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Daily Edition, and The Alaska Weekly Post
SEWARD MrA.WEDNESDAY.'a'pBIL'28. 1920. TEN CEVIS PER COPY
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SKATTl.i:. A-' il A dispatch
from Washington to * m Dost-lntelli
pvneer says the inter Departmental
committee on Alasl;; transpoi tation
will |«av on May 2»ul for Seattle to
hold one week’s hearing and will al
so consider fre g;'t rate charges, im
proven mi • »; tile present service and
also plan for a new ami better serv
ice. Tin? < nunittee will also probe in
to tin? *ie >1 i»t Alaska and are anxious j
to met Alaskans from outly'ng clis-1
trie! . th**ii m eds and a^k about water !
i an: *» •. tation.
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MAN* PROMINENT MEN
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t O.M EKENv E o.v llEVl/E
>iA\ 1 RANCISC v>. April 2 >— The
list of >Tk?uker» who wail be heard at
the National Foreign Fade Conten
tion which motes ho.c .May 12 to t*>
was announced here today.
Theii? w ill lx f-ur gv .< rid s. ssions
at which papers will be presented by
leaders in Uie»E respective lioals aiid
thirteen group seo. ons tor iiuo n ai
discussions on various prob uns.
Among the sp<n hers will be James
A. Fane11. Chai:n\an cl the Hoard of
I>i;ectors of the United States Stiel
Corporation of New dork; Robert 11.
Patohin, Export Manager for . R.
Grace & Company of New dork; lM\
_ Henry Suzzalo, President of the L n;
vorsity of Washington, Seattle; Krcd
o ick J. Foster, President of the Fost
er Company cJ’ Sun F»ancisco and
chairman of the Picnic Coast t o.n
nvttee in charg** oi the Hunk of Now
York and William Sproule, P result nt
of the Southern Pacific Railway.
GERMAN GOVERNMENT HAS
Pl RCIASrO FEDERAL ROARS
BERLIN. Aprd 2>— The govern
ment has purchased the Fcdciel slat°
railroads for forty billion marks.
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SEP ERA IE ( ARS FOR
WHITES AM) NEGROES
HEED TO BE LEGAL
WASHINGTON. April 2S,— The
United States supienw court upheld
the Kentucky law requiring soperate
cars for white and negro passengers
on railroad trains.
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WASHINGTON. April 2S— The
population of Sacramento , Cal., is
6i’,Sf»7 an increase since the last cen
sus of 17.3 per cent.
HELLING HAM, Wash., April 2S—
The Washington stale Republican con
vention delegates selected ten district
and four delegat s at huge to the Na
tional convention* at the ses.-ion he hi
»s "day and whi it ended early this
morning.
The convention instruct* d the de e
gates to loyally use all means in their
pow«*r to secuie Poindexter’s nomina
f( »• the Presidency. The delegn
tion however is ot bound to any can
didate for second cho:ce.
Wood supporters a-sert that twelve
* t’ * feur;‘wl dilegnt < will suy.pc.t
him. One is avowedly for Hoover a d
‘he other is unknown.
Gus Kelly, of Taco: *a, was chose.*
to suvee* *1 Sam A. P< A. us, as Nation
al committeeman.
The platfovn cal*.- for eradication
from the public schools of the agnos
• c and mate*? ibsth* Socialistic teach
ers, urges passage of the criminal
syndicalism act and rigid enforcement
denounces the work war risk insur
. ! opposes the League unless
reservations included Fully protecting
American soverigntv, demands pro
tect«on ef Americans in Mexico, con
demns the administration's Mexican
policy, opposes uncompromisingly so
cial; urn. commend' spil it of American
ism a.' shown by laho>* during the war.
declares against autocracv either of
labor or capital, urges the adoption of
the budget svstem, repeal of the Un
derwood tariff law, enactment of a
protective tariff, adoption of oniv'~
sil m’Utary turning , favors a soldier
bonus and stricter nr' 'ra'ization hiws.
FLOUR IIAS A DVAXt !:i>
MINNEAPOLIS, April 2'S— Flour
h*' - advanced f’ftv cents a barrel and
is now $15 50. This is the highest
orice ever received here and is due to
the high wheat market.
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LIVING APVAM'KS
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HUSTON, April l he aver- v
age cost of living for wage earn
ers advanced seven per cent from
November 1919 lo March 1920
according to a report made public
* today by the National lnduslria;
* conference Board.
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Steamer Alaska cleared west
bound from Juneau at 12:50 o'clock
yesterday afternoon and is duo in Cor
dova at midnight tonight.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Me
thodist church will meat Thursday af
enu on at 2 o’clock with Airs. 1). (.
Mailt ison.
Slides on the railroad between
Mi>.; 71 and 75 blocked traffic and
Tie Gateway City limited scheduled to
got, away at 8 o’clock this mo.ning
was due to leave out this afternoon.
The freighter Skagway got away
from port at 11 o’clock this forenoon.
Mrs. Julia Ellsworth and Miss
Mary Ellsworth, mother and sister of
H. E. Ellsworth, arc passengers on
the Admiral Watson for Seward. Both
will spend the summer here.
