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SEW MM). ALASKA.MONDAY. NOVEMBER :t. 1919. ___
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Rusby Luo a - cam#* in from Min? -■>
Saturday afte-noon :m«l a ‘tomb'd t’*«
dunce Saturday night. Mr. Luius ic
gistered at lb.* Hotel Sexton. lie re
turned out tie* lin#* yesterday ufter
noon.
U. J. M in o 4 .• . - im Saturday f *om
Mile 23 and r *g s ereil at the Hotel
Seward. Mr. Munro returned to ' -
station yesterday.
Jessie-Johns'on. from out the line,
came in Saturday, registered at t’.#.
Hotel Seward and returned to his Na
tion this morning.
Walter It. Rathbun. of the A. K. C
force at Anchorage is registered at the
Hotel Sexton having arrived on t' «
train last night . Mr. Rathbun will hr
in Seward for several days.
May V. Delos and Maudene Robin
son, arrived from Anchorage las’
night and are guests at the Hotel Ov
erland.
Duncan* Little, one of the best
known K# nai Peninsula old-timers, is
registered at the Hotel Ovcilund hu\
ing arrived on the t*ti»n last night.
J. F. Case, from Gran: Lake. is re
gistered at the Hotel Sexton.
Mrs. O. P. Hubbard. visiting in
Sward during the nast week, return
ed on yesterday’s t ain to the Prim
rose mine.
Axel Nelson and Albert Larsen,
from Ncnana, . registe ed at »'
Hotel Seward, ltoth men are discha g
od soldiers and went inside curly in
the spring. They are going to the
states for the holidays.
K. Herver and Fred Moller, oM
time’s of the interior, are registered
at th*‘ Hotel Sw:rd on tfceir v ay out
side.
Thomas Werner is in from Mile o
and is registered at the Hotel Sev ard.
jYter Jenson, from Ivnik, and V. P.
Kothwell, from Wasilla, arrived las
night from the interior and are guests
at the Hotel Overiai’d.
VM. S. (.Irren, arrival from An* ho
‘ ai ■ on tl last 1
e -ed at th“ Hotel Overland.
Sam Hjorth, who came ov» • Pro •
Pa -
at the Hot d S'wartl. Mr. Hjor.h v :
Ieavr for a vis’* to tho states on tin
Northwestern.
.lark Kintr i' registered at tho Ho
V*1 Seward from Mde M.
Leo Ohnhouser, who has been : 1
V city* for several days a crucst it
the Hotel Seward, returned to Mile ° l
on th~ train yesterday morning.
Mayor Chamberlin, following hi
encounter with a cucumber,
around the city this morning hut fil
ing a trifle wobbly on his ptrs.
Mrs. W. W. French has been added
to the force ot* salesladies at Sylvie*
Miss Thelma Ellsworth having return
ed to assist her mother.
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Highland., who
arrived from the westward on the
Eloise, have taken one of the No or.
apartments and will probably remain
in Seward during the wir.te- month?.
NEW YORK. Nov., The Asso
, r.tion pj ».;*•<! t<> national prohlhitior
1' i.; j*v .1 a statement declaring p o
hibition is largely responsible for tin
n’;,,p • :u*veas; in radicalism in th'
Uniti 1 States. The statement sa\s al
Ind’ tra! Workers of the World fav
or p’ >h hi lion because this creates ra
dualism.
assessment work
EXEMPT FOR 1919
\V VSHINGTON. Nov.. 3— Late
Saturday afternoon the House
adopted the resolution exempting
* from assessment work in 1919 a'i
* mining claims in the Lnited
States and Alaska. The resolution
* was sent to the Senate. Previous ‘
legislation resulted in contusion
and the new measure was passed
* to make the law plain.
\\ E A T H E R R E P O R T
The following is the weather repo»i
for the 21 hours emliug at 7 o‘clod
th.< morning:—
Seward 22 al» *ve, I’t. Cloudy. Calm
Anchorage zero, (dear, Calm.
Wasilui zero, C’ear, Calm.
Matami'# . 2 atone Clear Calm.
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Kro CROSS CAMPAIGN
George Sexton, chairman of the lo
cal campaign committee to socip*
members to tlm American Red Cros'.
.;»! name hi'? ••ommitteo tomorrow 1
as .!st him in the local drive. The pre*
.* nt campaign is for members only
and anyone visiting . or passing
through Seward can leave their $1
with Mr. Sexton today, secure thoi»
receipt and 1920 button.
