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■ - ■'EWARO- ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST is. 1020. » _- '_
VOU MK \IV. \l MKKK 7s. ____._- ' -i--— ”- " *
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Vl'-M. up to tlii"* morning si »M>
had been subscribed by Seward citiz
ens a.t ne. .Monr\ tuik>i and ni tub
case it says that the invitation of Sec
ivta; «•.> l*a\ ne anti l>anieh-* to !» riau
iate a phuftem of A aska*> n*-‘ds anti
send a man to Wishing ton City lo
pi vs* it t >! ratification, will U ■ ac
,d. Ain ady t to Piont ns.
thousand strong. ha\e officially de
signated John Noon, of Sew aid, i.it..«*i
tin* Honorable Joint Noon. ot Alaska.
io pioc ed to Washington City as
their spoke loan n thi> :: eat nuut >•
I'his week c\«*ry t h. min i of Commer
ce. Commercial Club, anti > miia: or
ganization in tin* Ten,lory will bo
ask”tl to get b hind the movement
witn money. Active ptonioters of the
p an are ... eady at wo k V ■
Cordova. Juneau and Ketchikan, lb.
J. |t. Uom g. lb evident of the Seward
tHanibe. t>f foimnt ce, b;t :«* An
tho rage ttnia\ and while then* \.i i
i O'f up Anchorage's share in the 1*
litory-wide movement. The sole pur
pose of the mission will be to got
Alaska's ie>ourc*s unlocketi in rad
anti in spirit, ami the sources o; live
lihood ami prosperity returned to Un
people— in other words to cash in «>n
Secretaiy Panylie’s n-cent assurance
while on his Alaskan t ;n.
From Sii.UOO to *10.000 wal t*‘
needed to finance the enterprise. If
other Alaska cities come through with
even one-halt the liberality show n h>
Seward, Alaska will derive direct bus
iness benefits of incalculable value;
and. in addition, w ill be given a gi eat
er publicity than at any time since
becoming an American possession.
Mr. Noon may leave within the next
two weeks for Washington C ity, to
fulfill the mission with which he is
charged by the great order of Pio
neers and tin* allied commercial and
industrial interests ot Alaska, lie g«»
e> as the spokesman, the living voice,
of united Alaska to represent her
needs, her aspirations. and her re
sources.
Arrangement an b< g
in the States for his journey to b at
tended by incidents worthy oi i' dig
nity. Among such details eont mpuit
e<l, and mostly already atran^ei. VN'!l
be a stop off at Chicago by Mr. No n
as the guest of the Chicago Tribune,
-The Greatest Newspaper in the
World," according to its age-old mot
to; and an address before th« t Image
Association of Commerce on Alaskan
conditions and needs. I* rom C uicugo
he will pioceed to Detroit as the guest
of Henry Cord, and while in the auto
mobile city will deliver an address be
fore the Detroit Chamber of Com
merce. The next stop will be in the
city of brotherly love, where Cyrus H.
K. Curtis and Randolph Marshall, re
spectively owner and alitor ot the
Philadelphia Public Ledger will enter
tain Alaska’s representative. an<i the
Business Men’s Association will hear
\ i>;‘ hi- official 'in'*, ion and of
Alaska’s imp. . Now York will next
extend greetings; whore a dinner will
l„ v d M . N' on by the New |
York i'r cluh; and late; 1>> an ad- ,
dre>s to tin* Now N *». k Chamber oi i
t’oinnio **. \* as mgien K 't\ will tlo‘n |
rooeiv-■ hi.> at tent or. for such time as «
may be retjuiivd to effect the purpos
eturn to Ala
k.» w *1 * bo i »! o\\.*d l>\ a lllll lepo.. 0.
its results.
rivety citizen of Alaska willing to
lu*lp may send his contribution, *m\
Hi mu from a u**!!ar up. to Postmaster
V. K. Uoot. if v. Duane liar: <’alter.
Curtis 11. Mo ford. Krich Lucas of tin*
Haiviman National Hank, or II. S.
Paidmston oi the Hank ot Sewa d
meml of the Fiscal Committee.
.Mr. Noon agreed to accept the m.s
at too Soiieitation ot many P.o
\
ti« irve him to bo by all o<lds tin* b* >t
•'..o hi the Territory for such duty;
I.t n accepting he made an express
*e: lition that he was to go a> the re
i,t • -« ntative *>t Alaska as a whole, and
n*‘t of any section or interest, and to
... t without compensation directly o'
i vi'ioctly.
