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VOi.l ME XIII, NUMBER 171 ‘ '_____
UNGA MAN
SUICIDES
VAl.DE/. Nov.. *>• - According u
advices received. hy the Prospect;*,
Bon Moi ton.sen. sentenced t*> More ng
side from Unga. on August 29th. com
mitted suicide at dorningsde on No
12th.
PERSHING
WASHINGTON. Nov.. 21*— General
John J. Pershing h aves on Oecemh ••
.“.rd for a tour of four cantonments and
posts through the country and »■; to
spend Christmas in Lincoln. Xebra.l.r,
with his son and sister. He is to a»
rive in Portland, Oregon on Janva y
17th. San Franc* sco on January 2lst.
Seattle is not io«•,*' h'd in the tour.
Gen. Pershing is to :»• ommend to * *c
retary Baker a comp ehonsive pk\n f ;r
maintaining adequate facility f >*•
backing up the military establish
ments.
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SCHOOL EXERCISES
The pupils of the different room >
of the Seward schools prepared oxer
cises bearing upon Thanksgiving d.*\
and nmt Wednesday afternoon in gen
eral assembly for singing the songs
suitable to the occasion. The lack id"
an assembly room la*ge enough to
comodate the entire sen >01 is m re
and more realized every time an at
tempt is made to gather all the pum s
in one room. Seats only la^ge en "gh
for one pupil have to serve “or ;
and then extra chairs and bench 's
have to be taken in to accommodat *
the pupils for whom there are n * •
man • 'r. seats.
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THIRTEEN NATIONS TO
FORM I.EVGIE OF NATION *
BRUSSELS, Nov.. 29— It i<
nounced here that representative; »
France, England, Italy. Belgium,
Switzerland, Holland. Sweden, Vo -
way, Portugal, Greece, Poland, Cli.ru
and Japan arc to meet December 1st
and discuss the adoption measures f- r
the establishment of a League of va
tions.
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MEXICAN MUDDLE
SANTIAGO. Chili, Nov., 29— News
papers here say that it is possible thar
Argen*‘ne. Brazil and Chili will me
«ua, % between Amen, a and Mexico in
the Jt «1 ;n* case.
WASHINGTON. Nov., 20— Con
i'?-. > i s-u'inbli's n*‘xt Monday in re
gular session. President Wilson \v !i
deliver li s message to Congress on
Monday. The message is expected to
• >\ *r a w do range of subjects, partic
i:la ly the industrial situation. Presi- ;
dent Wilson has dictated the message j
from his sick room for the past two
\ ceks. Owing to his illness, the Pre.-d- j
dent will not deliver the message in
: > *n, :■> he has previously done.
HE KEN SI V E WORKS
ON THE PACIFIC
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WASHINGTON. Nov.. 29— M:i- ' '
Jor General Black, Chief of Fn« * •
gineers, in his annual report is- *
sued today, says the defensive *
works at important strategic #
* points along the Pacific Coast are
needed as badly now as before the * j
war. * '
NINE HURT
IN A FIRE
—
BOSTON, Nov., 2'.>— Fire last night
lestroyed the group of buildings for- *
■ r - y occupied bv the John Hopkins \
nive*sity. A score of other builuingh I
• •* also destroyed. The loss is esti !
'Vi'.*, d at $1,000,000. Nine firemen
w. injured during the conflagraton. j
FIRE AT SEATTLE
SKATTIiE, Nov., 29— Eire de-1
\*t»oycd a la?ge garage on WesJak^
.venue this morning and damaged fif- i
ty automobiles. Three firemen were
njured. There were numoroir* gaso
line explosions which sent the embus
‘lying into the air and one severe ex
plosion of gasoline blew the root off.
ft ;s estimated the loss is over $100,-'
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\SKS RED CROSS TO
CONTINUE TO KEEP WORKING
WASHINGTON, Nov., 29— Secre
tary >f War Raker has aswed the Na
tional Rod Cross to continue its wotk .
with the peace time army which devel- :
oped during the war. Secretary Raker !
If si res the Red Cross to continue as
the connecting link between the sol*
die**? and their families.
\DRIATIC QUESTION IS
SOON TO BE TAKEN UP
LONDON, Nov., 29— England ha<
assured the Jugo-Slavia that the su
nrrme council will soon take up thr
Adriatic question. England’s influence
•an be exerted to secure a just and j
equitable settlement in accord witn the I
Jugo-Slavias life and interests, the
statement says. ^
GALLUP, New Mexico,Nov., 2 >—
Military authorities today arrcstou 25
coal strikers when they attempted to
meet without the authority of the mil
itary officers. Three wafonloari* of
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i arm* wore found in the mines of the j
Company. The company is today evict;
pg : i 1 miners from the company hous
es. The state police is aiding in the
(Evictions.