I)-*. B. B. Wilson and Florence
Leonard, both visitors in Seward fo**
Hiveral months last year, are coming
t o til on the Admiral Watson.
B. C. FRITI CROC SHORT
VICTORIA. R. C., April 2 —
facts for the entire 1°2<> sina" i "R
and lutv ( op or the 1* razor R ’
v. ' ‘V hav hoc a offered by canr.
F. B. Rat row, provincial minister of
:i rHeuiture announced. The estimated
0-op will b 400 tons under the de
mand. according to Mr. Barrow.
LETT1 U CARRIERS CAN
NOW WEAR OVERALLS
\V \SHIXOTON. April LG— Au oi
der issued by the postoffice depart
ment permits letter carriers to wear
owalls if a majority in any office so
desires.
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" ‘fOKLYN SURFACE
iRANSIT SYSTEM WANT
TO INCREASE FARES
NEW YORK, April 28— The re
ceive! of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company, lias started suit in the Su
preme Court of New York for increase
of fares to eight cents on Brooklyn
surface systems. This was done after
the rub’ic service commission had re
fused to grant the increase.
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WESTERVILLE, Ohio, April 28—
The state superintendents of the Anti
Saloon League have been called to
meet in Chicago and San Francisco,
during the national conventions of the
two great political parties, and to re
main in session during the conven
tions.
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CODUMRUS, Ohio, April 2K— Four
| thousand six hundred and seventy sov
j en piccincis out of f»582 show Hard
ing is leading Wood over 9000. John
' sons and Hoovoi’s names wore not on
tho ballot, l»ut they received 1200*1 and
and 8)00 each. Governor James M.
.lex was the only Democratic candi
date ami he car i d the state. Several
Democrats wrotft in the name of Mc
I Adoo.
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ROSTOV, April 2S— Dodge, Gil
lette, Williams, Murray, Crane and
Edward A. Thuistcn were elected Re
publican delegates at large. Of thirty
five delegates elected. 29 are ui.plcdg
l »*d. four are pledged to Wood a: !
,vn,;-.y others are favorabb to his can
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I didacy.
The entire Democratic do1' gutem
•'looted goe^ to the San Franc.* > »Va
Donal convention unpledg d.
lliram Johnson was not a candi
I date.
NEWARK, V. J. April 2S- Eigh
teen hundred and fifty one precincts
out of 2002 shows that Wood is lead
ing ohnson by ”>.T>1. The delegates at
large inclu le Edg • and Frcliaghuysen.
All are pledged to Wood. Apparently
the Edward’s delegates woie unoppos
ed.
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SENATE PASSES R VILROAD
VPROPRI VTION MEASURE
WASHINGTON, April 28- The
Senate has passed the house bill ap
propriation $300,000,000 for the rail
road deficiency and $.0,000,000 for
miscellaneous deficiencies.
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FRENCH LOSSES NOT SERIOUS
P ARIS, April 2*— Late information
indicates the Frenih losses at Urfa,
northwest of Mesoptonva were not
serious. A large detachment returned
from Urfa and others escaped the
Turks in other directions.
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EVANS IS DUE AT 4
St 'amor Admiral Evans is report
ed by Agent Wayne Blue tc be due in
port southbound at 4 o’clock this aft
ernoon.
FISH QUOTATIONS
SEATLE, April 28— Fish quota
tions are as follows: halibut, sixteen
cents, sable, five cents; red and ling
cod, two cents.
KETCHIKAN, April 28— Halibut
firsts are ton cents; seconds, six cents.
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I'LL TAKE THE SAME
PANAMA, April 28— The Pana
ma drink called “pipa” which is made
of the milk of a young green cocoanut,
enlivened with a generous dash of
sherry, is finding much favor among
people who come here from the states
since national prohibition took effect.
Owing in part, perhaps, to prohibition,
the Isthmus is experiencing the great
est rush of tourists in its history.
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At 2 o’clock this afternoon, with
! omy 10 towns of the Third Division
1 reported, fourteen towns of the First
j division repotted, no returns from the
. Second or Fourth divisions, owing to
the wires being down, the primary
j election results were in no way indi
! rated.
At two o’clock the vote for the con
. tested positions of tin* K> publicans
stood as follows, the first column re
presenting the Third Division and the
second column of figures repro.-c nting
the First Division all complete re
turns:—
Herron 52 (5 1078
j McBride 800 130 <
I Chovin 532 212
Hazelet 03G 1031
Kccd *17 !•>.>«
Valentine 157 1507
Finnegan «07 217
Hubbard 21. > 2<l
Rustgard G05 073.
One hundred and forty cigiit votes
were cast in Seward yesterday in the
ferritorial piimaries. The Republicans
east 133 and the Democrats 15 show
ing that many Democrats assisted the
Republicans, called for Republican
ballots and helped in the three con
tests.
In Seward John J. rinnegan won
the nomination on the Republican
ticket for Attorney Geneial; McBride
defeat u Herron by bix votes ioi na
tional committeeman and Huzwlct and
Reed were nominated for delegates to
the Republican natiouul convention.