A>a>ka ha.** accepted his sorvie.v
wit i appreciation; but Alaska
pa\ his expenses, and Ala. ka w*i 11 si nd
1>»." in a style and manner common
- .rat** with the importance oi his mis
> ei. ami in keeping with tin* dignity
■ ■ he united peop e «»i thi '.'. ’ eat t *r
\ l« ty.
At the meeting of the Seward
i‘hamber ot l enime'ce hist n'glit, tht
members endoi >ed John Noon as m
preventative to Washington. 1>. t.\.
from the territoiy to help secure as
sistance for Aia>ka. especially the an
r.ulment of present existing conserva
tion la\' ■ .> anil i* gulations, abolishim nt
of the red tape, etc. Mr. Noon made a
talk on what he proposed to do. if s* nt
to Washington as the representative
of the people.
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\LAMKDA DI K
V the Cateway went to press at
•>:\7t o'clock this afternoon, the steam
.•r Alameda was expected to arrive at
•5:1:» o’clock. The train is supposed to
leave within an hour alter the arrival
>f the Alameda.
WE Vl'lll'i; KKI’OKT
SFWAKD 50, Cloudy, South.
Anchorage 50, l*t (. loudy, t aim.
Matanuska 58, Cloudy, ( aim.
Chickaloon 52. Cloudy, Calm.
Wa ilia 58, Cloudy, Calm.
Talked na 50, Raining. Calm.
(loldcrock 54, Raining, Calm.
Hurricane 45. Raining, Calm.
Summit 40, Raining, Calm.
Bains 42, Cloudy, Calm.
Mealy 48. Cloudy, Calm.
Nenana 54, Cloudy, Calm.
Fairbanks 54. Cloudy, Calm.
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i»kfsim:.\r - fkkoiution
COMr.S FROM \FW YORK < ITY
—
Ni:\V Y >!’K. Aug., is 1 he l
vo sal Non .» Improvement Societ\ is
n oonvenfoTi hero and it is announced
that :» leader of lY.OOO.OOO negroes in
the l nited Stales will he elected I* -
doi.t and will occupy the Klack House
m Washington. A provisional I *•
,lont for Africa i.- also to he elected.
NIC,Ill'S OF COiAMIH >
\\ \.sT li;s:i \N!) RKUOOMZI-D
\.y\V YORK. Aim- is.—The Su
• • of
iumims .. ve suit to Secretary of
Si-. •• t’dhy, ai>o President WiUoii,
the Pro.d.uit of the Senate a id
>,.o;»k», « f .he House, resolutions u. •
ino the United States to recognize
without delay, the Republic of Ire
land.
( ()\ COMING TO CO VST
COLCMRl’S, Aug.. IS— or
llaniseii. Chairman of the Dem u r; ic
Speaker Rurcau, arrived this aft. -
noon for a conference with Goveii. »i
t’oM. Senator Harrison will map ii
♦ he tiovr noi*s tour to the Pae..ie
Coast dir ini; September.
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MEXICO AND i OVERNOR
< \NTl GETTING rOGETH R
MEXICALI. Aim. IS. — N’egot n
*ions of disputed points are in pr •
g:ess between Gov. Cantu and iep •*
.••motives of the piovisional gove. »
rnent of Mexico and strong hopes a e
•. t* rtained that a • ettlement will be
reached.
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l.ORD M WOR OF CORK IS
MIRES TED AND IS TO RE
HOED ON SEDITION ( H vrge
CORK, Aug. IS.—Terrance M
11 weeney. Lord flavor, and ten otl
men arrested with him last Thins.’ y
l:;ve ivfiis-d fo»»d since placd i.i •
military barracks. The eleven men will
tried on a charge of sedition.
NEW YORK STRIKE ENDS
NEW YORK. Aug. 18.—Tho coa t
vis'* longshoremen’s strike, on sinro
ast *\aril, is over, the men voting last
night to return . The terms of the
•tth mont have not been ma«l*» public.
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EVANS IN I,AST NIGHT
Steamer Admiral Evans arrived in
Mort from the south at 7 o’clock last
oight with 2"» tons of freight for here
md tin* following passengers: O. A.