S K w A o S N A I* S H 0 T h>
Alfred Rosness leaves Monday for
iis first mail trip this season to Kenai.
The Christian Science Society will
hold regular services tomorrow fore
noon at 11 o’clock and Sunday sci on*
at 12:05 o’clock.
The mail boat Eloise arrived 'act
light from the westward at 7:30 o’
:lock. Capt. Naro made a splendid
trip to the westward and return hav
ng left Seward on the afternoon of
November 6th. Capt. Naro brought no
passengers, only mail. The E">is<
itarts on the return tomorrow some
time.
it. B. Norris, from Washington, l>.
3., brother of Albert Norris, formerly
n Seward, now of Anchorage, is re
gistered at the Hotel Seward on Its
cay to the Inlet terminal.
W. G. Rogers, chief cl'vl: in * 1\• ’
•ommission hospital at Anchorjifr-'*, i
•egist*‘red at the Hotel Seward on hi
a ay to the Inlet terminal.
1. H. Fleischman, chief ole k to
1. P. Warren, of the supply division,
came over from Anchorage Wednes
ay night and is registered at the H »•
el Seward. Mr. Fleishman will o-gir.
>rganizing his clerical department
here.
Thomas Price and H. E. Ricl,ard
on, operators fiom Ophir, registered
it the Hotel Seward, are passenger,
:011th to Seattle on the Northwestern.
The two will return in the spring and
go in over the trail.
According to advices from YV
N. B. Wheat, vice-president of Blum
ft Co., has died there from stomach j
trouble. .Mr. Wheat has been for the
last fifteen years identified with Iho j
Valdez firm.
Steamer Alameda is scheduled to
uiil from Seattle tomorrow for S
ird. The Alameda will bring ten days
nail for Seward and other southwe.a
nn Alaska po~ts.
George Berutto and wife, registered
it the Hotel Overland having arnvccl
in the Northwestern, leave tomorrow
'‘or Anchorage.
George Glass, from Tacotna, who is
a passenger to the states on the Nor
thwestern, says that all the old timers
vho have been outside for the past
two years, will return to Alaska next
ipring and go hack to the various dis
tricts.
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PHOENIX, Nov., 29— It is snow
ing here today, the first snow to hav^
I ever fallen In November in history.
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KANSAS CITY, Nov., 2!>— It Is j
announced two thousand ra.il -o.u^
trainmen and yardmen are to strike
tonight. All railroads here, with the
exception of the Chicago & Rock Isl
and, will be affected.
The government officials art* t:ymg
to prevent the strike.
Secret service men report that Itv
I Radical element among the rai.ioad i
men are the cause of the strirco, wii'a
I :s a result of purely local grievences |
! The strike will probably Ijalt coa
; shipments to a great part of fho
I southwest.
TO RETURN
TO NORTH
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov., 29- Loir
2. McGirk, organizer of the oiig'im
Casco party, says he will leave Sa
Francisco again next spring for >’
beria to complete the search for th
gold fields. He will take a now part
with him. The Casco was wrecked la;
ftpterr.bur in Bering Sea with th" o'••
ginal paity aboard bound for Siberia
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D’ANNUNZIO PLANNING
A SURPRISE ATTACK ON
GOVERNMENT AT TRIESTE
ROME, Nov., 29— Socialist nows
papers here say D’Annunzio is plan
ning a surprise attack on Trieste t
establish a military government the/c.
SAYS HE IS LYING
NEW YORK, Nov., 29— Forme*
immigration commissioner Howe in
terrupted commissioner Uhl’s testf
mony today before the House comm’'
tee, to state he believed Uhl was n< *
,v-BIrig the truth. Uhl said the Sovio*
was almost organized on Ellis Is! a re
durmg Howe’s regime.
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SOCIALISTS CLAIM ITALY
SHOULD RECOGNIZE RUSSI/
ROME, Nov., 29— The directors o<
"he Socialists party has adopted a me
tion declaring the recent Socialist ele*
t»on was a victory in Italy and a com
* pi etc solidarity with Soviet Russi;
clearly expressing the order Italy
shou|d r\ow recognise Russia.
