— It is reported
here that Premier Millerand has been
elected President of France by the
Versailles session.
President Millerand has long been
one of the foremost figures in the
French political life. He entered Par
liament in 1886 and the cabinet in 18
SV. His early affiliations was with the
Radical Socialists. His sendees during
the war was as Minister of War under
Viviani and as Premier. Former Pro
s
mier Clemenceao raised him to the
Presidency.
MINERS STRIKE POSTPONED
SEATTLE, Sept. 28- The threat
ened strike of the state coal miners
scheduled for today has been post
poned, the onion officials deciding to
take a referendum of the various lo
cals. The miners asked that th* wa^e
scale recently granted be made re
i troacttye to August 18th but the op
orators have refused to grant this
claiming the eoal miaed slam than has
already been solA
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I . SEATTLE, Sept, 23— Hie Pacific
| Canned Fish Broken Association to
| day published estimates showing the
| total salmon pack of Alaska, Puget
Sound, British Columbia and Columbia
river as 6,066,000 cases valued at 660r
000,000. The total pack this year is
11,000,000 cases short of the pack of
last year. The Alaska pack is f&ur and
one quarter million cases as compar
ed with four and one half million cas
es of last year. The Puget Sound peck
was greatly diminished.
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COX IN A WRECK
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ENROUTE WITH COX, Sept, 23—
The Arizooia campaign terminated
last night very abruptly by a wrack of ..
nominee (<ox’s special train. Today
Cox is speeding through New Mexioo
and will speak at Albuquerque la
night The governor and his party art
none the worse for their srpsHsnrr in
their wreck and only n few urtisr in
juries resulted.
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REPUBLICAN FINANCE BOOK '
TO BE THOROUGHLY FIRMED
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WASHINGTON, Sept, .18— tfW
Seaate imreatifattar miida>tfaaT '’baa
ordered a wenplete probe iato the fla
aadag book of ‘‘BapaUieiudan be ID*
20.” TMa waa pejiHeblil by the At*