Manger, Sam Henson. (ilonn ( arring
»on, Russell Mahood, W. E. Hello,
Gust Hansen, Roy Hersh, Mrs. I*.
Kiols, A. Lukin. R. B. Scott, James
O’Dav, (’apt. L. Jennings, Mrs. G.
Turner and seven steerage.
The Admiral Evans sailed for Cook
Inlet ports at !> o’clock. The steamer
has sixteen passengers and 222 tons
of freight for Anchorage.
There are 27 tourists aboard the
i Admiral Evans, one party beaded by
II. P. Wright, a milljoniare of Kansas
City, consisting of twelve members.
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In tiu* well known handwriting of
Josephus l):»n*els, Secretary of the
Navy, The Kditor received ‘In* follow
ing self-explanatory letter in the mail
on the Admiral Kvans last night: -
July lf». li>20.
hear Mr. I'Yieiid: —
lief ore leaving Alaska I must writ.*
a line to express t«* you and the other
progressive people of Seward for their
cordial and hospitable welcome and
our regret that our stay iu your out *r
pr sing town was all too brief lor our
pleasure. I can never lorget the beau
ty of your ba ilor and the courtesy ol
your people. With the completion of
tin* i ail road I look for a developm nt
of Alaskan re- nnc's and an inere. sc
nf thrifty and enterprising populat’on
beyond t d e'liu-* of the most opj
mi-tie. We have be. n gn atiy imptov
ed and edurati d by our visit and v id
return to Wadiington with the ea n
est desire that what we have learn d
will help in tin* upbuilding of Ala. «u.
With >entimenLs of esteem.
Sincerely yours,
.1 osephus I kmiels.
KNTKKTAIN \T I5UIIKiK
Mr-. II. S. lialderston and .Mis. L.
V, Kay entertained at bridge yester
day afternoon at the home of Mis.
. y. on Second Avenue. The follow ng
ladies played: Mesdames K!ue. K*-ic :id.
\ icas. McNeer. Culbertson. Kerry. Kol
loch. Stewart, Thompson, ISorgen, K >t
Ne|,„n, Sexton, McDonald. Thod y.
liaughtnan ami Miss Sylvia Sext »n.
Mrs. Kerry won the fii>t prize ; mt
Mrs. L. K. Thompson won the eon. •!
ation prize.
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COINC TO AN( lh\(*K
Dr. IwOatig leaves today 'or An
chorage to relieve Di. IJeesou, tin*
later going to the Stnt«*., on a vacation
to la>t a month or six weeks.
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Mrs. Annie Turner, of Anchorage,
i guest at the Hotel S« ward, came ov
• to meet her mother who arriv«»d
m 'he Alameda.
O. A. Manger, whose father is a
> ojhviy owner in Seward, arrived on
the Admiral Kvans and is register' d
at the Hotel Sexton.
Susanna Stephens and I*ivda l»'il
ii'gs, tourists, are registered at the
Hotel Sexton.
I toy Hersh. traveling man. is re
gistered at tile Hotel Overland ha\iug
arrived on the Admiral Kvans.
Cant. !.. Jennings, steamboat man,
arrival on the Admiral Watson, is re
gistered at the Hotel Seward.
Dick W’akclin, H. L. Morris and Sam
linker, traveling men. passed through
on the Admiral Kvans for Cook Inlet
points.
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SANTKL DEFEATSLONPOS
SAX FRANCISCO, Aug., 18— Ad
Santcl, claiment to the lightweight
wrestling title* of the world, defeated
Jim 1 .undos in two straight falls List
night.
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REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR
CONGRESS TAKES IUS LIFE
ST. LOUIS, Aug., IS— Otto Stifel,
Republican nominee for Congress
from the Eleventh district, suicided
this afternoon. No reason is known.
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srm: \<;i: is o. k.
N \SIIYIU IT. Am:.. Is— Toi
f nesse has ratified the Mil I rag*
amendment making f lien« quived
mini her of states to make the
amendment a lan and enabling
women to vote n.M November.
The House, on tin* vole tor riltli
• ration ol the amendment, grave lb
in l av or to IT against.
NASHVll !,!•:. At.*;.. IS - Tim I* m
,hta’ ea.^t thirtv five ayes and thirtv
four noes, absent one. I lio Kepub!iean>
east fifteen votes lor and twelve
i
i against, then* being; two absent.