... . CH POET IS DEAD
GIVEN V ST \TK FCNERAI
VTlirXS. \ v- ‘i— Georges Sou •
. tne Creek ’> * and editor of ^Ik
b\:rnr*’ i;r iV fiend and he \/n-’
«• • *d a « *; 1 *» i-ral. Souris’ de itb
»cr* ”d d a** a «• not only t» ‘s'*
•ova y wo’id but to Greece as a
»te. In his w: t lies which we’e al
ways in verse of a popular character
] dealt with political subjects in ;
\ of bitter smasm. He rendciei'
• ‘^se services to the Venezelis*
rai::o and to Alh'cd interests. Souri
•-f »s-**d all honors during his lifetim
’ oi since his dentil lias been awarded
the cross of Commander of the Order
of the Savior.
II VIVAIIAN ORIENTALS
FOLLOW IN FOOTSTEPS
OF WHITE BRETHREN
HONOLULU, Nov., 3— Japanese
representing seven hundred carpent
o •. >nil masons have organized a un
ion here and have determined that af
te»- October 1 they will work eight
hours and charge time and onc-haif
for overtime. %
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WASHINGTON. Nov., Ailmia
at: lit'on leaders aro to propone a fin
1 .1 vote this w<*< k on the treaty utii'i
cation, apparently contemplatin '*t
<i ad lock ov-'r the reservations. 1 he
lead *rs aeree to lay ;ho treaty maU ;
over if it is not ratified.
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LOUISVILLE. Nov., •» - Pi- o i
»vater drove 200 Green ri\ %r eount.\
families Iron* their home d :
n:j»ht and this mornimr. The > i ! a
.lestroyed property ,cs imateil at $L
000.000. *
,/ORLI) ( ONVKRENUK Or
i. sj. foreign traders
TO BE HELD IN MA
:;i5W YORK. Nov., One of C.r:
! important, features of the Seventh Na
tional Fore ign Trade Convention, t
be held at San Francisco, May 12, In
will bo a wo:Id conference of
Ann perm foreign traders, according
' n.* 'O'.pv oment made today by 0. K
Da« , Secretary of the National For
pmvm Trade Council, who will be soc
r <.uv of the convention. Three specie'
convention st amer** have been eha^t
1 oivd for the accommodation of de'm
1 gates fiom abroad.
Another steamer, starting fiom
\>v York will go by way of the Pan
ama Uanal.
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\MERIC \N PRODUCTS \RE
BEING DISPLAYED IN NORWAY
CHRISTIANIA, Nov., Fou:
hundred and fifty American firm
v-r»*o rmrcs* Fed in the American Ex
position here for the display of pio
ducts f.om the United States. Gren*
interest is being shown in this exhi
Ft on which is the first American at
t^mpt in Europe since the boginnin.:
of the war. The grounds were decorat
ed with the Stars and Strips, sailors
from the cruiser Chattanooga parna
rd while American airplanes circled
above. The exposition is being herald
ed as a groat success.
WASHINGTON. Nov., U - Senate
V\ sli\v 1.. Jones, of the state* ol Wash
ington, has introduced Hills proposa.i
an alternative plan for permanent ted
ere1 shipping policy of the Unite*
Suit \ ll is predicted that ships fly
etr the A trior.t an t.ag now a.ntos
ofjual the Hi it ish tonnage or will s<
l>y the end of next year. It is also sa’'
; Unit ?d States ; • to complet! th
warship building program by the en*
{if n *::t year giving America a fleet (■
eighteen million tons, the greatei
,»art unde** government ownership.
H»:i riSIIKUS ARE GOING
HEAVY ON HOUSE RACING
LONDON, Nov.. There is mw
betting than ever on horse racin;
throughout England, according to on
of t,w‘ lead ng London bookniakiiv
'i »"s ns though ovorv one was trying
to make up for war time period wher j
Mpg as well as batting was suspend j
cd.
•‘It is ne4 only that moro peopP
are hotting/' said the head of the con
corn/’ hut they are wagering larg*
svjos. The small man who used l<
have his ‘tanner’ on a race now risk
his shilling or half crown, while tin
clubman who formerly was content tv
wager a sovereign now bets a fiver.
MURDERERS OF MUNICH
HOSTAGES ARE ON TRI \i
PEP.UN, Nov., .°>— Pa* A. P.— Th
trial of those accused of the murdc*
of the Munich hostages continues r
Bavaria. Many of th- witnesses wh»
number a hundred related fenrfu1 sto
ics of the brutai:Nes alleged to hav
be^n practiced tyy the Spart’C’Sts, Fe»d
Schikklh offer and others. Much of th
testimony taken related to the robb’nj
of the bodies of the hostage aftg'
they had been shot. Seidl, it was testi
fied obtained in this way 60,000 marks.