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MiNtHS TO
* ST. LOUIS, Nov., 29— Chai‘-rrau
Brewster, of the operate!s scale com
mittee, fears the coal mines wii! he
idle all winter. He says the fourteen
per cent v.nge increase will be mu ;<*
effective ''mmuliately but does not be
lieve the m.ners wil return to w<,r .
HUNS WILL
BERLIN, Nov., 29— It is report d
iermany will not comply witn the Al
lies demand for 400,000 ton., d >< As,
Iredges and tugs, as an offset to the
del man warships sunk at Scarpa
/lo .v. The demand was made up ui
Jermany three days ago.
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BREAKS WiTH
SOVIET RUSS
MADRID, Nov., 29— Spain her
severed relations with Soviet Russia
m ause mob? have twice attacked who
Spare!sh embassy at Potrograd and
d eed the Spanish charge d’affab « to
cave Petrogtad.
A
ARTHUR LANG IN HOSPITAL
VALDEZ, Nov., 29— Arthur Larg,
Merk of the Court, is in the hospital
lere suffering from a severe nose
Meed.
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VALDEZ PIONEER DEAD
VALDEZ, Nov., 29— Lucy M. Hu
)uy, pioneer of Valdez, died late yes
terday in San Francisco, of pneunion
a. She was the mother of Attorney \V
>. Bonnifield.
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I. W. W. NEEDS MONEY
SEATTLE, Nov., 29— Archer L.
Cmerson, alleged Wobbly, has been
•.rrested here. He says he is the grard
ion of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Young
Smcrson possessed letters from wob •
>ly leaders stating the present anti
adical campaign would probably
ripple the I. W. W., unless funds were
btained. George Van Deveer, Seattle
•ttornoy, has been called to assist in
he defense of the wobblies in the
Centrallia massacre which took place
on Armistice day.
(By H. B. Selby)
“^BULLETIN— VALDEZ, Nov., 29
— William Dempsey was found guilt)
of murder in the first degree which
means capital punishment. The jury
was out one hour und thirty minutes.
The trial of Dempsey ror me mur
der ol Margaret Lavor, a« Ancnoragv,
starts today.
VALDEZ, Nov., 29— Arguments
were suddenly completed late yester
day *n the case of William Dempsey
charged with the murder of Deputy
D. S. Marshal Isaac Evans, of Sew
ard. Judge Bunnell instructed the jury
at eight o’clock last night and thev re
tired for deliberations.
All during the trial, Dempsey mani
fested no contrition for his deed but ap
pa rent !y gloried in the reputation or
being a bad man. He frequently inter
rupted attorneys and the Judge and
has nlayed the insanity game strongiy.
i'hysicians and witness testified
that he appeared to be perfectly nor
mal and an X - ray of his brain show
ed :t to be normal.
Attorney Dimond m; de a strong
fight to get a life sentence but the
webb the prosecution spun around
Dempsey could not be broken. Dcmp
sey, from his testimony, convicted
himself by statements on the stand.
The jurors before which Dempsey was
tried consisted of William Meals, Gu.^
Kring, Charles Rohmer, W. H. Da 'ey.
Ed Turner, Gus Hokanson, John
Grosh, Frank Smith and Fred Higson,
all of Valdez; W. W. Tibos, of Chitlna;
Ed Walsh, of Cordova and Jo;eph
Walters of Ellamar.
STORY OF CRIME
William Dempsey , while beinp led
from the Marshal’s office to the fed
eral jail, in Seward, at 9:30 oclock ,»n
the forenoon of last September 1 >t,
pulled his gun and shot Deputy Isaac
Evans. The latter sprang behind the
office building to escape further shots.
Dempsey followed and them the I wo
exchanged shots. Evans fell from his
wound, and Dempsey ran down to
wards the depot, out the track, grabb
ed a handcar and sped to Porcupine
'ity, where he deserted the car and
went into the woods. Posses were
quickly organized and the third day
after the crime, Dempsey was cap
tured near the intake of the water
works, brought to the jail. Mr. Evans
died from his wound. . Dempsey w u;
given ^.preliminary hearing and bound
over to the grand jury at Valdez, was
indicted and the trial was the rest..-..
Dempsey was wanted in connection
with the disappearance of Margaret
Valor, a woman of the underworld, at
Anchorage. While in the jail here.
Dempsey confessed to the murder of
the woman, and this case is now be
ing heard in Valdez. Dempsey is a
degenerate.
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LONDON, Nov., 29— Crown Prince
Ruprorht, of Bavaria, has announced
his candidacy for the Presidency of
Bavt ria.