H. E. Chamberlin, candidate for Sen
ator from the Tliiid Division, on the
Republican ticket, was high man se
curing 108 votes.
The following is the detailed vote
in Seward:—
DELEGATE TO CONGRESS
Sutherland, Rep. 70
Grigsby, Dem. 14
FOR ATORNEY GENERAL
Finnegan, Rep. 54
Hubbard, Rep. 22
Rustgard, Rep. 45
Murphy, Dem. 12
FOR NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN
Chovin, Rep. 14
Herron, Rep. 56
McBride, Rep. 61
Donohoc, Dem. 13
NAT L CONVENTION DELEGATE
Hazclct, Rop. 75
Rood. Rop. 74
Valentino, Rop. 35
Casey, Dcm. 14
Caskey, Dem. 13
Connors, Dem. 13
Derry, Dcm. 13
Erwin, Dem. 11
Riggs, Dem. 11
ALTERNATES
Case, Rep 58
Dawes, Rep. 51
Kirk, Dem. 10
McMullen, Dcm. 10
Ooghe, Dem. 10
Patterson, Dem. 13
TERRITORIAL SENATOR
Chamberlin, Rep. 108
Noon, Dem. 15
TERRITORIAL REPRESENTATIVE
Eisner, Rep. 72
Frame, Rep. 7G
Lath rope, Rep. 71)
Murray, Rep. 78
Anderson, Dem. 14
Hermann, Dem. 13
Ray, Dem. 14
Sheehan, Dem. 14
ROAD COMMISSIONER
Denson. Rep. 02
Johnson, Rep. 61
No Dcm. Candidates.
AT MILE 4
Herron 11, McBride 1, Chovin 1;
Hazelet 5, Reed 9, Valentine 7. Finne
! gan 7, Hubbard 3, Rustgard 3.
AT ANCHORAGE
Total vote cast 080. Herron 377,
Chovin 109, McRr.de 88; Rustgard
211 Uubb: id 95, Finn gan 152; Haze
li.'t 151, Reed 302. Valentine 257.
AT CORDOVA
M B id< 570. Herron 15, Chovin 18;
! ’/.>•. t 1" i, 12 ed 73, Valentine 49;
Rustgard I09. Finnegan & >, Hubbard
37.
I AT KYAK
M.'Iinil*. 12'1. ll.'iTon -s Chovin 15;
IT: z -1 'l 157. Reed 57. Valentine 37;
Kiuneg im Hubbard *24, Rustgard
09.
AT VALDEZ
RRride 29, Herron 53, Oborin 1;
I!// >!et 34, Re»»d 52, Valentino 37;
Finnegan 10, Hubbard 3o. Rustgard
20.
at McCarthy
McBride 2::, 11«*i* on 5, Chovin 7;
Hazclct 32. Reed 19, Valentine 0;
Rustgard 19, Hubbard 7, Finnegan 8.
AT STRELNA
McBride 4. Chovin 2, Herron 0;
Haze let 5, Reed 2, Rustgard 4; Finne
gan 2.
AT KENNECOTT
McBride 55, Herron 9. Chovin 5;
Hazelet 51, Reed 54, Valentine 20,
Ru tgard 14, Finregan 23, Hubbard
20.
AT WRANGELL
Finnegan 7 Hubbard 13, Rustgard
01, Chovin 10, Herron 26. McBride 77 ;
I{; zolot 28, Reed 66, Valentine 79.
AT CHARCOAL POINT
Finnegan 8, Hubbard none, Rust*
ga d 11; Chovin none Herron 7, Mc
Bride 12; Hazelet 11, Reed 12, Valen
tine 10.
AT KETCHIKAN
Mt Br'd-' 206 Herron 61, Chovin 12;
Hazelet 180, Reed 107, Valentine 96.
Finnegan 150, Hubbard 20, Rustgard
96.
AT SKAGWAY
1 r.negan 12, Hubbard 23, Rust
pad 31; Chovin 62, Herron 12, Mo
ll ide 17; Hazelet 17, Reed 30, Valen
tine 10.
AT PETERSBURG
1 innogan 10, Hubbard 3, Rustpard
42; Chovin 5, Herron 25, McBride 31;
Hazelet 33, Reed 32, Valentine 15.
AT SITKA
r innogan 0, Hubbard 0, Rut-.pard
70; Chovin 18. Herron 47, McBride 45;
Hazelet 5S, Reed 71, Valentine 48.
AT JUNEAU
Herron 330, McBride 283, Chovin
45; Hazelet 225, Reed 477, Valentine
451; Finnepan 112, Hubbard 203,
Rustpard 323.
GASTIXEAU CHANNEL POINTS
Herron 500, McBride 430. Chovin
61; Hazelet 332, Reed 605, Valentine
705. No vote given on attorney gener
al.
ALASKA CANNERY OPENS
RADIO FOR BUSINESS
SEATTLE April 28— The Seattle
Chamber of Commerce has been in
formed by the Union Fish Company
that the concern has opened radio
stet-ems nt Pirate Cove. Unga and on
Shamatrn Island and will give a gen
eral service.