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WASHINGTON. Nov., :J - Attor
r.cv Ci‘lal A. ,\.itche!! i’.a.n *r toou./
in Tom •! the coal miner?, who pro
11 j i» tlu t s. govern
ment *a.; ready to do everything in its
power ate t y • ito t c
ments of the present controversy, b"S
in tl-: re rv.it imo tin* • <>*■ inment must
enforce the laws and cannot tolerate
err Vva>-ns to stop production.
It is believed that "he :;ov( rnir.c
will not attempt to sc tV t e ir-in i’
o . • the strike I
o va’ ;* been called off.
st :rooLs a::c; closed
.
;nrU to .r>s ir. Iowa are fuoliiyv the
r. suits of the coal strike. i. ’.v ..,t .
lark and at Indianola the s bools,
h.at es avd lodges :i.e closed as tin
'*iectric power is on until !0:‘)0 oVlocV
only.
TROOPS AP.E ON 01 \RI>
DENVER. Nov., :i— The Co > ;
Kuei & Iron Company ant' southe-n
do!oratio ces1 *n nos a t* p* •aDng.
Troops arc* guard ' p the miner;
HA IAl HA - PEAN •
WASHINGTON Nov., II p "
:rt'it:itivn Haer has introduced a vr>
;o ution urging Prc: idont V/. n ’ *
•• . b!1 mln( .
nines and negotiate voluntary ag'vo
nents with the workers to ins i ' eu
nterruntod ruining and guana i°c tin
op orators and mi no is interests du’iny
die present emergency.
CERT ME TRAIN SERVICE
WASHINGTON, r’ov., 3- u
gcr trains have been curtailed to sonv
extent on several railroads on account
,f the coal strike. The railroads have
ufficicnt coal to one’ate freigh'
trains for several weeks. The a *oad
have seized all coal at seaports whirl
was waiting shipment.
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UNIONIZED MINES C LOSED
PITTSBURGH, Nov., 3— Ontvn
and western Pennsylvania ur.'oivzo*!
mines are not attempting to operate.
NON— UNION MINES WORKING
CHARLESTON, Nov., 3— Over 30 )
non-union West Virginia mines nr*'
operating.
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UNION MEN GO TO WORK
[ WASHINGTON, Nov., 3— The firs
j break in the strike is reported fioV.
Northern West Virginia where fifter*
uifon mines resumed operation thi.>
jif'.ertoon.
may call strike oft
WASHINGTON, Nov., 3— Continu
ed p*’V ere is feeing brought on the
, th - 1 M ne Woi kers
*( cad ti e coa. strike off. Assurances
: .( given tile unions that President
W...$o;» and Attorney General Palmer
stand i ivly to attempt an adjustment
a. s>oon as the strike order is rccind
* d. Gomuors has advised Lewis of the
government's attitude.
TROOPS ORDERED OUT
J3L PASO, Nov., 3— Troops have
been ordered at Colfax, New Mexico,
.o • stiike duty.
1JLTTE SEIZES COAL
DUTTE, Nov., 3— On tho govern
mr»it s orders, the railroads have seiz
• a all coal cn.oute to iiutte. Local
dealers are receiving no coal and th *
situation is serious.
MAY RETAIN M’ADOO
iXDlAXAL’OLlS, Nrr., 3— It is
r ortecl tho minors may retain Mc
doo to appear in the injunction hea'*
.. g next Saturday.
NO PLANS ON STRIKE
ST. LOUIS, Nov., 3— Coal operat
ors, especially the committee of oper
ators on the wage scale, announced
this afternoon they have no plans to
or.d the st *ke, except those the min
erft refused to consider. The Operators
arc anxious to open negotiations it
the miners will return to work.
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NORTHWESTERN AT CORDOVA
Steamer Northwestern arrived at
Cordova at S o’clock last night and
was scheduled to sail from there nt
noon today. The Northwestern could
reach Seward tomorrow evening.
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Agent McDonaM received a cable
this afternoon stating the Northwest
ern would arrive in Seward tomorrow
evening.
SATURN OFF FOR CORDOVA
The U. S. S. Saturn sailed at 5:30
o’clock this morning for Cordova. Tho
catu n will probably rotun to Seward
arriving Wednesday evening.
DON’T FORGET
There are only
43 DAYS
remaining in which
to do your
CHRISTMAS
SHOPPING