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YANKEES CONTI N CK TO WIN
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ANTWERP. An*., 18— Earl
1 Thompson. of Dartmouth Code*:' but
rep res. !K" t >'!iu4u) won the »in.t
in the 110 mete * l.u ID s and hu: m up
a now world s recoru of 14 and 4-.»
seconds. America won Me s* ”ond and
third places.
M'SINESS SECTION OF
|{. C . TOW N EIRE if VM UiKD
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CHIELIWACK. H. C.. Autf., 18 V .«*
lamaged the business section of t lis
town this forenoon to the extent ot j
$(>0.000.
FRENCH TROOPS t I.\SH
WORivERS IN SILESIA
RERUN, Aim.. 18— French tro »ps
1 •lashed today with inhabitants ot Kat
lowir/.. the important mining town in
j upper Silesia. Eleven were killed and
1 a score wounded. The workers had
struck as a protest to the Russian Rel
ish war.
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MANY SOLDIERS ARE TO
I5E STATION ICO IN Al. \Si\ V
WASHINGTON. A»m*.. IS It was
'announced today by the \\ nr Depait-J
meat that the army will maintain 800
soldiers in Alaska.
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CALIFORNIA REPUBLICANS
MAY GO AND SEE HARDING
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug., 18
Plans for a pilgrimage of California
Republicans to Warren G. Hardings
front porch is announced. The state
Republicans will discuss the I acific
Coast political situation, Japanese
question and other important matters.
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IMMIGRATION BUREAU IS
NOW TO BE REORGANIZED
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.—Assist
ant Secretary of Labor Post has been
ordered to immediately reorganize the
bureau of immigration because of the
conditions which indicate utter disor
ganization both here and in the field
service.
PARIS. Aug.. IS The French
mission to Poland reports that a
counter offensive, with Thorn as the
, -i ,.t y .our' •. hilly cleared the Pan
'/4\'j. con idoi ot Russian troops. I tie
pole • a e still diivinu eastward.
I.ON’pPNR A eg.. Is— 'Ihe Russian
, • i,. e_ h ion i«t Minsk hits been
>i • . i. j , 11» i • * u ' '. ■ I' 11 * j lie* Ila*
i onsti e\. i;ti ce *>t Poland ami not to
:n*.“ifei * in d ullest >* altairs ot that
miry. This is accord ng to a dis
atch fro.n Minsk in an interview with
he head of the Res.dan delegation.
PARIS. Aug., IS— The Poles have
•aptured N’ovo Minsk, east ot Waisaw.
The battle seems favorable for the
Polish forces according to advices this
afternoon from Warsaw.
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\MERIC AN CONGRESSMEN
c II \RGKD NN rni CAI SING
TROCHEE 'MONO KOREANS
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TOKIO. Aug.. ifc — Advices from
Seoul, lw.va. repo t alleged wide
spread Korean plots and hold that the
party of American congressmen vis
iting the far east are creating compli*
cation between Japan. America and
Korea. The Governor General of Ko
rea, in a statement, says the situation
i < \\( 11 in hand.
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EXCAVATOR MAKE GOLD
FIND IN HEART OF N V.
NEW YORK. Aug., IS— Engineers
in charge of the excavation in the
heart of the financial district this af
ternoon found tiny geld flakes on the
shores. The indication points to the
discovery of gold in the shadow of the
sub-Treasury building. The theory is
offered that the gold might have beei^
lost in an old canal which formerly
traversed the ground.
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SEVEN DIE IN RIOTS
LONDON. Aug.. IK— A dispatch
Rome says serious rioting has occur
ed at Abradia, Italy, resulting in sev
en deaths and the injury of many In
toxicated miners clashed with a re
ligious procession.
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MINER’S WAGE TROUBLES
MAY SOON BE SETTLED
CLEVELAND, Aug., 18— The
committees of miners and the bitu
minous coal operators believe the
wage controversay will soon be settu*<i
or the matter wfli be referred to Sec
retary of Labor Wilson.
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ARMY PLANES AT DAWSON
ON THE VOYAGE TO NOME
DAWSON, Aug.. 18— American ar
my planes Numbers 2 and 4 have ar
rived and the others are expected •
hourly.
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